Chapter 8: Sleep over at the Western Lands Mansion

Disclaimers: Since Inuyasha isn't here at the minute cause the idiot ran away, I'll have to do this myself with a special guest today. Presenting Rin…

Rin: Hi guys… DFS doesn't and will never own Inuyasha or any characters from the anime.

DFS: Rin-chan… You didn't have to be so straight forward about it. I always thought I could own you guys some day.

Rin: I'd like to see that… (Giggles tauntingly)

DFS: (Angry and scarily) Actually, I was devising an evil plan. It involved kidnapping one of you. Since you're here I was thinking (comes towards Rin with a rope and a comically evil twinkle in eyes and wicked grin) Mwahahaha (Evil laugh).

Rin: Ahhhhh. Sesshomaru! (Sesshomaru comes in quickly)

Sesshomaru: What do you think you're doing? (Angrily)

DFS: (Scared to death) Ahhh hahaha nothing at all… just tying myself up. (Quickly rolls in the rope)

Sesshomaru: Hmm... That's what I thought. (Snidely smirks)

DFS: (Still really scared) Oh kay with the story now. Please don't hurt me.

They got to the outdoor garage and parked their bikes. The boys walked them to the main door of the mansion and led them in. "Welcome to our humble aboard, the Western Lands Mansion" said Inuyasha.

"Humble aboard? This place is fit for royalty, if not for a king!" Kagome said with wide eyes as she, Sango and Rin scanned through the huge hall. The right wall of the hall which was at least two floors high was entirely made of glass. Outside the glass wall was a beautifully maintained garden which was entirely covered in a glass dome and had all sorts of exotic flowering plants and also many tiny birds in there that roamed freely among the taller trees. It had a central cooling and warming system to maintain good temperature for the exotic varieties.

In the centre of the huge hall was a beautiful fountain with the statue of three angels holding a pot each, their backs to each other and from the pot flowed water constantly. The hall had a variety of paintings and Rin being an art enthusiast recognized some of them as extremely valuable. Across the main door and fountain was a staircase that went upwards till midway and then divided in opposite direction, one set of stairs to the left and one to the right each accessing to three floors. It led to balconies from which you could see the hall. The balconies were connected to a number of rooms.

"Oh my, this place is so massive" said Rin as they were led up the stairs.

"It maybe, but it still gets pretty lonely out here. Mom and dad are mostly out on trips and we are normally the only people staying here alongside the servants and maids who live on the last floor. And Inuyasha normally stays over at his condo nowadays. So most often I'm all alone here. Of course dad and mom get their guest over but I don't really like them, you know, pulling my cheeks and stating that I have grown old enough now to marry and then talking about how I could marry their daughter. They do that so they can have a share in my father's wealth. But that's not something I'll allow. I won't marry any snooty dame who only cares about possessions. I know somewhere out there is someone who will love me for who I am and not for what I possess and I will accept such a girl with open arms" said Sesshomaru quite plainly like he felt nothing about it. At this point Rin felt sorry for him. She now knew why he was so introvert. He had no one to interact with and that's why he didn't really know how to socialize.

"Anyway, you are my very first guest I have brought over. I hope I can be a good host. Miroku knows comes over often so he knows where his room is. I'll show you girls to your rooms" he said with an ever so slight smile. It wasn't even noticeable. Miroku and Inuyasha took their leave and left while Sesshomaru led the girls. He took them to the left stairs to where three master bedrooms on the first floor were. They were so big that it could accommodate eight king size beds each and still have enough place to pace around. The three rooms were adjacent to each other. The girls were left there and Sesshomaru told them to get comfortable. They examined the room and pointed to each other that one room was more than enough for the three of them. They ran behind Sesshomaru and called out. "Mr. Takahashi" they cried out to him.

"Please call me Sesshomaru. I wouldn't get you here if I didn't consider you guys friends already. Don't feel obligated to call me Mr. Takahashi from now" he said as he showed a soft side the girls hadn't seen before. "Anyway, is there a problem in the rooms? Do you need any help?" he asked.

"Actually, the rooms are just too big for us, so we decided we don't need all three. One is just enough for the three of us. That way we can all enjoy each other's company as well" said Rin with a bright smile.

"Very well then. I'll show you to a room with three beds. Come with me" he said leading them to the right side of the floor. He took them to a master bedroom that had three king beds, a huge dressing mirror and a study table and was even more spacious than the ones before. "I hope this is alright" said Sesshomaru. "There's a bell in the room, in case you need anything just ring it, a maid will come to tend to your needs. There are some night wears in the closet for you to get comfortable in. And if you aren't in a mood to sleep don't hesitate to go around the place. Also, if you want to join in; Inuyasha, Miroku and I will be sitting in the indoor garden dome to pass our time since none of us are really sleepy. Anyway, I bid you a goodnight" he stated as he walked out and left the girls to get ready for slumber.

The girls opened the closet and found a set of three men's and three women's night gown. 'They really must have many guest over' Kagome thought. The girls picked the three women's suits that were the same pattern but in different color. It was a silken set of spaghetti top and a mid thigh loose shorts with a robe that was below the knees. Kagome picked the green and white set, Sango picked the black and red set and Rin picked the orange and yellow set. And they all decided to get a shower. They went by turn in the bathroom that had a shower as well bathtub. The three freshened up and were out in their new night suits. They looked adorable in it. But they soon realized that they were rather rejuvenated after the shower. So Sango being the more energetic picked two pillows from one of the bed and threw it on Kagome and Rin. The girls were hit from the unexpected pillows that flew on them. After recovering from what had happened, Kagome looked at Rin and with a wicked smile said "Let's get her back for that attack"

They both picked a pillow and started attacking Sango and they soon were on their own, each giggling and screeching in laughter while hitting pillows at each other and now jumping all around the room as well as on the beds. Hardly did they realize the door bursted open and Inuyasha came in and shouted "What's wrong?"

He had heard screams from the girls' room and thought there was some trouble and ran to help. He hadn't expected to find what he did when he entered. Pillows lay all over the floor with the girls having a pillow fight. "What's going on?" asked Inuyasha who didn't have a sister to know about slumber party rituals. "Attack" said Kagome as she threw the first pillow at him and commanded the other two to do so as well. Inuyasha ducked at the first one but was hit by the second and third. "Alright, if that's what you want" he picked the pillows and threw it back at the three but each dodged it to only get Inuyasha annoyed. The girls were giggling. So he ran towards Kagome and Kagome started running away as well, until he jumped and both of them were on the ground, their faces dangerously close. The time seemed to stop as their eyes met and their breath touched the others skin. It felt so delicate and magical.

"Ummm ummm" Miroku cleared his throat as he and Sesshomaru stood by the door and Rin and Sango laughed teasingly. Inuyasha and Kagome broke out of the dream like moment and straightened themselves as they blushed heavily. "Weren't you supposed to meet us down stairs" asked Miroku.

"Yeah but I heard screams from here and thought the girls were having trouble and came to check on them" stated Inuyasha "But the girls were just having a pillow fight and then they attacked me so I got caught in it and attacked them"

"You seemed to have attacked one person in particular" Said Sesshomaru with a mocking smile. "Shut up" Inuyasha shout as he and Kagome blushed. "I agree with Sesshomaru, it looked like you two had something going" said Rin as she smiled at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru looked at her with a warm feeling. It was the first time he heard her say his name. He returned a smile to her. Rin was a little stunned. It was the first time she saw him smile and little had she thought he would smile back at her.

The two were in such an awkward position. They just didn't say anything for some time, at least till the mockery was over. Sesshomaru and Miroku were quite astonished that Inuyasha was blushing. When it came to girls or anything to do with them, he was never shy. This was the first time they saw him like that about a girl. They sensed that something was going on with Inuyasha. He probably had started developing feeling for Kagome, and not the kind he had with all his previous 'girlfriends'. He was never shy about the mostly physical connections he had with them but with Kagome he seemed so much more different.

To break the silence, Sesshomaru announced "So are we still gonna hang out in the indoor garden?" "Hmmm" Inuyasha hummed. "Alright what about you girls? Wanna come along?" the girls were more than awake now so they decided to go along. Although Kagome didn't wanna go after what just happened, she didn't wanna be left alone in the new room so she just joined them. They walked down to the hall and entered from a glass door that was in the glass wall. As soon as they entered they could hear water. They saw an artificially but artistically made waterfall that was flowing across the garden with a beautiful bridge to go to the other side. This place was rather double the size of the hall; it was like a mini rain forest. They could hear crickets and other insects distantly. They walked over the bridge and to a fenced place where there were smaller plants and saplings; it was like a nursery of baby plants. There were a couple of benches there opposite each other.

Now the four decided to sit on one bench so Inuyasha and Kagome would have no option but to sit together. Sesshomaru took one end of a bench while Miroku took the other. Rin sat next to Sesshomaru and Sango sat next to Miroku. By now Sango started having a soft spot for Miroku. She had seen a caring side to him rather than his usual perverse side. During the ride back home when she began feeling cold, Miroku halted his bike to the side of the road and removed his jacket to put it over her and then rode forward to the road to the mansion. He didn't say anything, no perverted comments, nothing. It seemed so nice of him, so cute.

Inuyasha and Kagome looked around and at the only bench and proceeded to sit on it. Inuyasha glared at the boys knowing that they had created the situation on purpose. The two only smirked at him. Inuyasha and Kagome sat at a little distance from each other so the others didn't have another chance to tease them. They started talking and laughing soon. Inuyasha related their story to Rin and Sango upon being asked; about how they were orphans and Gerard and Gillian Ryans adopted them but let them keep their surnames.

"And how did you and Inuyasha meet" asked Sango to Inuyasha's obviously best friend Miroku.

"Well, actually, I was an orphan too and we were best friends since we were kids. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were adopted and brought to Ireland but I was adopted by a Japanese family. However, we did write to each other before we got our own cell phones and then one day Inuyasha told me to come here. I asked him what was I supposed to do here and he told me that he had already spoken to his father to get a me job in his company and his father happily did give me a job. I'm forever grateful to him and my adopted parents for taking care of me" revealed Miroku. Sango was almost teary. They spoke on till Inuyasha realized that Kagome was sleepily leaning to one side and was about to fall and hit her head on the bench. He slid next to her and put her head on his shoulder. He looked up and found the other gleaming. "I knew you like her" said Sesshomaru.

"Shut up!" whispered Inuyasha. Then hiding his blush he said "Even if I do, I don't think she does. Didn't you hear how she declined Hojo? She's probably not interested in a relation right now"

"She declined him for you" revealed Sango. "She's had a crush on you ever since you first met her"

"Be good to her Inuyasha" Miroku warned.

"I will, if and when she decides she likes me too" he stated with sad eyes. After what had happened between Kikyo and him he feared the same happening between them. But he knew that Kagome was not the same at all. She was so different, so caring and loving and understanding. He had gathered all this through the few meeting he had with her and these were her virtues that drew him to have feelings for her. They began chatting again and soon the girls were asleep. Rin rested her head on Sesshomaru's shoulder and Sango on Miroku's shoulder. The boys still talked when they began hearing birds chirp. It was almost morning. They checked the time to find it was 4:30am.

"The girls sure must be tired. Let's take them back to their rooms" said Miroku as he smiled and looked at Sango. The three of them got up and carried the girls in bridal style to their room. As they walked up the stairs the girls began snuggling into their chest. It was a warm feeling. The boys put the girls down on their beds and pulled a blanket on them. They too felt their eyes heavy so they went to their rooms and retired to sleep.

Alright, my lengthiest chapter. Hope you liked it.

~ DFS