A/N:Sorry it has been so long since my last update. A lot has been happening in my life from a new job to starting my own business. I promise I will try to update a lot more often. However the wait is over and I hope you enjoy this chapter and remember REVIEW!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA! WISH I DID, BUT I DO NOT!
Not even 10 minutes after Rin left, did Inuyasha show back up to the studio. As he walked into the door he noticed Kagome sitting on the couch in a state of daze. He slowly walked towards her hoping that she would snap out of her daze and acknowledge the fact that he walked into the room. Instead she just sat there, quiet and unmoving. It wasn't until he snapped his clawed fingers in front of her face did she snap back into the present time.
"Sorry Yash, I didn't hear you come in. I was a little distracted by something that was said to me earlier." Kagome stated as she rose from her spot on the sofa and walked towards the center of studio to stretch.
"Yash? Since when did you start calling me Yash? And what was said that would distract you so much?" Inuyasha couldn't help but wonder what Kagome was thinking about. What was said that cause this woman to be so out of it?
Kagome blushed a little at the question before brushing it off and hoping that Inuyasha didn't notice the blush and would drop the subject. "I apologize In-U-Ya-Sha, it won't happen again and it's nothing. Just something that I doubt is true, but let's just get to work. Are you ready?" Kagome looked over at Inuyasha who was just standing there where she had left when when she got off the sofa in the first place.
"Feh. Yea, let's do that. What is the song that my arrogant brother is forcing us to dance to? Let me guess? I bet it is something from his first album since he doesn't ever want to do something new."
Shaking her head, Kagome stated, "Actually it's something new. I have heard most of your brother's music and I must say this song has a better edge to it, like there are some actually emotions put into the song. Plus the song is going to be dedicated to Rin, so yea."
Inuyasha let out a low moan to the statement made by Kagome before saying, So in other words we have to dance elegant and fru fru?"
"See there you go again. Insulting me and my dancing. You know I think I should just find another partner to dance with you cause I refuse to do this with you." Kagome stormed towards the door of the studio only to be held back by being grabbed on the arm.
"That isn't what I meant. What I was trying to say was that Sesshomaru would make us dance to a song that isn't really my style. As a form of punishment so to say. I wasn't calling you nor your dancing fru fru. Now will you please stop taking offense to everything I say?" Inuyasha stated while trying his best to remain calm and not snap on the woman who was still facing towards the door.
Kagome snatched her arm away and turned to face Inuyasha with the most pissed off looking face he had ever seen her make. "I will stop taking everything offensive when you stop being a jackass by being offensive. Plus how about you actually listen to the song and try my choreography before you make judgements. See people like you, who only want to bicker and complain about trying new things, are the reason why I only taught children dance classes. At least children have a reason to act like children."
"What is that supposed to mean? Are you calling me a child?" Inuyasha started to lose his anger more and more by the second, however that didn't scare Kagome a bit.
She was use to dealing with men and their nasty attitude. She dealt with her bipolar step father and his moods for many years and never backed down. So she surely wasn't planning to back down from a spoiled rich kid who always got what he want and didn't have a place to place is anger. "It meant was it sound like it meant. You act like a child and I refuse to deal with a grown child in my studio. So you can either shut up and learn the dance with me or I can find another dancer to dance with you, but what I won't do is deal with your constant attitude nor will I deal with your disrespect of my dancing. So you make your pick dog boy because either way is fine with me." Kagome crossed her arms and stood her ground as she waited for a response from Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked at woman who stood before him and could help but to feel a mixture of emotions. Who did she think she was that allowed her to talk to him in such a matter? Plus how could someone so annoying and frustrating be so sexy and mind blowing? He didn't know whether he wanted to yell at her some more or kiss those lips of hers to make her shut up. Her smell was driving him crazy, but her attitude towards him was making him want to just storm out. It was all confusing to him. What was he supposed to do? Should he just walk about and allow her to pick another dance partner for him? Or better yet, he should just demand that she remain his partner and suck it up? Then again, maybe he could do what she asked and see where thing lead to? However either way he would have to deal with her and to be quite honest there was a huge part of him that craved to know more about the outspoken choreographer that stood before him. Making up his mind he let out a deep sigh before saying, "Fine, you win. I will TRY and do things your way. BUT if I don't like where this is going or I feel that it is too much "alternative" for me I will just go and demand my brother give us a new song."
Rolling her eye, Kagome grabbed the remote to the stereo out her back pocket and said "Good! Glad to see you see it my way. Now we can listen to the song together and I can get a better feeling of how I see this going for us." She then pressed play and listened to the song again.
Inuyasha listened to his brother's voice as it blasted through the speaker. He hated to admit it, but the song was amazing. It was something that that he would have never thought his brother would sing in a million years. It was filled with emotions and he could tell that every word had a meaning behind it. He could tell what his brother was feeling and why the son was dedicated to his soon to be sister-in-law.
Once the song came to an end, Kagome pressed pause before it replayed. "After hearing that song for a second time today, I must say that the ideas are coming together more and more. I think that I know we should do. I know it would be anything 'fru fru' by your words, but it will be alternative."
"Guess I need to order some tights" It was not Inuyasha's turn to roll his eyes as he made the statement before realizing that he had said that out loud.
"Now why that would be amazingly funny to see, that wasn't was I was referring to."Kagome blushed not realizing that she would be dancing with Inuyasha in manager she had never danced with anyone in ever. When she looked up to see if Inuyasha understood what she meant, she could tell that the gears in his head were still moving trying to figure out what was going on. Shaking her head Kagome pressed play one more time to hear the beginning part before pausing. "Ok so tell me what does the venue look like that the fashion show will be held at?"
"My parents normally use the Grand Ballroom of one of the building at the Fine Arts Museum. That way the guest can look at some of the latest art work exhibited at the museum as well be able to show off my mother's designs a lot more. It also has tons of space for partying and performing."
"You wouldn't happen to be talking about the Fine Arts Museum near City Hall and the train station would you?" Kagome asked hoping that they were talking about the same museum. She had performed there once for a competition and knew that her idea would work amazingly in that setting.
"One in the same. Why? What are you up to?" Inuyasha stated looking at Kagome who face seemed to get brighter after being told that the building was the same one.
"Because, it works perfectly into my idea for all of the performances. Ok so this is how it will start. I want you to be standing in the middle of the ballroom floor and as your brother starts his intro, you will loosen your tie a little then turn to look at back at the stairs, which is where I will be. I will walk down the stairs towards you and reach you by the time Sesshomaru starts his first verse. However the only way this will work is that everyone is away from the dance floor and stairs."
"That should be no problem. Most of the time we ask that everyone clears the floor for our performances anyway. So everything should be clear." Inuyasha stated before waiting to hear the next thing step.
"Great! Ok so when I get to you I will start off with my right hand on the side of your face here. By then the verse would have started, you grabs my arm gently before turn me around so that my back it your chest. From there we go grind against each other for a seven count as we drop to the floor. I will then pull away and you grab my arm and pull me back towards you. Got it?" Kagome received a very confused nod from Inuyasha before taking the remote from her pocket and walked towards the other end of the studio. "Ok, then let's try that first part."
Kagome pressed restart. She watched as Inuyasha pretend to undo a tie then turn to face her. She then started to slowly walk towards him before slowly sliding her hand down the side of his face only for him to grab it and turn her around. She took a deep breathe as she felt them grind down each other only to have her snatch away from him. He quickly pulled her back into his arms and have her wrap her right leg around his waist tightly with them only centimeters away from each other's face.
"Now this I can deal with." Inuyasha said with a smirk on his face which caused Kagome to pull away from him in anger. He could also see that she was blushing, but she was willing herself to stop the blushing.
"Don't get too comfortable and make sure your moves are tight and sharp. I will not have you dropping me or making one wrong move." Kagome ranted before showing him the next part of the dance. While she was a little embarrassed, she had to give it to him, Inuyasha could keep up.
For the next three hours, the two of them were creating choreography and editing it. They were starting to move as one, but there were still bits and pieces that were off. When the it was time to call it quits, Kagome wasn't as happy as she thought she would be. She knew that they had plenty of time to fix it in the next few weeks, but between Kirara's performance, Inuyasha main performance, and the performance they were doing together. It was a lot going on.
As she exited the building for the day, she put in her headphone and started to make her way back to her new home. It was about 6:00pm and the sun was just setting so there wasn't much danger for her to worry about. As she walked down the street, she couldn't help but notice just how tired today had made her. She had choreographed not one, but three full routines that despite what Kikyo had said, were very amazing and challenging to grasp if you haven't been dancing for a while. Which made her feel just that much better. She didn't have to make her choreographer simpler for those to learn like she did when she was teaching her little dancer, not that she really minded, but instead she could choreograph to her full potential and do as she saw fit.
Once Kagome arrived to her building, she went straight up to her apartment, grabbed her mail from the mail delivery tube near her front door, and to take a much needed hot bath in her oversized tub. Just as she entered her apartment, her phone started to ring. Putting her mail on her living room table, she looked down to see who the call was from, she let out a small smile before dropping her bag in her room on the floor, walking towards the bathroom to start her bath water, and pick up the phone and scream into the phone "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?"
A laugh came from the other end of the phone, "Hey Kagome. How are you?" The person asked smoothly.
"I am better now that my favorite cousin has decided to grace me with a call." Kagome stated as she walked out of the bathroom and into her room to get one of the bath bombs that Ayame had given her in her "Congratulation & Welcome To A New Life" package which was filled with everything from lotions, to bath stuff, to her everyday needs. She had to admit that when Ayame showed up to her house the day after the auditions with a big box in hand, she wasn't expecting it to be filled with goodies. Expensive goodies at that.
"I'm sorry Kaggie. You know how things tend to get when you get caught up doing the things out love to do."
"Don't 'Kaggie' me Sota. While I know that soccer was always your passion and playing it professionally was something that you never thought could happen to you, but that still doesn't mean that you forget about your cousin who just so happens to have a worthless excuse for a mother and an abusive stepfather." Kagome ranted as she turned off the water and dropped in her bath bomb which started to sizzle.
"I know Kaggie and I am so sorry. I never forgot about you. I just got caught up in the training and the games and the traveling, that everything just started to become a big blur. But now that everything had calmed down a little, I want to come back home and get you so that I can get you away from that mess. Momma already hates that fact that her sister treats you the way that you do and that we didn't think to invite you to move in with her and gramps while I was away."
Kagome let out a deep sigh. She knew that her cousin would never forget about her or the situation she was in. He loved her like a sister and his mother loved her like she was hers, they just didn't like to deal with her so called parent's. "It's ok Sota. I know you love me, both you and your mother. It was just really hard for me when you all left. I not only missed you as being one of my best friends, but I missed my family as well."
Sota and Kagome had been thick as thieves since they were little. Sota was always like like a big brother to Kagome and his mother, who was her mother's younger sister, always treated Kagome as if she was hers. She didn't understand why her sister treated her only child in the fashion that she did nor did she understand how she would allow someone else treat her child in a bad fashion. So when her niece and son became close and Kagome chose to spend as much time as she could with them. However, when Sota graduated and was drafted to play professional soccer, he picked up everything and moved his mother and his and Kagome's grandfather to another part of the country where he now owned a huge three story home. They were planning to invite Kagome to come with them, but they knew her mother and stepfather wouldn't allow that to happen.
"Well if you missed us so much why don't you just come with us. I can be there for you in two days. All you have to do is pack your bags and be waiting for me at the studio. You don't even have to tell auntie that you are leaving."
As nice as that sounded and how much Kagome missed her cousin, aunt, and grandfather, she knew that she had finally found something and somewhere that she felt she needed to be at. She had a new life, a great job, and a place she finally felt she belong with people who cared about her. She couldn't leave nor did she want to leave.
She let out a deep sigh before responding to her cousin's offer. "As much as I would love to just pack up and leave, I can't do that. Things have changed for me a lot since you left."
"What could have possibly changed that you can't just leave? I know you are tired of living with auntie and her evil ass husband. They have literally been taking your money since you were able to make money and putting you through way more than you deserve. Come one Kaggie. Please just let me come get you. Momma could use the company beside grandpa."
"Sota is an don't that I don't want to come, I just have a lot going on now and I think I might actually be happy."
That last statement caused Sota to laugh, "Happy? How? What you have a new boyfriend or something?"
"No Sota! I don't have a boyfriend. I do however have my dream job and dream condo on the north side of the city. I am the new choreographer for a big music company." Kagome said full of joy. She knew her cousin would be happy to know that she got away from her evil parents and was making it big doing what she loved and always wanted to do.
"Wow Kaggie!I am s o proud of you! Congrats are in order something serious. With that being said since you got all this new found success, how about I come and and visit you soon? I mean the team will be traveling back home for our next game in a few weeks, I would love to see where you stay and maybe even hang out. I can't wait to tell momma the news!"
"That sounds like a plan. I would love to have you for a visit. Just let me know when and I will make sure I'm off early or something. However, at the moment I just got off work and I really need a long hot soak after such a long day." Kagome stated as she pulled her hair up into a messy bun.
"Trust me I know that feeling. I will let you get to that, have fun. I'll tell momma and grandpa the great news, I and sure they would be so happy to hear that you are happy and safe. I love you Kagome and I can't wait to see you in a few weeks. I love you Kaggie."
"I love you too Sota. See you soon." Kagome hung up the phone before getting undressed, putting her phone on the built in dock in the bathroom, and sliding into the tub.
After about two hours later, Kagome got out of the tub,take her phone off the dock, and went to her room to put on a cami and some yoga shorts. She then went into the kitchen to see what she had in her fridge to determine whether or not she wanted to order in or cook. Deciding that she was actually in the mood for pizza. She dialed the number for the closest pizza place that delivered and ordered a medium veggie pizza. When she got off the phone with the lizzy place she flopped down on her sofa and looked through the mail she had. There wasn't much mail besides a few shopping magazines and some junk mail. Deciding to look through the shopping magazines so that she could order some more stuff she needed for her house, she leaned back and started to fold down the pages with things she liked.
By the time the pizza guy got to her apartment to deliver her food, she had folded down pages that had tvs, some other electronics she felt she could use, and some furniture she needed. In another book she had folded down a few bedding sets she thought she might like as well as some looks for the rest of her rooms in her apartment. After paying the pizza man and eating a few slices, she decided that she spend the rest of night shopping through a few of the magazines before she headed to bed.
The next few days went by in the same manner. Kagome would wake up, shower, pack her duffle bag, and grab a quick bite to eat for breakfast before heading to the studio for rehearsals. She would spend the day making sure her dancers had each step to perfection and make tweaks where was needed. There was always bickering and arguments with Kikyo about something before Kagome threaten to kick her out.
She had already put Kikyo out of her rehearsals a few times and was on the verge of just cutting her from the performance all together. However she knew that she didn't have anymore dancers to cover her spot so she knew that she would just have to put up with Kikyo's attitude until after the showcase and had the time to actually put hold an audition. But besides that rehearsals ran pretty even had the chance to be a part of her first day of dress rehearsals. It was amazing to see the dancers move and perform in Izayoi's amazing designs.
Most of the designs and pieces went together perfectly and they were a mixture of different styles and feels. It was as if each artist represented the artist whose performances they were being shown off in and in vice versa. The outfits for Kirara's performance had a sense of elegance and flow to them. They were lightweight and allowed the dancers to move gracefully. While the clothes for Inuyasha were more edgy and hip. They had a semi urban and club like feel to them. When the dancers moved in them they made Izayoi's designs look like they were part of themselves verses just some clothes they threw on.
All of the clothes fit perfectly besides some minor alterations here and there. Izayoi couldn't help but be happy that her designs barely had to be altered other than a few stitches. She told Kagome that she wasn't going to reveal her last outfit that she was due to perform in until the night of. Of course Kagome had not complaints about that since she was just happy to be able to wear one of the famous Izayoi's designs.
Since the first day of he and Kagome's rehearsals for the performance they were doing for Sesshomaru's song, Inuyasha started to notice just how much he was starting to catch feeling for the choreographer. At first he thought it was just something that would blow over after the first day, but the more time he spent with her the more time he wanted to spend with her. He found himself trying to make her laugh or smile and even on occasions did something that he knew would piss her off so he could argue back with her. There was just something about that girl that he just couldn't get over.
He even found himself going home at nights and dreaming of the very sexy yet strict choreographer. He would be at a rehearsals with her and things would start to get heated. Things went from being a simple dance routine to begin a hot and passionate love making session in the middle of the studio's floor. She would be putting that good dancer body and flexibility to work while he would be enjoying every sound she made and all the aggression she was giving him. From the floors to the walls to the sofa, he was claiming her as his and making sure that every inch of her was his and for no one else to even dream of touching. The dreams were just driving him up the wall and he couldn't take another night of waking up and having to take a cold shower.
One night after their last rehearsals Inuyasha came home and decided that he would have a talk with his old man. It was very rare that Inuyasha got the chance to talk to the busy business man due to the fact that he was always out of town, but this night his father was in his study reading over some of his files, when Inuyasha decided to knock on the door.
"Come in Inuyasha. I know you have something to talk to me about." His father stated not looking up from the papers that were in front of him. His father was still dressed in most of the suit he has worn to work today however his jacket was tossed across the chair opposite of him, his shirt sleeves were rolled up to his elbows with the top button undone, his hair was tied up into high ponytails, and he wore a pair of reading glasses on the tip of his nose. If Inuyasha wouldn't have known better, he would have thought his father was a male model for one of those suit ads.
"How did you know I needed to talk to you" Inuyasha asked as he plopped down in the chair across from his father.
Inu no Taisho let out a sigh before placing the papers he was working on on his desk and taking his glasses off. He then looked at his youngest son and said, "Well, first your mother is on one of her 'you need to spend more time with the boys' rant pages because she noticed that you haven't been really your normal smart mouth self. And two, you have been up to my office at work a few time, been here at the house instead of your condo, and have walked past that door every night for the past week and stopping before walking away. So tell me what is wrong?"
"It's this new choreographer. I just…"
"Let me stop you right there before you even start on this rant again. Ms. Higurashi is a great dancer and from what I have been hearing from the rumors going around the building she is one tough cookie and an amazing choreographer. Which we are in my mind lucky to have. So I will not sit here and discuss anything negative about her." Inu No Tashio firmly stated.
"If you have allow me to finish old man you have gave me the chance to say that I just don't understand what these feelings and emotions that I am for her are about." Inuyasha snapped before crossing his arms and blush a little.
While the statement caught his father of track, Inuyasha could help but notice his father giving him one of those signature smirks that he himself was famous for. "Care to explain what you mean by feelings and emotions son?"
"UGH! You know what I mean old man or you wouldn't have that smirk on your face at this moment." Inuyasha groaned as he started to pace back and forth. "It's like this. Since the day I first met her there has been this need to be around her or near here. I get jealous of all of the male dancers when they are around her and when they talk about her. I find myself wanting to make her laugh and smile. And sometime I argue with her just to see her get pissed out. But what kills me the most is that smell."
"Smell?" Inu No Tashio asked as his eyebrow flew up in curiosity.
"Yes her smell drives me insane. It's like this mixture of fragrances that mix together and drives me wild. It's like I find myself getting closer to her just to smell her scent. I don't know if it's a soap or a spray or something, but I do know that no matter how much she sweats or moves around during the day, that smell is still there."
"Anything else going on? Like perhaps dreams or something like that?" Inu No Tashio asked a sh started to register just was going on with his son.
That question caused Inuyasha to blush even harder. How was he supposed to tell his father that he was having sexual dreams about his new employee and that they were not only very vivid, but that they were frequent and set in the studio. He just couldn't form his lips to give a response so instead he just stopped pacing and looked at his father before looking away.
"Oh I see." His father got out of his chair and walked around the desk before leaning back onto the desk arms crossed. "Son, allow me to be the first to congratulate you on finding your mate."
Inuyasha stopped dead in his tracks and looked at his father as if he had grown three more heads. "SAY WHAT! MATE?"
"Not many of us find out mates when we are as young as you are. Imagine how long it took me to actually find your mother. I mean after Sesshomaru's mother passed away when he was three, I would have never thought I would have fallen in love again yet along find my true mate in your mother. Finding your mate is an important thing Inuyasha and once you have found that person, you will never be able to look at another woman the same again."
"So what am I supposed to do? It's not like I can just walk up to her, bite her, and everything be all rainbows and sparkles."
"No one ever said it would be rainbows and glitter and what not. But at the end of the day that is your mate. It is up to you to figure out how you are going to gain her trust and make it official. It's nothing that me or anyone else can tell you in order to become mated with your mate. All I can say is do what your heart tells you do. Ask her out or something. Whatever floats your boat, but when it comes time for the mating to begin, your demon instincts will take over there." Inu No Tashio stated while walking around his desk and having a seat before putting his glasses on and going back to work with a smile on his face.
"Thanks! That was such a big help."Inuyasha stated sarcastically before walking out of his father's study and into his old room for another night of thoughts and dreams. He had to figure out something, but he guess the first step would be to actually ask her out.
"You're welcome." His father stated with a laugh.