Inuyasha slowly got up from bed stretching his sore muscles. He walked over to his closet and picked out an outfit for today. After showering and putting on a pair of skinny jeans and red t-shirt he made his way into the hidden safe in the back of his closet. Putting the combination into the digital lock he stepped in to look at all the expensive items he had stolen these past few years. Picking up the latest object, an ancient amulet made of solid gold with a ruby the size of a golf ball in the center, he thought about his future plans. "I'm that much closer to my goal. Soon very soon maybe three or four more jobs" he put the object back, closed and locked the safe, and slid the fake wall back in place.

Inuyasha made his way to the kitchen in a better than he woke. After making breakfast he sat down with it on his living room couch and proceeded to turn on the morning news.

"The Masked Criminal known as The Phantom Blade managed to steal another valuable object this time from the Museum of Ancient World Treasures" said a reporter on the news making Inuyasha chuckle as he ate his breakfast. "The thief was able to elude the authorities as well as the great hero Lightning Wolf, when asked about the escape the hero said 'it's only a matter of time before I bring him to justice' and 'he's only delaying the inevitable'. That last part made him stop eating and stare at the T.V. 'that fool thinks he can catch me, what a joke'.

Inuyasha cleaned up, left his apartment and headed to his job. He had no car so he had to ride his bicycle, which was fine for him because it saved on gas and his job was only a few miles away from where he lived.

Inuyasha owned and managed his own bookstore. It was left to him after his mother died of cancer five years and he kept it running as a way of honoring her memory. He stopped his bike on the curb when he felt his phone vibrate; it was a text from his older brother Sesshomaru. "How did it go last night?"

"Same as always, easy" he replied

His big brother Sesshomaru had inherited the corporation their father owned when he died in a car accident. After Inu's mom died he offered him a place at the company, but Inuyasha had politely refused, wanting to run the bookstore his mother left him. Sesshomaru was the only person who knew that he was The Phantom Blade and also approved of what he was doing and why. In fact he was the one that would send him info about the museums and artifacts that were more valuable.

"So do you have enough?" He asked.

"Not yet, four more maybe"

"Well I have some information of a new exhibit coming soon that just might finally give you what you need"

"Really?"

"I'll send you the information tonight"

"Thanks Sess"

Inuyasha got back on his bike and continued to work. Once there he parked around back locking his bike up as he entered through the back door.

"Hey Inuyasha do we have any copies of that new Stephen King book?" asked this thirteen year old red headed boy Shippou, "There's a woman up front asking for it".

"Go check in the back, if they're not there ask Sango she'd know".

Inuyasha's bookstore had only three employees. His best friend Sango was his assistant manager she helped run the store. Her younger brothers Kohaku and Shippou also worked in the store. Shippou was a boy who was adopted into Sango's family six years ago after his mom and dad died in a fire and ever since then Sango cared for him just as much as Kohaku.

"I'm going out for coffee run, anybody want anything?" He called to the others

"Bring me a decaf" Sango called back.

"Can I have candy bar please?" Shippou yelled from the back room.

Inuyasha walked down the street to the coffee shop where a cheerful girl he knew named Rin worked the front counter.

He ordered the two coffees and a chocolate bar and headed back down to the store.

While walking down the side walk he passed a handsome tanned skin man wearing black jeans, a black button down long sleeve shirt that was slightly unbuttoned at the top revealing his muscled chest, his long black hair was tied in a pony tail that swayed back and forth as he walked and he had the most beautiful pair of sky blue eyes he'd ever seen. This man appeared to be lost in thought as he walked towards him.

Inuyasha had to do a double take at how gorgeous this man was. As he walked past him he tried to casually glance over at him. 'Damn, if only I could be in a relationship right now, Ah well' he thought as he walked back into his bookstore unaware of a pair of sky blue eyes watching him.

And it begins see you next week