OH MY GOD YOU GUYS KICK ASS! I GOT 27 REVIEWS MORE THAN I ASKED FOR AND THEY KEEP COMING!
SORRY FOR THE LATE CHAPTER I SWEAR IT IS NOT ALL MY FAULT THE INTERNET CUT OFF. I WAS GETTING READY TO PUT IT UP AND EVERYTHING.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!
I'M HAVING A BLAST IN NEW YORK CITY. HOPE UR HOLIDAYS ARE THE SHIZZ.
Now some of you asked me some very interesting questions so I'm answering the here as well as in my review reply:
CrisscrossAnime: Special summoned it. Or whatever it's called I can't recall it at the moment. That's what it is though. it doesn't matter if you ahve one or any at all as long as you have a card like cyberstein. also, i am going by the game rules for the duel and the manga/anime for everything else....sort of.
TO ALL THOSE ASKING ABOUT THE PAIRING: I'm NOT TELLING YET! It will be in a poll later on like around chapter five.
To the math nerds: I am really sorry about the goof! I was rushing... it was supposed to be +. I'M SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!!! I'M SO SORRY!!!!!
TO ALL THE PEOLE WHO ADDED ME TO THERE FAVORITES BUT DIDN'T REIVEW: REVIEW!!! YOUR REVIEWS KEEP ME GOING!!! DONT MAKE ME FIND YOU!
TO all the people who are asking me about why tea is (basically acting like a bitch) mean or snotty: I don't like the friendship bitch. She needs to die…but! That is not the case, I need a female antagonist but it won't be her in this case. She won't be a major bitch the entire fic I promise.
FOR THE PEROSN/S who thinks Kagome was too strong of a duelist: she's not, Tea is just extremely easy to beat in the video game so I put that in there. I beat her with that very same combo so…yeah…
ANYWAY THANKS YOU GUYS FOR THE AWESOME APPRAISALS!! AND NO FLAMES! I SHOULDN'T SAY STUFF LIKE THIS BECAUSE THEN I END UP GETTING ONE. SO ANYWAY…HERE'S CHAPTER TWO.
WARNING!!! Kagome WILL CURSE SHE WILL Say the word...DAMN at least once or twice. that is all.
Chp.2: When is this going to END!?
Kagome woke up with a smile on her face. Today was going to be a great day. Kagome stretched and clambered out of bed. Throwing on a robe and her slippers, Kagome dragged herself out of her room, down the stairs and into the kitchen to get something to eat.
"Good morning sis!" Souta's cheerful voice filled her ears and Kagome turned and smiled at her brother. "Good morning Souta. What do you want to do today?"
It was Saturday and Kagome didn't really feel like dueling today but she had no choice. Souta shrugged and continued o eat his breakfast. Usually, Kagome made breakfast instead of a maid but today, Souta decided to cook.
He started to learn how to cook from Kagome within a month of their mother's death. One day, their mom smiled at them while they were busy arguing and told them she was going to the store and would be back in 30 minutes. However, they were too busy to even notice nor did they even here what she said. No matter how mad they would get at each other or disappointed, they never let someone walk out of the house with out telling them to be careful and that they loved them.
It was hard with Souta and Kagome though so they told each other to be careful but with their mom it was always, 'I love you and be careful'. This one particular time, they said nothing and 2 hours later, they get a phone call from a police officer telling them about the accident.
Kagome turned to see Souta looking down into his cereal with a doleful look. Kagome sighed and started making her coffee. "Souta, I know we didn't tell mom to be careful but that doesn't mean that we caused her death." Souta turned towards her, Tears hanging in his eyes. "Do you think things would be different if we told her we loved her and to be careful?"
Kagome walked over to him and ruffled his hair. "Souta, you and I both know that fate has a very sick sense of humor. I mean, look at my life! I was in a love pentagon with a sweet stalker, a wolf prince who couldn't take a hint, a dumb hanyou that wanted to have his cake and eat it too and a dead clay pot running around doing god knows what with half of my soul. And what does Kagome get? Heartbreak; that's all I get. I am Kami's favorite plaything and it sucks. The Shikon is gone, the well is sealed and I never got to say goodbye to my friends. I come home, and Ji-chan is dead, two months later, a drunk driver strikes down our mother in broad daylight. I'm just a magnet for things like this."
Kagome stopped ruffling his hair and Souta laughed. "She'd want us to be happy and move on. She wouldn't want us to be all dejected and emo-like. Now get dressed we have some dueling to do and I got to make sure no creep tries to pick on you." "Hey! I'm a teenager now!" "Your still my little brother so there." And Kagome walked out of the kitchen. Kagome began humming to herself and walked into her room when she noticed a manila envelope on her bed. "Another assignment; Goody!" opening the letter Kagome froze. "You have got to be kidding me?" "What sis?" Souta said walking into her room. "Hey Souta, it seems that I have to meet some guy named Seto Kaiba. Do you know who he is?"
The room fell silent as Souta stared at his sister with the most shocked expression on his face. "Sis you have got to joking! As long as we've been playing Duel Monsters…"
Kagome changed while Souta began to explain to prattle on about Seto Kaiba. Changing into a formal business suit, with Sesshomaru's company's logo on her cufflinks, slipped on some stockings, grabbed her purse and brief case, and fixed herself up, Kagome began the long tread down the stairs with Souta following close behind her. "AND he is the one who is throwing this tournament." Souta said wrapping up his sermon on Seto Kaiba.
"What a lovely speech that was. Now, if you don't mind, we have to go now so get your shoes on and let's go. I have to collect some papers for Sesshomaru and then we can hang around." Souta snorted. "I wouldn't want to hang around you in that suit." And he ran out.
Glancing at a mirror in the den Kagome gave herself a once over and frowned. "Hey! What's wrong with my suit?!" she yelled closing the door and ran after him.
ONE HOUR LATER
"I hate life, I hate Sesshomaru, I hate stupid men, I hate thieves, I hate arrogant assholes and I hate this day. I can't believe I thought today was going to be a good day." Kagome said from inside of Seto Kaiba's office waiting for him to finish signing some papers.
MINI FLASH BACK
15 minutes into their walk to Kaiba corp. Kagome and Souta ran into Yugi and his friends. Dropping Souta off with them was a bonus for her because she could have some time to herself before she met Seto Kaiba. "Wasn't he in my class…"Kagome muttered to herself before whipping out her IPod and completely relaxing. The sun was shinning and the birds were singing. She had 35 minutes before she had to meet Seto Kaiba so she decided to detour to the park.
It was a lovely little park and Kagome was completely and totally relaxed until somebody bumped into her and tore her purse from her arm. Alarmed, Kagome tried to grab the offending man but he took off in a mad sprint. Strapping her brief case around her shoulder, Kagome took of running after him in her five-inch heels. People turned and watched a masked purple cloaked goon run off with an angry business woman screaming for him to stop, hot on his heels in heels.
"Get back here!" Kagome pumped more energy and force into her legs and was able to grab the man's robe causing him to trip. "Give that back! It was gift from my brother." And she stomped on his hand causing him to cry out and drop the purse. Suddenly, he sprang up and pushed her away causing her foot to twist and break her heel. "Oh crap! Sesshomaru is going to kill me!" Kagome whimpered. Looking at her watch she saw that it she was now 10 minutes late for the meeting and she had no idea where the hell she was. She couldn't even see the Kaiba Corp. building anymore.
Kagome was livid now. Taking off her shoes, purse securely on her arm, Kagome started her trek back to Kaiba corps. Stopping a few people at a time, she finally made it back to recognizable territory. Sighing with relief, she entered the building; shoes still in hand, and walked over to an elevator only to be stopped by a security guard. "I'm sorry but we can not let groupies into the building. You must be personnel or have an appointment with Master Kaiba before seeing him." Kagome looked up at the guard with a bewildered look on her face. She didn't acknowledge the personnel comment at all…did he just call her a groupie.
Kagome smiled up at the towering man. "I am Kagome Higurashi, vice president to Taisho Inc. I have to collect some papers and then I will be on my way." She pushed the button to call the elevator but the man blocked her way into the elevator. The doors opened and Kagome smiled at the man and looked in the other direction. Following her eyes, the guard turned to see what she was looking at. Kagome kicked him in the family jewels and slid under him into the awaiting elevator just before the doors closed. Pushing the top button Kagome bobbed her head a little to the elevator music and relaxed a bit, trying to ease her nerves.
When the elevator got to the fifteenth floor, the elevator doors opened and two guards were standing there. "Alright Miss. We are going to have to ask you to come with us." Kagome sighed and pushed the door close button and the elevator continued up till it got to the 30th floor. Kagome walked out of the elevator to see a barrage of guards guarding one door. "He's in there isn't he?" Kagome put down her shoes and charged at the guards taking them out one by one.
When she was finished she picked up her shoes and opened the door to see a young man sitting behind a beautifully crafted mahogany desk with a little boy sitting on top of it. "Hey! You're from my class! You're the one Joey calls money bags right?" Kagome said walking up to the desk. Mokuba hopped off the desk and shook her hand. "I'm Mokuba! You must Sesshomaru-san's sister. My brother hasn't even glanced at the papers Sesshomaru-san left so sorry for wasting your time coming here."
Kagome dropped her shoes and looked at Kaiba, who indeed signed his name on one paper with a stack of other papers left to go, literally burst in to tears. Mokuba looked at Kagome with a warily look on his face. Was she psychologically stable? "What do you mean you didn't even look at the papers!? YOU HAD THEM FOR THREE MONTHS NOW AS I WAS INFORMED!" Kagome bellowed. "Either way you were late; by an hour and a half by the way. You and your brother should be thankful I signed one paper instead of throwing the whole thing away." Kaiba's cold indifferent voice drawled out.
Kagome wanted to kill that sniveling bastard. "I WAS MUGGED YOU JERK! I had to CHASE after the person who took my purse in FIVE INCH heels! Then guess what? Guess!" Kagome yelled. "What?" Mokuba asked timidly. "THE DANG THING BROKE!!! THIS STUPID SHOE!" Kagome yelled throwing it, missing Kaiba, and it crashed through the window. "Then I was lost in some god forsaken part of this town and had to ask STRANGERS for assistance. I GOT HERE only 10 MINUTES LATE and your stupid security guard called me a GROUPIE! I didn't even know who you were until my LITTLE brother gave me a 30 minute sermon on your awesome glory!" Kagome yelled with a sarcastic tone to her voice.
She took a deep breath and continued. "Oh so I kicked him in the family jewels and dove for the elevator. I got to the fifteenth floor and THERE WAS TWO MORE! So I just closed the elevator doors. I get up here and you nearly have an ARMY of guards blocking my way. SO I took them out and here I am telling you why I was late, how if I was an assassin you would be dead, I mean seriously, you guards are very weak, and why I might throw you out of the window for not signing those damn papers!!" Kagome yelled. She stooped her rant and started crying. Mokuba handed her a box of tissue and patted her on the back.
END MINI
Seto watched the fuming girl out of the corner of his eyes with slight annoyance. She was sitting there mumbling to herself and Mokuba was still trying to consol her. She took down a whole professional trained squad on her own, she ran after a thief in five inch heels, nearly cursed him out, and didn't even blink when he glared at her. Looking her over, his eyes rested on her toned now uncovered legs. They were long and slender and were a rich ivory tone. He couldn't shake of the flustered angry look Kagome had on when she was ranting. The raise and fall of her chest as she took deep breaths and…
Berating himself for such thoughts he signed to last paper with a sigh. He felt…pity for the girl (not really...-_-). She went through hell today so he decided, out of the kindness of his heart, and the possible danger for his company's image of going against Sesshomaru (and for treating his sister badly); he decided to sign the papers.
Kagome yawned and snuggled into the couch. She had called Sesshomaru and told him almost everything that happened and he sent a car for her immediately. Mokuba went over to his brother and collected all the papers. "Thank you Mokuba. You should come over to my house someday! Maybe Souta would be grateful for the company." She said ruffling his hair. "Souta invited me over next weekend. He's in my class." Kagome smiled. "Good, just let me know what you like to eat in advanced. In fact, here's our address and phone number." Kagome said handing him a small card. Mokuba took it and nodded. "Well, I got to go now. See you on Monday Kaiba-kun." And she rushed out the door.
Mokuba turned to his brother then back at the door with an evil smirk on his face. He saw his brother eyeing her like a piece of meat. Maybe…his smirk got even darker. Oh, he would have to talk to Souta about this first.
BACK WITH Kagome
After dropping of the paper work to Sesshomaru, taking a shower, which she realized she didn't do this morning, and changing her clothes Kagome walked down the streets of Domino City to get her next few locator cards. Kagome turned on her iPod and kept walking when she found a group of guys crowding around Souta. Walking over to the group quickly Kagome saw Souta slump to the ground in defeat. "What happened?" Kagome asked crouching down next to him.
Souta just shook his head and smiled at her. "I lost." Was all he said and he stood up. "I have one locator card left." Kagome frowned and patted Souta on the shoulder. "I'm so sorry to hear that Souta." Souta looked up at Kagome with a bewildered look on his face. "Sorry? Are you kidding me? I just dueled against Rex Raptor! He's so cool! Even though he uses mainly dinosaur cards.. I bet if I had that trap card DNA surgery and that other card…what's called, um…Buster Blader. Yeah! I would have so won if I had it." "It was still an awesome duel though, Souta." Yugi said patting him on the back.
Souta beamed with happiness and shook with pride. He was just congratulated by the King of duel monsters. Kagome sighed and walked over to where Bakura, Tea, Mai and Joey were lounging. "How's it going?" Joey asked her. "Not so good, I mean I was mugged and then I had a meeting so yeah." "Mugged?" Mai and Tea asked at the same time. "Yeah, no big deal. I was late for the meeting and everything but hey that's life." Kagome said leaning against a pole. "Why are you being so nonchalant about the whole thing? I would be terrified." Tea said flipping her hair back. "I'm different like that. I'm bored, let's go to the arcade, I haven't played DDR in years."
THE ARCADE
Kagome cracked her knuckles and her neck and stepped up on the platform. "Itsuyo!" she cried. The music began to play and Kagome started to dance. She didn't know the song, because it was some newly released American song but it had a great beat to it. Something about apple bottom jeans. 'Think I'll buy this song when I get back home.' She thought. The gang watched as she danced to the song and nodded along to the beat. "All right, any challengers?" Kagome asked when she finished the song. Tea stepped up and threw off her jacket. "I will." Kagome smiled at the fire that burned in Tea's eyes as she stepped up to the platform.
Kagome selected Janet Jackson's All for you and started dancing. Yugi and the others were surprised. They were in perfect sync with each other. Not a beat out place. Every twirl every twist; they did it in perfect harmony. Other people started crowding around them and cheered as the machine shouted, "Perfect!" from each step. Then, the song sped up. Kagome and Tea turned away from the screen and faced each other, grins on their faces, then turned back and finished the song with one final stomp. The crowd that accumulated over the span of their dance exploded with cheers.
Tea and Kagome gave each other a hi-five and stepped down from the platform. "That was great! We should do this again sometime!" Tea said. Whatever disapproving feeling Tea had about Kagome was squashed. She was a good person from what she learned from right now. "Yeah, I do a lot of dancing in my spare time. I do it for the exercise and for the flexibility. Helps with my martial arts." Kagome said sheepishly. "We have a dance studio in my house where I get my lessons from. If you want you can start taking my lessons with me. That is if you want to." Kagome added. Tea beamed with a giant force of joy. "I'd love to! Oh this is excellent." The girls continued to babble on and Tea was amazed. Kagome took martial arts, dueled, danced and even sang. "What can't you do?" Mai asked.
Kagome tapped her chin with a thoughtful look on her face. "Well, I can never say Uriuri ga uri urini kite uri urezu uri uri kaeru uriuri no koe,10 xs fast, I can't whittle, knit, play mahjong or Chinese checkers, I can't spell that long word from Mary Poppins; you ever watched it before? I can't meditate to save my life. Even when I was threatened with death, I couldn't mediate. My big brother literally stood over me with a sword to my neck. I ended up fainting instead of meditating." Mai and Tea looked at each other with raised eyebrows. "What kind of brother do you got?" Kagome smiled at them. "A very loving one. When my mother died, and the bills got too overwhelming, both physically and mentally for Souta and I, he found us and took us both in. He made sure that we were trained and educated."
"Your mother died? What about your father?" Tea asked.
"He died a long time ago, when I was four. Souta was on the way, and my dad, he was sort of sick. A cold, he always told us. So one day, he went way on a business trip to America. Five days in to his trip, he called us and told us that he sent us gifts from America and when to expect them in the mail. The last thing I remembering saying to him was 'I love you' and for him to have fun on his trip. He laughed and told me to be good. We got a phone call the next day, turns out, he had tuberculosis. He died that same night he called." Kagome sighed and twiddled her fingers. "Don't really like to talk about it much but I do anyway." Tea and Mai glomped a surprised Kagome.
"Were so sorry!"
Kagome giggled and waved it off. "It's okay. I mean, yeah I hate talking about but it feels good. So anyway, I have to go. Got school in the morning you know.." they nodded and exchanged numbers and Kagome headed out the door, dragging a reluctant Souta with her. "Hey Souta do you know Mokuba Kaiba?" Kagome asked. "Yeah, he's in my class in school. I invited him over next weekend." Kagome nodded and continued walking home.
They ran inside and Sesshomaru called her into the Den. "What's up?" Sesshomaru motioned for her to sit down. "As you know, I get along in this society with a concealing spell, and I changed my look once every 5 years. To look like I aged, or finally move on and start a new business. I'm going to announce you as my successor.. My heir, if you want to be even more precise." "Woah! I am only the vice president." Kagome shook her head fiercely. "A company is a huge thing. Especially a modeling company. You have models from around the world, you have a huge fashion label in every country just about. Now, through your company, your helping Kaiba promote duel monsters with all the traveling you do." Kagome said. "Then you have that other business when I don't even know what you do there. All you do is trade, play the stock market, trade some more and then of course, trade"
Sesshomaru nodded and waited for her to finish. "Kagome, your about to graduate soon. Think of the companies and this house as a presents from me to you. Besides, this is not a request." Kagome frowned at Sesshomaru's attitude towards the whole thing. Kagome laid her head in Sesshomaru's lap and he started petting her head. " I'll do it." Kagome nodded, almost as if she was reassuring herself.
Sesshomaru, pleased, handed her another manila envelope. "What's this?" she opened it and felt her eyes bulge. "Sesshomaru..what's this?" Kagome asked, a quiver in her voice.
"Well you see, it's not all sunshines and daisies, running a company that is. In the evelpoe is the stock information. Also, the modeling company is in turmoil because some of the models want to move to another company or they feel that they are under paid. Good luck." Sesshomaru rose up off the couch, causing Kagome to tumble right on to the floor.
And here she was telling her friends what a great brother he was...
Kagome sighed and picked herself up off the floor. "Another burden I magically decided to take on.." and Kagome dragged herself to bed.
OWARI
Sorry this is so late guys! I had loads of trouble, trying to get to a computer. Please review and let me know of any ideas for the next chapter. Also, if some one is interested, would some body please send me a pm to be my beta. It's very hard to get this fic together because I have go to make sure Kagome is not the same clichéd Kagome. She's not all powerful or anthing.
about the thing kagome can not say: it's a japanese tounge twister.
about her parents death: i didn't want to use the way she died *kagomes mom* the saw way i did in perpetual misdemenors. so sorry if it sucked. im sorry if there are repeated things i can not catch them since i have to use word pad instead of microsoft!
FLAMERS: go to hell. Go directly to hell. Do not pass go, do not collect two huindred dollars.
Anyway. Until next time kiddies.