Disclaimer: I dont own Inuyasha

Previously:

"Don't get all mushy on me, big guy." Kagome giggled. "But thanks." She whispered. "For being so kind and honest with me."

Kagome suddenly felt beyond guilty for being such a hypocrite.

Chapter Twelve- Honesty's a Bitch

When the two pulled up to the small diner, Kagome and Sesshomaru got out and headed into the doors.

"Welcome to Rosie's. 'ow many?" The girl with a strong accent said as she stood behind the hostess' desk and smiled brightly.

"Two, please." Kagome said sweetly. The ginger haired girl nodded and guided them to a booth in the corner of the table.

"Aight. I'm Carla. I'll serve y'all today. Whatcha thinking 'bout?" She asked. Kagome looked at the menu briefly. She has been here before but only once a lont time ago.

"I'll just have an expresso. Double shot." Sesshomaru said. Kagome looked at him.

"I'll have the same and add two slices of chocolate cake too." She said sweetly. Carla nodded, took the menus and walked away.

"You will be having two slices of cake?" Sesshomaru asked, poking fun at Kagome who glared playfully at him.

"No, you shall be joining me. I feel awkward if I'm the only one eating and I'm hungry." She said. Soon, their coffees came out and Kagome started playing with the handle.

"Soo..." She trailed off. Kagome really had no idea what to say. She felt like the worlds biggest asshole right now. Here she was, forcing Sesshomaru to talk to her about private, sensitive, harsh things she knew he would rather not bring up and she was covering up the biggest secret she ever held and is starting to wonder why she was keeping it in the first place.

"When I was five, my mother died." He started. Kagome looked at him, giving him her full attention. "She was a hated person and to be honest, I was glad to see her go. I know, it is harsh to think about a dead person like that, but she was a horrible person." He said.

"Two years later, my father met Izayoi who caused him to be happier. At first, I did not particularly like her, you remind me of her, actually. Her constant happiness and perky aura got tiring and annoying after a while but not a year later, they were married with Inuyasha on the way." He said, looked at his cake that was place in front of him. He looked at Kagome who starred at him longingly, as if she was holding onto every one of his words.

"Life was good for a few years. When Inuyasha and I were younger, we would have so much fun, playing tricks on one another and blaming each other after pissing our dad off. When I was nineteen and Inuyasha, fourteen, Kikyo walked into our lives, being Inuyasha's first girlfriend." He said. "At first, she was the perfect first girlfriend. Timid and shy. New to being a girlfriend and making Inuyasha happy. After two years or so, she started growing cold and taking advantage of Inuyasha's money."

Kagome looked at him. Just my his body language, she could tell this is where things started going down hill. "When I was twenty, I met Kagura. At the time, she was everything I needed. A steady girlfriend. She was from a rich family so she wasn't after money and her father was a rarely famous businessman so she could play the part of a perfect girlfriend for the press. She was perfect. At the time," he paused.

"After a while, things started to go south. Stocks were crashing, Kikyo disappeared, Izayoi was sick and Kagura wasn't in sight. After a few months, I found out Kagura was pregnant with Rin. She kept trying to get an abortion but I begged her not to. I knew Rin was worth saving. When she was born, we tried taking care of her, but rumors started spreading." He took a deep breath. "Magazines and tabloids were constantly featuring articles about her cheating on me with photographic evidence." He said.

"When I went to confront her about it, she was on top of Inuyasha, in my office, with her top off and his pants unbuttoned. I lost all forms of rational thinking and attacked Inuyasha, ready to rip him to shreds." He said and looked Kagome in the eye who smiled sadly at him, urging him to continue.

"A few weeks later, Inuyasha and I avoided each other like the plague. Kagura fell off the face of the earth and our father started to grow angry at Inuyasha and I. Izayoi and I tried to take care of Rin but it was just becoming too much and I knew she deserved a family who was willing to give her everything and I simply couldn't. For two and a half years, she lived in a orphanage I selected and visited once every week. I knew she was better off there. After searching, I came across Kaede and Shippo who were interested in another child and visited her. Rin took a liking to her and Shippo and knew she was perfect. She has been living there ever since." Sesshomaru took a deep breath. Kagome looked at him. She felt so bad for him.

"I took some time off after that. With everything going on, I needed a few days to recollect myself and spent the following weekend in the Caribbean. When I returned, everything was exploding. Every single tabloid and magazine had some form of a lie about me on it, be it sleeping with Inuyasha's girlfriend, Kagura cheating on me with multiple people, or Rin being another mans child. I became a mockery of the business world and had to work twice as hard as everyone else to earn my respect back from press, people, business partners, and my family. I then focused only on my work and nothing more, besides Rin, everything else did not seem as important. Until you stepped into my office a while back." He finished looking at Kagome.

He waited a bit for her to say something but when Kagome said nothing and only stared, he spoke up,

"I know it's a lot to take in," Kagome shook her head.

"No, I mean, yeah, it is a lot to take in, but that's not why I'm so quiet. I admire you, Sesshomaru. Now more than ever. I mean, I thought you were so work oriented because you wanted to achieve your goals as a businessman but now I see you are so work focused because you want to gain what you once lost. That, in itself, it admirable and all the other hardships you had were simply tests to see if you were ready." She said. Sesshomaru smiled at her.

"Are you ready to leave?" He asked, leaving a few dollars tip. Kagome smiled and nodded. "Let's walk in the park," she suggested. Sesshomaru nodded.

"Thank you," Kagome said as they passed the fountain in the center of the park.

"I trust you, Kagome. I don't know why, but you are different than what I expected. I was caught off guard with you and that is something that does not usually happen." He said. Kagome smiled up at him. 'I need to tell him!' Kagome thought.

"Sesshomaru, there's something I need to tell you," Kagome started. She really had no idea how to go about this.

"Hold on, Kagome, I really need to tell you this. Before I back out." Sesshomaru said. Kagome looked at him.

"What is it?"

"I like you, Kagome. More than I thought I would." He said. Kagome smiled up at him. "Would you consider being my girlfriend?" He asked. Kagome smiled up at him.

"I would love that," she smiled excitedly. Before she could react, she felt the warmth of his lips touching hers. Gasping into the kiss, Sesshomaru stuck his tongue into her mouth, tasting her insides and stamping what was his. Kagome's hands tangled into his low braided hair and ran threw the strands as she kissed him back. The first time they kissed, it was aggressive and urgency fueled with fire but this time it was smooth and loving and slow and Kagome loved every second of it. When she pulled back, she came face to face with a smiling Sesshomaru.

"You're smiling," she commented stupidly. A small blush painted her cheeks as she looked down.

"Indeed I am. I apologize or tonights dinner. Join me for dinner tomorrow night?" He asked. Kagome looked at him.

"I thought your mystery girl was suppose to join you." She said dryly. He shrugged.

"Never mind her. She's god knows where while your here, in my arms." He dipped down and kissed her once again. Kagome looked up at him. She had to tell him. Now!

"Sesshomaru, I need to tell you something." She said. Sesshomaru looked at her.

"What is it?" He asked, doubt evident in his voice.

"The girl from the ball... I know who she is..." Kagome said. "I honestly thought you'd figure it out with your scents and stuff, I mean, your a demon, can't you smell her scent?" Kagome asked. Sesshomaru shook her head.

"It is strange. Neither you or the girl have a scent." He said. Kagome looked at him.

"Sesshomaru, isn't it strange that neither of us have a scent to you? I know Inuyasha can smell my scent, as well as your father, and Koga." She said. Sesshomaru looked at her.

"What are you implying?" He asked. Kagome smiled at him.

"Nothing," she said. "God, I suck at this..." She trailed off. Sesshomaru looked at her.

"Kagome, what's wrong?" He asked. Kagome looked at him.

"You just told me so much about you and here I am, keeping a huge secret from you," she gestured between the two of them. Sesshomaru looked at her. 'Is she going to tell me who the girl from the ball is?'

"Just tell me, Kagome, I promise I wont be mad or abandon you," he said. Kagome looked at him.

"I know you wont abandon me, but you might be pissed." She said. Sesshomaru looked at her, silently urging her to continue.

"I'It's me...Sesshomaru. I am the girl from the ball." She started strong but ended in a whisper. Sesshomaru looked at her with wide-eyes.

"What?" He asked quietly. Kagome looked down.

"I know I should have told you, but at the time you hated me and loved the mystery me and I guess I got swept up in 'what if's and wondered what it'd be like to be with you and Inuyasha, Sango, and I made this plan to get you to fall for me, this me, and then tell you and after pouring your life out to me, I knew I couldn't keep this from you any longer," she said, sadness showing in her tone and tears building in her eyes from guilt and worry of what he'd say next.

"You and you friends made a plan to trick me into falling for you?" He asked. Kagome looked up at him.

"No! Why would you think that? I really like you, Sesshomaru. I would never do such a thing. I was just worried you wouldn't like me back." She said, a tear running down her cheek.

"And if I didn't tell you everything tonight, how long would this lie continue?" He asked, threatening cold. Kagome looked at him.

"I don't know," she said honestly. " But I knew it needed to b soon the minute you introduced me to Rin." She said. Sesshomaru looked at her coldly.

"Sesshomaru, please...say something!" She said. Sesshomaru continued to glare at her.

"You are no better than Kagura. Lying for your advantage and gain. Pathetic really. I was honest with you, and how do you repay me?" He asked. It was a rhetorical question, but Kagome answered.

"By being honest with you!" She yelled, tears streaming her face. "When I met you in the office, you were cold yet kind and when I talked to you at the party, your walls were down and I saw a man I knew I would fall in love with given time, but now? Now I see a man whose scared." She yelled. Sesshomaru growled but Kagome stayed strong.

"That it. Your scared. Scared I'll leave like Kagura. Scared that since you are not in control of this relationship and situation, it will go up in flames. Your are scared that you might actually be falling in love with me and you have no idea how to treat me or your feelings. Admit it, Sesshomaru. Your scared." She said. Sesshomaru glared at her.

"Find your own way home," he growled and walked away. Kagome glared at his head.

"Fine, bastard!" She screamed and stormed off toward her apartment which was on the other side of the park.

OK, So as I was rewriting this chapter, I decided to take it a completely different direction and start bringing it to a close. So far it is going completely different than what i thought at the beginning but wish me luck as I try and bring it to a close and leave it on a happy note. I am a sucker for happy endings!

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PEACE BITCHES,

~Lizzy