InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Just This Once ❯ All In Good Time ( Chapter 3 )

Inu -yasha yawned. Morning's light shone down on him. He stared up at the ceiling trying to remember where he was, when he suddenly recalled the event of last night. Wincing as he gingerly touched the bump on his head he had received when he toppled to the floor, his eyes scanned the apartment for life. Thinking that no one was awake, he decided to take his leave. But not before seeing if the apartment held anything of value…

"Hmm…"

Inu -yasha wandered down the hallway.

"Trash, trash, trash," he muttered, picking up various articles in his search.

Pocketing a locket necklace he found on the floor, he made his way to the door when all of a sudden…

"Hehe, this will fetch a nice pri-OOF"

Miroku leaped out of nowhere, and pinned Inu -yasha to the wall with a single, well planned, tackle.

"Gotcha," he panted, as he slammed Inu -yasha to the ground. With a low snarl, Inu -yasha retaliated by throwing Miroku off him, and darted away. He was able to open the door, but froze, jaw slightly open as he stared at who was behind the door.

"Sesshomaru?"

The older brother's lips parted into his all -too -familiar smirk. "Ah, learned my name, haven't you, hanyou?"

Leaving his flabbergasted brother behind, Sesshomaru waltzed into the dining room, completely unruffled.

"Aha, GOTCHA!"

Unaware of the fact that Inu -yasha had already been caught stealing by Miroku, Kagome leapt out of her hiding place and rammed into the closest body.

"You better not even think about taking my locket, just you wait, I'm going to turn you in…and…I'll…I'll…"

Feeling a heat run up her cheeks, Kagome realized what she was holding. Wait, she thought. Inu -yasha wasn't wearing this… Looking up, she realized who she was holding.

Even though they had never met, it was unmistakably Inu -yasha's older brother. Their physical appearance strongly resembled each other, from their long, flowing silver hair to their golden -yellow eyes. However, there, all resemblances seemed to come to a halt. While Inu -yasha was more commonly seen slouching, his older brother seemed to glow, and stood up straight and tall. Wearing an Armani tux with tailored and polished shoes to match, he gave off the image of one that was perfectly immaculate.

Kagome realized that her hands were still around his middle. Gods, he was tall! Mumbling a sorry, Kagome looked down at her feet as her face flushed.

"Mm," Sesshomaru sniffed, looking the girl up and down with disdain. So this was his brother's new wench. She was actually not quite bad, compared to the other sluts his brother had been with before. She was fair, with pale skin and long black hair that fell in gentle waves. Her nose had a couple of freckles sprinkled lazily across it, giving her a permanent look of innocence, although with her overly bright, wild, green eyes, she seemed anything but.

Inu -yasha decided to sneak out the door, but was immediately captured by Miroku, who was still sprawled out on the floor.

"Wait…just…a…minute…," he panted, keeping a firm hold to Inu -yasha's ankle. "None…of…you…are leaving…until…I get…some…answers…"

"Fine," huffed Inu -yasha, and he planted himself into a chair. Silence prevailed. "Well," he questioned, noticing that everyone was staring at him. "I'm waiting."

"And so am I." Kagome spun around. The old, wizened landlady was standing at their door, hands planted firmly on her hips. "I've come for your monthly payment, and I must say miss Higurashi; if you decide to throw a party, please invite respectable guests," she said crisply, with an edge on respectable, "Not wild party animals that defy the very existence of this respectable housing flat."

Kagome fought hard to stifle a laugh. She could imagine what their apartment scene looked like to the old landlady. Miroku was sprawled out on the floor, wearing only boxers and an undershirt, while Inu -yasha sulked in the corner, with a large roll of bandages across his chest. Sesshomaru was standing awfully close to Kagome, and his coat was still pulled down suggestively from his encounter with Kagome.

"Yyy..yyes 'mam." And with that, Kagome hastily paid her bill and pushed the lady out the door ("Why, I never! In my days, girls just didn't go round pushing elders through the dooooooo-")

Collapsing into the door, Kagome smiled weakly. "Anyone up for some breakfast at McDonalds?"