InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Rock This ❯ Koi ( Chapter 10 )

* Don't own Inuyasha. If I did, he would always be naked. Don't own any of the songs mentioned either. Just random songs to fit random scenes. *

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kagome let the hot water beat down on her back as she leaned heavily into the wall of her shower. This had been one hell of a day. Her mind was still spinning, and Sango and Rin were on their way. All she wanted to do was fall back asleep in the huge bed that still smelled like Inuyasha. She knew this because right after entering her apartment and deleting another fifteen messages from Koga, each becoming more irate than the last, she had flopped into her bed. Instantly she was surrounded with the scent of him. A mixture of trees, rain, fresh wind and something else she couldn't quite put her finger on but loved just the same. `Loved? Did I really just think that? Great Kagome now you're talking to yourself again. Fan-friggin'-tastic.'

 

After being immersed in the smell of him to the point where she was about to fall into another deep sleep like she had last night, she had hopped up and tossed herself into the shower. Now the real question was why she wasn't in too big of a hurry to change her bedding.

 

`Something about his smell…' She shrugged to herself and turned off the shower. Stepping into the steamy bathroom and quickly toweling off she tried to turn her mind off of the man plaguing her thoughts. Sango and Rin would be here soon and band practice always made her forget the outside world. Something about pouring your emotions into an instrument and singing until it felt like you were going to float up out of your body…

 

She exited the bathroom still drying her hair and moved to the stereo system near the kitchen. She flipped it on and set it to random. The Rolling Stones; Gimme Shelter sounded loudly, echoing off the high ceilings as she danced across the apartment and towards her wardrobe. Finding a suitable pair of Brazilian boy short she started to tug them on, mind still wandering back to silver hair and cute touchable ears.

 

She was pulled from her random thoughts by the intercom buzzer sounding and echoing loudly through the apartment. Cursing softly to herself she hopped on one foot, finally tugging her panties into place before she wrapped herself in the towel and made her way to the intercom system by the elevator. She pressed a button to buzz the person into the elevator and said through the system: “Hey come on up!”

 

The machinery sounded as the elevator moved it's way to her floor, and she started her ritualistic search of the apartment for her hairbrush, still absently wrapped in her towel. She heard the grating slide up behind her but ignored it in favor of the search. Finally finding it inside of her refrigerator she held the brush up in triumph.

 

“Hey guys, just drop your stuff and we can get…holy shit.” She spun around to face what she thought was her friends, but instead was met with a wide-eyed hanyou. He had a large bag in his hands that didn't even start to match the size of his eyes. Kagome managed to gape openly at him before strategically losing her grip on the towel.

 

Inuyasha's eyes got impossibly bigger as the cloth slid in slow motion, high depth vision off of her still slightly damp form. Then he had the pleasure to watch as the blush in her cheeks bled down her neck and into her chest. He followed the trail with his eyes, lingering on some choice spots before taking in the adorable yellow lace panties. Her super sonic screech brought him back to himself.

 

“OH KUSO! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE? TURN AROUND YOU HENTAI!!!”

 

“Sorry, oh Kami.” Inuyasha stuttered as he closed and covered his eyes, turning and instantly smashing into the dining room table and knocking a glass onto the floor before following it with himself. He managed to not fall completely on his face, but in putting out his hand to catch himself he smashed it directly through the glass, imbedding a big chunk of it into the palm of his hand. “Kuso.” He deadpanned as he stood again, looking blankly at the glass sticking out of his hand. Why was it that every time he was around this girl he ended up bleeding? Good thing he was a half demon or she really might end up killing him. He was pulled from his thoughts by Kagome's soft touch on his upper arm.

 

“That looks bad. Have a seat and let me look at it.” She started guiding him to sit in one of the dining room chairs, and for some reason he let her.

 

“Keh.”

 

“Uh huh.” She shot him a glance before training her eyes back on his hand. “Now hold still. This is going to hurt.”

 

“Nani?” He cocked his head as he looked up at her, wondering what was going to….”SHIT!” He yelped as she yanked the offending glass out with one smooth pull.

 

“I warned you.” She smirked over he shoulder as she walked into the kitchen for some supplies. He was equal parts thankful and resentful that she had rewrapped the towel more securely around herself. Okay, so maybe a bit more resentful but hey… he was only human (well half) after all.

 

“Yeah but hell wench! More than a two second warning would be great next time.” He grumbled. It hadn't hurt too much; it was just the suddenness of it all. Glancing down he saw his blood start to drop from the wound and make small rivulets across his hand. Before it could drip any farther than his wrist she returned to wrap a cloth securely around his hand, effectively stopping the flow.

 

“There! Now hold that on there until you think it's stopped, then I'll patch you up.” She straitened as she continued to help him hold the cloth in place.

 

“You know, this really isn't …” Inuyasha started.

 

“Necessary. Yeah. I know. But I'm still doing it, so just relax buddy.” Kagome smirked down at him.

 

“Keh.”

 

“You really do have such a vast vocabulary ya know?” Kagome smiled a little bigger at the grumpy look he fixed her with.

 

“Keh expresses a wide majority of emotions and various thought processes that I don't feel the need to elaborate on, whether it be from lack of time, self preservation instincts, or general apathy. Keh pretty much runs the gamut on any feeling I might have at any given time on any given subject, so I find it an invaluable word in my vocabulary. Oh and I think the bleeding has stopped.” Inuyasha finished, starting to pull the cloth from his hand.

 

Kagome on the other hand was staring at him in a mixture of humor and newfound respect. She knew he was adorable, (where did that thought come from) a great musician, stubborn enough to keep up with her, and now she knew he was smart enough to keep up with her too. The smile crossing her face was priceless as she said the one thing that could so eloquently cover her feelings:

 

“Keh.”

 

Inuyasha's head snapped up and he couldn't suppress the small smile that crossed his face when he caught sight of her grin. At least she could take a joke. They both turned their attention back to his hand that had, in fact, stopped bleeding enough for Kagome to clean it and apply a bandage. Her hands worked swiftly as she finished in a matter of moments. They both knew that the wound would be healed in less than twelve hours, but they also knew how stubborn Kagome could be when she had her mind set to something. Setting the last bit of bandage Kagome looked up into his eyes again.

 

“You're all done.”

 

“Keh, thanks. Not necessary, but hey…” He shrugged at her before he noticed that she was still staring at him. “What?”

 

“Oh nothing. Just wondering how it is that you ended up in my apartment again.” Kagome giggled lightly before backing up to perch on the counter like she had last night.

 

“Oh that…” Inuyasha blushed, remembering what had happened when he had entered her apartment.

 

“Yeah…that. Don't tell me you came for the show…” Kagome's smile widened at his flustered state. He was even cuter when he blushed. It lessened her initial panic on finding him in her apartment instead of her friends, especially considering her fantastic and super patented towel dropping technique.

 

“What's in the bag?” She chirped at him, indicating the huge bag near his feet as she successfully changed the subject. No reason for her to blush too when she had him right where she wanted him. Well maybe not exactly where she wanted him… `NO! Bad Kagome!' She berated herself silently.

 

“Oh umm… new bedding.” The slight flush deepened slightly on his cheeks as he slid the bad towards her.

 

“Bedding?” She asked, peeking in the bag at the deep red comforter and sheet set. The designer label on the top gave her the rest of the information she needed. He had bought her a new set of bedding, a new super expensive set of bedding.

 

“Yeah I ruined your others by bleeding all over them, so I thought it would be only right.” His blush was starting to become a deeper shade of red now, starting to resemble his purchase. Inwardly he was cursing himself. Here he was, a full-grown man, and he was blushing like a friggin schoolgirl. Ridiculous.

 

“You didn't have to, really.” Kagome smiled at him again, taking back most of the negative thoughts she had about him always showing up unannounced.

 

“Keh.” He muttered, awkwardly scratching the back of his head with his undamaged hand. “It's the least I could do for keeping me from ending up as some science experiment.”

 

They both shuddered at the imagery of him strapped down to an exam table with tubes and who knows what sticking out of him

 

“Well, you didn't have to, but thank you. They are beautiful.” Kagome smiled at him again, reaching down to finger the super soft material. The comforter seemed to be silk with an edging in black and the sheets were some sort of Egyptian cotton. She honestly couldn't wait to dive into them. She would have to wash them immediately.

 

Inuyasha watched as she carefully felt the things he had bought her. It had taken him hours to try to figure out what to buy for her. He couldn't remember what the ruined ones looked like, so he ended up buying her what he himself liked. Apparently he had chosen well.

 

He detected the stereo switch to a new song, and Cake; Where would I be? came out of the speakers and into the silence between the two. A few seconds into the song and they both noticed that she was still in a towel at about the exact same time. This time they both were sporting matching cheek colors, and Kagome giggled to break what could potentially become an awkward silence. She hopped off the counter as he averted his gaze to keep from catching sight of anything that he shouldn't. Though he kept watch out of the corner of his eye, of course.

 

“I guess it's about time for me to get dressed huh?” Kagome chuckled again, pretending not to notice how he was still watching her, though he was pretending not to.

 

“Yeah, you might say that. I'm sorry about that, by the way…” He cleared his throat heavily as she crossed the space to her wardrobe and yanked on some jeans, just catching a glimpse of her lace kissed ass cheeks in the transition from towel-covered bum to jean covered.

 

“Hey no problem. I should have asked who it was before buzzing you in. It's my fault really. Besides, I think that glass taught you a lesson, nee?” She shuddered momentarily, thinking of what she would have done if it had been Koga instead of Inuyasha at her door. She might have stabbed him with the glass herself. He had come by on several occasions, but once she threatened to get a restraining order, he hadn't come to her house again. Granted that was only a week or so ago, and he would most likely start it up again soon….

 

She tossed a look over her shoulder, still fully aware of him watching her out of the corner of his eye. Keeping her back turned to him she dropped the towel completely, leaving his eyes to roam the smooth planes of her back before they fastened on the tattoo gracing the small of it. It was of two traditional Japanese koi facing each other, tails intertwined. One koi was black with blue highlights and markings, and the other was a red and yellow. They seemed to dance and ripple as she finished dressing in a bra and slightly baggy tee shirt covered in graffiti. She turned back to him only to find him staring at her openly, all pretense of not watching her gone.

 

“What?” She bit out; a little unnerved at the look he was giving her.

 

“Your tattoo…” He muttered, getting up from his chair and coming over to her as the forgotten stereo switched again to Bjork; All is Full of Love.

 

“What about it?” Kagome shied away from him and the intensity of his eyes.

 

“Do you know what it is?” His eyes bored into hers even more as he leaned closer. “Let me see it.”

 

Completely at a loss she let him walk behind her as she lifted her shirt slightly for him to get a better look. The feeling of his claws gently tracing the outline of her tattoo sent shivers through her from the top of her head down to the tips of her toes. If he only knew what that did to her…

 

Inuyasha smiled slightly on catching a whiff of her subtly spiking scent. Apparently not only she was more than willing to touch his ears, but she liked his claws too… His smile faded as he continued to trace the delicate and skillful design.

 

“It's an old legend. Two soul mates that couldn't be together in life. Their families wouldn't allow it. So they asked the Kami's to turn them into koi so that they would be able to remain together and never torn apart.” This had been his mother's favorite story. It had always reminded her of his father. He had died before Inuyasha was old enough to even remember his face. He had heard this legend often; it was his usual bedtime story. The shock of seeing the traditionally depicted koi on Kagome's back might make him a target of her anger when she realized that he had been watching her the entire time, but he couldn't help his reaction.

 

He hesitatingly released the hem of her shirt as she turned to face him with an unreadable look.

 

“Yeah, you're right. How did you know?” Her eyes bored into his, daring him to lie.

 

“My mother.” His simple answer belied the emotions swimming in his eyes.

 

“Your mother?” Kagome repeated slowly. She knew there was more to his story, but seeing the look he was giving her she decided to let it go for another time.

 

“Same question.” Inuyasha fixed her with the same gaze she had him earlier.

 

“Same answer.” Kagome gave him a sad smile as she dropped her eyes. Her father had died when she was eight years old. It was a way for her to know that her father and mother would find each other in the next life. Her mother had often told her the legend, reminding her that soul mates would always find one another.

 

Their eyes met again and held. It seemed that time had stopped as they started to drift in. Inuyasha's gaze shifted slightly to meet her lips. She in turn licked them in anticipation. Slowly they moved even closer, his hands sliding down her arms before coming to rest on her wrists. Closing the distance even more he could feel the…

 

*BUUUUZZZZ* The loud ring shattered the moment like the most fragile glass.

 

“KUSO!” They both cursed aloud as they jerked back from each other.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/N- I have no idea if any story exists about two soul mates that were turned into koi. For this fiction, there is. I vaguely remember a story about a princess and her vassal being in love, her father forbidding it, and her then becoming betrothed to another man. She and the vassal ran off, and when they were on the verge of being hunted down by the men her father had sent prayed to be turned into some sort of animals. When this prayer was answered they were free to be together till the end of their days only to be reborn to find each other again. I like the idea behind the story, so I modified it. BTW- Koi in Japanese means romantic love. Koibito means partner. And Koishii means dear, cherished and/or beloved. Hence me thinking that koi would be a good animal.

 

 

ANOTHER A/N - I know it seems like Kagome never is fully dressed. I personally grew up in a “naked house” with three other women, so not wearing pants is a comfort thing. It's not meant to be gratuitous in any way, shape, or form. The part where Inu keeps walking in is meant to be. ;) My best friends, poor them, have seen me walking around in tees and underoos too many times to count. But hey, what are friends for. =^_^=