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Oh
It started out fine.
Oh no
Really, very innocent. Just a normal day at work. Minding his own business.
Oh no no no no no
But here she was again.
Fucking Kagome Higurashi.
No actually, don't think about that
Coming to make his shift a living hell.
Again.
Too late to hide, he steeled himself as the bane of his employment bounced up to the register he stood behind.
"InuYASHA!"
Did the glass just break? A quick look verified that no, it had not. Just his eardrums. He took a deep breath.
"Yes? How can I help you?"
Kagome pressed her lips together. "Well actually," she started
Here it comes
"I was wondering if you could direct me towards your caulk."
God fucking DAMMIT!!!
She had pronounced it in such a way and he knew the damn girl was trying to goad him.
He glared at her. Well and truly. The girl had the audacity to look at him innocently, but soon enough the corners of her mouth started to tremble with her pent up humor.
InuYasha took a moment to count to five and adjusted his apron, fixing a smile to his face. "Of course, miss. If you'd just follow me."
Ever so carefully he stepped around the counter and started walking off towards the correct aisle, Kagome bouncing along after him, chattering non-stop about her day. He sighed and glanced at the heavens.
1...2...3...4...5...
"-course Mama and Sota keep trying to do it themselves, but this is my project. The shelves were my idea and I'm pretty sure I can do it but first I need to make sure the window is properly sealed do you have any good screws?"
"This is a hardware store. How long do you need?"
A pause. Too long. He braced himself.
"I dunno," he held his breath and Kagome sidled up next to him, looking up from under her eyelashes. "How long do you have?"
Oh, she was going to pay
At the register.
Deep breath
He adjusted the apron again as they turned down the aisle that stocked the item of her desire and she walked ahead to where the caulking supplies was kept next to the wood glue. She'd known where it was, just wanted to make him blush a little. And judging by the way he was walking, she had more than met her goal.
Kagome smiled as she kneeled down to look and grabbed two bottles of the same product, though one was twice as large. She weighed them in her hands and looked up at InuYasha's strained expression.
"I don't know. This one might be too small," she said and put the smaller bottle away "but this one," now the larger bottle was held up, strategically placed from her perspective to cover his crotch when she closed an eye "I think this one may be just the right size to do the job."
A choked sound from above. She let her hair fall to curtain her face as she grinned.
Score three for Kagome.
When she finally stood and looked at him, InuYasha's face was a beautiful shade of red. She patted the flustered hanyou's chest twice and started walking back to the front is the store.
"Come, boy. Check me out."
And he did.
Very carefully.
God forbid Miroku catch him looking at the butt of a customer, no matter who it was. There was no such accident as they made their way finally (finally) to his check out counter. He rang it up and gave her total.
"$10.69"
"Nice."
"Is that everything, ma'am?" InuYasha did his level best to put some cheer into his words.
Kagome nodded and put her card and wallet away before accepting the bottle of caulk and her receipt.
"That's everything. See you at home, you monster caulker, you!"
Fucking Kagome Higurashi.
Maybe later.
