InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Relish in Your Life ❯ The Proposal ( Chapter 4 )

Chap.4-The Proposal

"You have a dinner to go to what are you going to wear?" Kaede asked as she checked on Kagome. "I don't know can you make me a dress? Perhaps a black one…" Kagome suggested as Kaede got a thermometer ready. "Under your tongue. I don't know if I can in two days but I'll attempt it." She said sticking it into Kagome's mouth. "Hold it."

Kagome reached up and grabbed the thermometer as the old woman searched for something in her bag. "Okay." Kaede reached for the thermometer and looked at it carefully. "Your fine. A black one? What's wrong with the red one?" Kagome sighed. "It's Rai's color and right now we're not on speaking terms." "You people and your colors!!" Kaede said shaking her head.

Kagome laughed softly. "I know it's stupid, but it's how we are." "I'll try to make it black but if I don't have enough black fabric I'll use all of your colors, okay?" "Fine with me." Kagome said hopping off of the table.

"Do you need me to call someone to pick you up?" "No I think I'll walk. Thanks anyway." Kagome said walking out of the door closing it softly behind her. She smiled thinking of the dinner that was two nights away.

She did not see the man following her home.

A mile seemed a short distance to Kagome as she came upon her house. She had sensed the man behind her long ago but didn't have the nerve to turn around and scare him off. She pushed the buzzer. "Who is it?" Rai's voice asked. "It's Kagome. Open the gates." "Why should I?" "Rai, I'm sorry for what happened a week ago. Will you please let me in?" "No. Go find another dog to fuck around with."

"Rai! Please." There was no answer. Kagome growled to herself. She turned. "What do you want?" she finally asked the man behind her. "My name's Miroku. Inu-Yasha's agent." The man stuck his hand out to shake hers. She didn't take it. "Inu doesn't have an agent. He's a reporter, not a…" "He's started a band." Miroku cut her off.

Kagome stared at him for a second. "And you want me to do what about it?" "He wanted to ask you to join since things aren't going so well with yours." "Tell him he's the reason that it's not going so well. I'm fine without him." She turned back to the fence and jumped. She caught the top and pulled herself over.

"Seriously I'm okay without him." She dropped on the other side looking back only once. She ran to the door. Banging her fist against the wood as hard as she could, she waited for someone to answer. No one came. "Hello!" she screamed. She kicked the door hard enough to make her foot throb. She fell sitting on the first step. She looked back to the gate. Miroku had left.

An hour passed. The phone in the entrance hallway rang. Someone picked it up. Kagome stood and banged on the door again. "Hold on." She heard Sango's voice say to the person on the phone. She hurried toward the door. "Kagome!! You were supposed to be here an hour ago." "I would have been if Rai had opened the gates and sent someone to open the fucking doors." She pushed past Sango. "That boy will die when I get my hands on him."

Sango pulled her back. "Kagome, it hit him hard when he saw you kissing Inu. Let him be." Kagome stopped and closed her eyes. "Maybe I should talk to him." "I'm not sure that would be the best thing." Sango said in a hushed tone. "I have to talk to this person so go on." She picked up the phone. "Okay I'm here."

Kagome did as she was told. Rai would have to wait; she had to think right now. She made her way back to the music room. When she opened the door she was surprised to see Rai sitting at the drum set playing a simple melody that she had heard some where but could not place it.

He didn't look up so Kagome went to the piano. She listened for a minute then started in slowly. They played for hours changing songs in unison. He started to sing to one of their songs. "Will you be there when I die? Will you cry?"

She picked it up. "Will you die for me? Will you cry for me? Will you die for me?" they started together on the next lines. "I would die for you. I would cry for you but would you do this for me? Would you lie for me?" Rai stopped on the drums but Kagome played on.

He sat beside her as she started the song she had a week ago. He played along on higher keys. It sounded so good that she closed her eyes and just listened moving her fingers faster and faster over the keys. Rai stopped when he couldn't keep up.

She was moving at such a fast pace that when she stopped her fingers were numb. She opened her eyes and looked at Rai who stared back. "I'm sorry…" "Friends don't need a sorry especially when they've done badly to the other. I should be apologizing to you." He moved closer to her wrapping his arms around her slowly.

His lips caressed her skin below her ear. Kagome's body tensed then relaxed. She felt safe. She hadn't felt safe in so long, before her father died. "I'm sorry." Rai let her go.

She sat there mystified as he left. She was so confused. So misled. Did she love him? Was that what that feeling was? But Inu was also someone who stole her heart. "Shit. I've lost my mind."

She went to her room and fell into her bed contemplating what to do. She fell asleep and didn't wake until the light of the next day fell on her eyes. Kagome looked at the clock. "Crud." She bounced out of bed quickly. It was already ten. She hoped Rin had woken late and fixed breakfast not too long ago. Racing down stairs she met up with Sango. "Where are you going?"

"Breakfast? I woke a little late." She rushed past her and into the kitchen. Felis, Darren and Rai stood fighting over something. "Good morning boys." Felis smiled. "Umm… Kagome what in the world are you doing?" "Huh?" "Nice ass." Darren said. Kagome looked down. She was in her underwear and a tank top. "How in the hell did I get into these?"

Rai turned away. Felis and Darren stared. Sango ran in behind Kagome. "Who in the hell came into my room and changed my clothes?!" She shrieked at the group. Rin walked in right then, looked at Kagome and then walked right back out.

"RIN!!" she called. The small girl walked back in. "yes lady Kagome?" "Did you change my clothes?" Kagome was more than peeved, she was furious. "Yes maim. I'm sorry. I thought you would at least look at yourself before coming down to breakfast."

Kagome took a deep breath and blew past Rin heading back to her room. She curled up in her blankets and waved her hand locking the door. Her stomach growled but she ignored it. A knock woke her only fifteen minutes later.

She rolled out of bed and slipped into black pants and a sweater before opening the door. "Yes?" she asked in a dry voice. "Sango wants to see you. Inu's agent is here? Something about a meeting and a trade. I don't know." Felis said smirking at her appearance. "Tell Sango that I'll be down in about ten minutes. I have things to do." "Okay." He walked away. She shut the door.

So he dares to make another attempt? Funny. She laughed as she thought this to herself. She threw on a fishnet shirt and pulled a scarlet tank top over it. She left the black pants as they were and hurried down stairs after checking if her hair was okay.

She burst into the dining room with such swiftness that Sango almost fell off her chair in fright. "Has Kaede called yet?" Kagome asked Sango. "No was she supposed to?" "She is making a dress for me to go to the dinner in. I thought she would have called by now." Kagome sat down heavily in the chair across from Miroku.

"Hello again. I thought I told you I wasn't interested?" "We don't want you. We want Rai. He seems to be a distraction to you and Sango thinks it might be good if he's gone." Kagome looked to Sango, who gave her no answers.

"You can't take him. He's my drummer, my first recruit for this band. I won't let you take him." "We'll let him decide." Miroku said defiantly, pushing Kagome past her limit. She looked at him with dark eyes. "Listen to me now, Miroku, if Inu dares to try to take my drummer he might as well kill me. So tell him to suck his own dick and get the fuck out of my home now." She said flatly.

"I'll see you all at the dinner then maybe Inu-Yasha will give you a piece of his mind." "Doubt it." Kagome replied as he walked out of the room. "I'm beginning not to like reporters."

Kagome walked out of the dining room and up to Rai's quarters. "Inu's agent came by and said that they wanted you as their drummer. I sent him away. If you decide that you want to go then go…" "Kagome-Chan, you know I wouldn't follow him. You are the only one I am willing to put up with." He ran his finger behind her ear sticking a piece of hair there also.

"Thank you Rai. I wanted to know if you would walk me down the red carpet tomorrow?" she asked stepping onto his balcony. "Why of course, why wouldn't I?"

An: Okay, okay so Rai is showing signs of liking Kagome. It will all turn out Inu/Kag. Trust me. Good n' Fluffy!! No flames plz. Review… review… review!!