FBM: Sorry for the long wait. Well here it is Chpater -4

Chapter 4

Scared

Kagome watched without interest as tree lines and houses came up and then flew by. The steady hum of Sango's car on the pavement rolling down the highway helped lead her into a nice calm that, needless to say, she didn't have when at Sesshomaru's.

'Sesshomaru…' she sighed.

"Kagome?" asked Sango.

Oh boy, she knew this was going to be coming. 'Couldn't put it off forever I suppose.' Kagome sighed again. She was doing a lot of that ever since she got into the car.

"Yeah Sango?"

"I've gotta know, how DID you stupidly crash your car into his?" She glanced over at Kagome. Only now, she wished she hadn't.

Kagome sat fuming. She turned her head slowly and glared at Sango.

'Crap,' thought Sango, 'this is going to hurt my ears.'

"Well, if you must know, it wasn't my fault! You know what a careful driver I am Sango! And that jerk!"

By this time Sango was wishing she had brought along her earplugs.

"After I looked up after the crash, do you know what he was doing? Huh? Well, I'll tell you, he was on his cell phone! Geez, men!" She threw her hands up in the air. "So don't call me a stupid driver." Spoke Kagome agitated.

"Look, Kagome, I'm really sorry about putting it like that. I didn't realize that asking you would set you off. I just didn't know why you hit his car when you are a careful driver and all." She looked over at Kagome, concern written on her face.

"No, I'm sorry Sango. I've just…," she twisted her hands into her skirt, "I've just been really nervous all day today. First, I wake up not just in a room I've never been in, but a complete stranger's house, who in fact, turns out to be the guy I hit which happened to be the most powerful guy in Japan right now who I was supposed to have my interview with."

"Well," spoke Sango slowly, "when you put it that way…" She let her sentence trail off. She couldn't believe how much Kagome had been through in such a short amount of time.

"At least he is giving me a second chance at the interview. I really need this job. Now on top of my rent, I need to pay to fix my car." Said Kagome, breaking the silence that had descended on the car.

"Listen, Kagome, I'm really sorry you've gone through all this crap, but, I do have one more question for you if you don't mind me asking." Kagome swore she could see the mischievous glint in Sango's eyes.

"Uh, sure."

"Well, did you think he was hot? I've heard that he is even better looking in person and that photos don't do him justice."

'You've got that right!' yelled Kagome inner voice.

'Gah! What am I thinking? Of course, I mean he was nice looking and all…' Her thoughts began to drift back to when he held her. How they were so close to each other, and how his arms were wrapped around her waist, and…

'Enough of that! He's is just nice looking, nothing more.' She stiffly nodded her head at this.

"He is really handsome Sango, but…" Before she could finish, Sango jumped in.

"Hmm, then maybe you need to get laid. You've been really grouchy lately. It'll probably be good for you, and it always helps that the guy is hot." She winked at Kagome.

Kagome laughed. "Well, like I was saying, before I was interrupted," she said, not being able to contain the humor in her voice, "that he is really nice looking, but that's about it. He is a real prick. I don't need someone like him bringing me down. I need a guy with a not so 'I've got a stick up my butt' attitude."

"Hmm, well maybe if you stick around him long enough you will rub off on him and he might change. From the way it sounds, he needs to get a little something something as well."

Both girls laughed at this while Sango parked her car in front of Kagome's apartment.

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Entering her apartment, Kagome was never so happy to see it. She plopped down on the couch, grateful to be back in her own domain.

"Umm, Sango, could I ask you one more favor before you go?" she asked nervously.

"Sure, what do you need Kagome?"

"Well," she began, "I have a BIG favor to ask you, and I hope you'll say yes because it's really important to me." She took a big breath.

"CouldIborrowyourcarformyinterviewonMonday? And,ifyoudon'twantmedrivingit, comepickmeupanddriveinwithme?" She looked up at Sango's extremely confused face as she tried to digest what Kagome miraculously was able to say in one breath of air.

"Well," spoke Sango, "that was really interesting to try and decipher. I would feel safer if I drove you in, but I had plans with Miroku that day."

Kagome gave Sango the all knowing look that said 'plans-my-ass.'

"So," went on Sango, "I'll leave my car here for you because I trust you. I just pray to Kami that you don't destroy it."

"Thank you for trusting me with your oh so expensive car. I promise that I will at least bring back the door, and maybe if your lucky, the radio as well." She said, her voice laced with sarcasm.

A pillow flew across the room and hit Kagome. "Hey! I promise I'll be careful!" laughed Kagome.

"Yeah yeah, haha, very funny," smiled Sango. She glanced down at her watch. "Well, I've got to get going over to Miroku's place, he's waiting for me." She headed for the door.

"Really Sango, thank you so much. I-"

"Don't worry about it."

"Okay," smiled Kagome. "Well, then I'm gonna get some sleep. I'll call you tomorrow."

"Sounds good," said Sango, giving her a smile. "See you tomorrow."

"Bye!" Kagome watched as Sango left her apartment.

'Well, might as well get to bed.' She thought tiredly. Dragging her feet, she slowly shuffled her way to her bed. She was asleep before her head hit the pillows

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Golden eyes watched as a young girl skipped back and forth through the flowers. Tilting his head to the side, Sesshomaru silently observed the setting sun as its last golden rays filtered across his yard. When only an orange glow could be seen melting into a navy darkness, did he call out to Rin.

"Rin, it is time to go inside. Jaken has prepared dinner for us." Sesshomaru spoke.

Stopping in mid-hum, Rin quickly finished gathering the flowers she was tending to and scampered over to Sesshomaru.

"Okay daddy! I'm all finished!" She said, giving him a big toothy grin. Turning towards the house she happily skipped to her warm meal with Sesshomaru in tow.

After a boisterous dinner of Jaken lighting himself on fire, again, Rin headed off to bed.

'Why do I let Jaken cook again?' Sesshomaru questioned himself. Coming up with no reason, he simply shrugged his shoulders. It wasn't like he couldn't afford a new wash towel, curtain, oven, kitchen…

"I feel a headache coming on." Rubbing his temples to alleviate the onslaught of pain he felt pulsing in his head, he decided to go check on Rin. As soon as Sesshomaru was sure that she was asleep, he went into her room and tucked the covers around her.

Heading back to his office, he noted that the flowers Rin had picked were in a vase and that the window in his office was open.

'It is going to storm soon,' he spoke to himself while sniffing the air. Shutting the window, he sat down at his desk to finish up some paperwork. Halfway through his work, his stoic mind began to wonder.

'I bet that girl wouldn't be able to handle this amount of paperwork.'

'You mean that beautiful woman, and her name is Kagome.'

'She held no beauty-' stopping in mid-thought, Sesshomaru groaned. 'I thought I was rid of you, be gone!'

'Hehe… no way,' spoke his inner voice. 'You know I'm right, and I'm not leaving.'

'That wench held not beauty,' he thought disgustedly.

'Oh right, and that's why you want to see her again and enjoyed holding her in your arms, huh?'

'I do not want to see her again, and I simply held her to stop her from breaking anything,' he justified.

'Right, and I'm simply a figment of your imagination. You know, you really need to stop lying to yourself.' Sesshomaru swore that his inner voice was smirking right at that very moment.

'I'm not lying to myself, I just didn't want anything broken,' he ground out.

'And when have you ever helped anyone else besides Rin?'

Sesshomaru paused. This was ridiculous! How did he get cornered like this, and by his inner voice no less!

'Tell you what,' came his inner self, 'if you don't like her, then come Monday, don't give her the job.'

'Fine, I won't give her the job.' He spoke icily.

'Ok, ok, point made, I'm leaving now.' And with that, the little voice inside his head disappeared.

'I'll never finish this paperwork now.' Giving a short sigh, he closed up his office and went to bed.

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"BOOM"

Bolting up in bed, Rin looked out her window. Big heavy raindrops came splashing against her glass pane. Suddenly, lightening streaked across the pitch black sky as wind howled through the leaves. Diving underneath her covers, she covered her ears.

"BOOM"

Another loud clap of thunder sent Rin scrambling out of bed. Little feet pounded down the corridor, stopping in front of a large double door. Opening it slowly, Rin peered in.

Meanwhile, Sesshomaru had woken up when he smelled fear race through his house. He knew it was Rin, and when he heard her little feet falls, he knew that she would be coming to see him.

Golden eyes shone in the darkness. A flash of lightening illuminated Sesshomaru's outline.

"Rin," he looked at her poking her head through his doorway. "What is wrong?"

Another loud crash of thunder send Rin scampering from the doorway and jumping into Sesshomaru's bed.

"I'm scared of the thunder," her voice came out trembling and unsure. "Can I please stay with you?"

Looking down at the young human, he sighed inwardly. He really was becoming soft. He nodded to her, and she smiled happily. Wrapping the covers around her, he watched as her breathing slowed and steadied. Soon after sleep overcame him as well.

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