InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ This Wasn't In The Job Description ❯ A Day Spent Missing Kagome ( Chapter 35 )

Chapter 35

 

A Day Spent Missing Kagome

 

When InuYasha got back to the house, the only one there was Kaede. Miroku and Sango had left, leaving word that they would call him tomorrow. Two months was a long time to be gone - they only hoped their staff had managed damage control in their absences. Not mention the fact that they had a concert to prepare for.

 

“Your band was here practicing without you while you were gone,” said Kaede to InuYasha when he stuck his head in the kitchen. “That drunk Masahito is still good for some things, like making sure your band mates made rehearsals and scheduling the concerts. You should call him as soon as you can.”

 

“Sure, Kaede-baba,” said InuYasha wearily, rubbing his forehead.

 

Then the hanyou turned and headed for his office. When he saw the state it was in, he made a grunt of disgust. The mail Kaede had collected for him lay in a huge pile on his desk. He could not help glancing over at Kagome's workstation. Maybe he should not have been so generous letting her have two days off. Yet, he had to admit the office also felt so empty without her, even though she had not been employed by him very long. What a stupid feeling!

 

InuYasha stalked into the office and unceremoniously began to push the mail to the sides of his desk, not caring if any fell on the floor. He would box it up later for Kagome to sort. The light on his phone was blinking, letting him know he had messages. He listened to them quickly, going instantly to the next message when he heard who it was and did not feel like dealing with them. When Kagome got back, he would let her handle those.

The message he looked for was there - from his manager, Masahito. The concerts were scheduled for a month from tomorrow - three of them at Tokyo Dome. That did not leave him a lot of time to get ready, and this annoyed him. But it was not his fault - the sojourn in the demon realm was not planned. It left him having to make do with the time he had left.

 

“Where would you like your dinner to be served tonight?” said Kaede from the doorway.

 

“I'm sick of this fucking office,” said InuYasha irritably, “I'm going to my rooms. You can bring it there.”

 

With a quick bow and close of her eyes, Kaede accepted his choice and went back to the kitchen.

 

Fed up with work, InuYasha went upstairs to his rooms. When he opened the door, he smelled the newly installed window and repaired wall before he saw it. It startled and troubled him a moment, remembering the events of that night - remembering how he was drawn to almost kiss Kagome. Shit, why did all his thoughts always seem to bring him back to her? It was making him miss her more and more, and he was afraid to try to understand why.

 

Shaking his head, InuYasha sat down in a chair and picked up his Martin Acoustic guitar. As he strummed it a couple times, images of Kagome came to his mind. He could not fight it. Nor could he fight his memories of how right it felt it hold her, and to be held by her when on his motorcycle. Closing his eyes, he heard a melody in his head, and it began to take shape as he played his guitar.

 

A knock came at the door to his rooms.

 

“Come in,” said InuYasha, putting down the guitar, and Kaede entered with a tray.

 

“I'll be leaving now,” said Kaede, putting the tray down on the coffee table. “I'll see you in the morning.”

 

“Fine,” said InuYasha, staring moodily at the food she had prepared for him.

 

InuYasha did not look up as Kaede left. But when he heard the front door close, the house suddenly felt a lot emptier than it ever had before - and he knew why. It came back to Kagome, who was not in her rooms down the hall - or asleep on his couch down in the entertainment room.

 

After he had finished his dinner, InuYasha decided there was just one thing to do about all this. He reached for the phone and dialed Masahito's number.

 

“Hito,” said InuYasha, “it's me….Yes, I got back and I got your message…Yeah, thanks…Let's meet….Tonight…okay, see you there.”

 

Right now, all InuYasha could think to do to numb the emptiness he felt inside was meet Masahito at their favorite bar. He grabbed his jacket, boots and helmet and went to the garage. In a few minutes, he was tearing out of his garage on his motorcycle.

 

In the bar, InuYasha and Masahito took a booth in the back. They ordered drinks, and InuYasha forced himself to listen to Masahito's chatter about what his band had been doing during his absence. As InuYasha slowly got drunk, his mind drifted back to Kagome - but it did not bother him to think of her while he was in this condition. She was such a beautiful, brave, sweet and compassionate girl, and he really felt lucky she was in his life.

 

“Hey,” said Masahito, breaking into his reverie with a slurred voice. “Check it out.”

 

Masahito inclined his head, smirking and his glassy eyes twinkling to the table next to them. Two young women sat there, and they kept looking over at InuYasha with unabashed appreciation and giggling.

 

“Why don't you go talk to them,” said Masahito, breaking out into a big grin.

 

“Fuck off,” scoffed InuYasha. “I'm not interested in any groupies, Hito.”

 

“You're not?” said Masahito in astonishment. “How come? Is there someone else you are interested in?”

 

“Okay, that's enough,” said InuYasha.

 

The hanyou waved down the bar maid and paid the bill, even though Masahito protested he was not ready to leave yet. InuYasha hauled the manager up by his shirt front, and pushed him out of the bar before him. Flagging down a taxi, he shoved Masahito inside and told him he would speak to him tomorrow about band practice. Then he went over to his bike and drove home.

 

Arriving home, InuYasha slammed into the house, punching the codes to lock the house and reset the alarms and surveillance on high alert. He just wanted to make sure that on no uncertain terms was he getting any unwanted company tonight - he was in a too morose and angry mood.

 

Once InuYasha had thrown his jacket, helmet and boots in the closet in his office, he went upstairs and collapsed into bed. The alcohol in his system made him pass out quickly, and into restless dreams.

 

InuYasha dreamt he was back in the demon realm, fighting along side his friends and Kagome. They were surrounded, and InuYasha stood back to back with his assistant.

Getting frustrated with the situation, InuYasha yelled for Sango and Miroku to escape on Kirara's back while he grabbed Kagome up and leapt high over the heads of the earth-bound youkai. On the other side, he put Kagome down and released the kaze no kizu, destroying their enemies before they could even get near them in flashes of brilliant, yellow force. And then the dream changed tone completely.

 

In the dream, they were now in a field of wildflowers. Kagome turned to InuYasha, a radiant expression on her face.

 

“Thank you for saving me,” she said, looking up at him with warm and sparkling eyes.

 

“I will always protect you, Kagome,” he said to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. “Always, remember that.”

 

Then he bent over - and kissed her. Kagome's lips were so wonderful and firm under his in the dream, and she opened her mouth to him and it tasted so sweet. The intensity of the dream woke InuYasha right up, his head throbbing and something else throbbing in his pants.

 

“Oh, fuck,” he said, clutching his head. Now his dreams were making him horny - for her.

 

With a groan, he collapsed back in bed. As he drifted back to sleep, he did not even notice he had breathed Kagome's name before finally passing out again.