Disclaimer- I do not own Inuyasha or any characters from the series. Rumiko Takahashi does. I also do not own the song, "Up up up". Googoo dolls does. With that now out of the way, please enjoy the chapter!

Chapter Three

Not good Enough

"You're not concentrating hard enough. Try harder." said sternly.

Kagome closed her eyes, feeling her miko energy gather in the bow and arrow she held in her hands. She released it, watching as it hit the target. She was one ring away from getting a bulls-eye.

"You haven't been meditating weekly." Her mother stated.

Kagome bowed her head in shame. "I'll go meditate now." She put the bow and arrows away.

"I'm disappointed in you. You've been slipping behind. What's the matter here, Kagome?"

The raven haired girl shrugged. "I think I've just been depressed lately. And it sorta makes it hard to concentrate."

sighed in exaggeration. "You're life is so easy, what could you possibly be depressed about?"

Again she shrugged. "I don't know."

Her mother frowned in disappointment before leaving her daughter to go get dinner ready.

With slumped shoulders, the raven haired girl went up to her room and turned on her laptop computer. She knew she should be meditating but she was too depressed. She typed in her password and patiently waited for her msn instant messenger to start up.

Before she could even bring up her buddy list, an instant message popped up from Taiyoukai. Kagome smiled slightly.

Taiyoukai- hey beautiful.

TaintedMiko- elloz sesshio!

TaintedMiko- so how u doin?

Taiyoukai- fine. And u?

TaintedMiko- peachy keen.

Taiyoukai- its raining here. Been raining

All day.

TaintedMiko- I luv the rain, I wish it wold rain here.

TaintedMiko- 'would'

TaintedMiko- lol. I can't type today.

Taiyoukai- lol I know how that is.

TaintedMiko- so what hav u been up to?

Taiyoukai- nothing much. Had kendo lessons earlier

So I'm sorta tired.

TaintedMiko- sleep then.

Taiyoukai- I'd rather chat w/ u.

TaintedMiko- . aw ty.

Taiyoukai-

Taiyoukai- yw.

TaintedMiko- so whats it like ova

There in japan?

Taiyoukai- well rainy right now…lol

Well its pretty nice here. I think yu would like

It.

Taiyoukai- 'you'

Taiyoukai- can't type today either, lol.

TaintedMiko- heehee.

Sesshomaru paused at his keyboard. Oh no. He had already run-out of things to say today. Maybe if he wasn't so tired…..

TaintedMiko- man I'm bored.

Taiyoukai- ur already bored w/ me?

TaintedMiko- . no I didn't mean tha.

TaintedMiko- I jest meant like bored in general.

Taiyoukai- ic.

Kagome sighed as she sat in her seat. She hated when conversations just sort of dies. She looked at her watch. Dinner would be ready soon.

TaintedMiko- I g2g.

TaintedMiko- will u b on ladda?

Taiyoukia- okay….yea I might b.

TaintedMiko- k, ttyl then.

Taiyoukai- bye.

Kagome logged off of her account and shut down her computer. Letting out a little sigh she turned on her radio and lounged on her bed.

Closing her eyes she tried to imagine what this Sesshio guy would look like in real life. Silver hair…..and gold eyes. She smiled to herself. As odd as it sounded he also sounded kind of cute.

Are you listening now?

Are you feelin' that way

Aren't you terrified?

Of waken up too tired to try again?

Are you happy now

That you've shut yourself down

Are you paralyzed

By all this nonsense that's gone down

I know you're gonna see these things some day

Sorry-eyed we spent so much of your time

Now I'm trying to put your riddle to a rhyme

Now it's up up up I'm heading for this evenin'

And it's up up up I'm heading for the clouds

Comin' down ain't the worst part

It only takes a second

To make a change that's gonna last

I hope you're gonna see these things some day

So don't stop lookin' for that light along the way

Sorry that we've spent so much of your time

Now I'm trying to put a riddle to your rhyme

Now it's up up up I'm heading for this evenin'

And it's up up up I'm heading for the clouds

She could picture them together, his arms wrapped warmly against her waist as she leaned into his hold…..her smile turned to a frown. But that would never happen. He was a youkai and she was a miko. The two were never to mix. These thoughts were forbidden. She shook her head to clear away the thoughts of a certain silver haired, golden eyed youkai. No use in dwelling on something that could never be.

x-x-

Sesshomaru let out what sounded like an annoyed sigh. That had not gone too well. She was probably bored with him now. Would she really be on later? Why did he even care? With no one else around to see it, the silver haired youkai allowed his head to fall down against his keyboard. A bunch of nonsense came up on his computer screen but he payed no attention to it.

The door to his room swung open. He didn't even bother looking up from his keyboard, knowing it was his younger half- brother come to bother him again. "Go away Inuyasha."

The silver haired man standing in the doorway raised a curious brow at his older son's behavior. This was all very much unlike Sesshomaru.

When there had been no reply or sound of his door shutting closed, Sesshomaru raised his head from the keyboard to glare upon the annoying little whelp.

The glare vanished when he saw his father standing there, looking on at him curiously. With his cold mask back in place, Sesshomaru felt like hitting himself for letting his guard down so easily…and over a girl he had never even met none the less.

"Yes father?"

Inutaisho still looked rather curious. "Um, Izayoi wanted me to tell you that lunch is ready…uh, you alright son?"

"I am fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Quite." Sesshomaru feigned boredom.

Inutaisho nodded uncertainly. "Okay then, well don't take long, it is getting cold."

Nodding, Sesshomaru turned back to his computer and shut it off as his father left his room.

As he walked down the staircase he thought about Kag. That couldn't be her real name, could it? Perhaps a nickname? He would have to ask her sometime. Maybe if she was on later on tonight. He hoped she would be.

He couldn't fathom what it was that drew him to this girl. She simply had a personality like no other. He wanted to meet her. If only she was not all the way in New York.

End of chapter three!

A/N- I would have made it longer but I have a bad case of writer's block right now and it's driving me crazy. If anyone likes this story please review and I will keep updating.