InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Demon Day Care ❯ Water logged ( Chapter 3 )
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By: AngelsRebellion 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Comedy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.17.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.3K | Visits: 1.1K | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Comedy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.17.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.3K | Visits: 1.1K | Status: Work In Progress
Chapter Three: Water logged
Inuyasha pulled into his parking space at the Hideaway Apartments. On his way home from work , he’d stopped off at a nearby grocery store to stock up on some much needed food, for his very empty kitchen.
Taking the job at the Loving Arms Day Care Center had required him to move out of his old apartment building. He didn’t mind really, his old place hadn’t exactly been The Ritz. Though, in all honesty, he could have afforded a much more expensive place if he’d wanted. Which I definitely do not. I’m through with all that bull-shit.
Pushing those thoughts aside, Inuyasha jumped out of his silver Porche, his only real indication of having money, and went around to pop the trunk. It took a bit of maneuvering, but he finally managed to get all 4 heaping bags of groceries loaded in his arms.
Peaking over the tops of the bags, he made his way precariously across the parking lot, ears twitching every which way; incase a car came barreling through. He really didn’t want to become some dude’s new hood ornament.
It took a bit of imagination, but he managed to get the lobby doors open without dropping his load all over the floor. A smirk of triumph o his face, Inuyasha walked briskly across the lobby floor, not noticing the old Super dozing at the reception’s desk. Remembering how the elevators hadn’t worked earlier that morning, he headed straight for the stairwell. He loved being on the second floor; it gave him a sense of comfort. Weird right? You’d think being on the ground floor would put people more at ease.
He was on the first platform, about 10 steps up the stairwell, and was just turning the corner, when all of a sudden the breath was knocked out of him as his body impacted with something soft and firm….and oddly…wet. He caught the delicious sent of lavender before he was hurled down the stairwell, and came crashing down on his back with a loud “Oomf!”
He just lay there, dazed for a moment, until he realized that there was something heavy pressing down on his chest. He opened his eyes to find that his arms had instinctively locked around the waist of the woman who had knocked into him, so when he went flying, she had come along for the ride.
He gave a sexy, lopsided grin, and looked into those beautiful, surprised blue eyes.
“Hello again, Kagome.”
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^.~ 5 minutes earlier:
“Oh holy shit! Why me!?”
Kagome let out a few more Fucks and Shits as she desperately tried to turn off the broken sink faucet. All she’d wanted when she got home was a hot shower and a hot cup of mint tea afterwards.
She had taken her time in the shower, letting the hot water soothe and relax her tense muscles. The calming lavender soap gently washed away any remaining ‘child germs’ and made her skin smooth and silky. When she got out, she’d changed into a pair of fuzzy flannel pj bottoms, and an oversized T-shirt, and padded barefoot into the kitchen.
She’d taken out the cute little tea pot that she hardly ever used. Turning to the sink, she had barely turned the handle, when an explosion of water erupted from the faucet!
Now, as she stood in the middle of her wet and slippery kitchen, Kagome really wanted a cup of tea.
Wait a minute…Wasn’t Mr. Misho supposed to fix that leaky pipe last week? That old fool told me he’d taken care of it! Damnit, it’s not like she ever asked the old man for much, but he is the Super, he should be able to fix a flippin’ leaky pipe. Angry that she’d been lied to, Kagome cast one last fuming look at her water logged kitchen, and ran out of the apartment, slamming the door behind her.
All she could think about was the damage she was going to do to Misho, boy was he gonna get a good bitching at. She sprinted down the hallway, past the broken elevators. She took the stairwell 2 steps at a time, and collided with a brick wall lined with bags, as she went to round the corner. She didn’t have time to make a sound as two steel bands wrapped around her waist, pulling her down as they fell down the stairs. She heard a loud “Oomf” as they hit the floor.
Her eyes her shut tight, hands pinned between herself and whoever it was she’d knocked into. Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God! She opened her eyes slowly, and was filled with complete and utter shock. Two golden eyes stared back at her, and a lopsided grin, which was sexy as sin considering the circumstances.
“Hello again, Kagome.” She closed her eyes again, praying that when she opened them again, it would not be Inuyasha speaking to her.
She opened her eyes once more, and once again was assaulted with shimmering gold.
“Fuck” It was barely a whisper, but the smirk on his lips told Kagome that Inuyasha’s demon ears had picked up each and every letter as they slipped from her breath.
“Fancy meeting you here Kagome. Do you take this trip often?” He was joking. That was a good sign right? Of course, he could also have a concussion.
They lay there on the floor in silence, her on top of him with his arms wrapped tightly around her waist. She started to squirm a bit, a little uncomfortable. She cleared her throat, arching an eyebrow.
“Um, Inuyasha? Y-you can let me go n-now..” He looked as if he were about to refuse, but then he just gave her another lazy grin and slid his arms fro around her waist, letting them fall to his sides.
“No problem Kagome. All you had to do was ask.”
She realized that she was still laying on him, and quickly scrambled to her feet. He stood up more slowly, dusting invisible dust off his jeans. He shook his head, and looked around the lobby floor. She followed his gaze and gasped.
There were groceries strewn all over the floor. Bread, boxes, and canned soda cans were surrounded by other food stuffs; there seemed to be a massive amount of ramen packages.
“Inuyasha, I am so, so sorry. I didn’t see you coming around the corner, and I was in s-such a hurry…I’m really sorry Inuyasha.” God, she seemed to be apologizing a lot to him today; first at the day care now at home, w-….
“Inuyasha, what are you doing here?!” he looked at her confused.
“Well, I live here. Why else would I be lugging groceries up a flight of stairs?”
“What do you mean you live here? Since when the hell do you live here?”
“Why are getting upset Kagome? I had to move when I took the job at the say care.” he didn’t understand why she was getting so defensive. He had been pleasantly surprised when he realized that Kagome must live there also.
He looked appreciatively at her. Her clothes were wet Note to self: ask why she’s all wet, and clung to her supple curves. Her hair was wet also, as if she’d just gotten out of the shower. His blood was rushing to his brain, making him dizzy. She was so damned beautiful, even the slightly annoyed look in her eyes added to her sex appeal. What is this woman doing to me? I haven’t known her a day and already I’m ready to ravish her sweet, tantalizing body. And that sent; delicious, intoxicating lavender…Of it’s own accord, his body leaned towards her, only it wasn’t her lips he made contact with, but her hands. She’d thought he was swaying, ready to faint, and had instinctively brought her hands up to catch him.
“Inuyasha, you okay? don’t go fainting on me now.” He chuckled lightly. Nice timing Kagome.
“Um, yeah. Just a bit dizzy I guess. No big deal.” She saw him wince and move a hand to the back of his head. When he brought it back in front of him, there was a dab of red on his fingers.
“Inuyasha, you’re bleeding! Let me see.” Reluctantly he bent down, giving her a view of the small gash at the back of his head.
“It’s okay Kagome. Must have happened when we landed, is all. It’s not that bad.” He tried to give her another lazy grin, but it faltered somewhere in the middle.
“Come on Inuyasha, I know it has to hurt. Even a mighty demon feels a whack to the head. Why don’t you let me get that cleaned up for you?”
He wanted nothing more than to surrender himself to her gentle touches, but that damn think called ‘logic’ had to put its two cents in.
“I appreciate it, but I can’t just leave this mess lying here.” He did a complete turn around, arms spread wide to indicate the explosion of groceries on the lobby floor. He shrugged his shoulders in apology.
She thought for a second, and finally noticed Mr. Misho still snoozing at the reception’s desk. Damn man could sleep through a hurricane. She help up a finger, telling Inuyasha to hold on a moment and walked over to the sleeping Super. Not forgetting that he’d lied to her about the leaky pipe, and was therefore responsible for her now under water kitchen, Kagome gave the man a good shove, forcing him awake.
“Mr. Misho, your new tenant, Mr. Taisho, has had a slight accident. I’m going to take him upstairs to get cleaned up. Do be a dear and see that his groceries get safely to his apartment?” She smiled sweetly and stepped aside for him to see a weary looking Inuyasha Taisho, and the nice spread of groceries on his floor.
“Oh, and Mr. Misho…I seem to be having a bit of a plumbing problem in my kitchen. Do you think you could get that taken care of as well? Tonight would be wonderful.” She said this with such sweet sincerity, that the old Super was almost afraid to look the woman in the eye as he nodded.
“Yes, of course Miss Higurashi. I’ll take care of it right away.”
“Thank you so much Mr. Misho.” And with that, she walked away, leading a surprised demon up the stairwell behind her.
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“Oh wench! That does sting you know!” Inuyasha growled deep in his throat as his scalp was attacked by antiseptic.
“Oh don’t be such a baby, Inuyasha. It’ll only sting for a second.” Kagome gave an exasperated sigh. Men!
“Keh” They were in Inuyasha’s bathroom, him sitting on the toilet seat, her standing over him like the Angel of Death with her evil antiseptic ointment.
Kagome had explained on the way up that her kitchen sink had burst a pipe, a pipe that Misho was supposed to have fixed a week ago; which also explained how she’d come to be soaking wet when she knocked him down the stairs. So, she’d suggested that they use his apartment instead of hers, which would give Misho a chance to fix the pipe and clean up the water mess.
She rubbed a little more ointment on the wound for good measure, and closed it up with a couple butterfly bandages. Luckily the gash wasn’t deep enough to require stitches, and with Inuyasha being a demon, it should be completely healed by the morning.
Kagome unconsciously bent her head and grazed her lips over the bandage, barely applying pressure in the soothing little kiss, but that didn’t stop the shiver that ran though Inuyasha’s body. Unaware of his reaction, Kagome crumples the bandage wrapper in her hand and threw it away.
“Voila, you’re good as new Inuyasha. Now, was that so bad?” She gave him a cheery smile, and was rewarded with a smirk and a “Keh.”
The air conditioner kicked on suddenly, and a cold breeze blanketed her skin in goose-bumps. Kagome’s clothes were still pretty damp, and so was her hair. She started to shiver from the cold, and her teeth started to chatter slightly.
“Brr, it’s chilly in here.”
“Oh, man Kagome I forgot all about your wet clothes, I’m sorry” Liar. All you’ve been doing for the last 10 minutes was stare at her body, loving the way those wet clothes clung to every luscious curve. Inuyasha mentally punched his self-conscience in the nose. This was neither the time nor the place for such thoughts. Damnit.
He suddenly felt the need to put some distance between Kagome and himself. He abruptly and walked out of the bathroom, leaving a confused Kagome to watch as he rounded a corner and disappeared into his bedroom.
Kagome wasn’t sure if she should follow or not. She wondered if she had said or done something to upset him. She didn’t remember saying anything overly offensive. Inuyasha didn’t seem like the type of guy to take a little teasing to heart. She certainly hadn’t done anything…unless….Did he think I was being too forward; kissing the little bandages on his head? She certainly hadn’t meant anything by it. Just a little brush of the lips. What if he thinks I was coming on to him? What if he left because he thought I might try something? The thought that Inuyasha might be so put off by the idea of the two of them together, hurt Kagome for some reason. Was she really that unappealing? Did he not find her even slightly attractive?
A moment later Inuyasha walked back in with a bundle in his hands, to find an odd scene. Kagome was standing in the middle of his bathroom, head bowed, playing with the hem of her shirt. He put the bundle of clothes he’d been carrying on the counter, and walked slowly over to her.
“Kagome?” He saw her stiffen at his soft query, but she didn’t look at him. He placed one clawed finger under her chin and lifted gently; he was looking into a pair of hurt blue eyes, and he didn’t know why.
“Kagome what’s wrong? Did I do something to upset you?” He spoke gently, and watched as hurt eyes turned confused. Half a second later she smiled at him and shook her head.
“I’m fine, don’t you worry about me. I guess I just…got lost in thought is all.” Her eyes didn’t reveal the same depth of emotions they had a moment earlier, and her smile seemed a bit forced. But Inuyasha didn’t want to push her for more information, so he had no choice but to let it go. For now.
“If you say so…Oh, I brought you something. They might be a tad big, but I think they’ll suffice for the time being.” He grabbed the dry clothes from the counter and held them out to her. He didn’t give her a chance to say anything as he once again walked out of the bathroom, this time closing the door behind him.
Kagome looked down at the warm, dry clothes in her hands, and then down at her own damp clothes.
“What a sweet guy…”
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“Yes Mr. Misho, thank you. I appreciate you haulin’ these up here.” Inuyasha smiled at the Super before closing the door. Looking down at the re-bagged groceries, Inuyasha made his way to the kitchen and deposited them on the table. Misho had come by to inform them that Kagome’s kitchen was as good as new, and, of course, to bring Inuyasha his grocery goodies.
“Thanks so much for the clothes Inuyasha. I was afraid I’d catch pneumonia if I stayed in my wet ones any longer.” Inuyasha turned around to find a chuckling, dry Kagome standing behind him. She was wearing a pair of his black sweat pants, and an old gray shirt. Inuyasha couldn’t explain it, but seeing Kagome in his clothes, knowing that she was comfortable in his clothes, just seemed….right.
“No problem Kagome. I definitely don’t want you to catch pneumonia. Who would I get to help me with those little `darlings’ at work if you got sick? Kikyo? Hardly.”
She huffed and said with a pout, “And here I thought you cared about my well being. I see where your priorities lye Inuyasha Taisho.”
She was teasing him, but Inuyasha’s gaze was drawn to her pouting bottom lip. What would she do if he took her in his arms and started nibbling and licking those delicious lips of hers? Would she moan his name and kiss him back? Would she lean her supple body into him and part those lips, letting him slip his tongue inside to deepen the kiss? Or…would she pull back, go stiff, slap him, stare at him in revulsion, run out of his apartment and never speak to him again… He shook his head, clenching his fists at his sides. He cleared his throat and gave her his trade mark lazy grin.
“What are friends for right? That was Misho at the door by the way. He said your kitchen is ‘as good as new.’”
“Oh. Well, that’s…good. I, uh, I guess I should get going then right?” She looked at him,as if expecting him to say…something…But he didn’t, so she gave him a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes.
“Well, I’ll see you Inuyasha. Thank God tomorrow’s Friday right? Um, I return your clothes tomorrow. Thanks again Inuyasha.” And with that, she walked out the door, closing it softly behind her.
He sighed, leaning against the closed door. Stupid baka, Inuyasha.
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Inuyasha pulled into his parking space at the Hideaway Apartments. On his way home from work , he’d stopped off at a nearby grocery store to stock up on some much needed food, for his very empty kitchen.
Taking the job at the Loving Arms Day Care Center had required him to move out of his old apartment building. He didn’t mind really, his old place hadn’t exactly been The Ritz. Though, in all honesty, he could have afforded a much more expensive place if he’d wanted. Which I definitely do not. I’m through with all that bull-shit.
Pushing those thoughts aside, Inuyasha jumped out of his silver Porche, his only real indication of having money, and went around to pop the trunk. It took a bit of maneuvering, but he finally managed to get all 4 heaping bags of groceries loaded in his arms.
Peaking over the tops of the bags, he made his way precariously across the parking lot, ears twitching every which way; incase a car came barreling through. He really didn’t want to become some dude’s new hood ornament.
It took a bit of imagination, but he managed to get the lobby doors open without dropping his load all over the floor. A smirk of triumph o his face, Inuyasha walked briskly across the lobby floor, not noticing the old Super dozing at the reception’s desk. Remembering how the elevators hadn’t worked earlier that morning, he headed straight for the stairwell. He loved being on the second floor; it gave him a sense of comfort. Weird right? You’d think being on the ground floor would put people more at ease.
He was on the first platform, about 10 steps up the stairwell, and was just turning the corner, when all of a sudden the breath was knocked out of him as his body impacted with something soft and firm….and oddly…wet. He caught the delicious sent of lavender before he was hurled down the stairwell, and came crashing down on his back with a loud “Oomf!”
He just lay there, dazed for a moment, until he realized that there was something heavy pressing down on his chest. He opened his eyes to find that his arms had instinctively locked around the waist of the woman who had knocked into him, so when he went flying, she had come along for the ride.
He gave a sexy, lopsided grin, and looked into those beautiful, surprised blue eyes.
“Hello again, Kagome.”
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^.~ 5 minutes earlier:
“Oh holy shit! Why me!?”
Kagome let out a few more Fucks and Shits as she desperately tried to turn off the broken sink faucet. All she’d wanted when she got home was a hot shower and a hot cup of mint tea afterwards.
She had taken her time in the shower, letting the hot water soothe and relax her tense muscles. The calming lavender soap gently washed away any remaining ‘child germs’ and made her skin smooth and silky. When she got out, she’d changed into a pair of fuzzy flannel pj bottoms, and an oversized T-shirt, and padded barefoot into the kitchen.
She’d taken out the cute little tea pot that she hardly ever used. Turning to the sink, she had barely turned the handle, when an explosion of water erupted from the faucet!
Now, as she stood in the middle of her wet and slippery kitchen, Kagome really wanted a cup of tea.
Wait a minute…Wasn’t Mr. Misho supposed to fix that leaky pipe last week? That old fool told me he’d taken care of it! Damnit, it’s not like she ever asked the old man for much, but he is the Super, he should be able to fix a flippin’ leaky pipe. Angry that she’d been lied to, Kagome cast one last fuming look at her water logged kitchen, and ran out of the apartment, slamming the door behind her.
All she could think about was the damage she was going to do to Misho, boy was he gonna get a good bitching at. She sprinted down the hallway, past the broken elevators. She took the stairwell 2 steps at a time, and collided with a brick wall lined with bags, as she went to round the corner. She didn’t have time to make a sound as two steel bands wrapped around her waist, pulling her down as they fell down the stairs. She heard a loud “Oomf” as they hit the floor.
Her eyes her shut tight, hands pinned between herself and whoever it was she’d knocked into. Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God! She opened her eyes slowly, and was filled with complete and utter shock. Two golden eyes stared back at her, and a lopsided grin, which was sexy as sin considering the circumstances.
“Hello again, Kagome.” She closed her eyes again, praying that when she opened them again, it would not be Inuyasha speaking to her.
She opened her eyes once more, and once again was assaulted with shimmering gold.
“Fuck” It was barely a whisper, but the smirk on his lips told Kagome that Inuyasha’s demon ears had picked up each and every letter as they slipped from her breath.
“Fancy meeting you here Kagome. Do you take this trip often?” He was joking. That was a good sign right? Of course, he could also have a concussion.
They lay there on the floor in silence, her on top of him with his arms wrapped tightly around her waist. She started to squirm a bit, a little uncomfortable. She cleared her throat, arching an eyebrow.
“Um, Inuyasha? Y-you can let me go n-now..” He looked as if he were about to refuse, but then he just gave her another lazy grin and slid his arms fro around her waist, letting them fall to his sides.
“No problem Kagome. All you had to do was ask.”
She realized that she was still laying on him, and quickly scrambled to her feet. He stood up more slowly, dusting invisible dust off his jeans. He shook his head, and looked around the lobby floor. She followed his gaze and gasped.
There were groceries strewn all over the floor. Bread, boxes, and canned soda cans were surrounded by other food stuffs; there seemed to be a massive amount of ramen packages.
“Inuyasha, I am so, so sorry. I didn’t see you coming around the corner, and I was in s-such a hurry…I’m really sorry Inuyasha.” God, she seemed to be apologizing a lot to him today; first at the day care now at home, w-….
“Inuyasha, what are you doing here?!” he looked at her confused.
“Well, I live here. Why else would I be lugging groceries up a flight of stairs?”
“What do you mean you live here? Since when the hell do you live here?”
“Why are getting upset Kagome? I had to move when I took the job at the say care.” he didn’t understand why she was getting so defensive. He had been pleasantly surprised when he realized that Kagome must live there also.
He looked appreciatively at her. Her clothes were wet Note to self: ask why she’s all wet, and clung to her supple curves. Her hair was wet also, as if she’d just gotten out of the shower. His blood was rushing to his brain, making him dizzy. She was so damned beautiful, even the slightly annoyed look in her eyes added to her sex appeal. What is this woman doing to me? I haven’t known her a day and already I’m ready to ravish her sweet, tantalizing body. And that sent; delicious, intoxicating lavender…Of it’s own accord, his body leaned towards her, only it wasn’t her lips he made contact with, but her hands. She’d thought he was swaying, ready to faint, and had instinctively brought her hands up to catch him.
“Inuyasha, you okay? don’t go fainting on me now.” He chuckled lightly. Nice timing Kagome.
“Um, yeah. Just a bit dizzy I guess. No big deal.” She saw him wince and move a hand to the back of his head. When he brought it back in front of him, there was a dab of red on his fingers.
“Inuyasha, you’re bleeding! Let me see.” Reluctantly he bent down, giving her a view of the small gash at the back of his head.
“It’s okay Kagome. Must have happened when we landed, is all. It’s not that bad.” He tried to give her another lazy grin, but it faltered somewhere in the middle.
“Come on Inuyasha, I know it has to hurt. Even a mighty demon feels a whack to the head. Why don’t you let me get that cleaned up for you?”
He wanted nothing more than to surrender himself to her gentle touches, but that damn think called ‘logic’ had to put its two cents in.
“I appreciate it, but I can’t just leave this mess lying here.” He did a complete turn around, arms spread wide to indicate the explosion of groceries on the lobby floor. He shrugged his shoulders in apology.
She thought for a second, and finally noticed Mr. Misho still snoozing at the reception’s desk. Damn man could sleep through a hurricane. She help up a finger, telling Inuyasha to hold on a moment and walked over to the sleeping Super. Not forgetting that he’d lied to her about the leaky pipe, and was therefore responsible for her now under water kitchen, Kagome gave the man a good shove, forcing him awake.
“Mr. Misho, your new tenant, Mr. Taisho, has had a slight accident. I’m going to take him upstairs to get cleaned up. Do be a dear and see that his groceries get safely to his apartment?” She smiled sweetly and stepped aside for him to see a weary looking Inuyasha Taisho, and the nice spread of groceries on his floor.
“Oh, and Mr. Misho…I seem to be having a bit of a plumbing problem in my kitchen. Do you think you could get that taken care of as well? Tonight would be wonderful.” She said this with such sweet sincerity, that the old Super was almost afraid to look the woman in the eye as he nodded.
“Yes, of course Miss Higurashi. I’ll take care of it right away.”
“Thank you so much Mr. Misho.” And with that, she walked away, leading a surprised demon up the stairwell behind her.
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“Oh wench! That does sting you know!” Inuyasha growled deep in his throat as his scalp was attacked by antiseptic.
“Oh don’t be such a baby, Inuyasha. It’ll only sting for a second.” Kagome gave an exasperated sigh. Men!
“Keh” They were in Inuyasha’s bathroom, him sitting on the toilet seat, her standing over him like the Angel of Death with her evil antiseptic ointment.
Kagome had explained on the way up that her kitchen sink had burst a pipe, a pipe that Misho was supposed to have fixed a week ago; which also explained how she’d come to be soaking wet when she knocked him down the stairs. So, she’d suggested that they use his apartment instead of hers, which would give Misho a chance to fix the pipe and clean up the water mess.
She rubbed a little more ointment on the wound for good measure, and closed it up with a couple butterfly bandages. Luckily the gash wasn’t deep enough to require stitches, and with Inuyasha being a demon, it should be completely healed by the morning.
Kagome unconsciously bent her head and grazed her lips over the bandage, barely applying pressure in the soothing little kiss, but that didn’t stop the shiver that ran though Inuyasha’s body. Unaware of his reaction, Kagome crumples the bandage wrapper in her hand and threw it away.
“Voila, you’re good as new Inuyasha. Now, was that so bad?” She gave him a cheery smile, and was rewarded with a smirk and a “Keh.”
The air conditioner kicked on suddenly, and a cold breeze blanketed her skin in goose-bumps. Kagome’s clothes were still pretty damp, and so was her hair. She started to shiver from the cold, and her teeth started to chatter slightly.
“Brr, it’s chilly in here.”
“Oh, man Kagome I forgot all about your wet clothes, I’m sorry” Liar. All you’ve been doing for the last 10 minutes was stare at her body, loving the way those wet clothes clung to every luscious curve. Inuyasha mentally punched his self-conscience in the nose. This was neither the time nor the place for such thoughts. Damnit.
He suddenly felt the need to put some distance between Kagome and himself. He abruptly and walked out of the bathroom, leaving a confused Kagome to watch as he rounded a corner and disappeared into his bedroom.
Kagome wasn’t sure if she should follow or not. She wondered if she had said or done something to upset him. She didn’t remember saying anything overly offensive. Inuyasha didn’t seem like the type of guy to take a little teasing to heart. She certainly hadn’t done anything…unless….Did he think I was being too forward; kissing the little bandages on his head? She certainly hadn’t meant anything by it. Just a little brush of the lips. What if he thinks I was coming on to him? What if he left because he thought I might try something? The thought that Inuyasha might be so put off by the idea of the two of them together, hurt Kagome for some reason. Was she really that unappealing? Did he not find her even slightly attractive?
A moment later Inuyasha walked back in with a bundle in his hands, to find an odd scene. Kagome was standing in the middle of his bathroom, head bowed, playing with the hem of her shirt. He put the bundle of clothes he’d been carrying on the counter, and walked slowly over to her.
“Kagome?” He saw her stiffen at his soft query, but she didn’t look at him. He placed one clawed finger under her chin and lifted gently; he was looking into a pair of hurt blue eyes, and he didn’t know why.
“Kagome what’s wrong? Did I do something to upset you?” He spoke gently, and watched as hurt eyes turned confused. Half a second later she smiled at him and shook her head.
“I’m fine, don’t you worry about me. I guess I just…got lost in thought is all.” Her eyes didn’t reveal the same depth of emotions they had a moment earlier, and her smile seemed a bit forced. But Inuyasha didn’t want to push her for more information, so he had no choice but to let it go. For now.
“If you say so…Oh, I brought you something. They might be a tad big, but I think they’ll suffice for the time being.” He grabbed the dry clothes from the counter and held them out to her. He didn’t give her a chance to say anything as he once again walked out of the bathroom, this time closing the door behind him.
Kagome looked down at the warm, dry clothes in her hands, and then down at her own damp clothes.
“What a sweet guy…”
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“Yes Mr. Misho, thank you. I appreciate you haulin’ these up here.” Inuyasha smiled at the Super before closing the door. Looking down at the re-bagged groceries, Inuyasha made his way to the kitchen and deposited them on the table. Misho had come by to inform them that Kagome’s kitchen was as good as new, and, of course, to bring Inuyasha his grocery goodies.
“Thanks so much for the clothes Inuyasha. I was afraid I’d catch pneumonia if I stayed in my wet ones any longer.” Inuyasha turned around to find a chuckling, dry Kagome standing behind him. She was wearing a pair of his black sweat pants, and an old gray shirt. Inuyasha couldn’t explain it, but seeing Kagome in his clothes, knowing that she was comfortable in his clothes, just seemed….right.
“No problem Kagome. I definitely don’t want you to catch pneumonia. Who would I get to help me with those little `darlings’ at work if you got sick? Kikyo? Hardly.”
She huffed and said with a pout, “And here I thought you cared about my well being. I see where your priorities lye Inuyasha Taisho.”
She was teasing him, but Inuyasha’s gaze was drawn to her pouting bottom lip. What would she do if he took her in his arms and started nibbling and licking those delicious lips of hers? Would she moan his name and kiss him back? Would she lean her supple body into him and part those lips, letting him slip his tongue inside to deepen the kiss? Or…would she pull back, go stiff, slap him, stare at him in revulsion, run out of his apartment and never speak to him again… He shook his head, clenching his fists at his sides. He cleared his throat and gave her his trade mark lazy grin.
“What are friends for right? That was Misho at the door by the way. He said your kitchen is ‘as good as new.’”
“Oh. Well, that’s…good. I, uh, I guess I should get going then right?” She looked at him,as if expecting him to say…something…But he didn’t, so she gave him a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes.
“Well, I’ll see you Inuyasha. Thank God tomorrow’s Friday right? Um, I return your clothes tomorrow. Thanks again Inuyasha.” And with that, she walked out the door, closing it softly behind her.
He sighed, leaning against the closed door. Stupid baka, Inuyasha.
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