Chapter 7: A bleeding heart
Note: I was just wondering did chapter 4 get posted, cuz I didn't get any reviews. Or did it just suck? Can someone tell me in a review? Oh and for any one that doesn't know: This is in Tokyo, but I'm adding American aspects to it, because I am American and don't know too much about Japan. So bare with me here Okie Dokie?
Inuyasha was outside in the Higurashi's garden battling with his annoying conscience, when he heard footsteps. He quickly turned around to see Kagome standing before him.
"You're awake?" he asked.
"Well, I'm standing here aren't I" she laughed. Kagome had startled Inuyasha.
"Yeah, sorry don't know what I was thinking." He mumbled.
"OK well I wanted to tell you that tonight is New Years Eve, and we're going to some ritzy party downtown." Kagome informed him then continued, "You are going to need a nice suit and I am going to need a new dress. So do you want me to pick you out a new suit or do you want to join me?" She asked.
Inuyasha nodded his head, and replied, "Yeah, whatever."
"Cool this is going to be so much fun. Let me just go get ready, I will meet you here in ten." Then, the teenager ran up stairs into her room.
She applied new gloss, put on some eyeliner, and redid her ponytail. She turned out of her oversized bathroom and into the hallway. She quickly walked outside to meet Inuyasha.
"OK, you ready to go?" she eagerly asked.
"As, ready as a guy who is about to go shopping can be." He sarcastically replied.
Kagome just rolled her eyes and stepped into the silver Mercedes her mom was waiting in, Inuyasha got into the car as well. Kagome cranked the music up, and her mom wrinkled her nose in disgust. Wow she actually likes punk rock, and rock! Inuyasha thought to himself.
"Ew what station is this?" she shouted over the blaring heavy metal. Then Kagome changed it and pop music played. Inuyasha rolled his eyes, there goes that thought. Everyone was quiet all the way to the mall.
Kagome waved goodbye to her mom and entered the mall with Inuyasha's hand in hers. "Ok, lets shop for you first." She suggested. Then they entered Armani, and Kagome was piling suit after suit atop of Inuyasha's outstretched arms.
"Kagome, I thought I only needed one suit." Inuyasha whined.
"Your point is?" She asked.
He rolled his eyes and mumbled "Never mind."
After Kagome was finally satisfied with Inuyasha's quantity of designer suits she sent him into the dressing room. His first ensemble was nothing short of hilarious. It was red and had a bright blue lining. He dawned a pink tie as an accessory. Kagome laughed into her sleeve and she passed it off as a cough.
"What were you thinking?" Inuyasha growled
"Uh, I must've accidentally picked that one up" she said then flashed a dazzling smile. Then Inuyasha stormed off into the dressing room. A few tasteless suits later and Inuyasha emerged from the dressing rooms wearing an all black suit, except for the dark blue tie around his neck. Kagome almost melted when she saw him, he was gorgeous.
"Go change your definitely getting that one." Kagome said in approval.
Inuyasha didn't dare argue; instead he trudged off towards the dressing room.
He came back out wearing his jeans, and his brown T-shirt. Kagome was at the register paying for the expensive designer suit. They both walked out of the store. Kagome had a smile plastered on her face that went from ear to ear.
"What are you so happy about?" He asked, almost afraid of the answer.
"Now it's my turn to shop!" she shouted as she raced ahead of him, into Dior.
Inuyasha let out a grown and walked into the fancy women's store. He found Kagome with a mountain of dresses on her right arm; her left arm was holding up and ice blue sleeveless chiffon one. She shook her head and put the dress down. Inuyasha tapped her on the shoulder, and asked, "Need some help carrying that mountain of clothing."
"Glad you asked" she retorted then handed Inuyasha a couple of the dresses.
About an hour later and Kagome stepped out of the dressing room, and Inuyasha had to try very hard not to let his mouth drop in awe. She was wearing an off the shoulder red slinky dress that had a black silk ribbon tied around the middle.
"I don't think I like it." She said then walked back into the dressing room. When she came out she was wearing her regular clothes and had no dress with her.
"Come on we're going to Gucci."
Inuyasha followed her into yet another ritzy designer store. Kagome immediately made a B-line to a black silk sleeveless dress. The dress had white border at the top and white silk at the bottom that was higher in the front than in the back. Kagome decided to try it on to see how it looked. When she came out she was nothing short of stunning. The way she looked made Inuyasha forget about the red dress completely. Kagome bought the dress, black stiletto heels, and a string of pearls.
Kagome got into the car with Inuyasha; her mom was shouting at the caterer on the phone then hung up quickly. "How did shopping go, Kagome?"She asked
"Great. I found a beautiful dress, and Inuyasha found a nice tuxedo."
Atomi smiled then got pulled up in the circular drive at the front of the house.
"Ok both of you go get ready, it's already five and the party starts at seven." Her mom commanded the teens. Kagome and Inuyasha walked up the stairs then went into their rooms. Kagome pulled on her dress and put on her stilettos and the pearl necklace.
Right when she was done getting dressed, someone knocked on her door. Kagome went to answer her door and her hair and make up stylist waltzed in.
"Are you ready?" the woman asked in her throaty voice.
Kagome nodded and got ready to be plucked and pulled at.
Meanwhile Inuyasha was pacing back in forth in his room waiting for Kagome to get ready. Why did I lie to her, why do I pretend I have no idea about any of this feudal era crap? One word came to his head, love. I did it for love shouldn't that be a good enough reason to lie? That's when Kagome walked in.
"Wow!" was the only thing suitable Inuyasha could say.
Kagome's hair was pulled up into a fancy up do with a white lily in the hairstyle.
She had bright red lipstick on with shimmer eye shadow, and smoky eyeliner.
"Wow, yourself." She said.
"Inuyasha, Kagome, come down we have to leave now." Kagome's mom called from the downstairs foyer.
Inuyasha grabbed kagome's hand and let her down the spiral staircase. He opened the door to the stretch limousine that waited for them. Kagome thanked him and then leaned on his shoulder all the way to the fancy Hotel the party was in.
Inuyasha stepped out first then helped Kagome out. He intertwined his elbow with hers and escorted her to the ballroom in the hotel. What's up with his sudden change in character? "Thanks for being so gentleman like." She whispered into his ear.
"Just playing the part" he whispered back. Kagome's smile quickly turned into a frown as she saw Kikyo quickly approaching. She was wearing the same red dress Kagome had tried on in Dior. She was pretty on the outside, but horrible on the inside. She had incredibly bright aquamarine eyes, straight jet black hair, and her red lipstick stood out on her Snow white paper thin skin.
"Why hello there Kagome, how much did you pay him to escort you to the party?" with ice in her already frosty voice.
"Actually, I didn't pay him anything. This is Inuyasha and he asked me to come here with him." She snapped.
"Oh, well he must have either bad judgment or he has never met me, but then again I am off limits." She replied coldly. Just then a tall teenager walked over to Kikyo and put his arm around her. He had silver hair and gold eyes. "Meet Sesshomaru, my boyfriend." Kikyo smirked.
Kagome didn't care, as far as she was concerned Sesshomaru wasn't even cute.
"Hi Kagome!" a high voice shouted. A petite girl with long brown hair wearing a blue silk dress walked up to them.
"Oh My Gosh, Mie, how are you?" Kagome squealed then the two walked away to catch up, since Mie had been gone over most of the winter holidays. Inuyasha looked around; he desperately wanted to get away from Kikyo and her boyfriend. Since he didn't know anyone at the party he went to the table assigned for the Higurashi's and sat down. Dinner was about to be served anyway.
A few minutes later and Kagome took a seat right next to Inuyasha "Sorry about ditching you, I had to ask Mie a couple of questions." She apologized.
"Yeah, well what ever it's no big deal." He said though Kagome could tell he was hurt. She lifted herself up and kissed him on the cheek. Immediately he turned pink, as well as Kagome. Atomi sat down right when the dinner was put on the table. Everybody was enjoying the dinner and they chatted among themselves. Kagome was pointing out people she knew to Inuyasha. He just listened. Wow she practically knows everyone in this whole flipping ballroom.
Desert was being served, and some people were up dancing to the slow Orchestra music that was playing. Inuyasha stood up and grabbed Kagome's hand. "Do you want to dance?" he asked
"I would love to, Inuyasha." She replied with a curtsy. Inuyasha led her out onto the dance floor and put his hands on her hips. Her arms were around his neck. Inuyasha lifted her up so they were eye to eye he was about to kiss Kagome when she saw a vision of the boy with the silver hair; the other Inuyasha.
"Kagome don't kiss him. My heart bleeds with despair, I don't know if I could take losing you to my other self, but maybe this is a battle I can't win but please don't kiss him." The half-demon Inuyasha begged.
Kagome pulled herself away from Inuyasha and ran into the courtyard of the hotel and slumped down on the stone bench. She was breathing hard it was like she had left half of her heart upstairs with Inuyasha. She really did like him, but odd as it was she couldn't betray the half-demon Inuyasha. Half of her heart told her to march back upstairs and kiss Inuyasha and the other half said to stay loyal to the one she had originally known. This is crazy I'm in love with two halves of one boy. Her heart was ripped and half and what was ripped in half bled. Then she remembered what the half-demon Inuyasha had told her he said that his heart was bleeding. In some ways I have a bleeding heart as well.