InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Finding that Spark ❯ More than Meets the Eye ( Chapter 5 )

Title: Finding that Spark

(A/N: This story is rated R for a reason just remember that.)

Disclaimer: I don't own any of them; it's the same old, same old.

Chapter 5: More than Meets the Eye

By Tainted InuShemeeko

Kagome awoke the next morning to the sound of birds chirping outside of her window. She then stretched as her arm slid across the soft buttery sheets.

`Since when did I have sheets that were this soft?'

Dropping her head down into the pillow once more she pulled in a deep breath. The smell of fresh pine and rainwater assaulted her sense of smell.

`Mmmmm, that smell reminds me of InuYasha.'

At that thought Kagome's eyes flew open as she realized she wasn't in her bed. She was in a full size bed that had golden satin like sheets on in.

"Oh, Kami I'm in InuYasha bed."

She quickly looked down at her clothes she was still wearing the pink tank and blue jeans from last night.

"Well at least I know we didn't do anything stupid. I just hope I didn't."

Kagome slowly climbed out of the bed, threw the pillows to the foot of it as she pulled the sheets up as she made it. She then placed the pillows back in place as she then proceeded to pull the cream colored comforter up.

"There that's better; don't want him to think that I don't know how to make a bed," she said as she looked at her handy work.

She then made her way into Inuyasha's small kitchen. She saw all of the empty Smirnoff bottles on the dinning table and on the couch and decided to throw them in the trash for Inuyasha. That's when she saw the note sitting on the counter.

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Dear Kagome,

I hope the bed was comfortable, and don't worry we both were good last night (meaning we behaved ourselves.) I slept on the couch last night; it really wasn't a big deal. There should be a fresh change of clothes over on the chair by the door Sango dropped them off. I called her before I left for work.

Oh I should be home by nine-thirty this morning I had a six-fifteen dance lesson to teach. Make yourself at home till I get there. The shower is a little tricky cold is hot and hot is cold. Hope you can find something for breakfast I'm not sure what you will find.

See you later Angel.

Love,

InuYasha

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Kagome smiled as she finished reading the note. Her gleaming brown eyes then glanced over to the door and there was a chair and on it a pile off clothes.

"Sango you are the best."

Half way to the chair Kagome stopped in mid step as a loud gurgle was heard, causing her to look down at her stomach. She then laughed to herself.

"On second thought I guess I should have breakfast first and then take a shower."

Kagome then pulled the fridge open and looked inside; it was bare except, two cases of Smirnoff, three beers, a gallon of milk that was half way full, a swallow of orange juice and a container of cranberry juice. She sighed as she shut the door.

"Well he said he didn't have much, so at least he was being honest with me."

She then opened the two cabinets to the left of her they both were stocked with every favor of ramen. In the next cabinet over from then she found all kinds of bar glasses, Vodka, Gin and even some Grenadine.

"Looks like I figured out what Inuyasha's favorite food is but there is no way I'm eating ramen for breakfast. I'll just right a couple of things down and then walk down to that market I saw on the corner."

The pen cap tapped against her lips as she thought to herself.

"Let's see I'll get a few apples, strawberries and grapes and a dozen eggs that should do it."

Her thoughts were interrupted by a soft knock on the door. She quickly made it to the door and peeked out the eyehole. Standing on the other side of the door was a short old woman. After a few minutes Kagome decided that the old woman wasn't dangerous. She unlocked the door and opened it a little.

"Um, can I help you?"

The elderly woman smiled up at her.

"Why ye must be Kagome."

Kagome looked over at her in surprise. How did this woman know her name?

"Um…I'm sorry I don't mean to sound rude, but how do you know my name?"

Kaede's eyes seemed to sparkle as she looked over at Kagome. She then laughed lightly as she answered Kagome's question.

"My name is Kaede. Inuyasha told me you were here as well as your name. While I'm here I'm inclined to ask you if there was everything that you needed."

"Well you see I was just about to go to the store and pick up a few things."

Kaede's eyes gleamed as she spoke to Kagome.

"Nonsense child, go shower and just freshen up. While you do so, this old woman shall go shopping for you. I shall then fix your breakfast."

At first Kagome wasn't sure if she should let Kaede do all that for her.

"No really I can do it, it's no trouble."

Kaede then gently patted one of Kagome's hands.

"Nor child is it any trouble for me to do it as well."

She then watched as Kaede went to a closet door and pulled it open, she came back later with a gold towel and facecloth in her hands. Kaede then placed them in Kagome's arms as she made her way to the table, where she picked up Kagome's list and then smiled as she left closing the door behind her.

`Perhaps Kagome ye are just what InuYasha needs right now.'

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Kagome watched as Kaede left the apartment, her eyes then drifted to the sink filled with dishes.

"Well I might as well wash the dishes first. I just hope they have good water pressure here. I'd hate to wash the dishes and then end up taking a cold shower because of it."

She just let the thought of a cold shower drift away as she busied herself with the dishes. Once the sink was cleaned of dirty dishes and each dish was dried, Kagome worked on figuring out where each dish went. The plates and bowls went to the right closest to the stove, while the cups were found to the left of the sink.

`Ok so his cabinets are twisted around from what I'm use to. It's not that big of a deal.'

Just as she placed the last cup into the cabinet, she heard Kaede come through the door with two brown paper bags in her hands. Kagome hurriedly went over to help Kaede with her armload. Kaede just smiled at her.

"Why thank ye child."

Kaede then noticed that Kagome had yet to take a shower. Yet the elderly woman remained silent and went on with preparing Kagome some breakfast.

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Inuyasha couldn't help but smirk at the Coyote youkai in front of him, Mrs. Ami as she had told him to call her. Had picked up the steps to the Mambo pretty quick, seeing how she had never danced before in her life. She had explained to Inuyasha that this was a surprise for her husband and hers 180th Wedding/Mating anniversary.

"You keep this up Mrs. Ami and your husband will be one happy man."

Her blue eyes twinkled as the song came to an end.

"I hope so young man, or this was a waste of your time. Someone as cute as you; should still be in bed with a beautiful woman this time in the morning."

Mrs. Ami then smiled up at InuYasha.

"Unless there is someone waiting for you and that's why, I haven't seen your handsome hanyou form. You know young man that tonic is going to fail you one day if you wait to long to tell her about yourself."

InuYasha smirked at Mrs. Ami.

"Now see you're jumping the gun there, I'm a hanyou so I'm going to be single until the end of time."

Mrs. Ami smiled at him,

"That's what you think young man. You find a young woman that's tickles your fancy and then you'll share a chaste kiss."

At hearing Mrs. Ami mention the word kiss, InuYasha was taken back to last night.

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Kagome eyebrows told InuYasha that she was in deep thought about some thing. Not liking the look on her face he had broken the silence.

"Stop thinking about whatever you're thinking about. I for one think you are beautiful, and not that scar on your neck or the one on your right leg is going to change that."

His hot lips pressing against her cool ones if only for a minute; he had then pulled out of the kiss.

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Even now he felt as if his lips were still pressed against hers, out of the four girls he had ever dated, none of them made him feel the way he suddenly felt about Kagome.

"I want to thank you again InuYasha for my early dance lesson. You should go home to that wonderful girl you were thinking about."

Mrs. Ami words seemed to snap him out of his thoughts.

"Uh, girl, what girl; I wasn't thinking about girl I was thinking about…"

Mrs. Ami's twilight blue eyes twinkled as she walked toward the studio door.

"My mistake then dear, you should get home to the woman that you are thinking about then."

InuYasha blushed and was about to say something to Mrs. Ami, but when he turned around she was gone.

"Damn, that old wench."

He then sighed as he busied himself, packing his music and player back into his duffle bag.

"That old woman doesn't know what she's talking about. I do not have a thing for Kagome we're just friends that's it."

InuYasha stood up from tying his shoes and was met by his reflection in the mirror. Only his reflection wasn't human it was of his hanyou form.

"You know you can't hide in that human skin forever, it a forced change. You're a hanyou and you always will be. It'd be nicer to Kagome if you went on a head and told her what you are. What would you rather it turned out, like it did with Kikyo?"

InuYasha looked away from the mirror and then back again, before he stormed out of the studio.

"Would you just shut the hell up?"

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Kagome was amazed that InuYasha's apartment had two bathrooms in it. Then again she reminded herself, his half brother did own the building. She walked over to the chest at the end of the bed and picked up the gold towels Kaede had laid there for her, when the morning light suddenly reflected off something in Inuyasha's trashcan.

"Hmmm, I wonder what this is."

She gasped as she glazed down into the deep hazel eyes of the girl in the photo.

"Could this be the woman be Kikyo, the one he used to be dating?"

Yes it had taken a lot of prodding but after almost twelve hours of grilling her Sango had spilled the beans to her. Kagome's thoughts where interrupted by the ringing sound of Inuyasha's phone.

On the Phone

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"Um, hello."

"I wish to speak with InuYasha."

"I'm sorry, but he's teaching a dance class this morning."

There was a long pause and the sound of rustling papers. The man's cold and demanding voice caused Kagome to shiver when he spoke again.

"Very well, however it is important that he returns my call immediately."

Kagome nodded her head as she jolted down the note on paper.

"Who's calling again, may I ask?"

"I am his brother, now good day to you."

"Oh ok, well good bye then."

Kagome sighed as she hung up the phone she had just hung up with InuYasha's brother Sesshomaru. She shook her head as she headed to the shower.

"There really is something strange about the two of them. I mean I've never spoke to some one on the phone that made me feel so cold be…fore."

Kagome's mouth fell open as she gazed in wonder at the master bathroom. It was clear to her now that Sesshomaru had a lot of money. The bathroom was huge. The bath looked like it could hold three people and was made out of pure white carved marble. The tiles on the floor and walls were maroon and gold. Her chocolate eyes widened as she noticed the shower that was in the room as well.

"Oh my god, I never seen a bathroom so big and beautiful before, ok there is defiantly more to InuYasha then I first thought."

Kagome's eyes traveled to the sink. It was the most oddly made sink she had ever seen. It looked like a plain grey rock had been placed were the sink was going to be and then the basin of the sink was carved out of the stone and rimmed with gold.

"It's beautiful."

After she had gotten over the beauty of the bathroom Kagome stepped into the shower. The large showerhead shot water in every direction.

"This is simply heaven. I don't remember the last time I've felt so relaxed."

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InuYasha sighed as he placed his key into the lock. It was a little after nine forty and he was beat. He had one thing on his mind as nice warm and then cold shower. Mrs. Ami had really worn him out, who knew a demon her age could still move that well. Yes he needed a shower, and then a nap before he had to go to his brother's banquet.

He just barley noticed the sounded of the shower running; he simply figured Kaede had gotten the shower ready for him. InuYasha dropped his bag on the couch and then walked into his bedroom. He removed his socks and then pulled off his red T-shirt; he undid his belt and then slid his pants down so he could step out of them.

`One whole month I've been seeing Kagome for one whole month. Should I tell her now? No now's too early I'll tell her in another month or so.'

To bad he wasn't going to have much of a say of when she found out. When InuYasha opened the door he was greeted by the warm steam from the shower. Once again he thought it was Kaede, who had once again readied the shower, he then slowly pulled the shower door open.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Aw hell, SHIT."

There standing in front of him was a very wet and lovely Kagome. He couldn't help but look.

"InuYasha, Get out!"

InuYasha whirled around turning his back to her.

"Right, uh I'm sorry…I uh didn't see anything. Aw, damn it all."

He then quickly made his way back to the bathroom door. InuYasha cursed himself once more as he felt the heat building inside his loins. He hadn't felt like that since he had dated his old flame Kinu. She had been his first and last he hadn't had a woman since. Sure there had been Ima and then Kikyo but he had never slept with them.

Seeing Kagome in such away had awakened a feeling inside him that had long been dormant. InuYasha could feel his demon blood stirring with in his body, he knew now that he had to tell her sooner then he had first planned.

"Alright InuYasha, the shower is NOW empty."

His hazel brown eyes glanced at Kagome once more. Yes he would tell her about his secret right after his cold shower.

(A/N: Well another chapter has come to an end. One thing before we move on to the sneak peek of Ch. 6, ok I had to ship my computer off to get fixed the start button isn't working. I'll be able to update stories by using my mom's computer; my problem lies in the little fact that Ch. 11 to From Ice to Sunshine, Ch. 8 to A Darkness Inside, Ch. 2 of Fairytale Dreams and Ch. 3 to Startling Surprises are all suck inside of my computer. So I will not be able to up date those stories from about a month or when ever I receive my computer back. Next up Ch. 6: Secrets Revealed.

Kagome couldn't believe what she was see the guys she had become friends with for more then a month and a half was a hanyou.

"Why, why couldn't you let me see who you were sooner? Did you forget I know what is like to be called names?

She had never met anyone like him before. From the first moment she met him, she felt close to him. She made her laugh something she hadn't done much of since the accident.

"InuYasha, I had a lot of time to think about how I felt about you. I never believed in love at first sight. That was until I met you, I…I'm falling for you InuYasha Taisho and you know that being a hanyou isn't going to change that. Of course it does explain a lot of things."

Until next time.

Ja ne!

Tainted InuShemeeko

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