[update] I deleted the sicko-ness. May the world rejoice. It was absolutely disgustipating, I can't believe I stuck it on here. ___ ew ew ewewewew!!! Yeeeeah, soo um, I'm gonna go over this chappie and proofread it since it seems it's still not quite up to par with reviewer's expectations. u_u meow……
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Well, um, time for random review-response section!!! Yeah...
Here are some replies to reviews:
Blazingnymph7: I LOVE SESSHY TOO!!!! *high fives blazingnymph7* ^v^ I was thinking of adding Sesshy, but I don't really know what to do with him...you know what?!? I think Sesshy would've been a better Inuyasha in my fic. I mean, Inuyasha isn't you're kind of brooding silent guy. Inuyasha's like a comic relief...^^;;;; *sigh* but too late for that now...u__u;;;
Meow the chibi neko: Homemade Chocolate Chip Recipe!! *mmmm, that's sounds pretty good actually* Fortunately, I don't really think you'll need a cookie for this chappie...I'm trying to keep it clean.
Whateveryouwannacallme: I WAS ONLY JOKING!!!! T___T The day I write I lemon/lime is the day I uh......turn perverted. Yeah. Something like that. But I'm sorry to disappoint all your perverted fantasies but you will see no citrus from this author, no no no. Bad bad, icky icky. Meow-chan no write lemons. .
Madison/CrescentMoon13 (I'm assuming both are the same person): YOU'RE COOOOOOOOL!!!!!! XD you review a lot, ALRIGHT!!!!! See, all you other ppl??? Madison is now our model reviewer. ^______^ heeheeheee.
Hmmmm...I'm sure there are more, but I'll do 'em at the end, how 'bout that?? ^_^ For now, on with the story!!!
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[AN: reviewers seem to be confused. So, as the authoress, it is my duty to make it clear that this takes place right after Inu Yasha has stepped into Kagome's home.]
His eyes scanned the humble home in curiosity. A smooth layer of glistening tile lay before him, the sunlight dancing upon the shining surfaces. Small plants filled what would otherwise be an empty corner. Wooden shelves housed pictures of Kagome's past in a neatly ornate manner. Inu Yasha stood in awe at the homeliness that engulfed him, marveling in his dream house come true. It was perfect: nice, neat, and comfortable.
Kagome frowned that Inu Yasha's pause at the doorway, seeing his eyes swerve this way and that, analyzing every adornment he saw. "It's a little messy right now, I still need to clean it up some," she commented nervously.
"Oh no, it's fine," sputtered Inu Yasha. How ironic how she would misinterpret his awe into distaste.
Kagome bounded off into the kitchen as Inu Yasha carefully stepped out of his shoes for the sake of politeness. "Would you like anything to drink?" she called to him. Unused to such polite terms, he hesitated. "You don't have to..." he bumbled.
"We have coke, sprite, juice, and some icky health drink," she offered, obviously ignoring his other comment. Inu Yasha sighed. Might as well...
"Um, how about a coke?"
She handed him his aluminum can, which he accepted graciously. While he sipped, she gazed at him from over the rim of her coke unblinkingly. He gave her a strange look.
"Why are you staring at me?" he asked, perturbed.
She shifted. "I've never really seen you so polite."
"Am I usually rude?"
"No! It's just...I don't know..." she said hastily.
Inu Yasha snorted, hiding his smirk with his sleeve. Kagome, after realizing he'd only been teasing her, curled her lip into a pout and gave him a hearty slap on the shoulder. His coke slipped haphazardly from his fingers, spewing its contents aggressively. Brown, bubbling coke dribbled down his shirt onto the floor as Kagome looked on in horror.
"Oh my god, I didn't mean to do that!" she exclaimed, her voice slightly muffled by the hand she had clasped over her mouth. She glanced around desperately and ran to grab a paper towel from the kitchen.
Inu Yasha looked on in amusement, letting his soaking sleeve drop beside him in indifference. She fumbled for the paper towel roll, hurrying wipe away the dark liquid before it seeped too far into the cloth. All the while she mumbled a frantic, "sorry, sorry, sorry..." The boy raised his fine eyebrows at Kagome's futile effort.
"You don't have to worry so much," he said, placing a soothing hand on her shoulder. The poor girl looked at him with innocently wide eyes.
"But your shirt!" she cried in dismay.
"It's fine, I can just wash it out," he said. I swear I've never been so nice in my life, he thought in irony. Perhaps today is just a good day...
She bit her lip, her eyebrows still creased in worry. "How about I lend you a new shirt?" she offered.
The amber-eyed boy cocked his eyebrows skeptically. "Your shirt?" he questioned.
"Yes, my pink frilly one," she said in frustration. "Of course not, I'm giving you one of...my father's shirts." The word father escaped with difficulty from her hesitant lips. Inu Yasha glanced at her curiously.
Vexed, the soaked boy followed the girl into her bedroom. He glanced around slowly as she dug ardently for the mentioned shirt. Her room was plain; the white walls were naked, the bed sheets a solid navy blue, and her dresser decorated with only but a few framed photographs. It was definitely modest; practical, but modest.
Kagome pulled out the plain dark blue shirt. He wondered why the color matched the color of her bed sheets down to the last shade, but accepted the shirt without words. He promptly reached to pull off his cola-covered shirt as Kagome's eyes widened and she gasped, her face flushing rapidly with a sharp crimson tint.
"Wh-what are you doing?!" she squeaked, trying to tear her eyes away from his half naked bodice.
"I'm changing, what does it look like I'm doing?" Inu Yasha tugged the sopping shirt from over his head in one swift movement, shaking his head free of the tie that bound it. His smooth raven locks hung loosely over his amber orbs and it spilled over his shoulders as well. Kagome gazed unblinkingly, her lips dry and her face firy red. She mentally shrieked in shock as her eyes traced across his smooth skin, from the flat chest to the kneaded abdomen. She clapped her hands to her face and looked away, ashamed of her wandering vision. What am I doing!??!?
Inu Yasha glanced at her blushing face in surprise. Gazing down at his own bare torso, he wondered, is this what's making her so nervous? He brought his yellow orbs back to Kagome and smirked. Maybe, he dared, maybe I'll have some fun with this...
"Is there something wrong?" he asked innocently. The distraught girl snapped her head back up. Her eyes immediately flew to his chest and she buried her shamed face away again.
"Um, I, come get me when you're done changing," she muttered and hurriedly reached for the ever-so-welcoming doorknob. The door slammed shut instead of opening. Kagome's eyes widened, and she gazed in horror at Inu Yasha looming above her.
"Please stay," he grinned, his hand still poised upon the closed door. His body pinned her helplessly against the wall, his hair tickling her skin as it hung dangerously from his shadowed face. A faint glimmer of silver glistened on his moonlight strands.
"...Yasha-kun...?" Kagome searched his face for a sign of a jesting grin but found none. An icy chill raced along her spine as the feeling of security left her. Her crimson flush dissipated, her skin turning into a frightened snow white. Her breath wisped through her throat with difficulty, stealing moisture from her lips. All the while her eyes hadn't blinked as she gazed unceasingly into his unreadable orbs, trying desperately to find the laughter in them she adored. It almost seemed like he wasn't there anymore, an entity that had slip from her fingertips. The person before her wasn't Inu Yasha.
A small sliver of his mane brushed across her cheek and she gasped; his hair was a striking silvery white. Her eyes followed the strand to its roots to find an entire mass of glistening light-colored locks, pouring over his shoulders and down his back. She blinked, her mind swirling in confusion. Did his hair just?! She glanced at Inu Yasha in terror, her breath ceasing to a stop. What's happening?!
A smirk streaked across his sleek face as he watched in delight at Kagome's stricken expression. It's about time I got out and had some fun... he grinned in glee. Sensing her growing urge to escape from him, he pressed more of his weight into her, receiving a panicked gasp from her lips. He lowered his head so that it towered over her, casting dark shadow across her dilated orbs.
A strange smile smeared his lips. "I though I told you never to come near me again." His deep voice sent tremors through her chest.
Her memory flashed, refreshing her mind, reliving every detail. She remembered herself kneeling there in terror, remembered the fear that shivered in her stomach, remembered the breath frozen in her throat. And in that moment, her eyes had not left his dangerously glittering irises, as his lips parted to utter the words that made her want to curse the ears that let way for those few words to impale her heart.
"Don't ever come near me again, bitch."
A tear slid from her glazed eyes, traveling slowly down her pale cheek, her heart bleeding uncontrollably. The blade-like pains that had stabbed her heart on the day of her memory rushed back at her with a vengeance. The strength left her body, departing it like a swift icy breeze of winter, chilling her to the bone.
Amber eyes glared at her unblinkingly, following the trail of that crystalline tear as it descends the roundness of her cheek. His grin had long disappeared; in fact, all emotion on his entire face had long disappeared. He only stared at her as she relived the injuries that he had inflicted on her only days ago.
Her sorrow stressed under her retrieved memories, to a point where it snapped. Her eyelids blinked, when they opened, Kagome's pupils were dangerously contracted into tiny circles. They focused in alarm on Inu Yasha's face, all the while her chest rising and falling as her breath pumped rapidly through her lungs. Before he realized her mouth had parted in an O-shape, she let out a scream, shocking his senses and deafening his ears.
Her fierce palms shoved his torso violently. His back collided with her dresser, letting fall her framed photographs. Kagome, her mind lost in fear, shot her hands toward the doorknob, her heart choking her throat, as she twisted with reckless strength. She felt like crying, screaming, anything, but doing so would doom her. Whatever Kagome had left behind in that room was not Inu Yasha. It had his eyes, his beauty, but not his soul. That boy with silver hair was not Inu Yasha she knew, but who he was remained a mystery to her. The very thought of finding out terrified her so much she couldn't breathe.
She thundered down the stairs, the blood in her head blinding her as she nearly lost her footing on the slippery floor. Her legs pushed her desperately towards the front door, her muscles straining with every pulse of blood. Soreness permeated into her fatigued ribs, as her breath became raspy from overexertion, yet her body was still delirious with the adrenaline that pushed her forward. Her fingers fumbled for the knob, the sweat from her palms lubricating her skin, causing her hand to slip and slide across the round protrusion of the door. Even through the dizzy pulsing in her head, the sound of horrid footsteps reached her ears.
She pulled at the door and pushed with her shoulder. A tiny panel and light shone through and her heart leapt with exultation. The door was slammed shut again with a violent bang. Kagome shrieked and she cowered in fear, very aware of the shadow looming over her.
"Going somewhere?" His voice sent tremors in her temples, causing her mind to reel uncontrollably. She was surprised that air still circulated through her lungs as she felt her body constrict. Her fingers loosened from the doorknob and quivered relentlessly. Small sparks of hopelessness burned in her throat, sending moisture to her eyes.
Inu Yasha stared at her numbly as Kagome's knees gave way and she slumped to the ground below him. Her hand held her pulsing heart as she breathed heavily from the adrenaline pumping furiously through her exhausted body. Her chest pulled air into her lungs with intense hunger, causing the air to pump through her throat as wildly as her blood. Kagome's mind had reached a level of terror that her muscles ceased to relax and her body ceased to calm. As the fear unclouded her mind, a whimper escaped her chapped throat followed by a dry sob. Her eyes grew wet, but fear prevented even tears to fall down her face.
Inu Yasha lowered his body so his head was even with hers. Kagome's hair obscured her face as her shoulders trembled with each sob. An unchanged coldness still reflected in Inu Yasha's amber eyes as slowly, hesitantly lifted the hair from her crying face. The sobs ceased to a halt and Kagome raised her wide eyes to meet his. His hand brushed her shoulder and she flinched, pulling away from his touch. Kagome flattened herself against the wall in an effort to increase distance between them as she eyed him with nervousness. Inu Yasha reached to her again and Kagome shut her eyes tightly, waiting for whatever fate would fall on her.
Instead, the tingle of soft fingertips brushed her cheek and down her jaw-line. Kagome lifted an eye to stare in surprise as his gentle touch moved to wipe the moistness from her eyes along with the fear in them as well. What mystified her most is that he caressed her face like someone who was foreign to the feel of the texture of human skin. The softness of his fingers swayed from one cheek to the other, drawing a path across her features, and resting on her bottom lip. The tip of his finger touching her lips drew a sensation out of her she hadn't felt before. Anxiety, fear, premonition, acceptance, refusal; they were mixed, bundled, and packaged inside her throat along with a heat that seemed to rise from her stomach.
No words could fall from her tongue as his face drew closer. Even if they did, she didn't think it would have halted him. The mixed emotions churned and broiled in her tonsil and threatened to combust. Never had she reached such a height in emotion that her mind refused to think clearly. As his eyes, his cheeks, his lips enlarged, closing the space between them, her heart slid through a whole range of feeling. She felt like pushing him away as quickly as she could, and yet she didn't move. She felt the fear of whether her heart would burst if lips touched. She felt confused at why he was doing this to her. And she wondered what she was supposed to do with these emotions taking over her.
No time to think, his soft lips had already touched hers. He pressed against her mouth and withdrew slightly, almost confused at what he had done. But perhaps courage brought his lips to her again to stay longer. Then, tentatively, his mouth parted and he touched her lip with his tongue.
Kagome's eyes snapped open and she pulled away only to have him insistently meet her again with full force. He kissed her with a passion much different than the hesitant touching of before. It almost seemed like he loved her.
Almost.
Kagome shoved him always violently and wiped her mouth. He stared at her in astonishment and confusion. Kagome let her eyes fall to the ground with her hand clasped over her mouth while her mind awakened. Terrible thoughts ricocheted inside her skull. Why did he kiss her? He didn't love her! He loved Kikyou didn't he? Yes, he only kissed her for amusement. For his own entertainment.
She shot him a hard glare and was surprised to see the emptiness of his yellow orbs. More thoughts swirled in her head, except these thoughts were clearer. It didn't matter that he didn't love her, it didn't even matter if he hated her. She loved him and it took a kiss to make her realize it.
Her lip curled and her legs felt weak as she quickly turned away and ran. The door swung in the lonely breeze as Inu Yasha touched his lips with his fingers, tracing the sinister grin on his face as he watch her retreating figure with his brilliant golden eyes.
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AN: IT'S FINALLY FRIGGIN DOOOOONE!!!!! XD I am officially going to take a break now. ^.^
No time for special thanky-wankies, cuz I already took too much time writing the darn thing. B~bye!!
