Hey peoples, this is a different more mature version of an old story I wrote. If anyone ever read Bad Ass, its the remake to that story. I took it down to edit then I realized I can really re-do this story in a big way. So I took a shot at it, here's the first chapter slash sampler, let me know what you think?

Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I only own whoever I made up

Kikyou Higurishi woke up a second before her alarm clock, like always, with a smile, pressing the button as soon as the ringing went off, " Beat you again." Laying back on her headboard, relaxing, she knew she didn't have to set her clock, but she liked getting up early. Something about the morning was just so peaceful to her. The early light, clear, making her room seem dusty with white, picking up the controller to her stereo she turned it on. Her smile never wavered, it was finally Friday, the start of the weekend.

She slid on her pink bunny slippers, today was the day she been waiting for all month. Her cousins from the States were coming to stay in Japan. She was opening her closet when there was a knock on her door. Turning she smiled seeing her mother walk in with breakfast on a tray, " Thanks mom."

The older woman smiled, her features much like her daughters, black hair and warm brown eyes. She was lean and tall, standing in a long blue skirt and green shirt. " Well I knew you were up, today's the day."

Kikyou squealed, " I know! I can't wait, I haven't seen them in so long."

The mother set the breakfast tray on the bed, watching as her daughter pulled clothes out her closet, to get ready for school, " They should be here around 3 pm so come straight home after school."

Kikyou pulled out a blush pink shirt with a big red heart in the middle of it, " I know mom, I've had this day marked on my calendar since you told me they were coming."

The older woman looked to her excited daughter trying to decided between a white skirt or white pants, she smiled, sitting on the bed, " Just remember, it's been seven years since we seen them, people can change drastically in that amount of time."

Kikyou smiled, deciding on the skirt, " We were the closest growing up, everything will be fine."

The mother smiled, her daughter the optimist, " Okay, get ready for school."

Kikyou giggled, holding the outfit she picked out in her hands, " Already on it."

The rest of the morning went by in a breeze, Kikyou loved her school, Shikon High, the principal Kaede was super nice. Especially to her since for some reason she liked to remind her she was named after her deceased older sister. She wasn't sure if she believed in reincarnations but she liked the special treatment. The main thing she loved about this school is that it accommodated every species here, human, demon, miko, monk, whatever, they had specific classes just for you to help you learn to control and master any power and ability.

She was walking out of class with her best friend Sango. The girl was tall, wearing a dark forest green skirt, stopping before her knees, her soft lime green tank top with a cute picture of a shamrock on it hugging her athletic curves. Her long black hair in a high ponytail, warm chocolate eyes smiling at her.

They were laughing over a stupid joke she just happen to have said when Inuyasha, the love of her life, came over with his own best friend Miroku. Miroku Houshi was a good looking guy. He looked rugged, sexy, and he was such a hentai. A handsome hentai, he had jet black hair that he pulled back into a low ponytail, deep, dark stunning violet irises that could make any girl melt and he had an earring in his left ear. He had a dazzling smile that could make any girls heart sink. He always asked beautiful girls to bear his children making them flustered.

Inuyasha Takahashi on the other hand was a hanyou and was also gorgeous. Long beautiful, straight silverish white hair. Cute furry appendages on top of his head. Although many of the girls in this school would deny the fact that they held a secret fetish for his ears. Those cute, sexy little ears. Inuyasha also had stunning honey colored eyes.

The hanyou reached for his girlfriend's arm, " Kikyou, lend me 40 bucks."

She just frowned " For what Inuyasha?" He was always borrowing money from her and never repaying it.

He grinned, " I got a bet with Miroku that Zuko gonna sleep with that redhead off the cheerleader team by lunch."

Sango frowned with her best friend, being the feminist that she is, " You can not just bet off girls like that you ass."

Inuyasha shook his head, " I'm not betting her off, I'm betting on him. You gonna give me the money or not?"

Kikyou touched her chin with a slender finger as if in deep thought ," Not."

Inuyasha frowned, " Come on Kikyou, it's a sure thing with Zuko, he'll fuck anything with a vagina. I'm tryna double my money, you want to go out tonight don't you?"

Brown eyes rolled at her boyfriend, he could be such an inconsiderate idiot, " Inuyasha, everything you just said is horrible. And no, I can't go out tonight, remember when I told you my cousins are coming here from the States."

Amber honey eyes blinked, " You mean that ones you use to visit during the summer every year?"

Kikyou grinned, " Yes. They're going to be here after school today."

Miroku nodded, turning with everyone as they all walked down the hall in one group, " Are you excited?"

The miko of the group nodded, " Extremely, I haven't seen Kagome in so long, we're the same age, we use to do everything together. And her little brother Souta was the cutest, sweetest thing ever."

Sango shifted the books in her hands as they headed towards the cafe for lunch, " How long has it been?"

Kikyou thought back, " Well, when Aunt Tessa died, the last time I saw them was at the funeral seven years ago."

Miroku frowned at the thought, losing a parent was always difficult, " Well it should be nice to see them again."

Inuyasha opened the door to the cafeteria, the gang walked in, moving towards there usual table, Kikyou suddenly smiled as they all sat down, " You know what, you guys should come over my house after school. I bet Kagome would love to meet all of you."

Sango nodded, " She sounds nice, I'll definitely be there."

Miroku shrugged, " Sango's my ride so I guess I'm coming to."

Inuyasha just frowned, " I don't want to meet your stankin' cousin, I don't even know the wench."

" I'll lend you $40."

" Deal."

They all laughed when the cafe doors suddenly opened, Inuyasha's older brother stepped in the room in all his glory. Sesshomaru Takahashi.

Sesshomaru was always going out with a different girl, then breaking up with them for the hell of it and then all the other desperate girls would throw themselves at him. He had molten colored eyes. A deep shade of gold. And silver hair that possibly every girl wanted to touch or even run their fingers through, just to see if it was as silky as it looked. But he was frigid. Even when he slept with someone. He had high cheek bones and an aura around him that screamed 'sexy and untouchable.' And when he did grin or smirk, girls fainted to the sexy devil.

Sesshomaru was the number one most popular and want to have sex with guy. Kikyou couldn't stop her eyes from roaming over his body. His red tee holding a white checker design running up one sleeve, not too baggy but not too tight, seeing that he was lean but still muscular. His baggy light blue jeans fitted beneath his boxers that you couldn't see. Students avoiding him, not daring to scuff his fresh red and white Jordans. And that long hair of his. Just swaying softly, so carefree.

To the left of him was his best friend, Kouga Wolfe, his long black hair pulled into a high ponytail, the tips touching his mid back, bangs kept out his face by a black head band. His lean build covered by a black v neck, the Roca Wear label in green running down the side. Dark blue jeans slightly baggy on his legs, the incredible hulks sneakers on his feet.

To the right of him was his second best friend, the tiger demon, Hampton Sage, his long black hair was in a low yet attractive ponytail, a bright orange strip framing his handsome face, complimenting his tanned skin. He was tall, his shoulders were broad yet lean like the two beside him. His green eyes sparkling with certain mischief in blue jeans shorts, a white tee, and fresh whites, a red hat backwards on his head.

Sesshomaru stopped in the cafe door way and looked around, some tables where filled with friends hanging out for their lunch time, most of them where filled with girls that were staring at him with pleading eyes, all but begging him to sit with them. He looked at an empty table, out the corner of his eye he saw several girls shift in there seat ready to hop up and follow him to whatever table he choose.

He forced himself to not growl out loud. Imbeciles he thought, Hampton laughed, seeing the same problem Sesshomaru did, " Why do we even come in here?"

Kouga just shook his head with a grin, turning and heading towards an empty table, girls already lining up to sit with them.

Inuyasha shook his head at his half brother, watching as the cooing girls surrounded the infamous trio of heartthrobs. " I swear that guy thinks he's the shit."

Miroku just shrugged, " Clearly he has a reason to think so."

Sango nodded, " Girls are always flocking towards them, so desperate, its disgusting."

Kikyou agreed, " I mean, isn't he going out with Kagura this month anyways?"

Inuyasha frowned, " That chick gives me the creeps. She was over our house the other day and she literally won't shut the fuck up. It's so weird how she can talk about herself nonstop and not take a breath."

The gang again laughed, standing to go fetch their lunches. The rest of the day passed by at a decent pace but for Kikyou it was too slow. She couldn't wait to get home to see her cousins. But right now she had one more class and it was her favorite. Archery. As a priestess she had to learn to master the bow and arrow but she can honestly say she pretty much had that in the bag. She was the best archer in her class and the school. And she had numerous trophies and awards to say so.

She was notching an arrow onto her bow when someone she didn't like approached her. The priestess had a small gold seashell just before her hairline, parting her long white hair down the middle so it flowed down her back. Her dark blue eyes piercing and wicked, pale blue liner on her lids. Her lips crimson and turned up and smirk, her milky skin pale. " Losing your focus Kikyou."

Brown eyes were tempted to roll at her always annoying competitor, " What do you want Tsubaki?"

" Just wanted to let you know I'm going to kick your ass in regionals this summer."

Kikyou was again tempted to roll her eyes, it was a well known fact that Tsubaki couldn't shoot an arrow to save her life. She loosed the arrow she notched and as soon as it left her bow she turned to Tsubaki knowing by the low thunk it hit the bulls eyes, " We'll see about that."

Tsubaki frowned at the female in front of her before rolling her blue eyes and turning away. Kikyou smirked as the girl walked away and picked up another arrow to continue her practicing.

Their plane arrived on time, as expected, and now they were in the back of a luxurious black Lincoln town car on their way to their cousin's house. Kagome sat to the left of her brother, pouring herself a glass of champagne.

Her dark blue eyes looked to her brother as she sipped on her drink, " What's wrong?"

Souta sighed, " Why did we have to come here?"

" You know why."

He glanced over to her, " Your business?"

She nodded, taking another sip, " Exactly."

Souta frowned, turning back towards the window, " Do you think they'll recognize us?"

" No one can forget your cute little face."

The comment made him smile, it's been seven years since the death of their mother. Seven years when Kagome refused to have them sent back here or placed in a foster home. At the age of ten she took full responsibility of him, provided everything for him, making sure he never wanted for nothing. When he was younger, he wasn't always sure how she made ends meet but she did. Whatever it was, however she was making money to pay all the bills, he knew it changed her. She was not as carefree anymore, she was at most times strictly business. But he understood that, she worked hard to take care of them. By any means necessary. That thought made him frown, " Can we trust them?"

" Trust no one." was the immediately answer. Something he knew she was going to say.

Since the day Kagome found their mother dead in the kitchen of their home, she hasn't trusted anyone with their safety. He even knew she kept some secrets from him as well, but he also understood that. Everything she did was not always legal but she did what she had to do to provide for them. When the government was going to separate them in an orphanage, Kagome actually paid a man to be their legal guardian so they wouldn't get split up. Luckily Gruff was an amazing guy who she now paid as their bodyguard.

Matter of fact, Souta was sure the relationship between Gruff and his sister was one of her many secrets. It was just very hard to believe, Kagome, at age 10, asked a complete stranger to be their guardian and he just said yes. He was sure they knew each other from before but she never went into detail about how they met and he wasn't going to ask. There were two people he trusted in this world, himself and Kagome. If she had something to tell him then she would tell him, if she didn't think he needed to know then he didn't need to know. He loved her, respected her and knew she only wanted his own happiness.

Blue eyes went back to the window as the car turned a corner, he was too young to remember the last time he was here but he immediately recognized the blue house down the street. " We're here." he mumbled.

Kagome just set her glass down, " Relax Souta, we're not even staying here, this is just dinner, that's it." a hand reached over, grabbing her brother's, " Me and you against the world buddy."

He smiled at the phrase, it was their motto, something they said when one of them was feeling down or scared. Just to show they are never alone, he nodded, " Me and you against the world."

She smiled, winking at him as the car stopped, she seen a line of people waiting for them to get out on the sidewalk, " Now if anyone ask we never moved out of Rhode Island, if you want to tell a story about any other place we lived just say we were on vacation."

He nodded, " Got it." Kagome was very big on keeping their business as their business, he was told to always keep his answers short, sweet and vague. He took a breath as the driver finally made his way around the car and opened the door. Here we go he thought, stepping out of the vehicle.

Kikyou was all but bouncing in her shoes as she waited with her mother and friends on the sidewalk. It was a little passed three so she knew her cousins should be arriving any moment. That and she called the airport just to make sure their plane landed on time.

Inuyasha sat on the stoop, watching his girlfriend, her excitement making her powers glitter around her in a soft pink dust, he rolled his eyes, " Would you calm down before you burn somebody."

Kikyou blinked and glanced down, realizing she was indeed glowing, she immediately pulled her powers back in and turned to the hanyou, " Sorry, you okay?"

He just rolled his eyes again, crossing his arms, " Why you so amped up anyways?"

Miroku answered for her, " It's been a very long time since she seen her cousin Inuyasha. She's just happy."

Kikyou nodded, " Exactly."

Sango blinked, seeing a black car turn the corner, " Would that be them?"

Kikyou's mother blinked, her brown eyes going wide for a moment, she was expecting a cab, not something so exclusively expensive. But it had to be them, seeing the car pull up to the curve and stop. " I suppose it is." she mumbled.

The driver door to the black Lincoln opened and the driver got out. This was Gruff. He was smart, tall, body rippling with muscles and broad shoulders. He was completely gorgeous in his chauffeur uniform. He had that shoulder length messy brown hair that says I don't need hair products to look good. His green eyes gleamed as he smiled. And what a smile it was. He walked over and opened the back door of the car.

Souta slid out the car first, the now 14 year old taller than normal for his age, at least 5'10, his build lean yet strong and obviously still growing. He slapped at his bangs, his short black hair, messy but cute around his heart shaped face, pulled back into a short ponytail, eyes a dark blue. Wearing a white ed hardy shirt with a black design one side, and dark blue jeans, white nikes on his feet. A silver chain around his neck, a watch on his wrist, a single diamond stud in one ear.

Kagome was the next to gracefully slide out the car, all eyes followed the scrumptious curves of the female. Looking over her succulent breasts that was covered by a white crop top with long sleeves, flaring out softly to her knuckles instead of stopping at her wrist. Delectable abs that came with her perfect shape out for all eyes to see. Her light blue skinny jeans hugging her legs like a second skin. Suede white 4 inch pumps on her small feet, a metal looped belt around her thin, pinched waist. Her hair up in a bun, bangs in her face, longer on the sides, diamond hoops in her ear, an identical watch to Souta's on her wrist.

Everyone stared at the two newcomers for a long moment, brains trying to reboot the sudden shock of gorgeousness. Kikyou's mother blinked slowly before smiling, " I'm happy you made it safely." she said, stepping forward, arms open to hug them both.

Gruff immediately intercepted, a hand raising to stop her, " Do not approach until told to."

Everyone blinked at the sudden motion, shocked at the over protectiveness. Kagome touched the arm of her guardian, " It's fine Gruff."

She stepped forward, smiling, " Aunt May, It's been so long, you haven't aged a day, you look beautiful."

May smiled at the compliment, " You grown up so much Kagome." stepping forward and hugging the teen, " You are just as beautiful as your mother."

Brown eyes turned, " And you Souta, a splitting image of your father. Tall and handsome."

Souta smirked, a dimple winking on his cheek, bending to hug the shorter female, " It's nice to see you again Aunt May."

Kagome watched them hug for a moment with a smile, it was nice to see her mother's sister again. She turned, looking to the kids that were still openly staring at them. She raised a brow, " Kikyou, you gonna show your cousin some love or what?"

The young miko blinked, coming out of her trance, she giggled, " Sorry. You took me by surprise." she snapped her fingers, " You looking good girl." before laughing and stepping forward, embracing her cousin.

Kagome hugged her back, relishing in the warmth for a moment. Her and Kikyou use to hang out all summer every summer all the way up until she was ten. At one point she considered the girl to be her best friend. Kikyou pulled back with a smile, " I missed you girl."

Kagome smiled, " I missed you too."

Kikyou grabbed her arm and turned, " I want you to meet my friends." she went around giving introductions. She pointed, " Kagome, this is Sango my best friend."

Sango waved, " Hi." Kagome just smiled and nodded. " This is Inuyasha, my boyfriend." They nodded to each other.

" And that's Miroku, Sango's boyfriend."

Kagome smiled, " Nice to meet you all."

Kikyou turned, " This is her little brother Souta. Though I shouldn't be calling you little anymore." she reached up and gave him a hug, " I remember when you use to reach my waist."

Souta smiled into the hug, " That was a long time ago."

May smiled at the interaction between the teens, happy everyone was getting along, " Well let's not stand out here all day. Come inside and settle in."

Kagome turned to her aunt, " Actually, other accommodations have been made."

That made the older woman frown in confusion, " You're not staying here?"

Kagome just smiled, " Well we plan to stay for a while and we didn't want to impose."

May frowned, " Now you know there is no such thing when it comes to family."

Kagome agreed with the adult, " It is very close by and we will be sure to stop by regularly, I have the numbers to the place so you can call at anytime to check on us."

Souta smiled, crossing his arms, Kagome was good at forcing people to compromise, seeing his Aunt May nodding, satisfied. " Okay but expect a phone call everyday and dinner with us every Sunday."

Kagome smiled, " Deal."

Aunt May hugged her niece again, " Can you at least come in to eat? I cooked so much food."

Kagome nodded, " Of course."

Kikyou raised a brow as everyone turned towards the house, seeing the chauffeur once again stepping in front of Souta as her friends passed him. " Kagome, who is this guy?"

Kagome grinned, seeing Gruff wink at her, " That's Gruff, my bodyguard."

The two teens walked into the house, Kikyou was confused, " Why do you need a bodyguard?"

" I don't but he is too damn fine to not keep around."

Kikyou laughed, nudging her cousin with her hip, " Silly."

Kagome just smiled as everyone headed into the kitchen, like expected, Kagome took a seat on the far end of the table, facing the exit. Souta sat beside her and Gruff just leaned against the wall, not participating in the dinner.

May was serving the plates to all the kids when she turned to him, " Would you like a plate sir?"

He glanced at her, crossing his arms, " Name's Gruff and I'm okay."

May frowned at the rudeness, Kagome glanced up from her food, " Gruff..."

Green eyes looked to her then rolled, they just had a conversation earlier about him being nicer to people, " Thank you for the offer though." he add.

Kagome giggled, shaking her head, Miroku watched the exchange, he can tell the two had a strange relationship. More then friendship but not exactly father and daughter, it made him curious. He turned and looked to the stunning female in white, " So Kagome, how long are you staying for?"

She looked up from her food, she knew Gruff didn't want any because he couldn't use chopsticks and he didn't like sushi. " A few months, until fall maybe."

Sango grinned, " That means you'll graduate here right?"

Aunt May turned, setting the bowl of dumplings on the table, " Are you already registered for school?"

Kagome nodded, " Yes, I start Shikon High Monday."

Kikyou squealed, " That's my school! Cool, I'll show you around on Monday."

" And how about you Souta, you should be a freshman now right?" Aunt May asked.

Blue eyes looked over to his mother's sister, " I was actually accepted into the Academy for the Gifted, I start Monday."

Inuyasha nodded, that was one of the most expensive private prep schools in the city, " Sango don't your brother go there?"

She nodded, " Yea, it's a very good school, congratulation Souta."

" Thank you." he replied, popping a roll in his mouth, he chewed slow, he didn't like sushi that much either. Blue eyes glanced over to his sister, she was poking at her steamed fish, sticking small pieces into her mouth so it looked like she was eating.

Feeling eyes on her she glanced up, blue locked with blue. Philly steak and cheese? They both thought at the same time. Souta grinned, almost able to read his sister's mind, nodding softly. Kagome smiled, winking, before looking back to her food.

After about an hour and 20 minutes of dinner and light conversation, Kagome was studying one person in particular. Miroku. He had everyone, laughing, smiling and relaxed. Kagome caught herself a few times from actually giggling like a school girl. She can see why everyone liked him so much, he was attentive and really seemed interested in everything her and Souta said. Asking them lots of questions, listening carefully to the answers. Kagome was shaking her head, answering another one of his questions, why the sudden move.

" Well, as Souta mentioned earlier, he got accepted into one of the most prestigious schools in the country. We couldn't just turn that down, and since they don't have summer vacation he has to start his first semester Monday. If he likes the first semester, we'll decide if we want to stay or not."

Sango frowned, " You're okay with not graduating with your friends in the states?"

Kagome looked to the girl, she didn't even go to school in the states, her transcripts were fakes, " My brother is my world, sacrificing for him is never a problem for me."

Kikyou smiled, " That is so sweet."

" Don't you need a guardian or a foster parent or something to be here?" Inuyasha suddenly blurted out.

A gasp collected through the room, Kikyou narrowed her eyes, " Inuyasha, what the hell! How can you be so insensitive you asshole!"

Aunt May looked to her daughter, surprised at her language, " Kikyou, you watch your mouth."

Kagome set her chopsticks down, happy for the excuse to stop fake eating, " Its fine." she mumbled, taking a moment to wipe her mouth on a napkin. Balling it up, she set it on her plate to make it seem like she was done, " Gruff is our legal guardian until I turn 18 and then I would legally be the guardian of Souta until he turns 18."

Inuyasha blinked, confused, " Your driver is your guardian?"

Souta just smirked, " Think of Batman."

His amber eyes suddenly lit up, " Oh, so he's like Alfred."

" Yes." the young teen answered.

Gently Kagome pushed her plate away, standing, " Aunt May, this was lovely but Souta and I have a lot of unpacking to do."

May stood, " Of course, of course." moving over and again hugging her niece, " Call me as soon as you're settled."

" Will do." Kagome whispered in the ear of her aunt. Everyone stood next, all saying their goodbyes, Kikyou hugged her cousin, " You want us to come over and help?"

Kagome shook her head, " It's okay, it's going to be a long night."

Kikyou nodded, " Okay, well definitely meet us at the mall tomorrow."

Kagome thought about it for a moment, she did plan to go shopping for a better wardrobe, " Okay, call me." reaching into her back pocket and handing her cousin her card with all her numbers on it.

She turned also giving one to her aunt, Souta stood, hugging his aunt once more before heading out the kitchen. Kagome smiled, waving to her cousin and her friends, " I'll see you guys tomorrow."

Kikyou smiled and waved back, " I can't wait."

Sango, Miroku and Inuyasha watched the driver open the door to the Lincoln for them. Kagome slid in first then Souta, as the car pulled off down the street, Inuyasha shook his head, " Damn she fine."

Miroku laughed as Kikyou slapped him, " She was very nice. Very... professional."

Sango nodded, " Yeah, that was a bit weird, she talked like we were at a meeting or something."

Kikyou just shrugged, " You just got to get to know her, she hasn't been here in a long time."

Miroku and Sango just nodded, agreeing, she looked at her watch, " I got to go pick up Kohaku."

Kikyou turned, hugging her friend, " See you tomorrow." she turned, hugging Miroku, knowing he was leaving with her since his car was in the shop for the week. " You too Miroku."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, she was always hugging somebody, " Yeah, I gotta go too, my father wants me and Sesshomaru to help him clean the pool."

Kikyou raised a brow at the odd chore, " I thought you had a pool boy for that."

" He quit, Sesshomaru slept with his girlfriend because he got his favorite towel dirty."

Miroku laughed, shaking his head, " That sounds like him."

Kikyou rolled her eyes, hugging her boyfriend, " I'll see you tomorrow too." kissing his lips gently.

He nodded, walking to his car with Sango and Miroku, Kikyou watched them pull off before heading inside the house. Her mother was clearing the table of left overs, Kikyou immediately began helping without having to be asked.

May just smiled, " Kagome grown up so much haven't she."

" Yeah, her boobs are freaking perfect, I'm so jealous." Kikyou said, bringing empty plates to the sink.

May laughed, " She is so well mannered now and Souta, he is so big."

Kikyou agreed, scraping food into the trash bin, " I know, she wasn't like that before but I guess after all these years she did a lot of growing up."

The mother agreed, putting left over into plastic bins to take to the homeless shelter later, " Just one thing I don't understand."

Kikyou turned, putting juice back in the fridge, " What?"

" The money. The Lincoln, the chauffeur, the Rolexes on their arms, where are they getting the money for all that. My sister knew how to manage money but did not have a lot of it."

Kikyou frowned, now that her mother mentioned it, it was a bit strange, Kagome red bottom stilettos had cost at least 2 grand. " Maybe from their guardian?"

May shook her head, why would a guardian with that much money play chauffeur and not just hire one. And the way Kagome talked to him, you can clearly see who was in charge, something was definitely off with the entire situation. " Maybe." she mumbled, continuing to pack away food, she didn't want to put her suspicions on her daughter.

Kagome had considered staying in a 5 star hotel for the few months they would be here, but Gruff suggested something more homey if they were going to be staying for so long. So she scouted the area with an online Realtor and found a condo apartment right in the middle of downtown. It had a pool, room service and the entire welcome team. The 4 bedroom condo was dual leveled, the bedrooms upstairs, the living room, dining room, kitchen and work space downstairs. The balcony was right over the pool with an amazing view of the city.

Kagome laid on her queen sized bed in just a white button up and underwear, her customary sleep clothes. She was on her stomach going over a load of paperwork, information about her new school was in her hand. The small town actually had a placement system and because her fake transcripts were perfected and sent to the BOE administration database and based on her test scores and abilities they place you where they see fit. Her GPA was passed a 4.0 and she was registered as a Miko so they placed her in Shikon High, like she expected.

It was probably full of preps and jocks, kids that think their grown and like to flaunt their daddy's money. She was not happy about the classes she would be taking, she was only doing this just for show. Majority of her investors were Japanese, so graduating from a prominent school would really promote to them how committed she was.

When she did go to school, she did very well but that all stopped when she was ten. When her mother died she had to worry more about where her and Souta were going instead of grades. She remembered that day perfectly when she walked into the kitchen and found her mother bleeding to death on the floor. She was calm when she held her hand, nodding as her last words were take care of Souta. She was calm when she called the cops, calm when she gently covered her with the table cloth, calm as she held her baby brother in her arms, letting the cops do their job.

Home invasion they declared, a burglary gone wrong, but she knew better. Her mother was murdered. When the department of children and families mentioned foster care, Kagome knew she had to do something. She was not going to let them split her and Souta up, she had vowed to take care of him. But Kagome had already started to formulate a plan. You see Kagome wasn't your average 10 year old girl at the time. She had seen far too much violence in her neighborhood to not understand organized crime. And after the incident that summer she had made a few particular friends that were willing to help her cause.

One hot day, she had been bored of staying in the house waiting for Souta to come back from day camp. So without her mother's knowledge she snuck out the house through her window. She always loved to climb and was so good at it her mother called her little chimp. When she climbed down the tree, she started skipping down the street towards the store. She had just enough coins in her pocket to buy her and Souta their favorite blue raspberry ring pops.

The bell chimed as she opened the door and she smiled at the clerk, he was an old nice man who always let her take an candy bar whenever her mother sent her to get groceries. He had waved at her and she waved back before heading to the candy aisle. That's when she saw him, a man dressed in all black, walking towards the door of the store. He caught her attention because it was 87 degrees out so the black pants and black longs sleeves, with the black hat looked to be an overkill.

She watched from the corner she was standing in as the man walked in, pulled the face mask all the way down and headed straight for the clerk. She saw the glint of silver as the man palmed a dagger from his left sleeve and she just knew he was going to kill her friend. For some reason fear didn't overcome her, she just stood there and watched. She wasn't going to interfere, the old man was nice but if someone paid someone to kill you, they had a reason. She didn't know why someone would want the old man dead but it wasn't her business. The man was fast, two quick jabs forward and the clerk was clutching his throat, blood squirting from the wounds in his neck. He tried to scream but blood filled his lungs and he collapsed in a heap on the floor.

The man in black glanced over the counter to make sure the body stopped moving before he looked around. Kagome didn't try to duck or hide, for some reason she wasn't afraid of the man she just saw murder her friend. His dark brown eyes landed on her, she just stared back with her blue orbs and he frowned.

He took a step closer and she knew immediately he expected her to run but she didn't. The surprise was evident in his dark eyes. He moved closer but she continued to just stare at him and held her ground. He stopped when he was just a foot in front of her and bent so he was eye level to the small girl. His lips moved under his mask, " You're not afraid are you?"

Kagome had shrugged, " I don't get scared."

She couldn't tell but it seemed like the man was smiling, " I like you kid but know I'm going to have to kill you. Can't have any witnesses you know, bad for business. Can't have you going around telling people what you saw here. I don't need any more heat on my ass than I already got." He leaned back on the balls of his feet, she didn't even flinch, " Too bad for you kid, you seem real fearless, you don't find that nowadays..."

Kagome stared at him as the murderer continued to talk, twirling the blade he used to kill the clerk in his hand. She was making a list in her head of everything he was doing wrong, fed up with his irrelevant prattling, she suddenly reared her foot back and kicked him as hard as she could in his crouch.

He tumbled over with a howl of pain, cupping his damaged goods as tears squeezed out his shut eyes. Instead of running at her chance, Kagome bent and picked up the knife the man had dropped. It was cool in her palm, calming. A word wasn't uttered as she walked over to him and bent, gently slicing his neck the way she seen her mother carve a turkey.

Standing back as blood spilled from his neck, she watched as he did the clerk until he was dead. She stood there for a moment, still no fear pumping through her veins, she was so oddly calm. She thought about calling the cops, telling them what happened but instead she reached down and patted the dead man pants. She pulled his black cellphone out and started going through the contacts. She stopped when she reached one that was labeled Boss. She called it and pressed the phone to her ear. Someone answered on the first ring, " Job done?"

She cleared her throat and put on her best teacher voice, trying to sound professional, " This is Kagome Hernoshi, I am ten years old and I think it's in your best interest to make your way to Marisol's mini market as soon as possible. The man you sent to kill the clerk made a mess."

There was long pause on the other end, " What you said your name was kid?"

" Kagome Hernoshi."

" And is that your real name?"

She nodded, " Yes sir. I am not trying to cause any trouble, I just want to file a complaint against the idiot you sent to kill my friend."

There was a chuckle, " File a complaint huh? Okay kid, lock the store down and give me ten minutes."

Kagome nodded again, " Will do." and hung up. She stepped over the body and walked over to the door. Flipping the sign to closed, she turned the lock and glanced out the glass door. No one was on the street or watching her, she stepped back and decided to open a twix candy bar. Not like she had to pay for it now, she waited the ten minutes patiently, she was good with patience after dealing with a baby brother.

She saw 2 Lincoln town cars roll down the street before pulling up in front of the store. 4 men in the first car got out, all dressed in fancy suits and black shades. Body guards, she figured. Only 2 men got out of the second car, the driver and who she figured was the boss. His tall frame was covered nicely in an expensive suit. His dark black ebony hair short in a high ponytail. His eyes a simple yet sexy hazelnut color.

Kagome crumbled up the wrapper in her hands and tossed it over her shoulder before she moved forward and unlocked the door. The guards came in first, one pressed her against the counter while the others searched the store. After they declared it was safe to enter, the boss stepped into the building.

His caramel eyes looked over the small girl before him, " You Kagome?"

She nodded, " Yes sir."

" And do you know who I am?"

Again she nodded, she seen the movies to recognize his type of people, " A mobster."

He smirked, " I am Fitzgerald Mars Sinclair III."

" Jake's down for the count back here boss!" one guard yelled.

" So is the clerk." another one said looking over the counter.

The boss glanced around then looked back to Kagome, " Care to explain what happened?"

Kagome nodded, walking over to the dead murderer, " This guy walked in the store and stabbed the old man twice in the neck. He saw me and came over, he said he had to kill me so I killed him first."

An eyebrow raised on the mobster's face, " You don't seem too shaken up about that."

She again just shrugged, " I don't get scared."

" So why did you call me instead of the cops?"

Kagome frowned for a moment, " Because my mother always said if something is wrong you fix it so I wanted to file a complaint with you. She showed me how when she filed one against her doctor."

The big man crossed his arms, he was amused by the girls antics, " Okay, file a verbal complaint then." He really wanted to hear what the little girl had to say, it was all too funny to him.

Kagome nodded, " Well for starters, the man you sent was sloppy. He walked up to the store before pulling his mask down, I got a great look at his crooked nose. Then he doesn't even case the store when he walks in." She pointed to the candy aisle, " I was standing right there the whole time, he would have spotted me if he would have just took a second to glance around. Then he stabbed the old man with a doubled edge Scottish trench dagger, it's meant for slicing, not stabbing. He purposely made a mess for no reason, but his biggest mistake was his mouth. He talked too much and that's what got him killed."

Sinclair eyebrows shot up to his forehead at the list the girl just made of everything his man had down wrong. Now he was more than amused, he was very, very interested, " Why is it you know all that, how do you know so much about knives?"

Kagome stared at the man, " My father was ex military, he taught me everything he knows, he called me his strategist prodigy."

One of the guards frowned, " What type of military was he?"

Kagome just glanced at him, " The type that would have told you to have 2 Lincolns to follow your boss so one could cover the rear. And to have extra men to cover the back exit, the alley and the roof before entering the store."

Sinclair grinned, " I like her." he bent so he was eye level, " Do you know what Jake was? He was my Maintenance man."

Kagome nodded, " A bad one."

He laughed, gripping Kagome's shoulder with his strong hand, " How would you like to Clean for me?"

Kagome frowned, " My mother would never allow that."

" What she don't know won't hurt her. And the money is good, if you live around here I know you can use it."

She thought over the proposal, they weren't exactly poor but they were struggling hard since her father died. He was right, they could definitely use the money. " Okay, I'll do it but I have a few terms."

He grinned, he really liked this girl, " Like what?"

" I chose my teacher, I do not want who ever taught Jake to clean. And you have to tell my mom its a waitress job or something, she can never ever know what I would be really doing."

Sinclair nodded, " Deal." he stuck out his hand.

Kagome stared at it before reaching forward and shaking it, Sinclair was surprised at the strength behind the girl's hand. " Do you have any formal training?"

Kagome shrugged, " My father taught me swordsmanship, tactics, leadership skills, logistics, social skills, long term planning; the whole package. And he loved his guns, he taught me how to inspect, test, clean, modify, caliber, whatever to all styles of guns."

Sinclair grinned, escorting Kagome outside, " You know what kid, this is the start of a beautiful partnership."

And that's what she been doing for the last 7 years, cleaning for Fitz. But ever since her 16 birthday hit, she have been slowly upgrading her services. She didn't want to just clean anymore, though the money was great, she wanted something more secure for her and Souta. She wanted something more legit that Souta could one day take over and pass to his kids. She sure enough was not planning on having any, she wanted to run a business.

That's what she been working towards the last two years since she was turning 18 in a few months. Fitz understood her wants and her love and protectiveness over her brother. He helped her set up her business plan, he coached her on how to get what she want from people by any means necessary. He raised her like she was his own daughter. He trained her on how to be a boss.

The door opened, Gruff walked in with a platter holding three large steak and cheese grinders. She grinned sitting up, Gruff was her original cleaning trainer, their relationship was an odd one. She was attracted to the handsome man but you had to be brain dead to not be. He was a once in a blue moon lover ever since her 16th birthday but he always encouraged her to date boys around her age. Though at the age, all she wanted was him, he never took advantage of her. He loved her, she knew he did but he worked for her and was driven to keep it professional between them. Even when it was he who was the boss and he knew how attracted she was to him. He never manipulated her feelings, he never tried to control her feelings. He just let things be and explained it as puppy love.

She still loved him and would happily still sleep with him but her feelings were different. They both knew what they were to each other. He wasn't a father to her, he was more of a protector, her guardian who once in a while had sex when emotions were just too strong to ignore.

He set the platter on the bed, " That food was nasty."

Kagome laughed, " It's their culture, don't judge and you didn't even eat."

He just shrugged and picked up a grinder, " I can just tell."

Kagome rolled her eyes with a smile before picking up her own food, it was delicious, Gruff was an amazing cook and taught her everything he knew in the kitchen, " This is good."

" Course it is, I made it." Green eyes glanced to the papers all over her bed, " What are you looking at?"

Kagome glanced down, " I was going over my new school policy but more importantly..." she tossed the school paper over her shoulder, " I was looking at the docks."

Gruff grinned, that's his little mobster, already scouting new territory, they both knew if she wanted to launch her business off the ground she was going to need a lot of start up money. And working a 9-5 was not going to cut it, " When we checking it out?"

" Not yet, I need some more information on this neighborhood." she bit into her sandwich, " Ayame should be here some time Monday morning. For right now we just blend in. I'm going to meet my cousin at the mall tomorrow like planned and pick her and her friend's brains."

He nodded, " Where you want me?"

She glanced up, " With Souta."

Gruff frowned, he hated baby sitting jobs, " Lame."

She grinned at his sour face, " You know you're more his bodyguard than mines anyways. I need you to keep an eye on him from a distance. You know how Souta's swag is, it calls attention."

Gruff sat on the edge of her bed, " So does yours."

She just smirked, " I can handle myself just fine."

" And so can Souta."

Kagome nodded, she taught her brother how to fight at age 8 and trained with him every weekend, " Yes but we both know you don't have to worry about me."

There was a knock on the door before it was opened, Souta walked in, " Yo Kags I'm hungry." he then grinned seeing the philly cheese steak sandwich on the platter, " Never mind."

Kagome laughed as he plopped on her bed, picked up the sandwich and took a huge bite. " Fatty."

He just agreed, taking another bite, talking with his mouth full, " So, don't judge."

Gruff smiled, the relationship the brother and sister had was stone solid. Nothing could ever come between them, Souta trusted Kagome undeniably and Kagome did absolutely everything for her baby brother. Once he turned 10 she no longer kept him in the dark to protect him like thousands of people would claim is the best. No, she never lied to her baby brother, if there wasn't something he needed to know, she'll let him know it's not for you to know. If she was going out to do something illegal, she'll let him know I'm going to commit a crime. Souta didn't ask questions and she never openly explained herself. They keep the business part of their relationship vague, which made them love each other more for it.

She slid the papers on her bed into a folder, " So you want to come with me to the mall tomorrow?"

The young boy shook his head, biting into his sandwich, " Nah, I saw a sign for an arcade I wanna check out."

Kagome grinned, " You're a game junkie."

He laughed, " You're a control freak."

She rolled her eyes at the comment, " Butt head."

He glanced at her, " Monkey face."

" Dog breath."

" Turtle vomit."

" Cow turd."

" Deer poo."

She laughed, " Deer poo? what the hell is that?"

Souta shrugged, " I couldn't think of anything else." finishing off his sandwich. He then stood, " I need a drink, you want one?"

" Apple martini." He nodded, heading out the door, Souta was rather good at mixing his drinks, " Your limit is 2 tonight."

He rolled his eyes though she couldn't see it, she let him drink but always limited how much, " Yes mom."

She just shook her head with a grin as he left, " Spoiled ass."

Gruff agreed with a smirk, " True but it's your fault, you give him everything."

She nodded, " True. But he deserves it." she stood, stretching her arms over her head for a moment.

Gruff watched the shirt slide over her curvy hips before lowering back down, " It's getting late." he mumbled.

Kagome nodded with a yawn, she noticed the way Gruff looked at her legs but ignored it. He was the one to always initiate sex with her and he only did it rarely. She had tried to seduce him when she was younger but quickly learned it didn't work that way. If it was going to happen it would be on his terms.

" This weekend is our only time to relax, Monday me and Souta will start school, I'll need you to pick up Ayame and get straight to work. I want a full report on all the goings and comings of this city."

Gruff nodded and stood just as Souta came back with a martini glass in his hand, " For you my lady."

Kagome smiled, " Thank you kind sir." taking the glass and a sip, " You've done a marvelous job."

Souta gave a dramatic bow, " I do my best my lady."

Kagome laughed, no longer able to keep up the act, Souta joined in then held his own cup of Gin and tonic, he handed Gruff his favorite, a Budlite lime with a lime and salted rim, " A toast."

They all raised there glasses, Souta grinned, " To a new city to dominate."

Kagome and Gruff grinned, " Cheers to that." They all clinked their glasses and took a long cold drink.

Kikyou was up Saturday morning with a smile, she could smell breakfast on the air coming for the kitchen. She got out of bed, her mother was always up early cooking. Sliding on her bunny slippers she followed her nose down the steps. " Hey mom."

May turned and smiled at her daughter, " Morning sweet heart."

Kikyou blinked at all the food that was on the table, " Who are you cooking for, the army?"

May laughed, grabbing Tupperware out of the cabinets, " No silly, I thought I would make Kagome and Souta some breakfast and bring it to them."

Kikyou raised a brow, " Mom, it's 6 in the morning. Do you even know if their up yet?"

May just shrugged, " I'll knock."

Kikyou frowned, " What are you up to?"

The mother sighed, " I just want to talk to Kagome about where the money is coming from." she picked up the business card her niece gave her the other day, " Do you know where their staying. White Towers Condominium. That place costs about 7 times the rent here."

Kikyou just shook her head, " So her legal guardian got money, what's the problem. It should be a good thing."

May frowned, " You're probably right, I just want to talk to her, to make sure they are truly okay." she packed the food in containers, " Money doesn't buy happiness you know."

Kikyou shrugged, picking up a piece of bacon, " That's what people say, I would sure like to find out."

May turned to her daughter, " I think we do just fine thank you very much."

Kikyou grinned, picking up her entire plate, " As long as I got you I got everything momma."

The softest blush touched the older woman's cheek, Kikyou just smiled, turning towards the hall, " Tell Kagome to meet me in the food court at 1."

May nodded, " Okay sweetie."

Packing the food in a picnic basket, May got into her car and took the drive down town. Kagome was right when she said it wasn't that far from her, it about a 10 minute ride without traffic on the express way. But still she had this sinking feeling, something had changed in Kagome. You can see how much she grown, how much she matured but it something was off about her only and favorite niece. The professional way she spoke, the calmness in her tone, the way she moved. It screamed deadly.

That is what scared her, the Kagome she knew and loved was sweet and innocent and always willing to help others. The Kagome she seen yesterday was cool and calculated, eyes watching them all like a predator. She didn't seem so innocent anymore, she thought as she pulled into the parking garage of the condo complex.

It took her a minute or two to get the basket out the car and walk over to the elevator. She glanced at the card for a moment as the doors slid back. She stepped inside and pressed the top floor. The ride was longer than she expected though the elevator didn't stop, it was probably because her niece and nephew were renting out the entire penthouse suite on the top floor.

That was something else that had her worried, she wanted to know how Kagome was affording all of this. The day of the funeral when she offered to take Kagome and Souta home with her the 10 year old said it was already handled. That they already had a legal guardian and were going to stay in the states. She was never told the guardian was their chauffeur and had this level of money available.

May blinked, focusing as the doors dinged and slid back, the room opened to a lobby of sorts. There was a small female sitting behind a desk, she was tiny, but pretty, short emerald green hair in a cute bob and bright black eyes.

" Hello." May said, stepping forward.

Her large black eyes glanced up, a smile crossed her pretty face, " Good morning, I'm Melanie, how can I help you?"

May raised a brow, confused, " Um, I'm here to see Kagome. My niece."

Melanie nodded, " Give me one moment and I'll see if she's available." she sweep her hand over to the couch, " Please have a seat."

May blinked, " Okay." she mumbled, confused, slowly sinking into the comfy leather.

She watched the young teen pick up the phone on her desk and dial a number, she spoke softly into the receiver so she couldn't hear her. She then hung up the phone and looked over, " If you go right through that door, my lady is inside waiting for you."

May stood, then glanced to the door the teen was pointing at. " Thank you." she muttered, walking over with the basket in hand.

Opening the door, she stepped inside and looked around, the place was huge and luxurious, fully furnished with a chic décor.

" Aunt May, you're up early."

She turned at the sound of the feminine voice, Kagome stood before her in just her white button up she slept in which was left open to see the forest green of her lacy bra and matching underwear. Her hair was up in a messy but somehow sophisticated twist bun, her manicured fingernails polished white held a wine glass in its delicate grip.

May blinked, " Are you drinking wine?"

Kagome just smirked, " It's past 5 somewhere right."

The elder female shook her head, " Kagome you are underage and shouldn't..."

" Is that for me?" the teen asked, cutting her aunt off, reaching for the basket.

May looked down at what Kagome was grabbing and handed it over, " Yes, I made breakfast for you and Souta."

Kagome just nodded and placed the food on a side table, a door to the left opened, May glanced over as Gruff stepped out the bathroom. In just a towel. Her brown eyes went wide, at the indecency. And yet she couldn't help how they roamed down the broad muscular chest, the editable abs and the v neck that disappeared under the towel made her want to snatch it off.

She suddenly blinked and turned to cover Kagome's eyes, the miko side stepped her aunt and handed her cup to Gruff to refill, " Wake Souta, tell him our aunt brought breakfast."

He nodded, smirking at her, those green eyes scanning over Kagome in one quick motion. " Will do."

Kagome did the same to him before smiling, she turned and grabbed the basket off the side table as Gruff walked down the hall. Her shock of the basically naked man was too heavy for her to notice how Kagome and him checked each other out.

Kagome glanced to her aunt and smiled, " You are staying for breakfast right Aunt May?"

May blinked, realizing Kagome was talking to her, she nodded, " Yes, I wanted to talk to you."

Kagome just smiled, " The kitchen is this way then."

May watched as Kagome set the table for the four people in the condo, then began to take everything out of the basket. " Do you want me to do that while you get dressed?"

Kagome smirked, she wasn't planning on putting on clothes anytime soon, " Is my sleep wear upsetting you?"

The older female shook her head, " Of course not dear, its just that.." She paused trying to think of the right words, " I didn't know your chauffeur would be staying in the same complex as you and Souta."

Kagome smiled as she made her plate of the still steaming hot food, " Gruff is our guardian, it is normal that he lives with us, right?"

May frowned, well when you put it that way, it did make sense that the foster parent actually stayed with the foster children. But the vibe she was getting from the old trio wasn't a father and child relationship. Souta walked in the kitchen dressed comfortably in grey and black basketball shorts and white tank top, hair up in a high ponytail.

Souta yawned and blinked at all the food spread out on the table, " Woah." he grabbed a plate and started pilling it up, " Thanks Auntie."

May smiled, " Well I noticed how you guys hardly ate yesterday so I figured you guys would appreciate a more western breakfast."

Souta dug into the scrambled eggs, potato wedges covered in cheese and bacon, he just nodded, mouth to full to talk. Kagome just smiled at her baby brother, the boy could eat, that's probably way he was so fit and tall for his age.

Gruff walked in the kitchen last, dressed similar to Souta in basketball shorts white and red, his tank top black, brown hair flowing around his shoulders. May stared at the man, he looked so young dressed like that, mid 20's maybe. Then again how old was he to began with, early 30's maybe.

She watched as he set a refilled glass of pinot grigo wine in front of her niece, she frowned, " Do you really think it's appropriate for a teenager to be drinking, especially at breakfast?"

Gruff smirked at the woman for a moment before taking a seat, not hungry but wanting to hear what the woman had to say. Kagome cleared her throat, gaining her aunt's attention, " So what brings you here this early Aunt May?"

May glared at the man that suppose to be in charge for a moment before turning to her niece, " I just had a few questions really, I was concerned about you."

Kagome took a sip of her drink, " By all means, fire away."

" How can you afford to stay here?" was the first question.

Kagome set her glass down, she knew this was going to be asked and prepared a simple lie for it. " I won the lottery."

Brown eyes blinked, " Wait what? How?"

Kagome smiled, " One random week when I was 14 Gruff took me with him to a corner store. He plays numbers every day, this time he asked me if I wanted to play as well so I did. I played my mother's birthday and I won."

May raised a bow, surprised, " How much did you win?"

" Enough to take care of me and my brother." Kagome answered vaguely.

May frowned at the answer and then looked to the man in the room, " And how did you meet him?"

" He was our social worker from the dept of social services." Kagome said, taking a sip of her wine.

May turned to her niece, the doubt of everything she just said clear on her face. But Kagome just continued to sip at her wine, eyes steady and holding contact, not backing down.

May sighed, turning her gaze away, whatever the truth was, she wasn't going to get it from her niece. " Alright then, I guess that answers all my questions."

Kagome smiled, picking up her fork, " There is no need to worry about us Aunt May, we are just fine."

May sighed again, then stood, " Well, I have a lot of running around to do, I should get going."

Kagome stood as well, " I'll walk you out." leading the way to the front door. May watched her as they made their way down the hall, she had a presence of someone experienced. There was something lethal about her walk, something intimidating and dangerous. It screamed I'm not the one to be fucked with, it was extremely sexy.

May blinked, " Oh, Kikyou said, if you can, to meet her in the food court of the mall around 1 pm."

Kagome opened the front door and took another sip of her wine as she peaked up, " M, schedule the mall for 1."

The small girl nodded, " Yes, my lady."

May blinked, " Who is she?"

" She's my personal assistant."

A brow went up, " Really?"

Kagome just nodded, " Yes, she helps me keep track of what I spend and invest my money on."

May frowned, only half believing the 17 year old, " Just know sweetie that whatever you need or want to talk about I am here for you."

Kagome smiled and leaned over, giving her aunt a one arm hug, " I am happy to hear that and if you ever need anything or help with anything give me a call."

May hugged her niece back, " Remember, tomorrow night, dinner at my house."

The teen nodded, " Will do." letting her aunt go.

May stepped through the door, Kagome watched as she waited then got on the elevator before looking to her assistant. " M."

The smaller girl turned, " Yes my lady?"

" Put a bug and tracker in my aunt's car, she might be trouble down the road. Too nosy for her own good."

Melanie just nodded, she was use to doing some dirty work for her boss, " Right away my lady."

Stepping back into the condo she closed the door behind her, Gruff was leaning against the wall, watching her every move, " So what's with the nosy aunt from hell?"

Kagome laughed, sipping more of her drink, she wasn't really a breakfast eater either. More for a cup of oj and a few bites of a bagel, " She's just concerned about me and Souta."

Strong arms crossed over his broad chest, " I don't think she likes me."

Kagome grinned, " Not with the way you almost gave her a heartache. You knew she was there, why did you walk out?"

" To see her reaction."

Kagome again laughed, " She tried to cover my eyes, can you believe that?"

Gruff winked, " Like you don't know what was under that towel."

Kagome placed a hand on her hip and smirked, " Damn right." she said, swaying her hips as she walked down the hall. Gruff just watched her go, enjoying the view, the girl was going to be the death of him and he knew.

" Yo." Gruff turned, Souta was at the front door, basketball in hand, " you ready?"

The older man nodded, walking over to him, " Don't think I'm going soft on you."

The young teen laughed, " Please, you can barely beat Kagome." he opened the door, " Now come get this ass whooping." Gruff laughed, following the young boy out the door.

Kagome spent the next few hours sleeping, she wasn't really a morning person and if she didn't have to be up she didn't want to be up. She liked to sleep, her dreams were always pleasant memories of times her mother was still alive. Or nice refreshers of lessons her father taught her. She didn't roll out of bed until 11, knowing she wanted to cruise the city for a bit before going to the mall, she walked into her closet to pick out an outfit.

There was a knock at the door, she glanced to it, " Come in."

Melanie stepped into the room. " My lady Mr. Sinclair is on line one for you."

Kagome just stuck out her hand for her assistant to put the phone in, when she did she pressed it to her ear, " Father."

" There is my only daughter, how is Japan so far?"

Kagome smirked, pulling down a shirt from a hanger, " It's too early to tell."

" You can get the best food from there, you know how much I love sushi."

The miko grinned, " I'll send you the recipes."

There was a chuckle on the other end of the line, " When are you going to work?"

" Monday. I'll keep you updated on everything."

" Little weapon, you are my absolute favorite person, always on point with everything you do."

Kagome rolled her eyes at the compliment, a smile on her face, " What do you want? You always get dramatic when you want something."

He laughed, " Okay, so yesterday I get a call saying Monnie ran up on my turf with some undercovers yesterday and snitched on 3 of my boys. I got them off but I need you to handle the little weasel for me. You know, send a message."

Kagome raised a brow, she wasn't going to inform her adopted father that she was over 5 thousand miles away from him. Instead she just nodded, " Expect a news broadcast in 24 hours."

She felt a smile on the other line of the phone, " And that is why you are my secret little weapon."

She just grinned, she loved the old man for taking her in, teaching her to be strong and smart. Showing her what the real world is about, she trusted him with her life and would always have his back. Thick through thin, " I'm your only weapon."

He laughed, " Right again, get back to business little girl and let me know if you need anything."

" Will do Father." she said and hung up. She turned and handed the phone to her assistant, " Get Seasick on the line for me, tell him I have a job for him."

Melanie nodded, " Yes my lady."

Sango and Kikyou were all smiles as they sat at a table in the food court. It was only 1:30 and there arms were already full of bags. One of their favorite stores were having a clearance sell and everything was 40% off. They were too ecstatic and ended up spending most of the money they brought with them in one place.

Sango laughed, " Did you see those black flats, they were so cute."

Kikyou patted the bags in her arms, " They're in here somewhere."

Miroku walked over with Inuyasha after grabbing a burger from one of the stands. The descendant of monks shook his head, " We just got here and the two of you already bought up the place."

Inuyasha agreed but was too busy biting into his food to actually care to comment. Sango just grinned, " Oh hush up, this is what girls do."

Miroku slid into a seat at the table, " Speaking of girls, Kikyou where is your cousin?"

Brown eyes glanced to the watch on her arm, " Hmm, I don't know, she should have been here already." she maneuvered the bags and kicked them under the table, so she could pull out her cellphone. She took the time last night to save her cousin's info into her contact list.

Clicking her name, she pressed the device to her ear, after two rings someone answered, " Ms. Hernoshi's line, Melanie speaking, how can I help you?"

Kikyou blinked, surprised, " Um, is Kagome there?"

Melanie's voice was light and cheery, " And may I ask who's calling?"

" Uh, this is Kikyou, her cousin."

" One moment please, I'll see if she's available."

There was a slight muted pause, Kikyou took the time to look at her phone in confusion, the line clicked back on, " This is Kagome."

Kikyou blinked, quickly pressing the phone to her ear, " Hey Kags, its me, where are you? We're at the mall waiting."

" I'm walking into the food court now, where are you?"

Kikyou stood and looked around, " By the smoothie bar." her eyes kept glancing until she saw her cousin step off the escalator.

She wore a dark burgundy wine crop top with long sleeves that fell off her shoulders, delicious abs out for all to see. The dark blue jeans she wore painted on to her curvy hips and thighs with ripped squares all in the right area. 4 inch leopard print pumps with gold spikes on her small feet. Her hair down in a simple french braid, bangs spiral curling on the sides. Kagome used a pale blue liner for her eyes and a soft balmy peach lipstick for her lips, large diamond hoops in her ears.

Her dark blue eyes glanced around for a moment before spotting her cousin. They all watched as she walked over to them with a smaller girl in tow. She was tiny, but pretty, short emerald green hair and bright black eyes, her white skirt hugging her hips, her yellow shirt snugly.

Kikyou blinked as her cousin stopped in front of her, " Wow, do you always look amazing?"

Kagome just smirked, waving her off as she took a seat at the table, " This is nothing, you should see what I look like on a good day."

Sango and Kikyou laughed, Melanie took a seat beside her boss, Miroku watched her, " And who is your lovely friend?"

Kagome glanced over, " This is Melanie, my personal assistant."

Miroku raised a brow, " And what would you need a personal assistant for?"

" To assist me with personal business." she answered vaguely.

Inuyasha just bit into his burger, " Why you so dressed up all time?"

Kagome raised a brow, " The same reason you talk with your mouth full, can't help it."

Kikyou and Sango again laughed, making the inu hanyou just roll his eyes. Kikyou nudged her cousin's shoulder, " You ready to go shopping?"

Kagome nodded, then stood as everyone got up and grabbed their bags. Miroku and Inuyasha turned, " We'll be in the arcade when you're done." Miroku said, waving to the girls as he and his best friend walked away.

M walked a step to the left and behind her. She held a tablet to her chest, her large black eyes gazing at all, she loved to shop, she loved clothes, she wanted to be a famous fashion designer. Stepping in to a store, the girls browsed around, Kagome was looking over shirts. She pointed out a few she wanted and had M take inventory so the clothes can be delivered to her place later. She never walked out of a store with a bag, she always preferred home deliveries and to keep her hands free encase anything was to happen.

A hand picked up a dark violet laced night gown, the straps thin, the soft material almost see through, she raised a brow looking it over. She liked the design but hated the color, she turned with the item in hand, " M."

The small girl glanced up from the list she was making of everything her boss wanted, " Yes my lady."

Kagome stepped closer and held the night gown to her chest, slowly she looked her over, " Hmm, purple looks good on you, I wouldn't mind seeing you in this."

The smaller girl blushed, glancing away, as her assistance the 16 year old did everything that her boss asked of her, which included sometimes sharing her bed. The young girl loved the special moments they would share, the special relationship they had. But still she loved and hated when her boss showered her with attention. It always made her face turn to the color of a tomato, " Thank you my lady."

Kagome nodded, handing it to her, " Buy it. Make one in black for me."

M nodded, adding it to her list and a memo for herself to go to the fabric store. It was another thing she loved about Kagome. She supported her dream of being a fashion designer 100% and even wore the clothes she made for her. At least 65% of the miko's closet was shirts and dresses she designed. She bowed her head slightly before turning, she need to talk to the manager.

Kikyou watched as her cousin's assistant walked over to a clerk, she shook her hand and whispered something in her ear. She noticed the $50 dollar bill that passed between palms as the small girl was led to the back.

Kikyou blinked, walking over to her cousin, " Where Melanie going?"

Kagome just picked up a pair of pants, " I like my clothes delivered, it makes it easier for M to organize my closet." She turned, holding the pants to the waist of her cousin, " These would look nice on you."

Kikyou glanced down at the designer jeans, she shook her head, " No way, those things cost more than everything I bought already put together."

Kagome just shrugged, " Think of it as a gift then." she turned as Melanie walked out from the back room, " M, these are a gift for Kikyou." handing her the pants.

M nodded then snapped her fingers at the cashier, " Bag."

The young girl nodded, her manager already told her of the tab the young female opened and to give her absolutely anything she wanted. She placed the jeans in the bag and handed it to Kikyou. The teen blinked, taking the gift, " Um, thanks Kags."

Kagome just shrugged, heading out the door, " It's just pants. Let's look at shoes."

Kikyou and Sango glanced at each other, shocked at how commanding Kagome was before hurrying out the door to follow her.

The girls shopped on for another hour before they decided to take a break. They were once again in the food court, Sango was buying herself a taco while Kikyou watched everyone's bags at the table they choose to eat at. Kagome was making a quick stop to the bathroom with Melanie right on her tail. Sango made her way back to the table and slid into a seat, " I texted Miroku and told him we're finished."

Kikyou nodded, " Cool, I wanna sneak these bags to my room before my mom sees I spent a month of allowance."

Sango laughed before biting into her taco, Kikyou was not as hungry so she sipped on her sprite and looked around. Spotting someone she knew, her brown eyes blinked, slightly surprised to Sesshomaru at the mall with his friends. Then again it was one of the favored hangout spots for teens, she noticed the way girls sighed and giggled stupidly when the trio of heartthrobs passed them.

Sango just shook her head, " Bitches are stupid."

Kikyou laughed at the statement before nodding, she glanced over and saw Kagome stop at the smoothie shop and bought herself a drink. Her cousin was so gorgeous, she felt a slight jealously in her but more so she felt pride that she can say they were related.

Sesshomaru was entering the food court with Hampton and Kouga on either side of him a few bags of clothes and box of new sneakers in his hand. They were talking about the new renovations they made to the arcade. Well more so his friends were talking and he was just listening.

" I wonder what new games they added." Hampton was saying.

Kouga was grinning, " Hopeful the new fast and furious racers." he nudged his best friend shoulder with his own, " I'mma finally kick your ass on the streets."

Sesshomaru just raised a brow and looked at him, everyone in their school and neighborhood knew Sesshomaru was the best street racer in the city. Hampton suddenly paused, making Sesshomaru stop walking so he wouldn't run into him, which made Kouga stop. The wolf looked around, " What? What is it?"

" Who the hell is that?" the tiger whispered.

The two friends turned, following the eyes of their friend. She had just purchased a strawberry coolatta topped with whip cream. She dipped her pinkie into the fluffy goodness before licking it clean. She then added her straw and took a sip, three sets of eyes washed over the female as she turned with a smaller girl following, walking over to a table of people they knew.

Kouga blinked, once, then twice, then a third time, " Oh my god, I'm in love."

Hampton shook his head, " Damn she bad." he raised a brow, " Wait, isn't that Yash girlfriend she sitting with?"

Sesshomaru nodded, recognizing the miko, " It is." he turned hearing the gruff laughter of his brother coming from behind him. Speak of the devil, " Inuyasha."

The half breed looked up, he blinked seeing his brother standing by the steps to the food court. A brow raised as he and Miroku walked over, " What?"

Hampton grinned, " Who's the hottie sitting with your girl?"

Miroku glanced over the boy's shoulder seeing Sango, Kikyou and Kagome sitting and laughing, " Oh, that's Kikyou's cousin, she just moved here from the states."

Kouga touched Inuyasha's shoulder, pushing him forward, " Well introduce us."

Inuyasha frowned, " I don't know if you'll like her, she's not like other girls. She's... well she's kind of a bitch."

Miroku laughed, " No she's not, she's just very level headed and put Yash in his place every time he talks."

Hampton laughed, " Now I definitely want to meet her."

Miroku stepped forward, " Come on, I'll do the introductions."

Kikyou was laughing with Sango and Kagome at how much fun they had together shopping. " Your taste in shoes are delish, what size do you where I want to totally raid your closet."

Kagome smirked, " 4 in boys, 7 in girls."

Kikyou frowned, " Damn I wear an 8, lucky heifer."

Sango and Kagome laughed, she had forgotten how funny her cousin was. Kagome was taking a sip of her cold drink when M tapped her forearm and leaned close, " Message from Gruff, Souta is finished at the arcade and is headed home. He wants to go out to eat tonight."

Kagome nodded and stood, " I gotta get going, I can't leave Souta alone for too long, he gets antsy and starts breaking shit."

Kikyou stood with a laugh, " Okay, well I'll see you tomorrow right? For dinner?"

Kagome nodded as Kikyou leaned over and gave her a hug, " Call me with the time."

Sango stood as well, " And I'll see you at school on Monday."

Kagome nodded and picked up her drink, she was turning when she saw a group of boys headed their way. Sango frowned at the grinning face of her boyfriend, " This can't be good."

Miroku stopped in front of the table, " Kagome, leaving already?"

She just raised a brow at the monk, " I have a thing."

" Well before you go, let me just introduce you to some of my friends." He touched each shoulder as he sited off their names, " This is Kouga. This is Hampton. And this is Sesshomaru, Inuyasha's older brother."

Kagome smirked, eyes glancing to the hanyou for a moment, " Older brother huh?" she looked up into amber orbs, " I'm picturing you as 18, mean, uptight, get what you want, never told no, never lost a fight, like bothering your kid brother cause he can't beat you kind of guy. Am I right?"

Inuyasha laughed, " You nailed him!"

Kagome turned to Kouga, reading his aura, he was a romantic at heart, looking for love. She turned to Hampton, he wanted to be catered to, wanted a female to spoil him, a housewife type of chick, a good girl. She crossed her arms, " M, let's go." she said, turning on heels and walking away.

Hampton blinked, " Well. That was different."

Inuyasha just nodded, " Told you she was a bitch." though he found himself smiling at the comment she made about his brother.

Kouga shook his head, turning to Kikyou, " She's your cousin?"

Kikyou just nodded, " Yup, she start school with us on Monday."

Hampton grinned, " Good thing I bought some fresh gear."

Everyone laughed besides Sesshomaru, Kikyou and Sango, the girls rolled their eyes but Sesshomaru simply frowned. Inuyasha was right, the girl did nail him and he wasn't too sure how he felt about that.

They walked into the restaurant with an aura of someone in charge, she went for a different look this time. The swell of her breasts looking scrumptious against the heart shaped, one sleeve black dress she wore, baring the smooth toned skin of her shoulder, the low light glittering her with a dusty glow, cinching subtly yet attractively at her waist, showing a single creamy curvy slender leg through a slit that started high on her thigh. The double strap design on her open toe heels, sexy on her small feet. Her bangs jelled back in a sexy curved bump, the rest pinned up in a sexy yet sophisticated bun, a tail of ebony fell from the bun, curling over her shoulder.

Melanie looked lovely in her silk white dress that hugged her body tight, circling around her neck, stopping short on her thighs, also dipping low in the back. Her knee high gray and yellow snakeskin boots laced up the side encasing creamy colored calves. Her emerald locks down, the contrast making her black eyes almost glow.

Souta was dressed handsomely in a tailored gray pinstriped suit, looking much older than the young teen he was. And Gruff was so nicely dressed in a simple black tux covering his strong and built body.

Walking over to the host, Kagome smiled, " I need a VIP table for 4 on the roof."

The host blinked, surprised at the request, " I am sorry madame, the VIP section is booked through reservations only. I have a lovely booth for the four of you."

Kagome just smiled as she stepped closer, " I don't sit in booths." she glanced down to the name tag, " Jaques is it?"

A finger tapped on the podium he stood behind, " My name is Kagome. I can tell by the look on your face that you don't know who you're dealing with, so let me inform you."

She grabbed the silk tie he wore with his black suit, pulling him closer so she can whisper in his ear, " I'm crazy. Not the I'll bust your windows out your car if I catch you cheating. I'm the type of crazy you don't see or hear about until a dozen people are missing and somebody finally noticed. I'm a psychological crazy, a patient long term thinker type of crazy. I'm the type of crazy that will wait till you get off of work and follow you home. That will watch you shower and dress for bed, will watch you call and kiss loved ones goodnight. Will watch you sleep and wake up to repeat your day. I will stalk you for weeks, months, years even. And then when you forget that I told you this, when you start to let your guard down. There's going to be an accident involving someone you care about and at first you'll think of what I'm saying to you now. You'll think that I haven't forgotten, that I've found you and then you'll think you're being paranoid, that accidents just happen. But then there will be another one and you'll start to think that maybe I am as crazy as I said I was, that maybe you should run. But by then it's going to be too late, I won't kill you, no I'm the type of crazy that enjoys torture. I will hunt you like a pathetic animal, I will torment you every where you go and when your fed up, I'll watch you finally take your life."

She kissed his cheek, " Then I'll bring you back to do it all over again."

His skin was a deathly white, sweat beaded across his forehead, he gulped loudly as he shakily pulled away from the frightening woman. " I do believe a VIP table just opened up." his trembling hands grabbed four menus, " This way please."

Kagome smiled, " Thank you Jaques. I know this was an inconvenience for you and I appreciate you doing me this favor."

The young man swallowed, nodding, ushering them all to the elevator that led to the roof. In the elevator Souta snickered seeing Kagome torture the poor man by running a hand down his back. He shuttered at the touch, his eyes bulging, literally almost jumping out of his skin. He was out the elevator before it was fully opened, walking over to a table he laid the menus down, " A waiter should be over in a moment." he said in a rush, before pivoting and speed walking to the side steps.

Souta outright laughed as the man left, " Damn girl, what you said to him?"

Kagome just smirked, opening her menu, " I gave him the I'm crazy speech."

Gruff smirked, " I love that speech."

M just smiled, shaking her head, indeed her boss was crazy, she glanced up as a curly red head walked over to them with a smile, " Good evening, may I get you something to drink?"

Kagome nodded, " I would like a cup of Chateau Margaux any kind as long as its not after 1957."

The waitress nodded, writing the info down, " And can I see your ID please?"

Kagome was quick, grabbing the girl's arm and yanked her down, her head slammed against the table at the sudden force. Kagome held it there, her steak knife at the girl's throat, her voice as light as a bell, " What did you just ask for sweetie?"

The girl gulped, brown eyes wide, " Nothing! I'm sorry, please!"

Kagome smiled, letting the girl go, she jerked up, shaking, the miko just stared at her, " That will be all for now."

She nodded, stumbling back, hurrying away from the table, Souta shook his head, his sister was lethal, but that's how you get what you want in this world nowadays. You gotta take it, then fight hard to keep it. He opened the menu, looking it over, " I'm really feeling the steak combo."

Kagome agreed, she loved a good steak, but right now she in the mood for some seafood, " I like the lobster tail platter." She glanced to the girl beside her, " What are you ordering M?"

Her cheeks dusted red for a moment, " Um, the shrimp pasta sounds nice."

Souta nodded, the picture did look good, " What you getting Gruff?"

" I'm not hungry."

Blue eyes snapped to him, a frown marred her lips, " Eat." she hissed. Her once trainer now bodyguard, sometimes lover was always not hungry. Even when she was younger she had to force him to eat, even it was nagging him to death or forcing it down his throat.

He sighed, he didn't see the big deal, he ate when he was hungry, he just didn't get hungry very often. It was no need for Kagome to treat him like a child, he glanced to the menu, " Any burgers up here?"

Souta laughed, " Bruh, really." He leaned over, a pointed to something on the menu, " Try the wild rice and grilled chicken."

Gruff nodded, liking the way the picture looked, " Okay, I'll have that."

The waitress came back over, her hands shook as she carefully poured everyone a glass of the expensive wine.

" Leave the bottle." Kagome said as the waitress moved to put it back in the bucket of ice she wheeled over on a cart. She gulped softly and nodded, placing the entire bucket on the table. trembling fingers pulled out her pen and pad, " Would you like to order now?"

Everyone placed there orders, Kagome watched the girl scurry off, her head tilted slightly, taking in the view, " She's kinda cute."

Souta glanced behind him and agreed, he knew his sister was into both men and women and was cool with that. " She is, I like a red head."

A huff was heard at the table, " She's not that cute." M mumbled, stabbing at a piece of bread with her fork.

Souta and gruff laughed at the jealous female, they all knew how M really felt about her boss. Kagome just smiled and placed a hand on the small girl's thigh. " I like my girl's hair cute and short."

Her cheeks flushed red as she smiled, they all idolly chit chatted for about 20 minutes until the food arrived. They ate in silence mostly, Souta talking about the arcade and school. Dinner was nice, the meal between family and friends. When they cleaned their plates and drunk more than half the bottle, Kagome stood, ready to leave. Everyone followed suit, she sashayed towards the elevator. Eyes were on her when the doors opened and she stepped out, whispers echoed as the staff stepped back in fear.

Souta grinned, " Looks like someone will be remembered here." he whispered.

Kagome just smiling, winking an eye at Jaques on the way out the door, making him drop the menus he was holding. " Good."

Tell me what you think! this was a first chap/ sampler, should I continue or No?