I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA, I DO OWN THIS FIC AND YUME…KOTO…BASICALLY EVERYONE BUT TAKAHASHI'S AWESOMENESS LOL…READ ON!

Sweet Dreams

Ch. 8

The day passed with so much hassle that Yume thought she'd be sick. Yume's leg, come to find out, wasn't broken but had a small fracture which is actually worse than breaking the bone for it takes longer to heal. But what the hell, she was limping on it even after Sesshoumaru told her not to.

Sesshoumaru's arm had the bone bruised by the car and a purple swollen area was clear to see so he wore a long sleeved shirt.

"Wow! I can't believe he actually transformed in front of YOU!" Inuyasha was raving on and on. "He NEVER does that!"

"SIT"

THUD

"What was that for!" Inuyasha peeled himself out of the floor and grumbled because he didn't want to be sat again.

"Wow…cool trick, does it work if anyone does it?" Yume asked and everyone shrugged.

"We really have no clue." Sango said shyly.

Yume tapped her finger against her chin, "Sit?"

Nothing happened.

"HA!" Inuyasha danced around looking like Stifler off American Wedding. (Do not own it or him…damn…lol)

Sesshoumaru walked in from the bathroom and looked at him like he didn't know what to do…and he didn't. "What in the elementals name are you doing?"

Inuyasha stopped and flicked him off. "Buzz out."

"He learned I can't sit him." Yume gave a sad face and Sesshoumaru shook his head.

"Of all the incredibly idiotic things…" he paused and looked at a glaring Inuyasha and sighed, "Just settle down a little."

Inuyasha's mouth dropped, "No smartass remark!"

Sesshoumaru ignored him and knelt down by Yume, "How's the leg?" he paused and set his jaw, "Why do I think you've walked on it?"

"Um…I haven't?"

"Liar." Sesshoumaru shook his head and smirked some, "Now, why were you walking on it?"

Yume glared at him, "Stop talking to me like I'm a little girl!"

Kagome looked to the others, Miroku was getting hit by Sango for being the lech he is and Inuyasha was still gawking from Sesshoumaru not going nuts on him. Was he finally starting to accept him as a brother?

"Maybe we should leave them be." Kagome hinted and took out a little foghorn and Yume caught sight of it and covered Sesshoumaru's ears quickly.

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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" was all that was heard till they all ran out leaving Yume with her head buried against Sesshoumaru's shoulder and neck.

"…" Sesshoumaru didn't know what to say, think, do. He just sat there, befuddled. "I'm sorry." he muttered.

She lifted her head and uncovered his ears, knowing they were sensitive to loud noises. "For what?"

"For acting like you were a little girl. I guess since I've been almost like a fatherlike figure to Rin, I've gotten used to it."

"Oh. Ok." she shrugged and looked down at her pulsing leg. "And yea, I have walked on it. But did you know, the more you walk on it, the more stronger it is?"

He nodded, "Common sense but you might be putting too much strain on it."

"Sesshoumaru…" she warned.

"I'm doing it again, am I not?"

"Yep."

"Sorry."

SLAP

"What did you do that for, human?" Sesshoumaru growled.

"Don't say sorry for something you didn't do wrong." Yume said quietly and pulled her hand away from his face. "You don't mean to so it's not wrong to an extent."

"Ah." he nodded and then shook his head. "Odd dream."

"Yea, yea, yea."

"Now, about that song…" Sesshoumaru brought the memory back up again.

"What song?"

"The song you were singing while you were cleaning the den."

"Oh." she remained silent.

"Where did you hear it from?"

"I don't remember." Yume lied.

"Mhm." Sesshoumaru jutted his jaw, "Somehow I don't believe that."

"Sorry but I'd rather not tell my life story."

Sesshoumaru was about to say something when there was a knock at the door.

He looked at her, "Expecting a visitor, Sesshoumaru?" Yume asked.

"No." Sesshoumaru's brow creased. That's not a good sign.

"Hmm…" she thought a moment and walked to the door, followed by Sesshoumaru. When she opened it, her face paled and she tried to close the dor quickly but a hand stopped it.

"Get out here, wench!" a man's voice roared.

"No!" Yume pushed against the door and Sesshoumaru knew who it was. The scent was evident. Her stepfather.

Tears were threatening to fall as Sesshoumaru pushed her aside gently and opened the door and looked down to the man.

"I knew she was a whore!" her stepfather grunted and poked Sesshoumaru in the chest as he spoke, "You let her come back and we call it even!"

"I think not." Sesshoumaru said, a bit intimidated by the gestures in his chest.

"Why not! Do you think you have any authority over my decisions!"

"In my home, on my property, yes sir I do." Sesshoumaru gritted out and removed her stepfather's greasy hands from his collar.

"Not with the law!"

"Sir, I work for the law." he grounded out and dipped down some, pulling a badge out of his shoe. "I'm a private investigator. Get off my property."

"No."

"Very well." Sesshoumaru sighed, "HALF! GET OVER HERE!"

Yume stood behind Sesshoumaru as Inuyasha came strutting in, "What!"

"Get rid of him." Sesshoumaru pointed at the man.

"Why?"

"He hurt Yume and her mother." Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha. "Kagome would not be too pleased."

"Feh. So what about that? But still, I could use a bit of an exercise."

"True, you are getting a bit flabby around the stomach." Sesshoumaru muttered.

"WHAT! I'LL SHOW YOU FLABBY!" Inuyasha grabbed Yume's stepfather and brought him up by the collar, "Don't come back." he literally threw him WAY off the property.

Yume gasped and clung to Sesshoumaru's sleeve and buried her face and then her head shot up, "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT A PRIVATE EYE! AND WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH INUYASHA AND TOSSING PEOPLE ABOUT!"

"He's a bodyguard…" Sesshoumaru pointed to his brother with his thumb and shrugged it off. "I'm supposed to keep a low profile, as in…I'm in "High School"."

"Wait…are you really a student?"

"Yes."

"As in, not investigating?"

"No."

Yume blinked. "So…?"

"I'm investigating you. On personal matters." he added. "The dream…"

"And who does Inuyasha guard?" she pointed to Inuyasha with her thumb as well.

Inuyasha crossed his arms, "Enough with the thumb pointing, alright! I protect that broad that's really famous right now."

"Who?" Yume asked.

"I don't know, some broad." Inuyasha shrugged.

"Her name is Saishio Inuyo." Sesshoumaru muttered.

"The one that sings, "Love me with your heart?"" Yume asked, excited.

"Yes, that would be her." Sesshoumaru nodded, "He doesn't really care as long as he gets paid. Sides, he doesn't have eyes for anyone else but Kagome." he smirked.

"I know, I've seen." Yume snickered at Inuyasha's pissed off face.

"Does everyone know?" Inuyasha muttered.

"Yea, pretty much." Yume nodded.

"Great."

"That's alright, you can be her bodyguard."

"He's already donated his body to her." Sesshoumaru grinned.

"You mean they…"

"No, just if she ever wanted to." Sesshoumaru said before Yume said anything else.

"Ah." Yume nodded.

"Shut up." Inuyasha muttered and walked off.

"Hmmm…" she thought to herself, "You really aren't as young as people think you are…have you been in the school for long?"

"Yes. Inuyasha and I made up a story that we were freshman and sophomore students from another school and they all went along with it."

"But isn't Kagome jailbait?"

"Yume. You're jailbait to me." Sesshoumaru muttered and shook his head, "Kagome knows, her mother knows, everyone here knows actually…" he thought and shrugged, "Anyway, we're demons, I don't really think it applies anymore."

"I'm eighteen…" she muttered, "I'm not jailbait."

"Ah…well that's new. I thought you were sixteen."

"No…" Yume frowned.

"Hmm. Good to know I'm not rocking the cradle."

"WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING!" Yume squealed.

"Never know what others will say." he said, thinking of how her stepfather called her a whore. "I really should have put an end to him then."

"Who?"

"Your stepfather. No one should call you a whore. Regardless if you are or not. It's very derogatory."

"I'm no whore."

"I know." Sesshoumaru patted her arm, "I know so it pissed me off even more when he called you one."

"He always does."

"That will change." Sesshoumaru promised.

"Really?"

"No one will call you a whore again." he swore, not only to her, but to him as well.

Sesshoumaru was writing in his study when Yume peaked in. "Come on in, Yume."

"I'm starting to be freaked out by your nose."

"I'm starting to get agitated by you straining that leg. Sit down." he muttered.

"Ok." she limped over to a real nice leather chair on the other side of his desk. "I just wanted to ask you a question."

He nodded, "Go on."

"Well…" she looked down at her fingers that twiddled nervously. "Do…do you?…well forget it."

He put down his pen and looked up, hands clasped on the desk. "Yes?"

"Never mind, it was stupid."

"Nothing is stupid unless never asked." Sesshoumaru replied.

"You think so?"

"I know so." he paused and then quirked his head to the side, "Now, what did you want to ask? We will be leaving for the Tokyo Tavern in about an hour."

"Oh no, it's nothing to do with food."

"Alright, ask." Sesshoumaru looked at her intensely.

"Do you…believe in angels?" she hesitated and he looked at her strangely.

"Yes, why?" Sesshoumaru asked her more, prying.

Yume bit her lip a little, "Why?"

He leaned back in his flexi-rolli chair. She watched him and waited. He rocked some and then looked at her, a bit more relaxed. "Because I am a demon, surely there are angels out and about as well."

"No, I don't mean like that." she shook her head. "These are not pure angels. They…can help demons. They can…protect them." as she said this, he felt pain ease out of her.

"What has happened to you, Yume?" he asked and stood up and she stood up quickly.

"Nothing. Nothing at all. Forget it." she said and limped out before he pried more. It was wrong to go to him about this. She knew he wouldn't understand. That she…has already…gave her life…for him.

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