InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Swallowed ❯ Think Twice ( Chapter 6 )

“Mom there is no way that I can go to school today, please let me stay home.” I looked up hoping to see understanding in my mother's eyes. However all I was met with was slight irritation and disapproval.

“Why in the world would you want to miss school, you hate to miss when you are sick. What can be so bad that you would feel the need to miss today?”

`Damn she's using that tone; I should have just faked sick. If only I had been blessed with the art of lying' She smirked as she finished that train of thought.

“Well mom I had a falling out at school yesterday, and I don't think I am ready to face the person just yet.” Kagome had her head down as she finished her statement hoping her mother would understand.

Korari nodded her head in understanding but out loud she said “Well you are going to have to face that person soon enough but I will give you a reprieve. I won't be here for the rest of the day so behave yourself okay.”

Kagome jumped to embrace her mother. “Thank you so much mom, I'll behave you don't have to worry.”

“I know, well time for me to leave. I will see you later and don't forget to stay out of trouble.” With that she was out the door, leaving Kagome in deep thought.

Kagome still had no idea how she was supposed to fix everything. Inuyasha didn't know anything about her relationship with Kouga and Kouga had misunderstood so much and taken things way out of proportion. There had to be a way that she could fix the situation so that her friendship with Kouga and her “whatever” it was with Inuyasha survived with the least amount of bashing.

First the Kouga problem, she would have to talk to him as a means of making things clear for him. They had a past and would still be together if it wasn't for him, so exactly what is his problem? Did he think that she was going to stay alone just because he didn't want her; he had broken her heart and still expected her to be moping about. Well she would have to let him know that it was no longer his business who she decided to have a relationship with. That would take care of the Kouga problem but what to do with Inuyasha.

There was no doubt in her mind that she liked him but they had moved to fast and she wasn't sure that she was ready for it, but how to approach him, he was a little unpredictable when it came to emotions. He might blow up or he might take it into stride and agree or disagree with her, there was no way to know until she tried.

Having made up her mind she decided that she would give each of them a call when school was out for the day. But in the mean time a bath sounded great.

Kouga's point of view

He had decided that it was probably best not to go to school today because Kagome needed some time to calm down. Yeah right he just couldn't stand to see her after everything he had said yesterday, he was a real SOB. But it wasn't completely his fault, how the hell could she just go from him to dogshit. What was she thinking then again he had been an ass by breaking up with her without any kind of explanation right?

He knew that if he wanted Kagome to forgive him he would have to go the extra mile because he had fucked up big time, there was no way that he could just say that she would forget about it as he had done before the breakup.

The problem with the current situation was that he still wanted her for himself. He knew that it was right of him to break it off before the waters got muddy but that didn't stop him from still wanting her. After all he was in love with her they had been friends for almost three years and he couldn't lie by saying that she was just a phase, because he would be lying to himself. He knew that Kagome had gone through hell since they had started their secret relationship. But what was he supposed to do, if it had gotten out some how that he had a relationship with someone below that supposed class he and his mother belonged to he would be living in the street. And he could not bear doing something so careless that could cause his mother so much pain.

Contemplating all the possible ways to approach Kagome he decided that it would probably be prudent if he called her and maybe asked her to be late to school. She might do it if he asked very politely and maybe groveled a bit.

 

Inuyasha's POV

Inuyasha could not believe the madness that had ensued at school yesterday. He had gone thinking he was going to make it better. Having known he had messed up on their date but he had not expected how it would turn out. Her reaction was beyond his hopes and dreams he had not muttered a single word and yet he had been devoured mind, body, and soul. Yes it did sound corny but it was how it felt. It was as if they had been alone and no one else mattered.

Inuyasha shook his head, that wasn't him. He was never mushy what the hell was happening there was no way that he was having these lovey dovey thoughts. Kagome was hot no second thoughts about that, but what did she have that was making him go all wacky. There had to be something else at work here, because he was going crazy and all he had done was kiss the girl.

Another problem at hand was Kouga what the hell was wrong with that wolf. Who cares if he is her best friend, he took that way too personal. Unless he has been in love with her all these years and had been biding his time to make his move and then he saw us in the hall, and saw all his groundwork being forgotten and replaced by his biggest rival in the school. He had a feeling there was a little bit more to that. He was making his way to school when he saw Sango getting out of her car.

He leaned out of his window and yelled, “Sango, where's Kagome at?”

She looked up from her car and almost killed him with her stare , `damn that girl was scary'. He was scared for his life when she walked toward her car. She stopped at arms length from his car and tilted her head.

“Good morning Inuyasha I had been wondering when I would see your true colors again. Kagome may be nice and tolerate your rudeness but if you address me in public again in that tone I will bash your head in to the nearest wall and as for Kagome's whereabouts, she has decided to stay home and let things settle down. I would suggest that you do the same seeing as how you and Kouga will probably break out into the World War III without Kagome to be your buffer.”

With that said she turned around and made a beeline for the school entrance, leaving Inuyasha staring after her with a dumb look on his face. That bitch is crazy; he would pay to see her with a man of her own. Wow that was a scary thought. So if Kagome was home then she probably wouldn't mind if he dropped by, you know to make sure she was okay. Making a U-turn and getting out of the parking lot he made his way to Kagome's family shrine.

Kagome could not be more relaxed, she had been in the tub for about forty five minutes and the music was soothing to her frazzled nerves and her wandering mind. She had decided that it would be best to talk to Inuyasha first and then Kouga. Seeing as how if she talked to Kouga and told him that she and Inuyasha were going to take things slow and then he walks by and her and Inuyasha are making out because she hadn't cleared the air first and put things on point. Let's just say that would not be a pretty sight. Getting out of the tub, she wrapped a towel around the body and walked into her room. As she lifted her head she saw the one person that she was not ready to face.

“Kouga”

Kouga could not believe his luck, when he called and she didn't answer he thought that she might still be sleeping. But then he came in knowing there was no one around, which was when she came into the room. He knew what she must be thinking. What is this asshole doing here and why is he staring at me.

Kagome couldn't believe that he was just standing there looking at her like that. Didn't he know better after all it was him that decided to break up and break her heart?

“Kouga what do you what are you doing here?”

She looked up expecting an answer but he was still standing there just staring at her with this longing look in his eyes that was hurting her.

“Kouga what do you want, why did you come?” At the sound of her voice he looked up and her ask the second question he didn't even think about the answer as it tumbled from his lips.

“You”, once that was out Kagome looked up at him with tears in her eyes and shook her head. She had her hands up and was slowly backing away.

“Kagome please listen to me, when…”

“Shut Up!” Her face was red with fury. Kouga knew he deserved her anger and much more.

“Don't you dare say anything else, Kouga you have hurt me so much I can't take it any more. Why did you come here today? Did you come here hoping to make me feel like shit, because it is not going to happen…”

“No”, Kouga ran up to her and grabbed her hand looking up to see her tear stained face.

“I came here to apologize I know that it was wrong to do what I did and that the things that I said were unforgivable. But you need to understand that my youkai still thinks of you as mine and when I saw you with Takahashi, it went crazy, which made me lash out. Not to blame it all on that but I was so jealous I was seeing green. I am so sorry to be causing you pain but I couldn't let you hate me, not when I love you so much that I can't even breathe without thinking of you.”

 

“Kouga” Kagome looked at him and she didn't know what to say she loved him that was for sure and she missed him in more ways than one but he couldn't keep hurting her.

“Don't say anything please, just do me a favor.” Kouga looked down at her with glistening eyes.

She nodded her head and let him continue.

“The other night you asked me for one last kiss, remember?” She nodded her head and was silently crying as he finished.

“Can I have one last kiss?”

Kagome knew where he was heading but she didn't know if she should agree or not because she wasn't sure that her heart could take it. “Kouga I don't…”

She looked up in to his face to see his first tear slip from his closed eyes. She couldn't help moving closer to him, she hated hurting anyone especially the one she loved. She gently caressed his face causing him to open his eyes. She wiped away his tears with the pad of her thumb and murmured her approval of his request.

He stood still looking down at her; she got on her tip-toes and pulled him down to lay a soft kiss on his lips before turning her head to deepen the kiss herself once he didn't respond. As she did this she pulled at his hair which made him react and pull he up toward him and respond to her kiss with equal if not more fervor.

As the kiss grew so did their intensity, Kagome having had initiated the kiss was in control as their tongues battled she began to moan into his mouth causing Kouga to groan. Her hands were tangled in his hair and once she was free from it, her hands roamed across his shirt clad chest. Kouga on the other hand was fighting and inner battle knowing that he should stop before things got out of hand but deciding against it knowing that he wanted her more than anything. His hands were all over her making a beeline for her hips his which he gently squeezed through her towel. He then bent low and lifted her up while still kissing her. The movement caused Kagome to gasp and wrap her legs around his waist which then caused Kouga to remember that she was wearing nothing but a towel and having her legs wrapped around his hips left her bare. He broke from the kiss to nibble on her neck as she moaned his name and began rubbing against his jeans. He moved his hands down her thighs then moved them back up under the towel grabbing her bare bottom he groaned as she reached down to unzip his pants, just she was about to complete her mission she heard a growl from her window. She lift her head from Kouga's neck and saw the one person she knew would never forgive giving her a menacing look and what she could make out as a growl trickling from his mouth just as she was about to say something. Kouga put her down turning around to stand before him.

Kouga had been in heaven until he heard the growl, now he knew there was going to be problems. Kagome didn't even know what Inuyasha was. Well she was going to be enlightened today that was for sure. He looked at Inuyasha and he had to admit that he was a little scared for himself. Inuyasha was a force to be reckoned with as a hanyou and if he turned full demon there would be no coming back from that. So it would be best to approach the situation very carefully. Putting his hand down to his sides, he relaxed and made no move that would be hostile.

He was about to say something when he heard Kagome behind him.

“Inuyasha I'm sorry.”

Kagome had been trying to figure out what to say to him but she knew there was nothing she could say that would make the situation better. She knew that there would be no slowing down. She would be lucky if he decided to ever talk to her again. The only thing that was a surprise was that Inuyasha seemed to be changing right before her eyes. His once pitch black hair was now the color of silver clouds, and atop were two very adorable puppy dog ears, coming back of that tangent she realized that his once violet eyes were staring at her and they were now a startling molten gold. The emotions in them were not startling from his eyes alone she knew that he felt betrayed, hurt, confused, defeated and above all else jealous.

Kagome knew now that he was a hanyou and that he was transforming, being a miko and all she had to rectify the situation before he got out of hand. Preparing herself mentally for the tall task at hand, she stepped out from Kouga's shadow and took a step forward. When Kouga saw this he made a move to stop her but not before she froze him where he was. That type of spell took the smallest bit of concentration and let her approach the almost completely transformed Inuyasha.

Inuyasha had his head down and was fighting the transformation from taking complete control over him knowing full well of the damage that he could cause. All train of thought came to a halt when he caught a whiff of what was coming his way. He lifted his head to sniff but instead he saw Kagome making her way toward him. He just stared at her as she walked toward him, he couldn't remember why he was here but he decided that it didn't matter. All that mattered was the fact that she was here now and she was coming to him.

When she reached her destination, she found herself inches away from Inuyasha. She noticed that he had stopped growling and was looking at her with some sort of satisfaction. Just as she was about to say something he grabbed her and pulled her into an embrace.

“Mine..”

Kagome could not believe her ears. She knew that she had to get his attention. Putting her hands on his shoulders she gave herself some breathing room.

“Inuyasha, Inuyasha please listen to me.”

Inuyasha on the other hand was entranced by having her so close to him as he sniffed her hair, he knew something was wrong, growling he pulled her away from his body and held her at arms length. Looking down at her he snarled in her face and said what was on his mind.

“You… slut”

Kagome was fighting back tears as those words left his mouth but she said nothing in her defense. What could she possibly say that would make the situation better? She couldn't stop that heart broken feeling deep within she knew what she had done had broken something in herself as in Inuyasha as well.

Inuyasha was having a hard time grasping the situation, well not really. It was apparent that Kagome had something going on with the wolf. What was confusing was why he had never realized it before. The more he thought about what he had just witnessed the more his grasp on her arms tightened, making her cry out when she couldn't hold back anymore.

When she cried out her concentration broke leaving Kouga free to run to her aid. Inuyasha hearing her cry out looked down at her as if just noticing where his hands were, glancing into her face he saw the tears falling from her eyes.

Maybe it was the tears or maybe it was the realization that he had caused her pain, whatever it was he let go of her and transformed back to his hanyou form. Looking into her eyes, he flinched when Kouga grabbed her suddenly and hugged her to him. He just stood there staring into her eyes and he knew that he had no right to react the way he had. It was obvious that they had a relationship together no matter the secrecy involved.

Kagome didn't know what had made him transform back but she was grateful to whatever made it happen. But the fact that Kouga was now holding her made eye contact with Inuyasha inevitable. And that made everything worse, she could see the betrayal and above all else the pain that he was currently feeling. Before she had the chance to say anything to him, he turned away and jumped out the window.