Real Illusions Ch.3
by Badiyannu
a.n/ Well, I'm in a good-mood so I'll update early. Which is a surprise coming from me. Heehee. It's short, but enjoy! :)
Inuyasha sniffed the air, hungrily. His mouth began to water as he caught whiffs of delicious smelling smoked steak. There was nothing that enticed the half-demon more.
"Buyo! Leave me alone! Stop! Heehee... quit! Hahaha..."
Except her.
"Inuyasha, would you PLEASE stop telling Buyo to attack me! I know you did it, don't deny it!" Kagome shrilled, half-giggling as the cat batted at her skirt.
"Hmph... I don't deny it," he responded, smirking, and reluctantly snapped his clawed-fingers a few times.
Buyo immediately ceased his playful jaunt and trotted across the lawn to Inuyasha, who was casually leaning back in a lawn chair. The cat rubbed up against the chair leg and mewed until Inuyasha reached a claw down and scratched him gently between the ears. Purring, Buyo curled up to rest beside the chair, and Inuyasha smiled subtly down at him.
Kagome couldn't help but grin; Inuyasha was being so sweet and it was cute watching him tame Buyo. You would think they would be fighting, he being a dog-demon and Buyo a cat, but they got along rather well. Inuyasha had become a sort of 'mother' to Buyo. Kagome let out an unconscious giggle at the thought.
"Whatcha laughing for?" Inuyasha grumbled, shading his eyes from the blinding sun and squinting up at Kagome, who was now standing in front of him.
"Oh, nothing..." she grinned at him once more, knowingly, before turning around to tending to the BBQ.
Inuyasha deftly reached out and grasped Kagome around the waist, pulling her down onto his lap. He was now sitting up in an aware position with the surprised teenager pulled flush against his chest. She was suddenly pink and her hands rested on his shoulders firmly.
"Now, you tell me, woman, or there'll be prices to pay..." the hanyou growled, playfully. The aroma of the steak was getting to his head and making him awfully giddy.
"Inuyasha... what's wrong with you?" Kagome asked, flushed, hoping that there was nothing wrong with him and he was doing this of his own free will.
Suddenly, Inuyasha shook his head and looked down at the confused teenager. His hands, which were gripping her upper-body tightly, gently fell down to her waist. He averted his gaze and instead, looked down at the grass.
"Get off me, idiot. Damn, you're heavy!"
"Grrr..." Kagome did her own impression of a growl and jumped up off Inuyasha quickly. "That's funny, considering that you can carry me rather easily on your back!"
"Who said it was easy?!"
"SIT!"
The lawn chair was decimated and Kagome walked smugly back over to the BBQ grill. Her mother came out the back door, on alert for whatever happened, and looked at Kagome, puzzled.
"What happened here, honey?"
"Inuyasha just needed to be taught a lesson. That's all." Kagome shrugged, nonchalantly. "Next time, I think we should put him into OBEDIENCE SCHOOL." She shot Inuyasha a triumphant glance.
Inuyasha, still laying on the ground, drummed his fingers on the pavement as he muttered, "Evil wench..."
Kagome and Inuyasha went through dinner without saying a word to each other. Night was falling as the Hiragashi family and Inuyasha gathered around the fireplace in the living room; a traditional after-dinner spot for Kagome and her family.
Although they were sitting practically on top of each other- squashed between Sota and Grandpa on the couch- the half-demon and the teenage refused to talk to each other. Furthermore, even spare a glance to one another; this wasn't a problem with Inuyasha because Kagome's skirt was riding up, her bare skin brushed up against his arm, and Inuyasha refused to be seen blushing.
"The dinner was delicious," Inuyasha directed towards Kagome's mother. He was hoping this would help him not to think about other things.
"Thank you, Inuyasha! I'm so glad you're staying with us for awhile!" Mrs. Hiragashi beamed, and Sota quickly looked up.
"Yeah, me too!" Sota exclaimed, "You're way better than just Kagome here!"
"Hey!" Kagome reprimanded.
"Pssh, I coulda told you that," Inuyasha said, looking at Sota.
Kagome feigned a glance at him, and nudged him hard in the gut with an elbow.
"Oww! Dammnit, Kagome!" the hanyou yelped, and finally stared at Kagome, "You're getting to be a big pain in the—"
"Well, now!" Mrs. Hiragashi interrupted, cheerfully, "Looks like it's time for bed!" She reached over to Sota, as he rose to allow her to kiss his forehead. "Good dreams, sweetie." She and Sota started upstairs.
Inuyasha looked on in perplexity as Kagome sighed and leaned over to her grandfather, kissing his cheek.
"'Night, Grampa."
"Good night, Kagome." He also rose and hugged Kagome, before leaving the room as well.
Suddenly, Inuyasha felt entirely alone with Kagome. She stood up, her figure silhouetted in the firelight. She was blushing slightly and Inuyasha realized that he still was.
"Well?" Kagome said.
"'Well' what?"
Kagome twiddled her fingers and looked at the bottom of the couch, "I was... well... kinda thinking that...since you didn't get a goodnight kiss...and I didn't either... not that I couldn't, ya know....but I was hoping..."
Subtly, Inuyasha rolled his eyes and stood up, towering over Kagome. The raven-haired girl gazed up at him, just now realizing how much taller he was than her.
Slowly, Inuyasha lowered his head, closed his eyes as Kagome shut hers as well, awaiting his...
"ACK!" Kagome's eyes flew open in surprise. "Inuyasha! You licked me!"
The hanyou looked taken aback and flushed, but he pouted angrily, "Gods, Kagome! What's your problem now?! I TRY to give you one of these damn 'goodnight kisses'..."
"Oh!" Kagome cried in an epiphany, and then suddenly giggled.
"What now???" Inuyasha exasperated, collapsing back on the couch.
Speaking through her giggles, Kagome squeaked, "You- you were- heehee!- giving me puppy kisses!"
She fell next to Inuyasha on the couch in a fit of giggles. He just stared strangely at her, not daring to move or say anything. Finally, Kagome ceased her laughter and looked through tear-stained eyes at Inuyasha. He looked back with wide eyes.
"That was so cute! I can't believe you don't know what a real kiss is," Kagome said, smiling. Inuyasha just blushed even more.
"Feh. It's not 'cute'," he growled, turning his face away from her.
"Yes it is!" she squeaked, patting his arm and grinning.
"Well, if you're such a pro at these things," Inuyasha rounded on her, pulling his arm away, "then show me what a 'real kiss' is!"
Kagome's heart began to pound rapidly against her chest and Inuyasha became very quiet as he just realized what he had just asked of her. They looked at each other for awhile, before Kagome broke the silence.
"Okay... C'mer, Inuyasha."
Despite himself, he immediately leaned forward until he was face to face with Kagome. Their breaths mingled before Kagome closed her eyes and gently kissed his lips, pulling away just as quickly.
Inuyasha felt as though his heart had jumped up into his throat. He tried to swallow it down, as he also tried to swallow down the urge to grab her and press his lips to hers once more.
Unfortunately, Kagome arose from the couch, blushing madly, and started out of the room. As she reached the stairs, she called out softly, "Good night, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha was left sitting on the sofa with his thoughts of what just occurred.
a.n/ End of chappie! Sorry so short! I really don't feel like writing more in this passage. Hehe... ;; Please, please review! I need at least 5 more reviews until I post the next chapter, m'kay?