Alright so, You guys remember when I said that I have two extra chapters prepared. That was true up until I had a moment with myself and wanted to redo all of chapter eight and switch the sway of the story yet again xD I know yall, I gotta do better but I made this chapter longer for you guys so I hope you enjoy it. Love you all!
Kagome had been so caught up in sulking throughout her week that she had forgotten to go get her keycard for the building and from what it looked like inside, no one was around to let her in. It was a Friday evening so of course most people would be out. Not to mention Inuyasha had also said he was going to be stepping out and he was the last person that was in the house.
She grabbed her cellphone out of her purse and went into her contacts to find Inuyasha's number. Once she found it, she swiped right across his name to call him. The line rung two times before he answered in the middle of the third ring. His deep, raspy voice answered from the other side.
"Yes Kagome my dear?"
She shook her head at his already stuck nickname for her but she let a smile crack as she let out a sigh of relief.
'At least he answered.'
"Yeah Inuyasha. By any chance are you still home? I forgot to pick my card up and it seems they already put locks on the front door."
"Damn. Nah, I actually just left out to grab a few things from the store but I'm done now so I should be there in about five minutes if I speed fast enough."
"No! Please don't speed for me, I'm fine. I'm sure someone will have come by then."
Inuyasha sucked his teeth. "It'll be okay. I'll see you soon."
Before Kagome could object, Inuyasha had already hung up the phone. Deciding there was not much else to do, she took a seat on the top front step and opened up Facebook to past the time once again.
Not even a second after five minutes had past, a revved up engine could be heard soaring down the street to her right. Kagome poked her head up, and saw the familiar vehicle driving towards her. He stopped in front of the stairway Kagome was sitting at but he didn't exit the car. His window slowly rolled down revealing his face leaning above the passenger seat.
"Hello my dear. Get on in. I wanna take you somewhere." He said.
Kagome shook her hand at him lightly. "I'm good. I'm not really in the mood to go anywhere else."
Although she tried to politely decline his offer, he persisted and before Kagome knew it, they were already pulling up in front of another eatery type of place that was nearby to campus. The place was filled with people inside and out. Some were outside chilling at the tables while others were inside downing bottles of liquor. It was at that moment Kagome realized there were at a bar and sports grill.
She looked over to the half demon that was preoccupied with texting someone in the driver's seat as he perfectly parked the car. "Inuyasha, I'm 18. I don't think I should be this close to a bar."
He turned his phone off and shoved it into his jean jacket's pocket. "Don't worry Kagome. I'm 20 but I know the people here. They'll hook us up." He assured her as he unclicked his seatbelt and got out of the car. He then walked around to the passenger side of his car and opened Kagome's door. He extended his hand and with one final eye roll, she grabbed ahold of his roughly smooth hand and stepped out of her side.
Once the two had entered the bar, Inuyasha continued to hold onto her hand to avoid her getting lost in the humongous crows inside. He saw the two seats he reserved moments ago at the front of the bar and guided the confused girl behind him towards it. A few shoulder bumps and elbow rubs later, the two had been seated and Inuyasha started to look around.
"Who are you looking for?" She said leaning in close to him so that he could hear her over the slightly loud music.
"The guy that is about to hammer me the hell up- Aye Hojo! Over here!" He shouted across the wave off students next to them.
Kagome looked over towards where Inuyasha had called and saw a tall, scrawny man with a brown bowl cut passing out drinks to a table. He waved bye to them and turned on his heel to enter behind the bar table. He strolled down the long area, grabbing a few bottles without even looking at them and stopped in front of Inuyasha. His hands went to work on a few drinks as he spoke to the white haired man.
"Alright, which girl fucked your day up today?" He asked hardly, a slight New-York accent falling off of his tongue.
Inuyasha chest heaved up and down a little as he let out a light chuckle. He shook his head and looked down at his hands. "None actually. Just wanted to get out and chill a little. I brought my new roommate with me too. Hojo, this is Kagome. Kagome, this is Hojo." He introduced her, pointing his thumb back at her.
"Hi." She said, giving him a small smile. He did the same but didn't pay her too much attention.
"Hello to you too doll. So uh, she a youngin too? Ay Inuyasha. You're really tryna get me fired." He said, placing his finished drinks on a black pan. "HEY! Eri get your ass over here and serve these tables!" He hollered at the skinny girl that was chatting it up with a few boys. She heard him and excused herself from the conversation. She squeezed in between Inuyasha and Kagome, and picked the pan up without speaking to Hojo.
He put his hands on his hips and rolled his eyes. A sigh left his lips as he went to put the bottles back and grab new ones. Inuyasha's smile lit up when he returned.
"The usual as always Inuyasha? Why am I asking. That's all you ever want."
"You know it. Uh, Kagome what do you want?" He shifted his head over, asking her but she waved her hand.
"I don't really drink so I think I'll be good." She tried to deny but Inuyasha persisted.
"Just give her something that won't kill her Hojo."
"Flavored beer. I got you my man."
He reached under the table and lifted up a cooler which is where he kept all of the light beers for the new comers. He pulled out a black cherry flavored drink and handed the bottled to Kagome. Then he returned back to Inuyasha's drink.
"So Inuyasha, tell me what's happening. Are the ladies still as crazy this year round? They still harassing ya?"
"Harassing? Pft. All they do is follow me the hell around, text me all day, and get mad when I block them and tell them to leave me alone. Being the good guy always comes with a price."
Hojo's hands stopped their action. He looked up with his eyes squinted. "You've been the good guy?"
"Inuyasha smacked his shoulder. "Don't fucking play with me. I already told you how these girls fall for me anyway. I think I'm done thought because I just don't like how girls think I'm obligated to talk to them just because I helped them out in a bad situation."
He finally finished Inuyasha's drink and placed it in front of him. "Don't worry dude. I'm just yanking ya feathers. I know how you do and how you get down. Most guys wouldn't even tell girls what it is and what it's gonna be from the start so I respect you for that my man."
He took a sip of the dark colored drink and all Kagome could do was stare. She had been listening in on their conversation and it brought back what Sango had said to her not too long before.
'Inuyasha doesn't seem like a playboy…but neither did my boyfriend of three years either and look at us now.'
Inuyasha felt the drink sting and numb his throat for a second before the feeling subsided and fill with a bitter aftertaste. He glanced his eyes to the right of him and saw Kagome's drink untouched as she sat her chin inside the palm of her hand.
"Everything okay my dear?" He asked her downing another gulp of his drink. "You haven't touched that drink at all. If you really don't want it, that's fine. No pressure. I'll probably drink it for you."
Kagome slid the bottle over to him. "Be my guest. I'm not really a drinker anyways."
'Okay, maybe I should just ask him. He seems pretty honest about everything else. He even told me he gets around.'
"Hey Inuyasha, I know this might seem a bit much to ask but I was talking to my cousin Sango earlier and-"
Just like that, he threw his hand over his throat as he tried to keep his body from choking on the strong liquid. That name rung a tune in his ears almost similar to someone scratching against a chalkboard. He pounded against his chest and coughed out the rest of the drink that had accidently invaded his trachea and touched his cough glands. Once he had settled down, his cheeks had flustered up over the monstrous sized stretching they had to do from his coughs. He swallowed his saliva and turned his head over slowly to his right.
"Sango? Please tell me her last name isn't Jia."
Kagome winced a bit. "Would it be a coincidence if I said it was?"
"Only if she had long black hair, her ass sits on cloud nine, and her ex is the same Miroku we live with."
"Yeah she jumped in his car earlier before I came home. She wasn't too happy with him."
Inuyasha slid his hand down his right cheek, letting his tongue hang out. "Ooohh fuck my life. I hate her so much."
Kagome bopped her head back and gave him a questioning look. "What has my cousin ever done to you? She might not be the most easiest to get to know but she isn't a mean person."
Inuyasha poked his lips out at her. "Kagome, I don't know if the same Sango you know is the one I know. The one I know thinks I'm some pig that likes to fuck girls that are fresh out of a relationship."
She folded her arms. Sango was a lot of things but she wasn't a liar. "So? Do you?"
He slammed him fists into the bar table and huffed out a breath of air. "No. Is that what you were about to ask me? Look my dear, when I told you I get around, I mean I get around on my terms which does not include preying after some heartbroken girls. If they are down to fuck, then that's fine but I always tell them what's going to happen afterwards, they agree, and then after we fuck they're upset because they thought we would fall in love from having sex. It takes more than some good pussy to win me over. I'm not Miroku." He was getting more and more hostile as his words came out. He found it more and more difficult to control his anger. Thinking about all that had happened between him and Sango was starting to cloud the front of his mind.
Kagome had saw how his emotions completely flipped and began to question whether or not her cousin had actually told the truth or some misunderstood version of it. Nonetheless she had known her cousin longer than she had known the half demon sitting next to her. She decided not to judge him just yet but she wouldn't exile her cousin's opinion either.
"Well could you tell me what happened because from what she says, you're the worst fuck boy out of them all because you have a fake nice personality."
"Now I can tell you that's not true doll." Hojo interjected as he came back from serving up a round of drinks on the other end of the table. "This man right here is probably the only good guy you'll meet on this campus. I ain't saying he won't try to get in your pants but he will be upfront about it and won't bother you if you turn him down. What would you prefer? Someone to lead you on for the rest of your life or someone who let you choose whether or not you just wanted a simple one night stand?" He asked her but didn't give her any time to respond due to him walking off the help the next wave of irresponsible students.
"Look Kagome. I have a dick and I like to use it. I would never lie about that but anything I've ever done with it, I've never slept with a girl without telling her my intentions. Had I known about some of the girls liking me before I slept with them, there wouldn't have been a fuck session. I can't be fuck buddies or have one night stands with girls that are already emotionally involved with me. It's too much." He drunk the rest of his tall glass of liquor before ushering Hojo over to make him another. He then popped open the sweet beverage Kagome passed up and made is disappear within ten seconds. This might have been impressive to men around them but not to a concerned passenger that was supposed to enter his car when they left.
"Hey there buddy. Slow down. You still have to drive us home." She warned him.
"Kagome my dear, I am okay. Unfortunately due to me having this demon side and all, I don't get wasted as fast as I liked to. So we won't be here too long. I want to be home when the liquor hits me."
Kagome sucked her teeth. "Well then what was the point of coming all the way out here?"
"I'm 20 Kagome. Hojo is the only guy that can hook me up around here. I can't sneak any liquor out until after business hours anyway but I just wanna go home and watch Christmas cartoons under the influence. Is that so much for a guy to ask for?"
"You're fucking weird Inuyasha."
"Thank you for noticing. I do try." He teased, poking his tongue out at her.
She couldn't not smile at his petty antics although she did prefer to be in the comfort of her own room at the moment. Their conversation continued onward and not before long, Inuyasha held a hand up to his forehead before pulling his wallet out. He left a hundred dollar bill behind the bar for Hojo and got up, motioning for Kagome to follow. She was able to grab his hand as she practically fell out of the high bar stool. He led her out of the crowded zone and past a wave of unbearable cigarette smoke. She held her breath for a moment before gasping for some well needed oxygen. Inuyasha opened the passenger door allowing Kagome to take her seat first before he entered through his side of the car. He drove at his regular speed but that didn't stop the girl next to him from telling him to slow down.
After the two had arrived home, Inuyasha swiped a card across the scanner at the front door. The door lock clicked and Inuyasha held the door open for her. As she walked in towards the elevator, her phone buzzed from inside her butt pocket. Inuyasha did the honors of pressing the elevator button as Kagome checked her phone. She wasn't surprised to see who it was but she was surprised at how tight her chest felt.
Truth be told, she missed him or at least what she thought he was but the woman inside her warned her about him. Kouga was the love of her life almost a week ago and now she is trying to find a way to live without him. It was a little easier when she hadn't seen him over the past couple of days but watching his smile flash across her bright phone screen, she couldn't help but remember how happy he used to get whenever he came to see her. Now here she was, hardly even thinking of him when she gets around her male friend. The distraction of friendship was always needed but whenever she was to be left alone for the night, then how would she feel?
She swiped the red button to ignore his call and followed Inuyasha into the elevator. Inuyasha immediately noticed her change in facial expression and became concerned.
"Everything ok?" He asked.
"Kinda sorta. Just really bummed out about the whole Kouga situation. I don't really know how to go about it from here." She admitted honestly as she found no point in lying to the half demon.
"Well if you don't mind waiting a few minutes, once the alcohol starts getting to me, I can tell you how I went about my first heartbreak." He offered as he felt his head buzzing.
She looked up at him with glossy eyes. Her feelings were all over the place. It was hard letting go of someone you started to build years with but it was even harder to hold on to something so toxic. At what point would someone just up and leave? At what point were multiple chances just not good enough? These questions were why she even considered answering the phone back in the lobby.
"Yeah, sure. I guess it wouldn't hurt because lord knows I don't know what I'm doing. School starts in like two days and here I am an emotional mess."
Inuyasha shook his head in disagreement. "I've seen worse breakdowns. In my opinion, you've been handling everything normally and probably even better than most people would. I know I couldn't get my older brother to even leave his room for about a month after some broad broke his heart."
It wasn't much to Inuyasha to say what he did but those words gave Kagome a slight boost in her head. Although she knew the whole issue wasn't her fault, she couldn't bring herself to not feel bad about what happened or feel like it wasn't her fault. Majority of her time in her room consisted of asking why Kouga left her and not why she didn't leave him to begin with. Kagome had never been a quitter but felt like she was being forced to throw in the towel and with a friend like Inuyasha who risked his friendship with her ex just to make sure she was in the knowing, she felt extremely pressured not to go back to Kouga. Now a part of her was starting to question if she did the right thing.
Should she have asked for proof? Was she supposed to confront Kouga about it? She just didn't know and the new feelings inside her were are tangled up and confused.
Once the two had gotten back to their home, Inuyasha motioned for her to follow him into his room. It was at this moment that Kagome noticed their rooms were directly next to each other. Inuyasha had the room Kagome didn't want due to it being directly next to the dining room but after taking a step inside, she began to think she should've reconsidered. Inuyasha's room wasn't huge but it definitely had a bit more square footage to it compared to the other rooms in their little apartment. He had the same size twin bed as everyone else as well as the dresser, chest, nightstand, desk, and chair. Amongst the preselected furniture, he had a mini fridge, and a small sized rack filled with all types of candies and snacks. There was a moderate sized TV atop of the dresser that was directly across from his bed. On the ground next to the dresser was a Playstation-4. His bed was also decorated with a deep red velvet blanket and two king sized pillows covered in black silk pillow cases. After taking in what his bedroom looked like, Kagome realized Inuyasha had a miniature bachelor pad and she couldn't be less surprised.
She shut the door behind her and made herself comfortable on his bed. She had taken her shoes off at the front door so spreading her body across his bed felt natural. Inuyasha took off his jean jacket and hung it up inside his neatly organized but small closet. It was then that Kagome realized Inuyasha's room was super clean and put together. It wasn't perfect but not what she was expecting from a so called player. She mentally applauded him but kept the thoughts only to herself wanting to give him more time to show her who he really was if the whole nice guy thing was really an act.
He had left his loose hanging white t-shirt on, and took a seat at the end of his bed where Kagome's feet were. He pushed his body back so that his back was against the wall and his legs weren't dangling on the bed. His body began to hum a familiar tune on his nerves and he felt everything go loose. The world suddenly became a lot quieter and his senses could only pick up on what was in his room at the moment which consisted of the beautiful girl next to him, not that he would tell her that anytime soon.
Not wanting to waste any more time, he started the story. His speech wasn't slurred but it was a little slowed down than normal.
"So, besides my babysitter cheating on me when I was like four years old, I had my first heartbreak when I was in middle school actually. This was around the time I met Miroku but we weren't really close at the time. It wasn't until after this heartbreak that we became really close. Anyway, it was a girl and she honestly made me learn a lot of things about myself. What I liked, disliked, loved, hated, the whole shabang. I met her on the first day of school. We instantly clicked and honestly speaking, when I think about it, although I haven't dated too many girls, I clicked instantly with them when we met. I knew that if I never got that feeling with a girl, we would never work out no matter how much I thought I liked a girl. We dated for probably about six months. That was almost the entire school year but towards the end of it, she started to…I don't know…act differently? She wouldn't answer my phone calls as often, she always had a reason to avoid me and after a while, I just became fed up. I broke things off with her in private but she made it a public thing the next day at school and went as far to say she never loved me and she was only with me for the money and gifts and…it was just really fucked up. My head had become detached before my heart so when she had said those things in front of everyone, I felt myself shatter to pieces."
Kagome stared at Inuyasha as he spoke to her, and was shocked by how unattached he was from the story. It was almost as if he was numb to the experience. She wanted to ask questions but decided to let him finish.
"As a psychology major, I've learned so much and that's why I am able to cope with things differently now than before. I learned about how the heart and brain often work together whenever it comes to love but how often it isn't always the heart that makes a person stay. Our emotions are mostly directly linked to our heart. When we are scared, our heart beats faster. When we are in love, the heart beats faster. When we are calm, the heart may beat slower. It's our body's way of reacting amongst the numerous amount of other things our body does. After I learned about all of this, I was able to make sense of what happened. My head became detached before my heart did like I said but I wasn't always able to understand why I was the one that broke up with her but I was the one that still felt the most pain in the end. Normally when people move on faster, it's a sign that their heart had lost that connection a long time ago and their brain needs to find a new routine which isn't hard because if one really tries, it could take two weeks to one month to form a habit. When a person's head is the first to leave, this is the process that normally leaves people a wreck because emotional trauma is a lot more devastating when a person doesn't have time to react. Having your heart still in the loop is dangerous because heartache can be a lot more serious than trying to get your brain to break a bad habit. Although I didn't know much of this growing up, I knew I had a lot more to get through because of how bad my chest would hurt everyday at the thought of the situation. That is when I took time and dedicated them towards my hobbies like photography as well as psychology from my mom. This is what I meant by she was able to show me what I liked and didn't like to do. I loved to play around with my hobbies. I didn't like having my time wasted and soon realized that she was stepping stone in my life. A waste of time she was but it was required for me to grow I guess. Now, here I am much more aware of how to deal with things like this which is why I wanted to share with you. I don't know if it helped but it was worth a shot."
He finished his monologue and looked over to see Kagome gazing at him intently. Her eyes were focused and her body was still. Inuyasha didn't think his speech was that powerful but Kagome's body language was stating otherwise. Not a second after he looked at her, a smile graced her face.
"You know for a drunk man, you are still so wise."
"Pfft. I told you I can't get drunk the way I want to because of this demon blood of mine. The only way I can get to slurry speech, wobbly steps, and low IQ drunk is if I poison myself with alcohol but the hangover from that would take too long to get over so I never ever wanted to get to that point after the last time."
"Last time?" She questioned.
"Yup. Miroku back at it again with getting me into the bullshit." He stated factually.
Kagome had to giggle at that one. She noticed the trending pattern. "Ya know, for someone who isn't so easily influenced, Miroku seems like he has gotten you into so many problems."
"Because he fucking did. Most of the time, I only did things to make him shut up. My new years resolution this year was to stop letting him talk me into shit."
"Great one."
"Thanks my dear. So did it help at all?" He asked, genuinely curious if what he said actually had an impact on her.
She nodded her head. "Yeah. In a way it made sense of things. I just have to get my mind off of him."
"So I was wrong about you?"
She shifted her eyebrows inward as her confused expression said just that. "What do you mean?"
Inuyasha thought back to the day they met about a week ago, and remembered their conversation back at the Chinese food place. "Well, at first I thought your heart was still with Kouga but it seems different now. It seems like your heart isn't there but your head still is."
She shrugged. "You might be right Inuyasha but I don't know. A part of me feels like I should try to see if there is something I can do."
Inuyasha didn't respond to her. He felt his irritation nerves starting to tingle. If it was one thing he learned that he disliked, it was watching people feel like their no good for nothing exes deserved another chance. The brain can be so easily swooned over by a release of certain hormones, it almost made Inuyasha even more mad just thinking about that lesson in class.
Kagome continued on. "I don't know but part of me still feels like I want that closure. What do you think? He has been calling and texting me. Do you think I should at least hear what he has to say?"
"No." He didn't skip a beat on that word. There wasn't a single drop of hesitation, doubt, or question in his tone of voice. He was serious and he meant it. "I don't think he deserves the time of day considering it wasn't even a one time thing. It should have been a none time thing but he spent all of last year being a hoe so why would you want to talk to someone who didn't care about you for a whole year and wasted your time?"
Kagome winced a little at his words. She wanted so bad to talk to him but knew what Inuyasha was saying was the ultimate truth. Why should she feel bad that Kouga lost out by being dumb? He didn't feel bad when he was cheating on her.
"But that being said, I know no matter what I say, you are probably still one way or another end up speaking to him. You might even get back with him. It bothers you that I am some stranger that told you something that I physically had no proof of. Although I could get physical proof for you, you would still be skeptical because I am still getting to know you. It's understandable Kagome and sometimes, you are going to make mistakes before you learn."
Kagome looked at him but didn't say another word. It was starting to make her chest hurt at how well he could read her but she couldn't tell whether or not her cousin was actually telling the truth or not about the man in front of her. The circumstances were strange and very coincidental. Who wouldn't believe it was a setup?
Her mind still bothered her though and before she knew it, she excused herself from the room and headed back into hers. She pulled her phone out and dialed his number. It wasn't the smart thing to do but she wanted to see this through.
'Inuyasha at the end of the day is just some guy I met. I can't let my decisions be based around him. I am my own person.'
"Hello?" He answered from the other end of the phone.
"Hey Kouga. I want to speak with you but you have all of five minutes to get to my room before I change my mind."
Before he could say anything else, Kagome hung up. She would be damned if the conversation happened on his terms. He had so much time to call and text her, then it was clear to her he had enough time to rush and make sure to get to her on time. Inuyasha saw her as a victim but that wasn't the role she wanted to be seen as.
'Not that I care how he sees me or anything and I'm not doing this because of him either. This is strictly for me.'
Four minutes had passed and her door flew open without a single knock and tap. He quickly shut the door as fast as he opened it and Kagome recognized this scene before. Her face immediately scowled and she shut it down before it could start.
"If you even raise your voice at me by one pitch, your ass will be out of that door Kouga."
Or so she thought she did. Kouga walked up to her and got in her face. "What the hell took you so long to get back to me?" He said, his voice whistling with anger.
Regardless of his regular episode of emotion, she still attempted to stand her ground. "Kouga, I said-"
"I don't give a damn what you said! I asked you what the hell took you so long to get back to me?!"
She shook her head and took a step back to try and create space between them. "It's none of your business what I do with my time. You should be glad I called you back in the first place!"
Kagome couldn't even imagine why he was being so hostile when he was the one begging for her attention for the past few days. They live together meaning that at any given time, he could have been waiting for her outside of her door. That wasn't the case. Instead, he was out having a good time without anyone knowing his whereabouts.
"You should be glad I didn't barge in this room and take your ass back to me where you belong! You were with that fucking half breed weren't you?!" Although his sentence was already filled with vile emotion, the words "half breed" slid off of his tongue with every syllable.
"That half breed was cool when I wasn't around and now all of a sudden you hate his existence? Maybe you were cheating!"
"No I wasn't! How could you believe someone you just met over me?!"
It was a good question that even Kagome found herself asking but she had her reasons or at least she thought she did. "Well maybe if you weren't acting shady, I wouldn't have a reason to believe a stranger over you! He has been a better friend to me all week than you've been a boyfriend for the past three years!"
"Why don't you go fuck him then! Wait, you probably already did didn't you?!" He took a step forward again as she tried to take one back but the wall was slowly creeping up on her.
"I didn't do anything and even if I did, it's none of your business!"
"You're my girlfriend! Yes it is!"
"No I'm not-"
"Yes you are Kagome, stop saying that dammit! I fucking love you, why can't you see that!" he yelled at the top of his lungs causing a lump to form inside Kagome's throat. She hadn't been expecting those words she hadn't genuinely heard in a long time.
"I don't want some other guy coming between us! I want us to just handle our problems the way we already did! We were perfect and you let some man come between us!"
She then noticed the blame he started to place on her. "No I didn't Kouga! I loved you and I still do but you have been so awful to me lately, what else was I supposed to believe?"
Kouga huffed his breath out in frustration and kicked the edge of her bed. "Kagome, I don't know but we could have talked about this!"
"You broke up with me!"
"No I didn't- Fuck this. Okay. I said some dumb things. Are you happy? I'm sorry okay? I'm fucking sorry!" He then flopped down on the bed and covered his eyes with his arms.
Kagome saw him. The familiar body that used to come over and fill up her bed with his presence now laid in front of her. She thought back to everything that happened and everything she had ever come to know up until that point. Her cousin who had never lied to her warned her about a boy, the same one she had believed about her cheating boyfriend. At the same time, her cousin told her that Kouga was a cheater too but what would be the chances of the Kouga she knew being a different person or her cousin misunderstanding everything.
She let out a huge sigh and sat down next to him contemplating what she should do next. She didn't feel that Inuyasha was lying to her but she couldn't know for sure. In the same breath, she wasn't sure about Kouga lying to her because of their recent history and his recent comments. So many questions, wonders, and worries floated in and out of her head and she was starting to wish she had taken Inuyasha up on his offer for a drink. The alcohol might have smoothed things down a bit just enough for her to think because the loud environment her head was creating wasn't doing anything for her.
She looked down at the only man she had ever known to call boyfriend and knew she had to make a decision. It was now or never.
'I have to do this right this time. I'm sorry Inuyasha. I just can't trust you right now.'
"Kouga…I want us to be together. I want to try to make this work but I want us to work on trust. I feel like this is bringing us down more than anything. If you're willing to make this work, then so am I."
He removed his arm from his eyes and looked at her with his mouth agape. He didn't waste time bringing her body down onto his chest and Kagome could feel his heart beating faster but she was unaware of which emotion caused it first.
"Kagome. I'll do whatever it takes. You are worth it. I'll be better, I promise. Just give me time and I'll show you we can do this."
She was happy but at the same time, she was worried. She didn't know if what she was doing would turn into a blessing or become a mistake. For the moment, she closed her eyes and rested on the chest she hadn't got to feel all week. His cool mint scent was refreshing to her and she took a mental note to buy him more of whatever fragrance he was wearing.
"But Kagome, please stay away from Inuyasha. I really just want this to be between you and me this time." He added.
Kagome didn't respond verbally but she did give a nod to let him know she heard him. She didn't want to stay away from Inuyasha. Their building friendship had been great so far.
'But I have to fix my relationship first…I'm sorry Inuyasha. Just wait for us. Kouga will come around eventually.'
Once again. SORRY FOR THE WAIT. I HAD A HEAD THAT LIKES TO RETHINK AND MAKE THINGS BETTER ALL THE TIME. I AM AWFUL BUT PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS xD
(as soon as I was ready to upload this, I saw the review from hive chan xD I got the tea for yall girl. I won't leave y'all hanging no more)
Updated Trivia question: What does Inuyasha call Kagome the most in manga/anime fanfiction? (Sorry for making this question confusing xD)