InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Facing the Music ❯ Drowning in My Sorrows ( Chapter 1 )

The pounding pulses in her head were what had welcomed Kagome awake the next morning.

Groaning, Kagome turned over in her bed before she noticed it...

Not it exactly... more like a person.

Slowly trying to open her heavy lids she tried to peer at who was lying in her bed. After many failed attempts Kagome was finally able to open her eyes, before she had to shut it again from the bright sunlight shining in from her room.

A chuckle suddenly vibrated through the room as she felt the person beside her move to envelope her in a tight embrace.

“You're so cute when you're in a hangover.” A husky masculine voice sounded beside her ear... very close to her ear.

She snapped her eyes open when she felt his bare toned chest on the tips of her finger tips.

After finally adjusting to her surroundings and the bright rays of light, she stared at the man beside her.

His hair was a strange silvery color that, as far she could see, reached down past his shoulders and disappeared into the blanket that was on top of them. She quickly averted her gaze back up realizing, with a slight blush, that she was looking too far downward. His amused amber eyes flickered up to meet hers, obviously catching where her gaze was once before. She moved her eyes to his rosy lips, having a sudden impulse to meet them with her own lips, but catching herself and shaking the thought out of her head. His chest was well-toned and she could tell that he worked out.

`Wait a minute... bare chest?'

Kagome looked down at herself to find that she had been stripped over her clothes as well.

Quickly pulling the cover underneath her thick blanket she covered herself as best she could.

Another chuckle escaped his lips as he continued to stare her.

“No need to cover up. I've seen it all before anyways.” A cocky smile plastered on his face.

“Last night... we didn't... do... you know... did we?” Kagome felt her face flush as she tried to ask him the question.

“We did more than just you know.” He whispered seductively into her ear. Making her feel the brush of hot air that sent chills down her spine.

“Wait a minute...” Kagome thought back to when she took shot after shot and anger suddenly pulsed through her.

“You took advantage of me!”

Surprised by her sudden mood change, he pulled back from her and stared down at her flushed face and intent sparkle in her eyes from her anger. To him, he had never seen anything more beautiful than what he had just witnessed.

... That was until her words finally sunk into his brain.

“I did not! You were the one that had grabbed onto me first! What was I going to do reject a woman in need?!” Feeling his own anger rise to the match.

“Yes! You could have just said `no' and then we wouldn't be in this mess!”

“Well, excuse me for being the gentleman and not saying no!”

“Gentleman?! Gentleman! You are nothing of the sort! You took advantage of a sweet drunken girl in a bar! How gentlemen-like could you be?!”

“Sweet?! You?! You were the one hanging on everywhere and saying all those things in my ears last night!”

“Well-” Kagome stopped short when she heard what he said.

Blushing a deep red at the accusation, Kagome felt her temper simmer and her embarrassment overcome it.

Finally taking a notice of their positions, her blush seemed to increase if that was even possible.

In both their anger, Kagome and the mystery man had stood up on their knees on the bed... showing off almost completely everything.

She quickly made a grab for the bed sheet once again and wrapped it around her body.

“I... I'll be right back.” Kagome muttered as she struggled to get up in her embarrassment.

Her legs felt like jelly as she tried to stand on them, but she soon got the hang of it and quickly ran to her adjoining bathroom.

Once safely inside, Kagome leaned against the door for a few minutes trying to organize her thoughts together.

“How many shots could I have possibly had? I don't remember a thing. Ugh! Stupid Kagome!” Growling at herself, Kagome emerged into the sight of the bathroom mirror. Staring at her tousled raven black hair and the pair of chocolate brown eyes staring back at her filled with mixed emotions.

Feeling her stomach lurch and about to explode, Kagome quickly opened her toilet cover up and all the alcohol from last night was deposited into the bowl.

Groaning, Kagome stood up and took another look at herself. “I need a shower.”

Deciding on that, Kagome discarded the cover sheet onto the ground and turned the water to hot before taking fifteen minutes to wash her hair and rinse herself off.

Feeling better and more like her old self, other than the slight headache left, Kagome emerged from the shower.

“Now I just need to get dressed... but he's out there...”

Wrapping herself and her hair in separate towels and leaving the slightly soaked bed sheet on the washroom floor, Kagome cracked her bathroom door open and took a peek out.

Breathing a sigh of relief to find that he was gone, she opened the door fully and proceeded to her closet.

Throwing open the door, she walked into the very very deep closet full of clothes and shoes in all different types of sizes, styles, and colors.

After getting dressed and cleaning the bathroom up a bit she proceeded to leave her room when her cell phone rang in the pile of her clothes that had somehow left her body the night before.

“Hello?” She answered.

“Kagome! Where have you been?! I've been trying to reach you for the past hour! You're already late for your interview with Mika Tettsuya and there's still the rehearsal at Music Station for the performance tonight right after the interview! I don't care where you are; just get your ass down here!”

Kagome had to hold the phone away from her hysterical best friend on the other line. Once she quieted down, Kagome answered.

“I forgot about that! I'll be there in 15 minutes tops. Promise. Okay, see you there. Bye Sango.” Kagome shut her cell phone quickly before she ran out of the room.

Sango Taijiya has been her best friend since she could remember. When she was signed the contract she had asked Sango to be there with her everywhere... sort of like her manager, only Akira wasn't always there 100% of the time since he had other famous stars... even though Kagome was the number one star in the Avex corporation. Sango goes everywhere with her and helps her keep in check and Kagome practically leans on her for everything.

Quickly running down her spiral stairs of her five story bungalow that led from the top floor, which held her bedroom, to the third floor, Kagome quickly ran into the kitchen and found some Advil her medicine cabinet. Turning around to get some water, Kagome froze as she met a pair of golden eyes.

“You...” She breathed. Looking over him again she noticed that he had changed back into his clothes. A tight black T-shirt with light blue jeans adorned his legs.

“You too.” He smiled back as she stared in shock.

“I thought you left already. Why are you still here?” Kagome questioned, feeling her anger rise.

“Nope. Just left to look for some coffee. Couldn't find it until five minutes before you. Damn... how could a small girl like you make so much money? You actually live here alone?”

`Obviously he doesn't know who I am. Let's just keep it that way.'

“Yes I do. Well I really need you to leave because I have important things that I'm already late for. Thanks for last night. I really enjoyed it. So yeah...uh...bye.”

She gave him the wave of the hand to get out of her house... politely.

He chuckled... once again.

“Alright. Alright. I get the point. I have important things to be doing too. I also enjoyed last night. If you ever want another enjoyable night you know where to find me.” He winked at her before he trotted out of the kitchen with his jacket that had been behind the seat he was sitting on, swung over his shoulder.

Kagome stared at his retreating figure in shock before the stare became a glare.

“That pompous jerk was mocking me! Ugh! Jack... butt.” Kagome finished, making sure not to use any curses since she had grown up being taught that way.

“I heard that!” He suddenly shouted back before Kagome heard the distinct sound of her front door shutting in the level beneath her.

Looking at her wrist watch, Kagome let out a sound of surprise as eight minutes had already passed.

“Oh no! I'm late...er!” Kagome shouted before she grabbed a glass of water filled it with the liquid before swallowing the pills with the water.

Taking her purse and stuffing her cell phone into it, Kagome dashed out to her garage. Picking her Porsche out of the ten cars, Kagome quickly strapped herself in and speeded off towards the Avex building.

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