Time Separations by thyme

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She was leaving for America and he had to find a way to live with out her. She was his best friend. They had never been separated for eight years. Now she had to leave him alone with a little brother that was more than the average pain in the ass.

The good-bye was heart wrenching to watch and the tears came from both of them. Kagome shed hers easily while Sesshomaru tried his best to hide his, just as any ten year old boy would. With one last hug, they parted ways and the little boy watched his best friend walk out of his life.

....................SEVEN YEARS LATER..................

She walked through the doors of the cafeteria and went to a group of girls she'd met during class. She sighed and decided on liking the place she had once called home. She looked around at the cafeteria to see a figure that had haunted her dreams.

"Sesshomaru??!" she cried to herself.

Sesshomaru looked just as bored as her felt. Ever since his best friend left him, he'd turned as cold as stone. Anyone who came near him was like a burr under his saddle. He was easily annoyed and unbearable. His life was dull and the very thought of that would send him into a killing spree.

Suddenly, his nose was filled with her beautiful scent of fresh lake and rose buds. His head jerked around. He listened intently to those around him but couldn't find her voice. H followed his nose to a table closer to the lovely scent and found where she had been sitting, but not her. He looked around for her. Finding her no where in sight, he decided it to be his imagination and went back to his seat.

Sesshomaru thought about his day dream. He felt a tap on his shoulder from a small hand. He could feel the stares from all the other students and knew they were thinking the same thing he was: "Who dares to touch me?!" He turned around to find the very being he was looking for.

He sat still, his eyes showing emotion for the first time in years. She read him like an open book. She laughed when he found it hard to speak. She had changed so much. She was older, taller, and with a lot more delicious curves than when he had last seen her.

He had changed in her eyes as well. He was much taller than she was and supported a form that could only be maintained with constant workout for an average man. She didn't hesitate to hug him and he welcomed her warmly, which surprised everyone who saw. The cold demon lord who kept his composure and never took a misstep was falling head-over-heals for a small, brown-eyed girl that no one knew.

No one knew what the deal was with this girl but Inuyasha needed to find out. He walked up to the couple who were now being seated. If she could get Sesshomaru to show some emotions, there was no possible way for her not to be able to do something else," Inuyasha thought. He hurried over and tapped Kagome on the shoulder. When she turned, surprised was an understatement for his reaction.

"Inuyasha!!" Kagome squealed. She hugged him close in excitement. Sesshomaru couldn't help but growl a warning in a low tone so that only Inuyasha could hear. Inuyasha politely pushed her away from him and asked, "I hadn't heard you were back."

"We just moved back." Kagome and Inuyasha talked and talked as if they were best of friends. Sesshomaru was getting irritated at his little brother and quietly prayed that he would leave.

Inuyasha's girl friend, Kikyo, came up to drag him away only to be drawn into the conversation. She looked just like Kagome, they were cousins after all, but Sesshomaru favored Kagome better. Kikyo was a bitch in training while Kagome was a priestess in training, a better user of time. Kagome was close to being done with the training. She lacked two lessons that could easily be learned.

Sesshomaru, fed up with not being able to talk to best friend, pulled her away from the table. His face was hard and mean, so cold it almost frightened her.

"Are you okay, Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked. She was so cute it made him want to laugh. He could feel the eyes of every passerby on his back.

"I hate when people interrupt," Sesshomaru growled.

Kagome stared at him. She looked back and shrugged at Inuyasha but didn't fight Sesshomaru's will. They wandered the halls of the school, having an hour and a half for lunch. They talked and passersby stared at them in both wonderment and awe at how Sesshomaru was so calm with someone at his side and how beautiful Kagome was.

Sesshomaru looked at Kagome. Her perky little attitude was......cute. She was so tiny, even as a child she was small, but it made her adorable. She looked back at him and he blushed and turned away.

"So, that's where Inuyasha gets that cute face from," Kagome giggled.

"What?"

"The blush and look away thing," Kagome told him, She cocked a perfectly plucked eyebrow as she added;" he usually does it when he's thinking something dirty."

Sesshomaru's eyes widened. Kagome smiled, trying not to laugh at the adorable expression on his face. He didn't reply. He looked straight ahead, not daring to let his eyes wander back to her until she spoke. When she did, she had his full attention.

After a few minutes, a gothic girl with black hair and red eyes came up to them. Her voice was intriguing and her looks were wonderful. A little white haired girl trailed her every step.

"Hello, I'm Kagura," she said. "I was dying to meet you; what with all the rumors going around that you tamed our huge beast."

"I beg your pardon," Kagome said with a slow threatening slur. "I haven't seen any 'beast'."

"You're standing beside him, wench," Kagura snorted. Kagome heard a low growl from Sesshomaru. Both girls looked at him to see him glaring down the hallway. Kagura cowered and fled. Kagome stared at Naraku. She even smiled, stepping in front of Sesshomaru a little.

"Hello," she greeted in a polite tone. "I'm Kagome." She held her hand out to shake his hand. Naraku took his time shaking and letting go of her small, delicate hand. He grinned when sudden fear reached Kagome's pale blue eyes.

Kagome jerked her hand away and ran to hide herself behind Sesshomaru. She had a handful of his shirt and her eyes were hidden into his muscled side. Sesshomaru stared at her in amusement and confusion. 'What happened to all her bravado and courage?' he wondered. He glared at Naraku. 'What did he do to her?'

"Let us be, you scum," Sesshomaru growled. He put his hand to her back and began to walk away.

"You can have the little whore," Naraku sneered. "She wouldn't amount to a hill of beans to me." But he never took his eyes off of her, until Sesshomaru growled at him in warning.

Kagome stuck to Sesshomaru's muscular side like glue. He didn't mind it very much, but everyone else noticed. The new couple was the talk of the school, though Kagome and Sesshomaru seemed oblivious to everyone.