InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Night Stalker ❯ chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

This story is going to be alot different..for instance souta wont be kagomes brother their wont be much of sango or miroku but theyll be mentioned. Etc...i really hope you all like it...please read and review and lend me your thoughts..if have ne questions at all. Enjoy I do not own Inuyasha I got this idea from a book i read by Carol davis luce. Also, its IK, MS pairings.
Over the persistent scratch, scratch, Kagome Higurashi heard the sizzling sound of disaster. She smelt the acrid odor of something burning.
She crossed the kitchen, flung open the door of the broiler, and watched the last of the toasted garlic loaf blacken. Sitting on her haunches, she pounded a fist against her thigh and sighed.
The scraching went on.
She cursed softly as she fumbled the bread out from under the broiler and dumped it into the garbage.
She brushed her hands over the tails of her oversized shirt, tossed her long raven hair away from her face, and glanced up at the clock. Past noon already? Where had the time gone? With a feeling of urgency and exasperation, she hurried around the breakfast bar to the dining-room slider. Buyo stood at the door, his claws working at the glass, scratching. She opened up the slider for him.
"So c'mon, get in here," she said to the fat cat as he sauntered in, tail twitching peevishly.
No sooner had she closed the door than the cat turned to it and scratched to go back out.
"Ohhh, no you dont, buster. I'v no time for that today." She opened the door wide, and left it open. Smoke escaped outside.
Kagome went back to the kitchen. As she dumped the ingredients for the devils food cake into a bowl, she could hear Buyo meowing on the redwood deck-a guttural cry that Kagome called his bitchy tone. Whats with that damn cat now? And where, she wondered uneasily as she switched on the electric mixer, was the other one-Buyo's sibling, the chalky she-cat?
The whirr of the beaters brought her mind back to the birthday party she was giving Kouga that night.
Kouga Wolfe had turned 25. To show her appreciation for all the times he had been there for her, the times he had escorted her to art function after dull art function, and the times he had just been a good friend and companion, she wanted the reciprocate. She rarely entertained, especially with big affairs like tonight where there'd be a lot of stuffed shirts, but for the past three weeks Kouga had been hinting outrageously for a party. It was the least she could do.
Fifty minutes later the cake came out of the oven, slightly burned and definitely lopsided. No problem. She thought, thats what frosting is for. This cake-all chocolate-was for Kouga only. The sheet cake waiting to be picked up at the bakery would serve the party guests.
Buyo rubbed against her legs. He made strange throaty sounds.
"Where's Winnie, huh, boy? Is she getting better chow at another establishment?" Kagome bent down and scratched Buyo's head. His meow was low and forlorn.
Kagome checked the time again. She had a few minutes before she had to leave for the bakery.
"Okay, lets go have a look."
Just as she passed the wall phone, it rang. She snatched up the receiver impatiently.
"Hello?"
"Hi. Is the this the Higurashi Residence?" a man asked.
"Thats right," she said, looking beyond the deck to scan the hillside for a small white form.
"Kagome?"
"Yes?"
"Hello, Kagome," the speaker sounded hesitant, unsure.
"Its Hiten Guru. Maybe you dont remember me. I used to work with your fiance at Norday Investments before i got transferred to Dallas. Ken and i played racquetball together on Saturday mornings," A blurry face popped into her head "Yeah, sure. How are you?"
"Could,nt be better. Is Ken around?"
Kagome laughed uneasily "Its been a while, hasnt it? Ken and i broke off the wedding three years ago. He lives in California now."
"Oh."
"I could give you his number if you like?"
There was a pause, then, "No, thats all right. Its just that . . . well, Im in Tokyo for a couple days i dont seem to know anyone here anymore."He cleared his throat and continued in a light tone, "So you and Ken are'nt together? Kagome, if im not being to forward-last minute and all that-perhaps we could get together tonight. Dinner? A movie? Your choice."
"Uh well..."
"Youre engaged again?"
"No."
"really? Well then, if you dont have plans..."
"I do have plans. Im sorry."
There was a long pause. Then, "Dont be sorry. Hey, you dont know me, so why should you go out with me? Look, I'll survive. Thanks anyway."
"It was true, she didnt know him. But hell, she was having a party. A large party. So what difference would one more person make? And what better way was their to meet someone that at a social event with lots of people.
She invited him. He accepted.
As she hung up , she felt a tingle of excitement. He sounded pleasant enouph. And, God knows, the only Male companionship she'd had in a long while was Kouga-but he didnt count, at least not in that way.
Kouga Wolfe, Esq., had stepped into Kagomes life twelve months after her seperation. They'd dated several times. She liked him. He certainly seemed to like her. Just as she had been about to succumb to an IQ avbove fifty. His secretary of three years worked overtime with her boss two nights a week -Although Kouga worked diligently to seduce Kagome, she managed to keep their relationship platonic. Kouga, thrilled by the challenge and no likely to give up short of victory or defeat, was enjoying the chase immensely. He could be crude and obnoxious at times-that was Kouga's way-but Kagome new him for what he was; a warm, loyal, caring person.
Buyo meowed.
A noice overhead made Kagome look up. Winnie on the roof? Had to be. Often the cats climbed the apple tree leaped in onto the low-hanging wood shakes of the roof and stalked the birds nesting in the caves.
She glanced at the clock. Damn! There was so much to do yet.
In a hurry to finish in the kitchen, she frosted the still warm cake. The chocolate frosting peaked proudly for several minutes before collapsing, running down the sides, and pooling on the plate. Ill fix it later, she told herself. She grabbed her purse and hurried down the stairs to the foyer, anxious to get to the bakery before it closed.
Thats it for chapter one i know a little slow but we'll get their :) Again please read and review id really appreciate it and itll keep me going. Thanks Everyone

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