Seijitsu Mangetsu
Chapter 2:
'The Day of'
By Tokyly
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any other characters, but I wish I did.
Yay! A new chapter!
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It was about nine-twenty seven, and Shippo was almost late. He looked up at the sign above the door.
In neon lights, it read: 'Pier's Café'
"Something's wrong about this, I think I've been here before" Shippo thought, as he walked through the door of the café.
He walked down a hall and turned left.
"Reservation?" a tall pale man, at least in his 40's asked.
"Laura's guest" Shippo answered.
"Ah, yes, Miss Laura, she's been waiting for you, seems you cut it pretty close" The man stated, leading Shippo around another corner, into a large dining room full of people.
Shippo was kind of surprised at the attire of the guests, a lot of them where all wearing similar clothing to his: A black suit with a white shirt underneath. The floor had nice velvet red carpet, and the walls where lined with abstract paintings, with a white ceiling high above, three giant chandeliers hanging from it.
They arrived at the other side after going threw the buffet room, and then Shippo heard his name.
"Shippo, you're a little late"
"It was kinda hard to find this place, why'd you choose it?" asked Shippo, sitting down as the man left their company.
Shippo looked at the girl known as Laura across the table. She was wearing a black satin dress that stopped just above her knees, and hugged her curves slightly.
"Oh, I have my reasons" she said, a little too slyly for Shippo's taste.
The waitress came over and they ordered their drinks and appetizer.
Some other people came into the room, but Shippo took no notice, he was listening to the orchestra on the stage playing while waiting for their food. A small breeze blew by, as someone opened the south side windows, and snapped Shippo back to reality.
"Shippo, why are you being so quiet?" Laura asked, looking slightly offensive.
"Just thinking" Shippo replied.
"About who?"
"Hm?" Shippo asked.
"About who?" she restated.
"Oh, no one, no one" Shippo answered.
Their food arrived and the sun started setting. It was around ten o'clock, and as it was almost spring, the sun was now setting later. The orchestra played a few more pieces while they finished their meals, and then Laura suddenly spoke up.
"Would you like to dance Shippo?" she asked, not giving him a choice as she was already grabbing Shippo's arm and bringing him to the dance floor.
A slow song had just ended, and a new one began as they stopped in the center. Shippo put one hand on her waist, another across her back, and she put hers across his shoulders.
The rhythm, or at least that is what Shippo thought, brought them across the dance floor until Laura stopped them.
She leaned over and closed her eyes, kissing Shippo on the spot.
Shippo froze.
Then he heard something else, and that something else made it a thousand times worse.
"Sh-Shipp-Shippo?" a voice stuttered beside them.
Shippo moved his face away from Laura and let go of her, all while stepping backwards. He looked over to the sound and saw four people in a group. The worst part was that he knew ever single one of them, and that something really bad had happened just now.
Then he saw the person at the front of the group: Rin, whose face was obscured within tears.
"R-Rin?" Shippo replied.
She suddenly ran out of the room sobbing, and everyone except Ayame going after her.
Shippo looked back at Laura, who wiped a smug look off her face, but not even close enough for Shippo to not see.
Then it all clicked in Shippo's head.
But before he could say anything Ayame spoke up.
"Shippo, what the fuck do you think you're doing, cheating on Rin?" She screamed.
"Cheating on Rin? We're not going out!" Shippo replied.
This took Ayame aback a little.
"Your not?" she asked surprised.
"Who gave you the idea that we were?" asked Shippo.
Ayame stood there for a second, trying to think up an excuse.
No such luck.
"Uh, no one, I just thought, uh, never mind" Ayame said, walking out the door where the others had just left.
Shippo stood there for a while absorbing it all until he noticed movement on the right side of his eye.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked, a very pissed look on his face.
"What do you mean Shippo?" Laura asked innocently, wickedness looming in her omniscient wide orbs.
Shippo walked off and left her standing, out the door before she could even say another word. He entered the main hall threw the buffet, and told the front man that he was leaving, and then strode out the door, knocking both open for the added effect.
"No sign of the girls" Shippo sighed, reaching into his pocket, but producing nothing from it. "Damn Miroku, taking all of em' . . ." Shippo sighed again.
He waved a taxi and left on a long journey for home.
Earlier That Day . . .
Rin opened Ayame's front door.
"Kagome!" she squealed, hugging Kagome.
The two girls headed towards Ayame's upstairs living room, but met Sango and Ayame halfway up.
"Guys! Mom's out! We can get out without any nagging as well!" Ayame squealed.
Apparently Ayame hadn't told them either.
"I told my mom I was going to be hear" Kagome said, "What if she calls?"
"Kagome, I already got that covered" Ayame said, "Made it to where the phone goes directly to my cell, no problem" Ayame said.
Kagome sighed. She'd been in this great house two minutes, and she already had to leave! Kami-sama must hate her or something.
She dropped her things in Ayame's room and headed back downstairs. Everyone had changed into new outfits, and had their bags in hand.
"Hurry up Kagome!" they all yelled.
"Ready! Lets go" Kagome replied.
Kagome locked the door behind her, and stepped out on the porch.
They all got in Sango's car, and pulled out onto the street leading to the main road.
"So where are we going?" Sango asked, realizing she was behind the wheal and had no idea where to turn.
"A café a 10th grade girl named Laura in my art aid class told me about" Rin replied, as she loomed out the window for a moment.
"Yeah, I figure we'll go somewhere to party after we eat" Ayame said, and the others nodded simultaneously.
It was a long car drive to the café. They listened to music or just looked out the window most of the time. The other cars seemed transparent, like the sunset was the only thing visable in this town. It filled the sky, and everything else seemed to just disappear.
After awhile they finally arrived, and got out of the car. Sango set the alarm, and they walked in.
The same man greeted them and led them to the back of the café. They ordered and ate slowly, it was still early; they could stay out all night if they wanted, after all, with this town, there was no darkness, just vibrant light illuminating until you hit the suburbs.
Then the music started.
That reminded all of them that they where going dancing tonight.
Well they where going to, that is until they heard the small whimpers as Rin started crying . . .
Shippo arrived home around eleven o'clock. The long drive home had given him a lot of time to think and comprehend what had happened at the café this night, and it had been all too easy to see Laura's intensions.
He lay down on his bed, still dressed in his formal wear, looking at the ceiling.
'Laura, that bitch, I thought she was just taking me out to dinner for me helping tutor her, but now I see she was trying to make Rin jealous, she probably told Rin to go there too' Shippo thought.
'A perfect plan too, got me good' Shippo sighed.
"Why does this stuff always happen to me?" he asked aloud, moaning and sighing at the same time.
"Rin, come on, it'll be alright," Ayame cooed softly to the sobbing Rin, who was lying on Ayame's bed, her tears soaking into the covers.
"If it makes you feel any better, Shippo told Laura off, he didn't kiss her back" Ayame said, although her attempts might have even saddened Rin even more.
Rin's sobs softened and she shuddered a little, and then sat up a little.
"It's not just that" She shuddered a little more.
"That little bitch!" Rin said, and then collapsed sobbing again, not even finishing her sentence.
Kagome, Sango, and Ayame stood open mouthed.
Rin cursed!
They rushed over and hugged Rin, trying to comfort her.
"Don't worry Rin, I'll use all my pranking and messing with people skills to help you get back at Laura for what she's done to you" Kagome promised.
Rin smiled slightly, at the offer, and because she was glad she had such good friends.
Shippo grabbed his cell phone and texted Miroku, before falling backwards onto his bed again, his vision a little blurry.
"Guess I messed up again huh?" Shippo asked absently, as if the walls would spring to life and talk to his weary self.
The phone rang.
"I'll let the machine get it" he thought, turning over and falling into a nice warm sleep.
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Hope you all liked that, get ready for chapter three when I get to it, lol.