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Chapter Seven: The Soft Side of the Taiyoukai Brothers

Kagome leaned her head on Sesshomaru's shoulders as she danced with him. She felt so tired and a bit sad that Inuyasha had left with Kikyo. As much as she was angry with him, she couldn't help but still have feelings for him.

"Do you want to go home now?" Sesshomaru's question cut through her thoughts. He had noticed that she was about to fall asleep on the dance floor.

"Well, I'm a bit tired," Kagome replied softly.

"Then I'll drive you home," Sesshomaru offered. He then stopped dancing and walked her off the dance floor to where his parents were sitting and discussing plans for the wedding.

"Father, mother, I am going to take Kagome home," Sesshomaru interrupted them. "She is tired and I would like to be excused to take her home."

Inutaisho and his wife agreed and Sesshomaru led Kagome to his silver Lexus. Kagome sat in the passenger seat and buckled her seat when Sesshomaru got in on his side. Kagome fell asleep on the ride home. She woke up when the car stopped and Sesshomaru turned towards her.

"Kagome," Sesshomaru began. "I know that you do not want to marry me. I would like for there to be another way, but this is the only way that we can legally merge our companies. I would like for you to be happy…but I hope that this relationship will work out, even if there is no love in this relationship."

'No love in this relationship…' the words echoed in Kagome's mind. She had always wanted to have a relationship that was based on love and trust…but she realized that it was only a fairy tale world.

Kagome's eyes brimmed with tears, but she held it in and only nodded her head. She quickly said her good-bye and exited the car. She ran into her home and straight to her bedroom.

Sesshomaru looked at Kagome's back as she ran. He felt sorry for her, yet he had to prioritize the company. He had grown up with the mindset that the company came first. The family's prestige and power was based on the fate of their company. He couldn't let it go to pieces…simply because his brother was an idiot and he felt sorry for his fiancée. He shook his head to clear his thoughts and drove away into the night.

Kagome's POV

Kagome took a shower and changed into her pajamas. She quickly lied down on her bed and buried her face in her pillows. This was a side of Sesshomaru that she had never expected to see.

She had always grown up with the dream that she would have the perfect relationship and settle down with her loved one. But as she grew older, she realized that money could not buy happiness.

Kagome had been introduced to Inuyasha at a meeting with the Taiyoukai Company. She was immediately mesmerized by the deep amber of his eyes. Although his cocky attitude annoyed her, she was still intrigued by the confidence that he exerted. When Inutaisho and her grandpa had proposed her marriage with one of the Taiyoukai brothers in order to combine the companies, she had been shocked. She had never expected to be engaged at the age of eighteen.

Kagome sighed and stared at the ceiling. She fervently hoped that she would be able to sleep soon.

Inuyasha's POV

Inuyasha had been sitting on the beach and thinking for nearly an hour now. He had tried to erase the image of Kagome's happy face from his memory, or worse, her face of pain and hurt. The image that lingered in his mind was when she had walked out of his office when she found out about Kikyo. Her eyes had reflected betrayal and hurt. He had known that she had put the utmost trust in him and she truly loved him for who he was. He was only a hanyou, compared to Sesshomaru who was a full demon. Inutaisho's first wife had died and he married again to a human and had Inuyasha as a son. Inuyasha had always been rejected by people, until his father's business became successful. Girls then rushed to Inuyasha like moths attracted to a candle. Inuyasha enjoyed the attention, even though he knew that it was only because he was wealthy.

One girl that had caught his attention was Kikyo. She had a snobby attitude about her, yet, she was beautiful and proved to rival his flirting skills. He saw her as a challenge and proceeded to date her. Although she didn't come from a prominent family, she still managed to capture Inuyasha's attention. He had been infatuated with her, until he realized that Kikyo often went out with other men, even when she was dating him. In retaliation, Inuyasha also dated other girls and their relationship was mutual.

However, it ended when Kagome entered the picture. When he met her, he had been surprised about her strong semblance to Kikyo. Yet, looking closer at her, she radiated with a sense of purity and power. Kagome had earned a reputation of never dating any guys, even though she was highly popular with the male population. She just made it her goal to date the one man that she would fall in love with.

Inuyasha saw Kagome and immediately felt the need to be with her. Kagome had felt the same thing and her innocence had touched his soul when she had claimed that she loved him, even if he was a hanyou. He had believed her and began to realize that he was developing feelings of love for her. But Inuyasha had feared that he was becoming too infatuated with Kagome. He needed her like no other and he feared that if anything had happened to her, he wouldn't be able to move on.

Inuyasha then felt the need to push her away, before it was too late. He had attempted to cheat with other girls for an extended period of time, even though Kagome didn't realize it. She was too naïve and trusting to believe that Inuyasha, her one true love, would ever cheat on her. He didn't have the heart to tell her to leave because their contract would not have allowed that and she would constantly come back to question him about why he would choose to leave her, when he had promised to always protect her. His only option was to break her heart so that she would not look to him in order to mend her heart.

But now, he regretted his decision as he remembered how Sesshomaru appeared so protective of Kagome as he led her onto the dance floor. A growl emitted from Inuyasha's throat when he remembered the picture they had made on the dance floor. Even though he had left Kagome, he still felt that she belonged to him.

Normal POV

The more Inuyasha thought about the situation the more he realized that he needed Kagome. Squeezing his hand into a fist, he resolved to go to Kagome now and talk to her.

Kagome woke up to the sound of incessant knocking on her door. She was at her apartment at the moment and slowly got up to open the door. She opened the door slightly to reveal the figure of Inuyasha.

"Kagome," Inuyasha began nervously. "We need to talk."

"No…" Kagome stuttered.

Please Read & Review!

I'm sorry for such the long update, but I'm currently really busy with school right now. At any rate, I know that Sesshomaru appears to be very OC in the story, but I prefer that he have a nice personality in this story. I will try and update ASAP, but I can't guarantee anything until my Spring Break, which is the last week in March for me. Anyways, I'm sorry to keep you all waiting, but the chapter is up and I hope you enjoyed it.

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