Chapter Five
Inu yasha didn't emerge from his room that day; in fact, Kagome didn't hear a sound coming from what was once her daughter's room. It was so quiet that for a moment Kagome was positive that Inu yasha had died (not that she would have complained or anything). The rest of the day seemed uneventful, Moriko went to school, Kagome did the rest of the unpacking, and Inu yasha did nothing.
However, when the night hit, Inu yasha seemed to spring to life like an owl. Moriko has just fallen asleep when a sound penetrated the air and seemed to echo along the room Kagome and Moriko were sleeping in. Moriko simply grunted and rolled over in her sleep before rubbing her nose, and then she fell still. Kagome, however, was not so lucky. She'd, once again, been suffering insomnia and when the sound came to her ears, there was no way in hell she was going to sleep any time soon. It took her a while to realize that it was a guitar that she was hearing. She groaned, there was only one way that that noise could be made: the stupid man who had it slung on his back.
Grumbling, she stood up and sagged her way to Inu yasha's door, where the acoustic seemed to be concentrated. Well, no duh…
She knocked softly, but got no answer.
With a grumble she knocked harder, not daring to open the door and behold a naked man. She cringed at the thought, just the very idea of a person sleeping in the nude was kind of creepy, and especially when it was some strange guy that came from Colorado and was suddenly staying in your daughter's room.
"What?" came a voice and the strumming of the guitar dulled to a light hum.
"Do you mind?"
"Mind what?"
"Stopping?"
"No, I don't mind," then the guitar became louder again as if Inu yasha expected her to go back to her room after the momentary dispute in dialogue. No way in hell.
She knocked again, "Look, it's late and I'm tired and I don't want Moriko to wake up from your guitar."
"And your squawking won't?" came his retort.
"My what? Why you—how dare you!" Kagome growled. If he weren't indecent in there, she would totally kick his ass.
"Hey its pretty annoying talking through the door," Kagome could hear his smirk in his voice as footsteps drew near. She paled and began to panic, "Why don't I just open the door, so you don't have to yell?"
"No, don't its fine!" Kagome shielded her eyes and she screeched when the door flew open.
"What the hell's wrong with you?" Kagome blinked and cast a cautious look at Inu yasha. His long black hair hung limply and his shining violet eyes were twinkling in amusement. Hanging loosely down his long legs were flannel pajama pants with small little bones on them and a dark gray T-shirt covered his chest. Kagome gawked.
"You're…you're…you're…"
"Hot, irresistible, gorgeous, sexy?" he questioned as he leaned against the door jam and smirked.
"You're…not naked…" Kagome finished lamely.
Inu yasha looked down at his pants and shrugged, "Hm, well would you look at that."
Kagome couldn't bring herself to stop gawking at the clothed Inu yasha.
"As much as I'd like to stand here and fulfill your needs with my male body, can I help you with something?" Inu yasha said sarcastically. Then gulped as Kagome's gawking expression turned into a glare only angry women and rare specimens of oni were capable of.
"I thought you said that you slept in the nude!" Kagome screeched loudly and Inu yasha cringed.
"It was a defense tactic to keep you from sneaking into my room to watch every move my sexy body made," he said nonchalantly and shrugged. "But obviously the forbidden fruit had to be tasted," he sighed.
"Shut up!" Kagome huffed and grumbled, her brows furrowed together in annoyance, "You are so conceited!"
"Not conceited, Confident!" Inu yasha whipped out his hand in an overdramatic gesture and held it out like he was performing Romeo. "You need it to be a great ACT-tore."
"Are you trying to be a complete moron?" Kagome said blankly as she stared at the man gone drama queen.
"Maybe, maybe not, I'll leave you to decide," Inu yasha said with a smirk and turned back to his room. "Well, if you'll excuse me."
As Inu yasha turned to retreat to his sanctuary, Kagome seemed to remember why she'd gotten up in the first place. "Oh no you don't," she grumbled and blocked the door with her bare foot. She cringed as the pain shot up her leg, but tried to ignore it in favor of glaring at the man in doggy bone flannels. Though as adorable they were, and though he was a very attractive man, that didn't stop the fact she was tired and the moron was keeping her up. "I'm going to burn that guitar if you don't shut up and go to sleep."
Inu yasha raised an eyebrow, "That's slightly violent, don't you think? Wouldn't want to taint the young generation, would we? The last thing we need is a miniature pyromaniac running around the house…"
"Why are you so damn infuriating?" she muttered darkly. She'd never met a guy like Inu yasha, and she wished that she would never meet another.
"I'm only infuriating to you, baby," He said with a smirk as Kagome sent him a glare. "What?"
"My name is Kagome."
"Indeed, we're so proud you know your own name," Inu yasha said sarcastically. He was a very sarcastic person…
Kagome took a deep breath and rubbed her temples. "Please don't play your guitar at night."
"Ok," he closed the door leaving Kagome staring at the white door.
"OK? That's all you can say is OK?" she yelled through the door and banged on the door. "You put me through this midnight torment only to do as I ask when I say please?"
"It is the magic word!" Inu yasha called in a singsong voice. She watched the small band of light under the door disappear. "Good night, doll face."
The next morning, Moriko was getting ready for school and was sitting in the kitchen eating cereal. Inu yasha sat across from her, sipping on some tea. He had been disappointed when no coffee was seen. Moriko gobbled up the last of her cheerios and peered at Inu yasha. "Mommy says you're evil."
Inu yasha looked up from his cup at the odd and completely random declaration. "Is that so?"
"Yup, she said you were a disgusting excuse for a human and that you give the world a bad way with your cynical and sadistic way of living and the idea of you becoming a child rapist and a molester of helpless old ladies is very likely," Moriko grinned, ignoring the fact she'd stumbled over the hard words like 'cynical' and 'molester'. She wasn't sure what that meant, but apparently mommy thought Inu yasha was evil.
"You're mother told you that?" Inu yasha was personally disgusted that a mother would tell her innocent daughter such things.
"No!" Moriko grinned and sipped the milk at the bottom of her bowl, "I heard her muttering to herself."
Inu yasha relaxed and gave Moriko a very odd look, "You're an odd girl, aren't you?"
Moriko gave him a large smile, taking that as a compliment and not an inquiry.
Then outside the kitchen, Inu yasha and Moriko both heard a door slam and Kagome come stomping in. "YOU! Because of you woke me up in the middle of the night I slept in and now I can't make my daughter lunch! You're a sick and twisted person, playing with my mind and tainting my daughter! For shame what makes you think you have that right, huh?"
Inu yasha sat in a stunned silence, "Nice to see you, too, doll face."
"Stop calling me that," she snapped. "Now I have five minutes to make Moriko lunch and –"
"Its ok, Mommy," Moriko spoke up, "Inu yasha made me lunch." She held up a small lunch box with Care Bears dancing on the cover, the sides had rainbows.
Kagome gave her 'roommate' a disbelieving look, "If my daughter dies, you're going to wish you were dead."
"I kind of wish I was now," Inu yasha yawned and took a long swig of his tea. "I mean, there's NO coffee in this house, I think my reason of living has just shattered."
"Great, why don' you move out and live in a cardboard box behind Starbucks? I'm sure you'll get coffee then, won't you?" she snorted, "Besides, I think the box would compliment your style."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Inu yasha waved her off and went to the stove. He grabbed the teapot and poured himself a cup. "Go on get out of here, Moriko needs to go to school."
"Oh no you're not," Kagome marched forward and grabbed Inu yasha's forearm, "There is no way in hell I'm leaving you alone in my house."
"My house," Inu yasha corrected.
"Who knows what you could steal!"
"Technically everything in this apartment belongs to me," Inu yasha said and stroked a non existent goatee, "That means you belong to me. Hey! I could start a harem."
"You are repulsive," Kagome said, and her face proved her disgust for the man. She tightened her hold on Moriko. "Well, let's go, and you're coming too."
"Feh," he snorted and crossed his arms, following her.
Kagome sat down on a bench and Moriko pulled herself up next to her mother, her yellow backpack attached to her back and her long black hair tied back in a messy braid. Her giant blue eyes looked down the road happily awaiting the yellow school bus. Inu yasha leaned against the lamppost near the bench and sighed, he didn't feel comfortable near this weird family. Though Moriko was adorable, Kagome was just plain creepy.
The bright day, however, suddenly became chilly, like an ominous presence had appeared. And indeed it had. Moriko's face broke out into a grin as she jumped off the bench. She waved a small figure making their way down the street. "Hi Hikari!"
"…Hikari?" Inu yasha asked in confusion. He blinked in surprise as a child that seemed the same age as Moriko appeared. She wore a black backpack and her dark eyes flashed as her lips quirked into a smirk.
In Japanese, Hikari meant 'light' but she was a dark and sadistic little spawn.
Moriko ran over to the girl and Hikari directed a small smile at Moriko, "Hello."
Moriko grabbed Hikari and dragged her to the bench. "Mommy, Mommy, its Hikari!"
"Hikari?" Kagome asked and smiled, "Hello."
Hikari gave her a look.
"Hikari's shy," Moriko explained, though shy was certainly NOT what Hikari was. Moriko just seemed oblivious to the fact that Hikari looked like she'd walked out of a horror movie. "This is my Mommy, and that's the funny man that Mommy hates," Moriko pointed to Inu yasha with a grin. Inu yasha gave Kagome a look that she refused to meet.
"Hikari's rich!" Moriko grinned. Inu yasha and Kagome gave Moriko a look and Hikari seemed to ignite with happiness.
"Yes, I am," Hikari grinned and it caused a shiver to run down Inu yasha's spine. His world was getting creepier and creepier. "My Mom's cousin's dad's uncle is best friends with Donald Trump," she said in a manner that suggested she'd had this conversation many times and it was now as dull as the weather in her opinion, her dark eyes peered at Inu yasha when he inched closer.
"I love you," Inu yasha said, though he was joking. Kagome hit him with her purse.
Hikari turned to Moriko with a disgusted look, "My Daddy can fire your Daddy."
Moriko blinked, "Really?"
"Yes—"
"OH YAY THE BUS!" Kagome said loudly and jumped up. The yellow bus stopped in front of the bus stop and Kagome looked over at her daughter. "Have a good day, sweetie, I love you."
"Me too, Mommy," Moriko said and hugged her mom's leg. She looked at Inu yasha and waved shyly before chasing after Hikari who was easily bored by displays of affection.
As the bus pulled away, Inu yasha and Kagome let out sighs of relief. "Are you sure its smart for you daughter to hang around such a creepy child?"
"No…its hard to believe she's only in elementary school," Kagome sighed and slung her purse higher onto her shoulder. "Well…yeah."
She began to head home when Inu yasha grabbed her hand and began dragging her. "Where the hell do you think you're going?"
"Well, I thought we were going to go home…" Kagome said uneasily but Inu yasha kept pulling her. "Ow, damn it, my arms being pulled from my socket, you asshole."
"We're getting coffee!" Inu yasha declared loudly. Kagome gave him a deadpan look.
"What?"
"You think a guy like me can live off herbal tea?" Inu yasha snapped as he turned a corner. "And since you're the one with the purse and the key, I can't let you go walking off without me, now can I?"
Kagome laughed dryly, "For a moment there it sounded like you were taking me TO coffee."
"I am," Inu yasha pointed at the upcoming grocery store, "I'm brining you to the coffee so you can buy it."
"That's not what I meant and you know it," Kagome said darkly and Inu yasha laughed dryly.