Excuse the lack of question marks. Something is wrong with that key on my computer. There are some because of spell check.
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A tall figure stepped into the bar, seemingly looking for something. His imposing silhouette pausing momentarily as he saw a familiar face. He stepped into the dim lighting, magnificent beauty radiated from him, ethereally so. His hair was pulled in a low ponytail, leaving his bangs to lightly frame his strong jaw. His nose was small and pointed, lips were thin and pale, just like his skin so white and so smooth it could've been mistaken for marble. He raised his head and his golden eyes lighted in recognition. Another figure raised their hand beckoning him over. Walking over silently he sat in the next bar stool.
"Ah Sesshomaru, you made it." The man greeted
"That remains to be seen Naraku." The one named Sesshomaru smirked. Then he looked around expectantly and paused as he caught sight of what he was searching for. Up on the stage a women set up instruments. She seemed to feel eyes upon her because she rose and looked straight into his eyes. His gasp was barely caught by his companion; he too joined to look and was shocked into silence. The woman was beautiful. It was her eyes though; her eyes are what caught his attention. It looked like she was blind; the only thing keeping this thought at bay was the intense stare she washed over him. Her hair fell freely down her shoulders right below her bust. She turned away ending the staring contest. She then sat at the piano and began to play. The bar grew quiet as they listened, soon enough she began to sing, her voice soft but powerful.
Close enough to start a war
All that I have is on the floor
God only knows what we're fighting for
All that I say, you always say more
I can't keep up with your turning tables
Under your thumb, I can't breathe
She shook her head as she ended the verse. Then her voice got stronger, more beautiful.
So I won't let you close enough to hurt me
No, I won't ask you, you to just desert me
I can't give you, the heart you think you give me
It's time to say goodbye to turning tables
To turning tables
Under haunted skies I see you, ooh
Where love is lost, your ghost is found
I braved a hundred storms to leave you
As hard as you try; no I will never be knocked down
I can't keep up with your turning tables
Under your thumb, I can't breathe
So I won't let you close enough to hurt me,
No I won't ask you, you to just desert me
I can't give you, what you think you give me
It's time to say goodbye to turning tables
Turning tables
Next time I'll be braver
I'll be my own savior
When the thunder calls for me
Next time I'll be braver
I'll be my own savior
Standing on my own two feet
I won't let you close enough to hurt me,
No I won't ask you, you to just desert me
I can't give you, what you think you give me
It's time to say goodbye to turning tables
To turning tables
Turning tables,
Yeah Turning ohh
(Turning Tables-Adele)
She ended softly and closed her eyes. Her hands slowed on the piano Cheers broke out loudly, she slowly stood and bowed.
"Wow she was something eh' Sessh" Naraku looked at his friend expectantly
"Hn, quite." He still couldn't get her eyes out of his mind. They were filled with so much turmoil. They were permanently burned into his memory. Then a sweet voiced broke them both out of their musings.
"What could I do you boys for" The same woman stood in front of them, hair pulled up in a messy bun.
"Uh vodka on the rocks…sessh- he looked over and he shook his head- that's it, and I must say you have a wonderful voice Miss…"
"thanks and its Kagome. But here at work, they call me Kat." She winked at them as she left to get his drink.
"Kat eh… I can just imagine what a vixen she is in-" He was silenced with a glare from Sesshomaru.
"Oh come Sessh, it's not like you weren't thinking the same thing." He wiggled his eyebrow suggestively. Oh that was true. He was thinking the same thing, but he wasn't going to admit that to Naraku.
"Actually I wasn't thinking about it." He lied smoothly. Just then she walked up to them and gave Naraku his drink.
"Sorry for the wait Mr.…"
"Naraku. And this is my colleague Sesshomaru." She glanced over to Sesshomaru; she internally rolled her eyes, as he made no move to say anything
' Great another asshole with silver hair.' She thought irritated.
"Nice to meet you both-Ahh!" She broke of her sentence and squealed in delight surprising both men.
"Hey Hiten turn up the radio!" The bar was filled with Eminem and she sung along, not stuttering or missing a beat.
…We touch I feel a rush
We clutch it isn't much
But it's enough to make me wonder what's in store for us
It's lust, it's torturous
You must be a sorceress 'cause you just
Did the impossible
Gained my trust don't play games it'll be dangerous
If you fuck me over
'Cause if I get burnt imma show you what it's like to hurt
'Cause I been treated like dirt before you
And love is "evol"
Spell it backwards I'll show you
The smirk on her face was almost scary. Her eyes were very far away, her aura turned a bit dark as she said the next lines.
Nobody knows me I'm cold
Walk down this road all alone
It's no one's fault but my own
It's the path I've chosen to go
Frozen as snow I show no emotion whatsoever so
Don't ask me why I have no love for these motherfucking hoes
Bloodsucking succubus, what the fuck is up with this?
I've tried in this department but I ain't had no luck with this
It sucks but it's exactly what I thought it would be
Like trying to start over
I got a hole in my heart; I'm some kind of emotional rollercoaster
Something I won't go on 'til you toy with my emotion, so it's over
It's like an explosion every time I hold you; I wasn't joking when I told you
You take my breath away
You're a supernova... and I'm a
[Chorus:]
I'm a space bound rocket ship and your heart's the moon
And I'm aiming right at you
Right at you
250 thousand miles on a clear night in June
And I'm aiming right at you
Right at you right at you
She stopped and looked at her watch as the continued and turned to leave. She grabbed her coat of the rack in the front.
"Hiten Im out. Tell Kagura I'll be back Friday." She turned and threw up a peace sign as she exited.
"Well that was…. odd." Naraku looked at where the girl was just standing
'Yes, odd indeed." Sesshomaru mused
"Hey look she left her bag." He pointed over behind the bar. Swiftly reaching over Sesshomaru plucked the bag up and walked out the door, hearing Naraku's shouts of protest behind him. Why was he returning the girls bag? Its not like he really cared. But his curiosity got the most of him when he saw her figure walking hurredly down the street and into an alleyway. Moments later three burly men followed her in and he heard her let out a high-pitched scream.
'How cliché…. I suppose im supposed to save her now aren't I.' he scoffed at the thought.
The most unexpected thing happened then. A burst of light erupted from the alleyway. There were groans and screeches of the men and then he heard her voice yell out.
"You dumb bastards better believe I'll kill you next time." Then she walked out to where one of the men were thrown and gave him and extra kick.
'I stand corrected…. she's a miko.' Then she turned to look at me with those mysterious eyes
"Hey are you following me." Was I. Yes, but why-Ah yes the bag! I held it out to her.
"Does this belong to you."? Her eyes lighted in recognition
"Hey my bag! Thanks. I had my keys in there." She grabbed it and a monstrous sound erupted from the earth. Then it started to rain. I started to walk back to the bar and then she called out
"Wait!" I contemplated whether or not I should turn and my curiosity again got the best of me, and I turned to hear what she had to say.
"Come to my house." My eyes widened, did she just-
"No-no nothing like that!" She hurredly explained as she saw my face.
"I mean it's quite a walk back and I wouldn't want you out in the rain because of me. Just come wait it out at my place." I thought a bit then nodded my head. We went down the road a bit and sure enough an apartment complex was around the corner that was magnificently horrid. How could someone like her live in this dump? How could anyone live in this dump? We went up two floors and ended up at apartment C503. She opened the door and a vanilla and cinnamon scent slapped me in the face. Then two blurs ran across the floor and tackled her to the floor.
"MOMMY!" Did I miss something? Or did both those kids just call her mommy.
"Hey my munchkins." She giggled and got up. One child, a boy had fire red hair with the attributes of a fox demon, and the other looked just like a child form of her but what made it clear that they were both hers were their eyes. Both had those odd eyes.
"Mommy who's that pretty man at the door." She blushed at her choice of description. Pretty. This Sesshomaru is far from pretty.
"Ah, ehem. Guys this is a friend from work. He's gonna be here until the rain calms a bit." She picked the girl up and slung her over her hip and continued walking, then halted abruptly.
"Oh crap! I forgot. Kids this is Mr. Sesshomaru, Mr. Sesshomaru this cutie in my arms is Rin, and my son Shippo." She gestured to the boy now sitting in front of the television.
"Sup." Shippo said. Rin shyly waved her hand.
"As you can see, Rin-Rins my quiet little angel. Ship is my bad influence." She giggled at her son's shout of protest. She then realized he was just standing there looking quite uncomfortable and decided to have mercy.
"Um fluffy just make yourself comfortable." He raised an eyebrow at the nickname.
"Check the mirror." She pointed behind him. He step in view and then he understood the reasoning for the nickname. His hair looked akin to Albert Einstein, fluffed up because of the humidity in the air. Then he saw her come up behind him and he turned to her. She waved a brush at him and gave him a smile that made his heart flutter. He took the brush
"Thank you." He nodded.
"No problem." She shrugged it off and disappeared into the back. He did as he was told and made himself comfortable sitting on the couch behind Shippo who was on the floor.
"You guys hungry." She called. He turned to her and his eyes widened at her appearance. Who knew an overly large shirt and shorts could be sexy.
"Uh-Mr. Sesshomaru… Hel-lo anyone in there." She waved a hand in his face
"Huh." He answered intelligently.
"Can I get you something to eat? "She asked more slowly.
"Sure." He shrugged. She smiled and walked into the kitchen, soon he got up and followed after the lovely aroma it started to produce.
"Hope you like spaghetti, it the brats favorite." She grinned cheekily at the children's indignant calls. He nodded.
"Good. Um so Mr. Sesshomaru."
"Just Sesshomaru is fine." He had just begun to notice her using Mr. before saying his name. It didn't sound right coming from her.
"O-oh ok…. So Sesshomaru." She started, testing the name with out the mister. "What do you do."?
"Im the owner of the Taisho corp." Her eyes widened at the information. He was a Taisho corp.
"T-the Taisho corp. As in the famous people that don't care about anybody but them." She said with rising ire
"I believe you confuse me with my brother Inuyasha."
"That dumb bastard is your brother!" she asked in disbelief.
"You know of him." He asked curiously
"Know of him. I almost married the lying son of a bitch!" she paused her rant and I thought she'd direct her anger at me, seeing as though I was his brother. But instead she did something odd. She wrapped her arms around me
"You poor, poor creature." She said, true pity laced her voice
"And why am I a "poor creature"."
"Well because you're related to the cur. At least I can just decide to not see him again! But you have to go home to him." She shook her head in a way that said
'Poor poor bastard', he had to laugh. His shoulders shook gently and then it was turned into a full-blown laugh. It was Deep and rich. Not like a Santa Claus laugh, but like a guy from a romantic movie laugh.
"What is so funny."? She looked up at him from her position his arms.
"Y-you just called my b-brother a-Ha ha-cur! This could be the start of a beautiful friendship" it was long before he felt vibrations in his chest as she started to shake with laughter. She soon unraveled her self from his grasp and both missed the warmth.
"I guess I did." She grinned. She spooned the spaghetti on three plates and set them at the table.
"You're not going to eat," He asked
"Nah, im not very hungry."
"Thing 1 and Thing 2 dinners ready!" the kids ran over and hopped into their seats.
"Smells good ma!" Shippo said as he dug in.
"It is very good ." Sesshomaru agreed as he took another bite.
"Nope ill be having none of that Ms. Stuff I call you Sesshomaru you call me Kagome got it." She smiled. He nodded in agreement.
"Good, now who wants dessert!"?
"ME!" the kids called. They cheered as she brought out the ice cream and the whipped cream. Soon they all had, had a bowl and the kids went off to bed. Sesshomaru noticed kagome was staring at him from the corner of his eye.
"What is it?" he asked
"You got a lil something'- she gestured to the corner of her mouth-right there." He wiped at his mouth until she just reached over the table and wiped the whipped cream off with her thumb, and before she could stop herself she put her finger in her mouth. She blushed heavily as he looked at her with wide eyes. The he cleared his throat to save them both from that awkward moment. He stood and went for the door.
"I believe the rain has slowed. I can walk back fine." He opened the door until he heard her call for him.
"Um. I'd like to see you again if that's ok." She asked timidly
"I'd like that." He smiled lightly. She grabbed his and a pin and wrote down her number on his palm.
"How about this Saturday. There is a new restaurant on Grant Avenue I've been dying to try." She said
"Sure what time."
"Um 6-ish." She answered lamely. She had to have the ish; she was never punctual for anything.
"6-ish it is." He smiled lightly before leaving. Both had the same thing on their mind.
'What am I going to wear."