KK, if anyone has noticed or hasn't, I removed the first chapter containing the rape scene between Kag and Nar. It always bothered me to open up the file and see it, but for you others who would maybe like to read it, message me and I'll send it to you..thanx. Enjoy readers.

Chapter... 7...?

"Funding for the final investment is coming through the Toukijin Corporation in the North."

(A/N: I don't know anything about business, but I tried to sound smart so…)

Sesshomaru sat across the table staring at the woman, dressed in a formal suite, filling him in on the latest business. Gang leader though he was, Sesshomaru was also the wealthy owner of Tenseiga & Tessaiga. It was a business their father had left to them, and despite Sesshomaru owning it, and his dabbling in it, he actually only made the big decisions to effect the money and success it had. In fact in the underground world, most people would classify Sesshomaru's gang as the most…organized, exceptions of course with his brothers part in the system. It could be compared at the mafia, some neat and professional while other parts sloppy-the ones who do the dirty work. He did rarely join board meeting and other such nonsense, leaving a trusted friend, Jaken, to act as corporation president. His little involvement left it so many of his enemies, outside the business world, like other acting gang leaders, knew nothing about his involvement. Which is why Toukijin Co. thrived without interruption in the north.

The office which this human met him in now was in fact in his home, first floor near the front door.

She waited his comment on the matter, but he had none. In fact, he didn't even fully grasp what she had said, finding his thoughts on the wench downstairs. "Sesshomaru?" He blinked, realizing his drift and clearing his throat. "That's fine-that'll be all today." He said, sitting straight then standing. She stared for a second, blinking but quickly gathered his papers and stood as well, putting them in her brief case. "I'll show myself out then." "Tell Jaken I send my appreciations." "Of course."

He left he office, heading for the kitchen to find Rin. She was preparing some food her , and for the girl. She smiled greatly when he appeared. "Do you want something?" He didn't respond, letting his eyes wonder to the basement door that lied just beyond the kitchen in a hallway to the dining room. "Not hungry then." Rin said to herself, returning the calm huming. "Rin.""Yes." She stared, a look of excitement in her eyes. "Did the girl act violent toward you?" She blinked. "Violent…uh-well no. She just refuse to speak-I don't think she likes me." "Hmmm." He thoguht. "I'll allow you to take her, her meal today. If she tries anything-call for me." She smiled. "Okay-can I talk to her?" "Yes." He said leaving.

It was a plan. The girl wouldn't speak to them, he and Inuyasha, but she seemed to harbor no ill-will to Rin. She may be reluctant-but Rin talked so much-you couldn't help but respond-he knew first hand. Hopefully, overtime she might share a little more, like her name. It was quite annoying not knowing the name of your prisoner. She was quite arrogant.. His thoughts as he went through the house up the stairs to Inuyasha's room.

The fool was listening to his annoying loud scratching instruments music(heavy metal). It was nice and loud too-so he didn't bother to try and knock. Opening the door he saw his younger brother lying on his bed, arms behind his head and eyes closed, but he wasn't sleeping. He wore a white beater and baggy black jeans. Sesshomaru crossed the room and took delight turning the radio off. Inuyasha sat up quick. "Don't you knock!" "Quit barking." The shared a momentary glared before Inuyashabacked downand turned his stare away. "We need to talk about the girl." His head whipped back." "Are you finally gonna let me beat her?" He apparently had no problem with the thought-it was out of character for him-but he'd take joy in suspending anything connected to Naraku. "No." Sesshomaru stated flat. Inuyasha's ears dropped, and a slight smirk appeared and vanished just as quickly across Sesshomaru's lips. "She's too stubborn to talk-so I suggest we take an approach not involving brute force." "Then what?" "Being….nice." Inuyasha jaw dropped slightly "Your joking right…?" "She's got a barrier up and I suspect she's foolish enough to be tricked. If we act as if we care about something other than Naraku-she might let her guard down." "She might think we're her friends." Inuyasha classified. Sesshomaru remained silent. "So how do we do that now?" "I just told you." "Yeah-so how?" Sesshomaru sighed to himself. "When you go badger the girl-try asking other questions, family-friends-life-and try not to lose your temper with every visit. She'll be crude the first few times." "Why this approach. Beating her would be faster." "Or it would just cut any chances we have of finding Naraku." Inuyasha stared, still obviously against the long approach…but didn't argue. "Good-I'd suggest you avoid talking to her unless your exceptionally bored or in a good mood."

"Do you like it?" Rin had taken Kagome her meal and Kagome had started eating immediate. It had a little more treats than the last time, like juice not water, and curry rice with bread. Kagome didn't respond, just continued eating. "You must be hungry…I used to know what that felt like-I used to be an orphan, Sesshomaru took me in." Kagome stopped at this. A sudden thought coming to her head. Know thy enemy. Rin noticed her curiosity and kept talking. "Yeah- I was one the streets- this guy attacked me and Sesshomaru happened to be passing by. Thank god-he saved me and I guess everything else fell in place-except he was like you at first." Kagome eyes locked. How? "Well- I guess I'll let you eat?" She stood and started walking. No! "Rin!" The girls topped and turn. "How?" "Huh?" Rin came back. "How-is he like me?" She blinked then smiled , sitting down before her. "Well, he was quite-and didn't really talk." Kagome didn't see the resemblance. She wasn't talking because they held her hostage-he was probably just being a cold hearted demon. "Well…he talked but all his emotions kind of came out in one word if you can understand that-I got used to it. After a while he was more expressive...then I-well after the time I was kidnapped-" Again Kagome's eyes looked at her. "He saved me and now it's almost like he tries harder to-talk-to me that is." "Who kidnapped you?" "Uh-I'm not sure…I was kind of unconscious for most of it-I wasn't even really scared-I knew Sesshomaru would save me-no doubt." "You like him a lot?" "Yeah-he's a good guy when you get passed his surface." "So he killed the demon that stole you?" "No-they're still chasing him now." Kagome's eyes widened. Naraku. "Rin-did the demon-he do anything to you-can you remember." "No-I was actually held somewhere else, and the one's that kept me there till Sesshomaru came were a bunch of big ugly demons. They were creepy." She said childish. Kagome giggled slightly. "Did you see the demon that kidnapped you?" "Um-it was this lady…she was pretty, and traveled by wind-like-it took us up and then we'd be somewhere else completely-it was kind of cool. She had red like eyes thought, and a spider on her back-that's all I remembered before I fell asleep." The spider…was she another victim like Kagome-or-a willing subject. "Does Sesshomaru know about the scar, the spider I mean?" "Yeah-I told him." No wonder Inuyasha attacked her so fast at first. He saw the scar. "Hey-what about the girl Inuyasha loved?" "Kikyo." She said it at a whisper. "Kikyo?" Kagome too whispered it. "Inuyasha gets mad when we talk about her…she was pretty." "What was she like?" "Well-She was nice-and calm-I only knew her for a little while-but she helped me fit in here." They still spoke in whispers. "She died a year ago though- Inuyasha's been sad about it ever since." "How she die." "Sesshomaru told me she's got sick-Inuyasha blames a demon." Two sides of a story-or did Sesshomaru just tell Rin that to keep her from being hurt? Kagome thought things over for a good while before coming to a risky plan. Step one. "Rin." "Yeah?" "Thanks for the food." "Your welcome." She was happy. Kagome smiled big-but visibly let it fade and frowned, looking immediately sad. "What's wrong." Step two. "Oh-well I miss my friends…I'm sure they're worried about me." She sulked into her huddle and held her knees. "Are you worried about them?" "Yeah-and they don't know where I am-or if I'm okay-they might even think I'm dead. I have a little friend, Shippo, he's just a kid and I'm like a big sister to him-he's probably in tears. I've been gone so long." She frowned and pretend to tear, wiping her eye. Rin stared, obviously feeling guilty and sad for her. Step three. "I just wish-I could call them-to tell them I'm alright." Rin leaned toward her, staring sad. "Call them?" "I lost my cell phone." She never had one-they were annoying. Rin sat back, thinking to herself, pondering, then her face lit up. "I can-" She turned the volume down. "I can let you use out phone. It's a cordless." Kagome's eyes lit up. "Would you?" She whispered. Rin nodded. Kagome lunged her way, hugging her. "Thank you so much." Rin patter her back and pulled away to stand. "Wait here." She ran up the stairs and vanished. Kagome watched her go, feeling a little guilty for using her-but told her self it was for her survival. A few minutes later, Rin came back down-slowly and calm. She held a cup in her hand and smiled innocently. "Here's your water." She said loud, obviously trying to convince who ever might be listening. She came to sit in front of Kagome and put the cup down. They both looked back up at the closed door way, then convinced, Rin turned back and pulled the small phone from her shirt. "Here." Kagome smiled and took it, dialing fast. The phone rang…a slight static was heard. "Please." Kagome said low. "Sango?" "Miroku!" "Kagome!"' "Miroku I'-" The static went on-cutting them off for a moment. "Kagome!" He called through. "Damn-Miroku I'm fine and I'm in the East-Sesshomaru's-" more static. "Kagome I can't-" "I'm in Sesshomaru's house!" Said loud suddenly-and then he basement door flew open. In a heart beat he had come down the steps and thrown the phone at he wall. Rin flinched away-Kagome stood and extended her claw as a reflex.

He stood directly in front of her-Rin kneeling behind him. "Rin-Go up stairs and stay in your room until I get you." He said-clearly holding his temper. She stared sadly but nodded and left without a word. Kagome staring at the angered Sesshomaru-couldn't help but grin. He lost it and in a second she was up against the wall, held by his hand at her throat. "You're a foolish woman." He growled. "If I-we're-foolish-I would-wouldn't have -thought of…" She couldn't squeeze out anymore but he got the point. He tightened his grip then let her go suddenly, dropping her to cough. "That does not make you intelligent. Using someone like her makes you a bitch. Trying to escape me-is what makes you foolish." He stared down and she glared up. "And destroying acts of kindness we have every right not to give-makes you an idiot." He left then.

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"She was okay?" Sango had come back in a rush as soon ash Miroku called her to inform of Kagome's unclear call. "There was so much static-she must be far. Some where a phone can't work well." "She was okay?" Sango repeated. "She tried to tell me-I just-I couldn't hear it." "She was okay!" Again she pleaded, losing her earlier still with agitation. Miroku looked up at her, bloodshot eyes. The poor gang leader hadn't slept one peaceful minute worrying about Kagome. He blamed himself for a lot when it came to her, and now-now it all slapped him at once. Sango remembered his confession only a few nights ago.

Flashback; It was 1:00 the morning. Half the gang was out, still digging up information. The other had cleared out to avoid Miroku's anger. Kohaku was sleeping with little Shippo. Poor Shippo had it rough. They had just met and everything was changing and then she disappeared.

Sango was in their room, unable to sleep without him beside her. Rest was hard enough as it is but she couldn't close her eye knowing her was beating himself up. So she rose and found him in Kagome's room, sitting on the bed, deep in thought. "You should come get some sleep." She said in a stern voice. When she asked him-he said no and that was the end, now it needed to be ordered. He looked up at her with sad eyes. They made her shudder. Miroku rarely got that sad. "I should've killed her." He said suddenly. Sango's heart sunk as she took a step inside. "I was supposed to-remember?" She remembered.

Back when Kagome was the slaughtering spider, before they even met her, she had ended the lives of one to many people, not to mention made things hard for the gang to keep up it's hold. They had sent others to try and deal with her-before they knew anything about her, but they didn't live. Miroku came to the conclusion that she needed to die. He didn't seemed to burdened b it. It was not the first time he ended any demon, even a half demon. Another tainted soul.

Miroku went alone. He didn't want Sango to get hurt-knowing the demons reputation well. He had seen first hand what the girl left of her victims. It was a hunt. She ran through the abandon building on the rundown town as if they were her back yard. They were in some way. But Miroku and his few strongest followed effectively behind her. His skill was great and a demons aura was easy to follow, especially when she had hers to high pitched as she ran.

By the time they had her cornered, two of his guys were down, but he was stronger than that. Miroku expected to find some ugly manor of beast, eyes lit with the yearn for the blood. Seeing the little Kagome was a shock. She didn't even look like she had demon in her, but aura didn't lie, neither did the red eyes she flashed in threat. Despite her appearance, he wouldn't grow weak simply because of that but this girl-Kagome was different. He felt it, her soul was pure. Not tainted a bit despite the massacres she was responsible. It baffled him. He didn't understand and it seemed in that short time of confusion, a pity and care developed. He couldn't kill her, so her made an offer.

Sango and the others were defensive of the kid-they didn't trust her. Soon Sango and Kohaku saw what Miroku did though. Over the years, while his gang may have still had their doubts, most f them were loyal and trusted her enough. It was all his fault.

Sango went to sit by Miroku now on the bed. He didn't cry, but looked so torn inside. She couldn't offer any words. "It's not fair-I just wanted to help, but-I only kept her as a killer." Kagome couldn't be a normal girl, the demon inside her couldn't be suppressed. She was strong, and effective against enemies he learned. Soon, he trusted her for the missions he didn't risk his human men in. He suppressed the guilt, they both did. It was just the way it had to be. It gave her the purpose he promised. "She killed to protect us." Sango faced the pain of her past too. "We should have-imagine what tortures she'd going through. Imagine what she's gone through." He was gripping his fists in anger to himself. Sango could only hold him that night. She couldn't' get through to the part of him that needed her…only Kagome had that skill. The innocence he saw in her, and the nurturer she found in him. They had a bond not even he and Sango had. A bond she couldn't reach. End.

"She said she was okay, but…" He didn't admit his fear. Kagome wouldn't admit it if she were hurting. "Can't we…aren't there any clues." "No." He said in a low growl, angry. "I tried…I couldn't hear-it's…" "Not your fault." Sango said strictly. He stared at her. "At least we know she's alive Miroku. How'd she get a phone huh. If they were holding her in some kind of prison-how'd she get a phone. She has to be somewhere more humane…or she may have even escaped. She called to tell us she was coming home." "But she was-" "She'll find another way to call us if she wants to. Kagome wouldn't let any beast control her." She smiled, silently convincing herself o the fact as well. Miroku still had the guilt over him but grinned shyly too. Right now-they had to keep trying, and pray.

SesshySama: I don't eat human food.

LL: I didn't say you did.

SesshySama: By impyling my ward could feed me you implied I ate human food.

LL:Sigh: I was just being a writer. Who knows, maybe one day we'll know the secret between you and food.

SesshySama: Meaning what?

LL: Stares: Hey PuppyAsha!

PuppyAsha: What?

LL: What does your brother eat?

PuppyAsha: Shrugs: Probabaly babies.

LL: Horrified look:

SesshySama: I do not eat infants.

PuppyAsha: Than what do you eat?

LL: Yeah, what do you eat?

SesshySama:Turns his back: That is no business of yours.

LL: Oh cummon Sesshy, what d'ya eat?

PuppyAsha: What do dogs eat...he picks out of the trash.

SesshySama: Poison Claws!

PuppyAsha: Oh yeah! Tetsiaga!

LL: Uh-guys...: Turns to audiance: Who knows what Sama eats?

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