InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Uptown Girl ❯ Chapter 28 ( Chapter 29 )

Early the next morning, well actually closer to 9:00 am, a knock on the door roused Sesshomaru from his slumber on the couch with Kagome snuggled into his chest. Rising from the warmth of the blanket, he moved toward the door, as another impatient knock followed by Jade's name being yelled out resounded through the glass and wood.

 

As the door opened, Koga's eyes were directed toward the bottom of the door, not wanting to meet with Jade's eyes just yet. As he looked at the bare, rather large looking feet, he thought, “I don't remember her feet being that big, but then again it's been a while since I last saw her naked feet.” Slowly his eyes traveled up black jean clad legs to a well toned muscular tanned… chest??? “What the hell? This isn't Jade!” Koga's mind screamed as his eyes finally came to rest on Sesshomaru's rather irritated looking face.

 

“What do you want, wolf?” Sesshomaru asked as he saw the look of shock cross Koga's blue eyes, as well as confusion. He held the door open, but only enough for his body to block any entrance by the wolf.

 

Taking a quick gulp or two of air, he replied, “I'd come to see Jade, but apparently she's more into the Taisho brothers than me. Let me guess, she called you for `comfort' because she couldn't get enough from your mutt for a brother.” A harsh tone laced through his words as more thoughts of betrayal crossed his mind.

 

“No… although I do not have to explain my presence here. However, seeing the condition that you left her in last night, she needed some one here to protect her from you,” Sesshomaru replied, rather curtly mind you, seething at the reminder of his reason for being summoned to the home in the first place.

 

As the blood drained from his face, Koga stammered, “Is she… is she okay?” as the images of him throwing the figurines and picture at her raced back through his mind as well as his anger.

 

Suddenly, Kagome appeared before Sesshomaru, acting as a second barrier to preventing the wolf entrance. “She was cut up pretty badly Koga. How could you do that to her? What did she do to you to deserve such treatment?” she demanded, as she crossed her arms across her chest as anger rolled off her in waves.

 

Seeing that he wasn't going to be able to see Jade, as he had hoped, as well as feeling that he was being interrogated by the two, he replied roughly, “It's between me and Jade. Just tell here that I came by. Seeing as you two guard dogs won't let me in, I'll be on my way.” He turned back toward Hakkaku's truck, which he had called a lock smith to break into it earlier to retrieve the keys, growling at the insolence of the dog demon and human as he thought about what had taken place as well as his desire to `patch' things up with Jade. Feeling the anger of their meddling rise to the surface, he jumped into the truck, spitting gravel as he raced out of the driveway back out to the hard road.

 

 

Watching after the fleeing truck, Kagome leaned back against Sesshomaru's rock hard chest as she said, “I hope that we've done the right thing. Jade needs to heal first, before seeing him again.”

 

“From the look on his face, he actually believes that she cheated on him. Poor fool, he's so blinded by the past that he'd believe almost anything,” he replied.

 

A look of confusion crossed Kagome's face at what Sesshomaru had said. Turning toward the demon, hooking her arms around his neck, she asked, “What happened between Koga and Inuyasha that makes you say that?”

 

Looking into her chocolate orbs, he replied, “The day the two graduated from high school, Inuyasha and Koga fought over Ayame, Koga's girlfriend. She'd been two timing him since they'd been dating, but she'd been able to hide it well from the wolf. After graduation, he came out to the house, and handed Inuyasha his ass on a silver platter. However, Ayame didn't get the message and slept with Inuyasha a few days later. Koga threw her to the curb. He left shortly there after.”

 

As the story sunk in, Kagome saw the similarities between Ayame and Jade, except that Jade truly loved Koga. Suddenly they heard the steps creak as Jade descended the stairs, rubbing the sleep from her eyes as she asked, “Who was at the door?”

 

“Your dad had stopped by, but we said that you were still asleep,” Kagome lied as she moved toward the injured woman. “How are you feeling this morning, Jade? Did you sleep well?”

 

Once she reached the main floor, Jade moved toward the kitchen as she replied, “My body feels as if I go hit by a Mack truck and my emotions are shredded beyond all belief. What I could go for is some breakfast. That way I can take my medicine and go back to sleep.” As she rummaged around in her fridge, a gentle, but firm hand gripped her right shoulder, guiding her away from the fridge back toward the living room couch.

 

“I'll make you up something to eat,” Sesshomaru commented once he made sure that Jade had been properly seated upon the couch, leaning against the pillow and covered with a blanket. “Besides, this will give Kagome a chance to check your wounds,” he continued as he moved back into the kitchen to fix the requested breakfast.

 

As the sound of frying pans and other cooking implements echoed from the kitchen, Kagome quickly looked over the healing wounds from the glass the night before noticing that they were nearly healed, only leaving a few faint lines to show where the glass had penetrated the skin. The worst cut, the one on her breast still looked angry and red, versus the others that had just been surface wounds and left pink lines as evidence. As the smell of cooked bacon wafted in the air, Kagome and Jade's stomachs roared to life, announcing that they were indeed hungry.

 

A slight smile crossed Jade's face as she replied, “I guess I haven't lost my appetite.”

 

“Yeah, I know what you mean,” Kagome replied, as she moved toward the kitchen to see what Sesshomaru was cooking. Jade picked up the remote, carefully with her right hand from the coffee table beside her, thankful that in Koga's rampage the night before that he hadn't grabbed it, nor threw anything at the T.V. As she was settling in to watch an old episode of MacGyver on TV Land, all of a sudden a scream sounded from the kitchen that caused Jade to bolt from the couch to see what the commotion was. As she made the relatively short journey to the kitchen a rather unique smell of cooked `meat' entered her nose. As her salivary glands recognized the smell as one of her favorites, her mouth began to fill with saliva, nearly running out of her mouth to hit the floor. Sesshomaru blocked the view of her gas range with his body as Kagome was near the sink, with her hand over her mouth, trying not to be sick.

 

“As I said, she needs this to help bring up her iron count, Kagome. Seeing as there wasn't any spinach or broccoli, this was the next best thing,” Sesshomaru commented as he flipped a couple of brown crispy pieces of `meat' in the bacon grease filled skillet, mindful not to splash his naked chest with the hot grease.

 

Pulling her hand a little farther from her mouth, a rather pale looking Kagome replied, “Are you sure she'll even eat it? It is LIVER after all, Sesshomaru. Not everyone eats it, hell I won't even touch it myself.”

 

“Well, for your information, Kagome. I did find this in HER refrigerator after all,” he pointed out with the meat fork in his hand, not noticing Jade behind him, wincing in a little pain as her body finally realized that it had moved, decided to remind her of the previous days injuries.

 

As she placed her relatively cold hand on Sesshomaru's bare back for support, the ever stoic demon lord jumped back from the stove, luckily not having the frying pan in his hand, trying his damnedest not to scream like a little girl at her arctic touch. Seeing the look of shock cross his amber orbs, Jade replied, “Sorry about that, I forgot about my cold hands,” trying to hid the smile that showed on her lips as he moved back toward the stove, finishing the task of frying up the liver.

 

“I hope that this meets your approval, Jade. Seeing that you lost quite a bit of blood yesterday, I figured that this would help your iron count,” he replied, once he moved the liver from the frying pan onto a waiting plate.

 

Seeing that he wasn't making mashed potatoes or milk gravy, Jade replied, with a pout and disappointment, “Well, I suppose I'll try and chock it down, but you forgot the best part.” Sesshomaru cocked an eyebrow in question, waiting for her to continue.

 

When she didn't take the hint, he asked, “Oh, really… what pray tell did I forget?”

 

Trying her hardest not to laugh, Jade replied with her eyes focused on a spot on the tile floor, “The milk gravy. When I've made liver and onions in the past… I normally make it with mashed potatoes and milk gravy.” She snuck a glance at Sesshomaru's face, afraid to see a smoldering look of disdain on his face.

 

However, his look was one of mild amusement as he replied, “This Sesshomaru is more concerned about your iron levels and not the fixings of a traditional meal. Besides I'm making your breakfast my way, so you'll either eat it this way or you'll go hungry.”

 

Jade saw the look of determination on his face as she backed a little toward the couch in the living room. “As you say, Sesshomaru… I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. As it is, I'm not sure how I'd cook for my self either, seeing as my left arm is messed up,” she replied, retreating to the comfort of her couch under the glare of his amber eyes. Jade leaned back on the couch, some what enjoying the view of the shirtless dog demon slaving over her stove, when it dawned on her, `what is he doing here?'

 

Once the liver had been put on a plate, Kagome, trying her best not to throw up, took the plate to Jade, setting it down on the coffee table before Jade. “Here you go, Jade. I hope that you enjoy your meal,” Kagome said as she tried to return to the kitchen, not wanting to witness someone actually eating the repulsive meal.

 

“Kagome… Do you have a second?” Jade asked, moving closer to her meal.

 

Turning back to her friend, Kagome replied, as she tried not to lay her eyes on the plate, but on Jade's face, “What's on your mind, Jade?”

 

Picking up her fork, cutting into the crispy fried liver, Jade asked, “Why is Sesshomaru Taisho here? I vaguely remember him fixing me up last night. But why is he still here?”

 

Seeing Jade about to take a generous bite of the liver, Kagome turned her head as she replied, “We used to date a while back. I guess that we were just… catching up.” Feeling the heat rise to her cheeks, Kagome left jade to her disgusting meal to return to the kitchen for a more authentic bacon and eggs breakfast.