By: Patche
Disclaimer: Umm I do not own/am not in any way affiliated with… Inuyasha, the song "Stay" or any songs I think fit the story perfectly.
Stay
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I watched as a tall, gruff looking man stepped out of the truck. He was tan with a muscular build and long black hair tied back in a ponytail.
"You need a hand, little lady."
I smiled. "Well… see… I have a spare, but I'm just in dire need of a jack."
"Well, it's a good think I stopped by, isn't it? I happen to have a jack that you can use."
I smiled. "Thanks. Are you… uhh… Kouga?" I asked gesturing to his truck.
"Well, yea… I am. Why would a fine thing like you ask?" He got a little too close for comfort.
"Look, pal! Will you just let us use the jack?!" I heard Inuyasha shout as he emerged from behind the car. He walked up in between Kouga and I, putting some more space in between us.
"Didn't know you had company…" Kouga said, looking at Inuyasha.
"Yea… I'm not company, okay? And stay away from Kagome, alright? I know the only reason you pulled over was to see if she'd come back with you in your little truck." He sneered, crossing his arms.
How… embarrassing. We were over here asking for help and Inuyasha has to act like some possessive jerk.
I sighed and pushed him to the side. "Just… ignore him. He's my friend… we were just on our way to the store and we had a flat. Anyway, the reason I asked is that I believe you're dating my good friend, Ayame."
Kouga scratched his head, laughing. "Well, you've got the right guy, but umm… Ayame and I aren't dating anymore…"
My mouth dropped open. "Are you kidding me? How could you let a girl like her go? Ayame is the sweetest person I ever knew!" I said, getting really upset by this… probably because, aside from Inuyasha, she was the best friend I had at school.
"Well, I didn't say I dumped her. You see, we ran into a little complication…"
"What?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well… I sort of got her pregnant." Kouga said laughing. "So, last night, I told her that I wanted to marry her and we could have a family together…"
Ayame… pregnant? She was eighteen… but still….
"Really? Did she say yes?"
Kouga nodded. "In fact, I'm sure she wanted to invite you. We're having a little 'party' for the whole situation. No booze of course… since she's pregnant and all… but… if you want, you and your friend are welcome to come. It's this Saturday." Kouga said.
I looked back at Inuyasha who was trying to lift the car up as I suggested.
I just sighed. "We'd like that." Kouga nodded and headed back to his truck to grab the jack.
"Speak for yourself…" Inuyasha muttered.
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The rest of the week, Inuyasha seemed mad at me for something. I couldn't tell what it was. I would think it had something to do with Kouga, but he seemed pretty upset before all of that.
It was Saturday now and we were on our way to the party. We sat in the car in total silence. I didn't know what to say. He wouldn't talk to me at all.
I remembered seeing Taro yesterday in the hallways at school. He was sporting a disgusting black eye and a broken nose.
Inuyasha must have beaten him up when he came to get me… which made me wonder some things.
He swore he wouldn't have even showed up, yet he did AND rescued me when I was completely incapacitated. He even took me back to his house instead of just leaving me there.
And he'd been upset since my little outburst in English the other day…
Things were starting to add up in a weird way… I wasn't completely oblivious to this.
As we pulled up in the driveway, I waited for Inuyasha to say something. But he didn't. Instead, he darted out of the car and headed into the house before I'd even gotten my seatbelt off.
I walked in, figuring I'd at least say hi to Ayame and congratulations before I went to search for Inuyasha.
Luckily, she was the first person I bumped into.
"Hey!" She said, giving me a hug.
"Hi…" I said hugging her back. "Wow… how are you?" I asked.
She sighed and shrugged. "Well, I've been better, but I have to be all smiles because Kouga threw this whole thing. He's so proud of this little baby. It's so cute, Kagome. He's just… so excited to be a dad."
I nodded. "But… are you ready to be a mom?"
She shook her head. "Of course not… but you know, I don't think anyone ever is, really… plus, I'll have him which is more than most people can say for themselves." I nodded.
"So, can I see your ring?" I asked as she held her hand up to reveal a silver and emerald ring on her ring finger.
It sparkled brilliantly in the dimly lit room.
"Wow, that's so beautiful. It matched your eyes." She smiled and nodded.
"I know, I started crying when he showed it to me."
"Aww…" I looked around to see if I could find any trace of Inuyasha. "Hey, have you seen Inuyasha run by at all?"
Ayame nodded. "Yea… I'd check that upstairs room… it's our baby room… I think I saw him run in there." I nodded.
"Thanks!" I shouted before running off.
I was going to give him a piece of my mind. He had no reason to act like such a baby. Whatever this little fit of his was about… he was driving me crazy.
I made it up the stairs and knocked on the closed door.
"Inuyasha, are you in there?" I asked, listening for a response. Nothing. I opened the door and saw him sitting up against the wall.
He looked up at me. "What?" He asked rudely.
"What?" I repeated. "You haven't talked to me in like a week. What's wrong with you?" I asked, sitting beside him. "Is this about Kouga? I was just being friendly… I mean, if you didn't want to come all you had to do was say so…"
No response.
I sighed and placed my hands in my lap. "I saw Taro yesterday…" I said. I saw his ear twitch.
"Inuyasha… can I ask you something?"
He glanced over at me for a brief second. "What?"
I fidgeted with my hands before I figured how to word it. "Why'd you come to get me that night at the party?"
"What do you mean, why? Why not? You were in trouble." He said, still avoiding me.
I sighed. "I mean, you promised that you wouldn't care what happened to me… and from how the whole situation faired out… it really seems like you didn't mean what you said…"
"So what if I didn't?" He asked gruffly.
"Well… why did you still come to help me? And why did you beat Taro to a bloody pulp? And why did I wake up in your room? And why did you kiss me like you just cared so much about me?" I was starting to get aggravated with him.
"I showed up because I knew you'd be there…" He started. "I just wanted to see if you didn't hop into bed with him… but then I couldn't find either of you so I figured you did and started to leave…"
I raised my eyebrow, listening to him carefully.
"…But then I heard you scream and I just…" I heard him sigh. "I don't know… something happened. Like I just wanted to kill whoever it was that made you scream. It was like this jealous, possessive… urge that just shot through me."
I tucked a stray hair behind my ear. He sounded kind of upset talking about this. I guess I'd have a different outlook on the whole situation had I been conscious during it.
"It was just that he was hurting… the one person I care the most about in this whole world… and… it hurt me, you know?"
I couldn't say anything to that… I just sat there, taking it in. He cared about me… the most in the whole world?
I saw him stand up.
Why didn't he give me half a chance to think and then speak?
"I probably shouldn't have said that…" He mumbled. But as he took his first step away from me, I stood up and grabbed his hand.
He spun around, giving me a curious look.
I just looked right into his amber eyes. "Don't… don't go. Just stay… please?" I asked, bringing another hand up to his.
He just stood there staring at me for a minute.
"I don't want you to go…" I said softly.
Before I even had time to react, he slammed his lips against mine, wrapping me up in the most intense kiss I'd ever experienced, but it was the first kiss I'd ever wanted so badly.
My heart was racing as I kissed him back, bringing a hand up to his face. I could feel him wrap his arms around me as we moved backwards, leaning against the wall.
I opened my mouth a little, letting my tongue lick his bottom lip. I could feel him smile against my lips.
I could almost hear my heart singing so happily. Why did this one thing have such an effect on me?
As the kiss came to an end, I pulled away, breathing a little harder than usual.
I could hear him panting lightly, as well.
I took a few seconds to grip what had just happened between us…
"I'm sorry if that was a little forward…" He said.
"No, it was… perfect." I smiled. "I liked it…"
He just smiled and grabbed my hand, pulling me in for another kiss.
"So… what does this make us?" I asked in between kisses.
"Whatever you want us to be…" He mumbled against my lips.
I pulled away and looked at him smiling. "So, you're my boyfriend, then?" I asked.
He looked at me confused for a second. "Is that what you want me to be?"
I smiled and nodded. "Yes… that's everything I want you to be…"
He laughed and pulled me into a hug. "Good, because that's what I've wanted to be for a while…" he said before kissing the top of my head.
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A/N: Wow, me and my long chapters. Aww they're together finally… but umm… don't go thinking this is the end of the story. I've got plenty more to write. Thanks for all the reviews by the way. I think I'm done updating every two hours for a bit…
And sorry for not making such a big deal out of the rivalry bit. I had my own plan for this chapter hehe.
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