Eyes Like Yours
By: DarkCrystalis
Disclaimer: My god these things piss you off after a while, eh? If you haven't figured out that I don't own anything related to Inuyasha yet, you are extremely slow and need to be checked out by a psychologist. No offense intended to…"slow minded" people? LOL!
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Chapter 4
Kagome woke up, panting, sweating, and uncomfortable. She'd had a horrible nightmare, and just thinking about it made her sick to her stomach.
She was late for her first commercial run through, so she rushed through everything that morning. All she did was brush her teeth and shove an apple into her mouth as she dashed out the door.
People looked at her strangely as she ran, and even some men quirked their eyebrows as she kept running. Gasps and shocked sounds could be heard, but she was tuned out to them.
"I'm here, and I'm so sorry I was…"
Everyone that was on set turned to her, and began to whistle and scream.
Kagome looked down at herself, realizing she was NAKED.
My god was it ever embarrassing! She'd never been more mortified in her whole life.
When everyone around her was laughing at her, and throwing her costume clothing, chirping "get dressed girl," she woke up.
Kagome felt her legs and arms, making sure her pajamas were still on her body, and looked around the room she was in. After concluding she was still her room, she took a deep breath and lay back down.
It was 3:24am, and she had school that morning. Even though she just had that stupid nightmare, Kagome knew she had to attempt to sleep again; sleep was essential in her books.
Finally re-snuggling under her covers, she closed her eyes, slowly drifting away when…
Jumping out of bed as if it was on fire, she began to jump violently on her bedroom floor.
Thankfully, it was carpeted thickly, so no one in the house would hear her enraged state.
My STUPID test! I forgot about it COMPLETELY! I didn't even study…I left it all for tonight, but then Rin and Yura called, asking if I could go to the pool. Something about a hot lifeguard from Rin turned Yura into a crazed animal, and then I got dragged along…and now…MY TEST! What am I to do now…?
Kagome stopped her jumping fit, and began to pace her pitch dark room.
Stubbing her toe on the edge of her desk, she began to mumble curses as her pinky toe began to swell and throb.
WHY do these things always happen to me? Why must I always be the one to get hurt? Lately, even my studious work habits have been thrown off course. I wonder if it has to do with Inuyasha…
Shaking her head, Kagome dropped the absurd idea. She'd never even met the man, and for her to be crushing like this was ridiculous. He could be old, fat, and horribly short for all she knew; but despite all the possible negativities, she kept hoping. Deep inside, she hoped.
Oh what the hell, screw the test. I'm doing so well in English anyway…and I already read the book two times. Do I really need to read it a third time? I still remember most of it…
The test will be easy, I'm sure of it.
Having her disturbing thoughts (minus the ones about Inuyasha) erased from her memory for the time being, she settled back in bed.
Before drifting off to the dream realm again, she had one final thought float into her mind.
Holy cow my pinky toe really hurts.
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Rin looked at the time, seeing it was already 2:12am. She groaned, realizing the English exam was that upcoming morning, but at least it was with Kagome and Yura.
"Yura, I really should go. It's already 2:12am, and staying on the phone will make my chances of getting caught by my mom even greater. Last time she caught me, she didn't let me on the phone for a week and I almost died."
Yura snickered from the other line, knowing all too well how much Rin loved being on the phone.
"Hey, before you go, how much do you want to bet that Kagome forgot and didn't study for the test tomorrow?"
"Kagome never forgets anything…" Yura trailed off, and then stopped completely, a thought running through her mind.
"Rin, don't you think Kagome's been acting kinda weird lately? Like maybe she's hiding something from us?" Yura wondered aloud.
"Well, I don't know, to be honest. She'd been sort of reserved and not like her usual open self. We should definitely ask about it tomorrow, after the test. Maybe she likes a guy…"
"SHE likes a guy? It's usually the other way around! Almost all the guys at school worship her, and think she's a goddess. I don't blame them, she really is pretty. I just wish she saw that in herself, you know?" Yura smiled at her comment, but didn't mean it any harm.
"Most people are like that…"
Pausing mid sentence, she began to whisper almost inaudibly into the phone.
"Anyway, I really need to get going. I hear footsteps…"
Not waiting for an answer, Rin hung up the phone and pretended to sleep in her bed. She heard the door open, but didn't dare open her eyes.
By the oncoming scent of Japanese flowers, she knew it was her mother. If she'd taken just one second longer, her mother would have caught her.
Losing the phone for a week once was enough for her to learn to never use the phone after 12:00am.
Or at least to use it but not get caught.
Before sleep claimed her exhausted body, she thought of the sexy, withdrawn lifeguard at the pool. She would go there again tomorrow afternoon to bother him, if not for anything else.
God damn Sesshoumaru was hot.
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Kagome left the English room with her head spinning, and sweat drops beading at her forehead.
Okay, so maybe the test didn't go as well as I'd hoped…
Rin and Yura patted her on the back in a consoling manner.
"Don't worry, Kagome-chan! You'll be fine; aren't you getting 80's in this course anyway? One bad test shouldn't drop your mark too much!"
"Yeah, Kagome! You always work so hard, and get such good marks. Even when I study, I don't do well enough…"
"I'm getting 92," she replied without thinking, and then added, "but I guess not anymore, after that disaster."
Her friends laughed lightly, and the trio began to walk together back to their homes. Taking a car in Japan was too much of a hassle these days; and besides, the University was only a few blocks away.
Just as they were passing the café, Kagome stopped and stared longingly inside.
"Guys, I really need to go in. I haven't had a coffee here in such a long time, due to all my school work. I think I'd like to relax, and take some alone time, ne?"
Her friends nodded, saying "that's cool, Kags; we have homework anyway," and walked off, knowing they'd ask her about the mysterious man later.
Opening the glass door gently, she walked swiftly to her favourite spot. It was at the back, where there were two small booths. The back corner was her favourite because no one ever went there, and she had her privacy.
At home, her brother or mother always came into her room, making her nervous. Due to several everyday interruptions, she refused to change in her room. The Sunshine Café was her personal retreat, a place to relax and not be bothered.
The regular waitress, Yena, came over with a genuine smile on her face.
"Kagome! I haven't seen you in so long, where have you been?"
"Swamped with homework, I'm afraid. How are you? Has anything interesting happened?"
"I'm fine, as usual. Interesting things, huh? Not much," she said a big smile on her face.
"Well, okay, I lied. My boyfriend proposed to me…I said yes, but I'm not sure if that's what I should do. We've been dating for four and a half years, plus I knew him before that…"
"Congratulations!" Kagome said, a big smile on her own face, and then added, "If you love him, then there's no debate, right?"
Nodding her head in reassurance, she smiled at Kagome once more.
"The regular, right?" she asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yes please," Kagome answered politely.
Nodding her head, Yena sauntered off, calling out her order over the counter while walking over to another customer.
Kagome smiled, imagining Yena getting married to Kino. She'd known him for the longest time, and used to hear stories about him a lot, when Yena wasn't busy. She didn't mind; the stories were funny and interesting to hear.
Darting her eyes to the door when it rang, signaling another customer, her jaw dropped open in shock.
A young man with silver-white hair in a business suit walked in, reading a book in his hands, and headed in her direction.
Kagome looked down at her hands, which had gotten clammy at first sight of him moving towards her.
The man didn't seem to notice her, even after he sat right across from her. The book he was reading was seemingly engrossing, making him completely tuned out of everything around him.
She cleared her throat in a hopefully discreet gesture, and his head snapped up.
Golden-honey eyes stared into hers, their intense gaze never breaking.
She timidly matched his stare, not knowing what else to do. She felt like a doe caught by a car in headlights, and froze.
Moving forwards to get closer, he took hold of her face in his hands and cradled her cheeks, softly caressing the plains of her face.
The girl…from my dreams; this has to be her…
Kagome stared at him confusedly, not knowing what to do or say. He was making her flustered, so she turned her head away from his intense gaze, hoping that he wouldn't see her blush.
Sensing her embarrassment, he nearly blanched at his outward behaviour.
I don't know the girl, and she doesn't know me. This is horrible; she must think I'm a pervert now!
He sighed and dropped his hands onto the table, bowing his head.
"I'm sorry, I just…" what was he supposed to say? 'I saw you in my dreams, and then seeing you here right now blew me away?' As if that would turn out well; she would definitely run away if he said that.
Not coming up with a plausible excuse, he gave her an award winning smile, seeing her blush crimson at his openness.
Yena unconsciously decided that now would be a good time to give Kagome her hot cinnamon cappuccino.
As she walked over to Kagome, she smiled at the silver haired man.
"I saw you when you came in, and made your regular. I hope you don't mind?" and she handed him a coffee cup as well as Kagome.
He waved his hand as he took a sip.
"Oh no, no, no, this is wonderful. Thanks," he added, as an afterthought.
After Yena had taken her leave, he turned to the crimson faced Kagome, and introduced himself.
"My apologies, Miss. My name is Inuyasha, and what might yours be?"
Kagome promptly coughed up her cappuccino, spitting it all over his face and expensive looking suit.
Shocked and mortified didn't nearly describe close how she felt at that moment.
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Review Notes:
Phenomenon – Wow…I think you're the first that's actually called my writing funny. Well, one of the first few, that's for sure. I try SO HARD to make things funny, just because I'm normally not like that. Anyway, any humour you guys see on here makes me laugh too. I just wanna spread the fun, you know? Please continue reading and reviewing in the future!
Kiwi The Dog - (your first review) I'm glad you think it's funny too! I'm so glad EVERYONE seems to like my story. At first, I thought the plot line sucked and wasn't going to go anywhere, but it seems to be quite the contrary. I have so many wonderful ideas! Oh my, I talk way too much for my own good. I need to stop. Please continue reading and reviewing in the future!
icemann – Aww, you're a huge fan of mine! It makes my heart smile. (Yes, I'm aware that I said "makes my HEART smile.") You've always liked my writing, even my older pieces! Thanks for supporting me! Please continue reading and reviewing in the future!
Kiwi – (your second review) I have an idea for the period of "no updates" thing. Tell me if you like it:
I think I'll spend a couple hours here at home writing chapters in ADVANCE, so while I'm here, I'll write 3 or 4 chapters, and send them to my email. Then, during my vacation, when we go into town, I'll go to the café and post! I think it's a brilliant idea! Does it sound like a good idea to you? I was so excited when I came up with it! Wow, I definitely talk too much. Please continue reading and reviewing in the future!
A big thank you goes out to all my reviewers, and even my readers that don't like to/choose not to review!
Until the next chapter!
-DarkCrystalis