InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The One Who Heals My Heart ❯ Chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )

Chapter 9

Inuyasha couldn’t get the smile from his lips.

“You called me Inu…”

“Oops!” Kagome said with a smile. “I forgot that you go by the name Juro.”

“It’s not a name I go by, Kagome,” Inu said. “In public, it IS my name.”

Kagome looked sheepish. “Sorry.”

“That’s okay. At least up here it’s fine. No one can really hear you up here. And besides, I liked that you used my real name. It means that you love the real me.”

“I do love the real you. Why do you think I asked you to stay a hanyou so many times? But right now, I think I’m gonna go down and get a drink.”

“Kay, while your doing that’ll go get your VIP card. That way the drink will be compted for you.”

They both stood and were soon down the stairs. Inu went one way, and Kagome went another. Once she got to the bar, she ordered a plain Coke. The bartender just smiled and went to get it for her. The next thing Kagome knew, she heard her name being called. When she turned to see who it was, there stood Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi. She smiled at her old friends.

“What are you doing here Kagome?” Yuka asked. “I didn’t think you liked to party.”

“Normally I don’t, but some old friends of mine talked me into it.”

Suddenly Inu showed up at her side. He smiled at the bartender, and told her the drink Kagome ordered was compted. Then he turned to Kagome herself and handed her a card.

“Here’s your VIP card.”

Kagome looked down at the card, and saw that it had her name and a head shot of her on it. She recognized the picture as one that Sango had taken of her only months before the final battle.

“Why’d you pick this picture?”

Inu smiled. “I have lots, and it’s the only one where you’re head was small enough for the card.”

“Are you saying I have a big head, Juro?”

Inu smiled. “No, I’d never dream of saying that. But I didn‘t use the original if that‘s what you were thinking. I got it copied, and used that one.”

The girls started to squeal. Inu and Kagome turned to them and looked confused. At least until one of them spoke.

“I can’t believe it!” Eri said. “You’re Juro Hogosha. The lead singer to Fukumaden!”

“Shhh!” Inu said. “Keep it down. There are a lot of fans around here, and I’d rather not have to deal with a bunch of screaming fan girls right now.”

“Sorry,” Ayumi said sheepishly. “We were just so excited.”

Inu shrugged and leaned onto the bar. “Whatever.”

“Say,” Yuka said, “aren’t you the guy that Kagome hung out with when we were 15? I think she said your name was Inu.. something.”

Kagome wasn’t sure how to answer that. She had to keep Inu’s secret, and she had told the girls that he was a two-timer when she was 15. That just made her feel bad now.

“Ya,” Inu said. “But that was just a nick name. No one calls me that anymore.”

“Didn’t you tell us that he was a two timing jerk, Kagome?” Yuka asked.

Inu raised an eyebrow at Kagome. “Did you now?”

Kagome blushed. “I said that when I was angry that you went off with Kikyou.”

Inu sighed. “I was such a dumb ass back then.”

Kagome giggled. “I always forgave you after. I just didn’t like that you went to see her after what she did to the both of us. And I didn’t like that you lied to me about it most of the time.”

“I still don’t see how you could see it as lying… I just never told you about it. And how in the world did you find out each time?”

“You wouldn’t look me in the eyes after.”

Inu rolled his eyes. “Like I said. I was a such a dumb ass back then.”

Ayumi smiled. “Why didn’t you tell us that he was the lead singer when we saw you on Monday, Kagome?”

Kagome shrugged. “I didn’t know. Kaiya and Toki never felt the need to tell me that all of the band members were old friends.”

Ayumi looked confused. “If all of the band members are old friends, why didn’t you tell me you knew Hibiki when I mentioned his name?”

“Umm,” Kagome wasn’t sure what to say.

“Back when Kagome knew him,” Inu said for her, “he went only by his last name. And you’d be surprised how many people there are that have Amatou as a last name.”

“That’s true, Ayumi,” Yuka said. “There’s like three in my Physics 101 class.”

This whole time Eri had been quiet. She was too busy looking at Inu to care about what they were talking about. She had to admit that he looked better now then when they were 15. He was out of those odd clothing, and into more modern things. He looked really hot in those jeans. They showed his butt off perfectly.

“So what are you doing here?” Eri asked. Kagome got a little jealous. Eri was flirting with Inu right in front of her!

Inu smiled and slung and arm around Kagome. “Well, when we saw Kagome in the audience, we got Kaiya and Toki bring her in the back during the break. We caught up on old times, since none of us had seen her for years, and let them all stay back stage for the rest of the show. When it was over, we talked her into coming with us here. Kin and I own the damn place, so it wasn’t that big of a deal.”

The girls looked a little shocked.

“Kagome was the girl you sang that song to, wasn’t she?” Ayumi asked.

Inu just smiled. The girls took that as a yes and awed over it.

“You and your brother own Kizokuin?” Yuka asked. “That is so cool!”

Inu smiled. “It’s not that big of a deal really. Our father left us a shit load of money when he died. When I finally grew up, I learnt how to invest it properly. It wasn’t hard to figure out that this place would be popular. And it’s actually rather cheep to run.”

He turned to the new bartender behind him. “Isn’t it, Sada?”

She smiled and said, “It is when you have family running it for you, Juro.” then walked off to help customers.

“Who was that?” Kagome whispered.

“Sango and Miroku’s second daughter. All of their kids but Kane work here. Kane wanted to, but she has kids to take care of. But her husband works as a bouncer here. Actually, he was the one at the door.”

“Wait a minute,” Eri interrupted. “You handed Kagome a VIP pass when you walked up, then she asked why you picked that picture. I know that Kagome has never been here, because I’ve been coming here for years and have never seen her. So when did you get a chance to take her picture and how did you know she would ever need a VIP pass?”

“I used one that our friend took of her before we lost touch, and call the foresight, wishful thinking.”

Before anymore questions could be asked, Sango and Miroku came up to them.

“Hey you two,” Sango said. “We’re all going back up to the lounge.”

“We’ll be up in a minute, Taka,” Inu said. “Kagome and I are just talking to some old friends of hers. They’re fans of ours Maro.”

Miroku smiled. “Good to know.”

The girls shrieked again. “You’re Maro Souryo! The drummer!” Yuka said.

Miroku sighed. “Please don’t make a big deal out of it. There are a lot of people here that like the band, but don’t know we’re in it. And we’d like to keep it that way for as long as possible.”

“I just gotta ask you a question,” Eri said.

“What?”

“Can I bear your children?”

The other four started to laugh their asses off.

“I never thought I’d hear a girl say that to you!” Inu said. “That was just priceless.”

“Huh?” the girls were confused.

“Sorry,” Miroku said. “But I have a girlfriend.”

He was going to put his arm around Sango when he remembered that in public, they were siblings. He couldn’t believe he let Inu talk him into that. But it made sense when all of their kids looked just like them.

“Oh,” Eri looked disappointed.

“What about the others in the band? Are they single?” Yuka asked.

“Well…” Sango said. Inu gave her a sharp look. “The only one is Hibiki. Kin is married to our friend Akiko. And Akira is married to Hana.”

“Oh,” the girls sounded disappointed.

“What about Juro here?” Eri asked. She gave Inu a look that said she would be more then willing to bare his children, just as long as she got to do the actions in making those children with him. Inu shuttered.

“I’m hoping that a certain girl that I know, will become my girlfriend soon.”

“Awww!” Yuka and Ayumi said. Eri just looked pissed.

“I bet we can guess who that is!” Yuka said with a giggle.

Kagome just blushed and said it was time to get back to the group. They said good bye to the girls and made their way to the VIP section. The bouncer didn’t even blink as he let the four up the stairs.

They made their way over to the others and Kagome noticed there was only three spots to sit. She was about to ask how that happened, and where the last was going to sit, when and hand grabbed hers, and pulled her down into a lap. When she looked up, there sat Inu smiling away. She smiled back right away. It was nice to be in his arms. And she liked this affectionate side of him.

“I take it you two talked while we were dancing,” Miroku said with a smirk.

“Shut it Hoshi,” Inu growled. “Yes we talked. But there were no more seats, since Kado decided to take his break with us. Taka wasn’t about to sit in your lap in public, so I took it upon myself to right the situation.”

“Sure you did,” Shippo said sarcastically. “Like you couldn’t have just grabbed that empty chair over there.” He pointed to a table that no one was sitting at.

“Hey!” Inu said. “Great idea. Now why didn’t I think of that? Why don’t you go get one of those chairs right now, Pup?”

Shippo sighed. “Damn Mutt,” he muttered as he went to get the chair.

“I heard that Brat!”

Shippo smiled as he put the plush chair down next to where Inu and Kagome were sitting. “I know, old man. I wanted you to.”

Inu growled as Kagome got out of his lap and sat in the chair. She just smiled at the way the two played. Some things never changed.

“So you never answered Juro’s question, downstairs,” Miroku said.

“Ya,” Sango piped up. “What is your answer.”

Kagome looked confused. “What question?”

Inu rolled his eyes at the married humans. “I think they mean my comment on how I was hoping to talk you into being my girlfriend.”

“But you didn’t ask… so how could I give you an answer?”

Inu knew she was being dense on purpose, so he smiled and said, “How should I know? They’re the ones that asked what your answer was, not me.”

Kagome smiled and turned to Sango and Miroku. “So then, how can I answer when he hasn’t asked, you guys?”

The two groaned.

“You guys are really bad when you team up on people. I’d forgotten that,” Sango said. “This is giving me flashes of all the times you would team up to tell us something when we asked a question, but never actually told us anything.”

Miroku smiled. “I don’t think we’re going to be getting an answer any time soon, darling.”

“I think you may be right, Hoshi,” Sango said to him.

The others just laughed. Inu leaned over and whispered into Kagome’s ear, “So what is your answer?”

Kagome smiled and whispered, “Yes you Baka.”

You could wipe the grin from his face with industrial strength cleanser, if you tried. $&$&$  

A/N: Sorry this chapter is so much shorter then the others. I just thought that this was the perfect point to stop it.