Kagome and Sango followed the two men from the gas station to this secluded 24 hour restaurant. They all got out of the two cars and walked to the entrance for the door to be opened for them by Sesshomaru. They nodded their heads in thanks.

It was a quaint mom and pop type deal. The decor was cozy and the booths were all nicely padded and covered with leather. The lights were dimmed, but not enough to the point of not being able to see. A small woman walked up to the group, with a smile. "Good morning," she said keeping that same smile on her face. "If you would come with me, I have a booth ready for you next a window? Or a wall. Which ever you prefer."

Kagome spoke up, "A window would be great," she said with a small smile.

The woman walked the group of four over to a table against a window. "Is there anything I can get for you to drink while you figure what you want?"

"May I have a water?" Sesshomaru asked as he slid into the booth to sit in front of Kagome.

"Me too," Kagome said as they both made eye contact.

Miroku and Sango both echoed Kagome's response.

"Cool," the waitress said with a huge smile. "My name is Kirie and I'll be back with your waters and give you a couple minutes to look over the menu."

Each couple dove into their own separate conversations.

"So what do you do?" Kagome asked Sesshomaru.

"I am the CEO at Taisho Enterprise. What about you my lovely, Kagome?"

She blushed at the compliment. "Well, my job isn't as extravagant as that. I work at an art studio. Sango and I have kids express themselves through painting, sketching, and sculpting. And every now and then graffiti"

Sesshomaru just smiled at her. "Absolutely perfect. I'd like to take you out some time. Would that be an enjoyable occasion for you?"

"That would be extremely enjoyable for me," she giggled.

Kirie came back to the table, "Have we all made decisions on something to eat."

Both girls giggled a little bit. They hadn't even looked at the menus, yet. "I ll have a banana nut muffin," Kagome said.

"Same for me," responded Sango.

"We'll have with the same as the beautiful ladies," Miroku said with a smile. Sesshomaru only nodded.

"All right. Just to let you know, it will take a while, considering everything is freshly made."

"That is acceptable."

"And, me and the wonderful Sango are going to sit one booth over. Ya know private conversations and whatnot." He winked at Sango and she punched his jaw as hard as she could. She was fuming at what he was implying. He chuckled and set his broken jaw. Kagome sat at the edge of her seat waiting to see what would happen next. Once it was set and healed he looked at Sango, still chuckling, "Ohhhh she s a keeper, eh Sesshomaru?" He gently grabbed her hand and lead her to the other booth.

Kagome relaxed against the back of the chair. "Good to know how protective you are. You had nothing to worry about. We are complete gentlemen."

"Hmph. I don't know about complete. So, what had you to go to the club tonight. Doesn't seem like your type of scene."

"I actually decided to listen to my beast for once. That and Miroku wouldn't quit pestering me until I agreed to go out with him. That's when I saw you and your friend. My beast pulled me to you, and before I knew it I was tapping your shoulder."

"Oh. I mean, I felt something but, I don't know. I was enjoying the music so much. And the dancing." Kagome sighed thinking about the fun she had. "But it's funny. I felt something similar to butterflies when you tapped me. My beast growled and purred, but chalked it up to her enjoying herself." Sesshomaru half smiled and chuckled a little.

Kagome's phone vibrated and she ignored it. No one should be texting her and expecting a response at this hour. Then she got a phone call. She rolled her eyes. "Could you please excuse me?" He nodded and she looked down at her phone. It was Hojo. She groaned, declined the call, and shoved her phone back into her purse.

"Is there a problem?" Sesshomaru asked with concern.

"It's this guy named Hojo. I had a uh fling type thing with him. I was going through a cycle and -"

"No need to explain, my dear. I completely understand. He was just to sate your beast."

She let go a breath she didn't know she was holding, "Exactly."

"So, we should definitely go out," Sesshomaru told her with a smile.

"I agree."

They exchanged numbers and enjoyed their conversation as the sun rose. Little did they know, they were being watched.