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Disclaimer: Don't own Inuyasha
Rumors And Love
Chapter 7: Feelings?
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Miroku placed a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder as Inuyasha gave a small smile.
Miroku opened his mouth. "I don't understand."
Inuyasha just stared at Miroku blankly.
"I don't understand how you are standing here right now." He took a deep breath. "Inuyasha, why didn't you let anyone know you were alive?"
Inuyasha stared hard at the floor. "I was scared."
Kagome's eyes grew. 'Inuyasha scared?"
"I had nothing going for me. When I came home that night, and found Mom and Dad dead..." he paused. "I panicked. There was nowhere for me to go. No one would want me. No one ever did."
Miroku couldn't believe what he was hearing. "What are you talking about?! Don't you remember?"
Inuyasha did not lift his face from the floor.
"Inuyasha, I would have been there for you. You were my best friend. I would have done anything for you."
"What good could you have done anyway?" Inuyasha asked as he turned his face to Miroku. "You were only a child as was I. You had no home of your own, and you probably still don't. Your mother would have not allowed me to stay with you."
It was Miroku's turn to look at the floor. "We could have found a way..."
"Yeah, right. I would have probably been put in the pound."
There was an uncomfortable silence. This was not going as Kagome had hoped. A happy reunion had turned into a heartbreaking past and memory.
"Are you guys hungry? We could go get something to eat." Kagome suggested.
"Feh."
"Well, I could go for something," Miroku answered.
"Great. What would you like?" Kagome asked.
Miroku turned to Inuyasha. "Any suggestions?"
"Feh."
Miroku and Kagome sighed. "Well, if my memory serves me well, Inuyasha always did like ramen noodles," Miroku stated.
Inuyasha's face lit up. "Yeah. Let's have that!"
"Alright," Kagome smiled. "Come on into the kitchen, you guys." They followed her wherever she led them.
Kagome boiled some water, and released a bag of noodles into the steaming water.
"I can't wait," Inuyasha said with a grin.
'That's funny,' Kagome thought. 'I've never really seen him smile before. He looks so cute.'
She got down three bowls, and served the noodles.
"Thank you very much, lady Kagome," Miroku said happily as he took the bowl from her hands.
"Hey wench, got anymore? Inuyasha questioned as he wiped his chin with his sleeve.
Kagome's mouth dropped. "You finished already?"
"I'm hungry. Is that a crime?"
"No, I just haven't ever seen anyone eat that fast before."
Miroku glanced at his watch. "I hate to be short, but I need to be going."
"Alright. Thanks for coming," Kagome said.
"The pleasure was mine," he said as he kissed her hand. "I'll see you at school tomorrow." He looked at Inuyasha. "I'll catch you later."
Inuyasha smiled in return.
"So, what would you like to do today, Inuyasha? I have no homework, so I thought we could do something fun."
"I don't know," he shrugged.
"I know!" she exclaimed.
"What?"
"Let's play Twister."
"What's that?" he questioned.
"It's really fun. Let me go get it." She left the room, and a few minutes later she came back with a white box. She opened it up, and placed a mat on the floor with different colored dots on them. Next she took out a piece of cardboard with an arrow on it.
"What exactly do you do?"
"Come over here, and I'll explain." She waved him over. Soon, they both stood in front of the mat. "It's like this." She flicked the arrow, and they both watched it spin. It landed on left foot in front of a green dot. "Now, put your left foot on a green dot."
They both did it at the same time.
"Oh, I understand this," he said.
"Good, then let's keep going."
Soon they were all tangled up. Inuyasha had one hand over each side of Kagome, and one leg underneath her, and the other on the other side of the mat.
"Ahh!" Inuyasha yelled as he came crashing down on top of Kagome.
They were both laughing like mad. "Inuyasha, you're crushing me," Kagome said in between giggles.
"Oh, I'm sorry," he said sarcastically.
"Come on, and get up."
"No," he said simply.
"What?"
"I said no," he repeated. He smirked as she looked up at him and pouted. 'She is so cute,' he thought to himself. "Kagome..."
"Hmm?"
Inuyasha leaned down, and removed a piece of hair from her face.
"Ewww! What are you guys doing?" asked a voice from beside them.
Kagome and Inuyasha turned red as they saw Souta beside them.
"We were just playing Twister," Kagome said.
"Whatever," Souta responded.
"You're sick, Souta. You should be in bed," she stated. "Mom would be furious. You know, she'll be back soon. If you're not in bed, there will be consequences."
Souta frowned in response.
"Come in, I'll tuck you in," she said as she stroked her fingers through his hair. "I'll be back in a moment, Inuyasha."
"Feh."
Kagome shook her head. 'This guy is so weird.'
She walked Souta to his room, and pulled the covers over him once he had crawled in. "Goodnight, Souta." She kissed him lightly on his forehead.
"Goodnight, sis."
Kagome stood up, and started to walk away.
"And Kagome?"
"Yes, Souta?"
"I'm glad you like Inuyasha."
"Huh?" Kagome looked shocked. She didn't like Inuyasha.
"Denial is the first step," he stated. "And besides, he is much better than Kouga."
"Don't talk like that, Souta." She paused. "Goodnight." She shut the door quietly behind her, and went to find Inuyasha.
She found Inuyasha in the same spot she had left him, only her mother was there talking to him.
"Hey, Mom. I didn't hear you walk in."
"Yes, I just got back."
Just then the phone rang. "I'll get it," Kagome said as she ran for the phone. She picked it up. "Hello?" A voice spoke on the other end. "Oh, hey Kouga." She smiled as she chewed on her bottom lip.
Mrs. Higurashi sighed.
"What?" Inuyasha asked.
"I can't stand that boy she's talking to right now."
"Who is he?"
"His name is Kouga. Kagome loves him. He's just trouble if you ask me." She elbowed Inuyasha. "Maybe you can get her to stop liking him, and look at a more sensible boy. Like you for example."
He turned a light shade of pink. "Huh?"
She smiled. "I can see it."
"See what?"
"Oh, nevermind." She dismissed the subject. "I'm going to get ready for bed. Goodnight, Inuyasha." She walked down the hallway to her bedroom.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome who was chatting happily on the phone.
"Of course. I've wanted to see that movie for the longest time." She looked at the clock. "Well, I need to be going." The voice on the other end talked. "I know, but I have to. I'll see you tomorrow." She paused. "I love you too. Goodnight." She hung up the phone.
Kagome hummed to herself happily.
"What are you so happy about, wench?"
She plopped down on the couch. "Have you ever been in love, Inuyasha?"
"No."
"Well, when you are you'll be able to tell right away. You'll want t act like I am right now. Oh, I'm so happy!"
"Why?"
She sighed. "I just said it, you idiot. I'm in love."
"Oh," he said slowly. It felt like someone had just squeezed his heart. Could he really be developing feelings for this girl? "I'm gonna go to bed," he said even slower.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked.
"Nothing is wrong with me. I'm just tired, that's all."
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow then," she chirped.
"Whatever."
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Disclaimer: Don't own Inuyasha
Rumors And Love
Chapter 7: Feelings?
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Miroku placed a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder as Inuyasha gave a small smile.
Miroku opened his mouth. "I don't understand."
Inuyasha just stared at Miroku blankly.
"I don't understand how you are standing here right now." He took a deep breath. "Inuyasha, why didn't you let anyone know you were alive?"
Inuyasha stared hard at the floor. "I was scared."
Kagome's eyes grew. 'Inuyasha scared?"
"I had nothing going for me. When I came home that night, and found Mom and Dad dead..." he paused. "I panicked. There was nowhere for me to go. No one would want me. No one ever did."
Miroku couldn't believe what he was hearing. "What are you talking about?! Don't you remember?"
Inuyasha did not lift his face from the floor.
"Inuyasha, I would have been there for you. You were my best friend. I would have done anything for you."
"What good could you have done anyway?" Inuyasha asked as he turned his face to Miroku. "You were only a child as was I. You had no home of your own, and you probably still don't. Your mother would have not allowed me to stay with you."
It was Miroku's turn to look at the floor. "We could have found a way..."
"Yeah, right. I would have probably been put in the pound."
There was an uncomfortable silence. This was not going as Kagome had hoped. A happy reunion had turned into a heartbreaking past and memory.
"Are you guys hungry? We could go get something to eat." Kagome suggested.
"Feh."
"Well, I could go for something," Miroku answered.
"Great. What would you like?" Kagome asked.
Miroku turned to Inuyasha. "Any suggestions?"
"Feh."
Miroku and Kagome sighed. "Well, if my memory serves me well, Inuyasha always did like ramen noodles," Miroku stated.
Inuyasha's face lit up. "Yeah. Let's have that!"
"Alright," Kagome smiled. "Come on into the kitchen, you guys." They followed her wherever she led them.
Kagome boiled some water, and released a bag of noodles into the steaming water.
"I can't wait," Inuyasha said with a grin.
'That's funny,' Kagome thought. 'I've never really seen him smile before. He looks so cute.'
She got down three bowls, and served the noodles.
"Thank you very much, lady Kagome," Miroku said happily as he took the bowl from her hands.
"Hey wench, got anymore? Inuyasha questioned as he wiped his chin with his sleeve.
Kagome's mouth dropped. "You finished already?"
"I'm hungry. Is that a crime?"
"No, I just haven't ever seen anyone eat that fast before."
Miroku glanced at his watch. "I hate to be short, but I need to be going."
"Alright. Thanks for coming," Kagome said.
"The pleasure was mine," he said as he kissed her hand. "I'll see you at school tomorrow." He looked at Inuyasha. "I'll catch you later."
Inuyasha smiled in return.
"So, what would you like to do today, Inuyasha? I have no homework, so I thought we could do something fun."
"I don't know," he shrugged.
"I know!" she exclaimed.
"What?"
"Let's play Twister."
"What's that?" he questioned.
"It's really fun. Let me go get it." She left the room, and a few minutes later she came back with a white box. She opened it up, and placed a mat on the floor with different colored dots on them. Next she took out a piece of cardboard with an arrow on it.
"What exactly do you do?"
"Come over here, and I'll explain." She waved him over. Soon, they both stood in front of the mat. "It's like this." She flicked the arrow, and they both watched it spin. It landed on left foot in front of a green dot. "Now, put your left foot on a green dot."
They both did it at the same time.
"Oh, I understand this," he said.
"Good, then let's keep going."
Soon they were all tangled up. Inuyasha had one hand over each side of Kagome, and one leg underneath her, and the other on the other side of the mat.
"Ahh!" Inuyasha yelled as he came crashing down on top of Kagome.
They were both laughing like mad. "Inuyasha, you're crushing me," Kagome said in between giggles.
"Oh, I'm sorry," he said sarcastically.
"Come on, and get up."
"No," he said simply.
"What?"
"I said no," he repeated. He smirked as she looked up at him and pouted. 'She is so cute,' he thought to himself. "Kagome..."
"Hmm?"
Inuyasha leaned down, and removed a piece of hair from her face.
"Ewww! What are you guys doing?" asked a voice from beside them.
Kagome and Inuyasha turned red as they saw Souta beside them.
"We were just playing Twister," Kagome said.
"Whatever," Souta responded.
"You're sick, Souta. You should be in bed," she stated. "Mom would be furious. You know, she'll be back soon. If you're not in bed, there will be consequences."
Souta frowned in response.
"Come in, I'll tuck you in," she said as she stroked her fingers through his hair. "I'll be back in a moment, Inuyasha."
"Feh."
Kagome shook her head. 'This guy is so weird.'
She walked Souta to his room, and pulled the covers over him once he had crawled in. "Goodnight, Souta." She kissed him lightly on his forehead.
"Goodnight, sis."
Kagome stood up, and started to walk away.
"And Kagome?"
"Yes, Souta?"
"I'm glad you like Inuyasha."
"Huh?" Kagome looked shocked. She didn't like Inuyasha.
"Denial is the first step," he stated. "And besides, he is much better than Kouga."
"Don't talk like that, Souta." She paused. "Goodnight." She shut the door quietly behind her, and went to find Inuyasha.
She found Inuyasha in the same spot she had left him, only her mother was there talking to him.
"Hey, Mom. I didn't hear you walk in."
"Yes, I just got back."
Just then the phone rang. "I'll get it," Kagome said as she ran for the phone. She picked it up. "Hello?" A voice spoke on the other end. "Oh, hey Kouga." She smiled as she chewed on her bottom lip.
Mrs. Higurashi sighed.
"What?" Inuyasha asked.
"I can't stand that boy she's talking to right now."
"Who is he?"
"His name is Kouga. Kagome loves him. He's just trouble if you ask me." She elbowed Inuyasha. "Maybe you can get her to stop liking him, and look at a more sensible boy. Like you for example."
He turned a light shade of pink. "Huh?"
She smiled. "I can see it."
"See what?"
"Oh, nevermind." She dismissed the subject. "I'm going to get ready for bed. Goodnight, Inuyasha." She walked down the hallway to her bedroom.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome who was chatting happily on the phone.
"Of course. I've wanted to see that movie for the longest time." She looked at the clock. "Well, I need to be going." The voice on the other end talked. "I know, but I have to. I'll see you tomorrow." She paused. "I love you too. Goodnight." She hung up the phone.
Kagome hummed to herself happily.
"What are you so happy about, wench?"
She plopped down on the couch. "Have you ever been in love, Inuyasha?"
"No."
"Well, when you are you'll be able to tell right away. You'll want t act like I am right now. Oh, I'm so happy!"
"Why?"
She sighed. "I just said it, you idiot. I'm in love."
"Oh," he said slowly. It felt like someone had just squeezed his heart. Could he really be developing feelings for this girl? "I'm gonna go to bed," he said even slower.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked.
"Nothing is wrong with me. I'm just tired, that's all."
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow then," she chirped.
"Whatever."
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