Perfect Distraction

Inuyasha

Rated T

Romance/Humor/Angst/Action Adventure

Pairings: Sess/Kag

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, if I did Kagome would be paired up with Sesshoumaru! LOL!

Summary: InuTaisho Nakamura owns one of the largest and most luxurious hotel chains around the world. His eldest son Sesshoumaru Nakamura is following in his father's footsteps to becoming a great businessman. He's smart, cunning, arrogant, ruthless and cold to everybody. His work is his life. Women to him are the lowest creatures to walk the earth and he swore never to trust a female again. Although InuTaisho is proud of his son, he worries and thinks that he's working way too much and decides he needs a distraction. And the distraction comes in the form of girl named Kagome that has secrets that she is unwilling to share with anyone. Will she be able
to break through the barrier that Sesshoumaru has around him or will she be just another stone in his way?

A big Special Thanks to my beta Kari Konoko, for checking out this chapter.

A big thanks to all of the reviewers!

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Chapter 3 Frostbite.

Dark auburn eyes looked out of the window of the plane. Kikyo sighed. She couldn't believe that she was once again here. It had been almost a year since she left. She unconsciously rubbed her left ring finger where an engagement ring used to be. Her eyes saddened even more. She had once believed in happy endings. She had dreamed of being wed to the perfect man. A man that would love her forever, they would have a family and grow old together.

She did get marry. And she had been in love and for a while it seemed that she would get her happily ever after. Yet she should have known that this was all a childish dream. Things quickly changed, especially after she became pregnant.

They began arguing like cats and dogs. In his eyes she was never good enough. She lacked as wife and as woman. He was most of the time drunk or high on drugs. She couldn't even recall how many times he had cheated on her, or how many times he had hit her. Yet she forgave him for the sake of her child and for the fact that she still loved him.

She had even tried to help him with his addictions. Of course he refused her help. He wasn't only hurting himself; he was hurting her as well. She just couldn't stand and watch as he slowly killed himself. She loved him too much for that. She just couldn't bear it any longer. Taking her child, she left. Her lawyer had made the divorce quick for her. At first he didn't want to accept her leaving him, but she had evidence of his cheatings and his beatings, therefore it was easy for her to get the divorce. She sighed as she rested her forehead on the glass. She wished to start new, that's why she decided to move back to her homeland. She had friends, family here and that's what she needed here. A tug at her shirt made her look down at the six year old looking at her.

"Are we there yet, mama?" the child asked, innocently, his forest green eyes looking at her.

She couldn't help the ache that settled in her heart. She had his father's eyes. Even though he looked mostly like her, with straight raven hair that reached her shoulder and pale skin, her eyes definitely belonged to her father. She closed her eyes as the ache in her heart increased. Could she ever really forget him? Another tug on her shirt, made her look down at her daughter.

"Are we gonna see, auntie Sango?" the child asked with big large eyes, making her mother smile.

"Of course we will, silly. Your auntie Sango will be glad to see you." She whispered, enjoying the happy expression that spread on the little girl's face.

That seemed to be enough for the little girl as she busied herself with something else. Kikyo looked lovingly at her child one last time, before returning her gaze to the window. Little Yume was everything to her. There had been a lot of times, when she just wanted to give up, but her child had been what kept her going. She smiled, as long as her child was happy, she would be happy. She didn't know what this city held for her and her child, but she had a feeling that for once after all these years, luck was shining on them.

Familiar laughter greeted Bankutso as he opened the door to the apartment. He instantly felt the weight lift off his shoulders. Closing the door behind him, he made his way towards the kitchen. He smiled at the sight before him.

Jakutso was covered in flour from head to toe. His normally dark chocolate brown hair was completely white. In fact his clothes were also white; he looked like a ghost to be precise.

His gaze shifted to the other occupant of the room. Kioko was in a somewhat better shape. Her face had a few smutches of flour. She had a grin on her face, while she pointed a spatula at a glaring Jakutso.

"Stay away, I warn you!" She said trying to be serious, but failing miserably as she grinned.

"You tell me to stay away, when you were the one to drop the bag of flour on my head!" Jak screeched, making both Ban and Kioko wince.

The guy sure had a pair of lungs that was for sure. He would be perfect for those horror movies where the actor had to scream his head off, Bankutso thought randomly.

"Hey, it's not my fault you decided to squat down and pet Zeus in the middle of the kitchen." She defended herself as she put her hands on her hips.

Zeus, who was a large male Great Pyrenees, stood faithfully next to his mistress, looking bored at Jak who was screaming his head off. His silvery blue eyes watched Jak with complete boredom.

"You could have looked where you were going!" Jak yelled back; he felt his right eye twitch as he watched Kioko smirk.

"Look at the bright side at least, you and Zeus match now." The youngest Nakamura said smirking.

That was the last straw as Jak launched at her. Zeus calmly stood up and walked away as Jak tackled Kioko. The girl let out a shriek as both of them tumbled to the floor, getting themselves covered in even more flour. The floor was completely covered in the stuff.

The two of them wrestled on the floor. Both were trying to pin the other one down. Bankutso shook his head, holding in his chuckle. Zeus who had noticed him, walked towards him and let him pet him. Deciding that enough is enough, Ban cleared his throat, causing the two 'troublemakers' to freeze.

"You know Kaede will kill both of you when she sees her beautiful kitched all messed up like this."

He found two pairs of eyes on him. Both were looking shocked at being caught at such a compromising position. Well, it certainly didn't look that good with Kioko straddling Jak. That wasn't all though, one of Jak's hands was on Kioko's ass to be exact. Ban raised an eyebrow at this. They were lucky that it was him who found them in such a position. He was sure that if it were Sesshoumaru or Inuyasha, Jakutso would be probably dead by now.

"Ban…Bankutso." Kioko stuttered.

Jakutso used this opportunity to push Kioko off him. Kioko let out a painful sound as she landed painfully on her rear. Jakutso quickly jumped to her feet and dusted himself off, even though it didn't really help. Kioko stood up still rubbing her sore rear, while glaring heatedly at Jak. She then turned her face towards Ban and glared heatedly at him. Ban couldn't help, but chuckle, she looked really funny. Her hair was now in disarray, while half of her face was covered in flour, making her eyes stand out.

"So you decided to have a food fight." Ban said walking towards them.

Kioko narrowed her eyes as she crossed her arms over her chest and raised her chin defiantly in the air.

"For your information, we were trying to make you guys breakfast. But apparently you already had breakfast, seeing that by the looks of it, you just arrived home now." She said huffing and looking away.

"Nothing escapes you does it." Ban shot back; he smirked as Kioko huffed.

"However I'm glad that I did arrive the moment that I did, seeing in what position I found the two of you. Is Jakutso by any way on the menu? Maybe Jak pancakes?"

"Oh Shut up!" Jak yelled, blushing.

"You're such a perverted prick." Kioko snapped back, her temper flaring.

"Tsk, tsk, language little girl, you don't want mommy to be angry with you, do you?" Ban taunted.

"You insufferable oaf!" Kioko growled, fisting her hands at her side. Inuyasha chose that moment to walk in.

"Holy shit, what happened here? Did you get attack by the bag of flour?" His only response was an apple connecting with his forehead, compliments of Kioko.

"What the fuck was that for!" Inuyasha yelled rubbing his forehead, but quickly quieted down as he watched Kioko grab another apple from the counter. Bankutso shook his head, but had to quickly duck as an apple came sailing his way.

"Hey, what did I do?" He asked putting his hands up in front of him.

"That was for being you." Kioko said sticking out her tongue at him.

"Okay, calm down people." Jakutso said stepping in, as he noticed the look between Ban and Kioko.

This could definitely get ugly. Inuyasha agreed with Jak as he also stepped in and tried to calm his sister, all the while shooting daggers at Ban.

"Did you guys manage to make any breakfast at all?" Inuyasha asked looking at the war-like kitchen.

Jak pointed to the plate behind them on the counter. Ban almost chocked at he watched the so-called pancakes. They were badly burned and he could have sworn he saw them move.

"Kaede went grocery shopping, so she wanted to make breakfast for you guys." Jak said pointing to Kioko, who was looking embarrassedly at the floor.

Inuyasha and Bankutso couldn't help, but smile. His sister wasn't the best of cooks, but in this case it was the thought that matter. Inuyasha walked towards his little sister and ruffled her head affectionately, making her growl as she swatted his hand away.

"Feh, Ban what do you say we teach these brats how to make some edible pancakes?" Inuyasha said looking at the dark haired man, who nodded his head.

"I guess, but we should clean this kitchen first. Kaede will have our head if she comes home and find her kitchen in this state." Ban said grimacing as he imagined their old cook running behind them with a kitchen knife. Kaede hated when her kitchen was filthy or in disarray. The woman might be old, but she still had more then enough strength in her to scold them.

"Feh, the old hag will probably have a heart attack."

Looking at the kitchen though made Inuyasha almost fall down. Everything had flour and pancake mix on it, the floors, the counters, the kitchen cabinet. His eyes widened like saucers, even the ceiling. Seriously note to self, keep little sister and friend out of the kitchen or better yet keep sister way from flour. He sighed as he slumped forward.

"We better get started if we want to finish before Kaede gets home." He muttered.

Ban let his eyes wander to Kioko, who stuck her tongue out at him. He chuckled as he shook his head. It was strange how she could make him smile that easily. He was grateful to her for brightening his day and making him forget about his troubles, even if she didn't know it. He smiled as he watched her tackle Inuyasha. Such a strange girl with such a strange effect on him, he thought as he returned to work. He never noticed as she looked back at him with soft eyes.

"Kagome." The raven haired beauty looked up as her art teacher walked towards her.

Jinengi Himura was one of the best and most renowned artists in the whole world. His paintings would sell for thousands of dollars. Yet his paintings were worth it. Every one of his paintings was special. It painting managed to convey one of more than one specific emotion.

To have this man as a teacher felt like an honor to Kagome. Of course she wondered why a wealthy and well-known artist like him would decide to become a teacher. She had even asked her art teacher and he had only smiled at her, before answering her.

He told her that he found teaching exhilarating and there was no greater gift than to be able to pass his teachings to other and not to mention it was exciting to discover new talents, one of them being her. He was the first to tell her that she talent and that she was worth something in a long time, not since her mother died. She recalled breaking down after that, crying like a little child as he comforted her.

She confessed to him how much she missed her mother and that her life at home was a living hell, of course she didn't tell him about the beatings or of her powers, but it still felt good to get some of it off her chest. He had listened quietly to her and even offered her some consoling words. She had felt embarrassed afterwards, but he only told her that she was human and that it was after that conversation that they became friends.

"This is quite an extraordinary painting." Jinengi said turning to look at Kagome with a gentle smile on his lips.

Jinengi is in his late thirties, still fairly young. He isn't the handsomest of men, but he isn't unattractive either. He's average looking for the most part. He is tall about seven feet, with a broad and large frame. The first time Kagome saw him, she thought he was some kind of wrestler or something.

He has long straight raven-black hair that reaches his shoulders when down, but which he usually holds in a ponytail on top of his head. His skin is darkly tanned. His features are simple, nothing too spectacular, but friendly nonetheless, but what are far from simple are his eyes, which are a brilliant shade of baby blue. His eyes are big and easy-to-read; they show everything that he is thinking.

Kagome could still recall how many girls in her class swooned when Jinengi turned to look at them with those beautiful eyes. He wore thin black framed glasses that made him look even more sophisticating. All in Jinengi is quite a handsome man in his own way, but he gets extra points for his personality. He might look intimidating with his large frame, but in reality he's a gentle giant with a heart of gold, who's very shy, soft-spoken and who is willing to help his students all the time, making him one of the most favorite teachers on the campus.

"It's not that great." Kagome said sheepishly not accustomed to getting compliments, making his teacher chuckle.

"Kagome, you're too modest sometimes." He said giving her a heart warming smile that made her blush.

The bell rang signaling the end of the class. Most students quickly packed their things and exited the room, but not before wishing their teacher a good day. Kagome slowly picked up her things as Jinengi stood next to her, watching as the last of the students left.

"Kagome." The raven-haired young woman looked up as her teacher called out her name.

"You remember my good friend I told you about, the one that usually buys most of my paintings?"

Kagome nodded her head, remembering Jinengi mentioning some wealthy friend of his that had bought most of his paintings. The name escaped her at the moment though.

"Well, I've told him about you and he would like to see your paintings, even buy one of more of them if he likes them."

Kagome gaped at him, not knowing what to say. This was really huge. However she didn't know if she should accept it. It wasn't like her paintings were able to compete with Jinengi's. If this person loved her teacher's work, hers would probably be too plain or too inferior to his taste. And there was the part that she thought that she was imposing. Jinengi did a lot for her.

He sometimes even lent her some money to pay her tuition, seeing that what she earned with her job wasn't that much. And most of her money she was saving it to get a place of their own. He had even offered her and Souta a place to stay, which she of course denied. She felt that by doing this for her, it was just too much. She could never pay him back.

"I can't accept such an offer. I don't want to sound ungrateful, but you've already done so much for me. And besides my art is not that great and I'm sure that your friend will think so to." Kagome said truthfully as she looked at her feet.

"Kagome, I want to do this for you. Tell me don't you want to finally to be able to afford a place of your own? Don't do this for you, do this for your little brother. Don't you want him to live somewhere he's happy?" Jinengi asked pushing his glasses on his nose as he looked at Kagome. Kagome bit her lip. He was right. She did want to get Souta out of there.

"I promise you that with just selling one painting, it will be more than enough for your own place. And besides you shouldn't doubt yourself young lady. You have talent and you should believe in yourself. My friend has good taste and I can assure you that he will love your paintings." Jinengi said smiling encouragingly at Kagome, who couldn't help, but smile back.

"Very well." She said softly as she blushed once again.

"Great, here's the address. Meet me there tomorrow afternoon after classes. Dress casually, but still a bit formal, not much. Don't worry about your paintings; I will personally select the best of the bunch, something that will be hard to do, seeing that all of them are unique. I will bring them there for you. Just make sure to be there at time and presentable." Jinengi said smiling; Kagome couldn't help but smile, he looked really excited and it got her excited as well.

"I think I will go call him now, to inform him. So remember don't be late."

"Yeah, I know. I guess I will see you tomorrow then." Kagome said picking up her yellow backpack.

"Yes. Have a nice day, Kagome." Jinengi answered as Kagome waved at him, before exiting the door.

"I guess things are looking up." Kagome said smiling as she made her way out of the campus.

Maybe this would be the opportunity she had been looking for. She just couldn't wait for tomorrow.

"Eep!" Kagome yelled as she ran along the sidewalk, she was late.

How could she be late, the one time that being late wasn't an option? She apologized to a man as she almost ran him over. She quickly maneuvered her way through the sea of people. Her long hair billowed behind her as she ran. She smiled as she noticed that the light to cross the street was green.

Without looking she crossed the street, not noticing the car that was heading her way. The loud honking of a car caught her attention. Looking at her left she froze like deer caught in the headlights. Fortunately for her the silver Porsche came to a screeching halt in front of her.

She stood frozen, unable to move or utter a word. She could feel her heart still hammering in her chest. She had almost been made road-kill she kept repeating in her mind. She let out the breath that she didn't know that she was holding as she tried to compose herself. She was mentally thanking every deity up there and she made a mental note to pray a lot more. However a silky and cold voice interrupted her musings.

"Are you going to stand there like an idiot all day or are you planning to move?"

Kagome looked up only to be met with golden eyes that could have frozen hell themselves. She almost took a step back, but braced herself as his words registered in her still somewhat confused and numb mind.

"Well, sorry buddy, but for your information the light was red. Just for your information that means you have to stop!" she snapped her temper flaring.

"Watch your tongue wench." the unknown man shot back, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

"Oh bite me, frostbite. You should be the one apologizing you ass!" she yelled, placing her hands on her waist and glaring at the unknown man.

She watched almost satisfied as his eyes narrowed even more after he heard his new nickname. It was then that she let her eyes wander over him. He was leaning out of the window of his car as he glared at her. His long silver hair swayed gently with the wind. He was stunning to say the least, with his sharp features. The black suit that he wore only added to his beauty as it accentuated his pale skin, hair and golden eyes.

She mentally hit herself. It was just like her that the hottest guy that she had ever met turned out to be a real asshole.

Sesshoumaru had almost frozen in place when she had raised her face to look at him. She had the most unusual and bright sapphire blue eyes that he had ever seen. However he quickly brushed his thoughts aside as he watched her. He wanted nothing more than to wring her little neck. He was already late as it was and thanks to her, he would be even later now. The dumb wench didn't even know how to cross a street. She had been a lucky, if he had reacted any slower and she would be probably lying under his car at the moment, although the thought didn't really bother him at the moment, seeing how disrespectful she was.

"Wench!" Sesshoumaru growled having about enough.

However the woman just ignored him as she looked at her watch. She let out a startled yell as her blue eyes widened in shock. She muttered some things that he didn't quite catch as she turned to run away. However she stopped in her tracks and turned to look back at him.

"If I said it was nice meeting you frostbite, I would be lying. So next time do everyone a favor and drive like someone sane. Even though I think that would be too much to ask from you. And you might want to pull that stick out of your ass." She gave him the one finger salute, before hurrying and crossing the street.

He just stood there staring at her retreating form not sure of what really happened. The cars were honking behind him, but he didn't care. His hands tightened around the steering wheel as it finally registered, the woman had not only mocked him she had dared to insult him and the bitch left with the last word, not even giving him a chance to say something back.A growl ripped from his lips as he floored the gas pedal and the car swerved on the street.

Stupid bitch, he thought darkly as he made his way to Luna Corp.

Kagome let out a relieved sigh. After what seemed like an eternity, she finally made it. She mentally cursed frostbite for having almost ran her over and therefore caused her to be even later. Yet the more she thought about it, the more she had thought she had overreacted, especially with giving him the one finger salute. Yet she had to admit that he did deserve it, she thought giggling. His face had been absolutely priceless. Seriously the guy needed some manners and yet for some reason she would like to see him again, there was something aboyt him. Deciding not to think about him anymore, she too the time to brush the imaginary wrinkles of her clothes, she wanted to look good after all.

She was nervous as she stood in front of the large building. Jinenji did mention that his friend was rich; he didn't mention that his friend was super rich. She looked at the crescent moon logo on the entrance of the building, which read Luna Corp. in big bold silver letters. The whole building was made of dark colored glass and had to be about eighty stories high or even more. Her grip tightened on her little black purse as she finally stepped into the building.

If she though that the outside was grand, the inside almost knocked her off her feet. Being an aspiring artist/ designer, she had a knack for style and she had to admit that whoever decorated the place had taste. She couldn't describe it. The colors blended perfectly with one another and what little furniture was used, was just perfect.

"Kagome!" she whirled around to see Jinengi walking towards her.

She smiled as she noticed some of the women in the building looking almost hungrily at the man. She grinned as he finally stopped in front of her. He wore a white gray long sleeved button-up shirt with a pair of black pants and black shoes. A dark blue tie complemented his look. She giggled, it was the first time, she saw him this dressed up.

"I must admit that you're looking quite handsome Mr. himura and I think those ladies over there think so too." She motioned to a group of women who were staring at Jinengi.

"Stop it, Kagome." Jinengi said blushing, making Kagome giggle.

"We should get going." He said offering Kagome his arm, which she gracefully took as they made their way towards the elevators.

With a ding the elevator door opened and they stepped in. Jinengi almost gulped as he watched the young woman next to him, smirk. Kagome finally decided to break the silent.

"I think if you would dress up more like this at school, you would have the whole female population at campus after you." Kagome said wiggling her eyebrows. She burst out in laughter as she watched Jinengi's face lit up.

"Kagome!" Jinengi exclaimed, making Kagome giggle uncontrollably as the elevator door closed.

"Why must I be here father?" Sesshoumaru bit out as he glared at his father as they walked to the conference room.

Inutaisho looked curiously at his son. Sesshoumaru seemed in an even darker mood than usual. The proof of that was Inuyasha who was now sporting a rather large bump on his head courtesy of Sesshoumaru.

"Jinengi is coming over and he's brought some paintings with him. He's also bringing his best students. You know very well my boy that the hotels could use some more paintings and I'm sure your mother would appreciate a present as well." Inutaisho said excited.

"I still don't see why I should be here? I have better things to do, than to stare at some ridiculous paintings." Sesshoumaru answered icily.

"Come on my boy, you're my right hand. And I know that you have great taste when it comes to such things. Can't you do your old man a favor?" Inutaisho asked trying to pout, making Sesshoumaru's right eye twitch.

"Very well. However why are they here?" Sesshoumaru said motioning to Inuyasha and Kioko who were trailing behind them.

"Kioko wants to say hi to Jinengi, he's her godfather after all. And it's been a while since she saw him. And Inuyasha is probably just looking for a way out a work." Inutaisho said calmly.

"Hey!" Inuyasha protested, but shot up as Sesshoumaru sent him a glare.

Inuyasha let out a relieved sigh as Sesshoumaru turned to look in front of him. It wasn't wise to provoke Sesshoumaru even more when he was in his 'moods'. For Inuyasha it only meant bodily harm. He rubbed the bump on his head.

"Cheer up my boy, maybe you can find something that you like." Inutaisho said wiggling his eyebrows, making his son wonder if his father had eaten a whole box of donuts again.

It was a fact that Inutaisho and sugar didn't mix, it did made him kind of hyper. The last time he ate a whole box of donuts he ended up terrorizing poor Jaken the whole day. Jaken was Sesshoumaru trusty assistant. The old man was never the same again.

Inutaisho watched his son closely. Jinengi did tell him that his best student was a female and from what Jinengi had told him, she was quite a young woman, timid, shy, smart , modest, beautiful, but when provoked she had quite a temper. He just couldn't wait to meet the young woman and he just had a hunch that this young woman would leave quite an impression on his son. Besides he could use the entertainment, especially after Jaken refused to come near him. He sighed.

"We're here." Sesshoumaru announced, making Inutaisho look up.

However his eldest son was quickly pushed aside, by Kioko who threw the doors open and ran inside.

"Tell me again, how much did mother spent on etiquette lessons for that girl?" Sesshoumaru asked, looking blankly at his father.

"I would say way too much." Inutaisho answered grinning.

He could still remember the etiquette lessons that Kioko was made to attend when she was younger. Her teacher had been an old proper English lady that was renowned and recommended all over the city. Most of the daughters of the wealthy families had to take classes from her. So it was no wonder when Kioko's mother decided that the girl should attend such classes as well.

Putting it simply it disaster. At one time she put some fake flies in her teacher's soup. Another time she had purposely dropped the book that she was supposed to balance on her head on her teacher's feet. The teacher wasn't able to walk for a week. The last straw had been when she shaved her teacher's cat bald. To say that the old lady didn't want to see her after that, would have been an understatement. The woman had practically thrown Kioko outside when Inutaisho had come to pick her up. Inutaisho couldn't help, but chuckle as he recalled the way the old woman had slammed the door in his face. It was almost as if she was terrified of Kioko. He was brought of his musings by Kioko's high pitched scream.

"Uncle Jinengi!" Kioko yelled, launching herself at the tall man who hugged her while smiling.

However what caught all three of the male Nakamura's attention was the female standing next to Jinengi. She was beautiful. Long raven-black hair cascaded in silky waves along her back. The large glass window behind her, allowed the sunrays to shine on her, accentuating the dark blue streaks in her hair. She was simply dressed, not overly done or anything, but still quite nice.

The white sleeveless Chinese style stop, hugged her upper-body, showing off her generous curves. The white top was accentuated by lilac seams; lilac intricate flower patterns along her left shoulder gave the top an extra flare. She complimented her look with a simple pair of black pants that hugged her waist and then flared out. A pair of small blue earrings adorned her ears, a pair of white flats and a small white purse finished the outfit. She looked breathtaking. She was petite to say the least, a little taller than Kioko, probably 5.3 at least. Her body was very well proportioned with curves in all the right places.

One look at her face and you were captivated. She had a heart shaped face with high cheekbones, natural rosy cheeks, a small straight nose, a pair of full kissable lips and large sapphire blue eyes that were framed by long dark lashes that seemed to shine with inner-life. And she seemed to emanate an innocence that not many possessed.

Sesshoumaru's eyes widened as she raised sapphire blue eyes to look at him, recognition flashing in those blue pools. He watched almost mesmerized as her lips twitched in a smirk.

"Hello, frostbite." She muttered, as her eyes shone mischievously at him.

TBC…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………