AN: Hello I'm back again. Uh lesse…with school coming up for me I'll try real hard to continue with the story, so you have my word on that ok? I really hope that you will continue to support me as I continue my fic. By the way thanks for all the reviews I feel special! Another thing before I let you go, just for clarification Inu, Kag, Mir, San, and Sess are all in college ok? I think I might have confused some people in the beginning but I corrected it. So without further adieu chapter 3.
Disclaimer: No no no I do not own Inuyasha
Rating: PG-13
Needles and Thread
Chapter 3: Phone Tag
"Well I kind of like this one right here." Miroku said while picking up a piece of lace. Sango took the frail item from his hands an examined it.
"Eh...it looks like we would be making a wedding dress with this." She settled giving it back to him.
"Wedding? Oh my dear Sango is that all you can think of? I'd be glad to realize your dream with you-" Miroku didn't to finish due to the large amount of lace that was shoved into his mouth.
The group had been at the material store for already two hours and still could only manage to snag a nice zipper and some ribbon. The competition was set for Thursday next week, so they still had some time considering that it was Wednesday.
"How about this?" Miroku said picking up another piece.
"How about this?" Sango said picking up her piece of lace.
'What about this?" Sesshomaru said dangling a pale violet lace that was almost paper thin.
"Good." Inuyasha said examining it and then taking it from his hands.
Meanwhile, Kagome was at school trying to will the clock's hands to move faster to four o'clock. Everything was just more boring than usual. When the bell did finally ring she jumped out of her seat and rushed for the door, but was stopped two feet before actually reaching it.
"Wow Kagome you look different. Did you cut your hair?" She looked up and met a wolfish smile (sorry for the sad joke TT).
"Hello Koga. Yes, I did cut my hair." Kagome smiled feeling recognized, which was really rare. Koga had been in her same classes for 2 straight years now and had only spoken a few words. He was the top of the class and he always had girls swarming over him. Needless to say she was usually lost for words half the time when around him. Koga was a full demon and was a very handsome one at that. He had long soot black hair that was tied into a pony tail, with bangs. He flashed another smile at her.
"So are you busy after school or what? If not I know this great place for coffee."
'This can't be happening.' People were actually beginning to notice her over a hair cut?
"Umm, no not really." Kagome said tucking back some hair behind her ear.
"Great I'll take you, my treat." Koga said with a wink. Swept up in her own imagination Kagome nodded while being led out of her class.
So here she was sipping a mocha latte with one of the cutest boys in her school, chatting away as if they had been best friends.
"So you are going into the medical field right?" Koga said before sipping from his cup.
"Yes, I'm going to train to be a doctor." Kagome said adjusting her cup.
"Well you don't sound too excited." Koga commented at her straight face.
"Well…I guess that's what I want to do. I think what I really want to-" She would have finished what she was going to say if it weren't for two things. One, she didn't even know what she was thinking, two, a certain hanyou was pulling at her shirt.
"There you are! What the hell were you thinking? You're an hour late!"
"Don't talk to Kagome in that manner." Koga said beginning to rise out of his seat.
"Who the hell are you?" Inuyasha asked not liking this other guy one bit.
"It's none of your concern, but if you are insistent on speaking to Kagome in that way I'll have to intervene." Koga said, not liking him either.
"Well considering that she had an appointment that she was supposed to be at an hour ago, you'd be pretty pissed to, so if you don't mind Casanova, we are leaving." Inuyasha said abruptly dragging Kagome out of her chair. Kagome was in such a state of shock that not until she was actually on his bike did she say something.
"What is your problem?" Kagome shouted banging a fist on his back.
"Well let's see here…hmmm first of all you decide not to show up at the studio, then I find you goofing off with some guy slurping up fucking lattes instead of being where you are supposed to be!" Inuyasha spat at her.
"So I was having a chat with a friend, so sue me." Kagome argued back.
"I might as well, do you not remember saying that you would not cut our schedule to fit yours. You were supposed to be fitted today!" Inuyasha said while stopping his bike already arriving at the Shikon No Tama. He dismounted the bike and then waited for her to get off.
"Okay okay I'm sorry. Are you happy now?" Kagome said slightly stumbling off the bike.
"No, not really but we'll work with it." Inuyasha said opening the door to the studio.
"Oh Kagome I'm so happy to see you! I thought that you might have been hurt or something." Sango said giving the other girl a small hug. Guilt gave a small pang to Kagome's chest and she smiled.
"No, I'm alright. I'm really sorry for being late." Kagome said while Inuyasha gave a 'keh'.
"Alright! So am I going to get to do the fitting for her?" Miroku said with measuring tape in hand and a big grin on his face.
"Uh yeah right, and give you the chance to feel her up 'by accident'? Think again." Sango said discreetly taking Kagome into the fitting room which was the oversized bathroom. Sango grabbed her clipboard and then in a flash was taking measurements everywhere. When they were done they came out and Sango held out the clip board to the hanyou.
"I have the model's measurements."
"Ok let me have them." Inuyasha said grabbing the clip board.
"Whaaat! Hey that's personal!" Kagome said snatching the clipboard from his hands.
"How the hell do you think we are going to make the dress without your measurements?" Inuyasha said glaring at her.
'Oh that's right' Kagome dreaded still clutching the clip board for dear life.
"Keh, it doesn't matter she's probably a 32"-24"-33"." Inuyasha said rather dryly while Kagome looked shocked.
"Wow that's on the dot!" Sango awed.
"And people call me a pervert." Miroku said crossing his arms.
"Well do we need to go and get the torso?" Sesshomaru said getting his car keys out of his pocket.
"Yeah, we'll be back. Oh wait, Kagome do you have a cell or something?" Inuyasha said getting out his own.
"Yes, but I don't use it often." Kagome said going to her bag to dig out a pink cell phone.
"What's your number so I can give you a ring when you need to come in tomorrow?"
"Umm let me see…" Kagome told him looking at her cell.
"You don't even know your own cell phone number?"
"I told you I don't use it." Kagome said anger flaring. He sure did know how to push her buttons.
"It's 546-9654." Kagome said putting her cell away.
"Okay…well in the mean time Sango, go make photo copies of the dress design, Miroku break out our materials, and wench you can go home and study or whatever." Inuyasha said giving each of them an order.
"Wait…you tear me away from my friend to only come in here to get measurements that you could figure out just by looking at me, an now you are giving us orders?" Kagome said poking a finger at the silver haired designer's chest.
"Yeah, and what of it? You signed up for this and you said you could handle it. If I want you to come in her for only 5 minuets you'll do it, with no questions asked because you said you would take full responsibility, and come in whenever we asked." Inuyasha reminded her. With that said Kagome was quiet and then slumped into the couch.
"We'll go get the torso and some other stuff; you wait for that phone call princess." Inuyasha said sarcastically while exiting the studio.
"The nerve…" Kagome muttered pouting and crossing her arms.
"Don't worry about it Kagome, he truly is grateful for you well…at least we are. You can go home if you like; we will just be setting things up." Sango gave a small laugh at her peeved friend.
"I'll go home in a bit…" Kagome replied.
"So have you broken the news to your parents yet?" Miroku said casually while bringing out some sewing machines.
"Uh…well my dad is always gone for business, and I never see him, and my mom…well my mom, I don't think she would be happy knowing." Kagome said with a stretch.
"You haven't told your mom? Why haven't you told her about this?" Sango said looking over at her.
"Well, to put it simply…she wouldn't approve, she'd probably get real mad at me." Kagome said thinking of her mom.
"You really should tell her Kagome…what will she do if she finds out that you were trying to keep it a secret from her?" Sango said now stopping whatever she was doing.
"Hmm…I dunno." Kagome said looking at her hands.
Kagome left the studio and went home only to be greeted by her mother, whom she was talking about only a couple of minuets ago.
"So how was the library?" Kagome's mom asked while cooking dinner.
"Uh…it was great." Kagome smiled remembering that she told her mom that she was going to be studying at the library when in all actuality she was at the studio.
"That's good." Her mom continued while setting up the plates for dinner not really listening. Just then her little brother came into the room and her mother smiled at him.
"Oh hi sweetie! Oh what's this, another perfect score?" Kagome's mom said beaming at her son while Kagome looked at him with disgust. Believe it or not Kagome was not the smart one. Ever since her father had left for whatever business meetings or what not he had, her mom kind of went into a slump. Her parents actually rarely saw each other all, so that left her mom with her and her baby brother. Seeing this Kagome wanted to make her mother happy so she tried her best at everything. She even got into one of the top Universities but still was never really smart. Her brother got A's on everything, and was always taking high school level tests even though he was only 12. All Kagome had to be proud of was her uniform for her preppy university; the only thing that she had been able to accomplish was getting into that school. After they had dinner, which was engrossed with her mom swooning over her brother, she went to her room. She looked at her cell phone an put it up on her dresser giving it a hard look.
'Why do I care if he calls me or not…'
Kagome then slipped into bed and fell asleep.
The next morning she got up, did her morning routine, and headed off to school with cell phone in hand. Unconsciously she would be looking at her phone or pulling it out to see if she had any messages. Even during her classes she had to stop herself from trying to pry open her bag to look at her electronic device. Why did she want this idiot to call her anyway?
'Cause they are the only thing in your life right now that holds any interest for you…' a voice mocked in her head. She shrugged nonchalantly agreeing with it, and then the dismissal bells went off. She automatically reached for her phone. Nope, no messages yet and school was already over. Usually she would go to the library to study but today she had cram school, which she desperately needed. She headed off to the small building located behind her school and tucked her cell phone away in her bag.
'Gosh what a jerk…it's been practically a full day and still he hasn't called me yet. Oh but you bet I'll get him when I see him next…making me wait for a stupid phone call.' Kagome's thoughts were interrupted when someone behind her spoke up.
"Hey Kagome, are you heading to cram school?" It was Koga again.
"Uh yes I am." Kagome smiled at him as he walked beside her.
"I see…" Koga said putting the conversation to silence…a couple seconds later he spoke up again.
"So was that your boyfriend yesterday or what?" Koga asked putting his hands behind his head.
"No." Kagome said anger in her voice.
"It doesn't sound like you are happy with him." Koga commented.
"I'm not." Kagome clenched a fist at her side.
"Well what is he to you then?" Koga continued.
"He's kind of like my boss." Kagome said looking down.
"What? But he looks the same age as us. Wait, what do you mean boss?" Koga stopped walking looking a bit surprised.
"Uh well, you see. I'm sort of their model. He is the head designer of the team and well they needed a model and I said yes." Kagome said a little embarrassed.
"No wonder why your hair was cut like that, when I saw you the first day it was cut you looked like a totally different person. I thought it was very attractive." Koga said looking at her.
"Uh thanks."
"But that doesn't mean that he can speak to you like that. I mean if he needs you that badly he shouldn't be talking to you like that." Koga said continuing to walk.
"Yeah I know, but I just kinda ignore him."
"Well, if he ever does anything to make you feel uncomfortable, he'll answer to me." Koga said winking at her.
"Thanks Koga." Kagome smiled at his protectiveness and then wondered why he was being so nice to her and without letting her self think it out…
"Why do you care so much about me now? I mean I'm not trying to be rude; it's just after all these classes we have had together, we never really talked that much. You have all these other girls that you can talk to other than me. Why me? Why now?" Kagome asked out of all honesty before she could slap a hand over her mouth.
"Hmm...I don't know. I guess it's because you are different from them Kagome. You're honest, kind…and the prettiest of them all." Koga smiled at her. Kagome stood there a little stunned, but oddly, she wasn't all that moved.
"C'mon we'll be late." Koga said opening the door of the cram school building for her.
"Yeah."
They both entered the building and that's when it happened. Her cell phone, whose ringer chirped merrily at her from the abyss of her bag, went off. She plucked it out and put it to her ear.
"Hello?"
"Oye Kagome?" It was a some what panicked voice belonging to Inuyasha. She stopped dead in her tracks.
"Yes it's me, what's wrong?" Kagome asked into the receiver.
"We need you in the studio right now!" Then the next few words were fizzled out by static.
"What? I can't understand you….hello?" Kagome asked; panic now starting to creep into her. Her stomach dropped even more when the mechanical voice spoke to her.
"If you'd like to make a call please hang up and try again, if you need help try to contact your operator, thank you."
Click.
AN: Hi hi soooo Thanks for everyone's support and I will see you next chapter! Please continue to read and review. Lates!
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