Disclaimer: I do not own the anime InuYasha, nor any of it's participating characters. If I did Sesshomaru and Kagome would have babies by now! And Kikyo would be dead...like...really dead.
Author's Note: Thank you all for reviewing. I will admit that this is a short chapter but here is my reasoning...THERE IS A LIME IN THE NEXT CHAPTER AND IT WILL BE LONG AND DETAILED! So I figured I could slack a bit on the length of this chapter. ALSO! Please be aware that, starting on the first of November, my Christmas themed stories will be starting. I plan on writing three. More than likely one will be a lust filled one shot with two in depth chapter stories. I already have two plots forming in my head. One of them I know I am going to use but the other is still up in the air. Anyways, on with the chapter!
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He then got out of the water and slipped a towel around his waist. Leaving Kagome to recover. Kagome watched him leave and waited until she knew he was gone to do a happy dance in the water.
Kagome was ecstatic. She quickly grabbed the body wash from the holding tray and started to wash herself. After she was done she stepped out of the bath, looking around for a towel.
"Here you are mi'lady." A soft, female voice announced.
Kagome looked up to see a female servant standing in front of her. From the looks of it, she was a cat demon. The woman had the eyes of a cat, yellow and mysterious, as well as a nice figure. Kagome smiled at her and accepted the towel, wrapping it around herself.
"Thank you but, please, call me Kagome." Kagome told her, offering a small bow.
The servant blushed.
"What is your name?" Kagome asked happily, following the servant into the changing room.
"It isn't important mi'lady Kagome." The servant said meekly, her head down.
Kagome stopped and spun the girl around.
"Listen here, I know what it's like to be a female in this era. I understand that you are a servant to Sesshomaru but to me, you can be a friend. And, seriously, just call me Kagome. Now, what is your name?" Kagome told her softly.
"Well, Kagome, my name is Hikaru." The servant, now known as Hikaru, told her.
"That is a lovely name. Now, Hikaru, I have a favor to ask of you." Kagome announced while slipping into a plain, silver kimono, with the help of Hikaru.
"What can I do for you?" Hikaru asked, happy to be treated the way Kagome did.
"Well, I have a date with Sesshomaru tonight and I was wondering if you could help me pick out a kimono and stuff." Kagome told her, marveling at how she looked in the kimono.
"I would be delighted to!" Hikaru exclaimed, smiling.
"Oh, and please let the other staff know that I would like to be addressed as Kagome." Kagome added, smiling back at Hikaru.
"Dinner will be served in about an hour Kagome. I will show you to your room and someone will retrieve you when it is ready." Hikaru told her, ushering her out of the springs.
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Sesshomaru was getting antsy; he had called for Tazu over five minutes ago and he still wasn't there. Suddenly, the door burst open and very winded Tazu swept in, a look of concern on his face.
"Sesshomaru, my friend, what is the matter? Why have you called so urgently for me?" Tazu asked him.
"I need your help." Sesshomaru told him.
"Of course you do, I'm your advisor!" Tazu replied with a smirk.
"This is serious Tazu! I have taken the first step in my plan." Sesshomaru told him, sitting and gesturing him to sit as well.
"And what plan would this be?" Tazu asked, sitting.
"To make Kagome my mate." Sesshomaru replied.
Tazu looked at him, shocked. Silence filled the room for a few, long, moments. Suddenly Tazu grinned wide and laughed heartily.
"Excellent! Just marvelous!" He exclaimed, getting up from his chair and starting to pace. "Tell me everything."
"First off, let me thank you for sending Kagome in to bathe with me." Sesshomaru told him.
"Oh, my plan worked in your favor? Go figure." Tazu replied with a boyish smirk; his plans always worked.
"I will not go into the...details." Sesshomaru started, with a satisfied smirk on his face. "But I will tell you that I have a 'date' with Kagome tonight. She has agreed to keep me company this evening in my room, after the children have been put to bed, by the fire."
"Great Sesshomaru! I am so happy for you. But, there is one thing I do not understand, why did you need me so urgently?" Tazu asked, sitting back down.
"I need your help to make everything perfect. I know that Kagome will want something romantic and I just don't know where to begin." Sesshomaru sighed, leaning back in his chair.
Tazu laughed his deep laugh again and smiled.
"You have come to the right place Sesshomaru. I know how to woo a girl." Tazu announced.
"So, what should I do?" Sesshomaru asked him.
"Leave it to me is what you should do!" Tazu told him.
"Oh?" Sesshomaru asked, raising his elegant brow ever so slightly.
"I will see to it that everything is in place for your 'date' tonight. And I promise you that Kagome will be overwhelmed with it all!" Tazu told him.
"Alright Tazu. I trust you." Sesshomaru replied.
Tazu quickly got up and swept out of the room. His plan involved quite a lot of simple things being placed in the right spot in time for the date. He stopped and quickly turned around, opening the door to Sesshomaru's study.
"Don't worry about sending anyone to fetch Kagome for dinner. I will get her myself...and I will give her a bouquet of flowers from you." Tazu told him before running off.
"And that is why the western lands are the best." Sesshomaru said aloud, relaxing in his chair.
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Kagome paced the room she had been given nervously. It was quite a beautiful room but nothing could take her mind off of Sesshomaru. More over, nothing could take her mind off how she felt. Even though InuYasha clearly had no interest in her she felt as though she were betraying him by falling for his older brother, agreeing to go on a date with him, that was obviously going to be very sexual in nature, and not even telling him before hand. InuYasha was going to be furious.
Another person she had to worry about was Sango. Sango was her best friend and she hadn't even seen her since she had been healed. She had been so caught up in her own life that she had forgotten how worried Sango must have a been. And what about Shippo, her son? She hadn't even seen him yet! He was probably freaking out. Not to mention poor Rin, who must have felt responsible for her illness.
Kagome sighed deeply and flopped on the bed. So many thoughts whirled through her head that it was giving her a migraine. A knock at the door brought her back to her thoughts. She got up, smoothing out her kimono and opened the door.
"Good evening Kagome!" Tazu announced brightly. "These are for you, from Sesshomaru."
Kagome looked in wonder at the wild flower assortment that was handed to her. She smiled and inhaled the sweet scent deeply.
"If you would be so inclined to follow me I will escort you down to the dinning hall. I regret to announce that your company had to depart. But they did leave you this." Tazu told her, handing her a note.
Kagome opened the note and leaned against the door frame, reading.
"Dearest Kagome. I know that my writing is not the best but I didn't get a chance to see you before we had to leave. It seems that InuYasha has located a jewel shard but the demon is a shape shifter and can move quickly. He insisted we leave at once. I will see you soon and then you can fill me in on all the details. When I gave this note to Sesshomaru he had the decency to tell me what was going on, knowing how close we are. Anyways, everything is fine with us. I hope to see you soon! Love, Sango!"
Kagome nodded and set the letter and her flowers on the nightstand.
"Okay, let's go." Kagome told him.
Dinner went quickly. The children and her spoke a lot where Sesshomaru just watched her, which made her blush. Before she knew it the children were asleep and she was in her room, ready to go.
Hikaru had picked out a kimono that matched Sesshomaru's and had styled her hair for her. She had to admit, she looked hot. With one final, deep breath she ventured out into the hall. She walked to the large double doors that lead to Sesshomaru's room and knocked.