Chapter 3

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"Sesshoumaru Taisho! Please join the Harajunku Car Garage!" Kagome exclaimed.

Silence. Sesshoumaru shot her a deadly glare from his seat at his desk. It turned out Kagome shared the same homeroom as him.

"No." The words were cold as ice.

"Why not?" Kagome pushed. "I saw you at the garage yesterday. You work as a mechanic right?"

There was a sudden rush of air and Kagome's feet dangled as they left the ground.

Fierce gold eyes stared at her in disgust. "I do not repeat myself. Do not think just because you are a female I will treat you gently. There is blood on my hands and I do not mind adding more." With that he let go of the grip he had on the front of her shirt. Kagome dropped onto the ground in a kneeling position.

Sesshoumaru walked right past her to the classroom door and left without a glance back.

"Hm... Looks like I'll have to persuade him more," Kagome told herself.

"Ah, Kagome...," Hachiro spoke up. The twins had watched the whole thing. "I don't think he wants to join."

"It's better if we don't have someone like him anyway," Kurou added and his twin nodded in agreement.

Kagome pouted and looked out the window. "But it can't be much fun being alone in a new place. If he's surrounded by people with the same hobby as him it'll make it more enjoyable." She looked away from the window and smiled. "Besides, making something together with everyone is a lot of fun."

The twins tackled Kagome with a hug. "You're so cute when you talk like that!" They said in harmony.

"Hug me later!" she squeezed out of their grip. "I'm on a mission right now!" she called as she left after Sesshoumaru.

The halls were empty and she didn't spot him in any classroom.

Where is he?

"Oh!" Kagome skidded to a halt as she saw something in the corner of her eye.

She glanced out the window and saw a glimmer of white hair from behind a big tree in the courtyard as the wind pushed it around. Kagome knew her path and started jogging to get there. When she was finally outside she slowed down as she took cautious steps toward the tree. Once she saw his face she noticed he was asleep, hidden behind the tree from all the windows.

She smiled and made a quiet sound of a giggle. "Even while you're sleeping you wear such an unhappy expression." Her voice turned sadder as she opened her mouth again. "Aren't you lonely?"

Kagome's eyes flickered to the crescent shaped tattoo on his forehead. The blue looked stunning on his skin. Without realizing it she reached out and traced a finger over it.

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He could hear light footsteps come towards him, he sighed. Perhaps if he stayed still like he was really asleep the person would leave.

The footsteps stopped right in front of him and the sudden scent was familiar. It was like a sweet dessert and a car garage all in one.

This girl is obviously brain dead, he thought to himself.

To come here after he threatened her life was more than a foolish act.

There was a quiet sound of a giggle from her. "Even while you're sleeping you wear such an unhappy expression." There was a pause. "Aren't you lonely?" The words were tinged with sadness.

The sincerity in her voice caught him off guard, but he immediately recovered.

What a ridiculous question, he growled to himself. Sesshoumaru preferred to be alone. Others were a constant nuisance to him. Why did his well-being matter to her anyways?

Her breath got closer and closer. He knew she was about to touch him but for the sake of curiosity he did not stop her. One of her soft nimble fingers traced the crescent moon on his forehead. It felt like wherever she touched the skin was suddenly warmer and this greatly disturbed Sesshoumaru.

He opened his eyes and grabbed her wrist.

"Oh!" Her eyes were wide with surprise as she looked at him. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you." Her smile was as sincere as her words.

"You shouldn't touch strangers. Especially ones that have already threatened your life," he replied and released her hand.

There was a slight pink in her cheeks. "You're probably right." Her lips still curved with the words though and she scratched the back of her head in her flustered state. Her look turned serious and she leaned closer to him. "But I came here to fulfill my mission-to persuade you to join our car garage."

Sesshoumaru was about to blatantly refuse and say a few insults but her small hand covered his lips in a quick movement. The longer he was around her, the more irritated he became.

"Before you reject me again, let me just say a few things. Creating something new with friends or acquaintances is one of the greatest feelings in the world. I know the rest of the guys may look unwelcoming but they're actually really nice. Just stop by the garage sometime today and check it out. No strings attached or conditions. Come see for yourself. I spend most of my time there since I've finished almost all my studies."

Kagome removed her hand and stood up. She took long strides as she walked away from him. "I'll be waiting!" she yelled back with a hopeful smile.

Sesshoumaru watched her leave. His eyebrows drew together in confusion. She was very strange and very stubborn it seemed.

Why was he cursed to deal with such a hard-headed, brain-dead female?

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Kagome looked at the clock in the garage for the millionth time that day. School was over and still no sign of Sesshoumaru.

She sighed in disappointment. "I guess he really isn't coming..."

Closing the hood of the car she wiped her hands on the blue garage jumpsuit to clean them off.

"Hey Kagome! We've got our part time job so we'll be leaving now!"

"No problem! Thanks for your hard work today!" Kagome waved as the last three guys left. She turned back to look at the car when she heard the guys talking.

"Geez. Kagome's like a guy. She doesn't care about her appearance at all," she heard one snicker.

"Yeah so not attractive. Yuta was right in nick naming her little sister. I can't see Kagome as anything else," another commented.

"Plus it's too dangerous to date her anyways!" The last part made them all nod and make sounds of agreement.

At least wait until you're out of the garage before you start talking about me... Kagome pleaded.

The comments didn't really bother her. They were all true statements so she didn't take it to heart.

She looked around the room for a moment and noticed the black tool cabinet sitting in the middle of the room. The guys had forgotten to put it back...again.

Kagome gave a heavy sigh. She'd just have to put it back herself. At least the tool-filled box was on wheels, but it was as big as Yuta! She could hardly see around it let alone above it. The cabinet needed to be placed up against the wall beside the three towers of black tires. She pushed with all her strength and every so often checked the direction of the where it was going.

Almost there!she told herself. She had to be careful not to hit the tires as she went by them or they might fall. That would be a very painful experience.

In the middle of her last push the faint sound of footsteps distracted her. Not five feet away was Sesshoumaru!

"Ah!" Surprised to see him she pushed too hard and rammed into the cabinet that in turn rammed into the stack of tires. Kagome fell to the floor and in a desperate attempt to protect her body as the tires fell towards her she curled into a ball and covered her head.

She waited for the crushing pain to come.

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AN: Chapter 3! :D Poor Kagome D: What will happen? Find out tomorrow! ;P

A special thanks to iadoreinu my new beta :)

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