A/N I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters therein. I hope everyone is enjoying the insanity I have created.
"Nah, I actually didn't peg you for a cat lady, I thought a snake or reptile would suit you much better." She sits up straight in her chair and stares straight at him with her unseeing eyes.
It feels like her eyes are going to bug out of her head. She's opened them so wide she felt the scars pull tight and it caused tears to well in the corners from the sting. Her heart was pounding so hard in her chest, she worried it might beat its way out of her chest. She glanced up and saw his ears trained forward and she knew he could hear it almost as loudly as she could. Her heart was breaking. He knew everything, and she had to leave her home and life behind. She had hoped that even if he could see through her disguise he wouldn't draw attention to it since he was in disguise too. But maybe he saw Tokyo as his territory and no other beings are allowed to live here. Her voice comes out shaky and the terror in it makes her more ashamed than she has felt in several centuries.
"Ssnake? Wh-wh-why would you think that?"
Sango's giggling startles her more than she would have guessed, "Kagome, I didn't know you were afraid of snakes! Wow, have you ever been bitten or is this a completely irrational phobia?"
She glanced towards her friend not sure how to recover from this then her words hit home. This could be the perfect explanation, "Oh it's an unfounded fear, they just kinda scare me a bit. But I love fuzzy creatures more than scaled ones." She looked back and was hoping so much that he bought her terror as a phobia. But he looked unconvinced. Her mind is a million miles away on how to convince him not to tell anyone her secret, then she realized if he had blackmail on her she had the same dirt on him. They could work together and not screw this up for anyone.
She tried to take a deep breath and calm her pounding heart. She'd never tried to blackmail anyone. Her goal had always been to be inconspicuous. Hell, she changed her name to a Japanese one to hide in this country. But if he truly wanted this war she would fight it. She closed her eyes and wills the tears back, trying to be subtle with her slight sniffle. She hadn't asked for this fate anymore than he had, and she did everything she could so that she wouldn't hurt anyone else. Even blinding herself, so that the curse could end with her. She never allowed herself to have real friends until now, and she didn't want to lose everything again.
She had given up so much in this world just to not be noticed. She barely had any friends, and she had never really had family. Her mother was the only one who ever loved her and she had been killed when she was young. What the myths never said was the reason she was so mean and angry to everyone who came to her island was that there was a ship that had landed there before and the sailors saw her and her mother as monsters and attacked them. She was hurt badly as a young child, and after that her mother attacked anyone who set foot on her island. She had left the mainland to avoid being ridiculed and attacked and instead they sought her out to do it. So after that her mother no longer cared about their being allowed to live, any who landed on her island had come there to die. That was why Medusa was so feared. Because she was a mother protecting her baby only no one knew it.
She took a deep breath and released it slowly through her nose. She was a nephalem, if he wanted a war she would be sure to win the fight, or to die in the battle. She could easily take over this entire little island without breaking a sweat thanks to her father's powers she had inherited, but she still didn't want any of that. She just wanted to pretend a little longer to live a normal life. It seems he had unfortunately brought the war to her. She wasn't going to roll over as easily as she had, her mother fought hard so that she could live and she wasn't going to let that gift go to waste. She realized Yash was staring at her hard, as if waiting to see what she was going to say, she faltered only for a second more then the lies rolled off her tongue easily again, "Sorry, I guess the phobia had my heart pounding a little harder than I realized. But I calmed down now. So since you brought up pets, you strike me as a dog person. Am I right?"
At the word dog his ears moved forward and she could have sworn they almost twitched, whether it was a test or something else she wasn't sure, but she kept her face open and smiling and didn't make any movements when they swivelled slightly. She was going to win this war.
His ears are trained forward on her, and her heart is pounding fast and hard. If he trusted her at all he would think she was suffering a panic attack, but no. There was something going on, and she was lying about something. He just had to figure out what. He watched her take a shaky breath and let it out slowly, and when her eyes opened she looked straight at him. He is almost shocked at how beautiful her blue eyes were, he could almost get lost in them. 'Stupid! You can't trust her, stop thinking like that!' When she began speaking it snapped him back to the moment.
"Sorry, I guess the phobia had my heart pounding a little harder than I realized. But I calmed down now. So since you brought up pets, you strike me as a dog person. Am I right?"
If he had been taking a drink he might have almost choked, and his ears darted forward once more. His eyes were fixed on her face to see if she let any emotion show. He had to see if she was toying with him. After a few seconds he answers guardedly, "Nah, I don't have any pets right now. I do prefer dogs to cats though."
She nodded in response, and the band started a new song. It must have been one of Sango's favorites because she let out a slight squeal and stood up, "Kags, it's our song!"
They stood up to go and dance and Miroku couldn't stop watching Sango's ass swaying to the music. That man had been an ass man since before he hit puberty.
"How long have Sango and Kagome known each other?" Inuyasha needed information. It was the only way he was going to figure this all out. Miroku shrugged, not even trying to remove his eyes from his date's voluptuous bottom. "I think she started working at the school a year ago, Sango has been there for a few years. They met in an assembly or something like that. Why not ask her, it seems like a good conversation starter."
Inuyasha thought back to her lies, it didn't seem like the best idea when he didn't think she was telling the truth very often. At least her scent told him when she was lying though. He was his very own lie detector. Yeah maybe he should. As he watched her dancing he recognized a move that had existed back almost 350 years ago. It was barely known today. He hadn't seen a person use it for a couple centuries at least. She had a very big secret and he needed to figure it out.
She decided that with this incoming war she may still lose her best friend, so she was going to enjoy the time with her and they danced and laughed the entire song. She put the Adonis out of her thoughts and focused on Sango's smile and laughter. She found herself smiling and laughing along with her. She let herself be happy and hoped with all her heart it wouldn't be the last time. When the song ended she and Sango went back to the table and once again, Yash and Miroku were pulling their seats out for them.
She couldn't figure him out, if he could see through her disguise and was so disgusted by her, why was he still being polite? Was he just trying to keep it under wraps from his friend because then he would have to explain how he could see it? But he didn't seem disgusted by her. Her mind was running a mile a minute trying to think what it all meant when the band announced a break before the last few songs. The sound had dropped quite a bit and it was much easier to have a conversation, and she saw his ears flick almost in relief at that. She wanted to smile, it was so cute but she couldn't. That was a chance she didn't want to take.
His voice was as smooth as syrup and it rolled over her in such a pleasant way she almost missed what he was saying. "You definitely have some amazing dance moves. You must have been in a lot of dance classes since you were a little girl."
Still trying to get her to divulge her secrets, maybe she is wrong about him. Can she trust that though? "Only in my adult life actually. But I have had a lot of training. Better? Now you know the secret. I wanted to dance. It's a beautiful expression of happiness and love. Every culture has its own forms and I wanted to experience all the different ways to show love that I could."
Why was she telling him this? Sango had asked and she never even told her this much. She was taking such a risk. Some of those classes haven't been offered in decades. She had just told him enough that he could have the upper hand, but she found herself not wanting to lie to him. Her mouth seemed to decide if she could, she was going to be honest even without her mind's permission.
The band started playing and Miroku asked Sango for another turn and they left the other two at the table.
His voice surprised her, she was lost in the sound of the music for a moment. "It seems weird for a person who doesn't believe in love at all to want to experience the ways to express it. Seems almost foolish if what you previously said was true. So I guess you're lying to me or to yourself. I just wonder which one it is, and why you can't be honest with anyone."
Her head snapped up and pain and anger flared through her. She stood up, "excuse me I need to use the restroom." She stepped away before he could even stand up to follow and she watched him sitting dumbfounded at the table. She made it a point to walk to the wall and follow it to the hallway she knew led towards the lobby and restrooms. She snagged her server once out of his view and asked if she could pay for hers and the other lady's meals. She paid in cash and left a sizable tip, the young man tried to decline the tip, but she responded with "This is to buy your silence. Don't tell them I left right away, okay? Let me get on the subway and I'll let them know. Thanks for everything though." Then she grabbed her coat off the rack by the door and walked quickly to the subway clicking her small white and red cane on the walk as a show.
Once she got on her train car and sat in one of the seats she texted Sango that she was fine but had to go. Short and sweet. Sango had apparently returned to the table then gone to the restroom to find her. After checking both the women's and men's rooms she kinda figured.
Kagome- "Sorry I worried you. We'll talk tomorrow."
She put her headphones in and pushed play before putting her phone in her pocket. She liked the ease of things in this current age. Listen to music everywhere, want a cup of tea or espresso stop anywhere. She rode the subway to her stop, constantly on the alert for anyone who might try to hurt her.
Yash watched her rush off to the restroom and by the time the song ended he realized she'd bolted. She had finally been honest about something and his dumbass was mad that she had her own fucking secrets. What the hell was with him? Something about her made him want to know the truth. He snagged the server to pay for his date's meal and was told that she had paid for hers and Sango's. Now Miroku glared at him. He knew how Miroku felt about paying for his date's meal, and he was gonna hear about this. A lot.
Instead of dealing with Miroku's ire he turned to Sango, "Hey. I'm not sure what I did or said, but I am sorry I messed up your girl's night. That definitely hadn't been my plan. Tell her that when you see her too." He stood up when the server brought him his check and he paid for his meal then slipped the server 2500 yen for Miroku's meal too. He figured this would at least win him some points back. Then he bid the couple a good evening and headed out. Her scent was still fresh and easily discernible even in the busy city. Something about her had him following her scent. He followed it to the subway and stood near the door of the car to be able to see which stop she got off at.
He knew he was being a creeper, but he couldn't help it. He at least had to make sure she had gotten home safely. I mean if he wouldn't have been such an asshole he would've walked her home anyway, right? He arrived at a beautiful apartment building that had 4 levels, and her soft scent entered the front door. He circled the building carefully looking for lights on upstairs. Once behind the building he scaled it easily and perched up on the edge. He listened intently and could hear her soft voice singing and humming lightly. She was definitely close, he moved to another side and saw light spilling onto a small balcony, her shadow dancing around and he couldn't help but smile.
Then he saw something else, he couldn't figure it out, but it was moving around with her. It's shadow didn't seem as solid, it reminded him of kitsune fire. But he knew all the kitsunes in the area since he and his brother helped them acquire papers for everything. How would she know them? Unless his earlier suspicion had been right. Was she a hanyou? Had she been hidden in Greece for the last few centuries? His heart stuttered. Another hanyou. Someone who would understand not fitting in anywhere. Someone who would know the hardships of losing one parent since their life wasn't as long as your demon parent's. Someone who would be like him. He jumped down silently and landed on her balcony in the corner and away from the light to remain out of sight.
What he saw was not what he had expected. She was beautiful. Her perfect curves were wrapped in a soft white towel that left very little to the imagination. Her hair was no longer long onyx waves but beautifully colored serpents that she was lovingly singing to. She had a small bucket of water and she was making the water rise out of the bucket and gently cleaning the serpents on her head with more care than he ever would have imagined. Then he saw her head turn and her eyes were scarred horribly. His heart dropped, someone had sought to destroy her ability to see forever and they had succeeded. The scars stretched still so angry and red. He knew she wasn't a hanyou anymore, but his knowledge of creatures was limited. What could she possibly be? He felt like he had intruded on her, now that he had discovered something precious. He leapt back up to the roof easily and silently. Then made his way home.