Disclaimer: I don't own Kouga or any of the other characters in Inuyasha. However, I do own Ronin! You take him, you take my soul with you and I will have to punish you for that.

A/N: Wow, is it a Kouga x Kagome fic?Don't burn me for having an OOC Kouga in my story. It will sadden me.Ok, now enjoy the first chapter of The Lone Wolf's Amoretto.

Chapter One: The Light of a Dark World

Upon walking into my apartment, all hell breaks loose. I flick the light switch on. Nothing happens.

I flick it off and the phone rings. I can hear the phone but I can't see it. I walk around clumsily in my dark apartment, following the sound of the phone with my sensitive ears.

I trip over something on the ground and bang my head on the kitchen counter. My groceries go flying.

Shit.

I hear something fall to the ground and break. The phone keeps ringing.

The lights flicker and at that split second, I see the shape of the phone at the end of the room.

God, I am pathetic. I've lived in this apartment for seven months and yet I still can't find the phone without the lights on? Good god. I'm a disgrace to canines everywhere in the world.

I grab the phone and hit the Talk button.

"Hello?" I growl into the phone, trying to save what's left of my groceries from contamination.

"Dad?" A small voice whispers into the phone.

"Ugh, what is it now, Ronin?" I groan at the sound of my son's voice.

"It's just that . . . I can't walk home from school today..." Ronin whimpers.

"And pray tell why not, Ronin?" I ask, my eyes shifting to the outline of the clock on the wall. It looks like 1:34. That means I only have eleven minutes to get to work on time.

"Well . . ." Ronin starts and pauses. I look at the clock again. I can't be late again or my boss will definitely fire me this time.

"Ronin, I have to go. You'll have to walk home from school. Goodbye." I hang up and grab my uniform. Then I'm gone.

The traffic was hell that afternoon. First there was a traffic jam, then another and then another.

I check my watch. It was 1:46.

Shit. I was one minute late.

Finally, at 1:50, I reach the coffee shop. I was five minutes late. I parked in the Employees Only parking lot.

Maybe if I sneak through the back door, no one will notice. I thought as I ran out of my car and reached the red door in the back.

I carefully opened it, looked around to make sure the coast was clear and slipped through.

Shit.

Sesshomaru was waiting for me.

"Late again, are we, Kouga?" He said, coolly. His fingernails tapped on the counter in the kitchen. I was going to get it now.

"Sorry-my-son-called-he-wanted-a-ride-home-there-was-a-traffic-jam-about-a-mile-long-please-don't-fire-me-I-won't-be-late-next-time-Our-rent-is-high!" I blurted out all at once. I was hyperventilating. (A/N: OOC I know, but get used to it)

"Ok, ok, Kouga. Calm down. I'm not going to fire you. I'm just reminding you that you're under probation and please, please, try to manage time better." Sesshomaru droned on and on about etiquette and requirements of employees but I wasn't paying attention anymore.

He should have fired me but he didn't! My personal opinion of Sesshomaru immediately changed.

"Wait... I'm under probation?!?" I cried, instantly snapping out of my thoughts.

"You knew, Kouga. Didn't I mention that, hmm... yesterday?" Sesshomaru asked, the mature, sophisticated look remaining on his face.

How can he talk with that look on his face 24/7?

"Oh... yeah... sorry…" I sighed and looked at the ground.

"Sigh, whatever, Kouga. Just get to work." And with that, Sesshomaru left.

I got changed into my uniform and went into the kitchen. There, I was mocked by many of the employees.

"Hey Kouga, you're not fired yet? I thought Sesshomaru was going to definitely throw you out by now!"

"Hey Kouga, some of the guys have betted how long it'll be till you get fired. I said today but I guess I was wrong!"

"Hey Kouga, how's the kid? Is he still driving you insane?"

I walked by them and got to my dishwasher. There, I began to wash the dishes.

As you may have guessed, I have extremely bad people skills. So the only job Sesshomaru could give me was as a dishwasher.

The pay is low but I need the money.

I'm washing what feels like the hundredth dish when I put a poke on my back. I look out of the corner of my eye and see a raven-haired girl standing behind me in coffee shop uniform.

"Hello there! I'm Kagome!" She has a sweet, cheerful voice kind of like chocolate melting in the sun.

"Kouga" I mumble, trying to rinse a smudge off one of the dishes.

"I'm new here and I thought I should introduce myself!" She smiles and examines me.

She has a beautiful smile.

"Uh... That's nice..." I mumble again, still concentrating on my dish. Then I notice that the whole place is silent. I turn around.

Standing in the middle of the room is him. Sesshomaru's brother, the infamous Inuyasha. He's staring directly at me.

Shit.

"Kouga, were my ears deceiving me or were you... FLIRTING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND?!" Inuyasha roared, his eyes flashed red.

I try to look shocked but that obviously doesn't fool Inuyasha. I try a new game plan.

"She was talking to me." I respond coolly, my concentration still on the dish I had been washing since my conversation with Kagome had started.

"Inu, don't be such a freak." Kagome hissed and grabbed a dirty dish from the pile to wash.

Hmm, maybe she's wasn't so bad after all.

The fact that Kagome was Inuyasha's girlfriend didn't surprise me at all. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had been known to date some impressive women.

But Kagome seemed different... somehow.

Inuyasha looked shocked at the fact that Kagome had just called him a freak. He stormed out of the kitchen and slammed the door loudly behind him.

I merely blinked and began to wash a new dish from the pile. Kagome stood beside me and soon it was 9:00 pm and time to leave.

As many of you probably know, the streets are quiet at night unless you live in a place like Los Angeles or New York. There was hardly anyone on the road tonight and I thought about what Inuyasha had said to me that afternoon.

Kouga, were my ears deceiving me or were you... FLIRTING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND?!

Get a life, bastard.

I thought about this until I reached the door of my apartment. Then I opened it with my key.

"What the hell?!?" I roared, looking around the room with horror and disbelief.

A/N: And that was the first chapter. My writing's a bit rusty but it'll get better in later chapters. Sorry it was so bloody short. I'm on a tight schedule also known as playing as much Metriod Prime: Echoes until Tuesday morning; which is when I have to take it back. But don't worry; the next chapter will be a bit longer. Well, ciao!

Kawaii Aku