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Chapter 3- Curiosity: The first sin

Sesshoumaru was staring at the report before him. Yes, staring, not reading, what he was supposed to be doing, but staring. It was simply unheard of, and the reason behind his distraction was even worst: the miko.

Inuyasha's wench was on his mind constantly, failing to leave his thoughts for three days and he had no one to blame for this but himself. He had no idea what came over him to save her life that morning, and later make that mistake to meet with her. Strange then, that idea didn't sound so foolish.

Perhaps it was the fact of meeting someone who should be dead by now, or that he was meeting someone who knew who he was. Not a human, mortal male who ran his business without fail, but a powerful being that could take your life in the blink of an eye. A youkai lord. Daiyoukai.

Maybe, he mused it wasn't even that she knew who he was, but more that she was a human with that knowledge. Yes, it was more probable. In the age when most thought about his kind as a myth, legends coming from the fear of unknown nature secrets, she knew the truth and still she dared to defy him, even now when she was more helpless than when he met her the first time.

That was another thing- her blindness. In truth, it shouldn't matter to him if she was blind or not, but his instinct was telling him there was more of the story than this, and his natural curiosity pressed him to find answers. Perhaps, he should.

Sesshoumaru broke from his thoughts when he heard his secretary on the intercom.

'Mr. Shidehara, your girlfriend requests a meeting with you. What should I tell her?'

Sesshoumaru groaned silently- another nuance, that woman was driving him insane. She was tolerable at first, but now had come the time to say good-bye. However, he didn't have the mood to do so today. Quickly he pressed a red button.

"Tell her I'm away or have a meeting. I don't want her here."

'Of course sir.' came the reply and Sesshoumaru knew that there was satisfaction in the voice. Not that he was a bit surprised- Michiko wasn't really liked by his employees. He didn't like her himself; she was simply useful when it came to some areas of life.

The silver-haired man shook his head and returned to his reading, or rather staring. With all the thoughts in his mind, there was little chance he would read anything today. With an annoyed sigh, Sesshoumaru laid down the report, deciding to stare at the window for a change. He sat in silence, allowing his mind to clear itself when he heard a voice that was quickly getting on his nerves.

"I want to see my fiancée!" the woman yelled and the daiyoukai rolled his eyes. 'Fiancée? I don't remember suggesting such a thing. Another reason why I should get rid of her, I'm sure she has already started to plan our wedding.' Without making a sound, the man went closer to the door listening to the conversation outside.

"I'm sorry Ms. Ito but Mr. Shidehara is not here," his assistant lied.

"Then let me wait in his office!" 'Damn that woman; can't she take a hint?' Sesshoumaru thought, becoming irritated.

"I won't let anyone in there, especially not someone as poor minded as you, girl. Now get out of here or I will call security!" The elder woman said and the man behind the doors smirked. It seems that Seiko had too much fun throwing threats at his soon-to-be ex-girlfriend.

In the other room was moment of silence before he heard how Michiko huffed and turned away.

"He will throw you out for this. You will see," was her last words before she went away. Sesshoumaru waited until he could smell that she was indeed out of the building and then went out. His assistant greeted him with a big smile.

"You have just missed your fiancée, Sesshoumaru!" she said happily. The lord rolled his eyes. If that woman weren't his elder, he would've wrung her neck a long time ago. She always treats him like he is a 200 years old pup.

"I think I should give you bonus for lying to her." The woman's grin widened.

"Ah, if you say so, I won't argue," she said with fake humility and Sesshoumaru's mind created an image of his mother. Those two had a lot in common. He just nodded and turned to his office once again, but the woman called after him.

"I won't mind to do this again!"

The man shook his head and closed his door. 'Yes, she is just like my mother' he decided sitting in his chair.

The next few hours were quiet without much work being done, and Sesshoumaru decided that it was time to go home. There was no point in just sitting here. Quickly, he put a folder into his briefcase and was about to leave when the phone started to ring. 'Just great' the man thought picking it up.

"Shidehara."

"My lord, I had bad news. We have lost another one." Irritation quickly fled from the daiyoukai's mind and his posture suddenly tensed.

"When?"

"Two hours ago."

"I see. Report in the office in one hour," was his last word before the phone was turned off. Sesshoumaru returned to his chair. The day was simply turning worse and worse.

His mind once again wandered to the old times when he was a travelling lord. Everything then was so easy. He had lived to his name---killing his enemies without second thoughts and not thinking about who could see it. Now everything was complicated.

Being a part of 'non-existing' species, his every move had to be controlled, rethought and weighed with every possible consequence. His freedom was all but gone and there was nothing he could do about this. 'You live among other people as a normal person. You're no longer lord.' Themiko's words ran through his head.

In some way she was right about this, he was no longer the lord she remembered him to be. Now only youkai recognized his true position; people do not cower in fear of him. He was another one in the sea of millions of anonymous shadows, only he wouldn't fade in the next few years. There was big chance that he, Sesshoumaru, would be the last man in the world.

'Ridiculous.' he said mentally, lightly shaking his head. There was no time for such things; he had another crisis on his hands and he had to deal with it. Getting into action, Sesshoumaru pressed his intercom.

"Seiko, get me a coffee. We won't be out for the night," he said in a serious tone. This time the voice that answered him was firm almost like his own.

"Right away, sir," came the reply and he knew she understood. It wasn't the first time they would have to stay longer, and to Sesshoumaru's worry, it wouldn't be the last time either.

At the same time in another part of the city, Kagome was getting a headache from listening to her younger brother and Yuka arguing.

"You need to make the picture bigger!" the girl said looking at the computer screen. Souta greeted his teeth trying not to explode.

"I know what I'm doing," he said in dangerous tone. Yuka huffed sarcastically.

"Of course you know. When you're twelve you know everything right?" This time the boy lost the rest of his patience and turned around facing the shorthaired girl.

"Listen to me! I may be younger than you, but that doesn't mean you are that much clever! You have no idea about computers so just shut up and let me work!"

"Why you—" It was time for Kagome to finally silence those two. With a small sigh, she faced the side from where their voices were coming from.

"Stop that, both of you. It won't get you anywhere and you're wasting time. Yuka, I'm sure my brother knows what he is doing; he's the best informatics in school. You don't have to worry," the miko said quietly. She had a really bad few days, and she didn't need to have this day ruined as well.

Souta straightened himself looking at his older sister. He still couldn't reconcile with her inability, and it made him even more determined to do everything he could to help her. She really didn't deserve that kind of fate and now someone was cruel enough to give her another worry. With a little nod, he turned and glared at Yuka.

"Of course I know what I'm doing. You didn't think I wouldn't do my best to help Kagome, did you?" he asked. The elder girl growled quietly.

"I still think you should listen to my advice," she said, making Souta's anger rise once again, but thankfully, Kagome was ready to save the situation again.

"Now, now," she cooed. "Why don't we drink something? Yuka, would you be so kind and make tea?" she asked. Her friend quickly agreed and went into the kitchen, leaving the siblings alone.

"Finally," said Souta sitting on the computer chair. "I have no idea how you can put up with her." Kagome giggled lightly, waving her hand dismissingly.

"Yuka is a very good friend. She wants the best; just ignore her if she's getting on your bad side." Souta looked in the direction of kitchen where the woman was preparing their drinks and sighed. As long as she was Kagome's friend, he would have to deal with her. He looked at his sister's eyes. She was waiting for his reply.

"Okay, okay. I will. You know I will," he said returning to his work. Kagome smiled at that.

"Thank you," she whispered turning to her book.

In the next few minutes, Yuka came back with three cups of tea and the rest of the evening went smoothly. Soon, Yuka went home and once Souta was done with his announcement, he left too, leaving Kagome in the empty flat.

The girl closed her book and sighed loudly. It was the worst four days of her life. Since Inuyasha went missing, everything was going wrong. Of course, she tried to look for him, they had made announcements and left them in the whole town, a few shops made big banners with Inuyasha's picture, and thanks to her mother, information about her missing dog was on the radio. Now Souta was working on an internet announcement. Yet, she had no information and slowly, she was loosing her hope.

The worst thing was that she was getting terribly lonely. Her mother proposed that perhaps Kagome should visit the shrine for a few days, but she declined. 'I need to be in home if Inuyasha returns,' Kagome told her mother, but the truth was that, that it was a lie. She didn't want to go back to shrine.

The shrine she wanted to remember was a place where she was perfectly happy and she didn't want to destroy that picture with her bitterness. Still staying in empty four walls wasn't that good as well. A few days ago, she was completely content here, but now without Inuyasha by her side, she felt like she was in a strange and unfriendly place. That thought brought a shiver to her body.

'Perhaps I should take a bath, it would warm me.' Kagome thought, deciding that the bath was a really good idea. She went towards her bathroom, but before she got there, she heard a knocking on her door. 'It's well past nine. Who could it be?' the woman thought irritated.

'Maybe...it's someone who found my dog' she mussed with hope and her step quickened unconsciously.

Carefully, she leaned on the doors.

"Who is it?" she asked. There was a long silence before she heard light growling followed by one word.

"Miko." After this, the stranger flared his youki and Kagome took a step from the door. She didn't know the person and she wasn't sure if she wanted to meet him now.

'What is a youkai doing here? What does he want?' she thought, once again leaning on the door. Her hands slid over the wood, pushing her own powers through them. She hoped it would be enough to make that man leave. To her despair, from the other side came an angered snarl and Kagome backed away, her powers rising in self-defense.

Her body started to glow, lighting the whole room. She could feel it buzzing just beneath her skin. 'Oh my god' she thought with a little panic 'It can't be happening' With a startled breath, she waited until she heard some rustling close to the door, and in the next moment, the lock clicked open. The youkai entered the room, locking the door back.

She heard how he chuckled and the sound brought unwanted memories of another that could freeze her blood with laughter. Her body started to shake from the adrenaline that was coursing in her blood.

"Say your prayers miko," the attacker sneered and Kagome heard how he pounced. Her eyes closed on their own, her other senses heightened. 'I'm not going to die.' she chanted in her mind as she fell to the floor and rolled to the side. She jumped to her feet when the youkai snarled again turning to her to deliver the fatal blow.

"Die!" he yelled and the miko's hand shot up glowing a bright, pink light.

"No!"

AN: Hehehe well it was my first fighting scene ever (if you can call it like this) soo if you liked it drop my some review okay?