InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Cheating Kind ❯ The Deal ( Chapter 2 )

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Question no. 1: Do you own Inuyasha?

Fallen-Vixen: Hang on…(shuffles through pocket and takes out big, pointy butter knife ^. ^) what were you asking again?

Questioner: Er… do you own Inuyasha?

Fallen-Vixen (raises eyebrows) Obviously you can't take the hint?

Questioner: What hint?

Fallen-Vixen (points at big knife…question guy still looking confused) oh heck…no I don't

Questioner: Correct Answ—(now looks at the knife carefully…uh oh)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 2: The Deal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kagome—the greatest con in the entire city, the mastermind behind all crimes (no pun intended), the cleverest scientist in the labs, faltered. Now, this was new.

 

“ Now, upon the formula that is 2*M*G/c to the power of two,” Mr. Cotton-Rotten explained as he showed different molecules through a projector, “ as we all know, a black hole, technically to the theorem of—Miss Higurashi, please pay attention and put down your tweezers—to the theorem of Sir I—Miss Higurashi, I will NOT say this again, please pay attention and—alright, that's it—“

 

“ I was paying attention Mr. Cotton-Rotten,” Kagome defended.

 

“ Oh really, well then, explain to me the three laws of Newton and the formula to the radius of a black hole. Go on then, we're listening,” Mr. Cotton-Rotten said as he sneered evilly.

 

Kagome ground her teeth. She began speaking.

 

“ The three main laws of Newton surround something called motion,” Kagome introduced, this is all due to that—

 

“ The first law is that the change of the rate of the momentum is directly proportional to the force applied on it…as in momentum, volume and density…” Kagome continued--self-centered, boorish, arrogant, sneaky, and low—

 

“ The second law is that when an object is in motion, it will always remain in motion until the opposite force stops it…if the object is at rest, it will always be at rest, till the opposite force thrusts it into motion…”Kagome said, gaining confidence--pig-head who calls himself—

 

“ The third law is the most common one, every little action has its own, opposite, and equal reaction…” Kagome clarified--Inuyasha…I will so kill you.

 

“ As for the radius of a black hole…technically it shouldn't be called a black hole since the—“

 

“—Miss Higurashi, please stop…can I take the class from here?” Mr. Cotton-Rotten said, looking as though he was hit by something very heavy. He was shocked. After all, he had never gotten so much attention in class and it was amazing how much the class was paying attention. All the other five hundred students in the lab looked at Kagome and him with utter bewilderment. It looked as though they had never been so excited.

 

“ Of course, you can…” Kagome said smiling sweetly.

“ Right then…on with the class…”

 

Within ten minutes, the class was back to its usual slumping and drooling.

 

~*~

 

 

 

Men.

I hate men. They are the most obnoxious and disgusting bunch of people. They are stupid, arrogant, self-centered and look like wild boars. I despise them. From the day I met an egoistical jerk I despised them.

 

Kagome bit her pen hard and blinked at her Psychology paper. She stared out her window into the night sky. There weren't that many stars out.

 

She was doing an assignment for her lab on different aspects of human minds on the two genders. She, among the rest of the other forty-nine people were doing it on men while the other fifty did it on female. Kagome pouted. This was so unfair. Men. Men? MEN??

 

Kagome shook her head as she tried to recall some of the features that her lab professor had talked about. Something about simplicity on the -on the—on the--. Kagome sighed.

 

Men were the lamest things she ever had to write about. She continued chewing the pen.

 

The phone rang. Kagome ground her teeth. If it were that fat Mr. Kirifuda again, she would personally go and pulverize that fat abomination. Kagome looked at it debating on whether she should've cut her phone line at the beginning of her three-month trial. She picked it up.

 

“ Hello?”

 

“ Hey Kagome!”

 

It was Ayumi.

 

“ Oh, hi…” Kagome said relieved.

 

“ Wow…talk about major voice change…”

 

“ Oh…nothing…I thought you were that guttersnipe Kirifuda…you know…my landlord.”

 

“ Oh, right…anyways, the reason I called you is that I… got us four tickets to the Inuyasha 101 Concert that's on, the coming Saturday…you know the one that was on the poster…”

 

“ Really? Isn't that interesting?” Kagome said with enthusiasm that would be used if she were listening to Mr. Cotton-Rotten talk about black holes. And that wouldn't be lot.

 

Ayumi kept on talking. Either she missed the sarcasm altogether, or she decided to ignore it.

 

“ Anyway, aren't you going to ask me, how I got the tickets?” Ayumi asked cheerfully.

 

“ Er…sure…how?” Kagome said as she began thinking about a better introduction to her psychology paper.

 

Maybe…Man—the Creature should be the title, or what about `The Other Gender'. No, they sounded boorish. Kagome racked her brain for something else when Ayumi's voice droned back in.

 

“… And that's how I got the tickets…and you didn't listen to a bit of it…” Ayumi said laughing.

 

“ Well, it's not my fault…I don't care about the tickets because I am not going…”Kagome said indignantly.

 

“ Why not…I mean it is Inuyasha we're talking about here…” Ayumi said in her best whiny voice.

 

“ Precisely why I am not going…” Kagome said in a conclusive tone.

 

“ But Kagome—“

 

“ -Sorry Ayumi, maybe some other time…anyways I have got to go…my phone is just asking for bills…see ya at university tomorrow…”

 

Kagome hung up.

 

She went back to her paper. Where was she? Oh yes…I despise them.

 

Kagome began writing. I hate them. I despise them. I hate them. I despise them. I hate them. I despise them. I hate them. I despised them. I hate them. I despised them. I hate Inuyasha. I despise Inuyasha. I hate Inuyasha. I despise Inuyasha. I hate Inuyasha. I despise Inuyasha. I hate Inu-

 

Kagome stared at her paper. Since when was Inuyasha on her Psychology paper? Kagome was impressed. She didn't think that she hated Inuyasha that much. Well, she wouldn't have to face him again.

 

After that incident in the parade, Kagome had reached the subway with thousands of people following her asking her why she did such a `dishonourable thing. What was the world coming down to?

 

Kagome turned off her table lamp. Well, she met Inuyasha that day out of pure coincidence. And according to Philosophy class, the chances of her meeting Inuyasha again, in such a big city `coincidently' was pretty slim. She would never meet him again.

 

Oh, how wrong she was…how wrong she was!!

 

Kagome took off her slippers and got under her comfy blankets. Now no one would disturb her from getting sleep—no one. Absolutely no one would—

 

Trring!! Trring—Ok, so someone did disturb her. Kagome got up as she pursed her lips together.

 

She was really mad now. If her telephone bills reached even a cent above a hundred dollars, she would kill something. She didn't know what, but she hoped it would be Inuyasha.

 

“ Hello, Kagome speaking…” Kagome spoke trying to keep her tone under control.

 

“ Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed…” a cold, drawling voice spoke to her chuckling softly.

 

“ Hell with you Naraku…I can only `wake up on the wrong side of the bed'—if I actually get on my bed and SLEEP!!!” Kagome screamed.

 

“ Good girl…now I know that you actually exist…”

 

“ Naraku, don't test my patience…I am trying to keep a low profile here…and I still owe that Kirifuda money—“

 

“—and you have over one million dollars safely tucked in your account after you conned that designer…why aren't you using it?” Naraku said chuckling again cruelly.

 

“ Naraku, what part of `low profile' did you not understand…if I drop five hundred dollars in cash in his hands…after I told him that I have no job, then—“

 

“—that isn't my problem little Kagome…that's yours,” Naraku said slimily, “ the reason I called you has nothing to do with your landlord…I have a little job for you…you will be paid of course and it is a rather handsome amount.”

 

“ Get to the point Naraku,” Kagome said through gritted teeth. How she would love to kill her boss. She gagged loudly.

 

“ Meet me in front of Digital Jelly in thirty minutes—“

 

“—Naraku, it's eleven `o' clock, I can't—“

 

“—and don't be late.”

 

The line went dead. She hated it when he did that. Kagome reluctantly undressed and changed again into a pair of shorts and an orange tee, and went out the door.

 

Half an hour later…

 

“ Your punctuality amazes me,” a quiet yet menacing voice said.

Kagome nearly jumped. Naraku seemed to like scaring the wits out of her. She turned around and stared at him--Naraku.

 

“ You called?”

 

Her boss was a fairly `pale' man with really greasy hair that was slimed back and would time and again remind people of slithering snakes. Kagome couldn't see right now, but under those shades, were two eyes that wore purple mascara making his already-indigo eyes stand out more.

 

“ The café is still open…let's talk there, shall we?” Naraku said coldly.

 

Kagome looked at Naraku suspiciously, and then went inside the café. The café was anything but a normal café. There were tables and tables of drunkards and god knows what. The music was really loud and striptease. Kagome looked at Naraku questioningly.

 

“ You were talking about a job?” Kagome asked, getting annoyed as the minutes ticked by.

 

Naraku gave an overriding look as though he was the universe himself and then he closed his lips as if he was itching to spill a secret. He looked quite happy as if Christmas was called off. Then he spoke.

 

“ Ah, yes…you will con one of the richest guys in Japan, even Asia. I presume you know who he is…” Naraku said, a sneer tugging his lips.

 

Kagome stared at her boss. Who the hell was he talking about?

 

“ Listen up Naraku…let's get things a little cleared up…I am not conning any old guys…they can barely run and their security officers remind of snails…what happened to—“

 

“ You wanted a challenge…and I have the challenge for you…you are to con Inuyasha Takahashi's house…” Naraku spoke savouring each word as he looked at Kagome intently.

 

“ Damn it, I said black coffee, not slack coffee…” Kagome scowled, “they gave me the wrong coffee.”

 

Naraku raised his eyebrows. She obviously hadn't heard him.

 

“ Kagome,” Naraku tried again.

 

“ Finally, the right coffee…” Kagome said sighing, “ yes what were you saying again?”

 

Naraku closed his eyes as if contemplating how the city's greatest con could be so inattentive.

 

“ You are going to con Inuyasha Takahashi's house and everything he posses—“

 

“ You are going to make me do WHAT!” Kagome screamed nearly spilling all of her coffee. Everyone had their head turned towards them. Even the striptease music had no effect on them. Naraku looked at Kagome with amusement. Kagome glared at him and then turned around to walk out of the café.

 

Naraku followed her.

 

“ All the information is in this folder…now you have to be careful…they are inu-youkais…they can smell your emotions and they are faster than you…not only that, but Inuyasha is a playboy and self-centered…” Naraku looked at Kagome.

 

“ Naraku, when I said challenge, I did not mean throw me in the middle of a bunch of demons…Inuyasha is strong and powerful…anyways…don't worry about me…” Kagome said, knowing fully well that the day Naraku would `worry' about someone other than himself would be the day Kagome stopped lying.

 

Naraku walked away but not before saying, “ I want the job done spotlessly and I am giving you about a year's time, because Inuyasha will be out of the country for two to three months, right after the Saturday concert. So you will have the rest of the nine months to plan everything out…you are my best in my whole organization…good girl…and one more thing—just so you know… it won't be easy…”

 

“ And why not?” Kagome asked.

 

“Because---from a little rumour, Inuyasha seems to really hate you since you dared to talk back…if I were you,” Naraku smiled nastily, “ I would be Inuyasha's lapdog to win his heart—“

 

“ And Naraku? You aren't me so don't talk…and besides, if you like being his lapdog, then be my guest,” Kagome said sneering.

 

Naraku walked away.

 

Kagome stared at the folder and then something clicked her mind. She ran home.

 

~*~

 

“ Ayumi…it's me Kagome…” Kagome said sweating like hell. That run was an awfully aching work out.

 

“ Kagome? Why the hell d'you call me now…” Ayumi groaned on the other line shifting as she finally regained composure.

 

“ Yeah…well sorry…but this is something really important,” Kagome said panting.

 

“ Uh…Kagome, it's midnight. Can't we discuss this tomorrow morning, at a more…civil time?” Ayumi asked.

 

“ No…we can't, I was wondering…um…do you still have those tickets to the concert for the four of us?” Kagome asked sheepishly.

 

“ WHAT????????” Ayumi almost fell off her bed.

 

Kagome laughed nervously, “ Is that a yes?”

 

“ Kagome, you called me at midnight to see if I had the Inuyasha 101 Concert tickets? And I thought that I was an Inuyasha fanatic…now you show true fan spirit…never knew you had it in ya…Kagome,” Ayumi said. Kagome could almost see her with stars in her eyes.

 

Kagome had expected an angrier response but Ayumi had instead misunderstood her helplessness for silly fanatic tricks.

 

“ So, I'll see you tomorrow, alright—hello—uh, Ayumi—“ all Kagome heard was distinct groaning. Kagome, looking peeved hung up.

 

The real reason Kagome had wanted the ticket was definitely not because of her undying love for Inuyasha. She didn't have any. But since her latest target was Inuyasha, she figured she could always get to know his tactics and habits. Too bad, she wouldn't get to see his house though, but oh well.

 

Kagome, stared up into space, sleep slowly crawling into her. She slowly counted all her problems.

 

Kirifuda's rent

 

Inuyasha

 

Inuyasha Concert

 

Psychology Paper

 

Naraku

 

Inuyasha con

 

Inuyasha's annoying—

 

Kagome slowly fell asleep. She had too many problems and too many of them had Inuyasha in them somewhere.