Next Door

Chapter 1: Creeper

*I don't own any of the Inuyasha characters. I only own the Kuro family*

'Hey, look! It's him!'

'Isn't he gorgeous?'

'Absolutely… But, isn't that the demon everyone says to avoid?'

'*Gasp* You're right… Such a shame huh?'

'Don't make eye contact! Quick, turn this corner here!'

'Whew… that was a close one. Hey… there's a moving van. You don't think…'

…

Pulling up behind the massive U-haul truck, the members of the Kuro family each exit the car and walks up the driveway to their new suburban home. Mr. and Mrs. Kuro are what one would call the epitome of a happily married couple; financially secure, deeply in love, and have two kids (both daughters) with upstanding reputations and are both doing great in their studies. The youngest daughter of 14, Mikita or Miki for short, is very involved in all things sports; basketball, softball, volleyball, you name it she's played it. She's even been known for holding her own playing football with the boys, though it was always to her parents' dismay.

Our story centers on their oldest daughter of 19, Risa. She is now finishing up her first year of college and is working on enrollment for the fall semester of next year. A total bookworm, the glasses-wearing, long-haired, brunette is normally found lingering between the bookshelves of the library in search of her next good read or writing poems for the fun of it.

"Oi…" Miki called from the small porch by the front door, "Isn't this place amazing? And it's not too far from our old town so we still get to see our friends!"

Risa merely smiled at her overjoyed sister as she carried her things inside the two-story home. With Miki happily following behind, both girls stopped and stared in awe at the beautiful home they were now going to be living in. Crisp, white walls waiting to be painted, a lovely chandelier hanging high above their heads in the foyer, and they continued walking to see a fairly large kitchen area that was open on all sides so one could see directly into the living room; which was equally as big, if not, larger. Wanting to see even more of their new home, the girls quickly ran upstairs to find a long yet spacious hallway stretching across the top floor. Each door was an entrance way into a room that they confused for master bedrooms on a few occasions, but the two double doors located at the very end of the hallway would prove otherwise. The older sister opened one door while the younger followed with the other and each shared hisses of jealousy at how large the room was.

"Man… I actually envy mom and dad right now… This room is great!" Miki shouted.

A small giggle from Risa would cause the young sibling to laugh as well before they both went to claim a room for their own. Miki was first to call the room with the 'great view', leaving Risa the room with the window staring right into the yard of their neighbor's home. But Risa figured that it wouldn't be too big of a deal considering that her nose was always buried in the pages of her books, so maybe it was the better choice for Miki to take the other room. As she set her box of things on the carpeted floor next to the window, Risa looked up slightly to see that she had a 'great view' of her own; her new neighbor. With emerald eyes wide with fascination, Risa didn't even notice her short-haired sister walk in the room behind her.

"Whatcha lookin' at sis'?" Miki said, causing Risa to jump a few feet in the air.

"Gah! Don't scare me like that!" She shouted while fixing her glasses, "Anyways, I'm lookin' at our new neighbor. He's totally hot!"

Miki raised an eyebrow as she observed the sight before her. All the girl could see was a glimpse of long, silver hair and the man's bare back. Apparently he was busy swimming. Continuing to peer through the window, the man outside finally turned around fully so they could get a better look at him. And a better look they got.

With looks that could only be seen in the movies, his face was accented with a few stripes settled on his high cheek bones, a crescent moon was placed in the middle of his forehead (though slightly hidden behind his bangs), and best of all… those piercing golden eyes. If that wasn't enough for the suddenly giddy and giggling girls, his body was well-toned and showed great results of extensive exercise. It was as if they were in a dream; living in a lovely house neighboring an equally as lovely man.

Risa suddenly chuckled lightly as she turned to her sister. "Ya know… I'm seriously jealous of you."

"Why sis'?"

"Because you'll be living in this house longer than I'll be… Meaning you'll have first dibs on this room…"

"Can I have first dibs now?"

Risa looked to her sister and smiled, "No. You have the room with the 'great view'… Remember?"

With a defeated sigh, Miki left the room to go downstairs to help bring more boxes inside. Meanwhile, the older sister stayed by the window admiring the sight with intent eyes. Until he looked up to do a salute-style wave…

'Oh man…'

…

Eyes… He could feel them…

First there were two pairs… and now he could feel only one…

Wanting to see who it was that was staring so intently on his form; Sesshoumaru looked up in the direction of the gaze to see a girl. Though his face stayed stoic and void of emotion, he was in fact amused that this girl was observing for so long. He suddenly gave her a slight smirk before noticing her panic and duck behind the wall and ultimately out of his vision. Though he couldn't really say that this girl was heart-stopping beauty, Sesshoumaru felt that she was just cute enough for his standards… Maybe fun enough to play with too…

…

Risa pressed her back against the wall, her hand rested on her rising and falling chest. She didn't really bank on him actually looking up, but he did! He did! Regulating her breathing, Risa poked her head back around the wall to look out the window, but to her surprise, he was gone. Thankful that she might have spared herself from further embarrassment, Risa decided to go downstairs and help with the boxes as well. Suddenly she saw Miki come flying through the foyer, frantically moving her head as if she was searching for something. She then pointed at Risa and ran to grab a wrist.

"Ah-ha! I found you! Quick come with me! You have got to see who's helping dad with the furniture! Come, come!"

Risa didn't have much time to ask about this said 'who', but when they got outside, her heart nearly skipped a beat when she saw the man she had been spying on just a few minutes ago. How did he get dressed so fast? Their mother stood by the back of the U-haul watching her husband and the man bring out the sofa.

"There you are Risa. This man helping your father here is our new neighbor Sesshoumaru. He seems real friendly don't you two think?"

Risa gave a nervous laugh as she meet gazes with the golden-eyed man once again. That same smirk he gave her returned to his face followed up with a quick wink, making the older Kuro sister feel slightly uncomfortable.

'So his name is… Sesshoumaru huh?'

Her mother spoke again and with the happiest of smiles, Mrs. Kuro looked to both of her daughters, "I've also invited him to come to dinner with us tonight! Won't that be exciting you two?"

While Miki did a mental cheer, Risa's eyes widened and she slightly tensed. Not only will she have to speak with the man she spied on… but she's going to have to eat with him too? There could be only one word to describe the way she felt on the inside.

'Creeper…'

So I have been editing this story, because I've been finding some plot holes in the story and some parts weren't flowing as well as I wanted them to. So I hope you all like the rewrite! Thank you reading! :)