Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-yasha.

DramaQueenABZ: lol, I'm glad you like Kimi! And yes, sadly, even after everything that happened in Trust, Inu-yasha will cheat on Kagome (He's SUCH an IDIOT isn't he?)

xsachi: You'll have to read an find out!

xXGintaGirlXx: Shippou will be ONE of the main characters in this story, yes.

InukagNarSesshlover: Ok, wow...run on sentence lol. And erm, yes, Inu-yasha is a bad guy in this story...lol

Neracio: OMFG! I've missed you sooo much:'( I nearly cried!

Autum Wind: It just seems what?

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Faith

Chapter 4-Meeting

"Kimi if you don't sit still I'm sending you to the office!"

"Yes miss, sorry." Kimi apologized to her teacher for the sixth time that period. It was her last one of the day and she was anxious. Right after school her mother would be picking her up, and she would be able to go meet her uncle and cousin. She just couldn't wait!

She couldn't believe that she would finally be meeting someone of flesh and blood that wasn't her parents! And to top it off, it was someone she never though she'd ever meet, as her dad apparently hated the man! But her mum seemed to like him, so what was the big deal? If her mum liked him, he had to be nice! But then again,

Her mum liked practically everyone.

Kimi signed, and tucked a stray ebony tress behind a silvery dog ear. She sighed, and continued to squirm in her seat. 'Just thirty more minutes...c'mon, I swear that the clock is moving backwards...'

"Kimi! Honestly!"

"Sorry miss!"

.:.With Kagome.:.

Ring. Ring. Ri-

"Taisho speaking."

"Just like I taught you; very impressive Mrs.Taisho. I wanted to ask you something."

Kagome smiled. "Very well, Mr. Taisho. What can I do for you?"

"Rin is already out of school, the teachers let them go early today. I know you do not get out of work for another twenty minutes, so how about I pick up Kimi and meet you at your building, that way you are not rushing around to get to Kimi's school like usual?"

"You are a darling Sesshoumaru. I would appreciate that very much and I'm quite sure Kimi would be excited at the prospect of being picked up by you."

"Then it is settled. Goodbye Mrs. Taisho."

"Goodbye Mr.Taisho."

Click.

'Kami, it makes us sound like a married couple trying to be professional.' Kagome mused before turning back to her paperwork.

.:.With Kimi.:.

'Oh for Kami's sake! That clock hasn't moved in the past five minutes!' Kimi threw up her hands in frustration at the seemingly unmoving clock.

"Ah, yes. Kimi?"

"Er--Sorry, could you repeat the question?"

"I asked what the capital of New Zealand was."

"Wellington?"

"Very good! Now, as I was saying, blah blah blah..." was all Kimi heard.

'Thank god for my Lord of the Rings obsession...' Kimi thought darkly. She had been completely obsessed with LOTR when it had come out, going so far as to find out where it was filmed, and 3/4 of the city's name on the island of New Zealand. She had forgotten quite a few of the names, but the capital, Wellington, still stuck in her mind like glue.

'I think I would like to go there someday...'

Buzz.

"Miss Brown?" the office called through the speaker.

"Yes?" Kimi's annoying teacher asked.

"Would you please excuse Miss Taisho? She needs to come to the office and will not be returning to class."

Miss Brown sent Kimi a death glare, before replying. "Yes."

Kimi gathered her things, jumped out of her seat like she had been electrified, gave Aloysia a toothy grin and got a jealous glare from her best friend in return, before using her demon speed to run out of the classroom and towards the office.

Expecting to see her mother around the corner, she got a shock when she saw a man with silver hair. Her heart sunk. 'Dad...' she thought miserably. It wasn't that she didn't love her father, she loved him very much. But if her dad was here, it meant she wouldn't get to meet her uncle.

She was so wrapped up in her depressing thoughts of never meeting her uncle, she failed to notice that the man had longer silver hair, was taller, slightly more built, and a lot more graceful than her father. Had she noticed this, she may have realized it was her uncle and not her father.

Kimi DID realize it wasn't her father, however, when she was about 6 feet away from him, and the scent of his cologne hit her sensitive nose. It wasn't a strong or displeasing smell, it was actually quiet pleasant. It was just noticeable; she wouldn't have even caught it if she hadn't taken a big dejected breath in through her nostrils, expecting her father's musky scent.

Instead, she got the clear, crisp scent of pine and a cold winter's day. Definitely NOT her fathers scent. Kimi's back stiffened, and she narrowed her golden eyes at the strange man, who she now realized was quite different from her father. The strange man turned suddenly, and looked briefly surprised at her, then regained his composure and held out his hand.

"Sesshoumaru Taisho. I trust you know who I am."

"You just told me." was Kimi's quipped reply. She didn't trust this stranger, and she didn't know him. But one thing was for sure, she was suspicious. Why on EARTH did this guy have HER eyes?

.:.With Sesshoumaru.:.

"May I help you?" asked an elderly looking lady from behind the office counter.

"Yes. I am here to pick up Kimi Taisho." he replied in smooth, even tones.

The woman frowned. "School does not end for another 30 minutes. Please come back then."

"I will stay right here, and you will summon her here now, or I will be calling the police on you for trying to keep my kin away from me." he practically growled at the secretary, who immediately called up his niece.

He was waiting patiently, when he heard a sound behind him. He decided not to turn, waiting for Kimi's reaction to him. He heard a soft shuffling sound behind him, and fought the urge to take a peak at the young girl that, up until a few months ago, he had not even known existed.

He heard her take in a big breath through her nose and pause. When no other reaction came from the girl behind him, he got impatient and turned. He was surprised at first. He had not expected her to be such a good combination of his brother and Kagome. Nor had he expected to see his own eyes narrowed right at him in a suspicious manner.

He regained his bored emotionless look, and held out his own clawed hand for her to shake. "Sesshoumaru Taisho. I trust you know who I am." he said politely.

"You just told me." she quipped, eyes still narrowed.

'Well, she certainly is like her father...this should be fun.'

"Perhaps you do not realize who I am, Kimi. I obviously know you though, and you will treat your Uncle Sesshoumaru with more respect in the future I hope."

Kimi's eyes widened. 'Oh shit...'

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There you go. I know its short, but I am currently on a tight schedule.

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Veata: Sorry it is so short, but I have lot going on right now, and I don't know if I'm going to continue to write my fanfictions. I will for now, but this month is extremely busy, so don't expect too many updates.