I'll Be
Kagome's body spun around to face Inuyasha, seeing a pair of amber eyes and silvery colored hair. Her heart skipped a beat, finally absorbing the scene.
"You!" She asked, watching him nod. "But why, I thought you liked some girl!"
"Well yea I do, I'm surprised you actually listened to me on the phone. I swore you were just brushing me off or something. Anyways, what I wanted to tell you before you hung up on me wa-hey, where are you going now!" His eyes held slight shock as she quickly backed out of his arms, shaking her head slightly.
"So you were just playing with me?"
"No I wasn't, what are you talking about!"
"Don't play stupid, I know that you love someone else and yet here you are, dancing with me!"
"Will you just shut up and listen to me for once!"
"I should of known, just leave me alone. I was so much better at science than this boy thing." Kagome said, quickly pushing past people as she tried to get out of the dance. When somebody grabbed her arm, she winced and looked up to see a slightly taller boy, staring at her with mischievous eyes.
"Hey cutie, I saw you on the dance floor. You're pretty good, how about a dance with me?" Kagome tried to shake her arm out of the boy's grasp, though he only smirked and pulled her back into the center.
"Will you let me go, I don't want to dance!" She said, shoving her elbow into his stomach and pulling away from him when his grip slackened. She quickly ran into another person, who only whistled and smiled at her. A sickened look spread across her face as she pushed past him, searching for her friends.
"Kagome we're over here!" Rin called out to her friend, standing against one of the walls. Kagome quickly pressed her way over to her friend, sighing slightly when she made it out of the dance floor.
"Rin, I have to go." Kagome said quietly, making Rin lean closer to her.
"What are you saying, I can't hear you!"
"I said I have to go!" Kagome screamed loudly.
"Why are you leaving? The dance isn't close to being done, plus, Sango is sucking face with Miroku over there." Rin shoved her thumb in the direction of Sango, who was now pinned up against the wall, lip locked in a deadly contest with Miroku. Kagome forgot her current situation for a moment and laughed, feeling happy that her friend had finally expressed how she felt for Miroku.
"Well at least she's having fun, but I have to go now." Kagome could tell her friend was curious, but before Rin could asked, a sharp tapping fell onto Kagome's shoulder.
"What now!" She screamed, turning to face Kikyo. "Oh great, what do you want from me now?"
"I saw you dancing out there with Inuyasha; I just came by to tell you that you shouldn't waste your time. After all, by the end of the night, I'll have him admitting his true love to me and then maybe you'll finally leave him alone." Kikyo said cruelly, Kagome glancing down at the remark.
"You're a friend, and remember that. No matter what your little butterflies tell you when he danced with you, he's mine."
"Oh really, because I don't see a dog collar on him. I guess that means he's still a free man." Rin stood in front of her friend, glaring at Kikyo. Kikyo's shock was apparent, though it disappeared in an instant.
"Rin, unless you want to be on my bad side, I suggest that you step down." Kikyo threatened. Rin stayed where she was, her eyes never leaving Kikyo.
"Whatever you think about you and your little 'control' over men, it's not true. As you can see with your ex Miroku, when men realize just what type of person you are, they want nothing to do with you." When Kikyo looked over at the new couple, a slight scream fell from her lips.
"What are you doing with her Miroku! I thought you loved me!" Sango pulled back slightly as she looked over at Kikyo, lightly pushing back Miroku and walking in front of Kikyo. A slight smirk found its way to her lips when she stopped in front of the dazed girl.
"Sorry Kikyo, I guess his new girlfriend found a way to get you out of his mind. Besides, he's the one who broke up with you, so just get over it. As for Inuyasha and Kagome, you have a better shot with beating me up than splitting those two up."
"You are such a little slut!"
"Look who calls the kettle black. Bye Kikyo, I need to get back to Miroku now." Before she went back to her boyfriend, Sango looked over at Kagome, who had fallen unusually quiet. "Go find Inuyasha and just dance with him. No more hiding, I'm sick of seeing you sulk."
"But-" Sango continued without listening to Kagome.
"Once you dance with him, go ahead and run. But I'm telling you now, you won't get far until he follows you." The smirk on her mouth greatened as she started to walk away. "After all, he can't fight the moonlight."
"Thanks." Kagome quickly ran back into the crowded middle, looking for the one boy that had controlled her mind since they were children. Her blue eyes finally found him, just as the DJ's voice filtered through the microphone.
"Oka everyone, I'm going to slow it down so grab someone. This is I'll be by Edwin McCain." When Kagome saw Inuyasha starting to walk away from the dance floor, she walked up and grabbed his arm. She saw misery in his eyes as he looked at her, though it disappeared when he saw her.
"Kagome? What are you doing here?" Kagome placed her finger on his lips before the song started.
"No talking oka? Just let me have one dance, then I won't bother you ever again." She whispered, tears filling her eyes with her hidden goodbye. He looked her for what seemed like forever, though it was barely a second before he grabbed her hands and wrapped them around his own neck. She smiled when he complied with her request by not talking as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath
Emeralds from the mountains thrusts towards the sky
Never revealing their depth
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated; I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
She tried to keep her soft sobs to a minimum, though she knew he could hear her when he held her tighter. Her head fell on his shoulder as she took a deep breath, trying to calm herself before she looked back up with a deceiving smile forced to her lips. Her eyes still held water from the tears that begged to fall. His eyes were locked on her face, though couldn't captivate her eyes. She planned on keeping her sight away from him. If she didn't, then she might say something she'd regret in the future.
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
He could tell she was crying from the moment she put her head on his shoulder. His heart cringed in pain at the thought that he was the one who hurt her. He wasn't sure how she had found him or why she made this one dance seem so desperate, but he had no intention in denying her anything at this point. Anything that would make her stop crying, he'd do.
Rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed
You're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive and not dead
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up, with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated; I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
"Why are you crying?" He asked, leaning down slightly to whisper it into her ear. When she didn't respond, he lightly pushed his head against hers in an attempt to get her attention. Finally he found her brown eyes, which he took a moment to study. Though they were slightly puffy from her tears and outlined in smudged black, he couldn't help but see the beauty that hid behind them.
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
"I said no talking; can't you just give me that one thing?" She asked, her voice dry from the tears that stole away any moister in her throat.
"I can't help it, you're crying." He said softly, making her stare up at him.
"Why should you care, when this is over you won't have to see me again." She said, making him frown slightly.
"But why! I want to see you again, I've known you for well over four years and now you decide you don't want to see me again?" She looked away from him and kept silent, fearing what words would slip from her mouth if she opened it.
I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead
Tuned in, turned on, remembered the things you said
"I'm trying to be a good friend and let you do what you want, but I can't just watch you fall in love with some girl! I'm sorry if you expected me to just sit back and let you go, but I just can't do it!" She admitted.
"You want me to do what I want?" He asked, watching as she miserably shook her head yes.
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
When she didn't feel him move, Kagome slowly looked up to see golden eyes staring down at her. The song had stopped and the partners separated, all but Kagome and Inuyasha. She felt weak for falling deeper in love with him, though she managed to take a deep breathe and push away from him.
"I want you to be happy, and if that means that I have to say bye, then I'll do it."
"Kagome come back!" Kagome ignored Inuyasha's command, pushing past more people and running past her two friends, who were slightly confused at her actions. Before they could ask, Inuyasha ran past them as well.
"Did you two see where Kagome went?" He asked, making them look at him strangely.
"Why, what did you do?" Rin asked.
"I swear if you hurt her I'm going to kill you." Inuyasha backed away from Sango, who was clenching her fist.
"No, I mean I didn't mean to. Look, I'll explain it later; just tell me where she went." He said hurriedly. Rin pointed towards the door and Inuyasha quickly left the two girls as he ran outside, the rain that had promised to come pouring heavily down. He ignored it as he looked around, slightly seeing a figure walking away from the school. Wasting no time, Inuyasha ran after it, slowly seeing the black shirt Kagome wore come into view. In an attempt to stop her, Inuyasha reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Will you stop!" He shouted, watching as she stopped but kept herself facing away from him.
"What do you want?" She asked wretchedly, making his heart reach out to her.
"You never let me explain back there." He said.
"Explain what, that you like some girl? Congratulations, I hope she likes you back."
"I'm trying to figure out if she does like me; I wanted to ask you to ask her for me." She could feel the tears that slowly made their way out of her eyes slip down her cheeks as she let herself be led to look back at him.
"Why are you doing this? Why do you even want to look at me now, I look horrible." She wiped her ruined mascara away from her cheeks.
"Is that what you really think? That some stupid make-up would make you look bad?"
"I know it would, I look pathetic. I just want to go home, let me go." She couldn't stand the horrible feeling of her heart breaking. She tried to pull her arm away again, though he only tugged on it, making her fall into him. Before she could scream at him, fight him, do anything to him, she felt his arms wrap around her securely and hold her to him.
"Why do you want to leave me so badly? Can't you see that maybe I want you to stay with me?" He asked, slightly angered at the fact that his best friend and secret love wanted to leave him so badly. He sighed when he felt her struggle slightly, knowing that her efforts would soon stop. That's probably one of the reasons I fell in love with her in the first place, the fact that no matter what, she never gives up on what she wants.
"Why would you want me to stay?" She asked, realizing that she couldn't free herself from his grasp. The rain poured on them as her body shook with the slight chill that ran through the air and she unconsciously leaned closer into him.
"I just do oka?"
"Is it because Kikyo's not here?" She bit her lip when she felt him shift. "Kikyo told me that she liked you and that I shouldn't dance with you because you were going to tell her that…that you loved her."
"Why are you listening to her?" He asked softly, causing another set of tears to fall down her face. He felt his heart being struck with a knife, and the more she cried, the deeper the knife went.
"I just thought you would go for someone pretty and popular like her."
"But I have." She tried to bury her head into his shoulder, but he grabbed her chin and pushed it up to catch her eye. "I fell in love with someone who's smart, funny, beautiful, and just plain perfect. Sometimes she pisses the hell out of me, and sometimes we get into the stupidest fights, but I love her anyways."
"Please, let me go home. I don't want to hear this." She whispered, though he ignored her and continued.
"I fell in love with someone that I believe is the prettiest female in the world. In fact, that must have been one of the reasons I chased after you for so long." Inuyasha followed up the strong compliment with his lips, which now pressed against hers with the slight longing that he had felt since he met her. She felt slight shock, though excitement overcame it as she lightly kissed back. She threw her arms around his neck and held onto him as if the rain would wash his body away, leaving her with only emotion. His arms tightened around her waist and he pulled back slightly, gasping for breath that he hadn't known he'd lost.
"You meant me this whole time?" She asked, pulling away from him.
"You never let me tell you, I love you, not some random girl." He laughed at the shocked look on her face before he pulled her into another sweet kiss. The rain was only a background noise to the two as he pulled away, letting her hug him tightly.
"But all those things you said…"
"Those were all meant for you." She laughed bitterly as she stepped back from him, shaking his grasp off her and pulling hers away from him.
"Look at me Inuyasha; I'm not pretty or funny. I'm not smart and I'm certainly not perfect. I'm just me, and I'm sorry that you got me mistaken for somebody else." His eyes sparked with ferocity as he balled his hand into a fist, trying to keep some of his rage captive.
"Do you not notice how great you are! You're friggen gorgeous; every guy in school knows it when they see you walking down the hall. You may not wear tight or revealing clothes like most girls in out school, but you're pretty damn hot!" Kagome blushed at the words that came from Inuyasha's mouth, though she didn't stop him as he continued. "You ace almost every class with the exception of math, and you're one of the funniest people I know. You're sarcastic and that's what so humorous about you, that's what make people like you. God, you don't realize how perfect you really are."
"Inuyasha I di-" Inuyasha's mouth came in contact with hers in a frustrated kiss, making her squeak in surprise. Her face lit up with the innocence she still had as she timidly kissed back. He pulled away from her slightly, though kept his lips against hers as he talked.
"I don't want to hear another rude comment about yourself come from your mouth. I can't stand hearing those things from you, can't you see that? I love you and whether you want me to or not, I'll always love you. So don't expect me to take your low self-esteem shit anymore." Kagome's eyes widened when she realized that she didn't explain to him how she felt.
"Inuyasha, you don't have to worry about me not wanting you to love me." She lightly kissed him for a moment before she pulled away, much to his disappointment. "Because I love you too. I just thought you wanted someone else."
"Well I don't, I just want you."
"This calls for a celebration!" She called out, laughing when she felt his arms circle behind her.
"How about another dance?"
"No, I can't go back in there."
"Who said in there, lets just do it here." When she gave him a skeptical look, he only smiled. "The rain can just substitute for the music."
"I think…" He looked at her with uncertainty in his eyes, but it soon disappeared when she started to move. "That's a great idea." So they danced, the rain singing a sweet melody and the new love that the two shared wrapping around them in a tender hug.
The End