Authors Notes: Okay, theres some lemony kinda stuff in this chapter. No details or anything, it's actually meant to be kinda funny. My only problem is all this sex stuff. I dunno why I keep putting it in. I'm trying to write some normal chapters, but there always seems to be sex involved. I thinkit's because Kagome is so…Innoncent, she sees sex with someone as them being first and last, ya know? Maybe that'll come into the story. And the music videos are going out today. I'm going to send them as attatchments thru email, so it might take awhile to download, but yeah, I've been busy since it's pride week. But I'll get it done today before I go out with my uncle.

Bad Day

Chapter 25-Right Now, Face To Face

Kagome rushed into the house where her mother was cooking in the kitchen. Sesshoumaru walked behind her, a smile playing on his face at her excitement.

"Mama, mama! Guess what!" Kagome shouted as she ran into the kitchen where her mother was cooking. Her mother turned and smiled at her daughter.

"What dear?" She finally asked.

"I GOT AN A+ ON MY TEST!"

"That's good dear. What did your teacher say?"

That he was surprised I could do this well while being so sick," Kagome grumbled while looking at her grandfather. Suddenly she remembered the excuse he had given the school when they had left.

"Grandpa, I can't believe you told everyone I had a cist on my butt!" Kagome suddenly shouted at him.

The old man looked apologetic and then smiled.

"If I hadn't would you have been able to go back to the feudal era?" He asked.

"Maybe, and I wouldn't have had Hojou trying to help me!" Kagome growled.

"Come now you two, let's celebrate. Kagome's gotten her first a in a long time, and she's still managing the feudal era. So let's do something special," Her mother said.

"I'll take you all out, my treat. You all have something nice to wear, right?" Sesshoumaru asked them. Kagome and her mother nodded, as did her grandfather.

"Well then how about we all go to Kamon?" Sesshoumaru asked.

Kagome and her mother both began to stutter. The Kamon was one of the best restaurants in town, and set dinner prices were at cheapest a hundred dollars! And it was on the seventeenth floor of the Imperial Hotel! Only really rich people could afford to eat there.

(a/n: this is true, I looked up expensive restaurants just to find out, I'm deadly serious, dinners are up to $180 per person!)

"Aren't you supposed to make reservations there?" Kagome finally asked.

"I'm a repeat customer. They'll let us in. And we can bring the entire family," Sesshoumaru added.

"But isn't it a somewhat quiet atmosphere, suited more to just two people than an entire family?" Mrs. Higurashi asked. For a moment Sesshoumaru looked confused, then he got the hint. It was a place for he and Kagome to go, alone.

"Then how about the Pariya? It's a wonderful Italian restaurant and we won't have to dress up too much," Sesshoumaru reasoned. Kagome brightened and hugged him.

"Thank you!" She said as she hugged him tightly.

Sesshoumaru smiled gently and kissed her forehead.

"Ma'am, may I please use your phone? I can call up Shippou and have him bring Lyn and the kids over. We can just go for lunch if you prefer, then go see a movie," Sesshoumaru told her. Kagome's mother nodded and went and got the portable phone for Sesshoumaru, who made a short call and then handed it to Kagome.

"Congratulations mom, I knew you could do it!" Shippo said over the phone. Kagome could hear his children in the background.

"Thank you aisoku. I'll see you soon," She told him. He hung up and Kagome turned the phone off.

Suddenly the implications and irony of her life hit her.

Her adopted son had had children before she did. He had gotten married before her. He was now OLDER than her.

Suddenly she giggled and then stopped as she saw everyone's weird glances.

"Life's just funny sometimes," She told them. Sesshoumaru nodded, understanding suddenly. He was still surprised that she didn't break down under the pressure and just try to escape.

What he didn't realize was that she didn't need an escape as long as she knew she could always turn to him.

Kagome sighed as she stretched in Sesshoumaru's white Silvia s15. (a/n: that car is beautiful!) Lunch had gone well in the Italian restaurant. It had been rather chic in the main room, but surprisingly Sesshoumaru had been taken to a private room usually reserved for parties, so no one felt out of place. The food had been excellent. Afterwards, they had gone to see Okina Megumi's newest film, despite most of the males complaining it was a chick flick (only Sesshoumaru had not complained).

Now it was getting darker and Kagome had opted to stay at Sesshoumaru's again.

"Tired?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome shook her head no and smiled at him.

"No, I'm just wonderfully sated," She answered, then suddenly blushed as she realized what her words could be construed as. She looked over to him again and saw the smile dancing about his lips.

"I didn't mean," She began.

"I know what you meant koi," He chuckled as they drove into the shrine entrance.

Kagome looked over at the museum and smiled fondly. Maybe she should go back and look over some of the statues again, just because.

"Can I go into the museum?" She asked.

"Do you want to go alone?" He responded.

"That's okay. You can come with me if you want," Kagome answered.

"Alright. Shippou added a few more statues to the exhibit upstairs. I think you might like them," Sesshoumaru told her. Kagome got out of the car, confused as he took her hand and led her into the museum and up the stairs. A few people milled about inside as one of the young workers was explaining something to an old woman. Kagome thought he seemed vaguely familiar.

Kagome and Sesshoumaru walked past them all and to the stairs. Kagome noticed that there was red rope across the bottom, and Sesshoumaru merely lifted it up and ducked under, followed by Kagome.

"Sir, those two are sneaking upstairs," An old woman said.

"Don't worry miss, that's the owner and a friend, I think they're going to go move some things around for the new exhibit," The worker replied, smiling. It was about time those two were happy Onryou told himself.

Kagome giggled after she heard that and walked up the stairs behind Sesshoumaru. Finally they were at the top and she looked at the room, not noticing anything different.

"It's in the next room, I haven't opened it to the public yet, but I thought you might like it," Sesshoumaru told her as he led her to a curtained door and pushed the cloth aside. Kagome smiled as she walked in. The room was dark and Kagome waited for a light to come on. Sesshoumaru flipped the switch and suddenly everything was washed in a soft light.

Kagome gasped as her eyes roamed over each statue. There were eight in all, two for each wall.

Kagome walked up to the one that caught her attention the most though, ignoring the rest for the moment.

Lovingly, she traced the stripes of the pale statue. Only half of his face was showing, but she could tell it was Sesshoumaru. A woman in a beautiful kimono had her face buried in the statues chest. Kagome knew in an instant it was her though, with her hair pulled back and wearing the same kimono she had worn the night she and Sesshoumaru had first made love.

She stepped back and read the plaque that stood next to the statue.

"Recent studies have found more on the Unknown Warrior and the Guardian of the Jewel. One of the more obscure myths, the tale is romantic and sad. It is said that the Guardian cared for the Warrior, but because he was a youkai and she a human, they could never be. But the tales speak of stolen moments and supposedly he brought her back to life once after a battle. The full legend is unknown, and further research may prove to unearth the rest of it."

"Funny Sesshoumaru, calling our story a legend. What would they say if they knew that the Unknown Warrior is you, and that I am the Guardian. I wonder what they would say if they knew the real story," Kagome told him. Sesshoumaru sighed and walked up to her.

"I had thought you would be pleased with the display," He told her. Kagome smiled up at him.

"I am happy with it. In fact I'd love to have that statue in my home. It's just ironic," She told him.

"Life is irony koi. There's more of the statues devoted to our 'Legend' and indeed we are a legend. In the older parts of our country that are still untouched by the chic modernism of this world, our legend has survived. Youkai still remember us. Those who come here that are not fully human know the connection," Sesshoumaru told her. Kagome looked into her lover's eyes as he kissed the palm of her hand. Shudders coursed down her spine and she met his kiss with equal passion.

Onryou heard the moaning upstairs and chuckled. The old woman looked at him oddly and he merely smiled. He sent a telepathic message to Shippou.

Suddenly the phone rang and he went to answer it.

"Onryou, why are you doing this?" Shippou asked.

"Sesshoumaru wants the museum closed early? I understand, thank you," Onryou said loudly. He hung up on Shippou's protests and looked to the few people still in the museum this late.

"Excuse me everyone, I'm afraid the museum has to close early tonight. If you'll come with me I can-" He was saying as a loud thud sounded on the floor above them.

"As I was saying, they're moving things around right now and if you'll come with me, I can give you a free pass for the day after tomorrow," Onryou told them. He heard the various people groan, and even the sniping of one old woman. Suddenly there was a cry and Onryou wanted to shout at the two to go into a bedroom instead of the muesum's new exhibit, but knew it might be a bit prudent to give a plausible excuse to the crowd currently staring at the ceiling.

"They probably dropped something on their toe or something," He muttered as he quickly handed out tickets and rushed everyone out of the shrine.

Just as he was closing the door behind him, he heard another sharp cry that could not be mistaken for pain, especially since it was Sesshoumaru's name. Shaking his head, he left the museum and locked the door behind him.

'Might do those two some good to be locked up in together. Get the ahem current need out of the way,' He told himself with a chuckle.

When they finally stumbled down the stairs, Sesshoumaru shirtless and wearing a pair of slacks without his usual belt, and Kagome wearing his shirt (since her own had been shredded, as well as her skirt) with his belt around her waist giving the long shirt a dress like appearance.

When he tried the door he growled, then sighed.

"That damn Onryou, he locked us in!"

"WHAT!" Kagome exploded.

"He locked us in," Sesshoumaru said a bit more slowly.

"I know that, but Onryou?" Kagome asked.

"Yes, he stayed with me for a long time as well. We've kept in touch over the years," Sesshoumaru explained as he went to the front desk and began searching one of the drawers. Kagome watched him finally give up as he ran his hands through his hair, obviously frustrated.

Suddenly a thought occurred to her.

"You don't think anyone heard, us, do you?" She squeaked.

Suddenly Sesshoumaru stopped and sighed.

"Maybe, probably. But if I know Onryou he made up some excuse. I guess we'll have to bed down here tonight," He told her. Kagome looked at the floor, and then remembered she had seen some soft looking tarps upstairs. She took his hand and took him up the stairs and into the room where the statues of her and him stood. She grabbed the tarps from the corners and made them into a sort of pallet.

She removed the belt and shirt and lay down on the bed, and watched as Sesshoumaru removed his clothing and laid down next to her.

She snuggled into his chest, reveling in the feel of their warm skin touching one another's. They fell asleep, listening to the steady rhythm of one another's breathing.

Authors Notes: Fluff, my brand of odd humor, and Onryou. Yeah, I know, it's a filler chapter. Just wait. Some real meat of it's coming up, ya know? SO stay tuned for the next chapter of Bad Day! Because it'll be out in a few days.

ALSO,PLEASE REVIEW!IM SO CLOSE TO 300! It would make me uber happy to have 300 reviews when I post chapter 26. Please? Pleasepleaseplease?

Thankies to: MidniteTimberWolf, Kjinuyasha, Erik and Fae, JadeStoneTheYounger, dragon huntress, Princess of the Saiyans 16, Golden-Eyed-Girl, Hoshiko Megami, Sessomaru Lover, bluediamond-hime, Joey, blue wolf18, Wolfye Productions, cockroachelle, EmChi, ranchan23, Lyn, DemonQueen14