InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Not according to plan ❯ With friends like these ( Chapter 2 )

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A huge thanks to everyone that reviewed last chapter. It's good to know that people are enjoying what I write. I really appreciate getting such great support about my writing.

 

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An AU Inuyasha story by: JAL

 

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, the well, the tree or even the cat. This story has been written completely for non-profit and I am just using the great Rumiko Takahashi's characters for my own enjoyment.

 

Not According to Plan

 

Chapter Two: With friends like these…

 

Silence had never seemed so loud.

 

Inuyasha sat there in his chair for a moment, frozen on the spot as if he'd suddenly become completely paralysed. It wasn't until he actually looked down at his lap and noticed the red stain spreading across his pants that he realised what had just happened.

 

Either this woman is incredibly brave, or incredibly stupid.

 

Ignoring the looks he was getting from the various people who witnessed the incident, Inuyasha pushed himself off out of his chair and headed through the crowd.

 

No one, no one made him look like a fool and got away with it.

 

Inuyasha followed after her, making his way across the room towards where she was heading. Watching her near the exit of the hotel, he quickened his pace until he was right behind her.

 

“Just where the hell do you think you're going?” He reached out and grabbed her arm, jerking her backwards.

 

Turning around, the woman let out an exasperated groan as she saw the recipient of the arm clutching hers. “Oh great, not you again.”

 

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed, “What? You thought I'd just let you walk away after your little display in the other room?”

 

“You deserved it.”

 

Tightening his grip on her arm, he scowled, “I'm not letting you leave until I receive an apology.”

 

“Alright then,” the woman smiled, not sounding contrite at all. “I'm sorry you're an egotistical, stuck-up, arrogant jerk.”

 

Inuyasha pulled her forward and grabbed her by the shoulders, pushing her against the wall. “You're really testing my patience, woman, and trust me—you don't want to see me lose my temper.”

 

She stared up at the movie-star, not phased at all by his threats. “I'm sure you'll get over it.”

 

Pulling herself out of his grip, she gave Inuyasha one last glare before kneeing him right in the balls. “And for your information,” she called over her shoulder as she began to walk away, “My name's not woman, it's Kagome.”

 

“Don't you dare walk away from me!” Inuyasha threatened, kneeling on the floor as he recovered from the painful assault. “I'm warning you, bitch, you get back here right now or there'll be hell to pay.”

 

Kagome ignored him and kept on walking, “My name's not bitch either, asshole.”

~*~

 

Making her way inside her favourite café, Kagome barely made it to her table before her friends starting bombarding her with questions about last night.

 

“So? Did you meet anyone famous?”

 

“Did you get anyone's autograph?”

 

“Did you get anyone's phone number?”

 

Kagome let out a small sigh, shaking her head as she sat down at the table, “Guys, please! Can't you at least wait until we order before you bombard me with questions?”

 

Yuka, Eri and Ayumi, Kagome's fellow teachers and close friends, all let out a moan of protest.

 

“But, Kagome!!” Yuka complained, “We want to know what happened at the party.”

 

“Yeah,” Eri agreed, “Nothing interesting ever happens to us, so how are we supposed to live if not through you?”

 

Placing her bag beside her chair, Kagome rolled her eyes as she glanced between her three friends anxious faces,

 

“It's not like my life is any different from yours.”

 

Ayumi raised an eyebrow, “Except for the fact that you, unlike us, get invited to celebrity parties and movie launches almost every weekend.”

 

“That's a bit of an exaggeration. I've only been invited to seven parties, and actually gone to five. And besides,” Kagome added in, “The only reason I'm ever invited is because my friend Shippo has no one else to go with.”

 

“That's still seven more then we've ever been invited to.” they all spoke up in unison.

 

Eri nudge Yuka, “Is it just me, or is Kagome acting a little defensive?”

 

“I'm not acting defensive!!”

 

Eyes widening, all three of them watched Kagome intently.

 

Yuka gasped, “You met a guy last night, didn't you?”

 

Kagome froze in her seat, causing both Eri and Ayumi to squeal in delight.

 

“Oh my god, you did meet a guy,”

 

Ayumi gave Kagome a small wink, “I bet he's a real cutie, isn't he?”

 

“What?! No!! You guys have it all wrong,” Kagome frowned, “I didn't meet a guy last night…okay, well…I did, but not in the way you're thinking.”

 

This caught their interest.

 

“So you did meet a guy” Yuki stated with a smile.

 

Shaking her head, Kagome let out an exasperated sigh, “Well…yeah. But trust me, this guy's a complete and utter egotistical jer-” she stopped, noticing that a waitress was approaching the table to take their orders.

 

“What will it be today ladies?”

 

Everyone ordered what they usually got every Sunday when they meet up for lunch. Eri waited for the waitress to leave with their orders and then raised an eyebrow.

 

“So?” she asked curiously, “What did he do?”

 

Kagome shrugged, “Just about everything a stupid, stuck-up movie star can do.”

 

“WHAT?!”

 

Ayumi leaned across the table and grabbed Kagome's shoulders, “You didn't tell us this guy was famous!”

 

“Well it was a movie premiere after-party,” Kagome pointed out, “I thought it was kinda obvious.”

 

The waitress returned and placed their order in front of them. However, as she took a bit of her sandwich, Kagome noticed that no one else was touching their food. They were all staring at her intently, waiting for some kind of explanation.

 

“So…” Yuka urged, all three of them grinning eagerly.

 

“So…what?”

 

“Who was it?”

 

Kagome rolled her eyes, “Don't get too excited, it was only Inuyasha Takahashi.”

 

“INUYASHA?!” they chorused together.

 

“Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. OH. MY. GOD!!” Eri chanted.

 

Ayumi grabbed Kagome's shoulder's once again, “I can't believe you didn't tell us this sooner.”

 

“Why should his name matter? It's not like it changes the fact he was a prick.”

 

“But Kagome,” Yuka insisted, “This is Inuyasha we're talking about here—Inuyasha!!”

 

“Yeah,” Eri added in, “He's like the hottest guy in Japan, if not the world!”

 

“And don't forget one of the richest,” Ayumi added.

 

“True, very true.” The other two agreed.

 

Kagome couldn't believe what she was hearing. “Uh…guys? Reality check—all that stuff still doesn't change the fact that Inuyasha is a rude, conceited jerk who deserved everything he got.”

 

“What do you mean `deserved everything he got'?” Ayumi asked.

 

She shrugged, “Don't worry about it, it doesn't matter anyway. Besides,” Kagome glanced between her friends across the table. “It's not like I'm ever going to see him again.”

 

~*~

 

Eyeing his two friends/employees wearily across the table, Inuyasha gave them both puzzled looks. He had just finished retelling them everything that had happened last night, yet all they could do is stare at him (in a rather unnerving way, in his opinion), and not say anything.

 

“Uh…guys?” Inuyasha waved a hand in front of their faces “Your complete and utter silence is starting to kinda creep me out…”

 

Then; almost as if they'd been frozen for the last three minutes, Sango Kaoru and Miroku Houshi suddenly both burst out laughing—tears forming in their eyes.

 

“Oi!!” Inuyasha exclaimed, surprised by their sudden outburst. “You're not supposed to be laughing at me.”

 

Shaking her head, the raven heard publicist waved her hand apologetically. “I'm sorry Inuyasha—I really am. But it's all just so funny.”

 

Inuyasha slumped his shoulders and scowled as he watched Miroku and Sango continue to chuckle, both taking a sip of their coffee.

 

Gee, what supportive friends I have… Inuyasha thought to himself, rolling his eyes.

 

“It's not funny!! It's humiliating, embarrassing, disastrous—take your pick. But funny?” His frown deepened, “I don't think so.”

 

Miroku stopped laughing and placed his drink back down on the table, “Oh come on, Inuyasha? Where's your sense of humour? How can you possibly think you getting beaten up, and by a woman no less, is not funny?”

 

“This coming from the man who gets beaten up by women on a daily basis?” the movie-star pointed out sarcastically.

 

The agent shook his head, “Ah…but see, when I get beaten up by women, it is simply a way for them to try and deny their desire for me.”

 

Sango's face suddenly fell, “PERVERT!!” she yelled, standing up and thumping Miroku over the head as she felt him sliding his hand across her thigh.

 

“It's okay, Sango. You don't have to deny your feelings for me anymore.”

 

She gave him another smack to the head, “Feel this!”

 

Inuyasha cleared his throat, glancing between his publicist and his agent. “As entertaining as it is watching you two throttle each other, can we please get back to the issue at hand?”

 

Slowly sitting back down in her seat, Sango raised an eyebrow. “What are you talking about? You were rude, and for once someone gave you what you deserved—I see no issue.”

 

Narrowing his eyes, the movie-star frowned. However, before he could think of a suitable reply, the phone suddenly started ringing down the corridor.

 

...no one moved.

 

“Well?” Inuyasha asked, staring between them both. “Isn't anyone going to answer that?”

 

“Why can't one of the household servants get it?”

 

Inuyasha shook his head, “It's Sunday, and everyone has the day off.” He raised an eyebrow, “What, did you guys not notice the thirty missing staff members?”

 

Miroku shrugged his shoulders, “Well it doesn't really matter anyway. I know it's not for me, or other wise they'd call my cell-phone.”

 

“Same here,” Sango agreed.

 

Shaking his head in disbelief, Inuyasha scowled. “You two do work for me you know!”

 

Miroku and Sango shrugged their shoulders, “So? It's still your house,” they pointed out, both of them drawing their attention back to their coffee.

 

Grumbling, Inuyasha slid his chair back and stood up. “What do I even pay you people for anyway?” he muttered to himself, making his way down the hallway and picking up the phone.

 

“Who is it and what do you want?”

 

“Now, now Inuyasha” the voice on the other line scolded, “Is that any way to talk to your older brother?”

 

The hanyou let out an irritated sigh. He was in no mood for his brother's antics. “Scrap the lecture and get to the point, Sesshomaru. You never call unless you have to, so what is it that you want?”

 

“As polite as ever I see.”

 

“Bite me.”

 

Sesshomaru tsked, “And to think you're a highly paid and respected actor.”

 

Inuyasha's face hardened “I'm also less than two seconds away from hanging up.”

 

Sensing his brother's infamous impatience, Sesshomaru cut to the chase. “Your presence is required at a meeting this afternoon.”

 

Scowling, Inuyasha cursed. “Fuck…I hate those things. Why do I have to be there?”

 

“Because, young brother of mine, you are the vice president of the company,” his older brother replied in an `isn't it obvious?' tone.

 

“Okay, okay…what time is this stupid meeting anyway?”

 

“Four o'clock and it will most likely take a fair part of the afternoon if all goes to plan”

 

Inuyasha groaned, causing Sesshomaru to let out a hollow laugh. “You know little brother? It still amazes me even today that you agreed to take part in our father's company. Especially seeing as all you ever seem to do is complain.”

 

“Go jump off a cliff.”

 

“And not be here to make your life miserable? I wouldn't dream of it.”

 

Rubbing his forehead, the movie-star's scowl deepened, “Was there anything else, or can I hang up on you now?”

 

“Actually, yes there is. You should probably know that the meeting isn't going to be taking place at the office today.”

 

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, “What? Why?” he asked.

 

“Because today,” Sesshomaru informed his younger brother, “You and I have a meeting with the Higurashi family at their shrine.”

 

~*~

 

Yay!! Chapter two is finished!! (Dances around in a circle)

 

Ok I'll stop now…

 

Anyway…

 

Hope you all tune in to the next chapter as the plot takes an interesting twist and should lead to some very hilarious results in later chapters.

 

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Cheers!!

 

Jess