InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Roommate ❯ Chapter 8 ( Chapter 8 )

The Roommate

Sara: Hmm. Reviews. Not too much but its Not bad, not bad. Sorry for the delay. I had a swollen throat and pink eye and I couldn't talk. I know this chapter font stuff is kinda messy but I had to partially type it on my uncle's computer while my sister did something for my mom, and then my dad's computer when my uncle came home. But now I am back on my computer some here is the chapter.

On fanfiction

Sarcasm girl8: Yay!

Fluffyearedinulvr (anonymous): Thanks! I didn't really think it was funny. I just added in a little pazasse. Now you make me feel funny! (HAHA!)

DeamonGrl: Don't worry. Kouga will be coming in time (mwah hah ha!)

Inuyashagurl09: Thanks! Luv your s/n (haw haw)

Spryte99X (anonymous): They will break up in time (ku ku ku!) Can't tell you about Snuggles though. Just have to find out.

Raye the Great (anonymous): I didn't really know. Everything is really overpriced or just expensive? lol. jk. (tee hee)

Clawfang: Yea I don't really like Hilary Duff either (that's why I didn't bother searching the lyrics) (heh heh)

Cherryblossomz: You reviewed again! Yippee! (bwah ha ha)

Snoochie (anonymous): You will find out what happened to Snuggles soon enough (bwak ha ha)

Luckykittykagome: The relationship hasn't started…..yet…...Inuyasha was just drunk…. And Sango did already meet Inuyasha she just kinda went crazy when she saw him in Kagome's house. Oh yea….. (giggle giggle) (running out of evil laughs)

More (anonymous): that was a nice little review. Took almost no time reading it. `More' it was very catchy. `More'. `more' `more' `more'. Very short four letter review. (HAK HAK) (ok… no more evil laughs)

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fallenangel7583 (anonymous): I know!!!!!! I will make sure I do that. (hah hah ho ha) (I couldn't resist)

And I have another review there but my computer wont let it show up >_<

Happy late B-day to my nephew who just turned eight on December 5!(does happy dance)

I'll miss you Kadija (my cousin from Denmark) this one is for you!

And Thanks to my art Teacher Ms. Maguire who allowed me to stay after school to let me do some research about art for this chapter! You took out 1 hour of your life to answer my stupid questions about how things smell, paint tastes, and why they use mashed flies as ink! I promise I will stay up in at least one of your classes each week!

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Summary: AU: Kagome Higurashi, aspiring actress, realizes that she has no money left over to pay for her rent so she posts and ad for a roommate. Inuyasha Takeimo, a bankrupt actor in need of a place to stay...

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I skimmed the halls of Najidensoko. It was actually a very easy school to memorize the directions. I knew the whole school by heart (guess that is part way from the fact that I have been going here for about four years now). The school smelt strongly of pencils, eraser shavings, and freshly painted wood for the stage scenes. Fresh canvases that were waiting to be used in a new play production. All the fragrances that I have gotten used to over the years. Somehow, the smell at Najidensoko made me feel calm and collected, even when I was haphazard and bewildered. Maybe it was the fact that this very place was going to make me rich someday. I must have dazed off whilst I was daydreaming but I felt something strong bump into my shoulder causing me to flinch.

"Watch where you are going reta…!" My voice drifted off when I realized who I was talking to. It was none other than Mr. Baka. I struggled to smell the paint that made me collected again but it seemed to have vanished from all senses of the Earth. I bowed quickly.

"I am so sorry Mr. Baka. I didn't mean to bump into you. It was a big mistake. I am so sorry." I rambled on and on, "And I didn't mean to call you retarded. It's just you know, one of those things that just pop out of your mouth."

He cocked an eyebrow and grinned.

"I know exactly what you mean Kagome-" He paused for dramatic effect. "I wasn't watching where I was going either." He smiled and drifted down the hall. I twitched a bit.

"Nobody can be human if they can get bumped and act as if nothing has happened." I mumbled and continued about how if that was me, I would have whipped the person's ass. I shrugged and continued down the overcrowded yet neatly spaced hallway. I looked around for the drama class. Drama was without a doubt one of my weak points, which is why I took the class. I need to have more feeling, put power in my words. Get the feeling of why the writer made what happened so. Learn the reason why not everything will be right for the fictional, or sometimes real, character. I couldn't help but get a flashback.

****------FLASHBACK------****

A young child about three or four beamed as she kept her eyes trained to the stage. She watched as the ones up danced in perfectly symmetrical circles, drifting about as if they had not a care in the world. Their little tutu's dancing with the swift movements, bringing stars to the child's eyes.

"Look Kagome look!" A man on the left of the child shook her shoulder. She child looked up, a grin from ear to ear.

"Daddy they are floating!" The child continued to watched the play in awe. Most certainly, the main character was flying. But unknown to the child, she was being held by strings.

"Daddy I want to fly!" The child gushed as the watched the character twirl around the stars while the other actors danced below.

"DADDY LOOK!" The child continued to point out the amazing acts while the father just looked down at her daughter, grinning. He rubbed the child's mop of brown hair.

"Just beautiful" He whispered. The child looked up, as if trying to decided weather he was talking about her or the play. She finally gave up and turned to the stage.

"Look daddy the flowers! The flowers are blooming!"

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I smiled. Stars Are To Be Fallen was the first play I ever been to. And since then, I have wanted to be an actress so I can be in that play. And it was the last play I went to with my father.

"Ms. Higurashi? Are you okay?" Ms. Hamasaki asked. I blinked back my tears.

"Yes. I'm okay Hamasaki-sensei ." I said and bowed. We don't really have to do that at Najidensoko, I just wanted to be able to hide my burning cheeks.

"Ms. Higurashi. No need to bow." Ms. Hamasaki said waving her hands. My cheeks got warmer and warmer as I heard snickers from other classmates.

"Sorry H-Hamasaki-sensei..." I stuttered.

"Just sit down Kagome." Eri called. I obliged and practically sprinted to my seat in the corner of the auditorium.

"What was that about?" Yuka asked me as soon as I plopped down in the seat.

"Yea. You were practically on your knees for Ms. Hamasaki." Eri drawled.

"And what's with the sensei?" Ayumi added. My face flushed.

"I wasn't feeling right." I lied. It seemed to work because they shrugged it off.

"Okay. Today we will be learning about how you can be genuine, unique, open, closed, and still dramatic all at the same time." Kagome sighed along with all the other students. She could almost smell the piles of notes and homework

"Okay girls and boys. I bet you cam already smell the piles of notes and homework!" Ms. Hamasaki said gleefully. The class sighed again.

"Turn to page 168." She stated. A small 'ahem' came from the corner of the room. It was as if she didn't hear it because she continued.

"Okay. Ayumi you want to read?" She asked. Another 'ahem' was heard.

"No? Okay then. I will read. 'Arth-'"

"SHUT UP YOU STUPID WENCH! I AM TRYING TO TALK!" Everybody's head wiped towards the door.

"Yes?" Ms. Hamasaki bit you angrily.

"I need the wo- I mean... I need Ms. Higurashi." It was none other than Sesshomaru Takeimo. Everybody was silent.

"I SAID I NEED MS. HIGURASHI!" Sesshomaru shouted. I stood up abruptly and marched down to where he was.

"Rin said for me to get you for practice today." He bit out monotony and monotonously at the same time. I nodded and we headed down the hall.

"If it was just me, I would have left you and placed my own Rin into the production. She would shine on stage." He continued as we headed down the hall. "She probably would have looked good in the tight dress." I made a face.

"Mr. Sesshomaru?" I asked. He looked down at me.

"What?" He asked.

"You are a dirty man." I stated and continued down the hall.

"Ms. Higurashi?" He asked.

"Hmm?" I questioned.

"Shut up." And all was silent on our way out of Najidensoko. But I felt eyes on my. I diverted my attention back towards to building. I saw Mr. Baka's eyes on me. It sent chills down my spine.

"Are you coming woman?" Sesshomaru questioned.

"Uh-huh." I replied and headed to his limo that was waiting for us.

::IN THE LIMO::

It was suck a breathtaking sight inside the limo. It took a lot of strength to keep from gasping. The seats were perfectly black lined with Italian leather that had a little patch in the corner that read 'Sesshomaru'. The couch wrapped around the back of the limo. The floor, roof, and walls were coated with ink black cashmere with small purple streaks that have the place a comfort feeling. They had small lights lining the corner of the doors and around the small plasma screen TV's built in the chairs in front of us. My jaw dropped. Sesshomaru smirked, obviously amused.

"You like it eh?" He asked and nodded to his driver, signifying him to drive off. The car emerged from the parking lot. I caught a glimpse of a taxicab where the driver was crying. (Sara: One guess who that was. lol!).

"I never will cry in front of the public's eye." He ignored his own question and fired another. I looked at him for a moment.

"Why?" I asked. He glared as if I grew three heads on my shoulders.

"I will never disgrace myself with those kind of lowly type things." He paused for a moment. "That may be something my little brother will do in front of his girlfriend though. This is another thing. I will never cry for a girl. Nor beg for one. I simply rescued Rin from the zoo when the wolf cage broke and she clung to me ever since." Sesshomaru erupted in a story about how he and Rin were meant to be.

"Would you mind if I asked why Inuyasha has dog ears on his head?" I asked Sesshomaru.

"Yes." He simply replied and the car fell silent. Damn I thought.

::AT THE THEATER::

I entered the room slowly behind Sesshomaru.

"Sesshy-poo!" Rin called from the bench she was sitting upon. "Your here!"

"Hello Rin." Sesshomaru greeted and added a small wave.

"About time you arrived. We've been awaiting your arrival for such a long time now," She ginned widely and embarrassed the large man beside me. She retreated to her bench and patted the empty seat beside her. "Please sit down."

"Sorry. I cant. I have to put together the- YOU STUPID REATARTS! I SAID THE COSTUME HAS TO BE RED!!!! RED!!" Sesshomaru marched over to where the cast and crew were and threw the costume at one of them.

"Don't mind him." Rin called from her seat and gave me a reassuring smiled. I was about to talk to her when the doors suddenly slammed open.

"Inu! You don't need to make such noise!" The squeaky voice echoed through out the auditorium. I stiffened. Only one girl and have such a high voice, yet cold and icy. I sniffed the air. Only one person has the 'Only Kikyou' perfume that vividly reminds me of dirt and bones.

"No Kiki-baby. Everybody needs to know when a king enters the room." 'Inu's' voice responded. The footsteps stopped.

"Wench?" I turned around slowly to see the source of the voice. It was none other than Inuyasha. Clad in a black sweater, black Gucci sweatpants, and white Nike's with a ugly white cab hat and an even uglier Kikyou clinging to his arm. He wrenched off his sunglasses revealing his golden pools. "Surprised to see you here."

"I work here you stupid idiot." I replied, folding my arms tightly across my chest. "Not surprised to see your kitty Kikyou attached to you." Kikyou narrowed her eyes.

"Surprised to see your working somewhere other than WcDonalds playing the cash register." She snapped. My blood began to boil.

"GLAD TO SEE YOU-"

"Kagome. You are needed back stage." Rin interrupted smiling her trademark smile that is shown on billboards all over Tokyo. She obviously didn't fee; the tension building in the auditorium. I turned to her, plastering a fake grin on my face.

"Okay." I stomped off. I could feel the fire smoldering the air.

I pushed away the blue curtain. There were rows of doors leading down the hallway, each with stars stating the names of who is entitled to be in there. I scanned the rooms for my name.

"Not Josephine, not Shiro, not Shiori, not.... INUYASHA!" I almost fell backwards when I read the name.

"Is it my massage therapist?" Inuyasha asked through the door. I pounded on it.

"What in seven hells are you doing with a star!" I was at a loss of words. Inuyasha pushed open the door slowly.

"Your not Trinity." He mumbled.

"No shit Sherlock! Now tell me! WHY DO YOU HAVE A DAMN STAR!" I shouted.

"Watch your language." He said, sarcasm dripping from his voice.

"ANSWER MY QUESTION!" I shouted, pounding on his chest.

"Oh. Well I needed money so I decided to be.... what's his name..... Tsubasa or something?" He looked thoughtful for a moment. My mouth dropped open.

"Ts...ub...asa...?" I mumbled as realization dawned on her. "TSUBASA IS THE MAN IM SOPPOUSED TO MARRY!!!"

::INUYASHA'S POV::

What the hell!

::KAGOME'S POV::

What the hell!

::KAGOME'S DRESSING ROOM::

I looked at myself in the mirror as I allowed my makeup artist to put on the light pink eye shadow.

"You have a very beautiful face Kagome." The make up artist gushed. The corner of my lips curved into a smile as she dropped the brush and began to apply cranberry colored lipstick. She finished with light pink blush and a bit more hair spray on my now mop of curls. As soon at the makeup artist left, my fashion dresser entered.

"Just came to tighten your corset." She announced and I stood, groaning.

"The thing is already tight enough." I mumbled a little to loudly.

"Well remember that you need a hour glass shape." The girl added. I stood and allowed all of my cream-colored skirts drop before my cranberry colored overskirt covered it. The dress was to the floor and layered four of five times with white until it is finally covered with the top skirt. The top was kind of like a maternity shirt with three cream colored lines down the center of the chest. The sleeves were puffed at the top, bunched up with a cream colored band, and flared out. The dress itself was beautiful. I was about to continue with my daydreaming when I felt a tug on my back.

"Ugg!" I squealed as she continued to tighten the corset.

"ITS FINE!" I shouted and ripped out of her grasp.

"Wa-" She tried to say but I placed my hand up.

"No. Its okay." I said and headed down the hall. I walked through the curtain and towards toe refreshment table.

"Nice dress but-" Rin started but I cut her off.

"Corset isn't tight enough. I know." I picked up a munchkin and took a bite.

"Kagome! You are needed on stage." Sesshomaru shouted and pointed a thumb towards the stage. I grabbed the railing and took a step up.

"Hey Kagome." I turned where I heard my name called. It was Kikyou.

"Your-" I rolled my eyes and continued to the stage, where Inuyasha was waiting.

"Lets get this over with." He said and stood up. I sighed.

"Yes master." I mumbled.

"Okay. This scene has barely anything to do with you two, so it will only be like twenty minutes." Sesshomaru said.

"I don't care. I'm getting paid though." Inuyasha said.

"Yes you are little brother." Sesshomaru mumbled the next part and rolled his eyes.

"Okay. Out Reiku." Sesshomaru eased into his directors' chair.

"ACTION!" He declared.

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Sara: Not gonna tell about the movie. That is for later chapters. Bwah ha ha

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I headed down the busy streets of Tokyo. I refused to take off my dress. It was so warm and comfortable. I watched as my feet traveled along the grooves of the sidewalk. I felt like dancing. But I needed to still be a respectful woman so I settled for whistling. Many cars slowed near me. To take a look at dress I suppose. But one car followed me down the street, around the corner, and down to the next block. I finally slowed to a stop to see what they wanted. It was my worst nightmare.

"Hey wench. I mean… Kagome." I did a double take on him. Fear was evident in his eyes. "Sango called. She said that Snuggles got out. She can't find him. Can you help me?" I could feel my jaw drop.

"Please? He went missing three hours ago." I could see tears fighting to erupt.

"Okay." I agreed and entered the car.

"Thanks." Inuyasha mumbled as he revved the car up again and we continued down the street, skimming the alleyways, asking whoever was possible if they saw the dog.

"Why are you still in that dress?" Inuyasha asked as he nodded a thanks to an adult she asked.

"Its comfortable." I answered. The car fell into an uncomfortable silence. I just continued to smile so he would think I was happy.

"Stop here." I instructed as I began to wheel down my window. The woman stopped in her tracks.

"Hi. Did you see a dog about…" I began to describe Snuggles.

"Oh. That dog…" Her voice drifted off.

"Yes that dog!" Inuyasha snapped.

"Down there." The lady pointed down the street and sighed heavily.

"That dog…" She continued down the street. Inuyasha cursed under his breath as he sped down the street. The car slowed as we saw a truck parked and the man on his knees on the sidewalk.

"Move!" Inuyasha yelled and pushed the trucker out the way. At the sight, he whimpered. I shivered violently. There lay Snuggles, on the side, obviously dead.

"No…"Inuyasha whispered and dropped to his knees.

"I am so sorry." The trucker apologized.

"Snuggles." Inuyasha ignored the trucker's apology. Inuyasha suddenly snapped. He rose and grabbed the collar of the man.

"You can't even drive a damn truck! This is a big dog! How the hell couldn't you have seen it!" Inuyasha proceeded to pumble the man, blinded by his rage.

"INUYASHA!" I wrestled the poor man out of Inuyasha's clutches. Inuyasha acted as if he never flipped.

"Snuggles!" He cried and fell to his knees. I kneeled down behind him and put a hand on his shoulder. I didn't know how to comfort him so I left it at that. I think he appreciated it because in seconds, he was crying on my shoulder. The truck driver slowly left the scene.

"I'm sorry." That was all I could think of saying. I adjusted to a better position as I felt warm tears on my arm.

"Snuggles…" Inuyasha whimpered as if it was the only word in the English language. It was as if the man I knew, the cocky Inuyasha I knew, transformed into a five year old before my very eyes. And that's how we stayed. Me, on my knees, turned towards the crying man who was in need of comfort, in need of a friend, in need of somebody. In need of me.

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Sara: Sniff. More later. Its 12:08 AM and I need to find my way to bed. Wasn't beta's. Just ABC checked. Sorry.

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