Snapshots of Life
Ch 4: Reinforces
'I am so bored…' Kagome stared emptily at her two friends who felt just as if not more bored as her. What was even worse was that it was her fault and she couldn't even do anything about it. She had to be at work in thirty minutes and Kikyo wasn't exactly happy that Inuyasha had called to reschedule. That messed up Kikyo's daily plans for torture and Kagome was sure that ensured her extra.
"Damn I'm bored!" Sango screamed breaking the thick silence. Kagome figured she couldn't take it anymore because of the way she so angrily stated the obvious and the two heavy stares beaming at the back of her head.
"Kagome," Kagome rolled her eyes and let an exasperated sigh leave her mouth. She could feel it, a lecture "you can't keep letting Kikyo bully you like this!" Rin recited again what Sango had been telling her forever.
"I know Rin. I just"
"Apparently you don't know! Start off small! Nothing big, just get her to give you a day off or something. Ask Inuyasha to"
" Don't say his name to me, I already have to deal with him in about thirty minutes." she said acidly. Sango smirked finding her entertainment in Kagome's anger. Kagome touched her neck cautiously afraid that contact with that spot would set off a chain of unwanted feelings and memories within her. Yesterday she convinced herself it pissed her off but today was something totally different. The seduction he laid thick on her had found a way under her skin and would bubble to the surface whenever she thought about him. She wished she could get out of the photo shoot with him; she wasn't really interested in going to prison for attempted murder…
Rin and Sango watched mildly entertained as Kagome's cheeks experimented with new types of red and her face skipped through every emotion known to man. They still weren't satisfied though they needed action!
"You bastard!" Kagome's mind vacation was cut short as an enraged female voice pierced through her thoughts. She looked to Sango and Rin for answers they did not have. Their faces held as much bewilderment as hers.
"How could you!" The female voice raged again.
"Wait baby I…" A male voice said.
"Don't call me baby! Those kinds of pet names are reserved for boyfriends." She said so low and dangerous they barely could hear her. Sango cocked an eyebrow opening the front door letting the sounds of the battling voices fill the apartment.
"Guys, we shouldn't be eavesdropping." Kagome felt it was her duty as a moral upstanding citizen to respect the privacy of this girl and her…friend and for her to make her friends do the same. Try indeed, her friends weren't paying attention. Oh well, she tried. She too ogled at the escalating argument.
"So, what are you saying?" A handsome man with dirty brown hair and brown eyes smiled carelessly letting her fury roll off his back. Kagome had come to know this type of man in her short dating experience. He was the type of man who was always able to draw you back in with his smile. He could rekindle all the love you locked away to protect yourself and make you happy on your worst days when he loved you back but when he didn't he made you hurt…
"Oh, so not only are you a cheater but now you're slow! We're over!" Her jade green eyes glinted unnaturally the specs of silver breaking her illusion and showing how much she truly hurt. Her face on the other hand was etched with rage and her harsh words were filled with it. Her light steel gray hair that had formally been in a loose bun, tumbled down gracefully to the backs of her knees as her black chopsticks hit the floor. Her hair though steel gray was no ways old looking but beautiful and exotic. Gauze covered her forearm arm. She wore a black shirt with a skull on it that showed her navel, rips showed creamy flesh above her breast, tight black hip hugger jeans, and black and gray converse heels that matched the colors of her shirt.
"Hip-Hop meets punk rocker I likey." Kagome elbowed Sango, if they were going to ease drop they could at least do it right.
"You don't mean that." He cooed softly in her ear pulling her into a straightjacket hug. Leaning into him she relaxed in memories when his touch didn't pain her and for a split second she looked content but only for a split second.
"No I mean it and I mean this too. I want you out." She smirked sad and villainous pulling back from his hug slyly. He explored her eyes for something that betrayed her words something that insured him in her mind but found nothing.
"He looks like he really loves her…" Rin said consumed in eavesdropping. Sango glared at the man like she was the one being betrayed.
"If he loved her he wouldn't have cheated on her!" she snapped in a soft murmur.
"Geeze don't bite my head off I didn't cheat on her!" Rin whispered back.
"Sssh." Kagome looked at the two. It was bad enough they were eavesdropping they didn't have to start commenting like her life was some sort of sports cast.
His face contorted out of love into resentment and his hands dropped from her shoulders. Sango was right he didn't love her.
"…Where am I supposed to go?" he said in a low piqued voice.
"I don't care, a hotel, a park bench, that slut's house you cheated on me with! I don't care just leave." The end of her sentence was exhausted and weary. He rested his head on her shoulder and drew a long heave finger down her arm fully succeeding in pissing her off.
"Akira…its over, get out…GET OUT!" Her screaming went through one ear and out the other. His grin widened and he aimed for her lips a look of lust in his eyes. She easily dodged leaving him flailing slightly and surprised.
"Fine, you don't want to leave? I can't make you but I'm sure Gin can." As if her words dealt some sort of blow he had to ward off he held his hands up in defense backing up. Kagome didn't know who this Gin person was but she must have been strong to make Akira so afraid. The girl stuck her middle and index fingers in her mouth letting a piercing whistle rang out.
"Is that a wolf?…" a white dog resembling a wolf with black paws walked from they're apartment. Its fangs were bared and deep tremors of growls erupted from its chest as it took unnerving stiff steps toward him.
"G-Gin I-its me girl d-down." His voice cracked and he lost his composure. Hearing no word from her master the dog roared in anticipation licking its sharp white teeth, its tail wagging excitedly. She nodded, that's all it took and Gin was off. Akira feet pumped harder and harder as the dog's hungry snaps came closer to his pant leg. He flew down the steps withdemon-like speed. Gin stopped and watched him flee down the steps then trotted satisfied back to her master.
She knelt smiling half-heartedly and rubbed the tuft of ashen fur surrounding her neck, her dog stared through her smile and whimpered licking her hand.
"He cheated on me Ginny. In our bed. Damn now I have to burn the sheets…he could have at least waited until…my brother…" Her eyes became opaque and she looked for a moment as if she would cry. She touched her guaze covered arm.They wanted to say something to make her feel better to make her not hurt so much but it would be a futile mission. They approached her slowly looks of pity on their faces.
Gin's head snapped to the side and she growled again showing off her white teeth. They jumped back alarmed as the dog ran angrily into the apartment again her master following her.
"What's up?"
"I don't know but"
"Sakiya! Sakiya!" Akira's voice bellowed from outside.
"The balcony!" They said in unison running into Kagome and Sango's apartment and onto the balcony. The made it just in time to see the show.
"What the hell do you want?" She shouted her voice now indifferent against him showing no proof of their former relationship what so ever. Her time of frailness was over or at least seemed to be.
Akira looked at the ground as if his reason for still being there was going to suddenly spring from the concrete and make her love him again.
"I um…What about…what about my stuff yeah. What about my stuff." He applauded his quick thinking.
"You want your shit? You can have it." She shrugged indifferently and went inside. She emerged again with an arm full of things and with no second thought let it rain down to him. Shirts, socks, pants, shoes, underwear, and other clothes fluttered to the ground to her shocked and embarrassed ex-boyfriend. She smirked as the girls laughed and a horrified look crossed Akira's face. She went back in for more stuff laughing insanely.
"No S-Sakiya don't, don't do that!"
Crash
A guitar crashed into thousands of splintered wood pieces followed by an amplifier, drums, and a slew of colorful words.
"I thought you wanted your shit back?" She smirked looking at his enflamed face.
"I'll be back bitch!" The girl seethed and leaned over the rail her body adding to the effect of the hideous glare she sent him that no doubt everyone in the building could feel.
"I'll be waiting." She flipped him off as he retreated. The three prayed that she could not hear their laughter. She looked at her watched and cursed.
"Damn, now I'm late for my new job!" She ran off her balcony and was gone before the girls had a chance to say anything, and so was Kagome.
"Damn it!"
"What! Kagome?" They called after her.
"I'm late too." she took off in a sprint to the way to the car.
"Don't forget we're coming to meet you today!" She waved her response on her way to the car.
Real Life Studios
Kagome paced back and forth ringing her hands in anxiety. She had thought she might of caught a break as a cop pulled her over for speeding and had let her go with one look at her pretty, stressed face, and she had made it on time. Everything seemed in order but as she sat down assembling her mind free of stress and in rare good sprits she forgot the most important part of her job…where were the models!
The wringing of her hands became more and more violent as she now racked her delicate hands in rage. Didn't she have enough to do? She had to prepare the set, assemble her cameras, and possibly apply make-up to some demon's face! What was it with demons! Did they think they were too good to make to their appointments on time! What was she supposed to do take all of this in stride and kiss whoever's ass that walked through that door!
Her hands flexed in anger as she searched for anything to ease the oncoming migraine pounding its way into her head. She still had to deal with Inuyasha, and Kami knows he alone was enough to avalanche her headache.
"Who was I kidding yesterday? I do need help." She said in the voice of a broken prayer. She did need help she was just one mortal girl. She felt as if she wouldn't be able to bluff tough in front of Kikyo for much longer. If only she had some sort of help, some sort of reinforcement…
"Hello?" Kagome head shot up from its hung over self-pitting state as she heard a female voice and soft footsteps.
"Is anyone there… I knew I should have gone straight to that bitch's office instead of coming straight here I" the girl gasped as Kagome's renewed person stepped in front of her, not from shock but from recognition. She stared at the skull shirt for a while unsure of what to say. The girl stuck out her hand smiling a genuinely friendly smile. Kagome took her hand shocked that she wasn't pissed.
"I'm"
"Sakiya, I kinda heard from your um…I'm really sorry for eavesdropping I just…uh." Sakiya shook her steel gray head and laughed. Despite her laughter Kagome still wasn't sure the skull on her shirt seemed to be louder than the girl's carefree laughter.
"It was out in the open, I would have listened too…It was quite a show." Her voice got distant and her cheeriness dissipated.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to remind you of…I just…men are dogs." Kagome said glad that she had claimed Sakiya's attention before her thought's drug her down some road she would not be able to come back from.
"So how exactly are you? A-are you okay?" Kagome asked cautiously trying to steer around the question like unavoidable pot holes.
Her heart churned in pain and her mind cried out 'He hurt me…' but her face remained happy her lips taking on the slight characteristics of a dry smirk.
"I'm fine if he wants to throw away a two year relationship he can. Besides it's not me who's in pain it's him. Did you see his face when I threw his guitar off the balcony?" she giggled along with Kagome as scenes of his face flashed back into their mind.
"Wow you're amazingly strong… two years is a long time. I don't know how you do it." She stared at Sakiya admiring her strength and dedication to herself. Why couldn't she have strength like that? She brushed off their broken relationship like it was nothing.
She smiled taking a seat next to Kagome. She didn't want to bury Kagome in her problems there were just too many… besides it was safer not to think about it at all and Kagome would be the thing that made sure that she didn't.
"It's not easy. You know? He sure did get over me quickly though…I thought…I don't know, I" she stumbled around the words foreign in her mouth afraid they would sound weird out loud.
"Thought he would be different?" Kagome said her mind wondering. Though they had just met she felt she was not alone, that she wasn't the only one that had given her heart to the wrong one…
Silence took the two girl's over as they connected more than they ever would with announcing how hurt men could make them feel sometimes.
"…So what brings you by?"
"Well I am the new Set designer/ Body Artist. From the way it sounded when I first came in you could use one."
Kagome let her hug speak her relief. Usually Sakiya would find this weird, but what the hell she needed a hug today.
"So I guess you've been having a hard time huh?" She grinned. She didn't know the half of it…or maybe she did just in a different form, Sakiya's morning hadn't gone that well either it seemed selfish to just dump all her frustrations on her like that. Despite her inward voice of reason she still spilled her guts to the girl like a geyser of problems and didn't stop until all the breath in her had evacuated her lungs in the form of words.
Sakiya's nose crinkled in disgust at the mention of Kikyo's name and she growled slightly. They had found common ground the very first moment they met and she knew they would probably be good friends. She had found her reinforcement, her Kikyo hating reinforcement.
"I don't like her; she said my work was okay. That bitch doesn't know anything about any of my works." She seethed "The only reason the bitch hired me was because I have an attitude problem. I bet she's never really worked a day in her life. She thought I would finally push you over the edge and make you quit. You know what Kagome I think she used me. I'm flattered." She smirked.
"I'll show her just how wonderful my attitude can be." Kagome could feel the evil gears in her head working in harmony to come up with a plan.
"You better not try anything she's pink slip happy."
"Really? Too bad for her because I work for you."
"For me…" It took a moment before it clicked in her brain and she realized that this girl had brought some sort of control in her life. She smiled mischievously. Something had just changed in these few minutes she didn't know what but she was satisfied with it what ever it was.
Sakiya looked around the room perplexed by the emptiness of it. Was she missing something or should this place be busier? Kagome sensed her restless mind and turned to look at her breaking away from her trance.
"Kagome, shouldn't there be?"
"Models?" She snapped.
"Yeah those too but I was going to say equipment. You know cameras and lights and stuff." She counted off things she had seen in her short career.
Normally Sakiya would have found the look on Kagome's face comical but it proved to be unhealthy looking instead of funny. Her gaze became stressed and spasmodic as she suddenly became inflicted with a burst of energy.
"DamnitIforgotthestuffinthecar!Whatthehelliswrongwithmeandthedamnmodelswillbehereinaminute!I" Sakiya covered her mouth standing in silence for a minute deciphering the rushed gibberish that had just tumbled out of her mouth.
"Okay, First off the only thing that is wrong with you is that you are a spaz. Now this is the plan go outside and get your shit and I'll stall if anybody comes. Okay?" Kagome nodded taking off in a sprint out the door hollering a thanks.
Sakiya was startled by the silence in the room. She cursed in her mind wondering when exactly she had started avoiding silence.
'Maybe when my thoughts threatened to kill me…' she thought bitterly thinking of her life as of now. She had let him in. He had somehow pulled off the amazing feat of getting in close to her heart. She felt like a fool for falling in love with a bastard like that, a helpless fool. He had promised to always be there, he had promised to help her through this damnit! She touched her bandaged arm sorrow creeping into her.
Why did he have to leave her like that? Kami she still needed him, she would always need him. She was fine with him being the anchor to her strength but now that he was gone she had turned to her boyfriend for that support and had ended up hurt in the process.
She growled mentally as she felt hot tears nearing the brim of her eyes. She wouldn't let them fall he didn't deserve them. Besides, why should she give them to that bastard when she couldn't even give them to him?
'Get over it Saki, it's his loss. Focus on your new job.' She psyched herself up focusing on the many things she could do to the huge room in the future. To day all she would need to do was put up white sheet for the background of the model's pictures, it was simple yet elegant enough to keep the pictures looking tasteful. Besides if that wasn't enough to satisfy the class of the picture the black custom made motorcycle with silver flames and the name Kouga spray painted on it would be enough.
She walked to the motorcycle running her hand over the cold steel of the bike mired in the beautiful. On the opposite side of the name Kouga was a small painting of a life-like wolf with icy blue eyes baying to a realistic moon. If a wolf were to howl right now she would swear it was coming from the bike. She was always one to admire artwork of any kind whether it is graffiti, a painting, a drawing, or the paint job of a motorcycle.
'Cool…'
Footsteps knocked her out of her creative stupor as she turned around wanting so badly to ignore whoever it was interrupting her thoughts. She looked at the man approaching her and loathe began to fill her heart as she stood watching him advance.
A short greasy man smacking gum wearing a bellhop's outfit sauntered to her dragging what looked like photo equipment on a cart with one hand and a clipboard with the other. Sakiya's face scrunched in discomfort as she covered her face with her hand hoping to block out the unpleasant odor of cheap cologne.
He looked at the clipboard unbothered by her presence sucking the gum in making loud annoying clicking noises. She glared at him asking herself would punching him be the smart thing to do as she waited for him to acknowledge her.
'Stupid, smelly, rude bastard!' her thoughts raged. His head snapped up as if he could hear her thoughts and a grin crossed his face. She didn't know if it was a premonition or just a hunch but something told her that this man would not leave her presence unscathed. Her fist tingled with the pain it would get to inflict.
Kouga's Pint of View
My nose is on fire as I enter the large photography room. What the hell is that smell, I have no idea but I am sure I'm a bout to find out when I see a grungy man with his stubby hand clamped down on a cart behind him.
His beady little eyes light up and a twisted smirk crosses his face in keen interest. I can't really see what it is he's smirking at but I can smell her. Her aromatic scent is the only leeway to his foul cologne. I can hear growls of discontent from her as I get closer. Her face erupts in a scowl and she glares her beautiful jade and silver eyes at him. I don't know if she was trying to be cute when she did that, but if she wasn't she failed miserably.
He drools down the front of his shirt oblivious to her loathsome stare at him. I don't blame him for his reaction toward her. She's fucking hot. Her body is curvaceous and delicious, and those tight jeans aren't helping. I can only imagine how he would act if she had of been wearing a skirt, or how I would be acting if she had worn a skirt.
She finally snaps him out of his stupor. He sets the clipboard down and shows off his crooked teeth in a jaw breaking smile.
"Hey baby!" He catcalled to her sending her into another fit of growls. I feel the corners of my mouth turn upward into a grin. It'll be very entertaining to see how all of this works out. Feisty and Sexy that's a dangerous combination I lick my lips as I feel that all too familiar pressure below my belt.
"Can I help you?" She asks holding back anger. She purses her beautiful luscious lips in annoyance. Wow, I'm really getting off on this, on her hmmm…interesting.
"You already have." He half moans looking her up and down stopping at the rips in her punisher shirt showing off the tops of her breast. That shirt should be against the law. What a sad excuse for a man. I stifle a laugh at the look of nausea she gives him.
'Oh gross, I think he just had sex… I bet that was his fastest time yet.' She smirks evilly before glaring her thoughts into words. By the look of it angry, bent on destruction words.
"Do you mind not doing that? Look, are you here for a reason or should I call security?" She asked anger filtering into her words like dye in water.
'Or break that clipboard over your head.' Her foot begins to tap in annoyance as she crosses her arms.
"Actually I am here for a reason, and I think you know why." He advanced on her taking her hand. She stared at their hands in disgust and seethed as his hold became tighter.
"Yes I know why and as soon as you hand me the clipboard you can be on your way."
'You slimy bastard.' She lets her face slip into another cute scowl of pure hatred.
"Guess again sexy." He began to back her up into a wall. For a while I wonder why he isn't dead yet then I see it. Her point of concentration. She was hiding it so well, but I can see all of her anger. It's welled up inside her quivering fist and she's trying her damnedest to keep it in.
"Look can you give me the damn clipboard so that I can sign it and you can leave?" She reaches for it but is snagged as he grabs her arm roughly and pulls her to him. I choke down a growl in my chest. Who was he to force himself on her like that? She needed a real man.
"Exactly, so give me your phone number and you can have the clipboard or," he licks his lips checking her out again "you can give me a down payment." She snatches the clipboard and smiles a sweet smile only making her even sexier. Putting her hand on his which is clamped down on her arm making an ever growing bruise she whispers in his ear "A down payment huh?" swallowing hard he nods caught up in the rapture of her.
Before I can even register what happened the man's arm is behind him and he is on his knees his face red.
"Touch me again and your ass will be receiving a down payment from my foot. Got that you fucking pig?" She says so low and dangerous that I can barely hear her dark words over that weakling's whimper of a cracked yes.
I smirk as he quickly unloads the cameras and runs out of there like a bat out of hell, his cart behind him.
She doesn't notice me standing there. But I more than notice her. Now that the greasy bellhop is gone I get even more lost in her beauty. White heat ripples off her skin as she raves about somebody named Akira and how that guy is just like him. Must be an old boyfriend, he'll be out of her mind soon enough.
I like what I see. What I like I get whether it be a new car or this feisty vixen standing before me looking me in the eyes prepared to take me on. But I have news for her she won't win this battle.
End Kouga's Pint of View
Sakiya glared into the eyes of the now captivated Kouga who was smiling charmingly and walking over to her.
'Today is not my day. Not another bellhop.' she let out a soundless sigh and repaired her already foul mood. She looked at him head from toe and realized this man was no bellhop. She was sure she had seen him before; he must have been a model. He wore baggy leather pants a long sleeveless shirt that came a little above his thighs and was black from his shoulder to his mid-chest then white then black again, and black shoes. He defiantly wasn't a bellhop.
It seemed like hours before he finally made it to her and when he did she wished he hadn't. His electric blue eyes surged into her leaving her without anything smart to say.
His fanged smile meant especially for her went unnoticed as she refused to look him in his eyes. She looked past him staring into something that he was determined to bring her back from.
"Hi, I'm Kouga Yukio." He took her hand stealing her from her thoughts and face first into glare at their hands. It was safe to say she didn't want to be touched. This chick really had an attitude problem. He liked that.
'Your motorcycle huh?'
"You must be a model." She said remembering her little agreement with Kagome and letting the glare leave her eyes in search of something a little more friendlily. She offered him a sweet smile though fake still better than the one she gave the bellhop before she turned his arm into a pretzel.
"You must be one also." He said admiring the softness of her skin wondering if all her body was soft. He smirked inwardly when her scent spiked in anger.
'Oh please, spare me.' She thought wondering exactly why this was the second time today that she could not remove her hand from some dog's paw.
"Your photographer Kagome Higurashi will be here soon." She said completely ignoring his compliment/pick up line. Did he think she was going to get away from him by just ignoring him? Two could play that game.
"I didn't get your name." Her glare had returned with a vengeance. She pulled at his hand that was still latched to hers.
"I didn't give it." He smirked unable to hold it in and she growled unable to hold it in. She questioned if she could get away with slapping him without getting fired.
"Can you let my hand go?" She asked and was surprised when he actually did and even more surprised when she heard the relieved voice of Kagome.
Kouga turned to her and smiled taking her outstretched hand. "You must be Kouga Yukio." She smiled letting go of his hand.
'Oh but you let her hand go.' Sakiya thought bitterly.
"And you must be Kagome Higurashi the photographer, which is hard to believe." He smirked at the blushing Kagome. Kagome fought to keep her attention on Kouga who was dishing out compliments like candy instead of Sakiya who was waving her hands behind his back mouthing 'I hate him!'
Kagome turned her attention to Sakiya thanking her. Sakiya nodded saying "Really it was no problem."
"Here, this is for the tip." Kagome held two dollars up to Sakiya's face.
"Tip?"
"Yeah I told him you'd tip him for taking my stuff up. You did tip him right?"
"Oh, yeah…I tipped him really good. You know what keep your money I won't go broke from 2 dollars." Kagome looked at Kouga and Sakiya weirdly when they began to chuckle under their breaths feeling like someone had told a joke and she had missed it.
'Yeah she tipped him all right.' Kouga shot Sakiya smirk who in turned shot him one right back.
"Alright then," she took one more look at the laughing pair deciding she didn't want to know what was so funny; it would probably give her an ulcer anyways.
"Ready?" He nodded. She held the camera up to her eye waiting for him to strike a pose that caught his personality. She pulled the camera back down and smiled walking to him. He stared at her confused to why she didn't take at least one of his poses. Sakiya watched as the Kagome she had just met today melted away into a whole new Kagome not limited by rules or a certain bitch whose name left a nasty taste in her mouth.
Putting the camera around her neck she kneeled in front of him gaining his attention. His blue eyes filled with curiosity as he asked her in an unsure voice "You didn't like any of my poses?"
"No it's not that. Your poses were sexy. I just want to…I think that… Okay just listen to me okay?" He nodded. She removed his long banes from his face and his ponytail from his shoulder and put it behind him. With a soft touch to his chin she raised his face up shedding more light on his darkened features then sighing backed up.
"Okay ready?" she asked in a slightly muffled voice as she applied the hair clip in her mouth to her messy bun.
"Yeah." Kouga nodded trusting her despite the fact that he wasn't familiar with her work.
"Alright imagine this."
'Imagine?'
"You're riding on the motorcycle you just stole," Kouga smirked gripping the handles making his tattooed arm flex and finding himself lost in the vision Kagome was creating for him. He waited patiently for her to speak again her pacing going unnoticed by him.
"After riding for a while you come to your first red light and as you stop you realized that the two cars at the light with you are cops. Being the pricks they are they wait for you to flinch under their power but despite the fact that the tags on the bike are not yours, you couldn't care less and that pisses them off." Kagome and Sakiya smiled at the cute slight grin that crossed his face and the humor in his cobalt eyes.
'Wow.' Sakiya took a seat trying to map out Kagome's thoughts but found herself going in circles. This was defiantly different. In all her time that she had spent with photographers she had never seen anyone use this kind of method before.
Snap
Putting the camera down she continues the mental picture.
"Good good, now part 2. You're riding down the street and a black convertible pulls up beside you and in the drivers seat is a beautiful woman with a look on her face like she is the baddest girl in the world and she is not one to be had. You knowing you can have anybody you want, sends her the sexiest look you can muster, but not just any look this look is a look that could make a nun fall in love with you. Kouga give it to me. Give me the look." As if the look is something physical that can be captured Kouga's eye lids are lowered a bit like he is in a semi conscious state and the look on his face is sultry, he had succeeded on making the sexiest pose in the world and he didn't even have to show any skin. He doesn't smile or frown as he braces his legs on the sides of the motor cycle, his wrists are resting over the handles, and his hands are dangling.
'Damn I'm good and all in two takes.' She snaps the picture smiling at her sexy accomplishment.
'Damn she's good!' Sakiya smiled. Where had Kagome been hiding this more confident, take control version of herself? As long as no one could hear her she would admit that Kouga looked absolutely yummy. If she didn't hate the whole male race at the minute she would relish in the muse of jumping his bones. But she did and for the time being he was like every other man in the world.
Stepping off his bike he smiled at Kagome knowing that those were the best pictures he had ever posed in. Damn, this girl's aura when she took pictures was like no other. He could feel the difference in her as soon as she started adjusting his features to fit her idea of how he should look in the pictures. Taking her hand he shook it staring into her eyes.
"You are amazing." He kissed the back of her hand sending her face turning away in heat.
"I try." She smirked despite herself. She deserved to congratulate herself.
"Yeah Kagome those pictures were hot. Hell he was hot." Sakiya kicked herself mentally immediately regretting her accidental compliment. His glance skidded toward her just as she stopped and smirked. What the hell was his problem! Sakiya rolled her eyes walking to the door labeled make-up tired of his presence (sounds like someone we know who will hopefully be in the next chapter eh?).
He watched her go fighting the urge to follow. Kagome looked after and laughed nervously waving his attention toward her.
"She's having a really, really bad day." She jumped when she slammed the door behind her. Maybe Sakiya wasn't as over her break-up as she said she was.
"It's okay." He smiled a genuine smile actually meaning it. He'd make her forget all about whomever this guy was that she was mad at. 'I'll let you go for now.'
"I was having a bad day too until I saw you." Kagome's back stiffened and her hands flexed tensely as a smooth voice floated between their conversation and she touched the phantom spot on her neck. Her eye twitched ever so slightly at the voice that said "Hey babe." That's all it took a simple hey babe to send her hand creeping up to that cursed spot on her neck. She quickly pulled her hand down and turned to face Kami's gift to the earth himself Inuyasha.
"You're late." She strained her response tightly letting her glare let him know she wasn't playing.
"I understand if you couldn't wait I couldn't either." He grinned approaching her. Kouga smirked with a light of recognition in his eyes. This day just kept getting better and better.
Inuyasha prowled towards her angry form pressing his body against hers. She bristled at his touch feeling butterflies butt at her stomach but it only made her angrier. She didn't want to like anything he did to her, especially when she had so clearly told him no yesterday. She didn't need another ruler in her life whether it is personal or business.
His white ear swiveled towards the rude snort of Kouga. 'I knew I smelled something.' Letting her go he turned to him letting loose a long throaty growl. Either Inuyasha didn't like this guy or he had something stuck in his throat the size of a Buick. Kouga returned the growl a smirk bigger than InuYasha's surfacing to his lips.
"Kouga what the hell are you doing here?" His voice sounded somewhat friendly going right over Kagome's head.
"Dog-shit, sometimes he can be very slow. I'm the real reason Kagome's here with a camera." He bristled at the nick name that made Kagome erupt in giggles.
'Inuyasha has been dethroned as the cockiest man in the world. He has a bigger ego than Inuyasha.'
"Don't call me that Wimpy Wolf. Besides I'm sure if she wanted to take a picture of a bag of fleas like you she'd go to the local zoo." Kouga didn't take to kindly to that version of his name either.
"Hey, I call it when I smell it Dog Shit, anyways she must be here for me because she isn't at the ASPCA puppy." He growled tired of the little argument already. Inuyasha was just as tired and ready to show just how tired he was, all over Kouga's face. The friendliness was gone and they were now facing each other shooting insults back and forth.
" Inuyasha?" Kagome asked not wanting to clean up blood. He ignored her flexing his claws stepping in front of her defensively. This was bound to escalate into World War III demon style if she didn't do something.
"Bastard."
"Ass Dragger!"
"Guys?" Kagome sweat dropped. 'Are they friends or enemies?'
"Punk ass wolf pup."
"You're one to talk you Scottish terrier!" Kouga's face erupted in anger as he cracked his knuckles.
"I bet this Terrier can kick your wimpy ass!" Inuyasha looked as if he going to bomb-rush Kouga that is until Kagome's angry ignored person jumped between them.
"What the hell is wrong with you two! You're acting like children! You would think you two would…" She sweat dropped seeing that no one was listening to her lecture. Kouga and Inuyasha were instead off in the corner talking like the best of friends.
'What the hell.' She looked at the two.
"Still got it after all this time I see." Inuyasha smirked slapping Kouga's back and laughing when he flinched under the pain of his heavy hit. Smirking back Kouga punched him in the arm laughing at Inuyasha's pain as his began to subside.
'Men are idiots.' Kagome thought bitterly.
"Yeah man it's been a while. I haven't seen you since…"
"High school!" Inuyasha growled out through the pain of his arm.
"So man what's up between you and Kagome? Is she like…you know?" InuYasha's grin grew and he smirked.
"No but I'm working' on it man." He said. Kagome growled unheard yet again. Why was it that her presence was no longer acknowledged in the room? Since when had she begun to let people decide things for her and what the hell gave him the confidence to talk about her on such an intimate level and leave her out of the conversation! Right in front of her! Her cheeks burned in embarrassment.
'Asshole,' she glared 'both of them.'
Kouga suddenly stopped his friendly chatting with Inuyasha feeling a dark aura hovering around them. They turned to stare into the burning eyes of an enraged Kagome. He already had to deal with Sakiya's attitude he didn't think he could handle the wraths of two women.
"Maybe I should go to the body artist now." He made a hasty escape leaving Inuyasha to deal with the wrath of Kagome.
"Maybe you should." She iced.
Sakiya's P.O.V.
Who the hell does that bastard think he is? I won't let anyone play games with me anymore, Akira was the last one damn it. I've been through too much to have my mind played with by this asshole.
Where the hell is that body paint remover? I look around the rather small room and see nothing. Something in my mind tells me not to do it, not to look up. Something tells me to just go outside and tell Kagome that I can't find the paint and that ass Kouga should just go until we can get some more, but I just have to look up.
I look up at the many rows and rows of shelves holding make-up products, perfumes, shampoo, and way at the top body paint remover.
Maybe I should quit. Yeah that's what I'll do. I'll quit and find a couple of dollars to scrounge up until I find a new less frustrating job. Apparently my body didn't get the memo as it involuntarily gets on top of the black marble top counter and on top of a stack of old magazines to reach the bottle on the very top shelf. You would think they would put a step ladder in here or something.
I can feel the tip of the bottle against my finger tips as grip it tightly in my hand smiling. I don't know where it came from the will to smile. I have nothing to smile about.
Slam
The door slams behind me scaring the hell out of me. Before I can find anything to grip or stable myself I feel my heel slip and the magazines under me peel away one by one and I flail backwards and close my eyes preparing myself mentally for the pain of the hard floor against my back and the heart attack this whole situation caused.
Ten minutes ten whole minutes past before my mind begins to question why it is that my back is not broken and I am not paralyzed because of the impact. My shocked senses slowly return to me as I am filled with the sensation of floating.
My body is levitating off the ground weightless and suspended. Or at least that's how it feels. I open my eyes seeing bronzed muscular arms cradling my body saving me from hitting the ground. I look into the electric blue eyes of my rescuer letting my eyes travel down his perfect body; his long dark brown pony tail is resting on my shoulder. His grip on me is tender and respectful of my female human body almost caring.
With a blush I reposition myself so that I don't feel his rock hard abs grind into my stomach or at least try. Those kinds of muscles are fabled .His grip on me is strong giving me stability I realize I haven't had in a while. All the more reason to reject it, I have to depend on myself for that kind of support now. He must spend his every waking moment in the gym. Though he is muscular he isn't over muscular and slightly slender, a perfect build.
What the hell am I doing? I hate the male race remember? Of all the people to look at, this ass model was not the one. 'Damn this.' I thought. Maybe being bitchy to Kouga will make the pain go away. I look down determined not to have him see the pain in my eyes.
His electric blue eyes look me over kindly checking for missed bruises. They soften considerably as his eyes come to rest on the bruise that fat slob left on my arm. Softly he traces the bluish blackish out line. I glare.I don't need his help. I would have been fine with out his strong muscled arms around me…
"Are you okay?"
"Fine." I snap a little ruder than I had intended to.
He looks down at me staring at I don't know what but it's pissing me off. Can't a man go one day with out checking some random girl he knows nothing about out? If he knew me he wouldn't want to check me out so closely…
End Sakiya's P.O.V.
Her exotic steel hair slips free from its confines wound around the black chopsticks and tumbled down her back over his arms. His arms rest at the nape of her back supporting her from what would have been a nasty fall. He stared into her eyes smirking inwardly at the silver storms of dissenter brewing in them. She was not one to be had was she?
'Her hair is really long…' He was temporarily stunned basking in the beauty of the girl in his arms.
Her eyes contorted in anger and her beautiful features twisted into a scowl as she tried to escape from his grip on her. With anger she realized he would not let her go in fact he had tightened his grip on her.
He had never seen any human quite like her before. She was so angry and was surrounded by barriers yet had salvaged her beauty in her bitterness which was a hard thing to do. Though beautiful he could tell she was smart and would not easily fall for him. She was comfortable here in his arms and he liked that, in fact he relished in it. It left hope and that was all he needed.
"Let me go." Her voice came out in a low growl of a command as his grin only gave her another reason to hate men.
"Why would I let something as beautiful as you go?" He asked still holding on to her wanting her to want him like he wanted her. That wasn't so much to ask was it?
"Because something as beautiful as me has a temper and might do something she'll regret if you don't." She growled out her cheeks remaining its same creamy color to his surprise. It was weird headstrong wasn't really his type, maybe for once he wanted someone that wasn't completely in love with him. She'd be his before the day was over.
"Arrg are you deaf!" She shouted struggling in his arms. Putting her hands on his shoulders she repelled backwards.
"Quit squirming around you won't get away." He lowered his rough voice letting his warm breath wash over her ear. Chills ran down her back at his command as she rested her fighting hands on his shoulders. She closed her eyes determined not to let him know that she was affected by the goose bumps bathing her skin. Looking in his eyes, she quirked an eyebrow waiting for him to speak again.
"Well beautiful how about we make a deal. You tell me your name and I'll let you go." He said in a coarse voice still in that whisper. She bristled. Why was she so intent on hating him? They had just met surely he wasn't that bad.
Inu & Kag
Kagome was trying her best to hold on to her fleeting anger. But not many girl's could resist the pout face of a hanyou it was even stronger than hers…damn. Well just because she wasn't as angry at him for talking about her while she was still in the room didn't mean she couldn't ignore him.
"Kagome." Silence. He stared at her back watching her busy arms as they assembled cameras. He walked to her smirking and resting his arms along side her arms attaching his hands to her wrist. His clawed hands moved in stride along her smaller ones. How long did she really think she could ignore his touch? Her body language told him forever but her flaming cheeks told a different story.
"Need help?" He crushed her body into the table feeling the muscles in her arm tense and her body temperature flame under him. So she wasn't talking to him? Her body was talking to him, and that's all he needed…or maybe not.
'Damn, maybe she's really mad.' His seductive movements halted as he began to drown on the dreaded silence.
"You're not talking to me baby?" Baby? She chocked on the nickname feeling it caught in her throat and coming back up as words but just as she was getting ready to tell him off, tell him just how he was really affecting her, his kisses, his touch, she saw a ding in superman's armor.
"Kagome?"
"Kagome, we were just playin. You're not going to ignore me forever are you? Come on Kag."
The more she stayed quite the more nervous he became. Though she could not see his eyes through those sunglasses she could practically hear his thoughts screaming for attention. InuYasha no matter how small this little secret was he could not stand being ignored and the silence it brought.
"…Kagome?" she wasn't seriously going to remain silent for the rest of the shoot was she? Scream at him, slap him, do something just don't stay silent…
Her mind reading was gone now as she ignored his mind's ranting and broke his embrace walking to the other end of the studio retrieving different lenses for the picture.
His ears repelled sideways on his head. He stared after her not registering what had happened. Had she just rejected him? Was she really that mad that she wouldn't talk to him anymore? What the hell? That was so stupid. Just because she was angry didn't mean she had to claim up and throw a fit!
Kagome could feel a familiar tiredness enter her. She did not want to sit through this. Torturing him like this would surly make his pictures that much harder to take.
Kagome felt her heart melt as she saw him sit on the window sill stuck in something she couldn't explain. The air of the open window blew softly playing with his long hair. The view was picture worthy…picture worthy duh! She walked slowly keeping him prisoner to his thoughts as not to disturb the peaceful scene. Why couldn't he be like this all the time? He was so…beautiful.
She looked into the almost perfect picture with earnest this would be her best one yet. Feeling her company with him once again he turned to her something in his eyes that she could feel wasn't meant for her. It was like subtle pain. His ears perked at her return and just as he began to open his mouth to apologize she put a finger to his lips.
"Ssshh." She touched his cheek stroking it as they became ever warmer. If she was surprised to see the blush on his face she didn't show it. Her hand began to travel to his ear gentle and soft moving back to his cheek despite his tender growl of a protest deep in his throat. He began to wonder why he never let girls touch his ears as serenity crossed his face.
'I thought I was doing this for his photo.' She thought letting her small fingers get lost in his soft hair.
His claws dug into the wood of the window inches deep sending splinters pushing out of the wood as he stared longingly at her. Was it normal for him to feel like this at such a simple gesture? His brows furrowed in thought.
Finally catching him off guard she removed his glasses from his closed eyes. She removed her hand as his eyes slowly crept up and the shutter of her camera caught his brilliant eyes of amber.
The wind blew his bangs over parts of his eyes like silver clouds trying to block out the setting sun. She snapped another picture smiling at the beauty. She snapped two more pictures awed by the way Inuyasha rode the rhythm of the camera with so little direction. It also helped that her subject had the face and body of a god.
"Perfect." She whispered stuck in a daze putting the camera on the table next to her. He grabbed her wrist pulling her to him. He stared at her with opaque lustful eyes. The effect was not the same as looking through the shutter of a camera. But no matter how much she wanted to dispel the feelings from her body, being in his arms wasn't that bad.
"I-Inuyasha?" his name was only a whisper from her lips but a roar in her mind. Why was he looking at her like that? He remained quiet reading the story in her eyes. Something was different this wasn't the same Inuyasha she had met only yesterday…was it? Nervousness hit her like a baseball bat. What was wrong with him?
"Inu" He looked so much taller now that he was so much closer and she could no longer ignore him.
"Perfect." He cut her off in his own low whisper running the back of a claw down her face. The rest of her body was numb at his touch except the electrified trail he left down her cheek
"Inuyasha…"
Kouga and Sakiya
She took his intimidating eyes head on looking for any reason that she shouldn't give her name to him. It wouldn't hurt to tell him that would it? He hadn't asked her for a kiss, just a name. She turned her head from him glaring at the bottle on the counter.
"Sakiya." She sighed as he released her with a smile and she grabbed the bottle and a cotton ball.
'Sakiya.' He let the name marinate in his mind liking it much better with the words and Kouga behind it.
"Now was that that hard?" he asked letting an annoying smile graced his lips.
'You have no idea.' She glared at him pouring the liquid onto the cotton ball.
A loud buzz emitted from the cell phone on her pants. With quick and furious hands she snatched the cell hone from its holder and let a hasty "Hello," roll off her tongue.
Her eyes filled with hate and she turned away from Kouga whispering into the receiver "What the hell do you want?" Kouga watched as she paused and forced herself to say "Don't ever call me again." And promptly hung up the phone on whoever it was that could cause her so much pain. He couldn't stand the hurt floating in the murky sea green of her eyes, a woman as beautiful as she didn't deserve to be hurt by someone who didn't deserve her.
Again the phone rang dancing across the counter in vibration mode. Ignoring it she motioned for a puzzled Kouga to sit in the seat next to her. The phone finally calmed down and the weight of ignoring it and Kouga's stare was lifted from her. Taking his arm she pawed at the beautiful imitation of a tribal tattoo on his left arm. Her eyes widen as she followed the pattern around his muscled arm.
Her touches became tenderer as the paint smeared slightly. His tail swished slightly creating a wind finding peace in her feathered touch. Her hands were soft on his skin and warm to the touch sending his mind whirling in pleasure.
"You…like it." He asked finally able to talk a light blush over his nose.
"Yeah it's beautiful I've never seen anything like it before."
"The guy I got to do it is a real tattoo artist. I wanted a real one but when demons get a tattoo it acts as a wound and heals leaving nothing but ink on top of the skin." He said feeling a need to defend his ability to take pain as a man.
"Are you sure you want me to remove it?" she asked holding back the smirk in her mind.
"Yeah." He said. Just as she finished the rest of the tattoo her phone danced off the table and onto the floor an annoying melody filling the air. Growling she picked up the phone answering with a rough "What!"
Kouga growled lowly within his chest at having to be ignored for her cell phone and by the look on her face he could tell the caller was an unwanted male which only mad his growl deeper and more profound.
"Fine Akira you bastard, you don't have to stop calling my cell phone." She hung up the phone tossing it into the trash finishing the rest of Kouga's tattoo.
'I needed a new phone anyways.'
The tension in the air was thick and uncomfortable and so was the surly scowl on Sakiya face. He cleared his throat watching her throw away the now black cotton swab.
"Old boyfriend?" He asked not expecting her to explode all over him. Standing up with inhuman alacrity she glared down at him.
"None of your damn business." She snapped heading for the door not caring how much he probably thought she was on her period right now. Before she could get her hand on the door knob Kouga was in front of her smirking down on her irate form.
"Move…Wolf. "She seethed out with hidden venom she hoped he would find and just get the hell out of the way. She was trying to be nice.
'He obviously isn't getting it.' She thought as he backed her up in yet another tight spot with his body pressed into hers.
"You're cute when you're angry." He said as if this was a well known fact and she should know that he wouldn't take her resentment to him seriously.
"You're annoying when I'm angry." Her opened palm swatted the air for his face leaving her flailing and embarrassed. Capturing her around her waist he smirked pulling her close again.
"So otherwise I'm not?" He asked twisting her words only making her angrier. She glared at him wondering could she get any angrier. He grabbed the hand she used to try to hurt him with and she knew she could get angrier, much angrier.
"How about a date?" He asked. She looked up searching his face for humor. He wasn't serious was he? A date! Those fumes from the paint remover must have gotten to his already small brain if he thought she'd go on a date with a jerk like him. Smiling sweetly she freed her hand and placed her hands on his face softly.
"A date?" He smirked not finding her newly friendly attitude weird but normal. Of course she wouldn't pass up a date with him.
Planting her hands firmly on his shoulders, forcing all of the strength of her leg into her knee she thrust it into his crotch feeling anger fly away from her at his doubled over form.
Kneeling beside his folded up body she smirked and said "Sorry not interested, but thanks for moving from in front of the door." Feeling happy for the first time today she walked out smiling leaving Kouga crumpled up on the floor in pain.
"Shit." He moaned out.
Inuyasha and Kagome
Pulling back from the embrace a bit in spite of her body's protest he looked into her heavy eyes loving the effect he could have on her. She had the eyes of a dreamer and he loved them when they were focused on him in such heated passion. He wanted to tease her like she had done him. She was in so deep. Nothing could pull her out of this stupor that was Inuyasha.
Kagome's mind finally came back to her along with the feeling in her body. She looked the hanyou in the eyes trying to remember how the hell they had got to this point, so damn close. She could feel his breath on her neck. Oh no, there was not going to be a repeat of what happened yesterday, she wouldn't allow it. Taking that little bit of determination her dreamy eyed state turned into a glare.
"You want me to stop?" Her cheeks began to flame as his eyes lowered and his mouth pulled into a sexy grin and he ran his claws down the sides of her arms.
"No, I'm just glaring at you because it's fun." She put emphasis on the last word hinting at her painfully obvious sarcasm.
"Are you sure?" His mouth hovered dangerously close to her ear and his claws began to leave ticklish trails down her back as he fulfilled the top of his lust and crushed her body into his.
"I" he was going to fast. He was trying to enjoy himself and tease her in the process but he was getting way to much pleasure from her touch, it surprised him.
"Damn it bitch…make up your mind." He growled out through pleasure not intending to say that out loud.
If looks could kill…
"Kagome I didn't mean to say that i-it slipped out!" He stuttered not knowing what to say to the look on her face. Her cheeks were red with anger and her hand and eye twitched just like it had yesterday before she slapped him. That was one word you never called Kagome Higurashi.
Smack
He held his flaming cheek and Kagome rather painfully escaped from his arms glaring at him through hurt. She didn't know why it hurt when he said it it's not like she really cared what the hell he thought of her…right? She crossed her arms jumping when the door slammed yet again this time Sakiya looking happier than she did than the first time she slammed the door. She looked past Kagome her face breaking out into a huge smile.
'A fan of Inuyasha's? Funny she didn't strike me as the type to like a jerk.' She thought bitterly watching Sakiya run to him like she had known him forever.
"Dog Face!" She said in a voice that was almost a squeal. He looked up dropping his hand from his red cheek. Squinting a bit he opened his eyes and let out a grin but not like the one's he gave her this one was friendly and sweet. He smiled at her taking her into his arms slightly lifting her off the ground and growling playfully in her ear "Sakiya."
'Is there anyone he doesn't know! Well at least I can tell that these two are friends.' She thought watching them. Kagome smiled. It was good to see her smile because today hadn't exactly been a good day for Sakiya.
"Inuyasha! I haven't seen you in forever!" Sakiya said. Just as quickly as her smile had come it had gone and she punched him in the arm satisfied with the frog she gave him.
"Oww, shit the hell was that for?" He said massaging the muscle in his arm.
"I've called you only about a million times; I guess it's true what they say about famous people." She turned away from him, sending Inuyasha searching for something to say.
"And I returned your calls! Every time I called that bastard you call a boyfriend would pick up the phone. I should kick his ass for not giving you the messages." He growled. He flinched when she raised her hand up to run her hands through her hair usually she hit him for talking about her sorry excuse for a boyfriend, she looked at the ground hurt filling her eyes her happiness crumbling beneath her.
"What?" he asked lifting her chin up starring worry into her with those inquisitive liquid gold eyes. Kagome frowned putting a hand on her back. He looked to Kagome who had a look of pity on her face. Now more than ever he wanted to know what could make his little sister look like this (For those of you who are wondering they are just child hood friends).
"I don't have a boyfriend anymore the prick cheated on me." He growled looking at the hurt on her face.
"Want me to kick his ass?" He asked totally serious. Kagome giggled, that was just like a guy to try and solve a problem with violence.
"No don't do that." She shook her head.
"I bet he didn't walk out of your relationship unscathed." Inuyasha smirked as her face became trapped in a proud grin and Kagome began to laugh visions of his stuff falling from the third floor playing in her head.
"Damn right! I fucked all his shit up. I dropped it from the second floor." She smirked. Inuyasha laughed along with Kagome, there's the Sakiya he knew!
Kagome's laughing was cut short as her cell phone began to ring. Picking it she pressed it to her ear smiling when she heard the voice.
"Okay, Sango…Yeah I'm actually ready today! Alright, bye." Kagome hung her phone up putting her equipment in carrying cases.
"That was my friend Sango; you'll know her when you see her. She was one of the girl's helping me eavesdrop." She blushed still embarrassed.
"Say Sakiya."
"Hmm?" She turned to her taking one of Inuyasha's calling cards.
"We're going to grab something to eat…wanna come with?" She asked hoping she would say yes. She could always use another friend with an explosive attitude like Sango's; you could never have too many of those.
"I" The knob on the door began to turn slightly and a pained groan emitted from the room. "Sure let's go!" she shouted killing Kagome's growing curiosity and grabbing her hand dragging her to the door.
"Bye Inuyasha I'll call you. Come on Kagome!" Before Kagome could ask what the problem was they were out the door.
"What's the rush?" He asked himself after the girls left.
The creaking door finally opened and a stooped over Kouga stepped out his face oddly pale and sweaty. Limping to Inuyasha he looked into his laughing face.
"Dude, what the hell happened to you! You look like hell!"
"She won."
T.B.C.
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