InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ From An Alley ❯ Excited ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2: Excited

He was sitting on her bed when she decided to open her eyes. She looked up to him, wondering how long he had been waiting for her to get up. She turned over on her back and sat up, her arms reaching over her head to stretch.

"About time you woke you, you sure sleep deep." He said, making his way to the door, now having successfully waking her. Inuyasha had sat there for ten minutes nudging her and telling her to get up; nothing had worked until he pinched her. Hopefully she wasn't too upset. "Head to the kitchen when you're ready." He said almost gruffly before closing the door behind him.

Kagome went about her normal morning routine while Inuyasha was in his kitchen preparing her breakfast. He had woken up two hours ago, close to 7 a.m. to phone his brother that he'd be taking the day off for personal reasons. Sesshoumaru didn't really buy it, but he didn't have the time to pester his half brother today.

The girl reached the kitchen as Inuyasha set out a plate of scrambled eggs on the table. She sat down and began to eat while Inuyasha watched her. He wanted some questions answered soon.

"Thanks for your help Inuyasha, I…I think I'll go now." She said timidly, praying to all the Gods she knew of that she could somehow find a way to sustain herself.

"Where do you plan on going?" he asked after taking her plate to the sink. He doubted she actually had a place to go to or any family close by.

"I don't want to trouble you." She said plainly.

Inuyasha didn't really know what to expect. Sure, he had taken her in for a night and gave her food, but he felt some kind of connection blooming within him. He didn't want to let her go so soon, he didn't know why, but he just couldn't.

"Do you have any family or could you head back to school?" He saw her cringe at the mention of `school'. He didn't know what was up with her. She must have been in big trouble if she came back home to find everyone gone.

"My funds ran out…I had to drop out of collage until I can get the money to get back in. And I don't have anymore family than what moved away." Kagome told him quietly, taking an interest in her hands that were placed in her lap.

"I'm not goin' to let you sleep on the streets." He said. She looked up at him, not really believing that some stranger would act so kindly to her. "I'll help you find a job too." He added. Maybe he could pull a few strings at his office; he had always wanted a secretary.

"Really?" she asked, trying to hide her growing excitement. He nodded and she jumped on him, giving him a big hug out of her happiness. Kagome was never a girl that could hide what she was feeling. A hug was practically her trademark.

"But first we need to get you some things; I didn't see you with a suitcase before." He didn't want to refer to the incident last night. Who knew what kind of things would stir up in her memory?

"I don't know if I could repay you." She said, stepping back to give him his space back.

"Don't worry about it; it's about time I help someone out." He said, slightly smiling. He could barely believe himself. `Gruff Inu' as his friends called him, was being nice for once in his life, to a stranger no less. He couldn't remember the last time he offered help to anyone. Inuyasha couldn't believe this girl and her troubles were changing his personal code so easily.

"I'll give you some sweat pants and a shirt until we find something you like." He told her. She smiled at him. What had he gotten himself into?

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That night Inuyasha decided to eat out. His cooking was pretty good, but it was limited to eggs and soup. He never cared much for cooking; he was always eating out anyway.

The day was spent taking Kagome from store to store; he had decided to take her to more classy places where she could find casual clothes along with things she could wear to a job. He liked it when Kagome's eyes went wide when he had told her that she could choose whatever she wanted, as long as it was kept reasonable.

The girl could barely believe his kindness. She didn't want to take advantage, so she found some less expensive things in the store until Inuyasha showed her a rack of very nice shirts that were pricey and told her to pick a few. Then they had gone to a few stores where she could find some things that girls needed, like razors and pads. She had been embarrassed buying those things in front of Inuyasha, but he didn't seem to feel her uneasiness.

After that they had gone back to his place so she could change into something new so he could take her out somewhere nice. She had shyly agreed.

"What did you study in school?" he asked, settled at an Italian style restaurant. She had ordered herself some simple pasta as did he. When they arrived she had been worried of eating things too expensive, but Inuyasha told her not to worry. He kind of liked the fact that Kagome was careful about his generosity. Some past girlfriends of his were completely the opposite; trying to get all the money they could out of him.

"I took some business courses, and did something in communications." She stated, twirling her fork in the pasta. "I didn't like it too much, but I did pretty well."

Inuyasha smiled, just his luck too that she studied something that would help qualify her for something his firm. "I could pull some strings in my office and might be able to get you a job."

She smiled widely, warming Inuyasha's heart. "That would be great! I could start to repay you and move out." She said.

Inuyasha grinned at her enthusiasm. "I told you not to worry about repaying me. I think there is a slot open as my secretary." He said, hoping that the position wouldn't sound degrading to her, though the secretaries in his firm were always paid pretty well.

"I think I'd like being your secretary." She stated, as she continued to eat.

He now had a plan. He'd corner his brother with all of the times he had saved Sesshoumaru from getting his ass kicked in the firm. Working for your family sometimes had its perks. Hopefully he could get Kagome to be his secretary; he needed a personal one with all the cases he was working on. Having to share one with a few other people was becoming hard. "I'll see what I can do then."

"Why would you help me?" she asked. That had been one thing on her mind nearly all day long. There had to be some reason that Inuyasha would put his time and money into her.

"I need something to do. Having money doesn't mean I have things to do." He stated, as if it was clear as day.

"Oh." She said as she finished her meal. After a few minutes of silence the two went back to talking about what their plans were for life. Inuyasha was interested to hear how Kagome wanted to be some kind of doctor, but was pushed into business because that was what her family wanted of her. And then she started talking about how she wanted to find out where her family had moved. He was certain he had never met someone like her before.

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"You asshole! Don't you remember all the shit I saved you from?" yelled Inuyasha into the phone. He couldn't believe that his brother was refusing his request for Kagome as a secretary. "Remember that last time when you said that guy was innocent and I showed you that he was actually guilty for murder! It would have blown up in your ugly face if I wasn't there!" he cried.

Sesshoumaru remembered that last incident well. Maybe as a gift he could let Inuyasha have a little secretary to help him out. It might make him work harder and bring him some more money. "Fine. You decide who you want and bring her in to work on Monday, I'll start her off at a regular salary." He stated.

Inuyasha grumbled a thank you before hanging up. So he got the girl a job. Hopefully she could get up on her feet soon enough. He decided to go and tell her.

When he reached her room, he knocked like anyone else, but got no reply. He opened the door to find all the clothes he had gotten for her in piles ready to be put away in a closet. Inuyasha decided to knock on the bathroom door and he heard her move around.

"I have some news, come out here." He called through the wooden door.

Just her luck, she hadn't brought any clothes with her inside the bathroom, just a few towels. She sighed, and wrapped the large towel around herself, leaving her wet hair to stay in a loose bun at the base of her neck. She opened the door to meet Inuyasha.

His eyes went wide when he saw what she had on. The towel covered most of her torso, but only came about 5 inches down to cover her private area and some of her legs. He defiantly was going to sleep well tonight.

After a few moments of silence, he got his thoughts together. "You'll start as my secretary on Monday."

Kagome squealed with happiness and jumped to give him a big hug, forgetting that her arms were the only thing keeping the towel over her body. She didn't realize that she had nothing on until she was Inuyasha's gentle arms. She eeped, crossing an arm over her chest and bent down to pick up the towel.

When her eyes met his she was a bright red, she could have died from embarrassment. Talk about how to make an impression on someone. "Sorry." She muttered under her breath.

He couldn't really believe that happened. It all took place in a few seconds, but he did get a pretty good view of the girl. `What am I thinking?' his mind cried. He tried to compose himself. "Tomorrow I'll introduce you to a few of my friends from the firm."

She nodded, looking at the ground.

"Goodnight." He said, before she grabbed his hand almost unexpectedly.

"Thank you, for everything." Then he left the room, with Kagome sitting on the edge of her bed.

`Oh God, why did I have to get all excited?' she scolded herself mentally. `Where would I be without him?'

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That's my chapter 2 folks; I guess its okay, nothing spectacular. I'll see if I can post a chapter a day, but some days I won't get to do that. I'd really like to hear some more from the readers, so please review! Things will become more R-ish soon, than probably NC-17. Keep on reading.