Ch 14 – What's Best?

"You want to take Kagome alone?" Miroku asked surprised

"She is the only one in danger, she is the only one in need of protection. I'm not hosting a sleep over." Sesshomaru said taking a folder from a nurse and they help Kagome out of bed.

"Please, I don't want to leave my friends." Kagome said holding Inuyasha's hand

"We're all in danger of this guy, Kagome is his main target but he's after all of us" Sango said defensive.

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes annoyed by this information. "Very well, you will all go. If any of you step out of line or break any of my rules you are out." He said coldly.

"Why should we go with you? Why are you being nice to us?" Inuyasha said suspecting something was up.

"Because I'm your best chance for survival." He said calmly

"Inuyasha, we could use his help. Think about what's best for Kagome." Miroku said pleading with his friend.

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome, she looked so scared "Fine. Let's go" He said.

They went out to the limo and they all piled in. They drove in silence and Sesshomaru was already getting annoyed. As they pulled up to the gate and drove the way up to the mansion Sesshomaru cleared his throat. "Okay the rules. No running around or horse play inside. Any mess you make you clean. You are not to answer the phone or the door. The help is here to serve you as you are my guests, do not distract them from their duties. Finally, don't upset Rin."

Inuyasha looked up confused 'Rin?' he thought, who was that?

They pulled up to the house and a little girl with black hair that fanned out came running down the stairs, she was in a beautiful little dress and fancy little shoes. She looked about five years old, she ran up to the car jumping "Daddy!" She called with a huge smile.

Sesshomaru got out of the car and tussled her hair "Rin, these are our guests." He said to her, then he walked up to the house.

"Daddy?!" Inuyasha said surprised

Jaken, who was holding the door open for them, explained. "Sesshomaru adopted Rin when she was three. He is so kind and generous!"

Inuyasha just looked at the girl 'maybe Sesshomaru has changed…' he thought to himself.

They walked into the foyer where a maid was standing there "Allow me to show you around." She said bowing to them. "This is the kitchen, it is available for you to use or you can ask one of us to grab you something." She continued walking, it had three living rooms downstairs alone, and the backyard had a huge pool with fountains and hot tubs on both sides. She took them upstairs, "Here are our guest rooms, we have five." They opened the first one and she looked at the group "Here is your room," She looked at Sango.

"My name is Sango, and thank you. These rooms are really big to be guest rooms." She said

The maid nodded and walked to the room next to it. "Here is your room," She said looking at Miroku, he told her his name and thanked her as well. Across the hall were three rooms, the opened the far left one "Here is your room" She looked at Inuyasha and he nodded "And your room" She opened the center door and looked at Kagome. The maid pointed down the hall "Over there is Sesshomaru's room, no one is to enter, and that is Rin's room, enter only if given permission." The group nodded. "Do you need anything else from me?" Everyone shook their heads "Then I will take my leave. If you need anything just press the buttons in your rooms." With that she took off down the stairs.

Kagome yawned and her eyes were glossy.

"Kagome, why don't you go lay down." Sango said touching her shoulder.

"Yeah, that's probably a good idea…" Kagome said walking back into her guest room and laying on the bed. Sango and Miroku tip toed out of the room.

"Kagome, will you be okay?" Inuyasha said "I want to go see what's up with Sesshomaru."

"Yeah," She said with another yawn "I'll be fine" She said closing her eyes and drifting to sleep. Inuyasha grabbed the blanket off the end of the bed and pulled it over her. He brushed her bangs out of her face and walked out.

Inuyasha walked into the hall and Sango and Miroku were both in their rooms sleeping. He shook his head grinning and shut the doors. He was also tired but couldn't rest until he figured out what was going on. He walked downstairs when he overheard his brother talking to the maid. He stopped to listen.

"But sir, I thought you hated your brother…?" She asked.

"I do, that hasn't changed." He said in his usual calm voice.

"Then why help him?"

"I am helping this girl he rescued." He said in an empty tone.

"Sir, I'm sorry, I'm still confused." She said clearly not understanding this new kind nature.

"The Hotel chain has been doing okay. But that's not good enough for me. If I get some publicity for helping this girl it could give us some serious profits." He explained. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. He heard him flipping through papers. "Apparently this Naraku person has been beating and raping her for a while and she is trying to escape him. That makes a good story." Inuyasha's blood began to boil he wanted to charge down there and give his brother a piece of his mind but instead he went back upstairs into Miroku's room.

"Wake up" He said shaking him

"hmmm what…..?" Miroku said into his pillow pulling his other pillow above his head. Inuyasha took the pillow off his head and threw it down to the floor "WHAT?!" Miroku said turning over to him.

"This is all a scam! He lied to us!" Inuyasha said, Miroku sat up and raised an eyebrow. "This is all just a publicity stunt for him!" Inuyasha said pacing the floor.

Miroku folded his legs and rested his head in his palm looking at Inuyasha with half open eyes. "Is Kagome safe?"

"Well yeah…but"

"Are the rest of us safe?" Miroku continued

"Well yes, but!"

"But nothing, we need him for protection right now, so what if his hotels get some publicity at the same time?" Miroku asked

"I care! He's using us!" Inuyasha snapped.

"And we're using him! Who the hell cares?!" Miroku said

Inuyasha thought about it, Miroku had a point. This was the safest place for Kagome. That's what mattered. He heard someone in the hallway, he peaked out and saw Sesshomaru walking down the hall with a doctor "Make sure she is okay, any expense you find necessary, even slightly, I will cover." He opened Kagome's door and he and the doctor went in. Inuyasha stepped out into the hall, shutting Miroku's door and letting him go back to sleep. He walked into Kagome's room and watched the doctor do her checkup she woke up for a little bit then fell back asleep. The doctor was finished "She looks fine, I don't see anything but bumps, scrapes and bruises, the only thing to heal her is time." He said. Sesshomaru nodded and walked him out of Kagome's room.