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Inuyasha sighed and leaned back against a cold, concrete wall. He crossed his arms and waited. It was 1:52, and his latest customer was supposed to be here a half hour ago. If it wasn't for the fact that he was willing to pay $500 dollars, Inuyasha would have moved on by now. He double checked his Colt 45, making sure he had enough ammo. Satisfied, he placed it into his back pocket again and checked the time, 2:55. He closed his eyes and crossed his arms again. He knew he should have gone straight home after work, but Shippou needed more clothes for school. Every time he turned around Shippou seemed to grow two more inches! He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. Suddenly, his ears perked up and twitched. He heard the man's footsteps even before he rounded the corner.
"Hey."
"You're late." He reached a clawed hand out for the money. The man handed him a wad of cash, held together by a rubber band. Inuyasha then reached deep inside his jacket and pulled out a small zip lock bag half full of what looked like white powder, and placed it in the mans hand. The man bowed his head and said,
"I'll be back"
"Thank you for your business" Inuyasha grunted out. The man shook Inuyasha's hand and walked away. He nestled the wad of cash safely in his jacket. He turned to walk away but was stopped by a well manicured hand on his shoulder.
"Hey cutie, I noticed you look a little lonely tonight…I can help you with that!" Inuyasha had to suppress the urge to vomit. He shrugged off the hand and said,
"No offense but, I don't need a whore to keep me company" He growled. He walked away, leaving an indifferent prostitute to head on her way. As he was heading towards his car, he looked up to see a Wal-Mart across the street. (A/N: I don't know what the 24 hour stores are called over in Japan, so I just threw in a Wal Mart he he…) Smiling to himself, he made his way into the store. He picked up some Milky-Way for Shippou, and stopped at the flower section. The attendant smiled and said,
"Hello sir, may I help you?" Inuyasha smiled back.
"Yeah, uhm, can I have just one single rose?" He said shyly. The attendant nodded and made her way over to the fridge, picking out a big rose. She snipped the end and said,
"Would you like a vase, sir?" Inuyasha shook his head and the girl handed him the rose.
"That will be $1.99 please." Inuyasha paid her and the girl thanked him. He paid for the chocolate up front and made his way to his car, placing the rose gently in the passenger seat.
Kagome was fast asleep in Inuyasha's bed. She was snoring softly as Inuyasha closed the front door to his house. He set the Milky Way bars on top of Shippou's dresser and kissed him on the head. He shut the door quietly and frowned when he didn't see Kagome in her usual napping spot on the couch. Pulling his jacket off, he threw it on the couch and made his way into his bedroom. He was surprised to find Kagome in his bed, underneath the covers and all. He smiled as he walked across to the other side of the bed to look at her sleeping face. She still had Inuyasha's oversized sweatshirt on, and Inuyasha couldn't help but kiss her softly on her cheek. She stirred and yawned loudly, opening her eyes. Inuyasha grinned widely and said,
"Good morning sleepy head." She chuckled and mumbled,
"Its still night time, so why are you waking me up?" He blushed lightly as he brought the rose out from its hiding spot behind his back. Kagome sat up as she gasped softly.
"It's so pretty!" She took the rose from his hand and threw her arms around him tightly. Inuyasha chuckled as he hugged her back tightly.
"I'm sorry I tried to push you to tell me." He mumbled into her hair.
She pulled away and smiled sadly at him.
"Thank you Inuyasha" she whispered, and kissed him softly on the lips. She made to get up, but Inuyasha gently pulled her back down and kissed her again, This time with more need. Kagome kissed him back with just as much force as she ran her fingers through his soft air. Finally, she broke the kiss and panted,
"I've never been kissed like that before…" Inuyasha smirked and pulled her close to him again, this time laying her down on the bed. His arms slithered around her and she snuggled up closely to him. He kissed her head and closed his eyes, inhaling her soft scent. She shyly brought her hand up to tweak his ears, and he purred warmly. She giggled as she gave him a small kiss on the lips. They lay there for a while, before Kagome decided to speak,
This then of course, ruined the whole night.
"Inuyasha I have something to tell you…" He opened his eyes but said nothing, waiting for her to speak.
"I uh-well… Hojo called me…"
"What!" Inuyasha sat up and Kagome pouted. She didn't want to leave his warmth.
Inuyasha rubbed his temple.
"So that's who called you! Is that who you missed work for!" He suddenly looked up at and glared at her.
"You didn't, I mean-you didn't sleep with the guy did you!" Kagome's eyes opened wide as she shook her head, waving her arms with emphasis.
"No no no! I'm still a virgin geeze Inuyasha!" She felt a little hurt; he was still glaring at her.
"What so now just because he calls you you're going to go running to him!"
"Well no! I mean, he's acting really nice. But-"
"I can't believe this!" Inuyasha roared throwing his hands in the air and getting up to pace his room. He whirled around to face her.
"I can't believe you would forget what he did to you!" Kagome sat up on her feet and said
"I didn't forget okay!"
"Well then why are you even TALKING to him! Tell him to fuck off Kagome! What the fuck is your problem! How could you be so stupid! Now you're going to run off to him and leave me alone!" tears welled up in Kagome's eyes and she choked out,
"Who ever said anything about leaving you!"
Inuyasha was beyond hurt now.
"So you WERE going to be with him! What did he do, Kiss you and tell you how much you mean to him! How much of a stupid fool he was to let you go! Well come on Kagome how can you be so naïve! You can't honestly expect for him to have changed!"
She bit her lip, trying to bite back the tears.
"I knew it. THIS is why I didn't tell you because I KNEW you would explode!"
"HOW ELSE WOULD YOU THINK I WOULD REACT! FOR GODS SAKE KAGOME I LOVE YOU!"
Kagome opened her mouth to retort, but nothing came out. She stared at him, and his eyes went wide.
"I mean, I didn't mean that..." Kagome's lip quivered and he realized what he had just said.
"I mean I do! It's just-!"
"Forget it, Inuyasha. Just forget it." Her bangs hid her eyes as she threw the rose at his feet. She grabbed her car keys and made her way to the door. Inuyasha ran after her and grabbed her hand.
"Please Kagome, don't leave me, I couldn't bear for you to go again, I love you, I love you so much, pleas don't go!" His eyes bore into hers, pleading for her to understand. A few tears slipped out and she half choked, half sobbed. She let her keys drop to the floor as Inuyasha pulled her into a protective embrace.
"I don't want him anywhere near you, Kagome. You have to understand. He hurt you already, and I know he'll do it again. I'm almost positive…"
"I'm sick of crying, Inuyasha." She said in a hoarse whisper. He pulled away from her and wiped away her tears.
"Please don't. I hate it when you cry, Kagome." He mumbled. She smiled softly and said,
"I love you too, Inuyasha." He smiled widely as his lips connected with hers, engulfing Kagome in another passionate kiss. He pulled away and growled, "Spend the night with me." Kagome smiled seductively and replied,
"Why, are you planning on being my first?"
"Only if you'll let me, of course." Kagome's smile faded.
"Oh, you're serious?" Hurt flashed across Inuyasha's face.
"Well I mean, if you don want to I understand…" Realizing what she said, Kagome was quick to correct herself.
"No no no! It's nothing like that, it's just…" She blushed. "I'm nervous…no ones ever seen me naked before besides like, my girlfriends and stuff…" Inuyasha smiled and picked her up bridal style, startling Kagome.
"Don't worry about that, trust me, I won't laugh." Kagome pouted.
"You're such an ass!" Inuyasha chuckled and walked back into his bedroom, shutting the door behind him. Placing her on the bed, he pulled off his shirt and started to kiss her hungrily, his tongue dancing with hers. She moaned as he started to unbutton her shirt, but then she suddenly stopped him.
"Whaat! Come on Kagome in a couple of seconds you won't be embarrassed I promise."
"No it's not that!" She blushed again and said, "Shippou's in the house!"
Inuyasha growled and said,
"So we'll be quiet! Come on Kagome you can't let me get this far and then just stop!"
Kagome laughed in spite of herself.
"You must've not gotten any action in a while huh?" Inuyasha sighed heavily as he laid down next to her, pulling her close to him again.
"Fine. We'll wait until Shippou's out of the house. Ill have him sleep over somewhere tomorrow night. Kagome smiled and ran her fingers all along his bare chest.
"Sounds like a plan," she purred. Inuyasha whined and said,
"Kagome if you keep that up, I don't care, I'll take you right here and now!" Kagome laughed as she kissed his cheek, and then settled into his warmth once more. Inuyasha rested his chin on top of her head and said,
"Thank you." Kagome opened her eyes and said,
"For what?" He ran a hand gently through her hair and whispered,
"For teaching me how to love again." Kagome smiled and closed her eyes.
"No problem"
Oh come on, you guys didn't actually think I would have them do "it" with Shippou in the house! I know I know, I'm a tease, a ha ha! Besides, I would warn you if there was any sexually explicit content! I know some of you must be thinking, well it's over! Hojo's gone! Think again! Hojo's still not out of the picture! I just had to have Inuyasha spit out his feelings you know, everyone knew it, so it was time for him to say it! Well thank you all so much for reading, and you know the drill, read and review…read and review…read and review…