A Week Later

Everyone was down at breakfast except for Sango and Kagome, Kagome had been going to therapy so she could get her stiff joints to move correctly without further damage to her body, Sango came downstairs first,

"Hey everyone I would like to reintroduce you to the new and improved Kagome Higurashi," Sango smiling big, Kagome came downstairs into the kitchen, she wore a nice soft blue dress, simple cut and it hung to her knees, she had on light make-up, and her hair was curled, she wore no shoes but her bare feet. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru both dropped their eating utensils, Sesshomaru glanced at her for a few seconds and she blushed, Inuyasha ran over and gave her a hug,

"You look nice, Kagome," Inuyasha touching her curls, she jerked away from him,

"Sorry Inuyasha, I just…" Kagome stumbling around, Inuyasha helped her get stable on her feet.

"I know I screwed everything up between us, I know I couldn't do anything or say anything to make it right again, but from the bottom of my heart, I am sorry, and I didn't know a good thing when I had it, I just hope someone else sees the good in you before its too late," Inuyasha glancing back at his brother. Sesshomaru finished eating and left the house with Rin letting the screen door slam shut. Kagome wondered why he had been acting that way ever since that night he had stayed and watched over her.

"He's just sore because he knows that everyone else knows that he is…" Inuyasha being interrupted,

"Inuyasha, don't you have something else to do right now?" Sango grinding her teeth. Inuyasha flattened his ears,

"Sango, she has the right to know," Inuyasha fussed,

"Let her find out on her own!" Sango sitting Kagome down in a chair at the table.

"Let me find out what on my own?" Kagome confused,

"Its nothing Kagome, don't worry about it," Sango sitting down as a maid came and brought them some breakfast.

"Tell me Sango!" Kagome growled,

"No, its best for you to find out on your own, and Inuyasha, not one word about it! I will personally rip those cute little ears off your head if you tell her anything!" Sango seriously. Amaya came down and sat by her mother,

"I cant believe you are alive!" Kagome crying over her daughter for the umpteenth time.

"I cant believe you're alive mom, I love you so much momma," Amaya crying and hugging her back. After lunch Kagome and Amaya walked in the garden with guards keeping close by,

"Momma, I like Rin, we have played everyday, I also like that you gave her my teddy bear to help her, you have a big heart momma," Amaya holding her mother's hand.

"You know you have one too, I've seen how you keep watch over little Rin, but I know something is bugging you, you want to tell me about it?" Kagome sitting by the pond. Amaya curled up in Kagome's lap.

"Momma, I want you to be happy and I want you not to be alone…I want a daddy like Rin has, she says that she wants a mommy just like you," Amaya softly whispered. Kagome had no idea what to say,

"Uh…honey, you know I love you, but…." Kagome was interrupted,

"Momma, we both survived that car wreck, that means that we can start over, you can try to find someone that will treat you like Miroku treats Aunte Sango, I know you want that," Amaya looking up at Kagome,

"Honey, they were really lucky, its hard to trust anyone anymore," Kagome sadly.

"I know mommy, but cant you at least try, Sesshomaru seems like a nice guy, he saved me in the graveyard, why not try with him, me and Rin could be sisters," Amaya happily, Kagome giggled,

"Sweetheart, Sesshomaru is a youkai, a full blooded dog demon, why would he want a weak human woman who is a miko too? I would die a lot sooner than he, it wouldn't be fair to him," Kagome smiling sadly.

"Please mommy, let someone love you as much as I do, I want a daddy, I want Sesshomaru to be my daddy," Amaya getting upset.

"We'll see honey," Kagome wanting to end the conversation,

"No mommy, I want him, no one else!" Amaya running back into the house.

Meanwhile, Sesshomaru was driving Rin to school,

"Daddy, I don't understand why Kagome doesn't remember us," Rin confused.

"Rin, sometimes when people have been through things like Kagome has they are disoriented, they don't really know what was real and what wasn't," Sesshomaru softly.

"I like Kagome, I want a mommy just like her, if she became my mommy Rin would be sisters with Amaya, daddy I want Kagome to be my mommy, you were happy at the end when she was still a ghost, I know you like her, you kissed her even," Rin seriously.

"Rin Kagome has been through a lot, Inuyasha hurt her already, she still has issues with that," Sesshomaru explained.

"Daddy, you have to try, maybe you should let her come to you, take it slow like you did with me," Rin smiling.

"Don't turn her away," Rin softly and quietly explained,

"Hn," Sesshomaru arriving at Rin's school,

"Bye daddy, I love you, have a good day at work," Rin reaching up front to give him a kiss on the cheek.

"I love you too Rin, learn well," Sesshomaru hugging her, she jumped out and ran into the building with the rest of the kids her age. Sesshomaru waited till she was inside the building then he pulled away and headed for work.

"You should take him some lunch today," Sango seriously,

"Sango, I don't know what he eats and I'm sure he isn't one of those guys that eats bagged lunched," Kagome blushed.

"Honey, you know what, if you are ever going to try with Sesshomaru you'll have to make the first step, he knows what happened with you and Inuyasha, so I don't think he will make the first step for the fear that you will reject him," Sango explained.

"That fear goes both ways Sango, besides, who told him about that?" Kagome having her hands on her hips.

"That doesn't matter, Izayoi has fixed him some lunch and you are going to take it to him," Sango smiling.

"Sango!" Kagome shouted at her,

"It wont be that bad, if you have learned anything from that wreck is that life is short and that you need to take risks and you need to take more risks more than you have in the past, come on Kagome, even your little girl wants you to be happy, you said yourself that you wanted what me and Miroku have, so go for it," Sango pulling her best friend downstairs after putting her on some flats and Izayoi waited for them.

"Hey girls, I have Sesshomaru's lunch ready," Izayoi giving Kagome the plastic bag that contained his lunch in it. Kagome blushed,

"Honey Sesshomaru would never hurt you as Inuyasha has," Izayoi reassuring her.

"I'm just scared of rejection is all," Kagome nervously,

"Everyone is but Kagome Sesshomaru has never took an interest in a mate but you, I see how he looks at you, it's the way his father looks at me still, he really likes you but for him he knows every woman is only trying to get with him for his money, or because of his looks and I know you don't remember meeting him, but I know you were never after him for any of that you helped him become a father to Rin, just be friends, I'm sure all of this will come back to you and you'll remember, have a good time and try to relax, he wont hurt you," Izayoi squeezing Kagome's hand gently.

"Thanks, Izayoi," Kagome following Sango to her car with Sesshomaru's lunch. Sango pulled up to the tall skyscraper,

"Good luck sis, go knock him dead, you are a beautiful and intelligent young woman, make the dress work for you," Sango smiling,

"Sure thing Sango, I cant believe you are making me do this, you are coming in right?" Kagome nervously.

"Sure, I just have to find a place to park, now go on," Sango smiling. Kagome grabbed the plastic bag and got out and shut the door behind her. She stared up at the building and gulped, just as she took a deep breath she heard Sango's tires squeal, she looked back and Sango had tricked her, she was leaving her there by herself, well not technically by herself but with him.

~Now I guess I'll have to go through with it.~ Kagome mentally moaned.