InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cold Fire ❯ Fatefull meeting ( Chapter 3 )

Fateful meeting

 

 

 

Kagome had slept off her jet lag by retiring early after dinner. The meeting of the house staff hadn't taken as long as she thought. It also wasn't boring. The ranch hand was a bit of a hotie. She rose early and without waiting for anyone to tend for her, she bathed, dressed in her riding habit and boots, and went to the stables. She crept inside the stables and looked at the horses. When she came to a golden brown horse she immediately knew she wanted to ride. The horse began to snort when she began to open the gate.

“ Shhh, you stupid horse!”

“ Geoandra doesn't like strange people troubling her.”

Kagome twirled to see the young ranch hand leaning against the door jam of the sable. He was cuter than when she saw him last night. He smiled cutely at her showing off a long blade of grass between his pearly whites. He was American.

“ Duh, asshole. I'm her owner! I own this damn entire ranch!”

“ Pretty lady, I can't imagine you owning anything more than a couple dresses and a golden hair brush.” Not knowing whether it was a compliment or an insult she huffed. She absently grabbed her ponytail that was caught at the nape of her neck.

“ Will you just saddle up the damn horse?”

“ No can do, I'd have to get permission from the lady of the house.”

“ Lady of the…. You mean my mother?!”

“ Sure thing.”

“ Forget it then, saddle up any horse, I need to ride.”

“ Can you ride?”

“ Not as smart as you look, eh? I wouldn't be out here if I couldn't ride!”

He stepped towards her from the entrance of the stable. Walking straight to her he looked her over from head to toe.

“ You sure got a spit fire mouth. Aren't Japanese women supposed to be submissive?”

Kagome slapped him across his face. “ That's China you retard! Now I demand you saddle a horse for me.”

He rubbed his jaw and began drawling at her as he went for a suitable saddle.

“That wasn't needed little miss.”

“ I am not `little miss'.” She spoke with a bitter taste to her words.

“ Well pardon me ma'am. I forgot your name over dinner. Remind me of it again?” His heavy southern accent was butcher on her ears.

“ If I tell you, will you shut up with that stupid accent?”

“ Sure.” He drawled on.

“ Kagome! Kag-ome! Now stop with the accent.”

“ Ok Kagome.” He spoke straight English with no accent. Her name sounded lovely on his deep husky voice. “ You need help into the saddle?”

“ No, you've been of much help… um what's your name?”

“ Collin. But C.J will do fine for you.”

“ Whats the J for?

“ Junior. Ma dad has the same name.”

“
I know what junior means.” She replied snidely. “ Bye ranch hand. I hope I don't see you for the remainder of this day.”

He chuckled a bit. “ Stay on the property.”

Kagome chuckled inwardly as she nudged the horse with her knee making him trot. I never stay on the property, what `s up with this fool? She nudged the horse again once they had cleared the stable and whooped as he broke into full gallop, leaving Collin in the dust.

 

Kagome reached the property boundaries after exploring the wild lush vegetation of the property. But as usual, she wanted more. She looked around to see if Collin, or any other ranch hand was looking, before she galloped into the woods. After galloping for 10 minutes on a dusty path, she found it led her to a large circular lake with a mirrored surface. It was a Kodak moment.

“ Wow.” She spoke in reverence to the seer natural beauty of the lake. Stopping the horse, she got down and walked to the water's edge. It look crystal clear at her feet and moving yet still it was placid as it expanded from her feet and it became a deep hue of blue. She took of her boots and put her feet in the water. It was warm. The morning sun hit the water at an angle so as to produce a prism rainbow on the surface of the water. Sighing, she sat down on a small boulder and let her feet dangle in he water. It was truly a beautiful sight. Something her father would be glad to see. She noticed other paths leading to the lake into the woods. She figured they must be tracks. She made a mental note to follow one another time but for now, she should be getting back. As she walked back to where her boots were, the horse snorted,

“ What's your problem?” She pulled on her boots and walked over to him. Grabbing his reigns, she saw a movement in the bush opposite the lake. She stopped and listened.

“ Who's there?” She immediately felt stupid. She was talking to herself, doing the very same thing she laughed at the girls in horror movies for. She chuckled and mounted her horse. Giving the lake one last look, she sped back to the ranch.

 

The man crouched in the bush stood up and brushed his pants down. He felt his heart rate return to normal as the young girl sped off on the horse. He picked up his bag of wild berries and headed back to his house. On his way, the picture of the young maiden kept flashing in his head. He raven black hair was beautiful as she had walked and it had bounced in its ponytail along her riding habit. The beige habit had off set her milky skin to the sun. She was beautiful in all ways. He chuckled to himself. Maybe he'd get a chance to talk to her. After all, he was stupid for hiding in the bushes when she had rode up to the lake. He broke from the forest into his backyard. His home was a simple two-storey old western style house. He opened the back door and went in.

 

For the first week, everything went perfect. Every morning before breakfast, Collin would saddle the horse and then they would have their spat, which was becoming more and more playful. Then she would sneak away to the lake and be back before breakfast was served. She even managed to take a dip in the lake one morning and get away with it, Collin and her mother believing she had gotten wet by dew. On the second week of her stay on the ranch, things took a turn. She had woken up to her usual routine and rode out to the lake. After talking to the horse, which she had named Gabe, she decided to explore the path straight across from her.

“ Yah!” She shouted the horse into a full gallop around the lake to her desired path. However, as soon as she started on the path, a man walked out from the bush. Everything happened in slow motion, he threw some berries in the air in a state of shock. She let out a squeal as Gabe reared up on his hind legs,

“ Whoa Gabe!” The horse, while still on its hind legs, swerved around and in an instance began heading for the lake. Kagome had lost complete control of the animal. She began to frantically shout stop but it wasn't until the last minute the horse stopped. Kagome sailed neatly over the horse's head to the middle of the lake. The last thing she heard was Gabe's whinnying and a man's voice shouting for her as `ma'am'. She sunk into a cold world of wet and darkness.

 

Inuyasha ran to the horse and calmed it. After he had accomplished that, he looked at the lake where the girl had fell in. She didn't seem to be resurfacing. Panic hit him and he jumped in to save her. At the bottom of the lake, he could barely se in the deep murky water. He saw he lying horrible contorted. Her face was calm and pristine but she didn't seem to be breathing. He hurriedly grabbed her and resurfaces as he too was loosing air. Grabbing her out of the water, he placed her on the bank and performed CPR on her. She coughed up water but still dint open her eyes. She was unconscious. He didn't know here she was from, so he lifted her onto her own horse and led her to his house.

 

Kagome eyes fluttered open and she dry coughed. It was a horrible hacking sound. She looked around her. The room was unfamiliar; it was homey and very, very…small! She was on a king sized bed covered up by a warm quilt. She looked around but saw no one. Lifting the covers to get up, she discovered that she was completely naked! Just then a man walked into the room carrying a bowl of hot soup. She reflexively pulled the quilt up to he chin. If she had met him under different circumstances, she would have ogled at him. He was frigging sexy!

“ I see your up.”

Kagome narrowed her eyes at him and pulled the quilt up closer to her chin,

“ Who the fuck are you?!”

“ Whoa, what a dirty mouth for a person of your stature.”

“ What the hell does that mean? And who are you?”

“ I'm your savior. Inuyasha.”

“ Well Inuyasha, I don't think you should credit yourself as my savior. You're the one who spooked my horse!”

“ You were on my trail!”

“ I saw no ownership to the trail, nor the lake.”

“Trying to be smart?”

“ Listen to me you old geezer, I want my cell phone. I will sue you for your land if that what you want. Now let me go.”

“ Ok, three things. 1) I'm not an old geezer. 2) Your cell phone is done for and 3) you can't go anywhere on that busted ankle. So stay put and stop acting like damn child!”

Kagome looked shocked. She felt such demanding control in his words so she shut her mouth. She looked around and then down on her ankle, which she saw, was sturdily wrapped in a bandage. Inuyasha took the plate of chicken soup and put it on a table beside the bed.

“ Did you… did you undress me?”

“ I had to, you were out to catch pneumonia in those wet clothes of yours.” There was an eerie silence.

“ Thank you for saving me, even though you caused my accident.”

He huffed a bit before smiling at her. “ Your welcome Miss…?”

“ Kagome. No miss, just Kagome.”

He nodded in acknowledgement to her as he sat down at the foot of the bed.

“ Can you feel your foot?”

“ Yeah. “

He touched it lightly and she grimaced in slight pain. She could feel the pain throbbing.

“ Sorry.” He smiled sheepishly. For the first time Kagome noticed his eyes. They were the aurous. A deep amber color, like deep pools of champagne. They were also large. His hair. It was a silvery lock of silk that reached him at his lower back. He was naked waist up. Probably from saving her. Kagome felt her heart skip a beat. No time had that ever happened to her. She found herself staring at this Adonis. Catching her jaw before it dropped, she looked away.

“ Its cool, Kagome. Stare away. I mean, its only fair you get to look, I had the pleasure of undressing you.”

Kagome felt her face grow hot. A heat that eventually flowed through her body.

“ You insolent beast! You jackass! You…you… Argh! You took fun in undressing me?! You pervert! I swear I will get you arrested for you freaky brand of rape or whatever you plan to do to me! You fucking perv! Don't come near me! Give me my clothes so I can get out of your house and you out of my sight. You make me sick!”

All this time he had sat calmly in a wooden rocker across the room from her. He listened to her rant and rave until she had apparently ran out of steam.

“ Quite finish? You sure can talk. You have a sailor's mouth. Remind me to wash it out for you.” He rose and pulled the rocker over to the bed. Sitting down again he spoke quietly. “ I get the impression you're placing my age far higher than it actually is. How old are you?”

Kagome spat in his face. Her eyes were red with anger, “ I will not answer you.”

“ Feisty little bitch aren't we?”

She wasn't used to people calling her names. She was always doing the name-calling. He wiped the spit from his face and slapped her across her face. Shocked at his reaction Kagome sat up straight in the bed.

“ Do you have the slightest idea who I am?”

“ A crude bitch?”

“ Stop calling me that! I am the heiress to the Higurashi gaming empire! I could buy you ten times over. Don't you dare talk down to me!”

“ So you're the prissy pussy who owns the damn plantation down the road? I was wondering when I was going see the ice queen of the castle.”

“ Ice queen?!”

“ The tabloids said it, not me.”

“ You still called me a prissy pussy!”

“ If the hat fits. Plus I don't even know about your…empire. I don't pay that much attention to video games.” He placed air quotes around empire, which really pissed Kagome off. This man was brave to be standing up to her! He struck her, something no one else had ever done before. It was rude, belittling and dominant! She kinda liked it. He took the cooling bowl of soup off the table and placed it in her hands. “ Drink it.”

She took the spoon that was in it and began to slurp it. He sat back in the rocker and watched her. He jaw was red from where her has hit her. He didn't want to but she was infuriating him. She was so defiant and her language, filthy!

“ I'm 17.” Her voice rang out in the silence. It shattered his thoughts. He had been close. He had guessed her to be 18 but one year down was a close guess. She was staring at him. “ I turn 18 the end of summer.”

“ Was that so hard now?”

“ How old are you?”

“ Well, my dear. Contrary to my old face and sagging body, I am only 22.”

“ Your body isn't sagging.”

“ I'm well aware of that. I just wanted to hear you say it.” He laughed a deep laugh as Kagome smiled a bit.

“ When will my ankle heal?”

“ You should be ok in about a week, but you'll be able walk on it in two days. You want me to call your mom?”

“ NO! I mean no thanks. I'll call her later.”

“ Umm, ok. That's fine with me, I don't mind you staying here.”

“ Really? Well, you do have a cozy place.” Their eyes went elsewhere to avoid each other; something had just sparked. They both knew it. Kagome shifted a bit and hurt her ankle moving,

“ Fuck!! Ouch!”

“ Gosh Kagome, couldn't you just had said ouch?”

“ I can't help it. Its like second nature to me.”

“ Its so rough and not becoming of a lady.”

“ Please don't tell me that. I hear it enogh from my mom and the public.”

“ You serious?”

“ Dead serious.”

“ Well doesn't that mean you should do something about it?”

“ No, I want to be comfortable in my own skin.”

Inuyasha looked down at her in the bed. He had this sudden urge to kiss her. He began to move in order to not yield to temptation but Kagome held on to lock of hair that laid over his shoulders,

“ Do it.”

“ Do what?” His voice was sotto

“ You know damn well what I'm talking about. Now do it.”

Smirking, He lowered his head and took her lips in his. It was like water after a long drought. He almost felt empty headed but he had to keep his cool. He loved it. He drank her in like intoxicating honey. She was not very experienced, he could feel it in her kiss but she did well. He would teach her more later but for now, he was enjoying her innocence.

 

A/N: Well, I think I talked a lot of unnecessary shit in this chapter that was leading up to the first kiss. I don't know, sometimes I feel its good to build suspense and then sometimes I feel like I talk crap. Please tell me how it is. Thanks. Love Jynxie xoxoxo