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Sorry for the excessively long wait. So sorry! We had writer's block…then saw the movie again, and then our writer's block went out the window! So! Go on and read ^_~
When Inu-Yasha Met Kagome…
Chapter Five
By:
Fantasy Girl (Saturn Angels)
Tomoe (Saturn Angels)
"Inu-Yasha?" Sango asked pausing to try and remember why that name sounded so familiar, had Kagome said something about him before? …Was that the one she drove from Chicago with? Did Kagome tell her about it or did she read it in Kagome's diary?
"Hey, do you know a Kagome Higurashi?" Sango asked blinking.
"No." was his almost too-immediate response.
"Okay…sorry to bother you then." Good going Sango! Embarrass yourself.
"OI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SANGO-CHAN!"
"Nathalie?" Sango asked scanning the aisle.
"Who'd you expect? The Easter bunny?" Nathalie asked sitting down next to Sango, a bag of popcorn in her hand.
"Actually, Santa Clause."
Nathalie paused, "...You still believe in Santa Clause?"
Sango shook her head, "No, Nathalie. That's what you call sarcasm."
Nathalie laughed, "Sorry Sango! You're just so serious when you say everything, I can never tell if you're joking or not."
Sango rolled her eyes, "Nat, you can never tell when anyone's joking."
Nathalie only laughed and shrugged off Sango's comment, "So, Sango. Who's winning?"
Before Sango had any chance to reply she was rudely interrupted by an all-too familiar voice, "I couldn't help but over hear your name was Nathalie."
Nathalie turned around, "Erm…yes, that's right. Who might you be?"
"Call me," ('Satan') Sango murmured in unison to his real response which was, "Miroku."
"Miroku?" Nathalie asked then turned to Sango, "Friend of yours?"
Sango rolled her eyes, shaking her head, "Definitely not."
"Fair, pure, innocent maiden…will you bear my child?"
"Will I what!?" Nathalie cried.
"Nymphomaniac…" Sango muttered vehemently under her breath.
"Bear your ch-child!? What kind of sick, pervert are you?" Nathalie asked still not quite thinking she heard the question correctly. "I don't even know you!"
"But doesn't that make it more romantic?"
"No!"
"Well what do you need to know about me?"
Sango clenched her teeth and turned, trying to focus her attention on the game.
"My favorite color is blue, I used to be a Buddhist monk, I love kids, I'm very kind and reasonable, and my astrological sign is Taurus."
Nathalie blinked and her right eyebrow rose as she smiled slightly, "Well, I'm so sorry you've just thrown any chances you may have had out the window. I'm not too fond of blue, I don't date monks, I can barely take care of my only child, and I'm an Aries. And as all astrological loving people know- Aries and Taurus are too alike to hit it off."
'Ouch.' Sango thought with a grin, Nathalie may have been naïve but she sure knew how to turn a guy down with style…
Miroku sat stunned for a while, Inu-Yasha had the strange urge to laugh, and Sango was barely containing her laughter at the smug smirk that Nathalie had plastered onto her face.
Before Sango had a chance to commend Nathalie for her achievements Miroku leaned over so he could talk to Sango easily, "What sign are you?"
Sango could have thrown up, but considering that she had her popcorn in that position she decided against it, instead she turned and glared at him before dumping said popcorn over his head, "Nat?" Sango asked innocently, "Are you that interested in the game? We can leave if you want."
Nat paused, her hand halfway to her mouth holding a few pieces of popcorn, "I spent good money-"
"You're not interested? Oh, you should have told me, Nat! We should leave then if you don't want to be here."
"But I want to-"
"No, no, Nat. You don't have to stay just for me. Let's go." Before Nathalie could protest further Sango sent her the 'evil eye', "We're leaving. Now."
Nathalie quickly nodded hoping not to anger Sango further. "Well it was… semi-nice talking to you all, um, I hope I don't have to run into you again." Nathalie said smiling cutely before standing and running to catch up with Sango who was already half way to the top already.
"I think she likes me." Miroku said as he watched the retreating girls.
Inu-Yasha looked at his best friend skeptically, "If she likes you, then I'm the tooth fairy."
"I'll be expecting you to pay you the dollar you owe me then- I knew the tooth fairy was cheap but that was unreasonable, leaving a six year old like that without any money… Next, I expect you to be wearing a tutu and dancing around to the Nutcracker."
Inu-Yasha chuckled slightly at this, "So, why do you think that Nathalie person likes you? She said she had a kid meaning she's probably married."
Miroku looked over to Inu-Yasha raising an eyebrow, "Who said anything about Nathalie? She seems like a nice girl and all, but Sango seems more my type."
Inu-Yasha laughed aloud at this, "I'll die of shock if I ever see you two get married."
Perhaps one day he'd wish he never said that, but at the moment how could he have known what the future may hold? (Foreshadowing? You bet your ass it is.)
Somewhere else!… "Higurashi!" Hojo called, a smile as always was evident on his features.
Kagome looked up from the column she was working on, "Hojo-kun, what brings you here?"
Hojo smiled once again, oh wait…he never stopped smiling, "Do you want the rest of the day off, Higurashi-san?"
Kagome blinked, "But Hojo-kun, this column has to be completely edited and revised by tomorrow morning."
Hojo shrugged and, still smiling, said, "I'll get someone else to do it."
"Like who? I'm the only one qualified for-"
"Nonsense, I'll get your friend…Sango, to do it." Hojo said, his smile faltered a bit as he said the name Sango but other then that he still seemed as jovial as ever.
Kagome paled slightly, Sango had ditched work…she was at a baseball game right now! If Hojo found out then Sango would lose her job… "Um, actually I really think I should-"
She was cut off by an all to familiar voice, and she looked up surprised to see Sango walking to where her cubicle was, "You won't believe the kind of people I ran in to at the--" Sango paused immediately as she noticed who else was there, "at the…in the! In the bathroom…Yes…the bathroom."
Hojo looked at Sango suspiciously, "Where have you been all this time?"
Sango blinked, "Whatever do you mean sir? I've been here…just a while ago I was using the restroom for purposes I would not like to speak about with men present." If Hojo wasn't her boss she would've added 'but seeing that there are none here at the moment I may as well tell you…' but alas, Hojo was her boss. And unfortunately he was a man.
But that last bit was still up for discussion.
"Very well then, Sango, you are to take Higurashi-san's place for today, she's been given the day off."
Sango's eyebrow rose, "Erm…sir, I write for the Obituaries, I don't think I'm in the position to write about daily living."
"Just do it, or have your things packed up and ready to leave in fifteen minutes. I have no problem with either one of those."
"Know what? I've just taken a great liking to life and it's daily activities." Sango said immediately nodding as she ushered Kagome out of her seat and sat down, "I'll just finish up this column…"
"Have a good day, Higurashi-san." Hojo said before turning and leaving, his smile smug.
"I don't know how you're dating that guy, Kagome!"
"He's really sweet…" Kagome said shrugging as she looked over Sango's shoulder and at the computer screen reading over what she had written.
"Now, back to what I was saying before Homo, er…sorry, Hobo, oops! Wrong again. Before Hojo made me change my sentences, I met two new people at the baseball game."
"And they are…?" Kagome asked as she wheeled Sango's chair away from her desk and pulled another from the nearby table so she could start to work on her column once more.
"Well, the one perverted guy, was named Miroku. He hit on me, and then he hit on some poor girl, and then he hit on Nat!"
"Nathalie was there?" Kagome asked slightly surprised as her fingers danced across the keys, "I didn't even know she liked baseball…so what happened?"
"You should have seen the way she turned him down! It was so awesome!"
Kagome laughed, "Yeah, Nathalie does have a bit of a dark side." 'Oh…déjà vu! I think I've heard that before…dark side…dark side…hm …
Dark side…wasn't it from that one…
Oh yeah! Star Wars!' Sango laughed, "Anyway, he was with this guy that I think you might like."
"Hmm, really?" Kagome asked, obviously not trying her best to sound interested.
"Yeah, his name was Inu-Yasha…"
Kagome immediately stiffened, and she turned rigidly to look at Sango, "Inu…Yasha? Did he give you his last name?"
Sango shook his head, "Nope. But I think you told me about a guy named Inu-Yasha, didn't you?"
Kagome furrowed her eyebrows, "No…I never said any such thing.." She hadn't told a living soul about what had transpired between herself and Inu-Yasha.
"Oh…, I guess I did read it from your diary then." Sango said smiling.
"What did he look like?" Kagome asked too deep in thought to let register the part about Sango reading her diary. She wondered if it truly was the same Inu-Yasha. If it was…how could Sango say that she would like him?
"Umm, silver hair--I wonder if he dyes it?-- goldish-hazel eyes…sort of looks like he wear contacts. Hmm…he looks sort of …I dunno, wild? Hm. Oh, and his hair is pretty long for a guy."
No mistaking it. How many people had long silver hair, gold eyes, and lived in New York? Not many. "…I think so? Maybe, no…I don't know. Perhaps, no. Most likely not."
"Ah, well I asked if he knew you…"
"And?"
"He said he didn't."
"Then why bother asking me?" Kagome asked, turning in her swivel chair to face Sango.
Sango shrugged, "I don't know, I figured he might be lying."
"Why would you think that?"
"Because he said 'No' about two milliseconds after I voiced my question."
Kagome paused then shook her head, "It's probably someone else…a strange coincidence really, but…it could happen."
Sango rolled her eyes, "How many people do you know that're stupid…well, um, strange enough to name their kid Inu-Yasha. That means Dog Demon if you weren't aware of it."
Kagome shrugged, "Well, there must be more then one in the world."
"Well yeah…but…how many do you know that live in the United States?"
"Five?" Kagome suggested, pulling out a random number.
Sango blinked and rose an eyebrow, "So…you're telling me you know five people named Inu-Yasha?"
"Aren't we speaking a bit too long on a subject concerning his name? Is that all that happened or is there more?" Kagome asked with a sigh as she turned back to her work again.
Sahngo 'hmm'ed for a few seconds seemingly deep in thought as she tried to remember everything, "Miroku's favorite color is blue and he's a Taurus?" she put in with a shrug, "Other then the whole Inu-Yasha bit Miroku was giving out personal information on himself and asking women to bear his children." She said with a slight nod.
Kagome snickered and asked incredulously, "Asking women to bear his children? Why on earth would someone do that…? Though it does sound a bit familiar…" she trailed off wondering where she had heard of someone who did that.
Sango nodded, "I know! What a stupid thing to do! That's like proposing to a complete stranger!"
Kagome laughed slightly then suddenly snapped her fingers recognizing the pick up line, "What did you say his name was?" she asked abandoning her work to look at Sango.
"Miroku," she replied with a nod, "he didn't give any last name or anything though."
Kagome's eyes widened, "He must be Miroku Houshi!" ((…yeah yeah so sue me for not being creative with a last name. Does he have a real last name? Anyone? Lol..))
Sango's eyes widened and she took on a look of pure surprise, "MIROKU HOUSHI!?" she cried alarmed before going back to her normal stance in the matter of milliseconds, "I have no clue who that is."
Kagome sweatdropped but explained anyway, "Miroku Houshi is an extremely wealthy bachelor. No one is completely sure what he does for a profession but they say he's in show business. Really big in Hollywood and stuff. Others say he's an author who writes under a different name. But the fact of the matter is, since not many people recognize him immediately they often slap him, cuss him out, or worse when he asks women to bear his child. And he often gives out false information. His birthday is March 27th making him an Aries, not a Taurus." Kagome finished leaving Sango with a look of shock upon her features.
"S-So he's…not a monk?" Sango asked, dumbfounded.
"He might be." Kagome said with a sweatdrop, "No one knows his real profession but I highly doubt he's a monk. You know…there aren't many rich monks. Since there…earthly and stuff. Plus I doubt any real monk would go around asking women those sorts of questions and lying about who he is."
"Good point…" Sango answered in a slight daze, "So…I was asked to bear the child of…an extremely rich famous person?" Sango asked to make things clear to her.
Kagome nodded, hoping her friend wouldn't freak out and run back to meet him.
"That…that…" Sango trailed off, looking still to be in a daze before slamming her fist down onto the coffee table and looking pissed off, "That bastard! Just because he's famous doesn't mean he can ask any woman to bear his child! Acting as if he's all high and mighty just because he has money and to him we're merely little peons for him to walk all over! Don't think I'll let him get away with it now!" she muttered angrily as she stood from her seat.
"Sango!" Kagome called after her, also standing up and grabbing her coat, "You'll get fired if Hojo-kun sees you leave the building!"
Sango turned to Kagome, hands on hips, "Some things are worth risking a job for!" she said, "I have to put him in his rightful place!"
Kagome sweatdropped, "Well I may as well go with you. Just in case Hojo sees you I can stick up for you, alright?"
Sango's expression softened and she nodded, "You're such a good friend Kagome-chan! But…I think you're just going to see if it's really the same Inu-Yasha you know." She said with a sly smile.
For the third or fourth time that day Kagome sweatdropped, "Sango! How could you say that? I'm going to support you!"
Sango giggled, "Sure you are! Now let's get to that baseball game!"
Kagome nodded and thanked their luck as they made it to the parking lot without running into Hojo. Soon enough they were both on their way to the baseball game in Kagome's car. Figuring it would be too suspicious if Hojo happened to see Sango's car take off.
Though Sango insisted on driving since she drove a lot faster, it hardly took any time at all for them to get to their destination. Sango teeming with energy, "I can hardly wait until I get my hands on him…" she muttered.
"What will you say?"
Sango slowed down slightly, her expression looking lost, "I'm not exactly sure…" she trailed off but then shrugged, "and I don't really care! So long as I get my point across." She said, speeding up once more.
At the baseball game…
Sango pulled her seat tickets out of her pocket, Kagome wondering exactly how they had both gotten passed security though she supposed it didn't matter anymore. "Row J, Seat 27, center!" Sango announced as they made their way down to their seats.
"Ah! Sango-chan! You're back too, eh?" Nathalie asked as both Kagome and Sango made their way to the seats.
Sango looked disappointed as she looked at Nathalie, "Where'd they go?" she asked, an almost pout gracing her features as she looked at the two empty seats above them.
Nathalie shrugged, "I think they went to go get some snacks or something, they should be back soon."
Sango nodded determined and sat at her seat, "Well then Kagome-chan! We're just going to have to wait until they get back!"
Kagome looked at her watch worriedly and shook her head, "Sango I really have to work on that column. Nat, do you think you could give Sango a ride back to work later? I have to run."
Nathalie bit into her hot dog and nodded giving a muffled, "Sure."
"Thanks." Kagome said appreciatively, "Call me and give me all the details," she said to Sango who nodded, before she began walking back to the top of the stairs. She didn't even know why she had decided to follow Sango anyway, did she really want to know if it was her old "friend" from so long ago? She didn't even know why she should really care.
Someone ran passed her, barely missing running into her and she turned her head to tell him to watch where he was going. Though she only caught a glimpse of someone with black hair in a small, low ponytail when someone suddenly ran into her, she would have fallen down the stairs for sure if that person hadn't grabbed onto her arm before she fell.
Kagome frowned slightly, yet another thing was stalling her! As if some greater force wanted her to lose her job due to not finishing that one column!! "Sorry, I should have been watching where I was going."
"Feh. You should have," there was a pause, "Kagome?"
Kagome looked up to see who she had bumped in to, or rather who had bumped into her, and she almost choked on her own breathing when she recognized who it was, she pretended to clear her throat and nodded her head as a greeting, "Inu-Yasha." She acknowledged.
This was followed by an awkward silence.
"What are you doing here?" they both asked in unison.
"Leaving." "Watching the game." Were the two responses given at the same time.
Kagome laughed slightly, "You haven't changed."
"…That would probably be due to the fact that it hasn't been that long."
She laughed, "I guess so." She replied satisfied to know in the least that it was the Inu-Yasha she knew that Sango met, was that all she came for? Just to verify that fact? Was there any other reason to want to see him. She looked down at her watch so they wouldn't have to have eye contact. His gaze was so…intense! Had it always been like that?
She then realized exactly what time it was, "Kyaa! I'm sorry to cut our reunion short but I really, really have to run! I hope to see you again some time!" she said running off towards the exit before she could get any response.
Inu-Yasha watched her leave, wondering exactly why she'd left so quickly. He had wanted to ask if she had gotten that job she wanted or not but it was too late now. He shrugged and headed back down to where his seat was.
Kagome ran out to her car, "Late…late…" she kept muttering. She should have asked how he was doing, or something instead of just standing there looking stupid!!
She started her car up, looking at the time once more before speeding off towards work. Berating herself for not saying anything smart in front of him could wait til later, at the moment she had to go ensure the safety of her job.
~*~*~*~*
End Chapter Five
To be continued!
Fantasy Girl: Well ^^ they met up.
Tomoe: Though they didn't say much…
F.G.: Don't worry, the next chapter will have some more humor in it. You know…the whole Sango getting pissed at Miroku part, lol.
Tomoe: And maybe some romance! Hahaha..
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