Disclaimer: I don't own anyone
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone.
YK: Even though it was only a few reviews to start out with, I am hoping this story works out well.
Don't forget to vote on parings, so far we have:
Kagome/Kurama: II
Kagome/Hiei: I
Kagome/Yusuke: I
Kagome/InuYasha: 0
Kagome/Sesshoumaru: I
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Chapter II
After finishing her cappuccino and stuffing her laptop into its bag, Kagome walked to the counter to pay.
Stopping at the glass door, she noticed it was raining. Her head drooping, she sighed and started her four-and-a-half block walk home.
Completely drenched, Kagome shut the door behind her and picked up the cat, which didn't appreciate her wet state.
"How's my fat kitty doing?" She nuzzled it absentmindedly.
Walking into her room, she opened her closet door with her foot. "Can't believe Miroku wants me to show up, it's like he doesn't believe we're cousins, eh Buyo?" she mumbled, more to herself than to the cat.
Jumping from her arms and laying on her bed, he stretched and yawned.
Rummaging through her closet some more, Kagome came out with a black pleather shirt that had a slice all the way up, (it held together with a black ribbon). It was a shirt her aunt had given her, in case of a "dating emergency".
"At least it has a double layer in the chest so you can't tell when I get cold." She mused.
Displaying his depth of caring, Buyo laid down and rolled, so his back was to her.
Sighing, Kagome shook her head; "Not the best idea to want a cat showing he's listening to you."
Discarding her wet shirt and bra, Kagome quickly replaced it with her aunt's lifesaver.
As she rummaged through her chest of drawers for some pants or shorts, she glanced out the window and smiled. It had stopped raining.
She nodded to herself, and pulled out a dark blue pair of short shorts that were missing the outsides of the legs and also had a ribbon to keep them secure against the body
Standing in front of her full length mirror, Kagome spun around hesitantly, unsure if the outfit she was wearing was appropriate or not.
"Well…Miroku is my cousin, but even so, is this overdoing it a bit?" Before having time to properly change her mind, her phone rang. She ran and answered it, slightly breathless. "Hello?"
It was Miroku. "Hey Kag, where are you?"
"I'm at home changing, why?"
"The race is starting sooner then I thought it would. Hurry down here, would ya?"
"I'll put my shoes on and be right there."
"Alright, see you then."
Without any goodbye, Miroku hung up the phone, placing another full ounce of stress on Kagome.
Not having the time to change, she grabbed a pair of open toed high-heeled shoes that wrapped up her leg in a crisscross manner, ran a brush through her hair, stuffed some money into the waist of her shorts, and ran out the door, as far as she could go before her feet started to protest.
"All right," she told herself as she made her way through town, "I have a block left before I start seeing cars or bikes."
Smiling when she saw a group of people around a bunch of high priced cars, she stopped her harsh breathing as much as she was able to, and walked through the crowd with a innocent smile but her head held high, looking around for her cousin.
Trying to ignore the cat calls, whistles and stares she was getting, she finally spotted Miroku with a group of guys that had girls hanging off their every limb. She gritted her teeth and walked purposefully in their direction.
Clearing her throat as she walked through the guys and girls around Miroku, she swayed her hips a bit more than need be and smiling said, "Miroku darling, I'm so sorry for being late."
Coating her voice and face with fake enthusiasm, she clung to her cousin's arm.
'I think I'm going to be sick…' she thought to herself as her cousin wrapped his arm around her.
"Kagome, this is Yusuke-" Miroku pointed at a boy with slicked back dark brown hair, who had a girl with a lighter brown hair hooked to his arm, "-and Kurama." he pointed at a guy with long red hair and emerald colored eyes, who shockingly didn't have a girl attached to him but instead had a helmet under his arm. He shook her hand lightly, and Kagome tried to refocus her attention on what her cousin was saying. "That's Hiei, he's the best mechanic in these parts, a good racer too, but he works on cars better than he drives 'em." As if to show what Miroku was talking about, Hiei threw a wrench at her cousin's head, causing Kagome to laugh at Miroku's horrified face when it whizzed past. "Over here is InuYasha."
To show he was listening, he turned around, his silver hair gleaming in the moonlight as he polished the side of his motorcycle. Intrigued (and her grip on Miroku's arm loosening), Kagome asked, "Why do you polish it to race, get it all dirty again, only to polish it again?"
Giving a snort, InuYasha went back to his waxing.
A cool voice entered the conversation.
"My stupid half-brother is obsessed with his bike and how it looks during the performance of the race."
Coming to stand next to Kagome, a guy that stood at about 6'3'' with long silver hair and piercing golden eyes stared at InuYasha with a scowl.
"Who?" was all Kagome was able to stutter out as she tried not to stare.
"That's Sesshoumaru, the Prince of the Races here. InuYasha's been bent on beating him and taking the title for as long as anyone can remember. And then there was Koga, also bent, but on InuYasha, they've hated each other for sometime now. Not sure why though."
Kagome nodded and walked behind InuYasha, noticing that there was grease all over the ground, and that his hair was going to drag in it if he didn't pull it back.
"Inusasha, your hair's going to get all icky if you don't do something with it." She said, trying to be helpful.
Turning so quickly he almost got whiplash, he glared at Kagome hard. "InuYasha, not sasha, stupid girl. Learn how to pronounce things right. Either that, or open your ears so you can hear what people say when they speak."
Glaring, she stomped her foot and forced a smile. Taking a hair tie off of her wrist, she gripped all his hair in her hands (not being gentle in the slightest) and braided it, tying the ends with her extra hair tie.
"Don't say I never did you a favor." Turning, she walked and sat sideways on Miroku's bike, smiling at the surprised looks she got from a great number of the racers and passerby.
Collectors were walking around and collecting money from each of the people in the audience, asking whom they wanted to place their bets on, and collecting entrance fees from the racers.
Keeping his face as blank as it usually was, Sesshoumaru handed the collector a wad of hundred dollar bills.
InuYasha in turn did the same, as did the rest.
But when came time for Miroku to hand over his money, he held his hand in front of the man's face, and, kneeling down, slung Kagome over his shoulder and stood her on the hood of a car.
"Fellow, racers, if I lose this race, I hand this little beauty over to the winner."
Glaring at Miroku, she clenched her hands into fists, wanting oh so bad to claw out his eyes or rip out his vocal cords. Smiling at the thought, she hopped down from the hood of the car, refusing to look at her cousin.
Turning to whisper in his ear (causing Miroku to get envious looks from the others), she said, "You had best win… because you can't give what's not yours in the first place."
Gulping audibly, he nodded. "You're right; I can't give my cousin away. Mine or not, you're related, and most unattractive if I do say so myself." Turning his back to her and tossing his arms over his head, he started to walk away, not wanting to see what kind of death wish awaited him.
Having grabbed the wrench that Hiei had thrown at Miroku, Kagome held it high above her head, wanting to beat him with it.
But before she could have taken two steps towards him, Sesshoumaru grabbed her with one arm around the waist.
"Leave him be for now, your lover's spat would be better fought elsewhere."
Giving an undignified snort, she slid from his grip and tossed the wrench over her shoulder… hitting him in middle of the foot with it.
His face turned up in a snarl that was withheld. Running forward, he grabbed her arm, gritting his teeth harshly. "Watch where the hell you discard items to, wench."
Looking surprised (and about to cry), Kagome tried to stand her ground, hard as it was with a man of his height towering over her.
But before she could even realize what was happening, InuYasha was leading her away from his furious half-brother.
"Why'd you help me?" Kagome questioned, looking back at the fuming Sesshoumaru.
"Why'd you help me, tying back my hair even though I was an ass? Get over it, debts are to be repaid." Dropping onto one knee in front of his bike, he started polishing it again.
Almost jumping out of her skin when a soda can was held in front of her, she sighed with relief when she saw who it was. "Thank you for the soda, Kurama-san."
Tossing a charming smile her way, Kurama patted her on the back. "Don't think so badly of everyone. Yes, Sesshoumaru snapped at you, and InuYasha was harsh, but there's a big race going to happen tonight, and they know they don't have as great of a chance as they usually have, seeing as he placed you up there as a payment."
Nodding as if to say she understood, she sighed, actually not really understanding. "So in other words, he's almost sure he's going to win?"
Nodding, he patted her on the head like he would a kid, even though he couldn't have been more then a couple years older then her. As a matter of fact, none of them could be, except maybe Sesshoumaru, but that was a big maybe.
Nodding to herself as she finished her drink, she said "I'll forgive them, just this once." Walking to the starting line she saw all the boys getting ready and lining their bikes up. She smiled when she saw Miroku, a childish grin on his face that he got every time he had too much fun. She chuckled to herself, as if there were something as too much fun.
YK: How's this for a second chapter? I was told that the first wasn't very informative about the plot line, and I have a feeling this isn't either, but it gives more of an idea on who the pairings could be, and I tried to make it where there were possibilities with each of them, I only got to a couple of them now, but more will be on the way, thanks to all who reviewed to me, it inspires me greatly when people actually tell me what they like about my story, even simple ones like, "I like it, please update" or there was even a long review for a kag/yus pairing, I like them also, I may even right them, remember to review and tell me who should be with Kagome, and I shall put the votes in Ja ne, Tomodachi, Until next time!
Youki Kagome
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