InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ All In a Day's Work ❯ Rain On Me ( Chapter 3 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I'm trying to make this make sense -_- I have a bad habit of writing out of order and I'm trying to stop :3 Oh and I will get Word 2007 soon since I had to erase eveything from my laptop. I write these using word pad and it is no bueno for me. Anyways, here's the next one.
Disclaimer: Inuyasha ain't mine.
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Chapter 3: Rain On Me
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Kagome was at a loss for words. After a bitter-sweet first day, with emphasis on the bitter part, she was looking forward to going home. She hadn't even realized that the car being towed in the parking lot was hers until the truck began to leave. She was certainly happy about wearing the flats because the heels would have slowed her down big time and she would have missed the driver. Not that catching up to him made a difference.
"Sorry toots, but rules is rules," was all he had to say to her, even though she pleaded with him and begged that he leave her car where it was. No such luck. She had to watch her baby get dragged away by one of the ugliest looking youkai she had ever laid eyes upon. Thinking about the youkai had sent her mind reeling and she instinctively looked up. Something told her the one responsible was close by, but she didn't want to jump to any conclusions. But when she turned around and saw that cocky grin of his, it literally drove her up the wall.
"Need a ride?" Inuyasha asked knowingly, dangling his set of keys in front of her face. All Kagome could do was stare at him. He was confused by her behavior, since he was counting on her being a mess of tears by now, but she remained suprisingly calm. After a minute of her glaring, Kagome turned around and began to walk out of the parking lot.
"Hey...HEY! Where are you going?" Inuyasha walked after her. 'Is she just gonna leave it like this?' He wondered. The way she completly ignored him even after his little stunt had him more frustrated than ever. He wanted a reaction from her... almost needed it.
Kagome began to speed up her pace and kept her back turned to Inuyasha. She didn't care if he followed her home, she was not going to give in to him so easily...though she was itching to tear his eyes out. 'I'll get revenge. I just have to give it time, so he won't see it coming.' Too busy with her thoughts, she hadn't noticed that Inuyasha had caught up to her.
"Hey, new-girl, I'm talking to you. Where are you going?" Inuyasha was losing patience.
Kagome turned her head to avoid looking at the hanyou. "Home."
"Oh please, I know you aren't going to walk all the way there."
"And what makes you think I live so far?" Kagome sped up again, but Inuyasha was still faster.
"Well I doubt you would have used your car if you didn't 'live so far'..."
"True." Kagome was starting to get a little out of breath. Any faster and she would have started to break into a jog.
"Look at you, you're already huffing and puffing. Who knows what time you'll get to your house."
"That's my problem. Could you leave me alone now?" Kagome felt him leave her side and her body relaxed. It had taken every bit of patience in her to not go ballistic on him. 'The nerve of him...calling the towing company then following me.' She was now confused. Why did he make such a big show of her walking home? She finally let herself turn around, just to make sure she was clear of him. She saw a bench at the next corner and decided to sit for a few minutes while she cleared her thoughts a bit.
Inuyasha got into his car, still thinking about Kagome. He didn't know why he wanted to stop her. He'd only asked her if she wanted a ride so that he could refuse her and watch her cry up a storm, but instead she wrote him off and started walking. Now he felt bad. "That dumb bitch is gonna get herself hurt..." He snorted. Not that he cared...he just didn't want Sesshoumaru complaining about how he was responsible for the rape/kidnapping/death or any other crime against stubborn, defensless, annoying Kagome. He shook his head as if doing so would throw his worries out of his mind. He drove down a few blocks and saw her sitting on a bench. 'Damn still no tears...why the hell won't you cry?'
Kagome looked up and saw a silver car approach her. After the window went down she saw who the driver was and began to storm off again. 'He just doesn't quit.' Inuyasha continued to follow her.
"I'm suprised you made it this far, girl."
"What? Are you going to stalk me with your car now?" Kagome still kept looking straight ahead. If she looked at him she wasn't sure what she would do. Inuyasha sighed loudly to get her attention again.
"I have nothing better to do."
"Why am I not suprised..." Inuyasha twitched in response to her comment.
"Just get in the car, don't make things so difficult." Right there Kagome stopped. She reached for something in her purse. A compact. She fiddled with it for a quick second then hurled it at Inuyasha, just barely getting his face. It cracked behind him when it connected with the window on the passenger's side and for a second Inuyasha thought she broke it. 'Not the reaction I was looking for, but definitley something.'
Kagome was disappointed that she missed and began to yell. "So now I'm the one making things difficult? If I recall you were the one being the complete asshole since you walked into my office."
"MY office, get that straight."
"Whatever! Then you get my car towed, over a measly parking spot."
"MY parking spot!."
"You see? Everything is about you. The attention for one stupid day was going to the new girl and you couldn't handle it. So you did everything you could to make it my day miserable."
Inuyasha smirked. Was he really that bad? "I don't think I pulled all the stops, to be honest... besides I don't give a damn about the attention."
"Shut up! Just leave me alone already. And you know what? Don't worry about me in your precious little office anymore. Tomorrow I'm going to speak with Mr. Taisho and tell him I'll be quitting."
Inuyasha panicked. She can't quit. Not so soon or it would mean big trouble for him. 'Crap, I should have known by now she was the dramatic type. Shit!'
"Oh come on... you can't be serious."
"And what if I am?" Kagome crossed her arms and looked at Inuyasha. He was bent on making her life hell, but he didn't want her to quit. 'I wonder...' She thought to herself.
Inuyasha was flustered. He had to think quick. "Look uh... you need to stay at the company. Sango will miss you." That was the only excuse he could think of.
Kagome shrugged. "I only met her today, but I suppose I could visit her every so often when I quit."
"You aren't going to quit."
"Says who?"
"Says me! Now get in the car you bitch!"
"No! And stop calling me a bitch you prick!"
Inuyasha smacked his forehead in anguish. Kagome was such a stubborn brat. If she could just get in the car and forget about quitting...
"Look it's going to rain soon. I suggest you get in the car."
Kagome let out a very sarcastic 'Ha!' and turned to him. "Oh yeah, like I'm falling for tha--" Right on cue little droplets of rain began to fall from the sky. She narrowed her eyes at him and began to walk away again.
"Oh would you quit being such a stubborn mule and get in? I know you don't want to get soaked..."
Kagome narrowed her eyes at him and took a minute to think before she walked over to the vehicle. She climbed in his car without saying a word and stared into her lap. Then she looked at him and slapped him.
"What the hell!" Inuyasha put his hand up to his cheek. It hadn't hurt that much, but the action alone shocked him enough.
"You're still an asshole. Now take me home." Inuyasha gave her another hard look, clenched the steering wheel, and began to drive again. 'You're lucky my ass in on the line...'
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"Ki kyo, darling! It's been a while." Kikyo took a few steps towards her mother and embraced her. She felt awkward hugging her now since she was a few inches taller, but she still felt protected in her mothers arms.
"Yes mother...I'm sorry I didn't call, it was a little last minute me coming here and all."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled brightly at ther eldest daughter and led her into the living room. "Kikyo, you know better than to give explainations. This is still your home after all. But why did you come?"
Kikyo took a seat on the sofa and let herself relax a bit. "Well my husband ordered to remodel our home and the shrine and the workers came a little ahead of schedule. We didn't have time to call you, and much less make arrangements at a hotel..."
"Nonsense! I wouldn't have it any other way, you and my son-in-law are welcome to stay here as long as you please."
"Thank you. My husband should be here in a few hours. He is still visiting his family outside the city, but he's looking foward to visiting here again." Kikyo smiled and looked around the living room and glanced at the table that held all of the family's photos. She stopped at one in particular.
"Where's Kagome? Isn't she usually here?"
Mrs. Higurashi lit up at the question. "Wouldn't you know that our little Kagome is now working?"
Kikyo seemed suprised. "Really? So soon...she's really lucky. Where does she work?"
"Oh dear...I know it's a very well known company. She'll tell you when she gets here...in fact she should have been here by now...no matter. Would you like some tea, sweetie?" Kikyo nodded and watched her mother go into the kitchen. She looked at a picture of her brother Souta and smiled. 'This must be a new one... he smiles just like mother.' She let out a sigh and laid back on the sofa. Her new home wasn't nearly as comfortable as where she was now and she began to feel that sadness again. 'I can't be egotistical... I'll learn to live with this.'
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"How did you know it was going to rain?"
"I smelled it coming. My nose is better than any weather man."
Kagome rolled her eyes. Too much time had passed in the car and she was starting to feel the pressure. 'This is truly the worst day of my life.' Kagome made a big show of adjusting herself in the seat and caught Inuyasha's attention once more.
"What's your problem this time?"
"You just had to take that turn. I told you to go the straight path and now look where we are!"
"It's not my fault you live so far..."
"You don't even know where I live! With the directions I gave you it should have taken twenty minutes at the most, but since you didn't want to listen to me you took a wrong turn." Inuyasha snorted and faced the road again.
"Whatever. You weren't giving me clear directions anyway."
"Sure I wasn't. There's no way I would know where I live now would I?"
"Well you are stupid..."
"I'm not stupid, you're stupid!"
"No you're stupid!"
"Shut up!" Kagome glared at him. "This is all your fault! And you know what? I'm over the fact that you insult me, got my car towed, and made this the single worst day of my life all in one fell swoop. The only thing making me angry is the fact that somewhere in your rotten, pathetic soul, you are enjoying this."
Inuyasha noticed her voice trembling. The reaction he had been waiting for all day was coming, but he wasn't particularly excited about it. He looked at her from the corner of his eye and saw that her eyes were in fact watery. He felt like shit. 'Man why does she have to be that way about it...' Inuyasha shifted uncomfortably in his seat. 'Why am I feeling guilty now?' His thoughts were interrupted when Kagome spoke.
"Make a right and stop the car." She made no effort to look at him and clutched her bag. He was so engrossed with his thoughts that he didn't even notice he was out of the jam.
"Ok." Inuyasha did what she asked and frowned when he saw he was stopping at a sidewalk. "Where's your house?"
"You think I'm letting you see it after what you put me through? You might try to bomb it or even follow me home like some strange animal." There was that word again.
"Suit yourself. I wouldn't waste my time with your little cardboard box anyway." Kagome wasted no time letting herself out the car and slammed his door shut. "Hey watch it! This car is worth a lot." Kagome responded with one finger and began to walk down the street. Even in the rain she maintined the attitude in her walk. Inuyasha thought about following her just to spite her, but decided to go home instead. 'I have to make sure she keeps her mouth shut.'
Kagome let a few tears fall and was relieved about the rain for once. At least this way no one would suspect her crying. She was working her way up the steps and thought about it all. 'I should quit... but then that asshole will have his cake. And I don't want gramps to think I'm weak either.' She sighed and continued to walk around the shrine to find her house. "I made it." She made her way into her home and slid off her flats. Her feet were sore and she was a little thankful that she didn't have to walk the whole way home. 'Even if he is an asshole.' She noticed an extra pair of shoes and made a note that there was a visitor.
"I'm home!" Kagome announced and put on her best fake smile. She had to make sure no one knew just how bad her day went.
"Kagome come to the dining room!" She heard her mother say. Kagome's stomach grumbled right on cue and she walked to the other room.
"Man I am staarr...ving...Kikyo hi!" Kagome went over to her sister and gave a her a quick hug. Kikyo smiled in response and Kagome took her seat. 'Well atleast she's here to take the heat for a while.' She thought and took a sip of water. "Where's Masaru?"
"He'll be here soon. He went to visit mother-in-law." Kikyo cleared her throat. "So Kagome, mother told me you had a job. How did it go?" Kagome nearly choked and got into a small fit of coughs. 'So much for that plan...' She faked another smile and put on her best show.
"Oh it was great! Everyone is so nice. I feel so lucky to have gotten the job so quickly."
"Yes, I see," Kikyo took a bite of the steak her mother prepared. "Which company is it?"
From across the table her grandfather scoffed. Kagome rolled her eyes at his reaction and found it much easier to lie. If anything, she had to avoid the 'I told you so' from Gramps. "Taisho enterprises. They are the leaders in everything that has to do with metal."
Kikyo stiffened. "Taisho? The youkai company?"
Kagome nodded. "Yeah. They take metal very seriously. Planes, cars, buildings, anything that needs it, they provide it." Mrs. Higurashi looked impressed and her brother smiled and waited for her to finish. "It's not cheap though, so they still have competition."
"I see." Was all Kikyo said in response. Kagome noticed how her behavior changed and figured it was because she was so much like her grandfather. 'Well too bad sis, I don't care what you think either.'
"So were the youkai all mean like Gramps said they would be?" Souta asked making his grandfather squirm.
"I didn't say that!" Gramps protested, but eveyone knew how much he was slandering the company the day before.
"No they weren't mean." Kagome was proud of herself for telling the biggest lie of the night. Of course it was true in it's own sense...Sesshoumaru didn't seem to bad...yet. She was snapped out of her thoughts by Kikyo.
"So do you have anyone in mind yet, Kagome?"
Kagome blinked. "For what?"
"Well, to marry. I thought you and Hojo would be engaged by now."
"Oh not you too. I've made it clear that I don't want to marry anyone anytime soon. I haven't even enjoyed my life yet."
Kikyo raised an eyebrow. She felt a little insulted at what Kagome was saying, but some part of her agreed. She hadn't lived out her life at all. Her grandfather had been pulling the strings since she was a baby and Kikyo only followed because it was what she thought was best. When she was older and Kagome was beginning to train as well, something inside her made her want to be better. Was it jealousy or fear? Or maybe it was pressure of being the eldest sibling and having to set the example. Whatever it had been, it paid off since everyone including Kikyo had the suspicion that she was her grandfather's favorite. And when she got married two years ago she thought she was happy. So why was it that Kagome's path in life was getting to her? As her sister she was happy since Kagome seemed excited about her choices, but the sadness and bitterness still tugged at her heart and she found herself feeling angry at the way Kagome just did whatever she wanted to do.
"Kagome, in time you will realize that your desires in life are not always the best ones to act upon. You shouldn't be so selfish and refuse what grandfather wants, especially since it's for your own good." Kagome was stunned. Everyone at the table stopped eating and looked at the two sisters. Mrs. Higurashi opened her mouth to speak but was cut off by Kagome.
"For my own good? Taking away my liberties and forcing me to be a wife and carry on ridiculous traditions...how is that good for me? Maybe you liked Gramps pushing you to marry priests and shoot arrows, but I actually have goals in life, Kikyo."
Kikyo slammed her hands on the table, and even Kagome flinched. Her older sister was usually very refined and rarely expressed her anger, especially in such an explosive way. "Life is all about sacrifices Kagome! You need to grow up and stop thinking about yourself all the time. No matter how unhappy we may seem, in the end the compromises are for the best." Kikyo looked down at her hands. Her knuckles were white from the fists she made.
Mrs. Higurashi finally got a word in. "I think we should all take a deep breath and relax. It's not good to get so worked up while eating." Kagome continued to look at Kikyo who was still looking down at her hands. 'What...was that?' Kagome thought to herself and relaxed. Now more than ever she compelled to finish what she started. She wasn't going to let anyone get in her way anymore.
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The next morning Sesshoumaru was well on his way to the office. He noticed that once again, no one had been called to build the office for his newest employee. 'That's his problem.' He thought and went to his door...which was already opened. He raised and eyebrow and walked in to find a man sitting on his desk.
"How did you get in here?" Sesshoumaru asked not really caring for the answer.
"I have my ways." He said whilst swinging his legs from the desk. "Did you miss me?"
"Hardly. And you're a day late, Miroku." Sesshoumaru went over to his desk and set his breifcase down. "A hangover perhaps?"
Miroku feigned shock. "Me, a hangover? I'm insulted." Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and sat down in his chair to face him.
"So why are you in here anyway?"
Miroku got up from the desk and moved closer to Sesshoumaru, ignoring the look of disgust on his face. "For starters, I got delayed at the airport in Dallas, so that explains why I'm late," he said while shuffling the papers on Sesshoumaru's desk. He stopped when his boss gave him that look that meant big trouble if he didn't have a seat. "But I'm here because I wanted to pitch a new idea for the metal."
Sesshoumaru perked up a little bit. "Go on..."
Sango was walking the circle, as she calls it, when she noticed Sesshoumaru's door was slightly open. "Maybe this is a good time to ask for the day off tomorrow..." She walked over to the door and stopped to listen when she heard her boss speaking with another person.
"Miroku, when are you going to get to the pitch?" Miroku gave him a sly smile.
"All in good time, boss. It's crucial to hear these details..."
"What does a strip club have to do with my business?"
Sango rolled her eyes on the other side of the door. 'It figures he would do that on a 'business trip'... that idiot.' She continued to listen despite the headache she was getting from hearing Miroku speak.
"What do strippers dance on?" He asked Sesshoumaru, noting the dead-pan look he was recieving from his boss.
"Poles..." Sesshoumaru said in a very bored manner and saw Miroku's eyes light up. He narrowed his eyes. "You are truly a disturbed person."
"Oh come on! If you decided to provide the metal for the poles, the profit could easily double. Do you know how many strip clubs there are in Japan? In the world?"
"I'm sure you would know better than anyone else..."
"I'll ignore that." Miroku sighed and got up from his chair. "You know it's a great idea. Ginger even told me so."
"Was she telling you this with her chest in your face?"
Both men looked towards the door and saw an annoyed Sango standing there. Miroku made the same face a child makes when they see Santa Clause or the Easter Bunny and made his way toward Sango. Sesshoumaru shook his head. 'That idiot... strip clubs. Is that what I'm wasting my money on?' He was happy that Sango came right on time to distract Miroku, putting an end to their little conversation.
"My, my Sango... do I detect jealousy?"
Sango crossed her arms and looked the other way. "Don't kid yourself, Miroku. I just wonder how far your perversion can go sometimes."
Miroku raised and eyebrow in a suggestive manner and grabbed her hand. "Well if you want to find out--" Sango yanked her hand away from his and clipped him on the head before he could finish. She directed her attention to Sesshoumaru.
"Mr. Taisho, I actually came because I want to take tomorrow off. I have something to take care of." Sesshoumaru nodded without looking up from his work and made a shooing gesture with his hand. "If you are both done, you may start on your assignments. I have a lot to read since I can't really trust that some of you are doing your job." He shot Miroku a glare. "Especially when they are done in a dark place, with loud music and half naked women."
"Don't knock it 'till you try it..."
"Leave." Sesshoumaru's patience was starting to run low. Miroku shrugged and followed after Sango.
"You didn't have to hit me so hard you know..." She rolled her eyes at him and opened the door to her office.
"Yeah well you had it coming." She looked up at the clock and noticed it was almost nine o' clock. "Well that's strange...she should be here by now..." Upon hearing 'she' Miroku forgot all about the pain in his head.
"And just who would this 'she' be?" Sango sighed expecting this question from him.
"Kagome Higurashi. She's the new Advertising Executive. Yesterday was her first day and she was here earlier than me."
"You think she quit already?" Miroku began to fiddle with Sango's cell phone.
Sango shook her head. "I don't think so...but then again Inuyasha was being a real pain in the ass to her. I hope he didn't get to her...she was really sweet."
"Well Inuyasha is enough to make me want to quit sometimes. Maybe she's afraid of him."
"No way. You should have seen how she yelled at him. I thought he would throw her out the window." Miroku looked very suprised.
"She yelled at him? And he let her? What kind of a demon is she?"
Sango laughed. "She's human like us dummy. I was happy she stood up for herself, but still Inuyasha is very aggresive."
"Wow...I hope she comes in. Anyone who yells at Inuyasha and gets away with it must be interesting." He placed her phone back down on her desk and sat down on one of the chairs facing her desk.
Sango rolled her eyes at him. "And the fact that she's a woman has nothing to do with that either."
"Sango, Kagome being a woman has nothing to do with me wanting to meet her." Miroku said looking hurt, but he wasn't fooling anyone.
"Yeah whatever."
Kagome was distraught. She had forgotten that her car was towed and woke up at the same time she had the day before. "Stupid Inuyasha! I'm gonna be late because of him." She looked in her piggy bank and took out some money for the train and frowned when she realized she had just enough to go and come back.
"Hey Kagome, you think you can drop me off at the stadium? We have an early practice today."
"I'm sorry Souta, but my car was towed and I'm running late." Kagome went in search for her flats, since she had to walk again, but found that they were dirty from the rain. 'Damn now I gotta wear the stupid pumps.'
"Why was it towed?" Kagome froze. She hadn't thought about those details yet.
"Um...I didn't have a... uh spot in the parking lot at work...so I parked somewhere on the block that you're not supposed to park... I think..." She was busy putting on her shoes to avoid looking at her brother. He was younger than her, but he had a sixth sense for bullshit.
Souta gave her a questioning look. "You didn't read any sign that said do not park?"
"Obviously not...look you're asking too many stupid questions. If I'm late, I'm blaming you." Souta shrugged and left her room.
"Did you ask Kagome for a ride, sweetie?" Mrs. Higurashi asked her son when she saw him leaving.
"She can't her car was towed." Mrs. Higurash put a hand up to her mouth and turned to Kagome as she was walking towards the front door.
"Honey, when was your car towed?" Kagome shot a quick glare at her brother who stuck his tongue out at her and left. Kagome looked back at her mother who was waiting for an answer.
"It's not important right now, mama. I gotta go. Love you. Say bye to Kikyo and Gramps for me." She grabbed her things and ran out the door leaving her mother in the dust. Today was not going to be the best of days. Kagome knew that much. But it couldn't possibly be worse than the one before. 'Atleast I'm already off to a bad start...' She mentally cursed herself for wearing the pencil skirt, finding it hard to walk fast with her clothes restricting her leg movement. She also didn't appreciate the hoots from the highschool boys on the opposite side of the street. 'Teenagers...'
She finally made it to the train and was relieved to find she wasn't that late yet. 'Oh I should have written down the extension for Sango... that way I could have atleast announced that I would be late. Crap.' She made a note to take down the number as she exited the train and began to speed walk in the direction of the company. Her feet were starting to fail her already, but she sucked it up and continued to march on. 'Miss Universe can do it, so can I.' She entered the building after fifteen minutes of walking and thanked god for the person who invented the elevator.
Instinctively she went to Sango's office and let herself in.
"Kagome! You're here!" Sango went over to the girl and guided her to a chair. "Is everything ok? You seem like you're out of breath."
"It's 'cause I am. I had to walk most of the way..." Kagome took some deep breaths. "I didn't want to be late." She heard someone come in and found Miroku standing by the door.
"Sango, Naoko did not have on a mini-- Oh, good morning. You must be Kagome." Sango hid her face with both hands, disappointed that her trick didn't work. Kagome, however, stood up and shook hands with him and took in his features. Tall, fit, deep blue eyes and black hair tied back in a ponytail. His grip was manly, but gentle and made her feel at ease. His face wasn't too bad to look at either.
"Nice to meet you..."
"Miroku Tanaka." He took her hand to his lips, and kissed it, letting his lips linger for a few seconds. "And I can assure you the pleasure is all mine." Kagome couldn't help the blush that came on her face, but it was more out of embarrassment than anything else.
"Oh knock it off Casanova." Sango came between them. "The last thing she needs are your filthy, pervert germs on her hands."
"Casanova?" Miroku looked confused and Sango threw her arms up in defeat. She turned to Kagome.
"So you were saying?" Kagome thought for a moment and remembered what she was talking about.
"Oh yeah. I had to walk here, so I was in a big hurry."
"Walk? What happened to your car?" Sango asked and noticed the way Kagome's hands clenched and unclenched.
"It was towed." Kagome gave an overly sweet smile that was dripping with anger.
"He didn't..." Sango looked at Kagome in disbelief and glanced over at a very confused Miroku, who shrugged but looked interested.
"Oh but he did. I'll spare you the details of the hell I was put through after work yesterday, since I'm trying to completely repress them."
"How could he do something like that? I thought he was only threatening about towing your car, I didn't think he would actually go through with it." Sango gave Kagome a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "He can't get away with it."
Kagome smirked. "Who says he will?" Sango suddenly felt an evil impulse.
"What did you have in mind?" Kagome was about to speak, but remembered that her and Sango were not the only ones in the room. Miroku noticed the reason for thier sudden silence was him and laughed.
"Oh don't mind me ladies. If anything I can help you with any plans you might have against our lovable Vice President."
"How can I trust you?" Kagome asked with a raised eyebrow.
Sango snorted. "You can't."
"Hey hey!" Miroku started looking slightly offended. "Inuyasha is a friend yes. But he has one coming to him." He drifted off into thought and made a face. Kagome decided it was ok to join forces for now and approved of Miroku's involvement.
She sat down on one of the chairs and crossed her legs. "Alright. What's the plan?"
Miroku sat in the chair next to Kagome and motioned for Sango to get close. Several minutes later the three of them came to an agreement and shared knowing smirks, that broke into full-on grins when the victim finally came into the office.
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A/N: Yeah I hope it was long enough...my fingers seem to think so =X Hope it was good, and thanks again for the reviews. =]
Ciao Loves!
-Guayaba
Disclaimer: Inuyasha ain't mine.
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Chapter 3: Rain On Me
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Kagome was at a loss for words. After a bitter-sweet first day, with emphasis on the bitter part, she was looking forward to going home. She hadn't even realized that the car being towed in the parking lot was hers until the truck began to leave. She was certainly happy about wearing the flats because the heels would have slowed her down big time and she would have missed the driver. Not that catching up to him made a difference.
"Sorry toots, but rules is rules," was all he had to say to her, even though she pleaded with him and begged that he leave her car where it was. No such luck. She had to watch her baby get dragged away by one of the ugliest looking youkai she had ever laid eyes upon. Thinking about the youkai had sent her mind reeling and she instinctively looked up. Something told her the one responsible was close by, but she didn't want to jump to any conclusions. But when she turned around and saw that cocky grin of his, it literally drove her up the wall.
"Need a ride?" Inuyasha asked knowingly, dangling his set of keys in front of her face. All Kagome could do was stare at him. He was confused by her behavior, since he was counting on her being a mess of tears by now, but she remained suprisingly calm. After a minute of her glaring, Kagome turned around and began to walk out of the parking lot.
"Hey...HEY! Where are you going?" Inuyasha walked after her. 'Is she just gonna leave it like this?' He wondered. The way she completly ignored him even after his little stunt had him more frustrated than ever. He wanted a reaction from her... almost needed it.
Kagome began to speed up her pace and kept her back turned to Inuyasha. She didn't care if he followed her home, she was not going to give in to him so easily...though she was itching to tear his eyes out. 'I'll get revenge. I just have to give it time, so he won't see it coming.' Too busy with her thoughts, she hadn't noticed that Inuyasha had caught up to her.
"Hey, new-girl, I'm talking to you. Where are you going?" Inuyasha was losing patience.
Kagome turned her head to avoid looking at the hanyou. "Home."
"Oh please, I know you aren't going to walk all the way there."
"And what makes you think I live so far?" Kagome sped up again, but Inuyasha was still faster.
"Well I doubt you would have used your car if you didn't 'live so far'..."
"True." Kagome was starting to get a little out of breath. Any faster and she would have started to break into a jog.
"Look at you, you're already huffing and puffing. Who knows what time you'll get to your house."
"That's my problem. Could you leave me alone now?" Kagome felt him leave her side and her body relaxed. It had taken every bit of patience in her to not go ballistic on him. 'The nerve of him...calling the towing company then following me.' She was now confused. Why did he make such a big show of her walking home? She finally let herself turn around, just to make sure she was clear of him. She saw a bench at the next corner and decided to sit for a few minutes while she cleared her thoughts a bit.
Inuyasha got into his car, still thinking about Kagome. He didn't know why he wanted to stop her. He'd only asked her if she wanted a ride so that he could refuse her and watch her cry up a storm, but instead she wrote him off and started walking. Now he felt bad. "That dumb bitch is gonna get herself hurt..." He snorted. Not that he cared...he just didn't want Sesshoumaru complaining about how he was responsible for the rape/kidnapping/death or any other crime against stubborn, defensless, annoying Kagome. He shook his head as if doing so would throw his worries out of his mind. He drove down a few blocks and saw her sitting on a bench. 'Damn still no tears...why the hell won't you cry?'
Kagome looked up and saw a silver car approach her. After the window went down she saw who the driver was and began to storm off again. 'He just doesn't quit.' Inuyasha continued to follow her.
"I'm suprised you made it this far, girl."
"What? Are you going to stalk me with your car now?" Kagome still kept looking straight ahead. If she looked at him she wasn't sure what she would do. Inuyasha sighed loudly to get her attention again.
"I have nothing better to do."
"Why am I not suprised..." Inuyasha twitched in response to her comment.
"Just get in the car, don't make things so difficult." Right there Kagome stopped. She reached for something in her purse. A compact. She fiddled with it for a quick second then hurled it at Inuyasha, just barely getting his face. It cracked behind him when it connected with the window on the passenger's side and for a second Inuyasha thought she broke it. 'Not the reaction I was looking for, but definitley something.'
Kagome was disappointed that she missed and began to yell. "So now I'm the one making things difficult? If I recall you were the one being the complete asshole since you walked into my office."
"MY office, get that straight."
"Whatever! Then you get my car towed, over a measly parking spot."
"MY parking spot!."
"You see? Everything is about you. The attention for one stupid day was going to the new girl and you couldn't handle it. So you did everything you could to make it my day miserable."
Inuyasha smirked. Was he really that bad? "I don't think I pulled all the stops, to be honest... besides I don't give a damn about the attention."
"Shut up! Just leave me alone already. And you know what? Don't worry about me in your precious little office anymore. Tomorrow I'm going to speak with Mr. Taisho and tell him I'll be quitting."
Inuyasha panicked. She can't quit. Not so soon or it would mean big trouble for him. 'Crap, I should have known by now she was the dramatic type. Shit!'
"Oh come on... you can't be serious."
"And what if I am?" Kagome crossed her arms and looked at Inuyasha. He was bent on making her life hell, but he didn't want her to quit. 'I wonder...' She thought to herself.
Inuyasha was flustered. He had to think quick. "Look uh... you need to stay at the company. Sango will miss you." That was the only excuse he could think of.
Kagome shrugged. "I only met her today, but I suppose I could visit her every so often when I quit."
"You aren't going to quit."
"Says who?"
"Says me! Now get in the car you bitch!"
"No! And stop calling me a bitch you prick!"
Inuyasha smacked his forehead in anguish. Kagome was such a stubborn brat. If she could just get in the car and forget about quitting...
"Look it's going to rain soon. I suggest you get in the car."
Kagome let out a very sarcastic 'Ha!' and turned to him. "Oh yeah, like I'm falling for tha--" Right on cue little droplets of rain began to fall from the sky. She narrowed her eyes at him and began to walk away again.
"Oh would you quit being such a stubborn mule and get in? I know you don't want to get soaked..."
Kagome narrowed her eyes at him and took a minute to think before she walked over to the vehicle. She climbed in his car without saying a word and stared into her lap. Then she looked at him and slapped him.
"What the hell!" Inuyasha put his hand up to his cheek. It hadn't hurt that much, but the action alone shocked him enough.
"You're still an asshole. Now take me home." Inuyasha gave her another hard look, clenched the steering wheel, and began to drive again. 'You're lucky my ass in on the line...'
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"Ki kyo, darling! It's been a while." Kikyo took a few steps towards her mother and embraced her. She felt awkward hugging her now since she was a few inches taller, but she still felt protected in her mothers arms.
"Yes mother...I'm sorry I didn't call, it was a little last minute me coming here and all."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled brightly at ther eldest daughter and led her into the living room. "Kikyo, you know better than to give explainations. This is still your home after all. But why did you come?"
Kikyo took a seat on the sofa and let herself relax a bit. "Well my husband ordered to remodel our home and the shrine and the workers came a little ahead of schedule. We didn't have time to call you, and much less make arrangements at a hotel..."
"Nonsense! I wouldn't have it any other way, you and my son-in-law are welcome to stay here as long as you please."
"Thank you. My husband should be here in a few hours. He is still visiting his family outside the city, but he's looking foward to visiting here again." Kikyo smiled and looked around the living room and glanced at the table that held all of the family's photos. She stopped at one in particular.
"Where's Kagome? Isn't she usually here?"
Mrs. Higurashi lit up at the question. "Wouldn't you know that our little Kagome is now working?"
Kikyo seemed suprised. "Really? So soon...she's really lucky. Where does she work?"
"Oh dear...I know it's a very well known company. She'll tell you when she gets here...in fact she should have been here by now...no matter. Would you like some tea, sweetie?" Kikyo nodded and watched her mother go into the kitchen. She looked at a picture of her brother Souta and smiled. 'This must be a new one... he smiles just like mother.' She let out a sigh and laid back on the sofa. Her new home wasn't nearly as comfortable as where she was now and she began to feel that sadness again. 'I can't be egotistical... I'll learn to live with this.'
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"How did you know it was going to rain?"
"I smelled it coming. My nose is better than any weather man."
Kagome rolled her eyes. Too much time had passed in the car and she was starting to feel the pressure. 'This is truly the worst day of my life.' Kagome made a big show of adjusting herself in the seat and caught Inuyasha's attention once more.
"What's your problem this time?"
"You just had to take that turn. I told you to go the straight path and now look where we are!"
"It's not my fault you live so far..."
"You don't even know where I live! With the directions I gave you it should have taken twenty minutes at the most, but since you didn't want to listen to me you took a wrong turn." Inuyasha snorted and faced the road again.
"Whatever. You weren't giving me clear directions anyway."
"Sure I wasn't. There's no way I would know where I live now would I?"
"Well you are stupid..."
"I'm not stupid, you're stupid!"
"No you're stupid!"
"Shut up!" Kagome glared at him. "This is all your fault! And you know what? I'm over the fact that you insult me, got my car towed, and made this the single worst day of my life all in one fell swoop. The only thing making me angry is the fact that somewhere in your rotten, pathetic soul, you are enjoying this."
Inuyasha noticed her voice trembling. The reaction he had been waiting for all day was coming, but he wasn't particularly excited about it. He looked at her from the corner of his eye and saw that her eyes were in fact watery. He felt like shit. 'Man why does she have to be that way about it...' Inuyasha shifted uncomfortably in his seat. 'Why am I feeling guilty now?' His thoughts were interrupted when Kagome spoke.
"Make a right and stop the car." She made no effort to look at him and clutched her bag. He was so engrossed with his thoughts that he didn't even notice he was out of the jam.
"Ok." Inuyasha did what she asked and frowned when he saw he was stopping at a sidewalk. "Where's your house?"
"You think I'm letting you see it after what you put me through? You might try to bomb it or even follow me home like some strange animal." There was that word again.
"Suit yourself. I wouldn't waste my time with your little cardboard box anyway." Kagome wasted no time letting herself out the car and slammed his door shut. "Hey watch it! This car is worth a lot." Kagome responded with one finger and began to walk down the street. Even in the rain she maintined the attitude in her walk. Inuyasha thought about following her just to spite her, but decided to go home instead. 'I have to make sure she keeps her mouth shut.'
Kagome let a few tears fall and was relieved about the rain for once. At least this way no one would suspect her crying. She was working her way up the steps and thought about it all. 'I should quit... but then that asshole will have his cake. And I don't want gramps to think I'm weak either.' She sighed and continued to walk around the shrine to find her house. "I made it." She made her way into her home and slid off her flats. Her feet were sore and she was a little thankful that she didn't have to walk the whole way home. 'Even if he is an asshole.' She noticed an extra pair of shoes and made a note that there was a visitor.
"I'm home!" Kagome announced and put on her best fake smile. She had to make sure no one knew just how bad her day went.
"Kagome come to the dining room!" She heard her mother say. Kagome's stomach grumbled right on cue and she walked to the other room.
"Man I am staarr...ving...Kikyo hi!" Kagome went over to her sister and gave a her a quick hug. Kikyo smiled in response and Kagome took her seat. 'Well atleast she's here to take the heat for a while.' She thought and took a sip of water. "Where's Masaru?"
"He'll be here soon. He went to visit mother-in-law." Kikyo cleared her throat. "So Kagome, mother told me you had a job. How did it go?" Kagome nearly choked and got into a small fit of coughs. 'So much for that plan...' She faked another smile and put on her best show.
"Oh it was great! Everyone is so nice. I feel so lucky to have gotten the job so quickly."
"Yes, I see," Kikyo took a bite of the steak her mother prepared. "Which company is it?"
From across the table her grandfather scoffed. Kagome rolled her eyes at his reaction and found it much easier to lie. If anything, she had to avoid the 'I told you so' from Gramps. "Taisho enterprises. They are the leaders in everything that has to do with metal."
Kikyo stiffened. "Taisho? The youkai company?"
Kagome nodded. "Yeah. They take metal very seriously. Planes, cars, buildings, anything that needs it, they provide it." Mrs. Higurashi looked impressed and her brother smiled and waited for her to finish. "It's not cheap though, so they still have competition."
"I see." Was all Kikyo said in response. Kagome noticed how her behavior changed and figured it was because she was so much like her grandfather. 'Well too bad sis, I don't care what you think either.'
"So were the youkai all mean like Gramps said they would be?" Souta asked making his grandfather squirm.
"I didn't say that!" Gramps protested, but eveyone knew how much he was slandering the company the day before.
"No they weren't mean." Kagome was proud of herself for telling the biggest lie of the night. Of course it was true in it's own sense...Sesshoumaru didn't seem to bad...yet. She was snapped out of her thoughts by Kikyo.
"So do you have anyone in mind yet, Kagome?"
Kagome blinked. "For what?"
"Well, to marry. I thought you and Hojo would be engaged by now."
"Oh not you too. I've made it clear that I don't want to marry anyone anytime soon. I haven't even enjoyed my life yet."
Kikyo raised an eyebrow. She felt a little insulted at what Kagome was saying, but some part of her agreed. She hadn't lived out her life at all. Her grandfather had been pulling the strings since she was a baby and Kikyo only followed because it was what she thought was best. When she was older and Kagome was beginning to train as well, something inside her made her want to be better. Was it jealousy or fear? Or maybe it was pressure of being the eldest sibling and having to set the example. Whatever it had been, it paid off since everyone including Kikyo had the suspicion that she was her grandfather's favorite. And when she got married two years ago she thought she was happy. So why was it that Kagome's path in life was getting to her? As her sister she was happy since Kagome seemed excited about her choices, but the sadness and bitterness still tugged at her heart and she found herself feeling angry at the way Kagome just did whatever she wanted to do.
"Kagome, in time you will realize that your desires in life are not always the best ones to act upon. You shouldn't be so selfish and refuse what grandfather wants, especially since it's for your own good." Kagome was stunned. Everyone at the table stopped eating and looked at the two sisters. Mrs. Higurashi opened her mouth to speak but was cut off by Kagome.
"For my own good? Taking away my liberties and forcing me to be a wife and carry on ridiculous traditions...how is that good for me? Maybe you liked Gramps pushing you to marry priests and shoot arrows, but I actually have goals in life, Kikyo."
Kikyo slammed her hands on the table, and even Kagome flinched. Her older sister was usually very refined and rarely expressed her anger, especially in such an explosive way. "Life is all about sacrifices Kagome! You need to grow up and stop thinking about yourself all the time. No matter how unhappy we may seem, in the end the compromises are for the best." Kikyo looked down at her hands. Her knuckles were white from the fists she made.
Mrs. Higurashi finally got a word in. "I think we should all take a deep breath and relax. It's not good to get so worked up while eating." Kagome continued to look at Kikyo who was still looking down at her hands. 'What...was that?' Kagome thought to herself and relaxed. Now more than ever she compelled to finish what she started. She wasn't going to let anyone get in her way anymore.
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The next morning Sesshoumaru was well on his way to the office. He noticed that once again, no one had been called to build the office for his newest employee. 'That's his problem.' He thought and went to his door...which was already opened. He raised and eyebrow and walked in to find a man sitting on his desk.
"How did you get in here?" Sesshoumaru asked not really caring for the answer.
"I have my ways." He said whilst swinging his legs from the desk. "Did you miss me?"
"Hardly. And you're a day late, Miroku." Sesshoumaru went over to his desk and set his breifcase down. "A hangover perhaps?"
Miroku feigned shock. "Me, a hangover? I'm insulted." Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and sat down in his chair to face him.
"So why are you in here anyway?"
Miroku got up from the desk and moved closer to Sesshoumaru, ignoring the look of disgust on his face. "For starters, I got delayed at the airport in Dallas, so that explains why I'm late," he said while shuffling the papers on Sesshoumaru's desk. He stopped when his boss gave him that look that meant big trouble if he didn't have a seat. "But I'm here because I wanted to pitch a new idea for the metal."
Sesshoumaru perked up a little bit. "Go on..."
Sango was walking the circle, as she calls it, when she noticed Sesshoumaru's door was slightly open. "Maybe this is a good time to ask for the day off tomorrow..." She walked over to the door and stopped to listen when she heard her boss speaking with another person.
"Miroku, when are you going to get to the pitch?" Miroku gave him a sly smile.
"All in good time, boss. It's crucial to hear these details..."
"What does a strip club have to do with my business?"
Sango rolled her eyes on the other side of the door. 'It figures he would do that on a 'business trip'... that idiot.' She continued to listen despite the headache she was getting from hearing Miroku speak.
"What do strippers dance on?" He asked Sesshoumaru, noting the dead-pan look he was recieving from his boss.
"Poles..." Sesshoumaru said in a very bored manner and saw Miroku's eyes light up. He narrowed his eyes. "You are truly a disturbed person."
"Oh come on! If you decided to provide the metal for the poles, the profit could easily double. Do you know how many strip clubs there are in Japan? In the world?"
"I'm sure you would know better than anyone else..."
"I'll ignore that." Miroku sighed and got up from his chair. "You know it's a great idea. Ginger even told me so."
"Was she telling you this with her chest in your face?"
Both men looked towards the door and saw an annoyed Sango standing there. Miroku made the same face a child makes when they see Santa Clause or the Easter Bunny and made his way toward Sango. Sesshoumaru shook his head. 'That idiot... strip clubs. Is that what I'm wasting my money on?' He was happy that Sango came right on time to distract Miroku, putting an end to their little conversation.
"My, my Sango... do I detect jealousy?"
Sango crossed her arms and looked the other way. "Don't kid yourself, Miroku. I just wonder how far your perversion can go sometimes."
Miroku raised and eyebrow in a suggestive manner and grabbed her hand. "Well if you want to find out--" Sango yanked her hand away from his and clipped him on the head before he could finish. She directed her attention to Sesshoumaru.
"Mr. Taisho, I actually came because I want to take tomorrow off. I have something to take care of." Sesshoumaru nodded without looking up from his work and made a shooing gesture with his hand. "If you are both done, you may start on your assignments. I have a lot to read since I can't really trust that some of you are doing your job." He shot Miroku a glare. "Especially when they are done in a dark place, with loud music and half naked women."
"Don't knock it 'till you try it..."
"Leave." Sesshoumaru's patience was starting to run low. Miroku shrugged and followed after Sango.
"You didn't have to hit me so hard you know..." She rolled her eyes at him and opened the door to her office.
"Yeah well you had it coming." She looked up at the clock and noticed it was almost nine o' clock. "Well that's strange...she should be here by now..." Upon hearing 'she' Miroku forgot all about the pain in his head.
"And just who would this 'she' be?" Sango sighed expecting this question from him.
"Kagome Higurashi. She's the new Advertising Executive. Yesterday was her first day and she was here earlier than me."
"You think she quit already?" Miroku began to fiddle with Sango's cell phone.
Sango shook her head. "I don't think so...but then again Inuyasha was being a real pain in the ass to her. I hope he didn't get to her...she was really sweet."
"Well Inuyasha is enough to make me want to quit sometimes. Maybe she's afraid of him."
"No way. You should have seen how she yelled at him. I thought he would throw her out the window." Miroku looked very suprised.
"She yelled at him? And he let her? What kind of a demon is she?"
Sango laughed. "She's human like us dummy. I was happy she stood up for herself, but still Inuyasha is very aggresive."
"Wow...I hope she comes in. Anyone who yells at Inuyasha and gets away with it must be interesting." He placed her phone back down on her desk and sat down on one of the chairs facing her desk.
Sango rolled her eyes at him. "And the fact that she's a woman has nothing to do with that either."
"Sango, Kagome being a woman has nothing to do with me wanting to meet her." Miroku said looking hurt, but he wasn't fooling anyone.
"Yeah whatever."
Kagome was distraught. She had forgotten that her car was towed and woke up at the same time she had the day before. "Stupid Inuyasha! I'm gonna be late because of him." She looked in her piggy bank and took out some money for the train and frowned when she realized she had just enough to go and come back.
"Hey Kagome, you think you can drop me off at the stadium? We have an early practice today."
"I'm sorry Souta, but my car was towed and I'm running late." Kagome went in search for her flats, since she had to walk again, but found that they were dirty from the rain. 'Damn now I gotta wear the stupid pumps.'
"Why was it towed?" Kagome froze. She hadn't thought about those details yet.
"Um...I didn't have a... uh spot in the parking lot at work...so I parked somewhere on the block that you're not supposed to park... I think..." She was busy putting on her shoes to avoid looking at her brother. He was younger than her, but he had a sixth sense for bullshit.
Souta gave her a questioning look. "You didn't read any sign that said do not park?"
"Obviously not...look you're asking too many stupid questions. If I'm late, I'm blaming you." Souta shrugged and left her room.
"Did you ask Kagome for a ride, sweetie?" Mrs. Higurashi asked her son when she saw him leaving.
"She can't her car was towed." Mrs. Higurash put a hand up to her mouth and turned to Kagome as she was walking towards the front door.
"Honey, when was your car towed?" Kagome shot a quick glare at her brother who stuck his tongue out at her and left. Kagome looked back at her mother who was waiting for an answer.
"It's not important right now, mama. I gotta go. Love you. Say bye to Kikyo and Gramps for me." She grabbed her things and ran out the door leaving her mother in the dust. Today was not going to be the best of days. Kagome knew that much. But it couldn't possibly be worse than the one before. 'Atleast I'm already off to a bad start...' She mentally cursed herself for wearing the pencil skirt, finding it hard to walk fast with her clothes restricting her leg movement. She also didn't appreciate the hoots from the highschool boys on the opposite side of the street. 'Teenagers...'
She finally made it to the train and was relieved to find she wasn't that late yet. 'Oh I should have written down the extension for Sango... that way I could have atleast announced that I would be late. Crap.' She made a note to take down the number as she exited the train and began to speed walk in the direction of the company. Her feet were starting to fail her already, but she sucked it up and continued to march on. 'Miss Universe can do it, so can I.' She entered the building after fifteen minutes of walking and thanked god for the person who invented the elevator.
Instinctively she went to Sango's office and let herself in.
"Kagome! You're here!" Sango went over to the girl and guided her to a chair. "Is everything ok? You seem like you're out of breath."
"It's 'cause I am. I had to walk most of the way..." Kagome took some deep breaths. "I didn't want to be late." She heard someone come in and found Miroku standing by the door.
"Sango, Naoko did not have on a mini-- Oh, good morning. You must be Kagome." Sango hid her face with both hands, disappointed that her trick didn't work. Kagome, however, stood up and shook hands with him and took in his features. Tall, fit, deep blue eyes and black hair tied back in a ponytail. His grip was manly, but gentle and made her feel at ease. His face wasn't too bad to look at either.
"Nice to meet you..."
"Miroku Tanaka." He took her hand to his lips, and kissed it, letting his lips linger for a few seconds. "And I can assure you the pleasure is all mine." Kagome couldn't help the blush that came on her face, but it was more out of embarrassment than anything else.
"Oh knock it off Casanova." Sango came between them. "The last thing she needs are your filthy, pervert germs on her hands."
"Casanova?" Miroku looked confused and Sango threw her arms up in defeat. She turned to Kagome.
"So you were saying?" Kagome thought for a moment and remembered what she was talking about.
"Oh yeah. I had to walk here, so I was in a big hurry."
"Walk? What happened to your car?" Sango asked and noticed the way Kagome's hands clenched and unclenched.
"It was towed." Kagome gave an overly sweet smile that was dripping with anger.
"He didn't..." Sango looked at Kagome in disbelief and glanced over at a very confused Miroku, who shrugged but looked interested.
"Oh but he did. I'll spare you the details of the hell I was put through after work yesterday, since I'm trying to completely repress them."
"How could he do something like that? I thought he was only threatening about towing your car, I didn't think he would actually go through with it." Sango gave Kagome a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "He can't get away with it."
Kagome smirked. "Who says he will?" Sango suddenly felt an evil impulse.
"What did you have in mind?" Kagome was about to speak, but remembered that her and Sango were not the only ones in the room. Miroku noticed the reason for thier sudden silence was him and laughed.
"Oh don't mind me ladies. If anything I can help you with any plans you might have against our lovable Vice President."
"How can I trust you?" Kagome asked with a raised eyebrow.
Sango snorted. "You can't."
"Hey hey!" Miroku started looking slightly offended. "Inuyasha is a friend yes. But he has one coming to him." He drifted off into thought and made a face. Kagome decided it was ok to join forces for now and approved of Miroku's involvement.
She sat down on one of the chairs and crossed her legs. "Alright. What's the plan?"
Miroku sat in the chair next to Kagome and motioned for Sango to get close. Several minutes later the three of them came to an agreement and shared knowing smirks, that broke into full-on grins when the victim finally came into the office.
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A/N: Yeah I hope it was long enough...my fingers seem to think so =X Hope it was good, and thanks again for the reviews. =]
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-Guayaba