A/N: I'm a horrible person, I know. My lack of updating is just sad, my lack of being able to keep a plot line straight is even worse. But while I continue to mull over the serious faults in Hakushin, I have practiced making story outlines and the result was surprisingly appealing. Now I wish I would have practiced these things more in high school when the teachers would tell me how helpful they are! So, without further ado, here is the next chapter of Angels and Demons. Enjoy a story with a decent plot!
Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns InuYasha and Co. I just screw them up to entertain fans.
Chapter Two
Angels and Demons
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All people should grow by being hurt, right?
Stand up if you fall, and if that doesn't work then I will hold you.
So it's okay...
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She ignored the empty bottle laying on the kitchen floor. She danced around the puddle of water and kicked the cap out of her way with a heeled shoe and it shot under the refrigerator. Why should she care if there was a big giant wet spot on the kitchen floor? Why should she care that the empty bottle was laying there? Why should she care that some jack ass stole her license just so he could get another date?
Eyes narrowed Kagome stomped on the empty water bottle, the crunch briefly satisfying her need for violence. She had spent the remainder of her morning getting ready for work, fuming as she blew her hair dry, seething as she put on her makeup, and being pissed off enough that she ruined one pair of panty hose from tugging them up her leg too hard.
But now, right now she was fine, perfectly fine. It wasn't bothering her at all! Hell, it was just as easy to completely ignore the freak of a man who would dig through her purse while she was passed out and spend ten bucks to get a replacement license.
"Why would someone even do that?!" She smacked her hand on the counter and used her other to jerk open a drawer, grabbing a dish towel to wipe up the water. "Son of a bitch. Having the nerve to go into a woman's purse, stealing something then leaving a message like that! I should call the cops!" She snarled at the empty bottle and crouched down, dropping the towel onto the puddle and slowly wiped it up. "I'll call them up and tell them that Mister, Mister…" She paused.
What the hell was his name?
Standing straight she dropped the wet towel on the middle of the sink, her anger dissipating. She didn't even know the man's name who she had drinks with, let drive her home, put her in bed. She was lucky that all he took was her license.
Sighing softly Kagome leaned down, grabbing the bottle off of the floor and tossed it into the recycling bin under the sink then looked around. Where had the cap gone? Scowling she turned in a circle then looked down at the bottom of the fridge. The grate that covered the space between the bottom of the door and the floor was missing thanks to an accident while moving and she had yet to replace it.
With another sigh she shifted and bent down, slowly laying on the cool tile, muttering. "At least I know the floor is clean now." Pressing her cheek to the floor she smiled as she spotted the cap and reached out to grab it then froze, her throat tightening in horror. Beady black eyes stared unblinking at her out stretched hand, teeth bared and nose twitching madly. Kagome swallowed hard as she very slowly pulled her hand back away from the brown creature, a soft whimper escaping her as she pressed her palms to the floor, prepared to leap to her feet and grab a weapon.
"J-j-just stay there." She whispered as she slowly added pressure to the floor to move. Letting out a shaky breath she shifted and then the phone rang, shrilly piercing that air. "Jesus fucking Christ!" She screamed in terror as the rodent shot out towards her with a squeak then veered off to slide under the darkened cabinet edge.
Lunging to her feet and barely grabbing the long handled duster off of the top of the fridge, she made a mad leap onto the counter top between the sink and the stove, her three inch heels clacking loudly on the black granite surface.
"Get out of my kitchen!" She shrieked as she threw the duster as hard as she could at the small furry mouse that scrambled from one side of the kitchen to the other. Desperate to keep distance between them she stepped on the wet cloth, using it to hop to the other side of the sink as the mouse dove under the edge of the carpet.
Turning quickly to see where it went, her foot slipped out from under her and her breath caught in shock as she blindly reached out, grabbing onto the cabinet doors' knob. The cabinet swung open then cracked loudly as the knob snapped off.
"No!" She screamed as she fell backwards towards the tiled floor.
She was falling, the root she had been clinging onto having snapped, sending her plunging towards the ground helplessly. She screamed, squeezed her eyes shut and prayed that she would die instantly on impact, not feeling any pain.
"Kagome!" A hard voice ripped through the sound of the wind rushing past her ears as a strong hand clamped down hard on her wrist, her body jerking to a quick and painful stop.
Opening her eyes with a gasp she looked up and into intense gold eyes staring down at her through white bangs.
"I've got you." His voice was confident, promising. Grateful tears filled her eyes as her lips move silently, mouthing his name.
Kagome opened her eyes slowly, her heart beat pounding in the back of her head from the force of the impact.
The sound of rushing water slowly pulled her out of the fog of shock and the pain slowly set in.
Letting out a shaky breath she slowly pushed herself up, afraid to look at herself only to see a bone poking out of her leg, or seeing one of her feet twisted into an impossible angle. Reaching down she winced as her elbow protested and slowly moved her hand over her legs before looking at them.
They looked normal enough.
She shifted one, then the other and was happy to find they both were in working condition.
"I'll be damned if I'm not a lucky woman." Pushing herself up carefully, she ignored the pounding in her head and rubbed her already sore lower back. With the fall in the shower plus crashing onto the floor she'd be really lucky if the back of her head didn't look like it had a hair covered grapefruit sprouting from it; it was best to just imagine it being fine.
Mouse forgotten, Kagome moved to the knob-less cabinet and pushed the door open a bit more, pulling out a bottle of aspirin.
"How ironic. It was already opened for me." She mused to herself then winced as her head gave a rather painful throb.
Opening the bottle she turned the water off, which she must have kicked when she fell and moved to the fridge and grabbed a water bottle. Dumping nearly half of the contents of the pain pills into her mouth she took a long drink. She still had to go to work, she didn't have time to be sore.
Setting the bottles down Kagome walked out of the kitchen and grabbed her purse and keys off of the end table by the door, glancing down at her wrist.
No one had been there to catch her, it had just been another odd dream.
"I have really got to stop hitting my head." She muttered as she walked out, turning her thoughts to the day ahead.
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She sat slumped over in her chair, her chin resting in the palm of her hand, and her elbow resting on the plain black desk next to the standard black keyboard. People spoke softly into their headsets in the cubicles around her and she continued to stare at her computer screen, wondering if her phone was ever going to ring.
Being on second shift had it's advantages, like not having to wake up at the crack of dawn after spending a good part of the night at a bar, dancing with men and playing pool. A major disadvantage was that people didn't seem to want to call and complain much around lunch time, either being too busy stuffing their faces, or wanting to just relax after lunch, or not wanting to get into a conversation that could possibly stop them from going to lunch at the their designated time.
She slid her gaze to the clock in the lower right hand corner of the screen. It's was 6pm, lunch time was over.
"Oh but normal people have to eat dinner about now, right?" She sighed and stretched, wincing as her elbow cracked in protest. She shifted, looked at it then frowned at the purple bruise blooming happily there. "Would hate to see what my lower back and ass look like." She pushed back from her desk in her rolling chair and stood. It kept rolling and smashed into her cubical wall, then a crash sounded on the other side as one of her co-workers leaped to their feet in angry protest.
"Ah! I'm so sorry!" She felt her face flush a bit and she grabbed her purse, hurrying off to the elevator quickly.
Slipping between the doors before they closed she leaned back against the wall, closing her eyes as the dull music droned out of crackling speakers.
Her life was dull, it was empty and boring, just like the music that was playing; falsely upbeat.
As the doors opened she walked out and into a wide, open lobby, her heels clicking loudly as she walked towards the break room. If anything, a candy bar would help entertain her for her remaining three hours of work.
Kagome nodded to a woman sitting at a table, eating an interesting looking piece of chicken, or…something and she moved to the machine, tugging out her wallet and opening it. A piece of paper slipped out and floated to the floor, landing softly in front of her feet and she frowned. She didn't keep loose pieces of paper in her wallet for that very reason, they fell out.
Leaning down she picked it up and flipped it open as she stood straight, her brows furrowing as she read out loud.
" "Pick you up at 8pm sharp. Dress to impress. K. Taishou." " Her eyebrow twitched as she crunched the piece of paper in her hand. "At least I have part of your name now you little bastard." She looked at her watch, then turned, stuffing her wallet back into her purse as she walked out of the break room then out of the building; for this, she was willing to miss a few bucks off of her paycheck. If the thief wanted to be impressed, then she sure as hell was up for the challenge.
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She looked herself over in the mirror slowly, checking for flaws. The reflection that looked back at her was impressive to say the least. She had chosen carefully and decided to go with something that would be acceptable at an upscale restaurant, but would still have other woman looking away in envy or disgust because they wouldn't be able to pull it off.
She had curled her hair slightly and pulled it up into a slight fountain at the top of her head, allowing a few choice pieces to fall down and frame her face. Small, reflective, diamond drop earrings glittered from her lobes and her neck remained unadorned. The dress she wore was black, a bit tight to show off her curves and the front plunged down nearly to her navel, showing off the sides of her breasts slightly. The skirt of the dress was long, stopping at her ankles and slits on either side went up to her thighs. She grinned as she shifted, looking at her tanned leg and the straps from her black heeled peep-toe shoes that wrapped around her ankle. She had chosen a dark purple nail polish that glittered in the right light and was damn proud of the whole outfit.
"Let's see how long it takes for your pants to tighten with this look Mr. K. Taishou." She turned from the mirror, clasped on a loose, thin silver bracelet and sprayed a fine mist of raspberry perfume over herself as she walked out to the living room. "I even managed to do this with five minutes to spare."
Grabbing her purse she sat down gently on the couch and crossed her legs, flipping on the TV and relaxed.
Three hours later, that's how she slept.
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"Hey, Boss, you've been reading that old book for hours now. Don't you want to take a break to get down to business?" A man leaned against the wall, watching as long fingers slowly turned the page. "Boss?" He frowned then instantly straightened as black eyes slowly looked up from the page, pinning him with a silent stare. "Ah, okay then. I guess I'll just go until you call huh?" He said quickly then slipped out of the open door, closing it quickly behind him.
" "500 years ago there existed a jewel of great influence. It brought it's owner a solitary wish, or an immeasurable amount of power." " He looked back at the book then chuckled softly. "The Shikon no Tama huh? Did I finally find the legend I have been searching for for years?" He smiled slowly as he closed the book carefully. "You will be mine."
Quotes: 'Dame!' from Rurouni Kenshin
A/N: I think this is going to be harder to write that I thought, let me know how you all like it so far! I know it's a slow start, but it'll be worth it, trust me!
...Nuclotei