InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Eyes Like Yours ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

Eyes Like Yours
By: DarkCrystalis

Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, do you honestly think I'd be sitting here and writing fanfiction? God damn, if I owned Inuyasha, I'd be DOING things with him, rather than writing about it.

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Chapter 6

Kagome stared into his golden eyes, seeing his exhaustion from chasing her.

Why did he follow me, oh god…

Lowering her eyes, and playing with her fingers, she ignored the hand that he rested on her shoulder.

“Kagome…” he whispered, and withdrew his hand from her shoulder. Delicately placing his fingers under her chin, and tilting her head upwards, he softly forced her to look at him.

“Why did you run from me?”

Kagome turned her body away from him, and began to walk across the street, having noticed the light change.

“Because I can't deal with this…” she trailed off, and kept walking.

“Can't handle what? Kagome, do you mean the photo shoot?”

“Oh no, I'll still do that…I was talking about something else…”

“Then, what did you mean, Kagome?”

For the love of god, I wish he would stop calling me by my name…

They'd been so wrapped up in one another, that they missed one fact: they stopped in the middle of a busy intersection, and the light had already changed back…

An uncaring red car zoomed fourth, as if intent on hitting Kagome. Inuyasha noticed a second before hand, and pulled her away, onto the median.

Kagome's shocked expression soon turned into light sobs at having nearly lost her life, or at the very least, gotten gravely injured.

Holding onto Inuyasha as if her life depended on it, she gripped his arms tightly, and leaned into his shoulder for support. Sliding his arms around her shoulders, he pulled her in closer, and rested his head nearby her ears. Whispering endearments and things like “you'll be okay” seemed to calm her, and soon her trembling and sobs stopped.

After ten heartbreaking minutes of comforting her in silence, they left the median, and finished walking the crosswalk.

Deciding to stay near her until she got home was probably a good idea, seeing how his body didn't want to let her go.

A tiny part of his mind screamed “what about Kikyo?”, but the rest of him wanted to be with Kagome.

Wanted to comfort Kagome, or just wanted her?

I just want to comfort her; she was traumatized…

Convinced with his thoughts, he held her hand in his as they walked to her home.

Kagome was in a daze, and didn't even realize he was holding her close, and keeping his hand in hers. She couldn't care less; it was comforting, and that's exactly what she needed right now.

“I…I don't want to like you, Inuyasha,” she confessed in a whisper, which even he almost missed.

“What do you mean, Kagome?”

“Nothing, Inuyasha; nothing at all…”

Having realized that she was standing in front of her house, she gave the bewildered Inuyasha a small, but tight hug.

“Thank you…for…everything…” she said timidly, smiling into his shoulder.

“It was a pleasure,” he said with a small smile of his own, and then added,

“So, I'll see you at the photo shoot tomorrow? 4:00pm to 8:00pm?”

Tommorrow…yes, you baka, it's TOMORROW…

“Yes, of course! I wouldn't miss it for the world!”

“That's…nice to know.”

Walking away with bittersweet feelings, he didn't bother looking back as he made his way back to the café.

After all, he'd left his car there.

Not to mention after that incident, he would need a coffee with triple the normal amounts of caffeine.

He was a nervous wreck, on the inside; especially after the near accident.

Inuyasha, get a grip. You've only known the girl…no, Kagome…for not even a day, and she's already gotten to you…

But you won't admit that, will you?

“Nope,” he voiced loudly, getting some curious looks from people passing him by.

“Weirdo,” a homeless man muttered.

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Rin walked away triumphantly, grinning the biggest smile she'd ever smiled. She'd completely succeeded in shocking him, the previously un-shockable Sesshoumaru.

And the moment was something she would cherish forever.

Finally out of his vision, she walked past the park on her way home, and decided to sit down. Dropping her bag beside the swing, she seated herself, and swung lightly back and fourth.

Recalling what had happened at the pool, Rin's face turned to a deathly pale white.

Reality suddenly decided to come knocking into her consciousness right about now.

Honestly, what had she been THINKING? What if he was in a relationship, or perhaps even MARRIED? With the youth marrying so early now-a-days, you never could tell…

Well, at least she could single out one of her insecurities. He wasn't wearing a ring, so at least there was no way he could be married…but he still could be in a relationship…

The thought didn't make her feel any better.

Her angelic side decided to speak up.

Come on, Rin! Cheer up! Perhaps he's madly single, and was just WAITING for someone like you to come into his life! Don't beat yourself up over it! Besides, if he wasn't single, he would have bashed you about it already.

Rin smiled cheerfully, feeling a little more positive at her consciousness's words.

Laughter filled her soul, and she began to swing highly on the swing; giggling and smiling non-stop. Smaller children looked at her curiously, but found her laughter contagious, and soon laughed with her.

Once having reached the highest she could swing, she stopped, and allowed the swing to slow down on its own. When it completely stopped, she picked up her bag, and began to walk home.

Things were looking better for her again; and besides, since when was Rin one to drown in her sorrows?

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Back at the Takahashi apartment, it's current male occupant was also feeling Rin's happiness vibe.

Prancing around the room while Sango was at work, he looked like a kid at a candy store.

“I'm seeing Kagome tomorrow,
I'm seeing Kagome tomorrow;
…a university girl in a short, sexy skirt uniform…
…Waiiiii!!!”

It was like a chant; he just couldn't control his sudden burst of excitement. Thank the gods Sango wasn't here to witness it, otherwise he probably wouldn't be able to speak for the next few days.

Getting kicked in the you-know-what hurt a heck of a lot, especially when Sango was the one dealing the blow. After all, she's a black belt in Tai-Kwan-Do.

Dancing over to the kitchen, he opened the cabinets, looking for the instant coffee.

Sliding over to the stove in his socks, he nearly collided into the hard form of none other than Inuyasha.

God damn his sneaking inside the house quietly had gotten a hell of a lot better lately.

“Watch where you're going, old man,” Inuyasha muttered, tossing his keys onto the table.

Taking the instant coffee from his hands with some force, he then went and plugged in the electric kettle, setting the coffee nearby it.

“WHAT?” he snapped, when Miroku was staring at him without moving.

“Nothing…you just look like some shit happened to ya while you were out.”

“Yeah? Well what if some `shit' DID happen, old man? What are YOU gonna do about it?”

Inuyasha took a seat in his favourite recliner, and closed his eyes. The events of the near accident crossed his mind, and he shivered. For some strange reason, harm coming to Kagome made him very angry, and worried.

Shrugging off the thought, he pulled out his cell phone from inside his jacket. He hadn't talked to Kikyo in a long time; she was probably going to freak on him.

Waiting four rings without getting an answer, he was about to hang up when he heard Kikyo's fast paced voice through the receiver.

“Ohh…hi honey, baby. How are you?”

To his ears, she sounded breathless, as if she had been doing some sort of strenuous workout, or run to the phone.

Kikyo was one to take her time with everything, so it couldn't have been her running to the phone. He was curious, so he decided to ask.

“Yeah, hi Kikyo; what were you doing? You sound…tired.”

Kikyo silently put her finger over her lips, a signal for Naraku to not say a word.

“Oh, nothing, really.”

She was lieing, and they both knew it.

“Kikyo…honestly, you've never been good at lieing to me. I'll give you another chance to start over.”

He hated putting up with her bullshit day after day; for once, he just wanted to hear the truth from her.

Why did you even date her in the first place? Something in his mind asked, and to be honest, he didn't know the answer.

Oh yeah, it was to win a bet with Sesshoumaru. He said I couldn't put up with Kikyo as my girlfriend for a month…well, “a month” has already happened, so…

Having been lost in his thoughts, he didn't hear her incessant rambling.

“Kikyo, I'm breaking up with you.”

Kikyo went deadly silent, not knowing what to say.

Maybe he figured out the heavy breathing, maybe he heard Naraku…who cares, HE'S DUMPING ME!

Her first instinct was to cry, cry, and cry; but when you had money and power, who needed useless emotions such as sadness?

“Very well; just don't come crying to me when things with your new girl didn't work out. Goodbye, Inuyasha.”

Kikyo immediately hung up the phone, not waiting for a response.

Looking at Naraku's naked form in her bed, she scowled at him and screeched,

“WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT? Your purpose has been fulfilled, GET OUT!”

Picking up his clothes, he rushed out of her room to change, and then promptly left the manor.

Kikyo threw the dirty sheets onto her carpeted floor, and began to brood.

Whoever she is, she will pay for taking away MY Inuyasha!

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Inuyasha stared at the phone, having been disconnected from her line.

Hey, at least things went better then planned! I thought for sure she would blow a gasket…

Miroku cautiously walked over, not wanting to be clobbered by the previously unnerved Inuyasha.

“Who was that?” He really couldn't hide his curiosity any longer.

“No one of importance; it was just Kikyo.”

“Did she want something from you?”

“No, not really; I just dumped her. She was useless, anyway; I only dated her to win the bet with Sesshoumaru.”

“Oh yeah, and do you get the $100 like he said, if you could manage dating her for that long?”

“Nah, I should probably collect it sometime soon, huh?”

For some reason, Inuyasha looked so dazed, and unlike his normal self. He was irritated, which was nothing new, but…

It bothered Miroku, and he wanted to find out exactly `what' had happened when he left the house earlier that day.

Hearing the kettle, Miroku soundlessly stepped out of the living room, and back into the kitchen so he could pour two cups of water.

Inuyasha called out from in the living room,

“I'm gonna go lay down for a while…” and those were the last words he said for the rest of the day.

Closing his eyes while on the bed, the last image he saw in his mind before falling asleep was…

Kagome.

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Author< /b>'s Note:

Okay guys, I finally figured out when I'm going to the cottage! We're leaving early morning on Friday, July 22. This is the last chapter I'm posting before I leave to go to my cottage, as I stated in chapter 3.

I haven't written chapters in advance YET, but I hope to before we leave. I'll probably write one tonight, and a couple tomorrow, so that I can MAYBE post while I'm at the cottage.

Please keep in mind the updates will be SCARCE, IF I even get to post at all while I'm there. I hope I can.

I also made this chapter a little bit longer, can you tell? Ah, probably not, haha.

Thanks so much for all the reviews! That's so amazing!

You guys are the AWESOMEST!!! (Yes, I know “awesomest” isn't a word)

Okay, okay, for all you grammar correct people out that, you guys are AWESOME!

Until chapter 7!

-DarkCrystalis








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