A/N: Sorry had to visit family, but on wards!
Chapter 13: do you even know me?
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha
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"So is the town really called Rose Burden?" Kagome asked as she looked up at him. The waitress, an older lady with bright red hair came up with their plates setting a bowl of oatmeal in front of her. She looked down at it before smiling politely up at her. "Thank you." she said and she just nodded as she set three plates in front of Inuyasha. Kagome stared at them. "You must be really hungry." She assumed with a smile.
"Yeah...I'm starving, so if I ignore you at some point don't take it personally." He said as he began unwrapping his fork and knife. She just stared slightly before grabbing her own spoon. "And yeah It's called Rose Burden, stupid name." He said while cutting through his eggs.
She nodded agreeing while stirring her oatmeal around. She wanted so much to just look up at him. Survey his face again, but it would be so weird while he was eating so she kept her eyes level to the table. He put his knife down and grabbed the fork. She searched for more questions to ask, and when she found one she looked up again. He was eating while trying to stare at something on his phone. "So..." she said wanting to catch his attention. He looked down at her. As soon as he did her heart picked up speed while her stomach knotted, but she wasn't terrified she actually liked it. "What do you usually do during these business trips anyway?" He swallowed what he was chewing before thinking about that.
He shrugged not knowing how to sum it up. "You usually just work. It's all work all the time. You wake up extremely early in the morning go to a business meeting, sometimes you go to business lunches, and dinners for business, and then you go back to your hotel where you sleep around seven pm so you can wake up at dawn the next morning and do it again." He shrugged while looking directly at her. Something about her seemed so eager, he didn't know what it was, but he was just happy to know she wasn't horrified of him. "It really sucks." He said and she smiled making her features strikingly gorgeous.
"Well hopefully I can ease the work load." She said and he returned her smile before looking over at Rin's table. They were still staring. They'd collectively look away when he turned to face them, but now he could feel Rin's eyes on him. Kagome didn't seem to notice, she was too obsessed with gawking at him. He couldn't tell of course, he was too hungry to even process anything she did as unusual, but it was. Her eyes were basically glued to him. He turned back around noticing her looking his way, she didn't even bother to look down at her oatmeal she just stared. He picked up a napkin and wiped at his mouth. "So..." he said hoping that would shake her out of her daze, it did and he began to think it was all in his head. "Where are you from, I never asked?"
She seemed shocked he'd ask such a question. She looked back down at her food, stirring it up before shrugging. "It's this really small town...you probably never heard of it. The populations like 0." She said and he smiled in obvious amusement. Something about the answer or the way she answered made him want to know more. He came to the realization that apart from her name he didn't know much about her.
"Really...zero?" he asked and she nodded catching the sarcasm.
"Well of course not literally zero." she said, "but everyone knows everyone and all the stores are family owned and old." He nodded waiting to hear more and she took a deep breath. "You can't do anything without someone hearing about it... and we have one strip mall in the middle of what they call the town center. It's all just really uninteresting, Nothing like the city.." she looked at him for a moment before cutting herself off. "I'm probably boring you."
"No, not at all. I actually want to hear more. Any siblings?" He asked and she nodded slightly.
"Yeah...a younger brother and my..." she hesitated for a moment and he just stared waiting. She didn't know why she just halted, well she did know why, but she couldn't believe how ridiculous her rationalizing was. What was the odds of Inuyasha Takashi ever meeting her sister. She smiled inwardly realizing she actually thought if she even mentioned Kikyo she'd materialize. He'd see her and all of a sudden he'd lose complete interest in her. It was ridiculous and she just smiled while looking back into his gorgeous face. "And an older sister." She admitted and she took a brief pause waiting for him to speak.
"So your in the middle too." He stated and she smiled loving the fact he didn't ask anything more about her sister.
"Yeah...but..." she narrowed her eyes thinking. " too?...I had no idea you had another sibling." She admitted and he nodded.
"Yeah he's turning twelve this year. His name's Shippo." He nodded while grabbing his fork again. Kagome watched him eat for a moment before thinking that through. "He's a huge brat." He admitted. "Way worse then Rin." Kagome turned to face Rin who was staring directly at her. She looked away quickly making Kagome furrow her eyebrows. "It's hard to imagine right?" He said bringing her back to center. She just nodded and he smiled in that overly handsome way he usually did. "So how old are your siblings?"
"Uh...there... well, my brothers nineteen now and my sister...she's twenty five." She paused thinking that over. "Well she will be twenty five soon."
"Wow..." he said thinking that over, Kagome watched him looking over his facial expression. "How is that like?" He asked after awhile, and she didn't know what he meant. He could tell too, she had that clueless look on her face, it always amused him because he knew she was so smart. "I don't know...everything?"
She looked over her oatmeal realizing she didn't want it all of a sudden. She stirred it again before just smiling. "It's sort of like you have an oldest and she's perfect." she thought that through not wanting to reveal more then she had too. "Then you have Souta...he's the only son so he's automatically perfect and your the extra spare that can't get anything right." She looked up and Inuyasha just stared at her. She didn't know why, he had no type of expression on his face. The look made tingles run down her spine.
"Souta..." he said after awhile. "That's his name, what's your sisters?" He asked and she didn't know why she got so jealous all of a sudden.
"Kikyo..." she stated. He nodded and she let her eyes drift to his plate. He was more then half way done. When the waitress came by she exchanged her orange juice while giving Inuyasha a refill of coffee. "You can take my plate." Kagome said. The waitress turned around seeing the hardly eaten oatmeal.
"Are you sure?" She asked and she just nodded.
He looked down at it too, he didn't commit on it though. "I'm going to um..." She rose from her seat when the waitress left. Her hands automatically retreated into her sleeves as she crossed her arms. "You know, use the bathroom." She stuttered, and he just raised an eyebrow. The look made her stumble but she managed to walk away from the table and towards the back. He watched her for a moment before sensing movement towards Rin's table. As soon as he turned he could see Rin raising from her seat and quickly following Kagome towards the woman's room. Inuyasha silently rolled his eyes as he put a hand out for the check.
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Rin ran towards the woman's restroom, she quickly pushed her way through and as soon as she entered Kagome was trying to make her way to a stall. "Kagome..." she shouted startling her. She turned around in surprise furrowing her eyebrows.
She put a hand to her chest realizing who it was."You scared me..."
"What are you doing." Rin interrupted making her narrow her eyes.
"I need to pee." She said as if that was obvious. Rin nodded looking around the bathroom. It only had two stalls, one sink, and a medium size trash can to the right. It wasn't too dirty, but it wasn't too clean.
"So do I." Rin said with a grin and Kagome gave her a halfhearted smile before stepping back towards the sink and running her hands past the paper towel dispenser. Rin watched as she pulled a wad out and walked back to the stall trying to open it without touching. It was of course her OCD acting up but Rin couldn't blame her, she thought the bathroom was pretty disgusting too. Kagome finally maneuvered herself in closing the door and locking it the same way.
Rin waited a few moments before going towards the door. She picked up the trashcan off to the right and placed it in front of the door. She then walked towards Kagome's stall. "So what were you and Inuyasha talking about?" she asked and Kagome who was trying really hard to take a grip of her anxieties looked up for a moment. "Kagome..."
"Yeah..." she said grabbing toilet paper and putting an excessive amount around the toilet seat. She tried to remind herself that she did take her medication earlier, but she knew that was the only reason she was stomaching even being in the bathroom.
"Did you hear me?" Rin asked and Kagome paused remembering what Rin just asked.
"I'm trying not to breath too much." Kagome said as her excuse. She finally felt that there was enough toilet paper around the seat so she turned her back away from it.
"Okay," Rin said with a nod. "But what did you and Inuyasha talk about earlier?" Kagome sighed slowly before shrugging.
"I don't know, more work. Why?" She asked. Rin rolled her eyes knowing she was lying. There was too much laughing and smiling... too much blushes on Kagome's part to be just about work. She did want Kagome to get comfortable with Inuyasha and it was a bonus that now she had adapted this adorable crush on him, but she could feel herself losing her hold on the situation. It didn't help that Inuyasha was on his best behavior trying to seem as if he was so nice. Rin could imagine him asking her stupid personal questions about her life and Kagome swooning over them. Inuyasha was good when it came to luring people over.
"Oh that's good." Rin said with a shrug. "So you guys seem to be hitting it off." She said and Kagome nodded as she turned around flushing the toilet with a kick of her heel.
"Yeah...uh...he's not how I imagined him too be."
"How so?" Rin asked quickly.
Kagome just shrugged while grabbing toilet paper to open the door. She stepped back in surprise when she realized how closely Rin stood near her. She realized that something was slightly off with her. "Uh...I don't know, just not as mean or arrogant." She said while walking to the sink.
"Oh...that's cool..." Rin stated making Kagome nod agreeing. She didn't say anything more as she went to the soap dispenser and began drowning her hands with soap. She turned the sink's nozzles with her elbows on hot, then let the suds take over her whole forearms. She kept it in the water for over a minute and Rin just silently waited realizing that she wasn't going to stop anytime soon. "Inuyasha is really cool...right?" Rin asked loudly. Kagome nodded again. "But you know sometimes he's more awesome in the beginning then later on."
Kagome didn't know what that meant of course so she turned slightly to face Rin. She took her hands out of the water and placed them over the dispenser again drowning them in soap once more then placing them back into the sink. Rin stared but didn't say anything.
"I mean maybe he wants you to like him now, so he's acting really nice, but in honesty all Inuyasha cares about is partying, girls, and...uh...cartoons, and more girls." Kagome stared not knowing what to think about that. "And sex..." Rin stated "sex and beer..."
"Wow..." Kagome said unbelievably. She was about to place her hands back under the soap dispenser when Rin blocked it and reached over turning off the faucet.
"How long have you known me?" Rin asked and Kagome just stared at her not knowing what to say. "Listen you might know Inuyasha longer, but you've know me personally a lot longer and I'm telling the truth. He's all great now but as soon as you have sex with him he wont be." Kagome widened her eyes in shock. Her whole face went red and Rin rolled her eyes. "Listen all I'm saying is Inuyasha's great but don't listen to everything he says. Especially concerning me." She just nodded making Rin smile. "We're still cool right?" She asked and Kagome nodded yet again her head still light from the mention of even his name. "Good...I'm going back to the table." She said walking back to the door and moving the trashcan. As soon as she did a couple women came in. She walked past them towards their table but instead of going back to her seat she headed to Inuyasha's sitting adjacent from him.
The waitress near him took both of the checks from the table and put down one. "So your paying her bill too." Rin noticed. Inuyasha looked down at her. She had a smug look on her attractive face. He placed his card into the small container with the recite in it. The waitress took it leaving. "You know Inuyasha I'm on to your little game." Rin said and Inuyasha ignored her while he grabbed his wallet from his pocket. He placed down a five dollar bill for the waitress's tip. "You think your better then Miroku or Kouga because your not all over her, but you want her just as bad."
"What the hell are you talking about." Inuyasha said after awhile. "She's my employee I'm not interested in her." He lied. Rin just crossed her arms knowing better and he shrugged not caring if she didn't believe him. It wasn't until later he realized how foolish the whole thing was. "So what if I'm interested in her. It's none of your business."
"That's where your wrong." Rin said leaning in closer to him. "I'm the reason she's the way she is. If it wasn't for me you wouldn't have even looked twice at her." She whispered and Inuyasha stared at her for a moment letting his handsome features turn into a mocking grin.
"You are so fucking deluded." He said and Rin sat back slightly. "You can do whatever you want to her from the outside but she'll never be as self absorbed as you are." He said and Rin took a moment to process that. "Listen your making a fool of yourself can you go back to your seat." He said and she just shook her head.
"I don't care what you say." She said, "But you better not hurt her. Don't try any of your moves on her. She's not like all the other sluts you're always bedding" Rin told him and she rose from her spot. It made him realize that though Rin was using Kagome for one of her stupid shallow escapades, she still cared about her. It made him reconsider somethings. "And stop telling her bad things about me." Rin said making him look up.
"Whatever I'll stop, but what do you gain from this?" Inuyasha asked wanting to know what Rin was using her for. He had an idea that it pertained with winning Sesshomaru, but it didn't make any sense.
"Why can't I just be nice to be nice?" Rin asked. "You always think I do things to only help myself" She said and Inuyasha gave her a look meaning he didn't believe her, but Rin stared back. "Seriously I am." She said but he still had his doubts. It just didn't sound like Rin at all, and even if she was truly serious she was still going about it the wrong way. He was about to say something when Rin faced forward placing a smile on her face. Inuyasha turned as well wanting to see what caught her attention. Kagome was coming back from the bathroom. Her arms crossed as if she was cold. She halfheartedly returned Rin's smile. The waitress came back with his card as Kagome stopped at the table.
She grabbed her bag from the middle of it looking up at the red headed woman "I'm ready to pay." She said and the waitress looked down at Inuyasha.
"Don't worry I took care of it." he said with a charming smile, Rin rolled her eyes while mimicking him.
Kagome seemed so taken aback by it, it made her like him even more."Thanks...you didn't have to do that."
"It was no problem...just oatmeal." He said as he slowly got up from his seat. "We should probably head out if we want to get to Rose bush by three he said. Kagome smiled up at him in the way a fifteen year old did their crush.
"I think it's Rose Burden." She corrected and he looked down realizing she was right.
"Oh yeah...a vast improvement."He joked while walking forward. She watched him go letting her features drop to a dopey daydreamer's look. Rin noticed it all and rolled her eyes taking in Inuyasha. What was it about him that had girls throwing themselves at him. He was no Sesshomaru that was for sure. She rolled her eyes before walking towards Kagome.
"Hey Kagome you ready to go?" She asked and she just nodded while turning to face her. Rin had a knowing look on her face but she didn't say anything. "Do you know the time?" She asked making Kagome look up for a moment. She could see Ayame talking animatedly with the tall blue eyed youkai. He had said his name was Kouga, she looked from them towards the tacky old cuckoo clock in the middle of the diner.
"It's 10..." she rounded. It was actually nine forty five in the morning but she only took a quick look. She was about to gather her things when Rin decided to jump into another topic.
"So Inuyasha right?" She said and Kagome looked up not understanding. Rin could see it and she smiled even wider. "He's handsome right?" She asked and almost by command Kagome's face turned bright red. Rin smiled wider but she didn't reveal anything. "You should see his brother...Oh my gosh he's to die for, and his dad, if I was twenty years older." She joked but Kagome didn't find it funny at all. She froze in her spot for awhile not wanting to make any sudden movements. Rin didn't say anything else she just knowingly walked ahead returning to the limo waiting ahead.
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She had fallen asleep at some point. It was between working on files and Inuyasha talking on his phone with what seemed like his father. They'd talk about business then all of a sudden begin arguing then on about business again. She remembered listening very closely, actually so close in fact that she found it impossible to work. Rin on the other hand sat on the other side and watched Kagome listen to Inuyasha. She pretended to listen to her head phones, but she really had all her attention on Kagome. It just tickled her to no end that Kagome seemed so engrossed in him. It seemed as if Inuyasha couldn't even tell, not yet any way it was up to Rin that he never found out. If he did then the whole plan was over. Inuyasha threw away girls he already had, it was better to play hard to get.
Kagome had fallen asleep after awhile of pretending to work. She couldn't actually go back to really working and she could feel her eyelids getting heavy. Eventually she positioned herself away from him before falling into a deep sleep. She didn't wake up till she felt a halt in the limo. it was big enough to jolt her awake but still keep her on the surface of sleep. She moved slightly closing her eyes. It wasn't till she heard doors beginning to unlatch did she actually begin waking. She could hear people talking around her and as her senses returned she heard Rin say.
"Wake her up... you're closer." There was a pause between the talking until a man replied.
"Stop being an idiot your right across from her. I have to check in." She felt a cold breeze from the door and then a loud thud suggesting it was closing. It wasn't long till Rin began shaking her and she jabbed up.
"wake up, you fell asleep we're here." She said. Kagome glanced up at Rin. She had a large smile on her gorgeous face. They were still in the limo. How could they possibly be anywhere. She had to let things settle in before realizing they had reached their destination. She looked out the window seeing Kouga's large land Rover sitting near the limo. She turned away from them to the side Inuyasha had been sitting at. She could see through his window the hotels double glass door. She looked around spotting everything around her. It seemed like early afternoon. She must have been sleeping for about four hours.
It didn't take long for Inuyasha to return. He was on his phone again but he hung up as soon as he approached the limo. Behind him two bellboys trailed with a hotel cart in their hands. Inuyasha stopped at the head of the limo and leaned forward talking to the chauffeur. Kagome watched him till she saw the bellboys going back into the hotel. Inuyasha had returned to the door at that point and Kagome quickly pushed herself back on her side. He opened the door letting in a cold fall wind. "You're awake." he commented and she just stared. "Come on out. we're here." He said stepping back to stand off to the side. Kagome turned towards Rin wanting her to go first. She was closer to the door.
"Oh I'm not coming..." She said as she pushed herself closer to Kagome's side of the door. "I'm actually getting into Kouga's car, were staying at a hotel a little farther away, but as soon as we get settled we'll come up." She moved a little farther down till the door opened for her, the limo driver held it open and was trying hard not to make eye contact with her.
She stared at Rin before slowly pushing her way out through Inuyasha's side. He was looking down at his phone but as soon as he saw her he looked up. She was cold again, she seemed like she was always cold. Her arms were crossed and her sweater covered her hands. She stared forward at the hotel noticing how nice it was. They had to book it a bit away from the small town itself just to find one of it's quality. To his surprise they actually made good time. It took nine hours to get there but his dad and brother who were flying weren't getting in till 4. "Okay so I got to pick both my brother and father from the airport. It's kind of far from here in the next town over." He said as he began walking forward. Kagome paused for a moment realizing she forgot her bag in the limo. Inuyasha watched noticing her dilemma. "Don't worry you'll get it later." She nodded before turning slightly. She could see Rin getting into Kouga's car and then she automatically remembered what Rin had said in her apartment a few days earlier regarding the trip. Something about being left alone with Inuyasha for most of it. It made her stomach twist slightly. She began getting nervous all over again and she couldn't bring herself to pay him any mind. "So if you want you can tag along or stay here. Tomorrow is the first meeting, at six, but if you wanted to meet my father early." He advised but she didn't say anything. Maybe he was asking a little too much. What did it matter if she met his father early she was his employee not his date.
As they entered the glass doors he let himself get a quick look at her. She still hadn't answered but the reason why was written on her face. She was like an open book he could read every emotion she had just by one brief look at her face. She was in some sort of trance or shock, she also seemed a little terrified. "Are you okay?" He asked and as if something he said was the magical switch to turn her on she quickly looked up at him. "Are you still tired?" He asked and she shook her head.
"Oh...uh no...I was...I was thinking about something else completely." She stuttered. "You said something?" She asked and he stared at her momentarily before looking ahead. The lobby was wide and golden in color thanks to the lights. The floor was a nice tan marble and the ceiling was shaped in a dome. It was all and all a nice hotel despite the area they were in. He wasn't used to small towns. He had grown up in a crowded suburb only a few miles up from a rather large city so he wasn't used to what was considered a five star hotel in a town this size.
"Nothing I'm just heading out in a few minutes, but I'll walk you to your room." He said and she just smiled before shaking her head. That feeling came back again and it came hard. What did she think would happen if Inuyasha came close to her room?
"You don't have to do that. You're probably busy." She said and he shook his own head disagreeing.
"Not that busy. It's close to mine anyway, don't worry." He told her as they rounded a corner to the elevator. "The meeting is down town tomorrow. We're a few miles away from the actual town itself so the limo will be here at four sorry." He apologized and Kagome smiled restoring her confidence in him completely. It was hard to believe what tabloids said about him. He seemed so wholesome not the type to just party and sleep around.
"Okay, sounds good. I like waking up early." She said earning a weird look from him. She didn't see it but something told him she wasn't joking either.
"We'll probably get to the office around five thirty, plenty of time to get things set up." He pressed the bottom button on the elevator and she waited in silence. It wasn't until the doors opened did she feel the need to say anything.
"I'll probably start organizing things tonight, so I'll be set." He nodded while stepping forward. She looked around smiling to herself suddenly.
"what's so funny." He asked seeing the gorgeous grin highlighting her face. She didn't say anything while stepping forward. The doors closed and he watched her as she looked around. She seemed to be in her own school of thought. He wondered how that must be like? "No tell me really." He asked while stepping forward and pressing the button for the third floor.
"Just thinking about..." she hesitated realizing she didn't like the thought said out loud. "It's nothing really." She lied and he looked at her, noticing her discomfort he let it go. Being in an elevator with him had reminded her of the time he first actually noticed her, and it was now very significant in her mind, but of course it meant nothing to him. What if she was over analyzing everything. She felt special at the moment. Out of everyone in her office he had chose her to go on the trip, but she felt even better that he turned out to be kinder then she expected. She understood deep down that this wasn't how he really was, that in reality he was a lot ruder, but maybe in turn she felt even more special that he was putting up the effort for her.
"Well I won't be gone long." He said out of nowhere. The doors opened and he stepped forward. She followed him down a hall that led to a series of doors. They finally rounded a corner to theirs where a boy a bit younger then they were stood near a cart with their luggage. As soon as he saw them he stood at alert. "Here's your card." Inuyasha sad giving her the room key. "We're only staying here for a couple days then off to the next town. I have the route printed out. I'll send it..."
"I have it already." Kagome said and he nodded thinking 'of course...' He didn't know her well but he could tell she was some what of a perfectionist. He watched as she unfolded her arms and sat them at her side. She took the small folded paper from the card and stepped near her door. She pushed it in seeing the green light and opening it. Inuyasha quickly paid the bellboy before walking forward towards her door.
"Let me help you bring the luggage inside." He volunteered and she smiled looking into the room momentarily before looking back. She had a certain quality to her that he hadn't noticed till now. It was almost like her own brand of charisma. It wasn't like anybody else's but he found that she could be just as intriguing or alluring with it as anyone else. She looked down at the cart.
"I think I can manage." She said. Maybe it was the way she said things when she wasn't overly shy. Or the way she smiled, but it was almost as if she was teasing him. She stood near her door shutting it around her like she didn't want him coming in. She was so modest in her own way. It was sort of apparent to him at that moment that there was no way he was going to be able to just bed her and move on. She was a lot different then anyone else, and like Rin had said. It was a bad idea, he was all for the chase but he didn't like the game once it got too complicated, and Kagome was extremely complex in just the way she did stuff, he found her hard to decipher. So he decided to just back off. It wasn't smart to shit where you eat. He backed up from the door taking a few bags that belonged to him.
"Okay..." he said with a soft smile. "I'll see you tomorrow morning." He said and she just nodded while stepping out towards the cart and pulling it with little effort into the room. He watched her with his peripherals while opening his own door. It was then that he thought of a simple logic: he wouldn't at all be surprised if Kagome was a virgin. He was actually more shock that the thought hadn't ran through his head earlier.
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"Oh my gosh this hotel is so much nicer then mine." Rin said as she lounged on the couch of the small living room nook. Kagome was in the process of cleaning the hotel room from top to bottom. She had already taken off the sheets on the bed and set them to the side as she put her own bed sheets on top. She had cleaned the bathroom three times already, cleaned the kitchen nook twice and was on her third time cleaning and expecting the main room. She had wasted twelve sets of gloves as she cleaned and she was currently wasting a thirteenth. Rin didn't usually say anything when it came to Kagome's OCD she just watched. There really was nothing to say, nothing really stopped her.
Rin noted that she had yet to unpack her bags. When she did she'd notice that her bags had been switched, but she left all the suitcases on top of the counter and was saving unpacking them for last.
"I don't know why you exhaust yourself like that." Rin said as she watched Kagome desperately try to clean the actual ceiling over the bed. "This place is spotless." As soon as Rin said something she froze in her spot. Rin wasn't expecting that but she stared at her as she stepped off the chair and slowly took off her disposable gloves. She ran a hand through her hair sitting on her partial made bed. "Are you okay...is it something I said?" She asked and Kagome just shook her head. Sometimes it was hard for her to realize when her OCD was acting up. It flared to new heights sometimes and she'd never know. "It's not a big deal you know. So you like to clean. I like to shop." She said and Kagome only rose up and walked towards the kitchen nook across from her.
"My medication's in the limo..." she said and Rin nodded understanding completely. "Where's Ayame?" She asked.
"Hanging with Miroku and Kouga, there looking for things to do tonight. Do you want to come?" Rin asked and Kagome just shook her head while grabbing herself a bottle of water from the fridge. She opened the cap and without thinking wiped the top three times with a paper towel. "Hey you ever think about getting that looked at." Rin said referring to her OCD.
"Yeah...that's why I have the medication." Kagome said. Rin could hear the smart ass sarcasm in her voice but she didn't comment on it. "I usually take more on trips. It's not that bad really, I'm usually fine when I take it. I just organize my stuff and I clean, but I swear when I don't have it I'm just..." She didn't say anything more and Rin watched her for a moment in silence.
"I had a maid once growing up who had OCD. Well she said she had OCD, my mom told me she was crazy. Well she wasn't like you... she didn't have to have things clean but she was always constantly checking if the oven was off or the door was locked. You would think she'd want things clean, I mean she was a maid, but she was actually kind of a slob. Any way she was way worse then you. She's dead now." Rin said and Kagome furrowed her eyebrows at the story finding it unusual.
"Yeah...I'm not that bad, just a moderate case." Kagome said with a shrug. "Gets worse when I'm not at home. Hey Rin..." Kagome said while turning to face her. Rin sat up alert waiting for her to continue. "So you grew up with Inuyasha?" She asked and Rin just nodded but Kagome didn't say anything more.
"Yeah why?" She asked but she just walked back to the bed making it again. "You just wanted to know..."
"Nah...just...I don't know, wondering." She said as she straightened it. "You know how it must be like." Rin smiled slightly before quickly jumping up from her seat.
"We all grew up together." Rin said but Kagome just pretended to be interested in making the bed. "He was home schooled, and then he went off to this really good university somewhere." Rin said and that slightly got her attention. "He's turning twenty five you know...his birthday is next month. "
"Wow..."
"Yup...why do you care?" She asked and Kagome shrugged again.
"I don't...I just wanted to know how he was like."
"No you wanted to know how it was like? You said nothing about how he was like? Rin corrected and Kagome threw her an annoyed look but it didn't faze her in the slightest.
"Well you didn't tell me either so..."
"Who cares about Inuyasha." Rin said interrupting her mid rant. She wasn't ready to admit to Kagome that she knew she had a crush on him. That was something she'd save for later. "How about you. Have you been putting any thought at all in your sisters wedding. I have this perfect outfit I saw in a catalog. It's perfect for impressing people you haven't seen for awhile." Rin said and Kagome ignored her easily. She was getting good at that. "I don't know I was thinking maybe I'll come down with you. I've heard of bridesmaid's inviting friends to weddings." Rin said and Kagome rolled her eyes before straightening up the bed one last time.
"If you want to come, come" Kagome stated. It shocked Rin because she was so sure Kagome would say no. "My sister would love that, actually she wanted a big wedding, but trust me there's not enough people in my town to accommodate the size she wants." Rin smiled while clapping and jumping up and down.
"All I need is a dress and a date and I'm set. Thank you!" Rin screamed and Kagome stared at her before sighing.
"I'm so happy your excited. I'd love if you could take my place."
"Don't be silly Kagome...we're going to make you so perfect your family will be blown away when they see you." Kagome laughed that off as if it was a joke but Rin had no idea how much she wanted that. "And we'll get you the perfect date, he'll be charming, handsome, know how to waltz, charm your moms pants off..." Rin paused thinking for a moment before smiling widely. "You know what we can rent an engagement ring from this jewelry store in uptown and not only will your parents think you've moved up they'll think you're engaged." Rin said her eyes were widened with so much excitement that all Kagome could do was stare in disagreement.
"That's crazy talk. All that for a wedding...And not even mine." Kagome said. "Oh and where are you going to find the guy?" Kagome asked and Rin smiled knowingly but didn't mention anything.
"I have friends in high places." Kagome gave her a look ready to add something when someone knocked on the door. She got up from her spot making sure to straightened a chair on her way. She opened the door carelessly so when she saw Inuyasha standing there her heart quickened in speed and almost automatically she actually began fixing herself. She had changed from her traveling clothes at this point. She had on a tank top and a pair of sweats. Her hair was in a high bun, she already knew she was a mess, but the idea that he saw her like this made her stomach twist nauseously.
She stared at him in complete shock and he stuck an eyebrow out handsomely before taking out a knap sack from behind his bag. "Got something for you." He said and she looked down at it.
"Oh...thanks..." she said reaching out and taking it. He stared at her before letting his eyes drift into her room, apart from it being ridiculously clean, even cleaner then his and he had only stepped in it for a moment. He noticed Rin waving dauntingly in the corner. He gave her a look before setting his eyes back on her.
"Uh... I had a small meeting after picking my dad up." He reassured. "I knew about it ahead of time, but I didn't think you needed to be there." He said and she nodded for a moment and he let his eyes drift back to her room. "Clean..." he stated and just like that she blushed. "It's like spotless did you get room service or..."
"No...It's all in your head." Kagome said quickly interrupting him. He had thought that too. Hotel rooms were already generally clean, but that just meant that her's was exceptional if he noticed. "Some times when you smell cleaning products you start thinking about clean things...I know...I was almost a psychology major." She said and he then lifted both eyebrows.
"You know what... I do smell cleaning products..."
"Yeah I brought some from home." She admitted and he just nodded losing interest. Why should he care anyway.
"Okay...Rin...Kouga's waiting outside if you want to go out." Inuyasha said making Rin jump down from the bed and head somewhere he couldn't see. He let his eyes take in Kagome again. "Okay...I'm going to actually go with them, so if you need anything." He stated before backing up. Rin bowed down and squeezed in between Kagome's arms. She stood at the door still waiting for Inuyasha to finish his sentence but he didn't say anything more.
"You sure you don't want to go?" Rin asked but she already knew she'd say no. She was trying this new thing where she didn't force Kagome to do things she didn't want. Especially since Inuyasha was filling her in on things she didn't need to know. The last thing she needed was Kagome to resent her.
Kagome just shook her head, though she slightly wanted to after knowing Inuyasha was, but still she didn't want to embarrass herself.
"Okay see you tomorrow." Rin said while turning away from the door. Kagome closed it after them before straightening the already straight chair and walking towards her main suitcase. She was about to pick out what she'd wear tomorrow but before she did that she decided she'd take her medication. If she was about to unpack her clothes then she needed to make sure she was thinking rationally or she'd be up all night. As soon as she took the medication though only a few minutes later she was herself. She decided she'd wait till tomorrow to unpack her suitcase. She'd even pick out her outfit tomorrow morning as well...
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A/N: OH no she's going to open the suitcase and go APE SHIT! lol