Again, because this story was not originally written with fanfiction in mind, Sesshomaru is out of character in this story.
Still Satisfying Human Desires
Day 1 5:00 PM
Kagome pulled the cookie dough her mother had requested she mix out of the fridge. Now she knew that her mother wanted to use her cooking skills to get more grandchildren.
Her mother had asked her to make cookies a couple days earlier and as always she mixed the dough and refrigerated it for two days before baking it. It make the cookies softer and allowed the dough to absorb all the flavor. She put them in the oven and sighed.
Tomorrow she had plans to go to Carlo's bakery which would require a nine hour flight. Since she had to be there by 3:45 she planned to leave at about 6:00... In the morning. Which meant she had to go to sleep early, which she hated, but this was her sister's wedding and everything had to be perfect.
Taking out her cell, she dialed Sesshomaru again. After she was patched through she immediately asked, "How are you and Inuyasha gonna get to Carlo's tomorrow"?
"Hello to you too, Kagome," Sesshomaru said.
Kagome growled, "Boy, don't test me. I just got done with my parents and I still have to plan your wedding. Now answer the damn question".
"Well, to be honest I hadn't thought of that. What do you suggest?" he asked.
Kagome sighed, "Be glad we're rich. Get Inuyasha and be here by 5:30 tomorrow morning".
"But that's so early," he complained.
"Sesshomaru" Kagome said sweetly, "GET YOUR ASS AND THE ASS OF YOUR FRIEND OVER HERE TOMORROW MORNING AT 5:30, NOT A MINUTE LATER OR I WILL PERSONALLY CASTRATE YOU BOTH AND SHOVE IT DOWN EACH OTHERS THROATS SO DAMN FAR YOU WILL SHIT IT! Understand?".
Sesshomaru gulped, "Y…y ….. ye…. Yes. Yes I understand".
"See you tomorrow Sesshomaru," Kagome said sweetly, hanging up the phone.
A soft chuckle sounded behind her. She turned to glare at Koga standing in the doorway.
"And what, pray tell, was that about?" he asked.
Kagome growled, "Tomorrow Sesshomaru, his friend, and I have to go to Carlo's to pick out fifteen cakes for Rin's surprise wedding, and-".
"Wait, what?" Koga interrupted.
"Sesshomaru asked Rin to be his mate, she said yes. He's giving her a surprise wedding to please her human side too," Kagome said quickly before continuing, "Anyways, to get to the bakery in time, we have to leave at six in the morning, and I told him that they need to be here by five thirty, and that bastard complained about it being too early".
"Okay two things, one are you really mad at him, or are you upset about Mom and Dad wanting you to give them more grandkids," he replied.
"Well, I guess I was a little hard on him and it is kinda early," she admitted, her anger dissipating.
"And two, why do you need fifteen cakes," Koga asked.
Kagome answered, "For two reasons. One, Rin loves her sweets. Two, they've known each other for fifteen years so the number has sentimental value".
"Okkkkkk, but don't you think fifteen is a little much," Koga replied.
"I know my sister and she likes her cake," Kagome responded.
"Ok, ok. You are twins, so I guess that makes sense," Koga said.
"Ok, I need you to be a groomsman. And I need Jazzy to be the flower girl. And I need Khari to be the ring bearer. Is that okay?" she asked hoping he said yes so she wouldn't have to go Chuck Norris on him.
"Yeah. Do you need anything else?" Koga responded, genuinely wanting to help his little sisters.
Kagome thought for a second, "Ayame still grows roses, right?"
At his confirmation she continued, "I'll need orange, white, and black roses. LOTS OF THEM".
"Umm, ok. But are you sure about those colors," Koga replied.
Kagome's eyes narrowed and flashed blue. Red started to seep into them. She sent a cold glare through him, and growled.
"Kooooogggggaaaaaaa," she said drawing out his name warningly, "Don't. Test. Me. I know my sister and how she thinks. Those are her favorite colors. If you question my decision one more time I will make Mom and Dad very disappointed".
"What?" Koga asked.
"They won't be getting anymore grandkids from you," Kagome replied, checking the cookies.
"Ummm, Kagome do you really think you could take me?" Koga asked.
"Koga, do you really think you wanna find out?" Kagome answered.
Koga seemed to think it over and decided against it. Though Kagome was much more docile than her twin, pissing her off seemed like a VERY bad idea.
Kagome pulled the cookies out and set them aside to cool a bit. Koga reached out and tried to take one, but she hit his hand.
"Hey, those are for our neighbors," she said, although she didn't particularly want them eating them either.
"Awww come on, Kagome. Can't I have one?" he asked.
Kagome sighed, "Okay here's a deal. After they cool a bit. You may have ONE. When I get back I'll mix some more dough and make you and your family a batch in a couple of days".
"How big a batch we talking?" he asked.
"Twenty cookies… for each person," Kagome answered.
"Fine. It's a deal," he replied.
Deciding that the cookies had cooled enough she handed him a chocolate chip cookie, knowing they were his favorites… and her best. She put the rest on a plate that she knew her mother wouldn't miss and headed out the door, after putting on her bracelet to hide her hanyou apperance. She was still dressed in her jeans and tee-shirt which now had flour on it. She walked down the street to the gigantic house (some might say mansion) 'next door'.
Knocking on the door, she was greeted by a young woman who smiled and ushered her in.
"Hello. It's so nice to meet you. Kagome, right?" the woman greeted quickly, "Your mother told me to expect you. Are those cookies I smell. I'm sure my son would love some. I'd love to stay and chat, but I have to finish dinner. Just hand those to my son. He should be in the room down the hall three doors and to the right".
Kagome suspected that this woman wanted grandkids like her parents and was trying to hook her up with her son.
'Ha! Like I'd ever date a wimpy, little, prissy' she started thinking before walking into the room, 'hunk of man and muscle'.
Her eyes widened as they landed on the muscular boy, correction man, doing pull ups on a bar across the room. Sweat poured down his sexy abs, which were on display as he was not wearing a shirt. His jeans hung low on his waist as they were unbuttoned and Kagome found her thoughts going slightly lower. He had no problem effortlessly pulling his body up and down.
His eyes were closed and he seemed not to notice her. She sat down on a machine near the door and waited rather patiently for him to finish.
Unbeknown to her, he had noticed her enter the room. Her scent wafted through the air and filled his mind the second she walked through the door, even in his human form. He suspected that she was another girl his mother had sent to try to win his heart… and her more grandkids. He knew that most of the girls were just whiney, prissy, (in some cases) homely looking, gold diggers, who didn't truly want him, but his money.
He also smelled the cookies and assumed they were a ploy to win his heart. 'Obviously made by her chef' he thought disgusted.
He was getting sick of his parents waving girls in front of him like he was a dog… well he was a half dog demon, but that wasn't the point. When he found the right girl, he would mate her and give them all the grandkids they wanted. Until then…
"You can leave, now," he said dropping from the bar and wiping his face with a towel.
"Your mother asked me to give these to you," the girl replied, handing him the plate before heading toward the door.
For some reason, he had an urge to toy with her, "Send my thanks to your chef".
She paused, "Excuse me? Look, I know we don't know each other, but I bake my own cookies".
"And I'm sure the 'flour' on your clothes is proof," he replied sarcastically.
"What's your problem? I am trying to be nice to you, but you're making it quite difficult," Kagome responded.
"Yeah, right. It's one thing to have someone else do your work for you, but to lie about it too. You disgust me," he said.
"HEY! I ain't no liar. And you're not very appealing either, you jerk," Kagome shot back.
"DON'T CALL ME A JERK! PHONY!" he yelled.
"I AINT NO PHONY! YOU BULLY!" she screamed back.
"GOLD DIGGER!"
"PARANOID PHILISTINE!*"
"WENCH!" he yelled and his hand unconsciously went up.
Kagome immediately recoiled. The thought occurred to her that she was alone in this room with him and if no one had heard they're argument, they most likely wouldn't hear her scream.
He saw the change in her and immediately calmed himself. His intention was to scare her away, not to death. He reached out a hand and she flinched.
"Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you," he said softly.
Kagome sighed, "I gotta go. I have better things to do than argue with you".
She pushed past him and scurried out the door. 'Wow. That girl was… weird… good weird' he thought to himself.
Kagome made it back to her own home. Exhausted from the day's activities, she made it to her room before promptly falling asleep.
Day 2 5:25 AM
Kagome tapped her foot, glaring at her front door, while sparing occasional glances at the clock. When 5:27 rolled around, Kagome started tapping the knife she had against the wall. Just as 5:29 was about to become 5:30, a loud pounding sounded at her door.
She immediately opened the door to find Sesshomaru. Obviously he had run there. She let him in and turned to him.
"Where is Inuyasha?" she asked, a dangerous glint in her eye.
He pointed behind her. She turned to greet her soon-to-be-brother-in-law's brother. Her mouth dropped open as her eyes landed on the male from the day before.
"You!" they gasped in unison.
"You two know each other?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Unfortunately," Kagome answered.
"This is the umm girl I told you about yesterday," Inuyasha said, scratching his head.
"THIS is the conniving, little, gold digger you were talking about," Sesshomaru asked astonished. Inuyasha mentally cursed Sesshomaru for not keeping his mouth shut as Kagome's eyes narrowed.
"How dare you? You were the arrogant, paranoid, jerk, who lashed out at me!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Ha! ME? You were the liar who tried to pass off those cookies as yours," he shot back.
"WHAT?" Sesshomaru exclaimed, "She gave you cookies and you didn't share with me"?
"Why don't you just ask the chef for some. I'm sure he'd be happy to give you some right now," Inuyasha responded.
Kagome yelled, "BECAUSE, YOU IDIOT! WE DON'T HAVE A CHEF! I DO THE COOKING FOR MY FAMILY, WHICH INCLUDES DESSERT!".
"LIAR!" Inuyasha screamed back.
Suddenly he found himself pinned to the wall. Koga had entered the room without him sensing him.
"There are two words our family doesn't take too kindly to. Liar is one of them. Come at my sister like that again and I can make breathing a very painful experience for you," Koga growled.
Kagome, though she remained silent, was fuming. It was true, liar was a word that was like signing a death warrant in their family. Which is partly why, if you made a promise you kept it. No matter what. Being called a liar was dishonorable and she felt her youkai urging her to kill the worthless human who had done it.
Koga released him and backed away. He had been awoken by the noise and had come down the hall. He had nearly tackled him the first time the word had slipped out and the second time, he lost it. They had been raised to despise the word.
"Besides. We don't have a chef and Kagome does cook the majority of our meals. Occasionally we eat out, but generally she cooks," Koga said, confirming Kagome's story.
"Oh," Inuyasha said.
"Yeah, oh," Koga shot back.
"Whatever, it's over. Let's go," Kagome said, ending the argument. They all went to the garage where an array of cars were.
Koga leaned into the window once Kagome had chosen her favorite car, "Do you want me to come with you in case there are any," he glanced at Inuyasha in the passenger seats, "issues".
"No, I need you to stay here and make sure Rin doesn't suspect anything. Besides, " Kagome answered, her tone changing cold, "if ANYONE tries to ruin this wedding for my sister, I will torture them so savagely that their souls will be filled with the despair of a thousand black holes and they will beg me to send them to the depths of Hell".
Koga gulped and backed away from the car muttering a goodbye. She turned the engine on and sped out of the garage.
-On the plane-
Inuyasha sat across from Kagome. He silently observed her. He had to admit she was pretty cute. Her hair hang down and her big, brown eyes glanced around cautiously. She greeted the pilots and flight attendant almost shyly, which was quite a change from the rude indifference he expected. She was still dressed in jeans, though clean, and had on a baby doll tee.
Kagome sighed. Because her cell phone had no flight option, she couldn't call anyone and there was still so much to do. The second they landed, she had to call Shin-Umeda City. Until then, she had to think about other things.
"Okay, Sesshomaru. Where do you plan on going for your honeymoon?" Kagome asked to get something else out of the way.
"Somewhere in Japan, because Rin LOVES Japan," Sesshomaru answered.
Kagome thought for a second and brought out her laptop, "Ok… how about…. Tokyo Disney Resort".
"That's sounds great," Sesshomaru replied.
Kagome went to their website and looked for a honeymoon suite. She found a couple and found one that had an awesome view. Checking with Sesshomaru, she reserved the room for four weeks, starting the day of the wedding. She pulled out her card to charge it. And then Inuyasha had to open his big mouth.
"Are you sure your parents are okay with you charging their credit card?" he had to ask.
Kagome paused and glared at him, "Not that it's any of your business, but this debit card is mine".
"Hah, just because your name is on it doesn't make it yours. Who pays the bill for your debit card?" he responds.
"I do," Kagome huffed.
"And who gives you the money to pay it?" Inuyasha replied.
"My job, genius," Kagome says.
"What job do you have? Saying hello to employees at your daddy's company," he taunted.
"For your information, my sister and I co-own our own company. That our father has nothing to do about. That we started on our own. We had investors, who we've paid back and make a very pretty penny," Kagome responded.
"And what kind of company do you own?" he asked, genuinely interested.
"We produce anime and manga. The whole five yards. Concept, pricing, advertisement, drawing, animation. We have to make sure everything is on a set schedule and budget. Every concept has to go through both of us, or it doesn't get made. I usually focus on concepts, budget, or anything that doesn't have to do with drawing. In our twinship I got the cooking and math skills. But Rin got the fighting and artistic skills. So together we make a badass anime and manga company," Kagome felt the need to explain.
"That's really cool," he said, for the first time, not against her.
"Yeah, that's why Rin and I know so many people. I mean I had know idea that Asian Kung Fu Generation actually knew her," Kagome replied.
And they talked about various things until Kagome fell asleep. For some reason Inuyasha felt compelled to put a blanket over her and smirked as she snuggled into it.
