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Guest: Jajajaja, si es muy sexy, pero Kikyo probablemente no es enamorada de el.

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A/N: I'm going to really edit this chapter tomorrow, my friend came and stayed with us so I couldn't write over the weekend, then I had to clean my room earlier today, so I just now got on my laptop and I really need to sleep for school, so tomorrow I'm gonna do the heavy editing on this chapter, sorry.

**This chapter is now fully edited, hope you like it :)


"Why'd you run off so fast?" Sesshomaru asked. "You and your friends were talking."

"You heard my mom, we were holding everyone up." Kikyo said quietly.

"I could've driven you later, I came in a separate car." Sesshomaru said bluntly.

"You act like you think I want to ride alone in the car with you."

"You don't have much of a choice, our parents have already left." Sesshomaru opened the front door to his car for her. She smirked and walked to the back door, opening it and sitting down. Sesshomaru smiled bitterly and closed the door, walking around to the drivers seat. "So, why don't you want your friends to know about your archery?" Kikyo didn't respond, she just continued to stare out the window, resting her chin on her hand. "You do realize I'm driving, I have an unlimited amount of time to bother you about this."

"I don't want my different lives to overlap." She said turning to him.

"What?" He asked.

"I have my life at home, with my mom, and music, I have school with my friends, and I have archery, the only thing I chose to do all on my own. There are three different worlds, my home life, my public life, and the life where I can be myself. If my family and friends show up in the world where I act like myself, I won't know what to do. Tonight, this was supposed to be time with my family, making my mother proud that I could play the piano the way my dad did. Then, before I knew it my archery instructor and my school friends invited themselves along, I'm not even sure how Isao found out about it. Is it so bad to want that, to want a safe place where I can escape from my problems, now they all know about each other. I ran outside because I didn't know which way to act, you were part of the family world, my friends part of the school world, and Isao part of the archery world. How could I know what to do?"

Sesshomaru stared at her through the rearview mirror, then he began to laugh.

Kikyo rolled her eyes and returned to staring out the window.

"Wait," He said. "I didn't mean to laugh, it's just, all this time, I thought we were two completely different people, but I have to say, we're more alike than I thought."

"How do you figure?" Kikyo asked bitterly.

"The way you see the world, as separate places where you act differently, I thought I was the only person on the planet who thought of it that way. You shouldn't feel bad for wanting to keep your worlds separate, there's no shame in that."

Kikyo turned and stared at him, something inside her changed, it seemed to shift. "You really think so?"

"Well, I hope so, because I want my worlds to be separate as well."

Kikyo smiled. "It's always nice to meet someone like-minded." Sesshomaru seemed surprised that she had smiled at him. "Hey, don't tell anyone about this conversation." Kikyo warned.

"Relax, you're secret's safe with me." He pulled into the restaurant parking lot and turned off the car. "Ready to enter the family world?" He asked bitterly.

"Try to sound less upset, you're family can't possibly appreciate your arrogance."

"Who cares? I won't pretend to feel a way I don't, I don't like my stepmother, end of story."

Kikyo walked up to the host and smiled. "Our family is already inside." She stepped into the restaurant and spotted her mother quickly. "Mai isn't that bad, besides how often do you have to put up with her? A few hours a week? Every other week? You could, at least, ignore her rather than act rude those few hours."

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "I don't know who you think you are, giving me family advice."

"I'm obviously better at the family thing than you are." She whispered as they arrived at the table.

Sesshomaru held the chair out for her and she quickly smiled and sat down. "Thank you."

Koshiro glanced curiously at them. "Well, the two of you are certainly getting along well."

"Why wouldn't we get along?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Well, from what I've seen of you two, you're very similar, I'm not surprised you get along so well." Mai answered.

Sesshomaru glared at her, but before he could speak he was cut off by Kikyo. "What do you recommend?"

"Salmon." Mai said simply.

"Steak." Koshiro spoke up.

Kikyo glanced over at Sesshomaru, as though expecting him to chime in, but he said nothing. She sighed and continued to pour over the menu.

"May I take your order?" The waiter asked.

"I'll have the fruit salad." Amaya spoke up.

"I'll have the smoked salmon." Mai smiled.

"Steak dinner." Koshiro said.

"How would you like that?" The waiter asked.

"Well, please."Koshiro smiled

"I'll have the roasted chicken." Kikyo smiled with fake confidence.

"I'll have the chicken as well." Sesshomaru said coldly. "Also, bring a bottle of wine."

"What type, sir?"

"You choose." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes, as though testing the man. The waiter flinched and nodded.

"May I get a glass of water, please?" Kikyo said quickly before he walked away.

"Yes, of course." The waiter said hastily, then he hurried away.

Later, the waiter returned with their food and a bottle of Pinot Noir, he glanced anxiously over to Sesshomaru.

"You chose Pinot Noir, the safe choice." Sesshomaru seemed slightly disappointed but said nothing.

The waiter seemed to relax and sat a glass of water in front of Kikyo. "Thank you." She smiled at him.

"Won't you have any wine?" Koshiro asked as the waiter poured him a glass.

"You know she's underaged." Mai scolded him.

"Kikyo, if you wanted a drink," Her mother spoke as the waiter retreated. "You could have one, you did very well tonight."

"No, thank you, I don't want one." Kikyo spoke, anger laced in her voice. Her mother shied back and began to sip the wine.

"All else aside, Kikyo, I think you did very well tonight." Mai smiled.

"Thank you," Kikyo said quietly. "Actually, could I be excused. Thank you for the dinner, but I'd rather just go home, I'm pretty tired after the performance."

They all glanced over at her. "Are you sure?" Koshiro asked.

"Yeah, really, thank you for all the support."

"At least, let us call the car around for you." Mai sat forward.

"It's okay, I'll walk." She pulled out 4000 yen and put it on the table. "For my part of the ticket. Thank you again, and sorry I can't stay."

"It's okay, I think you need your rest." Mai smiled at her, they hugged and Kikyo pushed in her chair. "Mom, take your time, I'll probably be in bed when you get home anyway." She carried her food in a take out container and walked out of the restaurant.

"Sesshomaru," Koshiro scolded as she disappeared. "Why didn't you offer her a ride?"

"Why?" Sesshomaru asked.

"It's freezing outside and she has to carry home her food and her stuff from the performance, you do realize she lives on the other side of town, right?" Mai chimed in.

"She sounded like she wanted to be alone." Sesshomaru said stubbornly. His father shook his head and Sesshomaru sighed. "Fine, I'll give her a ride." Sesshomaru stood up and headed to the door. "Kikyo!" He jogged up to her retreating figure. "Let me give you a ride home." He looked at her face, and saw her eyes were red, and tears were forming.

"I'm fine, Sesshomaru," She insisted. "Just, go back inside, I want to be alone."

The sky began to thunder and raindrops fell onto their heads, slowly increasing momentum until they were pouring down. Sesshomaru ushered her into his car, and she rested her head against the window on the passengers side. "Sorry about getting your car wet."

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "It'll dry, now tell me," He said turning on the car. "Why did you rush away from dinner?"

Kikyo sighed. "I don't want to get into it, I, honestly, just want to go home and go to sleep, tomorrow will be a new day."

Sesshomaru pulled up outside of Kikyo's house and helped her inside.

"Thank you." She said quietly.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I never said I was okay." Kikyo said simply, ushering him out of the door. She turned and walked upstairs, falling onto her bed.

Sesshomaru sat down in the car and looked over at the passenger's seat, her phone lay there forgotten. He looked back towards the house, then drove off, placing the phone in the glove box.


A/N: Hope you enjoyed the chapter, R&R.