Counting
A/N: Yes, no joke, this is one of my strangest stories I've ever written and yeah, sorry about the break, been busy like 12 times over. So, yeah… I hope I haven't offended anybody with this. I suppose it could be offending but I mean… I hope this doesn't seem religious because that's not my point, I just didn't want to write about genies and plus I was inspired by a book and Hercules. Please don't be offended, I don't mean to offend, I just love to write. Anyway… to me this story is more like a story that is like be careful what you wish for and what ultimate power drives a person to do. So it's a fantasy storyish
"To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day."
-Sir Winston Churchill
God, he could feel his strength withering, not that God had anything to do with it because it was his own stupid will that brought him here, brought him here to the brink of nothingness and brought him to the lowest of the low, stalking a child. He now understood how pedophiles felt.
Inuyasha leaned against a brick building, heaving as he felt his strength slowly start crashing down. Where was that fucking girl anyway? It was eight o'clock in the evening and she still hasn't come back from piano practice.
Inuyasha stared at the building that the girl was currently in, dumb bitch; she probably knew that he was waiting for her. She probably knew that he was to his breaking point and he was still ridiculously weak from that Jon Doe guy, or whatever his name was. He was so weak that his memory was leaving him, he didn't want to be a blubbering body of emotion and forgetfulness then he would have to go back to Hell….
It has only been a couple decades but it still felt like forever and the longer he tried to run the harder it was to go back. Ultimate power was nothing how it was supposed to be and having everything at—
There she was. Inuyasha smiled coyly, casually walking behind her as she reached the steps. He whistled lightly to himself as she hummed a sickeningly sweet song to herself. She was pretty all right looking, now that he thought about it, her problem was that she was too nice for her own good, nobody liked nice girls and as much guys say that they liked girls that they could take home to the mothers, they also liked convincing bitches that treated them with firm hands.
Now, he could understand why she didn't have many friends because girls were gossipy and loved to gossip, Kagome didn't love to gossip. In fact, she just kept to herself, which was understandable. It was a rough world out there, he knew that from first hand, and if she got involved with the—
What the fuck was up with him today? He felt like—he felt like he felt decades ago… he felt human.
I guess immortality isn't all that it is cracked up to be, Inuyasha mused to himself as he yelped tripping over a rock. Of course, after decades of being an indestructible immortal, he still was clumsy as hell.
"You!" She gasped, turning around, "What do you want?"
"Gauh!" Inuyasha stood up, "What do you think I want, dumb wench?"
"You want my soul!" A woman walking beside them gave Kagome a strange look before walking quickly, "It's true, he's the devil!"
"Crazy religious followers." The woman muttered.
"I'm not crazy! And I'm—"
"You might not want to be spreading around that I'm the Devil, girl."
"Why because you don't want your jig to be up? You don't want people to stop falling for your tricks, you dumb bastard."
"No, you dumb bitch, because people will think you're nuts and they will take you away because nobody believes in that, not even crazy religious followers. I'm a myth and that's a fact."
They started walking as the street lights began to flicker on. He sighed as a car flew by; he now understood why he stuck with guys. Guys didn't care who the hell he was, if he could grant them their every desire their fine but girls.. oh no, they gotta have a reason and gotta have logic behind the reason. Good grief, he swears, he never worked so hard in his life and this was including when he lived.
"So, you're not real? So, you told me that you're the Devil to scare me?" Kagome stared at him strangely, "You're crazy!"
"I am not crazy because I'm the Devil, good God!"
"If you're the Devil then why would you be yelling at God?"
"Because God and I are good friends, what do you think dumb ass?"
"I don't know! But you're not the Devil because you're crazy!" Kagome yelled.
"I am too, wench!"
"Am not!"
"Am too!"
"Am not!"
"This is so third grade!"
"Then prove it!" Kagome spat.
"Prove what that this is third grade? Because that was figurate speaking."
"No that you're the Devil!"
As she said that a strew of people walked by casting her a bizarre look before quickly crossing the street. This girl was never going to learn. If he learned anything in his few decades was that people didn't believe in things that they couldn't touch or that they were afraid of, things they can't explain is things that they don't believe in. He learned that the hard way.
"Really, because that's all I needed was a chance." Inuyasha tugged on her arm, "Come on, I gotta show you something."
"First of all, it's got to and even then, it's not correct and secondly, can't you just snap your fingers and we'll be there?"
"I say whatever I want, wench and no because people will think it's strange that we just magically appeared somewhere and then people will become suspicious and then I'll be sent back to Hell."
"Why's that?"
"Unbelievably, people like me have restrictions."
"By God."
"Think what you want, wench. We're here."
She glanced at the doorman, who was holding open the door with a smile upon her face before raising an eyebrow at him. She glanced back at Inuyasha who smiled charmingly before she groaned rolling her eyes. So, she wasn't too impressed, fine by him, if everything went as planned, he would get her to make a wish and make him stronger or at least stop being a walking, talking broadcast of love and emotion and feelings.
"What's this?"
"What do you think it is? It's the Lily, the best restaurant in Tokyo."
Kagome groaned, "I know that but why bring me here?"
"Why not and Kagome, it's really rude to keep stand here while this kind man is trying to usher us in."
"Kind man? Are you feeling well? Are people with your… eer… background allowed to say that?"
"Why not? It's not a crime to be nice besides, I'm in a good mood." He smiled as they walked in, Inuyasha leaned into her, "Don't fuck up my good mood, Kagome."
They both sat across from each other as Inuyasha calmly orders steak and potatoes while Kagome order or another. Kagome gaped at the restaurant, enamored by the crimson drapes that hung over the large windows and the gold chandeliers that gave the restaurant just enough light to see and to eat. He had to admit, this place was beautiful and if he was a couple decades younger and wasn't in the position he was in, he would enjoy it.
"So…"
"Just ask the question, Kagome."
"Why are we here?"
"Aren't you going to ask how do I know your name?"
"I kind of don't want to know but I realized, I don't know your name, well your—err, other name."
"Oh, you know my name."
"It's Lucifer?" Kagome hissed, "I mean, that's your name? No joke?"
He chuckled lightly, accepting his wine, "That's a generalization. So no, it's not, never have been, never will, it's Inuyasha."
"I think I'll just call you Luc."
"You better not."
"I was just kidding."
"I know you wasn't but let's pretend you were. So, you're wondering why we're here."
"You sure jump topics a lot."
"Well, I don't have a lot of time to spare, Kagome."
"Oh, now we're being civilized, catch me before I faint."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, "What do you rather me continue calling you wench?"
"I rather you tell me why we're here."
Inuyasha glanced over to his left, he smiled, seeing what he wanted to see before turning to Kagome, "I don't know, Kagome, I meant what I said, I want to help you."
"Why?"
"Why not? Aren't you tired of being the girl everybody overlooks, aren't you tired of being that girl that nobody expects nothing of?" Kagome quickly look away as Inuyasha grabbed her hand forcing her to look at him, "Look at me, I can give you anything and everything you want, all you got- have to do is say the words, Kagome, tell me that you want me to help you."
"You dumb asshole! Why do you always have to be such a dumb asshole!"
Both Inuyasha and Kagome looked away from each other and at the couple that were arguing loudly. Kagome gasped, looking back at Inuyasha who just shrugged before turning back to the couple. He could almost feel himself smiling and jumping for joy, this was going too good. He didn't even plan this. Amazing.
"Shut up, Ayame, you're making a scene."
"Koga," Ayame said in the singsong voice Koga used, "I don't give a damn. You're always screwing things up, this is our anniversity and you spoil it?"
"I didn't—"
"If I was his girlfriend, I could make him ten times happier." Kagome said out loud.
"Pssh, yeah right. It seems like he's pretty content with that cunt."
"You want to bet? I would never yell at him in public or embarrass him in public. I would be the best girlfriend that he could possibly have and he would love me for it."
"Do you like to put that to test?" Inuyasha baited.
"Yes and if I'm wrong then I'm all yours but if not, you would have to leave me alone."
"Great." Inuyasha smile widened as he stood up, brushing off his jacket, "Excuse me."
"Where you're going?"
"Proving you wrong." He excused himself again as he disappeared.
Kagome rolled her eyes as she drummed her fingers casually on the table. How in the world did she get into this one? Her heart was still drumming loudly against her chest, mostly all from fear some from nervousness. He wasn't all that she expected him to be, she expected the Devil to be mean, evil and most of all red. He just seemed a tad bit corrupted, that was all.
Still, she couldn't trust him; he was what he was and became what he was because of his tad bit corruptedness. Still…
"You know what, I'm tired of this!" Koga yelled, Kagome snapped from her thoughts.
"You? I'm tired of you! I—"
"Shut up, Ayame, I'm talking. I'm tired of you treating me like crap; I'm tired of you spitting my generosity back in my face. We're over."
"Good!" Ayame stood up, haughtily walking out of the restaurant.
Kagome stared with interest as Koga stood, looking embarrassed as he pulled out his credit card. How embarrassing but it wasn't news to her, Ayame always treated Koga like crap and didn't care who saw her do it. Koga glanced over at her, smiling sheepishly. Man, triple embarrassing, he just saw her staring at him like she was about to eat him for freaking dinner! Hopefully he didn't realize she was—
"Hey." And there he was, standing over her. Oh man, he was probably going to tell her to stop staring at him because she—"Do I know you?"
"Yeah, well no, I just go to your school."
"Really? How come I've never seen you around?"
"I'm… well, I tend to be surrounded by a lot of people."
That was weird, that just came out of her mouth. Those weren't even her words, it felt like it was somebody else's. How weird but it seemed to work nicely because Koga seemed interested.
"Really? Far too cool to be alone?"
"Just interesting, my good friend, interesting." Once again, it was like she was a different person, "And you?"
"I'm just Koga." Yeah, the hottest guy in the school, Kagome thought, "Hey, maybe we should see each other more. You're pretty hot."
"Thanks and you too. Yeah, maybe."
"See ya." He smiled as he took his credit card and walking out.
After he disappeared, Kagome stared at shock at what happened and if she already damned Inuyasha to everlasting Hell, then she would like to take that back, it should seem that maybe her luck was a'changing.
See, nothing too offending. Yeah, it would be weird if Koga and Ayame just suddenly broke up but it's not because you know with Inuyasha pulling the strings and everything. Lovely.