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Chapter 4: Meeting Sesshoumaru

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The next day came by quickly, and Kagome was cleaning everything up around the house. When she heard the doorbell ring, she turned to Kirara, grabbed the collar, and put it around her neck.

"Now go hide." She whispered. Turning her back, she heard them scamper off to hide. She gave a small smile, and walked up to the door. Opening the door, she found Shippo with a gorgeous man standing behind him. At least…that was her opinion. 'Probably something wrong with him though…like the other guys I found an interest in. He looks…deadly…darn…well, at least he's not a psycho like the last one…' "Konnichi-wa! Come on in." She said with a smile. The thought momentarily forgotten.

"Sorry that I'm late, also not calling to tell you that I brought a friend…well, Kagome, this is Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru, Kagome." Shippo said, hand out in front of him for the introduction. "Sesshoumaru is going to help you with other stuff, while I work on your car."

Kagome smiled politely. "Alright. Thank you. Come this way. My car is in the garage." She said, walking with both of the guys. "I'm going to need help with making lunch for my family whom are coming over soon…There is the door to the garage, right next to that, on the left side, is the garage door opener. If you need something to drink, or some food, come on in and grab something." She said, then, as if she just remembered something, said, "There is an evil dog next door that enjoys ruining things. Watch out for him if you open the garage door."

"What's the dogs name?" Shippo asked curiously, knowing that was probably on Sesshoumaru's mind as well, though he would never ask.

"Barney." She said, deathly calm. "It's a little white fluff ball, that doesn't shut up, and he will bite you. You'll know it's him by the growling noises he makes."

"…Alright…thank you for the information…"

"Your welcome. If you need me to, I'll shoot him for you as well. We can say I got a cat." Kagome said, smiling.

"You really hate that dog, don't you?"

"Yes. That evil mutt bit me." She growled out. "Thank god he didn't have rabies though. Damn dog."

"Wouldn't it be easier to tell your neighbors to get a fence of some sort?" Sesshoumaru asked, in a monotone.

"I did. They almost killed me with a broom for coming up with that idea." Kagome said, rubbing her left arm. "That's why I got a killer attack cat." She giggled.

Sesshoumaru and Shippo raised their eyebrows at that.

"A cat?" Shippo asked.

"Yup! Kirara!" Kagome called. Shippo, having heard the name before, turned around to see a normal house cat running up to them. It sat down right in front of Kagome. "See? She thinks she's a dog. That's why she's a killer attack cat." Kagome said, holding in her laughter at the look she was receiving from said cat.

"I'll go start working on your car then." Shippo said, walking to the door. He seemed fine on the outside, but inside, he was disappointed. 'I should have known that it wasn't her. I couldn't sense any youki in the house…the seals don't cover that, only our appearance…should have known…' He got to work on the car, the door closing behind him.

Kirara had noticed who he was, and had become excited, but kept it well hidden.

"Kirara, you are to protect Shippo from that evil dog. Alright?" Kagome said, opening the door. Kirara mewed in response, going out the door and sitting on the step, door closing behind her. "Well, lets get started, shall we?" She asked, walking up to the refrigerator and pulling out a bunch of stuff to make a salad, oden, and chocolate covered strawberries.

Sesshoumaru had noticed something familiar when she pulled out some chocolate and strawberries. His favorite treat was going to be made…and he most likely couldn't have any…that didn't settle well with him.

Kagome, noticing how he looked at the chocolate and then the strawberries, tried not to laugh, while saying, "You know…you can try the food that you help to make…Should we make dessert first than?"

"If you wish." Sesshoumaru replied, happy that he would get his treat, but not showing it.

Kagome began to unwrap the chocolate. "Could you wash the strawberries please?"

He complied and grabbed the strawberries. Opening them up, he put it under the sink and let the water wash over them. Taking them out of the water, he set them on the counter, next to her unwrapped chocolate.

She grabbed a bowl and put the chocolate inside. Putting the bowl in the microwave, she began to melt the chocolate. While that was going on, she grabbed the cabbage and everything, and began to make the salad in another bowl. Giving Sesshoumaru some carrots to cut up. The microwave went off, and Kagome walked over to it. She began to dunk the strawberries in it, and set them on a pan/sheet. Sesshoumaru came over then, and she gave him the chocolate, holding a chocolate covered strawberry in her hand, and eating it.

"You can have one too you know." She said, throwing the green parts away. Licking her fingers, then going over to the sink and washing her hands.

He nodded, putting the rest on the sheet, then taking one for himself. Kagome was working on the oden. Cutting up a bunch of stuff, and putting it into a pan. Sesshoumaru went over to the salad, and began to cut up some other stuff that was laying out, to put into it.

Once done, they wrapped it up and put it in the fridge. Sitting down at the table, Kagome asked. "Would you like something to drink?"

"Water, is fine."

"Alright..." Opening up the garage door, Kagome asked again. "Would you like some water, Shippo?"

"Sure."

"I'll get you some, too Kirara."

Moving to a cupboard, she took out three glasses, and grabbed the bowl on the floor. Filling each of them up with water, and putting ice cubes in them, she brought Sesshoumaru's to him first, then went outside, and set Kirara's on the ground beside her, and gave Shippo his.

"Thank you." He said, taking a big gulp out of it.

"No problem. How is everything going?" Kagome asked, looking at his work.

"Great! I have a few more things to figure out, then I'll be done."

"Alright. Thank you so much for taking your time to fix this though." She said, walking back into the house and sitting down on a chair beside Sesshoumaru. "So…your Sesshoumaru Taisho? What do you do at Taisho corp?"

"I work under my father." Came his short answer.

"In…"

"Keeping everything in order. Including my half-brother."

"Oh…Hey…your brother is Inuyasha…right?" Kagome asked, trying to remember what Kikyo told her about.

"Yes." 'How would she know this now?'

"Oh…" 'Then my sister is seeing his brother…'

They had a conversation and Shippo had gotten done quite fast. They ended up leaving before Rin and them even got to Kagome's for lunch.

"Thanks for everything." Kagome said, waving to Sesshoumaru and Shippo who were just getting into the car.

"No Problem. Call if you need anything else fixed." Shippo said, waving back. Then they drove off.

Kagome closed the door, bent down after yelling that Motchi could come out. She picked Kirara up, and took the colar off. "That was your friend from the past, wasn't it Kirara?"

"Mew." Kirara purred, and snuggled into Kagome's arms.

"I better go check, and make sure he didn't find anything he shouldn't have." She said, Motchi on her shoulder. She walked up to the garage door, opened it, made sure the garage wasn't open, and looked around at everything. "Thank god nothing is out…now let's check and see if he found the secret." She said, walking up to the racks of stuff.

To Be Continued…

I actually do know a dog named Barney that hates people…It's owned by an old lady who is really nice. It also fits the description above. I don't like him either, so yeah…REVIEW PLEASE!

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