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Back to the Future
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"That sounds too good to be true," Kagome sighed wearily as she pulled out her ponytail and scratched her aching scalp, "You said it was just some tiny shop with a help wanted sign?"
"Yeah," Inuyasha answered nervously from his place on the small couch, "I didn't even know what I was applying for and then he came in..."
"I don't trust him," Kagome stated matter of factly before giving him an apologetic smile, "It's just a little too perfect. Some random person drops off documents. A Miroku look alike appears saying he's the heir to this huge franchise? That type of thing just doesn't happen. You know better than that."
"Do I?" Inuyasha clipped back harshly as he gave her a withering glare and the limited reign he had on his nerves snapped clear in half, "Do I know better, Kagome? Do I know that's not something that happens in this era? Do I understand how anything works around here? Shit, it took me three whole days to figure out how to turn the oven on! I just got used to using the subway. Half of the words that I hear thrown around don't make any sense to me. My instincts still go crazy when a truck drives passed me. Do you honestly think I'd know better?! "
"I didn't mean..." Kagome began weakly as she played idly with her hands at a loss of what to say, "I'm sorry."
Closing his eyes and taking a long breath through his nose in an uncharacteristic demonstration of claiming his frazzled nerves, Inuyasha shook his head as he ran a clawed hand through his short, silver mane, "No, I'm sorry. I just...this is the first thing I got that proves I could make it here and the documents just showing up, I didn't want to question it but you're right. Its...its too good to be true."
Sagging visibly, Kagome gave him an sympathetic, understanding smile as she moved to sit down beside him and lay her head on his shoulder, "I just don't want you to get into something bad, you know? It sounds like he's a con artist."
"Well, then it must be Miroku's reincarnation," Inuyasha chuckled darkly as he rested his cheek against her ebony hair, "He could swindle anyone out of anything."
For a moment they merely sat there in silence, taking solace in each other's presence as they each thought back to their friends who they'd never see again.
"I miss them," Kagome finally whispered after a few minutes - her voice shaky with the effort of holding back tears, "I wish we could've stayed on your side. It would've been so much easier."
"Easier for me maybe but...but you worked so hard to stay in school and study that it wouldn't be fair that all of that was for nothing," Inuyasha soothed as he slowly maneuvered them until she lay on top of him - her face set comfortably in the nape of his neck, his arms wrapped loosely around her form, "We'll be fine. I'll get something else and you'll get to see all that hard work pay off."
"You can be really sweet when you want to be," Kagome hummed appreciatively as Inuyasha began gently dragging his claws through her hair, "It's funny to think that the only reason we got to this place is from you being a total asshole."
"That's a nice way of putting it," he muttered playfully under his breath as the arm around her waist tightened incrementally, "The thought still make me cringe"
"Sorry for bringing it up then," she cooed as she raised herself up to look down upon his face, "I can make it up to you though."
"Can you now?" Inuyasha whispered huskily as he raised his hand to brush a few loose strands of her hair behind her ear, "How so?"
"You can go to this job for one day just to see if this guy is for real if..." Kagome whispered softly, "If you finally let us go one step further in our relationship."
Deflating visibly, Inuyasha bit his lip and looked up at her with pleading eyes, "Kagome, I just...I...you know I want to but I still haven't established myself here and...and..."
Tentative fingertips came up to faintly caress his lips effectively silencing him as he stared at her with a mixture of longing and fear. Despite himself, his lips parted ever so upon contact and Kagome took the mere fact that he didn't stop her as a sign that it was okay to continue. The digits moved to the side as she leaned in once, and she hesitated for a part of a second until her sensitive lips came into contact with his. Her fingertips began to pull his face a bit more firmly toward her as she tilted her head- breaking the kiss for a few seconds before resettling with a bit more force. Her other hand began to make its way up to gently tangle itself in his hair and she sighed when she felt his arms begin to tighten around her form. It wasn't too long before he returned the kiss fiercely and flipped them in a feat of inhuman speed so she lay under him as he began to dominate the kiss- his objections seemingly forgotten. Without warning, his hands pinned her arms on each side of her head by the wrist as he moaned and pinned his ears back in pleasure. How long they lay there drinking in each other's essence was unknown. Time lost all meaning as Inuyasha subconsciously rocking his hips against her as Kagome subconsciously wrapped her legs around his thighs their actions growing increasingly heated until they finally pulled apart - their need for oxygen winning the day. Panting heavily, they smiled sheepishly at each other for a moment before Inuyasha leaned forward once more to press a gentle kiss atop her forehead.
"We need to stop," his lips brushed against her skin - his voice sounding husky, strained yet firm, "You might regret it."
"You keep saying that word," Kagome teased lightly as she quoted back the movie they'd watched the night before, "I do not think it means what you think it means."
"Which word is that?" he teased back as he nuzzled her nose lightly. Smiling softly, Kagome reached up to cup his face and ran her thumb across his cheek, "I'll never regret being with you. I promise."
Sighing, Inuyasha leaned forward to press his lips lightly against hers before maneuvering until his nose rested securely against her pulse point as he tried to calm his erratically beating heart. For the longest time, the two were merely content to stay in that embrace - knowing that holding off until all was truly secure would make that moment they both desperately wanted so much sweeter.
Tessaiga continued to rest in the umbrella stand- unwanted, unused, forgotten. After a week of disuse, a few spiders had made themselves at home. As far as Inuyasha was concerned, it was merely a relic of the past. Never to be used again. If this job truly was something legitimate, the man had said he'd prefer hand to hand combat which was probably for the best anyway. A magically transforming sword would bring unwanted attention to himself - something he was sorely trying to avoid.
Tomorrow would either be the beginning of his life here in the modern era or it would be him starting back to square one.
