Hey ya'll! Thank you so much for reviewing. I'm glad others can enjoy this too! I saw some of you noticed Jakotsu hehe he's honestly a favorite character of mine to incorporate. Also, fare warning that Inuyasha and others may be starting to get much more vulgar as the themes darken and twist. Enjoy (:
"Kagome!" A soft voice shouted.
"Hi Ayumi." Kagome laughed as she hugged the girl.
"You came- I didn't think you'd come. I'm so happy you did."
"I know. Is my mom here?"
"She's in the back- businessy stuffs" Kagome laughed.
"I'll go to her then. I'll help in front in a bit." Kagome walked behind the register counter. She walked through the two-way doors and into her mother's office.
"Hi mom." Kagome smiled and hugged her mom from behind who was sitting at her desk.
"Oh hi sweetie! I didn't know you were coming." She turned to face her daughter.
"I thought I'd surprise you."
"How are you? Oh, you don't come to see us enough! How's work- Rin tells me you girls got a new job and it's much better than that ugly man's club" She gave a disgusted face.
"Rin told you all that?"
"She comes to see me, you know." Her mom winked.
"Mom"
"Oh I know- but is it true? Is this a better job?" Kagome blushed at that.
"Yes mom, it's a better job." She smiled.
"Have you found a nice boy in there? You look happy."
"Mom!"
"It's just a question, don't get so upset about it. That last man you had was so awful. Who doesn't even take the time to get to know their girlfriends family for god's sake and to make that girl cry all the time. He was never worth your time." She waved her daughter off. Kagome just rolled her eyes.
"I'm going to help out in front…" She sighed and put her bags away.
"Kagome! You should stay for a meal. You need to see the boys more often." Her mother nagged.
"Got it mom. Soon!" She grabbed an apron on her way through the two way door and towards the front flower case room.
"I couldn't help but overhear…" Ayumi leaned over the counter with her.
"Please don't ask me the same questions.." Kaogme face palmed.
"Well seeing as I know a bit more than dear ol' mama. Let us have a real conversation. You dumped the ass I presume?" Ayumi batted her lashes, knowingly.
"Ayumi!"
"Don't bump around it. Did you?"
"I wouldn't have quit if I didn't. He'd of had my head."
"And? This new job?..."
"It's much nicer at least. The people are better." She sighed.
"Any hunks working?" Ayumi winked and Kagome blushed.
"Don't tell me! You've got a new guy?!"
"Stimulating conversation for flower shop." A voice cut the girls off. Their heads turned and Kagome let out a squeal of surprise. "That's a new sound from you, Kagome." Inuyasha smirked as he walked up to the counter.
"Um-I-" She could not form words.
"Can we help you?" Ayumi stepped on the girl's foot as she asked him, snapping Kagome out of her trance.
"I need the prettiest Hydrangeas you've got. Throw in a lot of baby's breath and one white rose." He winked and even Ayumi swooned a little before heading to the back cases to pick out the prettiest ones for prettiest customer. "Never thought I'd find you here.." He smirked as he leaned on the counter almost face to face with the girl.
"This is my family's business."
"Really? No wonder Rin recommended it. I need the best quality."
"Our flowers are the best of the best. She's a lucky girl to be receiving these." Kagome said sternly.
"I'll be sure to let her know." He smirked. "My mother, that is." He leaned in again and used his finger to pull her chin up. "That's a cute look for you, Higurashi." He winked and pulled away slowly.
"Look?"
"Jealousy, disappointment, whatever you wanna call it." He smiled.
"I was not-"
"Here you go! Best of the best." Ayumi smiled as she brought out the flowers and handed them to Kagome for wrapping. Inuyasha waited and gave one last wink in Kagome's direction before heading out.
"Did we know him?" Ayumi looked at Kagome.
"He's um… manebuse" She stepped backwards.
"What now?"
"My new boss. Ayumi" She hissed and Ayumi broke down.
"NO FREAKING WAY! NO FUCKING WONDER YOU LIKE YOUR NEW JOB!"
"Ayumi! That language will scare away customers!" Kaori yelled from the backroom and both girls fell silent except for Ayumi's giggles for the rest of the day. Until Kagome had to leave for her work that is.
"A flower shop?"
"uhuh."
"Yet she's a dancer."
"Uhuh"
"She really strayed."
"Uhuh."
"I wonder how her father feels about her career choice?" Miroku went on and on.
"Uhuh" Although Inuyasha didn't care one bit. Here he sat in his lounge chair watching Kagome do her thing on stage for another night. He couldn't get enough of it. He could watch her dance for the rest of his life and be satisfied. He has a really long life so that's saying something.
"Amazing"
"uhuh"
"Fascinating how one woman puts you in a trance. Hey Inuyasha? I think I'm gonna raid the club safe and take a trip to vegas. What do you think?"
"uhuh" The man heard nothing.
"Go near the safe and you die, Human." Sesshomaru walked in.
"So good of you to join us- and you bring drinks!" Miroku cheered as Kouga walked in after him.
"You ordered them, stupid." Kouga told him and placed the drinks on the table before leaving back to his bar.
"How is he tonight?"
"The same as every night." Miroku smirked as Inuyasha still wasn't paying attention. "Apperantly the girls family owns a flower shop."
"oh really? Are they any good? Mother's been trying to fill the house with flowers lately. Some spiritual thing." Sesshomaru said.
"Inuyasha says they are."
"Oi-halfblood." Sesshomaru smacked the side of Inuyasha's head.
"What?!" Inuyasha barked.
"Care to pay attention to your company? Or are you going to be rude for the rest of the night?"
"Is it really anything new?" He hissed.
"Not with you, no but I bring something you need to hear."
"What do you want?"
"Security says there's been suspicious men lingering around our buildings lately. Maybe little over a week."
"And they tell us this now?"
"It's seemed normally sporadic until just recently."
"Since when?"
"Um, two days ago I think they said."
"Double up security. For Father's buildings as well."
"If this man is Onigumo?"
"He dares to step a foot in our business- we kill him. Simple."
"Times have changed, idiot. It's not that simple anymore."
"Are we really going to go about times changing, Houshi? You've only dimmed down the perverted monk in you over the last century." Inuyasha blurted and Miroku looked wounded.
"You hurt me, Inuyasha. You really do."
"Shut your bickering. I'll go call for extra security. Watch your dancers Inuyasha. Onigumo is known for dirty work like stealing employees and such." Inuyasha snorted.
"Seems to be the other way around doesn't it? Still think he's after them?" Miroku looked at Inuyasha who was again fixed on Kagome.
"Uhuh."
This time, that was a real answer.
For the next few weeks, Inuyasha kept trying to take the girl home but Jakotsu would beat him to it every time. Still he found ways to be around her. He would tell the girls to come earlier to the club for rehearsals so that he could buy them all lunch. Miroku would join them. This is where it became obvious that Miroku had called dibs on one of the girls too. When Kouga learned of these lunch dates, he came running in too.
"Kouga! You cannot eat all of them!" Ayame yelled as he was eating wings off of her plate. "Kouga!"
"Bro, stop being a fatass. If anyone needs to eat, it's her. Not you." Inuyasha scoffed.
"Are you saying I'm Anorexic?" Ayame rose a brow.
"What?"
"Ignore her. She jumps to these conclusions too often." Kagome shook her head. Inuyasha nodded.
They were all sitting together downstairs by the bar. Inuyasha and Kagome sat besie each other. Ayame and Kouga did the same but from behind the bar and Miroku and Sango were by the two as well. Inuyasha couldn't keep his eyes off of Kagome. She had on a simple pair of yoga pants and a crop top for rehearsal today. Enough of a crop top to leave the viewer wanting and needing to see more.
"Something tells me wings and fries before rehearsal is not a smart idea." Rin stated.
"We'll be fine." Sango shrugged.
"We've gone on starved. I agree." Ayame scoffed.
"Starved?" Kouga asked. Kagome eyed the girls in worry.
"I mean, yea. Sometimes we just forget to eat. Doesn't mean we can't dance though." Sango played it off.
"I agree. Not smart." Miroku shook his head but the topic was lost after that. They ate quickly and the guys were forced to leave the room so they could practice.
It mostly went like this. But it gave Inuyasha the chance to hang around Kagome the only way he could. He could figure out what she liked. Dogs and large slices of pepperoni pizza for herself. What she didn't like. Her grandfather trying to force her into priestesshood and Anchovies. He found ways to make her laugh and the kinds of little jokes she made on her own. Before he knew it, he was dying to take the girl home and into bed like there was no tomorrow.
He'd wanted that from the start but it was getting almost uncomfortable to just stand straight around her. He never even wanted Kikyo this bad. The more he spent time near her, talking to her and watching her dance every night, the more he wanted her. But it was different. He wanted to take her to dinner and out somewhere nice and then take her home to bed. He wanted more. This he was not used to but damn if he wasn't willing to do anything to get her.
"Kagome?" He called into the locker room. The girls were all gone but he figured she had stayed back for a shower again like always. At least, he thought everyone was gone.
"He did what?!" He heard Kagome's voice.
"Don't worry about it." There was Sango.
"Sango, this is not some little feat."
"My brother is no wuss and you know my Father would beat anyone who tried him to a pulp. There is nothing to worry about."
"I don't like this.." Kagome sounded worried about something but he still couldn't figure out what they were talking about.
"And you have Shippo back at home so the shrine is fine. I just worry about you, Gome."
"I have Jakotsu."
"That man can't hurt a fly and he knows it. You out of all of us need to be safe. After everything…"
"Don't." Kagome stopped her. "I know. I'm alright, really."
"You're positive?"
"Yes."
"Good. Perfect. As long as you're okay, I can sleep at night."
He heard Kagome chuckled. Then there was shuffling. It sounded like they were moving around. Inuyasha aborted and moved around the door as Sango stepped out.
"Are you sure you don't want me to come home with you?" Sango asked.
"Yea. I'm gonna shower first so just go home. I'll be good."
"Alright. Get home safe." He listened and waited as Sango left down the hall and out of the club. Then he waited.
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