Revenge Served Hot
Drabble/Drawble Night, February 20, 2010
Prompt #1: Ring
Kagome sighed when she heard the doorbell ring. It had to be Inuyasha – again! She shook her head; he was totally helpless in the kitchen! No matter how hard she worked to teach him to cook for himself, it always came out a disaster and he ended up eating his meals with her. Never saying thank you, never buying groceries, and never even helping with the cleanup! She nagged, she pleaded, she threatened, but he just didn’t seem to understand that she didn’t want him there every day. That, perhaps, when she invited someone over for dinner he should make himself scarce, rather than chasing off every prospective boyfriend who appeared. She peered through her peephole and, sure enough, there was the white hair and puppy ears of her best friend.
“What now, Inuyasha?” She exclaimed as she opened the door. He looked at her sheepishly.
“Kags, ya know how you’re always trying to teach me how to cook so I don’t have to eat at your place every night?” She nodded, her curiosity rising. “Well, I know I’m not that great a cook, but I made something especially for you.” With a move so quick she barely got her eyes closed in time, he shoved a cream pie in her face.
Prompt #2: Hurdle
Kagome busily rubbed her wet hair with a towel, fuming and mumbling of how she would deal with her now ex-best friend. Sure, she knew he didn’t WANT to learn to cook. She knew that all he wanted to do was pull a chair up to her table. But this prank had put an end to that!
She would fix that dog and her first hurdle would be figuring out how to do it. She picked up her phone and dialed a number…
“Hi, Sess, Kagome. I need your help.”
Prompt #3: Flame
Sesshoumaru observed the Miko with a small grin. She was furious with his brother. She was so angry he could almost see flames shoot out of her eyes and ears!
“After all the food he’s eaten at MY table! And he hits me with a pie in the face! Just because I told him he couldn’t keep coming over here to eat, that he had to learn to cook for himself!” He began to laugh outright, unafraid of bringing her ire down on his head. Her eyes narrowed.
“Calm yourself, Miko; you need my help to gain your revenge. And I have a little something in mind.”
Prompt #4: Honour
“It was a joke, Kagome, just a joke!” The hanyou pleaded, giving her his biggest puppy eyes. Kagome cut an angry glance his way as she fixed herself a small supper.
She carried the plate to the table, where she had one place set, and sat down to eat her meal; while the pleading eyes of the hungry hanyou watched every bite she took. Inside she was laughing hysterically; this was just the start of the half-dog’s punishment. She would teach him to behave with such a lack of courtesy, honour and gratitude.
Prompt #5: Relay
Inuyasha had followed his brother into her apartment, very aware that he was no longer welcome there. But, yet, he came each day at dinnertime, hoping she would relent.
Sesshoumaru smirked as he watched the Miko, busy in the kitchen. For an entire week, she had refused to feed the hanyou, and tonight would be the night wherein she would relay the final message to his slow mind.
Inuyasha noticed in astonishment that there were THREE places set at the table.
Prompt #6: Torch
Gracefully, Kagome moved back and forth between the kitchen and dining room, where her guest and victim sat eagerly awaiting their dinner. She felt absolutely no guilt for what she was about to do to the one who had torched their friendship with a cream pie. She set their full dinner plates before them and went back for hers. Inuyasha didn’t wait. He grabbed his fork and started shoveling the food into his mouth. By the time she sat down, he was halfway through his food. Suddenly, he looked up, his eyes wide, his face turning an incredibly bright red. He flew from the table to the kitchen faucet, turning it on full blast, trying to drink enough from it to cool his burning mouth, throat and stomach.
“Thank you, Sesshoumaru, for the suggestion of crushed red pepper.” She cackled, tapping her wine glass against his while Inuyasha made gurgling sounds from the kitchen.
Prompt #7: Clear
The sounds of Inuyasha’s discomfort were like dining music to the two still at the table. It was pretty clear that the hanyou had gotten the message.
Prompt #8: Damage
As they came to the end of their leisurely dinner, Inuyasha reeled out of the kitchen to slump miserably in his chair. He gave his brother and Kagome a bleary-eyed glare.
“That was not funny!” He gasped out, his voice raspy.
“Actually, brother, it was quite funny.” Sesshoumaru’s smirk grew into an evil smile.
Inuyasha was preparing a crushing rejoinder when his body made him aware of the other effects of an overdose of crushed red pepper and forced him to race to Kagome’s bathroom.
She smiled a mysterious smile and murmured, “Now he will discover the rest of the damage.”
Prompt #9: Mist
After a half an hour, Sesshoumaru went into the bathroom to check on his brother.
Inuyasha was firmly enthroned, a light mist of sweat covering his body. He looked up at his brother, totally miserable. “Why, Sess? Why did she do this to me?” Sesshoumaru shook his head at his brother’s stupidity.
“Did it ever occur to you that she might NOT want to feed you every night? That she might want to entertain others without your company? Did you ever think to ask her? Did you ever buy groceries for her? And when she tries to teach you how to cook, how do you repay her? With a pie in the face!” He shook his head again. “Brother, you are an inconsiderate, insensitive leech. You treat her like a convenience, not a friend. And it stops as of now.”
Prompt #10: Subtle
Having said his say, Sesshoumaru marched out of the little throne room, snapping the exhaust fan on as he left and shutting the door firmly behind him. One down.
He returned to Kagome, finding her in the kitchen cleaning up. She looked up as he entered. “Do you think he’ll want any leftovers?” She asked, a smirk the equal of his on her lips. He laughed, a low, bone-shivering sound.
“I don’t think he will impose on you again, Kagome. While not subtle, his punishment was complete. And you will not be available to cook for him in the future.”
“I won’t?” She questioned, looking puzzled.
“No, you won’t.” He snaked an arm around her and pulled her close. “You will be dining with me every night.” He smiled and rubbed his cheek against hers. “If that is to your liking.”
“I can’t think of anything I’d enjoy more,” she whispered back before lifting her lips to his.
Inuyasha found another reason to feel nauseous when he entered the kitchen. And a reason to leave quickly, understanding that free dinners were a part of the past.