Payback is a….
Chapter 4
Flirting, blind dates, and surprises
"You're Kagome? My, My, the years have been very good to you." Miroku greeted me, looking me up and down like he was a hungry stray dog and I was his first steak dinner in days.
I laughed scornfully at his advances.
"Hey there slick, I've got an idea," I began. "Why don't you try this little invention called toothpaste and maybe I'll get back to you, right around the time I sprout wings and people start listening to Will Smith's music again." I gave him my best 'don't mess with me' look.
Miroku looked like he wanted to respond but Sango stepped between us.
"Come on you two, we have work to do, in case you may have forgotten so, Miroku, come in and we'll get started." Miroku stepped into our apartment, sneaking a piece of gum out of his pocket and into his mouth. I shook my head.
She directed us to the kitchen and we sat down at the table.
"So, then what's this little plan you've come up with Sango? Miroku asked.
Pleasantries and first name basis? I must have stepped into the Twilight Zone. In high school, Sango found Miroku disgusting and vile. She even went so far as to tell girl he had herpes and to stay away from him. I know time has matured us, well if you can say that as we plan to get revenge on a three year old prank, but this was too much. I'd had enough surprises and confusion for one day. I just had to ask.
"Hold up," I exclaimed, holding my hand up for her to pause. They turned to me with looks of surprise."When exactly did you two become 'besties'?"
They both half laughed at the term and Miroku gestured at Sango to explain.
"Right, well," Sango started. "After you ran off at graduation, I ran after you, little did I know Miroku had followed suit. He was the one who gave us a lift back to your place. He even went back to the school to pick up our stuff."
"Wait, you followed me out too? Why?" I looked at him suspiciously. I wouldn't put it past him to attempt to play knight in shining armor just to get into my pants.
Miroku obviously saw the look in my eye and held up a hand.
"Trust me, it's not what you think, I followed you because I was opposed to Inuyasha's plan from the beginning. I felt bad that I didn't do more to stop him from humiliating you like that."
I was surprised. Well, what do you know Dorothy, the tin man had a heart after all.
"Well, that and I thought Sango was really attractive so..." he trailed off
I felt the smile on my face drop. So much for that. I looked to Sango, who mimicked my look of disappointment, and I gestured for her to carry on.
"Well my plan is quite simple actually, we're gonna give him a dose of his own medicine as well as a side of pain."
I perked up up. "Oooh! Does this plan include any pain for him in the general groin area?"
Sango looked thoughtful for a second. "I suppose I could work that in…"
I noticed Miroku face scrunch up, obviously being thankful that this wasn't him we were scheming against.
"Okay, so back to the plan. Stage one starts tonight."
"Tonight?' I asked surprised."Isn't this a little soon?"
"Well we have to start as soon as possible we don't know if he plans to really stay in Japan or not so the quicker the better." Miroku explained.
"I guess…" I mumbled. What did that mean, exactly? Was he planning on going back to the States?
"Now then, on to tonight, the four of us are going out; Inuyasha doesn't know you're coming though all he knows is that this is a double date. You know the whole two guys go out, one guy brings a girl, who brings a girl for the other guy and-"
"I'm sure she gets the gist of 'blind double date', Sango." Miroku interrupted.
Sango gave him an evil look "Who's telling the plan here?"
Miroku just waved her off. "Please by all means, continue, excuse my rudeness." Miroku responded sarcastically.
Sango rolled her eyes. "Anywho, what you need to do Kagome, is be as flirty as you can without being annoying about it. Be mysterious, but don't be fake with it, and lastly do not, I repeat DO NOT tell him your name."
"Why not?"
"Just don't, we want him falling for a mystery girl for as long as we can." Miroku chimed in.
"Should I also leave a glass slipper behind and run away at midnight too?" I responded.
"Trust me Kagome; your Song has this entire thing planned."
"Okay, Okay, whatever you say." I sighed, crossing my arms.
"Alright, that's all I'm telling you for now, Miroku, you go get Inuyasha ready, while I get this one ready."
"But wait!" I exclaimed. As they stood up, ready to put the plan into action.
"What?" they asked in unison.
"What am I gonna wear?"
They just looked at me blankly then we both looked at Sango. Who all of sudden realized what I meant.
I don't wear dresses and she's two bra sizes bigger than me, and my hips were much wider than hers.
"Fuhh my life." She muttered as she pused Miroku out of the door so she could work on me.
Inuyasha P.O.V
"Where the hell is Miroku?" I growled to myself, as I looked at my watch while standing in front of my new apartment. I couldn't stand inside anymore, the stacks of boxes and half put together drove me nearly as crazy as the silence did. Silence meant I had no choice but to think, and lately thinking was the enemy. So much had happened back in the States. If I had to choose which bad memories I had to live among, I choose the ones in Japan without a second thought.
It was ten thirty and the little... humping machine, said be ready at ten. It was bad enough that I couldn't find so much as a pair of matching socks in all of those boxes, but now my best friend thought that it'd be a good idea to set me up on a blind date. We both know that me and blind dates are like the Kardashians and privacy. We apparently just don't mix.
I always wind up with the the girl with the off the wall accent and even more off the wall breath, the Michael Jackson look alike, or the really hot girl...whose front row of teeth popped out during dinner. I shuddered at the memories. Still, it was better than sitting and thinking about her.
As soon as she came into my thoughts, Miroku pulled up, grinning like a supreme dumb ass.
"Sorry I'm so late-"
WHACK!
I interrupted his excuse with a pop upside the head.
"Ow! What the heck was that for?"
"Where the hell have you been? I've been waiting for forever!"
Miroku laughed "Well, my beautiful nagging wife..." he started
I looked at him evilly, he gulped and let the rest of the sentence die.
"Anyway, our dates had a bit of trouble getting to the place I had to find the address to give to them."
"So you saw my date? How much of a dog is she? "I asked as we stepped outside and I locked my door.
"What would make you think she's a dog?" Miroku asked.
"Oh come off it, you know as well as I do that whenever I get set up on these blind dates you get the goddess and I get something that not even a desperate desolate hooker in Vegas would hump." I responded as I climbed into the passenger's seat
"I think you may be in for a surprise this time."
"So she's hot?"
"Not saying that."
"So she's hideous. And please I beg you, don't tell me she has a nice personality!" I half groaned as we pulled off.
"I think you should judge for yourself."
"So not only is she ugly she's fugly."
"Fugly?"
"Fucking ugly."
Miroku just laughed at my comment as we headed for the club. For reason I couldn't shake the feeling that something was about to happen. I didn't know if it was going to be good or bad, all I knew, was that it was going to happen.
When we reached the club the bass of the music pounded the ground outside, the vibrations somehow settling the knot of nerves at the base of my stomach.
"So where are they?" I asked Miroku as we reached the entrance he looked around for a bit and pointed to 2 two girls. They had our backs turned to us, One had on a short black dress that hugged her hips perfectly, her hair pulled into a messy bun. The other in a black fitted skirt and shoulder revealing red dress, her hair reaching her waist in perfect waves.
So far they had passed the test from behind. I was hoping their backs matched their fronts. If my date looked like this from the back and Fred Flintstone in the face, Miroku would find himself leaving this club with one less testicle.
"How do you know it's them?"
"They said look for red and black at the entrance."
"How original." I grumbled, my voice laced with sarcasm.
Miroku ignored me. "Hey Sango!" He yelled and the two turned around and the one with the bun scurried up to him and kissed him on the cheek as the other followed behind her.
"Inuyasha this is your date." He said gesturing to the one in the black dress. She slowly walked up to me, a pleasant smile on her face. My eyes traced her silhouette as she approached. Those hips were even more amazing in motion. I just stared at her when she finally reached me. There was something about those chocolate colored eyes that was warm and familiar. My heart caught in my chest. My breath became irregular. I suddenly felt like the lead in a corny romance movie.
All I knew was she had my attention. Especially, those eyes.
End Chapter 4