A/N: I'm back! How's everything been going??? Good I hope! I finally got to
see The Lord of the Rings and it was better than I expected! My eyes were
like this the whole time O.O and I practically died when I saw Legolas
(Orlando Bloom played him very well in my opinion ^.^) Ooh and you wanna
know what my favorite part is? Well, it's a spoiler so I'll put it at the
bottom and I'll give a warning..so if you don't wanna know cus you don't
want me to ruin a part of the movie (for those of you who haven't read the
book(s) or seen the movie, shame on you and go see it/read it!) then you
don't have to read it! I think this chapter is a tad bit longer than the
others, but maybe it felt that way because it took me so long to write
it.hm.anyway, on with the chapter ne?
Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha and Co. Kikyo would have been gone long ago and Kagome and Inuyasha would be together, which would probably ruin the entire plot altogether anyway! So.maybe it's a good idea I don't own it.
Chapter 6: The tour ends and something begins
It had been a good half hour into the tour when Kagome felt she couldn't handle it anymore. The place was just too big, and everything was just so amazing, not to mention Inuyasha just grumbled out something and threw his arm out to show her where it was and then quickly scampered off to another part of the room or another room altogether.
"Isn't there somewhere where I could rest awhile Inuyasha? My feet are starting to hurt." Kagome said, as each step in her heeled boots became like a pin on the bottom of her foot.
Inuyasha stopped and turned around. He put his hands in the pockets of his jacket and stared at her. Kagome stopped abruptly to keep herself from running into him.
"Is the little princess tired of walking?" He said in a mockery tone. "Would the princess like a drink of water, or would she like to sit down on a fluffy chair?"
Kagome's eyebrow twitched slightly, but she took a deep breath to calm herself. "I am not a princess, quite far from it actually, I am just a normal girl (Inuyasha snorted) and these shoes are really hurting my feet, I would just like to rest awhile and then we may continue."
Inuyasha cocked a stubborn eyebrow. "We may continue? You're starting to sound more and more like a spoiled princess brat every time you open your mouth!" He laughed. Kagome growled inwardly.
"I don't see anything funny about the matter." She said with a sniff.
Inuyasha's laughter abruptly stopped when he heard her sniff. He looked at her and saw the shimmering of water almost invisibly covering the bottom half of her eyes and how flushed her face looked all of a sudden. Her lips were turned down in a frown, but not the angry or upset frown that he'd seen many times; it was the frown of a woman on the verge of tears. She was going to cry.
Kagome looked away quickly so he wouldn't see the tears stinging her eyes. Why did he have to be such a jerk? Everyone's feet hurt at least one time in their lives, why couldn't he accept that? It wasn't fair! Why did he have to be so mean to her all of the time? She snuck a look at him as his laughter stopped and tried to keep a straight face when she saw him. A look of horror had etched its way onto his features and he looked as though he wanted to run away.
So.he does not like it when girls cry, does he.Kagome thought fiendishly. Suddenly her feet didn't hurt so much anymore and she decided to think of something really sad. Father...remember how he used to play with me? All of the fun times we used to have before he.before he.
"Oo-Ooi," Inuyasha stammered, holding his hands out as if he were trying to calm a wild animal and stepping closer to Kagome slowly. "You'd better, better not be crying!"
"So what if I am?!" Kagome said quietly, but loud enough to make him jerk his head back. Her voice was wavering and the tears were going to overflow any second now. Think about it Kagome! Picture the happy times in your mind!
"D-Don't cry!" Inuyasha cried, taking the risk of putting a gloved hand on her shoulder.
Kagome flinched a little at the touch, but didn't turn her head.
"I.I hate it when girls cry." He said quietly, almost in a whisper.
Kagome's head jolted up in shock as her eyes widened and her mouth gaped open a little. The tears that she had been saving for when she turned around flung themselves free and in two long rivers flowed down her cheeks to splash silently on the front of her dress.
So Inuyasha has a weakness. She could sense it in his voice; he had never spoken to her that way before.
"Please don't cry, you know how much shit Sesshoumaru will give me if he found out?" Inuyasha mumbled with a small pout in his voice.
Kagome suppressed her shocked reaction as best she could and turned her head slowly and looked up at him. He looked as though someone had hurt him deeply and Kagome felt the urge to hug him.or something along those lines. She felt the slap of guilt as she thought of what made him turn so soft in the first place. How awful of you Kagome! She scolded herself. Using your father's memory as a tool for revenge! What would your father or MOTHER for that matter, say?
"Um.if your feet still hurt, I'll.carry you on my back if you'd like." He said quietly, giving Kagome a second and third shock for the day. Not only did he suggest something so absurd for a lady and man to do, but he also sounded.sincere, nice even!
"T-That's preposterous!" Kagome said. "How could you suggest such a thing, not only is it not lady-like, but if someone were to see us and don't forget the iron-
The next thing she knew, Kagome was flung onto Inuyasha's back.
"No! Inuyasha don't do-
That's when everything went wrong. The hoop petticoat was not bending (not that it should have) and just decided to devour Inuyasha's head under her skirt, causing him to release her legs and try to straighten up.
Kagome fell forward onto him with a screech and he collapsed onto the floor, sprawled out with her legs over his head, his neck disappearing entirely under Kagome's dress. She landed on her stomach on the floor with her arms and legs sprawled in the spread-eagle position and her head turned to the side. Luckily, she wasn't hurt.
"That wasn't supposed to happen." Kagome grumbled into the floor as her eyes fluttered open.
Inuyasha was a little confused. Something hadn't gone right with his plan. He was supposed to lift Kagome onto his back and carry her for the rest of the tour or until she really, really wanted to get down, and she wouldn't cry anymore and forgive him. But that's not the way it happened.
He had fallen and hit the floor, but when he opened his eyes there was nothing but darkness and warmth. Did I die? He thought incredulously before snorting. Well with that cow on my back it wouldn't be unbelievable if she killed me. He really wasn't sure if he was up or down, considering he couldn't see or feel much around him. He reached out a hand and felt something soft as his palm and fingers traveled up a long and slightly muscular length.
Kagome shuddered as she felt a hand going up her leg to her thigh. She blanched. A HAND ON HER LEG?!
"What the hell is this." Inuyasha said as his hand left the long, soft thing and clanged against metal. Suddenly it became clear to him and he became both embarrassed and afraid.
Kagome opened her mouth and screamed the high-pitchest scream she could muster and shot up like a bullet on her feet.
Inuyasha sat there, frozen and blue in the face. He had practically molested Kagome! She was going to murder him.
"You?!" Kagome cried, holding her skirts and trying to calm her racing heart. Suddenly her rage swallowed her. "YOU?!"
"Kagome, I can explain dammit!" Inuyasha cried, trying to get his frozen limbs un-thawed before something bad happened.
"EXPLAIN?! I'LL HEAR NOTHING OF IT!" She cried, lifting her skirts to the top of her boots and repeatedly stomping him on the back.
Shouting and obscenities filled the top level of the mansion and those on the first level could only hear muffled screams and hard thumping.
Sesshoumaru looked up from his cup of tea in his main study to the ceiling. "Surely they are not." He said to himself more for reassurance than questioning. He set the cup down and was about to stand when the door opened.
"Please excuse Rin Sesshoumaru-sama, but Rin cannot sleep with the noise that is keeping her awake." Rin said, rubbing her eye with one small hand and dragging a rather large teddy bear by the arm with the other. Her nap usually lasted for two good hours so someone could put her back to sleep.
"I will call a maid to put you back into-
The little girl was instantly across the room before Sesshoumaru could finish his sentence in his cool tone and was snuggling up to him in his lap, teddy bear completely forgotten at the door.
"Rin, you know that you are not supp-
"Snoooooooorrrrreeeeeee" Came another interrupted reply from the little girl, giving Sesshoumaru the hint that she planned to stay and wouldn't be moved by anyone. He shifted in his seat and tried his best not to bump her over the head with the various objects he picked up as he worked on something very secretive and important.
*~*~
Inuyasha rubbed his aching back as Kagome sat down in a comfy chair across from him. He was still on the floor.
"I do believe your actions were uncalled for woman." He grumbled as a few kinks loosened and his back began to relax.
Kagome sniffed and turned her head away from him.
He sat up and folded his legs under him and glared at her. "Well your Highness whenever you can get your lazy ass off that chair we can get this fucking thing over with. But it seems as though you want to waste precious time by sitting your large butt (Kagome gave him the evil eye) er.just hurry up dammit!"
Kagome stood up and took off her shoes. "Let us be off then." She said and walked past him, dropping her shoes into his lap.
"W-What the hell is this for?!" He cried as he jumped up with her shoes in his hand. He shook them toward her in a rage.
"Since my feet hurt with them on, I shall not wear them-
"Then why don't YOU-
"And since you are here to serve me, you shall carry them for me-
"I REFU-
"Unless you would like me to speak with Sesshoumaru about your earlier actions-
"THAT WAS A FUCKING ACC-
"Who will he believe Inuyasha, you, or me?" She said, doing a little pose as she spoke of herself.
Inuyasha grumbled in reply and gave up. He stomped past her and tried to ignore the victorious smirk on her face. She wont be smirking for long once we get to the stairs. He thought, the thought making him feel somewhat better. On the way, he dumped the shoes into the hands of a passing butler and smirked.
They reached a small flight of stairs that led down to the other side of the house, closer to Sesshoumaru's main study and some other rooms he didn't care about and decided to skip. So instead, he was going to take her past all of those rooms and not say anything, just go straight to the dining room and stop the tour. If she asked about those rooms he could tell her that they weren't important to look at. Maybe he would show her the kitchen before ending the tour, even though she would never be in there doing anything, she might want to see it.
He was about to take a step when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
Kagome flinched as she heard him growl at her. Such an animal. She thought, shaking her head. "Um, Inuyasha?" She said quietly.
Inuyasha turned and leaned his back against the wall, hands in his pockets. He fixed her with a nonchalant look. "What do you want." He demanded slowly.
"Well, I was thinking (Inuyasha snorted but she ignored it) about all of the places we've been. You've shown me almost everything, the bedrooms, the bathrooms, the many studies, the libraries, and I know of the dining room.but.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and continued to look bored. "But."
Kagome looked and felt for that matter a little uncomfortable talking about this, but it was something she wanted to see, and had been wondering what it was like for a while now. "I.well.you haven't shown me your room yet." She said, blushing a little.
Inuyasha couldn't hide his surprise with a glare or a snort this time, his eyes widened and his mouth fell slack. He almost fell down the stairs but caught himself in time. She wanted to see his room?! What on Earth for?! This had to be wrong somehow, like it wasn't right for a lady to ask or some shit like that. And why was Kagome acting almost..submissive?! He regained his composure and gave her a good glare. When she didn't really react, just kept blushing and looking embarrassed, he narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
Kagome blushed even more. This was so embarrassing! But it could have also been important. What if she had to find Inuyasha and tell him something important from Sesshoumaru, or what if she needed his help? Not that the second would ever happen but that was an example. What is taking him so bloody long to answer me?! She thought with impatience.
"Hmph." Inuyasha said, returning his hands to his pockets and walking down the steps, his low ponytail swishing back and forth like a horse's tail. When Kagome didn't follow him right away, he went at a slower pace. "Ooi, Kagome. If you're going to stand there for the rest of the day, then your tour is definitely over."
Kagome could see him smirk even though she couldn't see his face. She knew he was. She growled low to herself and lifted her skirt daintily and began her descend down the steps. She hoped that these weren't as long as the ones on the other side of the house or she surely would not make it.
Luckily they weren't and soon they were walking down a hallway. There were rooms on either side, and Kagome's head started to swim. How could someone be THIS rich?! No one, unless they had a rather.rather large family would want something this big! Maybe he had many relatives. She opened her mouth to ask about these rooms but she was swiftly interrupted.
"Don't ask, not even I know what these rooms are for." Inuyasha lied. Most of them were empty or bathrooms anyway.
Soon they came to the dining room and Kagome let out a disappointed sigh. Although she was tired of walking everywhere, she had had fun with Inuyasha and she liked seeing the expensive things in the house.
"There is one more room to show." Inuyasha said, trying to cheer her up in spite of himself.
Kagome's eyes brightened a little. He was going to show her his room!
"Not in a million fucking years will you set foot in my room. It's the kitchen." He said with an evil grin.
Kagome's hopes deflated and her shoulders dropped. Oh well. Maybe she could get it out of him if she faked a good cry.
As they stepped closer to the door, they were stopped short as the sound of a giggle rang throughout the empty room. Kagome's eyes widened, as did Inuyasha's for a moment. It had better not be.
Quietly they crept to the door and opened it slightly. Inuyasha peeked through and almost hit the floor at what he saw. Kagome tried her best to see too but his ponytail, no matter how many times she swatted it away, kept coming back to block her view.
"Have I ever told you that you remind me of a goddess?" A silky voice said.
"Actually, I believe you have. But tell me again!" A woman answered, giggling again.
It was Miroku and one of the maids of course. One would come to think that the maid had something for him, with the way that she was sitting. She (her name was Yuka) was sitting on the edge of the counter with her legs wrapped around Miroku's waist, he of course was busy clutching her hands and looking into her eyes.
Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched insanely at what his best friend was doing with the maid. Why was it always the maids.
"You remind me of a goddess," Miroku said, his question on the tip of his tongue, but it wasn't the right time yet. "A goddess whose beauty is above all!"
Yuka giggled, Inuyasha's eyebrow refused to stop twitching, and Kagome (finally able to subdue Inuyasha's evil ponytail) blushed.
"Oh Miroku, you say that to all of the girls!" Yuka said wistfully.
"Well, yes, but I never mean it to any of them." Miroku said thoughtfully. The moment shattered immediately and Miroku had to think quickly to regain his hold on her. "But, I always tell women they are beautiful so they think highly of themselves, I leave out the beauty is above all if I find them none too attractive." He recovered smoothly.
Inuyasha felt as if he was going to be sick when he heard Kagome hmph behind him. He stood up straight and turned around to find her crossing her arms and pouting. He rose an eyebrow in question. Then it hit him. He didn't want to be hit so he didn't laugh at her, he could tell her feelings had been slightly hurt by what she had overheard.
"Stupid jerk." She muttered. "So they think highly of themselves huh, well." She sniffed, that was meaner than anything Inuyasha had done to her. How could someone say that. to try and impress someone else? Although he didn't know that he was being spied upon, that didn't matter.
"Ooi.don't let him get to you Kagome," Inuyasha said reassuringly. "He's just trying to get Yuka in bed with him, I don't believe he is trying to hurt your feelings. He does not know that we are here anyhow." He stood by her and slowly put a reassuring hand over hers and gave it a good squeeze. He tried to smile; but it only came out as a half smile mixed with a smart- ass grin.
Kagome took that as a compliment anyway. All that really mattered was that he was trying to comfort her and he wasn't being a jerk about it in any way. She gave him a smile and felt better. Her heart fluttered again as she felt a warmth from Inuyasha, maybe it was because they were so close, or maybe it was something else. Maybe.she was starting to.like.Inuyasha.and maybe even more than a friend.?
Inuyasha was also feeling strangely the same about Kagome. She wasn't being such a bitch or a spoiled brat anymore, she was acting like a girl her age.and the fact that she was hurt and he had had nothing to do with it this time (plus the fact that he had helped her feel better) made him think of her differently. Did he.could he.like her.more than a friend?
The moment was once again shattered, but not by inappropriate words, but by the sound of moaning coming from the kitchen. Inuyasha and Kagome's heads jolted from each other's and Inuyasha immediately shot toward the kitchen, Kagome on his heels.
The door smacked against the other side of the wall as Inuyasha burst in. "MIROKU!" He bellowed, causing Yuka and Miroku to scatter from their previous position (the moan coming from Yuka, who.likes.being groped I suppose). Yuka jumped up and ran to the stove, pretending she was getting something ready, and Miroku just stood there in shock.
"Oh, it's you Inuyasha." Miroku said coolly, running a hand through his hair and breathing a sigh of relief. "I-we thought you were Sesshoumaru."
"I'm ten fucking times worse!" Inuyasha growled, indignant. How dare Miroku brush him off as though he were a lost kitten in an alley, rather than the tiger he was! "What the hell were you two doing in here.." He asked, seeing if Miroku would lie to him. He knew more than likely he would.
"Miss Yuka here was showing me.what she had planned for dinner." Miroku said, smiling.
Kagome was shocked at how Miroku would lie like that on a dime, and to his best friend nonetheless! She shook her head slowly and put a hand to her chest. No one had seen her yet; Inuyasha was blocking her from view.
"The hell you were!" Inuyasha shouted. "We saw what you were doing-
"But we weren't watching the whole time." Kagome added quickly, making herself seen. At least she didn't want to sound like a pervert.
"Oh, so Miss Kagome is here also." Miroku said smoothly. "You were watching, eh? So Inuyasha, you decided to go and try a few of my tricks yourself hmmm?"
Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched and Kagome gasped.
"Will you get your lecherous ass out of here before Sesshoumaru catches you?!" He stopped at that thought and smirked. "Not that I care or anything, but it's your ass on the line, not mine."
"Do you think you will be able to get off easily since he is your friend Inuyasha?" Kagome piped up from behind him.
Inuyasha's smirk faltered as the realization came to him. "For once you make one to believe that you have a brain!"
Kagome scowled at him and was about to say something when he whirled around and grabbed Miroku by the back of his shirt and drug him to the front door, where he proceeded to toss him and his coat, hat, and jacket onto the street.
"AND STAY OUT UNTIL YOU LEARN SOME FUCKING MANNERS OR SOMETHING!" Inuyasha barked before quickly slamming the door. He heaved a sigh and stomped back to the kitchen and put a threatening finger in Yuka's face. "Do not think that for one moment you will not be watched. From here on out, someone will be watching you, and if you slip up, you'll have to deal with Sesshoumaru." He said.
Yuka gulped and nodded quickly. "Y-Yes sir." She stammered quietly, bowing.
Inuyasha turned on his heel and made his way back to Kagome, who stood frozen near the front door. He blinked at her for a moment before following her gaze. His whole body gave one big twitch as the fierce gaze of his brother fixed upon him. Whoops.
"I believe your tour is complete." Sesshoumaru said, his voice booming even though he was (eerily) calm.
"Yeah, finally." Inuyasha muttered, his hands immediately going to his pockets.
"Well." Kagome began, causing two pairs of amber-golden eyes to fix upon her. "Inuyasha has not yet shown me his living quarters, in which I would also like to see."
Sesshoumaru stared at her for a moment. "Is there a certain reason why a young lady as yourself would want to see a young man's room?" He said, a freaky fatherly tone almost evident.
Kagome blushed and Inuyasha blanched. When Sesshoumaru turned his gaze to Inuyasha, the young man gave him a look of bewilderment, as though he had no idea as to why Kagome would want to see his room so badly. Which was the truth.
There was a moment of silence and Kagome thought that Sesshoumaru was testing her to see if she would talk out of turn again. She had caught herself too late in breaking that rule, but she couldn't help herself. Finally Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome again and spoke.
"Not even I can force Inuyasha to take you to see his room, it is the only real thing in this house that he can call his, (Inuyasha glared at him but Sesshoumaru paid no heed) and I have no power over him in that area. I am not his father."
"Damn straight." Inuyasha muttered. Kagome sighed silently in defeat and decided to drop the matter. "I'm done with the tour, so I'm gone." He said, turning and heading for the door. He paused to see if Sesshoumaru was going to stop him, but when he didn't he kept going, snatching his hat from the butler (he wondered how that guy was always there with your things when you were ready to leave) and promptly put it on his head, tilting it to the front slightly. When the butler opened the door he was able to take his first step out when-
"Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru's voice came from behind him. Inuyasha blanched. HE WAITED UNTIL I GOT THIS FAR BEFORE STOPPING ME?!
He turned slowly and looked a bit frazzled. "What. Sesshoumaru." He said through clenched teeth.
Sesshoumaru paused. "I shall let you off this time, but if you ever leave without bidding our lady adieu, I shall have you sent to work in the kitchen with the women."
Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched but he nodded in understanding anyway.
*~Later*******************
Inside the carriage, Kagome sat closer to Inuyasha than she had any other time, and he didn't seem to mind. They rode in silence for a while, not really knowing what to say.
"Um.Inuyasha?" Kagome said quietly.
He turned his head.
"I just.wanted to say thank you.for earlier." She said quietly.
"It was nothing." Inuyasha said, noticing how much.cuddlier they had become.
"No, you didn't have to do that." She said graciously, looking into his eyes.
"Yes, but I wanted to." He said, blushing a light pink. "You just looked really hurt and I wanted to make you feel better."
Kagome's eyes brimmed with tears and clouded with a mist. Was this the real Inuyasha? Was he this caring and nice.and everything she had hoped for in someone? She was about to say something about it when the carriage came to an abrupt stop and seconds later the door opened. Inuyasha shot over to the other side of the carriage near the door, and acted as though they hadn't been talking at all.
Kagome stood and headed toward the door, pausing before she took Jaken's hand. She knew what she was about to do was completely and utterly not right, but she felt she had to do it. If no one knew, then she couldn't be punished, and she had to thank Inuyasha for his good deed somehow, since he would not accept her thanks.
"If you will not let me thank you with words, then please accept this as a token of my appreciation and gratitude." She said, leaning over to him. Inuyasha blinked in confusion at her until he saw her close her eyes and plant a small, light kiss on his cheek.
Shock overcame him but before he could say anything she looked at him with a deep blush on her cheeks and was quickly gone. He was walking up the steps to his own home when the realization hit him. Kagome had kissed him!
Kagome smiled to herself at her boldness. She knew that if anyone had seen that act that her mother would have found out and she would have been in more trouble than she had ever known. But not a soul had, so it was her own little dirty secret. She hoped that Inuyasha wouldn't tell anyone, but from the look on his face it didn't seem like he would be able to talk for a while.
She knew that things would definitely be different between them from now on, and she hoped Inuyasha knew too.
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Wow that's kinda.long. Hm.anyway, as I said before here's the warning for my favorite part from the move The Lord of the Rings.it's kind of a spoiler so um don't read it if you don't want to find out what happens, if you accidentally read it, I'm sorry!!
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Hi all you peoples that know what happened! Anyway, my favorite part of the movie is when Boromir is all dyin and Aragorn is all teary.I think, and Legolas pops up and he's got that look on his face! You know what I mean, if you don't, zip on over to that part of the movie and you'll see! I also like all the fighting scenes he had, cus he kicked major arse! And I like the part where he grabs Gimli's beard when he's about to fall and he's all "Not the beard!" lol yeah so.ok!
END SPOILER TYPE-THING.OTHER STUFF NOW ^.^
On with the responses to reviews for Chapter 5!
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Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha and Co. Kikyo would have been gone long ago and Kagome and Inuyasha would be together, which would probably ruin the entire plot altogether anyway! So.maybe it's a good idea I don't own it.
Chapter 6: The tour ends and something begins
It had been a good half hour into the tour when Kagome felt she couldn't handle it anymore. The place was just too big, and everything was just so amazing, not to mention Inuyasha just grumbled out something and threw his arm out to show her where it was and then quickly scampered off to another part of the room or another room altogether.
"Isn't there somewhere where I could rest awhile Inuyasha? My feet are starting to hurt." Kagome said, as each step in her heeled boots became like a pin on the bottom of her foot.
Inuyasha stopped and turned around. He put his hands in the pockets of his jacket and stared at her. Kagome stopped abruptly to keep herself from running into him.
"Is the little princess tired of walking?" He said in a mockery tone. "Would the princess like a drink of water, or would she like to sit down on a fluffy chair?"
Kagome's eyebrow twitched slightly, but she took a deep breath to calm herself. "I am not a princess, quite far from it actually, I am just a normal girl (Inuyasha snorted) and these shoes are really hurting my feet, I would just like to rest awhile and then we may continue."
Inuyasha cocked a stubborn eyebrow. "We may continue? You're starting to sound more and more like a spoiled princess brat every time you open your mouth!" He laughed. Kagome growled inwardly.
"I don't see anything funny about the matter." She said with a sniff.
Inuyasha's laughter abruptly stopped when he heard her sniff. He looked at her and saw the shimmering of water almost invisibly covering the bottom half of her eyes and how flushed her face looked all of a sudden. Her lips were turned down in a frown, but not the angry or upset frown that he'd seen many times; it was the frown of a woman on the verge of tears. She was going to cry.
Kagome looked away quickly so he wouldn't see the tears stinging her eyes. Why did he have to be such a jerk? Everyone's feet hurt at least one time in their lives, why couldn't he accept that? It wasn't fair! Why did he have to be so mean to her all of the time? She snuck a look at him as his laughter stopped and tried to keep a straight face when she saw him. A look of horror had etched its way onto his features and he looked as though he wanted to run away.
So.he does not like it when girls cry, does he.Kagome thought fiendishly. Suddenly her feet didn't hurt so much anymore and she decided to think of something really sad. Father...remember how he used to play with me? All of the fun times we used to have before he.before he.
"Oo-Ooi," Inuyasha stammered, holding his hands out as if he were trying to calm a wild animal and stepping closer to Kagome slowly. "You'd better, better not be crying!"
"So what if I am?!" Kagome said quietly, but loud enough to make him jerk his head back. Her voice was wavering and the tears were going to overflow any second now. Think about it Kagome! Picture the happy times in your mind!
"D-Don't cry!" Inuyasha cried, taking the risk of putting a gloved hand on her shoulder.
Kagome flinched a little at the touch, but didn't turn her head.
"I.I hate it when girls cry." He said quietly, almost in a whisper.
Kagome's head jolted up in shock as her eyes widened and her mouth gaped open a little. The tears that she had been saving for when she turned around flung themselves free and in two long rivers flowed down her cheeks to splash silently on the front of her dress.
So Inuyasha has a weakness. She could sense it in his voice; he had never spoken to her that way before.
"Please don't cry, you know how much shit Sesshoumaru will give me if he found out?" Inuyasha mumbled with a small pout in his voice.
Kagome suppressed her shocked reaction as best she could and turned her head slowly and looked up at him. He looked as though someone had hurt him deeply and Kagome felt the urge to hug him.or something along those lines. She felt the slap of guilt as she thought of what made him turn so soft in the first place. How awful of you Kagome! She scolded herself. Using your father's memory as a tool for revenge! What would your father or MOTHER for that matter, say?
"Um.if your feet still hurt, I'll.carry you on my back if you'd like." He said quietly, giving Kagome a second and third shock for the day. Not only did he suggest something so absurd for a lady and man to do, but he also sounded.sincere, nice even!
"T-That's preposterous!" Kagome said. "How could you suggest such a thing, not only is it not lady-like, but if someone were to see us and don't forget the iron-
The next thing she knew, Kagome was flung onto Inuyasha's back.
"No! Inuyasha don't do-
That's when everything went wrong. The hoop petticoat was not bending (not that it should have) and just decided to devour Inuyasha's head under her skirt, causing him to release her legs and try to straighten up.
Kagome fell forward onto him with a screech and he collapsed onto the floor, sprawled out with her legs over his head, his neck disappearing entirely under Kagome's dress. She landed on her stomach on the floor with her arms and legs sprawled in the spread-eagle position and her head turned to the side. Luckily, she wasn't hurt.
"That wasn't supposed to happen." Kagome grumbled into the floor as her eyes fluttered open.
Inuyasha was a little confused. Something hadn't gone right with his plan. He was supposed to lift Kagome onto his back and carry her for the rest of the tour or until she really, really wanted to get down, and she wouldn't cry anymore and forgive him. But that's not the way it happened.
He had fallen and hit the floor, but when he opened his eyes there was nothing but darkness and warmth. Did I die? He thought incredulously before snorting. Well with that cow on my back it wouldn't be unbelievable if she killed me. He really wasn't sure if he was up or down, considering he couldn't see or feel much around him. He reached out a hand and felt something soft as his palm and fingers traveled up a long and slightly muscular length.
Kagome shuddered as she felt a hand going up her leg to her thigh. She blanched. A HAND ON HER LEG?!
"What the hell is this." Inuyasha said as his hand left the long, soft thing and clanged against metal. Suddenly it became clear to him and he became both embarrassed and afraid.
Kagome opened her mouth and screamed the high-pitchest scream she could muster and shot up like a bullet on her feet.
Inuyasha sat there, frozen and blue in the face. He had practically molested Kagome! She was going to murder him.
"You?!" Kagome cried, holding her skirts and trying to calm her racing heart. Suddenly her rage swallowed her. "YOU?!"
"Kagome, I can explain dammit!" Inuyasha cried, trying to get his frozen limbs un-thawed before something bad happened.
"EXPLAIN?! I'LL HEAR NOTHING OF IT!" She cried, lifting her skirts to the top of her boots and repeatedly stomping him on the back.
Shouting and obscenities filled the top level of the mansion and those on the first level could only hear muffled screams and hard thumping.
Sesshoumaru looked up from his cup of tea in his main study to the ceiling. "Surely they are not." He said to himself more for reassurance than questioning. He set the cup down and was about to stand when the door opened.
"Please excuse Rin Sesshoumaru-sama, but Rin cannot sleep with the noise that is keeping her awake." Rin said, rubbing her eye with one small hand and dragging a rather large teddy bear by the arm with the other. Her nap usually lasted for two good hours so someone could put her back to sleep.
"I will call a maid to put you back into-
The little girl was instantly across the room before Sesshoumaru could finish his sentence in his cool tone and was snuggling up to him in his lap, teddy bear completely forgotten at the door.
"Rin, you know that you are not supp-
"Snoooooooorrrrreeeeeee" Came another interrupted reply from the little girl, giving Sesshoumaru the hint that she planned to stay and wouldn't be moved by anyone. He shifted in his seat and tried his best not to bump her over the head with the various objects he picked up as he worked on something very secretive and important.
*~*~
Inuyasha rubbed his aching back as Kagome sat down in a comfy chair across from him. He was still on the floor.
"I do believe your actions were uncalled for woman." He grumbled as a few kinks loosened and his back began to relax.
Kagome sniffed and turned her head away from him.
He sat up and folded his legs under him and glared at her. "Well your Highness whenever you can get your lazy ass off that chair we can get this fucking thing over with. But it seems as though you want to waste precious time by sitting your large butt (Kagome gave him the evil eye) er.just hurry up dammit!"
Kagome stood up and took off her shoes. "Let us be off then." She said and walked past him, dropping her shoes into his lap.
"W-What the hell is this for?!" He cried as he jumped up with her shoes in his hand. He shook them toward her in a rage.
"Since my feet hurt with them on, I shall not wear them-
"Then why don't YOU-
"And since you are here to serve me, you shall carry them for me-
"I REFU-
"Unless you would like me to speak with Sesshoumaru about your earlier actions-
"THAT WAS A FUCKING ACC-
"Who will he believe Inuyasha, you, or me?" She said, doing a little pose as she spoke of herself.
Inuyasha grumbled in reply and gave up. He stomped past her and tried to ignore the victorious smirk on her face. She wont be smirking for long once we get to the stairs. He thought, the thought making him feel somewhat better. On the way, he dumped the shoes into the hands of a passing butler and smirked.
They reached a small flight of stairs that led down to the other side of the house, closer to Sesshoumaru's main study and some other rooms he didn't care about and decided to skip. So instead, he was going to take her past all of those rooms and not say anything, just go straight to the dining room and stop the tour. If she asked about those rooms he could tell her that they weren't important to look at. Maybe he would show her the kitchen before ending the tour, even though she would never be in there doing anything, she might want to see it.
He was about to take a step when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
Kagome flinched as she heard him growl at her. Such an animal. She thought, shaking her head. "Um, Inuyasha?" She said quietly.
Inuyasha turned and leaned his back against the wall, hands in his pockets. He fixed her with a nonchalant look. "What do you want." He demanded slowly.
"Well, I was thinking (Inuyasha snorted but she ignored it) about all of the places we've been. You've shown me almost everything, the bedrooms, the bathrooms, the many studies, the libraries, and I know of the dining room.but.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and continued to look bored. "But."
Kagome looked and felt for that matter a little uncomfortable talking about this, but it was something she wanted to see, and had been wondering what it was like for a while now. "I.well.you haven't shown me your room yet." She said, blushing a little.
Inuyasha couldn't hide his surprise with a glare or a snort this time, his eyes widened and his mouth fell slack. He almost fell down the stairs but caught himself in time. She wanted to see his room?! What on Earth for?! This had to be wrong somehow, like it wasn't right for a lady to ask or some shit like that. And why was Kagome acting almost..submissive?! He regained his composure and gave her a good glare. When she didn't really react, just kept blushing and looking embarrassed, he narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
Kagome blushed even more. This was so embarrassing! But it could have also been important. What if she had to find Inuyasha and tell him something important from Sesshoumaru, or what if she needed his help? Not that the second would ever happen but that was an example. What is taking him so bloody long to answer me?! She thought with impatience.
"Hmph." Inuyasha said, returning his hands to his pockets and walking down the steps, his low ponytail swishing back and forth like a horse's tail. When Kagome didn't follow him right away, he went at a slower pace. "Ooi, Kagome. If you're going to stand there for the rest of the day, then your tour is definitely over."
Kagome could see him smirk even though she couldn't see his face. She knew he was. She growled low to herself and lifted her skirt daintily and began her descend down the steps. She hoped that these weren't as long as the ones on the other side of the house or she surely would not make it.
Luckily they weren't and soon they were walking down a hallway. There were rooms on either side, and Kagome's head started to swim. How could someone be THIS rich?! No one, unless they had a rather.rather large family would want something this big! Maybe he had many relatives. She opened her mouth to ask about these rooms but she was swiftly interrupted.
"Don't ask, not even I know what these rooms are for." Inuyasha lied. Most of them were empty or bathrooms anyway.
Soon they came to the dining room and Kagome let out a disappointed sigh. Although she was tired of walking everywhere, she had had fun with Inuyasha and she liked seeing the expensive things in the house.
"There is one more room to show." Inuyasha said, trying to cheer her up in spite of himself.
Kagome's eyes brightened a little. He was going to show her his room!
"Not in a million fucking years will you set foot in my room. It's the kitchen." He said with an evil grin.
Kagome's hopes deflated and her shoulders dropped. Oh well. Maybe she could get it out of him if she faked a good cry.
As they stepped closer to the door, they were stopped short as the sound of a giggle rang throughout the empty room. Kagome's eyes widened, as did Inuyasha's for a moment. It had better not be.
Quietly they crept to the door and opened it slightly. Inuyasha peeked through and almost hit the floor at what he saw. Kagome tried her best to see too but his ponytail, no matter how many times she swatted it away, kept coming back to block her view.
"Have I ever told you that you remind me of a goddess?" A silky voice said.
"Actually, I believe you have. But tell me again!" A woman answered, giggling again.
It was Miroku and one of the maids of course. One would come to think that the maid had something for him, with the way that she was sitting. She (her name was Yuka) was sitting on the edge of the counter with her legs wrapped around Miroku's waist, he of course was busy clutching her hands and looking into her eyes.
Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched insanely at what his best friend was doing with the maid. Why was it always the maids.
"You remind me of a goddess," Miroku said, his question on the tip of his tongue, but it wasn't the right time yet. "A goddess whose beauty is above all!"
Yuka giggled, Inuyasha's eyebrow refused to stop twitching, and Kagome (finally able to subdue Inuyasha's evil ponytail) blushed.
"Oh Miroku, you say that to all of the girls!" Yuka said wistfully.
"Well, yes, but I never mean it to any of them." Miroku said thoughtfully. The moment shattered immediately and Miroku had to think quickly to regain his hold on her. "But, I always tell women they are beautiful so they think highly of themselves, I leave out the beauty is above all if I find them none too attractive." He recovered smoothly.
Inuyasha felt as if he was going to be sick when he heard Kagome hmph behind him. He stood up straight and turned around to find her crossing her arms and pouting. He rose an eyebrow in question. Then it hit him. He didn't want to be hit so he didn't laugh at her, he could tell her feelings had been slightly hurt by what she had overheard.
"Stupid jerk." She muttered. "So they think highly of themselves huh, well." She sniffed, that was meaner than anything Inuyasha had done to her. How could someone say that. to try and impress someone else? Although he didn't know that he was being spied upon, that didn't matter.
"Ooi.don't let him get to you Kagome," Inuyasha said reassuringly. "He's just trying to get Yuka in bed with him, I don't believe he is trying to hurt your feelings. He does not know that we are here anyhow." He stood by her and slowly put a reassuring hand over hers and gave it a good squeeze. He tried to smile; but it only came out as a half smile mixed with a smart- ass grin.
Kagome took that as a compliment anyway. All that really mattered was that he was trying to comfort her and he wasn't being a jerk about it in any way. She gave him a smile and felt better. Her heart fluttered again as she felt a warmth from Inuyasha, maybe it was because they were so close, or maybe it was something else. Maybe.she was starting to.like.Inuyasha.and maybe even more than a friend.?
Inuyasha was also feeling strangely the same about Kagome. She wasn't being such a bitch or a spoiled brat anymore, she was acting like a girl her age.and the fact that she was hurt and he had had nothing to do with it this time (plus the fact that he had helped her feel better) made him think of her differently. Did he.could he.like her.more than a friend?
The moment was once again shattered, but not by inappropriate words, but by the sound of moaning coming from the kitchen. Inuyasha and Kagome's heads jolted from each other's and Inuyasha immediately shot toward the kitchen, Kagome on his heels.
The door smacked against the other side of the wall as Inuyasha burst in. "MIROKU!" He bellowed, causing Yuka and Miroku to scatter from their previous position (the moan coming from Yuka, who.likes.being groped I suppose). Yuka jumped up and ran to the stove, pretending she was getting something ready, and Miroku just stood there in shock.
"Oh, it's you Inuyasha." Miroku said coolly, running a hand through his hair and breathing a sigh of relief. "I-we thought you were Sesshoumaru."
"I'm ten fucking times worse!" Inuyasha growled, indignant. How dare Miroku brush him off as though he were a lost kitten in an alley, rather than the tiger he was! "What the hell were you two doing in here.." He asked, seeing if Miroku would lie to him. He knew more than likely he would.
"Miss Yuka here was showing me.what she had planned for dinner." Miroku said, smiling.
Kagome was shocked at how Miroku would lie like that on a dime, and to his best friend nonetheless! She shook her head slowly and put a hand to her chest. No one had seen her yet; Inuyasha was blocking her from view.
"The hell you were!" Inuyasha shouted. "We saw what you were doing-
"But we weren't watching the whole time." Kagome added quickly, making herself seen. At least she didn't want to sound like a pervert.
"Oh, so Miss Kagome is here also." Miroku said smoothly. "You were watching, eh? So Inuyasha, you decided to go and try a few of my tricks yourself hmmm?"
Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched and Kagome gasped.
"Will you get your lecherous ass out of here before Sesshoumaru catches you?!" He stopped at that thought and smirked. "Not that I care or anything, but it's your ass on the line, not mine."
"Do you think you will be able to get off easily since he is your friend Inuyasha?" Kagome piped up from behind him.
Inuyasha's smirk faltered as the realization came to him. "For once you make one to believe that you have a brain!"
Kagome scowled at him and was about to say something when he whirled around and grabbed Miroku by the back of his shirt and drug him to the front door, where he proceeded to toss him and his coat, hat, and jacket onto the street.
"AND STAY OUT UNTIL YOU LEARN SOME FUCKING MANNERS OR SOMETHING!" Inuyasha barked before quickly slamming the door. He heaved a sigh and stomped back to the kitchen and put a threatening finger in Yuka's face. "Do not think that for one moment you will not be watched. From here on out, someone will be watching you, and if you slip up, you'll have to deal with Sesshoumaru." He said.
Yuka gulped and nodded quickly. "Y-Yes sir." She stammered quietly, bowing.
Inuyasha turned on his heel and made his way back to Kagome, who stood frozen near the front door. He blinked at her for a moment before following her gaze. His whole body gave one big twitch as the fierce gaze of his brother fixed upon him. Whoops.
"I believe your tour is complete." Sesshoumaru said, his voice booming even though he was (eerily) calm.
"Yeah, finally." Inuyasha muttered, his hands immediately going to his pockets.
"Well." Kagome began, causing two pairs of amber-golden eyes to fix upon her. "Inuyasha has not yet shown me his living quarters, in which I would also like to see."
Sesshoumaru stared at her for a moment. "Is there a certain reason why a young lady as yourself would want to see a young man's room?" He said, a freaky fatherly tone almost evident.
Kagome blushed and Inuyasha blanched. When Sesshoumaru turned his gaze to Inuyasha, the young man gave him a look of bewilderment, as though he had no idea as to why Kagome would want to see his room so badly. Which was the truth.
There was a moment of silence and Kagome thought that Sesshoumaru was testing her to see if she would talk out of turn again. She had caught herself too late in breaking that rule, but she couldn't help herself. Finally Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome again and spoke.
"Not even I can force Inuyasha to take you to see his room, it is the only real thing in this house that he can call his, (Inuyasha glared at him but Sesshoumaru paid no heed) and I have no power over him in that area. I am not his father."
"Damn straight." Inuyasha muttered. Kagome sighed silently in defeat and decided to drop the matter. "I'm done with the tour, so I'm gone." He said, turning and heading for the door. He paused to see if Sesshoumaru was going to stop him, but when he didn't he kept going, snatching his hat from the butler (he wondered how that guy was always there with your things when you were ready to leave) and promptly put it on his head, tilting it to the front slightly. When the butler opened the door he was able to take his first step out when-
"Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru's voice came from behind him. Inuyasha blanched. HE WAITED UNTIL I GOT THIS FAR BEFORE STOPPING ME?!
He turned slowly and looked a bit frazzled. "What. Sesshoumaru." He said through clenched teeth.
Sesshoumaru paused. "I shall let you off this time, but if you ever leave without bidding our lady adieu, I shall have you sent to work in the kitchen with the women."
Inuyasha's eyebrow twitched but he nodded in understanding anyway.
*~Later*******************
Inside the carriage, Kagome sat closer to Inuyasha than she had any other time, and he didn't seem to mind. They rode in silence for a while, not really knowing what to say.
"Um.Inuyasha?" Kagome said quietly.
He turned his head.
"I just.wanted to say thank you.for earlier." She said quietly.
"It was nothing." Inuyasha said, noticing how much.cuddlier they had become.
"No, you didn't have to do that." She said graciously, looking into his eyes.
"Yes, but I wanted to." He said, blushing a light pink. "You just looked really hurt and I wanted to make you feel better."
Kagome's eyes brimmed with tears and clouded with a mist. Was this the real Inuyasha? Was he this caring and nice.and everything she had hoped for in someone? She was about to say something about it when the carriage came to an abrupt stop and seconds later the door opened. Inuyasha shot over to the other side of the carriage near the door, and acted as though they hadn't been talking at all.
Kagome stood and headed toward the door, pausing before she took Jaken's hand. She knew what she was about to do was completely and utterly not right, but she felt she had to do it. If no one knew, then she couldn't be punished, and she had to thank Inuyasha for his good deed somehow, since he would not accept her thanks.
"If you will not let me thank you with words, then please accept this as a token of my appreciation and gratitude." She said, leaning over to him. Inuyasha blinked in confusion at her until he saw her close her eyes and plant a small, light kiss on his cheek.
Shock overcame him but before he could say anything she looked at him with a deep blush on her cheeks and was quickly gone. He was walking up the steps to his own home when the realization hit him. Kagome had kissed him!
Kagome smiled to herself at her boldness. She knew that if anyone had seen that act that her mother would have found out and she would have been in more trouble than she had ever known. But not a soul had, so it was her own little dirty secret. She hoped that Inuyasha wouldn't tell anyone, but from the look on his face it didn't seem like he would be able to talk for a while.
She knew that things would definitely be different between them from now on, and she hoped Inuyasha knew too.
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Wow that's kinda.long. Hm.anyway, as I said before here's the warning for my favorite part from the move The Lord of the Rings.it's kind of a spoiler so um don't read it if you don't want to find out what happens, if you accidentally read it, I'm sorry!!
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Hi all you peoples that know what happened! Anyway, my favorite part of the movie is when Boromir is all dyin and Aragorn is all teary.I think, and Legolas pops up and he's got that look on his face! You know what I mean, if you don't, zip on over to that part of the movie and you'll see! I also like all the fighting scenes he had, cus he kicked major arse! And I like the part where he grabs Gimli's beard when he's about to fall and he's all "Not the beard!" lol yeah so.ok!
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On with the responses to reviews for Chapter 5!
Cassandra Sisenta: lol I'm glad you liked it, yeah Mrs. H did get a little weird in that chapter. I couldn't help with the Souta/Kohaku thing ^.^
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Liz3386: I know, poor poor Souta, he's just not winning at all in this fic. Mrs. H needs to loosen up a bit, ne? ^.^
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Vicious-Wolf: Yeah, it was sort of easy for me to do cus that chapter was all swimming in my mind and I had to get it out! I was going nuts, but I did it. It would be interesting if Sango did get a little bit more violent, ne? ^.^
Jurei: Well I just thought that this chapter really wasn't my best, but since you all liked it, I feel better about it! Thanks for the encouragement! ^.^
Scorpiogal: Thanks! That was pretty close, but I have this feeling (I'm such a psychic!) that things might get a little bit closer! ^.^
Dark Flame: You know, maybe I should read that story.get some pointers..yeah.knowing me, I'll probably break a really big rule that I didn't even know about and then I'll get flamed! That would be bad.hm.to the library! ::runs off:: ^.^
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Volcan of Dragonfire: Hm.I haven't really thought of that yet, most likely adopted child since I'm trying to go with the Takahashi storyline cus you know he founded her and all.so I guess maybe we could put a little side story in here about how he came across her.yeah! Thanks for the idea! ::runs off to write it:: ^.^