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Our Forbidden Temptations

I Know Now But.. Part 2

"What do you want? I thought I told you to leave me be." Kagome put her hands on her hips and glanced over at InuYasha. He was actually wearing a suit and looked good in it too. Kagome blushed and turned away.
"So it's true, you're a Geisha." InuYasha raised a brow and looked Kagome up and down. The kimono she had on was gorgeous. It was black and lined in gold. She was beautiful. Kagome sighed and corrected him.
"Maiko. I'm not yet Geisha."
"You have much to tell me, Kagome-chan."
"No. I'm leaving. Just hand me the money and I will be on my way."
"Not until you tell me why you hid this 'secret' and why we can't begin somewhat of a friendly relationship." InuYasha angrily said. He furrowed his brows and crossed his arms. Kagome looked back at InuYasha with a sarcastic face.
"Do you not listen in school or around the streets?" Kagome annoyingly asked.
"No. Explain you to me."
"I don't have to explain myself to anyone! I am what I am! The past is almost completely buried and I don't want to reopen any wounds! Want to learn about me, go ask someone else!" Kagome yelled back. She stomped back to the door and began to slide it open until someone opened it for her on the other side.
"Sango?"
"I heard yelling and ran here. Did he do something to you?" Sango looked past Kagome's shoulder and saw InuYasha sitting at the table. She glanced him a look that made him cower in fear.
"No. Let's just get out of here."
"But the money-"
"I'll go ahead and pay." InuYasha stood up and casually walked over to the girls that were crowded around the door. He reached into his pocket and handed the money to Sango, seeing as Kagome wouldn't even look at him.
"Arigatou. Come on Kagome, let's go home." Sango grabbed Kagome's hand and they walked out the open door. Kagome glanced back one more time at InuYasha. He looked sad and those eyes of his were glaring back at her. She turned around and continued to walk with Sango.
Back in the room, InuYasha sighed and closed the door.
"This was a waste of time..She has major issues.." He sat back down and pulled his phone out of his pocket. He tapped continuously tapped the screen and finally decided to go on the internet. He let out a big sigh and typed in 'Geisha' in the search bar. It took him to a main page all about them. He skimmed through, searching for the main parts.
"Female entertainers...maiko is Geisha apprentice...sexual enjoyment?" he shuttered at that part of the page. He skipped through and continued to read on," before WWII, a maiko's virginity would be taken-often called a mizuage- but was outlawed in 1959..some still practice it today.." InuYasha didn't think he could read further into it until something caught his eye. He scrolled down a bit and gasped at the first few lines:

"...Geisha live in a world where grace and refinement are everything, but love is scorned as an illusion. Love is very dangerous for a geisha. If a geisha were to fall in love, then her entire career would be ruined.."

"So that's why..Oh Kagome.." he turned off his phone and shoved it back in his pocket," I'm so stupid.." He sat up and walked out of the room. He paid his bill and walked out to his car. He sat in there a few minutes before turning the car on and driving off.
'Kagome, I know now but..for some odd reason I can't forget about you..'


Kagome and Sango walked through front entrance of the okiya and took off their shoes before continuing to their room.
"What exactly happened?" Sango asked as she helped Kagome undo her obi.
"He knows that I'm this person now..he just asked for me so he could find out more about me.."
"That's awful! I don't want you to see him again..your next time, could be your very last and I don't want to train anyone else but you for now.."
"Thanks onee-sama. You don't have to worry though, I won't be seeing him anymore..the only way we could see each other is if he keeps asking for me only on his outings.." Kagome slipped into her comfortable kimono and sat back down, undoing Sango's obi.
"How much money does this guy have? Surely not enough to keep asking for you at that ochaya! That place is overly expensive!"
"Well..what I didn't know was that his father owns a law firm.."
"Oh my!" Sango gasped.
"Yes! And his car..and his house...expensive and huge.." Kagome waved her arms in the air.
"Well, we don't need to worry about him anymore. And besides, your ceremony is next week! We do need to schedule you an appointment for your ohaguro.."
"Oh yeah.." Kagome unexcitingly said. She laid down and pulled the covers up to her chin.
"Are you worried about the-"
"Yeah..I know it's only one time but still, out of all the okiyas in Japan, why does this one have to be one of the few that still goes through that procedure?"
"Oh Kagome! It's not so bad! The only reason why I guess is because this okiya is very respected and the costs for everything here is high so you do need to take this seriously, especially for the money it brings in..."
"Do you know if okaa-sama has started the auction yet?"
"No but I can ask if it makes you feel better about the whole situation..You know it's going to be the richest person in Kyoto..since he will bid the most. I told you that it was someone guy named Kagewaki Hitomi that was my patron. He was the most powerful at the time so of course he would have won the bidding and okaa-sama would choose him. Since that night, I haven't seen him..but you really aren't supposed too anyway.."
"Yeah..you've mentioned him before..he was powerful like 20 years ago..Please ask."
"I will! Now, you have a lot of training in the morning so get some sleep. Good night." Sango reached over and turned off the light. She wriggled herself into the covers and finally fell asleep. Kagome closed her eyes and eventually fell asleep too.
A tap at her window woke up Kagome. She looked over at the clock: 1:23A.M. She yawned and wiped her eyes that were full of sleep. They soon adjusted to the dark and she reached over, grabbing her fan and held it up as a weapon. Kagome slowly got up and crept toward the one window that very little moonlight shown through, on the other side of the room. She stood beside the window, eyeing it down. The tapping continued until she opened the window and wacked whatever it was on the head with her fan.
"Who is it?" Kagome whispered and looked back at Sango, who hadn't moved and inch.
"Ow!" the voice yelled.
"InuYasha? I am seriously thinking about calling the police and reporting you for break in and stalking!"
"I'm not the one that wacked an innocent person with a huge fan!" InuYasha yelled back.
"SHH! Everyone is asleep! How did you even get through the gates? Oh the police will love to hear about this.." Kagome smirked.
"I couldn't sleep and decided to come here-"
"And scare me half to death? If okaa-sama sees or even hears you, I'm dead! I told you to stay away from me!"
"I read.."
"Yay for you! You learned to read.." Kagome cheered sarcastically. She heard InuYasha sigh with an annoyed taste and realized that he was serious.
"I read about your lifestyle..and I'm sorry."
"I hate sympathy from others. I'm not ashamed of who I am..I am very happy with this lifestyle, thank you." Kagome flashed a big, fake smile at InuYasha. She really did used to be happy with this path of life until he came along..
"But.. you can't love.." InuYasha sadly murmered. Kagome's smile soon faded at the sight of InuYasha's face.
"What else did you read?" Kagome gulped and dropped her fan.
"Horrible things.. I think it would have been better for you to tell me, instead of me looking it up myself...I don't believe some of the things I read.."
"About what?" Kagome's heart started beating faster and she felt her body heat up, as if she was about to have a panic attack. Tears formed in her eyes when she heard him say the one word that bugged her the most.
"Mizuage?" he said in question, wondering if he had said it right. It was quiet after that. He looked up at Kagome and saw her crying. He panicked, not knowing how to calm her down.
"Ah! I didn't mean..if it upsets you that much..Gomenasai!" he bowed.
"InuYasha.." she managed to spit out," I think it's better if we don't see each other again.."
"I'm sorry if I said anything-"
"If you don't go, I will call the police." Kagome said in a very strict tone.
"But-"
"Goodbye, InuYasha-kun." Kagome closed the window and leaned against the wall, sobbing quietly. InuYasha stood there, in shock, listening to her muffled cries.
'So that is practiced here..' he thought and sat on the ground, back against the wall. He stayed there until he couldn't hear Kagome's cries anymore and walked back to the gates. Kagome's cries echoed in his mind as he hopped back over the gates. He pulled out his phone and turned it back on. He researched 'Geisha' again and continued to read on:

"...To become a geisha, it used to be that the parents sold the girl into it. If she were beautiful and the parents or someone introduced her to the "mother" of a geisha house, and she liked you, then she would be sold to her. This usually happened between the ages of seven and twelve..."

Questions ran through his mind. Was Kagome sold to that okiya? If so, why did her parents sell her? He shook his head and continued to skim through the page:

"... In return, when the maiko has become a geisha, all of the money that she makes will go to the "mother.."

"So that's why she calls her 'mother' okaa-'sama'.." InuYasha said. He really felt dumb. Out of all the signs that Kagome gave, right in front of him, he still made stupid mistakes..he even risked her getting fired. He looked down again only reading to "the mizuage is open for.." then his phone rang, leaving Sesshomaru's name plastered over the screen.
"Oh great.." He answered the phone, only to hear yelling on the other side. It lasted for about another minute until he hung up. He could only make out the words: 'dead', 'late', 'father', 'worry', and 'your sorry ass.' He sighed and looked back at his phone. The screen was black. He tried to turn it back on but the battery kept blinking...he had forgotten to charge the battery. InuYasha yelled out with frustration. He got in his car and headed back to his house, many questions about Kagome's secret life running through his head.