As they were going down the road, it occurred to Kagome that she needed to ask him a few things that had been bothering her.
"Hey, InuYasha?"
"Yeah?"
She glanced over at him, "there is something that's been bugging me, or I guess a better way to put it is that, it's something I've been curious about."
Sneaking a peak out the corner of his eye, he noticed the pink caressing her cheeks and smirked, cute wasn't even a good enough word for the way she looked.
"Okay, what is it?"
"Well, I know a little about demon ways from books, and I've been trying to figure out how you can be a womanizer when you're a demon? I mean, how can you have 'that' and not mate with them?"
Wow, of all the things he thought she was going to ask him, that wasn't anywhere on the list.
"Umm, I guess you could call me a fourplay womanizer. Basically, I've done everything, but that."
Scrunching her nose up, Kagome turned her head away towards the window. InuYasha was thankful and got his silence for a few minutes, but it was short lived.
"So, how do you normally pick up the ladies? I know every player has a strategy."
This time, he turned his head to look at her with an annoyingly sexy smirk.
"Why so curious, my innocent Kagome?"
Speaking with as much matter-of-fact in her voice as she could, she trained her expression into a straight face.
"The best way to fix something is to know where it went wrong. If I know what you are doing to pick up the cheap women, then I can see where you need work. That way you can find a nice girl someday and treat her the way a proper gentleman would."
Looking her up and down, he appreciated her round hips, tiny waist, large perfect breasts. Oh, how she felt crushed against him in the hall.
"You seem like a nice girl."
Rolling her eyes, she turned her face back to the window, "you're impossible."
Grinning, InuYasha knew Kagome was putting on this cold fish exterior, but he saw passed it now. He had her number and knew how 'hot' the little honor's student could get.
The drive to Higurashi Shrine seemed to go by fast, but as InuYasha got out and walked over to her side, she seemed to be lost in thought.
"Kagome? Hey, you in there?"
Coming back to reality, she saw InuYasha's hand waving in her face.
"I had a thought, InuYasha."
Standing up, he regarded her wearily, "okay."
Getting out, she leaned against the now closed door.
"I want you to take me to a club tonight."
"Yeah right."
"I'm serious! I need to see your interactions from a scientific point of view. The body languages, hand gestures, even the tilt and curve of your lips when you are talking to a hoe bag, uh… I-mean, lady."
"You can't go."
"And why not?"
Shaking his head, he looked at her body, pretending to analyze what he saw, but secretly he had a hard time not licking his lips.
"You don't have any clothes for clubbing."
Putting her index finger up, she got out her cellphone and called her friend, Sango.
"Hey, Sango!"
"Yeah, I know! Anyway, will you accompany me to the mall this afternoon?"
She was on for just one more minute, hung it up, and started walking to the steps before turning around.
"Pick me up at 7."
"But the good clubbing starts later in the night."
"Well, you will be taking me out to dinner first, so we can have some semblance of a real date before the flashy lights and loud music."
"I'd much prefer to take you some place alone to talk."
"I'm sure if we were alone, the last thing on your mind would be talking, you lecherous dog."
"Nooo, you mean, you lecherous dog-demon, and how can I resist the desire to ravage you when your cold stares are such a turn on?"
Rolling her eyes, she made her way up the stairs before turning back around, "InuYasha?"
"Changed your mind about going doggie style?"
Her mouth dropped open as naughty images made their way in her usually clean mind. This guy was definitely giving her a filthy mind-set.
"It's like you take every opportunity to 'dirty' a normal conversation."
"What can I say, it's a gift."
He winked at her and she could not stop the small smile, "just don't be late, okay? Pretend like you're a puppy in search of your favorite bone, okay?"
Right after she said that, she knew what would happen as InuYasha kept on his roll.
"I've got a bone for ya."
This time, Kagome just turned around and kept walking up the steps, hiding her giggles from him.
….
It was 6:58pm and InuYasha was racing down the road, screeching to a halt in front of the shrine steps. Getting out, he brushed off his black pants and straightened the lapel of his black suit jacket. His red shirt underneath was a nice pop of color to the outfit.
Jumping up the steps, he rang the doorbell at exactly 7:00pm, right on time.
As he watched the door open, his mouth dropped and, wait, was he drooling? There was Kagome, in a skintight charcoal colored, mini-dress with a lowcut halter neckline and black sheer covering her cleavage. InuYasha imagined Kagome wearing black sheer lingerie and started to pant slightly. If her dress wasn't enough, then the thigh-high black suede boots were.
Looking up at him, it was Kagome's turn to smirk, "is this fitting to go clubbing in?"
Gazing into her face, gone was sweet innocent girl next door, and this sexy woman, staring at him through smoky eye makeup, stood in her place.
Reverting to caveman speech, he gulped, "me likey."
Giggling, Kagome shut the door and attempted to walk down the steps, only to go tumbling down, but InuYasha caught her and jumped. They landed safely on the ground and InuYasha was reluctant to put her down, but obliged her as she got down and made herself comfortable in his car.
Shutting her door, he walked over to his side, got in, and drove off. There was this awkward silence between them as InuYasha kept stealing glances at her and, oh no, her dress had ridden up as she adjusted on the seat. She was going to make being a gentleman too damn difficult!
Kagome was doing much of the same thing as she admired his attire through her lashes, making sure he didn't notice.
"So, umm… where are we going?"
Jerking his head straight, he cursed to himself. Had he been caught looking at her? Glancing over, he let out the breath he was holding…she didn't see a thing.
"A nice restaurant called, Chick-fa-le, I think its French."
She snorted a little and hit his arm, "very funny."
Smirking, he drove a little longer and then stopped in the parking lot of some fancy restaurant Kagome had never been to before.
"Welcome to Bistro Niko, have you ever eaten here?"
Kagome stared at the ornate little building, "nope, can't say I have."
"Well then, (he opened her door and led her into the building) there's a first time for everything."
They were led to a table by the window and were given their menus.
"Bonjour! My name is Frances and I will be your waiter for this evening. Might I start you off with some wine?"
InuYasha waved his hand, "no sir, we're fine."
"And what will you be having?"
"We will both have the smoked salmon and risotto."
"Excellent choice, monsieur! I will be back with your meals soon." Frances bowed and walked off.
Kagome was thankful that he ordered for her since she couldn't read French. Maybe that should be her next fun project, learn how to speak French.
Looking around, Kagome felt pretty uncomfortable as InuYasha made no move to start some kind of small talk.
"So, I'm guessing you don't know how to make small talk with women, right?"
"Sort of. It's more like I've never taken a girl out on a date. It's normally a club hookup that only lasts for the night. There is whining, but no dining."
"None of them seemed interested in being more than that?"
"Nope, not one."
Staring at her water glass, Kagome trailed her finger around the rim.
"How sad."
"Sad? What's so sad about it?"
"That none of them cared about you. They used you for some fun, so all you were to them was a piece of meat, a means to an end."
Well, that was the first time someone laid out the truth like that to him. It was an ugly truth that he didn't want to face anytime soon.
"Hey, I used them too. I used them for fun and a good time, so don't think I'm some victim in this."
"Trust me, InuYasha, the last thing I would ever think about you is that you're a victim. I have no doubt that you lay it all out there, no bs, and then you give them the choice to join you, or keep dancing."
He laughed at her as he put his hands on the table.
"No girl has ever said 'no' to me, and I don't expect that to change anytime soon."
There was the cocky smirk she hated, "maybe the club is a bad idea."
He arched a brow at her, "really? Are you getting cold feet? It's okay, you know. It's probably for the best…some people just can't handle the club scene."
He was challenging her! Should she accept the challenge, or leave it be? Well, what kind of person would she be if she didn't go into the club, doing whatever it took to help him.
"I'm not getting cold feet, in fact, I'm sure I could get some guy to dance with me no problem."
The thought of some horny guy with his hands all over her, did not sit well with him. Maybe the club wasn't such a good idea.
"In all seriousness, Kagome, you don't have to go."
Standing up, Kagome pointed at him, "oh no you don't! I'm gonna prove it to you! I'll go to that stupid club and surprise you!"
Before InuYasha could say anything else, she stormed out the door leaving InuYasha to get their food to-go.
Walking out, he saw Kagome tapping her foot at the car and couldn't help but to smirk at her crazy antics. From what he had seen of her, she was always so cool and collected, obvious in her reactions; it was nice to see her be a little unexpected…like the time in his room, and the hallway. Those fleeting moments when she let herself go and allowed some uncontrolled emotional responses, yeah, he'd be around her all the time for glimpses of that Kagome.
Kagome watched him come to her, and her heart flutter at the expression on his face. Why was he smirking like that? As he approached her, he dropped the food bag and leaned into her, placing a hand on each side of her.
"I like you like that. So emotional and surprising. You really are unique, Kagome."
No! She couldn't let him sweet talk her out of this! She had to get a hold of herself and not remember how good it felt to be 'captured' by him earlier.
Pushing on his chest, she turned and got in the passenger seat, leaving InuYasha outside to question what the hell just happened.
The ride was short, but InuYasha didn't care, he was seething! He tried to show her that he could be nice, and she blew him off! If that wasn't bad enough, that 'friend' of hers must have taught her how to walk seductively. As they got out of the car, Kagome walked ahead of him with her nose up. Those round hips were swaying back and forth in front of him, bringing extra attention to her plump behind bouncing along to her rhythmic steps. Yeah, Kagome did not know how to walk like that before.