Deceitful Desires
Chapter 3
Date One
By ShimmerSweet
Monday morning Kagome sat in her office, a little depressed and confused.
'I thought he liked me…'
Kagome sat at her desk, tapping her pen to a steady rhythm. The whole weekend had gone by and Inuyasha had yet to call her or talk to her. But her hopes raised as a knock came from her office door. But as the door slowly opened, Sango entered. She approached with a soft expression on her face. Kagome was disappointed it wasn't Inuyasha but was still glad to see her friend.
"Still no call, huh?" Sango said as she came up to Kagome's desk and sat on the edge.
Kagome frowned slightly, "Nope and I was the dumb one to think we had something special."
Sango placed her hand on Kagome's shoulder in an effort to supply some sort of comfort. But as Sango opened her mouth to spill some comforting words another knock came from the door. Sango sighed as she got off of the desk and opened the door. It was just a delivery boy.
"Are one of you Miss Kagome Higurashi?" He asked as his eyes looked from one woman to the other.
Kagome sighed and waved her hand for him to acknowledge her. "That would be me."
He walked to her desk and presented her with his clipboard and a pen. "I need you to sign for a package."
Assuming it was some sort of business package Kagome quickly signed the paper and held her hand out for the package but was surprised when the delivery boy turned towards the door and yelled for someone to bring in the package.
As Sango opened the door wide enough for the men to get through, her eyes widened and a smile spread across her face. Kagome looked up, trying to see what got Sango's attention. Her expression of question turned to glee as five men walked in, each holding two vases of red flowers.
"Where would you like these ma'am?" The first man with flowers asked.
"Just, uh, anywhere." Kagome was shocked. She had never received such a beautiful package before.
Once the delivery men left Sango shut the door and rushed to Kagome. They were both giggling like school girls.
Kagome saw a card on one of the vases and read it aloud.
Sorry I didn't call, so I got your work address from your friend Eri.
I saw her yesterday and she was happy to give me the info.
Please meet me at the central park entrance tonight at 7.
I would love for you to join me in a stroll around the park and perhaps a date afterwards?
Until then and yours truly,
Inuyasha
"He's so romantic!" Kagome practically screamed with glee.
Sango was just as ecstatic. "I think you might have found a keeper."
Kagome sighed with contentment as she leaned against her desk, and twirling a thorn less rose in her hand. "I think your right Sango. But what will I wear tonight?"
~*~
"Inuyasha! You have a phone call!" Called the old lady from the front desk at the spa.
Within a couple of minutes Inuyasha emerged from the back room. He snatched the phone from her and grinned. "Thanks Kaede."
She just tutted in disappointment at his behavior and continued with her work.
"Hello?"
"It's Miroku, did you wait a couple of days before speaking to her? Absence does make the heart grow fonder."
"Of course I did. You're not the only one who knows how to manipulate a woman. Actually, I didn't even call her. I sent her ten vases of roses with a card that asked her to meet me at the park tonight at 7. And so no suspicions arise I asked her friend where her job was, even though I already knew. I wasn't born yesterday, Miroku."
"You're into this whole ordeal more than I thought. But I called because I got another brilliant idea for the first date."
~*~
Kagome was unsure of where they were going after their little stroll so Sango decided for her to wear a cute little yellow sundress. After all, they couldn't go anywhere too classy on a first date, could they? As Kagome's matching sandals clicked against the sidewalk her nerves were getting the best of her as she neared the park entrance. Before she rounded the corner to her destination she took a deep breath. She was hoping he would be there. As she exhaled, a genuine smile graced her lips. Immediately he looked at her and returned her smile. Inuyasha was standing by the entrance gate with a big yellow sunflower in his hand. Kagome was relieved to find he was dressed just as casual as she was in a pair of light grey slacks and a baby blue short sleeve cotton shirt.
Kagome walked up to him, happy to see him again. After all she hadn't seen him since Friday. He took her right hand and placed a gentle kiss to it. Kagome's face was starting warm with a blush. Then he turned her hand over and placed the sunflower in it, the whole while he was staring at her adorably. He secretly grinned to himself. She was falling head over heels too easily.
"Thank you for joining me Kagome."
She nodded and whispered a 'your welcome'.
Inuyasha was giving himself a mental pat on the back for his pimpin' skills. Boy could he make the ladies swoon. Kagome took the sunflower and put it to her nose to smell its scent. She batted her eyelashes and continued to smile.
"It's lovely Inuyasha."
He just nodded and took her hand, leading her through the park with him.
"But the flower is no where as lovely as you."
Kagome blushed slightly.
"Thank you."
~*~
Inuyasha and Kagome went on to have a great night. They just walked and talked for a while, ate some hot dogs from the vendor by the lake, then fed some ducks and decided to go for a mystical boat ride afterwards. Kagome was having a dream date, and Inuyasha was seeing dollar signs. It was almost 8:30 and the fireflies were flying lazily around the park. It made the night seem like a fairy tale. As far as Kagome was concerned she was really starting to believe in Sango's idea of Inuyasha being the one for her. As she let the idea play out in her mind's eye, she could seriously see a future between her and Inuyasha. She knew it was a little silly to be thinking of someone as your soul mate on the first date but he made her feel like no other man had before. Inuyasha made her feel like a princess. But her heart sunk with sadness as they reached the park entrance, because that meant the date was over. They stopped walking and Inuyasha looked straight into her eyes.
"Thank you for a wonderful night Kagome. I would love to see you again, on a second date, if it's okay with you."
Yup, Inuyasha was definitely pulling this act from his ass, because he would normally never be this polite. But he'd do what he had to do for the group and for the money.
Kagome was overflowing with joy that he wanted to go on a second date, but kept herself refined.
"Of course it would be okay. It would be my honor to go on another date with you."
Inuyasha exhaled a breath he had been holding in and he was overjoyed. He took Kagome into an embrace, which took her by surprise, but she certainly didn't deny him.
"Then you wouldn't mind coming with me to a basketball game tonight? The stadium is just around the corner." Inuyasha pleaded as he withdrew two tickets from his pockets.
"Of course I would go, I love basketball." Kagome said as she took the tickets to see who was playing. Her eyes widened as she read. "The tigers are my favorite basketball team!"
"Well, that's even better then, they're my favorite too." He nudged her slightly while smirking. "I didn't know you were a basketball fan."
"You never asked." Kagome replied as she nudged him back playfully.
~*~
It was one minute before half time and the tigers were losing to the lions of the score 20-22. Inuyasha and Kagome were intensely enjoying themselves as they cheered the tigers on, but took a seat as the half time buzzer rang.
"This game is so intense! They're playing like it's for the championship." Kagome proclaimed, her eyes gleaming from joy and excitement. "But if you wouldn't mind could you get me a ginger ale? My voice is pretty raspy now after all the screaming."
"Sure, but in a minute, you have to see something first, look at the big screen." Inuyasha said as he put his arm around Kagome's shoulders.
Kagome was confused at what he was getting on about but looked anyway. To her amazement they had couples up on the screen. They had a young married couple celebrating their first year of marriage. And there was an elderly couple on the screen also that with the letters across the top reading it was their 50th wedding anniversary. Then Kagome's mouth dropped. She and Inuyasha were the next couple plastered on the screen. And the message across the top read '1st Date'. The people around them gave comments on how cute they looked together and wished them luck in their relationship. Then Kagome's cheeks turned red from blushing from the announcer's comment.
"Give us a kiss for the camera!" The voice boomed.
She turned towards Inuyasha, and he was already staring at her with adoration in his eyes. Before she knew it she had leant in for the kiss. They're lips touched, then practically screamed for each other. As what was supposed to be a simple peck turned out to be a full blown passionate kiss, the first kiss nonetheless. But Kagome quickly pulled away once she heard the roar of the crowd. She just smiled and waved to the camera, but was relieved when they finally moved on to the half time events that didn't involve Inuyasha and herself. She looked at him, a little worried that she went too far but he just smiled at her.
"That was a great first kiss. I defiantly wasn't expecting that one." He said while licking his lips.
Kagome blushed even harder than she had before. "I'm sorry, I don't know what happened."
"It's okay, it didn't bother me one bit. I actually enjoyed it and am looking forward to other ones in the future." Inuyasha said as he took her hand in his.
Kagome put her finger to Inuyasha's lips and smiled. "Be a good boy and you just might."
A/N: And I'd say right about here is a good spot to stop for now. I'll try to get the next chapter out soon…