For the rest of the night, Inuyasha found himself consumed in what had transpired in Myoga's office earlier in the day. He was mind boggled by the appearance of his mother, despite not having contact with the woman for many years before. He stumbled through his day quietly, eyebrows furrowed and deep in thought. Part of him wanted to believe that his mother had approached him, not just for money, but for a genuine connection with her son. However, another part of the half-demon told him that she just wanted a cut, like many others around him. His ears twitched at the sound of laughter, and clinking glass and he was reminded that he was currently on a "double date" with Miroku and Sango. And poor Sango seemed to be at her wits end with the lecherous monk. He watched as Miroku and Sang bickered next to each other, constantly finding more ways to annoy each other while simultaneously insulting each other. Sighing, he glanced over to Kagome, who was more preoccupied staring over the glass ledge at the city skyline of the rooftop restaurant and lounge, than entertaining Sango and Miroku's bickering. "Is it just me," he said softly, covering his mouth so Sango and Miroku can't see, "or are they definitely flirting?" Inuyasha asked, arching an eyebrow as he pulled away from Kagome. He noticed a small smirk creep onto her lips as she looked over her shoulder at Inuyasha, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
"They should get a room already." Kagome responded, giggling as she turned to Miroku and Sango, crossing her arms. "Look are you guys just going to argue all night?' She asked, looking across the table. Both Sango and Miroku turned toward Kagome, puzzled. "Look all I'm saying is that uh…Inuyasha and I have been very civil compared to you guys, and we aren't even the real couple here." She teased, causing Inuyasha to grin cockily next to her, tilting his head slightly.
"We aren't a couple!" Miroku and Sango retorted, glaring at Inuyasha and Kagome. Inuyasha sighed, and shook his head playfully. "Oh, don't you dare start Inuyasha." Miroku threatened, glaring at the half demon.
"Start what? I'm innocent." Inuyasha replied, pouting playfully and widening his golden eyes. His ears flickered at the sound of footsteps approaching the table, and his head turned in the direction, as he saw the waitress approach. "Food." Inuyasha said plainly, as he took his phone off of the dinner table and put it in his pocket. Miroku followed suit. Kagome arched an eyebrow curiously at Inuyasha. However, she decided against asking him about it. It's not like he had anything to hide from her. They weren't even dating!
Stop. Thinking. Of. Him. Like. That. Kagome thought to herself, smiling as her plate was put down in front of her. "It looks delicious, thank you." She said kindly to the waitress, completely oblivious to the fact that Inuyasha gazing at her. Miroku cleared his throat, catching the attention of the other three people at the table.
"Please allow me to bless this meal of ours." Miroku said, closing his eyes as be held his fingers up to his temple.
Sango snorted from beside him, "Miroku, please kindly shut the fuck up. You wouldn't be holy even if you bathed in holy water every day." Kagome and Inuyasha nodded in agreement. "See, I have people in my corner." She added confidently, crossing her arms.
"Everyone always seems to have someone in their corner except me." Miroku remarked through gritted teeth, eh shook his head and sighed as he picked up a fork, and started stabbing at his ravioli. "Bon appetite, fuckers."
"Oh, whoa!" Inuyasha said, wincing in faux pain.
"Hey!" Sango exclaimed, hitting Miroku on his shoulder.
"That's not very monk-ish of you, Miroku." Kagome said, shaking her head. Miroku glared at the group around the table.
"Oh, so now I'm a monk?" He said irritably, and Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders, as he took a bite of the salmon he was eating. "You wanna know something," Miroku said, sucking his teeth as he pointed his knife at the people around the table, "you all suck."
"We love you too, Miroku." Sango said, taking a sip of her mojito.
The rest of the dinner date went smoothly, as conversation progressed from making fun of Miroku, to the events of the past week, to ambitions. Inuyasha zoned in and out of the conversation, replaying the day's events in his head. He was struggling to come to terms with the fact that he may have just pushed his mother out of his life forever. It was odd how the heart knew it was wrong, no matter how much damage she had done to him. There was a part of him that wanted to give her one last chance to prove herself as his mother, but another part constantly reminded him of the abuse and neglect he received from her. His eyes softened at that thought. He just couldn't get her face out of his head. "Inuyasha," His ears flickered at the sound of his name and he looked up from his lap, raising his eyebrows. "Inuyasha—anything specific you have planned for the summer?" Kagome asked, nudging him with her shoulder.
"Uh, no…maybe I'll visit my villa in Vermont." He said, absentmindedly. "Remember Miroku? We closed on the deal just before this whole thing started." He said, clearing his throat as he took a sip of his drink. Miroku nodded, "I don't know…the city is kind of getting on my nerves. All this attention…" He motioned toward a few people who sat at the bar on the other side of the lounge, pretending to sip on drinks.
"Oh, maybe we can all go." Miroku suggested, looking at Sango and Kagome, who looked worriedly at each other. Inuyasha grumbled at Miroku., who widened his eyes expectantly at him.
"I don't know…Kagome and I have a business to run, Miroku, we can't just up and leave whenever we want to." Sango said, biting her lip as she looked at Kagome. Miroku groaned as he slumped his shoulders.
"Don't you guys have that kid, Shippou? Doesn't he like work when you guys aren't working? Tell the kid to take over." He said, shrugging his shoulders. Inuyasha shook his head.
"Look if they can't come, they can't fucking come." He spat at his friend, rolling his eyes, "It's truly not a big deal, piss off it." Miroku wagged his finger at Inuyasha.
"I beg to differ." He said, wiping at his lip with a napkin. "Look if you go to Vermont alone, or with me and your brother only? It's a bad look for the relationship you two beautiful people are working so hard to craft for the public eye." He says, glancing between Kagome and Inuyasha as he attempted to build his case. "People will start to speculate about everything, why aren't they together? What's going on? They were so cute together what happened? Ahh! Look, it's just better if you come with him to Vermont. Who knows, maybe you two will learn to actually like each other instead of just being civil. Lord knows Kagome would freak if she woke up and her face was plastered onto every gossip magazine, website, and YouTube video talking about what's going on in your fake love life."
"I'd like to point out my love life is very much real— "
"Inuyasha we all know you're too much of an ass to get any of your own." Miroku shot back.
I'm certain that's most definitely not the reason he hasn't gotten laid in a while, Kagome thought to herself as she glanced over at Inuyasha who merely glared at his friend. She looked back toward Miroku, countering his point. "Wait but..wouldn't that also help paint Inu here in a positive light.
"Don't call me that, wench." Inuyasha grumbled, before inquiring about what she said. "How exactly?"
"Yeah," Miroku echoed, squinting at Kagome, "how?"
"Well look," She said, as she took a sip of her drink. "Let them believe there is trouble in paradise by having him go on a long, let's say two or three weeks visit to his estate in Vermont, or he can go to Japan, where ever. It'll give the impression that the argument or the break or whatever hit him so hard he felt like he had to leave his daily life for a little, to 'reflect' and think about it. It'll paint him in a soft light. Meanwhile, I, in the city, will get some more attention, essentially bringing more attention to our relationship." Kagome explained. She looked around the table at the stunned, albeit impressed, faces of her friends. "Does that…make sense?" She asked, pursing her lips.
"Kagome, you're fucking brilliant." Miroku said, as he sat back in his chair, rubbing his chin, he pointed a finger at Kagome while looking at Inuyasha. "If you don't marry this genius I will." He said, earning a punch to the head from Sango. "My apologies." He winced, rubbing his head.
"Watch it, dumbass." Inuyasha grumbled at his friend, before turning his attentions back toward Kagome. "That's a smart idea, really. Probably the smartest shit you've said since I've met you. But there's no guarantee that it'll work." He said, rolling his eyes.
"Oh yes it will." Sango chimed, beaming a smile at her friend. "Gossip websites, magazines, all that…they love a good trouble in paradise, reconciled story. People eat them up." She said confidently, winking at Kagome. Miroku clapped his hands together once, and smiled.
"Right so it's settled. Inuyasha you get to go to your house in Vermont for a few weeks this summer, how's that?" He asked, smiling. Inuyasha raised his eyebrows and beamed an empty smile at his friend.
"That's just great, Miroku." He said sarcastically, sighing as he looked down at his phone. It was getting late and quite frankly his social battery was getting drained. He wasn't in a 'going out' mood to begin with, but he knew that he and Kagome hadn't made any public appearances together since yesterday, at the charity event. "Hey um, I'm actually really tired, I think I'm gonna go home, Miroku I'll you for Kagome and I's part alright?" He gave Kagome a small side hug, and a quick kiss on her temple and excused himself from the table before anyone had a chance to talk to him. Kagome blinked, confused for a second as she watched Inuyasha walk toward the elevator, she looked toward Miroku for any explanation.
"It's been a hard day," Miroku said, running a hand through his short hair, "look I really don't want to speak on it, it's not my place to share information." He said, raising his hands in defense. "Let him be, he'll be fine in a few days."
"He really didn't seem himself tonight." Kagome said, worry in her eyes as she stared in the direction he took off. "He was really quiet and reserved today, he couldn't seem to muster up the same energy he has every other day… should I ask him?"
"No." Miroku said, shaking his head, "just let him be…he'll be okay."
"She's gonna ask him." Sango said plainly, sighing as Kagome rose from her seat, grabbing her purse from between her and Inuyasha's seat, hanging it on the crook of her elbow. She adjusted the deep v-neck cocktail dress she was wearing, before waving to her friends and taking off in his direction, confidence and determination radiating off of her with every high heeled step she took. "Don't ever tell her not to do something, she'll do the exact opposite." Sango sighed, shaking her head.
"I hope I catch him." Kagome whispered to herself as she made her way to the elevator and waited for it to open, she was impatient, biting her lip nervously as the door opened. Quickly, she made her way in, and pressed on the down button. She leaned against the wall of the elevator and closed her eyes, waiting for when it would stop and the doors would open. When they finally did, Kagome walked quickly through the lobby, and out of the building. She looked down both sides of the street, trying to catch a glimpse of silver hair somewhere and fuzzy dog ears. "We aren't that far from his apartment building…" Kagome said to herself, her voice trailing off as she bit her lip and walked in the direction of his apartment building, as she approached the corner of the street, she breathed a sigh of relief as she saw Inuyasha standing there, his fuzzy dog ears swiveling atop his head. "Inuyasha!" She called, as she made her way toward him. He turned his head and locked his golden eyes with hers, before rolling his eyes and turning to face her. She smiled as she reached his side, looking up at him. Even with heels he towered slightly over her. "Hey! You uh, left kind of suddenly back there. Are you okay?"
"It's none of your business." Inuyasha spat back to her, turning to walk across the street. She followed suite. What an incessant bitch, Inuyasha thought to himself as he walked, completely ignoring her presence, or at least he would if she didn't smell so intoxicating.
"Well, yeah I agree with that." Kagome said shrugging as she walked beside him, "It isn't any of my business but you kind of left super suddenly, and it's really not like you so I wanted to come check on you and make sure you're okay because, like ya know you really haven't been acting like yourself today and I wanted to know if maybe it had something to do with the charity event yesterday, and having to spend the night in jail, and you never answered my text so—"
"Oh, my fucking god." Inuyasha said, vividly irritated with the petite woman next to him. He turned his head to look at her, scoffing at her. "Okay, number one? I don't give a fuck about what happened last night. Number two? I have spent more nights in jail than I have in my fucking bed. And number three? My life is none of your god forsaken business. So, buzz off, bitch!" Inuyasha yelled, his eyes briefly flashing red. For a moment he realized what he had done, as he saw his reflection in her big brown eyes, tears threatening to spill over. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." He said quickly, rubbing the back of his neck. "I'm stressed out. That's not an excuse. I'm sorry. I— "
"No, I get it." Kagome said, laughing sadly as she wiped away a tear from her eye. Sniffling. Inuyasha's nose twitched at the smell of the salty tears and he looked up from the ground, staring at her. "I—you're right. It's not my business. I don't have to know. I was wrong for even asking after Miroku specifically told me not to. I'm sorry...I probably deserved that..." her voice trailed off as she sighed, looking up to the sky, wiping away her tears so they wouldn't ruin her make up. "I just…don't know how you feel about me, Inuyasha." She breathed. Inuyasha felt his heart skip a beat as his eyes widened at her words. What is he thinking? What goes on in that head of his?
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked innocently, tilting his head. His silver hair gently brushing against his hips, where his t-shirt had risen slightly. "I'm not sure how to answer that question."
"Yeah…" Kagome said, smiling weakly at him, "me neither."
"I think it best we don't talk about that…ya know, so things don't get complicated." Inuyasha said, puffing out his cheeks, and exhaling. Kagome nodded her head, understanding the underlying implications of his words. She ran a hand gently through her hair, as they stood there on the sidewalk, staring at each other, waiting for one another to move. Finally, Inuyasha stepped forward, and gently brushed away her bangs, before he offered her a small grin, a fang poking out over his bottom lip slightly. "I'm sorry I almost ruined your make up. I know you women like painting your faces all pretty and shit and it takes a lot of time." Inuyasha said gently, searching Kagome's eyes. He noticed her cheeks flush a slight red color, and he laughed slightly.
"It's um…it's alright." Kagome said nervously, gently swatting Inuyasha's hand away from her face. "How do you know that women like to take their time on it?" Kagome questioned, although she was certain of how Inuyasha would respond as they started walking anew to his apartment building. She had no idea why she was following him, but she figured Miroku and Sango needed a little push to get themselves sorted out as it was clear that neither Miroku or Sango knew what they wanted from their relationship. Weirdly enough, it seemed as Kagome and Inuyasha were headed in that same direction, albeit it their situation was much more complicated, and temporary.
"My ex." Inuyasha said plainly, nodding his head slightly. "Kikyo, she…really liked make up." He said, laughing, "she could spend hours in the bathroom trying different looks." Kagome felt as if her heart had been squeezed, but she ignored it, only smiling at Inuyasha. Of course, hearing him talk about her was difficult for her, but she couldn't show that to him, especially since she wasn't exactly sure why it was so difficult for her.
"I'm sure she was lovely." Kagome said, smiling at him, "She sure sounds like it."
"Yeah, she was." He replied, as they walked side by side. After a few moments of silence passed, he spoke, "but it's in the past now. We broke up, she's moved on with her life and I…well..." He shook his head, "Why am I telling you this? You don't really care right?" He said, glancing over at Kagome who shrugged her shoulders.
"People tell me they always feel safe enough to confide in me so I'm used to people telling me things like this." Kagome said, smiling weakly at Inuyasha. "So…Miroku told me today was a hard day for you." She said, gently as to not anger the hanyou beside her.
"What? He said that? No," he laughed nervously, "it was alright. He's exaggerating." Inuyasha said, deflecting from what she was trying to get at. "Don't believe everything he says, and don't go poking around in my life based off of hints, got it?" He added, angrily as they arrived at his apartment building. Kagome winced again, slightly hurt by his sudden shift in tone.
"You know I don't fucking appreciate being spoken to however the fuck you feel like it." Kagome spat back, glaring at Inuyasha. Inuyasha grumbled at her and glared back, crossing his arms. "You really should learn to fucking control your temper. You think you can do whatever the fuck you want with the people around you. Actually, you didn't have to fucking yell at me about poking around in your life at all. Period! That's the last time I try to be fucking nice to you!" Kagome yelled at him, her hands balled up in fists at her sides, the bracelets on her wrist jingling with the movement of her hands. "I can't stand you!"
"I can't stand you!" Inuyasha mocked, rolling his eyes. "I can't fucking stand you either, wench! Go the fuck home!" He yelled at her, by then a few people on the sidewalk had stopped to stare at the couple.
"I DON'T WANT TO!" Kagome yelled back to Inuyasha who found himself now speechless. Inuyasha grabbed her by the arm, and hurried into the apartment building with Kagome, who grumbled and cursed at him as they waited for an elevator. "I don't want to go home." Kagome said softly once they were inside the elevator, Inuyasha glanced over at her, and huffed. "Look if all you're going to do is grumble and huff at me and call me wench and insult me then I have no problem going home since that's what you obviously wan— "
"Oh, shut up." Inuyasha breathed as they reached his penthouse floor. He gently led her to the kitchen, and hoisted her up so that she sits on the counter, his lips hovered over hers for a second as they both pondered the trouble this would cause them down the line; but the sexual tension between them was so thick. Like her thighs, Inuyasha thought to himself, as his hands gently gripped her thighs, as they wrapped around his midriff. "This is definitely going to complicate things, isn't it sweetheart?" He asked, his voice low as he whispered in her ear. He felt her breath hitch in her throat as he raised one hand, gently gripping the sides of her neck as he kissed her slowly.
"You're horrible." Kagome giggled, as she tangled her hands in his hands, gasping as she felt his tongue slide against her chest. "Well what are you waiting for, Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered in his ear, planting small kisses along his neck. She started grabbing at his shirt, as he pulled away from her and threw his shirt on the ground. She took a moment to run her hands down his chest, and stomach, before crashing her lips against his. This is so bad, Kagome thought as felt her back come up against a wall, and a finger slip under the straps of her cocktail dress. She kicked off her heels as she undid his pants, their breathing heavy. This is so..so…good, she corrected herself, as she felt her bra come undone, and she heard its gentle thud against the hardwood floors of his hallway.
There was a moment, when she felt herself be gently put down on the covers of his bed, in which all of her worries melted away, it was just her and Inuyasha, and his bed. She felt his hand grab gently onto the lace of her underwear, and golden eyes looked up at her, expecting a response. "Can I?" Inuyasha asked, and she nodded.
"Yes." She responded, and lifted her hips to allow him to easily slip them off of her. She could feel his breathe against her skin, and goosebumps raised on her arms. She gasped as she felt his tongue make soft circles around her clit. Her hands gripped the sheets, as she allowed herself to give into his touch for the night.
When Kagome awoke, she quickly realized that she was certainly not in her apartment in the Bronx. She blinked against the sun's rays, and pulled the covers up closer to her bare chest. She felt a strong, chiseled arm pull her closer to a warm body, and all of the events of the night flashed through her mind, butterflies filling her stomach. "Oh my god." She breathed, covering her face with the sheets. I definitely had sex with Inuyasha! She yelled internally at herself, she felt her face heat up as her heart race began to speed up. She attempted to wiggle out of his grasp, but with each wriggle of her body she was pulled closer toward the peacefully sleeping hanyou. She looked over her shoulder, and shifted her body so that she was facing him. "He looks so peaceful." She whispered to herself, as she watched him sleep, some of his silver hair was covering his face and his free hand was pressed against his cheek, every once in a while, the ears atop his head flickered, as if he was hearing something in his dream. Kagome found herself smiling, as she slipped out from under his arm. She shivered as her feet touched the cold hardwood floor of his room. She tip- toed toward her underwear and slipped them back on before she picked up his t-shirt from the floor and pulled on over her head. She shuffled toward the kitchen, where she looked around for the coffee maker, finally locating it, she began to make coffee, taking in the view of Manhattan from his apartment, as the sun rose above the city. It's so peaceful here, Kagome thought, as she walked toward a window, pressing her hand softly against the glass as she looked over the city. It was a breath-taking view, that she would kill to be able to see in the morning, if even for a few days. She smiled to herself as the aroma of freshly made coffee filled the air. She turned on her heel to go poor herself a cup of coffee, when she came face to face with Inuyasha, who managed to put on a pair of sweatpants before coming into the kitchen. "Oh, uh…good morning." She said awkwardly, as she walked past him into the kitchen.
Inuyasha was still groggy and rubbing his eyes, as he turned to face the kitchen. He yawned. "Good morning." He responded, rolling his shoulders, as he opened the cabinet that had the mugs in it. He took out two, and handed one to Kagome. "Sugar is in the spice cabinet…milk is in the fridge. I drink oat milk so if you drink dairy, you're out of luck." He said, his voice raspy and low, like it was back in the hotel in Vegas. Kagome felt her stomach do a flip at the sound of his voice. She watched as he poured himself a cup of coffee and placed it on the counter as he hoisted hismself up, to sit on the counter. Kagome poured herself a cup of coffee and went to the fridge, taking out the carton of oat milk for her to put in her coffee. "Um…so…did I…you know…" he started, awkwardly, dragging a claw around the rim of his coffee mug.
"Did you what?" Kagome asked, as she put the carton back into the fridge, and took a sip of the coffee. She leaned on the kitchen counter across from Inuyasha, waiting for him to finish his sentence. If you're asking if you made me orgasm, the answer is yes…many times, Kagome thought, as she took another sip of her coffee.
"Did I happen to like, finish in you…or do you not remember?" Kagome's eyes went wide was she choked on her coffee. "Oh boy..." Inuyasha muttered, as he hopped off of the counter. Kagome raised a hand. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine." Kagome said, regaining her composure. "Uh, I just remembered that I forgot to take my pill yesterday…" Kagome said, a pained expression on her face. She saw Inuyasha's eyes widen with fear. "I honestly don't remember if you did…it was a long night."
"You take the pill? Who could possibly be screwing you?" Inuyasha teased, causing Kagome to roll her eyes at him. He seemed to always have something to say about her.
"I take it for my period, dipshit, it helps my cramps." She threw back at him, causing the smug expression on his face to falter. "Besides, we both know I'm the first person you've fucked in a while." Kagome spat back at him, causing his jaw to drop slightly.
Damn, he thought, she's even worse in the morning. Shaking his head, he took a sip of his coffee. "Okay look, I vaguely remember not pulling out once or twice. So how about we go to the pharmacy and get a Plan-B pill and hope to god you aren't pregnant." He said, "we can get breakfast beforehand so you don't take it on an empty stomach, alright?" Inuyasha added, as he turned back toward his room, Kagome followed him, and picked up her shoes, dress and bra as she found them on the floor. "You can change in the bathroom." Inuyasha said, as he stepped into his closet and closed the door.
Sighing, Kagome walked into his bathroom and closed the door behind her. "Wow…pretty nice bathroom." She muttered to herself, dragging her foot against the marble floor. She looked at herself in the mirror and noticed that her makeup was slightly messed up, but nothing nightmarish, mentally she applauded inuyasha for not taking a jab at her makeup. She washed her face until all the makeup was off, and then dried her face off with a clean hand towel. She took off Inuyasha's shirt and tossed it to the side. Kagome put on her bra, and then slipped on the mauve colored cocktail dress. She pulled on her heels, and when she opened the door, Inuyasha was waiting to come into the bathroom. "All yours." Kagome says, passing by him. Inuyasha's eyes trailed after her for a few moments, before he went into the bathroom to brush his teeth. A few moments later, Kagome joined him, bumping him out of the way for her to do her hair in front of the mirror. Groaning, Inuyasha turned, and started to brush his teeth in the reflection of the glass shower, although his eyes were actually looking at Kagome's ass.
Look, he couldn't just grow up with Miroku and not learn a few of his tricks. He was, after all, still a man. "Are you done?" Inuyasha asked, struggling to keep the foam from the toothpaste in his mouth.
"Yup." Kagome responded, as she tightened her pony tail.
Finishing up in the bathroom, Inuyasha fished his keys and wallet out of the pair of pants he wore last night, as Kagome waited by the elevator. "So where are we eating?" Kagome asked, as they entered the elevator. Inuyasha bit his lip as he thought about it for a second. "I mean I know a brunch place we can go to." Kagome said, shrugging her shoulders, "It's near central park, with a pretty view of the park. Very nice."
"What time is it?" Inuyasha muttered, as he looked down at his watch. "it's 10:30…alright." He responded, shrugging his shoulders as the elevator doors opened to the garage. "Sounds good." He said, as he pulled his sunglasses down from atop his head. As they approached the car, Inuyasha spoke again. "I'm positive paparazzi is going to be outside the garage door when we leave, so look happy, okay?" He said as they got into the car.
"I know the drill Inuyasha." Kagome responded plainly. "Or should I say, 'dada' "She joked, giggling as she saw Inuyasha go pale.
"Please for the love of god do not joke about me having kids…like ever. I don't ever want kids." He said seriously, as he pulled out of his parking spot. Kagome raised an eyebrow at Inuyasha.
"What? Everyone wants— "
"Not me. Got it? I don't fucking want kids. I don't even like joking about that shit."
"Alright then, mr. grumpy…noted." Kagome said, as she found a spare pair of sunglasses in the glove compartment of his car and out them on. She is way too comfortable, Inuyasha thought to himself. As they pulled out of the garage, the car was instantly swarmed by a group of men and women with cameras, tapping on the windows and yelling questions at the couple. Kagome waved quietly at them, smiling slightly, and then lowered her head so that the lights from the cameras wouldn't blind her. It didn't matter how good the sunglasses she borrowed were, it was still a lot of flash for one person to handle.
"That's a lot of paps." Kagome said, once they were out of the swarm of people and on their way to the pharmacy.
"I don't know, but something tells me it's because I got into a full out brawl at a charity event two days ago and we may have yelled at each other in front my apartment building." Inuyasha responded, glancing over at Kagome, "it could just be me speculating though."
"Oh yeahhhh." Kagome said, laughing a little, "I completely forgot about those events. You really haven't had a good 72 hours, have you? You got into a fight, went to jail, had a bad day at training, and then possibly got a girl you don't even like pregnant." Kagome's voice trailed off as she listed all the events that happened in the past seventy-two hours to the grumpy half demon by her side.
"We can't tell anyone last night happened…understood?" Inuyasha said, while they were at a red light. Kagome blinked, puzzled that the topic was so suddenly brought up. "No one can know we had sex. Not even Sango. Miroku and Sesshomaru cannot find out."
"Yeah…right." Kagome said, her feelings slightly hurt.
"Look, I thoroughly enjoyed myself last night. But it's just easier if they don't know we slept together."
"How are we going to explain us leaving your apartment today?"
"We can tell them you just decided to stay over because…we were talking about that idea you had." Inuyasha responded, as they pulled into the parking lot of the pharmacy.
"My plan?"
"Yeah," he responded as he parked the car, "you know that plan you had that would explain me going to Vermont for a few weeks."
"Oh, that plan!" Kagome explained, nodding her head. "I remember now…yeah that could work as a good excuse."
"Besides, I'm sure Miroku and Sango spent a good amount of time together last night too." Inuyasha said, winking at Kagome.
"Oh definitely…wait why are we here first? I thought brunch was first?"
"It's better to get it now rather than later. We don't have much attention now."
"Right."
Once inside the pharmacy, Kagome grabbed a basket from near the entrance. "A basket? Why a basket?" Inuyasha questioned quietly, as they walked through the pharmacy, toward the back, where the actual pharmacy was located. They approached the counter.
"I need some shampoo and skin care stuff too." Kagome responded, as the pharmacy technician came to the counter. "Hi! Um, I need a Plan-B pill." Kagome said quietly, leaning over the counter. The pharmacy technician's gaze shifted between Kagome and Inuyasha, who feigned to be extremely interested in the tiles of the ceiling. They turned around, and grabbed a plan-b pill from the shelf, sliding it toward Kagome. "Can we come back and pay for this along with some other stuff in a few minutes? I just need to grab some skin care stuff."
"I'm sorry ma'am, I can't allow that, you have to pay for it now, in order to continue shopping." The technician explained. Inuyasha cleared his throat, grabbing the attention of the technician, he flashed his black card at the woman, waving it slightly in the air.
"We have the money lady; she just needs some other shit first."
Biting her lip, the technician rolled her eyes, "okay fine. But make it quick."
"Thank you!" Kagome said, and put the pill package in her basket. She and Inuyasha turned, and made their way toward the skin care aisle, where Kagome marveled at all the options, and busied herself by looking at all the ingredients. "So…is your place in Vermont like a big place or a small cottage in the forest or what?" Kagome said, trying to start conversation.
"Big. 6 bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a pool, in home theatre, and horse stables." Inuyasha responded, as he stood behind Kagome, his arms crossed.
"Horse stables?" Kagome questioned, smiling at Inuyasha. "I used to ride horses. Up until college, because I went to a school in a big city and I didn't have much time on my hands."
"Oh…that explains a lot."
"You're disgusting, Inuyasha." Kagome sneered, as she threw a bottle of facial cleanser and moisturizer into the basket.
"Couldn't help it." He shrugged, secretly proud of himself for the comment. Every day you turn more and more into that lecherous monk, Inuyasha thought to himself, shaking his head at himself. He watched as Kagome put make up wipes, and sunscreen in the basket as well.
As they walked through the candy aisle to go to the shampoo aisle, he noticed Kagome put gummy bears and caramel in the basket as well. He raised an eyebrow, thinking it odd that she was selecting things she didn't even mention needing, but he decided against commenting on it.
"Oh my god," Inuyasha turns his head at the sound of a voice, a teenage boy, who stared wide eyed and shaking at Inuyasha. "No fucking way."
Inuyasha looked around himself, and then pointed at himself. "Huh? Me?" Inuyasha questioned, puzzled.
"Yes! I'd know those ears anywhere! You're the Inuyasha Takahashi!" The teenager said, shaking as he fished his phone out of his pocket. Kagome raised her sunglasses, letting them rest atop her head, as she tailed behind inuyasha who was now walking toward the teenager. "Can we please take a picture? You're like my idol, man! You're such an inspiration to me, you made me pick up MMA."
"Aw, no way…really?" Inuyasha asked, smiling. He threw his arm back, and wrapped it around Kagome's waist. "Oh uh, this is my girlfriend, Kagome." Inuyasha said, pointing at her. "Kagome meet random teenage boy, random teenage boy meet Kagome. We can definitely take a picture if you want."
"Pleasure to meet you, miss." The boy said, bowing his head slightly. "You look so much prettier in person." Kagome smiled awkwardly at the comment as she shook the boy's hand.
Not sure whether to be flattered or insulted… Kagome wondered, nonetheless, the moment was touching as it was the first time she saw Inuyasha interact with a fan as genuinely as he was now. She watched as the teen boy waved down a bystander and handed him his phone, nestling himself between Kagome and Inuyasha. She smiled at the camera for a few seconds, and then stood by for a few minutes while Inuyasha talked with the boy. She watched him take his phone and follow the boy on instagram, and twitter, which genuinely warmed her heart. It was odd seeing him be so kind to him, as she wasn't usually exposed to his kind side. When Inuyasha turned his attentions back to Kagome, she smiled at him brightly, and turned on her heel toward the shampoo aisle.
"What? What are you smiling so hard for?" Inuyasha asked, trailing behind Kagome as she looked for shampoo.
"Nothing," she shrugged, taking a bottle of shampoo off the shelf, "that whole interaction was wholesome. Really warmed my heart."
"Oh, shut up." Inuyasha spat at her, sneering.
"Oh, shut up!" Kagome mocked, giggling at the frustrated expression on Inuyasha's face.