Disclaimer: Inuyasha and all its characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi. The only thing I own (besides my PS2 and my games) is this story and any characters I might make up (which is unlikely). Please don't sue! ^_^'
Hey all! Here's chapter two!! I'm glad for all those who reviewed for the last chapters. ^-^ Also, as you know it's an A/u… so many things might be weird… or just won't happen (i.e.: the threat of Naraku…) Lol… well… I forgot to write this in the last chapter but… this fic is bound to have a lemon (most likely more than one), and suggestive themes. LOL…I sound like the people for the Movieratings…
I have a quick question: Is Kagome's last name Higure or Higurashi?? Because I have the Inuyasha video game and in that she says her last name is Higure… but I remember people saying "Higurashi shrine"… so, right now I'm using Higurashi… but, if that's not the right (as in original Japanese) way, I'd like to know.
Anyways… in this chapter… Kagome and Inuyasha will have their mini-meeting… LOL!
Enjoy!!
Ages/Grades:
Kagome: 16- Junior
Sango: 17- Junior
Inuyasha: 17- Senior
Miroku: 18- Senior
-Princess Kai-
Chapter Two
"So, are you clear on everything?" Miroku asked as he lowered his sunglasses and glanced at Kagome.
Kagome blushed and looked around herself at the people that were staring at them.
Sango was standing next to Miroku, sporting matching black sunglasses and a black trench coat.
"You guys look so freaking suspicious!!" Kagome whispered.
"Shh… we don't want Inuyasha to recognize us!!" Sango said.
"Do you really think he'd care if he saw you guys standing out here with me?? I mean… it's a public street. Not like you're in his backyard or something!!" Kagome said as she shrugged and adjusted her skirt.
"Hey… Miroku! Doesn't she look cute??" Sango asked as she nudged the boy next to her.
He grinned and nodded.
Kagome was wearing a dark blue pleated skirt that reached her mid-thigh and a matching tight-fitting turtleneck.
Her hair was held up in a high ponytail and shone brightly because Sango had brushed it like a maniac.
School had just let out ten minutes ago. It was a Thursday, and every Thursday Inuyasha would go to the library for an hour and a half to study his English Lit.
"I still think this is kind of weird…" Kagome said as she pulled at the short skirt again.
"Stop that! It's not that short! Besides, you have great legs… make sure you show 'em off a lot. If you see him staring at your eyes, chest or legs, that's a good sign… it means you're working your best assets real well. But… if he's staring at everything below your neck a little too long, well, that means he's a pervert. You want nothing to do with that type." Sango dictated.
Kagome raised an eyebrow and tilted her head.
"Talk about hypocrisy." Kagome muttered as she glanced at the oblivious Miroku.
Sango blushed and frowned.
"It's not the same thing!" Sango said.
"What's not the same thing?" Miroku asked.
"Nothing… we're wasting time here… Kagome, get your behind in there, ok?" Sango asked as she and Miroku crossed the street with her.
"Remember what we told you." Miroku said as they stopped at the doors to the public library.
"Act like we didn't send you there, ok?? I mean, maybe you could look at a book or something for a little while, and then sit next to him and start a conversation. Something like that. But, don't make yourself too obvious." Sango said.
Kagome ignored the rest of what her best friend was saying as she waved them away and walked into the library.
Once Kagome had set foot inside the large library she felt extremely nervous.
Miroku told her Inuyasha was usually on the second floor in the literature section, almost always sitting by the window.
She glanced at her watch.
It read 3:45.
'He won't be here any later than 5:00.' She thought to herself.
She sighed as she strolled around the main floor of the library.
She ran into a few people she knew from school and struck up short conversations.
She glanced at her watch again.
"Ok… it's almost 4 o'clock. I guess now I can go up there and he won't think I like followed him in or something." Kagome mumbled to herself as she started up the stone steps.
She rarely ever visited the second floor of the library unless she had research to do. But, most things could be done on the internet so she hadn't been there in years.
The upper floor was pretty nice.
It had green carpeting and large dark wooden tables where a few random students sat at while studying furiously.
She glanced around her and looked towards the two tables by the window and was disappointed to see that neither table was occupied.
She let out a soft sigh.
"What… was Miroku wrong about this?" she asked as she tucked a strand of loose hair behind her ear.
'I feel so stupid…' she thought sadly as she looked around her.
She turned to go back down the stairs but stopped when she saw a boy walk out from one of the many aisles of books and sit down at a table by the window with three thick and old-looking books in his hands.
She almost leapt for joy when she saw who it was, but then her nervousness returned ten-fold.
She sneaked over to a stand of books and began to browse absentmindedly, whilst occasionally glancing at the guy of her dreams.
She strolled through the aisles of books, getting closer and closer to him.
On her way, she picked up random books and shuffled towards the table he was sitting at.
She blushed slightly as she pulled out a chair and sat down a few seats away from him.
He didn't even look up as she sat down, but only turned a page of the book he was taking notes from.
She huffed, and pouted but opened up one of the books she had randomly picked.
Her eyes widened when she noticed it wasn't even in a language she could understand.
'Ok…' she thought as she tapped her feet in boredom.
She then shyly lifted her eyes and glanced at him.
His eyebrows were lowered and his mouth was twisted up in a cute little frown.
"You okay?" she heard him ask.
"Huh?" she asked dumbly.
She was surprised to see a smirk form on those lips of his but he had still not even glanced at her.
"I asked are you okay? You're sighing like crazy. I wondered if you might be sick or something." He said as he turned yet another page.
"N-no… I mean yes… I mean. Yes, I'm okay. No, I'm not sick." She muttered.
He rolled his eyes, as he continued to smirk.
She stared at him, as he scratched something out on his notepaper.
She admired his handwriting.
It was not the illegible chicken-scratch of most boys, but it also still possessed that boyish scrawl to it.
'At least I can read it… if he was to send me love letters I would have no problem.' She thought with a grin.
"Seriously… now I'm thinking you're mentally unwell." He said as he slammed his book shut.
She jumped at the sound.
"Huh??" she asked.
"You've been staring at me for like, five minutes." He stated as he turned his gold eyes on her.
She swooned.
"No… I'm ok." She said as she quickly glanced away and back down at the book in front of her.
'Hmm… maybe this is in Russian?' she asked herself absently.
"Hey!" he said, sounding surprised. "You're that underclassman I bumped into yesterday!"
She blushed.
"Oh, yeah. I'm surprised you remembered." She said as she shyly smiled.
"Hey… wait a second." He said as he frowned.
He shifted over the two seats that separated them and sat next to her.
"Did you talk to Miroku??" he asked suspiciously.
"Miroku?" she asked playing dumb. "I don't even really know the guy."
"Heh… he seems to know you. And any girl Mirkou "knows" has a reputation about her." He said as he looked her up and down.
Now Kagome regretted letting Sango dress her up.
'Great now he thinks I'm a whore.' She thought miserably.
"That's not true." She said, finally finding her voice. "Miroku's a pervert but just because I've talked to him does not mean I've slept with him."
Inuyasha smirked and shook his head.
"I never said that. You sound like you've got something to defend. Maybe someone's got a guilty conscience." He stated as he got up and walked towards another aisle of books.
Kagome groaned as she slid her body down so her head could rest on the table in front of her.
'Now he thinks I'm a whore and a liar.' She thought.
She was surprised when she heard a loud thud.
He settled himself back into the seat next to her and opened the book he had dropped on the table.
"Heh… don't let what I say bother you so much." He said as he chuckled.
She looked up at him and thought he looked so cute when he was smiling.
"Miroku may act like he's a player but let's just say he hasn't exactly sealed the deal with any girl." Inuyasha said with a grin.
"I've heard the same about you." She blurted out.
Her eyes widened as he raised an eyebrow at her.
She blushed deeply and clamped her hands over her mouth.
"Oh my god!!" she wailed through her fingers. "I'm so sorry that I said that!!"
He rolled his eyes and glanced back down at the book in front of him.
"Shh…" he muttered as people turned to stare at them. "Everyone's looking at you. You're so weird."
Kagome felt like crying as she clasped her hands in front of her and kept her eyes focused on them.
They sat in silence for a while before Inuyasha glanced at her.
Her face was flushed and her eyes looked shiny with unshed tears.
'She's gonna cry?' he thought in annoyance.
He never did well with bawling chicks.
He sighed.
"Look, I don't really care about what you said. I mean, if a little thing like that could get me mad you'd hate to see me when I'm being teased by my brother." He said with a slight chuckle, trying to make her smile at least.
She sniffled as she looked up at him.
"You have a brother? So do I." She said as she smiled.
"Well," he said as he relaxed, "he's sort of my half-brother, but we live in the same house and everything."
"Oh…" she said.
"I am really sorry about what I said. It's really none of my business what you do with your girlfriends. Or don't do… what I mean is… you know… I'm nosy and I'm-" she started before he raised a hand signaling her to shut up.
"Sheesh, I already told you I don't care about it. Anyways, what's your name? We seem to be having pretty personal conversations and we haven't even been introduced." He said.
"Oh!" she said as she mentally kicked herself.
"I'm such an idiot. My name's Kagome Higurashi." She said as she stuck out her hand.
Inuyasha raised his eyebrow and smirked.
"A little bit formal, aren't we Kagome?" he asked as he shook her hand. "I'm Inuyasha, but I can assume you already knew that."
She blushed again and giggled nervously.
'How can she blush so much? Is that even healthy for her face?' Inuyasha asked himself amusedly.
Kagome noticed that he was smiling at her and wondered what he found so funny.
"What?" she asked as she frowned.
"Nothing." He said with a smirk.
Kagome narrowed her eyes.
"You find something about me funny??" she asked, taking offense.
He sat back, finding the girl's quick mood swings to be a bit unnerving.
"Take it easy." He said as he smiled at her.
She sighed at just how cute he was and nodded slightly.
"So… what grade are you in?" he asked her.
"Um… I'm a junior." She said as she fiddled with the thick illegible book in front of her.
"Uh huh? You don't look old enough to be a junior. I mean you've got the body, but your face…" he trailed off as he listened to her gasp.
'Kuso…' he thought, as it was now his turn to blush deeply.
"That's not what I meant! I mean… you just don't look like you're old enough to be a junior. Well, you know, your face looks too little and innocent. Sorry about that whole "body" comment. I'm guessing it was a little rude." He stated as he stared at his hands.
She was surprised that he could actually be embarrassed.
"Well… I guess I am kind of a young junior. I'm 16. I was born late, but they accepted me anyway." She offered.
He nodded, but he still looked a bit embarrassed.
She smiled.
She looked around her to find something to talk about when she noticed the four books in front of him.
"You're a senior, right, Inuyasha?" she asked as she tapped the book in front of him.
He looked up at her and nodded slowly.
"Yeah… you seem to be having some trouble with Literature as a whole." She commented.
He frowned.
"I'm not dumb or anything, Kagome." He muttered.
"I'm not saying that you are… but you're obviously having some trouble with this stuff. I've read a lot of these before on my own time… I could probably help you out." She offered.
He glanced at her, wondering if she was sincere or not.
"Yeah?" he asked as he glanced at his watch.
It read 4:25.
"I guess I have time."
"Great!" she said as she grinned and reached for one of the books on the table. "Now this one's a classic…"
Sango squealed as the phone rang.
She jumped up from where she was watching T.V. next to her little brother.
She was hoping it was Kagome who was calling her.
It had just reached 4:30, but of course she wasn't expecting Kagome to really spend the whole hour and a half with Inuyasha.
Keeping in mind that he was a senior, a popular one at that, he wouldn't let Kagome take up too much of his time, whether he liked her or not.
She finally reached the phone and breathlessly picked it up on the third ring.
"Hello? Kagome, is that you?" she asked as she walked with the cordless back into the living room.
She flopped down next to her brother, Kohaku, as the other person on the line replied.
"Hey, Sango, no it's not Kagome. It's me Miroku. But, I'm wondering if you've heard from her as of yet." He asked politely.
"Miroku??" Sango shrieked as she sat up.
Kohaku snickered.
"Who's Miroku?? Is he your boyfriend?" he teased.
"No! Shut up!" she said as she smacked him with a pillow.
"S-sorry about that… heh heh… I was expecting Kagome-chan to call. I haven't heard a word from her since we left her there." Sango said.
"Hmm… well, that could either mean they're really getting along. Or, she's just run home bawling cause he's been a complete ass to her." Miroku offered.
"I'm really hoping for choice number one." Sango said.
Kohaku started making kissing faces at her and she glared at him.
"Yeah, me too." Miroku was saying. "I really think this can work. I mean he hasn't even called me from the library asking what our lit homework was about. Usually he does that every time. He's such an idiot sometimes."
"And that's supposed to mean exactly what to me?" Sango asked in confusion.
"Well… that must mean he's completely ignored his lit assignment. Which means all his attention is focused on little Kagome." Miroku said giddily.
"Yeah!" Sango said with excitement. "Who knew we could be so great at hooking people up?? I mean we both are lacking in the romance department."
Miroku was silent for a while.
"Yeah… that sucks doesn't it?" he asked softly.
Sango's mouth worked slowly, but nothing came out. His voice sounded so sexy like that.
Kohaku stared at his older sister weirdly.
She looked like a fish.
"Yeah." She finally managed to say.
Miroku chuckled which almost made her melt.
"Well… in that case… I was wondering if-" he started before he was cut off by a booming voice coming from Sango's end of the line.
"SANGO!!!" her father yelled as he walked into the room.
"Eep! Hey dad…" Sango said as she giggled nervously.
He looked at her weirdly.
"Who're you talking to?" he asked.
"Uh… a friend." Sango offered.
"A boyfriend." Kohaku said as he laughed.
"Boy?? No boys!!" her father said sternly. "Tell him you'll have to go."
Sango blushed and nodded at her father.
"When you're done I'll need you to help me in the kitchen." He said as he turned and walked back from where he had come.
Sango glared daggers at her brother as she turned back to the phone.
"Uh… Miroku? I've got to go. Daddy's orders." She said sourly.
"Oh, yeah, ok." He said as he had to stop himself from laughing.
She frowned.
"Was there something else you wanted?? It seemed like you were gonna ask me something." Sango said as she played with a strand of her hair.
"Oh… no, it wasn't anything important. I'll save it for another time. Bye, my love." He said jokingly.
But, it shocked Sango.
"Bye…" she said.
She held the phone to her ear even after she heard the 'click' signaling that he had hung up.
"Uh… I think when you say bye you have to hang up the phone, Sango." Kohaku pointed out.
She blinked, and then clicked it off.
She turned to him and gave him a look that dared him to say something.
He grinned.
"You really do get dumb when it deals with boys, you know that, sis?" he asked.
That got to her.
Sango let out a scream of rage as she lunged at him.
The clock in the center of town just rang, signaling that it was now five o'clock.
Kagome and Inuyasha joked around as they strolled down the street.
Inuyasha had offered to walk Kagome home, as recompense for the help she gave him with his homework.
Kagome grinned from ear to ear as he slung his arm around her as they crossed the street.
She was slightly disappointed when he pulled away once they were on the other side.
She would have loved to see the faces of some of the girls in her class if they happened to walk by and see a senior with his arm wrapped around her shoulders.
She giggled at the thought.
Inuyasha glanced at her, thinking how strange she was.
'But, she's beautiful.' He thought to himself.
He frowned at that thought.
'Forget about it. So what if she's beautiful, and cute, and smart, and funny, and has a killer body… you don't want a girlfriend, remember??' he asked himself. 'Don't think you can forget about the whole mess with Kikyo.'
When Kagome pulled herself out of her fantasy world and looked at Inuyasha, he was frowning.
"Huh? What's wrong with you?" she asked softly.
"Nothing…" he said as they continued walking.
'And she looks like Kikyo in a way. She'll probably hurt you the same way.' His mind was warning him.
'No… she looks too sweet to do something like what Kikyo did.' He argued back.
He glanced at Kagome, who was looking at her feet.
'She probably thinks she did something wrong.' He thought.
"Hey, Kagome." He said as he nudged her with his elbow.
"Hmm?" she asked as she looked up.
"Are you doing anything tomorrow night?" he asked hesitantly.
'It's been so long since I've been on a date…' he thought.
"Um… no I don't think so." She said as her heart almost stopped beating.
"Wanna catch a movie or something? For an underclassman you're not as annoying as the rest seem to be. You're kind of fun to hang with, you know?" he asked.
Kagome blinked in surprise as he quickly turned his head away.
She could see a light pink tinge to his cheeks.
She smiled.
'So, he can be shy too? How sweet!' she thought.
Then, suddenly the reality of what he asked her hit her like a sledgehammer.
"Y-you mean you want to go out with me? Like on a date?" she asked.
His eyebrows rose and his blush darkened.
"No! Not a date…" he said hastily.
He regretted it when he saw the way her face fell.
"I… I mean not a date yet." He said as he smirked at her. "Kagome, we've only just met. I'm pretty sure you'll probably hate me in another few days or so. So, for right now we'll go just as friends. Maybe later on… we can go as more than that."
Kagome's heart fluttered at his honesty.
"Ok." She sighed. "I'll just have to ask my mom if it's ok and everything."
"Alright. That's great." He said as he stopped walking.
He looked behind her and she turned around.
"Oh? We're here already?" she asked.
"Yeah. This is where you said you lived right? It's kind of cool to live in a shrine like this. Miroku lives in a place like this too, since a lot of people in his family were monks." Inuyasha said as he smiled at her.
"That's cool." She said, not really paying attention to a word he was saying.
She was enthralled with his perfect smile.
'Oooh…' she thought to herself. 'He's so sexy and he's not as stuck up as I would assume most seniors were.'
"Well, here," he said as he ripped a page out of the notebook he was carrying and quickly scrawled something down on it, "this is my number. If your mom is ok with you going with me to see a movie or whatever, just call me tomorrow and tell me, ok?"
"Uh huh." She said dumbly as she took the paper from his hand.
Their hands bumped each other by accident, and Kagome felt something akin to an electric spark shoot through her.
'Just my imagination.' She thought to herself, 'Or is our chemistry so strong that I can actually feel it?? Eee! You've been reading way too many romance stories!'
Inuyasha smirked after she had jumped because of their brief contact.
"I'll see you then, Kagome." He said as he waved goodbye to her.
"See you." She shouted after him.
When he had turned a corner she let out a loud sigh and leaned against the stonewall that surrounded the family shrine.
"Inuyasha." She murmured to herself as she looked at the quickly written name and number.
She grinned and clutched it to her chest.
"Inuyasha. I have a date with Inuyasha!!!" she squealed as she ran up the walkway towards her house.
She quickly unlocked the door and burst into her family's main sitting room.
"Mom! You won't believe what happened today!!" she said excitedly as she showed off the little piece of paper.
Ok!
Well… that's the end of that chapter. And I have decided that maybe on
the side I could hook up Miroku and Sango.
Let me tell you right now, that everything won't go easy as pie for Inuyasha
and Kagome, ok?
It is Romance and angst… I guess drama and slight humor could be added in as well, but who knows. Whatever.
I mentioned Sesshomaru, didn't I? Well, he's not going to be a good guy (hint hint, he's an antagonist!). And Kikyo will pose a problem… and other situations (mostly just the same s*** high school kids go through).
So… don't expect a lot of the chapters to be candy raindrops. LOL!
Much luv,
-Princess Kai-
{P.S.: Sorry it took me so long to update this, it was actually finished by the time chapter one was finished! But, just to let ya'll know so you don't get mad at me: I won't be updating for a while… there's been a death in my family. So, sorry! Look forward to another chapter by the end of August or beginning of September.}
Ok… and I don't usually do review responses/thanks in my author's note… but I don't feel like writing e-mails so, here goes:
Thanks to Amy and Slayer Chik for your opinions and suggestions.
To Tenseiga/Tetsusaiga: Ok… you guys are hilariously strange. LOL! I love your comments. Tenseiga you are really sweet, and Tetsusaiga your reluctant praise is very much appreciated! I dunno if Kouga will or won't be in here… just wait and see! ^-^
To Innocent Chocolate Sauce: I mentioned Sesshoumaru… just barely, but he will be a semi-important character! So… have no fear… but, although I think Sesshoumaru is a sexy beast, I do think he is an evil sexy beast… so he's not a good guy.
Slayer chik: Yes, I will only work on Sango and Miroku a little bit.
To Sleep Walking Chicken and HAP: I'm so happy you reviewed my fic… I loved your fanfic! The lemon fic written by "Hentai and Proud", I mean, because that's the only one I read! It was so wonderful. That was one of the first Inu fics I've read and I think it's still my fave! So, I'm very honored! Anyways, thanks so much for your inspiring words! ^-^
Star Angel: thanks for your review
To Darkmoon: I absolutely loved your review! So long and so wonderful! Thanks for the idea about the ears. That makes sense, I might just use that instead…
BurningBritelyOne: Whoa… another massive review. But I love those the most. They make me smile (^-^, like that!). Yeah… about Kouga. I don't really know much about him. I've only seen those two episodes with him before AS cut it off. But, at first I didn't like him because he was so rude, but I like the fact that he's "in-love" with Kagome even though she obviously has feelings for Inuyasha. I won't go out of my way to make him a bad guy (cuz I don't know if he really is or not, yet) but it is an Inu/Kag fic… I might just have to make him an antagonist. But I won't make him stupid, scout's honor!