InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Decisions ❯ Alcohol ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3: Alcohol

It had been a trying week for the Inu Yokai and he had retired to one of his favourite haunts once making sure that Rin was safely in the care of a nanny.

First of all his company had been out bid in a publishing war over a book that could be so popular that it would throw the recent bestsellers into shame. Secondly his secretary Kagura was `subtly' dropping hints that she wouldn't mind sleeping with him. He shuddered as he repressed those memories.

He enjoyed this particular bar simply because it was not known by anyone that he knew and everyone gave him a large berth. He was known by the young bartender and so when he sat on his seat at the bar he didn't even have to ask and a glass of his preferred poison was placed in front of him.

He loosened his tie and then picked up and nursed the liquid gazing into its depths as if it would reveal the answer to his problems.

The door behind him opened and he sat up straighter as he recognised the summer scent that washed over him as Kagome Higurashi walked into the bar.

He glanced over his shoulder at the third of his problems as she caught his eye and grinned jovially before sitting in the barstool next to him.

The bartender raised an eyebrow at the seating arrangements and walked over to Sesshoumaru's unwanted companion.

“Sure you want to sit there Kags?” he asked flicking his dish towel over his shoulder

She smiled wider “Of course, annoying my friend here is a favourite past time of mine.”

The bartender glanced at the depressed looking Yokai and chuckled.

“What'll it be?” he asked his cloudy blue eyes were alight with amusement as he tousled his deep brown hair

“Double gin and tonic” she said “hold the tonic”

The bartender chuckled and placed the drink in front of her “So it's been one of those days huh?”

“You don't want to know” she said knocking back the liquid in one “Another” she said bringing the glass down onto the bar.

He swiped the glass and refilled it before passing it back to her. She nursed the liquid this time and looked up into the eyes “My dear little brother” she said

“Souta” he rolled his eyes “whenever you address me like that I get uneasy”

“Souta-chan” she sighed “they still won't give me backing” she thunked her head onto the bar and then pulled it up again sharply as she realised there was a sticky substance where she had placed her forehead.

Sesshoumaru was trying not to listen to the confusing girl who he was still trying to work out but it was hard when she was so close that her scent was clouding his senses making him more drunk than the alcohol. He shook his head as if to dispel water from his ears but it didn't really help.

“You'll get it eventually” Souta consoled his older sister patting her on the shoulder

She rolled her eyes “That's what everyone except the board keeps saying” she grouched and then brightened as she remembered who she was next to.

“Ne, Sesshoumaru” she said elbowing him in the ribs and getting a bruised elbow for her troubles “Why so glum, chum?”

He looked at her with distaste evident on his perfect features and said nothing.

She sighed and flicked him on his crescent moon with her forefinger. He lost the distasteful expression and looked at her in shock.

“Talk to me” she commanded

And though the Yokai had a good mind to teach this wench her place he found himself obeying “It has nothing to do with you” he said coldly

“Souta!” she ordered slamming her empty glass back onto the bar. It was whisked away and replaced with more.

He watched this little pantomime with amusement in his eyes but not on his features. She caught it though he extinguished it immediately and smiled in return.

“So what's wrong in the world of Sesshy?” she asked

“Are you inebriated?” he glowered as she shortened his name and made him sound like a puppy of some kind.

“Nope” she grinned “just annoying”

“Hn”

“When I annoy you I seem to get a longer reply” she told him running a hand through her loose ebony locks and simultaneously running a finger around the rim of her glass.

“I have a problem with my secretary” he chose this problem as it wasn't to do with her and wasn't something confidential. It was mainly to shut her up but he also wanted to know is she could present him a solution to his hormonal wind sorceress problem.

“She's in love with you” Kagome stated and he nearly fell of the barstool in shock as she guessed before he had even revealed anything.

“Huh?” he said and then cursed silently as he realised in his bewilderment that he had only formed a half articulated response. He had said a word that wasn't even a real word; the shame.

“Well it was either that or she was stealing office supplies” she said twirling a strand of hair around her finger musingly “but her being in love with you is more likely”

He smirked back on familiar ground “All women are in love with this Sesshoumaru” he said

She looked at him side way through a curtain of her hair and snorted “Well aren't we high and mighty” she sniggered

He glowered at her and folded his arms defensively, did this mean she was not attracted to him? If so then this was something new to the Yokai and he wasn't sure how he felt about it. He was wrong footed and it bothered him.

“There are a few things you can do” she said recovering herself

“Which are?” he prompted as she stared off into space

She smiled “You could fire her” she said “which is an extremely cowardly thing to do”

“Hn”

“You could tell her that you are flattered but you don't want to be involved with anyone just now” she wrinkled her nose in distaste “but that's a cliché”

“Hn” he agreed with the last remark that was a cliché

“You could tell her that Rin doesn't like new women” she said “but that is also very cowardly”

“Hn”

“You could ignore her” she frowned “but she might try and rape you”

“Hn” he rolled his eyes at her vivid imagination

“Or” she paused for dramatic effect “you could tell her you're gay”

There was a brittle silence and then Kagome let out a squeal as her stool disappeared from beneath her and she clattered onto the floor. Sesshoumaru sat next to her in the exact same position like he hadn't just taken her chair.

“Ow” she stood and rubbed her ass

Sesshoumaru did something that she had never seen him do; he chuckled into his glass. She felt her jaw drop. His laugh was completely different from his usual cold voice and it warmed her as if she had just down another double Gin.

She grinned as Souta stared at the Inu Yokai in confusion; Sesshoumaru-san was capable of emotions other than disdain? He cleaned the glass he was holding wryly if there was one thing he was learning from being a bartender; the unexpected will happen.

A/N: we all know I don't own Inuyasha kay? I make no profit from this.