InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unaware ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 7 )

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Well, minna, I have had an interesting week, but I must say, the reviews and comments given about the last chapter have been the best part of this week. I just wanna send a thank you your way with a great chapter. Enjoy!

 

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kirarakitty: Well, I'm glad to see you're curious about Kagome's past. Believe me; I was surprised by it as well. Leave it to Inuyasha to not let something like that to get by him without pressing Kagome about it. And yes, he loves to get in trouble, doesn't he? And you're very welcome for the lovely update.

 

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A/N: And now we'll all get a chance to see what's got Kagome's panties in a frizzle. I tell ya, it certainly is interesting. Enjoy!

 

Chapter 6

 

Kagome and Inuyasha barely spoke the rest of the night after she handed him her number. The atmosphere was strained, and he concentrated on his book intensely, giving her a bit of peace while she watched over his wife. He felt that since she finally caved, he would give her what she asked for, solitude. Once the time passed midnight, he fell asleep.

 

When she found him, it seemed as if he fell asleep while reading, since the book laid upon his lap, pages fanned out and his hands on the bed at his sides. She stepped up to his bedside and took off his shoes. Since he did not stir, she proceeded to remove the book from his lap and lay it on the table beside him. Then, she gently pulled a sheet over his slumbering body. Once she was satisfied with the scene, she turned off the light above him, leaving on the soft nightlight between the two beds.

 

She sat down for a few moments, her eyes remaining trained on his peaceful face. His mouth was slightly open as he breathed. With how comfortable he looked to her, she wished she could join him, but knew it defeated her purpose.

 

`I know he will not handle my past very well. He's too caring and kind. He might beat himself up over not meeting me back then, but that would have been impossible. There's no way I would have missed a man with those looks in my high school class.' She thought to herself as she looked at the time on the clock across the room and decided she had done enough. She then left the room and went about her duties the rest of the night.

 

@*@

 

Houji was jarred awake by Kikyo's screams above him. He rushed to her side and comforted her. When he asked her what was wrong, she pointed to the sign beside the door next to her. The sign read Tai. He stepped through the door and saw her lifeless and faceless body lying in the bed. He heard the sounds of breathing in the bed across from hers, and read the heart monitor and saw the brain monitor registering brain activity. That was when it came to him. She was in a coma. He stepped out into the hallway and knelt down beside her to console her.

 

“What is wrong? Was that me? In that bed?” She asked as she sniffed.

 

“Yes, but I know what's happened to you. Kikyo, you're in a coma.”

 

She leant away from his arms and looked him in the eye. “How do you know?”

 

“Because my mother ended up in a coma after a car accident a few years ago. You have a heart monitor and a brain activity monitor hooked up to your body. That was what they had monitoring my mother.” Houji said solemnly.

 

“I'm sorry to hear that, Houji. I also noticed that there's another person in that room just down there. I think he's in a coma too. He has no face either.” She said as she pointed to the door just down a ways from hers.

 

“What's the name on the door?” He asked.

 

“Takamura. The name sounds familiar, but I can't think of whom it belongs to.” Kikyo mentioned.

 

Houji stared off towards the door and stood to walk to it. Kikyo sat and watched him as we reached the door and stared for a moment at the sign. When he walked in, she got to her feet and started to make her way there herself. When she opened the door, she saw him standing at the end of his bed staring at the body. She stepped up next to him and eyed his expression. He didn't look shocked, or upset. He was sad.

 

“Is he you?” Kikyo asked, gaining a nod. She wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his left shoulder. He reached up and put his hand on her left arm. They stood and watched his lifeless body for a few moments before she turned to look upon him again.

 

“I think I know what's gone on here. Why we haven't seen anyone else here. We're in comas. We just happened to be lucky enough to meet each other.” He explained.

 

“We're not the only ones on this floor. I saw more closed doors, but I've only seen you and me. I wonder where they are.” Kikyo said aloud as he turned his gaze to hers.

 

 

@*@

 

Her dreams were of her past, since the subject weighed heavily on her heart. Knowing she was going to have to relive it for someone else, really gave her nightmares. She was forced from sleep screaming at least three times. She tried her hardest to fall asleep after the third time, but she failed. Therefore, she ended up missing a bit of sleep.

 

She finally crawled out of bed in a rumpled state at 3pm, after only getting 6 hours of sleep. The puffy eyes and sniffles were enough to alert her mother that something was eating at her. Her mother heard her bare feet pad down the stairs, catching her attention.

 

“Honey, you okay? A bit early for you, isn't it?” Her mother called from the living room.

 

“Yeah. I had a few nightmares, and I couldn't seem to fall asleep after the last one.” Kagome drawled out as she stepped into the kitchen, a hand held over her forehead in pain.

 

“Dear, here. Let me make the tea for you. You go sit down on the couch, okay?” The older woman suggested as she stepped into the kitchen behind Kagome. Kagome then nodded and stepped back towards the living room as her mother set a kettle full of water onto a burner.

 

Kagome settled down upon the soft couch and leaned her head back against the armrest as she covered her eyes with her arm, sighing. `I can't believe I have to meet with him tonight. What was I thinking? I hope this `meeting' won't go too far. If it does, I will seriously make sure I transfer to another floor.' She thought as she listened to her mother pull teacups from the cupboard.

 

After a few silent minutes, the kettle whistled loudly and the sound of water being poured was all Kagome heard. She was very thankful her mother had muted the television once she left the room. She didn't feel like listening to women talk about sleeping with their best friend's husbands and the like. The thought alone reminded her of her own situation with Inuyasha. The last thing she needed at that moment.

 

Her mother stepped up beside her with the two cups of tea and set Kagome's down upon the table beside her. She then sat down in the easy chair across from her daughter and sipped her tea as her attention went to the muted television, to watch two grown women yell at each other. After a few moments, Kagome reached her arm out and grabbed the teacup as she sat up to drink.

 

`Ahhh…Green Tea, my favorite. Warms the soul.' She thought to herself as she sipped briskly to calm her nerves.

 

“So, what's eating you, my dear?” The older woman asked as she eyed her daughter a few feet away.

 

“I have to go meet someone later on, and I'm debating if I should go.” Kagome responded as she set her cup down onto the table next to the couch.

 

“Oh? And who are you meeting with?”

 

“A spouse of one of my patients.” She said with a far-off look in her eyes.

 

“Man? Woman?”

 

Kagome sighed and closed her eyes in defeat. She had a feeling she'd be questioned if she appeared this early from her bedroom. “A man. His name is Inuyasha.” She sighed as she once again picked up the cup and sipped her tea.

 

“Oh. Well, is it a date? Or are you just friends?” Her mother asked over her cup of tea.

 

“I don't know, actually.” She answered as she just sat and stared into the cup, eyeing the single tealeaf floating in the middle of the cup.

 

“Ah. Well, just be yourself, and I'm sure what will happen is meant to happen, my dear. I'm sure you'll be fine. He is nice, right?”

 

“Yeah, very nice. Almost too nice. Makes me worry.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Well, as I said, he's married to one of the coma patients I look after. He's been through a lot, and he and I have become somewhat fond of each other. As friends in a way.”

 

“If you're only friends, then what's bothering you about meeting him?”

 

“Well, I see the way he looks at me, and how he acts around me. The things he says and does. He…I guess I'm a bit attracted to him. However, I'm trying to keep it professional between us, because he's married. You understand, right?”

 

“Has he made any advances towards you in that way?” Her mother asked her the question she had been asking herself all night while she worked.

 

“Well…It's hard to say. I mean, he's very helpful if I need him to be. There was one point where I almost fell, and he caught me in his arms. Mamma, he held me to calm me down. Then there were a few times when he held my chin and looked deep into my eyes. What would you say if a married man did those things with you?”

 

“Well, now. It sounds like you're not the only one who's attracted to another. You know, you can tread as carefully as you can around certain circumstances, but sometimes, things don't turn out the way you think they would. I have a feeling his wife ended up under your care for a reason. Not that I condone his actions, but I have a feeling you two were meant to meet. Just be careful, and see what happens for now. Don't upset yourself or be afraid of what happens. Why not just see where these circumstances lead?” Her mother said sweetly, hoping to calm her daughter's nerves.

 

“Well, I guess. I haven't been close with a guy since…You know…” Kagome sighed.

 

“Ah yes, him. You know, honey. Not every man is like him. And I'm sure that if your heart is leaning towards this young man you're going to meet tonight, then I'm sure there's no need for you to worry.” Her mother said as she sipped her tea.

 

Kagome silently stared into her glass of tea as she calmly responded with, “You always have a way of calming my nerves with words, Mamma. I just hope you're right.”

 

“Just go, and find out, honey.” She said as she reached for the remote and pressed the mute button. Music rang out from the TV as the camera panned in on a woman staring off into space, pondering something. Kagome sighed, stood up and left the room to go upstairs to get ready for Shippo's arrival home.

 

@*@

 

A couple hours later, Kagome had helped her mother cook dinner for the two of them and had showered. As she was standing in her robe, searching her closet for the right attire to meet Inuyasha, the phone rang. She eyed the clock. It was five thirty. She didn't answer the phone. She let it ring. That was when she heard her mother calling from the kitchen for her to answer the phone.

 

“Hello?”

 

“Hi, it's Inuyasha. Are you ready? Or would you like more time?”

 

She bit her nails as she eyed herself in the mirror. She had a towel wrapped around her head, her hair was still damp and she was far from ready. She didn't expect him to call so soon.

 

“Actually, I just started getting ready. I had to help my mom cook dinner for her and my son.”

 

“Oh. You know, you never gave me directions. Tell me where you live and we'll see how long it'll take me to get there.”

 

“Oh, sorry about that.” She apologized and then gave him the location of her house. He thanked her and said he'd be there in about twenty minutes. She asked him to wait a bit and then come to give her a bit more time. He accepted and they said goodbye. Once she set the phone down on the holder, she raced to the closet, grabbed a casual dress and stumbled into the bathroom to start dressing and making herself up.

 

A half an hour later, the doorbell rang. She was still applying eye makeup when the bell dinged. Her mother answered the door. She nervously fumbled over the eyeliner pencil and stabbed herself in the eye when her mother called from the bottom of the stairs, “Honey, your date is here!”

 

Kagome dropped the eyeliner pencil and growled in annoyance. “We're not going on a date!” She shouted back as she then tried to correct the mistake on her eyelid. About ten minutes later, she was all primped and ready to go. She eyed herself in the mirror. She was all dressed up. Even her makeup made her feel uncomfortable. Earlier, she was just planning to wear jeans and a t-shirt. However, here she is, all dolled up as if she was going on a date.

 

That was when she heard, “Kagome! You okay up there?” bellow from below as someone began to climb the stairs. She opened her bedroom door to Inuyasha standing just on the other side, with a look of concern on his face. Least `til he processed how Kagome looked. The look on his face then turned to awe.

 

“Hi.” Kagome greeted as her cheeks turned a bit pink.

 

“Hi. You look…” He hesitated.

 

“Yeah?” She asked shyly.

 

“Nice.” He said nonchalantly as he shrugged and said, “You look ready to me. Let's go eat, I'm starved.” He turned his back to her as he then began to descend the stairs. Kagome was surprised by the non-gentlemanly action, but figured he was being polite by not gushing over her looks.

 

They said goodbye to her mom and her son, climbed into his suped-up car, and drove to the restaurant. They were silent for a bit, until the radio started playing a certain song. The one song he and Kikyo always sang together. Just out of habit, he started singing comfortably. Kagome looked at him from the side when she first heard the tones coming from him. His voice reminded her of Steve Tyler's from Aerosmith. She had always found his vocals to be interesting. When the song ended, she clapped, gaining his attention.

 

“Oh! I'm sorry. I didn't realize I was singing.” He chuckled nervously as she giggled.

 

“You sing often?” Kagome asked sweetly.

 

“Well, if it's a song I really like. That one I always sing to, especially when Kikyo's with me. She usually sings along.”

 

“Well, your voice reminds me of Steve Tyler. I kinda like it. You're not half bad.”

 

He shot her a surprised glance and then looked back to the road. “Well, I don't just sing for anyone. I'm not much for singing in front of people.”

 

“You didn't seem to have a problem in front of me. Why's that?” She asked with a sideways smile.

 

“I…Don't know.” He sighed as he became quiet and paid total attention to the road.

 

They arrived at the restaurant about ten minutes later, and they grabbed a booth in the far corner for privacy. Their waiter greeted them politely soon after and they ordered drinks. As the waiter left, and Kagome opened her menu to browse the choices, Inuyasha watched her as he sipped his water.

 

“Hmm…Interesting dishes they have here. I don't know what I have a taste for.” Kagome said aloud to herself.

 

“Well, they have very good burgers. That's what I usually get when I come here.” Kagome's eyes then strayed from the menu to his.

 

“You're not gonna look at your menu?” Kagome asked.

 

“I come here a lot. I already know what I want.” Inuyasha shrugged as he looked off towards the rest of the restaurant and sipped more water.

 

Kagome noticed the bored look he gained and she then returned to her search through selections. The waiter returned and asked Inuyasha if he was ready to order. Inuyasha mentioned what he wanted, and then looked to Kagome as he said, “Don't worry about the cost, it's on me.”

 

Kagome looked up in surprise and then laid the menu down as she pointed to a pasta dish and said how she wanted it. The waiter copied down the order and took the menus. Kagome began to look anywhere but forwards since she had nothing in front of her to gain her attention away from the man paying for her meal.

 

Inuyasha noticed the behavior and decided to break the ice. “So, should I start?” Kagome's eyes swiftly turned to his as her nerves took over. Her cheeks went pink again, as she tried to figure out how to begin. “Something wrong?” Inuyasha asked softly in concern.

 

“I just…I don't know where to begin. It's not easy for me to think about it either. You wouldn't understand.”

 

“Try me.” He shot back nonchalantly.

 

“No. You wouldn't understand why it's hard for me to tell you because you weren't the one it happened to.” She said shyly as her head then bowed in shame.

 

“Okay, then. This…'it' you speak of. How long ago did it happen?” He asked after a moment of thinking.

 

“It happened 8 years ago. I was sixteen. I was dating this guy at the time. He was the one who hurt me.”

 

“How about I ask this. Is he your son's father by any chance?” Inuyasha asked in concern.

 

“Yes.” She said raising her gaze to his.

 

“Okay. So, what happened?” Inuyasha asked curiously.

 

“Well, the boy I dated before Shippo's father was a dear close friend of mine. After years of being close friends, we finally started going steady. Soon afterwards, he died in a car crash. Then I met Shippo's father on the rebound.”

 

“Oh.”

 

“I was a mess. I didn't know Shippo's father that well before he and I got together. I sometimes wonder if I even knew what I was doing at that time. Things happened so fast, before I knew it, he had me right where he wanted me.” She sniffed as her gaze went off to the side as she continued. “I don't even remember how we ended up in bed, but all I knew was I felt afraid, and I was in so much pain. I asked him to stop, but he only thrusted harder. By the time he was finished with me, I was screaming and crying. I couldn't walk for a day.” As she explained, her voice became choked and shaky.

 

Inuyasha seethed inwardly. Under the table, his hands clenched tightly as his eyes twitched, holding back tears at the images he saw in his mind. After a few moments of her silence, he finally gained control of his mind and found a question to ask her. “Did he drug you? Do you remember where you were before he raped you?”

 

Her eyes shot to his and her lip trembled. All those years, she never thought it over. She locked all her memories about that night away and never looked into them. Inuyasha looked into her eyes deeply. When he realized something was wrong, he moved to her side of the booth and gained her attention.

 

“Kagome, are you okay? What happened?” He asked as he held her chin with his left hand and wrapped his right arm around her. He gasped when she regained her whereabouts. She then began to cry as she buried her head in his chest.

 

“We went to a party after the play he was in ended. He was popular, and he had many friends I didn't trust. I just remember going to the party at one of his friend's houses and I blacked out after drinking a pop. Then I woke up with him…and he was…” She sobbed and held onto him as if for dear life. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly as he swayed back and forth. He rubbed her back and laid his head on hers as he tried his best to comfort her.

 

“Just let it out, Kagome. It's okay. It's good that you're crying. I'm here and I'm not leaving you.” He whispered to her, and she held him even tighter. She gripped his black shirt and pulled slightly as she clenched her fists in pain. “There is one thing I can definitely promise you, Kagome. I will never take advantage of you. Never.”

 

Kagome heard him say those words. They calmed her a bit, realizing he would protect her, not go after her. She regained herself after a couple of moments and then lifted her head to look into his eyes. His gaze wasn't hungry, or needy. It was one of acceptance.

 

He looked deeply into her eyes and said, “I'm here anytime you need me, Kagome. And anytime you question a man, bring him before me. I know a sleazebag when I see one.” He smirked. Kagome caught the smirk and smiled. He pulled away and then slid out of her seat and back into his across from her, giving her back her personal space.

 

“Thank you, Inuyasha. I appreciate that, and you can count on me bringing every suitor I come across before you.” She mused as she giggled and wiped the tears from her eyes.

 

“You better, or I will spy on you to make sure nothing wrong happens to ya.” He snickered as she slapped his hand in jest.

 

“Man, I'm glad I got that out. I feel so much better!” She said cheerily as the waiter brought them their dishes. They both chatted casually and told jokes the rest of the time as they ate and enjoyed each other's company at the restaurant.

 

@*@

 

 

As Inuyasha and Kagome arrived back at her house a couple hours later, he parked the car in the driveway and turned off the ignition. Kagome began to get nervous. There she was, in a very nice car with a wonderful married man, who had promised to protect her and nothing more, and she had huge butterflies in her stomach. She stared ahead, trying to keep herself calm. She eyed the front door and longed to have skipped this part.

 

Inuyasha felt the tension. He knew what was going through her mind. He didn't want to feel the same way, but he couldn't help but feel the way he did, especially since it felt more like a date after she opened up. She was so sweet and beautiful. The whole evening, he wondered about whether or not he would have met her if he hadn't known Kikyo. He tried to chase those thoughts out of his mind the whole time he was in the car with her on the way home. He looked over and saw the expression on her face as she eyed the house.

 

Inuyasha shifted in his seat a bit when he broke the silence. “Kagome…” Her gaze turned to his and his eyes shifted down, as if he was trying to hide something.

 

“What is it?” She asked nervously.

 

“I…I had a great time tonight. You?” He asked nervously as his eyes rose to meet hers.

 

“Yeah. Thank you so much. I had a lot of fun. It's been a while since I've let myself go like that.”

 

Inuyasha smiled at her response and shifted his eyes downward again. “You're nervous, aren't you?” Kagome asked, surprising him.

 

“You feel it too? How thick it is?” He asked shyly.

 

“Yeah. Why are we feeling this way? We're just friends, right? Nothing more?” Kagome asked.

 

“Yeah. Weird, huh?” It was silent as they eyed each other for a few moments, conveying emotions through their eyes they didn't want to act upon. Then, Inuyasha clenched his eyes shut and righted himself in his seat as he drawled out, “I guess we should just say goodnight then.” He ran his hands over the wheel as he eyed the center of it in defeat.

 

“Yeah, we should.” Kagome answered. A few moments of silence passed. “Well, see you tomorrow, Inuyasha.” Kagome said as she undid her seat belt and opened the door. Inuyasha looked her way and watched her grab her purse as he gained the strength to say, “Yeah, see you tomorrow. Sweet dreams, Kagome.”

 

At those words, Kagome nodded and shut the door as he turned the key and looked her way when the engine turned over. Kagome smiled and waved. Inuyasha put the car in gear. He held his hand up as he winked and then draped it over the passenger seat as he backed out of her driveway. She stood and watched him `til his car disappeared out of sight. Kagome let out a deep relaxing sigh as she turned to walk to her front door.

 

As he drove away, Inuyasha let out a few sighs to help relax the butterflies in his stomach. The last time he felt that nervous with a girl in his car was when he was about to propose to Kikyo, just after their high school graduation. To think, with what Kagome had said before they ate, someone had the heart to steal her innocence. No matter what, he'd be there for her. She said she hadn't told anyone what she told him. He almost felt greedy in literally forcing her to tell him about her past.

 

But it did feel good to know he was the reason for her light shoulders. That alone was worth the pain of hearing her break down. His heart bled at the sound of her cries. He almost lost it when he heard what the bastard did to her. From what he saw while he waited for her at the house, her son was adorable. He knew who that boy got his cute personality and brains from. Sure, he had bright red hair, and was a bit short for his age, but he seemed happy enough. To Inuyasha, that was all that made the difference. That Kagome loves her son, even if he was the result of such a traumatic event in her life.

 

`Kagome is not weak like she said she is. She's very strong, and she's determined to move on. I wanna be there to help in any way I can.' He thought to himself as he returned at the hospital, to spend the night with his slumbering wife.

 

@*@

 

 

Kagome climbed the stairs quietly to not awaken her mother and Shippo. She stepped up to Shippo's bedroom and peeked in to make sure he was okay. She silently stepped in and gave him a kiss on the forehead as she pulled his covers up a bit more. Once she had said her silent goodnight to Shippo, she turned and stepped out, cracking the door behind her. She then stepped into her bedroom and shut the door. She tossed her purse on the chair in the corner and stepped up to the mirror. She had cried so hard, her makeup was ruined. Although she tried to keep her face as nice as she could after the crying she did, she still looked a bit like a raccoon.

 

She rubbed the makeup from under her eyes as she said, “And he was still nervous around me in the car. I look horrible, and he tried hard to compose himself. Wow…”

 

She turned on the faucet and ran her hands through the water to get rid of the blue eyeliner she wore. She then cupped the water, bent down and splashed it over her face, wiping the makeup away as the dirty water dripped from her face and into the basin. Once she was satisfied she had wiped enough makeup away, she grabbed a washcloth and wiped her face clean and dry. Then, she looked at herself once again in the mirror.

 

“I guess if we do this again, I should just go without makeup. I don't wanna embarrass myself like that again.” She said simply and then stepped into her bedroom. She slipped out of her clothes, slipped on a soft nightgown and turned off the light.

 

 

@*@

 

Wow…Some experience Kagome had, huh? Makes ya wanna kill the bastard, doesn't it? Man, I have to say, these two love to keep me on my toes. Makes me wonder what they're gonna do next, doesn't it? I'm not sure what the next chapter will be about, but soon here, I may very well be skipping time just to kinda pan out the story. But, don't worry. You won't be missing much, I promise that. Once again, thank you very much for your reviews and comments. They mean a lot to me. Ja ne for now!