AN: Thank you for reviewing everybody, I didn't really expect to get this many reviews for so little chapters…so yah…I'm actually pretty excited, it makes me want to write more, haha. Well, enjoy the fluff!
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Independent
Chapter Four
Did we do…that?
"Okay…I can do this…I can definitely go to dinner with a dog-eared jerk for one hour…wait…how long is he keeping me out anyway?" the raven-haired woman mumbled questioningly.
Kagome turned and turned in front of her mirror, making sure she looked okay.
Why am I so worried about what I look like anyway? Its not like this is a date or anything…
A blush crept onto her face as she thought about it.
Looking in the mirror one last time, she checked to make sure her crème colored business suit had no hidden surprises for her to be embarrassed about later. She knew he said to dress nice…well…she thought she looked nice, and she was wearing the matching crème skirt…
Skirts are nice, right?
If it was good enough for her, then it should be good enough for him. Geez, she was getting so worked up over some stupid clothes…
She looked at the clock and saw that it was five minutes till seven.
"Okay, I have to check myself again…" she murmured nervously.
Since she already knew her suit was okay, she checked her hair. She had spent some time curling it into little spirals near the ends…
If she spent time on it, then it has to look good.
Her face still had no makeup, she never really like the stuff anyway…but maybe she should put on just a little bit of peach flavored lip gloss…
"Mmmm…" she licked her lips, stepped back, and applauded herself at how well she got ready for her date.
Wait, this isn't a date! Dammit!
She smacked herself on the head before she went into the living room to wait for Inuyasha.
It was seven…and no one knocked on her door.
Okay, maybe he ran into a little bit of traffic…
30 Minutes later
"WHERE THE HELL IS HE?!!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.
There was a sudden knock on the door, and it scared the hell out of her, what if that was him and he heard her?
Oh how embarrassing…
She buried her blush and started to glare at the door.
Knock Knock Knock
"Higurashi? Are you there?" she heard his stupid voice from the other side of the door.
She huffed and crossed her arms, still not moving from the couch.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
"Kagome! I know your in there, I heard you yelling just a few seconds ago! So just do yourself a favor and open the door!"
Looking a bit miffed, she made her way to the door and opened it, but she made certain she took as long as she possibly could.
Before she opened the door though, she made sure to check herself and put her hair into place…
Yes, she was still feeling as conscious as ever about her appearance…
"Its about damn time you opened the door!" he bellowed, trying not to look her up and down.
"Well, its about time you got here! You said you would come for me at seven!" she said quietly but firmly.
"Keh! I told you seven because I made the reservations for 7:45, and all men know that women are never ready until about half an hour after the suggested time. So, I decided to play it safe and tell you seven…" he said in his smart-ass tone of voice.
She clenched her teeth a bit, trying to keep her annoyance in check. "Well, Mr. Takahashi, I'll have you know that I was ready BEFORE seven…"
He looked at her disbelievingly. "Keh…whatever, let's go."
When he looked away she took a quick peek at his figure…he wore a black Armani suit with a red shirt underneath.
Wow…was all she could think. She couldn't help the fact that even though he was a pighead, he looked hot…
Ohh Kami…ohh Kami…
She suppressed the blush that was making its way onto her cheeks as she locked her door and began to follow him to the elevator.
While they waited in the elevator, she tried to keep her eyes on the floor, if she looked at him she would blush, and he would make fun of her…
Inuyasha took this as a chance to check her out. She looked great…so professional looking in that suit…it made him want to drool. He shook his head to get his mind out of the gutter, but his eyes had other plans and kept sneaking a few peeks at some of her 'womanly features'…
She was like a little girl in a woman's body, what with her looking down and fumbling with her fingers like that. It made him want her all the more…she was pure innocence…and he wanted to take it all away.
Bad Inuyasha, bad bad…
He smirked as the doors opened and he led her to his black Mercedes. Without any words, he unlocked her door and opened it for her like a gentleman, and then got in the driver's side.
She was still looking down, not knowing what to say…and there was no use trying to suppress her blush, because it was already there and it wouldn't go away.
Damned schoolgirl emotions…they got her at the wrong times…
They were already about halfway there when he finally broke the silence. "So…you ever eat at Sakura Garden before?"
She stuttered a little bit, "Uh..y-yah, but only once with my ex…"
He felt something start to bubble up inside of him when she said 'her ex'…but he just brushed it off.
"Well, is it good or what? I'd have to say they have the finest food, but now that I've tasted some of your cooking, I'll have to rethink that." he said with a wink, and smirked when he saw her blush at his compliment.
She looked so damn gorgeous when she blushed.
She kind of whispered her answer that it was ok back to him, busying herself with trying to kill all of the stupid butterflies that were flapping their stupid wings around in her stomach…
"I'd like the poo poo platter, and---" Inuyasha's order was interrupted by a few snickers from Kagome.
He looked at her annoyingly, "What's so funny?"
She quickly gained her composure and looked at him directly in the eye, her eyelashes fluttering.
He thought she was flirting, why else would she be batting her long…soft looking eyelashes…oh how he wished they were tickling his cheek right about now…
Yes, he was a bit turned on at this, but in reality she was batting her eyelashes to keep the tears away, she couldn't help it… he said poo poo…
It's not everyday you hear a famous businessman say 'Poo poo'…
He finished his order, still intrigued by her actions, and allowed the waiter to take her order.
After she ordered a plate of pasta and a crème soda, the waiter bowed and went about getting their order.
Inuyasha smirked when he saw her still batting her eyelashes, not as furiously as before, but still batting them…
"So..uhh…---" he started in his sexy tone of voice, but was interrupted by the woman's sudden outburst of warm laughter.
"You said poo poo! Oh my gosh…I'm sorry, I don't know what's come over me…" she cracked up, wiping the small tears from her eyes.
That so killed the mood…
He frowned at her, and watched her laugh until she ran out of that wonderful noise…
He didn't appreciate her laughing at him, but hey, there was just something about the way she laughed that made him want to hear it more and more…
The waiter came with their drinks, thankfully enough, and Kagome immediately started sipping her crème soda.
Inuyasha silently began to drink his champagne, that is, until he felt those blue eyes on him.
"What?" he asked, a little perturbed at her staring. Did he have something on his face? Did he spill his champagne on his suit?
He was checking himself, especially his suit, when she asked "Uhh, what kind of champagne was that again?"
She couldn't help it, the way he drank it made it look delicious, and maybe she would order some when she finished her own drink.
"Oh, uh…its supposed to be peach flavored, but--"
"Oh really? I'll get some when I'm done with this… I love peach." she said, gracing him with a smile he couldn't get enough of.
He laughed a bit before smirking, "Are you allergic to it?" he asked, remembering the many things she told him she was allergic to when he stayed the night.
She frowned a little bit. He wasn't making fun of her was he?…
"No." she stated rather bluntly, looking the other way.
He laughed a bit, "Ok, just checking, I don't want to have you itching your throat while we eat dinner."
She just glared at him for a little bit, at least until he stopped laughing…
The food arrived and boy, did it look good!
They ate and talked about some irrelevant things, like what happened that day, and how was life treating them, etc…
"So, how's your business picking up Higurashi?"
She almost choked on her food. She had hoped he wouldn't bring her business up tonight…
Hurriedly, she slurped up the rest of the pasta on her fork, "Umm, it's doing great!" She said nervously.
She hastily called the waiter over and ordered some of that champagne…she needed something to calm her nerves.
This was her ex-manager after all…and she couldn't help but feel a little rebellious now that she had dispatched herself from his company and made her own of equal potential…
The waiter quickly brought her the drink, and although trying to conceal her edginess, she practically chugged the alcohol…
He narrowed his eyes a bit when she didn't say anything else, and watched in delight as she took down that alcohol as if she were a man.
"I hear you've invested in a lot of different things like cars…fashion…magazines…that's very clever of you…"
She was still a little fidgety under his piercing gaze, "Wh-why thank you…why go for one thing when you can go for them all is what I say." She smiled a little sloppily.
He was amused as he watched her squirm, and didn't even try to hide his smirk.
"Well, are you enjoying yourself?" he asked, deliberately changing the subject.
She looked a little confused, "Uh, yah, actually I am. Thank you so much for taking me out, its been a while since I've been out like this…"
"Good."
Okay…very blunt…
They finished their dinner silently, and Inuyasha paid the check without any hesitation.
He seemed like a genuine gentleman…so she secretly gave him an award-winning point…
They were about halfway to her place when he glanced at the clock.
Damn…its only nine? She might think bad of me if I take her home so early…but what if she wants to go home?
As if she read his mind she suddenly blurted out his answer. "Can we go to an amusement park? Or…I dunno…or…yah, an amusement park?"
She was looking a bit red in the face…probably a little drunk, maybe he should take her home?
He looked at her, and he just about lost control…she looked stunning with her face all flustered like that…
Nah…maybe I'll take her out for just a bit longer… he smirked to himself.
But why the hell did she want to go to an amusement park?
They had gotten on a few rides, or, Kagome did. Inuyasha just stood by the exits and waited for her. He was too old to get on roller coasters…
"Hey Inuyasha! Come on! Get on this one with me! Please?!" she spluttered with hope in her eyes as she pointed to the tallest roller coaster in the park.
He looked at her as if she was mad, "Are you crazy woman?! I'm a grown man!"
She giggled as she pulled him onto the ride with her, they had to argue with one of the ride technicians…since they were certain the 'grown man' didn't want to get on, yet the raven-haired woman insisted that he really did.
They were both locked in and ready to go, Kagome was bubbling with laughter and excitement, her face flushed with alcohol induced bliss…and Inuyasha just looked pissed.
The carts began to go up, and the sudden jerk made the hanyou's eye twitch a little bit.
So what if he'd never rode a roller coaster before…she didn't have to know that…
He didn't intend to tell her either.
They reached the top and he could hear everyone on the ride gasp while Kagome was still bubbling with laughter, and then, the drop.
It felt like his stomach had left his body a few seconds ago, and he was screaming like a madman. He looked over at Kagome to see her still laughing and screaming like a little schoolgirl.
"Higurashi! You're fucking crazy!" He yelled over the screams and squeals of others.
"Noooo!! I juss know how to have funn!!!" she yelled back, with that cute drunken grin on her face.
After the first 10 seconds, he had to admit, it was pretty fun.
Scratch that, it was hella fun!
Who would have thought getting on a roller coaster at night with a crazy, drunk, yet very beautiful blue-eyed woman would be this exhilarating!
When the ride was over he helped her out of the cart, his eyes still alight with excitement. He definitely had to do that again…and who knows, maybe someday he would take his niece, Rin, out here for a few rides.
She nudged him towards the game stands, and kindly demanded that he win her something.
"Keh, of course I'll win! Who do you think I am anyways, some silver-haired pussy??"
And of course, he knocked all the blocks off the pedestal…
"I want the big white puppy…" and that's what she got…
They walked around a bit more, and got a few strange looks from some teenagers.
They were still in their business suits, Kagome was drunk, and she had a puppy plush that was bigger than her snuggled up in her arms.
So…he understood why people were looking.
After some time, Kagome had sobered up considerably, but was still a bit lightheaded…since she could now tell the difference between a caramel apple and a lollipop.
He bought her some cotton candy and started off towards the car, with her tagging along.
When they got to her apartment, he got out of the car and opened her door for her, helping her out.
She looked as if she were about to fall over, so he took the big plush out of her hands and began to walk towards the building.
She unsteadily followed a few steps behind, carrying her purse and her plump bag of cotton candy. The alcohol and the rides were finally getting to her…
He heard her start to fall, and caught her before she even knew what was going on.
"Hey, Higurashi? You alright? Hey…"he asked, tapping her cheek every now and then. No response.
The poor thing was knocked out for now…
He sighed as he scooped her up under his left arm, also holding onto her purse and cotton candy, and he managed to get the big plush dog under his right arm.
When he was waiting in the elevator, an old man got in on the second floor, and oh what a sight!
The old man was giving him dirty looks…well…he was carrying a woman, some candy…and a big white dog…and, for some people, that could mean a lot of different things…nasty things…
Keh…old fart needs to get his mind out of the gutter…
He patiently waited for the old man to get off on the 4th floor, and continued his way up to the 7th. The doors slid open and he slightly shifted his luggage as he walked towards her door.
He pointlessly tried to open the door, and rolled his eyes when he found it locked…
"I don't know why I even bothered…okay…keys…keys…I need the keys…" he muttered.
He tried to wake the woman up one more time, and found that she was still knocked out…
sigh
He was about to check her pockets, but then he remembered her purse. Although he did sort of want to stick his hands in her pockets…
Mind out of the gutter…mind out of the gutter…
Digging through her purse, he found a set of keys, and tried everyone of them until he got a match and pushed open the door.
After setting her purse, candy, and the plush just inside the door, he turned around to pick her up bridal style and take her into the house, closing the door with his foot.
Her silky hair played with his exposed skin, leading his mind straight back into the gutter, and before he could stop himself, he paused to take in some of her alluring scent…
Kami, she smells delicious…
Even though the idea of taking her right there was tempting, he knew better, and decided to set her out of his reach onto the long couch, while he went to sit on the other one.
Buyo came running out from the back of the apartment, and immediately snuggled against his master. Oh how that fat cat missed her all afternoon!
He kept meowing away, probably wanting some food…
Inuyasha didn't really want Kagome to be bothered so he went into the kitchen to look for some cat food, and sure enough, Buyo followed him.
"Uhh…let's see…cat food…" he mumbled to himself, and opened the first cabinet he saw.
His eyes bulged out of his head when he saw that it was stocked to the brim with the most expensive cat food in Tokyo.
He narrowed his eyes a bit, "You spoiled little fat ass…" Buyo just looked at him, purring away, not caring about anything else except for food.
After he fed the little pig, he put the big plush on the couch, along with Kagome's purse, and decided to put the cotton candy on the kitchen counter.
It was getting late, but he was a bit apprehensive at the thought of leaving.
Oh what the heck…it was a Saturday night anyway, he didn't have anything important to do tomorrow…
He would stay until she woke up and could care for herself.
After about fifteen minutes, it started getting hot in her apartment…but he couldn't find the temperature control…
Dammit…
He took off his jacket and his shirt, leaving him bare-chested. The cool leather of the single couch calmed his nerves, and he clicked on the TV, looking to see if the woman had waken up yet, but alas, she was still out of it.
He tiredly watched some programs, and after some time, unwillingly fell asleep on the couch.
Kami…why does my head hurt so much?…
Kagome opened her eyes, a bit bedazzled at the bright light of the TV, and slowly began to sit up.
What she saw made her jaw drop to the floor.
What is he doing in my house half naked?!!!
"Oh my gosh…what did I do? Did we?…He wouldn't have…would he?" she asked herself nervously as she took in her own scruffy appearance. Her breath smelt of alcohol, and a hint of sweat…
Oh kami…no…I did not do that with him…I did not do that with him…did I?!
She jumped up, and timidly walked over to the sleeping hanyou, and gently tweaked one of his ears to wake him up.
A few yawns and stretches later, the hanyou looked at her with his half-lidded eyes.
"Huh? What? You ok now?" he mumbled, still a little lethargic.
Her face turned about five shades of red when she asked, "Umm…Inuyasha, did we…?"
Still hazed over, he inquired, "Did we what?"
"Uhh…d-did we…have s-sex?"
His eyes bulged out of his head, oh yah, now he was wide awake.
She looked confused when he just started laughing rather maniacally.
Okay…I'm guessing we didn't?…
AN: Poor Kagome, she's so confused…well, I hope this makes up for the last chapter being so short. I know, a lot of fluff, and no, they will not be getting together anytime soon…that would spoil it! Well, thanx once again for the reviews everybody!