InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Tensai of the Ookami-Inu ❯ Back to Civilization ( Chapter 4 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Kagome had awoken early that morning when the sun cut its first rays through the chilly air. She stretched and smiled, the bed felt nice on her back, but she was still used to being up high. Ao looked up at her from the floor, apparently preferring it from the soft bed. Kagome smiled and went to pat her when the hanyou suddenly looked towards the door. The door swung open and revealed a woman that looked was mid-height, had long brown hair that was in a braid, and a black business suit. She smiled warmly and bowed before coming in.
"Hi. My name is Uri. Kimi-sama sent me to help prepare you for today." Kagome looked at the woman, puzzled. Then she remembered she was going to the mall with her aunt. Kagome nodded and stood, careful of Ao. Uri quickly scuttled over to Kagome's bathroom and began to run the water of the sink. She took some white tube and squeezed some blue stuff out of it and onto a tiny brush and handed it to Kagome.
"This is a toothbrush," she said slowly, "do you remember how to use it?" Kagome remembered vaguely how to use such a thing. She normally just wiped her teeth with a piece of wet cloth. She nodded anyway and took it, scrubbing her teeth. A memory came back to her.
FLASHBACK
Kagome stood on a stool in front of the mirror in the bathroom that both she and Souta shared. She hummed a quiet childish song as she tried to make as much foam as possible on her mouth. Souta came in, groggily. He always told Kagome how he could never understand her hyperness in the morning. Slowly, he put toothpaste on his brush and nearly fell asleep as he brushed his teeth. Kagome giggled as she spit out the foam and poured mouthwash in a tiny cup.
END FLASHBACK
"Kagome-sama? Kagome-sama!"
"Huh?" Kagome hadn't even realized that she had zoned out. She was still in front of the mirror with the brush resting on her teeth and the paste dripping off her lip into the sink. "Maybe that's enough of brushing?" Uri suggested as she wrote down 'Juvenile Absence Epilepsy' on a notepad in her back pocket. "Come on, let's pick out some cloths. Did you bathe?"
Kagome nodded. "Last night." Uri nodded as Kagome sat down on her bed and watched her move to Kagome's nearly invisible closet door. They spent at least 15 minutes just discussing what to wear. Kagome really didn't care, as long as it wasn't in that closet. She may have spent 6 years out of civilization, but she was not dumb. In the end, Kagome had picked out some black jeans and a sleeveless black shirt. She picked up her sais and cut the ankles of the jeans, giving it a slight flare at the bottom, and put on flip-flops, seeing as it wasn't cold enough for her to wear the uncomfortable sneakers. She brushed out her hair and left it out, and went into the bathroom to wash the rest of the sleep from her face. Uri smiled at her when she was done, and jotted something down on the notepad. "What are you writing?" Kagome asked. Uri looked up and smiled again, making Kagome cringe.
"Just observations. Come now, we don't want to keep Kimi-sama waiting." Uri went over to Kagome's bookshelf and picked up a chain and a leash that Kagome had never seen before. "Here, you'll need to put these on Ao. There's a leash law for animals while in public." Kagome nodded, not wanting to argue for the happiness radiating from this woman was beyond normal. Kagome slipped the chain over Ao's head, and clipped the leash on. Ao, in effort of trying to see the leash and chain, turned in circles and ended up tangling herself. Kagome laughed and untangled her as she followed Uri down the hallway.
Kimi was waiting by the front door, wearing swishy black pants and a maroon low cut shirt. Her small jacket was black along with her boots.
"I like your choice of clothes." Kimi smirked.
"Well I don't. Who told you how to pick out clothes?"
"That is why we are going shopping. There isn't a limit today, you can get anything you want for both you and Ao." Kimi walked smoothly to the awaiting limo. Kagome followed, Ao in tow. The hanyou almost tripped getting into the limo because she was so focused on the leather strap that bound her to Kagome. Kagome laughed, while Kimi watched interestingly.
'Maybe, just maybe...we'll have to see.' Kimi thought as the driver pulled off.

They pulled up to a small white shop. In the window were teddy bear dogs and inside a bone shaped sign, it read: Exotics Boutique. As they walked into the door, a tiny bell rang. The entrance room the shop was fairly small. A bench lined the wall next the window, a small door was on the farthest wall from the window, and a staircase that had a gate was next the entrance door that was titled 'CaFe'.
A short woman came out. She had curly black hair that was up in a ponytail, and a white apron covered her entire body, leaving only her black slacks and heels visible. The woman gave a smile, one that told Kagome that she sucked up to her aunt big time.
"Kimi-sama, what a pleasure to have you back." the woman said welcomingly. Kimi gave a polite smile.
"Debbie, this is Kagome and her hanyou, Ao. Ao will be your new client." At her name, Ao looked up from the exotic plant in the corner and at the American woman.
"Hanyou? Kimi-sama, you know my japanese isn't good." Debbie said with a fake stern look. Kimi gave a smile so nice; it looked like disgust in a way.
"Half and half. Ao is half wolf, half dog. She needs the works, it's her first time." Debbie nodded and signaled for Kagome to give the leash to her. Kagome was reluctant. "Go on Kagome. Debbie is a professional. No harm will come to Ao for her own sake." Kagome could have sworn that Debbie shrunk a bit after this. She knelt down to her beloved hanyou.
"You be good, we'll come back for you. No biting." Kagome said sternly. She handed the leash over. When Kagome had turned, Kimi was already in the car.
'God forbid she waited for someone.' Kagome thought, as Debbie tried with all her might to drag Ao into the small door.

Kagome was fine as they pulled up to Takahashi Mall. But as she walked through the doors, she realized that she had forgotten more than she realized.
The noise in the mall completely overwhelmed her, and she thought she was going to kill someone when she walked through a store and some lady sprayed some strong smelling stuff on her. Kimi however, looked unfazed. Kagome felt childish for a moment. She was about to have a fit over nothing while Kimi looked calm, cool, and collected; not to mention confident. Kagome pulled herself together; she had almost forgotten the private war she raged on Kimi. She would test Kimi today however. Depending on her score, Kagome would see if she kept her end of the bargain or not.
They went to more stores than Kagome could name, and not once did Kimi complain. As Kagome picked things out, Kimi gave her honest views. Kagome stuck to cargos and sweatpants; anything that was loose on her legs. Kimi gave her approval that they were easy to move in. Kagome's shirts ranged from long sleeve, sleeveless, and tang tops. Kagome didn't favor short sleeve, hating the way the bunched up under her arm when she raised her arms. The colors ranged from dark green, dark blue, crimson, but mostly black. She had bought sneakers called 'Puma', liking the way they looked and felt, and some mechanic boots just because they gave her a tomboyish look.
They were ready to leave when Kagome came across Hot Topic and fell in love. She brought boots, arm socks, and a LOT of jewelry. She brought chokers, rings, bracelets, and even a spike collar that had hearts on it for Ao. When Kagome went to pay, a girl with silver hair about her age gave a card to the man at the register; black, just like Kimi's. It was scanned and handed back to her, and the girl walked out the store, sparing Kagome a small glance with her dark eyes.

When Kagome got home, she was exhausted. They put the bags in the car (which took up the entire back seat) and drove to pick up Ao.
They walked in, and a harassed looking Debbie beckoned them into the back room, where they held the finished animals. Cages large enough to fit a grown man in lined the walls. Solid steel separated the cages from one another, preventing any fights.
A small nervous girl stood whimpering in front of Ao's cage, a leash in her hand. The smell of fear radiated from her while the growls from the cage echoed through the room. Not even the noisy birds protested against them.
"Ao." Kagome said in a commanding voice, making Ao shut up quickly. The girl jumped and stood aside. Seeing the humans, she moved to the side of the cage, out of Ao's view, and nervously undid the lock to the door. Ao trotted out of the cage smugly, not acknowledging the girl that nearly pissed herself. A very harassed looking Debbie scuffled out of the hanyou’s way as she trotted to Kagome, head down and tail wagging.
Kagome sighed. "Couldn't resist, could you?" she asked smiling slightly. She ran a hand over Ao's coat. As a half wolf, Ao had a double coat. A coarse 2nd coat kept off rain and water while a fluffy undercoat kept her warm. Her undercoat had been carefully combed and washed, making sure all lose hairs was shedded, and her outer coat had been brushed and conditioned to a shine. Her ears had been cleaned, and her back nails trimmed.
"We had a problem with her front paws," Debbie explained. "And with her teeth. She wouldn’t let us near her mouth unless food was involved. She ran from perfume, and didn't take to kindly of soap." Ao scoffed at the word 'soap', obviously proclaiming she smelt good without it.
"Thank you for your service Debbie, we will be back in 4 weeks." The girl in the back, who had just gotten her color back, lost it again, and a muscle twitched in Debbie's jaw.
"Yes, yes. I will love to have her back." Debbie lied "She was a...challenge." Debbie glanced at Ao who had been staring at her the entire time, creeping her out.
"Hai Debbie, arigatou." Kagome turned and left with Ao, smug at the fact that she was going to the car first. 'Lets see how you like it.' she thought smugly.
"Kagome," Kimi called as Kagome was about halfway there, "your shoe is untied." Kagome looked down to see she was wearing flip-flops. As Kagome moved to the car, she heard the car door closing.
"Dammit." she growled as she sulked and followed.
Now that she was back home, she opened her closet to find all her old clothes gone, and about 50 black hangers dangling from the pole. She had finished hanging up her clothes, and lining the bottom with her shoes and nearly collapsed on the bed and fell immediately to sleep.

She chewed her tongue, careful of her fangs. The clock said it had only been 2 hours, when she sworn that it had been half the day already. She sat in the study at one of the polished wooden tables across from her tutor. Her tutor was old, very old. She was an eagle youkai with brown hair in a tight bun and crisp hazel eyes. She always wore some kind of business suite that had shoulder pads and a skirt that came down to her knees. She walked stiffly with her nose in the air like she had a stick up her ass that came out her mouth and made her head stick up.
'Yea right, that woman hasn't had a lay for centuries, old bitch.' she smirked.
CRACK
She sat up fully, just like she had been taught in her equitte class, her eyes alert and her ears perked.
"Pay attention Emiko!" Suki-sama snapped. Emiko released the breath she didn't even know she had been holding, she must have been daydreaming again. Emiko glanced at the clock as a smile sliced it's way across her normally passive face.
"For what? I'm outta here! See ya teach!" Emiko proclaimed as she ran out the study before the old teacher could assign homework. Emiko slammed the door as the woman looked like her feathers would have ruffled had she had them.

Emiko sighed as she strutted to the kitchen. Every other day, she had tutoring and equitte. She was forced to wear a long skirt and a lose shirt. Emiko didn't mind it, but today she had spent more time than she meant to at the mall, making her late for her session, and making her teacher angry. Emiko pushed her skirt down so it rested more comfortably on her hips, and twisted her shirt in the back and tied it in a knot, making it tighter, and showing her navel slightly. She then ripped the chopsticks from her tight bun, making her silver locks fall freely down her back, and her dog-ears come loose from under her hair. Her blue eyes shined as she walked into the kitchen, picking through the fridge and ignoring her older cousin on the island/bar in the middle of the kitchen.
"Can you keep it down runt? I can't hear the TV!" Her older cousin whined. Emiko turned her blue eyes to regard his amber ones. He sat there pouting and holding a bowl of cold cereal, even though it's past noon. He had silver hair with dog-ears to match and a stubborn chin.
"Your only 2 months older then me baka." Emiko growled. So she wasn't the oldest or the tallest out of the three richest children in Japan, but she hated it when people cracked on her height and age. "And your not supposed to be watching TV anyway. So shut your mouth before I tell Totosai."
"Keh, your such a brat. Always running to tell." Inuyasha growled back, putting down his bowl and walking out the kitchen. Emiko rolled her eyes. She was the only girl living in this household, ofcorse she was spoiled a little. Emiko had to shut the fridge with her foot, because she was holding ingredients to make a sandwich. Emiko's ear twitched as she sensed an aura with a predatory intention. She looked just in time to see a spoon come flying at her head. In a split second, her eyes widened and the spoon glowed silver before stilling and flying back at Inuyasha who was stupid enough to try throwing it at her. Inuyasha dodged the spoon and pointed at her. "Haha!" he laughed. Emiko narrowed her eyes, which started to glow slightly sliver. The spoon flew back at Inuyasha with a vengeance and collided with his head with a metallic crack. "OW!" he screamed at her.
A large dog came skidding around the corner barking madly. Kiba, now 6 years old with many more years ahead was pure white. He had black ears and toes, and had deep brown eyes. Although Kiba has been living with all the Taisho children for 6 years, he still favored Emiko. His favorite game was to chase Inuyasha away from Emiko, and he hardly bothered Sesshomaru.
Speaking of the devil, Sesshomaru came striding into the kitchen clad in a pair of loose jeans and a clean black shirt. As usual, not 1 hair was out of place, and he wore his black socks. Not one time had Emiko seen Sesshomaru walking barefoot like both she and Inuyasha loved to do. He shifted out of the way as Inuyasha went flying past him and tried to tackle Emiko's chair she had been kneeling on. Kiba began to bark agian as Emiko did a sideways cyclone kick off the chair and straddled Inuyasha to the floor. They began to wrestle as Sesshomaru ignored them, grabbed bottled water, and left the screaming children, and madly barking dog.
"What’s all the wraket?" an old voice came. Totosai came wobbling into the kitchen. He and Myoga have been raising the Taisho children ever since that day in one of the Taisho mansions. Emiko rolled her eyes while Kiba sat next to her.
"Inuyasha tried to peg me with a spoon because he couldn't hear the TV!" Emiko yelled over Kiba.
"Kiba, silence!" Totosai yelled. Kiba growled at him, not liking to take orders. Emiko gave him a stern look, and he silenced. "Inuyasha, after what happened in school, you can't watch TV." Totosai said as stern as he could. Emiko smiled triumphantly. "Now, go get ready, your trainer should be here in 15 minuets." Emiko jumped off of Inuyasha and trotted to her room, her loyal companion behind her while Inuyasha got up growling. "If you can be easily pinned by your younger cousin, then I suggest you pay attention today in training." Totosai suggested. Inuyasha scowled and went to change his clothes.

Sesshomaru practiced his kendo while Inuyasha was tested in his basic combat skills. His problem was that he'd get much to reckless and cocky when he got in one or two hits. Emiko however, sat serene in a corner, concentrating on a candle flame. She knew how to create force fields, and move objects, but she wanted to learn the more complex skills, such as controlling elements.
Emiko concentrated hard on the candle, trying to will the flame to grow bigger, but it was proving hard. The fire would not succumb to her powers. She growled in frustration, causing her power to flare and the flame to pour across the floor briefly before going out. Emiko was so frustrated that she didn't even notice Inuyasha screaming at her for nearly scorching his feet.
"I'm sorry, you say something?" she asked darkly. He threw the towel he had just used to wipe the sweat from his bare chest and face. Emiko sent to cloth flying with a flick of her hand while looking at Inuyasha with disgust. "That's fucking gross!" she screamed. Inuyasha laughed.
"Get over it runt." He turned to pick up a wooden practice sword. Emiko growled. It wasn't a smart idea to turn your back on an angry Emiko Taisho. Getting up with the grace of a panther, she ripped a bow staff off the wall and came at Inuyasha. She knew he had heard her running, so she ducked to he left, barley avoiding a strike to the head, and twisted her staff to hit him powerfully in he stomach. She came to a skidding halt in front of him, a daring, predatory smirk on her face. Inuyasha gave a grin much like the one Emiko was wearing, before they both became silver blurs with flying sticks.

Emiko sighed as she brushed out her silver locks and put them into a braid. She had spent the day with teachers and tutors, and hadn't one second to herself. In the morning she had business class for an hour and a half, then equitte training for 2 hours, then she had training for 41/2 after 2 hours with Totosai for senses development. Then after that she had meditating with Myoga, and then she was to practice her sorceress powers for about another 2 hours. She found time in-between to eat and have a bathroom break. It was a typical Saturday, but she wished she could have some time alone. Sundays were the same, just without the tutoring.
She sighed and turned to Kiba who was observing her from her full size bed.
"How about a walk koi?" Emiko asked. Kiba's head perked and he jumped off the bed to put his paws on Emiko's lap, get down, turn in circles, and then do it again. Emiko laughed, and walked to her room door for the leash. Kiba wore a thick chain around his neck. On it was a one of Emiko's own fangs; it was her baby fang. Emiko had put a spell on it to make it bigger, and so it wouldn't decay. She then had it encased in silver to match the chain, and contrasting beautifully with Kiba's white shiny coat. Emiko got his walking collar, a nylon collar that tightened when Kiba pulled, and put it on him, right on the top of his neck. It's a process she learned from a Mexican dog psychologist, Ceaser Milan. Emiko learned quickly that putting the collar there prevents the dog from pulling and chocking himself.
She threw on a V-neck sweater over her tang top and walked out the door and into the brisk night.
She walked at a slow comfortable pace with Kiba. They had jogged a rough 3 miles and decided to walk through a park that would turn them around so they could walk back. The entire walk always lasts about 90 minuetes.
They had gotten to the turn around point in the park when Emiko decided to sit on the grass, Kiba, panting, tried to crawl on her lap. Emiko laughed and let him, even though she couldn't help to think that Kiba thinks that he's still a puppy. She smiled gently as she laid back and looked into the night sky, lightened slightly by the half-moon.
She had laid there for about 10 minutes when her head and Kiba's head had perked at the same time to the same noise. Emiko got up quickly, staying alert all the while, and backed up into a tree, concealing Kiba's white fur.
"Sit," she whispered to him, and he complied. Emiko waited, now labeling the sound as footsteps from the left of them. She waited, and someone came into view. He was tanned, had brown hair that reached his shoulder blades, and from the smell of it, he was definitely a youkai. Kiba growled suddenly, behind them was a dog much to big to pass for a regular dog. It looked like a German Shepard but slightly bigger, and was a brownish black color like a pit-bull. Kiba went into protective mode, and pushed Emiko behind him as the opposing dog growled also. Kiba was ready to lunge when a whistle called through the air. Emiko along with the wolf turned their heads with the call.
"Sorry, was she bothering you?" It was the boy Emiko was distracted looking at. Up close, she noticed hat his eyes were icy blue and he had pale, yellow stripes on his face. He was a wolf youkai. He came up to her and smiled when he saw her. Emiko felt her face heat slightly as the beast inside her shifted in interest. The mud colored wolf trotted to the boy’s side, and sat behind him and to the left, his muzzle next to the boy’s hand. Kiba sat in the same position, staring down the wolf and the boy. But the wolf sat there with no challenge, her wise eyes never meeting the frisky akita's.
Emiko gave a smile/smirk and looked into the boys glowing, mysterious icy eyes that currently sparked with mischief. Emiko's inner dog almost purred in acceptance of the silent challenge. "No, she wasn't. She's beautiful though." she said softly. She wasn't sure if he was alone, she was upwind from him.
"Thanks. Her name is Mitsuko." he said in a soft voice. Apparently, he wasn't sure if she was alone either.
"His name is Kiba. You'll have to forgive him, he's overprotective."
"He'll need to be, this is a dangerous area. Things can happen."
"We can handle ourselves, thanks." Emiko's guard began to rise again. "Anyway, I'm meeting someone later, so I have to get back."
"Would you like me to walk you home?" he asked gently. Emiko smirked, telling the boy she wasn't to be messed with that easily.
"No, but you could stop staring at my chest." she smiled. The boy looked at her face, and snorted.
"Cute. The names Kigai." he smiled, and stuck out his hand.
"Nice name." Emiko shook his hand, much to Kiba's dismay. "Well, Kigai, I have to get going." With that, Emiko turned a left, her ears tuned on his movements. They had been pressed against her head, preventing the wind from disturbing them.
"I didn't get your name." Kigai called. Emiko didn't even turn around.
"I didn't give it." She then put her hand in front of her ass and flipped him off. His laugh was all she needed to know to know he had been looking. Emiko smiled to herself, he was interesting, especially the glow in his eyes.

7 months, and 28 fights with Inuyasha later...
"I'll see you when I get home!" she called. Totosai and Myoga had been called away for business, and left Sesshomaru to baby-sit Inuyasha and Emiko. It was 11am, much to early for Inuyasha to be awake, but much too late for Emiko to stay in bed. So, she had thrown on a pair of cargos, a black tang top, and her laced up black armwarmmers with her combats and left. She sighed when she heard the front door open again. The feeling of disturbed air next to her made her look into the face of her 15-year-old cousin, who acted more like her brother.
"Where are you going?" Emiko sighed again. If it was anything she hated, it was being questioned. Why can't people just leave her alone?
"Out. I'll be back at like 10-ish."
"Dressed like that?" Sesshomaru said, looking at her. Emiko scowled.
"What's wrong with my outfit?"
"That tops to small. You might as well walk around in your bra." he said quietly, a sign that he wasn't pleased.
"Dude, it's barley above my belly button, my pants are just low. And it's a scoop neck, and a tank. It's supposed to be low. I'm not changing Sesshomaru, so go bug Inuyasha." she said stubbornly. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed.
"Don't come crying to me when you’re raped." Emiko rolled her eyes.
"I won't. Maybe I'll enjoy it." Sesshomaru's eyes widened. Emiko laughed, seeing the resemblance between Sesshomaru and Inuyasha more clearly.
"I'm a demoness and a sorceress who can put you to the mat. I think I can handle a punk that has the balls to come my way." Emiko smirked. She reputation in the town. Her and her two cousins were the three richest kids, but they weren’t spoiled brats. Emiko was friends with many people, even more now. But there was always one who just constantly thought she was better than Emiko. She rolled her eyes as she saw that person now, coming out of a corner store with a large pack of pink bubble gum. Emiko didn't need to look at the girl to know she was staring at her.
Kikyou Narutou was a miko, and a strong one at that. She had jet-black hair that trailed to her mid-back, brown eyes, and pale skin. She wore a red skirt with a white off the shoulder sweater that stopped above her midriff. Kikyou popped the gum into her mouth, whipped out her cell phone, and started a loud conversation with more than likely no one. Emiko rolled her eyes; it was probably just a sad way to get her attention.
Taking a left onto an uphill street, Emiko walked to a large tan, raised-ranch house. Instead of walking up the front yard to the door, she walked around to the back, through the fence passed the back porch and to the large door that led to the cellar. She stomped on it hard with her boot, making the knock sound rather aggressive.
She heard a rusty lock slide and the door creaked open. A hazel eye glowed in the darkness before the door swung open more fully, stopping 3/4 of the way, a rope preventing it from slamming open. A boy with fuzzy dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes stood scowling at her, his head just reaching ground level. He snorted and brunshed off her favorite yellow sweatshirt.
"Fuck Mik, you scared the living shit out of us. I thought your were the police." Emiko laughed soundly at her friend. She bent down and touched the freckles littering his checks, the reason they called him Higae, meaning whiskers.
"Chicken shit." she retorted as she descended the rickety wooden stairs into the dark basement of Kigai's home. She heard the cellar door close behind her and the lock slide shut. She looked around, letting her eyes get used to the darkness. The only light was the wide screen TV, which was currently on pause. Kigai approached her in the same mysterious, mischievous manner he had the night he had met her and hugged her. He pulled back just to pull her into a heated kiss, one that fogged Emiko's mind. She blinked a few times to see Kigai smirking devilishly at her. "You did that on purpose." she scowled. He chuckled.
"Hey, can we get back to the movie please? I would like to see what happens!" Emiko looked to the couch. Sitting in a black mini skirt and a long sleeve shirt with knee high boots was Blue, one of the few females in the gang. There were 3 more, 2 of which were twins, and another bipolar. They weren’t here at the moment. But, a boy that was about 15 in age that had a gray buzz cut with a rat tail, black jeans, and a black vest with golden eyes sat next to Blue, his usual scowl softened very slightly.
"Hey Tsume." Emiko smiled. Tsume gave a nod back. He was a friend of Sesshomaru’s from school, but Emiko didn't know if he could be considered a friend. After all, just standing there with the guy and sharing looks that have 'boring' written all over it isn't exactly a hang out buddy.
She looked back to her boyfriend. "So what are you watching?"
"Blade Trinity. It's alright so far, but Blade himself is really full of himself." Kigai commented coldly. Emiko ignored it that was a usual thing with him.
Kigai wasn't really as cold-hearted as everyone thinks. The boy didn't exactly have the best life. Her father who was later killed by his mother’s brother, who is who Kigai lives with now, murdered his mother. Kigai's uncle, Darcia, isn't exactly the best influence, and Emiko didn't like him much, even though he was never home. Even before Emiko had met Kigai, he had been a gang leader. Kigai took in kids around the town, gave them homes and such. Darcia sends Kigai100$ a month through the bank, which Kigai put into fixing an old apartment building about 30 minutes from here. The place had 12, 3 bedroom apartments which Kigai gave to kids who ran away and needed a place to sleep and such. In respond to his kindness, Kigai had himself a gang, one that was and has been threatened by a neighboring gang who was getting too serious. Kigai had asked Emiko to become his girlfriend only after he was sure she understood that he was dangerous and that if he told her to, she must leave him and never look for him again for him for her own safety. Emiko doubted that when the time comes, she would be able to do it, so she just hoped the time wouldn't come.
Kigai sat on the couch that supported two people, and barley sat down before Emiko was by his side. She took off her boots and pulled her feet up, nuzzling her face into his chest and snuggling up to him protectively and lovingly.
Kigai knew she had been thinking about it agian. He wasn't proud of his past, but what could he do? He had no one. He was living here because of his uncle, who was a drug dealer himself in Ryu-Kyu. He sent a small amount of money to Kigai every month, which Kigai to buy food for both him and Mitsuko, and to fix anything broken in the apartments. He was reluctant to tell Emiko this, but she had to know. He didn't want to put her in any danger that she didn't know about, it wasn't fair. And he knew every time she thought about it because she would snuggle up to him. If it were just for her own comfort, she would only do it when they were alone. They both had reputations to keep up, and the people in this room right now were the ones he trusted, and knew they would keep quiet.
Kigai picked up the remote and unpaused the TV, watching with interest as the vampire tried to clean up his mistake with failure. He sighed, savoring the feeling of content on his soul. Emiko didn't know just how happy she made him.

Emiko opened the front door without a sound. The clock next to the staircase read 10:37. She took a whiff and glanced over the pitch-black entrance hall. She heard no one, so she walked stair soundlessly to her room.
She had made it to her room safely and threw her hair up into a messy bun and put on some baggy pajama pants and a tank top. Not bothering to put anything on her feet, she summoned Kiba and opened her room door. She gasped and refrained from falling on her ass when she nearly walked straight into Sesshomaru’s chest.
"Son of a bitch, what the hell do you keep hiding your arua and scent for! What the fuck is it with scaring me that you love so much?" she growled.
"It's nearly 11." he said calmly.
"So what? Can you move? I've got to let Kiba out." Sesshomaru didn't move.
"I've already let him out, seeing as you didn't come home at 10."
"It was 10:30!"
"But you told me 10."
"No Sesshy, I said 10-ish. You’re forgetting the -ish which means not exactly, but around then." Sesshomaru's demeanor didn’t change. "What’s your deal?"
"Why is it that every time your out late, you come home smelling like wolf. This time, wolf and some strong hormones." Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed to a dangerous point, nearly making her fall back a step.
"I hang out with a few wolves." Emiko said. It was half the truth.
FLASHBACK
Emiko had fallen asleep on the movie. Kigai’s steady heart beat and rise and fall of his chest had overwhelmed her and caused her to fall asleep. Higae had walked Blue home, and Tsume had left already. Kigai gently shook Emiko awake, loving the way she blinked sleepily at him.
'So innocent' he smiled. "Time to get up koi. It's almost 10." he told her. Emiko's eyes widened for a second and she sat up. It was then that she realized their position. Emiko was straddling Kigai's waist firmly. They stared at each other for a second and before Emiko knew it, she was being pulled into a vortex of passion and heat. She didn't know how long they had been submerged for, but she knew that they were both panting and almost heaving when they broke apart. Once she got her breathe back, she lied back down.
"I should get going. I told Sesshomaru 10." Kigai's need was almost completely forgotten when Sesshomaru's name was mentioned. Kigai had met him only once and the confrontation was rather intimidating. She got up from his lap and kissed him again, then headed back to her house hand and hand.
They got about a 5 minuets from her home when they parted. Emiko didn't want Sesshomaru to know whom she was with, even though her clothes told it all.
END FLASHBACK
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed further, if possible, and he walked away.
"Your curphew is now 9pm. Not one minute later or else you won't be going anywhere for a long time." he walked away and left it at that. Emiko closed her door, well, slammed it, hard. Her aura flared to the point Kiba hid under the bed like a pup. She took a few calming breaths, relaxing the dog within her to not rip the door of its hinges and attack the one who dared threaten her to not see her mate. Her neutral sorceress powers almost begged to be used.
Growling to herself, Emiko lit a candle and meditated for a bit, then made sure Kiba's bowls were filled before tucking herself in bed.
I know this chapter wasn't my best, but the lack of reviews is really starting to make me a little skeptical about doing this story. I need reviews!
I just wanted to get the character of Kigai across. He's really important to Emiko's future when the shit really starts to hit the fan. Time has gone by quick, I know, but I need to get a little bit of the across. Next chapter will be a fast forward 2 years. Sesshomaru will be 17, Kagome, Emiko, and Inuyasha will be 16. It'll take place during summer break when Emiko, Inuyasha, and Kagome are going to enter their junior year in High School. The chapter after the next is where the stuff really starts!
Translations
Kiba- fang
Higae- whiskers
Tsume- claw
Kigai- strong spirit
Mitsuko- angelic light
Ryu-Kyu- Okinawa
'Mik' (mick, like pick with an 'm') is Emiko's nick name, given to her by Higae.
Chapter 5: Internal Wounds