Disclaimer: Does not own any characters from Inu Yasha.
Ratings: PG-13 ~For Language~
A/N: This is my first InuYasha fic, so please go easy on me when reviewing.
CONFESS OR DISMISS by: Divine-Heart
~Chapter 1: Suspicions~
The day was warm and breezy. The sun laid brightly in the light blue sky, revealing the vibrant green color of the trees and grass. The birds sang short beautiful melodies, while the squirrels played around under the trees.
Kagome Higurashi hummed happily as she walked gracefully down the sidewalk, feeling the wind blowing through her long, raven hair. She felt like dancing around but decided to just keep her composure and not attract people's attention.
Today was her birthday and she felt good inside. Why shouldn't she, after being surprised with a birthday party at her best friend's house; she felt so special...loved. Her life was perfect. She had a best friend named Sango who remembers her special day, a boyfriend who loves her and tells her 'she's his angel', and a family whose always there for her no matter what. Oh, her life couldn't be anymore perfect than what it was. Kagome's lips crept into a smile as she reminisced about this.
While walking closer to her apartment building, Kagome searched through her small brown purse and took out her bunch of keys. When she arrived in front of the building, she fiddled through her keys, to find the apartment key. When she found it, her keys somehow slipped from her hand and dropped to the floor. She cursed to herself, as she bended down to retrieve the keys again.
When she stood up, the building door opened and a woman stepped out. The woman saw Kagome and held the door for her. "Thanks!" Kagome said to the woman, as she went inside the building. 'What a nice person' Kagome thought, and stepped into the elevator and pressed a button to go up.
Coming out of the elevator and into the fifth floor, Kagome walked down through the long, bright hallway, toward the end. When she appeared in front of her apartment door '528', she slipped a key in and then the door opened.
She walked into the living room, feeling happy she was home again. Kagome placed her bag and keys onto the small glass table, in front of her leather black couch. Then she went into the small narrow kitchen near her, and opened the fridge to grab a can of soda. After she flipped opened her can of coke, she wandered if her boyfriend was in his room, maybe taking a nap. "InuYasha!...InuYasha! Are you back from work!" she called out, but with no response.
After drinking the last drop of her soda, she deposited it into the trashcan next to her. She walked out of the kitchen and towards a room, where InuYasha might be in. She opened the door, to see a figure lying on the bed peacefully. The room was dim, so she could see him and his surroundings.
Kagome walked in slowly, not to wake up her sleeping boyfriend. She stood above him, watching him, as he laid on his back with his head resting on his hands. Kagome smiled and turned to leave, but stopped when her boyfriend called out, "Hey Kagome, back already?" Kagome turned around to face him, noticing that he wasn't asleep.
InuYasha got up into a sitting position and gestured Kagome to sit next to him; Kagome obeyed. When she sat down, she gazed at his handsome face, with his beautiful honey colored eyes staring intently into her own and his silky white hair slicked back into a low ponytail.
She noticed he wasn't wearing a shirt, which revealed his built, muscle abs. "Yep, I just came back from Sango's house. She surprised me with a birthday party when I arrived there in the morning. Her's and my family, Miroku, and other people she knew were there, it was so fun!...." Kagome said, excitingly. InuYasha just nodded, hearing his girlfriend lecturing about her day's events. "So, how was your day, InuYasha?" Kagome asked.
InuYasha hesitated for a moment before speaking, "It was good." He nodded.
"Did you decide to leave from work early? I thought it was till 9 pm. Its only 3:30." Kagome asked, curiosity known in her voice.
InuYasha looked down and observed his hands, as if it was the most fascinating things in the world. "I had important things to do." Was InuYasha's response.
Kagome studied him and wandered what things he had to do, "What--"
"Uh, Kagome, I got something for you." InuYasha immediately interrupted, not letting Kagome finish what she had to say.
InuYasha opened a bag, that laid next to the bed and took out a small, rectangle box. The box was covered in a red, heart designed gift wrapper, with a white bow tied on top of it. He gave it to Kagome that had a surprise expression on her face. "Happy birthday." InuYasha said. Kagome opened the gift and took out a beautiful diamond chain that had a small, golden heart pendant in the center. She read the small words embedded on the heart that said, 'I love you, Darling'.
Kagome felt a knot form in her throat, as tears welled up in her eyes. She couldn't say anything at the moment, but just stared at the necklace in her hand. Kagome threw her arms around InuYasha's neck and gave him a long, passionate kiss.
(After a minute) Kagome was the first to break the kiss, and InuYasha could see the previous tears that had stained her face. "I love you, InuYasha. I love you so much."
InuYasha placed a hand on top of Kagome's. Kagome looked at him, but something was missing. He kept on turning away from her, like he was hiding something. "What's wrong, InuYasha? Are you okay?" Kagome asked, with a worried voice. ***Ring Ring.... Ring Ring....*** The phone could be heard from the living room. InuYasha hastily got up to get the phone.
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That night... Kagome went to the kitchen to grab some ice cream to eat. She couldn't sleep for some reason because something was bothering her. So she decided to get some ice cream to cool her brain off. She sat down on her black couch and flipped on the TV, with the remote that was lying on the table. Maybe this can relax her mind.
She used her spoon she grabbed from the kitchen, then took a chunk of her Chocolate-chip vanilla ice cream, and shoved it into her mouth.
'What was wrong with InuYasha today? He acted so strangely around me after I asked him why he came back so early. This wasn't like him; he was always the talkative and energetic type of guy. Did I say something wrong to make him act so weird?' Kagome's mind began to reel over these thoughts and felt her head start to ache.
She sighed, putting down her Ice cream container on the table, and rested her head on the pillow next to her. ***Ring, Ring.....Ring, Ring*** Kagome jumped up in a sitting position at the sound of the phone, nearly flipping the table in front of her. Who the hell would be calling this late at night; She looked at her wristwatch '12:59 am'. She felt so lazy to pickup the phone from the wall near her. Kagome pressed a button on her message machine, which was laying on the table, to find out who was calling.
(Beep) ~A woman's voice~ "Hi. Its me. I just wanted to let you know about our little get together today. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. *Starts to giggle* I was really hoping you would of agreed with me to come over my house, so our time together would've been longer. But, you had the urge to rush me out of your place thinking she was coming anytime soon. I guess you didn't want us to get caught up in the act. Does she still believe that you actually work till 9pm? That bitch is so clueless and I'm wandering why you're still with her. And you still haven't shown me a picture of her; so when I see her, I'll tell her to fuck off *Starts to laugh*. But anyway, I'll call later and maybe we can discuss our upcoming plans. Smooches." (Beep)
Kagome couldn't believe what she just heard. Maybe it was a wrong number or something. Kagome felt as if her heart was smashed with a hammer (hypothetically). Every part of her body became numb and she couldn't move an inch. She froze there, staring blankly at the tv in front of her. 'InuYasha would never cheat on me, he loves me a lot to even try...or would he?' Kagome felt a mixture of anger and hurt inside of her, but her face was expressionless to tell. 'Why, InuYasha?'
~Television~ "Is your lover acting strangely or suspicious around you lately? Do you feel like he or she is keeping a secret and wont tell you? If you feel like your lover is hiding a secret that you want him or her to confess to you, please call: 1-200-CON-FESS."
Kagome brought her attention to the TV. That talk show she always watched for fun "Confess or Dismiss" was on. She wrote down the number on a scrap paper she found and walked over to the phone, built into the wall. 'Maybe I need to know the truth' Was all Kagome thought to herself, as she dialed up the number she wrote down. She heard it ring twice before somebody picked up, "Hello, Confess or Dismiss operator, may I help you?"
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A/N: So did you like it? The first chapter has finally ended. Please review and tell me what you think about this chapter so far. Again, please go easy on me; this is my first InuYasha fic.