Chapter 14
"The bed is made up."
I said, emerging from my bedroom. Kagome stood up from her spot on the couch.
"InuYasha, I really feel bad about taking your room over. You should really have the right to-"
I held up my hand for silence. She stopped talking.
"It's okay. I want you to stay there, it's the least I can do."
She solemnly nodded her head and made her way to my room.
"Thank you InuYasha, goodnight."
I waved goodnight and watched her quietly click the door shut. Then I collapsed on the couch and ran my hands over my face.
'What the hell am I doing sleeping alone on a couch when there's a girl in the other room?'
I made myself comfortable on the couch and closed my eyes.
"Something's happening to me Kagome. You don't even know it."
"InuYasha?"
Someone was calling my name, awaking me from my slumber. I groaned sleepily and rolled onto my other side.
"InuYasha? Man, get your ass up!"
"What?"
I opened my eyes and rubbed them into focus. There was Miroku, leaning over me with a confused look on his face.
"What's the look for?"
"What's the look for? Oh InuYasha, InuYasha."
He forced out a fake laugh then grabbed my arm and pulled me up.
"I will show you what this look is for."
He signaled me to follow him then went down the hall and stopped in front of my bedroom door. Turning the handle, he quietly opened the door so that we could look in.
"That's what this look is for."
He pointed inside the room. Snuggled up on my bed was a sleeping Kagome, still fully decked out in her party clothes. I bumped Miroku out of the way and gently closed the door.
"Are you trying to wake her?"
"What is she doing in your room?"
"She needed a place to stay. I was feeling generous so I let her stay here."
I headed to the kitchen and got some cereal out.
"The InuYasha I know does not give girls a place to stay because he's 'feeling generous'."
Miroku explained, sitting down at the kitchen table, his eyes watching me pour my cereal.
"My InuYasha gives girls a place to stay when he wants some action. And clearly, you got none since you slept on the couch and both of you are still wearing clothes."
"I told you, she just needed a place to stay."
Miroku gave me an odd smile, one that made me uncomfortable.
"…What?"
"You're falling for her."
"What? No I'm not."
"Yes you are and you know it. Why else did you turn down Yura last night and then left your dream girl untouched as she slept in your bed?"
"How do you know about Yura?"
"Well I know about her because she's one of the biggest whores I've ever met and word goes fast in our school. And I know what happened between you and Yura last night because Hachi told me."
"Yeah well…"
It was silent for a while as I finished my breakfast. Then Miroku decided to quiz me some more.
"Why did you turn her down?"
"Yura?"
"Who else?"
"I dunno."
I shrugged my shoulders and sat across from him at the table.
"I just didn't want to hook up with her."
"Kagome was on your mind, wasn't she?"
"I didn't say that."
"No normal man would turn down a girl who was throwing herself at him unless he was in love."
"I'm not in love. I don't do love."
"You also didn't do Kagome last night."
"And it'll stay that way."
Miroku's head and mine snapped over to where the voice had spoken. A sleepy looking Kagome came out of my room, rubbing her eyes.
"Morning Kagome."
I smiled and waved, shooting Miroku a dirty glance. He just shrugged his shoulders and winked at me.
"Morning. Thanks for letting me stay here. I really appreciate it."
"Hey, no problem. Want some breakfast or something?"
"No, it's okay."
She moved closer to the door, shaking her head a 'no'.
"I better be going now. I'm going to get killed if I don't get home."
"Okay…want a ride?"
"It's okay. I'll take the bus. Bye InuYasha, bye Miroku."
And then she walked out the door. Damn.
"Too bad man. She didn't even give you a kiss goodbye."
"Shutup."
"How long do you think it'll take before you start drooling over every word she says and start kissing her feet? Or are you already there yet?"
"Miroku…"
"I know, I know."
He stood up and headed to his room, but shouted over his shoulder.
"She's changing you man."
"I'm not changing!"
I yelled back, making him stop before his door and face me, arms crossed.
"Then why is the biggest player I know obsessing over only one girl?"
Silence.
"I thought so."
And then he went into his room and left me alone. Alone with my thoughts.