You Promised Me
Chapter 7 - Anticipated Kiss
Kagome and her friends all sat in their usual booth at Wacdonalds.
"C'mon Kagome, tell us are you really going out with Atsutane?" Eri whispered to her.
"Yeah, I mean it's practically around the whole school we just wanna know if its true!" Yuki chimed in.
Kagome sighed and thought about it for a minute.
'Well in the tree he did say that we could pretend to go out just for an excuse to be around each other all the time.' She thought weighing every pro and con.
"Yea, I am." She breathed out, not looking up so they couldn't see her blush.
They all gasped in surprise as if it was the most unexpected thing they had ever knew.
"Oh c'mon lay off you're the one whose been spreading the rumors anyway" Kagome snapped back.
"But we just wanted you to admit the truth, we knew you were so totally denying it the whole time!" Eri squeaked.
"So how far have you gotten?' Ayumi said sheepishly.
"Guys! As if I was that much of a slut" Kagome said annoyed, "I don't remember you guys talking to me about Hojou this way when you THOUGHT I was going out with him"
"Well that's cuz he's not as half as hot as Atsutane" Eri said dreamily.
Kagome sighed, great, her friends were total idiots when it came to Kagomes love life. They kept on blabbing on and on hardly noticing that Kagome wasn't paying any attention. She glanced at the clock at the restaurant, she had promised Atsutane to meet him today.
"Listen you guys I gotta go, catch up to you on Monday." She said hastily as she briskly walked out.
* * *
She squinted at the little piece of paper Atsutane had scribbled his address on. His house wasn't that far away from hers but the street name was still very unfamiliar. Kagome found herself standing before the two opened gates of a huge house. Decorated in red and gold, every aspect of it was simply astonishing. The statues surrounding the house were filled with intricate ancient Japanese designs.
Kagome walked up the front steps, and knocked on the double heavy wooden doors. She distinctively heard someone come downstairs and unlock the doors with a click.
Atsutane came into view dressed in a loose fitting white t-shirt and baggy jeans.
"Hey, glad you found my place okay, I thought that you'd get lost." He smiled as Kagome walked in.
Kagome looked around the house. It seemed as if it was some large estate in the old times in Japan. With the exception of modern things like electricity. But besides that it was if it came straight out of a textbook.
"Wow, Atsutane this place is really. . .beautiful!' Kagome exclaimed.
But with that an idea struck through her mind, Atsutane couldn't possibly live alone here. And she was sure that she wasn't reincarnated suddenly and popped out of nowhere.
'So who are his parents?' Kagome wondered.
"So do you want something to drink or anything?" he asked seeing Kagome in a strange pensive mood.
"Oh no, I'm fine." She said, "So what did you want to show me?"
"Follow me." He said simply, a sort of shadowy tone in his voice, but Kagome still trusted him.
They walked up the stairs. Kagome shot a glance up at Atsutane, being in this old-fashioned house and with Inuyasha's reincarnation shot shivers up her spine. If things were online like that back then. If only Kikyou had never existed to threaten Kagome's feelings for Inuyasha.
There was a long hallway with seemingly dozens of rooms. They finally reached a sliding door and slid it open. Revealing the inside, which was seemingly a mess of laundry and books.
Kagome laughed out loud and said simply, "Is this your room?"
"Yeah, what's so funny?"
"How can you even work in here, it's so messy!" Kagome said as she gingerly picked up a dirty sock, "Why is the rest of the house so clean and your single room isn't?"
"I dunno, I don't like it when the maids come in and mess everything up."
"Maids?! Are you really that rich?"
"I'm not, my parents are."
"Who are your parents exactly?" Kagome said hesitantly.
There was an awkward silence as if Atsutane wasn't sure what to say.
"I'll tell you later when I explain somethings." He replied, "Well might as well catch up on the project, I'm not gonna be able to show you anything now."
"Uh. . .yeah sure," Kagome said confused, "I couldn't bring any books out of the house though, they're so heavy, I'm sorry"
"It's okay, I've got plenty in the library." He said as he started walking out and toward another room, Kagome followed.
She entered the library, and discovered that it was full of ancient books, there was hardly any book that was modern.
"If we use these books, we'll get an A for sure" Kagome whispered out.
The began leafing through them on anything relating to their subject. Kagome was half-serious and half-not, still wondering a lot of questions that Atsutanes statements had caused. Finally, Kagome gathered enough courage to ask him something that had been nagging away at her mind giving her mixed emotions.
"Atustane, about what you said at lunch the other day, about how to stop the rumors. . ." Kagome started as he looked up, "Were you serious when you said that you'd actually pretend to date me?"
"Sure, why not?" he said glancing up and then studying again, "Unless you wouldn't want to."
"Only if you want to." She said and blushed.
"Okay then its settled." He said without any hesitation.
Kagome smiled to herself as she turned back to her book. Her mind was much more free and focused now. She began taking down a lot of notes and by the end of a couple of hours, they were almost done.
Atsutane yawned, "That's enough studying for one day, follow me" he said uneasily.
Kagome wondered what the heck he was planning. It was already 7 and the sun was beginning to set. Atsutane pulled down a ladder from the ceiling in his room and climbed up.
"So what are you waiting for?" he asked as he outstretched a hand to bring her up.
Kagome saw an orange-ish light at the end, it turned out that Atsutane had hoisted her up to the roof. They sat and watched the dazzling hues of the sunset bounce across the orange sky. She wasn't even thinking when she started leaning
against him. It was just so perfect, like those nights in Sengjoku Jidai where she looked up at the stars, knowing that Inuyasha was watching over her.
The sun disappeared now, no moon was in the sky. Kagome hardly noticed until she felt Atsutane go tense. She looked up and saw instead of violet, two amber eyes. He had transformed into the half-demon she once knew.
"Inuyasha. . ." she whispered as a cold night wind came and swept her tears into the night.
Atsutane looked directly at her, "That picture in your room, was me. This is how I am every new moon. I would've thought you were crazy if not for that picture, but I really do believe you. At least a part of me wants to."
She couldn't hold back, it had been so long, since she had seen Inuyasha, even if he didn't remember her at all. All she wanted to do was be in his arms. She hugged him and mumbled into his shirt.
"Oh Inuyasha, I wish you could remember all those times."
"And I wish I could remember you."
With that he leaned down and touched her lips with his. He breathed in her scent, and became mesmerized.
Kagome was just as surprised, but she couldn't resist, after all this was partly Inuyasha. The one person that she cared so much for.
She wished that this would've lasted forever, she wondered that if once Inuyasha regained his memory, his heart might still be hers.
But for now, they would just be two souls together on a roof under the starlit sky.
Kagome and her friends all sat in their usual booth at Wacdonalds.
"C'mon Kagome, tell us are you really going out with Atsutane?" Eri whispered to her.
"Yeah, I mean it's practically around the whole school we just wanna know if its true!" Yuki chimed in.
Kagome sighed and thought about it for a minute.
'Well in the tree he did say that we could pretend to go out just for an excuse to be around each other all the time.' She thought weighing every pro and con.
"Yea, I am." She breathed out, not looking up so they couldn't see her blush.
They all gasped in surprise as if it was the most unexpected thing they had ever knew.
"Oh c'mon lay off you're the one whose been spreading the rumors anyway" Kagome snapped back.
"But we just wanted you to admit the truth, we knew you were so totally denying it the whole time!" Eri squeaked.
"So how far have you gotten?' Ayumi said sheepishly.
"Guys! As if I was that much of a slut" Kagome said annoyed, "I don't remember you guys talking to me about Hojou this way when you THOUGHT I was going out with him"
"Well that's cuz he's not as half as hot as Atsutane" Eri said dreamily.
Kagome sighed, great, her friends were total idiots when it came to Kagomes love life. They kept on blabbing on and on hardly noticing that Kagome wasn't paying any attention. She glanced at the clock at the restaurant, she had promised Atsutane to meet him today.
"Listen you guys I gotta go, catch up to you on Monday." She said hastily as she briskly walked out.
* * *
She squinted at the little piece of paper Atsutane had scribbled his address on. His house wasn't that far away from hers but the street name was still very unfamiliar. Kagome found herself standing before the two opened gates of a huge house. Decorated in red and gold, every aspect of it was simply astonishing. The statues surrounding the house were filled with intricate ancient Japanese designs.
Kagome walked up the front steps, and knocked on the double heavy wooden doors. She distinctively heard someone come downstairs and unlock the doors with a click.
Atsutane came into view dressed in a loose fitting white t-shirt and baggy jeans.
"Hey, glad you found my place okay, I thought that you'd get lost." He smiled as Kagome walked in.
Kagome looked around the house. It seemed as if it was some large estate in the old times in Japan. With the exception of modern things like electricity. But besides that it was if it came straight out of a textbook.
"Wow, Atsutane this place is really. . .beautiful!' Kagome exclaimed.
But with that an idea struck through her mind, Atsutane couldn't possibly live alone here. And she was sure that she wasn't reincarnated suddenly and popped out of nowhere.
'So who are his parents?' Kagome wondered.
"So do you want something to drink or anything?" he asked seeing Kagome in a strange pensive mood.
"Oh no, I'm fine." She said, "So what did you want to show me?"
"Follow me." He said simply, a sort of shadowy tone in his voice, but Kagome still trusted him.
They walked up the stairs. Kagome shot a glance up at Atsutane, being in this old-fashioned house and with Inuyasha's reincarnation shot shivers up her spine. If things were online like that back then. If only Kikyou had never existed to threaten Kagome's feelings for Inuyasha.
There was a long hallway with seemingly dozens of rooms. They finally reached a sliding door and slid it open. Revealing the inside, which was seemingly a mess of laundry and books.
Kagome laughed out loud and said simply, "Is this your room?"
"Yeah, what's so funny?"
"How can you even work in here, it's so messy!" Kagome said as she gingerly picked up a dirty sock, "Why is the rest of the house so clean and your single room isn't?"
"I dunno, I don't like it when the maids come in and mess everything up."
"Maids?! Are you really that rich?"
"I'm not, my parents are."
"Who are your parents exactly?" Kagome said hesitantly.
There was an awkward silence as if Atsutane wasn't sure what to say.
"I'll tell you later when I explain somethings." He replied, "Well might as well catch up on the project, I'm not gonna be able to show you anything now."
"Uh. . .yeah sure," Kagome said confused, "I couldn't bring any books out of the house though, they're so heavy, I'm sorry"
"It's okay, I've got plenty in the library." He said as he started walking out and toward another room, Kagome followed.
She entered the library, and discovered that it was full of ancient books, there was hardly any book that was modern.
"If we use these books, we'll get an A for sure" Kagome whispered out.
The began leafing through them on anything relating to their subject. Kagome was half-serious and half-not, still wondering a lot of questions that Atsutanes statements had caused. Finally, Kagome gathered enough courage to ask him something that had been nagging away at her mind giving her mixed emotions.
"Atustane, about what you said at lunch the other day, about how to stop the rumors. . ." Kagome started as he looked up, "Were you serious when you said that you'd actually pretend to date me?"
"Sure, why not?" he said glancing up and then studying again, "Unless you wouldn't want to."
"Only if you want to." She said and blushed.
"Okay then its settled." He said without any hesitation.
Kagome smiled to herself as she turned back to her book. Her mind was much more free and focused now. She began taking down a lot of notes and by the end of a couple of hours, they were almost done.
Atsutane yawned, "That's enough studying for one day, follow me" he said uneasily.
Kagome wondered what the heck he was planning. It was already 7 and the sun was beginning to set. Atsutane pulled down a ladder from the ceiling in his room and climbed up.
"So what are you waiting for?" he asked as he outstretched a hand to bring her up.
Kagome saw an orange-ish light at the end, it turned out that Atsutane had hoisted her up to the roof. They sat and watched the dazzling hues of the sunset bounce across the orange sky. She wasn't even thinking when she started leaning
against him. It was just so perfect, like those nights in Sengjoku Jidai where she looked up at the stars, knowing that Inuyasha was watching over her.
The sun disappeared now, no moon was in the sky. Kagome hardly noticed until she felt Atsutane go tense. She looked up and saw instead of violet, two amber eyes. He had transformed into the half-demon she once knew.
"Inuyasha. . ." she whispered as a cold night wind came and swept her tears into the night.
Atsutane looked directly at her, "That picture in your room, was me. This is how I am every new moon. I would've thought you were crazy if not for that picture, but I really do believe you. At least a part of me wants to."
She couldn't hold back, it had been so long, since she had seen Inuyasha, even if he didn't remember her at all. All she wanted to do was be in his arms. She hugged him and mumbled into his shirt.
"Oh Inuyasha, I wish you could remember all those times."
"And I wish I could remember you."
With that he leaned down and touched her lips with his. He breathed in her scent, and became mesmerized.
Kagome was just as surprised, but she couldn't resist, after all this was partly Inuyasha. The one person that she cared so much for.
She wished that this would've lasted forever, she wondered that if once Inuyasha regained his memory, his heart might still be hers.
But for now, they would just be two souls together on a roof under the starlit sky.