Author's note: This is a really long chapter, I didn't realize when I wrote it out how long it would be. When I tried to see where I could break it down into 2 chapters I felt like there wasn't a place to do so. I hope no one minds the length of this chapter!
~Inuyasha~
A week had gone by fairly quickly on his suspension, it surprised Inuyasha but talking to Kagome was making things better. He actually looked forward to getting up in the morning, and wanting to go back to work-all to impress this girl. Kagome wanted a break from studying so he agreed to take her out on Saturday. He hoped she thought it was what he thought it was, a date. Inuyasha was cleaning the kitchen when he heard a knock on his door. Running his hand through his short black hair to get it out of his eyes, he opened the apartment door to find Miroku standing there with a big grin on his face. "Did you place an order for delivery?"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and let Miroku into the apartment. Sitting down at the table, they dug into the burgers and fries, it was quiet for a bit until Miroku cleared his throat and ate a fry.
"So, how's suspension going? I thought for sure you would be acting mad like a caged dog in here but I can see you're doing fine. What's changed?" Miroku asked as he picked up his drink to take a sip of.
"Nothing much, I've just been keeping myself busy. No sense in pitying myself, I fucked up and gotta pay the price." Inuyasha cooly replied, Miroku lifted an eyebrow and snorted.
"I'm sorry, did I hear this right?" Miroku laughed, it almost sounded hysterical. "You, Inuyasha, said you FUCKED UP? Did they put something into this food? WHO ARE YOU?"
Inuyasha leaned over the table and lightly punched Miroku's arm. "Shut up, would you? I can grow up and learn from my mistakes!" Only this set Miroku off even more, while he was laughing, he pulled his phone out of his pocket and handed it to Inuyasha.
"What do I need your phone for?" Inuyasha asked as Miroku tried to wipe the tears from his eyes.
"You need to call Sango and tell her I died, because never in my lifetime I imagined hearing Inuyasha say he is growing up!" Miroku fell onto the floor, rolling around crying and laughing. Inuyasha punched him on the arm again laughing with him, it took awhile for them to calm down but they were still wiping tears from their eyes when the laughing was done.
"Honestly, what are you doing to keep busy? Sango was getting worried since we haven't heard from you in a while." Miroku asked as he packed the garbage together in the take out bag.
Inuyasha scratched his head and changed his sitting position to a more comfortable one. "Well, to be honest, I'm jogging in the mornings, cooking my own meals, cleaning and sticking to a strict routine." He replied, he looked at Miroku who was giving him his full undivided attention.
"And, I met a girl. I went out to get some food at the convenience store, I carried her bags home, and we've been talking since then. We're meeting up on Saturday to have a chance to catch up so she can take a break from studying."
"Studying? She's a university student?"
Inuyasha shook his head in reply. "A high school student."
Miroku's eyes widened, he opened his mouth ready to retort when Inuyasha cut him off.
"She's in her last year of high school, so she's only 2 years younger than we are. We're only meeting up on Saturday, nothing else will happen." Inuyasha quickly said and waited for Miroku's reaction. His face went still but it was better than it being angry. Somberly Miroku spoke.
"Are you sure you're ready to go back out there? I know Kikyo-"
"STOP!"
Miroku jumped in shock, he didn't expect Inuyasha to shout.
"Just stop," Inuyasha whispered, his face looking down at the table, he didn't want to look Miroku in the face. He didn't mean to lash out but it's hard to control his anger, this rage towards that woman, the one who hurt him.
"I finally got over her, and now I have a chance at a new love, please don't bring her up again."
"Okay, I got it. I'm sorry my friend, I didn't mean to reopen old wounds." Miroku apologized and Inuyasha nodded his head to accept it. It was a complete misunderstanding, it wasn't Mirokus fault. He just didn't want to talk about that bitch anytime soon.
Inuyasha looked up at Miroku and saw him mulling over his thoughts, he patiently waited as Miroku gathered his thoughts. "Well, if you are ready as you say you are, I won't trouble you. Last I knew you still weren't over Ki-" Miroku realized his mistake and caught himself before he could finish saying the name. "Over she who will not be named, so I am a little surprised that you wanted to give dating another try. But if you are happy then I am too."
Inuyasha smiled at Miroku and nodded in thanks. Miroku's visit went by without a hitch, the two talked about how work was going for Miroku, how Sango was doing. After visiting for a few hours Miroku left and Inuyasha was left alone with his thoughts. Kikyo...he hadn't thought of her in a while, it was right around the time of the incident at work he was done with her. His phone vibrated in his pocket, he smiled looking at the notification, he replied back to Kagome and slid the phone back in his pocket. He couldn't wait to see this girl again.
They agreed to meet at the train station closest to both of their places around 10am. Inuyasha was already there, it was 9:55am, he couldn't stand to be late for things and always had to arrive a little early. He was dressed in a t-shirt, jeans, a zip up sweater, and sneakers. He wasn't really worried what he looked like, but now as he was waiting for Kagome, he kinda wished he would have thought about his outfit a little more. Other guys were waiting for their dates and looked way better than he did. Some were wearing leather jackets and t-shirts that made them look bad ass. 'Fuck, I wish i had time to go change…' Inuyasha thought as he grabbed his white shirt.
"Inuyasha!" He dropped his shirt and looked up to see Kagome running towards him. His jaw dropped when he saw her. Her hair was down which flowed with the breeze, she was wearing a white sun hat, white wedge sneakers, ripped jeans, and a brown colored long sleeved shirt. She looked amazing to him, he mentally shook himself as she approached him giving him the biggest smile.
"You weren't waiting long were you?" She asked as she adjusted the bag she carried over her shoulder.
"Nah, I wasn't waiting long. You ready to go?" He replied as he offered to lead the way down the steps to the train station. She was happy that he didn't wait long and accepted his offer to walk beside him down the steps to the station. He couldn't stop taking glances over at her, every time he did a little more of his breath was whisked away. The more he thought about her, the more he agreed, she could have been hours late, and he still would have waited for her. And when she did show up, he would have been just as ecstatic as he is now.
They used their passes to get their tickets, boarded the train when it arrived, and headed off to their destination. It was a 20 minute train ride, when they got off the train, they left the station, walked to the amusement park, Inuyasha bought their tickets to get in, Kagome grabbed a park map and the two headed off for their adventure.
"What should we do first?"Kagome had the map opened in front of her, her eyes bouncing all over the map. Inuyasha smirked, grabbing the map out of her hands, crumpled it, and tossed it into a trash can.
"Keh, we don't need maps, let's just go explore what's around here." He looked down at Kagome's shocked expression, she looked up at him after prying her eyes away from the trash can. She laughed and agreed to explore instead.
"Do you like roller coasters?" She walked backwards as she asked this, giving him the biggest smile ever. Inuyasha felt his heart skip a beat, before he could respond she was grabbing his hand leading him to the lineup. Inuyasha asked her how her studying was going for her entrance exams, he then asked about her family trying to get to know her more. He wasn't good at small talk but thankfully Kagome managed to keep the conversation going all on her own.
After 10 minutes went by they were able to get onto the roller coaster, the attendant locked in their harnesses, and Inuyasha suddenly regretted getting on. He looked at Kagome, her expression wild with excitement, she looked at him and said, "Ready?"
The coaster started to move before he could reply, it went up the tall track, stopping at the top for a few moments only to speed down the track. Kagome screamed, her hands high above her head, Inuyasha couldn't do anything other than hold on for dear life. He didn't scream, he didn't make a sound, he was too scared to embarrass himself in front of Kagome to do anything. But as the coaster went around a loop de loop he could feel himself starting to get nauseous.
'Please don't vomit, please don't vomit. Don't be that loser that vomits on the first date…' Inuyasha thought as he willed his stomach to stop turning. The coaster slowed down as it came back to the entry of the ride. The harnesses automatically lifted up, him and Kagome got off the ride. Kagome attempted to fix her wind messed hair, laughing Inuyasha asked to help her which she graciously accepted. He ran his hands through her hair, trying to separate the knots as gently as possible. When he got one out, he looked at Kagome's face, realizing for the first time how close he was to her, they held eye contact for a brief moment before Kagome's face flushed, and she looked away. Man, her hair was so soft...
They did a few more rides before deciding it was time to take a break and have lunch. Kagome found a cute cafe. They got a table and looked over the menu.
"So, what are you having? Did you want to split something?" She asked, her eyes still skimming over the menu.
"Yeah we could do that. Do you like sweets?" He asked as he put down the menu, her eyes gleamed as she nodded.
"What about this cake? It looks so cute in the picture!" She pointed on the menu showing the piece of cake, it was a simple piece of cake, but the icing sugar was sprinkled on in the shape of the mascot of the theme park, a cat with rosy cheeks, the plate was garnished with strawberries and whipped cream.
He gave her a smile, "Sure, let's do that one."
They placed their order when the waiter came up, shortly after the cake and tea came out. Kagome made Inuyasha wait before he could take a bite, she needed to take a photo of the cake. They both took a bite of the cake and both of their eyes widened.
"It's so good!" They both exclaimed at the same time, realizing they spoke together, they laughed.
"It's pretty good for over-priced cake." Inuyasha said as he took one of the strawberries, dipping it in the whip cream and eating it.
"I don't think it's THAT expensive, I'm pretty sure most theme parks are around this price."Looking up she stared into Inuyasha's face. She gave him another little smile as she pointed to her face, "You have a little something here."
Inuyasha wiped his face and looked at Kagome. She chuckled as she shook her head, "No, here!" She tapped the spot on her face, he copied her wiping the spot but she laughed.
"Oh, come here." She leaned over the table, her finger wiping the cream off of the corner of his mouth, her skin soft and smooth. Even though it was only there for a split second, it left Inuyasha craving more, he watched her sit back down, wiping her finger onto the napkin. Realizing he was looking at her she stopped smiling and moved uncomfortably in her chair.
"I'm sorry, was that too close?" Kagome nervously asked, he snapped out of his thoughts shaking his head.
"Nah, you're fine. I guess your touch was too much for me to handle." He joked, he was terrible with jokes. It wasn't his thing, but she laughed anyways. Kami, the sound of her laughing filled him with pride, HE was making her laugh that way, he hoped he would be the only one to make her laugh that way forever.
"Ready to get going?" Kagome nodded and Inuyasha paid the bill. They walked over to a couple of the gift shops, Kagome tried on a couple pairs of cat ears, also forcing Inuyasha to wear them. It took a couple bouts of shoving the ears back and forth before he agreed to wear them. Kagome even had the chance to take a picture of him before he practically threw them off of his head.
They went on a few more rides, riding a couple of roller coasters, and spinning teacups. They entered a maze and attempted to find the exit. Inuyasha took the lead, wanting to impress Kagome by finding the exit, he made her follow his turns even though she would insist on going a different direction, he ensured her he knew the way, storming head first into a dead end. They would retrace their steps to go the other way only to run into another dead end. It took them close to an hour to get out of the maze, and he was tired. That was the most exhausting thing he has ever done, this even beats the police training he had to do. Kagome pulled her phone out of her purse and checked the time, she looked up frantically searching around for something.
"Is something the matter?" He asked, hoping she wasn't searching for the exit of the park. Her face turned red and she looked away, muttering something under her breath.
"What? I didn't hear you." He stepped in front of her, she gasped as he leaned in towards her face.
"The ferris wheel," she whispered as she tried her best to look him in the eye. Her bright blue eyes made his heart pound in his chest. But he didn't get what the ferris wheel had to do with anything.
"What about the ferris wheel?" He crossed his arms in front of him as he cocked his head to the side.
"Ugh," she groaned as she played with her fingers in front of her. "I heard a rumour about the ferris wheel here, this is so embarrassing.." She sighed as she put her hands to her side. "The rumour is, that if you go to the top of the ferris wheel at 7pm and kiss the person you are on a date with, the love will last a lifetime. I-I-I wanted to go there with YOU!" The colour in her had begun to fade but came back with a fierceness, making her eyes pop out against the red of her cheeks.
Inuyasha began to blush too, he looked away as he tried to gather his thoughts, this girl, standing right before him, wanted to kiss him, he couldn't believe it. His heart began to pound in his chest, he had one chance to get this right. He grabbed her hand, and started to run pulling her along after him. She grabbed onto her hat so as to not lose it, bewildered she asked him, "Inuyasha, wait! Where are you going?"
He looked over his shoulder, flashing her a grin, "It's 6:45 right? We have to hurry to get to the ferris wheel, if we want to be at the top for 7!"
'Kami,' he thought as he navigated his way through the crowd towards the ferris wheel. 'I never act this cheesy, how does this girl have this power over me?'
The ferris wheel popped into view, getting bigger and bigger as they got closer to it. Inuyasha began to pick up speed as soon as he saw the wheel, he heard Kagome giggling behind him as she did her best to keep up, surprisingly she didn't trip as she was running in wedges. They made it to the line, somehow the line wasn't that long for a saturday, which seemed odd, but it worked out in their favor.
The attendant opened the door to one of the pods when they were first in line, Kagome went in first, then Inuyasha, he sat across from her, the attendant was about to close the pod when another couple came running up. "Please let us on, we have to be at the top at 7!"
The attendant opened the door again when Inuyasha popped his head out. "There's no chance in HELL, I'll let you guys on." The couple stopped in their tracks, gasping as they looked to the attendant for help.
"Look sir, they want to be on the ferris too for 7. Can't you let them on, you're holding up the other couples waiting to be at the top." The attendant replied in montone, he obviously was not in the mood to fight with any of the customers tonight, but Inuyasha doesn't give a damn about him. He needs this ride to be just him and Kagome.
"Inuyasha," He looked over to see Kagome standing up now, concerned."Let them on, it's ok if we share the ride with them." She softly smiled but he could hear the disappointment in her voice.
He whipped out his wallet and slapped the bill against the attendants chest, looking him dead in the eyes, "Here's a tip for your service. There will be more if we can ride along and spend a few minutes at the top." The attendant grabbed the bill and looked at it, giving Inuyasha a wicked smile.
"Of course," the attendant slid the bill into his jeans pocket. "Anything for the young man and his girlfriend." He closed the pod's door and Inuyasha sat down, feeling pretty smug about the situation.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome lectured, she looked angry but he sensed deep down, she was happy he did that. Why would anyone want to share their first kiss with a stranger?
"I can't believe you did that! They could have gotten on the ride with us! It wasn't that big of a deal!" The ferris wheel began to move, slowly lifting them up into the night sky, the sides of the pod had clear glass, allowing them to see the city view without any interruptions of their view.
"Keh," he muttered, he looked out the window, watching the ground go farther and farther away. "They could have rode with us, but I figured it'd be better for us to go alone. Isn't that what you wanted?" He asked, turning his face to look at her, his amber eyes appeared more illuminated from the lights of the city sky.
They stopped at the top, the pod swaying back and forth, Inuyasha watched Kagome as she tried to take a picture of the city on her cell phone. She took a few, not really satisfied with the pictures and tried to take a couple more. He quickly moved over to her side, sitting beside her, she turned to look at him giving him a smile.
"It's pretty, isn't it?" She asked looking at the pictures she took. "See?" She raised her phone so he could look at the picture but gave a little gasp as he gently pushed the phone down, his big hand wrapping around her small warm hand. He leaned in, his amber eyes drinking up the look on her face, his face felt flush as his face was right in front of her. Her big blue eyes looked like the eyes of a deer caught in headlights, but she closed her eyes, her long lashes perfectly framed her closed eyes, she parted her lips slightly, anticipating the kiss.
Inuyasha closed the distance, gently pressing his lips against hers, her lips tasted sweet against his, butterflies erupted in his stomach sending it into a frenzy. He felt like his chest was going to explode with all of the butterflies pounding in his torso, he couldn't contain his happiness. He pulled back, not wanting to scare her, he really didn't want to mess this up. He opened his eyes to see her staring back at him in awe, her eyes wide with excitement.
They awkwardly laughed together, both unsure of what to do next. Kagome moved closer to him, he caught a whiff of her perfume this time, a sweet vanilla smell. He leaned in again as she closed the distance between their lips, the kiss was more heated this time. Both began to move their lips against the other, Kagome gently laid her hand on his chest, he needed more of her. His hand went to the back of her neck, cradling the back of her head, he pulled her in closer. They didn't stop to get air, the kiss becoming more and more heated. Kagome pulled away first, gasping for air, the pod began to move once again. Inuyasha brought her in to lean against his chest, she didn't say anything, she cuddled in, her hand still on his chest.
Neither spoke, but the silence wasn't uncomfortable, it was calming. Nothing could he heard other than the panting of their breaths as they tried to slow it down, with their hearts pounding in each of their chests.
