Chapter 7: To the start of a new friendship


DFS: Hey Inuyasha? You know what time it is? Hmmm? Where did that punk go?

Kagome: (Whispers) He's hiding in your closet.

DFS: (Bust open the closet door. Finds Inuyasha hiding among the clothes. Drags him out by his collar) There you are. It's time to do the disclaimers.

Inuyasha: No way. I did it last time. Let Kagome or Sesshomaru do it.

DFS: Come on. If you do it, it'll bring great impact on the readers.

Inuyasha: Like I care. I ain't doing it wench.

DFS: (With teary eyes) But… but… (Goes to a corner depressed)

Kagome: Inuyasha you made her cry. SIT boy. (Inuyasha crashes to the floor) Now you better bring a smile on her face by doing the disclaimers or I'll S-I-T you till you agree.

Inuyasha: (Scared) Fine. Don't get too emotional. DFS is a drama queen.

DFS: (Comes in full speed towards him with glittering eyes and a wide smile) So you'll do it?

Inuyasha: Yeah, yeah. DFS does not own me. There, happy now?

DFS & Kagome: Yay! On with the story now.


The six go to the 4th floor to the food court. At 9:30pm, it was pretty crowded as it would generally be, mostly with youth. They looked around for a free table but failed to get one. So they decided to go to a renowned Chinese restaurant that was in the food court itself. It was quite vacant given the fact it was a luxurious place. They walked towards the restaurant which was at the other end of the food court.

Sango and Rin suddenly huddled around Kagome. "Hey, I was thinking that we should pay for dinner in gratitude of the dresses they got us" said Sango.

"Yup, that's what I was gonna tell you" said Rin. Kagome just agreed with an "Hmmm"

They walked in the restaurant and asked for a table for six. It was a fine dining place with great ambience. The dim light and authenticity, unlike in the open food court, created a comfortable and romantic scenario. A waiter ushered them to a table by the huge glass window. The view outside was amazing. From the 4th floor, it showcased the stunning night life of the city below as well as the gleaming star lit night sky above.

Kagome and Inuyasha sat opposite each other by the window. Miroku sat in between Sesshomaru and Inuyasha so that in case he did anything goofy, they could set him straight. Opposite him sat Sango. And Rin sat opposite Sesshomaru at the end of the table.

All seemed quite dreamy to Kagome. It was all, well more or less, perfect. She hadn't thought that she would be having dinner with Inuyasha tonight and, well, also the others. The usher handed them some menus before leaving. So they started browsing through, trying to decide what they should order. They decided what they were to order and called for a waiter to note it down. A young, well-built guy came smiling towards them.

"Good evening. What could I get you? Ahhh Kag… ome?" said the guy stuttering.

Kagome was still looking at the menu and glanced up to check who it was that knew her. "Hojo? You work here?"

"Ahh yes. You know, part time. Night shift" he said shrugging his shoulders.

"Oh I see" she said with a smile. "Hey guys. This is our college friend Hojo. And Hojo this is Inuyasha, Miroku and Sesshomaru, my bosses from office and Rin, my colleague" she said pointing at each of them.

"Nice to meet you all" he said as they all gave him a smile and a light bow. "So let me take your order then"


After placing their order:

"Hey Kagome. You didn't have to introduce me as your boss, you know. I'm your friend" said Inuyasha.

"Well, that's for now. You'll soon be at management level. I better get used to it" she said jokingly.

"Oh, come on, I'll still be a friend even I become the new President" he said, taunting Sesshomaru.

"Don't be so haughty little brother. You are a slacker, there's no way you're gonna be there while I slog my ass off as VP" Sesshomaru said spitefully.

"Ha, I ain't even interested. You can keep the job" said Inuyasha teasingly as they all laughed .

"By the way, that Hojo guy, did you date him or something?" asked the inquisitive Inuyasha.

"What? No? We're just friends. Why would you ask something like that?"

"Well, first of all, when he saw you here he was shocked, like literally. No one is that shocked to see a friend. And the way he looked at you, it seemed like you had something serious going on" blurted Inuyasha boldly.

"No I never liked him" said Kagome.

"Yeah but Hojo was really interested in her" revealed Sango.

"Sango?" Kagome said with a slight irritation towards Sango and a heavy blush for being exposed in front of her crush.

"Yeah. He asked her out ever so often but Kagome always refused. But last week he convinced her to one outing the day our exam ended." Everyone listened with keenness and gave teasing looks at Kagome as she tried hiding her blush. "She went out with him but after the date she told him it would never happen. And I was at home with…" suddenly she stopped realizing what she was remembering. "Excuse me a minute" she ran to the washroom hiding her teary eyes.

"Uh oh... Guys, Sango had been through a bad break up the night I was out with Hojo. The jerk she dated was a guy called Bankotsu who dumped her after using her. She's still fragile about it. I'll just check on her. Just don't bring this up when we get back" she briefed them as fast as possible and then ran after her.

"I'll come too" Said Rin.

"No. It'll just get awkward for her. Don't worry, I'll handle it" said Kagome and resumed running again. After approaching Sango in the washroom and giving her a good pep talk she wiped her tears and told her that they should get outta there and join the gang again.

"I don't wanna. They'll think I'm some stupid weakling" said Sango now feeling a little better.

"Don't worry. I told them. They understand. We all go through things like this" said Kagome compassionately. Sango walked out headed towards their table. They were in an awkward quietness before Sango came. Once they saw her they started behaving like they were having a good comical conversation and began joking about things to lighten Sango's mood. To their relief Sango did start forgetting about it and started joking as well. Soon dinner was brought and served to them.

They had their dinner having funny conversations and getting to know about each other. Kagome learnt from Inuyasha that he was newly single. On the other hand, Miroku and Sesshomaru hadn't dated for a long time now, given the fact that they were busy with responsibilities, being upper management. Rin did have a boyfriend in Japan but had to break it off before getting to Ireland. Kagome never had a boyfriend, not that she wasn't asked out but she never wanted one, until now. And Sango's only boyfriend had been Bankotsu, the asshole.

They were soon done and called for the bill. Hojo came by and placed the tab on their table and left. "I'll get it" said the as usual generous Inuyasha. As he put his right hand forward to get the tab, Kagome caught his hand with both her hands and announced "No. please let us get this. Sango, Rin and I decided to shell out for dinner and dessert"

"We can't let you ladies to pay for dinner" said Sesshomaru.

"Think of it as a dinner to the start of a new friendship" Kagome said as she winked and smiled at Inuyasha.

"It's in gratitude of dresses you gave us as gifts" said Rin shyly.

"Yes it's the least we can do" said Sango.

Miroku looked at Inuyasha and Sesshomaru and then smiled at them and said "Alright, if that's what would make you girls happy"

Suddenly Inuyasha came closer to Kagome, placed his left elbow on the table and rested his chin on his palm and very romantically but with a mischievous smile said "Kagome darling, are you hitting on me?" Kagome blushed but looked confused. He stared at their hands. Kagome was unknowingly still holding his hand. She left it in a jiffy. "Sorry. I'm really sorry. I didn't…"

"Haha. Oh my gosh Kagome. You are so naïve and so cute when you blush" said a teasing Inuyasha. Kagome's blush only got deeper while the others just laughed it off.

The girls then divided the bill amongst themselves and left a tip for their waiter Hojo too. They started heading out for some ice cream as decided earlier. They went to the food court which was almost isolated cause the mall was gonna close now that it was 10:30pm. They decided to pick some ice cream and walk down to the park just a few minutes from the mall, to hang out for some more time. Coincidentally, both Kagome and Inuyasha picked their favorite ice cream flavor which was Mississippi mud (It's a dark chocolate ice cream that I love). Rin ordered a strawberry shortcake flavor while Sango ordered a blueberry cheesecake flavor ice cream. Miroku took a gold medal (A blend of chocolate and caramel ice cream) and Sesshomaru opted for a classic chocolate chip ice cream.

They went down to the ground floor and walked towards the park as they licked and enjoyed their ice creams. They got to the park that was dimly lit and had a few youngsters, mostly couples sitting there and chilling. They saw a few benches free in a gazebo which was made for Yoga enthusiast. They sat there and finished their ice creams and chatted the night away. They soon realized that the park was isolated. Sango looked at her watch and it was 1:15am. "Oh gosh guys its gotten really late. Its 1:15"

Everyone else checked their watches to confirm and they were quite surprised that they had been out there for so long and hadn't even noticed it was so late. "We should get going it is pretty late" said Rin.

"Let's grab our bikes in the parking lot so we can get the girls back home" said Miroku.

"I was thinking, why don't all you guys stay over at our mansion instead of travelling back home 's not too far from here and you all can have a room to yourselves if you want" said Sesshomaru.

"No. It'll just be trouble for you and your family and plus we don't have any clothes to change to for bed" said Sango.

"Don't worry about it. Mom and dad are outta town for a vacation and we always have clothes for guest and dad's friends that keep coming to our house" said Inuyasha.

The girls looked at one another for approval and after a little discussion agreed. So they went to the parking lot, got their bikes and headed to their mansion. It was a 10 minute ride. When they reached there the girls were staggered. This place was huge, so colossal.

The huge front gate was opened to them by a couple of security guards that sat in the cabin by the gate. The plot seemed so wide spreaded and a little ahead stood a huge four story building that was luminescent and looked enchanting. Right in front of it was a large swimming pool and a gigantic lawn that was beautifully maintained and decorated with a variety of fine-looking flowers. Sitting behind the guys on the bikes, the girls just looked around at each other and at the property with great excitement.

Oh was this gonna be a FUN stay!


Before I forget, I thank Kaiyatethesilverwolfdemon, lizziebr05, cutimist and yoli05 for following and making this story a favorite. Also thanking, once again, cutimist for following and making me a favorite and for the great review. You have all encouraged me and let me know that the story isn't bad after all. Thank you all once again. Enjoy reading ahead.

~ Lotsa love DFS.