Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha
A/N: Some people mention that the characters are OOC. I guess they are kind of, but not by A LOT. It is a fan fiction, right? Well thanks for letting me know, for those of you who reviewed about that. I really appreciate it! :0) Like I said, tell me what you guys think! Enjoy!
Chapter 15~ With you By: KNE
The echoes of their footsteps disappeared silently as Inuyasha slowed his pace and stopped abruptly, almost causing Kagome to run into him. Trying to catch her breath she clutched her chest and looked at the cocky boy.
"For the hundredth time...where are we?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha looked down to her and smiled, and then he raised his hand and pointed ahead. Kagome's eyes fell upon a huge tree in front of them. A small square area of grass neatly mowed surrounded it, then was cut off and surrounded with concrete.
A small gasped escaped her lips as her head tilt back and she looked at how tall the tree was.
"Let climb..." Inuyasha said, stepping over the short fence that cut off the cement and the grass.
"It's huge though!" Kagome exclaimed walking around it.
"So?" Inuyasha already steadied himself on the bark and looked over his shoulder. "Hurry up!" Kagome rolled her eyes and stepped over the fence.
"Where are we?"
"A shrine," he automatically responded boosting himself up.
"What are we doing at a shrine? And what if we get in trouble Inu..."
"Shut up and climb, no one will see us." Kagome followed his ordered, seeing as that she had talked back to him every second that night, and she was a bit too tired to put some sense into him now. Plus, she had been chasing him for a while now, and he still hadn't completely given her a straight answer yet. Kagome followed him up the tree silently as they practically jumped from branch to branch.
"So how did you know there was a tree here?" Kagome asked, looking up at Inuyasha. He glanced down at then continued up again.
"I found it."
"I never knew you had a hobby of visiting shrines...."
"I don't, I thought it was a restaurant at first, so I just found it." Inuyasha finally found a large branch, big enough to fit the both of them, and then he sat down. Kagome perched herself on the same branch and then looked at him.
"How in the world do you get a restaurant and a shrine mixed up?" Kagome leaned her back against the bark. "There's a big difference, dummy."
Inuyasha shrugged and lied down on the branch balancing himself. He then put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes.
"I thought it was like one of those restaurants where they decorate it to look like a certain theme or something....you know those expensive ones?" Kagome wrinkled her nose and then raised an eyebrow.
"If it was expensive what were you doing there? I thought you weren't planning on spending big bucks."
"I got my first paycheck."
"Oh." Kagome bit her lip and then looked at Inuyasha whose chest was rising up and down slowly. The shrine was so much quieter than the busy streets of Tokyo. She could finally hear herself breathe, but for some reason she couldn't take it. Now that it was much quieter, she was able to think again.
And the only thing that she could think about was her father and the engagement. She looked back down at Inuyasha. She hadn't even told him yet, and he was the closest thing to her. She brought a hand to her head and closed her eyes.
She would eventually have to tell him tonight, no matter what. But what could Inuyasha possibly do? Maybe he would comfort her, like he did earlier, but it wasn't like he could change her father's mind. To her father, Inuyasha would be just a boy in his way, like Kagome was. She sighed, she would just have to tell him straight out. But how?
Kagome opened her eyes and thought hard about any way to start the conversation with him. Should she just jump up, and tell him everything, or should she cry her eyes out and try to explain it to him?
"What are you thinking about?" Inuyasha's voice snapped Kagome back to reality. She looked at him, but he still had his eyes close. Kagome swallowed a few times and then licked her lips.
"Hey Inu...." She began. Inuyasha made no movement but she knew he was listening. "Have you ever been forced to do something that you didn't want to do?" she watched as he shifted slightly.
"Yup, all the time."
"What?"
"You force me to say apologize to Shippo every freaking day when I don't want to." Kagome sighed sadly and shook her head.
"No no! Be serious, something that could change your life forever and ever?" There was short moment of silence before Inuyasha spoke again.
"No...I guess not. Why?" Kagome tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear again and cocked her head to the side, looking at Inuyasha's face. He looked so cute at the moment, Kagome almost wanted to squeeze his cheeks.
"Why is that everyone thinks that rich people like...us, have everything they want and can do what ever they wish?"
"Cuz they're jealous, maybe?"
"I don't think so. I don't think rich people are free at all. Sure, they have money, but it's like their life is already obligated to something. It's like, they can never really have the life a normal person would have and they have no freedom. They have to always watch themselves, making sure they don't look bad and ruin their name or something like that...."
"What does obligate mean?"
"INU!"
"Sorry, sorry. I agree, rich people suck." Inuyasha turned his head and opened his eyes.
"Inu...If your parents were still alive, do you think you would have turned out different?" Kagome asked innocently searching his eyes. Inuyasha swallowed and make a quick nod.
"If my parents were still alive, you and I wouldn't even know each other," he said.
"What does that mean?"
"Think about it Kag. Do you think my parents would have let their youngest son hang around a poor girl like you? Do you think my parents would allow a Takashi to befriend a commoner, who had no name to publicity?"
"Well I'm not that poor girl anymore." Inuyasha sat up and rested his arm on the leg that was perched up.
"Kag, being a normal person, is better off than being some big timer rich kid. If my parents hadn't died there would have been lots of stuff that I had would have to sacrifice, and stuff that I would have to do for my family name."
"So are you saying that you're glad your parents died?"
"No. I'm saying that IF they were alive, I wouldn't be the Inu you know and I would probably be friends with those rich preppy people. But, in a way things happened for some reason, and I just got the chance to be normal." Kagome looked at him. She had never heard him talked so seriously about a subject before. A grin formed on his face.
"You wanna know what I'm scared of the most though?" Kagome looked at him and raised an eyebrow. He reached up and plucked a leaf from the tree and then looked at her straight in the eye.
"If my parents were still alive, I would probably be engaged to someone right now. That's the thing that I hate most. That's why rich guys like to fool around when they're younger, cuz they know that they won't get the person they want in the end."."
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At his words Kagome could feel the tears forming in her eyes. She turned her face away and brought a fist to her mouth. She swallowed. Even Inuyasha knew the timeline of the wealth's life. Inuyasha feared being engaged to some random girl the most, but Kagome.....
Kagome was engaged to Kouga.
"Kag?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome turned her face towards him.
"Hm?" she said, looking up.
"What's up?" She rubbed the back of her neck. She couldn't tell him. It wasn't because she didn't care for a guy like him, but it was because she did. This secret, she would tell him before they part this night, but not now. Everything was so perfect, the stars, the air. She wanted it to last just a little more or else she would cry.
"It's nothing. I'll tell you later." She put on her best smile, and for the first time she saw that her acting had improved because Inuyasha nodded, but looked at her closely.
"You sure?"
"Yeah..." she reached into the pocket of her jacket and pulled out some garbage. Her hands flickered onto the orange card in her hand. "Hey...." She held the card in front of his face.
"What the heck is that?" Inuyasha asked, snatching it from her grip.
"It's that couple's only card that that one guy gave to us at the arcade." Inuyasha squinted and looked closely.
"Oh yeah...."
"Lets go!" Kagome said, snatching it back. Inuyasha stared at her in disbelief.
"Now?"
"Yeah!"
"We can't go now!"
"Sure we can." Inuyasha scratched his head.
"But I thought he said last Saturday. It's already passed Kag," he shook his head. Kagome looked down at the card.
"No. It says it's still valid. We have till this weekend Inu! C'mon!" Inuyasha grabbed the card back.
"How can you see? It's too dark!" He brought the card close to his nose as he tried to read.
"It does! See!" She pointed at the small printing. Inuyasha squinted again.
"It does not!" Kagome rolled her eyes and snatched it back. Her heart was beating fast the only way to make her forget the subject for one minute was to get away from it. She climbed down the tree as Inuyasha followed her.
"Kag, it's too late! We can't just go! How are we going to get there?"
"Call your driver."
"No! Don't you have to get home or something? Didn't you just talk about that rich people shit! You can't just leave in the middle of the night and not show up!"
"Inu, we're going..." Kagome said walking towards the street.
"How? It's pretty far!"
"We'll find a cab."
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Kagome stared at the sign taped onto the door of the arcade. It was two in the morning already, and she was not tired. Inuyasha on the other hand....Kagome bit her tongue and turned around slowly facing Inuyasha who was sitting on a bench with his eyes closed. She walked slowly to him.
"Inu...it's closed."
His eyes snapped open and then he soon towered over her. Kagome shrunk back biting her lip.
"What!! It took us at least two hours to get here!" He made two fists and waved them in the air. He was mad, very mad. Furious to be exact. He started walking towards the sidewalk fast.
"Inu! Where are you going?" Kagome yelled running after him. She grabbed his arm, but he pulled it away.
"I'm going to find a place to sleep. I'm tired as hell!"
"But you slept in the cab!" Kagome whined. Inuyasha ignored her.
"You're crazy. What kind of girl drags a guy to an arcade at 2:00 in the morning!! What kind of arcade is open at this time anyways?!" Kagome sighed.
"Don't leave! We just got here!"
"I'm going to sleep, wake me up in ten hours." He plopped down on the grass next to the park and closed his eyes.
"What are you doing?" Kagome shouted kneeling next to him. Inuyasha ignored her but turned his back towards her and tucked his hand under his head.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome said sighing. "You can't just sleep!"
"Oh yes I can, watch me." Kagome watched him as he breathed in and out and soon she knew he was asleep. She could tell because she had seen Inu fall asleep plenty of times to know how he looked like. When Inuyasha slept it was like a rock. No one could wake him up. Kagome bit her lip and stared down at the pretty boy. It was going to be hard, and Inuyasha wasn't the kind of person who took bad news too well.
"Inu, don't be mad when I tell you. Please. It's not my fault..." she whispered. She closed her eyes and lied down next to him. Today, she wanted to spend all the time she could with her friend, because after that she knew that she couldn't do things like this anymore. Of course engaged women couldn't run off with other guys.
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Inuyasha yawned and tried to open his eyes but the sunlight was shining right into his golden eyes. "Aw man..." Inuyasha muttered blinking a few times. The tiredness that he had felt earlier was gone, and now he was wide awake. It was weird in every way. He had been so mad at Kagome for missing out at the game, but when he saw her he couldn't help but forgive her.
He stared up at the leaves swaying on top of him. The sunlight was peeking through the leaves leaving little spots of sun rays around him.
Why did he come all the way to the beach with Kagome anyways? It was so late and he had a job to do today too. He cringed at the thought. Miroku was probably running around like a maniac driving Kouga around. Of course he would be there too, but something in Kagome's eagerness to come here, made him go.
She was keeping something from him; he knew it since back at the shrine. She was upset over something, and she tried to play it off, but he knew. Whatever it was, he wasn't going to press on it because this time it was something he shouldn't butt into just yet. If it was that big, then she would tell him sooner or later. Inuyasha knew he was an inpatient man, but he was also a guy who respected things when it was serious, especially when it came to Kagome.
Kagome wouldn't keep anything dangerous from him, so he would find out. Sooner or later.
"Hmmmmm...." He heard a soft moan from his right side. Inuyasha's head turned immediately and found himself face to face with Kagome. He jumped slightly, seeing that his nose was practically touching hers. All this time he was thinking about Kagome, he had totally forgotten where the girl actually was. He sighed and was about to sit up when Kagome mumbled something and scooted closer to him.
He could feel the warmth of her body as she snuggled closer. He blushed. Her hair was in his face, but she was still fast asleep. Her hair smelled really good. It was the first time he had actually noticed. He looked down at her delicate face and then his heart began to race.
The sunray beamed down on her face, revealing a golden glow on her face. Her long eyelashes curled slightly with a smudge of dirt on the side of her nose. Inuyasha chuckled; it had been so long since he had see dirt on her face.
When they were younger, they would always go out to the swamps and make mud pies, or at least that was what Kagome called them. He had called them monster blobs, and then would throw them at Kagome. She would cry, he would get in trouble. That was always their daily routine when they first met.
Inuyasha reached out with his thumb, remembering earlier when he was wiping her tears. Though his heart was going about a hundred miles per hour already, it sped up even more the moment he touched her skin. He wiped the smudge of slowly as she shifted in her sleep. His thumb stopped moving and then he cupped his hand around her cheek. They were warm, making his hands feel as cold as ice.
What the hell was he doing? Her lips parted slightly and he suddenly wanted to kiss them right then and there. Though all his life he had many girlfriends, he had always kissed them instantly no feeling whatsoever. He didn't care when or why. Even with Kikyou their first kiss wasn't at all romantic, because it wasn't her first kiss, and definitely not his either. It was nothing special, but they ended making out for two hours. But right now he never wanted to kiss someone so much in his life.
He inched his face closer, her breath was warm on his face and he looked at her lips once more. These were Kagome's lips, his Kagome. So why did he want to feel them on his lips so bad? Inuyasha leaned in, millimeters away from something he had never done before. He closed his eyes, she wouldn't know it but he would only know. He leaned in to kiss her.
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"Inu...." Kagome whispered in her sleep. Inuyasha stopped instantly and his eyes snapped open. He swallowed. She was still asleep, but was dreaming, only dreaming. He felt his muscles loosen and then the atmosphere slowly change.
Slowly he pulled back, instantly dropping his hand from her cheek. He sat up quickly and grabbed his head. What was he just about to do? Never in his mind had he ever thought about kissing Kagome Higurashi, and he just did right now! Not only did he want to kiss Kagome, but the feeling was unbearable. Inuyasha swallowed as all the thoughts filled his mind and his head.
Shippo. Sango. Miroku. They had all said that he was in love with Kagome, but he never believed it. Inuyasha scrambled up and brought a hand to his head. He couldn't be. Not after seventeen years of living. Kagome had been with him since that day by the Sakura tree. She rode bikes with him, she read books for him, she played baseball with him, she gave him advice (which he never really took), and she taught him everything he knew. Inuyasha glanced down at her sleeping figure.
All this time, he had always looked at Kagome as his best friend. The girl next door. Everything that they had gone through together and he knew he was still denying it. Inuyasha swallowed. His mind was racing along with his heart.
"I'm not thinking straight...." Inuyasha said to himself shaking his head. "Snap out of it, you idiot..." he said. He made a fist and chewed on the side of his cheek.
"There's no way I have fallen for her..."
"Fall for who?" Kagome's voice interrupted his self conversation. Inuyasha spun around to see her standing behind him. He backed away instantly bringing a hand to the back of his neck.
"NO ONE!" he yelled. Kagome made a face and then shook her head.
"Did some hot babe just walk by or something?" she asked looking around. Inuyasha swallowed and nodded his head.
"Yeah. Hot. Very hot. Blonde." His words were choppy and quick, making him look even guiltier. Kagome rolled her eyes.
"I thought you matured, but I from what I see, you're as horny as ever." Inuyasha laughed nervously. Horny? She thought of him as horny? Kagome wiped her hands on her jeans.
"Uh..." Inuyasha started looking around. "I guess I'm not tired anymore." Kagome raised an eyebrow and pulled out the orange ticket. Inuyasha groaned silently to himself.
"I have a different idea," Kagome said tossing the card aside. Inuyasha watched as the orange piece of paper fluttered to the ground. "There's an amusement park nearby. We passed it on the way up," she walked towards the street leaving a stunned and confused Inuyasha behind.
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Kagome hiccupped and then laughed again as she watched Inuyasha try to keep up with her. All day they had been riding on roller coasters, going on spinning rides. She was having fun, tons of it...but she her mind had not completely drifted away from the engagement. Everything would change after today. Today would be the last day she would get to spend time with Inuyasha.
Inuyasha on the other hand seemed like he was also having fun. Of course he was. Doing stuff like this had always been his thing. He was a rich boy with a good life. It was hot and Kagome could feel herself tanning right there. Inuyasha was lucky to have a cap on. He always seemed prepared when it came to outings.
"Dude, Kag you think they have any throwing games here?" Inuyasha asked looking around, practically jumping up and down. Kagome looked around along with him and then her eyes lightened up.
"Right there." She pointed at a booth with four bottles lined up on the far side of the wall.
"How come no one's playing that game?" Inuyasha asked. "Maybe it's a rip off..." he started.
"Or maybe it just too hard." Kagome looked up at Inuyasha who looked down at her.
"I bet I'll hit all four bottles..." Inuyasha said. Kag raised an eyebrow.
"You'll miss on the fourth one."
"Think you can do any better?" Inuyasha said.
"Is that a challenge?"
"Hell ya."
"You're going down, wench!" Inuyasha hurried to the booth and pulled out his wallet. "How much?" he asked.
"Five dollars for four balls," the employee said lazily, figuring that these kids were dumb enough to try. Inuyasha smiled and rubbed his hands together. It was a rip off, but he really felt like playing a game with a challenge.
"Ladies first!" he said, stepping out of the way for Kagome. Kagome smiled sweetly at him and picked up a ball.
"Inu...watch and learn." She pulled her arm back taking in a deep breath.
"I'm watching," Inuyasha muttered as she threw it. The ball hit the bottle hard, knocking it over. The employee raised an eye brow as Kagome picked another one up.
"That was one down, three more to go!" she chirped winking at Inuyasha who looked over at her with his arms crossed over his chest.
"LUCK!" he said, nodding his head towards to bottles. Kagome threw the ball again, hitting the second bottle. By now the employee was shocked. It was the first time anyone had hit two in a row.
"Two more to go...." Kagome said in a sing song voice.
"Two more my ass..." Inuyasha muttered. Kagome tossed the ball from her left to right hand and threw the ball again, smacking the third bottle.
"Wow...on a role Inu." She picked up the last ball and smiled. She was going to win a prize and a bet. Two in one. Kagome pulled her arm back and threw her hardest. The ball soared fast through the air and touched the bottle...skimming it.
The ball hit the back wall and bounced onto the ground, while the bottle stood its grounds. Kagome's jaw dropped and Inuyasha's grin went up even more.
"That's just too bad...." He said, taking out another five dollar bill. "A little rusty...I say?" The boy who worked at the booth quickly loaded the balls for Inuyasha.
"Now you watch and learn Kag. It's all in the arms..." he pulled back and threw and fast one, smacking the bottle. Kagome glared at him as he threw another one hitting its target.
"This is easier than I thought!" Inuyasha cheered picking up his third ball. He threw it hard, hitting the third bottle, smashing it into pieces. Kagome's heart raced, she was going to lose the bet!
"Hmm...hey do I get a prize if I hit this one?" Inuyasha asked. The boy nodded his head and pointed at the huge stuff animals on the wall.
"One of those..." he said. Inuyasha stared at the huge stuff animals and then his jaw dropped. Kagome smiled and clapped her hands together.
"Throw it Inu! I want one of those!" she pointed at the huge banana on the wall. Inuyasha felt the knot in his throat. He whirled around and looked at Kagome.
"Wait. Does that mean I have to carry it around all day?!!!" he screamed. Kagome looked at him innocently.
"Well it's not like you can do anything with something like that. Might as well give it to me, but remember I'm a girl and I'm not as strong as you..." she chirped. Inuyasha dropped the ball.
"What the hell! I'm not going to carry something that big around all freaking day!! Are you crazy?!!" Inuyasha threw his hands in the air. Kagome put her hands on her hips.
"Well what are you going to do? Lose the bet or take the stuff animal?" She knew his answer already. Inuyasha had the biggest ego in the world, and there was no way he was letting his pride down. Inuyasha himself knew what she was thinking as she smiled up at him. He muttered a couple of swears and picked up the last ball.
"Screw this..." he finally said, and chucked the ball hard at the last bottle. Kagome jumped up and down cheering as she pointed at the big banana. Inuyasha groaned as he watched the boy pass the banana across him to Kagome. Kagome took it and hugged it.
"Thank you!" Kagome said, bowing a few times. The boy nodded as Inuyasha stalked away. Kagome hurried after him.
"Since when did you like stuff animals anyways?"
"Since now."
"WHAT!?" His face turned red as he pointed a finger at her face. "You're just doing this to purposely piss me off right?"
"Yup."
"Wench."
"Baka." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Inuyasha hurried ahead of her ignoring her calls. If she caught up to him, he would end up carrying that huge thing around. He wasn't her bitch, and he wasn't doing anything for her.
"INU!!! Slow down!" Kagome yelled, trying her best to reach Inuyasha. She dropped her stuff banana and then quickly scooped it up, brushing the dirt off. Inuyasha stopped walking and turned around.
"We don't have all day!!" Kagome pouted, and turned the opposite way.
"I don't care anymore! I'm going this way!" She began walking through the crowds. Inuyasha's muscles tensed. That bitch was going to pay for making him walk so much in the sun. He couldn't see her anymore, but he could still see the tip of the banana above the crowd moving slowly.
"That girl..." he made a fist and turned away from Kagome. He continued walking his direction.
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Kagome hugged the banana and watched the people pass the fountain. She had split up with Inuyasha an hour ago and he didn't even come after her. She cursed silently followed with his name. That boy made her so mad at times.
She didn't want him mad today, she didn't even want to fight, but yet they still managed to yell at each other. Kagome looked around the garden. It was beautiful and surprisingly not a lot of people were here. Everyone was at the amusement park. Inuyasha would never come to this part of the park, he was too simple minded.
If she planned on seeing the guy again she would just have to go and find him herself. Kagome sighed and stood up stretching a bit. She reached for her banana only to find it gone from the spot she had set it down.
"Huh?" Kagome looked up to find Inuyasha holding it under one of his arms. He was glaring at her, but he didn't look mad. Kagome smiled and danced over to him. "I didn't think you were going to show up around here."
"Where the hell were you?!" Inuyasha screamed. Kagome laughed and smacked him hard on the arm.
"So you finally gave up eh? Decided to carry the banana now?" Inuyasha looked down at her.
"Ha! Admit it. You're tired of carrying the thing! I told you not to get it!"
"Look who's talking! You're the one who bought it!"
"I had no choice! I beat you at that game anyways!"
"You were the one who made the bet!"
"Stupid!"
"Moron!"
By the time they were done yelling they had attracted a lot of attention and of course the two were panting and looking around. Kagome chucked the banana at him, and the two began walking down the sidewalk.
"How did you know I was here?" Kagome asked as if nothing happened. Inuyasha grumbled something and then spoke.
"I dunno, I guess it's a place where girls go."
"Not all the time."
"You were there! So shut up!" His voice rose again, making Kagome wince. By the time she was twenty she would be deaf because of all the yelling and shouting.
"Remember that time like a few months ago when I got mad at you for not waking up early?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha nodded.
"And you chucked that book at my head? Then you yelled at me in class when you weren't even late." Kagome nodded.
"Yeah...that time. When we got in trouble and had to stand in the hall didn't we make a promise?" She looked at the beautiful trees that went down the sidewalk. "The promise was that I would stop lecturing and you wouldn't have a short temper and jump to conclusions again."
"Didn't last a day..."
"I know. But let's make that promise again..." Kagome said quietly. Inuyasha kicked a rock as he continued walking.
"Why?" He focused his attention on the few people walking the opposite direction of him. "It's not going to last...so why bother making it?"
"Because. If anything ever did happen....I don't want you to get mad and I won't lecture you. It could be anything," she looked at his reaction, but he did nothing but shrug.
"Like what?"
"Like anything."
"What difference would it make? You can't just make a promise that is impossible. If there was something really bad that happened between us, of course I would yell. By my yelling would mean that I was upset or..." he trailed off. "But anyways, I don't want to make a promise like that. Last time we didn't think about it at all."
"Last time we were still in Kyoto and I was still the tomboy," Kagome smiled. Inuyasha nodded.
"Yeah..." Kagome turned her face and looked straight ahead and then gasped. She stopped walking instantly and brought a hand to her mouth.
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Kagome reached up and grabbed Inuyasha's arm. "Let's turn around!" she hissed. Inuyasha looked at her strangely and pulled his arm away, clutching the banana tighter.
"Why? We just came from there." He walked faster ignoring Kagome's scared face.
"Inu!!" she whined catching up with him. "We can't go this way!"
"...and why the hell not?" Inuyasha hissed. Kagome followed him but glanced ahead of her nervously.
"When I transferred to Tokyo, I went to this academy for all these rich people," she said nervously. Inuyasha boringly nodded his head.
"Your point?"
"There was this boy that had a crush on me. Hojo-kun. He was obsessed, Inu!" Kagome yelled. Inuyasha looked at her disbelief.
"Why the hell are you bringing that up? This has nothing to do with you and your boyfriend..."
"He's not my boyfriend! And it does have something to do with this, cuz he's right there!" she nodded towards a skinny boy with brown hair making his way up the walkway, humming to himself. Inuyasha squinted and then raised an eyebrow.
"Wow, you do attract geeks. What do you mean by obsessed?" he asked. Kagome pulled on his arm.
"C'mon, if he sees me...! Inu, we have to turn around! If he sees me he won't leave my side at all!" She tried hiding behind Inuyasha but it made things look even worst.
"Stupid... I'm not turning around. We have places to be!" Inuyasha grinned and then looked down at her. "Sucks for you!" Kagome's jaw dropped and she slapped him hard on the arm.
"You're just doing this to purposely piss me off, right? This is because of the banana right???" Inuyasha cocked his head to one side and shrugged.
"Maybe...maybe not." The sarcasm in his voice made Kagome's heart jump. Hojo had the biggest crush on her. He had brought her flowers everyday, written her poems of herself, brought her medicine and herbs, sang her songs in front of the school, made banners with her name on it, dedicated awards to her, wore shirts that said 'I love Kagome,' and followed her everywhere. She hated him, but she was nice to him. And right now she wanted to kill Inuyasha for doing this to her.
She squeezed her eyes shut, knowing that Hojo would pass her any second and then see her. She whimpered a bit and continued walking. She could hear Hojo's voice now, talking with a boy who just passed him 'Oh please, oh please don't let him see me!'
Her eyes snapped open when she felt a hand grab hers. Her head snapped towards Inuyasha to see him with no expression, looking forward and just walking. 'What was he doing? Holding her hand?' At that moment Hojo passed her, she almost for got about him for the moment. In the corner of her eye, she saw Hojo look up and smile. He waved a hand in the air.
"Hey Ka..." he stopped short when he saw Inuyasha holding Kagome's hand. Kagome's heart fluttered as Hojo's arm dropped and Kagome and Inuyasha continued walking hand in hand. She smiled and looked up to Inuyasha who was now facing the other way from her, his hands still clutching onto hers.
He had helped her! Inuyasha had helped her. She smiled to herself and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. But now that wasn't the thing that was making her nervous, it was the electricity kind of feeling that she felt when he took her hand. She bit her lip and looked away, still feeling his warm flesh tough her hand.
"Hey...look at those two couple!" she heard voices as a group of tourists walked passed them.
"What a young couple. Don't they know that children are here?!" Kagome blushed at the comment instantly; she pulled her hand quickly away from Inuyasha's hand. This was the second time someone had made a comment about her and Inuyasha together. She looked down at the ground and glanced quickly up at Inuyasha.
"You have a problem with holding my hand or something?" he asked, his voice casual. Kagome's face reddened even more.
"Yes. Actually I do have a problem with you holding my hand." She said, feeling a bit disappointed that he wasn't holding her hand any more. Her hand felt kind of naked.
"You should be honored to of hold my hand..."
"Honored my ass..." Kagome mumbled. "Why are you so conceited?" Kagome asked looking at him. "You're not as great as you think you are."
"I am Kag. I just am." He stood taller and then grin. "If I give those girls over there my handsome smile, they'll soon swoon all over me," he said pointing at a group of girls a bit younger than them, but old enough. Kagome raised an eyebrow. Of course they would swoon. Ever since they were little, all girls swooned over Inuyasha.
"Hate to admit it, but I'm just too good of a guy," he looked at her and lightly hit her on the back of her head. "You're just too busy with your life to notice." Kagome spun around and faced him.
"What are you talking about?! I've been with you for over twelve years, dimwit." She crossed her arms over her shoulder and kicked his shin. "You have no right to say that to me. You're the one who knew nothing about me." She wanted to take back her words immediately. It wasn't Inuyasha fault that he didn't know about her father or anything. She just never told him the truth all the way. Inuyasha put his free hand into his pocket and lowered his head. He continued walking and shrugged.
"I guess I don't Kag. I mean it was my entire fault that you left out the detail that you were a multibillionaire's daughter...." He turned around and smiled at her, a nice smile.
"But hey even if you are, you've always been the Kag I know and love..." Kagome smiled and clapped her hands together.
"Awww... I didn't know you cared that much about me Inu!" she clung onto his arm and smiled up at him. "You said you love me!"
"No one could love you..." he said quickly. Kagome giggled. He was trying to cover his soft side since it was very rare that Inuyasha showed soft sides.
"But you just said you did!"
"I mean the Kag I grew up with!"
"But you must care a lot about me to come all the way to Tokyo just to bring me back..." she spread her arms wide open, trying to show him the distance.
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To Kagome, right at that moment she was playing with him, laughing about it and only thinking little of the words he said. But Inuyasha never felt so trapped in his life. He had said that she was the girl he knew and love.
'I'm such an idiot!' he thought furiously. He wanted to kick himself in the head because now he couldn't defend himself. Kagome though was trying to make him feel like a softie right now as it is. She had no idea what Inuyasha's mind was going through either, so he was lucky.
His heart had been racing all day, and he was afraid he would get a heart attack all together. Kagome was making him go nuts. He had no idea what he was doing when he reached for her hand. He just looked the other way and took her hand. She had thought it was to save her from some Hobo guy, but really it was like his instinct to do it. He wanted to do it, and even if it was for just a small amount of time, it felt right.
Dammit, he was thinking about that stuff again. He watched as Kagome blabbered on with a bubbly look on her face, her hand motions moving quickly and her eyes darting from one side to another. Could she possibly a person he would date? Inuyasha cringed at the thought; he wasn't even going to try to imagine it. If he did then it would feel weird.
"....beach," Kagome finished, putting her hands on Inuyasha's shoulder and nodding her head, waiting for his answer. Inuyasha shook his head and blinked a few times before regaining his memory.
"What?" he blurted out. Kagome glared up at him and then smiled again.
"Let's go to the beach before we go home," Kagome said, her voice now calmer. "The last thing we'll do..." she trailed off. Inuyasha looked around and yawned.
"Aren't you going to get in trouble? You've been gone all night. Isn't your dad going to call the police or something? What if I get arrested again?"
"Forget about my dad, let's go!" She reached for his arm and dragged him down the walk way towards the buses.
"But I have a job too!"
"You're Inuyasha Takashi, you'll survive..." she yelled.
"Not in Tokyo!"
"Yes in Tokyo, everywhere. Your just too simple minded to think about it. I don't even know why you're playing the role as a hardworking man. What's there to hide? I mean who cares if everyone finds out who you are. What difference would it make?" Kagome asked, taking the banana away from his arms.
"It makes a big difference! Don't you understand anything?!" Inuyasha pointed at himself. "If Kouga or your father or anyone, especially the media find out that I'm the heir to the other half of Takashi Corp, it'll go crazy. Tetseiga can't be revealed until after I graduate..."
"IF you graduate...."
"If people find out that I'm the heir, then it would be like putting my life in danger. Anyone would try anything to find out the secrets of the company. Why do you think Sesshomaru is always so cold to anyone when it comes to work?"
"You mean when it comes to ANYTHING?"
"No one can know even a single detail. The thing is only between me, Sesshomaru and our father. If I reveal myself, it would practically be like announcing that I've taken the position."
"But you have already, haven't you?" Inuyasha looked at her and then watched as the bus pulled up.
"No, not yet. I haven't made up my mind yet if I want to open Tetseiga."
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"But think about all the money you'll make!!" Kagome yelled over the people talking in the bus.
"I don't need anymore money..." Inuyasha said giving her a dangerous look to keep her voice down.
"You can never have enough money! You can do so much! Like save some people or donate it to charity or something like that!"
"We already do that!" Kagome sighed as they bus made a stop at the beach. She pushed Inuyasha out the door and onto the sand.
"Then what would be the point of having Tetseiga anyways, when you don't even want it?" Inuyasha shrugged.
"Think of it as a present. My father gave me and Sesshomaru a gift. We decide what we want to do with it. Plus, I don't want to depend on Sesshomaru. I told you that already!!" Kagome looked at him and then rolled her eyes.
"Why are you so worried if Kouga finds out who you are?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha froze and then shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe cuz I like watching the bastard. It makes me wonder if I act like that." Kagome giggled and put a hand on his shoulder.
"You're worst..." She knew she was playing with him; he was just the kind of person anyone would joke around with. He grabbed her hand off his shoulder and headed down the beach.
"Anyways, if I let Kouga know about who I am, he'll try to use me. I'm like the key to paradise," Inuyasha sat down and looked out to the sea. "I think their life goal is to be more successful then Sesshomaru." Kagome watched from behind him as he chucked a rock into the waves.
'That's why my father wants me to marry Kouga. It's all because of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru.' She walked over to his side and sat down. She tucked her knees in and then rested her chin on her arms.
"Who knew my future had to do so much with you...." She trailed off. The sun was beginning to set and the sky was a strange color of orange and purple. Inuyasha who completely ignored her question leaned back on his elbows and crossed his feet over each other. Kagome glanced at him and took in his features.
He had a serious look to his face, like he was thinking hard about something. Kagome felt a knot form in her throat. This was going to be the last time she would spend a day with him. Her hear was beginning to feel the pain. She would never have the feeling of just being happy with him around her again. She was going to miss all the times they had together.
Inuyasha had always been there for her, and he proved it even more when he had showed up at the party that night. Inuyasha had his dumb ways of making her happy, even if she got mad ten seconds after. After today she wouldn't be able to experience that anymore. She was only turning seventeen soon. Back Kyoto she had studied so hard so that she could get into a good university or maybe even study abroad by a scholarship. But, now that she was once again Takeo Higurashi's daughter, everything was a waste. To get into a university, they wouldn't have to even look at her grades but her wealth.
Her life as she planned it had completely changed, and she knew it when she stepped out of Inuyasha's house and into the rain.
"Your birthday is coming up right?" Inuyasha asked suddenly. Kagome looked over at him and nodded.
"Hmm..." she answered. Inuyasha reached for his pocket and pulled out a small plastic bag. Kagome looked confusingly at him. "What is that?" Inuyasha played with the handle of the bag, and then sat up.
"I probably won't see you on your birthday or any time before that since you'll have a lot of things to plan...." He began, fumbling with the object inside of the bag. Kagome smiled and shrugged.
"It's my father who plans it; I just sit and watch from the sidelines..." Inuyasha pulled out a small wooden box. Kagome's eyes fell on it and her heart almost sank. He had gotten her a birthday present.
"Yeah...well, since I forgot last year, I got you a present this time..." he grumbled, shoving the box over to her and then turned his face away. Kagome looked down at the box and then back at him.
"What is it?"
Inuyasha cursed and then glared at her.
"Open it and find out! Stop asking stupid questions okay!?" he turned his head away, blushing. Kagome smiled and then looked back down at the box. She gently opened it and gasped. Inside was a necklace. It had brown wooden beads and then a pinkish and purplish marble sphere. She brought a hand to her lips.
"I know it's not expensive as that million dollar necklace that that wolf face guy got you, but it's the best I could get with my salary..." Kagome touched the marble and then looked at him.
"When did you get it?" she asked. Inuyasha rubbed the back of his neck nervously again.
"I made it," he said quietly. Kagome's jaw dropped.
"When? Where?" She asked excitedly looking back down at her gift. Inuyasha rested his arms on his knees and then looked down at the necklace.
"Today. After we split up, I saw this table with all these beads and crap on it. The lady helped me choose the stuff on the necklace, but a lot of the good things were already taken cuz before I got there all these little brats were there..." He paused and picked up a rock and flipped it over his fingers. "I mean... WHAT DO YOU THINK I WAS DOING THE WHOLE TIME??" he suddenly yelled.
Kagome bit her lip and smiled up at him. "Thank you Inuyasha..." she said, suddenly reaching up and wrapped her arms around his neck. This was the best present that she had ever gotten from anyone.
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"Wouldja quit looking at it?" Inuyasha yelled nervously as the waves began to calm a bit. Kagome looked down at the necklace hanging around her neck. It was so beautiful.
"I can't help it! I like it..." she said, smiling sweetly. Inuyasha blushed again for the hundredth time that night. He looked away. "I'm never going to take it off."
"Well you're going to have to. It's not going to match any of those fancy dresses that you'll have to wear soon." He was talking about her birthday party coming up, that he would have to drive Kouga to. He cursed silently, remembering that he still had a job to do. Kagome looked at him, her smile suddenly gone.
"Oh, about that..." she said quietly. "I don't think I'll be able to invite you." Inuyasha looked at her and raised an eye brow. "I mean I want to, but it's just my dad. If he sees that I invited a guy he'll freak. And when he finds out that you're Kouga's driver he'll freak even more...and plus you don't want them to see you right? It won't be like last time, security is going to be packed. You'll have to have an invitation and everything to get in, and they'll have to announce you and stuff. Um, I mean I'm not even in charge of the inviting, cuz no one could trust me...and I want to invite you but it's just too hard and...."
"Kag, shut up." Inuyasha said smiling. "Don't worry I won't be going. I'm sure I'll have a job of driving a certain someone like last time. I only went last time because I heard you were going to be there." Inuyasha stretched and yawned.
"So you're not going to come?"
"Do you want me to come? I'll use my Inuyasha ways to get inside. Is Sesshomaru invited? He can sneak me in..."
"Inu...I have something to tell..." Kagome said quietly looking away from his playful eyes.
"Why is security going to be packed anyways? I mean it's just your birthday. It's not like a freaking Grammy award." He looked at her and then sighed. "I probably won't be going. I would stand out, and even if I could get a tux, I hate wearing those things." Kagome nodded sadly and looked down at her necklace. Inuyasha watched her as she had that same sad look on her face.
Maybe he should change the subject, because every time it was about her father and Kouga, she would become a bit distant. He cleared his throat and then put another one of his best 'Inuyasha' smiles on.
"Hey, Kag. Since this summer is pretty blown away and our plans of going to Hawaii are ruined, let's go over winter break," he said. "When we get back to Kyoto, there probably won't be enough time since we only have a couple of months left of break. We need the whole summer break to have fun." He smiled and looked up. "So how about it?" He looked over at Kagome who looked like she was thinking about something really hard. He nudged her side to get her attention.
"Inuyasha, I don't think I'm going back to Kyoto..." she said softly. Inuyasha's laughed and leaned back into the sand. He looked over at her and shook his head.
"Of course you are." He looked at her, "There's no reason you wouldn't come back." It took him a few minutes to realize that the look on Kagome's face was serious. He suddenly sat up straight and faced her. "Right?"
"Inu...it's hard to explain..." Kagome began. Inuyasha scrambled up to his feet.
"You're staying here? Why?" It came out as a demand as he looked at her. "Don't tell me you actually like it here, Kag. You know you're coming home."
"Inuyasha, you won't understand." He stared at her seeing that her eyes were turning red. He bit his tongue suddenly closing his mouth and then opening it again.
"What's there not to understand? You're probably happy with your life now." he shook his head disappointedly. Kagome swallowed and looked out to the sea; she reached for the necklace and held the pink marble in her hand.
"Inuyasha there's something I have to tell you," she said trying to raise the courage that lay deep down inside of her. Inuyasha shook his head...and swallowed. He had that thing where he just wouldn't listen. Kagome was really struggling. If only he would just close his mouth for one second and she would finally throw off some of the burden that she held.
"So all that stuff you were saying about how being rich sucked, it was all a lie. You're such a hypocrite you know that? I should have know, all that time we could have gone back any time, but for some dumb ass reason we're still...."
"Inuyasha..." Kagome said, taking a deep breath.
"Stop thinking about yourself for one damn second and think about me. I came here for a reason Kag, I worked my ass off to come here and now you tell me that you're not coming home? It looks like the person who ruined everything between us wasn't me after all, but you." Inuyasha turned his face away and brought a hand to his chin. His words stung her, but she knew that he was saying it out of anger. Inuyasha wasn't even letting it all out. If it had been like usual, he would have been screaming his butt off.
"Yeah, I guess I did realize one thing," Inuyasha said turning to her with a sad smile.
"Money does make a person change, even y..."
"Inuyasha," Kagome said one last time. Inuyasha glanced at her with a pissed off face.
"What?"
"I'm engaged."
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Takeo Higurashi watched as the yellow envelop slid across his desk and into his hands. He looked up at the three men dressed in black standing before him.
"What is this?" he asked, opening the envelope and sticking his hand in. One of the men stepped forward.
"We followed her like you asked sir, and these we saw something that you might want to know." Takeo looked down at the envelope and then pulled out the pictures. He dropped the folder and held the pile of pictures on his hands as he flipped through them. His eyes turned to slits and his anger bubbled inside him ready to erupt with each pictures.
"Who is this boy?" he asked, looking at them.
"She spent last night and all day today with him, sir." Takeo slammed the photos down on his desk, revealing the pictures of Kagome and Inuyasha together.
"What is their relationship?" he demanded, standing up. The three men seemed to shrink back but they stood their grounds.
"We don't know for sure, sir, but they were holding hands at the amusement park." Takeo turned around and looked out the glass wall of his office, overlooking the city.
"Find out all the information on this man. I want to know what he has with my daughter. I want all background information of him, including what his job is and where he's living. GET TO IT!" Takeo roared, causing the office to shake. The men nodded and hurried away. Mr. Higurashi made a fist and slammed it into his desk. Was this the reason that was making Kagome act like this?
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"...I'm engaged."
Kagome saw his face change right away. It softened, and his lips parted, but his eyes were wide. Kagome turned her face away unable to look.
"You're what?" She heard him whisper. She turned back and rubbed her neck.
"I'm engaged," she said a bit more loudly and clearly. Inuyasha's jaw opened and closed as he tried to think of something. He took a step back.
"To who?"
"Kouga." He knew her answer already but he had to make sure, but then he soon realized that Kagome was actually engaged. His head snapped up to him.
"When?"
"Since yesterday, that's why I missed the game."
"...and you're actually going through with it?" he asked, watching Kagome. She didn't answer him but instead turned away to face the sea. He stared at her in shock because he knew her answer. His heart felt light and betrayed.
"I have to."
He stared at her and then looked
"You mean you want to?" Kagome looked up at him, now the tears were really flowing.
"How can you say that?! Of course I don't want to!" Inuyasha looked from her to the sea and then back again.
"I don't get it. You can't be engaged..."
"Well, I am." Kagome brought the back of her hand up to her face.
"What do you mean you have to get engage? Do you that being engage is one step closer to getting married?" Inuyasha asked, getting impatient. He wasn't really good at taking bad news, and this was definitely bad news.
"He threatened me. My dad threatened me using Shippo and Sango." Inuyasha's head snapped up and he grabbed Kagome by the shoulders.
"What about them?!" he yelled, hearing his Kyoto friends' names. Kagome swallowed.
"He's using his power. He told me if I didn't get engage with Kouga, he'll do everything that he can to turn their lives into hell. Right now he thinks they're the closest thing to me. He doesn't know about you...yet." Kagome watched Inuyasha's face, as his hands fell from her shoulders. "Inuyasha...."
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Inuyasha sullenly asked. Kagome swallowed and walked up to him. "Why did you take me out here when we could have been solving this problem?" Inuyasha looked at her straight in the face, and that's when she saw how miserable he looked. "Why is it that you always have to be the one who takes all the crap?" his voice was sad. He made a fist and looked at Kagome with his golden eyes. "Why?"
Kagome's lips quivered and she felt the tears pouring out of her eyes. The next thing she knew, her arms were wrapped around Inuyasha's waist and he was holding onto her tightly. Her head cupped under his chin. It was heartbreaking to see Inuyasha like this. She hadn't thought much about how he would be affected, but instead how his reaction would be.
"Because there's no way I can get out of it! Inuyasha....I have the choice to do what I want to do before they announce it, and my choice is to spend it with you!" More tears spilled out and Inuyasha closed his eyes tightly hearing Kagome's words. "I don't want my last days with you to be all messed up because of my father. I want them to be happy! I want them to be the way they were. Inuyasha, I wanted to spend all the time I had left to just be happy, and the only way was with you..." she couldn't go on, because she was in a non-stop sob.
"Shh..." Inuyasha said, lifting his head and kissing her on the forehead. "You don't have to worry..." he pulled back from Kagome and held onto her shoulders. "I'll take care of it. I'll take care of you." Kagome shook her head and covered her face with his chest.
"How?"
"Don't forget that I'm Inuyasha Takashi...." His arms wrapped around her tightly. The both of them stood on the beach as the dark skies rolled in holding each other, never letting go.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* A/N: Whew! That took a long time. Well anyways...lots of people were complaining about how the two fight too much. I guess it's kind of hard to say, but they were best friends who argued at one point and it just can't completely go away in a day. So sorry if the arguing bothered you guys so much. Finally, Kagome tells Inuyasha!!! The point of this story is that two best friends fall in love after one leaves and the other (Inuyasha) goes after her. But this is kind of like a romance/comedy/drama, so there will be lots of obstacles to overcome. Well, I hope you like the story so far, and if you have any suggestions plz share!
If you guys want to, vote for, "From here to there" in the Fan fiction Elimination! Oh, and I have another story out called, "Heartache." If you have the time please read it, some of you guys might even like it! Well thanks for reading again!
Summary: Two years ago Kagome Higurashi's heart finally gave out. Two years ago Inuyasha lost the most important person in his life....K/I pairing.
Sincerely, KNE
A/N: Some people mention that the characters are OOC. I guess they are kind of, but not by A LOT. It is a fan fiction, right? Well thanks for letting me know, for those of you who reviewed about that. I really appreciate it! :0) Like I said, tell me what you guys think! Enjoy!
Chapter 15~ With you By: KNE
The echoes of their footsteps disappeared silently as Inuyasha slowed his pace and stopped abruptly, almost causing Kagome to run into him. Trying to catch her breath she clutched her chest and looked at the cocky boy.
"For the hundredth time...where are we?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha looked down to her and smiled, and then he raised his hand and pointed ahead. Kagome's eyes fell upon a huge tree in front of them. A small square area of grass neatly mowed surrounded it, then was cut off and surrounded with concrete.
A small gasped escaped her lips as her head tilt back and she looked at how tall the tree was.
"Let climb..." Inuyasha said, stepping over the short fence that cut off the cement and the grass.
"It's huge though!" Kagome exclaimed walking around it.
"So?" Inuyasha already steadied himself on the bark and looked over his shoulder. "Hurry up!" Kagome rolled her eyes and stepped over the fence.
"Where are we?"
"A shrine," he automatically responded boosting himself up.
"What are we doing at a shrine? And what if we get in trouble Inu..."
"Shut up and climb, no one will see us." Kagome followed his ordered, seeing as that she had talked back to him every second that night, and she was a bit too tired to put some sense into him now. Plus, she had been chasing him for a while now, and he still hadn't completely given her a straight answer yet. Kagome followed him up the tree silently as they practically jumped from branch to branch.
"So how did you know there was a tree here?" Kagome asked, looking up at Inuyasha. He glanced down at then continued up again.
"I found it."
"I never knew you had a hobby of visiting shrines...."
"I don't, I thought it was a restaurant at first, so I just found it." Inuyasha finally found a large branch, big enough to fit the both of them, and then he sat down. Kagome perched herself on the same branch and then looked at him.
"How in the world do you get a restaurant and a shrine mixed up?" Kagome leaned her back against the bark. "There's a big difference, dummy."
Inuyasha shrugged and lied down on the branch balancing himself. He then put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes.
"I thought it was like one of those restaurants where they decorate it to look like a certain theme or something....you know those expensive ones?" Kagome wrinkled her nose and then raised an eyebrow.
"If it was expensive what were you doing there? I thought you weren't planning on spending big bucks."
"I got my first paycheck."
"Oh." Kagome bit her lip and then looked at Inuyasha whose chest was rising up and down slowly. The shrine was so much quieter than the busy streets of Tokyo. She could finally hear herself breathe, but for some reason she couldn't take it. Now that it was much quieter, she was able to think again.
And the only thing that she could think about was her father and the engagement. She looked back down at Inuyasha. She hadn't even told him yet, and he was the closest thing to her. She brought a hand to her head and closed her eyes.
She would eventually have to tell him tonight, no matter what. But what could Inuyasha possibly do? Maybe he would comfort her, like he did earlier, but it wasn't like he could change her father's mind. To her father, Inuyasha would be just a boy in his way, like Kagome was. She sighed, she would just have to tell him straight out. But how?
Kagome opened her eyes and thought hard about any way to start the conversation with him. Should she just jump up, and tell him everything, or should she cry her eyes out and try to explain it to him?
"What are you thinking about?" Inuyasha's voice snapped Kagome back to reality. She looked at him, but he still had his eyes close. Kagome swallowed a few times and then licked her lips.
"Hey Inu...." She began. Inuyasha made no movement but she knew he was listening. "Have you ever been forced to do something that you didn't want to do?" she watched as he shifted slightly.
"Yup, all the time."
"What?"
"You force me to say apologize to Shippo every freaking day when I don't want to." Kagome sighed sadly and shook her head.
"No no! Be serious, something that could change your life forever and ever?" There was short moment of silence before Inuyasha spoke again.
"No...I guess not. Why?" Kagome tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear again and cocked her head to the side, looking at Inuyasha's face. He looked so cute at the moment, Kagome almost wanted to squeeze his cheeks.
"Why is that everyone thinks that rich people like...us, have everything they want and can do what ever they wish?"
"Cuz they're jealous, maybe?"
"I don't think so. I don't think rich people are free at all. Sure, they have money, but it's like their life is already obligated to something. It's like, they can never really have the life a normal person would have and they have no freedom. They have to always watch themselves, making sure they don't look bad and ruin their name or something like that...."
"What does obligate mean?"
"INU!"
"Sorry, sorry. I agree, rich people suck." Inuyasha turned his head and opened his eyes.
"Inu...If your parents were still alive, do you think you would have turned out different?" Kagome asked innocently searching his eyes. Inuyasha swallowed and make a quick nod.
"If my parents were still alive, you and I wouldn't even know each other," he said.
"What does that mean?"
"Think about it Kag. Do you think my parents would have let their youngest son hang around a poor girl like you? Do you think my parents would allow a Takashi to befriend a commoner, who had no name to publicity?"
"Well I'm not that poor girl anymore." Inuyasha sat up and rested his arm on the leg that was perched up.
"Kag, being a normal person, is better off than being some big timer rich kid. If my parents hadn't died there would have been lots of stuff that I had would have to sacrifice, and stuff that I would have to do for my family name."
"So are you saying that you're glad your parents died?"
"No. I'm saying that IF they were alive, I wouldn't be the Inu you know and I would probably be friends with those rich preppy people. But, in a way things happened for some reason, and I just got the chance to be normal." Kagome looked at him. She had never heard him talked so seriously about a subject before. A grin formed on his face.
"You wanna know what I'm scared of the most though?" Kagome looked at him and raised an eyebrow. He reached up and plucked a leaf from the tree and then looked at her straight in the eye.
"If my parents were still alive, I would probably be engaged to someone right now. That's the thing that I hate most. That's why rich guys like to fool around when they're younger, cuz they know that they won't get the person they want in the end."."
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At his words Kagome could feel the tears forming in her eyes. She turned her face away and brought a fist to her mouth. She swallowed. Even Inuyasha knew the timeline of the wealth's life. Inuyasha feared being engaged to some random girl the most, but Kagome.....
Kagome was engaged to Kouga.
"Kag?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome turned her face towards him.
"Hm?" she said, looking up.
"What's up?" She rubbed the back of her neck. She couldn't tell him. It wasn't because she didn't care for a guy like him, but it was because she did. This secret, she would tell him before they part this night, but not now. Everything was so perfect, the stars, the air. She wanted it to last just a little more or else she would cry.
"It's nothing. I'll tell you later." She put on her best smile, and for the first time she saw that her acting had improved because Inuyasha nodded, but looked at her closely.
"You sure?"
"Yeah..." she reached into the pocket of her jacket and pulled out some garbage. Her hands flickered onto the orange card in her hand. "Hey...." She held the card in front of his face.
"What the heck is that?" Inuyasha asked, snatching it from her grip.
"It's that couple's only card that that one guy gave to us at the arcade." Inuyasha squinted and looked closely.
"Oh yeah...."
"Lets go!" Kagome said, snatching it back. Inuyasha stared at her in disbelief.
"Now?"
"Yeah!"
"We can't go now!"
"Sure we can." Inuyasha scratched his head.
"But I thought he said last Saturday. It's already passed Kag," he shook his head. Kagome looked down at the card.
"No. It says it's still valid. We have till this weekend Inu! C'mon!" Inuyasha grabbed the card back.
"How can you see? It's too dark!" He brought the card close to his nose as he tried to read.
"It does! See!" She pointed at the small printing. Inuyasha squinted again.
"It does not!" Kagome rolled her eyes and snatched it back. Her heart was beating fast the only way to make her forget the subject for one minute was to get away from it. She climbed down the tree as Inuyasha followed her.
"Kag, it's too late! We can't just go! How are we going to get there?"
"Call your driver."
"No! Don't you have to get home or something? Didn't you just talk about that rich people shit! You can't just leave in the middle of the night and not show up!"
"Inu, we're going..." Kagome said walking towards the street.
"How? It's pretty far!"
"We'll find a cab."
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Kagome stared at the sign taped onto the door of the arcade. It was two in the morning already, and she was not tired. Inuyasha on the other hand....Kagome bit her tongue and turned around slowly facing Inuyasha who was sitting on a bench with his eyes closed. She walked slowly to him.
"Inu...it's closed."
His eyes snapped open and then he soon towered over her. Kagome shrunk back biting her lip.
"What!! It took us at least two hours to get here!" He made two fists and waved them in the air. He was mad, very mad. Furious to be exact. He started walking towards the sidewalk fast.
"Inu! Where are you going?" Kagome yelled running after him. She grabbed his arm, but he pulled it away.
"I'm going to find a place to sleep. I'm tired as hell!"
"But you slept in the cab!" Kagome whined. Inuyasha ignored her.
"You're crazy. What kind of girl drags a guy to an arcade at 2:00 in the morning!! What kind of arcade is open at this time anyways?!" Kagome sighed.
"Don't leave! We just got here!"
"I'm going to sleep, wake me up in ten hours." He plopped down on the grass next to the park and closed his eyes.
"What are you doing?" Kagome shouted kneeling next to him. Inuyasha ignored her but turned his back towards her and tucked his hand under his head.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome said sighing. "You can't just sleep!"
"Oh yes I can, watch me." Kagome watched him as he breathed in and out and soon she knew he was asleep. She could tell because she had seen Inu fall asleep plenty of times to know how he looked like. When Inuyasha slept it was like a rock. No one could wake him up. Kagome bit her lip and stared down at the pretty boy. It was going to be hard, and Inuyasha wasn't the kind of person who took bad news too well.
"Inu, don't be mad when I tell you. Please. It's not my fault..." she whispered. She closed her eyes and lied down next to him. Today, she wanted to spend all the time she could with her friend, because after that she knew that she couldn't do things like this anymore. Of course engaged women couldn't run off with other guys.
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Inuyasha yawned and tried to open his eyes but the sunlight was shining right into his golden eyes. "Aw man..." Inuyasha muttered blinking a few times. The tiredness that he had felt earlier was gone, and now he was wide awake. It was weird in every way. He had been so mad at Kagome for missing out at the game, but when he saw her he couldn't help but forgive her.
He stared up at the leaves swaying on top of him. The sunlight was peeking through the leaves leaving little spots of sun rays around him.
Why did he come all the way to the beach with Kagome anyways? It was so late and he had a job to do today too. He cringed at the thought. Miroku was probably running around like a maniac driving Kouga around. Of course he would be there too, but something in Kagome's eagerness to come here, made him go.
She was keeping something from him; he knew it since back at the shrine. She was upset over something, and she tried to play it off, but he knew. Whatever it was, he wasn't going to press on it because this time it was something he shouldn't butt into just yet. If it was that big, then she would tell him sooner or later. Inuyasha knew he was an inpatient man, but he was also a guy who respected things when it was serious, especially when it came to Kagome.
Kagome wouldn't keep anything dangerous from him, so he would find out. Sooner or later.
"Hmmmmm...." He heard a soft moan from his right side. Inuyasha's head turned immediately and found himself face to face with Kagome. He jumped slightly, seeing that his nose was practically touching hers. All this time he was thinking about Kagome, he had totally forgotten where the girl actually was. He sighed and was about to sit up when Kagome mumbled something and scooted closer to him.
He could feel the warmth of her body as she snuggled closer. He blushed. Her hair was in his face, but she was still fast asleep. Her hair smelled really good. It was the first time he had actually noticed. He looked down at her delicate face and then his heart began to race.
The sunray beamed down on her face, revealing a golden glow on her face. Her long eyelashes curled slightly with a smudge of dirt on the side of her nose. Inuyasha chuckled; it had been so long since he had see dirt on her face.
When they were younger, they would always go out to the swamps and make mud pies, or at least that was what Kagome called them. He had called them monster blobs, and then would throw them at Kagome. She would cry, he would get in trouble. That was always their daily routine when they first met.
Inuyasha reached out with his thumb, remembering earlier when he was wiping her tears. Though his heart was going about a hundred miles per hour already, it sped up even more the moment he touched her skin. He wiped the smudge of slowly as she shifted in her sleep. His thumb stopped moving and then he cupped his hand around her cheek. They were warm, making his hands feel as cold as ice.
What the hell was he doing? Her lips parted slightly and he suddenly wanted to kiss them right then and there. Though all his life he had many girlfriends, he had always kissed them instantly no feeling whatsoever. He didn't care when or why. Even with Kikyou their first kiss wasn't at all romantic, because it wasn't her first kiss, and definitely not his either. It was nothing special, but they ended making out for two hours. But right now he never wanted to kiss someone so much in his life.
He inched his face closer, her breath was warm on his face and he looked at her lips once more. These were Kagome's lips, his Kagome. So why did he want to feel them on his lips so bad? Inuyasha leaned in, millimeters away from something he had never done before. He closed his eyes, she wouldn't know it but he would only know. He leaned in to kiss her.
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"Inu...." Kagome whispered in her sleep. Inuyasha stopped instantly and his eyes snapped open. He swallowed. She was still asleep, but was dreaming, only dreaming. He felt his muscles loosen and then the atmosphere slowly change.
Slowly he pulled back, instantly dropping his hand from her cheek. He sat up quickly and grabbed his head. What was he just about to do? Never in his mind had he ever thought about kissing Kagome Higurashi, and he just did right now! Not only did he want to kiss Kagome, but the feeling was unbearable. Inuyasha swallowed as all the thoughts filled his mind and his head.
Shippo. Sango. Miroku. They had all said that he was in love with Kagome, but he never believed it. Inuyasha scrambled up and brought a hand to his head. He couldn't be. Not after seventeen years of living. Kagome had been with him since that day by the Sakura tree. She rode bikes with him, she read books for him, she played baseball with him, she gave him advice (which he never really took), and she taught him everything he knew. Inuyasha glanced down at her sleeping figure.
All this time, he had always looked at Kagome as his best friend. The girl next door. Everything that they had gone through together and he knew he was still denying it. Inuyasha swallowed. His mind was racing along with his heart.
"I'm not thinking straight...." Inuyasha said to himself shaking his head. "Snap out of it, you idiot..." he said. He made a fist and chewed on the side of his cheek.
"There's no way I have fallen for her..."
"Fall for who?" Kagome's voice interrupted his self conversation. Inuyasha spun around to see her standing behind him. He backed away instantly bringing a hand to the back of his neck.
"NO ONE!" he yelled. Kagome made a face and then shook her head.
"Did some hot babe just walk by or something?" she asked looking around. Inuyasha swallowed and nodded his head.
"Yeah. Hot. Very hot. Blonde." His words were choppy and quick, making him look even guiltier. Kagome rolled her eyes.
"I thought you matured, but I from what I see, you're as horny as ever." Inuyasha laughed nervously. Horny? She thought of him as horny? Kagome wiped her hands on her jeans.
"Uh..." Inuyasha started looking around. "I guess I'm not tired anymore." Kagome raised an eyebrow and pulled out the orange ticket. Inuyasha groaned silently to himself.
"I have a different idea," Kagome said tossing the card aside. Inuyasha watched as the orange piece of paper fluttered to the ground. "There's an amusement park nearby. We passed it on the way up," she walked towards the street leaving a stunned and confused Inuyasha behind.
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Kagome hiccupped and then laughed again as she watched Inuyasha try to keep up with her. All day they had been riding on roller coasters, going on spinning rides. She was having fun, tons of it...but she her mind had not completely drifted away from the engagement. Everything would change after today. Today would be the last day she would get to spend time with Inuyasha.
Inuyasha on the other hand seemed like he was also having fun. Of course he was. Doing stuff like this had always been his thing. He was a rich boy with a good life. It was hot and Kagome could feel herself tanning right there. Inuyasha was lucky to have a cap on. He always seemed prepared when it came to outings.
"Dude, Kag you think they have any throwing games here?" Inuyasha asked looking around, practically jumping up and down. Kagome looked around along with him and then her eyes lightened up.
"Right there." She pointed at a booth with four bottles lined up on the far side of the wall.
"How come no one's playing that game?" Inuyasha asked. "Maybe it's a rip off..." he started.
"Or maybe it just too hard." Kagome looked up at Inuyasha who looked down at her.
"I bet I'll hit all four bottles..." Inuyasha said. Kag raised an eyebrow.
"You'll miss on the fourth one."
"Think you can do any better?" Inuyasha said.
"Is that a challenge?"
"Hell ya."
"You're going down, wench!" Inuyasha hurried to the booth and pulled out his wallet. "How much?" he asked.
"Five dollars for four balls," the employee said lazily, figuring that these kids were dumb enough to try. Inuyasha smiled and rubbed his hands together. It was a rip off, but he really felt like playing a game with a challenge.
"Ladies first!" he said, stepping out of the way for Kagome. Kagome smiled sweetly at him and picked up a ball.
"Inu...watch and learn." She pulled her arm back taking in a deep breath.
"I'm watching," Inuyasha muttered as she threw it. The ball hit the bottle hard, knocking it over. The employee raised an eye brow as Kagome picked another one up.
"That was one down, three more to go!" she chirped winking at Inuyasha who looked over at her with his arms crossed over his chest.
"LUCK!" he said, nodding his head towards to bottles. Kagome threw the ball again, hitting the second bottle. By now the employee was shocked. It was the first time anyone had hit two in a row.
"Two more to go...." Kagome said in a sing song voice.
"Two more my ass..." Inuyasha muttered. Kagome tossed the ball from her left to right hand and threw the ball again, smacking the third bottle.
"Wow...on a role Inu." She picked up the last ball and smiled. She was going to win a prize and a bet. Two in one. Kagome pulled her arm back and threw her hardest. The ball soared fast through the air and touched the bottle...skimming it.
The ball hit the back wall and bounced onto the ground, while the bottle stood its grounds. Kagome's jaw dropped and Inuyasha's grin went up even more.
"That's just too bad...." He said, taking out another five dollar bill. "A little rusty...I say?" The boy who worked at the booth quickly loaded the balls for Inuyasha.
"Now you watch and learn Kag. It's all in the arms..." he pulled back and threw and fast one, smacking the bottle. Kagome glared at him as he threw another one hitting its target.
"This is easier than I thought!" Inuyasha cheered picking up his third ball. He threw it hard, hitting the third bottle, smashing it into pieces. Kagome's heart raced, she was going to lose the bet!
"Hmm...hey do I get a prize if I hit this one?" Inuyasha asked. The boy nodded his head and pointed at the huge stuff animals on the wall.
"One of those..." he said. Inuyasha stared at the huge stuff animals and then his jaw dropped. Kagome smiled and clapped her hands together.
"Throw it Inu! I want one of those!" she pointed at the huge banana on the wall. Inuyasha felt the knot in his throat. He whirled around and looked at Kagome.
"Wait. Does that mean I have to carry it around all day?!!!" he screamed. Kagome looked at him innocently.
"Well it's not like you can do anything with something like that. Might as well give it to me, but remember I'm a girl and I'm not as strong as you..." she chirped. Inuyasha dropped the ball.
"What the hell! I'm not going to carry something that big around all freaking day!! Are you crazy?!!" Inuyasha threw his hands in the air. Kagome put her hands on her hips.
"Well what are you going to do? Lose the bet or take the stuff animal?" She knew his answer already. Inuyasha had the biggest ego in the world, and there was no way he was letting his pride down. Inuyasha himself knew what she was thinking as she smiled up at him. He muttered a couple of swears and picked up the last ball.
"Screw this..." he finally said, and chucked the ball hard at the last bottle. Kagome jumped up and down cheering as she pointed at the big banana. Inuyasha groaned as he watched the boy pass the banana across him to Kagome. Kagome took it and hugged it.
"Thank you!" Kagome said, bowing a few times. The boy nodded as Inuyasha stalked away. Kagome hurried after him.
"Since when did you like stuff animals anyways?"
"Since now."
"WHAT!?" His face turned red as he pointed a finger at her face. "You're just doing this to purposely piss me off right?"
"Yup."
"Wench."
"Baka." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Inuyasha hurried ahead of her ignoring her calls. If she caught up to him, he would end up carrying that huge thing around. He wasn't her bitch, and he wasn't doing anything for her.
"INU!!! Slow down!" Kagome yelled, trying her best to reach Inuyasha. She dropped her stuff banana and then quickly scooped it up, brushing the dirt off. Inuyasha stopped walking and turned around.
"We don't have all day!!" Kagome pouted, and turned the opposite way.
"I don't care anymore! I'm going this way!" She began walking through the crowds. Inuyasha's muscles tensed. That bitch was going to pay for making him walk so much in the sun. He couldn't see her anymore, but he could still see the tip of the banana above the crowd moving slowly.
"That girl..." he made a fist and turned away from Kagome. He continued walking his direction.
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Kagome hugged the banana and watched the people pass the fountain. She had split up with Inuyasha an hour ago and he didn't even come after her. She cursed silently followed with his name. That boy made her so mad at times.
She didn't want him mad today, she didn't even want to fight, but yet they still managed to yell at each other. Kagome looked around the garden. It was beautiful and surprisingly not a lot of people were here. Everyone was at the amusement park. Inuyasha would never come to this part of the park, he was too simple minded.
If she planned on seeing the guy again she would just have to go and find him herself. Kagome sighed and stood up stretching a bit. She reached for her banana only to find it gone from the spot she had set it down.
"Huh?" Kagome looked up to find Inuyasha holding it under one of his arms. He was glaring at her, but he didn't look mad. Kagome smiled and danced over to him. "I didn't think you were going to show up around here."
"Where the hell were you?!" Inuyasha screamed. Kagome laughed and smacked him hard on the arm.
"So you finally gave up eh? Decided to carry the banana now?" Inuyasha looked down at her.
"Ha! Admit it. You're tired of carrying the thing! I told you not to get it!"
"Look who's talking! You're the one who bought it!"
"I had no choice! I beat you at that game anyways!"
"You were the one who made the bet!"
"Stupid!"
"Moron!"
By the time they were done yelling they had attracted a lot of attention and of course the two were panting and looking around. Kagome chucked the banana at him, and the two began walking down the sidewalk.
"How did you know I was here?" Kagome asked as if nothing happened. Inuyasha grumbled something and then spoke.
"I dunno, I guess it's a place where girls go."
"Not all the time."
"You were there! So shut up!" His voice rose again, making Kagome wince. By the time she was twenty she would be deaf because of all the yelling and shouting.
"Remember that time like a few months ago when I got mad at you for not waking up early?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha nodded.
"And you chucked that book at my head? Then you yelled at me in class when you weren't even late." Kagome nodded.
"Yeah...that time. When we got in trouble and had to stand in the hall didn't we make a promise?" She looked at the beautiful trees that went down the sidewalk. "The promise was that I would stop lecturing and you wouldn't have a short temper and jump to conclusions again."
"Didn't last a day..."
"I know. But let's make that promise again..." Kagome said quietly. Inuyasha kicked a rock as he continued walking.
"Why?" He focused his attention on the few people walking the opposite direction of him. "It's not going to last...so why bother making it?"
"Because. If anything ever did happen....I don't want you to get mad and I won't lecture you. It could be anything," she looked at his reaction, but he did nothing but shrug.
"Like what?"
"Like anything."
"What difference would it make? You can't just make a promise that is impossible. If there was something really bad that happened between us, of course I would yell. By my yelling would mean that I was upset or..." he trailed off. "But anyways, I don't want to make a promise like that. Last time we didn't think about it at all."
"Last time we were still in Kyoto and I was still the tomboy," Kagome smiled. Inuyasha nodded.
"Yeah..." Kagome turned her face and looked straight ahead and then gasped. She stopped walking instantly and brought a hand to her mouth.
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Kagome reached up and grabbed Inuyasha's arm. "Let's turn around!" she hissed. Inuyasha looked at her strangely and pulled his arm away, clutching the banana tighter.
"Why? We just came from there." He walked faster ignoring Kagome's scared face.
"Inu!!" she whined catching up with him. "We can't go this way!"
"...and why the hell not?" Inuyasha hissed. Kagome followed him but glanced ahead of her nervously.
"When I transferred to Tokyo, I went to this academy for all these rich people," she said nervously. Inuyasha boringly nodded his head.
"Your point?"
"There was this boy that had a crush on me. Hojo-kun. He was obsessed, Inu!" Kagome yelled. Inuyasha looked at her disbelief.
"Why the hell are you bringing that up? This has nothing to do with you and your boyfriend..."
"He's not my boyfriend! And it does have something to do with this, cuz he's right there!" she nodded towards a skinny boy with brown hair making his way up the walkway, humming to himself. Inuyasha squinted and then raised an eyebrow.
"Wow, you do attract geeks. What do you mean by obsessed?" he asked. Kagome pulled on his arm.
"C'mon, if he sees me...! Inu, we have to turn around! If he sees me he won't leave my side at all!" She tried hiding behind Inuyasha but it made things look even worst.
"Stupid... I'm not turning around. We have places to be!" Inuyasha grinned and then looked down at her. "Sucks for you!" Kagome's jaw dropped and she slapped him hard on the arm.
"You're just doing this to purposely piss me off, right? This is because of the banana right???" Inuyasha cocked his head to one side and shrugged.
"Maybe...maybe not." The sarcasm in his voice made Kagome's heart jump. Hojo had the biggest crush on her. He had brought her flowers everyday, written her poems of herself, brought her medicine and herbs, sang her songs in front of the school, made banners with her name on it, dedicated awards to her, wore shirts that said 'I love Kagome,' and followed her everywhere. She hated him, but she was nice to him. And right now she wanted to kill Inuyasha for doing this to her.
She squeezed her eyes shut, knowing that Hojo would pass her any second and then see her. She whimpered a bit and continued walking. She could hear Hojo's voice now, talking with a boy who just passed him 'Oh please, oh please don't let him see me!'
Her eyes snapped open when she felt a hand grab hers. Her head snapped towards Inuyasha to see him with no expression, looking forward and just walking. 'What was he doing? Holding her hand?' At that moment Hojo passed her, she almost for got about him for the moment. In the corner of her eye, she saw Hojo look up and smile. He waved a hand in the air.
"Hey Ka..." he stopped short when he saw Inuyasha holding Kagome's hand. Kagome's heart fluttered as Hojo's arm dropped and Kagome and Inuyasha continued walking hand in hand. She smiled and looked up to Inuyasha who was now facing the other way from her, his hands still clutching onto hers.
He had helped her! Inuyasha had helped her. She smiled to herself and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. But now that wasn't the thing that was making her nervous, it was the electricity kind of feeling that she felt when he took her hand. She bit her lip and looked away, still feeling his warm flesh tough her hand.
"Hey...look at those two couple!" she heard voices as a group of tourists walked passed them.
"What a young couple. Don't they know that children are here?!" Kagome blushed at the comment instantly; she pulled her hand quickly away from Inuyasha's hand. This was the second time someone had made a comment about her and Inuyasha together. She looked down at the ground and glanced quickly up at Inuyasha.
"You have a problem with holding my hand or something?" he asked, his voice casual. Kagome's face reddened even more.
"Yes. Actually I do have a problem with you holding my hand." She said, feeling a bit disappointed that he wasn't holding her hand any more. Her hand felt kind of naked.
"You should be honored to of hold my hand..."
"Honored my ass..." Kagome mumbled. "Why are you so conceited?" Kagome asked looking at him. "You're not as great as you think you are."
"I am Kag. I just am." He stood taller and then grin. "If I give those girls over there my handsome smile, they'll soon swoon all over me," he said pointing at a group of girls a bit younger than them, but old enough. Kagome raised an eyebrow. Of course they would swoon. Ever since they were little, all girls swooned over Inuyasha.
"Hate to admit it, but I'm just too good of a guy," he looked at her and lightly hit her on the back of her head. "You're just too busy with your life to notice." Kagome spun around and faced him.
"What are you talking about?! I've been with you for over twelve years, dimwit." She crossed her arms over her shoulder and kicked his shin. "You have no right to say that to me. You're the one who knew nothing about me." She wanted to take back her words immediately. It wasn't Inuyasha fault that he didn't know about her father or anything. She just never told him the truth all the way. Inuyasha put his free hand into his pocket and lowered his head. He continued walking and shrugged.
"I guess I don't Kag. I mean it was my entire fault that you left out the detail that you were a multibillionaire's daughter...." He turned around and smiled at her, a nice smile.
"But hey even if you are, you've always been the Kag I know and love..." Kagome smiled and clapped her hands together.
"Awww... I didn't know you cared that much about me Inu!" she clung onto his arm and smiled up at him. "You said you love me!"
"No one could love you..." he said quickly. Kagome giggled. He was trying to cover his soft side since it was very rare that Inuyasha showed soft sides.
"But you just said you did!"
"I mean the Kag I grew up with!"
"But you must care a lot about me to come all the way to Tokyo just to bring me back..." she spread her arms wide open, trying to show him the distance.
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To Kagome, right at that moment she was playing with him, laughing about it and only thinking little of the words he said. But Inuyasha never felt so trapped in his life. He had said that she was the girl he knew and love.
'I'm such an idiot!' he thought furiously. He wanted to kick himself in the head because now he couldn't defend himself. Kagome though was trying to make him feel like a softie right now as it is. She had no idea what Inuyasha's mind was going through either, so he was lucky.
His heart had been racing all day, and he was afraid he would get a heart attack all together. Kagome was making him go nuts. He had no idea what he was doing when he reached for her hand. He just looked the other way and took her hand. She had thought it was to save her from some Hobo guy, but really it was like his instinct to do it. He wanted to do it, and even if it was for just a small amount of time, it felt right.
Dammit, he was thinking about that stuff again. He watched as Kagome blabbered on with a bubbly look on her face, her hand motions moving quickly and her eyes darting from one side to another. Could she possibly a person he would date? Inuyasha cringed at the thought; he wasn't even going to try to imagine it. If he did then it would feel weird.
"....beach," Kagome finished, putting her hands on Inuyasha's shoulder and nodding her head, waiting for his answer. Inuyasha shook his head and blinked a few times before regaining his memory.
"What?" he blurted out. Kagome glared up at him and then smiled again.
"Let's go to the beach before we go home," Kagome said, her voice now calmer. "The last thing we'll do..." she trailed off. Inuyasha looked around and yawned.
"Aren't you going to get in trouble? You've been gone all night. Isn't your dad going to call the police or something? What if I get arrested again?"
"Forget about my dad, let's go!" She reached for his arm and dragged him down the walk way towards the buses.
"But I have a job too!"
"You're Inuyasha Takashi, you'll survive..." she yelled.
"Not in Tokyo!"
"Yes in Tokyo, everywhere. Your just too simple minded to think about it. I don't even know why you're playing the role as a hardworking man. What's there to hide? I mean who cares if everyone finds out who you are. What difference would it make?" Kagome asked, taking the banana away from his arms.
"It makes a big difference! Don't you understand anything?!" Inuyasha pointed at himself. "If Kouga or your father or anyone, especially the media find out that I'm the heir to the other half of Takashi Corp, it'll go crazy. Tetseiga can't be revealed until after I graduate..."
"IF you graduate...."
"If people find out that I'm the heir, then it would be like putting my life in danger. Anyone would try anything to find out the secrets of the company. Why do you think Sesshomaru is always so cold to anyone when it comes to work?"
"You mean when it comes to ANYTHING?"
"No one can know even a single detail. The thing is only between me, Sesshomaru and our father. If I reveal myself, it would practically be like announcing that I've taken the position."
"But you have already, haven't you?" Inuyasha looked at her and then watched as the bus pulled up.
"No, not yet. I haven't made up my mind yet if I want to open Tetseiga."
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"But think about all the money you'll make!!" Kagome yelled over the people talking in the bus.
"I don't need anymore money..." Inuyasha said giving her a dangerous look to keep her voice down.
"You can never have enough money! You can do so much! Like save some people or donate it to charity or something like that!"
"We already do that!" Kagome sighed as they bus made a stop at the beach. She pushed Inuyasha out the door and onto the sand.
"Then what would be the point of having Tetseiga anyways, when you don't even want it?" Inuyasha shrugged.
"Think of it as a present. My father gave me and Sesshomaru a gift. We decide what we want to do with it. Plus, I don't want to depend on Sesshomaru. I told you that already!!" Kagome looked at him and then rolled her eyes.
"Why are you so worried if Kouga finds out who you are?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha froze and then shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe cuz I like watching the bastard. It makes me wonder if I act like that." Kagome giggled and put a hand on his shoulder.
"You're worst..." She knew she was playing with him; he was just the kind of person anyone would joke around with. He grabbed her hand off his shoulder and headed down the beach.
"Anyways, if I let Kouga know about who I am, he'll try to use me. I'm like the key to paradise," Inuyasha sat down and looked out to the sea. "I think their life goal is to be more successful then Sesshomaru." Kagome watched from behind him as he chucked a rock into the waves.
'That's why my father wants me to marry Kouga. It's all because of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru.' She walked over to his side and sat down. She tucked her knees in and then rested her chin on her arms.
"Who knew my future had to do so much with you...." She trailed off. The sun was beginning to set and the sky was a strange color of orange and purple. Inuyasha who completely ignored her question leaned back on his elbows and crossed his feet over each other. Kagome glanced at him and took in his features.
He had a serious look to his face, like he was thinking hard about something. Kagome felt a knot form in her throat. This was going to be the last time she would spend a day with him. Her hear was beginning to feel the pain. She would never have the feeling of just being happy with him around her again. She was going to miss all the times they had together.
Inuyasha had always been there for her, and he proved it even more when he had showed up at the party that night. Inuyasha had his dumb ways of making her happy, even if she got mad ten seconds after. After today she wouldn't be able to experience that anymore. She was only turning seventeen soon. Back Kyoto she had studied so hard so that she could get into a good university or maybe even study abroad by a scholarship. But, now that she was once again Takeo Higurashi's daughter, everything was a waste. To get into a university, they wouldn't have to even look at her grades but her wealth.
Her life as she planned it had completely changed, and she knew it when she stepped out of Inuyasha's house and into the rain.
"Your birthday is coming up right?" Inuyasha asked suddenly. Kagome looked over at him and nodded.
"Hmm..." she answered. Inuyasha reached for his pocket and pulled out a small plastic bag. Kagome looked confusingly at him. "What is that?" Inuyasha played with the handle of the bag, and then sat up.
"I probably won't see you on your birthday or any time before that since you'll have a lot of things to plan...." He began, fumbling with the object inside of the bag. Kagome smiled and shrugged.
"It's my father who plans it; I just sit and watch from the sidelines..." Inuyasha pulled out a small wooden box. Kagome's eyes fell on it and her heart almost sank. He had gotten her a birthday present.
"Yeah...well, since I forgot last year, I got you a present this time..." he grumbled, shoving the box over to her and then turned his face away. Kagome looked down at the box and then back at him.
"What is it?"
Inuyasha cursed and then glared at her.
"Open it and find out! Stop asking stupid questions okay!?" he turned his head away, blushing. Kagome smiled and then looked back down at the box. She gently opened it and gasped. Inside was a necklace. It had brown wooden beads and then a pinkish and purplish marble sphere. She brought a hand to her lips.
"I know it's not expensive as that million dollar necklace that that wolf face guy got you, but it's the best I could get with my salary..." Kagome touched the marble and then looked at him.
"When did you get it?" she asked. Inuyasha rubbed the back of his neck nervously again.
"I made it," he said quietly. Kagome's jaw dropped.
"When? Where?" She asked excitedly looking back down at her gift. Inuyasha rested his arms on his knees and then looked down at the necklace.
"Today. After we split up, I saw this table with all these beads and crap on it. The lady helped me choose the stuff on the necklace, but a lot of the good things were already taken cuz before I got there all these little brats were there..." He paused and picked up a rock and flipped it over his fingers. "I mean... WHAT DO YOU THINK I WAS DOING THE WHOLE TIME??" he suddenly yelled.
Kagome bit her lip and smiled up at him. "Thank you Inuyasha..." she said, suddenly reaching up and wrapped her arms around his neck. This was the best present that she had ever gotten from anyone.
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"Wouldja quit looking at it?" Inuyasha yelled nervously as the waves began to calm a bit. Kagome looked down at the necklace hanging around her neck. It was so beautiful.
"I can't help it! I like it..." she said, smiling sweetly. Inuyasha blushed again for the hundredth time that night. He looked away. "I'm never going to take it off."
"Well you're going to have to. It's not going to match any of those fancy dresses that you'll have to wear soon." He was talking about her birthday party coming up, that he would have to drive Kouga to. He cursed silently, remembering that he still had a job to do. Kagome looked at him, her smile suddenly gone.
"Oh, about that..." she said quietly. "I don't think I'll be able to invite you." Inuyasha looked at her and raised an eye brow. "I mean I want to, but it's just my dad. If he sees that I invited a guy he'll freak. And when he finds out that you're Kouga's driver he'll freak even more...and plus you don't want them to see you right? It won't be like last time, security is going to be packed. You'll have to have an invitation and everything to get in, and they'll have to announce you and stuff. Um, I mean I'm not even in charge of the inviting, cuz no one could trust me...and I want to invite you but it's just too hard and...."
"Kag, shut up." Inuyasha said smiling. "Don't worry I won't be going. I'm sure I'll have a job of driving a certain someone like last time. I only went last time because I heard you were going to be there." Inuyasha stretched and yawned.
"So you're not going to come?"
"Do you want me to come? I'll use my Inuyasha ways to get inside. Is Sesshomaru invited? He can sneak me in..."
"Inu...I have something to tell..." Kagome said quietly looking away from his playful eyes.
"Why is security going to be packed anyways? I mean it's just your birthday. It's not like a freaking Grammy award." He looked at her and then sighed. "I probably won't be going. I would stand out, and even if I could get a tux, I hate wearing those things." Kagome nodded sadly and looked down at her necklace. Inuyasha watched her as she had that same sad look on her face.
Maybe he should change the subject, because every time it was about her father and Kouga, she would become a bit distant. He cleared his throat and then put another one of his best 'Inuyasha' smiles on.
"Hey, Kag. Since this summer is pretty blown away and our plans of going to Hawaii are ruined, let's go over winter break," he said. "When we get back to Kyoto, there probably won't be enough time since we only have a couple of months left of break. We need the whole summer break to have fun." He smiled and looked up. "So how about it?" He looked over at Kagome who looked like she was thinking about something really hard. He nudged her side to get her attention.
"Inuyasha, I don't think I'm going back to Kyoto..." she said softly. Inuyasha's laughed and leaned back into the sand. He looked over at her and shook his head.
"Of course you are." He looked at her, "There's no reason you wouldn't come back." It took him a few minutes to realize that the look on Kagome's face was serious. He suddenly sat up straight and faced her. "Right?"
"Inu...it's hard to explain..." Kagome began. Inuyasha scrambled up to his feet.
"You're staying here? Why?" It came out as a demand as he looked at her. "Don't tell me you actually like it here, Kag. You know you're coming home."
"Inuyasha, you won't understand." He stared at her seeing that her eyes were turning red. He bit his tongue suddenly closing his mouth and then opening it again.
"What's there not to understand? You're probably happy with your life now." he shook his head disappointedly. Kagome swallowed and looked out to the sea; she reached for the necklace and held the pink marble in her hand.
"Inuyasha there's something I have to tell you," she said trying to raise the courage that lay deep down inside of her. Inuyasha shook his head...and swallowed. He had that thing where he just wouldn't listen. Kagome was really struggling. If only he would just close his mouth for one second and she would finally throw off some of the burden that she held.
"So all that stuff you were saying about how being rich sucked, it was all a lie. You're such a hypocrite you know that? I should have know, all that time we could have gone back any time, but for some dumb ass reason we're still...."
"Inuyasha..." Kagome said, taking a deep breath.
"Stop thinking about yourself for one damn second and think about me. I came here for a reason Kag, I worked my ass off to come here and now you tell me that you're not coming home? It looks like the person who ruined everything between us wasn't me after all, but you." Inuyasha turned his face away and brought a hand to his chin. His words stung her, but she knew that he was saying it out of anger. Inuyasha wasn't even letting it all out. If it had been like usual, he would have been screaming his butt off.
"Yeah, I guess I did realize one thing," Inuyasha said turning to her with a sad smile.
"Money does make a person change, even y..."
"Inuyasha," Kagome said one last time. Inuyasha glanced at her with a pissed off face.
"What?"
"I'm engaged."
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Takeo Higurashi watched as the yellow envelop slid across his desk and into his hands. He looked up at the three men dressed in black standing before him.
"What is this?" he asked, opening the envelope and sticking his hand in. One of the men stepped forward.
"We followed her like you asked sir, and these we saw something that you might want to know." Takeo looked down at the envelope and then pulled out the pictures. He dropped the folder and held the pile of pictures on his hands as he flipped through them. His eyes turned to slits and his anger bubbled inside him ready to erupt with each pictures.
"Who is this boy?" he asked, looking at them.
"She spent last night and all day today with him, sir." Takeo slammed the photos down on his desk, revealing the pictures of Kagome and Inuyasha together.
"What is their relationship?" he demanded, standing up. The three men seemed to shrink back but they stood their grounds.
"We don't know for sure, sir, but they were holding hands at the amusement park." Takeo turned around and looked out the glass wall of his office, overlooking the city.
"Find out all the information on this man. I want to know what he has with my daughter. I want all background information of him, including what his job is and where he's living. GET TO IT!" Takeo roared, causing the office to shake. The men nodded and hurried away. Mr. Higurashi made a fist and slammed it into his desk. Was this the reason that was making Kagome act like this?
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"...I'm engaged."
Kagome saw his face change right away. It softened, and his lips parted, but his eyes were wide. Kagome turned her face away unable to look.
"You're what?" She heard him whisper. She turned back and rubbed her neck.
"I'm engaged," she said a bit more loudly and clearly. Inuyasha's jaw opened and closed as he tried to think of something. He took a step back.
"To who?"
"Kouga." He knew her answer already but he had to make sure, but then he soon realized that Kagome was actually engaged. His head snapped up to him.
"When?"
"Since yesterday, that's why I missed the game."
"...and you're actually going through with it?" he asked, watching Kagome. She didn't answer him but instead turned away to face the sea. He stared at her in shock because he knew her answer. His heart felt light and betrayed.
"I have to."
He stared at her and then looked
"You mean you want to?" Kagome looked up at him, now the tears were really flowing.
"How can you say that?! Of course I don't want to!" Inuyasha looked from her to the sea and then back again.
"I don't get it. You can't be engaged..."
"Well, I am." Kagome brought the back of her hand up to her face.
"What do you mean you have to get engage? Do you that being engage is one step closer to getting married?" Inuyasha asked, getting impatient. He wasn't really good at taking bad news, and this was definitely bad news.
"He threatened me. My dad threatened me using Shippo and Sango." Inuyasha's head snapped up and he grabbed Kagome by the shoulders.
"What about them?!" he yelled, hearing his Kyoto friends' names. Kagome swallowed.
"He's using his power. He told me if I didn't get engage with Kouga, he'll do everything that he can to turn their lives into hell. Right now he thinks they're the closest thing to me. He doesn't know about you...yet." Kagome watched Inuyasha's face, as his hands fell from her shoulders. "Inuyasha...."
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Inuyasha sullenly asked. Kagome swallowed and walked up to him. "Why did you take me out here when we could have been solving this problem?" Inuyasha looked at her straight in the face, and that's when she saw how miserable he looked. "Why is it that you always have to be the one who takes all the crap?" his voice was sad. He made a fist and looked at Kagome with his golden eyes. "Why?"
Kagome's lips quivered and she felt the tears pouring out of her eyes. The next thing she knew, her arms were wrapped around Inuyasha's waist and he was holding onto her tightly. Her head cupped under his chin. It was heartbreaking to see Inuyasha like this. She hadn't thought much about how he would be affected, but instead how his reaction would be.
"Because there's no way I can get out of it! Inuyasha....I have the choice to do what I want to do before they announce it, and my choice is to spend it with you!" More tears spilled out and Inuyasha closed his eyes tightly hearing Kagome's words. "I don't want my last days with you to be all messed up because of my father. I want them to be happy! I want them to be the way they were. Inuyasha, I wanted to spend all the time I had left to just be happy, and the only way was with you..." she couldn't go on, because she was in a non-stop sob.
"Shh..." Inuyasha said, lifting his head and kissing her on the forehead. "You don't have to worry..." he pulled back from Kagome and held onto her shoulders. "I'll take care of it. I'll take care of you." Kagome shook her head and covered her face with his chest.
"How?"
"Don't forget that I'm Inuyasha Takashi...." His arms wrapped around her tightly. The both of them stood on the beach as the dark skies rolled in holding each other, never letting go.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* A/N: Whew! That took a long time. Well anyways...lots of people were complaining about how the two fight too much. I guess it's kind of hard to say, but they were best friends who argued at one point and it just can't completely go away in a day. So sorry if the arguing bothered you guys so much. Finally, Kagome tells Inuyasha!!! The point of this story is that two best friends fall in love after one leaves and the other (Inuyasha) goes after her. But this is kind of like a romance/comedy/drama, so there will be lots of obstacles to overcome. Well, I hope you like the story so far, and if you have any suggestions plz share!
If you guys want to, vote for, "From here to there" in the Fan fiction Elimination! Oh, and I have another story out called, "Heartache." If you have the time please read it, some of you guys might even like it! Well thanks for reading again!
Summary: Two years ago Kagome Higurashi's heart finally gave out. Two years ago Inuyasha lost the most important person in his life....K/I pairing.
Sincerely, KNE