Kagome got into her car and sped off, unsure of where she was going. All she knew was that she needed comforting, and someone that she could trust. Unfortunately the only person she could think of was Inuyasha, and she just knew that wouldn't do, as a part of her was still deeply in love with him, and she couldn't talk to him about her being his brother's supposed destined mate.
She drove home and called the only other person she could think of. Her mother. She sped down the road, and pulled into a much familiar driveway. She parked her car, hastily got out, and ran to the door. She didn't even bother to knock as she normally would have, seeing as she hadn't lived there in quite some time. Instead, she grabbed her key, unlocked the door, and chased after the scent that she had grown to know as her mother's.
"Okaa! Okaa!!!" Kagome cried out, as she ran through the hallway. She hadn't even bothered to keep up her disguise after she got to the comforts of her old home. She found her mother sitting comfortablly at the kitchen table sipping an herbal tea.
"OKAA!!!" Kagome said loudly before dropping to her knees and crying her eyes out in her mother's lap.
"It's not fair! AFTER ALL THIS TIME I DON'T EVEN GET TO CHOOSE MY HUSBAND!!!!" She was fuming, and she couldn't control the tint of red that flashed in her eyes.
"Calm down dear, and tell me what has happened. Why is there such an atrocity as this? You do not get to choose your husband?" Her mother was enraged, but her calm exterior hinted nothing at her true feelings.
Kagome set out on the task of telling her mother everything that had happened that day. From getting the promotion up until being fired, and driving down to the house in which she used to live. Her eyes were red and puffy from tears by the time she finished her heart wrenching story. Her mother was livid, but at the same time, understood completely that it was fate, and could only hope that Kami-sama was not as sick and twisted, to fate her to a man that she would not love deeply.
Kagome had long since left her mother, and had been crying in her bed for what seemed like hours. She calmed herself long enough to remember Inuyasha. A part of her was still madly in love with him, and that wasn't even the worst of it. How was she going to tell him that she was bound to his half-brother?! Lord it was going to be a long night.
She got up slowly and walked over to where her small traditional vanity sat on the ground. It's full length mirror hung proudly from the hinges connecting it to the petite commode beneath. As she glanced into the mirror she frowned at what she saw.
Puffy, bloodshot, violet eyes stared back at her. Her hair was a mess, rumpled by the fit she had been throwing, her face was tear streaked, and stained with the remnants of her makeup. Then she glanced at the clock. Damnit, it was already five o'clock she thought to herself. She walked across her room picked up her phone and plopped onto her bed.
As she dialed numbers out of memory, she wondered if Inuyasha would be the one to pick up. Or would it be Sesshoumaru?Ack! What if HE picks up the phone? What will I say? 'Hi, I know I'm supposed to be YOUR mate and everything, but I'm still kinda in love with your brother, and you know how that goes? So I gotta tell him that I'm gonna go be with his brother, and that we can't get together tonight because I've got to go on this date, that I don't actually want to go on with his brother. So... Can I talk to him? Thanks.' Yeah I'm sure that'll go over well... Oh well here goes.
She heard the ringing, and thankfully the lively voice she had come to know as Inuyasha's.
"Er... Inuyasha?" She asked tentatively, though she really wasn't sure why she was so nervous, they weren't dating and she should be free to date whoever the hell she felt like. Even if it was his brother... Okay so maybe that's a little harsh, but still!
"Yeah?" He responded, he knew full well what they had to talk about, but he sure as hell wasn't going to intiate that conversation if she wasn't planning on bringing it up.
"Umm.. I can't hang out with you tonight, I've got plans."
Well that wasn't so bad
"Oh okay." Inuyasha had to admit he was disappointed but it wasn't the end of the world.
"What are yah doin?" He didn't care much, but was a little curious.
"Er.. I have a date." Kagome said with a nervous smile.
"Okay." His response sounded rather defeated.
"Who are you going out with? Hofu...jo" Inuyasha asked trying desperately to keep the jealous tone out of his voice.
"Uhh... No. I broke up with him. BUT NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU SAID YOU KNOW! THINGS JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT BETWEEN US!!! BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE ORDERED ME AROUND LIKE THAT YOU ARROGANT ASS! I SWEAR SOMETIMES YOU'RE LIKE THE KING OF ASSES! WHAT'S YOUR MALFUNCTION ANYWAY!?!?!" She hadn't even thought about that up until now...
"I'm sorry Kagome." After a heavy sigh he continued "So... Who are you going out with?" He asked quite a bit more curious than before.
The only response was an obviously nervous giggle.
Kagome had never once thought about lying to Inuyasha... That is, up until now.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked worried what her response might be.
What if it's that Naraku guy? He's such a creep. OH KAMI, IS SHE GOING OUT WITH KOUGA!? THAT'S WHY SHE'S SO NERVOUS!! IT IS KOUGA!!!!
"It's Kouga isn't it?" He said, trying very hard to keep the anger from spilling into his voice.
"No." She replied dumbly.
"It isn't that scary Naraku guy is it?" He couldn't believe how relieved he was. But now he was even more curious.
"No." She replied in the stupid sounding voice that seemed to utter from her throat.
"Well then who is it?" He asked.
"Umm..." She couldn't have willed herself to speak even if she wanted to.
"Well? Do I know him?" He was being nosy, but since when did he care?
Kagome nodded into the phone her eyes bulging out of her head, before she realized that he couldn't see her nodding.
"Uh huh." She answered simply, now sounding even stupider than before, if that was possible.
"Does he have a name?" He wasn't even curious anymore, now he was just irritated with Kagome's antics.
"Uh huh." She answered in the same tone of voice as before.
"Can I know it?" He said trying very hard to not crush his phone.
"Nah uh." She said, wondering if her brain would ever function properly again.
"And just WHY not?" He asked a little more cruelly than he had intended.
"I dunno..." No thoughts seemed to be processing anymore.
"What. Is. His. Name Kagome?" His control was ready to fly out the window, and all he would have to do was run to her house and strangle the girl until she told him who it was.
"Sesshoumaru." Her voice hadn't even been a whisper, of course if they were in person Inuyasha would have heard it. But the phone didn't have the greatest reception, and was unable to catch the sorry excuse for a voice.
"What is his name?" He asked again a little more controlled this time.
"Sesshoumaru." It had come out loudly this time, but in uneven, unsteady squeaks.
Inuyasha's mind raced.
How many people can there be in this town with that name? Surely she can't be talking about my brother. He's way too old for her anyway. He would never show interest in a human girl. Let alone a miko.
"Oh." Was all he could make out in the end.
"You aren't upset?" She asked incredulously.
"Why should I be?" He pondered the thought.
"I'M GOING ON A DATE WITH YOUR BROTHER FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!" She covered her mouth with her hand, realizing what she had just said.. Her eyes nearly bulged out of her head with shock.
"You're wrong. My brother doesn't date humans." He was fuming, but trying valiantly to convince himself that she was mistaken.
"Inuyasha... I hope you know that I love you, and that I've never lied to you. Ever. But the thing is... Well.. I'm... Well... not really human................" a long pause "You see, I have to have a concealing spell because I'm a miko you know, and it's really bad that I'm a... youkai too.....You know your brother is my boss? I didn't know you had a brother. Why didn't you tell me you had a brother?" She asked.
"HALF brother." He corrected. "And it's not like you bothered to tell me that you were a demon. Damnit Kagome, what the hell are you thinking dating my brother!?"
"Inuyasha you don't understand. It's not like I WANTED to go on a date with him. He forced me. I'm his... pre-determined mate." She shuddered at the thought.
"Kagome, even I know that you know that isn't how youkai mating works. And since I know now that you're a youkai, you can't even PRETEND that you don't know!" He was fuming. Luckily he was able to keep his human blood surfacing so he wouldn't go into an all out rage.
"Inuyasha, I know. That's what I thought too. I tried to deny it, deny HIM. But he says because he's the Taiyoukai, well heir anyway, that it works differently for him... That Kami-sama determines all of that. The moon on his forehead, the star on mine. He says they go together and that's how he knows." She explained gently, she was fighting the onslaught of tears that threatened to come, but she was winning.
"So you told him that you were a youkai but not me?" He wasn't even angry anymore, he understood her situation, but now he was hurt by the secret she had kept from him.
"I didn't tell him! He knew! He made me go into his office and told me that if I couldn't hide it from him! It's not like that! I can't tell ANYONE!!! If anyone finds out..." She wanted to say that she'd be shunned because she was miko and youkai. But that wasn't a reason with Inuyasha, he was shunned because he was a hanyou.
"You'll be outcasted. I know what that's like Kagome. Didn't you think I would understand? Didn't you think I would love you? Didn't you thinkI would keep your secret?" He responded gently.
"I know." She whispered. "I'm not as strong as you are, and I already told you, I'm part of all this pre-determined mating crap. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I really am." Then she lost the still raging battle with her tears, as they seemed to fly down her cheeks. "Will you come over? I want to spend some time with you before I go out with Sesshoumaru. Please?" She was desperate for his touch.
"Fine." He couldn't understand it, but he felt like he had to go. Even though the last thing he wanted to see was HIS Kagome with HIS brother. The gods surely hated him.
Upon arriving at Kagome's home he had stood outside her home for nearly 10 minutes before actually gaining the nerve to knock on the door. That had been 10 minutes ago. Now he sat on her bed while she changed her clothes, did her hair, put on makeup, all that stuff girls do before dates.
When she walked in the room she was stunning. She looked the way he remembered she looked from all of their dates. Her hair was pulled loosely into a decrotive bun, a few strands purposely escaped and curled gently down her shoulders. A little eye liner accentuated her piercing brown eyes, and a lightly colored lipstick made her lips look full and sensual. A spaghetti strapped, low backed, knee length, a-line dress, showed off her full bust, long legs, and feminine figure. Her curves perfectly showcased in the slim fitting garment, and Inuyasha couldn't help but to stare. He hadn't seen her like that since they had dated, and that was over two years ago.Kagome looked around nervously, trying to settle her eyes on anything but his face. She seemed to find the carpet beneath her feet increasingly interesting.
"Ummm Inuyasha. There's something I want to show you before I leave." She said hesitantly.
All he could do in response was nod.
She closed her eyes and willed her facade away. Her hair growing fom the middle of her back to draping down just above her knees, and turning a silvery white. Beneath her eyelids her pupils changed from a chestnut brown, to violet. Magenta streaks gently adorned her cheeks and wrists, and finally the star on her forehead, along with two strategically placed dots on either side making it look something like a coronet.
When she opened her eyes she was met with a once again gaping Inuyasha.She's gorgeous. Sesshoumaru doesn't deserve her. Why didn't she ever tell me? Why didn't she ever let me see her like this? God if we were still together I'd tell her everyday, how beautiful she is, how she looks like a hime, like a megami.
She smiled gently at him, and sat next to him wrapping her arms around her arms around his waist and nuzzling into the crook of his neck. She inhaled his scent, loving his smell then she finally felt his arms lift her into his lap.
"Kagome." His voice was breathy, still shocked from her beauty. It had put him in a trance. "You're, gorgeous." For the first time since their breakup he wasn't afraid to compliment her like this.
She blushed prettily, burrowing deeper into his neck. She emitted a low growl in inu-youkai which she was sure he'd understand
-I love you-
His eyes widened significantly. Sure she had said it plenty of times, but hearing her 'speak' for the first time in inu-youkai, not to mention the fact that she had said she loved him. It was a little much to take in. But he gathered his wits and responded.
-I love you-
His eyes fluttered closed, and hers followed in suit. He leaned toward her, and just as he felt the brush of her lips the doorbell rang.
Damnit. My shithead brother is here to take her away from me. Oh shit! I have a girlfriend! What am I doing with Kagome?! When did I forget!? Shit! Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!!!
A/N: Whaddaya think!? So... Chappie two is up, and guess what! It only took me like two days to write it... Unfortunately those days were like a month apart. -sigh-
Hime - Princess
Megami - Goddess
I think I'm gonna lay off the usage of other languages for a while... It's getting annoying... And I've changed the layout a bit Inuyasha's thoughts will be conveyed using .... those... And Kagome's using ..... these YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!! And if things don't match up with the other chapters, tell me! I SHALL FIX THEM!!!!!
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