Thanx for the reviews. I'm glad you reviewed this after I took forever, but I'm having a bad time in English II Honors, so I may update slower...

Over all, Sesshoumaru's first car experience was very stressful.

"We're here," Higurashi-san told them.

"Good. Ulp!"

Sesshoumaru exited the car and emptied his stomach in the nearest trash receptacle.

And that breakfast tasted good on its way in, he thought woefully. Farewell, pancakes…

He was surprised to find that Inuyasha was rubbing his back. After all the laughter thrown in his direction, Sesshoumaru didn't expect his brother to be comforting him.

"Let it all out, Sesshoumaru. I'm trying to do my job here, but this is a break…" he whispered. "That cure is just around the corner…"

The demon couldn't help but smirk before he retched a few more times.

"Thank you," he said to Inuyasha kindly, patting his head.

"Yeah, whatever."

Kagome walked up to them.

"So, guys. You ready?"

Sesshoumaru wiped his mouth and tried to look as happy as he could. This wasn't going to happen with all the shivering he was doing.

"Kagome, I left you plenty of yen, okay? Call me on your cell when you want to come home!" Higurashi-san called. "And have fun, guys!"

She then drove off.

"Okay, guys. Shall we?"

Kagome led the Inu bros. to the entrance. After buying the tickets, she picked up a map.

"This is how we'll go," she began. "We'll mark off places we've been to on this map. 'Kay?"

"It sounds like a good idea," Sesshoumaru affirmed.

"We'll start off slow at the smaller water ride for you, Sesshoumaru. It'll be fun, and it's not so childishly wimpy that you'll get embarrassed. Then we'll take on the Extasy."

"Very well."

"Yeah, sounds like a plan, Kagome," Inuyasha added.

The water ride was actually a fun experience all around. Inuyasha whooped when they were at the top—he was thrilled—and Sesshoumaru loved it. The rush of speed lit his senses on fire! Because he wasn't the one moving, it felt all the more thrilling. And he couldn't stop himself.

"Yeeeeeaaaaghhhhhhhhh!" he howled in ecstasy.

When they got off, Kagome led them to the picture booth. The photo had come out so good on their round that Kagome thought it was worth the 1250 yen for the picture. They walked around for a while, looking at various shows.

"Oh, my GOD!" Kagome cried. "Do as Infinity is playing TODAY! In twenty minutes!"

"Do As Infinity?" Sesshoumaru repeated.

"Singers? Don't you know what singers are? Oh, we have to see the concert!"

"How far is it?"

"It's in that dome over there on the other side of the park…oh, we'll never make it!"

"How would you like to bet?" replied the taiyoukai slyly. He crouched, inviting Kagome to ride on his back.

"Hey!" Inuyasha snapped indignantly. "What about me?"

"…I can hold you in my arm…" Sesshoumaru suggested.

"Grr…FEH!"

Inuyasha growled as his brother "ghosted" to the amphitheater. They made it in time to get the best seats in the house other than backstage—front row.

"Thank you so much, Sesshoumaru! You're such a sweetie!"

Kagome gave him a small kiss on the lips. He felt a blush creep onto his face. (A.N.—This is NOT a Sessh/Kag pairing. Don't freak, people. And sorry for those who like em, but I read very few. I don't like it. I just like making Inu jealous)

"Kagome! What are you doing!" Inuyasha snarled. He punched his brother in the gut. "Don't even try to kiss her!"

"I didn't," Sesshoumaru mumbled.

"Feh!"

"Inuyasha!" Kagome growled.

Quite suddenly, Sesshoumaru lost all of his happiness. His insides grew clammy.

"Kagome, may I be excused?"

"Sure, just be back in seven minutes, okay?" Kagome said kindly.

Sesshoumaru nodded and exited the amphitheater. He leaned on the wall of it, behind some bushes, and sobs began to wrack his body.

He still didn't have the ability to cry, but that was quickly starting to lose validity.

A small drop of salty water leaked from his eye and plopped onto his pant leg. After that, the tears came easily. In five minutes, Kagome came out of the amphitheater and found him.

"Oh, Sesshoumaru, what's the matter?" she asked.

"Inuyasha…d-does not…trust me…" he managed to croak. "What reason…in the past few months…h-h-have I given…him to…not…trust me…?"

"Nothing you've done is wrong. Inuyasha is very prejudiced against you, and that will not change easily, if at all," Kagome told the youkai, rubbing his back softly. "You'll have to adjust…"

"My stomach hurts…" Sesshoumaru told her. "It hurts very badly…and it feels strange…"

"When you feel that, you're thinking about that day…the day that Inuyasha hurt you…"

Sesshoumaru's shoulders quivered violently.

"I…I do not want to be beaten again…I am frightened…"

"He's your brother…he loves you…"

"…but is that the truth? That is to say…I just…I do not know what to think anymore…I can never go back to the way things were…I am too frightened to go against someone…"

"Don't ever say that. You know that you'll be fine in a fight. You're Lord Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands! You shouldn't doubt yourself!"

"I know…but I feel very insecure…the one thing I know is the worst feeling to have…"

"I can't talk now. But I want you to know that Inuyasha told me himself that he felt sorry for what he did. He told me that he didn't want me to be hurt, and that he wasn't sure he could trust you because of what you've done to him…all of us…"

"But…"

"Shh. I know. We need to soften him, okay? That's all. Now let's go in and watch that concert, okay? I'm not trying to force you out of your funk to watch this concert for my benefit. It's not good to be so uptight. You need a break, Sesshoumaru."

"Break…like an arm?"

"No, just a vacation."

"Vacation?"

"Um…sabbatical?"

"Er…"

"Time for yourself away from work!"

"Ahh…I see now…"

"Good!" Kagome said with a smile.

"Um…Kagome? What were all the other things?"

The young miko sweatdropped.

Hopeless!

R & R pretty please!