Not Pretty Enough: Chapter 9.
Disclaimer:
Me: Rumiko Takahashi just died, and in her will named me as the heir to Inuyasha! I'm so sad for her death… but happy that she's in a better place…
Rumiko: I'm still alive. Your pushing me off a building stunt didn't work.
Me: Me? Push you off a building… NEVER.
Rumiko: You were right behind me… I saw you. And that isn't my will. That's your will, and it says if you die you will leave everything to me.
Me: Oh. You're right.
Kasey Chambers: Why doesn't anyone try to kill me for my music?
Me and Rumiko: We love you too much, Kasey!
Rumiko gives the signal and I push Kasey off a building.-
Saturday at last. Kagome sighed contently as she blinked the last traces of sleep from her eyes and smoothed down her hair. She was lying on her bed cuddling a doggy stuffed animal and thinking about everything that had happened since she moved back. This town certainly wasn't as boring as she remembered it. She got out of bed, cracking her back as she stood. There were still piles of boxes all over, but the clutter at least made her room look a bit lived in. She walked over to her computer desk and sat down, signing on to AIM. A few of her friends from her old town were online, as well as Sango and Miroku.
xNotPrettyEnough: Hey Sango!
d3monslay3r: Kagome! Sup?
xNotPrettyEnough: Nm, you?
d3monslay3r: Just chatting with Miroku… guess what?
xNotPrettyEnough: you're marrying miroku?
d3monslay3r: . ... shut up. Your darling inu-chan is online.
xNotPrettyEnough: Screen name please?
Sango gave her Inuyasha's screen name, and she blushed as she typed his screen name onto her buddy list. What was she going to say to him? She would sound like an idiot. Oh well.
xNotPrettyEnough: Hi…
DoggieChan1: who are you?
xNotPrettyEnough: I'm Kagome… from school.
DoggieChan1: whaddiya want?
xNotPrettyEnough: to say hi?
DoggieChan1: okay… hi Kagome.
xNotPrettyEnough: Hi...
DoggieChan1: Not pretty enough for what
DoggieChan1??
xNotPrettyEnough: what?
DoggieChan1: ur screen name… not pretty enough for what?
DoggieChan1: Nvm… g2g, see ya, kags.
(DoggieChan1 has signed off)
Kagome didn't have time to reply to Inuyasha before he signed off. Had he been serious? If he was, why did he leave so fast? Kagome couldn't help but smile. Inuyasha sure was a confusing person… Sango invited her to a chatroom. She assumed Miroku was in it.
xNotPrettyEnough: Hi guys.
d3monslay3r: hello kaggie
Ladiesadoreme: Kagome-chan… -wink-
The conversation continued on for about twenty minutes and they planned to go to a movie later that day. Kagome was just realizing she was starving when she got an instant message from someone she didn't know.
C4ndywh0r3: Kagome.
xNotPrettyEnough: Hi… who are you?
C4ndywh0r3: you're right when you say you aren't pretty enough. Stay away from Inu-chan. He's mine.
(C4ndywh0r3 has just signed off)
Kagome was left staring blankly at the message, wondering who it could be. It had to be Kikyou, but she decided to make sure.
xNotPrettyEnough: Is C4ndywh0r3 Kikyou Onigumo?
Ladiesadoreme: yup. Why do you ask my lovely Kagome?
d3monslay3r: lay off her, perv
xNotPrettyEnough: she just imed me…
Ladiesadoreme: Are you jealous, my sweet Sango?
d3monslay3r: -vomits- Don't talk to her kaggie. She's evil! Lol
xNotPrettyEnough: don't worry, I know.
Ladiesadoreme: Don't be jealous. I love you and only you my beautiful, sweet, sexy Sango-chan.
xNotPrettyEnough: Have fun you two. I'm going to go eat something.
She put up an away message and went downstairs. She was surprised to see her yoghurt mess still on the kitchen tile and got a paper towel to wipe it up. After throwing the paper towel into the trash bin she took a box of Lucky Charms out of the cabinet and poured her self an extra large bowl. She poured milk over it, and the cereal was gone in a matter of minutes. Kagome rinsed the bowl and placed it in the dishwasher before heading upstairs to pick out some clothes and shower. Since she was going to a movie with Sango and Miroku she selected a cute pink tang top and a pair of white kapris with pink ribbons. Kagome was adding a spot of makeup when her bedside phone rang.
"Hello?" She answered, cradling the phone with her shoulder as she tried to put some mascara on her eyelashes.
"Kagome… hi." It was Inuyasha. She felt a shiver run up her spine.
"Hi Inuyasha. How are you?" She asked, almost stabbing herself in the eye with the mascara.
"I'm okay… Want to go to a movie?" This time Kagome actually did stab herself in the eye.
"With you… a movie?" She asked, unable to keep the surprise from her shaking voice. Did he really like her already? Kagome really hoped she hadn't heard wrong.
"Err, if that would be okay, yeah."
So she hadn't heard wrong. She wanted to scream YES really loud, but didn't want to deafen Inuyasha. Of course she'd go… wait. What about Sango and Miroku? Curses…
"I'd love to, really… but I'm kind of already going with someone else…" she said miserably, unaware of how it sounded.
"Oh… can I ask who?" Inuyasha asked gruffly. He sounded so disappointed. Maybe she could ask Sango if she would mind if Inuyasha went. She completely forgot about answering Inuyasha's question, and in her haste to do so made another mistake.
"Oh, sorry. I'm going with Miroku… but…" Before she could continue, she heard him grumble something that sounded like didn't know you went for the lecherous types. She almost kicked herself. He thought she was going with Miroku in THAT way?
"No! Not like that! I'm going with Miroku and Sango… as friends… not as… you know. You can come too… if you want I guess." She corrected hurriedly, hoping he hadn't hung up or something.
"I don't want to impose." He said quietly, and by the tone of his voice Kagome could tell he really DID want to.
"Please come, I don't want to be stuck with Sango and Miroku… they'll probably be making out the whole time." She lied, hoping her ploy would work. It did.
"Oh, okay. Noon sound good?"
They made the rest of the arrangements and she hung up the phone, closing her eyes in happiness. She had to tell Sango. She signed back online.
xNotPrettyEnough: SANGO! OMG!
d3monslay3r: … what? O.o
xNotPrettyEnough: Inuyasha asked me to a movie… I said that it would be okay if he came with us… is that okay?
d3monslay3r: I don't care… i don't really know him though…
xNotPrettyEnough: It's okay! He's so nice… u will luv him...
LadiesAdoreMe: Hopefully not as much as me though… Right Sango-chan?
d3monslay3r: uuugh.
xNotPrettyEnough: lol… I need to go get ready! I'll meet you at the theatre! Sango, I love you, and Miroku, I like you quite a bit!
LadiesAdoreMe: I feel the love.
d3monslay3r: Bye bye Kaggie!
Kagome looked at herself in her full-length mirror. This outfit wouldn't do any more. She stripped it off and threw it on her bed, opting instead to wear a white tang top with a cute black mini skirt with a few white swirlies on it. The rest of the hour she had was spent messing around with her hair until it was haloed nicely around her face and painting her nails, finger and toe, with a clear polish. The doorbell rang and she rushed down the stairs, grabbing her purse. Kagome stepped into the hall and heard voices coming from the door. Her mother must have answered it first so she took her time. As she neared, however, the conversation was lacking a lot of friendliness.
"What are you doing here? My daughter doesn't want to see you ever again!" Her mother shouted. Her eyes widened, and she ran into the room, bumping her mother out of the way. She was left face to face with an angry and ashamed looking Inuyasha standing on her doorstep.
"Oh my god, Inuyasha, I'm so sorry! The people in the office told her it was you who attacked me… not Kouga. I'm so sorry!" She said, hoping she could fix the damage already done. Inuyasha only glared at her, but something told her his anger was not directed at her. He grabbed her hand roughly in his calloused one and pulled her out the door. She waved goodbye to her mother before falling into step with Inuyasha. They headed towards his car, a fire engine red Ferrari and he opened the door. She sank into the rich leather interior (a.n: this is beginning to sound like a car commercial.) that smelled strongly of new car. Inuyasha slipped in next to her and the car purred to life. They didn't say anthing until her house was well out of view.
"I'm sorry Inuyasha." She apologized again, breaking the silence between them. He still looked angry, but when their eyes met his look softened.
"It's okay. I'm used to it." He said quietly. Kagome wondered how he ment that, but decided some questions were better left unasked. They pulled to a stop at a red light and Inuyasha took a hand slowly off the steering wheel. She was gazing out the window at the time and jumped when he ran a fingernail slowly over Kagome's exposed thigh. Her leg tingled, and she tried not to react too much, but it was hard.
"Who are you dressing up so nicely for?" He asked, his voice almost inaudible. She blinked.
"Err… for you." She said hesitantly, staring into her lap and trying to hide the blush that began to form on her cheeks. Maybe she had Inuyasha's intentions wrong. What if he volunteered to bring her to the movies just to pay her back for everything that had happened in school on Friday? She almost believed that until Inuyasha uttered two simple words.
"Thank you."
The light turned green (a.n: Sheesh, what a long light) and they drove off, but Inuyasha never removed his hand from it's place on her thigh.
a.n: Aw. How cute. I hope you liked it. Please review, another update is coming soon!