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Without further a due, here's chapter two of Inner Rhythm !
Inner RhythmChapter Two : Partners
InuYasha awoke to the deafening sound of his alarm clock. He hit the obscene invention with his fist, successfully diminishing the noise. He pulled the covers over his head, and attempted to go back to sleep, when his cell phone rang. He growled in annoyance and grabbed his phone from hid bedside table answering,
"Hello ?" He said in a drowsy voice.
"Get up you lazy ass." Came Sesshomaru's voice the opposite end of the line. "Our bet begins today remember ?"
"What bet ?"
"You. Ballet. Three months."
"Fuck."
"Get up, I'm calling again in ten minutes and if you're not up I'll come over and personally wake you up." With that Sesshomaru hung up. InuYasha groaned and got out of bed. He turned on the shower and was about to get in when his phone rang, most likely Sesshomaru. He ignored it, took a quick shower, changed into dance clothes, ( A/N : Do guys wear leotards ? If anyone knows please tell me ! Thanks ! ) Ate breakfast, and headed out the door to Sakura Dance Studio.
Once he arrived he entered the ballroom size classroom, and found he was only the second student to arrive. The other was . . . the girl who ran into him yesterday ! Oh what was her name again ? Was it Keiko ? No, it was Kag something . . . Kagome ? Yes ! Kagome ! Did she dance here ?
"Ah, you must be InuYasha, welcome to Sakura Dance Studio, as you probably guessed, I'm Sakura, and this is your dance partner, Kagome. I asked you to come early so you could meet and become more acquainted." Sakura explained, and glanced and Kagome who was giving InuYasha a death glare.
'Well, looks like she remembers me.' InuYasha thought and smirked, maybe ballet lessons wouldn't be so bad after all.
Sakura, sensing the tension in the air, decided to take her leave,
"Well, I'm going to wait outside for the other students." And with that, she left InuYasha and Kagome alone, a mistake.
"YOU ! You're my new dance partner ? Figures, just my luck ! I bet you can't even dance !" Kagome said through gritted teeth, she couldn't believe her luck ! Stuck with an inconsiderate, cocky, moron for a dance partner !
"Nope." He said with a smirk on his face.
"Nope what ?" Kagome asked annoyed.
"No, I haven't danced a day in my life." At this point Kagome's jaw practically hit the floor, she said that out of annoyance ! She didn't actually mean it ! If he never danced before, why was he in an advanced class ?
"Then why are you in an advanced class ?" Kagome asked him.
"Because, wench, youkai move differently than humans," He said taking a step closer efficiently closing the small gap between them, and smirked seeing the blush spread across the young woman's features. "We are able to do advanced techniques, positions, and basically everything that takes humans years to accomplish." He whispered into her ear, sending shivers down her spine.
InuYasha smirked, this girl was shy, and he loved to play with how easily he could make her uncomfortable. She was about to respond when he expertly planted a light kiss on her cheek, skillfully causing Kagome to choke on her words. Instead of just standing there like an idiot, Kagome walked over to one wall with a wooden bar stretching horizontally across it, and began to stretch.
At first InuYasha just stood there, surprised she just walked away, and was about to say something when Sakura and the remainder of students entered the ballroom. Three girls joined Kagome on the bar while the rest fanned themselves in spaces in the big classroom, stretching on the floor. InuYasha could hear the other three girls practically chatting Kagome's ear off with questions.
"Did you get the rose from Hojo ?" The girl on the right of Kagome asked.
"Yes, Eri." Kagome responded non chantly.
Hojo ? Who was Hojo and why did he give Kagome a rose ? A boyfriend maybe ? But by the way Kagome blushed, he most defiantly thought she was single.
"Are you still mad at him ?" The girl next to Eri asked.
"Of course Ayumi ! I'm furious at him !" Kagome replied anger evident in her voice, causing the girl to flinch.
"Kagome, calm down, we're just curious." The last girl asked.
"I know, sorry Yuka, I'm just really upset and don't want to talk about it."
"Its okay Kagome, we all understand." Eri said in a soothing manner.
"Yeah, Kagome we just want you to know we're here for you." Ayumi said, sympathy etched into her features.
"Thanks guys, I'll remember that." Kagome smiled, but everyone could tell it was false, and they all smiled in return, hoping to brighten Kagome's spirits, to no avail.
"Alright class I hope everyone is stretched and ready to dance !" Sakura shouted, meaning class had begun. "Everyone, I'd like you to meet a new addition to our class, he's Kagome's new partner, InuYasha !" Everyone clapped and went around saying there names, InuYasha attempted to remember, really he did, but there were just too many people.
"Alright everyone remember there positions ?" The class nodded and went onto a designated spot on the floor, and Kagome beckoned InuYasha to stand behind her, which he obliged.
"We're first in the dance, we perform a duet to the first minute or two of the song." She whispered.
"Really ? You know I don't know what to do."
" I know none of the guys do, today Sakura's going to teach you your part, since yesterday she focused on the girls." InuYasha nodded, not knowing what he was about to get himself into.
"InuYasha, I know your new at this, so we'll begin with you and Kagome, I want you to pick Kagome up over your head."
He did.
"Now, Kagome is going to arch backwards, and its up to you to make sure she doesn't fall. Which means that you will have to change the position of your hands, got it ?"
He nodded.
"Okay, Kagome arch back slowly, its InuYasha's first time."
Kagome did as told, and InuYasha adjusted his hands, marveling at how professional she looked, and was slightly alarmed at how light she was.
"Oi, wench, have you eaten anything in the last few years ?"
Kagome glared at him as he set her down as she gracefully stood on the very tips of her toes and balanced on one foot with the other laying dormant on the side of her knee with her arms in the air and her face facing the side, allowing only her profile to be seen.
"What are you saying ?" Kagome demanded. Sakura gave InuYasha another instruction, which he completed while Kagome spun around.
"I'm saying you're unhealthily light." Kagome continued to spin when Sakura gave her the instruction on the first beat of the next measure of the song to jump and InuYasha to catch her and for to stay in a complex position she had perfected the night before.
As this took place the conversation continued.
"Well I am a dancer." She hissed Sakura barked more commands, but the two had long since drowned her out, merely caring out her wishes.
"Keh, I don't care what you are, its wrong. Tonight you and I are going to dinner, and you're eating a full meal." More requests all completed.
"And if I have plans ?"
"With who, Hojo ?" Caught off guard at the sound of his name, Kagome moved too quickly in the air, and lost her footing in the landing, and fell to the ground in a hiss of pain.
"Kagome !" Sakura yelled, "Are you alright ?"
"Yeah . . . " She managed to get out, "I just twisted my ankle. I'm fine." Kagome stood up but the moment she tried to put a fraction of her weight on the injured ankle, she yelped in pain and would've fallen had InuYasha not caught her by her waist.
"I think you should sit down for a bit Kagome." Sakura instructed. Kagome was about to protest when Sakura's glare silenced her. Kagome nodded in defeat, and attempted to walk towards the bar on the wall for support, but found that she couldn't. InuYasha sighed and picked her up bridal-style and carried her to the other side of the classroom and set her down. Kagome, now a beet red, refused to look at him, after all it was his fault she twisted her ankle. How did he know about Hojo anyway ? InuYasha sat next to her, he'd struck a nerve, and he felt guilty. For the first time in a long time he felt bad, and he didn't know why.
"Sorry –"
"Shut up." Kagome replied coldly, tears brimming her eyes. InuYasha bit back a retort, he made her cry, and he wasn't about to make it worse. He looked at her, and met her gaze, and saw pain and betrayal. Anger boiled at this unknown Hobo guy, who apparently did something horrible to this innocent girl with a fiery temper.
What had this guy done to cause such pain in her eyes ?
End.
You like ? I have the first 8 chapters mapped out, lol, this story will NOT get out of my head ! lol ! R&R the reviews keep me motivated !
Tairoru
Chapter Three : Hojo's mistakeHojo and Kagome go out to dinner
InuYasha gets possessive
And what really happened to Kagome's family?
TILL NEXT TIME !