InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Miracle Called Love ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

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Chapter 3:

 

For the rest of the day, Kagome avoided Inuyasha as if he had the plague. She sat as far away as she possibly could, and didn't look in his direction once. Inuyasha felt a stab of guilt when he remembered her pale face, but quickly squashed it as he tried to convince himself that he had done it for her own good. She needs to be more confident and stop stuttering and blushing every time a guy talks to her! And for crying out loud, she needed to stop hunching over her desk as if she were trying to hide her beautiful big breasts that I just need to hold and taste and oh my Gods Inuyasha what the hell are you thinking? He screamed at himself. Get your head out of the gutter and focus on school!

Inuyasha glanced over at Kagome and saw her talking to Kouga, one of the school's most notorious playboys. Inuyasha felt a growl threatening to burst from his chest as he watched Kouga try to sweet talk Kagome. Feh, it'll serve Kouga right when Kagome rejects him; he's way too cocky for his own good, Inuyasha thought, smirking inside. He was dumbfounded however, when Kagome merely giggled and blushed prettily as she talked to Kouga, who took the young women's hand and gallantly pressed a gentle kiss to it. Kagome's smile widened and she gestured for Kouga to sit beside her. Inuyasha felt his inner youkai growl menacingly as it tried to take over and bash Kouga's brains out. Inuyasha slowly stood up and walked out of the classroom in an effort to control his youkai. Meanwhile…

 

“Hello gorgeous,” a deep masculine voice said, and smirked when Kagome's head snapped up. Kagome had been working on a math problem when she had heard a guy talk to her, and as she whipped her head up she found herself staring into the most breathtakingly electric blue eyes she had ever seen. The eyes were sparkling with mirth as Kagome took in the face and body of the guy the eyes belonged to. He was very good looking with his waist-length black hair, tanned skin and muscled physique. Kagome was startled when the guy picked up her hand and gently pressed a kiss to it; she blushed and ducked her head in embarrassment.
“I never knew that a beauty such as yours even existed, and now I find myself utterly captivated, unable to stop looking,” the guy was saying as he bowed over Kagome's hand. Kagome smiled and giggled a little as she motioned for the handsome young man to sit next to her.

“Hi, my name is Higurashi Kagome,” Kagome said as she held her hand out to him. The young man took it and shook it gently as he replied,

“And my name's Kanata Kouga. It is an absolute pleasure to meet you Kagome.”

“Thanks Kouga,” Kagome said as she smiled at him. “You wouldn't be any good at solving simultaneous equations would you? Because I could really use some help.”

“Heh, no problem Kagome,” Kouga said as he moved closer to her. They both leaned over her exercise book and began working.

 

*

 

“Bye Sango; bye Miroku!” Kagome called at the end of the school day as she quickly gathered her books and bag and practically skipped out the entrance. She was humming to herself as she crossed the road and headed towards the shrine as if she were in a trance. She wore a silly grin on her face as she wandered down the pathway, occasionally slowing down to admire the beautiful sakura trees in bloom. The young girl raced up the steep steps to the shrine and burst into her house, loudly calling, “I'm home Mama!” before running upstairs to her room. Kagome was still grinning as she closed and locked her door behind her before throwing herself onto her queen-size bed. She buried her face in her pillow before she screamed happily. Once she stopped screaming, she rolled onto her back and stared at her pale pink ceiling. She sighed as she thought of how nice Kouga had been to her; he had walked around all day with her, and was in almost all of her classes. He had helped her with all her work and she had sat with him and his friends Hakaku and Ginta at their table for lunch. He's so nice, and hot too, she thought to herself as she curled up on her satin sheets. He's so attentive and patient and nothing at all like Inuya— No, don't think about him! Kagome hugged a pillow to her and tried to hold back tears as she remembered the way he had talked to her. He had been so nice earlier, and then he suddenly turned around and yelled at her. He had pretty much saved her life when she had been choking and couldn't breathe, but not two minutes later he had shoved her away from him and hurt her. Oh for crying out loud, stop thinking about the baka and just concentrate on Kouga, she told herself. Kouga… Kagome smiled a silly little smile and hugged her pillow to her when she thought about how nice Kouga was to her. He had been so patient with her and was so friendly. Kagome blushed when she remembered how Kouga had kissed her cheek and asked her to consider going on a date with him before he went home, leaving Kagome standing, stunned, as she stared after him. She had been extremely flattered, and wasn't quite sure what she wanted to do about it.

“Kagome, dinner is ready!” her mother called from downstairs.

“Okay mama, I'm coming!” Kagome yelled back as she stood up and smoothed her uniform. She smiled softly once more before she straightened her expression and walked downstairs.

 

*

 

The next morning, Kouga was waiting for Kagome at the front entrance of the school. Kagome had been walking quickly, trying to get away from all the boys who were following her, and when she saw Kouga waving to her, she sighed in relief and ran over to him.

“Kouga, thank the heavens you're here!” she exclaimed as she stood next to him.

“It's great to see you too Kagome,” Kouga said as he held her hands in his. “Because there is something I wanted to ask you; would you be my girlfriend?” Kagome stared at him in shock as he looked at her, his expression earnest as he held her hands in his.

“Kouga, I-I-I”

“Good morning Kagome!” Sango called as she and Miroku walked towards Kagome and Kouga.

“M-morning S-Sango; M-Miroku. Uh, um, h-how are you?” Kagome stammered as she tried to call a halt to Kouga's questions. Both Sango and Miroku looked at her strangely, but for some reason they decided to help her out. While Miroku engaged Kouga in conversation, Sango pulled Kagome to the side and started questioning her.

“Kagome, is something the matter? You haven't stammered that much in days!” Sango exclaimed as she turned a concerned gaze towards Kagome.

“Oh, I'm sorry Sango,” Kagome apologised as she kept an eye on Kouga. “Its just that all these boys have been talking to me and asking me out, and it's really started to get on my nerves!” Sango had started giggling soon after Kagome started talking, and had erupted into full belly laughs by the time the young woman stopped. Said young woman was now looking crossly at her, irritated as hell.

“I'm sorry Kagome, but not that many girls can get so many boys to chase after them, and they're mad at you because you've only been here a couple of days and you've already got more boys around than they have had in all their years here,” Sango explained between chuckles. She immediately stopped laughing when Kagome paled and started muttering under her breath.

“Kagome, what's wrong?” she asked, concerned.

“I don't want this!” Kagome cried out suddenly. Sango stared at her, shocked, suddenly glad that she had taken Kagome away from the others. “I've never been around boys before, and I don't know how to deal with them! Before Monday, I'd never talked to a man who wasn't a member of my family! I've been home-schooled all my life, and now I just don't know what to do!” Kagome explained.

“Well, there's not much you can do about it really, unless you had a really possessive boyfriend or something,” Sango told her. Kagome seemed to be thinking about something before she finally asked

“Is Kouga possessive of his girlfriends?” There was a sudden silence, which was broken by Sango coughing and choking. “Sango! Are you alright?”

“It's okay; I'm alright,” Sango said as she waved Kagome away. “Kouga?”

“He…he asked me to be his girlfriend,” Kagome whispered, blushing madly. When Sango didn't comment, Kagome looked up to see the other girl's mouth hanging open.

“Kouga…asked you to…be his…girlfriend?” Sango managed to get out, a stunned look on her face.

“Yeah,” Kagome said, smiling softly. “He's so kind and gentle and really sweet.”

“Kouga - the Kouga of Shikon High School - asked you to be his girlfriend?” Sango said slowly, as if trying to process the thought.

“Yes he did.”

“Oh my Gods,” Sango said as she looked at him.

“What's wrong?” Kagome asked, concerned.

“Kagome, Kouga is one of the biggest playboys in the school! I've never heard of him asking a girl to be his girlfriend before!” Sango exclaimed.

“Oh, so him asking me out is a bad thing?” Kagome asked, her happy expression fading fast.

“No, don't think that! I think it's wonderful!” Sango cried, hugging Kagome.

“What's wonderful?” a soft voice asked. Sango and Kagome turned to see Kikyo standing next to them.

“Kouga asked Kagome to be his girlfriend!” Sango told her as Kagome blushed even more.

“Oh, that's wonderful!” Kikyo exclaimed. “I'm so happy for you.”

“What's wonderful?” The three girls turned to see Inuyasha, who walked over to Kikyo and slipped an arm around her waist.

“Oh, Inuyasha, we were just saying how wonderful it is for Kagome that Kouga asked her to be his girlfriend,” Kikyo told him. Kagome was startled when Inuyasha's hard gaze connected with her own; it seemed like she was in another world as his stunning gold eyes were focused on hers. What's wrong with me? Kagome asked herself. Why can't I stop looking at him? Why does he look so angry?

“Kagome!” Kagome's head snapped around as she finally heard Sango calling her.

“Yes?”

“Are you alright? You just zoned out for a minute there,” Sango said, eyeing the girl worriedly.

“Oh, I-I'm fine. Sorry, I was just thinking about something,” she told Sango, trying to reassure her. Kagome stiffened slightly as she felt Inuyasha's eyes boring into her back, but was determined not to look at him. One look into those eyes is enough for today! She thought. And I really don't understand why he looked so angry.

“Kagome, come on, school's about to start!” Sango said as she grabbed Kagome's hand and dragged her towards the school. Kagome shook her head to get rid of those ridiculous thoughts and entered the building.

 

*

 

The day passed as if it was on fast-forward and before Kagome knew it Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, Kikyo and herself were standing at the front entrance of the school, discussing their plans for the weekend.

“Well, do you want to go to the movies?” Sango asked. Everyone nodded but Kikyo.

“I'm sorry guys, but I have to visit my little sister in Kyoto. She goes to boarding school there and I haven't seen her in over a month,” she explained an apologetic look on her face.

“Don't worry Kikyo, we'll do something together another time,” Sango told her.

“Thanks everyone,” Kikyo said. “I have to go now to catch my flight.”

“That's alright. Fly safely,” everyone told her as Kikyo kissed Inuyasha goodbye then waved to the others before she left.

“So, movies tomorrow?” Sango asked to confirm.

“I'm not sure,” Kagome said. “What time would it finish?”

“What, you got a curfew or something?” Inuyasha teased.

“Yeah; my mother won't let me stay out after sunset,” Kagome told them. It took a few seconds for her to notice the silence, and when she did she looked up to find Sango, Miroku and Inuyasha staring at her in shock and horror.

“Only until sunset?” Sango whispered in horror. “You're seventeen! That's criminal!”

“No it's not, and I don't mind,” Kagome told the trio. “I'm sure she has a good reason.” I know because I'm the reason.

“But still…”

“Look, I really don't mind, but if that wrecks your plans then I'm sorry. I won't come if it's too hard.”

“No, don't think that!” Miroku advised her. “We are just trying to think of what would happen if we had a curfew that was so horrendously early, Lady Kagome.”

“It's true!” Sango exclaimed. “I would have chucked a fit if my parents tried to keep me from staying out after dark!”

“Thanks for trying to understand you guys,” Kagome said, her eyes misting slightly.

“Understanding what? That you're a spoilt little girl who caters to her parents' every whim? Jeez, I could have told you that just by looking at you,” Inuyasha scoffed. Kagome's eyes widened slightly, and her expression was full of hurt before she quickly averted her gaze.

“I have to go,” she murmured to Sango and Miroku before turning and sprinting out of the building. Sango and Miroku stared after her in shock before they rounded on Inuyasha, identical expressions of anger on their faces.

“Inuyasha! I can't believe you! Why are you so nasty to Kagome?” Miroku asked angrily.

“Yeah! That's the second time in a matter of days that you've hurt her for no apparent reason; you need to stop it!” Sango exclaimed, and then pointed in the direction that Kagome had left in. “Now go and apologise to her!”

“Hell no!” Inuyasha exclaimed. He began to back away from Sango when he caught a whiff of her scent; it was spiked with anger and determination, and he could see the intent to cause him grievous bodily harm in her eyes. “Fine, dammit! I'll go and apologise!”

“Good,” Sango said, satisfied. “Now move your ass before she gets away!”

“Fine,” Inuyasha grumbled as he walked out of the building.

“And if you don't start running, I'm going to get my family to come and exterminate you!” Sango called. Inuyasha immediately started running.

 

Kagome stumbled off the footpath and onto the path leading to the pond near her house. She managed to get to the base of a tree before her legs collapsed and she fell to the ground, just seconds before the tears came. Why do I hurt so much? Kagome asked herself. I don't even like him, but here I am crying my eyes out because of something he said to me! What's wrong with me? She sobbed harder, and curled up into a ball, hugging her legs to her chest. Why is it only Inuyasha who is hurting me like this? It's not Mama's fault that I have to be home early, it's mine! If I didn't have this stupid curse placed on me, Mama wouldn't have to keep me home and I wouldn't have had to be home-schooled and I wouldn't wake up in strange places! Kagome cried until she was too tired to cry anymore, and just sat there, unable to move. When she felt sleep begin to claim her, she sat up straight and pinched herself. Kagome stilled when she saw someone standing in front of her. She froze, watching in horror as Inuyasha crouched down in front of her.

“What's the matter? Too scared and pathetic to defend yourself?” he taunted. “Or are you going to cry me to death?” Kagome felt anger boil up and she shoved him.

“Leave me alone!” she yelled and shoved him harder. “What is your problem? Why the hell are you being so nasty to me? I only met you a few days ago! What could I possibly have done to make you hate me this soon?” Kagome scrambled to her feet and glared at him, anger making her brown eyes seem like black fire.

 

Inuyasha stared in amazement at the young woman before him. She was normally so passive and shy that he hadn't known that she had an angry bone in her body. But the way she looked now with her skin flushed with anger, and her beautiful black eyes full of fire was amazing.

And hot, his inner youkai chimed in. She looks really hot when she's angry.

What is wrong with you? Inuyasha asked in horror. Why are you always saying these things about her?

Because she is hot, and sexy and good Gods look at her! She's absolutely magnificent!

Shut up! She's not any of those things! I mean, she's not ugly or anything but…

You just want to kiss her don't you? You want to wrap your arms around her and kiss her senseless; mould her soft body to yours and make her yours.

Stop trying to pretend that your fantasies are mine! I do not want any of those things!

Inuyasha stopped thinking when he smelt fresh tears mixing in with anger. He looked up to see tears streaming down Kagome's beautiful face even as she yelled at him. Oh no, not tears, he thought, panicking. Anything but tears! And why do I care if she's crying?

Go over to her! She's upset because of you, so go and make her feel better you idiot! Inuyasha stood up and approached Kagome, who backed away even while she kept yelling.

“I don't know what your problem is Inuyasha, and I don't know why you hate me so much, but I want you to leave me alone!” Inuyasha didn't say anything, just kept walking towards her. He sniffed the air and noticed that familiar scent of jasmine and vanilla, which seemed to be coming from Kagome. He sniffed again, and was amazed that the scent that had been haunting him day and night was Kagome's scent. Inuyasha felt his youkai straining to come out, and his eyes flickered between gold and red as he stalked over to Kagome. Her eyes widened as she backed away until her back pressed against a tree. Inuyasha moved closer to her, and Kagome started yelling at him.

“Leave me alone Inuyasha! Why do you have to keep doing this? Just leave me alone and go back to wherever you came from!”

“Why should I do that Kagome?” he asked, his voice a little deeper and huskier.

“You obviously don't want to be friends with me, and I make it a habit not to hang out with people who hate me!”

“Who says I hate you?” Inuyasha said as he moved even closer to her, so close that he could feel the heat from her body against his skin.

“I find it hard to believe that you've been acting this way because you want to be friends!”

“I don't want to make you my friend,” Inuyasha told her as he yanked her to him. He wrapped his arms around her slender body and pressed it against his own as his eyes turned red. “I want to make you mine,” he growled, and crushed his lips to hers.

 

 

A/N: Is the spacing alright now? I haven't had time to check on it just yet, but let me know if there's anything I can do to make it easier for you guys to read. Peace! ^_^

 

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