Chapter Eleven

Underneath It All

A Yu Yu Hakusho and Inuyasha Fanfiction

By Momoe


I woke up the next morning on the hard floor. I glanced over and Yuusuke was sleeping next to me. The previous night I started feeling strange, I felt lonely without him so I waited for him. When Yuusuke came home finally we kissed, a lot… I don't know how long we were at it for, but my face was definitely sore from it.

Yuusuke, he was still sound asleep, he looked so peaceful while he slept. I was embarrassed. We kissed so long, then cuddled and fell asleep together. I've never slept next to someone else before. He was so warm though, I didn't need a blanket thanks to his warmth. I smiled at his sleeping face and got up. I found a blanket and placed it over him. As much as I would love to stay, I thought it would be best if I left. It would look bad if anyone saw me leaving his house this early.

I silently closed his apartment door behind me and walked upstairs. When I got in I could smell the food that I had left out all night, I had forgotten that I didn't eat dinner at all. By the time I got there, the food looked old and the rice had hardened so I threw away both plates. I started cooking a breakfast for two hoping that Yuusuke would soon wake up and join me. I didn't know what last night meant… but surely we would talk about it.

I heard someone open my door just as I was finishing breakfast.

"Good morning, Yuu-" I stopped and smiled nervously when I noticed it was Kuwabara. "Kuwabara!" I corrected myself with a nervous smile.

"Good morning! Kagome, are you ready for our date today?" He asked with a big grin on his face. I slowly nodded. "Good! After school then, let me take you out." I nodded again.

"That sounds fun, Kuwabara." I smiled. Kuwabara sat down and I gave him a plate of food, even though I had made it for Yuusuke. We talked for a little bit and before I knew it, Yuusuke walked in. He had a slight blush on his face when he saw me, then his look changed to confusion when he saw Kuwabara at my counter.

"Good Morning Yuusuke." I smiled at him and Kuwabara turned around to look at him.

"I'm taking Kagome out on a date today… aren't you jealous?" Kuwabara asked with a smug smile. Their rivalry was entertaining some times… but Yuusuke and I shared a look. We both were confused about last night it seemed. I didn't know what to make of it or how to approach the situation at all, I l know we would talk about it at some point… but I wanted to avoid it for me.

While still looking at me, Yuusuke nodded. "Yes." He said simply and turned to walk away.

"What's with him?" Kuwabara asked me. I knew what was wrong but I shrugged instead. He and I kissed before and I told him when I was ready, we would talk about it… I still don't think I'm ready for that kind of thing yet. If he ever told me he had feelings for me… I don't know how I would react…


I knocked on Yuusuke's door. It was dress in black jeans, and a white sweater since it was cold out. Yuusuke left this morning and didn't show up to school. I was due to meet Kuwabara for a date soon but I didn't feel right leaving things with Yuusuke the way I did. I knocked again before he opened the door. He was in a pair of jean and a white shirt. His hair wasn't slicked back like it normally was. He had it hanging over his forehead and ears again. I smiled at him.

"Your hair… it looks nice." I smiled and let myself into his apartment. He lead me to his living room.

"I know, that's why it's like this." he smirked and sat on the couch. I smiled back at him at sat next to him.

"Oh…. you did it for me?" I smiled sweetly. "That's so nice of you" I laughed and he chuckled a little bit.

"So, are you still going on your date with Kuwabara?" He asked me and I nodded.

"I'm supposed to meet him soon… but I wanted to talk to you about…." I stopped speaking, I didn't know how to finish what I was saying.

"About last night? and the time before?" He asked and I slowly nodded.

"I mean, I don't know what to say… but I want to talk about it… I think." I said. I started playing with a pink curl in my hair and Yuusuke smiled at me.

"Well how about I start then?" He said and I shook my head. I started standing up.

"Actually… I think I should go-" Yuusuke grabbed my wrist and met my eyes. His were full of an emotion I couldn't read.

"Please, Kagome… I want to talk to you about this… I know I said I can wait until you are ready, but the truth is… I can't wait anymore." I slowly sat back down and nodded.

"I'm sorry… let's talk." I said. I kept running away from this… I was scared deep down, my heart wasn't ready for something like this.

"Kagome… I'm going to say it… I… really like you." I felt my face turn completely red. My heart was pounding fast, I thought my heart was going to leap out of my chest. He grabbed my hand and intertwined his fingers with mine. He squeezed my hand, I let him hold my hand without fighting it. "It happened suddenly, I've never felt this way about a girl before. I always found feelings like this troublesome and it's something that I thought I would never need… but then you came along. Even though we were in a class together, we never spoke and one day, you just showed up at my doorstep." He admitted.

"I didn't know why I kissed you the first time… I didn't understand it myself then, I was attracted to you sure but…" He squeezed my hand again. I quietly sat and listened to his confession. "When I found out you were going to go on a date with Kuwabara… that it was even a possibility that you could end up with him instead of me… I decided then that I wanted to make you mine. I want you all to myself."

I nodded as he spoke, he paused again and looked at me, deep into my eyes. "What do you think about that, Kagome?" I looked away from him and thought for a moment.

"I've… always been afraid of boys… you are actually the first male I could speak to without getting scared…" I looked back at him. "But, I've never thought about dating before. I mean… what happened last night, I enjoyed it. I really did… but I don't know what these feelings are." I said and let go of his hand. I placed my hand over my heart.

"Recently when I see you… My heart starts to beat faster… I get just a little tense… I find myself wanting to be closer to you… and last night, when you were gone and didn't show up for dinner… It was like I started panicking… I felt alone and i didn't know how to deal with it. Before I got close to you, being alone was something that I was good at."

Yuusuke had a big smile on his face. "You missed me?" He asked and I nodded, his smile deepened. "That makes me happy." He said.

"What does that mean then…?" I asked, "I don't know what it means…" Yuusuke leaned in instead of answering me. He kissed me again, it was gentle and soft. He pulled back but kept his face close to mine. He looked me in the eyes.

"How did that make you feel?" He asked with a hopeful expression.

"It made me… happy…" I said and he nodded.

"Go on your date… when you get back… come see me, I want to ask you something." He said and I nodded.

"You can't ask me now?" I said and he shook his head.

"If you answer the way I hope you will, then I wouldn't let you go on a date with Kuwabara after, and you need to keep your promise." I smiled and nodded my head at him. I did really feel happy when he kissed me.