AN: here's the third chapter, Nahia2008: I hope this has cleared any confusion up for you! :)
DISCLAIMER: I sadly don't own Inuyasha
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Chapter 3: Catching up
"well the day after we were split, I was sent to a foster home, but that proved to be a bad idea because the whole place was attacked and all in search of me, luckily I managed to escape un harmed, it was like that for a bout two years jumping from one place to another but some one always seemed to find me, trying to kill me, foster parents ended up not wanting me because of the huge bounty on my head and the disruption it was causing in their lives, I think at least seven homes were trashed because of the people/demons chasing after me, luckily by the time I was sixteen it was allowed for me to move into an apartment on my own, luckily I never got any foster parents who were abusive, that was when I started at a normal school, my teacher paired me up with Inuyasha and we became really good friends, he'd just had a nasty break up with his girlfriend Kikyo, it was a year later on my seventeenth birthday he declared his love for me and we've been dating ever since" Kagome finished her story flopping back onto the bed
"wow, I'm sorry Kags you got it bad!" Rin paused tears welling in her eyes, willing them away Rin changed the subject
"so are you living here?" Rin asked more cheerfully, Kagome catching on to what she said, turned and let out a chuckle
"oh no, I have my own apartment down the road, I'll be going back there later" Kagome informed Rin
"so why do all the Takahashi's live in the same household" Rin queried slightly confused she was sure they were all old enough for it to be legal to live on their own, them meaning Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha
"oh that yeah, family tradition, it's a very strong tradition for dog demons" Kagome explained to Rin who seemed to be really interested
"So how 'serious' is yours and Inuyasha's relationship?"Rin inquired emphasising the word serious and giving a little wink, giggling once again as Kagome went so red she could blend in with Strawberries
"we've gone that far" Kagome blurted hiding her face in her quilt
"was he your first?" Rin queried finding it amusing to watch Kagome squirm as she nodded into the duvet, Rin couldn't help but burst out laughing, So Kagome decided to ask
"well Rin what about you?" Kagome urged. Rin quietened a little
"erm I'm not a virgin if that's what you mean" Rin answered solemnly
"Rin?" Kagome whispered worry flowing over her
"Naraku, he was my first" Rin whispered Kagome gasped it was so obvious what she meant by that
"Rin how'd this happen?" Kagome felt the tears fall from her eyes as she asked the question
"his girlfriend stood him up and his sister had gotten on his nerves, it just happened that I was the only one he targeted" Rin paused
"once a year ago and twice last week" Rin told Kagome quivering
"we'll kill him Rin don't you worry" Kagome growled clenching her fists
"hey Kagome can I come home with you tonight" Rin asked sweetly batting her eyelashes and giving puppy dog eyes, Kagome opened her mouth to reply when the door swung open and Sesshoumaru walked in
"you most certainly cannot" Sesshoumaru spoke up causing both girls heads to spin around to face him "excuse me" Rin looked up baffled
"Kagome, Inuyasha wants to talk with you, down in the living room" Sesshoumaru informed in a demanding voice looking at Kagome as if to say 'that means you've got to leave', Kagome rose and quietly left the room Rin watching her until she disappeared, her attention turned to Sesshoumaru the handsome guy who'd saved her last night
"why can't I go with Kagome" Rin asked a little disheartened
"are you that stupid little girl!" Sesshoumaru snapped in a harsh tone "Kagome and yourself have a massive bounty on your heads and you want to go off with her, with absolutely no protection, you might as well want to be caught if you insist on being so reckless, it makes me wonder why I saved you" as soon as the words came out of his mouth Sesshoumaru regretted them, he hadn't meant it but he was just so angry and he didn't even understand why, he only met the girl a few hours ago and he had a felt a strong urge to protect her as soon as he'd seen that look in her eyes, to makes things worse when he looked up the light of happiness that earlier shone in her eyes was gone and her eyes held only pain
"w-well Sesshoumaru sir, thank you for saving my life but if you really feel that way then I would appreciate it if you would either leave this room or let me go somewhere else" Rin whispered looking down at the quilt
"you humans are weak to your emotion and that in the end will lead to your downfall and is the reason you lost your powers in the first place so you should at least try and keep them in check that is if you want to survive this war, you shall stay here...excuse me" Sesshoumaru had stared into the young girls eyes and all he could see was pain and it was making him annoyed, he'd wanted those eyes that had him enchanted a few hours earlier, so he'd looked away
"you know, when you say to someone, it makes me wonder why I saved your life, it doesn't exactly scream I can trust you now does it!" Rin informed more like spat at Sesshoumaru turning her back to him, he watched as her shoulders drooped and her head retreated under the covers, Sesshoumaru wondered what on earth she was doing then it dawned on him, a girl who's been hunted nearly her whole life, never had anyone particularly want her and to lose so many people dear to her was bound to be a bit strange, stalking down the corridors he made a mental note to talk with Rin again later, she may have acted a little strange there but she still intrigued him. As soon as Sesshoumaru had gone Rin peeked her head out of the duvet again 'phew, that must of looked a little weird, but I didn't want to look at him anymore, his eyes are so intensifying it makes you feel so small it was like that the first time I met him also, it's hard to stand your ground in an argument with someone like him' Rin thought staring at the door before flopping back down in her bed and trying to think of something better that she could of said to him to back up her point, for the first time in her life Rin found that she couldn't find anything that would argue at his point of being weak because of emotions.
--LIVING ROOM--
Kagome walked quietly to the living room she wanted to get the talk with Inuyasha over as quick as possible to go back and comfort Rin, she had heard all the things that had been said, the words he used may have been harsh but she noticed Sesshoumaru struggled when Rin had taken offense, Kagome had been shocked Sesshoumaru was never like that with anyone, maybe some match making could come in handy at a later date
'plus Rin and I have an advantage, we are practically demons in a human body well with out any real power, but speed, flexibility, stamina, strength etc, I suppose barriers and mind talk are proper powers though' Kagome concluded optimistically 'now all we need to do is tap into our powers again'
Upon entering the living room, just as expected she found an agitated Inuyasha
"what took you so long "Inuyasha snapped fidgeting in his seat
"I'm sorry Inuyasha, but I had to make sure Rin was alright, I'm okay now, but she was and probably still is suffering" Kagome explained smiling softly at Inuyasha who just snorted and grabbed Kagome's hand, pulling her down onto his lap, Kagome snuggled up to his chest and looked up at him, surprised when he leaned down and kissed her tenderly unaware that someone was peeking through the keyhole to the living room watching them, Inutaishio chuckled happily seeing Kagome's hand reach up to touch Inuyasha's dog ears while they were kissing except Inuyasha's clawed hand grabbed her hand and put it back in her lap, but Kagome wouldn't give in, she tried again this time Inuyasha held her hand to his chest. Inutaishio moved away from the door satisfied as Kagome pulled away pouting and Inuyasha smirked at her, leaning down he whispered something in her ear which made Kagome giggle
'one son down one to go' Inutaishio thought entering back into his office 'I think this Rin girl will make an excellent partner for Sesshoumaru, not to mention I want hundreds of grandchildren'
"Inuyasha, what did you want to talk to me about" Kagome asked curiously, leaning against Inuyasha
"well first, I wanted to take you out to dinner tonight" Inuyasha asked, watching as Kagome's face lit up
"I'd love to" Kagome gushed giving Inuyasha a peck on the cheek.
"And second is Kagome are you happy with me" Kagome paused 'why's he asking me this, of course I'm happy with him' Inuyasha began to get nervous Kagome was taking to long to answer, when she suddenly blurted
"Of course I am, Inuyasha you make me happy all the time, why have I done something to make you think otherwise...or is it that I've done something wr-"Inuyasha stopped her babbling with a finger to her lips
"Shut up Kagome you're giving me a headache, it's not that just I wanted to know is all" Inuyasha reassured "we'll leave here at seven, is that okay with you"
"Yes that's fine" Kagome beamed getting off Inuyasha's lap, walking towards the door
"Oh and Kagome" Inuyasha smirked through his words as Kagome turned to face him at the door
"Yes?"
"I'm confused about something?"
"What is it?" Kagome asked furrowing her eyebrows
"I was just thinking what the difference would be for a demon who was struggling to find a mate to mate with an X-mate than a normal person" Inuyasha was genuinely curious
"well a normal human wouldn't have the abilities to protect her family like people like Rin and I can for example putting up a barrier and enhanced senses and of course to live as long as their mate" Kagome explained
"But what's the purpose in that?" Inuyasha asked getting it a little better
"well most demons hate the idea of mating with humans but if they can't find a mate then they are likely to seek out an X mate because they can carry out the duties of a female demoness, better than humans or even half demons, they aren't accepted by most demons" Kagome explained that part softly, Inuyasha nodded meeting Kagome's eyes
"I love you"
"I love you too Inuyashie" Kagome giggled as Inuyasha's cheeks went crimson as he recalled the first time she'd called him by that name.
"why don't you come with me and see Rin, you haven't met her officially yet" Kagome offered holding her hand out for him to take, he smiled contently and nodded taking her hand they left the living room and headed towards Rin's room when all of a sudden
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH" Rin's scream rang out through the whole house followed by a loud squawking noise
"JAKEN" Inuyasha and Kagome cried in unison, belting up the stairs and into Rin's room just as Sesshoumaru and Inutaishio also came up there, there stood a blushing Rin hiding behind her quilt and a dazed looking Jaken, Jaken was a small toad demon green coloured skin and yellow eyes as big as saucers, Jaken had been Sesshoumaru's servant for as long as he could remember now
"What's going on" Sesshoumaru demanded in a calm but powerful voice
"This...this ugly thing" Rin fumed, bright red and hiding under her quilt, Inuyasha could barely hold his laughter
"You stupid human we-" Jaken's squawking who cut short when Sesshoumaru's foot pushed his face to the floor
"explain Rin" Sesshoumaru ordered, looking up at Rin, Kagome was sniggering from behind Sesshoumaru it was funny hearing Jaken's muffled screams from under Sesshoumaru's feet
"well that thing" Rin started raising an eyebrow "under your foot, barged into my room when I was getting changed babbling about something and when he saw I was butt naked he made no move to get out, just stood there" Rin ranted, stamping her foot when Inuyasha burst out laughing "ahahaha- J-j-Jaken's ahahaha a p-pervert" Inuyasha struggled through laughing clutching his stomach
Inutaishio rolled his eyes this was going to be a long day
"Shut up Inuyasha and Jaken I want you to apologize to Rin" Sesshoumaru ordered taking his foot off of Jaken
"b-but I-I" Jaken stuttered, he didn't like the idea of saying sorry to a human
"NOW!" Sesshoumaru roared nearly sending the toad flying who reluctantly gave in, Inuyasha and Kagome were both laughing now and Rin had a look of pure victory on her face, she stuck her nose up and grinned evilly 'I'll teach that toad to never want to say sorry to me ever again'
"I'm sorry" Jaken hurried turning around to waddle off
"Not good enough" Rin humphed, smirking, Jaken paused mid step with a look of horror on his face
"WHAT?" Jaken screeched jumping up and down
"you didn't mean it, say it like you mean it" Rin demanded, looking up she saw Kagome and Inuyasha sniggering and even amusement flickered across Sesshoumaru's eyes but was gone in seconds. Jaken looked around for help or a way out of this finding none he groaned inwardly
"Rin I'm very sorry" Jaken grovelled bowing
"That's better" Rin patronised patting Jaken on the head
"For you maybe" Jaken mumbled but everyone even Rin heard it clearly
"Hey look dude you saw my boobs, you think you got it bad, I have to live with the fact that a toad saw me naked!" Rin mocked, she'd long since dressed behind the quilt and came out strutting past Jaken who was bright red with embarrassment and anger, sending a quick wink to Kagome who followed her out of the room along with Inuyasha, unaware that Sesshoumaru was watching out the corner of his eye
Until they were gone, he wasn't exactly bothered that his father was still in the room, so quietly almost silently he crept up to Jaken, grabbing the front of his shirt Sesshoumaru lifted Jaken up until he was face on with a red eyed and very angry Sesshoumaru
"You dare to walk in uninvited to a girls room and watch them when they are not decent I will kill you Jaken understand?" Sesshoumaru growled "and another thing how dare you do that and then refuse to apologize properly that's disrespecting her and I will not tolerate it, you will respect her Jaken, it's lady Rin to you or milady I don't care which but make sure you do just like you would Inuyasha or my father" Sesshoumaru finished dropping Jaken to the floor and walking out the room leaving a very surprised Inutaishio behind, who's gaping mouth formed into a grin when the initial surprise had warn off.
TBC