InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Serendipity ❯ The Kiss ( Chapter 10 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]







Hi everyone! It's the weekend, so I decided to update. School is back in session, and boy, is it a pain.

Anywho, I shall not ramble on for too much longer.

Enjoy!

:D





The night hair tickled his cheeks, sending white strands of hair in his face. He carelessly shoved them aside, his auburn eyes glued to the papers inside of a vanilla folder. Sesshomaru was going to be inheriting InuTaisho corporation eventually, so there was much paperwork to be done. He sat comfortably on the porch, the light emitting from the roof being his only company.

It was around midnight, his brother and father were sound asleep. He began to massage his temples, growing rather frustrated.


'If Father wishes for me to take over his company, then I will do just that.I shall put my wishes aside.'



The alluring scent of wildflowers reached his nose, making him immediately jerk his head up. Just as he suspected, he watched his beautiful new neighbor exitting the door, jerking a thin sweater over her pajamas. Feeling eyes on her, the woman looked up, locking eyes with the demon. J

ust as always, Sesshomaru felt goosebumps forming on the back of his neck. Her eyes halted all thoughts that were previously occupying his mind. She smiled and waved, and slowly made her way over. His breath hitched.

What was he going to do?

She was human.

That automatically meant she was an imbecile.

She was inane.

Irrevelant.

Naive.

Moronic.

D eficient.

Foolish.

She was-

"Hi!" She said softly, finally reaching the porch, leaning against the banister. He said nothing, only pierced her with the golden suns that rested on his face. She cocked her head to the side, making her hair tumble lovingly down her shoulders.

"Are you busy?"

His lips slighlty parted, and he found his tongue pushing on the roof of his mouth, unhesitantly about to say no.

Was he crazy?

Of course he was busy! He had to fill out many legal documents. How could he not be busy?

The girl giggled, seeing the internal battle the man before her was having. He perked up, surprised. Laughter was quite rare in his life. Hers' made him feel unusually warm. She slowly sat on the top stair of the porch, her back to him. Her head tilted back slightly, her eyes roaming over the constellations. "Do you ever sit back and wonder about your past life? About why you have the life you have today?" She whispered, a genuine smile on her rosy lips. Sesshomaru consciously tilted his head back also, wondering if they were looking at the exact same star. Truth be told, he did give thought to his past life.

Who didn't?

"I've been through so much in my life," she continued, not tearing her eyes from the abyss above. She began to fiddle with her fingers nervously. "It makes me wonder what I did in my past life to deserve such a fate."

His gaze burned her back, wathcing her with a great amount of intensity.

Why was she telling him this?

Why wasn't he stopping her?

"But I'm not one to complain, so I know I shouldn't be rambling on like this. I'm actually quite happy with my life at the moment. But still.." She gazed at him, her eyes the sky no longer fascinating her. Her gaze made his mouth unsually dry.

"Do you ever feel like a large chunk of your soul is tied to someone else?"

Her words lingered in the night air for a moment, before she stood, stretching her limbs.

"It was nice talking to you. By the way, my name is Rin."


***

"Wow, we got finished early," Kagome exclaimed, stretching her arms out in the air. InuYasha yawned, also stretching.

"Ya, I guess we did."

She reached over and glanced at her alarm clock, rubbing her chin in thought.

"What?" InuYasha asked, moving beside her.

"It's 6:30. That means I can actually make Hojo's date."

The hanyou's expression darkened.

He silently threw his backpack over his shoulder after stuffing everything in it. Kagome looked at him, curiosity shown in her eyes.

"Where are you going?"

"Home," he said gruffly, walking toward the doorway.

"Wait!," she called, grabbing his backpack, halting him.

"Why? We just got done! You don't want to hang out first or anything?"

"You're going on a date. No point in me being around. See ya later," he replied, manuevering out of her grip, waving her away. She dropped her hand, a sorrow look in her eyes as she watched him leave abruptly, the door creaking behind him.

***

"You look dazzling, Kagome," Hojo whispered, his eyes roaming over her, a bouqet of red roses in his hand. She smiled warmly, accepting his compliment. She simply wore a dark tanktop, and navy loose jeans, while her hair was up in a messy bun.

"You look handsome yourself," she responded, slipping a dark hoody over her shoulders.
He was a bit over dressed, sporting an all black suit. She had to admit he did look rather handsome. When she gazed into his eyes, however, they were empty.

There wasn't any emotion present in them, which overall was a negative.
Maybe it was the fact that his brown eyes just didn't appeal to her like they did to every other girl at their school.

Or maybe... they just weren't golden enough...

***

He was going absolutely mad. Everything had been fine until she arrived.

She had to go and change things.

Boy, he hated change.

He hated her.

She was the root of the many of his problems.

'But she's also the solution of the majority of them,' His mind argued.

He shook his head, his sterling locks tumbling over his shoulders.

"Bullshit. The girl causes more problems than she solves."

'If that's the case, why not drop her?'

An uninvited numbness entered his being.

"I can't.."

'Why? If she's such a hassle, let her go. She's dating that Homo guy, she'll forgot all about you anyway.'

He felt his jaw clench.

"That's not what the hell I want, and you know it."

' Then welcome her. Stop pushing her away. She's bound to run into another human's arms eventually. Or better yet, she's on a date right now, isn't she? That means she already has..'

InuYasha found himself sliding on his red hoody, and quickly exiting his house, the cool night air teasing his cheeks. He inhaled deeply, his ears twitching in various directions, picking up many different sounds. His feet acted on their own accord, sprinting silently among the Tokyo sidewalks.
He was going to find her, and tear her away from Homo. He'd follow her scent to wherever the two were headed.

'What are you going to tell her? You can't go in there blindly, you need a plan.'

The hanyou scoffed. "Whatcha' think I'm telling her? I'll take her up on that offer. I'll be her friend."

***
"I'm glad you picked somewhere within walking distance, Hojo," Kagome spoke softly, her onyx hair gliding in the breeze. Hojo smiled, his cheeks beginning to turn red. "T-thank you, Kagome-san. I'm happy you could accompany me to dinner. I wanted to keep things simple." She gazed at his over dressed attire and giggled. "Simple? If you say so." He also chuckled, a bit nervously, though.

Little did they know, a pair of amber eyes were glued to them...

An hour or so later, the two were standing in front of Kagome's door. Hojo rubbed the back of his neck nervously, his cheeks red. "Thanks again for a wonderful time, Kagome. " She smiled, a bit exhausted. Sure, they had had fun. He even paid for dinner. But there was just something missing. He was such a nice guy, and any girl would be lucky to have him, but she didn't want to be that girl..

"Me too, Hojo. I'm glad we;re friends," she responded, hoping he'd catch the hint.

Being the dense boy that he was, he didnt.

But you all knew that, right?

He simply smiled, the blush still present on his cheeks. She faked a yawn, breaking the awkward silence. "Well, I should probably be getting inside. See ya' later, Hojo."

Just she began to trn away, Hojo grabbed her arm, and surprised her by planting a gentle, yet firm kiss on her lips. Her eyes widened in shock.
Before she could break away, the kiss was over, leaving a grinning Hojo.

"Nite, Kagome."

He waved, walking in the opposite direction. As soon as he was out of site, she let out a choppy breath, realizing what just ook place. Her fingers flew to her lips, her eyes still wide.

"He kissed me..."
"Looks like you enjoyed it, Kagome." A familiar voice erupted from behind her. She quickly spun around, to come face to face to InuYasha, and unreadable expression written on his face.

His voice was unusually icy.

"InuYasha? What are you-"

"Why did you let him kiss you?"

His question caught her by surprise.

She furrowed her brows before answering.

"I didn't exactly let him, I just-"

"That's not how it looked to me," he said grimly.

She nibbled her bottom lip in confusion.

He narrowed his eyes at her action.

She was chewing on the same lip that guy had just kissed.

The whole situation was sick.

"Why are you here?" she whispered, moving backward. Hojo's scent was all over her. He scoffed in disgust.

"It was nothing. Go back to the Hobo guy, your scent is disgusting."

With that, he dashed away, leaving a sad girl behind.

***

"Where have you been, boy?" InuTaisho asked, upon hearing his son walk through the door. InuYasha grunted, far from the mood of putting up with him at the moment.

"Was taking care of business."

With that, he quickly fled upstairs to his room, shutting the door behind him.

Monday would be a very long day.