An Inu Player's Love

An Inu Player's Love

by Zaru-san

Rating: M
Pairing: Caty/Sesshomaru, Sango/Inuyasha, Kagome/Inutaisho, Hitari/Miroku

Chapter Summary: The boys are moved in; Sango and Inuyasha are up at midnight snacking and speaking with one another.

Chapter 3:

The time was getting late in the evening and things were going to become a little hectic. The same night the boys had arrived at the shrine, they had already left to head back to their house to pick up some of their stuff. And because it was a lot, they "volunteered" the girls to help them out although they were not going to at first. At least not until the girls saw how much stuff they were bringing with them.
"Do you guys seriously need all of this stuff? It's just so much." Caty looked over at Inuyasha weird as she carried a small stereo into the house along with a green bag.
Inuyasha turned over to the girl and smiled. "Of course. We figured because it was just a guestroom and there is no stereo or TV in there, we'd just bring our own since we are all gonna be living here for awhile. Is that all right with you?"
Kagome glared at Inuyasha. "You know, ya don't have to be pissy about it. She was just asking you a question. No need to get your damn boxers in a twist."
"Well, sad to say, it was a pretty stupid question."
"'Do you guys need this stuff?' is a stupid question to ask? No it isn't if you are just 'visiting' our home and staying in the guest room for only a LITTLE while."
Inuyasha turned back toward Kagome and glared at her. How dare the priestess think she can talk to him like that. He was the youngest son of the Great Inutaisho. Nobody talked to him like that. Especially not a girl like her.
"Ya know, priestess, you're getting on my nerves right now and frankly, I don't think that would be a good idea to get on my bad side if ya know what I mean." He set a duffel bag on the bed that he was going to be sleeping in.
Kagome just glared at him, narrowing her brown eyes and giving him an evil and disgusted look. "You are such an asshole, you know that?"
Inuyasha just smirked smugly. "Yeah I know. I hear it all the time. So thanks." He turned away from her and opened the bag beginning to set things in drawers and on top of shelves.

Caty closed her eyes and shook her head. Is it possible those two might be able to get along while they're here? It's gonna be a very long time before we get rid of them. At her last thought, she headed out of the bedroom and down the hallway where Hitari and Sango were bringing stuff into Sesshomaru's temporary room. She decided to check out what was going on down there. If there was actually anything worth seeing.

"No, that won't go there. Put it on the shelf near the door." Sesshomaru ordered Hitari as she set the heavy stereo down on a small shelf that was placed near the door to the room.
"Are you done telling us what to do, Sesshomaru?" Sango asked as she headed out of the room not caring whether or not he would answer her. But even if he did, she was not going to be there to hear his answer. Neither was Hitari who huffed and headed out of the room. This was her house. She was not going to keep being ordered around by some asshole of a dog demon who thinks he's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Hitari walked past Caty who was standing outside of the doorway to Sesshomaru's room and stopped, eyeing her friend.
"Caty, what are you doing?"
"Just checking things out."
Hitari smirked. "Don't you mean checking Sesshomaru out?" Caty's face went flush as she looked down and thought her feet were mighty interesting. "You were checking Sesshomaru out! Are you crazy! He'll just play you, Caty, as he has done to so many other young girls! Their poor hearts were broken by these assholes! Trust me and take my advice! Stay away from him! He's not good enough for you." As soon as she spoke her last words, she was gone and Caty lifted her head to see her far away.

Of course Caty was still curious about Sesshomaru. She had become curious in knowing more about him. His likes. HIs dislikes. Why he preys on young, innocent girls when he should be mated. The auburn-haired demon slayer stepped into the room and smiled as she leaned against the door frame, arms folded across her chest, just staring at Sesshomaru who was busily unpacking his clothing into the drawers of the dresser on the other side of the room.

Sesshomaru knew she was there. He sensed she was outside his doorway even before she stepped into the room. It seemed, out of all the others, her scent was the one who came swiftly to his nose immediately. Something about it made his heart jump and his animalistic nature to want to go wild. But he held it back. Just a scent....it's just a scent. He kept telling his inner demon. It's just the scent of a human. A sexy human no less. But why would it turn you on? Maybe because of her power and because she was a virgin, maybe? That is it, isn't it, demon? That is what you crave. A powerful virgin to fulfill your lucious needs. How sick of you. He shook his head to keep the thoughts away as she began to come near him.
"What do you want?" He asked not looking up from packing his clothes.

Caty just shrugged her shoulders at Sesshomaru and looked around. The room was actually much nicer than before. It was plain and bare. Now it had the sight of a demon bachelor just looking for fun.
"Nothing. Just...waltzing around the house like I normally do."
"You waltz around your house? Normal? I don't think that's even abnormal. Even for a human. Just to waltz around their house." He finished unpacking and turned to Caty, leaning against the dresser, claws in pockets. "So, you came here for something other than waltzing though. I can tell. What do you want?"
"Thought I could be of some help. Maybe if you needed help putting stuff away." She looked at him through half-slitted eyes. He could tell she was becoming tired.
"Nah. I'm mostly done. So I'm good."
Her eyes opened all the way, then went droopy again. "Are you sure? I can stay and help if you would like that."
"No. Go to bed. You appear very tired. I do not think a demon slayer with lack of sleep is a cheerful person in the morning."
It was true. She was particularly tired. She didn't know why actually. She had the best sleep the other night. And had taken a nap during the day before their bought with the demons. She shouldn't be tired. She just couldn't be tired. What could be making her so tired? Perhaps fighting those demons have taken much out of her.
"I guess you are right. I'm very sleepy at the moment. I don't know why. I slept rather well last night and some today."
"Perhaps it is those demons who are easily exhausting."
Caty chuckled slightly. "Yeah. Probably. But I'm not really worried about it, ya know? I've went days without sleep before and I was good." But that was a lie. SHe knew it. "Well, except for the part where I kept bitching about every little thing that everybody did."
Sesshomaru sighed. "Which is what I don't feel like living with. So go to bed. Rest well."
The demon slayer nodded, saying her goodnights to the demon player.

The house had received its silence after everybody went to bed for the evening. It was now after midnight and there was no sound. No sound except for the footsteps walking into the kitchen as quietly as they could to raid the fridge for a midnight snack. Inuyasha was foraging through the girls' fridge to see what they had to eat. He saw many delicious foods and decided to try one. He took out a dish of wonton soup, some chicken teriyaki and some delicious brownies Hitari baked earlier that evening after the boys had arrived at the house. Inuyasha put the soup and chicken into the microwave to be heated. Silently, he stalked over to the oven and slipped in a few of the delicious brownies to heat up slowly so they would be soft and chewy again when they emerged from the oven.

The half-inuyoukai heard small footsteps coming down the hallway. He hoped it wasn't Hitari, otherwise she would rip him a new asshole for going through the food. But to his relief, it was just a sleepy Sango who was rubbing her eyes to wipe away the sand from the Sandman.

Sango heard somebody leaving their room and heading down the stairs. She wondered who it was. She hoped that Inuyasha and/or Sesshomaru were not trying to sneak out of the house to get laid. She really hoped not. Because if they did that, the girls would get very mad at them for abandoning their position in the house as extra guardians of the Shikon no Tama. Sighing, she slipped the covers off her body and she could feel coldness under her barefeet. Quickly, she slipped into her slippers and tan robe, opening her door and heading down.

She saw the lights of the kitchen fridge and knew somebody was rummaging for food. Who would be up at this hour? She sighed heavily and rubbed her eyes while looking into the kitchen. She saw Inuyasha staring back at her.
"Inuyasha? What are you doing up? It's after midnight. Why are you eating at this time of night? We all have to get some sleep."
Inuyasha just smiled slightly. "Uh, my stomach was rumbling so I thought I would get something of a midnight snack to calm it."
"Brownies?"
"Yeah."
"Is there enough made for two?" She asked while smiling.
He nodded. "Sure." Inuyasha grabbed an extra brownie from the plate on the counter and slipped it into the oven with his and turned it on. The microwave beeped then. Inuyasha put the food he took out back into the fridge where he found it and went over to the machine. "Want some soup and chicken teriyaki?"
"Is that what smells so delicious?" He nodded. "Okay. I'm in. Food me." She sat down at a stool on the island where he brought over the food. Sango reached behind her to grab a small lantern she turned on and placed between her and Inuyasha in the middle of the island. The inuhanyou seemed to look around for something.
"Uh..."
"Plates and bowls?"
He chuckled. "Yeah."
"Third cabinet, bottom shelf. Silverware, second drawer on the left."
Inuyasha found everything he was looking for and sighed happily. He was going to be able to eat finally. Everything looked good for a midnight snack of leftovers.

Sango and Inuyasha began to eat contentedly until Inuyasha looked up from his chicken after taking his first bite and began to cough.
"Wa- (cough) -ter!" He continued to cough until Sango set a cup of cold water in front of him. He downed it immediately. "Ah..."
"Good chicken, huh?" She laughed and continued to eat.
"Man that's hot stuff. How can you eat it like that?"
Sango shrugged. "Guess my body really can take anything."
He smirked. "Your body can take anything, huh?"
Her eyes became saucers. "Not just anything, Inuyasha, you pervert!" She flung a piece of her soup at him and he chuckled. "So when did you start these midnight snackings?"
He shrugged. "I've done it since I was little. I'd sneak food in the middle of the night from the village because I was so hungry. Luckily nobody ever found out about that, heh." He continued to eat his own soup.
"Must have been hard." He looked at her. "Growing up as a half-demon."
He wiped his mouth with a nearby napkin and nodded. "Yeah, but I didn't really care about anything but myself. And well, my mother. But things change, ya know?"
The demon slayer nodded. She knew exactly what he meant. "I grew up as an outsider myself."
He coughed. "You? How could you be an outsider? You're a demon slayer for the Lord of the Western Lands. Who would call you an outsider?"
Sango shrugged. "Well, I didn't grow up in a stable city. My only friends were my brother Kohaku and Kirara."
"What about the others? Weren't you all friends when you were younger?"
"Yeah. But I didn't meet them until later in my life. I was an outsider in school for years until I met Kagome. She was the most popular girl in school. And I always wondered why she would want me, an outsider, as a friend when she already had so many other people who either were her friend or wanted to be her friend." She smiled. "Because as an outsider, things are harder. You don't hang out with anybody. You don't talk to anybody. You keep to yourself and do things for yourself. Independence is gained when you're an outsider, learnnig to fend for oneself. That's what I had to do."
"But why are you a demon slayer? How did you become one?"
She chuckled. "That's a pretty boring story."
Inuyasha set his dishes aside and folded his arms across the island waiting for her to being her story. "Please, do tell."
Is this really true? Could he really want to know about me? Or is he just trying to be the sweet, sensitive guy who listens trying to get into my pants before the night is through? Oh well. I don't really sense anything of a perverted nature coming from him at the moment, so I guess I'm safe. "All right. I'll tell you."
"Yay. A bedtime story."
The black-haired slayer just smiled. "Anyways, after I befriended Kagome when I was in Junior High, I became popular. And through Kagome I met Caty and Hitari. Caty was already working for the Lord Inutaisho as a demon slayer and I thought it was really neat. But as the land was going through some really hard times with many demons attacking, Caty asked me if I wanted a job to help her. So I talked to the people she went through and did it. I had learned how to fight when I was younger, training with Hiraikotsu. Fighting was a passion I myself thrived on while I was an outsider. I learned how to defend myself and to boost my self-esteem. It was perfect for me. I trained alongside Caty everyday after that and we became a great team. And I had also learned that Kagome became the Guardian of the Shikon Jewel shortly after. Us three?" She crossed her fingers. "We're like that when we fight. Like one."
"What about Chicken-Legged Hitari? What's her story? She got something up her ass when she was younger or what?"
Sango glared at Inuyasha, who backed off the table slightly. "Don't insult her. She's one of my best friends! I will not have you insult my best friend!" She was getting angry now. "And if you must know, Hitari was already all our friend even though she really didn't do anything, but she is an awesome cook, she's learning medicine AND she has a huge heart. And it is huge since she actually is allowing you guys to stay here."
Inuyasha sighed. "Speaking of here, well, whose house is this really? All of yours or is it like, just one of yours and ya'll happened to move in?"
"Well, it's really technically Kagome's because it's a shrine house. But we all moved in together and we live here for free. No paying anything on the house because Lord Inutaisho said so.But we do have to pay for things like bills and stuff."
"Well, yeah, THAT you have to pay for."

Inuyasha smirked to himself as he listened to Sango continue talking about her life and her friends. I never thought a human could actually be this interesting to talk to. Maybe I should restrain myself for the timebeing. I don't wanna scare her away right away.

Sango talked and talked to Inuyasha throughout the night. And they were having such a good time, they didn't realize the sun was coming up.
"Oh my kami! Sunrise!" She turned around and laughed. "We've been up since midnight talking. I had no idea we were talking for this long! I am so tired!" She continued to laugh as Inuyasha just yawned.
"Yeah. Perhaps we should think about heading back to bed before the others wake up and see us down here and asleep on the island."
Sango agreed. Quietly, they put their dishes in the dishwasher and headed back upstairs, tip-toeing saying goodnight and closing the doors to their rooms without a peep from the others.


TBC....

A/N: Hey everybody! I just wanna thank you all for your patience for this very short chapter! But don't worry! I'm already starting the 4th chapter to the story! Should be up soon!

Ja ne
Zaru-san