A Never-Ending Love

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InuYasha characters they belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Neither do I own
Starbucks, although I wish I did ^_^.

‘___’ Thought Expressions

“Italic” Whisper expressions

I was staring out the window again,
daydreaming or “zoning”, as my sister liked to call it. As far as I could
remember I was always a daydreamer and my daydreaming always angered my mother
a lot. She hated it when I would shut out the world around me and keep to
myself. Although I don’t hear her furious calls of my name anymore, she’s no
longer around to break me away because ever since my parents’ death, the zoning
became more frequent. I guess it was my way of coping with the loss and pain of
knowing that I was never going to see them again. They died in a plane crash
when I was 16 and my sister was 18.

My father was a successful
businessman; he had partnerships with many enormous companies and owned some
stocks. Thanks to him, we lived and still live a good and happy life. We don’t
live in a huge mansion; we live in a 4-bedroom house in an ordinary
neighborhood. I’m not sure why we never moved from there but I loved that
house. All my memories are there: of my parents, my childhood, and others.

After my fathers’ death, his business
was left in his partner’s hands but we maintained sole ownership, all of his
pensions and stocks were left to my sister and I. That alone was more than
enough money to raise us both for the rest of our lives. I’m sure everyone
thought that I was lucky, being left with all that but I surely didn’t feel
lucky at all. I didn’t care about the money; I would’ve given it all upon
request just as long as I had my parents with me again. Since my sister was a
couple of months away from turning 19, I was allowed to stay under her care but
we still had to be supervised.

My uncle Ichi and aunt Yuki took
“care” of us after the accident. Selfish Bastards! They never really cared; all
they wanted was to spend my fathers’ money. Although, they DID for about 2
years but when my sister turned 21, she was fed up from all the bullshit and
kicked them out of our house. She also took over the financial responsibility
and with a little help from me we survived. We’ve lived on our own since then.

My life has been a roller coaster of
events. I was never able to predict what’s going to happen for me because it
always ended up being the opposite of what I expected. Especially when it came
down to my personal life, I went through so many emotional changes at my young
age that I’m pretty sure a normal person wouldn’t go through. But I won’t get
too into that now; I’ll explain more of it later. Even though I always had my
sister with me, I still felt alone and no one was able to take that feeling
away from me. None except one person, Sesshoumaru Kitazawa. He’s the one that
made a major impact in my life. He’s the one that helped me get over the pain
that haunted me for so long. But instead, let me start off by telling you how
it came to be that Sesshomaru entered my life.

*~*~*~*

Love is a foolish thing, especially
if that love is not shared amongst the pair. If someone acts solely upon love,
the aftermath ends up hurting one or even both. But who knows what love really
is? Most people confuse attraction and obsession with love and even that “love”
they claim to have can become a very dangerous thing. Koga was definitely one
of those people.

Kagome always complained about me not
going out. I just didn’t like to, it wasn’t my thing. If it were up to me, I would’ve
preferred to stay home and read than go out with her friends to a bar or
whatever they did. But to stop her from bitching at me - yes bitching - I agreed to let her take me
out where ever she wanted but I never knew EXACTLY what she’d planned for me
until that torturing evening.

The sun was setting outside as I sat
there with my eyes closed, I kept hearing someone calling my name but I didn’t
pay much attention to it. “RIN”, then I heard it again, a little louder the
next time. “RIN IMAMURA, GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!”

Suddenly, I awoke from my daydream
realizing that it was my sister calling. Quickly I stood off the chair, grabbed
my purse and walked out to the living room, finding her sitting on the sofa
with an irritated look on her face. ‘Oh shit now I’m going to get it.’

Turning to face me, “Damn Rin, how
long does it take you to get ready?”

Pulling my purse over my shoulder,
“Oh, I’ve been ready.”

Standing from the sofa, “Then what
the hell was taking you so long?” I was about to respond but she interrupted,
“No, never mind don’t tell me,” swaying her hand back and forth.

Smiling as she turned to walk towards
the door, “Well then don’t ask, slim.”

She turned back to me and yelled,
“How many times have I told you not to call me that?”

“Apparently not enough.” Giggling as
I walked past her to get out. As I walked away, I was still able to hear her
huffing while she closed the door.

“My name is Kagome not slim, got
that?”

“Yeah, whatever,” waiting for her to
unlock the car doors. She shot me an angry glare as she kept walking towards
the car and I just laughed. She removed the alarm and locks so we could step
into the car. Once I fastened my seatbelt, I turned to her, “So, where are we
going?”

Her eyes slightly widened, “You
forgot already? We’re going to meet the gang up at Starbucks for coffee and
then I’m not sure maybe go to a club or something.”

Turning to look outside, “Oh, who’s
going to be there?”

“Well you know Sango, Miroku, Kohaku
and … Koga,”
as she began to drive away. The last name she said as
low as a whisper, thinking that I must not have heard her.

My eyes widened and quickly turned,
“KOGA… you said Koga didn’t you? You know I can’t stand being around him.”
Sighing as I sat back on the seat and crossed my arms.

“Oh come on Rin, give the guy a
chance. You know he likes you.”

I leaned my head on the window and
shook it, “I knew this outing had a catch. Kagome, take me back home I don’t
want to go anymore.”

She glanced at me and turned her
attention back to the road, “Rin, I’m not going to drive all the way back.”

Lifting my head off the window, “Fine
then, drop me off here and I’ll walk.” I tried to open the door but she stopped
me by putting the locks back on before I opened it.

“I’m not going to do that. Come on, I
promised you that I was going to take you out and I’m going to keep my
promise.”

Finally giving up, I sat back on the
seat and continued looking out the window, “Fine but I’m not promising that I
will hang out with him.”

She turned back to me and smiled,
“Great, look don’t worry we’ll have a blast.”

“We’ll see,” resting my head on the
window once more.

During the rest of the drive we said
nothing to each other, the Starbucks wasn’t very far away from the house but
the chilling silence between us made it feel like it was hours away. When we
finally arrived, a big smile grew on Kagome’s face. That’s when she finally
broke the silence, “Awesome, looks like everyone’s here already and they’ve got
a table too.”

Sarcastically, “Grreat”. Once parked,
she shut off the engine and pulled the keys out of the starter but didn’t make
a move to get out of the car. I turned towards her and noticed that her smile
had faded away, replaced by a serious expression. Concerned, “Kagome, are you
all right?”

She lowered her head and nodded,
lightly, “Yeah, I was just thinking about the times when we would come here
with mom and dad.”

I looked back at the coffee shop and
suddenly pictured us sitting there with our parents, laughing, chatting and
having coffee. The memory brought a smile to my face, “Those were some good
times.”

She lifted her head up and looked up
at me for a bit. Then a smile started to appear on her lips, “Yeah, they were…
Well, we should be heading out now before they think something’s wrong.”

Giggling, “Well, talk about having
mood swings.” She turned and shot me another angry glare before I laughed, “I
bet you’re just saying that cause Kohaku is walking this way aren’t you?” pointing
to the young man walking towards us. She turned and put on a grin that spread
from cheek to cheek as we finally got out.

Kohaku walked up to Kagome and
smiled, “Hey ladies, how are you?” Kagome reached out to give him a hug, I, on
the other hand, just waved at him. We answered simultaneously “Good and you?”
then looked at each other and giggled.

He chuckled, “I’m great. Thanks.
Shall we? Everyone’s waiting for you two.”

We started heading towards the coffee
shop, the couple walking in front of me, talking. They walked together, arm in
arm and I decided to stay a little behind, just to observe them.

Kohaku was a very handsome guy. He
was tall, dark haired and his tanned skin went well with his hazel eyes. He
definitely was a looker but Kohaku was also the sweetest guy you could ever
meet. I always thought that he and Kagome made a cute couple but they didn’t
date very long before Kagome decided to end it. She said that he was too “nice”
for her. I never really understood why she broke it off and I didn’t bother to
ask her either. I’ve always let her handle her own personal life.

We arrived to the table where it
appeared that we were the only ones they were waiting for.

Kagome waved at everyone, “Hey guys
what’s up?”

Sango stood and reached out to wrap
her arms around Kagome, “Hey Kagome.”

Sango was Kagome’s best friend. They
met when they were in high school and became inseparable. Sango was always
there for Kagome especially after the accident. She would call everyday or come
by just to check on us. I liked Sango; she was a sweet girl. Also, she was
always cool to be around with. Although, Sango didn’t look her age, she looked
a bit older than Kagome even though they’re both the same age, 23. I guess it
was her hair that made her look older, it reached to about mid back and her
bangs were cut neatly away from her face.

The young man that was sitting next
to her was Miroku, her boyfriend; he was also an attractive guy. His brown eyes
fitted nicely with his light skin and dark hair. They started going out since
their senior year in high school. I was surprised at how they had been able to
stay together for so long. Although, they did have their good share of
arguments like any normal couple would. But during those times, Sango always
ended up having a crying marathon with Kagome by her side.

Sango walked up, smiling and wrapped
her arms around me, “Hey Rin, how are you?”

Returning her embrace and smiling,
“I’m doing ok, I guess.”

“Good, I’m glad to hear that.” She
released me and turned to sit down as I made my way towards my seat.

When we were all finally sitting
down, I looked around and noticed that someone was still missing. Koga hadn’t
arrived yet. ‘Oh I hope he doesn’t show up.’ So I sat quietly with my purse and
hands on my lap, silently hoping he wouldn’t.

Kagome turned to Sango, “Hey, wasn’t
Koga going to be here too?”

“Yeah, but he called a while ago
saying that he’s going to be running a bit late.” I kept looking at them but
noticed that as Sango responded, Kagome turned to look at me with her eyes. I
felt my blood start to race and returned her look with an angry glare. She just
smiled and turned back to look at Sango.

I hated it when she did that. As if
it wasn’t enough of her luring me there under a false pretense, then she
planned on sticking me the guy I couldn’t even stand being next to.

So I lowered my head and slightly
shook it, trying to avoid a confrontation with her. “I’m going to buy a
coffee,” standing and walking inside the shop. As I was waiting for my order, I
turned around and noticed that as the group was talking, they were turning to
look at me at the same time. Raising an eyebrow, I turned away from them. ‘Talk
about me all you want, like if I care.’ Once my order was done, I picked up my
drink and began to walk out the door.

Kagome asked, curious, “Ooooo, what
did you get?” as I was taking a sip.

“I got an iced caramel macchiatto,”
taking my seat again at the opposite end of the table.

“Hmmm… that sounds good.”

Kagome moved back to stand but then
Kohaku stopped her, “Here let me get it for you.”

Smiling, “Oh thanks Kohaku how sweet
of you.”

“No problem… Can I get you guys
anything?” Kohaku turned towards Sango and Miroku.

“No thanks man I still have some in mine,”
answered Miroku. Then he turned towards Sango, “Would you like anything else my
dear?”

Sango blushed, “Umm… water please.”

“Coming right up.” Miroku stood up
and walked with Kohaku to get the drinks. I started to giggle as I watched the
interaction between Sango and Miroku.

Turning over to Kagome, “So… when are
you going to stop giving the poor guy signs when you know it’s not going
anywhere beyond friends anymore?”

She turns to me, shocked, “What are
you talking about?”

Raising an eyebrow, “Oh don’t pretend
you don’t know. The walking together arm in arm, him still buying you things…”

“You know she’s right Kagome, it’s
not fair for him to be trying so hard when you know he doesn’t have a chance.”
Sango added on as Kagome sat back on the chair.

Slightly shaking her head, “It’s not
like I tell him to buy me things, he does it on his own will. As for the arm in
arm, I’ve always walked with him like that, even before we started dating.”

The guys came back and we ended our
conversation, we didn’t want them to ask questions as to what we were talking
about. It would’ve put us in a bad situation. Kohaku walked over to Kagome and
handed her, her drink sipping his own.

Smiling, “Thanks” She took the drink
from his hand and started to shake it before she sipped it.

 

Miroku walked over to Sango, handing
her a water bottle before he sat back down; “Here you go.”

“Thanks Miroku.”

“No problem.” He kissed her cheek
causing her to cheeks to turn rosy once again.

An hour passed by as we continued to
chat and laugh at Miroku’s jokes. I just loved his sense of humor. By then, the
sun had almost set and it was beginning to get darken. All of a sudden, a black
Escalade drove up and parked in a spot that was near us. I quickly glanced at
it since hearing it caught my attention but didn’t pay much attention to it and
turned back towards the group.

Suddenly, Sango turned and waved at
someone, “Oh look, Koga’s here.” My eyes widened and turned towards Kagome. She
smiled and nudged her head in the same direction as to tell me to look.

I slowly turned over and caught sight
of the young man getting off the vehicle. His handsome features caught my
attention immediately. His brown hair reflected the light from the shop. It was
cut about medium length and moved swiftly with each of his movements. Once he
got closer, I noticed the huge smile that appeared on his face.

“Hey Koga, how are you?” Kagome asked
as he was giving Sango a short hug and then walked over to shake Miroku’s hand.

“I’m well, thanks.” He walked over to
Kagome and wrapped his arms around her. “How are you, Kagome?”

“I’m great, you know me always
cheery.” He chuckled at her comment as I rolled my eyes and looked back at
them.

She pulled away to face him, “So how
was your trip?”

He moved over and shook Kohaku’s hand
then turned back to Kagome. “Well, it was ok, it wasn’t much of a pleasure trip
but I really can’t complain.”

Kagome smiled and turned towards me,
“Oh Koga, you do remember my sister Rin right?” He then looked at me and smiled
as he began to walk in my direction. I kept my sight on him as he walked up to
me and suddenly felt myself unable to look away from those ice blue eyes of
his. His smile didn’t fade at all, as I sat there unable to move until he
reached down, took my hand and slowly lifted it up to his lips not letting go
of my gaze. Yet I noticed that as he kissed the backside of my hand, he ever so
slightly closed his eyes, feeling his eyelashes lightly brush against my hand
before he looked back up.

“Hey, Rin. It’s been a long time. How
are you?” still not letting go of my hand.

It HAD been a long time. This is NOT
the Koga I used to know. Back then he was rude, arrogant and extremely
annoying. I don’t mean to sound cynical but he wasn’t much to look at either.
All I ever liked about him were his eyes. I guess this new Koga had always been
inside of him but he never let him out. He was gone for a little over a year on
business with his father. I think that might have been the reason for such a
drastic change.

I pulled my hand away from his and
held onto his gaze, “Yes it has”. Suddenly, I felt a heavy gaze upon me and
turned my head slightly towards the group causing me to break the link I had
with Koga. They all had HUGE smiles on their faces most likely because of the
little scene they’d just witnessed between Koga and I. As I questioningly
looked at them, Koga made his way to sit on the empty chair that HAD to be the
one next to mine.

Miroku broke the silence amongst the
group and directed his question to Koga, “So I see you got yourself a new toy?”

Chuckling, “Yeah, I just got it about
a week ago, it’s awesome.”

“Oh really, well how about taking us
for a drive then?” Kagome winked at him.

He laughs, “Sure, I’d love to. But
where do you guys want to go?”

“Oh I don’t know. Have any ideas
Sango?” Kagome turned to Sango.

Sango rested her head on her chin,
thinking, “Hmm… I’m not sure. How about the beach? It’s a beautiful night and
the moon is in full view.”

Kagome’s face filled with joy, “Hey
that’s a great idea. But which beach? I don’t want one that’s packed with
people.”

Kohaku added, “Well, it might be hard
to find one that doesn’t have people in it since it’s still quite early or at
least a public one. Does anyone know of a private one?” They all looked at each
other, waiting for one to answer. All just shook their heads and sighed.

Kagome slumped her shoulders, “Well
that’s it for the beach, then where else?” Kagome’s disappointment was very
obvious by the look on her face.

As I was listening to them, I started
to think back of a spot I went once with a friend of mine. It was almost
completely hidden and didn’t have many people, sometimes any at all. “I know a
spot,” interrupting them.

Kagome asked, “You do?”

“Yeah, I went there a couple of times
and it looked pretty secluded to me, at least back then it did.”

Koga asked, “Where is it at? Do you
remember?”

Looking up at him, “I don’t remember
the name of it but I’m sure that if I see it I’ll recognize it, I still
remember how to get there. It’s a little far from here but it will help kill
time.”

Koga turned to the rest of the group,
“Well, what do you guys think? It beats being here and thinking of what to do
and doing nothing in the mean time.”

Miroku answered, “Yeah, that’s true.”

Sango turned to Kagome, “What do you
think?”

Kagome shrugged her shoulders, “Yeah
let’s go why not?”

“All right, then it’s settled.” We
stood from our chairs and started walking towards Koga’s SUV. Although, he
stayed behind and let the others pass him. Once I reached to where he was at,
he started walking next to me, “Since you’re the one guiding us, you get to sit
in the front seat.” He winked as he opened the door for me.

My eyes slightly widened and just
stared at him, ‘Wow, this really isn’t the Koga I used to know,’ before I
walked up to the truck to jumped into the passenger seat.

By the time I was seated, Kagome and
Kohaku had taken the last seats; Sango and Miroku sat in the middle.

Koga walked around the truck and
opened his door as I turned towards the back; “Now you guys better behave back
there. I don’t want to hear any weird noises, especially from you Kagome.”
Trying to hold back from laughing.

The group laughed and Kagome’s head
suddenly appeared from behind the seat, “Hey I always behave you know that.”

“Ha Ha, yeah right.”

Koga hopped in and shut his door. He
started the engine and turned towards me, smiling, “Ok, lead the way” I curled
my lips up to a smile and began to guide him towards the beach.

During the drive, Koga talked about
his trip and described to us what he did and what he saw. He was beginning to
get a little irritating though. Throughout the drive, he kept trying to hold my
hand even though I kept pulling it away from him.

When we entered the residential area
that was close to the beach, Kagome asked from the back, “Are you sure we’re
not lost?”

Nodding, “Yes I’m sure we’re not
lost. It’s just that since it’s a private residential beach we have to go
through here.”

She sighed and sat back on her seat,
“Okay, then.”

A few turns later we finally arrived
to the place. At first view all you were able to see were houses all over and
the horizon line.

“Koga, pull up right here.” Pointing
to a spot that was next to what seemed like having just a driveway to some
houses that were under.

Koga asked before he stopped the car,
“Are you sure it’s here?”

 

Nodding, “It’s here.”

As Sango was looking out the window, she
said, “I don’t see where we could go into the beach.”

“I’m positive it’s here. There is a
staircase under there and a ramp that is going to lead us down,” reaching over
to remove my seatbelt.

Koga finally parked the truck and
shut off the engine. “Well let’s go,” removing the locks from the doors and
stepping out. He walked around and opened the door for me again.

‘Ok, this is getting a little
creepy.’ Climbing off the truck, I turned towards him, smiling,  “Oh thank you.”

He smiled, “You’re welcome.”

I stood, looking out as I waited for
everyone to get down before I started heading towards the stairs. Suddenly,
Kagome looked up and pointed to the sky, “Wow, look how many stars there are.”
We stopped and looked up to the dark sky, seeing it covered with stars.

Smiling, I looked back at everyone,
“You guys ready?”

Kohaku answered, “Yeah, let’s go.”

“Ok just follow me but be really
quiet we don’t want to disturb the residents.” They all nodded and began to
follow behind me.

I started to lead them down some
stairs that ended up in the driveway of the houses that were there. So we
crossed it and started to go down the ramp. “Be careful it’s going to get
really steep, I would hold on to the rail” As we got further down the ramp, the
viewpoint started to become visible. “There it is,” pointing towards it.

Kagome asked, “That’s it?”

“No, you’ll see the best part right
now.” When we arrived to the bottom, everyone stopped and stayed by the ramp as
I walked up towards the rails. I leaned over and looked down to the rocks
below, seeing many waves crash into them.

Smiling, “Come, look down there,”
pointing down and waving at them so they could walk closer. They quickly walked
up to the rails and it was funny to see their mouths open in awe.

Kagome sighed, “Wow that’s so
beautiful.”

Sango, “Yeah, that’s so cool.” Then
Sango and Kagome turned towards me, “Where did you learn of this place?”

“I came here a couple of times with a
friend of mine.”

Kagome interrupted, “What friend?”

I looked towards her and quirked an
eyebrow, “A friend.”

“Uh huh,” turning back to look at the
ocean.

I slightly shook my head before I
turned towards the rocks on the bottom; “You can also walk down to where the
rocks are.”

Kohaku looked up; “You can walk all
the way down?”

Nodding, “Yeah, that ramp leads all
the way to the bottom,” pointing towards the ramp that was near by.

Miroku turned to Sango, “You want to
go down there, Sango?”

She nodded, “Ok, let’s go.”

Miroku asked, “So just go down the
ramp right?”

Nodding as I fully stood, “Yeah.”

Kagome, “Come on Kohaku, let’s go see
what’s down there,” as she pulled Kohaku with her.

I started to giggle at the sight and
then looked up at the moon, “Poor guy.”

I heard Koga take a few steps and stood
next to me, “Yeah, she’s something alright.” He kept looking at me but remained
silent; all the noise that was heard was of the waves crashing underneath us.

I felt his stare and turned to look
at him, “What’s the matter?”

Shaking his head, “Nothing, I was
just noticing how much you’ve changed in such a short time. You’ve grown up a
lot.” Then I noticed him looking me down from head to toe.

“Of course I have Koga, I’m 21 now.
But I haven’t changed as much as you, what made you change so much?”

“Well, my father always kept
insisting me that I should take care of myself. ‘Be clean and proper’ he always
said but I never wanted to do it. So I decided that it was time for a change
especially since I knew I was going to come back here.”

I turned my attention back towards
the ocean and leaned on the rail in front of me, “What is ‘here’ that would
make you decide to change? -If- you don’t mind me asking.”

He chuckled as he leaned on the rail
with his back towards the ocean, “No, not at all. Actually there’s someone I’m
trying to impress. Well, a girl.”

Turning my head to look towards him;
“Do I know who it is?”

“I hope so,” he laughed but then his
tone became serious, “But now she’s not a girl anymore, she’s turned to a
woman. I’m not sure if she’ll like the new me.” He slowly leaned down towards
me, stopping when his face was merely inches from mine.

“Oh,” I felt his warm breath hit my
face, his hair blowing around in the breeze tickling my forehead.

He reached up and held my face in his
hands, “Rin, you know that I care about you right.” Yet, it felt like it
really wasn’t a question but more of a statement.

“You do?”

“Yeah since before I left but I never
had the guts to tell you.”
I was able to tell from his eyes that he was observing me, trying to see what
kind of reaction I would get. I tried to remain calm, not because I was excited
of him telling me that but because I was nervous at having him so close to me.
I was about to say something, when he leaned closer towards me and started to
lightly brush his lips against my own.

I closed my eyes, praying, ‘Oh God,
please don’t let this happen.’ Hoping that something, somehow would happen to
make him stop. Luckily, the sound of steps coming close reached my ears. So I
opened my eyes and grabbed hold of his hands, slowly peeling them away from my
face, whispering, “Koga, someone’s coming.”

He looked towards the ramp and also
noticed that the others were coming back. I was able to see the disappointment
that appeared in his face as he smiled and released his hold on me, moving back
to lean on the rail.

A faint sigh of relief escaped my
lips, as I stood up, turning towards the others, “Ready to go?”

Kagome answered as they continued to
walk up the ramp, “Yeah, it’s getting late and a lot colder too.”

“We should be heading up also,” walking towards the ramp.

“Wait, Rin.” Suddenly, he reached out
and gently grabbed onto my arm, stopping me. He walked up and stood in front of
me. Looking into my eyes, “I want to ask you something.”

“What is it?”

“I wanted to know if I could take you
out to dinner tomorrow night. I leave again in a couple of days and want to be
able to spend more time with you if it’s all right.”

I was shocked by his request and left
speechless for a couple of seconds, “I… I’m not sure. I would have to check if
there isn’t anything else Kagome had planned. I promised her that this was her
weekend to take me out where ever she wanted. I would need to ask her first.”

“Oh,” he reached into his jacket and
pulled out his wallet, taking out a card from inside it and handing it to me,
“Well, ask her and give me a call tomorrow. My number is on there and then we
can set something up.”

I looked down at the card and then
back up at him with a slight smile, “Alright, will do.”

Smiling, “Ok good. Let’s go.” We
started heading back up the ramp and met the others at the truck.

Koga opened the door for me again and
I stepped in. Once he shut the door and started walking around the truck, I
slightly turned my head towards the back, “Nothing happened, so don’t ask.”
Knowing Kagome would ask something.

He opened his door and jumped in, turning
towards the others, “Are you guys ready?”

Miroku answered, “Yeah, I think we
are.”

“Ok.” Koga finally started the engine
and drove off.

The drive back was silent. Everyone
seemed to be falling asleep, as it was about 2 am. I was sleepy myself but I
didn’t fall asleep, I didn’t want to, at least not there. We finally arrived
back to the shop and our cars were still there.

“Hey guys, we’re here,” turning
around to yell at the others to wake them.

Koga parked near my car and dropped
everyone off. I started getting off his truck when he said, “Hey don’t forget
about tomorrow ok?”

I turned back towards him and shook
my head, “No, I won’t,” shutting the door afterwards. When everyone was
unloaded, he waved bye to the group and took off. Everyone else started heading
towards their cars and waved goodbye on their way.

On the way back home, I fell asleep.
I was extremely tired. When we finally arrived home, Kagome shook me a bit to
wake me up, “Rin, wake up. We’re home.”

I lifted my head, feeling a bit
groggy, “Huh, oh ok.”

We entered the house and I headed
towards my room. Kagome going into hers, not discussing anything of what
happened that moment. But I knew it wasn’t going to last long, knowing her. I
was sure that most likely the next morning she definitely would not hesitate to
ask about it.

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