Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of the characters involved, Rumiko Takahashi has and always will.
AN: This is the first story I have written in a while, and will make it as well written as possible everyone. Without further ado, on with the story:
Chapter One
The suitcase was lying open on the pink bedspread, its contents consisting of jeans, blouses, sweatshirts, and any other miscellaneous articles of clothing the girl could find scattered in her closet. Kagome Higurashi, a 21 year old woman, was silently packing up her belongings to return to college that September as a junior. Getting grades that were well over average also made her a peer mediator that year, which meant that she could tutor fellow students, as well as help make the new students feel comfortable.
Kagome hummed to herself, quickly folding all of her clothes and neatly placing them in her suitcase. As it began to fill itself to the brim, she zipped it shut and lifted it, placing it against the wall near her door.
"I sure am going to miss this room..." she sighed to herself, smoothing the bedspread and walking to her closet to pull out a small pink duffle bag. Kagome attended Iona college in New Rochelle, New York. Looking back to her freshman year as a transfer student from Japan, memories flooded her mind, occupying it completely.
'Freshman year... what an interesting year that was.' she thought to herself, grinning at the memories. Kagome had dated a boy for the first three months of freshman year, a boy named Hojo. He was persistent with her, always asking her on dates and checking up on her. They became an item, eventually, however when late December rolled around, Hojo had broken it off.
'Hey, Kagome, wait up,' Hojo gently put his hand on her shoulder, catching his breath.
'Hojo, hi, what is wrong? I thought you had class today?' she questioned him, holding her books against her chest, patiently waiting for him to breathe steadily again.
'We need to talk. I cannot hold this in, I just cannot keep leading you on like this,' he whispered, looking down to the ground.
Kagome's heart started to beat faster, clenching her books tightly against her chest. 'What're you talking about Hojo, what is this all of a sudden, have I done something?' she sighed, and he quickly grabbed her hands.
'You have been an amazing girlfriend, Kagome, but I am not the man you think I am... I've been cheating on you, with another. I am sorry, gomen nasai.' He bowed his head, and she dropped his hands.
'Well then, who is it? How long?' she pressed him with her questions, her eyes demanding answers. She stared at him for a long while.
'You do not know her, Kagome. It's been almost a month now...' Hojo said quietly, pinching the bridge of his nose as he waited for the worst.
'I see. To be completely honest, Hojo, I am not upset. I'm more angry right now, that you lied to me, than anything. You're right though, you're not the man I thought you were. You're just a little boy.' She glared at him, and turned on her heel to walk away from him before he could say anything more.
'Kagome, wait - ' he shouted, running towards her. Before he could catch her though, he seemed to have slipped on ice, falling backwards. He laid there, letting the cold caress his back, staring up into the white sky. Hojo watched Kagome's figure as it retreated, growing smaller and smaller until she was completely gone from his sight.
Kagome snapped out of her daydream, grinning at the thought of it. 'What a mistake he made...' She thought. Kagome was not conceited, but she knew that she deserved someone who could take care of her, and let her take care of him too, someone to trust, and be trusted by. Glancing at the clock, it read 5:45 PM, and she realized how late it was.
She placed towels and toiletry items into her duffle bag, such as razors, shampoo, toothpaste, and her toothbrush. Once finished packing her bags, she dragged them one by one down the steps of her house, and into the quiet living room, leaving them by the front door.
'I am so tired, maybe a nice bath before I go to bed...' she relaxed at the thought of a hot bubble bath, and treaded the steps back upstairs to her bedroom.
Kagome Higurashi lived alone, with just her cat, Buyo, for company. Her mother decided to move into a smaller house on the other side of town with Sota, Kagome's younger brother, shortly after Kagome went to college. Mrs. Higurashi claimed that the house was too big, and got so lonely after she was gone for so long. So as a gift, Mrs. Higurashi granted the house to Kagome. She remembered her mother saying "think of it as an early graduation present, dear," with a small grin.
Stepping into the bathroom, she turned the nozzles of the tub and felt the water til it was just the right temperature to fill the tub. Shedding all of her clothes quickly, the young girl stared at herself in the mirror. She had long, wavy brown hair and bright blue eyes, creamy skin, and curves in all the right places. Sighing contently, she turned around and dipped her toes into the water, letting out a small "eep!" before sinking into the water, letting it come over her, and relax her. Kagome soaked, poking bubbles with her fingertips and thinking...
'It's been so long since I've been able to just relax. Who knew a summer job could be so stressful? But It was worth it.' she giggled. Kagome had worked as a receptionist in a gynocologist's office. Of all places to work, it had to be a gynocologist's office. She stumbled across it one day in the paper, reading the ad, and calling on it quickly. The job paid well over $16.00 an hour, and Kagome knew the doctor had a crush on her as well. Thus, resulting in Kagome's bank account growing immensely within the two months she worked there.
When she resigned at the end of the summer, the doctor told her that if at any time she needed a job, to come to him, and he would set her up with one immediately. She knew it was out of pure generosity and affection, but she had no attraction to him and planned to keep it that way.
After her bath, Kagome had dressed for bed and snuggled into her warm sheets, closing her eyes, and letting sleep take her into the world of dreams...
The night was just beginning to set in, as the young, determined man signaled for a waitress. InuYasha Taisho was sitting in his favorite bar with a gorgeous young girl. He smirked as she stared at him, hopeful that he'd take a liking to her.
"Waitress, check please!" InuYasha suavely asked the young girl, ending the sentence with a smile that made her blush ten shades of red.
"Y-yes sir, right away," she walked over to the register, ringing all of his items up before printing out a receipt and sliding it onto his table. InuYasha nodded in acknowledgement, glancing at the price before leaving a few twenty-dollar bills in the small folder that held the receipt.
"After you, babe," he smiled at his date. Her name was Yuka, and she was a pretty girl, 22 years old, going to school part-time. Yuka just giggled, grabbing her coat and leading the way out of the restaurant. As soon as they were out of sight from the public eye, InuYasha pressed her up against the cold brick wall of the restaurant, biting her neck and whispering into her ear.
"Inubaby, stop it! Heh, wait til we get home, I'll show you what it's like to have a really good time," she moaned a little bit as he nibbled at her neck, kissing up to her lips.
"I could take you right here, I know you can't resist me Yuka," he whispered into her ear, sending shivers down her spine. Suddenly, InuYasha felt a slight vibration coming from his back pocket. Growling, he pulled away from the hormonal girl and reached into his back pocket, flipping his cell phone open.
"What do you want!" InuYasha snapped, angry that his date was being interrupted..
"InuYasha, get your ass home! For Kami's sake, you're a rockstar man! Who knows what the papers will say about you being out, with a girl no less I'm sure, they'll have a field day with it!" Miroku scolded him over the phone. "If you don't come back, I'll be forced to send Sesshomaru, and you and I both know that won't turn out pretty man." He said quietly into the receiver.
"Keh, whatever, it's not like I have a fucking bed time or anything, I'm 22 years old!" InuYasha hung up the phone and sighed angrily, clenching his fists for a moment before turning his eyes to the woman before him.
"I guess the date's over..." she whispered to him, wrapping her arms seductively around his neck, pressing herself into him.
"Yeah. Sorry, Yuna. I'll talk to you later, okay?" he pulled away from her, not realizing his mistake.
"It's Yuka. Okay Inubaby, bye!" She gave him a quick kiss on the lips, before walking over to her car. Turning the keys in the ignition, she started it, revved the engine, and sped out of the restaurant parking lot. InuYasha, who was still angry, stomped towards his SUV, jumping in and starting it up quickly. Taking one last glance at his phone, he chucked it into the backseat and pulled out, nearly hitting an old woman who happened to be walking to her car with her husband. He growled and sped off, towards home.
'I guess it'll just be another night spent alone,' he thought to himself coldly, knowing that when he did arrive home, he'd hear it from Sesshomaru and his father, Inu No Taishou.