InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Escape ❯ Return ( Chapter 10 )

Disclaimer: If Takahashi-san is ever interested in sharing Inuyasha with me, give me a call.

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"Oh Inuyasha, you're so cute when you're acting like a jealous boyfriend," Kagome giggled and tweaked both of his ears.

"Who said I was jealous," he grumbled, but didn't deny the boyfriend part, in which Kagome took note of. His ears relaxed in her gentle grasp. "Can we go now?"

"Yeah, I guess so." They started walking, until a question popped into her head. "Umm, Inuyasha?"

"What?"

"You did lock your Skyline before you came looking for me, didn't you?"

He froze, the impact of his actions hitting him full force. "Aww shit." He turned to Kagome, through her over his shoulder and raced off in the direction of her school, despite the many protesting of the miko.

Return

Inuyasha yawned in boredom from his perch on one of the trees in Kagome's huge backyard as she and Kaede continued their training. The apartment didn't have a place where they could train in solitude so Kagome had decided that they should practice at her home. He found it all quite boring, and didn't know why she needed training anyway. All she had do was scream and her blue light or miko energy or whatever it was would attack her aggressor.

'What a waste of time' he thought dully as Kagome concentrated on bringing forth the energy within minus the shrieks of terror and fear. For the past three days he had brought Kaede over the her penthouse, sometimes accompanied by the other three stooges whenever they didn't feel like working. It wasn't like he didn't enjoy coming here. He liked when she or her sister made ramen for him. He also like the petty fights he and Kagome got into. They were actually refreshing in a sense.

He yawned again, this time louder than the first. "Oi, old hag, are you done or can we go home? Your fruitless attempts at teaching the wildcat to control her powers are boring me to death," he stated trying to incite some kind of verbal action.

"Then die already so I can learn in peace without hearing your whining all the time," Kagome shot back, her brow twitching in annoyance.

Inuyasha feigned hurt, his ears wilting at the proclamation. "Do ya really meant that? I thought we were friends."

"Shouldn't you be at work or something?" Kagome queried while delving deep into her inner being as Kaede had instructed to tap into her untamed miko energy.

"I don't feel like. Its much more fun to harass you and the hag than to go to work," he admitted grinning.

"Which explains why ye still have yet to pay the rent," Kaede grumbled narrowing her uncovered eye at him. "Why don't ye go play with my grandson, Inuyasha, if ye are so uninterested."

Inuyasha glanced down at the young kitsune that was steadily typing away on his laptop underneath the tree. "Oi, brat. Keep me entertained." He aimed an acorn Shippou's head.

"Hey quit it!" Shippou complained not removing his gaze from the screen. "Can't you see that I'm doing something."

"Keh. Does it look like I care?" He propped his head up on one hand and closed one eye lazily. "Are you done yet Kaede-baba? I'm starving and its getting dark."

Kagome growled and squeezed her eyes shut in aggravation at being unable to focus due to the hanyou's incessant chatter. Everyday Inuyasha had pestered her throughout her training, resulting her inability to do anything more than summoning a bow and arrows from her miko power.

Kaede sighed. "How about we continue this tomorrow? Same time?"

"Sure Kaede. I just wanna thank you for helping me with all this."

"No need to thank me child. I'll do all that I can to ensure ye safety."

"So we can leave now?" Inuyasha sprung down from his branch. "I'm tired of hanging around the fucking boondocks," he lied. In actuality, the suburbs, with all their trees and flowers, wasn't have bad and was a kind of relief from the polluted and populated air surrounding the city.

"Yasha, what did I say about cursing?" Kagome asked glaring at him.

"My apologies mother," he remarked dryly. "Wouldn't want my mouth to be washed out with soap now would I."

A bright smile spread across her delicate features, making his heart do a sudden flip flop in his chest, which was quickly dismissed. "Good then. I guess I'll see you all tomorrow."

Shippou abandoned his laptop and flew into Kagome's arms, burrowing himself into her warmth. "I'm gonna miss you Kagome."

Her eyes softened. "I'm going to miss you too, Shippou-chan. Be good for me."

A spark of envy Inuyasha flickered within him. Growling, he grabbed the kitsune by his collar and pried him from her arms. "Come on brat, you're going to make me miss Dawson's Creek."

Kagome snickered at this. "Dawson's Creek?"

He shrugged nonchalantly. "Gotta pass the time by doing something."

After they said their final farewells, Kagome went back into the house.

"You're friends gone already?" Rin asked as she got a Pepsi from the fridge.

"Yep." She poured some into a glass and began guzzling it down. Training was a lot of hard work.

"Are you in love with Inuyasha?"

Soda spewed from Kagome's mouth and nose. She coughed and tried to regain what little was left of her composure. "Why do you say that?"

Rin grinned. "Just asking."

Kagome eyed her warily as she rummaged through the cabinet for napkins.

Rin cocked her head to the side. "So do you?"

Kagome, still searching for the napkins to wipe up the soda, only mumbled some incoherent words that her sister could barley make out in response.

"I didn't catch that Kagome-neechan," Rin teased.

She spun around, her face red as a tomato. "I don't love him…just like him a little."

Rin squeaked in delight. "I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!" She pranced around her older sister chanting her new sing-a-long. "Kagome and Yasha sittin in a tree..K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First come love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage!"

"But you can't tell anybody, ok?" She would die of mortification if anyone found out.

Rin's grin only got wider. "Your secret's safe with me." Then she began to do her dance and chant at the expense of Kagome's exasperation.

"What is going on here?" Both girls stopped their antics at the sound of their foster father's deep, baritone voice.

Ron entered the kitchen, his brown eyes hardening at the display before him.

"Umm, Ron, you're home a couple days early," Kagome said, covering up her shock. They weren't supposed to back until Monday night. It was only Saturday.

"Change of plan. Our client was unable to provide us with sufficient funds to take their case to court." He set his suitcase on the hardwood floor. "A waste of both of our time actually. I suggest you get this place into some kind of order before Carla comes in." Ron walked towards the basement door and disappeared behind it.

Quickly and efficiently as possible, both girls began to wash the kitchen floor clean of the remnants of Kagome's soda and put away the previously ramen-filled bowls from Kagome's company into the dishwasher.

"Well its nice to know that one of you didn't slack off upon our absence." They stiffened at the stern voice of their foster mother. She entered the kitchen, pristine as always in her white Armani suit and matching shoes. Kagome shifted uncomfortable in the penetrating gaze of Carla.

"Rin, you may go upstairs." Hesitantly, Rin left, giving Kagome a sympathetic smile before leaving the two females alone.

"Is something wrong?" Kagome asked after a few silent moments had went by.

Carla walked over toward the sink and washed her hands. "Yes something is wrong Kagome."

Apprehension started to build in her stomach. She couldn't have found out she was a miko or that Naraku was trying to kidnap her…could they?

"Why were you absent from school for three days Kagome?"

She visibly relaxed. 'That's it?' "I was sick. It was probably something I ate when Hojo took me out to eat Saturday," she lied.

"And when did you inform me of these plans? I thought I told you specifically to stay home and continue your studies."

'Crap. I had forgotten about that. What is that saying? Whatever is done in the darkness will always come to light?' "It was in celebration of Hojo getting the internship at the governor's office."

Carla shook her head. "It seems I was mistaken about you Kagome. After all we've done for you. How could you go and betray our trust like that?"

Kagome stared at her incredulously. "All we did was go and get some dinner." 'In which he fail to show up for.'

"I won't tolerate this insubordination from you. From now on, I don't want you going anywhere without my permission, including going out with your little friends. Right now, all I want you to do is focus on your schoolwork. Did you get your make-up assignments from your teachers?"

Kagome's heart sank as she nodded her head solemnly. How would she continue her miko training if she couldn't go out anymore? After hearing her foster mother's lecture, she retired to her room, mentally exhausted. Carla's words had reminded her of all of the things she despised…school, college, work. Kagome plopped down on her bed and stared at the ceiling. If only life could be as simple as Inuyasha's. He was 19 and hadn't gone to college and yet already had a career, even though he was dubious about what he really wanted in life.

Sighing, she reached for the phone and dialed his number she had already memorized by heart. The phone rang ten times before he answered. "What the fuck do you want?"

"Do you always answer your phone so rudely?" she questioned dryly.

"Yeah, best way to keep the bill collectors at bay," he responded sardonically. "Now what do you want. You couldn't possibly miss me already. Its only been 30 minutes."

"You can't come over tomorrow."

"Why?" He asked urgently. "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

She smiled softly, imagining his ears standing at attention atop his head. At least he cared, more or less. "My foster parents came home early. They're angry that I took sick days off and feared it would hinder my learning process. Now I'm stuck at home under their watchful eye."

He snorted. "Tell them to fuck off. They don't run your life."

She sighed sadly. "But they do, or at least until I become 18."

"Which is when?"

"Five months from now."

He didn't say anything for a moment, then began slowly. "You didn't tell them that you're a miko did you?"

"No."

"Good. The less they know the better."

"So I guess this means that I have to stop my training."

"Like hell it does," he growled. "You'll just have to sneak out."

"I can't sneak out," she whispered, as if afraid they could hear their conversation.

He sucked his teeth. "Kagome, stop thinking like such a goody two shoes. You're telling me you've never snuck out of the house before?"

"Never had a reason to." 'Until I met you.'

"…I'll be there in minutes."

She jumped up. "What? You can't come here! They'll…" She stopped, knowing full well that she was talking to herself. He had already left.

For the next ten minutes, Kagome paced back and forth in her room, awaiting his arrival. If he was seen by Ron and Carla, they'd would sentence her to this damn room for the rest of her miserable existence here.

She whirled around at the sound of tapping on the French doors. And there he was. The object of her desires, clad in baggy jeans and a black muscle shirt accentuating his wonderfully chiseled physique. <AN: Insert drool here.> His silvery white tresses swayed slightly to the cool breeze as his golden eyes bored into hers, mischief and a glint of something else sparkling in …………………………̷ 0;…....

Shivers went down her spine from his gaze. If she could've swooned, it would have to be right then and there.

He tilted his head to the side. "Are you going to let me in or let my ass freeze out here all night?"

All thoughts of swooning at the sight of him fled at this remark. She rolled her eyes and went over to unlock the doors. "It's not that cold. Didn't I tell you not to come? What if they find out you're here?"

Inuyasha grinned, his fangs gleaming against the pale moonlight. "Who says they're going to find out?" He grabbed her hand and led her onto the balcony.

"What are you doing?"

"You're going to learn how to sneak out wench." He turned so that his back faced her. "Get on."

"You're crazy," she grumbled, but did as he asked. Once climbing onto his back and wrapping her arms loosely around his neck, his arms instantly locked under her legs.

"You'd better hold on tight." Before she could ask why, he leapt over the rail. Kagome buried her head against his neck and closed her eyes, bracing herself for the impact of the fall…which never came. Instead, it felt as if they were flying through the air She cracked one eye and instantly tightened her grasp around his neck. Houses, cars, pedestrians were all passed by a blur due to his break neck speed.

"Kagome," he croaked slowing down a little, "ease up on the death grip."

She grinned sheepishly and slackened her arms around his neck. "Sorry. I've never done this before."

"Yeah well there's a first time for everything." And with that he picked up the pace. Kagome squealed with pleasure. The wind whipped through their hair, melding both white and black into an unruly mass of multihued tresses. They exited the suburbs and reached the city in no time flat.

Inuyasha grinned to himself, enjoying how her soft body felt against his. Her breath sent shivers of pleasure down his neck and back, engulfing his body in warmth and contentment. Her enticing scent danced teasingly around his senses. He could feel the steady mummer of her heart against his back. 'I could get used to this' he mused, grinning to himself. Holding her legs even tighter alongside him, he bounded onto the roof a convenience store, then up onto the roof of a small apartment edifice, and finally sprung, with little effort, to the top of one of the tallest buildings in the city.

The sight that lay before Kagome made her gasp in amazement. You could practically see the entire city from this viewpoint. The large metropolis, throbbing with life and excitement, glowed with the numerous illuminations of the streetlamps and lights of all sorts. Inuyasha released her legs from his side as she slid off his back, still gazing in awe.

"I've never seen the city from this point of view before. Is this why you like to live here."

"Keh." He crossed his arms and sat down on the ledge. "I never said I liked to live here."

She stared at him quizzically. "So you don't like living here?"

"Never said that either."

Kagome sat down beside him. "Will you ever leave?"

He was silent for a moment. Did he want to leave? His usual answer would have been yes. But ever since he met Kagome, it was like his entire perspective changed. She made him feel things that he had long since forgotten and abandoned. Things like happiness and comfort. She made him feel like he didn't have to be alone anymore. Did he really want to give all that up?

She watched as his ears twitched in puzzlement and his amber eyes cloud over with undistinguishable emotions. A cool breeze toyed with his hair, fanning his white locks across his brooding face. His kissable lips were pursed in deep pension She had a sudden desire to run her fingers across them, to see if they were as smooth and soft as they looked.

Blushing at the thought, she reverted her gaze to the sky. A myriad of stars twinkled overhead, illuminating the black abyss with their faint fluorescent light. It was so peaceful out here. No demands, no worries, only the present. She wanted this moment to last forever. Shivering slightly at the gust of chilly air that swept across the roof, she crept closer to Inuyasha so that their arms brushed against each other as she sought to gain what warmth he had to offer. Tingling sensations shot up both their arms upon contact, snapping the hanyou's attention from his daze to the girl that had managed to scoot closer to him.