Fruits Basket Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Better Than Ever ❯ Before her Beginning ( Chapter 4 )

Better Than Ever

 

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Get over it; you can't have my feeble amount of money.

 

Author's Notes:

 

Uhm, so here's my excuse - my computer crashed, and I couldn't save any of my almost completed chapters for my stories… Basically, I'm starting from scratch and that ruined my whole life.

 

If you guys can accept my apologies - thanks.

 

Just to clarify, in this chapter Kagome is having a flashback. To make things smoother for readers, you'll need to know this:

*** - scene change for the present or memory flashback end/start

** - scene change for memory flashback

 

Chapter 4 - Before her Beginning

 

After leaving the house, Kagome had driven to a park about three miles away. Here, she found a tree covered in pearly pink blossoms. She sat at the base of the tree, letting the heavenly smell of the blossoms envelop her. She shivered, feeling the cold February breeze through her jacket. The park was empty. Sitting at the park brought back painful memories for Kagome.

 

I remember it like yesterday, when I sat here… Listening to the trees whisper…

***

“What should I do?” Kagome asked no one in particular. Tomorrow would be the day. She was leaving to go to the university of her dreams. She was leaving behind Yuki - her loving boyfriend of a year. She was leaving behind… regrets. A lot of them.

 

Do what you have to… The branches above her seemed to whisper to her.

 

Blossoms drifted towards her as if saying, No regrets…

 

Kagome sat thinking, she was only sixteen - and confused.

 

Why does it have to be this way? Why can't I choose? Someone tell me what to do…

 

She sat in the park for an hour, thinking about the past, present, and future. It was during this time she made a choice. She was going to put her plan in action. She was going to seduce him and leave no regrets when she left.

**

The rain had started to pour down hard on her, two hours after leaving the park. She took a taxi down to a motel and put her plan into action. She, Higurashi Kagome, was going to lie. After checking into the motel, she settled herself into the room - she had thought ahead and chosen a highly recommended motel. The phone on the nightstand next to the bed caught her eye, she hurried to it. Punching numbers into the phone, she waited for someone pick up on the other line.

 

“Sohma Residence,” said the person on the other line. The person was most likely a servant.

 

“May I speak to Hatori Sohma,” Kagome said.

 

“Of course, wait a second please.” Kagome heard the person on the other line put down the phone and walk away. Even though she only waited less than a minute, it seemed to stretch on for hours, until she heard a click from the other end of the phone line and then another click.

 

“Hello, this is Hatori Sohma. Who is calling?” The doctor was quite irritated at this pointing time; he had just finished a lovely dinner and had planned on heading to bed until the servant had come to bother him. A soft, relieved sigh reached his ears.

 

“Hi, Hatori, it's just Kagome. I was kind of worried that someone had hung up on me. I was waiting for the dial tone…” She chuckled nervously, Kagome! This is not the time to back out! Go!

 

“Is that all you called for?” Hatori asked, his voice cool as he impatiently looked at his wristwatch.

 

“Well, no… I was wondering if you would meet me somewhere…” She hated the tight, twisting, fluttering feeling in her gut. She only felt this way when she was around Yuki.

 

“Of course.” He rolled his eyes; she probably knew that he would do anything for her.

 

“Oh, thanks. Let me give you the address and room number,” she let out a silent sigh of relief, she thought for sure he was going to reject her and ruin her plan. She proceeded in giving him the address of the motel she was at. She mumbled her thanks as she prepared to hang up. He hung up first. Oooooh, that jerk… Not even a goodbye…

**

The rain had stopped when she had called him. It was beginning again.

 

He hurried to his car as he felt small, light drops of water hit his nose from above. It was starting to rain, he realized. He paused, standing at his opened car door as the rain started to come down a little bit harder. Maybe this is a bad omen… Maybe the gods are saying to turn back and refuse… He ignored the way his train of thought was going. He turned his face towards the sky, as one by one pellets of water began to soak his face. Just as fast as he turned his face upward, he turned it down and ducked into the car. He threw the jacket he had just realized he had been holding into the passenger seat next to him, which happened to be on the right side of the car. (1) He turned on his headlights, wind-shield wipers and shifted the car into Drive. In a matter of seconds, he was out of the gates of the Main House and onto the roads that led to the outside world.

 

He let the soft swishing of the wipers lure him into a relaxed state; after all… he would be driving straight down the road for thirty minutes at least. This was the perfect time for him to contemplate. He wondered why she would call him… especially when she knew it would be her last day before she left for her University. Shouldn't she be spending it with Yuki? He wondered at her reasons for staying at a motel. When did my respect for her turn to admiration and then infatuation? I am at the point of obsessing over her too much… At night, my dreams are filled with heated visions of her… and me… with silken sheets…What has happened to me? What have you done to me, Kagome?

**

Kagome sat on the bed in the motel room. The room was dimly lit, since she had only turned on the lamp on the nightstand next to her and the table lamp. She had called the main Sohma Residence only forty minutes ago, she was starting to get impatient. She had stepped outside twenty minutes ago to buy a can of chilled sake from the beverage dispensing machine, outside of her motel room. (2) The sake had served its initial purpose, it had given her a jolt and she was just a little flushed.

 

Where was Hatori? A slow smile crawled onto her face as she thought about Hatori. What had initially drawn her to Hatori was that quiet, beautiful personality. Just like her Yuki, yet he appeared to be colder. Hatori appeared to be unattainable; like he had been hurt before and didn't want to be hurt again. In the beginning, she had admired his choice of profession. In the end, she was mesmerized by the way dark silky strands of his hair would cover his hazel-brown eyes. Her eyes would follow his long fingers as they reached up to his forehead and brushed away the hair. Just thinking about his fingers brought a familiar ache to her groin area.

 

She was brought of her musings by an abrupt banging near the door of her motel room.

 

“Oooooh, baby…” she heard a female voice moan. “Yeah, right there…” The female moaned again as Kagome heard another bang - presumably the female's body against her room door.

“I don't plan on stopping,” Kagome heard a masculine voice say. “Where's your room key card?”

 

“In my pocket.” Kagome heard shuffling.

 

“Bingo!” the masculine voice chuckled and then she heard a bang as the door was shoved open. A few minutes later, Kagome could hear the couple moving on the bed. She could hear the moans and grunts coming through the wall. When was Hatori going to get here?

**

He had parked his car only moments ago. The rain had turned into a hard drizzle while he had been driving. As he stepped out of the car, the sprinkle of rain hit him lightly. He headed towards Kagome's room, as he got closer he could see a pen stuck between the door and its frame. Dim light illuminated the opening between the door and its frame. He could hear the sounds of sex coming from the room next to hers.

 

He pushed open the door of her room and kicked the pen inside. She was waiting for him on the bed.

**

The butterflies in her stomach had been fluttering as she heard the unmistakable sounds of his feet hitting the ground. She had heard him pause at the door and then swiftly come in. The soft click of the door closing echoed in her room.

 

He was breath-taking to look at; he was very handsome, yet not arrogantly so. She could see drops of moisture hanging in his hair, making certain strands cling together. His cheeks were slightly red from the cold. She unconsciously swiped her tongue against her suddenly dry lips as her eyes roved over the rest of him.

 

“Kagome,” she heard him say. She lifted her eyes to his face. “Are you okay?”

 

“No,” she said, her voice cracking. “Come here.” His pants swished as he came to stand and then sit next to her on the bed. Turning to him, she pushed him flat against the bed. “I want you so bad,” she whispered. She let her lips fall onto his and then deepening the kiss as he relaxed into the bed beneath him.

 

Hatori wasn't sure how to handle this situation, he wanted to badly comply with her wishes… but the rational, moral side of him knew she was still with his younger cousin. He wanted so badly to touch her though. That was it! He couldn't handle it anymore. He threw all his caution out the window and intertwined his fingers into her hair, pulling her on top of him. He set to work on removing her shirt and pants. He couldn't exactly undress her with her on top of him. Frustrated, he flipped their positions. Her face was flushed and her breathing was labored. He swiftly divested them both of their clothing. Afterwards, he took the time to admire her nude body in the dimly lit room .He let his eyes wander from her swollen lips to her flat stomach. Satisfied with what he had seen, he moved down her body and gently pushed her legs apart.

 

Her previously half-lidded eyes fluttered open wide as his tongue lapped at her clitoris. She moaned as her body jumped in response. The feel of his tongue against her clit was marvelous and the suddenly inserted fingers in her sheath were just an added bonus. The pressure was building up in the pit of her stomach; she put her hand into Hatori's hair, pushing his licking head closer to her clit. She whined when he pulled away from her grip and smiled. His smile was slow to form across his face, his lips firm but thin. She admired his lean but muscular body. His broad chest to his marvelous toned abs, which he kept hidden under his loose clothing all the time. She noticed he was hairless on his chest and stomach. In-between his toned legs was a glorious piece of man that made the ache in-between her own legs worse. He was completely erect.

 

“I want you to put that in me now.” She whined, scooting her core closer to his shaft.

 

“Be patient.” Hatori was a man of few words but through his actions, he more than made up for his lack of verbal communication. At an achingly slow pace, he moved to push the tip of his cock into her entrance. Intent on teasing her, he pushed in a little bit more before pulling out again.

 

“Stop teasing.” She needed him to be in her now. To his surprise, she lifted herself up to push her sheath onto his cock. “Oooooooh… Mmm.” She felt delightfully stretched out as she waited for the momentary shock to pass from Hatori. She hooked her legs around his back, pulling him in deeper. She groaned as Hatori began to rock slowly back and forth inside of her. Kagome could feel the coil in her stomach tightening again.

 

He had been shocked motionless when she had pushed her body upward onto his cock. She had been so bold; it turned him on even more. Now he was ready to enjoy the night. His pace started out slow, but picked up as the girl beneath him urged him to go faster. He could feel he was about to cum, but he didn't want to until Kagome did. Looking down at the girl, he gave her a passionate kiss before thrusting harder into her. It sent Kagome over the edge; her sheath clenched tightly around his cock causing him to cum as she came. Their bodies tingled as waves of pleasure surged through-out them.

 

He panted, slipping his slightly wearing body off of hers. He gently nudged her, so that he could lie down next to her and hold her. Something dawned on him suddenly; they hadn't used any kind of protection.

 

“Kagome…”

 

“Hm?” she questioned, snuggling into his side.

 

“I didn't use a condom.”

 

“That's okay; I'm on birth control pills.” She said, slightly tired. She brought a hand up to Hatori's chest, running her fingers along its expanse. She let her fingers wander to his abs, tracing patterns along the muscles there.

 

“Was I your first?” He hadn't felt any resistance when he had entered her.

 

“Yes.” She bit back a moan as he rolled one of her pert nipples between his fingers. She let her fingers descend a little lower, now tracing patterns on his lower abdominal muscles.

 

“There was no resistance. You weren't in pain.”

 

“Oh, that's because I've used tampons for years.” She smiled and let her hand slide down to his cock. She let her hand caress its silky length. She could feel it hardening in her hands. She continued to stroke it as Hatori's breathing became uneven.

 

“Ready to go again?” He asked, kissing her. He was pleased to hear that he had been her first, she would always remember him.

 

“For you, anytime.” She giggled as he positioned himself on top of her again.

**

The sun peeked through the clouds around, its rays effectively waking the only inhabitant of the bed. They groaned trying to cover their eyes from the bright rays of sunlight streaming through the window's curtains.

 

“Kagome?” his voice husky from sleep. He turned to his left, expecting to see the young woman in question. He found nothing. He frowned, knowing that last night had not been a dream. He turned back to his right, looking at the digital clock. It was a quarter past eight in the morning.

 

It wasn't a dream…

**

Kagome smiled as the train conductor took her ticket. She had woken up early in order to catch her train. Today, she would start out as a new person. She would be heading to the university of her dreams. But most of all, she would be leaving with no regrets.

 

No regrets…

***

Kagome felt tears slip from between her lashes. Thinking about that night always brought back longing that she had buried deeply when she had left behind her past, on that day; the day she boarded the train and became a girl that no one knew. The wind was forgivingly cold; she felt numb in a sort of good way. The aroma of the cherry blossom petals still swirled around her, the smell comforting.

 

She stopped crying as she heard a bicycle nearing. She checked her wristwatch, she had left Shigure's house only an hour and an half ago. She titled her head, her hair falling to cover her face. From the shelter of her dark hair, she looked at the person coming down one of the park's many paved walk-ways towards her. Through her hair she could make out partial details of the cyclist. Some obvious ones were, he was a boy and he had a head of different shades of color.

 

“Damn,” she swore under her breathe. She knew that eventually if she sat down long enough in one spot that one of them would've found her. “Hello, Haru.”

 

“Hello Kagome,” he said calmly, being the polite, well-mannered boy that he was. He put his bicycle against the base of the tree and sat down next to her, on the grass. “I can see why you like it here.” He said, after moments of silence.

 

“You got a new bicycle.” Her voice was soft; she avoided looking into his eyes.

 

“No.” He turned to her. “I stole it from Shigure.” She laughed at this; the sound made his lips twitch up a little. Just a little. “It's not like he uses it anyways.” He scooted closer to her, until they were touching. She let him embrace her. He let her lay her head on his shoulder. They sat together in silence, watching the cherry blossom petals swirl around them. Kagome tilted her head up to look at Haru's face. Behind his bored façade, she knew he was really enjoying the tranquility of the moment. He looked down at her, his dark eyes boring into her own blue ones. “Why did you leave?”

 

Sighing, she placed her head on back onto his shoulder again. “I don't know.”

 

“You do know that was a deliberate move, leaving like that.” She looked up at him again, her eyes watching as the wind ruffled with his black and white hair.

 

“I'm not who I used to be.” She was still looking at him.

 

“Neither am I.” He said coolly, holding her gaze. Kagome didn't bother to reply to him. She rolled her eyes and returned to watching the pearly pink petals swirl around them, spotting the green grass with small mounds of pink. This was companionable silence at its best.

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Author's Notes

 

Okay, so there… I'm done with this chapter. I had originally planned for it to be a prequel one-shot to Better than Ever but… then I changed my mind. Sorry that the wait was long. As soon as I post this, I'm going to work on a Kyo/Kagome one-shot that I've had tumbling in my mind for a while.

 

In Asia, Japan included, and Europe people drive on the left side of the car. I don't know why, so don't ask.

 

There are public vending machines in Japan that do sell sake in cans. At least that was what a friend told me who visited Japan. The legal drinking and buying age in Japan is twenty though… So I may be wrong.

 

So, here's the thing about Kagome and Hatori having sex. It's allowed. The age of consent is at thirteen in Japan. Kagome is above that age. Also, Hatori in this flashback is twenty-four. So don't give me any bull about them having this rendezvous as illegal. So… Have a nice day everyone and don't forget to review!