Hey, people. Thanks so much for the reviews! I thought I should better
explain the event of last chapter, regarding the little brother/sister
program thing.
It is a selective process. The people in charge balance out a convicts' personality, crime, length of time in jail, and tolerance, and then they do the same with the children. And, remember, these aren't just regular kids. They're criminals. Most of the ones selected are the really tough kids, like Shippou or Mayu. How Rin and Koharu came in the mix, I don't know. It may be that they found that their personalities would be good for certain people. Plus, all of it is supervised. It's not realistic, I know. And I'm sorry. But it's just a story, people. Dog demons and magic wells aren't very realistic either.
Disclaimer: Yes. I own Inuyasha. I bought him at a black market. He is my slave. Deal with it.
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Kagome stood off to the side, not far from Sesshomaru, but not touching either, as they watched Shippou and Rin playing together adorably.
"Why is she in juvie? She doesn't seem the type. Most of these kids don't."
He glanced warily at her. He didn't really know how much to tell her, but the genuinity sparkling in her eyes begged for some sort of answer.
"She didn't do it. Some kids made it look like it, but it wasn't her."
Kagome frowned, and glanced despairingly towards the girl smiling happily, bearing no grudges to the cruel world that had dealt her such an unfair fate.
"What was it exactly that she didn't do?"
"She never told me. I won't push her, but no one else seems to know, either."
"Oh. Wow, that's horrible.."
Sesshomaru nodded slightly and turned towards her a bit.
"What brought your charge in?"
She continued to be amazed at how such an aristocratic man was in jail. He was so proper; the orange jumpsuit really didn't do him justice.
"Shippou is apparently a big troublemaker. He tried stealing gems, and that put him on probation. But what really got him in was that he killed two men. They were his father's murderers, but he couldn't prove it, so, yeah."
He nodded slightly, once again, and continued to watch the children. When the dinner bell sounded, they were expected to gather up their charges.
"Rin. Stop that now. It is time for the meal."
She turned from the dead rat Shippou was dangling in front of her and her wailing ceased. She grinned and ran towards him.
"Yes, Sesshomaru-sama!"
Shippou dropped the rat and was at least decent enough to look apologetic when Kagome scolded him for torturing poor little Rin. He ran up behind the girl and tapped her on the shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Rin."
With that, he scampered ahead, Kagome losing sight of him briefly, until she noticed a black-haired man growling angrily.
"Stop gnawing on my head, brat!"
"Help! Kagome! Inuyasha is picking on me again!"
She glared at him and he glanced back, obviously annoyed and offended.
"He started it! Come back here, you little brat!"
She watched as he chased the boy in little circles, people avoiding them purposefully.
"Boys! Stop it or we're not going to get any food!"
She hauled Shippou up and left Inuyasha behind, sulking and muttering, "It wasn't my fault," under his breath.
When they sat to eat, Shippou insisted on sitting in her lap. Sesshomaru sat to her left and Inuyasha to her right. Rin sat on Sesshomaru's left, but as Inuyasha didn't want to care for another kid, he sat alone. Kouga sat opposite Sesshomaru, with Mayu to his right, and Miroku and Koharu to his left.
"Miroku, I feel I will soon be old enough to bear you the son you deserve!"
All eyes turned silently to Koharu, Kagome's filled with disgust, as were most others'.
"Miroku, you pervert! She's only a kid!"
He looked offended, but she had learned better than that.
"Lady Kagome, I can't believe you would think so lowly of me!"
"Yeah, okay. Whatever you say, Miroku."
The children rattled on endlessly, until they were finally ushered back to their facility.
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"So, what exactly did that girl, Koharu, do to get there, Miroku?"
He shrugged, sitting in his meditating position on the floor, though they all knew he did it to see up the lady workers' skirts as they walked by.
"Her father saw her as a problem. She was always clingy to strangers, I guess. She said she brought one in once who had actually tried to kill her father. She hadn't known, but he had claimed that she had done it on purpose-that she wanted him dead."
Kagome sighed. These children had fairly tragic stories, and she felt sorry for them, thought she wasn't much better off.
"How about Mayu, Kouga? What did she do?"
He huffed. That little brat was so tiresome, and dealing with her all day had left him sleepy.
"She decided her mom didn't love her, and only gave her brother attention. So she set their house on fire. When her brother landed in the hospital, she kept unplugging his IV tubing to try and finish him off. She doesn't regret it, either. Apparently the little brat thinks it was all worth it, because she gets to get away from them."
Thought the story was sad, Kagome couldn't feel as sympathetic towards this girl as she was to the other children. Mayu sounded horribly spiteful and mean. But it was a result of her thinking such of her mother and brother, so maybe she wasn't really so cruel.
"You all don't care much for these kids, do you? So, why do you do it?"
Inuyasha muttered his trademark "feh," Kouga shrugged-he didn't really know, and Sesshomaru glanced pityingly at her.
"My charge was a victim of a brutal slap from the cruel hand of this world's lack of fairness. She takes it all in stride, however. She does not begrudge those who did this to her, and for that I respect her. I've never seen such bravery in a child."
Kagome looked pleasantly surprised. He, the great Sesshomaru, respected a little girl?"
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~{Sess's POV}~
Why is she looking at me in such a manner? Did I say something so incredible as to earn such a look? My chest feels peculiar again. What is that? It's not normal, I'm certain.
We all turned when we heard a woman's protests as she was led into a cell nearby.
"You can't do this to me! I won't stand for it."
"Kagura-sama, ye have done the dirty work of Naraku for too many years. If ye tell us where he is, your punishment will be decreased greatly."
"I'll never tell, you old hag. And what have they done with Kanna? She's only a child."
"Me name is Kaede and that is how ye will address me. Kanna has been sent to the Juvenile Delinquent facility. Her sentence is just as long as yours."
"I will call you what I wish. And you can't keep her in jail for life. She's only just a kid."
"We will have this discussion at another time."
~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~ (A few short minutes later)
"Naraku's minion, eh? "
Inuyasha was seething, as well as was Kouga. The name brought pure hatred and disgust to their minds, and they looked ready to tear open the cell bars and kill her then.
Kagome, slightly frightened by the glint in their eyes, backed up, into the solid chest of Sesshomaru. She blushed and muttered an apology, but he merely placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
Wait. Comforting? Sesshomaru? Kagome blinked in surprise. This was new. She then found her manners and smiled gratefully up at him before turning to the two men growling like animals.
"Where is he? Has he harmed Kikyou?"
Kagura laughed coldly.
"Kikyou went to him willingly, fool, and she was unharmed. You just don't get it, do you? The woman hates you. You betrayed her, and she tried to kill you. What more does it take?"
He growled and punched the wall separating their cells.
"You whore! You know that was Naraku! He tricked us! Why can't she see that?"
"I merely tell what I see. I see hate in her. She despises you and longs to kill you. You are so blind and clueless, you pine for someone who loathes you so fully?"
His anger dimmed and he whimpered.
"Naraku will pay, Kagura. I will do it myself. And Kikyou will love me once again. I will explain everything, and.. And she has to believe me. Doesn't she see how corrupt he is?"
"Maybe that is what draws her in. You weren't bad enough for her."
Inuyasha sighed and slumped against the bars.
"I will win her again. I have to."
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Longer than the last chapter, but still short. Tell me, would y'all prefer long chapters, updated less often, or short chapters done often?
Thanks for reading. ^^ I appreciate the reviews. I like to know what I can better explain, and what people think. Flames are welcome. I will use them to torture Kikyou. ^_-
Luff and Smooches,
Reiko
It is a selective process. The people in charge balance out a convicts' personality, crime, length of time in jail, and tolerance, and then they do the same with the children. And, remember, these aren't just regular kids. They're criminals. Most of the ones selected are the really tough kids, like Shippou or Mayu. How Rin and Koharu came in the mix, I don't know. It may be that they found that their personalities would be good for certain people. Plus, all of it is supervised. It's not realistic, I know. And I'm sorry. But it's just a story, people. Dog demons and magic wells aren't very realistic either.
Disclaimer: Yes. I own Inuyasha. I bought him at a black market. He is my slave. Deal with it.
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Kagome stood off to the side, not far from Sesshomaru, but not touching either, as they watched Shippou and Rin playing together adorably.
"Why is she in juvie? She doesn't seem the type. Most of these kids don't."
He glanced warily at her. He didn't really know how much to tell her, but the genuinity sparkling in her eyes begged for some sort of answer.
"She didn't do it. Some kids made it look like it, but it wasn't her."
Kagome frowned, and glanced despairingly towards the girl smiling happily, bearing no grudges to the cruel world that had dealt her such an unfair fate.
"What was it exactly that she didn't do?"
"She never told me. I won't push her, but no one else seems to know, either."
"Oh. Wow, that's horrible.."
Sesshomaru nodded slightly and turned towards her a bit.
"What brought your charge in?"
She continued to be amazed at how such an aristocratic man was in jail. He was so proper; the orange jumpsuit really didn't do him justice.
"Shippou is apparently a big troublemaker. He tried stealing gems, and that put him on probation. But what really got him in was that he killed two men. They were his father's murderers, but he couldn't prove it, so, yeah."
He nodded slightly, once again, and continued to watch the children. When the dinner bell sounded, they were expected to gather up their charges.
"Rin. Stop that now. It is time for the meal."
She turned from the dead rat Shippou was dangling in front of her and her wailing ceased. She grinned and ran towards him.
"Yes, Sesshomaru-sama!"
Shippou dropped the rat and was at least decent enough to look apologetic when Kagome scolded him for torturing poor little Rin. He ran up behind the girl and tapped her on the shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Rin."
With that, he scampered ahead, Kagome losing sight of him briefly, until she noticed a black-haired man growling angrily.
"Stop gnawing on my head, brat!"
"Help! Kagome! Inuyasha is picking on me again!"
She glared at him and he glanced back, obviously annoyed and offended.
"He started it! Come back here, you little brat!"
She watched as he chased the boy in little circles, people avoiding them purposefully.
"Boys! Stop it or we're not going to get any food!"
She hauled Shippou up and left Inuyasha behind, sulking and muttering, "It wasn't my fault," under his breath.
When they sat to eat, Shippou insisted on sitting in her lap. Sesshomaru sat to her left and Inuyasha to her right. Rin sat on Sesshomaru's left, but as Inuyasha didn't want to care for another kid, he sat alone. Kouga sat opposite Sesshomaru, with Mayu to his right, and Miroku and Koharu to his left.
"Miroku, I feel I will soon be old enough to bear you the son you deserve!"
All eyes turned silently to Koharu, Kagome's filled with disgust, as were most others'.
"Miroku, you pervert! She's only a kid!"
He looked offended, but she had learned better than that.
"Lady Kagome, I can't believe you would think so lowly of me!"
"Yeah, okay. Whatever you say, Miroku."
The children rattled on endlessly, until they were finally ushered back to their facility.
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"So, what exactly did that girl, Koharu, do to get there, Miroku?"
He shrugged, sitting in his meditating position on the floor, though they all knew he did it to see up the lady workers' skirts as they walked by.
"Her father saw her as a problem. She was always clingy to strangers, I guess. She said she brought one in once who had actually tried to kill her father. She hadn't known, but he had claimed that she had done it on purpose-that she wanted him dead."
Kagome sighed. These children had fairly tragic stories, and she felt sorry for them, thought she wasn't much better off.
"How about Mayu, Kouga? What did she do?"
He huffed. That little brat was so tiresome, and dealing with her all day had left him sleepy.
"She decided her mom didn't love her, and only gave her brother attention. So she set their house on fire. When her brother landed in the hospital, she kept unplugging his IV tubing to try and finish him off. She doesn't regret it, either. Apparently the little brat thinks it was all worth it, because she gets to get away from them."
Thought the story was sad, Kagome couldn't feel as sympathetic towards this girl as she was to the other children. Mayu sounded horribly spiteful and mean. But it was a result of her thinking such of her mother and brother, so maybe she wasn't really so cruel.
"You all don't care much for these kids, do you? So, why do you do it?"
Inuyasha muttered his trademark "feh," Kouga shrugged-he didn't really know, and Sesshomaru glanced pityingly at her.
"My charge was a victim of a brutal slap from the cruel hand of this world's lack of fairness. She takes it all in stride, however. She does not begrudge those who did this to her, and for that I respect her. I've never seen such bravery in a child."
Kagome looked pleasantly surprised. He, the great Sesshomaru, respected a little girl?"
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~{Sess's POV}~
Why is she looking at me in such a manner? Did I say something so incredible as to earn such a look? My chest feels peculiar again. What is that? It's not normal, I'm certain.
We all turned when we heard a woman's protests as she was led into a cell nearby.
"You can't do this to me! I won't stand for it."
"Kagura-sama, ye have done the dirty work of Naraku for too many years. If ye tell us where he is, your punishment will be decreased greatly."
"I'll never tell, you old hag. And what have they done with Kanna? She's only a child."
"Me name is Kaede and that is how ye will address me. Kanna has been sent to the Juvenile Delinquent facility. Her sentence is just as long as yours."
"I will call you what I wish. And you can't keep her in jail for life. She's only just a kid."
"We will have this discussion at another time."
~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~ (A few short minutes later)
"Naraku's minion, eh? "
Inuyasha was seething, as well as was Kouga. The name brought pure hatred and disgust to their minds, and they looked ready to tear open the cell bars and kill her then.
Kagome, slightly frightened by the glint in their eyes, backed up, into the solid chest of Sesshomaru. She blushed and muttered an apology, but he merely placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
Wait. Comforting? Sesshomaru? Kagome blinked in surprise. This was new. She then found her manners and smiled gratefully up at him before turning to the two men growling like animals.
"Where is he? Has he harmed Kikyou?"
Kagura laughed coldly.
"Kikyou went to him willingly, fool, and she was unharmed. You just don't get it, do you? The woman hates you. You betrayed her, and she tried to kill you. What more does it take?"
He growled and punched the wall separating their cells.
"You whore! You know that was Naraku! He tricked us! Why can't she see that?"
"I merely tell what I see. I see hate in her. She despises you and longs to kill you. You are so blind and clueless, you pine for someone who loathes you so fully?"
His anger dimmed and he whimpered.
"Naraku will pay, Kagura. I will do it myself. And Kikyou will love me once again. I will explain everything, and.. And she has to believe me. Doesn't she see how corrupt he is?"
"Maybe that is what draws her in. You weren't bad enough for her."
Inuyasha sighed and slumped against the bars.
"I will win her again. I have to."
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Longer than the last chapter, but still short. Tell me, would y'all prefer long chapters, updated less often, or short chapters done often?
Thanks for reading. ^^ I appreciate the reviews. I like to know what I can better explain, and what people think. Flames are welcome. I will use them to torture Kikyou. ^_-
Luff and Smooches,
Reiko