Kitty At My Foot and I Want to Touch It
Jordan stood in front of her mirror with her shirt off and bra on, staring at her body intensely. She hadn't really danced or even worked out for a while and she could tell she was gaining some weight. Sesshomaru, being the nice friend he was, boldly pointed out to Jordan that she had "gained a lot of weight." Now it was bothering her.
"Jordan, you look fine." Gabe sighed as he stood in her doorway.
"Pfft. I know, but I don't look fabulous." She retorted.
"Look Tyra, none of that shit in my house."
"I need to start working out again, though. Can't lie there."
"We both do. Remember back in high school when we were fit enough to take out a yeti?"
"Haha, I still am. Knocked Naraku down the other day."
"Hahaha! Mean! So, what do you think he's going to do about his bastard child?"
"Nothing."
"Eh, he may get involved."
"At age twenty-one when he can take them out for a few drinks."
"Well, better late than never."
"Pfft. All I know is that he's paying Child Support and when Jenn needs a babysitter, he's number one on the list."
"Why?" Gabe asked.
"He helped make the little shit, so he's going to help take care of it whether he wants to or not. I'll sew his balls to his carpet if I have to."
"For sure."
Sesshomaru yawned as he leaned against the wall of the hallway, watching as the kids filed out to the buses. He checked his watch and chuckled when someone tripped and fell down. The girl laughed and stood up, continuing on with her day. Sesshomaru decided to do the same once the crowd and traffic, inside and outside, died down. He walked down to the cafeteria where the dance team girls were hanging out, waiting for practice to start.
"You should've joined, girl. You're good." A girl said to another, who Sesshomaru recognized as Alex.
"Pfft. Only on drugs." Alex retorted dryly, only to regret it when she noticed the tall principal walking by her. She expected a sharp comment or a small reprimand, but he only poked her head with his finger, continuing on his way back to his office.
"Ahh. Dick." She grumbled.
"Bitch." He replied, turning his head and flashing his usual, "I'm bored and I can pick on you" look. Alex glared at him, sticking her tongue out. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes, now walking backwards and flipping her off.
"Oh my God, is no one seeing this?" Alex hollered with disbelief as Sesshomaru was now flipping her off with both middle fingers, slyly disappearing around the corner.
"See what?" her friend asked, turning around from her previous conversation.
"Oh hell no!" Alex snapped, running after the principal as fast as she could. She turned the corner, felt her foot hit something and she went flying to the floor, skidding forward some, her keys that hung from her belt jingling crazily.
"Bitch, this is my house." Sesshomaru commented, towering over her fallen body and looking down at her with boredom. Alex turned on her back and coughed; glaring back up at him defiantly as her eyes seemed to scream, "Die!"
"Suck it." She bit out quietly. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes and let out a slow exhale, holding his hand out to her. Alex hesitated for a moment, but grabbed his hand anyway. She felt him quickly and yet, gently, pull her to her feet, patting her shoulder acceptingly.
"Good day." He stated. Alex nodded, watching him walk away.
"Wait, Mr…whatever your name is, hold on!" Alex called out, running back up to him. Sesshomaru turned around, looking none too pleased that she still couldn't remember his name. Even though it was foreign to most Americans, it really wasn't that difficult of a last name. It could've been worse.
"Yes?" he asked, deciding to let it fly that time.
"I was wondering if you needed an Office Helper for next year? I can spare a class." Alex said steadily, expecting rejection, considering she didn't even know his name.
"You help me?" he asked with skepticism.
"Office Helper, not Principal's Slave."
"Persuade me."
"What?"
"Per…suade…me." Sesshomaru repeated slowly and clearly before walking away, turning into the office to grab his keys and leave. Alex scratched her head softly, frowning questioningly.
"Persuade him? What the hell does that mean? Blowjob? Shit, I'll go be a student helper instead." Alex grumbled under her breath, secretly thinking of ways to convince him nonetheless. She was starting to catch onto what is known as his "good side."
Melanie hid beneath her covers as her alarm went off. She definitely didn't want to go to school. She had only half a trimester left, but it was so hard to get up, knowing she was almost done. She heard whining and scratching at her door, telling her that Toby needed to go out, making Melanie climb down and open the door.
"Guess I'm going." Melanie grumbled.
She arrived at school and walked straight to Naraku's classroom, sitting next to him and placing her head on the desk, soon falling asleep. Naraku glanced at her before looking up.
"You dick! You didn't say no!" Alex shouted as she followed Sesshomaru into the classroom.
"Oh? What did I say?" Sesshomaru asked her calmly.
"You said, "Persuade me"…in a very provocative and suggestive way. I should just turn you in for sexual harassment." Alex bit back bitterly.
"Honey, are you cheating on me again?" Naraku called out teasingly, his smile only widening when Sesshomaru's eyes cast the look of death upon him.
"Don't encourage her behavior." Sesshomaru ordered.
"What? I'm calm. I'm cool. I'm chill." Alex retorted with a smirk as she crossed her arms.
"If only your mouth was the same way. Now, back to business. Naraku, obviously you're going to be a father whether you want to,"
"Holy shit…he cheated on you Mr. Taishou! Beat his ass!" Alex interrupted with a giggle. Sesshomaru glared at her and sighed.
"Do you really want to be an Office Helper?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Too bad. As I was saying, if you want to, when the baby is born, you can take paternal leave." Sesshomaru said.
"Uh, no. And Alex, you can be my student helper next year if you want." Naraku offered with a grin. Alex opened her mouth, but stopped when Sesshomaru turned to her.
"Fine, you can be an Office Helper. Now leave me alone." Sesshomaru bit as he walked away.
"Whoa, that was a quick change." Alex commented.
"You're welcome." Naraku chirped.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Bye." Alex replied sarcastically, smiling and waving as she walked out.
Jordan yawned as she stepped out from the shower, beginning to dry herself off with her towel. Sesshomaru invited her to dinner with him and Rin and deciding that she had nothing to do, she agreed.
She ran to her Pull-Me-Over, red Mustang after getting ready and got in, speeding down the road hurriedly. Even though she was his close friend, Sesshomaru did not tolerate tardiness and he took it as an insult. Jordan ran inside the restaurant, pausing behind the wall that separated his table from the rest of the people, eavesdropping on the conversation.
"You know, I like spending time with you. I'm sorry that I've been so mean to you." Rin said, taking a drink of her water, swinging her legs lazily and realizing that she could almost touch the floor now.
"It's fine. I'm sorry that I avoided you."
"Is Jordan coming?"
"She should be here. She's never late." Sesshomaru replied. Jordan smiled as she walked out of the restaurant, calling the white-haired man on her phone.
"You're running late." Sesshomaru stated sternly.
"Yeah, no shit. Look, I can't make it." Jordan said back. She could almost see the hardened glare on his face right about now.
"And your excuse is?" he asked steadily. Jordan swallowed. She forgot to make up a good lie.
"Uh, womanly problems." Jordan threw out quickly.
"You had womanly problems last week. One more time, what is your excuse…and try not to lie." He replied simply. Jordan rolled her eyes and almost let out a laugh.
"Well, maybe you should spend more alone time with Rin than me." Jordan finally said after a moment of silence.
"There is enough of me to go around, Jordan."
"I know, but Rin needs all of you tonight and this is starting to sound dirty. So, have a good dinner, ok?" Jordan giggled and then cringed when the image of Sesshomaru and Rin drilled into her brain, making her gag slightly.
"You owe me." Sesshomaru stated.
"I don't owe you shit." Jordan retorted, only to roll her eyes when he hung up on her. Jordan pocketed her phone and walked back to her car.
"I don't owe him shit." She restated under her breath, climbing in her car to go back home. She decided that she needed a freaking vacation.
A couple of months later, Gabe sat in a chair inside the mall store patiently, waiting on Jordan to change her outfit and let him judge her fashion. He was gay, so he knew about fashion, or at least that's what Jordan believed. Gabe just decided to play along and make her happy.
"Jordan, you're taking too long." Sesshomaru stated from the chair beside Gabe. He was reading something off his phone, his chin propped up on his left hand as he scrolled down the screen with the other.
"Fuck you! You said I needed to lose weight, so I did and now I'm looking for new clothes!" Jordan shouted from the changing room.
"Your point?" Sesshomaru asked back.
"It's all your fault! Shut up!" Jordan hollered.
"Jordan, calm down." Gabe called soothingly. Jordan mumbled a few more curses before walking out to show off the outfit. She saw Gabe's eyes light up with acceptance and a smile spread across his face.
"Wow," Gabe began, taking a breath.
"That looks dreadful. Please tell me you're joking." Sesshomaru commented after taking a quick glance at her before returning to his phone. Gabe saw Jordan's face redden slightly as she took a deep breath, preparing to breathe flames onto the white-haired man.
"Don't listen to him, dude. All he wears are suits and Japanese dresses so his opinion is based off dumb things." Gabe stated as he stood up, smoothing out a wrinkle on Jordan's shirt.
"Yeah, we'll see what he thinks about this next outfit…bastard." Jordan growled as she walked back into the changing room. Gabe sat back down and let out a long breath.
"Can you at least be a little more supportive?" Gabe asked Sesshomaru irritably.
"No."
"Ugh." Gabe sighed. He waited a few more minutes before Jordan walked back out in a pink bikini that made even he, Gabe the gay man, shiver with amazement. He looked over at Sesshomaru, who was at a loss for words. He just stared, mouth opened slightly and a look upon his face that said, "I've seen the light and it was gooooooooood!"
"Woooow…very nice, dude. Haha, well Sessh?" Gabe asked with a laugh. It took a few moments, but Sesshomaru finally blinked and swallowed hard as he ripped his eyes away from her body and glued them to the floor.
"I, uh…I don't partit…partitularly…particularly like that color on your, uh, body." Sesshomaru said slowly and haphazardly, his eyes snapping shut when he felt his gaze life from the floor.
"It's the only color they have, but I like the style, so I think I'll just order…red?" Jordan asked, smiling widely as she looked at Gabe, who was holding back tears of laughter.
"Hahaha, yeah, red's good." Gabe chuckled, giggling like a schoolgirl when Jordan walked up to Sesshomaru, leaning towards him slowly.
"Is red ok with you, boss?" she asked sarcastically. She had to keep from covering herself up with her hands when Sesshomaru stared at her cleavage, not even trying to quit staring. He then suddenly blinked and looked up at her angrily.
"Will you go get dressed? I'm hungry!" he snapped impatiently.
"Hungry for some pussy." Gabe mumbled, only to cringe when Sesshomaru shot him the "Consider yourself fucking dead, pal" look. Gabe then snorted, unable to contain his joy anymore. Sesshomaru stood up to hit the younger man, but stopped when Jordan hugged him.
"Aww, calm down." Jordan chirped, giggling when Sesshomaru was reduced to mush, quickly falling back into the chair and looking away.
"Go…get…dressed." He bit out slowly. Jordan snorted as she turned back around, walking back to the dressing room.
Jordan and Gabe ran down the corridor of the mall, both deciding on what to have for lunch, only to realize that Sesshomaru was taking his sweet ass pimp time, walking like he had no purpose in life.
"Come on, you said you were hungry!" Jordan yelled, taking one of Sesshomaru's arms and Gabe taking the other, both leading the taller man down to the food court quickly. Sesshomaru let out a groan of protest when they began skipping, pulling him with them whether he liked it or not.
"Jeez, it's like pulling a cow! Come on, Sesshomaru! Hungry!" Gabe barked teasingly, finally letting go of the man's arm to go find himself some food. Jordan giggled and turned to go get her own, but she felt his hand grip her arm.
"Please don't do that to me ever again." Sesshomaru said. Jordan had forgotten.
"Do what?" she asked.
"Back in the store, with the bikini…look, I am your friend and that's it."
"I know, I was only teasing. I do that with all my friends. You act like I was trying to hit on you or something."
"Yes, well…good point." Sesshomaru murmured.
"Yeah, so chill out. Oh and I'm getting my tattoo tomorrow! Tell Gabe I'm going to the restroom!" Jordan said quickly as she ran off.
After getting his food, Sesshomaru sat down with Gabe, biting into his sandwich hungrily.
"So, do you find Jordan hot?" Gabe asked quickly.
"Hm?" Sesshomaru asked, not quite catching what he had said.
"Do you find Jordan hot?" Gabe asked slowly. Sesshomaru swallowed his food hard and exhaled.
"No comment." He stated simply.
"You two should get married. It's like you've been dating for years." Gabe said teasingly, but his tone didn't show, making Sesshomaru think he was serious.
"She is not the ideal wife for someone like me." Sesshomaru replied.
"Uh, why not?"
"Her appearance…the crimson red hair, the snakebites, the way she dresses…it's not someone whom I can have on my arm. Don't get me wrong, she pulls it off wonderfully, it's just that I, Sesshomaru Taishou, cannot be seen married to someone considered "wild" in the business world."
"What if she got rid of all that? Went all natural?"
"Answer is still no."
"Age?"
"Too close."
"Oh I see."
"The restroom is haunted! I swear it!" Jordan announced as she sat down with her food, tossing a chicken nugget in her mouth.
"I know, dude! I was in there last week and someone called my name, but no one was in there!" Gabe stated.
"Haha, wow." Jordan giggled, eating another nugget. She frowned when she felt a head rest on her shoulder. She looked at Sesshomaru with a smile as she patted his head.
"I know, I know. The big, bad businessman is tired. Think you'll get a break anytime soon?" she asked him.
"Not until Spring Break, where I have to go watch a bunch of stupid seniors." Sesshomaru spat back.
"Haha, our class was the best!" Jordan sang.
"Fo' sho' hoe!" Gabe laughed, high-fiving Jordan energetically. Sesshomaru gave a big yawn as he sat up to give Jordan some space while she finished her lunch.
Gabe laughed when Jordan gave him the signal to go get the games ready while she gave Sesshomaru a few words of advice before he left on his three-day trip.
"No drinking, no unprotected sex, no drugs," Jordan listed off teasingly as Sesshomaru rolled his eyes in response. She also kept redoing his tie until she got it perfect in her standards.
"I trust that my house will be standing when I get back?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yes, your fucking castle will still be standing. We'll even build a wall and make a moat with crocodiles living in it." Jordan retorted.
"A horse, a horse. My kingdom for a horse." Sesshomaru recited as he began digging in his pockets for his keys. Jordan grabbed them from the table.
"Will an Escalade suffice?" she giggled.
"Meh, I guess. Alright, I have to go, bye." Sesshomaru said, turning around and walking to the door. He felt awkwardness and even heard a sigh behind him. He turned around and saw Jordan slowly making her way to the living room.
"Alright Jordan, one hug and try not to break my ribcage." Sesshomaru said, seeing Jordan whip around and fly after him excitedly, wrapping her arms around him and giving him a bear hug before letting go of him.
"Well, you didn't shatter my ribs, but you punctured my kidney. Thank you." Sesshomaru commented as he closed the door behind him.
Melanie sighed as she sat in Naraku's kitchen, listening to Jenn and Naraku discussing what to do with their English classes as they stood against the counters. Naraku stretched his arms and felt a satisfying pop in his upper back.
"So, bash them with essays and multiple choice questions about the little stories they don't read?" Jenn asked with a sigh.
"Pretty much. Maybe that will straighten them up. Stupid kids." Naraku growled harmlessly.
"Can I be an exception? I didn't…do…anything." Melanie said, her voice fading when both teachers looked at her blankly.
"Sure, but act like you're doing it in class. Don't tip the others off." Naraku stated with a smirk of amusement. Jenn giggled as she rubbed her stomach, which was now showing her five months.
"So, did you tell the students or are they too dense to figure it out?" Naraku asked, handing a glass of water to Jenn, who shrugged.
"Well, first they told me to lay off the fast-food because I was gaining weight…I told them I was pregnant last Monday." Jenn stated simply.
"Did they ask who the father was?" Naraku quizzed.
"Yeah, I told them it's my imaginary boyfriend's baby."
"Surely you left out the imaginary part, right?"
"Surely you're going to trust me, right?"
"…Don't call me Shirley." Naraku said back to Jenn seriously, hearing Melanie break out into warm, lively giggles. She didn't care what anyone thought, these two should never be together and she could only imagine what Naraku/Jenn Jr. would be like.