Disclaimer: Hooray! I own Inuyasha!
(Giant meteor falls out of the sky and crushes me)
(Muffled) Owwww… Never mind. I don't own Inuyasha. Just get this thing off me!
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Woohoo! Alright! It's another update! It's about time I got back to this story. First and foremost, I would like to thank all those who reviewed. However, I would especially like to extend my utmost thanks and gratitude to Atellar, who has actually taken the time to decide to help me bring my stories up to a new level. Atellar has reported me of several mistakes, which I am planning to correct, and this also may involve a noticeable change in chapters 1 and 2, most noticeably the time of day. This fine author has also informed me of a mistake in the title of my other story, giving me the reason why most of you haven't been able to find my story. I also, as mentioned before, plan to correct this as soon as possible. Atellar is one of the best members of this site out there, and all of you should feel blessed if he decides to help you.
Lastly, I am going to inform you exactly why I haven't updated in so long. There are a number of factors in this, which include a couple bad grades, overprotective parents, too much homework, a writer's block, and a lack of time, but the real main reason is…: I forgot. Please don't kill me! I have legitimate excuses, so you can't really complain that much. Also, kudos to Amvonz for reminding me of this story's existence with a review. Yay!
Well, enough chit-chat. TO THE CHAPTER!
Awaken From a Dream
After Hojo's oh-so-wonderful takedown, Inuyasha and Kagome finally got back to the matter at hand. They needed to get some clothes, so they visited several clothing stores. They blushed like mad the entire time, seeing as they were still holding hands, with Kagome's friends behind them, all with smirks on their faces. Amazingly, with all of this going on, nothing went wrong at all, and they managed to complete their quest (which is an apt term for their little trip.) What they finally picked out was something akin to this.
Inuyasha had on a pair of baggy, sandblasted jeans, which were worn in a few places. On his feet was a pair of black Vans (which were the only kind of shoe he would wear on account of they didn't manage to crush his feet.) His wore a loose blue T-shirt with the words, "I'm so excited to be here." written on it in yellow. On his head, he sported a simple but stylish baseball cap. It looked, well….Inuyasha-ish.
Kagome, on the other hand, had on an outfit that was a bit more shocking than what her usual outfit suggested of her personality. She wore white Nike's, which suited her pretty well. She wore a short red skirt which frilled out at the edges, and a white T-shirt with handprints printed on her chest and the words, "place hands here."
Inuyasha was in a bit of shock. He knew Kagome had an attitude, but this was a little more blatant show of it than he'd ever seen. He also noticed (and was displeased with) the gigantic flirt factor the clothes gave off. But he didn't complain. One reason was that the last time he complained about her clothes, she hit him in the head with a big rock, and then sat him into oblivion. The other reason was that he didn't want to mess up his chances with her. His plan had finally come together in his head, and in order for it to be carried out, everything had to go just perfectly.
'Just wait a little longer, and Kagome will finally be mine…'
Of course, that also meant making sure that nobody else got her hands on her first. He silently vowed to keep her away from anybody else who tried to interfere with his plans.
He got his chance soon enough.
"Hey baby, what's goin' on?" A young man with blond hair drawled as Kagome passed by. "You's lookin' mighty fine there in them clothes."
Kagome simply glanced at him, then kept on walking. She didn't find anything about the stupid come-ons that the idiot was spouting interesting. Said idiot, however, didn't know how to take a hint.
"Hey, little lady, why don't you ditch these dorks and come with me? I'll show you what being with a real man is like." He suggestively threw out.
Inuyasha began growling lowly. This asshole was asking for a real pounding. Kagome however, threw him a confident look and turned to confront her harasser.
"Would you kindly leave me alone? I don't have any interest in you or your lousy pick-up lines, so kindly stop bothering me." She said in an affirmative tone of voice. Points to Kagome for staying calm, especially after facing the annoyance of Ho-dense. However, her reaction didn't exactly please the stupid suitor, and he stepped up his offense, to a point that crossed the line.
"Bah." He said, his eyes growing angry. "You women are all the same, can't make the right decision unless someone does it for you. You're coming with me, whether you like it or not." And he grabbed her arm, pulling her in a different direction.
Inuyasha snapped.
There was a blur of color, and then a smack as fist met flesh. The blond teen flew back as if he had been hit by a car, and smashed into a nearby wall. Inuyasha landed beside Kagome, grabbed her, and held her to his chest possessively. His eyes had a tinge of red to them, but that quickly faded as common sense took over. However, the words that came out of his mouth were probably, as all could see, pretty demonic.
"Don't you ever touch my Kagome again, you bastard, or I will personally see to it that you suffer horribly. I will do such horrible things to you, that you will be begging for the release of death by the time I'm finished. Get out of my sight, you worthless pile of shit, before I rip your throat out!"
Inuyasha snarled at the assailant, so much so that the boy got up, miraculously not seriously injured because of that certain fate that protects idiots, and took off in a world of panic. However, the look of hatred thrown over the boy's shoulder made Inuyasha wary, and he suspected that they hadn't seen the last of the blond-haired freak. For some reason, he smelled kind of familiar…
Kagome, however, was thinking on much simpler terms. She was virtually steaming, she'd turned so red. Inuyasha was hugging her, in the middle of the mall, right in front of her friends! She was embarrassed, but she couldn't help but feel safe against the warmth of Inuyasha's finely toned chest. She also pondered on something else: Did Inuyasha just call her his? Maybe she wasn't so hopeless after all…
Inuyasha, having regained control of his ability of civilized speech, looked down at Kagome with a now worried expression on his face. "You're alright? He didn't hurt you, did he?" He asked, a bit frantically.
Kagome, still blushing like a mad person, replied, "I'm fine, Inuyasha, thank you. Who knows what that guy would have done to me if you hadn't been here."
Inuyasha relaxed, but then immediately tensed back up when he heard Kagome's friends giggling. Confused, he wondered what they were laughing at, until he finally realized the position he and Kagome were in. Meeting Kagome's eyes, they both suffered from an extreme flow of the color red to their faces and jumped back from one another, trying to make it appear that they had no idea what was going on.
Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka just smirked. They knew exactly what was going on. Glancing at each other, they reached a silent agreement.
"Well, would you look at the time! We have to be somewhere. We'll see you later, Kagome." Yuka said with a mischievous look on her face.
"Yeah, we'll see you later!" Eri and Ayumi yelled as the three of them ran off.
Inuyasha and Kagome just stood there, continuing to blush. Finally, they managed to pull themselves into a state of composure.
"(ahem) W-well, should we head home Inuyasha?" Kagome asked hesitantly.
"Y-yeah, sure." Inuyasha stuttered back. With looks of embarrassment on their faces, they proceeded back to the parking lot, where they got back into their car and started driving home. They said nothing to each other, but the internal monologues were much more nteresting.
'What am I going to do? When that creep tried to basically kidnap me, Inuyasha was so possessive and protective of me. What was he thinking of? The way he called me his…it was almost as if… he was protecting something important, like his…l-l-lo-love! But what about Kikyo? Doesn't he still love her? There's no way he could just forget about her like that, and besides, there's not enough room in his heart for me. Oh Kami, I love Inuyasha so much, more than life itself. I just don't want to get my hopes up…"
"Oh Kami, what am I going to do? I was so sure about what I wanted to do to confess to Kagome, but after the mall incident, I'm not so sure. What if I screw up? What if she rejects me? I am only a filthy hanyou…aggghh! No! Don't think like that! I have to remain focused. I just have to keep this good behavior up, and then, at just the right moment during my plans…Kagome, I promise, I will tell you soon…"
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Meanwhile, a short distance from the mall…
"Damn you, Inuyasha! That's twice in one day you've thwarted me! But this isn't over….no, not by a long shot. You severely underestimate me. You'll live just long enough to regret ever getting in my way of Kagome…" The blond-haired kid ranted and raved, having tossed aside his fashionable clothes for a set on more schoolboyish ones. He then peeled off his mask of a face to reveal….
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!" Hojo laughed hysterically and evilly.
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Well? Was it worth the wait? ….probably not, seeing you waited for months. But worry not, more chapters are on the way. I have now gotten back into writing mode, and plan to take full advantage of it. Until next time, Ta-ta!
-InuBlade360