With Love

Chapter Twenty: I Skipped

A/N: Sorry this chapter is kind of short but I've had a busy day.

The clink of the brush being deposited echoed in the silent room. Glancing at the clock she saw that it was after two in the morning. Her eyes were burning but Kagome didn’t regret staying so late looking at the almost completed work. Just a few touches tomorrow evening and she’d be done. Karasu was already raving about the piece. Of course he was wanting to know just what kind of hold Hiei had over her to put such intense passion into her work. How could she tell the strange man that there was something about Hiei that called to her and it wasn’t the awesome sex? She’d woken up next to him this weekend past and it had felt wonderful. Waking to find him watching her caused a swell of emotion. She’d sat in his garage all day talking while he worked on an old car. He’d looked incredibly sexy covered in dirt and oil.


Brushing back a stray hair she examined her work. Nothing sexual about the picture if one didn’t count the naked chiseled chest; Karasu’s favorite part. She had him centered to the right of the canvas, black and blueish flames to the left upon a vacant hill. Shadows accented it from an unseen moon, darkness clinging to the occupant. His face was caught in a look of extreme concentration. Down to the fist which was clenched in anger. She’d yet to see him really angry but the eyes spoke volumes. The scarlet orbs seemed to have a life of their own on the canvas.


“That turned out great, Karasu is going to love you now instead of me.” Sango had to silently agree that the miko had outdone herself this time. Usually Kagome didn’t like to paint people, just animals and landscapes. Her stomach rumbled reminding her of the reason she’d come in from her own work. They’d been working for four hours straight skipping dinner in the process. “I’m getting hungry. Want to run down to Kaede’s and get a burger? I’m famished and shall pass out soon.”


“Pbbt, you wouldn’t be so hungry if you didn’t burn off all the excess energy from lunch. Don’t think I didn’t see you and Kurama leave during lunch period. One couldn’t help but see you both come back smiling. Where the fuck did he drive you to? Please tell me you didn’t ride his stick right there in the car.” Kagome started to clean up her supplies. Dinner sounded awesome. She’d went to see one of her teachers during lunch. It was by mere chance she’d seen the two hauling ass out the window of the class room.


“None of your business. Don’t chastise me on where I have sex. I’m not the one that left the stain on Karasu’s desk chair. Or on his order forms. At least we do it in and on our own property, can’t say the same for you and Hiei. Better yet, we don’t feel the need to fuck every day, can you say that? Has a day gone by when you and Hiei weren’t going at it like bunnies? One would think you were making up lost time from Inuyasha or something. Let me go turn off the other lights so we can get the hell out of here.” She stuck her tongue at the miko. Sango wouldn’t make excuses for her sudden departure today. They had started making out unexpectedly and she refused to sleep with him on school property. Didn’t mean she couldn’t accept the invitation to take a quick ride or two. She could hear Kagome screaming something nonsense about a high sex drive. Yeah, so the fire apparition was horny every waking moment.


Next week it would be April already. They still didn’t have a theme for the prom and it was at the end of the month. Not to mention graduation was three weeks after that. The year had gone by so quick. Prom committee was being held tomorrow night, on a Friday night. It meant not being able to go out with Kurama tomorrow evening like she’d been hoping. He’d been disappointed but he promised he had something special planned for Saturday evening. Her mind tried to figure out what he had planned. It really didn’t matter as long as she was with him.


The process of closing down went quick. Kagome met her at the door with a bright smile. “Don’t look so happy, you’re paying. I don’t feel like going home to get any cash. Why else do you think I asked you to go with me? Besides you drove us here.” Sango flicked the light off and followed the miko out. Was it just her imagination or was Kagome fidgety? Was something on her mind? Whatever it was Kagome would tell her when it was time or when she felt the need to have an ear. Things were going great between the couple as far as she knew.


“Have you come up with a theme to suggest tomorrow?” Kagome hopped into the car and made sure to buckle up. Damn she wanted to go back to painting. It helped to take her mind off of things. So easy to forget that life was happening around her regardless of what she wanted. Should she tell Sango what was bothering her? She’d like to talk to Hiei about it but didn’t think that would be the wisest course. Of course she was most likely being
paranoid from all the sex they’d been having. All the unprotected, him not withdrawing sex. How could she tell him that she’d skipped her period? Their first time had been in the last week of January. Since the first time the sex had been regular, almost every other day. They spent time together after school and often during the evenings. On the weekends when he wasn’t working they were together. Damn she was an idiot.


“Nope, have no clue. I suggest we go with traditional since we can’t come up with anything decent. I refuse to go with something stupid or dress up like an idiot. Has Hiei asked you to go yet? I’m hoping Kurama will ask me soon.” Sango had high hopes that he’d ask this weekend. She’d already picked out the dress she’d wear if they went with traditional dress. Kurama would look simply dashing in a tux. If he didn’t ask this weekend she’d bring it up soon and ask him herself. Nothing wrong with a chick asking a guy out.


“Nope, when we discussed it he made the comment he wouldn’t be caught in a tux. I’m not sure if I should just come out and ask if he’s going or if he’ll take me. I would feel kind of stupid having to ask him when we are together when I have at least three guys a day asking me if I’d go with them. It’s just a stupid tradition but I’d like for him to be the one to take me. Strange considering I assumed it’d be me and Inuyasha for so long.” Kagome pulled into the parking lot minutes later. She needed to eat something before she got sick. She was so hungry she was feeling sick. She’d also gone without lunch today.

Next Chapter: Kurama takes Sango somewhere special and Kagome spends an evening with someone other than Hiei.... Please read and review.