I'M SO, SO, SO SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY IN UPDATING! LIKE I SAID PREVIOUSLY, LIFE HAS THIS WAY OF CREEPING UP ON ME AND TURNING EVERYTHING UPSIDE DOWN!
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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA
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CHAPTER 11
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Something had taken a shit in his mouth and decided to die while doing so.
Inuyasha groaned as he gingerly cracked open one bleary eye and immediately regretted the action as it triggered off what felt like the equivalent of a wrecking ball smashing into his brain. The unfamiliar surroundings finally registered and he sat up slowly as he surveyed the room he was in.
'Where the fuck am I?' he thought.
Bits and pieces of the night before gradually became coming back to him – the launch party, seeing Kagome with Kouga, drinking steadily by the bar and finally, hearing Naraku tell his friend that he was going to spend the night with Kagome. After that however, everything was blank and try as he might, he could not recall leaving the restaurant and coming up to his room.
His stomach rebelled and he flung off the covers, making it to the bathroom just in time to empty whatever remained into the toilet bowl. Whimpering a bit at the pain in his head, he staggered to his feet and made his way to the glass enclosed shower.
He turned on the water and let the cool spray wash over his body and soothe his raging headache. He lathered himself with body wash before squirting shampoo and conditioner in his hair and then rinsing out his entire body, washing away the sweat and grime from the previous day. His forehead wrinkled as he caught a faint whiff of what smelled like Kagome on him, but he shrugged it off, thinking that it was most likely from being in the ballroom with her for those few torturous hours.
"What the hell did I drink?" he mumbled, raising his face to let the water fall upon him. "Must have been a shitload of alcohol if it was able to get me that wasted."
Turning off the shower, he stepped out of the glass enclosure and reached for the thick towels hanging on the rack to his left. He quickly dried his body with one, before wrapping it around his lean waist, and used the other to rub at his hair. After doing so, he picked up his toothbrush and thoroughly brushed his fangs. He exited the bathroom and padded over to the large closet, pulling open the doors to reach for the white terry-cloth robe that he remembered seeing in there the day before.
"What the - ?" he muttered in surprise, realizing that the garment that he was searching for was nowhere in sight. He leaned in further, peering into all corners, before ascertaining that it really wasn't there. Sighing, he decided that it was a sign to quit lazing around in the hotel, get dressed and check out. He made his way to where he had tossed his overnight bag on the armchair in a corner of the room and opened the zipper, pulling out a pair of faded light blue jeans and a short sleeved white shirt.
Already, the severity of his hangover had eased, thanks to his demon blood, and he was able to function with only slight nausea and a headache that was much less intense than the one he had woken up to. Bitterly, he wondered if Kagome was now stirring in Naraku's arms and he almost bent double at the pain that the thought caused him.
Growling in rage and hurt, he quickly packed his things and left the hotel room, hoping as he did so that he would not run into either of them.
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Kagome stirred slightly and stretched languidly. Her body felt sore in so many places but she also felt incredibly sated. Her lips curved in a smile as she remembered the encounter with Inuyasha a few hours ago and although the fleeting thought of them not using protection once more flitted through her mind, she shrugged it off resolutely. There were ways to deal with that, she reminded herself and she'd make sure and stop in a pharmacy on her way home. Thankful that she was not required to go back to the ballroom and supervise the cleaning and dismantling of props and decorations from the night before, she threw back the sheets and made her way to the bathroom.
After brushing her teeth, she tied her hair up in a messy bun and treated herself to a long, hot soak in the huge bathtub, staying in the fragrant water until it began to get cool. She dried herself and quickly pulled on a pair of black hipster jeans and a forest green baby tee that stopped just under her navel. Over that, she pulled a lightweight black cardigan and after slipping on oversize silver hoops and a light touch of eyeliner, mascara and clear lip gloss, she packed her bag and donned flat black calf high boots before walking out of the room.
Her first stop after collecting her car was at the first pharmacy she saw. After parking, she sat facing the building, hands clenched so tightly around the steering wheel that her knuckles began to turn white.
The last time she had done this was ten years ago and she struggled to keep the horrors of the past from tainting the bittersweet memories of the previous night. Taking deep breaths, she managed to calm the approaching panic attack and before she could lose her nerve, she opened the car door and walked inside the building.
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"What are you taking?"
Kagome nearly choked on the mouthful of water that she had just put in her mouth. Swallowing with an effort, she spun around to face the curious brunette.
"Sango!" she sputtered. "You could have killed me!"
"Not likely," was the retort as the other girl spied the small box lying on the kitchen counter. Swiftly, she leaned across Kagome and snatched it up, her eyes narrowing as she read the label.
"Kagome, why are you taking an ECP?"
Kagome sighed. "It's a long story," she hedged. Sango crossed her arms over her chest and raised an eyebrow sternly.
"I kind of….sort of…well…hadsexwithInuyashalastnight." The last part of the sentence was a jumble of words.
"You WHAT?" Sango shrieked. "After all of your efforts to move on, you did WHAT?"
"It gets even better," Kagome informed her. "Are you ready?"
"Oh joy," Sango intoned dryly. "Pray tell, continue."
"Well it seems like he was really drunk, which is probably why he lost control the way he did, but when all was said and done, I realized that we had forgotten to use a condom."
Sango groaned and stalked towards the fridge. She pulled out a bottle of beer, popped the top and took a long swallow of the liquid inside. "So why the morning-after pill?" she finally asked.
Kagome shrugged. "When I lost my virginity, the person who I was with didn't use a condom either." Her eyes darkened at the scenes that flashed through her mind. "I was terrified that I'd get pregnant and be bound to that bastard for the rest of my life. My friend Yura was a lot more experienced than I was at that age and she told me about these pills. She even went out and bought them for me. They worked and I didn't get pregnant, even though it was right around the most dangerous time of the month for me. So I stopped at a pharmacy on the way home and picked up a supply."
She gestured for Sango to follow her into the living room area. Both girls threw themselves onto the huge, comfortable sofa in front of the television and Kagome switched on the set.
Suddenly, a thought hit Sango. "Wait a minute, if you guys had sex, then that must mean that he's not as mad at you that Miroku has been claiming! Wait until I wring that unreliable neck of his!"
"NO!" Kagome exclaimed. "You can't tell Miroku – EVER! Please! I don't even know if he remembers what happened last night. He was pretty intoxicated and if he doesn't remember anything, then I'd like to leave it like that." Her eyes met those of her friend's pleadingly. "Please, please, don't tell anyone unless they know for sure what took place."
Sango sighed. "I think you're making a mistake, Kags," she warned. "But I'll do it your way – for now. However, if Miroku asks me point blank if you slept with Inuyasha that night, I'm not going to lie about it. Deal?"
Kagome smiled gratefully at the other girl. "Deal." She picked up the remote and quirked an eyebrow. "What movie do you want to watch then?"
"A good horror!" was the reply.
"Figures," she groaned.
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A/N - OK…this chapter is pretty short and I'm really sorry about the delay in uploading…every I try to take the time to continue something crops up and stops me. Plus, my muse seems to have deserted me *sigh*
