Kagome stood on the balcony that sprouted from her bedroom, looking over the large garden in the backyard. She yearned to explore it but she had been locked away in her room, by orders of Sesshomaru. Why he cared to have her even locked up in a damn room was a mystery to her. After the incident with Inuyasha he seemed somewhat off edge, well as off edge as a stoic, emotionless bastard could get. All she wanted to do was go and ride her bike for a bit, but no he had to lock her in her bedroom. It was for her own safety. Yeah right.
The only entertainment in her small confinement was talking to herself, or watch birds. But that had lost its fun when she ran out of stuff to throw at them. She was able to talk Jaken into getting her a few magazines however the interest in them did not last very long.
"This is stupid," Kagome growled at no one in particular.
"Kagome-Sama," Kagome heard Rin's little voice call out to her.
"Yes Rin," She answered, though she spun around when she realized that something was a miss. "Rin how did you get in here?!"
"Rin crawl through holes in the walls and roof," the little girl smiled as she pointed to a duct in the wall.
"Rin," Kagome smiled, oh this was going to be fun. "Can you show me through the holes."
"Yes!" Rin clapped her hands. "It can be a game! Cause Sesshomaru-sama says that he can smell Rin in the holes sometimes. But not all the time!"
Nodding to Rin to tell her the she understood Kagome grabbed some boxes and a chair that she stacked on her bed to allow her to get into the ventilation. It was cold and not much light made its way into the metal boxing but it had to do. Crawling behind Rin she listened to her as she explained where they were going.
"Rin is there a hole that leads outside?"
"No. There are only holes on the second floor." Rin explained but discarded the question and returned to the tour. "This is Rin's room, oh! And this is Uncle Inu's room."
Kagome looked into the room, she had faint memories about it from when they were little, however it had been painted a dark shade of blue where everything matched. With the blinds drawn the room had an eerie look to it.
"Rin can we get in to his room," Kagome as she took note that the vent was over top of his bed.
"Of course," The young girl enthused as she lifted the vent cover and placed it in the tunnel.
They both slipped into the room silently. Kagome smiled as she walked to the furthest wall to begin her exploring.
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Sesshomaru sat back in his office enjoying the day of silence. It was nice to have a day of relation, where Jaken didn't bother him and even Rin seemed strangely quite. IT was days like this that he did not take for granted. However all days like this were short lived, and the doorbell seemed to prove that theory as it rang throughout the large house. Groaning he stood out of his chair and went to meet his guests.
"Sesshomaru!" Oh, yes the 'hello' his half brother would initiate every time he came to visit and sure enough the honyou was awaiting him. Though he had some visitors he had not expected. Bowing deeply in respect to his parent's dearest friends, he greeted them.
"Higurashi-san," he greeted the woman and old man respectfully. The family may reside in the untied states, though they were still strongly bound to their Japanese traditions, and found it rude when they were not treated with the same respect that they had been raised to believe in.
"Sesshomaru, I should call your father at this very moment," the woman growled at him.
"I am terribly sorry Higurashi-san, I am not sure what I have done wrong."
"You knew my daughter was here and you had neglected to report this no me."
"Hai," he glared at his younger brother who was snickering in the corner.
"Inuyasha! Boy, I am warning you too," the old man stood facing Inuyasha. "From what I have heard you knew she was here before your brother did."
"I-I-Well you see," Inuyasha stuttered trying to explain.
"I do not care about your excuses, I only wish to see my granddaughter."
"Hai, Higurashi-san," Inuyasha bowed his head in defeat.
"Jaken," Sesshomaru called out to his servant who seemed to appear by his side in a matter of seconds.
"Go fetch Kagome," he ordered the toad whom only nodded and ran off. "Shall we seat ourselves in the Great Room as we await Kagome?" The Higurashi's nodded and left towards the Great Room, they had been here enough to know where it was.
Sesshomaru went to follow them however Jaken stopped him.
"Milord!" He cried between gasps of breath. "Kagome, is not in her room!"
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Kagome looked through the room; various pictures and posters littered the walls of the dark blue bedroom. She had been exploring the room with much interest that she had lost track of how much time she had spent in there, but she didn't mind especially when she came to a trophy case.
"Rin what are all of theses for?" Kagome asked as she pointed to the trophy case.
"Uncle Inu said that they are from racing on his bike, Rin never ever saw Uncle Inu race before but Miroku-sama says that he is the best ever!" Rin explained, her eyes wide in awe.
"He used to ride?" Kagome said more to herself, though Rin caught it and continued.
"He used to, till he got in a big accident. Uncle Inu almost died even with his demon blood, he hasn't raced since. Rin never see him on his bike too!" Kagome nodded, soaking in the new information.
They both froze when they heard the lock on the door turn. Swinging around they were meet by none other than Sesshomaru.
"Rin, go to your room," he growled. The little girl nodded and ran off. "I gave you direct orders to stay in your room. This Sesshomaru does not like to be disobeyed."
"Well sorry your greatness," she waved as she walked away.
"You are to make yourself respectable for I have guest you are to meet. Jaken has picked cloths out fort you and they await in your room," Sesshomaru grinded out to her, his anger apparent in his tone. Nodding Kagome decided that she was better off not arguing with him.
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Inuyasha stood against the wall of the Great Room, refusing to sit down. The moment that Sesshomaru had left Jaken to tend to the Higurashis, he knew something was wrong, and he was just itching to know what it was. Something seemed wrong about this whole arrangement. He had went to the Higurashis and told them that their daughter was at Sesshomaru because he was afraid of leaving her in his care, though Sesshomaru seemed strongly calm about it, as did the Higurashis.
"I apologize, I had to take care of some... business," Sesshomaru bowed yet again to the Higurashis.
Sesshomaru could be over polite when he had to be, especially when he was threatened. The threat to call his father had, had a large impact on how he acted. Inutaisho Takashi was one of the most powerful businessmen in Japan, and his business could buy out Sesshomaru's any day. The fact that Sesshomaru Cooperation was branched off of his father's business was the main reason, since Sesshomaru's was still quite small compared to his father's. Inuyasha never had a knack for business, sure he was smart and good at negotiations but he never really wanted to go there in his life and that was fine with his mother, though not so much with his father, whom had been planning for him to become a fine business man the moment he was born.
"Would you be so kind, Sesshomaru to inform me where my daughter is," Mrs. Higurashi glared at the taiyoukai.
"She should be arriving at any moment now," Sesshomaru answered in his usual stoic tone.
And sure enough he was correct. "Sesshomaru!" the young girl bellowed from the stairs. The Higurashi stood from their spots and dashed out in to the main hall, where Kagome stood at the top of the marble staircase. The girl looked livid, but that only made Inuyasha's smile brighten. The reason for her rage was apparent as she tugged at the garments she wore. It was a light pink and white tank top and a pair of white slacks, topped off with a pair of white high heel sandals. The funniest part was that she had refused to take off her many bracelets and necklaces.
"Kagome," Mrs. Higurashi breathed as she caught sight of her daughter. Who just stood still and stared, Inuyasha caught something in her eyes that was unnoticed by the others though it shocked him. She looked anxious; fear flickered across her face as she stumbled back when her mother brought her into a tight embrace.
"Mama?"
"I'm right here Kagome, I will never let anything happen to you," she cried into her daughter's hair. Kagome's eyes only grew wider and Sesshomaru noticed the fear and anxiety flowing off of her.
"Thank-you so much," the old man came over to the two brothers and bowed deeply. "Sesshomaru you're part of the deal is complete, I shall have the money sent to you along with an equal share for your brother." Inuyasha looked at the two with wide eyes, no wonder Sesshomaru had kept Kagome here and had been so clam, the Higurashis were paying him to find the daughter. His eyes darted to Kagome. Her face was emotionless for a moment until rage flickered in her eyes. Pushing her self away from her mother she walked up to him.
"So this is what it was all about, hmm? The reason you kept me 'safe' or brought me to your home was for money! Was that why you were so happy to see me Inuyasha?!" she yelled at the unexpected Honyou.
"Kagome, I never knew," his voice was sincere but she never bought it. Walking up to him she grabbed his cell phone and stormed out the front doors. "Kagome!"
he four of them went out to follow her but she was gone.
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Kagome ran as fast as her legs would allow, they were screaming for her to stop or slow down but she refused, not until she was far away. The trees of the mansion disappeared behind her as did the house itself and after what seemed like hours she has to stop when her legs gave out. Grabbing the phone that she had stolen from Inuyasha she dialed.
"Hello," a deep masculine voice answered.
"Okay, I'll do it," she breathed into the machine almost desperately.
"Perfect you know where to find me."
"Yes Naraku..."
The only entertainment in her small confinement was talking to herself, or watch birds. But that had lost its fun when she ran out of stuff to throw at them. She was able to talk Jaken into getting her a few magazines however the interest in them did not last very long.
"This is stupid," Kagome growled at no one in particular.
"Kagome-Sama," Kagome heard Rin's little voice call out to her.
"Yes Rin," She answered, though she spun around when she realized that something was a miss. "Rin how did you get in here?!"
"Rin crawl through holes in the walls and roof," the little girl smiled as she pointed to a duct in the wall.
"Rin," Kagome smiled, oh this was going to be fun. "Can you show me through the holes."
"Yes!" Rin clapped her hands. "It can be a game! Cause Sesshomaru-sama says that he can smell Rin in the holes sometimes. But not all the time!"
Nodding to Rin to tell her the she understood Kagome grabbed some boxes and a chair that she stacked on her bed to allow her to get into the ventilation. It was cold and not much light made its way into the metal boxing but it had to do. Crawling behind Rin she listened to her as she explained where they were going.
"Rin is there a hole that leads outside?"
"No. There are only holes on the second floor." Rin explained but discarded the question and returned to the tour. "This is Rin's room, oh! And this is Uncle Inu's room."
Kagome looked into the room, she had faint memories about it from when they were little, however it had been painted a dark shade of blue where everything matched. With the blinds drawn the room had an eerie look to it.
"Rin can we get in to his room," Kagome as she took note that the vent was over top of his bed.
"Of course," The young girl enthused as she lifted the vent cover and placed it in the tunnel.
They both slipped into the room silently. Kagome smiled as she walked to the furthest wall to begin her exploring.
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Sesshomaru sat back in his office enjoying the day of silence. It was nice to have a day of relation, where Jaken didn't bother him and even Rin seemed strangely quite. IT was days like this that he did not take for granted. However all days like this were short lived, and the doorbell seemed to prove that theory as it rang throughout the large house. Groaning he stood out of his chair and went to meet his guests.
"Sesshomaru!" Oh, yes the 'hello' his half brother would initiate every time he came to visit and sure enough the honyou was awaiting him. Though he had some visitors he had not expected. Bowing deeply in respect to his parent's dearest friends, he greeted them.
"Higurashi-san," he greeted the woman and old man respectfully. The family may reside in the untied states, though they were still strongly bound to their Japanese traditions, and found it rude when they were not treated with the same respect that they had been raised to believe in.
"Sesshomaru, I should call your father at this very moment," the woman growled at him.
"I am terribly sorry Higurashi-san, I am not sure what I have done wrong."
"You knew my daughter was here and you had neglected to report this no me."
"Hai," he glared at his younger brother who was snickering in the corner.
"Inuyasha! Boy, I am warning you too," the old man stood facing Inuyasha. "From what I have heard you knew she was here before your brother did."
"I-I-Well you see," Inuyasha stuttered trying to explain.
"I do not care about your excuses, I only wish to see my granddaughter."
"Hai, Higurashi-san," Inuyasha bowed his head in defeat.
"Jaken," Sesshomaru called out to his servant who seemed to appear by his side in a matter of seconds.
"Go fetch Kagome," he ordered the toad whom only nodded and ran off. "Shall we seat ourselves in the Great Room as we await Kagome?" The Higurashi's nodded and left towards the Great Room, they had been here enough to know where it was.
Sesshomaru went to follow them however Jaken stopped him.
"Milord!" He cried between gasps of breath. "Kagome, is not in her room!"
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Kagome looked through the room; various pictures and posters littered the walls of the dark blue bedroom. She had been exploring the room with much interest that she had lost track of how much time she had spent in there, but she didn't mind especially when she came to a trophy case.
"Rin what are all of theses for?" Kagome asked as she pointed to the trophy case.
"Uncle Inu said that they are from racing on his bike, Rin never ever saw Uncle Inu race before but Miroku-sama says that he is the best ever!" Rin explained, her eyes wide in awe.
"He used to ride?" Kagome said more to herself, though Rin caught it and continued.
"He used to, till he got in a big accident. Uncle Inu almost died even with his demon blood, he hasn't raced since. Rin never see him on his bike too!" Kagome nodded, soaking in the new information.
They both froze when they heard the lock on the door turn. Swinging around they were meet by none other than Sesshomaru.
"Rin, go to your room," he growled. The little girl nodded and ran off. "I gave you direct orders to stay in your room. This Sesshomaru does not like to be disobeyed."
"Well sorry your greatness," she waved as she walked away.
"You are to make yourself respectable for I have guest you are to meet. Jaken has picked cloths out fort you and they await in your room," Sesshomaru grinded out to her, his anger apparent in his tone. Nodding Kagome decided that she was better off not arguing with him.
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Inuyasha stood against the wall of the Great Room, refusing to sit down. The moment that Sesshomaru had left Jaken to tend to the Higurashis, he knew something was wrong, and he was just itching to know what it was. Something seemed wrong about this whole arrangement. He had went to the Higurashis and told them that their daughter was at Sesshomaru because he was afraid of leaving her in his care, though Sesshomaru seemed strongly calm about it, as did the Higurashis.
"I apologize, I had to take care of some... business," Sesshomaru bowed yet again to the Higurashis.
Sesshomaru could be over polite when he had to be, especially when he was threatened. The threat to call his father had, had a large impact on how he acted. Inutaisho Takashi was one of the most powerful businessmen in Japan, and his business could buy out Sesshomaru's any day. The fact that Sesshomaru Cooperation was branched off of his father's business was the main reason, since Sesshomaru's was still quite small compared to his father's. Inuyasha never had a knack for business, sure he was smart and good at negotiations but he never really wanted to go there in his life and that was fine with his mother, though not so much with his father, whom had been planning for him to become a fine business man the moment he was born.
"Would you be so kind, Sesshomaru to inform me where my daughter is," Mrs. Higurashi glared at the taiyoukai.
"She should be arriving at any moment now," Sesshomaru answered in his usual stoic tone.
And sure enough he was correct. "Sesshomaru!" the young girl bellowed from the stairs. The Higurashi stood from their spots and dashed out in to the main hall, where Kagome stood at the top of the marble staircase. The girl looked livid, but that only made Inuyasha's smile brighten. The reason for her rage was apparent as she tugged at the garments she wore. It was a light pink and white tank top and a pair of white slacks, topped off with a pair of white high heel sandals. The funniest part was that she had refused to take off her many bracelets and necklaces.
"Kagome," Mrs. Higurashi breathed as she caught sight of her daughter. Who just stood still and stared, Inuyasha caught something in her eyes that was unnoticed by the others though it shocked him. She looked anxious; fear flickered across her face as she stumbled back when her mother brought her into a tight embrace.
"Mama?"
"I'm right here Kagome, I will never let anything happen to you," she cried into her daughter's hair. Kagome's eyes only grew wider and Sesshomaru noticed the fear and anxiety flowing off of her.
"Thank-you so much," the old man came over to the two brothers and bowed deeply. "Sesshomaru you're part of the deal is complete, I shall have the money sent to you along with an equal share for your brother." Inuyasha looked at the two with wide eyes, no wonder Sesshomaru had kept Kagome here and had been so clam, the Higurashis were paying him to find the daughter. His eyes darted to Kagome. Her face was emotionless for a moment until rage flickered in her eyes. Pushing her self away from her mother she walked up to him.
"So this is what it was all about, hmm? The reason you kept me 'safe' or brought me to your home was for money! Was that why you were so happy to see me Inuyasha?!" she yelled at the unexpected Honyou.
"Kagome, I never knew," his voice was sincere but she never bought it. Walking up to him she grabbed his cell phone and stormed out the front doors. "Kagome!"
he four of them went out to follow her but she was gone.
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Kagome ran as fast as her legs would allow, they were screaming for her to stop or slow down but she refused, not until she was far away. The trees of the mansion disappeared behind her as did the house itself and after what seemed like hours she has to stop when her legs gave out. Grabbing the phone that she had stolen from Inuyasha she dialed.
"Hello," a deep masculine voice answered.
"Okay, I'll do it," she breathed into the machine almost desperately.
"Perfect you know where to find me."
"Yes Naraku..."