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Chapter 5: Day 1, Kaede's Village Mishaps

He wasn't excited in the least.

Sure, he agreed to this bet, and he'd make it to the end to prove to her not that he can like humans - because that was impossible - but because a bet was a bet.

He wasn't going to back down, and there was no way he was going to lose to a human girl.

Especially not her.

"We're almost there," she chirped, jogging down the path to the village. She was overly excited to do this, but that alone made the bet a lot more interesting. "For day one, we need to get you to learn the ways of humans and try to interact with them!"

Yep, she was definitely too excited for this.

It was her chance to prove this Sesshomaru that he was wrong. If he could tolerate her and accept this bet, there was no way he completely hated humans. There was no way he could only tolerate her and Rin, it just didn't make sense.

As they entered the small village, Kagome quickly searched for someone, her eyes settling down on two kids.

"Aha! Hey, you two, wait up!" The two kids, one girl and one boy, stood frozen in place as they approached them. "Meet my friend here." She went to kneel down and smiled at them. They checked out Sesshomaru, their faces changing from normal to scared in an instant.

"We're not suppose to talk to strangers," the little girl spoke up.

"We're villagers too, 'ya know."

"I don't think so, I've never seen you around before." The little boy scrunched his nose, as if something about her was bothering him. "You look funny."

This wasn't turning out like she planned. "I WHAT?"

The two kids looked at each other before running off scared. She was a scary person when she was mad.

"I can't believe those two. Hpmh, what do they know? Brats." She mumbled a few words to herself while crossing her arms in defeat. "This isn't working out as planned..."

"Girl, how can you teach me anything when you yourself don't get along with them?" the taiyoukai questioned in an amused tone.

"I do!"

He lifted an eyebrow; he didn't believe her.

"Don't give me that. Just you watch." They continued to walk around until seeing two older people standing around talking."Look, look! Listen carefully."

"You always say that!" the older woman yelled, pointing her finger in her husband's face.

"B-but it's true!" He looked scared, as if in any second he was going to high-tail it out of there.

"Who is it, huh? The woman at the other side of the village? I see you talking to her all the time."

"No, no. I would never, dear..."

"Don't call me that, you lying cheat!" She took the bucket in her hand and swung it at his side.

Kagome looked away from the couple and shook her head. This was really going to make Sesshomaru like humans, she just knew it. Ha. Ha. Right. "So, what did you learn so far?" She could already hear his sarcastic voice proving her wrong before he even spoke.

"That humans are, as I've said, stupid, selfish, and fight for no reason." He didn't know where she was gong with all of this, but whether she liked it or not, it looked like he was going win. Not that he had any doubt in his mind that he wasn't going to win.

"No, we fight for good reasons," she argued.

"Humans complain too much."

"And you demons think you're all high and mighty!" She couldn't help but say that, she knew it would hit a nerve.

"We don't think, we are," he simply stated.

"Right."

"I am." The side of his lip curved up. He was such a smart ass.

"Okay, so say you were dating some girl and she cheated on you, wouldn't you be mad?" That had to get some kind of answer out of him.

"I don't date, therefore I would never have that problem."

"But at some point in your hundreds of years of living you had to of-"

"No."

"Not even one little kiss-"

"No," he said it more forcefully this time.

She inwardly sighed, this whole bet thing was going to be harder than she imagined. Never dated anyone before? What kind of life did he live the past hundreds of years. She thought that last part over again, hundreds of years, no dating, nothing. There was now way that was humanly possible. But then again, that mean he never knew what it was like to like someone, or the warm feeling you get when they're around. He didn't know how amazing that felt. She wondered if he knew what it was like to laugh, cause she sure as hell never saw him laugh before.

She could only stare at him in disbelief.

There was no way she was going to loose this bet! She was going to make him not hate humans, and maybe, try and show him some emotions he's never felt before, like laughing for example.

"You're going to be a lot more work than I imagined. We're going to have to step this up a notch! But first, to ask a wise woman's words."

Another thing he didn't like the sound of. She was good at making him regret his decision over and over and over again.

Once again she was off, dragging him along with her. For some reason she couldn't understand, he kept following her. He didn't disappear like she thought he would, he was actually holding up his side of the deal.

They made it to their destination and entered the house. Kaede was sitting down on the wood floor watching the fire and stirring whatever was in the pot in front of her.

"Aye, what brings ye here, Kagome?" She noticed Sesshomaru and was wondering what was going on. "And Inuyasha's brother?"

"Don't worry, he's not a threat." She held such certainty in her voice.

Kaede only nodded, not pressing the subject any further. "So what is it that ye want?"

"Some wisdom from someone whose seen a lot," she said, trying not to make it sound like she was calling the woman old. Even if she was. "When you don't believe in something, how can someone else make you believe in it?"

This was an odd question, but Kaede didn't question it. There had to be a good reason her and Sesshomaru were together right now. "Ye can't make someone believe in anything, it's their own choice. Ye can, however, show them the ways of what ye believe in in hopes of them understanding it. Show them exactly what ye believe in, and with seeing comes believing."

Kagome took what she said to heart and knew exactly what she had to do. This bet was hers to win. "Thank you, I'll remember that."

"Hnn," was all that escaped the taiyoukai's lips. He was being very quiet.

With a bow, Kagome and Sesshomaru left the small hut.

Kaede watched as the two walked out. She even knew Sesshomaru was not one to fool around with humans unless he got something in return. But what could he hope to achieve from a mere human girl? Was there something more to it that she could not see?

"So it's final," she told him, nodding her head in approval of her decision.

"No," he replied flatly.

"So, you give up then and I win the bet?" She grinned.

He could see the smile on her face. He couldn't give up now, even if the idea of hers was foolish. "Under one condition."

"Hit me with it," she urged the youkai.

"You will be seen as 'mine' to this entire school or whatever you humans call it." Sesshomaru could only smirk as he felt the tension in the air rise. He was waiting for his half-brother to cause a scene. It was obvious he held feelings for this miko, and being who he was, Sesshomaru had to mess with him.

She didn't understand why, and the proposition made her blush, but she had to accept. "F-fine." She covered her hands in her face and turned around, not noticing a certain hanyou flaming with rage as he watched the two.

"Tonight we leave, and tomorrow you're coming to school with me. No backing out now."

"I never lost a bet, and I will not lose this one."

She uncovered her face. "Oh, really?"

"Hnn, really."

Not being able to sit still anymore, the hanyou stood up and made his way over to Kagome. "You're not going."

She peered up at him, noticing the anger in his voice. "And why not?"

"It's Sesshomaru were talking about here! You know how many times he tried to kill us? And now here you are prancing off with him like nothin' ever happened!"

"People change, and he's not like how he use to be! Have you seen him fight with you once since he's been here?"

Inuyasha fought down a growl. "You don't know him like I do, he's just waiting for us to let our guard down so he can strike!"

"Oh please, that's just what you're coming up with 'cause you're jealous!"

"Ha! Jealous of what? The high and mighty talking to a dumb girl like you?"

He didn't think before he spoke. And that's what usually gets him in trouble.

"Well," she said. The two stared at each other in silence, the anger in them boiling up more and more.

"SIT BOY!"

His body slammed into the ground. "Ouch you little-"

"SIT BOY, SIT BOY, SIT BOY!"

She couldn't believe what he was saying. After all the times of him rejecting her, now that his brother comes around he suddenly has to freak out and act like he cares about her? It didn't make any sense to her, and it wasn't like Sesshomaru liked her anyway. They were only talking because of the bet and that was it. He could tolerate her because of being accidentally put in her time and them having to be around each other, and that was that.

"We're leaving." She grabbed her things.

Sesshomaru watched, a smirk played across his face. Oh how he enjoyed making his brother mad. He knew his half-brother liked the girl, but he liked her a lot more than he had anticipated.

Author's Note: Next chapter something cute happens, finally. A little more interaction between the two. Sesshomaru and Kagome finally realize there's something going on... And there will be a little more heat between the two brothers, because I can't stand when everyone leaves Inuyasha out. He does like Kagome, and he's not going to sit by and watch Sesshomaru take her away from him whether Kagome realizes what's going on or not. I love drama anyway. So until I decide to update again... see ya!

Ja ne!