A/N: Hey guys, we are back with chapter 5! I think this might be the last chapter I publish before Saturday, I dunno though. But i'll be gone for a week on the cruise, hopefully I don't fall overboard .
PS: I was thinking about it and I just enjoy Carlisle and Kagome's dynamics...I can't pass it up. Yes he has a mate but that won't stop anyone from going with their heart. God knows your first love will always have a higher standing that your others. So...I will figure out a way to work it in. 3
Disclaimer: Twilight belongs to Stephenie Meyer and Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. If you spot any other noticeable characters..they belong to their inventor. I will be adding in some of my own characters as well. Enjoy!
Warning: This story is rated M for a reason. There will be lemons, swearing, mentions of RAPE, death of main characters and possibly some in depth battle scenes. Haven't decided on the last part though. If any of this offends you I caution you to turn back now. I do hate little whiny bitches.
JasperKagome-Carlisle
Chapter 5
March 23rd, 2006
As I lay on my couch I can't help but wonder if Alice had told Carlisle about myself being in town, would he come to see me? Could I go see him or would that overstep some bounds. I sigh and close my eyes and will the ache in my chest away, knowing it to be useless to pine after a mated man. One I haven't even seen in 122...123 years. It's getting extremely hard to keep track of time, i've been second guessing myself lately.
I jerk in alarm as the house phone gives a sharp trill, causing my heart to stutter and for my powers to rise to the surface. I push them down and make my way to the phone and pick it up with a chuckle.
"Hello, Higurashi residence." I answer on instinct, I hear a sweet feminine giggle and am easily able to tell that it is Alice.
"Hey Kagome, I had a question for you. So I asked Bella what you do around here and she says you volunteer at the hospital, working the front desk. Anyway since it's like 2 days till the weekend I was wondering…" Alice trailed off and I felt my eye twitch in irritation, I give an annoyed huff and with a giggle Alice continues, "Well since you and Carlisle are old friends I was wondering how you wanted to meet with him! Should I tell him you're here or do you want to wait till Saturday to see him? He will be starting back at the hospital that day as well."
I ponder on this for a moment. "I believe I will wait for Saturday, when does his shift start?"
"It's at 1 in the afternoon. I must confess that I can't see how anything goes, that blasted barrier you keep around yourself blocks me." Alice huffs in annoyance and I laugh loudly at her irritation.
"Thus the reason I keep it up, my dear. Did you get my number from Bella? I know i'm not listed in the yellow pages." I ask patiently, Alice trills a giggle and I find myself smiling at her infectious personality.
"I didn't even need to ask Bella for it, duh. Anyway, I can't wait for you to meet up with Carlisle. Then you can come and meet everybody! Ah, But I have to go for now. Talk to you later!" I hear the dial tone a second later and roll my eyes at her attitude, secretly glad she had called and distracted me from my thoughts. I find myself growing rather lonely in these past couple of days. Hell, past couple of years.
I had gone to see Charlie earlier but left quickly since he was practically fuming at the mouth, raving how his daughter was such a disrespectful brat sometimes. I made the excuse of school work and took off quickly, still hearing his growling as I reached my front door.
I decide against sitting on the couch and decide to do something productive, heavily clean the house top to bottom. That should take me a good day to do, maybe even deep clean the dishes too...and work on my garden.
March 25th, 2006
I nervously pull on the light purple form fitting nurses scrubs I had been given to wear recently. Doctor White had given these to me to start wearing in advance to my hiring, he had blushed while handing them to me causing me to realise he might have a small crush on me.
Don't get me wrong...he was probably quite handsome in his youth. He is very sweet too but i'm not going to get with a 50 year old man, dear lord the rumors that would spread. I shudder at that.
I pull my hair into a ponytail and give a small squeak of surprise when the ends of my hair brush against my back. I still haven't gotten used to that. I forgo the use of makeup and rush into the living room and grab my purse and keys then dash out the door.
As I lock the front door I realise with a start that I am rushing for no reason, It's 6:15 right now and my shit starts at 7:00. It takes only 10 minutes to get to the hospital too. I release a sigh and thump my head against the door, looking up when I hear a small laugh.
"Excited?" Alice asks as she bounces up to me, I turn and lean against the door with a grin and cross my arms under my boosm.
"Yes, quite so. It's been so long since i've seen my old friend! I do miss our chats about all the books we have ever read, never come across anyone who likes to read as much as we do. Though, he did tend to lean more toward the medical books. Those aren't bad, i've read many myself but I like to branch out into history and biology." I ruffle my bangs and grin at her, she is studying my face carefully.
"How accurate are the books you read? I know Jasper tends to read the history books from his time and he gripes quite often that it holds an annoying amount of false information." Alice rolls her eyes.
"I suppose it holds enough correct information...it's just that I know so much more than what most of the books hold that I feel the information is false. For example, demons use to roam far and wide but you don't hear of them in our history books. Or about the plague that wiped them out starting in 1590." I shudder and feel a sadness settle in my mind as I remember Kouga, Ayame and their litter. They had been some of the first to fall to the plague. Not one demon is remaining to this day and it makes me a bit sad.
"Really, demons...where they like the children's books make them out to be?" Alice asks with curiosity glittering in her eyes, I chuckle at her eagerness for conversation.
"The lower class demons are like the ones in the books. However there were...higher ups I suppose you could call them. Like my comrade Sesshomaru,he was a full blooded dog demon and both of his parents were of royalty. Then there was his half brother, a half demon half human mix. He was hated by both demons and humans alike...I don't think anyone hated him more than his brother though. Perhaps Naraku...no...I suppose that was jealousy." I mumble and shake my head, I look at Alice to see her hanging onto my every word.
I glance at the watch on my wrist and see that it's 6:45, "Well, I better head to the hospital. I would hate to be tardy." I pass by Alice and am stopped in surprise as she once more wraps me in a hug, I shrug and pat her back then quickly get into my car and speed to the hospital.
As 1 rolls around I find myself becoming anxious and glancing out the front doors repeatedly, I am forced away from the front desk as I take a patient to the side room to take his vitals.
After getting the information I need I run the chart to the back and hand it to one of the qualified nurses then head up front. I nearly stop in my tracks as my eyes land on him, my heart stuttering in my chest.
Wanting to know how he reacts I lower my scent barrier and step behind the counter, I watch as his back stiffens and he slowly turns toward me with surprise written in his features.
"Oh, Doctor Cullen this is our volunteer Kagome Higurashi, she will be officially joining us next month. Kagome this is Doctor Carlisle Cullen. Oh, being paged." Doctor White left in a flurry and I let a small laugh pass through my lips.
"Kagome...I didn't expect to see you here." Carlisle says as he steps behind the counter, I motion him to follow me into the side room after seeing that nobody is in the waiting room.
"Yeah, I moved to Forks in December. Uh...if you want me to leave town I can. I know you found your mate and I don't wanna be a bother. I can get out of you hai-" I am cut off when Carlisle pulls me into a hug, I deeply inhale his amazing scent and relax into his arms bringing my own up to wrap around his waist.
"No, you don't ever have to leave because of our past Kagome. WHile we may not be lovers anymore you are still my closest and most trusted friend." Carlisle whispers as he deeply breath in, I pull back from the embrace as I realised it was being held for to long.
"Then I am glad to be here, i'm surprised Alice could actually hold out from telling you that I would be here. She seems like the type that has a hard time keeping something like this a secret. Oh, she just believes us to be friends. I didn't tell her anything about her past other than the fact that I knew you as a human and we are good friends." I inhale deeply and blush as I realise I had said that all in one breath, Carlisle chuckles and reaches a hand up to caress my cheek only stopping the action when I step back and avert my eyes.
"We should talk more when our shifts are over, i'm sure Doctor White is dying to integrate you back into the flow of things." I smile at Carlisle and go to walk around him only to be pulled back into another hug, I let out a sigh and return it.
"It's good to see you again. I have missed you…" Carlisle mumbles with his lips brushing against my forehead, I shudder at the feeling and release a sigh as I step back. He looks confused for a moment for realization dawns on him and he smiles apologetically.
"I apologize, old habits die hard." We laugh and after agreeing to talk in the parking lot after work go our separate ways.
At 3 I get off work and run into Carlisle on the way out, I find he will be getting off at 10 and let him know that I will meet him outside then.
I head home and take a shower, washing the smell of the hospital and its substances from my skin. I dress in a pair of dark denim skinny jeans and a saphire blue off the shoulder silky top. I enjoy silk far too much.
I head into the kitchen and pull out the ingredients for chili and begin cooking for Charlie and Bella, hoping he is in a much better mood tonight. I through the chili into some tupperware and run over to the swans house and knock on the door, surprised when Bella answers it.
"Hey Bella, how are you doing tonight?" I ask as I step through the door after she motioned me in, I make my way to the kitchen and raise my eyebrow at the site of a copper haired guy sitting at the table. I feel his aura and comprehension dawns on me.
"So you are the infamous Edward Cullen, I must say I am surprised Charlie has let you back into the house this early." I laugh and set the food on the table, Bella pulls out two plates and I hear Charlie clunk his way down the stairs.
"Yeah well, a certain someone had to get her way." Charlie grouches as he shoots a small glare toward Bella then a harsher one toward Edward, I stifle a giggle and sit down in the seat opposite of Charlie with Charlie sitting by Bella and me sitting by Charlie. I don't wish to sit next to the stiff vampire.
"Oh, pardon me. My name is Kagome Higurashi, I live just across the street." I stuck my hand out for his and gave it a good shake, smirking at his stiff posture and surprise.
I sit and chat with Charlie for a while and laugh when he escorts Edward out of the house at 9, then decide I should go ahead and take my leave as well. Charlie is confused by this seeing as I usually stay till 11.
"I ran into an old friend earlier today and we are going to catch up when he gets off work." I reply to his question, Charlie raises a brow and a blush covers his face.
"Oh! No...he's ...it's not like that." I mumble and twist my fingers as a blush covers my face, Charlie laughs loudly and pats my shoulder.
"Just be sure to take that pepper spray, never know when it might come in handy." I laugh with him and smile at Bella as I make my way out of the door, I quickly rush to my car and begin a fast paced drive to the hospital and nearly groan in annoyance at myself. It's only 9:35.
I decide to pop a CD into the radio and lean back, singing to pass the time while I wait for Carlisle to get off work. I keep my reiki fanned over the hospital and surrounding area so he doesn't take me by surprise later.
I keep softly singing even after he sits in the passenger seat, only stopping when the song comes to an end. I prop my seat back up and turn the radio off, turning so my back is leaned up against the door and I'm facing his peaceful face.
"You still have such a beautiful singing voice." Carlisle compliments causing a blush to settle over my face, Carlisle frowns.
"Please lower your scent barrier, I find it frustrating not being able to smell you." Carlisle looks into my eyes and with a sheepish grin I lower my scent and sound barrier but not my 3rd barrier...the one I keep around my mental mind. The one that blocks Alice and Aro.
"I keep it up all the time lately, it's become a 3rd skin." I chuckle and Carlisle nods in understanding, we sit in a companionable silence which he breaks a moment later.
"What have you been up to since the last we saw each other?" I pull my bottom lip into my mouth and think back over the last 123 years, "Nothing new really. Traveled place to place...went back to Japan." I avert my eyes at this and he notices but says nothing, "I also spent some Marcus...spent 8 years in Texas before moving here. How about you? How's the mated life?"
Carlisle stares into my eyes and I feel my heartbeat speed up, I turn my eyes to the blinking light of my stereo and nearly jump in surprise when his hand cups my chin and pulls me to face him.
"Please don't look away from me, I have missed your eyes." Carlisle murmurs as his thumb gently pads over my cheek he pulls back after a moment with a sigh, "My mate...my wife, her name is Esme. She is such a wonderful and caring person, makes a great role model for the kids. I really couldn't ask for a better mate than her."
We sit in silence and I feel my heart shatter a bit, I suck in a big gulp of air and smile as cheerily as I can toward him.
"That's great, Carlisle! Marcus had told me you found her back when I was visiting in 1930, congratulations by the way." Carlisle frowns and a crease forms between his brows but he lets out a sigh and smiles toward me, his eyes holding a bit of sadness.
"Thank you, I know the two of you will get along quite well when you meet. With ALice knowing of your existence I'm sure she will be dragging you to the house in no time. I...don't wish to tell my family of our past, not of our romance anyway. I want them to get to know you before letting them know, some of my children can be quite...aggressive." Carlisle chuckles nervously and I grin at him.
"Alice gave me a bit of a rundown on everyone personality wise when we met, seems like you have a wonderful family Carlisle. I will be happy to meet them when the time comes, which I think will be coming up soon. Alice was practically bouncing across my yard with the idea.
"Speaking of family...how did it go with yours? With Sora and Souta." Carlisle asks as he turns his gaze on me again, I feel tears instantly fill my eyes and raise a hand to my mouth to muffle the sob working it's way out.
"Carlisle...I was right in my assumption all those years ago. I...The jewel created me. In this timeline I was not born...I...they only had Souta." I sobbed out, I quickly find myself in Carlisle's lap and I bury my face into his neck and sob loudly, he rubs soothing circles up and down my back while whispering comforting words into my ear.
"I did befriend them though… for a while at least. I had to leave when they started to notice my lack of aging. I wish…" I couldn't finish as I sobbed once more into Carlisle's neck.
I calm myself after a while and pull away from him, I avert my eyes and crawl over to my seat. Not realising that by doing so he gets a great view of my ass, I sit in my seat and let out a sigh...feeling emotionally exhausted.
I look back over to a stiff Carlisle whose eyes have gone black and cock my head in confusion, I lean over and wave my right hand in front of his face hoping to draw him out of his trance. It works.
"Sorry, I find that I am in need of a hunt. I do hate to cut our meeting short but I have to be back here early in the morning. Will you be here?" He asks as he steps out of the car.
"Yeah, I come in at 7 in the morning on the weekends." I affirm, He smiles back at me and with a whispered goodbye he slowly glides to his car. I drive back to my house, after putting my barriers back into place, at a steady pace and make my way inside, throwing a repelling barrier up as soon as I close the door.
I look up and glare at the sight of Edward Cullen sitting on my couch, his posture stiff and a stoney look etched into his face.
"You know Mr. Cullen, it is quite rude to enter somebody's home without their knowledge." I announce as I set my purse on the end table next to my door, I sit down on the new recliner diagonal and at the opposite end of the couch from Edward.
"I know about you and Carlisle's past. I heard about it through Aro's thoughts when he touched Alice." Edward snips, I roll my eyes and crane my neck back in my chair but keep my eyes glued to him.
"Then you must also know that until today I hadn't seen him in 123 years. He and I are no longer in that sort of relationship, we are merely long time friends and companions. He is my dearest friend, if you will." I sigh and close my eyes.
"Indeed. You don't plan to start up a relationship again with him do you?" Edward asks with ice in his voice, with a groan I open my eyes and stare straight into his.
"No, Edward, I do not plan to enter into a relationship with a mated and married man. Our relationship will not exceed past friendship." I bluntly state, wishing I could sleep. It has been an emotionally tiring day and this kid's snooty attitude is beginning to wear down on my nerves.
"See to it that it does not...exceed past friendship." Edward stands and is gone in a flash, I roll my eyes at the kid and switch on the TV and find myself quickly sucked into the addicting show of 'Lost' again.
JasperKagome-Carlisle
A/N: Alrighty guys, there is chapter 5! If there are a multitude of grammar mistakes I apologize. I am exhausted once more and haven't slept in 43 hours. Damn insomnia. I'll try and write another chapter before I head out Saturday but no promises, I hope to sleep till I leave. Lol! Drop a review and let me know what you think!
~Munyue