Hello! I changed the rating because it's a college setting and I figure it's better to be safe than sorry!
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I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters, sadly.
Once the weekend was over I headed back to my apartment. I could tell my roommate had been home since things were misplaced but just as soon as she'd been home, she was gone again. There's something nice about having a roommate that's never around. The rent is cheaper, the place is bigger and it's always quiet. I've always been one to enjoy solitude. I have found peace in it, coming home to a quiet place from a long weekend is always nice. I dropped my bag in my room and walked to my desk. I checked my schedule and saw that I didn't have work the next day. I decided to call Sango.
"Hello Kags! Tell me about your weekend!"
"Well I was actually wondering if you had to work tonight because I'm free tomorrow and I need a drink!" I smiled into the receiver.
"Yes! I'm off! Finally! Okay so I'll come over around 6 and we can eat and get ready! Ah I'm so excited!"
I let her talk some more and waited until the conversation came to an end.
On the way to the bar Miroku texted me and invited us to a house party, not far from the bar. Some of his lacrosse buddies had gotten together and I was instructed to bring a friend. So when Sango and I showed up Miroku was more than happy.
"Sango, can I get you anything to drink?" He asked her as I was already being whisked away by Miroku's friend Kouga. I had known of Kouga for a while but we'd never had a conversation longer than the usual morning greetings.
"Thanks for bringing Sango, you wouldn't believe how much that perv talks about her" Kouga said.
"Oh I'm sure I can imagine" I replied "So, who all lives here?"
"Me, if that wasn't obvious, two random roommates and Inuyasha"
I grasped my drink a little tighter hoping it would stop me from blushing "is he here tonight? Inuyasha I mean..?"
"Don't tell me you love him too? I can't believe how many girls that guy has drooling over him!"
I could feel my palms get sweaty; I took another sip and felt the burn of the alcohol on the way down. I found it interesting that Inuyasha roommate had a different reputation of him. "Actually, we're just friends, I was in charge of the beach cleanup that him and Miroku went on."
"Oh right, yeah I couldn't go to that, now I gotta find something else to do, so stupid. Plus, no offense, but you just seem way too good for him." He handed me another drink, rum and coke. "Are you seeing anyone right now?" Hojo's face flashed into my mind, could I really go from a future CEO to Kouga?
"Hey guys let's do shots!" An extremely tipsy Sango said as she hung off of Miroku's arm. "Oh my god Kagome! I've missed you!" She threw herself onto me and hugged me.
"Really Sango? Already?" I whispered into her ear.
"Kagome, I'm sosssorry, I usually drink the drinks instead of drink them!" I rolled my eyes. She meant to say she usually made the drinks.
"Close enough, where are the shots?" I looked at Kouga who started pouring vodka into the shot glasses.
Elsewhere…
Hojo quietly prepared his capstone presentation and was adding the final touches. He gathered his things when he was finished and decided to start walking home. He had been at the library for a considerable amount of time and be felt really accomplished that his work was finally coming to an end.
Yuka said as she and Kikyo started walking with him.
"Hey guys! Why are you two at the library so late?" He looked at Kikyo holding an envelope.
"Oh, we're just going over photos for the beach cleanup this weekend, sorry you couldn't come!" Yuka said.
Hojo slowed down for a minute and asked if he could see the photos and they obliged. They were telling him all about the trip when Hojo landed on a picture of Kagome and Inuyasha sitting next to each other at the bonfire. Sitting very close, it started to make him feel queasy. "Who is that?" Hojo asked.
"That's Inuyasha, the new transfer student, he's such a sweetheart" kikyo said.
Hojo hadn't thought about Kagome until now and he pictured her happy with someone else that had the time for her. Would he be happy with that though? Kagome had always been there and maybe it was time for him to return the favor before he lost her for good.
'I am drunk. I can't feel my fingers or my toes and everything Sango is saying makes half sense. Half sense? Does that exist? The party has grown. It's crowded. So many people that I don't know. Why did I get this drunk? Kouga is sitting on the couch with me, but what are we talking about?'
A few minutes of silence and I got up to find the bathroom. I looked in the mirror and saw me, but it didn't feel like me. I left the bathroom. Sango was hugging me again. She walked away. My internal drunken banter was not helping me. I found some stairs and went up them. They were narrow and led to a hallway with rooms. This must be where they all slept. I found my way down the hall and ended up in a room with a queen bed. The upstairs was extremely quiet and no one seemed to be up here. I found a picture of Inuyasha and what looked like his older brother if I had to take a guess. They looked very similar. I sat on the bed for a second. The comforter was cold and felt nice on my head. I lay on the bed and then tucked up my legs. I kept looking at the picture until I closed my eyes and started dozing off.
"Hey, Kagome, you alright? Too much to drink..?" I looked up toward the door. Inuyasha walked in and dropped his bag on the floor.
"Where have you been?" I asked as I tried to sit up, the walls were spinning. I felt his hand on my arm guiding me up on the bed. "Inuyasha?"
"Yes?"
"Where am I?"
"You are sitting on my bed. Do you want to go home or stay here?"
"Can I have some water first?"
"Sure, hang on." He left the room and left his bedroom door open a crack. The party was still in full swing and I checked my pockets for my phone. I had a voice message from Miroku. "Hey Kagome, Eri and I are taking Sango home. You told me to let you sober up so I'll be back in a while." I blinked a few times before texting him back "no need, I can make it home fine. Thanks for taking care of Sango."
He didn't text me back fast enough and I forgot about my phone again as I put it back in my pocket. Inuyasha came back into his room and shut his door. He brought his desk chair in front of me and sat down. He handed me the water and I drank it all at once. I handed him back the glass but was unsure about what hand because I was seeing three of them.
"Man, you are drunk. I never thought I'd see you like this." He laughed
"I don't know what's so funny about being so drunk to you but I am just fine to walk." I got up to prove that I could make it home fine. I slipped a little under my unsteady footing and fell into his lap. His amber eyes looked worried as he held me in his arms. I got the unfamiliar feelings again and felt the urge to press my lips to his. Maybe the alcohol was making me overly confident but he stood up and steadied me on my feet.
"Kagome, do you know what time it is?"
"No."
"Okay, let me walk with you at least." He held my arm and guided me through his house to the front door. Kouga stopped us on the way and they talked. The music was too loud and I walked out the front door and to the end of the driveway. Which way do I go again? What street is this... 17, awesome, this will be a walk.
"Hey, don't leave just yet! We goin' left or right?" Inuyasha walked up to me and put his hands on my arms to hold me in place.
"I think I walk now fine?" I said something along those lines. The alcohol was in my blood and messing me up.
"Just tell me what street Kagome."
"Third..."
"Great." with that we started walking but I was slow and he seemed to be annoyed with it. He picked me up and put me on his back. I ended up falling asleep on the way. He woke me up when we arrived on my street. The sun was faintly illuminating the sky.
"I'm so happy I have today off"
"Lucky you"
"Thank you Inu, do you want to come in for food or anything?"
"No, I'll see you later- what did you just call me?"
"Sorry. Inuyasha."
"No, Inu is fine, it's cute."
He smiled at me and I unlocked my door. He gave me a little hug and then slowly pulled away and continued looking at me. He had one hand on my lower back. I couldn't help but feel the embarrassment rise. I had no idea how many shots I had earlier or how much I even remembered. I felt a rush of nervousness fall over me as I contemplated what was going to happen next.
"You sure you're okay?" He asked me, he had that worried look on his face again. Why was he being so nice to me?
"I'm fine now; I'm just going to go to bed." I said as he leaned down a little and kissed me on the cheek. He pulled away and his cheeks were just as flushed as mine felt. He moved his hand away from my back.
"Good night Kags." He said as he walked down my walk and back towards his house. I went inside, locked the front door and went in to my room. I fell onto my bed; Inuyasha on my mind as I fell asleep.
I finally woke up and turned to my alarm.
1pm.
I drew my curtain back a tiny bit and the light burned my eyes. I was turning into a vampire or I had the worst hangover of my life. I was hoping vampire. I had missing calls from Sango and a text message from Hojo.
I think we should talk.
Okay, I can meet later in the week.
Okay, talk to you soon. I miss you.
I stared at my phone. 'I miss you' was he serious? My throat was very dry and my head was beginning to pound. I slowly rose from my bed and shuffled my feet to the kitchen. I opened my fridge and stared at the inside. Nothing looked pleasing.
I'm coming over, Sango texted me. I nodded in approval at my phone without texting back. I began pouring myself a glass of water and I placed it on the living room table. I grabbed a blanket from my couch when I heard her coming up the walk. I met her at the door as I was unlocking it.
"I take it you haven't looked in the mirror yet?" Sango looked at me in disapproval. I could only imagine what I must look like wearing pajamas and a blanket over my head like I was a hibernating mole rat.
"How are you so put together?" I said as I walked back towards the living room. I sat on the couch and watched her walk into my kitchen. She pulled some things from her purse and began making me food or something.
"It's called practice and being an adult." She turned around and winked at me. I tucked my legs up under me and lay on the couch. I stared at the black TV screen; too lazy to reach for the remote. A dark colored drink was placed into my line vision.
"No."
"Kagome, you can't sit there and let the alcohol continue to dehydrate you, you need to drink this and then you can eat! It will make you feel so much better!" I looked up at her smiling face. Then it slowly changed into a scowl. "Kagome Higurashi!"
"Fine." I sat up and picked up her brown health concoction. I began drinking it. It tasted like dirty vegetables and the after taste reminded me of trees. I crinkled my nose at her.
"There! Now I'll go make you a sandwich and then you can tell me why people saw you coming out of Inuyasha's bedroom last night with him!"
I nearly spit out the tree mud drink."Wha- Are you kidding me?"
"I'm sure it was only a few people but Kouga told Miroku and then it got to me so..."
I quickly stood up and mindlessly put my hands through my hair. "Sango, what if Hojo finds out?"
"But you two aren't together..."
I looked up at her and thought about our last encounter. I thought about all our time spent together in high school and all the sacrifices we had made for the relationship while being in college. Was I going to lose him because of a rumor? Then I thought of the night before, the sun peeking its way into the sky as Inuyasha's amber eyes closed for a split second and he leaned in to kiss my cheek.
"We're just not fully over yet; we are going to meet later this week. Oh god, what if he already knows, Sango, what do I do?"
"Okay okay breathe, I was only playing around, and everyone knows that you're not that kind of girl."
"I know, but still."
"But nothing, Miroku and Kouga haven't even talked to Inuyasha about it and he's a good guy, he wouldn't make you look bad."
"He's really sweet."
"Mhmm."
"Sango, Inuyasha kissed me on the cheek last night."
"What! Details!" She yelled as she placed food down in front of me. "Finish your drink first." I looked back down at the tree mud. 'Disgusting.'