We Can't Be Friends
Chapter Nine: Love Boat

A cruise ship! Kagome's heart sank as she stared into the brochure. Sesshoumaru knew she was prone to sea sickness.

Kadura was supposed to help, but all she did was throw down some half full suitcases and huff out. She needed a miracle. She needed Ayame.

Ayame was known to be able to pick out a whole spring wardrobe in fifteen minutes, which included leaving the house and arriving back home. If she was going to make it, in six hours, she had major packing to do. She had to extend her book's deadline….she had to hand the reins over to her assistant at the restaurant….. So much to do…..in so little time.

(A few hours later)

It was a little after seven when Kagome managed to rest for a few. Sinking into one of her overstuffed chairs, she pulled out a romance novel. It was the latest Ai Publications release. You and You Only. It was a cheesy book. Kagome could tell by the badly sketched couple, kissing on the cover. After a few chapters, she threw it down in disgust, going over the night's plans.

The book and restaurant were taking care of. Ayame was in her room as she spoke, packing, and Sango was out with Inuyasha and Miroku. All she had to do was get her nails done. It was something Sesshoumaru liked her to do regularly. He had a fetish with 'professional' looking women.

The doorbell rang. Interrupting her from her thoughts.

"I'll get it!" Ayame gushed, dresses and shirts in her arms. Kagome tried to listen to the chatter going on at the door, but wasn't very successful. Instead she ventured back into her room, where Ayame was matching skirts with purses and shoes. She noticed, highly amused, that she had filled her suitcases already, and was now working on two extras. She sighed. Sesshoumaru was going to have a hissy fit over the entire fleet of luggage. She giggled at the thought.

Ayame bounced back into the room, muttering over how well baby blue looked with soft pink. The suspense was killing Kagome.

WHO WAS JUST AT HER DOOR? She poked Ayame, and gave her the 'spill' command. Ayame giggled.

"It was one of your roommate's friends picking up her wallet," she said nonchalantly. Kagome's jaw dropped.

"You gave Ume's wallet to some strange girl!" she gasped. Ayame waggled her finger.

"Strange guy," she corrected. With a frustrated sigh, Kagome ran out of the apartment and down the hall. She finally spotted a pair of kakis briskly jogging down towards the elevator. She screamed at the top of her lungs,

"Stop thief!" A few heads poked from their rooms, but none came out to help. Kagome sharply turned the corner, and ran straight into her thief.

Inuyasha.

"Damn it woman! With a tackle like that you probably could-" he stopped when he saw who he was insulting. "What the hell do you want!" he yelled. She smirked, typical Inuyasha way to cover the startlement. She narrowed her eyes to a squint, but then sighed as she lifted herself from the ground.

"I thought you'd stolen Ume's wallet," she said almost helplessly. Inuyasha laughed.

"Why would I steal from my friend?" he asked. She laughed nervously.

"I didn't know it was you. My friend is clueless, she'd given the wallet to a man in a jail suit if he was cute enough," she sighed hugely. She glanced up at her ex-love. He stood their holding his nose. She frowned. She didn't stink. And then she noticed the blood on his shirt.

"You boke me noise," he muttered. She gasped, trying to hold back her immense embarrassment.

"Shit! I'm so sorry Inuyasha!" she murmured. He shrugged it off.

"Ca e gut sume icz?" he asked still holding his injury. Kagome barely made his words out. She winced when she did. This was not good.

"Yea. You can come back to my place. I'm so sorry!" she announced. He brushed pass her, muttering something about crazy wenches. She almost laughed as he slammed HER door behind him. And then she stopped.

'DID SHE JUST LET HIM INTO HER HOUSE!'

"crap……."

(End Chapter)

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