"The Inuyasha I loved!"
Chapter 6
AN: ok I really wanna get this done with fast so I can get the 2 sequels up, yes it's a trilogy lol so anywhos enough chattering and to answer silvervicious's question (sry if I spelled that wrong), I dunno for some reason every time there's the good gurl/bad boy combo in an anime I always have this lil fantasy when he confesses his luv that he gives up n starts being nice and everything's luvy-duvy after that lol oh btw MERRY NEW YEARR
Disclaimer: I own not a thing...
Idea stealer?: go sue da dream maker....
~*~
A few days had passed, and Inuyasha wasn't only making an impression on Kagome's life, but her friends' as well. Satoru and Naomi couldn't be closer, and Josh seemed to be climbing the ladder himself. Inuyasha was starting to get the hang of things: homework, money, different food, figures of speech he'd never heard of, and even the annoying uniform he had to wear to school. That one was the biggest pain, along with dealing with some of the guys at school (He'd never realized how popular Kagome actually was.). You could say he was starting to like his new way of life, or you could say he wanted to go home. The question was still up in the air, and the only possible person who would want him to leave was Inuyasha himself.
Inuyasha knocked on Kagome's door. "Kagome? Can I come in?"
Kagome turned her head from her desk. "Sure!" she called cheerfully. Inuyasha stepped in and hugged Kagome from behind. She kissed his cheek and looked at the paper he was holding. "Chem homework again?"
"Unfortunately. . ." He admitted. Kagome sighed. "I think you're just asking me for help so you can get a few extra kisses squeezed in, but alright." She commented.
"It was worth a try." Inuyasha joked. Kagome smiled and took the paper from him, setting it in front of her. She read it a minute and looked at Inuyasha.
"I'll tell ya why you don't get it! You didn't memorize the chart, did you?" Inuyasha blushed. "It was big and I was hungry! Can I help that?"
"No but it can't help YOU either." Kagome sighed. "Ok. Let's do an easy one. Ferrosoferric oxide. Fe3O4. What's Fe the symbol for?"
"Uh. . . um. . . Don't tell me. I know this one." Inuyasha thought hard for a minute.
"Iron?" Kagome asked impatiently. Inuyasha snapped. "Wait! I know! It's Iron!" Kagome sighed. "You'll never change, Inuyasha. You'll never change."
"What? I got it right, didn't I?"
"Yes you did. And I'm so proud, it's overwhelming." Kagome said sarcastically. "How many Iron atoms?"
"3."
"Good. What's O?"
"UM. Oxy-clean?"
"Oxygen. How many?"
"4."
Kagome handed Inuyasha the paper. "Very good, good day." Inuyasha shook his head. "Now what do I do?" Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her from behind and nuzzled his nose where her shoulder and neck met. She laughed quietly.
"Go memorize the chart Honey." She pleaded.
"Why should I when I can work with a beautiful girl like you instead, huh?"
"Go. Now." She said with more force.
"Do I have to?" Inuyasha tickled Kagome, but she didn't let it distract her for long. She pointed out the door as her laughing continued.
"Now! Go memorize it! Know it inside and out! Let's go!" Inuyasha sighed and kissed Kagome's cheek. "Yes Ice Woman." He said sarcastically. Kagome laughed, pulled Inuyasha in for a kiss, and let him leave. She shook her head and continued with her own homework.
Inuyasha closed the door behind him and sighed. Souta tugged on his pant leg, completely startling him. "Onii-chan?"
Inuyasha looked down. "Oh. It's you. Scared me there."
"Mama wants Onii-chan's help."
Inuyasha picked Souta up and started to walk downstairs. "What does she need?"
"I dunno."
Inuyasha entered the kitchen and put Souta down. "Whatcha need Ma?"
Mrs. Higurashi turned around and smiled. "Ah! Inuyasha! Good! I'm rearranging the living room and I need some help moving furniture."
Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders. "Sure."
~*~
Inuyasha gave the T.V. cabinet one more push and took in a breath. He was exhausted. If he knew how picky Kagome's mother was, he probably wouldn't have agreed in the first place. He'd probably moved the thing around the room 10 different times, and the couches were a totally different story. "Hm. . ." she pondered. Inuyasha groaned under his breath. That's when Kagome walked in the room.
"What's going on here?" Kagome asked curiously.
"Kagome dear do you think the TV's good there or should we put it back where it was?" her mother asked. Kagome took a good look at the newly arranged living room. "I liked it just fine the way it used to be Muma. I dunno why you wanna change it all of a sudden."
"Personally I think it looks fine the way it is now, and my arms agree." Inuyasha stated sarcastically, shaking his arms out. Kagome giggled. "Oh Muma. What're you doing to the poor guy?"
"Giving me the workout of my life." Inuyasha replied. "Aww. . . poor baby." Kagome said mockingly and she rested her hand on his shoulder and kissed his cheek. "I dunno why you're down here wrecking havoc when you're SUPPOSED to be upstairs memorizing elements." Inuyasha threw her a dirty look as a joke. "Well? Are you gonna answer your mother or what?" he teased. Kagome turned around and inspected the living room again.
"Well. . ." she started. "I'm ok with it as long as there's a couch in front of the T.V. Right Koishii?" Inuyasha shook his head with a smirk and put his arm around her shoulders. Kagome's mother raised an eyebrow. "Anything I should know dears?" Kagome and Inuyasha let go of each other as their faces reddened. "It's not what you think!" they said in unison.
"Seriously! All we did is kiss!" Inuyasha said nervously. Kagome jabbed her elbow into his rib cage, making him yelp in pain. "OW! What was that for?!" he demanded.
"Don't tell my mother that!" she hissed. Muma laughed at the two. "Don't worry, I'm not mad." She assured them. They sighed. "Now," she continued, "Why don't we have some dinner now so Inuyasha can rest up and get his strength back to finish up the living room? Souta'll be going to his party soon so more food for us."
"I'm in." Inuyasha agreed.
~*~
"Ok. How about. . . . gold?"
"Au." Inuyasha sighed.
"Helium?"
"H! We've been over this A MILLION TIMES!" he practically yelled through his gritted teeth. Kagome put the book down and sighed. She looked at Inuyasha and shook her head slowly. "Koishii I know you're bored outta your mind but ya gotta know this."
"I know it already!" he whined. Kagome looked at her about-to-erupt boyfriend and thought a minute. "Ok, ok." She said finally. "Why don't you go get some fresh air outside? And maybe pick up a few espressos while you're at it. Ok?" Inuyasha grunted. "Fine."
"Want me to come?" she asked softly.
"Nah. You should get some sleep. It's getting late anyway." She nodded in agreement.
"Yeah. I'll go to sleep. Can I have my goodnight kiss first?" Inuyasha scooped Kagome out of her chair and held her. Their lips linked for a few minutes. Inuyasha let go and sighed. "You still want that espresso?" he asked quietly.
"Make it a hot chocolate. I wanna actually go to sleep."
"Ok."
"It's already 10:30 so unless you wanna get your ass whooped you better be back by 11."
"I know, I know." he said, annoyed. "Just like I know that God damned chart." Kagome giggled. "Alright."
"Bye." He whispered, kissing her neck and walking out. Kagome smiled and crawled under her covers.
~*~
Inuyasha thought as he walked down the dark street. *I really gave her a hard time with that thing.* he thought. He actually felt kinda sorry that he caused her all the trouble. *I'll apologize when I go back. That should make up for it.* he thought, and continued to walk.
But not for long.
Inuyasha heard a familiar voice, screaming at the top of her lungs. He saw a couple up ahead who appeared to be fighting, and thanked the gods there was an alley just before them where he could sneak past. If he got involved, well he didn't have the strength to whoop ass.
They didn't notice Inuyasha slip into the alley, and he was grateful. Yet still. Who was that? He stayed at the wall nearest them in the alley and listened. He knew that voice! It was Doria! One of the girls who worked at Starbucks. They weren't actually good friends, and she wasn't that great with Kagome either.
"Look, Doria," the guy started.
"Get your fuckin' hands away from me!" she yelled. From what Inuyasha heard, her voice told her she was starting to cry. "I can't believe you! What the hell is your problem?!"
"I can explain!"
"Explain? Explain?!" she said with rage. "How do you explain my best friend in the back seat of your car?! Try explaining that!" Inuyasha's heart stopped beating. His eyes widened, and they didn't dare blink. *He. . . with her friend? But. . .* His eyes began to swell with tears.
"Doria you don't understand!"
"Oh I understand! I understand just fine! I wasn't born yesterday, ok?!"
Inuyasha's face was getting hot, and his cold tears against it felt so wrong. *Why would he do that? I've never heard of something so stupid.*
"Ya know what?! I dunno why I'm standing here wasting time. We're over!" Inuyasha heard a smack, a yelp, a punch, and something hit the ground and a deafening scream at the exact same time. And damn, for the first time, he wished he didn't have perfect hearing. Inuyasha clamped his eyes shut, ran out of the alley, and ran the whole way back to the house, and he didn't look back.
~*~
Inuyasha threw the door open and ran up the stairs as if the devil was here to visit. He tried to turn the knob on Kagome's door, but it wouldn't budge. He started to bang on the door, his heart racing, his eyes starting to let the flood barriers down. "Kagome! Kagome open up! Open the door! Onegai. . ."
Kagome's eyes flew open. She sprang out of bed and ran to unlock the door. She opened it, and before she could let out a peep, Inuyasha grabbed her and cried. Kagome's eyes softened and she joined her arms around his waist. "Inuyasha? What's wrong?"
"Why'd you lock the door?" he forced between sobs.
"Souta was bothering me. Why?"
"Don't ever do that again! That's a fire hazard ya know! What if there was a fire and you didn't get out?!"
"Inuyasha? What's going on?" she whispered. "I know you didn't come banging on my door to tell me not to lock it." A tear started to form in her eye.
"I was. . . and then. . . she. . . no, Doria. . . and he. . ." Inuyasha gave up on talking and cried.
"Calm down! Onegai Koishii. You're scaring me." She pleaded, choking on the words. "Please. Calm yourself. Tell me calmly." Kagome pressed her lips to his, hoping it would help calm him. His eyes closed and he breathed slowly. His heart slowly began to return to its normal state, or as normal as it could get after that fight. Tears continued to flow out of his closed eyes and down his cheeks.
"Come on. Take a rest." Kagome guided Inuyasha to her bed and they both sat down. Inuyasha wouldn't let go of her hands. "What happened?"
"I was walking to Starbucks and I was just thinking," *thinking about how to apologize to Kagome.* he reminded himself. But that would have to wait right now. "And then. . . I heard Doria screaming, and she was with this guy. And I spied on them. And. . ." Inuyasha paused, and Kagome immediately put her hand on his cheek. "Don't cry." He looked at her hands through a blur of tears, her fingers laced with his own, and felt a little safer. He let out a deep sigh and breathed slowly. He was with Kagome now. He was safe.
"And she was yelling at him because. . . because. . . he. . . her best friend and him were. . . in the backseat of his car? Does that sound ok?" He asked, trying to remember the exact order those words were supposed to be in. Kagome stopped and stared at him as if he just grew another 4 heads. "No way. Is that. . . Are you sure that what you heard?" Nod. "Positive?" Nod. Kagome gave herself a second to let that sink in.
"Oh Honey." She started. A tear rolled down her cheek. She collapsed on him, her silence urging him to go on. "And then," Inuyasha continued, "From what I heard, he was trying to hug her and she beat him up. I heard him hit the ground but I didn't look back. I just ran."
Kagome nodded. "Kagome?" Inuyasha whispered. She looked up at him in reply, but he refused to meet her gaze. "What does that mean exactly? 'Backseat of his car'?" Kagome wished she didn't have to answer that. She couldn't believe it; Doria's boyfriend, of all people, was cheating on her. And with her best friend. That was obviously Mahoro. She couldn't believe it.
"Well," Kagome started. The tone in her voice told Inuyasha she had started to cry. "He was. . . having sex with Mahoro I guess. . ." Inuyasha stopped and looked at her. It was she with the 4 extra heads now. "What?" he whispered shakily. Kagome didn't repeat herself. She knew he heard her just fine.
"Why would he do that?" He asked. Kagome looked down over Inuyasha's shoulder and stifled the urge to just start bawling right then and there. "That happens a lot nowadays." Kagome replied silently. "Everyone in my world's had their heart broken, and I can guarantee that 7 times out of 10, it's because of cheating or sex. People don't know what to do anymore. I hoped that you wouldn't have to see a break-up or anything like this while you were here. I knew it would scare you. I don't know why people do things like that, Inuyasha. I just don't. I don't think anyone else does either. Almost no one has true love, like me and you. Or Naomi and Satoru." Pause. "We would never break each other's hearts like that."
A few silent moments came and gone, while Kagome thought of what to say next. "You don't know how lucky I am to have you." Sobs followed that statement from her lips. Inuyasha only held her tighter and buried his face in her soft, dark hair. "Yes I do." He said soothingly, rubbing his hand against her back. "Because I'm even luckier to have you." But even he had to cry.
~*~
About an hour later, they were both asleep in each other's arms, the tears on their faces gleaming in the moonlight. Suddenly, Inuyasha fell back and started to toss, waking Kagome up. She yawned and wiped the cold tears from her eyes, then repeating the process with Inuyasha's. She gently shook him and whispered his name until he woke up.
"Kagome?" he whispered.
"We fell asleep." She replied quietly.
"Hm? Oh." Inuyasha let out a deep yawn and rubbed his wet eyes.
"You should go to bed." She suggested. He nodded slightly and stood up. "I think that's what I'm gonna do."
"Want me to come?" her voice trailed off as she yawned. He nodded slightly and held his hand out, the other rubbing his eye. She accepted his hand and followed him to the guest room, where he was staying.
Kagome let him get in before pulling the covers up to his neck and kissing him gently on the forehead. "Good night." She whispered, and headed for the door. "Kagome?" he whispered. She turned her head to look at him. "Hai Da- rin?"
"Stay with me?" he sniffed. She sighed. *He's still upset.* she thought. *I'm so tired, but I really should stay with him. At least until he falls asleep.*
"Ok. Just a little while." She replied, sitting on the edge of the bed in the 'c' shape his body made. "Arigatou." He whispered.
"It's ok." She whispered back, brushing the bangs out of his face. "Just try to go to sleep." She removed his cap from his head and gently massaged one of his ears. "Do they hurt?" she asked, trying to change the subject.
"A little sore. My ears were crushed to my head all day." Inuyasha sniffed and closed his eyes, trying to forget about what he'd seen that night. But the fact was, trying to forget about it only made it worse, and he started to choke.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered. "You ok?" He nodded quickly, scolding himself not to cry. A question burned inside of him, and he just had to ask: "Kagome?"
"Hm?"
"You'd. . . never leave me like that. . . would you?" His tone told her he was going to cry, no matter what the answer. She held her breath and dropped to her knees on the side of the bed, embracing him tight, nuzzling his head with her own. She pressed a gentle kiss to his cheek. "Never." She whispered. "I love you too much. Aisuru itsumo." Inuyasha held her close to him and cried into her soft, dark hair. Kagome only held him tighter and closed her eyes, fighting her own tears. She didn't shush him; she knew all he wanted right now was to hold her and cry. The only way she could comfort him was to give in to his unspoken request, and just be there beside him.
When Inuyasha seemed to tone down enough for her to let go, she pulled his covers up and babied him a little bit and let him sniffle out the last of his sobs. *He's so torn up about this.* she thought. She leaned forward and kissed his tears away from his face. The salty taste of his tears against her lips startled her. Here was her lover, her baby, one of the strongest people to have ever walked the earth, whose biggest hobby seemed to be slaying demons and monsters. And yet, here he was right in front of her, crying over his biggest fear in the world: loosing his precious Kagome.
Kagome bit her lip. She had to hold him; it was out of the question not to. She leaned over and took him in her arms again, letting him wrap his own around her. "I love you Kagome." He whispered in her ear. She nodded and replied: "I love you too." Silence.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome heard nothing but his deep breathing. *He's asleep.* She smiled weakly and crawled into the bed next to him, falling asleep snuggled in his arms.
~*~ whatcha think? I think this one was pretty good.. but hey, that's me *brainless* please review!!
Chapter 6
AN: ok I really wanna get this done with fast so I can get the 2 sequels up, yes it's a trilogy lol so anywhos enough chattering and to answer silvervicious's question (sry if I spelled that wrong), I dunno for some reason every time there's the good gurl/bad boy combo in an anime I always have this lil fantasy when he confesses his luv that he gives up n starts being nice and everything's luvy-duvy after that lol oh btw MERRY NEW YEARR
Disclaimer: I own not a thing...
Idea stealer?: go sue da dream maker....
~*~
A few days had passed, and Inuyasha wasn't only making an impression on Kagome's life, but her friends' as well. Satoru and Naomi couldn't be closer, and Josh seemed to be climbing the ladder himself. Inuyasha was starting to get the hang of things: homework, money, different food, figures of speech he'd never heard of, and even the annoying uniform he had to wear to school. That one was the biggest pain, along with dealing with some of the guys at school (He'd never realized how popular Kagome actually was.). You could say he was starting to like his new way of life, or you could say he wanted to go home. The question was still up in the air, and the only possible person who would want him to leave was Inuyasha himself.
Inuyasha knocked on Kagome's door. "Kagome? Can I come in?"
Kagome turned her head from her desk. "Sure!" she called cheerfully. Inuyasha stepped in and hugged Kagome from behind. She kissed his cheek and looked at the paper he was holding. "Chem homework again?"
"Unfortunately. . ." He admitted. Kagome sighed. "I think you're just asking me for help so you can get a few extra kisses squeezed in, but alright." She commented.
"It was worth a try." Inuyasha joked. Kagome smiled and took the paper from him, setting it in front of her. She read it a minute and looked at Inuyasha.
"I'll tell ya why you don't get it! You didn't memorize the chart, did you?" Inuyasha blushed. "It was big and I was hungry! Can I help that?"
"No but it can't help YOU either." Kagome sighed. "Ok. Let's do an easy one. Ferrosoferric oxide. Fe3O4. What's Fe the symbol for?"
"Uh. . . um. . . Don't tell me. I know this one." Inuyasha thought hard for a minute.
"Iron?" Kagome asked impatiently. Inuyasha snapped. "Wait! I know! It's Iron!" Kagome sighed. "You'll never change, Inuyasha. You'll never change."
"What? I got it right, didn't I?"
"Yes you did. And I'm so proud, it's overwhelming." Kagome said sarcastically. "How many Iron atoms?"
"3."
"Good. What's O?"
"UM. Oxy-clean?"
"Oxygen. How many?"
"4."
Kagome handed Inuyasha the paper. "Very good, good day." Inuyasha shook his head. "Now what do I do?" Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her from behind and nuzzled his nose where her shoulder and neck met. She laughed quietly.
"Go memorize the chart Honey." She pleaded.
"Why should I when I can work with a beautiful girl like you instead, huh?"
"Go. Now." She said with more force.
"Do I have to?" Inuyasha tickled Kagome, but she didn't let it distract her for long. She pointed out the door as her laughing continued.
"Now! Go memorize it! Know it inside and out! Let's go!" Inuyasha sighed and kissed Kagome's cheek. "Yes Ice Woman." He said sarcastically. Kagome laughed, pulled Inuyasha in for a kiss, and let him leave. She shook her head and continued with her own homework.
Inuyasha closed the door behind him and sighed. Souta tugged on his pant leg, completely startling him. "Onii-chan?"
Inuyasha looked down. "Oh. It's you. Scared me there."
"Mama wants Onii-chan's help."
Inuyasha picked Souta up and started to walk downstairs. "What does she need?"
"I dunno."
Inuyasha entered the kitchen and put Souta down. "Whatcha need Ma?"
Mrs. Higurashi turned around and smiled. "Ah! Inuyasha! Good! I'm rearranging the living room and I need some help moving furniture."
Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders. "Sure."
~*~
Inuyasha gave the T.V. cabinet one more push and took in a breath. He was exhausted. If he knew how picky Kagome's mother was, he probably wouldn't have agreed in the first place. He'd probably moved the thing around the room 10 different times, and the couches were a totally different story. "Hm. . ." she pondered. Inuyasha groaned under his breath. That's when Kagome walked in the room.
"What's going on here?" Kagome asked curiously.
"Kagome dear do you think the TV's good there or should we put it back where it was?" her mother asked. Kagome took a good look at the newly arranged living room. "I liked it just fine the way it used to be Muma. I dunno why you wanna change it all of a sudden."
"Personally I think it looks fine the way it is now, and my arms agree." Inuyasha stated sarcastically, shaking his arms out. Kagome giggled. "Oh Muma. What're you doing to the poor guy?"
"Giving me the workout of my life." Inuyasha replied. "Aww. . . poor baby." Kagome said mockingly and she rested her hand on his shoulder and kissed his cheek. "I dunno why you're down here wrecking havoc when you're SUPPOSED to be upstairs memorizing elements." Inuyasha threw her a dirty look as a joke. "Well? Are you gonna answer your mother or what?" he teased. Kagome turned around and inspected the living room again.
"Well. . ." she started. "I'm ok with it as long as there's a couch in front of the T.V. Right Koishii?" Inuyasha shook his head with a smirk and put his arm around her shoulders. Kagome's mother raised an eyebrow. "Anything I should know dears?" Kagome and Inuyasha let go of each other as their faces reddened. "It's not what you think!" they said in unison.
"Seriously! All we did is kiss!" Inuyasha said nervously. Kagome jabbed her elbow into his rib cage, making him yelp in pain. "OW! What was that for?!" he demanded.
"Don't tell my mother that!" she hissed. Muma laughed at the two. "Don't worry, I'm not mad." She assured them. They sighed. "Now," she continued, "Why don't we have some dinner now so Inuyasha can rest up and get his strength back to finish up the living room? Souta'll be going to his party soon so more food for us."
"I'm in." Inuyasha agreed.
~*~
"Ok. How about. . . . gold?"
"Au." Inuyasha sighed.
"Helium?"
"H! We've been over this A MILLION TIMES!" he practically yelled through his gritted teeth. Kagome put the book down and sighed. She looked at Inuyasha and shook her head slowly. "Koishii I know you're bored outta your mind but ya gotta know this."
"I know it already!" he whined. Kagome looked at her about-to-erupt boyfriend and thought a minute. "Ok, ok." She said finally. "Why don't you go get some fresh air outside? And maybe pick up a few espressos while you're at it. Ok?" Inuyasha grunted. "Fine."
"Want me to come?" she asked softly.
"Nah. You should get some sleep. It's getting late anyway." She nodded in agreement.
"Yeah. I'll go to sleep. Can I have my goodnight kiss first?" Inuyasha scooped Kagome out of her chair and held her. Their lips linked for a few minutes. Inuyasha let go and sighed. "You still want that espresso?" he asked quietly.
"Make it a hot chocolate. I wanna actually go to sleep."
"Ok."
"It's already 10:30 so unless you wanna get your ass whooped you better be back by 11."
"I know, I know." he said, annoyed. "Just like I know that God damned chart." Kagome giggled. "Alright."
"Bye." He whispered, kissing her neck and walking out. Kagome smiled and crawled under her covers.
~*~
Inuyasha thought as he walked down the dark street. *I really gave her a hard time with that thing.* he thought. He actually felt kinda sorry that he caused her all the trouble. *I'll apologize when I go back. That should make up for it.* he thought, and continued to walk.
But not for long.
Inuyasha heard a familiar voice, screaming at the top of her lungs. He saw a couple up ahead who appeared to be fighting, and thanked the gods there was an alley just before them where he could sneak past. If he got involved, well he didn't have the strength to whoop ass.
They didn't notice Inuyasha slip into the alley, and he was grateful. Yet still. Who was that? He stayed at the wall nearest them in the alley and listened. He knew that voice! It was Doria! One of the girls who worked at Starbucks. They weren't actually good friends, and she wasn't that great with Kagome either.
"Look, Doria," the guy started.
"Get your fuckin' hands away from me!" she yelled. From what Inuyasha heard, her voice told her she was starting to cry. "I can't believe you! What the hell is your problem?!"
"I can explain!"
"Explain? Explain?!" she said with rage. "How do you explain my best friend in the back seat of your car?! Try explaining that!" Inuyasha's heart stopped beating. His eyes widened, and they didn't dare blink. *He. . . with her friend? But. . .* His eyes began to swell with tears.
"Doria you don't understand!"
"Oh I understand! I understand just fine! I wasn't born yesterday, ok?!"
Inuyasha's face was getting hot, and his cold tears against it felt so wrong. *Why would he do that? I've never heard of something so stupid.*
"Ya know what?! I dunno why I'm standing here wasting time. We're over!" Inuyasha heard a smack, a yelp, a punch, and something hit the ground and a deafening scream at the exact same time. And damn, for the first time, he wished he didn't have perfect hearing. Inuyasha clamped his eyes shut, ran out of the alley, and ran the whole way back to the house, and he didn't look back.
~*~
Inuyasha threw the door open and ran up the stairs as if the devil was here to visit. He tried to turn the knob on Kagome's door, but it wouldn't budge. He started to bang on the door, his heart racing, his eyes starting to let the flood barriers down. "Kagome! Kagome open up! Open the door! Onegai. . ."
Kagome's eyes flew open. She sprang out of bed and ran to unlock the door. She opened it, and before she could let out a peep, Inuyasha grabbed her and cried. Kagome's eyes softened and she joined her arms around his waist. "Inuyasha? What's wrong?"
"Why'd you lock the door?" he forced between sobs.
"Souta was bothering me. Why?"
"Don't ever do that again! That's a fire hazard ya know! What if there was a fire and you didn't get out?!"
"Inuyasha? What's going on?" she whispered. "I know you didn't come banging on my door to tell me not to lock it." A tear started to form in her eye.
"I was. . . and then. . . she. . . no, Doria. . . and he. . ." Inuyasha gave up on talking and cried.
"Calm down! Onegai Koishii. You're scaring me." She pleaded, choking on the words. "Please. Calm yourself. Tell me calmly." Kagome pressed her lips to his, hoping it would help calm him. His eyes closed and he breathed slowly. His heart slowly began to return to its normal state, or as normal as it could get after that fight. Tears continued to flow out of his closed eyes and down his cheeks.
"Come on. Take a rest." Kagome guided Inuyasha to her bed and they both sat down. Inuyasha wouldn't let go of her hands. "What happened?"
"I was walking to Starbucks and I was just thinking," *thinking about how to apologize to Kagome.* he reminded himself. But that would have to wait right now. "And then. . . I heard Doria screaming, and she was with this guy. And I spied on them. And. . ." Inuyasha paused, and Kagome immediately put her hand on his cheek. "Don't cry." He looked at her hands through a blur of tears, her fingers laced with his own, and felt a little safer. He let out a deep sigh and breathed slowly. He was with Kagome now. He was safe.
"And she was yelling at him because. . . because. . . he. . . her best friend and him were. . . in the backseat of his car? Does that sound ok?" He asked, trying to remember the exact order those words were supposed to be in. Kagome stopped and stared at him as if he just grew another 4 heads. "No way. Is that. . . Are you sure that what you heard?" Nod. "Positive?" Nod. Kagome gave herself a second to let that sink in.
"Oh Honey." She started. A tear rolled down her cheek. She collapsed on him, her silence urging him to go on. "And then," Inuyasha continued, "From what I heard, he was trying to hug her and she beat him up. I heard him hit the ground but I didn't look back. I just ran."
Kagome nodded. "Kagome?" Inuyasha whispered. She looked up at him in reply, but he refused to meet her gaze. "What does that mean exactly? 'Backseat of his car'?" Kagome wished she didn't have to answer that. She couldn't believe it; Doria's boyfriend, of all people, was cheating on her. And with her best friend. That was obviously Mahoro. She couldn't believe it.
"Well," Kagome started. The tone in her voice told Inuyasha she had started to cry. "He was. . . having sex with Mahoro I guess. . ." Inuyasha stopped and looked at her. It was she with the 4 extra heads now. "What?" he whispered shakily. Kagome didn't repeat herself. She knew he heard her just fine.
"Why would he do that?" He asked. Kagome looked down over Inuyasha's shoulder and stifled the urge to just start bawling right then and there. "That happens a lot nowadays." Kagome replied silently. "Everyone in my world's had their heart broken, and I can guarantee that 7 times out of 10, it's because of cheating or sex. People don't know what to do anymore. I hoped that you wouldn't have to see a break-up or anything like this while you were here. I knew it would scare you. I don't know why people do things like that, Inuyasha. I just don't. I don't think anyone else does either. Almost no one has true love, like me and you. Or Naomi and Satoru." Pause. "We would never break each other's hearts like that."
A few silent moments came and gone, while Kagome thought of what to say next. "You don't know how lucky I am to have you." Sobs followed that statement from her lips. Inuyasha only held her tighter and buried his face in her soft, dark hair. "Yes I do." He said soothingly, rubbing his hand against her back. "Because I'm even luckier to have you." But even he had to cry.
~*~
About an hour later, they were both asleep in each other's arms, the tears on their faces gleaming in the moonlight. Suddenly, Inuyasha fell back and started to toss, waking Kagome up. She yawned and wiped the cold tears from her eyes, then repeating the process with Inuyasha's. She gently shook him and whispered his name until he woke up.
"Kagome?" he whispered.
"We fell asleep." She replied quietly.
"Hm? Oh." Inuyasha let out a deep yawn and rubbed his wet eyes.
"You should go to bed." She suggested. He nodded slightly and stood up. "I think that's what I'm gonna do."
"Want me to come?" her voice trailed off as she yawned. He nodded slightly and held his hand out, the other rubbing his eye. She accepted his hand and followed him to the guest room, where he was staying.
Kagome let him get in before pulling the covers up to his neck and kissing him gently on the forehead. "Good night." She whispered, and headed for the door. "Kagome?" he whispered. She turned her head to look at him. "Hai Da- rin?"
"Stay with me?" he sniffed. She sighed. *He's still upset.* she thought. *I'm so tired, but I really should stay with him. At least until he falls asleep.*
"Ok. Just a little while." She replied, sitting on the edge of the bed in the 'c' shape his body made. "Arigatou." He whispered.
"It's ok." She whispered back, brushing the bangs out of his face. "Just try to go to sleep." She removed his cap from his head and gently massaged one of his ears. "Do they hurt?" she asked, trying to change the subject.
"A little sore. My ears were crushed to my head all day." Inuyasha sniffed and closed his eyes, trying to forget about what he'd seen that night. But the fact was, trying to forget about it only made it worse, and he started to choke.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered. "You ok?" He nodded quickly, scolding himself not to cry. A question burned inside of him, and he just had to ask: "Kagome?"
"Hm?"
"You'd. . . never leave me like that. . . would you?" His tone told her he was going to cry, no matter what the answer. She held her breath and dropped to her knees on the side of the bed, embracing him tight, nuzzling his head with her own. She pressed a gentle kiss to his cheek. "Never." She whispered. "I love you too much. Aisuru itsumo." Inuyasha held her close to him and cried into her soft, dark hair. Kagome only held him tighter and closed her eyes, fighting her own tears. She didn't shush him; she knew all he wanted right now was to hold her and cry. The only way she could comfort him was to give in to his unspoken request, and just be there beside him.
When Inuyasha seemed to tone down enough for her to let go, she pulled his covers up and babied him a little bit and let him sniffle out the last of his sobs. *He's so torn up about this.* she thought. She leaned forward and kissed his tears away from his face. The salty taste of his tears against her lips startled her. Here was her lover, her baby, one of the strongest people to have ever walked the earth, whose biggest hobby seemed to be slaying demons and monsters. And yet, here he was right in front of her, crying over his biggest fear in the world: loosing his precious Kagome.
Kagome bit her lip. She had to hold him; it was out of the question not to. She leaned over and took him in her arms again, letting him wrap his own around her. "I love you Kagome." He whispered in her ear. She nodded and replied: "I love you too." Silence.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome heard nothing but his deep breathing. *He's asleep.* She smiled weakly and crawled into the bed next to him, falling asleep snuggled in his arms.
~*~ whatcha think? I think this one was pretty good.. but hey, that's me *brainless* please review!!
