InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Being Watched ❯ Being Watched: Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

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Chapter 4

 

The next morning, Kagome awoke to the alarm going off, and felt a heavy arm draped over her torso. His hand held her abdomen below her belly button. Kagome had shifted in the night and he'd been spooning her. His body was flush up against her back, and his other arm snaked under her armpit, while his hand held her upper chest just below her neck. His face was nestled against her neck, and his warm breath tickled her skin.

 

She tried to move her lower body, but his leg held her legs in place, and what was that against her lower back? She moved her rear again and gained a low moan.

 

"Stop moving," he said and held her tighter. Meanwhile, her alarm beeped loudly.

 

She tried to remove his hand from her chest, but he grabbed her hand and held it there as he wrapped himself around her even tighter.

 

"Inuyasha, its morning. You can let me go now."

 

She started to struggle, and moved her bottom against him again. He moaned and then moved her under him and pinned her arms and legs to the bed. "Don't do that unless you're asking for more."

 

The look in his eyes gained a gasp from her lips. He released her and climbed out of bed to slam the bathroom door shut. She couldn't move. She laid on the bed where he'd left her as the alarm beeped incessantly. A few moments later, after she slapped the alarm off, he walked out of the bathroom and back into the room to grab his clothes for the day.

 

He stopped and looked at her and asked, "What, you playing hooky today? Or are you gonna get dressed and ready to go to work?"

 

He left the room to get dressed and ready. She sat up in the bed, shook her head and grabbed her things. As she got ready in the bathroom, she couldn't help but wonder how he'd ended up wrapped around her entire body, and then act as if nothing had happened the entire night.

 

As she brushed her hair, she could still feel his hands on her body. His hold was firm, and yet tender. His hands had claw-like nails, but he never scratched her in the night. Maybe he really was telling the truth- that he only meant to protect her, and not take advantage. With those nails, he would have scratched her at least once if he'd tried anything. At that thought, she carried on as usual without any second thoughts of the night before, hoping he would spend the night with her again later that night to come.

 

On the train, Inuyasha was diligent in watching everyone around them. After the perp broke into his apartment that morning, he'd been on edge. He stayed by Kagome's side until they reached her father's building. His eyes were everywhere but on her as she set her hand to his shoulder.

 

At that moment, she finally caught his gaze. He handed her a piece of paper. "That's my number. Call me if you leave early or anything happens, and I'll be right here."

 

She nodded. When he was about to turn from her, she grabbed his left hand. He turned back to her. She leaned up, put her hands on his shoulders and he leaned in to kiss her.

 

"Thank you, Inu. If you leave early, call me. I'll leave early too," she handed him her card.

 

He nodded and then ran off. She smiled, turned and looked up the side of the tall glass building. "Well, back to work."

 

Her father stood at the window once again, watching the man kiss his daughter, and take the business card from her. His hands clinched into fists and his jaw clenched tightly.

 

"Sir, do you need me to fetch her for you?" Asked his assistant.

 

"Yes, bring her to me, now." The assistant left. "Kagome, this time you've left me angrier than ever."

 

A couple minutes later, the assistant let Kagome in the door and closed it behind her. "Father, you wanted to see me?"

 

He turned and faced his daughter with nothing but anger in his eyes. "You disappoint me, Kagome. You let that scum walk you to work again."

 

"Father, he's nothing but a gentleman who's been very kind, is all. You see, I've had some trouble lately, and he's been keeping me safe. You should thank him, father, not be angry about him."

 

"Oh, really. What about Tanaka? Hmm? What about him? How do you think he feels when he also sees you kissing a man on the street?"

 

"Father, you know how I feel about Tanaka. He's the reason I moved out. Don't make him pierce already deep wounds further."

 

"Kagome, he loves you, and always has. You grew up together, and he was your only friend, and you his. And this is how you repay him?"

 

"Father, he's changed. He's not the boy I used to know."

 

"What is that supposed to mean? Tanaka is a man, not a boy. A boy can't possibly take care of my daughter. Only a man can."

 

"One who thinks it's right to force himself on me?"

 

"I don't know what you're talking about. He would never do such a thing."

 

"Father, you have never listened to me! He's not a good man! But Inuyasha-"

 

He pointed out the window. "That is his name? Inuyasha? You mean to tell me that you're kissing a man who is named Dog Spirit?! Over Tanaka?"

 

Kagome stood tall, and lifted her chin proudly when she said, "Yes, father."

 

"So, you aim to disgrace your family? Throw everything away for some hooligan off the street who obviously came from a less than desirable background?" His anger was boiling now, his face had turned red.

 

"I don't aim to disgrace anyone, father. You don't know him. Tanaka tried to force himself on me within two dates, whereas Inuyasha has only kissed me and promised to never hurt me. That is a promise Tanaka could never make."

 

"Kagome, I will give you one last chance. If you don't obey me, your father, and choose Tanaka, then you're no longer my daughter."

 

"Well, then, father, I guess I'm no longer your daughter. My choice is Inuyasha, and since I am a grown woman, you have no say in my decision of whom I'm allowed to love."

 

Her father began to shudder in anger as she turned to leave the office. She stopped when she grabbed the door knob, turned and said one last thing. "I quit. Goodbye, father. Tell mother I will love her always, and miss her greatly."

 

She turned the knob and exited the room full of tense atmosphere. Her father slammed his left hand on his desk.

 

Suddenly, his assistant entered the room to say, "Sir, a man named Muso is on the phone for you. He said you're his only phone call from jail."

 

"Send the call to me," he sat down, and his phone rang. "Muso, what happened?"

 

As she walked past the cubicles of office workers, tears fell from her eyes, and a smile grew on her face. She walked into her corner office, grabbed her personal belongings, and placed them in a nearby box. Once she had everything, she grabbed the box, and left her father's building for the last time. After she stepped out the door, she looked up as if to look into her father's eyes and said, "Goodbye, stressful and unhappy life. I'm on to better things."

 

She walked out of sight from the building and fetched her cell phone from her brown leather purse, unfolded the paper and typed the number into the phone.

 

Meanwhile, Inuyasha sat at his desk animating his next project when his cell phone vibrated in his right jean pocket. He picked it up, and saw that it was Kagome calling him. He flipped the phone open and said, "Hey, Kagome. You're calling early. Everything okay? Oh. Okay, I'll be there shortly. Okay, bye."

 

He flipped the phone shut, saved his work on his jump drive and logged out of the computer. On his way to the elevator, he shouted across the hall, "Hey, boss, heading out early, got an emergency!"

 

"Whatever, Inu."

 

"What's up? What emergency?" His co-worker asked as he passed by him.

 

"Oh, nothing. My new roommate is having complications with something, and she needs my help. I'll be back tomorrow. See ya!"

 

The elevator dinged and the doors opened for him. Once the doors closed, his smile melted away. She sounded cheerful over the phone, but leaving her job could only mean one thing—her father was being a jerk to her again.

 

Fifteen minutes later, Inuyasha appeared beside her about a block from her father's building. "Hey, I'm here. What happened?" He lifted her box under his arm and she stood from the bench she'd been sitting on.

 

"Oh, he saw us kiss this morning, and became furious. I stood up for myself is what happened, and nothing more."

 

"Kagome, there's something you're not telling me. What's really going on?" They started walking back to the train station.

 

"It's nothing shy of my father having higher expectations of me, in all aspects of my life. If he's not going to consider my feelings on the matter, then I don't want to call him father anymore."

 

Inuyasha stopped a moment. She stopped and looked at him over her shoulder. "What's wrong?"

 

"You mean, you lost the rest of your family today aside from your job?"

 

"Yeah, but it's okay," she sighed and smiled. "Inuyasha, this is a new start for me; a new beginning. I can start out on my own, happily be myself, and not feel as if I'm not good enough."

 

"What did he do to make you want out? There's more to it than just getting upset at you dating me. What is it?"

 

"Well, can we get something to eat first? I'll tell you over brunch."

 

“Sure, let's go here. They have private rooms in the back," he held the door open for her to the restaurant Ayano's.

 

Inuyasha requested a private room, and the greeter guided them back. Once they sat upon the cushions at the low table, Inuyasha said, "Okay, now, tell me your story."

 

"Well, there's this childhood friend I had named Tanaka. We grew up together. However, as he grew older, my father took him under his wing, and trained him to take over the company, so to speak. Well, he changed. He's not the funny, energetic, crazy friend who always had something funny to say anymore. He's strict, stern, and business-like now. My father and his father made a pact that he and I would get married and carry on the family business. Well, I chose a different path."

 

"How so?"

 

She looked up from the wood table before them. "I met you. I met you, and everything in my life changed. I realized there was another path I could take. Before I fell into your lap, I was contending with Tanaka and his bullying, his dark attitude, and his sharp tongue. He stopped saying nice things to me like he used to. For a long time, I did want us to get married, and he was heartbroken when I turned down his latest proposal. That day, he tried to force himself on me in my office. He pinned me to my desk and accosted me." She held her shirt when she mentioned the last part.

 

"No..."

 

She nodded. "I kicked him off me, shut the door on his face and locked it so he couldn't get back in. It created quite the scene at work. He's never forgiven me for that embarrassment, or so he's said."

 

"What is your father thinking? And here I was assuming that he was being an over-protective father. Instead, he's an ass-hat who doesn't deserve any child with how he's corrupted Tanaka."

 

"I know…" Tears began to fall from her eyes again. She sniffed and wiped them away.

Inuyasha reached across the table and held her left hand. Kagome looked at him in surprise.

 

"Am I to believe you have chosen me?"

 

"Well, you're the only man I've ever known to treat me as a woman, and not some piece of ass who can produce children and make some asshole happy when he got home. I'm not saying we have to get married, or anything. I'm just thankful that you're here and that I can trust you. I was beginning to think that I wasn't allowed to be happy."

 

"Kagome, you know that's not true. Everyone deserves happiness. Just because your father doesn't know love from a hole in the ground doesn't mean you're not worthy of love from others."

 

He reached his other hand to her chin. "You're beautiful, talented, kind, and you're worth every penny. The fact that you turned out this wonderful under the thumb of someone so undeserving of you is amazing, Kagome."

 

She smiled. "Thank you, Inu. You aren't so bad yourself. After hearing what little you've told me about your past, I'm glad you're still here too."

 

His hand pulled away from her chin and his gaze dropped to the table. "Yeah, my past is just that—my past. I don't focus on it, nor do I let it define me. I used to, but then I realized it just made me anti-social. I was so alone for so many years that I was thinking just like you—that I wasn't meant to be happy again. After Kikyo's death, I lost my heart along with her. I felt like I had no reason to go on, but I couldn't go through with killing myself. I thought I would just exist, and see how long I'd live."

 

"So, you didn't have any other relationships before me all that time?"

 

"Yeah. I was always alone. And on top of that, since I'm only half human, I don't sleep much. I'm a light sleeper since I have these ears." He lifted the cap to show his ears a smidge.

 

"I see. No wonder why you were able to sneak up behind the burglar."

 

"Yeah, I sleep in short spurts—cat naps as most people call them. And since I don't interact with others much, I mainly work on my projects, and get them done quickly. I'm a workaholic because I have no life, literally. But, I can't complain, I love my work. I enjoy it. I have so many stories to tell that it gives me a chance to see my past in a different way, and kill off those who pissed me off in my anime's," he chuckled.

 

Kagome laughed. "So, who writes the scripts and such?"

 

"I do. I write the stories, set up the scripts, and do some of the animations and art."

 

"Oh, I had no idea!"

 

"Yep, all the animes that come out of Shibuya Studios are mine," he smiled proudly.

 

"So far, the ones I've caught on television are good. I like the movies too, I go to see them every now and then. They are amazing. Wow, I never knew I would meet the mastermind behind them," Kagome smiled.

 

"Yup, it takes someone with quite a past and quite a lot of stories to tell to find this kind of success in the business. And since I am so dedicated in my work, we push the animes out quicker than most other studios. That's why I get such high bonuses."

 

"That's wonderful, Inu."

 

"So, now that you've wiped your career into the gutter, what are you gonna do now?"

 

Just then, the waiter knelt into the room and asked if they were ready to order. They ordered their sushi and drinks, and the waiter left.

 

Kagome shrugged. "I don't know. I haven't had the chance to think about it yet."

 

"What did you do at your father's firm again?"

 

"I was just a paralegal. Not high up in the food chain, but since I was his daughter, I got the corner office anyways. Everyone was jealous of me, but I didn't have a choice in the matter. It really cost me a lot of friends I'd made before I achieved my college degree. But, I thought that they weren't true friends if they would put something that trivial before their feelings for me, so I let it go and moved on."

 

"Ya know, there are a lot of Paralegal jobs available. You can use my computer to apply if you need to."

 

"No, that's okay. I'm going to take some time off to make some decisions, if that's okay."

 

"You sure?"

 

"Yeah. I'm not sure if I'm going to go back into that line of work again or not. I think I might choose a different path instead. I have other skills that I can use in other lines of work, and I may be happier that way also."

 

"Okay. Well, like I said before, you are taken care of, no matter what happens. I still have plenty of money to support you for now, so feel free to take as much time as you need. If you decide you want to go back to school, just let me know."

 

Just then, their sushi was set before them, and they partook in silence. After they left the restaurant, they headed back home, and Kagome retired to the bedroom to read the book she bought the other day, and Inuyasha went back to the living room to continue working on his project.

 

He sent an email stating that he was nearly finished with the scans he was working on and that he planned to email them to his boss. His boss expressed gratitude by giving him a few days off, which Inuyasha decided to surf the net after finishing his work.

 

He looked up hot spring resorts nearby, and their rates. He found one across the island near Kyoto. It was a quaint Ryokan and hot spring combination resort. The food would be brought to the room, the hot springs were co-ed as well as separate, and he knew that since massage and therapy sessions would be included Kagome would be very happy. He booked a room with his credit card, and slipped it back into his wallet.

 

Later that night, after Kagome had finished getting dressed for bed, and snuggled up under the covers with the lamp on, continuing to read her book, Inuyasha closed the door to the bathroom, and changed into his sleeping pants, brushed his teeth, and combed his hair a little. He opened the bathroom door to see her light was still on. He stepped up to her door, and opened it further.

 

"Kagome?" She looked up from her book. "Can I join you tonight?" She eyed him for a moment, blush pinked her cheeks and she smiled. It took her a moment, but she patted the spot beside her.

 

He crossed the room and crawled into the other side of the bed, on top of the covers. He settled in on his back, his hands cradling his head on the pillow.

 

Kagome glanced at him after he settled in beside her. His eyes were closed, his face was relaxed, and his bare chest rose and fell with each breath. She couldn't help but continue to observe the perfection beside her. He smelled musky, his hair draped over the comforter like silk, and his ears continued to pulse with his heartbeat. He was an angel resting at her side.

 

Before she knew it, she'd been watching him for over ten minutes, according to the clock on the wall across from the bed, and still couldn't allow herself to look away from him for more than a second. A part of her wanted to reach out and touch his perfect, soft skin, but she feared what he would do. The way he reacted earlier that morning surprised her. He'd never looked at her that way, and being pinned beneath him scared her for a brief moment. He was serious, and if there was one thing he'd never done, it was lay boundaries.

 

"Inuyasha?" He moaned in response, his eyes remained closed. "I just want to know, since we're sharing the bed. Are there any boundaries I should be aware of?"

 

His eyes opened, and his head turned to look at her. "You mean, like what happened earlier this morning?" She nodded. "Well, first of all, I am willing to be there for you in any way you need me. However, only if you let me know first. Cuddling, snuggling, that sort of thing is always allowed, but touching can get messy."

 

"What do you mean?" He rolled her way, and propped his head up.

 

"I will let you know if I would like to 'be' with you before doing anything to you, and I wish for you to do the same. However, I want you to know that if you're not ready for that sort of thing, I will oblige you."

 

"I want you to know that I respect you, Kagome. I would never force myself on you, ever." They continued eye contact for a few silent moments.

 

"I do have a question, though. Since you're not working now, and I have a few days off this week, would you join me on a trip?"

 

"A trip?"

 

"Yes, it's a trip based on relaxation and cleansing. With your past as it's been, I'd like to start things fresh with you—a new way, and a new relationship for us both."

 

"You need cleansing, too?"

 

He looked down. "Well, in a sense. I don't know if you see what I see in this relationship, but I guess you could say that I need to cut some ties of my own before I make any more decisions, and this trip would give me a chance to see you in a different light, and see myself as I could be. With another, I mean."

 

"Inuyasha," she set down her book and held his right hand. "I didn't expect any of this to happen, but I can't deny that I am happy with you."

 

He looked up into her eyes. "I will go on this trip with you, and see what happens. Magical things can occur when we let ourselves go in another place."

 

"Good, we leave tomorrow, I already made reservations." She nodded and smiled, while excitement filled her eyes.

 

He looked deeply into her eyes, capturing them. She became lost in his golden irises. A moment later, they tenderly kissed. His lips were soft and supple, and caressed her lips. His tongue darted into her mouth, and swept over her tongue. He held her to him, embracing her. She moaned into his mouth as he tasted her. He rolled her beneath him, and her arms went up around his broad shoulders as his legs entwined with hers.

When he came up for air, her dilated eyes looked beautiful. “Kagome, would it be too fast if I said I think I'm falling for you?”

She shook her head. “I think I've fallen for you, too.”

He kissed her with a bit more hunger, and hovered over her body as they made out under the sheets before falling asleep.