Oh my god! I love you guys So much! 13 reviews for one chapter! Oh I am so excited. I mean last night I had 7…I would have settled for that…but 13! Oh my goodness thank you guys so much! ^___^ This is my most successful story and I love you guys for reviewing! You guys get so many cookies! (And cheese!)And actually I am working on some pictures for this story… if anyone has a site, they don't mind putting my pictures on…they aren't horrible… but I haven't even put them up yet so yeah…don't worry about that…
Well as for the poll, I officially claim it over! ^_^ the majority of you guys voted for Miroku! I was afraid Inuyasha was going to win. I mean if he won I would have done that...or tried, but Inuyasha and kagome's relationship is just starting to bloom!
Here are the finale results!
Inuyasha: 7
Miroku: 13
Naraku: 0
Bob: 0
Sango: 0
Kouga: 2 Hoshi: 0Damn Miroku my man, you are smoking….
Miroku: *polishes his nails with a cheesy smile* I know…
*Rolls eyes* right but yeah Miroku wins… but you know in my first idea I had Kouga going to the ball with her… but those of you who voted for Kouga and Inuyasha, there are a lot of other opportunities, so don't give up! This fiction is inu/kag story…sorry guys; this poll was only for the party thing…. And of course what is a fan fiction without Kouga calling Kagome his woman? There will be some k/k moments.
The responds will be at the end of the chapter, cuz I'm nice and it saves people the trouble of scrolling down to the story…there's so many yay! So hers the next chapter! Hope ya'll enjoy and remember to review!
Disclaimer: Inuyasha isn't mine… I have a goldfish though. ^_^'
Oh my god…oh my god…oh my god… oh my god…oh my god… oh my---
SHIT!
Miroku's violet eyes where cool and calm, while my sapphires where wide open and scared. I dropped the pan in my hand that I was going to use for the eggs, creating a loud bang on the floor.
Miroku was leaning on the edge of the doorway, unfazed by the clatter. And I didn't know what to say.
"Pardon…" I finally spat out. Miroku entered the kitchen, still calm and collected.
"I said good morning…Kagome." His voice was un-quavered and his eyes stayed solid.
I got an idea. This is what I call plan A) pretend to not know what he is talking about. I mean sure I had already said shit and banged my head un-discreetly…but still I had to try.
"Kagome? Have you forgotten I am Me-ka-ga!" I said leaning on my hip. He shook his head with a mild laugh. Good god was this bugging me, I would win this war god danget and I would do it without getting caught, because I never got caught! Never!
"Sure and I'm Inuyasha…" He said, pushing some of his black hair out of his face.
"Oh you are? Well…that's something new." I said picking up the pan. Never get caught, never get caught, never get caught! Just repeat that to yourself and your safe! "Do I look like a hard core criminal?" I asked and turned around.
"Actually yes." He said coming closer, my guard was up, and I'll say that. Then something hit me, strong and hard! My eyes widened at the window… Miroku had been against me before.
I glanced at his approaching form from the corner of my eye. He didn't stop. I was un-catchable god damnet! He was not aloud to catch me! And he wouldn't.
Time for plan b) take offense! I grabbed a knife from the cutting board and spun around aiming it at his throat, before he could even think. My knife poked gently into his soft skin, not harming him, but enough to show that I will harm him if he takes another step.
"Come a step closer and your head is mine." I said dangerously. Ok so it was a pretty cowardly move, but I had to do it! I could-not-be-caught!
He froze on the spot and I smiled. I was winning now. But then again, Miroku was one of my friends now… he was one of the people I had given some trust to. How can you kill someone who you trust? I suppose my face faulted because his smile grew.
I shook my head a little and pushed him backwards slowly with my free hand, my knife still on his throat. He stopped at the counter and I held him there. "You wont do it." He said, little did he know!
Or maybe a little more….
He brought his hands up in front of him and hit the inside of my elbows. My arms cracked and the knife glazed his neck, he spun me around and took the offense, that is after he popped the knife out of my hand. He rested the weapon on my stomach and held me there by placing his hand on my shoulder.
I gasped, a little shocked at what just happened. Time for plan c!
Run.
I brought my leg up and kicked him as hard as I could between the legs. He doubled over and I ran out of the kitchen. I ran onto my patio and kicked down the latter for the fire escape.
I glanced behind me as it fell, I could here moving, he must be recovering….may I say that was a fast recovery! I ran as fast as I could down the latter and found myself on the patio bellow me.
I looked up as I heard him. I kicked down the next latter and ran down it. Why the hell was I on the top floor? Why! He was on the one above me.
"Kagome!" He shouted. I ignored him and went to the next level, speeding down the latter, he was catching up.
On the next level I didn't look up like I wanted to, I kicked the latter down and ran down, next level, kick, ran. Next level, kicked, ran, next level, kicked ran, you get the idea.
The whole time he chased after me. I looked over the edge of the patio. 2 more levels to the ground. I heard a thump and turned quickly.
Miroku had reached my level! He was standing there with his tight ass jeans and his bear chest. His hair was a little messy, and he was breathing deeply. There was no way I would get all the way down without being caught.
I ran to the sliding down and opened it as quick as I could, running in the foreign house. I caught a glimpse of some kids getting ready for school. " Mommy! There are strange people in our house! Mommy! Mommy!" The little girl shouted. I glanced behind me at the little girl and Miroku.
He had fallowed me in. I ran to the front door and stopped, ok the back door is wide open, but the front door is COVERED in locks. Why the hell would a robber enter the front door? Oh yeah...he's ganna nock, 'excuse me I need to steal your precious belongings cuz I'm a dumb-' my thoughts where broken by Miroku getting closer.
I fumbled with the locks and opened the door and ran as fast as I could down the hall to the stairs, as I have mentioned, elevators are risky! I ran down the stairs, tripping up a bit, but never falling.
I could hear Miroku's pounding steps behind me, but I never stopped. I pushed open the door at the next level of the stairs and ran into the hall of the next floor.
Note go through as many doors as possible, to slow down the attacker. It slows you down too, but if you are in the lead, you should have a little more time to get away. I went to the apartment and ran inside, the door was wide open.
I shook my head. " Now that's just asking for it." I muttered and ran through their house. I could hear some yelling coming from the master bedroom.
"She was just a friend! Hunny I love you!"
"Don't you hunny me! She was one of your floozies!"
"No! Never!"
I rolled my eyes as I heard the cry of a baby. Newlyweds. They probably only got married because the woman was pregnant! I got to the back door and unlocked it quickly, sliding it open, and not bothering to close it.
I got to the stairs, and I kicked…
It didn't budge, I was on the second level and the damn hatch is stuck! I kicked it again, no use. I looked behind me and saw Miroku running through the house. I looked for an escape.
Well I'm stupid I ran to the edge and jumped over the side, using one hand while the other balanced me out. My legs went to the side and where perfectly strait until I was over, I put them in front of me.
I landed and looked up; I caught a glimpse of the stairs falling down before I ran again. How come he could make it go down but I couldn't! No fair! I shook my head and continued running.
That is until I hit a dead end. I gasped; I had tuned the wrong way! I gasped, breathing quickly and hard. I looked over my shoulder and saw Miroku running up to me.
What do I do? Where do I go? I bit my lip looking left and right. Where do I go? I was trapped like a rat. I glanced back again. He was getting closer.
There weren't even any doors, there was a wall and the sides of the hotel and then there was another wall. I looked up the walls, there was no way I could jump those! They where way too high!
"Kagome!" He shouted.
"Higaroshi!"
There was rain, lots of rain… I glanced behind me, he was nearing! I shook my head and ran to the plane as fast as my legs would carry me. I whipped the tears from my face and watched him falling away.
"Higaroshi!" he shouted again. The damn bastard would never catch me, I am never caught!
That night…it was that night again. I shook my head and turned around, taking a fighting stance.
"Wait." He breathed. "Lets just start over, ok. I can't kill you and you know that. My head is telling me to trust you." He said leaning on his knees and breathing heavily.
"How long have you been hearing these voices? You're lying! You where trained to kill." I shouted at him, I felt a drop of water on my nose. "It is your duty and you won't brake the rules just for me!"
Before I could comprehend he grasped my shoulders, the droplets of water began to speed up. He had me! He had caught me! I squirmed and shook, I tried to run, and he just shook me.
"Look Mekaga, or Kagome or who ever the hell you are! I am not going to hurt you! I am not going to capture you! Stop moving, I won't hurt you!" I squirmed still.
"I don't believe you!" I shouted. It was poring now, and I was trying my best to get free. But he just wouldn't let go. I couldn't get away! I was caught!
And he let go. He let go and he stepped away from me. I froze and starred at him, my eyes wide and wondering. Why had he let me go? "Wha…"
He stuck out his hand, looking down at the ground. "Hello." He almost whispered. He looked up at my shocked features with a calming smile. " My name is Miroku, what's yours?" I looked at his hand then to his face, and back to his hand.
I started to stick my hand out but stopped, I pulled it back. Maybe this was a trick; maybe he had some sort of device on his hand that killed me? No, he had his hands on my arms… I stuck it out again, but brought it back.
But still… he could still try to kill me. I looked at his face, folding my hand. He looked calm, cool collected, not as scary as this morning, but still calm cool and collected.
You know what, if I die then I die. Life's about taking chances, I took his hand in mine. "Hello Miroku, My name is Kagome, Kagome Higaroshi." I said looking into his eyes. " It's a pleasure to meet you."
"No Kagome, the pleasure is mine…" he smiled at me and I blinked. I let go of his hand and held it near my neck, still wondering if I had made the right decision. Would he go and tell? Maybe he can't capture me, but Inuyasha can! "I won't tattle, don't worry." He said quietly with a smile.
Had he read my mind? I blinked at him; maybe I could make a really good friend? Then an idea hit me! Since Miroku knew who I was… well maybe. I smiled and ran up to his approaching form.
"Hey Miroku. Are you a good dancer?" I asked, my smile real for once. I stopped and looked at him with curious eyes.
"I'm the best you'll ever see." He said back with a cocky smile, his hair wet and matted. You know what I highly doubt that because… well that's another story for another time. I linked my arm with his.
"Want to go to the ball with me?" I asked, I was never one to sit and wait for someone to ask me out; I always made the first move. I hated being controlled.
He rubbed his chin and smiled, "Yeah! But if anyone asks, I asked you ok." I thought about that for a second. I shrugged and we continued to my apartment.
"You know Sango is going to be extremely pissed." I muttered, still smiling contently. Miroku gave me a quick glance, which I pretended not to notice.
"And why's that?" He muttered unsurely. I laughed quietly to myself but didn't say anything, if he didn't know…I wouldn't share. Sango was completely head-over-heels in love with him. He probably knew it though…or at least he told himself it every so often.
We got to the fire escape and we decided since we where just nice people, or Miroku was a nice person, we would put all the stairs back the way they were. Or Miroku thought it would be a good idea to put all the stairs back and I just shrugged and watched him.
Life was good like that.
We were almost to the top floor when Miroku's head shot up from his work. He looked at me, my hair blowing wildly in the wind. The rain had stopped about 15 minutes ago and we were on the 7th layer. I was leaning on the rail waiting for him.
"Kagome….." He muttered. I glanced up at him droopily.
"Hm?" I folded my arms and looked at the stairs he was fixing. He stood up and walked up to the 8th floor, and I followed him. He began his work and I admired the neighbors potted roses.
"Do you happen to own a dress?" He asked me. I blinked a moment. Did I?
I don't usually wear dresses; I find them annoying when you're trying to run faster than cop cars, and when you're trying to jump fences. So I just avoid them.
"Actually no…I don't think I do…" Miroku's face faulted and he walked over to me putting his hands on my shoulders.
"You need a dress…" He said to me, eyes closed and face solemn. I blinked and nodded. I felt his hands starting to fall...lower…and lower.
"Hands off." I commanded, and he pulled his hands away from me quickly with a fake smile that I could probably see a mile away. "Get back to work you pervert!" I shouted at him pointing at the forgotten stairs.
He fixed the stairs and then we went on to my level. I plopped down on a chair and waited for him to fix my stairs. He did eventually, after I threatened him a couple of times.
We had some drinks and talked a little about what was going on. Miroku informed me that he would not tell them who I was, but he wouldn't not tell them something.
I nodded at his comment and made my own about the jewel on display. "You're going to try and take it and be undercover at the same time?" He asked me. I nodded starring at the open city.
"I have to, I don't want them to get suspicious… I mean this is a big chance for me to steal something; I wouldn't just pass that up. They'd wonder why and then somehow I'd get caught…that's the way it always is." I said shrugging; I guess Miroku caught what I was saying because he also shrugged.
This felt so odd, talking to Miroku, my enemy, as me. It was nice to have someone who wasn't a cheating-rotten-no-good-double-crossing-lying-shit faced-scum bag to talk to.
"Well let's go get you a dress." He said standing up. I blinked and lifted my brow. We where going shopping? Now? I stood up and we exited the Apartment together. We got in his little blue sports car and we were off.
Oh how fun shopping was. We had arrived at the store and Miroku was going wild with suggestions, the women there where going wild and I was actually kind of horrified.
The walls where lined with pink frilly dresses and dresses that looked like they were 200 pounds just from layers. I was even more terrified when a blond bubbly woman grabbed it and shoved it in my arms, and even more afraid when I was slipping it over my body.
I starred at myself in the mirror and shook my head. I looked like…like…like some oversized wannabe fairy princess. "Alright come be model for us." Miroku called in.
I glared at the door. " No way in hell am I EVER going ANYWHERE in this SHIT" I shouted at the object. I heard a sigh of exhaustion from the other side of the door.
"Just come out!" He called back. I rolled my eyes and pushed the door open a little. I peaked my head out to make sure there weren't too many people there.
The only person besides Miroku standing outside of the room was an old lady who looked strangely like a man. I shrugged to myself and wondered out of the little changing room.
I was not a happy camper…at all. Miroku looked like he was having trouble controlling himself. I heard snorts, coughs, sneezes, and little mumbles here and there.
"Look Miroku if you don't like it then just say so!" I shouted at him, stomping my bear foot. Miroku placed his fingers over his mouth.
"Take that thing off before I die trying not to laugh." He said with a snort. I mocked him and wondered back in the dressing room. I heard another snort and I rolled my eyes.
My next victim was a long fitting dress. It was rainbow, but not in a tacky way, in an elegant way and it went all the way to my toes. I slipped it over my head and prepared for the shock.
I blink though when I came up with my arm up in the air and my head in the same pocket as it. I blinked and struggled to get out of it. It was suffocating me! I ran into the door, in a frantic escape, as if I would go through the door or something.
I heard the impact…and felt it. "You ok in there?" Miroku called. I glared in the direction of the voice.
I made a few mmmphing sounds and fell over a stool. "Miroku! It's trying to eat me!" I finally breathed, with my head sticking out of the same pocket, laying on the floor in a tangled mess. "This damn dress is trying to eat me!" I called again, just incase he couldn't understand me.
I could almost feel his sweat-drop. "Do you want me to come in there and get it off for you?" I could hear the 99% pervert in his voice. I rolled my eyes and struggled to get it on correctly.
Finally after what seemed like 10 minutes, I got my head in the middle and my arms out the sides. The reason I had so much difficulty is because this stupid dress had a necklace like neck pocket that went strait to the dress, it was like an upside down v. or more basically, like a halter. I pulled it down all the way to the floor and creaked open the door.
I stood there looking at myself and waiting for Miroku's response. He smiled. " I give it a 7." He said. "1 being the worst and 10 being the best."
"I give is a 0 because it's hell to get on." I herd him laugh and I shot him a glare.
"Come here." He said waving for me to come. I came over and he turned me around, un-tying the back of it for me. "You better hold the front up, or else the whole store would see your…" I slapped him, holding the dress to my chest and storming into the dressing room.
I feel stupid….there was a tie the whole time! I shook my head and pulled it off looking for the next dress to try on.
I grabbed a black silky one and unzipped one of the sides. I wrapped it around me and zipped up the side, clipping it on the top. On the side where it zipped up there was a large slit that went to my upper thigh and it was really cleavagey.
But it was comfortable and classy and it gave my face more 'power' so to say. I pushed open the door and leaned on the side of the doorway.
Miroku had this daydream face and it was really bugging me. I rolled my eyes and walked over to him, bopping him over the head. "Well?" I growled after he came back to his senses.
"I give it a perfect 10. It needs a little color, but we can take care of that." He said with a smile. I looked at myself and shrugged, slits were good for running. It would shock Inuyasha.
…Why am I thinking about Inuyasha?
Where did he come from?
Why did he all the sudden pop in the head? I was just talking about my dress with Miroku and he… how does that work out? I shook my head and shrugged, unclipping it as I went to the dressing room. I took it off and put back on my clothing.
I grabbed the dresses and deposited the ones I didn't want. I went and spent Naraku's money on the dress while Miroku had fun looking around. He was like a little kid.
I fetched him and we left. " Ok let's go to the mall and get you some matching jewelry and maybe see what we can do with your hair…" He said driving in the normal traffic for 8:30 am. Remember we woke up really early so there for it is really early now.
I nodded popping some bubble gum in my mouth.
The ride there was pretty boring I spent most of my time starring out the window aimlessly, remembering random things that happened in the past. It was all about him…and it had been so long since I saw him.
"Oh my god he's coming this way." The bubbly black haired female standing next to me nearly chocked on her cherry. I rolled my eyes. Always obsessing over that guy.
If they knew him like I did…well I don't know what they'd do. I was tempted to look back, tempted to see his mysterious features. And I was tempted to walk away and never come back.
"Oh my god, I think he's looking at me." The girl laughed clutching her rosy cheeks. The other girls around me all laughed and giggled as well, and I just stood there sipping my punch.
I had known him since I was 15 after all. And yet I barely knew anything about him.
"Oh my god…he is definitely walking toward us. Do you think he'll ask me to dance?" The same girl went on with her ranting. This was my birthday party, and not one of the girls I was standing with had said happy birthday yet.
"Oh my god…he just set down his wine glass." Ok if that girl says 'oh my god…' one more time I swear to god I am going to pop her some. I cracked my figures quietly.
And as if on cue…
"Oh my god! He-"
SMACK!
My fist connected with her mouth and I eeped covering my mouth. "Oops…I slipped." I muttered turning to walk away. The woman I had 'accidentally' hit stepped on my dress and I fell forward.
I clenched my eyes, waiting for the impact with the marble floor to come…and it didn't I blinked and opened my eyes. I was starring at white. A white shirt to be exact.
I was leaning on a male's chest…a firm one at that. And I finally noticed that the man I landed on had his arms draped under my arms to keep me from falling.
I looked up and found myself lost, I was lost in his beautiful orbs… and they where oh so familiar.
"Kagome…earth to Kagome…" Miroku said waving his hand in my face. I jumped back at the sudden hand in my face. Miroku was kneeling beside me, he was outside the sports car and had my door open and I was inside…
"Huh? Pardon?" I blinked away my dreamy gaze.
"We're here? You can get out of my car now." He said standing up. "What cloud were you on? 20?"He asked me, helping me out of the car. I shrugged, still getting used to the real world.
When we got inside the mall I met a sight I never thought I would ever see. Sango was standing next to an over large candy cane laughing with a bunch of kids who seemed to be waiting to get in something…
…And she was dressed like an elf!
I pretended not to notice...or I didn't say anything because I wasn't sure if it really WAS her…so I just walked by with Miroku, towards the Jewelry store.
"Mekaga! Miroku!"
It was her. I turned slowly and saw her. I gave a wide smile and a little laugh…just for the 'scene' "Sango! What are you doing?" I asked walking up to her, Miroku in toe.
"Just getting a little bit of Christmas money… it's Santa Claus." She said thumbing to a man I hadn't noticed with a thick white beard.
"Aren't you already rich? I mean what's with this?" Miroku muttered. Sango gave a small almost un-noticeable blush…but I noticed it.
"It's just a tradition…I used to do it for Kohaku…" She muttered looking down at the fake snow. Miroku nodded with a small 'oh…' I just blinked, but figured I'd ask another time.
"Why are you guys here?" She asked eyeing us. I smiled, almost friendly like.
"We are shopping…" I said before Miroku went and dug himself a hole. I smiled and nodded, linking Miroku's arm and starting to walk away. " We'll come back to visit!" I shouted behind me waving.
She smiled and waved back, sticking a lollypop in her mouth. I turned back to Miroku and smiled. He seemed to be thinking and I detached myself from his arm, still with a smile. And here's a surprise, we wondered into the same store where I bought my necklace.
The woman at the counter smiled and waved at me and I waved back. " Ok Miroku. Pick something. Make it as expensive as you can!" I said smiling mischievously. Bye, bye Naraku's money!
And the decorative shopping began…and it would last too!
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