( this is an insight to the authors story planning strategy) what evil device shall i use here? hmmm... hmmmm... um... i have no clue... lets go with the old pull it out of the hat thing... um... oooohhhhhh... this one is nice... that will work very well... mwahahahaha! Warning to the wise. I get some kind of sickish glee from writing about road rage... I can be very very creative with it...
by the way, i don't own a singly bloody thing about inuyasha, but i do own the bag of goldfish crackers i am curently eating... yummy! By the way, if there are any thing that looks like a typo in speaking... aka gots... its not... its all on purpose...
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"Ok." The man looked at his list. "Taisho Sesshoumaru-san, is it? Well, since you are here to apply for this job, I would like to hear why you think you're the most qualified one for the job."
The demon lord of the west took a deep breath and thought about what the miko had told him to say. He sighed. "I am the most qualified because you are looking for a person with leadership qualities and a fine eye for antiques. I have had extensive experaince in the field of antiquities and I can tell if an item is a forgery or not."
"That's very impressive, Taisho-san, but from your resume, I cannot see any documented employment in this field, or any employment for that matter. Do you have anyone who can write a letter of recommendation for you? A well known and credible friend in the business perhaps?" When Sesshoumaru shook his head no, the owner of the store leaned forward. "I do like you, Taisho-san, but if you have no references, I am afraid I cannot hire you. Thank you for coming."
For the third time that week, Sesshoumaru walked out of an office, still unemployed. He growled under his breath darkly. These human really had no idea how to gauge true leadership. It had been two weeks since that blasted miko and the incident with his tail. The now unsightly appendage was hidden by a spell, making him look, mostly like a normal human. Along with his tail, his ears and markings were hidden, but his white hair he would not change. As a compromise, he wore it back from his face in a long braid. Where ever he went, he recieved admiring glances from the females and a couple from some odd males as well. He had traded his haori for a suit and his sword for a cell phone Kagome lent him. He muttered something about being unarmed and slipped on his sunglasses. He almost blended, like a supermodel in a shopping mall.
He walked slowly, observing the humans that now ruled Japan. The males were weak, unable to wield a sword or a spear and the females were worse. All of them seemed to parade around, wearing almost nothing and always winking and flirting with him. Even now, several were tossing their hair and blowing kisses. One was even bold enough to walk up.
"Hey hot stuff. Where're you off to?" The brunette purred, slipping her arms around him. He stifled a growl. She reeked of cheap perfume and body spray. "Want some company?"
He fixed her with 'the glare'. She flinched violently, smile fading. He spoke in an icy tone. "Actually, I was on my way home. To take care of my daughter." He pulled her arms off of him. "Now please leave. Your type is below me." Then he walked off, leaving her sputtering and cursing after him, acting very unlady-like.
He walked off swiftly, turning corners and leaving as fast as possible. Almost everyday, the miko called him to remind him killing a human was unacceptable in this age and injuring one was almost as bad as killing. How in the world did the demons loose control of Japan? Where in the world did they go?
Suddenly Sesshoumaru looked up. Glancing around he realized he didn't recognize any landmarks where he was. A slight vibration startled him and he looked down at his watch. The digital face blinked the time back at him. Kagome tried to teach him how to tell time, but gave up after he showed up late to all his interviews in the first week. She had given in, buying him a digital watch, one that told the time, had a alarm, water-proof, displayed the date, and Kami-sama knew what else. Right now the alarm was going off and the screen blinked a small note. 'Pick Rin up from the Hiragoshi's'. Under his breath he swore. Spinning, he tried to get his bearings, looking for some sign of where he was. He couldn't see the sun for all the smog and all he could smell was too, too much human. Growling again, he walked in a nearby alley, pulled out what Kagome had called a 'cell phone' and flipped it open.
"Ok." He glared at the screen. "Tell me how to contact that miko." The screen stayed as it was. "Tell me now!" He said, raising his voice some. Still the same picture stared back at him, Rin smiling in Kagome's lap. People walking past him started to give him a wide berth, mothers pulling children in close and telling them it wasn't nice to stare at the crazy old man. He glared at them too. Suddenly a high voice came from near his elbow.
"Whatcha doin' Inu-san?" A short preteen at his elbow asked, squinting at his cell phone. "Nice phone. Know how to use it?"
"What did you call me?" Sesshoumaru asked, eyes narrowing. There was something odd about this girl. He sensed some spell around her. Maybe she as a miko like Kagome. She didn't seem to have any purifying spells up. She was about 12, small, with large bright blue eyes. Her hair was pulled back into two buns with a small bit covering her ears. She gave off an oddly familiar smell.
"Inu-san. For the dog charm on your cell phone, you know?" She replied, "Need some help with your phone?" Quicker than she should have been, she snatched the phone from his hand and began to play with it. Out of instinct, Sesshoumaru's clawed hand flew out, catching her around the neck. He pinned her to the wall at arms length. She didn't even flinch. "Hey, who is Kagome? Can I call her? All you gotta do is hit the green button." She hit the button and held the phone out to him. "Oops. Better take it before she answers."
Glaring at the strange girl, he grabbed the phone and listened to it ring. He kept his hand around her throut, watching her as the call went through
"Moshi-moshi. This is Hiragoshi Kagome." Came across the line.
"Miko, This Sesshoumaru is lost. I am near a large building with a sakura on it with strange symbol in the center." He grated out the reply.
"That's not a nice way to talk to some one, Inu-san." The girl chided,from her spot on the wall. Her arms were crossed and she looked bored.
"Next time you call me miko, I'm going to hang up. Got it?" Kagome snapped into the phone. "My name is Kagome. You and Inuyasha are just the same that way. Men!"
Sesshoumaru drew the phone back gave it a top notch death glare. Then he took a deep breath and counted to ten. "If it would not be too much trouble, Hiragoshi-san." He growled, thick with sarcasism. "Could you please tell me how to get to your shrine from here?"
"Weel, since you're being nice, I think I might just do that." She replied sweetly. "Just go down the main street and hail a taxi. Tell the driver were you want to go and I will pay the fare when he gets here. Don't go being scary or no one will pick you up. Sayanora." With that, she hung up.
"Now for yo-" He turned to the girl and stopped. He no longer held her neck, but somehow she had gotten out, and placed a large stuffed version of herself in her place. "What!" He dropped the doll, cursing as he spun. looking for the strange girl.
"Inu-san!" A voice called from above him. He snapped his head up. She was sitting on a fire escape about ten feet above him and smirking down at him. "Lost something?" He barely payed attention though. His gaze was riveted on her ears. They were longer than normal and delicatly pointed. Her smirk also revealed short fangs. "Well, it's been a blast, but I gots to go. Ja ne!" She jumped up and into one of the apartments along the escape.
Grumbling as he walked back to the street, he hailed a cab without too much trouble. Key word being too. The first three drivers took one look at his hair and drove off again. Another wanted an advance upfront and Sesshoumaru had no cash on hand what so ever. Finally he found one that would take him to the shrine and accepted his promise of money when they got there. Unfortunatly for Sesshoumaru, he liked to talk. Even worse, he seemed to have learned how to drive from watching NASCAR bloopers.
"So, what're you here in town for?" The cabby asked as he turned right from the left turn lane. He honked his horn and flashed a finger out the window. "Hey, can't ya see I'm driving here? Yeah, you better get outta the way, Oba-san!"
Sesshoumaru cringed as he blew the horn again. "I am here on business."
The cabby glanced back into the back seat. All the color drained from Sesshoumaru's face. The cabby smiled reassuringly. "That's nice. Don't you worry about my driving, buddy. I haven't lost a passeger yet." He casually turned back around and whipped the taxi out of the left lane to pass on a double yellow line. Barreling down the road was a full size school bus, blowing it's horn and flashing lights. Just a moment before he knew he was going to die, Sesshoumaru was thrown to the other side of the cab as the driver slammed the taxi into overdrive and screamed into the left lane again. All around him cars were honking and yelling profanities and he passed them and cut them off.
At some point in the ride, Sesshoumaru blacked out. He came to as Kagome opened his door and glanced at the demon lord's inert form. She smiled evilly and went to speak to the cabby again. He watched as she and the driver spoke, then they argreed and shook hands.
Kagome sauntered back as the cabby went around to open the trunk. "Bob over there will be taking you and Rin back to the appartment. I've already payed him. Have a nice evening." She smirked as she skipped off. She hugged Rin and made sure she was firmly seated in the cabby's car seat.
Sesshoumaru looked at RIn. "You're too young to die."
Rin just giggled.
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still have problems with the page break thing... I might try to put some yakuza stuff in here... And I do have plans for the red haired character... I need a name though... Everyone review and vote on a name!
Truaan Emiko Mieaya Setsuna Other... (insert other name here)
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