InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Best Kind of Friend ❯ 3 ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and co. belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Co.

 

AN:

 

Ive been updating fast because it was the weekend so I wrote a lot. Updates will not be this fast in the future. I'll try for once or twice a week, but sometimes muses go on vacation.

 

The pairings in this are Inuyasha and Kagome AND Kagome and Sesshomaru. But, there will be lots of Inu/kag stuff LOTS. Ok. So if that's not your cup of tea … sorry. I feel like im ruining the story by saying it's a Sess/Kag, but im also posting on Single Spark so that makes it kind of a duh, yanno.

 

Enjoy!

 

Chapter 3

 

Kagome balanced the bag Tupperware containers on her hip as she opened the penthouse door. Once inside she nudged it shut with her hip. “Honey I'm home!” She sang.

 

She spotted Sesshomaru standing just outside of the kitchen looking down the hallway at seemingly nothing. Had it been anyone else Kagome might have found it strange, but Sesshomaru had a bad habit of staring off into space.

 

Down the hall Inuyasha emerged from his room. He heard that girl from school, Kagome's, voice. He came out to see what the hell she was doing here, but stopped when he saw her stand on her tip toes to kiss his half-brother on the cheek and turn him to her to loosen his tie. He cocked a questioning brow at Sesshomaru.

 

“What did I tell you about wearing these in the house?! As soon as you step through that door this comes off.” She waved the offending object around then threw over her shoulder somewhere in the living room.

 

Kagome went about her business completely oblivious to the other presence in the house. She hadn't even bothered to look down to hall when she kissed Sesshomaru's cheek or removed his tie.

 

“I came over to bring back your movie and a shirt you left at my house last week. Momma made dinner and had me bring you some. You know how she is, she hates the fact that you don't eat regularly and she isn't buying the whole `I don't need human food' line.” Kagome dug through the kitchen for plates and utensils for their meal.

 

Down the hallway Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at Sesshomaru once again. Sesshomaru glared at him.

 

“How was your day at work?”

 

“Fine.” He answered, never taking his eyes off of Inuyasha.

 

“Well, you would not believe the day I had. First I was late for school. Then I met this new boy. He's cute. He's hanyou, inu like you. Anyway, he has the cutest little doggie ears! And they are soooooo soft!” Kagome cooed placing her hands over her heart.

 

Down the hall Inuyasha wiggled his ears and smirked at his half-brother. Sesshomaru crossed his arms over his chest and scowled.

 

“Oh, but that's not the point, where was I? That's right… He's totally arrogant, rude, pushy, a real jerk yanno…”

 

Sesshomaru smirked and Inuaysha scowled.

 

“That's what I thought at first anyway… then at lunch Kouga came around pulling his normal `you're my woman' thing …”

 

Both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru growled.

 

“But he defended me and Kouga left me alone.”

 

Inuyasha smirked and Sesshomaru scowled.

 

“Then after school I fell and skinned my elbow, see…” She presented her sinned elbow so that Sesshomaru could see it. “And he cleaned it up and made sure I was ok, he even kissed it…”

 

Inuyasha ran his tongue over his fang and winked. Sesshomaru growled.

 

“I think he just acts like an asshole, but underneath it all he's really a nice guy.”

 

Inuyasha wasn't sure whether that constituted a smirk or a scowl so he opted with making himself known. He walked out of the hallway pushing his way past Sesshomaru.

 

Kagome was halfway into the refrigerator, digging for something to drink. She emerged only to find herself nose to nose with a certain grumpy, arrogant hanyou.

 

“Inuyasha? What are you…” She looked between Inuyasha and a very angry looking Sesshomaru.

 

“I live here.”

 

Kagome's brow furrowed. He lived there? Last time she checked, a week ago, Sesshomaru lived alone. “Sesshomaru?”

 

“Kagome, this is my half-brother Inuyasha, I see you two have already made one another's acutance.” He said through clenched teeth.

 

Kagome was completely dumbfounded. In all of her years of knowing Sesshomaru he ever once said anything about having a brother, or anything that might have led her to believe that there was one somewhere out there.

 

“I don't understand. Since when do you have a brother?”

 

“Half-brother.” Both inus corrected.

 

“Since about a week ago.”

 

“Since 17 years ago, asshole.” Inuyasha argued.

 

Kagome let out a long breath and rubbed her temple. Again, getting anything out of Sesshomaru was like pulling teeth. It was all about asking the right questions, he never gave anything voluntarily.

 

“When did he come to live here?” She tried.

 

“Late last week.” Was his short answer. Sesshomaru was annoyed; he really hadn't wanted the two of them to meet. He didn't have a good reason for it; he just didn't.

 

“But… You were at my house all day Saturday. So, you just left him here all alone? Why didn't you bring him over too?” Kagome classicized him. It really was a mean thing to do to leave your new brother alone while you hang out with your friends. He should have been bonding with his long lost brother. Of course, Kagome's idea of how they lost and found one another again was highly romanticized, but that wasn't the point.

 

“He is old enough to entertain himself Kagome.” Sesshomaru was getting dangerously close to loosing his temper.

 

“HA! I wouldn't have wanted to go anyway. I ain't a cock blocker.” Inuaysha turned to Sesshomaru, “Yanno, you don't seem like the statutory rape type, ya seem too straight laced to me big brother, but I guess I had you pegged all wrong.”

 

That was the end of the line that was holding Sesshomaru's temper at bay.

 

“Hey, we're not…” Kagome gasped and her hands shot up to cover her mouth. She didn't even see Sesshomaru move to come directly in front of Inuyasha. All she saw was his fist connect with the younger inu's jaw.

 

The force of the punch sent Inuyasha crashing into the wall across the room. Paint and plaster loosened by the impact raining down on him like snow. For awhile he just laid there, seemingly unconscious, slowly he lifted his hand to wipe the trail of blood away from his mouth.

 

“I hear the younger ones are tighter, so I guess I really can't blame ya.”

 

Again, in the blink of an eye Sesshomaru was looming over Inuyasha. Inuyasha braced himself for the impact. When nothing happened he opened his eyes slowly, one at a time. Kagome was behind Sesshomaru with one arm wrapped around his waist and the other holding his raised arm at bay. He could hear her quietly pleading Sesshomaru not to hit him.

 

Sesshomaru could have easily gotten out of her grasp, she was but a human girl after all, but her begging him to stop his assault made him pause. The final piece that forced him to stop was the smell of her salty tears quickly filling the room.

 

He relaxed his stance and turned around to look at her. She looked back at him with tears streaming down her cheeks. “Please don't fight. Please don't fight because of me.” What could he do but comply when she was crying like that? It really was an unfair advantage that she had. He reached for her cheek to wipe her tears away, but she pushed his hand away.

 

Kagome pushed her way past Sesshomaru and knelt down next to Inuaysha. “Are you ok?” She prodded at his injured jaw, looking for any breaks or fractures.

 

“Keh, I'm fine. He punches like a bitch.” He moved away from Kagome to stand up.

 

“Kagome?” Sesshomaru asked, seeing the way she was handling his brother, who moments ago insulted her and her honor.

 

“You shouldn't have hit him! Of course he jumped to that conclusion, it's only logical. But, instead of hitting him you should have just explained the truth to him!”

 

Sesshomaru's eyes widened minutely at the girl. How dare she chastises him, and for defending her? How dare she take his brother's side? She was his friend. She was his Kagome.

 

He shook his head to clear his thoughts. “Come, Kagome, I will take you home, it is dark out.”

 

Kagome narrowed her eyes at him. He was trying to change the subject, that insufferable jerk. She was not going to let him get away with this! She was about to lay into him when Inuaysha grabbed her hand and dragged her past him.

 

“I'll take her.” He grabbed his keys and dragged Kagome along with him out the door, slamming it behind him.

 

Sesshomaru looked around his empty apartment. Somehow, it had never seemed so empty before.

 

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The short ride back to the shrine was spent in a tense silence. There was so much that needed to be said but the 10 minute ride just didn't feel sufficient. When the stopped in front of the shrine steps no one spoke. but no one made a move to leave the car either.

 

They stayed that way for what seemed like ages. Inuyasha's hand was clenching and unclenching the steering wheel in a steady rhythm. His ears were laid flat on his head. Kagome sat in the passenger seat picking at the hem of her skirt and worrying her lip.

 

The silence and tension were too much for Kagome, she felt like she was drowning in it and all she really wanted to do at this point was go home and go to bed. Tomorrow she would talk to Sesshomaru, when he had a chance to calm down. She could catch Inuyasha at school, if he would talk to her that is. Plan in mind, she moved to leave the car but was stopped when a clawed hand wrapped around her wrist.

 

“Kagome, I…uh… I know you and Sesshomaru aren't… you know…” Inuaysha cringed at the thought of his stuck up half-brother having sex with anyone.

 

Kagome sighed. Why were these damn dogs so difficult? It was a good thing she had a lot of experience dealing with them. Well, dealing with Sesshomaru anyway. Inuaysha seemed so different.

 

“Why were you provoking him? Did you want him to hit you?” Kagome made herself comfortable in her seat and turned her body toward him. She wasn't leaving until she was done, and if he was anything like Sesshomaru, it was going to take awhile.

 

Inuyasha chucked darkly and rubbed his healing jaw. “I got him to pay attention to me didn't I?”

 

Kagome was at a loss for words. Sesshomaru was her hero. He had been her hero since she was just a kid and seeing him as having faults… hurt. What kind of man did that make him if he could just ignore then beat up his little brother? She had only known Inuaysha for one day and he was shooting the high horse that she had put Sesshomaru on.

 

“What happened Inuaysha, why don't the two of you get along?” It was a stupid question, of course they didn't get along; they had only known one another for a week. And in Sesshomaru's defense he was a difficult man to get along with.

 

“Where was he?” He said, barely a whisper. Where was he when I needed him?

 

Kagome took his clawed hand in hers. “Where was he when, Inuaysha.”

 

He turned to her, the sadness in his golden eyes made her heart clench. She blinked and it was gone, replaced by something else; anger, hate. He ripped his hand away from her.

 

“Mind your own business!” He snapped, pulling back into his carefully guarded shell.

 

His abrupt change in mood made Kagome recoil in her seat. She wanted to be there for him. She wanted to help him. It was in her nature to be a friend and to help those around her. A personality trait deeply ingrained in her from the time she was a child. But, the thing about helping people, you cant help then unless they want to be helped.

 

“Inuyasha,” She cocked her head to the side and looked into his eyes, so deep he thought that she could see right through him. She took his hand back into hers, stroking it gently, “I'm your friend and I'll be there for you when you're ready to talk.” That was the best she could do for the time being, and she knew it.

 

He looked down at her delicate, little, human hand consumed by his much larger, dangerous, clawed hand. She trusted him. He could easily hurt her, but she trusted him. Such a seemingly innocent act said more to him than her words ever could.

 

“My…friend…” She nodded and squeezed his hand. “I've never really had a friend before.”

 

Kagomes face lit up with a smile like nothing he had ever seen before; he couldn't help but to smile back.

 

“Well then I'll just have to work extra hard to be the best friend ever!” She squeezed his hand one last time before getting out of the car. Before she closed the door she leaned back in, “Thank you, Inuyasha.”

 

Inuyasha shook his head as he drove away. She was a weird one, thanking him for nothing.

 

Kagome watched him drive away and shook her head. He had never had a friend before so she would have to work extra hard to be the best kind there was. Now she had to deal with Sesshomaru.

 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 

Sesshomaru watched as his cell phone skittered across the wooden nightstand. He didn't have to look at it to know that it was Kagome calling, again. She had been calling non stop since about an hour ago.

 

Inuyasha came back from dropping her off, a 10 minute trip which took more than an hour. When he came in the door he had completely ignored Sesshomaru and went straight into his room; slamming the door for good measure.

 

Not long after he came in Kagome started calling. He should have answered the phone, it was the adult thing to do after all, but he really wasn't in a very adult mood. Sessomaru wasn't one to pout, but when he did he would much rather do so in private.

 

This time when the phone started buzzing he actually picked it up and took a look at it. It was midnight and he knew Kagome wouldn't stop until he picked up. He also knew that she had school in the morning and it would not do her well to stay up all night trying to call him. She was such a stubborn little wench.

 

He flipped the phone open, but remained silent.

 

“Sesshomaru?” She sounded tired. He felt something close to guilt, but not quite.

 

Silence was his answer.

 

He heard her sigh on the other end of line. He could picture her biting her bottom lip, something she always did nervous.

 

“Sesshomaru, I'm sorry about tonight. I wasn't taking sides. I just…”

 

“Just what?” He said after a long pause.

 

“Oh, so you are there. I was hoping I wasn't wasting my well prepared apology on nothing.” He could hear the amusement in her voice.

 

“It must not have been very well prepared considering you have yet to complete it.” He picked at his claws looking superior, even though he knew she couldn't see him.

 

“I just didn't want to see you guys fight alright. That's all. I'm sorry if you felt like I was taking his side. You're my best friend and I am always on your side. Ok?” Her voice was soft and genuine. He didn't have to be able to smell her to know that her words were spoken in complete truth.

 

“You are forgiven I suppose, but please allow me to deal with my pack in my way in the future.”

 

There was a long pause on the line. “If by `dealing' you mean beating senseless; I will not. I will not watch the two of you fight like that.”

 

“I will respect your disposition towards peace in your presence, but I will not make promises to refrain from violence in your absence.” It was simple enough, he was Alpha and he reserved the right to punish those in his pack if need be. He didn't take the time to examine the fact that he was discussing this and bargaining with a female, normally a role that would be reserved for an alpha female.

 

“Sounds fair to me.” Her tone was once again light and carefree; the way it should be.

 

“Goodnight Kagome, you'll be late for school in the morning if you do not go to sleep soon.”

 

“Goodnight Sesshomaru.” He was about to hang up, “Oh, and, I think your ears are cute too.” The line went dead with him staring dumbly at the phone.