InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Learning To Trust ❯ Explaining ( Chapter 3 )

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A/N - Okay peoples, I apologize deeply for the lack of update. And I apologize again because, well, I'm going to be out of the country until July 26 th. And sadly, there is no possible way that I'll be able to update. Believe me, I've checked all my options. I will update when I get back though, I swear!

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Kagome sat next to Sango and in front of Inu Yasha, her hands clamped over her mouth in horror. She blinked several times before removing her hands and saying in a hoarse whisper, "Please tell me you're lying."

Inu Yasha growled. "Why the fuck would I lie?"

Sango threw him a look and said to Kagome, "You've got to believe us, Kagome. He's serious."

Kagome's mouth gaped open. She suddenly snapped it shut, glared at the three around her and said, "Demons? There are no such thing as demons!"

Inu Yasha leaned forward and said through clenched teeth, "What the fuck are you talking about?"

Miroku sighed and said, "Show her, Yash. She won't believe what we say, so maybe she'll believe what she sees."

Inu Yasha pulled back and sighed heavily. He looked into Kagome's disbelieving eyes and after a few seconds, said quietly, "See something different?"

Kagome looked at Inu Yasha unbelievingly. "No."

He rolled his eyes. "Dense bitch! Look at my ears!"

Kagome looked at the side of his head and saw… Nothing. His ears were gone. Looking around his face she suddenly saw the triangle shaped items back on his head. She gasped in surprise as the pink and silver things twitched gently. Without knowing what she was doing, she stood up and reached a hand over to touch them. They look so soft… She grabbed one between her thumb and forefinger, rubbing softly. Inu Yasha was about to yell at her for touching him, but the gently stroking caused him to bite his tongue and slowly close his eyes. Only when Kagome heard a deep rumbling coming from Inu Yasha did she recognize what she was doing. She pulled back quickly, blushing furiously, and sat back in her seat. Sango and Miroku both looked highly amused as Kagome put her head in her hands and mumbled, "I can't believe I did that…"

Inu Yasha shook his head to clear his thoughts and muttered, "Keh. Believe me now, bitch?"

Kagome looked up quickly and hissed, "Would you stop calling me that word?"

Inu Yasha smirked but said nothing. Clearing her throat Sango said, "Do you believe us now?"

Kagome slowly nodded her head. "But… why haven't I heard of demons before now? Are you two demons too?"

Sango shook her head. "Miroku and I are human, like you. The majority of the demons left are smart enough to keep a low profile. Most humans don't take to well to demons, so they stay hidden, operating the underground."

"What's that?" Kagome asked quietly.

"To you, the head of all power is your government. They are the ones in charge, right?" Kagome nodded. "Well, in truth, your government answers to a higher government. The strongest demons in the world actually control everything. They are the ones who have all the power. Your government makes it look like they are in charge, because if humans knew about demons, they'd most likely revolt."

Kagome chewed on her lip. She glanced carefully at Inu Yasha and said in a voice barely above a whisper, "But that doesn't explain why you killed someone yesterday."

Inu Yasha looked back at Kagome. "Actually it does. My brother, Sesshomaru, is one of the strongest demons still left alive. He's who the three of us work for. The two people I killed yesterday had information that your human government needed. But since they wanted Sesshomaru to take care of it, he sent me after them. In order to get the information that I needed, I had to… scare them. So, I showed them my demon form."

Before she knew what she was saying Kagome blurted out, "But you don't look scary, your ears are so cute!" She immediately blushed and covered her mouth.

Miroku cracked up and Sango laughed quietly. Inu Yasha glowered. "I'm not cute."

"His demon form is actually terrifying, Kagome. When he's angry that is." Sango said.

Inu Yasha crossed his arms in front of him. "So, I showed them who I was and found out what I needed to know. But then the problem was, they knew that demons existed."

"So you killed them." Kagome said, filling in the blanks. Inu Yasha nodded. Suddenly, Kagome gave him a terrified look and whispered, "Are you going to kill me now?"

Knowing that she was about to bolt Inu Yasha grabbed her wrist and said, "No, stupid!" He decided to just say that he wasn't going to kill her, instead of saying `Well if I can convince my brother to let you live, then I won't have to kill you'.

Kagome breathed a sigh of relief. She settled back into her seat and glanced shyly at her wrist, which was still in Inu Yasha's hand. He followed her gaze, and quickly released her, letting out another "Keh".

Sango shook her head at the pair of them. She opened her mouth to continue speaking, but instead squeaked in surprise when Miroku reached under the table and squeezed her knee. She glared at him and kicked his shin. Kagome grinned at her and asked, "Is he your boyfriend?"

Sango sputtered indignantly. "Of- of course not!"

Miroku kept an arrogant look on his face, while on the inside his heart ached slightly.

Clearing her throat Sango said, "Anyways, Inu Yasha mentioned someone earlier by the name of Sesshomaru." Kagome nodded. "Well," Sango continued, "The three of us work under him, doing things for both governments. And no one is allowed to know, unless there are special circumstances."

"What kind of special circumstances?" She asked Sango quietly.

"If need be, we are allowed to tell our families. Although we don't have to. We have a right to tell our spouses or mates, too. But if you aren't very close to someone, you have no reason to tell them."

"Your families know about your jobs?" Kagome asked, looking at each person.

The three of them looked away and Sango said quietly, "Well, I only have a little brother, and I don't want him to know. Miroku has a distant grandfather, but he doesn't know either. But none of us have any living parents."

Kagome's mouth dropped. "Oh I'm sorry." Sango shrugged. Chewing on her lip, Kagome sat in silence for a minute. Suddenly, she looked at Sango. "What happens if you tell someone who shouldn't know about you job?"

Sango fidgeted slightly in her seat. "Sesshomaru has a very low tolerance. He's under the impression that there is always a possibility that the person is untrustworthy. And in that case, he has to… make sure they never tell anyone what they know."

"How does he do that?"

Sango look at her slowly. "He has them killed."

Kagome's mouth dropped. She thought for a second before turning to Inu Yasha and in a scared voice said, "Why did you tell me all this? We aren't related! We aren't married! There was no reason for me to know!"

Sango put her arm around the distraught Kagome as Inu Yasha sat in confusion. "You saw Inu Yasha doing his job yesterday, so he had to tell you."

"But now you have to kill me." She said, still in a shaking voice.

Inu Yasha suddenly spoke up. "Keh. If I had had to kill you wench, I would have done it a while ago."

Kagome looked at him with hopeful eyes. "I don't have to die?"

Inu Yasha shook his head. "I'll figure something out."

Kagome nodded and mumbled, "I still wish that this hadn't of happened though."

Sango smiled. "Understandable."

After a pregnant pause, Miroku cleared his throat. "Do you have any other questions you would like us to address, Kagome?"

She thought for a minute. "I don't know. I have a headache, so I can't think of anything. I just want to go home and go to bed."

Inu Yasha mumbled from where he sat, "I'll take you home."

Kagome glanced at Sango for a second before saying slowly, "Okay…"

He glared at her. "I'm not going to kill you or something, bitch."

Kagome suddenly leaned forward and hissed, "If you call me that one more time I'll-"

"You'll what?" He teased, smirking at her.

Kagome opened and closed her mouth a few times. "I-I don't know, but it won't be good!"

Inu Yasha and Miroku laughed and Sango glared at them, trying not to smile in amusement. Kagome rolled her eyes. "Yeah yeah. You know, I live close to here, I don't mind going by myself."

Inu Yasha shrugged and got up. "And I don't mind taking you. Lets go."

Kagome sighed. She smiled at Sango and gave her a one armed hug. "It was nice meeting you, Sango."

Sango looked slightly surprised, but smiled back and said, "Nice meeting you too."

Kagome extended her hand to Miroku. "Nice meeting you too, Miroku."

Miroku took her hand and kissed the back of it, causing her to blush. Sango looked away and didn't say anything. "Have a good night, Kagome."

Inu Yasha pulled her hand away from him. "Get out of here, pervert." He tugged her gently out of the restaurant.

Miroku and Sango stood up to leave. He tried to hold her hand again, but she crossed her arms in front of her. "Not now Miroku. I'm not in the mood for your games."

He stuffed his hands in his pockets and sighed. "What games, Sango?"

She shook her head and said nothing.

They walked in silence to the bus stop that took them to Miroku's car. He drove them to their work and pulled up to Sango's car. Before she got out he locked the doors. She gave him a questioning look and he said, "Feeling stressed Sango?"

She rolled her eyes. "Not tonight. I'm to tired." Miroku pouted like a child, causing her to laugh. "Miroku, we didn't do anything strenuous at work today. Let me out of the car and go home."

He sighed loudly and unlocked the door. She got out of the car and said, "See you at work tomorrow."

Miroku nodded and watched her shut the door and get into her own car before driving away.

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After much argument, Inu Yasha had finally convinced Kagome to trust him enough to get a ride home from him. And `much argument' was standing outside of his car for half an hour before she finally gave in. Once inside the car, Kagome apprehensively looked at Inu Yasha and asked, "So, what kind of demon are you?"

He started his car up and answered, "I'm a dog demon."

She giggled silently, immediately thinking of cute little puppies. Inu Yasha rolled her eyes, hearing the giggle with his dog hearing. "Are there other types of demons?" She asked him.

He nodded. "All kinds. Wolf demons, cat demons, spider demons, you name it."

Kagome gave him directions to her apartments and they drove in silence. She was still shocked, and still full of questions, but to tired and slightly scared to ask. Inu Yasha on the other hand just didn't know what to say. He didn't get why this was so damn hard for this human to understand what he said.

As they pulled up to Kagome's apartment building, Inu Yasha's mouth dropped. "You live in this dump?"

Kagome glared at him. "It isn't a dump." She replied indignantly.

He rolled his eyes at her. "Keh. Whatever you sat bitch. This place is a hell hole."

That statement caused Kagome to do three things. First, she hit him in the arm for calling her a bitch. Next, she grabbed one of his ears and yanked him towards her hissing, "Not all of us make enough money to live in a darn mansion!" Then, she hopped out of his car and stormed away. Inu Yasha growled in anger and jumped out after her. He grabbed her arm before she got into the building and swung her around. Kagome, stuck between a demon and a wall, gasped in surprise. He held her arms on either side of her head and snarled, "What the hell is wrong with you!"

She glared at him. "Me? You're the one insulting my home!"

"This isn't a home!" He bellowed, "It's a run down apartment building!"

She struggled to make him let go but said nothing. Inu Yasha rolled his eyes at her futile attempts to escape. He took a step closer to her and muttered, "Done yet?"

Kagome huffed and stopped moving. "Go home."

He smirked at her. "Why do you live in a crap hole like this?"

She glared at him. "Let me go."

He ignored her and said, "Answer my question."

After a few seconds of silence, Kagome rolled her eyes and said, "Why do you care?"

He suddenly released her and stepped back. "Keh. I don't care."

She laughed and said, "Whatever. Go home Inu Yasha. I'm going to bed."

Inu Yasha crossed his arms in front of himself. "Keh."

Kagome laughed again. She opened the building door and glancing back, quickly touched one of his soft ears before bolting inside. Inu Yasha stared at the door in shock before shaking his head and walking back to his car.

Kagome didn't stop running until she was in her apartment, the door safely closed behind her. She held her heart and stood against her door, trying to steady her breathe. "I can't believe I did that." She muttered, slightly flushed. She giggled to herself quietly and walked into her bedroom.

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The next morning, Inu Yasha walked into his office. He still called it an office, even though it was much more like an entertainment center, adorned with a flat screen TV, sofas, and a mini fridge. He felt that the typical `desk and chair' offices were too stuffy and not like him at all, so he redecorated. As he walked into his office, a familiar scent hit his nose, causing him to look around, spotting the intruder.

"Hey Rin." He said as he walked past the figure lounging on his sofa.

She quickly sat up straight and smiled brightly. "Good morning, my dear brother-in-law."

He suddenly groaned. "No Rin, not today."

She looked shocked. "What?"

Inu Yasha glared at her as he pulled a drink from his fridge. "Every time I find you in my office and the first thing out of your mouth is `my dear brother-in-law', that means you want me to take you out to lunch. I don't want to."

She watched him for a few seconds before suddenly laughing out loud. "Oh Yash, you know me so well!"

He rolled his eyes. "Seriously Rin, go bug Sesshomaru."

Rin pouted as she stood up. "Sessy is in meetings all morning. Please Yash?"

He sighed heavily. Suddenly, he thought of something. "Yeah Rin, we can go out for lunch. I know the perfect place, too."

She smiled excitedly. "Oh really? Where?"

"It's a restaurant down on eighty second avenue." He said with a grin.

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Kagome wiped her brow with the back of her arm as she made her way back into the kitchen. She had just served yet another large table, and she thought she was going to pass out from the mix of the hot kitchen, constant running around, and ninety-degree weather outside. She covered her mouth with her hand as she yawned and inwardly groaned as one of her co-workers grabbed her arm. "Hey Kag, up for another table?" Kagome sighed and the girl laughed. "I know I know, but no one else can serve them, they asked for you. Table 3."

Kagome wiped her hands on her apron as she made her way over to the table. She immediately spotted silver hair and her eyes widened. She gave a slight smile when she reached Inu Yasha and said, "Back so soon?"

He smirked up at her. "Well who can't resist this places Tuna Melt." Suddenly realizing what he said, he grimaced. "By the way, that sounds nasty."

Kagome laughed. She looked over at the woman across from Inu Yasha and smiled pleasantly. The girl stuck out her hand and said, "You must be Kagome. I'm Rin. Inu Yasha's brother's mate."

Kagome shook her hand slowly and said, "Mate?"

"Wife." Inu Yasha said quickly, glaring at Rin.

Rin just smiled happily. "Inu Yasha told me about you. Listen, I know that he can be a real jackass at first," Inu Yasha growled, "But he becomes slightly less of a jackass the longer you know him."

Kagome laughed. "Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. So, what can I get for you guys?"

They both ordered and Kagome took their menus and walked away. Rin clasped her hands in front of her and said, "She's nice."

Inu Yasha shrugged, but kept one eye on Kagome. "I guess."

Rin smiled and shook her head. "Why did you want me to meet her?"

Inu Yasha suddenly glared at Rin. "What the hell are you talking about? You wanted me to take you out to eat, so I'm taking you out to eat!"

Rin shook her head again, still smiling. "Inu Yasha, not once have you ever introduced me to a girl that you've met, unless it's work related. You keep everything to yourself unless you need something. So, what do you need, and what does it have to do with Kagome?"

Inu Yasha said nothing for a few minutes. Finally, he spoke. "I need you to convince Sesshomaru not to have Kagome killed."

Rin sat back in her chair, eyes wide. "You can't expect me -"

"Of course I do!" He snarled.

Rin sighed heavily. "Inu, you know that I love you like a brother, and I'd do anything for you, but you know how your brother is!"

"Half brother." He interjected.

Rin rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Sess won't break his own rules. We need to find away around them if you want her to live." She looked at Inu Yasha intently and asked, "Does Kagome know about this?"

He was silent for a moment. "Sort of…"

Rin sighed heavily. "What do you mean sort of?"

He sat back in his chair. "She's under the impression that I don't have to kill her. And for now, that's true."

Rin rolled her eyes. "Until my husband finds out about her, right?" Inu Yasha glared. "By the way, does Kagome not know about demons and their mates?"

"Probably not." He answered. "She didn't even know about demons, so it's safe to assume that she wouldn't quite get mates."

Rin opened her mouth to answer, but snapped it shut ask Kagome walked over to them holding their food. She placed them down, gave a small smile, and walked away. Rin looked over at Inu Yasha, who immediately had begun eating, and said, "Why is it so important to you whether Kagome is alive? You never really cared before."

Inu Yasha glared at Rin. He swallowed his mouthful of food and said, "I don't care."

"Then why-?" She began with a wry smile.

"Shut up and eat." He interrupted in an aggravated voice. "Just because I don't think that wench should have to die doesn't mean I actually like her. Because I don't."

Rin shook her head. "You're such a boy."

Inu Yasha rolled his eyes and continued to eat.

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Miroku quietly knocked on Sango's office door. He nodded politely to a few demons that walked by. They nodded back before continuing their conversation. Fed up, Miroku slowly opened the door. He found Sango sitting in her desk chair, her back to him, on the phone.

"…I don't know Kohaku, things are a bit busy right now." She was saying as he closed the door and walked over to the desk. "I know you want a cat but-" She sighed as her brother interrupted her. Miroku sat down in one of the chairs and waited patiently for Sango to either notice him, or get off the phone. Whichever came first.

"Okay okay! Will this make you happy? I'll ask my boss if I can take some time off to come and visit you, but I'm not promising anything! And if he allows me to leave, then when I come visit you, we can pick out a cat. I'll bring it home with me, and you can take care of it when you're out of school? Agreed?" She was silent for a few seconds as Kohaku thought about it. "Good. Now, get to class. I've got work to do. I'll call you tonight, okay? Bye." She hung up the phone and swiveled around in her chair. She gasped slightly and jumped when she saw Miroku.

"Good morning my dear." He said happily.

She rolled her eyes. "Why are you here?"

He shrugged. "Nothing better to do. Tell me, are you planning on going somewhere?"

She glared at him. "It's not nice to eavesdrop."

He annoyingly waggled a finger at her. "And it's not nice to ignore other people present."

"One, I didn't know you were here. And two, I didn't invite you here." She said, crossing her arms in front on her.

Miroku shrugged. "Ah well, what can you do, I heard your conversation. So, you're going somewhere?"

She sighed and said, "My brother really wants a cat, and I guess his friend is selling them off quickly. So I've got to fly out there to bring this cat home, so in a few months when Kohaku is out of school, he can take care of it."

Miroku's face split into a wide grin. "Sounds like fun! When do we leave?"

It took Sango a few seconds to understand what he said. "Excuse me? We?"

Miroku smiled pleasantly. "Of course we. Why not?"

Sango stared at him incredulously. "What in the seven hells makes you think you're coming with?"

Miroku's smile grew even wider, if possible. "Well you see, Sexy Sango, it turns out that my distant grandfather just happens to live in the same area as your brothers school. And I decided, as he is my only living family, I should try to get to know him better or something. And as luck would have it, you're planning on going to the same area! So I say, travel together!"

Sango's mouth dropped. She stared at him for a full minute before hissing, "Get the hell out of my office, you pompous jackass!"

Miroku winked at her and stood up. "We can finalize the plans tonight."

He quickly jumped out of the door as a book came souring through the room at his head.

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Inu Yasha placed some money on the table as him and Rin prepared to leave. Without even realizing it, he left a very large tip. The two of them walked out of the restaurant, but not before Rin walked over to Kagome, gave her a big hug, and said, "Oh so wonderful to meet you, Kagome."

Kagome laughed slightly and said, "You too."

Rin and Inu Yasha walked out of the diner and Rin smacked his arm. "Why didn't you say bye to her!" She asked loudly.

Inu Yasha rolled his eyes. "Who the hell cares? She's just a stupid weak human." Rin stuck her tongue out at Inu Yasha and blew a gigantic raspberry. He groaned and wiped the spit off his arm. "That's nasty, Rin."

She laughed. "That's what you get for being a poop."

Inu Yasha just shook his head and mumbled, "How the hell did my cold-hearted emotionless brother end up with someone like you?"

She placed her hands on her hips and said with a smile. "By someone like me I hope you mean sweet, adorable, beautiful, full of life, and a dear to be around."

Inu Yasha just shook his head. "Whatever you say Rin."

Rin laughed. "Listen Yash, on to more serious matters." She cleared her throat and said, "I think you should ask her out."

Inu Yasha blanched. "WHAT?!"

Calmly, Rin repeated what she said.

Inu Yasha shook his head quickly. "No way in HELL! Why would I want to ask a wench like her out?"

Rin just kept a sweet smile on her face and said, "Well, besides the fact that you LIKE HER, Sessy just might be a bit more reasonable with letting her live if she is somehow involved with someone. It might not work, but it's worth a try, right?"

Inu Yasha glared at Rin. He was silent for a few minutes, thinking. She's right. Sesshomaru is an ass hole, but I've got to try something. And at least she doesn't stink like other human wenches. Finally, he sighed. "I'll think about asking her out. Happy?"

Rin squealed and clapped her hands together.

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