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AN: OMG! I can't believe how many people had reviewed this fic so far. I'm so happy and amazed at how much people had desired or was interested in this kind of Xover.
For those who don't know, Uchiha Bitch also has her own Batman/Inuyasha fic. So check that out.
And also, Uchiha Bitch and I encourage writers and readers, who are interested and/or inspired, to write more Batman/Inuyasha Xovers. The more that are written out there, the more a Batman/Inuyasha circle will grow. And I also encourage Batman Beyond/Inuyasha Xovers.
In answer to one of my reviewers, no I haven't seen the newest Batman movie that came to theaters. I just remember what I used to watched with the animated series that aired on TV in the 90's.
Anyways, hope you guys enjoy this next chapter.
Chapter Two
As soon as Kagome was close to her assailant, she dropped down in a crouching position swiped her leg under him making him fall on his ass before fluidly rising, bringing up the same leg she used to make him fall high and bringing it down hitting his chest with her heel and knocking the breath out of him enough to knock him out.
She took a few steps back, keeping her fighting stance, to see if he was down for the count. After a while of no movement, Kagome picked up and old metal pipe and started to poke him hear and there. Again with no movement or sound, other than him breathing, Kagome deemed it safe to go back to where she left her shoes and get on home for dinner. Once she had her stilettos on, she made her way back to the street. But not before timidly and cautiously walking around her 'attacker's' out cold body with the metal pipe still in her hands, holding it the way she would a katana.
Once Kagome was at the opening of the alley without turning her attention away from the out cold man, she soon deemed it safe to leave since he looked like he wasn't going to wake up. After dropping her temporary weapon, Kagome continued her trek home practically starving for her cousin's good cooking and wondering what he was making tonight.
Batman, who had witnessed the whole scene, was still a bit shocked that such a petite foreign girl was able to beat up a grown man like the one who had been following her.
"Whoa… she'd have a run for Batgirl's money with those moves." He heard a young boy's voice say, clearly impressed at what he had seen.
Batman turned to the voice next to him, only to see his youngest sidekick, Robin (Tim Drake). The Dark knight didn't even feel the boy's presence. Not bothering to reply to his young, Batman turned his attention back to his lighter alter ego's new secretary while debating whether to follow her or not.
"Oh, by the way, I just finished my part in patrolling. Batgirl and Nightwing said they would meet up back at the Bat Cave." Robin said when he looked toward his guardian. It looked like the man didn't even hear what he had said. The boy wonder frowned slightly, asking even though he knew the answer to it, "You gonna follow her." Well… it was more of a statement than a question.
Without a word, batman started to follow the petite woman from the rooftops. Robin stayed where he stood, staring at Batman's retreating form before releasing a sigh and following after the Dark Knight.
Kagome started to feel someone following her again. Only this time it was two but didn't pay any attention to them since there was no ill intent coming from them… just mild curiosity and something… primal from one of them…
She shrugged the thought of it off, not really bothered since they showed no threat to her. After reaching her cousin's shop, they stayed close by watching her. Once she had unlocked the shop and was inside, Kagome locked the door behind her since the shop was already past closing time.
Hearing music playing upstairs in the living quarters of the shop, Kagome guessed that her fluttery cousin was home and making dinner. She smiled making her way up the stairs while digging out her apartment key. She remembered her cousin telling her that since Gotham was a pretty dangerous place, he made it a habit to lock not only the door to the shop but the door to the apartment area too.
And since it was true from what she had seen after coming to live with him, the miko made it a habit herself to lock up every door before leaving their shelter.
'America's far more dangerous than Tokyo in every way…' Kagome thought, remembering that even the streets were remotely safe enough for a child of six years old to walk alone.
After unlocking the door to the apartment area of the shop, Kagome opened the door and greeted as the aroma of her favorite dish wafted to her nose, "Tadaima!" (I'm Home!) And closed the door behind her before slipping off of her shoes out of habit.
"Okaerinasai, Kagome-chan!" Came the reply of her cousin before fluttered to the door and threw his arms around her, dressed in a tank top and a skirt similar to hers but different color and had a pattern of tiger lilies.
Yes, Kagome's cousin was an okama, but she still loved him all the same. Not to mention he was awfully pretty for a boy. Put the right female clothes on him and you can hardly tell what his gender was. Hell, even STRAIGHT men and lesbians mistake him for a woman. And Kagome nearly did as well, despite her experience of being around beautiful men most of the time.
Kagome's cousin, Higurashi Kokota (alias: Naiya-san) almost looked similar to her but had these beautiful blue eyes that had specks of violet, like tanzanite gems. Not to mention his hair was shorter than hers and layered reaching to his shoulders while Kagome's hair reached to the small of her back.
(Figure-wise, think of Ranka from Ouran High School Host Club, a.k.a. Haruhi's dad.)
Yet despite her flamboyant cousin's appearance, he was quite the martial artist himself and proved to be a good sparring partner.
Once Kokota released Kagome from his hug, he asked her how he day was- in Japanese, of course since he still needed to help her understand English.
"Ah, it was fine but I'm starving. I turned down a free lunch because the one who invited me was a playboy. And my boss at that." Kagome answered, wondering if her cousin would catch on about her mentioning she had a boss.
Kokota paused for a moment after helping Kagome out of her jacket, revealing bare shoulders and a stylish black corset. "Boss? Kagome-chan… does that mean…?"
"Yep, I've got hired. I start working at Wayne Enterprises tomorrow morning." Kagome replied with an almost forced but tired smile.
Kokota started to get excited, almost begging her to tell him what her job was as he lead Kagome the low dinner table where dinner was set. He was very happy for his cousin for finally getting a job, especially after being turned down so many times.
The miko released a downhearted sigh, answering as she took her seat across from Kokota, "I'm going to be working as Bruce Wayne's secretary." In reality, she was dreading her first day of work after finding out that the Owner of Wayne Enterprises was basically playboy. Especially with the way he had been checking her out at their first meeting in the elevator.
Kagome almost shivered in disgust at remembering how he almost seemed to eye-hump her.
Kokota then started to gush about how Kagome was lucky to be working for the number one bachelor in all of Gotham, not really minding his little cousin by a month's gloomy mood.
Outside, on the rooftop of a building across from the Asian Boutique and Ikebana shop, Batman and Robin were gazing through their binoculars, witnessing the actions between Kagome and her "lady friend".
When Robin saw how close the two 'ladies' were, he couldn't help but smirk before turning to the Dark Knight, saying, "Aw, too bad for you, Batman. Looks like she's lesbian."
Batman turned to him slowly, staring at his youngest ward with a blank expression before asking, "And how do you know what a lesbian is?" And then turned back to looking through his binoculars. He started to notice that his Lighter side's secretary and her friend seemed to share a bit of a resemblance. 'Almost like sisters…' he thought absently.
"I may be a kid, but even I know what a gay girl is." Robin pointed out, almost offended that his guardian would think he's that naïve. But then again, he also had NightWing to thank for that.
"Then you should also be observant enough to see a few resemblances between the two." After hearing Robin look into his binoculars. "They're related."
Back inside the apartment, while Kagome was eating her rice when she felt two pairs of eyes starring at her. It was most likely the two who were following her since she had beat up that bastard who tried to mug her. She absently turned to where she felt the stares coming from, the tips of her chopstick resting on her bottom lip before Kokota started talking about how his day was in handling the shop alone and still looking for someone who knew how to arrange Ikebana flowers.
Outside, Batman and Robin almost got caught when Kagome turned her attention toward them but narrowly made it by hiding behind the ledge of the roof they were on.
"I'm gonna head back. I'll wait for you in the car." And with that, Robin was about to leave as Batman looked toward the apartment again until it looked like the girl they were following was going to the roof of her building.
On the roof was a pretty big green house that was filled with foreign flowers and other plants, most likely for the Ikebana shop.
After Kagome was done eating and thanked Kokota for the meal, she made her way out the apartment saying that she was going to check on the okama's herbal garden and see if they were needed for harvesting yet before Kokota asked the miko to down the plants he need to make another Ikebana for tomorrow's display.
Once she was at the green house, Kagome did her task in checking the herbs that her cousin was trying to grow and saw they weren't ready for harvesting yet. As she was about to gather the plants that her cousin wanted, Kagome started to feel her scalp starting to ache from keeping her hair up too long.
Batman watched as she started to reach for her hairpin and release her raven locks from their confinement. Her tresses fell like a dark waterfall with hints of dark blue; reaching passed her rear in length. As he saw her face, he couldn't help but think how beautiful she looked when her hair framed her face nicely with some of the shorter tresses fell over her shoulders.
Robin, who was still at his side, was starting to get bored while getting worried that his guardian was turning from hero to stalker. Unable to take the silence, he cleared his throat before asking, "Um… now that we know that she's safe at home, can we head back now?"
There was a pause for a moment before Batman answered saying that they could head back home now. Putting up his binoculars, he took out his control for his vehicle, pressed a few buttons and waited for the Bat-mobile to come to them. As it came, the Dark knight took one last look at the foreign woman who caught his and his lighter alter ego's attention.
Now certain that she and her roommate were fine, Batman followed after Robin to their vehicle and started their way back home.
On the roof green house, Kagome felt the two presences leave as she clipped one of the sunflowers at its stem. She vaguely wondered who they were but decided not to dwell on it.
She felt that she had more important things to worry about…
'Like getting ready for my first day of work as that playboy's secretary…' she internally groaned, not really looking forward to working with the guy.
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Morning came too quickly for Kagome. She was a bit nervous when she went to bed and only got a few hours of sleep. The miko released a small yawn as Kylie Smith, the translator from yesterday, led her to her work desk, which was just outside of Bruce Wayne's office.
"Well, Higurashi-san… this is where you'll be working during your two week work trial. If there's anything you want to know or need help with, my desk is just across from yours." Kylie said, after turning to Kagome with a smile. After the young woman dismissed her self after the interview, Bruce Wayne assigned the translator to do everything can to help Kagome adjust and help with anything else when concerning the English language while teaching her to understand it.
Kylie gladly took the assignment, wanting to do what she could to help Mr. Wayne's new personal secretary. With that agreement, they arranged the translator's desk to be close to Kagome's so that there would be less trouble in asking for help and assistance.
After showing Kagome where everything was and such, Kylie went to her desk to start working as Kagome started to settle in.
The only thing she was assigned to do for the day was to organize the files in the filing case in alphabetical order. Kagome may not understand English but she sure has hell understood the basics like the alphabet so she given something pretty simple. All she had to do was arrange the files in the right order.
Sometime later, as she was finishing the last of the "A" files, the phone on her desk rang. She paused for a moment, looking at the ringing phone with anxiety before looking toward Kylie who was also looking anxious. The translator looked like she wasn't expecting Kagome to be getting any calls for her first day.
On the second ring, Kagome took a deep breath and picked the phone up on the third ring, answering in her butchered English, "Wayne Enterprises, Kagome Higurashi speaking…" Like it was mentioned, Kagome knew the basics well enough… she just wasn't fluent and polished.
A male started to speak in an askance tone. The language made Kagome raise a brow as she thought, '… Chinese?' Okay, she could understand that language, thanks to her late grandmother who was Chinese.
The man on the phone sounded young, maybe in his twenties, and was asking if she could speak in Chinese. The miko smiled and spoke in fluent Chinese, "Yes, sir. I can speak Chinese."
"Who is this?"
"This is Bruce Wayne's new secretary, Higurashi Kagome, sir. Now how may I help you?" Kagome asked once more as she continued with her file organizing.
Across from her, Kylie was impressed that Kagome was fluent in Chinese. But as they say, you learn something new everyday. But Kylie listened in and kept an eye on Kagome, wanting to be ready if she needed help.
With Kagome, the line was silent for a moment before the man on the line asked, "Is Mr. Bruce Wayne in? I wish to speak with him."
"Hold on one second." Kagome asked before resting her hand on the receiver, and asking Kylie in Japanese, "Senpai, is Bruce Wayne-sama in?" Motioning her head toward the office door.
"He's meeting with someone at the moment and doesn't wish to be disturbed." Kylie replied. Kagome was so into her work that she didn't notice Bruce Wayne walk into his office.
Although… before him, a woman she didn't recognize from their floor, or even in the building walked in. 'Most likely one of his dates, waiting for him and wanting to ask him on a lunch date.' Kylie thought, dully.
Kagome nodded at her answer and turned back to the phone answering in Chinese, "Mr. Wayne is busy at the moment. May I take a message?" She took out a small notepad with a pen, prepared to write the message.
The man on the phone gave her his message, saying to remind Bruce that he had a dinner meeting with his chairman about merging their companies. He also gave her the time and place to where they were to meet. Once the message was written, in kanji of course, Kagome thanked the man and assured him the she would give her boss the message.
After hanging up the phone, Kagome heard light clapping from Kylie, who was smiling as she spoke, "Bravo, Higurashi-san. You just might be what this company needs when Wayne-sama meets with any of his Chinese associates. Where did you learn Chinese?"
Kagome smiled, answering as she stood with the message and walked over to the Translator, "My late grandmother from my mother's side was Chinese and often spoke in it. Naturally I picked up on it during my visits with her in Hong Kong."
Taking the piece of paper Kagome handed to her, Kylie took a look and started to write the message on another piece of paper in English.
Given the translated message, Kagome walked to the door to Bruce's office only to pause before she made a motion to knock. Inside the office, she could hear an almost annoyingly high-pitched giggle and suggestive tones. She also heard Bruce's voice; his tone suggestive.
He was flirting… and during working hours too.
This made Kagome's brow twitch in annoyance before giving a knock and entering without her boss's permission. It seemed her sudden entrance started both Bruce and his…'Guest.' Said guest was a blond, green-eyed woman who wore something that would be considered very indecent with how short her skirt looked and how much cleavage she was showing.
'Her boobs look like they're about to pop out of her shirt.'
"Higurashi-san, is there something you wanted?" Bruce asked, trying to make the woman who was trying to sit in his lap to sit in another chair. He was surprised that Kagome came in and with a look that made him almost want to shiver.
Clearing her throat, Kagome made her way to the bachelor's desk, purposely ignoring the slut who was openly glaring at her for interrupting. The miko then answered in Japanese in a clip tone, "A gentleman from one of your business associated called, wanting to remind you that you have a dinner meeting with him tomorrow night at 7:30pm at the Golden Sea Dragon. He said that it concerns his chairman's about decision in merging your company with theirs… or at least forming a partnership." The miko then handed him the translated slip she help in her hand, resting the piece of paper in his desk.
After looking at the message, Bruce spoke, his voice more composed than before, "All right. Thank you, Higurashi-san."
Bowing her head slightly, Kagome made her way back out the office but not before turning Kagome to Bruce and saying, "Kono sesónashi." (You man-whore)and left the room, leaving a shocked lady's man and a confused yariman in her wake while shutting the door behind her.
If there was one thing that Bruce did not expect was his new secretary to call him that. The corner of his lips twitched before he started to chuckle, finding her attitude toward him amusing. She was defiant, proud, strong willed, and a lot of other things that made her different from all the other women he had met and dated.
That was what made her so alluring, combined with the fact that she could protect her self very well from what her darker alter ego had seen last night.
Finding his dinner meeting with one of his Chinese associates as an opportunity, Bruce excused himself from the blond woman and made his way out of his office and walked up to Kagome's desk, calling her name.
Kagome gave a sound of acknowledgement, as she continued organizing files, not bothering to turn to him.
Clearing his throat, Bruce asked, "Higurashi-san, would you mind accompanying me to that dinner meeting tomorrow?"
His question made Kagome stop what she was doing, giving him a weary look, asking, "Doshite?" (Why?)
"Well… I never really had time to find an escort to accompany me to the dinner, let alone one who could remotely understand the business." Bruce answered, his tone charming and charismatic.
"Basically you want someone who can help out in the business transactions and such that the may take place during the dinner meeting." Kagome stated as she resumed what she was doing, thinking over if she should agree to go with him or not.
The miko had heard that the Golden Sea Dragon was a very nice and extravagant but very expensive Chinese restaurant. Deep down she had always wanted to eat there, if only to try out their dishes. The prices on their dishes were only one of the reasons why she couldn't really eat there. The other reason was because the restaurant was so formal… and she had nothing to wear for such a place.
After a pause, Kagome pointed this out to Bruce. He just leaned over her desk, saying, "I'm sure we can find something for you to wear." Bruce was willing to buy her a dress for the occasion and anything that goes with it, if only to have her be his date for the dinner meeting.
The miko's cell phone then rang, making Kagome's set the folders and files she had in her hands, on her desk before reaching for her cell that was set in her purse. Seeing that it was her cousin's number in the caller ID, Kagome answered it.
Kokota, from the other end, called Kagome to tell her that he would be out on a date tonight and that she would have to make dinner enough for herself and not to wait up for him. Kagome understood, like always and not wanting to keep her cousin from his 'honey bunny', as she remembered him calling his lover.
Before they hung up, Kagome asked him if she could borrow one of his boutique dresses for an occasion tomorrow night. There was no way she was going to ask Bruce to help her buy a dress or let him buy her one. She could just rent one from her cousin who makes very beautiful moderated kimonos and Chinese dresses. Not to mention she knew her cousin wouldn't pass up an opportunity like this to show off one of his creations.
Just as she predicted, he agreed to let her borrow one of his dresses for where ever she was planning on going. After giving her thanks, the miko hung up and turned to her new boss, "Alright, Wayne-sama. I'll be your 'date' for the dinner meeting."
As Bruce gained a satisfied and slightly anxious smirk, Kagome started to almost immediately regret agreeing to be his 'date'.
Sorry if the end of this seemed a bit rushed, but I really wanted to update. Not to mention, Uchiha Bitch was really looking forward to this. This chapter is for her, for how patient she has been.
Please leave a review, they're most appreciated. Suggestions and ideas are welcome but flamers with their flames can hit the road for all I care.
Also, again both Uchiha Bitch and myself encourage anyone interested to write Batman/Inuyasha Xovers. We believe it would be great for this kind of Xover to expand.
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Reference
Okama – Cross dresser
Sesónashi – I think that this means "man-whore" in Japanese. If I'm wrong, please notify me and give me the correct term, if you know it.
Yariman – (or uwakionna) Slut