Fwuhaha! It's another chapter! I'm so glad they've added a reply option for reviews. Now I'm able to reply to all of my reviews and not have to post them here. :D Saves a bit of story space.
Recap of last chapter:
Inuyasha gets an e-mail from Kagome to go on a blind date with her. Since Inuyasha's reputation was on the line, he obviously agrees and marks his calendar for the eventful day. Both thought they were going to have quite a bit of fun. (Corny Summary btw)
Disclaimer: OMFG. I don't own Inuyasha! Back away you lawyers, back away!
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Kagome added another touch of mascara before being satisfied with herself. She placed the cap back onto the mascara stick and threw it into her velvet rose purse. Her hair was neatly fixed into a bun, with two chopsticks dug deep into the roots of the bun. Kagome walked back into her room, her body covered by a light blue robe. She opened her wardrobe, leaving both doors slightly ajar. Her robe slipped quietly from her figure, before having it placed into the oaken wardrobe. There was a set of red clothing that hung on the back of the computer chair, which Kagome took eagerly.
She fitted both pieces onto herself, twirling in front of the mirror until she came close to dizziness. A crimson spaghetti strap tank top with a pink-trimmed collar and a v-cut at the back adorned Kagome's upper body. Her legs were covered by a long, elegant matching red skirt that swished back and forth as she moved. All that was exposed were her neck, arms, part of her back, and her stomach. She looked smexy. Very smexy.
All she needed left was her butterfly mask, which sat on her bed. She picked it up and carefully wore the back strap, maneuvering it around the bun. The butterfly mask composed of red glitter and sparkles, with its main color purple. Kagome looked once more in the mirror. The disguise was complete.
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Inuyasha on the other hand, was taking no measures at all to look his best. He brushed his long, silvery locks and made sure nothing was sticking out except for his adorable cat ears. The hanyou wore simple clothes. A black, thin, zippered hoodie over a white, textless T-shirt with baggy blue jeans were all he needed to impress the opposite sex. Besides, the night would fly by quickly...right? He chuckled. Of course. He was Inuyasha. The real playboy. Any date with him would feel like an eternity to a girl, but to him, it was like eating a bag of chips. Smooth was the word, fast was the action.
He laid on the couch, munching on said chips at a godlike speed. He remained in that position until it was 7:00. Inuyasha checked his watch, "6:00. Damnit." He seriously wanted to get the date over with. "All I have to do is eat with the girl and have a little dance. Simple. And maybe, if she's lucky, she might get a good bye kiss from me."
The stubborn teen slept for the last hour then woke up as the grandfather clock tolled. He checked his watch, "7:00. Just in time. Now all I have to do is go to that wannabe club and meet the girl. This'll be a lively evening." He got up from the couch and exited the mansion. His large hummer went out of view as he navigated it to the dance club.
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Kagome took one last look in the mirror at her well thought out disguise before hopping into her car. Her convertible also zoomed to the place that Inuyasha went to.
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After the almost seemingly endless traffic and tough parking, both teens were at the one place their fate and relationship would be tied. Kagome smirked as she looked up at the bright neon sign, "The Soda Bar." She was first to get there and being first, she had to go to their reserved table and set everything up. And as if on cue, Inuyasha strode into the dark, noisy club, both his hands in his hoodie pocket. He looked around, trying to find his blind date. "Table 36. Where the hell is it!" Inuyasha muttered irritably. He went by each table, looking at their numbers and trying to find any connection to his table. Finally, he spotted a number 35 table, giving him the hint that 36 would be near.
Kagome brushed her hair aside, placing her hand on her left cheek, where the other part of the butterfly mask covered. She smiled thinly as she saw Inuyasha approached her. "Why... Hello there. You must be... Inuyasha, am I correct?" Her voiced was masked expertly by covering it with seductiveness. Inuyasha was pleased with what he saw. He sat across from Kagome, returning the grin, "Yes, I believe I am. And you are?" He asked, noticeably inquiring about her butterfly mask. Kagome slowly wagged an index finger at him, "No, no. This is a blind date remember? The point of it is that you don't find out who I am. At least...Not yet."
Inuyasha tried getting her scent, but failed as musty smells mixed with excitement and sweat filled his nostrils. Kagome smirk mischievously at his attempt. 'I know your dog tricks, Inu. There's no way you'll be able to get my scent as long as these people keep on dancing. Their smells are mixed together, so it'll be hard to identify which one's mine.' "Hm... What would you like to drink?" Inuyasha shrugged, "Don't know. You choose... I guess." Kagome nodded, "Alright." She got up from her seat and proceeded to the bar. At night the bar would serve alcohol such as vodka and martinis. Kagome took full advantage of this opportunity by ordering two glassfuls of strong lemon-lime margaritas. She never drunk alcohol before, but it wouldn't hurt to try... Just for today at least. She accepted the two glasses gratefully and returned to her table. The hanyou's sensitive nose sniffed the alcoholic drinks and stared at her with a raise eyebrow. "You're an alcoholic?" He questioned. Kagome shook her head, "Nope. But I only drink at special occasions... Like now. What? Are you afraid of alcohol?" She replied with a sly smirk.
Inuyasha shook his head fiercely, "Hell no! I drink too. But as you said," He sipped a bit of the margarita, "special occasions only." Kagome began sipping her drink too, taking a strong liking to it. She finished her drink faster than Inuyasha and ordered another one. After 3 drinks, her head began to slightly swirl and her eyes drooped a bit. Inuyasha gave her a worried glace, "Are you drunk? Because if you are, I'll take you back home if you want." Kagome waved off his offer, "No, no. I'm fine, really." She managed a lop-sided smile and finished the rest of the margarita. Kagome stood up and pulled Inuyasha out of his seat, "Let's dance!" A techno/hip- hop song boomed on and provoke Kagome to dance. Her hips swayed back and forth, urging Inuyasha to move along with her. Inuyasha needed no second bidding. He moved Kagome to the middle of the dance floor, grabbing her waist and dancing with her like crazy. Kagome turned around and rubbed her back against his well-toned chest, still dancing.
Suddenly, as the next song went into its lively chorus, Kagome collapsed. She just…Collapsed. Her body hit the floor none too gently, causing her hair to pull away from its bun and revealing her raven locks. Inuyasha immediately took action and held her bridal style, taking her into a room separated from the rest of the club. The room meant to be for V.I.P personnel only, but no one bothered to lock the door and that no one was a V.I.P. Inuyasha closed and locked the door behind them and turned on the lights. He carefully placed Kagome onto a long red couch, looking around the room. "I knew she wasn't an alcoholic. Her body isn't used to too much alcohol causing her to collapse like that." He nearly forgot about the subject as his eyes focused its attention on Kagome's butterfly mask. "Hm.. Should I?" He asked himself. "Yup. Let's see who's behind the mask." Inuyasha held her head, slightly tilting it up. He worked the back strap of the mask from behind her head, pulling off the mask with a quick stroke of his hands.
His heart sunk as he gazed into his arch-enemy's closed eyelids. "K-kagome." Inuyasha stuttered. He held back his fists and dropped her head back onto the couch. "Why!" He silently roared to her. His forehead sunk into his arms, which here on Kagome's stomach. "You stupid, stupid little wench. You moronic fool. You idiot." Inuyasha lightly chuckled through his frustration. Why did she date him? What was she trying to get out of him? Why! His thoughts raced through his head but stopped as he heard Kagome speak in her sleep. "Morike? Mori? Is that you?" She murmured through her pale lips. Inuyasha repeated the name quietly, "Morike? I've heard of him before." He tried playing along and agreed, "Yup. It's me Kagome, Morike." Kagome got up although she was still asleep, "Oh Mori!" She went up and hugged Inuyasha tightly. Inuyasha showed a small hint of blushing.
Kagome parted the hug and smiled at him before her mood took an ugly turn. Her smiled turned into an angry frown and she slapped Inuyasha, "You cheater! You actually came back here again! What happen to that girl friend of yours, huh? Huh? Have you come to try to break my heart again? You bastard! You ripped and tore my heart once, but I'm not gonna let you do that again!" Inuyasha was speechless. She was cheated before? He was seriously speechless. Were all women like this? Or just the mentally psychotic ones? He held Kagome a foot away from him so she wouldn't go all crazy and start clawing out his eyes. Kagome fought through the restriction. "Let go of me!" Inuyasha did not obey. Kagome's eyes become dark red and her hands formed a blue aura. He knew what was going to happen next. "I said," She shoved her blue hands onto Inuyasha's chest, "LET GO OF ME!" Inuyasha flew a few feet backward, one hand clutching his chest. Kagome was panting hard, her eyes still overcome by the red aura. Her hands smoked blue, and were clenched into fists.
Inuyasha panted also, his mind sharp and quick enough to catch Kagome right as she fell. He laughed through short breaths. "Once a wench, always a wench, ne?" Kagome was place back onto the red couch and slept. The hanyou sat on the chair in front of her and examined her hand. The scar from last time had reappear and bled. He ripped part of his white T-shirt and wrapped it around her hand wound. After tying the knot, he held her hand for a while. Realization of the action had soon hit him like a boulder and made him quickly take away his hand. Again, he blushed, but a bit deeper. 'Why am I feeling this way towards her? Do I... Like her? NO! Never!' Inuyasha tried forcing the feeling that emerged from the depths of his heart to go away, but to no avail. He had to focus on another subject. Morike. For some reason, Inuyasha knew him.
He repeated his name, "Morike." At the sound, Kagome visibly flinched. Inuyasha took note of that and made sure not to say it again. For some strange, odd explanation, there was an already turned on computer behind the couch. Inuyasha took the liberty of using its internet and searched through the online files for the document of 'Morike'. He was rewarded by a small ping from the computer as Morike's personal file shown on the screen. Kagome's ex-boyfriend was described as an infamous thief and a serial killer. His most recent crime was murdering a young adult in her 20s in a dark alley for no apparent reason. He had taken her purse and her very expensive green leather jacket. Inuyasha snorted in disgust. "She had actually dated that freak?". His mind had process some information regarding Inuyasha's relationship with Morike. "I remember him clear now. He's that bastard that flirted with Kikyo during middle school and got beaten up by me. Heh. Now THAT was fun." He chuckled quietly. His attention returned to Kagome as she stirred uneasily on the couch. Strange mumbling sounds escaped from her lips then slowly ceased.
Inuyasha stared at the girl with his smoldering amber orbs. "Let's take you home, Higurashi." He took a deep breath before carrying her bridal style once more and out of the V.I.P. Several dancers had turned their heads to look at the two. Some were even bold and brave enough to wolf whistle at them. Inuyasha ignored them, but growled dangerously under his breath. There would be a harsh beating on them if he hadn't been carrying Kagome. Once the sounds and noises of the club dispersed, Inuyasha placed Kagome into the back of his hummer. He glared at her small convertible and thought about getting it towed back to her house. He shook his head. "Nah. I'll let them do that tomorrow." Inuyasha stuck the key into its ignition and turned it left, bringing the car to immediate life.
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"What the...?" Kagome moaned. She opened her eyelids to see that she was tucked into her pink bed, and that the sun rays streamed into the window pane and onto her bed cover. Her head was throbbing intensely, due to the fact that she drank too much alcohol and ended up getting an overhang. Kagome recalled what she had remembered yesterday. The blind date. The drinking. The dance. Then everything else she saw went black. She also saw a flash of red flicker into her eyes. By then, she had felt that there was something covering her right hand. It was a small piece of white cloth, drenched a bit in dried blood. Kagome quickly knew that she had exposed her miko powers last night. But for what reason, she didn't know.
Her mom came in, smiling with a large tray of breakfast in both of her arms. "Good morning, Kagome sweetie. I decided that it'd bed best for you to have breakfast in bed. I was certainly worried about you yesterday when that young man came here holding you like you were fast asleep or something." Kagome greatly accepted the tray of breakfast and repeated what her mother had said. "What young man?" Ms. Higurashi tapped her chin, trying to recall his name. "Hm… Oh yes! I believe he told me his name was Inu...Basha? Or is it Inusasha? Hm… My brain seems to be very forgetful these days. Oh my! I'm starting to turn into your grandfather." She smiled warmly at Kagome. However, Kagome didn't return the smile. Her head was bowed down and was between her knees. 'Inuyasha dropped me home! So he knew who I was. This is not good.' She worriedly thought. Her mother comforted her, "What's wrong dear? Is there anything on your mind?" Kagome rose her head and shook, "No mom, I'm fine, really, I am." Her forced smiled told her mom that she was lying. Although, being a mom, she'd rather allow her daughter to tell her when the time was right.
"Well. Enjoy breakfast honey. I'll go check up on your brother. He SHOULD be awake by now." Her white apron rippled silently behind her as Ms. Higurashi exited the room and closed the door behind her. Kagome went back to thinking. 'Is Inuyasha gonna remember about yesterday tomorrow? I hope not. That'll mean the end of my plan to win over him. God. I hate you soooo much right now Sango. Sooo much. And that you just had to dr--' Her thoughts were interrupted as she noticed a small note sitting on her wooden working desk. She grabbed it and unfolded the paper. 'Kagome. You were drunk as a retard and fainted while we were dancing. Thought you could hide behind your little mask huh? Didn't think so. So, here's a short recap of what happened afterwards. I took you into an empty room (God! I didn't rape you if that's what you were thinking. Geez.) and placed you on a couch to sleep. You mumbled something about this... Guy. I don't know who he is and I don't give a damn either. Then you thought I was him and started shooting me with your hell-ridden aura... Ball...Thingys...Whatever. You then fainted again and I took you home. This'll be the last time I'm nice to you. Being nice sucks. Very much. Inuyasha.'
Kagome folded back the note and threw it carelessly into the trash can. She became expressionless and decided that an hour of sleep would help her take the note into deep consideration. Her eyelids weighed down and made her fall into a deep, seemingly endless slumber.
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Wow. I can't believe I actually got this out. x3 Yeyz. Hooray for corniness. oo