An Inu Player's Love

by Zaru-san

Rating: M

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. Just Caty, the two lords Kito and Kaio and a few others mentioned.

A/n: Oh no! Over a year since I've updated this story! Gasp! That's really horrible! And I haven't even gotten far with this story either, huh? That's sucky! But I hope you enjoy this new chapter that I have for you!

Chapter 7

Inuyasha was finally ready to head out for the night with Sango. He had been waiting for a long time to go out with her and it thrilled him a lot. In the past several days they had began to know each other, he found out how much he really liked spending time with her. She was different than all the other girls he met. Sango didn't care about his status, his wealth or the kind of power he held. She didn't take his advances seriously, brushing them off each time it happened. He guessed it was the kind of girl he could get along with without actually having a sexual relationship with her.

Standing in the living area, he waited for her to arrive downstairs. It was taking her awhile to get ready, wasn't? It was probably true that women took a lot more time to get ready than a guy. Smirking, he took one last glance in the mirror. He was dressed up rather nicely for a casual night out. His silver hair was pulled back in a low ponytail. His muscular upper body was adorned by a white sleeveless shirt with a red pullover button shirt along with some tan khakis and sneakers. Yeah, he was definitely ready for his night with Sango.

She was finally ready to go. Her mid-back length raven hair was pulled high into a ponytail, the loose tresses gliding down her back. The blue dress she wore tied behind her neck and flowed evenly mid thigh. Wooden heels showed off the pedicure she received from Kagome earlier that day of pink polish. She giggled a little, but felt a little flush as she gave herself a quick onceover before descending the stairs.

He stood there checking his watch. It was half past seven. The movie was set to begin at 8:15. Even though it was only a 5 minute drive to the theater, the girl was still taking too long to get ready. Finally, after grumbling, he heard the clomping of footsteps on the stairs. About damn time. He walked near the entrance to the front door and saw her finally come.

She was absolutely beautiful. Dressed so differently from what he was used to. Damn it to hell. I wish I hadn't of promised myself not to get her into bed tonight. His lower half was ready to do some loud talking of its own before he thought of something else quickly before an erection made itself appear.

Sango smiled when she finally got to the last step. "Hey."

"H-Hey. You look great." Inuyasha commented to the human.

"Um, thanks. You look great, too, Inuyasha."

"So, you ready to go and see that movie?"

"Definitely."

Inuyasha held out his hand and she took it, both locking fingers and heading to the door.

Caty planned on staying up that night until Sango got home so she could bully her about details of the date. It was the first time her friend had even been on a date with another guy, so it was a special time indeed. Come to think of it, Caty hadn't been on a date in a long time herself. It wasn't easy for a demon slayer to find a decent guy to date actually. The guys she went out with always became too afraid of the strength she possessed when it was her protecting them from either a mugging or demons. It made them lose their pride, which she was really upset about. But why wouldn't she protect? It was in her blood, her nature to do so.

She sighed heavily. Maybe I'm just meant to be alone for the rest of my life. It's not like my life is elongated anyways. I'll die one day soon because of my occupation. That was the truth. Why leave a loved one behind to only cause them pain at her death. Man, dating sure was a lot to think about these days. But it only made her laugh. Or maybe I can date, just not a human. A demon or a half-demon might be better. At least they'd protect me for once. Then, Sesshomaru's image came into her mind as she thought about it. Her breath hitched.

"Whoa… why did Sesshomaru suddenly appear in my head?" She whispered to herself.

"You thinking of me, taijiya?" his deep voice came from the entrance of her bedroom. He was leaning against it, shirtless and just wearing a pair light blue pajama bottoms while barefoot. His hair was also damp.

Did he just come out from the shower? "Sesshomaru, your hair is still wet. Go dry it otherwise you might get sick." She countered while grabbing one of the many magazines from her nightstand.

"Demons very rarely get sick." He made his way into her bedroom and sat down next to her at the edge of her bed.

"It doesn't matter. Dry your hair. You'll get water dripping all over my comforter."

"Dry it for me. It's hard to do it myself." He revealed a dry towel he had hidden under his other arm and threw it on her lap. "Please."

Another sigh escaped her. Could she truly say no to him since he asked, well, kind of nicely? No, she couldn't. Besides, it was something she could do to be near him at the same time as well. Lately, the slayer had become accustomed to him wanting to get to know him better as Sango did with Inuyasha.

"Fine. But this is the only time I'll do it for you." Grabbing the towel, she threw the magazine onto the bed next to him and got on her knees. "Your hair is definiltey too long to take care of yourself. Why don't you just cut it?"

"Why would I do that?" He asked.

She shrugged her shoulders as she began drying the bottom of his hair first. "Easier to manage? It's why I cut my own hair. Shoulder-length is a lot easier to manage."

He only nodded as he felt his hair rubbed within the towel. Her being so close to him, he felt the powerful aura of her being too strong. It was her strength that amused him rather and the personality that went along with it. This girl was nothing like those other females over the centuries that had been imbued with the same power as she. Caty was much more delicate in a way. More pure. Most of them had used the power for their own personal gain unlike Caty who was using it to help out the Western Lands from enemies.

"Have you ever thought about the reason why you were chosen?" He asked breaking the silence that was between them.

The auburn-haired girl stopped what she was doing and blinked. What brought on such a question so suddenly? Could it be he was curious as to what she thought? Or was he just trying to begin casual conversation?

Starting back on his hair, she answered, "Actually, I never really thought about it. I was chosen for a reason, but I was never strong enough to find that answer."

"Why not?"

"Well, some things are best not mentioned. Ya know? Like, in my case, if I come out to ask the Society of Light why I was chosen to become like this, they might give me an answer I won't like."

He chuckled. "You're just like a frightened child. You must be very sensitive to these kind of matters."

Huffing, she gripped the towel and whacked him in the arm with it. "You ass!" She hit him again.

"Hey!" He grabbed the towel in mid-strike and pulled it away from the slayer. "That was not necessary."

Her green eyes were filled with anger. "Why do you believe it's fun to hurt me?"

Fun to hurt her? "I don't mean to hurt you." He turned his body, reaching up a clawed hand to cup her face. "Really I do not."

The slayer's eyes turned sad. "Honestly, I have wondered about why these people would choose someone like me to carry this kind of burden. I mean, how did they know I wold be able to handle such a feat? Did they know something I didn't?" She moved a little closer to Sesshomaru. "Does that satisfy you?"

His answer was moving his face closer to hers and locking his lips with her soft ones.

TBC…

A/n: Damn I suck! Such a short chapter yet I haven't updated in an entire year.

Zaru