Hiya! How is everyone this fine day? I forgot to mention last time that three characters from my other story will be used in this one (Nayru, Akia, and Talon), just in case someone was wondering. Anyways, on to chapter two. But first I would like to inform you of the ages of some of the characters real quick and then a disclaimer. R&R!!!!

Kagome: 24

Nayru: 23

Sango: 24

Akia: 21

InuYasha: 27

Sesshoumaru: 29

Talon: 25

Miroku: 26

Mina: 5

Rin: 6

Shippo: 8

Alec: 26

Disclaimer: InuYasha is not mine.

Unexpected

Chapter 2: A Night at Club Shikon-no-Tama (Part 2)

            Nayru applied the last of her make-up, pink lipstick. Her long black hair, which was a little past mid-back, was tied in a French braid. She was wearing a white sleeveless top and low-rise denim jean. She smiled at her reflection and turned to leave the bathroom.

            From the kitchen came the sound of laughter. Nayru walked in to see Grandpa making funny faces at Mina. The little girl was smiling and laughing. Kagome was there laughing as well.

            "Grandpa is funny mommy. He make funny faces." Mina reached for an animal cracker from the box in front of her on the table.

            Nayru hugged and kissed her daughter. "I can see you to will be just fine. Have fun sweetie."

            Mina kissed her mother's cheek. "Bye mommy."

            Nayru and Kagome left, grabbing their purses and nametags from the table by the front door. The two women sat at the bench waiting for the bus. Nayru looked up at the stars. Her mind drifted back to the day she was moving to Spain.

~******~Flashback~******~

            "Are you sure you want to do this? I mean, you just had a baby Nayru."

            The young mother nodded as she taped the last box. "I have to do this Akia. This move will get me away from…from him."

            Sango shut a suitcase that contained Mina's baby clothes. "I understand what you're saying. He hurt you. By moving away with Mina, you hope to forget what he did. You hope to start a new life. But you shouldn't do this."

            Akia agreed. "She's right."

            "Why?" Nayru walked over to Mina's crib and picked her up gently. She put her in her car seat so that she could pack up the crib.

            Sango helped. "In a way, you're admitting defeat to that creep. On the other hand, you would be sending a message saying you aren't gonna mope around crying but instead start over."

            Kagome sighed. "Why Spain Nayru? You two will be so far away."

            Nayru smiled weakly. "Because my mother loved it. She went there once, with me. She was there to perform. I can barely remember though."

            Akia hugged the woman. "You better come visit us."

            Sango joined the hug. "And write everyday."

            Kagome also joined. "And call whenever you can."

            Nayru felt tears forming in her green eyes. "Thanks for everything. Of course I'll do all those things. You three are like sisters to me." She hugged them each.

            Mina started crying. She could sense that something sad was occurring.

~******~End Flashback~******~

            "Nayru, time to go. The bus is here."

            She jolted out of her thoughts and got on the bus with Kagome. So much for showing him I could handle myself just fine.

~************~

            Akia was sitting at a table by herself. She twirled a lock of her silver hair as she looked around. Bored. Bored. Bored. Where are those friends of mine? She rested her chin on her hands. The Shikon-no-Tama, her cousin's club, was the hottest club around. She came there a lot to release college stress. Tonight she was going to be hanging out with her three best friends, one of which had recently moved back to Tokyo. She sighed. If they ever get here, I'm going to give them a piece of my mind.

            Her violet eyes watched the mixture of demons (in human form), humans, and mikos danced, talked, ate, and drank. She huffed. Couples everywhere. Sure there were singles too, but not any she saw worth her while. Until she spotted a tall, lean guy with short, wild black hair and green eyes. She blushed as he glanced her way and grinned.

            "Sorry we're late," she heard a familiar voice say.

            Oh, now you show up. "No problem you guys." She turned around and smiled at Nayru, Sango, and Kagome.

            The girls sat down. Akia looked back in the direction of the guy, but he was gone. Oh, well. Not like I expect a guy like that to actually take interest in me. I am a demon after all. She noticed Sango asking her a question.

            "Huh?"

            "I said 'Did you ever expect someone like InuYasha to actually own such a popular place?'"

            "Honestly, not really. But then again, if Sesshoumaru hadn't offered to help him out in exchange for being co-owner, he wouldn't be where he is right now."

            Kagome laughed. "Really. That jerk couldn't handle something like this on his own."

            "Is that so?"

            The miko froze, her cheeks turning red. They saw InuYasha standing behind her. "Oh, hello InuYasha. Didn't know you were there."

            InuYasha smirked. "Your miko powers must be failing you if you can't even sense a demon approaching."

            Sango waved him off. "Excuse me boss but us girls were having a very important conversation."

            The hanyou glared. "Gossiping about me?" He got a smug look and crossed his arms over his chest. "I shouldn't complain. That is the best topic around."

            Kagome had regained her composure and rolled her brown eyes. "Please. I could think of better."

            "Oh really?"

            "Of course."

            "And that would be…"

            "How about we talk about Kouga girls? Now that's a topic worth our time."

            Sango joined in. "Let's. Don't you just love those wolf demon eyes of his?"

            Akia fluttered her eyes. "Oh yes, and those strong legs. No wonder he wins so many races."

            InuYasha was fuming. "You must think that's funny." He glanced at Nayru. "Aren't you gonna gush over that lame excuse for a demon like these three?"

            Nayru grinned sheepishly. "Don't know him."

            "Well you're lucky. That guy is trouble…"

            Kagome laughed. "Only because he's just as sought after as InuYasha is. Although I don't see why InuYasha is such a prize."

            "Why you little…"

            Akia shook her head. "Ladies present."

            InuYasha huffed and crossed his arms again. "I only see three."

            Kagome stood up suddenly, eyes burning with anger. "What is that supposed to mean?"

            "You should know."

            Akia rolled her eyes as the two began their routine of arguments. She leaned closer to Nayru. "They do this all the time. Sometimes even during work."

            Sango nodded. "I swear they enjoy it."

~************~

            Sesshoumaru was bored with the guy already. His music sucked and he was babbling on about nonsense. Just get to the point you idiot so I can just give you my answer and leave. He sipped his drink, pretending to be interested.

            "And then the manager of the restaurant just kept going on about how great my song was and how much he couldn't wait to hear more."

            "I'm sure he meant it too."

            The man frowned in confusion. "Well, yeah. I told he I played there about ten more times."

            Sesshoumaru put down his drink. "Look, I'm sure there are some people who actually like your stuff, but I don't think that you're ready for Demon Records."

            The guy stood up abruptly. "Are you telling me that I just wasted my time talking to you?"

            "Well…yes. And you've wasted my time as well."

            "Well, excuse me. You're the one who agreed to meeting me." He grabbed his jacket off the chair. "That's alright. My agent already has a meeting set up with another company. I'm sure Naraku would have me signed up in a second."

            Sesshoumaru almost laughed in the man's face right there. "If you say so."

            Without another word, the guy left. Very angry.

            "It's about time."

            A waitress showed up and left another drink for him. She gathered up the other man's glass and left. Sesshoumaru leaned forward on the table, rubbing his temples. Sometimes I tire of these musicians who think they're hot stuff. You tell them the truth and then they blow up at you.

He looked up as he smelled a scent he recognized from earlier that day. The young woman his younger brother had hired that morning was walking by looking at a pager. She looked concerned as she reached a pay phone. She hung up the phone angrily as she realized there was too much noise around to hear who ever it was she was calling.

            Sesshoumaru got up and walked over to her. "Something wrong?"

            She jumped at his sudden appearance. "Oh, um, I'm not sure. I got a page about my daughter but the battery died so I didn't get a chance to read it. And it's too loud in here to use the phone."

            "You don't have a cell phone with you?"

            "I don't have one. The pager is my friend Kagome's."

            He nodded to the door. "I'll let you use mine. Come on."

            He grabbed his coat and followed her outside. She thanked him and quickly dialed the number. He leaned back against the wall of the club building. He glanced at her as he sensed relief coming from her.

            "Mina what's wrong? Did something happen?…Really?…That's horrible. How did that happen?…Oh no. It's okay. We'll look tomorrow…Okay, I gotta go sweetie. I'll be home soon." She hung up and handed Sesshoumaru his phone. "I need to go home."

            "Something wrong?"

            "Mina's puppy ran off. I told her not to let her out at night with out a leash and to let Souta or someone else do it, but she let her out."

            "I can give you a ride."

            She smiled. "Thank you so much. Just let me go tell my friends."

~************~

            Nayru was looking out the window of the Sesshoumaru's car. She was fidgeting with the bottom her jacket and biting her lip. She looked over at the demon next to her. This is InuYasha's brother? He's not as bad as Kagome and Sango says. He's been really nice to me and he doesn't even know me. She noticed he had long silver hair like Akia and InuYasha. He also had ears like Akia and the same stripes. She saw him glance at her with his golden eyes. She blushed and looked forward.

            "You're staying with Kagome correct?"

            "Yes, just until I'm able to afford my own place."

            "How long have you been there?"

            "A few days. I just moved back here from Spain. Things have changed the past five years."

            He turned the car right onto the next street. "How so?"

            "For one, that club was never around and I've never met you or your brother until now. Although the others seem to know you two pretty well."

            He nodded. "About five years ago my brother came up with the idea to open a club for humans and demons alike. At first I thought it was a stupid idea but I saw how determined he was so I offered to help him out."

            "In exchange for co-ownership."

            She noticed him glance at her again. "That's right. But he needed my help. He needed lots of money to start the club and I had plenty."

            "Really?"

            "Ever heard of Demon Records?"

            "Sure. One of the best recording companies around."

            "Belonged to my father. He left it to me to continue handling business."

            "So InuYasha got left with nothing?"

            "No. He chose to quit. He was Vice-President of the company. Not sure why he did, but he did."

            "Well now he's successful again. Maybe that's why he quit. So he could show everyone he could make it on his own. I did something like that myself."

            "How so?"

            "My mother owned a small music school. She taught kids how to play various instruments whenever she wasn't on tour. I remember her have others help teach when she was gone."

            "You're mother is a musician?"

            Nayru looked at her hands. A tear threatened to escape. "Was. She played the violin and the piano. She sometimes sang too."

            She was glad when he didn't push to know more. Luckily they had reached the Higurashi shrine. She got thanked him and got out. Right when the car pulled away and she opened the door, a puppy ran inside the house. Nayru frowned. Weird.

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A/N: Sneaky little puppy. What's she up to? Anyways, notice that this chapter is only part one. I basically wanted to focus on Nayru a little in this part and introduce Akia. Next part is on the way. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Till next time…