Previously on HOTH:
"Dinner's ready." Motoko turned around with a grin," now the real fun begins."
The ladies of the house proceeded to bring forth the food to the table not really caring to see if the boys had moved or not except for one in particular one.
"Is there anyway I can help you wonderful women?" Hojo asked politely as he strolled toward the kitchen table.
"Oh no Hojo its ok we've got it covered just go sit until the table's set. Besides you're our guest," answered Mrs. Hirugashi.
"Yes, please Hojo go sit your self in the living room with the others." Kagome chimed in.
"Alright, if you insist."
He walked back to his seat in the living room looking rather uncomfortable.
"Do you think just the waiting will do him in?" Kagome asked Motoko.
"It might. He looked kind of ill." She giggled walking into the kitchen for more food, only to find Shessomaru standing in the way of the nearest bowl.
"Can I help you, your Lordship?" Motoko cooed.
Her answer to the question was silence, which made her twitch unconsciously. 'Why is he so quiet? It's like trying to speak to a gravestone!' she thought.
She shrugged and reached for the bowl. Her hand however was stopped by him grabbing her wrist; he then he proceeded to drag her out the sliding door; Motoko trying to escape his grip the entire way.
"What the heck is wrong with you can't you just say, 'I need to speak to you in private, like now'. Instead of just dragging me out the kitchen door! I guess we're here now so what do you want?" She snipped.
"What are you doing to the boy?" Shessomaru growled.
Motoko smiled, "We're teaching him a lesson."
"And that lesson would be what exactly?"
"Not to mess with the family Hirugashi if you know what's good for you. And not to continue to give girls presents once they've made it very clear they're not interested."
"Interested in what?"
Motoko stared blankly, "You're kidding with me aren't you? Or is that some kind of sick joke where you come from to try and tick people off?"
He didn't answer; he just raised his eyebrows as if waiting for an answer. Motoko twitched again.
"Ok well I'm cold and I'm going inside to have dinner. You're more than welcome to join us but I don't plan on being sick tomorrow when I wake up so I'm going in."
"You twitch. And you still haven't answered my question."
Motoko froze in her tracks. "To be interested is to want to date or court, so a guy and a girl can see if they want to get married or not. Or in your case, mates or not. Now can we go inside?"
"You twitch. Why?"
"I don't twitch."
"Yes, you do human. When I didn't answer you, you twitched."
"Ok first off. My era my rules, I have name and you're gunna call me by it. And it's Motoko for future reference. And secondly I despise not being answered so I can only imagine it's a wonder I don't go into convulsions. Now I'm going inside whether you come is up to you, but you'll miss a pretty amusing supper if you don't."
"No one talks to this Shessomaru in that manner. You need to learn your place human! You and your kind don't have any rights." He scolded.
Waves of anger poured off Motoko, "You've got more nerve than a fox in a hen house!"
And with that she began her way back into the house. Shessomaru however was not finished with their conversation. 'How dare she walk away as if she isn't afraid? More surprising is her control over her anger…any other human from this area, from what I have seen, would have just told me off but she, she held her tongue. Strange.'
"This Shessomaru is not done speaking yet!"
"Well," Motoko turned around. "This Motoko IS!!"
She continued to walk but did not get much further before he grabbed her and pushed her up against the house holding her by her wrists so that she could not try anything. 'Who knows what she'll do since she doesn't seem to be afraid of me,' Shessomaru thought. 'But she soon will be.'
Motoko's heart pounded in her chest and she breathed hard from the shock of it all but Shessomaru smelt no fear coming from her. What was more she looked him dead in the eyes, "You tell me I have nerve but my brother's wench is bound to have told you who and what I am. And also surely what I am capable of. Even with all that knowledge you still talk to me as if I were your equal and stare me in the eye!"
"I just choose not to be afraid. Now are you quite done?" Shessomaru didn't know quite what to do with himself. How was he going to control this human? She was like the river rapids or the ocean. If she could say that to him knowing who and what he was she could be a major pain, who was he kidding she already WAS a major pain. He supposed he could just kill her, yet…no he wouldn't even let his mind wander there.
"Can't make up your mind what to do next, Shessomaru?" She smirked.
Shessomaru didn't speak but he did think of something to do but decided now was not the best time for that. He wanted to see what the girl had in mind to make the boy so miserable. As if he wasn't already. So he let her off the wall and made a swooping hand motion toward the door as if to say 'go'. Motoko just rolled her eyes and walked ahead.
As soon as they got inside Kagome came running up to Motoko.
"Where have you been?" She demanded. "I thought that maybe you had baled on me or something!"
"Are you kidding me? I would never bale on you!" Motoko said.
"OK, just making sure that you wouldn't!" Kagome said with a playful grin.
"Whatever, you know me girl!" Motoko teased as she brushed past her with confidence.
"Yeah yeah I know…skank!" she teased.
"Oh you are so lucky I love you! Otherwise I'd go feed you to the wolf!"
"Yeah ok I'll drop it."
"Thank you very much now let's get this party started!" Motoko laughed as she dirty danced around the kitchen.
Shessomaru didn't know what to think, here was this girl who, he could tell wasn't entirely happy. Yet she danced, laughed and enjoyed others company. She also didn't seem to mind being called a skank…whatever that was, but Shessomaru could tell by the way Kagome said it, it was not complimentary. He watched her disappear out of the kitchen and felt something stir within him. Something he hadn't felt in years…was it pain? Her head peeped around the corner all smiles.
"You gunna come eat or are you going to just chill out in here and be totally unsociable?" It was then he realized he was the only person left in the kitchen. He growled and walked toward the doorway.
"That's what I thought." She smiled sweetly.
"Move woman."
"Yeah, sure whatever you say your majesty."
Shessomaru did his best not to roll his eyes when she turned around. She went to her place at the table and looked over the whole table to make sure nothing was missing. Shessomaru finally seated himself, about that same time Motoko seemed to decide that the table looked complete and sat down herself. Hojo cleared his throat and looked at Kagome.
"I am so flattered by your invitation to eat with you, Miss Higurashi. I am honored to be in your home considering your weak immune system." He smiled and grabbed her hand that was right next to his and kissed it. As he did this Motoko did all she could not to burst out laughing, as the mothers just sighed as if the scene in front of them unfolded. All the men at the men, other than Hojo, looked as if they were gunna be sick.
"I am honored to have you here, Hojo. It's so nice that you could come!"Kagome blushed and looked way.
"So, I was thinking after dinner we could all go see a movie together or…we could go clubbing?" Motoko chimed up trying to elevate some of the awkwardness of the moment.
"That's a great idea, Miss Saku!" Hojo complimented.
"Wonderful…so which one do you want to go do?" Kagome asked.
"Where would yo…" Hojo tried to interject.
"Let's go clubbing!" Motoko announced.
"Sounds good to me," Kagome stated.
"Oh…Okay?" Hojo for once sounded uncertain.
Kagome looked over at Motoko who looked like she was thoroughly enjoying herself. Kagome just shook her head knowing her cousin worked better pulling things out of her butt. She didn't know how she did it but she always seemed to know what she was doing. She wished she could be just like her sometimes. Motoko noticed her cousin's gaze and gave her a reassuring wink. Inuyasha and Shessomaru caught the exchange and looked at one another as if to ask the same question. "What the heck is going on?"
Dinner progressed as any normal dinner would, with the occasional comment here and there. In truth for all parties it was one of the most awkward dinners they had ever been to. After dinner they decided that Motoko and Kagome would go change and that the boys could change too if they wanted, of course Inuyasha and Shessomaru didn't.
About an hour later the girls came down the stairs all ready to go. During that time the parents had all gone to bed. Kagome came down the stairs first, her hair was up in a ponytail that looked like it had been slept on. She wore a pink halter top that came to a point just above her belly button and jeans that hugged her legs and butt in all the right places. She also wore black high heels. Along with everything else, her clothes and makeup made her look at least two years older than what she was.
It was Motoko's turn next. She had pulled her hair up with several curled strands hanging down in places. Her midnight blue shirt hung off her shoulders and accentuating and hugging to every curve on her body. Clear material served as sleeves that were opened at the bottom and attached to her ring finger on both hands. Her jeans had the same look as Kagome's, and she also wore similar heels. Her makeup, unlike Kagome's, only enhanced her beauty.
Shessomaru watched in awe…who did this girl think she was dressing like that in front of him? He was not her lover; although he would not have minded being such if she knew how to be respectful and if she was a youkai. He still did not approve. Kagome was not dressed appropriately either but he decided that she was Inuyasha's so he needed to deal with her.
"This Shessomaru does not approve of your choice in dress woman!" He stated.
"Oh," Motoko looked almost innocently shocked but then got a mischievous glint in her eye. She glided forward swaying her hips and when she reached Shessomaru played with his shirt a little bit, then pressed herself against him. "I thought you would have liked it, my Lord." She said in a rich seductive voice pulling her face close to his.
Before he could even get another word out, after the shock had worn off, she had grabbed Kagome's arm and had the two had waltzed out the door together.
"Those two are something else aren't they?" Hojo marveled, as he watched them walk.
"That's not what I would call it!" Inuyasha was positively fuming. He had thought that Kagome's outfits couldn't get any worse but he was wrong. The halter she wore was barely held hold by two strings and if someone untied them…and Motoko wasn't helping things. It was almost as if she encouraged it! And the way she acted around Shessomaru was just downright scary! He had never met a human with a enough gall to even approach Shessomaru let alone mess with him like she was. 'She obviously wants to die.' He thought to himself as they walked into the heart of the city. 'She at least is a bit more modestly dressed than Kagome.' Inuyasha couldn't quite understand these girls one minute they were totally innocent the next …well they looked like they'd been around the block a couple of times.
Shessomaru's thoughts were nothing short of what his brother's were as well. His other problem was that Motoko was about to make him loose his mind. She knew how to press every single one of his buttons…not only did she know which ones to press she knew how long she could hold them down for before the warning light even went off. It was like she knew him better than he did even though she had only known him for an afternoon. These thoughts began a curiosity in Shessomaru, how to get inside this woman's head and do the same to her? Or just get her to tell him how she knew how to do these things.
Kagome whispered something in Motoko's ear which caused her to flip her head back in Shessomaru's direction, look him up and down for a second and then turn back around and giggle. 'Yep, she wants to die.' Inuyasha thought to himself as he looked at his brother waiting for him to kill her. Shessomaru wondered what the two young ladies had been talking about to cause Motoko to look at him and laugh. He however was not offended he had seen something in her eyes, although hidden behind her smile, which caused him to realize she wasn't making fun of him. He sensed his brother's eyes staring at him however and began to question his sanity. He was almost sure that his little brother was waiting for him to kill the girls for their insolence. Shessomaru still had other plans of revenge for Motoko for her earlier actions before dinner.
Not ten minutes later they arrived at the club. Shessomaru and Inuyasha thought their eardrums where going to burst it did not however seem to even effect the humans. Motoko led them over to a table and Kagome grabbed Hojo's hand and led him to the dance floor. Inuyasha thought that he was angry before. He had never been so jealous in his entire life. The way Kagome moved next to Hojo made him want to kill Hojo and take Kagome far away. Three songs came and went and then the music slowed. A man came over to their table and asked Motoko if she would like to dance. She very nicely told him no maybe the next one and turned around to see a very unhappy looking Shessomaru. Inuyasha had a look of frustration on his face as if he didn't know what to do.
"You ok, Inuyasha?"
"Hmpf."
"Inuyasha?"
"She shouldn't dance with him like that."
"That's how everyone dances in this time. And if you're so jealous then go ask her to dance."
"I…I don't know…how to dance." Inuyasha stammered out in a low voice hoping that no one heard him.
"What? Don't be silly anyone can dance!" Motoko exclaimed and grabbing his hand leading him to the dance floor.
"Ok here's what you do…you place your hand on my hip and I'll place mine on your shoulder. Take my hand and walk forward!" He did as he told her. She told him to step back and he did, and ever so gradually he was dancing with her. It was not the most graceful dancing in the world but he had the basic idea. She explained what spinning was and dipping and over the next couple of songs he got better. Then the tempo changed and he attempted to leave the floor and Motoko shook her head and pulled him back. She put both of his hands on her hips and started swaying to the beat.
Shessomaru was floored to say the least. She was just letting his brother touch her like that. It didn't seem to bother her. Her form of dancing however was tame in comparison with the rest of the dance floor. The song finally came to an end and he watched his brother move toward Hojo and Kagome to ask her for a dance. Which she seemed to accept, he then watched Motoko and Hojo make their way back towards their table.
"I never knew you were such a great dancer Motoko!" Hojo complimented her.
"Well the next time we go out to the dance floor we'll have to dance together."
"Sure, I'd like that!"
"Hi Shessomaru," Motoko exclaimed as she walked closer to the table. "Having fun yet?"
"No, this Shessomaru does not have "fun" as you call it." He sneered at her.
"Whoa! My bad! I'm sorry! But party poopers are not allowed at this shindig your gunna have to go!" She laughed and her eyes sparkled as she sat down. "You are so full of crap you have to know how to have fun probably do! You're just being stubborn!"
Shessomaru was shocked, he shouldn't have been considering her earlier actions throughout the day but still, he couldn't believe this girl! Why did she have to act so much like her! His true love, the only person, other than Rin and his mother, he had ever loved. He began to wonder if this girl was her reincarnation, she had the same mannerisms, the same look and touch…could she possibly be her? He decided to play with her a little bit and see, if anything she would be entertaining.
He smirked," You caught me!"
She made a quizzical face at him.' What are you up to Shessomaru?' She thought to herself. 'Gosh, I hope he doesn't see through my mask, if he does…I don't know what will happen! It's just safer this way.' She continued to try to convince herself of that while he stood and walked over to her chair.
"Why don't you join me for a dance? And more importantly, why didn't you ask me for one? Yet you asked Hojo and my little pain in the neck brother too."
"I didn't think you'd want to," she looked at him like he had lost his mind as he hovered over her and held out his hand for her to take so he could lead her to the dance floor.
"Well then you were wrong about me weren't you?" His eye gave a slight glimpse of mischief. 'Did he just say "me"? Yep if I know my Shessomaru he's up to something…this can't be good.' She looked down at his hand 'But I guess I could play along for a little bit…just can't lose myself.'
"We'll see," She smiled as she took his hand and let him lead her to the floor.