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Between The Lines
By: Maggz
Disclaimer: InuYasha and Co. © Rumiko Takahashi
Author Note: I need to know if this is working, so please don’t forget
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Chapter 3
Kagome emerged from her bedroom, arms loaded with a change of clothes on her
way to a shower. She'd sworn to InuYasha that today was going to be her day to
'find' her subject and she was bound and determined to do just that. Come
nightfall, she'd have found the person that would pose for her, allowing her to
complete her project and get on with her life. She wasn't going to rest easy
until the project was well on its way and she didn't have an overabundance of
time to complete it.
Slipping into her favorite pair of ragged jeans, she grabbed her college
sweatshirt and made her way toward the kitchen, pulling it on as she went. With
a glance at the clock, she figured on InuYasha being in bed for at least another
hour or so before she'd finally have to bug him to get up and go with her.
Plying him with a promise of a late Saturday breakfast usually did the trick,
along with a huge cup of coffee sitting at the ready.
She started the coffee machine and peeked inside the fridge to see what was
available. Moving things around, she was shocked into a scream when she heard
InuYasha's voice from behind her.
"Morning...", he'd croaked.
"Damn it, InuYasha! What the hell are you doing up so early?", she squealed
as she turned and swatted him with a fresh package of bacon. He held up his
hands, warding her off and pointed toward the coffee.
"Please, no abuse before my first cup. This is WAY too early for me,
especially it being a Saturday!", he yawned.
"Why ARE you up so early?", she asked, ducking back into the fridge to grab
the carton of eggs along with some cheese she'd spotted.
"Two reasons. One, you wanted me to go with you to find a naked prospect.
Two- I'll discuss with you over coffee.”, he said, giving her backside a smack
as he walked past her.
"Must be a good one if it has to wait for coffee- you ARE going with me
then?", she asked, surprised he'd agreed without any pushing from her as of yet
this morning.
"Yeah, I'll go with you but only because I'm still real curious to see just
HOW you are gonna talk to these poor unsuspecting people. Do you think maybe you
just might draw... SKETCH a girl? I'd be able to give you a few pointers.", he
said as he stood looking at the coffee maker, waiting for the last of it to drip
down into the pot.
"You're hopeless!", Ke fre frowned as she tore open the package of bacon and
looked for a pan to fry it up in.
"I guess that means 'no' then. I should’ve known. Just let me know when you
are gonna be sketching. I'll be sure to be long gone!", he said as he poured his
coffee.
"Pointers, InuYasha. I may need point-", she laughed as the ringing of the
doorbell interrupted them. She threw a glance at InuYasha who was looking at her
over the rim of his coffee cup.
"One of your buddies? Can't be, it's too early. Must be for me!", she grinned
and moved toward the door to answer it.
"Kagome, I think I-", InuYasha said as he followed her into the hallway and
stood watching her as she opened the door.
"Emmm, is this number 337?", Kouga asked, squinting his eyes to look at the
address InuYasha had given him the evening before. Maybe he'd written it down
wrong. He backed up to look at the number over the door and then back down at
the note in his hand.
"It's 337. ", Kagome confirmed.
"Kouga?", InuYasha spoke up from behind her and she turned, looking at
InuYasha as Kouga smiled, adjusting the strap of the bag that hung over his
shoulder.
"InuYasha! Sorry...", Kouga said with a glance toward Kagome.
"Sorry?", she asked, her hackles rising. If there was one thing she could
barely tolerate, it was one of InuYasha's Neanderthal friends assuming she and
InuYasha slept together JUST because they lived together!
InuYasha heard the rise of her voice and put a hand to her shoulder.
"Kagome, this is reason number two I was gonna talk to you about. Kouga, meet
Kagome- my best friend in the world and roommate as well!", InuYasha said. He
hoped he'd covered all the bases quickly but knew Kagome well enough to know
there would be some reallainlaining to do very soon. He turned his eyes back to
Kouga and watched as they both looat eat each other for a brief moment. He hoped
to hell he wasn't in dire trouble with Kagome, hell- he hadn't even TOLD her the
news yet that Kouga would be living with them very soon. Soon as in... NOW.
Kagome looked at Kouga, smiled briefly as she extended her hand and said
hello. Kouga returned the smile, grabbed her hand quickly and let it go, as he
looked into her eyes.
As InuYasha watched them, something clicked in his mind and he smiled. A
huge, full on grin.
Kouga's confused expression became more confused. Was she InuYasha's
girlfriend? Hadn't he just said they LIVED together and why hadn't he mentioned
this AT ALL the evening before? He could tell by looking at her that she had no
idea why he was there, no idea at all that InuYasha had asked him to move in
with him... THEM.
"Kagome, Kouga's your new subject...", InuYasha smiled and watched as Kouga's
eyes grew wide then even more confused.
"Kouga, come on in. We were just getting breakfast ready. ", InuYasha
suggested as he moved to hold the door open a bit wider, inviting him in. Kagome
stepped back, her gaze tight on the man in front of her. Her artist's brain had
kicked in and she assessing him as he walked past her, his eyes flicking over
her then away. What the hell was she STARING at him for? He smiled at her, then
followed InuYasha into the lounge, taking his bag from his shoulder and sitting
it down beside the sofa.
"Nice place, InuYasha.", Kouga said as he looked around the large living room
and toward the kitchen.
"Yeah, it's plenty big. Two bathrooms, three bedrooms...", he said as he
looked nervously from Kagome's questioning gaze to Kouga's smile of
approval.
"Come clean, InuYasha.", Kagome said suddenly and Kouga swung his gaze back
toward her.
"What?", he asked, a bit sheepish. He hated when she looked at him like she
was doing right at that moment. Like she'd caught him right in the act of doing
something wrong.
"What's up?", she asked, log beg between the two men stood in front of her,
hands on her hips.
"Kagome, Kouga's one of my best friends from college nearly a year ago. He
went to the States for a year and just got back home. I offered him a room here.
We've got plenty of space...", InuYasha was running out of words as Kagome's
frown turned into a glare. Kouga wasn’t missing any of it and started to laugh.
InuYasha hadn’t changed after all.
Kagome fro at at Kouga’s laughter and turned around on her heel, marching
into the kitchen as they watched her.
“Nice one, InuYasha. What’s the story here?”, Kouga asked as he rested his
bottom against the back of the sofa, arms crossed in front of him.
“She’s NOT my girlfriend, Kouga. It’s like I said, we’re best friends. She
moved in with me at the beginning of the term this Fall.”, he said as his eyes
moved toward the sound of banging pots and pans in the kitchen.
“She’s not your girl... OK, are you banging her?”, Kouga asked.
“NO!”, InuYasha frowned, hearing the slamming of cupboard doors.
“Why NOT?”, Kouga asked. “I mean, come ON, InuYasha. You haven’t changed THAT
much in such a short time, have ”
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