Last chapter, I didn't get as many reviews as I would have liked but, oh well.
Warning:
This chapter may be boring but, you have to read it in order to more fully understand the story.
Confessions
Kagome sat down to lunch and sighed. This day has been as hot as the last few days and no merciful wind came their way. Pushing back her sweaty hair Kagome groaned. In a few seconds though, a maid came running up to Kagome.
"Miss, Lord Sesshomaru requires you presence at one o'clock sharp."
Kagome nodded, fanning herself with one hand. "Sure. What time is it?"
"Twelve, miss."
Kagome smiled and nodded. She was really to tired to move. The maid was about to disappear behind a door but Kagome called her back.
"Can you please get me a lemonade or something? Anything cold would be fine right now."
The maid smiled and nodded. When the maid was gone Rin suddenly appeared as Kagome had planned. It was Kagome's one hour break and Rin was supposed to meet Kagome at the lunch table at the end of it.
Kagome smiled at Rin in greeting and Rin grinned back weakly. They both slumped back into their chairs and groaned. The maid reappeared with a lemonade and Rin perked up. Leaning across the table Rin snatched Kagome's lemonade.
"Hey! No fair!"
The maid chuckled and went to get another one. Kagome sat there shooting daggers at Rin while Rin just sipped happily out of the glass.
The maid reappeared again and Kagome sighed with relief. The maid set the glass on the table and Kagome was about to snatch it when a hand shot out from behind her and took it.
Kagome whirled around and almost cried out in despair. Out of the corner of her eye Kagome saw the maid sigh tiredly and went back to the kitchen.
"InuYasha! That was mine."
He grinned, obviously amused. Kagome crossed her arms and sat there. Her eyes narrowed as the maid came out of the kitchen with three glasses on a tray. Kagome clapped her hands and smiled.
At that moment Sango and Miroku appeared but Kagome didn't care. She had her drink right there. Miroku and Sango smiled as they each took one glass too. They all collapsed into a chair and sipped the lemonade quietly.
Kagome was the first to break the silence. "What time is it?"
Miroku looked down at his wrist but then shrugged as he saw that he had no watch. Sango rolled her eyes and then looked down at her wrist. There was also no watch.
"One thirty. Why?"
Kagome turned towards InuYasha and smiled.
"I'm going to meet somebody."
Kagome nodded as she saw InuYasha's eyes narrowed.
"Who?"
"Um... none of your business?"
"Why you... you... wench!"
Kagome shrugged and smiled. Somehow Kagome had a feeling that telling InuYasha about Sesshomaru was not a good idea. InuYasha slumped back into his seat, glaring at his drink. The room was quiet for a while.
"Kagome?"
"What?"
"Well, since today is hot, do you want to go to the pool again?"
"Miroku! We've been there ever since... forever!"
"Well, we could have a picnic."
All eyes turned to Sango, except for InuYasha's. Suddenly Rin squealed.
"Really? Can we? I haven't had a picnic in a long time."
"Sure."
"When?"
Sango looked at her hand and then realized that she didn't have a watch. Smiling sheepishly Sango turned to InuYasha.
"What time is it?"
He glared at Sango and muttered something.
"What?"
"ELEVEN FORTY FIVE!"
Kagome flinched as InuYasha stood up and left, slamming the door behind him.
"Um... what did I say?"
"Nothing. InuYasha's just upset because Kagome's meeting somebody."
Kagome stared at Miroku with wide eyes. "How do you know that?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
Sango and Kagome glared at him.
"Obviously not."
Sango turned to Kagome.
"How long is the... 'meeting' going to be?"
"I don't know."
"Who are you meeting?"
"Lord Sesshomaru."
There was a stunned silence.
"What?"
"Oh, nothing. We'll keep Rin busy until you're done. Anyways when you are done meet us here. Miroku and I won't have nothing to do so we'll stay here."
Kagome nodded and stood up. She stepped quietly out of the room and bumped into someone.
"Um... sorry!"
"No prob."
Kagome looked up to see a guy with tough features and clear blue eyes. He had a ponytail tied up and was looking her up and down.
"Um..."
Kagome peered down both sides of the hallways and realized she had never been here. Glancing at the guy again Kagome blushed.
"Do you know where Lord Sesshomaru's office is?"
The guy smiled and nodded. Turning around he expertly led her. When he got to a beautiful yet simple door he stopped and turned around. Thrusting out his hand he looked at her intently.
"I'm Kouga."
"Kagome Higurashi."
He smiled and leaned down. Giving her a soft peck on he cheek he smiled and started running down the hallway, leaving a bewildered Kagome behind.
Sesshomaru glanced up from his papers as Kagome walked in. He noticed that she was very flustered and was frowning. He motioned to a seat across from him. Getting to the point he asked her a question:
"How's Rin?"
Kagome smiled at him cheerfully. "She's an adorable, sweet little child. She never gives me any problems and she eats all of her vegetables."
Sesshomaru wanted to laugh but held it back. What kind of a speech was that? And why was it that when this girl had entered this room it had seemed brighter?
"So no problems?"
"Nope."
The smile was still there.
"Well, there is a problem."
"What?"
"I want you to lower my raise."
Sesshomaru's eyes widened. That was the exact opposite of what he was accustomed to hearing.
"Why?"
"Well because I practically do nothing since Rin's real good and it doesn't seem fair that you should give me all that money."
Sesshomaru suddenly understood. This girl didn't know the truth.
"You do know your life is in danger right?"
"Huh?"
"I'm associated with Kayma."
(Author's note: Kayma is a word I made up. It means: dangerous gang in Tokyo.)
Kagome's eyes widened and she stiffened.
"And no one told me?"
"I'm actually surprised no one told you. They must have liked you a lot. If they have told you, you would've ran away."
"They didn't tell me." Kagome repeated to herself.
"The extra money was like life insurance. I have a lot of enemies and they're everywhere."
Suddenly the girl's eyes blazed.
"They lied to me! All the time they knew and they lied. Protect me, my ass. If you really care about somebody then you wouldn't lie."
Sesshomaru was taken aback by the girl's outburst. She suddenly stood up and turned to go but hesitated.
"I still want you to lower my raise."
And with that she closed the door, leaving Sesshomaruto his thoughts.
Kagome stomped into the lunch room with eyes blazing and hurt feelings. Kagome almost cried out in anger but noticed that Rin was there. Better not to scream like a maniac in front of Rin. So with that Kagome breathed in and held her anger.
"So where are we going to picnic?"
"Backyard."
"Oh."
Kagome's reply was short and curt. She glowered at the back of Sango's and Miroku's head the entire time. Rin squealed and led them to a kind of greenhouse. But it wasn't one. It was way big and it had no roof. It was filled with tropical trees and birds. For a moment Kagome forgot her anger and just enjoyed the beauty.
But then InuYasha arrived. He glanced at Kagome and scowled. Kagome scowled back just as ferociously. He looked surprised for a moment but then hid his eyes under his bangs.
Rin ran up to Kagome and Kagome's eyes softened a bit.
"Kagome, it's only two thirty so can I go play while you and Sango set the picnic?"
Kagome nodded and Rin smiled with joy. She ran off into the depths of the forest.
"Sango, where should we set down the basket?"
"Just a bit farther."
They walked a while longer and suddenly stopped at a huge oak tree. It's trunk was as wide as three men and about a mile tall. Kagome stared at it in awe and then helped Sango set the picnic.
When they were done InuYasha sat down and Kagome sat next to him. Sango sat next to Kagome and Miroku next to her so that they made this rough square. It was then that Kagome decided to spill.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell you what?"
"Tell me that Sesshomaru is involved with Kayma!"
InuYasha, Miroku, and Sango looked at Kagome's angry face and gulped.
"Well?"
Kagome glared at all of them and looked at each of them in the face. When her eyes caught InuYasha's she stopped.
"Kagome..."
"Yes?"
"What do you want to know?"
"Everything."
"Then I'll go first."
Everyone looked at Miroku. Kagome raised her eyebrows.
"Well... I work for Sesshomaru because my mom and dad had drug deals with him. They were addicted and couldn't find the money to repay him... so here I am. Oh yeah, and that first day you saw me with the blood... that was a little incident I had with one of Sesshomaru's thugs. I've never killed anybody though."
At that last statement Kagome sighed with relief. She nodded to Miroku and noticed that he seemed more comfortable at letting his words out and not keeping them secret.
"Sango?"
"Um... well, I used to be hooked on cocaine and well, I've quitted one year ago and started getting this job to pay up."
Sango looked down, embarrassed. Kagome sat there, filled with shock. She had never known the stories would be this horrifying! Kagome glanced at Sango again and saw that she was crying. Kagome sighed and offered a sad little smile. Sango smiled back.
"InuYasha?"
"What? I'm his brother. I can't go anywhere else. I live here."
Kagome hesitated. "Have you ever... killed anyone?"
InuYasha looked at Kagome and suddenly realized how hard it was for Kagome to learn that her friends kept secrets from her. He sighed.
"No, I've never killed anyone but I have fought before. Once when they've raided our house."
"Who?" Sango, Miroku, and Kagome asked at the same time.
InuYasha hesitated. A long silence filled the space. Sango handed each of them a sandwich and juice. Finally Kagome nodded.
"It's ok InuYasha. If you don't want to tell us then you don't have to."
Sango and Miroku looked stricken.
"You made us tell!"
"But I didn't put any pressure on you!"
They both fell quiet. Suddenly the quiet was broken. Everyone turned to InuYasha.
"I'll tell you but only because I need to get it out of my system!"
They all nodded and scurried closer to InuYasha.
Ending note: Ok, here's my plan. Next chapter will be about the raid and then if there are more space we'll tune in to Kikyo and see what she's up too! And then the chapter after that will probably be about Kikyo's plan. Review please? Anyways I'll tell you this: the chapter about Kikyo's plan is going to be way fun!
Argh! You know those line things? I can never seem to get them the way I like it which is one space for every line. Every time I fix it something else goes wrong. Anyways, just wanted to let you know. Hehehehe...
