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Inuyasha: I thought I was supposed to say it...?
Kumita: Maybe next time. (pats him on the back.)
Inuyasha: don't touch me.
Kumita: what a grouch...
Chapter 6: Misunderstood
It was getting pretty late, and Inuyasha was still hanging around with seemingly no intention of leaving. Kagome figured she should offer him a place to sleep, even though that was utterly ridiculous, considering he had a huge castle to return to for the night.
Her place wasn't exactly the Sheridan.
Kagome walked over to where the prince sat. She squated next to him, her forearms resting on her folded knees.
"Hey, are you coming to bed?
Inuyasha gaped at her. Kagome really hadn't striked him as the type to just come on to a guy like she was doing now. She seemed to him the shy type, that even if she'd liked a guy since she was six years old, she still wouldn't be able to tell him until she was twenty.
"Isn't this a l-little fast, Kagome?"
SLAP!
There was a tell-tell stinging sensation running back and forth across Inuyasha's cheek now. Kagome sat in front of him with her hands cupped over her mouth in surprise. She hadn't slapped him, Shippou had. He was standing there, staring up at Inuyasha.
The kid had guts.
"How dare you! Thinking Kagome's like that you, you big perv!" He started,"I knew you were no good from the start!" Kagome was turning a light red in the face behind Shippou, just now realizing what she'd said sounded kind of...off.
Okay way off, from what she'd meant anyway.
"What a jerk!" Shippou went on. He had a big mouth. Inuyasha's primal side took control of him. The next thing he knew, his fist had made contact with Shippou's head.
"Waaaaah!" The kit dashed around behind Kagome's legs.
"See Kagome, he's mean!" he whined pointing at Inuyasha.
"Well, slapping people in the face doesn't count as nice either."
"but he-he was-I thought-oh fine you win."
"It was just a misunderstaning," Kagome paused, "a BIG misunderstanding." She patted Shippou's head. "Now go back to bed, I'll be there in a minute."
"Okaaay." Shippou said reluctantly, He growled at Inuyasha, the jerk was making him look like the bad guy. Inuyasha barred his fangs and Shippou nearly tripped over his own feet trying to get down the hall. And away from Inuyasha.
"He's very protective of me." Kagome said after the fact.
Inuyasha followed Kagome slowly as she led him down the dark hall Shippou had retreated to earlier. She held a small candle that emitted a soft light on the small area it lite. It gave the hall an extremely restfull feel that made Inuyasha fight back a yawn. The house was bigger than it looked from outside.
Kagome slide open a battered, but still intact shoji to a small room. She quickly stepped inside and dragged a futon out of a chest so old, it looked as if it may have crumbled if Kagome sneezed.
"Here's where you can sleep. I know it's not what you're used to, but since you don't seem to wanna' go back to the castle, it's the best I can do." Kagome strolled out of the room past Inuyasha as he entered the room. It was in good condition, no holes in the ceiling, spacious enough, but kagome was right it was most definately not what he was used to.
Shippou peeked out from the room across the hall. He looked up at Kagome.
"How come he gets to sleep in my room?" He whinned.
"Because, he's out guest and we have to show hospitality."
"Does that mean we get to put him in the hospital?" Shippou said completely innocent.
"No Shippu, it's time for bed." Kagome shook her head. Shippou turned back into the room, sticking his tongue out at Inuyasha as he went, who growled back. Kagome walked into the room after Shippou.
"Good night, Inuyasha." She said and closed the shoji to her room. Inuyasha just remained silent as the shoji slid shut and seconds later the small candle was blown out, allowing him to notice the soft blue light of the moon filtering in from outside.
Inuyasha made ready for bed and laid down, arms wrapped behind his head. For a long time there was silence in the house. That is until snoring drifted from one of the other room's occupants, it had to be Shippou taking in how short lived the snores were. In the wake of Shippou's midnight serenade, the hanyou heard the sound of a larger body moving, which had to Kagome.
He wasn't surprised. It would probably take her a little while to get to sleep with the concert Shippou was putting on. After a while though, the snoring drifted into the back of his, and seemingly Kagome's too, and they both drifted to sleep.
Eventually.
He didn't like what he saw. Really he didn't.
Here were three of his preverbial thrones in the flesh sleeping soundly together. It was bad enough that the stupid kitsune had found his way back to that damned Kagome girl. He'd actually let that slide, as mean and nasty as he was, but Inuyasha had a knack for ruining all his plans without trying. It sickened him, even though he had a plan to end all their fun and break them up again soon enough.
They'd better enjoy their fun while they could, cause it was all going to hell from here if he had anything to do with it.
Starting with Inuyasha.
"Didn't I tell you he was no good? He didn't even say goodbye when he left!" Shippou sat on Kagome's shoulder, looking down at the empty room in front of them. The futon had been folded and pushed into a corner of the room. Kagome said nothing at all. She wasn't surprised. He probably hadn't wanted to hurt her feelings when he ran from her and her digusting way of life.
Hopefully he really wouldn't go through with the whole beheading thing.
Inuyasha hadn't slept for very long that night at Kagome's house, not because he was uncomfortable, but because figured he'd take a nap and head back to the castle before anyone really noticed he was gone. He left very early that morning, and made it over the palace walls just as the sun was rising. He'd strategically left his bedroom window open, so he could come in unnoticed. Inuyasha landed with a soft thud in his room as he finished the thought.
To make his reappearance more authentic, the first thing the prince did was change his clothes, which he'd picked out the night before. As he tied the belt to his hakama, he looked out of the corner of his eye toward a small crack in the shoji to his room.
"Haven't you got any shame at all princess?"
On que, Kikyou entered the room from her peeking spot, with the grace of a crane, a perverted little crane. Inuyasha continued straightening his clothing not even giving her a glance.
"Actually, I do. It's just that you seem highly equipt to catch me. That's what I like about you. You make things more...interesting."
"Really," Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow, "I thought you just enjoyed watching me undress." Kikyou giggled and Inuyasha struggled not to cringe. He walked quickly past her to exit the room.
"Don't you want to know where your father is?" Kikyou asked. Inuyasha stopped in the door. Yeah, he wanted to know where his father was to tell him that it was time to go, because if he married anyone, hell would freeze over before it would be Kikyou. Just not in those exact words.
"Where." He stated, still facing the door. Kikyou santuered over in front of him, looking into his eyes.
"He's in the dining hall talking bussiness with my father," She stepped closer. Inuyasha didn't move. "would you like me to come with you?" She leaned in yet closer, angling her face towards Inuyasha's. He looked down at her with his molten eyes. Kikyou than closed her eyes and leanded into him, fully expecting his arms to wrap around her and his lips to meet hers.
Not the floor, as she fell foward flat on her face. She mentally cursed Inuyasha's demonic stealth.
Okay first off a got a question to from a reader who asked why I named the story 'Yume'. I'll tell you this YumeDream in Japanese and I'll let you figure out the rest. (Insert evil genius laughter here)
There's another chapter for you. If you're a Kikyou fan, I'm sorry. I have nothing against her, I just love poking fun at her. I hope you enjoyed the chapter other than the Kikyou bashing. Even though I found it to be quality entertainment.
The next chap should be up soon. Weee!