Chapter 3
"The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget."
-Thomas Szasz
Sango sighed, sitting down on the bed in the guest room; the one Kagome was temporarily using as her room, while Inuyasha leaned against the wall to the left of her. Sango tossed a glare his way.
"Don't you have anything better to do than annoy me?"
Inuyasha pushed off the wall and jumped onto the bed, sitting cross-legged in front of her. "When are you and the lech going to finally get together?" he asked.
Sango rolled her eyes. "Did Miroku put you up to this?" she asked, almost sure Miroku was the one who wanted to know.
"Surprisingly no..." Inuyasha said, reaching up his foot to scratch behind his ear. Sango giggled at the gesture.
"You are such a dog."
He flopped down on the bed. "So I've been told. Answer my question."
"Ye--NO! We are not getting together! He's a disgrace to all mankind. Besides, we don't have time for relationships...We have to protect Kagome."
"Feh. You know you like the monk, Sango. Don't deny it."
"Well what about you?" she quipped.
Inuyasha made a face. "Me and HIM! Sango have you lost it!" He nearly fell over in shock. Do I come off as gay?
Sango fell over laughing, her arms wrapped around her sides. "It's not funny woman!"
"Inuyasha...Oh man...I meant," she said, trying to catch her breath. "I meant ever since Kikyo, you haven't been with anyone?"
"You—dated my sister?" a meek voice asked from the bathroom doorway. Both occupants turned in her direction.
"Uh..." Sango started for him.
"Yeah I did. What's it to you wench?" Inuyasha growled, with the twitch of an ear, obviously still not happy about her hitting him earlier.
Kagome sighed. "I'm sorry ok? I'm sorry I hit you."
"Feh."
"How long did you know her?" Kagome asked, pushing herself from the doorframe.
"Wouldn't you like to know." He felt the mattress move beside him slightly as she joined him, sitting next to him.
"Please Inuyasha..." Kagome pleaded. "She never talked to me...she was always so distant." A thin film of moisture slid over her eye. Inuyasha's nose twitched and he turned around.
"God woman don't cry!" Inuyasha yelled, slightly panicking. A single tear slid down Kagome's cheek. "I knew her for a year!" he spat out hastily. He looked over to see Kagome smiling, any traces of tears long gone.
"Wha...?" Inuyasha mumbled, bemused.
Sango giggled. "You're so gullible Inuyasha."
Kagome hugged him and tweaked his ear. "Thanks Inu."
He realized what had just taken place and started grumbling. How did she know crying was his weakness?
"Come on Kagome," Sango said with a smile on her face. Both women exited the room, Inuyasha watching after them.
Maybe she won't be so bad after all... Inuyasha thought.
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Kagome hesitantly reached for the door, her fingers curled into her palm. She wasn't exactly ecstatic about the visit she had to pay to Sesshomaru but she wasn't going to fight it. He had much more strength than her and if he did happen to choose to try and kill her…she wasn't living on much willpower at the moment.
She'd never let him know that of course…she had to act strong even if she couldn't fulfill the attitude.
At Sango's nod she knocked lightly. It was more a gentle tap than anything but knowing he was demon she knew he could hear it.
"Enter," his voice boomed. Kagome looked over at Sango.
"Don't worry. I'll be right out here okay?"
Kagome nodded and walked into the office. It was a spacious room, bigger than her room. The walls were lined with bookshelves, everything from Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss covering the vast shelves. She furrowed her eyebrows at the Dr. Seuss books. Sesshomaru just didn't strike her as the type of guy who would read them, much less have them.
Maybe he had a child perhaps?
She continued to look around, taking in every inch. The walls were a dusty gray color and the trimming was an off white. It all was a little too bland for her taste. Sesshomaru must have noticed her scoping the room because as soon as he looked up from his paperwork he cleared his throat.
Kagome jumped, placing a hand over the beating organ.
"Close the door," he said in a voice that made it feel as if spiders were crawling up and down her spine.
She did as she was told and then stood next to the door.
"Sit."
Kagome once again obeyed him. She looked down at her lap noticing his gaze, which made her quite uncomfortable.
"You wish to know why you are here correct?" he asked, breaking the minute of silence. Kagome nodded.
"Speak when you are spoken to," he growled.
"Yes sir," she answered in a mumble.
"Very well," he said, his calm demeanor once again in place. "I will introduce myself properly. My name is Sesshomaru Taisho."
Kagome's eyes widened. "Taisho as in Taisho Inc. Taisho?" I knew I recognized him!
He grinned. So she did remember him. "So you can see how much my reputation is at stake by having you here. Also, I'm sure your father would not approve of being here under any circumstances."
They had met once…but very briefly. Kagome recalled she was fourteen while he was eighteen…he being old enough to inherit some of his father's belongings who had deceased later that year.
"My father is no longer alive."
"Ah. Well he wasn't the best man. Pitiful human."
Kagome's eyes blazed. "How dare you! First you insult me by kidnapping me and being as rude as you possibly can and then you insult my family! That is where I draw the line!"
Sesshomaru merely stared at her, unfazed. "It would be wise to sit down, human. Before I actually resort to violence."
"Go ahead! No one is stopping you!"
He winced. The high-pitched yells were doing a number on his sensitive ears. He growled. "Stop that." He pushed his chair back and walked towards her.
Kagome crossed her arms and stood her ground, glaring at him. "N-O!" she yelled even louder. He snarled and launched for her. She grunted as she hit the ground. Her hands were pinned above her head and his lower half was between her legs, his eyes on the borderline between red and gold.
He raised one clawed hand to strike her and Kagome closed her eyes tightly and turned her head to the side, waiting for the impact but it never came. She opened her eyes slightly and looked at the demon above her, whose head was facing the door. She craned her neck to see a little girl, around the age of nine standing there with a bundle of various flowers in her arms.
"Sesshomaru-sama? What are you doing?" the girl asked quietly, fear slightly evident in her eyes.
"Rin, return to your quarters."
"But—"
"Go Rin."
"Yes, Sesshomaru-sama, Rin will go back to her room," the girl said with a sigh.
The door closed and Kagome looked at him with a scowl. "She obviously wanted to give you the flowers. You didn't have to be so mean." But the weird part was he wasn't mean at all. Even his voice was different. It was lacking the fierceness it was usually laced with.
Sesshomaru growled, his eyes flashing back to red. Kagome struggled against him. "Get off me you pervert!" she yelled.
Sango came through the door, crimson staining her face and her eyes wide before she closed the door shut. Kagome just then realized how compromising the position they were in was.
"Sango! Wait its not what you think!" she yelled. She was suddenly free and Kagome looked up at him in bemusement.
"Now…do you wish to know why you are here?"
Kagome pulled herself up from the floor and nodded. "Yes."
"You are here because of Naraku." Kagome's eyes narrowed. "He killed your sister did he not?"
He said the name so calmly and for some reason that irked Kagome to no end. "Yes…" she mumbled, before she could even begin to tell him off.
"Well he wishes to kill you now. As much as I would love to hand you over and wash your horrid scent off my hands, Sango has insisted you stay here. You are free to roam the house and may enter every room except for this particular room and my boarding room without my permission to do so. You are not to go outside by any means. Are we clear?"
Kagome bit her tongue as a retort came to her thoughts and nodded.
"Good. Oh, and a word of advice. Do not get romantically involved with the half-breed brother of mine. He tends to get his girlfriends killed." The malevolence that laced through his words was enough to make a nun shutter.
"You may go. Further explanation may be provided by the other occupants of this household…oh and phone use is also restricted."
Kagome got up to leave and just as her hand touched the doorknob, his voice vibrated through the rooms.
"And Kagome. Trust no one. Sango is an exception."
"Not even you?"
He nodded. "Not even me."
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"My lady Kagome, to what do I owe this visit?" Miroku said from behind the counter, the way Kagome preferred it.
"I was looking for Sango but then my stomach started growling so I decided to get a snack," she answered, rummaging through the fridge. "You'd think in a place as big as this Sesshomaru and Inuyasha would have maids and cooks," she mumbled, pulling out an apple.
Miroku chuckled. "They do. They just gave them all vacations due to your stay."
Kagome rolled her eyes and sunk her teeth into the apple. "How nice," she answered after swallowing. Kagome caught a trail of juice that was spiraling down the apple on the tip of her tongue and Miroku smacked his lips.
I wish I were that apple…minus the tearing pieces off part. He thought and them grimaced.
Kagome cocked her head to the side. Miroku shook his head. "It's nothing."
She shrugged. "So what's a guy like you doing here?"
"Well between you and Sango, any man would want to stay," he said, slowly inching towards her.
Kagome snorted, not aware of the hand practically on her backside.
Rub. Rub.
Kagome jumped and stiffened. "Miroku…" she growled out. She smacked him hard over the head causing the monk to fall backwards onto the floor. He moaned in pain.
Sango walked into the kitchen, took one look at Miroku and sighed.
"He did it again?"
Kagome gave her a questioning glance. "He does that often?" she asked, throwing the apple away.
Sango nodded. "Sadly…."
Kagome glared at the monk and inched away from him.
"By the way Kagome…do you mind explaining to me why you and Sesshomaru-sama were in such a compromising position?"
Miroku jumped up at this, eager to hear the news. "What?" he asked, his eyes wide.
"Yeah, I walked in and Sesshomaru had her arms pinned above her head and they were both flushed."
Miroku grinned perversely. "Really now?"
Kagome smacked Sango lightly. "It was nothing like that! He freaking tried to kill me!" she yelled.
Sango growled and glared. "That bastard!" she hissed, any humor evidently gone. Miroku backed away.
"Remind me not to get her mad…." He whispered to Kagome who nodded in return. "Only if you'll do the same for me."
Sango shot an icy sneer towards Miroku. "Damn monk," she mumbled. "I'll get Sesshomaru tomorrow. But right now Miroku and I should get going…it's getting late."
Kagome blanched. "You mean you're not staying here?"
"No we never do…the brothers haven't been so kind as to extend an invitation to us," Sango answered with a nod. "You know where your room is right?"
Kagome nodded. "Well yeah but—"
"Okay so then we'll see you tomorrow?"
"Sango you—"
"Ok so that's settled." She walked to the living room, Miroku and Kagome following her.
"Bye Kagome!" Sango said, already halfway out the front door. It took a few minutes to process what Sango had just said.
"DON'T LEAVE ME!" Kagome yelled but they were already gone. A night…alone…with the demon brothers? How in Kami's name would she survive?
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A/N: I don't know guys...I mean eight reviews is good (I suppose) but it's still kind of weak...So god damn it REVIEW..it would make me happy and I AM in charge of this story...If you--
Inu: -Grabs script-
Me: Grrr...Inu give it back! I need that!
Inu: Feh -reads over script-
-Sesshy walks into room-
--Insert fan girl screams here-
Inu: How come I DON'T get no fan girl screams!?
Me and Sesshy: Any Inuyasha Any. Not no.
Inu: -grumbles-
Me: Besides...I control the story and I like Sesshy better! SO hah! -sticks out tongue and grabs script back- -runs off-
Inu: HEY WENCH COME BACK!
Sesshy: -sigh-
Me: YOU SIGHED. AMAZING!
Inu: -running in background-
Sesshy: -glare-
Me: YOU GLARED. AMAZING!
Inu: Shut the fuck up.
Me: Grr Inu! -tugs on ear- Poor, poor Kagome...I don't blame her for not wanting to be alone with you two and then you putting nasty pictures of Sesshy and Jaken in her head in the next chap...ter...whoops...I didn't say that...
Inu: Let go!
Me: -tugs harder- Shaddup...anyways, REVIEW