InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Girl Next Door ❯ Bagels ( Chapter 21 )

Disclaimer: I don't own any InuYasha characters. They are owned by Rumiko Takahashi.

 

Last Time:

Kagome walked slowly down the stairs, in a daze. It hadn't worked. Maybe she had really screwed up last night when she said she hated him. Kagome reached the front door, when a strong, clawed hand grasped her wrist.

 

Chapter 21:

 

Kagome gasped, and her heart gave a pathetic, little, thud as it came back to life. A small smile tugged on her lips. She was afraid to turn around and look at him, in fear that he would tell her to stop bugging him.

 

Gathering up all her courage, Kagome prepared to face him. Hopefully, he would admit his feelings for her, then kiss her passionately. One that would have all her relations weak in the knees. A kiss that only InuYasha would be capable of.

 

Kagome spun around and came face to face with a silver haired dog demon.

 

“Would you like a bagel?” InuTaisho asked her. Kagome gaped at the man in front of her. He looked like InuYasha. They both had silver hair and amber eyes, and they were both dog demons, but it wasn't the demon that she had been hoping for. It was just InuYasha's dad.

 

“What?” Kagome asked, not sure what was going on. Did the great InuTaisho, Lord of the Western Lands, just ask her if she wanted a bagel?

 

“Would you like a bagel?” He asked again. “Izayoi made all of these bagels. Would you like one?”

 

“Ummmm….I was just going to go home.”

 

“But there's plenty, come on.” InuTaisho steered her into the kitchen, hoping that he and Izayoi would be able to keep Kagome around long enough for InuYasha to come to his senses. “Izayoi also made homemade jelly!”

 

“Really, I would like to get home…”

 

“Nonsense. Stay awhile longer.” He sat Kagome in a chair at the kitchen table, then walked over to the heaping mound of bagels, and put one on a plate. “What kind of jelly would you like?”

 

“I'm not really hungry,” Kagome said softly. She just wanted to go home. It felt weird to linger in InuYasha's house, after he made it clear that he didn't want to talk to her. All she wanted to do, was go home, and see if Rin knew what to do now. Although, Rin's last piece of advise didn't help much at all. Unless you count pissing InuYasha off more, because her advice certainly did that.

 

“But there are so many bagels. We have strawberry jelly, blueberry jelly, blackberry jelly, raspberry jelly, and green apple jelly…” InuTaisho continued to name off different jellies.

 

Kagome sighed. This seemed like it was going to be one long day. Why would he just let her go home? She wasn't even that big of a bagel fan. And jelly was kinda nasty. Some of it was okay, but not a lot. It was too gooey and sticky, and it always made a mess.

 

“And strawberry raspberry jelly, and watermelon jelly, and cantaloupe jelly. OH! And we have peach jelly!” InuTaisho was oblivious to the fact that Kagome wasn't listening to a word that he was saying. He was to absorbed in trying to get Kagome to stay a little longer by eating a bagel. It sure was lucky that Izayoi had went on a cooking spree that mourning and made all sorts of bagels and jellies.

 

“Mr. Takahashi, I really have to get going. My sister needed me to help her with something for the wedding.” Kagome lied.

 

“But Rin and Sesshomaru already left to go meet the photographer for their wedding.” Izayoi said, entering the kitchen. She felt bad for Kagome. The girl looked so uncomfortable and depressed.

 

“Here, you should try the peach jelly. It is really good!” InuTaisho spread some of the yellowish, orange jelly on the bagel and walked it over to Kagome. He set the plate down in front of her, and eagerly awaited on her to taste it.

 

“Umm..Mr. Takahashi, I'm really not hungry, and I'm not a very big fan of breakfast foods.” Kagome explained.

 

“But it's a bagel. Not breakfast food.” InuTaisho insisted. He picked up the bagel, and began trying to force it into Kagome's mouth. Izayoi started screaming at him to let go of Kagome, and the bagel, but InuTaisho was to busy to notice that she was yelling at him.

 

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InuYasha scowled as he heard his mother yelling at his father. Couldn't they just shut up? He wasn't in the mood to listen to their crap. His dad was probably choking on his mom's bagels again. Last time he tried to see how many he could fit in his mouth. He had gotten four in, before one got stuck in his throat and he couldn't breathe.

 

InuYasha's mind kept mulling over what Kagome had said to him. She had come back to apologize, and he let her walk away. The stupid girl had spilled her heart out to a door, and he was to much of a baka to reply. InuYasha felt like kicking himself. Why had he let Kagome walk away in the first place? How could he have been that stupid? And the bigger question in his mind was how would he fix it?

 

She had put her heart out there on the line, and he didn't do anything. Now, would he have to do that? Cuz that wasn't really his style. And he definitely wasn't going to beg for forgiveness. Maybe he would just wait for her to try again.

 

His mother screamed something at his father again, and he shook his head. Getting up off his butt, he opened his door and headed to the kitchen. His mother would probably need his help to get his father away from all the bagels.

 

InuYasha stood and stared at the scene that had currently unfolded in the kitchen. His mom was currently trying to pull the bagel, that his father was trying to shove down Kagome's throat, out of his hands. InuYasha took in everything that was happening for a second, not quite sure how to react.

 

“Dad! What the fuck are you doing! Get the bagel out of her face!” InuYasha yelled, running into the small fray. He grabbed the bagel, and the two fought over for a moment, before it broke in half.

 

“Now look what you did, InuYasha. You broke my bagel!” InuTaisho accused.

 

“And you were shoving a bagel down my girlfriend's throat!” InuYasha shouted back, pointing at Kagome and not realizing that he had just called her his girlfriend. A large grin spread over his mother's and his father's face.

 

Kagome's eyes widened a little bit, and looked up at InuYasha. Had he meant what he just said? Or had he meant it as a girl friend, and not a girlfriend? Probably the first one.

 

“We're very sorry, InuYasha. We will leave you two alone.” Izayoi said, unable to hide the huge grin on her face. She pulled on her husbands shirt to get him out of the kitchen, and he grabbed a bagel and the peach jam on the way out.

 

InuYasha shook his head, and waited until his parents left the kitchen. Although it didn't really matter. They would probably eavesdrop anyway. “You okay?” He asked.

 

“Yeah. I'm fine…it was just a little….weird.” Kagome said. What are you supposed to say when the father of the dude that you are in love with tries to force you to eat a bagel?

 

“My dad really likes my mom's bagels.” InuYasha explained. “He thinks everyone needs to try them.” Kagome nodded her head, and stood up to leave.

 

“What are you doing here?” He asked quickly. “ I thought you left.” He added, not wanting it to sound like he didn't want her there.

 

“Oh. When I tried to leave your dad wanted me to stay and try a bagel.” Kagome informed him. The two stood and stared at each other for a long minute, neither saying anything.

 

Neither one knew what to say. InuYasha was to stubborn to break down and tell Kagome how he felt. Plus he wasn't sure if she would want to hear it after he let her walk away. What is she rejected him? That would be the worst thing ever. On the other hand, Kagome didn't know what to say. It was obvious that he didn't like her that way, and that he had been lying when he said he loved her.

 

Was this how it was going to be from now on? Was it going to be completely tense and uncomfortable every time they were in the same room? What if nothing ever went back to normal between them? What happened if they slowly dropped one another out of their lives, as they did when they were kids? What if it got so bad, that they couldn't even be friends, and the only time they got to see each other was when Rin and Sesshomaru had anniversary parties, and get togethers?

 

“Uhh…well, I'll see you around…I guess.” Kagome said softly. She knew that she wouldn't see him around. She hated the idea of not seeing InuYasha anymore, but it was so…weird now. It felt weird to hang out after he turned her down, well, not exactly turned her down, but he didn't seem to want to date her.

 

Kagome walked out of the kitchen and toward the front door once more. One side of her didn't want to live InuYasha standing there. It wanted to pursue him until he gave in. She didn't want to give up on him. And yet, here she was, walking out of the door, and probably out of his life forever. She had to admit, a part of her would be happy to get out of that house. She would be able to start over and try to forget about her feelings for InuYasha. Maybe it was for the best.

 

InuYasha watched as Kagome walked out of the kitchen. Her eyes had looked so sad. He didn't know what to do. He could just let her walk away, and they could forget all about the other. That might be easier anyway, considering this was their last year of high school, and he wasn't sure where she was going to college at. He might never get to see her again anyway.

 

But what was to say, that they couldn't do a long distance relationship? InuYasha thought about the courage that Kagome had to come over here and apologize, even after they had a fight. It took courage to tell him how she felt, and he hadn't said anything back. He couldn't just let Kagome walk away. If you wanted something, you had to put yourself out there to get it, you couldn't just let it happen when it happened. You had to control your own fate, decide how your life was going to go, and make it happen. Otherwise you wouldn't get what you wanted. Why just coast through life, when you could get what you wanted?

 

Sure, putting yourself out there was scary as hell. No one wanted to be rejected. But if you never tried, then you definitely didn't get what you wanted. At least if you tried, and got shut down, you would know how the other person felt. You wouldn't live out the rest of your years wondering what would have, or could have been, if only you had put your self out there. Kagome did it. And if Kagome could do it, InuYasha sure as hell could. He wasn't letting no wench show him up. He wasn't going to let it known that he was scared of something. He was a dog demon, well, only half, but still, he was brave, and no human girl was going to make him look like a coward. InuYasha knew what he wanted and he was going to get it.

 

Marching out of the kitchen and over to the door, that Kagome had just exited, he left the confines of his house, and ran next door. Kagome had just reached the front of the house and was opening the door, when he silently came up behind her and grabbed her wrist.

 

“Mr. Takahashi, I don't want anymore-” Kagome began, but never got to finish her sentence because InuYasha spun her to face him, and pressed his lips against hers in a hard, open mouthed kiss.

 

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A/N: I feel bad for stopping here, but I have to go out driving (I have my permit) and I would also like to update Just By Luck, if I have time. No guarantees. The bigger reason why I feel bad is because I wont be able to up date for the next 4 weeks. So sorry. Report cards come out tomorrow, and that will begin my isolation from the world outside of my small town.

 

I know, it was retarded of me to not try harder in Spanish. Believe me, I am really trying now. I constantly pay attention in class( I have major zoning, selective hearing, and a little bit of ADHD issues.) I don't let myself drift off and think about new story ideas, cuz that is what I had been using that period for. I also began writing ever word that seems like I might have problems with spelling everywhere.(that was my biggest problem) . The thought of not getting on the computer has finally kicked my ass into gear, and I will promise that it wont happen again. (I hope)

 

Thanks for anyone who said they would help me in Spanish. If you think that you could help someone over the computer, by all means, help me, God knows I need it.

 

I wont be able to check my reviews, but if you think it will make you feel better, flame me for not updating, slacking in Spanish, or anything else. Go ahead, but it wont make me update faster because I cant get on to read it. But if it floats your boat, flame the hell out of me. Maybe that will also help me bring up my Spanish grade.

 

Oh, this story may come to a closing soon, but I don't know when. Probably within the next 2-5 chapters. And I'm thinking of doing a sequel. I like the idea I have for the sequel. So…yeah. Thanks for the support, and don't give up on me! I will be back!