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h3 id="work" class="landmark heading" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0.25em; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-weight: 500; font-style: inherit; font-size: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0.125em; overflow-wrap: break-word; line-height: 0; opacity: 0; height: 0px; clear: both; color: transparent; border-color: initial initial #333333 initial; border-style: initial initial double initial;"Chapter Text/h3
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Rin has been looking in the mirror fixating over her outfit the last hour, trying to find some imperfections. "I haven't been this nervous in so long", she thought. I wouldn't blame her; she was practically a stranger to these people; who should be like family to her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Since this was a barbeque she decided to go with a simple black crop, with a soft pink skirt and pink /white air forces. She topped it off with gold hoops, and light makeup. She took off her du-rag and fixed her baby hairs. Nothin out of place./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""How come you guys don't do that with us? I'm so hurt", came a voice behind. Everyone looked and saw Kikyo and kagome smirking at their parents. The two sisters looked even more alike in person. They could easily pass as twins./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Cause rinny is adorable not sure we can say that about you two, their mom fired back giggling. "Oh haha. Nice to see you again. You might not remember that we used to play together when we were little", Kagome said, smiling bowing at her./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Yep it's going to be so much fun, plus you get insight on our school's history too", Kagome snickered. Throughout the whole interaction sesshomaru had stayed quiet listening to them./p
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h3 id="work" class="landmark heading" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0.25em; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-weight: 500; font-style: inherit; font-size: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0.125em; overflow-wrap: break-word; line-height: 0; opacity: 0; height: 0px; clear: both; color: transparent; border-color: initial initial #333333 initial; border-style: initial initial double initial;"Chapter Text/h3
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Since this was a barbeque she decided to go with a simple black crop, with a soft pink skirt and pink /white air forces. She topped it off with gold hoops, and light makeup. She took off her du-rag and fixed her baby hairs. Nothin out of place./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"She finally left her room and made it down stairs where her parents were waiting for her. "You look so cute honey", her mom turned towards her. Her parents also went with a more casual look sticking to plain t-shirts and jeans. Her mother had her hair in her signature slick back showing off her beautiful face./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"The family left their home and drove west; about fifteen minutes away. "Wow I didn't realize how close we lived to them", thought Rin. A beautifully vined gate came into view with large white dog demons decorated the framed walls. The signature hexagonal flowers of the Endo family crest were engraved on the walls. Ranmaru buzzed in the intercom at the gate, and was greeted with the youngest Endo on the screen. "Oh maru-jisan I'll let you in", Hajime said in a hurry./p
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