InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I'm On The Outside ❯ Lifeline ( Chapter 17 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

AN: MAN this took a while to come out. My beta's been sick with Pneumonia so it took her several days to read and edit for me.
 
This is just a really quick chapter before the long awaited chapter! I'm not joking this time. I have it all written out; I just have to finish typing it up!
 
As always please Read and Review.
 
Still don't own….
 
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Inuyasha sighed as the buzzer dinged on the TV. “Why are we playing this stupid game again?” He asked, taking off his vest.
 
“Because you challenged Miroku to a battle of wits.” Kagome muttered. “God only knows why considering you're both morons.”
 
“Hey!” Inuyasha sighed in frustration and walked over to her. “Can you undo some of these buttons?”
 
Kagome looked up at him, her left eyebrow twitching. “You can't undo the buttons yourself?”
 
“It's a rental Kagome; I don't want to rip the shirt!” Inuyasha sighed. “It was bad enough having Miroku do them up.”
 
Kagome shook her head and sat up. She quickly undid the first few buttons, noticing the rosary tucked into his shirt. “You wore it?”
 
“Yeah, I like it, it's cool.” Inuyasha said as Kagome's fingers brushed his skin around his collar. “I didn't get you anything though.”
 
Kagome shrugged. “It's alright, I don't need anything.”
 
Inuyasha nodded, “I'm going to go grab my bag from the car. Apparently Sesshomaru put the bags in there before he came inside.”
 
“Do you want me to come down and help you get Miroku's and Sango's?” Kagome asked.
 
“Nah, Miroku grabbed them earlier, so it's just our stuff. I'll go get it.”
 
Kagome nodded and turned her attention back to the screen where Miroku was slowly starting to beat their score. “I bet Sango's playing now.” She muttered.
 
Inuyasha laughed and left the room, fiddling with the keys in his pocket. He opted for the stairs since he hated the way the elevator made his ears pop. He ran down the stairs, wanting to get back up to Kagome as soon as possible. He pushed the door roughly and felt it hit someone standing on the other side.
 
“Shit sorry about that.” He muttered without actually looking at the person.
 
“Hello, Inuyasha.”
 
Inuyasha winced and turned around. “Kikyo.” He said through clenched teeth.
 
Kikyo eyed him, making him feel dirty. “You're looking very well.” She whispered to him as she stepped closer.
 
Inuyasha cursed his luck and fought the urge to roll his eyes. He had seen Kikyo and her boyfriend, Naraku, dancing in the ballroom. In fact, she had spent most of the night making sure that he was able to see her, as if she expected him to run over and beg her to come dance with him. He had seen the unmasked fury when he ignored her and kept all his attention on Kagome.
 
Inuyasha stepped back and grabbed her hands as she reached for his ears. “Look Kikyo, back off, no one touches my ears.”
 
Kikyo rolled her eyes and let out an annoyed sigh. “You always let her touch them.”
 
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and stepped around her. “Kikyo, even if we had stayed together, Kagome and my mother are the only ones who are allowed to touch my ears.”
 
“Are you dating her yet?” Kikyo's voice sounded, making him stop.
 
“How is that any of your business?” Inuyasha hissed, not turning around.
 
“Maybe you should think about what you can lose if you don't.” Kikyo told him. “I know Naraku was telling me that he finds her very interesting.”
 
Inuyasha turned with a smirk. “So that means you want to lose another boyfriend to her?”
 
“No it means that if you're not careful you'll lose the one thing that actually means anything to you.” Kikyo said, walking away.
 
Inuyasha walked away, his face etched with confusion. He couldn't tell if Kikyo was threatening or warning him. Forgetting all about the bags, Inuyasha quickly turned and ran back upstairs. He heard Kagome's laughter float through the door before he all but kicked it down.
 
Kagome looked at him in surprise, the phone cradled under her chin. “Uh, Sango, I'll have to let you go.” Kagome said into the phone. “We'll meet you guys for breakfast at 10:30.”
 
She stared at Inuyasha for several long minutes, trying to figure out what was going on. He was leaned against the door, breathing heavily, which Kagome found strange since she couldn't remember ever seeing him winded before.
 
“Inuyasha, what is it?” Kagome asked, climbing to her feet.
 
Once she was close enough to her, he dropped to his knees and wrapped his arms around her hips, hugging her tightly. Kagome almost fell backward from the shock of his movement. Once she recovered from the shock she ran her hands through his hair, trying to get him to look up at her. Inuyasha stubbornly buried his face in her stomach, refusing to look her in the eye.
 
“Okay, you're scaring me, what the hell is wrong?” Kagome asked.
 
Inuyasha looked up at him and Kagome was taken aback by the fear in his eyes. “Promise me something.”
 
“Anything.” Kagome whispered softly.
 
“Promise me you'll never leave me, that you'll never let me lose you.”
 
Kagome's jaw dropped and she hugged him tightly, as his face once again became buried in her stomach. “Inuyasha, you never have to worry about that.”
 
They stayed in that position until Inuyasha's knees became cramped. Kagome finally pulled him to his feet and led him over to the bed, laying down. Inuyasha laid down and wrapped his arms around her tightly and Kagome did the only thing she could think of to reassure him. She held him tightly and let him crush her to his body.
 
As Kagome drifted off to sleep she realized that it wasn't only Inuyasha that was holding her like a lifeline, she was doing the same to him.