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(oh, and Shriylon: no, Kagome was not raped. he did it out of, er, I guess, uh.....you'll see later in the fic!)
(and I cut the Romeo and Juliet script short: If I let it be, this fic would be too long.)
Romeo and Juliet!
[Chapter 2: Practice]
"Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend. "
I waited patiently for Sesshomaru, Inuyasha's brother, to finish.
(funny, hearing Sesshy quoting Shakespear) I sat at the silver and gold kitchen table in Inuyasha's mansion, constantly worrying that I might get the pretty marble floor dirty. I broke out into a sweat as Inuyasha's servant, Myoga, came in carrying a tray of tea and cookies. The little cups looked so fragile, I was afraid to touch them. Yet Inuyasha, being the person he was, just grabbed a cup and drank all the tea in one gulp, dropping the cup back on the plate.
"Can I go now?" I jumped at Sesshomaru's voice, and nodded my head. He left.
"Inuyasha....why did you kiss me?"I asked timidly. Inuyasha was still
swigging down tea and chomping on cookies.
"Mrrffffhh, mrrnnnmmrrffhrrrrr." Cookie crumbs spewed out of his mouth as he spoke, or at least, tried to speak.
"Ewww!"I squealed. The crumbs came flying in my direction, landing all over my skirt and blouse. I quickly stood up, accidentily brushing all the crumbs to the floor.
"Oops!" I grabbed a napkin and reached down to clean it.
"Don't bother, Kagome. Myoga will do it." Embarrased, I sat back down as Myoga swept in, carrying a broom. (Myoga...swept in...does not go together)
"Well, are you going to answer my question?"I asked, this time waiting
for him to swallow. Inuyasha grinned sheepishly.
"I've always wanted to. The very first day I saw you, I knew."
"Knew what?" I pressed for more answers.
"Knew that you were the ugliest wench in the entire world!"
Inuyasha nearly flipped over the back of his chair with laughter.
"Why you......!" I stopped as Inuyasha grabbed my hand. The one that
was just about to slap him.
"You know, I could turn your life into a living nightmare any moment I wanted to,"Inuyasha said icily.
"Well, who cares about me anyway. My life is already worse than hell!"I said, adding emphasis to the last sentence.
"Come on. Let's fast forward to the scene where Romeo is watching Juliet on the balcony."
I nodded my head, pushing the tea tray to the other end of the table.
Inuyasha, still clutching my hand, led me to a large room with a slightly raised platform.
"This is the rehearsal room. A few years back, my father had it made for me so I would have space to practice my plays."Inuyasha explained.
"Oh,"I squeaked, awed at the 'rehearsal room'. I stationed myself in the
right wing, while Inuyasha crouched down, hiding in some imaginary
'bushes', clutching his script.
"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she:
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and green
And none but fools do wear it; cast it off."Inuyasha stopped there, waiting. I gulped down the lump in my throat, squeaking, "Ay me!"
"She speaks: O, speak again, bright angel! for thou art
As glorious to this night, being o'er my head
As is a winged messenger of heaven
Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes
Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him
When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds
And sails upon the bosom of the air." Inuyasha's reaction to the words was dramatic, he looked like he really meant it. Like he was really Romeo. I envied his braveness, his wonderful acting skills. I tried my best to act.
"O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet."
I shut my eyes tightly, and my hand balled into a fist. I said the words so real, so dramatically, that I swore Inuyasha was even taken aback.
"Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?"Inuyasha whispered.
"Woohooo! Yeah, lets hear more!!!" I jumped back, startled at the girl clapping her hands together. She had long, pretty, dark hair. Part of it was separated into a side-swept ponytail, and she was wearing a pretty orange and white Kimono.
"Rin! What are you doing in here?"Inuyasha hissed, blushing.
"Sesshoumaru-sama had to go out, so I can do whatever I want!"Rin squealed happily, still clapping. Inuyasha glanced at me and explained, "She's Sesshoumaru's girlfriend."
"Oh." I smiled at the girl, but realized that she is a little young to be dating someone like Sesshoumaru. But I didn't pursue the subject.
"Rin, Kagome and I have to keep practicing. Will you get out now?"Inuyasha asked, impatient.
"Awww, but Rin want to stay and watch!"Rin complained.
"Please Rin?"I asked, putting on the puppy-dog eyes.
"Awww....fine, Rin go." With that, she left.
"Inuyasha....why did you kiss me in the car?"
Flashback
"You wanna practice?"
"Practice what?"
Inuyasha gently pressed his lips onto mine, just ever so lightly. My heart began to thump. B-bmp, b-bmp. His arms went around my body, pulling me into a deeper kiss. I closed my eyes and relaxed into his friendly hug (cough cough friendly? cough)
"If you wanna do that....GET A ROOM!!!"
We jerked apart, both blushing our faces off. Miroku grinned at us insanely, then went back to driving.
"Miroku! You hentai!!! If you ever do that again, you're fired!"Inuyasha threatned, his fist cracking into a knuckle sandwich. Miroku gulped, and kept his eyes on the road. For the rest of the car ride, Inuyasha and I sat at separate ends of the couch.
End Flashback
Inuyasha blushed, remembering the moment.
"Well, I, uh....well...uh....Feh! Why would you want to know?!"Inuyasha snapped, immediatly regreting this descision. Tears clouded my eyes as I tried to speak.
"I--I th-thought y-you really l-liked me!"I sobbed, the tears spilling out of my eyes. Inuyasha ran over to hug me, but I just pushed him away.
"I-is th-that what y-you j-just do for fun?! Do y-you enjoy playing w-with people's e-emotions?!"I screeched, falling on my knees. Like I mentioned: I was a natural actress. He quickly wrapped his arms around my body, bringing me into a tight hug.
"I-I'm sorry, Kagome,"he said, hugging me tighter. I waited for just the right moment.
"YOU IDIOT!! IDIOT!!" I screamed, standing up suddenly. Inuyasha was taken aback. His puppy ears were flat against his head, and he looked like a scared cat. I couldn't keep it in anymore.
"Hahahahaha!!! Oh my god, you should've seen the look on your FACE!!"I laughed, clutching my stomach. I doubled over in laughter, falling to the ground, tears coming out of the corner of my eyes.
"You!! How....c-could...you fool me like that!!!?"he stammered, flushing.
"You should know already. I wasn't given the part of Juliet for nothing, my sweet Romeo."
I smirked as I edged closer to his face. Quickly, I pecked his cheek and dashed off. Inuyasha was not far behind, and using his demonic strength, quickly caught up to me.
I raced out the back door, and stopped right before a huge swimming pool. Inuyasha dashed over and picked me up bridal style, jumping into the pool, clothes and all. A few seconds later, we surfaced, treading water. I shivered slightly, because the water was cold.
Seeing this, Inuyasha swam over, picked me up again, and climbed out of the pool and onto a lounge chair. I sat in his lap, cuddling up to his wet body. Inuyasha smiled, and wrapped his arms around me, trying to keep me warm while he himself was still shaking with cold. I leaned over and kissed him gently on the cheek, then snuggled back down into his grasp and fell asleep, feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.
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