He wasn't the type to do this to people.
At least not people he respected, and looked up to. And especially not people who gave him the opportunity to move to America and start anew, start fresh alongside them. He'd sworn a long time ago to not fuck this up, ever.
But this opportunity would fast track him, cut his journey to the top by more than half if it all went according to his plan.
Well.
Not his plan...but someone else's plan.
He knew this would have serious repercussions if he was caught...exposed. His life was on the line with this. But so was everyone else's.
Including a certain silver haired, dog eared man.
Especially that certain silver haired, dog eared man. He sighed as he parked the car in the back of the empty warehouse, right next to a white car. He glanced out of the window, brown eyes locating the other man in the car next to his. He got out of his car, and stepped over, tapping the passenger side window with his knuckles. A moment later the window lowered and he leaned into the car, his arms folded over the edge of the door.
"Did you do it?" The man asked, lowering his head to glance up at him through his sunglasses. Red, beady eyes flickering over his tan skin.
"Yeah." The other man sighed.
"Have you noticed any differences in his behavior?" the other man asked, chewing loudly on a stick of gum.
"No... I don't see him much beyond the gym. He spends all his time with his girlfriend, or at home" He sighed, shaking his head. "But he hasn't seemed much different lately at all, still an asshole." And a raging one at that.
The man made a sound of acknowledgement. "So, I take it he hasn't done any of it yet? Is that what you're saying?"
"Yessir."
"How odd. Didn't you say he was feeble minded? What's the delay?"
"Like hell if I know, Naraku." He spat, brown eyes squinting at him. "Wanna ask him yourself?" He was indignant, offended that Naraku thought him some puppy that followed Inuyasha everywhere he went.
"Watch your mouth, son."
"Don't call me son." He responded, clenching his jaw. "Just because I'm taking this opportunity doesn't mean I like you."
"Yes, of course." Naraku responded lowly, his hand gripping the steering wheel, "Except you like me enough to take up my offer."
"I took up the offer because it would fast track my own career." He replied quickly, grinding his teeth. "You think I don't feel horrible doing this?"
"You won't once you take his place in less time than you wanted to." Naraku replied, shrugging his shoulders. "Aren't you tired of being his subordinate...of being just his sparring partner? Don't you want more, Bankotsu?"
Don't you want more, Bankotsu?
He huffed, and turned his face up to the sky. Of course, he wanted more; he couldn't let his own fighting career take second place behind Inuyasha's. It's just that...
"I don't think this is going to work." He uttered, "I don't think he'd throw his career away like that."
"You underestimate the boy's stupidity...Bankotsu. Have you seen his headlines? They're rarely about his fights and more about his acting like a spoiled rich boy." Bankotsu chuckled lowly at his decree.
"Bankotsu..." he looked up at the sound of his name, "Once he's hooked and I beat him...leave. Join my team. I'll give you more opportunities than he ever would."
Bankotsu drew his bottom lip in between his teeth, scratching at the marking on his forehead with his thumb. He gave Naraku a pensive look. Then he reached into his pocket, feeling his phone ring.
Inuyasha.
"Who's that?" Naraku asked, his eyes flickering from Bankotsu's face to his phone.
"Who do you think?" He said, rolling his eyes. "Probably time to go train...I gotta go."
"You didn't give me answer." Naraku said sternly, clenching his jaw.
"I'll give you an answer once this plan works...I need proof it worked first." He paused for a second, "deal?"
Naraku growled lowly, rolling his red eyes. He rubbed a hand across his eyes under his sunglasses.
"Deal."
A/N: This is (sadly) the last *consistent* update of Million Dollar Man before I ship myself off to college next Thursday. I have thoroughly enjoyed writing this story and sharing it with you all up until now, and I cannot wait to begin again in late November, and resume writing this emotional rollercoaster of a story.
In the meantime, "My Dearest, Kagome" will be my main fic while I'm at college, as it requires much less time to write and I encourage those of you brave enough to read it to give it a gander!
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See you all in November! Love you all lots!