Prompt 5 - Friendship
Title: After Hours
Author: Forthright
Rating: PG
Genre: General
Words: 250
Warnings: Serialized AU. Miroku & Sango are employees in a coffee shop.
Summary: Miroku waits until closing time to make his proposition.
After Hours
“You’re taking your sweet time, tonight,” Miroku grumbled.
“In a hurry?” Inuyasha asked.
Closing time had been six minutes ago, and the hanyou still hadn’t locked the front door; until that happened, Miroku was bound by their agreement. Violet eyes drifted towards the only other occupant of Founder’s Coffee Shop.
“Keep your pants on,” Inuyasha sighed. Cuffing his friend’s shoulder, he added, “Literally.”
The second the lock clicked, Miroku was through the gate and sliding into the seat across from Sango. “Big test tomorrow?”
She looked up in surprise. “You aren’t allowed past the counter.”
“During business hours. We’re closed.”
“Already?” she exclaimed, pulling her notes together.
“Wait!”
“What?”
“Let’s be friends,” Miroku blurted.
“Excuse me?”
“Friends,” he repeated, regaining his composure. “We could be much more friendly.”
“I’m not interested in ‘getting friendly’ with you.”
“You don’t know me well enough to decide that,” he countered smoothly, “and there are benefits to being friends.”
“Friends,” Sango stated coolly. “With benefits?”
Miroku’s eyes widened, then glazed over. “Ah… while I wouldn’t be opposed…”
“Not a chance,” she snapped.
Inuyasha relocked the door behind her and joined Miroku. “Smooth,” he smirked.
“I think I misrepresented my intentions,” Miroku mourned.
“You sure about that? You’re kinda a pervert.”
“She brought up benefits packages.”
“I don’t think Sango’s the sort to offer benefits to part-timers,” Inuyasha remarked.
“I wasn’t even thinking about applying for a position,” Miroku insisted, drumming his fingers as he stared into space.
“You sure about that?” Inuyasha repeated, bemused.