More Than Friends

The Charity Ball

"On Tuesday night you will accompany me to the charity ball."

Those had been the words Sesshoumaru had left her with when he dropped her off at her mother's house.

Why is he making me go? Kagome was not at all comfortable with the thought of dancing in a big crowd with her boss. The man is extremely good looking and could take anybody he wants, why would he want to take me. She dragged herself up the stairs to her home, and found her mother cooking breakfast.

"Kagome? Where were you so early in the morning?" he mother asked.

"I went camping with a couple of my friends," she called as she passed the kitchen. Kagome ran up to her room to change her clothes. She had just pulled a t-shirt on when her cell phone started ringing. "Hello?"

"Kagome! How are you feeling this morning?" Shippo’s voice asked. He and the others are still my friends after all this time. The least I can do is try to get to know the people they've become.

With that thought Kagome decided that she would go hang out with him today. "Great actually, are you free to hang out today?"

"Absolutely I'll come pick you up now and we can go get breakfast," he said excitedly. He may have changed physically, but when he was excited for something he sounded like the same kid she used to know. Maybe this wouldn't be so hard to do after all.

About thirty minutes later, Kagome was running out her front door, down to Shippo's car.

Shippo's car was sky blue in color and looked like something you would see on a street racing movie. Shippo was leaning against it with his arms crossed, grinning at her. "Finally have time to hang out with your friends?" He opened the door for her, and let her get in before he walked around to his own side of the car. "You smell like Sesshoumaru. I guess I'll have to deal with that since you work for the guy. Any particular preference for breakfast foods?"

"Denny's," she exclaimed.

Shippo laughed at her over excitement before he put the car into drive. "Denny's it is then." Shippo flipped on the radio and they pulled away from the curb. The station he had it on happened to be her favorite. As they drove around looking for a Denny's they both sang at the top of their lungs to almost every song that played.

This really isn't that bad. Kagome thought as they laughed over a lyric she had messed up. She looked out the window and spotted the Denny's sign off in the distance. "Denny's, ahoy!" She started pointing frantically as Shippo laughed at her.

A short while later Shippo was watching with wide eyes as Kagome ate the oddest concoction of pancake and toppings possible. "How can you handle that much sugar?"

Kagome chewed her pancake carefully and swallowed before answering him. "Practice."

Shippo shook his head with a smile on his face. "Wow Kagome I never pegged you for a sugar fiend."