It was just a dare
Disclaimer- I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters.
Note- Hi, guys! I think I might get rid of Because of You. I do not think it is going to work out too well. I'm not really sure, but I might.
Summary- Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango have gotten to know one another at school, but they still have problems getting along. Inuyasha is known to NEVER turn down a dare, so, what happens when Miroku dares him to become Kagome's personal slave during the entire summer while her family is away at a family member's house?
Here it is. Enjoy.
Chapter 12 - To Get Him Back
Kagome was irritated with the phone, which was ringing persistently in the living room. Sighing in frustration after two minutes of continual ringing, she jerked up the phone and answered with a smug, "Hello?"
"Kagome?" Sango asked. "How are you?"
"Fine." She answered. She was lying, of course, but did it really matter? Sango knew the truth, and so did Miroku. You couldn't fool them.
Even though Sango knew, she didn't let Kagome know. She simply went along with it, which was fine with her. She didn't feel like talking. "That's good."
Kagome had been downhearted for the past two days since Inuyasha had left. She hardly ate or went outside. She was so used to having him there, grunting at her unhappily whenever she made a decision without letting him put in an opinion. She was used to having him down the hall, sleeping in her mother's room. It made her feel safe.
And when she went the sleep the night after he left, she continued to remember that night when the lights had gone out. She remembered how it felt to have him in her bed with her, keeping her company. The empty feeling kept her up all night long.
She thought back to the morning after that night when her mother came home and how he had to hide under the covers. That had been funny.
She reminisced about their trip to the beach and the mall. And then, she thought about their adventure at the nightclub. That kiss had been so wonderful and each time she thought of the sensation, it broke her heart.
However, what tore her up the worst was the sad look on Inuyasha's face when he found out what he had done to her in his drunken state. He gave up on the dare, for crying out loud! He never, ever did that. He was well on his way to breaking a world record and after he found out he hurt her, he let it come crashing down to the ground.
All because of her.
She sighed as she thought about everything that had been going on.
"Something wrong?" Sango asked.
"No." Kagome answered quickly. "Nothing. Can I call you back?"
"Sure." Sango replied.
"All right." Kagome said. "Talk to you then."
"Okay," she said. "Bye."
"Bye." Kagome hung up and stared at the phone for a long time. She wanted Inuyasha back. It was that simple. She wanted him here again, to go 'humph' whenever they talked. To have him here to go with her to different places. And she even wanted him to kiss her again.
"I'm not in love with him," she reminded herself. "I can't be. He's not in love with me, either."
She glanced over at the front door and thought about the emptiness and dejection that she had felt when he left. She hadn't heard from him at all since then and it only served to break her heart further. He had left her with nothing at all.
She sighed and went into the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge and uncapping it. She took a few swallows before setting it down on the counter. She took one look at the white cap in her hand and tossed it down carelessly. It spun a few times before slowing to a complete stop beside the bottle.
"God, Inuyasha," she said aloud. It was pathetic how she was talking to thin air, but she didn't care. He had driven her to breaking point. "Why did you have to leave like that? I wanted you to stay, even though you hit me."
She glanced outside at the street before crying out in frustration, finally giving in. She headed for the front door, opened it, and went outside. She walked down the sidewalk, mentally cursing herself for even doing such a rash move, and stopped in front of a large, beige house with pale blue shutters. The lawn had been mowed very recently, and judging by the scent of cut grass, it had probably been cut the day before.
Gathering all of the courage that she could muster, she marched up the sidewalk, stomped up the steps, and stepped up to the door, giving the doorbell a ring.
When the door opened, she felt her heart drop. Inuyasha look at her sleepily with drooping amber eyes and his hair look unkempt. His skin was unusually pale and he looked frail. "Inuyasha?"
"What are you doing here?" He demanded. Only his voice didn't sound steady. It continued to waver with every word he spoke. "What do you want?"
"I…" her lips felt numb as her gaze roamed over his body. He was wearing baggy clothing. "I came to see you."
"What for?" He wanted to know, turning and walking into the house, leaving the door open as an obvious invitation for her to enter. She did and closed it behind her.
"I just wanted to let you know that you can come back." She realized that she was shaking. And it wasn't because the air in his house was turned up so high. It was because she was afraid. Afraid of what he'd say and shocked that she was actually tell him that he could return. "You can keep doing the dare."
He plopped down onto the couch. "What would be the point?" He propped one leg up on a coffee table in front of him. "I gave it up. I can't keep going."
"Yes you can." Kagome persisted. She only wanted him back. Selfish? Perhaps. But she didn't care. She had been so used to having him there and she refused to let him go now. "It doesn't matter if you gave up or not. Start over. Please."
He looked her dead in the eyes. "Start over?"
She managed a feeble nod.
He jumped up and it surprised her. He walked up to her, leaving a couple inches of space between them. He lifted his left hand and touched the right side of her face so gently that it astonished her. "I can't," he whispered. Their eyes locked and for a moment, she thought she saw sadness and lament in them. "I don't want to hurt you again."
Kagome was flabbergasted. Inuyasha didn't want to hurt her. He was openly admitting it. He was being so kind that it was unlike him. "Inuyasha…you don't get it, do you?" She placed her shaking hand over the one touching her face. "I want you to come back."
To say he looked surprised would have been an understatement. The look on his face was priceless. "Kagome…"
"Come back, Inuyasha." She whispered. "Try it again. Maybe we'll get along better this time."
He smirked weakly. "Not very likely."
"Is that a yes?" She looked hopeful.
He nodded and she thought she'd die. She wanted to fling her arms around him and tell him how happy he had made her. But she didn't. Instead, she just smiled at him. He pulled his hand away and turned for the stairs. "Let me go get my stuff."
"All right." She spun around and went towards the front door, smiling like someone who had just won the lottery. Her happiness was crushed, however, when she heard a loud, dull 'thud,' and she turned to see what it was.
Inuyasha had collapsed halfway up the stairs and wasn't moving.
Note- There! I'm sick, guys, and I don't feel like doing much of anything. I just hope you enjoyed it and I know that I leave too many cliffhangers. I will try to stop. Please keep reading and a review would be awesome.