Ho ha ha! Chapter two.
Remember: chap 1-4 were originally ONE big peice.
Me no own, ya?
S E C R E T S
"You're shitting me, right…?" Kagome once again muttered. 'Feels like I'll be saying that a lot.'
The university had run out of dorms, but the office lady had told her that there was a mansion on the school's property. 'She didn't say that it looked haunted.'
In front of her stood a dilapidated house; she shivered, as though, ice had replaced her spine. The air was soon cold and it filled her entire body even though it was bright and sunny. The balmy stillness of the summer evening lends a dusky glow to everything, emphasizing the shadows and the dilapidation. She began her walk, pulling her luggage towards the door and noticed the walkway leading up to the house were cracked with weeds and dandelions poking out.
Red roses grown wildly in thick batches by the gate, their vines formed a twisted maze upon the side of the house, reaching their tentacles towards the roof. The bare trees and overgrowth around the house, crack and grown and the wind almost seems to whisper dark secrets. The house's walls showed black decay that look like slimy black holes dragging her closer, to swallow her into the walls. Splotches of original paint hinted at the house former prosperity. Cobwebs covered the corners of the windows. Kagome shivered as she spotted tiny black spiders threading towards their prey.
'The house looks like it'll fit for the kings and queens of the supernatural.' She thought. 'I seriously hoped the inside is better looking.'
Kagome opened the door and cringed as it creaked and blinked in surprise at the sight that greeted her. 'It's not spooky. Well… That gave a whole new meaning of "Don't judge the book by its cover.".' She smiled and took off her shoes, noticing that the house's occupants shoes were in neat rows. "Hello? Is anyone there?" She moved forward and noticed a bowl for keys, and placed hers in.
"Coming!" A voice answered.
A man appeared. He walked with a predatory grace, tall and proud; he had taken a shower, from the way he was rubbing his wet hair with a towel. He wore shorts and his chest was bare for the world to see. His crystal blue eyes glanced up and Kagome could tell that he was surprised to see her sapphire eyes staring back at him. The mysterious man blinked, and then shot her a cocky grin, showing off longer than normal canines, at her.
"Why, hello there." A suavely voice flowed towards her.
Kagome blinked and realized that the man was speaking to her. Her eyes seem to betray her as they went down wards. His skin was tan and pulled taunt over pure muscle, -'Is that a 6 pack?'- That wasn't to say he was bulky, he had a swimmers body. His face was chiseled and his jaw was strong.
"H-hi." She stuttered. 'Get a grip girl!'
"What's a fine girl like you, doing here?"
Clearly he's flirting. 'Oh, no… Please tell me he's not a playboy.' "The dorms were all full, so they suggest I live here."
The man rubbed his stubbed chin, as his eyes went upwards. "Is that so…? No wonder boxes arrived at our doorstep. Well, I'm Nakamaru, Kouga." He said as he stuck out his hand.
"Higurashi, Kagome." She took his hand, and like with the encounter with Inuyasha, a small tingle ran up her arm and they both withdrew their hands.
'Woah… that was weird.' Kouga thought as he shook his hand to get his nerves back in order.
'Not again.' Kagome inwardly groaned.
"Well, let's show you around." He guided with his hand on her back and as she walked by he could not stop his eyes from trailing down to her backside. "Let's start with the living room."
The living room was like it was taken out from a magazine… kind of. White curtains were besides the windows, making the living room's atmosphere comfortable and a grand piano is placed by the screen. A black sofa - 'That looks comfy.' - shaped as an L with white and red pillows with a small coffee table, with magazines everywhere, seated in front. Facing the sofa was an entertainment center with a 50 inch television. Beneath the television, had a see through cubby and Kagome could see various game systems.
She walked closer and noticed on the left shelves of the entertainment center, she could see several of DVD and on the right, video games filled from top to bottom, and in alphabetically order. CD's were piled on top of the speakers next to the entertainment center. Next to the speakers was a sliding door, which leads to the backyard.
'It would be weird if the whole house was clean.'
As they moved on towards the kitchen, Kagome noticed stairs going upwards towards the second level. The first thing Kagome's eyes zoomed on was the bar. The drinks were neatly arranged at the bar but when Kouga opened the fridge to get a beer, she could see that it was a mess of beers and condiments and Mac and cheese boxes. 'Is that… molding?' Kagome looked, and shivered in disgust. The dishes were done but piled all around the sink with no one to put them away. The dishwasher was broken and non-useable. She spied a dirty sock in it. 'Ew…' The oven was above the stove and a microwave besides the toaster.
"The rest of the bathrooms are broken, due to old pipes and we currently fixed one. So you'll be sharing with us guys, is that okay?" Kouga asked, scratching his head. Seeing her shrug, he shrugged in response and they both grinned.
"So… where am I staying?" she asked, tilting her head up.
"In the third room, upstairs, on the left. You can pick other rooms if you want, but they're dirty and dusty. Also, they're mostly located at the back of the house." She smiled and politely declined. They went up the creaking staircase; mostly it was Kagome making the noises and Kouga's footstep quiet as a grave, and walked down the hallway towards the stairs to where their rooms were situated. Pushing the door to their unoccupied space, Kagome could tell that the room was twenty by twenty with her boxes in the middle and a white desk by the wall near the window and a closet door with mirrors. The drawers were on the same side as the wall and they were the same color.
"Well… I guess I better let you unpack your things." Kouga said as he scratched his head. His eyes looked down to see only one luggage. "Is that all you got?" He pointed.
"Nope, the rest of my clothes are in the boxes and the bed will be arriving a little later."
Kouga 'ahed' and left Kagome to unpack.
Word Count: 1,148
And thus, we meet Kouga.
He's one smexy fine wolf.
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