Sesshomaru and Kagome: An Elevator Ride
"Come on, Sesshomaru. We came to dance, right?" Kagome insisted, tugging at Sesshomaru's arm like a child. "Plus, I'm bored."
"Kagome, just wait a sec. Let me get us a drink first," Sesshomaru insisted, taking Kagome's hand and leading her to the drink table. But this time Kagome planted her feet to the marble floor and insisted they did not.
"I have another drink and I'm going to have to go to the bathroom again. Come on, Sesshomaru," Kagome whined. Then she got an idea. "Or no kisses for a week."
Sesshomaru halted in his path. "None at all?" Sesshomaru asked, turning his head slowly towards Kagome.
"Not a single one. I can survive that, but, from what you told me this morning, you can't take a day without whining about no kisses," Kagome said, looking down at her hands as if she was innocent.
"And, if I was to dance with you now..." Sesshomaru trailed off, joining Kagome again.
"There will be no limit to the kisses," Kagome said with a smile, still playing with her fingers.
"Fine, let's go," Sesshomaru said, grabbing her hand and leading her on the dance floor. And as Sesshomaru feared, the entire floor was empty as he stepped onto it. Everyone wanted to see him dance, since he had never seen before. He looked around, but Kagome didn't for she could not see the stares upon her and Sesshomaru. Whispers were passed around even before they had started dancing, and those Kagome could hear. But she still wasn't worried; she was with Sesshomaru, dancing closely and sweetly, so she didn't care about the outside world.
"Sesshomaru," she whispered, for she knew it was almost silent. He relax slightly and she felt his gaze fall upon her, "relax. You're a little stressed."
"Don't you hear them?" Sesshomaru asked, and Kagome sighed. He was worried more about his ego than her.
"Focus on me, and us, and the world will disappear," she said with a smile as she laid her head on his chest, coming closer than before. A few gasps were passed around, but Kagome continued to ignore them.
Sesshomaru looked down at the woman in his arms. He had heard about the world disappearing when you danced with your love in so many stories, but would it work with him and Kagome?
Slowly, the whispers got quieter and all Sesshomaru saw was Kagome's black locks of hair piled up into a bun below him. She looked so beautiful. She was beautiful, with anything on.
"Kagome," Sesshomaru whispered, hoping only she would hear this, "I love you. You look so pretty tonight."
Inuyasha stood glaring in the crowd, watching his moronic brother dancing with what was rightfully his. With a huff of anger, he turned and walked out. He needed fresh air.
Kouga watched with anger glowing in his eyes. He wanted to dance with Kagome first! He wanted her to tell him he had such a marvellous body and how strong he held her before she could compare him to that dog. He hissed in anger and decided to leave as well. He just needed fresh air.
The two men met up and glared daggers at each other. "Why aren't you watching your stupid brother dance with Kagome?" Kouga spat.
"Why would I? He doesn't even know how to handle a woman," Inuyasha hissed.
"You disagree with this?" Kouga asked, his glare easing up. "I thought you'd be planning their marriage by now."
"I thought you'd be showering Kagome with bridal gifts by now as well," Inuyasha admitted, his glare also easing up. But realizing they were agreeing with one another, they returned their glare for a few more minutes.
"Wait, I have an idea," Kouga said, standing up straight up and pacing a short distance. "What should happen if Sesshomaru and Kagome were broken up?"
"Kagome would come to me and Sesshomaru would be horrible..." Inuyasha stated and then a smile played across his lips. "You think..."
"First off, Kagome still hates you for raping her, so she'd come to me, and second, yes, I think this might work. Now, here's the plan..." Kouga said and whispered the plan low. Inuyasha smiled and nodded. "But get this, Inuyasha," Kouga added before walking away, "this shall never happen again, and not a word must be told to anyone."
"Agreed, Kouga. I'm going to return to ruin some lives," Inuyasha beamed, heading the opposite way of Kouga. "I never saw you."
"Same here," Kouga said with a toothy smile. "Same here."
But, though neither would tell a soul, one pair of red eyes shone in a shadow of a bush. She heard the entire plan. How happy she was trained as a spy...
Sesshomaru broke away with a smile as the song melted into a fast one. Kagome smiled as well and followed Sesshomaru towards the snack table with glee. He had been so sweet, almost showering her with sweet words of love, it was almost unimaginable. Sesshomaru broke a roll in two and handed Kagome half of it. She smiled at him and took it, almost taking a bit of it. But Sesshomaru beat it to her mouth. She bit down and swallow as Sesshomaru took her hand and led it to his mouth and took a bite of her roll. She didn't see his smile, but he saw her confused expression. Bending low, he explained.
"I just thought I'd top off it by feeding my love. Hope that was all right," Sesshomaru told her. Kagome almost felt the smile from him.
"Yes, dear, it was fine. But now that I am blind, you need to warn me," Kagome told Sesshomaru, smiling as well. She got a creamy kiss on the cheek and the rest of his roll stuffed into her mouth. "Yeah, real nice," Kagome remarked, a mouthful of roll still inside her mouth. Sesshomaru chuckled as he leaned against the table. That night wasn't doing too bad. He actually was enjoying it.
"Uh, Sesshomaru, Kagome, may I have a dance?" Kouga asked, strolling up next to Kagome. Sesshomaru's smile turned into a frown as his eyes formed into slits.
"Now why would you want to dance with Sesshomaru?" Kagome joked with a laugh, but she got Kouga's point. "Yeah, sure, I'd love to."
"Kagome, I don't-" Sesshomaru started, but Kagome took Kouga's hand and followed him onto the dance floor, assuming Sesshomaru agreed with it. Boy, was she wrong. "I don't agree with it."
Kouga took Kagome's hand and twirled her around before starting to dance with her. But no one stopped to watch them except Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. Inuyasha smiled and scanned the area for Sesshomaru. Once finding him, he strolled up to the elder. Oh, this was going to be so sweet.
"So, Fluffly, what's going on? Where's Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, leaning on the table as well. He got no answer. "Has she gone to use the restroom or something? I mean, I just came by to ask for a dance, ya know? I'll just go wait for her outside the restroom."
"No, you will not," Sesshomaru finally said, "and if you properly used any of my father's genes and gifts, you could clearly see she is not in the restroom. Now, good-bye Inuyasha," Sesshomaru snapped before walking outside. He needed fresh air or he was going to burst. Inuyasha smiled. Everything was going according to plans.
"Kouga, I loved that dance. Thank you," Kagome said with a smile and turning her back to Kouga, trying to find some sign of Sesshomaru. "Uh, can you help me find Sesshomaru?"
"He doesn't seem to be in the building. How about just some time between us two, hum? You seem to have disappeared from me for a while. We need to catch up, hum?" Kouga said, taking Kagome's hand and leading her to the stairs to take her up to the balcony. She couldn't see the view, but at least it would give them some time alone.
"Hey, we're outside," Kagome commented, walking out of the stairwell. Kouga smiled and told her that they were. "So, here was where you wanted to talk?"
"Well, very few come up here, so I thought, why not?" Kouga said, leading Kagome to the railing and leaning next to her. "So, how have you been?"
"Oh, great, actually. The last couple of months have been great. I have a great job, you know?" Kagome said with a smile.
"And you and Sesshomaru are an item, for sure?" Kouga asked, gazing out on the view. Kagome nodded.
"Yeah. I mean, we've, well, I don't really understand entirely, but he's been courting me and I think I've been courting him," Kagome told Kouga.
"Oh, so he's explained that to you, hum?" Kouga asked. Kagome nodded. "Well, I ought to tell you I have been courting you for the last year or so."
"Courting me? How?" Kagome asked.
"Those flowers, the compliments, the sweet smiles," he told her, a smile playing across his face.
"But I thought that was just flirting," Kagome pointed out.
"Humans call it flirting, but we call it courting," Kouga told her.
"Wow, interesting," Kagome sighed. She smiled as her eyes closed as a breeze blew by her. "It's nice up here."
Kouga took a gulp before saying his next sentence. "I could make it nicer," he told her, his arm slowly sneaking around her waist and moving closer to her. She smiled, not getting his point.
"I don't think you could," Kagome laughed.
"May I at least try?" Kouga asked in a whisper and Kagome finally got his point. Her expression suddenly went serious.
"I'm in a relationship, Kouga. With Sesshomaru," Kagome told Kouga. "I can't."
"Have you not figured it out his entire family don't take relationships seriously. Inuyasha cheated on you, his father had two wives, at the same time, and I bet even his ancestors were even cheaters as well," Kouga told her. "But I'm a wolf demon, and we mate for life. We never two-time or go behind our lover's backs or give up. When we fall in love, it's final. And Kagome, I'm in love with you."
Kagome hung her head. Gosh, Kouga could be so sweet. She felt his hot breath on her shoulder as his arm got just slightly tighter on her waist.
Farther along the railing, Sesshomaru sighed, exhaling a deep breath. He was now having a bad time. He suddenly smelt a familiar scent and looked along the railing. He suddenly saw Kagome, in the arms of Kouga! He glared at the two, but what really made his blood boil was that Kagome was looking into that wolf's eyes like she was in love or something and they were planning on kissing soon. Kagome often looked away, and then at his chest, and then that male would lift her chin up so their eyes connected. An angry hiss escaped before nearly stomping over to the two. And as Kagome heard his footsteps, she broke away from Kouga. He only heard her last sentence before barging in. "I can't. I love him..."
"Hey, Kagome. How are you two liking the party?" Sesshomaru asked, his eyes thin lines.
"Oh, I'm enjoying it greatly," Kouga said with a perky smile.
"And you, Kagome?" Sesshomaru demanded.
"It's all right," Kagome said quietly.
"Well, we ought to be going, Kouga, so please leave us two to be alone, ok?" Sesshomaru almost growled.
"Oh, yeah, sure," Kouga said, smiling at Kagome before leaving them alone.
"Come on, Kagome. Let's go," Sesshomaru said coldly, grasping her hand and leading her downstairs. Kagome only barely caught that cold tone.
"You not enjoying the party?" Kagome asked. Sesshomaru didn't answer, so Kagome didn't pester anymore.
Kagome got the cold-shoulder most of the trip afterwards. He would always just grunt answers, or give just one word answers, or not respond at all, or just ignore her. She suspected something was wrong, but she couldn't find out what. And every time she asked, he'd just walk away. He was upset about something and Kagome couldn't find out what.
Inuyasha and Kouga, along with many more people, started joining the meetings at the conference room. Sesshomaru gave her an even colder shoulder every time they attended them. Kagome didn't understand, so when someone made some sort of gesture, she always leaned over so Kouga could whisper to her what they did.
Sesshomaru called Kagome's mother long-distance one day suddenly and thrust the phone to Kagome, telling her to explain her sight problem to her. Kagome was slightly confused, but did as she was told. She told her mother to tell Sango and Miroku as well and that she was returning soon. She said farewell and finally had enough of the cold shoulder from Sesshomaru. She burst finally, the call to her mother the last straw. Something was up, and she was going to find out what.
"Sesshomaru!" Kagome snapped, and all movement ceased. "Tell me what is going on!"
"I have no clue what you are talking about, Kagome," Sesshomaru said coldly. "Are you now finished with the phone? I need to use it."
"Sesshomaru, stop shutting me out. I need to know why you are being so, well, like this," Kagome snapped. "You're shutting me out. You are barely talking to me."
"Sir, yes. A plane for tomorrow to Nevada. Yep, as soon as possible. Yes, near there. Precisely, sir," Sesshomaru mumble and Kagome knew he was ignoring her. With a huff, Kagome gave up and walked out. Sesshomaru only watched before getting back to his conversation on their tickets for the next day.
Kagome slammed her door after she walked through. She was so angry at Sesshomaru. He barely talked to her, never touched her, and didn't even call her by any sweet name or her nickname once! What had caused him to change so much?
Kagome flopped on the couch, kicking her shoes off. She was home and her feet were killing. She'd worry about Sesshomaru later. Right now, she just needed some peace and quiet. She turned the television on and listened to some TV before making herself some simple food for supper. Perhaps later she would unwind at the nearest bar with Kouga and Inuyasha. Well, if they were there of course. And it was the cheapest bar in town, so she knew she wouldn't see Sesshomaru there. She finished off her supper, dressed into some tight jeans and a baby blue sweater before grabbing her jacket and walking out and down the street to the bar. All she needed was a nice relaxing night. And a beer.
Kagome laughed as Kouga told another joke about the meeting they had just returned from. Bankotsu had spilt water into Naraku's lap, and then there was this entire fiasco at the conference room. Kagome took another sip of her tequila, laughing at Kouga's mock of Naraku.
"Hey, Kagome," someone said calmly. Kagome swayed before looking in the direction of the voice. Sounded like Sesshomaru. No, Inuyasha. Well, she'd just ask them who it was.
"And you are?" Kagome asked, her words slightly slurred.
"It's Inuyasha. Looks like you've had enough," Inuyasha told Kagome, taking the beer from her hand. But she snapped. Well, tried to.
"No, I don't think I've had enough. I haven't forgotten Sesshomaru yet..." Kagome swayed, and Inuyasha balanced her. "Oh, perhaps..."
"You two have gotten into a fight?" Inuyasha asked, sitting next to Kagome.
"No, he just has been giving me the cold shoulder," Kagome blurted. "I mean, what the hell did I do?"
"Well, he must be mad at you for something," Inuyasha told her, passing the beer to the bartender. "Please, dump this. I'll take this young lady home."
"Why? Do you even know where I live? Oh, wait, you used to live there," Kagome swayed uneasily, a short giggle escaping her voice.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing here?" A cold, deep voice asked. Sounded angry.
"Oh, leave us to be," Inuyasha snapped.
"Are you two an item? Last time I check, Kagome was my girlfriend," the voice bellowed.
"Sesshomaru, I was hoping to run into you," Kagome said, twirling to the sound of the voice and stumbling off of the stool into Sesshomaru. "Well, not like this," she chuckled.
"Inuyasha, go home," Sesshomaru ordered. "I'll take her home."
"I think you've done enough damage," Inuyasha snapped. "The only reason why she's here is because of your cold behaviour."
"It's between us two. You have nothing to do with it," Sesshomaru snapped.
"Well, Sesshomaru, if it is, why do I not know why?" Kagome asked, swaying on the spot. "I'd like to know since it is between us."
"Kagome, not here," Sesshomaru whispered harshly. People were starting to stare.
"No, here. Tell me why you are giving me the damn cold shoulder! What have I done to receive it?" Kagome demanded loudly. Now everyone was staring. Kouga stumbled between the crowd to see better.
"Kagome, let's go," Sesshomaru said, taking her hand and starting to pull her out. But she pulled her arm loose and was caught by Inuyasha and stabilized. Sesshomaru glared outside, away from Kagome before turning to face her and finally breaking. "That's why!"
"Because I don't want to follow you everywhere?" Kagome asked, her eyes narrowing.
"No, him!" Sesshomaru snapped, pointing at Inuyasha. "You can't go two days without seeing him and not a single day without talking to him. Even after all he's done to you!"
Kagome giggled, turning into a chuckle and then a laugh. "You're jealous!"
"Not at all. I'm just worried about my girlfriend being sucked into one of his traps, once again!" Sesshomaru snapped.
"He plans no traps. He's just being a good friend," Kagome told Sesshomaru with a chuckle.
"And why do you want to be his? Even after he raped you!" Sesshomaru snapped. He was almost losing it.
Kagome was silent. "I really don't know why, Sesshomaru. But it doesn't mean you have to burst at me," Kagome whispered.
"You told me when you first met me that you still loved Inuyasha after all this. Do you still?" Sesshomaru demanded.
"Sesshomaru, I-" Kagome started but Sesshomaru shook his head, his silver locks flying all over the place.
"Answer the question!" Sesshomaru yelled.
"YES! I still love him. But I love you-" she was cut off again.
"You can't love two people. It's either me or him!" Sesshomaru demanded. "Choose!"
"I have to think about that one," Kagome mumbled.
"No. If you have to think about it, it means you have the same feelings for both of us. The same amount of love and care. And I do not want to be compared to my younger brother. Kagome, we're over. Do not ever come back!" Sesshomaru yelled and swung the bar door open with incredible force. Kagome stood in the middle of the crowd, shocked. They were over.
"Wait!" Kagome yelled, running forward. "What about my job?"
"You can keep it. But you are now just another co-worker. You are just my secretary," Sesshomaru yelled across from the road before he sped away in his car. Kagome stood outside, tears streaming down her face as she heard the tires screech away as he turned a corner. She had ruined everything. She had just ruined another relationship of hers.
Inuyasha walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Let me walk you home," he told her, leading her down the street to her house. Tears continued to stream down her face. "Hey, don't worry about Sesshomaru. He's always been an ass. Just calm down. You still have your friends. You still have me."
Kagome nodded between two sobs just before breaking down at her door. "Inuyasha, will you stay the night? I don't think I'll be able to sleep and I don't wish to be alone."
Inuyasha said he would and led her inside her house with complete understanding for her. But he felt compassion for she was also blind in a time like this. He slept on the couch while Kagome tried to sleep in her bed. But Sesshomaru's angry words rang through her head, and she didn't get a wink of sleep.
Disclaimer: I tell you all, before you give me all the reviews about asking if this is the end, it is NOT. There is more to come, I promise. Hope this doesn't get too many flames... Oh, I know it's kind of upsetting... Might I add, in my defense, I was HIGHLY hyper when I wrote this (too many Pepsis, I guess...). I hope you can forgive me. And, once more, THIS IS NOT THE END!
Ok, ok... I'm adding this like a week later, but, I know you all like suspense, and I really ain't lying about this, but it will be a long time before the next chapter is up... Look, my computer is completely busted! Like, it won't even start up! I don't mean you upset you, and I'll probably get even MORE flames about this, and I know it's at the end of a cliffie, sort of... I am so terribly sorry. As soon as the computer's up, the next chapter will be. No approximate date, but keep posted. I'l lsort of let you know by an update, I guess... By the way, in case you're wondering how I'm typing this, it's from a computer from the library.
Listen, I am truly sorry and I don't mean to upset you. Eri, I'll let you know through MSN when I'm back on... So, to you personally, I will absolutely not be on for a while... Bye all, for a while, at least.
P.S. If I can get a computer at the library next time, perhaps the next chapter will be up sooner than expected!
Sincerly, Sesshomaru-Rocks.