Ya, it's late again…. I was planning on posting earlier but this was my first day off in a while. People kept getting sick and my manager kept calling me in to cover their shifts. But excuses besides here is the long awaited chapter 8.
Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own any of the manga/anime characters in this fic. They belong to their respective creators.
"Talking"
Thinking
Flashback/Dream Sequence
'Quotes'
Chapter 8
"Kagome. This Sesshōmaru wishes for a report. It has been one week since you started at your new school." Sesshōmaru said as they sat at the dining room table for breakfast.
"I joined a club, but I don't really care for it. Too many idiots. Other than that, not much. Oh! I am planning on going shopping today with my new friend." Kagome said digging into his eggs.
"This Sesshōmaru wishes to know what kind of club you have joined." Sesshōmaru asked/stated taking another bite of his meal.
"To be blunt. It's a host club." Kagome said watching his guardian from the corner of his eye.
"This Sesshōmaru does not approve. A proper heir to the Toshio company should not be affiliated with such a place." Sesshōmaru said narrowing his eyes as he leveled a cold look at Kagome. A look that Kagome matched and returned in full.
"Honor will not allow me to quit this club. I have sworn to aid a friend in repaying her debt to the club." Kagome said turning away to finish his meal.
"If the girl wants to visit such a shallow place and burden herself with a debt she cannot pay that is of no ….." Sesshōmaru began only to be interrupted.
"With all due respect Sesshōmaru. She incurred this debt because they foolishly mistook her for a guy and when they propositioned her she tried to flee and ended up braking a vase worth eight million yen. She is there on a scholarship and has not the funds to pay for such a ridiculous sum of money and I will not abandon someone in need." Kagome finished his declaration sitting back down after realizing that he had stood up at some point.
"This Sesshōmaru,… understands. Honor is more important than image….. That being said you will still conduct yourself in a manner befitting an heir of this family. Is that understood?" Sesshōmaru leveled a cold gaze across the table. After receiving a nod from Kagome he returned his attention to his meal. "Now about this shopping trip."
"It's at 1:30 this afternoon so we should be done with training by then." Kagome responded. "What are we working on today?" He asked looking up at Sesshōmaru curiously.
"This Sesshōmaru wants you to read up on micro economics as well as work on some accounting sheets. The booklets and aforementioned worksheets are in you study." Sesshōmaru told Kagome.
"Yes Sesshōmaru-sama." Kagome said fearing that any sign of disrespect or disagreement would cause the great lord to give him more work. Math is hard enough. How he thinks I can do any of this crap is beyond me. He thought.
-TOKYO Solamachi-
"Kagome-kun! Over here!" Ranka yelled jumping up and down in front of the mall entrance. Standing next to him Haruhi just sighed.
"Got afternoon Mr. Fujioka. That dress looks wonderful on you! Where did you get it?" Kagome said eyeing Ranka's purple dress with appreciation.
"Oh this old thing? It's just something I had around." Ranka said with a smirk striking a pose to better show off the design of the outfit.
"Well it still looks fabulous on you." Kagome said smiling brightly before turning to Haruhi. "So Haruhi, what do you want to do today. I know the main reason you are here is to help me shop for a new wardrobe but theirs no reason for us not to do something you find fun to."
"Well I heard that there are a few sales are going on today." Haruhi said thinking about what all they needed at home.
"Haruhi! We are here to have fun courtesy of Kagome-kun's wallet. Don't worry about sales!" Ranka said hugging Haruhi and pouting at the prospect of having to shop for food instead of clothing.
"Tell you what! We'll go shopping for food first and I can have my driver deliver it to your house then we can shop for clothing. Maybe we can even go see a movie and eat out! What do you think?" Kagome said eagerly.
"Well I guess we could. But I would rather take the food home myself and put it away." Haruhi said.
"HARUHI! Stop arguing with the boy! Let him do all the heavy lifting." Ranka scolded his daughter. "Now let's get the work out of the way so we can have some fun!" Ranka cheered as he started to skip off in a random direction.
"Well Haru-chan? Shall we fallow your dad?" Kagome chuckled at the older man's behavior.
"Ya I guess." Haruhi sighed before trudging after her eccentric father.
After about an hour of going from shop to shop looking for all of Haruhi's bargains they began to head to the parking lot with their bags to give to Kagome's driver.
"Wow we got quite a haul today! This was great!" Haruhi said happily skipping along a she looked back through a sales pamphlet to make sure she got everything.
"So this is what makes you happy huh? Good to know. I should take you bargain shopping with my mom some time. She is awesome at finding the best sales." Kagome said thinking back to all the medical supplies and food that Mis. Higurashi had to buy.
"Sure! I'd love to meet her some time." Haruhi said.
"Speaking of families, Kagome-kun, how about you tell us about yours." Ranka said sidling up between Kagome and Haruhi.
"Well until recently it was just me, my mom, my grandpa, and my little brother Sōta. We've lived up at the Higurashi shrine for several generations now. It was only recently that my mom met Sesshōmaru and when he met me he decided to make me his heir." Kagome said shrugging at the end.
"So what does your family think about you becoming the heir to Toshio Corp?" Ranka asked.
"Well it was my mom who told me it was a good idea to accept it in the first place, so you can guess what her thoughts are on this. My grandpa seams to want me to take over the shrine though. I think he views this as me training for my future as a priest. Getting all the wild out you know? I don't think my brother has much of an opinion on this though. I know he thinks me going to Ooran is cool though." Kagome said chuckling in remembrance to when Sōta found out about Kagome moving.
"What about your dad? What does he think about this?" Haruhi asked.
"I… Don't know… He died when I was five so I don't remember much about him. I hope that he is proud of me though." Kagome said before piling some of Haruhi's bags into the trunk of the car before getting the other bags from Ranka and Haruhi before stowing them away and giving the driver instructions on what to do with the food.
"Kagome." Ranka placed his hand on Kagome's shoulder as he turned around. "From what I have seen so far I think your dad would be extremely happy with what you have become."
"Thank you Mr. Fujioka." Kagome smiled at the sentiment.
"Please! Call me Ranka!" Ranka exclaimed happily. "Now what do you say to finding you a new outfit. I know the perfect boutique!" Ranka said grabbing Kagome and Haruhi's hands and dragging them back into the mall.
"Dad! Don't go overboard! I doubt Kagome would like the clothing that you like!" Haruhi shouted trying to get her dad to slow down.
"Well I did ask for you and your dad to help me out. I have to at least try something on." Kagome laughed.
"That's the spirit!" Ranka shouted dragging a laughing Kagome and a scowling Haruhi into one of the shops. "Now which dress do you like? I think you would look great in this one!" He shouted turning around holding a dark blue sun dress.
"DAD! I'm sure Kagome isn't like that! Not everyone likes to cross-dress you know." Haruhi scolded her dad who began to pout.
"But he would look fabulous in this! And his long flowing hair would make for a good accent draped over his shoulders. Mabey with a little wave in it?" Ranka said looking at Kagome contemplatively.
"DAD!"
"It's okay Haruhi. It's been a while since I've worn a dress so if your dad doesn't mind helping me with it then I don't mind showing some dresses off for you two. Just please don't tell anyone from school or my guardian. It would look bad and I don't want to make him mad at me." Kagome said blushing. I hope no one from school sees this… Kagome thought remembering his earlier conversation with Sesshōmaru.
"Kagome? I didn't know you liked to do this kind of thing. I'm not saying it's a bad thing! It's just…" Haruhi began to blush when she realized what she sounded like and tried to back pedal.
"Haruhi. It's okay. I used to wear dress and skirts all the time. People even thought I was a girl at my last school." Because I was one. "If this makes you uncomfortable then we can visit a different shop. I do still need to buy some clothes for special occasions and going out though." Kagome said rubbing the back of his head.
"NO! I mean if this is what you like then who am I to say differently. I mean seriously! Look at my dad?" Haruhi said trying to laugh off the awkwardness of the conversation.
"Okay just don't tell anyone. Got to keep up my bad boy image you know?" Kagome chuckled as he tried to look cool by leaning up against one of the walls.
"Oh ya you're a bad boy all right. Especially surrounded by pink prom dress!" Haruhi let out a true laugh as Kagome pulled a face realizing that the wall he leaned up against was showing off a bunch of the most hideous dress' he had ever seen.
"Shut up Haruhi before I put you in one of these." Kagome glowered at the still laughing Haruhi and her dad who decided to join in.
"Well if you want to go for a bad boy appearance then I would suggest this!" Ranka giggled and grabbed a black shirt with pink pinstripes down it.
"How about no." Kagome said as he walked over to a rack with leather goods. "I was thinking about something like this." He said holding up a black leather vest and a white long sleeve men's dress shirt.
"Boy you got a lot to learn about fashion!" Ranka declared and then proceeded to drag Kagome around the mall with a rather amused Haruhi fallowing along laughing at her friend's pleas for help.
At the end of the day Ranka had convinced Kagome to buy a silver studded and beaded steam punk black leather jacket, a regular leather jacket, several pairs of trip pants and denim jeans, and a variety of shirts. Kagome did manage to get Haruhi to let him buy her some sun dress and a sun hat before Ranka started to beg for a red satin dress he had seen in one of the windows.
When they were done shopping, they grabbed a bite to eat and watched a movie at the theater.
"OMG I can't believe he was the bad guy the entire time! He was so nice to that poor girl." Ranka said as they left the theater.
"Maybe he was so nice because he was trying to repent or something." Kagome shrugged thinking about how the actor's actions and gestures spoke of regrets of past wrongs.
"I don't understand why he didn't just come out and tell her. A lot of their issues would have been avoided if he just came out and said he was sorry." Haruhi said shaking her head.
"But then how would the producers sell the movie?" Kagome said nudging Haruhi with his elbow.
"Ya, ya. I guess you have a point." Haruhi admitted.
"Guess? Haruhi! I am shocked and appalled that you have such little faith in me!" Kagome said dramatically placing his hand over his heart as tears began to gather in his eyes.
"You have been spending too much time with Tamaki if you can cry on demand." Haruhi deadpanned at Kagome's performance. Kagome, upon hearing this, dropped the act and gave Haruhi a blank stare.
"I am nothing like that drama king…" Kagome said. "He is just an amateur. I, on the other hand, am a true artist." He continued with a smug grin and a flip of his hair.
"Oh you're an artist all right. Master of the art of arrogance!" Haruhi laughed. Kagome in response just stuck his tong out at Haruhi.
"I guess I'll just have to get you back for that at school." Kagome grinned before turning to his friend's dad. "I'll see you later Ranka." Kagome said giving the man a hug and walking to his waiting ride.
"Did you enjoy your day young master?" The driver, Kenji he thinks his name was, asked.
"Yes. I did. Let's go home." Kagome said watching his friend and her dad leave for the subway as Kanji began to pull away. "It was the best day I have had in a while." He said smiling.
Thank you for reading everyone! And thank a special thank you to Yuki Van Hellseit, Foxluna, and biblgyan for your reviews.
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