InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanging by A Moment ❯ Chapter 13 A Relationship Grows ( Chapter 13 )

Hanging by A Moment

by Lor

Now for those who have been saying there needs to be more Inu/Kag developments, this is the chapter and the next if for you! I was going to put all of the Inu/Kag greatness in this chapter, but it proved to be WAY too long for my liking, so it's split into two chapters.

And you'll notice that I put the more important aspect of the last chapter in the re-cap. Hehehe....I love my mind! (Currently at least)

crazy-bout-inuyasha200 got your review read it, and honestly, it doesn't make any sense. Why should I change the category from Inuyasha to other? This is an Inuyasha ALTERNATE UNIVERSE fic. Do have AU in the summary, and have a reminder that this is an AU fic before the prologue. Don't want to seem mean bout it, but it is true.

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Thanks again to my wonderful beta readers Endymion and Jelly!

Without further distractions before the wonderful fluff.........

Chapter 13

A Relationship Grows

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(Re-cap)

She slid closer to him so she could respond without earning them another glare from the people sitting only a few feet in front of them. "She's been writing for years," Kagome whispered to him. Yash simply nodded when he discovered the information. He slid his arm up behind Kagome and rested his arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer to him. She smiled and cuddled up against him, a hand resting on his leg as they watched Roru take a seat on the stage. Then Yash did something that completely took Kagome by surprise. He used his other hand to tip her face up to look at his, before lowering his head to capture her lips in a gentle kiss.

`Was as good of a time as any,' Yash thought after the kiss ended. He looked down at Kagome to see her smiling. He smiled softly, `Guess she liked the kiss.' Yash tightened his arm around her shoulders slightly as Roru began to speak.

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Two days had passed since that fateful night when Kagome and Yash kissed for the first time, and very little had changed so far in their everyday lives. Simple changes like them fighting a little less went unnoticed by their friends. Though one seemingly small event, once revealed would change Kagome and Yash's lives more then they had previously imagined.....

The bright afternoon sun shone down onto the hood of a midnight blue Audi. `What is taking her so long?' Roru thought as she stood beside her car, the keys twirling in her hand. She had been waiting there for nearly twenty minutes already.

`Five more minutes, and if Kagome doesn't show up I'm bloody leaving her here!' Roru scanned the surrounding area in the senior class parking lot.

"Finally!" she said under her breath when she saw her raven haired cousin exit the school. Much to her surprise, Kagome wasn't alone.

`Why is Yash with Kagome? Thought they could barely stand each other....ummm I wonder what's happened between them,' Roru though with a slightly lecherous smile on her face.

"See you Saturday, then?" Kagome asked, her voice shy.

Yash nodded, "Yeah, I'll pick you up at seven alright?"

She smiled as she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her left ear, which was a nervous habit of hers, "Seven's good."

"Thought we could go to a movie then dinner," he said, his voice unusually gentle.

"Sounds like fun."

Yash's response was a gentle nod and a sincere smile. By that time in their conversation, the two had reached the parking lot. "Guess I'll talk to you later then," Kagome said as she began to step off the curb but tripped.

"You alright?" Yash asked as he helped her steady herself, all the while trying not to laugh.

"Yeah, I'm okay," Kagome said embarrassed, a dark blush on her face.

"I'll call ya later then. Bye," Yash replied with a laughing smile before he headed off towards his car, which was parked a few rows over.

Roru watched the blush rise in Kagome's cheeks as she made her way over. "Sorry I'm late," Kagome said as she threw her things into the backseat of Roru's Audi, trying to cool her face down.

"Care to explain that little convo I over heard?" Roru asked as she got into the driver's seat giving her cousin an all knowing wink. Kagome ignored her as she slid into the passenger seat, then quickly turned on the stereo.

"Kagome! I know something happened between you and Yash!" Still no response from the girl, Kagome just kept staring out the window.

`Ok so she doesn't want to talk about it now does she,' Roru thought to herself as she let herself listen to the song that was on the radio. It was Things Don't Always Turn Out That Way, by The Calling.

And he must confess

All the impure thoughts of his beautiful temptress

although he keeps it all bottled up inside

although he keeps it all safe within his mind, oh yeah

She's all that he wants, she's all that he needs

She's everything he just won't believe

Take away his doubt, turn him inside out

Then she can see what he's been dying to say

But things don't always turn out that way

So wipe that smile off your face

Before it gets too late

There's only so much time

For you to make up your mind

She's all that he wants, she's all that he needs

She's everything he just won't believe

Take away his doubt, turn him inside out

Then she can see what he's been dying to say

But things don't always turn out that way

`Ummmm,' Roru thought to herself mulling over the song lyrics, then glancing over at her cousin.

`Just wait `til we get home, Kagome. Then you'll have to spill what happened between you and Yashy boy. I know something happened, I'm not as oblivious as you think.'

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"Kagome! You can't escape me forever! I could always find out from someone like Miroku, who'd twist whatever it is to something extremely perverted!" Roru chanted, leaning up against Kagome's bedroom door.

"I have plenty of time to wait. Plus I turned off the breaker to your room, so you won't be getting power in there anytime soon!"

Kagome sat on her bed, sitting cross-legged, her eyes focused glaring at the door. She was spinning a silver link bracelet around her wrist as she listened partially to Roru's talking. `She will find out eventually,' she thought to herself.

`But why does she have to keep bugging me about it! It's my life after all,' she argued in her mind.

"I could always find out from someone like Miroku," she heard Roru say clearly through the door.

`Shit! He'd make it sound like I had sex with Yash!'

"GAH!" Kagome rushed to stand up, but ended up tripping over a pile of Cowboy Bebop mangas on the floor and slammed into the wall.

`Ow ow ow!' she screamed over and over in her head as she hopped over to her bedroom door.

"Don't ask Miroku!" she yelled as she opened the door.

"AHHHHHHHH!" Roru yelled as she fell over into the room, landing in a pile of clothes.

Kagome looked down at her trying not to laugh, "Have a nice trip?"

Roru glared up at her before standing and crossing her arms, "Going to tell me what happened between you and Yash now?"

A slight blush rose in Kagome's cheeks, "Alright, but close the door I don't have Sota popping in and bugging me about it." The elder cousin sighed as she shook her head before closing the door.

"Spill! I know something is up, you can't hide anything from me well!" Roru said all in one breath as she slid onto the bed beside Kagome. "And where did you get that gorgeous bracelet!"

"Yash gave it to me today when he asked me out," Kagome said blushing.

"He asked you out! I knew he would!! Was only a matter of time! Have you kissed him yet?" Roru pried.

"He kissed me at Open Mic. It was just so sweet and magical, like wow. Ya know?"

Roru nodded knowing the feeling from kissing Akio, "So where are you going, what you going to do, what'd he say when he asked you out, were you surprised, do you really like him?! I want every tiny insignificant detail!"

"Well, yeah I really like him. Maybe it's the ears....just soo kawaii. Was just like instant attraction when I saw him when he was singing," Kagome gushed, "Plus you have to admit he has like the perfect body! We're going to a movie then dinner."

"We have to figure out what you'll wear!" Roru exclaimed dragging Kagome up from the bed.

Unknown to the girls, they had a little spy hanging around outside the bedroom door. `Now Miroku has to give me those ten bucks!' Sota thought to himself with a smile as he began taking notes in a little notebook.

`Maybe even twenty! Ummm, or maybe I'll just keep it as blackmail.....' he wondered when he heard Kagome and Roru burst into giggles once again.

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Later that night, a black Volkswagen Beetle could be seen driving away from the Sunset Shrine. The sun had set hours before and the crescent moon could be seen in the inky blue night sky. The car drove on, heading towards another part of the city at full speed. Fifteen minutes later it came to a halt in front of a large red brick home, which was surrounded by large black rod fences.

`Well, they seem to like security,' the driver thought as she got out of her car to walk up to the intercom system that was attached to the gates.

"Oh Sesshymaru! Will you open the gates up for me?" she said in a sweet voice as she pressed the red intercom button. The mystery woman stood there for a few moments before the gates began to open. Without a second thought she slid back into the Volkswagen Beetle and drove up the long cobblestone driveway.

After parking the car, the woman got out and approached the large wooden front doors. Before she even had the chance to ring the doorbell, the doors opened allowing her to walk inside.

"What do you want at this hour, Roru?" a masculine voice said to her right.

Roru moved so the door could be closed and turned to face him, "What's wrong with a little night time visit?"

Sesshomaru eyes narrowed at her, he stood there in a pair of pajama pants and an oversized black t-shirt, "I was sleeping until you called twenty minutes ago!"

"Oops sorry!" she giggled, amused by his frustration with her.

"So where's Yash? I need to talk to him bout something. Where is the hanyou anyway?" she asked looking around.

"That's why you came here at one thirty in the morning! Why couldn't you have simply called him!?" he said angrily, apparently he didn't enjoy being woken up, "He's in his room anyway."

"Thanks," Roru said as she headed up the wide staircase, "And he would have hung up on me!"

Sesshomaru shook his head as he watched her disappear, `Humans have such odd actions.'

Roru wandered around the upstairs hall for a minute or two, unsure of which room belonged to her hanyou friend. With a sigh she just gave up on trying to figure things out in her head and just randomly walked down the left side of the hallway and opened a door to a room that faced the front of the house.

"Yash? You in here?" She called as she entered the room. The room was dark, not a single light was lit. There was only a thin strip of light from the hallways that allowed Roru to see about the room. The walls were painted dark gray, which seemed black against the whitish tan Berber carpet that covered the floor. Across the room was a queen size bed, with a blood red comforter, which contrasted against the black pillows. What caught Roru's attention was the large lump lying under the comforter. A hint of silvery white hair could been seen, reflecting off the light from the hallway.

`Lazy bum,' Roru thought as she crossed the room, dodging piles of clothes and trash along the way.

"YASH!" she yelled standing at the foot of the bed.

"Ahhhhhh!" Yash yelled as he jumped up, clearly awake now, as he had caused the comforter and pillows to go flying.

"That isn't very kind, you're suppose to welcome guests, not scream at them," Roru said simply as she sat down cross legged on the end of the bed. Yash glared at her running a hand through his unruly hair.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" he demanded sitting up, allowing Roru to see that he was only wearing a pair of dark plaid PJ pants.

Despite the great view, Roru was unfazed, "I need to talk to you about something."

"And why couldn't it wait until morning!"

"But it is morning."

"You know what I mean!" he yelled, clearly pissed off.

"It's about Kagome..." she said as she began to stand, "Guess I'll just go then if you don't want to hear about it."

"Wait!" he said grabbing her arm, making her sit back down, "What about Kags?"

"She told me about your date on Saturday."

"And?" he asked waiting for her to get to the point.

Roru smirked, "I just happen to have a wonderful idea....."

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Days passed quickly, everyone continued to do their usual thing each day. Wake up at six in the morning, complain about how unfair the world was for making school start so early, get ready and go to school, then finally attend class after a lot of waiting around, and the normal sleep or scrabble to take down notes. For a few days before Saturday things had changed drastically in the after school rituals. Roru would disappear from the shrine and not return until ten o'clock. Whenever Kagome would question about her whereabouts, Roru would always reply that she had been busy at rehearsal. Though, Kagome was repeatedly unable to figure out what the rehearsal was for. So she supposed that her cousin was some where with Akio, but was proved false when she saw him with Miroku and Shippo at the mall. Then on Friday, Kagome found out that Yash hadn't been seen around the same times that Roru hadn't.

`What could they be doing?' she would wonder when she saw Yash sleeping during lunch.

Soon Saturday afternoon arrived, and Kagome had yet to find out the secret. All morning Roru had rushed around, talking on her cell. It seemed like she was critiquing someone's musical performance or whatnot. Around five o'clock, Roru burst into Kagome's bedroom. Kagome was sitting cross legged on her bed wearing pink terry cloth pants and a white t-shirt.

"What are you doing?! You need to be getting ready!" Roru exclaimed, standing in the way so Kagome couldn't see the TV.

"Why are you so hyper?" Kagome asked cautiously, watching her happy hyper cousin carefully.

"My cousin gets to date my best friend! It's like a match made in heaven!" Roru said smiling as she grabbed some clothes from Kagome's closet.

"You need to make some final choices on what you're going to wear. I think you should wear something cute and sexy."

Kagome sighed and stood up, "Alright, I'll get ready. Wanted to finish watching this show though."

Roru beamed, "I'll be downstairs with Akio. I'll let you know when your hanyou gets here!" And with that she ran downstairs.

"What to wear.... What to wear?" Kagome said quietly to herself as she looked over her selection of outfits for the night's events.

`Ummm....' she thought picking up different clothes and holding them up to her in front of the mirror.

"Nah." She threw the black hip huggers back into her closet along with a baby blue tank top. Through out the next half hour she had discarded ten different combinations of outfits.

"Grrr! I'll never be able to decide!" she yelled angrily.

"HAHAHAHA!" she heard someone chant outside her bedroom door.

"Souta! I'm gonna castrate you!" Kagome screamed throwing open the door to see a terrified Souta.

"Noooo!" he yelled running down the hall, hands protecting his balls. "Better run boy!" she yelled watching him run.

"Stupid little brothers!" she grumbled as she slammed her door closed.

Kagome turned back to the pile of clothes on her bed then at the clothes in her closet. Kagome's eyes lit up when she saw a picture on her desk; it was of her and Roru that was taken a few months earlier.

"I think I finally figured out the perfect outfit!" she squealed happily. Spinning around she ran down the hall to grab a skirt from Roru's room. Returning to her own room, she laid out the skirt on the bed and then grabbed a shirt from the closet.

After placing it with the skirt a huge smile appeared on Kagome's face, `Perfect!' she thought happily then proceeded to hurry about to get a shower.

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"Kagome! Yash just pulled up!" Roru yelled upstairs, an hour and a half later.

"Just a minute! I'm not ready yet!" Kagome yelled back, her voice sounding frantic. Roru laughed quietly to herself as she returned to her spot cuddled up against Akio on the couch.

"What?" Akio asked as she slid his arm around her shoulders.

"Nothing really. Just think it's cute that Yash and Kagome are finally gong on a date." Akio laughed at his girlfriend's happiness as they heard a knock on the door.

"Come on in Yash!"

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Ten minutes earlier, Yash drove down the street towards Sunset Shrine.

`There's nothing much different then when we usually hang out,' he thought nervously to himself. `Yeah but this time it's a date. You might even get to kiss her!'

`But we kissed before.'

`This time it's different though, now she'll be wanting a relationship with that kiss.'

"Gah! I missed her house!" he exclaimed aloud. Yash spun the wheel, causing the car to do a 180. Luckily for him there weren't any other cars on the road at that time.

`Haha! Can't even pick her up without a problem!' Yash's subconscious taunted.

`Oh shut up!'

`Sorry can't!'

Yash screeched to a stop in front of the shrine steps and began to get out of the car.

`Don't forget the flowers!' his subconscious ran through his mind.

`Oh yeah....' Yash reached back into the car and grabbed the bouquet of flowers off the passenger seat.

`Thanks.'

`No problem. But talking to yourself is a sign of insanity.'

`Keh!' He ran up the shrine steps and knocked on the front door to the house.

"Come on in Yash!" he heard Roru call.

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Back at the present; Yash opened the door and walked inside.

"Looking good, Yash!" Roru said smiling at him from her seat next to Akio. Yash wore a pair of baggy khaki pants with a dark gray sweater, with a white t-shirt on underneath.

"Is Kagome ready yet?" he asked stepping into the den.

"Just bout. She should be down in a few minutes," Akio responded as he glanced over at the stairs. Yash sat down in one of the lounge chairs and joined the couple in watching Ocean's Eleven.

Ten minutes passed before they heard Kagome call down, "I'm ready!"

Yash quickly got to his feet and moved to stand at the foot of the stairs. Roru giggled as his antics to impress Kagome, earning herself a deserved glare from Akio.

Kagome walked slowly down the stairs to stand on the bottom step, "Well, what do you think?"

Yash just stared at her before he whispered, "Beautiful."

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Well, there ya go! The date will happen in the next chapter! ^^ I love writing this kind of stuff..... so cute and funny! Don't forget to vote in the poll and to review!!

-Lor