WITH INUYASHA:
As Inuyasha got home he threw his beanie off and went to the bathroom. Unwittingly he looked into the mirror. His amber eyes stared back at him with a hollow look. His skin was pale and his cheeks stood out in his proud masculine face.
"FUCK, FUCK, FUCK!" He yelled, loud enough for the people on the floors above and below his to hear.
He jerked his shirt over his head and kicked his jeans to the floor what did Kagome know anyway...fuck her... next he kicked off his boxers and climbed into the shower.
He turned the water on full blast and revealed in about five seconds of blessed heat before the water went an icy cold and goose bumps covered his skin.
He jumped out of the shower shivering as soon as he was done washing... "FUCK!" He was in a rage as he picked up one of his shoes and threw it at the bathroom mirror. Shattering the glass with a loud bang and sending a shower of glass slivers everywhere.
Inuyasha didn't flinch as he pulled a small sliver of glass from the bridge of his cheek. GREAT...now he had a huge fuckin gash across his cheek to go with his SHITTY LIFE!
Inuyasha growled and wiped his cheek, then put a small piece of white tape on it to hold the sliced skin together. He examined the cut with a chunk of the mirror off the floor, in truth it was only about half an inch long cutting horizontally across his cheek bone.
He grunted and threw the glass to the floor again, and then he walked into the tiny living room/bedroom and flopped onto his futon. Soon he was fast asleep in a nightmare.
WITH KAGOME:
Kagome frowned as she caught a bus to Sango's house instead of her own. She didn't want to deal with her sister and mother.
She knocked on the door only to have it open a second later, it was Kohaku, carrying a large bag and talking to Sango who was behind him.
"Hey Sango." Kagome said softly, "Hey Kohaku."
"HEY KAGOME!" he laughed back and hugged her before running off down the steps and down the street.
"Where's he going?" Kagome asked, speaking to no one in particular.
"Oh, he's staying the night with a friend. I almost didn't let him go though; I didn't want to be alone with that lecherous weirdo Miroku. But, my bestest friend in the whole wide world Kagome is here to rescue me!" Sango hugged Kagome in greetings and dragged her upstairs where they played video games until Miroku's arrival.
Kagome tried not to think about Inuyasha and what had happened but she couldn't. It had bothered her; the way he had went from calm and easygoing, to completely livid with anger. He had been as serious as heart attack when he had said fuck you, and not a pleasant fuck you either...
Sango jogged downstairs as the doorbell rang, signifying Miroku's arrival.
The two came back in the room the find Kagome staring at the wall in complete silence.
"Is she okay?" Miroku asked as their presence continued to go unnoticed by Kagome.
Kagome jumped as she heard Miroku's voice and turned, "Oh, sorry, I'm just tired."
Sango shook her head, "Kagome take my advice, don't get involved with Inuyasha. It doesn't matter if he's pissed at you; you're his tutor, that's it!" Kagome had told Sango the whole story...minus a few details about them kissing (she had accidentally forgotten that part).
Kagome sighed, "I told you. I'm not INVOLVED with Inuyasha. I just think that maybe I should apologize...for whatever I did. The tutoring would go easier if he wasn't mad at me."
Miroku gave Kagome a wide-eyed stare, "YOU SLEPT WITH INUYASHA!"
Kagome turned to glare at him, "NO! I have not slept with Inuyasha; I've only had like five conversations with him in the four years we've been going to high school together."
"Then what are you talking about?" he asked curiously, glad that Inuyasha hadn't had the pleasure of deflowering Kagome.
Sango snorted, "None of your damn business."
Kagome smacked her forehead as a sudden idea struck her; all the answers were in front of her, in the form of a certain hanyou's best friend, "Miroku! Is Inuyasha touchy about his parents?"
Miroku studied Kagome quietly for a moment before answering "Yeah, why?"
Kagome blinked, "Can I ask why?"
Miroku suddenly seemed more serious than she had ever seen him, "What did you do Kagome? Did you say something about his parents? He really doesn't appreciate the humor in 'your momma' jokes you know."
Kagome rolled her eyes, "No seriously, does he hate his parents or something?"
Miroku sighed, "Kagome, I'm not sure I should even talk to you about it. If Inuyasha wanted you to know he would tell you himself. And what kind of friend would I be if I went around telling people all of my friends' secrets?"
Kagome understood everything that the monk was saying but that didn't stop her from wanting to know what this secret was. Maybe Inuyasha was adopted?
"Miroku, please, I want to know if I insulted him or not. Just tell me about his parents and I won't tell a soul." Kagome pleaded.
Miroku frowned, Kagome was so cute, and she could be very persuasive…maybe she wouldn't tell anyone? "No, sorry, it's not right."
Kagome glared, the guy had never had a conscience before when he was grabbing her ass, why now when she wanted something? "Miroku…please." Kagome bit her lip and did something she had never thought she would do before. She leaned forward and softly clasped the bulge under Miroku's jeans.
Miroku nearly choked, "OKAY!"
Kagome grinned and sat back down comfortably on the bed.
Miroku sighed yet again, had he underestimated this little virgin? Did the innocent little Kagome have a naughty streak? The thought alone sent a shiver down his spine…now if only Sango had the same streak…but maybe a bit wider…
"Miroku!" Kagome whined as he started to stare at Sango with a longing look.
"Oh, right." Miroku's face took on a dismal look, "Well as you know, he is eighteen and about six years ago his family (by family I mean mother and father) were in an accident. Their car stopped as they were crossing a set of railroad tracks and they were hit by an oncoming train. His mom died instantly, she was on the side that had been hit the hardest and his father died in the hospital a week later while he was still on life support and in a coma from the crash."
Kagome stared, "So he was twelve. Who takes care of him now? Who helped him grow up?"
Miroku sighed, "Well he does have an older brother and he basically raised him for about a year and a half and then Inuyasha started picking up stray jobs and making his own living. Not like his brother was much help anyway. He's just another druggie off the streets; wasn't even around enough for Inuyasha to learn to love him."
Kagome stared at the floor; she had made a huge ass of herself. Why had she mentioned his parents? Why had he never mentioned his parents? Not that they were best friends or anything…but wasn't that the kind of thing that everyone should know about?
Kagome nodded her understanding and sat silently throughout their lesson as Sango attempted to teach Miroku the days English.
WITH INUYASHA:
Inuyasha awoke in a cold sweat as the screams of his parents echoed in his ears from his dream.
He stood up and stretched, according to the clock he had only slept about an hour. He sighed and pulled on a clean shirt, and then marched out the door.
As he walked out onto the streets he sniffed the air, hunting for a hint of what he desired, knowing it couldn't be too far…there. He jogged the rest of the way down the street and around the corner to where he could smell the distinct odor of weed. He slipped into the alley, eyes locking instantly on his old friend.
"Hey Kai, how's business?" he asked in a friendly tone. Sure Kai was known to be crazy and deadly but that's why Inuyasha liked him. Kai didn't take shit off anyone and if you pissed him off you better move the fuck out of Tokyo.
Kai smiled, "Slow until you got here. You want some?"
Inuyasha smiled, "Yeah, actually I do."
"That will be fifty bucks my man." Kai said as he tossed a small bag of weed to the half-demon in front of him.
Inuyasha caught the bag and then fished in his back pocket until he found some money. "Here, I'll give you the rest tomorrow when I get paid."
Kai nodded and pocketed the twenty Inuyasha had given him. "You want to go party with me tonight?"
"Maybe," Inuyasha said as he walked back out onto the streets, "I'll call you later and let you know for sure."
Inuyasha didn't bother to hide the pot as he rolled up a blunt and lit the end. The strange odor filled his nostrils and he took a long drag off it.
He gave a growl of satisfaction as the THC slowly started to take effect. A couple more heavy drags and a couple more growls and Inuyasha was in a world of his own. He no longer cared that he didn't have parents, who needed them anyway? He no longer cared that he was alone and would be the rest of his life. And he no longer cared that he was fucking up his life more. Everything was okay…
He got back to his apartment and changed into a pair of black dress pants and a white tank top (a.k.a his work uniform); once dressed he lit another blunt and trudged to the club that he bartended at for minimum wage. Tonight was going to be a long night.
WITH KAGOME:
Kagome stared as Sango and Miroku and finally finished their tutoring lesson. And that was only because Sango had threatened to rip off Miroku's testicles if he didn't shut the fuck up and listen. After that point he had listened.
Kagome stretched and looked at the clock, it was only nine but she felt like sleeping. God knows she usually went to bed early on school nights. "Hey Miroku!" Kagome yelled and rushed out of Sango's house after him.
"HEY! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?" she yelled until she finally caught up with him, she was panting now. "Couldn't you hear me?"
Miroku smiled, "Well I could but I wanted to see how it felt to be chased for once."
Kagome stuck her tongue out at him and pulled out a pen.
"Are you going to stab me with that?" he asked and took a cautious step backward.
"No, I want you to give me Inuyasha's address." She refused to meet the his eyes as she stared down at her hand where she had the pen held at the ready for the street address. She couldn't help but blush.
"Why do you want to know?" he asked smiling.
"Because I'm going to go over there and apologize in person," she said matter-of-factly.
"I wouldn't, not tonight. Inuyasha lives in a rough neighborhood and you could get hurt just walking the streets over there." Miroku watched Kagome, hoping she was listening to his warning.
"What is it?" she asked, not looking up.
"I'm serious, I almost got the shit kicked out of me one day because I was wearing an AC/DC shirt and a bunch of guys didn't like it. Promise me you won't go tonight, or I won't give you the address." He tried to convey how serious the matter was as he looked down at the silent Kagome.
"I promise." She whispered and wrote down the address when Miroku finally gave it.
Kagome went home and rushed into her room, where she promptly locked her bedroom door only to realize a minute later that Kikyou was already in her room and digging through her clothes drawer.
"What do you think you are doing?" she nearly screamed.
Kikyou didn't seem surprised and continued to dig through the drawer undeterred. "I'm looking for a sexy top to wear with my skirt."
Kagome growled, "You have your own clothes, get out of mine."
Kikyou rolled her eyes, "This is Sango's not yours." She held up the skimpy tube top and netting that Kagome had worn when she had gone to the club the night before.
Kagome sighed, "You're not allowed to wear my friend's clothes either, GET OUT OF MY ROOM!"
Kikyou shook her head and pulled on the tube top and its matching netting, "Look, you have to have boobs to look good in this top. And we both know that my boobs are bigger than yours. So naturally I should wear this top because I would look better in it."
Kagome fisted her hands in her hair and bit her lip to keep from losing her control, "FINE." She growled and stomped to the bathroom where she could take a cold shower.
WITH INUYASHA:
Inuyasha finished giving a guy his plain beer and cleaned off the bar while he was waiting for another order.
"I'll have a cosmopolitan" said a soft voice.
Inuyasha turned; he was still a bit high even though it had been an hour, so he instantly saw Kagome.
"I thought you didn't drink..." he smirked.
"What gave you that idea? I love to drink...I'm a real bad girl." The girl in Kagome's top laughed.
Inuyasha frowned and shook his head to clear it. Clearly this wasn't Kagome and if he could actually smell her over the booze he might be able to tell who it was...
"I got the idea that you didn't like me at school," she smiled at him.
Inuyasha stuck his tongue out at her, "I don't." This was Kikyou, Kagome's older sister. He studied her; she and Kagome could pass for twins in this dim lighting. "Why are you wearing Kagome's clothes?"
Kikyou blushed; she hadn't known that Kagome had ever worn it... Wait, when HAD Kagome worn it? Were Inuyasha and Kagome having some sort of affair? Did she dress up for him in private? "She borrowed it from me, so technically I'm wearing MY top; which my sister had stolen and used."
Inuyasha nodded and turned to walk off, "Cosmopolitan, coming up." He honestly didn't care.
Kikyou bit her lip to keep from screeching, her bitch of a sister had ruined her life YET AGAIN. That stupid little suck up had just ruined a very important meeting between her and the hottest guy at school. Kikyou glanced after Inuyasha and watched his pants tighten on his ass as he bent over to pick up a bottle from a bottom shelf. She clicked her nails on the counter as he walked back and gave her the drink.
"Thanks baby," she smiled as she carefully lifted the glass to her lips and poured its contents in. "Can I have another?" she asked while locking her eyes with his and licking her lips.
Inuyasha nodded and walked off to get the drink, ignoring her.
WITH KAGOME:
When her homework was finally done Kagome looked at the clock, it was eleven. Way past time for her to be in bed, but she didn't WANT to go to bed. She wanted to see Inuyasha; which scared her.
She undecidedly stood and pulled on a big coat over her green spaghetti strap and her white pajama bottoms. Then, deciding that she was indeed going, she picked up her small bottle of pepper spray and walked out the door.
She smiled as she stepped onto the bus and touched the spray in her pocket, nervously making sure it was still there. She could handle herself, clearly; she had brought the spray right?
WITH INUYASHA:
Inuyasha stretched as he walked out the door of the club, he wasn't supposed to get off work for another hour but he didn't care. He wanted to sleep; or at least try to sleep.
He started the long walk home in silence only to have it interrupted by Kikyou.
"Hey, where are you going?" she asked in a soft voice.
Inuyasha looked at her, "Home."
"Want some company?" she asked sliding her arm through his.
"Nope," he smiled and unhooked her arm.
Kikyou pouted, "I don't think you realize what I mean."
"Oh really, so you didn't mean that you wanted to come back to my place and have sex? What did you mean then? You want to make cookies or something?" Inuyasha smirked at her now open mouth.
Kikyou blushed, why was he making her sound like a whore? "I...I... Never mind. I have to be home anyway."
Inuyasha nodded in a 'that's-what-I-thought' way and continued the long walk back to his house...in blessed silence yet again.
WITH KAGOME:
Kagome checked the number on the nearest door. It was nowhere near what Inuyasha's house number was. God, why did he have to live so far away?
She turned the corner and looked at the street name. Okay, this was Inuyasha's street, but where was his house? She walked another ten or fifteen minutes before she discovered an apartment building with Inuyasha's house number on it. Sure Miroku had said that he lived on his own, but Kagome hadn't thought that he had his own apartment. Or that it would be this...rundown; a couple of the windows were shattered and she could hear people yelling from inside it.
Two guys stepped out of the building, both looked like thugs and were carrying beers.
"Ummm... does Inuyasha live here?" she asked in a small voice.
They turned and saw her for the first time. "Yah, he does. But why would you want to see his punk ass?" one said.
Kagome gulped and tried to look brave, "Uh, I borrowed something and I came to give it back..."
"Well give it to us...we can give it back to him for you," both of the guys stepped closer to her until she was standing between them.
"Uhh...it's his favorite beanie, I can't lose it. I think I will just wait for him." She nervously broke eye contact with the nearest guy and took a step back.
Both of the guys shared a laugh and took a step closer.
"Look, I don't want any trouble…" Kagome's voice shook as she tried to be brave.
The guys laughed again, "I think you do. Otherwise you wouldn't have come to this neighborhood at this time of night."
Suddenly they both shoved her into the alley next to the rundown apartment building and blocked her view of the outside world.
She opened her mouth to scream and the closest guy smacked his hand over it.
Kagome's eyes widened in fear as she struggled to pull the small bottle of pepper spray from her pocket, the guy that wasn't holding her mouth saw the movement and jerked her hands above her head.
Kagome couldn't stop the tears from streaming down her cheeks as her hands were clamped above her head and the guy holding her replaced his hand with his mouth; cutting off another scream by pressing his lips roughly on her own.
Kagome clenched her legs tightly shut as the man holding her tried push his knees between them. All she could do was whimper against him as she tried to jerk her head away and he grabbed her chin and jerked it straight.
Why did I come here? How stupid can I be? Miroku TOLD me not to! She couldn't think anymore as her mind shut down and she thrashed her hands and arms trying to break free. The man held tight, being bigger and stronger than her he had no trouble holding both her hands above her head with one of his and pressing her body roughly against the brick wall behind her to hold her still.