Plot/Story
Kagome Higurashi had been cooking since she was seven thanks to her father and mother, her whole life had always been centered on restaurants and food and she wouldn't have changed it for the world. Now at age 27, Kagome has become one of the top chefs in the world and has a restaurant Shikon Blossom in the center of downtown Tokyo with her best friend, and a world known Baker and Pastry Chef, Sango Taijia (28). Inuyasha Takahashi (29) is your typical bad-boy high class actor, who takes advantage of anything and anyone, preferring things to go his way especially after his latest blockbuster movie ended his seven year relationship with movie actress Kikyo M. (28). [No one knows her last name] Miroku Houshi (29), Inuyasha's long-time friend and agent/manager had been trying to pick up his friends mood and one day as they were in Downtown, Miroku took him to Shikon Blossom, where things seem to take a downright turn after Kagome and Inuyasha meet, especially after Inuyasha orders her to become his personal chef.
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So here is chapter 3. There's a bit more of interaction between characters. Mention of one or two future characters that will be appearing within the next chapter or two. I got to say that I'm pretty happy with my speed of updating. I hope I didn't jinx it though. lol Thank you for the reviews :) They mean alot, and to those reading it and no reviews, thank you either way :D
It's not as long as I hope it should be. But it has spanned a bit long, in my eyes anyways. But don't worry. I will eventually be starting to write a little bit longer as time goes on. Thank you for the reviews, and to those who have added my story to their Alerts. It means a lot as a writer. It means that it's actually being read. Spread the word about my story if you'd like. Also, I would like to say if any of you have recommendations of other good fanfics, tell me, or if you have your own fanfic, tell me and I'll go read it.
So, it has come to my attention that I haven't added the disclaimer that is oh so needed. So I shall add that after this next announcement.
I'm going to open up a poll after I update the 4th chapter. The poll will be titles, for Inuyasha's next movie gig. So I guess from now until I update with the 4th chapter, give me suggestions for movie titles. I will be posting a few more of my own. Now for the disclaimer…
Disclaimer: Now like any story here on I must add that I do not own any of the characters Rumiko Takahashi has created for Inuyasha. I also do not own anything affiliated with my title, Eat, Pray, Love. The story here is not live the novel or the movie, so please do not expect it to be the same, just the title was used because it actually fits.
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Eat, Pray, Love
Chapter 3: Say it with me, Poh-Tae-Toe! / Poh-Tah-Toh! / No!
Baker hours were never easy. Well, Sango knew them anyways; she was always up by five, did a forty minute workout, showered in ten and was at the restaurant by six fifteen. There were times she was up even before five, finding herself at the restaurant at three because there was a huge event that day at the restaurant.
Like last month, she was at the restaurant at two in the morning sugar crafting flowers, three hundred Sakura flowers to be exact to add onto the four hexagonal tier cake, the base was her famed chocolate with raspberry cheese crème filling, the second a delicious Dutch apple rum cake with a butterscotch filling, the third a pineberry [pineapple and strawberry] colada cake with a simple champagne filling, and the last one a lemon cake with a slightly meringue tasting filling. Each tier she had covered in butter cream icing and then covered in white fondant before assembling them on top of each other.
It had taken Sango three hours to arrange the flowers perfectly in a fashion that made the cake look as is the Sakura tree wrapped around it. Then it took her another two hours to hand paint the tree branches and leaves before she started on the piping and last details of the cake. Overall, it had taken her in total over eight hours from start to the finish of the cake.
She guaranteed that everything that went out of her pastry kitchen was fresh and delicious and that cake she became a complete perfectionist because it was for a wedding and not just any wedding but political power house Menomaru GaShimi and top cardio surgeon Kaguya Kagami. It was a match made in heaven really and they enjoyed their reception here at Shikon Blossom though it did close down the restaurant for an entire day to the public, but the money was well worth it.
Right now Sango was moving to the beat of the radio that was on and she was singing lightly to the song as she worked a large machine mixing flour, baking cocoa and sugar before adding over a dozen eggs, a large bottle of the secret ingredient that made it moist, oil, milk, water and a few more things letting the batter mix. Yes, she was in a good mood, especially from the talk she had last night with Kagome, there been no doubt that she wouldn't get a job working with Inuyasha Takahashi. With Inuyasha Takahashi being associated with the owners of Shikon Blossom there was bound to be an increase of clientele who would love to eat the same foods as the famed actor.
"I love my job!" She giggled insanely as she stopped her machine, the batter for her chocolate cake ready as she began moving onto her next step, the chocolate glaze and the chocolate filling. She was there for two or three hours until everything was baked and settling in the fridge. Once finished with that she would go back home around eight, which was in no less than ten minutes to sleep a bit more before Shikon Blossomed its doors at eleven. They weren't a breakfast restaurant…
"Yet anyways" Sango laughed as she shook her head continuing to sway her hips to the music. Sadly, she did not know of a discussion happening somewhere in the same vicinity of downtown which would be brought in to the comfort of her restaurant.
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Wine. That was the only thing he preferred to drink, but when you dealt with a half brother like his, whiskey, scotch or brandy were his second choices. He couldn't wait until he got to the restaurant to enjoy lunch and his hard liquor. Inuyasha was just giving him a headache now as he closed his golden eyes as he rubbed his right temple with his fingers.
"Dammit Inuyasha!" Sesshoumaru said, his patience snapping and his calm and cool demeanor fading as he slammed his fist on the table, revealing the common relation he had with Inuyasha was violence. "Stop fucking around and get Kikyo to give you back the fucking shares!"
"How the fuck am I going to do that? Haven't you noticed she left me? Do you want me to go prancing into her mansion and say, 'Hey Bitch! Give me back the T&T's shares I gave you?'" Inuyasha said, feeling irritated.
Miroku unfortunately was in between the two brothers, and it seemed to be taking a toll on the man as electricity flew in the room. He swore the acted like a bunch of dogs, no pun intended really, since they were all humans here.
"Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha. Please stop. We will try to resolve this with Tenseiga & Tetsusaiga's lawyers first thing tomorrow and try to retrieve the thirteen percent of shares Kikyo has."
"Thirteen?" Sesshoumaru asked, his voice unbeknownst to him raising an octave higher. "You gave her thirteen percent of your shares? You incompetent fool!" Sesshoumaru said standing, his palms faced flat on the table as he looked at Inuyasha with a menacing glare.
Inuyasha remained quiet but sent Miroku a glare for revealing how much of the shares he had given to his ex-girlfriend. Now he knew he wasn't going to hear the end of it from Sesshoumaru and his father. Inuyasha crossed his arms as he felt that he indeed was incompetent and a fool, for letting what seemed to be a one-sided love blind him.
'Fuck' was all he could think as he dared not look at his older brother.
Sesshoumaru on the other hand looked down at his watch, read the time, they had been arguing for several hours since morning, ever since Inuyasha had returned from his sickness in the bathroom and it was now almost noon.
"We will continue this after lunch" Sesshoumaru grumbled, yes he grumbled, as he waited for Miroku to stand up and then warily so did Inuyasha.
"Where are we going?" Inuyasha asked, hoping to God that Sesshoumaru would let this die already and he can go on to something better in his life, maybe make that bitch whom made him sick in the first place pay.
"Oh, a little restaurant I love called Shikon Blossom," Sesshoumaru said as he began walking to the door opening it slowly, "Everyone recommends it" was all the man said before disappearing.
"Inuyasha?" Miroku asked noticing how still his friend had become once he heard the restaurant Sesshoumaru wanted attend to. "Are you alright?"
"Shikon Blossom? Of all places there? Why?"
"Well…Look at the bright side…You can talk with Higurashi-sama and see if she'll consider your proposal?"
"I fucking doubt I want her cooking for me personally now since she poisoned me somehow" Inuyasha said exaggerating with the poisoning as he sulked out to follow Inuyasha.
Miroku only sighed, knowing the reason that Sesshoumaru wanted to head to Shikon Blossom was because someone was capable to knock heads and was possibly able to surpass and anger Inuyasha more than he or their father ever did.
"I'm going just for more of that cake," was all Miroku said with a nod as he walked out of the office behind the two Takahashi's.
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The restaurant wasn't that busy now, considering that it was packed the moment it was open, all the tables had been filled up within twenty minutes and there was a waiting list of an hour or less, depending on where your name was on the list. Thankfully, the three men arrived to find a waiting list with the time of waiting being fifteen minutes.
To Inuyasha's luck the host wasn't the wench or bitch as he called her but this odd looking man or was it a woman? He had even turned to look at Miroku with a questioning glance, Sesshoumaru had remained unfazed when he went to give his name and how many in his party.
"I don't know!" hissed Miroku quietly to Inuyasha who could only stare at the host as the three sat on the plush couches in the waiting area.
"Hana! Party of six?" the host said with a large smile, the voice sounding feminine yet had a low pitch like a male's.
The host wore make-up as far as Miroku and Inuyasha could see, but neither could find hills or as Miroku said "Where are the tits?" within the shirt the host was wearing they concluded that maybe she, which they would assume she is, had small, non-voluptuous breasts. Yet, the host seemed to have a magnificent body, especially with the dress pants that fit snuggly and Miroku was able to notice the ass.
"Sesshoumaru, party of three?" the host said this time as the three stood and followed the host to their table with a smile.
This gave the two curious men the opportunity to figure the host out as they sat.
"Your server will be right with yo-," and the host was cut off by a male server who appeared at his side. "Oh. Souta. Gentlemen, this will be your waiter for the remainder of your stay" the host said giving one look to Miroku and Inuyasha with a wink before leaving.
The two men didn't notice the slight smirk gracing Sesshoumaru's face, or their waiter, Souta sweat dropping at what the host did and making the two men smile.
"What's the host name?" Miroku asked opening his menu as he looked at their waiter.
"Jakotsu," Souta replied and he soon quieted down waiting as silence filled the air, he was staring at Sesshoumaru who looked like he was trying to control his lips from going into a full blown smile.
"Wait…Jakotsu?" Inuyasha finally spoke up looking at Souta, "The host is a dude?"
Miroku's face blanched as Inuyasha coughed, no choked on air as he tried to calm himself. They had both been checking out a man. Souta could do nothing but nod and Sesshoumaru only smirked as he shook his head pointing to the liquor menu.
"Bring me a glass of your strongest wine, a snifter with some scotch, and a side of whiskey please. I've had a long day, and bring these buffoons some water until they're able to catch their breaths," Sesshoumaru said as he closed that menu letting Souta leave with a curt nod as the two men before him continued to gag, look sick once again and what not as on lookers in the restaurant stared.
Sesshoumaru Takahashi didn't care who stared, but he did clear his throat rather loudly causing the stares to look away from the small scene at his table while he searched for the perfect lunch meal.
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Kagome wasn't in the kitchen today, leaving her best cook in charge as she handled the books on the restaurant and went out every once in a while to check both kitchens as well as go around and greet guests enjoying their lunch. This time around she was wearing an all navy-grey pinstripe skirt suit with a white shirt and navy heels to go with it. As she greeted a couple her eyes caught a head with silver hair and she quirked an eyebrow wondering what he was doing here since his evenings here at Shikon Blossom weren't until Sunday, excusing herself she walked over before her face soured noticing the two other men, specifically one of them.
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome asked as she walked towards the table before stopping as said man stood up to shake her hand.
"Ah, Kagome, pleasure to see you. Please sit with us. My half-brother is dying of hunger" Sesshoumaru said with a curt nod.
What the two didn't notice was Miroku calming Inuyasha down, who seemed ready to pounce on either his half-brother or the girl. Possibly it was the girl by the way he was glaring at her. Slowly feeling like she was being watched Kagome turned to look at Inuyasha giving him a questioning glance.
"You!" Inuyasha pointed, his voice hushing into a menacing tone. "You made me sick!"
"What are you talking about?" Kagome said in such a sweet and innocent tone as Inuyasha snarled. "Oh hush now. How about you sit and tell me what I did wrong," Kagome replied as Sesshoumaru sat down motioning for the empty chair to Kagome.
"You very well know what!" Inuyasha said sitting down before Kagome as if it was a competition who did everything first. "You added something to my dinner last night that made me get an upset stomach!"
Miroku remained quiet with Sesshoumaru, both giving glances back and forth between Inuyasha and Kagome. Sesshoumaru remained emotionless and Miroku seemed to look tired now and the day was only just halfway done.
"You deserved it you asshole!" Kagome said crossing her arms.
"So…You're the dame who made Inuyasha's life hell," Sesshoumaru smirked as he looked at Inuyasha squarely in the eye before turning to Kagome, "I would have thought it'd be Sango. She seems…more dangerous"
"She still is, but when you have a friend that violent, it kind of rubs off…" Kagome said sweat dropping at Sesshoumaru who only nodded.
"You know her?" Inuyasha asked, his voice shocked, disturbed was probably the better description here.
"As a matter of fact…I do. Kagura Kaze from Kaze Law introduced me to Shikon Blossom for a lunch meeting we had and in turn introduced me to her friend, Kagome here. I've come every Sunday evening ever since" Sesshoumaru said.
"How is Kagura by the way?" Kagome asked with a wink at Sesshoumaru who just shrugged making Inuyasha gape.
"Kagura Kaze. Our lawyer?" Miroku asked with a slight disbelief, "That woman is cold. Not even my best charm can make her smile! Just by touching her ass I get the cold stare that can kill and a threat that she will take me to court for sexual harassment, even rape!"
"You're the lech?" Kagome said looking at the indigo eyed man who just quirked her a smile.
"Kagura is someone who is sophisticated and upscale that she won't fall for the beckoning of a lecherous man," Sesshoumaru said giving him a cold glare.
"See that's the look she gave me!" Miroku pointed at Sesshoumaru as he looked at Inuyasha.
"Well then…," Kagome said turning to look at Inuyasha who stared at her.
She lowered her eyelids preparing herself for the inevitable and for the apology on her lips. She squirmed in her chair a bit, now wishing she never made that deal with Sango now.
"Inuyasha," she said looking up at him now.
He cursed now when he looked at her, especially in that slight nervous almost innocent expression that made him feel guilty for no apparent reason, or maybe he was sick again.
"What is it wench?" he replied which only made Kagome red in anger.
"Do you want me as your personal cook or not? I was going to talk about your proposal, but if you're going to go on with this fucking attitude I prefer not to do it!" Kagome said pushing her chair back before standing only to have her wrist grabbed and being pulled back down onto her chair.
"Sit back down!" Inuyasha said in a haste, Sesshoumaru and Miroku remaining quiet, "I do want you to become my personal cook…I'm guessing you have a few terms for this agreement…?"
"I do," Kagome said with a satisfied smile as she made herself comfortable, "but first of all I want to say I'm sorry for adding laxatives to your food."
"You what? Laxatives!" Inuyasha said only to earn a glare from the three at the table.
"Yes, I'm sorry," she repeated only to earn a feh, "But as agreements to this. I hope Kagura will be able to write up a contract for us both," which only earned her a nod, "Good. Well my terms. I won't go work for you the beginning of next week."
"And why not?" Inuyasha said.
"My brother is graduating this weekend," Kagome said noticing her brother arriving with the drinks, "This is him, Souta Higurashi," the brother only nodded unsure of what was going on, but he couldn't leave because Kagome grabbed his hand.
"Sis?" he asked with a nervous smile.
"Souta, stay for a moment yeah. So as I said, he will be graduating this weekend. He will be taking my place as head of this restaurant while I work for you," she noticed Souta's surprised face, and the three men staring at the young man who looked like he didn't know how to boil water, "But I do want to come into Shikon Blossom once a week, just to check on things"
"Seems fair. Anything else?" Inuyasha said.
"I'm part of a team here at Shikon Blossom. Either you hire me and my partner, Sango Taijia, or you don't get me at all. If you're going to want desserts she is your best bet at getting them." Kagome said with a smile.
"Why the fuck do I have to hire if I only want a cook?"
"Inuyasha! Think of the cake! The delicious, scrumptious chocolate cake. How can you deny it?" Miroku said wide eyed at Inuyasha for daring to think he didn't need the pastry chef, with Sesshoumaru only nodding as back up.
"Dammit Miroku!" Inuyasha said with his arms crossed before looking at Kagome. "Fine. I'll give her the same hiring pay, and same payment as you. But who's going to replace her?"
"Her brother Kohaku is graduating with Souta as well. Besides, we both have good second chefs that will help them out. You can go Souta and call in Sango" Kagome said releasing her brother from her hold.
"Okay sis, gentlemen" Souta said before disappearing.
"…Fine. So I'll hire you both, each a starting pay of half a mil, then fifty thousand. Starting Monday, would like days to come into Shikon Blossom, I'm deciding Wednesdays and Fridays. If you have any other terms, you better tell me before Monday. All I ask is that you live on my premises in Tokyo Hills," he said, Kagome giving him a nod.
"I'm good with moving out to Tokyo Hills. Will we live in your home exactly or something else?"
"There's an attached guest house with two bedrooms. You and Sango can remain there, or in one of the other 7 rooms in the house itself."
"Kags!" a girls voice said, making her turn to notice Sango waving at her as she walked over. "Oh, hey Sesshoumaru"
"Sango," he said.
"So? What's going on?" Sango said trying to act oblivious.
"Inuyasha here is hiring us both to be his personal chef and pastry chef" Kagome said with a smile.
"No! Inuyasha Takahashi? You want us to be your chef's?" Sango asked her voice acting in mock surprise and excitement.
"As Inuyasha's spokesperson my dear, he is not lying," Miroku said now standing next to Sango grabbing her hand, she just stared at him oddly. "I must say though, I never knew that the pastry chef who created that delicious chocolate cake was such a beauty. My name is Miroku, may I ask you something?" Miroku said with the sweetest smile he had.
Kagome just blinked once at the scene before her, Sesshoumaru just shook his head, and Inuyasha sighed. Sango could do nothing except stare at Miroku.
"Well, what is it?"
"My lady, will you do the honors of...," Miroku's hand began itching towards her back, "Of bearing my children?" he was now rubbing her ass, "Together, we will make beautiful children with the faces of an angel and the body of Gods" he said with a smile.
Sango's eyes hid behind her bangs, her hands fisting into balls as a vein began popping at her right temple. Inuyasha just stared dully as Kagome's mouth was in a perfect O of surprise and Sesshoumaru did nothing but lift his hand with three fingers up before he slowly counted down, putting one finger at a time down into three, two, and one.
"Why you pervert!" Sango said lifting her right hand, releasing it from its fist and having it flat before it smacked Miroku across the cheek as she left the group in anger before flicking her hand in a wave to Kagome and leaving an unconscious Miroku on the floor.
"I take that as a yes from her. So we both will work for you at Inuyasha. As for moving into your home, just call me for information," Kagome said smiling, disregarding Miroku on the floor, too bad the others having lunch kept on staring at the man, "While I'm at it why don't I take your orders and give it to the kitchen staff" she said with a smile.
"Miroku said something about your turkey sandwich and two slices of cake," Sesshoumaru said as he looked down at his menu, "I'll be having the deluxe red snapper with rice pilaf and a side of the clam chowder," he said flipping the menu close as Kagome stared at Inuyasha.
"I'll have the marinated bbq beef ribs, garlic bread, and a large potato with the works" Inuyasha said closing his menu.
"It's potato" Kagome said giving Inuyasha a stare.
"I said that."
"No you didn't. You said poh-tah-toh. You don't say it that way. Repeat after me. Poh-tae-toe!"
"Poh-tae-toe" Inuyasha said feeling foolish as Sesshoumaru smirked at him, Miroku finally waking.
"Good. Now say it together"
"Pohtahtoh" Inuyasha said in the same manner as he said it before as Kagome got red in the face in slight frustration.
"Augh! There is no hope for you!" Kagome said as she left in a hurry to give the kitchen their orders.
Inuyasha just blinked once, unsure of what just happened as he looked over at his half-brother and friend.
"I thought I said it right…Didn't I?"
"Just keep working on it brother. I'm sure then Kagome will then stop adding laxatives to your food." Sesshoumaru said with a smirk.
"Shut up!" Inuyasha said as he grabbed his drink.
"Inuyasha. Can I go live with you? I think Sango and I are meant for heaven. Plus, all the good food you'll be getting? Man, lucky bastard" Miroku said only to earn a pointed look from Inuyasha.
"No way," he said, knowing that wouldn't happen, by Sunday Miroku would already be in his on guest room, Inuyasha only sighed as he thought that maybe just maybe this was a bad idea.
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