Hey all the people how read and like this story. Sorry to so long to update. I've been working on some other stories of mine and I wanted this one to be good and maybe got some good review. I love your reviews. Thanks to everyone for sending them. I start school soon. I hope that I will get some time to put some decent time into my stories well thanks and much love hope you enjoy. I decided to make inuyasha softer in this chapter. I took his character and over did it in the previous ones thanks for noticing. Hope you all like it …

Chapter 3

Inuyasha awoke the next morning due to the ungodly contraption known as his cell phone. Its inane shrilling was enough to rupture his sensitive ear drums. He cursed the day that he purchased the contraption as he reached to cease its noise. He then found another reason to curse his luck when the number resembled one that he was all too familiar with. "What is it Kikyou?" He inquired as he checked his alarm clock; five thirty, he had to wake up soon anyways that detail seemed to calm his temper.

"Well it sounds like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," her voice always seemed make his ears twitch sordidly.

"Is there a purpose behind this call?" Inuyaha questioned as he forlornly gathered some clothing for his morning shower.

"Now that I think about it I don't really do… you never talk to me anymore. Does my calling bother you honey?"

"Is that right," he sighed nothing could be done about it now and truth be told he was avoiding talking to her but that wasn't anything new. "You're right, I've just been busy you understand right."

"Well maybe you should quit all those jobs that you have. You do too much and you know that you don't have to, your university pays for you studies, does it not?" She piped; she had always been a curious one. But after spending so much time with Inuyasha she soon learned that no matter how much she pried her would never confided in her with anything that personal to him.

"It's complicated so no need for you to worry yourself over it. Look I need a shower. My morning classes start really early today. I'll call you." The excuses to hang up were becoming easier and easier to do as the days passed by, neither were caring very much anymore.

"Oh… okay then I talk to you some other time." They both hung up, and returned to the realities before them. Inuyasha took his shower, allowed himself to be consumed by the heated liquid, allowed himself to be comforted by the spewing droplets that massaged his knotted muscles. His clouded thoughts traveled to last night, he had kissed her. He couldn't forget the soft friction her lips created against his own. To be truthfully honestly he had always been attracted to Kagome. He just created reasons to disregard it. He didn't need anymore problems to clutter his mind other than the one he already had. But no matter how many times he tried to convince himself that she was degrading herself by working in that club, but her innocence and congeniality always got to him, forcing him to fall for her even harder than before. No matter what he did, fate would never allow him to get over her. Inuyasha was just learning to accept his feels for what they were.

Inuyasha thoughts almost caused him to forget to actually clean himself before he turned off the water. Providentially he was able to remember in time, to leisurely cleanse himself. After the shower and drying off he ritually brushed his teeth and dressed for the new day. He headed towards his kitchen quickly grabbing his keys and checking his wrist watch before he left his apartment. It seemed to still be early; he'd be able to grab a bit to eat before he was due in class.

As he was locking up his apartment he was surprised to here the door across form his opening up. Immediately his heart paused mid-motion the only thought running through his mind was a name, Kagome.

"Oh! Inuyasha you're up early." Her melodious he heard from behind him. He realized that he could sit in a room forever and the only thing he would need would be that voice whispering sweet nothings in to his delicate ears.

"Yeah… you too." He grunted trying to clear his suddenly raspy voice.

"No, not really I always leave this early. I like to eat breakfast before I head off to school," she laughed lightly to herself. "I can always use the extra energy to get me through class."

"That's a coincidence. I was just about to get breakfast myself. Why don't you join me?" Inuyasha wanted to pat his back, his charm coming back to him full force now.

"I don't know…"

"Oh come on, breakfast will be on me plus it would even save you the cab fare." He insisted managing to pull of his infamous, you can't say no to this smile, smile. Always worked with the ladies and Kagome was no excepted for she promptly took him up on his offer. They walked side by side over to his car. He wanted to hold her hand but thought against it. They had to discuss their relationship before he made anymore moves towards her no matter how simple they were. Having two girlfriends was out of the question but leaving Kagome alone had only proven to be impossible. If he left Kikyou the repercussions would be ghastly for him. Therefore he desperately needed to talk to her and come up with and alternative measure.

"I didn't know you had a car you never come to work with it. The club is kind of far is it not?" She inquired as he drove. His expression suddenly was drastically serious as he clenched the steering wheel glaring straight ahead.

"I don't like using it when it can be avoided. It was a… well you could call it something of a gift. I plan on returning it so I want it to be in top condition when I do." He responded mildly surprised that he was even telling her this. It was just something about her that made it easier for him to confide to. Something in his thoroughly guarded heart believed that she was trustworthy.

"That's weird this car is very nice. Why would you want to return such a great present, besides the fact it's rude to return gifts."

"It's complicated… but let me put it this way. It's not so much as a gift, giving me this car was more of a bribe."

"Oh," she could tell that he wasn't going to reveal any more details about this car so it was better to just drop the subject completely. "So where are you taking me to eat."

"Ah, well McDonald's seems suitable enough, right."

"Yes, top quality restaurant. Is that were you take all your dates?" She laughed, oh how he could get used to her laugh slicing through the serene atmosphere making it brighter. It made everything worth while.

"Of course not, I am insulted that you would think that low of me. On those occasions, it's much easier to just drop of at a hotdog-stand and call it a night." He chuckled along with her.

"Oh pardon me for assuming. A hot dog stand on the side walk, right next to the national bank really shows how much you care."

"Damn straight, those are some really good hot dogs." He added as the pulled up at McDonald's. Him being the gentleman he was helped her out of the car, and was nice enough to open the door for her before he stepped into the restaurant that wasn't something that would ever to for anyone. It's always the little things you do for someone to let them know you're special. He planned to make that perfectly clear.

They ordered their food and seated them self at a nice booth next to a window. Lucky for them the place was nearly empty this early in the morning. Half way through their meal Inuyasha decided that it was time to talk with her seriously about them. The opportunity would be hard to come by due to their clashing schedules. "Kagome, can we talk for a moment."

"Yeah, sure." She chirped looking up from her food.

"I think you already figured this out but I have feelings for you. No use in hiding it or pretending they don't exist."

"Yeah…" she could think of nothing better to say.

"Well!" His voice arose in exasperation. Wasn't she supposed to confirm her feelings for him as well? He knew they were there just need her words for reassurance.

"I feel something for you too." She managed to reply timidly playing with her food.

"Good." He smiled to himself. "Since we both feel the same than this should be much easier for us to get though. Well to get to the point, as much as I would like for us to be in a more serious relationship. At this exactly moment, I can't name you my officially girlfriend."

"And why is that?"

"You want the whole truth…"

"That would be nice."

"You can't get upset and leave before I finish it Kagome. You have to listen to it all everything and right now we don't have to time for me to explain it all. After work tonight; I'll tell you everything… That is if you still want to know by then." He explained as cautiously as possible in hopes for the best.

"Your can bet you ass I'll still want to know." She retorted the stress of the clearly outlined itself in her usually gentle features. He hated that fact that they formed because of his stupidity. His mind acted randomly in its guilt as his hand stretched forward and latched on to her own in an effort to comfort her emotions. They made a simple connected for the longest of moments before the resumed finishing their meal in silence with hands clasped together, linking two completely different pulses as one.

Their hands remained in the other embrace as they silently threw away the trash, as they walked out of the restaurant, and would never have separated if it weren't for the car. But it didn't make a difference because the minute that they were both seated next to each other their hands silently sought out one another warmth, comfort, guidance…

It didn't take long before he reached their school. Ironically enough they both attended the same university with both of them ever knowing, NYU. Inuyahsa figured as much. The campus was large and with them in different majors their schedules clashed, causing them to never notice the others presence. Inuyasha laughed inwardly to himself. Fate always had its fucked up ways of letting you know it's there. Once they exited the car their hands rejoined once again. Desperate to hang on to the feeling he walked her to her dance class and pecked her enticing lips lightly before he reluctantly let go.

They day passed by excruciatingly slow for both parties. Inuyasha spent his whole day either in several of his advanced business courses or in the library desperately trying to get Kagome out of his head so he finished class projects that would be due soon. Kagome tiring dance lessons took their toll on her especial since her mind kept drifting to Inuyasha and what he needed to tell her after work. Due to distraction she tripped several times leading to a humiliating public lecture from her dance instructor. Yes, indeed the day passed by too slowly…

After school Inuyasha rushed to arrive at one of his many part time jobs; this one being the manga artist's assistant. His job was to erase several things and make food for them if necessary. After that job he hurried off to another part time job as a night janitor for the university he went to. And finally after that last job he was able to reluctantly drive to Sangre.

He really did hate this car but there was no point in dropping it off at his apartment when he had been using it all day. After parking it in the employee parking lot he quickly entered the club for his last job of the day. Also the most anticipated one. He started his new shift today. He wondered how it would feel working side by side with Kagome. He would actual be with all his friends since Sango and Miroku usually worked the late shift as well. Kagome along was a good enough reason for him, having them there only made it better.

He spotted Miroku right away and they walked to the lounge together to gather their uniforms and change. The night passed by slowly as well. Inuyasha's blood boiled at the sight of Kagome prancing around on stage with little to no clothing on. He hated the way those drunkards looked at her. It couldn't be help. In his mind; she was for his eyes alone. He wasn't jealous, oh no, there was nothing to be jealous of. He was clearly worth a lot more than any of these dumb asses. The problem was the possess nature that he felt for Kagome.

He thanked god when that first half of their shift was over. Kagome was now dressed in her waitress outfit. It was revealing but was much better than her dancing costume. After several agonizing hours of taking hectic orders and servings their shift ended. It was close to three in the morning and Inuyasha decided to be the nice guy and offer everyone one a ride. The car ride was silent after they dropped Sango off at her apartment complex. It was a great convenience that he, Miroku and Kagome lived at the same complex. The whole night he nervously avoided contact with her in front of Miroku or Sango. He didn't want them knowing about their relationship just yet.

The arrived and walked in to the place in a very uncomfortable silence surrounding them. Inuyasha and Kagome made sure to walk slower than Miroku so that they could enter his apartment in peace. Upon entering his apartment Kagome was surprised that everything seemed as she left it a couple days ago. Everything looked untouched, she sighed to herself inwardly. Of course it would be that way. He hardly had time to sleep let alone actually live in his apartment. She was brought out of her thoughts by his tired deep voice invading the air. She could get used to hearing that voice call her name, it was seducing. "Hey Kagome, are you going to take a seat or what?" He grumbled finally getting through to her.

"Oh yeah," She blushed nervously as she sat next to him. She noticed how tense he sat next to her with his fist clenched at his sides. So she did the only thing that popped in her head to do. She reached out and took hand in hers, softly running her finger tips over his paled skin coaxing him to release the pressure. Eventually it did, he hand opened enough for her to squeeze in her small digits entwining their fingers together. She get over what ever it was he had to tell her. She knew she would. If anything they would get over it together…