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Vulnerable and Weak

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Disclaimer: Stop
that Houshi! He stole my panties! Stop him I say! It
doesn’t belong to you! No! Stop!

 

1 hour later.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Well, I got my panties back, but I’m still
chasing Rumiko Takahashi, in hopes that she’ll give up Inu
Yasha. >.<

 

 

 

 

 

Sex and Drugs

Chapter 5:style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Vulnerable and weak

 

He looked at her as
she worked; a small, mischievous grin graced his lips, making them curve up
ever so slightly at the ends. He often
caught himself staring at her, and though he tried not to he found that he
couldn’t help it, so he continued to stare, his lustful eyes memorizing every
curve… pretending it was his hands doing the memorizing and not just his eyes.

 

He couldn’t help
not to stare. And he knew he was
painfully obvious, but he just couldn’t help it.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
How could he not stare, though? He asked
himself the same question again. She had
long, shapely legs, curves any guy would drool over, a pretty face, and… class=SpellE>Kamiclass=GramE>… those breasts.
Granted, they weren’t as big as he preferred but they were big enough,
and they looked so deliciously soft. He
ld hid his lips and found it quite difficult to keep his nether region asleep.

 

He knew he should
stop staring at her. She was bound to
notice soon, it wasn’t like he was trying to hide the fact he was staring…. But
he just couldn’t help it. He couldn’t help
but feel the heat start to rise as she moved back and forth while mopping the
floor.es'> He was hypnotized by the
unintentional, erotic movement. Now if only she was beneath him, sweat
sparkling on her skin, moaning his name…. But that would never happen.

 

Ever since he
discovered Kagome’s secret he vowed to keep all sexual related comments to a
minimum. But that didn’t mean he
couldn’t fantasize, he reasoned. So that’s what he did, more than he would ever
admit. He fantasized.

 

She finally looked
up, just noticing his heated stare. She
blushed profusely, correctly guessing his thoughts, and swung the mop in his
direction, spraying him with hundreds of dirty water droplets.

 

“Stop slacking off,
moron! I’m not cleaning this entire floor by myself!” She nearly growled.

 

style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Ooh, feisty.style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> He thought.
That was just another thing he liked about her.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> A
feisty attitude towards every say tasks, people, things
anything… often meant a feisty attitude in bed.
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He liked that.

clasclass=MsoNormal> 

After a brief shout
of protest Inuyasha resumed mopping his end of the floor.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
But every once and a while
he would steal a glance in her direction and smirk appreciatively.

 

 

*style='mso-spacerun:yes'> *
*

 

 

“It’s been two
weeks since you came here and you’ve groped me an average of three times a day,
Miroku! You pervert!”

 

“Ah,
but my lovely Sango!
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> I cannot help myself! I am but your loyal
mutt, starved of your attention! You are
my only love, and you will forever be my love.
Who am I to deny these strong feelings towards you?”style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Miroku pleaded, quite pathetically, while
rubbing his red, swollen cheek.

 

Sango blushed, not
really knowing what to say in response to such a heartfelt confession… at
least, she thought it was a heartfelt confession.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
She changed the subject, repressing that last
thought to her subconscious.

 

“Just
don’t do it again!”
She
warned. “So what’s Kagome’s story,
huh? She’s been awfully quiet and kind
of reclusive since you guys came. I
thought you said she very kind, and talked a lot.”

 

Miroku shrugged in
response, not really knowing the answer himself.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
He wished that he could have a moment’s peace
to talk to his best friend.

 

“Is she and
Inuyasha together?” Sango asked harmlessly.

 

There was a loud
crack. Sango spun around and stared at
Miroku who held a broken stick in his hand.
It looked more like a broken tree branch.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Miroku’s eyes narrowed and his face was set
into an enraged expression. Sango
noticed his hands shaking.

 

“Like hell they
are!” Miroku said in a violent, calm voice.
“If he lays one playboy finger on her he’s a dead man!”

 

Sango was taken
aback. She had never seen him react this
way before, never. “So – it doesn’t
matter, at all, that he’s a hanyou and a thousand times stronger, faster, and
much more experienced than you in every way possible?”

 

“Who said style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>I was going to murder his style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>playboy
butt!?” Miroku carefully emphasized the
word playboy.

 

“Look who’s
talking…” Sango muttered beneath her breath.
Miroku either ignored her and simply hadn’t
heard.

 

“Who the hell said
I was going to murder him!? I’ll get Fluffy to do it!”style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Sango snorted with laughter at the pet name
Miroku and Inuyasha made up for Inuyasha’s older half brother.

 

Sango shrugged and
resumed her raking duties. Fall was
coming early this year and soon all the leaves would be gone from the class=GramE>trees,
it didn’t matter than it was still stifling hot, too
hot for mid September.

 

Silence fell upon
them as they continued to work, neither of them brought up the subject of
Inuyasha and Kagome together, it was obviously a very touchy issue for Miroku.

 

As an orange and
brown leaf fell from the tree above him Miroku began to think of the past two
weeks.

 

style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Has it really been two weeks since we came
here?

 

The actual move to
Sango’s family dojo was easy, far too easy considering almost all of the
furniture in the apartment was ruined beyond repair and had to be thrown
out. What hadn’t been ruinew was now in
a garage sized storage area.

 

After that
everything had been easy sailing, so to speak.
The only thing that had been bothering him, though, was the way Kagome
had been acting recently. She was quiet,
pale, and jumped at every chance she got to be with someone, even Inuyasha,
though she said almost nothing when they were alone.

 

Miroku shrugged it
off, maybe it was just a cold, or maybe it was pms… who knew.

 

“It’s not like they
like each other, though. Am I right?
I mean, all they ever do is argue….” Sango said after
a few moments of silence. She had a
hunch, but she wasn’t going to say anything to Miroku about it outright.

 

“Who?”an
style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> Miroku asked curiously, forgetting about
who they were talking about.

 

“You know, Inuyasha
and Kagome. All they ever do is argue, so I’m guessing
they hate each other?”

 

“Hate is a strong
word, my lovely Sango,” Miroku started. Sango
blushed. “I wouldn’t say they hate each
other. Strongly dislike each other, yes, but not hate.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Why do you ask?”style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He asked, his eyes narrowing.

 

“Oh I don’t know -
they seem to spend a lot of time together for people who ‘strongly dislike each
other’.” Sango said while trying to put a large pile of leaves in a plastic
bag.

 

Miroku remained
silent, obviously waiting for Sango to continue.

 

“I mean, Inuyasha
said he would help Kagome mop the floor today.
Kagome offered to help Inuyasha wax the dojo floor two days ago.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Then there was yesterday when Inuyasha was
complaining about having to wash the dishes by himself – Kagome helped him
then. And then they both took that walk together
last week to get the garbage cans by the street half a mile away.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> And do you reer ter the day you got
here? How Inuyasha helped Kagome unpack
her things into her room? Oh yeah! Don’t
forget the time that Inuyasha –“

 

Miroku cut Sango
off, clearldersderstanding her. “OKAY! I get it! Crap! What does that moron
think he’s doing!?” Miroku dropped his
rake and stomped off in the direction of Inuyasha and Kagome.

He found them on
their knees, at opposite ends of the hallway, washing the floor with
sponges. Miroku bit his lip in anger,
trying with all his might not to strangle Inuyasha on the spot.

 

Inuyasha felt,
rather than saw, the red waves of anger that radiated off of Miroku.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
He looked up and saw Miroku looming over him,
with freakiest and darkest expression on his face.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He glanced over at Kagome who gave him the
‘what-did-you-do-now?’ look. She rolled
her eyes and continued mopping.

 

“N-class=SpellE>nani?”
Inuyasha croaked out.
It took a lot to scare the shit out of Inuyasha, but the good-natured
Miroku always seemed to know how to make him nearly wet himself from
fright. “Is something wrong?” He said
much stronger this time.

 

“You should
know.” Inuyasha jerked back as Miroku’s
index finger flew in his face, pointing at him accusingly.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Inuyasha’s mind drew a blank. style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>What the hell have I done this time!?

 

“Uhhh….”

 

“Don’t play stupid
with me, man!” Miroku said.

 

“So who’s
play’n!?” Inuyasha yelled back
defensively.

 

“You’ve been
macking* her, haven’t you!?” Miroku said still pointing at Inuyasha
accusingly. Inuyasha felt as if he was
been interrogated by a cop, under a spotlight and all.

 

“WHO!?”style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>

 

“KAGOME!”style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>

 

w:st="on">NO WAY!” Both Inuyasha and Kagome yelled
back in unison.

 

“I would s='ms='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>never sink to his level! Don’t insult me
by saying I would mack him!” Kagome yelled while pointing at Inuyasha who made a smooching
noise in response.

 

“Love you too,
darling!” Inuyasha said while making more smooching noises.

 

“That would make me
something like a prostitute! And even then I probably wouldn’t do anything like
that with him! I don’t think any prostitute would willingly do anything like that with him!”style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Kagome continued incredulously.

 

“HEY!” Inuyasha
cried out, outraged. One of their near
legendary fights broke out, one that would make a five year old proud.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Miroku thought sheepishly to himself that he
should never have been concerned in the first place.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He walked away in search of an aspirin as
Inuyasha started growling and Kagome nearly hissing.

 

“Ugh! You’re so
perverted!” Kagome yelled.

 

“At least I’m not a
prude!” Inuyasha yelled back, a growl vibrating in his throat.

 

“AT LEAST I’M NOT
EASY!”

 

“AT LEAST I’M NOT A
LESBIAN!” Inuyasha snarled.

 

Kagome balled her
hands into tight fists and tried to count to ten. She failed.

 

“What are you
doing, bitch?” Inuyasha asked curiously.
He watched Kagome stand up, smile sweetly, pick up the bucket of dirty
water and walk over to him. He started
to back away slowly, not wanting to be accused of smelling like a wet dog.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Within seconds the bucket of dirty water was
dumped over his head unceremoniously.
Then Kagome stomped away cursing beneath her breath.

 

 

*style='mso-spacerun:yes'> *
*

 

 

A few hours later,
as the sun was beginning to set, Inuyasha looked out the window
apprehensively. He knew what was to
come. He knew what to expect. Yet only
Miroku knew of this night, and what it meant, and now that he was living with
two other people his secret was in risk of being exposed.

 

He could already
feel his senses beginning to slip away from him, as if he were getting
old. He couldn’t smell as he used to, his
vision wasn’t as sharp or bright, but rather dimmer and a little blurrier.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
He could even begin to feel the all too
familiar tingle in his fingertips as his claws began to retract.

 

Inuyasha
growled. He hated this night, when he
became vulnerable and weak. And it hated
it even more when other people knew of this night.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
But he knew he could trust Miroku to keep
Sango and, especially, Kagome away. He
would distract them, keep them busy, and make them forget about Inuyasha and
his strange disappearance. For if they
found out…, Inuyasha didn’t like to think of what would happen if they found
out.

 

To keep himself
busy, Inuyasha started a fire in the fireplace and lit a few candles in various
places around his rather large room. It
was something he was growing accustomed to because the dojo didn’t have
electric lights. The building was too
old. Instead there were oil lamps,
candles, and fireplaces in every room. It was the only thing he disliked about
the dojo.

 

Once everything had
been lit Inuyasha sat down in a chair in front of the fireplace, almost willing
himself to fall asleep. Though, he never
did fall asleep on this night, he usually stayed awake with Miroku playing
poker or something instead. He guessed
it was because of feeling vulnerable in his human form.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
He didn’t understand how humans could live
day to day like they did. He would rather die.

 

Inuyasha looked out
the window once more. The sun had
completely set, though there was still a slight purple tinge in the
distance. He felt his body tense.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
The familiar tingling sensation flowed
throughout his entire body until he felt as if his every limb had fallen
asleep. His silver hair changed slowly,
from root to end until it was completely black.
He felt his eyes quiver as they changed colors and became useless,
violet, human eyes.

 

The strangest
feeling of all, though, was how his ears literally slid down his head and
changed into human ears. He shivered
every time it happened.

 

Inuyasha sighed
heavily as the transformation completed.
He rose from his chair and locked all the windows, one by one, and then
placed a chair in front of the door (none of the doors had locks), underneath
the handle. He would take no chances
tonight, or any other night. No one must
see him so vulnerable and weak.

 

He hated feeling
vulnerable and weak.

 

 

*style='mso-spacerun:yes'> *
*

 

 

Kagome sat up in
her bed unable to sleep. It was only Hour="11" Minute="30" w:st="on">eleven thirty, but she was restless
and suddenly uneasy… almost afraid in a way, but not quite.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
She retired to her bedroom early that night
because no one else seemed to be around.
Sango and Miroku proved to be very amusing company when they drank too
much sake but then they started kissing and making out in front of her.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Repulsed, she left.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> About an hour later she heard the groaning of
bedsprings in the bedroom next to her.

 

Bt wat was silent
now and Kagome only just realized she hadn’t seen Inuyasha for hours.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
He seemed to have slipped off somewhere. class=GramE>Probably to jack off.
Kagome snorted derisively at the thought.

 

She tossed her
sheet aside, exposing her bare flesh to the humid night air, and slipped on a
pair of boxers, and a tank top. She
didn’t even bother with a bra or underwear.
She was only going to see if Inuyasha was awake or not.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Maybe they could keep each other company?

 

Kagome shook her
head at the thought. Recently she had
been thinking things like that and it scared her.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
She didn’t even like Inuyasha, and now she
wanted his company? She didn’t
understand.

 

Kagome lit a candle
and put it into an old fashioned glass container so the hot wax wouldn’t drip
on her fingers as she walked. The r
cr
creaked and moaned with each step she took down the hall to his room.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
She saw the faint glow of candle light
shining from under his door and into the hallway.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> She smiled a bit relieved.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Kagome had to admit that the old dojo spooked
her a little, and ever since the mysterious, and frightening, appearance of her
father’s letter she was constantly on her guard.

 

Kagome walked the
last twenty steps as quietly as she could while thinking to herself.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Why did she wish to be in his company so
often? Was it because she liked it? It couldn’t be that, how could she like his
company when she didn’t even like him?style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Then why did she make excuses to see him as
often as she could? She justified her
behavior by saying it was so she could argue and piss him off.

 

Kagome stopped in
front of his bedroom door not really knowing what to say when he answered.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
What
should I say?
She thought to herself. If
I say that I’m scared then he’ll call me a helpless chick.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> If I say that I’m bored he’ll suggest a
casual fuck. If I say I enjoy his
company he’ll suggest a casual fuck. If
I say that Miroku and Sango’s “activities” are
keeping me awake then he’ll suggest a casual fuck.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Why is he so difficult and hormone driven?

 

Kagome sighed, not
really knowing what to do.

 

 

*style='mso-spacerun:yes'> *
*

 

 

Inuyasha licked his
lips and bit back a slight moan of frustration.
In an attempt to keep himself busy Inuyasha began thinking about all the
chores he still had to do. But then those thoughts often drifted to Kagome and
how he would help her with her chores before he did his.

 

Then, of course,
when he thought about Kagome he thought about how she looked, what she smelled
like, how she always seemed to refuse his advances. He found everything about
her erotic.

 

Then, of course,
his thoughts drifted to his favorite fantasies involving her.

 

It was the allure
of the forbidden. He couldn’t have her,
he knew that, but it made him want her even more.

 

Inuyasha sighed and
mentally groaned. Just thinking of her
scent sent waves of heat down to his already hard and throbbing member.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
She drove him nuts. If only she knew…. But he
made a promise to both himself, and Miroku that he wouldn’t take her.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Inuyasha just didn’t know how long that
promise would last.<:p>

 

Something behind
him caught his attention. He swiveled in
his chair ready to beat the shit out of anyone who dared disturb him on this
night. But he saw no one there. I’m
imagining things again. I’m too fucking
paranoid.
He thought to himself before turning again to face the fireplace.

 

There is was again!
It was a soft tapping noise, almost too soft to hear. Inuyasha wasn’t sure if
it was a tapping noise or just a figment of his imagination.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He >He decided not to take any chances. He
quickly, and quietly, rose from his squashy chair and, believe it or not, he
hid in the closet, shutting the door behind him.

 

He was just in time
because the minute he closed the closet door his bedroom door opened and the
chair fell down with a loud clatter.

 

“Inuyasha?”style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> A small voice called out.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Inuyasha’s heart skipped a beat, it was
Kagome. She can’t see me like this! style='mso-spacerun:yes'> “Inuyasha, are you here?” He heard Kagome pick
the chair up and set it to the side before walking in a couple of steps.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> She called out once more then sighed before
walking back to the bedroom door.

 

He heard the door
close. The light from the bedroom washed over him as he stepped out from within
the closet. He sighed.

 

“Who the hell are you!?”
Inuyasha swung around and faced Kagome who dropped her candle. style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Shit! Fuck! I thought she left!style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
“Answer me! Who the hell are you! This is
private property! You have no effing right to be here!” She said in a low,
even, deadly voice. Leave it to Kagome to piss off the potential burglar….

 

“It’s me, Angel,
Inuyasha. Fuck, I thought you left.” Inuyasha nearly growled. style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Fuck, fuck, fuck. Now she knows. Fuck!

style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> 

“Don’t lie to me,
jackass! Inuyasha is a hanyou! You’re just a human!”

 

“Go ahead and rub
it in why don’t ya! I am Inuyasha, damn it!” Inuyasha swore.

 

“Prove it!” Kagome
challenged with a triumphant grin on her face.

 

“You have succulent
breasts.” He said dully while rolling his eyes.

 

“Inuyasha! What
happened to you!? You’re human!”
Inuyasha shook his head in disbelief.
Kagome ran over to him and pulled him down by his hair so that they were
face to face. She started examining him
by opening his mouth to see if he still had fangs, tweaking his human ears, and
forcing his eyes wide open so she could see the new color.

 

“I’m a hanyou,
dolt, once a month I change into a human.”

< sty style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> 

“Don’t call me a
dolt, you jerk.” She bopped him on the
head with her fist and pouted. He
grinned. He loved her pout, it was so
adorable. After an awkward moment Kagome spoke. “So why, er,
are you hiding out in your room? How come you weren’t downstairs with the rest
of us? You could have saved me from witnessing Sango
and Miroku make out,” Inuyasha shivered. “Why didn’t
you answer your door before? Why were you hiding in your closet?”

 

“Which question
would you like me to answer?” He teasingly said. She pouted again.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
“I’m hiding because I’m human. I’m weak and
vulnerable. Same answer for question number two. I didn’t answer my door
because I didn’t want anyone to find out. And I was hiding in my closet because
some people in this dojo have a habit
of barging in on me in embarrassing situations.”

 

“Hey
now!
I didn’t barge in
on you when you were in the bathroom yesterday! That was an accident!” Kagome
protested. Inuyasha “Keh’d
and waved off her protest.

 

“Whatever. You’re
here, you found out, now you can leave. And DON’T speak a word of this to
anyone!”

  /p>

“What? Why?” She
asked.

 

“Because
I don’t want you here!”

 

class=SpellE>Sheesh! You don’t have to be rude! I couldn’t sleep, I just wanted some
company.”

 

class=SpellE>Keh.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Will you leave already!?” Inuyasha growled
out impatiently.

 

“Why? Don’t you
trust me?” She asked.

“No! I don’t trust
you! Not with this! Just go away and leave me alone! I don’t trust ANYBODY when
it comes to this time of the month.” He
yelled in hace.ace. Kagome took a step
backwards, surprised by his sudden anger.

 

“You’re a real
jerk, Inuyasha. I trust you with my
secret, so why can’t you trust me with yours?”
Kagome crossed her arms across her chest and waited for him to
answer. He opened his mouth a couple of
times and only a squeak came out.

 

“K-class=SpellE>Keh!”
Inuyasha turned around and plopped down in his
squashy chair in front of the fireplace again.
He said nothing; he did nothing, so Kagome stayed.

 

Kagome walked
around the room and slid a round, rickety nightstand in front of Inuyasha.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
He eyed her curiously, wondering what she was
up to. What’s this vixen up to?style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Then Kagome slid the chair she had knocked
over to the opposite side of the table.
Finally, she reached up and grabbed the pack of cards from on the mantle
above the fireplace and sat down in the vacant chair.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> She began shuffling the deck.

 

“Want to play a
game?” She asked.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
She saw him grin and immediately added, “And
before you say it, no I will not play
strip poker or any game that involves stripping in it!”

 

Inuyasha’s grin
faded. class=SpellE>Keh, fine.
How about five card poker
then?

 

A few hours later
Inuyasha stared at Kagome’s candy pile in disbelief.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
She had all
of her candy, plus his! She beat him in
every game except one. He was in awe.

 

“Maybe we style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>should have played strip poker,
Inuyasha! I had no idea you would be so easy to beat!”

 

“How the hell did
you do that? I mean, I NEVER lose! I went to a casino every day after I came of
age and I hardly ever lost!”

 

“Oh, didn’t I tell
you that I used to work in a casino?”
Kagome said casually.

 

“Um…
yeah.
Yeah! I remember
now! A couple days after you moved in, right? I remember now, you and I were
watching a movie! Yeah! That’s when you told me!”

 

“Liar, I never
worked in a casino. Never stepped into a casino.” She said.

 

“Damn it, bitch!
Stop playing games with my head! I can’t handle that!” Inuyasha groaned with frustration
as she ed bed back in her chair and started laughing hysterically.

 

Inuyasha caught
himself staring at Kagome as a few moments of silence passed.style='mso-spun:yun:yes'>
He decided then and there he would try. He
had to try; he couldn’t keep his promise for too much longer. Her lips were
just too tempting.

 

As the time dragged
on the silence became awkward and Kagome found herself fidgeting, picking at
her nails, looking at imaginary spots on the walls.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
She noticed that Inuyasha was pretty mudoindoing the saMaybe it’s best I go. He
obviously doesn’t want me here.

style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> 

“Maybe I should go.
Thank you for letting me stay for a little while,
Inuyasha.” Kagome said oddly formal.spanspan>She
stood up and pushed the chair to one side.
Immediately Inuyasha jumped up and blocked her path.

 

“Don’t go!” He said
a bit frantically. Kagome eyed him curiously and waited for him to continue.
“Don’t go.”

 

“Why? You wanted me
out earlier.” Kagome started walking
towards the door again then abruptly stopped when Inuyasha’s large hand fell on
her shoulder. The small stone fireplace
was to her left, it created an eerie glow throughout the room. Soon the light
was cut off completely as the dark shadow of Inuyasha moved in front of it.

 

Kagome turned
around and saw his face sadden. His
eyebrows were close together and his lips were set in a pout.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Kagome found the combinatoddloddly appealing,
though she couldn’t explain why. Her
heart fluttered and she became annoyed.

 

“There was
something I wanted to discuss with you. I just don’t know how to bring it up.
But now seems to be the best time. Who knows when you and I will be alone
together again?” Inuyasha started to speak quietly. His voice was almost a
whisper. A sad, worried whisper.

 

“What’s the
matter?”

 

“That letter you
got a couple weeks ago, from that street urchin? Who was it from? What did it
say?” He asked.

 

“Just
a friend.”
She said
nonplussed. Kagome knew he would ask about the letter sooner or later.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Everyone else had asked about it weeks ago.
They didn’t understand that there was a deeper meaning behind it. Only Inuyasha
seemed to know something was amiss.

 

“You were awfully
worried over a letter from a friend. I could smell your fear.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
I can still smit fit from time to time.”

 

“She had some bad
news. My sister was in a car accident and
is now in the hospital with a broken femur. People can die if they break a
femur, you know. I… I was just worried about her.”

 

“Uh
huh.”
He sounded totally
unconvinced. “And you didn’t go see if she was okay? Or even write or tell anyone
that she was hurt? Whoa…wait… you have a sister?”

 

Kagome just about
let out a sigh of relief, but then restrained herself at the last second.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Perhaps she could pull off this lie after
all. “Yes, her name is Kikyo, but I never talk to her.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> She was always daddy’s little girl and still
keeps in contact with him. You can
understand why I didn’t see her or speak with her. She could have told him
where I was staying.”

 

“You’vwaysways been
a horrible liar, angel. I may not be able to smell it as a hanyou right now,
but you’re so bad that I don’t even need to.”

 

Kagome visibly
gulped. 

“But if you won’t
tell me now you’ll tell me later. I won’t let this alone, got that?”style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Inuyasha shook Kagome by the shoulders
lightly and looked in the eyes so intently she felt as if he was looking into
her soul. Kagome looked away a bit
ashamed. “Now then,” He let go of
Kagome’s shoulders and grinned that hateful grin of his. Kagome had learned
quickly after meeting him that when he grinned like that some kind of
irritating comment came soon after. “What doour our sister look like? Is she
pretty?”

 

Kagome felt the
hatred consume her immediately. She closed her eyes, clenched her fists, and
punched him, as hard as she could, in the stomach.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>

 

Inuyasha double
over and wheezed as the wind was knocked out of him.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
He looked at Kagome and the fire in her eyes
and knew immediately he had said something to piss her off. But what? “What the
fuck was that for, bitch!?” He choked out angrily.

 

“Because!”style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> Kagome crossed her arms and dug her nails
into her skin until she bit her lip from the pain.

 

“Why the hell did
you punch me!?” He growled out a bit stronger this time.

 

“Just
because!”

 

“Damn it all to
hell! I fucking touched some kind of nerve and was fucking punched and I have
no fucking idea what I said to piss you off! I deserve some kind of
explanation!”

 

“Because everyone
talks about how pretty Kikyo is! They always compare me to her! It’s always
Kikyo this, Kikyo that! Kikyo’s so pretty! Someday
Kikyo will be a model! Did you hear about Kikyo? She won the w:st="on">Tokyo beauty pageant!”style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Kagome took a breath of air.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> “Oh yeah! And then
whenever Kikyo and I stand side by side EVERYONE goes to shake style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>her hand first and comment on how
beautiful and graceful she’s become. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Then they take a look at me and say ‘Hello’
before continuing their conversation with Kikyo! My father ALSO compared me to
Kikyo, all the freaking time! He always made comments like ‘your complexion
isn’t as clear as Kikyo’s’ or ‘you need to buy a
padded bra’! That’s why I punched you! I’m sick of people comparing us and
talking about how pretty Kikyo is and then not even mentioning me as if I’m
some ugly duckling! And I am! I’ve come to accept that I’m the ugly duckling of
the family, but that’s no reason to continue on talking about her as if I’m not
even there!”

 

Kagome stopped
ranting when her face had begun to turn pink.
She panted lightly and felt somewhat relieved that she was finally able
to get what she had been feeling for years off her chest.

”Damn Kagome. Do you think you’re not
pretty? Is that what that whole thing was about?” Inuyasha straightened up and
almost laughed. “So what if she’s
prettier? What you lack in beauty you make up in personality and smarts!”

 

Kagome’s eyes
narrowed dangerously. “That was the
wrong thing to say, bastard.”

 

“Will you let me
finish, angel? I wasn’t done speaking yet!
Don’t get your panties in a twist!” Inuyasha paused, waiting for her
consent to continue. “I was going to
say that it doesn’t matter who’s prettier.
You’re still fucking gorgeous…and sexy as all hell…” he added almost
inaudibly. “and you’ve got one hell of a personality!style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
I don’t think I’ve ever gotten so horny after
being punched by a girl before!”

 

“Ugh! You are so
perverted!”

 

“The point, angel,
is that you’re pretty in your own way.” Inuyasha said seriously.style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
Kagome blushed and looked away embarrassed.
Inuyasha held her chin and pulled her to face him once more.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> “I wouldn’t change a thing.”

 

“Arigatou,
Inuyasha.” Kagome said quietly.

 

Then all time
seemed to stop. Kagome’s pulse seemed to speed up tenfold as his face loomed
dangerously close to hers and then lower still. And however much Kagome wanted
to pull away and run, she realized that another part of her didn’t want to. style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>I want this. She realized with surprise.

 

Kagome kept her
eyes open until the last second and then closed them as his lips lightly
brushed over hers. Kagome didn’t move,
too caught up in the moment, and was rewarded with another kiss, a longer kiss,
but nothing more. She was pleasantly
surprised to find his lips firm, and she was also pleasantly surprised she
wasn’t more scared.
If it were
anyone else,
Kagome thought, I would
be scared shitless. But this is Inuyasha. Something about him makes me feel
calm and safe… yes, definitely safe.

 

Kagome left Inuyasha’s room that night feeling slightly
giddy and slightly nervous. She walked
back to her bedroom, at three in the morning, while holding on to the wall for
support. She found that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t stop
smiling.

 

 

* *style='mso-spacerun:yes'> *

 

 

“Excuse me; would you mind helping me for a moment?style='mso-spacerun:yes'> I’m trying to get to track 13; can you point
me in the right direction?” A tall,
ivory skinned, ebony haired, young woman asked the awed employee.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He didn’t answer but pointed her in the right
direction. “Thank you.”style='mso-spacerun:yes'> She started walking in the direction of track
13 knowing the young, pimply employee was staring after her.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Her heels echoed off the tall ceiling and she
completely ignored the stares she received, mostly from men.

 

When she found the right track two men helped her with her
bags before she settled down in one of the back seats of the train.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> She adjusted her make-up in her compact mirror
and winked seductively at a young gentleman across the aisle. He fumbled with
his coffee, astonished that such a beautiful woman would acknowledge his
presence. The woman grinned as his
coffee spilled over his lap.

 

“Where you off to, miss?” The young woman looked up and her
eyes fell on a plump, middle aged, woman train conductor.

 

“A pathetic little dojo in the middle of no where. I’m
visiting my younger sister.”

 

“Oh, how nice.” The amiable conductor said while punching
holes in the train ticket.

 

“No. Not really. I’d rather not visit her in such a low
class environment. If it were up to me I
wouldn’t visit her at all. I would not be caught dead associating myself with
such pretentious and shallow people as her.”
The train conductor snorted and rolled her eyes.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> “It doesn’t matter, however.” The young woman
continued. “I shall be staying only a short while on behalf of my father.” The
young woman waved her hand as if she were royalty dismissing a servant.

 

“I thought I recognized you.
You’re the model…”

 

“Yes, I’m Kikyo. It’s about time you recoed med me. Most
people would be begging at my feet, pleading for an autograph.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> But I guess it’s to be expected from someone
as insignificant and incompetent as you,” She paused. “After all… you are only
a train conductor. Now, go away so that
I may rest my eyes.”

 

 

 

 

 

* *style='mso-spacerun:yes'> *

 

 

 

Mackingstyle='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>: a slang term commonly used by
teenagers. Though you
won’t find it in a dictionary.
:P It really
means ‘making out’.

 

Ahhclass=GramE>, that was a few pages longer than I had intended. Oh well,
I was on a roll. :P So that’s that, now
please… review!




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