Boom
AN- Ok, the winners are Jordan, Sesshomaru, Melanie, Sam and Toby.
Haha, it turned out just as I expected.
"Mr. Saitou…hey…what's wrong?" Melanie asked, poking her friend in the arm lightly. All he had been doing was sighing heavily, mindlessly changing the channels and staring off into space. Naraku gave another heavy sigh and continued sifting through the channels, though he wasn't particularly interested in what was on. Melanie felt a slight twinge in her heart. Though he was a calm man, she always saw how carefree he was and seeing him weighed down almost like a cruel crime was committed against him.
"Um, Mr. Saitou, please say something," Melanie said softly.
"Hm?" he asked her, the frustration on his face gone completely.
"Forget it." Melanie replied, seeing that he wasn't ready to talk. She wasn't one to push people. She and Naraku continued watching TV for a while longer. Melanie leaned forward and petted Sam softly, smiling slightly as Sam's wild tail struck the table repetitively. Melanie leaned back against the couch, letting out a breath. She felt Naraku's head rest on her shoulder as he nuzzled her slightly.
"Do you find me to be an awful person?" Naraku asked.
"No. You're a wonderful person." Melanie replied, wrapping her arms around his shoulders, now holding his tired form in her arms, his head resting on her shoulder.
"Even when I'm in a bad mood?"
"Yes."
"Melanie, do you think I could…be a good father?" Naraku asked, his voice fading at the last part.
"I wish you were mine. Maybe I could've had a better life. Why? Do you want kids?" Melanie asked, now rubbing Naraku's muscled back softly. She felt his body get heavier, meaning he was falling asleep.
"N…not really."
"Why do you care?"
"Mel, Jenn is pregnant."
"It's yours?"
"Haha, yes it is."
"Oh…that's good."
"Excuse me?"
"Jenn is a good person and will be a good mother. You're a good person and will be a good father…the baby is lucky."
"I guess when you put it that way, it's not so bad. But I don't want to be there…at all."
"You're lazy."
"Thanks Melanie."
"At least your baby isn't going to be born addicted to crack…like me." Melanie grumbled. She heard Naraku snort as he laughed, still curled up and held inside the small girl's embrace.
"Hahaha! Melanie, you were a crack baby?" Naraku asked humorously.
"Yeah…quit laughing."
"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm not laughing at you…ok, I'm laughing at you, but not in a mean way…sympathetically." Naraku retorted, leaning away from Melanie in case she decided to hit him. She only crossed her arms and pouted at him.
"It wasn't my fault." She said, her pout making Naraku laugh even more.
"I know it wasn't, but still, that's funny."
"Feh."
"Crack baby, crack baby…haha, get over it."
Sesshomaru kept his expressions to a minimum as he sat at a restaurant table, meeting with a man and his wife. They were two of his biggest business partners and although he couldn't careless about what they thought, he still needed them for just a little longer.
"So, Sesshomaru, haven't you found yourself a girlfriend yet?" the man asked with a chuckle, taking a drink from his water. Sesshomaru cast the man a calm face, frowning slightly.
"No."
"Too busy?"
"No one worthy enough." Sesshomaru replied.
"Haha, that's a good one. So, even though you email me your profits, how is the business? In employee terms?" the man asked.
"It's fine as long as I'm not around." Sesshomaru retorted. He looked over when he saw the doors open and felt his good mood dissipate when he saw Jordan and Gabe bounce inside. They didn't even mean to creep on him, but they somehow did anyway. Jordan saw Sesshomaru and smiled as she ran up to him.
"Hey buddy!" she chirped.
"Go somewhere else." Sesshomaru growled back, only to feel his face burn when she gave him a warm hug from behind. He saw the couple in front of him smile and chuckle at him.
"Well excuse me for being happy to see you. We'll go somewhere else now." Jordan grumbled, leaning away, but Sesshomaru grabbed her arm and looked up at her.
"If you must," he began.
"Yaaaay! Gabe, grab a chair!" Jordan cheered, grabbing one herself and sitting down next to Sesshomaru, who was rubbing his temples with both hands.
"Such a headache." He whispered.
"Need a Midol?" Jordan asked him sweetly, patting his leg softly. He glared back at her silently, hearing Gabe snort.
"If you're going to sit here, be quiet." Sesshomaru scolded the both of them sternly.
"Yes sir." They said back simultaneously.
"Sorry. They're both immature." Sesshomaru announced to his original lunch guests. The two smiled and nodded back at him.
"That's not what he told me last night." Jordan growled under her breath, but loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Haha, well now," the man laughed. He wasn't insulted that the two younger people had interrupted. He noticed that Sesshomaru's eyes grew life in them when the two arrived and that was something he rarely ever saw.
"Jordan," Sesshomaru began warningly.
"Sorry. I love you. Don't hit me like you usually do." Jordan said back with a smile.
"Mhm. Keep your mouth shut." Sesshomaru shot back. Jordan looked at Gabe with a big smile on her face. They both covered their mouths as they snorted, keeping their comments to themselves.
"God, he is so hot when he orders me around like that." Jordan finally stated as Gabe began laughing, leaning away just in case Sesshomaru decided to jump on them and beat them up.
"Are you blushing?" the woman asked Sesshomaru teasingly. Little did she know, he actually was, but it was faint…until she asked. Now he was blushing hardcore.
"Haha, sorry." Jordan and Gabe said to Sesshomaru, who was now rubbing his face with both hands. He rested his left elbow on the table, pointing at Jordan dangerously.
"Keep…quiet." He snarled. Jordan smiled back innocently.
"Rawr!" she replied, attempting to bite his finger, but Sesshomaru pulled his hand back and then pressed his index finger against his thumb, flicking Jordan in the nose.
"Ahh, bastard." She growled, rubbing her nose distastefully.
"Haha, you got flicked." Gabe laughed.
"Great. Now I'm going to have nose cancer or something. Thanks Sesshomaru, I hope you feel proud about killing me." Jordan said, still rubbing her nose. Sesshomaru gave her a small smile and leaned forward, resting his upper body on his elbows.
"Why don't you come a little closer and I'll make it better." he retorted. Jordan leaned away and held both hands up slightly.
"Nah, I'm good with the nose cancer." Jordan said back.
"That's what I thought." Sesshomaru exhaled.
"I think he wanted your body." Gabe said under his breath, but still loud to hear. He and Jordan snorted as they bumped each other's fists.
Naraku smiled as Melanie held fast to both leashes. She was walking Sam and Toby, who were in a competition to see who can walk faster. The small girl was being pulled along like she was nothing, the two canines panting as they pulled her with them.
"Haha, calm down, calm down." Naraku laughed, catching up and taking hold of Sam's leash. He maneuvered his arms from Melanie so they were each walking their own canine. Melanie put one hand in her pocket and pet Toby with her other hand that held his leash.
"They're crazy." Melanie said, muffling a cough, her throat dry from the cold air. She shivered a bit and felt Naraku wrap his free arm around her shoulders, rubbing her arm roughly.
"We've been out here long enough. Let's go back home and warm up." Naraku suggested. Melanie nodded as she felt Toby tug on the leash after Sam.
"Brrr, so cold!" Naraku sang when he walked into his kitchen. Melanie hung her jacket on the back of a chair and smiled.
"Sing me a song." Melanie said. Naraku looked at her and shook his head.
"No." he replied.
"Why not? I've always wanted to hear you sing." Melanie exhaled.
"Maybe if you would participate in class a little more," Naraku said with a smile of evil. Melanie pouted and looked away.
"You probably sound ugly." Melanie lied.
"Ha, ha, ha." Naraku mocked as he rolled his eyes. Melanie coughed again and giggled.
"I hope you're not getting sick." Naraku said to her.
"I was running a little fever. Nothing bad." Melanie replied. Naraku pressed his hand to her forehead and frowned.
"You're warm."
"Your house is warm."
"So, why are you warmer than my house?"
"I'm not sick. Get me a Dew." Melanie growled.
"Excuse me?"
"Get me a Dew. I'm thirsty."
"Haha, fine, fine."
Alex yawned as she walked down the mall corridor, dodging in and out of people lazily. She found a bench and sat down with a sigh of relief. She was tired of walking around. She looked over at a clothing store where a boy and a girl with red hair ran out, laughing crazily while tugging on a belt. She felt a smile tug on her lips when she saw a familiar tall man running out after them, one hand keeping his pants up as his perfect white hair flowed behind him.
"Haha, I have got to see this," Alex giggled to herself as she took off running after them. She saw Sesshomaru's hand latched onto the girl's arm, but the boy snuck up behind him and grabbed Sesshomaru's pants, ripping them down the man's legs. Alex covered her mouth as a loud snort erupted from her. Sesshomaru immediately let go of Jordan and quickly pulled his pants back up, golden eyes filled with fury as Gabe ran away. Jordan was on the floor, laughing hysterically as she gave Sesshomaru his belt back.
"Grow up!" Sesshomaru snapped angrily, his face reddened with embarrassment.
"Hahaha! I'm so sorry!" Jordan laughed back.
"I don't see why you're so embarrassed. You've got a cute ass." Alex chirped. Sesshomaru whipped around and glowered down at her.
"No…one…asked…you." Sesshomaru bit out through gritted teeth. He felt hands grab his pants again, but Sesshomaru countered by whipping his belt behind him, striking Gabe in the leg.
"Ahh! Ahhh! I'm sorry!" Gabe screamed. Jordan was still laughing, but she grabbed Sesshomaru's arm, rubbing it softly. He shook her off and put his belt on, walking away quickly.
"Haha, aww, can't even take a joke." Jordan said, wiping tears from her eyes as she and Gabe bumped fists.
"Yeah, he's got a stick up the ass or something." Alex chirped.
"Not all the time. You should see him when he drinks." Gabe stated with a smile of confidence. Jordan nodded in agreement. Frat Boy Sesshomaru was always promising fun. Alex shrugged and giggled.
"Eh, maybe someday. I have to go now, bye." Alex said, waving to the young adults as she walked away. She walked back to the bench she had sat on and relaxed, letting out a long breath. She closed her eyes and drifted off slightly, only snapping back to consciousness when she felt something being placed over her nose. Alex jumped, but the man was stronger, pressing her back down on the bench.
"Calm down, I'm not trying to kidnap you." Sesshomaru growled.
"Why were holding this over my…oh," Alex stopped when she saw the blood on the rag.
"You had a nosebleed." Sesshomaru stated simply. Alex nodded and held the rag against her still bleeding nose.
"Yeah, the dry air does that to me a lot." She replied, still eyeing Sesshomaru carefully. He smirked at her and snorted.
"Does it smell like chloroform? Calm down." He said reassuringly.
"Why not wake me up first?"
"You would've jerked forward and dripped blood on yourself."
"Why care?"
"Let's try to be grateful today."
"Fine." Alex exhaled, sniffing slightly and making sure the nosebleed was done. She leaned back and threw the rag in the nearby trashcan, rubbing her head with her other hand.
"Are you…sick?" Sesshomaru asked, leaning back and keeping his eyes on his phone. Alex turned to him and looked at him curiously.
"What do you mean by that?" she asked.
"You've been sick a lot lately. I was wondering if there was something more serious?"
"Oh, no, no, no. I'm actually quite healthy, just unlucky." She explained with a genuine smile. Sesshomaru looked up and nodded, keeping his face straight. He could tell that his worry made her happy. He had no clue why, but it did.
"So do I really have a cute ass?" he asked sarcastically. Of course he did in his opinion.
"Haha, no, I didn't even see it." Alex laughed candidly, once again, deflating Sesshomaru's pride. He glared at her silently.
"Haha, hahaha! Oh my God, you are so full of yourself!" Alex stated, still laughing quite hard.
"Hmph. Trust me, I don't need an underage girl to tell me anything of the sort."
"Because you prefer boys, right?"
"…You go too far."
"What? You do, don't you?"
"No, I don't!"
"Double negative…means positive."
"Says who?" Sesshomaru growled.
"Uhhhh…you did! In algebra! You said two negatives cancel and become positive." Alex explained seriously. Sesshomaru crossed his arms as he looked away.
"Your childish games bore me." He stated.
"Whatever. You were so getting pissed. That's not boredom."
"Good bye, Alex." Sesshomaru stated idly as he walked away, but she followed him.
"Holy shit. How old are you?" Alex asked him incredulously.
"Twenty-eight."
"Eight months? Ah, makes sense."
"Was that some cheap way of calling me a baby?"
"Yes, yes it was."
"Next time, I think I will kidnap you…and gag you."
"That's cool, I like it kinky, even though you're gay…and twelve years older than me." Alex said, hurriedly keeping up with the tall man's quick pace.
"Wow, I can't believe you did that without a calculator." Sesshomaru chirped.
"Wow, I can't believe you didn't deny being gay that time."
"Will you go away…now!"
"No."
"Yup! In my pink tee! What? In my pink tee! Huh? In my pink tee! Yeah! In my tee!" Gabe chanted as he jumped in front of Sesshomaru and Alex, dancing around.
"I look fruity in my pink tee, weird in my pink tee! People think that I go both ways in my pink tee!" Jordan yelled. Ironic enough, she and Gabe were both wearing pink shirts that said, "Got a purple thong to go along with my pink tee."
"Why me?" Sesshomaru groaned, trying to rub away his headache. He felt a hand rubbing his back softly.
"It's ok, you didn't choose to be gay." Alex said soothingly.
"Hahahaha!" Jordan and Gabe laughed, giving her a high five.
Naraku bit into his salad hungrily as he listened to Jenn's story about visiting her parents the other day. He was listening; it's just that he was anxious about her saying anything about being pregnant. Melanie, as usual, was quiet and eating less enthusiastically as Naraku. They were sitting in a restaurant, trying to kill some hours.
"So, anyway, to make a long story short, I told my parents about me, you know, and let's just say they aren't too happy…let's just say," Jenn stated, taking a quick drink of her water.
"Let's just say I'm not too surprised." Naraku replied shortly, taking a breath before continuing devouring his food.
"Oh well. Who gives a shit what my parents think?" Jenn growled.
"Uhh, I do. I'm going to have to meet them sooner or later."
"Well, you don't really have to if you don't want to. They're too lazy to fly over here just to hate you for…"
"Fucking you?" Naraku finished dryly. He looked over and saw that Melanie had swallowed her food too hard, tears falling down her face. She finally was able to take a breath and savored it.
"You ok?" Jenn asked Melanie.
"Yeah." Melanie replied, giving a curt nod and taking a drink.
"So, obviously, you're going to have to take leave from school early next year." Naraku stated.
"Well, aren't you?" Jenn asked back.
"I'm not having the baby." Naraku replied simply.
"No, but…oh." Jenn said, realizing what he meant. He wanted nothing to do with the baby.
"Um…restroom." Melanie announced, feeling the awkward tension rise and booking it out of there. Naraku shook his head slightly, wishing she hadn't ditched him.
"I'm sorry. I just assumed you were going to be involved. I didn't even ask you. I'm sorry." Jenn apologized softly. Naraku shook his head again.
"No, it's fine. I'm not even sure what I'm going to do."
"Well, just know that I'm not going to force you to do anything. I'm fine on my own. Really, I am."
"I know, but,"
"But what…oh, right…The Red Beast, Jordan." Jenn said, reading Naraku's face perfectly. She could tell that he feared that girl more than he feared becoming a father.
"Not even her, Gabe too." Naraku said, running his fingers through his wavy black hair.
"Gabe would be mad, but wouldn't stop being your friend. Now Jordan, haha, well, not only does she have a force to be reckoned with, she also has her attack dog, Sesshomaru." Jenn giggled. Naraku rolled his eyes and snorted.
"Whatever. That man-bitch doesn't scare me. Jordan doesn't scare me either, she just hurts me…a lot."
"What? Emotionally?"
"Physically."
"Nooo way. You're telling me she'd beat you up?" Jenn asked, trying to hold back laughter. Naraku could tell she thought his situation was funny.
"Well, see, here's the thing, I don't fight girls, nor would I ever purposely lay a hurtful hand on them, but Jordan has muscle and against a man who won't fight back…yeah, she'd kick my ass and sew my face to my fucking carpet."
"Ohhh, ok. I get it. Hi Melanie." Jenn said when the young girl sat back down.
"That took a while." Naraku said.
"You timed me?" Melanie asked with a frown. Jenn covered her mouth as she let out a snort. Naraku's face was priceless. Full-blown pout as he picked at the remains of his salad, his eyes locked on the food.
"No." Naraku growled at Melanie, who covered her mouth as she coughed a few times.
"I'm tired." Melanie said simply.
"What else is new?" Naraku asked sarcastically, reaching for his wallet in his back pocket.