InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Life Twists And Turns. ❯ Josh Cero. ( Chapter 18 )

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Life Twists And Turns.

A/N: I do NOT own Inuyasha but all original characters do belong to me. Eniola belongs to angel-up-above-heaven.

The songs ‘Animal I Have Become’, ‘Wake up’, and ‘Scared’ do not belong to be, but they belong to Three Days Grace.

‘Disturbia’ does not belong to me. It belongs to Rihanna.

‘Just Dance’ does not belong to me. It belongs to Lady Gaga.

Josh Singing- Bold Italic
Kagome Singing-Italic.

Chapter # 16
Josh Cero.

~*~*~*~Previously.~*~*~*~

“Would you like to go out to dinner sometime?”

~*~*~*~Now~*~*~*~

~*~*~*~Kagome&# 8217;s POV~*~*~*~

“W-What?” I stuttered as I blinked down at him. We had just --literally-- played 20 questions . . .and his last question was asking me out . . .did this make sense to me? Answer: No!

“I said.” he pushed himself up on his elbows. “Would you like to go out to dinner sometime?”

I still blink down at him like he’s crazy. Didn’t he hate me? Didn’t he avoid me before I left? Didn’t he n- hold up. Is that the necklace I gave him last night . . .hanging around his neck?

I tilt my head to the side while staring at it. It’s catching the light from the sun outside the window, making it glint and sparkle. That’s when I realize it’s a little girly for him. I almost laughed. I got him a girly necklace . . .and he’s wearing it!

Instead of holding it in, I do laugh. And he takes it completely the wrong way, he thinks I’m laughing at him question . . .he must be because his ears are drooping and he looks a little sad. I open my mouth to tell him my answer once my laughing stops.

“Sure . . .I’ll go. When?”

~*~*~*~Inuyasha’s POV~*~*~*~

I just made the biggest fool of my self ever. I asked her to dinner . . .and she’s laughing.

I guess I was wrong . . .maybe the whole ‘koi’ thing was a joke. Maybe she hadn’t notice it until I mentioned it . . .and just said it to drag me along. Or . . .wait . . .why is she looking at my neck?

“Sure . . .I’ll go. When?” she says and my mouth drops open.

The hell!? She was just laughing at my attempt to get her on a date and then she agreed with it! . . .Am I entirely sure she’s ok in the head?

“What?” I ask stupidly, blinking at her like she had done me. She laughs.
“I said.” she drops herself to her elbows like me, “Sure I’ll go. When?”

I blink a few more times before it finally settles in. She agreed! She wanted to go on a date with me! I swear I would have been doing some freakish form of a happy dance by now had she not been on me.

“Seriously?”

“No, I was just joking.” she says sarcastically, but I, being paranoid like I am, don’t hear the sarcasum. My ears are drooping when she says: “Of course seriously! God, you’re like denser then ever!” Said ears perked up as I grin.

“Aha!” I laugh a little and, grabbing both sides of her head with my hands, kissed her like there was no tomorrow. Which their might not be when I heard someone cough from the door. Hadn’t I closed and locked that?

Thinking back I realize I hadn’t. ‘Ah crap.’

I feel Kagome freeze against me, and she rips her head to the side, my claws catching her cheek. She winched and brought a hand to the swallow and bleeding cut. Bringing it down she looks at it slightly shocked.

“Ah shit!” I curse loudly, turning her head so I can see it. It’s maybe about 3 inches long, and right across her cheek. “Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry-” I would have kept saying it but she put a finger to my lips.

“It’s my fault.” she whispers.

“No, my claws, my fault.” I snap, lifting my torso up I gently lick at the wound. She hisses but I ignore it, sure Inuyoukai saliva heals cuts and shit . . .but no one said it was painless. “Sorry.” I murmur against her cheek as I continue to lick all blood off her face, and seal the wound. Pulling my head back I’m happy to see any and all traces of her blood and her cut completely gone. Hey, it’s a fast healer. You ever wonder why dogs always licked themselves? That’s why!!!

“Thanks . . .” she whispered, kissing my cheek lightly, I can’t help the blush when I see Miroku over her shoulder. Wasn’t he just been here a few hours ago?

“W-What are you doing here?” I snap, stuttering a little at the beginning until I found my voice again.

“Well . . . I thought I’d come get you, seeing as you kinda of got a date.” Miroku said smirking.
“I gotta what?” I ask confused. I don’t remember having a date . . .to be honest the last date I had was last month . . .and that Yura bitch --not the nice version either-- I had gone out with was way too obsessed with my hair.

I see Kagome glaring at me. “What?”

“You’re going out with someone else . . .and you just asked me out.”

“I ain’t goin out with anyone bitch.” I growl at her.

“You guys thought I meant date as in like . . .a date date?” Miroku asks laughing. “No, he’s got a date with a club for a show. Do you not remember Inuyasha?”

“Uh . . .” I think for a minute then growl. “That ain’t until tomorrow you idiot. You were just here at lunch.”

“Uh . . .I haven’t been here since yesterday.” Miroku said. “I came over at lunch yesterday . . .”

“What’s today then?”

“Monday.”

“Ah shit! What time is it?’

Miroku looks at his watch. “6:30.”

“Ah fuck, fuck, fuck!” I start repeating it as I somewhat expertly slip out from underneath Kagome and start running out my room like I’m a chicken with my head cut off. I seem to be the only one who doesn’t notice that I’m in my boxers.

“When the hell did you get out of your clothes?” I hear Kagome ask me and I look down. I’m sure I had gone to bed fully dressed. I look over at her as she stands. She’s in the white tank and a pair of panties. That’s when I remember. I’m known to lose my clothes while I’m sleeping, which also means that I took her pants with her as she looks down at looks confused. “I’m sure I was wearing pants.”

I look around and find them in a pile by the closet. I almost laugh as I toss her, her pants . . .which were dark red shorts.

“Just what were you guys doing last night?” Miroku asked with a perverted grin.

“Nothing like that.” I snap and I walk into my closet.

“I fell asleep on his bed and he just somehow ended up in there with me.” Kagome finishes. “And I swear I was wearing these shorts when I went to sleep.”

“You were.” I say, and I get an angry look from her in return.

“So you were undressing me!?” she all but yells.

“No, everyone knows I tend to lose my clothes when I go to bed dressed. It seems your shorts just went with the rest of my stuff.” I say, walking into my bathroom. “Why were you in here anyways?”

“I was trying to get away from the disgustingly pink room and it’s disgustingly pink contents.” I hear her gag. “And it turns out your room was the one I went into. Which is wonderfully black I might add.”

I stick my head out the bathroom door and raise and eyebrow at her. “Wonderfully black?” he mimics, laughing a little.

“I thought you were going to fix the room color later.” Miroku said, still standing in the door way.
“I was . . .and I’m going to have t get on that tomorrow. I’m goin to Inu’s how tonight.”

“Don’t call me that.” I growl out as I turn the shower on. I go to close the door and wink at her. I know I’m completely naked, I don’t care. She’s seen it before. I see her blush before I close the door. I hope into the shower, wash my hair and shit. I stand there for about 15 minutes just thinking.

She actually agreed to go out with me! Why do I suddenly feel like I’m fifteen again? I’m 19, Jesus Oh wait . . .when is her birthday?

I think harder for a minute and groan. Her birthday was next month. One month away on the dot. Growling lowly I turn the water off, get out, dry myself off . . .all but my hair. Which staring at it in the mirror I realize that I need to get cut. Who the hell has long butt-length hair these days?

Wrapping a towel around my waist I walk out . . .and see Kagome completely stretched out in a very arousing position, on my bed. Her hair is wet, so I know she’s already had a shower. Had I been in there that long? She’s wearing a black leather backless shirt that dips down in a ‘V’ that stops just under her breasts, and black leather pants with it. She’s got all her piercings in and eyeliner completely surrounding her eyes. I blink at her when she looks over. A sexy look in her eyes as she scans my body. The towel ain’t that long.

“What are you still doing in here?” I ask, my voice a little shaky. Thank god she didn’t notice.

“I told you, my room is disgustingly pink. And besides, you still didn’t answer my question.”

“Which one?” Please don’t be the ‘Why was I avoiding you’, please don’t be the ‘Why was I avoiding you’, please don’t be the -

“When do you want that date to be?” Thank you god!

“Um . . .how’s Friday sound?”

“Friday sounds good. Where we going?”

“That’s for me to know and for you to find out.” I said smirking. In all reality I hadn’t thought that far ahead . . .I though she’d turn me down to be honest.

“I’ll be leaving now to let you get dressed. I’ll see you later. Roku’s still here by the way. He’s stuffing his face in the kitchen.”

“Typical Roku.”

“No, that’s a typical you.” she winks and says one last thing before she closes the door: “See you later sexy.”

I blush a little at the ‘sexy’ comment but get dressed all the same.

~*~*~*~Kagome’s POV ~*~*~*~

I can not believe I am going on a date with Inuyasha . . .another one! God! I didn’t think this was going to happen. I mean . . .doesn’t he hate me? I’m pretty damn sure he did. . . Why else would he avoid me? This makes no sense . . .it’s just making my head spin.

I’m tapping impatiently on the arm of the chair I am sitting in. Miroku’s flicking through channels on the TV, seemingly calm but I can see the agitation on his face. Inuyasha’ taking longer then girls usually do!

Finally I hear him coming down the stairs. I jump up, rush out of the living room to yell at him.

“Finally! What the hell took you so . . .” I stop as I see how he looks. His hair is -surprisingly- combed and dry, he’s got a pair of black denim jeans on. And he’s got on a black leather vest, no shirt on under it. He kinda reminds me of Alex when he goes clubbing. My mouth starts to water at the site of his wonderfully tanned and muscles chest. He obviously senses my arousal because he grins.

“Hey gorgeous.” he said smirking. “Whatcha doin later?” he’s mocking me from the party, I just know it.

But before I could realize what I’m about to say I said: “Hopefully you.” Miroku chokes on the coke he had been drinking and Inuyasha almost falls down the stairs.

“Whoa, what?” he asks, his eyes wide.

My face is redder then a tomato and Miroku starts coughing and hacking. “T-T-That wasn’t s-supposed to c-come out.” I stutter, my eyes on anything but him. Cuz I know I’d slip up if I look at him again.

“Are you entirely sure about that?” I know he’s referring to my scent and I just roll my eyes.

“Shut up.” I snap. “We have to go don’t we?” I head out to the door and into the limo waiting outside. Miroku comes out shortly after, still coughing.

“Oh yeah I’m fine. Don’t worry about the choking manager.” he snaps to Inuyasha.

“I don’t but if you insist.” he climbs in and Miroku scowls, before crawling in after him.

Well . . .the trip t the club was rather uneventful. But oh well.

I’m currently sitting in a booth with Miroku and Inuyasha is just getting on stage. The crowd around us screams and cheers. Female screams of ‘I love you Inuyasha!’ have me rolling my eyes. Inuyasha catches this and grins at me.

He picks the mic up and the music starts almost instantly.

The crowd cheers some more and he’s grinning like a mad man. What was the meaning of that song? Had he --like me-- almost become an animal in search of something to fill the hole that had been left in my chest when I left? I’m only left to wonder as the next song starts.

“Ok, before we get this starts.” he says, the music still playing. “I’d like to dedicate this song to who I wrote it for. Kikyo Kusky.” My heart dropped a little.

My eyes widen as he sings this, this wasn’t some kind of love song . . .this was a song to get Kikyo the hell away from him. I grin.

The next song started right after that one finished.

He waked up screaming? When is this? He didn’t wake up screaming today . . .ok so maybe he did but that was only cuz I kinda squished his ear.

He walks off the stage, mic still in his hand and walks over to me.

“Now, with a little help we might be able to get a good friend of mine to sing. How about it Kaggy?”

“No.” I said instantly, I didn’t wanna sing. I couldn’t!

“Pleas?” he pouts and everyone around us starts chanting my name. I growl lowly at him but take the mic. He’s grinning as I walk up to the stage. I walk over to the DJ and he nods as I whisp something to him.

“Alright. This songs called Disturbia. Hope ya’ll like it.” The music starts and I start singing.

I smile at Inuyasha whose pouting because everyone else is cheering louder for me then they did for him. He sends a playful glare at me and I wink at him. I’m about to tell the DJ when another song when I see someone walking on the stage towards me.

“Josh?” I ask, the mic still picking up my voice and he smiles at me, his wonderfully blue eyes shining.
“Hey Kags.” he said somewhat sadly.

“What are you doing here?”

“I wanna sing with you.” he turned to the DJ. “Put on the sound track for ‘Just Dance’.”

“You got it Mr. Cero.” the DJ said.

“But that’s our duo.” I whisper.

“Yeah. Come on, lets sing Kags.”

~*~*~*~Inuyasha’s POV~*~*~*~

What the hell!?

I growl lowly as a guy walks up on the stage towards Kagome. He’s got short blonde hair, black tips, and blue eyes gleaming. He’s wearing black jeans and a blue wife beater. They made them in blue? They must have cuz it’s a dark shade of blue . . .completely the opposite of his eyes which from the angle I’m at are like baby blue. Kagome looks shocked.

“Josh?” I hear her whisper over the speakers. So that’s the Josh Cero who purposed to her?

I see his lips move but I have no idea what he’s saying. The crowd has gone somewhat quiet. Her lips move and yet I can’t hear her. His again, he looks at the DJ and says something. The DJ nods and says something to him. Kagome says something else, and Josh says one last thing before taking a mic from the DJ and walking out to the middle of the stage. Kagome’s hand in his. She looks really confused. The music starts.

“This songs one Kags and I wrote together at one point. It’s called Just Dance. Enjoy.”

Kagome takes over on this part.

Suddenly she put on a confused look as she sings the next part.

It’s still Kagome singing.

Josh starts singing now and I’m surprised that he has a good voice.

Kagome singing now, with Josh doing freakish vocals . . .

I’m glaring at this ‘Josh’ freak by the end of the song. Kagome smiles at him, and walks off the stage. I’m slightly happy that she appears to want nothing to do with this guy.

She walks up to us. “Can we go now?”

“Why in such a rush baby?” Josh suddenly says from behind her, his arms around her waist as he kisses her neck. “I thought you’d be happy to see me.”

“Josh, get off me.” Kagome hisses, glaring at him over her shoulder.
“Oh come on, don’t you remember that hot, wonderful night we had?” he looks at me and grins when he says that.

“We had coffee Josh.” her voice is icy as she rolls her eyes. “As far as I’m concerned the only thing that was ‘hot’ and ‘wonderful’ that night was the coffee.”

Miroku and I laugh at this, and he glares at us. We, of course, ignore him. We continue to laugh our asses off while Kagome grins down at us, and Josh scowls.
“Damn it Kags. Why the hell did you leave me for these losers!?” he snaps. My laughing abruptly stops.

“Excuse me?” I snap, glaring at him. “You wanna say that to my face shrimpy?”

“Inu-” Kagome starts.

“Don’t bother Kagome, you don’t need to waste your breath on a hanyou.” Josh growls from behind her. I glare hotly at him.

“Josh,” she growls back at him just as I open my mouth, I glare at her, my eyes telling her to shut up and let me handle this.

“I thought I told you to shut up!” he snaps at her.

“And you wonder why I didn’t like you.” she mutters.

“Stupid bitch, how dare you talk to me like that!”

“I suggest you let go of Kagome and stop talking to her like that.” It’s Miroku who says that. He hates this Josh guy just as much as I do right about now. Miroku always hated guys who didn’t treat women right. In his opinion anyone who physically, mentally, or emotions abuses a women is definitely not treating them right.

“Back of freak show. She’s mine.”

My inner youkai starts growling uncontrollable at his comment. “Kagome is not yours. And if anyone’s the freak show it would be you.”

“Disgusting hanyou! How dare you talk to me like that! And say Kagome’s name! That’s just despicable.” Despicable? What the hell?

“Josh, that’s enough.” Kagome said to him, I can see the anger in her eyes.

“No! He has no right to talk to me like that, let alone say your name.”

“He has every right!” she snaps back, elbowing him in the gut.

“Oh, how so?” Josh asks as he regains his breath and returns to an upright position.

“Cuz I like him, not you.” I grin down at him. He’s at least 3 inches shorter then me.

“How can you like a half-breed?” he asks shocked.

“Don’t call him that!” she yells.

“Why not? That’s what he is.”

“And you’re an ass.” she grabs my hands and starts walking towards the door. Miroku walking on her other side. I, being behind her, put my hands on her hips as she walks, and gently kiss her neck, Trying to get rid of the nasty stench Josh left behind.

“You didn’t have to do that.” I whisper into her ear, taking the lob into my mouth, nibbling and sucking on his gently. She moans and pushes her back against me.
“Do what?” she managed to ask. I smirk as I start kissing her neck again.

“Stand up for me. You really didn’t have to do that you know.”

“I know.” she whispers. “But I wanted to.”

“Why?”

“Because . . .I . . .still care about you.” she says it so softly that I almost didn’t catch it. But I still did.

“Is that all?” I pause, thinking of a way to rephrase that. “I mean is that all you think about me? A friend you care about?” Here’s 2o questions again.

“No. I still l-” we’re interrupted and my shoulder is suddenly jerked back, and Kagome sent flailing into the pavement. She lands on her arm that had been outstretched. I’m pretty sure I head it crack. It’s probably broken.

Turning I see Josh attached to the hand on my shoulder.

“Take your hand off me and you get to keep it you son of a bitch.” I growl out at him. I turn back to Kagome, Miroku’s helping her up. Her right arms is bleeding and hanging uselessly by her side. “You ok?” I whisper gently, I had to ask the stupid question. She’s bleeding damn it! Of course she’s not ok.

“Fine . . .” I hear her whisper back as Josh spins me around and punches me in the face. I stumble back from the shock, but defiantly not from the force of the blow. It had no power to it. It was like I just got his in the face by a butterfly!

“That the best you got?” I grin when he looks at me in horror. My nose isn’t even bleeding and he hit it square on. I can still pick up the overwhelming scent of alcohol on him even though my nose is tingling. It feels kinda funny.

“Cock sucker.” Josh snaps. I can’t really take that to offence . . .I am bi after all.

“What’s wrong? You jealous I ain’t suckin’ yours?” I snap, punching him in the face. “But then again, I doubt you have one.” I punch him in the gut, and I’m pleased to hear the breath leave his lungs.

“You know, it might be a disgrace when hanyous walk on the planet, but it’s even more of a disgrace when they’re gay!” he snaps back, hitting me in the gut. Ouch . . .that one’s got power behind it. My breath leaves me and I double over . . .I guess for a human this guy isn’t as weak as he looks.

“But I’m sure it’s even more of a disgrace when a guy hurts the women he claims to love.” I spit those words out like it’s poison on my tongue and he glares.

“Well at least I have someone who loves me.”
“Your mother doesn’t count jackass.” that one was from Kagome. I look over to her and see Miroku looking at her arm, he’s got a pale expression as he looks at the back of it. That can’t be good.

“You shut up you disgusting whore.” Josh yells, pointing a finger at her.

“Oh I’m the whore huh? Whose was it that decided to take 5 girls, and 3 guys to bed with him? Hnmm? Oh right . . .that was you!”

“You know I was drunk then!”

“You’re always drunk!”

“So are you!”

“In case you haven’t noticed dick face, I’m sober at the moment!”

“So, doesn’t mean you’re not gonna be drunk tomorrow, and the day after that!”

“Yeah right. Why don’t you close that fish smelling mouth of yours and leave me alone before I pound you!”

“You’re all talk and no action!”

“Of course she’s not action! You pushed her down and have the bone in her upper arm sticking out the back of her arm you ass!” that was Miroku. I look at him and he’s got blood all over his hands and arms. Said hands are balled into fists. “How can you do that to a women and expect her to take you back . . .let alone like you!”

“You stay out of this you fucktard, this is none of your business.”

“Fucktard?” Miroku repeats, then he glares, his eyes more angry then I’ve ever seen him. “Why don’t you come over here and say that?”

Josh does, he walks right over to Miroku, gets right in his face and then says: “Fucktard.” Miroku punched him in the face so fast I barley saw it. Josh falls backwards, and I drag him away from Kagome as fast as possible. Miroku right behind him.

“You take care of shit face here alright Roku?” I say. Hey, it ain’t far for a human to fight a hanyou. Just ain’t fair. Miroku doesn’t even answer, he’s already punching, and kicking Josh like theirs no tomorrow. That’s when I noticed the news reporters filming it. I drag Miroku off him, and back to Kagome, whose on the phone with someone. Miroku’s kick and all but screaming at me to let him go.

“Who was that?” I ask, as I stop beside her.

“Sango, I asked her to come pick us up.” she replied. Her face pale. Then I notice the amount of blood on the ground by her feet. She’s lost a lot of it. Too much . . .

“We need to get you to a hospital fa-” she jerked away from me before I can finish that sentence. She screams as her broken arm in bent backwards in an even odder angle.

“I told you I’d get you back Kaggy. You didn’t listen.” How the hell is Josh still moving!?

“Someone call the cops!” it’s one of the people from the club. Why are they saying call the cops? That’s when I see it.

Josh has a gun . . .

. . .Pressed to Kagome’s temple.

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Alright, there we go. 6 chapters in 4 days can you say awesome! I don’t think I’ve EVER updated this much . . . Let alone a new chapter right after the other.

I had so much I could have added to this but I think there was a good enough place to end it. I think I’ve made Josh a little crazy . . .plus he’s probably downed like a quarter of a bottle of vodka before he rushed out of the club and followed them.

Is Sango going to get there in time? Can someone call the cops? Will the cops get there fast enough? Is Kagome gonna die? All will be answered in the next chapter . . .well not all. I mean I ain’t gonna make them get married in the next chapter or--

Ah shit, there goes that surprise. Oh well.

Please review! I only got ONE for the last chapter! ONE! That’s sad. I’mma gonna work on the next chapter now, so yeah. Please review! I LOVE REVIEWS!

Please!?