What's up everyone? It's been a while since I've written anything here on ff.net, but I thought it was about time I started something new. Damn school, taking away all of my time! *shakes her fist angrily* Well, here I am again (*off in distance*-boo!) Quiet you! Anyway, I thought that I would come back with an Inuyasha story. Who better than my favorite hanyou to get things started again? Exactly, no one! So here is some waffy goodness for all of you Inuyasha/Kagome fans.
Disclaimer- I may think I own Inuyasha, but the sad truth is I don't. *sob* -_- Please don't sue me, all you'll get from me is a few dollars and my pet hermit crabs. Alright, that's about it.
A Little Distracted
Bored.
That was the only word Inuyasha knew that adequately described how he felt when Kagome was gone to take her beloved "tests." He would never understand why those damn things were so much more important than the jewel shards. I mean, it's not like they could make her more powerful, right? The sun was shining brightly and spring was in full bloom with flowers and trees coming back to life more vibrant than ever after sleeping all winter. The sound of rushing water was soothing to the soul, and birds chirped their merry tunes for anyone who would listen. However, Inuyasha failed to see any of this.
"Inuyasha!" The hanyou looked down to the ground lazily. As usual, he was perched in Goshinboku, awaiting Kagome's return to Sengoku Jidai. At first he saw no one, but was soon rudely greeted by a bonk on the head from Shippou. He grabbed the small kitsune by the tail and held him up at eye level, restraining the urge to throw him into the forest.
"What the hell do you want?" He asked, annoyed at the fact that his thoughts of Kagome had been disturbed. Meanwhile, Shippou was in the air, flailing around and trying to get free. Inuyasha slowly put him down on the branch next to him.
"Jeeze, no need to get mad." The fox cub pouted indignantly. "I just came to give you a message from Miroku and Sango. They went with Kaede-baba to another village to help her get rid of some demons that have been rampaging through the area. They sent me to tell you that they may take a couple of days to be back since there are so many."
"Do any of them have shards?" Inuyasha asked, his interest increasing.
"Umm...I don't think that they do." Answered Shippou. Inuyasha relaxed back into his regular position.
"Then why did you come and bother me?" Inuyasha yawned, signaling to the small kitsune that the conversation was over. He closed his eyes just as Shippou stuck his tongue out at him and hopped out of the tree.
"Fine! Be that way." Shippou yelled at the dog demon. "I'm gonna go too. I don't want to be stuck here with you. At least Kaede-baba will feed me over there if I go." He was about to leave when he decided he would add one more thing. "You know Inuyasha, you sure are moody when Kagome isn't around. Are you sure it isn't your time of the month?" Inuyasha bolted upright, ready to attack Shippou, but he was long gone, laughing and giggling all the way.
"Feh! Stupid kid. I don't know why I let him hang around me." Inuyasha thought aloud. He soon remembered as Kagome's beautiful face once again made its way into his mind. 'That wench would kill me if I did anything to that little brat. Wait! Why the hell am I thinking about her anyway. She left me here with nothing to do but sit on my ass all day.' Inuyasha mentally slapped himself and forced her out of his mind. He hopped out of the tree and before he knew what had happened, he was standing in front of the well.
*~*Flashback*~*
"Please Inuyasha! I really have to go study. This is my midterm and if I fail this, I may never be able to pull out of that class with a decent grade. My mom will kill me if I get a fail on my report card." Kagome pleaded with Inuyasha. They had just returned from collecting a jewel shard from an insect demon in a near-by village. Inuyasha had caught Kagome sneaking off to the well, trying to leave unnoticed. She should know by now that while Inuyasha was around, escape was impossible. It was a familiar scene: Kagome was fighting with Inuyasha. She was in her green school uniform carrying her enormous backpack and Inuyasha was in his red haori, carrying his Tetsusaiga, just like always.
"What?! You just came back and you're already leaving again? What the hell is this mid-ter-im anyways? And re-port car? I thought you said those 'car' things were for transportation?" Inuyasha yelled as he pronounced the unfamiliar words as best he could. Kagome tried her best to not laugh.
"It's report car-D" Kagome said stressing the 'd' in the word. "It's a piece of paper that tells a parent how well their kids are doing in school. (a/n- report card *shudder*) Anyways, a midterm is a type of test, but it's a very important one."
"Aha! I knew it! Another one of your 'tests.' How many of those do you have? The only reason you ever go back is for those 'tests.'" Inuyasha yelled. "Well my answer is...NO! You went back last week for one of those things, and we lost a lot of time that we could have been using to find the shards. Aren't the shards important too?" Inuyasha stared at her waiting for an answer, while all she could do was look at the ground. She hated having to leave too, but not because of the shards. Being with him was much more important to her.
"Of course they are!" She finally responded. "It's just that...if I don't...take this test..." Kagome paused as she tried to compose herself. Inuyasha's keen nose stung as he caught the scent of the salty tears that were forming at the corner of her eyes. "...I...I...*sniffle*"
"Alright, alright! Just don't cry wench." He hated seeing her leave, but he hated seeing her cry even more. "How many days are you going to be gone this time?" He asked, his tone much softer. Kagome immediately brightened up again and smiled at him.
"Yay, thank you! Now I know I won't fail, and then Mama won't be mad at me. Hmm... how much time? Well, lets see. I've already factored in the time I'll need to get the notes, copy them, study, and any missed homework. Oh boy, that's a lot of missed homework now that I think about it. That's okay though, I could always get Eri to help me with anything that I don't understand. She takes really good notes and never leaves anything out. She also pays really close attention. I'm glad she's my friend or I'd be in trouble. Then Ayumi could-" Inuyasha stopped her short as he put a clawed finger over her mouth to silence her and keep her from rambling on. She looked up at him surprised, and then blushed. "Gomen, I guess I was talking pretty fast."
"So how many days?" Inuyasha asked, trying to keep the impatience he was feeling out of his voice. He could almost feel his eye begin to twitch too...
"Four days." Kagome stated simply.
"Four days?!" Inuyasha cried out enraged. "Four days for a stupid 'test'!"
"Inuyasha, you promised you would let me go." Kagome reminded him. "And if not, we'll get into a big argument, I'll use your 'favorite' word, and we'll be mad at each other for four days. Is that really what you want?" Inuyasha thought for a minute.
"Feh. Just go then. But you better haul your ass back here as soon as you're done or you can bet I'm gonna go there and drag you back here myself." Inuyasha said sulkily, looking away and crossing his arms for effect.
"Don't worry Inuyasha, four days will pass before you know it!" Kagome flung herself at him and gave him a hug before jumping into the well, leaving a very red Inuyasha standing in the middle of a bright green meadow.
*~*Flashback Complete ^_^*~*
'Damn that wench! It's only the second day and I'm bored already.' Inuyasha thought to himself. 'Not to mention the fact that these idiots left me alone for some lame demon hunt.' Inuyasha contemplated the well for a minute before looking up at the sky. The golden sun was already beginning to go down toward the horizon, signaling that nightfall was not too far off. 'Why the hell do I want to see her? Ahhh! She's driving me mad!' Inuyasha tried to fight himself, saying that he didn't want to go just to see her radiant face, but finally, he came up with a suitable excuse. 'Well, she should be at her house by now, and I've got nothing better to do, plus they have that delicious ramen over there.' With that lame explanation, Inuyasha jumped into the well and was off to visit his beloved Kagome.
*~*Switch to Kagome*~*
'Damn it! It's already 6:05 p.m. and I'm still here. I promised Souta I'd help him with his project and I still have to study and do my homework. Not to mention I have to help Mama with dinner.' Kagome silently cursed herself as she stacked her books at the counter to be checked out by the librarian. Sometimes she wondered if it wouldn't be better to simply stay in Sengoku Jidai all together where she wouldn't have to worry about grades or school. As soon as the librarian was done she ran out of the building and started to head back home.
"Bye Kagome-chan!" Yelled her friends. She waved good-bye to them and rounded the corner when -WHAM! All of the books and papers Kagome was holding in her arms went flying when she smashed into someone. She closed her eyes expecting to feel the sting of the pavement on her bottom when she felt herself falling, but was stunned when a pair of hands caught her by the waist and held her firmly.
"You should really watch where you're going wench." Came a gruff voice. (a/n- If you need help with this one, you're a lost cause -_-*)
"Gomen na-" Kagome stopped and thought for a second. "Wench? Who are you calling..." Before she could finish her sentence, Kagome yelled as she realized a stranger was holding her in a rather awkward position. Instinct took over, and she slapped the person in question. (You can thank Miroku for that reaction ^.^)
"What the hell was that for you baka?! Here I help you and you slap me? I'm never going to understand you woman!" Kagome opened her eyes and blinked a few times as she focused on the person in front of her. She was surprised to find Inuyasha standing in front of her, with a red hand print and an understandably angry look on his face. He was wearing the baseball cap he usually wore to cover his uncommon dog ears, along with his regular red haori and his sword Tetsusaiga. Kagome could only gaze at him, wondering if she was seeing things.
"Inu-Inuyasha?" She asked dumbly, still not believing it was him. She blushed as she thought about the way he had held her. "Is that really you?" People were beginning to stare at the strangely dressed boy and stunned girl as Inuyasha yelled at Kagome again, snapping her once and for all out of her trance.
"Of course it's me?! How many people do you know that look like me?" Inuyasha huffed, crossing his arms across his chest and looking away, a hurt expression replacing the angry one. "Hmph, the thanks I get for catching you."
"Gomen, Inuyasha. It's just that I thought it was a stranger grabbing me that way. I never thought it was you." Kagome said tugging at his haori and trying to get him to look her in the eyes. "I never would have slapped you if I knew it was you. Would you rather have me do nothing if a stranger grabbed me like that?" Inuyasha scrunched up his face, deep in thought.
'She makes a good point.' He told himself. 'I suppose it's that lecherous houshi that makes her react that way too.' He finally looked down at her pleading eyes and felt himself melt under her gaze.
"So, am I forgiven?" She asked innocently. There was no way Inuyasha could stay angry now.
"Feh. Fine, just don't do it again." Inuyasha finally answered, unable to keep ignoring her without feeling awful. Kagome smiled at him and then frowned again as she finally noticed all of her things strewn about on the floor. Thankfully, there was no wind and all of her things were still in place.
"Oh no! My school stuff!" She knelt down and began to collect her possessions from the floor where they were scattered.
"You sure were in a hurry. What's the matter, were you being chased by a youkai?" Inuyasha teased as he helped Kagome pick up all of the papers and books she had dropped.
"Very funny Inuyasha." Kagome retorted. "But, why are you here? It's only the second day, and I can't go back now. I still have to study and take my midterm. We had a deal, remember?" They finished picking everything up, and Inuyasha took all of the things Kagome had in her arms and carried them for her. A light red color spread across Kagome's face.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to take you back yet." Inuyasha said, now heading back to the shrine. Kagome followed alongside of him, enjoying the moment.
"Well, why are you here then?" She asked, pulling at the straps on her heavy backpack, trying to readjust them.
"What?! Can't I come and visit here for a while?" Inuyasha asked, feigning injury in his voice. He grabbed the heavy bag Kagome was still struggling with and put it on his back before continuing. Kagome just stared at him, not knowing what to make of everything. That's not to say that she didn't enjoy his sudden chivalry and having him near.
"Hmm..." Kagome thought aloud. "I don't know if I quite believe that..."
"Fine!" Inuyasha whirled around on her. "I was bored! Everybody left me alone and I had nothing else to do, so I came." Inuyasha said, telling her his "reason" for visiting. He turned red as he remembered the real reason was to see her. Then he added quietly, "Plus, I was hungry."
"Aww, did they abandon you Inuyasha?" Kagome asked sweetly. Inuyasha only turned a deeper shade of red.
"Don't test me woman." He stated with as much composure as he could. Kagome only smirked at his obvious discomfort with being talked to so lovingly.
"So how did you know where I was anyway?" Kagome asked, changing the subject before they got into a fight and he left.
"Actually, I've been here for a while." He answered as they stopped at an intersection. "I thought you would be home, but your brother said that you were probably still at school. I waited for a while, but you were taking too long, so I decided to come and get you for myself. Of course, your Mom made me wear this absurd hat again, and I tried to remember the way to your school as best as I could." He didn't want to say that he had been following her scent.
"That's right, you've been to my school a couple of times before." Kagome answered as she pulled him along the crosswalk. "How long are you going to stay?"
"What, do you want me to leave already?!" Inuyasha asked indignantly. Kagome sweatdropped.
"Don't get all worked up! I just wanna know what to tell my Mom. If you're going to stay for the two days we need to set an extra place and make more food." Kagome answered, calming Inuyasha down.
"Feh. Well, I might as well stay. There's not going to be anything good to do back home anyway." Inuyasha answered. They arrived at the shrine and were soon up the many steps leading to Kagome's home.
"Inu-oniichan! You came back!" Souta yelled as they entered the house. He was wearing jean shorts and an orange sweater. A euphoric look came over his face as he saw Inuyasha walk into the living room. He admired Inuyasha more than anyone.
"What's up kid?" Inuyasha answered, setting the books and backpack down on a nearby table.
"It's nice to see you too Souta." Her brother didn't even notice her. Kagome sighed. "Mom! I'm home! Oh, and Inuyasha is going to be staying for a couple of days, so we'll need to set an extra place for him."
"Okay honey." Came Mrs. Higurashi's far-off reply. "Can you come in and help me with dinner please?"
"But Kagome! You said you were going to help me with my project." Souta reminded Kagome.
"I know Souta, but I have too many things to-" Suddenly she turned to Inuyasha. "Of course! Inuyasha, will you help Souta while I help my Mom with dinner?"
"Me?! What the hell am I supposed to do?" Cried Inuyasha. "I don't even know what a 'project' is!"
"That's okay Inu-oniichan! I'll tell you everything you have to do. It's not that hard once you know what you're doing." Inuyasha glared angrily at Kagome as Souta dragged him upstairs. She mouthed 'Thank You' and winked at him as he left her sight. Kagome sighed in relief.
"That takes care of that." She headed into the kitchen to help her Mom.
*~*Upstairs*~*
"...so you just cut this with the scissors and glue them onto the poster like this." Souta finished his explanation. "It's really easy."
"If it's so easy, why can't you do it by yourself?" Inuyasha asked, eyeing all of the supplies suspiciously. He was getting ready in case they came to life and decided to attack. The future had too many strange things.
"Because, I have to finish 30 of these posters by tomorrow and I've only finished half of them." Answered Souta gathering the rest of the materials he needed. "All of the kids in my class need one of these posters and the teacher assigned them to me." Inuyasha just stared at him.
"Sure, whatever you say kid." He picked up some of the supplies. "What did you say these things were called?"
"Those are the scissors." Souta said picking up his own pair. "Careful those are-"
"OUCH! What the hell?!" Inuyasha looked down at the gash he had just made with the sharp contraption. He knew these 'supplies' couldn't be trusted. But just in case, he decided he wouldn't run his finger over the shiny edge again.
"-sharp." He finished. "Do you need a band-aid?" Inuyasha looked at his bleeding finger and stuck it in his mouth, sucking at the crimson blood.
"Nah! That's okay. It'll stop in a minute." He answered. Inuyasha had seen enough of Kagome's first-aid kit to know what a band-aid was. He just didn't see the point of the flimsy little thing. "Let's just finish this crap before it's time to eat. I hope the food's done soon! I'm hungry." With that, Inuyasha struggled to do what Souta was teaching him to do: cut and paste. ^_^
***About 45 Minutes Later***
"Inuyasha, Souta, Grandpa! Dinner!" Kagome yelled from the bottom of the stairs. She heard the sound of footsteps and saw two blurs, a tall red one and a small orange one, as her brother and Inuyasha made their way to the table. Her Grandfather made his way down the stairs at a much slower pace, mumbling something about youth and impatience. By the time she got to the table, Souta and Inuyasha were already scarfing down their food. She laughed when she saw that both of them had little bits and pieces of paper glued all over their clothes.
"It's so nice to have someone here that really appreciates my cooking." Mrs. Higurashi said as Inuyasha held out his plate for a second helping. She wore her hair in the same short style and was wearing an apron on top of a blue dress. As always, she was her smiling, cheerful self. It was easy to see where Kagome got her personality from.
"Hey! We appreciate your cooking Mom." Kagome cried out in defense. "We just don't eat as much as Inuyasha, that's all. Anyway, he'll eat anything." Kagome mumbled the last part under her breath.
"What was that dear?" Mrs. Higurashi smiled sweetly at her daughter. Kagome didn't have the heart to repeat what she had just said.
"Nothing Mom." Everyone continued eating and soon Kagome found herself washing dishes. Inuyasha offered to help her dry the dishes, not because he was a nice guy (or so he told himself), but becase he didn't want to help Souta anymore. He had had enough of cutting and pasting to last any hanyou a lifetime. Plus, Souta could finish the rest alone. At least, that was his justification. After a while he found himself staring at Kagome, drying the dishes absently. He was beginning to drift off, thinking about how beautiful Kagome was. She looked so much like Kikyo, but they were so different. Kagome was sweet, caring, always thinking about others first. Kikyo was a...different story. He never realized how much he...
"INUYASHA!" Finally Inuyasha snapped back to reality only to find a frustrated Kagome in front of him.
"H-huh? What, what's wrong!" He finally snapped in his defense.
"You've been drying that dish for the past five minutes!" Kagome yelled back. She put a hand up to his forehead, pushing his bangs aside. "Are you feeling alright? You kinda had a glazed look over your eyes." Inuyasha turned red when he remembered what he had been thinking about. He quickly pushed her hand away.
"I'm fine! You worry too much woman!" He turned away hoping she hadn't seen him turn red, but no such luck. She decided to drop it...for now.
"Alright. Well, I have to go study and do my homework." Kagome sighed. 'There's so much I have to do.' She thought. 'I can't even enjoy the fact that Inuyasha is here with me.' She started up the stairs and was surprised to find that Inuyasha began to follow her into her room. She turned around to look at him, shrugged, and kept going. Inuyasha took his usual place on the bed, holding his Tetsusaiga possessively. Kagome looked at him, thinking how cute he looked when he did that. ^.^
"What?! Is there a problem if I sit here, or do you want me to get out of your room?" He asked, irritated that she was staring at him without saying anything.
"No, no that's fine." She said shaking her head. "Just thinking, that's all. Now, you have to be quiet because I'm going to be studying for my midterm and doing my homework. No distractions, okay?" Inuyasha nodded in agreement. She sat down at her desk and looked around for her backpack. "Now where did I leave my backpack?"
"You mean that thing where you keep all your scrolls?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yeah...something like that." She answered, scratching her head.
"I left those things downstairs." He answered. Kagome began to stand up, but a hand on her shoulder pushed her down gently. "You're useless woman. You wouldn't know where you left your head if it weren't attached to your body." He said grinning. He left the room and came back promptly carrying the huge stack of books he found downstairs and her backpack. She noticed that Buyo had followed him into the room, laying down at the foot of her bed when nobody gave him any attention.
"Um...thank you." Kagome tried her best to smile as he let the books slam on her desk, lifting up a cloud of dust and making her cough. 'It's the thought that counts.' She told herself. As she shuffled through the papers and supplies, she found that he had brought a photo album by accident. "I haven't seen this in a long time." She flipped through the pictures and sighed as memories made their way back into her mind.
"What is that thing?" Inuyasha asked curiously, craning his neck to investigate the unfamiliar book.
"It's an old photo album." Kagome said, still flipping through the pages. "It's a place to keep pictures." She looked over her shoulder to see that he was still puzzled. "This is a picture." She pulled one of the pictures out and gave it to him to examine.
"Are these people trapped in there?" He asked, still confused. Kagome giggled.
"No, these are moments from the past." She said, gingerly taking the picture from his hands and replacing it with another. "It's kind of like a painting." Inuyasha examined the picture that was now in his hands. It had a young girl wearing a blue tanktop and a pair of jean shorts. She had a blue ribbon in her hair and it looked like she was holding a little fuzz ball with eyes. The girl had a bright smile and was standing in front of what Inuyasha realized was Goshinboku.
"Hey, she's standing in front of the God Tree!" Inuyasha exclaimed. "She looks kind of familiar too." She looked to Kagome, and it hit him. It was her! He held the picture next to her face and smirked, as she turned red under the scrutiny.
"Yeah, it's me." Kagome finally answered. "That was a long time ago." She pointed to the little fuzz ball. "Would you believe me if I told you that was Buyo?" Inuyasha squinted at the spot of white in the picture and looked over at the fat cat that was sleeping on the floor. He finally looked up at Kagome.
"No." Kagome facefaulted.
"It was a rhetorical question!" She sighed. Inuyasha smirked.
"It's so easy to get you mad." He stated, amused with himself. He took the album and continued to look through the rest of the pictures. Kagome strained to keep control. She went over to her bed and grabbed a pillow...
"Think that was funny, huh?" She asked the distracted hanyou. "Inuyasha..." He turned to face her and WHACK! He got a face full of pillow before he had any time to react.
"What the hell was that!" Inuyasha yelled, looking over at Kagome. His face was contorted into an expression of surprise and anger. She was rolling around on the floor, holding her stomach and laughing.
"Hahahahaha....you should...have seen...your face!" She managed to say while gasping for breath. She sat up when there was no response. "Huh? Inuyasha...where'd you go?" She looked over at the desk to find that the dog demon was no longer in sight. "Inuyasha? Did you leave? Don't be mad, it's a game!" She stepped out of the room still holding the pillow when WHAM! She turned to the side to see a certain dog hanyou smirking at her.
"Thought I was gone, didn't you?" Inuyasha set Tetsusaiga aside, and after that, it was an all out pillow war. Inuyasha made sure to keep his strength in check. The last thing he ever wanted to do was hurt Kagome. However, there was still no way Kagome could overpower Inuyasha. She soon found out the hard way that trying to win a half demon in a pillow fight is impossible. She had to keep moving as he tried to attack her with his pillow. After a while, Buyo ran out of the room hissing and screeching at the noisy couple, and Kagome had managed to pin Inuyasha down on the floor. Her attempts to smother him with the pillow were futile and after a while she found that their positions had reversed. Inuyasha was sitting on top of Kagome, keeping only enough of his weight on her to prevent her from breaking loose.
"Alright, alright! I give up!" Kagome panted. She threw her pillow to the side, but to her surprise Inuyasha kept his and smirked at his trapped prey. Her smell was intoxicating and he was finding it increasingly difficult to keep control. Their rough-housing had only made things worse. Her scent penetrated everything and it was becoming hard to keep his thoughts in order. Finally, he decided to give up. He leaned in and whispered in her ear.
"Well, what if I don't want to let you go?" Kagome turned bright red and felt a chill go down her spine when he had finished saying this, but it wasn't a bad kind of chill. Kagome took her chance.
"Inuyasha, what were you thinking about when we were washing dishes?" It was his turn to turn red, but instead of looking away or trying to leave, he looked her right in the eyes.
"Not what, who." Kagome turned an even deeper shade of red and soon found that their faces were inching nearer and nearer. She closed her eyes as she felt his hot lips brush against her own and meet in a soft kiss. Unfortunately for Kagome, the kiss was over as soon as it had begun. She opened her eyes to find Inuyasha's amber eyes looking into her own. They weren't the same eyes she was used to seeing. They were full of emotion, perhaps even longing. She was still pinned under him, preventing any possible escape. (a/n: who'd want to escape from there? ; p) Her heart was beating so hard she was sure he could hear it. Finally, she caught her breath and spoke.
"Inuyasha, I..." Inuyasha only silenced her once again by placing a finger to her lips.
"No. Hear me out woman." Inuyasha said. "I've kept this in for too long, and it's been driving me insane." He sighed and began as best as he could. "Whenever you're gone, I feel like a part of me is missing. I don't want to do anything, and all I ever do is wait for your return and think about you nonstop. I don't know how many times I've denied it to myself, but I know it's true." Kagome was taken aback by his honest confession. Was this the same Inuyasha from before? It sure didn't sound like him. He went on. "You've taught me what no one else has ever been able to teach me: to trust. And, well...umm...I...what I mean to say is...umm..." Inuyasha cursed himself. 'Shit!' He thought. 'I was doing so God damn well too!' He looked pleadingly to Kagome and found that she was smiling at him.
"I love you too Inuyasha." Inuyasha gave Kagome one of his rare, genuine smiles. He leaned in again, and this time he gave her a deep and passionate kiss. He was surprised when she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to make their kiss more complete. When they finally separated, Kagome realized the incriminating position they were in. Inuyasha quickly realized this too, and got off of her, picking Kagome up in his arms and going over to her desk. Kagome put her head on his shoulder, and Inuyasha kissed her neck, taking in the beautiful scent that came along with it. She protested as he put her down in the chair and left her at the desk.
"Now, if I remember correctly, there's a 'test' you left me for and came back to study for." Inuyasha said, a glint in his eyes. Kagome pouted at Inuyasha. "So I suggest you keep studying. After all, you don't need any distractions, and I wouldn't want to be the one responsible for distracting you."
"Inuyasha, you're mean." Kagome crossed her arms and looked away from him, much like he had done on many occasions. He stood behind the chair and grinned down at Kagome, amused with her reaction. Kagome sighed defeatedly and turned back to her books. She was regretting having ever said those words when she felt him whirl her around to face him.
"Then again..." He said kneeling down in front of her and taking her small hands into his clawed ones. "...distractions are good every now and then." Kagome threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. She could care less about studying or about the stupid midterm at that moment. The only thing that mattered was being with Inuyasha, and she still had two days with him alone.(^_~)
"I'll wake up early and do my homework. I've got more time to study for the midterm anyway." Kagome said as she sat on Inuyasha's lap. He was leaning against the bed, holding her tightly in his arms. "I just want to enjoy this moment, or else it might be a dream and I'll have to wake up soon." She could feel Inuyasha hold on to her tighter.
"Believe me, this is no dream." Inuyasha said. After a while of sitting together, Inuyasha felt Kagome's body relax. He looked down and saw that she was asleep, a sweet smile on her lips. He gently brushed her bangs aside with his hands and looked at Kagome, admiring her beauty and noticing that she looked even more innocent while sleeping. He picked her up in his arms and put her on the bed, pulling the covers over her to keep her warm. He gave her a kiss on the forehead and sat back down on the floor, not wanting to give Kagome's Mom an unwelcome surprise in the morning.
'It's a good thing Miroku and Sango left after all.' Inuyasha thought as he closed his eyes. 'I sure as hell needed a nice distraction too.' With that, he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep, with his thoughts of Kagome stronger than ever.
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Well there you go! I'm not too sure if I want to continue this story or not, so give me your thoughts about it. If you do want me to continue, you could tell me what kind of things you want to see and if you want me to make it a lime, a lemon, or neither. It doesn't matter to me. I'll decide if I want to write more based on the reviews, so remember to review. ^_^ Arigatou!
Disclaimer- I may think I own Inuyasha, but the sad truth is I don't. *sob* -_- Please don't sue me, all you'll get from me is a few dollars and my pet hermit crabs. Alright, that's about it.
A Little Distracted
Bored.
That was the only word Inuyasha knew that adequately described how he felt when Kagome was gone to take her beloved "tests." He would never understand why those damn things were so much more important than the jewel shards. I mean, it's not like they could make her more powerful, right? The sun was shining brightly and spring was in full bloom with flowers and trees coming back to life more vibrant than ever after sleeping all winter. The sound of rushing water was soothing to the soul, and birds chirped their merry tunes for anyone who would listen. However, Inuyasha failed to see any of this.
"Inuyasha!" The hanyou looked down to the ground lazily. As usual, he was perched in Goshinboku, awaiting Kagome's return to Sengoku Jidai. At first he saw no one, but was soon rudely greeted by a bonk on the head from Shippou. He grabbed the small kitsune by the tail and held him up at eye level, restraining the urge to throw him into the forest.
"What the hell do you want?" He asked, annoyed at the fact that his thoughts of Kagome had been disturbed. Meanwhile, Shippou was in the air, flailing around and trying to get free. Inuyasha slowly put him down on the branch next to him.
"Jeeze, no need to get mad." The fox cub pouted indignantly. "I just came to give you a message from Miroku and Sango. They went with Kaede-baba to another village to help her get rid of some demons that have been rampaging through the area. They sent me to tell you that they may take a couple of days to be back since there are so many."
"Do any of them have shards?" Inuyasha asked, his interest increasing.
"Umm...I don't think that they do." Answered Shippou. Inuyasha relaxed back into his regular position.
"Then why did you come and bother me?" Inuyasha yawned, signaling to the small kitsune that the conversation was over. He closed his eyes just as Shippou stuck his tongue out at him and hopped out of the tree.
"Fine! Be that way." Shippou yelled at the dog demon. "I'm gonna go too. I don't want to be stuck here with you. At least Kaede-baba will feed me over there if I go." He was about to leave when he decided he would add one more thing. "You know Inuyasha, you sure are moody when Kagome isn't around. Are you sure it isn't your time of the month?" Inuyasha bolted upright, ready to attack Shippou, but he was long gone, laughing and giggling all the way.
"Feh! Stupid kid. I don't know why I let him hang around me." Inuyasha thought aloud. He soon remembered as Kagome's beautiful face once again made its way into his mind. 'That wench would kill me if I did anything to that little brat. Wait! Why the hell am I thinking about her anyway. She left me here with nothing to do but sit on my ass all day.' Inuyasha mentally slapped himself and forced her out of his mind. He hopped out of the tree and before he knew what had happened, he was standing in front of the well.
*~*Flashback*~*
"Please Inuyasha! I really have to go study. This is my midterm and if I fail this, I may never be able to pull out of that class with a decent grade. My mom will kill me if I get a fail on my report card." Kagome pleaded with Inuyasha. They had just returned from collecting a jewel shard from an insect demon in a near-by village. Inuyasha had caught Kagome sneaking off to the well, trying to leave unnoticed. She should know by now that while Inuyasha was around, escape was impossible. It was a familiar scene: Kagome was fighting with Inuyasha. She was in her green school uniform carrying her enormous backpack and Inuyasha was in his red haori, carrying his Tetsusaiga, just like always.
"What?! You just came back and you're already leaving again? What the hell is this mid-ter-im anyways? And re-port car? I thought you said those 'car' things were for transportation?" Inuyasha yelled as he pronounced the unfamiliar words as best he could. Kagome tried her best to not laugh.
"It's report car-D" Kagome said stressing the 'd' in the word. "It's a piece of paper that tells a parent how well their kids are doing in school. (a/n- report card *shudder*) Anyways, a midterm is a type of test, but it's a very important one."
"Aha! I knew it! Another one of your 'tests.' How many of those do you have? The only reason you ever go back is for those 'tests.'" Inuyasha yelled. "Well my answer is...NO! You went back last week for one of those things, and we lost a lot of time that we could have been using to find the shards. Aren't the shards important too?" Inuyasha stared at her waiting for an answer, while all she could do was look at the ground. She hated having to leave too, but not because of the shards. Being with him was much more important to her.
"Of course they are!" She finally responded. "It's just that...if I don't...take this test..." Kagome paused as she tried to compose herself. Inuyasha's keen nose stung as he caught the scent of the salty tears that were forming at the corner of her eyes. "...I...I...*sniffle*"
"Alright, alright! Just don't cry wench." He hated seeing her leave, but he hated seeing her cry even more. "How many days are you going to be gone this time?" He asked, his tone much softer. Kagome immediately brightened up again and smiled at him.
"Yay, thank you! Now I know I won't fail, and then Mama won't be mad at me. Hmm... how much time? Well, lets see. I've already factored in the time I'll need to get the notes, copy them, study, and any missed homework. Oh boy, that's a lot of missed homework now that I think about it. That's okay though, I could always get Eri to help me with anything that I don't understand. She takes really good notes and never leaves anything out. She also pays really close attention. I'm glad she's my friend or I'd be in trouble. Then Ayumi could-" Inuyasha stopped her short as he put a clawed finger over her mouth to silence her and keep her from rambling on. She looked up at him surprised, and then blushed. "Gomen, I guess I was talking pretty fast."
"So how many days?" Inuyasha asked, trying to keep the impatience he was feeling out of his voice. He could almost feel his eye begin to twitch too...
"Four days." Kagome stated simply.
"Four days?!" Inuyasha cried out enraged. "Four days for a stupid 'test'!"
"Inuyasha, you promised you would let me go." Kagome reminded him. "And if not, we'll get into a big argument, I'll use your 'favorite' word, and we'll be mad at each other for four days. Is that really what you want?" Inuyasha thought for a minute.
"Feh. Just go then. But you better haul your ass back here as soon as you're done or you can bet I'm gonna go there and drag you back here myself." Inuyasha said sulkily, looking away and crossing his arms for effect.
"Don't worry Inuyasha, four days will pass before you know it!" Kagome flung herself at him and gave him a hug before jumping into the well, leaving a very red Inuyasha standing in the middle of a bright green meadow.
*~*Flashback Complete ^_^*~*
'Damn that wench! It's only the second day and I'm bored already.' Inuyasha thought to himself. 'Not to mention the fact that these idiots left me alone for some lame demon hunt.' Inuyasha contemplated the well for a minute before looking up at the sky. The golden sun was already beginning to go down toward the horizon, signaling that nightfall was not too far off. 'Why the hell do I want to see her? Ahhh! She's driving me mad!' Inuyasha tried to fight himself, saying that he didn't want to go just to see her radiant face, but finally, he came up with a suitable excuse. 'Well, she should be at her house by now, and I've got nothing better to do, plus they have that delicious ramen over there.' With that lame explanation, Inuyasha jumped into the well and was off to visit his beloved Kagome.
*~*Switch to Kagome*~*
'Damn it! It's already 6:05 p.m. and I'm still here. I promised Souta I'd help him with his project and I still have to study and do my homework. Not to mention I have to help Mama with dinner.' Kagome silently cursed herself as she stacked her books at the counter to be checked out by the librarian. Sometimes she wondered if it wouldn't be better to simply stay in Sengoku Jidai all together where she wouldn't have to worry about grades or school. As soon as the librarian was done she ran out of the building and started to head back home.
"Bye Kagome-chan!" Yelled her friends. She waved good-bye to them and rounded the corner when -WHAM! All of the books and papers Kagome was holding in her arms went flying when she smashed into someone. She closed her eyes expecting to feel the sting of the pavement on her bottom when she felt herself falling, but was stunned when a pair of hands caught her by the waist and held her firmly.
"You should really watch where you're going wench." Came a gruff voice. (a/n- If you need help with this one, you're a lost cause -_-*)
"Gomen na-" Kagome stopped and thought for a second. "Wench? Who are you calling..." Before she could finish her sentence, Kagome yelled as she realized a stranger was holding her in a rather awkward position. Instinct took over, and she slapped the person in question. (You can thank Miroku for that reaction ^.^)
"What the hell was that for you baka?! Here I help you and you slap me? I'm never going to understand you woman!" Kagome opened her eyes and blinked a few times as she focused on the person in front of her. She was surprised to find Inuyasha standing in front of her, with a red hand print and an understandably angry look on his face. He was wearing the baseball cap he usually wore to cover his uncommon dog ears, along with his regular red haori and his sword Tetsusaiga. Kagome could only gaze at him, wondering if she was seeing things.
"Inu-Inuyasha?" She asked dumbly, still not believing it was him. She blushed as she thought about the way he had held her. "Is that really you?" People were beginning to stare at the strangely dressed boy and stunned girl as Inuyasha yelled at Kagome again, snapping her once and for all out of her trance.
"Of course it's me?! How many people do you know that look like me?" Inuyasha huffed, crossing his arms across his chest and looking away, a hurt expression replacing the angry one. "Hmph, the thanks I get for catching you."
"Gomen, Inuyasha. It's just that I thought it was a stranger grabbing me that way. I never thought it was you." Kagome said tugging at his haori and trying to get him to look her in the eyes. "I never would have slapped you if I knew it was you. Would you rather have me do nothing if a stranger grabbed me like that?" Inuyasha scrunched up his face, deep in thought.
'She makes a good point.' He told himself. 'I suppose it's that lecherous houshi that makes her react that way too.' He finally looked down at her pleading eyes and felt himself melt under her gaze.
"So, am I forgiven?" She asked innocently. There was no way Inuyasha could stay angry now.
"Feh. Fine, just don't do it again." Inuyasha finally answered, unable to keep ignoring her without feeling awful. Kagome smiled at him and then frowned again as she finally noticed all of her things strewn about on the floor. Thankfully, there was no wind and all of her things were still in place.
"Oh no! My school stuff!" She knelt down and began to collect her possessions from the floor where they were scattered.
"You sure were in a hurry. What's the matter, were you being chased by a youkai?" Inuyasha teased as he helped Kagome pick up all of the papers and books she had dropped.
"Very funny Inuyasha." Kagome retorted. "But, why are you here? It's only the second day, and I can't go back now. I still have to study and take my midterm. We had a deal, remember?" They finished picking everything up, and Inuyasha took all of the things Kagome had in her arms and carried them for her. A light red color spread across Kagome's face.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to take you back yet." Inuyasha said, now heading back to the shrine. Kagome followed alongside of him, enjoying the moment.
"Well, why are you here then?" She asked, pulling at the straps on her heavy backpack, trying to readjust them.
"What?! Can't I come and visit here for a while?" Inuyasha asked, feigning injury in his voice. He grabbed the heavy bag Kagome was still struggling with and put it on his back before continuing. Kagome just stared at him, not knowing what to make of everything. That's not to say that she didn't enjoy his sudden chivalry and having him near.
"Hmm..." Kagome thought aloud. "I don't know if I quite believe that..."
"Fine!" Inuyasha whirled around on her. "I was bored! Everybody left me alone and I had nothing else to do, so I came." Inuyasha said, telling her his "reason" for visiting. He turned red as he remembered the real reason was to see her. Then he added quietly, "Plus, I was hungry."
"Aww, did they abandon you Inuyasha?" Kagome asked sweetly. Inuyasha only turned a deeper shade of red.
"Don't test me woman." He stated with as much composure as he could. Kagome only smirked at his obvious discomfort with being talked to so lovingly.
"So how did you know where I was anyway?" Kagome asked, changing the subject before they got into a fight and he left.
"Actually, I've been here for a while." He answered as they stopped at an intersection. "I thought you would be home, but your brother said that you were probably still at school. I waited for a while, but you were taking too long, so I decided to come and get you for myself. Of course, your Mom made me wear this absurd hat again, and I tried to remember the way to your school as best as I could." He didn't want to say that he had been following her scent.
"That's right, you've been to my school a couple of times before." Kagome answered as she pulled him along the crosswalk. "How long are you going to stay?"
"What, do you want me to leave already?!" Inuyasha asked indignantly. Kagome sweatdropped.
"Don't get all worked up! I just wanna know what to tell my Mom. If you're going to stay for the two days we need to set an extra place and make more food." Kagome answered, calming Inuyasha down.
"Feh. Well, I might as well stay. There's not going to be anything good to do back home anyway." Inuyasha answered. They arrived at the shrine and were soon up the many steps leading to Kagome's home.
"Inu-oniichan! You came back!" Souta yelled as they entered the house. He was wearing jean shorts and an orange sweater. A euphoric look came over his face as he saw Inuyasha walk into the living room. He admired Inuyasha more than anyone.
"What's up kid?" Inuyasha answered, setting the books and backpack down on a nearby table.
"It's nice to see you too Souta." Her brother didn't even notice her. Kagome sighed. "Mom! I'm home! Oh, and Inuyasha is going to be staying for a couple of days, so we'll need to set an extra place for him."
"Okay honey." Came Mrs. Higurashi's far-off reply. "Can you come in and help me with dinner please?"
"But Kagome! You said you were going to help me with my project." Souta reminded Kagome.
"I know Souta, but I have too many things to-" Suddenly she turned to Inuyasha. "Of course! Inuyasha, will you help Souta while I help my Mom with dinner?"
"Me?! What the hell am I supposed to do?" Cried Inuyasha. "I don't even know what a 'project' is!"
"That's okay Inu-oniichan! I'll tell you everything you have to do. It's not that hard once you know what you're doing." Inuyasha glared angrily at Kagome as Souta dragged him upstairs. She mouthed 'Thank You' and winked at him as he left her sight. Kagome sighed in relief.
"That takes care of that." She headed into the kitchen to help her Mom.
*~*Upstairs*~*
"...so you just cut this with the scissors and glue them onto the poster like this." Souta finished his explanation. "It's really easy."
"If it's so easy, why can't you do it by yourself?" Inuyasha asked, eyeing all of the supplies suspiciously. He was getting ready in case they came to life and decided to attack. The future had too many strange things.
"Because, I have to finish 30 of these posters by tomorrow and I've only finished half of them." Answered Souta gathering the rest of the materials he needed. "All of the kids in my class need one of these posters and the teacher assigned them to me." Inuyasha just stared at him.
"Sure, whatever you say kid." He picked up some of the supplies. "What did you say these things were called?"
"Those are the scissors." Souta said picking up his own pair. "Careful those are-"
"OUCH! What the hell?!" Inuyasha looked down at the gash he had just made with the sharp contraption. He knew these 'supplies' couldn't be trusted. But just in case, he decided he wouldn't run his finger over the shiny edge again.
"-sharp." He finished. "Do you need a band-aid?" Inuyasha looked at his bleeding finger and stuck it in his mouth, sucking at the crimson blood.
"Nah! That's okay. It'll stop in a minute." He answered. Inuyasha had seen enough of Kagome's first-aid kit to know what a band-aid was. He just didn't see the point of the flimsy little thing. "Let's just finish this crap before it's time to eat. I hope the food's done soon! I'm hungry." With that, Inuyasha struggled to do what Souta was teaching him to do: cut and paste. ^_^
***About 45 Minutes Later***
"Inuyasha, Souta, Grandpa! Dinner!" Kagome yelled from the bottom of the stairs. She heard the sound of footsteps and saw two blurs, a tall red one and a small orange one, as her brother and Inuyasha made their way to the table. Her Grandfather made his way down the stairs at a much slower pace, mumbling something about youth and impatience. By the time she got to the table, Souta and Inuyasha were already scarfing down their food. She laughed when she saw that both of them had little bits and pieces of paper glued all over their clothes.
"It's so nice to have someone here that really appreciates my cooking." Mrs. Higurashi said as Inuyasha held out his plate for a second helping. She wore her hair in the same short style and was wearing an apron on top of a blue dress. As always, she was her smiling, cheerful self. It was easy to see where Kagome got her personality from.
"Hey! We appreciate your cooking Mom." Kagome cried out in defense. "We just don't eat as much as Inuyasha, that's all. Anyway, he'll eat anything." Kagome mumbled the last part under her breath.
"What was that dear?" Mrs. Higurashi smiled sweetly at her daughter. Kagome didn't have the heart to repeat what she had just said.
"Nothing Mom." Everyone continued eating and soon Kagome found herself washing dishes. Inuyasha offered to help her dry the dishes, not because he was a nice guy (or so he told himself), but becase he didn't want to help Souta anymore. He had had enough of cutting and pasting to last any hanyou a lifetime. Plus, Souta could finish the rest alone. At least, that was his justification. After a while he found himself staring at Kagome, drying the dishes absently. He was beginning to drift off, thinking about how beautiful Kagome was. She looked so much like Kikyo, but they were so different. Kagome was sweet, caring, always thinking about others first. Kikyo was a...different story. He never realized how much he...
"INUYASHA!" Finally Inuyasha snapped back to reality only to find a frustrated Kagome in front of him.
"H-huh? What, what's wrong!" He finally snapped in his defense.
"You've been drying that dish for the past five minutes!" Kagome yelled back. She put a hand up to his forehead, pushing his bangs aside. "Are you feeling alright? You kinda had a glazed look over your eyes." Inuyasha turned red when he remembered what he had been thinking about. He quickly pushed her hand away.
"I'm fine! You worry too much woman!" He turned away hoping she hadn't seen him turn red, but no such luck. She decided to drop it...for now.
"Alright. Well, I have to go study and do my homework." Kagome sighed. 'There's so much I have to do.' She thought. 'I can't even enjoy the fact that Inuyasha is here with me.' She started up the stairs and was surprised to find that Inuyasha began to follow her into her room. She turned around to look at him, shrugged, and kept going. Inuyasha took his usual place on the bed, holding his Tetsusaiga possessively. Kagome looked at him, thinking how cute he looked when he did that. ^.^
"What?! Is there a problem if I sit here, or do you want me to get out of your room?" He asked, irritated that she was staring at him without saying anything.
"No, no that's fine." She said shaking her head. "Just thinking, that's all. Now, you have to be quiet because I'm going to be studying for my midterm and doing my homework. No distractions, okay?" Inuyasha nodded in agreement. She sat down at her desk and looked around for her backpack. "Now where did I leave my backpack?"
"You mean that thing where you keep all your scrolls?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yeah...something like that." She answered, scratching her head.
"I left those things downstairs." He answered. Kagome began to stand up, but a hand on her shoulder pushed her down gently. "You're useless woman. You wouldn't know where you left your head if it weren't attached to your body." He said grinning. He left the room and came back promptly carrying the huge stack of books he found downstairs and her backpack. She noticed that Buyo had followed him into the room, laying down at the foot of her bed when nobody gave him any attention.
"Um...thank you." Kagome tried her best to smile as he let the books slam on her desk, lifting up a cloud of dust and making her cough. 'It's the thought that counts.' She told herself. As she shuffled through the papers and supplies, she found that he had brought a photo album by accident. "I haven't seen this in a long time." She flipped through the pictures and sighed as memories made their way back into her mind.
"What is that thing?" Inuyasha asked curiously, craning his neck to investigate the unfamiliar book.
"It's an old photo album." Kagome said, still flipping through the pages. "It's a place to keep pictures." She looked over her shoulder to see that he was still puzzled. "This is a picture." She pulled one of the pictures out and gave it to him to examine.
"Are these people trapped in there?" He asked, still confused. Kagome giggled.
"No, these are moments from the past." She said, gingerly taking the picture from his hands and replacing it with another. "It's kind of like a painting." Inuyasha examined the picture that was now in his hands. It had a young girl wearing a blue tanktop and a pair of jean shorts. She had a blue ribbon in her hair and it looked like she was holding a little fuzz ball with eyes. The girl had a bright smile and was standing in front of what Inuyasha realized was Goshinboku.
"Hey, she's standing in front of the God Tree!" Inuyasha exclaimed. "She looks kind of familiar too." She looked to Kagome, and it hit him. It was her! He held the picture next to her face and smirked, as she turned red under the scrutiny.
"Yeah, it's me." Kagome finally answered. "That was a long time ago." She pointed to the little fuzz ball. "Would you believe me if I told you that was Buyo?" Inuyasha squinted at the spot of white in the picture and looked over at the fat cat that was sleeping on the floor. He finally looked up at Kagome.
"No." Kagome facefaulted.
"It was a rhetorical question!" She sighed. Inuyasha smirked.
"It's so easy to get you mad." He stated, amused with himself. He took the album and continued to look through the rest of the pictures. Kagome strained to keep control. She went over to her bed and grabbed a pillow...
"Think that was funny, huh?" She asked the distracted hanyou. "Inuyasha..." He turned to face her and WHACK! He got a face full of pillow before he had any time to react.
"What the hell was that!" Inuyasha yelled, looking over at Kagome. His face was contorted into an expression of surprise and anger. She was rolling around on the floor, holding her stomach and laughing.
"Hahahahaha....you should...have seen...your face!" She managed to say while gasping for breath. She sat up when there was no response. "Huh? Inuyasha...where'd you go?" She looked over at the desk to find that the dog demon was no longer in sight. "Inuyasha? Did you leave? Don't be mad, it's a game!" She stepped out of the room still holding the pillow when WHAM! She turned to the side to see a certain dog hanyou smirking at her.
"Thought I was gone, didn't you?" Inuyasha set Tetsusaiga aside, and after that, it was an all out pillow war. Inuyasha made sure to keep his strength in check. The last thing he ever wanted to do was hurt Kagome. However, there was still no way Kagome could overpower Inuyasha. She soon found out the hard way that trying to win a half demon in a pillow fight is impossible. She had to keep moving as he tried to attack her with his pillow. After a while, Buyo ran out of the room hissing and screeching at the noisy couple, and Kagome had managed to pin Inuyasha down on the floor. Her attempts to smother him with the pillow were futile and after a while she found that their positions had reversed. Inuyasha was sitting on top of Kagome, keeping only enough of his weight on her to prevent her from breaking loose.
"Alright, alright! I give up!" Kagome panted. She threw her pillow to the side, but to her surprise Inuyasha kept his and smirked at his trapped prey. Her smell was intoxicating and he was finding it increasingly difficult to keep control. Their rough-housing had only made things worse. Her scent penetrated everything and it was becoming hard to keep his thoughts in order. Finally, he decided to give up. He leaned in and whispered in her ear.
"Well, what if I don't want to let you go?" Kagome turned bright red and felt a chill go down her spine when he had finished saying this, but it wasn't a bad kind of chill. Kagome took her chance.
"Inuyasha, what were you thinking about when we were washing dishes?" It was his turn to turn red, but instead of looking away or trying to leave, he looked her right in the eyes.
"Not what, who." Kagome turned an even deeper shade of red and soon found that their faces were inching nearer and nearer. She closed her eyes as she felt his hot lips brush against her own and meet in a soft kiss. Unfortunately for Kagome, the kiss was over as soon as it had begun. She opened her eyes to find Inuyasha's amber eyes looking into her own. They weren't the same eyes she was used to seeing. They were full of emotion, perhaps even longing. She was still pinned under him, preventing any possible escape. (a/n: who'd want to escape from there? ; p) Her heart was beating so hard she was sure he could hear it. Finally, she caught her breath and spoke.
"Inuyasha, I..." Inuyasha only silenced her once again by placing a finger to her lips.
"No. Hear me out woman." Inuyasha said. "I've kept this in for too long, and it's been driving me insane." He sighed and began as best as he could. "Whenever you're gone, I feel like a part of me is missing. I don't want to do anything, and all I ever do is wait for your return and think about you nonstop. I don't know how many times I've denied it to myself, but I know it's true." Kagome was taken aback by his honest confession. Was this the same Inuyasha from before? It sure didn't sound like him. He went on. "You've taught me what no one else has ever been able to teach me: to trust. And, well...umm...I...what I mean to say is...umm..." Inuyasha cursed himself. 'Shit!' He thought. 'I was doing so God damn well too!' He looked pleadingly to Kagome and found that she was smiling at him.
"I love you too Inuyasha." Inuyasha gave Kagome one of his rare, genuine smiles. He leaned in again, and this time he gave her a deep and passionate kiss. He was surprised when she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to make their kiss more complete. When they finally separated, Kagome realized the incriminating position they were in. Inuyasha quickly realized this too, and got off of her, picking Kagome up in his arms and going over to her desk. Kagome put her head on his shoulder, and Inuyasha kissed her neck, taking in the beautiful scent that came along with it. She protested as he put her down in the chair and left her at the desk.
"Now, if I remember correctly, there's a 'test' you left me for and came back to study for." Inuyasha said, a glint in his eyes. Kagome pouted at Inuyasha. "So I suggest you keep studying. After all, you don't need any distractions, and I wouldn't want to be the one responsible for distracting you."
"Inuyasha, you're mean." Kagome crossed her arms and looked away from him, much like he had done on many occasions. He stood behind the chair and grinned down at Kagome, amused with her reaction. Kagome sighed defeatedly and turned back to her books. She was regretting having ever said those words when she felt him whirl her around to face him.
"Then again..." He said kneeling down in front of her and taking her small hands into his clawed ones. "...distractions are good every now and then." Kagome threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. She could care less about studying or about the stupid midterm at that moment. The only thing that mattered was being with Inuyasha, and she still had two days with him alone.(^_~)
"I'll wake up early and do my homework. I've got more time to study for the midterm anyway." Kagome said as she sat on Inuyasha's lap. He was leaning against the bed, holding her tightly in his arms. "I just want to enjoy this moment, or else it might be a dream and I'll have to wake up soon." She could feel Inuyasha hold on to her tighter.
"Believe me, this is no dream." Inuyasha said. After a while of sitting together, Inuyasha felt Kagome's body relax. He looked down and saw that she was asleep, a sweet smile on her lips. He gently brushed her bangs aside with his hands and looked at Kagome, admiring her beauty and noticing that she looked even more innocent while sleeping. He picked her up in his arms and put her on the bed, pulling the covers over her to keep her warm. He gave her a kiss on the forehead and sat back down on the floor, not wanting to give Kagome's Mom an unwelcome surprise in the morning.
'It's a good thing Miroku and Sango left after all.' Inuyasha thought as he closed his eyes. 'I sure as hell needed a nice distraction too.' With that, he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep, with his thoughts of Kagome stronger than ever.
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Well there you go! I'm not too sure if I want to continue this story or not, so give me your thoughts about it. If you do want me to continue, you could tell me what kind of things you want to see and if you want me to make it a lime, a lemon, or neither. It doesn't matter to me. I'll decide if I want to write more based on the reviews, so remember to review. ^_^ Arigatou!