How should you handle being played?...
"Kaori you were harsh," Inuyasha said happily. He took a seat beside his beloved and grinned at the girls across from him.
Kaori laughed. "I wouldn't have been anything compared to Miss Temperamental. She doesn't know the meaning of restraint."
Kiya sighed. "Stop putting me as the bad guy. I'm not mean."
"I'm sorry," Kaori said. "...you're not mean... you're ruthless." Everyone laughed at that aside from Kouga, Sesshomaru, and a very peevish Kiya.
Flashback...
On the drive over to the party, Sesshomaru and the boys had a little talk.
"Ok... her name is Kiya."
"Kiya?... I don't know her." Sesshomaru concluded.
"Yes you do but I knew you'd forget her. That's the point." Inuyasha snapped. "If you knew her she wouldn't be the perfect person for you. Anyway... she's um... different."
"Different?" Kouga asked. "What do you mean?"
"Nothing bad... I just mean she's not like normal girls." She's basically a female Sesshomaru. Inuyasha thought to himself.
"What does she have the clap or something? Spit it out, Inuyasha." Sesshomaru wasn't really in the mood for his brother's games.
"You're such an ass, Sessh." Miroku said through a laugh.
Inuyasha sighed. "I'm saying, don't expect to get a one night stand from her. I know that's what you're looking for and I didn't choose to get you two together so you could try to jump in bed with her."
Sesshomaru frowned. "You don't know what I want." He replied, staring out the window.
Inuyasha deigned to not give the statement a reply. "Kagome will hate me if your date is a bust. So, just be nice. Ok?"
"Yes...fine... I'll behave." Sesshomaru waved the comment aside. Then he thought of something. "I'm guessing she's not an idiot? If she is the whole "be nice" is not going to happen."
Inuyasha smirked. "She is anything but an idiot, Sessh. Kiya graduated early and is supposed to be looking for a college. Some of offers came in but she doesn't want to move too far away from her family. She's kinda mean at times, but..."
Sesshomaru snorted at 'mean'.
"Mean?" Miroku and Kouga chorused.
"That's right." Inuyasha said suddenly. "You two never met Kiya or her cousin."
Inuyasha saw Miroku smirk in the mirror and frowned. "Don't get any ideas." He warned "They would eat you alive, don't let their looks fool you..."
Miroku frowned in mock shock. "How could you expect...?"
"Save the act." Inuyasha returned to his friend, while simultaneously cutting off a red Volvo and running a light. Sesshomaru forced himself to refrain from clutching the leather seating out of principle, but he hated how his brother drove.
"Stay away from Sango as well." Sesshomaru said as he remembered another of Kagome's friends. She had helped him find a particularly difficult client and 'convinced him to sign the merger contract. She gained him a few million in profits. That alone warranted her protection from Miroku's womanizing ways.
Miroku scowled in his black button up and slacks. "Looks like I'm not going to be having any fun tonight." He mumbled.
Inuyasha glared at him through the rear view mirror.
"Aren't you with Yanabi?" Kouga asked accusingly. Miroku shrugged.
"Not really, I'm dumping her after this party." Two of the four groaned.
"God you're a pig, Miroku." Miroku smiled sheepishly.
"It is what it is."
Sesshomaru was already sick of the conversation. "So what's this about Kiya being a bitch?" He said quickly changing the subject.
"I didn't say that." Inuyasha protested. "She's a… sweetheart." Ok so maybe she was a bit of a bitch (Sesshomaru didn't need to know that) but she was his bitch and he liked the way she was. He already had two women who were sweethearts. It was nice having someone who could hold a candle to his own charming personality. "Let's just say," Inuyasha began thoughtfully, "don't do her wrong."
End Flashback...
Looking back at that conversation, and comparing the tidbits of information, Sesshomaru didn't see what Inuyasha was talking about. Kiya acted like a bitch. Mean didn't cover her.
Sessh stood with both hands in his slacks, glancing at the females. His eyes fell to one in particular.
She was wearing cream cargo pants with gold trim. It had a 'K' embroidered in gold on the left back pocket with drawstrings around the ankles. She wore a matching cream and gold trimmed Tank top. Lengthy hanging gold earrings twined from her elfish ears and a simple gold chain adorned her neck. They glinted as she moved, while she smiled, and when she frowned with the other women. Her silver hair was clipped up high, but tendrils fell out of the clip in curls.
Sesshomaru's ears perked at the mention of Kiya and he couldn't help but be satisfied that the girl he was looking at answered to the name. Inuyasha's girlfriend motioned to Sesshomaru and unique sapphire eyes turned up to wards him. She scrutinized him for a second and he saw her fight the smirk that played at her lips. He smiled at her and she smiled back.
Sesshomaru had a feeling that he was going to like tonight.
After everyone was acquainted, the group started to split to their own couples. Miroku had long since left the club with Yanabi, and was now, most likely, getting out of her bed and kissing her goodbye. Inuyasha and Kagome were at a booth not far away, chatting about whatever. They looked so happy. Kagome chose to wear her little black dress and silver accessories along with black and silver heels. Her ruby earrings glowed with her.
Kiya smiled. She's so much happier with him. Then she remembered that she wasn't alone.
She laughed a little and apologized for spacing out. "I just never really noticed how happy she gets when she's with him." Sesshomaru looked up at the two and nodded.
"Inuyasha cares for her alot. I'm sure your friend knows that." Kiya smiled. She reached for her Pepsi and downed the last of it. Sesshomaru took one look at the glass, eyebrow arched.
"You don't drink?" Kiya shook her head, glancing at the iced-tea he ordered.
"What about you? Liquor not your style?" He gave her an amused look.
"Not really. Only on special occasions."
Kiya nodded slowly. Usually by now she would be ditching her date or brutalizing him. But she wasn't with Sesshomaru, Kagome would have her head if she did. The only thing now was to find something to talk about. "So, what are your hobbies, interests, life goals?"
Sesshomaru folded his arms and gave her a level gaze. "Are you always this unfriendly? Or do you just not like me?"
Kiya smirked. "What makes you say that?"
"You're voice is sarcastic as well as your questions."
Kiya asked the bartender for a raspberry iced-T. "Is it that obvious?" Kiya looked him over again. He was wearing slacks and a shirt of some soft material. Probably silk she concluded. He doesn't seem to be a perv or a jerk... at least...
"Something wrong?" He asked noticing her examining of him.
"No." She said after a moment. "Not yet." Sesshomaru frowned which made her smile innocently back at him.
"I just have bad experiences at parties and or clubs."
"Really?" Sesshomaru asked, raising an eyebrow. "Why is that?"
"I always end up with a prick for a date." She finished with a shrug. "But you're not a prick... or are you?" She said smirking. Sesshomaru could tell she was trying to piss him off. He smiled back.
She didn't expect him to smile or lean forward to whisper in her ear.
"I guess you have to decide that for yourself." She involuntarily shivered at the breath on her neck and turned away blushing slightly.
Forcing herself to calm down, she replied coolly. "I guess I will."
Sesshomaru wondered if he imagined the blush but shrugged it off. Kiya on the other hand did everything but that. Why did that fluster me? No matter what a guy would say I never got flustered like that... And it had to be Sesshomaru who did it. Jeez.
Kiya shook her head slightly. I guess I'm just off my game today. She turned back to him and started a new conversation.
Back with Kagome and her lovable man...
Kagome laughed at Inuyasha as he did a hilarious impression of a very irritating old pervert they both knew. Sango came over.
"Have you guys seen Kaori." They both shook their heads.
"I think she went with Kouga." Kagome turned to see what happened to Kaori. Spotting her on the dance floor with Kouga, she covered her mouth to hold back her laugh. She nudged Sango who burst into laughter and the sight and ran over to tap Kiya on the shoulder.
"What's wrong?" Kiya asked.
Sango kept laughing only managing to point to the dance floor. Kiya and Sesshomaru turned.
They were dancing or rather Kaori was dancing. Kouga didn't look like he knew what was going on. He glanced around, clueless, and Kaori just smiled coaching him along. He managed to get into some odd looking jerking motion which made Inuyasha howl in laughter. Sesshomaru looked away in embarrassment pinching the bridge of his nose. Damn it Kouga... don't embarrass us.
Kiya rapidly joined InuYasha in hysterics. It was cute that he went on the dance floor knowing he can't dance. Not that Kaori would have given him another choice.
Barely managing to restrain her mirth, Sesshomaru and Kiya went over to Kagome's booth. "Does he usually go dance?" Kiya asked the two men.
"No not usually." Sesshomaru said glancing back at his friend. He sighed.
"There's usually no one to ask him." Inuyasha added once he finally stopped laughing. "Kaori's the first person since Ayame, well... before she went loco and started stalking him."
Kagome shook her head. "It really is a shame."
Kaori and Kouga made their way to the booth.
Inuyasha turned to Kiya. "Tell your cousin to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. Ayame doesn't take well to women interfering." Kiya snorted.
"She better take to it." Kaori said offhandedly as she sat down at the table. Kiya gave Kaori a look.
"Nothing's going to happen to my cousin, Inuyasha. Trust me on that." She replied to the inu. Inuyasha nodded.
"I'm just saying. You two never dealt with her before. She uses underhanded schemes to get what she wants."
"Well she never met us." Kaori said slinging her arm around Kiya's shoulder. Everyone else just looked at them.
Not long after, everyone split off again leaving Sesshomaru and Kiya alone.
They weren't talking about anything special when a girl walked up to the table.
"Um... hi... I was wondering if you ... well..." She blushed at Sesshomaru.
He looked at her blankly, which only managed to fluster her more. "Um... will you... dance? I mean... do you ... doyouwanttodancewithme?" The end came out in a blurb making her look like a complete idiot. Sesshomaru gave her an amused look that Kiya was seeing more often than when they were younger. He was acting like they had just met.
Kiya glanced at the girl, smiling inwardly. That's the oldest trick in the book. Act flustered to stroke their ego and they're yours for the taking. She eyed the see through white top and skin tight jeans with mild dislike. She wouldn't have suspected anything if the girl was wearing a bra.
... Sesshomaru won't fall for that. And even if he did, he was on a date so he can't just...
"Sure." Sesshomaru said. The girl squealed in delight and Kiya cracked the glass she held in her hand in disbelief.
That son of a ...
He stood letting the girl lead him to the dance floor without even turning back to say goodbye. The girl spun around so she was behind him and turned giving Kiya a wink and a 'sucks for you' smirk.
Bitch!
She couldn't help but laugh a little at how bad he played her.
She knew it was going to end badly. God. Stupid Kagome and her dumb ideas.
She usually didn't let herself get into these kinds of situations. She glanced at Sesshomaru and the girl dancing with him. He just walked off with her. Not that she wasn't partially to blame. She could have been a bit friendlier to him but that was beside the point. She couldn't help but slide in some prejudice. Her childhood with him was very annoying.
A minute or so later, a tall red head walked over to the table.
He was cute.
Leaning down to Kiya, who let go of the broken glass, he smiled.
"Hey I was wondering... you want to dance?"
She brushed the glass off of her hand and smiled back up at him.
"Yeah. As a matter of fact I would."
She let him lead the way not really caring where he wanted to dance and really not caring when Kagome saw her as did Sango and Kaori. Reaching his desired spot, they started dancing.
Inuyasha spotted his brother after Kagome excused herself glaring daggers at whomever. He felt bad for that person.
"YO! SESSH?" Sesshomaru spun the girl in front of him and she giggled stupidly. He looked up at Inuyasha.
"Yeah?" He said expressionlessly, before turning his attention back to his dance partner.
"YEAH? Don't sound so damn nonchalant, Sessh. Where's Kiya...And who the hell is this?" He cried pointing to the girl grinding on his brother.
"I'm..." Inuyasha cut off the girls reply.
"I wasn't talking to you." He growled. He turned back to his brother. "Sesshomaru? Where's Kiya?"
"If you're talking about the girl he was with..." Dippy-bitch-with-no-bra-on informed, ignoring Inuyasha's earlier warning. "...she's probably still at the table. Alone." She laughed until Inuyasha turned to her.
"Look trick! Go find someone else to dance with. I'm sure it won't be hard." He added looking at her clothing with disdain. When she didn't move he persisted. "I'm talking to him. I don't give a damn about you and your ditsy opinions. Fuck off!" The girl gasped clearly offended and stomped away. Sesshomaru glared at his brother.
"I was dancing." He spat.
"I thought you didn't like stupid girls?" Inuyasha asked angrily.
"She wasn't..."
"Sorry! So, now you're into sluts?" Inuyasha continued then shook his head. "I went out of my way to get you with a decent person and you screwed that up."
"I was dancing. I wasn't going to run off with her." Sesshomaru returned icily.
"Do you know what Kiya's doing?"
"She's not crying is she?" Sesshomaru shrugged. "She doesn't look like the type who would cry..."
"Baka," Inuyasha interrupted "Hell, no she wouldn't cry over you. I'm assuming as soon as you left, she left without batting an eye. But still you shouldn't have left her..."
"She wouldn't care if I left her?" Sesshomaru asked with a small grin. She was different.
"Fuck are you smiling for?" Inuyasha shrieked. "No she wouldn't care. Like I said Kiya is different. If anything she's pissed, but she's just going to peg you as another asshole." Inuyasha shook his head. "I trusted you, Sessh..."
Sesshomaru frowned. "Fine, I'll go apologize. Damn. It was just a dance." Inuyasha shook his head.
"No point in that now."
Kiya felt her neck blister all of the sudden and turned to see a very pissed Kagome.
"Yes?" Kiya said sweetly now dancing with a blue eyed, blond haired guy. Kagome glared at the dude Kiya was dancing with until he cowered and fled from under her gaze.
"Aw, Kags, why'd you scare him off?" Kiya joked but Kagome was in no laughing mood.
"Fuck, are you doing?" She hissed, eyes burning. Kiya raised her eyebrow.
"Tsk...Tsk. Kags! You said that language is inappropriate and un-lady like." Kagome snarled at her before dragging Kiya back to the booth.
"What's with all the angry looks?" Kiya asked her 3 friends once she sat down. Kouga had gone off to the bathroom.
"Why the hell were you dancing with someone who was NOT Sesshomaru?" Kagome growled.
Kiya smiled again. "I felt the need to dance and seeing as he wasn't there to dance with..."
Sango shook her head. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Kaori snapped.
"Why don't you ask him since you're all so damn interested in my personal affairs?" Kiya shot back. She turned to the waiter and told him to return with a round of beers.
"What are you doing?" Kaori hissed. "You don't drink."
Kiya's reply went unspoken at the return of Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. "Hi boys" Kiya said brightly.
Inuyasha frowned. Oh...fuck...
He cautiously sat at the table giving Kagome a questioning look. Kagome shook her head slightly and glared expectantly at Kiya. Sesshomaru sat next to his brother silently. He and Kiya locked eyes.
"... I'm glad everyone's back." Sango said trying to break the quiet. Just then the waiter returned.
"Your round." He said handing out one to everyone.
"Thanks, put it on Mr. Takashi's tab." Kiya said taking hold of her beer. "As a matter of fact...just a sec." she said standing up and walking over to the DJ. She said something to him and he nodded giving her a high five. As she came back to the table an announcement was heard.
Ok everyone. Tonight is your lucky night ladies and gents... a free round of beers for the entire house courtesy of a Mr. Sesshomaru Takashi over at table five and he's not offering to pay the cheap kind either. Give him a hand everyone.
The spotlight flashed on a very stunned table five and zeroed in on Sesshomaru.
The club burst into applause. The girls looked shocked and Inuyasha paled. Kiya smiled at all of them, before heading to Sesshomaru.
She leaned forward to his ear and whispered, "I guess I know what you are now..." She straightened holding out her beer over his head. "...A prick. Have a drink to celebrate."
She turned the bottle over his head, dumping its continence. Kagome slapped her hand to her forehead and Kaori was speechless. Sango's jaw dropped and Inuyasha rubbed his forehead. The club went quiet as everyone saw the scene on the big screen above the DJ's table. Kiya shook it for good measure then took a few steps away.
"Have a good night everybody. Enjoy the drinks, Takashi here did." She said flashing a million dollar smile before stalking into the bathroom.
