Author's Note: Hey everyone! This is the sequel to my one-shot '4 AM'. REMINDER: THIS IS AN INU/KAG FIC. KOUGA AND KAGOME WILL BE TOGETHER IN THE BEGINNING, BUT AFTER A WHILE SHE'S NO LONGER WITH HIM.
Please Read: The outline for this story was edited by NekoxUsa. So I guess you could say we're partially co-writers(:
Disclaimer:I do not own InuYasha or Melanie Fiona's '4 AM'
The idea for the store 'Milestone' is mine. If anyone has a shoe store named 'Milestone' by any chance, then it must be a mere coincidence(:
My Darkest Hour
Chapter 1
Kagome opened her eyes to a room filled by darkness. There was a dim gleam on the wall across from the bed, so she turned in the direction from which the glow came. Instead of seeing the luminous numbers of the digital alarm clock like she'd expected, Kagome was met with the cerulean blues of her boyfriend.
A smile began to form on her lips before she recalled what had happened earlier that day, and the one before. Kouga noticed her expression fall, and thus was saddened as well. He knew she was thinking about yesterday. He knew she was thinking about how he caused her pain, and then took her to bed only to leave a few hours after that to go sleep with another woman while she was unaware. He knew she was thinking about how she was getting sick of his unfaithfulness. He knew she was thinking about how even though she wanted to, she knew she couldn't leave him. Kouga knew she was thinking about the pain she felt when she found his note, letting her know that he was with another woman once again…
He knew she was thinking about how he had already begun to do it all over again.
When he'd gotten home four hours ago, he found Kagome piss drunk and muttering to herself about deserving better. She did deserve better. So Kouga took the bottle away from his girlfriend, while taking some blows to the groin, and set it down in the kitchen. He then poured her a glass of water and took it back to the bedroom.
When Kouga walked in the room he noticed that Kagome had propped herself up against the side of the bed; she had previously been sprawled out on the floor. Kouga walked over to her, lifted her up and gently placed her on the bed. He then passed her her glass of water, and when she finished they lied down to make love.
Now as he stared into her chocolaty orbs, Kouga could see that Kagome was hurting. She was unhappy and she had every right to be… But, he was trying! She just made him so angry sometimes. Why is he the bad guy for hitting her? Sometimes she deserved it. Sometimes…
And why was he so freaking awful for cheating on her? If their relationship was so strained, and she was so unhappy, then what the hell was the problem? Sure, he loved Kagome… but sometimes she could make things so difficult. But at the same time, he knew he was at fault, too. Kouga sighed and cleared his throat to speak.
"Morning Kagome," he said softly, still feeling conflicted inside.
Kagome's eyelids lowered, emphasizing the depression that shone through her deep, brown doe eyes. She stared at him sadly for a moment, causing agony to tear at his heart, before she responded.
"Good morning…" she whispered back. Kagome sat up, not even bothering to cover her bare body as she got out of bed to slip into her robe. She turned back towards the bed, after she secured the strap, to see Kouga sitting up and staring at her.
"Are you alright Kagome?" he asked sincerely.
Kagome's head jerked back as she scoffed. "Am I alright? What the hell do you think Kouga?" she screamed as her boyfriend flinched. "Once again you're pulling your shit! It's the same fucking thing every time! You cheat on me, sleeping with another woman, and then you come home to me and violently sex me up, too! You fucking asshole! You better not have any fucking STD's or I'll kill your ass! Now I'm going to take a shower so I can get ready."
Kouga's face had long since twisted up into a scowl. He rolled out of the bed, shooting up to yell back at her. "Well, fuck me then! Sorry for trying to look out for you! And maybe if you didn't make this relationship so difficult, if you didn't piss me off all the time, then I wouldn't have to hit you or cheat on you! You do this to us! Not! Me!" he shouted.
Kagome's jaw dropped. She'd never felt so incredulous. "Y-… You… are saying… that our troubles… are my fault?" she asked slowly, dangerously.
Kouga scoffed, ignoring her question to ask his own. "What the fuck are you getting ready for anyway, bitch? Where the hell are you going?"
Kagome turned around and walked out the door, not answering his question. Her back was stiff as she walked down the hall toward the bathroom, listening in case he was coming up behind her to deal her a good one. She didn't hear anything; he must've stayed in the bedroom. So she relaxed and continued on to the bathroom. She shut the door and got the shower ready, then stepped in to be assaulted by the hot water. Part way through her shower, Kagome began to sing again.
"It's 4 AM and my lover won't answer
he's pro'ly somewhere with a dancer
Sipping champagne while I'm in his bed
It's 4 AM and I think I might lose it
This muthafucka thinking I'm stupid
He must've bumped his head
Don't he know it's 4 AM."
By the time she finished the chorus she was out of the shower with a towel wrapped around her. She walked back down the hall to the bedroom before she began to sing the verse that came after. She pulled out her work uniform. Her top was a normal T-shirt with the word 'Milestone' written across the chest in a large print. The block letters were filled by a cracked, rocky design in order to relate to the 'stone' in 'Milestone'. They were a darker gray than the rest of the shirt that had little stones scattered randomly across it. For the 'mile' part of the title of the shoe store, the long cargo pants she wore were littered with numbers. The largest measurement was written in white on the dark gray pants; it read '1 mile'. The second measurement was a very light gray reading '5280 ft'. The third was in a middle gray color, reading '63360 in.' The very last measurement was in black, since after middle gray was the same dark gray that the pants were, and read '160934.4 cm.' All four measurements were randomly strewn across the baggy pants.
"Sitting here and I'm getting heated
Pour me up a drink I swear I need it
I think I'm about, bout to hurt somebody
I swear this man is beggin me to leave him
Getting sick of being so mistreated
Another night without, without his arms around me…"
Kagome continued to sing as she applied lotion and then her socks and shoes. She sprayed herself with some Japanese Cherry Blossom body splash and then headed for the kitchen while finishing up the chorus.
Kouga had been sitting at the table, eating cereal and reading the newspaper. He looked up to see Kagome walk in while tying her midnight hair up in a high ponytail.
"I heard you singing," he said. "Is that supposed to mean something…? Your song choice I mean."
Kagome just looked at him briefly before cutting her eyes at him. She started to sing the bridge as she poured milk into the cereal that Kouga had already put into a bowl for her.
"I don't deserve this life…
I'd make the perfect wife…
But I know love's a sacrifice!
But who's gonna sacrifice for me and give me all their time and…
Who knew that my heart could ever bruise?
You see this scar here on my chest?
I'm hurting, and he don't even care"
"Kagome, I do to care! I'm sorry, please don't start—" Kouga said sadly. He didn't finish since he was cut off by Kagome continuing as if she hadn't heard him.
"It's 4 AM and my lover won't answer
He's pro'ly somewhere with a dancer
Sipping champagne while I'm in his bed
It's 4 AM and I think I might lose it
This muthafucka thinking I'm stupid
He must've bumped his head
Don't he know it's 4 AM"
"Kagome! What the hell is the problem?" Kouga shouted as he followed her to the door. She decided she didn't feel like eating cereal so she poured it out. Then she grabbed a bottle of orange juice, a FiberOne bar, and walked to the front door. She continued to ignore her dumbass boyfriend, not responding to his words as she opened the door.
"Kagome! Wha—" once again Kouga was cut off, this time by a door being slammed in his face as Kagome walked out.