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Previously:

"I'll get it!" Rin yelled as she went to the door and opened it. (Who is at the door?)

To Be Protected

Ch. 2. Meeting the guys and making an Enemy

As Rin opened the door she revealed a beautiful man with straight moon white/silver hair, cold golden eyes, two markings on each cheek and a crescent moon on his forehead. Immediately one could tell that he was not human but demon and a very powerful one at that and an unhappy one if the frown on his face was anything to go by.

"Ah… Sesshomaru," Rin stammered. "Wh... What brings you here?" The man/demon, Sesshomaru, seemed to ignore her question or didn't care to answer and instead asked his own question as he walked inside. (You thought is was Inu but nope.)

"Are you finished unpacking Rin?" Rin looked up at him and nodded her head and started to say, "But, I was going to help Kagome and Ayame unpack… as well…" her words drifted off as she looked at his eyes. While yes he was usually expressionless Rin could read his moods anyways, she was one of the few and the only one not related to him that could. During this whole interaction Sango, Kagome and Ayame watched. Sango watched bemused while Kagome and Ayame watched confused. Rin just sighed and looked over at her roommates with apologetic eyes. Kagome caught the look and said, "That's okay Rin, and if you have something else Ayame and I could unpack ourselves or recruit Sango to help." Rin looked relived with Kagome's words but the next person who spoke killed that relived feeling.

"Yeah don't worry about it Rin," came the voice from the still open doorway. "Go be the maid you're supposed to be." The nasty voice belonged to none other than Kikyo Hagiwara, one of Sango and Rin's old roommates from the pervious year. Kikyo and her group were rich, party girls and while yes Sango was from a wealthy family didn't enjoy partying 24/7 and Rin fell into neither of those categories. Rin was actually only at S.n.T.U. because of Sesshomaru, who wanted her there, but everyone presumed that he brought her there as a maid, especially the other rich kids. However none of them really knew the real reason.

At this new person's words both Kagome and Ayame's hackles rose, and even thought they weren't able to read Sesshomaru like Rin they could feel the anger and irritation rolling off of him at the other girl's comment. He knew others gave her a hard time about him bringing her there but it was none of their business and he didn't like the sad look that Rin's eyes now showed. He was about to speak when another voice joined in.

"Ya know Kikyo, even if you're rich it still doesn't give you the right to treat someone like that," said a masculine voice. All the girls turned toward the voice and both Ayame and Kagome just stared.

The one in the front is gorgeous, Kagome thought. The man in the front was tall and he wore a red muscle shirt and loose cargo shorts. He had the same colored eyes and hair as the man Rin called Sesshomaru, but his eyes weren't cold like the other man's but burned with what it seemed to be anger. As she was looking him over when she got to the top of his head there were these two little triangular dog-ears on the top of his head. They are so white and cute. I wanna touch 'em, thought Kagome as her fingers twitched.

A different guy had caught Ayame's attention. This one was just as tall as the one in the front, which was about 6' or more but instead of silver hair he had long black hair that was tied up in a ponytail. His eyes were as blue as the sky. He too wore a muscle shirt but his was blue and he also wore cargo shorts. There's something familiar about him, but what, Ayame stopped mid thought. Oh, no. Oh, kami, NO! What is Koga doing here, she thought in a panic. She really started to panic when he looked her way.

As Inuyasha and the guys got to the girls' floor they could hear Kikyo's harsh comment. None of them liked Kikyo especially after she had cheated on Inuyasha last year, so no one had a problem when Inuyasha got on her case. Kami, why did I ever date her? Inuyasha thought as she turned to him. Sure she was pretty with her nice body, pretty face and long dark hair but under it all she was ugly. Maybe all the skin distracted me, he thought. The guys were right back then when they said that she dressed like a slut with her too tight clothes. He sighed and caught two unfamiliar scents.

He looked past Kikyo into Sango and Rin's apartment. He saw his brother standing behind Rin looking pissed, and then he noticed Sango standing with two unfamiliar girls. Must be the new roommates. He looked them over as he saw a really dark redhead with her hair in pigtails and hazel eyes but the next girl made him do a double take. She looks a lot like Kikyo, he thought, but something about her appearance feels wrong. She was beautiful with her long raven colored hair that reached her hips. A Cupid's bow mouth, with an oval face and high cheekbones but what really caught his attention was her eyes. They were a vivid midnight blue with what seemed to be silver specks that seemed to almost make her eyes look like they were the night sky. Not to mention she had a rocking body. She was about as tall as Sango, with long legs, curves in all the right places and a large chest if her tight top was any indication.

While Inuyasha was ogling the raven-haired beauty Koga was enchanted by the dark redhead. She was smaller than the two girls she stood next to but taller than Rin. She had a slender yet muscular build. She's built like a runner, hmmmmmm; wonder if she'll run at night with this heat? Koga thought with a smirk. She was wearing a white tank and small green running shorts that was giving him an eye full of creamy skin. As he was checking out her legs he didn't notice her panicked eyes.

As both Koga and Inuyasha had stopped dead in their tracks it was Miroku who continued forward into the apartment. He was wearing a dark purple muscle shirt with dark baggy cargo shorts. His violet eyes were dancing with laughter. Of course he only had eyes for Sango who was pointedly ignoring him. Like Ayame and Kagome she was wearing a tight tank and short running shorts, but instead of a white tank with green or red shorts she was wearing a dark pink top with black shorts. However unlike his friends, who had yet to move he continued farther in and toward the newcomers. As he made his way toward the girls this seemed to snap Inuyasha and Koga out of their trance, but it was too late. Miroku was standing in front of them grabbing their hands and asking them a question.

"Would one or both of you lovely ladies do me the honor of bearing my child?" Both Kagome and Ayame looked at each other then back at the weird guy that had just asked them to bear his child. Sango groaned, Rin looked elsewhere, Sesshomaru didn't care, Inuyasha and Koga were fuming, and Kikyo was still being a bitch.

"You two should probably say yes, cause he's gonna be the only guy to even be interested in you," Kikyo said snidely. "'Course he says that to every girl regardless if she's pretty, well every girl except Rin that is." She said making another dig at Rin. That was the final straw for Kagome. She gave Miroku a too sweet smile and yanked her hand back. At this point Miroku was a little scared of the raven-haired beauty and Ayame was hiding her smirk behind the hand she had taken back from Miroku. They all watched as the girl started walking toward the snickering Kikyo, who had yet to notice the other girl coming toward her. When the other girl stopped in front of her she finally noticed her.

"What do you want bitch?" Kikyo fumed. She had noticed how Inuyasha had been staring at her and it pissed her off. We look alike, that's probably why, she thought. He's not over me. She had started smirking again when the other girl gave her a too sweet smile as well, that was until she grabbed the bitchy girl by her minuscule shirt. "Wh… What are you doing?" she sputtered.

"Taking out the trash," Kagome growled back. She dragged a sputtering Kikyo out the door, past the awe struck Koga and Inuyasha and shoved her into the hall.

"You'll pay for that!" yelled Kikyo. "Your social status will be non-existent. Your next two years here are going to suck and you'll be miserable!" Kagome had already turned to go back into the apartment, when she turned and looked at Kikyo.

"Let's see you try," she challenged. This resulted in a gasp from everyone but Ayame, who knew her sister and the fact she could care less about social status, and Sesshomaru who didn't care but respected the girl's spine.

"No one will 'Protect' you!" Kikyo screamed. That comment confused both Kagome and Ayame but everyone else was shocked and some were angry at the girl's words. (Bet you can't guess who was angry.)

"I don't care about being 'Protected', whatever the hell that means, but I will tell you this," she said as she walked back toward the other girl. Kagome was taller than Kikyo so she bent her head down and got in her face. "If I ever and I mean ever catch you trying to belittle, mess with or just be plain mean to anyone I care about I can guarantee nothing you do to me will come even close to the hell I will put you through." Kagome straightened up and turned to go back into the apartment until it seemed as if she forgot something and she turned back around and said one final thing. "Heed my words bitch, because I don't make ideal threats. Insult anyone of the people I care about, " she pointed to Rin, Sango and Ayame. "And you'll wish you never met me." Well and truly finished with the other girl Kagome turned around and walked into the apartment closing the door as Kikyo screeched. She looked at the demons in the room that had uncomfortable looks on their faces. The guy with the dog-ears had them pinned to his head. She looked at the others and asked a question.

"What's 'Protected' mean?"

Dun Dun Duun cliffhanger.

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