Chapter 2

Kagome looked out the windscreen as the sleek car took her through town. Sessh stole several sideways glances at the depressed girl. Her thoughts kept going back to Inuyasha and Kikyo. She started thinking desperately of anything to stop these thoughts. She reached out and switched on the radio.

"I'm only doing this as a favour for Izayoi," Sesshomaru said. Kagome looked at him for a moment and nodded. She turned her head from Sesshomaru and looked out the window once again. After a while, the sleek black sports car pulled up outside a huge building. It was bright and the lobby was decorated in rich reds and golds.

"Greetings Lord Sesshomaru." Kagome looked at the doorman as he opened the door for Sessh. "Greetings Milady," the doorman said. Kagome smiled slightly as he opened the golden door. Sesshomaru walked to the golden-doored elevator and Kagome followed. It opened with a 'bing'. A man wearing a black suit trimmed with gold was standing by the button panel.

Sesshomaru walked in the doors and turned to face the doors. Kagome was so entranced by looking up at the high gold ceiling she didn't notice Sesshomaru's absence. "Kagome," he called. The girl snapped out her stupor and entered the elevator.

The doors closed, as Kagome stood next to Sesshomaru in the gold and red elevator. "Swank place Sessh," Kagome said. Sesshomaru glanced down at Kagome and smiled slightly. The attendant seemed to notice this and raised an eyebrow. He had never seen Sesshomaru with a woman, let alone smile.

Sesshomaru noticed this and threw a deadly glare to the attendant. He immediately turned away from them and looked forwards. Kagome watched the button panel light up as they passed the floors. It finally stopped on the top floor, entitled 'Penthouse'. Kagome's eyes lit up as the doors opened and Sesshomaru ushered her out.

Kagome surveyed the penthouse that was all Sesshomaru's. It had a high ceiling, studded with crystal chandeliers. It was easily five times bigger than her apartment. The room she stood in had rich red couches and a wide screen TV. The squeaky clean kitchen was neatly placed in the corner, near a pine table.

Gold trimmed the chairs, fridge, oven…just about everything. "Wow," she managed to say at last. "Come," Sesshomaru said. He led Kagome to a golden door and opened it. She followed him through it and gasped when she was his bedroom. It was as big as her own apartment. A large golden-framed bed stood against the wall in front of her. A dresser was in the corner along with a mirror that stretched from floor to ceiling.

There were two other doors in the room. She opened the first and saw that it was a bathroom. Pearly white and pleasantly clean, it had a large shower and bath. She opened the other door and saw that it was Sesshomaru's walk in wardrobe. She entered the bedroom once again and looked at Sesshomaru, who was standing next to his bed.

She noted a large balcony as he said, "You can stay in here tonight". Kagome looked at Sesshomaru and said, "No, it's your room". "Do not argue with me," Sesshomaru said sternly. Kagome eyes Sessh and nodded in defeat. He walked into his closet and shut the door. Kagome looked confusedly at the golden door.

'Is he going to sleep in there?' Kagome thought to herself. Thoughts left her head when Sessh emerged. He was only wearing flimsy silk sleeping pants. He bore no shirt, showing his silky skin and great physique. Kagome's eyes widened as she greedily soaked him up. She had never seen a hotter guy before…full stop.

"I will be out on the couch if you need me," he said. His eyes locked with Kagome's for a second before he left. She could have sworn that his eyes were filled with lust and want, but she quickly dismissed it. She walked over to the vanity and the mirror next to it. She sighed as she pulled the halter-top dress off, revealing crimson lacy panties.

The lawyer suddenly remembered she had no clothes with her. She cursed her stupidity again. That's why she went into the apartment in the first place. 'I'll just have to sleep with no clothes,' she thought. She sighed in defeat. "I'll have to go back tomorrow,' she reminded herself.

Kagome hung the halter dress on the corner of the vanity and made for the bed. She pulled back the royal blue blanket and crimson sheets. She crawled into the plush bed and pulled the covers up. The bed was easily big enough for her to spread out and not reach the edges of the king mattress.

She rolled into the centre of the bed and hugged a blue pillow to her chest. She buried her face deep into it and started crying once again. She was still shocked that Kikyo, her best friend in the world, would to that to her. She began to regret ever bumping into Inuyasha when the door creaked open.

Kagome squeaked slightly and pulled the covers more over her chest. Her arms were out the covers, hugging the pillow tightly to her chest. She looked up and saw a figure enter. As the tears cleared, she recognised Sesshomaru. "Sessh?" she sobbed. "What is wrong?" he asked as he closed the door behind himself.

"What do you think?" she said, starting to get shrill. "Shhh," he soothed. "You are keeping me awake," he said bluntly. Kagome just looked at him. His silver hair hung behind and slightly over his muscly shoulders and his amber eyes stolid. His flimsy white pants clung to his lean yet muscular legs.

Kagome blushed slightly when she found herself admiring him. He walked to the bed and stopped at the end of it. Kagome sat up, pulling the red sheet up with her. Kagome's eyes went to her red dress hanging over the vanity. Sesshomaru followed her gaze and saw the dress. She blushed furiously as he looked back at her with a look of surprise on his face.

"I forgot to get clothes," Kagome explained. She was still blushing and clutching the scarlet sheet to her chest. Tears began to fall from her brown eyes as she remembered that she had to go back to her apartment tomorrow…and Inuyasha. Sesshomaru shook his head slightly, to hide his ever so slight blush.

He climbed over the golden frame and onto the mattress. He moved up to Kagome and sat next to her. Kagome didn't know what to do or say, but she knew her eyes revealed what she wanted. Sesshomaru put his arm around her and pulled her into an embrace.

She buried her head in his muscular chest and sobbed a little. Against his better judgement, he ran his fingers through her raven black hair. Her hair was so soft and silky. He looked down at her and saw she was still clutching the sheet to her chest. Her back was bare and uncovered, revealing milky soft skin all the way to her lower back. He found himself hoping her would drop the sheet.

He mentally slapped himself. 'No,' he thought. 'This is Inuyasha's ex-girlfriend for crying out loud. They only broke up an hour ago'. Still, no matter how much he reasoned with himself, he couldn't stop his wanting of her. Even now as she quietly finished crying he wanted her.

He gently pulled Kagome off him and pulled the blue blanket up over her. It bunched over his hips as it rested on her, hiding the growing bulge visible through the silken white material. He silently cursed his choice of sleeping clothes. "Sesshomaru," Kagome said.

He looked back at Kagome, who had let the covers slip somewhat. They now barely covered her amble breasts "What?" Sessh asked, almost breathless. "Do you have anything I can wear for tonight?" she asked. 'Yes, me', he thought. He nodded and got up, turning his back immediately to Kagome.

He quickly made his way to the closet and pulled out a white silk shirt. He carried it limply over to Kagome, no longer able to hide his growing bulge. She blushed as she caught sight of it through his flimsy pants. She silently praised his choice of sleeping clothes.

He climbed back onto the bed and over to the blushing lawyer. He handed her his white silk shirt silently. "Thanks Sessh," she said. He reveled in the noise of his name slipping off her tongue. He vowed to hear it again before the night was over.

His hand ran through her hair as he closed the distance between them. He kissed her more gently than she thought he would ever be capable of. Before she knew it, she found herself kissing him back more and more passionately. She didn't know what to do, so she gave into temptation. She tossed the silk shirt over the edge of the bed and threw her arms around his neck.