Title: A Hanyou in a Bottle

Author: Tamasha Toko

E-mail: Summary: 2,000 years ago hanyou Inuyasha was betrayed by the woman he loved and imprisoned in many different bottles where his mission is to grant three wishes for 2,000 humans. Kagome Higurashi, an engaged secretary, is the last one who Inuyasha needs in order to be free of his curse, but as luck would have it she doesn't want anything.

Based on: A Gingerblossom magna called Three Wishes.

Chapter 1

Release Me

Today would be the day he would be released from his prison for good. After 2,000 years of dealing with whiney humans and their pathetic problems he would be free to walk the Earth again. No longer would he have to answer to anybody or have his powers abused for soon he would be a force to be reckoned with.

With promises of freedom all that was on his mind was revenge. That bitch Kikyo would pay for what she did to him, even if it meant waiting another thousand years. She had been dead for several hundred years now, but no problem. Maybe slaughtering the right amount of innocent victims would be enough to bring her out.

All of this plotting was happening within a small purple perfume bottle that was sitting in a 10 cents box at a garage sale. Kagome Higurashi picked it up and kept thinking about the fate of her precious dime. It was her brand, the mango scented kind that's bottle was decorated with green jewels and she was always the kind who loved saving money. The only thoughts that prevented her from buying it right away was that of her fiancée Kouga Urashima. He always scolded her for shopping at garage sales and thrift stores saying that once they married he would buy her anything she desired unused and at retail price.

"10 cents," she told herself, "I can't argue with that."

Smiling as she paid for her cheap treasure Kagome placed the bottle in her purse before driving to work. She was a secretary for her fiancée at a software development company, and she loved it. Kouga wasn't very demanding because of their status with each other, she got to talk often with her friends Sango and Miroku, and the software developed was top of the line, so she got a good paycheck every week. There was nothing else she could ask for.

"There's my woman," Kouga smirked as his fiancée entered the break room.

"Sorry I'm late Kouga," she stood still as he kissed her on the lips, "I'll just work overtime to make it up."

"I clocked you in," he gave her a toothy grin, "but you do owe me some time. How about dinner at my place? Six o' clock?"

"I guess if it saves me from a pink slip I will take you up on that."

"The day I fire you is the day Miroku's eyes stop wandering," he kissed her again as their co-worker tried to deny the charges.

"Fire her then," Miroku declared before sipping on his coffee, "I am happily married. Sango can't seem to get pregnant though, but it's only a matter of time."

"How many do you plan on?"

"Five or six, you?"

"Twenty."

Kagome almost chocked on her water, "Twenty? I don't think I can muster that much Kouga."

"Sorry love. I was too carried away with thinking about how to make those children."

He held her close nibbling on her ear lobe, but she didn't respond too much. She had known him for two years and just got engaged a month ago, but still unable to not turn cold when shown affection. He kept telling her that she would get use to it, so she would just trust him hoping married life would help the situation.

"Hey guys," Sango then came into the room, "Kouga can't you two get a room?"

"Maybe tonight," he pulled his beloved close enough to sniff her hair.

"Down boy," Kagome escaped, "time to get motivated. Do you want me to file those documents?"

This Kagome girl was so pathetic, and once she served her purpose he would make sure she was the first to be killed. He couldn't see from his dark prison, but he could already predict what kind of woman she was. He guessed the skinny blonde kind with pure white dazzling teeth that was marrying for wealth rather than love. Somehow he could tell that the woman was making a mistake with this marriage.

He sat in the confines of her purse for hours listening to complicated techno mumbo jumbo, mindless girl chit chat, and that Kouga guy's useless words. If he had to be in this perfume bottle while those two had sex he would definitely be hacking off Kouga's male parts and stomping on them in the near future. That would teach him for talking like he was some big shit! Being alone in the darkness like this always caused him to have sadistic thoughts.

"The whore," he thought wanting to make her pay for all this waiting.

Eventually time came for Kagome to clock out and take her leave. After giving a hug to Sango and wishing for the best with the whole baby situation she ran home ready to prepare for the date. Tonight her and Kouga would talk about buying their very own house, which would be the last thing to secure before the wedding.

"Tonight's the night," Kagome smiled reaching into her purse, "just some scent and I'll be off."

"Finally," the demon thought, "Just a squirt and I'll be free."

The phone then rang and Kagome went to get it.

"Bitch."

"Hey Eri, yeah, I know, that's awesome. When? Neat."

"Shut up!" he listened to this go on forever.

The horrible thing about this girl was that she seemed to be a schoolgirl who wouldn't grow up, and it annoyed the shit out of him. The good thing was someone as needy as her would easily have many desires, so his task would be put out of the way and he could get to killing and revenge. An hour had gone by and she was still on the phone; maybe the perfect death for her would be getting strangled by the cord.

"Okay talk to you later," Kagome finally hung up and reached for the perfume bottle.

"Yes. Freedom!"

"Oh," she put the bottle down, "Yuka wanted me to e-mail her back."

"Do that after you quit smelling like a filthy human!"

"It can wait," her words relieved him as she picked up the bottle and pressed down expecting a strong scented liquid to touch her skin.

Poof!

She started coughing as the whole apartment was enveloped in what seemed like white smoke. What was going on? Did her apartment catch fire?

It began to clear, and that's when she first saw him. In front of her it looked as though a man wearing a bright red ancient kimono was standing before her. No, he wasn't a man. The first alien thing she noticed about him was the golden eyes that seemed to stare into her soul. Then there was the dog-like ears that twitched upon his head. A man in her apartment dressed strangely? This wasn't good.

He was ready to put on a smirk and tell her how things were going to go, but the sigh of her made him freeze. She was not the ditzy blonde he had been imagining. The raven locks, chocolate eyes, and soft desirable skin…

"Kikyo," he thought to himself.

This was Japan so there was bound to be many black haired brown eyed girls, but not like this one. He spent years alone only thinking about the woman he so desperately wanted revenge on, and this girl was similar in a way.

"Help!" Kagome finally screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Dammit!" he scolded himself before grabbing her and placing a hand over her mouth, "quiet! I'm not a rapist or anything, I just need-

"Everything all right Miss. Higurashi?" a neighbor knocked on the door.

The neighbor, Kaede, eventually opened the door. She was an old woman, but her eyes noticed not much was array in the home similar to her's. Kagome Higurashi on the other hand, appeared very distressed.

"What's wrong child?"

"This guy is…" She looked around to see the intruder no longer had a hold on her, or was even in the room for that matter.

"What guy?"

"Kaede guard the door. The creep is hiding in here somewhere."

Determined to find the intruder Kagome checked every room and hiding place possible. The closets, the bathtub, and even under the bed. He was no where, but how was that possible? How could someone just vanish, but then again how could someone just appear like he did?

"Are you okay Miss. Higurashi?" Kaede was concerned after her neighbor checked the garbage disposal for the man.

"Sorry about that Kaede. My mistake."

"Sure you will be fine on your own?"

"Yeah, thanks."

Kagome saw Kaede out with another thank you before turning around with a sigh. Disappearing people didn't exist, so she had to be losing her mind. She definitely believed it when she opened her eyes to find the intruder sitting on the kitchen counter.

"Bad mistake," he jumped off the counter and landed in front of her, "try that again and they'll have you in an asylum before bedtime."

"What do you want?" she finally asked.

"Let's just get to it then wench. The name is Inuyasha, and don't ask me any lame ass questions about my ears or claws, because I'm tired of bullshit. You get three wishes that I can grant, and I swear if you wish for more wishes I will-

He wanted to threaten to gut her like he did to all the previous clients, but he couldn't with her. He couldn't threaten a woman who looked so much like Kikyo. Wait, why the hell not?! He was going to kill Kikyo the moment he could, so a woman that looked like her shouldn't cause problems.

"Three wishes?" she was trying her best not to be terrified of him, "like a genie?"

"I'm a fucking demon! You got three wishes, whatever the he you want. As long as it's not more wishes or true love I'll do it."

"And then kill you to prove Kikyo means nothing to me."

"Well I'm not interested, so can you just leave?"

"Diamonds, cash, and what? Nothing?"

Kagome was a bit too freaked out to think straight, but even if he was a real demon that could grant wishes she would say the same thing. She wasn't too rich, too poor, and had her health. What did she possibly need?

"You heard me," she walked away, "I don't need anything."

Inuyasha followed, "What do you mean nothing? That's what humans do, they find something they want and do whatever to get it. I'm giving you an easy out and- hey bitch! I'm talking to you!"

She didn't listen as she sat on the edge of her bed and set the alarm clock.

"You released me, so I can't grant anyone else's wish until I'm done with you."

"Hey imaginary crazed lunatic," she said confidently to a demon who planned on killing her once the three wishes were granted, "keep it down. I'm going to sleep."

"I'm not imaginary! Just make your damn wishes and I'm gone."

"Silly puppy," she drifted off to sleep believing this was all a result of working too hard or something and it would go away after a good night's seep, "wishes don't come true if they're said out loud."

After more yelling he finally realized she was gone for right now and there was nothing he could do. Sure, he could strangle her or torture her until she made the wishes, but if she cried out for him to stop he would have too. Until the three wishes were made she was his mistress and he had to obey every word she said. Until he had the upper hand in this situation and could kill her he was at her mercy, and he hated it!

"Okay," he tried to get a hold of himself, "I have waited 2,000 years for this, so what's another few hours?"

Being the impatient kind that he was that solution didn't sit well with him. After just two minutes his blood was boiling and ready to destroy anything in his path. The bitch would find that out when she woke up to see what he did to the couch.

Inuyasha's ears twitched when the phone rang and he answered the dumb machine just to hear Kouga's voice, "Kagome? I thought you were coming over."

He growled, "The bitch is sleeping."

"Who in the fuck is this!? What are you doing at my fiancée's apartment?"

He decided to blow off steam with this bastard, "I'm the one whose sleeping with her. Should have heard the little whore moan my name as I fucked her hard. Your fiancée sure gets around."

Before Kouga could respond Inuyasha slammed the phone down with a smirk. The thought of that self-important bastard in a daze was enough to calm him down. Since his Mistress never ordered him to stay he decided to go on a walk to clear his head, but first he made sure the apartment was locked tight. An angry Kouga or crazy killer didn't need to find their way into her home, because if she died he was screwed. Since Kagome didn't seem to be the fighting type it would be his job to protect her until the three wishes were granted, but after that her blood would spill.

"Until tomorrow wench," Inuyasha whispered disappearing.