InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ It's Not Over Yet... ❯ Pizza and the Tramp ( Chapter 11 )

I do not own the characters from Inuyasha.

Yeah, yeah…I know, weird chappie name, but ya know what? That's what it is, ok? So deal with it!!!! XP Well, what more do you want? This is the longest chappie since the prologue, and there's plenty of fluff, and yumminess. Anyways, just R&R.

Chapter 11: Pizza and the Tramp

Well, the date went well, and Katie couldn't get it out of her mind when he left her that night. She laid there on her bed remembering the previous night, how much of a gentleman he was. She remembered the touch of his hand as they rode back to her sister's house to get his bike. She'd never felt that much from just a simple touch from a hand before that moment. No matter how she thought about how odd it was, she reminded herself that this is reality and that it's nothing to get all riled up about. She still couldn't ignore how strange things were between the first time she met him and that moment. 'Things like this just don't happen! Not to ordinary people like me.'

*Flash back*

The suburban pulled up into the driveway, coming to a stop and letting out the two teens. Katie climbed out first, then Brian jumped down and closed the door. Katie then said goodnight to her parents as they drove home, leaving Katie to look after her sister's house for the night. Brian followed her into the quiet house.

"I really had fun! Thanks for asking me to the movies, Brian."

"Yeah, it was great, wasn't it?"

"Well, I don't know when you need to be home, but I'm just gonna be here watching the house for the entire weekend. You can come over anytime you like." Katie said as she put her purse on the table and turned to look at the young man standing in the doorway.

"Well, I don't really have a curfew, you mind if I stay for a little bit?" Brian asked with a fidgety look in his eyes.

"Sure, have a seat, or would you like something to eat, or drink?"

"What?! After all that popcorn and pop?" Brian said with a smirk on his face.

"Well, I didn't really have a real dinner, and I'm still hungry. Popcorn never fills me up."

"Oh, ok. Well, I'm fine. You can eat if you like. It won't bother me." Brian said as he sat down on the sofa.

"Ok, I'll be right back." Katie said as she turned into the kitchen and started up the oven for a frozen pizza.

"So, what do you wanna do while we're here?" Brian asked as he took in the living room with his eyes as he sees the huge entertainment center along the wall. 'Man, talk about 100 remotes!' He thought to himself as he thought about trying to see if he can get the TV going.

Katie put the pizza in the oven and set the timer. As she came into the living room, she noticed him sitting Indian style on the floor with a bunch of remotes around him, trying to figure out which goes to which. 'How cute!' Katie thought as she walked up and kneeled down next to him and picked up the remote for the TV and pushed the button as the tube lightened the room. She turned her face to look at him, and noticed he was looking at her with shock.

"How did you find the right one?" Brian said with surprise.

Katie giggled and pointed out that it had the same brand name as the TV on it. Brian just shook his head as Katie giggled at him again. They put away the remotes and then they made their way to the sofa.

"I'm making a pizza, you can have some if you like." Katie mentioned as she sat down and set down her pop. "Oh! You want one?" Katie asked as she pointed to her can of pop.

"No, thanks though. I'll get one when I'm thirsty." He replied as he turned back to the TV.

"Ok." Katie shrugged and just sat there next to him as they both watched Start Trek: the Next Generation. They both sat at the sides of the couch, with a cushion between them. Katie looked at him and noticed the distance between them, recalling the small distance between them at the theater. She wondered why they had kept a distance between them since they got back when the oven rang for the pizza to be ready. "Be right back." Katie stated as she got up from the couch and walked into the kitchen; a bit of rouge in her cheeks.

Brian sat there and watched the TV as he felt that he couldn't eat with those pesky butterflies in his stomach. 'Man I feel uncomfortable while we're here in this house alone. I can't let myself get close, I may lose it!' Brian thought to himself as he noticed where he was sitting and how far away he was from where Katie was and noticed that he wasn't nearly as nervous about being close to her as he is now. Then a noise caught his attention as she came stepping into the room. He watched her as she sat down, and set the plate in her lap as she just started eating and watching TV like she was comfortable. As if he wasn't even there.

'Hmmm...I wonder if she's nervous to...' Brian thinks to himself as he just intensifies his stare as she eats. Katie then looks over at him with a piece of pizza crust sticking out of her mouth as she chewed. The look on his face made her choke on her food as she noticed he was staring as if he was really concentrating on something. If her cheeks were only mildly blushed, they were beet red now!

Brian got upset as he saw her grab her plate and let the rest of the crust drop to her plate as she choked. He patted her back and tried to console her as she cleared her throat. She grabbed for her drink and coughed a few more times. Once her throat was clear, she turned to him and laughed really hard.

"You ok?" Brian asked as she just lost it right in front of him while pointing at him. Brian began to wonder if she'd gone off the deep end.

"Yeah...I'm all right...I just...Couldn't get over...The look on your face!" Katie replied as she laughed.

"Phew, you scared me for a second there."

"Well, it was your fault!" Katie accused as she righted herself and grabbed the rest of the crust on her plate.

"Sorry. You weren't paying any attention to me, and I just wanted to see what you'd do. I didn't know I'd make you choke though."

"It's all right, but I'll never forget that look you were giving me, that was genuine!" Katie said once again as she chuckled under her breath.

They both sat there on the couch, 'til Brian realized he wasn't so nervous anymore, and he decided to go to the kitchen and get a plateful of pizza for himself. Katie watched him step off into the kitchen and she shook her head to get rid of those weird vibes she was getting off of him after his staring. 'What was he thinking? What would make him look at me like that? Why was that look so familiar?' She shook her head again and resteadied herself as she saw him walk back into the living room with a plateful of pizza and a coke. He sat down once again at the other side of the couch and then opened his coke and took a long swig. He started pulling the same thing she did, where he didn't even acknowledge her presence.

Katie decided to watch the TV and eat the rest of her pizza and they sat there for a few minutes, not even paying each other any attention. Both of them playing the ignoring game as their nerves snuck in again. Once they were both finished with their pizza, they both put their plates on the table in front of them as the show was ending. Katie adjusted her position as she put her legs off to the left side, placing her feet next to Brian's cushion. He noticed the movement to his right and then turned and looked when it stopped, noticing a pair of feet next to him. She had been wearing sandals that day, and didn't wear any socks.

'Her feet must be cold. Maybe I should find out.' He thought as he reached beside him and grabbed her cold left foot and dragged it towards him and laid it in his lap as he vigorously rubbed his hands together to create warmth.

Katie felt his hand grab her foot and she automatically turned her head his way and watched as he warmed her foot with his warm hands. Once the left foot was warm, he then grabbed her right foot and repeated the action, causing her to lay herself down on the couch with her head against the arm rest and watched him warm her feet and then massage them afterwards.

After the massage was over, he just laid her calves across his lap and held each foot with his hands, keeping them warm. He then looked over at her and noticed she was staring right at him with the warmest eyes. 'God, she's beautiful. How did I get her attention so easily?' He thought to himself as he asked, "You have a blanket anywhere?"

"Yeah, hold on." Katie replied as he stopped her from moving.

"No, I'll get it, don't get up. Just tell me where one is."

"Oh, well there's one on the bed in the bedroom on the left just up the hall."

"Ok, I'll be right back." He replied as he got up and walked towards the bedroom.

When he got back, he pulled the blue, soft blanket from it's folds and laid it over her bare legs. Then he grabbed her legs and lifted them up as he sat himself down under them, wrapping the feet up gently, keeping her warmth to her body. He not only didn't mind her legs across his lap, but he held them as he sat comfortably and watched the TV while the movie, Hook started.

"Ooo!!! My favorite movie! I love Robin Williams!" Brian exclaimed as he looked Katie's way for her reaction.

Katie smiled and said, "I love Robin Williams too! He makes me laugh. I also like this movie, but I'm not fond of the Disney original."

"Really? The Peter Pan story is one of my favorites. I watched that one all the time when I was growing up."

"Oh, I like it too, but not as much as the others. I thought it was too cartoony."

"Oh. I can understand that. I just like it for the story." Brian said as they both sat in silence and watched Robin Williams make light of himself being Peter Pan.

Once the movie ended, Brian looked at the clock and noticed that it was after midnight. He looked over towards Katie, and noticed that she had closed her eyes. Brian sat there and watched her sleep for a couple of minutes. Then he decided to lift her legs slightly and put them on the couch as he moved. He kneeled down beside her and listened to her breathe as she slept.

Brian looked at her face and tried to remember every curve, every eyelash and the shape of her black eyebrows while she slept. Wondering what she was dreaming about. As he stared at her face and watched her chest rise and fall at every breath out of the corner of his eye, she began to stir and noticed he was no longer under her legs.

Katie turned her head and opened her eyes and saw Brian kneeling next to her. "I'm sorry; I don't usually fall asleep watching TV." She said as she got up into a sitting position on the couch.

Brian the stood up and said, "Well, I guess I'd better get going. I'll see you again?"

"Yeah, how about tomorrow? I'll be here all by myself again. We can jump on the trampoline."

"What?! Your sister has a tramp? Dude! Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Well, I was in a dress and I figured it would be safer to jump on it during the day." She replied.

"Oh. O.k., that's fine. So, what time should I come by?"

"Here, call this number and I'll let you know when. I don't plan on waking up early." She said as she pulled out a piece of paper and wrote down the number to her sister's house.

As she handed the number to him, he thanked her and they walked into the garage to get his bike. They walked together out of the garage and stopped after they arrived outside. Brian turned to her and said, "I had a really great time tonight. I'm looking forward to tomorrow."

"Yeah, me too. At least I won't be house sitting alone. Thanks for the date, it was sweet." Katie said as he lifted himself on his bike and put his foot on the drive way so he could look at her one more time before rolling away.

"Well, see you tomorrow, Katie."

"Yeah, see you tomorrow, Brian."

He then peddled off down the street and disappeared out of sight in the night.

*End of Flashback*

Katie looked over to the clock next to the bed. The digital numbers reading 11:00am, Katie then sat up and pulled back the covers. To think that Brian would be joining her again for the day. As her feet touched the floor, she began to wonder what will happen next after he comes by to spend the day with her. She was a bit nervous. She bit her lip as she smiled thinking about how sweet he is compared to all her other boyfriends. `He is such a gentleman, I can't wait to find out more about him' she thought to herself as she searched through the closet for an outfit to wear. Picking out a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, she walked over to her bag and pulled out her unmentionables and toiletries and then padded off to the bathroom, hoping that he waits at least a half hour while she showers.

As the warm water hits her chest, she thinks about how much fun it will be to jump on the trampoline with him. That voice of his as he sings going through her head as she cleanses her skin. `*sigh* wish I could take a bath and splish splash' she thinks to herself as she giggles over the crazy thoughts going through her mind. He treated her with the utmost gentleness, and showed her pure emotion, not the kind a normal high school guy would show to a girl. The fact that he was shy was cute. She did not want to get involved with someone like Jason again. Even though she'd probably never be able to forget what Jason meant to her all those years ago, she knew he had changed drastically after he had told her he had lost his virginity. Brian, seemed innocent, like her. That's what attracted her to him. He didn't treat her like a piece of meat, and he was funny. He definitely reminded her of what they called Aladdin, "the diamond in the rough".

As she got out of the shower and dried herself off, she heard the phone ring. She quickly wrapped the towel around her nakedness and ran out of the bathroom towards the living room. She picked up the phone just before the answering machine could pick up. "Hello?" Katie asked into the receiver.

"Hey, Katie, it's Brian."

"Hi! Good morning. You caught me just in time. I'm getting ready. I should be ready in a little bit."

"Okay, so how about I come by at say 12:30? I'll bring lunch, sound good?"

"Oh, you don't have to do that. I have food here." Katie said as she glanced at the clock, being 11:20.

"Naw, it's alright. What kind of food would you like from West Gyros?"

"Um…I would like a plain Gyro, with just the sauce and some fries. I still have plenty of drink here, K?"

"Okay, sounds great! I'll be there in a few!"

"See ya then! Bye!" Katie set down the receiver onto the cradle and then hustled back into the bathroom to get ready.

The doorbell rang and Katie and Zeke rushed towards the door to let Brian in. Katie stepped aside and tried to hold Zeke back by the collar as Brian gave him a few pets on the head. As Katie let go of his collar, Zeke then rolled over onto his back exposing his belly for a good rub down from his new friend. Since there wasn't much room between the three or them, Zeke almost knocked Katie backwards. As Katie teetered for balance, Brian reached out and steadied her so she could adjust her footing without hitting her head on the shelf on the wall behind her.

"Thank you." Katie said as she got her footing.

"No problem, just didn't want you to hit your head."

Brian then saw it safe to kneel down and give the pooch a nice short rub down. Seeing as how Zeke was not gonna harm or knock Brian over, she stepped over the dog's haunches and then walked further into the living room. To think, they had only met less than a year ago, and they are here together like they had been friends for years. He was familiar to her the moment she first saw him, and his demeanor as a guy is different. `I have got to meet his family, they've done a wonderful job in raising this guy. I wonder what his mom is like…' Katie thought to herself as she sat down on the couch and enjoyed watching the `diamond in the rough' pet the biggest baby in the world who, strangely enough, goes by the nickname `Petunia'.

Brian finally had rubbed Zeke's belly enough, and turned to look at Katie and walked over to sit on the couch, leaving a cushion between them, once again. Katie looked down at his hands and saw that the dander from the ratweiler had turned his nails and fingers black. `Man, he needs a bath, bad!' she thought to herself as she grabbed hold of his left hand and said, "Uh, you should wash your hands, he's a bit dirty and in need of a bath, I guess."

Brian looked at his hand and saw his black fingernails and said, "Ok, I'll be right back."

As he got up and walked into the kitchen to wash his hands at the kitchen sink. Katie got up and followed him as the water started. She then stopped at the kitchen table and watched him as he cleaned his hands. When he was finished, he turned to her to see her pointing out the window at something. He looked out the window, and saw the jumbo sized round trampoline, and his eyes got wide. "Wow!" he said as he walked past Katie and the table, slid the door open, stepped out onto the patio and ran towards the tramp.

Katie then walked out and casually slid the glass door shut before heading towards the tramp. She was delighted in how he looked like a big kid while looking at the tramp, and watched him pry his shoes off, crawl onto it and start to jump. She walked up to the table and chairs set up a few feet away and sat down and watched him have fun. He was gaining height at great ease when he suddenly slowed down his jumping and asked her to join him. Katie shook her head and just sat there, as his momentum slowed to just an up and down motion, and he climbed off to walk towards her.

"Come jump with me, it'll be more fun!" Brian said as he held out his right hand and hoped she'd give hers in return.

"No, it's not safe. Plus, you have more mass than me, it could launch me way too high!"

"Oh, c'mon! I won't let you get hurt, I swear! I want to enjoy this with you, not by myself. I came here to spend the day with you." He exclaimed as he looked her straight in the eyes, showing he truly meant what he said.

"Okay, but if we get too high, then we'll have to stop. I just want to be careful."

"It's ok, I can take any punishment to make sure you're safe." He said as he grabbed her hand and walked her over to the tramp. He helped her with her shoes, lifted her up and then waited `til she was sitting on the other side, and then he crawled up across from her and sat. "Ok, I'll get up first, otherwise you might fall over."

Katie waited while he stood and then she got up and tried to balance herself. She nodded when she was ready and then he started out with a small jump. Trying to keep the timing down right, they made sure that they jumped at different times, and not together. As they jumped, Brian launched Katie up higher and higher `til she was high enough to feel like she was flying and started screaming. He slowed down, and then she was able to slow enough to stop and catch her breathe. One thing she forgot to tell him, was that she could only do this so long before her asthma got the best of her. `Whomever invented asthma, I'm gonna find him, and I'm gonna kill him!' Katie thought to herself as she sat down and struggled to calm her breathing. It's so much fun, and she has the best time on the tramp, but having to limit that time, hurts the soul.

"Maybe we should take a break, and eat the food I brought, huh?" Brian said as she struggled to find her breathe.

"Yeah…Okay…Hold on…Just for a…Second…" Katie replied between breathes, and Brian just sat down next to her and rubbed her back and she tried to calm her lungs down and relax.

They had only jumped for about 10 minutes when she started to struggle. Not much for fun. She wanted to spend the day with him on the tramp, and have some fun, but she also wanted to get to know Brian as well. When the light bulb in her mind turned on once her breathing slowed enough she said, "Well, we can rest in between jumps and talk and get to know each other or watch movies and stuff throughout the rest of the day and evening. How does that sound? I just can't handle long amounts of time on the tramp I guess."

"That's fine with me. I enjoy jumping, but you're health is more important." Brian said as he continued to rub her back, hoping she would be all right through those multiple jumping appointments. "Are you feeling better now? Is the back rub helping?"

"Yeah, thanks. That's one of my favorite things in the world. I love how it feels when my back is tickled. My mom and I do each other's backs all the time. It helps us relax after a hard day. Same with our feet. We both stretch out along the length of the couch and tickle each other's feet, and we're able to calm down easily after that." Katie explained as he continued to rub her back as her eyes closed.

"Ok, let's get inside before our food goes cold." He said as he helped her up and helped her balance herself as she climbed down off the tramp. They then walked side by side towards the kitchen door.

As they got into the kitchen, Katie then went into the living room and grabbed the food off the hall table and walked back towards the kitchen, where she saw Brian washing his hands again. She set the food down on the counter and then washed her hands to make sure she didn't get dirt on the plates she was planning to grab from the cupboard. Brian then went through the bags of food and set aside the meals.

Katie then thought of something as she grabbed their drinks from the fridge. "Hey, where did you store your bike when you arrived? You didn't ask me to open the garage for you this time." Katie said as she handed him a pop.

"Oh, sorry. My mom dropped me off. She said she'd come pick me up later if I didn't stay too late. I can walk home though. It's not that far. I just didn't want to have to carry these bags while I'm riding my bike is all." He replied as he shrugged and took a sip of his pop.

"Oh, okay then. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't left where it could get stolen." Katie said as she pulled her gyro out of its Styrofoam container and spread the sauce on it.

As they ate, they talked every now and then between bites and talked about things they hadn't had the chance to mention during gym class earlier that year. They got along well and they had a good time doing nothing but talking, as the day flew by. They periodically jumped on the tramp and went back into the house to relax and watch flicks and talk. They got to know each other better throughout that day, and Katie noticed that she had grown so accustomed to him being near that she couldn't imagine not having him in her life.

During one of their conversations in the house, Brian asked if she had paper and a pencil handy. She directed him into the office. He grabbed a few pages, a pen, and a book. He then proceeded back to the living room and then sat down on the floor, and rested the book and paper on his lap and started to work on something. Katie walked over to him and sat down on the couch and watched what it was he was doing. To her surprise, he was drawing a picture. Of whom, she didn't know, but to her, it looked like a doodled version of a Sonic character. She watched him silently until he finished the cute little character and then he handed it to her.

"He's cute! You're really good. Do you take classes?"

"Yeah, but only when I have extra hours to be filled in my schedule. I took one when I was a freshman, and I don't think I did too well in it."

"Aw, c'mon! You have a talent I'll never have! You should honestly go into cartooning, ya know, like comic strips and stuff."

"Nah. My strength in art is performance. I love to sing the most, but I also love to act."

"I'm the same way! I can't draw worth a darn though. Unless you need a stick figure jumping through a field of grass on top of a hill, with the sun shinning brightly and a rainbow gracing the sky."

"Ha ha ha! I bet you have better talent than that, you just don't try." Brian said as he picked up the picture he just drew and crumpled it up into a ball and through it in the little wicker garbage can by the couch.

"What did you do that for?!" Katie exclaimed as she reached over into the little basket and pulled out the drawing he just showed her and flattened it out again.

"I don't keep my art. It's not that good anyways." Brian shrugged as he looked nonchalantly at Katie trying to flatten out the creases in the paper.

Brian shook his head at the effort Katie was putting into this drawing's care. He decided to get her mind off of the worthless piece of violated paper and leaned in close to her with a smirk on his face. Katie finally noticed the close proximity of his face and looked up into his eyes. "What?" Katie asked as he just stayed there looking into her eyes, not saying a word.

He leaned back finally and shrugged as he said, "I'm still here, ya know. It's just a doodle. Plus, I think it's strange how you care that much for something I can draw over and over again. It's just not a challenge for me. I don't find much interest in something that's not much of a challenge." He said as he picked up his pop and took a swig.

"Oh. I didn't know. I've just never seen an artist not satisfied with his talent before. Most artists like to show it off, not belittle it. It's just odd, that's all." Katie replied as she got this disappointed look on her face. She thought he should treasure such a God given gift, but he was a contradiction in this day and age. He acted old fashioned and he grew up knowing how to treat a lady and show her respect, when in this age, the guys expected their women to respect them instead.

They talked and jumped on the tramp a couple more times and then it came time for Katie to get to bed. It was after 11:30pm, and she needed to be up the next morning for church and she knew she wouldn't wake up in enough time if she didn't get to bed by midnight. So, Brian then decided to walk home and let her get some rest. As he was walking towards the front door, Katie in tow, he turned to her and said, "Thanks for such a great day. Are you still going to be here tomorrow?" as he grabbed hold of her hand and rubbed the back of it with his thumb.

"Well, I have church `til about noon and then my sister and her husband will be back at around 2, so I won't be here the rest of the day after I leave for church." Katie said with a shrug. "You can always come by my parent's house, if you want."

"Well, I don't know where you live. Is it far?"

"Well, it's about five minutes from here. You know where West Plaza is, right?"

"Yeah, I know that area." He said as he looked away thinking.

"I live on Almond Drive, off of Illinois Ave near Orchard. Number is 780."

"Ah! I know where that is, ok. I'll meet you at your parent's house then. I'll call ya tomorrow afternoon, okay?"

"Okay, I'll talk to ya later, then. I had a great time today too." Katie said as Brian stood there with her hand in his. `What's he gonna do? He's not moving…Is he gonna kiss me?' she thought to herself as he then just looked down at her hand and then released it and said with a smile, "See you tomorrow then, Katie."

Katie was stumped and couldn't say a word as he turned and then walked out the door. `One whole week and no kiss. All he's done is held my hand. Wow…Why?' she thought as he started walking away from the door. She then stepped out the door and called his name. He turned around and stepped closer and then stopped a bit away waiting for what she had to say. "Thank you for the food, and I can't wait to spend time with you tomorrow." She said with red cheeks.

He smirked and said, "Yeah, me too. I can't wait to see where you live."

"Yeah, I can't wait to see yours as well, but only when you're ready."

Brian looked down and said, "We'll see. I'm not really excited about showing you though."

"Why not?" She asked as she let the screen door close as she stepped out onto the porch.

"Well, I just don't want you to know, that's all…Look, it's getting late, and I don't want you to miss church. I'll see you tomorrow, ok?" He said as he gave her that `don't ask' look, and then smiled as he waved and turned towards the driveway.

Katie said goodbye to him and he did the same. She then watched him as he walked further and further away until his form disappeared in across the street. Once she couldn't see him anymore, she walked back into the house and locked the front door. She thought on how much fun they had, and all the things they talked about. She learned that his family is big, and he's one of five children. He is the second oldest among them, and how he's not completely close with them all. He has two younger sisters and one older brother by nine years and a younger brother who was the latest born among them all. Wow. Katie couldn't imagine having that many brothers and sisters, and she thought it was annoying having the sister she has. When she asked him about his home, he seemed to close up, and not want to reveal anything. It seemed like a touchy subject, but she couldn't fathom why. She decided to ask him more tomorrow to see how long it will take for her to break down that wall he's built up. `I guess he doesn't know yet that I don't judge others' she thought to herself as she got dressed in her pajamas and set the clock as she got herself ready for bed. With a relaxing sigh, she closed her eyes, and arrived in the land of nirvana for a few hours.