Chapter 5: Living a Dream

Then Inuyasha pulled a cell phone with a red cover on it and called someone. Vanessa was just idly standing, trying not to be nosy until her attention was grabbed at the mention of the name, Jaken.

"Jaken? That green imp? I'm curious as to what he looks like in a human form."

Then Inuyasha pressed the power button and put the phone back into his jacket pocket.

"Alright, just hang tight, that stupid butler is gonna pick us up."

"Pfft!" Vanessa laughed as she imagined a green imp with short legs driving a car.

"What's up with you?"

"N-Nothing, just thinking of something funny."

Then approximately 15 minutes later, a black limousine pulled up where the two of them were standing which made Vanessa's eyes grew wide as saucers because her favorite car was in close proximity to her.

"Squee! I finally get to ride a limo!" exclaimed Vanessa in English.

"I get to ride in a limo with Bae, there are perks to taking this mission after all~" Vanessa thought happily while regaining a calm composure.

Inuyasha walked to the driver's window and knocked on it while Vanessa quietly followed him.

"Oy, Jaken. What's up with the limo? Where's my Ferrari?"

Vanessa thought "Ferrari? Damn..."

Then she looked at the open car window and saw that Jaken was the spitting image of the Korean actor , Lee Byung-Joon which caught her off guard, making her "Pfft!" out loud.

"He looks like the guy from Faith!" thought Vanessa.

"The little brat is disturbing Sesshomaru-sama from his work so I'm on the way to pick her up as well." explained the Lee Byung-Joon look alike.

"Oy, little brat? My, you have some nerve Jaken. Aren't you afraid that Sesshomaru will punish you once he hears of this? Heh heh heh." smirked Inuyasha.

"Y-You wouldn't dare..."

"You sure about that?"

"W-What do you want?"

"My friend here needs a place to stay , so she 's gonna stay at our place tonight. Fix a room for her, won't ya?"

"F-Fine..." said Jaken glaring at Vanessa while she slit her eyes back at him.

Jaken started to sweat then he turned back facing the wheel.

Inuyasha opened the door and said "After you."

"A-Ah...Thanks."

Vanessa slid near the window seat then Inuyasha slid right next to her. She could feel her heart pounding quicker. It gave her a sensation of pain and joy at the same time. How to describe it? Perhaps like Disney's Quasimodo once said "Wonderfully awful and awfully wonderful." Vanessa knew that she had a little crush on Inuyasha but she worried that she was actually falling in love with him because she knew it wasn't going to end well. They were from two different worlds and he was fated to love that one soul. She started fidgeting with her fingers then she heard Inuyasha closing the door and telling Jaken to start driving. There was silence in the limo as Vanessa tried to control her heart rate while looking at the mini T.V. and wine glasses. A thought suddenly occurred to her and she tapped Inuyasha's arm.

"What?"

Vanessa cupped her hand next to her mouth showing that she wanted to keep her voice down and whispered "What about Myoga?"

Inuyasha asked "How the hell do you know about my lawyer?"

Vanessa was about to reply to Inuyasha's question until he interrupted her saying "Oh...yeah, you're a witch that knows all..."

Unnoticed by everyone, Luna had a sweatdrop on her head.

"Shhh... I don't want Jaken to know the truth about me or the fact that I could be a witch." whispered Vanessa in a louder tone.

"Relax, he isn't paying attention and what do you mean the fact that you could be a witch?"

"Well , I guess I am one but I've lived a normal life until today when I met Luna and came here."

"Oh, but to me you are one."

"Why's that?"

"Well...You can talk to the cat and it's your job to fix the world back to normal right?"

"Yeah... Well it's only because I was chosen by this magical app... Honestly, I don't know if I can even do that. I don't even know how I'm able to speak fluent Japanese just by..." she broke off blushing because she remembered the kiss.

Inuyasha turned his head away and he was turning red as well.

"...Well, that thing chose you for a reason so you'll probably be able to do something I guess."

"A-Arigato..."

"Well, you were able to do something."

"What's that?"

"You were able to make me remember who I originally was.."

"Ah..." said Vanessa shifting her eyes out of awkwardness but couldn't help smiling.

~20 minutes later~

Jaken had parked in front of a big building with long stairs underneath. Vanessa craned her head to admire the view. Sophisticated businesspeople were going up and walking down the stairs.

"Uh...Can I ask you something?"

"What?"

"Your brother owns this place right?"

"Yeah..."

"Doesn't that mean you automatically have a career set for you when you're done with school?"

"Yeah." Inuyasha said with a more annoyed tone.

"I really do like your dream, I really do. I'm just wondering why you don't want to take on the family business."

"Sitting in an office, surrounded by old men is not my thing."

"What made you want to be a J-Pop idol?"

Inuyasha looked irritated at her then asked "Why're you asking all these questions?"

Vanessa looked sheepish then said "I'm... a really nosy person."

Inuyasha looked at her and decided to tell her anyways since his dream was never really going to come into fruition and at least there'll be someone to remember that he did have a dream once.

"I just like music, I guess. When I listen to the lyrics and the rhythm, I can connect with it, feel it, and it motivates me somehow. Singing allows to express all these things I feel that I could never really tell anyone or explain correctly. I just wanna sing and let my voice out and hope someone gets my feelings you know?"

Vanessa didn't know what to say, his words were simple and yet his message was so profound.

"Yeah, I guess..."

"What about you?"

"Well, when I was little, I dreamt of all sorts of things. Now that I'm older, I guess I just wanna work in a office. Make enough money to live my life. Hopefully find a good husband to spend the rest of my life with and have kids."

"Huh, sounds kind of normal for someone who's chosen to save the world."

"Yeah...Right? Honestly, I guess I've lost sight of what it is I want to do with my life other than having a family. I barely even have a life. Reality sinks in and you realize that sometimes...Your dreams won't work out."

"Damn... You're like what? Only a few years older than me but you sound like you're an old lady."

"It's called facing reality, young man. All those dreams won't amount to anything if you can't even support yourself."