Chapter Three- Questions
She recognized him.
He watched as she froze at the sight of him. His eyes followed her as she charged towards his office, leaving the Commissioner panicking to stop her after seeing where she was headed. She climbed up the steps with great purpose until she froze again in front of his door.
Had she finally realized who she was approaching?
Amusement flicked past his eyes as the miko knocked against his office door.
Perhaps, not.
The Commissioner had finally caught up to the miko and tried to drag her back down and away from his office. Below, the workers watched the scene as they held their breath.
None would dare approach him unless work related issues forced them to.
Her blue eyes met with his. He waved a finger and gave her permission to enter.
She easily twisted away from the Commissioner's grasp and opened the door. She felt her legs turn to jelly as she stumbled a few steps towards him. She stood face to face with him. Kagome took in his features.
Golden eyes were still stoic, yet no longer looked at her with disgust.
Two magenta strips across his pale skin.
A crescent moon symbol above his forehead.
Silver soft hair flowed past his waist.
He wore a fitted suit and used a modern haori as a jacket.
"Sesshomaru..." she breathed out in shock.
Blue eyes grew distant as she saw the past before her. White adorned his clothing with scattered sakura blossoms. Deadly spikes adorned his chest plate. His swords positioned around his waist.
He stared at her with a blank expression. "Miko."
She snapped out of her daydream at the sound of his voice.
"How are you still alive?"
"Oh," she managed to say, remembering that Sesshomaru never knew about the well. "I am actually from this time. I fell through an ancient well when I was 15 years old that brought me to the feudal era."
A small smile tugged on her lips as she thought, 'He remembered me'.
Accepting her explanation, Sesshomaru turned away from the miko and approached his desk.
"How did the youkai race survive? Why are they hiding from the public? What happened?" Kagome let all the questions she wanted to know slip through her lips.
As if knowing the miko would have many questions, he pulled out a book and placed it on his desk in front of her.
She sucked in her breath. Slowly approaching the desk, her eyes remained glued to the book. She placed a hand over the hardcover and allowed her fingers to graze the familiar feeling of the book.
It was her history textbook she had lost.
Opening up her high school textbook, she noticed the pages were worn out as if it was read through a million times.
"This is how the youkai have survived."
Kagome looked up at him and whispered, "How?"
"Humans have always feared our kind. Unlike the feudal era were humans cowered under the fear of youkai, they've evolved into killing the things they fear. The book showed that humans would one day make weapons that could instantly kill a youkai."
"So you had to adapt," Kagome said in understanding.
"Not everyone agreed. They were caught and killed for being many things; Witches, vampires, sea monsters, big foot, werewolves." His gaze darkened as he remembered the stubborn ones who refused to conform.
Her brows furrowed, slightly confused. She had always thought Sesshomaru would be the one to refuse to change and live hidden amongst humans. His pride would not allow it. "What made you choose to adapt then?"
His eyes turned to look straight into hers, reminding her of the little girl that followed him in the feudal era.
Her lips whispered, "Rin."
His expression softened for a split second at the sound of her name before becoming stoic.
No longer wishing to test Sesshomaru's patience of answering her questions, she bowed low. "Thank you for answering my questions, General."
Click.
The office door closed shut.
He watched the Commissioner scramble to retrieve the miko and lead her to her office. His gaze landed on the history textbook. It amazed him how she never took credit for what she had done for the youkai race. Not once did she say that the textbook was hers.
Respect.
She would never understand that her existence had saved the youkai race.
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"Higurashi, never barge into the General's office like that again! You were probably let go easily today because you are new here, but the punishment will not be light next time. Don't give me a heart attack," the Commissioner lectured her. Walking behind the Commissioner, he did not see the smile that rested upon her lips the entire time.
Finally arriving in front of her office, the Commissioner halted causing Kagome to bump into him. Kagome responded to the Commissioner's glare with a sheepish smile.
"This will be your office, Higurashi."
She stared through the glass walls that showed a huge furnished space. There was a desk and computer set up, couches in the middle, a wall lined with book shelves and a huge white board. Kagome gasped and opened the glass door to her office. Her eyes caught the scenery the office looked out towards. Passing by all the furniture, she stood in front of a glass wall that looked down upon the city of Tokyo.
Fluffy clouds reflected rays of sunshine onto the city.
Crowds of citizens busily walking towards their destinations.
Smoke rising from chimneys and cars.
Buildings in all shapes and sizes stretched far into the distance.
To have an office this big... she wondered what she was responsible for in Zero Division. She had thought she would be starting from the bottom of their ranks.
As if reading her thoughts, the Commissioner said, "The General has placed you in charge of one of the teams in Zero Division. Each team is responsible for tracking down youkai rebels who wish to reveal their race to the public and," the Commissioner raised two fingers of each hand and gestured air quotation marks, "take over the world."
She was shocked.
She was placed as a team leader.
"You will meet your team members soon," the Commissioner piped in.
Her brows furrowed. Her team members will probably not like a new recruit as their team leader.
The Commissioner said sternly, "You have been assigned to a mission."
A tingling sensation spread through her arm at the excitement of those words.
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