The next day, Sesshomaru brought Kagome back home. She looked around and decided to get ready for work. So far it had been a pretty normal day. She and Sango breezed through the day, helping the kids. They even got to work on their own personal projects, and before they knew it, it was after nine o'clock.

"All right, Sango. You about to head out?"

"Yeah. I'm setting my painting in the back room to dry." When she came back from the back room, she looked out the front glass door to the studio. "Kags," she said without taking her eyes off of what she saw outside.

"Yeah. What's up?" Kagome went to her side.

"Do you see that?"

Kagome stared outside of the window for a little bit and squinted her eyes a little, "I see movement. That's about it. Wait. Is that a person?"

"It has to be a very stupid person to try to sneak up on both of us," Sango said pulling her messanger bag over her shoulder.

Kagome smiled," Let's go. The boys wanted to have dinner with us."

Sango laughed as Kagome grabbed her car keys, "I think it's getting kind of late for dinner." She wiggled her eyebrows at the end of her statement.

Kagome rolled her eyes, "I'm guessing Miroku brought you to work?" Sango blushed. "Hahahaha. C'mon." They stepped outside and were blinded by flashing lights.

"Agh. What the shit?!" Sango yelled and they both shielded their faces from the lights.

"Kagome, how long have you been seeing Sesshomaru?" "How'd you keep it a secret so long?" "When do you plan on having kids?"

"Sango, what's it like to date someone famous?" "Are you getting married, too?"

Questions flew at them left and right as they struggled to find Kagome's car. She hit the 'Panic' button on her key and the alarm opened the crowd a little and they got to the car before any of the paparazzi could ask anymore questions. Kagome started shaking.

"Kags?... Kags?!" She shook more violently. Sango yanked her to the backseat and sped to Sesshomaru's place. They were there in less than ten minutes. "C'mon Kags. Fight it." She kept snarling and thrashing (as much as could be expected in the back of an Infiniti). Sango screeched to a stop and jumped out of the car. "SESSHOMARU!" Sango ran to the front door and banged on the door twice, and Sesshomaru was there and frantic.

"What's wrong?" he asked confused and concerned. Then her scent hit him. He looked at her sleek car, "Shit." Right as he said it, her car top stretched and burst as she started to transform. He pushed Sango inside and ran toward Kagome. "Kagome," he said it soothingly as he got closer. She snapped her head at him, and growled threateningly. He stepped closer, and her growl got louder. "I'm coming closer." He managed to stop her from comletely transforming, but it hadn't receded either. She had a human figure, but her ears had begun to lift and her teeth and face elongated and she stood at roughly seven feet. "I can feel you're angry. Just come down, and we can talk." She growled again, and he snarled back at her. "We can talk, or we can fight it's your choice." His eyes started to bleed and his aura flared.

Slowly, Kagome started to change back into her human form and her eyes changed back to their chocolate brown. When it was over she stared at him. "You don't think a warning about paparazzi would be nice?!" He moved to hold her. "No! Just don't fucking touch me. Did you ever think there's a reason I work in a paint shop? Outside of the public's eye?!" She didn't wait for a response, "ugh. I need to go for a walk. And no," her voice sounded more calm than before. "I don't want company."

He watched as she walked away and Sango walked up to him. "I probably should have let you both know that the company is in the lime light right now, huh?"

Sango took a deep breath and looked up at him, "Honestly, it would have been nice to know, or at least have an idea, of what was coming our way ahead of time. She doesn't like being in the lime light. And neither do I as a matter of fact, but that's an ass chewing for Miroku." She looked back in the direction that her friend walked in, she had already disappeared behind the treeline. "It's part of the reason we work with kids. In the outskirts of the city." She put her hand on his shoulder and looked him in the eyes, "Just give her a little time. I promise she'll be back. Or I'll go after her for you." She smiled and walked back to the house.

Sesshomaru took a deep breath and took in what Sango had told him and decided to deal with what used to be Kagome's car. "I should probably get her a new one."

~~~~WITH KAGOME~~~~

She was extremely grateful that Sesshomaru and his family were not big on human interaction. It felt great to just walk in the woods without having to worry about anyone trying to snap her picture. Just as the thought crossed her mind, a twig snapped behind her. She continued walking as if she hadn't heard the sound, but started to sniff the air. She desperately tried to place he scent when she felt the stranger getting closer. She stopped and turned, "Stop hiding. I know you're there." She saw some leaves rustle and out stepped the last person she wanted to see. She took a deep breath. "What the shit, Hojo?! Why are you out here?"

He smiled at her. "I was just camping. I like coming out and watching the stars when I have time off. I was talking to my friend who was telling me how you were on the tabloid channel tonight. Ya know, a late "scoop" as they like to call it. Then, what do I faintly hear in the dark quiet of the woods? The lovely humming from you."

"So you decided to follow me, like a creep?" she asked as she lifted one slender eyebrow.

"Not exactly 'like a creep.' More of an admirer." His smile grew.

"Uh huh," she rolled her eyes. "Well I should really be getting back. Please, just leave me alone, or you'll get worse than being knocked out on the curb. It's a promise, Hojo." She turned to walk the way she was heading. She knew he was going to follow her.

"That's fine, Kagome. I'm always around. Just so you know."

She rolled her eyes again, transformed, and ran the long way back to Sesshomaru's place.

~~~~BACK AT THE HOUSE~~~~

Kagome changed back to her humanoid form and walked in the house. Sango shouted from the kitchen, "We're in here." Kagome walked to the kitchen and sat down directly in front of Sesshomaru. "Welllllllll, Miroku should be here any minute, so I'll just wait outside." She got up and walked out of the front door.

The two stared at each other for a moment, then Sesshomaru spoke, "I'm so sorry I did that to you. I-it didn't even occur to me that I should have told you about the attention my company is getting. I just-" he sighed. "I don't know what I was or wasn't thinking. I'm just so sorry." She smiled at him as they made eye contact. "What is it?"

"This is my first time seeing you so flustered. I accept your apology and I thank you for giving me my time. Although, I'm sure that Sango pressed the issue." As she said that, they heard Miroku's car pull out of the driveway. She smiled. "Thank you. Just let me know these things. I don't really enjoy paparazzi, but I'll deal with them. But that's only for you." He smiled and kissed her from across the table. "I absolutely love that I'm the only person who ever sees this side of you." She closed her eyes and sighed. "Oh," she said as she opened her eyes. "I ran into Hojo in the woods. He was being a creep and his scent is weird from what I remember of it. What's the likelyhood of him being able to change? As in, not be human."