1Editors Note: Yes, well...this is going to be the best chapter as of late. It's amazing. You'll like it. Rawr, no read! Okay, Since these reviews are getting really long, I've decided to make the name bold so you guys who wanna skip that part can. Kay? Kay.
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Chapter 10: When One Wonders
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The day passed amazingly fast for Kagome. She and Sango walked quickly back home to get dressed for the dance, then the two were to go back together at 6:30 when the dance began.
Kagome threw her closet doors open as soon as she got home and started to rummage through her clothes. Sango would come over at 5:30 when they'd leave. Everyone came early supposedly.
Souta watched, amused as Kagome grabbed shirts, pants, and skirts. Throwing them every which way while looking for something good.
"Whatcha doing sis?" Souta asked just as a flying skirt hit him in the face.
When Kagome turned around to answer, she saw the skirt hanging onto her little brother and broke out into laughter.
"Oh my God! I'm so sorry Souta!" Kagome chuckled as she pulled the skirt off and patted his head smiling. "I'm going to a school dance."
"Sounds like fun." Souta nodded.
"Hope so!" Kagome sighed as she finally took out a pair of jeans and black tube top that revealed her midriff.
She studied herself in the mirror with the clothing on. Yes, she looked really good! Which was excellent, but she found herself wonder who she was trying to impress. Odds were that Sesshomaru would not be coming to the dance and she shouldn't dress up. Kagome shivered. Kouga would be there.
"Kagome! Sango-Chan is here!" Kagome heard her brother call from the door way. She had heard someone knock on the door.
"Coming!" Kagome said as she hurried out of her room to see Sango wearing a pretty pink skirt and a white tank top. "Wow Sango-Chan! You look great!"
Sango blushed but when she looked up her eyes nearly bulged. "Kagome-Chan! You look stunning!"
"Thank you so much! We really must be off now! Bye mom! Bye Souta!" Kagome looked around the room. It seemed Onigumo was going to be home at 12 o'clock that night. She'd make sure to come home by 11.
Kagome ran out the door and the two comrades spoke about the dance.
"Oh yeah it happens every year...in fact you can invite people..." Sango grinned slyly.
"Oh...so you invited your boyfriend?" Kagome asked smiling.
Sango blushed and threw her hands to her face to try and cover it. "Um, no...I mean yes...but I'm not sure if he'll come...cause he has work maybe and..."
"Calm down!" Kagome laughed patting Sango on the back. "He'll probably come Sango-Chan! Don't worry yourself too much."
"And you? I'm sure many guys asked you to go to the dance with them!"
Kagome felt an annoyed smile tug at her lips as she remembered the past few lunches before where she'd been bombarded by boy after boy who wanted to ask her out. She nearly suffocated in a sea of men.
"Yes, well. There's only really only one guy I'm interested in." Kagome said, finding herself blushing.
"Oh really?" Sango said with a look on interest in her eyes. "What's his name? How'd you meet him?... Do I know him?"
Kagome shook her head laughing. "Yeah, you know him. He goes to the school... But that's all I'm gonna say!"
After that Kagome ran forward in a game of tag with Sango. But as Kagome was running she felt exhilarated, and thought of Sesshomaru. She felt like if she ran fast enough, she'd just fly away. What had he meant by mentioning the dance yesterday? And she could have sworn she felt their eyes lock at one point in class. Then again, she did have a strange mind.
Kagome and Sango finally reached the school and were making their way across the school parking lot when the parked car they were walking in front of honked at them and flashed the lights. Sango nearly fell over with fright and Kagome was confused. When the two looked into the car there sat a man with shaggy black hair pulled into a ponytail.
"Miroku-Kun!" Sango said happily as the man got out of the car laughing. "That was horrible of you!"
"Yes well, your too easy Sango-Chan!... And who is this?" The man asked as he put an arm around Sango's waist. Kagome saw Sango blush as he did so.
"This is Kagome-Chan. Kagome Higurashi. She's the one that would like a job." Sango replied smiling at Kagome.
"Very nice to meet you Kagome-Chan!" Miroku said smiling and holding his hand out. Kagome shook his hand then smiled tenderly at the cute sight of the couple. For a second, she even saw her head on Sango and Sesshomaru's on Miroku's... But of course, that would never be real!
"Thank you. I've heard a lot about you Miroku-Kun." Kagome said smiling. "I am very much interested in a job. Sango-Chan said you might be able to get me a job and it'd really help me out."
"Yes well, we don't have any females but I have heard that the uniform for females was a skirt... and we really could use a pair of cute legs like yours around!" Miroku grinned.
Kagome burst out laughing as Sango gave a look of disgust before slapping Miroku. "Baka!"
Sango ran off with Miroku at her tail, leaving Kagome alone in the parking lot. Kagome sighed and shook her head laughing. And so, Kagome made her way to the gym where she could hear the booming music beating on the glass windows of the doors.
Kagome merely stepped in and she already had at least five guys on her case but it was dark so she couldn't get an exact number. Kagome suddenly felt claustrophobic and needed to break free.
"Okay, first dance will be with the first guy to get me a drink...now GO!" Kagome said over the music and the men were gone in a flash.
Kagome laughed at her own wit. She easily snuck out into the hallways and slunk around, hoping no one would see her. She wasn't sure if she was even allowed in the hallways during the dance. Kagome thought it might be a good time to return her books so she headed over to her locker and finally walked back to the library.
The library was dark. Kagome could have just put the book in the slot, but instead decided to venture inside, relieved when she found that the door was not locked. As Kagome stepped in, the darkness of the room engulfed her. A sense of mystery piqued her interest in the colder room.
Sesshomaru surveyed the gym with disgust. People were grinding and dirty dancing everywhere. He tried in vain to look for Kagome but it was hard to see in the dimness of the room. Fortunately he noticed Kouga running to the door when Sesshomaru finally was able to pick out Kagome.
It wasn't too hard to find Kagome after that. It was quite easy actually. All you had to do was look for the swarm of boys. Sesshomaru watched with amusement as the guys suddenly left and Kagome scurried out into the hallway, looking over her shoulder slyly to make sure no one was following her. What was she doing?
Just was Sesshomaru was reflecting on which action should be taken another teacher supervisor nudged him in the stomach.
"Oshiro-San, you may go home. We seem to have more then enough teachers here. Why don't you just go home and have some time to yourself. I'm sure Rin-Chan is being babysat right?"
Sesshomaru just nodded and thanked the woman who was smiling warmly and nodding. He agreed with a smile and left.
Once in the halls Sesshomaru's eyes darted to look for Kagome. He caught a glimpse of Kagome's pink streaks and headed calmly in that direction. Now really, what was she up to?
As Sesshomaru turned the corner he heard the library door close and grinned. What would Kagome be doing in a library during a dance? One really has to wonder what lies behind a library door that is more appealing then pounding music and the smell of sweat. Oh yes, a real competition.
Kagome's heart skipped a few beats when she heard the library door open and close once more. Another pair of footsteps could scarcely be heard, muffled by the royal blue carpeting. Kagome held her breath.
Kagome shrunk back a bit against one of the bookcases. She was in the English section and was planning on looking at some of the other books. For her safety Kagome grappled at the book case without looking behind her, and grabbing the heaviest book she could find.
"What are you doing in here?" A smooth, cold and silky voice asked.
Without thinking Kagome yelped as she threw the book that was in her hands towards the voice, ending up throwing the man against the bookcase.
"Fuck..." The rough voice grunted angrily.
As Kagome's eyes finally completely adjusted to the lack of lighting Kagome gasped. "Oh my GOD! Sesshomaru-Kun! What are you doing here? I thought you were a rapist or something."
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. "I could ask you the same thing but...a rapist?"
Kagome laughed as she grinned up at his beautiful face. She never really noticed how much taller he was then her. He stared down at her and their gaze locked for what seemed only a few seconds when Kagome's eyes looked up just in time to watch a large book on the top shelf come barreling down.
Without any time to think the book hit Sesshomaru in the head. Unfortunately, Sesshomaru was still looking down at Kagome when this happened and the force of the impact had led to his lips coming into contact with Kagomes' in a kiss. The two stumbled into the next bookcase and onto the ground.
Sesshomaru leaned back and grimaced, holding his head. "Holy crap, that hurt!" Sesshomaru cursed silently.
Kagome burst out laughing, apparently the two of them wanted to forget that they had just kissed. Kagome stared down at the culprit with anger. They weren't supposed to kiss now. Maybe they weren't supposed to ever kiss. How horrible.
Kagome couldn't help but burst out in laughter when she read the title on the enormous book
"Oxford English Dictionary huh?" Kagome laughed. "I guess there is some truth in the saying, Don't make me beat you in the name of proper English!"
The two laughed together but once the laughter ended there was only an awkward silence, that hung heavy in the air. Sesshomaru was silently beating himself up, wondering what Kagome would say. She could do two things, she could ignore it, or she might fling her arms around him and admit her undying love. Then again... There was always the possibility of her slapping him... But of course, assuming anything of Kagome was horrible, and she could always prove anyone wrong. Kagome was the first to break the silence.
"That was my first kiss idiot!" Kagome growled angrily.
Sesshomaru's eyes grew wide as he stared at her, and she did actually seem somewhat angry. "Oh come on, I know you said you're innocent but I doubt you're that innocent!"
"No I'm serious. You just messed up my first kiss... Thanks A LOT." Kagome growled, but then her tone got a bit softer. "I mean, that's not what I thought my first kiss was gonna be like at all..."
Sesshomaru softened. "So what did you expect your first kiss to be like?"
Kagome thanked God that there was no light, because she must have been as red as a tomato. "Well, I thought that if I kept my first kiss until I was older, it'd be one of those movie star kisses!" Kagome paused. "You know! The kind where it's a french kiss, and you see stars, and you..."
Kagome would have finished if it weren't for Sesshomaru's sudden closeness as he slowly backed her up into the bookcase as she spoke. He placed his two hands on the bookcase, encasing her head in some way. His legs had somehow straddled hers.
"Anything else?" Sesshomaru asked slowly, his eyes drooping lowly while staring down at Kagome.
"Not really." Kagome gasped, barely able to find her voice.
"Good."
Kagome was surprised as Sesshomaru's lips dropped onto hers. She froze up at first, actually realizing it really was her first kiss and Sesshomaru was older and much more experienced. But instead of stopping, Sesshomaru kept going. His lips brushed lightly against hers, picking up in pressure and speed. Kagome quickly caught on, mimicking him.
Sesshomaru then sucked lightly at her bottom lip, telling her he wanted her to open her lips. He ran his tongue along the seam of her lips. Kagome finally complied and gasped as Sesshomaru's tongue quickly ran along her own, only letting him own her mouth even more.
Kagome tilted her head back and moaned lightly, her hands lightly splayed on Sesshomaru's shapely chest.
Hearing her moan snapped Sesshomaru back to reality. He realized who he was kissing and where. Sesshomaru pulled away, staring blankly at Kagome. He hung his head.
"Gomen, I didn't mean to do that. I really didn't." Sesshomaru said roughly as he cleared his throat and got up. "It was a kind of mistake."
Kagome stared at him and nearly burst into tears. He made a mistake? Oh, so he didn't mean to? Who the fuck did he think she was? That's when it sunk in. He was like all the others... He thought he could just sleep with her.
"Baka baka baka!" Kagome screamed as she jumped up and threw her books that were on the ground at Sesshomaru. She turned to run away but Sesshomaru grabbed her wrist.
For the umpteenth time that night, Kagome and Sesshomaru's eyes locked. This time, Kagome's were overflowing with tears. Sesshomaru felt a pang of guilt and sorrow in his heart.
"NO!" Kagome yelped as she pulled her hand away and ran. She ran all the way past her house. She ran, and ran, and ran. She kept running until she felt her legs beg for forgiveness. She finally collapsed onto a swing in a random park. She had no idea where she was.
It was there, on that swing, that Kagome began to reflect. And it was also there, that a million tears were shed. Kagome sniffled and shivered against the cool winter wind that was coming in. It was November. Why hadn't she brought a jacket?
"He thinks that I'm one of those girls...he doesn't care about me..." Kagome sobbed pitifully.
She seemed to stay there for hours and hours. The time passed so quickly as Kagome asked again and again why this had happened to her. It finally dawned on her that she might be late getting home.
Kagome made a sad attempt to run, but her legs gave out. Kagome cried again, because she was hopelessly lost. It had taken her at least an hour to get home. Kagome cringed as she stuck the key into the door, opening the door in hope that it wasn't twelve yet. But life was too cruel to let her come home early.
The clock read one AM while a angry man stood up from his chair, a beer in his hand.
"Where the fuck have you been you little cunt? You look like a slut! Have you been sleeping around with a bunch of guys?" Onigumo growled.
Kagome shrunk back in fear, praying that her mother and brother would just stay in their rooms. She deserved this. Maybe it could help her numb all the other pain. Any confidence Kagome had ever felt her whole life was drained from her body as she began to cry again and crawl back.
"No you're gonna come here you little whore!" Onigumo hissed as he went forward and grabbed Kagome by the hair, throwing her to the ground. "How about that ugly teacher of yours? He seems pretty interested in his students!"
Kagome didn't say a word. "Speak up you bitch! You can't just come home at one in the morning dressed like a prostitute without an explanation." Onigumo yelled as he kicked Kagome hard in the stomach.
Onigumo grabbed Kagome by her arm, squeezing so hard Kagome thought she's broken a bone and sneered at her. "Learn the rules Missy!" Kagome gasped as Onigumo slapped her on the face.
Naraku dropped her and then picked her up then tried to strangle Kagome. Onigumo laughed as she gasped for air. He finally let her go. "Now git to bed!"
Kagome was coughing and wheezing as she crawled to her room, changed and threw herself into bed. She ached all over.
Kagome was surprised when she felt a wet cheek press up against her own and a smaller body hugged hers.
"Gome-Chan..." The little boy's voice said crying. "I can't stand it anymore. I really can't."
Kagome began to cry as well, holding the boy close. "I can't either, but we just have to hang in there okay? Hang in there... For me, please promise me Souta...promise me."
"I promise...I promise..." Souta sobbed.
Little sleep came to anyone in that apartment that night.