Chapter 10: Into the Future

Kagome was pacing back and forth as Sesshoumaru leaned against a tree watching her. She even had lengthened the chain just so she could have room to pace. The bright morning sun was shinning on the area peacefully, but Kagome was not at peace.

"Ok...remember people over there will not know you are the Lord of the Western Lands so don't expect them to give you any special treatment. And, and, we mustn't let anyone know you are a youkai. No one over there really knows what a youkai is... well except for my grandfather-oh shit! My grandfather!" She stopped pacing and locked gazes with Sesshoumaru. "He might throw some dust at you and yell 'demon be gone' but he really means no harm...so don't kill him."

She began pacing again, Sesshoumaru following her form with his golden eyes. "In fact you can't get angry over there or try to kill people because they really don't give a shit who you are and I don't want police investigating a murder that you did."

Kagome kept ranting about everything Sesshoumaru shouldn't do and Sesshoumaru was starting to get aggravated. Walking over to Kagome he wrapped his arm around her slender waist and carried her to the well like a potato sack. The girl didn't even notice as she continued listing the things he shouldn't do.

Grabbing her backpack with his other hand, he leaped into the well and in an instant they were on the other side.

The smell hit Sesshoumaru's nose and he felt his head spin with a sick dizziness. Not to mention the overbearing loud sounds. He set Kagome down and shut his eyes to steady himself. Concentrate, concentrate on Kagome's smell.

Soon her Sakura blossom scent filled his nose and he took a deep breath as it cleared his head. "Ready?" Sesshoumaru opened his eyes to see her staring at him quizzically. Giving a slight nod he snaked his arm around her waist and jumped to the top.

Walking out of the hut Sesshoumaru stopped and looked around. Everything looked so...weird for lack of a better word. Big metal things were moving and making noises all over the place and large structures filled the view of the landscape. Not to mention the disgusting smell of trash lingering in the air.

"Ok, Sesshoumaru let's get you inside before someone sees you." Kagome grabbed his wrist and hurried to her front door. Sliding it open she stuck her head inside. "Mama?" She called but no one answered. The house was dead silent. "Ok come here." She pulled Sesshoumaru in and quickly shut the door. "Ok!" She placed her hands on her hips and gave a long sigh as she looked at Sesshoumaru's back. "You need to change clothes; we are going to have to go out."

Sesshoumaru turned around and arched an eyebrow. "Change?" He asked. "Into what?"

Kagome began circling him as she brought her right index finger to her rose lips. "You're about the same size of my father. His clothes will do." She concluded. "Follow me." She said as she walked up the stairs.

"As if I had a choice." He muttered, mimicking her again.

"Indeed." Kagome said, mocking him as well.

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"Would you come out all ready!" Kagome groaned and leaned against the door. She had picked out some of her father's old clothes and sent him to the bathroom to change. "I will shorten the chain and force your ass out!" She threatened. "I mean how hard-"

The door swung open and Kagome fell backwards into Sesshoumaru's chest. He set her back on her feet and gave an arrogant smirk as she turned around and gawked at him.

Kagome's eyes looked him up and down. She took a sharp intake of breath at the sight of him. She had picked out a simple black t-shirt and faded blue jeans with simple black shoes. But the way Sesshoumaru wore them... he looked like some kind of model the way he leaned against the door.

"Uh..." Kagome's hand went to stomach as she clutched her shirt. "You look uh..." She swallowed hard, trying to moisten her now dry throat. The room suddenly felt hot and she could hear her heart drumming in her ears. And the way his golden eyes were staring into her own, made her knees go weak. "Not bad." She said finally.

"Your way with words is making me swoon." Sesshoumaru said sarcastically, still smirking at her gawking face.

That snapped Kagome back into reality, reminding her just who she was staring at. The arrogant ass youkai named Sesshoumaru, that's right. She shot him a glare and then began walking to her room, Sesshoumaru slowly following.

With the chain still being long, Sesshoumaru sat on Kagome's bed while she rummaged around her desk until she found a white envelope with her name on it. She opened it up and pulled out a letter.

Kagome-

We took Souta out for his birthday, but we'll be home for dinner. I told him that you would be home later and hopefully you'll have time to pick up his gift before we return around six o'clock.

The gift you can get Souta if you have no ideas of your own is the video game Kingdom Hearts. He has been asking me for that game, but I had already gotten him something else.

Anyways I left some money in here in case you didn't have enough. Don't worry about paying me back, It's fine.

Much love

Mama

Taking the money and putting it in her pocket, Kagome smiled at the letter. Her mother, always thinking of something. Of course she had no idea what to get Souta, but clever Mother had solve that problem.

"Ok." She turned to Sesshoumaru. "We need to go out and get my brother a birthday gift. Which means... we have to go out with other people. Sesshoumaru..." Kagome began pacing again, "...these people don't care who you are, and they don't care about you and your youkai greatness so don't kill somebody if they bump into you on the street, accidentally step on your foot or don't bow to your youkai greatness."

"Also we can't let them know you are a youkai... so is there any way for you to cover up your markings?" Kagome stopped pacing and looked at him. She watched in awe as his markings faded. "Good. Now-"

Sesshoumaru had quickly stood and placed a finger on her lips. "I know." He said.

Kagome took a deep breath. "Alright. Return to three feet." She commanded the chain and the extra links began to disappear. "Invisible." She commanded as the chain itself vanished. "Let's go."

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"That bastard!" Naraku screamed as he threw something against the wall, the sound of it shattering set his raging soul at ease somewhat. "How dare he?" He yelled in fury.

It was the last thing Naraku had expected. Sesshoumaru protecting Kagome like this?

"I don't want your disgusting deal and remember this; as long as Kagome is chained to me I will not let her fall into your filthy hands." Sesshoumaru's cold voice rang in Naraku's head.

How could this have happened? Everything was going so perfect. He even watched the fight that almost sent Sesshoumaru off the edge...so why is he protecting her still, especially when he had the chance to be free?

Naraku punched the castle wall, his fist making a large hole. This was not how it was suppose to be. Sesshoumaru was supposed to agree to his plan and hand Kagome to him on a sliver platter, so what the hell went wrong?

Sitting down in the darkness of his castle, Naraku gave a long sigh. As long as Sesshoumaru was around he wasn't going to be able to get Kagome that he knew for sure. Now it was up to Kikyou to keep an eye on the Inuyasha group, making sure any shard they found went directly to him.

It was all he had left.

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"We got it!" Kagome held up the plastic bag holding Souta's game with triumph. They had gone to seven different stores to find it. Twice she had to turn the chain invisible again because the spell had worn off, she was just lucky that no one had seen it.

"How nice." Sesshoumaru said as they began walking. This world was strange, the people wore strange clothes and girls wore the most revealing things it was making him sick. Not to mention the smell of overly using perfume and what not.

The only thing they kept him from throwing up was Kagome's sweet scent. "And we almost made it home without you killing someone! Yay!" Kagome smiled up at Sesshoumaru. "Hang in there we're almost--"

"KAGOME!" Kagome froze in her tracks and her eyes widen in horror. Slowly she turned around to see three girls running towards her. Sesshoumaru turned around as well and watched the bubbly girls make their way towards them.

"Hi Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi." She said nervously when they reached her. "How are you guys?"

"How are we?" Yuka placed her hands on her hips and gave Kagome a scolding glare. "You haven't been to school in weeks! Last time we heard about you, you had some deathly disease! Why don't you ever call when you get better?"

"Heh Heh..." Kagome dropped her head and rubbed the back of her neck nervously. "You see-"

"Who is this?" Yuka was staring at Sesshoumaru, now noticing him.

"Um... Yuka, Eri...Ayumi, meet Sesshoumaru my...uh..." Kagome was blushing as the girls surrounded Sesshoumaru, their mouths open, their eyes huge as they took in his amazing beauty.

Sesshoumaru looked over at Kagome, who blushed a nice crimson red. 'Time to return the mate favor...' Sesshoumaru thought with an evil smirk. "Lover." He finished her sentence for her and placed his arm tightly around her waist.

All four girls gasped and Kagome's eyes glittered with fury. "KAGOME!" All three girls shrieked at the same time. "Why didn't you tell us?" Ayumi whined.

"He seems sweet, go for it Kagome!" Eri said, completely oblivious to the world around her...as always.

"He isn't the two-timing badass boyfriend of yours is he?" Yuka gave him a hard glare.

"I am his brother." Sesshoumaru said, assuming they met Inuyasha. All three girls gasped and if it were possible, Kagome turned a darker shade of red as she mumbled curses to Sesshoumaru under her breath.

"Kagome is two-timing the two-timer?" Yuka asked with shock. Then she smiled wickedly. "Nice going Kagome!" Kagome covered her face with her hands as she could feel them staring at her. She was going to KILL Sesshoumaru.

"Ahaha..." She laughed nervously. "We have to go now, we've got many things we have to be doing." They all grinned mischievously and gave Kagome a 'I know what you're two are gonna go do' look. Kagome waved her hands frantically in the air. "No! My brother has a birthday party we have to go too."

"Already meeting the family." Ayumi smiled dreamily. "Soon we'll be at Kagome's wedding!"

Kagome dropped her head in defeat as her three friends began to plan her wedding. She felt someone grab her arm and looked up to see Yuka pulling her away from Sesshoumaru a bit (obviously no more than three feet). Covering the side of her mouth with her hand, Yuka whispered in Kagome's ear. "So...how is he?" She said in a hush whisper.

Not hush enough for Sesshoumaru not to hear. Kagome could see his dancing eyes and his smirking face. Kami he was enjoying her humiliation!

"Because I've only had but one man. He looks like he could be a sex g-" Kagome covered Yuka's mouth.

"We'll talk later." She promised.

"Ok!" She smiled. "See you around Kag, see you later...Sesshoumaru." The three girls began walking away, skipping, arms linked with each other. Kagome knew exactly what they were talking about.

She turned to Sesshoumaru. "I hate you." She said flatly. The two began walking and Kagome felt an arm wrap around her waist.

"But I was just getting even, mate." He said.

"NO! That was not getting even, that was like...no. Just no." Was all Kagome could say. She was still red, and he cheeks were still burning.

"So...how am I?" Sesshoumaru asked, making her cheeks turn into a deeper shade of red. He was really liking to tease her. The reaction he was getting was great. "Am I a sex god?" He leaned down and whispered in her ear, his lips tauntingly close.

Kagome felt her cheeks grow hot and her heart began to beat. No she would not allow him to do this to her. He was just teasing her and she would NOT fall for it. No matter how good he looked, no matter how weak in the knees she got, she would not fall for it. "You're about an eight." Kagome shrugged.

"An eight?" Sesshoumaru stood up and said with a little shock.

"Yeah I'm not really getting any satisfaction from you lately." Kagome pretended to sigh. "I've been meaning to tell you, but I didn't want to hurt your feelings. I know how sensitive men can be on these issues."

Sesshoumaru leaned down again, his hot breath on her ear, his hold around her waist becoming tighter. "I'll just have to show you a ten later." Kagome blushed and opened her mouth to say something when an all too familiar voice called her name.

"KAGOME!" The voice screeched so it could be heard across the multitude of people that separated them from Kagome.

Kagome turned around slowly again and gave a long sigh when she saw Mesuinu making her way towards her. "That's Mesuinu." She whispered to Sesshoumaru, never taking her eyes off the girl. "She is the world's biggest bitch. And she's dating my friend Hojo-kun, which is a drag but the worst is she thinks I'm jealous of her because she's dating Hojo-kun, when I could really not give a shit. Hojo-kun use to like me, but I always turned him down. Finally he went out with Mesuinu and she's making it seem like I lost Hojo-kun to her, when I practically gave him to her. I don't care, really. She is just so annoying! I hate two-face people, she and Naraku would really get along."

Sesshoumaru tried to let Kagome's words sink in. And it amazed him how Kagome was living with these two separate lives and still managed to keep her sanity. He looked down at the little miko with a new respect.

"Well hello Kagome." Mesuinu said when she finally reached the girl. "I thought you were about to die. You were sick for like, three weeks." Her voice snobbish, with no trace of concern at all.

"Sorry to disappoint you, I'm still alive." Kagome said sarcastically, but Mesuinu wasn't even looking at her. The girl moved passed Kagome and walked in front of Sesshoumaru where she placed a taunting hand on his chest.

"I'm Mesuinu." She crooned seductively as she stared into Sesshoumaru's golden orbs.

"I don't care." He said coldly and moved her hand away from his chest.

"Mesuinu meet my boyfriend...Sesshoumaru." Kagome moved next to Sesshoumaru and slid her arm around him while he did the same with her. She placed her other hand on his chest and smiled wickedly at Mesuinu. "Where's Hojo? I wanted him to meet Sesshoumaru. You know... we've been dating for almost two years."

Mesuinu eyes narrowed as she glowered at Kagome. "Is that so?" She asked through gritted teeth. "Well I'll let Hojo-kun know you were looking for him."

"Maybe we can double date sometime." Kagome and Sesshoumaru turned around and began walking away. "Ja ne, Mesuinu!" Kagome called over her shoulder.

When they were out of earshot and eyesight of Mesuinu, Kagome let out a joyful laugh. That felt so great. Finally, finally she was able to show Mesuinu up. The girl was utterly speechless for the first time in her life and Kagome felt great being the one to give her that experience.

Looking up at Sesshoumaru she gave him a wide smile. "Sesshoumaru, you're the best, really." She said, her voice full of adoration.

"I thought I was an eight." He replied smudgy.

Kagome laughed. "Ah well... let's just say I was lying."

"Indeed." Sesshoumaru said and Kagome rolled her eyes.

The reached the shrine steps and Kagome saw her mother's car in the driveway. That meant her family was home. Kagome's happy mood soon faded as she and Sesshoumaru stopped walking. "Ok, Sesshoumaru about my family..."

'Oh Kami, please no more pacing.' Sesshoumaru thought with a silent groan. "Kagome." He said her name, causing her to meet his gaze. "I will not kill anyone." He said the sentence slowly and Kagome broke out into a grin.

"I swear I'll pay you back!" Kagome said as they headed for her house.

Sesshoumaru grunted in reply.

End of Chapter

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Moonchild: Alright! Next chapter... Sesshou meets the family! dun dun dun...

Inuyasha: Ready? --looks at Sesshoumaru--

Sesshoumaru: --nods-- Ready.

Kagome: What are you two doing? --whispers--

Moonchild: Alright I can't fight it! I have to do the DBZ-

--Inu brothers jump MC from behind one holds her down while the other duck taps her mouth and ties hands to each other--

Inuyasha: Alright!

Sesshoumaru: That's a relief

Moonchild: IMRPH GMRPH TMRPH GMRPH YMRPH TMRPH! --squirms--

Sesshoumaru: What's that MC? You have duck tape on your mouth, I can't hear you.

Inuyasha: What did you say MC? You want me to check your reviews? Ok sure I will.

Sesshoumaru: What's that MC? You want to become my personal slave? Yeah Ok.

Kagome: Poor MC! You guys! rushes to her and pulls off duck tape

Moonchild: --calmly-- I must say I would be tremendously upset if I hadn't of planned this myself. Kagome would you please untie me?

Kagome: Hai. --unties--

Inuyasha: Plan this?

Sesshoumaru: We planned this

Moonchild: Actually...it was all apart of my scheme to get you two brothers to actually work together! --evil laugh-- AHahahahahahahahaha!

Sesshoumaru & Inuyasha: NOOOO!

Moonchild: YESS! AHAHAHAHA! Take that! ahem, Anyways... Let me close the chapter now..Thanks so much for reading my fic! Please send a review! But no flames! As AK-chan said flames are for roasting marshmellows to make s'mores.