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Imagine That
Chapter Seven: Subaru
Rating: T? M? I'm not sure again. Probably T.
When Kagome awoke, it was to an empty bed. Grabbing her cell phone and checking the time, she saw that she had slept in much later than she usually did. As she stretched out her muscles, she figured it wasn't such a big deal. After all, she and Subaru hadn't gone to sleep until well into the early morning hours.
Sitting up sleepily, Kagome listened to the sounds of Subaru's apartment and heard the shower running. She bit her lip as a playful idea struck her. The blankets were pushed away from her body and she quietly slid from the bed. Making her way to the bathroom, she slowly pushed open the door and began to pull Subaru's large t-shirt, which she had slept in, over her head to drop on the cold bathroom tile.
Kagome had to stop and yawn before she proceeded with her plan. She pulled aside the curtain just enough to peek and make sure that Subaru's back was to her before she slipped into the shower and grinned at what would come next. In an instant, not having noticed the suspicious lack of steam in the bathroom, Kagome quickly stepped forward to wrap her arms around Subaru and press herself flush against his body.
It only took a moment, about as long as it took for Kagome to gasp, for her to realize her mistake. Her body and mind were shocked awake as the almost ice-cold water hit her arms and ran down Subaru's body onto hers. With a surprised squeal, Kagome tried to back away from the frigid water, but the smooth bottom of the shower made it hard for her to keep her balance. With nothing to grab onto and Subaru still too surprised and confused by her sneak attack, Kagome slipped and fell out of the shower and onto the hard bathroom floor.
"Kagome?" Subaru asked quickly as his mind pieced together what had happened. He blushed a little seeing her sprawled out, naked, on the floor. But the pained look on her face made him focus on her well-being instead. "Are you okay?" He asked as he quickly and carefully stepped from the shower to kneel beside her.
"Ow," Kagome moaned a little as she reached back to rub her tailbone. "I think so," she finally answered as she looked up him. "I didn't know you took cold showers."
"I only take warm showers with you because that's what you like," he answered her. Seeing that she did appear to be mostly unharmed and feeling relief spread through him, Subaru did his best to fight the smile that threatened to break out across his face. He tried anyway.
Kagome frowned up at her boyfriend as she heard the first few low chuckles. "It's not funny!" She cried, doing her best not to laugh as well. "I think I might have bruised my butt."
Still trying to not outright laugh, Subaru stood and offered Kagome a hand up. "Come on," he told her with an understanding smile. He pulled her back over to the shower and adjusted the temperature before coaxing her inside. When the curtain was closed again, Subaru backed Kagome into the stream of warm water and wrapped his arms around her to massage her lower back. "Better?" He asked as he looked down into her blue eyes.
Kagome smiled at the concern in Subaru's dark eyes. It was nice to feel loved, even if she was occasionally laughed at. Smirking a little, she decided to get a little payback. Subaru was still incredibly easy to embarrass when it came to certain, intimate things. "Actually," she said as she felt his large hands rub gently circles just above her injured butt. "If you could massage a little lower, that would feel great." Predictably, Subaru blushed a little as his eyes widened and it was Kagome's turn to laugh.
