This is the second part of my story, following princess of my heart, entitled 'Dark Glasses'.
Three years after the fake suicide of Kagome, Inuyasha is still wearing his dark glasses. Cold and uncaring, his world is turned upside down when a rich snob girl coming from France enters his life. He wouldn't have cared but why are her eyes so familiar?
Three years later...
"Mercedes, Mercedes, attends!" a young man with black hair and blue eyes yelled as he followed the girl in the long corridor. He finally caught her up. She eyed him angrily.
"Mercedes…" he repeated, his tone giving in his French accent."Mercedes, I need to talk to you. You cannot just leave me, I love you. Je t'aime Mercedes. Please reconsider your decision. You did not even explain to me your reasons."
The girl in front of him simply smirked. Her blue eyes shone under the sun. She had blonde hair that reached her neck, full red lips and creamy delicate skin. She was wearing a light expensive dress that revealed her long legs and classy black heels. Her makeup was well done, leaving a golden powder on her cheeks and eyelids.
"Maybe I just got bored. Is this explanation good for you?"
The young man fumed at her nonchalant yet hurting response. He grabbed her by her wrists and pinned her to the wall just behind them. She winced as the cold marble hit her bare back.
"Bored you say?" he asked in a husky tone. "After all the things we shared, you cannot be bored. I worshiped you. I gave you everything you wanted. I showered you with presents. I…"
He was cut off by her delicate smile that pushed her sinful lips upward.
"You bored me to death. I stayed with you because you were fun for awhile. But now you're all possessive and stuff. I don't want you anymore."
His blue eyes flashed with anger as he pushed himself against her, cornering her completely.
"But I want you. I need you. Can't you feel it Mercedes? I, I love you."
And with that, he crushed his lips over hers in a passionate kiss that soon ended when she shoved him away and wiped her mouth with her hand.
"How pathetic. I do not believe in love. I said I don't want you anymore. Laisse tomber. You disgust me."
She gave him a last look before disappearing into a corner. He stayed still for a few minutes before he collapsed on his knees.
Kagome was in a restaurant with two of her friends. She was laughing very hard.
"And then he was all 'I love you Mercedes', je vous jure, he almost cried."
She continued to laugh, followed by one of the girls.
"I mean, what kind of guys is he, collapse in front of a girl and beg her to come back to him! Doesn't he have any dignity?"
She was interrupted when her not so amused friend snapped at her.
"Why did you play him like that Mercedes?"
Kagome looked at her, surprised.
"I did not play him Grace. It was not like I told him to love me."
She laughed again and her other friend laughed also, amused by the idea but Grace was by now on the edge.
"You were all over him Mercedes. You followed him everywhere. You used to grind on him while dancing, to kiss him everywhere. You even did things together, and now you're telling me that you just left him. What kind of girls are you?"
Kagome looked at her, highly amused.
"A popular girl."
"I know what you did Mercedes!" Grace cried furiously. "When I told you I had a crush on him you went over to seduce him. You just did it because you want everything for yourself! I hate you!"
Tears formed in her eyes and she ran out of the restaurant followed by her worried friend. Kagome simply smiled and took a zip of her drink when her cell phone rang. She picked it up.
"Mercedes?" a rough masculine voice echoed on the other line. Kagome's smile increased as she played with her blond locks.
"I missed you." She responded.
"Well, I missed you too. How are you?"
"I am fine. I miss you."
A chuckle was heard on the other side of the phone.
"You already said that Mercedes. So is my girl missing me that much?"
"Of course I miss you. You know that I love only you."
"Really?" he asked. "I thought you have taken a masculine toy. I am a little bit jealous for not having your full attention."
Kagome laughed.
"Oh don't be silly. When are you coming back to France?"
Silence stretched a little before he responded.
"I have a lot of business difficulties. I cannot come."
"But…"
"No buts my Mercedes." He responded. "We will meet soon."
Kagome sighed and then hung up. She rested her chin in her palm and took another zip of her drink.
"If you will not come for me Naraku, then I will come for you." She said as her blue eyes shone with determination.
"I love you so much!" he whispered heavily in her ear as his hands moved on her curves. "You make me feel as light as the wind."
She blushed when he ravished her neck, planting kisses on her bare skin.
"I…"
She was not able to continue when she felt him teasing her in the most private ways.
"Oh!" she moaned, arching her back against him, earning a smug smirk from him.
"Still shy I can see." He responded, pressing himself closer and wrapping her long legs around his strong muscular waist. She flushed a darker shade of red, her eyes darkened by their continuous love making.
"Say that you want me." He whispered, his voice slightly shaking.
"I…Ah!" she screamed, clenching the rumpled bed sheets with her hands, moaning desperately. He captured her lips with a long searing kiss and deepened it. She moaned into the kiss. He was insatiable. They had made love all night and still he wanted to keep on. He detached his mouth from hers and his hands found all her sensitive spots that made her trash under him. He smiled.
"Baby, you're so responsive."
"Only for you." She replied before moaning desperately when he increased their love making.
" Please me my love", he added, "say that you want me."
"I…I want you, please." She replied, panting heavily.
"Say my name."
She felt her lips go dry. She looked at him and she realized for the first time that she could not see his face.
"My name." he repeated. "Say it."
She felt tears in her eyes.
"I, I don't know it, I don't know your name."
She felt panic envelop her. Her body began to shake as she felt him leave her and go further into the darkness.
"You don't want to say my name." he said sadly, going away from her. She attempted to speak but found out that she lost her voice. Her breath came in gasps, feeling herself asphyxiate slowly. Darkness surrounded her, the sound of breaks, pain, pain in her body, a car, was it a car crash? Her ribs lacked air by now as she felt the oxygen slowly leave her system. The car, the mark of the car, she could see the car through a fog; she needed to breath, she could not breathe, she…
"Miss!" a voice brought her back to the reality. She jolted from her seat but was pushed back by the seat belt.
"Miss Mercedes are you okay? You were shaking!"
Kagome looked at the fly tender in the private plane and simply huffed.
"Just leave me alone." She replied harshly. "Focus on your job if you intend to keep it. Nosy people." Left alone, she looked at the landscapes below her.
"This dream," she murmured, then felt shivers run down her spine when she recalled the first part "Who is he? Since when do I have such fantasies? So real, it felt so real."
That's when she heard the landing of the plane. She smiled to herself, the affair of the dream long forgotten. She would surprise Naraku by her arrival.
A young man was sitting in a large dark office. He was signing papers randomly while listening to the news. He smirked when he heard the report they were displaying.
"The young business man Taisho proved himself as a great negotiator as he was able to secure a great deal with Europe that will help his company to return strongly after a period of regression. Taisho who graduated two years ago joined the company immediately. Since his arrival to the family business, the company's policy changed to a more international one, making great deals such as the one made with the oil company last year. Taisho will prove himself worth the competition with the presence of strong opponents, mainly the famous businessman Naraku owner of the series of…"
He shut the television down and went back to his papers. He had tied his hair in a long ponytail and his handsome features took a manlier characteristic. The door of his office opened and his secretary penetrated.
"Mr. Taisho, it is late, I will be leaving. Do you require anything before I go?"
He continued signing his papers without looking at her. She understood and left him alone. The company was fully closed when he stopped working on his papers. He took off the dark glasses he was wearing and rubbed his eyes. He put the television on, interested in what the media would say about him.
"Taisho is a well diplomatic business man but the question that persists in our minds is why the dark glasses he always wear? Even when spotted at night we can find him with this accessory that he had got accustomed to."
"Curious people." He simply said. "Why would they care about my glasses? Can't they understand?"
He leaned back in his chair and looked at the ceiling. His eyes slowly started to accommodate without the presence of the darkness. The sound of the television continued to break the lonely silence.
"In an interview, Taisho was asked about his personal status. He replied that he intended to remain single all his life, joking on the fact that he needed no one to share his success with. He was also asked to describe himself with one word. He chose the word 'empty'."
"I am empty."
He was cut off when his cell phone rang. He picked it up.
"Congratulations Taisho," came the voice from the other line. "I see that you are the favorite guy of the news."
Inuyasha did not respond, leaving an embarrassing silence that soon was interrupted by the same voice.
"I need to talk to you Taisho."
"We have nothing to say Mr. Naraku."
"Oh we do have lot of things to say. I want an agreement between our companies. You surely know that the deal you took was mine. You should give me something in return."
"I will give you nothing." Inuyasha replied dryly. "I was able to make the deal with my personal effort. I am really sorry to know that your personal activities have weakened the business man that was once inside of you. Your days are over Naraku."
"And are your days beginning little Taisho?" Naraku replied with sarcasm.
"Maybe. Now if you don't mind, my time is very valuable and I cannot lose it by talking to you."
"You will regret this Inuyasha. You will regret challenging me and taking what is mine. I will take something that belongs to you again."
"What do you mean by again?" Inuyasha asked. "You have taken nothing that belongs to me."
Naraku chuckled and hung up. Inuyasha tossed the phone away and relaxed on his chair, closing his eyes. If he was lucky enough, he would be able to dream of her. Her, the forbidden name.