Kagome's Protector
By; Tycoon Girl
Chapter One; An introduction
disclaimer; i don't own anything except the plot line of my story!
I never thought loving someone could be this…lonely.
I feel as if I've known him forever! How can he not feel anything for me? To me it seems as if we're soul mates…but Sesshomaru doesn't believe in that. He calls it my delusions. I really want him to love me, but I know he sees me only as his charge and that he must protect me. He doesn't know that he's only hurting me more and more by being the way he is. It hurts my heart so much. It feels like my heart is being stomped on by him with spiked shoes…I guess Sesshomaru will never love me, so what have I got to loose? I bet I could get him to notice me if I did something out of character… Kagome thought, tapping her pen against her bottom lip. She was at her desk in her room at Sesshomaru's house. Kagome hated being home schooled by Lady Kaede, how ever nice she was. "Lady Kaede?" "Yes Kagome?" the elderly woman smiled. "Do you think I can go to regular school?" Kagome asked, shocking the old woman. Kaede frowned, troubled. "It's not that I don't enjoy you teaching me Lady Kaede, but I want friends besides the ones Sesshomaru-sama forces to pretend." "Kagome-" "It's alright Lady Kaede, I know that Sesshomaru-sama does that." "Oh…well, it's not really my place to decide that Kagome…it's Sesshomaru-sama's." Kagome sighed. "I guess my chances are slim. He still treats me like the child he rescued." Kagome mused aloud. "Now Kagome, Sesshomaru-sama only wants what is best for you." "Hmm…that's the problem." "What ever do you mean, Kagome?" "I mean that how could someone be normal if their confined somewhere their entire lives? How could I be normal if I never experience what normal teenagers do?" Kagome asked wistfully, going to the window.
"To live or to die Tolaugh or to cry. I prefer to laugh. And I prefer to live. This is the path I have chosen. " Kagome whispered. Lady Kaede silently marveled at the wisdom coming from the young teen's mouth. She slipped from the room to go talk with Sesshomaru-sama.
Kagome heard the door close behind her. Kagome sighed and flopped on her bed and pulled out a CD player. She put in The Killers latest CD, Hot Fuss and her favorite song began. 'Mr. Brightside'.
'Coming out of my cage And I've been doing just fine Gotta gotta be down Because I want it all It started out with a kiss How did it end up like this? It was only a kiss It was only a kiss Now I'm falling asleep And she's calling a cab While he's having a smoke And she's taking the drag Now they're going to bed And my stomach is sick And it's all in my head But she's touching his chest now He takes off her dress now Let me go And I just can't look It's killing me And taking control Jealousy Turning saints into the sea Turning through sick lullaby Joking on your alibi But it's just the price I pay Destiny is calling me Open up my eager eyes I'm Mr. Brightside'
Kagome's eyes closed as she listened to the song. She was nodding her head in the rhythm, the volume louder than Sesshomaru-sama allowed. Kagome did not care. It wasn't as if she hadn't disobeyed before. She'd gotten the 'I'm trying to protect you' speech at least a hundred times. Kagome was listening to her CD when Sesshomaru stepped into the room. Kagome did not notice her handsome charge staring down at her. Sesshomaru's long silver hair was behind his ears and he wore a black t-shirt and jeans. It was much less formal than what we usually wore. Sesshomaru frowned. How can she stand that garbage to be so loud? He thought, pulling the head phones off Kagome's ears. Kagome's brown eyes flew open, a blush across her cheeks appeared when she realized she'd been caught! Sesshomaru smirked as he took the CD from her. "HEY!" Kagome cried, jumping up, trying the snatch the CD that was held high above her head. "This isn't classical. You know the rules." Sesshomaru said crushing the CD in his hand. Kagome's eyes hardened angrily. She turned away from Sesshomaru. "Sometimes I hate you." she said, balling her fists up so tightly. Sesshomaru dropped the CD shards into the garbage and walked over to Kagome. "Kagome, I know that you don't always feel that I treat you fairly, but I'm trying to protect you." Kagome's normally happy features became dark and angry. Sesshomaru was surprised at this. Usually she controlled her emotions better. "Don't remind me." Kagome growled. She was pissed off that he'd broken her favorite CD. "Ah. I think I know what's wrong with you." "And what would that be?" Kagome snapped, facing Sesshomaru. "It must be that time of the month." Kagome's jaw dropped, then she punched him. "You idiot!" Kagome yelled, storming past him into the hallway. Kagome ran down the hallway and outside, forgetting to put on a jacket or shoes even though it was raining. Kagome's thin gray sweater was soaked to her skin and so were her jeans by the time she arrived at the park. Her feet were bleeding and sore. It had been a mile run from Sesshomaru's mansion to here. Kagome walked to the lake and sat down on the muddy shore, burying her face in her wet sweater, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Hey! You!" someone called. Kagome whirled around and saw a woman under an umbrella standing on the side walk. Kagome wiped her tears away. "What?" "Are you okay?" "It's not like it matters to you lady." "Lady? Pardon me, but we happen to be the same age." "Well then kid, it's none of your business." Kagome snapped, standing. The girl with long black hair crossed her arms. "You are so rude! GOD! I was trying to see if you were hurt and you yelled at me." "Well I'm fine!" "You don't look fine." "Looks can be deceiving." "Hmmm…" "Who are you?" "I'm Sango Onega." "I'm Kagome." "Kagome what?" "Higurashi." "Well Higurashi-san, it's nice to meet you." "Call me Kagome." "You can call me Sango then." "Well the pleasure was all mine." "I like you. Your mean and gee…I just guess I don't want to get on your bad side." "You think I have a bad side?" "Yeah. You look really pissed off." Kagome started laughing loudly. She fell to the earth, clutching the muddy grass. "Why are you laughing?" "Because if you saw me somewhere else I wouldn't have ever come off that way." "What do you mean?" "I live in a gilded cage. I sing when I am told and am quiet when ignored. Someone has to write it down to feed me. I can't be that memorable." Kagome laughed. "That's weird. Where do you live?" Kagome turned and pointed to Sesshomaru's mansion. Sango's jaw dropped. "You live there! There's only some rich hunk living there!" Kagome giggled. "He's rich but he's NO hunk." Sango giggled and so did Kagome. "So," Sango asked, sitting next to Kagome, "What are you doing all the way down here if you live all the way up there?" "What do you mean?" "Kagome, to put it bluntly, you're in the poor part of town. You live in the rich part." "huh?" "Kagome, where you live…it's like the heavens…the people who live there don't acknowledge us. The people who live where you do are like gods among men." "So what your saying is that basically the people who live where I do suck and are snobby?" "Pretty much." "Your right. I can never get used to it." It was Sango's turn to be confused. "Yeah, I grew up on this side of town…the person I live with now just took me in because of a stupid promise to my father." "Kagome." Sesshomaru's voice called. He was frowning, standing a few feet away. Kagome smiled to Sango. "Bye Sango. I hope I'll see you again someday." "Wait Kagome!" Kagome turned back to Sango. "Don't you have a cell or computer I could talk to you on." Kagome giggled. "You have to ask?" "Oh. Right." Sango said, dropping her head. Kagome stood uncertainly for a moment, then rushed to Sango and hugged her. "I'll meet you here next week same day, same time." Kagome broke away and winked at Sango. "Bye." Kagome grinned, going to join Sesshomaru at the top of the hill. Sesshomaru grabbed Kagome's arm and held it so she couldn't punch him or run away again.
Kagome sat in her room glaring at the door. It was locked from the opposite side and she was grounded indefinitely. Kagome got bored so she went over to the window and looked out. Kagome's eyes traveled straight to the park. She sighed wistfully and heard her food slide under the door. Sesshomaru had resorted to this…Kagome giggled and shoved the food back under the door. It was funny to her. After awhile Sesshomaru always got mad and opened the door and watched her eat.
It was the day that Kagome was supposed to be meeting Sango. Kagome grabbed a backpack and put a notebook and pen in along with a few other things. She went over to the window and threw it open. She jumped up onto the ledge and slid herself down, holding on with all her might. Kagome carefully climbed down the wall and hurried to the park. She knew that when Sesshomaru found that Kagome didn't push her food under the door like normal, he'd get suspicious and discover she'd gone. Of course he'd know at once where she went.
Sango was sitting on a park bench swinging her feet. Her blue eyes brightened when she saw Kagome. "Hi! I thought you wouldn't be able to make it!" "Neither did I! Sesshomaru grounded me." "That sounds a little harsh." "Nah. I kinda deserve it." "Why!" "I punched him." "Are you kidding?" "Nope. The ass hole made some joke about 'that time of month'!" "Leave it to men to make something beautiful sound disgusting." "Beautiful? You call blood pouring from down there BEAUTIFUL? What are you smoking and could I PLEASE have some?" Sango snorted. "Come on, let's go for a walk and I'll explain stuff. I forgot that guy doesn't teach you stuff you should know."
Kagome and Sango continued their meetings and each time Kagome was caught by Sesshomaru. Kagome's becoming a problem…What's gotten into her? She's been sneaking out of her room and swearing and disrespecting me and Lady Kaede! It must be that girl that Kagome's been visiting…perhaps I'll pay her a visit… Sesshomaru thought, standing. Today was the day that Kagome would go see Sango that lower-class girl. Sesshomaru went to his car and drove to the park. He saw the girl holding a pink box with a bow on it. 'To Kags' the tag read. Sesshomaru moved over to her. "Oh!" Sango cried out, jumping up. Sesshomaru grabbed the teen's arm. "Sango right?" "Y…yes…" "Listen Sango, I don't want you to see Kagome anymore. Your causing problems you filth." Sango's eyes filled with tears. "How can you be so mean? I see why Kagome hates you so much!" Sango yelled.
Kagome snuck out to see her friend. Instead of climbing down the wall, she jumped. Kagome rolled and jumped to her feet and began running to the park. Kagome arrived and saw Sango sitting on their bench, crying. Kagome hurried to her friend and hugged her. "Sango, what happened?" Kagome asked, her eyes full of concern. "That man!" "Who?" "The one that comes to find you everyday!" "What did Sesshomaru do?" "He…called me filth and said that I shouldn't be seeing you anymore because my class is lower." "WHAT?" Kagome yelled. Sango nodded, and Kagome muttered a few swears she'd picked up from Sango and he friends along the way and kicked a tree. "Never mind Kagome. It's not important. Here, I got you something." "Huh?" "Yeah, come on! Open it!" Sango grinned. Kagome walked over to Sango and sat down. She opened the box and saw a t-shirt with a unicorn on the front and on the back in black there were words. 'This is what you'd LIKE to imagine I'm thinking about'. Kagome giggled. Sango opened her sweater and showed Kagome one like it. "Oh cool! Thanks so much Sango! You're the first person to ever give me a present!" Kagome squealed with delight, hugging her friend. "Go on! There's more!" "More?" Kagome asked excitedly, looking into the box. She found a friendship bracelet and necklace and…a cell phone. "Omigod! Sango no way! I can't accept this from you!" "It's because you think I can't afford it, right?" "No! That's not it! I mean, we've only been friends for awhile and I can't trust many people. It's just what I've learned." "Well you know me well enough." "Okay…I'll pay you back somehow!" Kagome vowed, slipping the cell into her bag along with the other presents.
Kagome went home and hid her presents then went in search for Sesshomaru. She found him watching television in the living room. "Oh hey Kagome. Do you want to watch television with me?" Kagome strode across the room and stood in front of him. "No." "Oh, Okay, then could you move so I could?" "No." "Why not?" "I need to talk to you." "Really about what?" "About Sango." "Oh. Her." Kagome got right it Sesshomaru's face. "This can either be really ugly or it'll turn out okay. Personally I hate you and now I know that what ever feelings I might have had over you are gone. I can't believe you can act the way you can when you just called the only person who's ever actually accepted me filth. I'm going to tell you that Sango and I are going to continue being friends, but she's going to be hanging out here a lot now and if you say anything to her…I swear on my dead family I WILL get even. How can you sleep with yourself at night? Does it make you happy knowing that you've made a girl cry? Ask your self this Sesshomaru, who's the bigger piece of filth, you or her?" Kagome growled. She straightened and walked out of the room. Omigod! I can't believe I just threatened the guy who's protected me my entire life! Not to mention he's twice my size and could crush me! Well, I've already insured growing for a year, what's one more? Kagome turned back. "Oh and one more thing Sesshomaru, I want to go to an actual school…preferably Sango's." Kagome turned and stormed up the stairs. Damnit that girl is trouble. How can Kagome like her? Well, I have to protect her…maybe I'm not. She's learned minimal in her years with Lady Kaede. I think they do more talking than working. Maybe if I listen to Kagome's requests she'll come crawling back and want things to return to normal…………………
Kagome went upstairs and collapsed on her bed. It had been kind of scary threatening Sesshomaru. Kagome's cell rang. "Hello?" She answered, quietly. "Kags?" "Hi Sango! What's up?" "Nothing much. You?" "I…told Sesshomaru off." "Oh no! You didn't!" "I did! I also told him that I wanted to go to your school! Omigod, he'll kill me!" "No duh! That guy had serious issues!" "No doubt!" Kagome agreed. "So listen, I know that your warden doesn't let you listen to anything good…so I burned you a couple of mix Cd's! They're what's in right now!" "Cool! Thanks so much! Can you believe that Sesshomaru has a SOUND limit? It has to be quiet! I mean what the hell! I can't hear it that way." "Yeah. My older brother doesn't really care too much. He's just like me! We listen to all the same kind of music so it doesn't bother him!" "That's cool! I wish that Souta were still alive. I'd let him borrow all the Cd's he wanted." "Souta?" "He was my little brother. He's dead." "Oh! Sorry! I shouldn't have brought that up." "No, it's okay. I'm so over it." Kagome lied. "Okay…if you're sure." "Yeah-" there was a knock on Kagome's door. "Hold on Sango. I'll call you back in like 15 minutes." "Okay." Kagome hung up and pocketed her cell phone. "Come in!" she called, flopping back onto her bed. Sesshomaru came in. "Oh. What do you want?" Kagome asked, turning away. "You can go to that school if you feel you'd learn better." "Thanks." Kagome said quietly. Sesshomaru sat down next to Kagome and rested his head on her shoulder. "I'm sorry Kagome. I haven't done a very good job protecting you. I've been doing more bad than good. Here. Use this to go shopping with." Sesshomaru said, handing Kagome a limitless credit card. Kagome looked at the card in her hands. "Thank you Sesshomaru-sama." she said. Kagome didn't know what to say…she felt awkward.
Sesshomaru left Kagome alone. She pulled out her cell phone and called Sango back. "Hello?" "Hi. It's me." "Oh, hi Kags. What's up?" "Do you want to go shopping?" "Like when?" "Like tomorrow morning. I'll ask Sesshomaru-sama if he can give us a ride." "Okay. I'll see you tomorrow at the park then." "Okay." Kagome said.
Kagome went to find Sesshomaru. He was in his study. "Sesshomaru-sama?" Kagome called. "Yes Kagome?" "Can you please give me and Sango a ride to the mall tomorrow?" "I suppose. You'll have a cell phone?" "Yes." Kagome replied. "Fine." Kagome smiled one of her rare, true smiles and flung her arms around Sesshomaru's neck. "Thank you!" she squealed.
Author's Note: Thank you, Thank you. I've been working on this fanfic and a few others! I'll try and write more, but I can't say for sure when the next chappie's coming out because as you can tell this one was quite long and my parents have placed a lock on the door that gives me axcess to this computer and site. So what more can I say other than I shall try?
WARNING! Kikyo will appear in the next chappie just to fuck things up!
bye bye!
