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Sloppy Seconds	By : CutiePieHentai Category: InuYasha > General Views: 23931 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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I made a little fanart based on this chappie...take a peek... http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/16318894/

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Kagome sighed and trudged through the throng of shoppers to another store. In the past, shopping had always seemed to lift her spirits, but today, she just couldn�t seem to get into it. Maybe it was because her mom and Souta had effectively shooed her out of the shrine just after breakfast, saying that she needed to be among people and enjoy her day instead of moping. Her mom had suggested that she buy a nice new dress, something a little fancy, so they could go out to a nice dinner. But since she�d only just gotten home the night before, the fact that they wanted her out of the house made her feel like they weren�t even going to miss her if she didn�t come back. Maybe it was because her friends were in school and she had hoped to see them again, even if they did seem to get on her nerves lately. Maybe it was that they had left Sango and Miroku at the inn to continue their �honeymoon.� She was happy for them, to be sure, but their mushiness and giddiness towards each other served as an all too stark contrast of the relationship, or the lack thereof, she had with her hanyou. Since they�d left Shippo at Kaede�s under protest, Kagome wandered through the candy store searching for treats to take back to the kit, but her heart wasn�t in it. Most probably, though, it was because Inuyasha had left back to the Feudal Era that morning before she woke, not even bothering to say goodbye first. After he�d offered to come back with her, she�d figured that she might actually get to spend time with him and show him around modern Tokyo, taking him to her favorite hang outs one last time. Instead he�d basically dumped her off without even saying when he would be back. Once again she was reminded of how much she missed him when he was gone, and how much of her mood depended upon his mere presence.

Kagome absently added a few gummy worms to her bag and moved to the chocolate confections with another sigh. After filling three bags with sugary sweets she walked to the counter, only half-aware of what she�d grabbed, paid, and made her way to the bath shop. She knew she�d go crazy without a good stockpile of hair products and soaps with her if she was to be stuck in the past, so she heaped a hand basket with bottles of strawberry shampoos, oatmeal scrubs, avocado masks, and glycerin soaps, mildly scented so she wouldn�t offend the nose of one half demon. Her eye caught on Sango�s favorite, lavender body wash, so she bought some of that as well, barely noting the raised eyebrow her large purchase earned from the cashier.

She checked her watch. �Only one o�clock. Mom said not to be back before three. Jeez, I thought it was my home too� With another frown she decided that since she had nothing to do for two hours and since she knew she would probably have nothing else better to do with her money, she�d take her mother�s advice and buy something for herself for a change.

She wandered the junior�s section of one department store, longingly fingering the silk and gauzy fabrics of the formal dresses that were on display for the high school dances. She wouldn�t have use for something so elegant or posh in the Feudal Era, but since she�d never had time, or inclination, to attend any of the fancy dances, she was sorely tempted to buy one, just once.

One dress in particular caught her eye. It was long, black, sequined, and simply ooooozed elegance. The front was conservative, simple but form fitted, with straps that would circle her neck like a choker, leaving her arms bare. A single slit up the side was situated to show a flash of leg up to mid thigh, as well as to create a fluid sway when the wearer walked. But the back was the piece de resistance. With the dress held up around the neck, the back was slung almost low enough to be obscene, fabric pooling in a cowl just above the swell of her bottom, accentuating the sexy, curved hollow of her back. �Mama was taking us out to dinner tonight�maybe�this might not be too dressy�right?� Kagome giggled and chose her size off of the rack, beginning to feel a little bit better at the thought of such simple extravagance.

Twirling in the three-way mirror, Kagome checked the fit with a critical eye. It was tight across the bust, and though not low cut or showing any cleavage, the top accentuated her bosom. The drape across the back highlighted her curves and when she walked, Kagome felt like a lady, not a mere little girl, miko, or shard detector. The light danced off the sequins, shimmering like the scales of a fish as she moved, and Kagome could just picture the image the slight train at the back would create when dancing. �Not that I have any one or any where to dance�but�why the heck not?� Changing back into her street clothes, Kagome placed the dress back on the hanger and decided to complete the look with a pair of elbow length, silk gloves and teardrop shaped, rhinestone earrings. Gaudy? Maybe. Overly extravagant? Perhaps. Necessary? Absolutely.

The trip to the department store, and the fitting, had taken longer than she had realized, so after a quick stop at the food court for a corn dog, Kagome began her trip back to the shrine with a new skip in her step. Humming as she rounded the corner, Kagome nibbled at the outer shell of her lunch, one arm over her shoulder as she held the dress bag high enough to keep it from skimming the ground.

She took the shrine steps two at a time, silently grateful, for the umpteenth time, for the physical exertion in the Feudal Era that had so toned her legs that she was no longer out of breath when she reached the top. Pausing only to nod a greeting to a few shrine visitors that she passed, Kagome continued into her house. After kissing a quick hello to her mother, who was, as ever, preparing something in the kitchen, Kagome asked to be called down before it was time to leave for dinner, then headed up to her room to drop off her bags and take a long, relaxing soak in the tub.

It may be a great past time, but shopping was murder on the tootsies.

The steam began clouding the mirror as Kagome sank back into the tub, her hair piled atop her head in a messy bun, and she pondered how she would do her hair that night. �Something up�, she decided, to further show off her features to the best advantage. That dilemma solved, Kagome closed her eyes drowsily. �Hmmm�That�s definitely not something Kikyo would wear� I wonder what baka would say if he saw me in that?�

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The sound of a door slamming, and her mother calling out something indecipherable, woke Kagome with a jolt, �How long was I in here?� she muttered to herself when she noticed that her bath water was now tepid.

Kagome pulled the plug and let the water drain, while she dried the damp ends of the stray tendrils of hair that had escaped her bun. That complete, she slipped on a pair of red silk, boy cut panties, smirking to herself on the color choice which reminded her, once again, of the absent Inuyasha. Frowning at the turn of her train of thought, she viciously attacked the remaining steam on the mirror with a hand towel. �Oh, hell�so what if he�s not here? I�m going to put on my new dress, make the boys at the restaurant drool, and forget about that baka!� �Yeah, right�. who am I fooling?� Kagome�s shoulders slumped as argued with herself. Deciding that ranting was getting her nowhere, she hurriedly twisted her hair into a flattering chignon, dabbed some light rouge on her cheeks, swept mascara over her lashes, and applied a light shimmer of gloss to her lips before traipsing into her room and easing herself into her dress. As she admired herself in her vanity mirror, applying her earrings as she slipped on her shoes, she noticed a light melody coming from downstairs.

�Mama?� She called as she descended the stairs.

The sun had begun to set outside and it seemed that no lamps were on in the lower rooms. A faint flicker of light caught her attention out of the corner of her eye, and she followed it into the family room where a sight awaited that took her breath away.

Her living room had been emptied of all furniture, save the entertainment center from which the music was playing, and a small table and chairs that had been set into one corner, lit by two candles. The table was covered by a linen cloth, topped with a bottle of chilled cider, wine glasses, and two place settings. Balloons of pearlescent white, red, and silver bobbed in the air near the ceiling, and streamers of matching colors twined from the center to the edges of the room.

Perplexed, Kagome called again, �Mama? What�s��

�They�ve left for the night.�

Kagome turned, her heart suddenly in her throat. �Inuyasha? What�s going on?�

The nervous hanyou didn�t respond as he drank in the sight of her. He�d never seen her dressed in anything but her school uniform and a few casual clothes from her era, and she had always worn her hair down, so the sight of her bare back as he had rounded the corner had him instantly at odds with his body.

Clearing the uncomfortable lump in his throat, he returned his attention to her, �Um, well�� He shifted from foot to foot, looking away from her, �You mentioned that you were going to miss this plum thing and your mom explained that it was a fancy dance�and well, I know it�s not the same, but I thought, maybe�� He scratched the back of his neck and blushed, �How was I supposed to�? Um, Higarashi Kagome, would you like to go to the plum with me?�

Kagome giggled, �You mean the prom?�

Inuyasha smiled sheepishly and nodded, �Keh.�

Kagome looked at Inuyasha, who was waiting in obvious discomfort. He was dressed in a black suit, his silver hair highlighting the grey pin-stripes of the jacket that rested over a charcoal dress shirt, but the look would not have been complete without the red tie that was knotted, albeit loosely, around his neck. She looked from him back to the redecorated room in wonder, �You�you did all of this for me?�

The candlelight barely lit the pink that tinged his cheeks, �Keh. You�re mom and Souta and jiji helped�but since you spend so much time with us, you miss a lot of stuff�they thought that maybe you might like it.� He wouldn�t take credit for the idea so obviously his, but an uncertainty balanced by hopefulness came to his eyes, �Is it�okay?�

Kagome smiled broadly and threw her arms around his waist. Burying her head in the crook of his neck, she whispered, �It�s wonderful. Thank you.�

Inuyasha squeezed her hesitantly before releasing her, �Well, there�s dinner, so��

�Ramen?� She asked with a giggle as she stepped out of his arms.

�You make the ramen, wench. I cook other stuff.�

Kagome�s eyes widened, �You cooked? You can cook?�

Inuyasha didn�t answer but moved to the table, pulling the chair out for her, like her mother had shown him, and held it expectantly, �Hurry it up, wench, or it�ll get cold.�

Nodding quickly, Kagome seated herself at the table as Inuyasha rushed into the kitchen. He came back, moments later, with a couple of serving dishes, and placed them before her before seating himself.

Inuyasha was silent as he looked expectantly at Kagome.

�Nani?� She asked at his look of askance.

�Aren�t you going to eat?�

�Oh, um, yeah.� She�d been waiting for him, as he usually dug in with much gusto but little manners, so she was taken aback to find that he was behaving like so much the gentleman. She helped herself to some rice and a filet of grilled fish. She looked at him with a new appreciation as the fish flaked perfectly when she broke it with her chopsticks. Taking a delicate bite she was surprised again to find that it was seasoned flawlessly and melted in her mouth, �Wow�this is great. You�re a good cook, Inuyasha.�

�Keh. Had to cook for myself, didn�t I? Didn�t always have wenches around to make me ramen.�

Kagome giggled again and nodded, in too good of a mood to be deterred by any insult from the half demon. She knew she must look ridiculous since she couldn�t seem to get rid of the goofy grin that had appeared on her face since she had walked downstairs to find him waiting. At that point, she really didn�t care.

Inuyasha, for his part, was smiling inside, still not accustomed to outward shows of mirth, but he was in high spirits and growing more confident as the meal progressed and Kagome remained pleased with his attempt.

Near the end of the meal, both began fidgeting, unsure of how to progress to the remainder of the evening. Inuyasha had received a few quick pointers from Kagome�s mom, but he still wasn�t very familiar with dancing, especially the kind of dancing Kagome would be used to, and he was in no hurry to make a fool of himself.

Kagome looked up from her plate as she finished, to find Inuyasha staring at her, �What?� She picked up the cloth napkin from her lap and dabbed her lips and her chin, �Do I have something on my face?�

Inuyasha chuckled and scooted his chair away from the table. Standing, he offered her his hand, �No. You�you look really� nice� tonight. You clean up alright.�

�So do you.�

Kagome stood and took his hand, both blushing and finding the ceiling, the balloons, and the half melted candles suddenly very interesting.

�Well, your mom said this thing is supposed to be a dance, so I guess that means we should dance?�

Kagome nodded and brought her attention back to her handsome �date,� �I suppose we should.�

Despite becoming increasingly flustered, Inuyasha moved dexterously to the make shift �dance floor� and waited for Kagome to situate herself. With a shy smile, she gently placed his hands on her waist and leaned close, wrapping her arms around his neck. �Funny, I always daydreamed about going to a dance with Inuyasha�Not sure if he wanted to be this close, but it is my �prom� and he�s my �date,� so might as well make the most of it,� she thought smugly as she nuzzled into his chest, breathing deeply of the oh-so-masculine-and-uniquely-his scent.

As a lilt of music swelled with the beginnings of a new song, Kagome�s body resonated with the chords of the violin and the strain of a soft reed flute.

Inuyasha was just as content with her nearness, though his body kept him slightly less comfortable. The shoes he wore pinched and he began to move cautiously, unbalanced and unused to not being able to feel the ground beneath his feet. The tie around his neck, though loose, still managed to feel constricting. He wasn�t accustomed to the tightness of the slacks, and the dress shirt and jacket, though heavier and more stifling than his fire rat, left him feeling naked and vulnerable. His ears twitched at the subtle nuance of the melody as he, too, felt the ebb and flow of the music. Tentatively, the pair began to sway and move with the tempo, both gradually relaxing into each other. As he pulled Kagome closer, Inuyasha found his hands shifting to the bare skin of her back and his slacks instantly felt even more confining. Inuyasha was acutely aware of the heat she radiated, her natural scent filling his nose and breaking the deep concentration he had been keeping on the movements of his feet.

�Ow!�

Inuyasha stopped and flushed, �Sorry. I�m not used to not being able to feel what my feet are doing. Damn shoes.�

Kagome looked down at the shiny, black wingtips, then at the uncomfortable high heels she was wearing. With a quick grin she slipped off her own shoes and threw them down the hall, then looked at the Inuyasha. He raised a brow and wiggled out of the orthopedic nightmares, repeating Kagome�s actions with his offending bits of leather.

Kagome laughed outright when she found that her date was now completely barefoot- he�d foregone socks entirely. But before she could explain that the fabric helped, rather than hindered, comfort, she found herself swept into an embrace and dipped expertly.

Breathless and giddy, she looked into his golden eyes, now sparkling with mischief, �Well, it seems those shoes really were holding you back.� He pulled her up against himself again, pressing their bodies closer as he relaxed further, now unencumbered. His hand found the slit in her dress and he ran his hand up her outer thigh, �Inuyasha! What�s gotten into you?� She didn�t fool him, her indigence was without rancor and her eyes betrayed her, while her lips trembled at his touch.

�Told you. Damn shoes. Couldn�t move,� He smirked, feeling increasingly haughty when her arousal increased from his touch. He didn�t like feeling embarrassed or awkward, especially when he was with the girl that he could usually feel so at ease with. When she�d taken off her shoes, revealing a flash of ankle as she defiantly discarded her foot apparel, the show of compromise had sent his heart thundering in his ears. She may not have realized it, but that little show of understanding and the ease with which it came to her was highly enticing, completely removing the last vestiges of unease and propriety he had been feeling. The unusually-elegant-and-polished Kagome was not the fun-loving, quick-to-laugh girl he was familiar with, and his discomfort disappeared when she reverted to something more akin to what he was used to. She noticed the subtle change in his demeanor and moved with him fluidly, their steps no longer strained or self-conscious, but more erotic and heated. They were once again companions, partners; her hips molded to his thigh as he guided them through one spin to another dip. His claws trailed down the skin of her spine, sending sparks of electricity through her and raising goosebumps on her arms.

They were mesmerized in each other�s eyes, shifting from a heady, sweat inducing tempo to a languid, sultry sway, and back again, as the music played on.

The sound of the grandfather clock in the entryway chiming midnight finally broke through their zeal and they slowed and parted as another song died away.

�I feel like Cinderella.� Kagome whispered as Inuyasha�s hands slowly drifted from her waist as he released her.

�Cinder who?� He asked.

Kagome tittered, �Cinderella. She was a princess who was abused by her evil stepmother, was given a magical dress by a fairy godmother, snuck her way into a royal ball, danced the night away, and fell in love with a handsome Prince Charming. The spell was broken when the clock struck midnight, so she rushed out of the ball, leaving only a glass slipper as a clue for the prince to figure out her identity. He eventually found her and they married, living happily ever after.�

�Well, I�m no prince and you have no where to run off to. Besides, you�re not wearing shoes, remember?�

Kagome smiled but sighed, �Yes, but it�s late and we should be getting to bed.� Both blushed, �I mean, it has been a magical night�I hate to end it.� She reached up and cupped his cheek with her palm, �I don�t think I can thank you enough. I�ll never forget this�it was�perfect.�

Inuyasha grunted his agreement.

�Ever the verbal savant.�

�Eh?�

She giggled, �Nothing.� Kagome turned to go up her stairs, ��Night, Inuyasha.�

Catching her wrist before she could ascend the first riser, Inuyasha stopped her, �Oi, what normally happens at the end of one these things?�

Kagome thought for a minute, �Well, usually, the boy takes the girl home.�

�We�re already here.�

Kagome nodded, �Then he walks her to her door.�

Inuyasha stepped forward and picked her up in his arms, depositing her in front of her room with one leap. �Okay.�

She blushed, �Then, they say goodnight. Sometimes, if they like each other and they had a really good time, the girl thanks the boy with a hug or sometimes�a kiss.�

Inuyasha took her hands in his own and glanced at her from under his bangs, �Oh, okay then. Um, goodnight.�

Kagome squeezed his hands, �Goodnight, Inuyasha. Thank you.�

Inuyasha�s ears drooped but he didn�t say anything as he turned to go back down the stairs. Kagome still held his hands and he stopped when she didn�t release them. He was nearly thrown backwards when he turned back to her and she pressed her lips to his. He could smell her anxiety and hear the blood pounding through her veins as he tasted her. All too soon, she pulled away and ducked her head, �Thank you, Inuyasha... This was the best prom ever.�

This time, he was the one who did not relinquish his hold, �Why are you nervous?�

Kagome blushed and straightened his tie, avoiding his eyes, �I�m just not used to this sort of stuff�I don�t exactly go around kissing guys on a regular basis.�

He knew he would regret it, but the words were out of his mouth before he could stop them, �But�we�ve done more than kiss. You don�t have anything to be embarrassed about� it�s just a kiss.�

Her hands stilled and she glared daggers at him, �Just a kiss?� Her voice rose, �Ugh�you�just have to go and say something like that! What, were you figuring that you�d dance with me and then you could get in my pants?�

Inuyasha blustered, �What? Fuck no, bitch! I just meant��

�Sometimes a kiss means more than all the other stuff! Maybe I�m just a mushy, hopeless romantic, but trust me, I don�t go around putting my lips all over the place.�

On the defensive, he retorted, �Yeah, well, I don�t either!�

�I�m not the one off kissing a walking pile of dirt every chance I get,� Kagome�s hands flew to her mouth but the words had already been spoken.

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at her, �At least I don�t throw myself at an arrogant, weak, good-for-nothing flea-bag!�

�Well, at least that flea bag actually cares about my feelings!� Kagome�s filled with tears as she spun around and flung herself into her room, slamming the door and falling onto her bed. She hiccuped and whispered to herself, �I should have known that the magic always ends at midnight.� She bawled, unstopping, until her sobs gave way to shaky breaths while her tears continued to fall silently in thin rivulets down her cheeks.

Kagome finally picked herself up off of her bed and changed into her pajamas, managing a feeble, wry smile at her reflection as she wiped the tracks of mascara off of her cheeks with the back of her hand.

A light tapping on her window startled her and she jumped.

�What do you want?� She asked coldly without turning to face him.

A soft whimper drew her attention and she slowly turned to Inuyasha, once again dressed in his fire-rat armor.

He sat on his haunches in his ever-customary stance, ears drooped, and looking at the ground. �It only happened that one time�and she kissed me. For what it�s worth, I�I didn�t kiss her back.�

Kagome sighed and moved to kneel in front of him. She lifted his chin but he averted his eyes, �Inuyasha, I don�t throw myself at the wolf, either. I know you don�t like him, but he has helped us and I don�t want to be rude. I don�t like him as anything more than a friend. He�s like�Houjo.�

�The wimpy guy who wouldn�t take no for an answer?�

She chuckled and grinned, �See? Doesn�t that sound like Kouga?�

Inuyasha managed a tight lipped grin back and nodded.

�For what it�s worth... You� were the first guy I ever kissed.�

�Really?�

She nodded, �Really.�

Internally, Inuyasha was elated by this tidbit of information. Remembering something, he reached into his sleeve and pulled out a single, perfect, white orchid, �I, uh, forgot this...� He said, offering the flower to her, �Your mom said that the boy is supposed to bring the girl a flower to wear to the dance. I left it in my fire-rat when I changed clothes�I�m�.sorry� I messed up your plum night.�

Kagome took the orchid and brought it to her nose, inhaling deeply, �Inuyasha, this is gorgeous! Where did you get it?�

�They grow wild in a cave, behind a waterfall, in the southern province.�

Kagome thought for a moment, �Is that where you went today?�

Inuyasha nodded.

�Why�why would you go through all of that trouble just to get me a flower?�

Inuyasha looked away again and cleared his throat, �I remembered seeing them there, once. It reminds me of you.�

�Me?�

His voice was barely a whisper, as if he was afraid of her hearing him, �It�s� delicate� but strong, growing in between the rocks. Its petals are soft, like you� Stepping behind the waterfall is like entering a portal; the orchid lives between roaring water and complete dryness, in the shadows between full sunlight and absolute dark. It grows between two worlds� like you. And� sometimes� when you�ve been gone for a while, I go there because the scent reminds me of you�they smell like honey and something else, something I can�t describe.� He finished his monologue, aware that he�d said so much more to her, about how he felt for her, in those few sentences than he had probably voiced over the course of the past three years.

Kagome was silent as she studied the orchid. Slowly, she inched closer to him and stroked his cheek with the petals. He brought his eyes to hers, his heart knocking against his ribs, still worried about their previous argument.

�You�re incorrigible, you know that? You constantly suffer from foot-in-mouth disease, then you find a way to say things like that,� Kagome ribbed, but didn�t give him a chance to respond before she found his lips again, softly yet insistently apologizing without words. He delved into her mouth, savoring the sweet taste of her, the flavor wholly unique to her being. She moaned as her tongue played a repetition of their earlier dance, this time, their hearts and breath creating the aria that they moved to.

They parted reluctantly and Kagome nibbled her bottom lip, savoring still the taste of him there, �Will you sleep with me tonight?�

Inuyasha�s head jerked, �Kagome, I don�t think��

She giggled at his panicked expression, �Sleep, Inuyasha. Just be near me? Tonight really has been amazing and I don�t want it to end. I got used to you being near me and�� her voice dropped to a whisper as she admitted guiltily, �I have trouble sleeping when you�re not close by�if it�s okay, I�d like to fall asleep in your arms tonight. You don�t have to, I�d understand��

Inuyasha shook his head and interrupted her, �Shut up, wench. Don�t say anything else.�

Kagome nodded and Inuyasha crawled onto her bed, lifting the covers for her so, should her mom come in to check on her, he would be atop the quilt and she would be beneath it. She snuggled close to his warmth and he spooned her back to his chest while breathing in her scent that surrounded him, lingering on the pillow his rested on and fresh in her hair as it was cradled under his chin.

��Night, Inuyasha,� Kagome yawned.

He kissed her temple and whispered gruffly, �Sweet dreams, princess.�

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