Chapter 2. I do not believe in his sweet side
It was not exactly hard to guess that Kagome was not happy with the way Inuyasha behaved around her. Two days had passed, and his attitude toward the new girl hasn't changed. Miroku gave up on the very first night, when they were all watching a movie in the newly decorated living room, and then slipped that Inuyasha only acted that way because liked Kagome. In return, Inuyasha called Miroku a pervert and asked Sango to slap him, which she did, but for totally different reason. As she explained later to Kagome, it would be safer for her to hang out near Inuyasha than Miroku.
"I mean, look at Inuyasha: he can get out of hand, but at least he is not a pervert!" she did make a point. From that statement though, Kagome could not imagine Inuyasha being nice at all, or even organized and clean. And his every day life was a living proof for that: his room was a mess and Kagome did not even want to think where he got all the stuff she kept picking up off his floor and other furniture. One night, at dinner, she decided that she had to say something about it because she was beginning to lose it.
"Inuyasha, I am really getting tired of keeping your room clean all the time."
"No one asked you to in a first place," he said, and with that, departed from the table. Kagome felt anger rise up inside of her and she did her best to stay calm until the dinner was through. After washing the dishes, she went upstairs and ignoring the "Keep out" sign on Inuyasha's door, slammed the door open and almost lost her balance. Two powerful hands got a hold of her and she found herself clutching to the person she wanted to yell at. Pushing herself away, she found herself staring at Inuyasha's red face. But it was only for a moment…
"What do you think you are doing? It's not your house, you know," he snapped at her.
"I…I'm really sorry. I just wanted to ask you to try and keep you room a little bit clean. Think you can do that?"
He smirked on that and then went and sat down on his bed, his attention still on the intruder of his privacy. She took one step back, powerless against his sight, and tripped over something. This time she really did fall down. Inuyasha sighed, jumped off his bed and picked up a troubled binder. He put it on the table beside the bed, and smiled. Too bad for him, Sango decided that the open door to the boy's room meant an invitation, and stepped right in. Seeing Kagome so close to Inuyasha made her lips form a smile.
"Wow, Inuyasha. Don't tell me: You are in puppy love."
Inuyasha grabbed a pillow off his bed and threw it at Sango. She, in her turn, ducked, and the pillow hit Miroku instead who was just unlucky that Inuyasha's room was so close to the stairs. Inuyasha swore.
"Have you seen an "Enter" sign here? Last time I checked, it said "Keep out"," he said and pushed Sango out of the room. She only winked and let out a giggle.
"Oh, I get it. Sorry to interrupt your alone moment. You two just want some privacy together."
"We don't!" the couple said in unison and shot a confused look at each other.
"Take your time," Sango giggled and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her back. Silence filled the room as soon as the door closed behind her, and Kagome felt really uneasy.
"I think I am in a wrong room too…" she broke the silence and stood up to leave. Suddenly, she felt Inuyasha's hand grabbing hers and pulling her close. She looked up at him and saw something in his eyes that she did not believe to be there. She pushed herself away and ran out of the room before he could do anything else. After she closed the door of her room, she slided down the wall.
"I will never ever think that he has a sweet side. How could I be so stupid? He is one of those who took me away from my family. What was I thinking?" Kagome asked herself as soon as she could think, and she was trying hard to feel safe again. When she finally got to the stage of a complete relaxation, she heard a soft knock on the door.
"Who is it?" she asked in a trembling voice.
"Dog in a coat."
She stood up and opened the door just a bit. "What do you want?"
"Dinner is ready."
"I am not hungry."
She started to close the door, but Inuyasha pushed it open.
"Oh, pleeeease, it is not that dinner. Come on down."
"But I just told you, I am not hungry. We just ate!" Kagome was beginning to get frustrated.
"Stubborn girl," he said in a harsh voice, walked into her room, picked her up in his arms and then headed downstairs. Kagome tired to make him let her go by any means, but he held her tight. "Do not even try it. I am not the one who wants you down there. Trust me."
When they got downstairs, Inuyasha placed Kagome down and went back upstairs. She couldn't find anyone and the kitchen was dark. She grumbled something, and ran back upstairs just to find her room out of her limits.
"Seriously, I will not believe that he has a sweet side even if I got paid a million dollars," and with that, she took a spare key out of her pocket, and unlocked the door. She showed Inuyasha out of her room, feeling good about herself and ignoring his muttered protests.