Chapter 8: Familiar Treatment

I was pounding on her door. She was answering her phone and I couldn't wait until tomorrow to talk to her. The door finally opened. Sango stood there, hair a mess and her eyes mask in hand. I pushed past her, barging right in.

"Kagome, c'mon you know this is my afternoon napping time."

I plopped down on her couch. "Yeah, imagine someone barging into your house and ruining your sleep. Where have I seen that before?"

She closed the door behind her. "Touche," she said sitting down beside me. "So, what's wrong?"

"Something happened."

"With what?"

I smiled. "Sesshomaru."

Her eyes went wide and she bounced up and down.

"Tell me everything!"

I gave her the run-down on everything that had happened, and she just stared at me. I could tell that she was trying to make sense of everything I told her.

"Wait so let me get this right. Sesshomaru came to your rescue and saved you from his asshole brother, but not before mentioning something about Sesshomaru wanting to sleep with you. But it turns out that Inuyasha was right and Sesshomaru does want you, and you kind of want him. Then there was some tension building in the office. Part of you wanted him right then and there in the office, but he said something super romantic. About you being more than a fling to him." she regurgitated.

"Yes. That sounds about right."

She put her hand over her heart. "Oh my God, that is so sweet!" poked my shoulder. "I told you he was into you. I'm never wrong about these things."

I smiled, rolling my eyes.

"Wait," she said, putting her hands up. "Does this mean you want to sleep with him? With Sesshomaru."

I bit the inside of my cheek. "I don't know. That's what it felt like. It just felt so… right. I wanted it. I still do want it. Does that make me a whore?"

"A whore? Kagome, please. You're a virgin. It's about time you wanted to have sex with someone. I was starting to worry about you."

"But it's Inuyasha's brother Sango."

"And!? You've never done anything with him. He's never even looked at you like that. You're a grown twenty-four-year-old woman. You can do whatever you want. With whoever you want."

I nodded. "You're right, if what I want just so happens to be Inuyasha's brother, so be it," I said confidently

"Exactly."

My shoulders slumped. "Do I want him though?"

"What do you mean?"

"Do I want him just because I want attention? You know because Inuyasha is treating me this way. Am I just using him as a rebound?"

"Attention? Kagome you get nothing but attention, have you seen yourself? You're beautiful. You just ignore every guy that comes near you. All of them except Sesshomaru. So, there must be something you like about him. Especially if you want to go that far with him. Sesshomaru is not a rebound kind of man. That is one you keep. I mean, that's what I would do if I were you." she said, shrugging.

"I can't like him. I don't know anything about him."

She rubbed my shoulder. "That doesn't mean you can't get to know him."

"What if Inuyasha finds out?"

She shrugged. "So what if he does? Screw him. He's never considered your feelings. So, don't even worry about him."

I pulled my knees to my chest. "You're right.

She lay beside me, a smirk on her face. "So, what do you like about Sesshomaru anyway?"

"I don't know. He's mature. He doesn't take everything as a joke. He listens when I speak and doesn't talk over me. He doesn't brush me off and dismiss me."

"So, he's the exact opposite of his brother?"

I nodded. "Exactly."

"He's perfect for you then. The exact opposite of Inuyasha is exactly what you need."

"I agree. I can't even speak to him after everything he said to me that day."

"Good. You shouldn't. He doesn't deserve to have you in his life anyway.."

I sighed. "So I keep hearing."

"Plus even if you don't have feelings for him doesn't mean you won't get them eventually. It sounds like you already like him as a person. With all this attraction and time you two are spending together. Who knows what will happen."

She had this mischievous look on her face.

"Sango stay out of it."

She smiled. "I never said I was going to do anything."

I rolled my eyes. "You never have to."

I sighed, lay down, checked my phone, and saw the time. I snuggled up to her.

"Can I spend the night?"

She kissed my forehead. "Of course, do you even need to ask?"

I wondered what he had in store for tomorrow.

I couldn't lie, I was excited.

Sango and I were all wrapped up in each other when I woke up. I untangled myself from her and stretched. I grabbed my phone looking at the time. It was already noon. I put my phone on her charger. I was about to lie back down, but I heard my phone ping. I checked it. Seeing it was from Sesshomaru.

"I will see you tonight at seven-thirty. A car will pick you up at your home. Dress nice."

I dropped my phone while shaking Sango.

"Sango wake up!"

She shot up, frantically looking around.

"What's wrong?"

"Ssesshomaru wants to see me tonight."

"Oh… oh! That's great. Why do you look so freaked out?"

"He said to dress nicely. I have nothing to wear. What does "dress nicely" even mean? Like casual dress nice or-"

She put her hand up to stop me from talking.

"Kagome, please. Is there anything even remotely casual about that man? Especially the way he dresses." She sighed. "What would you do without me? C'mon, let's go."

We'd gotten ready and headed to the mall. We had to hurry because we had no time to waste. Everything I had ever shown Sango she immediately rejected.

"What's wrong with this one?"

"It looks like something a high schooler would wear. It's very nice. You need something like this." she said.

I looked at the dress. It was a black dress with a V-cut by the breasts.

"Isn't that too plain?" I asked.

"With your body? Absolutely not. All you need is some jewelry and shoes. You are good to go. This too." she said, grabbing something else. "C'mon, we don't have a lot of time.

Sango had waxed every inch of me that she didn't believe should have hair. I knew best friends were supposed to be close, but she took the piss. She'd picked out my entire outfit, now she was doing my hair. I wasn't allowed to move or touch anything. It was already seven fifteen and she made it very clear she had to finish.

"There, all done." She said curling the last piece.

"I don't need any makeup?"

She scoffed. "Covering a face like that with makeup would be a crime."

I smiled. "Do I look good?"

She smiled. "You look great. Men would throw themselves at your feet more than they already do."

I stood up looking myself over in the Mirror. Sango was right. I looked great, and I felt great. The dress fit just right. I smiled at my reflection. I haven't dressed up in a long time. It was nice to be this pretty. There was a knock at the door. Before I could even head for the door, Sango dashed over to it, swinging it open. Unfortunately, it was the last person that I wanted to see standing there; Inuyasha. He came waltzing into the tiny space, giving Sango a nasty look. I folded my arms and waited for him to spit it out. He looked me up and down. He seemed to be surprised at how I looked.

"You look…" he said trailing off.

I put my hands on my hips.

"What do you want Inuyasha?"

"Why do you look like that?" he asked, ignoring my question.

"Answer the question dick," Sango said.

He gave Sango another nasty look. "You've been ducking me. So, I had to come to you."

"Well, I don't want to hear it. I have somewhere to be." I said, opening the door., and grabbing my coat.

He grabbed my wrist. "I saw a car outside when I pulled up. It looks very familiar."

I knew what he was implying and he was right, but I wasn't going to let him know that. I preferred the curiosity to just eat him alive. I snatched my wrist away from him.

"Oh, does it? Like I said. I have somewhere to be. Sango, please show him out." I said leaving.

It felt good. To treat him the way he treated me.