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"Nee-chan, I'll try to come up with something tomorrow morning. As soon as I do, I will email the protocol to you." Kagome was relieved upon hearing the solution. "Thanks Souta. You really saved my butt." Souta chuckled as he said, "Don't mention it nee-chan. I am a part of Kanpeki after all."
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Kagome's heartbeat fastened. "Oh my God, is he going to ask me out on a date?" She was deciding what to say, when Inuyasha interrupted her thought.
"I'll take that silence as a yes. Great, I'll pick you up in front of your company at 7 p.m. See you tomorrow."
Chapter 5
The First Date
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha
Note: Thoughts will be in italic from now on, and regular conversation will be in normal fonts.
Kagome took off work earlier that day. She drove home as fast as she could, but kept her speed under the limit.
She ran into the bathroom right away once she got home. "I've been sweating all day long; I can't go on a date all sticky and stinky!" She used her favorite expensive body wash which she had rarely used, and scrubbed herself all over with a wash cloth; especially her neck, arms and legs.
"Is this okay? Grandpa hasn't passed away for more than a week, and I'm here all excited about a date with a guy that I barely know…Forgive me Grandpa if I have offended you."
Kagome shut her eyes and napped for a bit in the steaming hot water. She wanted to look energetic and lively for the date; not dead-tired or stressed.
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Inuyasha sat in his office grinning, happy that he had just asked Kagome out on a date; his fingers playing with the ribbons on the box on top of his desk. "I hope she'll like this. Well, she should, since it's really hers to begin with."
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Kagome was now standing in front of her closet. "What should I wear? He didn't really specify any place…I'll just wear something that's neutral in formality then." She picked out a white silk blouse, and a gray slack. After she finished applying make-up and perfume, she drove back to her company to wait for Inuyasha to pick her up.
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Inuyasha sat up straight and noticed that it was already 7. "Kagome should be getting off work and packing her things right now." He looked out of the window and saw a silver BMW driving into Kanpeki Kaori's parking lot. "That's Kagome's car. Did she go home and drive back to the company?" Inuyasha waited for five minutes before he picked up his phone and dialed Kagome's personal phone line number. A woman was panting heavily when she picked up the phone.
"Kagome? Are you okay?" Inuyasha asked as if he was concerned.
"Yea…I…I'm ...okay."
"Can you go now?"
"Um…yea, sure."
"Great, I'll see you in front of Kanpeki Kaori in 10 minutes." Inuyasha quickly closed his cell phone before Kagome could say anything else. He quickly put on his blazer and the adorned box on his desk. He turned off the lights in his office and walked toward his personal elevator. While he was walking, he heard his brother calling his name.
"What do you want, Sesshomaru?"
"Inuyasha…is that the proper way to talk to your brother like that?"
Inuyasha 'keh'ed and folded his arms across his chest.
"Just hurry the fuck up. I have a date to go to."
Sesshomaru's golden eyes lighted up. "You don't mean Kagome, do you?"
Inuyasha looked at Sesshomaru questioningly. "You're the one who told me to date her."
"Right. But you were against it, because you didn't want to ruin things between you and that singer."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "I don't have a choice, do I? It is for the sake of Kagayaki. I don't want to lose to some stupid business that just emerged into this industry."
Sesshomaru nodded; a simple gesture that showed his conformity; Inuyasha shook his head at his brother and walked into the elevator.
Inuyasha pressed the button to go to the lowest level; his personal garage.
Once the elevator door was opened, he saw his numerous expensive and trendy cars; most of them were sports cars. Instead of driving an expensive car, he climbed into a pretty common Honda civic.
Inuyasha started his engine and left his company through the 'backdoor.' He didn't want Kagome to see him driving out from Kagayaki, her rival, or see him driving an expensive car. He would expose himself that way.
'It's not time for that wench to know the truth yet.'
He purposely cruised around the area for a few minutes before stopping in front of Kanpeki Kaori.
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Kagome got more nervous as the time passed. 'Oh Kami-sama, what should I do? He's going to be here very soon. Okay, okay…Kagome, calm down. It's not a big deal. It's not like you haven't been on a date before.'
It was true. Kagome was attractive and intelligent, and that brought her lots of attention from guys, sometimes way too much. She didn't know the reason, but this Inuyasha guy make her feel extra nervous and she felt like she had to be careful around this guy.
'Oh Kami-sama, don't tell me that I've already fallen in love with him! It cannot be possible!'
Kagome looked up to the clock again and noticed that five minutes had already passed while she was arguing with herself. She didn't want to be late for the first date. She grabbed her purse and headed out.
"Wait Kagome-san!"
Kagome saw Sango running toward her. "What's wrong Sango-san?"
Sango extended her right hand, revealing Kagome what was in her palm. "Here, take it. I have a feeling that you might need it."
"Sango-san! I don't think I need this…at least I don't think he'll do anything on the first date."
Sango tried to even her breathing as she stood up straight.
"Just take it Kagome-san. You have to be cautious; you still don't know him that well."
Kagome smiled to her friend. She knew Sango did everything for her sake, and she knew she could trust her completely. She took the object from Sango's palm.
"Thank you Sango-san…for this extraordinary pepper spray."
Sango smiled back to her friend and patted her on her shoulder, "Good luck Kagome-san," and she pressed the elevator button for her.
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Kagome walked toward the main door anxiously. She waited for a minute or two, and she finally saw Inuyasha. She wasn't quite sure how to react when she saw Inuyasha climbing out from a silver Honda civic. She muttered out a few words, "Um…Nice ride, Inuyasha-kun."
Inuyasha could see some resentment in her eyes. 'Another gold-digging bitch.' He kept his handsome posture. "Yea I know. It's my baby." Inuyasha winced at the things that just came out from his mouth. 'Shit, no way in hell this crappy car is my baby. My baby is the silver Ferrari that's still sitting in my garage!'
"Oh, Kagome, please drop the 'kun'. It makes me feel uneasy." Inuyasha gave her one of his best subduing smiles.
Kagome blushed and looked away. She couldn't believe how handsome this guy was. 'I bet he's the only guy in the world that could be an angel and a devil at the same time.'
Inuyasha smirked, as if he could interpret her thought just by reading her expression. Maybe that was because he was such a womanizer. 'I got to admit, this woman is quite attractive. Keh, my Kikyo is way more beautiful…but, I don't mind getting her to bed with me.'
"Well Kagome, should we go?"
Inuyasha opened the door to the passenger seat; Kagome nodded and complied.
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During the whole ride, Kagome didn't know what to say. She didn't want to appear dense or silly, but she didn't want to make him feel bad because she was the owner of Kanpeki Kaori, one of the most successful fragrance companies. 'What should I talk about! I can't possibly talk about business or finance…I'll bore the hell out of this poor guy. What could he possibly be interested in? A guy like him is probably into female anatomy or female psychology.'
It was as if Inuyasha could feel her anxiety; he turned on the radio and switched it to a pop station. 'This wench is probably into some mushy songs. Oh well, I don't really care since I'm basically tone deaf anyway, as Sesshomaru always says.'
Kagome was quite surprised that romantic songs came on the radio. She had expected Inuyasha to listen to hard rock or metal; and then her ears caught her favorite singer's tune.
"Oh my God, Nozaki Kikyo's latest song is on the radio! Her latest album hasn't even come out yet!"
"You like Kikyo?"
"Kikyo? You do make it sounds as if you knew her personally. Like Kikyo? Are you kidding me? At the risk of sounding childish, I love her! She's my favorite singer. She has the talent AND the look, not like most of the singers that just got the looks and nothing else."
Inuyasha's heart raced; maybe it was because Kagome saw his girlfriend as her idol, or maybe because his conscience was kicking in. 'Damn, this wench likes Kikyo! Wait, loves Kikyo! Imagine when she finds out everything. She'll be so damn pissed and she'll probably chop off my penis.'
"It's not like I knew her personally. I just went to some of her concerts and saw her in person. That's all."
There, some truth from Inuyasha. He actually did go to his girlfriend's concerts to root for her. He remembered how nervous she was before every concert. She couldn't go on the stage unless he was there watching her.
Kagome's eyes widened. "What? That's all? You have no idea that I've been dying to go to one of her concerts! I'd love to meet her in person and shake her hand!"
"What? You've never been to her concert?"
Kagome shook her head frantically. Inuyasha smiled. 'Great, an opportunity for me to win her over.'
"You know what? I've gotten tips that Kikyo is going to host a concert very soon, possibly next month or so. If the rumor was true, would you want to go with me?"
Inuyasha concentrated on his driving but he could still see her excitement. He could feel that her face was beaming, and her eyes were shining.
"Really! You have to let me know! I always miss the chances to go to her concerts. The only time I get to see her is on television!"
"You'll get your chance soon."
'That's one thing I can promise you Kagome: Kikyo's concert will be sometime next month.'
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Inuyasha and Kagome now both stood in front of an elegant restaurant. Kagome felt relieved that she had not been underdressed. Inuyasha extended out his arm, and Kagome gladly took it by putting her hand there. They walked into the restaurant, and then toward the reception area.
Inuyasha said to the receptionist, "Hello, I believe there's a reservation for Taketo Inuyasha."
The receptionist dressed in white shirt with a black bow tie, and a black slack checked the book and found Inuyasha's 'name'.
"Hai. Please come this way, Mr. Taketo."
Inuyasha brought up his hand and held the smooth hand that was on his arm. He took Kagome's hand into his, and tightened the grip.
"Shall we go Kagome?"
Kagome was surprised that he had held her hand so soon. Her face reddened and followed Inuyasha into the dining hall.
Kagome slowly sat on the seat that her date had pulled out for her. She scrutinized the place that she was in. It was not as elegant as most of the restaurants that she had been to, but she believed that for a guy like her date, it was probably the best that he could afford. When she came to this thought, her heart felt warmth that she had never felt before. 'He actually does all this for me…It seems almost too good to be true, but I still don't know whether he loves me or not.'
Once both of them were settled and ordered their food, Inuyasha reached into his pocket and took out an adorned box. "Here, it's for you."
Kagome looked at the beautifully wrapped gift. "Oh Inuyasha, you shouldn't have." She shook her head indicating that she couldn't accept his gift.
Inuyasha insisted and pushed the present toward her. "No, please take it. I spent a lot of time looking for this. You have to take it, or all my effort will go in vain."
Kagome had no choice but to accept it. She slowly reached out her hand and held the box in her palms. "Should I open it?"
Inuyasha nodded, looking excitingly at Kagome.
Kagome could feel her cheeks starting to burn under his passionate gaze. She switched her attention to the box. Her delicate fingers started to undo the ribbons, and opened the box. Her eyes widened once again, and her jaw literally dropped.
"How did you find this Inuyasha?" Her voice sounded so urgent that could have shocked Inuyasha, if he hadn't known the origin of this gift.
"I found it in a pawn shop." He answered as a matter-of-factly.
"You have no idea how hard I've been trying to retrieve this ring!" Kagome almost shrieked.
"During a news conference, because of the crowd, you lost the ring that your mother gave you. You searched everywhere for it, and you even posted ads on the newspaper."
"That I will reward whoever that could find the ring for me."
Inuyasha smiled unknowingly. He was glad that he found it, but it wasn't really that hard for him to find the ring. He simply sent out almost all the employees in the company to search for the ring, and then he would give whoever that found it a reward in a generous amount of cash.
"Well Kagome, what will be my reward?"
"My ad said…"
"I don't want your money."
Inuyasha interrupted Kagome; he knew what the ad said: 'A $100,000 will be rewarded to whoever could find the ring. For more information, please contact Taijiya Sango.' Inuyasha thought comically, 'That woman must have lots of phones ringing. It must have been extremely infuriating.'
While Inuyasha was amusing himself, Kagome was having trouble in finding the right thing to say.
"Well then…Inuyasha, what do you want?"
Inuyasha grinned. He had gotten her to exactly where he wanted her to be.
"I want a second date with you, a third date, a fourth, a fifth; in another word, I want you to be my girlfriend."
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grins evilly As the author of Kanpeki Kaori, I really like where this fic. is heading. :D It's only going to get better and more suspenseful...hehehe...
Thank you to all those people who reviewed! I was worried that no one will read my fictions… lol, I guess partial credit has to go to Kagome1514, for advertising my stories everywhere! Lol Thanks Kag-chan!
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