Uncalled Romance

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

Summary: Kagome Higurashi; 19, single, hard-headed, outspoken, troublesome. Sesshoumaru Takahashi; 23, single, unpredictable, business man, work-o-holic. What do these two have in common? Absolutely nothing, but the fact that they have nothing in common makes it harder to resist one another. Strange and uncanny but, true. They meet as if on cue unintentionally, along with some confusions and uncomfortable moments. Love is basically a game of simply beating time itself.

Chapter Two:

Karaoke Night

Sesshoumaru smirked as he drove his Porsche back home. Apparently, when he arrived at the warehouse, Inuyasha was getting a brutal beat down. It was quite a joyful and an entertaining sight. Inuyasha owed them over 10 grand, it wasn't much in Sesshoumaru's eyes, but that money came out of his pockets, so that was the only downside; that and the fact that Inuyasha's blood is getting all over his Porsche. Inuyasha growled as he looked at his wounds and scars in the mirror. "You were late…" he mumbled. "I got sidetracked." Sesshoumaru answered; keeping his eyes on the road. Inuyasha clenched his fist. "You did it on purpose!" he yelled. "If I did have the intentions of doing so, I wouldn't have even come at all, but I really got sidetracked." he said in a bored tone.

Inuyasha muttered some words underneath his breath. "What was that?" Sesshoumaru asked. He stopped the car. "Why did you stop? Home is still 30 miles away." Inuyasha said. "Get out." Sesshoumaru said as he unlocked the car. Inuyasha's eyes widened. "What! You're gonna make me walk? No you wouldn't! Home is 30 miles away! Even with my demon speed it'll still take pretty long!" he exclaimed. Sesshoumaru grinned evilly. "I wouldn't? Heh, you should know me better than that? Well, actually you shouldn't. You see, I don't want you to know me, because if you did, then I wouldn't be unpredictable. Now, I heard what you said, and you're also getting blood everywhere. Now, get out." he said.

Inuyasha glared daggers at Sesshoumaru, but Sesshoumaru just kept his usual bored look; not even flinching. Inuyasha got out of the car. He balled up his fist and was about to hit Sesshoumaru's mirror, but Sesshoumaru quickly leaned over and grabbed him by the neck. "Don't even dare mutt!" he said strictly. Inuyasha tried to breath, but couldn't seem to catch his breath. Sesshoumaru wasn't even squeezing his neck that hard, well… in his opinion anyways. He finally let go of his neck and started up his car again. "Don't get jumped on your way." and with those 5 words, he drove away; leaving Inuyasha standing there helplessly. He could hear his half brother scream. It was like music to his ears.

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Kagome huffed as she plopped on her bed. She was thinking about what had happened before. She let out a sigh. "I didn't even ask him his name, and he probably thinks I'm weird or something by the way I reacted." she said to herself. She laughed at herself. "Ha-ha, but he sure was good looking." She smiled at that thought. Her nose wrinkled and she grimaced. "What am I saying? I can't be attracted to him. No way! What ever happened to the Kagome in high school? The Kagome who was tough and never fell victim to any man. Boys are nothing but trouble and someone as good looking as he is, probably has a bad side. However… he was wearing a business suit. But, then again… those types of men are the ones who usually aren't suspects, so he could be a stalker in disguise! And-" she paused before she went any farther.

"What the hell am I saying! I don't even know him! I don't even know what I'm talking about. All I hear are words coming out of my mouth! I-" she heard laughter by her door frame. "Ha-ha, talking to yourself again I see." said the person. Kagome smirked. She knew who it was. "Sango, I wasn't talking to myself. I was simply just… um…" "-talking to yourself." Sango finish. Kagome laughed and her sweat dropped (anime style) "Yeah, I guess I was, but, anyways, how'd you get in, and why are you here?" she asked. Sango smiled and sat on Kagome's bed; swinging a pair of keys around her index finger. "You gave me a spare remember, and I'm here to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" she lunged herself at Kagome and gave her a great, big hug. Kagome laughed and hugged her back. "Oh, so you remembered…" she grinned. "Well, you know that my birthday is tomorrow right." Sango smirked and pointed at the clock. 12:00AM. Kagome couldn't help but have a cheesy smile on her face. "So, the city is all yours tomorrow-er-later on today, so what do you wanna do?" Sango asked. Kagome thought for awhile. "Well, for my 20th birthday, I don't want to do anything special. All I want to do is hang out and spend time with my best friend." she said.

Sango smirked. She knew that Kagome was to say that, so she had it all planned out.

"Ok, so what about we hit the mall at 1, and then grab dinner at that new karaoke bar that just opened afterwards?" Sango suggested. Kagome's face lit up with joy. "Karaoke? I love karaoke!" she said. "I knew you would, which is why I made reservations, and who knows, there could be a surprise there." she said, shrugging as if she had no clue on what was going to happen. Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Oh, well, I better go. Sleep tight." Sango covered up. She winked at Kagome and left. Kagome shook her head and got ready for bed.

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Sesshoumaru slept peacefully in his large king sized bed. So warm, silky, peaceful, and-

BANG! BANG! BANG!

-noisy?

Sesshoumaru's eyes shot open as he heard the loud banging noise. He tried to ignore it; wondering when the maids were going to get it. After 5 minutes; seeing that no one would answer the door, he had to get it himself. He got off his bed and went downstairs to see what kind of asshole would knock on his door this early in the morning and interrupt his slumber. (3:40AM). When he reached the door, the banging stopped. Then, suddenly, his door flew open; it was Inuyasha. This time, he looked a horrible mess, well, more horrible than the last he saw. He was shirtless, his pants were ripped, he had mud mixed with blood everywhere, a blacker eye, scars, bruises all over his body, a busted lip and so much more. Sesshoumaru smirked. "So, you finally arrived eh?" he sneered. Inuyasha growled.

"First, a lady called me a thief, got chased by the cops for no apparent reason, got beaten up by 2 gangs during gang bang, fell down a hill, fell into a lake, and what you see says it all!" he exclaimed as he jumped up and gripped Sesshoumaru's shirt. He glared viciously at Sesshoumaru. "Glad to hear that it went well." Sesshoumaru said sarcastically as he slapped Inuyasha's filthy hand away. He dusted himself. He slapped Inuyasha on the cheeks softly and constantly. "So young, yet so naïve." he said as he walked away. He could feel and even taste the anger that arose in his half brother. He was very much satisfied. Inuyasha gritted his teeth. Why is it that he always had to lose every time! Oh, yeah, maybe because Sesshoumaru could easily rip him into shreds and he knew it. He growled in defeat and went straight to the showers.

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Kagome yawned as she heard the beeping of her alarm clock. Today was her birthday, but to her it felt like any other ordinary day. She stretched and got out of her bed tiredly, groaning and moaning; not wanting to get up at all. She looked for clothes to wear for the day. She placed a white tee that said "Looks Are Deceiving" in big, bolded, green letters, green/black/brown camouflage capri's, white air forces, brown socks, and a simple black belt on her bed. After getting everything organized, she got undressed and wrapped a towel around her body as she made her way in the bathroom. She went through her cabinet and grabbed her tooth brush and toothpaste and brushed her teeth. When she was done, she began to adjust her water temperature. After she was sure she liked the feeling, she hopped in the shower.

30 Minutes Later (15 min. shower, 15 min. to get dressed)

She finished taking a shower and was finished getting dressed. She took a clip and made her hair into a messy bun and left her room. She made her way downstairs and went into the kitchen. She poured some Cocoa Puffs into a bowl and poured in milk and grabbed a class of OJ. After she was done eating, she put everything away. Her door bell rang and she knew who it was. She went over to open it and smiled. "Hey sexy." she said in a playful, seductive voice. Sango laughed and made a shocking face. "Kagome! You've been a lesbian all of this time and never told me! You deceived me and probably tried to get in my pants!" she said. She looked at Kagome's shirt. She laughed. "Yep, looks are deceiving. Now wonder you have that shirt on." Kagome smirked. She shrugged. She grabbed her black jean jacket, locked her apartment, and made her way towards Sango's car.

(Blah, blah. They talk, 45 min. later they arrive at the mall)

When they arrived at the mall, it was packed with people of all types; Goths, Punks, Preps, Emos, etc. etc. and so on. The first place that Kagome went was Spencer's. She wasn't much of a punk or anything, but she liked the accessories and some of the clothes there. It was easy to shop with Sango because she wasn't picky or bitchy. Sango herself was a punk. Today, she had on black bondage pants with lots of straps, chains, and pockets that had a red line from the bottom up. She wore a black, Brand shirt that had the MCR (My Chemical Romance) logo printed on it, a choker, skull earrings, a black wrist band with MCR printed on it, and black vans on her left foot, and red chucks on her right. (That's how I wear my shoes XD …what? It looks cool) After Spencer's, they went to Hot Topic, FYE, Suncoast, Game Stop, Joyce Leslie, The Gap, Old Navy, Areopostale etc. etc. (Sango wears all types of clothing. Just because you are punk does not necessary mean you always have to dress like it. I don't look punk, but I am. It's more of the way you act that defines yourself)

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"Wrong, wrong, wrong…" Sesshoumaru said dully as he flipped through the pages of the binder. He threw it at the wall and slammed his fist on his desk. "These are all wrong! What kind of work are you giving me! These ideas are pathetic and are going to make my company lose big! I gave you chances and yet you took advantage of them and I bet you were having too much fun having sex with the male workers than pay attention to your assigned work you whore!" he yelled. The secretary was scared out of her mind. "B-But, M-Mr. T-Takahashi, I-" before she was finished, Sesshoumaru cut her off. "Save it slut! You're fired! Now get out of my office immediately!" he exclaimed as he pointed towards the door. You didn't have to ask twice, she ran out of the building like she was being chased by a psycho.

Sesshoumaru clenched his fist. 'Chill out Sesshoumaru…' he said mentally. Obviously, he wasn't in a good mood. He had recently lost another client as well as losing a lot of money and now, things are just so mixed up and his mind was just so cluttered up.

He heard a knock on his door. He growled. He didn't want to deal with people while he wasn't in a good mood. He was surprised when the door opened. 'That dumb whore didn't lock my door!' he thought. When the door fully opened, it revealed his friend Bankotsu. Sesshoumaru sighed. Bankotsu was back from his trip to Hawaii and he knew what was going to happen. You see, Bankotsu is the business man slash party animal guy. He took an interest in Sesshoumaru because he was boring, very hard working, probably more than his father, Inutaisho, and stressful. Bankotsu was the type of guy to try to take guys like Sesshoumaru, and change them for the better. To try to let their wild side out, even if it was only a day, and well… Sesshoumaru was a bit hard to untangle. He rejected everything and he was Bankotsu's hardest client, yet they became good friends. Bankotsu grinned.

"Sooo, I see Lord Fluffy hasn't changed." He said. Sesshoumaru growled. Bankotsu chuckled. "Hah, I saw a girl running out of your building like someone just died. But, anyways, I'm back and let's celebrate!" he said. "Can't you see that I am in a little situation here? I lost a client, the company is going haywire and I don't even want to talk about it." Sesshoumaru said as he buried his face in his hands. Bankotsu still had a smirk on his face. "I know what'll solve your problems, karaoke!" he exclaimed. Sesshoumaru's had a dull face expression; more of a can-you- believe-this-guy? type of face. "That's your idea of fun?" Bankotsu nodded. "Sure it is. Karaoke is fun, and you need the fresh air anyways. Plus, it'll get your mind off of business for a while." he said.

"Don't you ever think that maybe, just maybe, I don't want to take my mind off business? If I do, then things will slowly fall apart and it'll be harder and harder to fix it." Sesshoumaru's tone became a little more aggressive and louder. Bankotsu walked up to Sesshoumaru and slapped him across the face. Sesshoumaru's eyes were wide open and he couldn't believe what had just happened. He got up and glared daggers at Bankotsu. "Ok, listen here Sesshoumaru; I'm trying to help you out the easy way. But if you're not going to cooperate, then how about this; I take back my business, and my company associates with a more free spirit on, say… hmmm, I don't know, Ookami inc." he threatened. They both stared at each other with blood thirst in their eyes. Once Bankotsu had an eye on a client, he doesn't take his eyes off of them and he always keeps his word.

'Damn… I guess I have no choice. If I don't go, then I'd lose a truly good alliance and then business will definitely collapse. –sigh- He won this time, but I'll get mine back…' Sesshoumaru thought. He sighed and sat back down. "Fine…" he mumbled. Bankotsu smirked. "I knew you'd say that, so come on Fluffy. I heard there's a new karaoke bar opening up, so we best get there early, since it's probably going to be packed." he said. Sesshoumaru put his work away and shook his head slowly. 'Bankotsu is truly is match made in hell…' he thought.

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Kagome and Sango panted heavily. Apparently, there were being chased by mall cops because Sango wanted to have a little fun, and mess with the cops and break mall rules; leaving them to their situation now, kicked out of that mall for a month. Kagome glared at Sango. "So, you just had to kick that cop in the private didn't you?" she said, crossing her arms, and tapping her feet. Sango shrugged. "Not my fault. That cop was just asking for it; just standing there, eating 5 donuts at a time while trying to flirt with younger girls." she said.

There was a moment of silence.

Then, they both started to burst out in laughter. "Ha-ha, it's never boring with you around, Sango." Kagome said. Sango looked at her watch. "Wow, 6:30PM already. It's just about that time, so let's go." she said. Kagome nodded. They put all of their bags in Sango's trunk and made their way to the bar.

When they arrived there, it was PACKED! Since when was karaoke so popular? Anyways, getting back to the subject, Sango went up to a guy in a black shirt that said staff and whispered something in his ear. Kagome could see the guy let out an Ohhh, and signal her to come in. When Kagome entered, she could feel someone put a blind fold over her eyes. "Follow my voice…" said the person who blind folded her. She did as told and began to follow the voice. She reached out her hand and started swinging it in the air. She heard the voice say, "We're here. Now, open take off the blind fold." So, she took it off and was greeted by a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! She smiled as she saw all of her friends and a cake in the center. She felt as cheesy as cheese cake. She turned to look at Sango who was smiling warmly at her and everyone began to hug her. "You guys are the best!" she said as she hugged each and every one of them. She suddenly heard her name being called on the speaker.

"Attention! Tonight is the grand opening of our new karaoke bar; Kokoro, and what a way to open it than to have a birthday as the grand opening. So, let's give a hand to Miss Kagome Higurashi! She's now officially 20 and a note from her friend Ayame: She's lookin' fine and single so give her a call."

Kagome's eyes widened at that last sentence and glared at Ayame who was laughing. She sighed.

"Now, everyone, let's sing the birthday girl happy birthday."

And with that, everyone began to sing. Kagome's cheeks turned a rosy red because of the attention. While they were still singing, she couldn't help but to notice a silver haired figure walk in. She turned redder. 'Oh god, is he here! Is it that same guy?' she thought to herself.

Sesshoumaru and Bankotsu entered the karaoke bar. "I guess it's someone's birthday." Bankotsu said as he began to look for a table. Sesshoumaru trailed off behind him. He took a quick glance at the person whom they were singing happy birthday too. He felt his lips curl up into a smirk. 'I guess we meet again…' he thought. He saw her look at him. He saw as her cheeks turned redder and turn away quickly. He was soon caught by surprise when he heard clapping and that was what took him out of his gaze. He coughed and sat down.

"Now that, that's over with, we can't officially start our sensational night without a song sung by the birthday girl. So, birthday girl, get on the center of the stage and let the music take you away!"

Kagome smirked and made her way down. All eyes were on her as she held the mic with her hand. She whispered a song in the DJ's ear and he nodded. He gave her a cue, and then she sang…

(I do not own "The Single Life" by Sarina Paris! For those who never heard of it, it's pretty much a techno song, but I love techno music so HA! XD)

Freedom's all around
Dancing as we paint the town
Friends they do surround
We are single yeah

It's so great to be
Answering to nobody
Freedom's got the sound
We are single yeah

Freedom's all around
People jumping up and down
Boys and girl go down
We are single yeah
It's so great to be in the crazy company
What more can I be
We are single yeah

Da de da de da de
The single life is for me
Da de da de da de
With the fun company
Da de da de da de
The single life is for me
Da de da de da de
With the fun company
Da de da de da de
Da de da de da de
Da de da de da de

Forget bout the boy, girl he don't do you right
Forget about the way that he held you tonight
So dry up all your tears
Listen up, come with me
We'll play the single life with the fun company

Well you can fall in love
You could find mister right
You will spend all your time to keep him in sight
You gotta take a hold of your life
Come with me
Be single for a while
Have some fun and be free

After the sing ended, Kagome smiled as everyone clapped and whistled.

Sesshoumaru still had a smirk on his face. He had to admit, she had a great voice either though he couldn't hear it very well, since it was a techno song. Maybe it was time for him to move on; there was no point in him living in the past. His current thoughts right now?

'Good thing I know she's still single…'

A/N: Hey guys, sorry I didn't update that soon. One was because I was kind of busy, and two, I didn't get much reviews TT … so please guys, if you read this, review. How do you like it so far? Anyways, Ja Ne! (See ya!)