The Perfect Mate

An Inuyasha and Kagome Fanfiction

DImaniI

Episode One: Pilot

Kagome meets her new family. Inuyasha finds out an interesting fact about not only himself, but Kagome as well.

The five foot girl took special care to get ready today. She pulled her long locks of black silk into a braid that began on the left and wrapped around to drape over her right shoulder. Her royal blue eyes were outlined in a thin layer of black, bringing out their sparkle, and she colored her pink lips crimson red.

She smelled sweet, yet sultry, like white tea leaves and champagne. She put on a glimmering white sleeveless crop top and a maroon high-low skirt. She put on earrings with feathers that mimic the skirt and a maroon and gold bracelet for each wrist. She put on a thin gold belt and grabbed a glittering clutch to match. She slid her feet into a pair of maroon heels with a cluster of golden spikes on the back. She took a deep breath and gave herself a final inspection.

Her outfit adorned her curvy frame without revealing much at all. She smiled, finding that she looked beautiful, tattoos hidden, and being a sexy conservative. She turned and looked around her now empty apartment. She was moving, far across town, to become a live in nanny for a very powerful youkai family. She wasn't nervous about living with demons. She completely accepted them, as did her mother, brother, father, and grandfather.

However, Inuyasha Takahashi was different. The youngest son of two children, and the half-demon of the family, Inuyasha had been known for his abnormal worth ethic and short temper, so, since she was lucky, she figured she wouldn't see him often.

The apartment she'd be moving into was small but breathtaking. (A/N: Please look it up and review an opinion. I adore it. apartments/4-bedroom-type-r If you don't like it, I'm sorry. I'm going to be altering the scenery outside of the window a bit.) Well, it honestly wasn't that small. It had for bedrooms and a view worth crying over. And beneath the actual living quarters was his office, and beneath that, the gym, and beneath that, the pool, which had a breathtaking view of the lake surrounding them and the docks as well.

She blew her apartment one last kiss before walking out to her future, the clicking of her heels sounding throughout the empty home.

"I can't believe you get to live with the sexiest, richest inu hanyou to ever grace this earth," her best friend said. She had her phone plugged into her sleek black Phantom (a present).

"Last I checked Sango Houshi," she began, "you were married to Miroku, his best friend."

"Oh get off it Kagome Higurashi," Sango said. "Tell me that you don't want to sit on his co-"

"Whoa," Kagome said, cutting her off. "Please, I haven't even shaken the man's hand yet. Can we start there?"

"Whatever," Sango said.

"I guess being pregnant really does mess your hormones up," Kagome mused.

"I'll have you know," Sango said indignantly, "I've been thinking about that WAY before I was pregnant."

"You must be so proud," Kagome said sarcastically. Soon enough she reached the familiar gravel road and turned down it.

"Are you nervous?" Sango asked. "I mean, you'll basically be his wife without the sex, which might change over time."

"Seriously?" Kagome asked. "I've grown up with children, and the fact that you question and cleaning is seriously insulting."

"Geez, are you sure you aren't pregnant?" Sango grumbled, but Kagome only rolled her eyes as she approached the iron gates with two youkai guards.

"Good to see you, Kagome," the guard said to Kagome, smiling.

"I'm glad to be here Akira," she said with a smile to him. She turned her smile to Rei, who smiled back before entering the pin to let her in.

"So are the guards hot?" Sango asked once she had driven a while longer. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"I'm here Sango," she said. "I'll text you sometime tonight if I can."

"Take a picture of him if you can," Sango said.

"Sango, you see him all of the time," Kagome commented.

"Not late at night," she countered.

"Love you," Kagome said.

"Love you too girlie," Sango replied before both girls hung up. Kagome couldn't fight her smile as she grabbed her purse and climbed out of her car.

Though she'd been there on several occasions, seeing the sun's light reflecting off of Inuyasha's Lake, she couldn't help but to stop and marvel at it. When she was content, she made her way to her new home.

"Kagome!" a familiar voice called. By the time she looked up, a blur of red had hurled into her arms. Giggling, she caught him easily, but the impact caused her to spin so that she faced away from the door.

"Shippou, my love," she said, looking down at the boy with the most adoration. "I've missed you so much."

"Shippou," called a voice that she'd only ever heard on the television. Kagome turned, and as soon as amber met royal blue, there was a tug – on her spirit, on her aura. Her breath became lodged in her throat. He was perfection.

He had to be a foot taller than her, at least when he wasn't in heels, but even then he still towered her. His hair was long and silver. It even appeared to glow beneath the sun. And his ears! As cute as they were, she can imagine running her tongue along them. Then were his eyes. His beautiful amber eyes were burning holes in her soul, opening her up. And his build – strong shoulders, firm core, long, lean muscles – could even be seen through his Armani suit.

Unknown to Kagome, Inuyasha was struggling – hard – to keep his youkai at bay. The second she turned to him, it started to misbehave, calling to its mate. He wanted to free her of her braid and tangle his fingers in her hair. To watch her blue eyes flutter close as he took her. To mark her so that no other could possibly touch her. To run his hands all over her body as she writhed beneath him, trapped so easily in ecstasy. To hold her, watch over her as she slept, and watch her eyes flutter open and sparkle in the sun, like they were now.

"Yes Father," Shippou said. The formality of his tone snapped Kagome out of whatever trance she was in.

"That's not how we welcome guests," Inuyasha said.

"I'm sorry Kagome," Shippou said, bowing his head. Kagome placed a finger under his chin and made him look at her.

"How about you make me the exception and you make sure to listen to your father in regards to others?" she asked. They both turned their eyes on Inuyasha.

"I guess that's fine," he said with hesitation. Kagome winked a Shippou. "Please, come in." Kagome smiled at him and walked into her new home.

"It seems to get more beautiful every time I come in," Kagome said, walking over to the window to take in the outside world.

"Good to know," Inuyasha said. "As much as I'd like to stay and chat with you, I have business to attend to." Kagome turned, slightly shocked that he was leaving so soon.

"Oh," Kagome said simply. "Well, do you have any allergies or anything like that?"

"No," Inuyasha said suspiciously. "Why do you need to know?"

"So that I can make dinner," she said as if he was slow.

"I'm not dumb, wench," he said, furrowing his brows. She glared at him. "Besides, I usually bring dinner home, or send it when I don't make it on time."

"Do you have anything that you don't like to eat?" she asked.

"I told you that I send food," he said, growing frustrated.

"And I'm telling you that I'm going to start cooking instead," she argued. "So are you going to tell me or should I take a shot in the dark?"

He glared at her for a while before a blush settled over his cheeks. "Veggies," he mumbled before reaching into his pocket and handing her his black card.

"You have to include some vegetables in your diet Inuyasha," she said.

"You asked me what I didn't like and I told you!" he said, red staining his cheeks. Inuyasha resisted the urge to laugh, having never seen his father like this. "Besides, I'm not the one who needs a babysitter."

"Are you sure?" she asked. Inuyasha opened his mouth with a retort but Kagome turned her attention to Shippou. "How about you get some shoes on and we can walk Daddy out?"

Shippou nodded with hesitation, his eyes on his father with confirmation. When Inuyasha gave him a single nod, he scurried off to get his shoes. Kagome looked after the small fox demon with confusion. Who adopts a child to give them everything but love?

"Are you clear with your rules and expectations?" Inuyasha asked, snapping her out of her trance.

"Yes, I am," she said simply, looking into his eyes with a blank stare.

"I'm ready," Shippou said. Kagome moved her gaze away from Inuyasha to the door and opened it for them.

"We wouldn't want you to be late Inuyasha," she said, giving a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. She smiled until they were both out of the door, dropping it as she locked up and followed behind them.

"Okay Shippou, so what do you like to eat?" Kagome asked. They'd been in the store for a while now and Kagome agreed to also get a collection of sweet things for him, and got a few ingredients to make some deserts for him.

"Father and I really like chocolate," he said. Kagome flinched at his formality, not entirely sure why he was talking to her like this now all of a sudden. He'd lost his boyish behavior.

"Okay sweetie," she said, "so it sounds like we need brownie mix and chocolate chip cookies…" She went on as they moved down the aisles.

Once they were finished, they headed directly home, having the guards help them with the groceries. Once she put everything away, she'd started on lunch.

"Hey Shippou," Kagome called, "have you ever visited your father at work?"

"Once in a while, but I haven't done it for a long time," he admitted.

"Well," she said as she made chicken fajitas, "maybe we can bring him some lunch."

"I don't know…" he said.

"I'll take the fall if anything happens, okay?"

And what a fall it was. Upon seeing them in his office, something in him snapped. Kagome was his first target, which she could handle, but when he began on Shippou, she'd had enough.

"Are you out of your mind Shippou?" Inuyasha yelled, enraged. "This is my place of work, not a park for a picnic."

"I'm sorry Father," he said weakly.

"Don't be sorry. Don't do it again," he said simply. Once he finished, Kagome's scent hit him, and her aura surrounded him. She looked at him with murder in her eyes. Angered and confused as of to why this was a big deal.

He opened his mouth to speak but Kagome held her hand up, shocking and silencing him. "I hope that you enjoy your lunch, Inuyasha. You might want to pick something up for yourself on the way home."

"Should I not get Shippou something?" he asked dumbly, still shocked.

"No," she said. "I'll take care of him." There was a double meaning in her words. She took his card from her pocket and flicked it. It hit his chest and then fell to the floor. "Shippou, tell Mr. Takahashi that you'll see him tomorrow."

"I'll see you tomorrow, Father," he said. Though he was upset, he didn't blame Kagome for wanting to bring them closer. It didn't take a genius to see how horrible their relationship was. He hadn't expected the strong energy Kagome possessed, and it was rolling off of her in crashing waves.

Kagome didn't give Inuyasha to say anything. She turned and left, leaving him with his mouth agape.

She was grateful that even though it was the first of October, it was still warm, but she saw that this would be her last day to wear something cool. She was happy that at least today was warm, because she needed it after dealing with Inuyasha. She looked over to Shippou, who had silent tears rolling down his cheek.

"Shippou, I'm sorry," she said.

"Please don't be," he said, turning to look in the rearview mirror to see her. He gave her the saddest smile he'd ever seen. "He can be rough, but he took me in. He saved me from a life with a murdered mother and an abusive, angry father. He may not love me, but at least he doesn't hate me."

Kagome waited until night fell to cry, letting the tears roll as she looked out to the lights of the city, the Ferris Wheel glowing in the night sky.

No child that young should experience that, understand it, and then repeat it. A choked sob escaped her throat as she thought back to his voice, so young and week. She covered her mouth with her hand to muffle the light scream. That's when she heard the door open. Knowing that he could smell her pain on her, she didn't bother to hide it. So, instead, she stood in place.

"You can't bring him to my place of work," Inuyasha said, taking in the scent of her tears. He opened his mouth to speak but she spoke first.

"Okay," she said simply. "I'm going to bed."

When she walked past him, he grabbed her arm. The electricity didn't go unnoticed.

"You can't disrespect me and my wishes Kagome, especially not in front of him," he said.

"Okay, Inuyasha," she said again.

"Then why are you crying like you the one disrespected?" he asked. She laughed a bitted laugh before turning her burning eyes on him.

"Because it must be horrible to have a father like you," she said. "Money and nice things make a father, but you possess nothing that makes you worthy of being a dad. I'd much rather prefer that my father died as he was than to have him here with me and act like you."

She snatched her arm away from Inuyasha roughly, turning her glare ahead of her. "Your dinner is waiting for you." With that, she walked to her room, closing the door gently and wishing she could be anywhere but in the same home as Inuyasha.