Disclaimer: Yeah right! Like I'd want to own Inuyasha! I mean, who wants fame… and money… and worship… and… and… ::goes off into a corner and cries::
A/N: I'm so sorry about the hiatus you guys! I hope you can forgive me, but hey! Looks liked this story is back on track. Though there probably won't be another update until July because I'm going on vacation in a few days. Thank you guys so much for sticking with this story so far and I hope you enjoy!
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Ch. 6.
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It had been four days since their fight. Inuyasha sat on the stone railing of the balcony, brooding. It was the only place Kagome didn't go and thus, he could avoid her avoiding him. The silent treatment was making his mood worsen day by day. He scowled and crossed his arms. What was up with that girl anyway? It had just been a silly little fight! He shot a glare at Kagome's hunched form in the dining room. She was working on her papers again.
Angrily, he dug his claws into the stone, wishing it were wood so that he could vent his rage upon it. He had to get out. He felt suffocated even though he was out in the open. He wanted to be anywhere but where he was at that moment.
Inuyasha flung open the balcony door and entered the apartment. He stood for a moment in the living room, glaring at Kagome, before he stalked to the apartment door and went out, not bothering to be quiet as he slammed the door close.
Kagome stared at her paperwork, noting that she had not written anything down for the past thirty minutes. She flexed her fingers around her pencil, an unreadable expression on her face.
Finally, she gave up, and put her pencil down. She walked the few steps to the living room and sat down, grabbing the remote. She flipped the channels, her mind unfocused.
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Inuyasha walked aimlessly through the corridors of the apartment complex. There were barely any people around and if he did pass by somebody, they would completely ignore him.
Just like Kagome, he thought grumpily. He walked down the hall until he stopped at the stair well.
"What seems to be your problem, good sir?"
Inuyasha whipped his head around, but he could not see anyone. His nose twitched, but he could not smell anyone. "Show yourself!" He commanded in a gruff voice.
"If that is what you wish."
He heard a metallic jingle and suddenly a young man was sitting on the stairs in front of him. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes and stepped back into a defensive crouch.
The man was no doubt a demon. He had inhuman violet eyes and his ear were pointed. His short, black hair was pulled into a small ponytail at the base of his head. He wore a purple turtleneck shirt and a black trench coat. Resting against his shoulder was a golden staff with a hoop at the top and several golden rings attached loosely to it.
"No need to be alarmed," the man waved his hand reassuringly.
"Who are you?" Inuyasha demanded.
"My name is Miroku Kazaana. Who are you?"
Throughout their talking, he had remained completely calm and collected. It made Inuyasha feel suspicious and he flexed his claws. "None of your business."
Miroku's eyebrows rose slightly. "I have told you my name, it would only polite to tell me yours in return."
Inuyasha snorted. "So, I'm not polite. I think I'll get over it."
"Ah, but you see, if you are not polite, you will only push other people away from you. You'll just end up alone in the world. Unless you are the loner type, I'd say it would be difficult to get over it, would it not?"
Inuyasha snarled, "Who are you?"
Miroku shook his head, "Tut, tut. Didn't we already go over this? I am Miroku. You were the one who did not introduce yourself."
Inuyasha straightened. "This is stupid. I'm leaving."
"It is even more rude to leave unexcused in the middle of a conversation." Miroku told his retreating back.
"Hell, if I care," he threw over his shoulder.
"You say you do not care, but you seemed it be pretty upset several minutes ago. Perhaps it had to do with a certain girl…?"
"What—?!" Inuyasha whipped around, but the man was gone. He ran back to the stair well and looked up and stairs and then down, but Miroku was gone. Completely baffled, Inuyasha turned back to the hall only to see Miroku leaning casually against the wall. "What the—!" He moved once against into a fighting stance. "What are you?!"
Miroku fingered the beads that were bound around his gloved right hand. "Why I am a wind demon of course. The wind carries me wherever I wish."
"How do you know about Kagome?"
"I know about all the occupants of this apartment complex. Though, I don't allow many people to notice me. I can conceal my presence."
"Who is your owner?" Inuyasha asked, narrowing his eyes.
"I have no owner."
"So you are a Fugitive?"
Miroku shrugged. "I suppose. Though I have not yet attempted to escape, I'm sure it would not be a problem if I chose to do so. But back to your problem with Miss Kagome. How do you intend to make up with her?"
Inuyasha stood up and crossed his arms. "Feh. I don't care if I make up with that bitch. She drives me crazy anyway."
Miroku smiled slyly, "But you know you like it anyway."
The hanyou glared at him, "Wha…? You don't know anything." He denied.
"Aw, come on, you can tell me," the wind demon smiled cheekily and swung a friendly arm around Inuyasha's shoulders. Inuyasha shrugged it off and sat down against the wall, folding his arms.
"Leave me alone."
"You aught to give her some flowers. Girls love flowers. The lady three floors down has some pretty nice looking ones on her balcony. If you swipe 'em quickly, she'll never notice. Some chocolate would also be nice too, and maybe a nice smooch on the lips and well… you can just let it go from there." The youkai grinned at him.
"She's not my lover, you pervert!" Inuyasha sputtered. "Plus, ningen-youkai relations are strictly forbidden."
"But you are not a youkai. You are hanyou."
"Hanyou, youkai, it's all the same to them," he spat. "Our type has no other use than experimental practices."
Miroku sat down next to him. "You can't possibly believe that."
"I do believe it."
The demon shook his head. "So you don't remember anything about Musashi, the home of the youkai? Nothing at all?"
Inuyasha sighed, "Only bits and pieces. I lived there for a while until my dad died and then they caught me. I don't remember much."
"How long have you been here?"
The hanyou scowled, "I'm not going to tell you everything."
"Maybe if you'd stop being so defensive, you wouldn't be alone anymore."
"I act defensive but I still have Kagome," Inuyasha said in an attempt to prove the man wrong.
"Do you? Have her that is?" He cocked an eyebrow.
Inuyasha kept silent.
"Just give her the flowers. You'll see. Soon, you'll be on her good side again." Miroku patted his knee and stood up. "I'll be around if you ever want to talk again." There was a rush of wind and he was gone.
Inuyasha sat still for a bit, contemplating the demon's suggestion. What could it hurt? He stood up and walked back to the stairs. Seeing as if he set foot outside the building there would be severe consequences, he decided to take Miroku's advice and leapt down three flights of stairs, jumping from balcony ledge to balcony ledge to find the woman he spoke of. He quickly plucked several yellow roses from the large rectangular pot and leapt away.
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Kagome sighed and shut off the television. There was absolutely nothing to watch and she was bored to near tears. She sprawled out against the couch and rubbed her temples as a headache began to form.
It had been a couple of hours and Inuyasha was still missing. She hoped he hadn't gotten himself into trouble. Though he had pissed her off, she still cared for him. She was worried that he had run into security or something. Not only would that get him into trouble, it would get her in trouble as well for not taking proper care of her youkai.
Suddenly the doorbell rang and she stared at the door curiously. Who could it be?
She opened the door and stared surprise.
Inuyasha stood there, his eyes on everything but her face. He was blushing a bit and looked slightly disgruntled.
"Inuyasha… what…?"
Suddenly, he withdrew a small bouquet of yellow roses that were hidden behind his back and he pushed them gently into her hands. "Here," he muttered. "I'm… sorry… for being such an ass. I should have trusted you." His blushed darkened and he stared at his feet.
Kagome held the roses gingerly, a bewildered look on her face. She looked back at his embarrassed face and her eyes softened. "Thank you, Inuyasha. They're beautiful. I accept your apology." She stepped aside and he entered the apartment, closing the door. As he walked past her, she noticed that his hand was bleeding from where he had clenched his hand tightly over the roses' thorns in his nervousness. She grabbed them carefully, smoothing her thumb over one of the cuts.
"Er…" Inuyasha watched her examine his hand. "It doesn't hurt or nothing; they're just little cuts."
Kagome led him to the small closet. "It doesn't matter. We still need to get it cleaned." She left him to place the flowers in a vase, before returning and pulling out the First Aid kit. She then led him into the bathroom. "It was very sweet of you to get me flowers," she said, dabbing a damp cloth over his cuts, clearing away the blood. "Where'd you get them from?"
"Um…"
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The next morning, Kagome woke up finding Inuyasha once again sleeping against the side of her bed. She smiled gently and rubbed at the nearest ear, happy that they were no longer fighting. The past few days had been miserable for her. There was only Inuyasha to make conversation with and because then they were bent on ignoring one another that left Kagome with only herself to talk to.
Inuyasha began to lightly purr in his sleep as she stroked his ear. Kagome giggled and released the appendage in favor of threading her fingers through his soft, silky hair.
"What are you doing, wench?" Inuyasha muttered his eyes still closed.
Kagome smiled and withdrew her hand. "Nothing."
The doorbell rang.
"Wow, another visitor?" Kagome asked, delighted. She pulled on a thin bathrobe over her nightclothes, which consisted of a white spaghetti shirt and green plaid pajama bottoms. She slipped her feet into her pink bunny slippers and walked to the front door, Inuyasha trailing after her.
She opened the door to see a young dark-haired woman holding a clipboard. She had impassive brown-red tinted eyes and wore a red and white striped shirt that clung nicely to her slender body. She glanced at Kagome with the same care as one would toward a worm. "Kagome Higurashi?" She asked in a careless tone.
"Yes, that's me," Kagome replied, curious. "Who are you?"
"I am Kagura Arekuruukaze. I work for Naraku and my specific instructions are to see to Naraku's employees and to see how they are coming along with their youkai." She eyed Inuyasha. "Is this your youkai?"
Kagome nodded. "Yes."
The woman muttered to herself. "Hmm… hanyou, I see…"
Inuyasha growled lightly, but Kagome jabbed him lightly in the stomach with her elbow, warning him to behave.
"Where are his chains, girl? And his chain tag?" Kagura asked Kagome, her eyes hardening.
Kagome fidgeted under the older woman's scrutiny. "Um… well, you see, the chains looked a bit uncomfortable and they kept dragging on the floor so I removed them."
"And the chain?"
Kagome's eyes looked up at Inuyasha's face and then down to the floor. She shifted her weight from one foot the other uncomfortably. "Um…"
"I see…" Kagura marked something on the paper fastened to her clipboard. After she was finished, she looked up at Kagome and gave her a fake, sugary smile. "Thank you for your time, Miss Higurashi. You'll probably be hearing from Naraku within the week. Good day."
She walked out and the younger woman closed the door after her.
Kagome's face was pale as she turned to Inuyasha. "Well, that didn't go too well, did it?"
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A/N: Whew, finally finished with this chapter! Sorry for keeping you guys waiting for so long and I hope to make more frequent updates in the future. Stick with me, guys, I won't let you down again! I think I finally have an idea for where I want this to end. Thanks for all the support! Luv ya!
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