Luxury Never was Cheap
Chapter seven
Inuyasha, whom was still a little freaked out by the stalking cat, sat on top of the table, refusing to leave. Shippou sat next to him with an innocent look on his face. "Inu-niisan?"
"Yeah, what is it runt?" Inuyasha asked as he held an apple in his hand, rolling it along his palm.
Shippou watched the apple with fascination, "Do you like Kagome?"
Inuyasha nearly dropped the apple and stared at his little brother, who blinked up at him with wide eyes. Both failed to notice that Kagome was watching them from her spot in the living room. She felt her breath catching in her throat as she eagerly awaited Inuyasha's answer.
Inuyasha picked up two other apples and began to juggle them; Shippou squealed and clapped his hands. Inuyasha bit his lip in concentration, either from thinking of his answer or the three apples he was juggling, Kagome didn't know.
"I suppose I do," Inuyasha said slowly, not really trusting his brother. Knowing Shippou, he'd run around babbling to Kagome about how much his heart soared for her if he so much as miss said anything. "She's my friend, I guess."
Shippou sighed dramatically and knocked his brother in the elbow, making him drop all the apples on top of Buyo's head. Buyo yawned and flopped back down, appearing to be dead.
Shippou jumped off the bed and poked the cat in the stomach. The cat purred loudly like a train and started to bat at Shippou's little paw-like hands.
"Gah! Shippou! Get away from that spawn of Satan this minute!" Inuyasha hissed at his brother and leaned down to pick him up by the head.
Shippou dodged his efforts, "Inuyasha, the kitty cat is nice, why don't you pet him?"
"Cats aren't nice, they're Satan's children!" Inuyasha growled and reached for his brother again.
Kagome decided now was the time to get Inuyasha away from Buyo before he killed him. Walking over to Buyo and Shippou she picked Shippou up, grabbed Inuyasha by the ear and dragged them into the living room with the other four were watching the news.
Sesshoumaru looked up from his position from the armchair and stared at his brother, as he was dragged in by the ear. Sesshoumaru looked questionably at Kagome as she basically threw the boy onto the couch and flopped down beside him.
Sesshoumaru looked at his brother again, "Inuyasha, you're on the news."
Inuyasha looked at the screen, and sure enough, there he was dancing around the intersection while cops ran after him. The group burst into laughter as Inuyasha did a weird ballerina twirl and jumped off one of the cop's shoulders.
Sango laughed, "I'm surprised you only got a fee for disturbing the peace. If I were the police I'd have busted your butt and put you in jail."
Inuyasha was the only one who seemed aggravated by the news report. He grumbled about injustice and evil Kagome. Kagome sighed, "Don't blame this on me; it was your own decision."
Inuyasha scoffed and turned away from the group.
Rin giggled, "I think it's rather funny, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha only looked at his new sister-in-law and stood up, "I'm leaving."
Kagome blinked, "Where are you going?"
"Here's a question for you. Why don't you mind your own god damn business?" Inuyasha growled as he threw on his jacket and walked out, Shippou close behind him. Kagome admired Inuyasha somewhat, even though he could be a real jerk, he was so sweet to his Shippou.
Kagome, Rin and Sango all sat watching the three cats as they waited for the world to do something interesting. Well, actually, that wasn't happening so really they were just being bored out of their minds.
Rin fiddled with the ring on her finger, the tiny gold band holding a diamond right in the middle. It was a classic ring, but it suited Rin well.
Sango sighed dreamily as she imagined herself married. Not really sure to who but still wishing she could be as happy as Rin.
Kagome watched the ring with mild interest. 'I hate diamonds,' she thought numbly to herself, 'I'm always afraid that I'll lose them while I'm not paying attention.'
Rin sighed and leaned back into her chair staring at the ceiling, "So where did Sesshoumaru go again?" she asked, her voice timid and unsure.
Kagome and Sango shrugged. They only knew it had something to do with Miroku needing some kind of help at something. They'd didn't really care, except Rin.
"OH! That big fluff ball had better get back soon, our plane leaves in five hours!" Rin said as the two other women sighed.
"Eh, Rin, don't you think leaving for the airport five hours early is a little, well, early?" Kagome asked the slightly older girl.
Rin blinked, "I suppose, but Sesshoumaru always has to stop at the newsstand and buy at least five different magazines, and it takes him forever to pick them out, too, so I like to leave early."
Sango and Kagome sigh and shake their heads.
"Men," the three said in unison and giggled.
Kagome waved goodbye as Rin and Sesshoumaru drove off for their honeymoon in Hawaii. Kagome sighed, what she would give to go on a honeymoon in Hawaii of all places, or maybe the Caribbean, or Indonesia, well, anywhere exotic would be good.
Sango and Miroku had left for another date, leaving Kagome alone, unless you counted the three cats that sat in a little row, red, yellow, and blue eyes all staring at her, not blinking, just staring.
Kagome began to understand, somewhat, why Inuyasha might be a little uneasy around the creatures.
The tense silence dragged on, unless you counted the occasional deep breath, coming from Kagome, or the soft purrs coming from the cats. Kagome glanced at the clock, one in the afternoon.
Tick.
Tock.
"This is ridiculous!" Kagome said to herself, the cats stared at her shamelessly as she collapsed onto a chair. "Without Inuyasha around, I'm so...bored."
She sighed, depressed. Though she hated to admit it, she'd spent a lot of time with Inuyasha. Though most of it was spent fighting with each other, she cherished that time with him. The way he looked when he was angry was just so cute. And when he laughed and smiled really did something deep within her. Made her feel special.
Was it possible for one human being to do this to her that no other could do in a thousand years?
She sighed softly as she stared at the DDR game, which was still hooked up to the TV, as if it were waiting for Inuyasha to return and him to beat out his own little dance moves again. Kagome shook her head, she was getting delirious.
Suddenly the phone rang, causing Kagome to scream and fall off the couch in surprise. The cats looked at her sadly, as if to say "pathetic human" and walked away to sleep on Inuyasha's unused bed.
She cursed herself for being so clumsy and picked up the phone with a shaky hand, "Hello?"
"Err...hi, is Kagome there?" came a male's voice. Kagome blinked. Who was this talking to her, she didn't even know this guy...if it was a saleman she'd kick his ass.
"Um, yes, this is Kagome. Kagome Higurashi, may I ask who's calling?" she asked, her voice still a little shaky from her fright.
"Oh, good! It's so nice to talk to you!" Kagome felt weird. Did she have a stalker or something? "It's Hojo."
Kagome felt like screaming.
That was worse than a stalker.
After the lazar tag incident she'd been running into Hojo on the way to supermarket or post office, that kind of thing. He even knew where she worked! It was far, far worse than any stalker.
And when had he gotten her phone number? She groaned.
Damn her and her niceness. Why? Why did she give out the phone number to a little hobo boy? She liked Hojo, he could be nice to talk to, but he was so boring.
And he needed a brain.
Seriously.
"Eh heh...um, yeah, hi there Hojo, fancy you calling now of all times," she said and then muttered under breath, "why did I ever give you my number?"
"Did you say something Higurashi?"
Kagome groaned mentally. 'Why the hell couldn't he just call me Kagome like he did before he knew my last name?'
What a moron.
"Oh no, nothing at all, what do you want?" Kagome asked, trying to keep the bitter tone out of her voice. She was failing.
Luckily, Hojo, being the dense little boy he is, didn't hear he harsh tone, "I wanted to know if you liked movies?"
"Oh! Movies....err, I'd love to Hojo, really I would, but you know, I've been having this horrible down right disgusting stomach flu, so yeah, can't get out! Sorry, maybe some other time!"
"Oh, ok," Hojo's voice said, sounding depressed and sad, "I'll see you later Higurashi!"
"Err, yeah, right, later," Kagome said, silently wishing he'd move away or something.
The phone's dial tone was heard in Kagome's ear as she flopped down onto the couch for a second time, "How dense can one person be, Kirara?"
Kirara, who'd returned from her adventures in Inuyasha's bed blinked up at her before purring and trotting away to play with Buyo and the unnamed kitty, he tail swishing pleasantly.
The door knocking awoke from Kagome's simple nap. She blinked her eyes open and looked towards the banging door. Standing on wobbly legs she trotted over to the door before the knocker banged the poor thing down.
The door's hinges squeaked as Kagome gasped at the person on the other side. She blinked. The figure blinked.
Was she looking at a mirror, or was the girl in front of her looking just like...her?
Kagome blinked again and remembered her manners, "Excuse me, miss, may I help you?"
The girl smiled and stuck out a hand, which Kagome immediately grasped. She had to fight a gasp of pain as tiny chills ran up her arm and ultimately down her entire body. She stared at the girl again as she smiled a smile as cold as the ice in the freezer.
"I'm sorry to disturb you, but is Inuyasha home?" the girl asked, the smile never melting from her face. Kagome tried not to cringe at the bitterness in her voice; her cold, almost dead eyes pierced Kagome's with an invisible force.
"I'm sorry, he left a few hours ago, I'm not sure where," Kagome said, trying to get the girl away.
Her smile grew into a wicked smirk, "Inuyasha is your roommate?"
Kagome's suspicion grew with the girl's smirk, "And who makes you think it's any of his business."
"Well, as his girlfriend, I believe I have a right to know." Kagome felt something shatter in her mind. Like a barrier was suddenly destroyed and her whole resolve and courage came crashing down to oblivion.
'G-g-girl f-fr-friend?' she asked herself dumbly as she stared in shock at the girl before her. 'Inuyasha has a girlfriend?'
"Why is there a look of disbelief on your face?" Kagome snapped out of her thoughts at the bitter laugh of the girl, "Did you actually think a boy like Inuyasha could be single?"
Kagome felt something prickling at the back of her eyes. 'I will not cry in front of her.'
The girl smirked, "What's wrong?"
Kagome tried to turn away, but the girl's slender fingers grasped her chin as she examined Kagome. Her dark blue eyes almost looking straight through her.
"It's no wonder he hangs out with you," the girl said coldly.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked.
"You look just like me," the girl smirked.
Kagome felt the tears form at the corners of her eyes. Was that why? Did Inuyasha only hang out with her because...because she looked like his girlfriend? She felt her whole resolve disappear at that point.
The girl turned, "Well, when you see him, tell him that Kikyo was here and wants to talk to him, he's been neglecting me and I don't particularly like him hanging out with a whore that looks just like me."
Kagome froze and glared. Of all the glares in the world, if you were to add all them up into one hideously dangerous glare: that would be Kagome's face. Kagome stood up, her fists clenched at her sides.
Kikyo paused and stared at Kagome.
Kagome launched forward and punched her hard in the face. "Never call me a whore. My name is Kagome. My friends call me Kagome-Chan, and some call me Higurashi. You. You can't call me either. Kagome is just fine."
Kikyo gingerly rubbed her cheek where a fairly good-sized bruise was forming; narrowing her eyes she looked at Kagome, before smirking again. "I think we'll meet again, dear, just you wait."
And then she was gone.
Kagome glared after her before slamming the door and banging her head against the wall, allowing the tears to run before she collapsed on the couch for a nap.
Another two hours ticked away. The phone rang, and Kagome didn't answer. Children screamed from outside, and Kagome didn't move. Cars honked their horns outside, and Kagome didn't flinch. Footsteps were heard as others went to their homes, and Kagome didn't care.
She seemed lifeless to the world and all its inhabitants, except one person. Only one being plagued her mind and swamped her thoughts with unanswered questions. Only one person who's deep violet eyes could hold her gaze for eternity. Only one person's hair that could sweep past his shoulders and flutter in the wind, without looking like a girl. The way he could be a jerk one moment, but then the sweetest guy the next. How his smile made her insides flop and roll around.
Kagome gasped as she stared at the ceiling. Her eyes widened in realization.
'I love Inuyasha.'
It just hit her like a ton of bricks. Everything he'd ever done, even if she'd only known him for a month, it had been the greatest month of her life. His eyes, his hair, his smile, his personality, there was nothing she didn't like, nothing she would throw away. He was perfect in her eyes. Even his flaws were nothing; she loved his faults and his good points.
'When...when did this happen?' she asked herself as she pressed a hand over her heart. 'Since when, have I loved Inuyasha this much?'
She felt tears prickling her eyes again and she quickly wiped them away. She hated being so weak; she wanted to be strong, like Inuyasha. She cursed herself for falling in love with the one man she couldn't have, the one person that was taken.
'He has a girlfriend, Kagome, what did you expect? That you might actually find someone to love? The world is not a romance novel.'
She sniffed and wiped her tears. The room was too empty. The apartment was too empty, she needed to find Inuyasha.
She had to.
Running around in a panic she made sure the cats had food and all the windows were locked before running out the door, leaving it wide open. Two minutes later she barged back into the room to grab her house key and made sure she closed the door this time.
She smiled at Kirara and Buyo, the nameless kitty nowhere in sight.
Walking down the street, Kagome wandered aimlessly searching for Inuyasha. 'What is up with him? He suddenly just gets up and disappears? Is he suicidal or something? Damn it!'
Sniffling she felt something heavy on her shoulders. Blinking her eyes open she realized they were hands. Her hopes rising she turned around.
"Inu-" she stopped when she realized that it was anyone but Inuyasha.
'Oh dear god no...'
"Hey, Higurashi, what are you doing here?" Hojo asked, his smile never faltering.
"Eh heh, oh, Hojo," she forced a smile as she tried to fight the pissed off look out of her eyes, "What are you doing here?"
"I should ask you the same thing!" Hojo smiled, his naivety shinning through his eyes, "Want to get something to eat, Higurashi-San?"
"Wha-" Kagome blinked and cursed herself mentally.
"Higurashi-San, are you ok?" Hojo asked, his concern evident on his face. "Maybe you should sit-"
"Oh no! I'm fine, ha ha! What makes you think I'm not fine?" Kagome said. She forced herself to grab Hojo's hand. Inuyasha had a girlfriend, no matter how much of a bitch she was, she couldn't get in the way of Inuyasha. Therefore, she'd have to go back to the way she was before she'd met him. "Let's go and get something to eat, Hojo-Kun!"
Skipping down the sidewalk like a weird little two year old, Hojo followed after her, "Let's go to that sushi place, Higurashi-San, I heard they have the greatest cooks in Tokyo working there!"
"Wouldn't you need reservations for such a high-class restaurant?" Kagome asked.
"Oh no, you see, not many know that, some of them are good enough to be an iron chef! Isn't that amazing?" Hojo asked, happiness engulfing him.
"Wow, how do you know all this Hojo?" Kagome asked, trying to sound interested.
"Why, I work there of course!" Hojo said, "But I'm not a chef, I'm just a server, you see."
Kagome sweat dropped.
Inuyasha sighed deeply as Eri made another advance on him. She'd been doing it every day now, which is why he'd been taking so many days off work, to get away from the crazed girls that seemed to hang around him recently.
"Oh Inuyasha, you're so good at your work," Eri cooed for the tenth time that day. Inuyasha grumbled about the insane population of woman and forced a grin. "Maybe you should put it to good use?" Eri asked, spinning a lock of his hair around her finger.
Grasping the lock of hair and tugging it softly away from her, he placed his hair under his hat. "Look, Eri you're a nice woman and-"
"Oh Inuyasha, you flatter me," Eri whispered suggestively. She leaned over the counter Inuyasha sat at; making sure some of her leg was shown as she hiked up her already short skirt.
Inuyasha sighed, "Eri, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you were trying to seduce me."
Eri winked, "Call it what you'd like."
"Oh brother," Inuyasha muttered before scooping down and picking up Shippou, "We have children in the restaurant; can you please restrain yourself, Eri?"
"Humph," Eri snorted and stomped away to find another guy. Inuyasha sighed in relief and placed Shippou on the seat Eri had currently been sitting in.
"How you doing Shippou?" Inuyasha asked as he handed his brother some sushi.
Shippou stuffed the food into his mouth, "Ok! I'm glad you brought me niisan!"
"Hey, it's no problem, I know sometimes you get bored," Inuyasha sighed, "If your bored I'll bring you home, Kagome will probably still be there."
"No she won't," Shippou piped up. Inuyasha shot him a look and he squeaked before pointing, "See, she's over there with some guy."
Inuyasha nearly dropped the sushi he was preparing for Shippou. Kagome was there...with another guy.
The boy was ok, as far as guys go, his sandy blond hair stopped halfway on his head, just above the ears, and his eyes were so evident of his childhood innocence he could pass as a demented five year old. Inuyasha instantly recognized him, as one of the retarded servers, not that they needed one for this restaurant, all the idiot did was seat people.
Inuyasha growled and turned away, he couldn't bare to see Kagome with someone else.
Shippou watched the couple with shinning eyes, "He's ok, Inu-niisan, but I think Kagome likes you better."
"Feh! I'm sure that's why she's all over that guy," Inuyasha snorted and turned away, "I didn't even know she like those kind of guys."
Shippou blinked up at his brother, before his face cracked into an evil grin. He jumped off the stool and walked towards them, peering at his brother, who had a far away, sad look on his face, "I'll be right back niisan!"
"Yeah, whatever." Inuyasha watched Kagome sadly before sitting back down, pulling his hat over his eyes so that she wouldn't recognize the seemingly different eye color.
Shippou trotted over to Hojo and Kagome and slipped underneath the table there. He watched Kagome's feet fidget while Hojo's seemed relaxed.
"I'm glad you could come, Higurashi-San," Hojo's voice rang out.
"Oh no, really," Kagome laughed nervously and Shippou sighed, perfectly aware that Kagome didn't want to be there, "It's nothing."
(Author's notes: I know I hate it when authors interrupt the middle of the story, but I'm here to explain. In Hawaii one time, I went to this super cool Japanese restaurant and they had the stoves built into the table, so the customers could sit and watch their food prepared, and the cooks would also entertain them with cool food tricks, so yeah, so no one's confused.)
"Well, Higurashi, please excuse me for a moment, I'll be right back," Hojo's feet disappeared and Kagome sighed in relief.
"Damn, he's so boring," Kagome muttered to herself.
Shippou decided to make his appearance, "Hello Kagome!"
Kagome jumped as the little boy hoped onto the table and looked at Kagome.
"Oh, Shippou-Chan, what are you doing here?" Kagome asked as she reached out and patted Shippou's head, "Aren't you suppose to be with Inuyasha?"
"I am!"
Kagome brightened, "Inuyasha's here?" Then she seemed somewhat depressed and looked away, her eyes meeting the floor, "Don't tell him I'm here Shippou-Chan."
"He already knows!" Shippou said smiling.
Kagome groaned, "He's here on a date, isn't he?"
Shippou blinked, "No, of course not! My niisan told me that he hasn't had a girlfriend for at least a year now!"
Kagome blinked.
"Yep! He doesn't have a girlfriend right now, I bet he wants you as a girlfriend and-"
Shippou was suddenly hauled away by a hand and Kagome lifted her gaze to see Inuyasha struggling to get his little brother into a baby seat. "You little punk, what do you think you're doing? Don't disturb Kagome while she's on a date," he spat out the word date as if it were a deadly poison, "Sit here and be calm god damn it!"
Shippou grumbled about injustice and turned away as best he could in the child's seat.
Inuyasha sat in his little chef's chair, sharpening a knife and not making eye contact with Kagome. The scraping of the knife on the sharpener was the only thing heard between the three. Kagome felt out of place, Shippou annoyed, and Inuyasha jealous.
Inuyasha began to sharpen the knife faster as he pretended that he was sharpening a knife to decapitate a certain person who would dare take Kagome out on a date. The anger boiled inside of him but he kept it cool as best he could.
Feeling something being adjusted on his head, he looked up to see that Kagome was fixing the stupid little chef's hat he was forced to wear (better than hair nets) and he blushed slightly at the contact.
Kagome pulled away and looked at him, "There, your hat was crooked."
"Thanks," he muttered his voice as cold as his movements.
Kagome looked away and sighed. "Inuyasha..."
"What do you want?" he snapped.
Kagome and Inuyasha both cringed at the coldness in his voice. Kagome fidgeted again and Shippou sighed behind them.
"Look, Inuyasha I-"
"Its not like I care who you date!" Inuyasha quickly butted in.
Kagome raised an eyebrow, "Ok, one, I'm not dating, I'm doing this out of pity. Two, he just totally dumped me." She turned and pointed, Inuyasha caught a glimpsed of a ruffled up Hojo leaving out the doors with Eri, "he's leaving, and so I just wanted to say that....you don't have to serve me."
"Well, maybe I want to," Inuyasha said as he pulled out some ingredients, "And you're not leaving until I'm satisfied!"
Kagome smiled weakly as Inuyasha began to cut vegetables, using such force that he could only be imagining that he was pretending it was Hojo's head, which in fact, he was doing.
Shippou sighed and decided he should take a nap.
Inuyasha's furious cuttings soon became soft touches with the tip of his knife as his hands moved swiftly, never touching the stove, his left hand shooing away Kagome's when she reached for some cooking food.
Kagome blinked when Inuyasha placed food in front of her and turned away.
Eating the food gingerly she smiled at how well prepared the food was. "Hey wait a minute!"
Inuyasha peered at her, "What did I do something wrong?"
"It's not that, it's all those times I cooked for you when you're obviously better at it!"
Inuyasha stared at her before rubbing his head like he had a never-ending headache. "I hate cooking."
Kagome sighed and began eating quietly, slipping the food slowly into her mouth and eating some rice as well. Inuyasha sat examining her, almost, an unreadable expression plastered onto his face.
"So I guess you have Kikyo do you're cooking?" Kagome asked so quietly, it was almost not heard over the clatter of dishes in the kitchen. Inuyasha stared in wide-eyed shock as Kagome ate her food as if she had said nothing.
"How...how do you know about Kikyo?" Inuyasha's voice was calm, strained so he wouldn't start screaming at Kagome.
"She stopped by today," Kagome collected her words, trying not to anger Inuyasha any more than necessary. "She wants to talk to you."
Inuyasha sighed and placed his head in his hands, shaking his head slowly he peered at Kagome though his fingers, "What did she say to you?"
Kagome turned away, willing herself not to cry. Inuyasha's gaze was on her, she could tell, but she didn't move. Instead she bit her lip in concentration and pretended to be examining the large room with stoves and tables everywhere.
Inuyasha shot his hand out and gripped her chin, causing her to gasp. "What did she say to you?" Inuyasha asked, he forced her to look at him, his eyes were looking at her deeply, the expression on his face sad lonely.
"I-I...um...she-"
"Did she say she was my girlfriend, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, his eyes never leaving hers.
Kagome shook her head, not trusting her voice.
Inuyasha sighed again and the hold on her chin loosened, "Whatever she said, don't listen to her, we've been over for a long time, Kagome."
Kagome sniffed, "ok."
Inuyasha released his grip entirely, and Kagome instantly stood up and made a run for the door. Inuyasha quickly got up, yelling after her.
Shippou blinked from his baby high chair. "Ok, fine, just leave me here, it's not like I want to go anywhere or anything, just forget about little old me!"
Inuyasha ran after Kagome as she threw herself down the street. Her breath thundered in her chest as she dodged on-coming people and slid down a corner, hoping to lose him. One thing still plagued her mind: did Inuyasha only hang out with her because she looked like his old girlfriend?
Kagome didn't have time to think because she was suddenly her arm was grabbed and she was spun around to be pressed against the wall of an alleyway. Inuyasha stared at her with pained eyes.
"Kagome, what the hell are you doing?" he practically screamed at her, making her cringe. She tried to get out of her grip but his arms held fast, and he stared intently at her, "Kagome?"
"NO!" Kagome screeched at him as she tried to get loose, she found herself giving up, though, she sighed and turned away.
"Kagome, please? What did she say to you?" Inuyasha's voice was strained and pained as Kagome's eyes filled with tears. She looked up at him, her blue orbs staring into his violet ones, both holding the same emotion, "Don't you trust me?"
Kagome's eyes widened and little trails of tears slid down, "Of course I do."
Inuyasha wiped the tears away, "Then why can't you tell me what's wrong?"
Kagome looked at her hands, which were clasped tightly in her hands. Inuyasha's close proximity was causing her heart to hammer in her chest as his beautiful eyes softened and his gaze became less intense.
She sighed, "Do you only hang out with me...because I look like Kikyo?"
Inuyasha tensed up and she looked up at him. She fought back a gasp as she stared into his eyes. If she thought she saw pain before, this was nothing.
He clasped her hands and threw her to him, hugging her fiercely, "Never think that!"
She relaxed against his chest, "Never again do I ever want you think that! What the hell are you thinking? Why would I do that?"
She sobbed, "That's what she-"
"Didn't I tell you not to listen to her?" his voice had softened as he stroked her hair that ran down her back. "Didn't I tell you that you should forget everything she said to you?"
Kagome couldn't control the sobs as she racked her lungs for breath, "B-but- "
"Kagome, I would never ever use you like that," he pulled away from her and stared into her eyes, "you're my friend and I respect you. I trust you and you trust me. That's something that Kikyo and I never had. Kagome, you're everything to me. Never doubt that I see Kagome when I look at you. You are not a replacement."
"Inuyasha..."
The rest of her sentence was lost because at that moment she found his soft lips pressed lightly against her own. He didn't apply pressure but the feeling was still there, he was hesitant, as if Kagome would pull away and punch him at any moment. Kagome sighed blissfully as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer, her lips hungry for his.
Inuyasha's eyes drifted closed and his arms snaked around her waist, holding her petty body to his firm and toned chest. Everything seemed perfect, everything was perfect for him. Kagome stared intently at Inuyasha's face before remembering in a kiss you're supposed to close your eyes.
The two stood there, nether moving except for the occasional fidget with a foot to get closer, or the arms tensing to pull the other closer.
Finally, the two had to break for breath and they both opened their eyes, staring intently at one another. Kagome's face was flushed but her smile was evident as she clasped Inuyasha's neck like a lifeline. Inuyasha's smile was gentle and his eyes were shinning, different from the Inuyasha she'd known only days before.
He let go of Kagome completely, both sad to lose the other's body heat and turned away, "I better get back before my boss realizes that I left."
Kagome smiled shyly, a blush painting her cheeks as Inuyasha turned one last time to smile at her and walk away.
Life, in Kagome's eyes, was perfect.
Kagome was practically floating home after standing in shock at what she and Inuyasha had done for fifteen minutes. The crowd parted for her, almost, noticing the girl was very happy about something, some of the old ladies she passed even muttered something about young love.
This was exactly what Kagome was feeling like.
In love.
She had felt her heart explode when Inuyasha's lips were resting on hers, and the fact that he'd made the first move made her feel so lucky, so loved, so...everything. He was so perfect, he was wonderful, funny, and not to mention the hottest guy she'd ever laid eyes on. He was right up there with Orlando Bloom, Jack Sparrow, and Tobey Maguire. After much thinking, Kagome decided that Inuyasha was first, then Orlando, Jack, and Tobey. She smiled to herself as she continued heading home.
Some movement out of the corner of her eye caused Kagome to pause. She stared down the little alleyway she'd come across and realized that she was looking at Kikyo and someone else covered in shadows.
The two were locked in a heated embrace and Kagome felt really dirty. But it was their fault for doing it in a public place. But then again, she and Inuyasha had done the exact same thing.
Kikyo's back was to her, and muscular arms were wrapped around her neck. Black hair swishing out behind him.
Wait.
Black hair.
Kagome shook her head; black hair was totally common in Japan. She was being paranoid, there was no way that was Inuyasha kissing Kikyo.
The two kissers broke away and Kagome froze when Kikyo whispered, "I love you Inuyasha."
Kagome stood, frozen.
Tears began to overflow again, and the happiness of a little while ago was lost to the sorrow.
Clutching her face she ran away, tears streaming down her face.
Only one thought in her mind, 'how could he?'
Unknown to Kagome, however, was that the figure with Kikyo was in fact, not Inuyasha. The two figures stood, smiling knowingly.
Kikyo had been fully aware of Kagome's presence, and after their little fight in the doorway, she was bent on getting revenge. For stealing Inuyasha away from her.
And it just turns out that Kouga was aching for his beloved Kagome back.
The two had clicked and formed a plan, though both were angered by the kissing, sacrifices had to be made for the sake of getting their old ex's back.
Kikyo smirked evilly, "perfect."