Long time no see guys, but I hope that makes this chapter all the more
enjoyable.
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Good Enough: Contaminated
It'd been like a date.
A date with a person that rarely talked and never smiled, but nevertheless a date. They ate out, he drove her home, and he'd even walked her to her apartment building door.
She'd been blushing and very appreciative, but when she turned to thank him:
"Are you having a heatstroke? In this weather?"
Her worn pale shoe went flying, but Sesshoumaru caught it easily.
"I was going to thank you!" She screeched and slammed the door with all her force. Inside the building, random lights turned on.
She heard his muffled voice, " Such a violent girl."
Then a small tap of him placing her shoe on the wooden steps right outside. A few footsteps, the fading sound of a car, and she realized he was gone.
Quietly, as not to disturb the neighbors again, she opened the big white door, tip toed outside, and very carefully picked up her once perfectly white shoe.
She opened her eyes to the pink and flowery room surrounding her.
How would she show Sesshoumaru she was good enough when she couldn't even throw a nice shoe at him? After a few more moments of pulling hair out and scrambling around the room dressing herself she answered her own question.
Anyway she could.
~*~
The sun was bright that morning. Nevertheless the air bit with its usual coldness around that time of year.
Kagome bounced up and down on the heels of her feet. Something came to mind, and she smiled down at her new shoes. Maybe she'd used her mission as an excuse to purchase the shiny boots, but she didn't feel guilty whenever she stared at the smooth black leather.
Kagome twirled around, careful not to scuff the shoes. Yes, she was going to take great care of these babies.
"Do you normally prance around the street like that? A person could hurt themself."
"Eep!" she stopped in the middle of another sorry pirouette, "Sesshoumaru!"
Flustered she turned to him, then noticed just how much he stood out from the crowd of people on the sidewalk.
The way Sesshoumaru stood and appeared was almost perfect, so prim and proper. A person couldn't help but be attracted by his unique features. However he had an air about him, something that made people keep their distance.
He was an exotic animal who couldn't be tamed. You were scared, but you couldn't help being mesmerized by his beauty.
Her trance was interrupted by Sesshoumaru's quiet sipping. Uneasily she watched him pull the coffee cup away from his lips. "Where are you heading?"
"Away from you." He answered simply. So simply, that Kagome was tempted to kick him in the shin and run away laughing with his newspaper. Alas, one cannot partake of all carnal desires.
"Really, what a coincidence!"
Sesshoumaru shook his head and moved away. Kagome, of course, followed.
"Your plight to prove your worthiness is extremely annoying."
"Would it be if I bought you dinner?"
"Bribery?" His left eyebrow twitched slightly. "I should have guessed you'd sink that low."
She smiled widely, "It's from the kindness of my heart."
"I'm sure."
Had she heard that small chuckle? If it were possible, Kagome would have died of a heart attack right then and there.
Instead she shivered and looked at the steaming coffee cup longingly.
"Can I have a drink?" she breathed slowly.
He raised a dark eyebrow.
"Um, please?"
Sesshoumaru pushed the cup toward her, and Kagome took it with a grateful smile. She took a long gulp and it felt as if warmth was seeping through her.
"Ah, hot chocolate, good choice." She said.
He waved the cup away disdainfully, "Keep it, it's contaminated now."
Kagome glared, and then raised her pointed nose. "More for me."
They walked past parked cars, concrete buildings, and stopped at one of the crosswalks, waiting for the sign to turn green.
"So, where are we going?"
"You mean, where am I going?"
"I didn't wait for you for nothing."
"You forget, I never asked you too."
Kagome was at a loss for words. "Well, I did it out of kindness of my heart."
"I don't understand at all how your kindness would benefit me, much less benefit yourself."
"Sentimental value!" She yelled. "It's much more important than material things."
He sniffed, "No wonder you rely on it."
Kagome rounded on him and Sesshoumaru could almost see the flames spurting from her mouth. "And what's 'that' supposed to mean?!"
"I was just curious how my brother could have grown so found of the likes of you."
"Now you know Inu-Yasha and I love each other for who we are, not what we own."
There was tense silence while they stared at each other, Kagome defiant, Sesshoumaru's expression unreadable.
Then Sesshoumaru began walking across the street. "I'm going there."
Bewildered, she stared at the sign that read:
CHEAUVRE'S MENS WEAR
The best in fashion, and the best in service.
Before Kagome could put him through twenty questions, Sesshoumaru entered the shop. She raced into the building and began complaining loudly about his rudeness.
Ignoring her, he walked up to the polished counter.
"Sesshoumaru, what a surprise," Chuckled an extremely tall woman with a high-pitched voice not much suited to her. She tapped her long plastic nails against the cash register. "What's the occasion?"
"There's a fancy party I'll be throwing Madam Rosemarie."
The lady's blue eyes widened in realization, "Oh! I forgot that your company's fiftieth year anniversary was coming up! Well," She suddenly glided towards the racks of men's suits, "We've just received some Italian suits that I know will look wonderful on you."
They went about comparing colors and choosing suits("Now this brown will bring out your eyes, but the navy blue would do wonders with your hair."). Sesshoumaru acted as if Kagome's opinion wasn't important, but in the end he chose something they could all agree on.
As Rosemarie started measuring for fittings, Kagome wandered off to look at ties. The lady took this opportunity to satisfy her curiousity.
"Who is she, a love interest?"
Sesshoumaru scoffed in a manner much unlike himself, "My brother's."
One of her penciled eyebrows rose, "She's with you because?"
"I'm keeping them apart, so now she's following me around."
"Interesting, so why-"
"Let's not bother with the details."
Madam Rosemarie smirked, "But they are indispensable to the story."
Before he could respond, Kagome rushed back to them in high spirits.
"I found the perfect tie for you Sesshoumaru!"
She held up a tie the same bright orange he'd only seen on hunter's jackets. Rosemarie looked at it in horror. He stated that it obviously didn't match as Rosemarie was still in shock.
"No, read it." She pushed the ugly thing up under his nose.
Sesshoumaru scanned the words, then glared through slated eyes. Her curiosity getting the better of her, Rosemarie chanced a glance.
"It says 'Don't bother me'." She tried to cover her giggles with a cough and Kagome grinned in response.
"What? You don't like it?" Mocked Kagome.
"Put that ugly thing away before I destroy it."
The young girl rolled her eyes and scampered back to the shelf from wence she came.
"Madam Rosemarie, I do not wish to know what possessed you to buy such a retched thing."
She let out a hearty laugh, "She knows you well."
If it was possible Sesshoumaru's scowl deepened.
***
Kagome left the store with Sesshoumaru on her right, and the bag carrying his new socks, shoes, and tie swinging from her hand. She had offered to carry the bag("Hey, I need all the good karma I can get!") and they were now returning to Sesshoumaru's building.
Kagome began reminding him the pickup date for his suit when a man covered in rags bumped into her.
"Excuse me miss." He said and started speeding away.
"Hey! You, stop-!"
"Let it go Kagome." Sesshoumaru said calmly.
"But he's making off with your bag!"
His eyes widened for a split second, then he dropped his briefcase and tore off after the man. Kagome watched as Sesshoumaru ran inhumanly fast after the thief, dodging people and signs, until they disappeared behind a small shop. After the initial surprise wore off she tried to catch up to them.
By the time she did Sesshoumaru was beating the pulp out of the other man. It was like watching a show titled 'When corporate men attack'.
"Hey, hey!" She grabbed his elbow and tried to pull him off the bruised and bleeding robber who on closer inspection was missing a more than a few teeth.
But Kagome quickly turned her attention to Sesshoumaru. His hair was messy and he was breathing hard and sweating. She'd never seen him so ruffled before, but even with his appearance so disheveled, he still managed to pull off a composed air.
She handed him his briefcase, picked up the fallen bag, clutched Sesshoumaru's arm, and without a second thought, left the unconscious thief in the middle of the street.
Sesshoumaru was finally starting to calm down when they reached their destination, a close by Mini-Mart.
She entered the building, and then returned with a half empty bottle of water.
"Man that was work! Where did you learn to run so fast?"
Sesshoumaru ignored her, taking the water bottle and gulping down the rest of the cool liquid.
"Sesshoumaru!" She screamed suddenly, "That water's dirty!"
He spit it out and looked crazily at Kagome, his mouth dripping. "What?!"
Kagome suppressed a giggle under her fingertips. "Remember, I 'contaminated' it?"
A vein throbbed in his head, but at the same time the corners of Sesshoumaru's lips twitched.
"I'll live." He said taking another swig.
"If you don't, can I have your house and all your money?"
"No, but I'll mention you in my will out of 'the kindness of my heart'."
"Bah, you don't have a heart."
"I was beginning to think sentimental value is important." He said in a very dignified way.
"Obviously not if you're lying about it!"
They bickered all the way back to Sesshoumaru's office.
*
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Good Enough: Contaminated
It'd been like a date.
A date with a person that rarely talked and never smiled, but nevertheless a date. They ate out, he drove her home, and he'd even walked her to her apartment building door.
She'd been blushing and very appreciative, but when she turned to thank him:
"Are you having a heatstroke? In this weather?"
Her worn pale shoe went flying, but Sesshoumaru caught it easily.
"I was going to thank you!" She screeched and slammed the door with all her force. Inside the building, random lights turned on.
She heard his muffled voice, " Such a violent girl."
Then a small tap of him placing her shoe on the wooden steps right outside. A few footsteps, the fading sound of a car, and she realized he was gone.
Quietly, as not to disturb the neighbors again, she opened the big white door, tip toed outside, and very carefully picked up her once perfectly white shoe.
She opened her eyes to the pink and flowery room surrounding her.
How would she show Sesshoumaru she was good enough when she couldn't even throw a nice shoe at him? After a few more moments of pulling hair out and scrambling around the room dressing herself she answered her own question.
Anyway she could.
~*~
The sun was bright that morning. Nevertheless the air bit with its usual coldness around that time of year.
Kagome bounced up and down on the heels of her feet. Something came to mind, and she smiled down at her new shoes. Maybe she'd used her mission as an excuse to purchase the shiny boots, but she didn't feel guilty whenever she stared at the smooth black leather.
Kagome twirled around, careful not to scuff the shoes. Yes, she was going to take great care of these babies.
"Do you normally prance around the street like that? A person could hurt themself."
"Eep!" she stopped in the middle of another sorry pirouette, "Sesshoumaru!"
Flustered she turned to him, then noticed just how much he stood out from the crowd of people on the sidewalk.
The way Sesshoumaru stood and appeared was almost perfect, so prim and proper. A person couldn't help but be attracted by his unique features. However he had an air about him, something that made people keep their distance.
He was an exotic animal who couldn't be tamed. You were scared, but you couldn't help being mesmerized by his beauty.
Her trance was interrupted by Sesshoumaru's quiet sipping. Uneasily she watched him pull the coffee cup away from his lips. "Where are you heading?"
"Away from you." He answered simply. So simply, that Kagome was tempted to kick him in the shin and run away laughing with his newspaper. Alas, one cannot partake of all carnal desires.
"Really, what a coincidence!"
Sesshoumaru shook his head and moved away. Kagome, of course, followed.
"Your plight to prove your worthiness is extremely annoying."
"Would it be if I bought you dinner?"
"Bribery?" His left eyebrow twitched slightly. "I should have guessed you'd sink that low."
She smiled widely, "It's from the kindness of my heart."
"I'm sure."
Had she heard that small chuckle? If it were possible, Kagome would have died of a heart attack right then and there.
Instead she shivered and looked at the steaming coffee cup longingly.
"Can I have a drink?" she breathed slowly.
He raised a dark eyebrow.
"Um, please?"
Sesshoumaru pushed the cup toward her, and Kagome took it with a grateful smile. She took a long gulp and it felt as if warmth was seeping through her.
"Ah, hot chocolate, good choice." She said.
He waved the cup away disdainfully, "Keep it, it's contaminated now."
Kagome glared, and then raised her pointed nose. "More for me."
They walked past parked cars, concrete buildings, and stopped at one of the crosswalks, waiting for the sign to turn green.
"So, where are we going?"
"You mean, where am I going?"
"I didn't wait for you for nothing."
"You forget, I never asked you too."
Kagome was at a loss for words. "Well, I did it out of kindness of my heart."
"I don't understand at all how your kindness would benefit me, much less benefit yourself."
"Sentimental value!" She yelled. "It's much more important than material things."
He sniffed, "No wonder you rely on it."
Kagome rounded on him and Sesshoumaru could almost see the flames spurting from her mouth. "And what's 'that' supposed to mean?!"
"I was just curious how my brother could have grown so found of the likes of you."
"Now you know Inu-Yasha and I love each other for who we are, not what we own."
There was tense silence while they stared at each other, Kagome defiant, Sesshoumaru's expression unreadable.
Then Sesshoumaru began walking across the street. "I'm going there."
Bewildered, she stared at the sign that read:
CHEAUVRE'S MENS WEAR
The best in fashion, and the best in service.
Before Kagome could put him through twenty questions, Sesshoumaru entered the shop. She raced into the building and began complaining loudly about his rudeness.
Ignoring her, he walked up to the polished counter.
"Sesshoumaru, what a surprise," Chuckled an extremely tall woman with a high-pitched voice not much suited to her. She tapped her long plastic nails against the cash register. "What's the occasion?"
"There's a fancy party I'll be throwing Madam Rosemarie."
The lady's blue eyes widened in realization, "Oh! I forgot that your company's fiftieth year anniversary was coming up! Well," She suddenly glided towards the racks of men's suits, "We've just received some Italian suits that I know will look wonderful on you."
They went about comparing colors and choosing suits("Now this brown will bring out your eyes, but the navy blue would do wonders with your hair."). Sesshoumaru acted as if Kagome's opinion wasn't important, but in the end he chose something they could all agree on.
As Rosemarie started measuring for fittings, Kagome wandered off to look at ties. The lady took this opportunity to satisfy her curiousity.
"Who is she, a love interest?"
Sesshoumaru scoffed in a manner much unlike himself, "My brother's."
One of her penciled eyebrows rose, "She's with you because?"
"I'm keeping them apart, so now she's following me around."
"Interesting, so why-"
"Let's not bother with the details."
Madam Rosemarie smirked, "But they are indispensable to the story."
Before he could respond, Kagome rushed back to them in high spirits.
"I found the perfect tie for you Sesshoumaru!"
She held up a tie the same bright orange he'd only seen on hunter's jackets. Rosemarie looked at it in horror. He stated that it obviously didn't match as Rosemarie was still in shock.
"No, read it." She pushed the ugly thing up under his nose.
Sesshoumaru scanned the words, then glared through slated eyes. Her curiosity getting the better of her, Rosemarie chanced a glance.
"It says 'Don't bother me'." She tried to cover her giggles with a cough and Kagome grinned in response.
"What? You don't like it?" Mocked Kagome.
"Put that ugly thing away before I destroy it."
The young girl rolled her eyes and scampered back to the shelf from wence she came.
"Madam Rosemarie, I do not wish to know what possessed you to buy such a retched thing."
She let out a hearty laugh, "She knows you well."
If it was possible Sesshoumaru's scowl deepened.
***
Kagome left the store with Sesshoumaru on her right, and the bag carrying his new socks, shoes, and tie swinging from her hand. She had offered to carry the bag("Hey, I need all the good karma I can get!") and they were now returning to Sesshoumaru's building.
Kagome began reminding him the pickup date for his suit when a man covered in rags bumped into her.
"Excuse me miss." He said and started speeding away.
"Hey! You, stop-!"
"Let it go Kagome." Sesshoumaru said calmly.
"But he's making off with your bag!"
His eyes widened for a split second, then he dropped his briefcase and tore off after the man. Kagome watched as Sesshoumaru ran inhumanly fast after the thief, dodging people and signs, until they disappeared behind a small shop. After the initial surprise wore off she tried to catch up to them.
By the time she did Sesshoumaru was beating the pulp out of the other man. It was like watching a show titled 'When corporate men attack'.
"Hey, hey!" She grabbed his elbow and tried to pull him off the bruised and bleeding robber who on closer inspection was missing a more than a few teeth.
But Kagome quickly turned her attention to Sesshoumaru. His hair was messy and he was breathing hard and sweating. She'd never seen him so ruffled before, but even with his appearance so disheveled, he still managed to pull off a composed air.
She handed him his briefcase, picked up the fallen bag, clutched Sesshoumaru's arm, and without a second thought, left the unconscious thief in the middle of the street.
Sesshoumaru was finally starting to calm down when they reached their destination, a close by Mini-Mart.
She entered the building, and then returned with a half empty bottle of water.
"Man that was work! Where did you learn to run so fast?"
Sesshoumaru ignored her, taking the water bottle and gulping down the rest of the cool liquid.
"Sesshoumaru!" She screamed suddenly, "That water's dirty!"
He spit it out and looked crazily at Kagome, his mouth dripping. "What?!"
Kagome suppressed a giggle under her fingertips. "Remember, I 'contaminated' it?"
A vein throbbed in his head, but at the same time the corners of Sesshoumaru's lips twitched.
"I'll live." He said taking another swig.
"If you don't, can I have your house and all your money?"
"No, but I'll mention you in my will out of 'the kindness of my heart'."
"Bah, you don't have a heart."
"I was beginning to think sentimental value is important." He said in a very dignified way.
"Obviously not if you're lying about it!"
They bickered all the way back to Sesshoumaru's office.
*
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