Disclaimer: Hey guys! I know you were mad at me in the last chapter because of what Kagome did but just remember one thing, I always have happy endings :) I will give you a little spoiler though. There will be a lot of fluff in this chapter and the maybe two or three chapters that follow. Hurray for fluff! Here's chapter 14! Have fun!
"When are you going out with him?" I asked Kagome, referring to the date she had with Koga. I was heart-broken that she had said yes. Yes to him, of all people. I know what you're thinking. Why aren't you more upset? Why aren't you protesting? Why aren't you saying how much of an ass Koga is? Well, think about it. The love of your life made a decision that you absolutely hate. You're supposed to be their best friend first and lover later. ANd, as a best friend, I have to support her decision. I would tell her that Koga is bad and that he's not right for her but I don't have any proof. In short, he wins.
Yes, he wins. He wins. . . For now. I dare him to lay a finger on her and do something she doesn't want to do. I dare him. I would just like to see him try. Because if he does, I swear to Kami that I will do more then rip him apart. I will do much more.
"Next Friday." Kagome answered me. Even though I was feeling hurt and pissed off beyond compare, and I felt that I could fall apart any second, Kagome's voice would always keep me together.
There was a long moment of silence between the two of us. It was probably the longest pause either of us ever experienced when talking to each other. There was always something to say between me and her. But now, I just couldn't think of what to say. Everything that I thought would have to do with insulting Koga. I think she would feel even worse then she did now. I don't even know why she felt as bad as she did right now but I didn't ask either. I was afraid something that I didn't want coming out actually did come out.
"Are you okay with it?" Kagome's whisper seemed to snap me out of my depressing trance. Why was she asking me? It was her decision. I have no influence on what she does, apparently. Hold on a second. Is that why she's feeling bad? Because of my feelings? I don't understand. . .
"It's your decision, Kagome. I'll always be right here for you through everything that happens." I guess that's all I'll ever do, though. Just be there. Not being able to have a say because I didn't want to hurt her. Not being able to do anything because I didn't want things to be weird between us. I'll just always be there for support. I always was after all. I was always there but never noticed. That's how it's going to be now. . . And forever.
I took Kagome home that day with a lot on my mind. We didn't talk on the ride to her house and I didn't bother putting on the radio when I went home. I didn't eat and when my mom asked me why I just said I wasn't hungry. I shouldn't make my mother worry but I can't help it. Kagome doesn't love me. Heck, she doesn't even like me. I hate the fact that she chose Koga because I know that he's no good for her. I don't care if I don't have proof, this guy is bad news, I can feel it. I know my feelings are wrong. I have today to prove it. But, I'm sure of this feeling. This guy doesn't deserve Kagome. This guy doesn't deserve to have a head on his shoulders. He's a traitor and I regret ever trusting him.
I went up to my bedroom and shut the door. I collapsed on my bed and waited for something to happen. Maybe I'll die from this heartache. Yes, I know, I'm being over dramatic but it just hurts so much. I didn't think it hurt this much last year when we had our fight. And I think I nearly cried. I sat up in bed and held my face in my hands. Kagome. . . Why did I have to fall so deeply in love with you? I have never felt anything more painful than this pain you're causing me. It feels so great to be around you, almost like I found what I have been looking for the entire time. And when I'm separated from you, I wish you were still here with me. But, this pain is worse than anything. It isn't just jealousy but the fact that you actually like someone that isn't me. I just wish you knew how I felt. Maybe then all this pain would just go away.
I hadn't noticed it at first but when I took my hands away from my face there was a wet moisture stained on my hands. I thought it was sweat at first but then I felt something leak out of my eyes. I touched it to see what it was and got one hell of a surprise. I was crying. It wasn't full blown weeping but there were tears on my hands and my vision was all blurry. I wiped them away quickly. Men aren't supposed to cry. They aren't supposed to show their tears. That's what everyone says. But the water would not stop coming out of my eyes. I gave up after a while and bowed my head, letting the tears fall on to the bed. Kagome had made me even more weaker than I thought. Men aren't supposed to be this weak. And here I am, letting the water from my eyes just fall.
The tears soon stopped and I just sat there with my head down. Even if I had cried, the pain was still there. People say that crying makes you feel better. Well, I just cried and I'll tell you right now that what they said is crap. I feel no difference. All I feel now is my face being wet, along with my bed. Oh, yeah, what a great change. Ranting won't make me feel any better, though. I don't think anything can make me feel better.
Suddenly, it hit me. I felt a little piece of hope shine inside me. There is something I could do. Yes! I knew this wasn't how it was going to end. I'm going to fight to the finish for Kagome's heart. Even if I lose, I will still be there and I will still have a chance if he leaves her. I have to act fast, I only have a week before Kagome goes on her date with Koga. There's only one thing I could do to make her see that it was a mistake. I have to 'romance' her. I have to make her see that I'm the one for 's not going to be easy, considering how much time I have. But, I have to try. For her and for my broken, piece of crap heart.
I got off of my bed and changed my clothing. I have to try to bring her closer to me every second I have. I put on a a blue shirt with a light blue button-down shirt and some black cargo jeans. I thought I looked pretty handsome. I washed my face and my eyes like twice to get the salty feeling off of my face. I took my keys and went back down stairs, ready to keep fighting for Kagome's heart.
"Inuyasha, are you feeling all right?" I almost forgot how worried I had made my mom when I came home. I gave my mom a smile and went over to her to give her a kiss on the cheek.
"Actually mom, I feel a lot better. And if things turn out how I want them to, I might actually die from happiness." I told her with a small grin. She seemed a little confused and worried and I laughed slightly. "Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid or crazy."
"Oh, well that's a relief." My mom sighed in relief and my grin widened. "Just make sure that whatever you do, you stay safe, okay?"
"Don't worry, mom, I'll be safe." She gave me a kiss on the cheek and I smiled at her before leaving my house. My mom always knew how to put me in a good mood. It's one of the many reasons you just have to love your mother. No matter what you do to them or what they do to you, you both always put it behind each other and focus on what's important. Right now, I have to focus on what has always been important to me. Kagome. . . I will keep you safe, Kagome. Even if I'm not with you in romantic terms, I'll always be there for you. Friend or more. Noticed or unnoticed. I'll never leave you Kagome.
I thought about my plan the entire time I was driving to her house. When I got there, I parked in front of her house and turned the car off. I ran out of my car and nearly tripped as I ran to Kagome's porch. I rang the doorbell and waited. I suddenly stiffened. What was I going to say to her? I had acted coldly to her the entire afternoon. I can't just expect her to accept me as if nothing had happened.
I didn't really have much time to think about what I was going to say because the door opened and I nearly died. Kagome was crying! She had a tissue in her hand and her eyes were all puffy. Her puffy red eyes widened when she saw me.
"Inuyash--" Her voice cracked but I stopped her before she could even finish saying my name.
"Kagome?! Are you okay? Is something wrong? Did you hurt yourself? Did someone hurt you? Did you--"
"Inuyasha, calm down. Everything is fine." She reassured me and I could see her trying to hold back the smile that I always loved to see her put on. Even though I was much calmer, I was still worried over why exactly she was crying.
"Then, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"Titanic always had that affect on me." She said with a small smile. Titanic? The movie? Well, obviously it's going to make her cry. That's probably the saddest romantic movie I have ever seen.
"Oh. . ." Now I really felt like a moron. I scratched the back of my head nervously. "It is a pretty sad movie I guess." She giggled at my response and I looked down at the floor, blushing like a fool.
"Do you want to come in?" She asked me with a giggle. It's really hard not to smile when Kagome giggles. It even makes your heart feel good when it's all broken into a million tiny little pieces. She always finds a way to put them back together with those damn giggles.
"Um, sure." I stepped inside her house and she closed the door behind me. I saw on her coffee table that there was two gigantic bowls of popcorn accompanied by a liter of Pepsi and 3 Hershey bars. "Were you planning on becoming obese over the weekend?" She punched me in the arm and I just had to smile.
"I'm a girl who like romantic movies. And what's a marathon of a romantic movie weekend without chocolate, soda, and popcorn."
"I would say you're right but you're missing the ice cream." She ran into the kitchen and came bag with a large ice cream carton of "Ben & Jerry's Rocky Road Ice Cream".
"I was just about to get it before I started the next movie."
"Which is?"
"The Notebook." Of course. Nicholas Sparks certainly knows how to write a book and make it into a hit movie.
"Do you mind if I join you?"
"Of course I don't." Kagome said before going to her couch and sat down. I grinned and sat right next to her before she played the next movie.
"So, where's your mom?"
"She took my brother and my grandfather to a spa. My brother didn't like the idea very much but when my mom mentioned the arcade over there, he was more than happy to go."
"So, you have the house all to yourself?"
"For tonight and tomorrow afternoon. My mom comes tomorrow at like around seven." I nodded and smiled before turning my attention to the movie. We watched all of her collection of romantic movies. I didn't even know she had that many movies. After the Notebook, it was A Walk To Remember. I think she was doing them by author's because after that we watched all of the movies based on Jane Austen's novels. First, it was Northanger Abbey, followed by Persuasion, then Sense and Sensibility, then Emma, then, Mansfield Park, and finally, Pride and Prejudice. Yup, Jane Austen sure was one heck of a woman. She was a great author, too.
By the time we finished all those movies, it was about 1 in the morning.
"I should go, my mom is probably worried about me." I explained to Kagome. As I prepared myself to get off the oh-so comfortable couch I had been sitting on for hours, Kagome stopped me.
"You don't have to go, Inuyasha." She said to me. It was almost as if she was sort of pleading me to stay. But, I don't think I could. My mom is probably waiting for me. Then again, I was curious about what she was talking about.
"What do you mean?"
"Um, well. . . You could stay here for the night. Just for tonight. Besides, tomorrow's Saturday. We don't have to get up early and you could go home whenever you like. You could call your mom and tell her that I invited you to stay." Oh, Kami. This invitation is very tempting. I don't know if I could possibly keep myself from accepting. There's only one thing to do. I will listen to what my heart thinks is right.
"Okay, I'll stay." Hey, I said what my heart thinks was right. That didn't necessarily mean that the decision it was going to make seemed right to everyone. "But, she's probably asleep. I'll tell her that I stayed here the night." Kagome gave me a smile and I settled down again.
"Thanks." She whispered. "I'm glad you came. I was worried that you didn't want to talk to me again."
"Of course I want to talk to you, Kagome. You're my best friend." And the love of my life. You can't stay away from that person even if an ocean or gigantic wall keeps the two of you from being together.
"Why did you come, anyways?" . . .Damn it, why am I always stuck in situations like these with her?
"I came here to apologize. I acted cold to you after what you told me and I regret treating you that way. It was your decision and I shouldn't have acted that way with you." There, that's the whole truth. She probably hates me for acting so mean to her. I didn't even look at her on the ride I gave her home. I'm a terrible person.
Suddenly, I felt something fall on my shoulder. It was warm and it sent a shock from my shoulder to the rest of my body. I looked over and saw that Kagome had put her head on my shoulder.
"Apology accepted." She whispered. I watched her and a smile crept on to my face. I didn't dare touch her, afraid that the moment would either be ruined or not be true at all. I just watched her and all of her beauty in that one moment. I apparently never kept track of the time and about twenty minutes had just passed by. I looked at Kagome's face. Her eyes were closed and the tempo of her breathing was completely in sync. She was fast asleep.
Careful not to wake her, I took her into my arms and got off the couch. I walked up the stairs slowly so that I wouldn't make any noise. I opened the door to her room and walked towards her bed. I set her down on her bed and put the blanket over her. I suddenly felt a rush of deja vu come over me when I remembered the last time I had done this. But, this time, something different happened. Kagome opened her eyes again and smiled. I figured she would say the same thing she would have said last time but this time she said something different.
"Stay here." She whispered. I didn't get it, at first. I was already staying at her house. I had originally planned on sleeping on the couch in her living room. Where exactly did she want me to stay? She showed me where when she patted the space near her. I gulped and stared at her. She wanted me to sleep in bed... With her? Not that I was planning on doing anything. When you love someone as much as I love her, you will definitely wait until they're ready for any sexual activity. I would at least. And, it's not because I'm corny or a wuss. It's because, unlike the guys in our school, I actually care about the girl I love.
I did what she wanted me to do and took my shoes off. I took my button-down shirt off too and left the blue one on. I got in next to her and watched her. Her back was facing me so all I could do was watch the back of her head and how she breathed as she slept. Maybe she was so tired that she didn't even know what she was asking me to do. . . Or maybe it was because she really did want me to stay. I didn't know what it was at the moment, maybe it was all the thinking, but I suddenly felt even more sleepier than I did a few seconds ago. My eyelids grew heavier and I don't think I was very much in control of my actions. The last thing I remember wrapping my arms around something warm and taking in a sweet scent that might have just been the best scent that I had ever taken in before I fell unconscious.
A/N: Ah, fluff. Don't you just love it? Fluffy, fluffy, fluff. Ha ha! I hoped you guys liked this chapter! There's a lot more where this came from 'cause there's no way that Inuyasha is giving up on Kagome. It's a fight to the finish! Remember to R&R! Until Next Time!