A/N: Me againg with chapter 6 of Surreal Reality. How do you like the story so far? I think it is going pretty well. I'm not sure if there is going to be anything special in this chapter or if it is going to be a boring chapter, but I guess you'll just have to read and I'll just have to write.

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Surreal Reality

Chapter 6: Stranger

Every wandering stranger has his own story.

Fifteen minutes before lunch break, the workers of KPF Inc were buzzing around, figuring out which restaurant to go to.

It had only been 4 hours, but Sesshomaru had already become a part of the office. His opinion counted as well.

"So, Sesshomaru...any recommendations?"

"No."

"What do you like to eat?"

"It does not matter."

"Are you used to American food now?"

"Not really."

"I think there's a 'Pizza Hut' nearby."

"I don't know a 'Pizza Hut'"

Sesshomaru wasn't helping. It seemed like he could eat maggot infested polar bear meat and not care.

After more conversating, they finally decided on a restaurant. Everyone gathered their stuff, eager to get a table and pig out.

"You're coming with us, right Sesshomaru?" Ayame asked hopefully. If people didn't know better, they would've thought she had a crush on him. But they knew he wasn't her type and vice versa.

Sesshomaru stared into her eyes. If he was thinking, he didn't show it.

After a second or two of staring, he said "Yes."

So the group headed off to lunch. It was a usual day, considering the unusual guest that came along.

The unusual group had someone missing. You would've thought Kagura would come along to lunch with her new friends, but instead she had locked herself in her room all morning. She said she had bought her own lunch and wanted to catch up on some work.

Everyone knew she was a workaholic, but her new friends knew she wouldn't give up lunch for work now that they had cracked her shell. There must be something that she wasn't telling them.

In the restaurant, the group all of a sudden felt uncomfortable. Little awkward conversations were being thrown back and forth between people that don't usual talk to each other.

They weren't as hungry, and the insults and jokes of the day were completly non-existent.

This feeling, however unpleasant, was familiar. It was the same thing they had felt when they first met Naraku.

He was an ingenious artist who had accidently stumbled upon KPF. Back then, they only had Kikyo and a guy named Jakotsu as fashion designers. Kikyo had been part of the company ever since they could remember, but Jakotsu had moved out of designing and went on his own path to success a couple of months before Naraku came along.

Someone related to Naraku had known Onigumo. Naraku just happened to be there when Onigumo came to visit Naraku's relative. They were introduced and pretty soon, Naraku's amazing artwork and creativness were put into good use.

He was a quiet person, and he had an aura that practically shouted "Creepy!" He was scarier than Sesshomaru.

The people in the office had a tendency of avoiding him. They had tried to befriend him, but it was harder than it looked considering he brought bad luck wtih him.

Like when he slammed the door on Miroku's hand, or the time when he killed Koga's one and only "child", his best friend the dog.

There was also the other time when Sango came home to find her brother missing. Naraku was suppose to be babysitting him, but he was drawing when Sango found him.

The worst thing yet that Naraku has ever done was when he butted into Inuyasha and Kikyo's relationship and broke them up. It was obvious that those two had a future of marriage and family together, but Naraku didnt' think so.

All in all, it took them a while for the office to realize that Naraku wasn't that bad. He was just a really scary guy that happened to do the weirdest things. Maybe Sesshomaru wasn't much different.

The office had a thing for befriending people that seemed out of place.

As the group headed back to the office after lunch, they had grown more comfortable in Sesshomaru's presence.

Inuyasha was lagging behind, not wanting to be near his older sibling. Kagome was talking with Sango who was talking to Ayame who was talking to Sesshomaru. When Kagome saw Inuyasha behind the group, with his head down and hands in pockets. Kagome went over to him.

"Hey Inuyasha." She said quietly.

"Yeah." He mumbled.

"What are you doing back here?"

"His shadow was touching mine." Inuyasha explained, head still down.

Kagome gave a small smile. "Your brother's pretty scary."

"Who would've guessed." He said sarcastically.

"Reminds me of Naraku." She said.

That was what bought Inuyasha back from his little world. Eyes wide in fear and anger, he said, "If my brother was Naraku...I would've commited suicide...right after I killed him."

Kagome immediatly knew he was thinking about him and Kikyo. She felt a pang of jealousy that quickly simmered away. She didn't want to show her feelings, but she didn't want Inuyasha to be thinking of Kikyo.

"Is your brother a nice person? Like around people he's familiar with?" She asked, changing the subject. "He seems like he has a nice side."

Inuyasha shrugged. "Who really cares. He probaly doesn't have any friends."

"I would be his friend...if he let me. I'd also be friends with Naraku if only he wasn't always isolating himself. They don't seem like the kind of people who would do anything bad to anyone." As soon as those words escaped her lips, she regreted ever mentioning it.

Inuyasha tilted his head up to look her in the eye. His eyes held feelings of confusion and sadness, a mixture that everyone would hate themselves for making someone feel this way. The crowd steeped out of the elevator.

Kagome and Inuyasha walked silently out of the elevator, not wanting to talk.

Kagome bit her bottom lip. "Inuyasha?" She said as they walked through the front door.

Inuyasha had been ahead of her, so he slowly turned his head around, eyes still filled with the same mixed emotions. "Yeah?" He said quietly.

Kagome knew she had hit his soft spot. She had to think of something quick to say, something that would mean she hadn't meant what she said.

"I'm sorry. For what I said before...I didn't mean anything that could harm you. And just so you should know...you're a better person, and a better friend than those two could ever be." Kagome offered a small smile. Inuyasha just stared at her, nothing changing from his face. Thinking that he wasn't forgiving her, she turned her back to him and walked towards her desk, feeling awkward.

"Kagome." She heard a soft voice say behind her. She turned around and saw that her comment had changed his feelings.

"Kagome." He said again. Kagome stood there, awaiting his next sentence,.

"Kagome...thanks. Thanks for...everything." He smiled and she smiled back at her. Their friendship had been repaired.

"You're welcome." Kagome said, having no clue why she was thanked when all she said was that she like him more than Naraku and Sesshomaru.

Inuyasha

Those words that I had just said to Kagome, they meant something very important to me. I know, it sounds sooooo cheesy like something some lovesick couple would say to each other, but we're only friends.

When Kagome had said that sentence in the elevator, about how Naraku and Sesshomaru wouldn't do anything bad to anyone, I actually felt my heart squeezing tighter and beating faster. I was thinking, 'How could she say something like that? What kind of friend is she?' But then, I realized something very important.

Kikyo and I had split up about half a year ago. I should be back from the rebound and looking for someone new. I mean, Kikyo sure did with Onigumo and everything. The two of us are still pretty good friends, but something still feels wrong. Like destiny is taunting us by making us face each other everyday. When Kagome had said those simple, but hurtful words, I realized...

I couldn't be thinking of Kikyo forever. The memories of us can't drag me down. I once heard on a radio station or television show or something that when you are dating someone, all you think about are the happy memories. But when you break up, all you think of is the complete opposite...the bad times. The times you argued or did something that made either of you unhappy.

And then out of nowhere, Kagome said something unintentionally, something that made me think, "Kikyo and I are over, I should be over it too and move on". I know that I will never forgive and forget Naraku for breaking us up, but that's a story for some other time.

I knew Kagome was a person.

A/N: Yay! Another chapter finished! And way too lazy to post it! So yea! Love you all though, go and read my friend's new story. My brilliant summary seems to attract a lot of attention:) I'm so happy. I hope this story's summary will attract as much people.:0