Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of its characters. =(
AU fic, Romance. Miroku and Kagome or Inuyasha or Kagome? Basically the topic in the story.
Thanks a bunch for those who read my story. I'm glad your still enjoying the story. Now in this chapter, it's still mostly Inuyasha and Kagome scenes. The friendship becoming more than friendship. *grins* I hope you enjoy it.
Love Of Sorrow
Part 7
"But I love you!" she exclaimed walking ever so closer to him. He stepped away from her. He looked away.
"I can't love you, I love someone else." he responded. She held back her tears keeping her voice steady.
"But you told..."
"I lied." he snapped cutting her off. "Can't you see, this would never work out."
"But I gave up everything for you, everything!" she exclaimed. "This is how your going to repay me?!"
"Were two different people in two different worlds. We have nothing in common. Were complete opposites." he said. Tears slid down her face as she looked down at her feet.
"If that's how you feel...then leave." she said quietly. He looked at her one last time before walking out of the apartment.
Kaede and Kikyou sat in front of the television watching the whole scene. Tissues in hand as they held back their tears.
"I can't believe he did that." Kaede said as she wiped her eyes. "She gave up everything for him."
"I know, it should have never ended that way." Kikyou said. Sango looked at the two girls and rolled her eyes.
"You two have seen that episode 16 times, why do you cry each time?" she asked.
"It's sad, and I love it." Kaede said.
"It's my favorite show." Kikyou said. It was summer. Kaede and Kikyou were inside of restaurant watching a TV. show. Sango had come here to get them. They had all decided to get a summer job at the beach. But there were two problems. No one was working, and it was too hot.
Sesshoumaru stared into those eyes. Those eyes he knew all too well. So cold at times, and always intense. He had to be careful, very careful. Those eyes looked at him, waiting for him to make a move. He was good Sesshoumaru admitted. Too good. Trying to anticipate every move he made was a failure. He was unpredictable, always unpredictable. He swallowed hard.
"Do you have any..." he said choosing his words wisely. "...sixes?" Those eyes stayed blank as they looked at Sesshoumaru.
"Go fish." Miroku simply said. Sesshoumaru groaned and picked up another card.
"Why aren't you two working?" They both looked up to see Sango
And why are you two playing Go fish it's only played for 7 year olds.
"We're on our break." Sesshoumaru responded.
"Your break ended 30 minutes ago." Sango said.
"Oh come on Sango! Have a heart!" Sesshoumaru pleaded. Sango glared at him and Miroku sighed.
Now get back to work!" Sango yelled. Sesshoumaru stood up and headed back outside. Sango looked at Sango.
"What about you Miroku?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"It's not my shift." Miroku responded. "It's Inuyasha's."
"We have a long line of people waiting to get some ice." Sango said. Kikyou blinked.
"But Sango we don't have any ice." she said.
"Kagome was suppose to get the ice." Kaede said.
"Then where is she?!" Sango exclaimed.
Kagome sighed in complete content.
"This is the life." she thought. Kagome sat in a beach chair, an umbrella blocking the sun's rays.
"Aren't you suppose to be working?" Kagome looked up to see Inuyasha looking down at her. She smiled.
"Maybe, maybe not." she responded. "She looked at what Inuyasha was wearing. "Your a lifeguard?"
"It was the only job available." Inuyasha responded.
"Are you off shift?" Kagome asked and Inuyasha nodded.
"Kagome!!" Inuyasha and Kagome turned around to see Sango coming towards her. Kagome gulped.
"Now I'm in trouble." she said.
"What are you doing here?" Sango asked. Kagome gave her an innocent look.
"Just relaxing." she responded.
"Don't give me that look Kagome! You were suppose to be getting ice. Not relaxing and flirting with Inuyasha!" Kagome and Inuyasha's face turned a deep shade of red.
"I was not flirting, we were just talking!" Kagome exclaimed. "How dare you say that!" Sango grabbed Kagome's hand and began to take her away. Inuyasha stood up and followed the two.
"She was relaxing." Sango said. Kaede shook her head. "Did you get the ice?" Kaede blinked.
"What ice?" Kaede asked.
"I have some ice." Kikyou said walking in. Sango sighed.
"Kikyou could you sell it to the costumers?" she asked. Kikyou nodded and left. Miroku stood up.
"I better get back to work." he said before leaving.
"Same here." Inuyasha said then left. A few hours passed and everyone had returned and finished working for the day.
"So how much money did we make?" Sesshoumaru asked. Keade counted up the money.
"200 hundred dollars." she said.
"That means we only get around 22 dollars each." Sango said. Kikyou shrugged.
"So much for summer jobs." she said.
Kagome walked into the book store. She wanted to get an early start on her summer book report for English. She looked at several books.
"Which book would be good to get?" she asked herself.
"What about this one?" Kagome turned to see Inuyasha beside her. He handed her a book and she read the title.
"Ender's Game." she said. "Have you read it?"
"Yes, it's pretty good." Inuyasha said. Kagome smiled.
"You must come here often." she said. Inuyasha nodded.
"Are you here about the book report?" he asked. Kagome sighed.
"Yes. I want to get an early start, so I don't have to worry about it." she said. "But I really don't feel like doing it today."
"Then what do you want to do?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome smiled.
"I want to have fun, a whole day of nothing but fun." she said. She turned to Inuyasha. "Would you come with me? Just me and you." Inuyasha looked at her for a moment.
"Alright." he said. The two walked out of the bookstore.
Kagome looked carefully. Her face filled with concentration and deep thought. It was a hard decision to make, but she had no choice.
"No, take off the coat Inuyasha." she said. Inuyasha sighed and took off the coat. Kagome wanted to get something for him, but they had spent three hours in just this store.
"Kagome can we please leave. You don't have to get me anything." he said. Kagome looked up at him.
"But I want to." she said. She picked up another coat and Inuyasha put it on. Kagome studied it carefully.
"I like it." she said. "What do you think Inuyasha?" Inuyasha looked at the coat. It did look good.
"It's good." Inuyasha said. Kagome bought the coat and gave it to Inuyasha. She grabbed his hand lead him to another store.
"Where are we going?" Inuyasha asked.
"I want to buy something for myself." Kagome said to him. They both reached the store and Kagome began looking at the dresses. She picked out one of them and headed for the fitting room. Inuyasha sat down in one of chairs waiting patiently. He picked up a magazine he had bought and began to read.
The fitting room door opened and Kagome stepped out.
"Well...how do I look?" she asked. Inuyasha looked up from his magazine and froze. Kagome wore a sleeveless red dress that ended nowhere near her knees. With her hair down and matching heels she looked ready to go to a nightclub.
"Well how do I look?" Kagome asked again.
"Fine." Inuyasha said. He had noticed that his magazine was upside down and turned it right side up. Kagome smirked.
"You were reading your magazine upside down so I have to look better than 'fine.'" she said. She stepped closer to Inuyasha.
"Should I get it?" she asked him.
"Go ahead." Inuyasha said. kagome smiled and made her way back to the fitting room. Once Inuyasha was sure Kagome was gone he sighed. Ever since he had first seen her, he had always had a fascination with her. Seeing her in that dress made his fascination greater. Kagome came out and purchased the dress.
"Do you want to go get something to eat?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha nodded and they both left the mall.
"Inuyasha, Kagome. We have you two been?" Kaede asked as they came near the table.
"I'd say shopping." Kikyou said looking at the bags in Kagome's hands. She looked back up at them. "Was it a date?" Inuyasha and Kagome blushed.
"Nah, just an all day outing." Kagome responded. Kaede and Kikyou looked at each other and smiled. .
"Why are you two smiling?" Kagome asked.
"No reason." Kikyou said. "Sit down." They both sat down and a waitress came. They ordered their meals.
"So how is the summer job going?" Kagome asked. Kaede groaned.
"Terrible, we can't make any money." she said.
"To top it off, Sango won't let us take anymore breaks." Kikyou said. Kagome smiled.
"I'm glad I wasn't there." she said. Soon later the meals came and the four ate having small a conversation. After they had finished the meals. Inuyasha and Kagome stood up.
"We'll see you guys later." Kagome said.
"Bye." Kaede and Kikyou said. INuyasha and Kagome left the cafe. KIkyou smiled.
"I still think it's a date." she said. Kaede smiled
"Me too." she said. The day quickly turned to dusk and Kagome and INuyasha found themselves sitting in the park looking at the stars.
"I had fun." Inuyasha suddenly said. Kagome looked at him.
"You did?" Kagome asked. INuyasha looked at her, he smiled.
"Why wouldn't I? I was with you." he said. Kagome couldn't help but smile. INuyasha always said and did the right things at the right times. What she liked was that he did it with natural grace.
"I feel the same way." she said. She stood up. "It's getting late. We should go." INuyasha nodded and stood up and they walked out of the park.
"This is my apartment." Kagome announced as she walked, INuyasha following her. "I stay here during the summer, and move back on campus when school reopens. "Inuyasha looked around the apartment is was pretty big. On his left was the kitchen and on his right, the living room.
In the back was the bedroom and across from the bedroom, the bathroom.
"Nice place." he commented still looking around.
"Thank-you." Kagome said placing the shopping bags down. INuyasha made his way towards the door.
"I should be going." he said but Kagome grabbed his hand before he could reach the door. Inuyasha looked at her.
"It's late." Kagome said quietly. "You...should stay the night." INuyasha glanced at the clock to see it was 11:59 pm. It was late. He looked back at Kagome to see that she was still waiting for an answer. Without a word he took off his coat.
Kagome made her way towards her bedroom and got a shirt and boxers that were too big for her. She came back and handed the things to Inuyasha. He made his way towards the bathroom to change. He closed the door behind him.
There was something very awkward about the situation, but in a way, somewhat pleasing. He changed into the clothes Kagome had given him and made his way out of the bathroom. He saw that Kagome's door was slightly opened. Curiosity got the best of him and looked in.
Kagome was at her vanity looking in the mirror as she brushed her hair. He watched as the comb went through hair smoothly. Kagome placed the brush down.
"You know...you can come in." she said. Inuyasha froze. She had known the whole time he had been there. He walked into her room and she turned around and smiled.
"I never knew you'd be a spy." she said. "That's what Sesshoumaru would probably do." Inuyasha felt suddenly embarrassed and looked down at the floor. Kagome made her way towards him and made him look at her.
"Your blushing." she said. She smiled again when she saw that Inuyasha's face turned a deeper shade of red. She walked back to her side of the bed and climbed in. Inuyasha looked at her.
"I don't want you to sleep on the couch. But you can if you want to." she said. Inuyasha was silent but made his decision. He slowly climbed into the bed, his eyes never left Kagome's.
This was awkward, different. But exciting. It wouldn't kill him to share a bed with Kagome just for one night. He laved his head on the pillow and stared up at the ceiling. There was silence in the room. Kagome broke that silence.
"Good night Inuyasha." she said.
"Good night Kagome." he said. A few minutes had passed then he heard Kagome's breathing become even and deep and he knew she was fast asleep. He turned towards her and stared at her. Her expression was placid, and she looked like she was slightly smiling.
Inuyasha slowly took his hand and placed it on her cheek, caressing it. Kagome leaned into his hand. Inuyasha reluctantly moved his hand away.
He could feel his eyelids get heavy. He layed there and watched Kagome sleep, then he let sleep take him into darkness for the rest of the night.
Kagome's eyes slowly opened. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. She looked around. Inuyasha was gone.
"Probably left early this morning." Inuyasha thought. She got out of bed and made her way towards the bathroom. When she had gotten out of the
shower she heard a knock at the door.
"Just a minute." Kagome called. She got dressed quickly and made her way towards the door. She opened it.
"Miroku it's you." she said.
"Were you in the middle of something?" he asked.
"No, come in." Kagome stepped aside to let him in. Kagome closed the door and faced him.
"Would you like something to drink?" she asked. Miroku shook his head. "So what brings you to my apartment?" Miroku made his way towards the couch and sat down.
"I'm going away." he said.
"You mean...your leaving?" Kagome asked.
"No, what I mean is I'm going away for a while on a boat." Miroku explained. "..A little vacation." Kagome smiled.
"That's good, but what does that have to do with me?" Kagome asked. Miroku stood up and made his way towards her.
"I want you to come with me." he said.
How was this chapter? I hope it was good. Please tell me what you think. The next chapter will take a while to be out because break is over and I got homework to start doing.. " please take u pick "inuyasha or MIroku.