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Between The Lines
By : inumag
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Between The Lines

By: Maggz

Disclaimer: InuYasha and Co. � Rumiko Takahashi. I'm just a poor woman with an overactive imagination.
Chapter 11

InuYasha stood in his room, flipping idly thru his closet. His hands closed on a pair of his favorite jeans and he slid them off the hanger and turned to toss them back across the bed. His eyes lit on a picture Kagome had drawn of him nearly two month's before and he frowned and turned back to search for a shirt.

"Nothing. I got nothing to wear� AT ALL!", he mumbled as he flipped through shirt after shirt after shirt. Disgusted, he slammed shut the closet door and opened his dresser drawer. Folded inside was his gray Adidas t-shirt with the black lettering. Satisfied for the moment, he pulled the shirt over his head, leaving it untucked out of his jeans. He reached down for his trainers and after putting on his socks, slid his feet inside and tied them tightly.

"Long fucking breakfast�", he mumbled to himself. It was already nearing evening and still no sign of Kouga and Kagome. He didn't know what he had expected.

But certainly not this.

He'd worked on his term paper, drove over to the basketball court and shot some hoops, stopped by Miroku's place and drank a few beers and then had come on back home.

"Fuck it.", he muttered as he reached for his wallet and stuffed it into the back pocket of his jeans.

He walked out of the house, locked up and got into his car, driving toward Toto's. Beer, food and music. Maybe all of that would liven him up.

Kagome and Kouga made it back to the house just as the sun was setting.

"InuYasha's not here, he must've went on ahead.", she said, her eyes showing the strain of her worry over him. She'd kept him out of her head the entire day, not wanting to ruin a day of working on her project and not willing to let it intrude on a wonderful time with Kouga. But she was angry at InuYasha. Angry, for how he`d treated her earlier. He'd acted like an ass, something he NEVER did. He'd pushed her away and it had hurt.

"You still wanna go?", Kouga asked her, noticing her frown as they got out of the car and headed inside to change clothes.

"Yeah, it's been a few weeks since I've been and I promised InuYasha we'd be there, remember?", she asked, turning to look at him.

"I know. Would you rather I not go, Kagome?", he asked as he unlocked the door and opened it for her.

"NO! I want you to go, Kouga. Unless you just don't WANT to go.", she said, moving past him and into the house.

"I just thought you might not want me invading your karaoke time with InuYasha.", he said.

She walked backed to him, looping her arms around his neck and smiling.

"You'd not be invading. I'd miss you if you weren't there, ok? But if you really don't want to go, I'm fine with that. I understand.", she said.

"Would you?", he asked. "Miss me, I mean?", he asked her, his hands at her waist.

"Grievously!", she sighed and rolled her eyes, making him laugh. "Yes, I'd miss you. Plus, I'm not one to renege on my promises and I DID promise you a dance. Only you'll need to dance with me to Drowning!", she smiled and laughing, pushed away from him and went to her bedroom to sort her clothes.

He smiled walking back to his room, digging through his own limited source of clothing.

"Shopping for sure tomorrow.", he mumbled as he pulled out his last pair of trousers. They were a faded, frayed pair of denims, wide-legged with worn holes near one knee as well as the opposite thigh. He took them and a pair of clean white boxers and went into the bathroom for a shower. His mind drifted to Kagome as he lathered his body with soap. What he'd give to rub her down with a sweet smelling bottle of soap! He looked down, feeling himself stir and sighed.

"Go to sleep, man. Just got to sleep. I'm not pushing her!", he said lowly. He reached down and turned the hot water knob to the left, leaving only cold water to rinse himself in. Gasping, he made himself stand under the water until he just couldn't take it any longer. He shivered as he reached for a towel and dried himself off but his "problem" was gone, mission accomplished, at least for the moment.

He slipped into his boxers and jeans, opening the door as he ran his hands through his hair. He could hear the other shower running down the hallway and made himself think neutral thoughts as he walked past the door.

Digging around, he found a yellow t-shirt with the name of some establishment he'd been a regular visitor of in the States emblazoned across the chest and pulled it over his head. He was sorted and ready to walk out the door within ten minutes.

Kagome dressed in a pair of black combat trousers and a very feminine ruffled, white, off the shoulder blouse. Spraying on a light body spray of White Musk, she fluffed her fingers thru her hair and then grabbed her styling mousse, working it thru as well. She grabbed her trainers and socks and flopped onto the bed to pull them on. Reaching for her purse on the desk, she pulled out her money, her ID and a lip gloss, tucking each item into one of the big pockets along the side of her thigh.

"Kagome? Ready?", she heard Kouga's voice from across the hallway and she smiled.

"Ready, let's boogie!", she said and picked up her necklace off the dresser. She met him in the lounge and he whistled appreciatively at her.

"Nice.", he grinned.

"You stop that! YOU look great!! I love the jeans! Can you fasten my necklace for me?", she asked, stepping in front of him.

He took the chain from her finger and slid it around her neck, smiling when she leaned her head forward for him to be able to fasten it for her. When she looked back up at him, he captured her lips in a soft kiss and she hugged him tightly.

"Ready?", she breathed.

"Mmm, yeah. If you say so.", he grinned.

They walked into Toto's club at exactly 8:15 on the dot by the clock over the bar. InuYasha had already drank four beers and eaten a hamburger by the time they got there. He spotted them when they came in the door, his eyes going for their hands to see if they were attached. They weren't.

Kouga spotted him first and turned to speak to Kagome, his lips pressed to her ear. InuYasha turned away, looking toward the pool tables in the back. He wasn't sure he could handle this at all but he was damned sure gonna TRY!

He felt hands on his shoulders, kneading the tense muscles there and he sighed.

Kagome.

Leaning his head back he offered his smile to her and she leaned down and pressed a kiss to his forehead. "That's my forgiveness for being such an ass to me this morning, you mean bugger!", she frowned and kissed him there once more.

"Sorry. I just didn't get enough sleep last night, I guess� forgive me?", he asked as he reached for her hand, pulling her around so that she landed in his lap. She was laughing as she hugged him and kissed his cheek.

"Of course I forgive you. Always.", she said and he grinned at her.

Kouga watched them as he sat down in the chair next to InuYasha. He didn't like seeing Kagome sitting in InuYasha's lap, laughing and kissing his face� though they were ONLY little kisses after all, nothing more. Still it BOTHERED him. He caught the gleam of InuYasha's eye over Kagome's shoulder and raised a brow� what the hell was going on?

"I got some work done, InuYasha.", she said and turned around to smile at Kouga. He looked a little lost sitting there all alone and frowning, she scrambled out of InuYasha's lap and pulled a chair from the table behind them, sitting between the two of them.

"Ah, so all you've got left is your masterpiece, eh?", InuYasha grinned and ordered another beer.

"Yeah, should have most of the work done on THAT this weekend. What do you think Kouga? Still up for it?", she smiled, touching his face with her hand. InuYasha stiffened beside her and looked down into his beer.

"I'm up for it if you are!", he said, taking her hand and kissing the palm.

"I'm going to play some pool, you coming?", he asked no one in particular.

"Maybe in a minute. I'm hungry.", Kagome said. "Kouga?"

"Yeah, me too. You want a burger?", he asked.

"Sure, we'll share some chips?" she asked and he nodded and got up, going up to place their order.

InuYasha sat back down heavily and looked at her.

Kagome smiled at him but frowned when he gave her a look.

"InuYasha, what's wrong?", she asked, reaching for his hand.

"Kagome, I just don't understand. I mean, you and Kouga, what's going on?", he asked as he looked back over his shoulder, seeing Kouga leaned over the bar, placing their orders.

"Ah, you want to know if Kouga and I have something going on and I haven't let you IN on it yet, is that it?", she smiled slowly.

Dear GOD, she thought he was alright with it all, was his first thought.

But why the fuck wouldn't she? I've never told her differently, was the second one.

He tried to think of something to say but couldn't. She leaned toward him and took his cheeks in her hands, smiling into his eyes.

"I like him, InuYasha. I really, really LIKE him. We had so much fun today! I never would've thought when I first met him that he'd be my type but he IS! Thank you SO much!", she smiled.

InuYasha felt like the earth had dropped away from him in that moment. He felt her hands on his face, saw the glow of her beauty that came from her happiness with Kouga, remembered the way he'd came upon them in her bed and he jerked his head sideways and lay it in his hands on the table.

"INUYASHA!?", Kagome cried.

He turned his head to look at her and smiled. It was so hard to do but he was NOT going to rain on her happiness� and God help him, she looked happier than he had ever seen her.

"Don't scare me that way!", she breathed and hugged him. "What did you DO that for?", she asked.

"I'm shocked is all!", he smiled, not moving.

"Shocked at what?", she asked.

"You. Never, since I've known you have I seen you fall this hard, this fast. Why, Kagome? What is it about Kouga that makes you so happy?", he asked her.

"I� well, I dunno, InuYasha. I never really thought about it. We just click, I suppose. I mean, something� I don't KNOW, InuYasha.", she said and frowned. "You don't like it, me being with Kouga. Why? Is there something you didn't tell me about him?", she asked.

"NO! No, I just� I thought I KNEW you Kagome. I feel like I don't know you at all.", he sighed and turned his face back into his hands on the table.

"InuYasha? Are you angry with me?", she asked.

"Un un�" he mumbled into his hands.

"You gonna do karaoke with me?", she whispered into his ear.

"You still wanna do it with me?", he asked, looking into her eyes as he turned his face toward her.

"You bet your life, InuYasha. Tonight WE win the free steak dinner!", she giggled and clapped her hands together.

"You're on then baby! Let the games begin!", he laughed.

Kouga stood at the bar, waiting on their order to come up. He'd turned to go back to the table when he spotted Kagome with her face lay near InuYasha's on the table top.

"What in the FU-?", he started and then pushed himself back down onto the stool, turning his back to them. So InuYasha was gonna play THIS way then�

Bags of food in hand, Kouga walked back to the table and sat the food in front of a grinning Kagome. Throwing his leg over the back of her chair, he slid in behind her - his legs on either side of hers, and nuzzled her neck as she giggled, digging into the bag of food. He wrapped one arm around her waist as he propped his chin on her bare shoulder and looked over into the bag as well.

"This smells so good!", she breathed in and InuYasha laughed, though his gut was killing him. She dug out the burgers, sitting them down in front of her and reached inside for a chip. Without a thought, she lifted her hand over her shoulder and pushed the chip into Kouga's mouth, her eyes dancing. He ate it from her fingers then nibbled the fingertips, making her laugh harder.

"I'm gonna play some pool until it's time to sing.", InuYasha said and pushed his chair back, looking down at them. They were both laughing at something that was decidedly between only the two of them, lost in a world he knew nothing of� and with a heavy heart, he walked away.

"InuYasha?", Kagome called after him and he looked back over his shoulder at her. She was so pretty, smiling like that. Her eyes bright and happy. "Don't you get lost back there, now. It'll be time to sing in just a bit!", she grinned. He nodded at her, let his eyes sweep to Kouga and then turned and walked back toward the tables.

"Kagome?", Kouga murmured as he kissed her shoulder lightly.

"Yes, Kouga?", she answered, unwrapping her burger.

"Is everything OK with you and InuYasha?", he asked.

"Yes, why?", she replied, taking a bite and handing his sandwich back to him.

"I just saw you from the bar, you looked� dunno� upset, involved?", he questioned.

"Oh, I was telling him how much I appreciated him sending you my way for the sketch project and how much fun you and I had today, that's all.", she said as she licked her fingers. He kept his eyes on her little pink tongue, feeling his reaction to her deep in his gut.

"You had fun then, eh?", he asked, finally unwrapping his sandwich and biting into it.

"The best!", she said.

"That's good, me too.", he said.

"You ok back there, Kouga?", she asked, throwing a quick glance over her shoulder.

"Yep.", he answered, leaning forward and reaching for his beer.

"You're comfortable eating� this way�", she ventured.

"Mmhm, I like sitting with you like this. It's nice.", he mumbled as he took another bite.

"Mmm, me too�", she laughed softly and picked up a chip, biting into it.

InuYasha watched them from the pool tables, flubbing a shot and swearing up a storm. Why didn't Kouga just take her in the bathroom and fuck the hell out of her?, his mind shouted.

"Damn, I gotta stop this. It's driving me mad. Why did it never bother me when she dated the jocks she brought back home?", he wondered.

But it had.

This was worse though, in some way. It was Kouga, and Kouga was his good friend.

He could also see that Kagome was in way over her head with Kouga. She was drawn to him just like he'd seen other girls drawn to him. He was like a fucking magnet! A babe magnet! And that worried InuYasha to no end.

But to be honest, InuYasha had noticed a huge difference in Kouga in relation to how he treated Kagome and cared for her as opposed to how he well remembered his behavior with other girls. It wasn't like she was just ANY girl. He could tell. She meant something to Kouga and it would only grow stronger with time.

Could he take it living there with them? Watching Kagome fall deeper and deeper in love with Kouga? Hearing the sounds of their frantic lovemaking as he slept down the hall? Watching them kiss and cuddle? He wasn't so sure.

"InuYasha? What the FUCK is your problem, man?", Miroku laughed as InuYasha messed up yet another shot. InuYasha's eyes were on Kouga and Kagome. SHIT! FUCK!

"WHAT ARE you looking at?", Miroku asked as he came around to InuYasha's side of the table and let his gaze follow where InuYasha's led.

"Well, well, well! The Ice Princess has thawed I see. Damn that Wolf! Fuck! Do you have a CLUE how long I've been after that?", Miroku nodded toward the couple sat at the table.

"Shut the fuck UP?", InuYasha said lowly, dropping his eyes back to the table.

"Whoa! Alright, fine.", Miroku said and walked around to the other side of the table.

Suddenly, the lights dimmed a bit more in the club and Kagome grinned. It was karaoke time! From where she sat, she searched the room for InuYasha and finding him, waved him back over. Reluctantly, he waved back and made his way over to the table, sitting down in the seat he had vacated moments before.

"Did you sign us up, InuYasha?", she asked, bouncing lightly against Kouga. Kouga smiled, running his hands across her stomach and pulling her against him. InuYasha grimaced and nodded.

"We're on the list. Same as always!", he said.

"Yes!", she squealed, jumping in her seat even more. Kouga was laughing, hugging her as she giggled in her excitement.

"It's been a few weeks since you've been down to sing with me, Kagome. You sure you up for it?", InuYasha asked, a smile breaking through his worries.

"Yes, I'm sure, InuYasha. Very sure!", she said.

Four acts went up before the announcer called InuYasha and Kagome's name. Kouga slid back, allowing her to get up. She turned and smiled at him as she took InuYasha's hand and followed him up onto the small stage. A round of applause went up for them and InuYasha turned to her, smiling.

The music started and Kouga laughed.

"Summer lovin' had me a blast�", InuYasha sang, winking at Kagome.

"Summer lovin' happened so fast�", Kagome sang sweetly back.

"I met a girl, crazy for meeeee!", he continued.

"Met a boy, cute as can be!", she smiled right back at him.

"Summer days, drifting away to uh-oh those Summer nights!", the sang together.

Kouga heard wolf whistles abound from the tables around him and grinned. She was a hit. Hell, they BOTH were. It was great!

They danced and sang, laughed and hugged through the entire song. Kouga watched them closely as they performed together. He could see the love between the two of them but try as he might, he didn't see anything that resembled the passion that seemed to pull he and Kagome together. That made him feel better. He didn't hold a grudge against InuYasha's feelings for Kagome. Hell, they'd been friends forever, InuYasha was protective of her. He understood that. But if the romance wasn't there, if the passion wasn't in place, he needed for InuYasha to step aside so that he and Kagome could find what they truly meant to each other.

They finished the song amid a standing ovation from the entire room and InuYasha picked Kagome up and swung her around, kissing her soundly as he sat her to her feet.

Kagome skipped down the steps and toward Kouga who captured her in his arms and held her, laughing along with her.

"That was great, Kagome! Fucking great!", he shouted over the din in the room.

"You thought we did ok, then?", she asked, breathless and he could've kissed her right there. She looked so damned beautiful, her face flushed, hair hanging down to her shoulders, eyes bright and shining, happy smile on her face.

"Just listen, Kagome�", he said and cocked his head to the side, smiling when her mouth moved into a wide O of surprise.

"Listen, InuYasha, we did GOOD! Wonder will we get the steak dinner?", she giggled.

"Hope so, I'm broke!", InuYasha laughed.

A break was called so that the judges could decide the winner of the contest and the before he realized it, Kouga was being drug onto the dance floor. Drowning by the Backstreet Boys played over them and he groaned and drug his feet.

"Kouga! Come ON! Let's GO!", Kagome cried, pulling him to the middle of the floor and wrapping her arms around his neck.

"I love this song�", she whispered, lifting her face toward his and closing her eyes.

"Kag-", he started to speak but she pulled his head down to hers and let her lips meet his. Oh yeah, this was what he wanted, what he craved� needed. His body reacted strongly to her and his hands moved from her waist to her hips and rested there as she continued to kiss him. He didn't know if it was the buzz she'd got from being up onstage or what but he was loving it.

"Oh, Kouga.", she purred into his mouth and he groaned and slid his hands to the backs of her thighs as they danced.

"Go on and pull me under, cover me with dreams, yeah. Love me mouth to mouth now, you know I can't resist, cause you're the air that I breathe�", she sang against his lips. He pulled her tightly against him, his hands gripping her hard as he pushed himself tightly against her. He moved to kiss down her neck and realized he was almost beyond control and that they were in the center of the dance floor. Glancing about the room, he saw that nobody was paying them any particular attention and sighed.

"Kagome, let's go back home.", he mumbled against her ear, kissing the lobe lightly.

"Kouga.", she sighed. She was nearly lost, her body buzzing with so much feeling she could barely think straight.

"Look at me, baby.", he whispered and cupped his hands around her face, pressing his forehead against hers. She kept her eyes closed until he placed one more small kiss on her lips and then brushed his thumbs there.

"Let's go back.", he insisted. God knew how much longer he could take it. He could feel the heat of her body thru her blouse, could see the blush that colored her face and down her neck.

"Wanna love you, Kagome.", he whispered and kissed her again.

"Kouga.", she sighed.

"Need you, baby.", he insisted softly and ran his hands down her arms and to her own hands, lacing his thru and bringing them back up to kiss the backs of them.

"Me too.", she said softly, finally opening her eyes and looking into his.

"Then let's go. C'mon.", he said and stepped back, pulling her with him toward the door.

"Kouga, wait.", she said, tugging on his hand.

"Wait?", he asked, his blue eyes flashing fire. He was worked up, in need of release; wanting to taste her, feel of her, needing the same from her. He couldn't wait. Every breath he took, every pulse that shot thru his body reminded him that she was beautiful, sexy, sweet, and hopefully his.

"I have to wait for the results� you know, of the� well, the contest�", she said, blushing.

"InuYasha can tell us when he gets home. Kagome, please.", he persisted.

"Kouga, I can't. Please, don't be angry. I promised InuYasha a dance too. I can't just leave, not like this. Please.", she pleaded.

"FUCK!", Kouga mouthed and pulled his hand out of hers, going to the door alone.

"Kouga!", Kagome called after him, walking thru the couples pressed together on the floor. Oh God! How she wanted him, how her body needed his touch, needed everything he could offer her but she couldn't just leave InuYasha. She'd barely said three sentences to him all night and something was bothering InuYasha, something having to do with her. She'd at least figured THAT much out. She could NOT leave him�

"Kouga, wait! WAIT a damned MINUTE!" she shouted over the music as he pushed his way thru the door of the club and outside. She followed him, grabbing his arm as he walked away from her.

"Kouga, stop!", she shouted once more, pulling back on his hand.

He turned to her, his blue eyes fierce on hers. She took a step back and gasped for breath. The fire that shot thru his eyes was the most intense thing she'd ever seen. It was nearly physical in its strength.

"Why did you DO that? Why did you walk away from me?", she asked, trying her best not to cry.

"Because, Kagome. You made your choice. InuYasha. I'm ready to go home and that's where I'm headed.", he said and pulled on his hand.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you acting like this?", she cried.

"I want you, Kagome. Is that so damned hard for you to see? To feel? I want you. I want to hold you and kiss you. I want to take you to bed and love you. What do you want, cause I'll be damned if I know.", he said.

"You want me?", she asked softly.

"I told you. I said it inside and I said it just now. I want you.", he said, his steely gaze softening as he brought her hands to his mouth. "Do you want me, baby? That's what I need to know.", he said.

"Yes. I want you, Kouga. I want you.", she answered. "But you have to understand. I didn't make a choice between you and InuYasha. I would never do that. It's just not the same. Not in any way is it the same, ok?", she said, she so badly needed for him to understand what she herself couldn't even begin to fathom.

"I can't talk about this right now, Kouga. I need to get back inside and be there for InuYasha. You know that and you understand it if you'd just calm down a minute. We've got all night, Kouga. Can't you let me just have this bit of time with him? You and I just found each other. Don't rush it, take it slow. I'm not going anywhere.", she said as she stepped into his arms and pressed herself to him.

"But that's what I'm afraid of� losing you� I don't think-", he started but she pressed a finger to his lips to silence him, smiling when he kissed it.

"Don't think, not now. I'll be back at the house within the hour, I promise. Wait for me. We'll talk. I'll make it up to you, I swear. Please?", she said, smiling softly at him.

"Aww, Kagome. I'm sorry.", he said.

"No, it's OK. You're just� so intense, Kouga. You FEEL everything so strongly. You have to let me catch up to you, OK? But you have to hang back a bit so I CAN catch up. I'm losing my breath here.", she said.

"I'll wait for you.", he said and she nodded, stepping back from him and releasing his hands from hers only when she had to.
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