Remember the time Chapter 2: I miss you, an inuyasha fanfic

Title: Remember the time

Chapter 2: I miss you

The faintly dark streets of the more older parts of town came into view as I drove silently to Inuyasha's house. We were almost there. I was upset at the fact I was lowering to the point of bringing my daughter to a dump like this. I've told him before his area was dangerous, but he ignores me every time.

As I neared Inuyasha's apartment, I glanced at Akami who was peering out of the window, taking in her new surroundings.

"Are we going to see daddy?" Akami asked, hope and excitement laced her voice.

So it seemed she recognized her dad's home.

"Yes, we're going to pay a quick visit with your father." I replied indignantly, sneaking a glance at Akami through my rear view mirror.

She missed the pitch of anger in my voice, and was staring happily out of her window as I parked by the sidewalk near Inuyasha's apartment.

I glanced back at the apartment and noticed a small feminine looking car lying dormant on the driveway, judging by the butterfly stickers that were pasted on the back window. Suddenly the car started to life, slightly startling me as I watched the car peel out of the drive way. I quickly unbuckled my seat belt and hopped out of my car.

The car slowly drove past me and as I turned my head, my eyes met with a pair of midnight black eyes belonging to a woman with long black hair and pale ghostly white skin. This woman looked like she hadn't seen the light of day for years, but brushing that feature away, and the fact her eyes were dull and almost lifeless, she seemed fairly attractive, that is if you were into that type.

It seemed to take forever at the rate that woman drove, but finally her car rounded the corner and disappeared from sight. Slowly, I opened the back door to let Akami out and helped unbuckle her seat belt since she seemed to be having troubles with it.

Once the belt was out of the way, I lifted her out of the car and shut the door behind us. I couldn't help but wonder who that mysterious woman was, perhaps Inuyasha's new girlfriend?

"Most likely." I muttered under my breath as I glanced at my daughter who I held securely in my arms. She smiled mirthfully at me, her amber eyes sparkled from the innocence of her smile.

I couldn't help but smile back, she looked so innocent. Holding her securely around her waist, I walked firmly up to the front door and rang the door bell a few times.

The sound of footsteps pounding their way towards the door was heard, followed by the rattling of a doorknob as Inuyasha drew the handle back, revealing me and Akami standing on his poorly embellished porch.

He looked surprised for a moment, and after a few seconds it suddenly dawned on me that he had probably been expecting that woman to have been standing there instead of his ex and his daughter.

"Judging by the look of surprise on your face, you must have forgotten that we had scheduled for you to see Akami today." I stated evenly as Akami fidgeted in my hold, obviously wanting to be put down. However I ignored her requests and waited patiently for Inuyasha's answer.

"No I didn't forget. I just . . well never mind. Just come in." He said, pushing the door back as he invited us into his home.

I set Akami on the ground and grabbed her hand, ushering her forward as we entered the small appartment.

"I see you've . . kept this place just as dirty as it was the last time I came here." I said bluntly as Akami released my hand and lunged forward. Straight into Inuyasha's outstreched arms. He hugged her tightly, smiling blithely as he pulled back slightly to ruffle her hair.

"How have you been doing my little angel?" He asked as he led her to the living room and set her down on a couch, leaving me to follow promptly behind.

"Good! I missed you daddy!" Akami said happily as he grabbed the remote and flicked on the T.V.

"I missed you too princess." He replied with a smile as he flipped through random channels for something to watch..

"I want to watch Sponge Bob!" She squealed and Inuyasha nodded his head.

"Sure thing." He said as he flipped on her favorite channel.

"Yay!" Akami said happily as her favorite show turned on. I watched her with a small smile as I sat down next to Inuyasha at the end of the couch.

"Look! The song started! Everyone sing!" Akami squealed as she took a deep breath, and began singing her own version of the song.

For a moment Inuyasha's amber eyes met with my own chocolate brown eyes, and we both shared an amused laugh at Akami's attempts in singing the Sponge Bob song.

"Wow. She defintely gets her singing voice from you." Inuyasha chuckled lightly.

I turned to face him and lifted a brow.

"I've never sung around you, how would you know?" I asked, glancing at him suspicously.

"Oh please, back in highschool when I used to drop by, I could hear you singing from the shower all the way from down stairs." He smirked, laughing faintly at the memory.

"Oh." I smiled coyly, feeling a faint blush stain my cheeks, I quickly turned my head in the other direction so he wouldn't notice.

"Not that it's anything to be ashamed of, you did sound pretty nice." He added, causing me to recoil slightly from the surprise.

Was that a complimant?

I decided to voice my thoughts.

"That wouldn't be a complimant would it?" I asked, suddenly interested in his response.

"Could be. Depending on how you look at it." He shrugged as he lifted himself off the couch.

"Where are you going?" I asked, not wanting to lose his company . .

"To the kitchen, I'm thirsty. You want anything?" He asked, switching his glance from Akami who was sucked into her favorite show and back to me.

"Um . Sure, but I'll just get it myself." I said as I got up to follow him.

It wouldn't hurt to leave Akami alone for a few minutes to watch her favorite show, she wasn't really aware of what happened around her when that damn Sponge Bob came on.

"Suit yourself." He said as he entered the kitchen and headed straight for the fridge.

He pulled out a bottle of beer, stared at it, then glanced back at Akami who had her back to him and was facing towards the T.V. He glanced at me, clearly seeing the shake of my head, he sighed and set the bottle back down, pulling out a bottle of pepsi out instead.

He glanced at me again, as if sarcasticly asking if the pepsi was alright to drink, I responded with a thumbs up and sat myself down on a chair near the kitchen table.

He poured two cups, even though I hadn't given him any impression that I wanted pepsi and handed me the cup as he sat down on the chair next to me. I took the drink anyways and began ridding it of its contents when I suddenly remembered something.

I glanced at Akami, seeing that she was still sucked into the T.V. I decided it would be alright to ask him.

"Inuyasha?" I asked and he lifted his head up to acknowledge he had heard me and fixed his gaze firmly in my direction.

"Yeah?"

"Who was that woman that left your apartment moments before I did?" I asked keenly, trying to sound like I wasn't interested even though I was. It slightly bother me, I had no idea why.

He visibly stiffened, looking like he had been caught doing something bad and he looked at me nervously.

"That's just Kikyo." He replied timidly and I sent him a suspicious look.

"Kikyo would be?" I asked anxiously.

He sighed. "My new . . girlfriend." He mumbled under his breath, barely audible but I was able to catch it.

"Excuse me? Can you say that a bit louder, I couldn't hear." I said with a teasing smile and he looked annoyed but smiled back at me anyways.

"My new girlfriend. " He said more clearly, but not too loudly.

"Aw . . How sweet. Little Inu's gotta girlfriend!" I said playfully, shooting him a knowing grin. He rolled his eyes and folded his arms over his chest.

"Shut up." He growled, allowing a small smirk to play on his lips.

"Well thats good to hear, it's been awhile since you've actually made a commitment and entered into a relationship." I said and he looked like he was about to protest but I cut him off before he could.

"And the hoes you banged don't count." I add hastily and he sighed inwardly, aggravated at something.

I wondered what he was thinking, he looked mad all of a sudden. Although he had no reason to. I didn't get mad at him for dating Kikyo like he had gotten mad at me when he first found out I was dating Kouga. I remembered when he first found out, I thought he was literally going to kill Kouga . . but that was six months ago. I'm sure he doesn't even care about me and Kouga anymore.

"So how are you and Kouga?" He suddenly asked and I looked surprised for a minute. I didn't miss the part where he had spat out Kouga's name in disgust.

"We're good . . I guess. He says he loves me all the time now, which is a good thing to hear you know?" I said softly, failing to notice the small frown edging on his face.

"Do you love him?" He asked, and I paused to think for a second. Do I love Kouga? I've asked myself that question before, but I couldn't come up with an answer. So I decided to be as honest as I could.

"I . . well I don't really know. Maybe I do, maybe I don't. My feelings haven't really been steady recently." I sighed, running my hand through my hair and playing with a few of the strands.

He frowned slightly, and looked at the floor.

"Kagome . . " He whispered, and I looked up at him, wondering why he had said my name.

"Hm?" I asked idly and it took a minute for him to respond. He looked like he was deep in thought, just staring hard at me for a few minutes until he finally started to speak.

"Kagome I . . " He bit his tounge, refraining himself from finishing his sentence.

I stared at him questioningly , and after I realized he wasn't going to say anything else I glanced at the clock and noticed it was getting late. It seemed like we had only just arrived but I was on a short schedule.

Akami's show was just starting to end, and I could already hear her loud groaning as the show ended.

"Well it's been fun, but I've got plans tonight. So I'll see you this weekend I guess?" I asked as I got up from my seat and slowly made my way towards Akami.

"Yeah, this weekend sure. What are you going?"

"Oh just out with - . ." I paused before asking. "Why so interested?"

"Just curious." He shrugged and followed me to where Akami was sitting.

"Me and Kouga have plans tonight. He said he's going to take me somewhere nice, so I really have to get back soon. I promised him I'd call him right when I got home." I explained as I swiped Akami from her position on the couch and into my arms.

Inuyasha faltered slightly at the mention of me spending the night with Kouga and looked at me suspiciously.

"Well we better get going." I said as I opened his front door and started walking to my car. I wasn't too surprised when Inuyasha followed silently after. Probably wanting to say goodbye to Akami.

I opened the back door and gently placed Akami in her car seat. I backed away slightly, giving Inuyasha his opportunity to snag a hug goodbye. He bent down and gave Akami a quick hug, telling her he loved her and would see her again soon. With a quick peck on the cheek he pulled away and closed the door behind him as Akami waved happily to him through the window from inside the car.

Then his eyes swung over to me, where it stayed.

Feeling slightly uneasy from all the sudden attention, I turned away and grabbed the handle to my car door. I quickly opened it and was about to step in when a hand caught my wrists and forced me to face the opposite direction, which was of course towards Inuyasha.

"Thanks for bringing her here tonight. I guess I'll see you later then?" He said, half stating and half asking.

"Of course, where ever Akami goes I'm bound to be showing up after her. So you'll just never stop seeing me. I bet you can't get enough of me, I bet you are probably sick of all the times you've seen me - " My words got caught in my throat when I was suddenly pulled into a quick embrace, one of his arms wrapping around my waist and the other digging into my hair.

It probably didn't mean much, maybe I was just thinking too much of it. Just a friendly parting goodbye right? After a moment of silence on my part, I awkwardly half hugged him back, but by the time I started to react he had pulled away, having one of those smirks plastered unto his face.

"Later Kaggie. Bye little one." He said to me and Akami as I glared at him.

"Ewe. You know I hate that nickname." I glowered, slowly seating myself into my car.

"I know, that's why I use it." He grinned and I rolled my eyes.

"Prick." I replied half-heartedly and he chuckled, closing the door after I had gotten fully inside.

"Bye baby." He said with a wink.

I smiled, waved goodbye, and made sure he got an eyeful of the extended middle finger I held propped up against the glass of my car window.

With a small smile I peeled away, watching as Inuyasha's small apartment faded away in the distance.

Inuyasha's POV

He sighed sadly to himself when she disappeared from sight, silently wishing she could have stayed a little longer. He had forgotten how good it felt to be around her, and there was this feeling in the pit of his stomach that always seemed to spring to life whenever he was with her or just thinking about her.

He knew what he felt, he had even almost said to her, and he vaguely wondered how she would have reacted to it. She probably didn't even feel the same way.

He knew the feeling probably wasn't mutual, but it was clear now and he opened his mouth to say the words that he had been unable to say to her earlier. He looked at the direction she had driven off too and sighed.

"I miss you . . Kagome."

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