Disclaimer: Anything in this story related to Rumiko Takahashi's "Inu-
Yasha" is not mine. All other ideas that make up the story, however, are
mine. Enjoy!!! ^_^
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON
CHAPTER 4 "Passion's Risk"
The day went by quickly, and the sun was soon enveloped by a blanket of stars in a velvety night sky. Kagome looked up at the night's beauty through her bedroom window. She loved the stars- especially the moon.
Kagome could get lost in the sky... she often imagined herself sitting on the crescent moon looking down on the world like she was a moon goddess... In fact, that was her greatest ambition-- to be able to walk on the moon... However, she knew it would never happen...
The sound of a horn outside startled her. Kagome looked down towards the street to see a shiny black sports car outside her house. She smiled. It was Inuyasha- right on time! She grabbed her purse and put on her sandals. She then shut off the lights in her house and opened the door to see Inuyasha standing in the doorway.
He smiled- and blushed- when he saw Kagome. She was wearing a long, light pink kimono with a darker pink sash that tied around the kimono. Her hair was pulled up into a soft bun. Porcelain hand-painted chopsticks were stuck in her hair as well, and a pink Iris was tucked behind her ear. She had on a soft shade of pink lipstick and her pretty brown eyes were highlighted with plum-colored eyeshadow.
Kagome blushed as Inuyasha gawked at her. Soon, he regained his composure, though, and said, "Kagome... you look... beautiful!"
Kagome smiled. "Thanks, Inuyasha... you look pretty handsome, yourself."
Inuyasha grinned and offered her his arm. He led her out to his car and opened the door for her. When they were inside, and driving down the street, Kagome asked,
"So where are we going?"
Inuyasha smiled. "You know... that dump down on Chiko Boulevard..." he hinted.
Kagome gasped. "The Kiokojin Restaurant?! But that place is so expensive!!!" She knew, in fact, that the Kiokojin Restaurant was nothing like a dump... in fact, it was far from being one! It was very elegant and the most well-known restaurant in all of Tokyo.
Inuyasha shrugged. "You know I need to treat you to a real nice dinner, Kagome..." he said. "You promised. Remember- you owe me..."
Kagome blushed and sighed. "Ok, fine..." Then, on a lighter note, she added, "Thankyou, Inuyasha... I know it'll be a wonderful night."
The white-haired man was silent as he nodded in agreement to what she said. The rest of the ride to the restaurant was silent, as both adults thought about eachother.
When Inuyasha's car finally came to a stop, he helped Kagome out and pointed to the restaurant. It was lit with many colored lights and the smell of rich food was in the air.
When they were seated at their table, they were almost immediately greeted by a friendly waiter. He poured them a glass of their finest wine, apon Inuyasha's request, and soon their food was on the way.
Inuyasha gazed over at Kagome intently. She seemed nervous, for some reason... "So..." he said, "You ok? You look really tired."
Kagome snapped her head up; startled. She had been searching for a piece of paper to record the stuff about Inuyasha and his company for Sesshomeru. She laughed nervously and replied, "Err.. yea... i'm just tired... sorry."
Inuyasha reached over and squeezed her hand. "Don't worry about it." He said to her. "I enjoy staring at you anyway."
Kagome blushed. "Oh... uh... err... thank you."
Inuyasha laughed. "No problem." He said.
They sat like that for a while, enjoying how the other's hand felt in theirs. Inuyasha was the first to speak. "Ah... I'm sorry, Kagome..."
Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Sorry for what?" she asked.
Inuyasha sighed and dropped her hand. "It's just my older brother, Sesshomeru..." he said.
Kagome gulped. Of all the names he could have mentioned...
Inuyasha looked at an exquisite painting on the wall. "He owns the Tokiyuki news company... and I know that he is very jealous of my company... they are in first place among the public, and we are close behind in second. The problem is, he is so low that I know that he hired someone to spy on me..."
Kagome wished she could stop blushing out of pure guilt and worry.
"...Some of my associates are saying that he has some bitch to spy on me... I can't believe he would do that... then again, that doesn't say too much for the girl. What kind of idiot would go along with a plan like that?" Kagome could feel her heart pounding in her chest. She felt like she would pass out any second. She slid her hand from Inuyasha's and put it to her forehead which was burning up.
Inuyasha looked very worried to see Kagome like this. "Are you ok?" he asked. "If you are feeling sick, I can take you home..."
Kagome shook her head. "No." She said. "I'm fine."
Inuyasha shrugged and said, "Well, something's bothering you... tell me."
Kagome wanted to crawl under a rock somewhere and hide. What was she going to say to get herself out of this jam?!
"Well... I'm just thinking about what you are saying... about someone spying on your business... I think... it's horrible."
Inuyasha smiled. "Kagome, you don't have to worry about that. You shouldn't get yourself involved in my little problems.... ok?"
Kagome nodded. This was her chance to squeeze some information out of him... while he was on the topic. "So... you mentioned that your brother owns a business company also?" she asked.
Inuyasha nodded. "Yes." He said. "He owns Tokiyuki News."
Making sure that Inuyasha did not see, Kagome carefully slipped a napkin off the table, as well as a kid's crayon that the last customer had probably left and put them on her lap. "Really?" she inquired. "I didn't get to them today with my -err- survey... Are they good?"
Inuyasha shrugged. "Well, I guess they are OKAY... their newspaper is pretty good, I mean. However, my brother is extremely cold and distant towards his employees... I've heard many complain. He is well-known to be the type of guy that would get you to do anything... you know what I mean? And that's probably how he got that girl to spy on me... he probably offered her a huge raise or something."
Kagome smiled, and scribbled on her napkin. Inuyasha was good... too good. She decided to get a little more personal. "I always wanted to work as a journalist." She said. "But I have heard that there is allot more to the companies than just what the general public sees..." She was becoming really good at this now. "So I was just wondering if that was true... I mean... is there, like, anything that your business hides from everyone? Anything that would, like, totally ruin you?" Inuyasha stared at her for a moment. He wondered why she seemed so interested in all this stuff... and he also didn't want to admit it, but something inside of him was hesitant to tell her what he and his company had to hide.
However, what he assumed to be his better judgment got the best of him, and he sighed. "Well... I'm only telling you this because I know that you would never tell anyone..." he paused, and cleared his throat.
Kagome twirled her pencil with excitement. Was he really going to tell her what she asked of him?!
"You see... my company has been -err- taking... no... BORROWING ideas from my brother's company..."
Kagome smirked discreetly. She knew it! Sesshomeru had been right!
"And... we also sometimes go out of our way to exploit some situations... like if there is a story that we are putting in our newspaper, but it really isn't that interesting... we try to -eh- you know... stretch the story... make it seem more than it really is..."
By now, Inuyasha was getting a little more comfortable with telling Kagome all of this. Something told him to trust her.
Kagome recorded what he had told her, and then was about to put the napkin away, when she realized she couldn't! There were no pockets on the kimono, and she didn't have her purse with her either. What the hell was she supposed to do with the paper? If Inuyasha saw it, then everything was over- especially their relationship. And Kagome DEFINITLY did not want that to happen. She cared for the man, even though she barely knew him.
Inuyasha seemed satisfied with telling her what he did, and looked up at her with a smile. Kagome managed to return it. She then excused herself, saying that she had to use the restroom. She brought the napkin with her "notes" along with her. She hid it in the palm of her hand for the time being.
When Kagome got into one of the bathroom stalls, she took the napkin and stuffed it in her bra. She figured that was the only place she could put it, and it was safe there.
Then, she walked out of the bathroom and over to her table. One moment after she had sat down, their food came, and the rest of the night was spent laughing and chatting about random things. Both Kagome and Inuyasha were enjoying themselves so much, that soon it was getting pretty late.
Inuyasha glanced at his watch. "Time to get going, I guess..." he said sadly. Kagome nodded in agreement, for she knew that it was true. She also knew that this would probably be Inuyasha's last night to really have fun... for tomorrow Kagome would give Sesshomeru everything she had on Inuyasha, and the poor young guy would probably be heart broken when his business crashed.
Kagome let him lead her outside, where he opened the car door for her. Kagome settled into her seat comfortably, thinking about Inuyasha. She liked him allot- it was apparent- and she hoped that he liked her as well.
As they pulled up in front of Kagome's house, Inuyasha walked her to her door to say goodnight. However, they couldn't bring themselves to part.
Kagome was looking up at the sky, as was Inuyasha. "I always wanted to go to the beach and see the moon when it's full..." she said dreamily. "It would be so beautiful to just look out over the ocean and see it reflecting off the waves..."
Inuyasha nodded and said nothing. He was waiting for the right moment...
"It sure is beautiful..." Kagome said with a smile.
Inuyasha put a finger under her chin and tilted her face towards him. "So are you." He said.
Kagome was blushing wildly at this point, and her heart was pounding. Was he going to kiss her?! While one part of her cried out, YES!!! DO IT!!! LET HIM KISS YOU!!!, another cried. NO!!! YOU CAN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM!!! WHAT WOULD SESSHOMERU SAY?!?!
Kagome shook her head and decided to say something. "Do you... wanna come inside?" she asked timidly.
Inuyasha smiled, obviously pleased with her question. "Of course." He said. With that, Kagome unlocked her door and led him inside her apartment.
The handsome man looked around. "You sure have a nice place." He said.
Kagome smiled. "Thanks." She said. "Would you like anything to drink or eat? You can turn on the TV and see if anything's on... If you need anything, just ask me."
With that, Kagome dove into the kitchen. She had been so nervous... why in the seven hells did she have to go and invite Inuyasha inside?! She knew that eventually her emotions would get the best of her and she would probably wind up telling Inuyasha her true feelings... Meanwhile, Inuyasha sat himself down on a black leather couch and sighed. "What the hell am I supposed to tell her?" he asked himself. "I need to tell her how I feel about her, but I don't know how..."
They were both stuck in silence once again for a moment. Kagome then realized she was being a bad host and walked into the living room and sat down next to Inuyasha on the sofa. She decided that she would just thank him for a wonderful evening, and would say they should do it again sometime.
Inuyasha, as well, was thinking the same thing. And both of them started to talk at once.
"Inuyasha..."
"Kagome..."
Inuyasha and Kagome looked at eachother and smiled. Inuyasha laughed a moment later.
"What's so funny?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha sighed. "Obviously we both have something on our minds... and we are both too nervous to say it..."
Kagome laughed too. "You're good." She said.
Inuyasha nodded. "So what I think we should do is say what we have to say at the same time, and if our conversations happen to be totally different, then we'll both realize that we feel differently about things... But if we say the same thing, we know we don't have to be nervous, because we think alike."
Kagome was confused, but agreed with Inuyasha's theory. "Ok." She said. "On the count of three. One, two... THREE!"
"Thankyou for a wonderful night..."
"I had a great time..."
Both of them looked at eachother for a moment. "So..." Inuyasha commented. "Looks like we were both thinking about the same thing, huh?"
Kagome nodded. "Does that mean that we feel the same about other things, too?" she asked. "Cuz I still feel nervous."
Inuyasha sighed. "Me too." He said. "And that was way too nerve- wracking to do again..." Kagome nodded and looked at the floor. "So... what do you think we should do?" she asked.
Inuyasha smiled and caressed her cheek. "I think we should just let things go by their natural course." He said. With that, he leaned over and kissed her softly.
Kagome's eyes snapped open in shock, but then instinct took over and she slowly returned the kiss. When the two parted, they were both blushing.
Kagome couldn't help but stare into Inuyasha's deep golden eyes and he, in return, was fixated intently on gazing into hers.
Both of them were like that for a while, and the kiss soon seemed a mere memory. Had it really happened...?
Inuyasha was the first to speak. "Ummm... I think that went well..." he commented.
Kagome smiled in relief. She wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck and kissed him sweetly. Inuyasha didn't hesitate to return it, and the kiss grew more passionate. They both knew that the other cared for them... and that made the wall that had set itself between them break.
When they pulled away, they both had huge grins on their faces. Inuyasha stroked Kagome's cheek gently. She sighed contentedly.
"You're so beautiful..." Inuyasha whispered to her.
Kagome blushed. "Do you want me as much as I want you?" She asked suddenly.
Inuyasha smiled. "Hai." He said. "More than anything." He moved over on the couch so Kagome could lay down. Once she did, he leaned over her and kissed her again.
Kagome was in heaven, feeling Inuyasha's hands roam all over her body, deepening the kiss.
Inuyasha took notice of this, and set out to un-tie her kimono sash. He ran his hands up her back to take off her bra.
Suddenly, he broke the kiss. Kagome looked up at him. "What's the matter?" she asked.
Inuyasha frowned. "This is going to sound funny... but I think I found something in your bra..." Kagome gasped. Her heart could have stopped working, for all she knew. Actually, she wished it had.
Inuyasha pulled his hand out to reveal the napkin that Kagome had written all her notes for Sesshomeru on. She tried to cover it up with an excuse, hoping that Inuyasha wouldn't read it. "Oh... uh... I stuff?" What an excuse.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "But this piece is the only one there... Hey, I think something's written on here..." His face then brightened. "Oh, I see... you were hoping I would make a move so you put a little note in there for me to read..."
Kagome gulped as she watched Inuyasha open the napkin. And tears came to her eyes when she saw his face fall.
Inuyasha was speechless-- or maybe not. "You... these are all the answers to the questions you were asking me about Hirokoyori..." he said.
Kagome looked away guiltily. Sure, she could have tried to cover it up with another excuse, but she had lied enough already.
Inuyasha seemed confused. "Why did you write them down on a napkin... and hide it...?"
Suddenly, he gasped. "You... YOU'RE the one my brother sent to spy on me, aren't you?!"
Kagome nodded. She could feel the tears threatening to fall.
Inuyasha got up off of her and stood there for a moment, with the napkin in his hands. "I... I can't believe this..." was all he could mutter. "You... all along... everything you told me... everything I thought you were... was a lie?"
Kagome sat up too. Things were going to hell- and fast. "Inuyasha..." she began.
But he interrupted her. "No. No more excuses- no more lies. All this time, I've been in love with a beautiful, trustworthy, perfect woman-- who worked at home for an 'online business website'... I guess I was in love with the wrong girl... because that's not who I'm with now."
With that, Inuyasha turned to leave before he broke down. Kagome felt the tears start to pour down her cheeks. "No..." she whispered. "Don't... don't leave..."
Inuyasha stopped at the door and turned to face her. "Don't say a word." He said. "You never cared for me... all you wanted to do was get some extra money from your sleazy-ass boss by agreeing to ruin my company- my life... I do not have anything more to say to you... Now I am leaving... and don't try to stop me." With that, he opened the door and hurried out to his car.
Kagome sat there in a daze for a moment, listening to his footsteps get further and further away until she heard his car door open and slam. That was when she broke out of her "trance."
"NO!" she cried, racing out the door. "WAIT, INUYASHA!"
However, Inuyasha started his car and was just about to pull away as she was ran down the path to catch up with him.
"INUYASHA!" she cried. "COME BACK!!!!!" All she got was a face full of water as Inuyasha floored his car and took off down the street.
Kagome stood there, dripping wet with her kimono half untied and tears streaming down her cheeks. She watched in mournful silence as his tail lights faded into the darkness of the night until she could see him no more.
He was gone. And it was all her fault.
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON
CHAPTER 4 "Passion's Risk"
The day went by quickly, and the sun was soon enveloped by a blanket of stars in a velvety night sky. Kagome looked up at the night's beauty through her bedroom window. She loved the stars- especially the moon.
Kagome could get lost in the sky... she often imagined herself sitting on the crescent moon looking down on the world like she was a moon goddess... In fact, that was her greatest ambition-- to be able to walk on the moon... However, she knew it would never happen...
The sound of a horn outside startled her. Kagome looked down towards the street to see a shiny black sports car outside her house. She smiled. It was Inuyasha- right on time! She grabbed her purse and put on her sandals. She then shut off the lights in her house and opened the door to see Inuyasha standing in the doorway.
He smiled- and blushed- when he saw Kagome. She was wearing a long, light pink kimono with a darker pink sash that tied around the kimono. Her hair was pulled up into a soft bun. Porcelain hand-painted chopsticks were stuck in her hair as well, and a pink Iris was tucked behind her ear. She had on a soft shade of pink lipstick and her pretty brown eyes were highlighted with plum-colored eyeshadow.
Kagome blushed as Inuyasha gawked at her. Soon, he regained his composure, though, and said, "Kagome... you look... beautiful!"
Kagome smiled. "Thanks, Inuyasha... you look pretty handsome, yourself."
Inuyasha grinned and offered her his arm. He led her out to his car and opened the door for her. When they were inside, and driving down the street, Kagome asked,
"So where are we going?"
Inuyasha smiled. "You know... that dump down on Chiko Boulevard..." he hinted.
Kagome gasped. "The Kiokojin Restaurant?! But that place is so expensive!!!" She knew, in fact, that the Kiokojin Restaurant was nothing like a dump... in fact, it was far from being one! It was very elegant and the most well-known restaurant in all of Tokyo.
Inuyasha shrugged. "You know I need to treat you to a real nice dinner, Kagome..." he said. "You promised. Remember- you owe me..."
Kagome blushed and sighed. "Ok, fine..." Then, on a lighter note, she added, "Thankyou, Inuyasha... I know it'll be a wonderful night."
The white-haired man was silent as he nodded in agreement to what she said. The rest of the ride to the restaurant was silent, as both adults thought about eachother.
When Inuyasha's car finally came to a stop, he helped Kagome out and pointed to the restaurant. It was lit with many colored lights and the smell of rich food was in the air.
When they were seated at their table, they were almost immediately greeted by a friendly waiter. He poured them a glass of their finest wine, apon Inuyasha's request, and soon their food was on the way.
Inuyasha gazed over at Kagome intently. She seemed nervous, for some reason... "So..." he said, "You ok? You look really tired."
Kagome snapped her head up; startled. She had been searching for a piece of paper to record the stuff about Inuyasha and his company for Sesshomeru. She laughed nervously and replied, "Err.. yea... i'm just tired... sorry."
Inuyasha reached over and squeezed her hand. "Don't worry about it." He said to her. "I enjoy staring at you anyway."
Kagome blushed. "Oh... uh... err... thank you."
Inuyasha laughed. "No problem." He said.
They sat like that for a while, enjoying how the other's hand felt in theirs. Inuyasha was the first to speak. "Ah... I'm sorry, Kagome..."
Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Sorry for what?" she asked.
Inuyasha sighed and dropped her hand. "It's just my older brother, Sesshomeru..." he said.
Kagome gulped. Of all the names he could have mentioned...
Inuyasha looked at an exquisite painting on the wall. "He owns the Tokiyuki news company... and I know that he is very jealous of my company... they are in first place among the public, and we are close behind in second. The problem is, he is so low that I know that he hired someone to spy on me..."
Kagome wished she could stop blushing out of pure guilt and worry.
"...Some of my associates are saying that he has some bitch to spy on me... I can't believe he would do that... then again, that doesn't say too much for the girl. What kind of idiot would go along with a plan like that?" Kagome could feel her heart pounding in her chest. She felt like she would pass out any second. She slid her hand from Inuyasha's and put it to her forehead which was burning up.
Inuyasha looked very worried to see Kagome like this. "Are you ok?" he asked. "If you are feeling sick, I can take you home..."
Kagome shook her head. "No." She said. "I'm fine."
Inuyasha shrugged and said, "Well, something's bothering you... tell me."
Kagome wanted to crawl under a rock somewhere and hide. What was she going to say to get herself out of this jam?!
"Well... I'm just thinking about what you are saying... about someone spying on your business... I think... it's horrible."
Inuyasha smiled. "Kagome, you don't have to worry about that. You shouldn't get yourself involved in my little problems.... ok?"
Kagome nodded. This was her chance to squeeze some information out of him... while he was on the topic. "So... you mentioned that your brother owns a business company also?" she asked.
Inuyasha nodded. "Yes." He said. "He owns Tokiyuki News."
Making sure that Inuyasha did not see, Kagome carefully slipped a napkin off the table, as well as a kid's crayon that the last customer had probably left and put them on her lap. "Really?" she inquired. "I didn't get to them today with my -err- survey... Are they good?"
Inuyasha shrugged. "Well, I guess they are OKAY... their newspaper is pretty good, I mean. However, my brother is extremely cold and distant towards his employees... I've heard many complain. He is well-known to be the type of guy that would get you to do anything... you know what I mean? And that's probably how he got that girl to spy on me... he probably offered her a huge raise or something."
Kagome smiled, and scribbled on her napkin. Inuyasha was good... too good. She decided to get a little more personal. "I always wanted to work as a journalist." She said. "But I have heard that there is allot more to the companies than just what the general public sees..." She was becoming really good at this now. "So I was just wondering if that was true... I mean... is there, like, anything that your business hides from everyone? Anything that would, like, totally ruin you?" Inuyasha stared at her for a moment. He wondered why she seemed so interested in all this stuff... and he also didn't want to admit it, but something inside of him was hesitant to tell her what he and his company had to hide.
However, what he assumed to be his better judgment got the best of him, and he sighed. "Well... I'm only telling you this because I know that you would never tell anyone..." he paused, and cleared his throat.
Kagome twirled her pencil with excitement. Was he really going to tell her what she asked of him?!
"You see... my company has been -err- taking... no... BORROWING ideas from my brother's company..."
Kagome smirked discreetly. She knew it! Sesshomeru had been right!
"And... we also sometimes go out of our way to exploit some situations... like if there is a story that we are putting in our newspaper, but it really isn't that interesting... we try to -eh- you know... stretch the story... make it seem more than it really is..."
By now, Inuyasha was getting a little more comfortable with telling Kagome all of this. Something told him to trust her.
Kagome recorded what he had told her, and then was about to put the napkin away, when she realized she couldn't! There were no pockets on the kimono, and she didn't have her purse with her either. What the hell was she supposed to do with the paper? If Inuyasha saw it, then everything was over- especially their relationship. And Kagome DEFINITLY did not want that to happen. She cared for the man, even though she barely knew him.
Inuyasha seemed satisfied with telling her what he did, and looked up at her with a smile. Kagome managed to return it. She then excused herself, saying that she had to use the restroom. She brought the napkin with her "notes" along with her. She hid it in the palm of her hand for the time being.
When Kagome got into one of the bathroom stalls, she took the napkin and stuffed it in her bra. She figured that was the only place she could put it, and it was safe there.
Then, she walked out of the bathroom and over to her table. One moment after she had sat down, their food came, and the rest of the night was spent laughing and chatting about random things. Both Kagome and Inuyasha were enjoying themselves so much, that soon it was getting pretty late.
Inuyasha glanced at his watch. "Time to get going, I guess..." he said sadly. Kagome nodded in agreement, for she knew that it was true. She also knew that this would probably be Inuyasha's last night to really have fun... for tomorrow Kagome would give Sesshomeru everything she had on Inuyasha, and the poor young guy would probably be heart broken when his business crashed.
Kagome let him lead her outside, where he opened the car door for her. Kagome settled into her seat comfortably, thinking about Inuyasha. She liked him allot- it was apparent- and she hoped that he liked her as well.
As they pulled up in front of Kagome's house, Inuyasha walked her to her door to say goodnight. However, they couldn't bring themselves to part.
Kagome was looking up at the sky, as was Inuyasha. "I always wanted to go to the beach and see the moon when it's full..." she said dreamily. "It would be so beautiful to just look out over the ocean and see it reflecting off the waves..."
Inuyasha nodded and said nothing. He was waiting for the right moment...
"It sure is beautiful..." Kagome said with a smile.
Inuyasha put a finger under her chin and tilted her face towards him. "So are you." He said.
Kagome was blushing wildly at this point, and her heart was pounding. Was he going to kiss her?! While one part of her cried out, YES!!! DO IT!!! LET HIM KISS YOU!!!, another cried. NO!!! YOU CAN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM!!! WHAT WOULD SESSHOMERU SAY?!?!
Kagome shook her head and decided to say something. "Do you... wanna come inside?" she asked timidly.
Inuyasha smiled, obviously pleased with her question. "Of course." He said. With that, Kagome unlocked her door and led him inside her apartment.
The handsome man looked around. "You sure have a nice place." He said.
Kagome smiled. "Thanks." She said. "Would you like anything to drink or eat? You can turn on the TV and see if anything's on... If you need anything, just ask me."
With that, Kagome dove into the kitchen. She had been so nervous... why in the seven hells did she have to go and invite Inuyasha inside?! She knew that eventually her emotions would get the best of her and she would probably wind up telling Inuyasha her true feelings... Meanwhile, Inuyasha sat himself down on a black leather couch and sighed. "What the hell am I supposed to tell her?" he asked himself. "I need to tell her how I feel about her, but I don't know how..."
They were both stuck in silence once again for a moment. Kagome then realized she was being a bad host and walked into the living room and sat down next to Inuyasha on the sofa. She decided that she would just thank him for a wonderful evening, and would say they should do it again sometime.
Inuyasha, as well, was thinking the same thing. And both of them started to talk at once.
"Inuyasha..."
"Kagome..."
Inuyasha and Kagome looked at eachother and smiled. Inuyasha laughed a moment later.
"What's so funny?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha sighed. "Obviously we both have something on our minds... and we are both too nervous to say it..."
Kagome laughed too. "You're good." She said.
Inuyasha nodded. "So what I think we should do is say what we have to say at the same time, and if our conversations happen to be totally different, then we'll both realize that we feel differently about things... But if we say the same thing, we know we don't have to be nervous, because we think alike."
Kagome was confused, but agreed with Inuyasha's theory. "Ok." She said. "On the count of three. One, two... THREE!"
"Thankyou for a wonderful night..."
"I had a great time..."
Both of them looked at eachother for a moment. "So..." Inuyasha commented. "Looks like we were both thinking about the same thing, huh?"
Kagome nodded. "Does that mean that we feel the same about other things, too?" she asked. "Cuz I still feel nervous."
Inuyasha sighed. "Me too." He said. "And that was way too nerve- wracking to do again..." Kagome nodded and looked at the floor. "So... what do you think we should do?" she asked.
Inuyasha smiled and caressed her cheek. "I think we should just let things go by their natural course." He said. With that, he leaned over and kissed her softly.
Kagome's eyes snapped open in shock, but then instinct took over and she slowly returned the kiss. When the two parted, they were both blushing.
Kagome couldn't help but stare into Inuyasha's deep golden eyes and he, in return, was fixated intently on gazing into hers.
Both of them were like that for a while, and the kiss soon seemed a mere memory. Had it really happened...?
Inuyasha was the first to speak. "Ummm... I think that went well..." he commented.
Kagome smiled in relief. She wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck and kissed him sweetly. Inuyasha didn't hesitate to return it, and the kiss grew more passionate. They both knew that the other cared for them... and that made the wall that had set itself between them break.
When they pulled away, they both had huge grins on their faces. Inuyasha stroked Kagome's cheek gently. She sighed contentedly.
"You're so beautiful..." Inuyasha whispered to her.
Kagome blushed. "Do you want me as much as I want you?" She asked suddenly.
Inuyasha smiled. "Hai." He said. "More than anything." He moved over on the couch so Kagome could lay down. Once she did, he leaned over her and kissed her again.
Kagome was in heaven, feeling Inuyasha's hands roam all over her body, deepening the kiss.
Inuyasha took notice of this, and set out to un-tie her kimono sash. He ran his hands up her back to take off her bra.
Suddenly, he broke the kiss. Kagome looked up at him. "What's the matter?" she asked.
Inuyasha frowned. "This is going to sound funny... but I think I found something in your bra..." Kagome gasped. Her heart could have stopped working, for all she knew. Actually, she wished it had.
Inuyasha pulled his hand out to reveal the napkin that Kagome had written all her notes for Sesshomeru on. She tried to cover it up with an excuse, hoping that Inuyasha wouldn't read it. "Oh... uh... I stuff?" What an excuse.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "But this piece is the only one there... Hey, I think something's written on here..." His face then brightened. "Oh, I see... you were hoping I would make a move so you put a little note in there for me to read..."
Kagome gulped as she watched Inuyasha open the napkin. And tears came to her eyes when she saw his face fall.
Inuyasha was speechless-- or maybe not. "You... these are all the answers to the questions you were asking me about Hirokoyori..." he said.
Kagome looked away guiltily. Sure, she could have tried to cover it up with another excuse, but she had lied enough already.
Inuyasha seemed confused. "Why did you write them down on a napkin... and hide it...?"
Suddenly, he gasped. "You... YOU'RE the one my brother sent to spy on me, aren't you?!"
Kagome nodded. She could feel the tears threatening to fall.
Inuyasha got up off of her and stood there for a moment, with the napkin in his hands. "I... I can't believe this..." was all he could mutter. "You... all along... everything you told me... everything I thought you were... was a lie?"
Kagome sat up too. Things were going to hell- and fast. "Inuyasha..." she began.
But he interrupted her. "No. No more excuses- no more lies. All this time, I've been in love with a beautiful, trustworthy, perfect woman-- who worked at home for an 'online business website'... I guess I was in love with the wrong girl... because that's not who I'm with now."
With that, Inuyasha turned to leave before he broke down. Kagome felt the tears start to pour down her cheeks. "No..." she whispered. "Don't... don't leave..."
Inuyasha stopped at the door and turned to face her. "Don't say a word." He said. "You never cared for me... all you wanted to do was get some extra money from your sleazy-ass boss by agreeing to ruin my company- my life... I do not have anything more to say to you... Now I am leaving... and don't try to stop me." With that, he opened the door and hurried out to his car.
Kagome sat there in a daze for a moment, listening to his footsteps get further and further away until she heard his car door open and slam. That was when she broke out of her "trance."
"NO!" she cried, racing out the door. "WAIT, INUYASHA!"
However, Inuyasha started his car and was just about to pull away as she was ran down the path to catch up with him.
"INUYASHA!" she cried. "COME BACK!!!!!" All she got was a face full of water as Inuyasha floored his car and took off down the street.
Kagome stood there, dripping wet with her kimono half untied and tears streaming down her cheeks. She watched in mournful silence as his tail lights faded into the darkness of the night until she could see him no more.
He was gone. And it was all her fault.