InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Eyes Like Yours ❯ Chapter 23 ( Chapter 23 )

Eyes Like Yours
By: DarkCrystalis

Disclaimer: I don't have one, you evil owners of Inuyasha people! (Which don't include me, I might add.)

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Chapter 23

Inuyasha's arms were still tightly wrapped around Kagome's back, even after Kouga and his girlfriend, Ayame, strolled in and made their appearance.

”Hey mutt face, long time no see!”

At the hated nickname, Inuyasha growled deeply, pulling Kagome even closer into his chest.

”Well, I guess I'd have to say the same for you,” Inuyasha replied, not bothering to call him a crude name in return. He was in way too good of a mood to have it ruined by an old `enemy' from university.

However, Kagome easily got disengaged from his embrace when she heard Ayame call her name lightly through the pounding music.

”Ayame!” Running excitedly to the girl, they hugged one another tightly.

”I'm so glad you could come tonight; I really didn't think you would.”

Kagome looked down at the ground, but then immediately smiled widely. “Well, things are a lot better now, and…” before she could tell her all about their make-up, another couple strolled in through the club's doors.

”Kirara!” Kagome, if possible, got even more excited at seeing yet one another of her newly-found friends.

”Hey, Shippo,” Kouga called from further in the club, and then added, “Get some yet?”

Ayame walked over to him, her face stoic and scary looking. Smacking him harshly across his right cheek, she stomped on his foot and stormed away, grabbing Kagome's hand in the process.

”I wonder what's wrong with her?” Kouga muttered, not particularly wanting to find out.

Inuyasha scowled at him, and hissed, “It's so predictable for you to say stuff like that. I guess you haven't changed one bit.”

In response, he shrugged his small frame, and shuffled over to where Shippo and Kirara stood.

Miroku and Sango waved from their position on the dance floor, but didn't walk over. At this moment in time, one of their favourite songs was playing, and they were too busy enjoying one another's company. There'd be plenty of time to greet the others more formally later, anyway.

In mere minutes, the six of them were all together in a small grouping, chatting away as if it were any normal day.

News of Inuyasha's and Kagome's reuniting was one of the interest topics, especially the fact that Kagome had sung to Inuyasha. This was when Kagome blushed furiously, but then felt Inuyasha's strong arms around her stomach, comforting her silently.

However, Inuyasha wasn't one to sit around talk, and neither was Kouga or Shippo, so it didn't come as a surprise when the men demanded the women to dance with them. There were still at least a few hours in the night left, which meant they needed to be well spent dancing, instead of chatting.

Grabbing their girlfriends' hands, the men each led their women to the dance floor. Ayame unhappily followed Kouga, still angry over his previous comment towards Shippo. It was none of his business, and it was completely uncalled for.

”Look, Ayame…it was just a joke; you shouldn't take these things so seriously.” Kouga craned her neck upwards, forcing her to look into his bright, ice-blue eyes.

It was obvious she was upset, but instead of another smack (which was what he'd expected), she shoved her face into his chest roughly.

”Is that all you want from me? Am I only good for you to `get some'? Am I…worthless to you?” She mumbled into his shirt, muffling the words as she spoke.

This question was completely out of character for her; Ayame's normally cool and confident air had been drained from her in a matter of seconds. She was on the verge of weeping into his shirt, so Kouga had to work fast before she had a breakdown.

”Of course not, Ayame! How could you ever think that? Look at me,” he demanded in a calm voice, not wishing to seem angry or annoyed.

”Ayame, I like you a lot—more than I could probably ever say. If I wanted a cheap thrill, I wouldn't have chosen you with your fiery spirit, and bright smile. I love your stubbornness, and strong will. I think you're beautiful, and worth more than any words could say. Don't ever think you're worthless to me, or not good enough.” Instead of the laughter and smiles he'd been expecting, to his horror, she began to sob deeply into his shirt.

”A-Ayame?!”

As she sobbed, her words somehow managed to reach his ears. “I…d-do you r-r-really…m-mean…that?”

Kouga lifted her face to his, and watched as the crystalline droplets dripped down her face in an unsteady stream.

”Of course I did! Ayame…you really confuse me sometimes…” Picking her up, he crushed his lips over hers, uncaring of the audience that had surrounded them. She responded, but then meekly pulled away, blushing a pretty pink.

”I think we should leave,” she whispered to him, tugging on his hand.

Sighing, Kouga looked towards Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, and Kirara. “I'll catch you guys later; we're leaving, right koi?”

Smiling and nodding her head, the couple walked out of the club nearly as quickly as they'd came.

”Well…that was just a tad bit strange,” Kagome commented, laughing as she danced hand in hand with Inuyasha.

Nodding his head, he brought her even closer, inhaling her scent. God, he'd missed it so much.

In all reality, Inuyasha was like a drug addict being taken away from his drugs, and suddenly being reunited after a while which felt like way too long. Kagome was his drug; the drug that kept him feeling alive, happy, and meaningful.

Shippo and Kirara smiled knowingly at one another, not wanting to bother them.

”You know, Shippo,” Kirara mumbled as they danced.

”Hmm?”

”I hope we're like them, some day. They look really…happy,” she finished, staring into his eyes with innocence and trust.

”I really hope not,” Shippo said, winking. “I'd hate it if we had to argue over every little thing, and separate for a few days from a misunderstanding.”

Kirara scowled at him, staring at him like he was an idiot.

”You know what I meant!”

”I know, I know, I'm just being stupid. You know what they say…” Looking at him with confusion in her eyes, he leant down and whispered in her ear, “Love makes people do stupid things.”

Kirara's expressive eyes lit up with hope and brightness, unshed tears threatening to spill over in happiness. “Shippo, I…”

”Hey! Love birds!” Inuyasha, with Kagome in tow, interrupted them, grinning.

”Inuyasha, I'm going to kill you one day,” Shippo muttered, hating how the moment was ruined.

Feeling a tug on his arm, Shippo's head was dragged down to Kirara's as she whispered in his ear. Understanding, he smiled at her, and nodded.

”We're going to be leaving too, I'm afraid,” Shippo stated, not wanting to reveal their little plan to Inuyasha. Their attempt was to slowly get all of the couples out of the club, leaving only Inuyasha and Kagome so that they could finally be left alone.

”B-but you guys just got here!” Kagome frowned, not liking that everyone was leaving suddenly.

”Oh, well we were just dropping in anyway. We weren't planning on staying, right Shippo?”

Kicking him in the knee when he didn't respond, Shippo winced and then nodded quickly, tugging her out of the club, doing his best not to limp.

Waving goodbye to Sesshoumaru and Rin whom were sitting at the bar as they left, they then headed towards the exit. On his way out, Shippo mumbled, “You didn't have to kick me, you know!”

Inuyasha and Kagome stared confusedly at the second couple that had left, not understanding anything at all.

Shrugging his shoulders indifferently, Inuyasha finally spoke.

”Well, at least Sango and Miroku are still here, as are Sesshy and Rin by the bar. Let's just enjoy the rest of the night while it lasts.”

Agreeing, the two began dancing again.

Kagome smiled every so often at the other couples she saw on the dance floor, knowing exactly how it felt to finally belong to someone.

I've wanted this for so long—I'm so glad that things are finally starting to work out for us.

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Miroku and Sango sighed deeply, relaxing as the music poured over them.

”We should do this more often,” Sango said, giggling slightly.

”If it means I can touch you like this without being slapped, then I'm definitely up for it.”

Rolling her eyes, she couldn't help but smile at his innocent face. This was the man she loved, and would always love, no matter what would decide to cross their paths, and he knew it.

”Sango, you know I love you,” he murmered in her ear, which made her giggle.

”I know Miroku, I know.”

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From their position on the bar, Rin hugged Sesshoumaru tightly.

”Mission accomplished!” She chirped, poking him in the shoulder. “See? I knew my plan would work, right from the beginning!”

Rolling his eyes, he poked her back just as hard, putting on a mock-serious face.

”If I recall properly, it was my idea to have everyone meet at the club first.”

Sticking out her tongue, Rin's eyes widened when his mouth swooped down over hers to catch it gently between his teeth. Caressing it with his tongue, they began to kiss, pulling one another closer and closer.

However, Rin kept leaning into him, and unfortunately fell off the barstool, crashing onto the wooden floor instead.

”Oh dear, are you alright Rin?” Leaning down, she whined when he began poking her body, starting from her foot. Somehow, she'd sprained her right ankle, and couldn't walk anymore.

”What a shame; it seems that I'll have to carry you home.” Despite the fact that this statement sounded stoic and more of a duty, Rin knew that he was internally looking forward to this every bit as much as she was.

”I guess we'll have to go home now…” she trailed off, leaving things up in the air.

”I guess so,” he replied with a glint of evil in his eyes.

”I hate you,” she mumbled when he picked her up bridal style, and began taking her outside.

”Oh? Do you? Well, I hate you more,” he replied, grinning.

Holding her breath, Rin gathered her courage and spat out the thing on her mind. “Does this mean that if I said I love you, you'd tell me you love me more?”

Nearly dropping her at the sudden question, Sesshoumaru sat her on the hood of his car. Staring into her eyes, and decided to play with her.

”In theory, if you said something like that, then I would; but that's just in theory.” Grinning at the shocked look on her face, he kissed the tip of her nose in a teasing manner.

Going to pick her up once more, he was halted when her hands pushed his chest away from her body.

”I…I…I-I…l-love you, Sesshy,” she whispered into the night, dropping her head with embarrassment.

Chewing on one of her nails, she waited impatiently as the silence stretched even further between them.

”Sesshy?” she asked when he began opening the driver's door, ignoring her heart-felt confession.

Maybe he didn't mean what he'd said earlier…I'm such a fool.

Feeling her eyes fill with unwanted tears, she scrubbed them away with her fingertips. If he didn't love her, then…

…Then what?

At a loss for words, Rin found herself hanging her head again, not noticing Sesshoumaru's reappearance.

Instead of the rejection she'd anticipated, Sesshoumaru crouched down on the ground, staring into her unhappy face.

After a moment, he spoke.

”Rin, how could I not love you?”

Her eyes snapped open, staring at him below her hunched form in disbelief.

”I loved you since the day I first met you at the pool; I knew right then you were something special to me, which is why I wasted no time in claiming you as mine. You know that I'll always be there for you, and care for you, no matter what; which is why I'm going to ask you one, very important thing.”

Rin's eyes once again began to fill with tears, having a strong feeling as to where this was going.

Is he…?

”Rin, will you become my wife, and my one and only?”

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