Chapter Four: Maybe
Kouga woke up to his husky slobbering all over his face and his phone ringing loudly.
"Damn Keato! I'm not ice cream." The dog whined before resting his in his owner lap. Kouga ran his fingers through his thick fur before answering his phone.
"…hello?"
"….Kouga…"
He sighed.
"Ayame what is it now?" His eyes fluttered fully open as he leaned up.
"I just…think we should get back together ya know? I miss you and my bed is really lonely without you."
He rubbed his eyes.
"Listen. I know that you and I have known each other for a long time, and so do our families but I just don't feel the same about you anymore Ayame."
The voice on the other side fell dead silent.
"Hello?"
"But why Kouga? What did I do!" Her voice became frantic and stressed.
"I…You just….We're not good together. We were better when we were friends and you know that Ayame."
"But what do you want me to be Kouga!"
"I WANT you to be happy and move on without ME. You're a gorgeous girl! Find someone who you're more in tune with…"
"But Baaaby!…-"
"CAUSE IT AINT ME!" With that Kouga forcefully threw his phone to the ground ending the call. Placing his hands over his face, he whined.
"Keato, why me?" The dog groaned. "I know right?!"
"Well...I see you and Ayame still got something going on." Kouga looked up to see his cousin Kyren.
"Can I help you?" His voice was stern and unmoved.
He almost hated his cousin. Growing up, he got all the praised and glory from both sides of the family. Not to mention all the ladies in high school. Anything he wanted he went after and took for himself. Kouga thanked the lord he was an only child and that he was not at all a brother to him.
"You're mother says to come out of your "Palace" and come to breakfast with the family." Kouga silently smirked.
"Fine. Tell her I'll be there soon."
"Aaalso! She wants to go with her to the store to picnic shop." He nodded and Kyren left the room.
He flopping back on his king size, he thought of the night he had just had. Kouga's heart froze then shattered when it had dawned on him.
"YOU GOT TO BE FREAKING KIDDING ME!" He slapped his hand with his head hard at the realization that he forgot to ask for her number.
A small knock came was heard on her door as her mother gently pushed it open.
"Honey, are you up?"
Kagome gave a slight nod.
"Yeah mom, good morning..."
"I came to ask you if you wanted to come to shopping with me." It took a moment before her brain began to function but she nodded. At that moment all the memories for last night came rushing to her.
"Damn…Inuyasha, who needs him!" She sprung herself out of bed and into the shower.
Turning on the water, she thought of Kouga and blushed.
'He was so sweet to me. It really seemed like he lo…- liked me.' Her face became redder as she stepped in. 'Kagome this is no time to be falling back in love with another stranger.'
Kagome enjoyed showers. She felt it was her only real alone time to pamper herself during her day and it just ever seemed to get old. When she finally felt ready, she stepped out and did her usual routine of wrapping her body and hair up. Leaning over the sink, she wiped the fog from the mirror and stared at herself.
'Damn, has Inuyasha really taken all of my energy?' She frowned. "No! I won't let him. You got this Kagome!" She smiled brightly before walking out the bathroom.
Kagome's mother had just picked out her keys before Kagome had come sprinting into the kitchen. She grinned widely.
"Darling when was the last time you wore that dress?" Kagome spun around.
"I know right mom! I'm surprised I fit it."
The dress was strapless with a heart cut that stopped halfway up her thighs. The amber color had never faded and her gold wedges matched perfectly. It hugged her body tightly showing off her hour glass figure. She braided her hair and pulled it to one side, (picture Elsa's hair from Frozen with a tilted bang covering one eye) and laced her hair with a yellow flower behind her ear with small diamond earrings.
"Look at my baby! You look so well and happy. You should send a picture to Inuyasha!" Kagome's smiled dropped.
"Mom…we need to talk about Inuyasha."
Kouga sighed as his mother yammered on and on about how he should settle down, and how Ayame was probably his last shot.
"Mom. I wasn't happy with her. Can't you accept that?" They pulled up to the grocery store parking lot.
"But you've never dated anyone else! Kouga baby…are you swinging for the other team?" Kouga gasped in horror.
"MOM! WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU THINK THAT?"
She sighed at her colored drained son.
"Let's see, after you and Ayame split the second time you became distant. Before I knew it Ginta and Hakaku would always be over and the door was always closed…- She babbled on and on a Kouga just stared traumatically.
He hopped out the car as fast as he could. Grabbing a cart he entered the store. Waiting for his mother catch up, he made his way towards the flowers. A beautiful marigold caught his eye.
'Damn…what a beautiful flower. Kind of reminds me of Kag…-' His mother tapped his shoulder.
"Alright son, let's stop day dreaming and move on with our day." Kouga distantly nodded.
"Mom are we getting the Saki from here?" Kagome wondered back to the fifth aisle where the liquor is usually stored.
"No, Sota said he would have that covered."
Kagome rolled her eyes.
"Mom, isn't he a little too young to be drinking so much?" Kagome scanned the ingredients to a can of spaghettio's.
"I agree, but ever since he went to college…It's like he a different person."
'…I hope he doesn't become like dad…'
"Kagome dear, could you go get a pack of strawberries?" Kagome nodded and turned the other way.
As she walked, she noticed the smirks and winks men were giving her. She blushed and continued on her way. Looking at the signs above, she turned the corner and bumped into someone.
"OH! Excuse me miss, I should've been paying more attention. Are you hurt?" The woman looked up with her emerald green eyes and smiled warmly in a way the seemed all too familiar.
"Oh yes honey, I am fine. Thank you for caring…as a matter of fact you're quite the little sweet heart. Tell me you name dear…"
Kagome stared blankly before responding.
"It's…Kagome miss. Uhh…Have we met before?" The woman shook her head.
"No we have not but there is just someone who you have to meet." With that she grabbed Kagome's are and scanned the aisles.
"May I ask who we're searching for?" Kagome was beginning to get nervous.
'What is up with this woman? Where is she taking me?'
"I'm taking you t meet my son. He's tall, tan, and handsome. He's a true gentleman. He's around here somewhere. Last time I checked he said something about the entrance…OH There he is!" The two walked over to what a appeared to be a man holding a bouquet of flowers.
Kagome's heart skipped a beat as he looked up.
"This is my son Kouga." Kouga froze in time. He hoped to wake up from this nightmare.
"And Kouga this is Kagome. I ran into her I think you too would be so cute together. SO! I am going to take the cart somewhere else and let the two of you have some time." With that she was gone leaving the two staring at one another.