Chapter 3:

The phone rang.

Trickling water, dripped from the mirror as the steam filled with room. His hair soaked with water, he moved closer to the water as it dripped over his well-toned chest. He felt the water slam his face as he moved forward. Turning off the water he wrapped a blue fluff towel around his waist and stepped out from the shower.

Steam flourished when he stepped out of the room into the hallway. Strange you may ask that he would walk around his house with nothing on? Sesshoumaru chuckled at the thought of a hormonally driven girl peeking at him. Opening the refrigerator door he opened the carton and drank the rest of the orange juice.

"Sesshoumaru!"

He lowered the paper container. Wiping his mouth he turned around. "You know you shouldn't' do that." Sesshoumaru scoffed. His step-mother took the carton from him and shook it listening if there was another left. She sighed and placed the object back in the fridge. As much as she hated the woman for replacing his mother he couldn't help but like her.

She was considerate and seemed to give him his space unlike his father who intervened too much when it came to his affairs. Well... now the man didn't just interfere he ruined it and contracted and replaced into something entire different.

He heard her laugh. Raising his eyebrow he stared at her. Her braid swished from side to side as her body moved from the laughter erupting from her. "Sesshoumaru?" Do you realize your in a towel?" Just to play on with her little charade he replied with a simple and solemn nod. She giggled. Shaking her head, she went back to her task of washing the dishes. "Where are you going Sesshoumaru?"

Sesshoumaru went to his room and put a pair of dark colored pants and grabbed a shirt. He headed back to the kitchen, and leaned against his usual spot whenever he talked to middle-aged woman. "I'm just going out to eat." Inumama was the name Kagome had used to call Inuyasha's mother. Overtime even Inuyasha himself had called her that, though it was his mother who had told him to stop calling her that. She turned around, hands covered in her usual yellow gloves. Sliding his hands through the sleeves and pulling the shirt down he managed to finish dressing.

For some odd reason his hair never stayed wet for a long time. Running his hands through the strands he proclaimed himself presentable and replied back to his step-mother. "It's Kagome...No one particularly special." Her eyes narrowed. She sighed once more and went back to the dishes that had been trying to claim her attention since the morning. Sure Sesshoumaru wasn't her sun but still...she couldn't but wonder how he'd become the way he was. So... oh never mind.

Kagome was special despite what everyone claimed. Her thoughts' ran on to when the young school girl use to laugh throughout the house and run around with everything but a bag on her head. Well that was something to smile at. "What time is it Sesshoumaru?" She said knowing her silent step-son was still there. Sesshoumaru looked down on his wrist where the silver watch read about 7:00 o'clock.

Kikyo just had to stay for a while until for some odd reason she had to rush back to her apartment, and what struck him as odd was the fact that she needed Inuyasha to accompany her.

So it was just him and his mother in the house tonight. Until he left.

"It's about 7:00...why?"

Placing the last of the blue-lined plates in the wooden cabinet, she turned and leaned against the counter, arms crossed. They stared at each other for a while until Inumama opened her mouth, "Call Kagome half an hour before you pick her up so she can make sure she's ready. And on my dresser there's some money for you. Take her somewhere nice okay?" Sesshoumaru scoffed.

He picked up the phone, and started to dial an number until, he stopped. He didn't know what the girls number was. "She's on speed-dial, Sesshoumaru." The older woman called from inside one of the other rooms. "Thank you." He called back. It rang about three times until someone picked up.

"Kagome?" he asked

"Who may I ask is calling?" A female voice replied. Surely the girl did not recognize him? He ignored her ignorance. "It is I Kagome."

The girl on the other line went silent until..."Look you! I don't know who you are but don't call here again! GOT IT?! You..." Sesshoumaru stopped. What was going on? Another voice entered the conversation. "Sango?" A soft voice called. He pressed the phone closer to his ear. "Kagome this creeps calling you and I'm tellin him off!"

"Hello?"

"Who may I ask was that?" he asked rather irritated of the girls odd phone antics.

She laughed. "Hey Sesshoumaru. What's up?" Some squealed on the other line... in the distance he could have sworn he heard someone say, "Kagome! Is that your boyfriend?" He shook the feeling off. "Nothing. I was just calling to tell you to be ready before I pick you up." Kagome seemed distracted for a minute. "Sure. Okay. I'll be ready at the door so you don't have to wait or anything." Ah! the girl was considerate wasn't she?

"Bye Sesshoumaru." She said and hung up. He placed the phone down. Grabbing the keys to the car he stepped out and locked the door.

'Now all I have to do is take her out and be done with this evening'

Putting the car in reverse he drove down the street.


Kagome placed the phone down, and turned to stare at her friend. "Sango." The person in front of her widened and broke her lips into a slight smile hoping that her recent acts would be forgiven. She couldn't help but laugh. This was just her friends way of doing things and though Kagome knew Sango meant to do something good she also accomplished in turning things upside down for her. Sango took her hands and led her to sit down on the bed. The teenager took a pink colored brush and gently ran the object through her hair.

Though it was a silly thing to do it had always calmed her down to have someone touching her hair. She breathed to the rhythm of the strokes. 'In out and out. In and out. In and out...'

Her eyes slowly closed. The soothing touch of Sango only blended with the gentle silence that wrapped her. It seemed as though nothing had changed. What made things change between her and Sango? Kagome's eyes opened. It

was her fault. She remembered now. On the day she'd had been stopped after school and confronted by Sango.

"What's wrong Kagome? This isn't you!" Before she'd known it words where said and she left Sango there crying on the ground. Thank the Gods forgiveness was hers today for her friend was with her today.

"Hey Kagome? How's life been with you? I mean...we haven't talked in a while....so...maybe."

She smiled. "Sango...you know...um...I know you probably like staying with Miroku...but...maybe you want to stay with me?" Amazingly she was able to spin Kagome around to face her. "Kagome...when you say that do you mean....back in the apartment?" Smiling Kagome nodded slowly.

Grabbing a pillow Sango threw it at her friend's face as far that was possible. All the times she'd had to smack Miroku really helped her sports. Kagome grabbed the pillow from on top of her face she looked back up at her offender. "What the heck was that for?!?!?!" She screamed. Laughing Sango walked to the walk-in closet, and quickly looked over their selection of evening wear. Without noticing she had twisted a lock of hair between her index and middle finger.

"Where exactly is he taking you Kagome?" Grabbing a black dress from a pink, plastic, hanger she handed it to her friend. "SANGO!" she screamed before throwing it back in her face, pushed her aside and chose her own outfit. "What's up Kagome?"

"I can't wear that!" Running to the drawers she opened them and took out a pair of jeans. Maybe...if it was up to her she would wear the ones that was originally for the date she had with Naraku. Wait...no...it was too soon. Sesshoumaru had said it wasn't casual and to wear something nice. The polite thing for her to wear would be the dress. Sango handed the dress back to Kagome.

The neckline was cut low to reveal a little bit. Judging from the way the fabric hung from the hanger it was going to be tight. 'Oh alright!'

Kagome never got the chance to use the dress and now was the best time wasn't it? Running into the restroom she unzipped the dress and slipped it on. "How do I look?" Hands on her head and hips she bent her legs to strike a pose. Her friend clapped, "WHOOO! ! ! ! !" She blushed. She didn't really look that good huh? Sango was just teasing.

Sitting down in a chair Sango began to once more fix her hair. Starting from the top of her head she separated the abundant strands into three she began her quest to do Kagome a simple French braid. She pictured her friend against the tall frame of Sesshoumaru. The two where complete opposites. She was so....and he was so... oh whatever. Whatever made Kagome so happy was fine with her. But that NARAKU! She stared into the mirror in front of her. The girl just seemed so...oh...how was she to put it? Her skin was pale and the way her blue eyes shone against the black bangs on her face was quite.... different.

God only knows want Sesshoumaru thinks of her the way she would be dressed tonight. A slut? No sesshoumaru wouldn't think that. Besides it wouldn't matter what she wore they were just friends going out on a date right?

Oh he always gave her chills and Sango hated the way Kagome adored him and deep down Kagome knew it too.

Putting the brush down to tie a scrunchie on the bottom of the tail she turned Kagome around to apply a dark shade of black on her lashes. Kagome never need makeup to make up for any flaws. Only to outline her beauty.

The door bell rang.

Kagome mentally slapped herself. She'd promised that she would wait for Sesshoumaru outside on the porch but...oh...she's such a retard. Running downstairs she quickly opened the door breathing heavily. It was a long way down. Sesshoumaru stood here in a red shirt with dark slacks. "Sorry Sesshoumaru! I was just done getting ready. Come on let's go!"

Wrapping her arms around his he pulled him to his car down the other set of stairs she will have to conquer.

Sesshoumaru stopped.

"What?" Kagome complained, upset that her pace was slowed. "Aren't you forgetting something?" His eyebrow rose. She heard someone laughing. From the shadows Sango emerged with a knap sack in hand and pair of heels in the other. "Here Kagome." She handed her the items. Thinking she had everything she put the shoes on and ran down the stairs dragging Sesshoumaru. As soon as she step foot on the first stairs she realized something.

'OUCH! ! ! ! ! ! !'

Kagome mentally screamed inside. UGH! She had taken a step and before you know it she fell. and to who? Perhaps the worst person ever. She laughed. As soon as she fell Sesshoumaru caught her. Kagome really did have to learn how to be more careful.

"Sesshoumaru where are you taking me?" she asked. OH! Maybe he'll take her to the Chinese restaurant down the street or..."We're going to this Italian restaurant." Her smiled faded. "Well okay." Opening the door he held the door for his female friend. "After that I accompany you where you wish." The streetlights seemed for flicker at what seemed to be going on in her head. She wanted to take Sesshoumaru around Japan to see if things changed or not. There was a park close to here house where they could walk through after the dinner.

It would almost be like a date!

One more mental slap. This wasn't a date. Sesshoumaru was just taking her out for dinner. That was it.

But she'd still take him to her special place.


Okay thanks to everyone who's read this story.....but I'm kinda of lost at the moment whether I should keep going at this story and if I do how should it go? with Sesshoumaru with Kagome or... ugh! sighs and slams head on the table.

Really sorry that this chapter is kinda short I'm trying to figure out how the date should go....

Thanks to-

Pink Sakura - Bows at your feet. lol well I'm honored to have you as my first review ever. The idea of having Sango move in didn't even cross my mind until you mentioned it. so thanks! ! ! !

foxfire02 - a laughing Sesshoumaru is kinda freaky ja? lol

are-en1 - thanks for your review! bows

AngelMiko69 - I love Sango too...I orginally thought about her being stoic and eventually be brought out of her shell by Kagome but during the story she'll do some I guess out of....oh...wait and find out!

Aisu-hime - lol thanks for the compliment! bows deeply

Archangel Rhapsody - OH!! I love your name! lol I'm such a nerd...

Anigen - bows thanks for your review