I like the responses I got to this story, so I'm going to update again. Lol. I like reviews a lot, and when you give them to me, how can I refuse you my lovely reviewers? Heh heh. I think I'll be updating my other stories today as well. Well, I'll work on them anyway. No promises though. Well, that just went downhill, lol.
Ceaseless Cloudy Days: Thanks for all the comments! I really appreciate it. And don't worry too much. Love In Disguise is just on hold until I finish one of my other stories. I don't really want to work with four of them at the same time. It's hard enough juggling three of them. I knew about the 'waist' versus 'waste'. I was just too lazy to fix it, lol. I guess I probably should, heh. And I have more to say to you, but it's for Rumors And Love...so I'll write more to you when I update that story.
On My Honor
Chapter 5: Losing Everything
They had arrived at Kagome's home. Kagome sprinted toward the door, and thrusted it open. "Sota? Where are you?" Inuyasha trailed in behind her, and noticed the boy he had seen so happy a few hours ago, walking into the room with eyes worn from tears.
"There you are." She pulled him into a hug, and didn't let him go. "I'm so sorry, Sota." The boy hugged her back, and dug his face into the crook of her neck.
"I'm so scared, Kagome."
"Don't be. We've always done fine before, and we can do just fine now. So don't worry, alright kiddo?" She played with a hair a little while she planted a fake smile on her face. "Plus I bet Mom and Dad will be back before you know it."
"You really think so?"
She nodded. "Of course. They'll come back to get you. They love you so much." She kissed his forehead. "But you should probably be off to bed now anyway." She looked at her watch. "It's pretty late, and I have work tomorrow all day. I guess you'll have to come with me." She stroked his head. "So go get some rest, alright? You go get changed, and I'll be there in a few minutes to say good night."
"Alright." He turned a corner down a hall into his room.
Kagome sighed and turned to Inuyasha. "You don't need to stay any longer."
"Nonsense. I want to stay," he took a step closer. "I want to protect you." His eyes lingered on her lips.
She shook her head as he leaned in for the second time that night. "Just stop it! Are you crazy?" She pushed him back. "Inuyasha, I am not in love with you, and you are not in love with me. So stop pretending!"
Her words struck his heart, as he took in a sharp breath.
"You're just hurting me more. You're toying with me, and it really hurts because sometimes I wonder if it really could happen in reality."
"Kagome, I..."
"Just go. Please just go."
"But we said we would do this together," he affirmed. "And I plan to do just that."
"Well, I don't. I just can't trust you yet."
"What can I do to gain it?"
She shook her head. "I don't know. I just don't know anything anymore. I'm so messed up and confused right now. It's just not the time or place to discuss this. So if you would just leave I would appreciate it."
"Whatever." He left without another word.
Kagome thanked God that he finally decided to leave. Because as much as he had always been cruel to her without a second thought, she had always had feelings for him. For as long as she could remember she had a girlish sort of crush on him. It was nothing serious, but there was that sense that they never could be together so it was just a waste of her time and emotions.
She tucked Sota in, and then proceeded to her own room where she set her alarm clock for work in the morning.
Kagome walked into Burger King with Sota holding her hand. She went to the back behind the counter, and tied on a robe with her name on it. She turned to Sota, and handed him a bag that hung on her shoulder. "You can go color at one of the tables, alright?"
He shook his head, and took the bag from her.
Today was going to be a long day. She could feel it.
"Late again, Miss Higurashi?"
She shut her eyes, and took a deep breath. "I'm really sorry, Mr. Tatewaki. It won't happen again, sir. Just a few things happened last night."
"I don't want to hear anymore of your excuses. I'm tired of you always being late. You're lucky I don't fire you."
"Yes, sir. I know."
His chubby fingers reached for her chin to make her brown eyes meet his own. "So when are you going to take up my offer?"
"I can't sir."
He narrowed his eyes. "And why the hell not?"
Mr. Tatewaki had been asking her out lately. She was a mere sixteen years old, and he was thirty two.
"I'm too busy, and you're much too old for me, sir."
"Age doesn't matter." His chubby cheeks moved around as he bobbed his head in frustration. "You will do it, or you will not work for me!" He slid his arms down to her waist, and encircled it to pull her closer. His breath reached her ear, and she turned her head so he couldn't see her face.
"Please let me go."
He trailed heated kisses down her neck.
"I asked you to let me go!"
He came back up to her ear, and nibbled on her lobe. In response she lifted her arm and slapped him. "If you don't stop, I will call the Police!" At this point, everyone in the room was watching them. "For the last time, let me go." (A/N: I think I would have done that a while ago.)
He removed his arms from her waist. "Fine, but now you can only work two hour shifts. And I only want to see you here on Saturdays."
Kagome's voice got caught in her throat. He was only going to let her work two hours a week. Her eyes were filled with shock and worry. "But sir," she pleaded. "I need this money."
He took the robe from her, and threw it down. "Then get it some place else."
She nodded, and left from behind the counter where everyone had been watching her. She walked over to Sota. "Pack up your things, Sota. We're leaving."
"But I thought we were staying here all day."
"There's been a change of plans. So pack up, okay?"
"Alright." He folded up a book he had been coloring in, and shoved it in his bag followed by some crayons. He got up, and left with his sister who seemed upset. When they got in the car, he chose to speak. "What's wrong?"
She turned to him with a smile planted on her face. "It's nothing at all. You don't need to worry about anything."
He shook his head. "Whatever you say." He looked at her again as she took in a deep sigh, and rested her head on the steering wheel when they came to a red light. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, everything is fine."
When they got home, Sota ran to his room so he could finish his coloring. Kagome went into the kitchen to make some lunch. She flipped on a light switch, but the lights did not turn on. "That's funny." She tried again, but her attempts proved to be futile. "Sota!" she called out. "I'll be back in a minute. I'm going to get the mail."
She walked down their driveway to the mail box. She opened it to pull out three letters, and a magazine. She looked through them, and one in particular caught her attention. It was an electric bill. She opened it up, and her eyes grew from what she saw. Apparently her mother hadn't paid the bill in three months, and they had shut off their electricity in consequence. She put a hand to her forehead out of stress.
She walked back to the house, and slammed the door behind her. She threw the mail to the floor in anguish. Sota peeked his head around the corner to get a look at what she was doing that was causing so much noise. She gripped her hair and screamed silently.
"Kagome?" he asked interrupting her.
She turned to see him approaching her. "Yes?"
"What's wrong? You look so stressed out."
"It's nothing...really. Go back to coloring."
"But I know there's something wrong. You never slam the door or throw things."
She took a deep breath. "You want to know what's wrong?!" she started. "Your great father and mother left us with bills they haven't paid in months!! I don't have a job, and Mom hasn't sent us any money like she said she would! That's what's wrong! Our jerk of a father had to leave us with nothing but a mother who would rather die than be with us!"
Sota shrunk down in fear and whimpered.
"What?! Are you going to cry now?!"
He sniffed trying to control himself, but he just cried harder.
"Oh for the love of God. Will you stop crying?"
He turned from her and ran to his room.
"Great!" She threw herself into a chair. "Everything I care about is gone!" she cried. "Everything!"
Okay, I know it was pretty short. But look at it this way. I updated right away. It also seemed like a pretty good place to end it. So REVIEW for me please. Bye!
And I can't believe how sad this is getting. Did I really write this? I'm such a happy person though!!!
InuLimbo
Ceaseless Cloudy Days: Thanks for all the comments! I really appreciate it. And don't worry too much. Love In Disguise is just on hold until I finish one of my other stories. I don't really want to work with four of them at the same time. It's hard enough juggling three of them. I knew about the 'waist' versus 'waste'. I was just too lazy to fix it, lol. I guess I probably should, heh. And I have more to say to you, but it's for Rumors And Love...so I'll write more to you when I update that story.
On My Honor
Chapter 5: Losing Everything
They had arrived at Kagome's home. Kagome sprinted toward the door, and thrusted it open. "Sota? Where are you?" Inuyasha trailed in behind her, and noticed the boy he had seen so happy a few hours ago, walking into the room with eyes worn from tears.
"There you are." She pulled him into a hug, and didn't let him go. "I'm so sorry, Sota." The boy hugged her back, and dug his face into the crook of her neck.
"I'm so scared, Kagome."
"Don't be. We've always done fine before, and we can do just fine now. So don't worry, alright kiddo?" She played with a hair a little while she planted a fake smile on her face. "Plus I bet Mom and Dad will be back before you know it."
"You really think so?"
She nodded. "Of course. They'll come back to get you. They love you so much." She kissed his forehead. "But you should probably be off to bed now anyway." She looked at her watch. "It's pretty late, and I have work tomorrow all day. I guess you'll have to come with me." She stroked his head. "So go get some rest, alright? You go get changed, and I'll be there in a few minutes to say good night."
"Alright." He turned a corner down a hall into his room.
Kagome sighed and turned to Inuyasha. "You don't need to stay any longer."
"Nonsense. I want to stay," he took a step closer. "I want to protect you." His eyes lingered on her lips.
She shook her head as he leaned in for the second time that night. "Just stop it! Are you crazy?" She pushed him back. "Inuyasha, I am not in love with you, and you are not in love with me. So stop pretending!"
Her words struck his heart, as he took in a sharp breath.
"You're just hurting me more. You're toying with me, and it really hurts because sometimes I wonder if it really could happen in reality."
"Kagome, I..."
"Just go. Please just go."
"But we said we would do this together," he affirmed. "And I plan to do just that."
"Well, I don't. I just can't trust you yet."
"What can I do to gain it?"
She shook her head. "I don't know. I just don't know anything anymore. I'm so messed up and confused right now. It's just not the time or place to discuss this. So if you would just leave I would appreciate it."
"Whatever." He left without another word.
Kagome thanked God that he finally decided to leave. Because as much as he had always been cruel to her without a second thought, she had always had feelings for him. For as long as she could remember she had a girlish sort of crush on him. It was nothing serious, but there was that sense that they never could be together so it was just a waste of her time and emotions.
She tucked Sota in, and then proceeded to her own room where she set her alarm clock for work in the morning.
Kagome walked into Burger King with Sota holding her hand. She went to the back behind the counter, and tied on a robe with her name on it. She turned to Sota, and handed him a bag that hung on her shoulder. "You can go color at one of the tables, alright?"
He shook his head, and took the bag from her.
Today was going to be a long day. She could feel it.
"Late again, Miss Higurashi?"
She shut her eyes, and took a deep breath. "I'm really sorry, Mr. Tatewaki. It won't happen again, sir. Just a few things happened last night."
"I don't want to hear anymore of your excuses. I'm tired of you always being late. You're lucky I don't fire you."
"Yes, sir. I know."
His chubby fingers reached for her chin to make her brown eyes meet his own. "So when are you going to take up my offer?"
"I can't sir."
He narrowed his eyes. "And why the hell not?"
Mr. Tatewaki had been asking her out lately. She was a mere sixteen years old, and he was thirty two.
"I'm too busy, and you're much too old for me, sir."
"Age doesn't matter." His chubby cheeks moved around as he bobbed his head in frustration. "You will do it, or you will not work for me!" He slid his arms down to her waist, and encircled it to pull her closer. His breath reached her ear, and she turned her head so he couldn't see her face.
"Please let me go."
He trailed heated kisses down her neck.
"I asked you to let me go!"
He came back up to her ear, and nibbled on her lobe. In response she lifted her arm and slapped him. "If you don't stop, I will call the Police!" At this point, everyone in the room was watching them. "For the last time, let me go." (A/N: I think I would have done that a while ago.)
He removed his arms from her waist. "Fine, but now you can only work two hour shifts. And I only want to see you here on Saturdays."
Kagome's voice got caught in her throat. He was only going to let her work two hours a week. Her eyes were filled with shock and worry. "But sir," she pleaded. "I need this money."
He took the robe from her, and threw it down. "Then get it some place else."
She nodded, and left from behind the counter where everyone had been watching her. She walked over to Sota. "Pack up your things, Sota. We're leaving."
"But I thought we were staying here all day."
"There's been a change of plans. So pack up, okay?"
"Alright." He folded up a book he had been coloring in, and shoved it in his bag followed by some crayons. He got up, and left with his sister who seemed upset. When they got in the car, he chose to speak. "What's wrong?"
She turned to him with a smile planted on her face. "It's nothing at all. You don't need to worry about anything."
He shook his head. "Whatever you say." He looked at her again as she took in a deep sigh, and rested her head on the steering wheel when they came to a red light. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, everything is fine."
When they got home, Sota ran to his room so he could finish his coloring. Kagome went into the kitchen to make some lunch. She flipped on a light switch, but the lights did not turn on. "That's funny." She tried again, but her attempts proved to be futile. "Sota!" she called out. "I'll be back in a minute. I'm going to get the mail."
She walked down their driveway to the mail box. She opened it to pull out three letters, and a magazine. She looked through them, and one in particular caught her attention. It was an electric bill. She opened it up, and her eyes grew from what she saw. Apparently her mother hadn't paid the bill in three months, and they had shut off their electricity in consequence. She put a hand to her forehead out of stress.
She walked back to the house, and slammed the door behind her. She threw the mail to the floor in anguish. Sota peeked his head around the corner to get a look at what she was doing that was causing so much noise. She gripped her hair and screamed silently.
"Kagome?" he asked interrupting her.
She turned to see him approaching her. "Yes?"
"What's wrong? You look so stressed out."
"It's nothing...really. Go back to coloring."
"But I know there's something wrong. You never slam the door or throw things."
She took a deep breath. "You want to know what's wrong?!" she started. "Your great father and mother left us with bills they haven't paid in months!! I don't have a job, and Mom hasn't sent us any money like she said she would! That's what's wrong! Our jerk of a father had to leave us with nothing but a mother who would rather die than be with us!"
Sota shrunk down in fear and whimpered.
"What?! Are you going to cry now?!"
He sniffed trying to control himself, but he just cried harder.
"Oh for the love of God. Will you stop crying?"
He turned from her and ran to his room.
"Great!" She threw herself into a chair. "Everything I care about is gone!" she cried. "Everything!"
Okay, I know it was pretty short. But look at it this way. I updated right away. It also seemed like a pretty good place to end it. So REVIEW for me please. Bye!
And I can't believe how sad this is getting. Did I really write this? I'm such a happy person though!!!
InuLimbo