AN: Well here is the next chapter. I wanted to get to the actual date here... but well, it just was biting at me to post it here! So here it is a bit later than I wanted but well here it is lol hope you like it.

Chapter 4: ride

Kagome was startled at the sight of the car, Sesshoumaru could see that. "Please, after you Kagome," he said. Taking one last look at Sesshoumaru, she slowly slid into the car.

Now on their way to the restaurant Kagome was nervous, but the only way she was showing it was slightly tracing the outline of the crescent moon on her purse with her fingertip. Sesshoumaru noticed her actions and gave a mental laugh, but knew he needed to comfort her. He took her hand that was tracing the clap of the purse and held it giving it a light squeeze to get her full attention. "Please Kagome," he said, "can you tell me why you are so nervous?"

Kagome, who as already looking him in the eyes when he moved to hold her hand, blushed slightly at being found out. "Is it that obvious," she asked.

"To someone else, maybe not but I'm good at reading body language," he said with a small smile, that could have been a smirk. The smile made Kagome's heart skip a beat, and for some reason she couldn't quite understand she confided in him.

"I'm, well," she paused thinking of how to really say it but then just decided to come out with it, "I've never been on a date before and this is over the top of anything I've ever seen or expected," she sighed feeling guilty about saying all this about his kindness an not once has she said thank you.

Sesshoumaru was slightly shocked he hadn't thought about a beautiful woman like Kagome never having been on a date before. But then another thought came to him just as his beast said You lucky dog you, you have no competition for affection... yet.

No but I know that she has or will have feeling for my half brother.

If she did have true feeling for the half breed now, would she really have gone on this date with you?

Seems I may have come to her at the right moment. Early enough to place myself in the running. But my question is, am I early enough to get a good footing in before our first meeting in the past in fathers tomb when I tried to kill her for taking out fathers fang when I could not.

We were quite foolish not to see the power this miko, no this woman could hold then. Sesshoumaru felt his beast mentally slap him on the head. But we will not let that happen again. You must get her talking about that whelp InuYasha and find out how close you are to meeting her. If you have a chance to get a good footing in now we take it and maybe she will change thing herself. If not there is always the necklace reserved for the Lady of the West and you know that even your past self would never attack the one who wears it.

This may be the best idea you have ever come up with. I will summon that necklace for her before the night is over, just in case she goes back through that well before I see her again.

With that his beast gave a low growl telling him that he agreed and was silent again. Through his talk with his beast he never took his eyes off Kagome. Now thinking that he was probably quiet long enough he spoke the truth, well partially, "I never gave any thought about this being your first date Kagome, I'm sorry if it's a bit much but when I have my eyes set on something as lovely as you I tend to go a bit off the deep end to try and get what I want."

Kagome was now completely confused, "But we've never meet, how can you say such things."

Contemplating what to say to not give himself away just yet Sesshoumaru thought "I keep my eyes and ears open at all times and I've heard of you, a beauty unrivaled, with intelligence and loyalty to those you call friend." He smiled inwardly at his reply.

"I would hardly call myself a beauty," Kagome blushed harder and turned to look out the window, "and as for the rest well I'm not all that smart my friends here seem to think I could do a lot better."

Sesshoumaru scoffed, "your to modest for your own good, you sit here with poise and grace, and I'm sure that you would drop what you were doing at the drop of a hat for your friends."

Kagome didn't know what to say to this, she never heard someone besides her mother tell her all the encouraging things Sesshoumaru was saying. "Sesshoumaru," she started to say but was interrupted when she felt the car stop and she looked back out the window to see that they were finally at the restaurant.

Sesshoumaru was glad that they had arrived to that he could stop the woman's train of thoughts, he would have to work on her self esteem. Before he could say anything about it the driver had opened the door and he moved to get out and placed his hand down for her to use. She looked up at him nervously, but took his offered hand with a small smile. When she was fully out of the car he readjusted his arm and smiled to himself when she took it to walk inside, even if it was in a depressed state, she was still willing to go with him.

Upon entering the restaurant Kagome couldn't help but let her jaw drop open a little bit. To think this is just the foyer. There was silver chandelier hanging over head. It had what appeared to be diamonds, although she wasn't entirely sure, covering every part of it so that the light the shone reflected off and the walls and floor around the foyer were covered with flecks of light. It was a truly magnificent sight in and of itself. Now to add to that was the marbled black, white, and silver tile floor. The dark cherry wood desk that the host was waiting for them behind. The walls were done to about waist height with with a matching dark cherry wood with a silver painted wood border and the the rest of the wall was done in a midnight blue with pink sakura peddles falling in non existent breeze and specks of silver that almost looked like rain. Also there quite a bit of seating for the long waits that were bound to happen. The long plush midnight blue couches were placed along the walls and there were about ten people waiting to be seated.

The host looked up as he heard the new people come in. He expected it to be more people without reservations, but he saw the white hair of Sesshoumaru and knew what was to come. When they reached his desk he smiled to them, "Good evening Sesshoumaru-sama," he bowed then continued, "Table for two in the usual area?"

Sesshoumaru looked at the man behind the desk. He knew that this guy was only nice to him because of A his money and B if he wasn't he would be fired. Sad part was that to these people money was more important than the job was. He didn't like such greedy people. "Yes, my usual table for two," he said not caring what the guy did at this point.

The host sent a electronic signal for the waitress that would be helping Sesshoumaru out on his private terrace, then he gestured both of them to follow him through the doors that lead to the restaurant.