InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Uptown Girl ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 5 )

Inuyasha thought of various ways to win over the back street mechanic as he made his way toward the “Snob Hill” portion of town where all the ritzy, mammoth mansions dotted the tree covered hills. For Jade, the drive was anything but enjoyable. She also thought of the kiss from the man next to her and the longing that it ignited. “Why do you have to be so far from me, mi amor? I wish that you were here right now, to take away my longing. If only to be wrapped in your arms for a moment, would be worth the wait for you,” Jade thought as a single tear rolled down her cheek.

 

As Inuyasha pulled into his estates drive way, the smell of the lone tear wafted to his nose. Casually he glanced at the still form next to him, noticing a light rim of tears along the edge of her eyes. Coughing lightly, to get her attention, Inuyasha quietly asked, “Is there something wrong, Jade?”

 

Startled by his words, Jade opened her eyes, quickly wiping the tears away with the back of her hand as she replied, “No, nothing that a game of pool won't cure.” She gazed at the enormous house as Inuyasha pulled up to the front steps. “So this is your home?” she asked, not really showing any enthusiasm of the spectacle before her.

 

Looking at the house, Inuyasha just huffed before exiting the car. “Yeah, if that's what you want to call it,” he said more to himself than Jade. As he was about to open the passenger side door, the front door of the mansion slammed shut, drawing his attention to a lone, pale raven haired woman storming toward him. When his eyes locked on her almost onyx eyes, the wrath that emanated caused him to cringe.

 

“Ki…Kik…Kikyo!! When did you get here?” Inuyasha stammered, fairly scared of the woman before him.

 

Plastering a fake smile across her crimson lips, Kikyo replied, “I've been waiting here since noon. Had you forgotten that we were supposed to have lunch together, Yasha?” She quickly ensnared the confused hanyou into her arms, glaring daggers at Jade as she exited the Mustang to lean against the car.

 

As the scene unfolded before her, Jade smirked as she crossed her arms across her chest, thinking of the trouble that woman was going to cause for her rich client. “Guess she's the girlfriend from the way she's all over him. Serves him right to be dating the gold digger, Kikyo Arcilla-Perraton, the richest bitch that ever was,” Jade thought as she reflected on her previous encounters with the woman.

 

Mentally shaking her head, Jade recalled the last time she'd seen the wench. It had been four years ago after they had graduated the most prestigious high school money could pay for. She'd been the quiet, lonely girl who had few, if any friends out side of the `geek squad.' Jade was an outcast from the popular kids because of her desire to be alone all the time. Heck, even the guys thought of her as a weirdo because of her interest in being a mechanic and dealing with the great outdoors.

 

Drawn from her memories by the disgusting sounds of lips smacking in the pursuit of tonsil hockey, Jade cleared her throat and moved toward the driver's side of the Mustang. Inuyasha tore his lips away from Kikyo as he glanced toward the gorgeous red-head about to enter his car. “Um…yeah, I'll just take this back to the shop and get started on it tomorrow,” Jade said as she slipped behind the wheel of the powerful muscle car.

 

Kikyo furrowed her brow as she saw what she perceived as a threat entered her beloved Yasha's car. “Who is this, Yasha?” Kikyo inquired as venom spilled through her question.

 

Inuyasha, looking a bit sheepish toward Jade replied, “This is Jade Solobo of the Rojo Lobo Auto shop. She's going to be doing a tune up on my car.” He quickly moved away from his girlfriend and moved toward the driver's side of the Mustang, wanting to speak with Jade before she drove off.

 

As Inuyasha moved toward the driver's side door while Jade turned the engine over, “Hey, Jade,” he called out as he leaned over the door. Jade turned into his amber gaze as he continued, “I trust you with my car, after what I overheard at the parts store.”

 

Placing one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the shifter, Jade flashed Inuyasha a smile as she replied, “I know you do. I'll give you a call about the transmission after I get her on the rack. Once I've seen what kind of damage has been done, I can give you a quote on parts and labor costs.”

 

“That will be fine. I left my cell number with the big ugly guy at your shop,” he replied as he moved away from the car, heading reluctantly back toward his girlfriend. Jade smoothly shifted into gear, slowly moving down the driveway away from the bitter lovers.

 

Kikyo watched with envy as she saw Inuyasha get a little to close for comfort to Jade as he spoke with her. Clouds formed in her mind of evil thoughts, deeds and actions as she continued to see the way Inuyasha looked at the mechanic. Bolts of lightning sizzled with the need to kill something as Kikyo realized that Jade posed a threat to her precious Yasha, a threat that would take him and his inheritance away from her greedy mitts. As Inuyasha stood up, moving away from Jade and his car, Kikyo had just one thought on her mind, “Kill the rival to keep my… Precious!” An evil laugh escaped her lips as Jade started the engine of the Mustang, moving it smoothly into gear and drove away.

 

As Jade drove off with his beloved car, Inuyasha thought, “Why did I ever agree to date Kikyo? She's not really my type and all she ever wants to do is spend money like there's no tomorrow.” He sighed as he turned back toward the pale woman, seeing a look of evil cross her black eyes briefly before being replaced with her usual dull expression. “I really need to dump this chick, for my own sanity,” he continued to think as he moved toward the front door of his home. Kikyo, quickly moved to his side, lacing her arm through his, entwining her fingers into his, oblivious that she was the only one making an effort to show some form of love.

 

As Jade sped back to the auto shop she felt for the first time the shimmy and shack of the powerful car in her hands, shaking her head, Jade thought of the abuse that the car had been through. From the feel of the steering wheel in her hands, it kept pulling to the right, suggesting that it was out of alignment. When she applied the breaks, a slight, almost inaudible squeal sounded, denoting worn break pads. The check engine light flicked on and off, denoting even more problems. Jade made mental notes of all the ailments of the car as she pulled back into the auto shop. After a few minutes, the door to her bay opened, revealing a tall, bald headed man motioning for her to pull the car in. Once the car was correctly positioned on the lift, Jade exited the vehicle, pulling the keys and moving toward her fellow mechanic.

 

“So, was it as bad as he made it out to be in the office?” baldy asked as they shut the garage door, closing up the shop for the evening.

 

Jade smiled a bit as she recalled the temper tantrum that Inuyasha had in the shop earlier that afternoon. “No, Renkotsu, all his hot air left after I explained the situation. I'll be in tomorrow morning, to work on it. From what I've been able to tell, just from the test drive, the poor thing is in need of more than a tune up, but I'll do that to,” Jade replied as she dropped the keys at the front desk on the ticket Chuck had printed out earlier. She scribbled a note on the ticket for the cost of the oil and transmission fluid she had to add at the parts store as well as a few more notes with question marks about the transmission, breaks and alignment.

 

Renkotsu looked at the ticket as he commented, “With all that money his family has, you would have thought he would take better car of his car. Are you headed over to the Wolf's Den?”

 

Lost in thought about the poor condition of the Mustang, Jade looked blankly at Renkotsu, not recalling his question. “What did you ask?”

 

“Are you going to the Wolf's Den for some pool and darts?” Renkotsu asked, pushing the clipboard with Inuyasha's ticket onto the counter.

 

Jade, pulled out of `mechanic' mode quickly shook her head, trying to clear all maintenance related thoughts from her mind. “Yeah, I owe Shippo a game after I beat him the last time we played. He's out for blood. Give me a few minutes to finish this up and I'll follow you over there,” she replied, quickly finishing her comments on the ticket and putting the clipboard onto her currently uncluttered work bench.

 

After about ten minutes, Renkotsu and Jade exited the auto shop, flipping the `closed' sign and locking the door behind them. Both mechanics quickly slid onto the two waiting black Harley cruisers parked by the front door. Although they looked identical, body wise, Jade's bike had silver trim and intricate tribal designs along the gas tank and fenders, where as Renkotsu had red and orange flames. They donned their helmets and raced toward the far side of town, near the railroad tracks to a low sprawling building with a large number of bikes and trucks parked out front.

 

 

Author's note:

 

Just an explanation of Kikyo's last name. From the English to Spanish dictionary at www. freedict. com, the word 'clay' is- arcilla and 'bitch' is perra. I thought it was rather appropriate seeing as she's a real psycho witch in this story. The '-ton' at the end of perra was Chris' idea, seeing as he felt that it would imply a note of wealth, like Paris Hilton. I hope that you like it! Remember to review, and thanks for reading.