A Bride's Request a Bridesmaid's Honor
Chapter 6 – Revelations
"Finally finished!" Kagome exclaimed triumphantly looking at her new masterpiece. Gazing adoringly on her new piece of art she had to admit it was definitely one of her piece works to date. Looking at the digital clock across the room Kagome's jaw dropped in shock; it was 4:30 am! 'Wow,' she thought. 'That's a new record for me almost 12 hours! Walking around putting chemicals and other tools away Kagome reflected on the past couple of days. It seems like eons ago since she had resigned from her job even though it was barely more than a day ago. She remembered fuzzily coming home and phone Kagura to tell her that she was moving and to come over and help her pack. With Kagura efficient help she had managed to tag all of her necessary belongings and then she remembered inviting Kagura to stay the night because it was so late telling her they would finish packing it all together in the morning. It had actually been that morning – wait yesterday morning it was already tomorrow – that Kagura had woken her up and had briskly helped her pack everything into large cardboard boxes.
Looking around the room satisfied that everything was back in its proper face Kagome allowed the exhaustion she was feeling overwhelm her. She always seemed to loose track of time when she worked with glass. When she was in her studio it was as if it was only her, the emotions she was feelings and the glass that existed and the rest of the world was put on hold. Walking slowly over to the sink Kagome turned the tap on and shoved her hands under the cool water and immediately withdrew them hissing in pain. Clutching her left hand with was throbbing Kagome swore as she noticed a large shinny, puffy, red burn extending from the bottom of her thumb running all the way along of back of her hand to just below her pinkie in a ruler straight line. Gingerly she placed it back under the cold water and allowed the pain to numb before opening a cabinet below the sink and pulling out a tube of ointment and a roll of gauze. Unscrewing the tube of ointment Kagome generously squeezed some out onto the burn and forced herself to rub it in. Grimacing with pain Kagome wiped her fingers clean of the gauze with a cloth and then wrapped her hand with the gauze. When she was finished she swore again, "Damn!" And right before Sango's wedding too!
Looking at what she had accomplished however her anger dissipated, the pain was worth it. As a wedding gift to Sango and Miroku she had made them a set of beautiful glass plates in Sango's favourite shade of green with a rim of indented vines, with matching wines glasses with the same vines winding their way up the stem. Walking over to them and running her good hand over them she walked down the line to her next creation. Purely by accident while making the wineglasses a drop of glass had fallen into her bucket of fresh spring water and when Kagome had retrieved it after the glasses were finished she had discovered that it was a perfect raindrop. Seeing it had reminded her that Sango was most likely pregnant and that there was a baby on the way. So she had postponed her bridal shower gift for a while to make a little baby present which she would give to Sango when it was confirmed that Sango was indeed pregnant. Mixing together a myriad of colours Kagome had purposed dropped more drops of glass into her water tank and had then retrieved them after they had cooled. After that she had made them into a tiny mobile that would be able to hang above the baby's crib and if placed in the proper light would reflect colourful dots all over the baby's crib, which would be bound to delight him or her. Walking past that work Kagome moved onto her masterpiece. For a bridal shower gift she had stolen Sango's favourite pair of high heels and made exact replicas of them out of glass. Picking on of the glass slipper's up Kagome held them up to the light and smiled pleased with how they had turned out. It had been her first attempt at something like this complicated and so she had paid attention to every minor detail and as a result the process had been long and painstaking. Cinderella had always been Sango's favourite fairy tale and Kagome new that her friend would cherish them. It made her happy that her friend would be able to feel like a real Cinderella, if even just for one day. Gently placing the slipper down Kagome yawned. Deciding it was time for her to go to bed she crossed to the door and opened it carefully as not to let more cool air in than necessary. She would kill someone if her pieces of hard work got flaws in them all because of her neglect. Stepping outside quickly and shutting the door with equal speed Kagome gasped in shock at the cold. She never really realized just how hot it was in there until she stepped outside. Looking around at her small little garden Kagome smiled it was always nice to be in her garden it made her wish she could spend more time in it…walking briskly to her house across the backyard Kagome shivered rubbing her bare arms to keep warm. It was nippy out! Entering her house she walked to her room and without even changing fell into her nice warm bed, drew the covers over her and fell asleep.
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Inuyasha glared angrily at the limo driver, "can't we go any faster!" he demanded angrily. They were already late, he just hoped that Kagome was ready to go or they wouldn't make it in time. Of all the days to get stuck in traffic!
"Sorry sir," the driver Jinenji apologized. "We're moving along as fast as possible."
Inuyasha groaned and ran a hand through his long hair. Kagome had better be waiting at the front door ready to go. "How far till her house?"
"Not even five minutes once we turn up here sir," Jinenji said.
Tapping his finger impatiently on the windowsill Inuyasha debated phoning Kagome and tell her to meet them outside her house but decided against it. Tap, tap, tap, ahhh he was going to go crazy if - oh finally they were turning! Stupid artist, after all that time it took him to agree to meet with her, she had the gawl not to show up! Stupid artist; he had almost thought of not buying her art after all but once he had set eyes on the tall sculpture Inuyasha knew that he would settle for no other. It was almost as if the artist new Sango! Everything about it screamed out her name even though when it came down to the basics it was just a hunk of coloured sculpted glass. Inuyasha even without being a good judge of art that this piece was good, he could feel the quiet strength and vulnerability the piece emited, the confidence and yet self-conciseness. If there was a piece of art out there that screamed Sango this was it, of that much Inuyasha was certain. So Inuyasha had bought it and even at the cost of ten thousand dollars didn't regret a penny of it. His was going to be the best present that Sango and Miroku would receive. Refocusing on the houses flying by Inuyasha recognized Kagome's street. Within seconds they pulled up in front of her house and he hopped out of the limo and ran to the door. Ringing the door bell when she didn't answer after his knock Inuyasha growled, just where the hell was she! What was taking her so bloody long to answer the door! If he knew women she was probably doing her hair, he never did understand just why a woman felt compelled to brush her hair every time she went by a mirror? Reaching up to bang on the door again Inuyasha stopped himself just in time as the door opened to reveal a very sleepy looking Kagome, bed-head and all, rubbing her eyes. Squinting from the bright light she asked sounding very confused, "Inuyasha? What are you doing here so early?"
"It's not early Kagome," Inuyasha snapped. "It's 1 o'clock!"
"What!" Kagome said here eyes flying open in shock but I only,…..oh my gosh!" dashing back into the house she left Inuyasha standing on the front door step.
Throwing his head back and groaning Inuyasha walked into her house not believing she had forgotten! "Kagome where's your suitcase I'll throw it into the car for you!"
"It isn't packed yet!" Kagome yelled frantically. "Just give me ten minutes!"
"We don't have ten minutes!" Inuyasha yelled kicking his shoes and storming after only to discover Kagome running around her room in only a pair of jeans a bra. "Ahhhhhhh!" he screamed blushing furiously and whirling around holding his eyes.
Stopping what she was doing Kagome screamed covering her chest. "Ahhhh! Pervert get out of my room!" Throwing one of the shoes on her bed at him, she yelled. "You're just as perverted as Miroku! Get out! Get OUT!"
Inuyasha dashed back the way he had come still covering his eyes and slamming the door shut behind him. Panting heavily, Inuyasha took his fingers off his face. "What the hell are you doing running around in your underwear when you've got someone in the house!"
"I was not!" Kagome yelled back as she frantically scrambled around the room trying to get everything together.
"Well what else would you call it!?" Inuyasha demanded. "That sure looked like running to me!"
"I wasn't in my underwear!" Kagome yelled back. "I was wearing jeans and a bra!"
"I'd call that underwear!" Inuyasha muttered.
"I heard that!" Kagome said yanking the door open and rushing into the bathroom to grab all of her toiletries, shoving them into an empty plastic bag.
Inuyasha was about to respond when his cell phone went off. "Yes?" he asked angrily answering it.
"Sir, this is Duncan here," his pilot said.
"Yeah what is it?"
"Sir are you close by?"
"No I'm still in the city!" Inuyasha roared. "We're running late!"
"Well will you be able to make it here in five minutes?"
"No!"
"Well I'm afraid we're not going to be able to take off till later then."
"Just how much later?" Inuyasha asked trying to calm down.
"Umm well I just phoned the air traffic control tower to ask for the next time we can take off and it's not till 7:45 tomorrow morning."
"Fuuuuuuck," Inuyasha said letting his head drop. "Fine whatever, we're not going to make it there in five minutes. So be there 7 tomorrow morning?"
"Yes," Duncan replied. "Well be ready."
"Whatever, bye," Inuyasha said snapping his cell phoned. "Kagome," he yelled through the door. "You can stop running around like a chicken with its head cut off, we're going to miss our flight so there's no use panicking. We're going to catch another one tomorrow morning."
"Waf?!" Kagome said. Flinging the door open a toothbrush in her mouth, yanking the object out she repeated herself. "Sorry, what?"
"We're going to miss our flight so you can stop panicking we're going to catch one tomorrow morning at 7 okay?"
"Really?" Kagome said sighing her shoulders slumping in relief. "Well that's a relief."
"Speak for yourself," Inuyasha muttered turning around and walking out the front door. "Jinenji!" he called waiting for the window to roll down. Once it did he shouted. "We're not going to be leaving you can turn the car off."
Jinenji nodded and rolled the window up and turned the car off.
Walking back into Kagome's house, he saw Kagome's reflection in the bathroom spitting out her toothpaste. After rinsing her mouth out she reappeared before him looking really guilty. "I'm sorry," she said. "I slept in and made you miss our flight."
"It's not your fault, we probably would have made it even if you had been ready."
"Oh," Kagome said looking down at the ground unsure of what to say. "Would you like a cup of tea?"
"Sure," Inuyasha said and let her lead him to the kitchen where he sat down at the small table, while she bustled around plugging in the kettle and getting mugs, tea, milk, sugar and cookies out. Neither of them spoke and Inuyasha could see Kagome muscles all tensed up beneath the white button up shirt she was wearing. It brought back the memory of her without a shirt on and made him blush. She had a great body, that much was for sure, all the right curves in all the right places. Blushing even more when he realized just what he was thinking Inuyasha mentally kicked himself. Bad Inuyasha, bad Inuyasha don't think about Kagome, don't think about that beautiful skin and perfect little breasts, ahhhh, no stop, STOP!! Throwing his head down in his arm Inuyasha tried to get rid of the mental image that was floating around in his brain of Kagome without a shirt on.
"Inuyasha," Kagome said softly walking over to him and laying a hand on his shoulder are you alright. "You look really stressed?"
"I am," Inuyasha said not raising his head.
"I'm sorry, I really did forget I was up really late last night and I completely forgot about you coming to pick me up today. You see I just quit my job and I had to pack my house and belongs up and everything so I apologize."
"You don't have to explain, I already said that I don't blame you – wait a sec you quit your job?"
Sitting down across from him, Kagome nodded. "Yeah I quit my job and I'm moving back to New York."
"What!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"Yep, it's true, when I went back to visit Sango I realized that I miss it there and now….well lets say there's a surprise on the way which I want to be there for."
"Uhhh, sure," Inuyasha said confused. What kind of surprise was she talking about!? Why did women always have to talk in riddles? He was about to ask what surprise when the whistling of the kettle became audible and Kagome jumped up to unplug it. Pouring the steaming water into the teapot she dropped in a teabag and trapped her foot along to the radio which was softly playing country music in the background.
When she decided it was steeped long enough she poured two cups and brought them over to the table where she placed them down gently and Inuyasha's eyes shot to the gauze surrounding her hand. Kagome seeing Inuyasha notice her burn tried to withdraw her hand before he could mention it but he grabbed her wrist right above where the bandage ended. "Kagome," he asked looking her in the eye. "What the hell happen!"
"Oh," Kagome said using her other hand to pry his fingers off, "this? It's nothing, just burned myself is all." Walking back to the counter she returned moments later with the milk and sugar. "It's Earl Grey," she said almost as an apology. "I hope you don't mind."
"Not at all," Inuyasha replied stirring in a bit of milk and a teaspoon on sugar. "It's perfectly fine. Now stop trying to change the subject, just where the hell did you get a burn so bad it needed to be wrapped in bandages?"
"It was more from carelessness than anything, it's not actually that bad, it's just long is all. It's on the back of my hand and I didn't want it to get infected, before Sango's wedding so I put some ointment and stuff on it to help it heal faster."
Inuyasha looked at her as if he was trying to tell whether or not she was making this up, when he was satisfied he unlocked eyes with her and nodded slightly red realizing how he'd reacted, like an over protective boyfriend or something! Kagome waited for him to make sure his tea was just perfect before she helped herself to milk and sugar. As she took a sip of tea he noticed she relaxed a bit. Reaching over he plucked a cookie off the plate and popped the thing into his mouth. Making sounds of delight as he crunched his cookie he could already feel his energy coming back. "I must say those are damn good cookies. Where'd you buy them their amazing!"
"I made them," Kagome said.
Inuyasha's eyebrow raised, "you made them?" Jumping up he made to run to the bathroom when Kagome just laughed.
"I'm a much better cook than I was back then, Inuyasha. You don't have to worry about getting food poisoning," Kagome giggled.
Inuyasha reluctantly sat back down, and forced himself to swallow. "Cross your heart and hope to die?" he demanded.
"Cross my heart and hope to die," Kagome repeated faithfully. "I suppose I should have anticipated that, shouldn't I." It was a statement not a question but Inuyasha nodded anyways. Giggling Kagome took a cookie for herself and bit into it almost as if to calm his fears. "You never did forgive me for giving you food poisoning did you?"
"I think I just did," Inuyasha said. "This cookie was worth every bit or misery I endured because of that cake."
Giggling again, Kagome said. "I had actually forgotten about that until I saw the look on your face when I told you that I made them. I remember I made you that huge honking cake for no other reason than to make you like me, I still can't believe that I actually used mud in that missisipi mud cake."
"Neither can I," Inuyasha grumbled jokingly.
"I remember thinking that I would save myself a whole bunch of time by just using mud from the backyard instead of mixing all those ingredients to make the "mud" layer," Kagome laughed.
"I was sick for a week," Inuyasha said closing his eyes. "I thought that you were mad at me for yelling at you and had decided to poison me."
Kagome grinned, "good times."
"Uhhhh maybe for you," Inuyasha said helping himself to another cookie. "But I was home in bed with nothing to do for a week!"
"Sorry about that," Kagome grinned. "But you have to admit it was cute now that you look back on it."
"Now that I look back on it," Inuyasha agreed. "Tell you what, you make me my own batch of these cookies and I'll forgive you for making me sick."
"Deal, I'll make a batch just for you tonight," Kagome said which reminded them that they were stuck in LA for another 18 hours.
"Shit," Inuyasha said. "That reminds me I need to phone the hotel." Pulling his cell phone out of his pocket he dialled the number and waited patiently for the clerk to pick up.
"Hello, this is the Luxury Inn, how may I help you?"
"Hi I'd like to book a room for tonight," Inuyasha replied.
"Oh I'm sorry sir, at the moment we're completely full for tonight, would you like me to notify you if there's a cancellation?"
"No," Inuyasha said sighing. "That's alright."
"Okay, have a nice day then."
"You too," Inuyasha replied hanging up his cell phone.
"Full?" Kagome asked taking a sip of her tea.
"Yeah," Inuyasha said. "Do you have a phone book I can use?"
"You can stay here if you like," Kagome said and then before he could refuse she went on. I know you say it isn't my fault but I still feel bad about making you miss your flight so stay here at my place." Inuyasha looked at her, as if debating how he could politely refuse when she went on. "It'll save you a load of money, and think of it as my way of paying you back for flying me out here."
"You'll make me cookies?" Inuyasha asked looking sideways at her.
Kagome nodded trying to hide her smile.
"Deal," Inuyasha said taking a long drink. "Where do I sleep?"
"You can sleep in Sango's room, I mean the guest room, I call it Sango's room because she's the only one who's ever been there except for the odd time Kagura's staid overnight," Kagome said.
"Kagura?" Inuyasha asked for some reason that name rang a bell.
"She's a manager, more of a friend of sorts, but if you're not comfortable with that you can stay in my room," Kagome said and then realizing just what that sounded like she hurriedly went on seeing Inuyasha's raised eyebrow, "I mean you can have my room and I'll take the spare, I didn't mean-"
"I know what you meant, and no, the spare's fine," Inuyasha said knowing that if he spent the night in her room the scent of her would drive him mad.
"Okay," Kagome said. "Ummm well do you want to bring your stuff in?"
"No Jinenji will get it," Inuyasha replied taking his cell phone out again. "Jinenji," he said after a couple seconds. "will you bring my suitcase in? Thanks I'll meet you at the door." Hanging up he looked at Kagome "Can I go let him in?"
"Oh I'll do it," Kagome said dashing to open the front door. "You stay there."
"Uhhh sure," Inuyasha said and then his eye fell on the plate of cookies and helped himself to another two while he waited for Kagome to return.
"So," she said breathlessly sitting back down. "What do you feel like for supper?"
"Anything's fine," Inuyasha replied.
"Okay then, well do you want to go out or stay in?"
"Where would we order from if we staid in?"
"I'd cook something up," Kagome replied.
"Stay in then," Inuyasha replied a little too quickly.
Kagome looked at him curiously, her eyes just waiting for him to explain his hurried response. "Ummmm well I don't get to eat home cooked meals very often," Inuyasha said slowly. "Most of the time I either order in or go out for supper, I never have time to cook. Sango and Miroku's place is the only place I ever eat normal food."
"You don't know how to cook?" Kagome asked.
"No," Inuyasha said sheepishly. "I've been meaning to take some lessons or something but I never have time so….well…yeah."
"Didn't your mother ever teach you! She was an amazing cook, my mom was always praising her apple peach pie to the heavens!" Kagome exclaimed. Inuyasha's mother had always struck her as a woman who wouldn't tolerate her son not being able to butter toast.
Inuyasha looked away, "my mother died a year after you left."
"Oh my gosh Inuyasha! I'm so sorry I had no idea," Kagome exclaimed placing her cup down and placing the other over his hand, and for some reason it irked him that she was sincere.
"It's okay," Inuyasha said. "Can we just change the subject, I don't like talking about her."
"Of course," Kagome said searching her brain of something to change the subject "Well if you want I could teach you how to cook something tonight?" she said finally.
"Why would I want you to teach me when I can have the best chefs in the world teach me," Inuyasha demanded. "And I never said I needed to learn, I live just fine, cooking's just been something I've been thinking about doing. I don't need your pity."
"I wasn't giving any! And if you didn't want to you could have just said so," Kagome said standing up and taking her teacup to the sink. "There was no need to insult me! I may not have studied in some prestigious French cooking school but that doesn't mean I can't cook either! All I have to say is that I wasn't the one saying my cookies were to die for!" Grabbing the only key to her studio from above the counter Kagome stormed outside to her studio.
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Fuming, Inuyasha watched storm off leaving him all alone in the kitchen. Just where the hell did she think she was going? To garden? Wait a sec what's that building she's unlocking? Never noticed that….and I don't want to either I'm mad about her!....I mean mad at her! Glaring at his tea with an intensity that if real would have made it boil, he growled. That damn wench was right; they couldn't be in the same room for five minutes without getting each other furious. Storming out of the kitchen to find his room, Inuyasha was for the first time in a while relieved the wedding was almost over….once it was he'd never have to put up with Kagome ever again! Finding his room Inuyasha closed the door careful not to slam it, in the mood he was in right now he'd take it off its hinges and that woman would make him pay for it. Angrily he flopped stomach down on the bed and was oddly comforted by a mix of Kagome's, Sango's and some other vaguely familiar sultry sent. Just what was he mad about anyways? All she had done was offer to teach him….why had he exploded like that?
"Oh hell! Don't give me that!" his conscience said. "You've been in a bad mood ever since you met your brother yesterday for that 'luncheon' and you know it. Then there was that artist who never showed up so you've been mad about that too! Poor Kagome was the first person who probed your temper and you let it rise, uh wait a sec you didn't let it just rise you let it erupt like a frickin volcano!"
"Ahhh shud'up," Inuyasha grumbled.
"It's true and you know it, your sick of seeing everyone you know settle down and start a family while you still want to be the arrogant self-centered person you've always been. First Sesshomaru, then Miroku even Kouga; and you're stuck all alone! Admit it you'd like to have a wife to care for and kids to watch grow up."
"No I don't, who'd actually want a couple of brats, all they do is cry and squander your money, not to mention crap the living daylights out of every diaper that comes near them," Inuyasha grumbled.
"You're just scared because you're falling for Kagome," his conscience whispered before vanishing.
"I am not falling for her!" Inuyasha roared but realized the little voice was gone. "I do not," he repeatedly rather sulkily. "I hate her, she may make good cookies and may look like a goddess when she doesn't have a shirt on, but it's merely a physical attraction. Nothing more, any man's bound to dwell on a woman's breasts when he sees her without her shirt on; it's only hormones."
"So if that's all it is why haven't you seduced her already and bedded her like all your other one night flings?" the little voice asked innocently returning.
"Because it's not that kind of attraction!" Inuyasha said blushing. "And I do not bed any woman I find attractive."
The little voice was silent.
"I do not, only if I'm in the mood and….and…and what about Shelley! I found her attractive and I didn't sleep with her!"
"That's because you found out she was married with kids and a loving husband."
"Well what about…..oh what was her name…Karen!"
"You didn't bed her only because when you got her drunk she told you she was afraid she was pregnant with her old boyfriend's child."
"Oh yeah….okay……well what about…oh no I did end up sleeping with her…what about….oh no I slept with her too…..okay so maybe I have but there's nothing wrong with that. Tons of guys do it; I'm not the only one!"
"Exactly so could it be that your afraid that Kagome would reject you that way you rejected her when you were kids?"
Inuyasha was silent. "I could seduce her if I wanted to," he said finally.
"Then why don't you?"
"Because…..because she's been through enough. I don't want to hurt her."
"Wait a second I was dozing," his conscience said perking up like a dog who had heard the word cookie. "Repeat that last bit."
"I said I don't want to hurt her," Inuyasha growled.
"You mean that you would like to get in her pants and yet you're restraining yourself because you don't want to hurt her!? Correct me, this is what you mean?"
"Yes," Inuyasha said through clenched teeth.
"Oh. My. Gosh," the little voice said. "For once in your life you're thinking about how the woman feels and not just yourself…it is a miracle!!"
"Just shut up," Inuyasha grumbled getting off the bed and crossing to the door. "No normal person has conversations with their conscience." That was it he was leaving. He'd go stay in a hotel, just as he was grabbing his suitcase to haul out the door the phone rang. Reflex made him reach for his cell phone first, but he stopped when he realized that it wasn't his phone than was ringing it was Kagome's. Walking back into the kitchen he picked the phone up and pressed TALK. "Hello, this is the Higurashi residence. May I ask who's speaking."
"Hello?" a masculine voice asked. "Is this Kagome?"
"Do I sound like Kagome? No, wait a sec don't bother answering that. This is Inuyasha, Kagome's a little …….busy at the moment, may I take a message?"
"Yes, please tell her that it's her lawyer Shippou and that it's really reeeeeally important that she phone me right away. Got that?"
"Yeah," Inuyasha said jotting the name down on a pad of paper right by the phone. "Just how old are you?"
"Uhhhh 20, why?" Shippou asked.
"You just sound really young for a lawyer," Inuyasha replied.
"I'm a certified genius," Shippou replied monotonously as if he got this all the time.
"Oh, okay, I'll pass the message on," Inuyasha replied.
"Okay, tell her it's about….." Inuyasha held his breath, just why did Kagome need a lawyer? "Never mind, she'll phone. Goodbye."
"Goodbye," Inuyasha replied placing the phone back on its cradle. As he headed outside to tell Kagome that her lawyer had phone he wished he knew just why Kagome needed a lawyer. Deciding that he'd go take a nap and calm down Inuyasha headed back to his room and after what seemed like forever managed to fall into a troubled sleep.
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Kagome closed the door behind her and leaned against it for support. She forced herself to take three deep breaths…..one…..two….DAMN HIM! Damn him! Walking over to her collection of cardboard boxes she ruffled through them looking for three that were the right size. Throwing boxes left, right and center, Kagome cursed Inuyasha by every name under the sun! Just why the hell did he get mad! All she had done was offer to teach him, and she' hadn't been planning anything fancy either! Just something simple that he'd be able to remember like grilled cheese, or soup, or pasta for heaven's sake! Finding three that would work she set to work packaging up Sango's presents. After she had finished putting everything in the boxes surrounded by Styrofoam what she had said flashed through her memory. Wait a second, Sango's presents! Shoot! Everything she had made was something Sango would want! What about Miroku! Of I know I'll make him some cuff links, he's always saying he needs a pair. I'll just make them out of clear glass…..or I could frost them like I did to Sango's slippers! Perfect! Gently unwrapping the gauze from around her burn she was relieved to see the swelling had gone down quite a bit. As much as she hated to unwrap it so soon she needed two free hands to work with glass. Gently laying aside the bandage she set to work making Miroku his set of cufflinks that would match Sango's beautiful glass slippers.
Nearly an hour later, once she had finished the cuff links, packaged them and everything. Kagome looked longingly at the door, it was sweltering in hear and she really wanted to just go back to bed, but what if Inuyasha was still in the kitchen she'd never get to her room without an argument…well maybe she could just go outside for a couple minutes. That way she'd been able to see if Inuyasha was in the kitchen. Crossing to the door she slowly opened it just in case Inuyasha was waiting outside…poking her head out she sighed; he must be inside. Coming outside, and allowing the cool breeze to blow across her flushed skin Kagome sighed leaning against the door. The sunlight and breeze felt so nice after being inside her studio. Yawning Kagome thought to herself, "well maybe I'll just sit out here in the sun for a while before I try to sneak past Inuyasha". Siding down to sit on the grass outside her studio door she leaned her back against the door and closed her eyes. "That sunlight really did feel good, maybe she'd just close her eyes for a couple minutes." Tilting her head back to rest on the door she thought "Not to sleep just to rest my eyes". That was the last thing she thought before her fatigue overcame her body.
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Inuyasha awoke a few hours later in a much better mood, looking over at the clock he was surprised to find it read 3:00 pm. Yawning as he swung his legs over the side of the bed, he wondered if Kagome was out of that little building yet. Getting up groggily, he walked out of the room and towards the kitchen ears alert for any sound of her. But when he reached the kitchen no one was there. After searching unsuccessfully for a note of sorts, he headed back to where her room was only to find no one there either. Heading back once again to the kitchen Inuyasha looked out the window to the little building, and his eyes caught sight of the figure sitting outside. Opening the door he headed out to where she was. Glancing up at the sky he saw storm clouds on the horizon, and from the looks of it, it looked like it would be starting to rain pretty soon. Sure enough not even a second later he felt a tiny drop on his face. "Kagome," he said, "you might want to come in. It's starting to rai-" but stopped mid sentence when he heard a tiny snore. "Kagome?" he asked sinking onto one knee to look her in the eye only to discover she was fast asleep. He grinned and debated waking her up but then remembering how he'd snapped at her decided it was defiantly in his best interest to play it nice. Now that he was here he didn't really feel like staying in a hotel, Kagome's place was way more comfortable.
Sighing her leaned forward and took her arms and placed them around his neck and then once he was sure her unconscious self was holding on his gently picked her up. He was surprised to find that she weighed almost next to nothing, not that she looked fat just….she was much lighter than he would have originally estimated. Walking towards the house he wondered just what she had been thinking when she'd become anorexic. She didn't need to loose weight, she was beautiful the way she was. Reaching the door he ran into the slight problem of how to open it, he finally opened it without having to put Kagome down and walked in closing the door with his foot. Walking to her room, his eyes softened as she mumbled something that sounded like, "but I don't like spinach ice cream." Placing her down gently on her bed, Inuyasha folded back the covers helped her lay down supporting her neck as he did so. As he tucked her feet under the covers he noticed she was still wearing her shoes and gently slipped them off her feet. After he was sure she was settled he left the room, with one last glance at her sleeping figure. As much as he hated to admit it, his conscience was right……he was falling for her. As he closed the door his nose picked up that sultry scent he had smelled before and he wished he could place it.
To be continued….
A/N: well what did you think another chappie, nearly 15 pages long! Lucky you guys. Well please review and tell me what you thought, comments, and such. Just a couple questions for you to consider, Just why does Kagome need a Lawyer? Who's scent is it that Inuyasha keeps smelling? Who was Kagome's other unknown boyfriend, she doesn't like to talk about? Now you can all understand why Inuyasha won't be confessing his love anytime soon…it's because he cares about her to much to hurt her. I apologize about the ummm.. crudeness referring to Inuyasha's one night stands and all that, but I thought it was necessary to convey just what kind of man Inuyasha was before he met Kagome. Sorry to say chakitattyla2h8 but Inuyasha and Kagome won't be admitting any feelings for another couple chapters , as for Kouga he'll be showing up soon with Ayame (I just LOVE that pair) he won't cry but there will be some reminiscing about her, all of her other boyfriends except Bankotsu will be popping up soon. Some sooner than others, each one causing more problems and adding depth and plot to the story. I'm aiming for another 10 chapters max! There's gonna be some more MirokuSango fluff soon KeeraSango, that's a promise! Thanks to all of you who reviewed hope to get the next chapter out soon! Please now if you like my story and want me to update soon you all know what to do! Review!