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Really, of all the places an ordinary sixteen year old girl would choose to go after a long and tiring Monday, why the library? Then again, thought Sesshoumaru grimly, at least there would be less chances of being caught by Kagura. And Kagome Higurashi could hardly be called ordinary.
As for Kagura, she was the female version of Sesshoumaru. She was pretty, popular, Homecoming Queen, and known to the entire school as the 'Queen Bee'. But known to the lesser groups as 'The Devil's Spawn For A Bitch With A Mirror Permanently Attached To Her Hand That Should Be Shot'. Well, behind her back of course.
Of all the girls Sesshoumaru ever dated, she was by far the only one he actually slightly-not that he will ever admit it-feared and she was well known for her extremely possessive streak (hence her selfishness)-which was the reason why Sesshoumaru has yet to break up with her as per tradition (crucial playboy rule: never date a single girl more than a week).
"Now where is that blasted girl?" Sesshoumaru thought out loud. If Miroku had been lying to him about the Kagome's after school sanctuary…Well, to put it bluntly, he would be dead in less than twenty-four hours. He passed by a few shelves in the library until he came upon a girl with long raven hair and sapphire eyes standing on one of the ladders trying to reach some books that her height impaired her from retrieving.
Maybe it was because of all those times he was forced to spend with a certain pervert…
(somewhere at the school parking lot, a blue eyed teenager with dark hair sneezed in mid-grope, resulting in a painful slap on the left cheek-as always)
…that suddenly caused the idea to pop in his head, but whatever it was, the sudden urge to have a little fun and tip the ladder nearly overpowered the more reasonable part of his mind.
Scratch that, it already did, resulting in…
"AAH!"
TUMBLE!
CRASH!
BONK!
…which was then followed by two simultaneous echoes of groans.
"Ouch…"
If somebody were to walk in at that moment, that person would have immediately died of a heart attack. Because amidst the piles of encyclopedias that followed Kagome on the way down the ladder, Sesshoumaru laid beneath them all wondering what on earth he had done to deserve such a cruel fate as being bashed on the head by the second volume of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History. Oh right, he was the cause of it. Damn, hypocrisy sure sucks.
Meanwhile, Kagome was currently straddling the other student's hips with her arms on his chest. A groan escaped her lips as she sat up, blinking twice before slowly realizing that the books she had been attempting to take down were lying beside her-and that she was no longer on the ladder. One thought ran through her mind at the moment: What the fuck happened?
"Anytime now, Higurashi." came a deep and seemingly annoyed voice from nowhere.
Kagome whipped her head up. Wait, books can't talk, she thought, can they?
"Down here Higurashi." hissed the voice again, much louder and definitely very annoyed. Kagome looked down and crimsoned deeply. She quickly jumped up and smoothed her skirt, determinedly keeping her eyes to the ground and away from her best friend's half brother.
Sesshoumaru stood up and scowled as he carelessly tossed some books on the ground. Honestly, did Miroku really have to pick his brother's wench? One who apparently had the intelligence of a snail?
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"If I win the bet, you have to burn all those magazines I know you have under your bed."
"Aww, Sesshie! Can't you think of something else!"
"Nope." Sesshoumaru gave a satisfied smirk.
"Geez! You really are a bastard you know? Fine! Then I get to pick the girl!"
"It doesn't matter who you pick, I will still win this bet."
"Uh uh uh!" Miroku waved his finger at Sesshoumaru. "Not so fast there. I haven't even told you who it is! "
"And like I said. It doesn't matter. You'll still have to say good bye to those magazines."
Miroku snorted. "Not if I have anything to say about it and I say the girl you have to date is Kagome! The time now is 8:00pm! That means you have to be girlfriend, boyfriend until the same time thirty days from now!"
"…Who?"
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And that was how Sesshoumaru found himself in this situation. In the library on a Monday after school, with an admittedly very pretty girl, that he did not even know and who was supposedly his brother's wench.
Well, not for long.
Awkward silence followed the fall as Kagome fumbled with her skirt. Then, "I-I-I'm really sorry Sesshoumaru. I-I guess the ladder was broken or something, I mean-"
Well, technically no. But there was no way in Hell was Sesshoumaru going to admit that. He sighed, "Don't worry about it Higurashi. I'm…just glad that I was there to…catch you before you could be seriously injured. You're not hurt though, are you?" His lips thinned. The second this month ends, he was going to tear Miroku apart limb-from-limb.
The quote, "One learns a new thing everyday" suddenly hit Kagome's mind. Like how-with all the ranting Inuyasha does everyday about living with an evil bastard for a brother-she long ago deemed it impossible for Sesshoumaru to actually sound…caring. She gazed up at the upperclassman with a blush on her face. "Um, yeah, I'm okay. How about you? Are you hurt anywhere?" asked Kagome.
Sesshoumaru shrugged. "I'll live."
They stood in silence once more before Kagome finally spoke up. "Well, sorry about that-again. I better get going now." She picked up a couple books from the ground. "See you later!"
And Sesshoumaru finally remembered the reason why he was at Nerdville in the first place-and why he was sporting a large bruise the size of an ostrich egg on his head, too. "Wait!" he called.
Kagome stopped and turned around with a questioning expression on her face. Sesshoumaru cleared his throat. "What are you doing this weekend?"
Kagome's face colored. "Uh, nothing much. Why?"
"Because I'd like to make sure you won't get yourself lost in another avalanche of books. So, two o'clock Saturday okay?"
The raven-haired girl laughed. Sesshoumaru nearly smiled. It was a nice laugh. Not fake like Kagura's, or a majority of the female population come to think of it. Just…nice.
"Wait, y-you're serious?" gasped Kagome. A nod was all she needed to know. "Well then, sure! I mean, if you really want to…"
"I do." said Sesshoumaru.
Kagome smiled.
And even Sesshoumaru had to admit it was a great smile. Not just a motion done with the lips. With Kagome, when she smiled, you saw it in her eyes and everything just seemed brighter.
Damn, just listening to myself makes me want to puke. I'm starting to sound like one of those lovesick fools Shakespeare likes to ramble about so much. But he couldn't take back words that rang true.
"In that case, two o'clock is great. Here, I'll give you my address."
Sesshoumaru sighed as she dug in her purse for a pen. He wouldn't tell her he already knew her address–courtesy of Miroku–so he'd take the time to observe her, seeing as he couldn't before.
Watching her as she bent over the side table next to them he couldn't help but notice what a nice figure she had. Hey, give him some slack he was a teenage male after all. Sigh But he must've been spending too much time with Miroku if that was the first thing on his mind.
"Here you go!" Broken out of his musings by the overly happy girl, he graciously took the small slip of paper offered to him.
Tipping his head in acknowledgement, he replied, "I'll be seeing you Saturday then."
"Seems like it! I guess I'll see you in school tomorrow, bye!" she gave a small wave.
Nodding he turned and left Geekville, wondering why a beautiful girl like her was doing there in the first place.
Behind him, Kagome waved until he was out of sight, dropping her hand the moment he turned the corner. One thought raced through her mind, as she mentally thought up what she'd tell Sango the next day at school.
He's up to something.
Miko-sama: Ohhhh! She knows! She knows! Or does she? Heheheh…now, where are you Otaku-chan?... :creeps into the next room slowly, still holding the knife: I have a present for you!...A very nice, sharp present!...
Otaku no Hime:…:peeps out from behind a door:……O.O is she gone? Yes! I uh, gotta go now '' Please review! By the way, here's our new co-editor!
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Otaku no Hime: Yes, as you can see, she is really shy.
XxXAvieraXxX: :growls:
Otaku no Hime: Er, right. I shall be going now-but before I do, some shameless promoting! Please read and review my other stories, Heir of Darkness (for HP fans who don't mind HD SLASH) and my one-shot The Trouble With Gambling (for FMA fans who don't mind RoyEd shonen-ai)!