[FIC] Say Goodnight ch 9 & 10 &11/16 +epilogue
Dear Kagome,
Isn’t it funny how things that seem so annoying, can grow on you?
He’s maddening. Absolutely annoying. And yet, I would miss him so much if he were gone. I do not know what is wrong with me! Sometimes he smiles and I want so much more than just a rub on the butt.
I need to get these thoughts out of my head. I do not even pretend to know what I am thinking.
Inuyasha found something interesting today. A little half fox demon named Mei! She is so cute. And small. Inuyasha took her to live with Jungo, Akana, and Shippo. Shippo can be aloof to her sometimes. It is almost like he is trying to emulate Inuyasha. Miroku thinks that Shippo has a little crush on the girl.
Sesshomaru and Inuyasha have come to a truce. I know, it’s weird huh? Inutaisho has said that Sesshomaru is the rightful Lord of the Western Lands, and he has no intent to challenge him. So Sesshomaru has agreed to not try and kill Inuyasha as long as his father is alive. It is a respect thing I believe.
Kagura showed up with Sesshomaru. I have the idea that they are together. She was civil, if still cold. But there is something else in her eyes when she looks at Sesshomaru. Could it be love? Lust? Greed? I have no clue. But it was an emotion clearly not indifferent.
Inuyasha is building huts all over the place. He tends to sleep in the Goshinboku, just like he did when we stayed here during our quest. He goes to the Bone Eater’s Well at least once a day, and jumps in. We do not bother him during this time. We get the feeling he would feel rather invaded if we did.
I go there too. I sit on the edge and remember the happy times. I miss shampoo. I just thought I would tell you that.
I need to go for now. I told Miroku I would take a walk with him. I wonder if he will try to hold my hand again. Do I secretly hope he will do even more than that?
Sincerely,
Sango
Dear Kagome,
Sango has been saying she finds writing letters to you in your absence very cathartic, so I have decided to do the same. Maybe venting feelings on paper to someone you miss, and someone you know cared about you as a friend is truly therapeutic.
I was really worried about Inuyasha for some time, but now it seems as if he is starting to come back around. He still visits the well once a day, just to see if he can get back through, but I think deep down he knows he will not get through to you. Fate has intervened here. He will not get to see you again until it is time.
It must be awful to be so torn. I can just imagine you sitting in your present day, missing Inuyasha and missing the feudal era, while still being thankful for your family and the creature comforts of modern society.
Do you know if Sango likes me? Does she have feelings for me? Sometimes I am so sure. Other times, it seems as if she is worlds away from me. Everytime I think we are getting close, something happens to get in the way.
I guess the memory of you cannot answer that question.
Go in peace,
Miroku
Mei and Kagome walked down the street to the station, looking to catch a train to the nearest shopping district. Mei played lightly with her long skirt and waited for Kagome to say something. Kagome looked determined. Either that, or constipated. Mei snickered at the thought. Kagome stared at her like she had grown another head.
“What?” Kagome asked, hands on hips as she stopped walking.
“You either look determined or constipated!” Mei laughed out loud at her friend. Kagome looked a combination of indignant and amused. Like she wanted to laugh but was willing herself not to. Her face was red with embarrassment, and that made Mei laugh even more.
“Kagome, seriously. Do you want to sit and talk about it? There is a coffee shop about a block down. We can have a fatty ass frozen mocha thingy and talk about this,” Mei grabbed Kagome’s hand and dragged her along. Kagome kept up as best she could in her denim skirt and white ballet flats.
“You know Mei, we do not have to run!” Kagome shrieked a little as she nearly ran over a little old woman.
Once seated, with fatty coffee drinks in hand, Kagome took a deep breath, “He turned me down”
Mei nearly spit out her drink, “He did what?”
“I offered myself to him in his hut at Inutaisho’s estate. He told me no. Said he knew that I did not want it then and there. As if he knows exactly what I want!” Kagome slouched in her seat and crossed her arms. She looked like a pouty child. Mei hid a sly smirk behind her hand.
“Inuyasha, a male, turned down sex?” Mei still could not wrap her head around that idea.
“I know huh! I have waited a long time for him. I know he had waited longer, but I thought that would only make him more…passionate for me. I guess it didn’t. I do not know what he wants. I thought I already knew, but him turning me down totally skewed my whole opinion on the matter,” Kagome took a long drink from her frothy concoction.
“Did you ever think that maybe he was covering up for the fact that he may not have wanted his first time to be in that place? He bought our home for you. Shippo and I lived there to keep his life interesting. But, we always knew that when you came back that we would get our place. Inuyasha always planned for that to be your home. He has never been with anyone else, nor has he wanted to. He waited all this time for you, and now I think he wants both of you to make love in the home he created. I think he is owed that,” Mei watched as understanding dawned on Kagome’s face.
“Oh, I was so foolish. And selfish. I did not even think of that, or of his feelings. I have been fretting over nothing,” Kagome pursed her lips.
“Look, Kagome. We can go shopping, get some new clothes. And then you will apologize to Inuyasha for being such a dork, and you will not say anything about the fact that he is seven hundred years old and has never had sex. You guys will go to dinner, and then, when you are at home, you can seduce him. How about that?” Mei smiled, and Kagome blushed slightly.
Minutes later they were out the door, and on their way to the shopping district.
*~*~*~*
“I don’t want to talk about it runt!” Inuyasha took a beer from the refrigerator and walked into the living room. He turned on the television and game system and sat down on the couch.
“Well, Mei says you need to talk. And I, unlike you, have to do what she says. Well, I take that back. You have to do what she says too,” Shippo teased. A pillow from the couch hit him in the head.
“I do not!” Inuyasha yelled as he frantically pushed the buttons on his controller.
“So, why did Kagome invoke the secret shopping code?” Shippo asked as he made himself a snack. Inuyasha paused the game and stared at Shippo blankly.
“What shopping code?”
Shippo sighed, “Mei filled me in on this. Apparently, when a girl asks another girl to go shopping, it is code for needing to talk. What did you do this time?”
Inuyasha thought about it, “She wanted to have sex, and I told her no”
“What?” Shippo nearly dropped his snack, “You did what?”
“What? I didn’t want to have our first time be in the small hut at Dad’s,” Inuyasha shrugged.
“Inuyasha, when a girl offers herself to you, especially Kagome, you do not turn her down. What did you say?” Shippo sat down next to his best friend and waited for an answer.
“I told her that she did not want to have her first time then and there,” Inuyasha pinched the bridge of his nose as he thought about it.
“Inuyasha, you told her that? Think about it. You basically told the girl you love that not only does she know when she is ready, but that you did not want her!” Shippo threw up his hands in frustration.
“I never said that!” Inuyasha retorted.
“You might as well have! Girls interpret things different than us, you know. You say no to sex, a girl sees that as a definite sign that she is not good enough,” Shippo rolled his eyes at Inuyasha, “Crazy, but true. They never take anything at face value. They always have to find some other meaning to what you say”
Inuyasha rubbed the back of his head, “So, she went shopping because she thinks I do not want her?”
“Now you’ve got it!” Shippo slapped Inuyasha on the back and earned a growl for his efforts.
“Shit, now I have to apologize,” Inuyasha muttered, “So, I should probably take her somewhere nice tonight, huh?”
“Reservations Inuyasha. Make them. And get flowers,” Shippo took over the game Inuyasha had been playing as the hanyou got up from his seat.
And damn, he had really wanted ramen for dinner too.
*~*~*~*
“Heh, Kagome, if I were you, I would give him no choice but to take you up on your offer,” Mei smirked as pulled Kagome to a stop in front of a lingerie boutique.
“Uhhhhhhhh,” Kagome started to look for a way to get out of this. Mei had been dragging her into this shop and that for a couple of hours, making Kagome try on things she would have never bought otherwise. Mei had picked out this dress for tonight….it was downright sinful. The rose print highlighted Kagome’s creamy skin, and the handkerchief trim brushed just below her knees. It was off the shoulder, which showed off an amount of skin that Kagome almost found to be daring. It was silk, and that fabric just whispered over her skin. Now the girl wanted to drag her in for lingerie? She sighed and followed. After all, Mei had been right about the dress, right?
Kagome finally drew the line at the crotchless panties. Her face burned as Mei showed them to her.
“No! I can deal with the garter belt. The stockings? Fine. The panties and bra to match? Cool. But, not crotchless ones. We are leaving!” Kagome dragged Mei and their purchases out the door.
Shoes were next. Kagome found a pair of sable heels that picked up the brown in the dress, and then they were on their way back to the house.
“You said you and Shippo are moving?” Kagome asked, feeling a little sad.
“Hey Kagome, it was only a matter of time. We want to have a family. We did not want to until we found you, so we waited. And now we can proceed with having as many kits as I can handle,” Mei said sweetly, before smiling wickedly, “As a matter of fact, when you came home we were trying to do just that!”
Kagome punched Mei’s arm and then threw an arm around Mei’s shoulder, “I’m sorry”
“Ah, don’t be. It was like the third time today anyways!”
“Too much information! Shippo is like a son to me!” Kagome made a face that spoke to how uncomfortable she was.
“Okay, okay. Does this mean I can call you Mom?” Mei teased as they entered the subway.
“Never,” Kagome narrowed her eyes at her friend.
*~*~*~*
Inuyasha looked at himself in the mirror.
“I just wish that I could wear the haori everywhere,” he muttered as he checked the shirt from the back. He hated dressing up, but he would do it for Kagome. A nice pair of black garbardine dress pants felt soft to the touch, and the gray linen shirt was cool and comfortable. He had sworn to himself long ago that he would avoid wearing a tie at all costs, so the shirt was unbuttoned twice, with a plain white shirt peeking out from underneath. His black belt was leather, and matched his dress shoes. He felt like a monkey in it, but he did look good. He brushed his hair and teeth, and then waited for Kagome to come back. Hopefully she would not need much time to get ready.
*~*~*~*
Kagome was in much better spirits by the time she came back to the house with Mei. She had to admit that with time comes understanding. And now she understood Inuyasha much better. They walked in the door to find Shippo playing a racing game and Inuyasha was asleep in a chair.
“Well, look at that. His instincts have sure dulled over the years!” Mei whispered fiercely. Kagome held her hand over her mouth and giggled. Mei pushed her towards the stairs. Kagome took the hint and went up them to get ready, noting that Inuyasha looked dressed to impress. She hopped in the shower for all of ten minutes, washing quickly. She had no clue what time Inuyasha would want to eat.
Kagome pulled on all the lingerie she had bought, blushing at each individual article. She could kill Mei for this. She left a robe on and swiftly did a minimal amount of makeup. Then she slipped the dress on, loving the way the silk clung to her skin. She padded back into the bathroom and did her hair, leaving it loose. She slipped on the heels and grabbed her coat. Twenty minutes after she had started she was back downstairs. Inuyasha now had a small drop of drool coming from the side of his mouth.
“Should I just let him sleep?” she asked Shippo.
“Kagome, Inuyasha complained for an hour about how he hates wearing those clothes. You will wake him up and go out if it kills you, because I do not deserve to suffer like that without some kind of relief!” Shippo sighed and sat back on the couch.
“Inuyasha! Sit!” Kagome yelled. Inuyasha opened his eyes and nearly fell to the floor automatically.
“What the hell was that for?” Inuyasha nearly yelled the familiar question.
“Good boy!” Kagome joked.
Normally, Inuyasha would get upset by the doggy term, but he did not hear it as he looked at Kagome.
“You look…good,” Inuyasha tried to keep his voice level, but he was no successful at it.
“So do you! Where are we going all dressed up?” Kagome asked as she grabbed her handbag.
“A little sushi place I know of,” Inuyasha did not add that is was very expensive and very hard to get into. Luckily, he was in a position to get in. He and Kagome got into the Corvette and headed out, mindful of the time.
*~*~*~*
They reminisced over warm sake and fought over the last of the hamachi. By the time they were drinking coffee and sharing tiramisu, things were okay between them.
“I was supposed to give you flowers, but I could not remember your favorite flower,” Inuyasha admitted to her.
“Ah, that’s okay. I do not need flowers. I’m sorry about earlier. I should not have assumed so much,” Kagome phrased her words carefully.
“Nah, I’m sorry. I didn’t really understand, ya know?” Inuyasha accepted the check the waiter brought them, and pulled out a credit card to pay it.
“Inuyasha, if you want to wait, we can wait. It is not like we are not used to waiting. It took a long time for us to even admit we liked each other, remember? But, just the same, you do not have to worry about me. I just want to be as close to you as possible, you know?” Kagome picked up a dinner mint and popped it into her mouth.
“Yeah, I know. Kagome, I waited a long time for you. I don’t know what I was thinking, but something told me no back there at the hut. I listen to my instincts, understand?” Inuyasha signed the receipt and they stood to leave. As Kagome uncrossed her legs, Inuyasha gulped as he saw a peek of the top of her stockings. Kagome took his hand and they left the restaurant.
“Kagome, did you want to go to New York with me?” Inuyasha asked as they drove down the darkened streets.
“I cannot think why not. It would be nice to be traveling with you again. Where are we going?” Kagome asked. Inuyasha was not driving directly back to the house.
“You’ll see. I have been wanting to show you this for years,” Inuyasha smirked at Kagome and increased his speed. Kagome just sat back to enjoy the ride. What did Inuyasha have up his sleeve anyways?