Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or the others.
Rated: PG-13
Pairings: Inu/Kag, Sess/Kag, Nar/Kag (Love Square!)
A/N: Thank you all for your kind reviews. To answer "gg-angel-buffy" question, the pairings are kind of a love triangle (or is it, Quadruple) between InuYasha, Naraku, Sesshomaru, and Kagome. So the pairings are a little bit of each.
Winning You -Deadly Tears
Chapter Two: Strange Introductions
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A girl?
That was the first question that came to mind of the two brothers. Surely a mere human girl was clearly no match for them, which would completely be suicidal.
The innocent facade of the girl did look somewhat strange to Sesshomaru. 'A little too innocent.' He curiously thought.
"Mr. Higurashi, Kagome's father and I will discuss the matters of her stay and what she will be doing for the month. I want both of you to carry her luggage and take her to the guest room on the fifth floor." InuTaisho sat back down on sofa and gestured Mr. Higurashi to sit back down. "And one more thing, respect your new trainer. That is all." He waved his hands for the brothers to leave and returned his chatting with Mr. Higurashi.
Sesshomaru and InuYasha followed their father's order and picked up Kagome's three red luggages. They lead the way back to the main corridors with the girl behind them and stopped in front of a golden elevator. "Open." Sesshomaru said and the elevator slid open for them to walk in.
InuYasha leaned on the golden railing in the elevator as it accelerated up to the fifth floor. They glared at the girl in between them, watching every single move she attempted to make. The girl looked straight at the elevator door, waiting for it to open and paying no attention to the stares that the brother's gave her.
Sesshomaru tapped telepathically into InuYasha's mind, still keeping his gaze on the emotionless girl. *InuYasha, I'm curious to know why father sent a girl, with no scent of power to train us. She smells like another human, much less, another weak human girl.*
InuYasha shot a glance at his brother, only to return his focus on Kagome. *This wench doesn't know what the hell she's getting into. Either father knows what he's doing or just plain losing his sanity. It already makes me angry enough that I was called weak but sending a girl to train me, is a great insult to one such as myself*
*Do not forget, you are not the only one she is training.* Sesshomaru reminded him, as the elevator door flew open.
InuYasha snorted, walking out first and leading the way down the bright huge hall. The hallway's floor was carpeted in red, giving the look of a rich hotel. The walls were painted in a cream color, with framed paintings and portrays of their family together and individually.
A young maid holding a duster walked down the hall from the opposite end and bowed her head to the brothers as she passed by them.
InuYasha stopped in front of a room and opened it. They let Kagome passed through first, still observing her every move.
Kagome stood there in awe as she stepped into the room. The room consisted of a huge fluffy pink bed with stuffed bears lying on top of it. Bouquets of red flowers in vases were present on small glass tables on each corner of the room. A huge window beside the bed was covered with pink curtains with white roses designed on it. Next to it was a large mirror door to the closet, where she would set her clothing and shoes in.
Kagome heard her luggages being placed down and she turned to thank the guys for helping her. But, in an instant, they disappeared before she could even say anything. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, 'How could they be gone that fast without me knowing it? That was a first.' She thought and shrugged.
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It was definitely weird for Kagome, having being stared down by the two brothers during their walk over here. One looked arrogant to her and the other, someone who probably won't be easy to train with. This made Kagome a little uneasy at the thought.
Sure, her father forced her to do this favor for the world famous Shikon Champion, InuTaisho. And to top it off, their family was going to be paid a high ransom in return. Kagome didn't volunteer from her own free will the way they mentioned it. In fact, when her father asked her the first time, she refused it without bothering to give it thought. Why waist her time in training guys who has a reputation of hating humans. "…Please do this for the family, Kagome. We need the money." Her mother would say to her. Well, what other choice did she have?
Being born, as a 'special' child was an advantage her family would take. She was the only one distinguished between her human relatives, but rumors had it that her past ancestors had their unique traits as well.
Now she's here, unpacking in the house of the Takashi residence, unsure of what's in store for her.
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Kagome decided to leave her room, in search for a bathroom. It's been nagging at her since she finished unpacking an hour ago. She frantically looked around the hall, searching for anyone to tell her where the bathroom was. It didn't make sense to Kagome that a big room she was given didn't have a private bathroom in it. Shouldn't rooms of a rich mansion have their own bathroom? She shrugged at the thought. If she didn't find the restroom in less than five minutes, she wasn't sure if she could hold it any longer.
'If I can't find anyone to help me, might as well look for it myself' She thought, opening a large golden double-door room and stepping in. She looked around the dark place, squinting her eyes to clearly see her surroundings. 'Oops! This doesn't look like a bathroom. More like someone's room.' She attempted to leave but someone spoke out, making her flinch in surprise.
"Can I help you?" A deep voice calmly asked, out of nowhere. Kagome turned around to the direction the voice came from. On the side of a black and red-sheeted bed, was a lamp lit on a desk, with a young guy sitting beside it. Kagome observed the guy; he had long dark wavy shoulder-length hair, handsome face, wearing a black muscle shirt and jeans similar to the Takashi brothers.
He slowly placed his pen down and closed his notebook, fixating his dark eyes on the girl.
"Please forgive me for my disturbance--" Kagome pleaded but was cut off by the guy.
"The restroom is two doors down the hall, you can not miss it." His cold stare made Kagome's skin crawl a little, but she was glad of being told where the bathroom's location was.
'Wait a minute, how did he know I was looking for it?' She questionably thought. She thanked him and readied herself to leave but stopped again. "By the way, my name is Kagome." She introduced herself. Kagome was hoping he would do the same but instead, did the opposite and kept silent, his cold stare still on her.
Kagome shrugged and left the room, closing the door behind her. "What nice guys I've met today." She sarcastically whispered to herself and rolled her eyes. She found a door with large silver words 'Restroom' in scripted on it. "He's right, how could I have missed it." She sighed and stepped in.
Little did she know, a pair of golden eyes watched her stepping into the bathroom from the opposite end of the hall. He leaned against the walls and crossed his arms. Suddenly, his eyes instantly turned red, a faint growl beginning to rumble in his chest.