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wk: Hi guys! Thanks so much for the reviews! I'm actually really proud of this story, because I wanted to come up with an idea that no one's tried yet. I thought of this story line all by my little self! I'm so proud of me. Okay, enough with the inflation of my ego and self-flattery. It will get me nowhere in life. Okay, so this is the second chapter. Kagome's still gonna be a little out of character. Okay, so maybe a lot. Either way, I'll have her to her unpessimistic, positive little Kagome in a few chapters... This is a really long chapter, since I actually wrote two chapters then merged them because I thought just one was too short. Hope you appreciate the effort! =)
I know it's taking me a long time to update for all of my stories, but... I have to work everyday this week, and I'm just tired when I get home. I managed to write this, and the next chapter to "Neighborly Love", but I'm so busy nowadays, I don't know how long until I can write at my usual speed again. Thanks for reading! I'll try to update soon.
P.S. READ END NOTE!!!!!!
Chapter Two
Drunk
His nostrils flared. Underneath the smell of sweat and desire that was rising from the dance floor, there was a subtle hint of enticing vanilla. He sniffed again. And chocolate, as if the person had rubbed it into her skin before dancing. He also smelled alcohol laced into the scent, and he growled low in his throat.
He was at the club with Sango and Miroku after his hour-long nap, but they had gone off together, dancing. Three makes a crowd, Miroku had said. Inuyasha had rolled his eyes and had ordered a drink. But the scent had caught his attention. He had been sitting at the table, gazing down at the dance floor with fiery intensity.
"I can't believe she didn't like that guy," a girl giggled at the table next to his. "He looked like a perfectly decent guy."
"Oh, I know. I would definitely have gone for him. Wasn't his name Hojo?"
"Yeah it was. She totally brushed him off though! Did you just see her push a guy off of her? Look at her! She's crazy, I think. All these guys are coming on to her, and even drunk she's not going for any one of them!" Inuyasha moved his eyes off the dance floor to three girls sitting near him. Were they talking about the girl that he smelled? No wonder the scent was still close. She sat at the table next to his. He stood, moving to the dance floor. A couple of girls in half shirts tried to dance with him, but he shoved past them, following the scent.
"Damn, that girl is hot!" A guy near him exclaimed.
"I'm gonna try to dance with her."
"She's not letting anyone near her man. She's dancing all by herself." Inuyasha looked to where the guys were staring, and saw a beautiful girl, with hair pinned up and a sexy black skirt with a low-cut but non-revealing shirt. She was dancing, whirling away from the guys that tried to slide their body next to hers. She just laughed and pushed them away, throwing smiles and moving her body sluggishly. Inuyasha raised a brow. So the seducing vixen is drunk? Interesting… He caught her gaze and she stopped dancing, looking at him curiously.
He was a little surprised, but grinned at his advantage. The guys were murmuring their disapproval of her choice, longing to be Inuyasha. Her lips curved enticingly, making his attention draw to her mouth. She crooked her finger at him, beckoning him. Her scent hit him, and it drew him to her, just as her finger did. She grabbed his hand, smiling teasingly at him.
"Let's dance!" she slurred, twirling. The beat was coursing through both their bodies, and she laughed with glee.
She's like a child, Inuyasha thought, a shock to him, but his hands went to her hips. A really sexy kid… Kagome swayed her body, her hands going up to his shoulders to brace herself against a bout of dizziness. She suddenly whirled away from him, throwing him a look over her shoulder that set his blood on fire. The men around her slowly started to disappear as they noticed that she was paying attention only to the half-demon. They couldn't compete with him. He could rip out their throats and stomp it through the floor. Like helpless vultures that had realized their victim was still alive, they drifted away.
Kagome moved into his arms again, and looked up at him, her eyes glazed. Her hand went to his face, and her face screwed up in thought. "Your eyes are really, really pretty…" she laid her head on his chest, listening to his heart beat. He was shocked at the intimate gesture, but didn't push her off.
"Hey," Inuyasha shouted over the music. The vibrations of his voice went through her body, and she shuddered. He noticed her shiver and unconsciously wrapped an arm around her waist. "What's your name?"
"Kagome," she said, her nose going into his shirt, rubbing the middle of his chest, not remembering that he could kill her. He stiffened, looking down at her. She looked up at him, her eyes half closed.
"Mine's Inuyasha," he said when he noticed that she was waiting for something.
"You know," she smiled up at him, "I've never kissed anyone." Inuyasha had the second shock of the day served to him. Never been kissed? She was a virgin? She sure didn't look or act like one. Definitely didn't dance like one.
She laughed and her hands went up to cup his ears. He nearly groaned as she started to rub them. His eyes closed at the pleasurable sensations, and he pulled her closer. With her scent in his nose and her hands on his ears, he thought if someone came and shot him, he might have died happy.
Then she pulled on his ears and kissed him. He pulled back after a few seconds, his third shock of the day. His gaze heated as he watched her tongue come out to capture his lingering taste on her lips. She tried to pull him down again, but he resisted. She'd never been touched, and here she was, drunk and she chose him to take her first kiss?
"You don't like me?" she whispered. Somehow, he heard her above the loud music. He shook his head.
"I like you. But you don't want to give your first kiss away like that. You won't remember this, so pretend you didn't give it away yet," Inuyasha said to her, and moved to walk away from her. He had no interest in starting a relationship, especially with a drunken girl. She grabbed his shirt, not letting him go. He looked back at her, and swallowed hard.
She was the picture of femininity. Her lips were wet and shining, not from the lip-gloss she had applied earlier, but from his kiss. He could still taste her on his tongue. He was incredibly aroused, but he had his own morals. He would not take advantage of a drunken girl.
"Dance with me?" she asked. Inuyasha hesitated, but she pulled on his hand continuously, smiling at him and enticing him every second with her scent.
"Okay…" Immediately, she was up against his body, and he was glad that she was drunk, or else she would have felt something very inappropriate against her stomach. She looped her arms around his neck, and he placed his hands on her hips again. She was a bit sluggish still, but her own blood pounding and moving the alcohol faster through her bloodstream was helping clear her head a bit. They danced, moving intimately together.
At her table, her friends were flabbergasted. "…Did she just kiss him?" Ayumi asked.
"I think so," Eri replied.
"She couldn't have!" Yuka exclaimed.
"I think she did," Eri replied again.
"I can't believe she found such a hot guy and kissed him! Wasn't that her first kiss though?" Ayumi asked.
"Yes," Yuka answered.
"Man, I can't believe she found a man before I did, Eri said. She downed her drink, jealous of her lucky friends. All of them had a boyfriend except for her.
"He seems okay…" Yuka frowned, unsure of the safety. "We need to keep an eye on her anyway." Suddenly, Ayumi's cell phone rang, her phone vibrating and ringing, blinking its bright lights. Ayumi grabbed it, answering it.
"Hello?" She instantly paled as she listened to the voice on the other line. "Oh my God, I'll be right there!" Ayumi was crying as she hung up the phone. Eri and Yuka were comforting her, trying to find out what happened.
"Ayumi, what's wrong?" Yuka asked.
"My boyfriend's in the hospital! He got into a car accident! I need to get there right away! Let's go!" Ayumi said, tears streaking her face.
"But what about Kagome?" Ayumi paused, uncertainty tearing at her.
"I'll stay and watch Kagome," Eri volunteered, leaving Ayumi and Yuka to go. She handed Ayumi her keys. Ayumi, not thinking of how Eri and Kagome would get home, only gave a quick nod, and Yuka followed her out the doors. Eri sat down heavily, ordering another drink. What a bad way to end the day. She looked down at the dance floor. Kagome was wrapped all around the guy, moving her body against his. Well, at least one person was having a good time. She would be mad as hell when she remembered everything, or when they told her what happened, but until then, she was having a jolly good time.
Inuyasha continued to dance with Kagome, warding off any new males. If they tried to cut in, or tried to join their dancing, he would switch positions with her so that he was baring his teeth at them and glaring. Protectiveness of her was driving him, making him nearly mad with the terror of losing her to another male--
Why the hell should he be so terrified? He should let her dance with other guys. What did he care anyway? She was just a woman. As she ground herself against his erection, he grit his teeth and his vision hazed. A woman that was driving him mad. For an innocent, she sure didn't dance like one. Where the hell did she learn to dance like this? And he would think that she would have been raped by now if she danced like that with other guys. She laughed up at him, childishly pinching his cheek. He winced and moved her hand away.
"Just how many drinks did you have, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome shrugged.
"One," she answered. He blanched. One drink and she was drunk as a bumblebee in a jar of honey! She tripped over her own feet, and he caught her, bringing her fully against his body. She sighed dreamily, looking up at him and smiling crookedly.
"You know, I think I want to have sex with you," Kagome said innocently. Inuyasha blanched again. What the hell was up with this girl? She was full of sexuality, but never actually had sex. She was childlike but danced like a vixen that was molded to tempt.
She moved so that she was on tiptoes, looking into his eyes as close as she could. He gulped at the close proximity, and she narrowed her eyes at him. He felt like he was just getting drunk on her scent, vanilla laced with chocolate. Without knowing what he was doing, he dipped his head and captured her lips with his. His tongue swept into her mouth this time, tasting her completely. She whimpered into his mouth and he felt a primitive satisfaction sweep through him as she yielded under him.
He could still taste the bitter alcohol on her tongue, and was becoming drunk-- not from the alcohol taste, but from her own wonderful flavor. His hands started to move of their own volition, going under her shirt to smooth themselves on her bare back. They had stopped moving, just tasting each other, taking, tasting, and feeling. Kagome's hands were on his chest, feeling the muscles bunch and flow under her hands. Finally, needing air, Kagome pulled away, breathing hard. She was leaning against him completely, trusting him to hold her weight along with his own. She put her head on his chest again, on top of her hands. She was dizzy, getting dizzier.
"I would definitely have sex with you," Kagome said, then passed out in his arms. Inuyasha stumbled a bit, but managed to drag her up against his body. He scowled down at the body. She made out with him then passed out in a drunken stupor? Damn her! He was hard as hell, and he didn't need this vulnerable girl right now. A girl he recognized from the table was at his elbow in an instant.
"I'll take her!" Eri tried to take Kagome's weight, but she weighed less and was slighter in build. She nearly dropped Kagome, but Inuyasha picked the girl up bridal style, frowning at Eri.
"Who are you?" he asked her. He knew that they had been talking about her, but that didn't mean she was trustworthy. And I am?
"I'm one of her best friends! Now if you don't mind--" She tried to take Kagome again, but Inuyasha frowned and moved so that she couldn't touch Kagome.
"Listen, I think you are one of her friends, but you can't carry her. If you tell me where your car is, I'll--"
"Oh no!" Eri wailed, remembering that Ayumi took her car. She grabbed her own hair in frustration. "Ayumi took my car because her boyfriend was in a car wreck!" Inuyasha sighed. It figured that this would happen to him. Meet hot drunk girl, meet her friend, then find out that there were two decisions: Let her friend take care of her and leave them to the hungry males, or give them a ride home. He could call a taxi for them, but he didn't trust taxis. He hated taxis. But what about Miroku and Sango? Oh, wait, they came in Miroku's car.
"I'll take you," Inuyasha said heavily, shifting Kagome's weight a little. Eri brightened, but then glowered.
"You can't. You're a stranger," Eri reasoned. Inuyasha lifted a brow and Eri pursed her lips.
"Okay, but only because Kagome seemed to like you," Eri said irrationally. Inuyasha thought she should be dead by now, if that's the way her though process worked. Because Kagome liked him? She was drunk for God's sake! But still, he wasn't going to provide an argument. The sooner they left, the better. He wanted nothing more than to dump these girls where they needed to be.
He shoved past people, making sure that Kagome was tucked securely and not bumping into any random things. He made it out of the club, waiting for Eri to appear since she had gone in the direction of her table to retrieve her purse.
She came running out, and he walked towards his car. A midnight blue, it nearly blended in with the dark surroundings. He placed Kagome in the back seat, and watched as she shifted into a more comfortable position, the skirt hiking up her thigh. He tore his eyes away and slid into the driver's seat. Eri was already there, buckled up. Inuyasha started the car, and pulled out. Eri quietly gave him partial directions, telling him when to turn left or right.
"My name's Eri," she said after a moment of silence. Inuyasha hesitated in telling his name.
"Inuyasha," he said gruffly. There was silence again, but Eri's cell phone broke it. She answered, and instantly they could both hear a sobbing.
"Ayumi? What happened? Is Tama okay?" Inuyasha heard a wailing with his acute ears, making out the words, "no" and "dead". He fought hard not to eavesdrop as Eri gasped.
"He what?" Eri listened for another minute before turning to Inuyasha apologetically.
"The hospital, I know," Inuyasha said, looking for a place to make a U-turn. He drove to the hospital, and Eri was wringing her hands in her lap, twisting her own skirt until it was a wrinkled mess. As soon as he braked, she muttered a "Thanks," and ran out, slamming the door behind her. He opened the window with a button on the driver's door.
"What the hell am I supposed to do with Kagome?" Eri wheeled around at the question, running back to him.
"Oh, she's going to kill me when she wakes up but…" She quickly scribbled something on a piece of paper with a pen from his glove compartment. "Call me tomorrow morning and I'll come and pick her up! Just keep her with you tonight please!" She ran into the hospital. He stared at the piece of paper on the passenger side of his car.
What the hell had just happened? A car beeped behind him, and he quickly stepped on the gas. Kagome shifted in the backseat again, but Inuyasha refused to look at her. She was the source of all his problems tonight. Dammit, all he wanted to do was give them a ride home, but it looked like he was stuck with the chit.
He called the number on the piece of paper now, but he only got the voicemail. The bitch had turned her cell phone off! Probably to keep the doctors from getting distracted, but dammit! He drove to his house, and parked, hesitating. Did he just leave her there in the backseat? He didn't want to do that. She would freeze to death. Or suffocate to death. Or get raped. Or get murdered.
"I'm doing this for your own protection," Inuyasha muttered as he opened the back door. He pulled her out, and she mumbled something. Ignoring her, he lifted her like a baby in his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist, and his arm going under her bottom to keep her in place.
He closed the door with his foot, and went to his apartment. He scowled as he tried to figure out a way to unlock his door. He shifted her weight to one arm, and dug in his pocket for his keys. He retrieved them and pulled them out. He unlocked the door and went in, automatically going toward his bedroom after toeing his shoes off.
He practically threw the girl on his wide bed, and moved to go out of the room. He noticed her heels however, and sighed. He moved towards the bed, and bent a little to get the shoes off, but one of them came toward his face, kicking out. He quickly moved to the side, evading the blow. He looked down at the face, but noticed that she still looked peaceful. Probably kicked out in her dream or something. He bent down again, more wary. This time she didn't kick out. He slid the heels off of her feet, then took them to his front door where he threw them down.
He went back to his room, opening his closet. He pulled out a sleeping bag, and wondered where he should sleep. Tired from all his weight handling and dancing, he just laid it out on the floor. Besides, he thought, I can look after her this way… He slipped into the bag, sighing as he curled his body and went into a light sleep.
An hour later, something heavy landed on him waking him from his sound sleep. He looked down and groaned when he saw the top of Kagome's head. She lifted her head and looked at him blearily, and smiled. He shook his head slightly, staring at the ceiling. Was she still drunk?
"Hey, 'Yasha. You know what?" Inuyasha sighed.
He decided to indulge her. "No. What?"
She peeled down the cover of the sleeping bag, and he was instantly, fully awake. She leaned down and nipped his lower lip before he had a chance to move, and she smiled. "I still want to have sex with you." Inuyasha growled low at her words, feeling himself becoming aroused. She paused at her task of removing the sleeping bag, and decided to just lie down on top of him.
He wouldn't dare have sex with this girl. That would cause too many problems for him, if her friends found out or if she figured it out in the morning, or-- It was just a really bad idea. So why was he so turned on?
"Inuyasha, I feel like I've known you this long," Kagome said, suddenly sitting astride his chest, spreading her arms out in a gesture of how long she felt she had known him. She suddenly paused, looking around and frowning. "Where are we?"
"My place," Inuyasha said huskily, his hands moving to her thighs. She noticed the warm sensation on her skin and smiled down at him.
"For this, right?" she slurred slightly. Inuyasha looked up at her, his eyes heavy-lidded.
"Yeah, for this," he said after a pregnant pause. She grinned.
"Great." She bent down and kissed him, then she became dizzy again, so she pulled away. "My third kiss of my lifetime, all tonight."
"There'll be plenty more," Inuyasha breathed out, flipping them over so that he was on top of her, the sleeping bag tangled around his legs. She laughed, looking up at him. Inuyasha fought to clear his head. As far as he was concerned, he was drunk as well, her scent the equivalent of an aphrodisiac. He dipped his tongue into the hollow of her throat, feeling her slow heartbeat against his tongue. She squirmed underneath him.
"You know, I heard it hurts the first time. Is that true?" The naked trust in her eyes was what tore him away from her. He tripped over the sleeping bag, but he bounced back up, shaking the cloth away from his legs.
"We can't do this," he said firmly, although he was aching to. What was wrong with him? A ripe virgin for the picking, one that wouldn't remember what she had done in the morning. She was drunk, and completely wanton in this state. So why wouldn't he take her?
She pouted on the floor, still on her back. "Am I not pretty enough?" Inuyasha nearly snorted. "Pretty"didn't cut it. She was beyond that, and more. Nearly flawless as he gazed at her on the floor, rumpled and pouty.
"You're pretty," Inuyasha managed to get out of his throat. She got to her feet slowly, her head reeling.
"Then how come you won't have sex with me?" She burst into tears, mumbling incoherent things behind her hands.
"Because!" Inuyasha moved to her, embracing her. "Because you're drunk beyond words, and you need to sleep. Okay?" She hiccuped.
"Sleep with me? No sex. Just sleep…" She pulled him, and with the moonlight behind her, he didn't think he could deny her anything. He climbed onto his bed with her, and she lied down, facing him. They didn't move to get under the blankets, their bodies' heat enough as she snuggled into him. He unconsciously wrapped his body around hers as his energy level dropped again and he was exhausted. He drifted off to sleep, not thinking of her reaction in the morning.
Her reaction wasn't good in the morning. She had awakened feeling warm at her back but with a vicious headache. Her temple pounding, she had groaned a little. Feeling her heartbeat in her head wasn't a good sign, she was sure. The pressure behind her eyes was awful, and she nearly hissed at the bright light coming from the window. Why did I drink that stupid drink?
She buried her head on her comfortable pillow, noticing slightly that the cinnamon smell that clung to it was not hers. She tried to concentrate on her fingers, but that was when she made the discovery. That was when she noticed the feeling of something heavy draped on her waist, and she had three hands instead of two. Had the drink make her grow an extra arm? She brought a hand up to her pounding head. No… The third hand was… big. It wasn't delicate like hers, and the fingertips were callused and rough. She followed the hand to the arm that was draped across her waist. She shifted a little and…
"AH!" Inuyasha was instantly awake, throwing his arm up in reflex as a foot came his way.
"Dammit woman, what is it with you and kicking?" he growled, trying to catch her flying limbs. She shrieked when he grabbed her hand and yanked her down. "Calm down!" he yelled over her screaming, trying to get her calm enough for him to explain their situation.
"You rapist! What the hell did you do to me?!" she cried out, her splitting headache getting worse. "How dare you touch an innocent girl like me!" With her other hand, she got lucky. Trying to ward him off, she accidentally clipped him on the jaw. He grunted, letting go of her other hand. She immediately tried to bolt towards the door. But she didn't know where the door was. In the time of her confusion, he was there again, growling and throwing her over his shoulder. She pounded on his back, and tried to get in a good kick to his stomach or lower, but he caught both her feet before they could do any damage, and held them close with one arm.
"Listen lady, I didn't do shit to you. We didn't fuck at all last night, so calm down!" he yelled. She continued to scream and shriek, hitting his back. He threw her onto the bed, immediately landing on her and straddling her waist as he got her wrists in his hands. He leaned low, growling as he clasped his teeth lightly on her throat. She immediately stopped struggling, her breathing still hard. He heard her whimper as he removed his teeth. "Are you going to listen to me?" She nodded, frightened of what he would do to her, since she was helpless in his grip now. He sighed.
"Are you going to rape me again?" she asked, tears gathering at the corners of her eyes. He growled.
"I didn't rape you in the first place lady. If I had, then there would have been blood on the blankets since you're a virgin." She blushed that he knew such intimate information about her. She probably spouted it out while she was drunk. "You did, however, give your first kiss to me. Or so you say." Kagome blushed even harder. It had been her first kiss, a first kiss that she could not remember. "Secondly, your friend Eri left you with me." Kagome's blush went away to be replaced by a flush of anger.
"She did what?!" Kagome yelled. Her head became a full-blown headache again. "I can't believe she left me with somebody that could have killed me! Or worse!"
"I'm not that bad, Kagome. Besides, she had good reason." Kagome blushed at the usage of her name. Did she tell him that too, or had Eri (The little traitor, she would kill her later) told him?
"You were incredibly drunk last night. You probably have a splitting headache right now. If you promise, no more screaming, I'll go get you a Tylenol to chase the headache away." Kagome nodded. Anything for a few pills of Tylenol.
He got off of her slowly, and she involuntarily shuddered as his claws somewhat dragged down her arms. She immediately got under the blanket of the bed, sitting up and wrapping it around her. She probably looked like a mess. I still can't believe Eri left me with this guy while I was drunk enough to pass out! Nausea cramped her stomach, and she fought to take deep breaths.
Inuyasha came back, holding a glass of water and two pills of Tylenol. Kagome reached out of the blanket for the cup and pills, but the nausea was suddenly too much. She held her hand to her mouth in a classic gesture of "I'm going to throw up very soon." Inuyasha noticed and immediately picked her up in the blanket, and practically threw her to the bathroom. She reached the toilet in time, and Inuyasha held her hair and blanket back as she emptied her stomach of its contents. She groaned as she limply leaned against the toilet, wiping her mouth across the back of her hand.
"I've never seen anyone have a hangover that bad from one drink before," Inuyasha said in wonder. Kagome sighed.
"Exactly how much did I tell you, Mr.…?" Kagome asked slowly. She was too weak to get up right now.
"A lot actually. Well, nah, not too much. And you called me Inuyasha last night just fine."
"Well, Inuyasha, I need to be leaving…" She struggled to get up, and he picked her up, holding her against his body. He didn't notice her blush as he flushed the toilet for her. He handled her like a baby as he practically dragged her to the sink and cupped water in his hand, bringing it to her mouth so she could rinse it out. She winced, as she still tasted the bile in her mouth. He carried her back to his room, placing her on his bed again. He gave her the glass of water and the two Tylenols. She gulped them down, drinking the water gratefully.
"So," she began, and remembered that he said that Eri had a good reason for leaving her with him. "Why did Eri have such a good reason to leave me to a stranger?" Inuyasha held up a finger as he picked up the phone.
"Hold on. I have to tell my… boss, that I'm going to be late today." He dialed the number and held it. "Yeah, Miroku? I'm gonna be late today. I'll explain later. Mm hm. I'm sure you can handle it on your own. You did fine even before me. Yeah, I'll talk to you later." Inuyasha hung up then turned to Kagome. She seemed curious.
"Where do you work?" she asked. Inuyasha shrugged nonchalantly, not willing to give her the secret that he was guarding. She pursed her lips, but didn't say anything. Why did she care whether she knew personal information about him? Because he knew stuff about her now, dammit. Oh well. She didn't care. "So what's Eri's good excuse?"
"It seems that one of your friend's boyfriend got into a really bad car accident. I'm not sure if he made it or not. He gave the phone to her, and said gruffly, "I heard it was really bad. I advise that you call one of them."
Kagome was in shock. While she was complaining of having been left with a stranger who seemed trustworthy, one of her friends was in an emotional turmoil. She numbly took the phone, all thoughts of her headache disappearing as it was replaced by worry and concern. She dialed Eri's number and was greeted by her tired, "Hello?"
"Eri?" she asked hesitantly. Eri was instantly awake.
"Kagome! Hey, I'm at the hospital right now. Look, I know you're probably mad at me, but--" Kagome cut in.
"I'm not mad about that. Eri, what happened? Who got into the car accident?" Kagome asked. Eri sighed.
"It was Tama. We thought he was dead for a while, but they brought him back. It was really close. Now they're done with surgery and the doctors say he should make a full recovery after physical therapy. He's even awake now, and he's talking to Ayumi. We spent the night here, in the chairs. You were really drunk last night, so I didn't want Ayumi to… Well, you know." Kagome had tears in her eyes with happiness.
"Yes, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have--"
"Oh please Kagome. None of that self-pity thing. We took you to the club and gave you the drink. It's not your fault for anything. Besides, you met a gorgeous hunk last night, who you happened to spend the night with." Kagome heard Yuka say, "What? She spent the night with a guy? Eri! I know you didn't!" Eri hastily said, "Yes, I did, and it looks like it turned out okay. Ow! Get off of me, Yuka! Ayumi needed us, right?" Kagome sighed.
"I'll be over soon," Kagome said.
"Oh, don't bother. Yuka and Eri are going to go home now. Ayumi said to tell you to go home and wait for her call. Or go to work and wait for her call. Of course, I say stay with the gorgeous piece of man flesh that I left you with and do the unspeak--" she heard Eri cry out in pain as Yuka did some unspeakable things to her. They hung up.
Kagome sighed as she gave the phone back to Inuyasha. He was silent as he put the cordless back in its charger next to his bed. "So he's all right?" he asked. She looked at him in surprise.
"How did you know?" she asked, huddling in the blanket. He shrugged and pointed to his ears that were twitching on top of his head. She nodded.
"So you eavesdropped in my conversation with them?" she asked. Inuyasha frowned at the word "eavesdropped," but nodded anyway.
"Then can you drop me off where I work?" Inuyasha sighed.
"Yeah. Sure. I mean, do I have a choice?" Inuyasha asked sarcastically.
"Please… no yelling," Kagome said, holding her head.
"I wasn't yelling, bitch," Inuyasha said. Kagome didn't seem to hear him over the pounding head. He sighed in submission. He would just drop her off at work and go on his own way. He bundled her in his car, still huddled in his blanket, and got into the driver's seat. Kagome sighed and reclined the seat back so she would be lying down.
"Actually, I need to go home first, to change," Kagome murmured from the depths of the blanket. Inuyasha nodded, although she probably wouldn't be able to see it.
"Where do you live?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome's head popped out of the blanket, and she sat up laboriously. She gave him directions, leaning against the window. When they arrived, Inuyasha carried her into the house.
"You know, I can walk," Kagome said haughtily.
"Not without throwing up you can't." Kagome didn't know what to say to that as he closed the door. "Don't you lock your door?" he asked. She shook her head.
"The kids come in sometimes to grab treats that I leave on the table," Kagome explained.
"You mean they just run in without ringing the doorbell or anything?" Inuyasha asked incredulously. Who in the world did such a stupid thing as trusting a whole neighborhood?
"Nope. They just come in. I told them they could. I have games and stuff they can play here too. It's really fun." Inuyasha just shook his head and went in the direction that she indicated was her bedroom. He laid her on the bed, and went out. He heard a lot of rustling noises, then water running. She was going to take a shower? Well, if she had to work, then he supposed he would have done the same… Nah, he wouldn't have. He would have said to hell with it, called in sick and stayed home and slept off the hangover. This girl was dedicated.
Kagome came out thirty minutes later, her hair damp and in a crisp suit. She sighed when she saw him, carrying the blanket out with her. She had folded it, and she said, "I feel a lot better now. Thanks a lot." Inuyasha shrugged casually, and took the blanket. They went out to his car again, and he put the blanket in the backseat. He started the car and maneuvered out of the neighborhood.
"So where do you work?" She told him, and he blanched. "Is your president Myouga, by any chance?" Inuyasha asked. Then he narrowed his eyes at her as he stopped at a red light. "You wouldn't happen to be Kagome Higurashi, would you?" Kagome was surprised.
"Yes to both questions… How did you--" Inuyasha snarled as he pressed on the gas again when the light turned green.
"Small world, small world," he grumbled. She was getting frustrated.
"Would you please tell me why you're being such a weirdo?" she asked.
"Because, Myouga happens to be my grandfather." Kagome gaped at him.
"He happens to be your what?!" Kagome shrieked, then instantly regretted it as a dull pounding in her temple answered her shriek.
"He happens to be my grandfather," Inuyasha repeated, annoyed.
"Why didn't he mention you to me?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha shrugged.
"Probably because I don't keep in much contact with me. Last time he talked to me, he was talking about a brilliant corporate girl that I had to meet. I could smell matchmaking a mile away, so I said no, go to hell."
"You said that to your own grandfather?" Kagome asked, more softly this time since her head was still killing her. Inuyasha sighed.
"Yes, I did. I'd do it again."
"So then who was the brilliant corporate girl?" Kagome murmured. Inuyasha looked at her weirdly.
"Please don't tell me you're that stupid," Inuyasha drawled.
"I'm not--!" Kagome groaned and massaged her temple. "I'm not stupid. So he was talking about me?"
"Lord, you are that stupid," Inuyasha said. Kagome fought to take deep breaths to abate her anger some.
"And you're a jerk. Now shut up. Are you going to come up with me and talk to him?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha snorted.
"No. And I have to get to my own job." Kagome wrinkled her nose.
"You still haven't told me what you do."
"And I'm not planning on telling you, so butt out," Inuyasha said roughly. Kagome pouted.
"Fine, you mean… jerk," Kagome said lamely, not able to come up with anything worse. He dropped her off at the company, and she went in without saying goodbye or waving to him as she would have usually done with her friends. She stomped to the elevator, grumbling hellos to people that said them to her.
When she reached her floor, she stepped out, and Kouga was there, bumping into her. "Oh, sorry I-- Oh, Kagome!" Kagome shoved past him and continued to walk, not listening to his words. She had a bitch of a headache still, and she only wanted to get to her office, sit at her desk, and possibly pound out the headache against the wall.
"Kagome," a small voice squeaked from the floor. It jumped to her shoulder, and Kagome paid no mind. "Kagome," the voice repeated. She had finally reached her office, and she closed the door. She sighed.
"Yes, Myouga?" Kagome asked with fake cheer.
"I heard that you got drunk last night. And stayed with my grandson," Myouga said.
"Myouga?" Kagome questioned.
"Hm?"
"Exactly how does a dog demon come into being from a flea demon?" Myouga chuckled.
"I'm not really his grandfather. After his parents died, I took him in for a while. Then he went out on his own. Independent punk, he is," Myouga chortled.
"How did you hear about that anyway?" Kagome asked.
"Well, Inuyasha just called me and told me parts of it." Inuyasha had called Myouga's office, and Myouga had jumped on the "Answer" button. Myouga wished technology would go faster, so they could make a cell phone small enough that he could use. Of course, it might be impossible, but… Maybe…
"Well, nothing happened." Myouga scowled. Kagome looked at him curiously as he jumped into the palm of her hand. "Did you want something to happen?"
"Of course I did, you silly girl! I've been trying to get him to meet you for a long time now, and he finally gets you in his bed and he does nothing? Why, a dog demon like him should--" Kagome coughed, uncomfortable with the way the conversation was starting to turn. "Anyway," Myouga said, getting the hint, "I'm going to give you the rest of the day off, since you have a nasty hangover. I'll have Kouga drop you off--"
"No, that's all right," Kagome said hastily. "I'd rather work, thanks." Myouga looked at her.
"Are you sure, Kagome? You seem a bit pale." Only at the thought of Kouga finding out where I live, Kagome thought.
"Yes, I'm sure. I'd rather work." Myouga jumped off of her palm and went under the door back out. Kagome wondered how someone so small could demand enough authority to become the president of this company. Ah well. To work she went!
wk: Okay, so this was the end of my second chapter. Don't worry, the radio bit will come in very soon. Now, I'm going to do something I started in my other story, "Neighborly Love", and I call it the...
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Hi, Miztikal-Dragon! It's good to see a familiar name on my second Inuyasha fic (Feels warm and fuzzy inside)! I hope I wasn't a little too overboard with the oocness though... Although I agree. Uniqueness is what makes everything different and that much more able to treasure.
Well, drake220! Another familiar name (More of the warm, fuzzy feelings)! You're not obtuse. And I really don't know how I thought of it. I just kept on thinking, I want to write something no one else has really done before. And I was listening to music while trying to hopelessly brainstorm, then I thought of DJing, which led to the radio idea, which inevitably ended up with Inuyasha as a shock jock. I do have to admit, Howard Stern came to mind while I was writing this story, and I also have to say that his situation is ridiculously... well, for lack of better words, ridiculous. Just because he discusses things that adults themselves are afraid to face shouldn't make him a bad person. Debates and discussions brings out the things that needs to be fixed. I believe Mr. Howard Stern was truthfully trying to make the world a more honest place, and I commend him for it. Wow, okay! I wrote a lot for someone I don't even know. Hehe, thanks for loving this story as well! And yes, Kagome will be very angry when she finds out. I'll tell you that much. But she won't... Well, you'll find out throughout the fic. =)
Thanks, silentslayer! I hope my story lives up to your expectations.
Don't worry, Esther Tan. I've already decided I'm going to stick with it and finish it out, even if I end up not liking it. I can promise there will be an ending. If I break my promise... Eh, I give you permission to... to... do whatever you like with my corpse, since I'm sure my friend will kill me first.
Well, kawaii doggie ears, I'm very proud of this storyline as I've mentioned in the beginning. I wanted to do something someone else hasn't done, and I think I've found it! Hehe, okay... Now for the serious "Iraq matter". See, what Inuyasha said isn't my opinion wholly. I have some of the same views, but not all. I thought I should put some opposing views in it as well, since that would offset my own, and would make it somewhat more... agreeable, I guess I would say. I really do keep an open mind about what other people think. But, in this story, Inuyasha is a close-minded fool who only has his own opinions, and doesn't really like listening to others. That's why people like him so much. Because they can argue with him, and although they get extremely frustrated, deep inside they're glad because Inuyasha doesn't dance around anything. Blunt and to the point, our hanyou doesn't have a shy bone in his body. Of course, he's gonna get shot someday for his smart aleck comments (Not in my story! Well, maybe... That just gave me an idea, but I might not go through with it...), but until then, he'll enjoy his foolish ignorance. And Kagome's partly why I decided to make him so close-minded. I decided she's going to make him see that there are other views in the world, other views that he just shouldn't trample with his own. Okay, enough of my blabber. =) Wait for the next one! I'm almost done with the next chapter as I type on this thing...
Thanks, Wheezambu! Love makes the world go arounddddd... =D
Well, Golden-Tuna, what can I say that hasn't been said before to self-inflate my overly large ego? Mwaha. Wait for the next one! =D
wk: Oh my lord, I just had the best idea!!! And although I really was going to go with Esther Tan's suggestion of making Naraku a business tycoon trying to take over Kagome's company, I got an idea as well. Now, I'm going to leave it up to you guys to see which is a better idea. After blabbering about Howard Stern to drake220, I thought... why not make Naraku the lead guy in trying to get Inuyasha off the air because of his blunt rudeness and his discussion topics? Since parents don't want children listening to all sorts of bad things, Inuyasha would be on their list. Naraku vs. Inuyasha again.
NO WAIT--
I just had another idea. I'm on a ROLL!! You guys will seriously have to tell me what you like. Naraku is a business tycoon against Kagome's company, and Inuyasha starts to discuss Naraku's tactics over the air, and he's not very subtle about it. Naraku then turns his attentions to Inuyasha, and fights, alongside the press and the outraged parents, to get Inuyasha off the air. Presto-boom! Now I've got two ideas in one. You guys tell me though. One, the other, or both.
Opinions greatly appreciated!!