InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sever the Tie That Binds ❯ Man of the House ( Chapter 5 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

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Chapter 5: Man of the House

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP Again that damn alarm clock. I hate Monday’s. Monday is always the worse day of the week for me. Maybe I’m paranoid but I think Monday’s are out to get me.

“I’m up, I’m up. Oh shut up!” I slapped the snooze button and covered my head with the pillow. I stretched and yawned before forcing my legs to move and get a shower. I was not looking forward to seeing my boss today.

I could feel the questions heading my way like the dark clouds of a storm rolling in. He probably knew that I was dating Koga and I really didn’t want to deal with my boss today.

I put my hair up in a bun and put on my gray suit before walking downstairs to start the coffee. I need coffee, I cant function in mornings without it. Now I had to get up Taro.

“Taro, time to get up. Your clothes are hanging by the closet door, hurry up and get dressed we’re running late.” I shook him again to make sure he would get up, finally I just took the covers off.

“Hey, mommy I don’t want to go to school today.”“Well you have to, so hurry, you need to have a quick breakfast today, I’m running late.”

I rushed around to pack his lunch and mine. I poured Taro a bowl of cereal and made my coffee to go. From the way things were going this morning I wasn’t getting time to get breakfast. I took Taro to school and headed to work. I made it just two minutes before being late.

“Good morning Kagome. How was your weekend? Do anything interesting?” I knew Mr. Kano was going to say something about Koga. Why did I even come in to work today? I should have just called in sick.

“Good morning Mr. Kano. I had a good weekend thanks.”“You didn’t answer my question Ms. Higurashi. I asked if you did anything interesting.” He sounded mad, and he used my last name. He never does that unless he’s in a bad mood, and even then he’s still nicer to me more than anybody else.

I just don’t see why he would be mad about me and Koga dating. I knew he wasn’t going to let this go. I really hate Mondays.

“No nothing really just went to dinner with a friend.” I don’t know why I was hiding the fact I was out with another man. Somewhere in the back of my mind I thought that telling him about my date would make him more angry.

He just stood there, looking at me. Not just looking, but looking at me like he was sizing me up. I knew he was judging me with that look, trying to decide what I meant by friend.

“Was that friend by any chance Koga?” I didn’t know what to say I just stared at him. How did he know about Koga?

“Yes.” I replied reluctantly, not liking the fact he made me feel like a teenager who just walked in passed curfew. “How did you know it was Koga?”

“I talked to him about his case yesterday. He mentioned what a nice secretary I had. He said you two went to dinner. Did you have a nice time?”

There was something about he way he asked that made me seem like a young child being scolded by a parent, and about to be punished.

He seemed angry about me and Koga, maybe even jealous. I wouldn’t be surprised the way he is always leering at me.

“Yes I had a very nice time thank you for asking.” I smiled at him on that last one hoping he would just drop it and stop asking questions.

“I’m a little disappointed Kagome. I thought you would be dating men that are better for you. I’m sorry its not my place to give you dating advice, but Koga does have a reputation with the ladies.”

I couldn’t believe him. I was dating someone and he was trying to discourage me. He was acting paternal like he was out for my best interests, but to me he had an ulterior motive.

“Your right, it’s not your business and I would appreciate if you could keep private matters… well private.” I didn’t want to tick off a boss like Mr. Kano, but it was Monday and I really wasn’t in any mood to deal with his ‘dating advice’.

I was shocked when he just nodded and walked away. I should have been happy, but the fact that he was trying to discourage me from dating Koga was putting me on edge.

That man made me feel dirty. He had an chilling essence about him that I didn’t like. After my run in with Mr. Kano I did my work as usual.

Koga called to set up another appointment and tell me he was picking me up around 7:00 Saturday night. He said we could drop Taro off together so he could meet him. That was making me nervous.

I wasn’t as concerned of what he would think of my son, but what my son would think about me dating. He never asked when he would have a daddy, he never even asked why he didn’t.

I knew one day he would, and I was silently writing a letter to him in my head. And every time I started that letter, I crumpled it up and threw it away. I just couldn’t think of a good enough explanation.

I didn’t know how to answer that kind of question. Correction, I didn’t want to answer that question. What mother wants to tell her son that his father never loved her, doesn’t even know he had a son, and that he was happy with someone else?

I just couldn’t. I didn’t even want to admit it to myself, but having to say it out loud would make it a finality. Maybe I was still holding onto a hope that this was a dream and when I woke up the other woman would just be a distant nightmare.

Having to face that part of my past is like being thrown into a fire. Whether you escape alive or not you still get burned.

Saturday came around faster than I expected. I guess it has to do with the theory of relativity. If your enthused about something the day drags on, if your dreading it, it crashes into you with the impact of a freight train. I took one last look in the mirror and straightened my skirt before answering the door.

“Hi Koga come on in. Can I get you a drink or something?” I was trying to stay composed on the outside, inside I was trembling.

“No thanks I’m fine.”
“Well have a seat and make yourself comfortable and I’ll go see if Taro’s ready.” I gestured to the couch and walked down the hall to Taro’s room. He was standing there with his backpack on waiting for me.

“Taro, I want you to meet a friend of mine. He is going to drive us to Sango’s so be polite.” He looked nervous but stayed quiet and nodded. I held his hand as we walked to the living room. Koga was sitting down, looking around the apartment.

“Taro this is my good friend Mr. Kaemon, can you say hi.” He looked up at me before looking at Koga. I could tell he was trying to assess the situation. This was the first time I had a man in our home other than Miroku.

“Hi Mr. Kaemon.” I thought Koga would be polite at the most and accept the fact I had a son. I was surprised to see how good he was with kids. He stood and walked over to us.

Taro looked uneasy at first and I could feel my breathing speed up. I was getting more nervous with every step he took in our direction. Koga got down on one knee so he was eyelevel with Taro. This made him less nervous and I felt his hand loosen the grip he had on my hand.

“Hi Taro, you must be Kagome’s brother huh?” I was mentally commending Koga for his decision to start with flattery. If he would have pulled a lollipop from his pocket I really would have been impressed. None the less I smiled down at them while Taro started laughing.

“No she’s my mommy.”

“Oh sorry. Its just you look so strong for a kid I thought you were older.” Koga smiled up at me. They seemed to like each other. I was glad for that.

“Well since you’re the man of the house I would like to ask your permission to take your mom out to dinner.”I looked down at Taro again, terrified of what his answer would be. I was glad Koga was letting him know he had a choice and wasn’t being pushed aside because we were dating. But I hadn’t explained much to Taro yet. I stood still, quietly waiting for his answer.

“You want to take mommy to dinner? Why would you ask me, she’s the one going.”

“So you don’t mind if I take your mom out tonight.” And he shook his head. I bent down and kissed his forehead before we walked out to the car.

“Hey how would like a piggy-back ride out to the car?”
“Yeah!” I helped Koga get Taro on his shoulders while we walked out to the car together. I watched Taro laughing and how nice Koga was around kids. They looked so cute together.

Then I realized how good it would be for him to have a real father. Koga was looking more perfect every minute. He opened the door for me after I buckled in Taro I gave him directions to Sango’s.

He took me to dinner at a lakeside restaurant. We were seated in a booth by one of the big bay windows. He bought me a rose and everything was great.

After dinner he took me out to a movie and we saw Hitch. It was really funny. We talked about he movie the whole way home. I couldn’t stop laughing. When we got to my apartment he walked me to the door, like the first time.

“You know you were great with Taro today. Thank you, for everything.”

“Its no problem, he’s a good kid. I have a niece around his age. I guess I’m just use to being around kids.”
“Well he seems to really like you. I was impressed.”
“Well thank you Madam.” He did a fake bow when he said that. We laughed for a minute before he looked into my eyes. He had beautiful blue eyes. They were the color of bright sapphires, and contrasted greatly with his black hair.

For the first time I realized how much I liked Koga. At first I wanted to date him because of a slight attraction and the hope that maybe dating would help me get over him. Maybe I’ll never forget what happened in my past but I do know that he was slowly mending my broken heart.

“Kagome?”
“Yes?”
“I wanted you to know how much I like you, and your son.”
“I know that Koga. I like you too.”
“Well I wanted to ask you a question and I know its sudden but I cant help but feel like its right. Kagome would you consider being exclusive, well you know…my girlfriend?”
“Koga I…I yes!” I wrapped my arms around him and kissed him on the cheek. As I pulled away he leaned in and kissed me on the lips. I was sincerely happy to have a guy like Koga, and he had just asked me to be his girlfriend.

I was happy, really happy with a guy for the first time since before Taro was born. This time when Koga left and I went inside I didn’t think about him and I didn’t cry. Instead I smiled and leaned against the door with a glazed look in my eyes.

I held the rose he gave me and sighed. Yes I was definitely falling for Koga Kaemon. I felt like a teenager again. Like a girl getting ready for her first date. It was exciting like he was the first boyfriend I ever had. I couldn’t wait to tell Sango.

And now If things went alright I would have a date for the engagement party next month. Everything was going great, and for the first time I wanted to get up tomorrow. I just couldn’t wait to pick up Taro.

I hoped he would understand what this meant. I hoped he liked Koga enough for me to get serious with him. I would worry about it tomorrow, nothing was gong to ruin my perfect night.