InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanyou of the Future ❯ First Date ( Chapter 6 )

AN: Thank you foamyfan15010!

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Hanyou of the Future

 

Chapter Six: First Date

 

By the time Inuyasha and Kagome arrived home that evening, Inuyasha wanted to show Souta his earnings and get advice on the next step. However, Souta wasn't home when they got there, and he was disappointed to hear that he wouldn't be home until later that evening. Kagome's mother informed them Souta was traveling home from an out of town Soccer final.

 

So that next Saturday morning, Inuyasha took the opportunity to corner him first thing before he woke up. From his new room he awoke at dawn's first light, and then snuck quietly upstairs into Souta's bedroom.

 

He looked down at the boy, sleeping soundly and producing a slight snore from his nostrils. Inuyasha watched him for a moment, wrinkled his nose and lightly poked him.

 

He jabbed him softly at first, waited a few seconds, and when his motion produced no response, he jabbed him harder, waited, and then did it again. After the last jab, Souta only snored more loudly, swatted the air on reflex and turned over.

 

Inuyasha groaned with impatience. Finally he started whispering in his ear, “Hey, kid, wake up.”

 

No, whispering didn't work either.

 

By this time, Inuyasha was close to losing his temper. He had enough experience with Shippo's lazy morning moments on their travels to know just what to do to get Souta quickly out of bed.

 

However, there was no cold river to drop Souta in, so Inuyasha had to improvise. He did remember there was a bathroom down the hall.

 

And after disappearing for a few moments, Inuyasha returned to Souta's side with a sure fire way to wake him. He only hoped that a basin of cold water would be enough.

 

He lifted the small tub over Souta's head, sighed, and tried once more to stir him awake with his voice.

 

“Souta, wake up,” Inuyasha said, and he heard the boy murmur.

 

“…but it's Saturday, Mom,” he mumbled, and Inuyasha exhaled in frustration. He felt his muscles tighten under the weight of the tub, and then he promptly turned it over.

 

“EEYA—“ Souta tried to scream but Inuyasha promptly clamped a hand over his mouth. Souta looked up with terror, shivering as he realized that Inuyasha was sitting next to him.

 

Inuyasha cocked his ears, listening for anyone who might have been alerted by Souta's surprise. He heard Souta muffling behind his hand. He let go, and Souta glared at him through sopping wet hair.

 

“What are you doing?” Souta yelled, and Inuyasha flapped his arms to have him keep his voice down. Souta glowered at him for an answer.

 

“I need you to wake up and help me plan to take Kagome out tonight,” Inuyasha whispered in a hiss.

 

Souta looked at him shocked, and then he furrowed his brow in anger. “You woke me up at 5 a.m. on a Saturday for THAT? Are you crazy?” he hissed, and then Inuyasha gave him a stern look.

 

“No, I'm impatient; now keep your voice down so we can do this,” Inuyasha huffed, crossing his arms.

 

Souta gave him a desperate look. “Couldn't this have waited another four hours or so? Do realize that I got in late last night? I'm sooo freakin' tired!”

 

Inuyasha ignored the pleading look that Souta was giving him, and then pressed on. “Stop whining. You can sleep all you want after you help me. Now …” He paused, and then he reached within his robe and pulled out the wad of cash. Souta's eyes widened at the bundle of money, and his mouth gaped in awe. Inuyasha shoved the money in his face. “Here's the money you told me to get, so what's the next step?”

 

“Well, uh…” Souta stuttered, unable to focus with the hunk of cash staring him in the face. “I suppose you could take her to dinner.”

 

“Dinner? Like fix her dinner?” Inuyasha asked, and then Souta suddenly imagined Inuyasha killing boars for Kagome and then grilling them on a skewer. He coughed to suppress a laugh.

 

“No, what I mean is, take her out to dinner to a nice restaurant. Girls think it's romantic, or something,” Souta said, yawning. “Then I suppose after that you could take her to a nice hotel.”

 

“Hotel?” Inuyasha scratched his head. “Like an inn?”

 

“Well, yeah …”

 

“And what would we do …oh,” Inuyasha paused. Then his cheeks turned a slight shade of pink. “Oh!” He cleared his throat, and tried to push away all the perverted thoughts. He shook his head violently and Souta thought he might have a seizure. “No, no, I think the restaurant is good … for now.” Inuyasha coughed.

 

`Gees, are you really male?' Souta thought, but he didn't dare say it aloud. Inuyasha's awkwardness toward his sister was really annoying. He wondered what sort of things they taught kids about sex back in the feudal era, or rather, what they didn't teach them. And gees, wasn't Inuyasha over sixty years old? Souta gave him a pitying look.

 

“Now look, can't you just wait until tomorrow? I have a friend whose older brother works at this really great Italian restaurant in the Shibuyu district. If you give me a little time, I can -“

 

“I don't have much time. It has to be tonight!” Inuyasha interrupted. Souta was taken aback by the defiance in his voice.

 

“Why?”

 

“Because tonight I'm turning human,” Inuyasha exhaled in exasperation. He looked down at the hands in his lap. “I'm going to be human, so I won't have to wear all these stupid hats, and I won't have people staring at me. It shouldn't be about me; it should be about Kagome.”

 

Souta yawned again, and then thought, `How sweet … blech.' And then he began to eye his soft looking pillow to the right. He really wanted to go back to bed, but Inuyasha was being quite persistent in the matter. Souta looked over at him through sleepy eyes and noticed that he wasn't going to budge.

 

“Fine!” Souta sighed grumpily. “I'll help you, but you have to give me three more hours of sleep. When I get up, I'll call my friend and try to get you reservations. What you and my sister do after dinner is entirely up to you, and for my sake, when you do decide that, please spare me the details.” Souta saw Inuyasha flush, and then he dived back underneath his covers, still damp from Inuyasha's earlier intrusion. Hell, he was tired, so he didn't much care at this point. Inuyasha scoffed at him. “Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get some sleep!”

 

Then, Inuyasha took that as his cue to leave.

 

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Immediately after Souta woke up, Inuyasha was at his heels. Souta slightly perturbed by this, which in any normal situation, he would have been very pleased by Inuyasha's attention. Though now, Inuyasha was rushing him to finalize these plans with his friend so he could take Kagome out.

 

“Okay,” Souta said, hanging up the phone and then giving Inuyasha a determined look. “Everything's set. My friend reserved you a really nice table in the restaurant. You're lucky that my friend owed me a favor; otherwise, you would have never gotten into that place. It's way too popular.”

 

“Yeah, yeah.” Inuyasha rolled his eyes; Souta continued to give him a hard look.

 

“Now, you're the one who owes me, Inu-ni-chan,” he said, enunciating his nickname for him.

 

Inuyasha gave him a sly grin. “Don't worry, kid. I'll make it up to you. Just help me out with Kagome, and then you won't have to worry.”

 

“Gawd, let's hope so,” Souta snorted. “If you two finally get together, it'll make all of us relax a little bit.”

 

Inuyasha cocked his head to that. How come Souta's family was so concerned on whether or not he confessed to Kagome? Come to think of it, Kagome's brother was awfully helpful when it came to his problems with his sister, and Inuyasha had thought was very odd. He gave Souta a scrutinizing look, and then cocked his head to the side.

 

Souta saw this, and then raised a brow. “What?”

 

“Nothing, now what's the plan, kid?” Inuyasha huffed.

 

“Well, you have reservations for dinner for two at the La Patata in the Shibuya-ku for 7 o'clock. It's an Italian restaurant, and I've heard for some reason girls think they're really romantic, so it should be good for you. After that, you're free to take her wherever you want,” Souta explained.

 

“I-tay-run? What's that?” Inuyasha asked confused.

 

“It's a cuisine made in Italy,” he replied, and Inuyasha still appeared to be clueless. Souta rolled his eyes. “It's another country far, far away from here,” Souta added in a mocking story-telling voice. Inuyasha harrumphed. “They mostly serve noodles with either a red or white sauce. And lots of bread. Trust me, you'll like it.”

 

Inuyasha nodded. “Just as long as you tell me where this place is, I'll take her there. Now how do I know they are expecting us?”

 

“The reservation is under Kagome's name. I couldn't remember your legal name so I used hers,” he said, shrugging his shoulders. “Don't worry; it should be fine.”

 

“Well, alright then, everything's set,” Inuyasha replied, looking determined again. He clenched his fist defiantly in the air. “This is going to be great. I'll treat Kagome well and beat that other kid's ass. Ha! Wait until Kagome finds out where I'm taking her!”

 

“Find out what?” she said behind him, surprising him. Inuyasha turned around with a guilty look on his face. Souta beamed, and then he nudged an elbow against Inuyasha's arm.

 

“Go for it, tiger,” he laughed, and then Souta ran off into his room, most likely to spend a fulfilling day of playing video games.

 

When her brother was gone, Kagome put her hands on her hips and looked at Inuyasha expectantly. “So, where are you taking me? I heard you, you know.”

 

“Well,” Inuyasha said, swallowing. “You know that surprise I was talking about awhile ago when I needed money?” Kagome nodded quickly to allow him to continue. “Well, I'm taking you out tonight.”

 

“Out? Out where?” Kagome asked, prodding him. Inuyasha fumbled his hands under his T-shirt, desperate for the same folds of material that he had with his fire rat robe.

 

Then, he inhaled a draught a breath and scowled, motivating himself to be tough and manly. He looked at her sternly. “I'm taking you out to dinner tonight at an I-tay-run restaurant at six o'clock. Be ready, okay?” Then, he bolted, quickly leaving Kagome as she gaped in awe.

 

“Inuyasha's taking me out to a fancy restaurant?” Her cheeks reddened in embarrassment. “Oh, wow.”

 

She could feel tears ebbing at the sides of her eyes. She couldn't even imagine what it was going to be like tonight, but she had a feeling it was going to be special - because this was something that she had always dreamed about.

 

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Around five thirty that same night, Kagome was ready. She cooped herself up into her bedroom and fiddled with her make-up and hair. She went through several dresses before she chose the right one, and then she looked at herself and imagined Inuyasha taking her arm and leading her into the restaurant. She giggled like a silly girl, feeling ready to faint.

 

`What had possessed him to want to take me out?' she had wondered. It wasn't like him at all to know anything about her culture, but it appeared that he was making the effort for her. Her brother, no doubt, seemed to have a hand in things, and she suspected Souta was the one who told Inuyasha about an Italian restaurant.

 

Still, she couldn't complain. What Inuyasha was doing was actually considered `dating', and maybe he was finally accepting her time. She giggled again, and then pinched her cheeks for more of a blush effect. Turning her wrist, she glanced at her watch, realizing it was time to go. She stood up, smoothed out her sequined blue dress for the fiftieth time, grabbed her matching purse and headed out her bedroom.

 

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Kagome came down the stairs and gasped as she saw Inuyasha waiting for her. She rudely pointed at him, noticing right away the big difference.

 

“You're human tonight!” she exclaimed, and he cackled at her.

 

“Obviously,” he snorted playfully. She caught him looking her up and down, soaking in her image. He seemed entranced, taking in every one of her curves wrapped in the blue material. He inhaled a breath. “Wow, Kagome, you look … really great.”

 

She smiled proudly and then blushed. Errantly, she smoothed the lapel of his jacket with a delicate touch. Her fingers ran over his tie, and she gave it a quick tug before dropping her hand to her side again. “Thanks, Inuyasha. So do you.”

 

Inuyasha stood frozen, staring at her and delaying their date even further. Kagome smiled, but she got an impatient look on her face after awhile. Before she could say something, they heard whispering come from the living room. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Souta giving instructions to Inuyasha.

 

“Take her arm and get going, you dolt!” he hissed, and Inuyasha promptly shot him a glare before stiffly offering Kagome his arm. With a scowl, he made a motion to leave.

 

“It's time to go. Ready?” he asked, and Kagome nodded, stifling back a laugh. When Inuyasha wasn't looking, she turned around and stuck her tongue out at her brother.

 

“Well, since I'm human tonight, I can't really … you know, leap over buildings to get there. We're going to have to go there some other way, so your brother helped me call something called a `taxi'. This taxi will drive us to the place,” he informed her, and then looked down again at her expectantly. “Is that okay?”

 

“Of course!” she said happily, and she started to feel a swooning sensation in her belly. Then, she dropped Inuyasha's arm and took his hand. He pulled her close to him, and as they walked down the stares of the shrine, they noticed that the taxi wasn't there yet.

 

“Dammit, where is that guy?” Inuyasha swore in frustration, and then he pounded his fist into one of the wooden pillars of the shrine. He soon realized that it hurt more because he was human, and he massaged on his injured fist, muttering more obscenities.

 

Kagome watched him and giggled. “Don't worry, Inuyasha. It'll be fine. We can wait a little.”

 

He snorted, “I hope so. I want this to be perfect.” He looked away, realizing that maybe he had revealed too much. When he noticed she had not responded, he turned a cautious head to inquire of her silence. When he looked at her, he saw that she was looking at him affectionately.

 

“Don't worry; it is.” And she squeezed his hand. Then, he pulled her softly into his chest and embraced her. She quickly wrapped her hands around his waist and smiled in contentment. As they pulled apart, they looked into each other's eyes, and both of them smiled shyly yet longingly. Inuyasha was about to bend down closer to her, but they were interrupted by a blaring beep.

 

Startled and perturbed, they turned their heads to see the taxi waiting for them. Inuyasha sighed and then took her hand again, leading her to the car and opening the door for her.

 

After telling the taxi where to go, they set off on their first date.

 

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When they got out of the taxi, they stepped in front of the restaurant, La Patata, and gaped at the place. Constructed of gorgeous architecture and filtering with classical music inside, both of them shivered in its presence.

 

“Wow,” Kagome said breaking the silence. “This place looks amazing.”

 

“Yeah,” Inuyasha said nervously. He looked inside the restaurant and saw people eating strange plates of red noodles with metal looking utensils. He cocked a brow at this. “This place is weird.”

 

Kagome laughed at him, and then the host came up to them with a scowl on his face, mostly likely in earshot of Inuyasha's comment.

 

“Welcome to La Patata, the most revered Italian restaurant in Shibuya. Do the madam and gentleman have a reservation?” he asked, not looking at Inuyasha but staring at Kagome. Inuyasha instinctively growled.

 

“Yes, we do,” Inuyasha replied almost warningly, and with that tone, the man gave Inuyasha his immediate attention. “Higurashi for 7 o'clock.”

 

The man quickly looked in his book, and he smacked his lips when he finally found the name, giving them a placid look.

 

“Ah, yes,” he said, and then pulled out menus and beckoned them with his outstretched arm. “This way please,” he intoned, ushering them inside the dining room.

 

Inuyasha let Kagome walk ahead first keeping a protective hand on the small of her back. His eyes darted around the room, searching for any gazes that dared to rest upon his Kagome. When only a few people glanced over soon becoming disinterested, he relaxed and focused ahead.

 

When Inuyasha was about to sit down, he felt a strange source of youki simmering from within the room. He narrowed his eyes, and darted his attention around, trying to detect the source. His senses raged at the intrusion, and when he got more of a feel of it, he started to think it was hauntingly familiar. If only he wasn't human so could sense more …

 

“Inuyasha, are you okay?” Kagome asked, sitting at her seat and staring at him. He still hadn't taken his seat, and he continued to stare around the room. Some people were giving him curious glances, but he wasn't interested in them. He seemed to be focused on something else.

 

When the sensation disappeared, he saw that Kagome was waiting for him. He gave her a reassuring smile and sat at his seat. He shook his head and shrugged it off.

 

“It's nothing, Kagome. Nothing at all.”

 

TBC …