Hello guys, not so many reviews on last chapter. I am so sorry it took me so long to write back. I was having some problems with my boyfriend and writing a love story is hard when your love life sucks. I was gonna finish this chapter last week but then I got dumped by said boyfriend two days before prom and still had to go with him so trying to write this story is becoming difficult.
Chapter 8: My Apologies Mrs. Kansas
Sango groaned as she rolled her eyes. She tapped her foot on the floor next to the bathroom door, a sense of annoyance flowing out of her body. "Kagome, I swear to god if you don't hurry up I will-"
"No you won't." Kagome shouted from inside of the bathroom.
"How the hell do you know what I will do?" Sango asked.
"Because you love me." Kagome chimed from the other side of the door as she whisked it open.
"Love goes a long way." Sango murmured as she snatched the curled brush from Kagome's hands and then walked into the bathroom. "Honestly is your bladder the size of a baseball field or something?"
"Can you spell 'exaggeration'?" Kagome asked leaning against the door frame.
"Can you not spend thirty minutes peeing?" Sango remarked as she picked up the already hot flat iron from the counter top.
"You know damn well I was not peeing the whole time." Kagome snapped as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Rin took barely five minutes in the bathroom why did you take 30?" Sango huffed.
"I haven't used a flat iron in months give me a break." Kagome said as she brushed her finger tips through her perfectly straight black hair.
"Yeah well I guess you haven't used a bathroom in months either this place is a mess!" Sango groaned as she picked up the scattered tissues from the floor.
"OH MY GOD! RIN, SESSHOMARU COME QUICK SANGO IS CLEANING!" Kagome squealed as she made a clapped her hands together. Sango turned and gave her one of the most deadly looks Kagome had ever seen, one that made her whole body shiver, and then proceeded to run as Sango chased her through the hallways. Kagome let out screams of sarcastic terror as Sango made empty threats. The two ran for about 10 minutes before Sesshomaru poked his head out of his office and yelled at them to knock it off.
The two girls walked back to the bathroom with there arms crossed over there chests. At first they managed to keep a straight face, but after a while they found themselves giggling and falling over each other. Sango managed to crawl back into the bathroom before Kagome could, although it was a hard task due to the girls having a giggle fight.
"Sesshomaru's face oh god it was funny!" Sango said as she touched her hand to her forehead.
"The way he looked like a growling dog when he yelled at us.." Kagome laughed as she pulled herself up by the sink.
Sango slowly died down her laughter and then looked over the bathroom floor "Seriously this place is a mess."
"Yeah, my bad. But admit it your part of the bed room isn't clean." Kagome said as she bent down to pick up the last of the tissues.
"True but I sleep there. There I wake up as a mess and here I clean up my mess. Each room has a purpose." Sango stated.
"And does Sir Miroku know this?" Kagome asked.
"Nah, but even if he did he probably wouldn't care. If anything I think he expects it." Sango said as she brushed her hair and then began to flat iron out the frizzy parts. " Hey so are you sure your okay with going to this dinner? You know he is going to be there."
"Who? Miroku?" Kagome asked.
Sango rolled her eyes "Don't act dumb Kagome, you know I meant Inuyasha."
"Grr, yeah i'm fine why wouldn't I be? He is just another guy like all them!" Kagome said as she turned her head up in a snobbish way.
Sango sighed "Kagome Kagome Kagome. What am I gonna do with you?"
"I don't know but what ever it is better do it quick." Kagome said in a heavy tone. Her shoulders slumped slightly as she dragged herself out of the bathroom, Sango turned to say something but found herself at a lost for words. Instead she let the girl leave the room without a word, feeling a pinge of regret.
Kagome how ever felt more than a pinge..
….
"Inuyasha Taisho residents you are speaking to the head of accounting for Mr. Taisho how may I help you?" Sesshomaru mumbled into the phone with the most sarcastic enthusiasm he could managed. He ran thumbed the area between his eyes aggressively as he tried to comprehend why he was still working for his little brother.
"I need to speak to Mr. Taisho immediately!" A frantic voice whispered into the receiver of the phone.
"I'm sorry but he is unavailable, and since I am not his secretary I will not be taking any messagers thank you goodby-"
"DON'T HANG UP!" The voice yelled into the phone, Sesshomaru jumped at the startle of the yell and couldn't help but take his finger away from the red button on the phone.
"Who are you?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I...He...Please get me Inuyasha." Sesshomaru raised and eye brow and tried to distinguish as to whether the voice was female or male, but as obvious as he thought it was it truly wasn't. There was a feminine complexion but also a masculine tone.
"I can't he is in disposed what do you need?" Sesshomaru growled as he leaned over his desk, each second was another one gone from the already limited time he had to get ready for dinner, and if this person hadn't seemed so full of fear he would have just hung up. But something was compelling him not to.
"I need Inuyasha where is he!" The voice said bringing the tone back down to a gentle whisper.
"Sir I don't know where he is-"
"THEN FIND HIM THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH!" The voice shouted again.
Sesshomaru's eyes widened as he took in the sound of the voices accent. He knew exactly who this person was now, no wonder he had been trying to whisper. "Jinkotsu what is wrong?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Sesshomaru how did you...Nevermind! Anyway yes it is me now that you know, you must understand I am severely risking my life to make this call and I need to speak to Inuyasha right away where is he!" Jinkotsu whispered.
"I don't know where he is what is wrong?" Sesshomaru pestered.
"It is about Model 227, that is all I can say to you. Sorry Sesshomaru but this is classified for Inuyasha only." Jinkotsu pleaded.
Sesshomaru's eyes dropped down the papers sprawled out on his desk, his heart sank about six feet into the floor, and his hands became shakey. Model 227, Kagome..What could possibly be wrong? Matter of life and death? Well whose life exactly? What could possibly be going on right now so bad that not even he, Inuyasha's right hand man, couldn't hear it? And now what was he suppose to do? How was he suppose to get Inuyasha back here? Surely the mention of Kagome's name will have him racing back, but Jinkotsu said he didn't have enough time did he?
"Hold on Jinkotsu..let me see what I can do.." Sesshomaru mumbled into the phone before setting it down on his desk. His heart was beating to a fast pace rhythm that caused his breathing to harden.
There was no time to waste, Sesshomaru knew this for a fact and at the rate his fingers were going as he punched in his half brothers cell phone number into his receiver. With each ring that passed by his fist hit harder and harder into the side of the desk. What could be wrong?
"Hello Mr. Taisho how can-"
"Inuyasha it's Sesshomaru we have an emergency.' Sesshomaru spat into the receiver of his phone.
"What are we out of dog food already?" Inuyasha asked with a sarcastic tone.
"This is serious brother it is about Kagome" Sesshomaru Seethed.
"What?" Inuyasha spoke, his voice sounding more serious this time.
"Jinkotsu called, said it's a matter of life or death. Where are you?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I'll be home in five minutes, tell Jinkotsu not to hang up!" Inuyasha yelled into the phone.
"Inuyasha wai-"
Beep.
"That bloody bastard!" Sesshomaru shouted as he slammed his phone down onto the table. He couldn't believe Inuyasha would just hang up without asking anymore questions or showing a greater amount of interest. He didn't even have to rush home Sesshomaru could have given Jinkotsu Inuyasha's cell number, what an irrational asshole!
Still Sesshomaru found a soft relief over whelm him knowing Inuyasha was rushing home, and he felt ten times better When Inuyasha came bursting into his office door, heaving with anger as he so eagerly grabbed the phone from the desk.
"Jinkotsu." Inuyasha spoke into the phone calmly.
"Inuyasha thank goodness! Model 227 is up for her inspection this week and the boss says he is coming to your house tomorrow!" Jinkotsu muttered.
"What! Her inspection isn't until another 6 months god damnit! I have only had her two weeks why are they doing this so early!" Inuyasha yelled.
"That is why I called you they know something! The other day some of the guards were talking about how so many of the woman have been able to escape lately, and then yesterday model 84 made it 25 feet passed the front gate before being shot. They think you have something to do with it, and they think Kagome may have something to do with it too...and also Mrs. Kansas will be the one doing the inspection" Jinkotsu said.
Inuyasha gritted his teeth and thumbed the area between his eyes angrily. "Mrs. Kansas...she has always hated me.."
"Well can you blame her? I mean you did-"
"Don't you even go there Jinkotsu." Inuyasha spat into the phone.
"But you did-"
"Jinkotsuu!" Inuyasha heaved into the phone.
"Sorry Inuyasha..what are you going to do?" Jinkotsu asked.
"I'm not sure, how much access do you have to the model files?" Inuyasha asked.
"Not much, I can only read and file them why?" Jinkotsu questioned.
"Because I'm going to need to see a copy of Kago-"
"No way Inuyasha! You know i'm sticking my neck out pretty far right now talking to you. Doing that would be asking me to stick it through the hole of a guillotine." Jinkotsu shouted in a soft whisper.
"Ugh, fuck. This doesn't even make any sense we haven't helped anyone escape!" Inuyasha yelled.
"I know, but someone is." Jinkotsu added.
"Well why look at us?" Inuyasha asked.
"They found some white hair around the rooms where the woman sleep. Not any white hair, demon hair. And since you are the only demon with access to this underground hell hole, who may I add has white hair, it kind of makes it hard to point fingers at anyone else." Jinkotsu stated.
"No way, there has got to be more evidence. They would merely put that out on a hunch? There is definitely more going on there then they are telling you Jinkotsu." Inuyasha noted.
"They aren't telling me anything! I found this out by listening to the guards talk." Jinkotsu said.
"Then that's your mission." Inuyasha replied.
"What?" Jinkotsu's voice cut through the phone like a high pitched squeal. "What do you mean that's my mission?!"
"Since you won't get access to the files for me, then I need you to ease drop for me instead." Inuyasha said with a stern smile.
"No way Inuya-"
"Goodbye Jinkotsu." Inuyasha said, hanging the office phone up with a brutal force. "This is not good." Inuyasha muttered as he brought his fingers back to the area between his eyes.
"What do they want with Kagome?" Sesshomaru asked leaning forward in his seat.
"They want an inspection, the nerve." Inuyasha hissed. He ran his hand down the side of his neck, his eyes glued to the dust covered window to the left of the room. Maddie was outside working on the garden which was odd because she usually packs up work around now. But what was also odd was Kagome wasn't with her, and then it hit him.
"Shit..we have a dinner with the girls tonight don't we?" Inuyasha said.
"I can't believe this. We were talking about it no more than two hours ago!" Sesshomaru said as he shot up from his chair. "How do you manage to forget shit so easily?"
"We can't go. She can't go." Inuyasha mumbled as he walked towards the office door.
"What are you talking about?" Sesshomaru said.
"Are you an idiot or something? We literally just talked about this, how she is up for an inspection. An inspection that is about 6 months early?! That doesn't tell you that something is up? They have to be watching us." Inuyasha said.
"Well if you tell her that she can't go and she asks why what are you going to say? You realize you may just scare her right?" Sesshomaru responded.
"I'll say she has to work." Inuyasha replied.
"And then she'll hate you." Sesshomaru said as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"And I should care because..?" Inuyasha asked.
"You like her." Sesshomaru snitched.
"That is utter bullshit." Inuyasha said as he pointed his finger down at Sesshomaru. "She is a worker nothing more nothing less. Besides you know my engagement to Kikyo is just around the corner."
"Ah yes, Kikyo. The girl who makes you more miserable each second she is near. The girl who complains and cries when she doesn't get her way, and is never around. Always taking business trips with that manager of hers, what is his name? Nara? Narki?" Sesshomaru asked raising an eyebrow at Inuyasha.
"Naraku..." Inuyasha hissed.
"Ah right Naraku. Isn't she on a vacation with him now actually? Probably snuggled up in a bed together." Sesshomaru said. "Get what i'm saying yet?"
"I get that your trying to piss me off." Inuyasha growled.
"Brother please, I have many means of pissing you off and this is not one of them." Sesshomaru huffed.
"Keh, what ever. I don't like Kikyo, I love Kagome. End of story." Inuyasha said crossing his arms over his chest.
"But I thought you loved Kikyo?" Sesshomaru said with a smile.
"I do." Inuyasha said.
"But you just said you don't." Sesshomaru pointed out.
"No I didn't I said I don't like Kagome." Inuyasha said.
"No you said Kikyo." Sesshomaru pestered.
"Keh, shut up. I think i'd know what I said." Inuyasha mumbled. He dipped his head slightly before clearing his throat. "So..how are we going to tell her she can't go tonight?"
"We? Oh no no no no no, little brother. You mean 'you.' And your not only going to tell her she can't go, but your going to make it up to her by having a private dinner with her here." Sesshomaru said.
"What?!" Inuyasha yelled dropping his arms from his chest. Although his face looked furious on the inside his body was growing warm, with a tickling sensation crawling along the bottom of his stomach.
"You heard me, me, Sango, Rin and Miroku will go to dinner. You and Kagome will stay here together." Sesshomaru said before walking out of the door. Inuyasha started after him but then stopped when he noticed that one of the flower pots outside of office door way was knocked over. Odd because when he came in the house it wasn't, how he hadn't heard it hit the floor was some kind of mystery to him.
A mystery indeed...
15 minutes ago...
"Damn Sango, hiding my shoes. I am never trusting her again!" Kagome mumbled to herself in a furious tone as she dragged her body lazily down the dark hallway of the first floor. She could feel the throbbing in her head reaching an all time high as she thought about ways to end the life of the mischievous girl.
"She just can't ever give me a break can she." She said under her breathe as she came up on Sesshomaru's office.
"There they are!" She shouted in a soft whispered as she ran over to her white laced sneakers, hidden closely behind an ugly potted plant. "Come here you.." She mumbled as she eagerly reached for them, not realizing how close her knee was to banging into the green pot.
"Shit!" She gasped as she lunged her hand forward to reach the top part of the pot, and then slowly extending her arm to lower it gently onto the floor.
"And then she'll hate you." Kagome heard a masculine voice say.
"Sesshomaru..?" She asked herself as she stood up from the floor, clutching her sneakers to her chest.
"And I should care because..?" Another voice said, also masculine.
"You like her." The other voice replied.
"That is utter bullshit." The second voice said in a tense tone. "She is a worker nothing more nothing less. Besides you know my engagement to Kikyo is just around the corner."
"Inuyasha..definitely.." Kagome muttered as she brought herself closer to the door. Ease dropping wasn't what she was accustomed to, but sometimes you just have to listen. There was an overwhelming desire to know, know if who they were talking about. And if they were talking about her...
"Ah yes, Kikyo. The girl who makes you more miserable each second she is near. The girl who complains and cries when she doesn't get her way, and is never around. Always taking business trips with that manager of hers, what is his name? Nara? Narki?" Now Kagome knew for sure that was Sesshomaru.
"Naraku..." Kagome heard Inuyasha hissed.
"Ah right Naraku. Isn't she on a vacation with him now actually? Probably snuggled up in a bed together." Sesshomaru said. "Get what i'm saying yet?"
"I get that your trying to piss me off." Inuyasha growled, he took a few steps towards the door. Enough for Kagome's body to stiffened out of fear of being caught, but then she heard his feet shuffle the other way and soon her body relaxed.
"Brother please, I have many means of pissing you off and this is not one of them." Sesshomaru huffed.
"Keh, what ever. I don't like Kikyo, I love Kagome. End of story." Inuyasha said crossing his arms over his chest.
Kagome's eyes widened in shock at what she had just heard, a faint blush coming to her cheeks. "Me..He loves..me?"
Although the conversation between the two half brothers carried on Kagome could only hear the sound of Inuyasha repeating her favorite words "I love Kagome..I love Kagome.."
Her knees started to wobble as they got weak from under her, and if she didn't hurry now the two men would certainly know she is there. She had to walk away. No, run away. As fast as she could, get to Sango and Rin. They had to know, oh but what would they say? Would they laugh? Would they scream? What about Maggie did she dare tell her? What if Mrs. Kikyo found out? Oh the look on her face when she did how great of a sight that would be!
That was enough to convince Kagome as she ran down the hallway she had come and up the stairs she had gone down earlier. Her room would soon be near and she could throw herself on her bed, cry into her pillow and smile till her cheeks hurt. Because Inuyasha loved her, and even though she barely knew him she loved him too.
By gods grace she was in love with him.