Chapter 10 New Friends?
It was Sunday and Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku were still asleep.
Kagome woke up in her bed and found it cold and lonely. Sesshoumaru wasn't here and he had stayed home last night. He had told her he had things to do. So she was on her own for the day. She got up and grabbed her stuff and left the room to take a shower.
She left the bathroom after taking a quick shower. As she walked down the hallway back towards her room she heard the phone ringing. She started to run and grabbed it just before they hung up.
"Hello?" she said
"Kagome?" the voice asked
"This is her." She replied
"Hey Kagome. It's LuLu." LuLu informed her
"Oh, hey. What are you doing?" she asked
"Well I was going to see if you and Sango wanted to go out for a little while?" she told Kagome
"Sango's not here but I'll definitely go. Come on...Where do you want to meet?" she paused when she saw Sango
"Well if you're ready we can meet in the courtyard." LuLu responded in her normal sweet voice
"Okay, how about I meet you in about twenty minutes then?" Kagome asked
"Great. See you then." LuLu said hanging up the phone
Kagome hung up the phone and looked over to Sango's sleeping form. She was relieved she caught herself. If she hadn't and LuLu came over she would be asking a million questions. She sighed as she walked over to brush her hair and put on her shoes.
"You know if somebody saw you they would accuse me of witchcraft or murder. Which I don't think that's a good thing." She said to Sango who didn't here a single word she said
Kagome was going to check on Inuyasha and Miroku until a thought hit her. She walked to the phone and picked up to make a call. She quickly dialed the number and put the receiver to her ear and listened as it rang. After a few minutes of ringing and no answer it went to and answering machine.
"This is Sesshoumaru, please leave a message." The recording spit back
"Hey it's Kagome. I know you said you had things to do today but I was wondering if you could check on Inuyasha and Miroku. I'll check on them tonight but I have to run. Talk to you later. Thanks!" she said and hung up the phone
She grabbed her purse and headed out the door. She slowly walked towards the courtyard thinking of what LuLu wanted to do. Her thoughts also drifted to a once powerful demon lord and what occupied his time today.
When Kagome came out to the courtyard she saw her friend already waiting for her. She was sitting on the bench and looking around not noticing Kagome's approach. She decided to take advantage of the situation and ran up yelling 'Boo' really loud and fast. She felt proud as her triumph was her friend jumping a foot in the air.
"That's not nice you know. I could die from a heart attack." LuLu said with a mock frown
Kagome smiled from her victory "Well we wouldn't want that now would we." Was her happy reply. "So where do you want to go?"
"I was thinking of getting something to eat after we do a little shopping." She answered as her hands rubbed together and an evil grin was placed upon her face
"Sounds good. Where to shop though. I'm low on cash so why not the mall?"
"Okay then. Let's go." LuLu said as she stood up and they walked towards downtown Tokyo
As they walked they were held by silence. Both were in their own thoughts.
"So where Sesshoumaru today? I'm surprised not to see him with you." LuLu asked curiously
"He said he had some things to do today." Was her simple reply
"Oh. I'm surprised I haven't seen you guys all weekend. I haven't even seen Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku. I usually run into those two a lot." She told Kagome
"Yeah. I don't know about Inuyasha or Miroku but Sango hasn't been home much. She must be an early riser. I know because I'm not. I see her when she comes home but she is usually up and gone before I even wake up." Kagome lied
"We all know you're not an early bird Kagome. Your always late to your first class." LuLu informed while she giggled
Kagome smiled with her as they continued to chat about class and guys and a bunch of other stuff. None of it was really important though. They kept walking going into the mall and stopping inside the door as they tried to figure out where to start.
He was walking around the mall trying to remember everything he needed to get. He had already been by the jewelry store and gotten the necklace. Now he needed to find something nice to wear.
As he was walking down the path headed towards the next stop he accidentally ran into someone. Well more like someone ran into him.
Looking down he saw a young woman on her knees as she tried to pick up her belongings that had fallen out of her purse. When she finished she fixed the position of it and stood up to look at the man she had ran into.
Sesshoumaru just stood there waiting to see who and why she had bumped into him. When she finally looked at him he inwardly gasped.
"I am so sorry sir. I should pay attention more." She said smiling a big toothy grin at him
'She reminds me of her so much' he thought as he studied her closely. Her waist length black hair was perfectly straight. Her brown eyes that sparkled with her innocent air and her bright smile that lit the hall. 'She looks exactly like her. I wonder what her name is.' He told him self.
"Sesshoumaru." He said aloud
"I'm sorry?" she somewhat questioned
"That is my name. Sesshoumaru." He told the woman
"I guess an exchange is in order then. My name is Rin and it is a pleasure to meet you." She informed him with a smile
'It has to be her. It couldn't be anybody else or just a look alike' he told himself as inhaled her scent. 'She even smells the same.' He smiled to himself as a thought came to him.
"Please join me for lunch." He pretty much commanded her
"Umm...okay, sure. Where would you like to eat?" she said after checking her watch
"We can go to the food court." He told her as he held out his arm waiting for her to take it
She noticed his arm and took it instantly in her hand. They walked towards the food court and sat down after getting some food.
"So where do you work?" she asked curiously
"I don't work. I'm currently going to Tokyo University." He quickly replied
'She may be her reincarnation but I need to watch what I say. I still don't know her at all.' He inwardly scolded
"Really? I'm starting their tomorrow. I'm so excited too. I heard it was a great school. It's kind of hard switching colleges in the middle of the year though. But I'm still excited about going. It will be good to meet new people." She told him smiling
"Indeed. What classes will you be taking?" Sesshoumaru asked
"Warring States Era, Psychology and Ancient Myths and Legends. Those are the only ones I can remember though. I have two more classes other than those three." She replied with her normal happy smile
"So it seems I will be seeing you more than. I have those classes as well." He informed her in his regular emotionless voice
"Cool. Now I know one more person than I did twenty minutes ago. Which means I now know a total of one person." She said giggling
'She is just like Rin. She is definitely her reincarnation.' He thought to himself as he watched her chat about nothing important
Kagome and LuLu had gone to a few stores. LuLu being from the states was a huge fanatic about Hello Kitty and decided to drag Kagome to that store next.
While they were passing the food court Kagome decided to see what was there to eat. When she caught of glimpse of silver she instantly looked in that direction. She froze when she saw who it was.
She didn't know what to say or how to feel. There he was, her Sesshoumaru and he was in the company of another. The young woman with her inky black waist length hair and her huge emotion filled eyes, sitting there, smiling at him.
What upset her more was the emotion in his eyes. Happiness. He was happy sitting there listening and watching her talk. It hurt her to know that he had dismissed her for this woman. 'How could he? I thought he cared about me.' She thought sadly to herself still unable to remove her eyes from the upsetting seen.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" LuLu asked as she followed Kagome's eyes to a table with a certain man sitting at it
"Let's go LuLu. I don't want to be here anymore." Kagome told her
"Sure, I understand. You still want to get something to eat?" she asked as they headed towards the mall exit
"Some ice cream sounds good." She spoke sadly
"Okay, I know the best ice cream joint. Let's go." She responded
They left the mall and walked down the busy Tokyo streets again as they headed for the ice cream parlor.
After about ten minutes of walking they came to a small little ice cream shop. Kagome looked up at the sign above the door. It read simply 'Cold Eyes'. 'That's a strange name to call a place.' She thought as she walked through the door behind LuLu.
"Hello and good afternoon. What can I get you?" a sweet voice from behind the counter said
"Hey Yura! I'll have my usual." LuLu shouted to the voice
'Yura?' Kagome mentally screamed. She stared at the familiar women behind the counter. 'Well we killed her so I know she's just a reincarnation. She looks harmless enough.' She thought as she smiled to the woman.
"Oh hey LuLu. It's been a while. Where have you been?" Yura asked from behind the counter
"You know the whole school thing." She said rolling her eyes
"Yeah I'm glad I only took two courses. That's all it took to get my shop opened up." She said with a kind smile
"So whose your friend Lu?" Yura asked
"Oh that's Kagome. We have Myths and Legends together." She replied with a smile. "Kagome this is my friend Yura. She owns this place."
"It's very nice to meet you Yura." Kagome said politely
"It's nice to meet you to. So what can I get for you Kagome?" she asked
"I'd like a double scoop of cookie dough please." She answered
"Coming right up."
LuLu walked over to Yura and explained what Kagome had just seen while they were at the mall. Yura fell sad for the girl to have to see something like that.
"Here you go Kagome." She said handing her the ice cream
"Thanks. How much do I owe you?" Kagome asked pulling out her wallet
"No charge. Freebee today." She told her winking
"Really? Thanks Yura." She answered as she walked over and sat down
LuLu came and sat down next to her followed shortly by Yura. LuLu and Yura sat there gabbing away about the latest news as she just ate her ice cream. She stared out the window thinking about what she had just seen. She looked over to a clock on the wall to see what time it was. '5:50? Oh my gosh. I need to check on everybody.' She thought frantically.
"Hey guys I got to run. But it was fun LuLu. I'll see you in class tomorrow. Thanks again Yura." She shouted as she ran out the door.
"You know if she hangs out with you long enough she wont have any manners left." Yura stated with a sigh
"Yeah, I know. You used to be the same way until I came along." She replied as they began to giggle
"So how is your mission coming along? Is everything going smoothly?" Yura asked her
"Of course. You just saw for yourself. I just hope this plane works." LuLu answered
"Me too, me too." Yura said sighing as her gaze drifted to the busy streets outside
Kagome ran in the dorm room to find the still sleeping Sango. Quickly she grabbed the key to the boy's dorm room and ran out the door again.
Running across campus she entered their building and walked into the elevator. When she got to their floor she left the steel box and walked towards her destination. She opened the door to see it had already been unlocked. Curiosity got the best of her as she wondered why the door was unlocked.
When she walked in she didn't see anybody so she walked over to Miroku to check him out. When she finished checking on him she walked to Inuyasha to see how he faired. She noticed he had a fever and decided to get some cool water for him.
When she turned around she found herself looking at Sesshoumaru. He held a small towel and some water in his hand. Which she assumed automatically was for Inuyasha.
So she walked over not saying a word and took the things from his hand and walked back to his brother's bed. She sat down as she submerged the towel in the cool water and placed upon Inuyasha's brow.
She then continued to cool him down by removing his covers so he was no longer sweating. When she was done she took the towel and water back to the bathroom and emptied it out.
When she did that she walked back their room and saw Sesshoumaru sitting in one of the chairs. He watched her as she picked up some of their things and put them away.
"What?" she spat bitterly
"Why are you so upset my dear Kagome?" he asked genuinely concerned
"Oh don't give me that load of crap!" she said angrily
"I don't understand what upset you so much." He told her calmly
"Well then I guess it doesn't matter then does it. I'm done here. Good bye Sesshoumaru." She said as she started for the door
He grabbed her wrist and spun her around to face him. Then he lowered his head down to hers and softly touched her lips with his. Kagome was beginning to melt until she remembered the seen from earlier. Quickly she pushed him away as her eye began to tear.
"How could you? Don't touch me! Leave me alone!" she yelled as she ran when her tears began to fall down her face
Sesshoumaru stood there wondering what had just happened. She was crying and he didn't know why. She seemed to be upset with him, but why? He had to know but he would ask her later after she had calmed. He picked up some things and was about ready to leave when he heard a grunt.
Turning around he was Inuyasha was sitting up and was wide-awake. Other than the pain etched on his face he looked to be healthy.
"How are you brother?" he asked as he took a seat in the chair
"Fine I guess. I have a bad head ache though." Inuyasha replied while rubbing his head
"Well I will leave you to rest some more. We have classes tomorrow and you need a shower. You had caught a small fever and sweat a lot. I can smell you in the hall." He informed him
"You bastard. I've been out for three days and you tell me to do the most obvious thing." He yelled at the already gone Sesshoumaru
Kagome walked in her dorm to see Sango sitting up in bed. She was a little surprised she had already woken up. She walked immediately to her bed and sat down.
"How do you feel Sango?" she asked concerned
"I feel pretty good Kagome. I miss Kilala though and I wish Kohaku would have been able to out live me." She said sadly remembering her brother and friend from the past.
"I do too. I'm sorry Sango. I know you're memories are pretty painful, but you were always the strong one in the group." She told her with a smile on her tear stained face.
"No Kagome. You were the strongest of us all. Your heart kept us going the whole time we traveled. If it wasn't for you I would never had made it that far." She told her returning her smile
"Thanks Sango." She said
"Why are you crying though?" Sango asked worriedly
"It's nothing. I really don't want to talk about it." She replied
"Come on Kagome. You're like a sister to me. You can tell me anything." She persuaded
Finally giving in she started to sob as she retold the day's events to her friend. She couldn't stop crying because of the pain. Her heart felt like it had been ripped out and stomped on. She couldn't believe she had trusted him and cared for him so much. She didn't know why he would treat her this way. She hadn't done anything wrong. Or was it because she wasn't pretty enough? Maybe she wasn't fancy or high class. Trying desperately to push the thoughts from her mind she tried to calm herself. But to her luck she was unable and eventually fell asleep while she cried.
Sango watched her cry herself to sleep. She felt so bad for Kagome. She was so sweet, kind, caring, loving and excepting of everything to deserve this. Becoming angry at Sesshoumaru's actions she got dressed and headed for his room.
He was walking in the courtyard when he heard his name. Looking up he saw Rin running in his direction as she waved. She had a bright smile on her face as she finally caught up to him.
"Hey! What are you doing?" she asked
"Walking." He stated simply
"I see that. I would have never guessed." She dryly replied
"So have you settled in yet?" he asked
"I'm actually on my way now to unpack. Want to help?" she asked him hopefully
"Seeing as I have nothing left on my agenda." He said puzzling Rin
"So that means.." she started but was cut off by another woman's voice
Rin and Sesshoumaru turned to find a huffing and angry Sango behind them. Rin was kind of frightened by the look in the woman's eyes. She looked ready to kill some one or some thing.
"I see you have awoken." He said
"Obviously you asshole!" she yelled angrily at him
"So what is it you wish to speak about?" he asked her calmly
"I have just come to warn you Sesshoumaru. If you come anywhere near Kagome or me for that matter, I promise I will be the one to send you to hell. I will personally slay you with my own hands. You," she said pointing to him as her voice spat with acid dripping from every word, "are an inconsiderate bastard who doesn't deserve her. You have hurt her from the last time!" she paused and looked over at Rin and quickly studied her before she began to speak again. "And you should do the same whore." She yelled again and left as quickly as she had come
Sesshoumaru didn't understand what was going on. Kagome had left crying and now Sango who had obviously just woken up came threatening him. He was so confused but was quickly knocked from his thoughts as he felt his sleeve being tugged on.
"What was that all about?" Rin asked
'Just like my little Rin.' He thought.
"Nothing." He answered in a voice devoid of emotion
They turned and continued on their way once again heading for Rin's dorm room to unpack her things.