InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sedirea ❯ Lacaena ( Chapter 7 )

Lacaena

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Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha

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C&C&C&C&C&C

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“She said that?” Yutaka gaped at him.

 

“Those were her exact words.” Kin said heavily. He reached for the beer mug and gulped the rest of the content down.

 

Yutaka's eyes were following his movement. He began to feel bad for his friend; the girl seemed to hold something against him, and never before had Kin been so affected.

 

“I mean, who is she to say something like that to me? Am I right?”

 

“Absolutely,” Yutaka responded. “I mean, I've met the girl, and she seemed quite mental to me. Look, just forget about her, okay?”

 

Yutaka reached for the plate of edamame and started to peel some. He offered them to Kin, but his friend just shook his head and frowned.

 

“You groped her before; did you know that?” Kin turned his flashing gaze towards him.

 

Yutaka gulped. “I'm sure I didn't mean to…”

 

Kin turned his head again facing his drink. “Yeah, she said that.”

 

“Who said what?” Nozomi squeezed in between them.

 

“No- nothing, right Inuyasha?” Yutaka replied nervously.

 

Nozomi was looking at him suspiciously. Yutaka immediately covered his pinkie and looked imploringly at Kin, but he simply ignored him.

 

Suddenly Kin turned to them. “Look, I just want to go home and-” he sighed. “You guys go ahead without me.”

 

“No way,” Nozomi protested. “It's been a long time since we're able to spend time like this, the three of us together. Inuyasha, have you been avoiding us?”

 

“No, it's nothing like that. I'm just not in the mood for anything. I don't know why I'm feeling like this… I only just met her like a week ago, and-” his voice rising in volume. “This is ridiculous!” He got out of his chair and stormed out of the bar.

 

“Yutaka, shouldn't we be after him?” Nozomi asked worriedly.

 

“Yeah we should, since he left us to pay the bill.” Yutaka answered dryly.

 

Nozomi glared at him; she then smacked him on the head. “You can be such a dick sometimes.”

 

~*~

 

Kin was about to storm into the apartment furiously when he heard a soft conversation behind the door. He decided to enter quietly.

 

“Hojo-kun, you're not seriously thinking of moving here, aren't you?”

 

“I already had an apartment, and the transfer was all set.” He stubbornly convinced her.

 

“But you can't; your parents wanted you to study abroad, and you can't let them down. They have such high hopes for you.”

 

“Kagome, listen to me. I can be a doctor anywhere; I don't have to study medicine in a foreign country to become one, and the Tokyo University is a renowned university.”

 

“But you can't give up a scholarship because you wanted- because of-” She couldn't finish her sentence.

 

“Because I want to be with you.” He took both her hands in his. “And you're still my girl, right? It just took me a bit long to find you again. Well I might find you faster if I knew where you'd be, but you just disappear from Osaka the day you said we needed a pause.” He smiled bitterly.

 

Kagome looked down guiltily.

 

“Kagome, is there maybe any other reason why you said we needed a break besides the fact of me getting a scholarship?”

 

Kagome slowly shook her head.

 

Hojo sighed in relief. “So I think our break is over, don't you agree?”

 

Kagome could only nod slowly. Hojo moved beside her and took her in a tight embrace. “Thank God.” He whispered against her ear and kissed her earlobe tenderly. “I really thought I lost you.” His lips were searching hers feverishly while Kagome was still in his arms.

 

A loud “Ahem” interrupted them; both looked up in surprise.

 

“Hello.” Kin greeted them coolly, betraying the inferno that was consuming him the moment he saw them locked in an embrace.

 

Kagome's and Hojo's faces were both flushed; the first from embarrassment and the latter from frustration. But Hojo quickly regained his calmness; he rose from the sofa and bowed at Kin.

 

“Nagase Hojo, nice to meet you.”

 

Kin refused to bow back as he managed to grit out his name. “Hayakawa Kin.”

 

“Hayakawa-san, you must be Kagome's roommate.”

 

Kin remained silent. His eyes were focused on Kagome, but she averted his gaze, and then his gaze went down to where Kagome's and Hojo's hands were joined.

 

Hojo finally broke the silence. “Well, I'm afraid I must go now; I have an appointment with Professor Matsuyama at two.” He turned to Kagome and smiled at her. “Come with me to the door?”

 

She nodded hesitantly, but Hojo tugged at her hand and pulled her to the door. He closed the door behind him and hugged her abruptly.

 

“I miss doing this.” He whispered to her. “Kagome, do you have to live here?”

 

“What do you mean?” Kagome looked up at him.

 

“I've rented a two-room apartment; it's big enough for both of us.”

 

Kagome pulled back slightly. “I'm not ready for that.”

 

“That's not what I meant, though I can't say that the thought hadn't crossed my mind million of times before, but now I'm asking you to live with me as a roommate.”

 

“I can't do that.” Kagome began to search her mind in panic for possible reasons to stay. “I already sign in for the next two semesters, and it'll be a waste if I give up my room now.”

 

“Well as your boyfriend I just want you to know that the thought of you living with another guy bothers me, and the way he was looking at you back there…” Hojo paused and then sighed heavily. “However, I don't want to risk losing you again by being too pushy. Just promise me; you'll tell me if anything is amiss, okay?”

 

She nodded submissively. He kissed her hard on her lips and left.

 

Kagome watched him leave and waved at him when he looked back at her. The elevator's doors finally closed, and she sighed heavily. For some reason she was both afraid and excited to go back in the apartment. She couldn't lie to herself by denying that the way Kin had looked at her before made her almost giddy, and at the same time she was angry at herself for being so fickle.

 

She turned on the knob and went quietly in; after closing the door behind her she realized that Kin was no longer in the guestroom. Pushing down the feeling of disappointment inside her, she went to her own room.

 

Suddenly she was pulled into her room roughly, and before she could let out a shriek, demanding lips came crushing into hers. The kiss was hard and punishing, and his gaze flashed angrily at her.

 

Kagome tried to push him back, but Kin caught both her arms and held them imprisoned above her with one hand. Sensing her next reaction, he pressed his legs against hers, keeping them in place. His other hand caught her chin, jerking her mouth open; and his tongue assaulted her angrily.

 

Kagome could taste the iron tang of her blood in her mouth, the only indication of his roughness, but beyond that she couldn't help but feeling exalted. Inuyasha was kissing her and he was jealous.

 

And it dawned on her. He was kissing her out of jealousy.

 

Did he even know what he was doing?

 

And why in God's name was she willingly going trough the same heartache again?

 

The second mental question gave her the strength to push him back, and that was exactly what she did.

 

He stumbled back, a bit surprised at her action, but the shock wasn't enough to wash away his fury. It was only then when he looked at her and saw the rage in her eyes that almost outmatched his, did he realize what he had done.

 

Slowly the dark gaze began to lighten, and he felt suddenly ashamed for losing his controls just moments ago. His gaze went down to her lips, and he sucked his breath hard looking at the tiny cut on her swollen lower lip.

 

He sighed in regret and tried to touch her lips when her hand slapped his away.

 

“Don't touch me!” She said vehemently. But the moment the words were spoken out of her lips, she immediately regretted them. It was eventually she who had instigated his action; she had let him kiss her; in anger or in whatever else, she had selfishly indulged herself in her weakness. If only she didn't love him so.

 

“I'm sorry.” He said softly.

 

Kagome felt the sting of tears welcoming the familiar sadness in her; what for did he say he was sorry? For kissing her? For being angry or jealous? For regretting it…?

 

“Why?” She sadly asked him. “Why did you do that?”

 

“I don't know.” He really did not know why.

 

“I'm Kagome.” She said softly.

 

“Sorry?” He had to mishear her.

 

“I am Kagome; Kagome, Inuyasha. Don't you remember me? Just a bit?” She asked him pleadingly.

 

“I don't understand.” He answered in puzzlement.

 

Kagome started to cry. “Just go. Please.”

 

~*~

 

He had lingered behind her door for about an hour after she had asked him to exit her room. She had to have cried very softly because he couldn't hear anything from the other side of the door.

 

~*~

 

Kagome studied her eyes in the mirror. It seemed as if the puffiness of her eyes was forever becoming one of the traits in her features.

 

She despised this; she despised being weak, to have her emotions controlled by another person.

 

The thing was she never really did close her book, and the story was still open, but suddenly it became her story no more.

 

There was no place for her in his constellation; they had separated and met again by chance. He had moved on a long time ago, and now it was her turn.

 

“Hojo-kun.”

 

The other line greeted her warmly.

 

“I'd like to accept your offer if it's still open.”

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*end of chapter*

 

Glossary

Edamame: green soybean

 

 

 

 

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nim: this chapter is yet shorter. Someday I'll make a longer one; I promise. I don't think I'm going to make Sango & Miroku remember their past lives; but I hope to make their lives now as interesting as possible if I do manage to write more about them. Anyway, thank you for your review, and enjoy the chappie!

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