Dance With Me

Chapter 3: Breakfast At Perry’s
A/N: Inuyasha and Kagome won’t hook up right away because she is a bit uneasy around men since the whole rape thing with Hojo. But not to worry Inuyasha will definitely be successful in melting her defenses!

I still do not own Inuyasha( unfortunately L) so you will get nothing if you sue. Now onto the story!

Kagome on on the white porcelin countertop in the bathroom just to the right of the sink carefully putting on her make up. Kikyo stumbled into the bathroom rubbing her eyes sleepily and yawning. “What are you doing up so early Kags?”

“I’m meeting a guy for breakfast.”

“Oh. Does this guy have a name?”

“Yeah, his name is Inuyasha.”

“Inuyasha, hmmm what an interesting name. Where dou mou meet him?”

“In the park yesterday afternoon.”

“Oh that’s nice. Well don’t forget that we have class at eleven this morning Kagome.”

“I know Ki, I won’t forget.” Kagome turned back to the mirror and finished putting on her mascara. She smoothed over her liquid foundation with some powder before putting a light coat of sheer gloss just to make her plump pink lips look more inviting.

Kagome had dressed in a pair of loose fittblueblue jeans and a soft cashmere cream colored sweater that hugged her pert breasts perfectly. She pulled on her old brown leather belt and then stepped into her comfortable brown leather boots that zipped up the sides. Spraying a light mist of Rapture by Victoria’s Secret which happened to be her favorite perfume at the moment she was finally ready. “So Ki, how do I look?”

“Perfect as always Kagome.” Kagome grinned at her older half sister as she leaned down to grab her charcoal gray duffel bag that she kept her ballet clothes in. Placing her black camisole styled leotard with a pinched front built in bra to keep her breasts from bouncing to much when she danced into the bag she then grabbed her sheer white ballet skirt. Kagome grabbed her new white satin covered pointe shoes and placed them into the duffel bag as well.

“Well then I guess I’ll see you at class?”

“Yeah see you later Ki.” The two sisters hugged before Kagome headed out of the bathroom and towards the front door of their dorm room. She grabbed her keys on the way out and locked up behind her. Kagome could feel her heart starting to beat a little faster as she walked out of Juilliard and into the crisp morning air. Her feet seemed to pick up their pace when she turned down the street where the little bistro known as Perry’s was located.

Glancing at her cell phone she saw that it was already five minutes after nine. “Oh no I’m already rng lng late!” Kagome walked faster until she reached the elegant frosted glass doors of the small bistro. Opening the door Kagome walked inside the bistro and was overwhelmed by the smell of freshly brewed coffee and all sorts of pastries. Her blue gray eyes scanned the room until she spotted what she had been looking for. There at the counter sitting on one of the black velvet cushioned barstools was the man she was meeting. The way he leaned onto the countertop gave her a glorious of of her perfectly sculpted back. She could see every dip and line that stretched across his back.

Tiptoeing lightly up behind him she tried to surprise him. His white furry ears swiveled atop his head and then he threw a glance over his right shoulder. “You’re late.”

“How did you-”

“I heard you.”

“But I didn’t-”

“I’m half dog demon sweetie, you don’t have to make much noise for me to hear you.”

“Oh yeah, right.”

“So you wanna go grab a booth for two?”

“Yeah sure.” Inuyasha stood and led her over to a small booth that was in the corner of the little bistro. It was actually placed directly into the corner so there was only one seat and it curved. That left Kagome no choice but to slide into the black leather booth ahead of Inuyasha and then make room for him to slide in next to her. The two were tucked closely together into the small booth which neither one of them really minded too much. A waitress came over and took their order. “What can I get you two?”

“Go ahead Kagome, ladies first.”

“Thank you. Well I’ll have two glazed cake doughnuts and a cup of coffee.”

“What flavor would you like?”

“What do you have?”

“Well we have French vanilla, Irish cream, Double chocolate, and our newest flavor White chocolate almond.”

“Ooh yum, I’ll have the white chocolate almond.”

“And for you sir?”

“A glazed cake doughnut, a ham and cheese kolache, and a cup of French vanilla coffee.”

“I’ll have your order right out.” Inuyasha turned to face Kagome in the booth and he smiled down at her when she blushed after she realized he was staring at her.

“So I didn’t really expect you to show up this morning.” She glanced up at him with wide blue gray eyes before replying.

“And why would I not show up? I said that I would didn’t I?”

“Yeah but that didn’t mean you had to.”

“Well I stand by my words when I say that I’ll do something.”
hat’hat’s good to know. So Kagome, do you have a boyfriend or anything?”

“No, I uh just got out of a really long relationship.”

“Really? How long were you with the guy?”

“Five years.”

“Wow that’s a long time. So what happened if you don’t mind me asking?”

“Actually I do mind, nothing against you it’s just not something I feel comfortable discussing with you yet.”

“No I completely understand.”

“So do you have a girlfriend?”

“Would I have asked you to meet me for breakfast if I had a girlfriend?”

“I don’t know, I mean I don’t know you that well so maybe.”

“I’m not like that and no I don’t have a girlfriend.”

“Well that’s good to know.” The waitress brought their coffee and doughnuts out and they began devouring their breakfast while keeping up a steady conversation.

“So you’re from Manhattan huh?”

“Yeah.”

“That place is a little expensive how did you afford it?”

“By living at home with my Mama.”

“What about your dad?”

“What dad? I haven’t seen him in years.” Inuyasha noticed the tinge of bitterness that seeped into her tone when she talked about her father.

“Oh I’m sorry.”

“I’m not. My father doesn’t know how to be a family man or a father so we’re better off.”

“Who’s we?”

“Me, my half sister Kikyo, my little brother Souta and Mama. So do you have any siblings?”

“Yeah I have an older half brother named Sesshomaru.”
“Oh. Are you two close?”

“I guess we are now.”

“So what’s it like in Brooklyn?”

“Okay just a little rough at times.”

“So did you live with your parents?”

“I didn’t live with my dad very long because he and my mom split up after he decided he didn’t want to be a married man anymore.”

“Oh so then it’s just you and your mom?”

“Well it was until about two years ago. Now it’s just me.”

“Where’s your mom?”

“In heaven, she died of leukemia about two years ago.” Oh IOh I’m so sorry.”

“It’s okay you had no idea.” Inuyasha glanced down at his cell phone to see it was nearly ten in the morning. “What time did you say your class started?”

“At eleven, why?”

“It’s almost ten now. Do you want me to walk you back to Juilliard?”

“If you have time.”

“Yeah I got time.” The waitress came back and handed the bill to Inuyasha. Kagome started reaching into her bag for some money but Inuyasha shook his head.

“But you don’t have to pay for my breakfast.”

“I know, but I want to.” Inuyasha tipped the waitress and they slid out of the booth. He held open the door for Kagome so that she could walk out ahead of him.

“Thanks for buying me breakfast.”

“You’re welcome.” The two walked down the sidewalk quietly at first neither one of them knowing what to say. Inuyasha offered his arm to Kagome and she blushed a little before accepting. “So maybe I could give you a call?”

“How? You don’t have my phone number.”

“Can I have your phone number Kagome?”

“Sure.” Flipping open his phone Inuyasha nodded for her to recite thmbermber to him. “Okay it’s 212-423-2276.”

“Okay 212-423-2276?”

“Yeah that’s it.”

“Okay well do you want my number so maybe you can call me?”

“Yeah I’d like that.” Opening her phone she waited for him to recite his number to her.

“Ready?”

“Yep.”

“Okay it’s 718-519-8221.”

“718-519-8221?”

“You got it.” Kagome slipped her phone back into her duffel bag as they walked down the street towards Juilliard. “So what time does your class end?”

“Not until two thirty.”

“Oh well that’s no good.”

“Why?”

“Because that’s when my drawing class starts.”

“Well then I guess you’ll just have to wait to talk to me after your drawing class gets out.”

“Well that won’t be until four thirty.”

“Okay well I’ll be at the English Tea Company, do you know where that is?”

“Yeah it’s on the corner of twenty eighth street right?”

“That’s it.”

“What will you be doing there?”

“I happen to love their spiced apple tea and their cider doughnuts. You’re more than welcome to join me if you like.”

“Sounds like a blast.” Kagome grinned at his obviously sarcastic remark.

“Well like I said only if you want to. Listen I have to run upstairs into the dressing room so I can change into my ballet leotard so I guess I’ll see you later.”

“Yeah I’ll call you at four thirty.” Kagome turned to walk up the steps of Juilliard but Inuyasha grabbed her hand before she could walk away. “What no goodbye kiss or hug?” Kagome felt her cheeks turn a light shade of pink as she stared down at her feet.

“You want a kiss?”

“I’ll settle for a hug if that’s asking for too much.” Kagome leaned into Inuyasha’s broad frame and carefully wrapped her slender arms around his waist. She gently pressed her cheek against his chest and inhaled the scent of his cologne. Her heart stopped for a split second when she realized that he was wearing Burberry’s of London which happened to be her all time favorite cologne for a man to wear. Inuyasha nuzzled his nose into her thick raven tresses and deeply inhaled the scent of gardenia that seemed to radiate from her.

The two pulled apart and Kagome looked up at him with a light pink blush tinting her cheeks. “Thanks again for breakfast.”

“It was my pleasure KagomTurnTurning to walk up the stairs she glanced back over her shoulder to see him still standing there watching her. She paused for a moment debating on whether or not she wanted to do what she had been thinking about all morning. Finally giving in she turned back around and hopped down the steps to stand back in front of him.

“I thought you were going to change?”

“I am but there’s something I needed to do before I go.”

“And that would be what?”

“This.” Kagome leaned up on her tip toes and planted a light chaste kiss on Inuyasha’s cheek before quickly pulling away and jogging back up the stairs towards Juilliard. Inuyasha Lightly touched his cheek where Kagome’s petal soft lips had just kissed him and smiled a goofy lopsided smile. Walking down the slightly crowded street Inuyasha shoved his hands into his pants pockets and headed in the direction of his dorm back at Bridgeview.

‘Wow she’s amazing! This is only the first time we’ve hung out since we ran into each other yesterday and I already can’t wait to see her again! Kagome. I like the way her name sounds when I say it or think it. She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever laid eyes on! But I have to relax I can’t just let myself get too attached to her. Just be cool and play it smart Inuyasha.’

Kagome couldn’t suppress the girlish and bubbly sounding laughter that was beginning to leak out of her mouth as she ran down the hall to the girls dressing room. Her heart seemed to be thundering in her chest and she could feel the burn from the blush that stained her cheeks. So far Inuyasha was turning out to be everything she could imagine wanting in a man. Stepping into one of the stalls Kagome placed her duffel bag on the floor and sat down on the bench to remove her boots. Sliding off her jeans she folded them neatly and placed them on the bench. Kagome pulled her sweater up over her head and folded it as well. She unclasped her white lacy bra and placed it on top of her clothing pile. Taking off her matching thong panties she then bent down to unzip her bag.

Pulling out her white stockings she pulled them onto her toned creamy white legs one leg at a time. Kagome stepped into her black leotard and pulled the thin straps onto her shoulders. Then she pulled on her sheer white ballet skirt over her leotard and smoothed out the wrinkles in it. Placing her clothes into her now empty duffel bag she zipped it shut. Kagome sat down on the bench and started lacing up her brand new white satin covered pointe shoes. Once her shoes were laced up she pulled her long ebony locks up into a neat bun with a few stray strands of unruly hair hanging down the back of her slender neck. “Okay now I’m ready for ballet class.” Kagome slipped the strap of her duffel bag onto her right shoulder and walked down the hall to studio number seventeen where her and Kikyo’s class was to be held. Walking into the studio she grinned when she saw her older half sister in the room.

Kikyo was executing a perfectly poised arabesque when Kagome walked into the studio. ( For those who don’t know an arabesque is a pose with one leg stretched out to the back and one arm usually stretched out to the front. The back leg may be on the floor at either 45, 90, or 135 degrees. Angles are measured from the vertical, 90 degrees means parallel to the floor.) Kagome got Kikyo’s attention and she broke her form oin oin her younger half sister on the floor. “So how was breakfast with Inuyasha?”

“Great. He has a half brother too you know?”

“Really? Older or younger?”

“Older. His name is Sesshomaru. Maybe Inuyasha could introduce the two of you?”

“We’ll see. So did you kiss him?”

“On the cheek.”

“Do you like him Kagome?”

“Yeah I think I really do like him Kikyo! It’s kinda scary because I’ve only known him since yesterday!”

“Well who knows maybe the two of you were destined to be together?”

“I don’t know about destined to be together but things are going great so far.” The two girls conversation was interrupted by a few more ballet students dressed in their ballet attire entering the studio. Not long after that their ballet instructor made her entrance. She was an older woman with long silvery hair that was done up neatly in a bun. Her face was flawlessly beautiful with smooth pale milky white skin and gorgeous blue green eyes. The woman carried herself very elegantly and immediately grasped the undivided attention of every student in the room.

Kagome could tell that this woman was not going to be an easy person to receive any sort of special treatment from. Not that she felt she should be treated any differently than any of the other girls in the class of course. In the back of her mind Kagome found that she was thinking about Inuyasha and the next time she would get to see him or speak to him. ‘Oh lord it’s starting already! I can’t let myself think about him like this! Calm down Kagome you’re a grown woman and you just got out of a five year relationship! Just take it easy and get to know this guy!’

A/N: Pretty soon I will be introducing Inuyasha's art teacher, would you like to take a guess as to who they will be?