Disclaimer: I only own Kaori, Suzume, and Maemi.
Notes: Sorry I haven't updated in a while; I had writer's block. :(
After staying and walking altogether in the woods in the park for a few more hours, Kaori, Suzume, Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, and Kagome went to get something to eat in a restaurant nearby, Maemi chewing on a bone on the floor beside the table. Many people stopped to stare at Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha, but they ignored it.
They ate and chatted a while, then left and brought Kagome and Inuyasha back to her house and said farewell as they jumped into the well. There was a flash of blue light and they disappeared. "Can we do that, Sesshoumaru?" asked Kaori.
"Of course. That's how all of us got here in the first place." he answered.
The two seemed to be on good terms now. They had talked to each other a lot, and there was no crying involved, so Suzume was content to just listen to them instead of interrupt and say something.
On the way home, Kaori saw Hojo walking down the street back to his house. She stopped and called his name, waving. Hojo saw her and waved back. Seeing Sesshoumaru, his eyes widened slightly, but he walked over to them anyway. "Hey, Kaori, Suzume. Who's your friend?"
"Oh, this is Sesshoumaru. We go way back. We just met up again on Friday."
"Hi, Sesshoumaru," Hojo said, holding out his hand, "Nice to meet you."
Sesshoumaru shook his hand, but said nothing.
"So, will we see you in school tomorrow, Sesshoumaru?" he asked.
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes. "School?"
Kaori laughed nervously. "Yeah, we'll be at school,"
"Alright, see ya then. I gotta go see Kagome."
Kaori felt as though her heart had just hit her stomach. She had told Hojo that he had a chance with Kagome! Obviously he didn't, because she was apparently already seeing that Inuyasha guy. Especially after that intense make-out session.
"Y-yeah, bye, Hojo!"
Kaori watched sadly as he jogged towards Kagome's house, then she and Sesshoumaru turned and began walking home together. "Why are we going to school? Do they question our intelligence?" he asked.
"No, but all people our age go to school. It's a law here." Kaori answered.
"Our age? Humans aren't even close to our age. We're centuries older than them, Kaori,"
"I know, but you look like their age, don't you? And, though vaguely, we are slightly like them." said Suzume.
"Don't compare us to humans. They are nothing compared to taiyoukai such as ourselves."
Kaori looked questioningly up into his eyes as they walked, but something made her look down again. "What's the matter?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Nothing," she lied, "The sun got in my eyes."
"There is no sun," Rin pointed out.
"Huh?" Kaori looked up at the star-filled sky and sighed. "I feel stupid now," she laughed.
Sesshoumaru allowed himself to smile slightly as they walked up the driveway and into the house, turning on the lights and walking to their rooms after saying goodnight. Sesshoumaru didn't go to sleep, though, and he could tell that neither did Kaori. With his extraordinary hearing, at first he heard the turning of pages across the hall, then he heard scratching of a pencil on paper. (Of course, he didn't know it was a pencil.)
Most of the night, he sat looking out the window at nothing. Later on he heard small footsteps outside his door, but then they stopped, as if the person was hesitating. The doorknob turned and a small figure quietly crept in, closing the door behind her. Not sure if he was sleeping or not, she just stood in the dark, not blessed with night-vision like Sesshoumaru. He wasn't looking at her, though, he was still staring out the window, but then he turned and she squealed a little in fright when she saw his glowing golden eyes.
Sesshoumaru flicked on a light and stared at her questioningly. "What's the matter?"
Rin was still breathing heavily, her hand on her chest. "You scared me, Sesshoumaru-sama, with your eyes. They glow."
"That's normal for dog-demons. Our eyes always glow in the dark; that's how our eyesight is so keen."
Rin nodded. "Oh."
"Rin looked down at her bare feet, a slightly ashamed look on her face. "What's the matter? Can't you sleep?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Well..." Rin bit her lip, "I had a bad dream, and I don't like being alone in that room. I was wondering...If I could maybe sleep in here with you...?"
Sesshoumaru smirked, and, seeing this, Rin looked down once more and muttered, "I always feel safer with you around,"
Sesshoumaru nodded. "Do as you wish. It's alright."
Rin smiled widely at him and skipped over and laid her head in his lap. "Thank you, Sesshoumaru-sama," she said before she fell asleep.
He smiled down at her slightly before looking once more out the window and thinking. "School... Hn." he muttered before leaning back and closing his eyes.
I know it's a bit boring, but it will get slightly more action-y later on, just wait patiently. And keep in mind that I'm a romance writer, not an action writer, so bear with me on the sucky action.
