InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love at 25,000 Feet ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 4 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: DarkCrystalis 
N/A.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.17.2009 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 294 | Status: Work In Progress
N/A.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.17.2009 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 294 | Status: Work In Progress
Love at 25,000 Feet
By: DarkCrystalis
Disclaimer: I don’t own any characters in this story, unless they’re originals (characters outside of the Inuyasha anime.)
XxXx
Chapter Four
I heard Kikyou’s voice over the speaker; it sounded confident and knowing, as if she’d done this a million times before.
“Please take your seats and buckle your seatbelts for the landing…” she continued speaking, but I was far too scared to listen anymore.
“Rin…” I whispered desperately to her as my knees went weak.
“What is it?” she whispered back worriedly after she noticed my weak countenance.
“I’m really, really afraid of heights!” I managed to say as the plane tilted downwards for its landing.
Rin smiled and grabbed my hand. She knew exactly how to act and what to say to the point that it was a little nerve-racking. I couldn’t believe how mature she was for her age; she could’ve been my mother for god sakes.
“We’ll be okay, Kagome. I’ve been on planes many times, and there’s never been a mishap. Trust me, these are professional people that know what they’re doing.”
Although her words were reassuring, I couldn’t help but panic. It was my instinct; freaking out was something I couldn’t avoid.
“Oh god, oh god, oh god,” I chanted religiously, despite the fact that I was atheist. “Please don’t let me die…!”
Rin giggled and pointed to the business class section. Sesshoumaru’s index finger was pointed up towards the ceiling of the plane, showing that he needed something.
“Kagome, you have to go out there and help him!” Rin said as she began to push me out of the kitchen.
“No! I’m not leaving here!” I retorted, trying to dig my feet into the ground the best I could. “I’ll fall flat on my…” It was too late; with the unexpected push and the momentum of the plane, I fell face-first into the wide aisle of the business class section. I recovered quickly, although on shaky legs. I managed to wobble over to Sesshoumaru in my high heels, gripping the armrest of his seat with a deathly grasp. A few people snickered, but when I sent them a glare threatening to hurt them, they turned their heads away.
“What… can I help you with?” A second later, I remembered my spot on the plane and I grit my teeth together, keeping my eyes shut tightly. My ears began to hurt as the plane descended, which made me whimper and cover my ears. I lost my balance, and with nothing to hold onto except my ears, I began to topple over a second time. This time Sesshoumaru was fast enough to grab me, and thankfully I fell into his lap instead of on the floor.
Wait a minute, in his lap…?
I blushed furiously at our current position and looked helplessly up at him. Just at that moment, Kikyou walked over and stopped mid-stride.
“What do you think you’re doing?!” she hissed at me, fury clear in her eyes. “Get off of him! This is a professional environment, not a whore house on wings!” If she had been my mother, I was sure she would’ve grabbed my ear and dragged me back into the stewardess’s waiting area. Luckily her voice was quiet enough that only Sesshoumaru and I heard it; if everyone else had too, I would’ve most certainly died right then and there.
“It’s not what you think,” I hissed back, annoyance at her ignorance in my voice. “I almost fell and then…”
“It doesn’t matter, just get off of Mr. Taisho!” If I’d studied her correctly, she was jealous of me and wanted me off of him because she… oh my. This was not good.
Without another thought, I practically hopped off of him and ran back into the kitchen. Rin was laughing behind her hand, obviously having seen the scene from a second before. “It isn’t funny!” I hissed, which only made her laugh even more.
“Oh fuck, this is a disaster…” I said as I ran a hand through my hair.
“It’s not so bad, Kags. I mean, Sesshoumaru didn’t seem to mind too much.”
My eyes practically bulged out of my head when I heard this.
“Kagome, about Sesshoumaru and…”
Before I could listen to her anymore, I noticed the extreme pain in my ears. “Ohhh it hurtssss…” I moaned as I ravaged through the freezer for ice. I needed something to make it stop or I knew I’d go insane, much to Kikyou’s pleasure.
“Here, take this,” Rin said, handing me a pack of gum. “You think gum will solve my…. Ahhhh!” I groaned and seized the gum from her, popping three pieces into my mouth desperately.
“Chew with your mouth open,” Rin instructed as if she were teaching a child. “It’ll help with the pain; something to do with releasing pressure in your ears, I think.”
It was helping a little, but what helped me the most was the ice that I finally found.
“Ta-da!” I exclaimed as I found it, grinning winningly. I pulled out the saran wrap from one of the drawers and then proceeded to put the ice into it, wrapping it thoroughly. I iced my ears and felt relief as they went numb.
“Ahhh…” I sighed happily, still chewing my gum like a cow. “Thanks for the help, Rin. I really appreciate it.”
Rin smiled and pointed behind me, and for a second I panicked. “Oh no, don’t tell me it’s Sesshoumaru…” I whispered, but thankfully she shook her head in the negative.
“Kagome, wake up! The plane has landed and we need to help people get their things off the plane!” I nodded happily, almost wanting to kiss the ground.
Most of the passengers wanted to carry their things off themselves, so I stood at the exit of the plane, thanking people for riding our airline.
When I figured everyone had left, I walked back into business class to see Rin, who was probably still in the kitchen. Instead, I was met with something that made my stomach burn. Sesshoumaru was bending over and giving Rin a kiss on her cheek, an expression of, dare I say, tenderness on his face. I hid in the commoner’s section until I was sure they’d finished being intimate. Silently, I began to question my feelings. What were they exactly?
Jealousy…?
No, that couldn’t have been it, could it? Before another question formed in my mind, Kikyou re-entered the plane and saw me standing against the wall in deep thought.
“We have to switch planes to get back, but we have a forty-five minute break until the next flight. Go and eat or something, just stay out of my sight until then.” I nodded weakly, frowning as I left.
I hadn’t realized how tired I was until I’d stopped working.
XxXx
Fifty Minutes Later…
It didn’t matter that I’d been on a plane less than an hour beforehand; here I was, scared out of my wits for a third time in the same day. Would I ever be able to do my job without having a panic attack? At this point in time, it seemed highly unlikely.
As I made my initial rounds before the plane took off, I saw a familiar face. Sesshoumaru was here again? Hadn’t he just gotten here? I didn’t understand, but I didn’t have time to ask.
“I’ll have Fois Gras with a chilled glass of Don Perringnon,” he ordered without hesitation as he inspected a notebook in his lap. I suspected that it was work related, but I didn’t ask.
Instead, I turned around without saying anything at all–I hadn’t forgotten what had happened earlier with Rin. I had feelings of slight resentment for her keeping things quiet between them and making it sound like he was single. Her words from earlier flowed into my brain, making me frown.
“I mean, Sesshoumaru didn’t seem to mind too much.”
“Oh what the hell, what was I thinking? He’s rich, decent looking and probably unavailable on many counts…” I mumbled as I went into the kitchen to tell Rin his order. “Who am I kidding? I don’t want that arrogant asshole, anyway.” With my reassurance in-check, I gave Rin a ‘I-could-care-less-about-you-two’ look.
“Sesshoumaru wants Fois Gras and a chilled glass of Don Perringnon,” I said coolly as I breezed past her to the sink. I knew I’d be needing to take the medications I’d bought during my break; the man at the pharmacy told me they’d calm me down without any problems.
“Are you okay, Kags?” she asked me as I downed two of the white pills.
“Peachy!” I told her exaggeratedly, forcing a smile as I forced the capsules down my throat with water.
“Uh, okay…” Rin said unsurely as she turned away from me to start preparing Sesshoumaru’s dinner.
For the next ten minutes, I took down dinner orders from people in the business class. The majority of them were unsocial and had no interest in anything but their laptops and Blackberries, so I let them be. It was less work for me, so I wasn’t going to complain.
When the pilot’s voice came over the intercom and announced for everyone to please be seated within the next minute, I was prepared.
Sort of.
I ran toward the bathroom and fiddled with the doorknob, willing it to open. Unfortunately, it didn’t and I realized that someone was in there.
Oh god, no! I need to get in that bathroom! I thought desperately as I yanked on the knob. I heard not one, but two people talking from inside and tried to listen, but the voices were hushed.
I paced in front of the door nervously, fiddling with my fingers as I waited. I could feel the plane moving on the platform and my stomach filled with butterflies. This was a nightmare…
Finally, the door opened and two bothered-looking people came out; Sesshoumaru and… Kikyou? Her face was flushed and her hair was tussled, while he looked utterly calm, as usual.
I guess he really was unavailable… in many ways, as I’d previously predicted.
Kikyou glared at me as I looked back and forth between the two of them, not knowing what to do.
“I need to go to the bathroom!” I announced loud enough for them to hear as I ran in and locked the door.
I sighed heavily and flipped down the diaper changing counter. I swung my legs on it as I sat, chewing my bottom lip. The plane slowly ascended and I felt my heart flutter in fright. I gripped onto the sides of the plastic I sat on, my knuckles once again turning white. Instead, I focused my thoughts on something else other than my fear of heights.
I grew angry at Sesshoumaru the more I thought about him. How could he be such a cheating bastard? He was with Rin one second and then Kikyou the next? My stomach no longer felt hollow, it felt full of intense loathing. I was so angry that I didn’t know what I’d do if I saw Sesshoumaru again today; I could not guarantee his safety.
A knock at the door made me snap back to reality, leaving me thoroughly unhappy and annoyed.
“I need to use the washroom,” an unrecognizable voice said as I grit my teeth for a second time today.
“Damn Sesshoumaru!” I half-yelled out loud as I pounded both of my fists beside me on the changing table. The pressure of that, along with my weight, made the hinges on it snap and I went toppling over along with it. There was a loud clang as my body and the changing table collided onto the hard ground. I grunted as I got up, inspecting the new bruises on my arms and legs.
“Great…” I muttered as I opened the door. The gentleman in front of me looked as though he wanted to ask what happened, but when he saw my furious face he quickly stepped into the washroom before I snapped on him.
All of my annoyance rose to the surface, and before I knew it I was talking out loud. “I hated seeing him with Rin, I hated seeing him with Kikyou, and I definitely hated falling into his lap! Fuck, I’m pissed!”
A pair of honey eyes turned toward me as I took a deep breath. I stared back at Sesshoumaru, my face burning.
Today was just not my day.
XxXx
Author’s Note
Long wait, but I hope it was worth it. Please leave me your encouraging words if you’re still around to read this!
Sincerely,
Angel/Anita/Emma/DC
By: DarkCrystalis
Disclaimer: I don’t own any characters in this story, unless they’re originals (characters outside of the Inuyasha anime.)
XxXx
Chapter Four
I heard Kikyou’s voice over the speaker; it sounded confident and knowing, as if she’d done this a million times before.
“Please take your seats and buckle your seatbelts for the landing…” she continued speaking, but I was far too scared to listen anymore.
“Rin…” I whispered desperately to her as my knees went weak.
“What is it?” she whispered back worriedly after she noticed my weak countenance.
“I’m really, really afraid of heights!” I managed to say as the plane tilted downwards for its landing.
Rin smiled and grabbed my hand. She knew exactly how to act and what to say to the point that it was a little nerve-racking. I couldn’t believe how mature she was for her age; she could’ve been my mother for god sakes.
“We’ll be okay, Kagome. I’ve been on planes many times, and there’s never been a mishap. Trust me, these are professional people that know what they’re doing.”
Although her words were reassuring, I couldn’t help but panic. It was my instinct; freaking out was something I couldn’t avoid.
“Oh god, oh god, oh god,” I chanted religiously, despite the fact that I was atheist. “Please don’t let me die…!”
Rin giggled and pointed to the business class section. Sesshoumaru’s index finger was pointed up towards the ceiling of the plane, showing that he needed something.
“Kagome, you have to go out there and help him!” Rin said as she began to push me out of the kitchen.
“No! I’m not leaving here!” I retorted, trying to dig my feet into the ground the best I could. “I’ll fall flat on my…” It was too late; with the unexpected push and the momentum of the plane, I fell face-first into the wide aisle of the business class section. I recovered quickly, although on shaky legs. I managed to wobble over to Sesshoumaru in my high heels, gripping the armrest of his seat with a deathly grasp. A few people snickered, but when I sent them a glare threatening to hurt them, they turned their heads away.
“What… can I help you with?” A second later, I remembered my spot on the plane and I grit my teeth together, keeping my eyes shut tightly. My ears began to hurt as the plane descended, which made me whimper and cover my ears. I lost my balance, and with nothing to hold onto except my ears, I began to topple over a second time. This time Sesshoumaru was fast enough to grab me, and thankfully I fell into his lap instead of on the floor.
Wait a minute, in his lap…?
I blushed furiously at our current position and looked helplessly up at him. Just at that moment, Kikyou walked over and stopped mid-stride.
“What do you think you’re doing?!” she hissed at me, fury clear in her eyes. “Get off of him! This is a professional environment, not a whore house on wings!” If she had been my mother, I was sure she would’ve grabbed my ear and dragged me back into the stewardess’s waiting area. Luckily her voice was quiet enough that only Sesshoumaru and I heard it; if everyone else had too, I would’ve most certainly died right then and there.
“It’s not what you think,” I hissed back, annoyance at her ignorance in my voice. “I almost fell and then…”
“It doesn’t matter, just get off of Mr. Taisho!” If I’d studied her correctly, she was jealous of me and wanted me off of him because she… oh my. This was not good.
Without another thought, I practically hopped off of him and ran back into the kitchen. Rin was laughing behind her hand, obviously having seen the scene from a second before. “It isn’t funny!” I hissed, which only made her laugh even more.
“Oh fuck, this is a disaster…” I said as I ran a hand through my hair.
“It’s not so bad, Kags. I mean, Sesshoumaru didn’t seem to mind too much.”
My eyes practically bulged out of my head when I heard this.
“Kagome, about Sesshoumaru and…”
Before I could listen to her anymore, I noticed the extreme pain in my ears. “Ohhh it hurtssss…” I moaned as I ravaged through the freezer for ice. I needed something to make it stop or I knew I’d go insane, much to Kikyou’s pleasure.
“Here, take this,” Rin said, handing me a pack of gum. “You think gum will solve my…. Ahhhh!” I groaned and seized the gum from her, popping three pieces into my mouth desperately.
“Chew with your mouth open,” Rin instructed as if she were teaching a child. “It’ll help with the pain; something to do with releasing pressure in your ears, I think.”
It was helping a little, but what helped me the most was the ice that I finally found.
“Ta-da!” I exclaimed as I found it, grinning winningly. I pulled out the saran wrap from one of the drawers and then proceeded to put the ice into it, wrapping it thoroughly. I iced my ears and felt relief as they went numb.
“Ahhh…” I sighed happily, still chewing my gum like a cow. “Thanks for the help, Rin. I really appreciate it.”
Rin smiled and pointed behind me, and for a second I panicked. “Oh no, don’t tell me it’s Sesshoumaru…” I whispered, but thankfully she shook her head in the negative.
“Kagome, wake up! The plane has landed and we need to help people get their things off the plane!” I nodded happily, almost wanting to kiss the ground.
Most of the passengers wanted to carry their things off themselves, so I stood at the exit of the plane, thanking people for riding our airline.
When I figured everyone had left, I walked back into business class to see Rin, who was probably still in the kitchen. Instead, I was met with something that made my stomach burn. Sesshoumaru was bending over and giving Rin a kiss on her cheek, an expression of, dare I say, tenderness on his face. I hid in the commoner’s section until I was sure they’d finished being intimate. Silently, I began to question my feelings. What were they exactly?
Jealousy…?
No, that couldn’t have been it, could it? Before another question formed in my mind, Kikyou re-entered the plane and saw me standing against the wall in deep thought.
“We have to switch planes to get back, but we have a forty-five minute break until the next flight. Go and eat or something, just stay out of my sight until then.” I nodded weakly, frowning as I left.
I hadn’t realized how tired I was until I’d stopped working.
XxXx
Fifty Minutes Later…
It didn’t matter that I’d been on a plane less than an hour beforehand; here I was, scared out of my wits for a third time in the same day. Would I ever be able to do my job without having a panic attack? At this point in time, it seemed highly unlikely.
As I made my initial rounds before the plane took off, I saw a familiar face. Sesshoumaru was here again? Hadn’t he just gotten here? I didn’t understand, but I didn’t have time to ask.
“I’ll have Fois Gras with a chilled glass of Don Perringnon,” he ordered without hesitation as he inspected a notebook in his lap. I suspected that it was work related, but I didn’t ask.
Instead, I turned around without saying anything at all–I hadn’t forgotten what had happened earlier with Rin. I had feelings of slight resentment for her keeping things quiet between them and making it sound like he was single. Her words from earlier flowed into my brain, making me frown.
“I mean, Sesshoumaru didn’t seem to mind too much.”
“Oh what the hell, what was I thinking? He’s rich, decent looking and probably unavailable on many counts…” I mumbled as I went into the kitchen to tell Rin his order. “Who am I kidding? I don’t want that arrogant asshole, anyway.” With my reassurance in-check, I gave Rin a ‘I-could-care-less-about-you-two’ look.
“Sesshoumaru wants Fois Gras and a chilled glass of Don Perringnon,” I said coolly as I breezed past her to the sink. I knew I’d be needing to take the medications I’d bought during my break; the man at the pharmacy told me they’d calm me down without any problems.
“Are you okay, Kags?” she asked me as I downed two of the white pills.
“Peachy!” I told her exaggeratedly, forcing a smile as I forced the capsules down my throat with water.
“Uh, okay…” Rin said unsurely as she turned away from me to start preparing Sesshoumaru’s dinner.
For the next ten minutes, I took down dinner orders from people in the business class. The majority of them were unsocial and had no interest in anything but their laptops and Blackberries, so I let them be. It was less work for me, so I wasn’t going to complain.
When the pilot’s voice came over the intercom and announced for everyone to please be seated within the next minute, I was prepared.
Sort of.
I ran toward the bathroom and fiddled with the doorknob, willing it to open. Unfortunately, it didn’t and I realized that someone was in there.
Oh god, no! I need to get in that bathroom! I thought desperately as I yanked on the knob. I heard not one, but two people talking from inside and tried to listen, but the voices were hushed.
I paced in front of the door nervously, fiddling with my fingers as I waited. I could feel the plane moving on the platform and my stomach filled with butterflies. This was a nightmare…
Finally, the door opened and two bothered-looking people came out; Sesshoumaru and… Kikyou? Her face was flushed and her hair was tussled, while he looked utterly calm, as usual.
I guess he really was unavailable… in many ways, as I’d previously predicted.
Kikyou glared at me as I looked back and forth between the two of them, not knowing what to do.
“I need to go to the bathroom!” I announced loud enough for them to hear as I ran in and locked the door.
I sighed heavily and flipped down the diaper changing counter. I swung my legs on it as I sat, chewing my bottom lip. The plane slowly ascended and I felt my heart flutter in fright. I gripped onto the sides of the plastic I sat on, my knuckles once again turning white. Instead, I focused my thoughts on something else other than my fear of heights.
I grew angry at Sesshoumaru the more I thought about him. How could he be such a cheating bastard? He was with Rin one second and then Kikyou the next? My stomach no longer felt hollow, it felt full of intense loathing. I was so angry that I didn’t know what I’d do if I saw Sesshoumaru again today; I could not guarantee his safety.
A knock at the door made me snap back to reality, leaving me thoroughly unhappy and annoyed.
“I need to use the washroom,” an unrecognizable voice said as I grit my teeth for a second time today.
“Damn Sesshoumaru!” I half-yelled out loud as I pounded both of my fists beside me on the changing table. The pressure of that, along with my weight, made the hinges on it snap and I went toppling over along with it. There was a loud clang as my body and the changing table collided onto the hard ground. I grunted as I got up, inspecting the new bruises on my arms and legs.
“Great…” I muttered as I opened the door. The gentleman in front of me looked as though he wanted to ask what happened, but when he saw my furious face he quickly stepped into the washroom before I snapped on him.
All of my annoyance rose to the surface, and before I knew it I was talking out loud. “I hated seeing him with Rin, I hated seeing him with Kikyou, and I definitely hated falling into his lap! Fuck, I’m pissed!”
A pair of honey eyes turned toward me as I took a deep breath. I stared back at Sesshoumaru, my face burning.
Today was just not my day.
XxXx
Author’s Note
Long wait, but I hope it was worth it. Please leave me your encouraging words if you’re still around to read this!
Sincerely,
Angel/Anita/Emma/DC