Thanks to: Biganimefan1, Zonza, Inuyashafanaticlmy, InuyashaCaseClosed, Kagome M.K, ShadowStalker2008, Rin-sama1989, DBZ Lover, Mariangela, lillisallurz, Lyn and Yvonne for reviewing!
Mariangela: Lol I'm glad you like this, but chances are I'm proly gonna disappoint you big time. I admit that I don't always like criticism, but I'm glad you told me that you didn't like the a/ns. It gives me things that I actually need to work on. I'm sorri if they're annoying I'll try to fix it. I'd also like you to tell me if you don't like what I write, I have a tendency to stray.
DBZ Lover: Lol, I love it when you review! Ne wayz, I absolutely love all the compliments, they'll get you really far when I'm involved. I really like Sango too, and I honestly can't imagine myself doing anything too bad. Unless I'm mad at ppl, then I'll just start writing some depressing angsty stuff. I'm going to make sure that most of the characters end up well though, or alive at least.
Rin-sama1989: tehehe, you reviewed twice! Thank you! I'm surprised that ppl like this and it's nice having all these compliments . Yeah Kagome will get a bigger part, she was supposed to have a bigger part the last chappie, but I took too long to update and the chappie was getting wayy to long. I really wanna update my other story, but rite now I can't stop twitching from all my mistakes, so I'm thinking I wanna try and fix everything up. I honestly don't think I can rite all that sad stuff rite now so I'm really realli gonna try k?
Yvonne: Nope, this ficcie does follow the movie in a few ways, but I'm trying to kinda change it so ppl will stop yelling at me, so no, I'm going hafta say that I'm gonna change things!.
Chappie 3
Disclaimer: I own nada, and the lyrics aren't mine, just some random words I remember from random songs
A/n: I enjoy lovely reviews my dears! You ppl are incredibly nice, and I'd give you something very pweeti, but all I have is some dust bunnies and a few fictional drawn characters that I will not part with. I'd love to share my lovely pictures, but unfortunately the characters are shackled to my bedroom trying to chew their way through the chains . Now my lovelies, watch as I try to include an original character in this story without making ppl think 'I don't want some fckin oc!'. Foaming at the mouth... hot inanimate characters...
"Get up!" Kagura said crisply as she pulled the blanket off of her daughter.
"No more bananas." Sango muttered as she winced at the open curtains. She rolled to her side in an attempt to sleep for a while longer when she realized that rolling to the side lead to sleeping on the ground. She fell with an 'oomph' as she groaned about evil dust bunnies.
"Sango wake up now, you're going to be late." Kagura said as she threw the pillows and the blankets at the maid. "I do not want to raise my voice, but if you do not get up this instant I will."
Sango jumped up at the thought of her mom raising her voice. She did not need all this rushing around in the morning. She groaned tiredly as she scratched her head. "Are we going to hell, or do you just hate me?"
Kagura looked down at her strange daughter. "Dear, you need a shower. I'll choose out your clothes and remember, when you're with Sesshoumaru I expect you to act normal."
She tried to respond to her mother's words, but found that she couldn't talk being tangled up in the sheets and all. Sango pulled the blanket away from her mouth as she looked up at her mom. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
"You are unbelievably hopeless." Her mother sighed as she opened Sango's closet. "You are to meet Sesshoumaru Taisho today, don't you remember anything?" Kagura had high hopes for her daughter and nothing would stop her from making sure everything went as planned. She expected Sango to marry a wealthy man of high status and by all rights she would. Kagura would not be having anything go wrong, Sesshoumaru had shown an interest in her daughter and Kagura would have given him Sango on a leash if that ensured her wealth.
Contrary to the beliefs of many, Kagura cared very little for the girl. She was only her stepmother after all. Sango's father had been rich, and Kagura had been interested. She had been interested in the money, not the man. Gold-digger? Yes, but Kagura had married the man to rid herself of her scheming cousin. The manipulative blackmailer had tried to ruin her and to save her reputation she had married and paid him off. Her cousin now left her alone and she was free of his presence.
She helped the girl up and pointed to the bathroom, insisting that she take a shower before all else. Kagura stared after the girl, admitting to herself that she had some affection for the child. Sango was young and Kagura argued with her conscious that she was helping the girl get somewhere in life. She would be adding some of the money to her own wealth of course, but she was helping Sango. Sesshoumaru was a man who was wanted by many and Sango was lucky to have such attention bestowed upon her.
Kagura herself felt a twinge of jealousy at the thought of Sesshoumaru wanting such a young one. She was only ten years older then Sango and the man was even older then herself. Not by much of course, but Kagura believed herself more suitable for Sesshoumaru then her stepdaughter. She decided on a lovely lavender skirt with a white blouse. Simple, yet elegant. She would not let Sango make a bad impression on the person that might restore her wealth.
Sango's father had become a gambler and lost nearly a quarter of his wealth. She had been appalled by his problem and had insisted he seek help. He neither listened to her nor asked for help. Kagura sighed thinking about the end result. He had been such a fine man, only to die because of his addiction to gambling. Mr.Tajiya had died in a casino dispute when he had refused to pay what he had lost. She had mourned sadly over his death, leaving her with an empire to run and a daughter to raise. She had been fond of him, although she had felt nothing close to love. He had been a treasured friend and he had left her to finish his unsolved business. She cursed the man for leaving such tedious responsibilities on her shoulder. Kagura was still quite young, not nearly ready for such a role. She didn't want to grow old approving projects for his company.
"Rinse yourself and come out Sango. You're running late as it is." Pairing Sango with the millionaire would take care of any financial problems she had in the future, and she was not one to shy away from such an opportunity.
Sango awoke with a start when she heard her mother's voice. She felt the warm water hit her as she grudgingly turned off the shower. How could Kagura expect her to wake up at 6:00 am in the morning to get ready for a lunch that wouldn't take place until 11:00? It was inhumane to expect a seventeen year-old teenager to wake up that early. At least that's my firm belief. Sango wrapped the towel around her as she imagined a bed of clouds with her sleeping on it.
"Close your mouth" Sango heard her stepmother say curtly as she slowly made her way over to the vanity mirror. No one had told her that she was to see Sesshomaru today. The only warning she had gotten was the one Kagura had just told her this morning. Why was it that she was to meet a man she had no interest in meeting? Kagura always told her wonderful things about the man, but Sango was young, she wasn't looking to get hitched now. All this arranging was giving Sango a bad twitch. If she wanted to meet someone then it should be her own choice, and if she wanted to sleep in then by god she should be allowed.
It wasn't fair that she had no say in these matters. Sango was stubborn by nature, and all this scheming behind her back made her want to scream. Despite her strong feelings, Sango felt that she owed Kagura. She had never thought that she would like her father's second wife, but Kagura had watched out for her well being and was there when she needed it. Compared to the many women her father had dated, Kagura was a saint. How could she say no to the woman who wanted to help her? Sango had been scared when her father died that Kagura would start treating her like dirt, but instead she had treated Sango like a daughter and had tried to help her to benefit from everything she did.
No matter how strongly she felt about being set up like so, Sango admitted that she wanted Kagura to be happy. She took the comb to her hair as she slowly brushed the knots out. It wouldn't hurt to try and give Sesshoumaru a chance. She desperately didn't want to, but it was only fair. Sango had no experience with the opposite sex, and saying that she was worried was the biggest understatement of the year. Of course she had her encounters with Miroku, but those didn't count. After all, Miroku was the biggest lecher this side of Japan. Her dealings with him were with weapons in a room where she could be as violent as she wanted. Sango highly doubt that she was suppose to treat Sesshoumaru the same way.
She turned around as Kagura nudged her with something. "Here's the blow dryer. I trust you know how to use one of these things?" Not waiting for an answer, she walked away leaving Sango to dry her damp hair. Sango couldn't help but wonder if men acted like Miroku. Her father hadn't acted like so, but then again her father had been different from most. Did men like touching women's rear-ends? Or was it just a Miroku fetish? What if Sesshoumaru acted worse the Miroku? What if he wanted a touch of her boobies?
Sango found this whole new territory distressing as well as confusing. Her knowledge was limited and no one seemed to want to help her with anything. Sango supposed that these things were supposed to be taught by her new advisor Kikyou, perhaps she could help Sango with all her questions. Then again Sango found it hard to believe that she was supposed to trust a total stranger so whole-heartedly. Kikyou sounded like a nice respectable young lady, but Sango didn't easily trust strangers. She had known Kagura for two whole years and still hadn't confided anything important with her.
She continued drying her hair as she was deafened by the noise of the blow dryer. Sango stared uncomfortably at the boomerang ornament on her wall as she tried to forget the things hidden behind it. Denial was a lovely thing even if it didn't always work. Behind her prized boomerang she hid the letters that she treasured so dearly. They meant almost everything to her despite the fact that they hurt her just as much. Miroku had written the letters to her expressing his attraction towards her both emotionally and physically. After the incident with the maid Sango had lost hope about Miroku ever meaning what he had said, but the childish part of her hoped that he did.
Sango couldn't deny her attraction to the amorous man although no one could blame her for trying. He could sweet talk a man into his bed, and if it weren't for his wandering hand, Sango wold be there now. It wasn't fair that he was playing her for a fool. Miroku sweet talked every decent looking maiden and she got jealous each and every time. Miroku was a cruel man whether he knew it or not, playing with her heart and all. Her only logical explanation for her attraction to him was the fact that he was the only man who had every paid her any attention. At that conclusion Sango had decided to meet this Sesshoumaru and find out for herself whether it was normal to feel fluttery around all men or whether it was just Miroku.
Curiosity was an interesting thing, it either pushed you on to understand what you wanted to know, or it just confused you even more. In Sango's case, not only was she still confused, but now she was soaking wet.
Kagome looked around the café, wondering when Kouga would arrive. He was the one who had invited her after all. She sighed to herself as she put her hat on her lap. As usual, Kagome had shown up late and ready to apologize. Unfortunately, Kouga hadn't shown up either. She had waited for well over fifteen minutes and quite frankly, Kagome was ready to leave. Kagome had never been to Tokyo and she was just itching to look around. She wasn't exactly the most patient person and after her encounter with Inu-what's-his face yesterday, she was more likely to yell at Kouga for his tardiness then greet him with a smile on her face.
Kagome glared at her glass of water as she imagined Kaede's stuck up nephew. Thank god she had been warned a head about him or she might have fallen for his rough charm. She burned at the thought of him trying to use her. Kagome thought of herself as a decent person who never caused trouble for anyone. She didn't want people thinking they could just step all over her. Kagome could be a kind person, but she had a strong will and no one was going to take that away from her.
She had little freedom as it already was and if anything went wrong while she was in Tokyo then she was sure her Ji-chan would chain her to the house. Why was it that no one believed she could make her own decisions? When her mom had died her Ji-chan had take it open himself to protect Kagome from any boys that might look her way. Except for Hojo though her Ji-chan liked his interesting presents. Her grandpa was way past extremist and was now going down the narrow road that led to being institutionalized. Hojo had told her that her seizures had made her take things a little too seriously. Okay, so maybe Kagome had been more sick then usual that year, but she had made the mistake of allowing her friends to talk to her Ji-chan and that had ended with him telling everyone about her having these odd diseases that she'd never heard of. He had even told people that she had foreign accent syndrome. Kagome shook her head at the crazy people in her life.
Her grandpa had thought that she wouldn't be able to tell the difference between left and right and that had left her in the present state she was now, a caged-bird. Escaping to Tokyo before the rest of her family came was the only way for her to do what she wanted. Kagome sighed a second time as she stirred her drink, still waiting for Kouga. Now she was back to her present problem. If this Inuyasha so much as talked about knowing her, her grandpa just might decide that she needed to attend an all girl's school in some far off place cut off from any males. That was not an option Kagome wanted and she promised herself that if he so much as lifted a finger in her grandpa's direction, she'd bite him.
"Kagome, I'm here!" yelled Kouga over the soft music as Kagome sipped her drink.
She smiled at him, trying to hide her irritation. "What took you so long Kouga?"
"I kind off overslept. I'm sorry for making you wait so long." He said guiltily as he scratched his head.
Her resolve to yell at him wavered until she finally forgave him. "That's alright Kouga, you can make it up to me by showing me around this area a bit."
Kouga nodded as he saw Kagome again. He had to admit that she was still as beautiful as ever and that even though he had gotten over her, he still wouldn't mind getting some ass. He felt a twinge of guilt at what he was doing. He was helping the bastard Inuyasha to save himself. The noble thing to do was to tell her the truth and let Inuyasha spread all the dirt he wanted. Then again a twinge of guilt meant only a little, and only a little meant that he could wash the feeling away with some alcohol. Kouga pushed aside the guilt as he convinced himself that he was doing this for the best. There was no way he could help her if people thought that he was queer. Just proves that self-interest was high on most people's list of important things.
Kouga threw some money on the table to pay for Kagome's drink as the two left the café. "Have you seen anything interesting yet Kagome?" he asked, trying to start a conversation. Once that started he'd slowly ask her questions that would eventually lead to Inuyasha and then he'd get his film.
"Not really." Kagome replied conversationally. "I've only been here for a day or so. I don't suppose there are any malls in this area." She said with a smile on her face, she wasn't normally a shopping person, but today she felt reckless, today she felt like spending money.
Kouga smirked at her words, remembering the last time they'd gone shopping together. Kagome had somehow talked him into trying on a dress and for reasons unknown to him, she had bought it for him. She had then proceeded to apply makeup onto his face and transformed him into a girl. That day Kagome had been curious to see if Kouga could pass as a girl and so Kagome let her curiosity take over and changed Kouga into a Colleen. She had made him walk around Hiroshima in a dress and surprisingly enough he attracted some very pretty boys. She had somehow forgotten all about him and run off to do something else while he had been stuck with three freaks who kept pawing at him. Had Kouga enjoyed their attentions? Very much. Would he tell anyone? Not until hell froze over and tomatoes were considered vegetables.
"I'd rather we just look at the scenery and avoid any contact whatsoever with any mall." Kouga shuddered at the idea of walking around like that in Tokyo. He had no doubt that people would be able to recognize him.
Kagome giggled at his words as she thought of what she had done last time. It had been the most outrageous thing she had ever done and although it probably caused Kouga plenty of embarrassment, she was glad that she had done it. Not only had it been hilarious, but Kouga had experienced something that few men ever had the nerve to do. It had been a good experience for him to learn what if felt like seeing things through a woman's perspective and if had been a good experience for her to laugh herself silly.
She nodded in agreement to his words as she stopped laughing. "I suppose we could always go to the mall another day."
Kouga smiled back at her as he led her across the street. "I'd love to introduce you to a few of my close friends in the next few days Kagome-chan, unless you have plans." He asked, knowing that she would have none.
"I'd love to meet your friends." Kagome paused as she thought of asking Kouga about Inuyasha. Maybe he knew him and Kouga could confirm what he was really like. "Can I ask you about something?" Kagome asked.
"Of course." He replied, he was curious to what she had to say, and whenever anyone asked if they could ask you something, did anyone ever actually say no?
Kagome twisted a strand of her hair with her left hand as she looked at the tall buildings. "I've met this person named Inuyasha, and a friend of mine told me that he was bad. I don't suppose you've heard of him?" She asked quickly, getting the subject out in the open. Inuyasha had struck a nerve the other day when he had asked if she let other people tell her what to do or if she decided things for herself. She wanted to keep away from people who could potentially ruin things for her, but she wanted to decide for herself if the person was actually bad.
Kouga smiled, thinking that this was easier then he would have thought it to be. He hadn't even needed to approach the topic himself, she had come out first saving him the trouble of finding an inconspicuous way of coming onto the subject. The only question was if he would lie about Inuyasha or tell the truth. "Inuyasha's an interesting person who'll keep you from ever being bored." Kouga said, not lying, but not exactly telling the truth. This way he'd keep himself in safe territories. "Different people have different opinions him. I'm not exactly that close with him, so I'm afraid I can't be too much help." Kouga said apologetically. "He's a person who knows what he wants and won't stop until he gets it."
She listened to what Kouga had to say about Inuyasha as she tried to make up her mind about him. Kouga didn't sound like he hated him. Maybe Inuyasha wasn't so bad after all? "Are you sure that's all you know Kouga?" Kagome tried asking one more time, maybe he had missed something before.
"Quite." He decided that this would be a good time to ask. "Maybe if you told me who that friend of yours was then I might be able to tell you why they're so hostile."
Kagome hesitated as she seriously considered telling Kouga about her. She really was curious to whether or not Inuyasha was a good person, and maybe if she told Kouga who it had been it might give her a better insight to why she hated him so. "If I tell you who it was, do you promise that you won't tell anyone?" She wanted to make sure that nothing would happen. She knew Kouga would never tell anyone, but it just made her felt safer asking.
"I promise I won't tell anyone Kagome." Kouga said whole-heartedly. After all, he would be keeping his end of the promise. Kagome hadn't bothered to tell him how long he would need to refrain from telling anyone. Technically he wouldn't be breaking her promise, but ethically... Kouga scratched the thought from his head, she had not elaborated on certain rules, and so it wasn't his fault if word got out.
Kagome looked slightly doubtful, but Kouga was one of her good friends. "Have you ever heard of Kagura Mika? She really looked out for me when I was younger so it makes sense that she'd want to warn me about bad company. I would think that Inuyasha would try and use this information against Kagura, so I really need you to keep your lips closed." She smiled up at him as they walked towards the forest.
"Don't worry about anything, I'll make sure I keep your promise." Kouga said as he tried to forget about guilt. It wouldn't help either of him if he told Kagome everything. Actually, it'd help Kagome, but it didn't benefit him so most people could guess what his choice was... He needed to suppress his guilt until he could think of a way to solve things in a manner that benefited the both of them.
"I knew you would!" She squealed as she jumped up and hugged him. She completely forgot about the fact that he hadn't helped her at all with her situation. She wouldn't have gotten the answer she wanted even if he had answered her. Short-term memory had its disadvantages.
She smiled up at him as she grabbed his hand and skipped towards the lake. Kouga stared down at the girl in wonder, to think that she had trusted him so easily. He felt sorry that Inuyasha had taken such a liking to the girl, but Kouga couldn't do anything to help. Translation: If I tell her now I'm screwed.
Sango walked in to her front hall as she dripped all over floor. Out of all the horrible luck in the world, Kami had favored her with the most. Sure Kagura had told her to act as normal as humanly possible, but the demand was almost impossible to follow. Sango had no experience dealing with men, and this disastrous date had proved it. It wasn't everyday that you ended up in a lake, let alone cold and cranky. Her day could not get any worse.
"What is the meaning of this?" Kagura said angrily as she caught a glimpse of her wet stepdaughter. The date was supposed to be simple, they were supposed to get to know one another and perhaps set up a second date. How could her daughter mess things up so horribly in such a short period of time? Kagura fisted her hand as she yelled for a made to get a towel. Thank god Kagura had hired an advisor to help her daughter get over her clumsiness. A simple set up date couldn't go awry so easily, unless of course you were Sango. She had hoped that her daughter would know to act normal on such an important occasion such as this one, but obviously Kagura hadn't told Sango exactly how important it was. "What the hell happened?" Kagura asked angrily.
Not giving her proper time to answer, Kagura continued to reprimand her daughter angrily. "Did Sesshoumaru confess to drowning a cat or something? Did you tackle him down when you heard him? I better hear a very plausible excuse, or I'll make sure to drill the conversation into your head. Do I make myself clear?"
Sango stared back at her stepmother, not overly worried. Kagura ordered her around often, so yelling had become a part of everyday life to her. "It wasn't a big deal. Sesshoumaru accepted my apologies and said that he'd still like to see me again." She said as she took the towel and dried herself. Sango had known that that was what Kagura had really wanted to here. She wasn't completely naïve to believe that Kagura actually cared for Sesshoumaru's character. As far as she could tell he was a walking ice cube. Personally she had thought Sesshoumaru rather enjoyed falling into the freezing cold water. Unless smiling meant you hated something, Sango was positive the twisted man liked it.
No one could blame her for being impolite. She attempted making conversation many many times and it was clear to see that Sesshoumaru just wasn't a people person. Sango needed a man who wasn't afraid to speak his mind since she herself couldn't. Sesshoumaru just made her feel clumsier. She needed someone who would reassure her that she was doing fine and that she needn't act fake in front of them. Hell she'd settle for a guy who smiled on a regular basis. Sango had counted the number of times Sesshoumaru had smiled, which wasn't a hard thing since he only smiled ONCE. No matter how beautiful he looked Sango would not settle for a cold bastard who looked more feminine then her. It just wasn't going to happen. The man was pretty. He was good-looking in a totally feminine way that just made Sango seethe and ask god why he made him prettier then her. Sango had never been very shallow, but this was just ridiculous.
"If that's all you need to know then I'm going upstairs to change." Sango quickly took off her wet shoes as she dripped water onto the floor. The day was warm, but Sango struggled to keep from shivering. Could her day get any worse?
Inuyasha got off the boat as he headed over to his aunt's house. Kouga had called him a while earlier telling him about Kagura Mika. He hadn't known that the bitch knew Kagome. If it had been any other person Inuyasha would have had to think up something appropriate for the occasion, but since Kikyou had already involved herself was Sango, he would just help her and call it even. No matter how angry he was at the bitch right now, Inuyasha had more important things to do then waste more time getting back at Kagura. He needed to focus on the bigger picture, he couldn't let himself be distracted by something as unimportant as this. No doubt Inuyasha would get back at her, but presently he wanted to see Kagome. He hadn't been able to get her to listen to him the day before, so maybe she'd listen to him now.
He had spent the whole day deciding on what it was that he would do, and although he still thought his idea was slightly cliché, Inuyasha was going to go through with it anyways. He'd come to the conclusion that Kagome, like most other girls was a romantic at heart. He assumed she'd love compliments and small gifts. At the moment he doubt she'd take anything he offered her and any compliments from him would be listened to with extreme distrust and suspicion.
Inuyasha sighed at having to degrade himself so. He only hoped that no one would hear him. He was out on a mission. His mission was to win her over as quickly as possible. The only reason Inuyasha hadn't been able to win her was because of the tip off. That had been the only thing standing in his way of a good start. Inuyasha knew his boundaries and no matter what, he would not degrade himself to the point of begging and groveling. Then again he'd never reach the point where he had to do either, he smiled arrogantly as he headed for the window.
Inuyasha knocked on the window as he stepped back. He had never gone so far to get a girl, and if Kagome didn't appreciate this then there'd be hell to pay. Inuyasha expected for this to work, if she didn't welcome his advances, Kagome would at least pity him. He didn't mind starting off with pity, it'd still be the first step to his victory.
Inuyasha took a deep breath as he saw black hair at the window. He turned on his stereo as he prepared himself for the most humiliating thing he'd ever done. He was even going to do actions to the words...
'All by myself,
Don't want to be,
All by myself
I can't take it anymore!'
Inuyasha sang the words as the music played. Taken this hadn't been the best song to sing to, but there weren't many songs that he knew and most songs that he did know were slightly on the naughty side. He doubt Kagome would appreciate being serenaded to the thong song. Obviously he'd enjoy singing the song, but would she response positively to such lyrics?
This CD began to scratch as the words began to skip. He looked at the stereo as he thought about whether he should kick it or just leave it. Inuyasha relaxed as he heard music come back on. That moment of relief didn't last long as Inuyasha stared in horror as he listened to the song coming on. He hadn't been quite dignified as a child, and now he would suffer the consequences.
'The itsy-bitsy spider went up the waterspout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out,
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again.'
When he was younger he had loved nursery rhymes and all that. Inuyasha assumed that he had taped over his lullaby CD. Dammit, he cursed, he thought that he had thrown out the CD years ago. Inuyasha quickly lunged for the machine when something hit him, stopping him in his tracks. He looked up at the window to see someone other the Kagome standing there. Inuyasha stared puzzled as another object hit him.
"Kagome! There's some freak singing at your window!"
Inuyasha registered the voice, as he was able to turn off his stereo. What, what now? Why the fuck was all this shit happening now? Tonight was supposed to be the night where Inuyasha got Kagome to agree to a date. How come no one told him that she had a guest? He cursed under his breath at all the things that were going wrong. He scratched his head as he decided on his course of action. He decided he would act innocent and say he was singing to apologize for his behavior before. That and he hoped that she would forgive him and give Inuyasha another chance. You never know if something that simple would work.
He stared at the window as he saw Kagome's head pop out. She looked at him in annoyance as she leaned on her elbow. "Shouldn't you be in your room or something? You're making a racket and it's rather annoying."
Inuyasha smiled innocently as he wiped some red wet juice off his shirt which he determined was tomato juice. "This is my way of apologizing for yesterday. I didn't mean to get angry at you for trying to help me with my archery." He mentally shrugged at his completely fake speech. He sounded totally fake to himself, but he was quite sure Kagome bought it. She began to answer him when she was interrupted by a loud hyena laugh that just wouldn't end.
Beside Kagome, Inuyasha saw another girl who looked about the same age as Kagome laughing her ass off. Inuyasha had never seen her before so he assumed that she was a friend of Kagome's from Hiroshima. The girl had dark black hair and a slightly rounder face then Kagome. From what he could tell, she looked like an innocent child. At least that's what he assumed she would look like once she stopped laughing.
"Am I missing something here?" He asked politely, trying to hide his irritation.
The girl giggled again as she wiped tears way from her eyes. She shook her head as she suddenly snapped back to reality. She narrowed her eyes as she glared at Inuyasha. "You made me waste my tomatoes."
He stared in shock at the strange girl as he tried to think of something to say. After all the effort he had put into serenading Kagome, this girl was complaining about her ruined tomatoes? He was saved from having to say anything as Kagome spoke up.
"Just ignore her." She advised Inuyasha wisely. Kagome was in a good mood at the moment and found she had enjoyed Inuyasha's singing. Taken he had sounded like a dying cat, but everyone had their faults. She decided that she would be the polite Kagome everyone knew until Inuyasha acted out of line. This way she could judge him for herself. "That was a cute song Inuyasha. I don't think I've ever met a guy who's willing to embarrass himself so."
He turned slightly red as her words, relieved that she hadn't decided to pelt him with more tomatoes. "I'd do anything for you to give me a chance." He said with a smile on his face.
The other girl looked at him strangely as she nudged Kagome. "Do you think this guy's gay? He talks like it."
Inuyasha snorted at her comment as he crossed his arm. "Me, gay?" he scoffed. "Like hell." He said he was going to try and be more polite to Kagome, but that didn't mean he could stay in his role the whole time.
Kagome smiled at her new friend as she shrugged. "Does it matter?" Kagome's friend left the window as she decided to let Inuyasha and Kagome talk alone. Actually they were just showing some hot guy on the TV
"Don't you need to come in and clean yourself up?" Kagome asked skeptically surprised at how polite he had been so far. Kagura had told her that Inuyasha was a loudmouth jerk with a candy-cane shoved up his ass, her exact words. It was possible that Inuyasha was just pretending to be polite, but would it be so bad to give him a chance? She quickly found a towel in her room and threw it at Inuyasha. "Here, you can at least dry yourself first. Now tell me, did you really want to apologize to me or are you just trying to get something?" She probably wouldn't get a truthful answer, but Kagome didn't really enjoy beating around the bush.
Inuyasha was surprised at her accuracy as he tried to free his hair from the red tomatoes. Obviously he was going to lie. "I just wanted you to forgive me. That and I'd like for us to get to know each other before you judge m---"Inuyasha never got a chance to finish his sentence as he was once again interrupted. He heard a shout of glee as an object came jumping out the window.
Kagome gasped as she saw a blur go out the window. "Yoko!" Kagome yelled as she watched her friend jump out.
"Weeeeeehhhhhh!" He listened to her as he stayed still, too shocked to do anything. All this excitement ended with a loud "Ommmmppphhh!" as the girl hit the floor. The girl rubbed her rear end as she glared up at Inuyasha.
Kagome fell in a fit of giggles at the image she saw before her. It took her five long minutes to control herself before she was finally able to stand back up. Normally Kagome would have been worried that her friend might be hurt, but this was just ridiculous. "You're lucky that I wasn't staying on the second floor." Kagome reprimanded, trying not to imagine what Yoko would look like if she had been staying one floor higher.
"What is your problem!" Yoko asked as she glared Inuyasha down.
His mouth fell open as he stared in wonder. "My problem? What do you mean my problem, you're the one that jumped out of the window!" What the hell was wrong with this girl?
She rolled her eyes as she got up. "Of course I jumped out of the window. I jumped out to see if you would catch me." She swiftly turned around and smiled brightly at Kagome. "Now we know that this guy's gay. See, if he had been straight then he would have caught me, but he didn't catch me so..." Feeling no need to finish her sentence Yoko looked back at Inuyasha and stuck her nose in the air. "You have some nerve not catching me." She said as she thought about throwing another tomato at him.
Inuyasha tried to hold in his anger as he clenched his fist. What the hell was wrong with the girl? "Why the hell would you jump out of a window in the first place."
"That doesn't matter." Yoko said, brushing off his skepticism. "The fact is that if Kagome's room had been any higher then I could have potentially gotten hurt." She turned her head back to Inuyasha as she walked back towards the window. "We know for sure he's gay, and now we know that he's a jerk with slow reflexes. I don't know why you'd want him as a friend." She skipped the rest of the way towards the window as she quickly jumped in.
Inuyasha muttered curses under his breath as he watched the spoiled little bitch jump back into the window. He pretended to be distressed as he looked up at Kagome. "Is your friend okay?" He asked, trying not to sound too pissed. The girl had stared at him all too angrily at him to pass as anything real. The thoughts never crossed his head that she might actually be mad at him, but think about it, was that really a possibility? He had never met anyone so strange and frankly he didn't think he liked it.
He wouldn't put it past Kikyou to put obstacles in his way. If she had been motivated enough then Inuyasha might not have been so confident in his abilities, but this was nothing big. He'd just have to just deal with it. Maybe the girl would take a bribe, Yoko didn't look too smart. As far as he could tell, Yoko was downright crazy. Sane people did not jump out windows, at least he didn't think so.
Kagome shook her head as she moved to the side to let Yoko back in. This girl was by far the weirdest person she'd ever meet. "I hope so... Look, why don't you come inside and dry yourself off? It must be uncomfortable being so wet." Kagome smiled sympathetically at Inuyasha's condition as left the room to meet him at the door.
She had to admit that Inuyasha was slightly rough around the edges, but she had yet to see him do anything completely stupid. Kagome had found him to be polite and considerate enough to question Yoko's sanity. The only thing she learned was that her friend might be slightly crazy.
Kagome had come home from her meeting with Kouga to meet this bubbly girl sweeping the house. She had warmed up to Kagome almost instantly. The day had somehow ended with Kagome helping her clean up the house. She didn't mind, but she still didn't understand how Yoko had convinced her to do such menial chores. Kagome had grown up rich and she hadn't been needed to do any chores. The experience had been interesting although she had agreed with Yoko that it had been pointless. Things ended with an even bigger mess and Kaede asking the two to just go stay in Kagome's room.
Kagome opened the door as she let in a soaking Inuyasha. "I suppose you'd like to take a shower now?" she asked. She blushed at the sight of his wet chest. He had on a white shirt that molded perfectly to Inuyasha's body. Kagome wasn't made out of stone. 'It's not my fault that he's in good shape.' she thought defensively. She looked away, trying to cover up her red face. It wouldn't be proper for Inuyasha to think she was some kind of pervert. He might take it the wrong way.
Inuyasha smirked as she turned away. Obviously Kagome was trying to hide her red face. He wasn't blind, he saw her turn red before she quickly jerked way. It was good to know that she wasn't immune to him physically though. Kagome found him attractive so now he knew that she had good taste. "Actually I was wondering if you'd want to go for a swim. The beach is right over there." He was trying to get her to agree to something that could pass off as a date and work his way up.
He had to admit that Kagome wasn't so defensive anymore. What ever Kouga said, it had worked. Now all he had to do was work his way around that Yoko girl. "I thought I might show you some of the sights on the island." Inuyasha added. It might help to sway her decision, this way it made things sound like he was just trying to be friendly and nice and all that happy crap. Inuyasha couldn't believe all the crap coming out of his mouth. Normally he paid no heed to his lies, but today he felt especially aware of all the corny shit leaving his mouth.
"I don't know..." She answered uncertainly, not sure whether it was a good idea or not. It was quite late already and Kagome wasn't sure she wanted to be with someone of the opposite sex in her bathing suit. Besides, she couldn't leave Yoko, or at least that's what she would say if anyone asked.
Then again Inuyasha did humiliate himself by trying to apologize to her, that had to count for something. If she hadn't had a boyfriend she would have thought it was downright romantic. The first song anyway, the lullabies had been odd. Kagome didn't nearly know Inuyasha well enough to accurately judge him. Maybe this would give her an opportunity to find out. "It'd be nice to go down to the beach Inuyasha, but what about Yoko?" Kagome had to make sure that they would include Yoko too. Kagome would feel horrible leaving her out. That and she didn't want to be alone with Inuyasha in case he turned out to be some sick freak. She didn't like excluding people and now was no exception.
Dammit, Inuyasha thought as Kagome mentioned her friend. He had hoped that she would just quickly agree. "Why don't we ask her if she wants to go and if she doesn't, then she can just stay here?" Easy enough solution, although Inuyasha guessed that he already knew what Yoko's answer would be.
Kagome agreed with him as she left to get ready. That would be the logical thing to do if you thought about it. She came upon her little friend as Yoko stared into the TV. Kagome stopped to see what she was staring at only to see some male in an infomercial. She smiled down at the girl as she headed over to her suitcase. "Inuyasha's offered to give me a tour of the island, would you like to come Yoko?"
Yoko shook her head as she stared into the TV. She couldn't leave the TV now, all the hot models were coming on -; "It's alright Kagome, I think I'll stay here. You go and enjoy your thingie."
Kagome sighed as she walked into her bathroom to change. Things would have been easier if Yoko came. The only bright side was the possibility that Inuyasha would act as himself around only her. Maybe he was one of those people who showed their true colours when alone. It wouldn't surprise her, after all, Inuyasha had been the person who had yelled at her for trying to help with his archery.
She quickly changed as she put on a large T-shirt with shorts over her bathing suit. Just in case it was cold Kagome decided to bring a towel as well as a jacket. Most people thought she was paranoid, but it was better to be safe then sorry. You never knew if the weather might suddenly change, Kagome just preferred being prepared for such events. Then again she might step on a shell or trip over s--- Maybe she was thinking too much of it. Maybe Kagome should just leave her first aid kit back for now.
It probably wouldn't harm her to leave it just this once. Starting from when she was younger Kagome's mom had drilled into her head the importance of safety. After her mom had died in car accident, Kagome had become even more cautious. She knew she needed to loosen up, but it was easier said then done. It had hurt to find out that one of the most important people in her life had died because the hospital has run out of the equipment needed to help her.
Kagome walked out of her bathroom when she saw Inuyasha staring strangely at Yoko with a look of irritation in his eyes. She wasn't sure, but it looked like irritation to her. "Ready to go?" She said brightly, trying to keep her tone light.
"Yeah." Inuyasha muttered as he tore his eyes away from Yoko. "She not coming?" he asked gesturing at Yoko.
Kagome shook her head as they both made their way out of her room. "Yoko would rather watch the TV I think." She didn't know how far the beach was, Kagome had only seen parts of the island, and although she had seen the dock, Kagome hadn't yet to see a beach. Even though it was night Kagome still thought it would be nice to see the beach. She hadn't been given the chance to explore the island and she had no doubt that the scenery would be beautiful. Kagome couldn't expect anything less after having seen Kaede's wonderfully decorated home.
"Is the beach very close to here?" Kagome asked, trying to start a conversation.
Inuyasha nodded at her question. "It'll probably take five minutes at the most to get there."
The two walked silently for a little bit as Kagome tried to think of something to say. She was uncomfortable with the silence, Kagome didn't like it. She needed to think of something that would start a conversation. Before Kagome had a chance to say anything she heard Inuyasha's voice.
"What made you wanna come out here to Tokyo early? I would've thought you'd want to leave with your family. It's not often that a girl your age wants to travel alone." He said conversationally. Inuyasha preferred silence, but he doubt that Kagome would be comfortable in such a situation. Usually asking about family was the easiest way to get a conversation starting.
Kagome laughed softly as she looked up at the sky. "I'm just tired of having such a protective grandpa watching everything I do. I thought I might get to experience things here that my grandpa would never let me do before he comes."
Inuyasha smirked when he was sure Kagome was looking. So she was looking for new experiences was she? He could definitely help fill that department...
"How about you?" Kagome asked curiously. "Your aunt Kaede's told me that you have several mansions all over Japan, why do you live here in Tokyo?"
Inuyasha was thrown off by the question, he'd never actually thought about the question himself let alone her asking. He shrugged as he shoved his hands in his pocket. "I bought the mansion I live in along with my sister, I don't wanna live anywhere my father has control of." This for once was a truthful answer. He had no intention of living in a place where his father could dictate his life.
"Your lucky." Kagome said softly as she saw the beach ahead. "At least you still have someone who cares about you." She was still slightly emotional when talking about parents and Kagome couldn't help but feel sad. Inuyasha had no idea how lucky he was to have parents.
"Yeah right." He snorted as he heard her words. If she thought it was lucky to have a bastard for a father then Inuyasha would be more then happy to give him to her.
"I suppose you could say that..." Inuyasha said quickly, he wasn't going to argue with her. What if she was one of those emotional females that cried over stupid things like parent? "Don't worry about your stuff, just leave it on the sand." He watched Kagome slowly put her things on her towel as she approached the water.
Kagome tested the water with her foot as she walked in. The water wasn't cold like she expected it to be, it wasn't exactly hot either, but it was warm enough for her taste. She took a deep breath as she dunked her head in the water. It felt great being in the water again, Kagome couldn't' even remember the last time she went swimming. "Aren't you coming in?" She asked happily as she turned around to face him.
"Yeah I'll be there in a minute." Inuyasha replied as he took his shirt off. He watched Kagome's happy face change to one of shock as he took off his swim shorts and walked towards the water.
"W-what are you doing?" she asked in shock. Why was he undressing in front of her? Kagome turned a deep red as she turned away. Never before had Kagome ever seen 'that' part of a man's body. Taken she had seen Souta's before, but that didn't count. "Put your clothes back on!" Kagome yelled as she decided on a course of action. What was wrong with the jerk? Just when she had thought she had him figured out Inuyasha did something stupid like this. Kagome highly doubt that he could think of an excuse to get him out of this mess.
Inuyasha smirked as he threw his shorts to the side. "Why would I do a thing like that? I hardly ever have the chance to go swimming nude. Can you believe all those laws at local beaches?"
"Inuyasha I want you to put your clothes back on right now!" Kagome screeched as she continued to hide her eyes from seeing anything.
"Why?" He asked curiously. Kagome was obviously very shy when it came to certain 'places'. Inuyasha just wanted to know why she wanted him to put his clothes back on. He was expecting the answer 'because it's improper', but if that was what her answer would be then Inuyasha would refuse to do so. He needed more of an answer then that. She had to have a solid reason why. Contrary to what people would believe Inuyasha wasn't doing this because he actually cared what her answer was, he just thought it'd be smart to test her temper before all else. He was curious to know how far he could go before she got pissed.
"W-why?" Kagome stuttered angrily, still beet red. "I want you to put on your clothes because... it's against my religion to see someone naked outside matrimony?" She ended lamely. The real reason was because she didn't think it was proper to go parading around naked, but she highly doubt that Inuyasha would listen to that. Most people tended to listen when religion was related so she had thought maybe that was good enough reason for him to put his clothes on.
Inuyasha raised his eyebrows at her reasoning. Religion? Did she really expect him to believe that? Not many teenagers still cared for actually following their religion let alone using it as an excuse. Besides, it was obvious with her pause that Kagome was lying. He laughed when he saw her face turn a shade redder.
Kagome looked up at his face as she tried to ignore everything underneath. She glared angrily at him as she started for the shore, intent on going back to Kaede's mansion. "You jerk, I decide to give you and what do you do? You take off your shorts and ignore me when I ask you to put it back on!" She huffed as she walked towards her things without looking back at him. "You can swim naked by yourself, I'm leaving."
Inuyasha stared after her as she walked away. The hot little bitch wasn't going to be easy. He hadn't expected her to be, but he was a little rusty after having so many girls just falling into his arms. Inuyasha thought about what he would do, run after her apologizing profusely, or wait for her to cool down. The second choice sounded much better to him. That and Kagome was walking in the wrong direction. There were no dangerous wild animals on the island, so Inuyasha was sure she'd have to make her way back to him eventually. She'd have to, if she didn't Kagome would end up at a dead end.
He watched her leave with her ass swaying to the left and right. The sexy girl looked better then ever walking down the beach like she owned the place. Was it just him or did Kagome look hotter when she was angry? Inuyasha smirked as he threw his shorts back on. He had just been kidding about parading around naked. Although he wouldn't admit it, Inuyasha was shy when it came to his appearance. He knew he looked good, but he was uncomfortable with the idea of being naked in front of many people.
Shocking news considering the way Inuyasha acted. He wasn't sure why he had purposely gotten her angry. He wanted to test her limit, but a small part of his brain thought it would be fun to get her angry. Most guys were never too old for immaturity, and Inuyasha proved it. He sat in the sand as he tried to guess how long it would take for her to realize she had gone the wrong way.
Inuyasha's thoughts began to drift towards Kikyou's face as he imagined how good she would feel under him. It'd teach her not to doubt him when it came to women. Besides, Inuyasha wanted to kick the bitch off her thrown. Her holier-then-thou attitude got really annoying after months of enduring it. It was reasonable to say that he wanted a chance to see her lose.
"Yo ugly!" someone yelled.
Inuyasha turned around only to realize that he had responded to being called ugly. When he saw that it was that Yoko girl her turned around again.
She giggled as she plopped down beside him. "You're too easy. Anyways, where's Kagome?" Yoko playfully glared at an irritated Inuyasha as she tried to stare him down. "I hope you didn't do anything stupid."
Inuyasha snorted at receiving a lecture from some annoying bitch. "No one asked you." He said with disdain. He stared her in the eye as she decided to confront her. "Why the hell are you on this island?"
Yoko smiled at Inuyasha as she forgot all about her earlier question. "I work in your aunt's house as a maid."
He rolled his eyes at her simple answer. "Don't lie to me bitch, did Kikyou send you here to fuck things up for me?"
She put her finger on her chin as she frowned. "I thought h—"
"Did she tell you to keep me from getting Kagome or not." Inuyasha interrupted. Third wheel's were a bitch. They were the annoying idiots who were always in the way. More often then not Inuyasha found that third wheel's were the main reason why it took Inuyasha so long to get a girl in bed. If he knew the reason that Yoko girl was here then it'd be easy to get rid of her. Inuyasha had no doubt that Kikyou had sent her, his aunt usually did her own cleaning, even he knew that. There were too many factors pointing towards sabotage.
"Yeah, but I thought her name was something else." She shrugged as she looked towards the beach. "Games aren't any fun unless there are obstacles, at least that's what I believe. Besides, she thought I'd be more fun for you if things weren't so easy." Yoko smiled mischievously when she looked again and realized Kagome wasn't there.
She frowned as she glanced back at Inuyasha. "Uhhh, where'd Kagome go?" Yoko had thought that Kagome had gone with Inuyasha, had she been wrong?
He smirked as he ignored her question. Kagome would come back and he'd apologize for a hundredth time this night. It wasn't like she'd get hurt or something.
The two sat in silence as Yoko tapped her finger on her chin. Why was he taking so long to answer her? Deciding to give him a few more minutes to answer. Maybe he was just slow... Finally snapping, Yoko jumped up and looked Inuyasha straight in the eye as their noses touched. "Buddy, do you know how rude it was to ignore my question? Where is she?"
Yoko looked to the side when she heard a familiar voice. She looked up to see Kagome when she had a brilliant idea. Yoko pushed Inuyasha and gave him a big smooch on his lips, making sure that Kagome was watching.
Inuyasha stared in shock as he pushed her off of him. Before he could get a word out in his defense Yoko looked back at him and pretended to be offended. "You tell me this whole sob story about you never kidding a girl and when I offer to give you your first kiss you push me away?" Her eyes twinkled with mischief as she stood up.
"Am I interrupting something here?" Kagome asked as she walked closer to the two. She glared at Inuyasha. "You told Yoko that you've never kissed a girl before?" She rolled her eyes at the idea as Kagome helped her up.
"What?" Inuyasha yelled, as his mouth stayed open in shock. He tried to calm himself down as he tried to think of a lie that would get Yoko in trouble. "I was going to get up and look for you when 'she' walked over here crying about those commercials ending. I never said anything about never kissing a girl, she was probably confusing me with that guy on TV."
Kagome turned to face Yoko as she tried to figure out what was going on. "Well part of it maybe. The whole never kissed before part was probably from TV, but I didn't cry about anything." Yoko smiled happily as she scratched her head.
Both Inuyasha and Kagome stared and her oddly as they both tried to figure out how her mind worked. Actually, Inuyasha was just wondering why the girl was helping his case all of a sudden. Obviously it wasn't a strong case, but it'd probably stand if Yoko agreed with him. Why was she agreeing with him anyways? She had to have the strangest mood swings ever. As long as she was agreeing with him Inuyasha didn't really care. He had to admit that the girl was the strangest person he'd ever met though.
Kagome stared blankly between the two as she shook her head. It hurt too much to try and figure out what was going on. "Ermm, I willing to forget that if you never ever talk to me about it again. You're all just too confusing."
Yoko smiled as Inuyasha pretended like he knew what was going on. Between the three of them, Yoko seemed like the only one who knew what was going on. Or at least she was the only one who understood the whole conversation.
They all began walking back to the house as Kagome started talking with Yoko. As far as Inuyasha could tell the two were planning to spend all of tomorrow exploring Tokyo, apparently neither of them had ever been here. He decided to take apart in their conversation when he heard a problem that he could solve. "If you two need someone to show you around, I have some spare time tomorrow..." Inuyasha felt no need to finish that sentence, having said enough for Kagome to get the picture. He didn't really care if the other girl got it.
Kagome frowned as she tried decided whether or not she could trust him. The last conversation had been completely confusing, and Inuyasha had taken his pants off in front of her. Now Kagome couldn't help but think of his dick every time she looked at him. Scary much? Kagome didn't want to see his private part every time she looked at him. Great, now I sound like a pervert. Kagome said dryly. She didn't know if she could trust him not to do something that stupid again. Kagome was sure she'd never be able to stop blushing at the memory.
"Sure, why not?" Yoko answered before Kagome could think things through. The other two stared at her strangely as the entered Kaede's house. No one was more surprised with Yoko's answer then Inuyasha. What the hell was she thinking? That and what the hell happened to all those glares and yelling?
"If your okay with it." Kagome said, unsure of why Yoko would agree. Kagome had thought that the two weren't getting along. She mentally shrugged, deciding that if anything were going on then Kagome would know.
She smiled at the two as she headed for her room. "I'm going to take a shower. Why don't you two just hang out while I'm at it." Kagome held her stuff and skipped off to her bathroom without another glance back.
Inuyasha turned to glare at Yoko as he brushed his hand through his hair. "What the fuck are you doing, are you helping me or just trying to screw things up?"
Yoko stared at Inuyasha as she thought about her answer. Deciding that she didn't need to use any words, Yoko shrugged. "I felt like it?" She said meekly. It'd be stupid if she said that she actually wanted to help him. He didn't know Kagome and it was only fair that she gave Kagome a chance to get to know Inuyasha before she actually did anything. Yeah, no one understood her logic, but she was going to act as the pmsy friend who would piss Inuyasha off and just confuse everyone else.
"You're trying to fuck up my plans for Kagome and all you have to say is because you felt like it?" Inuyasha got ready for a string of curses when Yoko shoved something into his mouth. He stared in shock when he realized the object in his mouth was another tomato...
Before Inuyasha got a word in, she ran off and slammed the door on his face. He assumed that she was staying as a maid. The few servants in his aunts house usually stayed the night to keep from having to travel back and forth, this room was probably the place Kaede had placed her.
He stared angrily after the girl, deciding that she was nothing better then an annoying little child. Inuyasha didn't know how Kikyou had been able to find someone so innocent looking to do all her dirty work. With the girl, Kagome would never suspect that she was up to something. Naturally most people would think that Yoko was helping Kagome, but from Inuyasha's point of view she was obviously an unwanted obstacle. What would he do about her? A distraction would be nice, but where would he find one between trying to seduce Kagome and helping Kikyou with her whole Sango issue?
Come to think of it Inuyasha wasn't sure why he was going to help Kikyou now. The bitch cheated. Maybe he'd get some action while he waited for his own catch. It wouldn't hurt to have a little fun, after all, after Sango there'd be Kagome and then Kikyou. He'd get Kikyou so standing the annoying girl would be worth it.
Damn he hated his sister right now.
a/n: ermm, crappy chappie guyz, totally sorry! I had no time to double check and I was like on a sugar free while I was writing this. That and my friend decided that it'd be fun to help me write this. Yoko's actually my friend's double. My friend being the weird person she is just had to add herself, and she threatened to shove a nickel up my nose... If you dun like oc's plz tell me, mah friend just wanted a guest appearance.
Ps. Srri I disappointed with the chappie. I really will make the next chappie better I'm sooo srri.