Kagome reached for the top shelf to place one of the new boxes she received for her store. She owned a big store with all kinds of sexy outfits, mostly for women, but a few for men too. She had a big success when it opened and now, after 3 years, the business was going better than ever.
"Oh damn it, come on." she cursed when one of the boxes wouldn't fit in the shelf. The ladder she used was a little too short and she stretched as much as she could, but still couldn't reach the spot to fit the box perfectly. She stretched a little more and rose on the tips of her feet, but her left slipped and she fell from the ladder. Surprisingly, tough, her body never touched the ground.
"Careful with that."
She watched the man with confusion. "When did he get in?" she asked in her mind. The amber eyes kept watching her.
"I slipped." she stuttered, embarrassed by the fact that he was still holding her. Like reading her mind, he left her down and looked up where she was trying to put the box.
"Maybe I can help you." he said going up the ladder. "What were you trying to do."
She was surprised by his kindness. She wasn't used to it. Bad memories came to her head, but she pushed them away.
"Umm…I was trying to place that box, on top of the others." she answered pointing it. She watched him placing the thing exactly as she wanted. He had the most incredible silver hair, caught in a pony tail. When he finished, he came down and looked into her eyes.
"Do you have anything else?"
"M-no." she shook her head and swallowed hard. His presence made her uncomfortable. "Arigato."
"You're welcomed. Now about the reason I came. I want something sexy for a man, about my height."
Kagome almost tripped and fell, when she heard him.
"F-for a man?"
Seeing her surprise, he knew what she thought and burst into laugh.
"It's not what you think." he spoke, still laughing " It's for my brother. He's getting married and we have a bachelor party tonight. I want to give him a present for the wedding night."
When she heard the answer, she started laughing as well.
"Well that's the most original present that I've heard of. Anyway, I think the leather will suit him, if he's built…umm like you."
He smiled, seeing her so agitated. He had no idea why, but she was very amusing and very beautiful. Her black hair was flowing freely down her back. Her simple black dress made her body look thin and graceful. He somehow suspected that under she must have one of those sexy underwear she had in her store. That made him swallow hard, so he turned away.
"Yeah leather will be fine." he answered, eventually, with his mind going wild about the woman in front of him.
Kagome walked to the part of the shop where she kept the leather stuff. She picked few outfits and showed them to him, each time he laughed, picturing his brother in it. She smiled too, not from the same reason, though. She liked the way he was laughing. It made her heart flinch. She had a strange feeling of deja-vu, concerning him.
He finally picked up one and they went to the cash register. He gave her his credit card. She cashed in and gave it back.
"I hope your brother enjoys it and congratulations for the wedding."
"Thank you." he said and took the bag. When he did, their fingers touched. It was like an electric shock. They looked in each others eyes for a moment, but she turned her look fast. He regretted that.
"I'll see you around." he said leaving the store. "Oh and by the way, I'm Inuyasha." he ended right before leaving.
Kagome sat on a chair after he left, trying to calm down. Something about that man made her palms sweat. She didn't felt like this even with her husband. "Ex husband" she repeated in mind. "Naraku is your ex husband, baka." She rose form the chair and made herself busy for the rest of the day.
"Congratulations brother." said Inuyasha hugging Sesshoumaru. "You're finally settling down."
"What are you talking about. You're the one who's not settling down."
"Oh well, it's not my time yet."
"Right" said Sesshoumaru louder, because the music was starting to cover their voices.
A big box came into the middle of the room and 3 strippers came out and started to dance lustfully. Inuyasha watched them for a second, but their underwear caught his attention. The memory of the woman from the store came to his mind. He left the room and went for some fresh air. He had no idea why from all women, she just stuck into his head. He was interrupted when a hand touched his chest then started to get lower. He stopped it and looked behind him.
"Kikyou." he spoke almost in despair. "This woman is harassing me." he added in his mind.
"Darling Inuyasha, I looked everywhere for you. I thought you were hiding."
"Now, why would I do such a thing?" he answered, but in his head he had a different answer.
"I know, it's silly." she said touching his face.
Inuyasha was starting to hate her. She was so easy. He was sure that if Sesshoumaru wouldn't be taken, she'd be all over him. Her red dress was perfect on her body and the big V over her breasts caught his attention for a moment. The black, simple dress looked sexier that Kikyou would ever look. Even naked. He cursed in his mind, the fact that he couldn't get that woman out of his head.
"Honey are you listening to me?"
Kikyou was watching him with suspicious eyes.
"Umm…yeah." he answered bored.
She didn't seem to notice that and she kept going. The fact that she was here at a party only for men, told everything about her. Inuyasha didn't know how the hell did he end up dating her anyway or how did she know about the party. The thought that maybe the strippers were her friends, didn't seem so ridiculous, after all.
"Boy this is going to be long night." he said to himself.
Kagome took some ice cream and got ready for watching TV. She was haunted by the image of that man.
"Baka, stop thinking about him A handsome guy like him is probably taken, not the mention the fact he probably has a model as a wife."
She rolled her eyes and pressed the remote control. The channels were changing, but nothing seemed to catch her attention. Her mind was in a total different world. Memories of her ex treating her so bad and then the fact that he left her for some bimbo, made a tear flow down her cheek. That happened a year ago, but still deep wound were left on her heart.
She never trusted men, since. Her friends were worried that she refused to date anymore. Her answer was always that she didn't need men around. But every time she went to bed, or eat dinner alone, she regretted that fact that she didn't have anyone close. Her loneliness became something daily and she tried fighting with it, but she was getting tired.
She closed TV and headed for the computer. "Boy this is going to be along night." she said to herself.
AN: Well here it is, another story for you guys. But you have to be patient for the chapters to come, cause xmas is close and I have many things to do before it. Please review and let me know what you think.