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Ch. 10- The Talk
"Kagome…" Inuyasha stood in his doorway, his hair a mess, and wearing nothing but some red boxers.
"Hello Inuyasha." Kagome looked beyond Inuyasha into his apartment. 'It's so dark… but it looks big…'
Inuyasha quickly recovered from his shock which was replaced with anger. "How did you find out where I live?" 'Do I even need to ask? Miroku will pay for this…'
"It was Miroku, we were all worried about you… so they brought me here." Kagome fidgeted nervously outside of his apartment.
"Where are Sango and Miroku? Did they just ditch you?" Inuyasha leaned up against his door frame.
"Umm, actually I'm not sure where they went, they were here, but once I reached out to ring the door bell, I turned and they were gone." Kagome looked around to make sure they weren't just hiding somewhere.
"Figures, Miroku is probably trying to seduce Sango somehow… but the only thing he'll get is a slap in the face." Inuyasha smirked. 'Serves that medaling lech right.'
"No, I think Sango likes Miroku too, they'll be fine."
"Well fine…" Inuyasha became nervous. 'Damn need to think of something to say… before she starts talking about why she's here…damn…' "So how was Math class? Did you flunk the test?" Inuyasha tired to smile.
"Inuyasha… please don't keep changing the subject, aren't you going to ask me what I'm doing here?" Kagome looked up into Inuyasha's eyes, what she saw there surprised here… fear.
"No. There's nothing to talk about, I think you should leave now." Inuyasha turned to walk back inside.
"Inuyasha!! Stop being such an ass!!" Kagome yelled grabbing his arm.
Inuyasha turned around surprised at her little outburst. "Kagome, I'm not the only person who lives here, you can't just scream out like that…"
"Well then don't just send me away… what's wrong?" Kagome's eyes were filling with tears.
'Awww, shit… don't cry… why does she have to do this?' "Fine, come in."
Kagome followed Inuyasha into his apartment, keeping close so as not to fall on something on the ground, it really was quite dark. 'Why does he have to keep it so dark?'
Inuyasha looked back to see Kagome following him closing. 'Why is she so close to me? Damn, I'm so stupid…the dark you asshole!' Inuyasha broke away from Kagome long enough to open the blinds.
"Umm, thanks…"
"No problem, now talk, I'm tired and I want to sleep." That wasn't completely a lie, he was tired, but sleep was the farest thing from his mind.
Kagome knew he was lying, she wasn't leaving until she got the answers she wanted. "Inuyasha why are you avoiding me? What are you afraid of?"
"I'm not avoiding you…"
"Yes you are! Why didn't you come to school today? And why did you run away last night?" 'Right after kissing me!!'
"Yesterday? What are you talking about?" Inuyasha looked away for a moment so she couldn't see the truth in his eyes.
"Last night! I know it was you! Besides, my suspicions were confirmed today when Sango told me everything… about your parents and the curse…" Kagome cupped Inuyasha's cheek so he would look at her.
"Sango? How would Sango know anything?" Inuyasha said cooly, but his mind was raging 'What!?! How could she know? The curse!! Damn who told Sango!! Miroku!! Damn lecher!!!!!!!'
"Inuyasha it's okay… please don't be afraid… just tell me why you won't talk to me?"
"Because… it's not real, these feelings I have, they're just part of the curse…" Inuyasha looked into Kagome's eyes, he immediately regretted saying anything, but she wanted the truth.
"What about my feelings… Inuyasha… are they just part… of the curse too?" Kagome was now crying. 'He's right, why didn't I think of it that way? He really doesn't like me at all…'
"No, don't cry… please… I'm sorry, but it's the truth, how can I be sure that my feelings are really my own? Yours too, you may be affected by the curse also…" Inuyasha's heart sank at the thought of Kagome not really loving him. 'No, stop those thoughts, it's just the curse…stop…'
"Is that the only reason?" Kagome looked back at Inuyasha.
"What do you mean?"
"Is that the only reason you're ignoring me?"
"Well, most of it, but…" Inuyasha walked away over to his bed.
"Please tell me…" Kagome had stopped crying by now, though she still felt like continuing.
"Well, if my feelings turn out to be… real… then it's still impossible to be together." Inuyasha sat down on his bed.
"You mean the other part of the curse… how all the couples eventually are… murdered?" Kagome had forgotten that part until now.
"Yes." Kagome came over and sat down next to Inuyasha.
"But, Miroku said that your grandparents are still alive… that means it's not totally impossible."
"Yes, but we still don't know how they survived the curse… and we can't ask them, they died a few years ago… of natural causes." Inuyasha decided to add the last part so Kagome didn't think it was part of the curse.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome looked up at him.
"Hmmm?" Inuyasha hadn't noticed how close Kagome was until now.
Kagome reached up and trapped Inuyasha's face between her hands. "Inuyasha don't tell me this isn't real." With that Kagome closed the gap between their faces. Inuyasha was surprised at first but soon wrapped his arms around Kagome, he became caught in the moment. The kiss didn't last long, it was only an innocent kiss, unlike their first one. "Tell me you didn't feel anything."
Inuyasha starred at her for a while before turning away. "That's not the point, remember it's just the curse." Inuyasha couldn't deny he felt something, but it was the curse… he was convinced of it.
"How can you be sure? You can't can you?" Kagome urged.
"Well…" Inuyasha turned to look at her. "No, not completely."
"Don't you think you owe it to me and yourself to at least try?" Kagome now had a look of hope on her face.
"But, Kagome, it's just the cur…"
"No, stop that…" Kagome put her hand up to silence him. "Inuyasha, please… just don't start to ignore or avoid me again. I swear I won't bring this up again… only if you want to… I leave it up to you."
"Kagome, what are you talking about?"
"I mean, let's be friends, only friends…" Kagome smiled sweetly.
"Friends…" Inuyasha looked down at her. 'That will be hard for me… can't she see that?' Inuyasha thought for a while. 'But it would be worse to never see her again…' "Fine…"
"Good, now let's hug like all other friends, to show no hard feelings." 'At least I can be with him like this… even as friends…'
Inuyasha embraced Kagome… but he didn't let go right away. 'She smells so nice… I love her smell…' Inuyasha's eyes became dark. 'Wolf…' He started to sniff her hair… then her neck. 'No doubt about it that god-damned wolf youkai is all over her…'
"Inuyasha? What are you doing? That tickles…" Kagome pushed Inuyasha off.
"Why is Kouga's smell all over you?" Inuyasha looked at Kagome seriously.
'Damn… I had forgotten about him…' "Umm, well…" Kagome didn't want to tell Inuyasha what had happened, he may go crazy…
"Damn it Kagome you better tell me, what did that wimpy wolf do to you?!" Inuyasha was serious. 'I don't like her being around him… never.'
"Umm, well, he kissed me…"
"That bastard!" Inuyasha jumped up, not letting Kagome finish her sentence. 'I'll fucking kill him!"
It wasn't until Inuyasha jumped up that it registred with Kagome that Inuyasha wasn't wearing much, only his boxers. She looked away blushing.
"Kagome? What is it? Did he do more? Damn him!" Inuyasha kneeled down by Kagome.
"Err, no… ummm, it's not that… do you think you could maybe put some clothes on?" Kagome didn't look at Inuyasha.
He looked down at what he was wearing, a slight blush came to his face, then a smirk. "Hmm, yeah sure. I'll be right back."
"Ok…" Kagome took that time to properly look around his apartment. 'Shit… what the hell happened here?' Kagome saw the various piles of stuff, and the trash and clothing on the floor. 'He really needs to get a maid… this is disgusting…' Kagome smiled. 'I'm in Inuyasha's apartment…'
Outside Miroku and Sango were sitting down on the bench outside of the apartment complex. "So, you think they made up yet?" Sango asked starting to get up.
"Maybe, but I don't think we should bother then just yet…" Miroku stood up next to Sango.
"Well then what do you think we should do?" Sango looked at Miroku.
"We? You mean, you and I?" Miroku looked pleasantly surprised.
"Yes… you dolt… see anyone else?" Sango shook her head.
"Ok then, I'm hungry let's get some food." Miroku began to walk to his car.
"Oh good, how about we go back to that diner from the other night?" Sango bounded up next to him.
"Sure, but this time order your own food."
"Fine…" Sango looked over to see Miroku smiling warmly at her. She couldn't help but smile back.
"Fine…" Miroku repeated.
Not too far away a certain wolf youkai was sucking on some ice. "Damn bitch…" He muttered.
A/N- Ok… well this chapter wasn't too long either but I felt like ending it here. Hmm I wonder how things will turn out from here… Kagome and Inuyasha just friends? Well continue to read…. And review!!!
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Ch. 10- The Talk
"Kagome…" Inuyasha stood in his doorway, his hair a mess, and wearing nothing but some red boxers.
"Hello Inuyasha." Kagome looked beyond Inuyasha into his apartment. 'It's so dark… but it looks big…'
Inuyasha quickly recovered from his shock which was replaced with anger. "How did you find out where I live?" 'Do I even need to ask? Miroku will pay for this…'
"It was Miroku, we were all worried about you… so they brought me here." Kagome fidgeted nervously outside of his apartment.
"Where are Sango and Miroku? Did they just ditch you?" Inuyasha leaned up against his door frame.
"Umm, actually I'm not sure where they went, they were here, but once I reached out to ring the door bell, I turned and they were gone." Kagome looked around to make sure they weren't just hiding somewhere.
"Figures, Miroku is probably trying to seduce Sango somehow… but the only thing he'll get is a slap in the face." Inuyasha smirked. 'Serves that medaling lech right.'
"No, I think Sango likes Miroku too, they'll be fine."
"Well fine…" Inuyasha became nervous. 'Damn need to think of something to say… before she starts talking about why she's here…damn…' "So how was Math class? Did you flunk the test?" Inuyasha tired to smile.
"Inuyasha… please don't keep changing the subject, aren't you going to ask me what I'm doing here?" Kagome looked up into Inuyasha's eyes, what she saw there surprised here… fear.
"No. There's nothing to talk about, I think you should leave now." Inuyasha turned to walk back inside.
"Inuyasha!! Stop being such an ass!!" Kagome yelled grabbing his arm.
Inuyasha turned around surprised at her little outburst. "Kagome, I'm not the only person who lives here, you can't just scream out like that…"
"Well then don't just send me away… what's wrong?" Kagome's eyes were filling with tears.
'Awww, shit… don't cry… why does she have to do this?' "Fine, come in."
Kagome followed Inuyasha into his apartment, keeping close so as not to fall on something on the ground, it really was quite dark. 'Why does he have to keep it so dark?'
Inuyasha looked back to see Kagome following him closing. 'Why is she so close to me? Damn, I'm so stupid…the dark you asshole!' Inuyasha broke away from Kagome long enough to open the blinds.
"Umm, thanks…"
"No problem, now talk, I'm tired and I want to sleep." That wasn't completely a lie, he was tired, but sleep was the farest thing from his mind.
Kagome knew he was lying, she wasn't leaving until she got the answers she wanted. "Inuyasha why are you avoiding me? What are you afraid of?"
"I'm not avoiding you…"
"Yes you are! Why didn't you come to school today? And why did you run away last night?" 'Right after kissing me!!'
"Yesterday? What are you talking about?" Inuyasha looked away for a moment so she couldn't see the truth in his eyes.
"Last night! I know it was you! Besides, my suspicions were confirmed today when Sango told me everything… about your parents and the curse…" Kagome cupped Inuyasha's cheek so he would look at her.
"Sango? How would Sango know anything?" Inuyasha said cooly, but his mind was raging 'What!?! How could she know? The curse!! Damn who told Sango!! Miroku!! Damn lecher!!!!!!!'
"Inuyasha it's okay… please don't be afraid… just tell me why you won't talk to me?"
"Because… it's not real, these feelings I have, they're just part of the curse…" Inuyasha looked into Kagome's eyes, he immediately regretted saying anything, but she wanted the truth.
"What about my feelings… Inuyasha… are they just part… of the curse too?" Kagome was now crying. 'He's right, why didn't I think of it that way? He really doesn't like me at all…'
"No, don't cry… please… I'm sorry, but it's the truth, how can I be sure that my feelings are really my own? Yours too, you may be affected by the curse also…" Inuyasha's heart sank at the thought of Kagome not really loving him. 'No, stop those thoughts, it's just the curse…stop…'
"Is that the only reason?" Kagome looked back at Inuyasha.
"What do you mean?"
"Is that the only reason you're ignoring me?"
"Well, most of it, but…" Inuyasha walked away over to his bed.
"Please tell me…" Kagome had stopped crying by now, though she still felt like continuing.
"Well, if my feelings turn out to be… real… then it's still impossible to be together." Inuyasha sat down on his bed.
"You mean the other part of the curse… how all the couples eventually are… murdered?" Kagome had forgotten that part until now.
"Yes." Kagome came over and sat down next to Inuyasha.
"But, Miroku said that your grandparents are still alive… that means it's not totally impossible."
"Yes, but we still don't know how they survived the curse… and we can't ask them, they died a few years ago… of natural causes." Inuyasha decided to add the last part so Kagome didn't think it was part of the curse.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome looked up at him.
"Hmmm?" Inuyasha hadn't noticed how close Kagome was until now.
Kagome reached up and trapped Inuyasha's face between her hands. "Inuyasha don't tell me this isn't real." With that Kagome closed the gap between their faces. Inuyasha was surprised at first but soon wrapped his arms around Kagome, he became caught in the moment. The kiss didn't last long, it was only an innocent kiss, unlike their first one. "Tell me you didn't feel anything."
Inuyasha starred at her for a while before turning away. "That's not the point, remember it's just the curse." Inuyasha couldn't deny he felt something, but it was the curse… he was convinced of it.
"How can you be sure? You can't can you?" Kagome urged.
"Well…" Inuyasha turned to look at her. "No, not completely."
"Don't you think you owe it to me and yourself to at least try?" Kagome now had a look of hope on her face.
"But, Kagome, it's just the cur…"
"No, stop that…" Kagome put her hand up to silence him. "Inuyasha, please… just don't start to ignore or avoid me again. I swear I won't bring this up again… only if you want to… I leave it up to you."
"Kagome, what are you talking about?"
"I mean, let's be friends, only friends…" Kagome smiled sweetly.
"Friends…" Inuyasha looked down at her. 'That will be hard for me… can't she see that?' Inuyasha thought for a while. 'But it would be worse to never see her again…' "Fine…"
"Good, now let's hug like all other friends, to show no hard feelings." 'At least I can be with him like this… even as friends…'
Inuyasha embraced Kagome… but he didn't let go right away. 'She smells so nice… I love her smell…' Inuyasha's eyes became dark. 'Wolf…' He started to sniff her hair… then her neck. 'No doubt about it that god-damned wolf youkai is all over her…'
"Inuyasha? What are you doing? That tickles…" Kagome pushed Inuyasha off.
"Why is Kouga's smell all over you?" Inuyasha looked at Kagome seriously.
'Damn… I had forgotten about him…' "Umm, well…" Kagome didn't want to tell Inuyasha what had happened, he may go crazy…
"Damn it Kagome you better tell me, what did that wimpy wolf do to you?!" Inuyasha was serious. 'I don't like her being around him… never.'
"Umm, well, he kissed me…"
"That bastard!" Inuyasha jumped up, not letting Kagome finish her sentence. 'I'll fucking kill him!"
It wasn't until Inuyasha jumped up that it registred with Kagome that Inuyasha wasn't wearing much, only his boxers. She looked away blushing.
"Kagome? What is it? Did he do more? Damn him!" Inuyasha kneeled down by Kagome.
"Err, no… ummm, it's not that… do you think you could maybe put some clothes on?" Kagome didn't look at Inuyasha.
He looked down at what he was wearing, a slight blush came to his face, then a smirk. "Hmm, yeah sure. I'll be right back."
"Ok…" Kagome took that time to properly look around his apartment. 'Shit… what the hell happened here?' Kagome saw the various piles of stuff, and the trash and clothing on the floor. 'He really needs to get a maid… this is disgusting…' Kagome smiled. 'I'm in Inuyasha's apartment…'
Outside Miroku and Sango were sitting down on the bench outside of the apartment complex. "So, you think they made up yet?" Sango asked starting to get up.
"Maybe, but I don't think we should bother then just yet…" Miroku stood up next to Sango.
"Well then what do you think we should do?" Sango looked at Miroku.
"We? You mean, you and I?" Miroku looked pleasantly surprised.
"Yes… you dolt… see anyone else?" Sango shook her head.
"Ok then, I'm hungry let's get some food." Miroku began to walk to his car.
"Oh good, how about we go back to that diner from the other night?" Sango bounded up next to him.
"Sure, but this time order your own food."
"Fine…" Sango looked over to see Miroku smiling warmly at her. She couldn't help but smile back.
"Fine…" Miroku repeated.
Not too far away a certain wolf youkai was sucking on some ice. "Damn bitch…" He muttered.
A/N- Ok… well this chapter wasn't too long either but I felt like ending it here. Hmm I wonder how things will turn out from here… Kagome and Inuyasha just friends? Well continue to read…. And review!!!
Thanks-
Junsei Hyakuhei- Keep Reviewing!!!! Yay, it makes me happy to see I have faithful reviewers! Like you!!! Don't worry I'll keep writing!! Yay, I've reached 10 chapters!!!
Dryden1- Hehehe, thanks for reviewing!! Please continue to do so!! Umm, hmm, the fire rat armor, I wasn't planning on writing about it, why do you want me to? Review again tell me if you want me to include, and I'll try to see if I can work it in… ::already thinking of ideas::
Writerlover101- ALRIGHT!!! You reviewed every single chapter I wrote!!!!! I love you!!!!! Hehehehe thanx!!! I look forward to your next review!! That is if you ever recover from your fainting spell…hehehe… I'll try to update as fast as I can so you don't track me down and begin to stalk me, although I've always wondered what it would be like to have a stalker…hmmmm.. Oh well… ONWARD!!!! Hehehehe…..