When Sessho-maru woke in the morning, Fawks was gone. He gazed impassively at the empty couch, the blanket folded neatly over the side.
"...She kept up her end of the bargain..." he muttered in surprise. The image of her sleeping face wet with tears flashed through his mind. He growled, turning to the bathroom to take a shower.
"...Taiyo-san"
Sessho-maru looked up from his paper work.
"That new partner is here to speak to you"
"Send him in"
In stepped a tall man with contemptuous green eyes, his black hair was slicked back and his skin translucently pale.
'...This man...he's part demon, though I doubt he's aware of it...' Sessho-maru pondered, rising from his desk.
"...It is good to finally meet you, Taiyo-san. I am Nakano Hidenori, head of Kitsune Enterprises, I'm sure this partnership will prove benificial for the both of us" he smiled shaking Sessho-maru's hand.
"...We shall soon see"
Hidenori sweatdropped.
'...Hidenori...that was the name of the girl that came to my house last night...'
Hidenori's phone began to chime.
"...Oh!...Please excuse me..." he bowed apologetically, leaving the room. Sessho-maru's youkai ears picked up every word he spoke.
"What is it, I'm in a meeting...WHAT! You haven't found her yet!"
He then heaved a sigh, "...I don't want excuses, I just want that tiresome girl found!"
'...I wonder if he means Fawks...?'
"...Please forgive me, Taiyo-san...There was some...trouble back at home..." Hidenori bowed.
"...Nothing serious I hope..." Sessho-maru replied nonchalantly.
"...Oh no, you know how kids are..."
"No I don't" Sessho-maru replied cooly. Hidenori sweatdropped.
Sessho-maru fiddled with his keys as he waited in the elevator. Yet another night spent alone in his apartment awaited him, he could barely contain his joy. Part of him considered calling up his idiotic brother for conversation's sake but he wasn't in the mood for an arguement. His mind slowly but surely wandered back to Fawks, her sparkling green eyes, her cheerful demeanor, she reminded him so much of his beloved Rin.
'she's probably been caught by her father already...'
Sessho-maru heaved a sigh as he got out of the elevator and crossed the hall to his apartment. Sliding his key into the lock, he opened the door.
"Yo..."
He stared blankly at the girl sitting crosslegged on his couch. Clad in naught but a pair of obscenely short sleeping boxers and a tank top, she dabbed her wet hair with towel from his bathroom.
"...What are you doing here!? How did you even get in here!?"
"I made copies of your keys" Fawks repiled twirling a small key ring containing two keys around her finger. Sessho-maru rubbed his temples, he could feel a headache coming on.
"I've been nice so far but you are beginning to try my patience..." he sighed.
Fawks looked away, "...must be lonely..."
"Nani?"
"...Living in this big apartment all by yourself...it must be lonely"
Sessho-maru stared at her in shock, he set his jaw. He picked up the phone sitting at the table in the kitchen.
"I'm calling the police, I see now it was a mistake to let you stay here last night"
Fawks approached the table, her hair shielding her face.
"...I can...make it worth your while..."
Sessho-maru looked up at her just in time to see her straddle his lap.
"...what are you...?!"
The rest of the question was lost beneath Fawks' lips, he abruptly pulled her away from him.
"What are you doing?!"
She wouldn't look him in the eye.
"...I don't have that much money but...I'll sleep with you...if you'll let me stay..." she blushed. Sessho-maru stared at her in mild surprise.
"...you would rather stay here then go home? Even if it means you becoming my whore?"
Fawks nodded deafly, tears rolling down her cheeks. Sessho-maru gave a strenuous sigh, reaching up he gently wiped away her tears. He pushed her off his lap.
"You home must be truly horrible if you'd rather bed me then go back to it...very well, I'll let you stay, free of charge. But you will have to buy your own food, understood?"
Fawks brightened instantly, "Mmhm, yep! I understand, thank you so much, Taiyo-san!!"