Authors Note: My, oh my. That took a looong time, didn't it? Well, I got my Internet fixed some time ago, and then we got the new provider…but then we redid my computer…and we couldn't get the Internet working on it. So that took awhile…but I've been alive, but just lazy. All December I was pretty much booked though; choir was way too hectic if you ask me. But…there's fluff here for your enjoyment! Enjoy!
Chapter 4:
"Look alive now, men! Look alive!"
All of them groaned. Were they really expected to look happy at this hour of the morning? Of course...not! Kaede, whom they had come to know as Sango's manager, was nice enough to invite the band out to an early breakfast so they could meet the pop star herself.
Kikyo looked more jovial than they had ever seen her, but also more jittery and nervous than ever as well. Was it the excessive amount of coffee she was drinking? No. Was it the fact that Kouga was missing? Maybe. Was it that she was seeing the strict Kaede again? Bingo.
After their last meeting she didn't want to screw anything up. They had contracts signed now, any mistakes could be a little more complicated and she really did not feel like being sued today.
She once again straightened her business jacket, snatching off imaginary pieces of fuzz as she pressed the button to the first floor in the elevator, "I just wish we knew where damn Kouga was!"
It was a little eerie for them to be around her at that moment. She was smiling, swearing, and whining all at once and that just had to be extremely creepy to them when they normally saw her as a complete bi-otch.
As they reached the last corner, all strutting together, Inuyasha felt Kikyo's muscles tense under his hand that was placed securely around her shoulders. "Babe, what's wrong?"
"Kouga!" she erupted, she ran forwards, stomping like a dinosaur towards her destination.
There, on a nice green couch in the lobby, was a peacefully slumbering Kouga who still had not woken up even from the sudden disturbance.
Her prey was unsuspecting even until her last movements. She loomed closer, planning on staying quiet until he least expected it and then...she would pounce on him. As she reached the back of the couch she readied her hands, looking almost greedily at him as he slept. While they all had to get prepped and ready he lay down and got a bit of shut-eye. Well, she wasn't going to stand for it.
"RAHHHHHHHHHH!" she took hold of his neck and began to shake him violently.
Kouga's eyes shot open wide, as he gasped for air, "Ugh…"
He gurgled on his own drool that was still pooling out of his mouth. As soon as Kikyo felt the wet saliva she let go and screeched, wiping it on the side of the couch.
"You disgusting moron! Get up now!"
Kouga was still rubbing his neck cautiously, making sure everything that should be there was still intact. He told himself that if he ever had a late night he wouldn't pass out somewhere out of Kikyo's eyesight.
Inuyasha and Miroku took hold of his upper arms and helped him to his feet, all the while Kouga still had a dumbfounded look on his face, "Huh? Where are we going? What time is it?"
"Buttface. Meeting with the big guy, or should I say girl." She smacked him upside the head when he looked at her, his eyes saying he was utterly confused, "Sango's manager, duh! We've got to be there in fifteen minutes!"
"Why didn't you just say so?"
All of the guys groaned, it was going to be a very, very long day.
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Sango tapped her foot impatiently while she slouched in her chair and scowled. She peered to her right; Kagome was checking her makeup for the fiftieth time in her small compact.
"Kagome! You look fine!" Sango snapped, snatched the mirror harshly away.
"Hey! I was just seeing if my mascara smeared!"
Kaede had gone to the 'powder room' and left them to wait. Kagome didn't mind she was hoping that the guys got there before she got back so that they could have formal introductions alone. Sango, on the other hand, wanted to curl up and die, rather than being with them alone. First off, she had to wake up early and the worst thing was her manager made her dress up. No, it wasn't enough that she had to be with Miroku, but she had to be humiliated when with him.
Kagome smiled softly, "Sango, you look fine. Stop worrying about it."
"Speak for yourself. You dressed up like you're going to the prom."
"I did not!"
Kagome was wearing a halter dress that cut off above her knees, and she was wearing chunky platforms as well. Sango was forced to wear a tight white tank top and a short jean skirt, her hair was down, and she was quite annoyed.
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Kikyo arrived, "There's a reservation for Kaede and company, right?"
"Yes miss, would you like me to direct you to the table?"
Kaede stepped forward, "No, I'll take it from here. Hello Kikyo, good to see you again."
Inuyasha quirked an eyebrow, Kikyo was smiling fakely again and she was talking through clenched teeth. They gave each other a small hug.
"Should we go sit down? I know the boys are just dying to see Sango, they've been-"
"No. We have to talk in the bar, they should go ahead."
"But-"
"No buts, the table is on the back porch, you'll know when you see Sango and Kagome."
Kikyo eyed the boys wearily, they had better not ruin her plans when she worked so hard to get there. Speaking of plans, she had better pay attention to Kaede if she didn't want to slip up as well. Kaede led her to a different table in a darker corner of the restaurant where they began to talk.
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Sango was still fidgeting in her chair, "Where's Kaede? What takes so long to go to the bathroom?"
"Maybe she fell in the toilet," Kagome then giggled, remembering the time she had to 'save' Sango after she fell in the toilet.
"Not funny Kagome. I told you not to mention that again!"
Kagome meekly shrugged her shoulders, "I thought I'd try to bring up your spirits, don't be so on edge. We…I mean you've got an impression to make!"
Sango looked around and then groaned loudly, sinking even further into her chair. They were here. Kagome squealed and began to sweep all of her belongings back into her purse; they really didn't need to see all of that anyway.
They looked around, obviously searching out the girls.
'I hope they're so stupid that they never find us,' Sango thought, narrowing her eyes at Kagome who was jumping up and down excitedly in her chair. Kagome was just too thrilled and stood up and waved them over.
Kouga mumbled to Inuyasha after spotting a black-haired girl motioned them over, "Looks like someone is a little too excited."
Inuyasha elbowed him in the gut before putting on a cheesy grin and beckoning the rest of the guys to follow. As they made it to the table he recognized her instantly, "Kagome! You're friends with…?"
"Sango, yeah. Her manager is my grandma."
Inuyasha took a seat and sat backwards in it, letting his arms fold over the top of it. Miroku cleared his throat, deciding to ignore the fact that Inuyasha and Kagome were going to not stop talking. He offered his hand to the other girl, "Hi. I'm Miroku."
She never even attempted to take his hand, so he grabbed it and shook it instead. Sango snatched it back roughly and scowled even more than she had been before.
"Uh, I'm Shippo."
"And I'm Kouga! A handsome wolf is in your midst Sango…Me!"
Shippo, who was short enough to be level with Sango's head at the moment leaned over and whispered, "He's a little conceited if you couldn't already tell."
Sango tried her best not to smirk, but she slipped and her lips turned up.
"Ah, so you're not a stone cold alien like Miroku always tells us!"
Her eyebrow twitched before she completely exploded, "What?"
Shippo felt cornered when she stood up and leaned over him, "If I told you he also says you have a nice rack, would that help?"
That was the last straw. The barrier broke and her anger was unleashed. She went straight for Miroku, but he was already running for an escape. He dodged waiters, waitresses, tables, and customers, just about anything to stay away from Sango. She was just as fast as he was though, and he was surprised, she was predicting every single one of his moves. She stayed hot on his tail throughout the whole restaurant.
Five minutes later they made it into the bar and Miroku had nowhere to run, seeing that there wasn't a second exit out of there.
"Uh-uh-uh! Excuse me!" he leapt over the bar and began to crawl back towards the door, hopefully unseen.
"Miroku! Where'd you go!"
Kaede and Kikyo stood up, trying to see what exactly was going on, "Sango! What are you two doing?"
She ignored them completely and managed to catch a glimpse of Miroku scrambling towards the door. Without thinking she leapt on him, effectively pinning him to the ground while straddling his waist.
"Sango…I didn't know you were so forward!" Miroku gasped, still panting and sweating from the chase.
She grabbed his collar and hoisted him up, so that her hot breath was on his face, "Shut up, you…you…pervert!"
They both paused, something wasn't right. A shadow covered them and they looked up to see both of their managers staring at them. Kikyo managed to look as if she were about to taunt Miroku; after all, they had been caught in a very compromising position.
Taking advantage of Sango's hesitation, Miroku pushed her off of himself, and dashed forward with a burst of speed. Sango was in hot pursuit soon enough. He thought he had run out of places to hide when he came to the cream colored door of the kitchen; he swung it open and went inside.
His pace slowed considerably, the room was so clattered he didn't know where to turn next. Sango came in and spotted him immediately.
"Ah-ha! I finally got you Miroku! You have nowhere to run."
He looked around, food everywhere, what could that do to stall her? "No, you haven't yet. I can still escape!"
With hands on her hips she walked slowly to him, "Oh really. How?"
"Like this." He took the mashed potatoes that were next to him and flung them directly over her eyes.
She grimaced and slowly wiped them off, licking some as it ran down her face. There was only one way to retaliate to this, and that was to throw something back. The only thing next to her was cake; she grasped a chunk of it and tossed it onto Miroku's still laughing face.
"Hey!"
"All's far in war…and food fights!" she yelled while giggling for the first time in a long time and running to get more ammo.
Together they managed to destroy meal after meal. Vegetables, fruits, pastries, and meats were everywhere, including their clothes and bodies.
"You've got to be kidding me!"
Miroku went stiff, his smile completely faded from his face. His hands fell slowly from Sango's waist; he had just caught her off guard too. Sango felt him straighten up. That voice was no one they knew in particular, which means they were just busted.
The cook tapped his foot on the ground with arms folded and a very irritated look on his face, "You've got some explaining to do, you two."
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"I'm very disappointed in you two! I can't believe you destroyed almost everything in one place! I've never seen such recklessness!" Kaede was scolding them.
Kikyo hadn't been so mad; she was used to this sort of thing. But she told the manager they would do anything to make it up to him. He said money wasn't enough and services would need to be provided. She agreed, oh she was an evil, evil girl.
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Dishes clinked and she sighed again. This was the worst punishment she had in her life. Her and Miroku were forced to clean dishes until the restaurant closed…which wasn't until late at night. The sun had already set and most of the workers were leaving everything to them.
"You know, you look cute in a hair net," he said while drying a dish with a dirty rag.
"Shut up. It was your pervertedness that got us here in the first place!"
He shrugged, "But it's true. You do have a nice-" he saw her eyeing him, "I mean, you look nice in a hair net."
Sango blushed lightly. Guys weren't supposed to give compliments even when you looked your worst. Or at least hopeless perverts, and stuck-ups like Miroku weren't supposed to.
"Be quiet and keep drying."
"And I apologize for calling you a stone cold alien. I was wrong. You're not like that at all."
"Miroku, stop it." Her cheeks grew redder.
He went silent but when he put his hand out for another clean plate, his hand touched Sango's and he felt a spark go through them. Miroku paused, letting his hand linger over hers. She looked up timidly, her mouth slightly gaping open, as if she hadn't been touched like that ever before.
"You need to get back to work!" the chef growled as he passed by them.
Sango didn't think her cheeks could feel any warmer at that moment, she retracted her hand quickly and kept her eyes on her cleaning, she shouldn't have been distracted like that.
They spent the rest of the night in an awkward silence; they didn't want to get into another situation that made it seem like they actually liked each other again.
At ten thirty they both left without so much as a goodbye as their managers picked them up.
They didn't see the wink Kaede gave Kikyo. They didn't see the smiles seeping through the stern glared on their faces. The two were slowly letting their out walls deteriorate…and soon they would be a couple if everything went according to plan.
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::Waruasobi03 signed on::
EyesofMidnight: Hey! What are you doing on so late?
Waruasobi03: I should ask you the same thing. What's up?
EyesofMidnight: Uh, nothing much…except I was thinking about how I wanted to meet you someday.
Waruasobi03: I know, I want to meet you to. But I don't know when and where.
EyesofMidnight: You said you lived in Ibaraki right?
Waruasobi03: Yeah, why?
EyesofMidnight: I just realized…that's where I am right now!
The real Sango panicked. He couldn't meet Seiko just yet! Not when she was starting to like the dumb guy. Like…like as a friend. At least she hoped that was what she felt.
Waruasobi03: Oh.
EyesofMidnight: Are you busy tomorrow? I have something to do early in the morning, but hopefully it won't take too long…and after I can meet you somewhere if you want.
'Hopefully? He's spending tomorrow with me! Kikyo and Kaede said we would have to start writing the single…and he doesn't even want to be there with me.'
Waruasobi03: Fine. When and where?
EyesofMidnight: How about at Kairaku-en Park at 4? Would that be a problem?
Waruasobi03: No, not at all. I'll see you then!
::Waruasobi03 signed off::
'I wonder what he'll think when his precious Seiko doesn't show up…and the horrible Sango shows up instead.'
Thanks to my reviewers:
Aamalie- I took Geometry last year when I was a freshman, it sucked…I hated it! But anyway, thanks for the review…and taking time out of your school schedule to read! I wish I could do that too! And, uh, there's nothing wrong with dial-up…it's just we don't use it so we needed to pay extra while I was on AOL. Thanks again!
SM together- You must have been a little hyper when you wrote that review…a little did I say? I mean…WAY! The only thing I've eaten today is candy! Is it a bad sign when you yell at the television and talk to yourself? Must be the side effects of jolly ranchers and M&M's. Well, thank you for the review…I know it took a long time, I'm sorry!
Three-Legged Dog- Thank you! In the beginning I was really horrible at all the grammatical stuff too, so everything I wrote was pretty much crap, but I'd have to say I think I've improved. Enough about myself…I just wanted to thank you ever so much for the review! (Have you ever seen Hey Arnold? That sounds like Lila…)
Lil psYch0- The only thing I didn't understand that time was…'arriote' at the end…tell me what that mean. Get back to me on that one. But anyway…thanks for reviewing again!
Soli-chan- I'm horrible! Aren't I? Aren't I…*SOBS* Help my wretchedness and me! I took forever! You must not heart me anymore…a whole month…sheesh. Hey! And you need to write Forevermore for me there missy! It was a good beginning…I want to see a good ending sometime in the near future! Nah, I don't blame you…life is hectic! Thank you!
Sierra- Huh? Cliffie? No…I would never do that!…Cliffie yeah right…anyway…thank…
Kidding! That was a cliffhanger for you…thank you!
Bikutoria- Something developed in this chapter…and you saw how…how'd you like it? Hehe. I'm dumb…but thanks for reviewing!
KaT aka Mistress Shinigami- I wasn't really interested in the whole music thing…and if you meant more specifically 'pop'…I meant like J-pop stuff, which isn't as bad as American stuff. There's actually some cool beats and whatnot. Thanks for your concern about my comp, and thanks for reviewing!