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Chapter 7-I hate Closets
"You ready to go now?" Inuyasha asked Kagome, watching as she finished tying her shoe.
"Yup." Kagome replied, placing her pant leg back over the top of her sneakers.
"Good, then we're going." Inuyasha didn't give Kagome time to respond as he walked away from the girl, who only stood up and shrugged. As she walked after the boy ahead, she started to realize that the warm boy that she had talked to before was now locked away in Inuyasha, not wanting to show his soft side again. He had closed the book that had been slightly opened, not letting Kagome take another glance into his mind or heart.
He slowly walked up next to Kagome, but didn't look at her. Instead, he looked at his surroundings, trying to memorize the area that was his new home. The street seemed peaceful, nothing too abnormal going on. Inuyasha finally looked over at the girl next to him, who was now staring ahead at the bright red house that was slowly coming into view. Her brown eyes were sharp and cold, showing no signs of the emotions that flooded through them the evening before. Inuyasha held back a sigh as they both approached the house, remembering the scene.
"What are you thinking about?" Kagome asked, looking over at Inuyasha as she knocked on the door. He snapped out of his daydream, shaking his head as a sign of nothing. Kagome could only stare at him for a second before the sound of patted feet scurried across the floor near the door. The door opened slightly, a pair of bright emerald eyes emerging from behind the door.
"Kagome!" Shippo's squeal was heard throughout the house as he jumped onto Kagome, hugging her for dear life. Kagome could only smile as she walked into the front hall, Shippo still holding onto her. Karan only snorted as she watched Kagome come in, never really appreciating the babysitter.
"Oh no, it's you again." Karan complained, leaning against the doorframe that led to the kitchen.
"It's nice to see you too." Kagome's comment was sarcastic, though Karan didn't notice. The only thing that Karan' eye caught was Inuyasha, who was now watching Kagome.
"Who's the punk?" Karan asked, making Inuyasha look over at her.
"Punk? Who are you calling a punk?" Inuyasha asked, making Karan smirk.
"Karan, this is Inuyasha. Now Inuyasha will be helping me tonight, so you better behave for the both of us. If he asks you to do something, you better act like you do with me, got it?" Kagome watched the two kid's heads bob, though one seemed more reluctant than the other. Kagome slowly placed Shippo back down on his feet, looking around the room as if in search of something. "Now where is you mother?"
"I'm in here Kagome!" Ayame's voice drifted from the kitchen, though it seemed more rushed than usual. "But I have to go now. I'm leaving through the back door, so make sure to lock the front one. Bye!"
"Goodbye Ayame!" Kagome heard the backdoor shut, announcing that Ayame had left. Kagome's gaze now went to her companion, sighing slightly before a smile graced her lips. "Well we better get going. Time for some babysitting." With that final remark, Kagome walked out of the hall and into the living room, waving hello to the older child that had been waiting patiently there.
"Whoopee." Inuyasha said sarcastically, jerking forward slightly when Shippo dragged him into the living room. As soon as Inuyasha's foot hit the floor in the living room, Kagome's feet were moving to leave the room, walking into the kitchen. Inuyasha scratched his head slightly, not sure of what to say. Sadly for him, the confusion was only beginning.
Every time his feet touched the room's floor that Kagome was in, she'd quickly notice that in the other room needed to be taken care of, and would leave to go fix it. Throughout the hours that they had baby-sit, Kagome had said less than a sentence to Inuyasha before she scurried out of the area that the confused boy was in. Somehow they managed to stop fights, resolve problems, and keep the kids under control, all while not talking. Inuyasha was not the only one who noticed the sudden change in Kagome, for the kids also knew Kagome. They would sit and watch as Inuyasha would come close to the girl, and she would have something bring her out of the room, weather a real thing or not.
Like Inuyasha, Shippo and Hitomi were sick of the behavior of Kagome. They saw her once again avoid him, and suddenly, Shippo's eyes lit up. He whispered something to his sister, making her pause before nodding. They both started to smile before jumping off the couch that they had been sitting on, running into different parts of the room. And once they were in position, the plan was started.
"Inuyasha, I want you to come see what Karan did! It's really bad!" Hitomi called out from kitchen. Inuyasha came in, a face of boredom on. She kept down her smile as she grabbed his hand, dragging him towards the pantry.
"Hey you brat, what are you doing!" Inuyasha asked, though Hitomi didn't answer.
"Kagome, I need help!" Shippo called out, waiting at the end of the pantry as he looked down the hall that Kagome was now walking down. Shippo looked the other way, seeing his sister dragging Inuyasha down towards him too. He smirked slightly as he took a step forward, away from the pantry that he had been standing in front of. Their plan was working better than he had expected.
"What's the matter?" Kagome asked, just as Hitomi tugged Inuyasha in front of the pantry door, which Shippo had opened before.
"What the hell is wrong?" Inuyasha asked, and both kids shook their heads.
"You two!" With that, both kids ran behind the two teens, pushing them into the pantry and shutting the door. Just as they had planned, the chair that their mother usually used to get to the top of the pantry was near the door and they dragged it over in front of the food cupboard, placing it under the doorknob so that the door wouldn't budge.
"Kids, let us out!" Kagome called from the other side of the door, trying to keep calm.
"No way, not until you talk to Inuyasha! We really like him, even if he can be mean sometimes!" Shippo called out, causing Inuyasha to growl.
"Why you little brat! I'm going to kill you when I get out!"
"-and you do too, and you won't talk to him. So figure out you're problems, and then we'll come back and let you out." Kagome's heard the two kids laughing on the other side, picturing the blush that was now arising on Kagome's face. Lucky for her, she was facing the door, and she placed her hand onto the door, hitting it slightly.
"When you're mother gets home, you are in big trouble!" She called out, but the two mischievous children had already run off, leaving the two alone.
The food-closet was anything but big. It was slightly colder than the rest of the house, causing small shivers to go down Kagome's spine. She couldn't sit down, it was too crowded with food, and not to mention that it would have been colder then standing up. She could tell he was looking at her, though she didn't turn around. She kept her eyes on the door, though she could hardly see it in the darkness of the room.
"Now we're stuck in here." She said, breaking the silence.
"Well that's obvious." He said, a tint of annoyance edging his voice. She clenched her hand that was on the door, trying to keep her anger down.
"Well I'm sorry for taking. Remind me next time not to talk to you, since you must hate my voice or something." She snapped. A small sting of guilt bit at her heart following the rude comment, but she stuck to what she said. Though she knew she should apologize for acting the way she was, she bit her tongue. She couldn't do it, her pride kept her voice still.
"What the hell is wrong with you? I didn't say that, stop putting words in my mouth!" Inuyasha said, making Kagome bit her tongue tighter to keep the apology down.
"What are you talking about?" She asked, making him snort behind her.
"You're not being normal, even those kids said it. It's like you don't want to be anywhere with me, and you make it seem like I'm the worst person to be near. And…and I know you care, you proved that to me on my roof, or did you forget?" She winced slightly, knowing that she hadn't forgotten what had happened between the two that night.
"No, I didn't forget it." She replied softly.
"Then why aren't you acting like you were then?" He asked.
"I can't Inuyasha, that's just not me! I'm not that girl who you saw then, and I won't ever be."
"Well why not!" He asked, slightly frustrated at the confusion that he held. He had seen her like that before, and she seemed so much more relaxed. So why couldn't she do it now? It just didn't make sense to him, though to her, it was perfectly clear.
"Because if I acted like that all the time…" She believed her own reason drop to the bottom of her stomach, making it impossible for her to continue. She felt a warm hand on her shoulder, which turned her to face the boy in front of her, who now stared down at her.
"Keep going." The command made her swallow slightly before she looked down at the floor.
"If I acted like that all the time, then I'm setting myself up to be hurt again." She said slowly, and finally it clicked with Inuyasha. He dropped his fingers under her chin and pushed it slightly so he could see her face. Inuyasha could tell she wanted him to let go of her chin, making him scowl faintly.
"Are you afraid?" He asked his voice as loud as a whisper. She nodded weakly.
"I can't help it, I'm just afraid. I don't want to be hurt again; I just can't deal with it."
"Don't be afraid of taking a chance. I know what happened with you and you're father, I understand. But tell me, do you really think he'd want you like this?" That had struck a nerve as she stayed silent, keeping his gaze before she shook her head. "So why are you being like this?"
"Why do you care so much?" Kagome asked, slightly throwing Inuyasha off guard.
"I don't care! I just…It's just because I hate fake people, and wenches are no exception." He replied, causing her to smile slightly as he added another sentence to his answer. "…And because you get all upset over the stupidest things, and I hate it when you get like that because then I get all pissed or upset..." He glanced away from the girl in front of him, whose eyes had grown a great deal with shock. She couldn't believe that anyone was affected by her emotions, especially the boy that stood in front of her.
"Inuyasha, what is going on with us?" She asked softly, though Inuyasha still looked away from her.
"I really can't tell you because I have no clue." A silence fell around them before Inuyasha spoke again. "Damnit it's wicked cramped in here!" Kagome laughed at the comment, making Inuyasha look down at her and smirk. "Something funny wench?"
"I'm only laughing because we're having one of the most serious conversations that I've ever had, and you had to say that it was cramped! Of course it's cramped, we're in a closet. I just think it's funny." She replied.
"Well it's better than you being afraid over something stupid." Inuyasha said.
"Inuyasha I admit, I do get afraid at times, like when I'm alone. I'm not the bravest person, but I don't get as scared as I normally am when I'm with you. It's like you're a safety blanket for me." When Inuyasha didn't respond at first, too stunned with shock, Kagome's body moved without her commanding it. Slowly, her hands came up around his neck, pulling him close to her into a warm hug.
"I know you would always accept me for who I was, even if I was weak. I can't say that for many people, and even with others it's hard to admit. But I feel so calm now, so relax, that I can tell you without worrying about the consequences." A blush painted her cheeks, though it was very scarce. Once again, their eyes locked and Kagome's body moved without her knowledge. Slowly, she leaned forward and grazed her lips against his, to which he responded almost automatically. Her lips felt like a warm wind brushing his, only passing by quickly before moving on. As she slowly pulled away from him, Kagome felt Inuyasha's stare on her. She finally realized what she had done and waited for a sharp push form Inuyasha.
She was surprised when his arms encircle her waist, pulling her into another deep embrace. The muscles that were tense from the kiss slowly relaxed. His arms were comforting to Kagome, to be held like that. She felt like a shield was now in front of her, keeping out all the pain and troubles that she always worried about.
Though Inuyasha hated admitting when he was weak, it was the only word to describe how he felt at the moment. Knees that had held tons of weight without so much as a quiver now felt like jello and he contained a shiver from showing just how damaging a simple gesture could be. God damn this girl, making me feel like I have to keep her safe or something. We're in a friggen closet; nothing's going to happen to her! Even as he thought this, his arms tightened around the girl.
They fell into a comforting silence. Kagome's arms didn't move from his neck, nor his from her waist. From the wall's perspective, they could have been dancing, except the music was only heard to the two in the small space. It was slow and calm, sweeping across the dusty floor and around the two.
Kagome couldn't move her mouth to speak, she felt too good to ruin the moment. She hadn't felt this calm in a while and the butterflies that had awoken when her lips met Inuyasha's were still fluttering. Her cheeks felt as hot as fire, almost as if Inuyasha had lit something inside of her. Her hands around his neck tightened as she tried to work up the courage to speak. Lucky for her, the small sound of feet slowly crept towards the door, though both teens heard them.
Without speaking a word to him, Kagome mouthed the word 'listen' to Inuyasha, who nodded. What came to his ears was a small object being put against the door, which he guessed was one of the kid's ears. He heard another object, which meant the second child was now listening. Kagome suppressed her laughter at their attempts to be stealthy, but Inuyasha only smirked as an idea came to his head.
"I forgive you." Kagome blinked and looked up at him.
"Forgive me? I didn't say sorry!"
"What are you talking about, you just did." Kagome scowled at the smirk that was now Inuyasha's lips.
"No! That's not fair; I didn't mean to say that! I have nothing to be sorry about, so I'm not apologizing." Kagome now took her arms from Inuyasha's neck, crossing them across her chest. Inuyasha still kept his arms where they were, though now they were much looser as if inviting Kagome to leave them. She didn't take the offer.
"Do you even know what you're not sorry about?" He asked, making her pause before shaking her head slightly. "You're supposed to be sorry that you have been ignoring me this whole time."
"Oh…well then I guess I'm sorry for that." As soon as the words left her mouth, both teens were blinded by the light from the hall. Both Shippo and Hitomi stood in the doorway, smiles plastered on their faces.
"Are you done fighting then!" Shippo asked.
"Yea I guess." Kagome replied.
"That's good; I don't think it'd be a very forceful fight with Inuyasha's arms around you." Hitomi said innocently, watching Inuyasha pull back quickly as Kagome tried to keep her blush down to a minimum.
"I was just getting something off of Kagome, it's nothing special." Inuyasha said quickly, making up and excuse that Shippo seemed to buy. Hitomi just nodded, though she didn't believe that was the real reason.
"Oka then come on!" Hitomi grabbed Kagome's arm, dragging her to the kitchen to make something to eat while Shippo brought Inuyasha into the living room to play.
Oka and here is the seventh part of my story! Yes I know that it has been a long time, which is why I did 2 chapters in one night instead of one. Think of this as a little treat for all of my readers! Anyways, hope you liked these new chapters, and yes, they KISSED! Don't worry, there is some Miro/San romance coming up, followed by Rin/Shess later!
L1Ldumie TK- I'm glad that you like the story so far, and I'm hoping that this chapter is a success. Congrates bout going into the 8th grade, watch out for all the drama! This is that review that you wanted, and personally one of my favorite chapters! Hope you feel the same way too.
Mishel- Well since I didn't make her the evil one in my other story, I figure that I could in this one! I mean yea she is a total slut in this one and all, but it's quite funny. And besides, I'm not the first one to do it! Hope you like these chapters, and keep reviewing!
Lunar Heart Crystal- Actually in this one is the only time she really is one. In my other story, she's turning to be one of the nicest in the book, but it just doesn't seem like it right now. This one I kind of needed someone to be like that, and Kikyo was the only one who didn't have a part in the story yet. So it just happened to work out that way. And no, if you're thinking that I hate her, I don't.
Pistachio564- I agree, she's not the Kikyo that Inuyasha fell in love with 50 years ago. I think that's why I don't feel bad about making her like this in the story. I'm not saying the REAL Kikyo is a bad person, but that clay one is worse than the real Kikyo. I just hope that she sees what's the right way and change for the better, because I believe she could be good if she tried.
Kiwi- Don't worry about that, a lot of people told me that they didn't realize that. And for the Kikyo thing, I don't hate her as much as I think that she needs to just see that killing Inuyasha won't solve her problems…maybe she should go see that butmunch Dr.Phil! Anyways, hope you liked these two chapters!
chii576- Well not only did I give one chapter update, but I did two of them! I know, I'm crazy! Mwhahaha!...Oka, so I haven't seen a therapist yet, I'm going to do it soon! Thank you for the compliment about me being a good writer. It really means a lot to me!
Losthopeschaos- I didn't know what name to say, so I just used your email address instead. And I'm thinking that you mean the moment from the fourth chapter, but I'm not sure. If you do, I'm sure you like this chapter too! Sorry about the long wait from before, I'm hoping that it won't happen again.
Inu-dog-dem- Wow, I'm surprise it wasn't a surprise! Just kidding! She seemed to fit the part, and I thought it'd be kind of cool to have Kikyo wanting Inuyasha instead of Inuyasha wanting Kikyo for once! I mean, it's like turning the tables on her or something. Aren't I so evil?
HelikaAkileh- Why thank you for the compliment! And I know something happened, which ties in with the title for that chapter right? I'm glad that you enjoyed that last chapter, even if it was kind of short. That's one of the reasons that I put two chapters up this time. The 6th chapter is kind of short, so I decided to put two!
Lonely Youkai- Wow, I'm so honored! I feel like I should thank a bunch of people...but I'm not going to, because I'm the only evil one around here! So HA to all of you! No I'm kidding, but thanks for the awards. And you all said that you wanted more fluff, so is that enough for you?
WikkedLil'Grrrl- Well at least you like one of my stories! I think that people like Summer to Love Summer to Kill better because I wrote this story about…well, two years ago. So it's a little less exciting and more predictable than my other one. But at least you reviewed for the story.
Aelfraed P.- I'm happy that you liked chapter! I wasn't really all that worry about taking about the horses, though I might mention it later or something. If I do say something about them, it will just be a quick thing. And here that chapter that you told me I should write hope that you like them.
Inuyashangel- Um Oka? I know that it took me a while to get this chapter out, so I decided to treat you all to two chapters instead of one. I know that I won't be doing this again for a long time, mainly because the chapters are going to be longer than the first couple as I go on with the story. So enjoy it while it lasts!
Chapter 8- Kikyo and Kagome Clash