False Pretense

Description: He had fallen for her, and her him. But he screwed up, when it came to it he dumbly rejected her to uphold a reputation, but will he cave in when they start spending even more time together because of a band? SessKag,mainly

Recap: "W-What happened to her!" Kagome almost shouted, but it just sounded louder because of her sobbing. Rin was hooked up to all kinds of machines and a tube was going down her throat, to breathe. "She was in a car accident. She was the only one who even survived. Her parents died…" Bankotsu said sadly. Sango and Ayame were crying, and Miroku, and Kouga were leaning against the wall with sad expressions on their faces.

Kagome began to cry slightly harder. Sesshoumaru only held on tighter.

Chapter 8. I'm Not Leaving Your Side Pt. 2.

Kagome, tried hard to re-gain her composure. It wasn't working. She held onto Sesshoumaru as if it were her that was slipping away. She finally got enough strength to walk over to the end of Rin's bed to look at her chart, to see what was wrong beyond the obvious. She couldn't believe what she saw. That car accident was that bad? So much damage, to Rin, plus the death of her parents.

Putting the chart back on the end head-board of the bed Kagome walked to Rin's side. She grabbed her hand, and covered it with her other, she sat down on the chair next to the bed. She thought that maybe singing her Rin's favorite song to her would maybe help her from the comatose she was in. Rin's favorite song was the one her herself had written. She called it "Pull Down The Moon". It required a voice of both genders.

"Bankotsu, would you mind?" Kagome said. Bankotsu knew what she was speaking of. To sing the song that Rin had written with his very minimal help. Rin was so proud of that song, and he too thought it could help.

"Yeah." Bankotsu said as he walked to he opposite side of the bed Kagome was at. And Kagome begun.

"I never leave the light on much nowI get a feeling it's maybe time for sleepI got the cellular phone whispering I'm aloneI don't know but baby it knows that you're homeNow I'm not thinking enoughAnd I've been drinking too muchMaybe it's time I take my chancesSpeak clear, I've been right here where you left me, where you left me

where you left me..And you used to treat me bad 'cause it's all that you're good atAnd now you're sticking around 'cause you think that I'll hurt myself right nowAnd pull down the moonBring me back to any night with youTurn all the lights off in the roomIt's my last chance with you (Pull down the moon)

My last chance with you (Pull down the moon)Pull down the moon nowYou sound like a liar (it's all that I'm good at)But I like your smile let me see where it goesAnd if it goes away (she don't have to know)We'll just see where it goes (We'll just see where it goes)And if you treat me bad… can't believe I just said thatAnd remember when we were young and my heart used to skip a beat with your hands all over me

And pull down the moonBring me back to any night with youTurn all the lights off in the roomIt's my last chance with you (Pull down the moon)

My last chance with you (Pull down the moon)Pull down the moon now(Pull down the moonBring back to any night with you

Pull down the moonBring me back, come on and bring me back now)

And pull down the moon ( C'mon and bring me back by you)Bring me back to any night with youTurn all the lights off in the roomIt's my last chance with you (Pull down the moon)

My last chance with you (Pull down the moon)Pull down the moon now

(I never leave the light on much nowI get a feeling that maybe it's time for sleepI got the cellular phone whispering I'm alone

Alone

AloneCarry me, carry me home…")

During the last 5 lines of the song Kagome only hummed the chorus of the song. Moments later it was over, and the room grew silent. Though there was no music to it, it sounded so calming. After a few moments of silence, Kagome's cell phone rang. It was Hojo. She answered it although she didn't want to, not only because Sesshoumaru was there, but because she was in the hospital, with Rin, and she didn't want to talk with him.

"Hello?" Kagome said answering.

"Hey Kags. What's up?" Hojo said as if in a wonderful mood.

"Hojo, I can't talk now…We'll talk tonight ok?" Kagome said very nervously.

"Um…Ok?" Hojo said a bit annoyed.

"Bye." Kagome said and quickly hung up.

"B-" Was all Hojo could get out before, she hung up.

Sesshoumaru growled lowly in his throat, when Kagome said Hojo's name. He couldn't stand Hojo. But everyone knew that, and Hojo couldn't stand Sesshoumaru. But that was because Hojo knew Sesshoumaru was superior to him.

At that moment Rin's eyes that had small tears in them, fluttered open. Bankotsu witnessed this, an inched closer to her. "Rin!" Rin woke up with a grunt of pain. And again Kagome's cellular device rung. Kagome growled, as she looked at the caller ID. It was her mother this time. She answered.

"Hello?" Kagome answered.

"Kagome! Where are you!" Her mother almost screamed with worry, at her daughter.

"Mom, I'm at the hospital. Rin was in a really bad car accident…" Kagome replied, wanting to hang up.

"Oh my goodness, is she alright?" Her mother asked now very concerned.

"I hope so…I really hope so…But I have to go now Mom, I'll be home soon." Kagome said hanging up again, quickly.

"Rin…Rin, how are you feeling?" Kagome asked with the most soothing voice she could muster. "My head huuuuurts!" Rin, said with a slightly sarcastic tone, but her voice was a little raspy, like she hadn't spoken for a while. Kagome smiled at this, that was her way of knowing Rin, was going to be ok.

"It's ok, Rin, we're not going anywhere." Kagome said reassuringly.

"Well, actually I'll have to contradict that." Sesshoumaru spoke, looking to the side, a bit flustered.

"Why, do you have to leave?" Bankotsu asked, questionably.

"Heh, my dad caught me." Sesshoumaru said even more flustered at the fact.

"Caught you?" Bankotsu asked more confused. Sesshoumaru sighed.

"Since there was band practice today, I had to sneak out of the house. I'm 'grounded'." Sesshoumaru said a little embarrassed.

"Grounded? For what? What could you possibly done so wrong?" Bankotsu said, now joking with him. Since he saw Sesshoumaru a badass and a 'goody two shoes' at the same time. He knew that he had the badass attitude but, would never cross his father, with it.

"Apparently I have disrespect issues." Sesshoumaru said, now just annoyed.

"How so? How did you disrespect him?" Kagome chimed in.

"Not him, her." Sesshoumaru, answered.

"Her? Oh, you mean your step-mother?" Kagome asked again.

"Yeah…She's such a little brat, of a hum-er…person…Very rude might I add…"

"What did she do?" Kagome asked yet another question.

"When I came home this morning, she walked into my room without knocking, and asked 'What are you doing home?' So I asked her 'What are you doing walking into my room without knocking, Izayoi?" And she, called me 'Sessh', so I told her that my name is Sesshoumaru and that's how I'll be addressed." Sesshoumaru explained the situation as shortly as he could manage. "So she told my father. And he too took it as having an issue."

"Oooh. Well, that's stupid." Kagome said rolling her eyes. "You just don't like her, so you shouldn't have to be nice to someone you don't like." Kagome stated, again. "In fact, just to avoid all conflict, you should just ignore her and not even talk to her at all." She then suggested.

" I tried. I got into some trouble for that too. I'm just doomed either way." Sesshoumaru said really annoyed.

"Well I have to go now, and get grounded longer. See you guys tomorrow at school…Unless I get grounded from that too!" Sesshoumaru said agitatedly, from just out side the door, as he walked out.

Geez..Sorry, guys, for taking for long for update, but I have been so busy, and when I'm not, I can't think of one thing to write. But here you are, the next chapter. And chapter nine is not to far behind. Enjoy.

~ Akio Toshiya