A/N: You luv me, you really luv me!! Wait..no…you love my fic. Well…I can take a hint..::sniffs::.. alright..moving on!
ON WITH THE FIC
Chapter 2: The Pleasant Walk home
It was HIM! Kagome's mind screamed.
"Inuyasha, this will be the young lady that will teach Rin." Sesshoumaru said. "Her name is Miss Higurashi Kagome."
Kagome stood and, much to her dismay curtsied slowly. He reached for her hand and she almost jerked it away, but remembered her manners. He took it and slowly bent over to kiss it, a sly grin on his face.
"Stuck-up bitch." He whispered only for Kagome to hear. The corners of her mouth jerked down and her eyebrows furrowed for a split second before she put on a fake smile. He stood and turned around causing Kagome to get a good look at his hair. Her eyes widened. His hair shone silvery-white just as his brother's.
Well duh Kagome, they are BROTHERS.
Inuyasha's hair fell thick along his back, not restrained by a band like his brother. Kagome wondered why she hadn't noticed it before when she had seen the young man in broad daylight.
Too busy yelling at him to notice. Kagome thought.
The difference between the two bothers was easy to see. Sesshoumaru's etiquette surpassed any man she had known, and he was well kept, certainly a good catch for any woman who was lucky enough to snatch his heart and actually want it. Inuyasha…she didn't want to think about him. But it seemed whoever this Kikyou was, definitely had Inuyasha wound around her finger, as to have him mistake her for the girl so easily and to come up to her in such a way.
"Please excuse my brother Miss Higurashi," Sesshoumaru apologized. "he is still angry with me for making him leave Edo and move here. He is somewhat rebelling against society by trying not to be a gentleman. He tries to get away with as much as possible without getting himself put in jail." Sesshoumaru eyed his brother impatiently.
"I see." Kagome said looking toward Inuyasha, who in turn winked at her with the eye closest to her, so his brother could not see.
"Well excuse me I'm going to my room." He said, the sarcastic effort to sound proper dripping from his lips. Turning, he started for his room, when he felt Sesshoumaru's eyes boring a hole into his back, and just suddenly remembered his "manners." Stepping to Kagome, he took her hand and gave it a small peck again. Straightening, he went for his room again, only to stop momentarily near her ear. "This will be hell for you," he purred heatedly into her ear. "I promise."
The hairs on Kagome's neck prickled and her eyebrow twitched a little.
"I apologize once more for my brother's…incompetence." Sesshoumaru said.
Inuyasha turned on his heel and glared at Sesshoumaru. "Ooi! Who are you calling-
"I believe that I must be going." Kagome said, picking up her things. "Is Miroku still around to escort me home?" she asked.
Giggling suddenly came from the kitchen and Inuyasha rolled his eyes and shook his head. Sesshoumaru cleared his throat, Kagome blushed, and Rin looked around confused.
"Inuyasha, you will escort Miss Higurashi home." Sesshoumaru said.
Inuyasha's eyes popped open and narrowed in anger at his brother. Rin whimpered and stood behind Sesshoumaru, clinging to his pant leg.
"She can walk her own damn self home!" Inuyasha growled. "Or, since you like her so much, why don't YOU walk her home!"
"I will not." Sesshoumaru said.
"Keh, don't think I'm going to do it just because you don't want people seeing you!" Inuyasha snapped.
Kagome growled inwardly. What was up with these two?! Were they actually arguing over who HAD to walk her home? Like it was some kind of BURDEN to them?! One would think it to be an HONOR to walk a lady of my stature home!
"There is no one else, Inuyasha, you will do it." Sesshoumaru said.
Inuyasha crossed his arms and fehed. Rarely did Sesshoumaru lose his patience with his stubborn brother. Today…was an exception. Growling, he took his hand from his pocket and, in a very ungentlemanly-like way, slammed it down on the table, causing everyone to jump. Rin let go of his pant leg and backed away, her eyes wide.
"Inuyasha," He said through clenched teeth. "you will walk Miss Higurashi home, you will do it in a gentleman-like manner, and THAT IS FINAL!"
Kagome gasped, putting a hand to her chest and Inuyasha looked a bit dumbfounded. Only for a second.
"Keh! Let's go wench before I get angry!" he said, walking towards the door. A butler was near the closet, ready with his hat.
Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru, who had already revamped and returned to his regular self. Rin was once again clinging to his pant leg, but she didn't look afraid anymore.
"I will send a carriage for you tomorrow morning." Sesshoumaru said.
Kagome curtsied low in thanks and as a farewell. She didn't say anything in response.
"WILL YOU COME ON ALREADY, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOU TO BE KISSING THE DAMN FLOOR, GET YOUR ASS UP AND LETS GO!" Inuyasha barked from the door, his impatience clearly showing.
Kagome quickly walked toward the door, pulling on her gloves and fastening her bonnet strings under her chin. The door was opened and they walked out, the day already beginning to end.
As they walked along the property, Kagome suddenly remembered something, and hooked her hand in the crook of Inuyasha's arm. He glared down at her but didn't say anything, just kept going at a fast pace.
"Inuyasha…that's an interesting name," Kagome said, trying to get some small talk in. "Your brother said that you moved from Tokyo, so you are Japanese also?"
Inuyasha growled. "For someone who's supposed to be teaching a child how to be a lady, you don't seem to remember the fucking rules yourself!"
Kagome looked at him for a moment in wonder, confused as to what he meant. When it hit her, she blushed furiously and looked at the ground. He smirked.
Never pry into the private matters of others.
Do not speak unless you are spoken to.
"Yes, but you do forget also," Kagome retorted politely. "never correct one in public, do not use profanity or vulgar language in the presence of a lady."
Inuyasha made an abrupt stop. Kagome jerked forward before glaring at him and turning around. "It is rude to stop in public unless I want to!" Kagome said.
"I don't see a lady around here." Inuyasha said, looking at her blankly.
"What? What are you talking about?" Kagome blinked. He was so confusing sometimes! "You don't see a lady…why are you looking for- She peered at him closely and could see he was trying very hard to control his laughter. "You! Ooh how dare you!"
Inuyasha held in for as long as he could. Kagome looked flustered and angry. His laughter rang out on the streets, and some people stopped and looked. They didn't stare though, it was bad to do so.
Luckily, they hadn't made it to the main part of town, so his laughter only rang out on a pretty empty street. Kagome was still flustered and upset though.
"You are very rude you know that?!" She said.
"I didn't want to walk your pampered ass home anyway, so just shut up and go along for the ride Miss Etiquette. If you know your rules so well, you shouldn't be talking to me for a long time now!" he laughed.
"Oooooh!" She grumbled.
They walked in silence for the rest of the walk, Inuyasha occasionally sneaking a glance at her.
Why does she look like Kikyou so much?! He thought grudgingly. She acts somewhat like Kikyou…all into this etiquette shit. It doesn't make any damn sense to me! Where the hell is her house so I can leave already?!
He hmphed his impatience and Kagome looked up at him, only to see him staring straight ahead with a glare on his face. He looked at her out of the corner of his eye to see her looking at him.
"What the fuck are you looking at?!" He snapped. "Trying to find me doing something wrong so you can point it out later?!"
Kagome blushed and whispered a quiet, "No." She whipped out her fan and fanned herself quickly. Blushing so much was making it a little warm for her!
It was a time for couples that day, they were everywhere! As soon as they hit the main street there were men and women arm in arm walking together as far as the eye could see! Married couples, new couples, old couples, engaged couples, just everywhere!
Inuyasha grumbled to himself. Look at all of these pitiful fools walking around looking all lovey-dovey. Keh! I'd better walk faster so I can hurry up and get back through this shit.
"Hurry up wench." Inuyasha said, tugging on Kagome's arm and walking a little faster. "And stop waving that fan around like you're blowing out a fucking fire!"
"Hmph!" Kagome said, fanning herself faster just to spite him.
Meanwhile…
On the other side of a building just around the corner from our grumbling duo, a couple walked arm in arm talking happily…somewhat.
"I never said we were a couple!" The girl protested. "You are only escorting me to the store! Nothing more!"
"Oh but I see it as more," The man replied. "You picked me to escort you for some specific reason, didn't you?"
Because your wallet is like a pig's belly; bloated. She thought smiling behind her fan.
"It wasn't more than that!" She sniffed. "You are escorting me and carrying my things back, that is all!"
The couple continued their dispute, walking quickly down the street. As they turned the corner, the girl saw a familiar face and a familiar fan motion. In shock she stopped, mouth gapped slightly and her fan collapsed to the ground.
The man quickly saw this action and his heart soared. He knew what that meant!
"You dropped your fan my dearest!" He clutched her hands in his and brought them to his chest. "I belong to you just as you belong to me, no words could express what I'm feeling right now I-
"Is that Kagome?" The girl questioned the air, not noticing her escort's unacceptable manor. Her eyes watched the fan she was waving closely and determined the speed. Her eyes then darted toward the girl, who looked quite flustered, and the man, who looked as though he could kill anyone with his eyes. Turning to her escort, and realizing what he was doing, she snatched her hands from his and bent to pick up her fan quickly. "Let's go, hurry!" she said, pulling on the man.
Rushing forward, she quickly looked left and right. It was really crowded out on the main street, so if she hollered, maybe none would be the wiser…still…she didn't want to risk losing face in front of such a large crowd. But…this was important!
"K-Kagome!" The girl cried as they got within a good distance of them. Few people turned to look, and luckily none turned to look at her.
Kagome's head snapped up when she heard someone calling her name. Looking around she found no one.
"Kagome!"
She looked around again and still found no one. Was someone trying to play a sick game with her?! She looked up at Inuyasha, whose facial expression hadn't changed since the last time they talked.
"Will you stop that?!" Kagome steamed, stopping. The madder she got, the hotter it got. She fanned herself furiously.
"What the hell are you talking about woman? I haven't done anything!" He snapped, yanking her forward. "We don't have time for your petty games."
"Don't you pull on me like that you heathen! Stop calling my name and make it sound as though someone else is doing it!" She cried, glaring at him.
"Kagome!"
"See?! Stop this nonsense right now!"
"MY FUCKING LIPS HAVEN'T EVEN MOVED!"
Several people stopped and looked at his outburst, and Kagome furiously blushed, thus turning up the heat on her body much more. The fan continued its vicious flapping, and once some had seen the fan, they would nod and walk along their way, as if they understood.
"Kagome, I can't believe it!"
Kagome turned. "Huh? Oh! Sango! It was you!" she cried, fanning herself gratefully.
"I'm so happy for you!" Sango cried excitedly.
"Congratulations!" The man said, extending his hand to shake Inuyasha's.
"What the hell are you talking about Miroku." Inuyasha grumbled.
"Why, Kagome's statement of course!" Sango replied, giving him a look.
"What? What statement?" Kagome said, looking a bit bewildered.
"Don't you know Kagome?" Sango asked, frowning a little. "Fanning yourself in such a way…you're telling everyone how much you love Inuyasha! I'm…very surprised he didn't see it himself!"
Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched. Kagome's mouth gapped open and they quickly tore their arms from each other's, backing away some.
"I didn't know what that meant, really Sango! I didn't mean it! It was just so hot, and he was making me angry and, oh dear!" Kagome flustered, fanning herself.
Miroku slapped Inuyasha on the back, grinning from ear to ear. "And to think, you just met today and already you are confessing your love for one another!"
"The hell I am!" Inuyasha cried, smacking Miroku's hand away. "She's the one fanning herself like a maniac! I had nothing to do with the matter! I am taking this bitch home and that is all!"
Reaching aside, he snatched Kagome by the arm and stormed off.
"Come by later Sango, please!" Kagome was able to say before she was taken away.
For the rest of the walk home, not a word was said, and Kagome had put her fan away hastily.
Kagome said in the garden with a book near the pond. She had been reading the book for a little while, when her thoughts ran back to earlier that morning.
"Kikyou, you have returned to me!"… "I missed you Kikyou, I thought you had left me, where did you go?"
Kagome blushed remembering how he had held her. He was so close…and his hands had moved up her back slowly. She immediately stopped blushing when she remembered who he had thought she was.
"I do not know who this Kikyou is sir, but I am not her! How dare you come up to me in such a way and wrap your arms around me! How dare you speak to me in such a way! I do not know who you are but you should be thrown in jail with the rest of your lowly kind for daring to come up to a high-class woman such as I and do devilish things!"
She smirked to herself as she thought of how well she had said that. She had made it clear that she wasn't his darling Kikyou and he shouldn't have put his hands on her that way! Still…she frowned a little. What was this Kikyou to Inuyasha? Were they engaged? No…wouldn't Sesshoumaru have said something when he had introduced them? Maybe…
She could see Inuyasha as one to being taken already…he wasn't terribly ugly. Well…not ugly at all, Kagome mused. He was tall, handsome…a little loud-mouthed and outspoken, but he walked with a certain kind of tone…that made her feel safe. She smiled to herself. She didn't know him very well, and she could get to know him better over the time she was to teach Rin. Maybe he wouldn't be so bad after all. Kagome could see herself getting together with such a person. Maybe, maybe even date Inuyasha.
"You definitely aren't Kikyou." He snorted, picking up his hat and tilting it slightly forward. "Kikyou was so much prettier than you are, and a lot smarter from what I can tell by the looks of you."
That thought snapped her back into reality and she sat up straight, slamming her book shut. Was he saying that I looked dumb?! Kagome fumed. Ugh! I could never, ever, EVER see myself dating such…such filth as he! She stood up. If he wants to play that game, then fine! I will continue in my lady-like manner and let him be the fool! From here on, he and I are ENEMIES!
Kagome's heart pumped furiously with anger as she whirled around to stomp inside, the evening sun beginning to set, when she bumped into someone.
"Oh! Excuse me!" She cried, putting a hand to her chest and looking up from the ground.
"It's alright Kagome, it's just me!" Sango said laughing.
"Oh Sango, it's you!" Kagome said, gesturing toward a chair near the bench she was seated at.
Sango sat down. "You wanted me to come over?"
Kagome stared at her blankly for a moment before jumping up a little. "Oh, now I remember!" She said, reaching over to a small porcelain table and set the book down and picking up her fan.
Sango blinked at her, not knowing what she had in mind.
Kagome blushed. "I…need your help so I don't make the same mistake again as I did this morning." She said, looking shyly at her friend.
Sango smiled. "You want me to teach you the language of the fan."
"Yes." Kagome said smiling.
"Alright," Sango said, sitting on the edge of the chair and opening her fan. "I'll teach you the opened-fan ones first, then we can move on to the closed ones."
Sango sat up straight and ran her fingers along the fan's ribs. "This means, I want to talk to you."
Kagome mirrored her actions. "I want to talk to you.." she repeated, placing that in her mind.
Next, she lifted the fan and began to fan herself slowly. "Don't waste your time, I don't care about you."
Kagome followed. "Don't waste your time, I don't care about you."
Then Sango quickened the pace of her fanning. "Now this is what you were doing earlier, I love you so much."
Kagome blushed furiously.
Sango closed her fan and began passing it back and forth from hand to hand. "I see you looking at that other woman."
Kagome laughed. "You must use that one quite a lot!"
Sango looked at her blankly for a moment and then blushed. "That's not funny Kagome!"
"Oh come on you don't find it the least bit funny?" Kagome said giggling.
The friends continued their playful game as Kagome became accustomed to the language of the fan. Soon Sango returned home, and Kagome returned inside for dinner. Night fell and Kagome felt so tired! She was even more so tired than any other day!
As her head fell to her pillow and her eyes closed, she couldn't help but remember the shocked look on Inuyasha's face when Sango and Miroku assumed they had engaged. It was genuine, and Kagome hoped she would be able to see it again! Maybe I should play games like this with him often! She thought grinning. Her heart almost stopped when she recalled what she had just thought. If her mother were to find out she was doing such scandalous things at someone's home, or the fact that she was doing them at all…she would probably be disowned! The fear of having to live on her own filled her veins and she shook the thought from her mind completely.
Although…what Mother doesn't know…couldn't hurt me...Kagome thought as she drifted off into sleep.
A/N: Whaaaaaaat?! Kagome is having fiendish thoughts about giving Inuyasha a little tease? What's going on here?! So, what did you think? I hoped you liked this chapter too, this time having a little Sango/Miroku moment in there! I didn't describe Sango's dress because I didn't think it was that important…but she will appear in later chapters and I'll be describing her dress then so that kind of evens it out right?
Responses to Reviewers:
Krey-Zey- Thanks! I really try to give readers a picture inside their heads of sceneries and clothes and such! Come back soon! .
Aileen- Yeah, the thought of it makes you wanna roll on the floor laughing doesn't it? Okies…maybe it doesn't...but you get the idea! .
Maeve- Thanks very much! At first I couldn't decide what I wanted to do with this, I mean I had the romance thing down, but the original storyline was digging at my head…to put it in…or not...so I did! I'm glad you liked it! .
Laura-chan- Alright I'll do that! And here it is hope you're reading it! .
Misao CG- I'm sorry Misao! It was a good cliffy though wasn't it? I kinda thought that chapter was kinda getting a little…long so I had to end it there! But don't worry, I'll TRY not to do that again okies? .
Mouser- Ooo, thank you.
StarShine- Thanks. Tell you what, just for you and all the other Sess/Kag fans…I'll add a little Kag/Sess fluff in here somewheres…not saying in this particular chapter...but I've got something in my head right now…::runs to write the idea down for later:: .
Aylee the Dragon- Thank you much much! eats the cookie happily and looks up at her shrine Wow! I never had a shrine befores! Thankies! It would be hard for me too tryin to be a lady like dat and stuff! ::sweatdrops at the flamethrower:: Aheh..no need to get rash! I'm updating now see! I will definitely keep your words of wisdom in mind! They will help me along in life! .
Aurora borealis- I'm so glad you loved it so much! Yes, I believe they...well maybe Kagome (spoiler? Maybe!) will…read on to find out girlie! .
Scorpiogal- Thanks, I'm also glad you think it's actually pretty clever. I wanted to do something different and it took me three months to think this up! (yes..three months x.x) I was thinking about all things that were done, and I couldn't think of anything that hadn't been done..when all of a sudden it just hit me like BOW! I learned pretty much just over the internet, and it's my favorite time in history so I knew a LITTLE (putting much emphasis on little) bit about that era.
Jessicalu- Well the thing is…pretty much all the high class women were this way. I guess she is kind of a bitch but I don't reallllllllllly think so, she's just acting the way that she was taught to. But don't worry. She might change…after all…a romance can change a person .
Embyr- Thanks! The dresses back then were very pretty! Well…some of them…and they changed so much for just the little things, I mean come on! Nobody needs to change clothes that many times a day! But hey, that's how things were. Keep reviewing .
Pyros Nightshade- Don't worry I'm definitely writing more than this! I mean, it would just be senseless not to, and not to mention cruel to my readers,ne? How often do I review? Or do you mean update? I review..well..never if it's my own stories but other peoples stories I do it all the time! As for updating, I usually update when I get a whole chapter or two written out, or I've got the whole chapter in my head and just don't feel like writing it down. Since I'm on summer break, I could update a whole bunch before I start working in July! Keep r/r! .
Invisible Cheese Girl- I know what you're saying! It's like…ok they're practically mortal enemies and people actually write fics about them getting together when CLEARLY it's Inuyasha/Kagome romance in the manga/anime! But, peoples can write about whatever they want to, and if I don't like the idea, I don't have to read it and neither do you!
Vicious-Wolf- More luck to you trying to run away! Especially if you were high class you probably would have been sought after…then again..if you did get far enough away there was a chance that some ebil king/queen type person could get you and you could become their servant or something! I'm not sure if I'd be able to take living in that Era either..so much is put on being proper! Some of all their crazy rules will come out in my fic so keep reading! .
Omote- Yes…I know..I actually do fear the word. It's scary ok!? ::bursts into tears:: ;-;
The Rogue Peach- I have never heard of that book before, is it really good? I'm glad you like it! Oh, and Sango is coming up VERY soon so don't fret my dear peach! And watch out for the fruit salad, you could get hurt!
Anon- Uh..glad you liked it…did you put a small excession on the review button there bud? Or was it one of those situations where your computer had a small stroke and the little box thingy wouldn't go away so you thought if you kept pushin it it would leave? Anyway, hope to see you again .
Naoko Asakura- That's an awesome name! Very original I like it! Hope you'll keep reading this!
NatliePryce- Thanks a lot! I tried to keep them IC but also make that agree with the time period! Inuyasha is a little difficult for me at times, with his mouth and all…but I think this is a pretty good challenge for me .
Kawai Fox- Thanks for reviewing! Hey, this is Inuyasha and Kagome here, you practically EXPECT them to fight right? No surprises here!
Thanks sooooooooooooo much to all you reviewers! I luv you all! ::sniffs:: Oh, and to Omote; I only feared the word because I was afraid of seeming repetitive or something, you know? So I guess I'm not using it enough?? Alright, I'll try and fix that!
Your reviews are what keep me going so please please please please review!
Until next time!
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