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Chapter 3: Entrance Enrages
"Why, hello lovely ladies, pleasant to meet you! My name is Miroku." A cheery voice caught both girls by surprise. They looked to their left to see a handsome young man, he must've only been in his late teens. His violet eyes met theirs, and widened in surprise rather suddenly when doing so. "Oh, my!" He yelled, bringing a hand up to cover his mouth. "It's you!"
Both girls jumped at his bewildered tone. Kagome narrowed her eyes, which sent shivers up the teenage boy's body. "Do I know you?" She asked coldly. So cold, even Sango was forced to flicker her eyes at her friend next to her. She certainly didn't need to take her anger out on this poor guy. He hasn't even done anything. Sango sighed at her thought and rubbed her temples.
Miroku withdrew a bit and looked at the girl, nearly afraid to answer with that glare she was directing at him. "No...I don't believe I've ever met you." He answered carefully before sliding over next to Sango. "But you," his hand grabbed the older girl's, causing her to jerk her head up to meet his warm gaze, "I know I've met you before." He purred. His deep eyes shined with a radiance that was new to Sango. No one had ever looked at her with eyes like that.
The girl was quite flustered, and didn't know what to say. "Actually, I don't think we've ever met." She said, almost saddened by hearing the truth.Why did I say that? He's so hot! Now I probably just screwed that chance up. He'll be all, "Oh, yeah, come to think of it, you're not her. You're much uglier." I should have just said, "Oh really? Where?" Wait...I can still save this! Sango cleared her throat and straightened her head. "But if you think we have, maybe you do know me from somewhere." Her blush deepened and she averted her eyes from his, "By the way, where do you remember me from?" Just play it off from here. Who knows, you may win yourself a date with him! Butterflies danced around her stomach in a girlish manner.
Miroku chuckled a bit. "Oh, I'm certain we've met. Where you ask? Well..." He leaned down close to her ear, and whispered something so only she could hear. A perverse grin played at his lips as he spoke. Sango's eyes widened in shock. After registering what he was saying, her brows furrowed and her fist clenched.
Kagome and Kikyou stood side by side, watching the whole event unfold in the entrance hall, the door still wide open the way they had left it upon entering. No one had bothered to shut it, and nobody noticed the newest audience member occupying the large doorway.
He had an athletic build, and the ladies always loved his rippling muscles, especially in his latest movie in which he had to jump in a river to save some girl. None of the females watching knew what was going on. They could care less, as long as they saw him stripped down to just shorts and in the water playing hero.
His dark hair was always pulled up in a high ponytail. His perfect strands shined in the evening sun, and anyone would be envious of them and the fact that he hardly had any split ends. His bright cerulean eyes wandered over the girl next to Kikyou. She's beautiful. Must be the one who won that contest. What a shame. Hate to steal a beauty such as herself from mut-face. Heh. Too bad for him I guess.
Kagome felt someone's gaze lingering on her but she didn't see anyone in her peripheral range. She glanced around her and finally caught sight of someone standing in the doorway. She had seen his face before, but couldn't quite put a name to him. He shifted from the door frame and made his way over to her. Oh! I shouldn't have been staring at him that long! He'll think something's wrong with me. Even still, she continued to look at him, mesmerized by his gorgeous eyes.
"Hi, I'm Kouga. You must be the winner, huh?" The guy said, looking Kagome over at his newest angle.
Kagome reddened under his gaze. "Um, yeah. My name's Kagome. Kagome Higurashi. It's nice to meet you." She offered him her hand and her brightest smile she could offer.
She has a wonderful smile. It's so warming. Kouga extended his hand to grasp hers in a shake. "Nice to meet you, too." He grinned at the girl before him, letting her sweet aroma shower over him. Yeah, I could get used to this.
"You sick jerk!" A slap resonated throughout the entrance and the nearby halls. Making a few of the maids look at each other and question, what was that?
Kagome's gaze was ripped from Kouga and attached to Sango, who was beet red and had both of her hands fisted. She followed her elder friend's piercing stare to Miroku. Or rather, the pink mark on his right cheek, that's shape looked dangerously similar to Sango's hand.
But her eyes didn't stay fixated on them for long, because not even a full second had passed when a familiar voice returned to add to the commotion.
"Kouga, what the hell are you doing here?" The said youkai and the girl in front of him looked to the top of the stairway to see one fiery hanyou. A throaty growl could be heard coming from both males' throats. Kagome wasn't sure what to do. Kouga still had her hand in his, and she was beginning to wonder why he hadn't let go. Who cares about that, they don't seem to like each other very much. Well, I don't know who could like Inuyasha but...she shook her head mentally, no...that's not the point. The point is I need to get out of the battle zone. Now!
But before Kagome could make a move, another voice entered the already thick atmosphere.
"Get your hands off of my boyfriend!" Kagome and Kouga turned to see an angry red haired girl storming through the doorway.
Inuyasha crouched on the stair rail and pounced off down to the first floor, landing swiftly with a slight thud. Kagome shrieked and jumped as a red blur dropped to her side. "I was talking to you!" The blur yelled. A quick fist flew by her head and landed Kouga straight in the jaw. She let go of his hand rather quickly, and was about to blast Inuyasha with a 'What do you think you're doing?' But didn't have time because Sango had run over to her and grabbed her hand. "Come on, we're getting away from this creep!" Looking over to the injured boy holding his battered head with a satisfied smile on his face.
"No, I want to know what you were doing with my boyfriend before you prance off!" The red-head grabbed Kagome's shoulder to stop her.
Kagome turned to look at the girl, and noticed she had tears welling up in her jade green eyes. "Oh, please don't cry! We were just introducing ourselves! I promise! I'm Kagome Higurashi, the one who won that Inuyasha contest." She said, trying hard to suppress her distaste when she said his name.
The girl looked at her, and Kagome watched as her tears left and her eyes brightened quickly. "Oh! I'm so sorry! I should have known. I'm Ayame by the way. I see you've already met Kouga." Ayame smiled sweetly. "He's the love of my life! We're going to get married someday!" A slight blush spread across her face as she mentioned marriage.
Kagome and Sango both "awwed" and then squealed when Inuyasha went flying past their heads and crashed into the opposite wall. He wasn't down for long though, as he quickly got to his feet to put an elbow quite forcefully into Kouga's stomach. The 3 females winced at the fight unfolding in front of them.
Suddenly, Sango felt something on her rear, and had a good idea as to what it was. She turned quickly, grasped her assailant's wrist, and flung him as hard as she could. Miroku hurdled through the air, and crashed on a unaware Kouga, who was about to deliver a painful kick to Inuyasha's face. But when both Miroku and Kouga fell to the ground with a hard thud, Inuyasha glared at the person who had interrupted his fight with Kouga.
Inuyasha stomped over to Sango. "What do you think you're doing? I was just about to beat his ass when you threw Miroku on top of Kouga! How the hell did you do that anyway?" He asked, almost afraid to get a response.
"My father runs a dojo, and I help." Sango answered, brushing off his attitude.
Unfortunately, Kagome wasn't going to let him get away with that kind of talk to her friend. "Don't go yelling at Sango just because you can't control your anger! Really, you didn't have to attack him! He didn't do anything!" She yelled angrily.
The hanyou growled loudly. "He did too do something! He always pisses me off! And I can't believe you just stood there, he was totally hitting on you!"
Kagome shifted her foot and placed a hand on her hip. "And when did you start to ca-" She began before she was cut off rather rudely.
"Don't even say it." Inuyasha warned. "Just wondering if you were that much of a slut to go and steal someone else's boyfriend." A satisfied grin smeared his face when he saw her expression.
Her jaw dropped. Did he just call me a slut? "I would never...ever...steal someone's boyfriend. And I am not a slut, so don't ever call me that again!" Kagome said, her anger rising with every word, so that by the end of her short speech, everyone had stopped what they were doing to look at the two in the center of them all.
"Oh, you're not a slut eh? Well, by the way you were smiling and giggling, you sure made yourself look easy." Inuyasha smiled, and started again before she could say anything, "Makes me glad you're room is next to mine. We could have quite a time you know." He said with a dirty grin.
Kagome shook her head in a sickened manner. "I would never do anything with you." She said bitterly.
Inuyasha tilted his head, and looked rather bemused. "Most girls would die to be in your position you know. And I think you're looking at it the wrong way. You should think more like everyone else in this business. It doesn't matter who you're doing, as long as you're getting some and you're satisfied." He looked up at the high ceiling and the brilliant chandelier that hung overhead them. "Like all of these models. I don't care who they are and they don't care who I am. We have our fun and then go our separate ways. In the end, it's just another pretty face and a new high score." He looked back at the girl in front of him, that perverse smirk still plastered on his flawless face.
Kagome lowered her head and her raven bangs covered her eyes. She took a step back and the sound of her shoe on the marble floor was the only sound anyone heard. "So it doesn't matter does it? As long as you get what you want from some...hot model, right? No emotions tied to it, huh? Is that what you tell yourself? What happens when one of you actually cares? What then?" Kagome's face lifted and her eyes locked with his.
Inuyasha took in a sharp breath when he saw her eyes. They look so hollow...almost...haunting. He had seen eyes like that before, and the memory made his organs shudder inside him. He didn't let that show though, he held his posture and didn't let his cocky demeanor falter. "Well, usually emotions don't get involved, but if they do, oh well. I guess someone gets hurt. Big deal. It's part of life, right?"
"Sorry babe. Heartache's just a part of life, ya know?"
A twisted grin played at Kagome's lips and her head shock absently as she stared at the swirls in the marble beneath her small feet. "Just a part of life..." She mused. Her chocolate orbs lifted slowly to meet his amber pools. "Is that your personal quote or something?" She choked out. "Is that what was going through your head as you...you..." She couldn't get the words out and they dangled on her tongue.
The air was heavy around them as the boy in front of her stared at her struggle for words. "Heh. No, not exactly." The girl cocked her head at his sudden response. "It was more like, 'damn, she's hot...Wonder what her name is again?' Something along that line." That cocky grin was becoming a regular on his face. Kagome hated to see it.
Her feet moved in slow steps, nearing her to him. Her hollow eyes didn't leave his for a second, and once she was close enough, her words came out smoothly and quietly. "You make me sick..." Her hand made a quick motion across his face, nearly causing him to lose his balance out of sheer shock. He looked at her small body and didn't know quite what to think. Damn, that actually hurt! Stupid bitch! When could someone so small hit so hard? She didn't give him time to speak though, once his eyes met up with hers again, she started talking. "You're such a bastard. You don't care about anyone's feelings, and would do anything to get what you want. And it doesn't matter whose heart you step on in the process. What will you do when you love someone? Continue your little games? What happens when someone loves you? Will you even care? Will you care at all? How will you feel when you know you ripped some girl's heart out and smash it in the ground and stomp all over it! What will you do when you find out she actually loved you, and she thought you loved her back! But then you go and mess around with one of your...girl toys, and she finds out."
A silence fell over everyone as those last few words came out. "She finds out you cheated on her because, you know how in your world, things spread like an epidemic. And she actually thought you cared...she thought you loved her! Guess not though. Because if you did, you wouldn't have screwed around with that model, right? But does it even bother you to know that you crushed her fragile heart?" Kagome let the words sink in for a moment before finishing her speech. "No. You don't care, and it doesn't bother you. Because what do you do? You just walk away, leaving her hurt and broken. You just leave her. You don't even apologize, do you? Of course not, because that's just the kind of jerk you are, isn't it?" Her eyes were glazing over, and for a moment, Inuyasha actually felt guilty.
He made a motion towards her, but she backed away quickly, avoiding his gesture. He tried to come up with something to say, but, "Kagome...no, I'm..." was all that came out.
She laughed a sick, almost sarcastic laugh, one rarely heard from her. "Don't worry, it was a rhetorical question. It doesn't need an answer." She turned he back to him, avoiding his eyes.
This only made him mad though. He wasn't done with this conversation, not yet at least. "Listen here, bitch! This is not over, so don't turn your back on me!" He barked.
"Inuyasha, just stop it!" To everyone's surprise, it was Ayame who had halted him. She looked at him, her eyes pleading with him to leave her alone. "She's had a rough day. Just back off, okay?" She asked quietly.
Kikyou finally made some movement and walked over to Kagome and Sango. She looked at them both and offered them her kindest smile. "Let's get you girls to your rooms, shall we?" Turning to Miroku, who was quite comfortable on the floor, she said, "Miroku, be a dear and grab their bags. You're here, you might as well help." He had moved from his landing position, and made his way over to lean on a wall, all the time, looking over his newly developed bruises that covered him. He looked up at Kikyou and pouted. "But I'm a guest as well, why do I have...to..." He trailed off, seeing as she was set with the idea of him getting their bags. He sighed heavily and lifted himself up, using the wall as support. "Fine..." The teenage boy grumbled. Adding a few more words under his breath.
The young star of the house was not too happy with everyone ignoring him when he wanted to be ripping each and every one of their heads off. He turned sharply on his heals and stalked off down a hall that led to the garage. Grabbing the first key he could, he walked up to its partner car and hopped in, slamming the car door afterwards. Everyone heard the engine as he sped down the drive way to who-knows-where. As long as he was gone, a new peace settled on the house.
The silence was cherished, as everyone standing there took in cleaner oxygen and exhaled dramatically. For the first time that day, the only thing they heard was the slight wind blowing through the door way and fluttering the curtains on the bay window between the entrance to the sitting room nearby.
"Let's go." Kikyou said quietly to the winner, her friend, and the young man near them. She gave a pleasant, but exhausted smile to the two wolf youkai. "Thank you for dropping by. We never got to discuss the plans for the party. We'll do that soon though. But I think it's better if you leave now. We have a lot to show our guests." Kouga and Ayame nodded. They bid their farewells, and left shortly after, finally closing the door behind them.
The four left in the entrance stared at the door for a moment, before Miroku perked up. "You know, the elevator would be much simpler than the stairs." He offered.
"True..." Kikyou replied before adding, "I just love the stairs. They always remind me of those kind from fairytales. Where the princess is walking down the large, double, winding velvet steps." Her eyes seemed to have an extra shine to them as she spoke. And Kagome noticed that maybe there was more to Kikyou than just business. She was a girl too, and she had the same happily ever after ending dream that every girl had. For the first time that day, Kagome finally felt like she connected with someone in that house aside from Sango, and it put a genuine smile on her previously saddened face.
The girls made their way over to the elevator, talking happily about their favorite fairytale on the way. Miroku dragged behind them, tugging the bags along with an exasperated expression.
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The wind rippled through Inuyasha silver tresses as his small black convertible flew down the empty road. Dried up leaves along the side whipped up as he went past at a neck breaking speed. Luckily there were no cops around. Not that it would matter. An autograph aught to keep him out of trouble and avoid any ticketing.
The road was constantly winding, and the sun dipped between the mountains as it was falling into the horizon. "Damn it!" He cursed as he came around a turn and the sun's light stared him right in the face. Stupid sun, being so damn bright! He came up to a place where you could pull off the road and get a good view of the mountains, maybe a snap shot or two that you could show off to friends and family when you got home from vacation.
He pulled over and parked the car. After grabbing a cigarette and lighter, he stepped out of the slim car. He walked over to the railing and leaned against it, lighting up his cigarette as he did so. Shoving the lighter back in his pocket, he looked down to the gapes between two mountains. There was a smooth running river, and the reflection on the water caught his eye. With the dying light of the sun, the bright glaze was a stark contrast to the dark waters.
For a moment, the dark rippling water reminded him of sweet smelling dark hair, and the sun's reflection reminded him of a warm smile. The girl was looking at him and the love glowed in her eyes. She was smiling at him, and the wind blew her hair just right. She was gorgeous, and more than that, she had been his.
He exhaled and the smoke billowed in the ever cooling air around him. Why does she plague my mind like that? I hate her! I despise that stupid bitch! He bared his teeth at the memory and a growl crawled up his throat. For a quick moment, his eyes flashed red, and his blood went cold. His head started throbbing, and the cigarette butt slipped from his fingers as his hands quickly gestured to grasp his head. He slipped from his leaning position and knelt on the gravel beneath him, trying to gain control over his emotions and his reactions.
A few moments past, and he finally caught his breath again. His hands dropped from his head, and he suddenly slammed his fist in the ground, leaving a knuckle sized hole in the ground. It was dark now, and the moon's light looked down upon him, pitying him in this state.
Inuyasha glared at the moon and her pure light. He heaved a heavy sigh and gathered himself together. Opening the car door, he slipped in and pulled out of the drive up area. He sat there in the road for a moment, then hesitantly pulled out his cell phone. Flipping it open, he picked the first number he saw in the phonebook and waited for an answer. He shifted the car into drive and began down the road once more.
"Hello?" A female voice answered, with the slight hint of a French accent.
The hanyou smiled. "Hey babe...it's me. Want some company tonight?"
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Wow...I didn't know I could be so inhales and searches for word dramatic. And of course, please review. They make me happy and let me know someone's actually reading it.
And even though I make reference, this fic will not contain sexual scenes. I will make indications to certain events, but I'm not going to go into detail...I have a rating I'd like stay within, and then there's the fact that I'm only 16. So no one needs to worry. And yes, things are going to be a bit rough for a bit and a little angsty, but give it time. Things will clear up. And I had planned on this being a bit heavier than my last fic.
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Mk, that's it for now. I'll update again when I get back from my grandma's, which is the only reason I'm updating now.