Then There was You Chapter 4: First Official Day of Work, an inuyasha fanfic

Then There was You

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha…

Author's notes: I now present the 4th chappie inspired by 'Ohayou' sung by Keno, a song from HunterxHunter (very kawaii!)! I am now pretty sure chap2 sucks… Nyweyz, updates will be faster (I hope) coz I'm trying to get rid of my laziness. I finally finished my review for UPCAT. If I don't pass that, then I don't get in UP and my parents are gonna kill me…

I finally found a shop that sells anime vcds in LB! Woo-hoo! I've watched Inuyasha movie 3… Sesshie was so cool lol. … too bad Kiky didn't make an appearance.

My next update will take a while before being posted … I'm becoming a lazy bum… or maybe it's becoming harder for me to write chappies … x I just wanted to post a chappie before school starts.

SESSKIK FOREVER!

P.S.: To anyone good in Japanese and English, please translate this song:

Horoscope Rhapsody – Angel-tai Galaxy Angels ED

Save My Heart – Sato Yasue Eden's Bowy ED

I'm going to use these songs in this fic. I need the English translation. So pretty please with sugar on top? I promise updates will be faster. Go to animelyrics(.)com for the romaji.

Sweet Ruby Moon: hehehe… I remembered my prom so I put it there. Don't know what came over me coz I freakin' hate proms and parties. I only attended it coz my mom wanted me too and our teacher made it seem like you can't not attend. Or else. Btw, what's this I hear about you retiring? You can't! You're gonna make me cryT.T! I mean –sniff- you just can't… -sniff- What about Hidden Hearts? WAAA! Don't retire! Onegai! You're breaking my heart! Please reconsider… T.T

Arwen Dark Sorceress Of Fate: I only have a year left till I go to college… is college really that hectic? For now, I'm nervous that if I don't pass the entrance test, my parents are gonna kill me or disown me. All of my elder sisters passed so if I don't, I'm definitely doomed. I never forgot this fic. I was actually thinking of how I can progress to later chappies most of the time. And SessKag sucks! To hell with it! Oh, and PLEASE UPDATE DELIGHTFUL SINS! Your last update was on February… I updated so you gotta update? Hehehe… it's a great SessKik fic! I so love it!

Takari AAF: I'm glad you liked my story. And Yeah! SessKik 4eva!

SkyMaiden yeah… it is a bit disheartening how SesKik fics are so few… I got a lot of SessKik ideas and some I've actually started typing in my computer. The big problem is I don't want to have too many fics at the same time. I was hoping that after this, I'd put up some, but at the rate I'm going, it's gonna take me years-.-;…

ninalee-chan Yup, seems like it. Some people can be very dense. And I plan on more humor along the way!

Cured monk: hell yeah! Sesskag is really… ugh! I don't even wanna think about it. It's amazing how so many people have bad tastes. SessKik is absolutely the most under-rated couple in the IY fandom. I mean, SessInu and SessSango fics are even more… and those pairing are… peculiar…

roxy0628: Enjoy this chappie!

anastasiaI really liked the 3rd chappie… seems like the best I have done so far… nyweyz, enjoy this chappie!

Trivia: Did you notice SessKag can have two meanings? Sess/Kagome & Sess/Kagura

So I guess my loathing for that particular word is doubled.

Nyweyz, on wid da ficcie! More SessKik fluff on the way!

Chap 4: First Official Day of Work

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Kikyo woke up to the sound of the alarm. Turning it off, she stretched her arms and yawned. Yesterday's shopping had worn her out along with unexpected events. It was 6:00 on a typical Monday morning. Breakfast had to be ready by 7:30. Taking a nice shower rejuvenated her and new clothes definitely made her feel good and brand new as well. It was 6:30 by then so she proceeded to the kitchen to make pancakes. Pancakes were easy to make and it took her only a few minutes to whip up a batch for them. The silence of the house gave her suspicions certainty. She had the feeling that both father and daughter were still sleeping.

After setting the table, she went to Rin's bedroom by the connecting door.

"Rin-chan…" she called softly as she stroked the sleeping girl's hair. This was the method she used with Souta to wake him up and sure enough, it also worked on Rin.

Rin slowly sat up in bed and rubbed her eyes with a yawn.

"Rin-chan, it's Monday. Hurry up, breakfast is pancakes." Rin now seemed to be awake.

"Really? I love pancakes!" She now seemed to be enthusiastic and practically jumped off the bed and hurried to her drawers. Kikyo scanned in her closet and upon finding Rin's uniform set it on her bed. Rin took out a pair of clean white socks and blacks shoes to complete her school attire.

"Do you need help, Rin-chan?" Kikyo asked before Rin went into the bathroom. Rin shook her head.

"No, it's alright. But you need to wake up Papa. He likes to try sleeping in on Mondays so Kaede-baasan always wakes him up."

"Alright then, I'll go wake him up so take your bath now or you'll be late." The door to the bathroom closed and Kikyo could hear water running. Now, to wake Sesshoumaru…

Kikyo used the other connecting door from Rin's room to enter Sesshoumaru's. It was just as spacious; a king-sized bed stood out. She could see the silver locks contrasting greatly with the black silken sheets. Feeling a bit awkward being in a man's room, she tiptoed her way to his bedside.

"Sesshoumaru-san, Sesshoumaru-san…" Nothing. Not even a twitch.

Kikyo coughed loudly. Still nothing.

"Sesshoumaru-san." She called more loudly. That didn't work.

"SESSHOUMARU-SAN!" She tried once more but to no avail.

"Sesshoumaru-san!" she nudged him. He finally moved, but only to bury himself deeper in the sheets.

"Sesshoumaru-san!" she shook him harder but it only proved to be another futile attempt. His head went underneath the pillow. He was even harder to awaken than Kagome!

This called for drastic measures. She tried waking him up in every way she could think of: shaking him, hitting him with a pillow, even taking away the pillow covering his head and pulling his ears, but none worked. If he didn't wake up, he would be late. Rin was still taking a bath so Kikyo couldn't ask for her help. How does Kaede-baasan manage to awaken him up anyway? He sleeps like the dead…

Kikyo was getting exasperated.

"Oi, Sesshoumaru-san, wake up." She poked his shoulder simply because she couldn't think of any other way.

She gave a frustrated sigh and stood with her hands on her hips, glaring (hoping he would actually wake up) at the sleeping figure. It never took her this long to wake Kagome.

"Oi!" she decided to just prod him harder on his shoulder. "Oi Sesshou—" She was cut off as his hand suddenly reached for hers and pulled her. Caught off guard, she stumbled on the bed.

Sesshoumaru was surprised as well. Kikyo was on top of him, and he could feel heat rising in his cheeks. Kikyo was red as well, since it was only then that she realized he was shirtless. They stared at one another, unsure of what to do. Kikyo was the first to react. She jumped out of bed and fixed herself.

"Now that you're awake, you should take a bath now or you'll be late." She left his room in a hurry by the connecting door.

Sesshoumaru reminded himself to buy an alarm clock.

Kikyo closed the door still feeling flushed. What in the world just happened? She shook her head rapidly, a habit she had grown whenever she had an embarrassing moment.

Thankfully, she was spared from her thoughts when Rin emerged from the bathroom, dressed neatly in her uniform, her hair wet. Kikyo immediately helped her in drying her hair. After drying her hair, Rin sat down in front of her vanity mirror and took out a comb, brushing her hair.

"Do you want your hair braided, Rin-chan?" Kikyo asked. She always braided Kagome's hair for school when they were in elementary.

"No, it's alright." Rin collected a few locks of hair from her right and tied it with a scrunchie.

"You really like your hair that way, huh Rin-chan?" Rin pondered on Kikyo's comment.

"Mmm… I guess so. Papa always put my hair this way since preschool."

"Why's that?"

"At first, Papa wanted my hair in braids but he didn't know how. He tried putting it up in pigtails but the other side was always higher than the other. When he tried a ponytail, it was always messy. So he put my hair like this instead." Kikyo could just imagine a frustrated Sesshoumaru tying a little Rin's hair and it was… amusing.

Rin finished putting her things into her schoolbag with Kikyo's help and the two of them proceeded to the kitchen for breakfast.

"Ohayou, Papa!" Rin was already eating breakfast. The fresh aroma of home-baked pancakes made Sesshoumaru hungry.

"Ohayou, Rin, ohayou, Kikyo-san."

"Ohayou." Kikyo greeted back while preparing a bento.

At least she wasn't angry. After the little accident earlier, he thought she would never speak to him again. He took a seat. A plate of pancakes was already waiting for him. Kikyo placed a cup of coffee by his side and continued making Rin's bento. Afterwards, she joined them in eating.

They had been eating in silence, until Rin spoke up.

"Papa, don't' you rather like it now that Kikyo-neechan is the one waking us up?"

Sesshoumaru almost spat out his coffee; Kikyo choked on her pancakes. She took a gulp of milk to lodge it down, hoping no one noticed. Hopefully, Rin seemed to be oblivious to such things and Sesshoumaru was coughing slightly.

"W-why'd you say that, Rin-chan?" Kikyo hoped her voice didn't betray her.

"Well you see, Kaede-baasan would thump her cane on the ground real loud to wake me up. But Papa doesn't wake up to that so what Kaede-baasan does is that she pokes him with her cane." Rin made a slight imitation, "Then Papa would—"

"I don't think you need to get to that, Rin." Sesshoumaru sheepishly interrupted.

"Go ahead, Rin-chan, I'm listening." Kikyo gave him a don't-you-dare-interfere look that made him quiet.

"Then Papa would react by grabbing the end of the cane and pulling it." Rin had a big grin and Sesshoumaru seemed embarrassed.

Well that explained everything.

"They sorta get into this tug-of-war but in the end, Kaede-baasan always wins because she manages to whack Papa until he's awake!" By now, Rin was grinning from ear to ear and giggling slightly at the memory and Kikyo found it difficult to contain the fit of giggles she was having.

Sesshoumaru decided to just keep quiet. He still wasn't used to being without Kaede-baasan. He thought it was the old granny poking him earlier and (out of habit) had decided to pull. Kikyo was biting her lip to stop the laughter, imagining the scene in her head. An old woman whacking Sesshoumaru. Now that was a sight to see.

Sesshoumaru looked at his watch.

"I have to go now. I'm going to be late." He quickly downed his remaining pancakes and gulped down his coffee. He was about to leave the kitchen when he suddenly remembered something.

"Kikyo, you'll have to walk Rin to school everyday and pick her up as well. The school is near here, just a walking distance. Rin knows the way." Kikyo nodded.

"Maybe I should drive the two of you today." He suggested but Kikyo shook her head.

"You're going to be late."

"I want to eat more pancakes. And it's too early." Rin remarked.

"Alright. Well then, I'm going. See you at dinner." Sesshoumaru ruffled Rin's hair before leaving the kitchen to get his briefcase. He put on his coat and was about to go out the front door when Kikyo called out.

"Matte!" she almost ran to him. "You forgot this." She held up a bento.

Sesshoumaru took the bento. Now this was new. Kaede-baasan never prepared him a bento since he started working saying that he wasn't a little schoolboy anymore and therefore, he should buy his lunch.

"Oh… ah, well… err…" Kikyo approached him and confronted him.

"Your tie is crooked." She adjusted it. Sesshoumaru stood still as she did.

"How did you ever last a week without Kaede-baasan?" she commented with a sigh.

"I manage." He said sheepishly. She stepped back as soon as she had fixed his tie.

"Now hurry up, you'll be late. If you are, don't blame me." He gave her a smile to show his appreciation.

"Thanks." He walked out the door and into his car, started it up, pulled out of the driveway and got ready for another helluva boring and stressing day at work.

"Kikyo-neechan, let's go."

"I'm coming, Rin-chan." Kikyo took the house keys and locked the front door. She held Rin's hand as they walked to the Shikon Exclusive School for Girls. It was really very near, taking only a few minutes by foot. It was very easy to memorize how to get there. She had been in law school after all where memorization was essential. She was certain that she could find her way back to the house.

Kikyo was amazed at how huge the school building was. She certainly didn't need to be told that only the rich could afford to have their daughters enrolled there. Girls from elementary up to high school wearing the same uniform as Rin's were walking inside the gates.

"Ohayou, Rin-chan." A cold voice greeted from behind that somehow creeped Kikyo out upon hearing it behind her. Rin, however, seemed glad to hear the voice.

"Ohayou, Kanna-chan!" she greeted happily with a smile. Kikyo turned and saw that the monotone voice actually belonged to a very cute girl who seemed to be the same age as Rin. Kikyo blinked at the sight of her. There must've been a switch in the hospital…

"Kikyo-neechan, meet Kanna-chan. She's one of my best friends. Kanna-chan, she's Kikyo-neechan, our new housekeeper." Rin introduced them.

"Ah…" Kanna turned to Kikyo, "I see you finally found a new housekeeper." The little girl bowed. "I am Yuujakumi Kanna. Nice to meet you, Kikyo-san."

"I'm Higurashi Kikyo but please call me Kikyo-neechan like Rin. Kikyo-san makes me feel old." She returned Kanna's gesture.

"Kanna-chan! Rin-chan!" another voice called out. A girl with dark curly hair in pigtails approached them. She looked suspiciously at Kikyo with a raised eyebrow.

"Who's she?"

"Souten-chan, meet Kikyo-neechan, our new housekeeper. Kikyo-neechan, meet Souten-chan. She's also one of my best friends." Souten then gave a big smile.

"Nice to meet you, Kikyo-neechan. I'm Kaminari Souten." She was a bit smug, but in a cute childish way. The bell suddenly rang, signaling the start of classes. Those who were standing by the gates began to proceed inside.

"Get inside or you three will be late. Have fun in school!" Kikyo told them.

"We will. Bye Kikyo-neechan! See you later!" Rin waved as she walked to the school building with Kanna and Souten. Kikyo waved back and made sure the three were inside before turning to leave.

"She's nice. And pretty too." Kanna commented to Rin as they walked to their classroom.

"Hey I know! She could become your mommy!" Souten beamed at her brilliant idea.

"I hope so…" Rin told them.

As Kikyo walked back to the house, she couldn't help but reminisce her school days. She and Kagome would always walk together along with Souta. They would drop him off first. Then Kikyo would make sure Kagome was inside the classroom before proceeding to hers. There was a part of her that wished that those days hadn't ended.

When she got back, she had nothing to do so she just did a bit of cleaning here and there and checking to see if she needed to do a grocery list.

Later, she decided to go online and e-mail Kagome (since she's the only one in the family who's got an e-mail add) who must still be in hysterics because of the disappearing act she pulled. She took out her laptop and after connecting to the internet and signing in, she began to type.

Dear Kagome-chan,

How are you? Don't worry about me, I'm fine, trust me. Tell Souta that too. I know you two are probably the most worried. Someone gave me a place to stay. Guess what? I have new clothes. Too many for me. My wardrobe will probably double when I come back. Hehehe… don't worry, I'll lend it to you when I get home. Anyways, you haven't been neglecting your homework just because I'm not around, have you? I hope you don't come to classes late because I don't wake you up anymore. How are Mama and Grandpa? Souta doesn't have any problem with school does he? Help him with homework if he needs it, ok? But it's probably you who needs help.… just joking! Well, that's all for now. Take care. I love you all! Ja ne!

P.S. Hokkaido is beautiful! I hope someday we can all go here for a vacation!

Kikyo clicked the send button as soon as she finished typing. She had debated with herself whether to ask about Inuyasha's welfare and about their relationship but in the end, she decided not to. It was still painful and the heartbreak was still there. It would take her some time to fully accept it and move on.

"Do you want cookies for snacks, Rin-chan?" the little girl enthusiastically nodded.

"I LOVE cookies! Did you bake them?" Kikyo nodded with a smile. She had just picked Rin up from school and decided to bake cookies as an after school snack.

"Do you need help with your homework?" Rin nodded.

"Okay then. How about we start now while it's early?"

"Tadaima." Sesshoumaru's voice was heard in the kitchen after the door closed. Kikyo was in the kitchen with Rin, preparing dinner.

"Dinner's ready!" she exclaimed as she took out the last fish in the frying pan and placed it in a serving plate.

"Three… two… one…" Rin silently did a countdown.

A loud thud was suddenly heard, startling Kikyo, almost making her drop the plate filled with fish she had cooked as she was about to set it on the table along with the rest of the dishes. She dashed out of the kitchen to see what had caused the loud racket.

"Sesshoumaru-san! Daijoubu?" She rushed to Sesshoumaru who was on the floor to aid him.

"I'm alright, no need to worry." He rubbed the bridge of his nose, red from his fall.

"What happened?" Kikyo inquired as she inspected his face.

"Oh, Papa fell." Rin calmly answered as she approached them with an ice bag. Sesshoumaru took it with thanks and placed it on his face. Rin then turned to Kikyo.

"It happens every Monday." Kikyo's mind could not register Rin's imparting words, making her puzzled.

"What happens every Monday?"

"Monday is the most stressful day at work so Papa trips when he gets home and falls face first on the floor." Sesshoumaru removed the ice bag from his face to look at his daughter.

"Rin, I do not." He denied with his face red either from the fall or embarrassment.

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't"

"Yes, you do."

"I didn't trip last Monday."

"Yes, you did." Sesshoumaru searched his memory.

"What about last, last Monday?"

"You did trip last, last Monday, Papa. Along with all the other Mondays before." Silence ensued, victory in Rin's side. Sesshoumaru just opted to place the ice bag on his face (an attempt to hide from embarrassment), saying nothing.

Kikyo just watched the little debate between father and daughter with a bemused and disbelieving look.

"Kikyo-neechan, didn't Papa tell you about it?" Rin asked and that made Kikyo get back to her senses.

'Why WOULD I tell her?'Sesshoumaru thought, still hiding his face behind the ice bag.

"Um… well, no…" Kikyo replied with a sweatdrop, chuckling confusedly.

"Well Kikyo-neechan, an ice bag should be prepared every Monday before Papa gets home."

"Err… okay…" Kikyo said, taking note of her new task, though she thought it was eccentric. Did Sesshoumaru have a schedule for everything?

"Err… is dinner ready?" Kikyo nodded as she helped him on his feet.

"It's going to be cold if we don't eat now." Rin said before going ahead to the kitchen. The two adults followed.

"By the way Kikyo, hold out your hand." Sesshoumaru demanded somewhere between dinner. She obeyed, though a bit hesitant and curious. He felt for his pockets and upon finding it, grasped whatever it was and placed it quickly on Kikyo's outstretched hand.

She blinked, staring at the device in the palm of her hand in disbelief.

"A cell phone?"

"My number along with Rin's is already in the phonebook."

"But—"

"Don't worry about the bills; I've got it covered."

"But—"

"The housekeeper is required to have one."

"… Kaede-baasan had a cell phone too?" she inquired.

"… No, actually. She said it was 'too advanced' for her liking. She said there was a telephone so it was unnecessary." He gave a small laugh at the memory. She gave him a stern look and he saw she was about to return the phone.

"You need it so if ever we need to contact you, you can be reached." He said at the last minute. Kikyo finally saw the point of having a cell phone and gave up the protest. But there was one last thought in her mind.

"… Rin has a cell phone?"

"Sesshoumaru-san? What are you doing out here?" Kikyo walked up to Sesshoumaru who was sitting on the floorboards just outside the shoji screen. Rin had been in bed a while ago, sleeping soundly.

"Just… looking at the moon." Kikyo noticed that he had a faraway look, almost reminiscing. "Would you like to join me?" she sat down next to him with her legs tucked neatly underneath her but put some distance in between them. She did as he did, look up at the moon.

"Kirei…" she said breathlessly. And indeed the night sky was. The crescent moon loomed above, accompanied by a few twinkling stars. The pond reflected the moon and the sakura petals floated upon the water's surface, joining the water lilies and lotus blooms.

"My father used to do this all the time and he would call me and my brother to join him. Sort of like a father-son bonding." He said with a small smile. A light, cool wind blew. They both sat in companionable silence.

"By the way, I haven't really thanked you yet. So… thank you." Sesshoumaru turned his head to look at her.

"What for?"

"For taking me in."

"Ah, that." He turned to look up again. "It's nothing. Rin seemed to be attached to you from the very beginning. Rin seemed a bit glum these past few days."

"Oh…" was her only reply. She wondered why. To her, Rin always seemed cheerful and smiling. Another silence developed between.

"So tell me. Why are you in Hokkaido?" Kikyo's face turned sad. She shifted her legs so she could hug them close to her chest. She felt tears sting her eyes but thankfully, she controlled them. he seemed to have noticed the change in her sentiment and looked at her.

"It's a stupid thing, really… I did it on impulse… I just wanted to go somewhere far… and be alone…" he listened to her, sensing that she needed someone to.

"He was my first love… and I thought he loved me too. But he had always loved my sister. But I still love him… I want to be angry at them, but I can't… I just can't…" her head was in between the crook of her arms, hiding her eyes with a curtain of black hair. She didn't want to cry, especially not in front of anyone. She didn't make a sound; her throat hurt, like it was bottling up with emotions that pained her. Her eyes betrayed her and let fall a few tears.

"Shh…" he said soothingly while running a hand thru her raven locks. He didn't know how to deal with crying, heartbroken women so he did what he would do whenever Rin would cry. He shifted a bit closer to her but she didn't look up.

"I'm sorry…" she finally lifted her head while wiping the tears on her cheeks. She was taken aback when he held her close, his hand prompting her head to rest on his shoulders.

"It's all right…"

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Next on Chap 5: Rin's Boy Pal

Uh-oh… Daddy's being too overprotective of his little princess… Kohaku's just a friend! Meanwhile, Kikyo must deliver Sesshoumaru's forgotten bento to his office but she has to get past his ugly executive assistant! (I'll give you three guesses who that is… lolo)

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A/n: I know… It's corny, kinda disappointed me. I don't know what came over me when I thought about this chappie. My specialty is angst, not humor. Oh well, at least I updated, right? At least it's full of SessKik fluff, right? I got the meaning of Yuujakumi and Kaminari from some site (I forgot) in google. The meanings of the other Japanese words are from various fics I have read. So I disclaim it.

I made Kikyo a heartbroken girl… I hate that part a bit. One of the things I disapprove of is a girl crying over a guy, worth it or not. Some might see it a bit overboard but hey, there are worse things. I've been depressed before but not over a guy so… I don't really know what a heartbroken gal does. Heck, I've never even had a boyfriend! Only my sisters. I love anime bishounen so I haven't been heartbroken. Like I would allow any guy –snort-. I'm a feminist; I think men are the bane of a woman's life.

JAPANESE WORDS:

Yuujakumi - solitude; quiet

Matte - wait

Bento - Japanese-style lunch in a box (lots of side dishes)

Kaminari - thunder

Ja ne – bye/see you later (? Not too sure… sayonara is 'goodbye'. Matane is 'see you later'… -.-;)

Umai– delicious

Tadaima - I'm back!

Daijoubu – Are you alright? (I think it's a shortened/informal version because there should be a 'desu ka' after it…)

Kirei - beautiful

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