Author's Notes: This was by fact the hardest chapter to write. It was hard
to sit down and think about how I was going to portray out this love
triangle. At the same time trying to force back those tears that always
seem to be on the back of my mind (b/c of Aspen's death). And don't think
for one minute that I am pulling Kikyo out of the story yet. There's plenty
more of her to come.
And for the people who asked to update faster or complained about the story by sending me hunks of emails, you guys really shouldn't have. Really. There is a reason why people put up author's notes in the first place. And dealing with a loss of your family is never easy. Thanks to those who did care and waited patiently here's chapter six.
Disclaimer: Sadly no...
High school Reunion
Chapter Six
The Heart's Desire
Kagome stood with the door open and just stared at him. Her heart once again did that feeling where her heart was about to explode at any minute. She couldn't believe he was there. Just standing there and smiling at her. She closed her eyes and opened them again just to make sure if he was really there.
He was.
Inuyasha's eyes combed over Kagome carefully. She was wearing a robe and he was pretty sure there was nothing underneath. The robe stopped right above her knees, which revealed very nice and shapely legs. At the top of the robe it was slightly open more and revealed some cleavage. He saw that she had very nice body.
And standing in front of him almost naked was turning him on badly. Very badly. He shifted his coat, so she didn't see the bulge. The effect that she was having on him. He doubted the fact how bad he wanted her. It had just escaladed even more; each second was becoming harder for him.
Right then and there he wanted to take her. His hands that were in his coat were fisted so that he wasn't tempted to touch her. To do something that both of them would regret later on.
"Hi. Is this a bad time?" He asked looking at the state she was in.
Kagome hugged the robe around her very tightly and answered "No".
What she wanted to say was 'Why are you here?' or 'What about Kikyo?' Instead she kept her mouth shut. She didn't want him to get mad. She didn't want to ruin this opportunity.
"Good, then I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask you out for dinner?"
Kagome froze and let the question process in her mind. She blinked and looked into his eyes. 'Had he asked her out to dinner? Not lunch but dinner?'
"Where at and when?" Kagome managed to choke out, while still trying to maintain balance on her feet. Her grip on the door tightened even more. Inuyasha didn't notice.
Inuyasha ran his fingers through his hair and leaned against the frame of the doorway. He was nervous. "How about at Yunai's at sevenish?"
Kagome nodded and said "I heard about that restaurant, it's supposed to be really nice. Sure, how about seven-thirty? Is that okay with you?"
He stood up and said "Yeah seven thirty sounds good I'll pick you up then. See you later." He turned around and left Kagome standing there confused like she had previously done for him. She couldn't believe what just had happened.
Kagome put on her coat and let out a nervous sigh. She hadn't felt like this in ages.
She tucked back a piece of her hair, how he managed to make her feel like a giddy school girl she didn't know. She grabbed her purse and sat down on the couch waiting. Which wasn't very long because shortly afterwards she heard a buzz.
She walked up to the door and inhaled deeply and opened the door. Inuyasha revealed a smile and said "Ready?"
Kagome nodded and stepped outside and locked her door. She followed him down the stairs. In her mind she hoped she was ready.
Sango watched the food sizzle on the frying pan. She smiled when she saw the food's aroma dancing deliciously around her noise. Life was good for her. She loved her job, her life, friends, and boyfriend.
Things couldn't have been any better. She saw Miroku who was mixing up a fruit drink. He was doing a silly dance while listening to music on his I- Pod. Sango smiled even wider.
She went back to cooking up her food. Miroku looked at the clock and then back at the fruit drink which he set on the ready to serve shelf. He rang the bell and said "Table seven's drinks are ready!"
He was excited for tonight. He had asked Sango to come over to his place for dinner. It was going to be a special event. He could wait patiently for another four hours. It would be worth it in the end.
Kagome looked around the restaurant. They were seated near the window. "I've never been here before. It's really nice." Kagome added. Inuyasha pulled out Kagome's seat and pushed it in.
He sat down across from her and said "Really? Then you'll love the food here."
Kagome smiled warmly and looked over the menu. "What should I order then?" Inuyasha closed his menu and gave it to the waitress and said "Order the special with me, it's really good."
Kagome closed the menu and also handed it to the waitress. "Okay I'll have the special too." The waitress wrote down their requests and walked away.
Kagome looked down at the table. She was nervous. "It's been a while..."
Inuyasha looked at her and nodded. "Yeah life does go by fast doesn't it?"
"So what made you come back?" Inuyasha knitted his brows together "What do you mean?"
Kagome looked at Inuyasha and said "Well why did you come to my place and ask me out to lunch? After all I said to you, I thought you would be long gone on a plane back to Kikyo."
He shrugged. "I don't know... Things with Kikyo at the moment are fuzzy, our relationship is falling apart. I guess there's something about you that makes me want to get to know to you more. Right now I don't care about Kikyo."
Kagome looked at Inuyasha in shock but managed to stay grounded. "Oh...So where's Kikyo?"
"I wouldn't know...I haven't talked to her in a while." He said sadly.
"Oh...That's not good is it?" Kagome questioned. Inuyasha answered back "I guess, but I really don't know anymore. I thought I loved her, maybe I still do. But at this point I don't know. I've been with her so long. It's hard. I just... Don't know." He let out a sigh.
Kagome put a hand on top of his sympathizing. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring up a painful subject for you. I guess I just didn't want to get the wrong assumptions."
He looked at the hand on top of his, at her left hand... "Don't worry about. Let's just enjoy dinner tonight. After all it's my treat."
Kagome smiled and said "Sounds good to me."
Miroku hummed a song in his head while getting all the last minute things ready. He had invited Sango over for dinner at his place. He was making pasta, soup, garlic bread, salad, and a bunch of other things for dessert.
After he had set the food on the table, and the silverware and plates. He took the chilled champagne and put it in a bucket full of ice, and then he lit the candles and dimmed the lights.
He wanted it to be as romantic as possible. He quickly changed into something decent and put a box in his pocket. He was fixing his hair when the doorbell rang.
Ding dong! Miroku fixed his hair quickly and went to get the door. Everything had to be perfect. His stomach seemed to be doing somersaults and his hands were shaky. He was nervous, yet he had waited for this very day for a long time.
Sango fixed her dress before ringing the doorbell. She was wearing one of her infamous black dress.
Miroku had said it was a special occasion, so she decided to wear one of her best dresses. 'Maybe Miroku wanted to celebrate the occasion because we opened our third restaurant recently' she thought. She rang the doorbell, she was nervous because she had a feeling something big was going to happen tonight.
The door opened and Sango gasped quietly. Miroku seemed different.
Sango was so used to seeing Miroku in his uniform and only at work; she had forgotten what he looked like when he dressed up. She looked at Miroku and smiled, but something else was troubling her mind.
She had noticed a big bulge in his pants. She hoped it wasn't what she thought it was. She smiled and stepped inside. There she saw the table. The table was covered in food with lit candles to give away the finishing touch. It seemed like it had came out of a fairytale.
"Miroku Is this all for me? You shouldn't have." Sango's eyes glistened. She realized that he had put in all this effort to show his appreciation for her. The very reason why she loved him even more.
"Sango it was all worth it for you." He took her hand and guided her to the table. He pulled out her chair like a true gentleman would and pushed it in for her. He then took his seat across from Sango and looked into her eyes. The joy in her eyes made Miroku's heart smile. It seemed everything was going to be just fine.
After Sango and Miroku had finished eating and was done talking about their lives, Miroku had gotten up. He went besides Sango and took her hand. Sango's heart was now beating non stop. She didn't know why.
She smiled and got up and let Miroku guide her. Miroku had put a blindfold on her.
"Miroku what's going on?" "Shhh... Trust me." He guided her to the balcony and took the blind fold off slowly and said. "Keep your eyes close."
He looked at the sky it was close to sunset, the view would be perfect. "Okay open your eyes...Now!" She opened her eyes, and gasped.
The view was beautiful, the sun was setting slowly and the city seemed enchanted, covered by the colors of the setting sun. She looked over at him at put on a big smile. Her heart so happy that it hurted.
He took her hand and said "Do you like it?"
"Yes it's beautiful." Sango commented.
"It is..." He was looking at her when he had said that. He had let her sit down on one of the chairs and had placed two glasses of champagne on the little table in between. The sun close to done setting, it was time.
He knelt on one knee and took out the bulge that was in his pocket out and opened the box. Sango gasped, not expecting the bulge to be an engagement ring, she had thought... Well she was lost for words at the moment.
"Sango I know we had been through a lot over the years but we've over come a lot too. We took the bad and the good in our relationship. We sacrificed so much to make this work. And every day I fall in love with you even more. I couldn't see my future with anybody but you. I love you with all my heart and I would give you anything you wanted in this world if you could answer this one question for me. Sango will you marry me?"
Sango froze for a moment. Everything seemed surreal at the moment. She was thinking of all the times she had been with Miroku. How he had made her laugh. Or how he had come over and stayed the night with her, to comfort her when her brother had died recently in a car accident. How he helped her through the tough times, when the restaurant had first started and the business was bad. What really mattered was that he was there, even after all these years because he did care for her.
He truly did love her.
Sango looked at Miroku and smiled and said "Yes Miroku, I'll marry you." A tear of happiness slid down her face. "You will? Sango... I... You don't know how happy this makes me."
Sango watched as Miroku slide the ring on her finger. It was gorgeous. A four carat diamond ring with three little diamond chips on each side of the big centered diamond. She stared at the ring, the ring that symbolized his love for her.
Miroku then kissed her hand. "Sango I have one other question left to ask. Would you like to move in with me?" The sun was set. It was night.
Sango looked at Miroku. He had already fallen asleep. She looked at his face. He was smiling even though he was asleep. Sango had loved that about Miroku, his carefree face, his smile, and his honesty. She was glad when Miroku asked if she would stay tonight. She was also hesitant, thinking he meant something else.
But Miroku sensed it and told her they would do that on their wedding night. He had wanted company. He wanted her by his side, and have someone to snuggle with in bed for the night. He wanted to see Sango wake up in the morning and to see her face first thing before the day had started. That was why he had asked Sango to stay.
So overwhelmed by his happiness he had fallen asleep early, his right arm over Sango's waist. Holding her protectively and lovingly. Sango smiled and kissed Miroku on the cheek and whispered "I love you Miroku."
She then closed her eyes and fell into a blissful sleep. While Miroku who was supposedly sleeping next to Sango, was smiling even wider.
"But I love you even more." He said quietly and stared at her hand. The hand that carried the ring. The ring that she accepted. He was a very happy man.
Kagome watched the couples dance and smiled wistfully. Inuyasha noticed. "Would you like to dance?" Kagome looked at him "I really don't know how..." She blushed and looked away.
Inuyasha went over to her side and held out his hand in front of her. "Don't worry I can teach you."
Kagome took his hand and followed him out to the dance floor. He encircled his hands over her waist and held her close. Emotions of all sorts danced in both their heads.
Inuyasha put his chin on top of her head and guided her while dancing. 'Can I really go through with this? Can I let myself away from Kikyo and start all over here? What about all those years I had with Kikyo, all those years we were together? What about this? What I'm feeling now...'
Kagome closed her eyes and let him guide her. It wasn't that hard, it was a slow song. She only had to shuffle her feet side to side and try not to step on his shoes. 'Is it so wrong to like someone who you barely know, even when you know his heart is somewhere else?'
The song ended and Kagome pulled away from Inuyasha. She looked at him. She didn't know what to do. "Thank you for the dance." Inuyasha nodded and said "It was no problem. I enjoyed it."
Kagome put on a half smile and said "I should be going."
"I'll drive you home then." He helped put on her coat and followed her out.
Kagome was at her front door and looked into his eyes. "Well I enjoyed dinner and the dance."
Inuyasha looked at her. She was so beautiful. She wore a simple black dress with matching heels. Her hair was tied back, half of it up and the other half down. Her face had little makeup if any on and there was a slight pink tint around her cheeks.
She wasn't like Kikyo. And the attraction for her was different from the one he had with Kikyo. He was falling for her fast.
He leaned in. 'I hope I know what I'm doing.' He thought and kissed her on the lips.
Kagome kissed him back, unable to resist.
AN: Well there Ch. 6 it's short, but it's more of filler for the next chapter. I'm going to try to type up my other two stories, TSOT and AEOH sometime this weekend or next week. My schedule has gotten more hectic lately so don't count on any updates really soon on this story or my others, except for my other two in which I'll update because it's been so long. Oh and it would be really awesome if you guys could check out my other stories. That would be great.
And for the people who asked to update faster or complained about the story by sending me hunks of emails, you guys really shouldn't have. Really. There is a reason why people put up author's notes in the first place. And dealing with a loss of your family is never easy. Thanks to those who did care and waited patiently here's chapter six.
Disclaimer: Sadly no...
High school Reunion
Chapter Six
The Heart's Desire
Kagome stood with the door open and just stared at him. Her heart once again did that feeling where her heart was about to explode at any minute. She couldn't believe he was there. Just standing there and smiling at her. She closed her eyes and opened them again just to make sure if he was really there.
He was.
Inuyasha's eyes combed over Kagome carefully. She was wearing a robe and he was pretty sure there was nothing underneath. The robe stopped right above her knees, which revealed very nice and shapely legs. At the top of the robe it was slightly open more and revealed some cleavage. He saw that she had very nice body.
And standing in front of him almost naked was turning him on badly. Very badly. He shifted his coat, so she didn't see the bulge. The effect that she was having on him. He doubted the fact how bad he wanted her. It had just escaladed even more; each second was becoming harder for him.
Right then and there he wanted to take her. His hands that were in his coat were fisted so that he wasn't tempted to touch her. To do something that both of them would regret later on.
"Hi. Is this a bad time?" He asked looking at the state she was in.
Kagome hugged the robe around her very tightly and answered "No".
What she wanted to say was 'Why are you here?' or 'What about Kikyo?' Instead she kept her mouth shut. She didn't want him to get mad. She didn't want to ruin this opportunity.
"Good, then I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask you out for dinner?"
Kagome froze and let the question process in her mind. She blinked and looked into his eyes. 'Had he asked her out to dinner? Not lunch but dinner?'
"Where at and when?" Kagome managed to choke out, while still trying to maintain balance on her feet. Her grip on the door tightened even more. Inuyasha didn't notice.
Inuyasha ran his fingers through his hair and leaned against the frame of the doorway. He was nervous. "How about at Yunai's at sevenish?"
Kagome nodded and said "I heard about that restaurant, it's supposed to be really nice. Sure, how about seven-thirty? Is that okay with you?"
He stood up and said "Yeah seven thirty sounds good I'll pick you up then. See you later." He turned around and left Kagome standing there confused like she had previously done for him. She couldn't believe what just had happened.
Kagome put on her coat and let out a nervous sigh. She hadn't felt like this in ages.
She tucked back a piece of her hair, how he managed to make her feel like a giddy school girl she didn't know. She grabbed her purse and sat down on the couch waiting. Which wasn't very long because shortly afterwards she heard a buzz.
She walked up to the door and inhaled deeply and opened the door. Inuyasha revealed a smile and said "Ready?"
Kagome nodded and stepped outside and locked her door. She followed him down the stairs. In her mind she hoped she was ready.
Sango watched the food sizzle on the frying pan. She smiled when she saw the food's aroma dancing deliciously around her noise. Life was good for her. She loved her job, her life, friends, and boyfriend.
Things couldn't have been any better. She saw Miroku who was mixing up a fruit drink. He was doing a silly dance while listening to music on his I- Pod. Sango smiled even wider.
She went back to cooking up her food. Miroku looked at the clock and then back at the fruit drink which he set on the ready to serve shelf. He rang the bell and said "Table seven's drinks are ready!"
He was excited for tonight. He had asked Sango to come over to his place for dinner. It was going to be a special event. He could wait patiently for another four hours. It would be worth it in the end.
Kagome looked around the restaurant. They were seated near the window. "I've never been here before. It's really nice." Kagome added. Inuyasha pulled out Kagome's seat and pushed it in.
He sat down across from her and said "Really? Then you'll love the food here."
Kagome smiled warmly and looked over the menu. "What should I order then?" Inuyasha closed his menu and gave it to the waitress and said "Order the special with me, it's really good."
Kagome closed the menu and also handed it to the waitress. "Okay I'll have the special too." The waitress wrote down their requests and walked away.
Kagome looked down at the table. She was nervous. "It's been a while..."
Inuyasha looked at her and nodded. "Yeah life does go by fast doesn't it?"
"So what made you come back?" Inuyasha knitted his brows together "What do you mean?"
Kagome looked at Inuyasha and said "Well why did you come to my place and ask me out to lunch? After all I said to you, I thought you would be long gone on a plane back to Kikyo."
He shrugged. "I don't know... Things with Kikyo at the moment are fuzzy, our relationship is falling apart. I guess there's something about you that makes me want to get to know to you more. Right now I don't care about Kikyo."
Kagome looked at Inuyasha in shock but managed to stay grounded. "Oh...So where's Kikyo?"
"I wouldn't know...I haven't talked to her in a while." He said sadly.
"Oh...That's not good is it?" Kagome questioned. Inuyasha answered back "I guess, but I really don't know anymore. I thought I loved her, maybe I still do. But at this point I don't know. I've been with her so long. It's hard. I just... Don't know." He let out a sigh.
Kagome put a hand on top of his sympathizing. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring up a painful subject for you. I guess I just didn't want to get the wrong assumptions."
He looked at the hand on top of his, at her left hand... "Don't worry about. Let's just enjoy dinner tonight. After all it's my treat."
Kagome smiled and said "Sounds good to me."
Miroku hummed a song in his head while getting all the last minute things ready. He had invited Sango over for dinner at his place. He was making pasta, soup, garlic bread, salad, and a bunch of other things for dessert.
After he had set the food on the table, and the silverware and plates. He took the chilled champagne and put it in a bucket full of ice, and then he lit the candles and dimmed the lights.
He wanted it to be as romantic as possible. He quickly changed into something decent and put a box in his pocket. He was fixing his hair when the doorbell rang.
Ding dong! Miroku fixed his hair quickly and went to get the door. Everything had to be perfect. His stomach seemed to be doing somersaults and his hands were shaky. He was nervous, yet he had waited for this very day for a long time.
Sango fixed her dress before ringing the doorbell. She was wearing one of her infamous black dress.
Miroku had said it was a special occasion, so she decided to wear one of her best dresses. 'Maybe Miroku wanted to celebrate the occasion because we opened our third restaurant recently' she thought. She rang the doorbell, she was nervous because she had a feeling something big was going to happen tonight.
The door opened and Sango gasped quietly. Miroku seemed different.
Sango was so used to seeing Miroku in his uniform and only at work; she had forgotten what he looked like when he dressed up. She looked at Miroku and smiled, but something else was troubling her mind.
She had noticed a big bulge in his pants. She hoped it wasn't what she thought it was. She smiled and stepped inside. There she saw the table. The table was covered in food with lit candles to give away the finishing touch. It seemed like it had came out of a fairytale.
"Miroku Is this all for me? You shouldn't have." Sango's eyes glistened. She realized that he had put in all this effort to show his appreciation for her. The very reason why she loved him even more.
"Sango it was all worth it for you." He took her hand and guided her to the table. He pulled out her chair like a true gentleman would and pushed it in for her. He then took his seat across from Sango and looked into her eyes. The joy in her eyes made Miroku's heart smile. It seemed everything was going to be just fine.
After Sango and Miroku had finished eating and was done talking about their lives, Miroku had gotten up. He went besides Sango and took her hand. Sango's heart was now beating non stop. She didn't know why.
She smiled and got up and let Miroku guide her. Miroku had put a blindfold on her.
"Miroku what's going on?" "Shhh... Trust me." He guided her to the balcony and took the blind fold off slowly and said. "Keep your eyes close."
He looked at the sky it was close to sunset, the view would be perfect. "Okay open your eyes...Now!" She opened her eyes, and gasped.
The view was beautiful, the sun was setting slowly and the city seemed enchanted, covered by the colors of the setting sun. She looked over at him at put on a big smile. Her heart so happy that it hurted.
He took her hand and said "Do you like it?"
"Yes it's beautiful." Sango commented.
"It is..." He was looking at her when he had said that. He had let her sit down on one of the chairs and had placed two glasses of champagne on the little table in between. The sun close to done setting, it was time.
He knelt on one knee and took out the bulge that was in his pocket out and opened the box. Sango gasped, not expecting the bulge to be an engagement ring, she had thought... Well she was lost for words at the moment.
"Sango I know we had been through a lot over the years but we've over come a lot too. We took the bad and the good in our relationship. We sacrificed so much to make this work. And every day I fall in love with you even more. I couldn't see my future with anybody but you. I love you with all my heart and I would give you anything you wanted in this world if you could answer this one question for me. Sango will you marry me?"
Sango froze for a moment. Everything seemed surreal at the moment. She was thinking of all the times she had been with Miroku. How he had made her laugh. Or how he had come over and stayed the night with her, to comfort her when her brother had died recently in a car accident. How he helped her through the tough times, when the restaurant had first started and the business was bad. What really mattered was that he was there, even after all these years because he did care for her.
He truly did love her.
Sango looked at Miroku and smiled and said "Yes Miroku, I'll marry you." A tear of happiness slid down her face. "You will? Sango... I... You don't know how happy this makes me."
Sango watched as Miroku slide the ring on her finger. It was gorgeous. A four carat diamond ring with three little diamond chips on each side of the big centered diamond. She stared at the ring, the ring that symbolized his love for her.
Miroku then kissed her hand. "Sango I have one other question left to ask. Would you like to move in with me?" The sun was set. It was night.
Sango looked at Miroku. He had already fallen asleep. She looked at his face. He was smiling even though he was asleep. Sango had loved that about Miroku, his carefree face, his smile, and his honesty. She was glad when Miroku asked if she would stay tonight. She was also hesitant, thinking he meant something else.
But Miroku sensed it and told her they would do that on their wedding night. He had wanted company. He wanted her by his side, and have someone to snuggle with in bed for the night. He wanted to see Sango wake up in the morning and to see her face first thing before the day had started. That was why he had asked Sango to stay.
So overwhelmed by his happiness he had fallen asleep early, his right arm over Sango's waist. Holding her protectively and lovingly. Sango smiled and kissed Miroku on the cheek and whispered "I love you Miroku."
She then closed her eyes and fell into a blissful sleep. While Miroku who was supposedly sleeping next to Sango, was smiling even wider.
"But I love you even more." He said quietly and stared at her hand. The hand that carried the ring. The ring that she accepted. He was a very happy man.
Kagome watched the couples dance and smiled wistfully. Inuyasha noticed. "Would you like to dance?" Kagome looked at him "I really don't know how..." She blushed and looked away.
Inuyasha went over to her side and held out his hand in front of her. "Don't worry I can teach you."
Kagome took his hand and followed him out to the dance floor. He encircled his hands over her waist and held her close. Emotions of all sorts danced in both their heads.
Inuyasha put his chin on top of her head and guided her while dancing. 'Can I really go through with this? Can I let myself away from Kikyo and start all over here? What about all those years I had with Kikyo, all those years we were together? What about this? What I'm feeling now...'
Kagome closed her eyes and let him guide her. It wasn't that hard, it was a slow song. She only had to shuffle her feet side to side and try not to step on his shoes. 'Is it so wrong to like someone who you barely know, even when you know his heart is somewhere else?'
The song ended and Kagome pulled away from Inuyasha. She looked at him. She didn't know what to do. "Thank you for the dance." Inuyasha nodded and said "It was no problem. I enjoyed it."
Kagome put on a half smile and said "I should be going."
"I'll drive you home then." He helped put on her coat and followed her out.
Kagome was at her front door and looked into his eyes. "Well I enjoyed dinner and the dance."
Inuyasha looked at her. She was so beautiful. She wore a simple black dress with matching heels. Her hair was tied back, half of it up and the other half down. Her face had little makeup if any on and there was a slight pink tint around her cheeks.
She wasn't like Kikyo. And the attraction for her was different from the one he had with Kikyo. He was falling for her fast.
He leaned in. 'I hope I know what I'm doing.' He thought and kissed her on the lips.
Kagome kissed him back, unable to resist.
AN: Well there Ch. 6 it's short, but it's more of filler for the next chapter. I'm going to try to type up my other two stories, TSOT and AEOH sometime this weekend or next week. My schedule has gotten more hectic lately so don't count on any updates really soon on this story or my others, except for my other two in which I'll update because it's been so long. Oh and it would be really awesome if you guys could check out my other stories. That would be great.