Teacher's Pet
Chapter 29: Break Down
Inuyasha rang Kagome's doorbell that next Saturday afternoon, hoping for the best. He was surprised when Sota answered the door.
"I'm going to murder your brother. Kags doesn't want to see you, or the other one." He said, then began to close the door.
"Wait. I'm here to try to comfort her."
"She doesn't need you to. She has me." Sota said angrily.
"Look, I know you're upset, and you have every reason to be, but I'm not the enemy here. I promise I'm not." Inuyasha told Sota.
Sota looked at Inuyasha for a few seconds before opening the door wide enough for Inuyasha to enter. "Fine. But if she starts crying, you're out."
Inuyasha nodded. He walked into the house with a pint of cookies n' cream ice cream in his hand since he knew it was Kagome's favorite. "Kags?" He knocked lightly on her door.
"Come in, Yash." Kagome called from inside.
Inuyasha walked into Kagome's room and saw that she'd been doing some cleaning. Not saying that her room was ever messy, but it looked like someone could eat off the floor now. "Whoa. This room looks…hospital sanitary."
"Yeah I've been cleaning."
"Is that why the entire downstairs smells like bleach? It damn near burned my nose hairs when I pulled up." Inuyasha asked.
Kagome laughed. "Yep. I have to keep myself busy in some way. Put the ice cream in the freezer, please."
Back downstairs, Inuyasha ran into Sota. "What's going on?"
"This is what happens when she's upset. She cleans for days until she finally breaks down. And when she breaks down, it's dangerous for anyone to be around her. But judging by how fast she's cleaned this house, she's probably gonna break down either tonight or tomorrow morning." Sota explained to Inuyasha. He knew that he should be there for his sister, but when she broke down, it was really dangerous. For anyone, even herself. The last time she'd let go, she almost took Sota's head off when he dropped off a pizza at her door.
"You should spend the night with Sango and Kohaku. I'll handle Kagome." Inuyasha suggested.
"You sure? I mean, she's my sister."
Inuyasha nodded. "You're just a kid. I can handle this."
"Thanks Yash. I really think this is gonna be a really bad one, so I kinda don't wanna be around." Sota quickly packed himself an overnight bag and left the house to walk over Sango's house so he could spend the night with his best friend. On the walk there, Sota couldn't help but think of how great it would be if Kagome dated Inuyasha instead of his pig-headed brother. At least then she wouldn't be all mopey. Maybe he would get the ball rolling between those two soon. They were already close, so why not kick it up a notch?
"Kags, you wanna watch a movie?" Inuyasha asked.
"Sure. No romance, though. Something with a lot of blood and guts." Kagome answered, still upstairs.
Inuyasha shook his head. He wasn't surprised that Kagome wouldn't want to watch a romance movie. But what did surprise him was how long Kagome was holding out. She had a bad temper, and Inuyasha knew that. Just like he knew that this whole thing with Sesshomaru had destroyed her outlook on love, but how long was she going to keep it bottled up? Didn't she know that wasn't healthy?
Kagome finally came downstairs in some sweat pants and bunny slippers. "What did you pick?"
"Zombieland." Inuyasha said.
Kagome frowned. "That kinda has romance in it. But I love Emma Stone so it's alright."
"Sooo you love Emma Stone, do you?" Inuyasha teased.
"Oh shutup. I'm not a lesbian or anything. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty damn tempting, especially now. And there are some very attractive women out there, it's just not my style. Not saying that I'm judging anyone who's gay. Whatever floats their boat." Kagome giggled at the saying she'd gotten from her dad.
Inuyasha shook his head. "I think you need to be committed. There's got to be something wrong with your brain."
Kagome stuck her tongue out at him. "Just put the movie on, jerk."
"You got it!" Inuyasha put the movie into the DVD player while Kagome retrieved some ice cream for them. "Hey, where's your mom?"
"Business trip. I think she went to America this time."
Inuyasha thought for a second. "How often do these happen?"
Kagome shrugged. "They were far and few between when it was all of us. We even went with her sometimes. My dad was an attorney, too, so I guess it's in my blood to argue. But once he died, and I was old enough to stay at home with Sota, it seemed like my mom started taking them at least once a month. She wants to get away from us because we remind her of him. Mine and Sota's eyes, the way Sota talks sometimes, and I act just like my dad."
"He must've had a big heart." Inuyasha mused.
Kagome nodded with a bright smile. "He loved everything about everyone, even when there was barely anything to love at all. My dad was an optimist, which is why no matter how bad things are, I try to find at least one thing to smile about."
The movie was playing while they were talking, but Inuyasha hesitated. "What's making you smile now?"
"You. Sota. Cleaning. Ice cream." Kagome smiled. "Now can we watch the movie?"
Inuyasha smirked. "Sure."
They watched the movie in relative silence, besides the occasional comment or suggestion on how they would've done it better. Once the movie was over, Kagome yawned and looked at the time. "Whoa. It's only nine. I'm tired."
"That's 'cause you've been cleaning like crazy today. And I bet you didn't go to sleep last night, either." Inuyasha said.
Instead of answering him, Kagome just looked away.
"Exactly. Now go upstairs and go to sleep. I'll crash down here on the couch."
Kagome hesitated. "Uh…could you…I have a futon in my room. You can sleep there."
Inuyasha nodded. "Alright. Just don't wake me up with your snoring."
"Shutup." Kagome laughed. They both walked upstairs.
Within twenty minutes, Kagome was asleep. Inuyasha watched the rise and fall of Kagome's chest and listened to her steady breathing. His breathing matched hers and he began to drift off himself. But just before Inuyasha fell asleep, he heard Kagome sob. He opened his eyes and saw Kagome tossing and turning in her bed, clutching her covers. She threw the covers off of her and sat straight up in the bed. Kagome's eyes were purple and she was sweating. Inuyasha figured that this was the beginning of her break down. He was ready for her to get it over with because he knew that she needed to. He knew that it wasn't healthy for her to hold everything in like she was doing.
"Kagome…" he called softly, moving off the futon slowly.
Kagome didn't answer, but she did growl. She threw her legs off the side of her bed and started pacing, completely ignoring Inuyasha. "I don't understand how he could do this to me. I gave him everything and I never asked for anything but his love in return. I just don't get it. How could he fuck some other bitch while I was at his house waiting on him?! What kind of fucked up shit is that?! How the hell could he do some shit like that to me?! To me! No lo consigo en absoluto. ¿Qué he hecho para merecer esto? Le he amado con todo dentro de mí. Le he dado todo. ¿Esto se caía mi primera vez enamorada y esto es qué pasa?! ¡Joda el amor! ¡No lo necesito! ¡Seré mejor de dinero solo!" She went to her dresser and tossed her vase across the room and into her wall. She threw the lamp towards Inuyasha, who was still stunned that she had gone off in Spanish. He snapped out of his trance just in time to see Kagome pick up her bed.
"Whoa! Whoa! Kags!" He jumped off the futon and grabbed the bed before she hurled it out of the window. He took it from her surprisingly strong grip and sat it back down on the floor. But Kagome didn't miss a beat. She picked up her dresser, knocking off everything that was on it, including the crescent moon necklace that Sesshomaru had given her. "Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled.
That seemed to get through to Kagome and she put the dresser down back where she'd gotten it from.
"Calm down!" Inuyasha said to her when she reached for the bed again. "Kagome, look at yourself. Look at your room. You just spent an hour cleaning this room."
Kagome's breathing was labored and choppy. Inuyasha slowly approached her, his hands out towards her.
"Now talk to me, Kagome."
Kagome shook her head. "There's nothing to talk about. He cheated on me." Kagome sniffed. "I mean…why wouldn't he? He's always had a multitude of women falling at his feet, swooning when he looks their way. So why should this century be any different? Sure, he's never committed like this, he's never said the word 'love', but does that word really mean anything when it all ended like this?" Tears formed in Kagome's eyes. "I thought…I thought I meant something. That he had changed for me, for us. But apparently I was wrong." She looked at Inuyasha, the tears spilling from her eyes. "What have I done, Inuyasha? Tell me, you're his brother, where did I go wrong? Was I not good enough for him? Am I too young? Too skinny? Too fat? Too perky? To strong-headed? What is wrong with me?" Kagome let out a broken, strangled sob.
Inuyasha stepped to Kagome and wrapped his arms around her. "You haven't done anything wrong, Kags. And you don't need to think that. Whenever a woman gets cheated on, they think it was their fault when it wasn't. If the man was stupid enough to stray, then he didn't deserve you in the first place. Kagome, I would never cheat on you like that. No one in their right mind would cheat on you. You're as amazing as they come."
Kagome sobbed on Inuyasha's shoulder. Each sob tore through her entire body and shook her. Inuyasha knew that she was crying from her heart and her soul, and it hurt him to see her like this. One particularly violent sob made Kagome's knees buckle, and Inuyasha held onto her so she wouldn't hit the ground. He picked her up and placed her on the bed, then climbed in the bed himself and held onto her tightly as she continued to cry. Eventually, Kagome cried herself to sleep, but Inuyasha stayed wide awake throughout the night. He thought about how much he would love to have Kagome as his and how he'd never make a mistake like the one his idiotic brother had had. And his family called him the dumb one. Kagome moved in her sleep, and made a small noise then turned towards Inuyasha and buried her head in his chest. Inuyasha smiled and kissed her forehead and drifted off to sleep himself. But not before promising that he would tell Kagome how he felt about her the next day.