Crystaltears: Srry, it took us more than 2 weeks, but you have to admit, it did take us a shorter time than usual! It usually takes a full month rotation or more. So applaud us! Life is hard right now…We have a lot of stuff to do. Me and D-E-V-L are playing tennis, and angevil was studying her butt off (supposedly) up until this saturday...ok, now that you've all heard our stupid excuses...
D-E-V-L-41: Ugh! Ff has been really stupid! I said"D-E-V-L- is already in use." And so I had to change it.
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InuKagLoveAlways: Which other story are you reading?
D-E-V-L-41 (Moxi): WellHalf the people wanted them to kiss:snicker:
Thanks to all those reviews! Keep 'em coming, haha!
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Chapter 15-Prom Night
"Kagome, you look so beautiful!" Kagome's mother exclaimed as she put the final touches to Kagome's hair and makeup.
In the end, Kagome had a not too dark, not too light blue liquid eyeshadow smeared softly on her lids. Her eyes had been carefully outlined with black eyeliner and blush had been gently dabbed on her cheeks. Since her lashes were already beautiful, Kagome's mother didn't apply any mascara. Her hair was done into a sensual net of hair piled up into a bun. Kagome stood up from her chair in her dress to see the effect. The bodice was strapless, a dark blue color, sewed to represent an 18th century corset. Two light blue ruffles slid gently down the bodice of the top and was connected by similar crisscrossing light blue ribbons. The gown flowed freely and swayed with her body when Kagome spun around. She looked so different; she hardly recognized herself.
"Mom, I really appreciate you doing this for me. Sango would've come over, but she had some business to take care of."
"Oh, don't thank me, Kagome. It's nice to know that we're so close. Like friends. Most girls your age don't ask their mothers to help them do this type of stuff." Mrs. Higurashi said, laughing. "I can't believe how much you've grown up."
"I'm glad too." Kagome said, standing up and looking at the mirror. She hardly recognized herself.
:DING DONG:
"Oh, that'd be Inuyasha." Kagome said, hurrying down the stairs. When she got to the door, she paused to catch her breath and smooth out some wrinkles in the dress. Then she opened the door and put on her best smile. Inuyasha stood there, a box in his hands, most likely containing her corsage. He was clad in a black tux and his silver hair had been combed out perfectly.
"Hey Inuyasha, glad you made it on time…." She said, but she paused when she didn't get a word out of him. "Umm…Inuyasha…?"
He just stared openly, not seeming to hear her words.
"What's wrong Inuyasha? What is it? Is there something on my face?" Kagome asked, confused obviously by what Inuyasha was looking at.
"Wow." The single word came out in a breathy whisper. And suddenly, reality seemed to be rushing towards him again. He shook his head lightly, "Y..you look really pretty tonight."
"Um…Thanks." Kagome said, blushing slightly. The two stood there for a few minutes in silence. Neither seemed to know what to say. "C-come in."
Inuyasha walked into the living room where Kagome's mother sat on the couch, reading a magazine.
"Oh, Inuyasha, Kagome! I'd thought you two had already left. The doorbell rang such a long time ago, I'd thought you two had gone…" Mrs. Higurashi said, a smile on her face as both teens blushed, recalling the awkward moment that had passed between the two just a minute ago. "But anyways, since you're here, I want to take some snapshots. It'll be quick and painless, and you two can get out of here when I'm done."
Mrs. Higurashi held up a small digital camera for them to see.
Inuyasha expected Kagome to say something like, well, something along the lines of, "Oh, Mom! You're embarrassing me!" just like every other girl he'd ever taken to Homecoming or Winter Ball (Sadie Hawkins). But, surprisingly, Kagome just nodded and smiled, walked over to his side and posed for a perfect snapshot.
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Inuyasha had taken Kagome out for dinner, and now, they were entering the building for the dance. They presented their tickets and IDs and were let through.
A sea of "Hey, Inu"s came toward her. Jeez…maybe publicity did have its own drawbacks.
"Good, man!" Inuyasha would tell everyone of them as he pulled Kagome through the crowd of people.
Finally, after dragging her to the nearest table, and setting their stuff down, Inuyasha looked at Kagome, then looked out to the dance floor. "Wanna dance?"
"Sure." Kagome said, smiling.
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Inuyasha wrapped an arm around a very stiff Kagome and took her hand in his other one. The sound of soft music floated through room. Kagome felt at loss, she didn't know if she was to place her head on his shoulder or look at him, neither which she was comfortable doing at the moment.
"Having a good time?"
"What's it with men anyways?" Kagome retorted, finally deciding to rest her head softly against his shoulder, glancing over briefly at Sango and Miroku. 'I can't believe he's still trying to grope her! What a bastard, what does she see in him?'
"Guess that means no." Inuyasha was shocked at how well she fit in the crook of his neck and gently rested his head against that of her own.
"I've come to the conclusion that all men under 20 are immature idiots."
"What'd I do?"
"Not what you did…prom night, girls look forward to it. You're a guy, tell me why is it guys can't be romantic." Lifting her head, she peered into his face.
"What, mad cuz I didn't lavish you with compliments?"
Kagome rolled her eyes.
"Psh…forget it, don't know why I asked you in the first place...you couldn't say anything romantic if your life depended on it."
"Can too!"
"Can not!"
"Can too!"
"Can not!"
"Sure I could!"
"Prove it!"
He looked at the fake stars hanging on the ceiling and his face went soft. His eyes drifted back to Kagome's. "You're beautiful."
Kagome snorted. "See what I mean. That isn't romantic! My mother told me the exact same thing tonight. If a mother could say it then it doesn't count as being romantic."
"Alright, I'll be more romantic." 'Can't blame a guy for trying, sheesh woman.'
He wrapped an arm around the small of her back, pulling her closer. Inuyasha leaned in and whispered huskily in her ear, "Kagome, when I saw you tonight, I felt like I had died and gone to heaven. Your beauty outshone any angel in the sky, and I realized how privileged I am to be by your side."
Her heart stopped beating for seconds.
"…Ok. That was a good but it was probably just a fluke"
Inuyasha shook his head. "What is it with girls and romance anyways?"
"If you need to ask…you wouldn't understand."
The pressure on her back became loose and Inuyasha pulled away a little. His face became confused. Kagome immediately missed the warmth of his body.
"What I want to know is this: what's wrong with being a normal sweatshirt-wearing type of guy? Girls always want some mysterious stranger who will sweep them off their feet."
"Mysterious and stranger are optional but sweeping is mandatory," she stated matter of fact-ly.
"Exactly my point. You don't want a guy with personality or substance; you just want someone who dances well and has dreamy eyes."
"You dance well," Kagome gave him a soft smile, "and you have dreamy eyes…And I can even say there are several things I find mysterious about you. Like for example, why you know so much about the twin swords, yet you're failing history. So maybe you shouldn't be so quick to categorize yourself as one of the guys with substance…"
"What! I do too have substance! If I didn't have any substance, those girls," he pointed to a group of chicks huddling in a corner drooling at Inuyasha while glaring daggers at Kagome, "wouldn't like me!"
Kagome turned around a looked; she was received by evil eyes that could kill. "Heh, heh, heh," she sweatdropped, "Anyways, those girls just look at you because you look good in a muscle shirt and they suppose you have bigger balls than most guys in this school."
"Yeah duh…wait, SUPPOSE! What do they mean by suppose I have bigger balls, I do!"
"Right…last time I checked, you were a big softy, who can't stand girls crying."
Inuyasha's ears went flat and he put on a sad puppy face, "You won't tell anyone that would you, cause then all the girls in school will be bringing on the water works and I don't know what I'm going to do!"
Kagome laughed, "If only you be a good boy, then I won't tell anyone." Inuyasha put on a satisfied smirk and the ego went right back up to his head. With a soft smile she reached up and gently rubbed his ears before she once again found her place at the crook of his neck. The two danced slowly without a sound as they each relaxed at the comforting aura of their partner.
Feeling the need for conversation again Inuyasha asked, "So…um…what were we talking about again?"
"I believe we were talking about romance and specifically your lack of it."
"I thought you said I had dreamy eyes and was mysterious," Inuyasha asked, a pout on his face.
"I was considering your potential. You weren't finish proving yourself to me."
Inuyasha laughed and pulled her closer again. Softly, he whispered into her ear, "Tu es trěs belle quand tu marches dans les vestibules, quand tu empiles des livres, et quand tu pleures."
'What…it sounds like French but I don't understand it…guess I should have taken French instead of Spanish…see Kagome this is what happens when you take the easier language…I wish I could stay here and dance like this forever.' She shook her head in an attempt to clear such thoughts, though she knew that that little voice in the back of her head was right. 'Inuyasha doesn't mean any of this. He's just proving a point about romance. Geez, I must be such an idiot or some psycho romantic freak since I get all hyped up over every cheesy romantic line.'
"Very good…but knowing you, you probably told me, I ought to change the oil in my car every 30000 miles didn't you?"
"No…I told you that you look beautiful when you walk through the hallways when you put your books in your locker and when you cry."
"Oh…so what ever happened to us…" That line escaped from Kagome's lips before she could stop it.
"Huh?"
Knowing that since she brought it up, she might as well clear the slate of any feelings, "You know, our friendship"
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Flashback
It was their last summer of elementary school…and their last summer together.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome screamed up at the boy, sitting silently on the roof top of the shrine.
"What!" he yelled back.
"Come down here, you know that I can't climb that thing, so stop being so selfish and come down." (Back then, Kagome had no clue what ego was.)
Instead of giving a nasty retort back, Inuyasha peered down and said, "Why don't you come up?"
"Right genius and you tell me how to do that."
"Easy," he said, "Go on to the balcony of your mother's room, stand on the railing and you'll be able to reach the roof."
"You make it sound so simple," she muttered.
"I'll help you."
"Ok."
After and few scrambles, the two were finally sitting on the roof side by side. No one said a word and both watched as the sun set slowly, dyeing everything a shade of red. A warm summer breeze blew by, tossing Kagome's raven tresses.
"Inuyasha," Kagome broke the silence, "What do you think will happen to us in middle school and beyond that."
"I don't know Kag, no one does, but I know one thing though."
"What's that?"
"I will always be your best friend forever."
"And ever?"
"Forever and ever."
"Mmm." Kagome gave him a genuine smile and laid her body softly against his. "And I will be yours too. Best friends…forever and ever."
Inuyasha nodded and placed an arm around the girl. The two sat there until the sun went down and fell asleep in each others arms as the moon came up. (plz, no strange thoughts, their just little kids!)
End of Flashback
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"Well you stopped talking to me."
Kagome arched an eyebrow, "Well some guys try to talk to the girls, and rekindle their friendships, you know."
"I know, but at that point you were really starting to irritate me."
"Right, uh huh." Using all her might, Kagome slammed a foot down on Inuyasha's feet.
"OW!"
Kagome gave him a sweet smile, "I'm sorry, clumsy me, did I accidentally step on your foot? Sometimes it's hard to know where to put these pointy heels."
Inuyasha limped a little, "That is just the sorta thing I'm talking about."
"Oh don't be ridiculous; I never stepped on your foot in the sixth grade. In fact I wasn't mean to you until that day in English when you decided to edit Shakespeare."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "I can't believe you still remember."
"You took all the English books and wrote my name under Taming of the Shrew."
"All right I was mean to you first. I'm sorrryyy," Inuyasha replied sarcastically.
"You just don't want me to step on your foot again."
"Well….maybe," he smirked.
"So uh, why did you stop talking to me?"
"Because you were geeky and I was cool."
Kagome looked hurt. "Oh," she mouthed.
"I was kidding, sorry. I don't know. I guess."
At that answer Kagome got angry. "You don't know, you guess, after all these years that's the answer you give me! All those times I've had classes with you, I would stare at your back and wonder if that same little Inuyasha was in there. The same one who played baseball with me, helped me climb trees and play pranks, and then I realize how stupid I was to think that. Then I say to myself, 'he's changed Kagome, there is nothing you can do, he's become one of those popular assholes who only notice a girl if she's got big boobs and a nice ass.' I guess I was right, you have changed Inuyasha." She started to walk off, but Inuyasha kept a tight hold on her.
"Kagome, listen to me," he hissed, "Look, I was just trying to fit in and it got outta hand, and gosh I'm such an ass!"
"So, what trying to say is, you are sorry, but your egotistical head just wouldn't let you say it."
"Yeah…wait EGOTISTICAL, excuse me, I am not egotistical!"
Kagome laughed and gave him a huge hug. "So does this mean I get my Inuyasha back?"
"If you be a good girl, then yes."
She laughed again and then reached up and gave him a hug.
Inuyasha never saw that coming but soon he snapped out of it and returned the favor.
"I've missed you Kag." Inuyasha said, using his childhood nickname for her, still holding the girl in his arms.
When somebody loves
you
It's no good unless he loves you all the way
Happy to be
near you
When you need someone to cheer you all the way
"And I you, Inu."
Taller than the
tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the
deep blue sea is
That's how deep it goes if it's real
Inuyasha peered down and found himself swirling a sea of chocolate. Reality hit him, when he realized how TRULY he did miss her. He missed her eyes, her smile, her hug, her honesty, her sense of humor, everything, all of her. He tucked away a loose strand of hair, and then impulse took over. He slowly leaned down and captured her lips in his own.
Kagome stood there shocked and then her eyes glazed over and closed and she returned the kiss. A tingle traveled down her spine and exploded into fireworks in her body.
Her lips tasted like strawberries, cherries, exotic wine, he didn't know how to describe it. And when impulse switched back to control, he realized that for once he was kissing a real girl, not some anorexic Barbie doll who disguised herself, but a real living girl, with personality and soul. Not only that, it was a girl he had known all his life, a girl who knew everything about him and her him. With that in mind, he deepened the kiss.
When they finally broke away, Kagome's cheeks were frosted with a healthy pink, and she felt like she had just grown wings and flew to heaven. The two looked at each other, their eyes conveying how they felt.
"Hey, I'm gonna get us some drinks, ok?"
"Sure, do you want me to come with you?"
"No, that's fine, I'm a big girl. I can get punch for us by myself," she said, laughing as she walked away.
As soon as Kagome was out of view, Miroku and Kouga walked up to Inuyasha, grinning.
"So, Inu, enjoying your time here, or is it total hell? I mean, I'd expect no less from the geekiest of geeks." Kouga said.
"Yeah, tell us, Yash, how-"
"Where are your dates?" Inuyasha interrupted, looking around.
"Oh, girl stuff…" Kouga trailed off motioning vaguely in the direction of the girls' bathroom.
"Anyways, good job out there. You even kissed her! Good acting." Miroku said.
"But, it doesn't count." Kouga said, "You lost the dare."
"What the fuck are you talking about? I didn't lose the dare, I came with a Kagome Higurashi, the nerd, the geek, dorkette of the year, just like you dared me to." Inuyasha said, he couldn't afford sullying his rep saying that he actually had wanted to bring Kagome with him.
"Yeah, but we wanted you to bring her as the nerd she was! Not get her all dressed up and pretty. Oh, and a stupid makeover to boot! Not to mention the contacts…all the stuff. We wanted to see her as the whole geeky big glasses chick that we saw in the cafeteria! Not this completely different girl!"
"Whoa! It's not like I dressed her up and gave her a makeover! I was just as surprised as you guys! Trust me, even though she's all pretty on the outside, she's still just a big ugly nerd on the inside! So there! I DID fulfill all the requirements of the dare!" he said, feeling bad that he was dissing on Kagome so badly, especially when they'd just decided to be friends again.
As soon as those words left his mouth he heard a sharp gasp behind him.
'Please don't let it be her! Please don't let it be!' he pleaded to himself, but even before he turned around, he knew Kagome would be standing right behind him, and he knew; she had heard everything.
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Crystaltears: Ooo…so how'd ya like? Hmmm…….cliffhanger….ooo, so suspenseful! giggles madly Winter Ball was fun! YAY! (Sadie Hawkins)…list, where is my list? O yeah, here it is…….since I don't give real names, here's my little compiled weirdo names…crystaltears, angevil, devl41 (ha, we don't even go to the same school…), vainrhinoscarden, detectiveorkiedorkie, lyra, hmm…crazeearmadillo, glimmer/apropos, erik (I have no shame giving out that f bastards name on the internet, I hope he gets mugged…ok, ok, so I don't really mean it…but….still, it'd be nice if he didn't pity himself 24/7!), hmm…someone else…but I don't have an alias for her…