Adam:…that is one long review. Those are intriguing mating marks, I've only read of the matching or un-matching marks they get on their necks (vampire fetishes?) I like your ideal so I'm gonna run with it, you'll have to tell me the name of the fanfic you read. Hehe you'll soon find out what Grandpa is up too, he's got a secret agenda. That and I just like seeing inuyasha get abused by old people. I'll think on his job. I got another inu fanfic on the back burner of my mind right now and I'm gonna save a lot of the odd jobs for that one. Thanks for the job hints…Mahwah cat in tree and inu. ^.~
Btw Adam. Loved your review but the cashier at the grocery store now thinks I'm nuts. . couldn't stop laughing as I was attempting to shop. (My phone get email, is supppper fone)
CupofTearforAliceandHatter: yay :) which witch is which? Agents vs. against. Studding was an evil typo. One day I shall conquer Microsoft word and beat the bloody thing into submission.
IWalkThrewWalls: lol yay for random cuteness, hope you like this chapt as well.
Berryblue96: lol that would be a funny way for kagome's mom to find out about baby lol, you'll just have to wait and see~
RoseFalles: yay meh is pleased too! Lol X3
Nicole13-1991: thank you for the review!eviewies
Warning: yes I'm still channeling Miroku during this chapter. And yea I know last chapter wasn't all that dirty. I did try for a little limey but I chickened out.
Mr. Wiegrauber and Ms. Higurashi present the kissy installment in Shippo's Wish.
Shippo's Wish.
In your arms I'll Dream.
Chapter.9
Inuyasha pressed his lips to kagome's cutting whatever she had been saying off. Kagome gasped in shock at the suddenness of his action. As she did so, inuyasha took the chance to deepen the kiss. Inuyasha felt kagome's hands against his chest, at first he feared she wanted to push him away, he was pleasantly surprised when kagome relaxed against him and her arms snaking around his neck as she pulled him even closer to her.
Inuyasha smirked against her lips, he'd been dying to kiss her again since that night at the play. But he'd been afraid to, Afraid that his demon blood would take him over, afraid that she wouldn't let him kiss her again. He'd been afraid that she had been honest when she told her brother that the kiss was just part of the play. And then when she hadn't had the ring on her finger, inuyasha's doubts had hit new highs.
Inuyasha had all forgotten all that as he savored the feel of kagome in his arms. The taste of her, the smell of her sweet sent that was wholly her, the feel of her hair against tangled around his fingers, the feel of her soft body pressed so firmly agents his, fitting so perfectly as if she had been crated just for him, only for him.
As suddenly as he had kissed her, inuyasha just as suddenly ended the kiss as he shoved himself away from her. His breathing ragged, inuyasha stared at kagome through red tinted eyes. Inuyasha swore savagely as he tried to keep himself under control. He had been enjoying heaven and then his demon side had abruptly rammed into his constousness as it tried to take control, inuyasha felt as his demon blood had driven a semi-truck into fueled by hormone driven instinct.
Unable to gain dormancies over his demon instincts while his mind was still clouded by lust and his body still felt the warmth of kagome's touch, inuyasha ran. He wasn't sure where he was going but he knew he had to get far away from kagome or his demon blood would take over and while she might accept his kisses he wasn't sure if she was ready for what his instincts demanded.
It was nearly sunrise when inuyasha stopped running. At least he knew the area around kagome's shrine now, inuyasha thought with little humor as he let himself back into the house as quietly as possible. The house felt hot after being out in the cold for so long. taking his shirt off inuyasha made his way upstairs intending to take a shower since there was no way he'd get any sleep in between now and when kagome's Grandfather would be getting him up to go job hunting again.
Inuyasha halted as he neared the top of the steps, there was a dark mass blocking the landing. It smelled oddly like kagome, after inching closer inuyasha relied it was that it was kagome wrapped up in the blankest from her bed.
"Kagome? Wake up kagome." Inuyasha whispered as he gently nudge her awake.
"Nuh…inuyasha?" kagome mumbled rubbing her eyes, still half asleep.
"What are you doing sleeping on the stairs, shouldn't you be doing that in your bed?" inuyasha asked as he picked up kagome, blankets and all.
"I was waiting for you, you left so sudden and then you weren't back and" kagome yawned, hear head falling back against inuyasha's chest, she was asleep again. Inuyasha shook his head a smile tugging at the corners of his lips, his kagome was something else. As he tried to lay her down her in the bed, kagome whimpered in her sleep as she tried to hold onto him.
"Stay." The word was barely more than a whisper of breath, but inuyasha found himself unable to ignore the command. Grunting inuyasha lay down beside her, knowing that this would most likely end with him in some sort of trouble, but still unable to force himself from her side. He just hoped his demon blood would stay dormant for the remainder of the night, and he would wake up to find himself ravishing kagome.
He was surprised to find himself being awaked by kagome moving around the room. Opening his eyes inuyasha was even more surprised when his gaze settled on kagome. Inuyasha hungrily took in the sight of kagome standing by her dresser in only her bra, the short green uniform skirt and those tall white socks. Inuyasha wished he could watch her longer, but knowing from experience that she didn't apresheat him seeing her undressed, inuyasha forced his eyes shut as he pretended sleep even though the dark red stain a crossed his cheeks was proof enough that he'd seen, he could only hope she wouldn't notice.
"Inuyasha, if you want pancakes you better wake up" kagome called in a sing-song-y voice several minutes later. Inuyasha eyes snapped open as he nearly sprung from the bed glade to be done pretending, he happily followed kagome to the kitchen.
"Grandpa told me the two of you managed to find some potential job yesterday, even managed to get an interview for today." Kagome chatted as she served inuyasha his pancakes. "Are you excited?"
"Who cares as long as they don't make me cut my hair?" Inuyasha said between bites of pancake.
"You don't have to cut your hair, Grandpa's just a little old fashioned, don't stress over that." Kagome said shooting inuyasha a dirty looks when he stole a bite of pancake off her plate.
"The old man's gone nuts, ever since that night he's been possessed."
"Inuyasha be nice, he's just worried about stuff." Kagome said, defending her grandfather's behavior.
"Weren't you the one who had a hissy fit during dinner thanksgiving?" inuyasha teased.
"That was because you and he, oh never mind. It doesn't seem so bad now that I've calmed down and thought about it." She admitted as she quickly got up to rinse of their plates, hoping he hadn't noticed the blush spreading across her checks.
"What part, getting married, getting a job or you being pregn-"Inuyasha began to ask but was cut off by Kagome's shriek as she suddenly realized the time.
"Oh no oh no I'm gonna be late!" kagome wailed, quickly grabbing her bag and slipping on her shoes. She was out the door before inuyasha could finish his question.
Inuyasha drummed his nails on the table wishing he could have had her answer before she left. Inuyasha blinked as he suddenly spied of his name scrawled on a bit of paper taped to the fridge. Standing up inuyasha retrieved the note, his eyes quickly scanning the message inside.
Inuyasha,
Good morning and good luck, I can't make it with you today, so you'll have to go to your interviews alone. Don't fret boy! Be honest and be brave.
1st Mr. Mesakies runs a doggie daycare.
1780 north Aikido drive.
He wants you to take the dogs for a walk in the mornings. Should be perfect for you, what with being a dog demon and all.
2nd Mr. Sanota owns a restaurant, the black dog.
6900 east Teken Boulevard.
Your interview is at 3: 15, do not be late. Call if you're going to be late for dinner.
-Grandpa.
Inuyasha snorted as he finished reading the note. Shoving the note in his back pocket for safe keeping, inuyasha downed the last of his orange juice before he hit the road.
"Puppy kingdom?" inuyasha muttered out loud as he read off the sign on the front of the building. Glancing down at the paper in his hand, inuyasha checked the address again just to be sure. Even though the numbers still matched inuyasha couldn't help but feeling a little apprehensive about this.
After stepping into the building inuyasha knew why, the place was crawling with dogs. Inuyasha could smell them, and they smelt the dog in him. inuyasha girt is teeth as all the dogs went to howling and barking at him, inuyasha was about to bark back when a little old man suddenly appeared out of a door somewhere in the back, biting back the woof that had been half way out of his mouth. Inuyasha tried to look like he could behave like a normal human being.
"Can I help you?" the old man asked as he adjusted his glance so he could see inuyasha.
"Uh Mr. Higurashi told me to walk dogs." Inuyasha spoke quickly, suddenly unsure of himself.
"Ah yes, I remember now. He told me all about you, says you want to marry his granddaughter, Came all the way from the America's did ya. Well you have to give him my regards. Now let's get you some leashes." It was all inuyasha could do was not to fall over as he stared at the old man, who he assumed was Mr. Mesakies that grandpa had mentioned in the note.
The next thing inuyasha knew, he was standing outside with several ropes or leashes as the old man called them around his wrist and each rope was attached to a dog. A great many of them were about as happy as inuyasha was about the situation.
After several failed attempts, inuyasha finally managed to get him and all the dogs walking together and in the same direction, and just when inuyasha was beginning to feel confident, all hell broke loose. A cat darted past the dogs sending them into frenzy.
Inuyasha cursed, feeling as if his shoulder had just been ripped out of the socket. He then found himself suddenly on the floor and being dragged, as the other half of the dogs suddenly turned and joined the chase, his legs getting tangled up in the ropes in the process. Witch his how he ended up on the ground.
Unable to let go of the leashes, inuyasha was forced to tag along on the chase. Just when inuyasha was beginning to wonder if the chase would ever end, the dogs suddenly stopped, the cat had nimbly leapt up a tall fence and disappeared over the other side after leading Inuyasha and the dogs on their wild hunt, Inuyasha let out a sigh of relief.
Pushing himself up off the ground inuyasha growled threateningly at the dogs, daring them to try something like that again as he half dragged, half lead them back onto the side walk proper. Glancing up at the sun inuyasha could tell it was already past noon. With a curse inuyasha forced the dogs to turn around, cutting short their normal walking rout as he turned back towards Mr. Mesakies. He was going to need a shower before going to his next interview after what the dogs had managed to drag him throw.
"Oi, Mr. Mesakies! I brought the dogs back." Inuyasha hollered as he entered the little building once more with the dogs in toe.
"Ah hah, I see they gave you a run, they did." The owner said as he emerged from the same hidden door as before. Inuyasha snorted, not bothering to comment on that.
"And you managed to keep a hold of all of them, well done boy. That is much better than my last hand. Lost every single dog he did. Spent all night rounding them back up by myself." Mr. Mesakies ranted half to inuyasha and half himself as he led inuyasha throw another door out the back of the shop. Inuyasha was surprised to find he was being lead out into a large grass covered field that was enclosed by a dog proofed fence. The field easily took up the same area as kagome's family shrine, and was littered with odd bits of stuff that inuyasha assumed was for the dogs, along with two small saplings that looked to be newly planted.
"You can go ahead and unleash them, as you can see I've dog proofed the fence." Mr. Mesakies added rather pleased by his handy work.
Taking his word on it, inuyasha began to unleash the dogs. It was all going rather smoothly, he'd unhook the leash from the dog's caller, they'd go running off into the field and inuyasha would move onto the next dog. Until one particularly aggravating mutt who was still miffed over the shortened walk sought revenge on an unsuspecting Inuyasha.
While inuyasha's attention had focused on the dogs in front of him, the mutt had managed to stealthily get behind him. Gauging the distance, the little bawl of fluff took a flying leap at inuyasha's back, latching onto a moth full of inuyasha's hair. Inuyasha's head snapping back from the sudden tug.
"Ha-ha! I so you've made a friend already!" Mr. Mesakies cheered much to inuyasha's chagrin he made no attempt to help.
"Get off me you fur covered tick!" inuyasha growled as he twisted around in circles trying to reach the dog stuck to his back.
Finally, after Mr. Mesakies had bride the dog with meat flavored dog biscuits, it released its hold on inuyasha. As soon as it did, inuyasha bolted. He'd had enough doggy business for today and if he didn't hurry he was going to be late for the interview. Shouting over his shoulder inuyasha promised to return the next morning.
With his hair braided, inuyasha added mentally as he ran down the street. Griming inuyasha realized he no longer had time to catch a shower before he's interview, he hoped the guy didn't mind the smell of dog.
Inuyasha managed to make it to Spiral with five minutes to spare. Pausing outside the doors, inuyasha was confused by the exit of the restaurant. The block of a building was made of brick with little to no ornamentation, the one window it had boasted, had long ago been bricked, the two doors were the heavy industrial type with no real appeal. All in all it looked like none of the restaurants he'd been to with kagome, the only way to tell it was the place was the name tacked on the door along with the hours they were open.
Shrugging it off, he went inside. After all he hadn't been in kagome's time very long, how was he to know what all restaurants were supposed to look. Inside was surprisingly empty. The few tables that were there had been shoved aside. The rest of the floor had been left bare, with a long bar against the back wall and a spiraling staircase leading up to the second floor.
What grabbed inuyasha's attention the most was the man currently behind the bar re-shelving bottles. The man was a giant, at least a full head taller than inuyasha and muscled. Although his close chopped hair was graying, inuyasha doubted it had slowed the man down any.
Inuyasha approached the bar cautiously. The big fellow had yet to notice him. "Mr. Higurashi told me to be here for an interview at three with Mr. Sanota."
Although inuyasha had spoken loudly the man showed no signs that he'd heard inuyasha at all.
"Oi! I got an interview" inuyasha said again, even louder this time. Yet still the big man didn't react.
"Hey!" inuyasha shouted, finally gaining the man's attention. The older man turned leveling inuyasha with dark glower.
"What do you want, were closed till sundown?" He growled, his frown deepening when inuyasha didn't budge.
"I got an interview with Mr. Sanota at three fifteen." Inuyasha replied.
"Huh, say what? You need soap for five teens?" the older man asked giving inuyasha a strange look.
"No! An interview!" inuyasha growled, thoroughly irritated.
"An inner tube?" he repeated, rubbing his right ear. "Speak up, punk I can't hear the whine you call your voice."
"An INTERVIEW! Mr. HIGURASHI told me to be HERE at THREE FITTEN." Inuyasha shouted his temper exploding.
"Higurashi! Why didn't you say so before? You must be inuyasha, I'm Sanota and I own this here place." The big guy, Sanota's face suddenly broke into an easy grin at grandpa's name surprising inuyasha, who would have thought him incapable of such.
"Now down to business, do you know anything about mixing drinks?" inuyasha shook his head, causing the older man to look slightly troubled. "Music?" another shake and more frowning. "Hmn, how strong are you?" Sanota asked as he sized inuyasha up.
"Keh, strong enough." Inuyasha replied cockily.
"You think so? Alright then punch me," Sanota said slapping his chest as he ready his stance, challenging inuyasha.
Inuyasha stared, was all old men in kagome's time insane? First her grandfather, then the guy with all the dogs and now this nut, what next. Seeing no way out of this that didn't make him look like he was wussing out, inuyasha punch Mr. Sanota, holding back just enough force as to not be considered un-human like.
Sanota grunted as the hit connected with his chest, but showed no other sign that it had affected him, and inuyasha had to give the old man credit for it.
"That will do. You're gonna be our bouncer for tonight Mr. Inuyasha, Jiro called in sick this morning so your filling his place at the front doors. Be back here around nine tonight, we open at ten." Sanota informed inuyasha, slamming him hard on the back in what he assumed was meant to be a friendly manner.
Glancing at the clock above the bar, it was nearing the time kagome's school let out. If he hurried he would be able to walk home with her. Nodding his thanks to Mr. Sanota, Inuyasha let himself out and quickly took off towards Kagome's school.
Inuyasha landed in front of the school just as the last bell rung, finding a tree to lean against inuyasha lay in wait. Soon his patience was rewarded as he spotted her amidst the crowd of students.
"Kagome! Hey Kagome!" someone shouted, catching Inuyasha by surprise. Inuyasha searched the crowd, finally landing on that idiot Hobo as the fool ran up to kagome like some un-weaned puppy. Inuyasha wished Kagome had let him use is sword on Hojo the first time all those years ago.
Inuyasha smirked as an ideal on how to rid himself and Kagome of Hojo, and crush the bother some runt's optimism for good pop into his mind.
"Kagome, good I was able to catch you before you left." Hojo huffed, having run to catch up with her he was now out of breath. Finally getting his lungs full again, he straightened up. Putting on his most attractive expression, or so head been told, as he stared deep into kagome's eyes, completely missing the slightly annoyed ticking of her eye brow. "kagome, I know you've been really busy lately with your brother visiting from Argentina and everything, but I was wondering, well hoping really that you'd say yes to going to the movies with me tonight…"
Kagome Stared at Hojo for a full minute, wonder how he'd possibly come to the conclusion that inuyasha was her brother of all thing. Not only did she and inuyasha look nothing alike, but the whole school had practically been buzzing for the past month about her and inuyasha's supposedly secret engagement. Shaking her head, kagome sighed, poor Hojo.
"Hojo, inuyasha's not my brother, I only have one brother and that's Sota, not inuyasha. Next inuyasha's not from Argentina, he's from Alaska, you know really cold American state. Covered in snow and mooses? And inuyasha's my…he's my…um…that is we're…" kagome paused not really sure what to tell Hojo. How was she supposed to explain this to someone else when she wasn't even sure what they were, was he her fiancé? Or were they boyfriend and girlfriend? Her betrothed? Were they really anything besides her grandpa trying to push them into marriage?
Kagome's inner dialog was momentarily frozen as a pair of arms suddenly wrapped them self around her waist, pulling her backwards until she flush against inuyasha's chest. Although she recognized the arms for inuyasha's, kagome was so shocked by inuyasha's actions that she forgot how to move.
"Hey 'Gome baby" inuyasha purred his lips brushing the soft skin along her neck. Even though he was close enough to whisper he chose to speak loud enough for Hojo to hear. "How's my little wife doing? I bet you aced your test today"
Kagome blushed, she could hardly believe inuyasha was doing this, not the territorial part that he'd been doing for years but normally he'd use violence and fight it out with the other male. But this new attic of his was seriously messing with kagome's mind.
"Oh Hojo, I didn't noticed you before were you going to escort my kagome back to our home?" inuyasha asked faking his innocence as he peered at Hojo over top of kagome's head. "No need for you to, as her husband, I'll walk with her. Plus we have a maternity visit with the doctor today, wouldn't want to be late for that."
Inuyasha added, rubbing kagome's tummy for emphasize. Smirking as he watched Hojo face as the boy slowly began to grasp what inuyasha was saying. Inuyasha had to bury his face in the crook of kagome's to keep from bursting into laughter at Hojo's expression as the boy finally understood what inuyasha had to spell out for him. The boy was unbelievably thick. Inuyasha had the itch to give Hojo a dog biscuit for finally getting the point.
"I uh k-kagome umn uhh cc-congratulations!" Hojo shouted the last part over his shoulder as he suddenly took off running for home.
Unable to hold it any more inuyasha burst into laughter, doubling over from the force of his amusement. Inuyasha laughed until he couldn't laugh anymore and then he just lay in the grass were head fallen for a long while. Kagome slowly blinked as she realized just what inuyasha had said.
"Inuyasha! I can't believe you did that! How could you say all that stuff, that was uncalled for and don't use me like that either!" kagome raged at inuyasha as he slowly sat up to watch her pacing in anger.
"And you, you, you, oh don't you ever hug unless your hugging because you wanna hug me not for some petty territorially scuffle!" kagome snapped at him as she paused her pacing long enough to glare at him.
Inuyasha seized the opportunity, grabbing a hold of her wrist before she could stomp away. Inuyasha tugged her down beside him in the soft grass.
"and what if I wanted to hug just you?" inuyasha asked his voice having a decisively mischievous hint to it as he wrapped his arms around kagome's waist again pulling her closer, until she nearly was on top of him.
"inu-inuyasha!" kagome gasped her cheeks burning red as she struggled to get up. "You can't do this here, we are on school ground, someone might see"
"Are you ashamed of me kagome?" inuyasha asked turning suddenly serious.
Kagome glanced down at him, her struggling stopping as she tried to figure out what inuyasha was thinking. "Of course not inuyasha, but we can't behave like this here, we'll get-"
"Hey! You two this is still school grounds and that behavior is inappropriate." A voice suddenly shouted off to their right, glancing up inuyasha recognized the older woman as one of their teachers.
"In trouble." Kagome finished with a sigh, knowing she was about to receive more detention, detention that she would be serving alone since inuyasha no longer went to the school.
Kagome yelped as inuyasha jumped to his feet with her still in his arms, throwing her arms around his neck kagome held tight as inuyasha took off running.
"If she recognized us, and I get detention I'm so going to kill you." kagome threated as inuyasha set her down at the base of the shine steps. Inuyasha merely grinned at her, his eyes dancing with laughter as he bound up the stairs ahead of her.
Grandpa Higurashi meets them at the top of the stairs.
"Hey Grandpa." Kagome said smiling as she saw him.
"Do well on your test today?" he asked returning her smile.
"No test today." She chimed happily. Grandpa nodded, his attention switching to inuyasha who was standing slightly behind kagome.
"And how did your interviews go?" Grandpa asked, becoming serious.
"Keh, I still don't see why I need a 'job.' I could just as easily hunt for food." Inuyasha grumbled, folding his arms across his chest.
"This isn't your time any more inuyasha, a man's got to have a job to support a family now a days." grandpa retorted angrily, having already had this argument with inuyasha before.
"Fine, I walked the dogs, Mr. Mesakies is having me come back tomorrow and walk them again in the morning, and Sanota told me to come back to night and fill in as a bouncer." Inuyasha muttered having been properly chastened.
"Ah, good good. I knew those boys would find something for you to do. Now you two get to studying, the two of you are still grounded, and your test is in two days inuyasha, you best not fail." Grandpa nodded his head sagely as he hobbled off to one of the many outer buildings around the shrine.
Inuyasha stared after the old man. He was baffled to say the least. Inuyasha didn't see how walking a bunch of unruly mutts and this bouncing stuff was going to feed anything let alone a whole family. But if it would earn the old man's blessing, inuyasha was willing to do it for that alone.
Kagome sighed gloomily, she'd almost forgotten about being grounded and she'd really had hoped her family would have forgotten by now too. But she guessed a girl could only hope for so much, and she must have burnt out all her luck while fighting monsters feudal japan.
Inuyasha glanced over at kagome, he didn't like seeing her so down. He would have thought kagome would have liked this grounding business, doing nothing but studying sounded like kagome's cup of tea to inuyasha. But he guessed even she didn't like being forced to do it. Nudging her arm, inuyasha got her attention.
"I'll race you there." Inuyasha challenged childishly, hoping the game would lift her spirits.
Kagome grinned, realizing Inuyasha's intent. "You're on, count of five?"
Inuyasha nodded, crouching down he awaited kagome's signal.
"One" kagome said, dragging the word out.
"Two." She said even slower the first, her body tense as she anticipated the race.
"Three!" kagome suddenly shouted, surprising inuyasha as she took off running for the house.
"Hey! I thought we agreed on five!" inuyasha hollered at her back as she ran into the house.
"You can keep counting if you want inuyasha!" kagome shouted over her shoulder not slowing down.
"You, you cheater!" inuyasha spluttered as he ran to catch up with her.
"You're just sore because you lost to a girl!" kagome shouted back laughing as she fell into her room, sprawling across the floor. She was slightly winded from their race.
"Feh! I would have one if you had played fair." Inuyasha grouched as he flopped down beside her, not the least bit out of breath.
"Yea yea, sore loser." Kagome teased, rolling on to her side she pulled their stack of books over to her.
"So what subject do you wanna try today inuyasha? you've done math, you bombed history," kagome said tossing the book over her shoulder, there was no way inuyasha would be able to learn all that with the time they had left, and with how badly he'd done before. "We started science and you have language left."
Inuyasha took both books, flipping through them quickly he chose the Language study guide book. The since just looked like more math, but he had no clue what they were to do with language study guide, to him it just looked like a collection of stories and he couldn't see how that was supposed to help him.
"If you're sure…" kagome mumbled tiredly having gotten almost no sleep last night as she waited up for inuyasha to return. Flipping throw the book kagome selected a story she thought inuyasha might like. "Beowulf, I think you'll like it. Read it, answer the questions on the following page, wake me up when you're done and we'll try grammar together."
"Bowl woof?" inuyasha repeated, glancing at kagome questioningly, only to see that she'd curled up beside him and nodded off to sleep with her head touching his arm. A small smile teased the corners of inuyasha's lip. Pulling a blanket off her bed he covered her up, careful not to wake her.
Inuyasha found that he liked reading as he read the tale of Beowulf and Grendel monster. The story reminded him of a few battles he'd fought himself. Inuyasha was just finishing the last few questions when Sota burst into the room.
"Kagome! Inuyasha! Dinner is ready" Sota shouted, startling kagome awake and causing inuyasha twitch and ruin the letter he'd been writing.
Before inuyasha or kagome could farther react, Sota was gone again his footsteps could be heard rushing down the stair case. Inuyasha growled at his ruined letters, writing was one of the few things his mother bad been able to teach him before she died, and inuyasha prided himself on his penmanship, normally his letters were very good, but down the letter was half formed and had a jagged line running crossed it.
"Aren't you coming to dinner?" kagome asked glancing back at inuyasha who was still starring at his book.
Sighing inuyasha shut the book; he could fix it after dinner. He'd ask kagome for some of that white paint she used whenever she made a mistake, and fix his word.
Dinner was a surprisingly calm event, it seemed grandfather was content with the way things were progressing and for once didn't pick a fight with inuyasha during the meal. Not willing to push their good fortune, kagome and inuyasha quickly retreated back to kagome's room after diner.
"No, it's a verb and you have to put it here." kagome instructed, erasing his answer she pointed to where she wanted him to write it instead. Although he'd done well reading and comprehending the story, inuyasha didn't seem to have any notion for proper grammar and the like.
"This is stupid, why would you want to tear up a perfectly good sentence. I don't see the point of turning around a distorting it after you just wrote it. That sentence doesn't even make sense now." Inuyasha argued crossing his arms as he fought the urge to rip the book into shreds.
"It's not stupid inuyasha, and it does make sense if you'd stop fighting and listen you'd understand." Kagome sighed tiredly, her early nap had been too short for her liking, and she longed to climb into her bed and go to sleep.
"Whys this test so important anyway? What's it gonna prove, that I can count and wright my own name?" inuyasha snapped sarcastically, his temper wearing thin. His demonic blood had been waking up since the sun started going down and it was now a royal pain in inuyasha's side. He was blocking it out at the moment but his demon side was throwing the equivalent of a tantrum inside his head, and it was wearing inuyasha's nerves.
"Inuyasha" kagome groaned, too tired to fight inuyasha tonight she closed the book and used it for a pillow. Ignoring him as he tried to draw her into some pointless argument, kagome pretended sleep, until she felt his lips on the back of her neck.
Sitting up with a yelp, their heads collided, the back of kagome's skull with inuyasha's nose.
"What are you doing?" shrieked kagome as she twisted around to face him.
"Bleeding" inuyasha snarled, holding his now bleeding nose as he tried not to get blood on the white carpet or their books.
"Oh no, are you okay? I'm sorry." Kagome said biting her lip as she began handing him tissues to stop the bleeding with. "Maybe you should lie down, I'm really sorry inuyasha"
"It's okay, it'll stop bleeding in a minute, plus I gotta leave soon it's almost nine." Inuyasha said indicating toward her clock with his free hand while the other held the tissues to his nose.
"Are you sure you're gonna be okay to work tonight?" kagome asked nervously chewing her bottom lip.
"Keh, it's already stopped bleeding." Inuyasha said wiping away the rest of the blood with the spar tissues. Inuyasha dipped his head down, stealing the lip she'd been chewing he playfully kissed her. "Don't bite your lip. Your skin is too soft. You might bleed and how would we put a band aid on your lip?"
Before kagome could managed any words in response, inuyasha stole another kiss from her, this time licking along her bottom lip, teasing her into responding to his kiss. Reluctantly inuyasha pulled away after a moment, he wasn't sure what had gotten into him but he was dying to kiss her again and again and again, until they were both breathless and very late for work.
"Dream of me." Inuyasha teased, giving her one last peck on the cheek, unable to help himself before he launched himself out the window. He'd stayed for too long and now he'd really have to run to make it to Sanota's on time.
Sanota greeted inuyasha as he slipped inside the darkened interior of the Black Dog. Even though it was supposed to open soon it looked as if it was preparing to close soon to inuyasha, there were only a few lights left on, and the tables were still pushed up against the walls. Sanota and a stranger with dark glasses fussing with the music equipment were the only people on the floor, although inuyasha could just barely catch the scent of a few more people coming from the different floors. Still Inuyasha hurried over to the bar were the older man stood.
"Hey kid, I forgot to ask earlier, but you do know what your spossta be doing tonight?" Sanota asked, scratching the rough stumble on his chin as he watched inuyasha come closer.
Seeing inuyasha blank, Sanota sighed heavily. "Well kid, you're gonna be manning the front door, let only pretty people in here, got that? If I got to stay up all night and serve 'em drinks. I don't wanna be staring at no ugly ducks."
Inuyasha nodded, pretty people in, Jaken look alikes stay out, that didn't sound too hard. He just hoped it didn't turn out to be something like taking those dogs for a walk this morning, evil mutts.
"Alright kid you better get out there, we open soon." Sanota warned shoeing him out the door.
Inuyasha sighed as he leaned back against the wall outside of the door, shoving his hands into his pockets. Even though it happened to be a rather pleasant evening, it was still December and therefore cold. Glance up and down the street inuyasha didn't see any one coming his way, so he let his mind wondered a bit.
Absently inuyasha touched his hand to his lips remembering the feel of kagome's lips on them. He still couldn't believe he'd just kissed her like that, and she'd allowed it. Smiling to himself, inuyasha wondered if she'd let him kiss her like that again when he got home.
Sighing inuyasha realized she'd probably be asleep when he got home so there'd be no more kissing tonight. But maybe she'd wait up for him again tonight and inuyasha was suddenly jarred out of his day dream when he realized people were starting to line up in front of him.
Forcing his mind onto the task at hand, inuyasha study the first pair in front of him. Females, with shorter dresses then even kagome's skirt on and from what inuyasha could see under all the makeup they looked okay. Although inuyasha didn't much care for the look of them, he let them in. Miroku would have judged them pleasing enough.
The next pair was a little harder, while the female looked passing, the male accompanying her wasn't. His gut hung over his belt and he was began to go bald. Inuyasha shook his head at the pair, letting the two guys behind them that looked like ken dolls go inside instead.
Following them was a group of five, more painted up females and a guy in a suite. Inuyasha let them inside, he was beginning to get the hang of this bouncer business. Although he preferred kagome's unpainted beauty he saw that most women painted themselves up when they went out, if the females standing in the line were anything to go by.
Things were going smoothly for inuyasha, he'd shake his head and the ugly people would walk away or he'd nod his head and the prettier people would go inside. And everything had been fine up until just a little past midnight when inuyasha shook his head, but the man refused to accept inuyasha's judgment.
After a while Sanota came outside having heard of the commotion going on outside the doors. The site that greeted him outside caused Sanota to burst with laughter. His new bouncer was standing his ground with Tokijin refusing to let him enter, and if Sanota hadn't been friends with Tokijin for so long, he'd have agreed with inuyasha's assessment of Tokijin's looks. The man was not good looking by any terms, to short with arms too long and face long ago obscured by his many tattoos Tokijin could have curdled milk.
Still laughing Sanota clapped inuyasha on the back, breaking apart the fight that the two were no doubt about to get into. "Hey Kid, don't worry about old axe face here, he's an old friend."
Sanota laughed louder as he led Tokijin inside, he swore he heard the two of them growling at each other as they passed.
It was nearing dawn when inuyasha was finally sent home by Sanota. Inuyasha felt as if he'd been standing outside for days nodding and shaking his head. He'd never be able to look at a bobble head the same way again after tonight. Trudging home, inuyasha was surprised to find kagome's light on.
Leaping up onto her window seal inuyasha pried the unlocked window open and let himself inside. After looking around the room and not seeing her, inuyasha leaned against the bathroom door where he could just make out the sounds of water sloshing around in the tub along with the faint sounds of kagome humming.
Smiling tiredly inuyasha flopped down in front of kagome's bed, leaning his head back against it. Inuyasha made himself comfortable as he waited for her to finish her bath. Before inuyasha realized it, he'd already fallen asleep to the sound of kagome's soft humming coming threw the other side of the door.
Kagome sighed sadly as she was forced to admit the bath water was cold. She'd awoken early due to a dream and unable to get back asleep she'd treated herself to a long hot bath while the rest of the house was asleep. Pulling the tub stopper out with her toes, kagome waited until almost all the water had drained from the tub before she reluctantly climbed out. Kagome wrapped a towel around herself shivering as the air hit her still wet body. Having forgotten to bring a change of clothes with her, kagome was forced to dart down the hall to her room.
Shutting her bedroom door behind her, kagome breathed a sigh of relief having made it to her room without incident. Her relief was short lived however when she spotted a denim clad, silver haired someone napping against her bed. Nervously kagome inched her way toward her closet while keeping her eyes on inuyasha's sleeping form in case he showed any signs of waking before she was dressed.
Kagome was met with an unexpected obstacle, while walking backwards to the closet kagome managed to step on their precariously stacked text books from last night, the haphazardly stacked books gave way and with a yelp of surprise kagome went with them.
Inuyasha was startled awake by the sudden commotion, jerking up right inuyasha's alert gave settled on kagome who was in a heap along with their books. Smirking inuyasha sauntered over to her, his smirk growing larger with each step.
"Forget how to walk?" inuyasha teased as he thrust out his hand to help her up.
"Oh shut up." kagome snapped grumpily as she took his hand.
kagome stumbled into his chest as he'd accidently used more strength then he'd meant too, and some were between the ground and inuyasha pulling her up, kagome's towel had come lose. Kagome gasped as she felt the cool morning air against her bare back, the front of her being pressed against inuyasha. They both froze, their cheeks burning as they quickly ran through their options.
She came to the conclusion that there was no safe way out of this mess. If she wanted to retrieve the towel she'd have to first back up and that would mean inuyasha would see even more of her then he could now. And if she tried turning around not only was her back exposed then but she'd probably flash him while trying to turn around. And it wasn't like they could stay like this either, but kagome didn't see how her alternatives were better.
Inuyasha's breathing was coming in fast, and kagome's freshly washed sent saturated his mind as he tried to decide what to do. The thin material of his shirt did little to conceal the feel of kagome pressed against the hard planes of his chest, and he could feel every curve and the softness that was kagome. Inuyasha's still griped her arm from when he hauled her back onto her feet, and his skin itched, dying to feel more of the smooth bare skin underneath his palms.
Inuyasha growled deep in his chest, the need to feel her like he'd been dreaming of feeling her for the past week too much for the half demon to resist. Inuyasha hands left her arms as the traveled to her back, crushing her to him. He buried his head into the crook of her neck, inhaling her sweet sent until he was almost dizzy with it.
"Inuyasha!" kagome squeaked, taken by surprise by inuyasha's sudden brazenness.
The sound of his name from kagome's lips, brought inuyasha back to reality. Realizing what he was doing and what his instincts had been leading him toward. Inuyasha cursed his demon blood for waking once again, he would give his left fang to have Testusaiga back. He could already feel his demonic energy rising and the sensation of something prickling crossed his cheeks as the jagged purple streaks formed. Inuyasha bet that his eyes were beginning to bleed red also, danm his demon blood.
Inuyasha pushed himself away from kagome's beguiling form, his demon blood to close to the surface for him to trust himself around her. Without another word to her, inuyasha throw himself out kagome's window and away from the shrine grounds, before his demon side could get the upper hand. Or he did something stupid, like believe he could control himself around kagome long enough to kiss her again without his demon blood going haywire.
Kagome blinked at the sudden empty spot in front of her, one minute she was holding inuyasha the next minute she's hugging air. Shaking her head kagome sighed, it was just too early for these kinds of encounters. Kagome held the towel to her chest as she quickly shut the window inuyasha left open, the cold December air had risen goose bumps along her skin. Pausing in front of the window kagome let out a sigh.
"And here I thought he'd kiss me again." Kagome whispered aloud as she let the curtains fall closed. When inuyasha had crushed her to him instead of pushing away from her, kagome had thought he was going to kiss her. And while part of her was frightened by the aspect of such an act. It was one thing to dream about kissing, it was an entirely different to find yourself naked in the arms of the man who you've secretly loved for years and thinking about kissing.
There was another part of kagome that was disappointed that he'd left without kissing her, a part that was seriously tempted to go after inuyasha and make him kiss her. But kagome ignored that part of her brain as she began to dresser herself for school.
Two quick meals and several hours later, inuyasha found himself back on the shrine grounds. Inuyasha sighed in relief as he saw neither kagome nor Sota were out of school yet, at least he wouldn't have to see kagome for a little while longer. After this morning incident inuyasha wasn't sure if he'd be able to look at her without his mind recalling what she looked like fresh out of the shower and his body recalling the way she felt.
Inuyasha groaned as his own thoughts betrayed him on their down ward spiral. He shoved the lingering thoughts form his mind, to try to deal with them now. After his meeting with kagome, inuyasha had taken to running around the city until it was time to walk the dogs for Mr. Mesakies, which had been another disastrous event, followed by a quick lunch and then Sanota called. And inuyasha found himself at the black dog for several more hours, cleaning and restocking alcohol.
All of which left inuyasha smelling like dogs, asphalt, alcohol and sweat. None of which were pleasant to inuyasha's heightened sense of smell. Trudging up the stairs inuyasha managed to make it into the bathroom without running into kagome's mom or grandpa. Sighing in relief inuyasha set about filling up the tub.
Inuyasha grimaced as he yanked off his shirt, the thing smelled awful. Inuyasha was tempted to burn the stinking thing to be rid of the smells, but knowing that Mrs. Higurashi had bought it for him inuyasha tossed it into the dirty clothes hamper instend. He just hoped she'd be able to get that washer machine of hers to rid the fabric of those smells.
Inuyasha was just beginning to relax in the warm waters when the sudden slamming of a door and the quickly approaching sound of footsteps reached his ear. And From the sound of it, inuyasha noted there was only one pair of feet, and going by the light pattering of steps he could tell it was kagome.
(I should seriously just end this danm chapter here.)
Kagome sighed happily as she stepped into her bedroom. Dropping the overly heavy back pack by the door way, kagome threw herself onto her bed. School had been grueling today, she'd had not one, not two, but every single one of her teacher had picked today of all days to have a pop quiz. Kagome groaned into her pillow, her brain was mush, she'd never be able to think again after today.
Inuyasha's eyes darted to the bathroom door, he hadn't locked it. With no one being home at the time he hadn't even thought about locking it and he seriously wished he had now. All he could do was hope that kagome didn't feel like taking a bath after school today. Inuyasha held his breath sinking deeper into the bath tub as he listened intently to kagome moving about in her room.
"Blue or the red….or the pink?" kagome asked aloud, holding up different colored pajamas for bouyo to choose from. Cat's being color blind and bouyo being a cat and all didn't seem to make a difference to kagome as she patiently waited for bouyo to indicate his choose. The overweight cat took his time in choosing pajamas too, he would look from one pair to the next and back again as if the cat was really making a life or death desection. Finally bouyo settled on the pink one, signaling to kagome his chose by sitting on the pick pajamas and meowing loudly.
Kagome smiled her thanks to bouyo, nodding her head in agreement kagome quickly change out of her school clothes and into her pink pajamas, bouyo had picked her favor pink night gown and while it barely covered her knees anymore and the puffy short sleeves had lost most of their puff, kagome still refused to get rid of it. And after all, it was Friday, she had no plans and no one was gonna come visit since she was still technically grounded, she might as well be conferrable while she enjoyed her night in.
Inuyasha sighed in relief as he heard kagome's footsteps heading down the stairs. Quickly jumping out of the tub, inuyasha dried himself off, putting his close back on before he was even properly dry, not trusting that she still wouldn't be coming back up any minute to take a bath.
Throwing a towel around his shoulders to keep his wet hair from soaking his shirt he followed kagome's sent into the living room where found her watching the television. Flopping down on the couch besides her, inuyasha caught kagome by surprise.
Kagome yelped startled by inuyasha sudden appearance, after finding her mother's note on the fringe door kagome had assumed she was the only one home. She quickly overcame her surprise as she caught inuyasha reaching for the TV's remote. Diving for inuyasha she snatched it out of his hands before he could turn the channel.
"Nu-uh dog boy, it's my remote." Kagome said as she held the remote to her chest protectively.
"Hey!" inuyasha barked staring down at kagome who was now lying crossed his lap with the remote held tightly in her hands. "I want to watch something good! Not this sappy chick anime of yours."
"Too bad, so sad." She teased sticking out her tongue at inuyasha. Kagome didn't bother to get off his lap as she adjusted her position so she could finish watching her show from inuyasha's lap.
The show finally rolled to an end just as the sun was setting, kagome stood up with a yawn and a long stretch. Smiling to herself, kagome turned to look at inuyasha, surprised to find the half deacon staring in the direction of the television with an odd almost hungry expression on his face and with a dark blush spreading crossed his face.
"Inuyasha?" kagome questioned. Glancing at the television curiously, she saw only the normal TV committals playing and nothing that existing either, just a man ranting about how well some type of laundry soap worked. Odd, kagome thought to herself, wonder what inuyasha's really got on his mind.
"What?" inuyasha snapped sounding harsher then he'd really mint too. His head jerking up as he glared at her, trying to cover up his embarrassment over being caught staring at her.
"Geez, you don't have to be so snappish inuyasha." kagome snapped back, shutting the television off. Her stomach growled reminding her of what she'd originally mint to say to inuyasha. "Oh, what do you want to eat for dinner? Mama and grandpa are off visiting some friends of his over in the next town and won't be back till tomorrow, I think Sota is sleeping over at a friend's house, so it's just the two of us tonight."
"keh." Inuyasha muttered, blinking insuprize at kagome's words. Had she not saw that he'd been staring at her legs as she stretched causing her night dress to rise up exposing more of her creamy legs to his hungry gaze. Shaking the thoughts from his head, he let kagome's words sink in. he wondered why she even asked what he wanted "ramen."
Kagome laughed, she should have guessed, when did inuyasha ever want anything else. "Any flavor in particular?"
"Beef." Inuyasha said as he followed her into the kitchen, perching on the stool as he watched her preparing their dinner.
Inuyasha slurped his noodles noisily while kagome ate hers much more quietly. After dinner the headed back into the living room and watched several more movies together before their long day caught up with them. Yawing their good nights to each other, kagome retired to her room while inuyasha headed for sota's room were head been sleeping for the past several nights when it had been too cold for him to sleep comfortably in the god tree.
Kagome awoke with a sudden start, her heart pounding in her chest and her breath coming in short gasp. A bright red began to spread crossed her cheeks as she recalled the dream; it was almost too vivid to call a dream. And how had she dreamed about doing that, she'd never even gone father then kissing a boy. How in the world had her subconscious come up with all that.
Kagome threw back her covers, to awake now to even consider sleeping. She grabbed her jacket as she slip out of the room and down the stairs. Maybe the cool night air would calm the fire the dream had set a flame. Having no direction in mind kagome was surprised to find her in front of the god tree the same one she'd first met inuyasha in front of five hundred and some odd years ago. Kagome smiled fondly recalling the memory.
Inuyasha sat up with a curse, danm that dream of his. For the past week it had been tormenting him, every night it had progressively gotten more and more vivid. Inuyasha swore he could almost taste kagome during his last dream, it had been too real. Either his subconscious had been hanging around Miroku's for too long or his demon blood was a sadistic dog and was interfering with his dreams to drive him further insane.
Inuyasha ran a hand throw his hair. Unable to sleep now, he throw open the window and let himself out intending to run the sexual frustration out of his system. Inuyasha stopped short of leaping over the shrine gate when a familiar form that had been haunting his dreams lately caught his attention.
His earlier plans forgotten, inuyasha change direction heading for kagome and the god tree. What could she possible be doing out here, inuyasha thought to himself, doesn't the woman know she could get sick.
"Couldn't sleep either inuyasha?" kagome asked catching inuyasha by surprise as he stopped besides her, both of them now facing the ancient tree.
"Feh," inuyasha grunted, not trusting himself with more of a response as he inhaled kagome's sent, inuyasha wondered if dreamt something similar to what he had. Her smell sent him reeling, how could some fiery bossy wench smell so good.
"What woke you up?" kagome asked glancing at him out of the corner of her eye, noticing that he wasn't looking at the tree any more, but staring at her. When he didn't answer kagome turned to face him repeating her question "inuyasha-"
Inuyasha kissed her, nearly knocking her off her feet with the force of his kiss, if it hadn't been for his arms wrapping around her at the same time, she probably would have fallen. Inuyasha growled in pleasure as he felt kagome respond to his kiss, if the passion she kissed him with was anything to go by, she wanted him almost as badly as he needed her.
Before inuyasha could think about what he was doing he already had her back pushed up against the tree and she'd wrapped her legs around his waist with her arms around his neck. Panting for air they broke the kiss, their breath mixing in the cold air around them as they stared into each other's eyes. They both knew it was too late for running away now and pretending, their lips met hungrily again, tongues fighting for dominance.
Kagome moaned against inuyasha's mouth overwhelmed by the fever inuyasha awoke inside her. She let out a strangled breath as inuyasha's lips left a blazing trail of kisses away from her mouth and down her neck. Kagome moved urgently against inuyasha, not knowing what she wanted only that inuyasha was the only one who could give it to her.
Yep I was late in posting this chapter as well, sorry for the delay, family descended on us en mass for thanksgiving and my little girl turned a year old the 23! My goodness I still cannot believe it's already been a year! And sorry if this chapter was a little choppy! I've had to snatch minutes between everything to type and I swear I've had to do this chapter in hundred word segments! Until next time!
