Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha :P
Previously:
"I can't. I am so sorry, Sesshomaru. I will see you again." She said before walking down the steps and back to her car to wait fro Sango.
'Coming here was a mistake. Now I am starting to like him.' She thought as sleep overcame her in the car.
Chapter Seven- A Beautiful Plan
Kagome awoke to the smell of breakfast in the kitchen but debated whether or not to fully awake for she was enjoying the warmth and comfort of her bed. After a few extra minutes of laying still, she heard her stomach grumble and her bladder spike.
Like a zombie, she slumped to the bathroom and relieved herself before walking to the kitchen.
"Morning Kags," Sango pipped while moving some bacon and pancakes to a large plate.
"Hey. What time is it?" She asked, yawning.
"Eleven thirty." She said. Kagome yelled and hopped up.
"I am late for work! Why didn't you wake me? I can't lose this job, you are already paying 60% of the rent here anyway. I need to get my full 50 back and I can't do that if I am late or jobless." Kagome shrieked as she ran to get changed. Sango laughed and poured Kagome some coffee in a mug.
"Why isn't that in a thermos? I need to go!" She gaped. Sango sighed and motioned for her to sit down.
"I called earlier. I said you were sick and will not be in today." She said. Kagome took a deep breath before pulling off her jacket and sitting down.
"Thank you." She said finally taking a sip of coffee.
"Yup. Now, Inuyasha is coming over later, he said he wanted to talk with the both of us and to get ready because it is serious and fucked up. I did not get to ask much more. He sounded out of breath and scared." She said. Kagome looked at her oddly and when she shrugged, rolled her eyes.
"Probably the mother of one of his children coming to claim him as the father." She mumbled. Sango, who heard her, smacked her shoulder.
"Sorry, but as much as I am for the both of you, you got to admit, he was a playboy/ man-whore before he met you." Kagome said. Sango sighed and sat down.
"I know, and my common sense never let's me forget. Sometimes I get worried that this is a fling or something screwed up like that and that it will be over when the next girl comes along. I really like him. He is so much different and better than Miroku!" Sango said Kagome nodded, knowingly. She had her fair share in bad boyfriends.
"I know, but if you are thinking about what happened with me and Hojo will happen with the two of you, get your mind away from that. If I learned anything over the years of drama and heartbreak in high school is that if you doubt or have no faith in the pairing, it will never work. Trust Inuyasha that he will stick with you and if he does not, I will teach him a lesson with Souta and Kohaku." Kagome said. Sango laughed and hugged Kagome.
"I love you," she gushed Kagome nodded, "I love me too." She said.
"We really do need to call them or something. I miss the family. Remember when Kohaku dared Souta to dress as a girl and walk through the town square?" Sango asked. Kagome snorted in laughter and nodded.
"He got one guy's number and a discount on some shoes by flirting with the sales guy." Kagome added on. Sango laughed harder. She loved those memories and missed the family a lot. Her and Kagome were like sisters and would do everything together. Their families even had dinner on a weekly basis.
The two spent the rest of the time talking about memories and even called their families. With graduation coming up, they wanted to check in with them to see if they got tickets and if the girls could pick them up from the airport. They were due in two weeks time. Graduation was in three.
It was not until Inuyasha barged in that Kagome and Sango got serious and looked at him.
"What the hell happened to you?!" Sango demanded, noticing his shirt wrinkled and untucked. His long silver hair was wet and pulled back into a damp bread and his breath was short and choppy from running.
"What...did...you...tell him?" He breathed, looking at Kagome. She sat down on the couch with some chips and shrugged.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." She said. Inuyasha went and got a drink of water before sitting with the two girls at the couch.
"Sesshomaru. What did you tell him? He spoke with Mom and Dad and called the dean of students at the university you attend. He wanted a list of all Performing arts majors. Of course I stopped that from happening, but still!" He said. Kagome groaned. This was going to end badly if he found out the way he was heading. She thought for a few minutes before getting an idea.
"Do you have your phone?" She asked. Inuyasha nodded and unlocked it for her before handing it over. She pressed a few buttons before putting it to her ear.
"You little half breed, how dare you just leave like th-"
"Sesshomaru?" She asked, using the voice she used last night. There was a pause of silence.
"Why do you have my brother's phone?" His voice sounded strained and longing.
"He came to tell me that you are going nuts looking for me. Please, it would be wise to stop. I know you want to know my identity, but just give me time." She said. She heard a sigh on the other end.
"Will you give the phone to Inuyasha?" He asked. Kagome sighed and nodded, knowing he could not see her.
"Here," she handed it to him and walked to the couch.
"Yes?" Inuyasha asked in a sarcastically loving manor.
"First of all, I demand you return to the office the minute you are done talking with her. Second, you will tell me her name immediately." Sesshomaru demanded. Inuyasha scoffed.
"Returning to the office I can see as a possibility of me doing, but telling you her name is definitely not one of them. She is my friend and I respect her personal space and private life." He said. He heard a growl on the other end and laughed.
"Ok, let's say I did tell you who she is, what then? Talk to her? Court her? We both know you have trouble with the whole dating thing since Kagura. If you did know who she is, what would you do?" Inuyasha asked, placing the phone on speaker.
"I would meet her formally and get to know her with the intentions of courting. Also, don't you dare bring Kagura into this. She is in the past. I would like the woman in purple to be a part of my future." He said. Inuyasha looked at Kagome who was staring intently at the phone.
"You have all these big plans for you and her, but I don't see it lasting more than a year. Mating is for life, man. And we are almost immortal. Don't forget that." Inuyasha said and then hung up. He and Sango looked at Kagome who seemed to be deep in thought.
"Kags, are you-" Sango was interrupted.
"How dare he?" She demanded.
"He says he wants to meet me. We already met and it did not end well. Sure, I was not as flirty or wearing a sexy dress when we first met, but I did not act any differently. He already knows my name. He only wants 'mystery me's name beause he cant have it. Face it, this is all a game to him. A fucked up, spoiled game to him." Kagome said hotly. Sango stood up.
"That's it!" She said. Kagome looked at her.
"What's it?" She asked.
"You like Sesshomaru, right? Like, if he was not such an asshole to you, you would want to be with him, right?" Sango asked. Kagome blushed and nodded slightly.
"He was kinda amazing last night." She mumbled, still upset at her previous realization.
"Well you said that he would hate you if you came forward about it now, right?" she nodded.
"Then don't. Get to know him better as Kagome and then when you feel comfortable or reached that point in your relationship with him, confess and tell him everything. If he is that determined to find 'mystery girl', then he will be overjoyed to find out it is you. Especially if he had fallen for the you. The real you." She said. Kagome looked at her. This was a pretty good idea, but so many things could go wrong.
"I like the idea, but what if something goes wrong? What if he finds out beforehand? What if I tell him and he hates me for lying to him?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha butted in.
"Leave the first thing to me. I have some people who can hack into the computers to erase all data of you entering the building and at the party. As for the second thing, if he truly wants to be with you, he will understand. As much of a cold bastard as he is, sometimes he is pretty normal and chill." Inuyasha said. Kagome looked a bit uneasy but eventually gave in.
"I am so going to regret this, but where do we start?" She asked. Sango cheered as Inuyasha high five him. Secretly, he wanted his brother happy too!
"First step is to get him to look at you on a positive note. My parents are holding the dinner for Sango and I next weekend and extended an invitation to you at the party, remember?" Kagome nodded. "I am going to tell them that Sesshomaru has a friend who is a girl. After the words leave my mouth, Sesshomaru will be forced to bring someone and the only girl he knows well enough to ask is you." Inuyasha said. Kagome looked at him.
"So you want me to get Sesshomaru to notice me and then he will ask to take me to your parents house for dinner?" She asked. Inuyasha nodded.
"Not jumping ahead or anything...but what would be after that?" She asked. Inuyasha shrugged.
"Hard to say you will even get invited. Kagura was the only woman Sess has ever brought home with him before." He said. Kagome thought. Again, so much could go wrong so easily.
"What if your parents recognize me? We did talk for a bit last night." Kagome countered. Inuyasha nodded.
"I will talk to them about not bringing last night up. I am sure after seeing how distraught Sesshomaru is, they will understand and keep quiet." He said. Kagome nodded.
"Alright, how do you suggest I get him to notice me?" She asked. This was stupid. She sounded like a love sick high schooler again.
"To Jakotsu we go!" Sango pipped. Inuyasha looked at her.
"Who's he?" Sango and Kagome just laughed.
"Jakotsu!" Sango shouted when they walked into the shop. A loud sound of boxes crashing was heard as a voice mumbled a 'hold on'.
"San, Kags, how was the ball?" He asked as he emerged from behind the curtains in some slacks a tastefully colorful buttondown shirt.
"Amazing. In fact, Cinderella over here has a prince charming. We need him to notice her. Any ideas?" Sanog asked. Jakotsu looked at Kagome who was slightly blushing.
"Is he that hottie who came in with the coffee stained suit?" He asked. Kagome turned even more red and nodded.
"Sesshomaru...A hottie? HA!" Inuyasha scoffed. Jakotsu looked at him and instantly latched onto him in a large hug while squealing.
"Yeah, he was hot, but you...holy crap you are freaking godly. Which one of my chicas is lucky enough to have this hunk of godly perfection?" He asked. Sango laughed and wiggled in between them.
"Jak, meet my boyfriend, Inuyasha Takahashi. Inuyasha, this is Jakotsu Sebun. He prefers men, if you have not noticed." She said, giggling. Inuyasha grunted uncomfortably and nodded.
"I got that when he started hitting on Sesshomaru. A little heads up would have been nice," he mumbled the last part and Kagome laughed who was on the other side of him.
"But your face was priceless. So was Sesshomaru's. If looks could kill..." She said. Jakotsu whistled from across the shop.
"Honey, if his looks could kill, I would be six feet under in eternal heaven with his face being the last I saw," he gushed. Kagome laughed and Inuyasha was just plain uncomfortable.
"So, we were here because?" He asked, getting back on track.
"Oh...yeah, Jak, Kagome meet with Inu's brother, Sesshomaru at the ball last night and they got close and now she wants to try dating him, but she is worried he hates her and in love with the girl and the mask at the party. Any ideas as to get him to notice her?" Sango asked. Jakotsu nodded.
"Why not tell him?" He asked. Kagome sighed and face planted into the glass counter where they were standing.
"He hates me! Imagine finding out your idea of perfection can only be found in your enemy? That's horrible! I want him to like the real me before telling him about me being his 'mystery girl'" Kagome said. Jakotsu looked at the three.
"Kags needs to be noticed by one of the most coldest and heartless men in the business world. Ideas?" She asked. Jakotsu shrieked.
"Makeover!" He giggled, pulling a kicking Kagome up some stairs in the back of the shop which led to an open loft, overviewing the entire store.
There was mirrors, hair brushes, wigs, hair products, chairs, and head showers (whatever you call those things that you use to wash hair at a salon...) as well as some racks of average yet styling looking outfits.
"Welcome to my makeover paradise!" Jakotsu announced proudly. Kagome laughed nervously before being yanked down over the sink like bucket and getting sprayed with lukewarm water. Sango and Inuyasha sat down on some comfy couches across the room and watched as Kagome was getting her hair done.
SO HOW DO YOU THINK IT IS COMING ALONG? I AM REALLY PLEASED WITH THE DIRECTION IT IS HEADING.
I HOPE YOU NOTICED THAT I HAVE UPDATED ALL CHAPTERS AT ONCE. THAT IS CUZ I AM HORRIBLE AT UPDATES WHEN HALF MY WORK IS PUBLISHED AND THE THERE HALF IS UNDER EDITING.
~~Written~~
March 27 2015
5:59 PM
PEACE BITCHES,
~Lizzy