InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Street Musician ❯ Mistakes ( Chapter 8 )

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

I do not own Inuyasha & Co.

Well now, it’s been almost a month since I’ve updated this baby, and I apologize. I have come so far with my fiction, especially with Unaware, that I have become wrapped up in that world a bit. This fic remains a mystery as far as each chapter now. I know the principle idea of where the story is headed, but not from chapter to chapter. Unaware is a bit easier in that way, so I tend to punch out more chapters for Unaware faster. Also, with me making kimonos and being there for important friends it’s difficult to find the time. If money grew on trees, then I certainly wouldn’t have to worry about having the job I have which is very unpredictable. Okay, I’ll stop my rant now…And on with the fic!


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And now, on with the fic!


Chapter 8: Mistakes



As promised, Kagome allowed Inuyasha to read the piece she did before submitting it, to make sure what she would be handing in was appropriate in his eyes. Kagome did her best to add the questions into a well-rounded conversational piece that would have been posted in the local paper had it not been a mere assignment. Inuyasha found himself impressed with her writing abilities. Sure, she wowed him with her poetry and her voice, but the way she explained him, he had to admit he fell even more in love with her, if that was possible.

As she sat across the table from him while she ate her lunch, she studied his expressive eyes as he read her description of him. She heard him hum a few times, shrug or cock a brow every now and then. When he finished, he slid it across the table to her and stuck the rest of his sandwich in his mouth.

“Well? What did ya think? Is it okay?” Kagome asked in concern.

His eyes met her in question as he chewed and processed the question. “Yeah, it’s fine. It’s actually quite interesting.”

“Really? What parts did ya like about it?”

“Gee, and I thought the interview was over.” He grunted as he opened his bag of chips.

Kagome gained a blush when she looked away in shame. “Sorry, I’m just excited to know your opinion, since it is about you after all.”

“Oh, no! It’s okay. I was just being sarcastic. Actually, I liked the whole thing. What I thought was interesting was that I got the chance to see how you see me. How you see my life and what I do.”

“And? Impressed? Disappointed?”

Inuyasha shrugged as he stuck a chip in his mouth and continued to chew loudly. When he was finished, he replied with, “I guess the word to describe it would be…Cool.”

“Cool…” Kagome replied as she eyed him with a cocked eyebrow.

“Yeah. I mean, how many boyfriends get to see how their girlfriends truly feel about them? Especially with being excited enough to share them this way with everyone?”

“I guess you’re right. How did I do? With the whole thing, I mean…”

“Again, with the questions. I’m beginning to think all you wanna do is ask me for my opinion like a true reporter,” he interrupted with a smirk and a wink. Kagome giggled and took that as an indication that all was fine and she should start eating her lunch before it went stale.

Sango and Miroku sat beside the two and were lost in their own conversation. Miroku had been trying to be supportive in any way he can to help Sango to continue to want to overcome her fear of love. She had mentioned she wanted to acknowledge their relationship and what their hearts wanted, but the difficulty was due to a very strong barrier. Miroku was doing his best to remain patient and not rush her. Holding back was becoming harder for him with every time he expressed his love for her, to not completely receive it from her with confidence.

“Sango, is everything okay?” Miroku asked as he put his hand over hers across the table.

“Huh?” Sango looked up from her untouched food with a look of surprise. As if she had been somewhere else entirely.

“You seem to be somewhere else. What’s bothering you?” Miroku asked in concern.

“Nothing, really. Just thinking.” She replied as she let her gaze drop off to the side.

“About what?”

“My past. All that I’ve done, and why I’ve chosen the path I’ve chosen.”

“Oh. Are there reasons?” Miroku asked out of curiosity.

“Well, kinda. As far as my choice of occupation, its mainly to be able to understand why I lost my mother. To know all the reasons. That’s what a detective does. They find all the possible reasons for the crime along with the how. My mother was gone at the drop of a hat, and most victims go the same way. I guess its just that…”

“You’re still searching for an explanation?” Miroku interrupted.

“Yeah. I just realized that. Crazy, huh?”

“Not really. I think it makes total sense. That’s one of the reasons why one becomes so passionate about a subject. Something in their past sprang some curiosity in them, and they chose to study it and find out as much about it as possible.” Miroku explained, gaining a nod from Sango.

“Yes. I have a question for you. If not being a detective, what else do you see me doing?” Sango asked.

“Honestly, if not a detective, I could see you as an EMT. With how you handled the situation with Inuyasha, I would say that I would rather have you taking care of me when I’m found bleeding and dying than some guy I don’t know who could screw up.” Miroku explained as he took a swig of his pop.

“I never knew that. I guess I did handle that well, didn’t I?”

“Well, you knew better than all of us how to handle the situation. Plus, I’m sure Inu will be forever grateful, especially for the peep show.”

“WHAT?” Sango shouted as she stood suddenly from her chair as she eyed Inuyasha intensely from over Kagome’s shoulder.

Inuyasha leaned back in shock at her reaction to something unknown to him. Kagome stood and nudged Sango aside to calm her down as Inuyasha caught his breath. “What just happened?” Inuyasha asked as Miroku suddenly appeared at his side with an apologetic look on his face.

“I said something I shouldn’t have…” Miroku replied and gained an angry look from Inuyasha, indicating he had caught the message.

“Miroku!”

“I’m sorry! It just slipped out!” Miroku yelled as Inuyasha got up from his seat with angry eyes burning through him.

“I can’t confide in you, can I?” Inuyasha growled as he followed Miroku away from the girls.

Kagome held Sango back from going after Inuyasha and Miroku. As Kagome turned Sango’s face from the other direction, she asked, “What happened?”

“Miroku told me something disturbing…” Sango replied with a nervous tone.

“What?”

“That Inu had told him that I gave him a nice peep show the night of the accident.”

It took a few moments for Kagome to go through the events of that night from start to finish to realize what she was referring to. When Kagome caught on, she covered her mouth and gasped. Sango sighed and sank down to her seat. Seeing Kagome’s reaction confirmed her fear. Inuyasha had been looking down her shirt when she was examining his wound.

Kagome thought about how it looked again and started to giggle. Sango heard the giggling and shot Kagome an angry look. “Shut up! It’s not funny! Your boyfriend knows what size my breasts are!”

“Sango…I don’t think you have anything to worry about. You know how upset Inuyasha was that Miroku had told. And you know he’s not after you or anything.” Kagome replied between chuckles.

“But still! That’s none of his business! It’s not like I am that open a person that I’d strip before them and ask them how they look!”

“But still! It happened, and now that it’s over, it is kinda funny, wouldn’t you say? He saw you, but he was in a daze, remember? Who knows what was going through his mind at the time. He probably didn’t realize whose bosoms they were!” Kagome exclaimed with a wide smile and a few snorts.

“Kagome, you’re not helping!”

“Oh, c’mon Sango! Live a little! So my boyfriend saw your girls. He hasn’t approached you about the fact, has he?” Kagome asked innocently, hoping to prove a bit of a point.

Sango felt the fight dissolve in her gut as she sank in her chair at those words. Kagome was right; he didn’t say anything to her about it. Like it never happened. “But still, he told Miroku. He shouldn’t have told the perve about seeing my chest.”

“Well, maybe he felt guilty because he’d probably seen
more than Miroku has. I could see him approaching
Miroku about it so that he wouldn’t feel funky.” Kagome explained kindly.

“Well, I guess that would make sense. Inuyasha is, after all, a gentleman. I’m sorry I blew up at him so suddenly like that.” Sango replied in apology.

“It’s okay, Sango. I understand. Even Inu hasn’t seen my girls yet, so you’ve shown him more than I have, you forward girl you.” Kagome replied with a playful nudge and a wink.

Sango nudged her back as she chuckled and her cheeks gained some color. The two girls ate their lunches in silence as they thought about how wonderful their boyfriends are.

The boys, however, were off in a hallway. Inuyasha had Miroku pinned against the wall with the collar of his shirt bunched in his fists. “You crossed the line, Miroku! She wasn’t supposed to
know about that!”

“What? It was just a funky situation. I’m surprised she didn’t realize what she’d done!” Miroku shrugged, giving the innocent look.

“But still!”

“What? You have a thing for Sango or something? Huh?” Miroku turned the tables on the argument.

Inuyasha looked him in the eye for a few seconds and then backed off reluctantly. Miroku fixed the collar on his shirt as Inuyasha leaned back against the adjacent wall with his head leaned back, turning his eyes to the ceiling.

“No, I don’t. Still, I figured she would be hurt by not knowing she had done that, Miroku. You saw her reaction. She was mad as hell! She was ready to jump me!” He exclaimed, obviously defending his point.

“Still, if you’re not after her, why should it bother you? If you are after her, I have a right to know.” Miroku stated as he approached Inuyasha with a serious look in his eyes.

“No. I have absolutely no feelings towards Sango. I’m only after Kagome, not your girl. Sure, I’m kind and nice to her, but it goes no further. I just felt funny about it is all. It’s like seeing your sister in law in the shower. It’s not an easy sight to erase from my thoughts because they just happened to be there.” Inuyasha explained with an innocent shrug.

“Well, then. I’ll go along with that. On one condition.”

“What’s that?”

“You tell me exactly what you saw, in detail. I wanna know what size she is, how soft they look, whatever your mind can recall.” Inuyasha gave him a twisted look of disgust as he backed away from Miroku slightly. “C’mon! I haven’t seen them yet, and I’m verrry curious, if ya know what I mean…” Miroku said as he rubbed his hands together.

“Uh…How about, No. Why would I describe your girlfriend’s breasts to you? That’s just sick, man!” Inuyasha replied as he walked away from the lecher.

“Please? I am dying here! My best friend knows more about Sango physically than I do! It’s not fair that you should see the goods before me, man!” Miroku was obviously resorting to begging.

“No, means no!” Inuyasha shot over his shoulder as he returned to the lunchroom to find the two girls laughing and giggling over something. He stopped, and Miroku ran into him from behind since he was looking down in frustration.

“What gives?” Miroku asked as he pushed Inuyasha’s hair aside to eye the giggling girls over his friend’s shoulder.

Inuyasha noticed Miroku’s hand on his hair and pushed it aside curtly as he then continued to walk towards the table. Miroku approached slowly behind Inuyasha, watching the girls in curiosity.

“I can’t believe he saw them! I mean, I was wearing a low-cut top that night, but even so! Now I know why he was in such a daze for so long!” Sango laughed as she doubled over, Kagome following suit.

The two girls had been laughing so hard and loud they had no idea the man in question had indeed taken his seat before them once again. Suddenly, they heard him clear his throat. The sound caused them to freeze in fear and eye each other for a few moments. Inuyasha sat in his seat proudly with a smirk as the girls turned their heads to eye him in shame.

“Am I that funny?” Inuyasha asked, trying very hard to keep a stern tone in his voice. He had to admit, the situation before him was pretty funny. His first reaction was to turn around and snort really loud, but he decided to try this route and hold it all in.

“Um…No. Of course not, Inu.” Kagome replied innocently as if she was answering to her dad for doing something wrong.

“Well then, what’s so funny? Was it something I did?” Inuyasha asked with an odd look on his face, the smile gaining in wideness.

“No…Well, yeah, Actually. Just that…Ya know…” Kagome stuttered as she turned her eyes on Sango.

Sango sat up straighter and waved her hands before her, “No, no. don’t ask me, please!”

Inuyasha then let it out. Sango, Kagome and Miroku turned their eyes on him as he laughed so loud his sides were hurting. As he leaned over the table and laid his head on his arms to stifle the laughing, the three of them eyed each other in question over what they had just missed.

Inuyasha sat up after a few moments then pointed at Sango and exclaimed, “You have no idea how that effected Miroku! He’s jealous I’ve seen more than he has!”

Sango’s cheeks got even redder as Kagome got up from her chair and slapped Inuyasha so hard he fell over backwards in his chair. Kagome then turned to Sango and said, “I’m so sorry he said that. I don’t know what’s gotten into him!”

Miroku eyed Inuyasha on the floor as he laughed. He didn’t know what else to do but kick his shoulder and then walk away with an angry face. Sango’s expression was nothing short for shock as Miroku appeared at her side to grab her belongings and direct her away from the table. Kagome voiced her goodbyes, and gained waves from the two as they walked off quietly.

As she turned back to her afflicted boyfriend, who had finally grown silent, she walked around the table to see him on the floor with his hands over his face in shame. Kagome sighed as she knelt down next to him and made her presence known by touching his knee.

Inuyasha sighed as he lowered his hands, showing a face of shame. He crossed his arms over his chest and eyed the ceiling as he asked, “I’m a dick, aint I?”

“No.”

He turned his eyes to Kagome. She looked concerned, not angry. As tears formed in his eyes, he sniffed and looked away again. “I don’t believe you. I don’t know what came over me. That was really rude of me. Really rude to Sango.”

“Inu, she didn’t know. She’s also very sensitive, you know that now. She’s what you would call a bit of a prude. That’s why you saw more than Miroku. It was all by accident you saw what you saw. She wouldn’t willingly show that much of herself to Miroku until they were engaged.” Kagome explained.

Inuyasha turned his eyes her way once again. “She probably won’t talk to me again, will she? Not after what I said to her. I deserved that slap from you.”

“I’m actually sorry I did it. The last thing I wanted to do was…”

“Hurt me, yeah I know. You said that at the hospital.” He interrupted curtly.

“Well, I still mean it. I don’t like the fact that I slapped you. I’m sorry.” At the apology, he eyed her in surprise. Here she was apologizing when he’s the one who owed her and Sango those words, though they might not even make up for what he said.

“No, don’t apologize. I’m fine. A slap won’t kill me, but it certainly woke me up.” He said with a grunt as he climbed from the chair finally and got up from the floor.

Kagome reached out to him as he adjusted the chair with an air of frustration. Seeing as he wouldn’t dare ask for her help or comfort at that moment, she stood and gave him a longing look of remorse. He sighed as he gathered the garbage left on the table and picked up the trays. Kagome stepped to the other
side of the table and grabbed her belongings as Inuyasha walked to the nearest garbage can to throw the garbage away.

Kagome watched him as he gained an air of remorse and just walked up to her, kissed her on the cheek briefly and said, “See ya later.”

Kagome stood in shock as he walked away from her, hands in his pockets, as if he was a delinquent not even worthy of a kiss on the lips from her. When she gained her strength back, she ran to catch up to him. He ignored her when she reached him and went to grab for his arm. He stopped and softly removed her hand from his arm and then, continued walking.

“Inuyasha!” Kagome called after him as he pushed the door to the parking lot open forcefully and exited the building alone, with Kagome staring after him, wondering if she had just made a mistake in slapping him. In remorse for awakening him, she hung her head and dropped her backpack as her eyes glazed over with tears at the memory of the look in his eyes as he removed her hand from his arm. The gentle kiss he left on her cheek instead of her lips. He had detached himself from her out of shame.


@*@


Sango and Miroku arrived back at her dorm room soon after. They both remained silent as they rose in the elevator towards her floor. All Miroku could think about was how Inu had shocked him over what he had the nerve to say. But, in a way, Miroku felt as if he deserved it. Inu had confided in him over the circumstances that night of seeing her bosoms, but he just couldn’t help but blurt it out. What caused him to do so will remain a mystery.

Inuyasha was clearly sorry for what he had done, but Miroku had no clue what Inuyasha was going to do to earn trust from him once again. And probably vice versa. Things had just gotten a bit difficult, and Miroku wasn’t prepared for how Sango was going to act from that point on.

As Sango and Miroku sat upon her bed, they both stared shyly across the room at Kagome’s bed. Sango knew what Miroku wanted now, and it scared her. Yes, she really liked Miroku, but knowing that was all he considered important kinda made her uncomfortable.

Miroku had tried as hard as he could to be a gentleman the whole time they had been dating. Only to end up embarrassed by his best friend who stuck up for him in the beginning. Sure, Inu probably didn’t mean anything by it, but then again, who knew?

As they sat in silence, Sango turned her eyes to look on him from the corner of her eye. Miroku had a solemn look on his face as he stared off into space deep in thought. Those weren’t the eyes of a man who planned to take advantage of her. That was a man who was not only confused, but also very sorry for what had been revealed.

Sure, Sango had to admit to herself that she did wonder every now and then what he looks like under the shirts he wears. The T-shirts which were large enough to hide most of his frame. Every now and then, she’d see the outline of a peck as he moved certain ways, but nothing extensive revealed. As she thought about what he might look like, she began to lick her lips.

Miroku caught her eyes on him as he tensed a bit and looked her way in question. He saw her longing gaze and froze inwardly. As she showed a look of curiosity in her eyes, he gave her a questioning look. She nodded in response to the silent question of, “You’re curious about me?”

He then sighed and removed his shirt without second thoughts. Sango gasped at the tight muscular frame the loose shirt had been hiding. Miroku sat and watched as Sango reached out and touched his bare chest in wonder. He was tender to her touch but for a moment when he pulled her to him and held her tightly. She buried her face in his soft skin and tight muscles as her eyes began to tear slightly.

Miroku looked down as the liquid hit his skin. He then put his finger under her chin to lift her gaze to his. As they sat for a moment, they lost themselves and kissed passionately, wrapping their arms around each other tightly as they fell in love even more than they had been in the beginning of the day.

As they kissed and reveled in each other’s taste, Miroku ran his arms up and down her sides, wishing he could slip her top over her head.

@*@


Inuyasha walked further and further in a daze. Not realizing where he was going, he headed down into the subway. Before he knew it, he stepped up to that spot where he had played that day he met Kagome and Sango. As that morning played out before his eyes in a dreamlike state, he leaned up against the wall. As he stared on in a dazed manner, people turned and looked at him.

Suddenly, a sound caught his ear. (Ting!) He was then awoken from his memories when the man who caused the sound patted him on the shoulder as he passed smiling. Inuyasha looked after him with a curious look on his face. When he was walking towards the platform, Inuyasha looked down to see a coin at his feet. He didn't know whether or not he should bend down when another appeared.

He looked up in shock to see a messy line of people coming down the stairs, all grabbing for change. He couldn't believe it. They all had familiar faces. As they stepped past him, they all tossed at least one coin his way without remorse. With wide and kind smiles, they tossed their money away to that talented kid who looked a bit desperate and down.

Inuyasha didn't know what to do. His breath became labored as he looked on at the crowd of people acknowledging his existence. “Why?” he asked silently amongst the tings of the coins being tossed at his feet.

Suddenly, he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to look upon a couple who stood before him smiling and holding hands. “We just wanted to thank you, young man.” the woman said with a bow.

“For what?” Inuyasha asked.

“For your music. A few weeks ago, I had been waiting for the train when I heard your music. I enjoyed it. It brought a smile to my heart. While I was traveling on the train, this man you see next to me commented on your music and we ended up having a nice conversation. We met because of your music, and we are completely in love.” Inuyasha stared on in shock as she explained her simple story.

“Thank you, Street Musician. We owe you. Here,” the man said as he grabbed something out of his pocket and set it in Inuyasha's hand. The man bowed, said his thanks and then turned with his companion towards the train platform.

Inuyasha knew what was in his hand, but was afraid to look upon it. Finally, after a few moments, he got the gumption to look. As he brought his hand up to uncurl his fingers, his eyes looked down upon a roll of dollar bills, which looked to be a lot of money. His eyes focused on the money as his mouth dropped. Suddenly the sound of the train came about and drowned out the station.

Inuyasha looked up to see the couple boarding the train. “Wait!” he shouted. As he made his way through the crowd of people trying to get on, the doors closed before he could reach them and the train sped away. The people left behind eyed him curiously as he hung his head and looked at the roll of money in his hand.

Finally when it had hit him that there was no way of returning the money, he stepped up to the spot laced in coins and stared down upon them. Suddenly, he felt an arm wrap around him as a voice said, “You've earned it kid. Take 'em. Or will you not honor those who sacrificed for you? We've missed you these couple weeks when you haven't shown.”

Inuyasha looked to the man beside him in shock as he replied with, “Missed me?”

“Yeah. You are a talented player. A lot of us are just paying you the money we owed for your strummin'.”

“You all don't have to do this.” Inuyasha gestured towards the coins lacing the ground.

“Yes, we do. We should be paying you for Cd's and such. We all felt guilty for all the times we lacked change, and decided to give it. This is two weeks accumulation,” the man said with a smile as he patted his shoulder and stepped off towards the platform.

Inuyasha watched after him and looked on at the people waiting for the train who have all tossed at least one coin his way. He shrugged and bent down to collect their thanks.

@*@

Kagome arrived back at her dorm room a half hour later and opened the door to find Sango and Miroku sitting on the bed talking, or so it seemed. Sango and Miroku eyed Kagome as she set her book bag down beside her bed and flopped face down upon it.

Once Miroku shrugged his shirt on, silence plagued the room for a moment when her shoulders began to shake.
Sango immediately left her bed and knelt by Kagome's side. With her state, Sango figured what happened with Inuyasha wasn't good. Especially with the fact that he didn't arrive at the dorm with her.

Sango rubbed Kagome's back a bit and then looked to Miroku. Miroku nodded and left the dorm room to see what had happened with Inuyasha and to chat with him.

Sango shushed Kagome softly as her head rose to meet her gaze. Sango gained a sympathetic look in her eyes as she looked upon the tear-streaked face. Neither one of them said a word as Kagome lunged forward and hugged Sango tightly, crying loudly all the while.

@*@

Miroku arrived at Inuyasha's apartment and rang the bell. A moment later, Inuyasha answered the door with a smile on his face. Although, as soon as he noticed who was on the other side of the door, his smile faded as he greeted Miroku with, “Oh, it's you.”

As Inuyasha stepped aside, Miroku stepped in as he eyed his friend. As Miroku took a seat on the couch, Inuyasha shut the door and asked, “What are you doing here?”

Miroku looked over his shoulder and replied with, “Kagome's really upset. She's up in her dorm room crying with Sango trying to comfort her.”

Inuyasha looked down and clenched his teeth. Miroku looked away and started picking at his nails as he asked, “What happened after Sango and I left?”

Inuyasha looked up and answered with, “Kagome didn't want me to leave. I feel so bad about what I said. I only kissed her on the cheek. I guess she was disappointed.”

“Disappointed about what?” Miroku asked.

“In my behavior, as well as the kiss on the cheek.” Inuyasha replied as he took a seat beside Miroku.

“Actually, I think she was shocked more than anything else. I don't think disappointment has anything to do with it.” Miroku replied, gaining a sideways look from Inuyasha.

“I don't know. I'll apologize to Sango when I see her next, if she'll talk to me again that is. I'm sorry about what I said, I really am.” Inuyasha answered solemnly.

“I know you didn't mean to hurt us. We're okay. We both are just a little slower than you and Kagome as far as our relationship.”

“Not necessarily,” Inuyasha replied, gaining a cocked eyebrow from Miroku.

“I haven't seen Kagome's chest. Sango's was totally by accident. I never intended to...”

“Don't worry about it, Inu. It's water under the bridge with you and me. I'm not mad at you over something you couldn't help.” Miroku interrupted.
Inuyasha nodded in acknowledgment. “So, she's crying, huh?”

“Yeah, least she was when I left.” Miroku added.

“Should I go see her?”

“Well, I leave that up to you. I'm sure she'd be happy to know you're okay. Speaking of which, if you were that upset to leave her with just a peck on the cheek, then what's caused you to be a bit more cheerful?” Miroku asked out of curiosity.

“Well, I walked aimlessly for a bit and ended up at the subway where I met Kagome and Sango. I stood leaning up against the wall, just reminiscing, and I suddenly ended up with like tons of change at my feet. The people remembered my music! And get this...” Inuyasha explained with excitement in his voice as he reached into his pocket. “From one couple, I got this!” Inuyasha pulled the roll of bills out of his pocket.

Miroku's eyes went big in shock as he replied with, “Whoa...why did they give you so much?”

“Because my music was the topic of their first conversation the first time they met on the train. They fell in love, and this was their way of thanking me!” Inuyasha replied as he handed the roll of bills to Miroku to count.

“Wow! There's over a hundred in this!”

“Yeah!” Inuyasha exclaimed.

“Ya know what, you should splurge on Kagome. I bet she'd go nuts if you do. Or are you still going to use it towards college?”

“Honestly, I don't know. But I guess I could buy some flowers for Kagome.”

“Well, I'll leave that up to you. How about we head back to the dorm so we can see our girls?” Miroku suggested. Inuyasha nodded and slipped on his shoes.

@*@

Kagome and Sango had been talking in the dorm room when a knock sounded at their door. Kagome's eyes shot up and a look of fear shown in her eyes.

“I'll get it,” Sango mentioned as she got up from the bed. When she answered the door, she gasped to see Inuyasha was the one who knocked.

“Hi.” She said softly.

“Hi,” Inuyasha answered.

Kagome's head shot the opposite direction at the sound of his voice. “Is Kagome still here?” She heard Inuyasha ask. Kagome's heart started beating quickly at his question.

Sango stepped aside and directed him towards Kagome. As he stepped in, he noticed she was facing away from him. Sango grabbed her purse and asked Miroku to go out with her for a bit. Once the door clicked shut, Inuyasha remained standing standing near the door as he spoke. “Kagome?”

She didn't move or reply, but he noticed the slight jerk in her shoulders at the sound of her name falling from his lips. He noticed her reaction, set down the bouquet of flowers and then stepped up to her bed to sit beside her. “You okay?” He asked as he put his hand on her shoulder and turned her slightly.

She had her eyes closed, she held a look of pain and she had been crying.

“I'm sorry about earlier. Honestly, I don't know what came over me. I didn't mean to upset you.” Inuyasha said as her eyes opened and looked to him.

“I'm okay. I just didn't like the way you acted when you took my hand away from your arm. You acted as if you weren't worthy of my love. Honestly, no matter what you do, or how you act, please don't ever think of yourself lower than dirt. You are a wonderful person Inu, and I love you.” Kagome replied, gaining a look of surprise in his eyes.

“Wow. I never knew you felt that much for me.” Inuyasha replied.

“Yes, I do. And my heart will never change.” Kagome replied. “It just hurt to see you reject yourself like that.”

“I'm sorry. I'm glad to know you're not upset with me.”

“Why do you do that to yourself when you make mistakes?” Kagome asked.

“Because when they're that stupid, it makes me angry at myself because I should know better than that. I've always been that way.” Inuyasha replied as he took her hand in his and eyed them.

Kagome eyed him and smiled as she leaned forward slightly and caught his attention. He didn't do anything but look into her eyes as she leaned forward the rest of the way and pressed her lips to his. Amazingly, the tear tracks disappeared as they fell back onto the bed and their faces rubbed against each other in a passionate kiss of reconciliation.

As they kissed, the only thought going through Kagome's mind was, 'Will we go all the way? I don't know how far I want to go, but the will to stop is non-existent.'

“Kagome...” passed from Inuyasha's lips between kisses as he parted her legs and placed his right leg between them. Kagome moaned in nervousness as his lips fell to her neck.

Her belly filled with butterflies as he took over. Kagome then realized he wasn't sure of when to stop either. They both ended up in a passionate world where there were no boundaries to be seen as the evening settled in and their friends dined out for the time being.

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I guess that's as good a place to stop as any. I'm glad it ended up with a time of passion between Inu and Kags. I guess they'd been holding back for far too long, wouldn't you say? Well, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter, and we'll see where the next chapter leads the next time around. 'Til then, ja ne!