By: Maggz
Disclaimer: InuYasha and Co. © Rumiko Takahashi
Chapter 8The day of the party came and it was a nice, sunny day... a bit cool but otherwise perfect. Kouga had called to tell me he'd pick me up in the early evening for the drive to the farmhouse and I was dressed and waiting outside on the porch when InuYasha's car came into our drive. It was the first time I had seen him since the water park and I watched him as he got out of the car and came up the steps toward me. I still thought him gorgeous; he wore a dark red and white striped long sleeved shirt with the sleeves pulled up so that I noticed his silver bracelet and watch. The shirt, paired with a baggy pair of washed out, frayed bottomed jeans and white trainers made him look casual but so sexy, and his hair was picked up in a low ponytail. A silver necklace winked from around his neck as he made his way across the wide front porch to sit by my side on the swing.
"Long time no see, Sis!", he grinned and I smiled back. "You look really nice!", he said and as was his custom, his eyes traveled down me... from my dark green short sweater to my dark jeans and boots.
"Thanks, InuYasha", I said when his eyes reached mine again. He studied me for a moment and then smiled. "You still think you're not the pretty one?', he asked me and his hand came to rest on my knee where he gave it a light squeeze. "...ahh... but I'm the intelligent one! and that's what counts, Hara!", I laughed. He laughed too and got up to start inside for Kikyo. "So I hear Kouga is picking you up for the party... sure you won't change your mind and ride with me... us...?", he asked. "Nope... already taken care of for the evening... thanks tho...", I said. "Ok, last chance...", he said and raised a brow at me. "Don't worry so much... I'll be fine!", I said..."and I'll see you when we get there.", I answered. "Save a dance for me... or two... or three...", he said as he opened the front door and went to get Kikyo.
She followed him back out at once and I smiled. She LOOKED happy, relaxed, sure of herself... maybe they had already talked it out and come to some sort of agreement. I hoped so... She waved at me and they walked to his car... he opened the door for her and then turned to walk back around to his side... sliding his sunglasses over his eyes and looking at me once again. "Damn you, InuYasha...", I said through my frozen smile and I waved at him as he waved back at me.
Kouga arrived shortly after and ran up the steps to pull me to my feet. "You look excellent in green!", he smiled as he gave me a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks, Kouga...", I smiled and let him pull me swiftly down the steps and to his car. The drive was about a two hour one and we talked or listened to his new CD's as we wound our way thru the countryside. It wasn't long before we pulled up out in front of a huge old farmhouse and I saw maybe thirty cars already parked there. "Wow! big party!", I said and got out of the car, smoothing my jeans.
"You'll know some already... the guys should be here; the rest are crew or old friends... new friends!", he laughed and pulled me with him to the house. I could hear music blasting already and smelled food being cooked outside on an open pit, the closer we got. Once inside, Kouga moved with me thru the crowd until we came to a few familiar faces. Miroku and Shippo stood with their backs against the railing of the outside deck and I smiled when I saw them . "Hello, Babe!", Shippo grinned and introduced me to his girl, Anna... a pretty blond. Miroku moved forward and did the same with Koharu, his own steady girl and we all chatted for a bit. Pretty soon I spotted my sister and InuYasha leaned against a wall inside the house... and neither looked very happy. I suppressed an urge to go and get her and try to talk some sense into her but I knew it would do no good... still, it wasn't fair to ruin the party for InuYasha.
InuYasha had a beer in his hand and as I watched he drained it, crushed the can, and started looking for another. Since he was walking our way, I turned my back to him so he wouldn't know I had 'caught' him arguing with my sister. I felt Kouga slide his arms around my waist from behind and I leaned back against him. He was warm and comfortable... safe.
InuYasha must've spotted us for he came out onto the deck, turning up his beer and joining in our small group. "Where's Kikyo?", Miroku asked. InuYasha jerked his thumb backward and took another swallow of beer. "Ladies room...", he said and then his amber eyes blazed into mine. I saw him look down, taking in Kouga's arms around me and then back up. "Dance with me, 'Kagome?", he asked and set his beer down on the railing. Kouga unhooked his arms from around me and with a smile up and back at Kouga, I let InuYasha take my hand and lead me onto a crowded dance floor. It was a fast song and I was half surprised as he grabbed me round my waist and pulled me to him. "Like this song...", he stated and I nodded. He didn't seem to be in the mood for conversation at the moment and I didn't push it. It didn't seem like he was the same InuYasha that I had seen only hours before at my house. His hands had worked their way down to the back pockets of my jeans and he slid his hands in and kept up his grind. "You dance good...", he said and I smiled. "I dance better to the slow stuff...", I said. "Well... we can do that too!", he laughed. I was very aware of the heat of our bodies pressed together on the floor and I wondered where in hell Kikyo was now. My eyes scanned the room and I saw her... dancing with a very cute tall guy several feet away from us... laughing up at him... totally unaware of the pain or anger she was leaving InuYasha in. When I took in all the couples on the dance floor, I felt some relief for everyone was dancing just as InuYasha and I were: bodies pressed together, slow grind, arms held close.
The song ended and we stopped dancing. "Want a drink?", he asked me as we walked back toward the deck. "Yes, very much...", I said and he grinned and went to grab me a beer as well as one for himself. We made it back to the deck and rejoined the group I had left. Some had left and some had stayed and I found myself between InuYasha and Kouga as the conversation livened and chairs were pulled up. I declined a chair and offered to sit on the floor of the deck... not realizing I had caused a bit of commotion. Kouga had turned to pull a chair up for himself just the same time as InuYasha and as Kouga set his chair down directly behind me, InuYasha also swung his around and knocked it into Kouga's. "Sorry, InuYasha...", Kouga said but slid into the chair behind me and put his hands on my shoulders, lifting my hair and rubbing my neck with his hands.
Beer flowed freely as well as liquor and wine... as far as I could tell, nobody was feeling any pain. I realized InuYasha had gotten up at some point and left his chair vacant... and I breathed a sigh of relief... I hoped he was back inside... trying to make up with my sister.
The night had grown darker and Kouga had slid his chair back, electing to sit on the floor behind me. His hands had worked their way from my hips back to my back and were even now sliding against the skin of my back underneath my sweater. I was feeling good... his hands were feeling better... and I leaned back into him and closed my eyes. I felt someone sit down near me in the chair and a foot push up against my bottom... then push again... and I turned to look and saw InuYasha sitting there but not looking at me. I reached my hand back... sure it was him... and found his trainer pressed into my bottom. Shrugging my shoulders, I settled back against Kouga once more and within a minute, I felt the same pushing on me. "Kouga, let's dance...", I said and he pulled me up. InuYasha's hand slipped down and against my leg as I passed by him and I felt a gentle squeeze there as I walked by.
I wasn't thinking too clearly now and had decided on no more drink for the rest of the night. Looking around I couldn't see my sister anywhere... and I began to wonder where she could be. When my eyes glanced out on the deck, I still saw InuYasha there... his back to us... joining into the laughter caused by a joke someone had told. "What is it, Kagome?', Kouga asked as his hands worked up into the back of my sweater once more. "I'm looking for Kikyo... I haven't seen her all evening since we first got here!", I said and continued looking around the room. "Don't worry... she's probably out front.", he breathed into my ear and I nodded. I felt him pull me closer against him... and at the same time, saw that the crowd at the party had thinned out considerably. The dance slowed and so did we but we didn't leave the floor.
Kouga had worked us back into a corner of the room and before I realized it, we were alone in that corner... he had worked his hands to the front of my sweater and was squeezing my breasts thru the fabric of my sweater. Then one hand moved to my waist and he was slowly unbuttoning my jeans, his hand working down the front of them... to the waistband of my panties. "Kagome... so soft...", he whispered in my ear and I felt his mouth slip against my ear and then he sucked on the lobe. The other hand had moved back to the hem of my sweater and I felt his fingers work up my tummy and almost to my breasts before I heard InuYasha's voice.
"Kagome, let's go!", InuYasha said firmly and I opened my eyes to see InuYasha standing by my side. "I'm not ready, InuYasha...", I said and he gripped my arm above my elbow. "You're ready... so am I... let's go!", he said. "Look, Man... she came with me... you've got her sister or have you forgotten that?", Kouga shot. "Kouga, I don't want any trouble from you, understand? Kagome just needs to come with me... you and I will work this out later... don't cause a scene", InuYasha said. "Me cause a scene? how about YOU?", Kouga asked and his hand snaked out to pull back around my waist. InuYasha tugged on my arm and I realized that if I didn't stop this very soon... there really would be a scene that would embarrass the three of us.
"Kouga... look... I'll just catch a ride back with InuYasha, ok... it's fine... trust me... I'll talk to you tomorrow, ok?", I asked. His bright blue eyes looked into mine and then he smiled. "Ok, I'll call you later tomorrow... you're ok with this?", he asked and cocked his head toward InuYasha. "Yes, it's fine...", I said. "Then tomorrow it is... I had a good time, Kagome...", he said and I took that moment to button up my jeans and fix my sweater... none of which InuYasha missed as I felt his fingers tighten their grip on me. "Ok... enough... let's go!', he said gruffly and with a wave back at Kouga... I let InuYasha tug me with him past the rest of the dancers and outside to his car. He opened the door and pushed me a bit roughly into the passenger seat and then quickly ran around and got into the drivers side.
"Where is my sister?', I asked him. "Hell if I know... three people said she left with Bankotsu... that's enough for me...", he said and I nodded... I suppose he had turned down her ultimatum.
I laid my head back on the seat and closed my eyes. When I opened them again, we were going thru unfamiliar territory, certainly not the way Kouga and I had come and I looked over at InuYasha... his face grim in the glow of the dash board. "Where are we? Kouga and I didn't come this way.", I said. "Well, Kouga and I don't do things the same way, 'Kagome... just be patient... this way will get us home quicker." he said.
"Fine" , I said and let my head sink back into the seat once more. He wasn't saying a word to me and I didn't know if he was upset with me because of Kouga... or because of he and Kikyo's problems. Either way, I had learned early on to just keep my mouth shut.
The ride went on and I suppose I dozed for it was InuYasha waking me, shaking my shoulder, that I felt next. I slowly opened my eyes and looked around me but all I saw was dark... and dark forest on either side of an empty road. "Wake up, Kagome...", he said and I rubbed my eyes. "Not home...", I said and sat up on the seat straighter. "I know... I know... car won't start... we need to walk back a ways... I saw a mailbox... and get some help... my damned mobile is out.", he said and I looked over at him. "Is this a joke, InuYasha?', I asked. "Hell no... it's not a joke!', he said. "Good... coz I don't have a good feeling about this if it is. Ever heard of Urban Legend?", I said and he laughed. "Yes but I'm not leaving you here... we're locking up the car and you're coming with me.", he said. "You bet your fine ass I'm coming with you!", I said firmly and unhooked my seatbelt.
He locked the car and we met up at the back of the car. "How far back is that mail box, InuYasha?", I asked him. "Not far... here... hold onto my hand... it's as dark as anything... and I can't believe there aren't any cars on the road!, he said. "Just where did you take us, InuYasha?", I said and I felt his hand tighten on my own. "It WAS a short-cut... I don't know what happened to my car.", he said and I believed him.
Sure enough, a mailbox loomed in front of us and he pointed at it with a smile. "Back to civilization!", he grinned and we walked up the drive and to the cabin that sat there. "InuYasha... I hate to tell you this but it does NOT look lived in or civilized!", I said. "Maybe they're asleep, Kagome... it's very late!", he said and I followed him onto the porch.
Being civilized ourselves, we knocked several times before we gave up and realized nobody was home. I turned my back to him and looked out the way we had come... pitch black was all I saw. "I am NOT walking back!", I said and he laughed and came to stand beside me, his hands stuffed into the pockets of his jeans. "I know... I don't want to either... I suppose the only choice we have is to break the damned door down and stay here 'til morning when there are bound to be cars on the road!", he said.
"Ok, Superman... be my hero and get us inside there before I wet my pants from fright!", I said and he laughed and walked up to the door. "Maybe breaking a window...", he said and pulled his sweater over his head. "What are you doing?", I asked him as he wrapped his hand up in his sweater and looked at the little pane of glass in front of him. "I saw it on the TV once... in a movie... should work!", he said and brought his fist back... then forward to punch thru the window. It did break and with a grin, he slid his arm inside and fiddled with the window lock... then pushed it up. "I'll go in and then open up for you...", he said and with that he climbed in the window and disappeared.
"InuYasha?", I said a bit afraid... I did NOT like being out here alone at all. I heard the lock turn and soon the door swung open... and InuYasha's head came into view. "Welcome home, sweetheart!", he sang and I shook my head... this guy had a weird sense of humor if you asked me...
So now I will begin to tell you how my life changed... with that one night... that single night... how I went from being a girl who thought she was a woman... to a woman in every sense of the word... and how my heart and soul became forever tied to InuYasha Hara.
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Maggz