When He Was Mine | By : inumag Category: InuYasha > General Views: 17657 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, nor make money from this story. |
I was right... on our way home, Kikyo was a regular chatterbox. She told me about how she had done the video for the new Wild Silver single and how she and InuYasha had hit it off at once. I found out that they had been dating for a bit over six months... and that they were pretty serious. She seemed happy... but I never knew what happy was with Kikyo... she never shared much of herself with me... never had. For some reason I felt sorry for InuYasha... he seemed so intense... so into things and his feelings... and I could see he cared very much for Kikyo. Was it wrong to worry about him and not about her? She was, after all, my sister and I had only just met him.
She informed me that there was to be a nice dinner at our home the next evening and that InuYasha was coming. She said she expected me to be there and not out wandering the streets with my long lost friends. I just smiled at her... she still treated me like I was 13 years old... and she was only two and a half years older than I was! But nothing was ever gained by arguing with her so I just bit my tongue and tuned her out.
"Kagome!!?", I heard again thru my thoughts and I felt her punch my shoulder again. "What is it, Kikyo?", I asked. "You never listen to me... where were you?", she asked. "Here... I was here... I was listening...", I said. "Then tell me...", she said. "Tell you what?", I groaned... she was fast making me lose my patience. "Tell me what you thought of my InuYasha!", she sang and smiled at me. Kikyo was really pretty... in fact, beautiful... I had always thought so. Her hair was long, dark glossy and straight. Unlike mine, that was somewhat wavy that hung down my back and seemed to turn every color imaginable when it got any amount of sunlight on it. I had envied her that hair ever since I could remember. Her eyes were a clear chocolate brow... with natural thick dark lashes... while mine dark gray-blue, although we could both claim those lashes... they were my father's lashes and he had graced us both with them. Her figure was flawless... and her skin was creamy ivory. I could see why InuYasha looked at her like he did... she was perfect.
I, on the other hand was more curvy than her... but had settled into my adult figure once I had moved away, I suppose my mom would've said I'd shed my baby fat... slimmed down… My skin had turned more olive, taking on the tones of my mother's skin as I had played beach volleyball out in the sun and went to football and baseball games... anything that was happening outside. I adore outside activity.
"Tell me!", she said again as she nearly jumped up and down in her seat. "Kikyo... watch the road!", I said and she laughed and grabbed my hand, squeezing it. "Just tell me... what do you think of InuYasha!?", she said and I realized that she really did want my opinion. It amazed me a bit and made me a bit wary as well... she never asked for something from me that she didn't down my opinion of it as soon as I had uttered the words.
"I think InuYasha is wonderful... you two are a beautiful couple, Kikyo...", I said softly. "And that's it?", she asked me… rolling her eyes. "I mean, isn't he absolutely gorgeous??? And soooo very sexy??", she grinned and winked at me. "I suppose... yeah... he's very cute", I offered. This conversation was starting to annoy me and I just wanted it to end. I would think about InuYasha in my own time… by myself... for I needed to sort what he had made me feel and reconcile that with the fact that he was very much my sister's boyfriend. "Very CUTE… ok… ok... I realize he's not your type at all… but I think he's luscious… and oh… Kagome… you just would never believe how he can...", she started and I held my hand up... definitely NOT wanting to hear the words that would surely come from her mouth now. If anything... she loved to taunt me with how many guys she had been to bed with... comparing herself to me... and I didn't care to hear how InuYasha stacked up.
"Ok… fine… fine... I just hope you're lucky enough to find someone like him one day… I really do!", she said and turned her attentions...Thankfully!… back to the road. We soon pulled up in front of my parent's home and I jumped out of the car... eager to be home now... and waited for Kikyo to pop the trunk so I could pull out my bags.
We managed between two owo of us to get my things inside and upstairs to my old room and I walked quickly back down to say my hello’s to my mom and dad. Both were in the living room and I walked in alone. My dad was reading a newspaper... my mom watching TV... and I stood where I was and waited for them to turn and look at me. I would have thought they had heard the car pull up when we came into the yard but I suppose I was wrong. I moved a bit toward the sofa and cleared my throat... and my dad then looked up and smiled at me. "Look whose home, mom!", he said and got to his feet. He pulled me into a huge hug and nearly picked me up off the floor. "Why... you can't weigh more than a feather, Kagome!", he exclaimed as he sat me down on my feet and held me at arm's length. "Oh Dad... you go a bit far now!", I laughed and turned to my mom. She had stood up as well and was patiently waiting to have her turn to hug me.
"You look wonderful, Kagome... my goodness… you've changed!… I trust your grades for the last quarter are going to be as wonderful as they were the whole year!", she said and I smiled. "Yes, Mom… I'm sure of it... I studied quite hard!", I said. "Good... you'll know you need to find a good husband by your brains, I'm sure... whereas your sister... well… she seems to have captured the heart of quite the celebrity!", she sang. Her remark stung... but only briefly... I had heard this comparison all my life and was quite used to it by now. "Yes… I met InuYasha... we had lunch with him at the restaurant.", I said. "Isn't he such a gentleman!?", my mom smiled and I nodded. "That he is!", I said.
"I suppose you know he will be having dinner with us tomorrow... you WILL plan to be here?", she said. "Sure, mum… I'll be here!", I said and hugged her. "Now… I think I'm going to go and have a bit of rest in my room if you both don't mind... I'll be down for dinner later... it's good to be home again...", I said as I kissed both their cheeks and made my way upstairs. Kikyo had remained absent throughout my reunion with our parents and I wondered where she had gotten off to... but heard her chattering away on her phone as soon as I came upstairs to my room.
I went into my room and closed the door... but not before grabbing my "DO NOT DISTURB" sign that I had made as a thirteen year old and hanging it outside. I locked the door and sighed... closing my eyes. Good to be home... but still, some things never changed. I sat down on my bed and picked up my carryon bag… pulling out pictures from school… my memories of the last year... and one of Josh and I fell into my lap. I picked it up and kissed the front. He had been such a sweetheart... such a friend to me at first... and then later... oh... he'd been a wonderful boyfriend. My stomach twisted as I thought about him... I would miss him so much... saying goodbye had been harder than saying goodbye to my family had been. He had helped me to believe in myself… change the way I felt about who I was. I had come into my own while with him and it had felt good.
I placed the picture on my nightstand and slid off my shoes... standing up to unbutton my trousers and slide them down, tossing them aside. Pulling my sweater over my head, I threw it into the growing pile of laundry and then turned to drag my luggage off my bed... unpacking would come later... I wanted to rest now. I lay back on my bed... a thick pillow under my neck... letting my mind go from one thing to another until it landed on InuYasha Hara.
"Shit!", I sputtered and turned over on my side. This would not do... I had to figure out why he was affecting me so... my sister had dated legions of great looking smooth talkers... so why did InuYasha make my tummy flutter and my heart pound?… and what in the hell would I gain by letting myself develop a crush on him except a huge heartache everytime I saw him.
I soon was fast asleep... and by the time my nap was over and I woke up and sleepily looked at my bedside clock, I realized I had dreamt of InuYasha as well... dreamt of dancing with him… his strong arms holding me close... his thumbs running tiny circles against my waist as he pulled me close and whispered in my ear... his smile... his laugh... his eyes... his hands...
"Oh… Please!!!", I groaned as I got up and made my way to my bathroom to wash my face... deciding to take a shower instead. I climbed into the shower and scrubbed... as if to scrub away some unwanted thought in my head. Stepping from the shower, I dried off and pulled my hair back in a ponytail… grabbed a pair of red track suit pants and a white T-shirt and sat on my bed, digging thru one of my suitcases for a pair of socks. I had pulled these on and grabbed my trainers before I realized that I had already made my mind up to go jogging.
I opened my door and walked down the stairs to go find my mom and tell her that I would be back within the hour... but the house was empty. A note lay on the kitchen table in my mother's neat script that explained that they had all gone out for dinner, deciding to let me rest... and would bring me back something wonderful from the restaurant. "Good!", I said loudly and it echoed throughout the big house.
Grabbing an apple, I walked out the front door, grabbing a key and sliding it into my pocket as I started out walking down our road. I ate the apple as I walked along... enjoying the renewed sense of being home on my own street once more after a whole year. Tossing the apple core into a nearby garbage bin, I started to jog slowly and let my body get used to the feeling of movement. I was jogging at a brisk pace by the time I rounded the corner and hit the outer stretches of the town. The weather was cloudy and a bit cool… the breeze hitting my face pleasantly as I jogged thru town and waved at familiar faces. I had made it nearly to an older park where Kikyo and I had played as kids when I heard a car behind me... I immediately ran onto the soft shoulder of the road and paced myself in the grass as I waited for the car to go by... which it did. A lovely Porsche went slowly by and stopped… I could see the brake lights as it backed up slowly and wondering who in the world it could be, I also slowed.
InuYasha's silver head came out first and then he smiled. "I thought as much…!", he grinned as he stopped beside me. "What brings you out for a run already...?", he asked as he put the car in park. "Just felt like it...", I said as I caught my breath. "Are you done yet?", he asked and I shook my head… wiping my face with the back of my hand. "Second leg is to run back home...", I said and pointed toward the way I had come. "Why don't I change your mind and have you go for a drink with me...?", he asked. "InuYasha... Look at me... I'm a mess!", I said. "No... you're not a mess.... and you've been in the States too long, love... you don't have to get all fancied up to go to a bar here... you're HOME, Darling… home... now c'mon and give me some company!", he smiled.
Cursing my own beating heart and his engaging smile, I put my hands on my hips and smiled back. "You'll get me in trouble... they're bringing back dinner for me tonight!", I laughed. "So we'll both be in trouble… and for what it's worth... Kikyo will be thrilled you've taken the time to get to know me better… trust me!", he laughed.
"Ok... but just remember... I told you so!", I said and walked around to climb into the passenger side. The car was sleek and obviously new and I glanced around it appreciatively as he looked at me. "You like the car, I gather!", he smiled. "Yes... very much... it's very... YOU!", I said and he laughed loudly. "I take that as a compliment, Little Sister...", he smiled and pulled off quickly.
"Where are we going?", I asked him, for we were headed out of town... not back to our local bars. "Just up the road... quieter... much less traffic...", he said and looked over at me. His eyes were shining brightly and he winked and turned back to the road. He drove for perhaps half an hour and we pulled up into an almost deserted parking area. He got out and I opened my door and followed suit. "Whoa... I was gonna open it for you, Love...,", he said and I grinned. "You have to be quicker than that to keep up with me, InuYasha...", I grinned at him. Pulling the elastic from my hair, I bent forward and shook my hair out and let my fingers run through it's cursed tangled length before flipping my head back and pulling the elastic around my wrist.
I only then looked at him and his face wore a funny expression... something I could not read. "Sorry... that was probably rude of me but it's better this thick tangled mess I've got on top of my head dries out sans pony tail elastic.", I said. "No... it's fine... not rude at all… and I'd never call... THIS... a tangled mess...", he said as he reached out a finger and pulled a lock behind my ear. I have to pride myself on how quick I was on my feet during those early days of meeting that charmer Hara... I could have melted right there in front of him... but I chose not to... instead, I smiled. "You don't have to mess with it, InuYasha… trust me... I curse it every day... I prayed for Kikyo's beautiful silky straight long hair from the time I could speak... but somehow… my prayers never got answered!", I half-joked. "Don't wish it away... it's lovely…", he said and grabbed my hand, taking me into the bar with him.
I wonder now if this was the start of the unstoppable. Already I wanted him in my deepest secret heart... and I was fighting it… but would find out soon enough that I was fighting a losing battle. In my mind... it was only me that felt the electricity that passed between us... in my mind, it was only me that noticed HIS physical beauty as well as HIS complexity... and in my mind, I was feeling a one-sided feeling... something that could never, WOULD never be returned to me... all I was to him was... Little Sister...
--------------------
A/N: Review! Reviews make me happy! ^_^
Maggz
While AFF and its agents attempt to remove all illegal works from the site as quickly and thoroughly as possible, there is always the possibility that some submissions may be overlooked or dismissed in error. The AFF system includes a rigorous and complex abuse control system in order to prevent improper use of the AFF service, and we hope that its deployment indicates a good-faith effort to eliminate any illegal material on the site in a fair and unbiased manner. This abuse control system is run in accordance with the strict guidelines specified above.
All works displayed here, whether pictorial or literary, are the property of their owners and not Adult-FanFiction.org. Opinions stated in profiles of users may not reflect the opinions or views of Adult-FanFiction.org or any of its owners, agents, or related entities.
Website Domain ©2002-2017 by Apollo. PHP scripting, CSS style sheets, Database layout & Original artwork ©2005-2017 C. Kennington. Restructured Database & Forum skins ©2007-2017 J. Salva. Images, coding, and any other potentially liftable content may not be used without express written permission from their respective creator(s). Thank you for visiting!
Powered by Fiction Portal 2.0
Modifications © Manta2g, DemonGoddess
Site Owner - Apollo