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The Higurashi Girl
Chapter 4: Something More
It was icy outside. It'd been snowing half the day. When she asked to go out, this was the last thing he was expecting. He couldn't even sit through the rest of dinner, now here they were on their way back home continuing a futile argument.
She abruptly pulled over, threw it into park and stepped out of the car. "So the jewel that'd been passed down to me just got up and walked away," She sarcastically remarked. "You know what, Inuyasha, I asked you a question already knowing the answer and you lied to me." She stared at him with such disdain and betrayal in her eyes. "I didn't steal from you. Why would you even think that?!" He shouted.
She slammed the car door as she got out. Inuyasha also got out of the car. "Kikyo, get back in. It's cold. Let's talk this out." He suggested. She took a step back.
"Kikyo!"
He had woken up in the hospital with no recollection of the accident. Someone had hit black ice and lost control, striking their vehicle.
Kikyo was pronounced dead on the scene. The car had shielded Inuyasha. He had been thrown back and knocked unconscious against a tree.
Inuyasha awoke with a start. Damn memories, he cursed.
He never had a chance to make up with her. That's what hurt him more than anything.
Inuyasha had felt like only a shell of a man, but then he met Kagome and some light and life had come back to him. Now, he felt like shit for how he had treated Kagome. He felt so unworthy of any woman's love. And here he'd gone and started an illicit affair with his colleague—no, his subordinate. Maybe he should just end it if it wasn't over already. He rolled over onto his stomach and looked around his bare apartment. He was cold and lonely. Who have I become? What the hell am I even doing? What the hell am I doing with my LIFE? I have to make it right. He thought.
The last thing he wanted to do was go to work. With the conference only days away, there was still so much work to be done. But his phone was already going off with calls from Sesshomaru and his alarm. He had to suck it up and face himself, face the day and face Kagome.
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It was pouring rain. Some streets had closed, but most of those were near the hills and mountain areas. There was some flooding around the office, but he never took the main streets to work anyway.
He rounded the corner and drove past the front of the office building in time to see Kagome across the street getting splashed by the bus that had just dropped her off. She held her umbrella to the side. It was useless in the downpour and with the strong winds anyway. He made a U-turn and pulled up beside her. "Get in." He offered. She defiantly scowled back at him and bit out, "I don't need your help." "You do," he ground out, trying to keep his temper down. "Please just get in. You'd have to cross a river to get in the building." He half leaned out of the driver's window.
He got out of the car and gently took her arm just above the elbow and helped her into the truck. She folded her umbrella. It dripped on the truck's floor. Her shoulders slunk and she sighed wearily as she leaned back into the passenger seat. The heater felt good against her freezing hands. She kicked off her heels. They were soaked.
"I owe you an apology." He started as he pulled into the parking garage. His red shirt looked burgundy at the shoulders from the rain. His bangs clung to the frame of his damp face. "Go on." She encouraged. He opened his mouth and furrowed his brows, but when he saw her brows and corners of her lips lower to a scowl, he unclenched his teeth and his expression softened. He rolled his shoulders back and ran a hand back through his hair.
"I'm not good at these kinds of things, alright? I'm a lousy human being. I know I was out of line about Koga." His expression softened. "Hmm. That's a start." She replied without a hint of malice in her voice. "I know this whole thing we have going on is a threat to both our careers, but I could transfer offices and we wouldn't have to worry about it anymore." He offered. Her eyes widened, "you'd do that?" She asked, her arms falling from her chest to her sides. "It would be the right thing to do." He stated. "Yeah, but is that what you want?" She asked. "I know that you're what I want." He said with conviction and leaned toward her. Her heart thudded in her chest and her body felt ignited being in close proximity to him.
"Well, you can't transfer yet. We have this project to finish." Her voice was hushed even though they were inside the vehicle still. She leaned in a little closer to him. She could feel his warm breath on her cool skin. "Yeah." He breathed against her lips. Their lips brushed against each other. "Forgive me?" He asked. "For now." She replied. She felt his hand come up behind her head to crush her lips against his.
He curled his fingers in her wavy, damp locks. He broke the kiss and frowned, "you're gonna catch cold." "You'll keep me warm." She said with such certainty and leaned in again. "We have to go in. We're already late." He reluctantly said as he broke the kiss.
They stepped into the office to find only half the employees had managed to show up. Miroku and Sango were unable to make it due to a mudslide. Sesshomaru was angry because he was forced to send everyone home since the roof was leaking.
They had to move the computers into one area against a wall. "Work from home. Go Skype your team." He snapped at Inuyasha on their way out.
Inuyasha took Kagome to his place. They were drenched from running to the apartment building from where he'd parked. She shivered as she stood by the door as he brought her a towel. "Go take a hot shower." He said and handed her a button-down pajama shirt for her to change into. "Let's take one." She suggested as she pulled him toward her by the sleeves. "Mmm," he intoned as he sighed. She leaned into him, but he reminded her "I have to Skype. They can't know you're here." She nodded against his wet bangs knowingly and sauntered over to the bathroom. He changed out of his wet clothes quickly and started the video call with Miroku.
The call kept dropping. They finally gave up. They agreed via text to work overtime to make up for the lost time. Inuyasha sat back defeated against the couch cushion. Just then, Kagome stepped out of the bathroom wearing just his red plaid pajama top and Inuyasha's jaw dropped. She looked incredible. Her hair was twisted to one side and fell over the front of her shoulder. She fluffed her bangs and looked down at the ends of her wavy strands. She had no idea he was admiring her. Just watching her candidly made his heart race. A thought crossed his mind, I could get used to this. A pang of guilt radiated in his chest like being pierced by an arrow in his heart. He thought deep down that he didn't deserve happiness
The soft call of his name snapped him out of his musings. She bent down to kiss him and he craned his neck to meet her lips. He reached up and grabbed her hips, pulling her onto his lap. She yelped in excitement. She moved to unbutton the top, but he stopped her, "leave it on." She blushed. He cupped her ass from under the flannel and massaged her cheeks over her panties. She shifted to a more comfortable position as she straddled him.
His hands roamed up under the shirt, taking a breast in each hand, testing the weight and kneading each. He rolled his hips upward, grinding his erection against her soft core. Her eyes slid closed and she moaned with his ministrations. Her breathing started to grow heavier as she became more aroused.
He kissed her neck and left trails over her collarbone as he dipped his nose into the exposed part of her chest between the shirt's collar. His hands glided over her smooth back as he pulled her closer to him to bury his face in her breasts over the shirt.
He wanted to bury and lose himself in her. Could she do more than just fuck someone like him-Could she love him? He took her lips between his and he slowly, more sensuously, took her supple lips between his, one hand slid behind her head to hold her steady in place as he pressed his lips to hers, swiveling his head ever so slightly to extend the kiss. She froze, even her breath hitched at this change of pace. Her hands came up tentatively from his sides to his shoulders as she steadied herself. She squeezed his shoulders. He eased his tongue between her lips, parting them slightly.
He wrapped his arms around her and he hugged her, holding her against him as he rested his head on her chest. He felt her lean her chin on the top of his head and her arms wrapping around him, taking his head in her hands. They sat like that for a while, other movements ceasing.
-o-o-o-To be continued-o-o-o-
A/N: I re-wrote this chapter three times. I'm trying to flesh out the story more and balance out the smut. LOL. IDK how long this fic will be. I don't plan on it being long running, though cuz I have others in the works/ongoing. Chapter 5 is already practically done though. See you next month! Thank you. If you review, Much appreciated. Much obliged!
