Oh dear, it's been a while. I'm so sorry about that but the end of my summer ran away without me knowing and I've found myself in college haha. But I hope this super ridiculously long chapter will make up for it! I also appreciate all the people who've added my story to their watch list since I haven't gotten many new reviews…but hopefully that'll change after this chapter. Watch for POV shifts! Anyways, enough blabbering so on with the story! Enjoy!
Ch. 4- Spring Break
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Somehow she had done it. Kagome had managed to survive through her first semester back and even a chunk of the second. She'd never worked so hard in her life though and felt like she deserved a school-free break. Which is what she was currently about to do.
"Kagome dear, are you certain you have all of the things you need? I won't be able to drive there and give them to you!" Three days on the shore of Japan at one of the hottest beaches were in store for Kagome and Asuka. Did anyone mention that they were also three days with no parental supervision? Yes, please do not forget to mention that.
"Yes mom, I'm sure I have everything. Don't worry so much." Her mom was a total worry wart. And it's not like it'd be the end of the world if Kagome forgot something, there will be stores all around them, right?
This is going to be great!
Hooooonk. Hoooooonk.
"Well, darling it seems like your ride has arrived. Please, for me, be safe and call right when you get to the hotel!"
"Yes mom, of course. I'll miss you too."
As her daughter waved bye from the doorway, Ms. Higurashi waved back and held back a slight tear. It still pained her to see Kagome go off anywhere after she finally came back.
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"Girl, you ready to hit the beach?"
Kagome made sure to shut the front door before she spoke. "Hell ya!" She fist pumped into the air; who wouldn't be super excited about an unsupervised trip to the beach?
"Well strap in." Asuka smirked as she started up her new car. A Hyundai Sonata to be exact. A decent car, but it didn't matter to Asuka, she loved it like a Ferrari anyways.
"With pleasure! By the way, you look cute." Asuka was wearing tan cut-off shorts and a cute cream-colored tank top that was all brought together by the oversized sunhat she insisted on bringing for the beach. What a dork.
"Haha, thanks. You too." Kagome hadn't really tried- she'd get dressed up when they went out to eat tonight. For now though, she had on some cute blue-jean shorts and a tie-dye top that curved with her body.
As they started to move away form Kagome's house, she saw her mom's glance through the window adjacent to the front door and waved to her to try to comfort her nerves. The drive was only about three hours and four on a bad day. They had gone over the route over a thousand times it seemed, and Kagome swore she had a dream about drawing it too.
"Off we go to paaaaaartay!" Asuka honked the horn for good measure and they speed into the sun, scenes of the beach and sunbathing dancing before them.
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"Ho-ly shit. This place is…"
"FANTASTIC!" The two girls turned to each other and giggled uncontrollably, how could they not when their hotel was literally on the beach and looked like the coolest place ever.
And it only took an extra hour to get there. Who reads maps anyways? Well, Kagome swore she would learn when she got home because that detour was horrible. But it didn't matter anymore; Kagome and her best friend were alone in an awesome hotel together for two nights.
"Ahhhhhh, this is great!" Asuka pounced on her bed that she had claimed because it was near the window and she always had to sleep near a window. It creaked under her presence but sprung her up just the same.
"Come on you dork, we need to unpack and find somewhere to eat! You know you don't want to be around me when I'm hungry!"
Asuka shuddered at the thought- she had experienced it once before and had nightmares for a week. No one should ever see Kagome when she's truly hungry.
"OK, OK!" She hopped off the bed, pouting a bit because it was so much fun to jump on those awful springs. "So…clothes first?"
After the two girls finished unpacking, they collapsed on the bed and took a good look around their new temporary home. Its walls were a calming dulled yellow and it came with a mini-kitchen stocked with a microwave and a mini-refrigerator. A closet was to the right of the door and there was a small bed-side desk separating the two beds that matched the much larger one facing them that held the medium-sized television. From the living room area, which had two small sofas and a coffee table, one could walk through a door to get to the bedroom, which was the really interesting part of their room. And in their room was the best feature of the whole thing- a huge sliding glass door that covered almost the entire wall that led straight out to the beach.
It was a beautiful sight outside of that window and the girls couldn't wait to play on the beach, but first things first, they had to get some food.
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"Thank you!" Kagome yelled out to the doorman as he opened the door for the two young ladies. He had to admit, his job did have its perks sometimes, and getting to see hot girls was definitely one of them.
Asuka located her car and whipped out the evil map that neither of them could really read. "So it looks like there's a really good seafood joint up ahead about a mile. Sound OK?"
"Honestly, I think car tires sound OK right now haha." Just for emphasis, Kagome's stomach gave out a little growl.
"Well…off we go! Again, I guess." Kagome rolled her eyes at her friend. Please don't let us get lost again!
Well, they found the restaurant alright. But the parking was a completely different story. It took them about twenty minutes just to locate a spot because the place was so packed. At least it would hopefully be worth the wait.
As they got to the front of the line, the host's jaw just about hit the floor when he saw them. Asuka had on a black dress that clung to her curves and emphasized her bust and cut off mid-thigh. Luckily she worked out regularly or else she'd never be able to pull it off. Her makeup was dark and sultry and her lips were painted a crimson red to contrast her tan skin and blonde hair.
Kagome also looked pretty fantastic that night. She wore a dark maroon dress that had a v-neck line and a cut-out back that just swept over the top of her underwear line. It cut off above her knee and was fitting but not as tight as Asuka's. Her makeup was also dark but with tints of maroon that matched her dress and her dark lipstick and perfectly straight hair completed her ensemble remarkably.
"Uhh…r-right this way p-please." The starry-eyed host tried to lead them to a table.
"Hasn't everyone else been waiting for a table though?" As Kagome looked around, she saw plenty of other couples that appeared to have been waiting for quite some time now.
"Come on Kags! Don't be righteous now!" Asuka hissed to Kagome who obviously wasn't OK with skipping over everyone else.
"I-I guess they have…" The host sputtered out, horribly embarrassed that his sneaky tactics didn't work this time and upset that she was calling him out for it.
"Well, we will wait in line like everyone else if you don't mind…Ryou," Kagome stated calmly as she read his nametag.
"Excuse miss, is there a problem?" A burly manager appeared at Ryou's side, apparently upset because he must have heard the whole conversation.
"Kagomeeee!" Asuka hissed. She absolutely hated it when Kagome had to be all morally right and crap all the time.
"Just that Ryou here tried to skip over all of these other customers and give us a seat before we waited."
"Yes, well do not worry miss…?"
"Higurashi."
"Yes. Miss Higurashi, I will assure you that Ryou here will not be doing this again. You," he pointed his pudgy finger at Ryou, "come to my office, we need to talk in the back."
The look of horror and anger on the boy's face made Kagome feel partially guilty that she had caused him trouble, but she really did not appreciate when people tried to treat her differently just because she was attractive. And the most the manager would do would be to chew him out, right?
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"Well this place truly lived up to its name." Asuka patted her now bloated stomach just for emphasis.
"Haha yeah, it was really good." Unfortunately, Kagome did not eat that much because of her guilty feelings towards the host that she feared she had gotten fired. She never meant to do that, just try to teach him a small lesson. But apparently, he had done it before.
But what unnerved her most was when he was leaving the restaurant. It was obvious that he was extremely upset by the way he stormed out of the place. As he was leaving though, he turned and spotted her, instantly making eye contact. It was like a spark between them though, but the kind that was horribly ominous.
Kagome could've sworn that he had a slightly demonic aura as he left, and it worried her because it was tainted with a darkness that she had thought she wouldn't have to deal with again. At least he's not evil…just tainted.
Kagome would just make sure to keep an eye out, she knew how vengeful demons could be and didn't want any trouble dealing with one.
"Ready to go space cadet?"
"Huh?"
"You've been totally far away for the whole dinner and barely touched your food. That's not the Kagome I first met whom I honestly thought was going to choke on her food." Asuka was worried about Kagome; she'd been off all night since that host left in a fury.
"Oh…sorry. I just feel kinda shitty because I think I got that boy fired." Her eyes were cast down at the table.
"Kags, it's OK. Obviously he deserved it if he got fired just because of that. I'm sure he did other things before and this was probably just the final strike."
"Maybe." Her eyes glanced up to meet her friend's.
"I'm sure of it! So let's roll our fat asses out of here and head home. Would a movie-popcorn-night cheer you up?"
Kagome smirked at Asuka because she always knew how to make her feel better like any good friend does. "Sounds good. Let's go, scary movies await!"
They left the restaurant and got into the car. As they turned out of the parking lot, Kagome kept feeling off though. She had called in to ask how busy it was…would they keep her phone number? She had announced her last name to the manager…would he remember? Lastly, she kept feeling a pair of eyes follow Asuka's car as they left…
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"I HATE YOU! I cannot believe that you made me watch all of those horror movies right before we crash! You must really be evil Asuka…"
"Haha, you know you loved every gory minute of it. And if you really need to, I'll come on snuggle with you all night…" Asuka wiggled her eyebrows in a goofily suggestive manner that made Kagome burst out laughing.
"I'll let you know on that one. But um…" Kagome's eyes trailed off down to her own pillow.
"Something you want to say, Kags?" It seemed that for a while now, Kagome had been trying to tell her something obviously important. Asuka could see some deep-rooted hurt in her eyes and she still didn't know its source after all the time they've spent together. Must've been something complicated…
"….No! Haha, I was just going to say that we should…" Kagome bit her lip when she said 'no,' "go to the beach tomorrow with our cute new bathing suits and find some nice hotties."
"Definitely pencil me in for that plan. Night Kagome."
"Night Asuka."
Dammit…
Kagome had been trying for a while now to let Asuka know everything…everything including the past. But how could she trust that Asuka wouldn't think she's insane? Could anyone she knows from this point on ever find out? Well, Kagome was determined to give it a try for all she's worth on this trip. It'll happen, and then I'll deal with damage control from there…
Kagome's eyes lazily shut. Tomorrow would be a day of fun in the sun…for the most part, anyways.
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"Rise and shiiiiiiiiine!"
There's no way this is real…please don't tell me this is real…
"WAKE UP KAGOMEEEE!"
Damn.
"Come on, come on!" Asuka bounced over Kagome's bed just to be extra obnoxious and wake her up in the worst way possible on vacation or during anytime for that matter.
"Ugh…I will purify you…"
Asuka's eye's widened. "…What?"
Fuck. "You know…like in the stories…haha…" Kagome shoved the girl off of her and sat up half-way, still not wanting to face the morning sun. If there was one thing she disagreed about with her best friend, it would have to be mornings. Kagome hated them with a passion while Asuka was a morning person and somehow simultaneously a night owl.
"OK, OK. I'm up. Geeeeez…" Kagome mumbled to herself mainly.
"Well you best be if you want to have some of the special breakfast that I got us while you were snoring and drooling away!"
"Gross! I do not drool! Or snore!"
"I would definitely argue those points. But anyways, get your butt out of bed for food…and coffee."
"I'm up!" Kagome sprung out of bed as she always does with the mention of coffee. It was Asuka's trump card to use at her advantage against Kagome.
As Kagome downed her coffee, she asked, "So what's the plan for today?"
"Well, I hear that there is a beach nearby…" Kagome rolled her eyes, obviously the beach was right outside their door, "…so I was thinking we could go there and spot us some cute guys and play it from there. Sound good?"
"If I can ever get rid of this bed-head, then yes." With that, the girls prepared for the day.
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As Kagome slid open the glass door, a fresh breeze blew against her porcelain skin that sparkled the minute sunlight hit it. She really needed a tan though, it looked like Casper the friendly ghost took over her skin pigment.
"Ready?" Asuka bounced slightly at the idea of a day full of fun in the sun, and she hadn't been to the beach in years.
"Oh ya, definitely."
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From a perspective from across the beach, two boys—Makoto and Daisuke Nagana—spotted two of the hottest chicks on the entire beach. One was a tall and lean beauty with uninterrupted black hair and the other looked like a busty firecracker, you know, the one who you could have a lot of "fun" with.
The tall one with raven hair was wearing a bathing suit in which the top was fashioned to look like a lacy bra and bikini bottoms that were both a dark maroon. The other girl had on a rather cute striped triangle top that showed off her bust and a cute solid bottom that matched the top perfectly.
"Yo, bro. Do you see what I am or am I imagining from heat stroke?" Makoto, the elder of the brothers asked. He had the confidence level of a God and an intelligence level inversely proportional to it. But what the hell, he was good at baseball and knew he was hot. All the girls wanted him. And he wanted that tall babe, and once he wanted something, he always got his way.
"I sure hope not, because that little one looks like she's got curves in the right places," Daisuke, the obviously younger of the two, but only y a year, replied. He was the same as his brother on a deep level, but acted very differently outwardly. Of course he had that ridiculous confidence that comes with his family, but he smothered it with faux pain and loss. It always got the girls—they just can't resist his bullshit mush poetry and "sensitive guy" style. Mmhmm, Ms. Curves over there can get some of my "special" sensitivity later.
"So what's the grand plan, Little One?" Makoto knew his brother hated the nickname. He was three inches shorter than himself and hated it. But whatever, it made him feel better to know that he was superior to even his blood relations.
Daisuke glared at his brother. "I don't know Mr. GPA, how about you pick."
"Fuck off. Anyways, these babes are too hot to fuck around with you for. So here's what we'll do—"
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"This a good spot?"
"I do not care. These sandals are awful and the sand in on fire." No wonder Kagome was pale, she forgot how much sitting around in the sun bothered her, and she had conveniently forgotten how much she hated, repeat hated, the sand. I'm sure it's some torture device. So evil…getting into the places that it never should be…pure evil.
"Oh quit bitching, the beach is awesome! And even the sand is so soft, it feels like walking on pillows!" Asuka hadn't been to the beach in about five years she thinks, which is when both her parents had a job and money was in surplus. No thinking about that now.
"Whatev. Let's set up this ridiculous umbrella. At least we'll be noticed I guess." The umbrella that the hotel provided from them was special, to say the least. Who wouldn't want a neon orange umbrella with lime green polka dots? Kagome would definitely raise her hand to that one.
"Fine! Be a pouting drag and you won't catch any cute boys. Speaking of cute boys, those two running over here aren't half bad," Asuka observed with a smile that was perhaps too bright. Please don't come over…please don't come over.
"Oh you may be right on that. Take a look at tall dark and handsome." Kagome didn't think he was really that attractive. He was OK by any standards, but Kagome just hadn't been attracted to a guy since…Inuyasha. But who knew, new setting might equal new attraction?
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"GO LONG!" Makoto threw the football that he had brought to the beach just for this occasion with perfect accuracy at the two hot babes that he planned on adding to his list. Yes, he had a list. Whoever could remember all of those names of people you "hook up" with after a while? Well he surely couldn't, and was determined to add at least the tall one's and the other's if his brother fucked it up.
"'Kay!" Daisuke ran fast and hard in order to put on a good show and not make it painfully obvious that they were just creating an excuse to talk to the girls.
This was their top plan—it never failed. Sure they'd come up to some girls or create a less interesting situation, but those were for small scores and he knew that these chicks were in a league of their own. So they pulled out the classic trick in which they could easily start a conversation, show off their tanned skin and muscles, and make it look like they weren't trying to the entire time.
"…Uh oh! Watch out girls!"
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Kagome and Asuka were sitting in their respective chairs, Kagome reading a mystery book and Asuka kicking her feet to the beat of her Ipod while staring out into the sparkling ocean.
"Uh oh! Watch out girls!"
"Who the fu-"
Daisuke dove for the projectile football spiraling towards Kagome—of course Makoto wouldn't choose to throw it at the other one—and just happened to end up sprawled over her (and the other one!) in a tangle of limbs.
"Oh my God I'm so sorry, I didn't see you girls here! Although I don't know how I couldn't…" Daisuke started it off with his 'sincere' charm.
"Can you please get off of me?" Kagome did not like being crushed by this boy, and especially since she didn't know or what he has.
"Hey, you two all right?" Makoto flashed them one of his award-winning smiles. If they aren't yelling then it's already in the bag.
"Umm ya…your…" Asuka gestured toward the boy who was still making physical contact with her no matter how far away she scooted.
"Brother."
"Your brother here almost squashed us while trying to catch this apparently." Asuka held up the football in question.
"Oh that was totally my fault, I'm so sorry." Makoto shifted his eyes towards Kagome. "By the way, I'm Makoto and this clutz here is Daisuke. We're brothers if you can believe it," he stated with a chuckle at the end.
"Kagome Higurashi." Kagome was still sprawled on the floor from impact.
"Well Miss Kagome may I help you up?" Although why the hell would I want to with that fantastic view of her rack?
"Sure…I guess…" Should Kagome just make them leave? But what if Asuka wanted to meet some cute boys? It kinda seemed like she's into them right? I guess I wouldn't know…I've never seen Asuka with a boy now that I think about it…
Makoto helped Kagome up with as much grace as a guy could muster and just happened to stare into her piercing eyes as he did. With a smile that looked closer to a smirk, he finally released her hand from its captivity.
"So what brings you lovely ladies here to this beach?"
"Well, my friend Asuka and I are here on vacation from school."
"Asuka—what a beautiful name for a beautiful woman. I'm Daisuke and it's a pleasure to meet you." He practically hoisted Asuka's small frame off the ground into a standing position.
Let me go. Let me go or I will destroy you. Asuka subtly released herself from Daisuke's grasp. "Nice to meet you guys as well…what brings you here?" Asuka couldn't just pummel them, what if Kagome wanted to talk to them? Life sucked.
"Same actually. It's it wonderful here, right? I mean like look at the ocean, I could stare at it forever, right?" Makoto was working his magic on Kagome.
"I guess."
"So how long are you two down here?" Makoto's full attention was still on Kagome.
"Until tomorrow." Asuka answered to break up the awkwardness a bit.
"What a drag! Well I guess we have to make today count, right Asuka? I always like to think of living each day to its fullest so you don't waste a moment of precious youth." Daisuke knew that chicks fell for this bullshit like none other.
"…I guess…" Asuka mumbled. Who the hell was this guy? He sounded ridiculous.
"So Kagome, you swim?" Makoto would love to see her in the water, glistening with drops as she moved.
"Yes, I can if that's your question."
"Oh haha good one. I meant would you like to go for a swim? The water is absolutely perfect right now."
"Umm…" Kagome desperately looked at Asuka to start kicking their asses.
Damn. Asuka caught Kagome's desperate glance, she must be really into that boy, right? "Ya, swimming would be fun."
"Sweet!" Daisuke wished he had a hidden camera or something so he could remember these chicks.
Luckily, or rather unfortunate for the girls, their beach supplies were already close to the water so they wouldn't have to move them to a safer spot and possibly ditch the guys.
The gang walked up to the waterfront, which even looked cold. Kagome dipped her big toe in—of course, it was still frigid form the recent winter. "It's freezing!"
Makoto dived in, and almost choked when he actually felt the temperature but hid his struggle because he'd just love to see Kagome in cold water, ya know?
"Nah, you'll get used to it if you jump in!" Makoto just had to see her in this water now, it'd be such a waste not to.
"I guess…" She cast a glance towards Asuka, who seemed eerily distant. It'd be not cool of her to ruin the fun right? Asuka was probably just really excited to meet two cute boys.
With that, Kagome waded into the water inch by inch, forcing away the cold temperature to the back of her mind. Not cold, not cold, not fucking freezing cold…
"See, not too bad right?" Makoto swam up to her and snaked his arm around her waste as he tried to win her with his smile.
"Ya…haha…not bad at all." This boy moves way too fast, who the hell does he think he is with his arm like that? Kagome broke free of his arm by swimming away from him and playing it off as if though she was tired of being in one spot.
Unfortunately, he just swam after. He was not to be shaken off so lightly.
"Come on, Asuka. Join in." But it was the last thing Asuka wanted to do possibly ever. And that water was cold and she knew it, she could see Kagome's shivers try to sneak their way up. Maybe she'd give Kagome some alone time with him and then meet back up.
"No way girl. I think I'll just take a walk."
"I'd love to walk with you if you wouldn't mind." Daisuke totally knew that she wanted him, why else would she obviously suggest going on a walk so they could be alone?
"Uh…OK. I'll see you in a few, 'kay Kagome?" Asuka hoped she was doing the right thing. Except she was pissed that Daisuke just barged his way onto her walk that was meant to be solitary.
"Definitely." Kagome sighed as Asuka walked off to her right. Why did she have to leave her alone? As if things couldn't get any worse.
Makoto turned to her. "So now we're all alone I guess…"
Mayday! Mayday! Kagome turned to him and splashed him fully in the face, secretly wishing that he'd get the message and leave already.
"Oh, so you wanna play! I'm going to get you!" Makoto swam off after her. Things definitely just got worse. MAYDAY! MAYDAY!
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"So what're you into?"
Any more of this forced chatter and Asuka was going to either: A. find a high place to jump off of or B. beat this kid to a pulp. Solution B sounded better if she did say so herself though.
"Nothing really."
"Do any sports?"
"No."
"Like music?"
"Not in particular."
"Art?"
"It's alright."
"Well, no time for talking, eh?" God, she wanted him so bad that she couldn't even hold a conversation.
"Actually, yes. Thanks for understanding." Could he finally be getting the clue to bug off?
Asuka headed off in the same direction but then found herself surrounded by sand dunes. Damn, I must've not seen that the hill curves around here.
She rolled her eyes to herself, at least Daisuke was g—…
There were hands fondling her butt and a tongue rubbing up the side of her neck. Asuka's eyes widened in horror as she realized that he had followed her and now she was stuck…stuck in a place where no one could really see them clearly.
She froze. Her mind went blank as his harsh hands turned her around and grinded her up against the side of the hill. He forced his lips onto hers and felt up her waistline to her full breasts which he was toying with happily.
What's happening? How is this happening again? What can I do?...help…He noticed that she wasn't really responding so he jammed his tongue inside her mouth and continued to drag his hands over her.
Time was slowed—Asuka could feel every second that she was assaulted drag by and she still couldn't come to her senses. It was as if she was stuck in a trance…helpless…How could she get out of this?
He was kissing her harder now and started to grind himself against her, getting more rough by the second. It was then that Asuka came to and decided that this would not happen.
With as much force as she could, she simultaneously bit down on his tongue that had invaded her mouth and kneed him in the groin as hard and fast as she could.
"You asshole! Get the fuck off of me!" Asuka screamed at the top of her lungs. Someone would have had to hear her.
"You bitch! What the fuck did you do?" He yelled at her while pain spread throughout his entire body. He managed to look back up at her with a look in his eyes that told her that he was not taking this lightly.
"Come here, you." He started to stagger towards her again as she was still backed up against the hill.
"Fuck…OFF!" Asuka planted her entire foot square on the middle of his face and heard the most sickening crunch she'd ever heard. She probably broke his nose and it served him more than right.
She ran off towards Kagome direction while limped behind her. Somehow he was still managing to stay in motion and Asuka didn't think she could plant another lucky kick or jab of he caught her.
"Kagomeeeeee!" Asuka yelled to Kagome, who was still drifting in the water, as she ran towards her. "Get out, now! We need to go!"
"What? What happened Asuka?" Her bathing suit was almost untied and completely disheveled.
"You!" Asuka pointed towards Makoto. "Is this what you do? You occupy one girl while your fucking brother assaults another? Kagome, we need to go, now."
Just then, Daisuke came staggering out from behind Asuka. "You fucking bitch. I'll make you sorry for hitting me."
"I don't think so!" In a flash, Kagome was out of the water in a fighting position, ready to take on Daisuke and possibly Makoto if he started getting into it.
Makoto was flabbergasted. His brother had never pulled anything like this. And now he'd fucked up both of their chances. What an asshole. But if that tiny bitch broke his nose like it appeared, then he guesses he should step in.
Just as Makoto was getting out of the water, two burly lifeguards came over and tackled the boys into the sand.
"Ms., are you alright?"
"I guess so…" She glared at Daisuke who was squirming under the lifeguard.
"I'm going to take these boys in and see what we can do about this whole situation. If you'd give us your contact number, that'd be great."
Kagome stepped in. She could tell that her friend was too frazzled to be giving information at the moment. She gave them their current location and the hotel number and they promised to call in a while.
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"Asuka…are you alright?" She hadn't really spoken a word to her on their way back inside from their awful day at the beach. And now she was lying on her back on her bed staring emotionlessly at the ceiling.
"Sure."
"I'm just glad that you could fight like that…I never knew."
"I learned after…last time."
"What? You mean this happened before?" Kagome shot up and stared in awe at her Asuka. Was she serious?
Asuka slowly turned her head so that she could look Kagome in the eye. Her own were glistening with tears that she refused to let fall as she thought more and more. "Ya…about a year ago…"
…Middle of summer of last year…
Koto Honma was a sweet guy. Sweet on the eyes and seemingly sweet in personality. And it was for those reasons that Asuka had agreed to go out with him for about two months now.
He asked her on a first date to go the movies when school was about to end. And she was pretty excited, it was her first real date with a cute boy who she though she could stand kissing. All of her dates prior either turned out to be assholes or really weird guy and it is for that reason that she hadn't kissed a guy before Koto.
The movie date they had was really nice and he was so polite the whole time—opening the door for her, buying the tickets and snacks (Asuka always has to snack at movies, it's basically a rule) and everything else a nice boy does.
So of course she agreed to go on a second date with him to this nice little Italian restaurant down the street. It was great food and they kept a conversation going the entire time, which was unusual for Asuka because she normally gets so awkward around boys that she liked.
After dinner, they walked to the park and were sitting on a bench when Koto said, "Asuka, I really like you. You're a great girl and I'd enjoy to keep dating you." He smiled as he talked.
"Sure, I'd like that." Asuka blushed, she could just tell what was going to happen next and the setting couldn't be any better. The sun was just starting to retreat and the sky looked as if it were painted by Michelangelo himself.
He ran his hand along the side of her face and brushed her hair back from her cheeks. His hand was so warm and soft she couldn't believe it. He leaned in a bit closer and started to flutter shut his eyes. She leaned in and met his lips and closed hers as well.
It was so new—kissing. She hoped she was good at it. Apparently she was though, because they started hanging out a lot and actually going out less and less.
Things didn't start to change though till he made the comment, "Asuka, are you sure you need that last bite? I'll take it for you." They had been eating some cake they made together since he wanted to stay in again. She almost choked on her current bite she felt so horrible.
Sure, she was may have had a bit of baby fat still on her, but didn't guys like girls with more substance? Apparently, Koto did not.
At first she blew him of, of course he was just kidding around, right? He had to be attracted to her or he wouldn't be with her? But what if…ha, never mind.
But as time passed, his subtle comments became more and more frequent. He was full of "that has so much fat in it" or "you've had so much already" and her favorite, "Do those jeans look a bit tight on you?"
Koto had destroyed all confidence she once had in herself. She used to be bubbly and outgoing but how could she now? She was just a cow who didn't deserve the boy who stayed with her despite her obvious weight problem. So she decided to fix it.
She ran late at night for an hour each day and would eat maybe an apple a day, if she was on good behavior. She had to make the comments stop. If she was skinnier, then would he like her more? Would he praise her?
After the first month of summer, she had already dropped nearly fifteen pounds, which showed a lot on her petite frame. But the comments just wouldn't go away. It was all the time now and she was scared every time she thought of looking in a mirror.
When she did, she saw her flaws and her flaws only. She was still too big and needed to fix it. Then that'd make the comments stop.
Of course, she never thought that anything was wrong with Koto. He was the one that opened her eyes to her problem, right? He was so good to her, still hanging out with her even though she was so flawed.
And she could tell that with the more weight she lost, the more he wanted to do things with her. And not the things that people can generally do in public. So that meant that he must be more attracted to her now, right? So she must be getting more attractive. And even if she didn't really want to move on to second and was pretty pushed into third, it's no big deal. At least she had someone who thought she wasn't hideous.
Which lead her to the night that her life changed forever.
"Asuka, you wanna go downstairs?" he always wanted to go downstairs when he felt like fooling around. She really wanted to just snuggle tonight, but if he wanted to then who was she to deny him? Not like anyone else would ever want her.
At this point, she weighed about 110 and was 5'4. Which is thin by any normal standards.
"Sure, Hun." They marched down the wooden stairs to the old ragged couch that her parents refused to get rid of. They said it held memories, which made her think of the memories she had made on the same couch.
They plopped down on the couch and Asuka put on a movie, hoping that her mom would call her up or something. But her parents were really chill so they let her and her boyfriend go down to the basement unmonitored whenever they felt like it. Normally, that would be wonderful except that Asuka wished it was the other way around.
"So…"
"So…" It was always awkward starting off. Did he have to consider if she was attractive enough to be able to do things? Probably. She should consider herself lucky.
"So…" He said in a husky voice as he bent over and nibbled at her neck. It felt good, don't get her wrong, but did they always have to fool around?
His hand slid over her breasts that had surprisingly stayed full even after her weight loss. One less thing to worry about she figured.
She closed her eyes and sighed to herself. She knew what was going to happen next.
Except…this was different. His nibbling turned into biting as he left a trail of bruises down her neck towards her bust.
"Koto, that hurts…" He kept going down her stomach towards her hips.
"Come on, Koto. Not so hard. Can we slow down?" He unbuttoned her pants. Asuka was a little freaked, normally it wasn't so rough or so fast-paced and she didn't really know what to do.
He came back up and captured her mouth with his using bruising force that left her lips red and slightly puffy. His eyes were glazed over as if something had come over him. She could feel him grinding on her through his pants and she really needed to leave. This was too far. She had only kissed him two moths ago!
All of a sudden, they were both pantless as if by magic. Apparently, Koto was skilled in removing two pairs of pants in one swift motion that left Asuka reeling. This was too much.
"Koto…can we please stop?" He bent down to leave rough kisses up the inside of her thigh, her words never even got through to him.
"Come on, let's do something else. This is a bit too much…" His hands were running over her entire body and it made her feel really uncomfortable.
In another swift motion, her underwear were also down and that's when she panicked.
"Koto! Get off!" He pinned her arms above her head and continued to grind himself against her.
"You'll like this, trust me." His voice was dark and husky in am almost sinister manner. It truly scared Asuka.
"No. Please, Koto. Stop." He reached into his pockets and pulled out a shiny square wrapper that she knew just couldn't be what she thought.
There was no one in hell she was ready for sex. She wanted to wait at least until she was in love with someone and surely she liked and admired Koto but was not in love.
"Koto! Stop!" Koto must've thought she had yelled too loud because he closed her mouth with his as he slid the contents of the package on. She couldn't yell let alone try to tell him to stop. How could she? How did she get in this position? He was so nice and had helped her to be better. What's happening…
With one more step, he had violated her. Tears flooded form her eyes as pain and hatred towards herself rolled out in her tears. It must be her fault that she didn't want this. Or that she put herself in this position so easily. How could ever had trusted anyone?
She tried to kick up or wiggle her arms free but he was pinning her with his whole body and there as nothing she could do besides stare at her ceiling, waiting to die. This must be hell. She had lost everything because of him. He confidence, her friends, her family closeness, and now even her virginity which she was not willing to give. But he took it anyways. And she still couldn't do a fucking thing about it.
She heard in grunting in intervals but had basically blocked the world out except for the ceiling. She used to stare at that ceiling when she was little. How much things have changed…She was tainted now and it was her fault. Everything was her fault. She must've let this happen and didn't deserve to ever feel innocent again.
Finally, he stopped but Asuka barely noticed. Her tears were dry now and she was still staring at the ceiling. In defense to her situation, her body had locked up. She didn't have any emotions—she was a blank slate.
"Umm…I'm going to go now…" Koto mumbled to her.
"See ya later." He had walked up the stairs and was gone now. She was still lying in the same position in which they had ended in and hoped that she would just stop breathing. Everything would be so much easier if she would just stop breathing…
For weeks after, she had just sat in her room. Sat in her room doing nothing. She refused to eat and couldn't even tell when she fell asleep anymore. She had lost a considerable amount of weight and was getting to be skinny enough to need help. Her parents would try to talk to her but she wouldn't respond. At most, they'd get a one word answer on a good day.
The days blended together and before she knew it, school was a just around the corner. And that's when her father came in with the news.
"Asuka darling, we need to talk about something."
Did they know? How did they find out?
"I'm choosing to be relocated to the Japanese base. Your mother and I both think that a change of scenery would be good for you and their school starts in two weeks. It's a really good school that has plenty of…"
Asuka tuned to rest out. A new location, a new Asuka? Where this didn't happen to her? Where she could start over—fresh slate? It'd be perfect. A new Asuka.
"Dad…I'd love to."
With that, their family packed up and flew out to Japan in which they reside now.
…Present…
"…Asuka…I'm…"
"Don't say it. I know…I know that I can trust you because you're a true friend. And I expect this to be kept between us, correct?"
"Of course."
"OK. Then we don't need to talk about it. Just you knowing makes it a lot easier. So you really don't need to say anything."
"But—"
"Please."
"OK, I understand. But at least let me try to cheer you up. I can only imagine that you're mood isn't the best at the moment."
"Possilbly." Asuka smirked.
"Well, then let's go out. I didn't tell you before but I know a bouncer at a club that will let us in. You up for dominating all the males in that fucking joint?" Kagome really hoped that Asuka would like this plan because she had no clue what to do.
"Damn right we will."
The girls got ready to go out again, and hopefully this time nothing terrible would happen.
…
"Yo! Kagome! Whattup girl?" An intimidating man with a shaved head and bulging muscles asked Kagome as she shot up to the front of the line of one of the hottest clubs near the beach—The Point.
"Oh not much D, how've you been?"
"Eh, aight. This job don't pay much but you know how it goes for us body guards. Get money where ya can, ya know?" D, or his full name Darius, stated. He used to work as the head of security for where Kagome's father worked which is how Kagome knew this imposing man. Unfortunately, her father's business went under and D had to find a new job.
"Haha, ya it must be hard. Well anyways, I was just wondering if you could let my friend and me into this club. It'd mean a lot to me…" Kagome slightly pouted her lips and made her eyes big and round to get her way. It always worked on D.
"Now dammit Kagome, you know I can't say no to that face. Aight, I'll let you guys in on the condition that you do not drink. Hear me? I'll be waiting for you when you get out."
"Thank you, thank you!" Kagome gave the muscled man a bear hug and dragged Asuka inside, who was still staring bewilderedly at what just happened. It seemed so odd that Kagome would know someone like that and easily get them into a place like this.
But who cared right now? They were here to cheer Asuka up and that's all that mattered.
The inside of the club was plastered with a dark purple matte material that gave the place a dark and almost sinister look when the black lights weren't flashing on the bodies nearly piled on top of each other that were gyrating with the beat of the music. A bar sat to their right and an assortment of couches was on the left that were already occupied with dancing-drunk couples going at it. Overall, it was a pretty good club with plenty of eye-candy to go around.
"Dance?" Kagome mouthed to Asuka.
She hesitated then shook her head, she wasn't quite ready for dancing. "Kags, he forgot to band us…can we get some drinks?"
Kagome considered this—on one hand, she'd be lying to D, but…what if they snuck out the back door? Then no one would have to see them! And this was Asuka's night out, which meant Kagome felt obliged to do whatever she wanted. "Sure."
As they approached the bar, a sexy bartender with tanned skin, dark hair, and smoking eyes came up to them. He definitely thought that these chicks were some of the hottest of the night. Kagome had on a skin-tight tank top that cut off at her belly button with a pair of black designer jeans that made her butt look perfect. And Asuka was rocking her look with her hair spiked and teased while wearing a band tee-shirt that had an open back with a funky skirt that showed off plenty of upper thigh.
"Asuka, what do you want?"
"Two shots of Absolute, please."
As the bartender left to fill their order, Kagome gave Asuka an odd look. Who just drank straight like that? Kagome had only tried fruity drinks and cocktails before.
The sexy man came back with their drinks and after winking at them left to tend to his other customers. "To the night." Asuka and Kagome raised their glasses and clanked them together. Here goes nothing!
…Shot 8 each.
"OK Kags, I uhh think I'm ready to uhh….dance! Ya! Let's go dance!" Asuka started to pull a stupefied Kagome towards the dance floor. Asuka wasn't that bad herself but Kagome was pretty gone considering it was her first time with hard liquor.
"OKKKK!" Kagome exclaimed to no on in particular. The alcohol was hitting Kagome hard because she wasn't used to it.
They reached the outside of the dance floor and started to shimmy on each other, making themselves completely irresistible to the guys around them watching. There were bodies swaying, bouncing, spinning, and everything in between and Kagome was having a blast.
Could this get any better? Oh ya, come here Hottie 2, you will be mine. Yes, Kagome did get a smidge aggressive when she was drunk, which maybe wasn't so bad for any cute guy she saw. And she noticed that Asuka seemed like she was legitimately having a good time.
They danced on merrily as the moon bathed the night's sky. But alas, everyone gets tired at some point, which is why at around 3:00 AM, Kagome and Asuka were stumbling slightly out of the back entrance. Sure it was a bit creepy, but it was worth it.
There was one other guy out back, but he looked like he was just taking a smoke break. So on they went to hail a taxi out front while continuing to avoid D. He'd be so pissed if he knew Kagome broke her promise.
"Taxi!" Kagome yelled a bit too loud, which earned her the attention of random passerby pedestrians. At least she wasn't as bad as she was earlier; she had danced off most of the alcohol and was left with a nice little buzz. Finally, though, her tactics worked and a taxi stopped for the girls.
"Palm Beach Hotel, please." The taxi started and it was a quiet ride. But it was nice to be able to sit and relax after the intense atmosphere of the club so it was definitely a welcomed cab ride.
…
Ryou sniffed something in the air. A scent. He stared at its source and his eyes widened when he saw her. That bitch from the restaurant that got him fired! He narrowed his eyes and pretended that he didn't notice them.
What to do, what to do. They deserved to get punished, who the hell goes around like that and pretends to be all righteous? People who need to be punished, that's who. This bitch is gonna get it.
As they walked around the back corner, he stalked them in the shadows, being careful to mask his presence. He'd already decided that he'd follow them to wherever the hell they were staying and rough 'em up a bit. Or maybe have some fun with them. Being a demon sometimes had its advantages.
…
"Hey Kags, check out that nice ass BMW behind us."
Kagome turned around. Sure, it was nice. But she wasn't really in the mood to look at nice cars. By now, her buzzed had almost worn off and left her tired and a bit cranky; definitely ready to go to bed.
"Ya, nice."
The taxi dropped them off at the front and Kagome probably tipped him a bit too much but she didn't really care at the moment. All she wanted was to brush her teeth and hop into bed and sleep forever.
"You ready for bed?"
"Oh ya. Definitely." As they went inside, Asuka noted that the nice BMW she had seen had also pulled into the parking lot in a semi far away space. Odd… But she was sleepy. It was just one of the other guests who probably had a late night also.
…
They were checking into their room. Thankfully, he heard every word with his sensitive hearing. He knew all he needed to know.
When the clerk looked away to check his phone, he lurked around the corner and crept through the dimly lit hallways to the girls room.
Perfect.
…
"Night Kags."
"Night Asuka." Sleep. Sleep was definitely a good thing. Everyone needs sleep.
Kagome's eyes drifted shut. The bed was so cozy and her headache was finally starting to dissipate…Was that a creak outside the door? Nah. Must be another night owl.
Suddenly, Kagome shot straight up in her bed as the door crashed open, splinters flying throughout the once clean room. His aura…is he…a demon? Yes, but a low level one. Shit…Asuka…
By this time, Asuka had woken up with the loud crash and was about to scream until he forced his clawed hand on top of her mouth. His grin was evil as he inhaled her scent of fear and got a rise out of his power over her.
"Let. Her. Go. Now." Kagome voice was controlled but was as sharp as any blade as she ordered the demon to let go. She was glowing slightly pink, but the demon was too young to realize what she was.
"Why? What's a human wrench like you going to do? You fucking bitch—you got me fired! Now you'll pay…" Ryou bent down and licked Asuka's cheek. Asuka squirmed as she tried to yell or bite or anything but he was too strong for her.
With that, Kagome snapped. "Aughhhh!" Her voice ripped through the air as she tackled the demon and pinned him against the wall. Her powers were on full throttle and she slowly scorched his skin as she pinned him by the neck.
Ryou's eyes widened when he finally realized that she was no ordinary human and fear slowly crept into them until he was shaking in horror. How could have gone so wrong…
"I do not wish for a dead demon to be found in my room. Leave now, and I will spare your pathetic life." Kagome sent out a burst of her powers that scorched more of his skin and made him twitch with pain. He had bad burn marks on his neck and arm but it took all of Kagome's self control to not purify him into ash on the spot.
He limped off through the door, and that was the last time he was ever heard of. Although, the ruckus he made did attract the attention of the clerk who was there right after her left.
"Oh my God, what happened?"
"A drunk came bursting through the door but he's left now. I think we just want some sleep though, so ca we discuss this in the morning?"
"Uhh…sure…" He backed out of the doorway slowly, not quite sure of what to do.
Kagome went to the door and dragged it back to the entrance and just placed it on the wall. "Shit." I'm screwed. Goodbye, only friend…
Kagome sighed and then slowly turned towards Asuka. Her eyes were bulging and her mouth was agape in shock. "Asuka…"
"Kagome…what was that…" Her voice was strained and rough.
"That was…a demon." Great, now I'm just some crazy chick that she unfortunately got to know. Fucking fantastic.
Asuka slowly nodded as if trying to process the information. A tense minute went by before she asked, "So…you're a miko?"
"What?" How did she know about mikos? Kagome was taken back by her question.
"A miko…you…did something to him…"
"Asuka, are you serious? I tell you that there are demons and this is how you respond?"
"…Ya, I guess."
"Why?" Kagome would never have guessed that anyone would actually believe her, which is why she was so hesitant about getting close to anyone.
"Well…to tell you the truth, I was really into folklore as a kid. I was fascinated by demons and their stories and the mikos who protected the humans." Her voice was still raspy, but it was getting better.
"Oh…I see. But you think I'm crazy right?"
"…I don't think so. Maybe until you explain to me how the hell you did that."
"It's kinda a long story…"
"I honestly doubt I'll be going back to sleep. It's going to be a long night."
Here goes nothing. Kagome was going full-out for this friendship. If she wanted to know, then Kagome was going to trust her enough to tell her the truth. And if by somehow their friendship survived it, then they'd be closer than any best friends could be.
"Well…it started in my family's shrine with an ancient well…"
…
"See ya at school Monday!" Asuka waved at Kagome from her car, they had just gotten home from their 'vacation' that was more of a death trap than a vacation.
"Byeeeee!" Kagome smiled back at Asuka as she drove away. Finally, she was home. Home sweet home. She turned towards her familiar front door where her mom was already rushing out of.
"Oh, Kagome! The hotel called and I heard what happened! Are you OK dear? I was so worried about you!" Kagome's mom had her in a death grip of love.
"I'm fine mom, I'll tell you about it later. But they called me into work as I was driving. So I gotta go!"
"But Kagome…"
"I promise I'll spend the rest of tomorrow with you! Love you! Bye!" Kagome had already called a taxi to pick her up at that time so she was already getting in just as soon as she got home.
"That girl…what in the world am I going to do with her?" Her mom chuckled to herself. At least her precious daughter was smiling again.
…
His stomach growled. How insolent. He had no time for food. Sesshoumaru was closing out on a deal and it had turned out to be a complete nightmare of paperwork to sort through. Damn humans and their flawed bureaucracy.
When was the last time he actually ate a meal…a few days? Maybe a week? Fortunately demons slept less and had to eat less than pesky humans, which gave them an easy advantage over productivity.
He rolled his eyes. This paperwork had given him a headache that was continuous since it started. This Sesshoumaru shall take a break now. Before, he had been playing with the Shikon no Tama and thoughtlessly dropped it into his pocket as he told his secretary that he would be leaving for a short reprieve.
…
Daaaaaamn! The Maid Café had been bustling all afternoon and was still going strong as dinner came around the corner. Kagome was exhausted and wanted to sleep in her comfy pink bed. Why had she gotten a job again? Oh ya, I'm poor. Stupid college…
"Hey Kags, there's a total hottie at table six and he's in your area! So lucky!" Yoko, another waitress about Kagome's age squealed.
"Thanks for the heads up haha." As she approached the table, she almost stopped midsetp. His aura…She could tell that it was being suppressed, but even then it felt like a raging storm that would destroy anyone who got too close.
Sucking in a deep breath, she finally came to take his order. "Hello, my name is Kagome. Would you like anything to drink?"
"Water." His tone was so monotone and death-like.
"OK, and can I interest you in an appetizer?"
"No."
What an ass! He was just acting rude, and Kagome did not appreciate it. She came back with his water after a moment.
"Here's your water, sir. Do you know what you want to order?" She was forcing a big, cheesy smile. She had to keep her cool. And his aura was still making the hairs on the back of her neck stand up.
"Salmon."
"Yes, sir. Right away."
Although hid aura was quite overpowering, Kagome thought she might have felt something under it…something familiar that she couldn't quite trace.
After a few minutes she returned with his salmon that she personally made sure was cooked perfectly so he wouldn't complain about anything.
"Here's your salmon."
He didn't respond so Kagome left and tended to her other customers. Ugh, he better tip well.
As he finished she came around, collected his food, and gave him the bill. "Here's your bill, sir." Inadvertently, they grabbed the cloth bill cover at the same time. A jolt of electricity shot through Kagome like lightning. She was overcome with raw power that didn't belong to the demon. It was the jewel. Its embrace overtook her in a warm embrace, enhancing all of her senses and making her feel more alive than ever. She had found it. Or to be more accurate, found who had it.
Her eyes widened in shock as the man gave her an odd stare. She left and practically ran to the bathroom.
"Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God! The jewel!" Her face was flushed and her eyes started to tear. She never thought she'd find the rest of it. And since there had been no recent demon activity, she had assumed that it disappeared somewhere in time. But no. this man, or demon should she say, had it. "I have to get it back. It belongs to me."
She'd go out, and pray that he paid with a credit card. Then she'd have his name and card number. And she knew people…people that could do wonders with just knowing someone's number.
She went to his table and took the bill. "Thank you." She ran to the cash register. OK, just remember his name…let's see…Sesshoumaru Taisho. Odd…she didn't think that name was common. She wrote down the card number and his name and placed it in her pocket.
As she returned for her final time to the table, she actually noticed him. Through his human mask, she could see his true features. His hair was tied back in a high ponytail and flowed like a shimmering waterfall of snow white with hints of silver down to the bottom of the seat. He was sitting erect and she could see the points of his ears.
"Thank you for eating at the Maid Café. It was a pleasure serving you." His facial features were so refined and aristocratic that Kagome would have been drooling on herself had he not been so rude. He had two magenta stripes on each side of his cheeks. But what got her as she left was his eyes.
They were pools of liquid gold. And she had seen them before.
Kagome once again locked herself in the bathroom. Sesshoumaru…Sesshoumaru…Sesshoumaru! Those eyes belonged only to Inuyasha and his ruthless brother, the taiyoukai Sesshoumaru. The same that had attempted to kill her on multiple occasions. Sesshoumaru Taisho, possibly Inuyasha's brother, has the Jewel of Four Souls. Sesshoumaru, the emotionless murderer, has the Shikon no Tama. Sesshoumaru Taisho HAS MY JEWEL!
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Teehee, going to leave everyone with that cliffhanger because I'm super evil. Anyways, if you didn't notice this chapter is huuuuge haha so I'm pretty proud of myself. I really hope that all of the POV shifts went well and everyone can understand them. On a side note, I'm thinking of updating every other Sunday because college has started and anyone who's in it knows how much work it is. But alas, this was my last intro chapter, so the next chapter is the beginning of the actual plot! So get excited and please review because it makes me feel super good about myself and also makes me write faster. Thanks!