Disclaimer:-sigh- I..don't...own him.. But Christmas IS coming up after all!! And he -does- love me! o.O;; So suck on that, bi0tch!
A/N: Another great and exciting chapter... another great and exciting poem... ah, screw it, I have nothing to say... other than..
I love you, guys... O.o;;
I promise this chapter -will- be longer... that last one was more of a prologue..
12/15/04: revisions: Poem shortened, minor content changes.
One day, I went to see my lover,
But instead, I found him with another...
I ran out of that place, shouting "We're through!"
Tears falling because of all I just saw him do.
"You're obsessed." Kagome's friend, Yuka, stated. She had been watching Kagome closely for the past few months. They had said that her lack of apatite had to do with her illnesses, but Yuka wasn't fooled. She knew that forlorn look on Kagome's face and the bags under her eyes could only mean one thing.
Boy problems...
Ah, how fragile the human spirit can be.. There was once a saying "The human heart can only take so much pain before it breaks in two."
Well, this is the sight of someone broken.
Kagome leaned forward in her desk, snatching the poem from Yuka. She narrowed her eyes as she put the piece of paper roughly in her skirt pocket, mumbling under her breath, "I am NOT obsessed!"
"So you and your two-timing jerk finally broke up... just move on, Kagome!" Yuka snapped, leaning back in her desk.
'Move on? How can I when he holds my heart...?' Kagome wondered, looking more forlorn than ever as she slumped in her desk.
"I mean, you need therapy or something to get over your obsession..." Yuka blabbed on, Kagome's eyes narrowing even more.
"You make it sound like I'm a stalker!" She shouted out.
"..Are you?"
"No!" Kagome's right eye twitched. 'Even if I wanted to stalk him, I don't have any jewel shards.. I can't get back to him.. Not that he'd even be there..' As Kagome's thoughts wandered, she found her eyes watering and she looked down at her desk.
"What's the big deal? I've had plenty of boyfriends, and I get over them in no time.. You shouldn't dwell on the past like that.." Yuka stated.
"I can if I want to!" Kagome snapped, irritated and wanting to just run away from it all. Run from the pain.
"Just get over it already... Oh, wait.. I get it! He was the first boy you loved, wasn't he?" Yuka sounded a little too smug..
"I... yeah.." Kagome slumped even more in her desk, burying her face in her arms and willing herself not to cry at school.
"Ohh... I see.. You can't forget that, now can you?" Yuka still sounded smug...
"Leave me alone..."
Kagome grumbled as she walked down the sidewalk. School was over, not that she had been paying much attention. She had been writing depressing poetry! That proved more worthwhile to her than education... Expressing herself on paper that is.
She reached the alley that she had been to before, sighing. First day at work and she was shaking. 'I should just walk home and forget it all before...'
Too late.
Tsubii had spotted her and was waving her down.
Kagome sighed, wishing to disappear, but instead walked over. Tsubii smiled brightly and grabbed her elbow, pulling her along. "Hiya! Have a good day at school?"
Kagome smiled fakely and nodded. "As good as it gets.."
Tsubii caught the fact that it was fake and nodded softly. "Great... so how many times have you done this again?"
"Umm.. Several..." she mumbled, even though she had -never- done it.. But hey, if they can in the movies, why can't she, right?
Tsubii nudged her inside and Kagome saw other girls sitting at the bartop, some sitting on it, some sitting on stage. She only counted ten, though. A few big guys stood here and there. Bouncers! And a girl was behind the bartop, dressed sluttily, but with a bow tie, and she stood polishing a glass.
"Welcome to the family, kid." Tsubii said, winking. "Lemme introduce ya to the girls!" Kagome nodded as she led her over to them.
"This one's Sakaba, the bartender." she pointed behind the bar at the girl polishing the glass. Sakaba smiled and nodded her hello. Tsubii motioned to the girls sitting at the bar and on the stage. "These girls are strippers and lapdancers like you.. You all shall rotate jobs of serving drinks to customers, giving lap dances, and stripping."
Kagome nodded, looking down the line as Tsubii began to list them off from left to right. Kagome learned that:
The platinum blonde with blue eyes was Kimpatsu.
The girl with curly, black hair and brown eyes was Hokori.
The girl with brown hair pulled to a twist at her neck was Roba.
The girl with green eyes, and short, red hair was Kinjiru.
The girl with waist-long brown hair and blue eyes was Shogai.
The girl with long black hair and brown eyes was Kansetsu.
The girl with cropped strawberry blonde hair was Hisui.
The girl with shoulder-length black hair was Tsuki.
The girl at the end was Kikera.. But Tsubii said to call her Kiki for short. She had long brown hair and hazel eyes, and was leaning against the stage.
They all had nodded their hello and Kagome felt more nervous than ever. Tsubii patted her on the back and handed her some clothes. "Go change into these... Dressing room's thataway!" Tsubii said with a smile, pointing towards a door by the stage. Kagome muttered her thanks and began to go towards the door, noticing that all the rest were already in "uniform".
She opened the door, finding some stairs and walked up, opening another door to reviel a dressing room. She smiled slightly, finding a portion of a long mirror with a name tag hanging on it with her name on it. She unfolded the clothes and blinked in shock. Sure, she was used to short skirts, but not this.
The note on it said that it was for a lapdancer. 'Great.. My first day and I get this job...' she sighed and looked at the top. It was a halter that looked like a bra.. Hell, it was a bra. And a miniskirt came with it, only the sides had several slits in them to show off her hips and leave little to the imagination.
She blushed as she got dressed, glad she had worn a string thong for just such an occasion. She looked at herself in the mirror and blushed. 'What would Inu Yasha say if he saw me now?' she wondered, a hand to her reflection. She sighed. 'If only dreams came true... but sometimes hope isn't enough.'
She smiled in the mirror, aware that it was fake, and began to try to better cover the circles under her eyes with base. 'Hopefully, it'll be too dark to see them..' she sighed again, feeling her stomach eating itself. She had gotten used to the hungry feeling in time and now it seemed to be a normal part of life.
With her smile intact, she began to walk down the stairs.. But suddenly, a fresh wave of memories coursed through her mind.
"Inu Yasha.. What are you going to do with the jewel now?"
Inu Yasha looked up at Kagome over the fire. Miroku and Sango were asleep, Shippou resting in her sleeping bag off to her side. She was still looking into the fire as if she hadn't even asked. For a moment, he thought he might have imagined it, and kept looking at her. Then, she looked up, the firelight dancing in her eyes as her gaze locked with his.
"Well, Inu Yasha?"
"Keh... Become fully youkai of course.." he mumbled, tearing his gaze away from her and staring into the fire.
She sighed, looking back into the fire as well. "Are you sure? I mean.. Why can't you stay like you are..? I like you as a hanyou..." she mumbled.
"Be quiet, it's what I've always wanted." he replied, though he knew he wouldn't become youkai... He knew he wouldn't want to risk hurting her by turning fully youkai.
"Demo... Inu Yasha..." she began to protest, causing him to look up from the fire at her, the fire's light dancing on his face and in his eyes as well, taking her breath away. "I.. I don't want you to change..."
Inu Yasha's eyes widened for a moment, and he sighed. "I just don't know anymore of what to wish for..."
Kagome smiled, seeing as how he changed his stubborn mind, even if it was just a little bit, and shifted so her head was resting against his shoulder.
That's when Kikyou's shikigami flew by..
That's when....
Kagome yelped as she lost balance and tumbled down the stairs, hitting the door at the bottom of them and sprawling out in the floor in a very unladylike position.
Kiki smirked down at her and offered a hand to help her up. "You okay, kid?" Kagome nodded as she got to her feet, looking at Kiki's outfit that was much of a dominatrix. All leather, high boots, and a whip at her side.
Kagome glanced around. A crowd was at the door.
A crowd of wild men...
Kagome gulped, her heart-beat filling her ears as she prayed for strength. Tsubii opened the doors and the crowd poured in. Kiki nudged Kagome in the side and struck a pose. Kagome stared for a few moments before striking her own pose to the guys and winking along with the girls. Guys filled the bar seats and tables.
Irish beer was served! It seems this place was famous for Irish beer! Kagome looked longingly towards the beer. She had never drank before, but she figured that after this night, she'd need it.
The first of the girls began pole dancing. Kimpatsu twirled on the pole, pressing her breasts up against it as she began to unhook her bra. Kagome blinked, trying to pick up some tips by watching, until Kiki nudged her towards someone waving money and looking at her. Kagome eeped, and looked back at Kiki.
"Go! Give him the lap dance, dammit!" Kiki said, pushing her more towards the man. Kagome sighed, seeing that he -was- attractive... But she just didn't like the look in his eyes.
"But.. But..." she began, trying to hold her ground as she was shoved by Kiki. Tsubii looked over, seeing the fear in Kagome's eyes and intervened. She hopped over to Kiki and Kagome and smirked.
"Why not let someone else have this one, Kiki? I see just the guy for Kagome to start on." she said with a smirk, pointing towards a corner. They all followed her gaze, looking to see a guy sitting in a dark corner, a bored expression on his face as he seemed to try to distance himself from everyone.
"But he's not even paying attention..." Kagome stated, yet she couldn't take her eyes off the man. Their was something about him... He seemed familiar, yet she couldn't place who he was in the dark.
"Go tell him he gets a lap dance!" Kiki and Tsubii said in unison, shoving her in his direction. Kiki and Tsubii were the managers of the club.. They owned it and worked there.
Kagome began to walk towards him, taking a sip of an Irish beer off of the bartop first. She felt that she needed it. Then, she continued, her eyes never leaving his silhouette. She suddenly felt a hand creep under her skirt and grab her bare ass cheek. She froze in place, memories flying through her mind.
Kagome lay on top of Miroku, mumbling in pain. He had just closed his kazanna in the brink of time; one second later and she would've been sucked in too! She sat up when Inuyasha called her an idiot for doing something like that. "He's not a bad person, Inuyasha! He could've sucked in everyone if he wanted to, but he seals his hand because he doesn't want to hurt humans!" she argued, not noticing Miroku's eyebrow twitching.
Next thing she knew, his hand was caressing her backside, and her eyes went as wide as saucers. "Kyaaa!" she cried out as she jumped back, scooting back to Inuyasha's arms with tears in her eyes.
"I was wrong! Kill him!"
The memory faded and tears almost came to her eyes as she spun around, almost certain she'd see Miroku standing right there. "Miroku-sa..ma..." she trailed off as she was only greeted with a drooling pervert. "Hentai!" she yelped, her hand connecting with the side of his face.
She stomped off in anger.. Or.. Tried to, but only found herself face to face with two burly men that seemed to be friends with the man she just slapped. "Uhh..." she began to back away. 'Oh man, oh man.. This is a dangerous job!' she frantically thought, wondering if she'd be able to do this.
One cracked his knuckles. "What're ya goin' around hitting people like that for, girl?! It ain't very lady-like.." He took a step forward and Kagome took a step back.
'Help.. Someone..'
"Ya, it sure ain't.." the second one agreed, also advancing. Kagome gulped and was faintly aware of Tsubii motioning to the bouncers to help.
'Help me.. Inu...Yasha...' her mind pleaded. She saw the shadows move from the corner, and knew that the man she was going to give a lap dance to was coming over. She couldn't see him over the two men though.
"We should teach her some manners." the first one said with a laugh.
"Help..." she whispered, yet it was lost in the sounds of music pouring from the speakers.
"Yeah, we should..." the second one chorused.
"Help me... Inu Y asha..." she whispered again, taking another step back. The bouncers were coming, yet she knew they couldn't reach her in time.
The first one grabbed her arm roughly. She let out a yelp in surprise as the second one cupped her ass.
A tear ran down her cheek and she screamed at the top of her lungs...
"Kyaaahhh! Inu Yasha! INU YASHA!!"
She shut her eyes tight, but was suddenly aware of being wrenched from the man's hold and in a pair of new arms...
A/N: As much as I'd love to continue, I find that this is a nice place to end.. At least until I decide what kind of story to make this... . Review, shimatta! REVIEW!
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