Please read this before you flame me again or report me. This is the fourth or tenth time I have explained this, this is my active posting I am goying threw each chapter from the old one and making changes and posting them as I go. I want to keep the original posting because it is the only copy I have of it. And some day I would like to change this and make it not a fantiction. Also no I can't Copt and paste the other one and save it because i currently do not have a computer or access to one I do all of this from my phone. So I am sorry if I caused you any frustrations but threatening me is just gonna make me not wright at all.
Chapter Thirteen: Suspicions
Kagome spent all day Sunday in bed with Sota attending to her. Luckily for them Naraku had an emergence business meeting.
"You feeling any better, sis?" Sota asked walking back into her room with a light lunch for her at around 2:30.
"My arm's not broken anymore."
"That good." Sota said smiling brightly. Naraku had beaten Kagome within an inch of death. Both Kagome and Sota had used up all of their healing powers and yet she still could barley move. They hadn't seen their mother since that morning when she came out to see if Kagome was alive. Kemi didn't look to good her self but she wasn't half as bad as Kagome was now.
"Yeah I guess. I wonder if I will be able to go to school tomorrow." Sota smiled at her and handed her the soup he had made.
"I'm sure you will." Sota said not really believing his own words. He helped her sit up which proved difficult because of the many bones that were still broken. Kagome slowly ate her soup with help from Sota. About half way threw she stopped and looked into his soul seeing eyes. He could see her broken soul shinning threw her dull green hues which had been somewhat bright the other day but thanks to Naraku they were now dull again.
"I'm sorry." She whispered. He looked at her shocked.
"What are you sorry for? You haven't done anything wrong." He noticed she was gripping the fluffy aqua comforter on her bed tightly in her hand.
"I don't think I'm strong enough. I wasn't able to protect you last night." Her hand let go of the sheets and lightly traced the bruise on his cheek and under his eye. He winced slightly but kept eye contact with her and didn't pull away. "I wasn't able to stop him from hurting you." Sota could see the tears welling in her eyes.
"No, Kagome, its not your fault it's his...and moms for marring him and staying with him." He wrapped his arms around his almost crying sister. "Its moms for not protecting us and it's his fault because he is the one doing it. You almost gave up your life for me last night Kagome nothing he does to me could ever be your fault." She hugged him tightly not wanting to let go as she lightly sobbed on his shoulder but with out tears. She had to be strong; she refused to let her self cry.
"I'm so sorry for all of this." She sobbed tearlessly. He rubbed her back careful not to apply pressure. They staid like that for about a few minutes before she pulled away.
"How are your legs by the way?" Sota asked as he but her unfinished soup on her desk.
"The right one is still broken but the left one is almost healed it's just my knee."
"What about everything else?"
"Well my cheek bone is still broken as I'm sure you can see." He nodded. Her cheek was a nasty purple/black color. "I only have three broken ribs now, but other then that I'm doing ok." She spoke softly so she wouldn't take deeper breaths then necessary and hurt her ribs. Sota smiled warmly at her.
"That's good; once your legs have healed more you should take a nice hot bath. I'm sure it would help with your ribs." Kagome nodded. They were both interrupted by the shrill tone of her cell phone. Sota picked it up off of the night stand and handed it to her. She gave him a small smile and answered it.
"H-hello?"
"Kagome, what are you doing?" Sesshomaru's voice asked.
"Oh, hi Sesshomaru. Uh well I'm kind of busy right now."
"Well I need your help real fast." He said, his voice was colder then usual.
"Uh...ok. What is it that you need?"
"Well I would have my secretary do it but she is out of reach. I am going to email you a file and I need you to go over it and make sure it's ok and that the people aren't trying to screw my father over. I would do it my self but I have a meeting in..." He paused for a second. Kagome guessed he was looking at the time. "In 10 minutes and then as soon as that meeting is over I have to go to the meeting where I will need that contract." He sounded slightly frantic, it also sounded like he was running around his office, which surprised her because he was always so organized.
"Ok Sesshomaru don't worry just email it to me and I will do it." She could have sworn she heard him sigh.
"Thank you, Kagome, and again I'm sorry. It's just they had an emergency back at their office and today will be the only time I will be able to meet them before they go back out of the country."
"Its ok, like I said don't worry about it." She was slightly surprised he had said thank you and sorry.
"I'll email it to you in a second." And with that he hung up. Kagome looked at her phone for a second before turning to Sota. He had already grabbed her laptop and was holding it out to her. She gave him a small smile and took it from him. She lightly set it on her lap and started it up.
"He sounded like he was freaking out." Sota said with amusement clear in his voice.
"Yeah, well as much as he can freak out I guess. I mean he still sounded cold as usual, he just sounded as if he was running around." It only took Kagome 45 minutes to change the contract so that the other company wasn't able to screw them over. She emailed it back to Sesshomaru. About an hour and a half later he called her. "So how did it go?"
"Great, thank you Kagome." He said softly. Sesshomaru was currently relaxing in his car. He ran his fingers threw his tousled hair.
"No problem, it's what you pay me for right?"
"Actually no it's what I pay my secretary for."
"Well I don't mind, I'm not doing anything so it really wasn't a big deal."
"Speaking of paying you. When would you like for me to pay you?"
"But I only worked one day." Kagome looked at Sota who was sitting on her bed playing games on her laptop.
"And yesterday and today, I just figured I would pay you that way it wouldn't get confusing when I paid you next week. You know what, I'm in the area I can just stop by and-" She frantically cut him off.
"NO!" She cried out then cleared her throat and gave Sota an apologetic look because she had scared him. Sesshomaru who had yanked the phone away from his ear put it back saying.
"Do not yell Kagome." He said coldly
"I'm sorry, I forgot about your ears." She said holding her side where she had hurt her ribs.
"Its fine just don't do it again." Kagome felt horrible because she was sure his demon ears were still ringing. "By the way I redecorated the office, I thought it needed a new look." Kagome was about to say something but was interrupted by a crash from downstairs. It was so loud Sesshomaru heard it. "What was that?"
"I'm sorry Sesshomaru I will call you back." Before he could object she hung up on him. Sesshomaru looked at his phone for a second before putting it in his pocket. He sighed and started to drive towards his father's house to get Rin.
Sota looked at Kagome who said:
"Quick, lock the door." Sota scrambled out of her bed and locked her door. He looked at her and asked:
"What do you think that crash was?"
"My best guess is Naraku is home." She said softly. Sota gave her sad look and asked:
"Do you think I should go help?" She shook her head.
"No, you don't have any healing abilities left, and he would kill you. Plus, she didn't help me last night; she didn't even bother to offer earlier when she came in to see if I was alive and breathing." Kagome realized she had said those words with a little more venom then she had meant to and added on in a much softer note: "If you want to Sota you can go but I can't move, and he will kill you." Sota nodded sadly.
"I just don't want her to end up like you." She gave him a very small smile.
"Don't worry she will be fine." She said comfortingly. He gave her a bright smile.
"I'm sure she will." He said and walked back over to her. "Hey sis?"
"Yeah Sota?"
"Can I sleep in here tonight?" She looked into his eyes and saw traces of fear.
"Of course." Sota thanked her and sat down in her desk chair.
"Sooooo, what did Sesshomaru say?" He asked trying to ignore the crashing sounds.
"He said he was going to come over and pay me, and I told him no."
"So have you made any friends?"
"Well no one else besides the ones you know about already. I'm worried about Kyochi though."
"Why?" Sota asked cocking his head to the side reminding Kagome of a puppy.
"He wasn't at school on Friday and on Thursday when I was in Sesshomaru's classroom he asked Sesshomaru for extra time and all he said was hospital and that he would see me on Wednesday."
"Oh, that is curious."
"Yes I know, I have been trying to figure it out since Thursday but I haven't had any luck. I asked Sesshomaru but he said I would have to ask Kyochi." Kagome's voice had risen as she told Sota her other clues because Naraku and their mother were now coming up the stairs. Small cries and crashes were heard as Naraku dragged their mother along the hallway.
"Interesting words." Sota said nodding. Finally the sounds stopped and both Kagome and Sota noticed they were out side of her room. There was a light knock on the door. Both Sota and Kagome stiffened. Then Kagome almost whimpered when she heard a voice filter into her room threw the door.
"Kaggy-bear." The voice called. "Are you and Sota all right in there? I hope it is just you and Sota and not that filthy half-breed or his worthless brother." The voice taunted, and Kagome could swear she could almost see those crimson eyes boring into her threw the door.
"Go away." She choked out. Her throat had restricted it self causing her to gasp lightly for breath.
"Now why would you want me to do that? Why don't you open the door, we can have family time. I have your mother here by my side." To prove his point he grabbed a fist full of the black tresses of the crumbled woman on the floor. Sota shot Kagome a fearful look when the woman cried out in pain. His pleading eyes made her want to nod but instead she shook her head.
"I'm sorry momma." Kagome said loud enough for them to hear.
"Ok Kaggy-bear, I understand, you're willing to sacrifice her. That's fine; I guess I'll just have to play with her for now." Kagome suppressed a shiver, knowing it would only cause her pain, as the malicious voice poured into her room. "Well it is only 6:10 right now so I'm sure I will see you tonight, and I can't wait to see you too Sota." He purred the last part causing Kagome to cast Sota a questioning glance who openly flinched.
They heard Naraku drag Kemi to their bedroom. He slammed the door behind him, and in his rage missed the fact Kemi wasn't completely in the room yet.
Like ice cream melting Sota embraced Kagome when they heard the scream of pain as the bones of Kemi's ankle shattered at the sheer force of the door. Kagome felt her stomach retch at the thought of what he was doing to their mother.
"Sota." Kagome whispered. Said boy pulled back and looked at her.
"Yeah sis?"
"What does Naraku do to you?"
"What are you talking about?" He asked trying to play it off as if he didn't know but unfortunately his soul seeing eyes let Kagome see his emotions flash: pain, hurt, and was that...taint? The same taint she saw in her own eyes when she looked in the mirror?
"Oh Sota." She said softly. "Does he...does he touch you too?" His hypnotic, almost transparent, blue hues widened when she guessed right.
And that's when she knew she had already failed him. She had failed him before last night, she had failed him the very second Naraku first put his disgusting hands on her innocent brother and tainted him like he had her.
"Kagome?" His voice was shaky as he spoke in a quiet voice. "Do you still love me?"
"Sota, of course I still love you. It is not your fault in any way, shape, or form. It's that...that, that things fault. And I will always love you no matter what." She told him very sternly. Sota gave her a relived smile. "Do you want to tell me about it?"
"Are you sure you want to hear about it?" She nodded her head and slowly scooted over so he could lay down in her bed with her. Sota lay down beside her and started to tell her everything that had happened. It turns out Naraku had started to touch Sota over a year ago and he never told her because he was afraid she might not love him anymore, also Naraku had said he would hurt Kagome if Sota told her.
Kagome was horrified with the stories her brother told her. How could she not have noticed? Shortly after he had stopped telling Kagome about the happenings between Naraku and him he drifted of to sleep with the aid of his sister's sweet singing and her fingers which were running threw his hair. When his breathing had slowed she wiped away the tears that had fallen down his pail cheeks. She soon drifted off into her own fantasy land but unlike most hers was filled with her fears and terrors instead of happiness and love.
It was around midnight that night when Kemi dragged her self down the white hallway of there house like mansion. She almost laughed thinking about how deceiving everything was. When she had dragged her broken, battered body to her daughter's door she knocked lightly.
"Kagome?" Her hoarse from screaming voice called softly.
Kagome who had been sleeping in her bed jolted awake. She looked to see if she had woken Sota and was relieved to see she hadn't. She crawled over him and limped over to the door her broken leg not quit healed all of the way. She opened the door to see her mothers broken frame holding on to the wall to the best of her ability. Kagome held her arms out to her mother afraid to touch her, sure she had broken bones. Her mother let go of the wall and fell into her daughters open arms. She didn't cry, instead she kept a firm grip on Kagome's shoulders and pulled away knowing Kagome probably still had broken bones of her own.
"What is it?" Kagome asked in an urgent but quiet tone.
"I came here to give you this." Kemi pulled her right hand off of her daughter's shoulder and opened it exposing a silver necklace with a shinny sliver heart that glimmered in the moon light coming from Kagome's window behind her.
"What is it?" Kagome repeated her first question but for a different meaning.
"It was from your father, he told me to give it to you when I thought you needed it." Kagome raised an eyebrow at her mother.
"That doesn't make much sense." Kagome whispered.
"I know, but I think you need it now more then ever. Your father was a strange man but kind, you remind me so much of him." Kemi told her daughter softly as she moved a stray piece of hair out of Kagome's face. "He had a kind heart and he laughed so much, and he loved to make you kids laugh." Kagome could now clearly see the years of bad decisions running down her mothers face but in an instant it was gone and replaced with a sad smile.
"I know mom, I remember some of him." Kagome said reassuringly.
"Well, anyway, here take it." She pushed the small silver heart into Kagome's palm and smiled. She kissed her daughter on her cheek that wasn't bruised, turned, and started to drag her self back down the hallway. Kagome stood there for a second just looking at the heart, when she glanced up to thank her mother she saw that she had already disappeared. Kagome frowned and walked back into her room securely locking the door.
She held it up in the moon light and watched it twirl on its chain spinning in a small circle. She gave a faint smile before going into her bathroom. She turned on the light, and put on the necklace. She stared at her reflection.
The silver stood out on her pail bruised skin like a sore thumb. She sighed and went to take it off but a voice stopped her.
"It looks beautiful on you." She nearly jumped out of her skin while she let out a whimper of pain at the movement. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you."
"No its ok Sota." She looked back in the mirror. "Do you really think so?"
"Yeah, if you don't believe me you can ask Inuyasha or Sesshomaru." She turned back to him.
"Inuyasha always says I'm beautiful and I don't think Sesshomaru's pride would let him admit something that personal. He is so cold now." She knew he had said it to her before but she couldn't see him saying it again.
"Well Inuyasha says it because its true and I think Sesshomaru would admit anything to you if it was just the two of you away from prying eyes." Kagome looked into the soul seeing eyes of her brother and vaguely wondered if he could see into the soul of the said cold dog demon.
"Why are you awake anyways?"
"You and mom talking woke me up." He said with a small shrug.
"Oh, I'm sorry I was trying not to."
"Its ok sis. Why don't we go back to sleep, it's around midnight and I have school tomorrow." He said and walked out of the bathroom with Kagome a couple steps behind him.
"What do you mean you have school? So do I." Kagome said after they had both settled down into her bed once again.
"I don't think you should go." He said looking at her, his head resting on one of her fluffy pillows incased in green.
"And why not?" She asked snuggling into her own rectangle of fluff.
"I doubt you will be healed by then and I don't really think you should go to school if you are still hurt." Kagome nodded her head in understanding.
"Alright I won't go, but what about my homework?"
"I can get it for you if you would like." He suggested closing his eyes.
"Yeah thanks that would be nice." Kagome said in a small whisper before she drifted of to a terror filled sleep along with her brother.
An annoying beeping filled the air. Sota rolled over and lightly pressed the off button. The sleeping broken beauty beside him shifted in her sleep trying to regain the lost warmth when he slipped out of her bed. Sota looked down at his sleeping sister to see her cheek bone was still broken. He kissed her forehead before he quietly left her room and went to his own so he could get ready for his day at school.
In her room Kagome rolled over still seeking the lost warmth. Her hand groped around for her brother but when her fingers didn't make contact with anything she opened her eyes to see that there wasn't anyone there. She looked up at her door in hopes that's where he was but when she didn't see him she figured he had gone to his room to get ready. With a sigh she lowered her head back on to the fluffy pillows and drifted back to sleep.
After Sota had gotten ready he checked on his sister to see she was still sleeping. He grabbed his stuff and tiptoed out of the house. When he got to school he hung out with Shippo and Kohaku until the bell rang then they all went to class. Before long Inuyasha had sought Sota out wondering where Kagome was. Sota simply told him she was sick and not to worry. Sesshomaru had also asked where she was at the end of the day when Sota went to get her homework.
"She told me to tell you she is sorry about not being able to make it to work." Sota said with a bright smile that made Sesshomaru look away and down at his work.
"Its fine, tell her I said to get better." Sesshomaru said with out looking up. Sota nodded and said goodbye before leaving. Sota was walking off the school grounds when a voice called out to him. He stopped and looked back to see a girl with light brown hair in childish pigtails bounding towards him with a bright smile on her face.
"Hi Aoni." Sota said cheerfully as the girl came to a stop in front of him.
"Hi Sota! So are you going to try out for the soccer team?" She asked happily while giving him a bright smile.
"I don't know, I mean once it gets cold we have to play in the gym and I hate that. I would rather play out side on the grass with the fresh air." He told her flashing her one of his own bright smiles causing her to blush.
"I know but when it warms up we get to go out side and it's a lot of fun, I'm gonna try out."
"I guess I will." Sota said making her blush slightly increase.
"Uh listen Sota..." She paused and looked away. "I know we have only known each other for like a week but I...I, uh I really like you." Aoni could feel his eyes on her and she forced her self to continue. "And I was wondering if, if you like me too." She stuttered out.
"Are you saying you want to go out?" Sota asked taken back by her sudden confession.
"Yeah." She whispered but then added hurriedly: "I mean if you don't want to I understand, you don't h-" He cut her off.
"No, I would love to go out with you." He said cheerfully. Aoni looked up and into his soul seeing eyes and asked:
"Really?"
"Yeah, I like you too." He said feeling his own blush creep up his neck. Aoni squealed in delight and hugged him quickly and gave him a kiss on the cheek out of excitement before she pulled away saying:
"Well I have to go, but I'll see you tomorrow." He nodded and watched as she ran back to her friends with one of the brightest smiles he had ever seen on her face. Sota smiled to himself and started to walk home. Once there he walked up to his sister's room not bothering to tiptoe since Naraku's vehicle wasn't there. He lightly knocked on her door before testing the handle to see that it wasn't locked. He walked in to see no one in sight, he was about to walk out when he heard the shower running. He sat down on her bed and began pulling out her homework from his backpack.
After an half hour and still no Kagome he decided to knock on the door. Kagome who had been sitting on the bottom of the tub letting the scolding water wash over her body jerked and cried out in as pain shot threw her body at the sudden movement.
Sota heard Kagome cry out and without a second thought ran into the bathroom. He was bombarded by steam and instantly felt lightheaded. He turned towards the shower to see the curtain closed.
"Kagome?" Sota called.
"Ye-yeah?"
"Are you ok? I heard you yelp." He said worriedly.
"I'm fine you just scared me and I fell." Kagome lied. She turned off the water and slowly stood. "You think you could hand me my towel? It's on a hook on the back of the door." Sota grabbed said fluffy green towel and handed it to her. Kagome stepped out of the shower with the green towel wrapped around her frail frame. She looked even more pail to Sota because her ink black waist length hair clung to her wet body and the towel in wet strands.
"Are you sure you're ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine Sota." She said giving him a small smile. "Now get out so I can get dressed." She told him in mock anger. Sota nodded and scurried out of the bathroom closing the door before she could do anything. After a few minutes Kagome remerged dressed in red and black plaid p.j. pants and a short sleeved red t-shirt. Sota could see the bruises that decorated her skin clearly now as she ran a brush threw her hair. "So how was your day?" She asked putting down her brush on her desk and ruffling his hair.
"It was fine, I got your homework and I'm gonna try out for the soccer team." Kagome gave him a small smile.
"That's good I know how much you love soccer. Anything else?"
"Well uh...do you remember that girl I told you about?" Kagome who had been looking threw her homework stopped and looked up at him.
"Yeah, her name was Aoni wasn't it?" She noticed the light blush creeping across his cheeks.
"She asked m-me out today."
"Oh that's so cute!" Sota's blush increased.
"It's not cute." He pouted.
"Oh but it is, I bet you mom would think it was cute too."
"Where is she? I noticed her car wasn't here either."
"Oh she left, she said she had some errands to run..." Kagome trailed off looking threw the stuff Sesshomaru had assigned her. She sighed trying to think of a topic for the love essay he had assigned for them to do. "Well I guess we should start on our homework." Sota nodded then asked:
"So are there any guys I should know about?" Kagome who had started on her essay coughed and nearly stabbed her self when her pen slipped.
"Like any guy would like me." She said with a small smile. Sota laughed.
"Are you kidding? Have you not noticed all of the guys that watch you when you walk down the hall?" She rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly.
"No I hadn't really." She went back to her essay when she remembered something. "Hey Sota?"
"Yeah sis?"
"Was Kyochi there today?"
"No, I asked Inuyasha if he knew who he was and he didn't seem too happy but he told me that he wasn't there today. Do you know why Inuyasha doesn't like him?"
"No I don't, but he was very rude about it before when I went to lunch with Kyochi. I just don't think he wants me around Kyochi for some crazy reasoning. Inuyasha is rather odd sometimes." Sota nodded his head in agreement.
"Most people are." Kagome laughed lightly making Sota smile at the melodic sound that filled his ears. She reached over, ignoring the pain that shot threw her, and ruffled his hair again.
"I'm glad you found someone." She said with a small flicker of light in her dull eyes.
"You have to meet her, I really think you will like her. She is smart, funny, and pretty. You two have so much in common." He said with a light laugh and bright smile. Kagome gave him a half smile and a small hug before they both returned to their work. They worked for a few hours when their mother returned home and the three of them made dinner. Naraku came home happy and saw that Kagome was still injured from the beating he had given her on Saturday which brightened his mood even more. They were all eating in the dining room when he finally spoke up at the dead silent table.
"So how was your day Kagome?" Naraku asked his foot playing with her leg under the table.
"It was fine." She said curtly.
"Just fine? What about Sesshomaru? How is he?"
"Ok I guess."
"You guess?" Naraku asked raising an eyebrow in question.
"I didn't go to school today." She said returning back to her food, it was obvious that he knew she hadn't gone to school.
"Oh really why?" He asked fake concern in his voice that Sota and Kagome could see threw but unfortunately their mother couldn't. Kagome glared at him and kicked his foot away from her.
"Oh you know, I wasn't feeling good." She said with fake cheerfulness. Naraku smiled.
"Well I'm happy you are feeling better now." His words were so sugar coated Kagome was sure she was going to get a cavity. Kagome gave a fake smile trying not to cringe from the pain of her broken cheek bone. "So how was your day Kemi?" Naraku asked turning his attention to his wife. Kagome returned to eating as Kemi happily explained her long day. After a short while Kagome felt a hand go up her leg. She jerked slightly but covered it up by coughing. She felt his other dirty hand caress her back in fake concern. "Are you ok Kagome?"
"Yes I'm fine, just went down the wrong pipe." She felt his hand dip lower on her back then it should have. Kemi didn't notice but Sota did. After dinner Kagome and Sota went up to her room claiming they still had homework. Sota confronted Kagome about dinner and held her when she let a few unchecked tears slip threw. Sesshomaru had called and asked if she would be returning to work and school the next day. Kagome had told him yes and then Rin had taken the phone from the 'purple cow' and talked to Sota and Kagome about her school and friends. After a few hours Sota and Kagome fell asleep in her bed at about 10.
It was 12 am when Kagome who was half asleep heard he door creak open. She turned over and moved closer to Sota who was lying against the wall in her bed. When she had started to drift back to sleep she felt someone cover her mouth. She tried to scream but was pulled off of the bed. She felt pain shoot threw her as the person grabbed her hurt ribs. She was dragged to the ground away from her brother and a weight was place over making it hard to breath.
"Don't scream or I'll kill him." Kagome felt her throat constrict as a voice that made her blood run cold whispered into her ear. She let out a small whimper and saw a face swim into view. "Uh-uh, no sound." She then saw a flash of metallic silver out of her peripheral vision. Kagome found her self suddenly face down and her shirt being lifted up.
"Please stop." She whispered. She felt him slice threw her bra with his claw then she felt then cold mettle of the knife and the searing pain of her flesh being cut into. She whimpered yet again only to have the knife pressed further into her back. She could feel the cold of the mettle between her cut flesh. Naraku then ran what felt like a damp washcloth over the cut soaking up the blood so it wouldn't get in the way of his design.
After what felt like forever he finally put the knife down but when Kagome went to push her self up she was forced down by his hands and then she felt more pain then she had ever felt in her life. The last thing she heard before she lost all consciousness was Naraku saying:
"I love you Kaggy-bear." He turned her head and kissed her lips harshly then everything went black.
"Sis?" She faintly heard a voice call. "Please wake up." The voice became clearer but it sounded as if the person was crying. "Please sis." The voice was louder now; it was as if she could reach out and touch it with her cold finger tips. Wait why were her fingers cold, wasn't she in bed? With a sharp in take of breath she jerked awake only to whimper at the white hot pain. "Kagome." The voice she had heard from earlier sounded relived that she was awake. She looked around to see she was on the floor. Her shirt was pulled up and her bra was lying in shreds beside her. She quickly covered her exposed breasts and looked over to see her brother covering his eyes.
"I'm sorry." She pulled her shirt down but yelped and stopped. She kept her breasts covered with her hands and looked over at her brother. "Isn't it healed?" She asked softly. He opened his eyes to see her covering her self.
"What happened?"
"It was Naraku he came in last night, late last night, and he said if I made a sound he would kill you."
"You shouldn't have listened to him." Kagome shook her head.
"Its ok, I'll be 18 soon and I promise I will take you away form here ok? Just wait a little longer, it's only a few months away." Sota nodded his head.
"It looks like he put poison in your wounds so it will scar and I'm positive he knew that."
"What does it look like?" Kagome asked remembering what it the sever pain felt like.
"I had no idea he was an artist." Sota said trying to lighten the mood. "It has roses and all of the vines are spiraled together, it's really beautiful." Kagome carefully pulled her shirt down so as not to flash her brother nor hurt herself.
"We should start getting ready for school."
"Are you sure you should go?"
"I'll be fine, don't worry." Sota gave her a skeptical look but let it go and stood up. Kagome took the hand he offered and gave him a small smile before walking over to her bathroom. "See you in a bit, and try and look nice for your new girlfriend." Kagome didn't miss his blush before she closed the door behind her.
She slowly took off her clothes and tried to get the best look she could at her newly scarred back. It really was beautiful just like her brother had said. There were several roses and all of the vines were intertwined, it was so detailed she could even see the small thorns on the vines. Well at least he was nice enough to do something beautiful instead of something crude. She sighed and hopped into the shower careful not to really let the clear water droplets touch her back too much.
After a few minutes she got out and dried her frail body off. She wrapped the towel around her and walked out into her bedroom. She put on a nice but loose baby blue shirt that cut off at her elbows in a baseball T style, and baggy black jeans that fit nicely on her hips but the legs were loose. She grabbed her bag and carefully situated it on her shoulder so it wouldn't hit her back. She then slipped on her a pair of blue flats and creped out of her room and over to her brothers. After knocking lightly on the door she walked in to see him coming out of his bathroom fully clothed.
"Ready?" She asked. He nodded.
"Yeah let's go." And with that they left house that held so much hate, anger, pain, and sadness. Once at school Kagome felt bombarded when so many people asked her if she was ok. They were all so genuinely worried about her well being. It made her feel warm and safe if only for a few minutes. Kagome tried not to whimper when Inuyasha pulled her to him in a tight embrace.
"Are you ok?" He asked. He could smell poison and her blood all over her.
"Yeah I'm fine Inu." She gave him a reassuring squeeze before turning in his embrace to face the others while his larger frame over shadowed hers. When Sango got a good look at her she gasped.
"Kagome, what happened to your face?" Kagome was surprised by her question.
"My face?" Sango handed Kagome the compact from her purse. Kagome looked in the mirror. "Oh yeah that...I ran into a wall yesterday when I was trying to get to the bathroom so I could puke." Sango bought it and Kagome relaxed into Inuyasha but not completely because when there was applied pressure to her back pain shot threw her. While the others talked she reached her arm up and started to rub Inuyasha's fuzzy ears. He leaned into her touch and rested his chin on the top of her head.
Inuyasha sighed as she continued her encouraged assault on the triangle shaped appendages. His eyes closed in pure bliss. She brought her other hand up and rubbed the other ear. Kagome giggled when she heard...more like felt a soft rumble bubble up from his chest.
"What's so funny?" A husky voice asked from behind Kagome.
"You." She said simply. After a little while she pulled away saying she needed to talk to Sesshomaru. Kagome was walking down the hall when someone snuck up behind her and placed their hands over her eyes. The person then whispered into her ear:
"Guess who."
"Kyochi." The hands removed themselves and their owner's body stepped in front of her.
"How did you know?"
"Voice." Was her one word answer. She took in his slouched form. He was pail and he was leaning to his right side, his shoulder resting on the wall, but yet he still held a bright smile even though it seemed to lag slightly. "Are you ok?" She asked taking a step towards him, she reached out her hand and lightly touched his pail cheek. His skin was so cold it caused her to yank her hand back as if his cheeks temperature was completely the opposite of what it was. "My gods, you're freezing." She wrapped her arms around him and rubbed his back trying to warm him up with her body heat. Kyochi sighed and wrapped his arms around her.
"I'm fine." He whispered into her hair. His eyes drifted closed as he breathed in the smell of her hair. After a few minutes he pulled back and smiled. "I'm just tired." Kagome gave him a small smile.
"I'm on my way to Mr. Tashio's class so I'll see you later."
"I'm on my way there too so why don't I walk with you." He offered and Kagome nodded. They started to walk towards the class room; Kyochi had his arm around Kagome's shoulders as they walked.
"I heard you weren't here yesterday, and you weren't here on Friday." Kagome said softly.
"I wasn't feeling good." He said simply.
"I'm sorry...uh, I was wondering on Thursday you said you wouldn't be here and you weren't. Mind telling me what's going on?" She asked looking at him as they stopped in front of Sesshomaru's class.
"It isn't anything for you to worry about." He said with a bright but tired smile as he opened the door and held it open for Kagome. She thanked him and walked threw. Sesshomaru who had been sitting at his desk looked up at them.
"Yes?" He asked raising an eyebrow in question as he smelled them all over each other signaling they had been in close proximity for a while. Kyochi smiled and placed his finished paper on Sesshomaru's desk. "You're early." Sesshomaru said coldly.
"I was feeling better." He said happily. Kagome sat down in the closest desk to Sesshomaru's.
"And I see you are feeling better also Kagome." She nodded.
"Yeppers." She said excitedly. Even though she seemed happy he could smell the lie, pain, blood, and poison. Sesshomaru let an uncharacteristic frown grace his features. He looked at Kyochi who squirmed under his cold gaze.
"I have to go and see my other teachers." Kyochi said looking at Kagome and giving her a bright smile. "So I'll see you later, maybe we can have lunch together." Kagome nodded and he left. She looked over to Sesshomaru to see he was no longer sitting in his desk. She was slightly shocked and looked around but she still didn't see him.
"Sesshomaru?" Her soft voice questioned.
"Hn." Was her only answer. Her head shot over to the door of his personal office. She stood up and walked over to the open door. She looked in to see Sesshomaru bending over one of his drawers built into the wall. He stood up holding an envelope. "Here." He said and handed her the small white rectangle.
"What's this?" She asked softly as she unconsciously brushed her ink black hair behind her ear exposing her broken cheek bone.
"Your pay." He said in a bored tone as he stared at the discolored cheek. She opened it and her jaw fell to the floor along with the envelope. She looked up at Sesshomaru mouth agape. "If you leave your mouth open like that your going to attract flies." She snapped her mouth shut.
"Th-th-three hundred and twenty dollars Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked not believing it.
"Yes. You are making 20 an hour and with ten hours that is 200 and then I gave you an hour of over time on Saturday and three on Sunday, and your over time is a pay and a half so that's 30. Do the math Kagome, you're a smart girl."
"I-I didn't know I was making that much, plus I only did like an hour and forty minutes on Sunday and on Saturday you guys only asked me a couple of questions. I really don't need that much." Sesshomaru shook his head, and picked up the envelope and handed it to her.
"It has already been decided, and it goes on the books, and I don't really feel like changing it." She put the money in her pocket making a mental note to open a bank account somehow so she could store money in it.
"Thank you I guess..." She paused then gave him a small smile.
"The bell is going to ring in a few minutes." He said walking passed her and into his classroom not wanting to be seen with her in his office just incase someone came in before the bell. Kagome followed him.
"Well then I should go." She said softly before wrapping her arms around him in a brief hug. He hugged her back but pulled away when she whimpered.
"What?" He asked his voice cold as always as he smelled her fear.
"I-its nothing." She stuttered holding back the tears form the white hot pain.
"I don't like being lied to Kagome." He said harshly.
"I know its jus-" She was cut off by the bell. "I have to go." She said quickly as she moved to the door with surprising speed. "See you later Sessy." She shut the door just in time to cut his growl in half but she bumped into a hard chest. She let out another whimper as arms wrapped them selves around her back to prevent her from falling. The person let go and she started to fall again only to have them grab her forearms successfully stopping her that way.
"You ok?" Kagome looked up to see concerned golden eyes boring into hers.
"Yes, you just startled me Inuyasha." He smiled brightly at her his eyes showing all of his emotions. "Lets go to class." She said as he righted her so she was on both feet. Inuyasha nodded and walked down the hall with his arm around her shoulders as she took comfort in his presence. When they walked into their class Kagome was greeted by Mr. Turner. He looked at her and gave her a smile that made her skin crawl.
"Why Mrs. Higurashi, how nice of you to join us."
"Sorry, I wasn't feeling well yesterday."
"It's fine, we are all entitled to our sick days." He said and winked at her. Inuyasha pulled the fragile girl closer to him and growled lightly telling the teacher he was stepping over his bounds. Mr. Turner smirked.
"Is there a problem half-breed?" Inuyasha's lip lifted up in a snarl at the name. Kagome pulled him to their desks in the back of the room. She hugged him before sitting in his lap where he possessively wrapped his arms around her waist and she lightly rubbed his ears trying to calm him down from the teachers degrading words.
"It's ok Inu, who cares what he thinks? No one, I know I don't. Your blood shouldn't matter."
"I know it shouldn't but it does. This is one of the reasons my father wants me to take over his company with Sesshomaru. To prove that even though my blood is tainted I am just as worthy as everyone else." He told her in a slightly harsher tone then he meant to.
"No Inuyasha." She whispered. "Your blood is not tainted, you are not tainted, and I don't ever want to hear you say other wise, ok?" He nodded and she gave him a half smile. "Good." She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before moving into her own desk as kids started to file into the classroom.
Half the period flew by without anything really happening until Mr. Turner had yet again made a comment about Inuyasha's blood being tainted except this time he said it in front of the class. Kagome slammed her hand on her desk and stood up her bangs covering her eyes as the class watched her.
"How can you say that? You are a teacher. You're not supposed to judge us you're supposed to be someone for us to look up to." She lifted her eyes from her desk; everyone looking at her could see the anger shining fiercely in her green depths.
"Mrs. Higurashi, I do not believe you have the authority to talk down to me."
"And you don't have the authority to talk down to us!" She all but screamed at him.
"Mrs. Higurashi, please control your temper and sit down. You and I will continue this discussion after class. Now take your seat so I can continue teaching the class." He said sternly as he sat down not leaving much room for argument but she made room.
"No." She said and crossed her arms defiantly.
"Excuse me?" Mr. Turner asked.
"I will not take my seat until you apologize to Inuyasha and the rest of the class for your inappropriate behavior." She said her words dipping with venom.
"Mrs. Higurashi." He said warningly.
"I will sit down and not say anything for the rest of the period if you just apologize." She said it as if she was scolding him like a mother would a child for pushing another child.
"Kagome, it's not worth it." Kagome heard Inuyasha whisper. "I'm not worth it." This made Kagome's blood boil.
"You are holding up the class Mr. Turner." Kagome's repeated words were sugar coated.
"Fine, Inuyasha and everyone else, I am sorry for the way I acted." His words were sarcastic but Kagome knew she wasn't going to get a better apology then that. She sat down and Mr. Turner glared at her. "Do not forget to stop by my class after school." It was then that realization hit Kagome.
'What did I just do?' She asked herself. She sighed and slumped down in her seat as Mr. Turner began teaching again. After class Kagome was about to leave when Mr. Turner stopped her.
"Wait for a second Kagome." She stopped as did Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku. "I do believe I said Kagome." Mr. Turner said to the others.
"See you in second period Kagome." Sango said giving her a reassuring smile before smacking Miroku who gave a sheepish smile and waved to Kagome before running down the hall with an angry Sango in pursuit. Kagome looked at Inuyasha who wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug. Inuyasha pointedly glared at Mr. Turner before releasing Kagome and walking off. Kagome hesitantly turned to face the last person left in the room.
"What is it you wanted?" She asked impatiently.
"I do not appreciate you undermining me in class, Mrs. Higurashi."
"I'm sorry but you had no right to say that about Inuyasha."
"Well then he should have said something if it bothered him."
"It bothered me." Kagome's voice and eyes clearly told him how mad she was. "Now if there isn't anything else I have to go to my next class."
"There is not." She nodded before practically running out the door. Gods did he creep her out. After second hour they decided to go to the same café they had gone to on Friday, and Kyochi joined them much to Inuyasha's dislike. Kagome insisted on paying for lunch even though they all objected she wouldn't hear it. After Kagome had bought lunch with the money Sesshomaru gave her they all chatted until they had to go back to school. On the walk back to school Miroku got hit about 7 times.
"Miroku I swear if you grope me one more time I am going to cut off your miniature Miroku and feed it to you." Miroku shrunk away making Kagome laugh lightly.
"Oh come on Sango you know you love it when he gropes you." Kagome teased from between Kyochi and Inuyasha. Sango glared at her.
"I do not." She huffed. Sango tried to look angry but her blush was very evident. They spent most of their third period quietly making fun of Sango. After fourth hour Kagome said goodbye to everyone then stood in front of Sesshomaru's desk waiting for him to acknowledge her.
"Yes Kagome?" He asked not looking up.
"Uh, well I have to go see Mr. Turner really fast before we leave, and Sota is trying out for the soccer team so he won't be coming with us." He nodded.
"Don't take too long." Was all he said before she ran out the door. Sesshomaru shook his head thinking: 'How do I know such a strange girl?' Kagome knocked on the class room door before she entered. She gasped at what she saw. Mr. Turner had Kikyo bent over a desk and he was pounding her from behind with her skirt pulled up and her thong around her ankles. Mr. Turner looked up to see Kagome watching unable to turn away because she was so shocked. He smiled and continued to pound into Kikyo while she quietly screamed her orgasm.
Mr. Turner's eyes moved over Kagome's figure imagining it was her he was fucking and not this slut. He grunted softly and closed his eyes as he released his load into Kikyo's over used passage. Kikyo stood up and pulled her skirt down and her thong up. Her fingers wondered over to her sensitive folds and dipped inside while she looked directly and Kagome she pulled them out and brought them up to her lips and gave the curious looking mixture on them a slow lick.
"Bye Mr. Turner, I'll see you tomorrow." Kikyo said before grabbing her purse and brushing past Kagome.
"Did you like that Kaggy-bear?" Kagome gasped again which made her flinch because of her hurt ribs.
"Wh-what did you just call me?" Kagome stuttered obviously frightened which Mr. Turner could clearly smell. He buttoned up his pants.
"Kaggy-bear." He paused then continued. "How is your back by the way?" Kagome backed away from him.
"I don't know wh-what you're talking about." Mr. Turner took two steps forward for every one she took back.
"Oh I think you do." He said as she backed her self into a corner. He put his arms on either side of her head.
"Mr. Turner please stop." Kagome asked, her voice was quiet and it quivered slightly.
"Oh please Kaggy-bear call me Onigumo." His left hand dropped and rested on her hip. "Did you like what I was doing to Kikyo? I can do the same thing to you, and trust me you'll like it, Kaggy-bear." Onigumo practically basked in the fear that radiated off of her.
"Mr. Turner." A stern cold voice said from behind him. Kagome let out a small sigh when Onigumo stepped to the side to revile Sesshomaru standing at the door with eyes that could freeze hell over. Kagome was so happy to see him that she could have kissed him...well maybe not kissed him but a really big hug.
"Ahh, Sesshomaru, what brings you to my classroom?" Onigumo asked with a smirk. He was still blocking Kagome's way so she couldn't get out from behind him.
"I came to get my assistant so I could take her to work."
"Oh you mean Kagome?" Onigumo asked interest clear in his voice. "I didn't know she was your assistant."
"She is." Was his curt reply. "It isn't really any of your business."
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Onigumo said. "We were having a small discussion."
"Hn...I'm sure you were." He said coldly. Onigumo moved aside and Kagome scrambled over to Sesshomaru's side. He glared pointedly at Mr. Turner before turning and walking out the door with Kagome behind him. Kagome glanced at him before the door closed and he blew a kiss her way. Kagome followed Sesshomaru out of the building with her bag in her hand which Sesshomaru had given to her. Once in the car he started to drive both oblivious to the pair of eyes that watched them.
"Yeah, I did." The person said into the phone.
"What did she do?" A malicious voice asked threw the other end.
"She tried to get away but I didn't let her."
"Then what?" The voice asked again.
"Well I would have gotten threw it but Sesshomaru showed up." Onigumo said.
"Oh he did, did he?"
"Yes, she left with him."
"Keep an eye on her, don't make another move for a couple of days. He will probably be keeping a close eye on her. Contact me if anything happens."
"I will." Onigumo said before he heard the click signaling the person had hung up. Onigumo slammed his phone down. "Damn it, I almost had her." He growled to him self.
Sesshomaru didn't even look at her threw the entire drive. When they arrived at the office she just followed him. The girl at the front desk and every girl after her glared or scowled at Kagome because she was with Sesshomaru.
The first thing she saw when she entered the office after him was incredible furniture that lavished the walls and gave a comfortable feeling all around. To her right was furniture, pictures, and antiques that seemed to make the room look reputable without destroying the relaxing atmosphere. She walked around lightly touching paintings and small tables. She looked at every picture, every article of work. Kagome made her way through the room until she made way to a stained cheery wood desk. It was slightly bigger than the other one she had before. The computer was a flat screen desktop. It was one of those top if the line computers. She looked at the desk to see that there was a laptop to the side of it. She put her bag down and sat in the leather chair that was in front of the desk.
"Do you like it?" She jumped when she heard his cold voice. She had forgotten he was there. She gave him a small smile.
"It's beautiful. Did you decorate it?" He nodded once before walking towards his office door.
"It is only temporary. I will be getting a new secretary soon and I'll move you into that office." He pointed to a door that until now Kagome had never noticed. When she went to ask him a question she found that he was no longer standing there and that his office door was closed. She sighed and looked at the laptop wondering what it was for. She had her own and he knew that. She made a mental note to ask him about it. She looked at the door he had pointed out.
Kagome got curious and walked over to it. She silently opened the door and walked into the room. The walls were a dark red almost a maroon color, they were plain but it looked nice. There was another cheery wood desk in the middle of the room.
'Hmm.' Kagome mused. 'I guess he likes cheery wood, and his father loves oak, what an odd combination.' There wasn't a computer so Kagome figured that the other one was just going to move in here with her. That's when she noticed it. The windows that served as a wall behind her soon to be desk. It over looked the city and gods was it beautiful. She vaguely wondered what Sesshomaru's view was like. She never paid attention when she went in there before. She also wondered if he redecorated his office too. She was brought from her thoughts by a phone ringing.
Kagome ran out of the office not bothering to close the door and answered the phone ringing on her new desk.
"He-hello, Sesshomaru Tashio's o-office?" She asked slightly breathlessly.
"Yes, hi this is Mrs. Stori, I'm Rin's teacher. I called to see if Mr. Tashio was going to be coming to parent teacher conferences tonight."
"Uh, hold on." Her heart was racing and her voice was slightly breathless.
"Did I call at a bad time?" The teacher asked noting the girl's breathless voice, thinking she was doing something naughty with the powerful dog demon.
"N-no. Hold on one moment please." Kagome said before putting her on hold and using the intercom to talk to Sesshomaru. "Se-Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked hopping she had gotten it to work right.
"Yes Kagome?" The cold voice rang loud and clear threw the black contraption used for communication.
"Uh there is a Mrs. Stori on the line..."
"Send her threw." He said sounding slightly annoyed. With out saying anything she patched it threw and one of the small white buttons on his phone started to flash. "Mrs. Stori, how nice to hear from you." He said emotionlessly into the phone.
Kagome could hear the conversation threw her phone and was trying to figure out how to make it stop. She started to press buttons until she let out a small:
"Ah-ha." Which both Sesshomaru and Mrs. Stori heard. Sesshomaru sighed.
"New secretary?" She questioned.
"Assistant, but that's not why you called is it?"
"No, it is parent teacher conferences tonight and I was wondering if you were coming or not." Her voice was laced with sugar and he mentally cringed.
"I had forgotten, thank you for contacting me."
"So does that mean you will be coming?" He heard the hopefulness in her voice.
"Yes."
"That's wonderful, it starts at 5."
"I will be there." He said frostily before he patched the call back to Kagome. When Kagome picked up the phone she could hear Mrs. Stori talking obviously thinking she was still talking to Sesshomaru.
"Listen Mr. Tashio, I was wondering if you weren't doing anything on Friday maybe we could get together and maybe have some coffee." Kagome panicked not knowing what to say, and also not knowing Sesshomaru was still on the line listening.
"Uh, Mrs. Stori? I'm sorry but I don't think he heard you." She heard the woman scoff.
"Whatever, I'm guessing he patched me threw to you."
"Yeah." She said quietly.
"Well just tell him it's at 5 and goes until 8:30." She said rudely and snottily.
"I will do so." Kagome said politely.
"Can I ask you a question?" Mrs. Stori asked sincerely.
"Sure." Kagome said apprehensively.
"What exactly is your relationship with Sesshomaru?"
"I-uh, I'm his assistant?" Kagome said it as if it was a question, not really sure what the woman wanted to know.
"No I mean what are you to him, when you answered the phone you sounded as if you had been..." The woman trailed off. Kagome was thoroughly shocked at the implication.
"I was frightened by the phone because it was loud and I was not expecting it." Kagome said embarrassed and angry at the same time. "And not that it's any of your business but Sesshomaru and I happen to be friends, and I do not believe Sesshomaru is the type of person to have interoffice relationships." Both Sesshomaru and Mrs. Stori were taken a back by her forwardness. Mrs. Stori then made it very apparent that she didn't like Kagome's answer because the line went dead. Kagome huffed and put the phone down.
She sighed and pushed the power button on the desktop. She was surprised when it started up right away. It was faster than any computer she had ever come in contact with. After she had changed the passwords she set to work on the laptop. When she was about to go and ask Sesshomaru if he had anything for her to do the elevator doors opened and Hitomi stepped out.
"Kagome, nice to see you." Kagome spun around to see Hitomi.
"Oh hi Hitomi." Kagome said happily giving her a small hug holding back a flinch when she touched her back.
"Where is Sota?" She asked smiling brightly.
"Soccer tryouts with Aoni."
"Oh that girl he was crushing on?"
"Yeah, their going out now."
"That's wonderful." She said cheerfully. "Well Mr. Tashio asked me to bring this to Sesshomaru." Hitomi held out a black and white envelope that was open. Kagome gave her a quick hug before she left. Kagome looked down at the envelope for a second before walking over to Sesshomaru's door. She knocked lightly before opening the door.
She briefly looked around at his office. The walls were that of a dark blue which matched the carpet. His desk was also a rich deep cheery wood. He sat in a large black leather chair that was the size of his fathers if not bigger and there were two smaller chairs in front of the desk facing him. When she looked beyond him she let out a small gasp at the beautiful scenery. It was a perfect view of the city and gods was it gorges even more so then her own.
"Kagome?" She snapped her head to him when his cold voice washed over her.
"Sorry." She muttered. "Hitomi dropped this off." She said holding out the envelope. He glanced at it before letting out a sigh.
"Throw it away."
"B-but you didn't even look at it." She sputtered.
"That's because I know what it is." He said looking into her eyes, he then continued when he saw confusion shinning brightly in her green hues. "It's an invitation to the Christmas party that is held every year. It a bunch of upper class snobs that get together and gab about whose company is going under or who is spending the night in whose bed." He told her bluntly.
"Does that mean your not going?"
"No, I have to go. Unfortunately." Kagome gave him a small smile before he looked back down at his work.
"Oh and Mrs. Stori said that the parent teacher conferences start at 5 and ends at 8:30."
"Ahh, yes Mrs. Stori. I thought you handled her questioning very well." Kagome blinked.
"Huh?"
"She thought you and I were being intimate, she asked you about it, you said no."
"Oh yeah...wait, you were listening?"
"I was simply wondering what she was going to say to you."
"You were eavesdropping." Kagome stated and crossed her arms.
"Of course not." He said with an amused tilt to his full lips as a perfect eyebrow rose up and the tilt turned into a mischievous smirk before Sesshomaru's other eyebrow rose to join the other as he gave her an innocent look. "Would you like it if we were doing what she thought?"
"Sesshomaru." She scolded as if she was talking to a child. "Don't say that."
"Why? It doesn't matter, like you could possible ever satisfy me." Sesshomaru told her going back to his work.
"Like I would want to." Kagome quickly said.
"You probably couldn't keep up anyways." Sesshomaru said to her.
"You want to make a bet out of that?" Kagome asked him. This time she had his full attention.
"Are you offering, dear Kagome?" Kagome coughed.
"Th-that's not what I meant." She said a light blush spreading like fire up her neck; she couldn't believe she had just said that. Sesshomaru glanced at his watch.
"It's 4:30, we should go pick up Rin and go to her school."
"Wait why do I have to go?" Kagome asked perplexed about all of this.
"Because I said." He told her emotionlessly as he stood up. He walked by her and she followed him out the door. He looked at the laptop and desktop that were running. "I see you got started." He said before he noticed the open door. "And you took a look at your soon to be office." She nodded and quickly put the computers to sleep as he closed the door. They stepped into the elevator.
"Why do I need the laptop?" Kagome asked remembering her confusion.
"Because when I go on business trips you will have to come with me and I figured I would give you a new one, and like your p.d.a. it's up to you what other things you put on it but I expect you to use it for what I tell you to." She nodded wondering if the business trips would be on school vacations only.
"So about Mrs. Stori..." She trailed off hoping he would fill in the blank.
"She is Rin's teacher, she was her teacher last year and changed grades and is her teacher this year also. She has been trying to weasel her way into my bed for about two years now and she won't take a hint."
"Is that why you just shoved her onto me earlier?" Kagome asked slightly peeved.
"When I heard you slightly breathless I knew exactly what she thought we were doing, but I have to say you handled it very well which is why I want you to come with me."
"That doesn't make any sense, why would you want me to come with you?" She asked as the doors opened and they stepped out.
"Because she will think you and I have 'relations'." He told her walking beside her.
"Wait..." Kagome said stopping. "You're going to use me?" She sounded hurt and her eyes were focused on the ground.
"That's one way to put it." Her fiery eyes looked up at him.
"You're a jerk." She stated and brushed past him her shoulder only hitting the top of his arm because of their height difference. Sesshomaru let out a growl at the disrespect but followed after her. She walked to his car and crossed her arms waiting impatiently. When he unlocked the doors they both got in and she slammed the door causing him to mentally flinch at the brutality. After that they picked up Rin and headed to Rin's school. After Rin had entered the scene Sesshomaru noticed how much Kagome's mood had lightened. When they arrived at the child's school the three walked in with Rin holding on to their hands. Rin led them to her class room where a few other parents were.
"Mrs. Stori." He said with a bored tone. Said teacher looked up from her paper work after the couple who had been in front of them left. They both sat in the chairs placed in front of her desk. Sesshomaru on the right one and Kagome in the left. Rin bounced happily in Kagome's lap who reached forward to shake the teacher's hand.
"Nice to meet you Mrs. Stori." She said politely. The woman in front of her was skinny but well built. She was obviously a demon and it looked like a cat demon. She had vibrant purple eyes and matching hair.
"Ah, you must be Kagome, the one I talked to on the phone." Kagome gave her a small smile and nodded. Mrs. Stori then turned to Sesshomaru and smiled. "But we are here to talk about Rin." Aforementioned girl was now bouncing in Sesshomaru's lap who looked as if he didn't even notice. The woman in front of the three folded her hands and smiled.
It only took about 20 minutes to discuss Rin and her progress, Mrs. Stori actually suggested that she be moved into a higher level class and that there were some tests she would like to have Rin take and that she just needed Sesshomaru's permission. He of course agreed and when they stood to leave Mrs. Stori stopped them.
"Mrs. Higurashi?" They both turned to look at Rin's teacher. Rin had long since run off to be with her friends.
"Please call me Kagome." She nodded.
"Kagome, you said earlier one the phone that there wasn't anything between the two of you..." She trailed off. Kagome opened her mouth but before she could speak an arm wrapped it self around her waist and a smooth voice filled her ears.
"Well, she only said that because we don't really want the press knowing that one of the most eligible bachelors is no longer eligible." Kagome felt her self blush.
"I don't see what you see in her." Mrs. Stori scowled. Kagome looked up shocked by her outburst.
"Well besides the fact she doesn't open her legs for just anyone is a plus." Sesshomaru said coldly as he tightened his grip around Kagome.
"Oh please we both know she is untouched, so that means she isn't satisfying you. Am I right?"
"Just because she remains untouched does not mean she doesn't know how to use her mouth." He heard a small gasp from Kagome but he continued. "Plus I'm sure she could satisfy me more then you ever could." And with that Sesshomaru turned with Kagome and they began walking away. They got Rin from her friends who noticed where her Daddy's hands were. They were about to get into the car when they were stopped by a person with a notebook.
"So is it true that you two are actually together?" Kagome sputtered and Sesshomaru answered.
"Yes." With that Sesshomaru grabbed Kagome and dipped her so his silver hair cascaded around them and mixed with her black locks completely obscuring their faces from view. Kagome glared up at him.
"I hate you." She whispered angrily. He glared back at her.
"I know." He then made a kissing noise and they heard the click of cameras flashing. When Sesshomaru pulled back he quickly ushered Kagome inside the car then he got into his side before the mob of reporters that came out of no where could ask questions. He started to drive. Kagome looked at him still shocked by what he did.
"Why did you do that?" Kagome asked quietly.
"Because." He told her coldly.
"Because why? I want to know, I mean now the whole world is going to think that you are dating not only your assistant, but your student as well, and on top of all that I'm still a minor."
"I am well aware of what you are Kagome, and as far as the student thing goes I will explain to the principle the truth, and you are turning 18 in December, and the other things don't matter people date their co-workers all the time, along with their friends." Sesshomaru glanced at Kagome and she looked like she was going to have a conniption.
"Uhg, your such a...a...a smelly pirate whore." She exclaimed throwing her hands in the air. She heard a giggled from behind her and remembered Rin was in the car. She turned and with slightly fearful eyes looked at Rin. "Rin, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that while you here." Kagome was afraid of what Sesshomaru was going to do and he could smell it.
"It's ok Kagome, I hear much worse at school and also from Master Jaken. He has a really bad potty mouth." Kagome sighed.
"Still, I shouldn't have said that in front of you."
"Really Kagome it's ok." Kagome shook her head.
"No I will watch what I say from now on, even if it is true." She glared at Sesshomaru then sat in her seat quietly with her hands in her lap as she looked out the window. Kagome was watching the scenery fly by when she heard Rin's cute voice.
"Daddy?" She asked.
"Hn..."
"Can we go home?"
"That is where we are headed."
"Our home?" She asked, Sesshomaru knew she was going to ask for something he just didn't know what it was yet.
"Is that what you want?" Kagome noted his voice wasn't as cold when he talked to his adoptive daughter.
"Well, I left Mr. Bear there and I didn't want to bother you before so I didn't tell you."
"Rin." He sighed. "You already know that wouldn't bother me." He told her looking at her in the review mirror.
"I know but you seemed so busy lately especially after you fired your secretary." She said softly as if she was embarrassed by it.
"At least now I know why you haven't been sleeping." He told her softly. "Next time tell me, ok? It's not worth you loosing sleep Rin, and trust me if you bothered me don't you think I would ignore you?"
"Yes daddy." She said answering all of his questions at once. Sesshomaru gave her a small smile in the rearview mirror that didn't go unnoticed by Kagome; in fact she thought her heart had stopped. It had been so long since she saw him smile, and she let a small one grace her own lips. After a few minutes Sesshomaru turned off the paved road and on to a dirt one. After about 10 more minutes of driving he pulled up in front of a castle looking mansion. It looked as if it was made from stone and brick. There was a vast amount of land and forest on either side of the castle/mansion but there was a pretty good distance from the castle/mansion to the woods. Kagome could vaguely hear what sounded like waves when she got out of the car.
"Do you like our house Kagome?" Rin asked excitedly.
"It's very beautiful." Kagome told the bubbly girl who grabbed her hand along with Sesshomaru's as they walked up the many steps. Sesshomaru opened the large doors that Kagome didn't even think she could open if she tried. Kagome gasped at the beauty of it. The walls were a plain white but pictures adorned them. There was a large silver chandelier dangling from the ceiling, there were also a couple of mirrors and several doors.
At the top of the stairs a little ways in front of them there was a large painting of a broken angel. One of its wings was ripped off and at the jagged edges of the feathers some blood was dripping off like crimson tears. Its clothes were tattered and the angel had actual blood tears running down its face which dripped off its chin and into the pool of blood on the ground. The world around Kagome vanished, the only thing left was her and the painting. There were cuts on its exposed arms, legs, and a deep ash across its chest. She walked forward and started to walk up the stairs with out realizing it.
She was about 5 feet from it and she could see its broken, cold, sun kissed eyes. She wanted to reach out and comfort this broken angel it seemed so familiar...what was it about this angel? Why did it seem like she knew him. She didn't realize that tears had begun to well in her green orbs until she felt a small body wrap its arm around her waist and a smooth but cold voice try and pull her from her trance.
"Kagome." She blinked and the tears she had held back fell, she felt her whole body go stiff and all of a sudden she felt cold, so unbelievable cold. She looked straight into the eyes of the broken tortured angel which seemed to over power her and she felt consciousness slip away from her. It was like trying to pour water into a broken glass, no matter how fast you pour it and how hard you try to cover the cracks with your hands the water seeps out before you can drink it.
Hope you all liked this chapter its the longest one so far. Hope some of you are still going to read this after my small rant. That being said I would like 10 reviews before I'll post another chapter. because if people aren't going to read this over something small then there's no point in posting at all. Beause sorry if you all can't see the difterance but I can even if its aS small as grammar changes of fixing words or taking paragraphs out. Those are the changes not changing the main story line or events tthat might seem small and stupid to you guys but they will be important in the end.