Ch.8
Inuyasha had had a very depressing day. Though he had saved two people who were in a car accident. A young girl, only about 16 or so and her baby died giving birth. That was always the worst part of the job. He gave a tired sigh; the day was almost over, just another twenty minutes. He was on stand by, waiting to be called out.
He took a slow sip of his coffee, hoping the caffeine would wake him up a little and lift the bags under his eyes. Right then his cell phone rang. He was too tired to handle this right now, all he wanted to do was go talk to his brother, grab his watch then go home and sleep. To his luck, it was exactly the person he wanted to talk to. "Inuyasha, come to my office. We have to talk." He said in a monotone voice.
"Okay, I'll be there in-" He glanced down to his empty wrist and gave a quiet growl; his brother heard it but chose to remain silent. Inuyasha looked up to a large white clock on the wall. "Fifteen minutes." He finished.
"Nonsense. You will come now. I'll get some one to cover for you. Come to my office now." He said sternly. As much as Inuyasha hated his brother he was grateful to get off work those fifteen minutes early. This was like a nonstop hell. Usually Inuyasha enjoyed his work and time flied, but usually he got more than six hours a night.
He pushed himself out of his leaning position against the wall. He began the long walk to the elevator. To get to it he had to cross the main reception area. He hated going past there. There was the most annoying secretary who insisted on flirting with him no matter what his excuse was to leave.
He hoped to sneak by but the annoying raven-haired female happened to catch a glance of his silver hair and cried out, "Inuyasha! Hi! It's me! How about you come and talk to me for a second unless you have surgery or something?" She asked.
"Uh, hi Yuka. Um, yeah I got to go help some girl with her himatoma." He lied. Right after he remembered he was going to Sesshomaru's office, he could have used that as an excuse without having to lie straight to her face. He hated lying to girls, and she was young, straight out of university.
"I think it's so amazing how you save so many peoples lives." She cooed. He sighed to himself; he had no interest in this girl. He told her that clearly after the seventh time she tried to ask him out to dinner. Just then, to his relief, Houjo, another doctor who Yuka had a huge crush on, came through the doors.
"I got to go." He stated. She just nodded no longer concentrating her energy on him but on Houjo. The man was good looking, with sandy brown hair and dark brown eyes, almost black. He had a fairly good build, though he was all skin and bones, no muscle, unlike Inuyasha.
Inuyasha quickly crept away as Houjo came and began a deep conversation with Yuka. He walked to the elevator and pressed the up button. He patiently waited for the elevator to reach the ground floor. He had to say he was curious as to what his older brother would want with him. They had barely even talked since he had received the job. He had been doing a good job with his patients and had been hinting for a promotion lately. Maybe that's what Sesshomaru wanted.
As Kagome woke she realized she was completely alone. Wow, big surprise. She couldn't help but feel pang of sadness in her chest. She knew she should have gotten used to it by now but today just felt different. Inuyasha promised to come back. Oh well she stood up and looked around the room. 'Damn,' she thought to herself, she forgot to bring some descent clothing. Good thing she always had a spare set in the closet.
She walked over to it and pulled on some black bikini panties and a white bra. Once all her undergarments were in the proper place she pulled out some low-rise dark blue jeans. Next she pulled on a black baggy T-shirt that had the kanji for fire across the front. It was made for a man but she loved it so much that she bought it for herself.
Once she was fully clad she walked over to the dresser to grab her hairbrush, toothbrush and toothpaste. There she saw 100 000 yen. She nearly fainted. She didn't even ask for half that much. She was in shock; she could practically buy a new apartment with that much. Except that she had to pay ΒΌ of her payment to the club. Oh well, she could still buy a cheep apartment with that much. Then she saw that on the top piece of yen that Inuyasha had wrote a small message. It said he would be back on sui. (Wednesday)
She quickly brushed her hair and pulled it into a low ponytail. Next she walked out of the room, across the hall to the bathrooms. They were quite ugly. Pipes were showing all through. It was a unisex bathroom. There were only four toilets, which were far from clean. In one corner there was a large pile of puke from one of the more drunken men. One of the taps had a handle broken off while the other wouldn't turn on. From experience she knew that the safest bet was the broken handle one. She quickly brushed her teeth, ridding herself of the plaque taste.
Once she was done she returned to her room. She began to gather all of her performance clothing when she saw some shine under the bed. She wondered what it was and reached under the bed. She began to feel around for it. Finally, she grasped onto some cold metal. When she pulled it out she saw that it was Inuyasha's watch. She would have to give it back to him on Wednesday.
She walked out of the room, down the hallway into the main entertainment room to see Kikyou, Sango, Yura and Kagura huddled in a corner. As she got closer she realized that they were all crying, except Kikyou. She just stood there looking uncaring. As she approached she said, "Hey guys, what's the matter?"
"Kagome-chan!" Sango cried. "Could I talk to you alone for a second?" She asked. Kagome just nodded dumb founded. She was curious why almost every one was crying. She put her arms around Sango in a comforting hug. Sango didn't cry easily, it must have been really sad. Already Kagome could feel waves of depression fly off Sango. Before they left Kagome knew that they would be gone for a long time and that a lot of comforting would be needed. It would be difficult to do it with a bag of clothes and a watch with her.
"Just a sec, Sango-chan, I gotta give these to Kikyou-chan." She said. She quickly ran back to Kikyou and the other two girls who were beginning to regain their composure. "Here Kikyou, please hold these until I get back." She said before shoving them into her arms. In the process of grabbing everything Kikyou dropped the watch.
"Oh, Kagome-chan, I didn't you know you had such a lovely watch. Where did you get it?" She inquired, admiring it along with the other two females.
"Oh, it's Inuyasha's. Nothing big, he just forgot it. I'm going to give it back to him next time I see him." She said with a happy smile, before remembering that Sango was waiting. "I got to go, see you later."
As she turned to leave Kikyou called, "What makes you so sure he'll return?" It was a simple question, but Kikyou was right, all she had was a promise and a piece of paper. She would have to trust him.
She tried to put a cocky front on, "Oh, after what I did to him, I doubt he could stay away for to long." Then she spun and ran towards Sango who was patiently waiting for her to return. Sango was dressed in a light pink tank top that had sexy written across the front in romanji and some light blue capris. Her hair was pulled into a high ponytail with her customary pink eye shadow, not that she should change it, it looked fabulous on her. "Sango, do you want to go for a walk through the park?" She asked kindly.
"Sure Kagome-chan, it would be a pleasure." They were lucky; one of the few remaining parks in Tokyo was only a few blocks from the building. Neither had a jacket, not that they needed one since it was early summer and it was warm outside.
They walked down the streets; Sango's eyes were still puffy and red. On the way down they received a few weird stares from people. When they finally reached the park they walked to the middle where a wood park bench stood. In front of it was a large play structure where about fifteen kids were playing. About ten moms or grandparents stood around watching their children.
They sat down together and Sango began. "Kagome-chan, you know you're my best friend, right?" She asked, her eyes staring deeply into Kagome's, waiting for an answer. At first Kagome thought it was a rhetorical question but when Sango didn't look away she answered playfully.
"Of course Sango, and you're my best friend, too. What's the matter? It sound's like you're dying." There was a slight pause before she brought her hands up to her mouth. "Oh my god! You are dying! You got AIDS or HIV! Right? Oh My god Sango, no!" She immediately burst into tears, fearing for her friend.
"No silly." She answered. "You know I'd do anything for you. What ever you need, and I love you. (In a non-lesbian way for all you gutter minds that's okay, I'm one too!) "I'd even give up whatever it takes for you."
"Of course, Sango-chan." She said a little relieved that she wasn't dying but was still very confused. "I love you and I'd do the same for you." She said truthfully.
"I'm going to move in with Miroku and quit the club!" She said quickly. Then finished reassuringly, "But I'm going to live with you until you find a new room mate."
"Oh my goodness! Sango-chan, I'm so happy for you! When did he ask you to live with him?" She gushed and began to cry. It was partly because she was going to miss her friend but also because she was so happy for her. Sango was going to live with Miroku, she knew that they were in love for a while and had been preparing for this a long time but it still hurt excruciatingly bad.
"Last night." She said beaming. Sango was so happy that Kagome had excepted it well. "Of course I'm going to come visit you and the girls at least twice a week. I'll miss you so much."
"Sango, I hope you're so happy with him! I know you and him will make an adorable couple. I'll help you pack and do whatever's helpful. I promise." She said, neither was really making any sense but the message was clear in each other's eyes. Tears still shined in both their eyes. Then out of no where Kagome and Sango simultaneously hugged each other, squealing their hearts out.
They continued talking and planning. Though they both stopped crying, eventually one would burst out followed by the other. After about half an hour a small redheaded boy around the age of six or seven came up to them. "Excuse me lady. Why are you two crying so much?" His green eyes full of innocence.
"Oh, hi little boy. What's your name?" Kagome asked. The little boy was so adorable. Large green eyes orange red hair and pointed ears. He must have been a youkai. He wore a light blue shirt with a light brown vest over top. He wore blue jean knee shorts and no shoes showing his fox like feet.
"I'm not supposed to tell strangers my name." He said. "My daddy told me not to."
"How adorable." Said Sango. "Well, you're daddy's right. Hi, my name's Sango and this is my best friend in the world, Kagome." She said indicating to the raven-haired girl beside her. Kagome said a quick hello before Sango continued explaining. "We're crying cause I'm going move in with my boy friend." She said sweetly.
"Oh, I see. I like you two ladies." He said politely. "My name's Shippo."
"Hi Shippo, nice to meet you." She said kindly. "So where are you're parents?" She asked wondering who the parent was.
"My mommy and daddy are dead. But Uncle Inu adopted me." He said. Kagome felt a pang of sadness at the name Inu, reminding her of Inuyasha, but he probably wasn't her Inuyasha.
"We're very sorry to hear that." Kagome said, knowing how it felt.
"It's alright, Uncle Inu's so cool. Besides it was a long time ago." He said puffing his chest out proudly. "But he's at work now I'm here with Grandma Kaede." He pointed to an elderly lady, "and my cousin Rin." He said, pointing to a younger girl around eight. She had dark brown hair and light caramel brown eyes.
"Oh that's good. Are you having fun playing here in the park?" Asked Kagome.
"Yup, me and Rin are good friends, but her daddy, Uncle Sessho, is kind of scary." He said truthfully. They had to laugh at his innocence. "Well, I better go now. Grandma Kaede and Rin want to leave around now. I just wanted to see if you were alright."
"Thank you very much Shippo. It was nice meeting you. Maybe we'll see each other later." Kagome said. "Actually, Sango me and you better be leaving to. I got put up some ads for a new roommate and you have to pack." She said standing up.
"Inuyasha. I have called you here because last night I sensed that you're youkai side went out of control. What caused this?" The previous lord the western lands demanded. His cold amber eyes narrowing down on the man seated across the desk from him.
"If you must know Sesshomaru. It was a human girl, Kagome." He snapped back. The day seemed never ending to Inuyasha and he was beginning to get desperate.
"Do not speak to me in that manner." He said with his stoic face. He was quite the handsome gentleman. His long silver hair tied back in a loose ponytail, amber eyes, two purple streaks decorating each side of his face and a violet moon on his forehead. He waited a moment before stating, "Then this female is to be your mate." He said before continuing. "Next time you see her keep your youkai in better control. You're dismissed for the day." Inuyasha assumed that that was his signal to leave and did so.
He started his car and began the short drive to the club where Kagome worked. Hopefully she would have his watch. It seemed the world was against him for he seemed to hit every red light. When he finally arrived he walked through the entrance to see an empty room. He continued his search until he saw a girl who looked a lot like Kagome standing there. "Hello Inuyasha. You might not remember me. I'm Kikyou. Kagome gave me this watch to give to you if you came." She said taking a step forward. When she was only about two feet away she 'stumbled' and fell straight onto Inuyasha who caught her with ease. Her face was only inches from his. Time seemed to be with her for at that instant a person walked through the door that Inuyasha had just entered she gave an evil smirk and wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a kiss straight on the lips. The person stormed out of the door, Inuyasha heard the door close and tore himself away from the slut dangling off him. "Oh, I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me." She lied. "Uh, here's your watch she said before handing it to him.
"It's alright." He said a little stunned. "Thanks. Um, who just came in there?" He asked. That girl tasted awful, he wanted to get away and get something to wash his mouth out with.
"Oh, I have no clue." She said with a glint in her eyes. "Listen, you better go, we're closed now, unless you want to do something." She said suggestfully rubbing herself all over him.
"I'm sorry, I can't. Tell Kagome I say hi." He said before leaving.
She gave a frustrated growl and gave him an evil glare. "Oh, I will." She said waving him off. "Bye bye."
Minutes Before
"Hey Sango-chan, can you wait one second, I gave Kikyou my clothes I need to grab them then we can go home." She said happily.
"Okay. I'll be right here." Replied Sango.
Kagome rushed into the building trying to find Kikyou. All the girls would probably be in the back preparing for that night, she was happy tonight was her day off. As she entered the building she saw a glimpse of silver hair. She quickly approached it since it was in the next room. As she entered she saw that it was as she had suspected, Inuyasha.
She gave a slight gasp; Kikyou was all over him. For a second it seemed Kikyou saw her then kissed Inuyasha full on the lips. The worst part was he didn't push her off. 'Why would he, she's a gorgeous woman. More beautiful than you could ever hope to be." A voice in her head said. She let out a slight whimper that sounded a lot like 'Inuyasha', then stormed out the door.
A/N: VERY IMPORTANT! MUST READ! Okay I have two ideas for an upcoming story, it will either be Stand Beside Me or Moonlight Stroll.
Moonlight Stroll- Kagome sees Inuyasha and Kikyou in bed together. She runs away but not before Inuyasha sees her. He leaves not wanting her to be hurt, he chases after her to see her get kidnapped by Naraku, how will he save Kagome from the fate Naraku will surely give her?
Stand Beside Me- Kagome and Sango, her best friend, but a summer home in the lovely state of Hawaii. There she meets the handsome hanyou Inuyasha. They have a summer time fling, or so both believe but what happens when summer is over and Inuyasha has to go back to Kyoto and Kagome to Tokyo?