-1Stories Of Love: Rendezvous
Disclaimer: I do not claim ownership over anything in this story except the plot.
Note: Souta is only five years younger than Kagome opposed to the seven years in the Inuyasha anime and manga and it has been five years since Kagome fell in the well, making her twenty and him fifteen.
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Six o'clock in the morning wipe the sleep from my eyes
Felt just like an ordinary day
Just around the corner, such a surprise, a beautiful angel
materialized
Time stood still face to face
I'm sure we'd met in another time and place
Souta Higurashi awoke to the not-so pleasant ringing of his alarm clock.
'Damn,' he thought, annoyed, 'I forgot to turn off my alarm for the weekend... 6 o clock?! Ugh.' Nevertheless, he got out of bed, remembering to straighten out the sheets neatly. Afterwards, he ambled out of the room, humming quietly, with a towel and his priest clothing in his hands. The washroom he and his sister shared was two rooms away, and he was to pass by Kagome's room on the way. Stopping in for a peek, he saw that she was fast asleep, curled up in her pink sheets, hair strewn everywhere.
'Obviously,' Souta thought, rolling his eyes as he shut the door silently. 'She and Kurama were out until nearly one o clock. If mom weren't so dead-set on grandchildren, she would probably have been grounded for weeks.' Going on his way yet again, he opened the bathroom door and flicked on the light. Turning on the tap, he splashed cold water on his face and brushed his teeth. That done, he proceeded to undress and shower.
'Ah,' Souta thought, 'Nice and hot.' He lingered in the shower for as long as he could before stepping out and wrapping a towel around himself. Drying himself quickly, he put on the white haori and black hakamas.
'I guess I'll eat some breakfast then maybe I'll do some archery training.' He mused to himself. Walking down the stairs and to the kitchen, he was busy deciding whether he wanted to eat ramen or miso soup. Finally deciding on the ramen, he boiled the noodles, remembering to add the flavour packet and vegetables at the last minute.
'Mmm,' he thought, slurping up the noodles. 'Inuyasha loved ramen.' he remembered idly. Inuyasha had been his idol and hero when he was 10 and still was. An older version of Inuyasha came around once in while -since he was a half demon he could not retain the flawlessly un-aged appearance like Sesshoumaru did. And while it was pleasant having him back, it was very different. This Inuyasha was slightly more refined and had seen more that he wished he hadn't. Souta had grown from his hero worship and saw Inuyasha more in an eye-to-eye manner. Finishing the noodles slowly, he took the bowl to the sink to wash it.
Once done the tedious task of soap-and-rinse was complete, Souta wiped the dishes up and went outside and into the shed
"Hmm," he pondered, as he examined the heavy, large yew bows he and Kagome kept. There were many, actually, well over twenty. Most were made by Kagome or someone who excelled in weaponry in the Makai, such as Totosai, an old friend of Kagome's.
He was reminded of an event that took place two years back when Kagome was still in the feudal era.
He strung the bow swiftly and nocked a training arrow- an arrow with a bean bag tip. Souta had made them himself, since he was such a bad shot and feared hurting someone accidentally . He let the arrow loose and it went down the flight of stairs. He heard a feminine gasp and he smacked himself in the forehead before racing down the steps to help the poor girl up.
When he helped her up, he bowed low and apologized profusely. She laughed lightly and told him that it was alright. He straightened up and she looked up at him. Souta was stunned.
Our eyes met as you passed me by
Two souls entwined in the blink of an eye
And I had to figure out what I'd be missing
So I turned to you and asked you if you wanted to
Rendezvous where to my place c'est tous & we can do anything you
wanna do
Hey, tonight is your night yeah
Where you close your eyes, take a minute, take a moment
realize
Do you see me when you fantasies
Tonight'll be your night
It seemed as if time had stopped completely for them. It became a bit harder to breath for them too. Souta became conscious that he was staring into the face of an angel.
She had ruby red, wide, innocent-looking eyes rimmed by dark, thick, black lashes. A small, delicate nose and soft pink lips. There was a background of creamy, pale skin, though it was suffused with a healthy glow. She was the first to break out of their reverie and she shook her head a little as if to clear it, and she told him once again that she was alright before walking off slowly. Souta turned and walked back up the shrine steps in a daze. Thank god for his poor archery skills, else he never would have met that beautiful goddess. He continued training, though his arrows never strayed off of the property again until he heard the sounds of his mother calling him after checking his room. He came back into the house and showered again before plopping down onto his bed mesmerized.
I'm just sitting here daydreaming about you and all the things
you do
Girl feels so right
And all I know is your the one for me, that special kinda'
lady
In my life, in my life
"Hey Squirt," Kagome said, popping into his room. Normally, when she came back from the feudal era, he always was the first to greet her and ask her how it was going back there. He especially demanded all details about battles. She frowned at the lack of response. She came over and sat down on his bed, waving her hands in front of his face. No response. Creepy.
"SOUTA!" she yelled in his ear, and was rewarded with him jumping in surprise. But he did not yell back. Instead, in a dreamy voice, he spoke.
"Nee-chan," his voice was soft. "I saw an angel today." Kagome would have cracked up if the she hadn't thought the exact same thing the day she saw Kurama. She smiled. Souta was love struck.
"What did she look like?" Kagome asked, partially curious, partially humouring him. She wanted to know who had caught her brother's fancy.
"She was gorgeous," Souta said awe-struck. "She had the face of a goddess, with eyes of the clearest garnet and aqua coloured hair. A creamy white kimono. Pretty short but wow!--"
"OKAY!" Kagome said quickly. "I don't need to hear the rest! But," she frowned thoughtfully, "Red eyes and Aqua hair? Where do I know someone like that?" She strolled out of the room to leave Souta to his daydreaming. Which he continued. With a fervor. How could he... manage to find her again? Maybe she came by the shrine daily?
'Well,' Souta decided. 'I'll just wake up everyday at the same time and come out at the same time to see if I can find her!'
That was how he had met her.
Unfortunately for him, the beauty did not pass that way again. But he got his lucky break when Kagome had become annoyed with his poor archery skills and took him to be trained by Master Genkai, a powerful psychic and also Yusuke's teacher.
He had never expected to have seen her there.
"You wield the sword extremely well, boy." Genkai approved. "But you lack the ability to focus your energy into these arrows and to aim where you are hitting! I am most surprised. Your strokes with a katana are very skillful and precise. I expected to see that when you shoot!" Kagome was snickering a bit, trying not to let Genkai see. Unfortunately, she saw and began to chastise her too, much to her chagrin. "And you can't laugh, Kagome! I remember I had to get Hiei to teach you how to even hold the sword, let alone use it properly!" Souta took the opportunity to stick his tongue out at Kagome in retribution.
"Genkai-sama, I'm back and I brought that tea," a voice came from up the stairs. It was a quiet, gentle voice, much like a bell. Genkai looked at Souta as if to say, 'Continue!' and hurried to help the person up the stairs. Souta nocked another arrow and shot it. Luckily for him, it finally hit the target.
"Genkai-sama!" he told her calmly, yet with an undercurrent of excitement, "I hit it and--" but whatever he said died in his throat. The red eyed goddess was coming up the stairs towing heavy bags of tea leaves. Just like the day he first saw her. He dropped the bow with a clatter, which drew her attention to him. She froze, the bags of leaves also dropping, but Genkai saved them on time.
"YU-" Kagome was going to shout out her name and embrace her but Genkai waved frantically with her hands and pointed at Souta. Kagome turned and saw the awe-struck look on his face, and turned back to see the same expression mirrored on Yukina's face. She mouthed an 'O' of realization and she and Genkai brought the bags as quietly as they could into the house, leaving them alone.
Souta swallowed, his throat felt abnormally dry. "Uhh," he started out intelligently, "Hi."
"Hi," she mumbled back, her voice higher than it should have been.
"Souta," he said, bringing out his hand. "Souta Higurashi."
"I'm Yukina," she replied, cracking a smile and reaching to shake his hand.
Neither could deny that they hadn't felt something the moment their hands intertwined.
Of course it took Hiei some getting used to, but Souta and Yukina had a relationship over that two year span. A slow relationship, but a relationship nonetheless. He often frequented Genkai's shrine and he and Yukina sat and hung out, or he took her to eat (ice cream often- a favourite of hers apparently) or watch a movie. They enjoyed each others company but never went further from a light kiss or a hug. It was a comfortable relationship.
Well here I am writing you a love song
Holding back those years, it's been so long
And I can't deny the way that I'm feeling
It's true, so girl that's why I'm asking you, can we...
Rendezvous where to my place c'est tous & we can do anything you
wanna do
Hey, tonight is your night yeah
Where you close your eyes, take a minute, take a moment
realize
Do you see me when you fantasize
Tonight'll be your night
Yukina seemed to occupy his mind the most today, he thought. If he were the emotional, sensitive, extra sweet kind of guy he probably could have made up a song to Yukina. But he wasn't (thank god) and he focused more on tonight.
Tonight was the Summer Festival at the Shrine. He had invited Yukina along as his date and anticipated tonight as a night where he could spend the night winning/buying prizes and trinkets for Yukina, hear her lovely, breathy voice and see her in an elaborate kimono. She refused to show it to him ahead of time, which made Souta want to see her in it all the more.
He would be wearing a guy's summer yukata too. True to his once hero-worship, he would be wearing a deep blue haori and hakama much like the one Inuyasha wore when he traveled around Feudal Japan, with the obvious difference of Inuyasha's outfit being red. It was of a lightweight, comfortable cloth, and there were small patterns on the hems of the sleeves.
And he was also going to introduce Yukina to his mom and grandfather. He had already gotten Kagome's approval- well actually, Kagome approved of Yukina more than Souta for a sibling, which she often told him teasingly. He knew there wouldn't be any argument really. It was perfect. All he needed to do now was to get his bum upstairs and get ready for the festival!
Darling tell me, what's on your mind? what are you thinking
Hey what you thinking?
Hey what you thinking?
Darling tell me what's on you mind?
What's on your mind yeah?
Darling what are you thinking
Now darling what are you thinking...
"What're you thinking about Souta?" Yukina asked him lightly as they wandered the brightly lit shrine grounds. Yukina turned to look at him squarely, one hand holding the stuffed blue cat he had won her and her other hand entwined in his large, warm ones.
"Just how beautiful you look tonight," Souta told her softly, his deep blue eyes staring into her claret ones. And he meant what he said too. She was the most beautiful creature he had ever laid eyes on. Her hair was as silky and bouncy as always, but tonight she had let it loose. It hung around her face, its vibrant bluish-green colour making her skin glow like moonlight and illuminating her bright eyes. She wore a dark red kimono decorated with golden lilies and obi that contrasted beautifully with her skin and hair.
"You're quite the attractive one tonight too, Souta," she admitted, drinking in his slender, muscled form, so stark and pale against the royal blue of his yukata. His midnight black hair was tousled a bit but it made him look sexy, Yukina decided.
"Actually, that's not all I was thinking either..." Souta told her after a moment's pause. He seemed almost nervous and Yukina leaned in a bit to hear him better. "I was thinking... Yukina? Would you do me the honour in allowing me to formally court you?" Yukina inhaled sharply. She watched as his eyes lowered and he began to mumble incoherently. She took his chin firmly in her hand and raised his face up to look into his beautiful, beautiful eyes.
"Nothing would please me more," she told him fiercely, "than to allow myself to be courted by you." She answered traditionally, before pulling him in for the most passionate kiss their entire relationship. She dropped her hand from his chin and his arms came to encircle her as he pulled her closer. She cupped his cheek with one hand as her other moved towards the back of his neck.
In the sky, fireworks cracked and showered golden lights everywhere.
And a little black shadow left his tree.
His sister had chosen well.
Rendezvous where to my place say 2 & we can do anything you
wanna do
Hey, tonight is your night yeah
Where you close your eyes, take a minute, take a moment
realize
Do you see me when you fantasize
Tonight'll be your night
I'm just sitting here daydreaming about you and all the things you do
Girl feels so right
And all I know is your the one for me, that special kinda lady
In my life, in my life yeah
