GOOTEN DAY! Hello peps. I hope you didn't miss this. But I will post both these chapters up at once. Why you ask? Well, I felt that the sixth chapter was in reality really boring. So there for, I decided to bring you back to the day the date actually took place. Yeah, this whole switching perspectives is getting hard. But I hope its enjoyable. And I'm not sure how long it will be..maybe short. I don't know. But if you've guessed it will be Inuyasha POV today! Woot. So have fun!
DISCLAIMER: come on...use your senses...a 16 year old can not own Inuyasha. PSSHA.
The morning was cold and I wrapped myself up in a long red scarf. I instantly started to feel warmer as I put more clothing on. I looked at myself in the mirror. I hope he thinks I look cute. I lifted my hair up a little bit, trying to keep it straight I guess. I was really acting like a girl right now. Man...so gay.
"What are you doing?" I jolted at the calm voice. I turned to see my brother entering the room.
"Damn, non of your business!" I shoved my cell phone into my pocket, along with my walet and began walking for the door.
"Date?"
"Again non of your damn business!" I didn't mean to slam the bedroom door, but it turned out that way. I practically skipped down the stairs. It was my first real date. An award Naraku was giving me for getting a good mark on one of my test. I was beyond excited. I wondered constantly about what we would do.
"Where are you going?" My father was at the kitchen table reading the morning paper. I thought rationally for a moment. If I started yelling at him, like I did with Sesshomaru, he might keep me home.
"Out with Kagome." Yeah I lied. But what teenagers don't?
"What time will you be back then?" He wasn't even looking at me. I could probably tell the biggest lie right now and he wouldn't give a flying fart.
"When I come back I come back." I barged out of the house, just in case he began to parent me, and ran.
The meting place was at the train station. I don't know what he had planned, but if we were taking the train, then maybe it was on the far side of the city. I've never actually been that far. I wonder what its like.
I stood on the station platform, with my hands in my pockets, looking forward at the entrance. I felt like I had been waiting forever. I took out my phone and looked at the time. I had gotten here to early. I let out a sigh and tried to think of something to keep myself from becoming to bored.
I first started reading all the times for the stops, but that didn't last to long, then I decided to call Kagome. The phone rang a few times before the sound of her voice entered my ear.
"Hello?"
"Hey Kagome, if my parents call, not that they will, but just in case tell them I'm with you."
"Alright. So were are you going that you need to lie?" There was a small gasp on the other end. "You have a date don't you?! It's Sensei isn't it?" My face became somewhat red.
"Yeah."
"Aw Little Inuyasha is going on his first date! He grows up so fast. Tell me about you date when you get back ok?!"
"Yeah I'll get straight on that."
"So is he there with you. If so tell him I said hi!"
"He's not here yet. I got here to early." I was now sitting on one of the marble benches they had, the rock felt chilled, even though we were indoors.
"Were are you at?"
"The train station."
"What? Were are you guys going?"
"He didn't tell me. But I'm guessing it has to be in the city. I think he's going to take me there because it gives a less of a chance of anybody recognizing us."
"Well yeah you two have to be careful. If any student or parent recognizes him, and see he is with a student he can get in lots of trouble."
"Yeah I know. That's why I'm surprised he's taking me somewhere. He first told me that going on dates was not going to happen. Now this. I don't know what he's thinking. It worries me though. He told me not to worry, but it's hard not to. Every time I go to his house, I make sure no one is around before I even walk up the driveway." There was laughter on the other side of the phone.
"That's a little extreme. But if he told you not to worry, then you should listen to him. He's very smart and I'm sure he knows what he is doing."
"Yeah you're right."
"So are you excited?" Kagome said, changing the subject. I bent back my head, my eyes closed, and let out a sigh.
"More like nervous. It's my first date what if I do something stupid or embarrassing?"
"I would laugh." I shot open my eyes and saw Naraku standing over me. "Who are you talking to?"
"Inuyasha is that Sensei? Tell him I say hi!"
"Ah! Um. Kagome" I feel like an idiot right now! I sat up straight and looked at Naraku, Kagome's voice was still heard over the phone. Naraku took the phone away from me and then put it against his own ear.
"Hey, do you mind if I take him for a little bit?" There was a smile on his face and then a pause for her answer. "I'll get straight to that." He closed the phone and then handed it back to me. I couldn't say anything as I looked at him. "So you ready?" His hands were in his navy blue pants pockets. He looked so handsome. There was a long blue scarf around his neck, and he was wearing a heavy gray jacket.
"Yeah." I got up from where I was sitting and walked with him to the where the train would load. The platform was full and crowded. It was Saturday, I guess a lot of people go out on the weekends. It was no surprise. There were children with there family, teens out on dates with each other. Things that I never really did. The whole new experiance was really exicting for me.
We walked onto the train and took our seats. The train was large, but packed to capacity. I was pushed as close to Naraku as I possibly could to allow other people in the train space to stand or sit. I honestly don't see why this is the most conveinent way to travel. It's packted full and being so close to people?
"Have you ever been on a train before?" His voice was next to my ear. I turned my head so I could look up at him. An uncomfortable movement.
"No. It's really weird. There's to many people."
"You really are antisocial aren't you?" The smile on his face indicated he was teasing me.
"Keh. So what." I turned away from him. I felt the train begin to move. A flood of excitement ran trough me. Like a child ridding the train for the first time. I wanted to look out the window, witch was hard to do. It was hard enough just to turn my head around, let alone my whole body.
"You know." Naraku began, "I used to be just like you."
"Heh, I think you still are." I smiled up at him. This time I was the one teasing him. He cought on and let a smile on his face.
"I guess I am." The train ride seemed to last only a few minutes. Which in actuallity really wasn't. But just having the chance to look out at the world in the city kept my bordome away long enough for me to not notice that it was soon over. The train stopped and Naraku stood up. I followed him.
"So are you going to tell me where we are going yet?" I was walking up next to him. This train station was just as crowded as the last one we were at. If not more so. I constantly had to shove my way between large groups of people.
"Having troubles." He said when I temporarily got lost from him, getting destracted by a large group of people and fell behind.
"No big deal." He took a hold of one of my hands. His hands felt so warm compaird to the cold atmosphere.
"Better keep you close." He pulled me toward him self. So close to his body that I could feel his chest moving with each breath. I squeezed onto his shirt. The closeness, I didn't want it to end. I wanted him to kiss me. I wanted every thing from him. "I wouldn't want anyone else but me touching you."
I looked up at him. A sly look on his face. "Heh. Pervert." I pulled away from him. The realization of being in public hittig me like a tone of bricks. I pulled away from the embrace, but he still clung to my hand.
"But you like it don't you?" My face expressen seemed to shift at his words. An expression that showed he was right. I quickly looked away before he had a chance to know he hit the target. Which didn't work he knew. He began to chuckle. "Thought so." his fingers tightened their grip around my hand. I sqeezed back. Absorbing the warmth his hands had to offer.
I looked around as we walked down the streets of the new side of the city I never been too. The buildings were tall, and the streets were packed full of cars. We stopped at a stop light, and let the cars around us pass us by in a blur. I was still admiring the city, when I heard a conversaition that I acidentally overheared.
Three people were huddled together, three adult men. Business men. Their breifcases in hand, black suits and a tie was what there were wearing. Three business men, just like what my father is. They were whispering. I shouldn't have been able to hear, but I did. The oldest leaned in, his eyes piercing into my back, "are those two men?""There holding hands in public? In daylight even." "The world has gone to hell." "Disgusting." "What shame that childs family must go through to have a homo son."
I broke away from their words. My heart hurt, damn it hurt so much. Why? Why do I care so much what every one thinks? I ripped my hand away from Naraku and brought it close to my body. He looked at me, concern in his eyes. Did he overhear to? Right then I didn't care. I wanted to walk away.
The light eventually turned green and the large group of people walked across the street. The three business men passed us, each giving a glance toward us. Their peircing hateful eyes. I bite my lip, hoping for some relief from the internal pain I was in.
"Don't pay any attention to them Inuyasha." He stopped and looked at me. I kept my hands to my side. My fingernails digging into my flesh. I tried to look at him, but my eyes remained locked to the floor. "Inuyasha give me your hand."
I brought my hand up. He grabbed in and interlocked our fingers. I tried to take my hand back, but he held on. "If this is to much, I can take you home right now." there was a mixture of softness and stern in his voice.
"No I want to stay with you."
"Then you better let your heart grow strong." I squeezed back in his hand. "Inuyasha," his voice was soft, whispering soft. "There are people who look down on what we have. They look down, think its wrong. Are you going to be one of those people. If you become afraid of what they say, then you're becoming them. Afraid to be yourself is just what they want. And if people don't like it,"
"they can fuck off." I said, my voice slightly cracked from holding my breath. From holding my tears.
"Well, basically yeah." He smiled at me, and I began to feel better. I don't know how long it will take me to not care. With my whole life filled with disappointment from my parents, I thought I was the king of not caring what they thought of me. But I guess that was a lie to myself. Every thing they said to me hurt. Made me become distant from them. Eventually hating all of them.
"Do you still want to stay?"
"Yeah." I looked up at him and smiled. It's weird how one person can change someone's life. I don't know why I thought that. But, I guess it was because he really was. Just being around him makes me feel so much better than ever before. Being around him makes me fell truly happy.
Naraku gave me a kiss on the lips. I did not expect that and my face became red. His hands grabbed my face now. He was so close I could feel the warmth in his breath, "it's ok. You don't have to worry so much. No one will care." he whispered sweetly to me.
"So where are we going?" I said changing the subject as we started walking down the street again, hand in hand.
"Well, how about we go somewhere warm right now. Get something hot to drink. Then something to eat." my eyes were looking around the streets. Most of the people didn't even look at us. That made me relax more and I squeezed his hand.
"Fine with me. I'm starving." I don't remember what we talked about as we walked. Pointless things I assumed. But it was never a dull moment when talking with him.
We stopped at a café. The bell above the door rang as we entered through it's glass door. The place had brick walls with different types of artwork hanging on them. Long bar stools extended next to the equally long black circular tables that filled the place. I guess the word to describe it would be retro? It was warm, had food, and basically empty. That's all that mattered.
Naraku led me to an empty table near the center of the room were we took our seats and were soon greeted by the waiter. She was dark skinned and had deep red lips. Yellow cat ears were sticking out of her short wiled matching hair. She wore a short green skirt that was puffy and ruffled. She smiled at us, her green eyes seemed to twinkle when she looked over at Naraku.
"Naraku? Ha! You're hairs gotten longer. Good to see you here again. How have you been?" She patted him on the back.
"Nice to see you. It's been a long time hasn't it?"
"Well lets see." she took a seat at out table, "about six years it think. The last time I saw you was when you were graduating." So she knew him when he was going to college?
"Did you go to college around here?" I asked in between the two's catching up.
"Yeah. Its just a little ways up ahead. I used to come here all the time." I made a small "oh" reply.
"So who's this cute boy you have with you." the girl smiled over at me. "I don't think you have introduced us."
"Right. Inuyasha this is Aimi. A friend I had when I went to college, and Aimi this is Inuyasha my boyfriend." I was a little surprised at how he bluntly said it. I thought he would be more careful about saying that. But I guess since she knows him, he trust her.
"Aw, you always get the cute ones. I'm glad that you're dating again. I heard what happened. Again I'm really sorry."
"No it's alright." I looked over from Naraku to the girl, a sudden atmosphere of sadness hung over the table. I didn't know what she meant. But I guess from the quick reply from Naraku that he really didn't wish to talk about it.
"So young too." The atmosphere disappeared. "I bet he just turned 19. Robing straight from the cradle aren't you Nara-kun." I giggled slightly at the nick name.
"Yup." Naraku was smiling at the girl. I guess he's not going to tell my real age. But I decided to go with the charade when she began to ask where we met.
"Well." I began. "I actually first saw him when he came in to teach a seminar in one of my classes." Naraku was looking over at me, and Aimi was fully believing what I was saying.
"Then I later saw him in one of the student unions, and that's when I decided to ask him out. To my surprise he agreed. And since then we have been together."
"Oh how sweet." she said. "Well, how about I get your orders first before we walk down this memory lane. So what will it be?" she took our orders and all three of us began telling stories. I listened to the stories Aimi had to say about Naraku. All were amusing. When the café had begun to get busy, Aimi had to begin working and we said our good byes and left the café.
"I liked it there. She's really nice." I said as we were walking down the streets, Naraku leading the way to our new destination.
"Yeah I've known her for a long time. I didn't know she would still be working there. Surprise to me to know that she now owns the place. But really good friend."
"Did you ever date her?" I didn't know if I should ask the question. But I figured it would be the best way to start another question I had been wanting to ask. He slightly giggled.
"No no. I never did. Even though she was constantly asking me on dates all the time. But like I had told, I wasn't very sociable at the time, so I always said I had to study"
"Heh, nerd."
"Hehe that I was." He grabbed my hand, his hand was cold. "But I was a sexy nerd." He finished saying. I smiled at him and began to ask my other question that I had planned out.
"Did you always know you were gay though?" I tried to make eye contact, but for some reason the question was so embarrassing to ask that I just couldn't keep looking at him.
"Uh, well not really. I was never interested in dating, so I never paid any attention to which I was, straight or gay. But I guess it was in college that I realized I was gay."
"Such a nerd."
"Ah yet again a sexy nerd." His hand now began to feel warm in mine.
"So where are we going now?" I asked.
"Hmm..well I thought I would take you to a carnival there were having down at the park. That is if you don't think it's to kidish."
"Really a carnival?!" I couldn't keep my excited expression hidden from view.
"I guess that's a yes."
The carnival was amazing! I haden't been to one since we helped in one when I was in kindergarten. So I was really exciting to go to one. It was so beautiful. The sun had started to droop down and all the lights started to pop on. All the game booths, and all the rides. The streets were crowded and I continuasly kept bumping into people. But it didn't seem to matter. I held on to Naraku's hand and never let go.
There was a few rides we went on, nothing that spun around to much. I felt a little sick after we had went on one the second time in a row. So for the remainder of the time we were walking around from booth to booth sampling their foods, which Naraku seemed to happily enjoy. Saying stuff like, ' I wish I could make good home cooked meals like this.' it made me laugh when he said he never learned to cook, hence explaining all the take out food.
After we had gotten stuffed on food, we no longer felt it safe to go on any rides, so instead we began playing all the silly, cheep games they had to offer. There was this one ridiculous game were you had to throw a ping pong ball into small revolving plates. The bigger the plate the smaller the prize. When I missed two of my three shots, Naraku took my last ball and threw it perfectly into the smallest plate. All the people who were watching jaws dropped, even the guy managing the booth. "In the five years of myself holding this booth I've never seen one person make it in the small plate." Naraku just smiled at the man. I bet he was secretly proud of him self winning the game. Just as excited as a kid I bet.
"Here you go." the man handed Naraku a huge stuffed cat plush. He took it warily..
"What do I do with this?"
"I don't know. What ever you want. You won. You keep it." Naraku looked at it with no expression on his face. Really? What would a grown man do with a large plush cat?
"You look cute when you hold it."
"Then I guess I'll have to keep it then."
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It was now really begging to get late. We began to leave. Myself a little un-wanting to leave the fun I had had. To leave and go back home. We were walking down the almost deserted streets. Once in a while walking through a large crowed of people who were waiting to get into some night dance clubs.
I held tightly onto Naraku's hand, his other had preoccupied with the paw of the oversized plush, hung over his shoulder Naraku had tried to say something, but the sound of the pounding music from inside the club drowed out his voice.
"What?!" wholly crap monkey! How loud can that music be? Naraku stopped talking for a moment and began once out of the range of the blaring music.
"Can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"What makes you so cold hearted towards others?" I looked up at him strangely.
"Uh." I paused. What really was it that made me this way? I really didn't have an answer. "It's just the way I am." the answer was dumb, but what else could I saw when I don't even know.
"Oh. Then tell me what your family is like." the question threw me off. Why would he want to know that? I think the shock of the question showed up on my face, because his own wouldn't let go of my eyes.
"Uh, nothing special. I have a father, a mother and a older brother. That's it." I fell silent. I didn't really feel like explaining that I'm the child in the family that every one hates, that they just wish I wasn't born. I was just a thing that got in the way to them.
"Well, since my father is so focus on his business," I paused, "he really doesn't focus on anything else."
"Oh? Is that so? What does your father do? Out of curiosity." I gave him a "are you an idiot look."
"You're kidding right?" He looked at me, his eyes saying he didn't understand. It was cute. Is this how he felt about me when he told me something I didn't get? "Wow I thought all adults new about my dad. He's owner of the hospitals. Head doctor or something like that."
He kept a blank, yet surprised look on his face. "You're that Taisho!?"
"Eh? It's not that common of a name." Unbelievable. He's slow with names I guess. "You, you didn't get it sooner?" I started to laugh.
"What's funny?"
"You're slow." I smiled at him and he smiled back.
I wondered what he was thinking as I sat next to him on the train ride back. Was he still thinking about what I told him about my family. Why did he even ask me that. What about the question before that though. "What makes you so cold hearted towards others?" I wanted to ask him, but I felt like if I asked him what he was thinking, it would be an invasion to his privacy. But still his eyes looked like they were so deep in thought. Like he was putting together clues to a murder investigation.
I let out a yawn. It was getting late. I looked down at my cell phone and saw that it was almost midnight. By the time I get home it might almost be one. I wonder if my parents will be mad. Probably not. They probably are snug in their bed not a care in the world were their other son is.
But even so, they probably just think I'm being a delinquent. God I hate them. Why did I have to be born to that family. Any other family and maybe I wouldn't be the way I was.
The gears in my brain began to clink. That's why he asked. He thinks my family has to do with the way I was. "Naraku," he seemed to snap out of his thoughts and looked over to me. "Please don't worry about my family matters. What ever you think, it's nothing." He looked like he was about to say something when the trains intercom came on. "16th station. Now unloading at Station 16."
That was our stop. I lifted my self from the seat and began to leave the train. The station was empty. The large clock read five past 12. It was late, no one was out at this time of night.
"Inuyasha are you going to walk home, or do you want me to give you a ride home?" He asked, his hands in his pockets. Probably to hide them from the cold, winter, midnight air that surrounded us.
"Uh, no its fine."
"Are you sure?" I think he was worried, but honestly, I didn't want him questioning any more about my family. I didn't want him to take pity on me if he found out what hell it is to live with them.
"Yeah, its ok. It's probably less than a thirty minute walk from here. I'll be alright." I smiled reassuringly to him. "You don't have to worry." he let out a sigh. I think he was still worried. "If you want I can call you when I get home, to let you know I got home alright. If that would make you feel better."
"Would you?" I let out a chuckle.
"You're such an adult. Fine I'll call you when I get home." He smiled at me. Kinda weak. Worry wort. He grabbed me and wrapped his arms around my body. I hugged him back. Then what surprised me was that he kissed me. Not like a peck. A full out kiss.
I was pinned against the wall, Naraku held close to me. His mouth fully in contact with mine. His tongue was begging for entrance in which I gave him instant acsess to when his tongue on my lips began to tickle.
He pulled away, far to quickly to my liking. I wanted more of his kiss. I wanted more since the first night we really kissed like this. "That was a bonus kiss for that test."
"If you say so. You just wanted to kiss me." I was smirking. "I better get going. It's getting late." I didn't want to leave. I wanted him to kiss me more. To hold me.
"See you later than."
"I lo-" I stopped my self and began to walk away. What was I going to say!? That was stupid! How could I almost say that!? Its only been about two weeks now! I have to earn that, just like I have to earn every thing else with him. I can't just say that when ever I want. No I'm going to earn the right to say those three words.
It took a little of thirty minutes to walk home. I was so tired I couldn't wait to sleep. I took my spare house key and placed it into the lock. The door opened with ease. And just like I suspected the whole house was filled with darkness. Every one went to bed not caring were I was. Gee what a great family I have.
I trudged up the stairs. Already starting to remove my jacket and unbutton my genes. I took hold of my phone and began to dial his number into the phone. I stood out side my room waiting for him to answer.
"Hello?" His voice was filled with sleep.
"I just wanted to let you know I'm home." I was whispering into the phone. The other side was filled with silence. For a moment I thought he had fallen to sleep. "That's good. Good night Inuyasha."
"good night." I hung up the phone and entered into my room, I looeked to see Sesshomaru already in bed. I decided not to turn off the lights, and just by feel I found my pajamas and began to put them on. "What are you doing getting home this late?"
Sesshomaru's drowsy voice broke through the silence.
"Non your business I told you that." I saw the outline of his body sit up in the bed. "Fine if it bugs you so much I was out with Kagome."
"I know you weren't with her. Where did you really go?"
yeah I'll leave it right there! How did you like? Let me know. Don't let me know and I will postpone this. Really I know you people out there read this!