Undying Love

'Independence Day'

The fourth day of July…Independence Day ….was the first time I laid eyes on him. Actually it was he who laid eyes on me…since he was the one who found me. He was my koi….koibito…koishii…my life…my soul mate….and forever shall be as far as I live.

It all started on the first day of July in the summer of 2005…..

July 1

Summer was hot and blazing in Tokyo, Japan. People were busy preparing for July 4; Independence Day…the day America became independent. (I know that's taking place in Japan and it doesn't work like that, but hey! It's still a holiday!)

A mature teen of age 17, sat outside watching her jii-chan and okaa-san place decorations all over the shrine. She sat at the steps with her white T-shirt that said 'I'm Miss Independent' in red stripes and a blue jean skirt that reached down to her knees in her long smooth legs. She looked up to the sky and smiled, it was a beautiful day and in 3 more days that same sky would be filled with sparks and colors unimaginable with her family and friends. She did this for the last 16 years and it was a tradition, yet unknowns to her this year would be different from them all.

"Onee-chan! Okaa-san said to get up from your butt and help out." protested a teenaged boy of age 14, that looked like her but in a male version.

Kagome mumbled, "And I was just enjoying the weather," she groaned as she stood up and went to help her little brother place up some red streamers.

"Yea and I was making out with Miroku, nice try nee-chan" he smirked.

Kagome gasped playfully, "So that's why he hasn't been groping girls lately!"

"Not like that!" he shouted and punched his older sister in the shoulder lightly.

Kagome laughed, "I'm kidding Souta, and I know you're straight"

"You better" he grumbled.

"Or are you?"

"Kagome!" he yelled throwing the blue streamers at her.

Kagome laughed as she dodged the incoming blue streamers and hit him with the white ones. They chased each other around the grounds until they collapsed on the ground laughing. Jii-chan came out to see the progress of the decorations, only to come see his two grandchildren running around and then falling to the ground laughing. He made a stern face at the sight of the shrine grounds being decorated in blue, red, and white paper.

"Ok kids that's enough…if you continue this way the fireworks will be done by the time we finish!" jii-chan scolded them.

Kagome and Souta looked back to see their jii-chan, arms crossed and tapping his foot impatiently, as he gave his grandkids a warning look. They held back a giggle and nodded as they both answered.

"Hai….gomen nasai jii-chan," both getting up and going back to decorating.

When they finished it was night and the stars were shining above approving of their work. They went inside and ate dinner Mrs. Higurashi had made while they were decorating. Soon they retired and went to bed, yet Kagome looked out her window and sighed. Another year with her family and friends under the sky to watch those sparks in the sky flow down. She smiled and yawned as she stepped into bed, eager for July 4th to come.

OOO

July 2

Kagome jumped once again from her alarm clock. She grumbled angrily at the contraption that ruined her peaceful slumber. She threw the covers off her bed and headed for the shower. Once finished she brushed her teeth and showering, she dressed into an all red outfit. Hmm I guess I could this…. Tomorrow blue outfit then white on Independence Day.

With that decided, Kagome bounced down the steps in her blood red spaghetti shirt and a blood red skirt to match, with her hair down, covering the back of the shirt. She then greeted her family as she met for breakfast.

"Ohayo minna!" she sat in her seat, sniffing her breakfast that was in front of her.

"Someone's happy…hmmm I was wondering what those noises I heard last night was" Souta teased.

Kagome's eyes widen and her cheeks turned red like her outfit. She made a sound resembling a growl and got out her chair. Souta saw this and was about to jump away, only to be a second late, as she grabbed him before he could run away and started to tickle him.

"AHH! Kag-Kagome…S-stop…th-that…ti-tickles" he said laughing between his words.

"Pay backs a bitch, huh otouto" she grinned.

"Ok! Gomen…gomen! You didn't do anything last night!" he confessed.

Kagome released the boy and sat back down grinning happily. She went back to her breakfast as Souta sat down and began his, with a scowl on his face at his older sibling.

"Kagome, when you were dressing Sango called." Mrs. Higurashi said as she washed the dishes, feeling her daughter had calm down now.

Kagome looked up from her breakfast, "What did she want?"

"She said to meet her Miroku and Inuyasha at the mall today," she recited the message.

"Time?"

"Hmm…you can go when you finish your breakfast" she answered.

Kagome squealed happily as she gobbled down her breakfast in 2 seconds followed by orange juice to wash it down. Souta gaped at her as she jumped up, ruffled his hair, kissed her jii-chan , then her okaa, and then headed out the door with her keys and purse already in hand.

"How'd she do that?" Souta looked at the closed door that his sister was once at.

"You'll understand at her age" jii-chan shook his head as he sighed, raising his chopsticks to his mouth.

"Women…and shopping… I never wanna know" Souta plopped his head on his hand and ate his breakfast in silence.

OOO

Kagome arrived at the mall in 5 minutes and was already heading to the food court to meet her friends. She gasped for breath reaching for McDonalds where her friends sat waiting for her. She paused for a moment to catch her breath and heard her friends say.

"What time did Mrs.Higurashi say she'll be arriving?" groaned Miroku, as he held his stomach.

Sango rolled her eyes at the young man, "Sometime now or later after she ate breakfast… at least that's what her okaa said."

"Nani! She's eating while we're waiting on her for her sorry ass just to order!" Came another, annoyance evident in his voice. "Forget this! I'm ordering whether her ass is here or not!"

Kagome shook her head and walked up to them with her breath even. She sat at a seat by her best friend, not before passing by and smacking Inuyasha upside his head for his remark.

"Ow… wench what was that for?" Inuyasha growled rubbing his abused head.

"Hello to you too Inuyasha." she smiled innocently before she hugged Sango and gave the occasional glare to back off Miroku's wondering hands.

"So…why are we here again?" Miroku pondered out loud.

"'First eat then talk monk," Inuyasha jumped from his seat and went to order.

Sango sighed, "Can't think about anything but his stomach…sad…so anyway I wanna talk about our spot for our sightseeing of the fireworks, is it the same place at the shrine or some place else?"

Kagome drummed her fingers on the table thinking, "Well…I guess it could be someplace else….breaking tradition but…."

"You still do that?" Miroku asked, half listening as he gaped at a girl not to far from them.

The girl sat eating her morning pancakes in peace as she read her novel. Miroku grinned and winked at the girl as she felt eyes on her and turned to Miroku's way. She made a disgusted face at Miroku as she closed her book, threw out her trash and left the food court, making Miroku groan in disappointment.

Sango growled and smacked Miroku to get his attention away from the girl, "Stop that! And of course! We did this for as long as we known her…which is 16 years!"

He laughed rubbing his sore head "Oh heh."

Inuyasha then came with a tray of 3 sets of pancakes and 3 juices. He jumped into his seat and placed down the tray in the middle of the table, with a pair of hungry eyes burning holes at it as drool fell from the sides of his lips.

"FOOD!" Miroku grabbed the nearest pancake and placed it in front of him. "I'm starved!" He grinned as he grabbed some napkins and placed it over collar like a bib, took out his knife and fork, and looked down to his pancakes to see it gone.

Sango had silently and quickly, snatched the pancakes that was in front of him, and placed it in front of her. She smeared the butter and syrup all over the pancakes and waved it in front Miroku's shocked face that made a bite for it, only to miss it as Sango plopped it in her mouth as she chewed the substance. Miroku was crestfallen for a bit, before a thought occurred to his perverted mind and grinned, thinking he'd had to fish it out of Sango's mouth to get it. So leaning in closer, he tried to kiss her, only to see her fist connected to his face as she gripped the fork in her other hand, with an annoyed face encrusted in her features.

"Sango-koi" he whined, "That one was mine…at least share"

Sango huffed as she took another bite into her mouth, "Don't be so stingy, there's 2 sets left so stop your whining." she dropped her hand that was on his face and continued to eat.

Miroku sighed and shrugged as he turned to get the remaining two left. Just then Inuyasha snatched one set, leaving the last pancake in the middle of the table, waiting to be taken and eaten. Miroku went for a dive for it, but was then snatched before his hands. Miroku looked down to see his hands empty of his pancakes. His face scrunched up in a frown as he sat back and looked around at his friends.

"Hey! Who took my pancakes!"

Sango and Inuyasha looked up from their pancakes in puzzlement, leaving one person left at that table. Miroku narrowed her eyes at Kagome, who blinked and held up her hands in defense, showing she held no pancake in her possession. Gritting his teeth, Miroku looked around looking for his pancake stealer. It was then he spotted and finally noticed Kikyo standing behind Inuyasha eating pancakes.

"Kikyo-sama! Where'd you come from?" Miroku's mad face was replaced with confusion.

Inuyasha looked up at Miroku with pancakes still his mouth as he said in a mouthful, "Oh I spotted her over at the cash register when I was ordering and invited her over."

"And she took my pancakes!" Miroku gritted his teeth angrily, now realizing who the pancake snatcher was.

Inuyasha looked back at Kikyo who shrugged then at Miroku, "That was her's in the first place. I didn't have enough for 3, so she paid for one."

Miroku's head bent down hungrily as Sango and Kagome exchanged looks. Sango looking annoyed, while Kagome sent her a sympatric one. Sango sighed as she slid her last pancake in front of him and just sat with her arm plopped on the table and her other hand placed on her face. Miroku looked up at the pancake then Sango and his eyes shined.

"Dearest Sango! You have bestowed me with your breakfast when my so called friend didn't get me any!" he glared at Inuyasha to that so called friend "I'm so grateful-"

"Shut up and eat baka"

Kagome giggled as Miroku devoured the last pancake in 5 seconds. When everyone was done she spoke up.

"So are we going to celebrate at the shrine or somewhere else?" she asked bringing back the topic at hand.

"Celebrate what?" Inuyasha drank down his juice.

Sango sighed, "Since you were so eager to get the food you didn't hear what we were talking about did you?" she shook her head. "We were talking about the whereabouts of where we're going to watch the fireworks at, 2 days from now."

"Oh that…" Inuyasha cleared his throat as he hesitantly said, "I don't think I'm gonna make it this year."

All eyes were placed on him and exclaimed "NANI!"

Inuyasha pulled Kikyo to his lap and answered, "I'm going to watch with Kikyo this year."

Kagome was first to speak out, "Inuyasha! We've been doing this tradition for 16 years, why can't you? Kikyo can come!"

Kikyo cleared her throat, speaking for the first time since she came to the table, "I'm visiting, my imotou, Kaede, this year at Kyoto, my aunt who has been taking care of her has passed away and she's celebrating alone." she explained.

"And I'm gonna accompany her so it's not just them two." Inuyasha added.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha with sad eyes. It was definitely gonna be different with Inuyasha gone, but she couldn't let that bother her. Smashing the sad feeling, she sighed and nodded.

"I understand Kikyo…Inuyasha" she smiled.

"Gomen Kagome that this isn't going to be our 17th year" he sadly put in realization.

Kagome shook her head, "It's okay really! Have fun!" she smiled at the couple.

Kikyo nodded her thanks silently for her support. Kagome looked to Sango and Miroku who were sad as well. Inuyasha noticed this too.

"Oi! Don't be so sappy!" Inuyasha shouted at them, "It's only for this year!"

"It's not that Inuyasha…I mean yea, I'm sad we won't be together for our 17th year, but Kikyo reminded me that Kohaku and I have to visit our otou…he still hadn't recovered from the accident." Sango sadly answered.

"Iie! Not you too Sango!" Kagome looked disappointed.

"Gomen nasai Kagome…but this might be his last year to live" Sango held Kagome's hands in apology. "I want to be with him to see the fireworks…one last time…onegai."

Kagome looked down to the floor sad as she sighed in defeat, "Fine…I guess it's just me and Miroku…" she looked up at him, "Unless you have somewhere to be too?"

Miroku looked sadly to Kagome and stood up as he bent down and held her hands.

"If it is okay with you….I wish to accompany my koi" he looked at her with pleading eyes.

Kagome sighed and nodded sadly, which in return Miroku hugged her tightly. Sango growled at him and smacked at his head.

"Sango" he whined, "But I didn't do anything"

"You won't be accompanying me! You will stay here and accompany Kagome!" she hissed.

"But Sango, I wish to see my father-in-law before he passes away too," he grinned brightly at her.

She then punched his head knocking him to the floor and earning stares from people. "Hentai you're staying! And that's final!"

Kagome giggled, "Iie, it's okay Sango, really."

"Kagome-chan-"

"With or without him it's still not the same, without you and Inuyasha there anyway." she shrugged.

"Are you sure? Won't you be lonely?"

She waved her hand and scoffed, "I got family too incase you forgot."

She looked at her friends who were giving her sad looks. She rolled her eyes as she stood up.

"Go, have fun I'll survive" she winked at them "Ja" she said lastly as she walked out the food court and walked around the mall sadly.

She went into some stores and sighed sadly. It isn't gonna be the same without my friends. She recalled her times growing up with her 3 best friends lighting fireworks and watching them fly to the night sky. Then it explodes and comes down in sparks. She looked through the racks of clothes feeling depressed. Even at the mall shopping for clothes doesn't help. She groaned bored, as she stopped looking and walked out the store. She went around looking at all the red, white, and blue items around her. She looked down to the ground hoping that the thought would go away, but everything reminded her and it hurt her. She then bumped a person by accident. Not looking up, she mumbled her apologies and walked on not noticing the intense golden violet eyes that was placed on her.

Giving up, she went back to her car and drove back sad. She arrived back at the shrine and walked up the steps, slowly. When she reached the last one she looked up at the decorations that she, her brother, and her jii-chan did last night. She smiled slightly, knowing even with her friends gone she still had her family to watch it with. She walked inside and looked around noticing it was silent. Don't tell me they ditched me too. Groaning to herself, she called out for her family. She went up the stairs to her room and heard Souta's loud screams of him playing his video game. Good…they didn't. She opened her otouto's room and poked her head in.

"Oi Souta, where's okaa and jii-chan?"

"Okaa went out to get more food for the party and jii-chan is at a doctor's appointment." he answered not taking his eyes off the screen.

"Oh." she said sadly.

"And I reminded her to get a lot of ramen for Inuyasha, ha, remember last year," he glanced at her at the corner of his eye.

She laughed weakly, "Ha, yea I remember…he ate all the ramen, so we had to go back to the store."

It was then he noticed his onee wasn't happy; he paused his game and asked, "Something wrong?"

"You can tell okaa we don't need that much ramen because he's celebrating it this year with Kikyo and her sister."

Souta's face saddened, "Oh…well its ok you can still count on Sango and Miroku, ne?"

She shook her head as she came in and leaned on the door frame "Sango's otou can only live for one more year so she and Kohaku are visiting him and Miroku is accompanying her."

Looking at her depressed self, all he wanted was to make her happy. So he tossed a game controller to her and grinned, "I bet I can beat ya."

Kagome smiled and walked over and sat next to her brother playing his x-box. They played for awhile laughing and screaming at each other for their cheating ways. Soon Kagome forgot what she was sad about and Souta was relieved.

OOO

July 3

The eve of Independence Day, Kagome woke up, showered, and dressed in all blue. She wore this time a blue tank top, blue capris that came were just above her ankles and her hair up in a high ponytail. She walked into the kitchen and greeted her family morning once again and ate breakfast in silence. Souta must've told their okaa and jii-chan about her friends since they didn't ask what Sango wanted yesterday nor have they mentioned their names when they were cooking and setting up.

"Okaa, need anything else?" Kagome asked when she finished the toppings to the cake.

Mrs. Higurashi looked up from her stirring, "Iie, that's enough I can handle it from here, arigato dear…you can go now." she smiled and returned to her cooking.

Kagome shrugged and left the kitchen. With her free time, she went to check what her family male members were doing. She saw her jii-chan mediating and shook her head, then went to check her otouto who was on the phone with his girlfriend, Yume. She smiled and headed outside for fresh air. Stretching she decided to go for a walk. She walked down her steps and went to walk around the block, surrounded in red, white, and blue. She felt so alive. She walked around the park and decided to check her friends if they were still around. She walked at the sidewalks of Sango's house, whose house was right next to Miroku's. Such a kawaii couple. She heard screaming such as 'hentai' and 'you'll never learn'. Kagome shook her head and went down further a couple more blocks until she reached Inuyasha's house. His car wasn't there, but another one she wasn't aware of. Hmm… new car? She could've sworn she saw black hair at the window looking back at her. Inuyasha? I thought you were out? She shook her head at the imagination and shrugged her shoulders. She turned her heels and went back the way she came.

When she finished her walk it was evening. She ate her dinner and headed to her room. She dropped back into her bed and looked to her ceiling. I know I won't be alone…but…why do I feel alone? She shook her head at her stupidity and changed into her pajamas. She brushed her teeth and headed for bed.

OOO

July 4

Independence Day, Kagome woke up and smiled sleepily. She couldn't hold her excitement for tonight. She tossed her covers aside and headed inside her bathroom. She showered and changed into a white outfit. It was a white spaghetti white shirt with a see through blouse over it. She wore white dress pants and placed her hair in a low ponytail. She smiled at herself at the mirror. With a little lip gloss she bounded out the door and down the steps.

"Happy Independence Day minna!" she shouted.

"She's baaacck" Souta said in a sing tone.

"Ohayo dear."

"Ohayo okaa." she kissed her mother, followed by her jii-chan and a ruffle to her otouto's hair.

"Oi! Don't mess with the hair!" he snapped.

Kagome looked at her brother suspicious "Since when did you care the way your hair looked? It never bothered you before…unless…."

"Unless what?"

"Unless…Yume's coming." she smirked.

She watched as her otouto's face flush pink to his cheeks. And it was confirmed.

"I knew it! Finally I get to meet your mysterious koibito" she grinned slyly.

"She's not my lover! …." His face looked an impression of a tomato.

She shrugged, "Whatever but when she comes…let me know, kay?" she winked and ate her breakfast.

Jii-chan chuckled at his grandson. Growing up to be a young man…like my granddaughter as a mature adult…I'm so proud.

Throughout the morning and afternoon, the bell rang and people emerged. Kagome and Souta greeted them as they answered the door as Mrs. Higurashi finished the last touches and came out to greet as well. Kagome's jii-chan mingled with the guests as they waited for the fireworks. Kagome stepped outside into the afternoon and looked at all the people. She then spotted her otouto talking with a pretty teenaged girl. Kagome smirked walking over to them. That must be Yume…

"So… this is the famous Yume, the Yume that my otouto constantly talks about…well on the phone that is" Kagome stopped in front of the 2 teens.

"Kagome," he grumbled as he blushed and the girl giggled.

Yume was an inch shorter than Souta, but had long brunette hair that came to her shoulders with a nice tan skin to match. Her eyes were midnight blue that sparkled when she laughed. She wore a red blouse with her white skirt which matched nicely with Souta's blue outfit of blue muscular t-shirt black baggy pants.

"I'm Kagome, Souta's sister." she held out her hand.

"Hamasaki, Yume, nice to meet you Kagome" she took her hand and shook it.

"It's good to finally meet you Yume-chan, I've been nagging Souta to bring you over sometime." she teased looking over to her brother, who was growing red from embarrassment and humiliation by the second.

Souta rolled his eyes, "More like begged." he grumbled making Yume giggle once more.

Kagome looked at the couple and nodded her approval. Yume seemed nice and sweet, from the way she held onto Souta…well more like holding hands. She liked to laugh and was very friendly. She wasn't shy and wasn't prissy either. It was a nice match.

"Wow Souta I'm impressed. You sure know how to pick them." she let go of Yume's hand and crossed her arms.

"Kagome! Stop embarrassing me!" he hissed, Yume blushed at her compliment.

Kagome took Souta into her arms and ruffled his hair "Me? Embarrass you? Ha, not likey…I can't embarrass you as much as okaa is" she said evilly.

"Again with the hair!" he pulled himself away.

Kagome shook her head as she chuckled, "Well nice to meet you Yume, take care of little Souta, ne?" she smiled.

Yume giggled again, "Hai"

"I'm not little!" he yelled after her.

Kagome stalked away leaving the blushing couple behind. She sat at the steps of her shrine and looked around her neighborhood, so many couples together, happy in their wake. Kagome felt a bit envious of them and her brother for finding such happiness. Maybe in do time that will happen to me…

She went back to the party and mingled with friends and family. She ate and laughed trying to have fun. I hope my friends are having fun… Soon the sun started to set and Kagome was tired of talking. She needed to get out to herself. She headed out her home and down the steps, leaving the party behind. She started walking when she came to the park and saw a bench. She sat upon it and looked to the sky. Yes…this spot would do nicely. There were no trees in the way giving a clear view of the sky and no one to make noise but the sparks in the sky. She watched the sunset and closed her eyes as the birds chirp their last song, before retiring for the night.

She stayed like that for probably 20 minutes until she heard foot steps. She opened her eyes and looked up to see her intruder, but came to see the most beautiful man she ever seen in her whole life. He had long black hair that was straightly groomed, dark violet orbs that looked to be looking at the dark night, nicely smooth skin that looked to be looking at a God's, and a muscled chest that told her he worked out under his t-shirt that he wore along with his blue jeans. Whoa…he looks like Inuyasha…in a groomed and hot way.

"Kon ban wa….is this seat taken?" he asked politely.

She flushed when she noticed she was staring too long and shook her head no. When he sat down, it was silent and the sky grew darker.

"Beautiful, ne?" she asked looking up at the colored sky that consists of blue, pink, orange, and white.

"Hai" he answered but spoke that not to the sky as he stared at her.

She turned to the man and her face flushed when she found out she was staring at her. She fidgeted in her seat when she felt his arm around her. He makes it like it's a date…but I don't even know this guy!

"So…what's a girl like you sitting out here by yourself? Don't you have family or friends to celebrate with?" the man asked curiously.

Kagome blushed, "Yes I have family and friends to celebrate with….it's just that, well 3 of my best friends, we did this tradition for 16 years, see I live at a shrine and we've been celebrating this holiday there ever since. But then they had other plans done and well it's just not the same without them so here I am…" she nervously laughed and then sighed, "Inuyasha with his girlfriend and Sango and Miroku visiting Sango's dieing father." she looked at him, she could feel him burning a hole into her with his gaze.

"Uh…I'm sorry…I'm rambling…I just better shut up." she muttered.

"No not all." he smiled entertained of how fast she could turn so pink.

"Sooo…what about you? Why are you out here?" she asked wondering why he would sit here.

"Unlike you…I don't have anyone to celebrate with…well a brother….but we don't get along…I'm just here at the park because it has a nice view of the fireworks." he explained.

She made an O with her mouth and said "I see"

It was quiet for a bit until Kagome had to open her mouth and blurt out.

"Ano…are you related to Inuyasha?" Not thinking of her words and when she realized what she said she turned to him and nervously said "Uh…it's just you have some traits common with my friend and I just thought that….and I …Forget I asked…I didn't mean… I…what I mean is…oh crap forget it" she stuttered and turned away embarrassed.

She then heard a chuckle beside her and angrily turned to face him.

"What's so funny?" she narrowed her eyes on his violet ones.

He was still chuckling when he answered, "You are."

She gritted her teeth, "Jerk" she muttered as she turned her attention back to the sunset sky. She crossed her arms and huffed as her cheeks remained its red hue due to her lingering embarrassment.

The man raised a sliver eyebrow at her and smiled.

"Yes" he answered.

Kagome processed what he said, and was confused to what she said that he could be yes'ing about.

She turned to look to him saying, "Huh?"

"You asked if I was related to Inuyasha…I am." he looked into her blue smoky gray eyes.

"Really? … But he told me his otou passed away." she said confused.

Again the man laughed, "I'm not his otou."

She gasped, "Gomen! I didn't…I…you're not old…it's just that…I thought….you look kawaii and I thought…..ughh." she groaned as she placed her face in hands blushing hard. "I'm just gonna shut up now." She muttered into her hands.

Here she was with a cute guy related to Inuyasha, a just insulted him by calling him Inuyasha's otou. How embarrassing can it get?

"Kawaii huh?" he smirked at her.

Kagome buried her face deeper into her hands. It just got worst….she just admitted that he was cute because she couldn't keep her sentences straight without stuttering. How she wished she was back home at the party.

He reached down and whispered in her ear "I think you're kawaii too, Kagome."

Kagome's head snapped up and looked at him in bewilderment, "H-how di-did you know my name?"

He smiled looking up at the now dark night and it minutes would the fireworks start "Hard for Inuyasha to shut up about you."

He looked down to her as her gaze was on the ground and even it the night she was burning with embarrassment.

"So you know me…who are you?" she asked looking up at his dark violet irises eyes.

"Tashio, Sesshomaru at your service" he smirked taking her hand and placed a kiss in the back of it.

She looked at him still puzzled taking back her hand, "And you're related…how?"

"Inuyasha is my otouto….half…and are not in peaceful terms as I said earlier, so it doesn't surprise me that he never talked about me."

"And…how do you know me?"

"Talks about you…or more specifically I hear him talking to you on the phone."

"How come I never met you before?"

"I told you we're not in peaceful terms so we live separately…"

"So…that's who I saw at his house yesterday…why were you there?"

"I live far from here, I decided to come and watch the fireworks" he simply answered looking to the sky.

Just then there were whizzes and whistles bursting out of the air and into the sky that made a pop and out flowed a colored light. The skies were filled with bright colors of red, blue, green, yellow, white, purple, orange, and neon. Kagome gasped in awe at the lights and beauty. Sesshomaru looked up at the sky then back down to Kagome whose face was beaming like the fireworks. He couldn't help but admit she did look cute and more beautiful under the colored lights in the sky. It was silent for awhile until the lights faded down. It was then pitch dark and Kagome stood to stretch.

"That was beautiful!"

"Not as beautiful as you" Sesshomaru stood up and took her hands.

"Sess-Sesshomaru" she blushed harder.

She knew she was looking stupid right about now. Because that was the 50th time she blushed ever since he showed up.

"Ari-Arigato, and for the company." she smiled as she bowed low to him. "I'll see you again, some time, ja ne."

She then started to walk away but then heard steps behind her. She turned to him and quirked an eyebrow at him.

"Don't know what is out there this time of night, can't leave an innocent girl like you untended can I?" he answered walking by her side.

She shook her head and walked to the path leading to her shrine where she lived. When they arrived he didn't stop there, he continued and walked up the stairs. Wow…he puts a new meaning to gentlemen. The shrine was deserted, after the fireworks; the people must've left afterwards.

When she reached the door he stopped and smiled.

"Well…arigato for walking me….all the way to my door," she smiled and a pink tint brightened her face.

"It's my honor to Higurashi-san" he took her hand and brought it to his lips, as he placed a soft kiss on it.

"Oyasumi Sesshomaru" she took back her hand and opened the door to her house.

"Oyasumi Kagome until we met again" he waved goodbye and turned away walking away.

Kagome watched him leave and dreamily sighed.

"Awww….Kagome's in lovvee!" Souta chirped scaring Kagome as she slammed closed the door.

"N-no I'm not! Shut up!"

"So that's where you've been…who's the lucky man?" Souta pestered as she walked to the steps.

"None of your business," she snapped.

"Aww come on Kagome, you met my girlfriend but can't even tell me the name of your boyfriend?" he whined.

"He's NOT my boyfriend! I just met him!" she shouted down the steps.

Souta just shrugged "Not for long" he snickered as he turned away from the stairway.

Kagome then slammed the door to her room shut preventing any more pestering. The last thing she heard was him screams 'Hey you're supposed to help clean up'. Kagome changed into her pajamas and sighed happily. That was defiantly different and a moment she was never gonna forget. She brushed her teeth and went to the window to look at the sky. She looked to the night and could've sworn she it looked to be the color of his eyes. She dreamily sighed and went for bed. She lay down and smiled as she drifted to sleep with lots of things in her mind. Glad I was able to see such a beautiful moment…glad I was given this opportunity….glad I was able to meet such a great guy…glad that moment will forever be in my mind…I guess that happiness isn't that far away than I thought….Those thoughts were what she thought and a certain guy was in her mind as she drifted off to her dreams.

Sesshomaru….. A moment I will never forget and I never did……the day I met and fell in love with the man of my dreams.

Uhhh I changed things and added a few things. Why did I change it? Well, people kept saying it made them cry and I wanted to see why, and of course I caught things that were grammar errors and spelling, so I had to revise it. And while I was at it, I changed things. : Grins: I changed Sesshomaru's features because, I can't have Sesshomaru still looking like a youkai, now can I? There was a picture where it had Sesshomaru in his humanoid youkai on one side, and a human Sesshomaru on the other. It was so KAWAIII! They were smiling too! Oh god, I wish I had the link to show you, but atlas I don't v.v; BUT I still have the picture saved into my comp, if you want, just e-mail me if you want to see, kay? xD JA!