And so we set the scene for intrigue, betrayal and heavy petting. Love the reviews, love the suggestions. Yay you people! Anyway, finals suck... drop out of school, it's not worth it. Is smacked on the head by her mother. Alright, fine. Stay in school, get an education yadda yadda. 5 days until I get to go home! Weeeee!
Disclaimer: Nope, don't own Inuyasha. But he does follow me around campus all day.
Inuyasha: Do not... Alright, so I do. Whatcha gonna do about it?
Dawnrider: Absolutely nothing my dear hanyou friend, nothing at all.
Inuyasha: Just write the story stupid.
Dawnrider: Sticks tongue out at him Alright, here goes.
Twenty-seven... twenty-eight... twenty-nine... Thirty. Done! Kagome peeled herself from the floor before stretching out her tight abdominal muscles. She hadn't done sit-ups in quite a while and it felt good to get back to them. That is until her muscles started screaming at her. Idiot, shouldn't have tried to go back to two hundred thirty without working your way up first. She grimaced at she hobbled into the bathroom. She started the water and carefully shed her clothes. She stepped into the shower and began to scrub herself as well as gently rub her taut muscles.
Since her first training session with Inuyasha a few days ago she'd been on an exercise binge. She wanted to be in much better shape the next time she did that. Assuming there was a next time. She was starting to think he'd realized her methods of thwarting him and was now angry with her. She liked him, she wasn't going to deny that, but she was not ready to get into another dead-end relationship like... She shivered slightly despite the hot water. Best not to think about it. When she finally pulled herself from the comforting heat of the shower she felt better. She grabbed a towel and wrapped the giant fluffy cloth around herself. They had been a house-warming gift from her mother a couple years ago. They were nearly double the size of normal towels and they wee dyed a lovely shade of cloudy blue.
"Leave it to mom to make my towels match my eyes." She grumbled as she walked toward her room. There was a knock on the door. "You've got to be joking me." She made sure the towel was well tucked into itself so it wouldn't fall off and went to answer the door. Peeking through the peephole she saw Inuyasha's distorted figure. What in the hell was he doing here? She swung the door open, holding the towel with the other arm. She raised an eyebrow at him quizzically as she watched him stare at her and a blush rise slightly in his cheeks.
"Yes? Is there something I can..." He was very suddenly extremely close to her. The door shut behind him and he stepped back again. Kagome was about to ask him if he was crazy or just a barbarian when she heard voices outside the door. The voice of a man asked if his companion thought Higurashi was there. Apparently he was about to knock when the voice of another man told him to shut up, did he want someone to overhear him? After some argument the two left. Kagome frowned. What had they wanted? Now to deal with the issue at hand.
"Inuyasha, I'll have you know it's very rude to barge in on people, especially young women dressed only in towels."
"If I didn't know better I would think you were trying to seduce me Ms. Higurashi." He gave her one of his infamous smirks, edging closer to her while she was enthralled. Gods, she looked amazing. A light smiled played on her lips just as she pressed a finger to his chest, stopping him in his tracks. Damn, foiled again.
"Trust me, this is not an invitation." Inuyasha was more than a little disappointed. He leaned back against the door with eyes closed, arms crossed and was about to stare her down. To his dismay, when he peeked an eye open she wasn't even there. Where had she run off to? He heard her in what must be her bedroom, humming to herself. The temptation to run in, throw her down and show her what she did to him was nigh irrepressible. Sitting down seemed a much better course of action. He flopped on the couch and blew his sliver bangs from his eyes. He was going to have to go out and buy new bandanas. The ones he had were wearing thin.
Kagome shivered as she put on her under things then her black exercise pants, and a simple tank top. It was already seven in the evening; she wasn't planning on going anywhere tonight. Inuyasha just in the other room was what had made her shiver. He was thinking about her. She didn't know how she knew, but she did and it made her nervous, happy and giddy all at the same time. Kagome didn't do giddy. Stepping from her room she took in his slouched figure on her couch.
His toned legs were hidden beneath baggy jeans but his amazing chest was all the more define by the tight white and blue shirt he worse. She felt herself intake her breath sharply when he blew his bangs from his eyes. Like the first night she'd met him, she was tempted to run her fingers through his hair. Instead she placed a stoic mask upon her features and walked up to him.
"May I ask you what it is you're doing here."
"Yes you may," he smirked at her. He loved the way her cheeks flushed when she was angry. He was teasing her and she very well knew it. She stomped closer until her nose was a mere two inches from his. He cowered a bit when he realized she was not in the mood for games right now. "Alright, alright. I came to take you out to dinner."
"Well I ate already and was planning on staying in tonight anyway. But thank you. Now get out." Inuyasha gave her his best hurt face, puppy eyes and all. She tried incredibly hard to keep from smiling but gave in and began to laugh. This course of action proved fatal. Her overworked abdominal muscles began to scream again and she gasped. Inuyasha looked at her, concerned.
"What happened?" She tried to wave him away. He made her sit and would have lifted her shirt but she slapped his hands away.
"I'm fine. I just did too many sit-ups." Inuyasha sighed with relief before laughing slightly. She'd had him all worried over nothing. However he did know the places to relieve the muscle tension. She eyed him warily as he leaned over her. Why was she fighting him so much? He held his thumb poised directly over the left side of her exposed ribs. Any higher and he'd get himself in big trouble.
"I can make them stop hurting, but you have to trust me."
"When have I heard that before?" He smiled vaguely. She was feisty and he loved that about her. He stared her down until she nodded her acquiescence. He placed the thumb on the last rib then dragged it down and out. He continued the motion despite her hiss of pain. A few more and she was smiling instead. He switched sides and repeated the action until she told him it didn't hurt anymore. But he didn't... couldn't stop. The way her stomach felt beneath his fingertips and the way she relaxed under his touch fascinated him.
She was giving in. Slowly but surely she was realizing this feeling of familiarity and the emptiness she felt when it was gone was not going to go away. His fingers had long since stopped and now they were both still. Gold locked with blue to the point where they both felt as if they were falling. They weren't far off. A jolting thud knocked them back into reality when they hit the floor. Kagome had been subconsciously edging out from under Inuyasha and he following her until they slipped off the end of the couch. Kagome blushed when she came to the realization that Inuyasha was pressed firmly against her on the floor and it didn't seem to bother her body. He was up on his elbows so that his weight wouldn't crush her.
"I think that perhaps we should..." She was cut off when he brushed his nose against hers. The motion was so trite but so endearing. She felt her heart start to beat quickly and was pretty sure his was as well. Her heart and body were cheering her on but her mind was still trying to fight it. Her mind broke like a colt under the gentle hand of a good trainer when his lips brushed her throat. He was so tender.
He could feel her relaxing beneath him. The thought made his heart soar. He knew something must have made her so hostile toward men before and he intended to find out what it was. Right now he was enjoying the taste of her freshly washed skin on his lips and tongue. When she wasn't fighting him but pulling him to her he raised his lips to hers, kissing her gently. He didn't want to scare her, only to let her know he cared for her. She kissed him back with a passion he didn't think she possessed. He had to pull away to keep them from going any further. He pushed himself up on his hands, his knees on each side of her legs. She used his arm to sit up and looked away. She was upset, but why?
"Kagome? What's wrong?" Her mumbled response was so quiet even he had trouble hearing it.
"Why did you stop? Am I that bad? I know I'm out of practice..." He chuckled slightly, silencing her with a short kiss. The look in his eyes reassured her but scared her at the same time. Kouga had given her that look. But that all changed when she wouldn't... She was not going to make the same mistake twice. She stood quickly, slipping from Inuyasha's grasp. He stared after her in confusion.
"You should leave now." He heard her whisper. "Do me a favor and have Sango call me when you see her." He shook his head in disbelief. She was asking him to leave? But he'd... she'd... they'd... Damn it. He knew he'd been pushing it. He nodded his agreement and left in silence. His mind was in turmoil just like he felt hers was. He raced home to the dojo, insane for Sango to talk to Kagome so he'd know what he'd done wrong. He had to know or it would surely drive him mad.
Angst! Does anyone remember that episode of Pinky and the Brain, when Brain wrote a musical called Angst... ok, maybe that's just me. Anyway, a little heavy petting. The intrigue will come later and the betrayal is hidden in the past. Please review. Thanks y'all.
Disclaimer: Nope, don't own Inuyasha. But he does follow me around campus all day.
Inuyasha: Do not... Alright, so I do. Whatcha gonna do about it?
Dawnrider: Absolutely nothing my dear hanyou friend, nothing at all.
Inuyasha: Just write the story stupid.
Dawnrider: Sticks tongue out at him Alright, here goes.
Twenty-seven... twenty-eight... twenty-nine... Thirty. Done! Kagome peeled herself from the floor before stretching out her tight abdominal muscles. She hadn't done sit-ups in quite a while and it felt good to get back to them. That is until her muscles started screaming at her. Idiot, shouldn't have tried to go back to two hundred thirty without working your way up first. She grimaced at she hobbled into the bathroom. She started the water and carefully shed her clothes. She stepped into the shower and began to scrub herself as well as gently rub her taut muscles.
Since her first training session with Inuyasha a few days ago she'd been on an exercise binge. She wanted to be in much better shape the next time she did that. Assuming there was a next time. She was starting to think he'd realized her methods of thwarting him and was now angry with her. She liked him, she wasn't going to deny that, but she was not ready to get into another dead-end relationship like... She shivered slightly despite the hot water. Best not to think about it. When she finally pulled herself from the comforting heat of the shower she felt better. She grabbed a towel and wrapped the giant fluffy cloth around herself. They had been a house-warming gift from her mother a couple years ago. They were nearly double the size of normal towels and they wee dyed a lovely shade of cloudy blue.
"Leave it to mom to make my towels match my eyes." She grumbled as she walked toward her room. There was a knock on the door. "You've got to be joking me." She made sure the towel was well tucked into itself so it wouldn't fall off and went to answer the door. Peeking through the peephole she saw Inuyasha's distorted figure. What in the hell was he doing here? She swung the door open, holding the towel with the other arm. She raised an eyebrow at him quizzically as she watched him stare at her and a blush rise slightly in his cheeks.
"Yes? Is there something I can..." He was very suddenly extremely close to her. The door shut behind him and he stepped back again. Kagome was about to ask him if he was crazy or just a barbarian when she heard voices outside the door. The voice of a man asked if his companion thought Higurashi was there. Apparently he was about to knock when the voice of another man told him to shut up, did he want someone to overhear him? After some argument the two left. Kagome frowned. What had they wanted? Now to deal with the issue at hand.
"Inuyasha, I'll have you know it's very rude to barge in on people, especially young women dressed only in towels."
"If I didn't know better I would think you were trying to seduce me Ms. Higurashi." He gave her one of his infamous smirks, edging closer to her while she was enthralled. Gods, she looked amazing. A light smiled played on her lips just as she pressed a finger to his chest, stopping him in his tracks. Damn, foiled again.
"Trust me, this is not an invitation." Inuyasha was more than a little disappointed. He leaned back against the door with eyes closed, arms crossed and was about to stare her down. To his dismay, when he peeked an eye open she wasn't even there. Where had she run off to? He heard her in what must be her bedroom, humming to herself. The temptation to run in, throw her down and show her what she did to him was nigh irrepressible. Sitting down seemed a much better course of action. He flopped on the couch and blew his sliver bangs from his eyes. He was going to have to go out and buy new bandanas. The ones he had were wearing thin.
Kagome shivered as she put on her under things then her black exercise pants, and a simple tank top. It was already seven in the evening; she wasn't planning on going anywhere tonight. Inuyasha just in the other room was what had made her shiver. He was thinking about her. She didn't know how she knew, but she did and it made her nervous, happy and giddy all at the same time. Kagome didn't do giddy. Stepping from her room she took in his slouched figure on her couch.
His toned legs were hidden beneath baggy jeans but his amazing chest was all the more define by the tight white and blue shirt he worse. She felt herself intake her breath sharply when he blew his bangs from his eyes. Like the first night she'd met him, she was tempted to run her fingers through his hair. Instead she placed a stoic mask upon her features and walked up to him.
"May I ask you what it is you're doing here."
"Yes you may," he smirked at her. He loved the way her cheeks flushed when she was angry. He was teasing her and she very well knew it. She stomped closer until her nose was a mere two inches from his. He cowered a bit when he realized she was not in the mood for games right now. "Alright, alright. I came to take you out to dinner."
"Well I ate already and was planning on staying in tonight anyway. But thank you. Now get out." Inuyasha gave her his best hurt face, puppy eyes and all. She tried incredibly hard to keep from smiling but gave in and began to laugh. This course of action proved fatal. Her overworked abdominal muscles began to scream again and she gasped. Inuyasha looked at her, concerned.
"What happened?" She tried to wave him away. He made her sit and would have lifted her shirt but she slapped his hands away.
"I'm fine. I just did too many sit-ups." Inuyasha sighed with relief before laughing slightly. She'd had him all worried over nothing. However he did know the places to relieve the muscle tension. She eyed him warily as he leaned over her. Why was she fighting him so much? He held his thumb poised directly over the left side of her exposed ribs. Any higher and he'd get himself in big trouble.
"I can make them stop hurting, but you have to trust me."
"When have I heard that before?" He smiled vaguely. She was feisty and he loved that about her. He stared her down until she nodded her acquiescence. He placed the thumb on the last rib then dragged it down and out. He continued the motion despite her hiss of pain. A few more and she was smiling instead. He switched sides and repeated the action until she told him it didn't hurt anymore. But he didn't... couldn't stop. The way her stomach felt beneath his fingertips and the way she relaxed under his touch fascinated him.
She was giving in. Slowly but surely she was realizing this feeling of familiarity and the emptiness she felt when it was gone was not going to go away. His fingers had long since stopped and now they were both still. Gold locked with blue to the point where they both felt as if they were falling. They weren't far off. A jolting thud knocked them back into reality when they hit the floor. Kagome had been subconsciously edging out from under Inuyasha and he following her until they slipped off the end of the couch. Kagome blushed when she came to the realization that Inuyasha was pressed firmly against her on the floor and it didn't seem to bother her body. He was up on his elbows so that his weight wouldn't crush her.
"I think that perhaps we should..." She was cut off when he brushed his nose against hers. The motion was so trite but so endearing. She felt her heart start to beat quickly and was pretty sure his was as well. Her heart and body were cheering her on but her mind was still trying to fight it. Her mind broke like a colt under the gentle hand of a good trainer when his lips brushed her throat. He was so tender.
He could feel her relaxing beneath him. The thought made his heart soar. He knew something must have made her so hostile toward men before and he intended to find out what it was. Right now he was enjoying the taste of her freshly washed skin on his lips and tongue. When she wasn't fighting him but pulling him to her he raised his lips to hers, kissing her gently. He didn't want to scare her, only to let her know he cared for her. She kissed him back with a passion he didn't think she possessed. He had to pull away to keep them from going any further. He pushed himself up on his hands, his knees on each side of her legs. She used his arm to sit up and looked away. She was upset, but why?
"Kagome? What's wrong?" Her mumbled response was so quiet even he had trouble hearing it.
"Why did you stop? Am I that bad? I know I'm out of practice..." He chuckled slightly, silencing her with a short kiss. The look in his eyes reassured her but scared her at the same time. Kouga had given her that look. But that all changed when she wouldn't... She was not going to make the same mistake twice. She stood quickly, slipping from Inuyasha's grasp. He stared after her in confusion.
"You should leave now." He heard her whisper. "Do me a favor and have Sango call me when you see her." He shook his head in disbelief. She was asking him to leave? But he'd... she'd... they'd... Damn it. He knew he'd been pushing it. He nodded his agreement and left in silence. His mind was in turmoil just like he felt hers was. He raced home to the dojo, insane for Sango to talk to Kagome so he'd know what he'd done wrong. He had to know or it would surely drive him mad.
Angst! Does anyone remember that episode of Pinky and the Brain, when Brain wrote a musical called Angst... ok, maybe that's just me. Anyway, a little heavy petting. The intrigue will come later and the betrayal is hidden in the past. Please review. Thanks y'all.