Ms. Personality
Chapter Six
A/N: Hey ppl. Did you guys miss me? Anyway I'm done with this chapter, obviously, and now you get to read it! YAY! Enough with my blabbering. On with the story!
Kagome stared at Sesshomaru, silently pondering her next move. If she remained silent, he might walk away after just a kiss on the cheek. If she spoke up, she might get to spend the night with the man of her dreams.
Hmmmm….what was a girl to do?
"Come in," she urged after about two seconds. Sesshomaru looked at her with mild surprise, so she added, "If you're here tomorrow morning, it will be because it's right for both of us."
He smiled. "If?"
"Yeah. If. Ever heard of just coming in for coffee and a little making out?"
"Making out's good. It's the stopping that worries me."
Right now, it seemed more important to start. Grabbing Sesshomaru by his arm, she pulled him into her apartment, and then slid her arms around his neck. "I've wanted to kiss you all evening."
So she did. She touched her mouth to his, lightly, before Sesshomaru put his arms around her hips and tugged her closer. Their tongues met and mated – hot and hungry – until Kagome was whimpering with pleasure.
Suddenly, Sesshomaru bent down and gently picked her up his arms. She'd always figured she'd be insulted if some guy tried to manhandle her. But Sesshomaru wasn't manhandling her, he was adoring her. Pressing gentle kisses on her cheeks and neck, as he carried her to the couch and set her down. When he knelt on the floor between her knees, the contact of their lower bodies sent molten wasn't through Kagome.
"So much for coffee," she whispered.
Then she couldn't think at all. Sesshomaru's touch was amazing. He stroked her hip and her side, teasing the skin at her waist with feather-light caresses. Kagome arched toward him, wanting more. When he finally slid his hands under her blouse and cupped her breast, she moaned and laughed, all at the same time, delighted at the sheer pleasure of it all.
One of his eyebrows shot up. "Should I be flattered or worried?"
"I can't help it. I laugh when I feel good."
"Well, then, let's see if I can have you rolling in the aisles," he said with a throaty chuckle.
Moving his mouth down her body, he scraped his lips against her silk-covered breast, making her quiver. As Kagome threw her head back in ecstasy, one of the cushions poked at the corner of her eye, but she barely noticed. At least, not until Sesshomaru stopped, looked up and stared at her in confusion.
He frowned, pulling away slightly. Then his jaw dropped.
"It's you!" Sesshomaru was stunned by the realization he'd just made. Kagome used to work with him at Shikon Studios. She looked so different, from her hair to her clothes. Damn, even the color of her eyes! One of which, he now saw, was a clear, emerald green.
She'd been wearing contact lenses and one had fallen out.
"Sesshomaru?" she asked, her tone cautious.
"Your eyes aren't blue, they're green," he snapped.
Nibbling her lip, Kagome nodded. "I'm wearing tinted contacts."
"Why?"
"I like green?"
Sesshomaru rose to his feet. "Don't lie to me! You were trying to hide your identity from me."
"Which wasn't very hard to do, Mr. Observant," she shot back. "How could you not know who I was after we worked together for two years?"
The disgust in her voice pierced the anger he'd been feeling about being deceived. "You look completely different. You cut off half your hair and its lighter."
Besides, when Kagome had worked at Shikon Studios she'd looked like a fresh-faced girl. Now she looked like a mature, devastating woman.
"Your clothes are different, you even act differently," he said, wondering which of them had more right to be upset. "Only your smile is the same."
That smile. Sesshomaru had noticed the incredible smile of the former studio mail girl. Mainly, because she had never bestowed it upon him. She's barely met his eye at all, and whenever she had, she'd looked nervous, tense. Almost disapproving with those big blue eyes.
As if she'd judged him and found him lacking. As if he'd disappointed her.
Which made him even angrier. "Sorry, I'm not up for game-playing." He didn't even trust himself to look at her he strode to the door. "Goodnight, Kagome."
And then he walked out.
The next day, Kagome couldn't stop thinking about what had happened with Sesshomaru. Yes, she'd been mad that he hadn't recognized her. But by hiding her identity, she'd made him think she was playing some kind of childish game.
She was still stewing over it that afternoon; so much so that she barely registered what her boss had just asked her to do. Then it sunk in.
"You want me to put on one of those costumes and talk to the potential bachelors?"
"Yeah," Daisetsu said. "You can do it. Our usual stand-in called in sick, and we need to see how these guys interact with a masked woman."
A masked woman in a ridiculously tight, Cat-womanish ensemble. "Forget it. Uh-uh. No way."
She should have known better. Daisetsu always got his way. Which was why, by 3:00, she was dressed in a devil-red spandex get-up that clung to every inch of her body, outlining her curves and making her want to dive into a closet or put on an overcoat.
The black veil — which had seemed so sultry when she'd worn it with Sesshomaru — proved heaven-sent now, because it helped hide her disgust for the bachelors. So far on the show there had been an arrogant jock, a whiny mama's boy and a patronizing chauvinist.
One thing they'd had in common — they'd all been droolers. This left her more certain than ever that this whole Ms. Personality concept was doomed, because not one of them had looked above her chin. And that was when she had been dressed in regular clothes.
The only thing she could be grateful for was that, because of another commitment, Sesshomaru wasn't around to witness this. And she planned to be long gone by the time he arrived.
Sesshomaru arrived at the studios and was directed to one of the sound stages, where Daisetsu was meeting with the final five candidates for their bachelor.
"I was able to make it in early after all," he said to Daisetsu as he walked in the door. "My other meeting was canceled."
Daisetsu shushed him, staring intently toward the other side of the room where two people stood. One of them was a burly guy. The other was?"Kagome?!"
Sesshomaru's jaw dropped. There was no doubt it was Kagome — he recognized the delicate curve of her jaw, the sweet fullness of her lips.
He froze, still affected by her despite his anger. He'd hoped to get a chance to talk with her today about what had happened, but this room was a little crowded. Primarily by the burly jackass who was, right at this moment, standing over Kagome, peering down her top.
His fingers tightened instinctively but he ordered himself to stay calm. He had no claim on Kagome. Maybe she liked any man's attention and wanted this guy's hands on her.
Whoa! His hands! The guy had just put his hand on her shoulder, brushing his forearm against Kagome's breast in a move too deliberate to be accidental. Then he grabbed her around the waist.
A part ofSesshomaru wanted to grab the jerk and throw him across the room. But another part — the part that didn't know if Kagome was just a game-player who craved male attention — wanted to know how she would react.
A/N: I'm so sorry it took such a long time. You guys waited a long time huh? Sorry. Was very busy…Soccer season, tests, and projects made me too busy. I'll stop with the excuses now. Did you like the chapter? There's a new twist in the story now. But unfortunately, I think that the next chapter might be the last one. I don't know, the story starting to come to an end. I loved everyone's reviews so much. They were very helpful, and thank you for giving suggestions for my next new story.
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