A/N : Ok, I know it's been forever since I updated. I really am sorry. It's been a difficult last couple months for me. I've been sick constantly, and on a different pill every time I turn around to try and get me better. Plus, I was transfering to another college. On top of that, I had a huge case of writer's block for all of my stories on every site I'm on. So, for two months, none of my six stories got updated. The good news is that I somehow managed to get past my writer's block, and am now bringing you a wonderful update! Ok, so wonderful might be pushing it...but on with the chapter!
Disclaimer - I don't own any publically recognizable characters, settings, ect.
The last weekend before the beginning of term was a trying time for Mori and the girls. Apparently, the boys were ganging up on them. Miroku was avoiding Mori, but following Sango around everywhere. Inuyasha was being particularly gruff towards Kagome, who actually hit him on the nose with a rolled up newspaper at one point. Sesshomaru alternated between hanging over Mori's shoulder and avoiding her. Rin was the only one who had it easy. Shippou, apparently, had very few annoying qualities.
Everything seemed normal that Saturday morning, but, of course, that didn't last. Mori had been eating breakfast with Kagome, Rin, Shippou, Sango, and Miroku (who wasn't really awake). She'd been trying to get Miroku to tell her what Sesshomaru had done to him that he was avoiding her. She asked him just like she had every other time she'd seen him. She hadn't really expected an answer though.
Miroku blinked sleepy eyes at her as he answered her, "He strangled me and threatened me for talking about wondering if you'd miss one pair of underwear…then he told me to stay away from your dorm room and I'm not supposed to grope you. Though, I'm not sure what all was covered under that one…"
Mori blinked at him for a moment before calmly getting up from the table, pushing her food away. She brushed past Inuyasha with a set look on her face, causing the hanyou to give her an odd look as he sat down at where she was sitting moments before. "Do I even want to know why she looks like she's about to castrate someone?"
Sango blinked at him, "I'm pretty sure it's your brother she's going to castrate for threatening Miroku."
"Aw! We're going to miss it!" Inuyasha whined.
"That you actually want to see your brother be castrated is a testament to your weirdness." Kagome said, frowning at him. His only response was an unconcerned shrug.
Mori was pissed. She was beyond pissed. Not only had he threatened her friend, really threatened him, but then he had lied to her about it. She might have been able to disregard the threatening if he had just told her what he had done fully when she asked. He would be lucky if he survived her wrath.
She stomped past several other students, all of whom gave her a wide berth as she made her way up to her dorm room. She opened the door, stomped inside, and slammed the door again. Sesshomaru, who was seated on the couch, did not jump, or show any indication that he knew she was there.
Mori narrowed her eyes as she loomed over his sitting form. "Just where do you think you get off threatening my friends like that?"
Sesshomaru looked startled. He opened his mouth to answer, closed it again, and appeared to think over his answer very carefully before responding. "Are you referring to my run in with the lecher?"
"Perhaps you remember the run in where you were strangling him, and threatening him?"
Sesshomaru winced internally, "He was not harmed."
Mori's eyes narrowed further, flashing red dangerously, "Perhaps, if you had simply told me exactly what took place, I could over look the fact that you threatened my friend."
"I simply did not want you to be upset with me."
Mori growled at him, "So you lied to me? That was supposed to not make me upset?"
Sesshomaru furrowed his eyebrows, "I was not aware that you would react this way, or, for that matter, that you would ever find out."
"And that somehow makes this ok?"
Sesshomaru was quickly realizing that he was doing nothing but digging the hole deeper for himself. He sighed, "What would you have me do to make this better?"
Mori stared at him for a moment in mild surprise. She had actually expected more of a fight. "Just like that you think you can simply make it better? You threaten a good friend of mine, and then lie to me about it, and you think you can simply make it better?"
"Perhaps I cannot undo the damage I unknowingly caused, but I can attempt to make amends. Or would you prefer I simply let you be angry for a few more days before I attempt to make such amends?" Sesshomaru asked, looking completely serious.
"Yes I still want to be angry at you! I have every right to be angry with you! And you can start making amends by apologizing to Miroku. Even if he did deserve it, you still can't just go around threatening my friends! They're my friends!" Mori continued to glare at him with renewed anger for a moment before stomping off to the bathroom.
About an hour later Kagome called another 'Roommate Bashing' party at the coffee shop which was becoming a regular haunt for them. Rin hadn't felt the need to attend as she had promised Shippou she would watch some movie with him, and anyways, Shippou was apparently the epitome of the perfect roommate.
Mori stomped in and plopped down on a chair next to Kagome and across from Sango. Kagome raised an eyebrow, "You're still angry at him?"
"Yes! You can't honestly have expected me to forgive him for threatening Miroku, then lying about it! Really, it was completely uncalled for, the whole lot of it!" Mori exclaimed, looking more flustered by the moment.
"I think he has a thing for you. Otherwise, why would he have gotten so upset about Miroku wanting to steal a pair of your panties?" Sango said, tilting her head to the side.
Kagome nodded, "I have to agree. Inuyasha even complains about him not being any fun to pick on any more. He said that last time he wanted to get a rise out of him; he actually had to mention something about Miroku wanting to get in your pants. Inuyasha came back to the room with a black eye and a split lip."
Mori stared at her in disbelief, "Maybe he's just PMSing?" she said hopefully. She sighed, "Why was this meeting called anyways?"
"We actually wanted to make sure you hadn't killed him yet…" Sango said, trailing off.
Mori glowered, "I haven't…yet. There's still more than enough time."
Kagome shook her head at her, "Is it so hard to believe that he might actually like you? Or is it that that is exactly what you're afraid of?"
Mori picked at a napkin on the table, "He could have any girl in the school…probably any girl period. Why on earth would he want someone like me?"
Sango grinned at her, "You're completely right. Your friends alone should be enough to drive him off. Then there's your mood swings, your twisted sense of humor, the way you can never keep your things neat, and even your weird taste in music."
"There is nothing wrong with my taste in music!"
Kagome ignored her, picking up Sango's list where she left off, "If he does mate you, he'd have to deal with you bringing in the neighborhood strays including the cats that you're so fond of. He'd have to put up with your insane family. And don't forget that he would have to actually attempt to get along with the lecher!"
Sango giggled as Mori glared at them. Then she stopped laughing, and her face turned more serious, "But really, in all seriousness, you aren't a bad catch. You're caring, loyal, honest, and reliable. You're always there when someone needs you. You're pretty, no matter what you say. You can be reckless, and especially when you're defending your friends. That's not even half of it. Trust us; we've known you for years."
Kagome smiled at her, "Let's face it, you could totally do so much worse than Sesshomaru."
Mori rolled her eyes, and was about to reply when a deep voice beat her to it. Mori winced internally as Sesshomaru spoke, "Do much worse than Sesshomaru for what exactly?"
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Royal Kitsune : I fully enjoyed writing about an angry Sesshomaru last chapter, and enjoyed writing about an angry Mori even more this chapter. XD
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A/N : I hope the chapter wasn't too horrid. Even if it was, review anyways? Reviews make me smile XD I meant to make it a bit longer...Sorry about that. I just couldn't resist stopping it there...gives me somewhere to start the next chapter! XXX