Luna: PAPER MARIO!
Veron: *stares* Aren't you go-
Luna: PAPER MARIO!
Veron: What about the ne-
Luna: PAPER MARIOOOOO!
Veron: Will you stop interr-
Luna: PAPER MARIO!
Veron: *eye twi-
Luna: PAPER MARIO!
Veron: *gags Luna* You even interrupted my movements! And will you shut up about Paper Mario already?
Luna: Hayher ario *muffled*
Veron: *groan* Anyway, She's come up with a new idea for a fanfiction. And may start production on it soon. As soon as she gets past the sentence that came UP with the inspiration in the first place…
Luna: Welcome to Yoshi's Cabana. What's you pleasure?
Veron: Um yes…that one. Paper Mario. The game she's been playing for the past two days. Older game but apparently a favorite of hers.
Luna: I BEAT THE SHY GUYS!
Veron: Even though they suck?
Luna: AND THEY SCREAM FUNNY!
Veron: S-
Luna: AND CORNFLAKES ARE MADE OUT OF ROOSTERS! *Points to Kellogg's box*
Veron: ON WITH THE FIC! *Growls*
Disclaimer: Don't own Kellogg's, Paper Mario, or Inuyasha. Just the story ^^
~*~ Chapter 9: Cottage Cheese
Kagome blinked sleepily as she looked over at her window, her soft-eyed gaze following the paths of the rain. Its calming roar of water against the eaves and windowpanes made Kagome smile and shift comfortably under her covers. Sighing contentedly as she twirled a strand of her hair around her finger, her eyes boring holes into the ceiling.
Cottage cheese ceiling.
Cottage cheese.
Cottage cheese sounded…good about then.
Kagome bit her lip and stretched, her miko blouse falling open, exposing her ebony bra, her stormy eyes locked on the red digits of her clock.
2:30 am.
Who the hell would be up at this hour?
Well aside from her anyway.
With a shrug, she slid out of bed, adjusting her pants so that they fell off of her hips slightly, exposing some bare skin.
So she was in a weird mood of hers that she'd get into once in a while lately. The mood she named:
Miko slut on the mission for midnight snack.
Or MSOTMFMS for short. Though it wasn't much shorter in the first place.
Kagome tiptoed out of the room, her destination: the kitchen.
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Inuyasha's ears twitched as he looked over in the shadows of the hallway. Someone was coming closer…
With a sniff, he blinked.
Kagome.
With a choked sound, he quickly shut the milk carton and shoved it in the fridge, seating himself on one of the stools by the bar/counter area.
How was he supposed to face her ever since keeping the truth from her? And her icy glares were pretty scary…but well. He had to apologize sometime. Or he would feel guilty.
Since when did he feel guilty about anything?
A shift of clothing caught his attention and he looked up, and stared.
His eyes widened as he saw the opened white blouse, the shoulder sliding down slightly, exposing the brassiere strap beneath it. His eyes slowly roamed down lower and he gulped audibly as he came across the lacy black cups that held her breasts. The hanyou's golden eyes slowly slid down the exposed midriff until he stopped at her hakama's waist, the rim of her ebony undergarments partially visible against the crimson of her pants.
And that's when a frying pan met his face and made him fly off of his chair and land on his ass.
" I take it you like what you see." Kagome greeted dryly, her eyes contempt with disgust as she stood over him, her arms crossed underneath her bust line, subconsciously making her breasts seem fuller.
Making the hanyou stare again.
And Kagome's foot smashed him upside the head.
" Miroku is clearly a bad influence on you." She said, glaring at him as she noticed the dried milk mustache on his upper lip.
" Apparently we shouldn't drink from the milk carton anymore either."
Inuyasha grunted as he stood, moving over to the other counter top where his half eaten sandwich lie waiting. Kagome sighed and perched herself on the counter beside him, patting the seat beside her.
" You want me to sit on the counter?"
" So?"
"Why?"
"Why not?" Kagome pressed, looking over at him, a mischievous twinkle in her eye. And Inuyasha sighed and perched himself next to her.
" I have this feeling your hitting on me. Do you like taken goods or something?" Inuyasha teased, tapping her on the nose.
" Of course. If you're good enough to have Kikyo accept, then you are worth the effort." Kagome replied, giggling softly as she leapt off the counter.
And headed for the fridge.
'Cottage cheese. Yummy…'
Where Inuyasha intercepted her.
" What do you want from here? Hopefully not my milk carton."
Kagome wrinkled her nose in disgust. And then pouted, " I just want some cottage cheese."
Inuyasha saluted. " Coming right up!" And turned, opening it up and digging around for the tell tale yellow tub. This was his way of apologizing, warped perhaps but maybe she'd get it.
Kagome looked over at the window and closed her eyes; listening to the rain and feeling herself become drowsy. With a sigh, she placed her head on Inuyasha back when he stiffened.
" Oi." He started softly. " What are you doing?"
" You're a nice pillow. Keep looking for my cottage cheese."
" Hai Miko-sama."
Kagome smiled against his shirt, when she heard him cry out softly in victory, and she wrapped her arms about his waist.
Where he blushed again.
"Gimme the cottage cheese." She murmured, her tiny hands poking him in the belly.
"Sure." With that, he dropped the container into her grasp and she retreated back to her seat on the counter.
Kagome smiled, digging in with her fingers and licking the creamy concoction off of her fingertips.
" Maybe we shouldn't eat from the cottage cheese either." Inuyasha jabbed, returning to eating his sandwich.
Kagome grinned and licked some of the food off of her upper lip before pointing to the discarded lid with her name on it.
" Nyeh." She countered, sticking her tongue out.
" I'll rip it out." Inuyasha threatened, glowering at her.
" I'd like to see you try." She challenged, sticking her tongue out again and leaning forward on her elbows, her face level with his as he sat angrily across from her. When she gave a cry and fell, as he tried to catch her, his nails scratched her lightly on the cheek.
' I don't want to go and search for band-aids in the dark…'
Inuyasha bit his lip, before carefully taking her face his in hands and licking away the blood quickly. Thanking the gods that his blush was hidden in the shadows.
Kagome blinked as her skin became pale and she whispered in shock.
" Do you realize what you've done?" She asked softly.
" What the hell do you mean?" Inuyasha asked, becoming nervous at her utter horrified expression.
" You licked my blood off me."
"And…"
" You don't know a whole lot about demons do you?"
" And you do?"
" I lost my virginity to one dumbass." Her face looking at him seriously as he gulped.
" And you do realize that demons mate for life. And if they wish, eternity correct?"
Inuyasha stumbled as he fell backward, scooting back as she crawled forward. Looking every bit of a deadly panther stalking her prey, her eyes flashing dangerously in the clouded moonlight, her ebony locks falling about her face, her movements slow and calculating.
Cruel.
" Meaning you've just cheated on your fiancée'."
"N-n-n-nani?"
" You bonded me to you. A girl who was mated for eternity to your incarnate. But until they find each other again and one tastes the others blood. The deathly lust and attraction is gone. But you didn't know."
Inuyasha merely stared as he slowly began to understand, his heart beating rapidly as the metal of his engagement ring seemed to burn the very skin off of fingers.
" You've dug both of us into a hole, one we can't get out of."
" I…"
" Do you even know how Kikyo will feel?" She whispered harshly, venom dripping off of her every word, as daggers seemed to spring, sharp and deadly from her eyes.
Inuyasha shut his eyes as he fisted his hands, making his claws dig into his palms, relishing in the pain and the metallic smell that encompassed his senses.
" You've lost her now. And won me instead. And believe me, I wanted nothing to do with being your prize." She spat.
Inuyasha weakly opened his eyes, wincing as she stood, looking ready to slit his throat with his own claws if necessary.
" I hate you." The miko murmured softly before turning and striding out.
I hate you.
I hate you.
I hate you.
I hate you.
The words rang around his mind, and he visibly flinched, the words wounding his heart more then he would have ever thought.
And it was in that moment that he realized the true danger of the proverbial hole he had dug them both in.
He was hers and all the emotions that were entwined with that notion.
And not Kikyo's.
Not his fiancée'.
Kagome was his again and she too would have to suppress her own feelings. She was his now.
Not his incarnate's.
Inuyasha cursed violently, and slammed his fist into the cupboard, biting back a humorless laugh as the wooden door cracked and broke in two pieces.
Just like Kikyo's heart would.
As soon as she knew.
Never noticing the other shadow that crawled across the walls.
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Inuyasha rose, forcing his nausea to ebb as he made his way to his own bedroom door. Flinching as he passed the room that Kikyo slept in. Poking his head in, he jumped as he noticed she was no longer in her bed.
The hanyou leapt three feet into the air as someone tapped their fingers on his shoulder. With a curse, he spun around and choked on his foul words as he stared blankly at the person behind him.
Kikyo.
Her angry sad gaze boring holes into his flesh, making his toned skin turn deathly pale with worry and apprehension.
" Kikyo I-"
She said nothing merely glowered at him, her knuckles white with fury as she fisted her own hands. Silently, she slid off her ring and slipped it into his hand, kissed him soullessly on the forehead and left him alone in the hall. Staring at the closed door of her bedroom and cursed.
" Kikyo…" He murmured and flinched as he whispered her name as he returned to the hall, his posture and face desolate of expression.
And the two rings burned as if the fires of Satan's domain were carved into them, making his flesh crawl.
Because it wasn't Kagome's ring.
Inuyasha stalked into his room and stared blankly at his sullen expression in the looking glass of his bathroom, before analyzing the engagement rings in his palm. As he stared, his body jerked and he dropped the rings, watching in horror as the two bands fell down the drain, never to be seen again. He cried out, trying to catch them, and as he brushed against the last feeling of silver. He winced.
And threw up as a burning sensation racked the base of his neck.
And the rain continued to fall…
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Luna: Angst.
Veron: Now everyone will be happy. Kikyo and Inuyasha are no longer together. But Inuyasha and Kagome aren't exactly on 'consenting' terms either. And she's still angry with him and the others for deceiving her.
Luna: YAY!
Veron: Where the hell are you going with this anyway?
Luna: *merely smiles innocently*
Veron: *sigh* REVIEW ONEGAI!
~*~ Review Responses ~*~
IMPROVED Uber Rei Model 06: *laughs and helps her color her pants neon green* The Yoshi Cabana inspiration maybe a Sess/Kag. I must go over it with my dear Veron. Ty for reviewing! ^^
LoupeyLady: *smiles* And I answered you when I reviewed your story yesterday ^_^ Thanks for reviewing though!
Akeranai: Oooh, now I must go and read this fic of yours ^_^ Thanks for reviewing. But I have a question: Do you mean I inspire you or my stories? I'm confuzzled @.@
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Luna: That's ALL! *glares playfully* GIMME UP TO AT LEAST 65 REVIEWS AND I'LL UPDATE AGAIN!
Veron: You'd do it anyway
Luna: True, but that motivates me.. ^^
Veron: *sigh* REVIEW!