InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Cafe In Manahatta ❯ Part Twenty Nine ( Chapter 29 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: lil6ter
The coffee was hot. Steaming hot as I poured it into his cup. It warmed my hands through the pristine white china. I set it down on his tray, smelling it and closing my eyes. His lips would touch the crisp edge of this cup. The coffee would pour into his mouth and warm it. He would bite into the scone that I have prepared for him with love, care, and extra everything. I set this one aside from the rest. He has been coming to my little cafe every Saturday and Sunday since it opened. He sits in the same place, drinks the same coffee, eats the same scones. He is my beautiful constant, and one day, I will build up the courage I need to go over there and talk to him and stop loving him from afar.

Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Psychological / Drama / Shoujo | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 09.17.2009 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 406 | Status: Completed

Disclaimer: I love the only Inuyasha related thing I own. My cute little chibi inu key-chain which lives out its happy life on my iPod making fashion statements everywhere (Ha! Take that Parris Hilton! You want something hot? Then look at my iPod cuz it's so cute and knows how to accessorize.)
 
 
 
 
Part Twenty Nine
 
 
 
 
 
It was Saturday the week after Kagome had told me about her plans to have Inuyasha meet the family. It was a bitter, bone-chilling day. The kind of day that made you want to snuggle up in bed with a good book and a cup of hot coco. It was snowing heavily, the flakes joined with other flakes in the sky while falling to make them look like they were the size of nickels falling down. They shattered into thousands of pieces on the salted sidewalk, but I don't think that it did much good for most people. The café was busy when the snowfall was light.
 
Then, as the flow became heavier, the customers thinned. There was the occasional passerby that needed a moment inside and a cup of coffee to heat up, but for the most part business was slow.
 
My White Rose came for a few minutes that day, as he had been for the last few months. He came in and ordered three cups of coffee, and three scones.
 
It was an unusual order for him, but I thought nothing of it.
 
“To stay, or to go?”
 
“To go.”
 
I nodded my head and asked for nineteen fifty as I handed him his order. He gave me a twenty, and I gave him fifty cents change.
 
He was just putting his wallet away when his phone started to ring.
 
“Hey…no…not yet. I'm on my way now. I just stopped for some coffee. No…I know. I'll be careful, I promise. You're thinking about doing what? Have you seen what it's like outside? Please just…stay inside. I'm only out because Bankotsu needs me at the office, otherwise I would be at home right now. Look…I need to get to the office, but I will call you as soon is I'm there, and you better still be at home. Stay warm. Heh…you too. Bye!”
 
I was perplexed by his conversation. Who was Bankotsu? Was he the man I had seen him with several months ago? And who was the conversation with? His lover?
 
I shuddered at the thought, and started mixing up another batch of apple cinnamon turnovers while I waited for someone to ring the bell up front. I absently wondered what had happened to Mr. Simon. It had been a while since I had seen him, but I was sure that it was due to the weather. It was quite the trip for an elderly man to make on foot, especially in this weather.
 
It was perhaps a half hour after my White Rose had shown up that my sister made her appearance.
 
“Why aren't you with Inuyasha?”
 
“He went to work,” she groaned, helping herself to a fresh turnover. “Mn…this is delicious Kikyo! Now all I need is a cup of hot coco.”
 
I shuddered at the thought of hot coco even as I told her where she would find the ingredients in the kitchen, and how to mix what with what.
 
I took off my apron and hung it on the peg by the door. I watched it sway gently from the force behind my hand that had caused the bottle in the front pocket to act like a little for a pendulum.
 
“I wish that he didn't have to spend so much time there lately…I mean, I know that he isn't cheating on me or anything like that,” Kagome started again once she had a cup of hot chocolate warming her hands, “but I just wish that we could have more `us' time right now, you know?”
 
“How do you know that he isn't cheating?”
 
“Well, there isn't any lipstick on his collar, strange pieces of long hair on his clothes, and I can't smell any perfume on him. Besides…Inuyasha is a good man. He wouldn't be like some of the other men I have known.”
 
I smiled softly and knowingly at her words.
 
She looked down at the cup in her hands, and smiled softly at some secret thought.
 
We were interrupted by a bell up front, and I went to serve the customer. When the door opened as the left, a snow drift fell in and I took a moment to really look outside. It was a blizzard like no other, and I knew that Kagome couldn't go out into that.
 
She would have to spend the night with me, and I would have to spend the day with her talking about Inuyasha.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A/N: Omg…I wrote…like…four chapters yesterday. I stopped at chapter 38, so I am almost into the 40s. I am almost wondering if the story is going to be around 100 chapters. I wouldn't be surprised somehow. Anyways, I am really looking forward to posting chapter 39 or 40 or 41. That is going to be a chapter filled with extra White Rose funzies. Don't worry…you can read it in like…10 days :). Maybe more…maybe less. What happens, I can't say. You will just have to R and R to find out >:-).
 
Speaking of R and R-ing…Thank you to all that have read and reviewed! It really does mean a lot to me, and I hope that you will keep it up! I love to hear from the old, the new, the blue, and the borrowed. Whoops…not a wedding.
 
Now, for the AR's!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 To: KawaiiKekeChan NLI  
 
 
Haha! I swear to you…I am back and back for good. I don't plan on taking any more breaks unless college starts to bite my cookie. I started the move yesterday, and am gonna have LOTS of fun with it. I kept thinking about it when I was doing summer reading for College. Not very productive…that is for sure! Thanks! I'm kinda sad that I didn't get further then nominations…but I'm still happy to be nominated! Thanks for the review, and I hope you will keep reading!!!
 
 
 
To: aprildiamond
 
 
Oh no! Well…I guess we will really find out in time, hehehe . Thanks for the review, and I hope you will keep reading!!!!
 
 
 
To: angel-up-above-heaven (not logged in)  
 
 
 
I know…I'm a cruel, cruel, cruel person . No…I haven't brought up Sota. You are getting pretty sneaky…I am gonna have to watch out for you or else you will ruin my ebil plans! Keep in mind though: WR has black hair, tan skin, and brown eyes. It could be Kohaku! (Gasp! Did she just give it away??) Thanks for the review, and keep reading!!!