Title: Secrets
Genre: Romance/Humor Friendship
Rating: K+
Pairing[s]: Kagome/Kurama, Keiko/Yusuke; one-sided InuYasha/Kagome; past-Yusuke/Kagome
Summary: Keiko is engaged to Kagome's ex-boyfriend, Yusuke. Keiko and Kagome are best friends; Yusuke's awkward around Kag. Kag asks him about it, but he avoids the question. And if Kag has a secret of her own, who knows what the outcome might be!
Note: Kagome goes to Sarayashiki High, as does Kurama. InuYasha (and the rest of the Inu-tachi) live in the modern-era, never the Feudal Era, and also go to Sarayashiki High. Kagome is still a priestess; InuYasha is still a hanyou (with a masking spell); the YuYu-gang are of the same quality as well. =D
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Part One:
Curiosity?
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"Is this supposed to be a trick question?"
I turned to look at him, his chocolate-brown eyes gazing at me with innocent curiosity. It didn't suit him at all.
Chuckling to myself, I shook off the stifling air between us that was causing the tension, and ultimately, that caused me to ask what I did. In my mind, it didn't seem to be that big of a deal. To him, I suppose it was.
I had only asked if he felt awkward around me. I mean, he's only engaged to my best friend. He has no reason to feel uneasy or tense around me. Seriously, we only dated off and on for two and a half years.
Only.
Turning toward him, I smiled. "No, Yusuke, it was not supposed to be a trick question. I was being curious." With a quirk of my lip, I twisted the last word, letting him know that I still wanted him to answer the question.
Recently, though, he hasn't been much of a talker. In public or at school he speaks to me much more easily than when it is just us, in my opinion. If it's the three of us – Yusuke, Keiko, and myself – it's not hard to talk at all, but I've been friends with Keiko for years.
He laughed louder than I've heard him laugh all day. "Are you blaming the questions on your curiosity, Kagome?" Yusuke raised an eyebrow at me, a half-smirk lighting his firm jawline. It seems that I am not the only one trying to erase the tension. (Thank goodness!)
"Yes, I am. Now answer the question. I'm almost home and you know what they say: curiosity 'killed the Kagome'! Imagine having to tell Keiko that you killed her best friend! The horror!" I smiled, seeing the look on his face. Honestly, it was almost as if his gelled-back, jet-black hair was standing on end.
"You wouldn't!" Yusuke countered, glancing over at me frequently as he drove - haphazardly, mind you! His eyes went wide in disbelief. I loved to tease him!
Tilting my head curiously, I allowed a half-smirk – notorious in my family – to cross my face, my blue eyes glinting mischievously.
I spoke: "What makes you think I wouldn't, Yuu-kun?"
It's a good thing we were at the Shrine that I lived at, for Yusuke put on the breaks suddenly. I think I had whiplash. Ouch.
"No!"
I took off my seatbelt and got out of the car. Leaning down to Yusuke's eye-level, I spoke across to him.
"What exactly am I not supposed to tell Keiko?"
And so, I shut the door, making my way up the Shrine steps a smirk laying across my face. Oh how I love victory.
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Author's Note:
So... yeah....
This is PART ONE in a THREE-PART series
of related YYH/Inu shorts.
This is my first attempt at YYH/Inu,
so I'm hoping it goes well.
Thanks! =D
Kandra
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