"Kagome! Come on!" Sango said as she settled herself amongst the cushions of the chair that the store offered.

"We've been her for HOURS! Whatever you have on I'm sure Sesshoumaru will like!"

'Let's see… so far we've gone through black, red, green, white, cream, yellow, purple, and… oh boy I'm losing count.'

"Sango!" Kagome said in a pleading voice, "you don't understand! I have to look perfect!"

Sango raised an eyebrow at this last statement. If she didn't know any better, she'd almost say Kagome liked him. But that was crazy! Kagome didn't like people very often Sango had found out. So if she did happen to like Sesshoumaru she'd make sure Kagome didn't get hurt.

"Sango?" Kagome asked in a timid, unsure voice.

"Uh-huh? Have you found one?" Sango said, trying to hide the hope in her voice. Never again would she go shopping with Kagome.

"I… I don't know! Tell me what you think."

Kagome stepped out of the dressing room and stopped in front of Sango. Sango looked up from her magazine and suddenly, got a surprised look on her face.

"Kagome… it's-"

"Is it too much? Mama said to wear something semi-formal this year. She said it was somewhat of a ball, in a way. Oh I knew it was-"

"Kagome… it's perfect!"

Kagome blushed and looked at her feet, which became increasingly interesting. She really hated compliments, she did, they made her feel… weird.

"You really think so? It's not too much?"

Sango stood up and circled her before smiling.

"No way! Kagome, you're going to knock him dead!"

"Who?"

Sango rolled her eyes and stared at her friend. Was she really that dense? Watching Kagome as she tilted her head to the side.

'It would appear so.'

"Sesshoumaru of course! It's so obvious you like him!" She tried to scream but it was too late as Kagome launched herself on to Sango and clasped a hand around her mouth.

"Shh! Don't say that! No I don't!"

She quickly looked around and let go of Sango. Sango was holding her heart and glaring at her.

"What the heck? Kagome! What was that for?"

She received a death glare from Kagome, who was now heading back towards the dressing room to put her clothes back on.

"Sango! If anybody heard you saying that it'd be all over the place!"

Kagome said struggling to unzip the dress, crying out as she fell against the wall.

'Damnit!'

"Need some help in there?"

Sango said mockingly. Giggling when she heard the string of very unlady-like curses coming from the dressing room.

"No, hush Sango! Sango?"

Kagome said, suddenly sounding serious as she stepped out of the dressing room with her dress in her hand.

"Yes?" Sango said, become worried for her friend, seeing the look on her face.

"I don't like him… do I?"

Kagome plopped down in the seat next to Sango and sighed.

"I don't want to. I don't know him, so…"

"Well…" Sango began, "Maybe you don't like him."

Kagome gave her a questioning look. "What?" Sango smiled at her.

"I said, maybe you don't like him."

"Sango that's stu-"

"Listen. Maybe you don't like him, but you're just fascinated with him or something. He is a very interesting person, I guess, and you're a very curious person, so…"

"…so maybe I'm just trying to find out what's so interesting?"

"Exactly!"

Kagome breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe Sango was right! Maybe she really did just hold a strange fascination with the quiet man. But somehow… she felt it were different.

Later that day…

Sesshoumaru sat in his office staring outside of his windows, looking at the glory of the city. He turned around when he saw Yura, who now dressed, somewhat, more appropriately, come in.

"Mr. Taisho… You have a visitor."

He raised an eyebrow at that. Mr. Taisho? That's new.

'A visitor?'

"Send them in."

He couldn't just let his curiosity leak out could he? Of course not, that just wasn't him! He tried to look bored as he awaited his visitor. Not people visited him, not many people liked him. It was understandable. He watched as a timid knock came to his door. He smiled, so it was a female huh? He couldn't wait to send them on their way. Yes, yes he was a bastard!

"Enter"

He watched with a smirk as the female came in. And as soon as she did, his smirk melted away.

"Kagome…"

What was she doing here? He wasn't complaining but, he found it strange.

"I was in the neighborhood and decided to call Miroku and ask him where your office was. I thought you might get bored during today so I…"

He raised an eyebrow at her and watched as a slight pink painted it's way across her ivory cheeks.

"…thought I would come spend some time with you. So we could get to know each other before the reunion. Because my mother will probably ask questions, because I kind of sort of told her you were my boyfriend, and then she sighed and then I kind of sort of told her we were engaged and now she's calling all of my relatives and it's-"

"Kagome…" Sesshoumaru said in a calm voice. Kagome looked up at him, her cheeks a deep scarlet.

"I'm sorry."

Sesshoumaru felt the urge to smile, but settled for a smirk.

"Engaged huh?" He watched fondly as Kagome laughed a little and playfully smacked him on the arm.

"Aw hush. I kind of talk a lot when I get nervous, and I make things up. But it's not a lie really, because we're friends, and you're a boy. So you could be my boy friend. And we're engaging in a conversation… so…"

Sesshoumaru put a finger to her mouth and smirked.

"Kind of?"

He felt her smile beneath his finger and he felt that strange urge to smile again, so he turned away. He couldn't stand those feelings. He didn't smile, he didn't laugh, and he didn't cry. Those were his rules. He could tell she was trying to see his face, so he turned to her. He just put on his mask again before doing so. She frowned and looked in to his eyes, and he guessed she found what she wanted because she gave her lopsided smile and then took the liberty of plopping herself down on his desk. He raised an eyebrow at her and sat down in his chair. He cradled his sideways head on his palm as he stared at her, forcing her to squirm.

"Um…" Kagome began, suddenly nervous again, "Would you like to start."

"If you wish."

Kagome smiled and clapped her hands together loudly causing Sesshoumaru to slide his gaze over to her again.

"Um…" She said, blushing and tucking her hair behind her ear.

"What's your family like?"

She watched as Sesshoumaru stopped moving his chair from side to side slightly, and pinned her with a hard gaze.

"My brother is a bastard, literally, and my father was a conniving son of a bitch with no morals. My mother was a wonderful woman who cared for her family deeply, and to find out of my father's lies, she died of a broken heart. My brother's mother, is a nice woman, but I cannot stomach to be around her. She reminds me too much of my father's betrayal. Sometimes I think my standoffish attitude upsets her, so I try and be as civil as possible. I cannot blame the unknowing."

Kagome squirmed as she frantically searched for words, so she intelligently said, "Oh."

The absence of sound was getting to Kagome after a while, and if Sesshoumaru continued to just stare at her she felt as though she would die. Finally, he looked away from her and began to rock his chair from side to side once more.

Coughing as she cleared her throat to get his attention.

'As if I want it right now.'

"Well… let's see… my family where to start." Kagome said, as she tapped her chin and stared at the ceiling.

"You know those families that are crazy, but by the end of the day you love them because they're family?"

He raised an eyebrow and said, "Yes…"

She smiled and said, "Yeah… mines not like that."

Sesshoumaru couldn't help but smirk at the smiling girl on his desk. She was… he didn't know what she was!

"So what is your family like Kagome…?"

Suddenly it occurred to him that he had no idea what her last name was, I guess it clicked in her head too because she suddenly blushed and said, "Oh my gosh! I'm so embarrassed Higurashi, my last name is Higurashi."

"That might be necessary."

Sesshoumaru said, watching her laugh quietly.

"Yes, but anyways, my family. Mama is always sticking her nose in other peoples business, but she means well. My little brother Souta is a video game freak, but he does well in school. I remember when I was 15 he had the biggest crush on this girl, and came to me to ask for help. Oh it was so cute! And my grandpa… well… he's kind of insane. You see I live at a shrine and when strangers come, he tries to ward them off and screams "Demon be gone" at them. He'll probably do it to you, but don't worry, he doesn't mean anything by it. And my dad… I don't know much about him. I don't really know if he's dead or alive, mama doesn't talk about him much. And the rest of my family well… don't get me started, by the end of the weekend, you'll have had enough of them for the rest of your life!"

"The weekend?" Sesshoumaru asked, trying to remember if she told him anything about staying a whole weekend. Strangely, he wasn't getting anything.

"Oh my gosh! How could I forget to tell you it was for the entire weekend? Friday night, Saturday, Sunday!"

Sesshoumaru felt a string of headaches for the future. A weekend with this girls' family.

"Kagome…"

"I know I'm so sorry! I promise I'll never do it again! Forgive me?"

He couldn't help but feel his lips twitch slightly upwards at her childish ways.

'Again?'

"It's time for lunch."

"Oh… I guess I'll just-"

"Would you like to join me?"

He watched as her eyes sparkled with child-like excitement,

"Oh yes!"

He offered her his arm as they walked out of his office. She smiled at all of the people staring at them.

"Sesshoumaru…" She said smiling.

"Yes Kagome?"

"You might want to start packing if we're leaving tonight."

He smirked down at the beautiful girl on his arm.

"Perhaps."