Crossover Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Entrap Me ❯ Let Go: Kaoru/Kagome ( Chapter 6 )

Title: Let Go.
Author: Kage Otome (Shadow Maiden)
Archived: Fanfiction (dot) net and Mediaminer (dot) org
Summary: He knew eventually he’d have to let him go, he just didn’t know it would be so soon...He also never knew there would be someone to take his mind off them, someone there to pick up the pieces and help him move on, least of all her.
Rating: Teen
Crossover: Ouran High School Host Club and Inuyasha
Pairings: Kagome/Kaoru, mentions of Hikaru/Haruhi
Feedback: Required
Beta: None
Disclaimer: I do not own Ouran High School Host Club or Inuyasha, nor do I make any profit from this story.
A/n: Since I got quite a bit of positive feedback on my first OHSHC/IY crossover the Tamaki/Kagome, I decided to do yet another one--because it just wouldn’t leave my head, and since I left the last one-shot with a sad ending. I however decided not to do a sequel (yet--haven’t decided if I ever will) because I liked how it turned out. But I assure you this one will have a happy ending.

*Let Go*
By: Kage Otome (Shadow Maiden)

Slowly but surely he could feel Hikaru slip farther and farther away from him. Hikaru was really growing up. Kaoru’s eyes saddened as he watched his elder brother laugh at something Haruhi said to Tamaki, as Tamaki retreated to his corner. It wasn’t that he wasn’t happy for Hikaru...it was just...sometimes he missed the days when it was just the two of them--in their own world.

Ironically enough, Kaoru always believed that when the time came it would be Hikaru who would have trouble leaving ‘their world’ behind, however it turns out it was he, himself that wasn’t quite yet ready to leave. To be honest, Kaoru wasn’t quite sure what to do, how to act without Hikaru. It had always been the Hitachiin twins. It had always been what they did, the twincest act they put on for the girls, the careful plans and manipulation they pulled in order to get what they wanted. But now it seemed, Haruhi was filling a void in his brother, helping him, guiding him into the ‘other’ world. He wanted to be supportive, but he also wanted to be selfish and keep Hikaru to himself just a little longer.

Putting his hand up against the glass of the window Kaoru gazed out into the snowy courtyard blindly. Was it so wrong to want to hold onto his brother for a little longer? Why was he so afraid to step into the ‘other’ world and finally out of ‘their’ world? Maybe he just wasn’t ready yet. Maybe he...

“Kaoru-san?”

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“Kaoru-san?”

Blinking Kaoru turned to face the dark haired, blue eyed girl that had just a short time ago entered their school. She was Kagome Higurashi, an old friend of Kyouya. Recently she had entered Ouran as a scholarship student. Her father had been a doctor of sorts working for Kyouya’s father, he was extremely bright and was on his way ‘to the top’ so to speak, before his death, and Kagome was going to follow in his footsteps. That was all that they knew, besides the fact that she and Kyouya were quite close. Tamaki thought the two had something going on and was on a ‘mission’ to figure out what it was. Needless to say he was failing miserably, she was nearly as good as Kyouya at keeping things secret.

Kagome shifted nervously, under the whiskey gaze of the younger Hitachiin twin.

“Ano, Kaoru-san?”

“Gomen, what did you say?”

“Kyouya-kun wanted to talk to you.” Kagome said, watching Kaoru with curious eyes.

“Ah, Arigato, Kagome-chan.” Kaoru replied absently before slowly walking off to find the elusive shadow king.

Kagome frowned at his back, cocking her head to the side. Something was troubling him and she had a good idea of what it was. Shrugging, Kagome sat down by the window looking out at the snow covered school grounds, it wasn’t like it was any of her business anyway. It wasn’t her place to pry into other people’s personal lives, no matter how much she wanted to, or how curious she got. She’d learned her lesson, besides she could always bother Kyouya for information if she really wanted to. But still...

“Ano, Kaoru-san?”

He paused and turned back to listen to what she had to say.

“Hai?”

“Sometimes, you have to know when to let go.”

Kaoru looked startled for a second, pausing to think over what she said. By the time he turned to look back at her, she had moved on toward Hunny and Mori. He stared after her for a few moments contemplatively before continuing on toward Kyouya, a furrow in his brow and a slow acceptance beginning to stir through his body. Perhaps it was time to let Hikaru go and experience what this other world had to offer. He glanced over at his grinning twin. Perhaps it was time...

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“ ;Kagome-chan? Can you come here for a moment?”

Looking up curiously she approached Kyouya who was at the moment typing away on his laptop, doing Kami-sama only knows what. She came to stand beside him, peering over his shoulder at the figures appearing on the computer screen. She stared incredulously at the screen for a moment before shaking her head...Kyouya was talking to her mother...about her (nonexistent) love life of all things.

“Kyouya-kun...What the hell are you talking to my mother about my love life for?” Kagome said eye twitching as she tapped her foot, hands on her hips.

Kyouya smirked.

“Can you help Kaoru with the costumes for today’s activities?” He replied completely ignoring her question.

“Sure, where--”

“There.” Kyouya gestured toward the so called closet, of course closets in this school were just as big as classrooms at her old school. Sighing Kagome made her way to the closet, unaware of the glint in her friends eyes as he smirked before typing something in reply to her mother. Kagome pushed the door to the closet before frowning. Why were all the lights off?

“Ano, Kaoru-san? Are you in here?”

She heard a muffled groan, fearing the worse she rushed in heedless to the dark, calling Kaoru’s name almost frantically. She was caught unaware when she tripped over a box, and slammed into a warm form taking them both to the ground, lips-locked.

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K aoru didn’t complain about having to get the costumes, by himself. He didn’t even complain when the lights went out. However when he was smashed against one of the closet walls by an obnoxious costume, with a big hoop skirt, he couldn’t help but voice his distaste with a muffled groan. He heard Kagome calling his name, no doubt trying to find him, thinking him an idiot for staying in the dark--or injured. Fighting his way out of the mass of costumes, he’d just cleared it when he felt a warm body sail into his own, taking them both to the floor, warm lips covering his own.

Amber eyes wide in surprise he peered up into equally surprised sapphire orbs. The world seemed to freeze in that moment as the closet opened again and Tamaki burst in with a flashlight before freezing as the light beamed on the two still locked in a compromising embrace. Kaoru’s hands on Kagome’s waist, and Kagome’s hands resting limply on Kaoru’s chest, lips locked---it was enough to send Tamaki into hysterics. Accusations were issued such as-- “How could you cheat on Kyouya-kun, Kagome-chan? And how could you take advantage of Kagome-chan, Kaoru?” Tamaki sputtered on, drawing the rest of the hosts attention to them, while Kaoru and Kagome remained frozen, staring into each other’s eyes, from mortification, surprise, embarrassment, and maybe a little desire.

They broke apart quickly however when they heard the combined gasps of the rest of the host club members. Kagome quickly pulling herself off of Kaoru and brushing past all of the host club members in a quick sprint. Kaoru lay there on the floor, staring after her dazedly, unresponsive to his brother’s prods, staring at the place Kagome was last at.

‘What...was that?’ Kaoru thought to himself. That feeling that bloomed in his chest, sending his heart beating out of control as he stared into those beautiful blue orbs. As he stood up, still completely oblivious to the questioning looks from the other host club members, he simply walked by them, not really seeing them and out of the Third Music Room. He needed time to think.

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Kagome found herself sitting in the gazebo, face in her hands as she thought about one Kaoru Hitachiin. She could not deny that the younger of the two twins made her heart flutter. He was definitely the nicer and calmer of the two, she and Hikaru hadn’t really hit it off at first, Kaoru had smoothed things over between the two stubborn mules (as Kyouya referred to them when speaking with her mother) . He just had a calming influence on her more temperamental reactions--she blamed it on Inuyasha--She had been so used to the confrontations between herself and Inuyasha ending on either yelling or physical subduing, often both...

Kagome sighed again. Sometimes she wished she could’ve stayed crossing over between the feudal and modern era, but it wasn’t to be. She had come to a crossroad in her life...Home with her family in the modern era, or with her second family in the feudal in the era--the reality had settled in then--she couldn’t continue going back and forth. She had to make a choice...So she did. It wasn’t easy and it broke her heart, but her family needed her--it would’ve broken their hearts, they’d always expected her to return home for good, and her second family, while they loved her, could move on without her--even Shippo. So when the time came, she did what she had to do and bid them goodbye.

With her return from the feudal era, she buried herself in her studies, enough for her to get a scholarship into Ouran it also helped she was good friends with one Kyouya Ootori. Then she met the infamous host club members and in particular--Kaoru Hitachiin. Something about him just drew her to him, she was quite surprised to find herself attracted to the mischievous twin. Sighing to herself she shook her head a self-depreciating smile decorating her features, he wouldn’t look at her that way, she certainly wasn’t of the same pedigree as he was, nor was she really all that pretty or had the cute appeal like Haruhi. Besides, she had a feeling that his affections were elsewhere, namely Haruhi. Honestly she didn’t blame him, Haruhi was a great girl. She sighed again, opening eyes that she never realized she’d closed before getting up to leave, only to run into another body, sending them both to the floor.

“Gomen, Kaoru-san! I’m so sorry I keep on running into you.” Kagome said bowing trying to hide the blush on her face.

“Aah...Iie, Kagome-san, it’s not your fault, I wasn’t looking either.” He said placing a hand on her shoulder and one under her chin to tilt her head up to meet his gaze.

They both stood their for a few moments simply staring at each other, before blushing and coming to their senses, muttering apologies to each other, while taking glances at each other when they thought the other wasn’t looking. Twirling a lock of hair around her finger, Kagome bit her lip unsure of what to do. Kaoru made the first move suggesting they head back to the Host Club, saying that the others were probably worried about them.
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Kaoru had headed into the maze to think at the gazebo that he, Hikaru, Haruhi and Tamaki hid in before. His thoughts were confused and muddled. There was no denying Kagome was a very pretty girl, but was he attracted to her in that way? Yes. But as far as they knew she was off limits, she and Kyouya were an ‘item’ or so Tamaki suspected. And there was his affection for Haruhi to consider, he had liked her at one point, but since she and Hikaru became an item and Kagome entered their lives the hurt he felt began to melt away. He wasn’t really close to Kagome, but they’d had a few conversations and laughs. She had a way of making him forget about his anger and hurt at Hikaru, and making his hands feel clammy and his face heat up all without meaning to.

She and Haruhi were definitely different, where Haruhi was calm and rather serious and studious; Kagome had a fiery temper and was quite playful and took whatever was thrown at her in stride, she was impulsive and wildly free spirited, and she looked so cute with a blush staining her cheeks. Haruhi had a natural type of quiet beauty, while Kagome had a rather stunning beauty emphasized by her personality. She looked adorable when she twirled a strand of hair around her finger when she was nervous, or nibbled on her lip whenever she did her math homework, or was feeling shy or frustrated. And such beautiful, kissable lips they were, full and pink, and they tasted like cherries. Kaoru felt his face heat up at the direction his thoughts were turning.

However she and Haruhi did have something in common, they were both smart, they were both witty and blunt, they were both attractive and somehow they both could tell he and his brother apart without trying. But no matter how hard he tried, Kaoru found his thoughts turning more and more often from Hikaru and Haruhi to Kagome. There was just something so fresh and likable about her--something so genuine. She was a person who did things without expecting anything in return and...and...oh hell...He did like her...In fact he liked her a lot. A lot more then he should, especially considering---she was Kyouya’s.

Kaoru sighed softly, eyes sad and confused. Looking around he noticed he’d made it to the gazebo and turned to sit down only to run into a very familiar figure.

Kagome.

“Gomen, Kaoru-san! I’m so sorry I keep on running into you.” Kagome said clearly embarrassed, bowing.

“Aah...Iie, Kagome-san, it’s not your fault, I wasn’t looking either.” Kaoru replied, placing a hand on her shoulder, almost impulsively his other hand tilted her chin up to face him. Amber met blue and he was lost, lost in those expressive oceanic eyes. They both seemed to snap out of it at the same time, a light blush decorating each of their cheeks. Kaoru glanced at her enjoying the flush that decorated her face and the way she nibbled on her bottom lip, twirling that stubborn strand of hair (that always seemed to get in her face) around her finger.

Kaoru suggested they head back to the Third Music Room. Kagome nodded her consent and began walking side by side with Kaoru. Kaoru awkwardly tried to start a conversation with her.

“So...how long have you known Kyouya?”

Kagome’s brow furrowed in thought for a moment before she answered.

“All my life.” Kagome replied simply.

“Oh...So you two have been together a long time?” A pang of pain echoed through his chest, leaving an unpleasant feeling he recognized as jealousy and envy throbbing through his system.

“Yup.” She bobbed her head a few times in acknowledgment, continuing on towards the fountain in the courtyard. (You all remember this one right? The one Haruhi’s bag was thrown into the fountain by Ayanokoji--the third music room overlooks this fountain from one of the windows.)

“So you two have plans to marry after you both finish schooling?” Kaoru asked trying to ignore the ache in his chest but desperate to find out just how deep their (Kagome and Kyouya’s) relationship ran.

Kagome stopped in her tracks, staring bewilderedly at Kaoru.

“Huh? What’re you talking about?”

It was Kaoru’s turn to stop. He looked at Kagome puzzlement on his face.

“You marrying Kyouya.”

She looked so confused, it would’ve been cute if he also hadn’t been confused.

“Why would I marry Kyouya?” Kagome blinked cocking her head to the side cutely.

“You mean...you aren’t betrothed, or an item?”

“Kyouya and me?” She cocked a brow almost amused, before chuckling quietly. “No way, we’d probably kill each other. What made you think we were together?”

Kagome’s eyes twinkled with amusement and she grinned at Kaoru. However the grin slipped off her face into a concerned look as she noticed Kaoru’s shell shocked expression. She called his name and when he didn’t respond she placed a hand on his shoulder.

“Hey, Kaoru-san, are you okay?”

Kaoru blinked before turning so he and Kagome were face to face. He stared at her, relief flooding his body, as his mind finally comprehended what she was telling him. She wasn’t Kyouya’s. A smile lit up his face so suddenly, Kagome jerked back slightly in surprise. Kaoru grinned and laughed softly as Kagome smiled awkwardly at him.

“Your not Kyouya’s.”

“I’m not Kyouya’s?” Kagome replied unsure at the turn in Kaoru’s emotions.

Kagome yelped when Kaoru picked her up and spun her around once, not hard to do considering her petite size. Kaoru settled her on the ground, hands resting on her hips. In a very impulsive move that one would expect from Hikaru, he pulled her flush against him and brought his mouth down to cover hers. Kagome’s eyes widened briefly before she succumbed to the feel of his mouth on hers, and one of his hands on her waist as the other tangled itself in her hair. She moaned softly into his mouth one hand clenching the blue fabric of his school uniform as the other touched the side of his cheek. Pulling away from each other Kaoru rested his forehead against hers as they stared into each other’s eyes.

Kaoru blushed a bit at his own forwardness.

Kagome blinked trying to clear the haze from her mind. As her mind began functioning again, she looked up into Kaoru’s blushing face and couldn’t help but think about how cute he was.

“Hey, Kaoru?”

“Uh Yes?”

“Would you like to go out sometime?” Kagome gathered up her courage and took the plunge, face almost as red as his.

Kaoru smiled.

“I’d like that Kagome.”

From above them, a slender figure moved away from the window. Kyouya smirked, and adjusted his glasses.

He loved it when a plan came together.

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A/n: Ehehehe...I’m not quite sure I like how it turned out, I think I could’ve done a better job. So what did you all think?