I Never Apologize When It's Not My Fault
"Where the hell is my Escalade? Where? I'll kill them! Whoever took it is dead!" Sesshomaru hollered heatedly as Jordan rubbed his back gently, trying to calm him down, but it wasn't working, so she moved her hands to his neck while standing behind him to avoid getting hit, rubbing his neck and getting his ears as well. Jordan wanted to laugh when he almost melted to the ground. Sesshomaru had his weaknesses; just no one had the balls to figure them out.
"Mmm…how did you know?" he asked, almost whispering. Jordan rolled her eyes.
"When you get angry or stress, I notice that you rub your neck when you try to relax and calm down." Jordan said back, moving to his shoulders for a moment before dropping her hands to her side. He turned to her, his brilliant golden eyes staring at her.
"Please, if you know or have any clues to who did this, tell me. That Escalade isn't just a vehicle, it's to commemorate to the success that I worked night and day, dusk until dawn to obtain. Jordan, please," he begged.
"I have a thought, but I don't know for sure." Jordan said, looking away, but Sesshomaru could read her thoughts clear as day.
"Naraku. Now why would he take it?" Sesshomaru asked calmly.
"Because I wouldn't let him take my Mustang." Jordan replied.
"What did you tell him?"
"I told him to find another car to fuck up."
"So…mine is going to be the Sex Machine?" Sesshomaru groaned with disbelief.
"More like the Mystery Machine, Shaggy. I have no clue what he plans on doing with it, or in it."
"I can guess three things and they'll happen without a doubt."
"Hold on, hello?" Jordan answered her phone.
"Guess who we just found?" Gabe asked.
"Naraku driving Sesshomaru's Escalade with a skank in the passenger's seat?" Jordan asked with a smile. There was a silent pause on the other end and she heard Nick say, "How does she do that?"
"Uh, yeah, we're following him in the Mustang right now." Gabe said after Jordan put him on speaker.
"Follow him without him noticing. I want to know everything that happens to my vehicle." Sesshomaru ordered.
"But it's almost midnight." Gabe retorted.
"I don't give a fuck!" Sesshomaru shouted as Jordan held her phone away from him.
"Just try to be unnoticeable." Jordan said calmly.
"He's coming your way." Gabe said.
"He's going to be my pretty little bitch." Sesshomaru growled as he paced back and forth.
"Well, I can't stop him. Hurry up." Jordan said. She could stop Sesshomaru easily, but Naraku had no reason to steal Sesshomaru's most prized possession.
"Jordan…should I? I could get in trouble and lose my job." Sesshomaru stated as the Escalade pulled in, stopping when Naraku saw Sesshomaru and Jordan waiting for him.
"Is kicking his ass worth four plus years of studying?" she asked Sesshomaru as Naraku pulled in the parking spot, eyeing them in the mirror. He was alone. No chicks. Sesshomaru sighed as he walked to the door. Naraku climbed out and they stood face-to-face, eyes bearing into one another. Naraku handed Sesshomaru the keys.
"Thanks." Naraku chirped as he walked away.
"You're…welcome." Sesshomaru replied through gritted teeth. It took everything he had and more to resist blasting the black haired man in his smug, pussy-eating face.
"I don't care what anybody says, you're a good man. Good night." Jordan said, patting Sesshomaru on the shoulder before walking away with Gabe and Nick. Sesshomaru grinded his teeth before walking out of the garage, seeing the bar not too far down the road. He decided to walk there.
"You're an idiot." Jordan stated to Naraku, who crossed his arms and stared back at her with a serious attitude.
"Yes Mother." He said back. Nick and Gabe decided to let them go and if it got serious, they'd intervene.
"I'm just looking out for you! It's hard being friends with two guys who hate each other and do God awful things to one another!" Jordan said back.
"I don't need to be looked after! I'm a grown man, I can watch myself! If it weren't for you, he wouldn't even have known it was gone! If it wasn't for him not keeping an eye on his students, I wouldn't have gotten a hold on his keys!" Naraku yelled back, arms still crossed, but he gripped his own arms tightly.
"If you're a grown man, you can make clear decisions! You chose to take the keys and drive away! Without permission! That's stealing!"
"Borrowing without consent." Naraku retorted smugly. Jordan felt her eye twitch. There were two Naraku's. There was the sweet, charming and witty Naraku, then the sex addict, arrogant Naraku.
"Ok, fine, you win. I'm not in the mood for this shit. I'm going for a walk." Jordan said calmly, heading for the door.
"Avoid the clubs, you fucking monster." Naraku called after her. Jordan froze at the door as she heard Gabe's voice.
"What? No, no, no! Fuck no! Naraku, that was Goddamn low! That has nothing to do with this!" Gabe shouted at Naraku, who looked at him.
"No, I think it's right on the dot. Bye Sesshomaru Skank." Naraku continued as Jordan ripped open the door. Again, his words caused her to stop in her tracks. Naraku was right. She was a monster…when angry. Jordan threw the door open wider, cracking the door's hinges as she turned around.
"As long as I'm not a fucking Naraku Tramp, I can sleep like a baby! The entire time you've known me, you've been slowly trying to get me in bed, and now that you know I won't ever sleep with you, you're just pissed off! I would stab you, but I think you'd like it too much!" Jordan hollered loudly, turning around and storming out the broken door. She saw some doors open as teachers and students came out to see what the commotion was.
"Jordan?" Levi asked, but she stormed past him and got on the elevator, disappearing into the night.
"What the hell happened?" Mr. Allan asked, walking into the room and seeing the broken door.
"Jordan broke the door." Naraku grumbled as he looked away.
"Yeah, because you're a fucking dick." Nick stated.
"Hey, watch your mouth!" Mr. Allan scolded him.
"Whatever. Fuck this shit." Gabe growled, him and Nick walking to their room, closing and locking it.
The next morning, Gabe woke up and began making coffee while searching for some food. He noticed that the couch was empty, but he assumed she slept on the couch in Sesshomaru's condo; maybe she even slept with him to add insult to injury. Gabe smirked at that thought. He'd fuck Sesshomaru too if given the chance. He was tall, good looking, in shape, rich…forget the fact he was an asshole at heart.
"Morning." Nick yawned as he walked out, only in his boxers. Gabe checked him out too. He wasn't terribly tall, average height. He had a slight build on his body, nothing serious like Sesshomaru and Naraku. Gabe felt his teeth clench at the sound of Naraku's name echoing in his head.
"Coffee?" Gabe asked as he grabbed a cup for himself.
"Sure. Where's Jordan?" Nick asked curiously, rubbing his face, which was slightly sunburned on his cheeks and forehead.
"Uh, I'm not sure. I think she slept with…at Sesshomaru's room." Gabe quickly corrected as he poured another glass for his friend, handing it to Nick.
"Thanks. I hope so, I texted her, but she didn't reply." Nick stated, taking a long drink.
"She doesn't talk to anyone, not even me." Gabe replied, taking a sip as he sat down at the table, exhaling loudly.
"What the hell happened last night?" Nick asked exasperatingly. He rested his heated head on the cool glass table, taking a deep breath.
"I don't know. Don't forget, Naraku drank a bit too much, but I don't think that's any excuse to call her names to that extent. I mean, Sesshomaru Skank? Monster? Really? I don't think so, dick." Gabe said with slight anger, keeping his voice low, not to wake the sleeping Naraku.
"I feel bad for her. She didn't even do anything. Think we should go see her and give her a hug?" Nick asked.
"Yeah, grab some donuts, she loves donuts." Gabe said, going to get dressed. Nick followed him to get dressed as well.
"I found this shark charm bracelet, think she'd like it?" Nick asked, holding it up after pulling his shorts and shirt on, slipping on sandals. Gabe did the same and looked at it.
"Found it? It looks a bit too clean." Gabe stated suspiciously as Nick's sunburned face went even redder as he looked away.
"Ok, ok, ok, so I bought it for her. She likes sharks, doesn't she?" Nick asked aggressively.
"You like her, don't you?" Gabe asked smugly as Nick's gray eyes bore into his own dark brown ones.
"Yes! Will she like it?" Nick spat, waving the bracelet at Gabe who smiled widely.
"She'll adore it. Let's go, Lover Boy." Gabe said, walking out.
"I know she doesn't like me that way, I mean, how can she? Levi, Josh, college guys, even Mr. Taishou and Mr. Dickhead, heh, haha, I'm nothing compared to them." Nick said as they walked down the walkway. Gabe felt a tug at his chest. He felt bad for Nick. Nick was right, Jordan had no interest in him that way.
"Dude, you're a great guy. You're quiet, sweet, thoughtful, you'll reel yourself in someone better than Jordan."
"Yeah, a Goddamn shark." Nick grumbled.
"Haha, nah, an angelfish…maybe a blowfish, if you catch my drift." Gabe chuckled.
"Shut up." Nick growled as they reached the door to Sesshomaru's condo. Gabe knocked on the door civilly and it opened a few seconds later. Nick and Gabe both felt their mouths drop open when a trashed Sesshomaru opened the door.
"Someone had better be dying." He snarled dangerously, his white hair messy and some strands hanging over his shoulder.
"We came to see Jordan." Gabe said back. Sesshomaru frowned as he straightened his pose. Gabe couldn't help but stare at his bare, chiseled chest. It was as good as Naraku's…maybe better.
"She's not here…what happened?" Sesshomaru asked slowly.
"She and Naraku had a fight, she left and we thought she came here. We've been texting her, but she won't reply." Nick explained quickly, his heart beating fast. Sesshomaru frowned as he let out a breath.
"Let me get dressed, hold on," Sesshomaru finally said, closing the door. It was a few quick minutes before he came out in jeans and a white T-shirt, keys in hand, BlackBerry in the other, speed dialing her phone.
"Damn, something's wrong. You two gather up some people to find her, look everywhere, ask people, I'm going to check the garage for her car." Sesshomaru said as he walked to the elevator. Nick and Gabe stopped at Mr. Allan's door and knocked.
"Please, be asleep in your car or something." Sesshomaru mumbled to himself. He got off the elevator and walked into the lobby where the clerk stopped him.
"Some girl with red hair left this for you, sir." He said as Sesshomaru took the paper and opened it, reading the note.
'I went to that beach with the cliff and the clear water…you know the place. Don't worry, I'm fine. Meet me there if you want.'
"Ugh, really?" Sesshomaru growled, calling Gabe.
The three guys crawled into the Escalade and Sesshomaru drove off to the beach she was talking about. It wasn't too far from where they were. It was dead silent in the vehicle the whole ride there.
"There she is!" Gabe stated as he pointed at the top where Jordan sat, watching other people jump off and safely land in the waves below. She looked content, not suicidal like the boys all feared she would. The cliff was high…seventy feet at least, and there were a few lifeguards at the top, teaching people how to land so they wouldn't break their bodies.
"Why is she here?" Nick asked.
"Because it's pretty." Sesshomaru and Gabe replied at the same time.
"I'm getting a bad feeling." Nick stated when Jordan stood up, brushing her shirt off.
"Yeah, me too." Gabe mumbled when Jordan starting talking to the girl lifeguard who nodded her head. Jordan walked to the edge and Gabe jumped when Sesshomaru grabbed his arm.
"What is she doing?" he asked frantically.
"Um…not jumping, I guess." Gabe said when Jordan threw a coin off, and out of nowhere, a guy and girl holding hands charged up blindly, hooking Jordan with them and leaping off.
"Oh my God!" Gabe shouted as the crowd shrieked when they all landed in the water. The three guys took off running towards the water, but a lifeguard was already carrying her out of the water, laying her on the beach. She was alive, breathing, startled, not moving as the lifeguard told someone to call the ambulance.
"Jordan, oh shit…oh, Jordan! What's wrong?" Gabe asked as he knelt beside her in the sand. She looked at him, eyes watering with obvious pain.
"I know she broke something, she landed awfully hard." Sesshomaru knelt down and was checking her limbs, jumping when she grabbed his hand, gritting her teeth as she squeezed his hand powerfully.
"Ahhh! Jordan! Let go…you're…going to…break my damn hand!" Sesshomaru whimpered as she squeezed harder, her eyes closed as she opened her mouth in a silent scream.
"It's alright, just let it out, scream, but let go before you hurt him!" Gabe said soothingly, only to start crying as she let out a horrid, pain-filled scream. The beach was dead silent, everyone becoming nervous and saddened as she continued screaming and crying, almost as if she was dying and knew it.
"Move, move, move!" a guy shouted as they carried a stretcher. Gabe looked up at Sesshomaru, who looked slightly horrified as he rubbed his right hand, the one that Jordan had a hold of.
"Mr. Taishou?" Nick asked as he turned around, looking at the couple that took her over the edge with them.
"Uh oh," someone whispered.
"They killed his girlfriend." Someone else replied.
"Gabe!" Nick called out as he grabbed one arm, Gabe taking the other as they both slammed Sesshomaru on the sandy beach as he struggled to get free. He soon stopped when Jordan was taken away to the hospital.
"Come on, let's go…quit being a dick!" Gabe shouted at Sesshomaru, who glared at him.
"I hope you enjoy detentions, Gabe." Sesshomaru spat icily as he got up.
"I love them almost as much as I love cocks." Gabe spat back as Nick giggled.
"Haha, sorry, that was funny." Nick stated.
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Jordan moaned when she felt a hand gently brush her cheek. She took a few seconds to try and open her eyes and when she did, she lost all feeling in her body.
"Hey," Naraku said quietly.
"Hm, hey. Where…I'm confused." Jordan groaned as she tried to sit up.
"Don't move…broken back."
"Are you fucking serious? Damn…no more dancing."
"Actually, you're pretty lucky."
"Oh yeah, real lucky." Jordan replied dryly. Naraku chuckled.
"Well, you could be paralyzed, and you're not. You could be dead and you're not. Could be permanent damage, but it will all heal in do time."
"Ten years."
"A year or two, and no driving or airplane rides."
"I can't drive?"
"The vertebra is chipped, if you were hit at even a mere 2mph, it could lodge it into your spinal cord."
"Who told you this?"
"The doctor, who is quite interested in your Chimerism."
"Yes, monsters can be quite the freak show."
"I can't take back what I said. I can only apologize and hope that you can forgive me." Naraku said, looking down.
"Where is everyone else?" Jordan asked, quickly changing the subject.
"Trying to get everything together. We're leaving tomorrow." Naraku replied, accepting the fact that he had to prove himself to Jordan all over again, but at least she was giving him another chance.
"Where's Sesshomaru? And Gabe? Nick?" she asked, remember seeing them back at the cliff.
"They left to go get something to eat."
"Call them and tell them I want ice cream." Jordan said with a smile. Naraku pulled out his cell phone and texted Gabe, telling him she wanted ice cream.
"He said he'll bring it with some sprinkles." Naraku said as he pocketed his phone.
"I forgive you. Cheer up. I'm fine." Jordan said with a smile. Naraku cocked an eyebrow.
"Yeah, it's called morphine. Just wait until you're taken off of it." He replied slyly.
"So, if I can't drive,"
"Gabe is driving us, you're riding with Sesshomaru."
"Do I have no say so?"
"No."
"Ok."
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Jordan groaned as Sesshomaru and Naraku helped her into the wheelchair. She was taken off the morphine and she was starting to miss it.
"Alright, Druggy, let's go get your medication." Naraku chirped as he began pushing her down the hallway.
"Faster, I'm dying." Jordan growled.
"I wonder what you're getting." He chuckled.
"Something equivalent to morphine, hopefully."
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"Oh my God, Jordan! A hundred and thirty pounds of pure "Help you not!" Come on, just at least put your arms around me or something!" Sesshomaru snapped as he tried getting the already drugged up Jordan, who was smiling and giggling at him while trying to fall asleep.
"Haha, somebody wants some." She said, her words slurring a bit. Naraku stood a few feet away, watching while laughing at Sesshomaru, who was about to strangle her.
"Stop laughing and help me!" Sesshomaru barked at Naraku, who smiled widely.
"Jordan, stand up." He said.
"Mkay." She said, standing up, her eyes closed. Sesshomaru glared as Jordan got in the passenger seat all on her own, putting her seatbelt on and falling asleep.
"Unbelievable!" Sesshomaru exhaled, walking to the driver's side and climbing in.
"Here, you can drive, I've never driven for hours on end before." Gabe said, handing the keys to Naraku.
"I may need to pick up a few chicks." Naraku laughed as he got in.
"I'll kill you if you do." Gabe said back.
Sesshomaru exhaled as he looked over at Jordan while stopped at a light. She was in a back brace, her face flushed as she lay against a pillow. She whimpered when he accelerated gently, the jerks of going and stopping were painful. He might as well have been shoving her with his hands.
"Are you sure she'll survive?" Lacy asked, her brown hair pulled into a ponytail. Shawn nodded in agreement.
"She looks like a ghost." Shawn stated.
"I would've sent her on a plane, if not for the taking off and landing being so forceful that it would lodge the chipped piece into her spinal cord." Sesshomaru replied, putting his sunglasses on while stopped at another light.
"How does the stopping and going not lodge it?" Shawn asked.
"My Escalade is not jet-powered, but it would be a nice asset." The young principal said back with a smirk.
"Too many stoplights." Lacy exhaled with annoyance.
"I know, we'll be out of here soon." Sesshomaru replied, turning the air conditioner on.
Hours went by and Jordan was out cold from the medicine, except for her occasional whimpering and groaning. She would wake up and let Sesshomaru know that she was alive before falling back asleep.
"Damn, she must be on some hardcore drugs." Lacy chirped with a yawn.
"That's less time I have to listen to her smart ass mouth." Sesshomaru stated positively.
"Brrr, cold." Shawn chuckled as he stretched his arms.
They stopped for a late afternoon meal. Everyone went to his or her favorite fast food places and Sesshomaru woke Jordan, who looked at him with a daze.
"Wh…what?" she muttered.
"Dinnertime."
"I'm not…hungry. Tired." She said back, starting to close her eyes again.
"No, come on, you have to eat something."
"Chicken."
"Nuggets? Sandwich?"
"Mmgh."
"Nuggets it is."
After an epic fail at attempting to eat, Jordan gave up on her nuggets. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes and picked one up, holding it to her.
"It won't hurt to ask." He growled.
"Make train noises." Jordan giggled back to him. She was nodding off and could barely sit up at the table. People looked at her as if she was drunk, but the back brace was a big enough give away.
"Just open your mouth, and maybe I'll make train noises." Sesshomaru responded sarcastically.
"Hahaha, you're so funny." She giggled, face planting the table, a loud snore emitting from her.
"Hahaha!" Shawn laughed as Sesshomaru's eye twitched.
"Whatever." Sesshomaru whispered, eating the nugget.
"Stop eating my food…biiiiiiitch." Jordan mumbled, grabbing a nugget and sticking it in her mouth, trying to remember what to do next. Chew or swallow?
"Haha, she's crazy!" Lacy laughed, clapping softly.
"Then eat." Sesshomaru ordered.
"No." she replied, taking another face plan on the table.
"Un-fucking-believable." Sesshomaru exhaled, taking his own face plant on the table and exhaling loudly. It was a long trip back.
AN- I was in physical pain when I wrote this, so I had to vent it somehow. Jordan will be fine.