Chapter 4

*I do not own Inuyasha or it's characters but I wish I owned Sesshomaru XP*

Driving. He hated it sometimes. It would be so much easier-and not to mention faster-if he could just run home or even take his cloud. He stood at some dump of a gas station pumping gas into his car-which was being stared at by humans just as much as he was. His jet black Ferrari was indeed out of place here. Sesshomaru glanced at his surroundings trying to distract himself from the stench of gasoline and humans. There were a couple bars across the street, their parking lots unable to hold any more cars. He watched as drunken humans and demons alike. He saw a women with black hair come out of the bar and walk up to the road. A male came out behind her and followed her. The woman stopped and looked behind her but the male had dodged behind a car. She quickened her pace as she crossed the street and disappeared into the building's parking lot, the male following suite.

Sesshomaru sighed. The female was obviously not that bright by the choices she had made. Walking to her car alone in the dark where nobody could help her. Or at least no human anyways. The gas stopped pumping and he turned back to his car trying to ignore the odd feeling he was having. Guilt? Absolutely not. That human female would have to deal with the consequences she's brought upon herself. This feeling was coming from his demon. As he opened his car door he heard the muffled scream and before his head understood what was happening he saw the snake demon holding the dark haired female around the waist.

"Be careful honey. You've had too much to drink tonight," the demon crooned.

He heard her half attempt at the word "what." Trying to understand why his inner demon and brought him here he asked, "Is she alright?"

The snake demon looked at him. "Ssshe's just had one to many," the snake said with a smirk. "I'm trying to get her into the car so we can go home."

The human female in question slightly lifted her head and Sesshomaru saw it was Kagome. His inner demon snarled and now Sesshomaru was even more confused. But he knew this snake was lying.

"He...lp..."

It was so small Sesshomaru barely caught it. The snake demon hadn't even heard it as he kept up his façade hauling Kagome up more as her eyes closed and she went limp.

"Oh no. Honey?" He sighed. "Passssed out again. Let'sss get you into the car." The snake moved toward the vehicle.

Sesshomaru took Kagome into his arms. "This female is a friend of my brothers. I will make sure she returns home," he said not showing any expression.

"Hey! What do you think you're doing!" The snake yelled angrily.

"Do not come near her again or you will deal with this one." Sesshomaru gave him an icy glare and let some of his energy out. The snake immediately fell back and scrambled away as fast as he could.

Sesshomaru went back to his car in a flash and put the girl in the back seat.

Trouble-some human female, he thought.

He still didn't understand why his demon had taken over to save her. The car started and he pulled onto the road and drove back to his apartment. He set Kagome down in Rin's bed he was glad he had allowed Rin to stay over at her friends that night. She would have indeed questioned him without mercy. He pulled out his cell phone to make a call as leaned against his kitchen counter.

...

Where had that guy come from? he thought irritated. The aura around him screamed death.

The snake demon walked into his apartment. The floors littered with clothes and junk. The sound of some police sirens could be heard in the background as he made his way towards the kitchen stubbing his foot on a chair leg as he entered.

"Ssson of a bitch!" he hissed in pain. Suddenly angry at the whole situation that had happened tonight he picked up the chair and threw it into the living room landing with a crack as it hit a lamp off a side table.

"I had her god dammit!" He hissed violently.

"Temper, temper," came a silky female voice.

The snake demon froze and flicked his tongue out a few times. Suddenly he was able to determine who it was. He walked into the living room and stared at the figure sitting with one leg up the open window seal.

"What are you doing here?"

"Checking up on you. Obviously you failed to get the girl."

He hissed. "Ssssomeone interfered. A very sssstrong demon."

She chuckled.

"Whatssss sssso funny?" the snake demon demanded.

"Your name, Kichiro, means lucky son. But it seems you never have any. Which is why you have such a gambling debt to the boss's casino."

He glared at her.

"The boss won't take excuses you know. He left it up to me whether to discard you or not," she smirked evilly and moved her fan back and forth across her face.

"I will get her Kagura," the snake, Kichiro, replied with determination. He didn't want to die today.

"No need, your debt has been paid."

The snake looked surprised. "How?"

She gave a wicked laugh before looking him in the eyes amused at the fear she found there. "With your life of course."

In the same moment Kichiro's eyes widened he fell to his knees as one of Kagura's attacks cut into his body. The wind sorceress took a feather out of the sleek bun her hair was in. She swung her black, skinny jean covered legs out the window so her back was facing him.

"Arigato," she said as she disappeared with a gust of wind.

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Sesshomaru heard Kagome wake up and get off the bed. He rarely slept since he didn't need to. What he did was take short naps or just closed his eyes and relaxed.

THUD.

He smirked as he heard her silently curse as she undoubtedly stubbed her toe on one of Rin's toys or books that had been left on the floor. Her silent footsteps headed toward the door which creaked open wider and wider until she cautiously took a step out.

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AN: R&R please :)