InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Never-Ending Love ❯ Chapter 1
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: DragonGrl 
Intro chapter.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 03.13.2005 | Updated On: 07.14.2006 | Pages: 5 | Words: 6.3K | Visits: 1.6K | Status: Work In Progress
Intro chapter.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 03.13.2005 | Updated On: 07.14.2006 | Pages: 5 | Words: 6.3K | Visits: 1.6K | Status: Work In Progress
Hello my beloved fans ^_^,
No worries, I’ve not given up on any of my stories. I’ve just had too much going on lately and haven’t had a chance to continue writing. Although as you’ve noticed, I’m re-posting some of my chapters again, well they just needed some MAJOR editing. So I won’t be posting any new chapters until I finish going over the ones that are already done. I did major surgery on these chapters, cleaned them up a lot and added a few things but it’s still the same story. In my opinion, it just sounds better now. I know it’s been a long time and most probably already forgot about the story ~_~ sorry but hey, this way you’ll enjoy these new and improved chapters better ~_^ Well, I hope you enjoy these improved chapters and THANK YOU for everyone’s continued support despite my not updating. * HUGS * ^_^
Enjoy and thank you again….
Di sclaimer: I don’t own any of the InuYasha characters they belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Neither do I own Starbucks, although I wish I did ^_^.
‘___’ Thought Expressions
“Italic” Whisper expressions
I was staring out the window again, daydreaming or “zoning”, as my sister liked to call it. As far as I could remember I was always a daydreamer and my daydreaming always angered my mother a lot. She hated it when I would shut out the world around me and keep to myself. Although I don’t hear her furious calls of my name anymore, she’s no longer around to break me away because ever since my parents’ death, the zoning became more frequent. I guess it was my way of coping with the loss and pain of knowing that I was never going to see them again. They died in a plane crash when I was 16 and my sister was 18.
My father was a successful businessman; he had partnerships with many enormous companies and owned some stocks. Thanks to him, we lived and still live a good and happy life. We don’t live in a huge mansion; we live in a 4-bedroom house in an ordinary neighborhood. I’m not sure why we never moved from there but I loved that house. All my memories are there: of my parents, my childhood, and others.
After my fathers’ death, his business was left in his partner’s hands but we maintained sole ownership, all of his pensions and stocks were left to my sister and I. That alone was more than enough money to raise us both for the rest of our lives. I’m sure everyone thought that I was lucky, being left with all that but I surely didn’t feel lucky at all. I didn’t care about the money; I would’ve given it all upon request just as long as I had my parents with me again. Since my sister was a couple of months away from turning 19, I was allowed to stay under her care but we still had to be supervised.
My uncle Ichi and aunt Yuki took “care” of us after the accident. Selfish Bastards! They never really cared; all they wanted was to spend my fathers’ money. Although, they DID for about 2 years but when my sister turned 21, she was fed up from all the bullshit and kicked them out of our house. She also took over the financial responsibility and with a little help from me we survived. We’ve lived on our own since then.
My life has been a roller coaster of events. I was never able to predict what’s going to happen for me because it always ended up being the opposite of what I expected. Especially when it came down to my personal life, I went through so many emotional changes at my young age that I’m pretty sure a normal person wouldn’t go through. But I won’t get too into that now; I’ll explain more of it later. Even though I always had my sister with me, I still felt alone and no one was able to take that feeling away from me. None except one person, Sesshoumaru Kitazawa. He’s the one that made a major impact in my life. He’s the one that helped me get over the pain that haunted me for so long. But instead, let me start off by telling you how it came to be that Sesshomaru entered my life.
Kagome always complained about me not going out. I just didn’t like to, it wasn’t my thing. If it were up to me, I would’ve preferred to stay home and read than go out with her friends to a bar or whatever they did. But to stop her from bitching at me - yes bitching - I agreed to let her take me out where ever she wanted but I never knew EXACTLY what she’d planned for me until that torturing evening.
The sun was setting outside as I sat there with my eyes closed, I kept hearing someone calling my name but I didn’t pay much attention to it. “RIN”, then I heard it again, a little louder the next time. “RIN IMAMURA, GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!”
Suddenly, I awoke from my daydream realizing that it was my sister calling. Quickly I stood off the chair, grabbed my purse and walked out to the living room, finding her sitting on the sofa with an irritated look on her face. ‘Oh shit now I’m going to get it.’
Turning to face me, “Damn Rin, how long does it take you to get ready?”
Pulling my purse over my shoulder, “Oh, I’ve been ready.”
Standing from the sofa, “Then what the hell was taking you so long?” I was about to respond but she interrupted, “No, never mind don’t tell me,” swaying her hand back and forth.
Smiling as she turned to walk towards the door, “Well then don’t ask, slim.”
She turned back to me and yelled, “How many times have I told you not to call me that?”
“Apparently not enough.” Giggling as I walked past her to get out. As I walked away, I was still able to hear her huffing while she closed the door.
“My name is Kagome not slim, got that?”
“Yeah, whatever,” waiting for her to unlock the car doors. She shot me an angry glare as she kept walking towards the car and I just laughed. She removed the alarm and locks so we could step into the car. Once I fastened my seatbelt, I turned to her, “So, where are we going?”
Her eyes slightly widened, “You forgot already? We’re going to meet the gang up at Starbucks for coffee and then I’m not sure maybe go to a club or something.”
Turning to look outside, “Oh, who’s going to be there?”
“Well you know Sango, Miroku, Kohaku and … Koga,” as she began to drive away. The last name she said as low as a whisper, thinking that I must not have heard her.
My eyes widened and quickly turned, “KOGA… you said Koga didn’t you? You know I can’t stand being around him.” Sighing as I sat back on the seat and crossed my arms.
“Oh come on Rin, give the guy a chance. You know he likes you.”
I leaned my head on the window and shook it, “I knew this outing had a catch. Kagome, take me back home I don’t want to go anymore.”
She glanced at me and turned her attention back to the road, “Rin, I’m not going to drive all the way back.”
Lifting my head off the window, “Fine then, drop me off here and I’ll walk.” I tried to open the door but she stopped me by putting the locks back on before I opened it.
“I’m not going to do that. Come on, I promised you that I was going to take you out and I’m going to keep my promise.”
Finally giving up, I sat back on the seat and continued looking out the window, “Fine but I’m not promising that I will hang out with him.”
She turned back to me and smiled, “Great, look don’t worry we’ll have a blast.”
“We’ll see,” resting my head on the window once more.
During the rest of the drive we said nothing to each other, the Starbucks wasn’t very far away from the house but the chilling silence between us made it feel like it was hours away. When we finally arrived, a big smile grew on Kagome’s face. That’s when she finally broke the silence, “Awesome, looks like everyone’s here already and they’ve got a table too.”
Sarcastically, “Grreat”. Once parked, she shut off the engine and pulled the keys out of the starter but didn’t make a move to get out of the car. I turned towards her and noticed that her smile had faded away, replaced by a serious expression. Concerned, “Kagome, are you all right?”
She lowered her head and nodded, lightly, “Yeah, I was just thinking about the times when we would come here with mom and dad.”
I looked back at the coffee shop and suddenly pictured us sitting there with our parents, laughing, chatting and having coffee. The memory brought a smile to my face, “Those were some good times.”
She lifted her head up and looked up at me for a bit. Then a smile started to appear on her lips, “Yeah, they were… Well, we should be heading out now before they think something’s wrong.”
Giggling, “Well, talk about having mood swings.” She turned and shot me another angry glare before I laughed, “I bet you’re just saying that cause Kohaku is walking this way aren’t you?” pointing to the young man walking towards us. She turned and put on a grin that spread from cheek to cheek as we finally got out.
Kohaku walked up to Kagome and smiled, “Hey ladies, how are you?” Kagome reached out to give him a hug, I, on the other hand, just waved at him. We answered simultaneously “Good and you?” then looked at each other and giggled.
He chuckled, “I’m great. Thanks. Shall we? Everyone’s waiting for you two.”
We started heading towards the coffee shop, the couple walking in front of me, talking. They walked together, arm in arm and I decided to stay a little behind, just to observe them.
Kohaku was a very handsome guy. He was tall, dark haired and his tanned skin went well with his hazel eyes. He definitely was a looker but Kohaku was also the sweetest guy you could ever meet. I always thought that he and Kagome made a cute couple but they didn’t date very long before Kagome decided to end it. She said that he was too “nice” for her. I never really understood why she broke it off and I didn’t bother to ask her either. I’ve always let her handle her own personal life.
We arrived to the table where it appeared that we were the only ones they were waiting for.
Kagome waved at everyone, “Hey guys what’s up?”
Sango stood and reached out to wrap her arms around Kagome, “Hey Kagome.”
Sango was Kagome’s best friend. They met when they were in high school and became inseparable. Sango was always there for Kagome especially after the accident. She would call everyday or come by just to check on us. I liked Sango; she was a sweet girl. Also, she was always cool to be around with. Although, Sango didn’t look her age, she looked a bit older than Kagome even though they’re both the same age, 23. I guess it was her hair that made her look older, it reached to about mid back and her bangs were cut neatly away from her face.
The young man that was sitting next to her was Miroku, her boyfriend; he was also an attractive guy. His brown eyes fitted nicely with his light skin and dark hair. They started going out since their senior year in high school. I was surprised at how they had been able to stay together for so long. Although, they did have their good share of arguments like any normal couple would. But during those times, Sango always ended up having a crying marathon with Kagome by her side.
Sango walked up, smiling and wrapped her arms around me, “Hey Rin, how are you?”
Returning her embrace and smiling, “I’m doing ok, I guess.”
“Good, I’m glad to hear that.” She released me and turned to sit down as I made my way towards my seat.
When we were all finally sitting down, I looked around and noticed that someone was still missing. Koga hadn’t arrived yet. ‘Oh I hope he doesn’t show up.’ So I sat quietly with my purse and hands on my lap, silently hoping he wouldn’t.
Kagome turned to Sango, “Hey, wasn’t Koga going to be here too?”
“Yeah, but he called a while ago saying that he’s going to be running a bit late.” I kept looking at them but noticed that as Sango responded, Kagome turned to look at me with her eyes. I felt my blood start to race and returned her look with an angry glare. She just smiled and turned back to look at Sango.
I hated it when she did that. As if it wasn’t enough of her luring me there under a false pretense, then she planned on sticking me the guy I couldn’t even stand being next to.
So I lowered my head and slightly shook it, trying to avoid a confrontation with her. “I’m going to buy a coffee,” standing and walking inside the shop. As I was waiting for my order, I turned around and noticed that as the group was talking, they were turning to look at me at the same time. Raising an eyebrow, I turned away from them. ‘Talk about me all you want, like if I care.’ Once my order was done, I picked up my drink and began to walk out the door.
Kagome asked, curious, “Ooooo, what did you get?” as I was taking a sip.
“I got an iced caramel macchiatto,” taking my seat again at the opposite end of the table.
“Hmmm… that sounds good.”
Kagome moved back to stand but then Kohaku stopped her, “Here let me get it for you.”
Smiling, “Oh thanks Kohaku how sweet of you.”
“No problem… Can I get you guys anything?” Kohaku turned towards Sango and Miroku.
“No thanks man I still have some in mine,” answered Miroku. Then he turned towards Sango, “Would you like anything else my dear?”
Sango blushed, “Umm… water please.”
“Coming right up.” Miroku stood up and walked with Kohaku to get the drinks. I started to giggle as I watched the interaction between Sango and Miroku.
Turning over to Kagome, “So… when are you going to stop giving the poor guy signs when you know it’s not going anywhere beyond friends anymore?”
She turns to me, shocked, “What are you talking about?”
Raising an eyebrow, “Oh don’t pretend you don’t know. The walking together arm in arm, him still buying you things…”
“You know she’s right Kagome, it’s not fair for him to be trying so hard when you know he doesn’t have a chance.” Sango added on as Kagome sat back on the chair.
Slightly shaking her head, “It’s not like I tell him to buy me things, he does it on his own will. As for the arm in arm, I’ve always walked with him like that, even before we started dating.”
The guys came back and we ended our conversation, we didn’t want them to ask questions as to what we were talking about. It would’ve put us in a bad situation. Kohaku walked over to Kagome and handed her, her drink sipping his own.
Smiling, “Thanks” She took the drink from his hand and started to shake it before she sipped it.
Miroku walked over to Sango, handing her a water bottle before he sat back down; “Here you go.”
“Thanks Miroku.”
“No problem.” He kissed her cheek causing her to cheeks to turn rosy once again.
An hour passed by as we continued to chat and laugh at Miroku’s jokes. I just loved his sense of humor. By then, the sun had almost set and it was beginning to get darken. All of a sudden, a black Escalade drove up and parked in a spot that was near us. I quickly glanced at it since hearing it caught my attention but didn’t pay much attention to it and turned back towards the group.
Suddenly, Sango turned and waved at someone, “Oh look, Koga’s here.” My eyes widened and turned towards Kagome. She smiled and nudged her head in the same direction as to tell me to look.
I slowly turned over and caught sight of the young man getting off the vehicle. His handsome features caught my attention immediately. His brown hair reflected the light from the shop. It was cut about medium length and moved swiftly with each of his movements. Once he got closer, I noticed the huge smile that appeared on his face.
“Hey Koga, how are you?” Kagome asked as he was giving Sango a short hug and then walked over to shake Miroku’s hand.
“I’m well, thanks.” He walked over to Kagome and wrapped his arms around her. “How are you, Kagome?”
“I’m great, you know me always cheery.” He chuckled at her comment as I rolled my eyes and looked back at them.
She pulled away to face him, “So how was your trip?”
He moved over and shook Kohaku’s hand then turned back to Kagome. “Well, it was ok, it wasn’t much of a pleasure trip but I really can’t complain.”
Kagome smiled and turned towards me, “Oh Koga, you do remember my sister Rin right?” He then looked at me and smiled as he began to walk in my direction. I kept my sight on him as he walked up to me and suddenly felt myself unable to look away from those ice blue eyes of his. His smile didn’t fade at all, as I sat there unable to move until he reached down, took my hand and slowly lifted it up to his lips not letting go of my gaze. Yet I noticed that as he kissed the backside of my hand, he ever so slightly closed his eyes, feeling his eyelashes lightly brush against my hand before he looked back up.
“Hey, Rin. It’s been a long time. How are you?” still not letting go of my hand.
It HAD been a long time. This is NOT the Koga I used to know. Back then he was rude, arrogant and extremely annoying. I don’t mean to sound cynical but he wasn’t much to look at either. All I ever liked about him were his eyes. I guess this new Koga had always been inside of him but he never let him out. He was gone for a little over a year on business with his father. I think that might have been the reason for such a drastic change.
I pulled my hand away from his and held onto his gaze, “Yes it has”. Suddenly, I felt a heavy gaze upon me and turned my head slightly towards the group causing me to break the link I had with Koga. They all had HUGE smiles on their faces most likely because of the little scene they’d just witnessed between Koga and I. As I questioningly looked at them, Koga made his way to sit on the empty chair that HAD to be the one next to mine.
Miroku broke the silence amongst the group and directed his question to Koga, “So I see you got yourself a new toy?”
Chuckling, “Yeah, I just got it about a week ago, it’s awesome.”
“Oh really, well how about taking us for a drive then?” Kagome winked at him.
He laughs, “Sure, I’d love to. But where do you guys want to go?”
“Oh I don’t know. Have any ideas Sango?” Kagome turned to Sango.
Sango rested her head on her chin, thinking, “Hmm… I’m not sure. How about the beach? It’s a beautiful night and the moon is in full view.”
Kagome’s face filled with joy, “Hey that’s a great idea. But which beach? I don’t want one that’s packed with people.”
Kohaku added, “Well, it might be hard to find one that doesn’t have people in it since it’s still quite early or at least a public one. Does anyone know of a private one?” They all looked at each other, waiting for one to answer. All just shook their heads and sighed.
Kagome slumped her shoulders, “Well that’s it for the beach, then where else?” Kagome’s disappointment was very obvious by the look on her face.
As I was listening to them, I started to think back of a spot I went once with a friend of mine. It was almost completely hidden and didn’t have many people, sometimes any at all. “I know a spot,” interrupting them.
Kagome asked, “You do?”
“Yeah, I went there a couple of times and it looked pretty secluded to me, at least back then it did.”
Koga asked, “Where is it at? Do you remember?”
Looking up at him, “I don’t remember the name of it but I’m sure that if I see it I’ll recognize it, I still remember how to get there. It’s a little far from here but it will help kill time.”
Koga turned to the rest of the group, “Well, what do you guys think? It beats being here and thinking of what to do and doing nothing in the mean time.”
Miroku answered, “Yeah, that’s true.”
Sango turned to Kagome, “What do you think?”
Kagome shrugged her shoulders, “Yeah let’s go why not?”
“All right, then it’s settled.” We stood from our chairs and started walking towards Koga’s SUV. Although, he stayed behind and let the others pass him. Once I reached to where he was at, he started walking next to me, “Since you’re the one guiding us, you get to sit in the front seat.” He winked as he opened the door for me.
My eyes slightly widened and just stared at him, ‘Wow, this really isn’t the Koga I used to know,’ before I walked up to the truck to jumped into the passenger seat.
By the time I was seated, Kagome and Kohaku had taken the last seats; Sango and Miroku sat in the middle.
Koga walked around the truck and opened his door as I turned towards the back; “Now you guys better behave back there. I don’t want to hear any weird noises, especially from you Kagome.” Trying to hold back from laughing.
The group laughed and Kagome’s head suddenly appeared from behind the seat, “Hey I always behave you know that.”
“Ha Ha, yeah right.”
Koga hopped in and shut his door. He started the engine and turned towards me, smiling, “Ok, lead the way” I curled my lips up to a smile and began to guide him towards the beach.
During the drive, Koga talked about his trip and described to us what he did and what he saw. He was beginning to get a little irritating though. Throughout the drive, he kept trying to hold my hand even though I kept pulling it away from him.
When we entered the residential area that was close to the beach, Kagome asked from the back, “Are you sure we’re not lost?”
Nodding, “Yes I’m sure we’re not lost. It’s just that since it’s a private residential beach we have to go through here.”
She sighed and sat back on her seat, “Okay, then.”
A few turns later we finally arrived to the place. At first view all you were able to see were houses all over and the horizon line.
“Koga, pull up right here.” Pointing to a spot that was next to what seemed like having just a driveway to some houses that were under.
Koga asked before he stopped the car, “Are you sure it’s here?”
Nodding, “It’s here.”
As Sango was looking out the window, she said, “I don’t see where we could go into the beach.”
“I’m positive it’s here. There is a staircase under there and a ramp that is going to lead us down,” reaching over to remove my seatbelt.
Koga finally parked the truck and shut off the engine. “Well let’s go,” removing the locks from the doors and stepping out. He walked around and opened the door for me again.
‘Ok, this is getting a little creepy.’ Climbing off the truck, I turned towards him, smiling, “Oh thank you.”
He smiled, “You’re welcome.”
I stood, looking out as I waited for everyone to get down before I started heading towards the stairs. Suddenly, Kagome looked up and pointed to the sky, “Wow, look how many stars there are.” We stopped and looked up to the dark sky, seeing it covered with stars.
Smiling, I looked back at everyone, “You guys ready?”
Kohaku answered, “Yeah, let’s go.”
“Ok just follow me but be really quiet we don’t want to disturb the residents.” They all nodded and began to follow behind me.
I started to lead them down some stairs that ended up in the driveway of the houses that were there. So we crossed it and started to go down the ramp. “Be careful it’s going to get really steep, I would hold on to the rail” As we got further down the ramp, the viewpoint started to become visible. “There it is,” pointing towards it.
Kagome asked, “That’s it?”
“No, you’ll see the best part right now.” When we arrived to the bottom, everyone stopped and stayed by the ramp as I walked up towards the rails. I leaned over and looked down to the rocks below, seeing many waves crash into them.
Smiling, “Come, look down there,” pointing down and waving at them so they could walk closer. They quickly walked up to the rails and it was funny to see their mouths open in awe.
Kagome sighed, “Wow that’s so beautiful.”
Sango, “Yeah, that’s so cool.” Then Sango and Kagome turned towards me, “Where did you learn of this place?”
“I came here a couple of times with a friend of mine.”
Kagome interrupted, “What friend?”
I looked towards her and quirked an eyebrow, “A friend.”
“Uh huh,” turning back to look at the ocean.
I slightly shook my head before I turned towards the rocks on the bottom; “You can also walk down to where the rocks are.”
Kohaku looked up; “You can walk all the way down?”
Nodding, “Yeah, that ramp leads all the way to the bottom,” pointing towards the ramp that was near by.
Miroku turned to Sango, “You want to go down there, Sango?”
She nodded, “Ok, let’s go.”
Miroku asked, “So just go down the ramp right?”
Nodding as I fully stood, “Yeah.”
Kagome, “Come on Kohaku, let’s go see what’s down there,” as she pulled Kohaku with her.
I started to giggle at the sight and then looked up at the moon, “Poor guy.”
I heard Koga take a few steps and stood next to me, “Yeah, she’s something alright.” He kept looking at me but remained silent; all the noise that was heard was of the waves crashing underneath us.
I felt his stare and turned to look at him, “What’s the matter?”
Shaking his head, “Nothing, I was just noticing how much you’ve changed in such a short time. You’ve grown up a lot.” Then I noticed him looking me down from head to toe.
“Of course I have Koga, I’m 21 now. But I haven’t changed as much as you, what made you change so much?”
“Well, my father always kept insisting me that I should take care of myself. ‘Be clean and proper’ he always said but I never wanted to do it. So I decided that it was time for a change especially since I knew I was going to come back here.”
I turned my attention back towards the ocean and leaned on the rail in front of me, “What is ‘here’ that would make you decide to change? -If- you don’t mind me asking.”
He chuckled as he leaned on the rail with his back towards the ocean, “No, not at all. Actually there’s someone I’m trying to impress. Well, a girl.”
Turning my head to look towards him; “Do I know who it is?”
“I hope so,” he laughed but then his tone became serious, “But now she’s not a girl anymore, she’s turned to a woman. I’m not sure if she’ll like the new me.” He slowly leaned down towards me, stopping when his face was merely inches from mine.
“Oh,” I felt his warm breath hit my face, his hair blowing around in the breeze tickling my forehead.
He reached up and held my face in his hands, “Rin, you know that I care about you right.” Yet, it felt like it really wasn’t a question but more of a statement.
“You do?”
“Yeah since before I left but I never had the guts to tell you.” I was able to tell from his eyes that he was observing me, trying to see what kind of reaction I would get. I tried to remain calm, not because I was excited of him telling me that but because I was nervous at having him so close to me. I was about to say something, when he leaned closer towards me and started to lightly brush his lips against my own.
I closed my eyes, praying, ‘Oh God, please don’t let this happen.’ Hoping that something, somehow would happen to make him stop. Luckily, the sound of steps coming close reached my ears. So I opened my eyes and grabbed hold of his hands, slowly peeling them away from my face, whispering, “Koga, someone’s coming.”
He looked towards the ramp and also noticed that the others were coming back. I was able to see the disappointment that appeared in his face as he smiled and released his hold on me, moving back to lean on the rail.
A faint sigh of relief escaped my lips, as I stood up, turning towards the others, “Ready to go?”
Kagome answered as they continued to walk up the ramp, “Yeah, it’s getting late and a lot colder too.”
“We should be heading up also,” walking towards the ramp.
“Wait, Rin.” Suddenly, he reached out and gently grabbed onto my arm, stopping me. He walked up and stood in front of me. Looking into my eyes, “I want to ask you something.”
“What is it?”
“I wanted to know if I could take you out to dinner tomorrow night. I leave again in a couple of days and want to be able to spend more time with you if it’s all right.”
I was shocked by his request and left speechless for a couple of seconds, “I… I’m not sure. I would have to check if there isn’t anything else Kagome had planned. I promised her that this was her weekend to take me out where ever she wanted. I would need to ask her first.”
“Oh,” he reached into his jacket and pulled out his wallet, taking out a card from inside it and handing it to me, “Well, ask her and give me a call tomorrow. My number is on there and then we can set something up.”
I looked down at the card and then back up at him with a slight smile, “Alright, will do.”
Smiling, “Ok good. Let’s go.” We started heading back up the ramp and met the others at the truck.
Koga opened the door for me again and I stepped in. Once he shut the door and started walking around the truck, I slightly turned my head towards the back, “Nothing happened, so don’t ask.” Knowing Kagome would ask something.
He opened his door and jumped in, turning towards the others, “Are you guys ready?”
Miroku answered, “Yeah, I think we are.”
“Ok.” Koga finally started the engine and drove off.
The drive back was silent. Everyone seemed to be falling asleep, as it was about 2 am. I was sleepy myself but I didn’t fall asleep, I didn’t want to, at least not there. We finally arrived back to the shop and our cars were still there.
“Hey guys, we’re here,” turning around to yell at the others to wake them.
Koga parked near my car and dropped everyone off. I started getting off his truck when he said, “Hey don’t forget about tomorrow ok?”
I turned back towards him and shook my head, “No, I won’t,” shutting the door afterwards. When everyone was unloaded, he waved bye to the group and took off. Everyone else started heading towards their cars and waved goodbye on their way.
On the way back home, I fell asleep. I was extremely tired. When we finally arrived home, Kagome shook me a bit to wake me up, “Rin, wake up. We’re home.”
I lifted my head, feeling a bit groggy, “Huh, oh ok.”
We entered the house and I headed towards my room. Kagome going into hers, not discussing anything of what happened that moment. But I knew it wasn’t going to last long, knowing her. I was sure that most likely the next morning she definitely would not hesitate to ask about it.
No worries, I’ve not given up on any of my stories. I’ve just had too much going on lately and haven’t had a chance to continue writing. Although as you’ve noticed, I’m re-posting some of my chapters again, well they just needed some MAJOR editing. So I won’t be posting any new chapters until I finish going over the ones that are already done. I did major surgery on these chapters, cleaned them up a lot and added a few things but it’s still the same story. In my opinion, it just sounds better now. I know it’s been a long time and most probably already forgot about the story ~_~ sorry but hey, this way you’ll enjoy these new and improved chapters better ~_^ Well, I hope you enjoy these improved chapters and THANK YOU for everyone’s continued support despite my not updating. * HUGS * ^_^
Enjoy and thank you again….
Di sclaimer: I don’t own any of the InuYasha characters they belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Neither do I own Starbucks, although I wish I did ^_^.
‘___’ Thought Expressions
“Italic” Whisper expressions
I was staring out the window again, daydreaming or “zoning”, as my sister liked to call it. As far as I could remember I was always a daydreamer and my daydreaming always angered my mother a lot. She hated it when I would shut out the world around me and keep to myself. Although I don’t hear her furious calls of my name anymore, she’s no longer around to break me away because ever since my parents’ death, the zoning became more frequent. I guess it was my way of coping with the loss and pain of knowing that I was never going to see them again. They died in a plane crash when I was 16 and my sister was 18.
My father was a successful businessman; he had partnerships with many enormous companies and owned some stocks. Thanks to him, we lived and still live a good and happy life. We don’t live in a huge mansion; we live in a 4-bedroom house in an ordinary neighborhood. I’m not sure why we never moved from there but I loved that house. All my memories are there: of my parents, my childhood, and others.
After my fathers’ death, his business was left in his partner’s hands but we maintained sole ownership, all of his pensions and stocks were left to my sister and I. That alone was more than enough money to raise us both for the rest of our lives. I’m sure everyone thought that I was lucky, being left with all that but I surely didn’t feel lucky at all. I didn’t care about the money; I would’ve given it all upon request just as long as I had my parents with me again. Since my sister was a couple of months away from turning 19, I was allowed to stay under her care but we still had to be supervised.
My uncle Ichi and aunt Yuki took “care” of us after the accident. Selfish Bastards! They never really cared; all they wanted was to spend my fathers’ money. Although, they DID for about 2 years but when my sister turned 21, she was fed up from all the bullshit and kicked them out of our house. She also took over the financial responsibility and with a little help from me we survived. We’ve lived on our own since then.
My life has been a roller coaster of events. I was never able to predict what’s going to happen for me because it always ended up being the opposite of what I expected. Especially when it came down to my personal life, I went through so many emotional changes at my young age that I’m pretty sure a normal person wouldn’t go through. But I won’t get too into that now; I’ll explain more of it later. Even though I always had my sister with me, I still felt alone and no one was able to take that feeling away from me. None except one person, Sesshoumaru Kitazawa. He’s the one that made a major impact in my life. He’s the one that helped me get over the pain that haunted me for so long. But instead, let me start off by telling you how it came to be that Sesshomaru entered my life.
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Love is a foolish thing, especially if that love is not shared amongst the pair. If someone acts solely upon love, the aftermath ends up hurting one or even both. But who knows what love really is? Most people confuse attraction and obsession with love and even that “love” they claim to have can become a very dangerous thing. Koga was definitely one of those people.Kagome always complained about me not going out. I just didn’t like to, it wasn’t my thing. If it were up to me, I would’ve preferred to stay home and read than go out with her friends to a bar or whatever they did. But to stop her from bitching at me - yes bitching - I agreed to let her take me out where ever she wanted but I never knew EXACTLY what she’d planned for me until that torturing evening.
The sun was setting outside as I sat there with my eyes closed, I kept hearing someone calling my name but I didn’t pay much attention to it. “RIN”, then I heard it again, a little louder the next time. “RIN IMAMURA, GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!”
Suddenly, I awoke from my daydream realizing that it was my sister calling. Quickly I stood off the chair, grabbed my purse and walked out to the living room, finding her sitting on the sofa with an irritated look on her face. ‘Oh shit now I’m going to get it.’
Turning to face me, “Damn Rin, how long does it take you to get ready?”
Pulling my purse over my shoulder, “Oh, I’ve been ready.”
Standing from the sofa, “Then what the hell was taking you so long?” I was about to respond but she interrupted, “No, never mind don’t tell me,” swaying her hand back and forth.
Smiling as she turned to walk towards the door, “Well then don’t ask, slim.”
She turned back to me and yelled, “How many times have I told you not to call me that?”
“Apparently not enough.” Giggling as I walked past her to get out. As I walked away, I was still able to hear her huffing while she closed the door.
“My name is Kagome not slim, got that?”
“Yeah, whatever,” waiting for her to unlock the car doors. She shot me an angry glare as she kept walking towards the car and I just laughed. She removed the alarm and locks so we could step into the car. Once I fastened my seatbelt, I turned to her, “So, where are we going?”
Her eyes slightly widened, “You forgot already? We’re going to meet the gang up at Starbucks for coffee and then I’m not sure maybe go to a club or something.”
Turning to look outside, “Oh, who’s going to be there?”
“Well you know Sango, Miroku, Kohaku and … Koga,” as she began to drive away. The last name she said as low as a whisper, thinking that I must not have heard her.
My eyes widened and quickly turned, “KOGA… you said Koga didn’t you? You know I can’t stand being around him.” Sighing as I sat back on the seat and crossed my arms.
“Oh come on Rin, give the guy a chance. You know he likes you.”
I leaned my head on the window and shook it, “I knew this outing had a catch. Kagome, take me back home I don’t want to go anymore.”
She glanced at me and turned her attention back to the road, “Rin, I’m not going to drive all the way back.”
Lifting my head off the window, “Fine then, drop me off here and I’ll walk.” I tried to open the door but she stopped me by putting the locks back on before I opened it.
“I’m not going to do that. Come on, I promised you that I was going to take you out and I’m going to keep my promise.”
Finally giving up, I sat back on the seat and continued looking out the window, “Fine but I’m not promising that I will hang out with him.”
She turned back to me and smiled, “Great, look don’t worry we’ll have a blast.”
“We’ll see,” resting my head on the window once more.
During the rest of the drive we said nothing to each other, the Starbucks wasn’t very far away from the house but the chilling silence between us made it feel like it was hours away. When we finally arrived, a big smile grew on Kagome’s face. That’s when she finally broke the silence, “Awesome, looks like everyone’s here already and they’ve got a table too.”
Sarcastically, “Grreat”. Once parked, she shut off the engine and pulled the keys out of the starter but didn’t make a move to get out of the car. I turned towards her and noticed that her smile had faded away, replaced by a serious expression. Concerned, “Kagome, are you all right?”
She lowered her head and nodded, lightly, “Yeah, I was just thinking about the times when we would come here with mom and dad.”
I looked back at the coffee shop and suddenly pictured us sitting there with our parents, laughing, chatting and having coffee. The memory brought a smile to my face, “Those were some good times.”
She lifted her head up and looked up at me for a bit. Then a smile started to appear on her lips, “Yeah, they were… Well, we should be heading out now before they think something’s wrong.”
Giggling, “Well, talk about having mood swings.” She turned and shot me another angry glare before I laughed, “I bet you’re just saying that cause Kohaku is walking this way aren’t you?” pointing to the young man walking towards us. She turned and put on a grin that spread from cheek to cheek as we finally got out.
Kohaku walked up to Kagome and smiled, “Hey ladies, how are you?” Kagome reached out to give him a hug, I, on the other hand, just waved at him. We answered simultaneously “Good and you?” then looked at each other and giggled.
He chuckled, “I’m great. Thanks. Shall we? Everyone’s waiting for you two.”
We started heading towards the coffee shop, the couple walking in front of me, talking. They walked together, arm in arm and I decided to stay a little behind, just to observe them.
Kohaku was a very handsome guy. He was tall, dark haired and his tanned skin went well with his hazel eyes. He definitely was a looker but Kohaku was also the sweetest guy you could ever meet. I always thought that he and Kagome made a cute couple but they didn’t date very long before Kagome decided to end it. She said that he was too “nice” for her. I never really understood why she broke it off and I didn’t bother to ask her either. I’ve always let her handle her own personal life.
We arrived to the table where it appeared that we were the only ones they were waiting for.
Kagome waved at everyone, “Hey guys what’s up?”
Sango stood and reached out to wrap her arms around Kagome, “Hey Kagome.”
Sango was Kagome’s best friend. They met when they were in high school and became inseparable. Sango was always there for Kagome especially after the accident. She would call everyday or come by just to check on us. I liked Sango; she was a sweet girl. Also, she was always cool to be around with. Although, Sango didn’t look her age, she looked a bit older than Kagome even though they’re both the same age, 23. I guess it was her hair that made her look older, it reached to about mid back and her bangs were cut neatly away from her face.
The young man that was sitting next to her was Miroku, her boyfriend; he was also an attractive guy. His brown eyes fitted nicely with his light skin and dark hair. They started going out since their senior year in high school. I was surprised at how they had been able to stay together for so long. Although, they did have their good share of arguments like any normal couple would. But during those times, Sango always ended up having a crying marathon with Kagome by her side.
Sango walked up, smiling and wrapped her arms around me, “Hey Rin, how are you?”
Returning her embrace and smiling, “I’m doing ok, I guess.”
“Good, I’m glad to hear that.” She released me and turned to sit down as I made my way towards my seat.
When we were all finally sitting down, I looked around and noticed that someone was still missing. Koga hadn’t arrived yet. ‘Oh I hope he doesn’t show up.’ So I sat quietly with my purse and hands on my lap, silently hoping he wouldn’t.
Kagome turned to Sango, “Hey, wasn’t Koga going to be here too?”
“Yeah, but he called a while ago saying that he’s going to be running a bit late.” I kept looking at them but noticed that as Sango responded, Kagome turned to look at me with her eyes. I felt my blood start to race and returned her look with an angry glare. She just smiled and turned back to look at Sango.
I hated it when she did that. As if it wasn’t enough of her luring me there under a false pretense, then she planned on sticking me the guy I couldn’t even stand being next to.
So I lowered my head and slightly shook it, trying to avoid a confrontation with her. “I’m going to buy a coffee,” standing and walking inside the shop. As I was waiting for my order, I turned around and noticed that as the group was talking, they were turning to look at me at the same time. Raising an eyebrow, I turned away from them. ‘Talk about me all you want, like if I care.’ Once my order was done, I picked up my drink and began to walk out the door.
Kagome asked, curious, “Ooooo, what did you get?” as I was taking a sip.
“I got an iced caramel macchiatto,” taking my seat again at the opposite end of the table.
“Hmmm… that sounds good.”
Kagome moved back to stand but then Kohaku stopped her, “Here let me get it for you.”
Smiling, “Oh thanks Kohaku how sweet of you.”
“No problem… Can I get you guys anything?” Kohaku turned towards Sango and Miroku.
“No thanks man I still have some in mine,” answered Miroku. Then he turned towards Sango, “Would you like anything else my dear?”
Sango blushed, “Umm… water please.”
“Coming right up.” Miroku stood up and walked with Kohaku to get the drinks. I started to giggle as I watched the interaction between Sango and Miroku.
Turning over to Kagome, “So… when are you going to stop giving the poor guy signs when you know it’s not going anywhere beyond friends anymore?”
She turns to me, shocked, “What are you talking about?”
Raising an eyebrow, “Oh don’t pretend you don’t know. The walking together arm in arm, him still buying you things…”
“You know she’s right Kagome, it’s not fair for him to be trying so hard when you know he doesn’t have a chance.” Sango added on as Kagome sat back on the chair.
Slightly shaking her head, “It’s not like I tell him to buy me things, he does it on his own will. As for the arm in arm, I’ve always walked with him like that, even before we started dating.”
The guys came back and we ended our conversation, we didn’t want them to ask questions as to what we were talking about. It would’ve put us in a bad situation. Kohaku walked over to Kagome and handed her, her drink sipping his own.
Smiling, “Thanks” She took the drink from his hand and started to shake it before she sipped it.
Miroku walked over to Sango, handing her a water bottle before he sat back down; “Here you go.”
“Thanks Miroku.”
“No problem.” He kissed her cheek causing her to cheeks to turn rosy once again.
An hour passed by as we continued to chat and laugh at Miroku’s jokes. I just loved his sense of humor. By then, the sun had almost set and it was beginning to get darken. All of a sudden, a black Escalade drove up and parked in a spot that was near us. I quickly glanced at it since hearing it caught my attention but didn’t pay much attention to it and turned back towards the group.
Suddenly, Sango turned and waved at someone, “Oh look, Koga’s here.” My eyes widened and turned towards Kagome. She smiled and nudged her head in the same direction as to tell me to look.
I slowly turned over and caught sight of the young man getting off the vehicle. His handsome features caught my attention immediately. His brown hair reflected the light from the shop. It was cut about medium length and moved swiftly with each of his movements. Once he got closer, I noticed the huge smile that appeared on his face.
“Hey Koga, how are you?” Kagome asked as he was giving Sango a short hug and then walked over to shake Miroku’s hand.
“I’m well, thanks.” He walked over to Kagome and wrapped his arms around her. “How are you, Kagome?”
“I’m great, you know me always cheery.” He chuckled at her comment as I rolled my eyes and looked back at them.
She pulled away to face him, “So how was your trip?”
He moved over and shook Kohaku’s hand then turned back to Kagome. “Well, it was ok, it wasn’t much of a pleasure trip but I really can’t complain.”
Kagome smiled and turned towards me, “Oh Koga, you do remember my sister Rin right?” He then looked at me and smiled as he began to walk in my direction. I kept my sight on him as he walked up to me and suddenly felt myself unable to look away from those ice blue eyes of his. His smile didn’t fade at all, as I sat there unable to move until he reached down, took my hand and slowly lifted it up to his lips not letting go of my gaze. Yet I noticed that as he kissed the backside of my hand, he ever so slightly closed his eyes, feeling his eyelashes lightly brush against my hand before he looked back up.
“Hey, Rin. It’s been a long time. How are you?” still not letting go of my hand.
It HAD been a long time. This is NOT the Koga I used to know. Back then he was rude, arrogant and extremely annoying. I don’t mean to sound cynical but he wasn’t much to look at either. All I ever liked about him were his eyes. I guess this new Koga had always been inside of him but he never let him out. He was gone for a little over a year on business with his father. I think that might have been the reason for such a drastic change.
I pulled my hand away from his and held onto his gaze, “Yes it has”. Suddenly, I felt a heavy gaze upon me and turned my head slightly towards the group causing me to break the link I had with Koga. They all had HUGE smiles on their faces most likely because of the little scene they’d just witnessed between Koga and I. As I questioningly looked at them, Koga made his way to sit on the empty chair that HAD to be the one next to mine.
Miroku broke the silence amongst the group and directed his question to Koga, “So I see you got yourself a new toy?”
Chuckling, “Yeah, I just got it about a week ago, it’s awesome.”
“Oh really, well how about taking us for a drive then?” Kagome winked at him.
He laughs, “Sure, I’d love to. But where do you guys want to go?”
“Oh I don’t know. Have any ideas Sango?” Kagome turned to Sango.
Sango rested her head on her chin, thinking, “Hmm… I’m not sure. How about the beach? It’s a beautiful night and the moon is in full view.”
Kagome’s face filled with joy, “Hey that’s a great idea. But which beach? I don’t want one that’s packed with people.”
Kohaku added, “Well, it might be hard to find one that doesn’t have people in it since it’s still quite early or at least a public one. Does anyone know of a private one?” They all looked at each other, waiting for one to answer. All just shook their heads and sighed.
Kagome slumped her shoulders, “Well that’s it for the beach, then where else?” Kagome’s disappointment was very obvious by the look on her face.
As I was listening to them, I started to think back of a spot I went once with a friend of mine. It was almost completely hidden and didn’t have many people, sometimes any at all. “I know a spot,” interrupting them.
Kagome asked, “You do?”
“Yeah, I went there a couple of times and it looked pretty secluded to me, at least back then it did.”
Koga asked, “Where is it at? Do you remember?”
Looking up at him, “I don’t remember the name of it but I’m sure that if I see it I’ll recognize it, I still remember how to get there. It’s a little far from here but it will help kill time.”
Koga turned to the rest of the group, “Well, what do you guys think? It beats being here and thinking of what to do and doing nothing in the mean time.”
Miroku answered, “Yeah, that’s true.”
Sango turned to Kagome, “What do you think?”
Kagome shrugged her shoulders, “Yeah let’s go why not?”
“All right, then it’s settled.” We stood from our chairs and started walking towards Koga’s SUV. Although, he stayed behind and let the others pass him. Once I reached to where he was at, he started walking next to me, “Since you’re the one guiding us, you get to sit in the front seat.” He winked as he opened the door for me.
My eyes slightly widened and just stared at him, ‘Wow, this really isn’t the Koga I used to know,’ before I walked up to the truck to jumped into the passenger seat.
By the time I was seated, Kagome and Kohaku had taken the last seats; Sango and Miroku sat in the middle.
Koga walked around the truck and opened his door as I turned towards the back; “Now you guys better behave back there. I don’t want to hear any weird noises, especially from you Kagome.” Trying to hold back from laughing.
The group laughed and Kagome’s head suddenly appeared from behind the seat, “Hey I always behave you know that.”
“Ha Ha, yeah right.”
Koga hopped in and shut his door. He started the engine and turned towards me, smiling, “Ok, lead the way” I curled my lips up to a smile and began to guide him towards the beach.
During the drive, Koga talked about his trip and described to us what he did and what he saw. He was beginning to get a little irritating though. Throughout the drive, he kept trying to hold my hand even though I kept pulling it away from him.
When we entered the residential area that was close to the beach, Kagome asked from the back, “Are you sure we’re not lost?”
Nodding, “Yes I’m sure we’re not lost. It’s just that since it’s a private residential beach we have to go through here.”
She sighed and sat back on her seat, “Okay, then.”
A few turns later we finally arrived to the place. At first view all you were able to see were houses all over and the horizon line.
“Koga, pull up right here.” Pointing to a spot that was next to what seemed like having just a driveway to some houses that were under.
Koga asked before he stopped the car, “Are you sure it’s here?”
Nodding, “It’s here.”
As Sango was looking out the window, she said, “I don’t see where we could go into the beach.”
“I’m positive it’s here. There is a staircase under there and a ramp that is going to lead us down,” reaching over to remove my seatbelt.
Koga finally parked the truck and shut off the engine. “Well let’s go,” removing the locks from the doors and stepping out. He walked around and opened the door for me again.
‘Ok, this is getting a little creepy.’ Climbing off the truck, I turned towards him, smiling, “Oh thank you.”
He smiled, “You’re welcome.”
I stood, looking out as I waited for everyone to get down before I started heading towards the stairs. Suddenly, Kagome looked up and pointed to the sky, “Wow, look how many stars there are.” We stopped and looked up to the dark sky, seeing it covered with stars.
Smiling, I looked back at everyone, “You guys ready?”
Kohaku answered, “Yeah, let’s go.”
“Ok just follow me but be really quiet we don’t want to disturb the residents.” They all nodded and began to follow behind me.
I started to lead them down some stairs that ended up in the driveway of the houses that were there. So we crossed it and started to go down the ramp. “Be careful it’s going to get really steep, I would hold on to the rail” As we got further down the ramp, the viewpoint started to become visible. “There it is,” pointing towards it.
Kagome asked, “That’s it?”
“No, you’ll see the best part right now.” When we arrived to the bottom, everyone stopped and stayed by the ramp as I walked up towards the rails. I leaned over and looked down to the rocks below, seeing many waves crash into them.
Smiling, “Come, look down there,” pointing down and waving at them so they could walk closer. They quickly walked up to the rails and it was funny to see their mouths open in awe.
Kagome sighed, “Wow that’s so beautiful.”
Sango, “Yeah, that’s so cool.” Then Sango and Kagome turned towards me, “Where did you learn of this place?”
“I came here a couple of times with a friend of mine.”
Kagome interrupted, “What friend?”
I looked towards her and quirked an eyebrow, “A friend.”
“Uh huh,” turning back to look at the ocean.
I slightly shook my head before I turned towards the rocks on the bottom; “You can also walk down to where the rocks are.”
Kohaku looked up; “You can walk all the way down?”
Nodding, “Yeah, that ramp leads all the way to the bottom,” pointing towards the ramp that was near by.
Miroku turned to Sango, “You want to go down there, Sango?”
She nodded, “Ok, let’s go.”
Miroku asked, “So just go down the ramp right?”
Nodding as I fully stood, “Yeah.”
Kagome, “Come on Kohaku, let’s go see what’s down there,” as she pulled Kohaku with her.
I started to giggle at the sight and then looked up at the moon, “Poor guy.”
I heard Koga take a few steps and stood next to me, “Yeah, she’s something alright.” He kept looking at me but remained silent; all the noise that was heard was of the waves crashing underneath us.
I felt his stare and turned to look at him, “What’s the matter?”
Shaking his head, “Nothing, I was just noticing how much you’ve changed in such a short time. You’ve grown up a lot.” Then I noticed him looking me down from head to toe.
“Of course I have Koga, I’m 21 now. But I haven’t changed as much as you, what made you change so much?”
“Well, my father always kept insisting me that I should take care of myself. ‘Be clean and proper’ he always said but I never wanted to do it. So I decided that it was time for a change especially since I knew I was going to come back here.”
I turned my attention back towards the ocean and leaned on the rail in front of me, “What is ‘here’ that would make you decide to change? -If- you don’t mind me asking.”
He chuckled as he leaned on the rail with his back towards the ocean, “No, not at all. Actually there’s someone I’m trying to impress. Well, a girl.”
Turning my head to look towards him; “Do I know who it is?”
“I hope so,” he laughed but then his tone became serious, “But now she’s not a girl anymore, she’s turned to a woman. I’m not sure if she’ll like the new me.” He slowly leaned down towards me, stopping when his face was merely inches from mine.
“Oh,” I felt his warm breath hit my face, his hair blowing around in the breeze tickling my forehead.
He reached up and held my face in his hands, “Rin, you know that I care about you right.” Yet, it felt like it really wasn’t a question but more of a statement.
“You do?”
“Yeah since before I left but I never had the guts to tell you.” I was able to tell from his eyes that he was observing me, trying to see what kind of reaction I would get. I tried to remain calm, not because I was excited of him telling me that but because I was nervous at having him so close to me. I was about to say something, when he leaned closer towards me and started to lightly brush his lips against my own.
I closed my eyes, praying, ‘Oh God, please don’t let this happen.’ Hoping that something, somehow would happen to make him stop. Luckily, the sound of steps coming close reached my ears. So I opened my eyes and grabbed hold of his hands, slowly peeling them away from my face, whispering, “Koga, someone’s coming.”
He looked towards the ramp and also noticed that the others were coming back. I was able to see the disappointment that appeared in his face as he smiled and released his hold on me, moving back to lean on the rail.
A faint sigh of relief escaped my lips, as I stood up, turning towards the others, “Ready to go?”
Kagome answered as they continued to walk up the ramp, “Yeah, it’s getting late and a lot colder too.”
“We should be heading up also,” walking towards the ramp.
“Wait, Rin.” Suddenly, he reached out and gently grabbed onto my arm, stopping me. He walked up and stood in front of me. Looking into my eyes, “I want to ask you something.”
“What is it?”
“I wanted to know if I could take you out to dinner tomorrow night. I leave again in a couple of days and want to be able to spend more time with you if it’s all right.”
I was shocked by his request and left speechless for a couple of seconds, “I… I’m not sure. I would have to check if there isn’t anything else Kagome had planned. I promised her that this was her weekend to take me out where ever she wanted. I would need to ask her first.”
“Oh,” he reached into his jacket and pulled out his wallet, taking out a card from inside it and handing it to me, “Well, ask her and give me a call tomorrow. My number is on there and then we can set something up.”
I looked down at the card and then back up at him with a slight smile, “Alright, will do.”
Smiling, “Ok good. Let’s go.” We started heading back up the ramp and met the others at the truck.
Koga opened the door for me again and I stepped in. Once he shut the door and started walking around the truck, I slightly turned my head towards the back, “Nothing happened, so don’t ask.” Knowing Kagome would ask something.
He opened his door and jumped in, turning towards the others, “Are you guys ready?”
Miroku answered, “Yeah, I think we are.”
“Ok.” Koga finally started the engine and drove off.
The drive back was silent. Everyone seemed to be falling asleep, as it was about 2 am. I was sleepy myself but I didn’t fall asleep, I didn’t want to, at least not there. We finally arrived back to the shop and our cars were still there.
“Hey guys, we’re here,” turning around to yell at the others to wake them.
Koga parked near my car and dropped everyone off. I started getting off his truck when he said, “Hey don’t forget about tomorrow ok?”
I turned back towards him and shook my head, “No, I won’t,” shutting the door afterwards. When everyone was unloaded, he waved bye to the group and took off. Everyone else started heading towards their cars and waved goodbye on their way.
On the way back home, I fell asleep. I was extremely tired. When we finally arrived home, Kagome shook me a bit to wake me up, “Rin, wake up. We’re home.”
I lifted my head, feeling a bit groggy, “Huh, oh ok.”
We entered the house and I headed towards my room. Kagome going into hers, not discussing anything of what happened that moment. But I knew it wasn’t going to last long, knowing her. I was sure that most likely the next morning she definitely would not hesitate to ask about it.
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