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Evolution
By : Macx
Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male
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Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, nor make money from this story.
Chapter List
- 1-Evolution
- 2-part 2
- 3-part 3
- 4-part 4
- 5-part 5
- 6-part 6
- 7-part 7
- 8-part 8
- 9-part 9
- 10-part 10
- 11-part 11
- 12-part 12
- 13-part 13
- 10
- 11
- 12
No word of the kiss was spoken. Neither when Kouga picked Kagome
up, nor when they enjoyed a sunny afternoon outside, walking through the
crowded streets and enjoying a leisurely milk shake in the park. Kouga
made no advances, gave his friend enough room, and waited. Kagome was chatting
about this and that, about projects coming up at school, but she didn't
really go back to what had happened the night before.
He followed her lead.
He didn't say anything, nor did he crowd her personal space.
And that late afternoon when he dropped her off at her apartment, she
just waved good-bye, but there was an expression in her eyes that spoke
of something else, of something more.
° ° °
Kouga sat in his office on Monday morning, deep in thought. He had a
scheduled trip coming up to check on the latest nature preserve that had
been sponsored by Shikon and he was really looking forward to the trip.
It meant making nice with other investors, talking to the reserve wardens
and whatnot, but there was also the option to spend some time roughing
it in the wilderness. He really needed that. His youkai blood was urging
him to leave the stifling cities behind him and just be out there, with
nothing but nature around him.
And without Kagome.
Maybe it would push things back into perspective.
He couldn't afford sleepless nights over a teenage crush. But was it
just that? How serious was she? They were friends, really good friends,
and he liked her more each day. He had been infatuated with her from the
very first moment they had met, when she had stood up to him, giving him
a piece of her mind, slapping him in the face. His infatuation had been
a crush, true. He had fallen head over heals for this strong woman, his
woman. And then it had grown deeper, slowed, more loving than obsessing...
But what about Kagome?
Kouga growled to himself and ran a hand over his face. Get a grip on
yourself! he chided himself.
Business trip first, then we'll see what happens.
° ° °
Kagome sat in her economics class, twirling her pen, listening to the
professor drone on and on about one of the most boring chapters she had
ever had in this course. Mostly because she knew so much of it already.
Miroku had explained the basics of trade, import and export to her, and
there wasn't really anything new here. She made a few notes, but mostly
her mind was somewhere else.
Kouga.
The kiss.
Had it really been a kiss? And what kind of kiss? That of a friend saying
good-night? No, they didn't really kiss on the lips. But it hadn't been
the hot and bothersome kind either. It had been a gentle touch and then
her nerves had made her run. She had tossed and turned the whole night,
trying to reason with herself, but she hadn't been able to come up with
an explanation.
Did she love him?
Or just like him?
Was he a substitute? And if yes, for who or what? Hoto? She had never
felt anything for him. He had had a crush on her ever since they had started
in the same school together as kids. Inuyasha? No. That had been her crush
and he had found another partner. Then who? What had she felt for Kouga
back in the Feudal Era? What did she feel now?
He had grown up so much, had turned into a mature adult, so very grounded
and level-headed, but still retaining that unbreakable spirit. His eyes
held the twinkle of mischief, he had the same radiant smile, the infectious
laugh. When she looked at him, she couldn't but notice the trim, slender
figure, the washed-out jeans that hugged those long legs a woman would
kill for. He was a dream of a man, sun-tanned, full of life, so very much
grown-up. She liked to lean on him, touch him...
Kagome stopped that train of thought, but it didn't stop the curl of
warmth in her stomach, nor the tingle somewhere else.
Shit.
She started to scribble wildly, trying to get her emotions under control.
It didn't work. While the professor went on and on about export dangers
and how to influence the price, Kagome found herself thinking of Kouga
once more. She chewed on her pen, wondering what to do when he came back
from his trip to New Zealand.
Would he want her? After five hundred years? He had lived for her, but
did he still love her? There was such an age difference... so much time
had passed. And he had probably had so many lovers, how could she even
think he wanted a girl like her? She was nineteen and he was centuries
old. Was he playing a game? Did he want her as a conquest?
No, she decided firmly. That wasn't like Kouga. He hadn't changed so
badly. He wasn't interested in conquests. And if he only wanted her in
his bed, he would have tried something earlier, right?
It was all so confusing...
And she had three more days to come up with a solution for herself because
then Kouga would be back.
° ° °
"Kagome, what's wrong?"
The soft question from her mother made her look up and smile sheepishly.
She had completely zoned again. Just cutting vegetables for a family dinner
and her mind had wandered. Great. The main subject of her thoughts had
been Kouga. Again.
Kagome placed the knife onto the counter and sighed. "Mom... can I ask
you something?"
It had been a family weekend. She had come home to spend some time with
her grandfather, brother and of course her mother, and it had been fun
until now. Tomorrow Kouga would be back and she didn't know how to react.
"Of course," Mia answered
"How do you know you're in love?"
Her mother smiled a little. "I don't think you really know it, Kagome.
It's there, this feeling that you have for someone else, and it won't go
away. When I met your father I wasn't in love with him right away. I don't
believe in love at first sight, in such a strong emotion that it lets you
forget everything else. I found him to be a nice guy, good company, and
he was a gentleman. We went out a lot, like friends do. Somehow, I started
to feel more for him. That's when I realized that I might love him... as
a partner."
She sighed again and stared at the carrots.
"Are you feeling something for someone?" Mia asked calmly.
"I don't know. We're friends. I like him a lot. I mean, he had a crush
on me before, but he... grew up."
"And now he doesn't feel this for you any more?"
Kagome shrugged helplessly. "I'm not sure, Mom."
"He's one of the people out of the past?"
She nodded. "A week ago... I kissed him. On the mouth."
"And?"
"Nothing. I mean, it's like he's waiting... for me... to decide." She
trailed off. "He went to New Zealand last week and is coming back tomorrow,"
she added helplessly.
"Sounds like he either isn't interested or he wants to leave the decision
to you."
"You think so?"
Mia smiled. "Kagome, do you want him to feel more for you?"
"Yes," she blurted.
The smile grew. "Then let him know. See if he responds."
"And if he doesn't?"
"Then you have to be strong enough to let go of this feeling." Her mother
embraced her, hugging her. "One step at a time, Kagome. Don't think about
the what ifs. Just see what comes first."
"Okay..."
"And if he responds... invite him over for dinner. I'd like to get to
know him."
"Mom!" she protested.
Mia chuckled. "I hope he has better table manners than Inuyasha had
when he first came here."
Kagome laughed. "Oh, he does."
° ° °
Kagome had never asked a boy to go out with her. Usually she had fended
off Hoto's advances because she had been too busy jumping through magical
wells and going into the past. Her experience with the opposite sex were
limited to the boys at school and no one had ever tried to ask her to be
his girl-friend. Hoto didn't count. So now she was the one approaching
Kouga.
So much older than her.
A lot more mature.
And a youkai.
She could deal with the youkai part, but what about him as a person?
What if he laughed at her? What if she was wrong? What if she had misinterpreted
everything?
'Don't think about the what ifs', her mother had said.
But if she was wrong, she would be mortally embarrassed.
Inhaling deeply, she steeled herself as she walked into Shikon Enterprises
and took the elevator to the floor where Kouga's office was. She knew he
was in. His assistant had told her so.
It was today or never.
She would ask him.
...or she would chicken out. Whatever came first, she thought darkly.

She found him in his office, a spacious affair with a lot of plants,
a hardwood floor and very natural looking decoration everywhere. Nothing
looked tacky or overdone. Kagome liked the place, felt warm and comfortable
in what was only a workspace, and she understood why the wolf youkai had
arranged everything as it was now.
It was like being outside, in the forest.
�Hey, Kagome!� Kouga called out.
�Hey, Kouga.�
�Be right with you.� He smiled at her and that smile did things Kagome
had never thought of smiles being able to do.
Five minutes later she had his whole attention.
�How are you?�
�Uh, fine. Great, actually. School�s okay and stuff��
Just tell him, she urged herself.
Those incredibly deep blue eyes looked at her, taking her breath away.
There was hope there. Hope and wanting. Or was she just imagining it?
What if...?
Don't go there, she told herself firmly. Just say it. Then wait for
the reaction, whatever it might be.
�Kagome?� he asked, picking up on her confusion.
Kagome looked up into those expressive eyes. "I think I've fallen in
love with you," she blurted. "I feel something and it's there... inside
me... whenever you're around. If you want to... I'd like to ask you to
be... well... my boyfriend..."
Gawd, she felt so stupid, so insane, so childish. They weren't in pre-school
and he wasn't the boy next door!
He stared at her, eyes wide, mouth open. "Kagome?" he managed, sounding
shocked.
"If you say you don't feel like this... it's okay," she added quickly.
"I know it's been five hundred years and even back then... it was like
a game, right?" She laughed a little, insecurity rising.
Oh, it had been such a stupid idea!
"It was never a game," he whispered.
"What?"
"When I said you were my woman, it was never a game."
She remembered the verbal fights between Kouga and Inuyasha, how Kouga
had stepped back when Inuyasha had embraced her, had touched her so tenderly.
She hadn't seen it back then but now she did. The hurt. The realization
that there was someone else.
"You... felt something?" she prodded carefully.
He nodded. "I still do."
"And you just... I mean... all the time we were together, you just..."
She stopped.
"I didn't want to pressure you, Kagome. I didn't know if your feelings
were based on the same emotions I felt." He suddenly smiled ruefully. "Stupid,
hm?"
She approached him, for the very first time noticing the difference
in size. He was a head taller than her.
"Kouga?"
"Hm?"
"Your answer is yes?"
His face split into a happy smile. "Yes!"
Kagome stood on her toes and wrapped her arms around his neck, their
lips meeting. She felt his arms curl around her waist, lifting her slightly.
Kagome had no idea what to do but to touch his mouth, but then he took
the lead. Carefully, gently, he ran his tongue over her lips and she opened
them, letting him inside.
It was wonderful. It was electric. It was magnetic.
And when she was on her own two feet again she felt shaky all over.
Tender fingers pushed back her long bangs, cupping her face. She knew she
was smiling that stupid smile. She was aware of the giddy feeling inside
her. And she was looking into a pair of bright blue, happy eyes that were
suddenly her whole world.

tbc...
- 10
- 11
- 12
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Evolution	By : Macx Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 2806 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, nor make money from this story.

Evolution