A/N: I'm so sorry this got out late but I got a major problem regarding my files. The computer…well…has a problem and my profile was erased! Along with all the saved fic I'm currently reading, my own fics that I'm making, many, many treasured pictures of different anime bishounen, lyrics of favorite songs and my WHOLE MP3 FILE (that is full of my precious anime songs!)!
So, this chap was made even though I'm really going insane by now just to reach my deadline. I mean, I'm really frustated by now, I need to bloody find those lost files in the damn internet! And I cannot CALM DOWN!
Just read on and give me a treat…review, okay?
Review Replies:
oro kenshin- thank you so much!i'm glad you like my story. i envy you...you have a printer...waaah! our printer is, well, actually a wreck right now and my parents refuse to fix it or buy another one coz they fear that i will consume all the ink in just one month...
sexyvodka1125- glad you liked the idea...i really thought my readers will find it corny or anything...thanks for the review!
Kagura-I am the Wind - yeah...i thought it was funny too. i got the idea about the behavior of their mothers from my own mother. but she doesn't actually force me about that kind of relationships but she teases me about this guy that is just a close friend of mine and i promise you, i'm hysterical when she does that. thanks for your review!
YamiHaruko- thanks...i'm glad you liked it. i guess, i didn't concentrate much on their reaction when they wok up here so...i just hope you won't be that disappointed with me. My reason is...they really don't have to be angry with each other cause it wasn't their fault...well anyway, just read it and see for yourself. And Sango and Miroku here...hope you like it.
Miriae- i like that line too. That line just got out all because my finger have their own life...hehe...And,well, Miroku's like that...always like that but he's more himself here in this chap. Thanks for the praises and for kami's sake! Not Rin, of course! i was thinking of pairing her with Sess, really, but decided against it. And, please, if you see something wrong, feel free to tell me. A critisicm or two won't hurt...so long as they're well-constructed. i promise i won't be angry with you!
m2m231- thanks! glad you liked it! hope you like this chapter too!
Avelyn Lauren- yeah...i agree with you. and they are so cute when they're together esp. when they are sleeping! i could have your suggestion but i really think Inu and Kag won't like it and they might commit murder and they will explode and everything. Don't worry, i've got plan that are near your suggestion, just got o think about it first. Thanks a lot for the review!
Silverstar871- yeah, i wouldn't mind too, if i were in Kagome's place...hehe...Kagome's reaction here might not be what you've been expecting. hope i didn't disappoint you. i just really don't like them to be in a big fight again. This story is taking too long really. I originally planned it to be 20 chaps and now...it might be way more than that. Thanks a bunch for the review!
natalee1044- please don't go insane! i don't want to lose anyone of my readers! But anyway, thank you. i didn't think it was going better and better...what you said to me gave me more life and energy to make this story! Thanks a bunch!...Sorry if it ended too soon for you.
lilkags (sammi) - thanks for the review! hope you like my story and you'll read it til the end.
k4g0me- thanks for the review and thanks for telling me my mistake. i guess i just got confused that time. I mean, i really was thinking where right and left is that time and got it mixed up. Thanks so much. I'll just edit it when i have the time.
lunamoon0320- they are getting there in a few chaps...the denial stage will soon vanish...mwahahah!Thanks for your review!
mangadreams- i really don't fancy SessRin pairings so i don't want them together here. thanks so much for the review!
Punk Rock Miko2- Kikyo will come back soon...maybe in chap 20 or something. She'll come back for something important. And i swear, the situation is so cliche but i thinks it's cool to put that situation there. It will answer a question i posted in the chapter of Inu and Kag's first date. (hint hint!)...Kagome's going to fight but i guess in the verbal way...i don't think it's good for here to be very violent here. I don't want her to level herself with Kikyo, you see. I really appreciate your review!
MeiunTenshi- the answer is...they're not that violent when they wake up. but the ending is quite cute...at least, for me...Thanks for the review!
kags-adn-inu-thank you for your review...so here's the chap. I'm sorry i made you wait for so long. It's my busiest summer, really.
child of the silvery moon- i'm so glad you enjoyed my chap. hope you like this chap too...inu's acting a bit different--teehee...
Smiley Gurl 87 - glad you love it! i hope you'll love this chap as much! thanks for your review!
This is getting too long...on with the chap!
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Enemies or Lovers
Chapter 18
(1:30 a.m.—Kagome and Inuyasha)
Kagome moaned sleepily as she shifted from where she was lying. But something prevented her from turning around, a weight that was upon her head and on her shoulder. She got her left hand land on her shoulder and felt what that weight is.
It was warm and it was clutching her shoulder tightly, as though afraid of letting her go.
A hand.
Kagome's eyes flew open as her mind slowly processed that small piece of information. A hand on her shoulder…a much bigger and masculine one. She blinked, absorbing her dark surroundings.
Her hand then flew on the weight that was on her head. All she felt was hair.
That's normal. She thought to herself.
Her hand traveled down that long hair, raking it with her delicate fingers. But this is far too long to be mine. She told herself.
With her index finger and thumb, she held a small clump of hair. And as she looked at it, her eyes widened. This is definitely not my hair color. I still remember that my hair was black before I closed my eyes…Before I closed my eyes…
Her mind did the jiggledy-piggledy process of making her remember the events that happened just hours ago before she closed her eyes. She suddenly yelped as she got the whole picture fixed in her mind's eye, her own hand flying to her mouth to stifle the sound. Kagome just realized that she was on the couch in the living room, sitting, or rather sleeping, with none other than Inuyasha.
Kagome's yelp stirred Inuyasha from his sleep making him moan as he slowly opened his amber eyes to the dark room. His hand raked his hair making it more messy-looking (that is if you can see his hair in the dark). Inuyasha then raised his hand to rub his half-lidded eyes.
Kagome remained silent all through Inuyasha's actions, just looking at him with wide eyes as he stretched and looked around, waiting for his eyes to land on her.
But instead of questioning her presence, he said sleepily, "What the heck am I doing sleeping in the couch? Why am I not in my room?"
"You're in my house, Inuyasha. And why in the bloody blazes are you asking about your room and not why--… or what are we doing here!" Kagome said in a strangled whisper.
Upon hearing Kagome's voice, Inuyasha's eyes widened to the size of plates and asked her in a quiet voice, "What the heck are we doing here!"
"About time you realized it you know…" Kagome spat, pissed off at the moment.
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(2:00 p.m.—Sango and Miroku)
"Hey, Sango! Please let me go! I swear I didn't mean to do that!" Miroku pleaded to no avail. He was seating on a chair opposite Sango, his handstied on the arms of the chair…to prevent his hands from doing what they're usually doing.
" 'Didn't mean to do that' your face Miroku! You groped my butt for about five times already. You really should thank me that I haven't called my parents yet. You're inside my damn house, Miroku!" Sango whispered seethingly to the guy in front of him, hoping that her mother doesn't hear anything from this room.
"Why haven't you told them then?" Miroku asked, his eyebrow quirking up out of curiosity.
A guilty look crossed her face but was gone after a second. "Because I don't know what all the mothers in the world have eaten and they're acting weird lately. Teasing their own daughters to absolutely annoying guys…She'll just think we're naughty and the case is closed." She replied, her arms making their way to her mid-section.
"Oh, you mean like…Kagome? So your mother is like that too?…Then why aren't we engaged yet?" he said as an afterthought. "Only joking!" he added as he ducked his head out of Sango's murderous arms.
The flushed girl sat back down, breathing heavily out of utter annoyance to a certain man who groped her several times already to last her a lifetime.
"Sango?" Miroku called out, tentatively. Sango answered his call with narrowed eyes.
"Just remove these ropes, please…I promise I will control my hand for the rest of the day. But I still tell you, I'm not absolutely responsible for its actions." Miroku said with a grin that made Sango look at him as in really look at him.
Sango still sat there for a few more minutes, her arms firmly on her mid-section, eyeing Miroku with distrust. But she concurred with the man request to be untied. She stood up and walked around the table to Miroku's chair and silently loosened the ropes on his arms then walked back to her seat briskly.
They eyed each other for a moment before Sango decided to speak. "I won't tie you anymore so long as you stay there, opposite my chair and just read and study, okay? No more of the groping business, or I swear…I'll kill you with my own hands."
Miroku laughed timidly as he pulled an abandoned book towards him. Sango did the same.
Two hours peacefully passed by and Miroku is still sitting on his chair opposite Sango's, rope-free. It was an absolute miracle for him to have prevented his hand away from the girl's bottom but…oh well, he still want to live.
There were certain exchanges between the two but these exchanges were mainly opinions or some facts needed for a very difficult homework. And both of them had been silent for the pat half-hour.
Miroku rubbed his tired eyes as he smoothed down a sheet of paper he was writing on. "I guess I just have to finish this thesis draft tomorrow." He said, addressing Sango. He looked up and saw Sango, sleeping with her head resting on a book. Miroku smiled as he looked at the peaceful beauty assaulting his senses.
Must have slept while I'm busying myself with these bloody difficult things. He thought as a smile played on his lips. He stood up and walked towards Sango, reluctant to wake her up. But I have to tell her I'm leaving…or something…
He reached out to touch his shoulders, biting his lower lips to avoid temptation because his hand might make a detour. But before he was able to wake her up, she stirred then opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings.
Having done so, she caught sight of Miroku innocently standing beside her. Sango jumped out of her chair and looked at Miroku with accusing eyes.
"You don't have to always look at me like that." He said with a boyish smile, but Sango did not budge. "Okay, I promised you right?…I didn't do anything naughty. I was just about to wake you up and tell you that I have to go."
Comprehension dawned on Sango's face. "Oh, okay then. Did you finish everything?"
"Nope. Lacked time…I will have to finish it tomorrow instead."
"Okay. I'll walk you out, then."
"No you don't have to. I can manage." The sable-haired boy said. "Anyway, I want to tell you something…"
"What?" Sango asked, in the process of stifling a yawn.
"You're beautiful when you're asleep." He blurted out and then ran for his life before Sango could even blink.
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"Crap! What would my mother think about this? Why didn't you wake me up anyway!" Inuyasha said, still whispering to avoid waking up the people sleeping peacefully in their rooms.
"I—well, I fell asleep too. And I promise you I didn't like the idea of having to sleep with you anymore than you do!" Kagome replied, her brows furrowed at the hanyou.
Inuyasha's face acquired a red tinge at this but didn't give much notice to it. "I guess this is your mother and brother's idea."
Kagome didn't ponder about it for so long. "Yeah, obviously a thing they would do to us. Oh, how could this happen to me? My mother has gone insane…and now, Souta…what have they taken for breakfast these past weeks?"
"Damn! I haven't even started any homework yet!" the hanyou suddenly realized.
"Well, I haven't done any too, you know." Kagome replied coldly.
Inuyasha stood up and asked Kagome where the light switch is.
Having opened the lights, they looked at each other for a full minute before Inuyasha decided to speak. "I think I have to go home now. Sorry, about—uhh…this."
"It wasn't your fault really. And neither was it mine. We're just dragged into this, much like how we're dragged to an arrangement that ruined our lives. So you don't have to apologize for anything." The raven-haired girl said, letting go all of her annoyance as she relaxed back on the couch.
"I have to go home now." He repeated as he flattened his bangs and raked his hair in his futile attempts to make it less messy.
"Oh, yeah, right." Kagome stood up and led the way to the door and out of the house.
Inuyasha made his way to his car but he turned to look at Kagome halfway. "Bye and thanks for yesterday. See you on Monday."
"Yeah, see you. And you're welcome for…yeah. And take care!" she managed to say amidst the srong wind that found its way towards her.
"Thanks." He whispered and doubted if Kagome heard it. It just rolled out of his lips after she said take care. Nothing behind it, you moron! He chided himself.
Kagome waited until he was in his car and out of sight before she closed the door and dragged herself to her room. She tiredly climbed on her bed and just lay there, awake, for a few minutes. Her mind wanted to think about many things but lacked the energy to do so. So, she succumbed herself to sleep accompanied with annoying yet happy dreams about her and certain people close to her.
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Several long minutes later, Inuyasha was in his room, lying on his bed, fully awake. His mind concentrated on only one person that time.
Kagome.
I'm going insane right? I shouldn't think about her. I don't like her in that kind of way. So why doesn't my mind stop thinking about her?
His arm covered his eyes as he gave out an exasperated sigh.
I promise you I didn't like the idea of having to sleep with you anymore than you do!
He didn't say anything about not liking the idea of sleeping with her. Although, he really didn't like it…or does he?
Oh really…cut it off. He chided.
He didn't like it and was livid with the idea of sleeping beside her in one couch but couldn't help but feel hurt with what she said.
And take care!
She told him to take care. That surely means, she's not that pissed off with him right?
"Cut it off…" he whispered to himself, turning to his right side, his mind reeling with his rebellious thoughts. "Just have some damn sleep…"
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A/N: I know it's quite short and I promised you longer chapters but please bear with me. I'm really frustrated right now and I'm really surprised I still came up with this chapter.
What do you think? I hope you liked it, anyways…Please review and remove this frustration from this poor author who lost half of her precious life…Review, review, okay? Thanks a bunch!
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