InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Don't Promises Last Forever? ❯ The Warning ( Chapter 16 )

The Warning

Kagome woke to the shrill sound of an alarm clock beeping, and then the sound of crushing plastic.

"Crap. That's the tenth one this month." A voice mumbled. "Hey, Kags. Wake up. Kags?" It was Inuyasha.

"Oh, hi, Inuyasha." She felt a yawn coming. "How'd you sl-l-leep?"

"Great. No offense, but how'd you get here?" he asked. Last time he checked, she was sleeping soundly in the guestroom on the first floor.

"Oh, I woke up and got scared. I heard something outside the window…and then when I looked, it seemed as if something was moving in the shadows. But when I blinked, it was gone…" she trailed off. "Inuyasha?"

"W-What? Oh, sorry. I was just thinking. Don't worry about it, I'm sure it was just a squirrel or something. Here, I'll show you to the bathroom so you can take care of yourself and shower. I took mine last night after you passed out."

"'Kay." He walked her to the bathroom, made sure she had towels and such, and left.

While he readied himself for school, he thought about what Kagome said earlier.

Surely, he didn't want Kagome as well. How the hell did he know about Kagome? He hadn't even been involved with her for more than a day? Whatever. He'd talk to Sesshomaru later. Maybe he could answer his questions.

"Inuyasha? Do you have anything to wear, like, for a girl?"

Inuyasha looked up to find a naked Kagome with nothing but a towel wrapped around her figure.

"What's wrong with your outfit from yesterday? I even cleaned it for you."

"Inuyasha, I can't wear that. Around you and my good friends, sure. But to school? I have a reputation, you know." Kagome stated, as if it was common knowledge.

"Ugh. Hold on. I think…" He left the toweled Kagome standing in his doorway. He came back with a dress in his hands. "Here. Hopefully, this will be `good enough' for the Princess. My brother's girlfriend left it here a while back. Something to change into if they went out." He handed it to her.

"Thank you!" She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and ran to the room that he gave her. Thank god she kept spare makeup and hair stuff in her car.

She did her hair first, allowing it to flow down her back, drying in its natural wave. She portioned off six choice pieces of hair, three on each side, none wider than her thumb. She braided each tightly, and pulled those pieces back into a bunch and then secured them with a seventh braid. She allowed her bangs to frame her face as usual.

She kept the makeup simple. Cover up and setting powder was applied, along with a swipe of mascara along her lashes. She took a stick of lip balm and ran it over her eyelids, making them glossy and cute, with a hint of pink. She ran the balm over her lips, and smiled to herself. She looked very…innocent.

The dress was her favorite part. It was all white, made of a light cotton material with little eyelets all over it. It was halter-cut, with the neckline coming to a `v' right where her cleavage started. It flowed down her body, clinging to her curves perfectly and stopped just above her knees. She slipped on a pair of white sandals with a small 1-