Memories and other forms of Flirtation
Disclaimer Rumiko Takahashi = InuYasha Creator. Viz and Shogagukan = InuYasha publishers. Twiknham does not = Rumiko Takahashi or Viz and Shogagukan. Therefore twiknham does not own any rights to InuYasha. TK also does not own any rights to the ski resorts in Sapporo or to Alice in Wonderland. Please enjoy this free fanfic. Thank you. - TK
Kagome dusted off the front of her long purple dress and smiled at the mess she'd left upstairs. Sesshoumaru had looked completely taken aback by her sudden departure and Yumi looked as lost as she had once been.
While hailing a cab, Kagome thought back to the time Yumi had done the same to her. Two years ago Yumi had been dating a pop icon, the next Gacht wannabe. He had invited Yumi and a friend to meet with him after the Tokyo Dome concert for dinner in Shinjuku. It was a little Indian restaurant on the third floor of a building hidden on a side street beyond the lights and bustle of Hachiko Square. As they ate Tibetan rice and pieces of finely spiced chicken, Rohanji got more boisterous and Yumi got more introverted. Kagome watched without a clue as Yumi excused herself to visit the ladies room. Kagome patiently listened through another one of his grandiose tales before politely excusing herself to check on Yumi.
Yumi was not in the bathroom and in fact, Yumi's coat was missing from the hook where she had placed it. Anger simmering lightly under the surface, Kagome walked back to the table, informed Rohanji that an emergency had come up and both herself and Yumi would have to leave. She offered to pay but he thankfully was too full of himself to allow a girl to buy dinner. Ten minutes later, she was standing in the station waiting on a train to take her back to her apartment. Yumi called the next day and explained that the further they went into dinner, the more she didn't want to be around Rohanji. Kagome listened in silence and spoke only once, at the very end. "I will get even."
As Kagome got out of the taxi at the hotel, she wondered if Yumi would even remember.
Sesshoumaru was sitting in his office, watching the night skiing with a glass of vermouth. He was very irritated with the way the evening ended. Sitting with only himself for company, he had lots of time to reminisce about the feudal era and the more he remembered the more he wanted to redo the entire evening. Finally, disgusted with himself, he flung the half empty glass at the wall and walked away, the shattering of the lead crystal distinctly sounding like his future.
Yumi woke early the next morning, the excitement from the night before made her giddy to talk to Kagome. She remembered Kagome threatening revenge several years ago but never thought Kagome would actually show the guts to go through with it. Smiling at the look on Mr. Niseko's face as he elegantly stomped out of the room, she decided Kagome had gotten the better end of the deal. Rohanji had never even called her after her "emergency exit." Suddenly there was a knock on the suite's main door and Yumi threw a robe on before leaving her room to answer it. Smiling, she took in the young male body that stood in the opening. "Well, good morning to you!"
Jin was sure he'd died and gone to heaven. The young lady in front of him was beautiful, and teasingly covered with the thick terry robe that were provided with the room. Holding out the basket, he smiled enticingly. "From Mr. Niseko." Yumi took the basket. Jin bowed and winked. "And this is for your lovely suite-mate." He stood and held out a thick envelope. "I have been instructed to wait for a response."
Yumi was tempted to open it, but the teasing scowl the man sent her way deterred her. "Please, come in. It will take me a moment." She stepped back and allowed him to enter. He stood formally in the front foyer and she smiled as she walked to Kagome's room.
Jin chuckled to himself as he heard a very grumpy voice berate Yumi for waking her up. He then heard Yumi tell Kagome there was a letter from a Mr. Niseko and he needed a response. A light chuckle escaped his lips when he heard the words the other woman muttered. Then there was a ripping sound and silence, too much silence.
Yumi slowly appeared from the room and walked over to him, bowing slightly. "She says that she will meet him." He turned to leave, but suddenly froze at her next words. "And if you want, I'll be at the restaurant at 11:45am. If you would like to meet me, I think we could find several things to talk about." She watched his quick nod and then shut the door behind him.
Kagome sat in her room, a small piece of paper held in her hand. ‘This Sesshoumaru begs your forgiveness, I was unaccountably off-color last night. Please allow me to show my regards and my regrets by enjoying coffee with me at 10:30 inside Tousade's' Slowly bringing it to her chest, she smiled. "He remembered."
A/N: I have no idea where this is going, but the ride sure has been fun so far. I hope you enjoyed the update. -TK