Family Comes First
Disclaimer: Oh My Gosh! Just today, I met Rumiko Takahashi who was in such a good mood, she handed over the claim on Inuyasha to none other than…me! I was so happy when I took possession of Inuyasha, and that's when I woke up from my dream...
A/N: Awww, I have to stay another month in Toronto -- I was looking forward to go to Vancouver but it's just not in my luck…
Also, to those people out there still wanting to strangle me for not telling you guys what the pairings are yet…sorry? I just don't want to spoil the ending, I mean who would like it if they already know how the story is gonna end up? (To those people who disagree, please don't answer that…uu)
Chapter Seven: Mr. Driver
It's hard to really tell when you're dreaming or not. You could always get the person next to you to pinch your arm, that way if it was a dream you'd wake up and get pissed at the person who pinched you. And Inuyasha usually when he was dreaming, it was always about some model or the other that he'd went out with some days ago. Don't get it wrong, it wasn't exactly what you'd call a good dream but more like a nightmare actually.
The one or two models he'd gone out with would suddenly try pulling him apart and that's when Inuyasha would start running…endlessly. And when he'd wake up he wouldn't know if it had really been a dream or not, that was beginning to be a problem.
But when Inuyasha had looked up from the keys that Hiten had handed over to him and saw the face of the girl that had tricked him just the day before, he didn't need anyone to tell him it wasn't just a dream. The person in front of him was the girl that he had vowed to himself that he wouldn't spare…and nothing would stop him now.
"What the hell are you doing here?" He yelled at the miffed girl. She had her face turned away from him and was slowly inching away from the desk to the door.
"Uh, uh what are you talking about?" Kagome asked as she reached the door where Hiten was standing puzzled with what was going on.
"What is going on?" He asked raising an eyebrow and looking from Inuyasha to Kagome and back to Inuyasha. But his question was ignored by both of them when Inuyasha let out a snarl and reached out to grab the nervous Kagome. She moved quickly, running behind Hiten-as if that would protect her from the angry hanyou who was intent on hurting her.
"You little-" Inuyasha growled.
"It was just a little joke!" Kagome squeaked dodging away from the boy as he practically shoved Hiten out of his way.
"A little joke!" Inuyasha cried pointing a clawed finger at her. "You think giving me the wrong directions, making me walk around for miles with no food or water, was a LITLLE JOKE!"
"I'm sorry?" Kagome said quietly, more of a question than a statement.
"My ass." Inuyasha swore and made another lunge at her. She screamed again and shot out the door and into the hall. ' He's gonna kill me, I just know it!'
Inuyasha went after her, right at her heels.
"When I'm done with you, you'll wish you'd never messed with me!" Inuyasha yelled as he gained in on her.
Kagome let out a startled yelp as someone walked out of one of the doors lining the hall. She bumped into the woman nearly toppling her to the floor as she rushed past.
"What the-" the offended woman began but was cut off as Inuyasha ran past, pushing her out of the way again but this time she found herself on the floor.
"Kids these days," She grumbled to herself getting up. "Can't get enough of each other…"
Meanwhile Kagome had gotten to the end of the hall and was desperately trying to look for a way out. 'I'm trapped, I'm trapped! But I'm too young to die!' Kagome thought, then as soon as the words trailed through her mind, she got an idea. She pulled open the first door next to her, which happened to be the Janitors closet. It opened with a loud creak and Kagome quickly stepped into it, closing the door behind her. There wasn't much room to move around, or much air for that matter. But still, Kagome let out a visible sigh of relief.
Inuyasha reached the end of the hall, clenching his hands. 'Where'd she go?'
He looked around trying to see where she could be hiding, when he heard shallow breathing from the closet right next to him. He turned to it and tried to yank it open. It rattled the door, seeming it would break from just one of his tugs, but the door didn't open.
"I know you're in there, wench!" He growled at the door.
"Go away, you twit-face! I already said I was sorry!" Kagome yelled back. Now that she knew he couldn't get to her she could afford to get him annoyed.
"Like that's going to make up for the time I had wasted trekking around?" He spat.
"Well, you deserved it! You're such an arrogant person I don't think I should have even apologized." The voice from behind the door came.
"If I'm an arrogant person, then you're a conniving little-" he was cut off when Hiten's voice from behind him spoke up.
"Yasha, stop this immediately."
Inuyasha turned around to face his boss. Why the hell should he have to listen to that prick? He could just stop this act and fire all their asses right now!
But you can't, A little voice from inside his head spoke up. 'You still haven't figured out what's behind that door…'
Inuyasha grumbled something incoherent under his breath and gave Hiten a good hard glare as he stepped back from the closet. Hiten didn't seem to see it as he knocked on the closet door.
"Kagome, if you're in there, come out here now." Hiten ordered firmly.
"I can't, he's out there." Kagome replied quietly. She had pushed the handle of a big mop through the doorknob, so Yasha wouldn't be able to get to her.
"Kagome, he won't do anything now come out." Hiten said rolling his eyes in irritation.
There was a moment's hesitation before the sounds of Kagome moving something and then the door slowly opened and she stepped out.
Inuyasha was glaring hard at her as she closed the closet door behind her. She turned her gaze to the wall beside her, suddenly finding it unnaturally fascinating.
She couldn't look into the hanyou's intense golden gaze, but she didn't know why.
"You two, have just acted like two little children running around this office and making a big scene." Hiten said looking at both of them as he spoke.
"Now I want both of you to stop this and act maturely. Yasha, Kagome here needs you to drive her to her sister's shop, so I suggest you both make an effort to get along. Kagome, you will tell him the directions and if you need his help, Yasha will do as you say." Hearing this Kagome smiled and looked at Inuyasha who was clenching both of his hands into tight fists, and biting his tongue down trying not to scream.
"Sure Mr. Hiten, we'll be good." Kagome said smiling sweetly at her boss.
"Good." Hiten said and turned to walk away. First time someone actually listened, what a surprise…
As soon as Hiten had left Kagome turned to Inuyasha not hiding the grin on her face.
"Did you hear that?" She asked happily "You're supposed to act mature…I hope that isn't too much for you."
Inuyasha could stand it no more. Being treated like that- especially by a girl? No way was he going to shut up and do nothing about it.
He grabbed Kagome by her wrist, holding it hard but not so that it would hurt… much…
"Listen up wench, you keep you're mouth shut if you know what's good for you." He threatened. "Or I'll be forced to shut it for you."
"My name is not wench." She said obviously ignoring his last remark. "It's Kagome, but since you obviously have trouble with names you can call me boss."
Inuyasha tightened his hold on her wrist, he'd never hurt a woman before, but this girl was just asking for it. She winced and pulled her hand away from his grasp.
"You touch me ever again and I'll have you fired before you can even process what just happened." Kagome said turning to head for the elevators. When she saw that Inuyasha had made no move to follow her, she called over her shoulder, "My sister's waiting for me so hurry up," then as an afterthought she added, "Driver."
Inuyasha made a strangling motion behind her back, then followed grudgingly after her.
He should have stayed home with Sheera…
She was going to die she just knew it. She was going to die and Yasha was going to be the only witness.
Kagome screamed again as the car slid to an abrupt halt in the middle of the empty gravel road.
"What is your problem?" Kagome screeched at a grinning Inuyasha. The hanyou in question grinned wider, showing his display of pearly white fangs.
"Nothing, I just thought it might be a bit more fun this way." Inuyasha smirked revving the engine of the Porsche once again.
(A.N. Oooowww! I broke my nail and now it hurts like hell, sorry if there are a lot of spelling or grammar mistakes )
"You think it's fun to make me want to throw up my breakfast?" Kagome asked giving him an ice-cold glare but Inuyasha was unaffected by it.
"Yeah, just like you thought it was fun to give me the wrong directions." Inuyasha said smiling bitterly. "You could just think of this as payback."
"And you can just think of it as 'I hate you.' When I get you fired." Kagome said huffing and turning her head away. "I'm your boss and I say that you'll stop this and drive like a normal human being."
"Hey woman, you're not really my boss, Mr.Chuo just said I had to do what you said."
"Which is me being your boss." She said evenly. "You've wasted enough time as it is driving like a madman. Now if you don't get me to my sisters boutique, I'll tell Uncle Taisho to fire you."
Inuyasha looked at her with a questioning look. "Uncle?"
"Yes. He's my uncle, and I'm his niece. Is it that hard to believe?" She said turning back to look at him.
"No ma'am." Inuyasha said with a mental smirk. Just whom was she kidding? His father being her uncle? She was more of a liar than he had imagined.
" Now if you don't mind ending your problem with stopping suddenly every time you start the car, shall we go?"
"Yes ma'am." Inuyasha said grinning. She looked away again, crossing her arms over her chest defiantly. Inuyasha stepped on the accelerator making the car shoot forward with a sudden lurch. Kagome lost balance and screamed again as the wind whipped her hair around and she hit her head against the dashboard.
"Stupid driver!"
There was so much more to do but already she was tired out. Kikyo loved her job but hated when the clothing store would have the occasional sales and things would get officially rowdy.
Right now that's exactly what it was. Rowdy. People were milling around the racks of brand name clothing. Looking at this and that and touching absolutely everything.
"Excuse me miss, you can't touch that. It's just a display." Kikyo informed a woman who was on tiptoe and reaching up to try and pull of a sun hat on one of the mannequin's head.
The woman turned around and looked at her with a startled sort of expression before giving her a smile. "Then you can get it for me." She told Kikyo as she stepped away from the plastic figure.
Kikyo shook her head. "No, I meant that it's not for sale." She said. Customers were tricky people, you had to treat the with the utmost kindness so they wouldn't get offended and walk away and you had to do that, even with the more or less dumb ones.
"Oh," the woman said. "Then where are the ones that aren't on display?"
Kikyo managed a smile but to even herself it felt ridiculous. "I'm sorry miss, but they're probably sold out." She said lightly. "There are some other really nice sun hats that are still here and they're very beautiful as-" she would have continued on if the woman hadn't cut her off.
"Very well," she said sticking her nose in the air. "I was only here for the hat." The woman turned walking away form the startled Kikyo.
One customer down, fifty more to go.
"I hate you." Kagome said venomously as she got out of the Porsche.
"You'd think I'd know that by the looks you've been giving me." Inuyasha said dryly as he opened his own door and got out.
"Whatever." Kagome said deciding to ignore him as she slammed the door shut. They were parked in front of the boutique Kikyo worked in, other wise known as 'Strip Up'.
"Cute," Inuyasha said reading the name flashing in neon lights. Kagome gave him a glare as she pushed open the door. "It would be better for the both of us if you'd keep your comments to yourself." She said walking ahead and not minding to hold the door for Inuyasha.
"Way to bitch it." Inuyasha said under his breath. He looked around seeing crowds of people, mostly females holding designer shoes, pants, shirts and purses as they waited in line for their turn at the check out desk. There were also tons of women picking out assortments of clothes from racks positioned in the middle of the large room.
He made his way through the crowd, following Kagome and avoiding getting hit by over excited girls with heavy bags. It was like this stuff was for free or something.
Kagome suddenly stopped making Inuyasha almost bump into her. She turned around to face him.
"I have to go to the restroom, I'll be back in a while. In the meantime you can help around the place and straighten up the clothes racks."
"I thought I was just the driver?" Inuyasha questioned giving her a glare. Kagome looked away for him, supposedly looking for the restroom sign.
"But now you're also my helper. Remember what Hiten said about you listening to me? Well, that's what you'll be doing." Spotting the door to the washrooms, Kagome walked towards them. "I'll be just a few minutes." She said over her shoulder.
"She probably has to go barf up because of my driving." Inuyasha smirked. He looked around for something to do when there was a voice behind him.
"Excuse me, do you know where I can find this dress in a smaller size?" asked a short girl about seventeen or eighteen years old.
"Ah, I don't work here." Inuyasha said looking behind the girl. Kagome had said she'd be only a few minutes, he didn't want to waste all of his time here when he could have been snooping some more at the office.
"But you can still help me right?" the girl asked looking him up and down. In her little female mind, she'd hit the jackpot.
Inuyasha turned his gaze away from the washrooms and to the girl beside him. Looking at her face he smiled. She was young but she was beautiful. Her red hair was cascading down her back in big curls, obviously not natural. But her face had nice even features, her eyes big and blue and her lips dark and full.
Inuyasha smiled; maybe he wouldn't be wasting his time after all. "Sure I can…"
"It's Sukina." The girl said taking a step closer to him. "Come with me, I'll show you where the dresses are…" She walked off expecting him to follow her and Inuyasha would have done so If he hadn't seen Kagome walk out of the restroom looking a bit pale. Maybe she had really barfed…
"Shit," Inuyasha muttered. He turned in the opposite direction and began pushing through the crowds of girls. He didn't want Kagome to find him yet, if she did she'd just make him do some more work. Inuyasha looked back at Sukina who was looking at him questioningly. He should definitely hook up with her later.
He rushed past the counter and when his hand bumped against a ladder propped up against the white-washed walls. There was a short scream as Inuyasha saw the ladder tip over, making the girl on it fall over, right into his hands. Inuyasha caught her swiftly not affected by the sudden weight on him. (A.N. Kikyo lovers out there I'm not saying she's fat…uu)
He looked at the girl in his hands, she was pretty, about twenty and she was…she was Kagome?
Inuyasha looked behind him to see the real Kagome coming towards him with a troubled look. Perhaps this was her twin? He looked down at the girl again, she was staring at him wide eyed. Kikyo had just seen the hottest guy in her life.
"Um. Sorry." Inuyasha muttered helping the girl to stand up. Kikyo didn't answer him, she was too busy still staring at him.
"I didn't see you on the latter and my hand just bumped into it…Are you okay?" Inuyasha asked when he saw she wasn't listening to him.
Kikyo struggled to get her vocal chords working again. Who was this guy?
"It's okay, thanks for catching me though." Kikyo said.
"Whatever, I'm Yasha by the way." He said looking intently at Kikyo's face. She looked so much like Kagome yet so different. It had to be the eyes. Where Kagome's were big and emotional, the other girl had hers calm and barely any emotion registered in her eyes either. Other than that, the two girls looked almost identical.
"And I'm Kikyo." She said holding out her hand. Inuyasha shook it hesitantly. How could he be nice to someone who looked like the wench who tricked him?
"Kikyo!" Kagome pushed through the crowd as she got to where the two were standing.
"Are you okay? I saw you fall and I thought you'd be hurt." Kagome said ignoring Inuyasha in all her rush.
"It's okay Kagome, Yasha here caught me just in time. I thought I'd only open my eyes in the hospital." Kikyo said smiling lightly. Kagome hugged her sister.
"Thank god you're okay!" She gushed then quickly pulled out of the embrace, "Wait, my driver saved you?" Kagome asked.
"Yasha is your driver?" Kikyo asked totally puzzled. Kagome turned her eyes to Inuyasha for the first time.
"You caught Kikyo?" she asked her eyes wide in disbelief.
"Yeah." Inuyasha aid backing up, if Kikyo was her sister, he didn't want to have anything to do with her.
Kagome's look suddenly changed from disbelief to amusement. "And here I thought you were good for nothing."
Inuyasha openly glared at her but Kagome ignored it again and went back to Kikyo.
"Kikyo, this is my driver Yasha," Kagome began. "And Yasha, this is my sister-"
"Kikyo," Inuyasha finished for her. "I know."
Kagome pursed her lips. "You never remembered my name." She muttered half-heartedly.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. This girl had too many sides. First she was rude and obnoxious and wouldn't even let him say her name, and now she was pissed at him for not remembering it?
"Yasha, go help out at the counter me and Kikyo will come in a sec." Kagome said ushering Inuyasha towards the cash register.
'Great, now I have to talk to more of these female lunatics…' Inuyasha thought meekly.
Kagome led Kikyo away from the counter to the back of the store.
"You'll never believe this!" Kagome said happily.
"Never believe what?"
"Yasha, my driver…is the guy I pranked yesterday!" Kagome finished leaving Kikyo with her mouth hanging open.
"I can't believe this! How come you're not dead yet?" Kikyo asked trying to keep her voice low.
"I told you he wouldn't touch a hair on me." Kagome said smugly. Although he was pretty close…
"He works at the Shikon too?" Kikyo asked raising an eyebrow. She was definitely interested in Yasha, and Kagome was the one he was working for.
"Yeah, not much though, Hiten told me he just files and stuff."
"Oh. Wow." Kikyo said unable to produce any more words. Kagome seemed curious. "What's wrong with you?"
"I was just thinking, he doesn't seem as bad as you described him." Kikyo said slowly but the added when Kagome gave her a suspicious look. "I mean he wasn't being really arrogant and all that."
"You should have seen him at the office," Kagome said frowning. "He kept calling me a wench."
"Oh."
"Come on let's get to wok." Kagome said turning away from her. Kikyo nodded slightly.
"Sure, I'll help Yasha at the counter."
A.N. Really sorry for this short chapter, I just wasn't up to writing a lot, plus with school opening tomorrow I was just a bit busy. But I did write this very quickly, only a couple days after posting chapter six!
I just don't want anyone to think that this is one of those stories where Kikyo is the lovable twin and Kagome is not; it's totally different. And to anyone out there, who understands Hindi, I recommend that you go watch the movie that F.C.F is based on. It's called (not translated) Dil Hai Tumhaara. Like I said before, In English it means 'My heart Belongs To You.'
So check it out if you can, whoever can't understand Hindi, there are subtitles so just read them!
If you have Questions or Comments…you know what to do! (I sound like the guy In Blues Clues...)