InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Not Always Opposites ❯ NOA 1 ( Chapter 1 )

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AN: Hey everyone. Welcome to my second story...are we all ready for round two? This is purely for fun, no real plot or anything. Lighten up and enjoy!

Anyway, this first chappy is sort of like a prologue (aren't they always) anyway, so...yeah...on with it. R+R I got to know what you think! If you have any ideas let me know...I'd love to hear them!

Not Always Opposites

(The Sesshoumaru x Kagome comic relief)

Chapter 1

She loves to defy him, he seems to detest her, and they live together. It had always been that way; there was no changing what they were.

He was the heir to his fathers company while she was the daughter of his father's best friend. Her father died when she was one, he four, and her mother had mysteriously disappeared when she was born.

Growing up together was fun; there was no argument there; who could deny the fun of a constant challenge?

She was raised as a proper lady of the Japanese High Society and was his shadow for more than one instance in their lives, but they only did what was necessary to survive in their world of business, social events, and grand gala's.

Though she was only a lady, she had made it quite clear that she was to know and understand the business and it's operations...and she always got her way. Oh how well she played the part of the spoiled rich girl...and yet, didn't.

Yes, she always got her way, but she obdurately detested snobbish rich girls. For that, he was silently grateful and showed her a small smidgen of respect. That was their life, but there was definitely more to it than anyone had expected.

"Get BACK HERE"

"Not on your life"

"It's MINE"

"Not any longer"

"FLUFFY!"

"CHILDREN!"

"Uh oh"

Those two small words were uttered in unison with pure fright; father could be scary when he wanted to, and that one word promised death.

They were frozen in their tracks, both forgetting about the little rift, staring down the hallway for a moment before she latched onto his hand and began a hastened walk aimed for the dining hall, no sense in upsetting father more by being tardy. He complied with her antics but raised an eyebrow at her when she turned to look at him.

"What?"

`Innocent you may sound my dear, but I know better!' He glanced at their hands and then to her face to watch her expression; it was always the same. She wasn't like a normal seventeen-year-old high school girl; her face was always impassive and reserved, and she never bounced around the house like a lovesick puppy. As a matter of fact, she had only had one boyfriend before, and she didn't actually want to date him...she just felt sorry for him.

As a result of her matured composure, in times such as this where a girl would be blushing profusely from such contact, she simply matched his eyebrow and continued her tirade. Just before they reached the door she released his hand and turned a wink on him. His smirk was her reply, but was quickly wiped away as they entered the room.

His father sat at the head of the table waiting for the occupants of his home to join him for breakfast once more. There were very few modern rituals the makeshift family practiced as they aged, but the ones they did practice were sacred to all of them. When the two `children' entered, he looked up and shook his head in good humor. `Will they ever learn?'

The two in question spared each other one last glance before taking up their respective seats at the table. He sat on his fathers right while she took up his right. Neither of them realizing what that unconsciously signified...but the other occupants noticed.

"Do you two ever look like anything other than a block of ice?"

Both raised an eyebrow at his question and turned to each other. It was a bit amusing to see a reflection of your expression, or rather lack of expression, sitting directly in front of you. Their gaze was broken when the final member of the `family' entered the dining room.

"Of course they don't, they look like ice and they're both just as cold!"

His father had to bite his tongue to keep in the roar of laughter that threatened to spill into the room at that comment.

"Good morning to you too Inuyasha"

He bowed his head to acknowledge the morning greeting before taking up his seat on his father's left. He returned his gaze to his two `siblings' and frowned; they seemed so unaffected by his comment that it sent chills racing throughout Inuyasha's body.

Moments later, two servants entered with trays of breakfast victuals. Everyone waited for Touga to begin eating before satisfying themselves. Breakfast was fairly uneventful, but something caught both Inuyasha and Touga's attention just before they were all to be excused to begin their day.

"Sesshoumaru, Kagome...what are you doing?"

Currently, Sesshoumaru had his hand under the table but it seemed to be crossed over into Kagome's lap. She had her brows nit together in concentration with her hand seemingly in the same place as Sesshoumaru's.

Granted it did not look good for these two to be doing something like that at the breakfast table...in front of his father no less. Everyone was beyond shocked at the thought...they just weren't like that.

They both looked from Inuyasha to Touga and back again before Kagome's eyes narrowed towards Sesshoumaru as she whispered.

"Excuse me, Touga-san, but Sesshoumaru has something that belongs to me."

Sesshoumaru glared back with amusement and spoke up,

"I told you earlier, it is no longer yours, but mine"

He felt immediately scrutinized once he realized what his reply must have sounded like to the other two occupants in the room.

"Ah hem" Touga narrowed his sights on the two, "This is neither the time nor the place, you may leave."

Kagome sat in stunned awe for a moment before jumping up from her seat and speaking just below a yell.

"It's not like that. He took something of mine..."

She huffed in irritation before storming out of the room and down the hall to leave for school.

Touga raised his eyes at the door that was still swinging from its latest use.

"How is it that my eldest son can bring someone like her to her wits end in mere moments, yet none of us can even get a smile from her?"

Inuyasha barely held back the laughter and settled for a snicker.

"Yeah Sess, how do you manage to always piss her off?"

Sesshoumaru stood and glared at Inuyasha. "If I revealed my secrets to you, then where would all my fun go?"

Before Inuyasha or Touga could reply, Sesshoumaru glided out of the house and down to the garage.

Inuyasha turned to Touga with his eyebrows still raised in shock. The most emotionless man he ever knew had just made a claim on fun, and at the expense of a woman no less. What made it even better was that it was his adopted younger sister, Kagome, that Sesshy seemed to have taken the interest in...oh how confusing.

"Do you think...?"

Inuyasha couldn't finish the sentence, but it seemed Touga understood just fine as he shrugged his shoulders.

"It would be interesting to see what came of that!"

On that note, the two let all the laughter they had held in come flying forth with a great rumble. It was just too damn funny to think of two ice bricks falling for each other; and for neither of them to notice it was just too much to jest at.

This day was going to be perfect...perfectly odd.

`Stupid Fluffy, stupid Inuyasha, stupid EVERYTHING, IT'S MINE DAMN IT!' Kagome made her way down the walk to the garage to call for her driver. She, to any on lookers, was completely poised and relaxed. To anyone who knew her, however, she was a force to be reckoned with and the winds were brewing right now.

He watched her from the doorway to the garage as she made her way over to the small room in the back where she would find her driver. His cell phone was pulled out quickly as he dialed a very familiar number.

"Hello?"

"Hide"

The person on the other line chuckled as he hung up. This was nothing new, and he certainly wouldn't go against his employer. He heard a knock at the door just as he locked it. His days here were never dull, and he hoped they stayed that way.

She knocked twice before pounding on the door. `Damn it, I know he's in there...where else would he be? He knows I have school...AAHHH...the world HATES me today!'

He came up behind her like a wild animal ready to pounce, and she was his prey. He quickly grabbed around her waist with his left arm, her shoulders with his right arm, and lowered his head to her ear. She stilled at his actions and cursed under her breath for her luck

...the world really must hate her today.

"Looking for something?"

His words were deep and low causing her to unconsciously shiver. She turned on him in an instant and found herself pressed against his chest and trapped between his arms as she scowled up at him.

"I need to get to school and Devon is not answering."

"Would you like a ride?"

"You know very well what I would like!"

He raised an eyebrow at her and tilted his head a fraction as if to ask `really'.

"Don't look at me like that...pervert!"

He chuckled and released her body, but took her hand all the same. His car was on the other side of the garage, which should have been a 2-minute walk...should have.

"What are you doing?"

She pulled her arm in an attempt to free herself from his grasp. It seems he's stronger than her...go figure.

"I'm giving you a ride to school."

He said it as if it were the most obvious thing on earth. In all reality, it sort of was; there was few days that she didn't get a ride from him. She wondered why it was that on the mornings they fought, Devon went missing.

"Oh no you don't...I'm mad at you remember?"

She tried to stop moving, but he simply dragged her along.

"Don't do that Kag's, you're going to ruin your new sketchers."

She started stumbling before her feet caught on to the rhythm of movement again.

"Damn it all fluffy, give it back!"

He stopped and turned on her, which caused her to run into him. He caught her at the waist just before she fell and smirked.

"Clumsy today?" He teased.

She hit him on the arm as he stood her up and grabbed her hand to try to lead her to his car...again.

"You just had to stop, didn't you?"

"Don't call me that and I won't startle you"

"Don't tell me what to do"

"I am your senior by three years, I'll do what I please"

"Ooh, so much older...fluffy"

She was trying to piss him off enough to get back her possessions from him...but she was only succeeding in amusing him.

They had finally made it to his car by that statement, and so he decided to make her pay for it. In one swift movement he had her pinned between him and the beautiful 2004 Rolls Royce.

Her back was pushed against the car door as his body pressed against hers. He leaned down and pushed a lock of her hair behind her shoulder in slow, agonizingly sensual motions before speaking in a deep, bass like whisper.

"I will do as I please, and that includes keeping my new treasure. You can't have it."

He smiled at her shiver before moving around the car and setting in his seat.

She stood there a moment trying to collect herself, but she realized it might take her all day; she got in the car and waited quietly for him to take her to school.

Of course, her silence never did last very long.

She turned over her bracelet and studied the small silver charms that adorned it. There was one that looked like a cat to signify her fighting style, one that looked like a sword to signify Inuyasha's connection to her, one in the form of a crown that signified her connection to Touga, and then there was a link for one that should have been there...but it wasn't.

She turned her head fiercely to look at the culprit.

"I want it back...now"

Her request was met with a laugh and a shrug.

"Tell me something, Kagome, how does it feel to want?"

He spared her a quick glance before returning his attention to the road.

"You jerk! How could you take that from me? You went into my room to get that. That is a violation in itself!!!"

"You let me in anytime I want. I do not see the difference in this morning!"

"Aahh.... I was in a towel!!!!"

"And?"

"Fluffy!"

"You still insist on calling me that."

"You still insist on keeping my personal possessions from me!"

"I gave it to you, I can take it away"

"That's not the point"

"Oh but it is...I wanted it back, so I took it. I do not see the problem"

"You are about the worst person I have ever received anything from. You don't give something to someone only to take it away a week later! Besides, now my charm bracelet looks incomplete!"

It didn't dawn on her that he said he wanted it back...what on earth would he want it for? Just to toy with her?

"You have money, go buy a new one"

"That is not the point and you know it! How can you be so mean?"

"Come on Kag's, you know I'm not mean"

"Just stubborn" He chuckled a bit at that one.

`Only stubborn with you and you know it!'

"If I didn't know any better, I'd think you had a problem with that"

Her eyes were wide and her lips clamped together into a tight thin line. He knew he was beginning to irritate her.

"Why you...you...aahh!"

She threw up her arms in exasperation when he laughed.

"Oh you think this is funny? I want it back...or I'm not talking to you ever again."

        He stopped laughing at that; he knew she would ignore him. Once Kagome set her mind to something there was no changing it; she was persistent, even with him...probably more with him than anyone.

That would not be good; her silence would drive him mad. He only had one choice, and that didn't bode too well with him; she had cornered him and she knew it. `No matter, I'll just get her back later!'

        The car came to a stop in front of a large private school covered in trees and gardens. Somewhere in the mix of all the commotion was the small ragtag group Kagome called friends. They would no doubt be coming over tonight since it was a Friday.

Her sigh brought him out of his musings as he watched her get out of the car and slam the door. He reached down and pressed the button that would erase the small pane of glass that separated his voice from her hearing.

        "KAG'S"