Chapter Eight: A Vampire's Fang
*Kagome*
She could practically feel this guy watching her as she felt him standing right next to her bed. Curious, she began to think about what he was going to do… that is until she could feel his breath on her neck.
That was when her eyes snapped open and her hand shot up to grab the intruder by the hair.
"AHHH!" the intruder screamed as he wrenched back away from her. Kagome gasped at how easily he pulled her across the bed and onto the floor like she was a rag doll. She thought that he was strong… just didn't THAT strong.
"WHO ARE YOU?" Kagome screamed as he tried to pull out of her grasp.
"LET GO!" the intruder yelled.
"ANSWER ME FIRST!" Kagome yelled back, refusing to let go of his hair.
"LOOK YOU BETTER LET ME GO BEFORE I…" he screamed back, but before he could finish his threat they both heard another voice shout out, "Kagome?"
Ah crap, it was her mom.
"Kagome? What's with all the shouting?" her mother called from out in the hallway.
"Yeah sis!" called out Sota's voice. "Some of us have a soccer game tomorrow!"
"Nothing!" Kagome called out in what she hoped was a cheerful voice as she clamped her hand over the boys' mouth. "I just had a bad nightmare! It's nothing! Just go back to sleep!"
"But I thought that I heard another voice?" her mother said as Kagome heard footsteps and she knew that her mom was just outside the bedroom door.
"Ah…" Kagome said, trying to think fast of an explanation. "That's my TV! I was watching a horror film, but I fell asleep and when I heard screaming from the movie I woke up screaming!"
At that moment, the boy forced her hand from his mouth and hissed, "Come on… you think anyone's going to by that?"
"Shut up," Kagome hissed back. "You should be glad that I don't call for the police. I have some questions and you're not leaving until they're answered."
Just then she heard her mom say, "Well… alright dear. But please don't watch those kinds of movies at night. You know that they give you nightmares."
"Yes mom!" Kagome yelled back as she put her hand over the boys' mouth again.
"Man, sis," Sota's voice sounded sleepy, "I know kids half your age and they watch horror movies all the time!"
"Yeah, well they're all sick," Kagome whispered under her breath. She stayed quiet until she heard both pairs of feet return to their rooms and waited until she was sure that they were back to sleep.
She turned the boy and removed her hand, "Ok… I know that this isn't the first time that you've been in my room. I want to know who you are, and why you're here. And most of all… what you're doing here!"
The boy glared at her and said, "I don't have to explain anything to you."
Kagome felt her anger rise. "You break into MY room, I don't know how many times, and you think that you DON'T have to explain yourself?"
The boy turned his head away from her and Kagome, losing patience, grabbed more of his hair and forced him to look at her in the eyes. Just as she did however, the moonlight from her open window suddenly shined in, bathing everything in an eerie light.
As Kagome was able to get a clear look at the boy's face, her eyes widened and a blushing red began to cover her cheeks. The way that his silver hair blended into the moonlight, and the way that his golden eyes shone from his handsome face made her heart feel as if it were about to jump out of her chest. But apparently she wasn't the only one who seemed to be seemed to be unable to turn away; the boy also seemed to be mesmerized with her face…
In her surprise, she let go of his hair and stared at him… "I know your face…" she whispered. "You were the one who helped me on Halloween… you're Inuyasha…"
"Keh," Inuyasha said as he stood up and headed towards the window again. "Now that you know, I'm outta here." But as he stepped onto the windowsill, Kagome leapt up and grabbed him by the hair once again.
"OWW!" he yelled, "MY HAIR'S ATTACHED YOU KNOW!" before Kagome put her hand over his mouth again.
"QUIET!" she hissed. "I don't think that I can blame that scream on the horror film again. Now… I have some questions and you're going to answer them!"
"Look just let me go… and we'll pretend that this encounter never happened," he said.
"Oh no…" she said tighten her grip. "Until you tell me what's going on and exactly who you are, I'm not letting go."
"Well I hope you're comfortable. 'Cause I an't telling you anything."
"Who are you?" Kagome pressed on, "I know that I saw you the other night. And you owe me some answers! Why are you coming into my room? I…"
She stopped when a flash of moonlight reflected off something white on his lip… that was when she saw them…
"Y...you..." she stuttered letting go of his hair and took a step backwards as terror began to wash over her. "You have f… fangs… you're a…"
She leaned back up against her wall, trying to get as far away as she could from him. Inuyasha sighed and walked over to her. But Kagome only pressed herself even further closer to the wall.
"Yes," Inuyasha sighed, "I have fangs."
"Then…" she stuttered, "D-d-does th-that mea-mean t-that y-you a…You're a... a…" Kagome couldn't finish her sentence, still so deep in shock that she didn't realize just how close they actually were.
"A vampire?" Inuyasha finished for her.
"B… but, vampire's aren't real!" Kagome burst out. "This is a dream right? Please tell me yes. I mean, it has to be that…or… or those fangs aren't real and you're lying!"
Inuyasha gave her a smirk revealing more of his fangs in the shining moon and all he said was, "You really want to know the truth? Then you must come find me… tomorrow."
Kagome's jaw fell open. "You're kidding right?"
"Look…" said Inuyasha clearly irritated. "I'm giving you one chance. ONE chance. If you can find me by tomorrow night… then I'll tell you everything that you want to know. You have until midnight tomorrow to find me. If you do… then I'll answer all of your questions."
Kagome looked at him through narrow eyes, trying to figure out what he was planning. "Why are you doing this? I mean… you could finish me off right now and get away and no one would ever know. Why are you doing this?"
"Look," Inuyasha getting angry. "If you want any answers… then you have to come and find me. I'm giving you this one chance to get your questions answered."
"And if I fail?" she asked.
Inuyasha only grinned wider, causing Kagome to tremble.
"You'll see," was all he said. He then leaned down until his lips were right next to Kagome's ear, which caused Kagome to blush even more, and her heart to speed up about a 190 miles an hour. He then whispered into her ear, "How is the moon like a dollar? Once you figure that out… divide that between two."
He leaned back to look at her full in the face. Kagome blinked… and he was gone. Kagome fell to her knees shaking like a leaf, with her hands over her heart wondering what just happened.
She had no idea how long she sat there or even what time it was… all she knew was that every second she sat there seemed to pass like an eternity. But it all became clear what time it was when her alarm clock suddenly went off, telling her that she had to get ready for school. Kagome stood shakily, having to hold onto her wall for support, still shaking.
She had just decided that it was all a dream and that maybe she had nothing to worry about… that is until she reached over to turn off her alarm… there were several long strands of silver hair wrapped around her fingers.
*Inuyasha*
Inuyasha felt as if he was about to jump out of his skin when the sleeping girl on the bed suddenly jumped up and grabbed him by the hair.
"AHHH!" Inuyasha screamed as he wrenched back away from her, trying to make a break to the open window. He thought that he heard her gasp as he began to pull her across the room, but he ignored it as he fought his way to the window, trying hard not to hurt Kagome.
"WHO ARE YOU?" Kagome screamed as he tried to pull out of her grasp.
"LET GO!" Inuyasha yelled back, trying to pull his hair out of her gasp.
"ANSWER ME FIRST!" Kagome yelled back, refusing to let go him.
"LOOK YOU BETTER LET ME GO BEFORE I…" he screamed back, but before he could finish his threat they both heard another voice shout out, "Kagome?"
Ah crap, it must be her mom.
"Kagome? What's with all the shouting?" her mother called from out in the hallway.
"Yeah sis!" called out her brother's voice. "Some of us have a soccer game tomorrow!"
"Nothing!" Kagome called out in what was supposed to be in a cheerful voice as she clamped her hand over Inuyasha's mouth, although to Inuyasha, she sounded more like a half-mad lunatic.
"I just had a bad nightmare! It's nothing really! Just go back to sleep!"
"But I thought that I heard another voice?" her mother said as he heard footsteps and he knew that her mom was just outside the bedroom door.
And she heard his voice? Ah, double crap.
"Ah…" Kagome said. "That's my TV! I was watching a horror movie but I fell asleep and when I heard screaming from the movie I woke up screaming!"
What? That had to have been one of the lamest excuses he ever heard in his life. He forced her hand from his mouth and hissed, "Come on… you think anyone's going to by that?"
"Shut up," Kagome hissed back. "You should be glad that I don't call for the police. I have some questions and you're not leaving until they're answered."
'Oh really?' thought Inuyasha as she put her hand back over his mouth. 'You honestly think that you can keep me here? You have a lot to learn about vampires.'
Just then he heard Kagome's mom say, "Well… alright dear. But please don't watch those kinds of movies at night. You know that they give you nightmares."
He couldn't believe that they bought that.
"Yes mom!" Kagome yelled back in a relived tone.
"Man, sis," her brother suddenly said, sounding sleepy, "I know kids half your age and they watch horror movies all the time!"
'Yeah, well they're all sick,' thought Inuyasha.
"Yeah, well they're all sick," Kagome whispered under her breath. They both stayed quiet until they heard both pairs of feet return to their rooms.
Kagome then turned to him and removed her hand, "Ok… I know that this isn't the first time that you've been in my room. I want to know who you are, and why you're here. And most of all… what you're doing!"
Inuyasha glared at her and said, "I don't have to explain anything to you."
'Believe me…' he thought. 'You don't want to know.'
He saw Kagome's face turn red from anger before she hissed, "You break into MY room, I don't know how many times, and you think that you DON'T have to explain yourself?"
Inuyasha turned his head away from her but then Kagome, grabbed more of his hair and forced him to look at her in the eyes. Just as she did however, the moonlight from her open window suddenly shined in, bathing everything in an eerie light. Including their faces.
As Inuyasha was able to get a clear look at Kagome's face, he felt his eyes widened and a red began to cover his cheeks. The way that her ivory skin shone in the light, and the way that her raven hair sparkled as if there was glitter made her look like a moon goddess.
But apparently he wasn't the only one who seemed to be seemed to be unable to turn away; for some reason, Kagome also seemed to be mesmerized with his face…
To his surprise, she let go of his hair and she continued to stare at him… "I know your face…" she whispered. "You were the one who helped me on Halloween… you're Inuyasha…"
"Keh," Inuyasha said as he stood up and headed towards the window again. 'She remembered me? This isn't good.'
Knowing that now was a good time to disappear… he said, "Now that you know, I'm outta here." But as he stepped onto the windowsill, Kagome leapt up and grabbed him by the hair once again.
"OWW!" he yelled, "MY HAIR'S ATTACHED YOU KNOW!" before Kagome put her hand over his mouth again.
"QUIET!" she hissed. "I don't think that I can blame that scream on a horror movie again. Now… I have some questions and you're going to answer them!"
"Look just let me go… and we'll pretend that this encounter never happened," he said trying desperately to think of a good excuse. I mean, what do you say to someone in this type of situation?
"Oh no…" she said tighten her grip. "Until you tell me what's going on and exactly who you are, I'm not letting go."
"Well I hope you're comfortable. 'Cause I an't telling you anything," he said, getting angry. Man, she did NOT know when to let something go did she?
"Who are you?" Kagome pressed on, "I know that I saw you the other night. And you owe me some answers! Why are you coming into my room? I…"
But before she could continue… he saw her look at his lip and she froze.
"Y...you..." she stuttered letting go of his hair and took a step backwards as terror began to wash over her. "You have f… fangs… you're a…"
Oh, triple crap.
She leaned back up against her wall, trying to get as far away as she could from him. Inuyasha sighed and walked over to her. But Kagome only pressed herself even further closer to the wall.
"Yes," Inuyasha sighed, "I have fangs."
"Then…" she stuttered, "D-d-does th-that mea-mean t-that y-you a…You're a... a…" Kagome couldn't seem to be able to finish talking so he finished for her, "A vampire?"
"B… but, vampire's aren't real!" Kagome burst out.
'Oh you wish,' thought Inuyasha.
"This is a dream right? Please tell me yes. I mean, it has to be that…or… or those fangs aren't real and you're lying!"
Inuyasha gave her a smirk revealing more of his fangs in the shining moon and that was when he was hit with an idea to settle this. "You really want to know the truth? Then you must come and find me… tomorrow."
Kagome's jaw fell open. "You're kidding right?"
"Look…" said Inuyasha clearly irritated. "I'm giving you one chance. ONE chance. If you can find me by tomorrow night… then I'll tell you everything that you want to know. You have until midnight tomorrow to find me. If you do… then I'll answer all of your questions."
Kagome looked at him through narrow eyes, as if thinking that he was scheming something else. "Why are you doing this?" she asked him. "I mean… you could finish me off right now and get away and no one would ever know. Why are you doing this?"
"Look," Inuyasha getting angry. Seriously what was wrong with this girl? "If you want any answers… then you have to come and find me. I'm giving you this one chance to get your questions answered."
"And if I fail?" she asked.
Inuyasha only grinned wider, causing Kagome to tremble.
"You'll see," was all he said. He then leaned down until his lips were right next to Kagome's ear, and whispered into her ear, "How is the moon like a dollar? Once you figure that out… divide that between two."
He leaned back to look at her full in the face and waited for the right opportunity. She blinked… and he had run off into the night before she had opened her eyes again.