Here's the next chapter! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Trust me, if I owned Inuyasha, you wouldn't be watching the show. I'd construct it to my liking and of course, no one would like that. ;)
That Saturday Kagome, Sango, Rin and Ayame were all in Sango's room; Sango and Rin searching through Sango's wardrobe while Ayame straightened Kagome's hair
That Saturday Kagome, Sango, Rin and Ayame were all in Sango's room; Sango and Rin searching through Sango's wardrobe while Ayame straightened Kagome's hair. Ayame had sheepishly apologised to Kagome for the misunderstanding and Kagome had been more than happy to forgive.
"What about this?" Sango asked, holding up a baby pink, V-neck dress coming down to the knees.
Rin snorted and shook her head. "Nope; definitely not. No offence Kagz, but I don't think pink is really your colour. What about this?" she showed Sango the satin blouse she was studying.
Sango gave her friend a pointed look. "Satin? To a movie? Nope; sorry Rin, that just doesn't work."
"Okay, okay; I admit it's a little over the top. How about this one?"
"RIN!!"
"Are you excited?" Ayame asked. Kagome shrugged and twiddled her thumbs uncomfortably.
"A little… I guess…" she admitted.
"Of course she's excited! She's going on a date with one of the most wanted guys in school!"
"It's not a date, Sango." Kagome reminded her tiredly. She didn't even know why she denied it any more. Obviously none of them believed her.
"Yeah, whatever. Hey Rin! What do you think of this?"
"That's heaps cute! And look; it'd go with this quite well, don't you think?"
"Perfect!"
Kagome, Rin, Sango and Ayame piled into a taxi and drove off to the cinema where Kagome was to be dropped off. When she stepped out the others waved and wished her luck, leaving Kagome feeling more than a little nervous. Sango and Rin had picked out a navy and white striped top with halter straps and a short denim skirt. Her feet were snug in a navy pair of platform slingback shoes, matching the colour of her shirt.
Inuyasha greeted her at the cinema doors with a grin and a simple 'Hey'. She smiled in reply and they both walked into the cinema, discussing what they were going to watch.
"What about that one?" Inuyasha asked, pointing to a poster displaying the new horror film released a couple of days before.
Kagome's face paled slightly. "Uh… are you sure…?" she asked.
Inuyasha frowned. "Are you okay, Kagome?"
"Yeah. I'm just not that great with gore and stuff, that's all."
Inuyasha smiled. "Don't worry. Nothing's going to happen to you while I'm around."
Kagome smiled weakly and nodded. Then they both went to purchase their movie tickets.
They were both seated in the cinema, with a big box of popcorn and two large cups of coke, all bought by Inuyasha who refused to let Kagome pay or anything.
The movie had begun and the opening credits were rolling, with creepy music playing in the background. Inuyasha wasn't paying much attention, though. His eyes were set on the girl beside him, sipping at her coke and trying her best to appear calm and collected.
He wanted to tell her so badly about how he felt, but he couldn't summon the words. You can't let someone like her go… She won't wait forever, you know. Did Kagome realise how many times her words had played through his mind? He wasn't going to let her go, not ever. It was time to get his act together. Kikyo was gone, but Kagome was right here, watching a movie with him. She wasn't going to leave like her cousin did.
The first screams began, loud and shrill from the speakers on either side of the room. Kagome was gripping the armrests so tightly her hands were turning white. Eyes fixed on the screen, she watched as the first victim was decapitated. Blood was everywhere, people were screaming and an evil cackle was coming from the now dead woman's murderer. It was scary.
She visibly jumped when a cool hand brushed against hers. Inuyasha was smiling reassuringly down at her. "It's okay," he mouthed softly.
Kagome smiled back and nodded. "I know." She mouthed back.
She turned back to the movie, Inuyasha's fingers still massaging relaxing circles on her hand. The movie didn't seem quite as bad now, or maybe she simply wasn't paying as much attention to the moving images on the screen any more. She was too busy concentrating on shooing the blush creeping onto her cheeks.
They emerged from the cinema a while later, Inuyasha stretching and yawning while Kagome watched, a slight smile on her face.
Inuyasha caught her expression and gave her a puzzled look. "What?" he asked.
Kagome shook her head. "Nothing."
"No seriously, what's so funny."
"Nothing, really. It just doesn't seem as though you just watched a horror movie. If anything it looks as though you just watched a chick flick."
Inuyasha grinned. "Yeah; I've watched tonnes of horror movies. Sesshomaru's a major fan and we used to watch them together when I was twelve. Scared me senseless, but it was fun. We'd sit in front of the television with loads of popcorn and whenever Fluffy heard mom approaching we'd switch channels to some boring cartoon."
"Sounds like fun." Kagome offered.
"Yeah, it was. Anyway; do you want something to eat? There's an icecream shop just down the road selling the best sundaes."
"Sure."
Several minutes later, both teenagers were seated in said icecream shop, Kagome laughing at a story Inuyasha had told. Inuyasha simply smiled and relished the sweet tinkle of her voice flooding his ears.
"I can't believe you actually did that!" Kagome said through her giggles. Inuyasha shrugged.
"Yeah, I was a pretty weird kid. So what about you? Did anything strange happen to you when you were little?"
Kagome stirred her sundae with a plastic spoon as she thought. "Well… I had a crush on this guy in grade 3…"
There was a period of silence as Kagome became lost in her thoughts, still stirring her icecream. "And…?" Inuyasha asked.
"Well, it didn't turn out too well. He was the class clown, you know? I wasn't the only one who liked him, either. There was this really mean girl in my class… she threatened to kill me if I didn't stop liking him. It was pretty funny, now that I think about it. It didn't seem that funny when she had me pinned against the wall, though."
Inuyasha smiled, a heart-melting grin showing his fangs. "Did you stop liking him?"
Kagome snorted. "Nope, it's kind of hard to give up on someone just like that. I wrote him a letter explaining my feelings. But in the end it was pointless; he took my note as a joke and read it to the class. It was so embarrassing. And she heard it as well."
"What; the girl who threatened you?"
"Yeah. Anyway, she threw a fit and gave me a couple of bruises. She bit my arm too, but the next day she must have realized he didn't like me because she went back to pretending I didn't exist."
She fell silent. The sadness in her eyes didn't escape Inuyasha's notice. "Kagome, did many people treat you like that? As though you didn't exist, I mean."
Kagome hesitated for a moment, then gave a small nod.
That made Inuyasha angry. He grabbed Kagome's hand, making her jump and blush at the same time. "Listen Kagome, it doesn't matter what those idiots in America thought of you. You have friends here; friends who see you for who you truly are. We care about you!"
Tell her, a voice at the back of his mind was saying, tell her now. Tell her how much she means to you!
"Kagome," his voice was soft now. "I want you to know… and don't take it as a joke, okay? I lo-"
Kagome's cell phone went off. Both of them jumped and Inuyasha turned a brilliant shade of scarlet.
"Hello?" Kagome said, answering the phone. Inuyasha could hear a string of words coming from a woman on the other end of the line, but couldn't make out what she was saying.
"Yes, this is Kagome Higarashi. Is something wrong?" Another pause, more babbling from the phone. Kagome suddenly turned ghostly pale. Inuyasha could see her hand shaking. He brushed her shoulder with his fingers and gave her a questioning look, but Kagome ignored him. She clutched the phone tightly to her ear. "Are you sure? Is she okay?" her voice was no more than a whisper now.
"Okay. Thank you. I'll get there as soon as I can." Kagome hung up and looked at Inuyasha. The hanyou could see tears forming in her beautiful chocolate eyes.
"I-I'm sorry Inuyasha. I have to go." She said softly, her voice trembling.
"What's wrong Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, immediately concerned, "Don't block me out. Tell me what's happening."
Kagome paused. The first salty tears slid down her cheeks. Finally she spoke. "It's my mom. She… she… she had a heart attack!"
Inuyasha sat in shock, not quite sure what to say as he watched Kagome break down into tears. Slowly he reached out and took her hand.
"Come on. I'll give you a ride to the hospital."
Kagome nodded and gave a small sniff. "Thank you."
The ride to the hospital was silent, save for the occasional sniff from a tearful Kagome. As soon as the car was parked they both jumped out of the car and hurried to the hospital entrance. The nurse at the front desk pointed them to a waiting room, showing no sympathy or emotion to the distraught Kagome.
"Thanks." Inuyasha said sarcastically with a sneer as he led the poor girl to the room.
"No problem." The nurse shot him a horribly fake smile, obviously not catching the heavy mocking tone of the hanyou's voice.
Kagome and Inuyasha both sat in uncomfortable plastic chairs and waited. Minutes passed and Kagome began tapping the arm rest with her fingernails. The nervous tapping continued until Inuyasha enveloped her hand in his. She looked up at him and he was aware of how horribly upset she looked. He hated it when she was upset.
"I-I'm sorry," she whispered, "I'm just… I don't… what if… I'm so scared!" she burst into tears.
"Shh." The hanyou wrapped his arms around her in a comforting embrace and felt her shaking body against his. He pulled away and pushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "Listen Kagome, everything's going to be okay. You're mom's a strong woman. She'll pull through. Understand?"
Kagome was silent for a moment. Then she gave a small nod.
"Good. Now, there's something I have to ask you. I'm not sure if this is the right time, but… Kagome, would you be my girlfriend?" he looked at her hopefully.
Kagome blinked for a moment. He just… he… what? I must be dreaming. "Sorry, can you say that again?"
Inuyasha sighed exasperatedly and pulled her close again, this time kissing her tenderly on the forehead. Kagome swallowed hard.
"Do you understand now? I want you, Kagome. Do you want me?"
There was another moment of silence and Inuyasha was suddenly sure that she was going to say no. Then an amazing thing happened. Kagome smiled and leaned in to kiss him on the cheek.
"I'd love that." She whispered.
A doctor came later and found them sitting in the same plastic chairs, fast asleep. Inuyasha's arm was wrapped protectively around Kagome's shoulder and the girl had a small smile hovering on her lips. The doctor sighed and shook his head with a small smile of his own. Kids… he thought.
Reviews...
krazygirl140: I know, I'm horrible. I'm sorry. But ah well, life goes on lol.
iluvSokka46: check! They're together. Hehehe...
Inuyasha-Girl01: OH YAH!! CHEESINESS ROCKS! :D Lol.
lost-n-the-mist-courtney: oh that's good. I don't like being unforgiven. :)
CrystalMask: oh that's good! Lol you had me worried... I too have a large amount of homework but ah well. Life goes on.
Deadly-Kiss-Girl-120: well... it's SUPPOSED to be about Kagz and Inu, but I wanted to put all of this other stuff in first. Inukag will be coming in heavy, just give it time. :)
kittyb78: Thank you :D