InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Uptown Girl ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 3 )

After ten minutes, a lithe female in denim cargo pants and a baggy T-shirt came out from the back room, brushing her wet, waist length strawberry-blond hair into a high pony tail. Her blue eyes gazed out at the still irritated hanyou as she addressed Chuck, “Has he said much since I explained the situation?”

 

Chuck chuckled as he replied quietly, “No, he's just sat there, fuming silently to himself. I did forget to get the keys to his car. Would you mind getting them so that we can pull his car into your bay, Jade?”

 

As another sly smile crossed her face, Jade replied, “I'll have him drive home in his car and I'll bring it back. That way, we can at least leave him with some dignity and I can get a feel for the car.” Turning back toward the waiting area, her blue eyes locked with amber ones as she approached Inuyasha. He stood from his chair as she approached, extending a hand to the young woman.

 

“I'm Inuyasha Taisho, and you are…” he said as the shock of the woman's natural beauty befuddled his brain. His gaze traversed her body from her rich blue eyes that spoke volumes, to her perfectly kissable lips. As they traveled across her torso, he glimpsed a slight curve of `can't complain' sized breasts to a slim waist. Due to the bagginess of her T-shirt and jeans, he was unable to discern her body type, but what he was able to see, he was pleasantly surprised. “Better looking than even Kikyo and this looks all natural, nothing fake about her.”

 

Grasping his hand firmly in hers as she shook it, Jade slyly replied, “Jade Solobo. If you would like, we can take your car to your place so that I can drop you off.”

 

After he relinquished his grip on her hand, a smile crossed his face at the thought of a pretty girl in his car. “I'll drive, if you don't mind,” he said, leading the way to the cherry red Mustang convertible.

 

As the perfect gentleman, Inuyasha held the passenger side door open for Jade, and closed it, once she had taken her seat. Quickly, she took note of the attention to detail that went into the care of the vehicle from the supple leather upholstery to the dirt free dashboard. Heck, even the floor mats looked as if they had been recently vacuumed.

 

Inuyasha slid into the driver's side seat, also buckling his seat belt as he started the Mustang. Once he revved the engine a couple of times, he hit the clutch, and ground the gears as he pulled out of the parking lot. Jade cringed as the gears screamed each time he shifted gears. Her sensitive wolf demon ears lay back as far as they could, to escape the punishment but the horrific sound would not leave her.

She turned to the driver and asked over the shrill sound, “When was the last time that you checked the transmission fluid?”

 

Inuyasha turned toward the pretty girl, noticing for the first time her demon ears, curiosity peeking more and more at the person behind the girl that sat next to him. Unable to discern what she had asked due to the penetrating sound of the transmission, Inuyasha replied, “Don't you just love the purr of the engine?”

 

Jade shook her head in a negative fashion as she leaned closer to his ear. Practically yelling, she again asked her question, “WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID?”

 

A look of confusion crossed his face as he glanced back at her, “Transmission fluid? I didn't know that it even existed. Where would I find that?”

 

An exasperated sigh escaped her lips as she put a hand to her face, trying to fend off the inevitable headache that this car was going to cause. “What an idiot,” she thought crossly, “Can't even take care of his car.”

 

Luckily, Jade noticed an Auto Zone parts store on the next block and instructed Inuyasha to pull in. Once they had parked, Inuyasha turned off the car, relieving Jade of most of her pounding headache. As the engine wound down, Jade quickly exited the car, asking Inuyasha to pull the latch for the hood. Quickly, he complied as she raised the hood and secured it. Carefully, Jade checked the transmission, oil and power steering fluid. Taking his time, Inuyasha just stared at the raised hood of his car as he thought, “What is she? How does she know about cars?”

 

Finally, after a few minutes had passed, he exited his beloved car and moved toward the engine, noticing Jade pulling out a dipstick from near the radiator. She placed it gently across her hand, where a clean rag lain, as she closely inspected the end. Furrowing her brow, Jade wiped the oil dipstick clean and returned it carefully to its home. Picking up the pen and paper from the air cleaner, Jade quickly jotted down a few numbers. Inuyasha glanced at the note pad, trying to discern the information, but the mechanics scratches were as foreign to him as hieroglyphics.

 

“What are you doing?” he asked, as she pulled another dipstick from the engine.

 

Going through the same motions with the transmission fluid dip stick, she replied, “I'm checking the fluids in your car. When was the last time this thing had an oil change?” as she returned the transmission dipstick, and removed the power steering cap.

 

Inuyasha ran his fingers through his hair as he replied, “I honestly don't know. I normally don't do my own maintenance. I guess that I'll have to speak with the butler about being more on top of the maintenance program.” He gazed a bit longer than necessary at the woman draped over his clean engine compartment, noticing for the first time her deep tan and muscular, yet feminine arms with dainty fingers and close clipped claws. Despite the bagginess of her T-shirt, he clearly saw how it tightened across her back and shoulders as she continued to reach over his engine, checking more of the auto parts for wear, tear and part numbers.

 

As he gazed at her prone figure, he thought, “I could just take her now and to hell with Kikyo!!! She's never looked this radiant before, the natural, healthy glow of her skin is more than I think I can handle!” Quickly he bent over Jade, brushing his lips gently against the soft exposed skin of her neck, kissing her with want and need as he pressed his muscular physique against her slim body.