Everyone said we looked good together. Everyone thought of us as one. Everyone talked about our future together. Everyone that is except me. We are forced together and expected to marry when we're older. But what if I start falling for someone else? InuXKag
I'm Kagome Higurashi. I'm the next in line to inherit the Higurashi Company, and an heir to the millions the company makes. My whole life has been easy. I've always gotten whatever I wanted, and haven't really had to try at anything. I naturally get good grades and most people envy me for all that I have. To that, I say they can have it.
When I graduate high school I'm expected to marry Kouga Omaro. Kouga is a really nice guy and is also an heir to millions. He enjoys every bit of the fame and fortune, including being engaged to me. Me, ever since I was little I absolutely hated all of it, of course I never told anyone. I'm supposed to be a proper lady around everyone, but I feel like I'm stuck with no one to save me.
I go to the top private school in the country which forces me to hang out with all the other heirs to big companies. Most of the other heirs though, take it all for granted. They spend money like it's going out of style, and they act like they own the world.
Right now I am laying down in one of our many fields, just staring up at the sky, enjoying the world around me. I love to just lay here and smell the flowers, see the clouds go by, and hear the animals' peaceful noises.
"Kagome, get up! You are going to dirty your dress," I heard my mother call.
"Yes mother," I say as I get up and dust off my dress.
"Now come inside before you catch something."
I quickly followed her orders to go inside and was soon standing next to her.
"Now, Kouga should be here soon to take you out on your date, so, go and get ready."
I nodded as I headed up stairs, to my room. My mother, of course, already had one of the maids lay out one of my finest dresses and had the hair stylist ready to do my hair. I quickly took the dress and went into the bathroom to put it on. When I came out I sat down and the hair stylist started doing my hair. Not long after that, the doorbell rang. I got up as soon as my hair was done and started down the stairs where Kouga was already waiting.
"My, Kagome, you look lovely," Kouga complimented.
"Thank you, Kouga," I said quietly.
He held out his hand and I put my hand in his. He led me out the door and to the limo. He opened the door and helped me in, following soon after. He told the driver where to go and we were soon on our way.
When we got to restaurant, I had a lot of people waving and saying hello to me like every place we go. I smiled politely and sat down at our table.
Soon after our waiter came. I looked up at him and smiled as Kouga ordered our food. He had marvelous amber eyes and shocking silver hair. He had features I would never forget.
Our waiter came out a little later carrying our food. When he was just about to our table, he tripped and fell. The drinks he was carrying split all over Kouga who was now enraged. Kouga was yelling at the waiter like there was no tomorrow and loud enough that people across the world could hear him.
"Kouga, let's just go," I said, pleading him with my eyes to stop.
"Fine," he said glaring at the fallen waiter. "But I'll see to it this boy is fired."
I looked down at the waiter apologetically as we left the restaurant. The waiter was grumbling while he, along, picked up the mess. I wanted so bad to go and help him as I took once last glance, but I couldn't…I'm trapped.
With Kouga's arms around me, we walked out to the waiting limo. He had already taken the jacket off that got the drinks spilled on, but was still enraged.
I sighed as we entered the car. This was just another example of how heirs act like they rule the world.
"I'm sorry about that waiter, Kagome," Kouga said turning to me. "I'm going to be sure he's fired, but until then, why don't we reschedule our date?"
I nodded, not quite knowing what to say.
"How about tomorrow? We can go to that park you love so much," he suggested.
"That'd be nice, Kouga. Thank you," I said politely.
He smiled in satisfaction as the car pulled into my long drive way. I've always hated everything about my house. There are only three people living there, mother, father, and me, so I don't see the need for all the space. I asked my mother about it once, and she said that if you have money, you might as well show off.
I absolutely despise my mother. She is always too busy to do anything but tell me to not do something, and all she cares about is money. My father, on the other hand, is a little better. He takes a little bit of his time to make sure I'm 'happy' to his standers, and actually knows what's going on in my life. The only reason mother knew Kouga was taking me on a date, was because father told her.
The next day at the park…
"Isn't it beautiful, Kouga?" I asked, looking around at all the flowers and trees around us.
"I don't know how you can stand this nature stuff, Kagome. It's much too dirty."
"It's not about the dirt, Kouga, more about the natural beauty of things."
"I will never understand half the things you do," Kouga laughed, tightening his arms around me.
That sentence is and will always be true. Nobody around me understands anything around me that's why I never talk about my interests or anything else about me for that reason.
I stopped dead in my tracks. Right in front of us was a little boy. He was crying his eyes out and looked like he skinned his knee pretty bad too.
Without a second thought I got out of Kouga's grasp and ran for the boy. I knew that I would later be punished for doing so, but he was hurt and that's all that mattered.
"Are you alright?" I asked, crouching down to the boy's level.
"I got lost, and I hurt my knee," the boy cried.
"Come on. Let's go to the bathroom and get that cleaned up," I said, scooping up the boy in my arms.
"Kagome," Kouga called after me.
"Please, Kouga, the boy is hurt," I pleaded.
"He surely has parents or something," Kouga barked.
"But he's lost. Please, let me help him."
Kouga huffed as he pointed to the car.
"I'll wait for you in the limo," he called as he started walking away, no doubt to save his image.
I took the boy into the restroom and sat him on the counter. I got a paper towel wet and looked the boy in his green eyes.
"This might hurt a little," I warned him before dabbing his knee with the towel.
After we got him all cleaned up, I took out my handkerchief and wrapped in around his leg.
"This should stop it from getting infected long enough for you to get a Band-Aid," I told him.
He nodded as I helped him down from the counter.
"Let's go find your parents."
"I'm here with my brother," he told me quietly, obviously shy.
"Alright, what does your brother look like?"
"Well he's taller than you and has silver hair."
I giggled at his not-so-informative description.
"Well, let's go see if we can find him," I said, taking his hand and leading him out of the bathroom.
"There he is!" the boy yelled after a while, pointing to a man with silver hair and two little dog ears on top of his head.
That's when I recognized him. He was the waiter from last night.
"Inuyasha!" the boy called; bringing me over to the guy he just called Inuyasha.
"Hey, squirt. Where did you wander off to? I've been looking everywhere." He looked up at me. "And who's this?"
"This is the lady who bandaged my knee," he said proudly.
"Aren't you the girl from last night?" he asked, eyeing me suspiciously.
"Yes," I said sheepishly.
"The one with the yelling boyfriend," he said, now with a blank expression.
"I'm sorry about that by the way. Kouga can be…difficult at sometimes."
"So I've noticed," he muttered.
"Inuyasha, I like this lady," the boy told Inuyasha.
"Wow."
"What?"
"He never likes any of the girls I'm around."
"Well, I feel honored," I giggled.
"You should," Inuyasha confirmed.
"Well, I should go," I said reluctantly.
"Lady, wait!" called the little boy. "I like you, you should stay."
"Oh, I can't."
"Then maybe I should take you out sometime," Inuyasha suggested. "To thank you for finding Shippo."
I smiled.
"I'd love to, but…" I looked over at the awaiting limo holding Kouga. "I'd love to," I stated.
"Saturday night?" he asked.
"Sure."
"Where do you live?"
"Why don't we just meet here?" I suggested, not wanting anyone to find out about this.
"That works too," he said smiling at the little boy. "See, Shippo, I get to see the pretty lady again."
I blushed at his words. Did he really think I was pretty?
"No fair! I want to see the pretty lady again too!" Shippo protested.
"Maybe you will," Inuyasha told him, turning back to me. "Noon alright for you?"
"Noon's fine," I confirmed. "I best being going now, though," I said turning to leave.
"Do we get your name?"
I turned back to the two boys.
"Kagome," I said simply.
"Well, Kagome, I'll see you Saturday then."
"Bye," I said bending down and kissing Shippo's forehead. "Try not to get lost anymore," I told him.
"I'll try," he said as I stood back up.
"Bye," I said to Inuyasha.
"Doesn't Inuyasha get a kiss too, pretty lady?" Shippo asked.
I blushed again.
"I don't think he needs one," I said looking at the ground.
"Oh, but he does," Inuyasha said propping up my chin with his finger.
Inuyasha looked into my eyes before setting his lips on mine and leaving then there for a minute before pulling away.
"See you Saturday," he said before I turned and left.