InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Best Man Steals the Bride ❯ Secret Treasure Revealed ( Chapter 14 )

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The Best Man Steals the Bride

By: Msmelanie (Now being known as Fondest Desire)

Chapter Fourteen: Secret Treasure Revealed

Day: Monday

Place: Kadowaki/Kagome's Room

Time: 6:00 P.M.

Kagome looked back at Inuyasha with uncertainty. It was clear he was not understanding why she was marrying Hojo. He had been quiet through lit class that day, but now it was time for them to read. Time for them to be alone.

Time to corner her.

"Kagome, fess up." Inuyasha growled. "Why are you marrying Hojo?"

Kagome shrugged her shoulders. "I just want to."

"Yeah, and I'm really a demon from the feudal ages." Inuyasha growled. "Now tell me the truth!"

"We're going to be happy." Kagome tried to distract him from answering the question. "You are the best man, so I don't know what your problem is."

"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled. "Don't play me! What is going on? Is he blackmailing you?"

Kagome frowned. "Hojo would never do that."

Inuyasha didn't respond to her answer. "Is he threatening to get you kicked out?"

Kagome just looked at him as if he had grown a third head. "Of course not. You know Hojo is not evil."

Inuyasha grumbled. Hojo innocent. That was a laugh. "Kagome...he's not..."

Kagome continued to look at him.

Inuyasha battled with himself. Hojo was going to be happy. He'd treat Kagome well and everyone would be happy. Everyone was supposed to be happy. "Hojo isn't the person for you."

Well, forget what he just said.

Kagome just looked at him. "What are you talking about? You've been trying to get Hojo and I together since day one."

"I know." Inuyasha looked at her. "Hojo's my friend and I want him to be happy. But Kitten, you are my friend too, and I know that Hojo will not make you happy." He turned around on his tummy. "I haven't told you or Hojo this, but I had stopped helping him the day you showed me your notebook." He looked straight at her. "You should not marry him."

Kagome felt guilty, like she was tied in a corner. She wanted to yell out 'Inuyasha, I don't love Hojo, but he's dying! I just have no choice!' But she didn't. She could not break her promise.

So instead, she did the only thing she could think of to get Inuyasha off her back: Make him angry. "How can you call yourself Hojo's friend when you are trying to sabotage our happiness?"

Inuyasha gawked at her. How dare she say that. "You dumb broad! I was just trying to be truthful! But fine, marry him! I don't care! Go ahead and fuck up your life! I don't give a shit!"

"I will!" Kagome yelled back. Her plan had worked. "We'll have a beautiful marriage and everything!"

Inuyasha knew she was lying. He knew his kitten. They may have not known each other for a lifetime, but he knew her well enough to know she did not love Hojo. She was hiding something, and no matter what, he'd find it. He would find her secret. Until then, she wasn't saying a word. So having no choice in the matter, he'd have to wait it out. And when she least expected it. He'd learn everything she was hiding. For now though, he would play dumb.

"Shutup." Inuyasha snarled as he looked at the book in front of him. "Let's just read and shut the hell up."

"Don't tell me to shutup." Kagome frowned as she looked at the book.

It seemed as if it was going to be a bad night for reading.

Time: 9:00 P.M.

The night had started off rocky, but as they continued to read side by side, it had become better. Soon, it was as if they had not had their little spat.

" 'So no pressure, Harry,' said Fred winking at him." Kagome continued to read as she squirmed a little.

Inuyasha smiled. He'd been reading so often with her that he knew what that little squirm meant. "You can go."

Kagome frowned. "I'm fine. We're almost done reading for the night anyhow."

Inuyasha pressed. "Now Kitten, if you've got to go tinkle, then go."

Kagome's cheeks tinted to a shade of pink. "You will be leaving soon anyway, remember?" She squirmed as she tried to find her spot again. "It's not right to take you downstairs just so I can go use the bathroom."

Inuyasha smirked. "Well, don't then. Just lock me in. I'll be good, I won't wander around."

Kagome looked at him suspiciously as she squirmed again. "You're positive? You won't run off?" She looked at him seriously. "I need to hear you promise."

Inuyasha raised his right hand. "I promise Kitty, no matter what, I won't leave this room."

Kagome bit her lip and looked at the door. She set down the book. "I'll be back in five minutes. Maybe less, so you better keep your promise."

Inuyasha shook his head. "I will. Just watch me."

Kagome looked at him but decided she really wanted to go. She walked to the door gracefully and opened it. "Don't forget."

Inuyasha just smiled. "I won't. Just get going."

He heard Kagome fidget with her keys to lock the door...

And then the sound of feet running impatiently to the bathroom.

'Yes!' Inuyasha thought to himself as he got off the bed. He looked around the room. 'Okay now, if I was a girl who wanted to keep something from her bad ass cool friend, where would I put it?'

He looked underneath the bed. "Nope."

He looked in her book bag. 'No, just crappy books."

Then he spotted her drawers and raised an eyebrow. 'She trusts me enough to know I'm not a pervert...'

He looked at the top drawer. 'Which means logically...'

He opened up the bottom drawer. Nothing. The middle drawer. Nothing.

He looked at the top drawer again. 'If she catches me in THERE...'

He looked at the door. No sign yet. He looked back at the top drawers. 'They were wrong.' He frowned. ' Curiosity didn't kill the cat. The cat killed the curious person.'

But as if it was destiny, Inuyasha heard someone unlocking the door.

He quickly closed the drawer when she came in.

Kagome looked at him and smiled. 'Good. He did stay here.' "Ready to get back to reading?"

Inuyasha shook his head and went quickly back to the bed with Kagome.

Kagome looked at her friend again and raised an eyebrow. "Why is your face all red?"

Inuyasha didn't know what to say. He had to be careful because he had not gotten away scott free. He felt something that had caught his finger when she came in. Luckily, he had kept his hand tucked away.

Still, he had to get rid of it. Distract her. 'Kagome doesn't keep her personal things out on her bed and floor. So I can't just toss this.'

"Inuyasha?" Kagome raised an eyebrow. "You haven't answered my question yet."

Inuyasha tried his best to look innocent. Which made Kagome more curious.

"And why are you holding your hand behind your back?" Kagome asked.

It was obvious he was hiding something.

"No reason." Inuyasha replied quickly trying to turn over when Kagome tried to get to his back. "Quit it."

"What is it?" Kagome asked. "You can't hide it forever."

"Yes I can."

"Ha, I knew it! You are hiding something!" Kagome started to tickle him.

"Ahhh! Quit it!" Inuyasha raised his hands to hers to stop her tickling. Yet even though it was reflex, he quickly knew what he had done wrong.

Kagome and Inuyasha both saw the 'Secret Treasure' he was holding. Kagome's dark lacy blue bra that had its strap dangling on Inuyasha's index finger.