The day after he overheard the phone call, the doctor brought in his backpack and journal, informing him that a friend of his had brought it. He instantly knew it was Kagome. Her scent was all over his things. He didn't mind it. He just wished that she'd been able to bring them to him herself. It would have given him a chance to see her. He knew the doctor wouldn't let her in still though. As for why, he had no idea. For an entire week, doctors and policeman came and went. The doctors had him under constant observation, making absolutely sure he was alright before they would even consider releasing him. The police were there constantly, trying to get information out of him, trying to gather evidence from him. He cooperated with them, but he couldn't help but feel uneasy around all these new people. Once the week was over, he was told that he was being released, and he couldn't have been happier. He really didn't like it there. Before he even had a chance to leave, he was informed that a friend of his was on their way to pick him up. Immediately guessing it was Kagome, he headed out front to wait for her. But he continued to wonder about something. Why had Kagome saved him that night? He was glad that she had, but he just couldn't figure out why. How had she even gotten in there without his mother noticing? He just couldn't figure it out. Again, he was glad that she had, it just didn't make any sense. He was suddenly startled out of his thoughts when he heard a voice.
"Hey Sesshomaru!" She called.
He jumped a little and she laughed a bit.
"Sorry! I didn't mean to startle you! …Again."
Much to his own surprise, he smiled a bit.
"It's okay."
Kagome returned his smile, and invited him over to her house for a while. He was hesitant, and his smile disappeared. Feeling nervous suddenly, he thought about it for a moment.
"Will it be okay?" He asked eventually.
"Of course! My family is really nice. They won't mind you coming over for a while."
He was still hesitant, but he eventually agreed. They walked back to the train, and got on. He was very nervous being around so many people, and stayed close to Kagome. She didn't seem mind however, and happily talked to him the whole way. He didn't really talk much himself, but he still listened to every word she said. Once the train stopped, the two of them got off. They were both a bit surprised when they saw Sango and Miroku there.
"Sango! Miroku!" Kagome said with a surprised smile as she ran over to them.
Sesshomaru followed more slowly behind her, still carrying his backpack slung over one shoulder.
"What are you doing here?"
"Well, we received a phone call from the hospital saying that he'd been released and that you were going to pick him up, so we decided to head down here and meet up with you guys." Sango said with a smile.
"How'd you know we'd be on the train though?"
"Honestly Kagome, when aren't you on the train?"
Kagome laughed a little.
"Good point."
"So how are you feeling?" Miroku asked, looking at Sesshomaru.
"Fine." He replied, looking away a little.
He didn't want their attention on him… He knew that they were nice, and that they were almost his friends, but for some reason, after that night, he'd been finding it very hard to trust anyone other than Kagome.
Miroku smiled.
"That's good."
Sango nodded in agreement.
"So why don't we all head down to my place?" Kagome asked with a smile.
Sango and Miroku agreed, and they all began to walk down to Kagome's house. It took a little while to get there, but no one seemed to mind. Even Sesshomaru was enjoying himself a bit, just listening to everyone talking and laughing and just having fun. He didn't really talk much himself however. At least, not without prompting. But once again, no one seemed to mind. When they finally made it to Kagome house, everyone began to walk up the stairs to get it. Miroku was amazed by the size of it, and Kagome and Sango laughed at his reaction. Even Sesshomaru was amused, though he didn't laugh. When they finally made it inside, Kagome let her mom know that she had friends over and everyone went up to her room. Once they had all dropped off their things, they sat down. Kagome sat down on her desk chair, Sango sat on the end of her desk, and the boys sat on her bed. Once they were situated, Kagome began to talk. She let Sesshomaru know that his mother and her servant things had been caught and were in jail. He nodded in response, feeling relieved at the news.
"So do you know why the doctor wouldn't let us see you?" She asked afterward.
He shook his head.
"I have no idea."
"Huh. Well, at least you're out now."
He nodded in agreement.
After that, the conversation switched from topic to topic, and somewhere along the lines was turned back to Sesshomaru.
"So where are you going to live now? I don't think you'd really want to go back to the sorry excuse for a mansion." Sango said.
He shook his head. Understatement of the century. Of course he didn't want to go back there!
"I don't know." He said.
"Hmm… We really need to figure that out, huh?" Kagome said.
He nodded.
"Oh, well. Let's worry about that later. I think dinner's done."
Sango and Miroku headed downstairs, and Kagome was about to do the same thing until she remembered Sesshomaru.
"You can come too, you know." She said with a smile. "You don't have to eat anything, but it would be nice if you at least joined us."
He was reluctant, but he got up and followed her anyway. He just didn't like the idea of being around so many people… At the dinner table, everyone (minus Sesshomaru) talked happily while they ate the meal Kagome's mother had prepared. Just as Kagome had expected, her mother almost immediately asked if Sesshomaru was okay, and he responded with a small nod. For some reason, Kagome quickly changed the subject and began talking about the populars at school.
"It's so weird how they follow Inuyasha and his group around all the time." She was saying. "It's like they want to get hurt."
"I know, right?" Sango said. "And I swear, they wear so much makeup that they look like clowns!"
"I don't understand them at all." Kagome said, shaking her head.
"Why do they even bother with the makeup? It just makes them look uglier than normal." Sango said.
"I know right?"
While they were both caught up in their little conversation, Sesshomaru and Miroku exchanged looks, seeming lost. Miroku just shrugged and continued to eat, and Sesshomaru returned to whatever he'd been thinking about previously. Sota began to talk to Miroku about what it was like being in highschool, and they were soon lost in their own conversation. Not long afterward, Grandpa returned to the little trinket shop, and Kagome's mother went to go start on the dishes. Sota eventually went to his room to get started on his homework, and Kagome and Sango finished their conversation.
"Is everyone done eating?" Kagome asked.
"I am." Sango replied.
"Same here." Miroku said.
Kagome gathered all the dishes, put them in the sink for her mom, and they all went back upstairs. About half an hour later, Miroku had to go home, and Sango had to leave not long after. After that, Kagome and Sesshomaru began to seriously discuss where he was going to stay. Kagome eventually decided that he could stay on the couch in the living room until they could think of a better housing situation. He was hesitant about accepting, but Kagome refused to give him a choice. Reluctantly, he agreed. Before he went to bed, he pulled out his journal, got comfortable on his make-shift bed, and began to write.
Do dreams exist in this current generation?
Though we've grown tired of saying the same thing over and over again
We thought we could just go and play tough
But lately even that doesn't feel like we could be achieving much
"I miss you" and the like
Phrases that are as pointless to hear as the noise you get in the city
We won't be fooled by those (No, not those)
We've figured it out already within ourselves
We are freedom
Hoping that somewhere any and all of our dreams will come true
Doesn't everyone think like that?
Searching for our own selves what we'll eventually see when we run and chase
Is what we'll get
We are freedom
Searching for the light, like butterflies
Flashing our wings
Our hearts are as big as the sky even if the strong winds took our freedom away
We just want no regrets
Does even love exist in this current generation?
Though we've grown tired of saying the same thing over and over again
All the while we've been hiding it in our pockets
But that doesn't mean we're angry or sad about it
The songs that we whistle
Are tunes that always have some pretty weird lyrics
Even when we're down we won't stop (No, we won't)
We've figured out how fast our hearts are beating
We are freedom
Saying out loud that there's no dream that is unreachable to us
That's the real way to
Show what we're made of even if our voices at times get hoarse
We're all human
We are freedom
Aiming for the heights, like butterflies
Spreading our wings
In this lonely, huge sky even if we lost the way that we were going
We just wanna move on
We are freedom
Hoping that somewhere any and all of our dreams will come true
Doesn't everyone think like that?
Searching for our own selves what we'll eventually see when we run and chase
Is what we'll get
We are freedom
Searching for the light, like butterflies
Flashing our wings
Our hearts are as big as the sky even if the strong winds took our freedom away
We just want no regrets
We are freedom
Searching for the light
We are freedom
Aiming for the heights
"Night." Kagome said quietly with a smile.
He looked up at her.
"Night." He said.
With a smile, Kagome went upstairs and went to bed. With a sigh, he laid down and did the same.