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We Can't Be Friends
Chapter Twenty Three: Jolene
(A/N: I just love these things. Okies, anywayz, lets review last chapter. Sessie tasted Kikyo's wares. Kagome and Inuyasha did some tasting themselves. No lemon, cause I don't like lemons.....okay I do, but this is not the time for one. Maybe later....much later. I just might post it on Love & Hate: The Collection, actually that's a good idea. However, I won't do it if whoever it is out there keeps turning me in! I've gotten in trouble for Chapter 5 for When Daddy Returns and for one of the Collection one shots. You suck whoever you are....you just need to know that. To the story)
There was a brief knock on Inuyasha door, followed by some loud cursing. The hunk of a thousand babes, in nothing but a towel wrapped around his hips, easily noted the slumping figure as none other than his moronic brother.
"Wada ya want Sesshoumaru?" he snapped through the door.
"We need to talk, whelp, bring yourself out," he commanded. Inuyasha, brow raised and hair still wet opened the door, suppressing a smile when one of the room service ladies dropped her tray.
"Yo?"
"If we're going to speak, let's do it civilly," his eyes wandered disgustingly down to the towel, "and dress yourself. Meet me at the dining room in five minutes." He didn't stop to see if his message was conveyed, but instead turned on heel and strolled down the hall.
Inuyasha silently counted the stares he got from both men and women. Feeling competitive, he walked out and whistled loudly, catching Sessie's attention.
"Give me 10."
And with a smirk of pride, seeing he outnumbered his elder brother in sex appeal, he stepped back inside his room and slammed the door.
(Kagome's POV)
I wasn't really worried about facing Sesshoumaru. Not with the 'Curious' perfume drenching him and that sick, guilty expression on his usually expressionless face.
But how could I blame him? Didn't I just go out and do the same thing? Well, actually no. I had more respect for myself than sleep with a total stranger. At least I knew Inuyasha.....I mean, who cares they're brothers?
But with the due date for my book drawing ever so closer, and my muse out humping my damned conscience, I was stuck in my room. I missed Pooky, whenever I was in a mess he would bail me out. There were times when I could just cuddle him in cry, and it seemed he was trying to console me with his mews.
"That's it!" I figured I might as well go see him. I mean, I wasn't exactly ready to face Inuyasha again, but Pooky was my cat. I could suck it up. Besides, I figured he was miserable without me anyways. The last time we'd been separated I was sitting in the hospital recovering from an injury....
That was a long time ago. And damnit, I want my cat!
(Regular P.O.V)
Stubborn and determined, Kagome made her way to Inuyasha room. She ignored the gawks, stares, and cat calls from the obviously drunk and horny teenagers, swishing her hips even the more to make sure they got a good look of what they couldn't have. The door to Inuyasha's room was slightly ajar. A bit alarmed, Kagome peeked through the crack, making sure it was safe to enter.
"Hello?" she let herself in. To her surprise, Pooky mewed to greet her, in someone else's lap. Sitting on one of the beds, face streaked with running mascara, sat her nemesis and arch enemy (dun dun dun dun!) Kikyo. Kagome immediately narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms, a smoldering glare focused on the crying girl. With a sniff, she looked up.
"Kagome right?" Her eyes narrowed a bit more.
"Yeah? What?" She inwardly smiled when the girl flinched at her tone.
"We need to talk-"
"About what, how you slept with my fiancé?" she snidely remarked. Kikyo bowed her head like a kicked puppy, her beautiful hair hiding her face.
"Yes, and I know you stayed with Inuyasha."
Silence filled the little room, tension evident between the two women
"I love Inuyasha, Kagome," she whispered. The younger girl was clearly taken aback by the confession.
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
Kikyo stopped a moment, listening to the song of the radio. She was familiar with it, based her life on it. But for once in her life, she found out that she couldn't always play the role of Jolene.
"I think this describes what I want to say perfectly," she whispered closing her eyes and letting the lyrics wash over her.
He talks about you in his sleep
And there's nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
But I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene
Kagome was struck with the sincerity in the woman's eyes. She looked as if she'd lost her last penny. Pathetically un-pathetic. No longer did she feel like the victim.
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him even though you can
As the song slowly ended, the two women turned to face each other. Kikyo's face was a bit more composed, though the tears hadn't stopped. Kagome looked sad, uncomfortable. No one understood the close bond between women, the one that allowed them to come to a conclusion without speaking. Although Kagome felt for Kikyo and was sympathetic to her problem, she wasn't about to give Inuyasha up. She'd worked too damn hard to get the collar back around his neck.
With a sigh, Kikyo rose from the bed, Pooky cradled in the crook of her arm. She gave the other woman a forced smile, carefully transferring the cat back to her owner. She went to the door, leaving Kagome behind to ponder exactly what went just happened. As she stepped from the room, eyes dry, she turned back to giver her nemesis the most important words in the entire song.
"I'm glad I had this talk with you, my happiness depends on you and whatever you decide to do."
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
The sleeping woman was jarred from her pleasant dreams, wondering faintly what in the world had woken her up.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
There it was again. With a groan and a few cleverly connected curse words, Kagome roused from her bed.
With a primitive snarl she yanked open the door. Shock registered on her face.
"Mom!?"
(End Chapter)
Okay, technically I ended We Can't Be Friends last chapter, but then I was like, ugh, that's a sucky ending. So, three more chapters, and then I'm through. Throwing in the towel. Sorry, this isn't a very good chapter. I have like ten other stories I'm working on, and I want to post all of them. So I'll be finishing up this and When Daddy Returned before Thanksgiving.
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KHStennis01: Technically Kagome is unable. Wait until the next chapter. It'll answer your question.
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