A/N: Here's a long awaited chapter. Chapter 10, Enjoy.
Full Summary: "I wish I will, I wish I might, have my Cinderella story tonight." Kagome was an orphan, adopted by the Chung's, a wealthy family she thought would treat her with kindness and care. Little did she know, she was only adopted to be a slave. Poor Kagome would always be shoved, kicked, whipped. She was treated unfairly and was at most times, starving and left to fight for her life. One day, a mysterious man, Inuyasha comes to her care. Days after, she begins to fall for him. Will her love for him bloom? Will Kagome have her "Cinderella Story?"
Key:
Bold words are Author's comments
Italic words are Person's thought/Emphasis (if only one word is there)
Underline words are Next Scene/Change of time
Part 1
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I was left there alone that night, by the man I loved. I knew deep in my heart, in the end, I was always meant to be a loner. That was the way my life was supposed to be, and that was how things would forever stay.
After my, "incident," with Inuyasha, I had nowhere to go, nobody to stay with, so, like the fool I was, I wandered off. I walked silently across the beach, where Inuyasha and I spent our, "last moments," together. I walked towards the bottom of the beach until I felt the wetness of sand. I sat down, staring down at the water. Large waves began forming a tide, stirring up the ocean.
Every inch of my body went limp. I felt as if my soul had been town away from me, leaving my body hollow, empty, lifeless.
I could feel nothing. No emotions, nor hurt. I was sure that I was fine a few seconds ago. But, why did my heart suddenly carry such a heavy pain? Visions of Inuyasha's face flashed repeatingly in my mind, and before I knew what happened, wet drops of liquid fell from my face. "I'm crying?" I thought. "I guess I just thought he'd love me and be there for me no matter what," I said with a sigh.
I tried to think, but ended up giving myself a bigger headache than I needed at the moment. I decided to sort out my problems bit by bit. Soon everything would be clear, I was sure of it.
I stared at my surroundings. No one was with my on the beach. I was alone. It was then I decided to ask for a place to stay. I knew I wouldn't be welcomed at the Taishou Home after keeping such a shocking secret from Inuyasha, but I knew just the right place that would welcome me, or in other words, the right person.
Mumbling words to myself, I trudged towards the direction of a tall building, Heavens Eyes, the music company that offered me a record deal.
Minutes later:
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Staring at the two glass doors in front of me, I searched for a white button. "Aha!" I mentally shouted in victory when I spotted the button. I pressed it and patiently waited for a response. "Man, there record companies are strict when it comes to people entering their building."
Flashback:
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"Make sure you press this button when you want to enter," said Tammy, the president of the company's secretary. She was showing me around the place.
"My sincerest apologies for the tight security here," she said, scratching the back of her head. "A few years ago, a scandal broke out due to carelessness. Documented information on our clients were released everywhere, and we couldn't risk anymore information on our clients getting out to the public again."
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End Flashback
When there was no response after waiting for a while, I grew impatient and turned to leave, but paused on the spot when a voice boomed out from a nearby speaker. "Welcome to Heaven's Eyes, how may I help you?" the voice said. I realized it right away. It was Tammy. "Crap," I whispered to myself. "I don't know what to say!"
"Hello? Is anyone there?" I heard Tammy grumble impatiently.
Recollecting my thoughts, I managed to stutter out my name. "I-it's Kagome," I said.
"Oh my, Kagome-Chan!" Tammy squealed loudly into the speaker. "Jeez, Tammy," I said. "Are you trying to permanently damage my ear drums?" I asked.
"Heehee, sorry, Kagome-chan!" she said. "I just didn't think you'd come back so soon! Hold on a sec—I'll buzz you in."
The sound of a buzzer rang in my ears, as I cautiously entered the building. I mean, hey, you never know what that Tammy can do when she gets all squeamish.
Inside the building:
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I made a right turn from my position from the entrance until I found an elevator. Trying to pass by time, I repeated the number of floors until the elevator landed. "5..4..3..2..1."
I was surely surprised when it opened. Or perhaps I should have seen it coming?
"Kya! Kagome-Chan!" Tammy squealed. Her voice grew with excitement. "Kagome-chan, I'm glad you're here," she said, giving me a quick hug. "Ahahahs…," I said red in embarrassment. It's not every day you see a grown woman not quite acting her age.
"So, did you need something?" she asked. "Well, I kind of got into an argument with Inuyasha, and I kind of need a place to stay." My hand twitched.
Tammy gave me a pregnant pause. She slowly lowered her head as if she were about to cry.
"T-Tammy, are you okay?" I stammered. "Kagome-chan," she said in a low, scary voice.
"WhendidyouhaveafightwithInuyasha-sama?" she spat in a whole sentence. "Whathappened?Whatdidhedo?DoIneedtobringmychainsaw?"
I sighed. How did I not know something like this would happen?
"Nothing much happened Tammy." We just had a little fight about, um, furniture?" I said.
"Ohohoho," Tammy chuckled. "That's all? You guys should go and make up then," she said, pushing me out the door of the building.
"But, Tammy, honestly, I just need a place to—" "Nonsense!" she said. "Go talk with Inuyasha-sama. Make up with him!"
Giving me one final shove, I was out the door.
I huffed in anger. "Dammit, Tammy!"
Giving myself a few minutes to channel my frustrations, I noticed the sky began to turn gray, and it had become very windy. My face cringed. "I-I guess it wouldn't hurt to try..," I hopefully thought. "I do need a place to stay too..," "Oh, alright!" I said, flailing my arms. "I'll go."
Front door of the Taishou Residence:
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"I can't believe I'm actually doing this," I mumbled, ringing the doorbell. To my dismay, Inuyasha opened the door. "K-Kagome, what are you doing here?" He gasped in surprise.
"U-um, I wanted…you…apologize," I said, barely able to mouth out any words.
As if on cue, a pretty girl popped up from behind him.
"Inu-kun? Who's that?" she said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "O-oh," I stuttered, my palm becoming sweaty. "I'm sorry, I didn't know you had company."
Inuyasha stiffened. "Kagome, I'd like you to meet my ex, Kikyo."
Part 2
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"Ex-girlfriend!?!" I screamed in my head. I was angered at the fact that I wasn't told about this, but my main priority was to apologize to Inuyasha, and get a place to stay. "Kagome?" Inuyasha asked innocently. "Are you alright?"
I wouldn't let this revealed fact get the better of me. "Yea," I said, forcing a smile. I pulled out a hand toward Kikyo. "Nice to meet you, I'm Kagome, err, Inuyasha's…" I paused to look at him, panicking. "..friend."
Kikyo scowled. "Your hands are dirty," she complained.
My head began to boil, and evil ploys appeared in my mind. I mean, wouldn't it be sweet to see Kikyo get run over by a car? (T: Sorry Kikyo lovers DX) If only I was given the authority to pounce on her and mess up her face, I'd do it. However, I resisted the urge inside of me, obviously for Inuyasha's sake.
I could sense a heavy tension between myself and Inuyasha. In order to break the ice, he nervously invited me inside. "Why don't you come in?" he coughed out.
"Thanks," I said politely, entering the house. In result, I earned a glare from Kikyo.
Inuyasha's hands gestured toward two couches as if he was commanding me to sit. I quietly did as I was, 'told.'
I stared at Kikyo who was sitting across from me on the other couch with Inuyasha. I curiously studied her.
Like me, Kikyo had raven-colored hair. It went up a little bit over her shoulders. Her skin was more pale than mine—it was a creamy color, and her eyes were brownish-black. A heavy dose of mascara was applied to her eyelashes along with eyeliner. Uncoordinated colors of blush were applied on her perfect cheek bones, and cherry colored lipstick adorned her luscious lips.
My nose scrunched up at the smell of heavy perfume coming from her direction. "So these are the kind of girls he likes," I mumbled.
"Okay, so she's pretty," I thought. "What's so good about that? Shouldn't personality count more?"
Kikyo stomped her foot and stood up. Irritated much? "Inu-kun, she keeps staring at me!" she pointed a finger at me.
Her body structure was now clear to me. She was tall and lean, around 5"4, 1 inch taller than me. She was skinny like those models in a magazine I once read. Her hips were curvy, and her waist, fair. Her figure may be a man's dream, but her mouth sure isn't.
I didn't want to sound mean, but Kikyo looked like a wannabe. After all, shouldn't first appearances count?
"Stop staring at me!" Kikyo said in a girly tone. "Look, I know I'm pretty and all hun, but you've got to stop staring at me!"
I pretended to look ashamed of myself. Pausing for a second, I said, "Your right, I'm sorry."
"I was just admiring your figure," I lied.
Directing my gaze towards Inuyasha, I quietly spoke. "We need to talk. In a private place, if you don't mind."
"Alright," he said, sighing. "Kikyo, do you mind?" he asked.
"Oh, why, no," Kikyo said. "Go ahead and talk." She stood still in the room, gazing at us.
The room became quiet. Inuyasha and I both sighed this time.
"We'd like to talk without you in the room, Kikyo," we both said.
"Ugh, fine," she said. With that, she angrily ran out the room.
With Kikyo gone, the room became even more silent.
"So, um, what did you want to ask me?" Inuyasha said. The view of his trembling body made it obvious that the poor guy was nervous.
I took a deep breath. "Look," I said. "As hard as it is to say, I'm sorry about lying to you." "I should've told you that I was sick, but I didn't want to hurt you. I should've seen that coming though, right?" I joked, flashing a weak smile.
Tiny drops of wet liquid began forming in my eyes, as I tried to further explain my reasoning. "I-I've never had anyone who cared for me as much as you," I choked out. "And I know my apology won't make things better, but as long as I'm close to you, I know I'll be fine."
I was then pulled into an unexpected embrace.
"Don't cry," Inuyasha whispered into my ear. "I'm not quite sure what's going on in your mind, but we'll get through this, together, okay?"
More tears dropped from my eyes, but Inuyasha wiped them away. I looked up at his face and smiled.
"Yes, we'll get through this together!"
A/N: Finally, chapter 10 is completed! XD. So yea, Kaggie and Inu are back together again. My apologies for the big rush of events in the chapter. Aren't you glad I actually updated though? Hope you enjoyed. Thanks for reading!
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