InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Grudging Loss ❯ Double Date ( Chapter 8 )

Double Date

Inuyasha stared ahead at Cromwell field on the USC campus. It was a long and low stadium that was mainly used for track and field work. He was sitting at the bleachers in his usual spot. He had been meeting Kagome here for the past week and it was beginning to feel like it was natural part of his routine. He looked down at Kagome who was finishing off her last lap around the track with Sango at her side. Her long raven black hair was tied up in a braid that bobbed up and down as her hips swung from side to side as she jogged. His eyes just couldn't help but to be drawn to the sway of her hips. She was wearing burgundy red nylon sport shorts with yellow stripes along the sides. He looked at where the tops of her tan thighs met the nylon fabric and he couldn't help but think about what was hidden underneath. Then his eyes moved back up to her burgundy cotton top which had the glimmerings of sweat pouring onto it from between her breasts and on spine of her back. Her skin was glistening in the sun and he really wished that his sense of smell wasn't so deadened by the ring on his finger. He wanted to smell her and to catch her wonderful scent.

 

He turned the silver ring again and again. Totosai had come through as he had promised and gave the magical ring to Myoga. And to make Inuyasha's `spying job' even easier, Myoga had even rescheduled all of their UCLA team workouts so that Inuyasha could come on by to see USC's workouts on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. He had been instructed to learn the signals that Coach Kaede was using and to see if there were any new techniques that the team was learning.

 

He could honestly say that he really could care less about the `signals' he was supposed to be paying attention to or any new techniques that they were supposed to be taught. He spent most of his time blissfully staring at Kagome. His first fascination with her had come when he had first caught her wonderful gentle scent during the exhibition game. It was a mesmerizing scent. Few humans could ever really understood how important scent was to most demons, especially to a dog demon like him. It was just as important as how attractive the person looked. And she had a lovely scent of cherry blossoms and jasmine. And she was also gorgeous. He remembered when he first caught sight of her at the karaoke bar in her white leather mini skirt. He remembered singing with her and he remembered her beautiful voice. He continued staring at her as she jogged around the field. He even waved at her as she jogged on by and she waved back with a brilliant smile on her lips. He probably didn't notice it, but he smiled right back at her with a goofy grin. He felt content. Well that was as long as he didn't think about the real reason why he was supposed to be here. He was supposed to be spying on her and she was just a rival on another team. He was here to learn everything he could about the USC team and there was that other plan of his to get her into bed. He pushed these thoughts to the back of his mind and decided to be wholly in the moment and to focus on one of the most pleasant pursuits of his, namely Kagome.

 

He watched as she finished her last lap and then fell over to hug her knees while she panted. He stared at her athletic backside when he noticed another boy jogging up to her with a water bottle. The boy was trying to be helpful and she probably needed the water after her long jog. So why was he still there talking with Kagome? Inuyasha only waited a second or two more before he found his own legs moving of their own volition toward Kagome.

 

He made it to her side in almost record time as he leaped over a few bleachers and then jogged over to where she was standing.

 

The boy with the water bottle had been speaking to her. “What about seeing a movie tonight Higurashi?”

 

Inuyasha only growled as he walked on up to the pair.

 

“Well, Hojo I think…”

 

Inuyasha quickly cut in, “She's going out with me tonight,” he said as brazenly as possible as he moved to her side.

 

The boy simply looked at him unfazed. “She can speak for herself. Kagome?”

 

He only growled again as Kagome started to speak. “Oh, thank you so much for asking. But I am already going out tonight with Sango, Miroku and Ash here.”

 

“She is?” thought Inuyasha in befuddlement as it dawned on him that he was suddenly going to be included on a double date. Inuyasha just preened like a peacock as he looked at her and then frowned at Hojo.

 

“Maybe some other time Higurashi?” Hojo asked meekly.

 

Kagome only smiled at him warmly as Inuyasha growled again and added, “Maybe, Hojo. But remember that my schedule is very busy with this team and choir.”

 

Hojo nodded before walking away from the field.

 

Kagome looked up at Ash shyly. “I was just talking to Sango as we were jogging, Ash. She thought it would be a great idea to double-date. Are you game?”

 

He just smiled down at her again and put an arm around her waist. “If you are there--I am game,” he added with a smirk.

 

She smiled back at him. “Good. Just wait for me here. I need to take a shower and change. Oh and what was with the growling Ash? You sounded just like a dog,” she said while giving him a puzzled smile. Then she turned away and walked toward the locker rooms as Inuyasha looked around him befuddled.

 

“I was growling?” he asked himself as he turned to look at her backside before she disappeared behind the locker room wall.

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Miroku showed up at the bleachers to chat with Ash while they waited for Sango and Kagome to show up. In the classic fashion of men it had taken him only 15 minutes to shower and to put on clothes for this evenings `date'. Unlike the girls he didn't engage in preening, girl-talk, hair drying, or makeup.

 

They settled on the bleachers in silent camaraderie for a few moments before Miroku started a conversation.

 

“Kagome really seems to like you Ash,” he said with a slight grin on his face.

 

Inuyasha tried to sound as nonchalant as possible, “Oh…”

 

“Yeah, do you know how many guys have been after her for this past year? Ever since she joined this team she's been a celebrity and she's been getting a lot of attention.” Miroku stretched. Inuyasha felt like growling again, but this time he managed to keep from uttering anything. Miroku paused before he continued, “But she wasn't interested in anyone. She only had her sights set on one guy.”

 

“Yeah, she told me…,” Inuyasha said dryly as he thought about the crush she had told him about.

 

“She did? Oh, well. We told her a long time ago that it was hopeless.”

 

“Why's that?” asked Inuyasha. He was curious, but tried to steady his voice in a way that seemed to show that he really didn't care.

 

“Well, crushes are simply crushes,” he said while he shrugged his shoulders. “She had never even met the guy. And when they finally met she was so upset. He yelled at her and called her every name in the book. I didn't have the heart to ask her what exactly she was expecting. When you put someone on a pedestal, they can only be taken down.” Miroku then whispered conspiratorially, “Besides I heard he was a stuck-up jerk.”

 

Inuyasha blanched and was about to reply with some cussing, when Miroku interrupted him. Miroku slapped him on the back. “That's why I'm glad that she found you. I didn't think she'd ever get out of her funk.”

 

“Funk?”

 

“Yeah. Right after our exhibition game--after Inuyasha cussed her out. She was crying for a good hour non-stop. Sango and I were trying to cheer her up when we ran into you at the karaoke bar. I was amazed that she took to you so quickly after what happened. So Ash,” Miroku as pausing as if to ask a question.

 

“Oi,” answered Inuyasha irritably.

 

“How's Kagome in bed?”

 

“Why you perverted…,” Inuyasha was about to yell out a few choice words but he was quickly interrupted by Kagome and Sango who had arrived at the bleachers next to them.

 

Miroku quickly changed gears and had a beaming smile for Sango as she approached.

 

“Sango, my dear. You look lovely tonight,” he said seductively as he held her hand and kissed it.

 

Sango was wearing low-rise black leather pants, a pink top that exposed her midriff and had cinnamon colored eye shadow above her eyes.

 

Inuyasha turned to look at Kagome. She was wearing a black leather mini-skirt, an airy white cotton blouse and there were hits of powder blue eye shadow above her eyes. Her long raven locks fell over her shoulders and framed her lovely face. He paused for a second, smiled at her warmly—not knowing what to say as he looked at her. She smiled at him shyly and then reached forward to take his hand in hers.

 

“So where are we going,” asked Inuyasha as he looked into Kagome's eyes.

 

“Oh, I thought Miroku was going to tell you. What were you two talking about?” asked Kagome.

 

Miroku only cleared his throat. “I was just about to get to that. We're headed to the Greek Theatre at the Griffith Park. Do you know where it is Ash?” Inuyasha nodded. “Good,” said Miroku. “My motorcycle is over here. Can you drive Kagome?”

 

Inuyasha could only smirk as he thought about Kagome in her miniskirt riding on his motorcycle. “Oh, this is going to be lovely,” he thought.

 

Soon they had made it to his red and chrome Kawasaki Ninja cycle. “This is my baby,” Inuyasha said to her as if he was introducing a family member to her.

 

“I'll keep that in mind,” said Kagome as she looked at the bike. Inuyasha got on the bike first and then steadied it with both of his feet firmly planted in the ground. “Ummm, how do I ride the bike?” she asked.

 

Inuyasha couldn't help smirking. “Well, I guess you'll have to hike up your miniskirt if you want to ride behind me.”

 

“Hike up my skirt, but that'll show…,” said Kagome as her eyes widened.

 

Inuyasha turned to look at her with an eyebrow arched. “Show?” he asked.

 

“Nevermind,” said Kagome as she started to hitch her already small skirt even farther up her thighs until he could almost see the satiny black panties that she was wearing. She then swung a long leg over the bike and scooted up behind him.

 

Inuyasha couldn't help but to grin and look at her as she tried to hide her bare thighs behind him. “You don't need to hide or cover up Kagome,” he said while smirking and then he handed her his bike helmet.

 

“Don't you need one?” she asked.

 

“I only have one,” he told her. “Next time I will make sure that I have a spare with me. You take it. I'm told that I have a thick skull. I should be fine.”

 

“But,” said Kagome.

 

“No buts. Put on the helmet,” said Inuyasha as he revved the engine. Once he was sure that Kagome had the helmet fastened on correctly he quickly maneuvered out of the parking lot and onto the LA freeways. He whizzed in and out of traffic as he headed north on Highway 5 until he connected to Los Feliz Blvd. Then he started to make his way up the mountainous scrub brushed hills on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

 

Inuyasha loved the feel of wind against his face as he drove his motorcycle. Somehow the freedom of driving such a small and fast vehicle was even sweeter with Kagome's arms around his waist. He also grinned about how she was riding his cycle. Mini-skirts and motorcycles rarely mixed. He still remembered her having to hike up her skirt to the point where he could see black panties in order to sit behind him. It was a lovely memory and he couldn't get the view he had glimpsed out of his mind.

 

Soon the rush of wind diminished as he slowed his red motorcycle into a parking lot next to the Greek Theatre. Sango and Miroku had been following along close behind them in Miroku's motorcycle and were soon parked as well.

 

Kagome squeezed his waist one final time before she shimmied off of his bike and tried to smooth her skirt back down.

 

“You don't have to do that you know,” he said while smirking.

 

Kagome continued pulling her small skirt down and then reached to take off the bike helmet, which was a little too big for her. Inuyasha just stared thoughtfully as she shook her long black locks free. “Don't have to do what Ash?” she asked.

 

“Pull your skirt down. The view with it hiked up is even better!” he added.

 

Kagome made a move to hit him, but he blocked her hand with two of his own. His smile had nothing but playfulness written on it as he grasped her two hands. “So,” he said. “I think I have captured your arms. If you want them back you'll have to pay a toll.”

 

“Toll?” she asked.

 

“Yes, one kiss,” he murmured as he drew her closer to him.

 

Her two hands were nestled into his chest as her mouth came up to meet his. Pretty pink pouty lips pressed up against his wider masculine lips. He licked her lower lips and tried to push her lips open. She opened her lips as he drew her hands to either sides of his waist and then moved his own hands behind her back. The kiss was long and lingering. It would have gone on for even longer if Inuyasha hadn't picked up on the scrapping of feet so near to them. Inuyasha paused for just a brief second to see Miroku and Sango staring at them. Miroku had a funny smile plastered across his face and Sango's face was smooth. Only her raised eyebrows betrayed any emotion.

 

“So,” said Sango. “We need to get tickets and then we can grab a bite to eat. Tonight is Funk Fest.”

 

“Funk Fest?” asked Inuyasha.

 

Miroku answered this time. “Yeah, just some of the local L.A. bands are playing. It should be fun.”

 

Soon the group had their tickets, had a brief dinner at the Los Feliz Café and had finally made it to the show. Their tickets were in the back near the benches. But Inuyasha didn't mind. It was a small, cozy open aired amphitheatre and their seating in the back just gave them more room to dance.

 

By the time the first band had started to play, Kagome had already pulled Inuyasha aside to dance with her on the grassy meadow beside the benches. Their dance had started playful as he swung her around, spinning her left and right before pulling her back in to him. Then the music started to throb and more people started to join in on their escapade. They were soon pressed together as their dancing space became more and more limited. Of course, that meant that Inuyasha would have to slide his body right up next to Kagome in order to continue dancing. And for some reason he found that he didn't mind this at all. It was rather pleasurable to have her petite form nestled up next to his. He looked down at her flushed face as they danced. She was mouthing the words to the song. He grinned. “She just can't stop singing, can she?” he thought. Her lilting soprano voice was soon joined in by his heavier baritone voice. The singing of the band was loud and echoed across the small theatre, but it seemed like it was just the two of them there. Inuyasha cradled Kagome into his arms as they danced and sang under the stars of Los Angeles in the cool autumn night.

 

Four bands later the concert was done and none of their party was willing to end the night. They soon made it to the Griffith Park observatory. It had once been an astronomical observatory, but the lights from the `City of Angels' were now too bright. Both the light of the nearby city and the smog obscured any telescope that might have used the high overlook to view the stars. However, no one could argue that this area had one of the best views of downtown L.A.

 

Los Angeles was and always will be a city of concrete, glass and metal. During the day you could see the gray city was always enveloped by thick grey-brown smog. But at night, when you looked down from the mountaintop that was the Griffith Park observatory, you couldn't see the smog or the concrete maze. Instead all you could see was inky blackness filled with pulsing red and yellow lights. The entire Los Angeles basin looked more like a computer circuit board at night than a city. It was always hard to call Los Angeles beautiful, but at night—that was when she really started to shine.

 

Kagome and Inuyasha held hands as they walked around the park. The air was dark and cool and only the occasional streetlight lit up the surrounding area. Soon the duo found themselves away from Sango and Miroku as they looked down at the expanse of the glistening city underneath them.

 

“It's beautiful,” Kagome said while looking down at the city.

 

“Yes,” said Inuyasha. But he was only looking at Kagome and not the city below. “You are beautiful.”

 

Kagome looked up at him with a startled expression and a small blush started to color her cheeks. Inuyasha moved in closer to her and gently stroked her cheeks. She swallowed as she peered up to look at him, her eyes glazed and her mouth opened as if to question him. He soon moved his hands down to encircle her waist and pulled her closer. Her eyes closed as his lips met hers. Soon the kiss deepened, but Inuyasha wanted something more. He felt like all of his senses were deadened—as if a layer of fog existed between him and the world. He needed to smell her scent, he needed his senses fully engaged so that he could really taste what she was like. He noticed that her eyes were closed and that no one else was nearby. As his heart pounded he used one of his hands that was around her waist to pull his ring off. The rush that accompanied the loss of the ring was amazing. Her scent was wrapped around him intimately. It was such a wonderful, gentle scent of cherry blossoms and her lips tasted of jasmine.

 

Inuyasha could only murmur, “Gods,” as he deepened the kiss even more. This was tantalizing, this was wonderful, her scent was amazing and it just added another gorgeous layer to her beauty and to his intoxication. He felt his arms squeezing her tighter as they started to wander over her soft form. He wanted to take this much further and he wanted to drown in her scent. He wanted her and he wanted all of her.

 

Inuyasha almost panicked as he felt her eyelashes starting to flutter against his skin. He quickly fumbled and put his ring back on. Soon the wonderful scent was gone and he felt its loss. Their deepened kiss and his need to absorb her into himself started to fade as the scent went away. But how he wanted to smell her again. Being human and having his senses deadened never felt more limiting and sad to him than it did at this very moment. For the first time he wished that Kagome knew who he really was, so that he could be free to experience her as she should be experienced. With all of his senses fully appreciating every facet of her.

 

He kissed her again chastely on her lips and then pulled away from her. He smiled down at her, but he felt a sadness linger as he led her back to Sango and Miroku.

 

A big thanks to my Beta blackdeathmessengerwho has been a great help with the fanfict song selections.

 

Special Thanks to the Following Reviewers:

Diamond369: Does Inuyasha know what he is doing? No, not particularly. He's flying by the seat of his pants. He's doing what he thinks he should be doing, but the poor man is quite confused right now. Will that ever change? Maybe…

Lady Kiome: No, Inuyasha is getting closer to the truth, but he is still pretty oblivious as to his own feelings with regards to Kagome. Sorry about the wait and see… I'd be spoiling every chapter that will be coming up if I told you. :-)

Hedanicree: I'm glad that you are enjoying the story so far. You made my day with your review. I also loved looking over your story favorites and I really enjoyed `Picture Perfect' so far. Please check out my other two completed stories if you like this one. Oh, I forgot to mention to you—I was an English Lit major in college—so writing is second nature to me. I'm also trying to get some real stuff published—someday…

Blackdeathmessenger: Let me know how you think the band parts should be handed out. Right now I have Inuyasha's band set up pretty much like the Beatles. But maybe it should change once Kagome is in the mix.

sofiakalaughable: I'm glad that you like the humor. Koga is now my comic relief, since Miroku is more serious in this story than my last. Is Inuyasha certain that Kagome likes him? Well, he believes that she has a crush on Inuyasha. He's not too sure how she feels about Ash—but she did let him kiss her…so that in itself is telling him something.