Kiss Me Or Miss Me Not?
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(From Chapter Ten- Kagome's POV)
Pushing open the double doors, I bolted out towards the open area that held trees and small tables where very few people sat around at. Solitude. I choose a table far from everyone else and the school and sat down, sighing in relief.
My bag was suddenly dropped in from of me and I jumped in alarm, quickly looking over to see a grim InuYasha looking at me. My stomach dropped. I had hoped he would forget about what happened, but he had obviously be dwelling on it.
His amber eyes bore into mine as he sat down next to me, his white hair flowing softly in the wind. "I'm leaving Kikyo."
Chapter Eleven: The Talk
I stared at InuYasha and watched as his left ear twitched as I silently took in what he proclaimed. Part of me was rejoicing, though I barely knew him, but the other half of me was mortified. What was Kikyo going to do to me once she found out that it was because of me that InuYasha left her? The other happy part of me whispered darkly back, why should I care?
"You can't," I breathed, barely believing the words that slipped from my mouth, battling the internal conflict I was having.
InuYasha frowned, blinking his amber eyes at me in confusion. "What do you mean 'you can't'? Things weren't going so well anyway, so why can't I?" he asked, tilting his head at me as he scrutinized me, that gorgeous hair falling over his shoulder in silky waves.
Glancing away from his luring hair and eyes, I stared at the table. "Who do you think she will turn her anger towards once you leave her?" I asked softly, not wanting to spell it out to him, but he had to know that she would put two and two together. "People are already talking about how nice you were to me this morning and how you're normally not so nice."
Throwing a glance his way, I saw the anger that flashed across his face. "People need to keep their noses out of other people's business. How I act and what I do is none of their concern. As for Kikyo, I wouldn't let her harm you.," he stated bluntly, sighing as he looked down and gently picked up my hand, "I don't know what it is about you, but everything in me is drawn to you. I have this strange need to protect you…from everything."
My heart started pounding and my eyes misted. Have never been told something so sweet and a little romance was catching at my heart. But…"You can't protect me from everything, InuYasha," I heard myself whisper softly.
His eyes flashed up to mine and a deep burning fury burned there. "I won't let him lay a hand on you anymore. Not after seeing all the bruises that litter your body, cuts that marked your back. I can't see you suffer like that, not with me knowing about it."
Forcing myself to look away from InuYasha, I gazed across the schoolyard and spotted Kikyo leaning against the wall, staring at us. "He's my father, InuYasha, what do you expect me to do? Plus he's not the only one I have to worry about. You're not always going to be around. Something will happen eventually."
"Over my dead body," InuYasha suddenly growled.
Blinking in surprise, I looked over at him and saw what looked like a red ring around his pupil before it melted away and left heated amber eyes staring back at me. I was about to ask him what it was when he leaned forward and crushed his lips against mine, gently weaving his hand through my hair, holding me there as he explored my mouth in front of everyone. Glancing around wildly, but unable to really see anyone, I couldn't help to want to kiss him back. He tasted like warmth and safety. Like a wild summer night.
Closing my eyes against my will, I kissed him back softly, filling the overwhelming need come off of him in waves. It wasn't sexual need, though that was there. It was his need to shelter me and keep me protected. A kiss me or kiss me not kind of kiss.
He pulled away and I blinked open my eyes at him. "Please, Kagome. Be mine and let me keep you safe,"
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Well, that was chapter eleven for you. I hope you enjoyed the new chapter so far. I would love to hear from you and read those precious reviews! Lots of cookies to those who sent me my inspiration. ^^
