Starlighter:Hey guyz!!!!! Sorry for the looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong wait but hey school is first. lol well anyway here is another great chappy 4 u all!!! Enjoy!!!
Sesshy: Finally...
Playing Cupid
"Mr.Tenshiun I do not believe that you understand the matter's at hand. You are defending a man here acussed of child rape. The evidence is right there infront of you, it is all very clear that your client is guilty!"
"Mr. Bogosian I will only agree with you that there is evidence to a child rape, but how can you be entirely positive that it appoints solely to my client? There are pictures of a house somewhere in an uninhabited area that by my client he has never seen this place before. Nowhere on records and documents of all property previously and currently owned by my client does it declare of home in an isolated area. Unless of course it is of a known person's which I highly doubt."Sesshomaru stated.
Afterwards he walked around the desk and pointed to a rather short dark man in the audience."Your Honor, with me I have the owner of the property photographed as evidence. I ask for permition to call him forward." The judge nodded and said "You may proceed." The man walked towards Sesshomaru and sat at the seat he was suppose to.
"Now, Mr.Quaid, when was the last time you visited your vacation home?" Sesshomaru asked while pacing back and forth infront of him.
The man looked concentrated while thinking back to answer Sesshomaru's question. "About a months ago."
Sesshomaru nodded and then stopped pacing infront of the jury. "About two months ago. According to the laboratory evidence no sexual related fluids were more than four weeks old. If my client were to have commited such an assault at this particular household how could he have done it with more than seven people there to witness? A child rappist tends to have the following qualities: he is carefull not to be seen, he abducts or lures the child before commiting his crime, and he always returns to the crime scene but with a different child. The question is why would the criminal want to commit rape infront of all these witnesses?"
"OBJECTION!" yelled Bogosian.
"OVERRULED!" shouted the judge sounding angry at his interruption.
"A child nowadays is considered a child until he turns eleven. In the Quiad family there is only teenagers of sixteen and above and the rest are adults. Which I may add are mostly males save the wife of Mr.Quaid. If we were to assume that my client Mr.Haru sexually assaulted one of the younger males than it would be considered the rape of a minor, but the lawsuit was declared as child rape and by a child entirely unknown to the Quaid family. Not to mention the fact that the child was female and NOT male." continued Sesshomaru
"I OBJECT!" yelled Mr. Preiz, the father of the child said to be raped.
"Overruled!"said the judge banging his little hammer three times."Mr.Preiz I will ask you not to interrupt Mr.Tenshiun only once!"
Preiz nodded and sat down with a scowl on his face.
"If I may continue, the child is unknown by the Quaid family being too young to even know the youngest son of Mr.Quaid. Also if I may add that the child's family live in entirely different areas than the Quaid family as well as Mr.Haru. There is no way of contact between the two, both family and Mr.Haru. Mr.Quaid one last question. Have you ever just seen at least once my client or child and family, even as just a simple aquaintance?" Sesshomaru asked with his arm on the rim of the thin desk infront of Mr.Quaid.
"No sir I can't say that I have seen either even as just an aquaintance."
Sesshomaru just nodded and returned to his desk with a confident look on his handsome features. "I hold no further questions to Mr. Quaid your Honor."
"Very well then, Mr.Bogosian do you have any questions for Mr.Quaid?"
Bogosian stood from his desk and walked towards Quaid with his arms behind his back. "Mr. Quaid, is it true that you own a small grocery store near your city home?"
"Yes that is true sir." answered Quaid.
"Then could it not have been possible that both Mr. Haru and Mr. Preiz could have at least seen each other at that store? It is a small store and all costumers see eachother either at the counter or in the isles." Bogosian stated standing infront of Quaid.
"It is but a small simple store near my home yes. I suppose that it could have been possible to have met there but who would drive all that just to buy simple groceries available at any food store? As Mr.Tenshiun stated before we all live in entirely different places." replied Mr.Quaid with sencerity.
"Most people prefer a calm small place to buy their essentials at. What's to say that they did not drive specifically to your store for that peacefull area?" Bogosian asked persistently.
"It could have been for that, I know that I would not do that even for a peacefull shopping but it could have been." answered Mr.Quaid calmy.
"Hmmm...I hold no further questions your honor." Bogosian retired from the front and returned to his seat.
"Very well then, Mr.Quaid you may return to your seat." the judge said looking down at Quaid.
------------------Outside the courtroom---
"Hello, this is Kagura speaking, may I ask who's calling?" Kagura asked answering Sesshomaru's cell phone outside the courtroom.
"Hello, this is the cousin of Miss. Higurashi, Kikyo Higurashi. I am calling for a Mr.Sesshomaru Tenshiun is he available?" asked Kikyo from the other line.
"I am sorry but he is attending to a court case at the moment. Do you want to leave a message?" asked Kagura taking out a pen to write the message down on her board.
"Oh,well...hmmm....tell him that Kagome says 'Hi' and to see her at her apartment this evening around seven thirty. Will he be available by then?" Kikyo asked Kagura with a hopefull tone.
"Let me check really quick...uh...yes he will be out of his meetings by then. Shall it be a formal meeting or casuall?" Kagura replied putting away Sesshomaru's schedual notebook.
"Uhm...formal..no no no no casual. Sorry, yes casual at seven thirty this evening. You got it down?"
"Yes, and this is from Kagome Higurashi am I correct?" Kagura said writing this down.
"Uhuh, Kagome Higurashi. Wait what's today?" Kikyo asked her a littly dully.
"Today is Thursday mam." Kagura answered her question a little shocked at Kikyo no knowing what day it was.
"Oh ok. Thanks just making sure."
"Is that all?" Kagura asked ready to write something more.
"Uhm....no that's it. Oh! And don't tell him that I called or anything just inform him of the meeting please?" Kikyo said pleadingly.
"Sure...playing match maker huh?" Kagura said playfully.
"Wow, secretary's are nosy. Haha just kidding uhm...yes but please don't tell anyone. Promise?" Kikyo said a little chuckly.
"No problem. Hey aren't you a friend of Naraku, the son of Naraku Onigumo I?" Kagura asked a little amazed.
"Oh he he yeah...I am...ok buh bye now!" and with that Kikyo hung up. Kagura looked at the phone all the while thinking what a wierd conversation that was. 'Wierd people I swear. Sometimes I wonder what friends does my young master make...'
--------------------------------LATER THAT DAY-------------------------------
"Naraku Onigumo...were do I remember that name from? It seems so familiar..." "Miss. Higurashi when is Jaken coming?" Rin asked Kagome interrupting her train of thoughts. "Huh? Oh Rin the bell rang like three minutes ago. He's not superman you know he can't be here exactly on time." Rin nodded eagerly content with her answer. Not too soon Jaken was at the door panting heavily out of breath. "RIN! Hurry! We must get you home quickly. Your father has a meeting this evening and he needs you at home as soon as possible! Excuse me Miss.Kagome. See you tommorrow!" Jaken grabbed the little girl's hand and practically ran out with her waving goodbye to Kagome.
'A meeting? In the evening? But I thought he only had work meetings during the day?Hmmmm...' Kagome went outside to her car surprised to see Sango,Miroku and Kikyo waiting at her car. "Hmm? Hey guys what are you three doing here?" They all looked at eachother and grined making Kagome feel rather uncomfortable. "Hey Kagome!" Miroku walked up to her and gave her a hug groping her in the process. "PERV!" yelled Kagome as she slapped him. "Hey Kag! Me and Kikyo had this great idea that all three of us should go shopping!" Sango said walking up to her friend and giving her a hug.
"Uh...what exactly are we shopping for?" Kagome asked her friend suspiciously. "Well, I want to have something nice to wear for tonight. You see I'm going to apologize to Inuyasha and I want it to be perfect. Plus I need something to make me feel better about ending it with Naraku." Kagome cocked her head to the side and gave Kikyo a confused look. "Why would you need something to make you feel better? Did he do something to you? Or what happened?" Kikyo shook her head and walked up to Kagome. "No he did nothing. In fact he is a really great guy. He is into the artistic stuff, his a mellow type of guy who enjoys soft music and plays the guitar really well. Plus he is really sweet, more like seductively sweet, but all in all a great guy. That's why I found him irresistable...and...today I told him it was over. He was really bummed out but he understood. So please can we go?"
Kagome looked at all three of her friends making puppy dog eyes at her that made her feel guilty of making them beg. She sighed out loud and nodded slowly as they all cheered and got into her car. "Ok so which Mall do we crash at?" Miroku asked. "Hmmm...let's go to...Vergeila Mall! It's got a new shipment in clothing and shoes!!" cheered Sango and Kagome at the same time. With that said they headed to the mall and began shopping.
----------IN THE MALL TWO HOURS LATER---
"Hey Kag, what do you think of that store! Let's take a look inside it looks all artsy and stuff. I want to see if they have a copy of Van Gogh or something." said Sango dragging all three of her friends along with her. Once inside they all split up and looked around. Kagome headed for the materials area to look at the tempra paints for her class project. "Hmmm...now how much is all this?" she asked to no one in particular. "It depends on what it's for. If it is only for your use than it will be very pricey, but if it's not just for you than it might be less. In this store it all depends on what the purpose of buying the items is, that is how the total is determined. So tell me what is it for?" asked a rather low seductive voice from behind her.
A little scared she whirled around quick and almost dropped the paint. "Oh, I'm so sorry. Uh well it's for my first grade class. They are going to do a project with paint and I was currently out of it!" Kagome said with a smile on her face as she studied the man infront of her. "Uhuh...Do I know you from somewhere? You seem quite familiar..." Kagome inclined her head to the side a little and began to try and remember from where she had seen this man before. "You know you seem quite familiar to me as well...hmmm...Well what's your name?" The man looked at her aparently knocked out of hie little thoughts and bowed his head at her. "My name is Naraku, Naraku Onigumo II. Although they use to call me Kuoni in high school if that helps."
Kagome's eyes grew wide and a smile grew on her face. "Oh my gosh! Kuoni?! Don't you remember me? It's me Kagome! Remember we were really close in the ninth grade but then we went out and we broke up because you thought I cheated on you with Inuyasha..." the last part of the sentence slowly became a mumble as she remembered what exactly went on. "Oh right! Hey I still remeber that I never apologized to you after I found out you were innocent of my accusations. SO I will say it now, I'm sorry Kag." He opened his arms to embrace her and Kagome gladly gave him a hug with a bright smile on her face. "All is forgiven." Kagome whispered in his ear. "But hey! How have you been? Still with Inu?"
Kagome shook her head and smiled softly while looking down. "I'm fine. I've been doing ok you know me always the cheery one in the group.Well Inu and me broke up later and well he's got someone else. But how have you been? Found any lucky ladies since then?" she nudged him on the side and winked at him.
Naraku chuckled and shook his head. "Nah, I started to like someone but it's over now. Besided just like in high school Inuyasha stole her heart as well." he said a little dull and depressed about it.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Kagome said looking down too.
"Nah, don't worry about it. But uhm hey let me give you a discount on this here paint and you can be done with your shopping. Unless you need something else?" he said looking at her with a small teasing smile.
"No that's all for me. You work here?" Kagome asked surprised.
"Only part time. I have a real job as a landscape artist and occasionally portraits with a fantasy background." He replied proudly.
"Oh I see.And thank you for the discount I'm kinda low on money right now..." she said a little embarrassed.
"No prob.Ok then let's get this over with." he said heading over to the counter. Kagome followed suit and saw her friends at the counter as well. "Hey Sango, were's my cousin?" Kagome asked a little scared. "Oh don't worry about her she went to the Boutique shop. She said she was going to meet us later at the coffe shop." Miroku replied for Sango as she glared at him from behind. Kagome nodded her head and smiled at Naraku who was putting the paints in a plastice bag.
"Oh hey! You guys this is my friend Naraku Onigumo. He works here! Naraku this is Sango and Miroku!" she said with stnading in between them. "Hello, pleasure to meet you two." Naraku said bowing his head as they did the same. "Pleasure's ours!" Miroku said extending his hand for a hand shake. As soon as Naraku was done, Kagome went up to him before she left the store. "Hey Naraku what time do you get out of this place for a break?" He looked at the clock and then began to remove his apron. "Actually I'm off right now, why?" Kagome smiled and grabbed his hand leading him out of the store. "Come eat with us! You must be hungry!"
A little while later as Kikyo was walking toward the coffe shop she saw her friends all drinking coffe with non other than Naraku. The minute she saw him she froze as she also saw him holding Kagome's hand. 'This could cause problems for Sesshomaru and Kagome...Naraku will try anything right now to have Kagome because I know that he still really likes her. That's how we met...he confused me for Kagome...'
-------------AT SESSHOMARU'S OFFICE---
"Kagura be sure to check in my schedual when the next trial is. That little bastard of Bogosian is putting up a damn well fight." He said raising his once calm voice a little. Kagura nodded and was about to leave when she remembered his evening meeting. "Oh! Sir...I sent notice to Jaken to take Rin home right after school." Sesshomaru eyed her strangely and then asked her, "Why did you do that? With what permission? Have all of a sudden grown to be responible for my child?" Kagura took a deep breath in order to not snap at him and walked up to him calmy instead. "Sir, I was called in earlier to inform you that Miss Kagome Higurashi requested a meeting at her apartment thise evening at seven thirty. That is why I called Rin home early."
After that was said Sesshomaru put a hand to his chin and began to think about this request and remembered about that morning. He lifted his hand to signal Kagura to leave and then turned in his chair to face his large window view. After he heard Kagura leave he continued to contemplate this incharecteristic request of Kagome's.
'Could it be that she does feel the same? I will only findo out tonight...' he ended his thoughts with a serene smile on his face and his eyes searching the setting sun for answers.
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Starlighter: Well...THAT"S THAT!!! I hope you all liked this chapter and tell me how the whole court thingy sounded.Was it good or no good?
Sesshy: So now I'm a hopeless romantic. GREAT! Why don't you just put me as a fragile sentimental WRECK!
Starlighter: Shush! Or you might be one later on! lol
Sesshy: Finally...
Playing Cupid
"Mr.Tenshiun I do not believe that you understand the matter's at hand. You are defending a man here acussed of child rape. The evidence is right there infront of you, it is all very clear that your client is guilty!"
"Mr. Bogosian I will only agree with you that there is evidence to a child rape, but how can you be entirely positive that it appoints solely to my client? There are pictures of a house somewhere in an uninhabited area that by my client he has never seen this place before. Nowhere on records and documents of all property previously and currently owned by my client does it declare of home in an isolated area. Unless of course it is of a known person's which I highly doubt."Sesshomaru stated.
Afterwards he walked around the desk and pointed to a rather short dark man in the audience."Your Honor, with me I have the owner of the property photographed as evidence. I ask for permition to call him forward." The judge nodded and said "You may proceed." The man walked towards Sesshomaru and sat at the seat he was suppose to.
"Now, Mr.Quaid, when was the last time you visited your vacation home?" Sesshomaru asked while pacing back and forth infront of him.
The man looked concentrated while thinking back to answer Sesshomaru's question. "About a months ago."
Sesshomaru nodded and then stopped pacing infront of the jury. "About two months ago. According to the laboratory evidence no sexual related fluids were more than four weeks old. If my client were to have commited such an assault at this particular household how could he have done it with more than seven people there to witness? A child rappist tends to have the following qualities: he is carefull not to be seen, he abducts or lures the child before commiting his crime, and he always returns to the crime scene but with a different child. The question is why would the criminal want to commit rape infront of all these witnesses?"
"OBJECTION!" yelled Bogosian.
"OVERRULED!" shouted the judge sounding angry at his interruption.
"A child nowadays is considered a child until he turns eleven. In the Quiad family there is only teenagers of sixteen and above and the rest are adults. Which I may add are mostly males save the wife of Mr.Quaid. If we were to assume that my client Mr.Haru sexually assaulted one of the younger males than it would be considered the rape of a minor, but the lawsuit was declared as child rape and by a child entirely unknown to the Quaid family. Not to mention the fact that the child was female and NOT male." continued Sesshomaru
"I OBJECT!" yelled Mr. Preiz, the father of the child said to be raped.
"Overruled!"said the judge banging his little hammer three times."Mr.Preiz I will ask you not to interrupt Mr.Tenshiun only once!"
Preiz nodded and sat down with a scowl on his face.
"If I may continue, the child is unknown by the Quaid family being too young to even know the youngest son of Mr.Quaid. Also if I may add that the child's family live in entirely different areas than the Quaid family as well as Mr.Haru. There is no way of contact between the two, both family and Mr.Haru. Mr.Quaid one last question. Have you ever just seen at least once my client or child and family, even as just a simple aquaintance?" Sesshomaru asked with his arm on the rim of the thin desk infront of Mr.Quaid.
"No sir I can't say that I have seen either even as just an aquaintance."
Sesshomaru just nodded and returned to his desk with a confident look on his handsome features. "I hold no further questions to Mr. Quaid your Honor."
"Very well then, Mr.Bogosian do you have any questions for Mr.Quaid?"
Bogosian stood from his desk and walked towards Quaid with his arms behind his back. "Mr. Quaid, is it true that you own a small grocery store near your city home?"
"Yes that is true sir." answered Quaid.
"Then could it not have been possible that both Mr. Haru and Mr. Preiz could have at least seen each other at that store? It is a small store and all costumers see eachother either at the counter or in the isles." Bogosian stated standing infront of Quaid.
"It is but a small simple store near my home yes. I suppose that it could have been possible to have met there but who would drive all that just to buy simple groceries available at any food store? As Mr.Tenshiun stated before we all live in entirely different places." replied Mr.Quaid with sencerity.
"Most people prefer a calm small place to buy their essentials at. What's to say that they did not drive specifically to your store for that peacefull area?" Bogosian asked persistently.
"It could have been for that, I know that I would not do that even for a peacefull shopping but it could have been." answered Mr.Quaid calmy.
"Hmmm...I hold no further questions your honor." Bogosian retired from the front and returned to his seat.
"Very well then, Mr.Quaid you may return to your seat." the judge said looking down at Quaid.
------------------Outside the courtroom---
"Hello, this is Kagura speaking, may I ask who's calling?" Kagura asked answering Sesshomaru's cell phone outside the courtroom.
"Hello, this is the cousin of Miss. Higurashi, Kikyo Higurashi. I am calling for a Mr.Sesshomaru Tenshiun is he available?" asked Kikyo from the other line.
"I am sorry but he is attending to a court case at the moment. Do you want to leave a message?" asked Kagura taking out a pen to write the message down on her board.
"Oh,well...hmmm....tell him that Kagome says 'Hi' and to see her at her apartment this evening around seven thirty. Will he be available by then?" Kikyo asked Kagura with a hopefull tone.
"Let me check really quick...uh...yes he will be out of his meetings by then. Shall it be a formal meeting or casuall?" Kagura replied putting away Sesshomaru's schedual notebook.
"Uhm...formal..no no no no casual. Sorry, yes casual at seven thirty this evening. You got it down?"
"Yes, and this is from Kagome Higurashi am I correct?" Kagura said writing this down.
"Uhuh, Kagome Higurashi. Wait what's today?" Kikyo asked her a littly dully.
"Today is Thursday mam." Kagura answered her question a little shocked at Kikyo no knowing what day it was.
"Oh ok. Thanks just making sure."
"Is that all?" Kagura asked ready to write something more.
"Uhm....no that's it. Oh! And don't tell him that I called or anything just inform him of the meeting please?" Kikyo said pleadingly.
"Sure...playing match maker huh?" Kagura said playfully.
"Wow, secretary's are nosy. Haha just kidding uhm...yes but please don't tell anyone. Promise?" Kikyo said a little chuckly.
"No problem. Hey aren't you a friend of Naraku, the son of Naraku Onigumo I?" Kagura asked a little amazed.
"Oh he he yeah...I am...ok buh bye now!" and with that Kikyo hung up. Kagura looked at the phone all the while thinking what a wierd conversation that was. 'Wierd people I swear. Sometimes I wonder what friends does my young master make...'
--------------------------------LATER THAT DAY-------------------------------
"Naraku Onigumo...were do I remember that name from? It seems so familiar..." "Miss. Higurashi when is Jaken coming?" Rin asked Kagome interrupting her train of thoughts. "Huh? Oh Rin the bell rang like three minutes ago. He's not superman you know he can't be here exactly on time." Rin nodded eagerly content with her answer. Not too soon Jaken was at the door panting heavily out of breath. "RIN! Hurry! We must get you home quickly. Your father has a meeting this evening and he needs you at home as soon as possible! Excuse me Miss.Kagome. See you tommorrow!" Jaken grabbed the little girl's hand and practically ran out with her waving goodbye to Kagome.
'A meeting? In the evening? But I thought he only had work meetings during the day?Hmmmm...' Kagome went outside to her car surprised to see Sango,Miroku and Kikyo waiting at her car. "Hmm? Hey guys what are you three doing here?" They all looked at eachother and grined making Kagome feel rather uncomfortable. "Hey Kagome!" Miroku walked up to her and gave her a hug groping her in the process. "PERV!" yelled Kagome as she slapped him. "Hey Kag! Me and Kikyo had this great idea that all three of us should go shopping!" Sango said walking up to her friend and giving her a hug.
"Uh...what exactly are we shopping for?" Kagome asked her friend suspiciously. "Well, I want to have something nice to wear for tonight. You see I'm going to apologize to Inuyasha and I want it to be perfect. Plus I need something to make me feel better about ending it with Naraku." Kagome cocked her head to the side and gave Kikyo a confused look. "Why would you need something to make you feel better? Did he do something to you? Or what happened?" Kikyo shook her head and walked up to Kagome. "No he did nothing. In fact he is a really great guy. He is into the artistic stuff, his a mellow type of guy who enjoys soft music and plays the guitar really well. Plus he is really sweet, more like seductively sweet, but all in all a great guy. That's why I found him irresistable...and...today I told him it was over. He was really bummed out but he understood. So please can we go?"
Kagome looked at all three of her friends making puppy dog eyes at her that made her feel guilty of making them beg. She sighed out loud and nodded slowly as they all cheered and got into her car. "Ok so which Mall do we crash at?" Miroku asked. "Hmmm...let's go to...Vergeila Mall! It's got a new shipment in clothing and shoes!!" cheered Sango and Kagome at the same time. With that said they headed to the mall and began shopping.
----------IN THE MALL TWO HOURS LATER---
"Hey Kag, what do you think of that store! Let's take a look inside it looks all artsy and stuff. I want to see if they have a copy of Van Gogh or something." said Sango dragging all three of her friends along with her. Once inside they all split up and looked around. Kagome headed for the materials area to look at the tempra paints for her class project. "Hmmm...now how much is all this?" she asked to no one in particular. "It depends on what it's for. If it is only for your use than it will be very pricey, but if it's not just for you than it might be less. In this store it all depends on what the purpose of buying the items is, that is how the total is determined. So tell me what is it for?" asked a rather low seductive voice from behind her.
A little scared she whirled around quick and almost dropped the paint. "Oh, I'm so sorry. Uh well it's for my first grade class. They are going to do a project with paint and I was currently out of it!" Kagome said with a smile on her face as she studied the man infront of her. "Uhuh...Do I know you from somewhere? You seem quite familiar..." Kagome inclined her head to the side a little and began to try and remember from where she had seen this man before. "You know you seem quite familiar to me as well...hmmm...Well what's your name?" The man looked at her aparently knocked out of hie little thoughts and bowed his head at her. "My name is Naraku, Naraku Onigumo II. Although they use to call me Kuoni in high school if that helps."
Kagome's eyes grew wide and a smile grew on her face. "Oh my gosh! Kuoni?! Don't you remember me? It's me Kagome! Remember we were really close in the ninth grade but then we went out and we broke up because you thought I cheated on you with Inuyasha..." the last part of the sentence slowly became a mumble as she remembered what exactly went on. "Oh right! Hey I still remeber that I never apologized to you after I found out you were innocent of my accusations. SO I will say it now, I'm sorry Kag." He opened his arms to embrace her and Kagome gladly gave him a hug with a bright smile on her face. "All is forgiven." Kagome whispered in his ear. "But hey! How have you been? Still with Inu?"
Kagome shook her head and smiled softly while looking down. "I'm fine. I've been doing ok you know me always the cheery one in the group.Well Inu and me broke up later and well he's got someone else. But how have you been? Found any lucky ladies since then?" she nudged him on the side and winked at him.
Naraku chuckled and shook his head. "Nah, I started to like someone but it's over now. Besided just like in high school Inuyasha stole her heart as well." he said a little dull and depressed about it.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Kagome said looking down too.
"Nah, don't worry about it. But uhm hey let me give you a discount on this here paint and you can be done with your shopping. Unless you need something else?" he said looking at her with a small teasing smile.
"No that's all for me. You work here?" Kagome asked surprised.
"Only part time. I have a real job as a landscape artist and occasionally portraits with a fantasy background." He replied proudly.
"Oh I see.And thank you for the discount I'm kinda low on money right now..." she said a little embarrassed.
"No prob.Ok then let's get this over with." he said heading over to the counter. Kagome followed suit and saw her friends at the counter as well. "Hey Sango, were's my cousin?" Kagome asked a little scared. "Oh don't worry about her she went to the Boutique shop. She said she was going to meet us later at the coffe shop." Miroku replied for Sango as she glared at him from behind. Kagome nodded her head and smiled at Naraku who was putting the paints in a plastice bag.
"Oh hey! You guys this is my friend Naraku Onigumo. He works here! Naraku this is Sango and Miroku!" she said with stnading in between them. "Hello, pleasure to meet you two." Naraku said bowing his head as they did the same. "Pleasure's ours!" Miroku said extending his hand for a hand shake. As soon as Naraku was done, Kagome went up to him before she left the store. "Hey Naraku what time do you get out of this place for a break?" He looked at the clock and then began to remove his apron. "Actually I'm off right now, why?" Kagome smiled and grabbed his hand leading him out of the store. "Come eat with us! You must be hungry!"
A little while later as Kikyo was walking toward the coffe shop she saw her friends all drinking coffe with non other than Naraku. The minute she saw him she froze as she also saw him holding Kagome's hand. 'This could cause problems for Sesshomaru and Kagome...Naraku will try anything right now to have Kagome because I know that he still really likes her. That's how we met...he confused me for Kagome...'
-------------AT SESSHOMARU'S OFFICE---
"Kagura be sure to check in my schedual when the next trial is. That little bastard of Bogosian is putting up a damn well fight." He said raising his once calm voice a little. Kagura nodded and was about to leave when she remembered his evening meeting. "Oh! Sir...I sent notice to Jaken to take Rin home right after school." Sesshomaru eyed her strangely and then asked her, "Why did you do that? With what permission? Have all of a sudden grown to be responible for my child?" Kagura took a deep breath in order to not snap at him and walked up to him calmy instead. "Sir, I was called in earlier to inform you that Miss Kagome Higurashi requested a meeting at her apartment thise evening at seven thirty. That is why I called Rin home early."
After that was said Sesshomaru put a hand to his chin and began to think about this request and remembered about that morning. He lifted his hand to signal Kagura to leave and then turned in his chair to face his large window view. After he heard Kagura leave he continued to contemplate this incharecteristic request of Kagome's.
'Could it be that she does feel the same? I will only findo out tonight...' he ended his thoughts with a serene smile on his face and his eyes searching the setting sun for answers.
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Starlighter: Well...THAT"S THAT!!! I hope you all liked this chapter and tell me how the whole court thingy sounded.Was it good or no good?
Sesshy: So now I'm a hopeless romantic. GREAT! Why don't you just put me as a fragile sentimental WRECK!
Starlighter: Shush! Or you might be one later on! lol