Taste Of Love
Kagome ran away from her demanding family and found herself right in the arms of Takahashi Inuyasha. Caught up in his world, it's getting hard for her to leave, for she has had her first taste of love.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Rights are reserved fully to Rumiko Takahashi. This plot too isn't as original, so to those who have attempted before I have, they have full rights to this plot too. Anything else that is mentioned that isn't a figment of my imagination, I also disclaim.
Age Brackets: Kagome – 20, Sango – 22, Miroku – 25, Inuyasha – 26
-x-
The King Himself, Inuyasha
After a bumpy yet, according to Kagome, short ride, the plane landed at the Hong Kong airport, the pilot saying his well rehearsed lines about the temperature in Hong Kong, hope you enjoyed the flight and anything else a pilot was required to say. Kagome blinked a few times, waking up from her short slumber, her tears already dried and gone away. She stood up and pulled her duffel bag out of her overhead compartment and stalked out of the plane, in a single file order.
As soon as Kagome exited the plane, she pulled out her cell phone to find that it had no reception. She frowned as she made her way to a payphone and dropped a coin into the slot, then hurriedly pushing in Sango's phone number.
After just one ring, her best friend picked up. "Hello?"
"Sango-chan," Kagome said, in an exhausted tone.
"When did you land?" Sango asked urgently, wanting to know how long Kagome was going to wait in the airport.
"Just now, managed to snag a payphone and then I have to make my way through customs and stuff before I exit the airport."
"Alright, we'll be down in half an hour. If you need me, call Miroku's cell, you have his number right?"
"Yeah it's saved in my phone… oh by the way, my phone has no reception."
"Alright- how long are you down here for?"
"A long time." Kagome murmured, rubbing her head, feeling a distant migraine come.
"Then we have to switch your service provider to a Chinese one so your phone could work. All that later, we're coming now, okay?"
"Thanks." Kagome whispered as she hung up. She turned around and started walking through the airport, wondering how Japan was at the moment yet not regretting at all for leaving.
Kagome was not, never, ever, not in her life, going to sign her life over to a hybrid toad and gerbil thing like that Naraku.
Our kids would look retarded… Kagome cringed as she showed her passport to a tall elderly man who did some flipping and stamping and, just basically, did his job.
After ten minutes of walking around the airport and after getting some yummy for her tummy, Kagome left the airport and was surprised to find that it was lightly drizzling in Hong Kong. However, Kagome would've welcomed the rain five hundred times faster than welcome Naraku.
Kagome turned around and was about to walk back inside of the airport when a honking stopped her. She turned around and found her two best friends, Miroku and Sango, inside of a deep blue Mercedes Benz with a girl in the backseat, with short black curly locks and sparkling brown eyes, wave at her. Tears sprung into her eyes as she ran towards the car, Sango launching out of it at the same time.
"Kagome!" Sango cried as Kagome wrapped her arms around her shoulders, her body shaking. Sango rubbed Kagome's back up and down, trying to sooth her as Miroku came out of the car too, to get Kagome's duffel bag.
Miroku Lin was a doctor who was considered one of the best in Hong, had been family friends with Sango Lin, his wife (previously Sango Yue), and Kagome Higurashi. The fact that he was five years older than Kagome and three years older than his wife hadn't mattered to any of them since they were all close.
Sango Lin was an at-home wife, which is what she wanted to do since Miroku's pay was more than enough to run the family, however, Sango had completed law school, and if she wanted, she could easily go into law practices at a small firm.
Their daughter, Ai Lin, was five years old and went to day school. Ai was born when Sango was 17 since her and Miroku decided to get naughty. Miroku had fainted with happiness when his 17 year old girlfriend told him she was pregnant and instead of having a long engagement, as they had earlier planned, they had an earlier wedding instead (with Kagome as maid-of-honour). Miroku and Sango got married as soon as she turned 18, which was when she was 5 months pregnant with Ai.
"What happened sweetie?" Sango asked as Kagome wiped her eyes.
"Let her explain at home," Miroku said as he wrapped an arm around Kagome's shoulder, "she seems tired and I don't think she can handle explanations."
"Dr Lin if you caress her butt I will put a lawsuit against you." Sango snarled as they headed to the car. Kagome slipped in beside Ai who grinned and hugged her.
"Auntie Kagome!" Ai squealed and Kagome couldn't stop the smile that graced her lips.
"I misseded you!"
Kagome laughed as she put Ai on her lap. "I missed you too baby."
-x-
They arrived at the Lin house and Kagome burst out laughing seeing that their house, even though they were a family of the highest class of Lawyer and Doctor (though Sango stopped practicing law, she was still well known), they lived in a small, four bedroom house. It was a rather cute house though, in Kagome's opinion, and it wouldn't feel as empty as her own mansion did, that had over seven bedrooms.
The driveway was long; Kagome knew Sango was fond of large driveways; however the house was just perfect. It was grey bricked with black shutters, a black two door garage that was painted white and a black main door. Kagome got out of the car and Ai ran after her, latching her hand with her aunts. Kagome had always been there for Ai, when Ai was sick in the hospital the previous year; Kagome had left everything and flew to Hong Kong to stay with Sango and Miroku for Ai.
When Ai's fifth birthday came, Ai had personally called up Kagome, begging her to come. Kagome had, for a surprise though, said no and Ai had sounded sad. Kagome though was planning on going three days prior to stay until the day after Ai's party. When she did that, Ai had given her a tight hug and said she would've been mad if Kagome didn't show.
To Ai, apart from her mother and father, Kagome was the next best thing in the world.
And because of that, Sango and Miroku appointed Kagome the godmother of Ai.
"Want to show me around?" Kagome raised a brow at her goddaughter. In truth, Kagome knew how the house was exactly like because of how often she came down, but every time she did, the doctor and lawyer changed their furniture or renovated so that the insides were totally different and Kagome needed a tour every time because of her crazy friends.
"Okay!" Ai squealed, "Can we go to my bedroom first? It's the bestest in the whole house!"
Kagome grinned. "Okay! Dr Lin," she turned her head at her best friend, "my stuff in my room would be great. Miroku rolled his eyes as Sango laughed. Kagome held her hand out and Sango latched onto it, making Kagome in the middle and the Lin girls on either side of her.
"Let's go ladies," Kagome grinned as they walked towards the main door, leaving a weirded out Miroku at his car.
Oh yeah, he thought as he locked his car, I definitely need a son and more male friends…
-x-
Ai and dragged Kagome to her bedroom; Kagome had already caught a glimpse of the living room and was amused to find a contemporary look. She had managed to see creamy white sofas in front of a large plasma, high definition television set with a light oak coffee table. There was a vase with two roses on the coffee table. Underneath the set was a beige carpet with deeper abstract hues that contrasted with the room. The wall was painted a beige-cream colour and there was a tall lamp on the farthest left side of the room, in front of the twin windows that were hidden behind pale golden curtains.
"Nice living room," Kagome whispered to Sango who grinned.
"Thanks, my choice this time around."
They finally arrived at Ai's bedroom and Kagome literally fainted as she saw her goddaughter's bedroom. Ai's bed was a four poster Victorian style bed with a white canopy on top that was ruffled. The canopy extended down, creating a curtain like effect around her bed. The bed was situated in a dent in the room creating a perfect square bedroom, instead of a square with a dent in it. There was a large white circular carpet in the middle of the room that was atop genuine hardwood flooring. Across the bed was a tiny dresser set that was of the same Victorian style. The wall adjacent to Ai's dresser was a large window that was hidden behind white curtains that had cherry blossom petals decorating it. In the middle of the bedroom, just above the carpet, was a low hanging chandelier.
"What a mature room," Kagome nodded as she walked inside, "I like this one. This is by far my favourite look."
Ai squealed. "YAY!"
"You think so?" Sango raised a brow. "There was a battle between Miroku and me for her bedroom set so we chose the one she liked."
"Excellent," Kagome touched Ai's nose, "very modern sweetheart."
Ai giggled as Kagome held onto her hand again. "Where are all her toys?" Kagome raised a brow as Sango pointed to what used to be Ai's old closet. Kagome opened the door, which was beside her bed, and found shelves of all of Ai's toys.
"Nice- then where are her clothes?" Kagome turned to Sango who nodded as a large wardrobe beside the window. It was also of the same Victorian style. There was a portion of the wardrobe that opened on top where all of Ai's dresses were hung and then the two drawers at the bottom of the wardrobe were for her shirts and pants.
"You are spoiling this child of yours." Kagome shook her head as Sango giggled, both of them heading towards Ai's bed, which was large enough for them to sit on, but it was only big enough for one person to sleep in.
"She's my only daughter!" Sango defended, "What can I do?"
Kagome merely chuckled as Sango looked at her daughter.
"Sweetie, can you go check on your daddy? Your auntie Kagome and I have some big people stuff to talk about."
Ai nodded as she hugged her mother, and then Kagome, before running out of the room, quite easily too, as she was wearing jean shorts and a white t-shirt.
Sango, then, turned to Kagome and frowned.
"Now, explain."
Kagome took a deep breath of air and started her story…
"Ok well, my parents, you know my parents," Kagome sighed, "they wanted to expand the Higurashi name and make it some big Film family or something of that sort so they did what typical rich parents do… want to get a merger by marrying off the eldest child."
Sango frowned. "Go on…"
"So yesterday I came home from work and I saw some next people there and I asked Souta who they were, he didn't know. I said hi's and hello's, you know, being polite and all, before I go to take a shower, Souta tagging along because it was boring as hell. I'm telling you," Kagome paused for a moment before continuing, "okay well me and Souta were talking when my mother comes in and makes Souta leave. She then is all like, Kagome you have to get married to Naraku, blah blah blah…"
"Wait, did you say Naraku?" Sango twitched as Kagome nodded.
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, see he's from the Business world so you won't know much about him. Miroku's friends are all from the land which we like to call Business so we keep up with these things. Apparently Naraku has married four women and they all divorced him. He has this really nasty reputation of only being married for one month before his wife leaves him."
Kagome raised a brow. "Don't mess with me."
"I'm serious." Sango said, nodding, "His last wife, Aiko Nakamura, didn't even last a week before she divorced him saying her self-respect was much more important than pleasing him. That line was in the business world for weeks because Aiko is the daughter of Takahashi Inuyasha's largest business partner."
Kagome whistled low. "Damn…"
"Yeah, so continue."
"So basically my mother wanted me to marry Naraku to make our last names go huge, Onigumo and Higurashi's partners in Film and Business."
"Didn't she give you a choice?"
"If she did, would I be here?"
Sango had nothing to say to that.
"Basically she promised Naraku that I would marry them and they were already planning an engagement party. Right after telling me, she goes downstairs and leaves me to think about it. Oh! And she actually had the guts to tell me she was proud of me for saying yes."
Sango's eyebrow twitched.
"I creep downstairs after that and call Souta over and tell him the whole story. From there we planned my gallant escape in less than five seconds and here I am. According to Souta, from when I last heard back in Japan, mother and father sent the entire police enforcement around Japan. And Japan isn't tiny either, so I bet they'll be busy there for half a year before going to neighboring countries."
Sango nodded. "Yeah, it's a good thing you ran away too. I wouldn't want you getting married to Naraku."
"I wouldn't want to either. His dad looks like a gerbil and his mother, a toad."
Sango smiled softly. "So you're thinking of staying here until your parents reconsider?"
"Yeah, hopefully it won't be long. I'll start apartment searching tomorrow. I hate depending on people, you know that."
Fire shot through Sango's eyes.
"No." Sango said sternly and Kagome raised a brow.
"No?"
"You heard me. You're like my sister and I would never allow you to stay in an apartment in a foreign country by yourself while I am here. I have an extra bedroom and don't you dare say it's a burden. Miroku and I would love it if you stayed here."
"But Sango…"
"Don't but with me Kagome." Sango said in a strict voice, "Ai adores you and I think it'll be great if her godmother stayed here for a few months."
"But…"
"No. You can get a job if you want, I won't stop you from keeping your independence, but you aren't moving out."
"Fine, on one condition," Kagome said.
"What's that?"
"I pay for half the grocery bill and we have a deal."
Sango laughed as she hugged her friend. "I'm glad you didn't let them rule your life," Sango said as she pulled back, "marrying Naraku would've been the worst thing you ever could've done with your life."
"It's like giving my life over to the devil."
"Except ten times worse." Sango nodded.
"Are you ladies done?" Miroku said as he walked into his daughters bedroom. He had, evidently, changed into more comfortable clothing. He had a black wife-beater on, along with black track pants and of course, black socks.
"Are you going for the gothic look?" Kagome raised a brow.
"No, this is the only set of stuff I have that's clean," Miroku shot a playful glance at his wife, "somebody forgot to do the laundry."
"Go clean your own underwear," Sango snorted, "I have enough things to do."
"Like?"
"Cook your food, clean your house, tame your gardens, take care of your daughter, iron your clothes that were washed yesterday, and play your secretary when your patients call asking for you."
Kagome stifled her laughter as Miroku twitched. "See, this is why I want to hire a maid. But nooooo, Mrs. Lin here doesn't think a Maid is necessary."
"Because one isn't!" Sango snorted. "I'm more than capable of taking care of my daughter and the house. I don't want Ai to get dependable on a maid."
"True…" Kagome joined in.
"And besides," Sango rolled her eyes, "did you check the closet? I folded all your clothes and put it in there."
Miroku's eyes widened. "We have a closet?"
Kagome burst into laughter as Sango kicked her husbands shin. "Why did I marry you?"
"Because I'm so lovable?"
"Right," Sango muttered sarcastically as she stood up and had her hands on her hips, "we are having lasagna for dinner today," seeing as it was already 7pm, "members of the Lin household," she grinned at Kagome, "wash up and in the dining room quick-times. Or else our lovely Miroku will pig out, leaving nothing for us tiny little women."
Kagome laughed as she got up and headed to her room, which, as always, was at the end of the hallway. She walked inside and was amused to find that they had kept it just as she liked it, except renovated of course.
In the center of the room was a large queen sized bed with a deep oak bedroom set. To the right of the bed were the large double windows that led out to a balcony. Soft white curtains were pulled aside, letting the moon shine into her room. Parallel to the window was the large dresser and beside the dresser was the bathroom. At the base of the bed was a small oval black carpet and the walls were painted a very pale yellow with paisley stripes across the baseboard of the wall.
The Lin's are definitely weird… in a good way! Kagome smiled softly to herself as she went to wash up.
They were more like family then her family could ever be- save Souta.
-x-
Kagome was laughing with the family as they listened to Ai do her daily chattering. She was telling them a story of how one of the kids in her class gave the teacher an apple and it had a worm in it.
"How classic!" Miroku boomed, "One of the many reasons why I didn't take up the profession of teaching."
Sango laughed. "True- plus teachers make nothing compared to your medical skills."
"I'd assume he only became a doctor is to put a stethoscope right besides a woman's breast and not get slapped." Kagome grinned.
Sango spit out her lasagna to laugh properly and Ai tilted her head.
"What's so funny?" Ai asked cutely as Kagome giggled.
"We're just making fun of your daddy. Laugh along with us to make him feel even more worse…" Kagome said comically. Just the way Kagome had said it was enough to make Ai laugh and Miroku flushed in embarrassment.
"That's not why I became a doctor, though I must say more children come to me than adult women… I think it's because of pervert doctors is why they go to gynecologist- mostly gynecologists are female as it is."
Kagome nodded in agreement. "So your dream of feeling up women has been crushed."
"I feel up Sango on a daily basis," Miroku snorted and Kagome choked on her lasagna as Sango blushed. Ai was just having fun watching the adults act like children.
As the jitters ended, Sango spooned more lasagna into her mouth and glanced at Miroku. "Hey, what day is it tomorrow?" She raised a brow as Miroku thought for a moment.
"June 3rd, why?"
Sango's eyes widened. "Inuyasha's party is tomorrow."
Kagome raised a brow. "You guys know Inuyasha?"
Miroku glanced at Kagome. "Yeah- you know the hospital he opened?"
Kagome nodded.
"It was because I had requested it two years ago. After that, him and I have had some meetings and he invited us to a few of his parties and we kind of became close. He invites to any parties now since we're one of his closest friends."
Kagome's mouth was an O as she winked at Ai who giggled while drinking her milk.
Miroku looked back at his wife, "I forgot about his party…"
"Same," Sango frowned, "I don't want to leave Kagome- can't we cancel?"
Kagome twitched. "Excuse me? Don't treat me like a five year old! That's why Ai's here."
Sango laughed and shook her head. "No, stupid- I don't want to leave you alone in your time of need."
Kagome smiled softly. "Don't worry! I have Ai and nobody can get me here. We'll have fun without you two, so go do grown up stuff!"
Miroku raised a brow. "Now I'm scared of leaving the house to my 5 year old daughter and 20 year old friend."
Kagome stuck her tongue out at him and Sango eyed Kagome. "Are you sure?"
"Yes! Positive. Don't let me ruin your day to day activities. Just go, we'll be fine. Besides, I know your cell number and you know the house number so just call every five seconds, at least you're there!"
"Kagome, you sure?" Sango repeated.
Kagome growled. "If you don't go, I'll move out and live with a hobo!"
Miroku grinned as Kagome toyed with Ai's fingers.
"Fine, we'll go, but we'll come home early."
"So long as you weeeennntttt." Kagome sang. Sango smiled at her best friend and was glad that she had left home. Her childhood spirit would've been crushed if she married a man like Naraku. Kagome still had a lot to do with her life and she had never been in love before.
Higurashi Kagome has never fallen in love.
Sango, as well as all of Kagome's close friends, want her to experience love before anything and with Kagome in Hong Kong away from her demanding parents- perhaps… maybe, she might just get her first taste of love?
That's what Sango and Miroku were hoping for.
"Fine, you win." Sango sighed in defeat and Kagome squealed.
"Ai!" She turned to her goddaughter, "We're going to have so much fun by ourselves tomorrow!"
Miroku nodded towards the key-hold. "We have three cars, the Benz is mine, Sango has a Nissan and we have a Ferrari- that can be yours to use and destroy as you please."
Kagome's eyes widened. "No way…"
"Yes way, now finish eating!" Sango said sternly, "We've been sitting here for two hours just talking!"
Ai, Kagome and Miroku laughed at Mommy Sango's concern and kept on eating, with occasional chit-chatter going about.
-x-
"Any news?" Akira asked a short stubby bald officer who ate a doughnut on their sofa.
"None at all, but we've only just started. Not even half of Tokyo is covered and we have the rest of Japan to go."
"How long will all of Japan take?" Korari raised a brow.
"Just over seven months I presume, if you want an in depth search done." The officer said with food in his mouth. Souta smiled to himself, knowing that was enough time for, hopefully, the Onigumo's to get Naraku married somewhere else. Plus, if by chance Naraku wasn't married, the chance of them finding Kagome in Hong Kong would be slim because Souta would've contacted her before hand and she, most probably, would've left the country again.
Akira snarled, "What? Seven months?!?"
The man nodded. "You asked for the best and the best takes time."
"What if something happens to her?" Korari whispered.
"She's twenty," Souta said loudly, "I don't think anything too serious would happen to her. Plus, it's Nee-chan we're talking about. She must've found some source of life and is taking advantage of it or something."
Akira looked his son over. "Do you know something?"
Souta shook his head. "No, should I?"
Akira frowned, "You know a lot for a boy who has no idea where his sister went."
"I grew up with her," Souta muttered, "if I didn't know how she thought, who would?"
"Then you could tell us where you think your sister went?" Korari asked, hopefully.
Souta shook his head. "No idea- I think like her yes, but I'm not identical to her. If I ran away I'd probably go to a friend's house but you guys already tried her friends… even her boss doesn't know where she is and those two are tight."
Akira sighed in annoyance. "Whatever- Souta you can go, officer you are dismissed…"
Souta walked up to his bedroom grinning to himself. Go Kagome! He rooted for his sister inwardly.
He was proud of her for leaving. Souta enjoyed acting so his parents never nagged him, but his sister hated the entire film Hollywood thing and their parents constantly nagged her. He was glad she actually went somewhere she would be happy.
Plus seven months was enough time…
At least, Souta hoped it was…
-x-
Kagome woke up early that morning, feeling lighter and happier than she had in the longest time. Yes, her best friends were famous, yet they didn't hold the fan shrieking type of famous. With her mother and father and even Souta, anywhere they went, fans would scream and try to touch their hands. If Kagome ever went out with them, she wore rather large shades so nobody in her daily life (like manager) would recognize her.
And she made it clear to her family that if she ever went out with them, they'd call her by her modeling name, Miko, instead of Kagome.
But with her friends, they were famous in a different way. They were socially and financially famous. They knew rich people, associated with rich people and lived like rich people.
And rich people that were rich in the business world, not the film world. And in the business world, people didn't have shrieking fans- save Inuyasha, but he was a different case. He was a rich business man who looked extremely godly (according to the majority of his fan girls), which is why he had shrieking fans, but he was just, probably, the only one in the business world.
Kagome took a short shower and dressed in white Capri's and a pink tank top. Her hair was rung so it was mildly wet. She slipped on her yellow slippers and walked downstairs to find Sango's hair in curlers and an avocado face peel on.
"You know that stuff on your face can be used as a dip?" Kagome grinned. Miroku had dropped Ai off at school already (as it was a Friday) and Sango was already prepping up for the party.
"So? My face will taste good when Miroku kisses me." Sango replied shortly and Kagome laughed, sitting down beside her best friend. She flipped on the television and was amused to find one of her brothers earlier movies, when he was 10, instead of 15 as he was now.
"What's on? I hear something familiar." Sango asked, since she had cucumber slices on her eyes.
"Blood Stain." Kagome recited her brother's earlier movie.
"Oh! That movie where Souta gets that blood stain on his chest that couldn't get off, no matter how much he tried?"
"Yeah! Oh my god I love this movie, one of his bests!" Kagome laughed as she crossed her legs on the sofa while Sango took the cucumbers off her eyes and started watching the movie as well.
Half way through the movie, Miroku came in through the door with a bag in his hands. It was already noon and Ai was due home in an hour. Kagome looked at him and raised a brow.
"What's that?" She said, pointing to two hangers in his hand that were covered in tissue paper.
"Our clothes," Miroku said, "had to pick them up from the tailor."
Kagome smirked. "You guys tailor your stuff?"
Sango gasped playfully, "You don't?"
Kagome rolled her eyes as Miroku put the hangers on the sofa, "I'll go pick up Ai, hurry and get dressed Sango, we have to leave as Ai comes home- we're expected to be there early."
Sango nodded as she got up, going to go clear off her face. "Where would Ai be if I wasn't here?" Kagome asked as Miroku headed to the door.
"We'd hire a sitter," he replied, "thanks for saving our money!" He grinned and Kagome snorted.
"Idiot…"
-x-
Ai had come home and hugged Kagome while Miroku went upstairs to change into his tuxedo. As Miroku walked up the stairs, Sango came down, wearing a beautiful midnight blue strapless dress that hugged her curves and flared down her hips. There was a slit that ran up her leg and ended just above her knee. There was a white chain belt hanging loosely around her waist. She had a golden bracelet around her wrist and her purse hung around her shoulder.
"You are looking amazing!" Kagome complimented as Ai tightened her hand in Kagome's.
"Mommy, you're so pretty!" She squealed and Sango laughed.
"Thank you two!"
Just then, Miroku came downstairs and Kagome grinned. "Dr. Lin, you too aren't half bad."
Miroku laughed as he kissed Kagome's cheek and Ai's forehead.
"Take care you two, and don't burn down my house…"
Kagome winked at Ai who grinned. "We'll try not too!" They said in unison and Sango rolled her eyes.
"Like godmother like goddaughter- you two are way too alike!"
Kagome laughed as she pushed her two friends out of the house. "Go be old and let us youngsters do what we do best! Have fun!"
-x-
"Takahashi," a tall man spoke, his voice soft yet husky and his eyes shifting towards the other men in the small room in the Takahashi mansion.
"Yes?" A tall, 6 feet 2 inch man raised a brow as he pulled a cigar out of his mouth and puffed out some smoke.
"Why did you arrange this party so early?" he asked.
Inuyasha Takahashi was the biggest business man that had ever graced the world. He was stern, always looked mean and nobody ever saw him crack a smile, even around his girlfriend, porn star Kikyo Hiromi
"Business needed to be attended to, Dr. Miroku Lin is coming with the hospital papers and we're going to have a toast to it. Then it's just mingling."
The man nodded as Inuyasha glanced out his window to find a Benz pull up. Miroku's car, he thought as he excused himself. He was wearing a tuxedo as well, except it was just like his hospital-premier look. Black dress pants, white button-up shirt that wasn't tucked in with the top two buttons undone, and a black blazer instead of a dress-coat.
Inuyasha headed towards the main door and opened it before the Lin's rung the bell.
"Afternoon," Miroku greeted. It was well into 4pm, since Miroku had to make a detour, got caught in traffic and his car lost gas all at once.
"Quite into the afternoon," Inuyasha muttered dryly and Miroku blushed in embarrassment.
"Sorry, a lot of problems happened."
Sango rolled her eyes. "I'm telling you," she said to her friend, "if you ever want us at a party, send a driver. Miroku is the worst driver ever imaginable."
Inuyasha nodded, "I'll remember that."
"Even when you're stoic you sound like you're sarcastic." Miroku twitched as he strode past the host.
Inuyasha twitched as he turned around, Sango standing beside him.
"Did you bring the documents?" He asked her and she raised a brow.
"What documents?"
Inuyasha frowned as he glanced at Miroku's waking figure.
"Miroku!" He said loudly as the doctor turned around.
"Yeah?"
"Did you bring the documents?"
Miroku visibly paled. "I knew I forgot something…" He muttered and Inuyasha could've smacked him.
"I can never depend on you!" He snarled as Miroku shrank before him.
"I'll go get them!" Miroku said as he was about to walk out the door, but Inuyasha blocked him.
"No, I'll go. Assholes in this party are annoying me. I need a drive, where are they? Does Ai's sitter know where the papers are?"
"Ai doesn't have a sitter." Miroku said, stupidly.
"Then is she fucking home alone?" Inuyasha scowled and Sango shook her head in annoyance.
"My best friend is watching over Ai today. I'll call her and tell her where the papers are and she'll hand them to you, alright?"
Inuyasha nodded as he walked out the door and Sango pulled Miroku's cell phone out of his pocket and called her place.
"Hello?" Kagome sounded like she was panting.
"What's wrong?" Sango raised a brow.
"Tag with your daughter is hard."
Sango laughed hearing her friend's inner child peeking out. "Listen," she spoke and Kagome gained composture, "Miroku forgot some papers and Inuyasha is coming by to pick them up."
"Alright?"
"MIROKU where are the papers?" Sango nudged her husband.
"Kitchen table."
Sango returned her attention to the phone, "They should be on the kitchen table."
Kagome held the cordless against her ear and walked to the kitchen to find a blue folder sitting atop of it.
"Yeah it's here."
"Alright, just give it to him when he comes… and don't fall in love with him." Sango teased and Kagome snorted.
"Right, keep wishing…"
-x-
Inuyasha pulled up to his friend's driveway, his black hair tied back in a ponytail. He stopped the car in front of the door and got out, leaving the ignition on, keeping his engine running.
When did Sango's friend come over? He thought to himself as he rung the doorbell, waiting for a response. He stood there for five minutes, his annoyance rising.
He rung the bell again and frowned, hearing shrieking inside. Just as he was about to press the bell again, the door flung open with a girl holding a blue folder and Ai holding onto her leg.
Inuyasha's breath caught in his throat.
She had to have been the most gorgeous woman he had ever laid eyes on…by looks, she was sexier than his porn star girlfriend, Kikyo.
"Hi?" Kagome raised a brow but Inuyasha didn't say anything.
He was too busy admiring her luscious curves, her perfect accents, her curve in her lips, her long hair… her slender fingers… and especially the size of her chest.
"UNCLE INU!" Ai squealed as she launched at him. He was taken by surprise, breaking out of his reverie in time to catch the girl.
The only time Inuyasha smiled, was around children.
Never has he smiled apart from that.
His lips curved up slightly as he saw the young girl before him. "Hi, Ai," he greeted as she grinned.
"What're you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at that party place mommy and daddy went to?" She blabbered.
"Yes, but your daddy forgot something here… so I'm here to pick it up from Miss…" he looked at Kagome who smiled.
"Kagome," she introduced herself, "Higurashi Kagome."
"Takahashi Inuyasha," he extended his hand and Kagome firmly shook it.
Inuyasha loved how soft her hands felt.
Kagome pulled her hand back and gave him the folder. "Sorry about Miroku's stupidness."
Inuyasha waved it off, "It's okay, we're all used to it."
Kagome giggled as she tugged Ai back into the house and away from Inuyasha.
"Come on Ai, we have to finish our game of tag. If I remember, you're it!"
"But mama!" Ai whined.
Because Kagome was her godmother, Ai sometimes called her Mama, other times Auntie Kagome. It didn't matter much to Kagome because Ai called her own mother, mom or mommy so anybody could tell the difference as to who she was calling.
"Mama?" Inuyasha raised a brow.
Ai giggled. "Auntie Kagome is my godmommy!"
Kagome laughed. "Hush!" She pushed the girl into the house and turned to Inuyasha.
"She calls me mama sometimes because I'm her godmother. Anyways, you have a party to return to?"
Inuyasha nodded and Kagome smiled.
"Have fun, pleasure to meet you."
"Oh don't worry," he nodded as he shook her hand once more, "pleasure is definitely all mine."
-x-
Note: They aren't hanyou, priestess or anything like that. They are all strictly human. Inuyasha has black hair and no doggy ears.