For the Sake of Business
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By: azuyama-chan
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Disclaimer: Did I own Inuyasha? Definitely a no.
Sorry for the late chapter everyone. It was because my file just suddenly decided to remove itself from existence.
And thank you to:
28karen28
Kagome's-Inuyasha's mate
FOR REVIEWING! It really means so much to me for you guyz to take your time to tell me how you thought of my story.
On with the story:
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Chapter 10: What do I do?
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Last time:
"What do you want, flea bag?"
"I'm here to visit my woman, mutt." Kouga answered the now fuming inuhanyou.
"She's not your woman, baka! She's my fiancée!" Kagome had never seen Inuyasha so angry and possessive before. This must be one side of him she doesn't know.
"Ha, you're the baka! Isn't your relationship faltering because of your constant arguments?" Kouga then placed Kagome's hands in his, "Come with me, Kagome, and I shall make you happy."
"Not on my watch!!" The two are already in their fighting stance, ready to pounce each other.
What should I do? Kagome thought to herself.
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This time:
Kagome looked to and fro between the two men. The two leaped as she yelled for them to stop, causing them to stop in mid-air. They resumed their fighting stance.
"You're lucky, mutt! I could've creamed ya, if it wasn't for my woman!" Kouga yelled.
"Ha! You wish! And who are you calling 'your woman', baka!"
Kagome sweat dropped. She had to do something before this turns into a fight again. She then turned to Kouga. He would listen to her, right? Okay, this would work. She approached Kouga and tugged his sleeve to get his attention.
"Ano, Kouga-kun… can you please leave?"
Kouga looked disappointed for a moment, but then his face brightened as he said, "Anything for my woman." Kagome felt uncomfortable as he called her 'his woman' but shrugged it and thanked him for listening. He rushed out of the restaurant but not before kissing her hand.
She turned to Inuyasha, who had anger in his eyes. Kagome gulped as she saw this. She was hesitant to approach him, but she did anyway. She walked slowly to the now-growling hanyou. She opened her mouth…
"Why are you so friendly to the wolf?" Inuyasha barked, before she was able to say anything. And not to me… This thought scared him, What the hell?
"Don't tell me that you're jealous-" Kagome said accusingly.
"Jealous?! Over you, an ugly wench?! Never!!" he replied too quickly and defensively. But Kagome didn't notice this.
Full of hurt and anger, Kagome turned her back to Inuyasha walking away, never giving him a single glance. Inuyasha looked at the other people who saw the whole thing. Some with the 'Well-aren't-you gonna-get-her' look shot at him.
"What? It's not my problem." He told them, some shaking their heads, some praying to kami to forgive his parents of any sins so that he could make their son not dumb anymore. Well, some were saying 'Somebody help him'.
Muttering something about 'ungrateful woman', 'rude people', and 'stupid wolf', Inuyasha left the restaurant to find his fiancée. The waiters were glad that they weren't able to serve the infamous hanyou and his incredibly short fuse.
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Kagome entered a Western-style diner; her anger took a form of flames which danced around her head. But the customers took no notice of her. She went to an unoccupied booth, where a waitress came up to her and took her order. The waitress left as soon as Kagome told her coffee and nodded to confirm.
Kagome looked around and was pleased that she chose this place. Not many people came here, and those that did were the ones who didn't care that she was a celebrity. Plus, with no paparazzi following her, no reporters would come to this part of town.
The coffee arrived a few minutes later, which help cooled her anger. Oh the irony of a hot drink cooling you down. She continued the occasional sipping, wearing a huge scowl on her face. The lady was obviously annoyed with our favourite hanyou.
A small boy went up to approach her booth, taking a deep breath before opening his mouth to speak. Normally, people would just leave people in this state, alone. This young man was either brave or stupid.
"K..Ka..go..me?" Yes. This young kitsune is not stupid.
"Shippou!" Kagome said, obviously overjoyed to see him, making her forget about the irritable hanyou she was currently mad at.
"Um… this random guy in that booth told me to lighten up." He pointed at a booth.
"Who? I'll give this guy a piece of my mind." She followed to where he was pointing at, seeing that it was now empty.
"He said that such a beautiful face shouldn't be destroyed by such an ugly scowl."
Kagome was caught unexpected, and the hand she was holding up to hit the person fell as she let the words sink into her head. Her jaw dropped, and she blushed as a total stranger was a total flirt to her.
Shippou offered her a white lily, a flower she preferred over the traditional rose. She took it from him, giving him thanks as she breathed in the flower's sent. Only a few people know about this and she was surprised when it was given to her. Now, imagine her astonishment when Shippou told her that it was from the stranger.
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He smiled as he saw her smile replace the scowl she wore. She loved lilies; a secret fondness for these flowers was something that only close people know. How he knew was a mystery.
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Kagome wondered why Shippou was alone in these parts of the city. She looked around to see who was chaperoning the young kitsune. Finding no one, she bent down and asked the kitsune himself.
"Oh, Ayuka is here with me." As Shippou said this, the quarter-human girl approached them, as if she heard her name. Well, with a more advanced sense of hearing, she must have.
Ayuka then smiled as she reached the miko and kitsune. She gave a slight bow to acknowledged Kagome's presence. She placed a hand to Shippou's left shoulder, and he turned to his cousin.
"We should get going, ne Shippou-chan?" Shippou nodded with a slight frown in his face. He didn't want to leave Kagome. He had a hesitant look in his eyes as he turned to face Ayuka, which she didn't miss.
"Um… But we can see Kagome-san tomorrow, Shippou." Ayuka said, trying to change the boy's mood. After giving it thought, he nodded a smile lightened up his whole face.
"Chotto matte(1), Kagome-san, where is itoko(2)?" Kagome's eyes widened as Ayuka reminded her of the one person who caused all her troubles, the one person she was trying hard not to think about to calm herself. The despicable hanyou, Inuyasha.
"Um… we…" But before Kagome could finish, the diner doors opened, causing the bells that ornamented it to jingle. The person she was trying not to think about slid past those doors and approached the trio.
Inuyasha looked at the three faces that had their eyes on him. He gave all of them a snort and grabbed the right arm of the third one, dragging her along with him. She gave whines of protest. He saw the lily she held in her hand and gave an unreadable expression. This disappeared when Kagome said his name.
"Kagome, um… I'm sorry…"
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Eh!? Inuyasha apologizing? LOL
Author's Notes
(1) Chotto matte means Wait a minute. When you add kudasai, in chotto matte kudasai, it now means please wait a minute.
(2) Itoko means (my) cousin. If you want to address other people's cousins, you use itoko-san. For more info, refer to the explanation about younger brother.
Domo arigatou gozaimasu mina-san! For reading my story!
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