Don't Leave
I own neither Inuyasha nor Minado Japanese Seafood Restaurant nor Calvin Klein.
A Short Story by bittersweet-memory
Summary: Kagome swears she's over Inuyasha. Inuyasha swears she's wrong. As a compromise, Inuyasha offers up a proposition. One month to prove he's changed. Will she take that risk again?
Couples: Read and find out. There will definitely be more than one.
Thank you for all the wonderful reviews!! They really made me smile…the responses are at the bottom. I really want to make an "anime" happy face but I can't (because I can't get it to work .) so I'll settle for this x] Keep them coming.
BTW. Some of their last names are so lame but I wanted them to kind of make sense... I guess the translations will go on the bottom or at the very end of the story…
Kagome stabbed a piece of roasted potato viciously, wishing that someone else's head was underneath her fork instead of the innocent tuber.
God knows it didn't deserve the torture…
Someone on the other hand did.
"Kagome? Kagome?"
"…mangy piece of… how dare he…"
"KAGOME!"
She snapped back to attention with wide eyes and proceeded to apologize profusely for ignoring her. Angry as she was, Kagome was always, unfailingly polite. Except to her husband.
"I'm so sorry Sango! I didn't mean to zone out on you, he just gets me so angry!"
Her best friend nodded and asked the same question she'd been asking for the entire hour and a half that they had been at Minado.
"What the hell did he do?"
At the mention of the pronoun "he", Kagome started her muttering again.
"Kag! Kag! Stop it! People are starting to stare."
"Fine, I'll stop."
"And you'll tell me?"
"Everything."
Before she could start however, a distinctly feminine and familiar voice interrupted.
"And why wasn't I invited to this little gathering?"
Sango looked up and saw one their oldest friends in the world, Ayame Kusabana standing next to the table and succeeded in suppressing a "un-Sangoish" squeal of delight.
Kagome, however, didn't have that problem. But she'd be damned if she'd express it inside that restaurant. She motioned to Sango, who stood up, and walked to the front where they paid the bill and discreetly walked out. Then she threw herself upon the unsuspecting Ayame in big bear hug (as big a bear as Kagome can be anyway).
"I haven't seen you in years! What brings you back here? The States get too boring?"
Ayame laughed and Kagome released her.
"No. I just wanted to visit. See how things were going. What's this I hear about you and—"
Sango covered Ayame's mouth before she could say the name, lest Kagome begin her muttering again.
"Kagome promised she'd tell all now. Come on. We'll all meet at the ice cream shop for dessert and talk about it then."
At that same moment in time, the happy little puppy we all know and… love/tolerate was sitting and talking to his two best friends (although he'd never admit it under duress of torture) about his encounter with his wife.
These men
"Dog-turd… (oh guess who that was), remind me again how you snatched Kagome from right under my superior nose?"
Inuyasha barely managed to stop a snort at the hated nickname. If it had been anyone else besides Kouga Ookami, Miroku Houshi and his absent (devastatingly sexy) half brother Sesshoumaru, they would no doubt be on their way to the hospital for stitches.
As it stood, the question was posed by Kouga and so Inuyasha answered.
"I guess she decided she wanted someone better and more refined."
"Coming from a man who prides himself on being the world's best belcher, I have a hard time believing that Inuyasha."
"Humph. Believe what you want houshi."
Miroku kept quiet and resumed his serene appearance. Until the next waitress got to their table anyway.
"EEEEK!"
Score one for the houshi.
Both men sighed in annoyance and gave Miroku a slap to the head as the offended server went to the back to get their order.
"Will you ever learn? I'm starting to wonder why I even told you two."
Miroku's eyes affected a touch of hurt.
"But we're best friends Inuyasha. We have a pact. You tell us everything and we all laugh at you."
And they were. One can only imagine how much these three (four if you count the absent and sexy Sesshoumaru) have gone through together in the 21 years they had known each other. Now they were all 27 years old (Sesshoumaru=29) and there was no time for playing. They were all very busy and all equally successful with their own various companies. But they still found time to get together at least twice a week and talk about everything. Best friends.
But at the moment, that was neither here nor there.
Inuyasha flipped him the bird without looking up from his watch.
"What are you doing anyway? Why do you keep looking at your watch, dog-breath?"
"A little birdie just told me that Kagome and the girls are going to the ice cream shop in about an hour. I figure it's as good a time as any to", he made the quotation marks with two claws and raised his voice to a higher pitch "'prove that I mean what I say."
Kouga frowned.
"There's something I don't understand."
This time Inuyasha couldn't resist a jibe at his friend.
"You should have that printed on a T-shirt."
He just barely dodged the peanut that was aiming for his head.
Miroku, however, stood up and said, "Well Inuyasha, what are you waiting for? Remember what your goal is now. You've got to win her back. And as your best friends, we are coming with you for moral support."
This time it was Kouga who snorted.
"Please. You just want easy access to Sango's butt."
Miroku's violet eyes took on a mischievous sparkle.
"I'm offended that you could say that, dear Kouga. My intentions are pure." He nodded emphatically to help prove his point.
Inuyasha let out a laugh.
Miroku heaved a heavy sigh and followed Kouga and Inuyasha out the door.
"…and that's the end of it."
Kagome blew a wayward strand of hair away from her face and took a lick of her butter pecan ice cream.
Sango and Ayame were silent.
"Well…say something!"
"Wow."
"Ditto."
Kagome decided to start the conversation for them.
"Well was I right? Shouldn't I be angry? I mean, two years ago I come home to find him in bed with my sister. Now I know that he was drugged and that…thing, Naraku staged the whole thing to get revenge but it was the things he said that night. He wasn't drugged then. He promised me when he and Kagura were through that it was done. Over. No more. I thought he loved me, or at least liked me since he said he'd never love anyone. And now," Kagome drew in a shuddering breath, "now he says he does love me and that he always has but how can I believe him? I want to give him this chance. But something keeps stopping me. I'm so confused…"
She was crying now, silent tears.
Ayame and Sango took her hands and squeezed.
"I know babe. Men are pigs. We should all throw rocks at them."
Kagome pictured a chibi her throwing rocks at a chibi Inuyasha in her minds-eye [[awww…]]. She wiped her tears and laughed along with them.
Sango looked up thoughtfully and said, "Why don't you just give him this chance then? See what happens."
A not-so-deep male voice broke in above her head.
"Yes Kagome, just give me a chance."
She swiveled around on her stool to face him. Well, a part of him anyway. His Calvin Klein covered chest.
"Must you sneak up on me? And really sweetheart (he could taste the sarcasm), it's impolite to eavesdrop."
A cry of "HENTAI" and a cleared throat quickly reminded her that they were not the only two in the shop.
"Oh yes. How rude of me. Ayame Kusabana, I think you met Miroku Houshi and Kouga Ookami at my wedding but in case you need a reintroduction…oh yeah, and of course you remember Inuyasha."
Ayame settled for shaking hands with Kouga since Miroku was…er… otherwise occupied?
"Lovely to see you again Kouga."
"Likewise."
Kagome looked at them with ill-concealed amusement.
"Umm, guys? You can stop shaking now."
Suddenly, she had an idea.
She turned to Inuyasha and said, "I'll accept your proposition on one condition."
"Name it."
"They come too."
Four pairs of eyes looked at the "couple".
A resounding "WHAT?" came from all 5 people.
"You heard me. They have to come too."
"Kagome! What about our lives?"
"Humph. What lives?"
Ah, Kagome, ever sweet, subtle and…hostile.
"Point taken… it's not as though I couldn't take off from work or anything."
"Me neither."
"Or me."
All together, there was a murmur of assent.
Now they just had to wait for the "master".
Inuyasha stayed silent and considered his options.
If I agree, I'll get less alone time with Kagome. But if I say yes, not only will I be able to show her how much I've changed, I can help these idiots get their ladies too.
It's so obvious Miroku wants Sango and judging from the way she stares at him when she thinks he isn't looking, I'd say the feelings completely mutual. And I won't even start on Kouga and Ayame…
Yes ladies and gentlemen, like wife like husband. Both were extreme matchmakers.
Unfortunately, there was one other, teeny-tiny, itsy-bitsy, little thing…
"What about Sesshoumaru?"
"Well what about him?"
Inuyasha had a wicked smirk on his lips.
"Well since you and I are together an Miroku and Sango are together and Kouga and Ayame are together…"
In that second, the girls jumped away from the guys as if they burned (and they did, didn't they).
Kagome thought about it.
He does have a point there… at least, he does about Sango and Ayame. Not us. At least, I don't think so.
This time it was Sango who spoke up.
"Kagome, what about Rin?"
Kagome hadn't seen Rin in almost as long as she hadn't seen Ayame. She was a year older than they were and was busy at her medicine practice on the other side of Tokyo. Still, everyone deserved a vacation once in a while, right?
"Excellent. Decision made."
"So, Inuyasha? What's the verdict?"
"Fine."
A smile touched her lips and Inuyasha resisted the urge to kiss her again.
Wait 'til the trip….
"Good. We'll settle the "where" and "when" later. Until then." She and the other girls waved to Miroku and Kouga and walked out of the shop.
-end of chapter-
I hope you enjoyed it.
Review Responses
AmericanStarryKnight89- Thanks for giving me the tips on making this story good x]
XsangoX- Miroku and Sango will de appearing in this story quite a bit…I'm not sure about Shippo, though sorry. And to answer your other question yes I am Asian. 'x]
And yes Inuyasha is a freaky little stalker … O.O
Dr. Tamwe- I know I made Inuyasha a little less…scruffy as he usually is… but I hope you enjoyed the story anyway. Your review made me smile x].
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