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Midnight Feathers
Chapter Two: Coffee Café
"Inuyashaa! Inuyasha,"
Inuyasha's ears twitched as he heard Sango yell his name. Right as he turned his head to look at his door, Sango threw the door open with a big smile on her face. Inuyasha's brow rose as he stared at Sango like she was crazy.
"Inuyasha! There you are, I've been looking for you everywhere!" she said happy to have finally found the missing Inuyasha. Sango walked over to Inuyasha and sat down next to him. Looking down at Inuyasha's hands she saw that he was cleaning his sword, Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha took great care of his Tetsusaiga. Sometimes Sango thought Inuyasha treated it like it was his girlfriend.
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at Sango. She was screaming her head off looking for him and now that she found him, she was just sitting next to him having a stare off with his sword.
"What do you want Sango?" Inuyasha said as he put the sword and cleaning cloth down. Sango eyes popped up to his eyes now with a smile on her face.
"Are you doing anything important right now Inuyasha?" Sango asked
Inuyasha's brow twitched slightly at Sango's question. Did she not just see him cleaning his sword?
"Oh no, not at all Sango. I'm just sitting on my floor doing nothing." Inuyasha said sarcastically to Sango.
Sango giggle at Inuyasha response. She knew that Inuyasha was doing something, but she couldn't help but mess with him.
"Good. How about you and me go to the little coffee shop. It's not far at all. I walk to it every time I want some good coffee." Sango said waiting for Inuyasha's response.
Inuyasha sat there quietly. He stared at Sango's face thinking of an answer to give her. Than Inuyasha's eyes narrowed again at Sango as if she just asked him the stupidest question.
"No." was all Inuyasha said as picked the cleaning cloth and his sword up and began cleaning it again.
"What? Why, Inuyasha?" Sango said disappointed that he had said no to her.
"Why don't you just take Miroku with you?" he said not looking away from his sword.
Now it was Sango's turn to look at Inuyasha as if he had just asked the stupidest question in the world.
"Inuyasha, I have took Miroku with me many of times before and I couldn't enjoy my coffee at all 'cause that pig kept doing was flirting and touching other girls butts. Please Inuyasha, please come with me!" Sango said her best to convicts Inuyasha to say yes.
Inuyasha sighed as he looked at his reflection on his sword. Sango did have a point. Where ever you go with Miroku, you have to keep a close eye on him. It was like a babysitting job sometimes.
"Fine, I'll go with you." Inuyasha said defeated as he put down the cloth and sword again.
Before he could do anything else, Sango gave him a big tight hug at almost knocked him over.
"Oh thank you thank you thank you," Sango said happily.
"Keh, whatever. Now get off of me and get ready to leave before I change my mind." Inuyasha told Sango.
Before he could say more Sango was up and by the door.
"I'm already done. I'm now just waiting for you to get ready. I'll be waiting by the main shrine stairs." She said as she closed his door.
Inuyasha listened at Sango's footsteps leave before getting up and getting dress. He didn't know why half the time he couldn't say no to Sango when she would ask to spend time together. He guessed it was because he was so lonely at times, and Sango would come over and kind of save him for the loneliness for a little bit. Miroku would do that a lot too, but sometime he would have little more fun with Miroku than Sango. When he and Miroku would go out, they would go to a pool clubs or street races.
Happy with how he looked, Inuyasha grabbed some cash and headed for the shrines stairs.
This coffee better be hella good. He thought to himself.
It was completely dead at her work. Only three costumers came in today, and one costumer was just complete rude to her.
Kagome sighed as she sat in boredom wishing she had just called in sick instead of sitting here doing nothing all day. Her shift started at eight and didn't end until about three and it was only nine fifthly. After she worked at Coffee Café, she had to go to her college at five and then after college she had to walk around with drinks all night until four in the morning at her night job at a club. Sometimes she didn't like working at the club with the weirdo's that would try to buy her a drinks or try to hit on her, but she became very good friends with the people that work with her at the club, and she loved feeling the music's beat go though her body as she worked. So when she was on break she would either talk to one of her friends or go dancing on the dance floor. Either way it was better than just sitting down bored all afternoon as she was now.
Kagome leaned her head on her hands and looked out the window. A few minutes went by until she jumped out her seat. Kagome smiled big as she saw her best friend Sango walk in front of the stores window as she talked to a very handsome man with long silver hair. Kagome hadn't seen Sango in over a whole week, she just guessed at Sango was away on a business trip again for the shrine she worked for.
As Sango open the glass doors, she was greeted with a big smile from one of her best friends Kagome.
"Kagome!" Sango smiled and walked over to Kagome as Kagome walked out from behind the corner to hug Sango. Inuyasha stood there watching the two missed friends hug each other tightly, and began talking to one another totally forgetting he was even there.
"Oh, Kagome, this is my dear friend Inuyasha." Sango said while dragging Inuyasha a little closer to Kagome. Kagome stared at Inuyasha like he was a beautiful god with his long beautiful silver hair and his breath taking amber eyes, he was so handsome she thought she was dreaming and he had actually walked into the store and was standing right in front of her. He wore a light gray long sleeved t-shirt, that she thought fit him very nicely, some lose jeans and black Nikes. But Kagome couldn't take her eyes off his dog eyes that sat on the top of his head. She couldn't help but want to touch them, they looked so soft.
Inuyasha stared down at Kagome in awe. She was the most beautiful women he ever laded eyes on. She had lovely raven black hair and he wish he could have stay there and be lost in her chocolate brown eyes forever. He notice that even in her work inform, she had very nice curves. Her scent was so intoxicating, he didn't want the scent to ever go away. But his amber eyes were glued to her lips that he wanted to kiss to see if they were just as soft as they looked. Inuyasha was so mesmerized by Kagome, that he didn't she her lean up on her toes to touch his ears.
As Kagomes fingers found Inuyasha's ears, his whole body relaxed. He slowly began to close his eyes and lean into Kagome's touch.
Watching their reaction to each other, Sango couldn't help as a small quiet gasp escape from her throat as Inuyasha let Kagome, a stranger to him, actually touch his ears. The gasp was quiet, but Inuyasha still heard it. Although he didn't want to, Inuyasha snapped out of the daze and pull back from the warm touch of Kagome's hands. Realizing what he just did, Inuyasha's face began to turn red with embarrassment.
"K-keh," was all Inuyasha could say.
Kagome also realized what she did and began to blush.
"I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't m-mean to do that..." Kagome said looking down to the floor while playing with her fingers, remembering how soft and warm his ears were.
Sango just looked back and forth at each of them. She could tell that they both just wanted to run away from each other.
"uhhhmm, how about that coffee huh? Kagome I think I'll have the usual. What do you want Inuyasha?" Sango said trying to change the subject.
"Uh, Sure Sango. Coming right up," Kagome said while walking back behind the corner.
How did she do that to me? How can a coffee shop girl do something as mesmerized me like that, and in front of Sango. Inuyasha thought to himself as he watched Kagome made Sango's coffee.
Sango nudged Inuyasha with her elbow making him look down at her.
"Well are you going to order something?" Sango whisper quietly to where only Inuyasha could hear.
Blushing a little bit more, Inuyasha nudged Sango back with his elbow.
"I'll have the same as Sango than." Inuyasha said noticing that Kagome would look back at him as she just nodded.
Tugging slightly on Inuyasha hand, Sango showed him to their seat by the window that she would usually sit at when she came to the coffee shop.
Sango watch Inuyasha with a tiny smile on her face as he watched Kagome work behind the corner making their coffee.
As Kagome finish making the coffee, she turned around to grab the half and half milk when she saw a pair of amber eyes looking right at her. Making eye contact with the man that own the pair of amber eyes, Kagome became paralyzed as she just stood there blushing. Quickly looking down to break the eye contact, Kagome grab the milk and turn around quickly still feeling Inuyasha's eyes on her back. When Kagome was all done making the coffee, she picked the two cups of coffee and bought it over to Inuyasha and Sango.
"Here you guys are, enjoy your coffee." Kagome said turning around trying to get away.
"Kagome, why don't you come and join us. The café is empty you know." Sango said trying to get Kagome to stay.
Kagome stop, she knew Sango was right. The café has been empty all day. Turning around, Kagome put on a false smile.
"Sure, why not." Kagome said while walking over to their table and sitting in the chair in the middle of them.
"So, how was the business trip Sango?" Kagome asked trying to start a little conversation.
"I enjoyed it very much even though we didn't find what we wanted, it was still good. But Inuyasha here," Sango pause to take a sip of her coffee, "didn't like it as much."
Kagome looked over to Inuyasha who narrowed his eyes at Sango as he removed his cup from his lips.
"Keh, Sango you know that trip was a waste of our time. Besides you only enjoyed it because you and Miroku kept getting alone time together." Inuyasha said matter fact to Sango.
Kagome giggled at his statement and looked over to Sango who was blushing, her month open from the lost of words that Inuyasha had just said that.
"Oh-h, really Sango. Well don't leave me out, what happened?" Kagome said as her smile grow bigger.
"N-n-nothing happen, Kagome I promise!" Sango said as her face exploded red from embarrassment.
Kagome giggled at Sango before she turned to look at Inuyasha.
"So you work with Sango and Miroku at the shrine?" Kagome asked.
"Yea, someone's got to make sure those two do get themselves killed." He said as he took another sip of his coffee, never taking his eyes off of Kagome's.
Kagome looked over to Sango, who just put her cup down,
"Is the business trips you go on dangerous?" Kagome asked wondering just what kind of business trip they go on.
"uhmm, sometimes we run into a little trouble. But it's nothing we can't handle." She said putting the cup back to her month hoping Kagome wouldn't ask any more questions.
"Oh," was all Kagome could say. Putting her cup down on the table, Sango looked at Kagome.
"How are your college classes going, they getting any easier?" Sango asked.
"Oh well if someone didn't leave for a whole week, you would know," Kagome teased lightly, "they're getting easier, but I haven't been getting much sleep anymore though, so half the time class my just fighting to stay awake." Kagome sighed.
Sango looked at Kagome worriedly and Inuyasha just looked at Kagome.
"It's because of club job isn't." Sango said matter of fact.
"You work in a club?" Inuyasha asked wondering why she worked two jobs.
"N-not as a dancer or anything! I just walk around with shots all night. I need the extra money for my classes." Kagome informed him.
"Why not ask your parents for money?" Inuyasha questioned.
"I'm nineteen, I'm an adult now. I can take care of myself." Kagome said.
Before anymore could be said, Inuyasha and Sango's cell phones began to go off. Both of them took out their phone and read the message from Miroku.
"Well it looks like we're need at the shrine, it's been good to see again Kagome." Sango said standing up to give Kagome a hug.
"Same here, come back soon okay. And if you ever need to talk, you can text or call me on my cell now." Kagome said giving Sango a piece of paper with her number on it.
"Oh, you finally got a cell phone!" Sango said happily making Kagome laugh.
"Yea," she said.
Turning to Inuyasha, she gave them a bright smile that took his breath away.
"It was nice to meet you, Inuyasha" Kagome said as she held her hand out for him to shake. Hearing his name come out of her mouth gave him chills down his back.
"Same here." he said as he took hold of Kagome's waiting hand and both of their heart skipped a beat.
As they let their hands fall, Inuyasha and Sango picked up their cups, waved goodbye to Kagome and dashed out the store.
Kagome smiled to herself as she walked back to her corner to clean up the mess that she left behind.
Today was a perfect day. She thought as she wiped the corner down with a smile on her face.
As she walked over to the table that Sango and Inuyasha sat at, Kagome realized that they forgot to pay for their coffee.
"Oh, I'll just call Sango and let her know," Kagome said while taking out her cell phone, but before she could open her phone she remembered that she gave Sango her number and didn't get Sango's number in return.
Well can't just let them leave and not pay. I mean I don't even know when they are coming back, Kagome thought as she put the cleaning cloth away.
"Hey Luna, I got some no payers that just left the store! I know where they went, I'm going to be right back after I get the money!" Kagome hollered to the young women in the back.
"Okay, be safe." Luna told Kagome with a smile as she came to the front to take Kagome's shift until she returned.
Amaterasu wasn't in the city because people thought it was best to leave a holy place with its surroundings alone. Amaterasu was in a forest not too far from the city though, it's a big tourist place when tours are open for it. Much of the land around the shrine is untouched. If you walk on the dirt path sometimes you'll see a grave or two that a villager had lost their lives so many years ago.
Walking out the café, Kagome began to walk in the direction of Amaterasu shrine. Kagome remembered her grandfather telling her stories about shrine Amaterasu. It was the holiest shrine, it was said it's over 500 years old. He told her stories about the great High Priestess Midoriko who said lived in the Amaterasu shrine when she was alive. As legend told, Midoriko was the most powerful priestess that ever lived and she held the Shikon Jewel or The Jewel of Four Souls. The jewel was very powerful and would make the person who held the jewel very powerful as well. Demons and humans from all over tried to take the jewel from Midoriko but all failed. But, Midoriko fought a great evil for seven days. On the seventh day, a demon that was secretly in love with Midoriko killed her. But before she died, she sent her spirit and the Shikon Jewel away to the future before the evil demon could take it. The demon was angered by what Midoriko did and swore that he would wait for when the Shikon Jewel to reappear once again and take it. It was said that when a maiden that was born with the purest of all pure hearts that maiden would be the reincarnation of the great priestess Midoriko. And this maiden would have to fight the evil demon that killed Midoriko in the past. Kagome loved the story, but didn't believe it as her grandfather did who was a priest at her family shrine. It was just a legend that was pasted down from monk to priests, to priestess. It's been over 500 years since the death of Midoriko, wouldn't the reincarnation of Midoriko be alive years ago by now?
As Kagome thought to herself, she began to leave the city and walk on a dirt path. Kagome listened to the dirt beneath her feet, it sounded so different from the conceit sidewalks. Looking around the forest, Kagome saw white butterflies fly in front of her face. She smiled at them, Kagome felt so a peace here. Kagome knew she was getting closer as she saw the beginning of the long stair case she would have to climb to get to the shrine.
Before she even got to the stairs, there was a big boom that came from the shrine above. Looking up, Kagome saw a huge boomerang fly high in the air above the shrine and came crashing down. Kagome gasped, was someone attacking the shrine?
Before Kagome could think anything else, she began to run as fast as she could up the stairs.
As she ran up the stairs, something was telling her that danger was up a head. But she just put the feeling a side. She just couldn't let someone destroy the shrine and not do anything about it. As she reached the top of the stairs case, Kagome saw that the shrine was a mess. There was blood on the stone ground, some of the huts were broken and on the main shrine house, the doors where open with some blood on the door.
Walking on to the shrine grounds, Kagome looked around for anyone. She was beginning to worry for Miroku, Sango and Inuyasha's safety. Was this what the text message said that Inuyasha and Sango got from Miroku?
"So you work with Sango and Miroku at the shrine?" Kagome asked.
"Yea, someone's got to make sure those two do get themselves killed." He said as he took a other sip of his coffee, never taking his eyes off of Kagome's.
Kagome looked over to Sango, who just put her cup down,
"Is the business trips you go on dangerous?" Kagome asked wondering just what kind of business trip they go on.
"uhmm, sometimes we run into a little trouble. But it's nothing we can't handle." She said putting the cup back to her month.
The memory from the café came back to Kagome. If this was 'a little trouble', she would hate to see what a lot of trouble would be. All of a sudden, the hairs on the back of Kagome's neck stood up. Something told her she need to get out of there right now. Before she knew it, Kagome began to run for the forest behind the main shrine. The forest looked the safest to Kagome. It was untouched from blood.
After she entered the forest, she began to hear something coming after her. Fear taking over her body, she began to run even faster.
"mhmm, I love a good chase before dinner," a demonic voice chunked from behind her.
W-What! D-Dinner? Is he talking about having me for d-dinner?
Before she could think of anything more, a demon jumped in front of her. Stopping her right in her tracks.
"Ah," Kagome said as she fell down from the surprised.
The demon was a huge monkey demon. It had dark brown hair and its eyes were dark red. It smiled down at Kagome flashing its sharp teeth at her. The demon brought its fists high in the air above its head,
"Now don't move too much, I don't want there to be too much blood," as he said that his fist began to go straight down for Kagome.
Kagome couldn't do anything but stare at the fists that flew towards her as she was paralyze from fear. Out of nowhere, a blond two tailed cat demon flew head on into the huge monkey demon knocking him down and crashing into the surrounding trees. Kagome gasped as she watched the two tailed cat be thrown into the trees on other side of Kagome and round to a stop from a powerful punch. Wanting to stay and help the cat demon than run away, Kagome stood up quickly and stood in front of the monkey demon with her arms open on the sides of her protecting the cat demon that tried to get back up.
The monkey demon began to laugh darkly at Kagome,
"You think you can stop me, you weak human? It shall truly be fun making you my dinner." The monkey said as he stomped over to Kagome.
Kagome was scared, but she couldn't let this cat demon die from protecting her while she just runs away like a coward. She had to help the cat demon get away too. Kagome turned her head slightly to see if the cat demon was up yet but before she got a glimpse of the cat demon, the monkey made its move and took hold of Kagome's body with its huge hand.
Kagome closed her eyes tightly as the hand around her body tightens painfully.
"You should never take your eyes off of your enemy." He chuckled as he tightens his grip.
"Ahh-ahhhh!" Kagome screamed as the pain became unbearable.
This is it…this is how I'm going to die?
Eyes still tightly closed, Kagome began to feel her whole body begin to fill with a peaceful warmth. Something made the monkey demon yell out of pain as it let go of her. But Kagome couldn't see what had saved her as she fell unconscious.
Du Du Duuuun!
Cliff hanger! What saved Kagome? And what was the peaceful warmth at went though Kagome's body? Find out in Chapter three(;
So, I was going to wait a little longer before Inuyasha and Kagome meet each other, but I just couldn't wait anymore (:
I hope you guys enjoyed it and please review (:
Away I go to write chapter three ;)