CHAPTER 4: the city of brotherly love...
"Son of a bitch!"
"Hey! I take that to offense!" Inuyasha yelled at Miroku from across the shop, where he was currently sucking his hand, hopping around like a bunny. Miroku glared at him as he rubbed his hand soothingly.
"Yeah, well, you can blame Jake's truck, it's the one who decided to bite me."
Inuyasha raised his brow, and shook her head, getting back to the chain replacement on the Harley in front of him, "I didn't know trucks had teeth."
Miroku's eye twitched, and he snatched a ¾'s wrench before sticking his head back under the hood of Jake's truck, mumbling to himself. He was having a bad day as it was without Inuyasha's wise cracks. First, he gets a parking ticket, then he gets stuck in traffic, not to mention he didn't have any breakfast, and now, Jake was spiting him through his truck. Damn it, what the fuck was wrong with this truck?! He couldn't find a problem anywhere.
The shop remained quite, except for the sounds of metal dropping and feet shuffling. Inuyasha was swiftly working on the bike, one of Spike's special babies, as he called them. To Spike, bikes were like children, so he was paranoid as hell. He had inspected very damn tool that was to be used, ordered the chain himself, and personally threatened Inuyasha if anything went wrong, he would pay. That's mighty heavy coming from a gang leader. But no matter, doing stuff like this automatic by now for him. Ever since he was twelve he'd get odd jobs at mechanic shops or something, fixing things for lousy pay. But not now, he ran the show now.
He heard a pop, and some more cursing as Miroku finally got fed up with the damn truck. "That's it, Jake is so paying extra for this!"
Inuyasha just chuckled as he screwed in bolts, making them nice and tight so the chain wouldn't fall off. He stood and wiped his hands on a rag from his jumpsuit pocket, the top curled down to show his white wife beater underneath. He walked over to an I-beam, where a clipboard hung, their checklist for clients. He crossed out 'Spike', and looked over the rest. They were having some engine parts delivered, and Miroku still had to finish that truck.
"Hurry up with that truck, Miroku. We'll be done for the day."
Miroku gave him a level stare, "you want to do this? I'll be glad to see you try your hand at cars."
Inuyasha held up his hands, "hey, take your time, got all afternoon."
Miroku snorted and went back to the problem, or whatever he could find. Seriously, he couldn't see anything.
"Um, excuse me? Can I order a part?"
A female voice, hesitant yes, hostile no. Miroku's head popped up immediately, and he hit it on the hood, cursing when a nice lump started forming. Inuyasha stopped in his tracks.
Miroku grinned and quickly cleaned his hands, "why miss Sango, how nice to see you again. And your sister, Kagome too."
Sango cursed under her breath, Kagome patted her shoulder comfortingly. They stood at the open garage doors, Sango in her waitress uniform, Kagome in casual jeans and t-shirt. Inuyasha liked that much better. Miroku stalked right past him, and stood a bit too close for Sango's comfort.
"How may I help you?"
Sango ignored Inuyasha's snort, and managed a smile. "Well, I'd like to purchase a air filter, for a Honda motorcycle. Can I order it or—"
"No, no," Miroku shook his head and started guiding her towards the back, "we have plenty, and many of our clients have Hondas. This way."
Kagome smiled and waved as Sango sent her a pleading look. It said 'why am I doing this for you?'. But when all was silent, Kagome got the distinct feeling she was being watched. She turned her head, and came eye to eye with Inuyasha's intense stare. It sent chills up her spine, and she quickly looked away. She still remembered what happened at the dinner, god that embarrassing. If only she wasn't in this situation.
Inuyasha eyed her up and down, taking in her tense form and nervous scent. She was uncomfortable with him. She avoided his eyes, and looked around the shop instead. She turned from him, putting her hands in her back pockets, which made him aware of her nice ass. It wasn't big, nor small, but firm and just right. He looked away when he felt the first signs of arousal flaring. What was with this chick? She was sexy as hell, have any guy she wanted probably. And he was eyeing her up. Plus he had a girlfriend. At this his shoulders slumped. If you counted Kikyou as a girlfriend. She was almost never home, and when she was, she was sleeping. That brought him back to Kagome, liking the way her jeans showed her long legs. When was the last time he had any? Seriously, he hadn't thought of it till now. He was getting antsy just thinking of it. And Kikyou was getting old, though beautiful she was. She was just cold as a fish now a days. Damn it, he knew this was coming.
"Hey," Kagome jumped slightly, startled from her thoughts as Inuyasha made his presence known again. Her brown eyes met his for a second, then looked down. "Look, I'm sorry about the other day."
"Its alright," Kagome whispered, swallowed the lump in her throat. What was taking Sango so long?
"No not really," he said, and she snapped her head up in surprise, "I don't like to lose my temper that much, especially with women. I was just...distracted that day." Yeah, with tantalizing thoughts of them together. God he was cursed.
She smiled a little, and he noticed she brightened a bit, "no really its okay. We have to vent once in a while."
"Yeah, I guess." Silence returned, and Inuyasha's thoughts took a turn. The way she had looked, so scared and panicked, he felt horrible. He had never gotten that reaction with anyone before. They either returned the anger or blew him off. He never scared anyone with his anger. His rage yes, but not his anger. His eyes went wide, but what if she had seen anger like that before? 'We have to vent once in a while'. Did she mean anything by that? Did some bastard 'vent' on her? Just the thought pissed him off. He hated beaters, they deserved to die. He snapped his eyes back hers, making her gasp slightly.
"What did you mean by venting? Kagome, look at me and tell me, did I bring up bad memories or something?"
She cocked a brow and stared at him, total confusion written on her face. But then she gasped and laughed, hanging her head before looking back at him. "Where did you come up with that? And no, you didn't. Besides, if any bastard laid a hand on me, they'd find it gone before they blinked." No, no one had hurt her, but someone wants to.
He visibly relaxed, and let out a breath, and she shook her head. He felt stupid now. "I'm sorry, I just...you know..."
"Assumed?" he nodded and she bit her lip smiling, "you know what they say, don't judge a book by its cover."
He laughed with her, and they suddenly found themselves closer together by five feet. Kagome smiled into his eyes, making something curl in his gut. He licked his lips. "So um...I was—"
"You pervert!" the sound of a slap resounded through the shop, followed by a crash as Miroku landed into something. Sango came back fuming, a box in hand. She opened her mouth to rant, but suddenly stopped in front of Jake's truck. She cocked her head and put down her purse and box, leaning over the engine. Kagome smiled and Inuyasha watched interested. Miroku came back out with a bright red cheek, and went wide-eyed when he saw her tinkering with the engine.
"Hey! What do you—"
"Look at this! And you call yourself a mechanic," Sango grumbled and moved aside some wires, "first of all, these wires shouldn't be here, and oh look, I found the problem. Radiator's leaking onto the wires and melted off the plastic, making nice little shocks run through the engine. Looks like it'll need to be replaced."
Miroku ran right up and looked over what Sango did as she grabbed her stuff smug. By Christ she was right! He looked up just as she left, and Kagome waved.
"Stop by the dinner some time!" Kagome invited, smiling at Inuyasha. He nodded, and Miroku just pointed at them as they left. He heard her laugh as Sango said something, and they were left to themselves again. The phone rang, and Inuyasha ran to the office to answer it. He came back grinning. Miroku was right where he left him.
"Inuyasha, I think I just fell in love."
"That's nice, but don't go off getting married yet, we have a race tomorrow."
::::::::::::::short but necessary, my friends. Its been a while, but I don't regret it. I guess this'll be one of those not updated for a while kind of stories. Later!
SO's:
Rome34: I never said it was naraku, and kouga is biting inuyasha's head off like normal. So your wrong on both accounts, but keep trying.
Lovin-sesshomaru-isnteasy: damn straight! Michelle branch can die for all I care! Along with Spears, and Hilary Duff! Get them off this plain of existence before I do!!!!
eMeLyNoOoPeE: when I feel like it. don't worry, he'll find out, and another disturbing thing. Next chapter for that one!
Kitaru-inu-lova: ding ding ding!!!! We have a winner! But don't tell anyone else!
My secret: you guessed right off the bat, you're smart. I wish I was smart.
Sakuzha: thank you!!!1
Midnitechild: damn you people are smart!! Maybe I shouldn't have put that clue in there. Damn it!
Fluffy's temptress: oh please do, I like fans who like all my stories. Im sory for not updating, I just wasn't in the 'mood' for this one. But I switch in and out from all my stories. But either way, I'm determined to finish them all.
Suzy:: why are annoying again? I forgot, its been too long.
"Son of a bitch!"
"Hey! I take that to offense!" Inuyasha yelled at Miroku from across the shop, where he was currently sucking his hand, hopping around like a bunny. Miroku glared at him as he rubbed his hand soothingly.
"Yeah, well, you can blame Jake's truck, it's the one who decided to bite me."
Inuyasha raised his brow, and shook her head, getting back to the chain replacement on the Harley in front of him, "I didn't know trucks had teeth."
Miroku's eye twitched, and he snatched a ¾'s wrench before sticking his head back under the hood of Jake's truck, mumbling to himself. He was having a bad day as it was without Inuyasha's wise cracks. First, he gets a parking ticket, then he gets stuck in traffic, not to mention he didn't have any breakfast, and now, Jake was spiting him through his truck. Damn it, what the fuck was wrong with this truck?! He couldn't find a problem anywhere.
The shop remained quite, except for the sounds of metal dropping and feet shuffling. Inuyasha was swiftly working on the bike, one of Spike's special babies, as he called them. To Spike, bikes were like children, so he was paranoid as hell. He had inspected very damn tool that was to be used, ordered the chain himself, and personally threatened Inuyasha if anything went wrong, he would pay. That's mighty heavy coming from a gang leader. But no matter, doing stuff like this automatic by now for him. Ever since he was twelve he'd get odd jobs at mechanic shops or something, fixing things for lousy pay. But not now, he ran the show now.
He heard a pop, and some more cursing as Miroku finally got fed up with the damn truck. "That's it, Jake is so paying extra for this!"
Inuyasha just chuckled as he screwed in bolts, making them nice and tight so the chain wouldn't fall off. He stood and wiped his hands on a rag from his jumpsuit pocket, the top curled down to show his white wife beater underneath. He walked over to an I-beam, where a clipboard hung, their checklist for clients. He crossed out 'Spike', and looked over the rest. They were having some engine parts delivered, and Miroku still had to finish that truck.
"Hurry up with that truck, Miroku. We'll be done for the day."
Miroku gave him a level stare, "you want to do this? I'll be glad to see you try your hand at cars."
Inuyasha held up his hands, "hey, take your time, got all afternoon."
Miroku snorted and went back to the problem, or whatever he could find. Seriously, he couldn't see anything.
"Um, excuse me? Can I order a part?"
A female voice, hesitant yes, hostile no. Miroku's head popped up immediately, and he hit it on the hood, cursing when a nice lump started forming. Inuyasha stopped in his tracks.
Miroku grinned and quickly cleaned his hands, "why miss Sango, how nice to see you again. And your sister, Kagome too."
Sango cursed under her breath, Kagome patted her shoulder comfortingly. They stood at the open garage doors, Sango in her waitress uniform, Kagome in casual jeans and t-shirt. Inuyasha liked that much better. Miroku stalked right past him, and stood a bit too close for Sango's comfort.
"How may I help you?"
Sango ignored Inuyasha's snort, and managed a smile. "Well, I'd like to purchase a air filter, for a Honda motorcycle. Can I order it or—"
"No, no," Miroku shook his head and started guiding her towards the back, "we have plenty, and many of our clients have Hondas. This way."
Kagome smiled and waved as Sango sent her a pleading look. It said 'why am I doing this for you?'. But when all was silent, Kagome got the distinct feeling she was being watched. She turned her head, and came eye to eye with Inuyasha's intense stare. It sent chills up her spine, and she quickly looked away. She still remembered what happened at the dinner, god that embarrassing. If only she wasn't in this situation.
Inuyasha eyed her up and down, taking in her tense form and nervous scent. She was uncomfortable with him. She avoided his eyes, and looked around the shop instead. She turned from him, putting her hands in her back pockets, which made him aware of her nice ass. It wasn't big, nor small, but firm and just right. He looked away when he felt the first signs of arousal flaring. What was with this chick? She was sexy as hell, have any guy she wanted probably. And he was eyeing her up. Plus he had a girlfriend. At this his shoulders slumped. If you counted Kikyou as a girlfriend. She was almost never home, and when she was, she was sleeping. That brought him back to Kagome, liking the way her jeans showed her long legs. When was the last time he had any? Seriously, he hadn't thought of it till now. He was getting antsy just thinking of it. And Kikyou was getting old, though beautiful she was. She was just cold as a fish now a days. Damn it, he knew this was coming.
"Hey," Kagome jumped slightly, startled from her thoughts as Inuyasha made his presence known again. Her brown eyes met his for a second, then looked down. "Look, I'm sorry about the other day."
"Its alright," Kagome whispered, swallowed the lump in her throat. What was taking Sango so long?
"No not really," he said, and she snapped her head up in surprise, "I don't like to lose my temper that much, especially with women. I was just...distracted that day." Yeah, with tantalizing thoughts of them together. God he was cursed.
She smiled a little, and he noticed she brightened a bit, "no really its okay. We have to vent once in a while."
"Yeah, I guess." Silence returned, and Inuyasha's thoughts took a turn. The way she had looked, so scared and panicked, he felt horrible. He had never gotten that reaction with anyone before. They either returned the anger or blew him off. He never scared anyone with his anger. His rage yes, but not his anger. His eyes went wide, but what if she had seen anger like that before? 'We have to vent once in a while'. Did she mean anything by that? Did some bastard 'vent' on her? Just the thought pissed him off. He hated beaters, they deserved to die. He snapped his eyes back hers, making her gasp slightly.
"What did you mean by venting? Kagome, look at me and tell me, did I bring up bad memories or something?"
She cocked a brow and stared at him, total confusion written on her face. But then she gasped and laughed, hanging her head before looking back at him. "Where did you come up with that? And no, you didn't. Besides, if any bastard laid a hand on me, they'd find it gone before they blinked." No, no one had hurt her, but someone wants to.
He visibly relaxed, and let out a breath, and she shook her head. He felt stupid now. "I'm sorry, I just...you know..."
"Assumed?" he nodded and she bit her lip smiling, "you know what they say, don't judge a book by its cover."
He laughed with her, and they suddenly found themselves closer together by five feet. Kagome smiled into his eyes, making something curl in his gut. He licked his lips. "So um...I was—"
"You pervert!" the sound of a slap resounded through the shop, followed by a crash as Miroku landed into something. Sango came back fuming, a box in hand. She opened her mouth to rant, but suddenly stopped in front of Jake's truck. She cocked her head and put down her purse and box, leaning over the engine. Kagome smiled and Inuyasha watched interested. Miroku came back out with a bright red cheek, and went wide-eyed when he saw her tinkering with the engine.
"Hey! What do you—"
"Look at this! And you call yourself a mechanic," Sango grumbled and moved aside some wires, "first of all, these wires shouldn't be here, and oh look, I found the problem. Radiator's leaking onto the wires and melted off the plastic, making nice little shocks run through the engine. Looks like it'll need to be replaced."
Miroku ran right up and looked over what Sango did as she grabbed her stuff smug. By Christ she was right! He looked up just as she left, and Kagome waved.
"Stop by the dinner some time!" Kagome invited, smiling at Inuyasha. He nodded, and Miroku just pointed at them as they left. He heard her laugh as Sango said something, and they were left to themselves again. The phone rang, and Inuyasha ran to the office to answer it. He came back grinning. Miroku was right where he left him.
"Inuyasha, I think I just fell in love."
"That's nice, but don't go off getting married yet, we have a race tomorrow."
::::::::::::::short but necessary, my friends. Its been a while, but I don't regret it. I guess this'll be one of those not updated for a while kind of stories. Later!
SO's:
Rome34: I never said it was naraku, and kouga is biting inuyasha's head off like normal. So your wrong on both accounts, but keep trying.
Lovin-sesshomaru-isnteasy: damn straight! Michelle branch can die for all I care! Along with Spears, and Hilary Duff! Get them off this plain of existence before I do!!!!
eMeLyNoOoPeE: when I feel like it. don't worry, he'll find out, and another disturbing thing. Next chapter for that one!
Kitaru-inu-lova: ding ding ding!!!! We have a winner! But don't tell anyone else!
My secret: you guessed right off the bat, you're smart. I wish I was smart.
Sakuzha: thank you!!!1
Midnitechild: damn you people are smart!! Maybe I shouldn't have put that clue in there. Damn it!
Fluffy's temptress: oh please do, I like fans who like all my stories. Im sory for not updating, I just wasn't in the 'mood' for this one. But I switch in and out from all my stories. But either way, I'm determined to finish them all.
Suzy:: why are annoying again? I forgot, its been too long.