Disclaimer: I do not own Batman or Inuyasha. They belong to their rightful creators and distributors. But I do own some OC's that may and will appear in the fic. I also don't own any songs that might be mentioned in the fic. Those belong to their rightful artists.

AN: YES! I finally got the chance to see "Batman: The Dark Knight"!! I got to see it while I was away, babysitting my younger stepbrother since no one else could watch him before he started school again. I was able to see the movie with him and his grandmother.

And I must say… I LOVED it! I'm definitely buying it when it's out on DVD.

On another note, Uchiha Bitch has another Batman Xover, other than "The Darkest Knight". This fic is called "The Tails of The Cats". It's really good, believe me.

Again, the two of us encourage writers, who are interested, to write more Batman/Inuyasha Xovers.

Anyways, hope you guys enjoy this.

Chapter Three

Kagome laid flat on her back, on her bed just staring up at the Japanese paper lantern that hung from the ceiling of her room. Ever since she got off of work, she STILL couldn't believe that she agreed to accompany her boss, Bruce Wayne to the Dinner meeting tomorrow night.

'And I can't BELIEVE I called it a date!! Now he's going to get the wrong ideas about me in going with him!' Kagome thought angrily to herself while frustrated at her 'stupidity' and choice of words toward Bruce. With the urge to scream, Kagome grabbed one of her nearby pillows and almost smothered herself with it, muffling her scream.

Once she was satisfied, the miko pulled the pillow away from her face. The only things she thought were good about accompanying Bruce to the dinner meeting was One- she was able to go home early to pick a dress out and get ready with Kokota's help. And Two- she was finally able to try out "The Golden Dragon's" food.

She then started to vaguely think about the look on her boss's faces when she agreed to go with him to the dinner meeting. A part of her was on edge because of his expression while the other part of her felt like swooning then and there.

Not wanting to think about her boss anymore, Kagome shook her head before getting up. Sure, she'll admit that Bruce was good-looking but she didn't want anything to do with playboys. In her mind, "A playboy will always be a playboy." The only exception in her book was her older brother figure, Miroku.

'Then again… his antics were only playful when wanting to lessen the tension in the group and give some laughs.' Kagome thought fondly with a smile.

Sighing, Kagome looked to her alarm clock. It was getting pretty late and she felt like taking a nice long bath before bed. Well, she also wanted to get Kokota's catalogs and see what dresses he had in stock in his shop.

Outside, she never noticed the Dark Knight leave swiftly without a sound.

Later that night, at the Bat Cave, Bruce was thinking over Kagome's actions after she made it home safely as he changed out of his Batman uniform. It was amusing to see the small woman try smothering herself with a pillow but he also fascinated at how easily and quickly Kagome's emotions could change. One second she could look irritated and then the next she could look wistful, like she was thinking of fond memories.

But it was what made her different from most women he had been in contact with. And it was a refreshing change that he welcomed.

Other than that, he was looking forward to the dinner meeting Kagome was supposed to accompany him to. He was also curious as to what kind of dress his beautiful secretary would be wearing.

'The only way to find out is wait until tomorrow night.' He thought with a smirk as he finished changing and walked to the elevator to head to the mansion above.

Inside the mansion, in Dick's room, Batman's first boy wonder was talking with Tim about Bruce's latest and maybe even a SOLID interest. From what he heard from the younger boy, this woman who was also Bruce's secretary sounded really beautiful. Not to mention she sounded strong with how Tim described her fight with a mugger.

The way Time described her moves with admiration coloring his voice; he could tell that he admired her a bit.

Dick had to admit, he was happy for his guardian in finding someone he was interested, other than his usually dates that were just fleeting fancies and one nightstands. The only thing he felt sorry about was that the woman didn't seem to like the man because of his reputation as a playboy and Bachelor.

He only hoped that with time, they could get past that along with Bruce start acting serious.

Another reason he wanted Bruce to find someone for a serious relationship was because of Barbara Gordon. No matter how hard Dick tried to ask her to come back to him, she always turned him down and kept her sights set on Bruce. She could never get the point that Bruce didn't see her as someone he can have a solid relationship with.

Bruce most likely saw her as a younger sister of sorts than a woman he could be serious with.

Dick wasn't going to give up on Barbara just yet. He had made the mistake of breaking up with her… and he was going to do everything he could to rectify that mistake and get them back together. He never realized just how much he loved her until he lost her.

A knock came to Dick's door, gaining his and Tim's attention before the older boy bid whoever knocked to come in. What he wasn't expecting was to see Barbara enter.

Something was off… Dick could feel it. There was just that determined fire in the redhead's eyes.

"Barbara… did you need something?" Dick asked, wanting to tread lightly with her but also wondering what she wanted.

The Commissioner's daughter was silent for a moment before she asked Tim to give her and Dick some time to talk alone. A bit reluctantly, Tim left but not before silently telling Dick 'good luck'. Once Tim was gone, Dick asked once again what Barbara wanted.

After taking a seat on the bed, next to her ex, Barbara asked, "Dick… will you go out with me tomorrow?"

"What? Where?" Dick was surprised that she would ask him out, even after all the times she turned him down. Although, he had a hunch as to why she was asking him… and it wasn't to try and mend their old relationship.

"I'm asking you to come with me to eat at the Golden Dragon tomorrow night."

The Golden Dragon… the same place where Bruce was going to his dinner meeting with his secretary and some business associates.

Barbara most likely heard about Bruce's new secretary and was jealous that Bruce was interested in her and not the redhead. And now Barbara wanted to see who her 'competition' for Bruce's affections was.

The first ward of Bruce Wayne sighed internally before answering, "Alright… I'll go with you. But one thing…" Dick had a feeling that Barbara will cause a scene if her temper and jealousy got out of hand and most likely make Bruce lose a valuable business colleague. So he had to make sure that she didn't do anything stupid.

"What? What is it?" Barbara asked, sort of having second thoughts about asking Dick to go with her to the Golden Dragon tomorrow night.

Ever since she heard that Bruce was interested in someone from work, and his secretary no less, Barbara felt pissed and almost drove herself up the wall from racking her brain as to what made this woman so damned special. So she had decided to ask Dick to go out with her so that she could spy on Bruce during his dinner meeting. Barbara was certain that Dick wouldn't pass up a date with her if it meant that they could get back together.

But right now, it looked like Dick caught on to what it was that she really wanted to do.

Seeing the anticipating look on Barbara's face, Dick continued, "Don't do anything stupid that would most like embarrass Bruce and make him lose a valuable business colleague. I'm also coming along because I'm curious as who had caught his attention more than his usual dates."

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The next day, after work, Bruce had lit Kagome go home early so she could get ready for the dinner meeting they had that night.

Before bed, the night before, Kagome had looked through Kokota's creations but none of his newest ones seem to suit her. And during work, on her lunch break, Kagome had looked through Kokota's traditional styles and only liked one of the kimonos in the catalog.

Plus, Kagome didn't want to wear anything too flashy or anything so she settled with a simple but elegant and traditional Kimono for the dinner meeting.

And once she was dismissed from work and made it home, the miko asked her okama cousin to help her get ready, much the cross dresser's excitement.

After about an hour and thirty minutes of showering, makeup, hairdressing, and getting the kimono on right, it was close to 7pm and Bruce had just drove up. With Kagome doing some last minute touchups, Kokota went downstairs to let the man in the shop to wait for Kagome.

Downstairs, Kokota had lit Bruce, who was dressed in a nice black tux of sorts, into his shop while speaking in English, "Welcome Mr. Bruce Wayne, welcome. Just go ahead feel free to look around. Kagome's just about ready and will be down soon."

Bruce thanked 'her' before asking, "And you are…?"

"Oh! I'm Naiya, Kagome's older cousin from her father's side." Kokota gushed, giving his female alias out of habit and unintentionally giving the impression that he was a she.

Gotham's bachelor just smiled before looking around, catching an interest in the Ikebana arrangements.

Although some of them seemed simple, they were still very beautifully made with flowers that were both common and exotic. One Ikebana arrangement caught his eye with its arrangement of certain common flowers and ferns. The floras used in the arrangement were Larkspur, dracaena, and candy stripped rose.

Another that caught his eye had lilac, asparagus, and alstroemeria.

Yes, the arrangements were very elegant and beautiful.

Bruce vaguely wondered how much they cost, if they were on sale because if they were, they might just add the right color to his office. Or maybe even his penthouse.

"You know… those Ikebana were made by Kagome when she was still job hunting after coming in from Japan." Naiya (Kokota) mentioned fondly when 'she' came up to stand next to Bruce.

"Miss Higurashi made them?" Through his darker side, Bruce knew that Kagome seemed to know a little something about gardening but he never thought that she was talented in flower arranging.

Kagome was just full of surprises. She was able to protect herself from a full-grown man. She could speak fluent in Chinese, from what he heard from Kylie Smith, the translator he had assigned to help Kagome adjust. And now Bruce is told that the petite Japanese woman can arrange such elegant flower arrangements from using the most simplest and common flowers that could be found anywhere…

Bruce was now starting to wonder what else Kagome could do…

Kokota nodded to the taller man. "Yes. Even though she's still a beginner in Ikebana arranging, she had a good eye of what flowers and ferns to use. And even though, she made these some odd weeks ago, they're still as healthy looking as the day she first clipped and arranged them." The okama always believed that his cousin had a wonderful eye for the simplest beauty that could be found. But Kagome's Ikebana just further proved that he was right… and he was proud to have such a cousin.

Before Bruce could speak more, he and Kokota heard the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs. The two turned and saw Kagome standing not too far from them, wearing a blue violet formal kimono that had Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies embroidered on the shoulders, the end of the sleeves, and at the foot of the skirt from the knee down. The obi was a sapphire blue with wisps of golden yellow and was tied in a butterfly knot.

The miko had light touches of makeup to accent her natural beauty and her hair was held in a bun that was set on the right side of her head with some of her hair spouting from the bun like a ponytail.

She looked so beautiful that Bruce was speechless and breathless while Kokota gushed about how gorgeous his little cousin looked in one of his Kimono creations.

After a few more comments from her cousin, Kagome walked up to her boss saying that she was ready to go. When Bruce kept staring, she raised a brow before pinching his cheek and saying that if they don't leave now, they'll be late to meet with his Chinese colleagues at the restaurant.

Bruce winced a little from the pinch when he was brought out of his daze. After hearing Kagome say they didn't want to be late, he agreed before bidding Naiya-san a good evening.

Kagome had to hold back a laugh when Bruce moved to kiss Kokota's hand before they left, leaving a blushing and squeeing okama as they walked out of the shop.

Once in the car and on the way to The Golden Dragon, Kagome lit out a few giggles while receiving a curious look from her boss.

"What's so funny?" Bruce asked in Japanese, wondering what his secretary was giggling about.

When her giggles calmed, Kagome turned to him, pointing out, "You do know that the hand you had kissed belonged to an okama, right?" Oh, Kagome had a tale to tell her new friend, Kylie at work during lunch.

"An… Okama?" Bruce had heard of that word but admits that he had never known the meaning of it. But he had a feeling it was not something good…

"Yeah, an Okama- a cross dresser." Seeing her boss's eyes widen slightly, Kagome smirked and confirmed his silent question, "That's right, Wayne-sama. You just kissed the hand of a homosexual male who was wearing women's clothing." And continued to laugh at the look on Bruce's face.

Bruce couldn't believe it. Naiya looked so much like a woman that he couldn't tell she was a he. He had such feminine features and looked similar to Kagome…

Clearing his throat, Bruce spoke, "Don't mention this to anyone." The last thing he needed was someone coming up with the idea that's gay or bisexual when he's as straight at a ruler.

Kagome gave him a look before speaking, "Come on, Wayne-sama. I can't speak squat of fluent English and only speak Japanese and Chinese. Whose going to understand what I'm saying?" with a pause and a raised brow from Bruce, the miko added, "Besides, Kylie-senpai."

After that little conversation, they had made it to the Chinese restaurant. Stepping out of the car, Bruce told his driver and butler, Alfred to go ahead and park somewhere before offering his arm to Kagome. She accepted it before they made their way inside.

Neither, especially Bruce, had noticed a pair of teens following them inside.

Barbara and Dick had gone to the restaurant early so that Bruce wouldn't get suspicious of them following him to pick up his secretary. When his car came up, they were both surprised the bachelor's secretary's appearance.

Dick for one thought that she looked beautiful and almost looked like the perfect match for his guardian.

'Tim was right, she is pretty.' He thought while Barbara clenched her hands at the sight of Bruce's secretary. Yes, even she'll admit the woman had an elegant Asian beauty but that wasn't going to stop her from trying to win Bruce's affections. The redhead soon stepped out of the car with Dick following.

Once they had made it inside, they were led to a table that was luckily close to the one Bruce was sharing with his dinner date but two of his Chinese associates.

When they were handed their menus, Barbara opened hers, keeping a sharp on her 'competition' while Dick did the same but ordered their drinks before looking to see what was good and also keeping an eye on his 'date'.

Once introductions were done with good and sweet compliments from the Chinese chairman about Kagome's attire, Bruce pulled a chair out for Kagome for her to sit before taking a seat next to her.

The business meeting went smoothly, with Kagome translating the Chairman's Chinese through Japanese to Bruce and her boss's Japanese to Chinese back to the Chairman.

This action had impressed the men she was dinning with. After business matters were done, their orders arrived. For her first and probably last dish at the place, Kagome had decided to try the Lung Hai Gai Kew.

Bruce was amused by the happy look Kagome made after she took the first bite of her dish. It seemed like the simplest pleasures like the taste of a nicely made cuisine was enough to bring a smile to her face.

And even though this was only for business, Bruce was glad that Kagome had agreed to come. It seemed like her presence would be enough to convince the Chinese chairman to agree to form a partnership with him.

The chairman, who was an elderly man, turned his gaze toward Kagome and asked in Chinese with a smile, "Tell me, Miss Higurashi… who taught you such fluent and flawless Chinese?"

After swallowing what she had in her mouth, Kagome answered, "I actually picked it up from my late grandmother since she was Chinese."

"So that would make you part Chinese, correct?" The man who accompanied the chairman asked, seeming to be interested in her heritage.

Kagome nodded, "Yes, that's correct."

"Yet, your eyes are a deep blue. It's rare to find someone of Asian heritage to have such an eye color."

"My eyes come from my father's side. His father- my grandfather was a Spanish musician who came to Japan abroad to learn about Japan's culture through music. Through the program he was a part of, he met my Japanese grandmother." Kagome explained, not at all ashamed of her mixed heritage.

"So your grandfather, from your father's side was European… and from Spain…" he receive a nod from Kagome as his answer. The younger Chinese man didn't have anything against mixed heritages but he found it fascinating that Bruce Wayne's secretary was quite a treasure.

During the socializing, Barbara was still glaring at the back of Kagome's head as Dick just sighed at her jealousy. Really… the girl was in her last year of college and here she was, acting like a high school girl with a grudge.

'Now I'm beginning to remember why I broke up with her…' he thought as he another piece of his teriyaki chicken in his mouth.

Barbara was so caught up in her spying on Bruce and his secretary that she didn't bother to notice that her order was getting cold. Dick took a glance toward Bruce's table and saw that his guardian and his secretary were having a pretty good time with their business associates.

Just as the former 'Flying Greyson' was about to ask for the check and a takeout box, finding the date to be getting dull with Barbara in her funk with spying on Bruce, screams sounded from the entrance of the restaurant, breaking Barbara out of her constant gaze at the table close to them and gaining the attentions of the other patrons to the front entrance.

Bruce, along with Barbara and Dick, internally cursed when they saw whom it was that barged in.

The mad cackle of the infamous clown prince sounded with the cackle of his hyenas, which were held back by his hench girl, Harley Quinn as he announced while holding a gun in one hand.

Despite that Kagome didn't understand any of the English that was being said, she knew for certain that a robbery was going to take place.

After laying eyes on the man who was going to rob everyone in the restaurant…

'My Kami, if someone can't arrest him for robbery then PLEASE arrest him for wearing such a gaudy purple and green outfit! His choice of clothing is worse than Inuyasha's!' She couldn't help think, appalled by the inakamono's choice and style of clothing.

Sorry if Kagome's thought sounded corny but I couldn't think of anything else. Plus, I'm tired and I want to try to go to sleep early.

Anyways, Hope you guys enjoyed.

Please, leave a review. They're most appreciated. Suggestions and ideas welcome. Flamers with their flames can hit the road.

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Reference:

Lung Hai Gai Kew - Chunks of lobster and chicken meat sautéed with selected vegetables.

Kami – God

Inakamono - Clown