Everlasting Love

Everlasting Love

Feeling out of place

The wind breezed through his silver hair as he ran down the crowded city sidewalk. He glanced at his watch again. He was twenty minutes late because of a meeting with his professor. Inuyasha knew that his best friend Miroku would give him an ear full because of it as soon as he saw him.

Sometimes, he often found himself enjoying being late; it gave him a chance to run. He was the only person he knew that could run twenty blocks in under two minutes. It didn't help that he was a half demon, as defined by the perky silver dog ears atop his head.

Inuyasha, a senior at Tokyo University, loved the city. He and his best friend had both been raised in the country their entire lives and at the first chance, they escaped. They moved into a small, two bedroom apartment that over-looked a large park. As damaged as the apartment appeared, it was home.

He slowed when the old diner came into view. Its old-fashioned look and simple function kept him satisfied and calm. It was a relaxing atmosphere, filled with people who all knew one another. It was as if the place and the people were taken out of some small town and put in that section of the city. It was shocking to see the skyscrapers tower above it from the windows. It seemed so out of place. And that's what Inuyasha loved about it. It was like he could relate. He, himself, had always felt somewhat out of place, for the sheer fact that he was different.

Another reason for his love of the diner resided inside it. It wasn't actually part of the diner. It was the beautiful Kagome Higurashi, a waitress that worked at the diner. She was a goddess in Inuyasha's eyes and he spent hours, days, months thinking only of her. The first time he had walked into the diner, directly in front of him at the register, she was seated. She smiled and asked him if he wanted smoking or non. He just stared at her dumbly and nodded. That was the first time he heard her laugh. His heart damn-near stopped.

He couldn't catch his breath and was basically panting any time she was near. The slightest touch from her was enough to send him into a panicked frenzy. He'd babble and ramble, not making the slightest sense. What made it worse was that she was blissfully unaware of the hold she had on him. All she had to do was bat an eyelash in his direction and he was rendered helpless.

As he neared the diner, his best friend, Miroku came into view. He was staring into the diner intently. Inuyasha knew that he was eyeing Kagome's best friend and co-worker Sango. A feisty young lady, Sango could keep Miroku's lecherous behavior at bay. As beautiful as he thought Kagome, Inuyasha had to admit that Sango was quite a looker as well. She always wore her hair in a tight ponytail and had on loose fitting clothing, regardless of the fact that she has the body of a fighting champion underneath. He and Miroku saw her at the gym nearly every morning when they went. Inuyasha supposed that in a past life, Sango must have been a warrior of some sort.

Kagome's beauty, on the other hand, was much softer than Sango's. He knew that she was a master archer and had the upper body strength to rival some of the world's top gymnasts. Her long, lean legs were always visible from the skirts that adorned her body. He felt himself blushing when he thought about her bare legs and strong arms. Inuyasha almost felt undeserving of her friendship at times. She was always smiling and happy, while he was a cantankerous fool. Never can he remember having a bad day after seeing her smiling face. She was like a drug that he was completely addicted to.

His thoughts veered to a small, black box that was stuffed in the top drawer of his dresser. Before his mother passed, when he was a child, she gave him that box. Inside was a ring. A silver band embellished with a single, glistening diamond. Inuyasha planned to someday ask Kagome to marry him. He couldn't see a future for himself without her in it. If only he could get over the fear of asking her on a date.

Inuyasha slowed to a crawl. He snuck up behind Miroku and leaned in close to his ear before he hissed, "Stop staring at Sango!"

Miroku jumped back and turned on his friend. "Don't do that, man! You're going to give me a myocardial infarction."

"Is that your "Medical Term of the Day?" Inuyasha asked. Miroku was currently studying to be a pediatrician and had a day-to-day rip-off calendar of medical terms. Every single day Inuyasha had to hear a new word. It was a tad annoying.

"Yes, my friend, it is. Besides, who said I was looking at Miss Sango?" he said with a sheepish grin.

"You're stupid," Inuyasha said as he pulled Miroku by the sleeve and into the diner. When they were seated at their usual booth, he turned back to him. "When are you not staring at Sango?"

"Touché. I stare at Sango just as much as you stare at Kagome."