Chapter 11

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

Kagome sat at the bar stool in Souten's kitchen, swinging her legs absently. Her mind continued to go over the details of the Plan while she waited for Souten to appear. They had agreed to meet at Souten's apartment after work to go over the plan. There were still some ruffles in the fabric that needed to be ironed out.

Kagome had also gone back to her husband's workplace after realizing there were parts of her plan that would require her to have her own car. She felt bad asking Sango to drive her everywhere, and she was recently discovering how empowering it was to be able to control every part of her life.

She nibbled on her lower lip slightly. There was one part of the plan that she'd been pondering all day, and she hadn't been able to figure out a solution.

Souten appeared, entering from the hallway, and plunking herself down on the stool beside Kagome. She noticed Kagome's utterly focused look.

"What's the problem?" asked Souten, quirking an eyebrow at Kagome, who continued to stare straight ahead. Souten waved her hand in front of Kagome's face.

"Hello, anybody home?"

Kagome blinked, before turning to face Souten with a sheepish expression. She rubbed the back of her head embarrassedly.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about something," Kagome said. Souten continued to look mildly amused.

"Care to share with the rest of the class?" inquired Souten. Kagome frowned, recalling what the problem was. She made a face.

"Well, the first part of the plan was to unnerve him, right?" said Kagome. Souten nodded, leaning back slightly against the counter. Kagome bit her lip as her mind continued to race.

"I've been going over it in my head, and I can't really think of anything that would worry him." Kagome sighed in an aggravated fashion. "I mean, with someone normal I would just disappear, because that would make him nervous. But since he already thinks I'm sick, and has called a total of like two times…" Souten nodded again, understanding easily.

"You think he doesn't really care enough for that to make him nervous," Souten stated. Kagome nodded, twirling a strand of hair around her finger, and continuing to gnaw on her lower lip.

A key clinked in the lock of the front door, and Hiten entered easily, shutting the door behind him with his foot as he shrugged off his leather jacket. He was whistling slightly, and winked at Kagome as he caught her eye, smirking. Kagome blushed easily, before sticking her tongue out at him.

Hiten sauntered over to the kitchen, and pulled the lid off of a plain ceramic jar, before removing it to reveal three cookies. Kagome cocked her head to one side, a smile sliding across her lips despite her attempt to restrain it.

"You have a cookie jar?" she asked Hiten, as Souten continued to stare into space, contemplating the Plan. Hiten grinned openly this time.

"Of course," he said, coming to lean on the breakfast bar across from Kagome and sticking a cookie in his mouth. Kagome watched as he gulped it down, then took the cookie he offered her. She couldn't help but be amused, in spite of herself. She surprised him with a bright smile as she munched on her cookie happily. Kagome finished it and was going to thank him, when he reached a hand out to brush at her cheek. Her cheeks flamed, and her eyes widened.

"What-what are you doing?" Kagome stammered. Hiten pulled his hand back, and smirked at her, blood-red eyes becoming more intense.

"Crumbs," he said, continuing to smirk cockily at her discomfort. Kagome squirmed slightly in her seat, before settling on glaring at him playfully. Hiten waited until she was settled before asking her his questions.

"So," Hiten said. "Has your husband realized what he's missing yet?" Kagome frowned slightly, and he sighed, turning slightly to lean on the counter. Kagome smiled softly, bitterly, tracing circles on the counter.

"You know, if you were my girlfriend we wouldn't have to worry about this," Hiten said, grinning as she looked up, tomato-red, her husband completely forgotten. Kagome attempted to stammer out a response for a second while Hiten chuckled, and Kagome finally settled for growling at him. Hiten looked surprised for a second before erupting in full-blown laughter.

Kagome pouted openly, having failed to intimidate Hiten.

"We don't have time to be doing this, you know," she said, scowling at Hiten, who finished chuckling and raised an eyebrow. "We don't!" She crossed her arms and turned away from the counter, also turning away from Hiten.

Suddenly, Souten sat up.

"On the contrary," she said pensively, slowly. Kagome looked at her strangely. Hiten regarded his sister curiously. Souten turned to Kagome, and Kagome could almost see the gears turning in her head.

"You wanted a way to unnerve your husband, didn't you?" asked Souten, almost excited. Kagome nodded, sensing that this was headed somewhere. Souten suddenly did her wolf grin, and Kagome waited for her to explain.

"It's perfect," Souten said, continuing to grin. Kagome wondered if she knew how scary she actually seemed when she did that.

"There are other people in the room, sis," Hiten drawled, and Kagome turned slightly to see him waiting patiently as well.

"Inuyasha is a half-demon, right?" asked Souten, looking at Kagome. Kagome nodded. Her former lover's heritage was not news to her, it had been part of their marriage, and she had understood that.

"Have you ever seen his demon side come out?" asked Souten eagerly, and Kagome frowned.

"What do you mean?" Kagome asked, and Souten sighed slightly.

"His eyes could have changed colour, his voice could have been deeper…" Souten waited for a second for Kagome to think.

Kagome dove back into her memory, through years and months of repetitive actions. She opened her eyes to see Souten waiting, leg bouncing on the stool in anticipation. She sighed.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I remember anything," Kagome said, biting her lip. Souten sighed, and turned back to the bar. Kagome suddenly caught something in her hindsight, and drew in a breath sharply. Souten sat up, and Hiten looked at her.

Kagome's eyes were unfocused, searching the past.

"There was…one time…" Her mind searched for the story that went with the picture. Colours and a background story began to form. Souten leaned towards her in anticipation.

"We went to a restaurant. The waiter…I remember thinking he was really nice."

Kagome's eyes began to wander the room subconsciously.

"He treated us really well, making sure we got the best of everything. At the end, when Inuyasha went to pay the check, he came over and told me that if I ever got tired of my domineering husband I should give him a call."

Kagome bit her lip, remembering the next part.

"He gave me his phone number, but he didn't realize that Inuyasha was behind him."

Her fists clenched slightly, then relaxed. Hiten leaned over and took Kagome's hand in his in a more friendly gesture than anything. Kagome focused on him, slightly surprised. Hiten nodded at her in support, and Kagome smiled softly. Souten frowned, impatient.

"So what happened?" Souten asked eagerly.

"His eyes were red," Kagome recalled, shivering slightly. "His pupils were almost green, and jagged magenta markings were starting to show on his face. He growled at the waiter and told him not to touch his property." Kagome frowned, squeezing Hiten's hand subconsciously.

"Like I was…a thing! A possession," Kagome ground out. "I thought he was going to throw the waiter into the wall. He did punch him, but it wasn't that bad." Kagome sighed, her eyes fluttering closed, almost as if the story itself was draining her energy.

Souten smiled happily. Hiten noticed, and inclined his head slightly, silently asking her to explain. Souten's smile turned slightly malevolent. Kagome's eyes opened.

"I don't see how that helps though," said Kagome.

"You want to unnerve your husband," Souten said matter-of-factly. "And what do all males find unnerving?" Kagome made a face.

"Waiters?" Kagome said, tossing something out. Hiten, realizing where his sister was going, started to chuckle. Kagome turned to him, and he looked back, crimson eyes lighting up with an intense fire.

"Losing," his smooth voice supplied. "Losing something that they are sure belongs to them." Hiten pulled Kagome's hand up to his mouth and turned it over, placing a light kiss on her palm.

Kagome's eyes widened as she began to understand. Her forehead crinkled slightly as she made a face.

"You want me to make him jealous?" stated Kagome stupidly. Souten nodded.

"It is the easiest trick in the book," she said. She crossed her arms, and held her hands up slightly in a "why not" pose. " And the perfect part is, he's going to be paranoid, because he's got a guilty conscience from cheating himself."

Kagome pulled her hand down slightly, not realizing that she wasn't letting go of Hiten.

"But who will we use?" Kagome asked. Hiten snorted, and both females turned to look at him. Kagome looked slightly alarmed, realizing what this would entail, and Souten looked pensive.

"It could work," stated Souten slowly. "But I think we need to go further than that." Kagome had now pulled her hand back, as Hiten crossed his arms and observed Kagome.

"Further?" squeaked Kagome. Souten smirked.

"Further," Souten affirmed. Kagome was now nervously chomping on her bottom lip.

"But why?" she asked. Hiten's voice answered her, and she looked up into unreadable blood-red orbs.

"More males will make him even more crazy," he explained. Kagome paused, taking this in. Hiten continued easily.

"It will be even worse, because the scents will be ones he doesn't recognize, and he can't openly challenge the males because the scent will be on you and your things." Souten nodded, and Kagome frowned, taking all this in.

Hiten sighed, scowling playfully. His eyes slid over Kagome sensuously, and she shivered slightly. At her obvious reaction, Hiten smirked.

"As much as I'm loathe to share, it's a good plan," Hiten concluded. Souten snorted.

"Of course it is," she said confidently.

"But where will we get the other guys?" asked Kagome. "More importantly, guys who will be okay with simply being 'used'?"

"But we already have one," said Souten, smirking almost like her brother. Kagome almost groaned at the vulture-like look Souten flashed her. It smelled like doom.

"Is he invisible?" asked Kagome sarcastically, and Souten waved away her sarcasm. Her grin grew.

"Sesshomaru." At this, Kagome bulked.

"No way," she said, waving her hands in front of her. "N to the O, to the no."

Souten looked at her with a weighing expression.

"But why not?" she said slightly, calmly. Kagome threw her arms around in frustration.

"Because the last time I was with him he almost got down and dirty with me!" Kagome almost shouted, still flailing her arms. Souten looked on, nonplussed.

"So he clearly already likes you," she said plainly. "That just makes it easier." She leaned forward, eyes shining with determination.

"Listen, Inuyasha is well known in the demon community for hating his brother. There are bets on how long it will last before they kill each other."

"It's true," Hiten said, shrugging. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"And?" she said, crossing her arms.

"The humiliation of losing something he 'owns' to his brother will be huge," Souten said, leaning back as Kagome appeared to consider it, scrunching her face up in distaste.

"Fine," she finally said. She sat back down, surrendering slightly. "Is that all?"

"We'll need one more," said Souten, and reached for her cell phone. "And I know just who to call." Kagome watched her curiously.

"So who is it?" Kagome asked, wanting to know who she would be running around with. Souten flashed her a confident smile.

"It's a surprise," she said, then dialled the cell phone, putting it to her ear as she exited the room through the hall into the bedrooms. Kagome sat back, pouting, only to jump as Hiten appeared in front of her, arms crossed. His garnet eyes watched her predatorily, and she stood up, answering his challenge. That cocky smirk was still in place, and Kagome couldn't help but let her eyes slide over his form, from his long black hair, pulled back into a braid, to his well built frame, to his deep, lustful eyes.

'Wait a minute,' thought Kagome backpedalling. 'Do not get distracted by his smexiness, Kagome. You have a Plan to put into motion."

Hiten smirked even more as he observed her reluctant perusal of his form. She was impressed enough, he could tell by her scent.

"You do realize," said Hiten, stepping closer, so that his breath ran over her lips. "We're going to be working very closely together if this plan comes together." Kagome squeaked as he got closer. She felt his hands slide around her waist and pull her closer, and she didn't resist as he let his hot mouth settle over hers.

Hiten almost groaned at how sweet she tasted against his mouth. He nipped at her bottom lip while pulled her lower half closer to him, almost grinding them together.

Kagome couldn't help but respond to his hot touches on her body. Other than Sesshomaru, it had been so long since she'd felt wanted, and in her mind, Sesshomaru didn't really count since he scared her half to death. Kagome's idea of a good time was not hide and go freak. Which is what she'd done when he'd come after her. Well, for the first part anyway. It wasn't her fault he was a hot kisser. Speaking of which…

She waited until they broke apart for air to pull him back in. She let her lips dance over his before settling and threaded her fingers in his soft hair. Hiten had just moved his hands down to her butt to pull her even closer when she pulled away. He looked up in a lustful daze, and Kagome pulled away, taking a few steps back. Hiten pouted playfully, grinning slightly at her in that rakish way that had drawn her in the first day that she'd seen him. He took a seat at the bar, and watched as Kagome gathered her coat and purse quickly, flustered. As her hand settled on the doorknob, his seductive voice called her name. She almost dropped her purse, but turned back to look at him, and find him staring at her, half seriously, and half lustful.

"I'm going to enjoy working with you," Hiten said, low drawl and satisfied smirk sending shivers down her spine.

Kagome shook her head to make her brain work again and just opened and closed her mouth for a second before walking out the door.

She ran a hand over her slightly swollen lips in the elevator down and couldn't help but blush. Hiten wasn't the only one who was going to enjoy this plan, if their encounter was anything to go by.

AN: I know, I actually updated. Feel free to review and just comment, or to guess who the person is. I'll let you know if you're right. Also, I'm sorry not much seems to be happening now. I wasn't completely sure where I wanted to go with this chapter. And for all of you who want to know what the plan is, I DO know, I'm just skirting around the details. That way, if I think of something better I can change it. Hope you enjoyed the chappie.