Everything Right is Wrong Again
Authoress's Note: I've made Rin into Miroku's little sister. I've also taken the liberty of Shippo being interested in her. And InuYasha and Sesshomaru are a hanyou and a youkai respectfully, just so everything's clear.
Disclaimer: While writing all these fanfics I've become delusional and therefore come to the decision that I do own InuYasha.
Chapter Three: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner!
At the end of the day Kagome followed Kagura out the large glass doors of the high-rise building. "Hey, Kagura, do you know where Maywood Drive is?" The woman asked. "I called a lady named Sango yesterday because I was looking for a place to live and she and her roommate had a part of a house to rent out there she said that tonight would be a good time for me to come over."
"The address wouldn't happen to be 305 Maywood drive, would it?" Kagura asked in reply.
Kagome looked down at the paper in her hand. "Yes, it is. Why do you ask?"
"Because that's my house."
"Oh?" Kagome had a worried tone in her voice. "Is your roommate kicking you out?"
That question caused Kagura to laugh loudly. "I sure hope not, Sango would have a huge legal case on her hands if she tried. The deed to the house is in my name."
"Ah, I see now. Uh…"
"Yes?"
"Can I ride with you? I took the bus to work today and I'm only familiar with the area around the hotel."
"Sure thing, I mean I have to go that way anyway, right?"
Kagome followed Kagura out to her car to find Naraku waiting for them, or more accurately for Kagura.
"Hey, Kikyo, I didn't know you were back in town." Naraku said lazily. "Kagura, why didn't you tell me that our friend Kikyo was back in town?"
"Because I'm not Kikyo, I'm-" Kagome began, but Kagura placed her hands firmly over the other woman's mouth and gave her a warning glare.
"She's my sister's friend from basic training. You remember that Kanna joined the Marines right?" Kagura replied harshly, she then leaned over and whispered in Kagome's ear. "Yell, Semper Fi real loud then get into the car." Kagome nodded.
"Yeah, you know the Marine motto, Semper Fi!" Kagome shouted then slipped quickly into the small sports car.
"That's odd, she has a Japanese accent." Naraku commented offhandedly. "I heard there was a new girl at the office from Japan, was that her?"
"No, she was Kanna's battle buddy at Camp LeJune" Kagura replied quickly.
"Odd, she looked like the girl I saw with you today. But that's not what I came here for. I wanted to ask you to rethink your hasty decision from earlier today."
Kagura pretended to think for a moment. "Hasty decis-oh, you mean when I refused your advances?"
Naraku nodded his head.
"Well, that wasn't a hasty decision. I've been saying for months now that I won't go out with you. If I had my choice I wouldn't be seen in public with you, but this pesky job won't allow me that luxury so I'm forced to work with you. Now, if you'll excuse me?" Kagura made a move to get into the driver's seat, but Naraku was quicker.
"I'd suggest agreeing to dating me." He said threateningly
Kagome pulled a can of pepper spray from her purse. "And I'd suggest ducking." She said unleashing the stinging contents into the man's face. "Kagura, let's get going."
Kagura complied, backing her red Audi TT out of the parking spot. In the process she ran over Naraku's foot. "Don't box me in jack ass!" Kagura yelled as they drove off.
Unbeknownst to everyone else, a few cars down, Sesshomaru and InuYasha had been watching the whole scene from the comfort of Sesshomaru's GMC Envoy. And neither man was too happy with Naraku. Reasoning that he was just acting as a concerned friend, Sesshomaru decided to drag his brother along and follow Kagura home.
"Ne, Sesshomaru, this doesn't really seem kosher to me." InuYasha commented to his brother as they waited at the final light on their journey to Kagura's house. "I mean, tailing an employee and everything."
"InuYasha, are we Jewish?" Sesshomaru asked turning onto Maywood drive then concentrating on the house addresses.
"Uh, not that I know of." InuYasha sounded confused by the question.
"Then we shouldn't worry about being kosher or not." Sesshomaru turned into the driveway of 305 Maywood drive and cut the engine. He and InuYasha got out of the vehicle and walked up to the front door.
"He demanded you go out with him?" Sango asked incredulously. "Kagi chan you should report him. Honestly this Naraku sounds as stable as a house of cards on the San Andreas Fault."
Kagura looked up from the tomato sauce she was stirring and shrugged her shoulders. "Kagome blinded him with whatever what was in that can. Besides, if it gets out of hand I'll just tell someone and get it fixed up." The mahogany-eyed girl paused from her speech to sprinkle rosemary into the sauce and take a taste from the second wooden spoon she had by the stove. "I mean, you still have that giant boomerang from your theater group and I'm sure Kohaku, Shippo and Rin would be more than willing to play zombies or something."
Kagome almost choked on her soda. "Zombies or something? You're going to have high school kids scare Naraku from harassing you?" She sputtered.
"Hey, it worked before." Kagura replied smiling. She tasted the sauce. "Needs more basil."
"Well, it's your brother-in-law's sister's recipe." Sango said as the doorbell chimed. "We're you expecting anyone?"
"No, I have to finish the sauce that I started on like two nights ago and Kagome's liable to get lost in this place. You get it."
Sango rushed into the front hall and came back with InuYasha and Sesshomaru. The younger man looked slightly embarrassed while the older wore his usual mask of indifference. "Eh, Kagura, do we have enough for five?" Sango asked glancing at both her life long friends and her life long acquaintance.
"Why five?" Kagura turned from the stove, wooden spoon still in hand and saw why Sango was asking. "God dammit Sesshomaru! I already gave at the office!" She screamed
Kagome winced and InuYasha flattened his ears against his head.
Sesshomaru shook his head to clear his ears from Kagura's voice. "Gods woman, your voice could wake the dead." He shot back. "I just came by to check up on you."
Kagura slapped the spoon into Sango's hand as if she suddenly didn't trust herself with the object and strode over to Sesshomaru. "You do realize that stalking is a felony is this state?"
"I wasn't stalking, I saw Naraku confront you in the parking garage at work and I came by to see if you were alright."
InuYasha tore himself away from his conversation with Kagome. "And to eat dinner with you. I swear if I have one more Healthy Choice dinner I'm going to puke!"
Kagome groaned, Sango giggled, and Sesshomaru growled
"Fine, I guess you can stay, but don't expect this to be an everyday occurrence." Kagura grumbled. "And you'd better all like Italian. This isn't a restaurant."
"Hooah!" InuYasha called back.
"What does that mean?" Kagome asked perplexed.
"From what I gather from one of Kanna's letters it means heard and received."
Kagome's face fell, but she still managed a cheerful oh.
"Kanna's Kagura's sister." Sango replied over hearing the conversation. "She's stationed in Okinawa with the Marines and her husband."
"Yeah, yeah. Hey, Sesshy if you wanna eat, you're gonna work!" Kagura scolded Sesshomaru who was trying to sneak a beer from the refrigerator. She took the beer from the white haired youkai. "Oh, and thanks for thinking of me."
Sesshomaru just stared blankly at the hostess. "But I'm your boss." He finally said.
"Yes, but only at work. Here, I'm your boss. This is my house and the dishes are in the cabinet over the dishwasher. After that, you can get the silverware out of the drawer on the right side of the dishwasher."
"Uh, Hooah?"
Kagura allowed herself to smile warmly at Sesshomaru. "That's good to hear, private."
Sesshomaru saluted then did as he was told.
"Eh, and what are the rest of you sitting around for?" Kagura asked, hands on hips.
"Uh, we're waiting for orders Drill sergeant?" InuYasha replied sheepishly.
"Okay, Inu chan chop up the sausage and cook it. Then boil me some water for the pasta. Sango, get that bread out of the basket and start cutting it. Then get out the plates for the olive oil and the spices and place it all on the table. Kagome, since you'll be living here now you have to learn where we keep the glasses, we'll need-"
"Evening friends!" Called a familiar male voice.
"Six." Sango finished sounding slightly annoyed.
"I think I can make everything stretch that far." Kagura grumbled
"Hi, I'm Kagome." Kagome said politely, holding out her hand to the newcomer.
Miroku shook the Japanese girl's hand. "Miroku Uzume."
"Like the goddess of merriment?"
"That's what I'm told. InuYasha?"
"Miroku, how's it goin' man?" InuYasha replied happily.
"Can't complain, except that Rin is starting to notice guys. If I hear the name Shippo one more time I swear I'll…."
The three girls and Sesshomaru looked at each other.
"One…"Sango began
"Two." Kagome called out.
"Three." Kagura added.
"Four!" Sesshomaru exclaimed.
"Shippo!" The four of them yelled out together. Then burst out in a synchronized fit of laughter.
"Ha, ha, very funny. Very droll." Miroku said he had a small smile playing across his lips.
"Miroku, make a salad." Kagura ordered.
"Yeah, Miroku, if you wanna eat, you're gonna work." Sesshomaru said carefully carrying six plates with blue daisies over to the table. "Isn't that right Kagura?"
"Hn." Said Kagura. "Oh, and Sesshy, bring those dishes into the dining room."
"That was great." InuYasha said rubbing his stomach.
"Yes, thank you, you two should really invite yourselves over more often." Kagura replied dryly.
"Don't mind if we do." Sesshomaru shot back just as dryly. Then in an authoritive tone he added, "Why don't you four clean up, Kagura and I have business matters to discuss.
The three people and one hanyou complied and began to carry the dishes, forks and bowls into the kitchen. Sango grumbled something about it being the twenty-first century and even this old house had a dishwasher, but Kagura chose to ignore her housemate, instead she placed all her attention on Sesshomaru. "So, Sesshy, why did you really come over? And don't give me that in the neighborhood crap," Kagura walked into the family room and was followed by her silver haired guest. They both sat down on Sango's favorite plum colored couch. "You live the next town over, heading further east towards the lake."
Sesshomaru sighed knowingly. "I saw Naraku and you in the parking garage tonight."
"Gods, I hope you weren't jealous or anything" Kagura spat out angrily. "Honestly, Sesshomaru. I thought I told you to let it lie and I could take care of this whole ordeal myself."
"And I thought that I told you to come to me if he tried anything again." The silver haired man took both Kagura's hands in one of his and looked at her directly. "What would have happened if Kagome hadn't been with you? Where would you be now?"
"Here, right now, drinking a beer and watching the soaps I recorded on my DVR."
"Or being-Kagura, I can't even finish that sentence."
"Then don't! For the love of all things sacred Sesshomaru, you're my boss, we weren't even that close growing up and now I work under you. I mean if you were my…boyfriend or something." Sesshomaru's face turned slightly pink in color. Kagura swallowed hard then continued. "That would have been different, but we have no real relationship outside of work." Kagura looked up into Sesshomaru's face, her mahogany colored eyes meeting his amber orbs, what she saw frightened her, yet thrilled her at the same time.
Sesshomaru quickly looked away, "You're right. I've probably over stepped my bounds more today than at any other time in my life. I'm sorry."
"Apology accepted. It's getting a bit late and I have to drive Kagome back to her hotel so she can start packing."
"Why can't you just let her borrow some of yours or Sango's clothes?"
"Sesshomaru, if you've been looking at me like I think you've been looking at me you'd notice that not only am I three inches taller than Kagome, I'm probably a few pounds heavier as well."
"What about Sango?" Sesshomaru asked raising an eyebrow, he didn't know he was being so obvious about looking at Kagura, he pretended to study a portrait of Kagura as a baby which hung over the fireplace. "Wouldn't she share?"
"Well, they're close enough in size Kagome could probably find something, as long as it was a skirt or a dress. Sango's taller than her too."
"Then you can stay here the rest of the night."
"Uh, duh, it's my house."
"And a very nice one indeed, Kagi chan." Miroku said nodding his head in agreement
"You have no clue what we're talking about, do you Miroku?" Sesshomaru asked knowingly.
"Does he ever?" Sango replied plopping herself down next to Kagura who looked up and saw that the quartet who had been sent to the kitchen to clean up from dinner were now settled around the family room eying her and Sesshomaru suspiciously. "So, what were you too talking about?"
"The fact that West Tech's finally starting to look up in the technology department." Sesshomaru said.
"And the fact that it's around ten o'clock so all busy people have to get to bed or we won't get paid tomorrow." Kagura added. "Oh, and Kagome, you can stay here instead of bothering with that hotel room. Sesshomaru is being kind enough to let both of us off early tomorrow so that we can pack up your stuff, call the storage facility and have your belongings moved her tomorrow."
Before Sesshomaru could say a word in protest, Kagome clapped her hands and gave the bewildered youkai a quick hug. "Oh my gods! This is great!" She hugged Sango then Kagura as well. "This is great! I finally have a real place to live, and I can move in tomorrow, I can't wait to call mama!"
After all the commotion faded away, InuYasha and Sesshomaru announced that they had to get going since it was a half hour drive back to their townhouse complex. Then Sango stared pointedly at Miroku until he also said that he had to get going too before Rin beat him up like the night before.
When all the guests had gone on their merry way, Kagome finally overcame her exuberance and realized that she had nothing to sleep in as well as no clean underwear for tomorrow and no change of clothes. Sango came to the rescue telling the new housemate that she could borrow a blouse and a skirt from her closet. Kagura produced a package of underwear that she had bought from Target and completely forgotten about and told Kagome to just borrow a long t-shirt.
"But what about my toiletries, and my toothbrush?" Kagome asked in a worried tone as she followed Sango and Kagura upstairs to her new bedroom and bathroom decorated in yellow rubber duckies.
"Linen closest." Kagura replied crisply. "Down the hall, next to my room. Take a toothbrush, a towel or two, some shampoo, toothpaste, soap and if you use it, conditioner. Kikyo left all sorts of things here when she moved to Zurich."
"There was a Kikyo? What happened to her?" Kagura gave the girl a look that could freeze water on a Central Texas July day. "Okay, sorry, I asked. Good night. And thank you."
With that Kagura and Sango retired to their rooms. It had been an interesting day for both of them. As for Kagome, she thanked the goddesses that she always carried a brush in her purse and set to work collecting what she needed from the linen closet. At the same time, she couldn't shake the nagging feeling that Naraku had had something to do with Kikyo and Zurich.
Okay, another chapter finished with. I hope you liked it.
Review Shout Outs:
Silent Dark-I forgot to say this in the last chapter, but Rin is Miroku's younger sister. I knew you asked I just forgot to respond.
Goldenmoonlight13-I don't care for Naraku either, but you need an instigator for any story. But I'm glad you liked Kagura's attitude.
Sophie-Chan-You thought it was spiffy? Thank you, I'm glad to get a review from another horse lover.
Yoko-Komai-I think it's the best pairing aside from the canon pairings as well. Thanks for the review.
Stories in thought process:
I believe in love- fourth chapter was uploaded on the 17th. Fifth chapter is in progress as I type this (of course not at the same moment. Look for a lot of Rei Trowa this time.
Never Eat Ramen Near a DSL-Fifth chapter seems to be popular so far. Sixth chapter should be started this weekend.
Queer Eye For The Hanyou Guy-Fifth chapter still a bit sketchy, but hopefully by Wednesday.
