Ch2: Sea Foam

One Week Later . . .

Kagome P.O.V.

Kagome couldn't seem to get the young onyx-haired man out of her head. It was if he had artificially implanted himself inside of her mind. She was sure about it but she knew well enough that some sort of bond had been created between the two of them. The memory of him laughing at her still got to her but she was somehow alright with that. Then her mind began to wander about Inuyasha and the love that she had shared or had for him. He was something special to her and she knew that but he still continued to haunt her mind.

Inuyasha and her had known each other since childhood and always played together. She remembered the day that she had first met him. Her family had just moved in next door to him and she had dropped her favorite bouncy ball and he had caught it. She ran over to get it and he smiled at her. He handed her the ball. She was finally able to see what he had looked like. He had long silver hair that stopped at his waist and amber-golden eyes that pierced through her very soul.

The one thing that had intrigued her.

His ears.

She gently got on her tippy-toes and rubbed them. "They're so soft," she said.

"Oi, girl, what are you doing," he said.

This grabbed her attention. "I-i-i'm sorry."

He looked at her and smiled. "It's okay. I'm Inuyasha. Who're you? And did you just move in next door?"

"My name is Kagome and yes, I moved in next door."

And that's how everything had began for her. Soon they began school together. They were always placed into the same classes and enjoyed being together. There they met Sango and Miroku and all became best friends. They passed elementary and went into middle school. There they had met Kikyo. They all had taken an instant liking to her. She was kind to them and accepted each and everyone of them. Even Inuyasha. With her blue-black hair and tantalizing honey-brown eyes. She forged her way inside of the heart.

As they all grew closer, everything became different. Kikyo began to hang out with Inuyasha more often and would often ignore Kagome. As if she had done something so terrible to her that she couldn't repair what she had done. But in either case she had done nothing. She was a kind and loving friend and did her best to help Kikyo. Later over a series of months, Kikyo absent mindedly pushed them all away. Insisting Inuyasha to be hers and hers alone.

This set something off in Kagome.

Kikyo left their group and moved to a new city. That left Inuyasha all to her. They bonded as they once had. They became even closer. They began their freshman year together. On that very day, he took her to the beach and they walked across its white and sand and watched the sun set. Once it had set, he leaned down and kissed her. He asked her to become his. She agreed whole-heartedly. She couldn't have been so happy in all of the days in her life.

She was truly blessed.

But all things in life come and go.

That was proved true. After they graduated, she wouldn't give in to him when he wanted to have sex. He argued that they had known each other for years so it would be alright if they did. She retorted by saying that she wanted to wait till marriage. She knew that it would be more special and mean more if she waited. It seemed that he didn't. It seemed that he only wanted one thing from her. It was her body. He thought he owned it and her but he didn't.

They moved to Tokyo. Him and her moved into a tiny apartment. It was spacious for the two of them. They had gotten over their differences. He would wait till marriage for her. He knew that he could. Little had Kagome known that he had found Kikyo. All the late nights that she spent waiting for him to come home, he was with Kikyo all of those times. She just didn't know. One day, she had come home from school and saw them having sex on her and Inuyasha's bed.

She was stunned.

She left him and went on with her life. No matter how hard it seemed to get, her heart was broken. There wasn't a lot left of herself but at least she was trying. She cried and often had terrible reoccurring nightmares. This shouldn't have been life. This was something that was created to tear her down and break her into tiny, small pieces so that anything was let couldn't be found. Sesshomaru and Rin were constantly by her side. Check on her and making sure that she was all right. They did it just of her.

Now, she was done thinking about it. She wanted to be over it but it was hard. She wanted to redeem herself and become something else. To be happy with someone else. It didn't matter who they were. As long as she was happy being by their side and such. She thought about Sasuke and how much she had enjoyed his presence. She wanted something from him but she wasn't sure. She didn't know and was confused beyond belief and this became a bug to her.

Who was he?

She contemplated it more as she walked outside of her house and walked around. Everything was peaceful in the tiny shrine that she lived in. It was her humble abode. Nothing could get in or out without noticing it's beauty. Her family had owned the shrine for many generations. Her family had moved out and went to go live on the beach so that her grand-father could live the end of his days peacefully. Now, it was her that was in charge and she would take great care of it.

The shrine itself consisted of: a well-house, an old-tree called the God Tree, a souvenir shop, and a main house. It was small for a usual shrine but it was something that she was content with. After the incident with Inuyasha, she moved back into the former home that her family had owned before she met Inuyasha. Her grand-father had taken care of it while they were gone but managed to keep it in tip-top shape even when they were gone. She loved her Ji-chan very much.

He meant the world to her.

He always would.

Her mind went to Sasuke. Maybe he deserved a chance. She was very cautious but she knew that she had to be. She didn't want to be hurt anymore. She wanted to move on and finally be happy with her life. She thought and thought. Was he going to be a good and faithful person? She didn't know but she was curious. He seemed to be the kind of person that she would trust. His eyes had told her everything and she was ready for happiness. She damned well deserved it.

Kagome thought. Yes I will call him.

She walked into her home and dialed the number that she saw on the card. She smiled to herself as she looked at the card that he had given her. He was from the prestigious Uchiha family and that was the family that owned the largest corporation in Japan besides Sesshomaru's. Kagome worked on her shrine but before that she had worked for Sesshomaru and had enjoyed it. She was happy with both but the shrine made her happy in some sort of a way.

"Hello Sasuke Uchiha," said a voice on the other end of the line.

"Hello, Sasuke. It's me Kagome," she replied.

"Kagome. how're you," he asked.

"I've been fine and yourself?"

"Great. So have you thought about the coffee date," he asked.

"Yes I have and I would love to go with you," she replied.

"When're you available?"

"Any day. It is up to you," she said shyly.

"How about tomorrow at three o'clock at the Starbucks near the amusement park?"

"That seems fine to me."

"Good-bye. See you tomorrow."

"Good-bye Sasuke," she replied and hung up. Her heart danced with joy but what was she going to wear?

oOo

Sasuke P.O.V.

As Sasuke placed the phone down, his heart began to leap inside of his chest. She had finally contacted him and asked to go on a date with him. It had made him so happy. He couldn't get her out of his mind. Her eyes were like the rarest of gems to find. They were the color of the sea. It was if they had been made just for him. He smiled. It had been a long time for that to have happened to him but he was sure glad it did. He wanted her in his life.

He wanted her.

He needed her.

Happiness wasn't that far away for the both of them.