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Easier Than Love
Chapter Seven
"BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!" Kagome's alarm clock ripped through her dreams and sent her crashing back down to reality. She looked at the clock and the red numbers 8:45 glared back at her. She groaned and turned the alarm off as she climbed out of bed. The only thing making her get up was the thought of the Versace go-see. She was ecstatic to go and prove to them that she was the one they wanted…although they did make a point to introduce her to the photographer. (Authoress' Note: sorry to interrupt but I have discovered an amazingly big plot hole…like so big I could drive a mack truck through it. So for the second time so far I'm gonna need to be doing some imagining. I'm going to make it so that Miroku had never met Kagome before the party; he had only heard of her from Inuyasha, that's how he knew she was in Milan. Okay? They weren't friends before or anything like that…they have met once. I think that clears up the mack truck sized plot hole. And now back to your regularly scheduled chapter.)
She climbed out of bed and stretched before walking to her closet. Wanting to make the best impression possible she picked out her best "model" outfit. She took off her pajamas and then changed her underwear. She slipped into a pair of dark wash skinny jeans that flared a little at the bottom. She took a plain black tank top and put it on. She brushed her hair and then pulled into a low messy bun. Looking at herself in the mirror she smiled, "You Kagome Higurashi, look like a model. A supermodel." She said to herself with a smile. She grabbed a pair of black pointy toed pumps and walked out of her room into the living room. Sango was up in the kitchen, making herself coffee as she read a book.
"Good morning!" she said with a smile.
"You always were an early bird Sango, quarter after nine? Ungodly to me unless I have to work." Kagome said, getting a bottle of water out of the fridge.
"I like the weather in the morning, and it's the only time this place is quiet, so I like reading." She said, pouring the coffee into a mug, "You like Oscar Wilde right?"
Kagome took a sip of her water, "Yeah, he was my favorite in high school, why?"
"Oscar Wilde said that 'Fashion is an ugliness so intolerable we have to alter it every six months' kinda mean but mostly true. Right?"
Kagome shrugged, "Yeah, it makes sense, but I don't think it's ugliness as he said. But oh well, I need to get going. Enjoy the quiet and enjoy your book." She said, slipping her shoes on and slipping the water into her purse. She grabbed her portfolio and left the apartment, closing the door behind her.
-Meanwhile…at Inuyasha's and Miroku's-
Inuyasha rolled over in bed as the sunlight streamed in through the blinds. He slowly opened his eyes to adjust to the sudden brightness. He sat up in bed and yawned, rubbing his eyes. He looked at the clock on the bedside table next to him, "Nine thirty?" he asked, "Why am I awake?"
He turned to go back to sleep when he saw the folded napkin sitting under the clock. The girl from last night told him not to open it until the morning and he had obliged her request. He sat up again and reached for the napkin. Unfolding it he looked at the words written on the napkin and could hardly believe his eyes.
"Inuyasha, I'm ashamed. If you can't recognize me with a wig on I guess we really have lost our chemistry. Call all you want but I won't answer. I guess we just weren't meant to be. (Was Once) Yours, Kagome."
"That was her? What the fuck is wrong with me?!" he shouted at himself. He jumped out of bed and ran into the living room where Rin and Sesshoumaru were still sleeping. He walked angrily to the coffee maker and set it up to make a pot. Still swearing at himself he opened his phone and dialed Kagome's number.
It rang five times before her voicemail picked up, "Hey guys! This is Kagome; I obviously can't answer your call so leave me a message!"
He heard the beep and took a breath, "Listen Kagome, I'm sorry that I didn't recognize you last night! I was drunk and you didn't look like you. I haven't seen you in five years Kags, you've changed, you look different. How was I supposed to know? I'm sorry Kags, just please call me back. Bye." He hung up his phone, praying that she would understand and call him back.
"I'm such a dumbass" he said to himself.
"I'll agree, but what did you do this time?" Sesshoumaru asked, waking up and walking over to Inuyasha, waiting for the coffee to be done.
"None of your goddamn business Sesshoumaru. I already feel dumb enough, I don't need you to tell me what a fuck up I am."
Sesshoumaru shrugged, "Whatever you say little brother, when the coffee is done could you be a dear and pour me a cup?" he asked in a fake sweet voice.
"A dear? Sesshoumaru you're such an idiot. But yes I can. Do you want one Rin?" he called to Rin who was just waking up on the futon.
She mumbled something that Inuyasha took as a "yes" and climbed to the edge of the futon and sat up.
Inuyasha took three mugs out of the cupboard and put them in a row on the counter. He heard the coffee pot ding and then poured the pot into the three mugs, carrying two over to Sesshoumaru and Rin and returning to the kitchen for his.
Rin looked at the clock on her cell phone and jumped up, nearly spilling her coffee over everything. "I have to go to work! I have to be there in a half hour! I'm screwed!" she shouted and began hurrying around the apartment, getting her things together.
"Rin, calm down. I'll go downstairs and get you a cab." Sesshoumaru said, walking out the apartment door and out to the street.
"Rin! Are you ready?!" he yelled into the apartment as he hailed a cab. He leaned in to talk to the driver and paid him for Rin's ride home. Rin walked out the apartment, still wearing his shirt as a dress and carrying her tiara and gown in her arms. He leaned down and kissed her as she climbed in the cab.
"Get her home as fast as possible" he said to the cab driver and then waved to Rin as the cab drove away and he walked back into the apartment.
The cab ride was remarkably short and Rin arrived at her apartment in ten minutes. She went to pay the cab driver, only to have him teller that it was already paid for.
She got out of the cab and ran up the stairs to her apartment's door, she stuck the key in the door, opening it and rushing in. she threw her gown on the couch and ran to her room, barely remembering to close the door behind her.
She stripped down as she walked to her bedroom, grabbing a bra and panties out of her dresser and putting them on as she walked to her closet. She reached into the closet and pulled out the first suit she saw. She slipped the knee-lengthed, A-Line Glenn plaid skirt on and stepped into a pair of plain tan pointy toed pumps. She grabbed a light fuchsia shirt and put it on and ran out of the room with her suit jacket in her hand. She walked to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water and took a quick sip before putting the jacket on and buttoning it. She grabbed her briefcase and bottle of water and ran out the door, locking it behind her.
Walking out to the street, she held her hand out of a cab, praying she got one quickly today. To her excitement a cab almost instantly pulled up to the curb and she climbed in.
"Versace please" she said, "And please hurry."
The cab sped down the streets of Milan until it arrived at Versace. Rin looked at the watch, she had one minute to get into the building to be on time. She threw money to the driver and climbed out of the car, running into the building. She lucked out and caught an elevator right away and pressed the button to the 14th floor.
The elevator rose 14 floors and the doors opened, and Rin rushed out. She scurried down the hall to Donatella's office was. She threw her coat and briefcase at the secretary and rushed into the room where she saw Donatella sitting with a now black-haired Kagome Higurashi. She opened the door and walked in.
"I am so sorry, I lost track of time" she said, sitting down next to Donatella.
"That is all right Rin; do not let it happen again. We have yet to begin so you are somewhat on time."
Rin nodded and looked across the table at Kagome. "You brought your portfolio I trust?" she asked, "Donatella would like to take a look at your work."
"Of course" Kagome said, reaching into her portfolio bag and pulling out two binders worth of photos. "These are my personal favorites" she said, pointing to the binder on the left, "The other one is promotional shots for various things."
Donatella looked at the pictures carefully, liking each one better than the one before.
"This is very impressive Miss Higurashi. Based on these photos I believe you will be perfect for our summer line. But just to be sure, there are some outfits in that room over there, please go and try them on." she said, pointing to a door in the back corner of the room.
"I'll be right back" Kagome said, walking into the back room. She came back out shortly after wearing a peach colored sundress. She did all of the go-see standards, the walk, the pose and the Polaroids. She repeated her actions in two other outfits before changing back into her normal clothes and rejoining Donatella and Rin at the conference table.
"Thank you very much for coming Kagome. I would very much like it if you would be the model that promotes our summer line." Donatella said with a smile on her face.
"I would be honored. Thank you so much!" Kagome said, barely managing to keep her excitement in check.
"I expect you here tomorrow morning at nine o'clock to meet with your photographer and to get some shots done. All right?"
"Yes, of course. I will be here. Thank you again, so much." She said as she walked out of the room and down the hall.
Donatella watched Kagome walk down the hall to the elevator, she turned to Rin. "She is very promising, isn't she Rin?"
Rin nodded, "I agree. I met her last night at the ball and she certainly has a good deal of potential. She seems to get along with Mr. Kashi as well, I introduced them and they seemed to hit it off."
"That's good. I guess we will see tomorrow how much talent she really has."
-With Kagome-
Kagome was walking on air when she left Versace and heading towards her apartment. She pulled her phone out of her purse and saw that she had a voicemail. She dialed her voicemail and entered her passcode. She waited for a minute before her phone retrieved her message.
"One new message. Press one to hear your message" her phones computerized voice said.
She pressed one and heard Inuyasha's voice talking to her.
"Listen Kagome, I'm sorry that I didn't recognize you last night! I was drunk and you didn't look like you. I haven't seen you in five years Kags, you've changed, you look different. How was I supposed to know? I'm sorry Kags, just please call me back. Bye."
"Press Seven to delete this message, Press Eight to hear this message again, Press Nine to save this message" her cell phones voice said again.
Kagome's finger lingered above the "7" button for a while before she pressed the "9" button to save his message. She was surprised at herself; she had given him the note and told him not to call her. She had convinced herself that it would be better for them to never get involved again, especially now since her career was about to explode. She didn't have time for a boyfriend, she didn't even have time for much of a social life, but something inside of her told her to hang on just a little while longer. Something was telling her to call him and see him again, but something bigger was telling her to forget him and move on.
She ended her call with her voicemail and opened her phone's address book. She scrolled down til she found Inuyasha's number and pressed the "TALK" button.
It ran twice before Inuyasha picked it up. He looked at his phone, estatic to see that Kagome was calling him back. He answered it so quickly that he almost dropped it.
"Hello? Kags?" he asked excitedly.
"Hi." She said, "I guess we need to talk Inuyasha."
Authoress' Note: yes, I know I'm mean that I don't let you know what they're going to talk about. Boo hoo. Sorry to be mean but it's necessary and you'll thank me later. Please please review or you never know how long it's going to be until you get the next chapter…and yes that was a threat. Actually, it was more of a threat-lette…a mini threat. Or something…I don't know. Just review please.
