title: Secluded

genre: romance

summary: When partying and drugs start to place mega star Kagome Higurashi on the wrong side of the law, she's force to pack up her things and move to a secluded Island with her worse enemy. Will time alone with the man she hates cause her to jump off the deep end, or will she find herself face to face with love.

Preface:

"Please… please wait. If you do this to her you'll ruin her career." A short stumpy man called out. He was pleading to a very tall woman in front of him. She was very professionally did up. With her hair in a gray bun and her suit tailored fit. She shook her head opposing the short man's pleads.

"I'm sorry Myoga, but she has to learn there are consequences for her actions. This is the tenth time we've bailed her out of serious jail time. She purposely continues to defy the judge's rules." The woman said as she walked around the flea youkai. She was very set in her decision. The flea demon wasn't having it though. He blocked the tall woman's path again.

"Please give her one more chance. She's my client. If her career is ruin so is mine. Think of me…. please. Can't you find a little kindness in your heart to grant us one more meager wish?" The flea demon pleaded. He had both his smallish hands cupped together with extreme force. His eyes were directed towards the lawyer in front of him; he was determined to change her mind.

Behind the chaos stood a young woman, she had long thick midnight black hair. It was so long in fact that it ran well past her back. She would have cut it by this year but she didn't very much care. She wore not much make up; instead she had on a pair of humongous sized sun glasses. Her lips were bare but still visually plump and full. She wore on her person a long gray loose fitting dress. She had taken off her hat and her glasses at one point and was now walking around her lawyers heavily decorated office.

The problem with Kagome Higurashi is she no longer cared. It was a problem that began a while back, but was extremely potent now. She used to be one of the most talented and proficient entertainers in the business, but at only 22 she had fully resigned and retired. All she did with her spare time was party, drink, do not so legal drugs, and have sex. She was what most people called a socialite- A wealthy person who was in the public eye for nothing more than being attractive.

She trailed her hands over some of the old books on the bookshelf around her. She was getting extremely bored with this place. She hoped her agent was aware of this. She didn't like being in one place for too long. "Myoga…" she called, and her agent was force to turn. "Finish what you're doing I want to leave." She demanded and Myoga nodded before turning to face the giant woman again.

"Listen…" the short man whispered. "She can't go to jail; before her father passed away I promised him I'd take care of her…" Myoga announced. The lawyer stopped and thought it through. She was extremely fond of her client. She really did want the best for her, but it seemed as if she could no longer be helped. She was down a one track road to complete and total destruction. All she ever did now a day was have fun. She hadn't done anything on camera since she was nineteen.

"I'd love to help. you know I would, but I don't think I can. She failed her drug test and defied her probation. What do you want me to do?" She asked as she stared down at the flea youkai in front of her. "I'm trying my best but both of my hands are tied. She doesn't even show remorse for the things she does. She's not trying to act or model… she's lost at this point. Maybe a bit of jail time would help her put her life back together."

"Or destroy her completely…" Myoga snapped. "She's already hounded by the paparazzi. They'll destroy her if she's sent to jail… you got to do something. What do we pay you for?" The lawyer stuck a very polished eyebrow up. "Okay… okay…" Myoga whispered. "What if I can get her to change? What if I can stop her from partying… will that help?"

The lawyer tipped her head back and forth weighing the options. "That could work I suppose."She humored, but they both knew that was close to impossible.

"What if I get her to maybe act again...huh?" The flea added in. The lawyer took this into consideration. She looked towards her client. She was still as gorgeous as ever. She was now touching an antique globe in the corner of the room. She always seemed so very infatuated with décor, especially timely décor. The first thing she did when she entered a room was look around it.

"Okay… I think I can possibly work something out, but how will you do it. You got to get her out of the city and out of town…" The woman said staring down at the short man. She fixed her navy blue pencil skirt and pushed down her blazer. The things she did for her granddaughter was breaking her neck. "Thank you so much Kaede… you will not regret it. I'll make sure she's back and ready for business." The flea said as he backed up ready to leave, but this time the older woman wasn't buying it. She wasn't going to let this flea youkai ruin what little career her granddaughter already had.

"No… no more empty promises… what will you do this time to ensure she will not end up in my office again?" The woman asked. She stared waiting for the agents answer. He didn't say anything, he was thinking over things. "Listen I don't have all day. I have to present something to the judge. She has to show she's changed for this to work."

"Okay okay… what if I can get her in contact with her god father's side of the family again..?" Myoga asked and this made Kaede smile. That's just what Kagome needed real family. She didn't want to have anything to do with her after her mother died. she needed someone else close to her.

"Okay than… call up Inutashio, tell him to come out with a roll for her. Something that can get her noticed… at her prime again."

"Okay… well that's when it gets a bit complicated."

"How…"

"Well Inutashio is out of town… he's directing a movie in South America." The flea said. Kagome's Godfather was the only hope for her. Kaede sat down staring towards the flea demon. There had to be another way. She thought about it for a second. She wasn't exactly in love with the idea of just filming another movie. That wouldn't guarantee she'd stop doing drugs or partying. She needed to be secluded somehow, just until the phase had stopped. She let her eyes shift around the room till she landed on her granddaughter. Kagome was still pushing the old globe around, and on one side a group of islands were being shown, without hesitation a thought entered her head.

She let her mind wonder a bit before setting it on the nerve wrecked man. "Where are her God brothers?" She asked. it caused Myoga to throw a very complex look her way. She was referring to Inutashio's kids, but she knew the kids to a godfather weren't called god brothers; it was just a momentary lapse of judgment. She had just remembered that one of the Takashi's lived on an Island. He had been an actor for some time but then began directing. He didn't do either at one point when the press began driving him mad. He sort of vanished from the public eye. He lived on a secluded Island by himself now. No one but his closest family knew where it was. It would be the perfect place for Kagome.

She decided that was exactly what she needed. Kagome didn't need to film a movie or model. That would just increase her problems. She really needed to get out of the public's eye for awhile. She leaned back in her chair trying to think of Inutashio's children's names. He had three, and the one she was trying to remember was the most popular out of the three. He had left the public at the highest point of his career. She could recall his name being said on TV, or him being mentioned at times, but she couldn't remember what his name was. She tried remembering the look of his face; He resembled his father and brother. He had mid length silver hair that contrasted with his golden eyes. He had a very prominent chin but not as dominant as his father's or brother. Last time she saw him he had a boyish charm to him, that must have been gone by now. He had to at least be 24 or 25. She turned her eyes towards a waiting Myoga. "What was the name of the middle Takashi child?" She whispered

and he fixed his lips to counter her thought. Kaede whispered as she turned to run back to her desk. Myoga had no idea what she was talking about. he just stared in complete confusion. She ran towards her computer and began clicking on things. It was on the tip of her tongue. She hated when that happened.

"He's tall…" she said out loud and this caught Kagome's attention. They usually whispered and mumbled when they came to visit her grandmother. She was surprised they were actually talking out loud. "He has long hair… he looks like his dad; he's handsome… a handsome young man." Kaede said in a grandmotherly way. Kagome narrowed her eyes walking a bit closer to her desk. "He played in that movie where he loses his memory…" Myoga still didn't know what she was doing. He was completely perplexed. "Dated that actress… he always used to pick on Kagome… you remember right… I know you know who he is. Everybody knows his name… He looks just like his father…" She continued typing his characteristics on Google but nothing was coming up obviously. "Ah… it's Inu… something Inu..."

"Inuyasha…" a girl's slight voice interrupted. The room became extremely silent and uncomfortably awkward… Myoga didn't bother turning to see the woman behind him. He already knew who it was. He was aware that Kagome wasn't very fond of her 'god brother.' But her grandmother wasn't very conscious of this tad detail. "So what are you guys talking about…?" She sarcastically asked.

"I hope you're not talking about me… cause than I'd have to fire you…" She said in the same sadistic upbeat tone. She looked around the silent room and then turned out of nowhere. "Listen…. I'm leaving… this visit's over." She turned towards her stuff and began putting on her jacket, hat, and glasses. She turned to look at Myoga who turned and began fetching his things too. "Thanks for a lovely visit gran" She sarcastically said. She walked towards a mirror and rotated the beret hat on her head.

She adjusted the glasses on her face. They covered one of her best assets, her eyes, though she had plenty of other assets to assist her in the looks department. But her eyes were the most stunning, they were round with long black eyelashes circling them, they swept to the side ever so slightly in a cat like way, but the most stunning of her eyes were the color. The color was one never seen, a dark blue almost violet color, almost like the midnight sky. She adjusted the fashionable beret and then buttoned up her thin wool jacket. After awhile she finally felt she was ready to face the world. She turned away and walked towards the door.

"Myoga… you better think of something." Kaede warned. He nodded as je was about to comment on something.

"Are you coming?" Kagome snapped. It brought the flea youkai back in action. He turned quickly away waving at Kaede as he left the office. He ran down the hallway spotting the actress half way to the exit. She always walked quickly and determined. She had her head held high, her shoulders back; she always had an extreme elegance about her. It was almost a bit prudent and unapproachable. Myoga hurried to keep up the pace with her fast stroll. "So what were you and my grandma talking about?" Kagome asked quickly.

"Nothing too important," He said trying not to reveal the extent of the conversation. "We just negotiated how to keep you from going to prison this time around." Kagome didn't add anything to that. She had a cold way about her. She hadn't really been too concerned with rather or not she was going to prison or not. She knew and understood that it was a possibility but for some reason she didn't really care.

That was the worst part of Kagome's attitude; she really didn't care about anything anymore. She was more concerned about when she was going to get her next fix or if there were any ridiculously loose parties she could attend tonight that could deliver her next fix. Those were truly the only two things she really cared about, and though she somewhat only worried herself with those few things, she still wasn't really consumed with them.

She had her arms crossed as she approached the doors up front. She didn't make any move to turn the door knob and open them; instead she let her agent at her side walk a few steps in front of her to lead her outside. As soon as the door unbolted to the outside a burst of cold winter air forced its way in. "It's a cold winter." Myoga mumbled. He wanted his client to take notice as well, but she didn't say anything. She just elegantly walked her way outside. Meeting them both head on were loads after loads of paparazzi, but they were so accustomed to it that they made no sign of shock or discomfort.

They walked down the stairs of Kaede's home to the limo waiting up front. "I think what you should do next is try to get your next movie role somewhere warm. Maybe a nice movie about the beach" he said, but like usual Kagome didn't comment on the idea. Instead she reached a hand into her pockets, taking out a small square box. Myoga watched as she took a cigarette out and placed it between her full lips. "Or maybe what we should do is take a little vacation. Maybe to an island…." He whispered, luckily Kagome hadn't really connected the dots. She was at the moment lighting up the cigarette, ignoring the paparazzi, and trying to make her way to the open limo in front of her. Myoga stood to the side as she made her way near the limo. The chauffeur smiled and said his hellos as she pushed herself into the cab of the lengthy black car. The door closed behind her and Myoga announced a few things he had planned for her today through the open window. Kagome openly ignored him. She had moved on to smoking and texting freely on her phone. It didn't matter what he said because whatever appointments he set up she most likely wasn't going to go.

He continued to go on as the car roared to life. He took that as a signal to stop and he backed up to allow it to move. She dropped her hardly smoked cigarette to the ground and rolled up the window to protect herself from the harsh winter wind. Myoga watched as the limo took off. He waited till it rounded the corner to head for his car to the right. The paparazzi still hadn't eased off even though there main interest was now gone. They still had so many questions, but he ignored them as well as he unlocked the door to his old 1994 Corvette.

He pulled himself to the custom made seat. It allowed him to be able to see out the window and reach the gas pedal and break at the same time. As he pushed the key into the ignition he couldn't contain the day's frustration from all but crushing him. He put a hand to his forehead before laying his head on the steering wheel. It did nothing comfort wise, the roaring of the people outside his car just caused more worry to ignite him. He instead sat up in his seat, placed the car on drive, and took off. He rounded the same corner as the limo before him, but he wasn't going back into the city like she was. He decided that what he needed more than anything was piece of mind. He needed to know that things would be okay. He wanted to be reassured that he wasn't going to lose his job and everything he worked hard on. He needed to make sure his number one client didn't find herself in jail. He had a feeling that if Kagome was admitted to jail her life would spiral even more out of control. He imagined her continuing to live out her lifestyle till it ended in her utter demise.

He knew that if she continued living the way she did. she'd end up dead at 22. All this ran through his head until he couldn't concentrate on driving anymore. He was wracked with worry. He pulled onto the side of the road and kept driving until he had gotten into a tall grass meadow. At that point he placed his car on park and sat back in his seat. He let himself stare out into the darkening sky. It was around five in the afternoon and the sun was already starting to set. He tapped the steering wheel for a moment before sitting up.

He was trying to figure out things to help his problem, but all his options seemed impossible. He thought about what Kaede said and he let it finally soak in. That was what he'd have to do. He pulled out his phone and gave her a swift call. She answered the phone at the third ring and he sat back in his seat. "I want to do it." He said before she could even say hello.

"Really…" she said as if she was slightly shocked. "Does she know?" She asked while sitting up in her seat. She could feel her worries soaking away as she heard her granddaughter's agent speaking.

"No she doesn't. We have to figure out a way to get her there, without her expecting it." Myoga said and Kaede thought over it for awhile. "We have to uh…I don't know get a hold of Inutashio who will get in hold of Inuyasha, but I do have a question?" he asked and Kaede who was too deep in thought didn't reply. "How long will she be there for? How will we know when she'll be able to come back?"

"You won't…" she murmured before getting up from her spot to return to her office. "I'll know, she's my granddaughter…I'll know." She said and Myoga seemed to understand, "Listen, this is a very wise decision on your part, I have an idea though. I can talk it over with the judge; we'll keep the idea from the public eye. You just wait for my call." She told him and Myoga was about to mention something but was halted when the phone call ended. He stared forward at the entrance to the woods before starting his car.

Chapter 1: exhausting all resources

(Weeks after)

It was still increasingly cold but she didn't seem to mind. She had a long shapeless long sleeve dress on. It touched the ground and did nothing for her figure. The sleeves stretched pass her hands and she had to roll down the right sleeve so she could smoke the cigarette accurately. There was a mass of people taking photos of her as she paced around the court house. Her agent and grandmother were inside in a very private discussion on her behalf. She really didn't have an opinion on anything that went on in her life. All she was worried about at the moment was if the cigarette she smoked would be able to satisfy her till the meeting was over.

She was so engrossed on that one topic, that she ignored the reporters who tried so hard to get her attention behind the rope that was set up by the police officer to her right. A few of them had to fight the crowd off, but she didn't really care. Her long black hair was loose and wavy down her back, but she pushed it to her left shoulder so it wouldn't get in her face as she smoked. She had large sunglasses on her face to protect her from the flashes of the camera in front of her, and in her ear, unbeknownst to world around her were two very small ear buds. They served to shut her off from reality. She couldn't hear what any of the crowd was saying so she didn't mind pacing too close to the line. A lot of people would have thought Kagome to be a bit off the deep end.

She knew some people thought she was a bit crazy but she wasn't. She didn't read any papers or watch TV. She hardly knew when people mentioned her. She did this to ensure that she stayed sane. If she knew what everyone thought, or read into what they said then she'd probably turn into what they called her. She decided that she for the moment would do what she wanted. Acting just wasn't it… there was a time she did love it though, but that was a long time ago.

She placed a hand into the small inserted pockets of her dress and turned away from the crowd. She walked closer to the court house and rubbed a hand on the rough burgundy brick. If she went to jail she decided she would make the best of it. She didn't really mind, she'd be away from the hounding people, finally alone. That was really what she wanted. She sighed before plucking the cigarette from her fingers. She didn't want to go back in there. She hated when people talked about her. She hated when they assumed whatever they wanted. Most of their observations were wrong. She wasn't like what they described; she didn't think the way they thought. Even when she was the perfect role model she wasn't what they expected. She wasn't happy…

She took a deep breath before pulling the navy door open. It thrusted open and led into a long deserted hall. She looked around it for awhile before taking a few steps in and letting the heavy door shut close. She walked a few paces forward before leaning on the wall to the side. They had those really weird brick like walls painted white. The type that was smooth yet bumpy to the touch. She remembered them from elementary school. They had those walls then. She pushed her hands over it before letting her body slip slowly to the floor. The ground was cold and tiled, but not the type of tile that could be felt. It was just smooth, a bit dirty with skinny lines through out it. She looked straight forward at the wall. She closed her eyes while setting leaning her head back.

It didn't take long for someone somewhere to bother her. She looked up when she felt something moving to her side. She turned to the right, down the hall. The two huge court doors open letting out her grandmother. She narrowed her eyes taking her in. She hated her grandmother, she didn't know exactly why. It could have been because she looked a lot like her mother, maybe it was because she secretly loved her, or maybe it was because she was the only one left who cared. Maybe she thought that if she let herself love her she'd leave as well. Wasn't that how fate worked? She wore dark heels and a long gray tube skirt with a ruffled off white shirt and gray blazer. She was always so professionally done. She always remembered that about her, even when she was really young.

She was looking around the hall frantically for her. It never failed, it didn't matter how much Kagome pushed her away. It didn't matter how many times she spewed hateful things her way. Kaede seemed to love her unconditionally. The thought always made Kagome a slight bit disgusted. She didn't make any move to approach her or to tell her she was there. She was straight ahead she'd find her if she was really looking. She had her eyes focused in numerous places before staring down the hall. She smiled slightly before fixing her blazer and walking ahead. She sighed while closing her eyes again. Why couldn't the world just leave her the hell alone?

"Kag…" she called out and that made her open her eyes slightly. She hated when she called her that. Kag, honey guess what." She said while closing the space between them. Her granddaughter didn't turn to look at her; she just indifferently stayed seated staring ahead. "Do you have those ear things in your ear again?" she asked. Kagome had grown unusually good at reading lips and actions. She knew what her grandma was saying before she even said it. "Kagome I'm speaking to you." She said and that caused her to sit up and slightly face her. "Take them off…" she said and knowing exactly what she said, not only from guessing but from repetition she pulled out a bud from her right ear. "Guess what…"

Kagome said nothing she just stared at her with her enormous glasses on. "Take those off, you're indoors." Her grandmother scolded but she made no move to do what she said. "Kagome…" She sighed loudly when she realized she wasn't going to waste the energy. "Listen Kagome the judge said you're not going to jail… we won." This didn't cause a shift from the girl ahead of her. It didn't even cause a reaction, not a sign of excitement, nothing. She took a step forward but Kagome's eyes didn't even follow the movement of her body she just stared past her. "But only on one condition…" she said this still didn't cause a stir, almost like she was dead, but Kaede knew that wasn't it. She knew that was just how she acted; she didn't care about anything anymore.

"What's the condition?" she said after awhile. Kaede had been so deep in her thoughts for a second she hadn't continued on with her statement. She was a bit surprised to see her granddaughter cared.

"You actually care?" she asked suddenly and at that she quickly pulled her sunglasses off to stare at her. She seemed a bit upset, but like usual Kaede didn't seem fazed, she was actually happy to see her granddaughter completely. Her eyes always seemed to put a smile on her face; it reminded her of her own daughter's eyes. They weren't the same spectacular color that Kagome had, but the shape and expression was the same. "You truly look remarkable without the glasses, you should try to expel them from your wardrobe, and that dress too, Kaggy it does nothing for your figure. You remember your model days… didn't they send you some…"

"Kaede…" she snapped and that caused her grandmother to shut up automatically. "What did they say…" she asked sarcastically. "Did they say on the condition that I stop being a nuisance to society, that's what they say every time?" Kaede stared at her granddaughter for awhile before smiling slightly.

"No, Kagome they didn't say that." She stated while she put the glasses back on and stared off into the distance. She had mistaken Kagome's interruption as a show of caring, but in reality she didn't care, she thought the whole thing was a game, she realized that now. "They said something else." she said and that still didn't seem to catch her attention. "They're sending you somewhere else." Kagome at that slowly rose up from her spot.

She didn't say anything she just indifferently walked past her. "I better go pack." She said sadistically before heading forward. Myoga left the room as well now and spotted her. Kaede stared at her as she left. She let a small grin highlight her features. It was the first one she shed on her granddaughter's expense, but for the first time she felt like her daughter's child would do fine, finally.

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