InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Home ❯ Sunset ( Chapter 16 )

Chapter 16: Sunset

 

Kagome entered her knew apartment and saw that nothing was unpacked. She sighed and went to see where Hojo was.

 

“Hojo? Are you here?” Kagome asked.

 

“Yeah, I'm taking a bath,” Hojo called back. Kagome walked into their room and began to undress. At twenty-two years old she was already getting stressed out.

 

Kagome found her box of clothes and changed into some pajamas. She saw something that caught her eyes. She grabbed the shirt from the box and saw that it was the one that Inuyasha gave her. She threw it back into the box and went back into the bedroom. She walked into the bathroom and began to brush her teeth.

 

“What happened at the interview?” Hojo asked from the bathtub.

 

“I got the job,” Kagome stated with the toothbrush in her mouth.

 

“That's great honey! When do you start?” Hojo asked.

 

“No! That's not great because one of my boss's is an ex of mine! I start Monday,” Kagome said.

 

“Well at least you can say that you're engaged to piss him off,” Hojo joked.

 

“I told him, but the problem is that I have to see him every freaking day!” Kagome yelled and spit into the sink. She rinsed off her toothbrush and set it back in the holder.

 

“I'm sorry honey. We don't you come take a bath with me?” Hojo offered.

 

“No, I'll just start to unpack. Why didn't you try to unpack anything?” Kagome asked.

 

“I unpacked what we would've needed for tonight and my friend Jakotsu came over so I had to stop,” Hojo said.

 

“Why do you hang out with a gay guy? It kind of worries me a bit. I mean he's a great guy and all, but I think a straight man hanging out with a gay man is a little weird,” Kagome admitted.

 

“He's been my friend since high school,” Hojo said getting out of the tub.

 

“I know, I know,” Kagome said leaving to unpack.

 

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Kagome walked into the giant corporate building she worked at and went to the 10th floor. She had dreading this day since the interview. She should've rejected the job before it was even offered to her. The man she loved was in the room just down the hall from her and she was engaged to another man. When did her life become like an overly dramatic soap opera?

 

She went to her desk and sat down. She had almost finished unpacking everything. The only thing she had left to unpack was all of her stuff.

 

Sesshomaru walked out of his office and over to Kagome. “I thought you weren't going to come back after seeing my brother,” he stated.

 

“Yeah well I kind of need this job,” Kagome sighed.

 

“Why is that? Shouldn't the man be bringing home the money?” he asked.

 

“Well he quit his last job a couple months ago and he never looked for a new one. He says he'd rather be a stay at home husband,” she said.

 

“That doesn't sound right at all, but I'm glad you decided to take the job. Welcome to Taisho Corp.,” he smiled and held out his hand.

 

“Thanks,” Kagome said and shook his hand.

 

Sesshomaru went back into his office and closed the door. That's when Kagome got to work on setting everything up to her liking.

 

Just then the front door flew open and Inuyasha ran in. “Shit!” he cursed and ran to his office.

 

“What was that all about?” Kagome thought out loud. She went to go staple two papers together and caught her finger in the middle. One end of the staple went into her index finger causing her to give a little yelp. She pulled her finger away quickly causing the staple to drag the little hole into a line.

 

Kagome felt like an idiot. She watched the blood seep out of the cut and sighed. What kind of grown woman didn't know how to staple two pieces of paper together?

 

Inuyasha ran out of his office heading for the door. He paused when he saw Kagome staring at her finger.

 

“Is there something interesting about your finger?” he questioned.

 

Kagome snapped out of her daze and looked up at Inuyasha with a blank look on her face. She got out a box of bandages from her desk and pulled out one. Inuyasha walked over to the desk and looked at her finger.

 

“Have a little run-in with the shredder, my dear?” he joked.

 

“No! It was with a stapler,” she replied in a quiet voice.

 

Inuyasha brought her finger to his lips and kissed it before cleaning the blood off with his tongue.

 

Kagome watched him in shock. When he stopped and looked at her she blushed and looked down.

 

“Can I have that band-aid?” he asked kindly.

 

Kagome held out the bandage without looking at him. She felt him take it out of her hand and felt him put it around her finger.

 

“There, good as new,” he smiled letting go of her hand.

 

“Didn't you have somewhere to go?” Kagome asked, trying to get him to leave.

 

“Fuck! My meeting!” he yelled and ran out the door.

 

Kagome sighed in relief and looked at the bandage on her finger. She felt herself blush again just thinking about what just happened. Was what Inuyasha said really true? Would they really die if they didn't get back together? What happens to Hojo?

 

“A dinner date won't hurt. I'll ask him when he gets back,” she thought out loud.

 

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Kagome walked into Inuyasha's office and put some papers on his desk. She looked at the chair and noticed it had a massage pad hooked to it. She looked back at the door to make sure he wasn't coming before sitting down in it. She grabbed the remote and turned the pad on. The little roller things on the inside started to vibrate and move in circles.

 

“Oh man, that feels so good,” she breathed out.

 

She saw that one of Inuyasha's drawers was open and she looked inside. On the top was a picture of her and Souta in the park. She picked it up and pulled it closer to get a better look at it.

 

“What are you doing?” a voice came from the doorway.

 

Kagome jumped up, dropping the picture. “Umm, I was just…dropping off some papers,” she said flustered. Inuyasha chuckled and walked over to her. He looked down at the picture on the floor and bent down to pick it up. Kagome felt guilty for snooping through his stuff.

 

“A little curious?” he asked as he stood up.

 

“I'm sorry I didn't mean to look through your stuff. It was just open and…I'm sorry…” she said looking down at the ground.

 

“Forget it. I have nothing to be ashamed of in here,” he stated.

 

“Listen, Inuyasha. Would you want to go to dinner sometime?” she offered.

 

“Why?” he asked.

 

“It's an apology for leaving. We could catch up o old times and discuss our mating,” she said.

 

“Alright. Let's go after work today. I'll take us to a restaurant and when we're done I'll drop you off at home,” he said.

 

“Okay, sounds like a plan to me,” she smiled and left the room.

 

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“Are you ready to leave?” Inuyasha asked.

 

“Yeah, let me just put on my shoes,” Kagome said and put on her heels.

 

“So that's what that smell was,” Inuyasha laughed.

 

“Haha very funny,” Kagome mumbled and stood up.

 

“Oh come on I was just kidding,” he defended himself. He put his hand on the small of Kagome's back and led her out the door.

 

They went down to Inuyasha's car and got in. He handed Kagome a piece of paper and said, “Tell me the directions. It's a new restaurant and I've never been there before.”

 

“Okay turn left on Nagoya Street,” Kagome read the first direction.

 

“Thanks dear. I meant when we get close to one of the streets,” Inuyasha said.

 

“Well be more descriptive next time,” Kagome murmured.

 

He drove down the road with Kagome telling him where to go.

 

“This is where it's supposed to be,” Kagome said pointing to a vacant grass field.

 

“Well I guess it heard we were coming and moved because it isn't here,” Inuyasha snapped getting annoyed.

 

They got out of the car and walked into the field. Kagome looked down at the directions and saw where she went wrong.

 

“We were supposed to take a right at Nagoya Street,” Kagome commented.

 

“You read wrong on the first direction?!” Inuyasha said in disbelief. He sat down in the grass and rubbed his temples.

 

“I'm sorry, I really am. How about we go to your house and I'll cook dinner for you?” she offered.

 

“Okay, look the sun is setting. This would be a perfect lot of a hotel or something, I mean look at that view!” Inuyasha said standing.

 

Kagome turned around and gasped at the scene. It was absolutely beautiful. Pink, gold, and orange painted the sky. She felt warmth surround her and she looked at Inuyasha. She walked over to him and stood next to him. Inuyasha grabbed her hand and smiled down at her. She rested her head on his shoulder and turned back to watch the sunset.

 

Right now this was the perfect moment after a long day…