Inuforlyf
October 18, 2011
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that has to do with Inuyasha and co. it was by Rumiko Takahashi.
"What do you think she has planned?" Jasmine asked Kagome. The two were in Kagome's office, their second favorite hangout location, at work. Kagome shrugged but continued to pour water into the corner fern. The two were dissected what had transpired in the main lobby. "Why can't you just ask her?" Kagome question the fire demon sitting on her desk.
The woman wore a cream colored blouse, which resembled the fashion of a tunic. The silk fabric helped the shirt flow with each movement Jasmine made. Her dark brown, pencil skirt contrasted with the top as it enhanced the Jasmine's figure while the tunic blouse was attempting to hide the shapely curves. The outfit ended with brown and tan wedge heel sandals. Jasmine bounced her calves on the desk, with each kick she made, and the brown beaded bracelets bounced off each other, each time she tossed a fox plushie, which once sat quietly one Kagome's desk.
"I don't talk to that woman, and when it comes to a moment in court, I see myself on your side."
"But she's your sister!"
"Who's in cohorts with crazy people!"
"I don't know; no matter what Souta does, I'll always try to help him."
"That's probably because you love your brother."
"You don't love your sister?"
"Nah, I'm good." Jasmine responded but Kagome wasn't sure what to say to the answer. The girl slid off the desk to walk the short distance towards the window. And as Kagome watched her friend fall into a daze, she continued her watering to the plant near the end table, closer to the window.
Her computer played a song about horses and black cherry trees but other than that, silence made a perfect back drop for the thoughts flying through the minds of the pair. "Maybe we should do some work? Sango mentioned wanting to have marriage and weddings as the focus point for next month's issue; maybe, you want to start brain storming?" The girl attempted to pull Jasmine away from the glass.
The fire demon seemed to be lost in her thoughts, until she spoke. "You know, Thuy's big in the business industry. She may try something to harm New Chic, in order to get to you." The woman turned from the window and Kagome narrowed her eyes at the growing flames. "My sister can be a real bitch sometimes. What if she does-" Taking the liberty to twist open her watering can, Kagome jerked her hand and the water went flying towards Jasmine's face.
"Should I ask?" Sango entered the room with a stack of paper. "I hate you!" Jasmine shouted with such venom, Kagome did a quick jog to Sango hoping the athletic woman would thwart Jasmine's advances
"Her hair turned blue and her eyes were on fire!" Kagome quickly told her boss, defending her actions.
"You see Jasmine, if you'd just get the illusion ring, you wouldn't get drenched once a day." With a flash of flames engulfing Jasmine's head, the water dripping from her face, evaporated. She then opened the window to air out the scent of burnt skin. "What do you want, Sango?" Still angry, the sneer on Jasmine's face found a new victim. "I do believe this is Kagome's office. Don't be angry with me when it is your incapacity of controlling that head of flames of yours that should be making you angry." With a huff, Jasmine took Kagome's seat behind the desk. She then raised her legs to cross it at the ankles and display her anger with her pose.
"What did you need Sango?" Kagome asked more gently than Jasmine had, thus receiving a scoff from the irritated woman.
"I have some articles, a few letters a request-"
"Oh?" Kagome questioned quickly, slightly disappointed. "Why would you bring all of this and not have the mail carrier or even my secretary bring it?"
"Well, I was in the elevator just now and heard something that had to do with you." Collecting the stacks from Sango, Kagome replied with a "what did you hear?"
"You're dating Sesshomaru?" And sheets came tumbling down. "Um, why would you say that?" She inquired and Sango joined Kagome on the ground to help clean up. "Some guys were talking and mentioned Sesshomaru couldn't stay late to review a contract. Some other guy asked why and the third said 'Mister Big Shot' has a date.' The first one added, "with the mother of that adopted girl.'" They stood with their pile and headed towards the desk, "And knowing Rin's parents are dead, I figured they must have been talking about you. I put my two cents and asked if he's been seeing this girl for long. Those guys sure like to gossip. But anyways, one of them answered saying no, but Sesshomaru wants to make it so. Of course, we know Sesshomaru and knowing he would never say something like that, I asked 'what makes you say that?' And then one said Sesshomaru and Kagura are done and the only reason Kagura hasn't begged him back is because she feels threatened by the possibility that he's going to have a family with the little girl's mom. Apparently, he announced they were never going to get back together but even that wouldn't stop Kagura. I think they mentioned it was online." At the end of Sango's monologue, Jasmine quickly began typing on the desktop computer.
"Do you think that's why Thuy approached me?" Kagome watched the anxious looking girl at the computer. She seemed to be searching for whatever was online about Sesshomaru's previous relationship. Jasmine nodded and Sango went around the desk to watch whatever the fire demon conjured up.
With a sigh, Kagome made her way to the couch. Sesshomaru and she were close in high school because they were both in many of the same extracurricular activities: national honor society, Interact, English Honor Society, Student Advisory Council, Outdoor Education for physical education, and Kagome tutored his younger brother. While they were often near each other, conversations never strayed from Inuyasha, school work or political batter while on the SAC board. Why would he want anything to do with her, eleven years later?
Was adopting Rin part of a sick master plan?
Was Thuy going to ruin her life?
Should she go to dinner with him tonight?
"Kagome, come take a look at this! Raise the volume, Jasmine." Upon standing from her seat, she heard a crash coming from her computer. This intrigued her and Kagome quickened her pace to join the two other women. She then laid her eyes on a restaurant scene.
Debris was flying and Kagura was holding a paper fan to her mouth. Though older now, Kagome recognized the narrowed, angry slits of Kagura's eyes. "Kagura sit." Came from a majestic man sitting in the booth in front of Kagura. He wore a black suit with the jacket open. A pink button down was underneath and a black pencil tie laid center, down his torso.
"Why would you do this?" It was clear the woman was both angry and hurt. With a steady hand, Sesshomaru plucked a shaking glass of wine from the table. He took a sip and the flying debris fell. The blowing winds stopped and Kagura slumped onto the ground. "I thought you brought me here to propose. Why would you take me to where we first met, only to break up with me?"
"Is there a problem here?" A rather attractive male waiter entered the picture. "He is the reason why." Sesshomaru responded and stood from he's seat. He pulled his wallet from his pocket and slipped a few bills out. "Tip," he then threw it onto the table and proceeded to leave.
"How'd you find out?"
"Perhaps, next time, you might wish to bathe before entering a dog demon's presence after rutting with another." With that, the tall man left. The waiter, in turn, bent to help the rejected female, "don't touch me, trash!" She hissed and yanked her arm from his grip. Huffing, she stood. "Are you videotaping this? Have you lost your F-" and the video ended.
"That was entertaining." And Jasmine laughed.
"That was terrible!" Kagome exclaimed and Jasmine shrugged. Sango in turn proceeded to the couch. "I think she deserved it." And Kagome shook her head at her friend's statement. "Public humiliation is never deserved."
"I don't think he meant for it to become like that. You know Kagura tends to be overly dramatic." Sango told her friend and sunk into the comfty couch. "And now that you're date-"
"I am not 'dating' Sesshomaru!" Kagome through quotations around dating and continued, "we are going on a date but we are not 'dating.'"
"Right, and I'm human." Jasmine scoffed and smoke blew out of her lips. "Has anyone died of second hand smoke from being your friend?" Sango questioned the girl across the room from her and Jasmined shrugged. "I don't think so, you don't really smell smoke do you?"
Sango shook her head, "But that is clearly-"
"Must we have this conversation now?" Kagome questioned her two friends and they looked to her. Kagome's face was frozen in a frown and her brows bent in concern. "What am I getting myself into?"
The afternoon went quickly with sheets upon sheets of articles and editorials Kagome was left to edit before handing a selected pile to Sango. She made a schedule for the next day, she walked Shippo over to her mother's home and she finished a presentation to her crew without a worry. When dinner with Sesshomaru came around, she merely took hold of her trench coat and slipped her shoes on before following her date out of the building. It was sitting in the seat he pulled out for her that brought her back to earth.
She was in a dim lighted Korean restaurant with The Sesshomaru. He took his own seat and her palms began to sweat, her mouth dried and her left eye lid twitched. Then it twitched again. The third time led to her dunking under the table to pick up a fork she accidently dropped as she attempted to unravel her eating utensils from the cloth.
"There is no need to be nervous." She heard and shot back up straight. "Hm? What makes you think I am nervous?"
Before he could reply, she answered, "Oh yes, you probably know by some super demon power."
"Hn," Kagome blinked at him before she returned her attention to covering her lap with the white cloth. "Is there something you wish to ask of me?"
She looked up and stared into his eyes searching for an answer she yet to ask a question for. "I don't want to sound rude but you are confusing me." His nonresponse pushed her to continue, "At Ms. Lumbarc's birthday party, you called Rin my daughter, you then invited me to dinner, allowed me to disrupt your office and asked me to dinner a second time. I do not know your intentions. And wow, that was all supposed to be in my head. I'm sorry for being so forward!"
Sesshomaru looked away for a moment and Kagome mentally slapped her self. Her and her big mouth! She bit her lip and looked down. The day was probably getting to her. It was a little known fact, by her closest friends and family, the later it was, the less control she had over herself. Of course it was only seven in the afternoon but perhaps with all the worrying she did during the day, her body took it in negatively. "My name Ming Young, I be your server for evening. If you would like traditional Korean dinner please view back of menu. For American dinner, front of menu." Kagome pulled herself from out of her reprimanding and looked to see the small woman speaking. She looked around Kagome's age but seemed smaller in stature. Her hair short and grazing her shoulders with a hair band keeping hair from falling to her face.
She carried a small smile on her face and in her hand she held a small notepad. "Would you like drink?" Kagome shook her head and timidly looked to Sesshomaru to see him looking back her. Quickly she opened her menu and looked busy. "Perhaps when we are prepared to order." With little sound coming from the girl, Ming Young walked away.
"Kagome, you need not be ashamed of the words you say. They hold reason to why you are nervous." Even with that, she refused to look up to see his intense eyes staring back. "I merely wish to reconnect with an old friend."
"Old friend?" she asked and finally found the courage to join the conversation. She saw him nod and she continued. "And being Rin's mother comes in where?"
"That is what Rin calls you." The two fell quiet as Kagome's heart called out for the young girl she grew to love. How sad. She thought, that with all that happened with legal work, Rin called Kagome mother when talking to her new father. Kagome nodded before falling into a more comfortable position. "Why did you adopt her?" and from there, the night continued with Kagome's curiosity being quenched.
Soon the dinner was coming to a close. Kagome smiled at Sesshomaru theory on why people grow more confident after high school. "But, my Lord Sesshomaru, you have always been confident. In fact, you've grown more humble since graduating." She replied and spooned a vanilla scoop of ice cream into her mouth.
"Humble to an extent. If I were at all times as I was in high school, many people would be dead and over population would not be a problem."
"You were rather violent in high school."
"More like high school was filled with idiots."
"Are you calling yourself and idiot?"
"My past self." He told her and took a sip from his cup of coffee. "I am learning every day, thus this Sesshomaru cannot yet be labeled a genius."
"Good, your humility adds to your beauty." Kagome said quite boldly. This thus proved the earlier statement regarding the time of night and her control. "Not that I'm trying to flirt it's just-"
"I understand my beauty." Sesshomaru had to exclaim, and this led to Kagome gagging on her Ice cream. She lifted her head trying to keep the white liquid from disgustingly exiting her lips and to avoid looking like a rabid squirrel.
"This Sesshomaru must see you home." A bit relived, Kagome nodded. A part of her, however, was disappointed he was ending the night so quickly. The waitress came over with the bill. Immediately after she left, Kagome question the behavior, "you know, that woman avoided looking you in the eye the whole evening."
"Hn,"
"So you noticed?"
"No,"
"But you not curious as to why?"
"No," and Kagome huffed, "I forgot you used one syllable answers often."
"Does it offend you?"
Kagome thought of it while swallowing another spoon of ice cream. "No, in fact, even in high school, I just accepted it. I never thought it meant anything. You just don't like talking, right?"
"Hn,"
"You said we'd split the bill this time, remember?'
"Maybe another time."
"But that's what you said before and I don't feel super comfortable with you paying everything."
"I lied last time." After a pause and realizing Kagome was irritated, Sesshomaru continued, "Kagome, this Sesshomaru would not be the proper gentleman if I did not pay for my date."
"Oh," and a goody smile rose upon Kagome's face. She tried to cover it by eating more of her dessert, but her giddy hands missed her mouth. "Oh, never mind me." She told him as he watched her struggle with licking the vanilla from around her lips. She took notice of his staring and ducked behind an empty glass and began wiping away the cream with a hand. "Oh shoot." She whispered frantically and she reached for a napkin. Only, a hand took hold of her wrist.
"Eep!" Kagome raised her embarrassed head to see a patient Sesshomaru looking back at her. Her attention to his beautiful face was then pulled away by a gentle motion of a cloth wiping her hand. "Ah, thanks," she nervously chuckled out. Sesshomaru continued his mentrations long after the hand was clean, but both ignored the fact.
A cough sounded and the blinked to pull away from their partner's eyes. "We are closing, are you two finished? I can have your ice cream bagged but it'd probably-"
"No need, we are leaving." Sesshomaru stood up with the bill folder in hand. "I will pay up front. Come Kagome."
Because she was still dazed, she did not argue at his tone of commanding, instead, she scrambled out of the seat and followed her date out.
Oh yeah, something is going on with my mind. why did I come back to this? who knows but hope you enjoyed this.