InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Broken ❯ Part 7: "I'm trying to be nice to you." ( Chapter 7 )

Broken

By: Silena Buckelew (Lady Multi)

2003-2004

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Part 7: I'm trying to be nice to you."

Kagome led Inuyasha to the mall, which was not to far form the park. She had officially come to the conclusion that she had even more responsibilities to deal with, other than the fact that she was going to have a baby in three months. Now she had to learn to control her anger unless she wanted to melt something or someone.

(What the hell am I going to do if I gain any more crazy powers?) Kagome thought to herself. She sighed.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.

"What?" Kagome asked sarcastically.

"Don't let that bother you." Inuyasha said.

Kagome stopped and turned to face him. "Oh, really?" She asked with anger in her tone. "What a lovely bit of advice coming from a guy who argues about becoming human once every month!"

Inuyasha hadn't thought about that and decided not to protest. (Well, I suppose she's right.) He thought. (Feh! Why the hell do I have to avoid the facts, though! She shouldn't get angry at me for something like telling her not to worry.)

Kagome crossed her arms. "Are you just going to stand there and stare into space?"

Inuyasha looked at her. "Feh! I don't know where to go in this stupid world of yours."

Kagome pointed to the building they were standing in front of. "Baka, that's the mall."

Inuyasha looked at the building. "Okay...it's big."

"Obviously." Kagome said sarcastically.

"Why the hell are you being angry and sarcastic with me!" Inuyasha yelled as he looked at Kagome.

"Because you're being an ass, that's why." Kagome said.

"NANI!" Inuyasha yelled. "Where the hell did you get that!"

"They way you're acting, baka." Kagome said.

"I'm trying to be nice to you." Inuyasha said angrily.

"Really?" Kagome asked. "You're intentionally avoiding getting more than three feet near me, you swore that cookie was yours, and then you told me that you loved Kikyo; that's being nice to me?"

"You're using that cookie as a reason I'm not being nice to you?" Inuyasha asked somewhat confused. "And besides, I only said the Kikyo thing to test that poison."

"Uh huh, and then the three feet distance fell to five feet." Kagome said. "I'm not a moron, baka."

"So we're even." Inuyasha said. "You made me where these crummy clothes so get over it. Geeze, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you gained Sesshoumaru's sarcasm, but I think it's just a normal mood change for you."

Kagome was angry at that comment. "You know." She said in an angry tone of voice. "I don't have to touch you to hurt you, remember?"

Inuyasha stepped back and gulped. He looked around and noticed how many people were around. "Kagome...not here."

"Osuwari!" Kagome yelled.

Inuyasha closed his eyes expecting the fall, but it didn't come.

Kagome stared in shock, as she noticed that the spell didn't work. "Eh?"

Inuyasha opened his eyes and looked at the bewildered Kagome. He lifted the rosary to where he could look at it. "It didn't work." He grinned. "Finally! I'm free of that word!"

Kagome stared at the celebrating Inuyasha, while she remained in shock from the necklace not slamming him into the ground. "Why didn't it work...?"

Inuyasha stopped celebrating and looked at her with a smile on his face. "I don't know, but I don't care."

Kagome sighed. (I get it.) She looked up. "Osuwari." She repeated a little more calmly.

Inuyasha this time wasn't expecting it, but was slammed into the ground.

People turned and looked at the two.

Kagome noticed their attention, and went over to Inuyasha. "Sorry, Inuyasha."

"Shit..." Inuyasha cursed as he pried himself off of the ground. "Why the hell did it work that time and not the first?"

Inuyasha stood up and brushed himself off and looked at some of the onlookers. "What the hell are you looking at!" He screamed at them, causing everyone to go about their business.

Kagome giggled.

Inuyasha looked at her. "What the hell are you laughing at!"

(Baka...) Kagome thought. "You're a lucky baka, Inuyasha. I can't use that while I'm angry."

Inuyasha blinked. "Feh! Good!" he said. He was slightly relived, but slightly unnerved. The fact that she couldn't "sit" him into the ground when he made her angry was a good thing; what unnerved him was that now she could melt his skin off if he made her angry enough.

Kagome turned and walked towards the door leading into the mall. "Inuyasha."

Inuyasha looked up to notice that Kagome had walked away, so he ran to catch up.

Kagome stopped a few feet in front of the door-which was one of those automatic doors. "Let me explain something, Inuyasha, about this door; it isn't evil, don't attack it. Please...don't cause a big scene in here..."

"Feh!" Inuyasha said.

Kagome grabbed his arm and pulled him to the door. When the door opened, she felt him try to jerk back. "It's not going to eat you, baka." She said with a slight chuckle.

Inuyasha eventually gave in and went through the "evil" doors. Once inside, he was fine.

Kagome and Inuyasha walked into the main section of the mall near the food court. It took Kagome a few minutes to pry Inuyasha far enough from the food shops to make him quit asking to try the food.

Kagome led Inuyasha to a map of the mall. "Okay...apparel stores." She said as she looked at the map. "I wonder what would be a good place to buy maternity clothes."

"What's a pretzel?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome sighed. "We aren't here for food."

"I'm still hungry." Inuyasha said. "You finished off the cookies."

"Oh...that's your problem." Kagome said, finally understanding Inuyasha's seemingly good and noisy mood. "You're hyper. A hyper-active hanyou; this'll be the best trip to the mall yet."

Kagome returned to looking at the map. "Ah, this store sounds good." She noticed that it was on the second floor. (Oh, crap. I'm going to have to get him on the escalator.)

Inuyasha was looking at the map. "So, did you find what you were looking for?"

"There's a store upstairs." Kagome said. She said as she looked up at Inuyasha.

"Okay, so let's go." Inuyasha said.

"We'll have to go up a moving staircase to get to it." Kagome said.

Inuyasha blinked. (What the hell?) He thought to himself.

"Come on." Kagome said as she walked away, causing Inuyasha to follow her.

Kagome stopped in front of the escalator.

Inuyasha stopped near her and looked at the escalator and the people on it. He instinctively started growling. The door was bad but this thing looked worse.

"Inuyasha, there isn't anything wrong with it." Kagome said.

(Feh! Get over it, baka.) He told himself. (You're making yourself look like a complete fool.)

"Inuyasha, it isn't a youkai; the only youkai in this world, that is obviously running around is you." Kagome said.

"Well, it is obvious that they aren't all gone, Kagome." Inuyasha said sarcastically. "Remember Tatarimokke and that little ghost brat?"

"Oh, yeah..." Kagome said.

"What about that evil Noh mask?" Inuyasha asked. "And don't forget that centipede which pulled you to the past in the first place."

Kagome nodded. Well, she had let them slip from her mind. After all she had spent more time going through much worse things in the past-having her soul sucked out of her to fuel the pottery from hell, the bitch Kikyo; having Kanna trap her soul within that mirror; being cursed by the Kuromiko, Tsubaki; and now recently being raped by Sesshoumaru added to the list.

Kagome knew that Inuyasha was right; not all the demons were gone from her time, and that disturbed her slightly. But if they weren't running around in the present time as they were in the past, where were they? It was a good question, and she hoped she'd never have to figure that one out.

She looked up at Inuyasha. "Well, let's get the shopping over with."

Kagome walked toward the escalator with Inuyasha following reluctantly behind her.

Kagome had thought about what all clothes she should buy. She didn't know how long it would be before she really showed that she was pregnant. She wasn't sure if anyone really knew that and she was afraid to ask Inuyasha. So she decided to buy an array of clothes and let time take its course with this pregnancy. Her mom had some clothes from years ago, which Kagome could use, but some of them were low-cut necklines; thus making Kagome not want to use those.

The two walked to the store, and Kagome shopped, while Inuyasha looked at all the "funny" things, which were women's undergarments. Kagome found it rather embarrassing to shop with Inuyasha asking questions like "what is this?" while other people were looking at them. She eventually had to tell him to be quiet only to receive a "Feh" and an argument. Afterwards, she made him go wait outside the store so she could finish shopping.

When she finished picking out everything she felt she needed she went to check out.

"Hello, how are you?" The female cashier asked. Her hair was pitch black and extended to her waist even though it was pulled back into a pony-tail and braded, and she had bangs which hung into her grayish blue eyes.

"Eh?" Kagome asked. "I'm okay." She placed the items on the counter-about twelve shirts, ten pairs of pants, and some other things.

The cashier began ringing the clothes up. "So was that man you're boyfriend?"

Kagome blinked. "Not exactly."

"Ah." The cashier said as she smiled. "Who's expecting?"

"Nani?" Kagome asked.

"Who's having the baby; a relative of yours?" The woman asked.

(A friendly cashier who likes to ask questions; you don't run into these everyday.) Kagome thought. "I am."

"You?" The woman asked. "You're buying some of these clothes early, aren't you?"

Kagome nodded with blush evident her face.

"So when is it due?" The cashier asked.

Kagome's mind dulled in search for the answer. (How the hell am I supposed to answer that?)

"You're probably one of those girls who doesn't show until later." The woman said. "It's probably due in a few months, right?"

Kagome looked up at the woman to find her with an unusual smile on her face. "Nani?"

"My name is Alexia." The woman said. She pulled a card out of her pocket and handed it to Kagome. "If you need to know anything about your little situation, dear; call me."

Kagome looked at the card and then back up at the woman, who finished bagging the clothes. "Why do you think you can help me...?" she asked, seemingly confused by the woman's strange way of acting.

"Call me; I'll explain." Alexia said as she handed Kagome the bags. "I'll give you a little hint; you're friend outside isn't exactly normal is he? You should meet my husband; you haven't seen a doctor, yet, have you?"

Kagome's brain dulled. This cashier was asking way too many questions. "Why...are you...?"

Alexia leaned over the counter. "I'm 1/15 youkai, dear; I can smell you." She said quietly.

Kagome dropped the bags and stepped up. "Eh!"

Some of the people in the store drew their attention to Kagome.

"That'll be 17800 yen." Alexia said as she leaned back away from Kagome.

(NO WAY!) Kagome though. (This girl doesn't sense like a youkai! Inuyasha would have noticed it, wouldn't he?) She held out the money and looked down at the floor, away from Alexia's eyes.

Alexia handed Kagome the change. "Thank you, and come again. Call me around nine tonight and I'll explain."

Kagome turned around and walked toward the door. (A youkai in the mall... Inuyasha isn't going to believe it. 1/15 youkai... that's not possible, is it? Baka...things are different from the past. Does this mean youkai are wandering around in broad daylight as normal people?)

Kagome walked into someone outside the door.

"Higurashi-san!" A familiar voice said.

Kagome looked up at the familiar face of Hojo. "Hojo-kun?" She backed up.

"I heard you were sick." Hojo said.

Kagome blinked with a dull look on her face. "Really, I'm not that sick." She lied. She wasn't going to flat out say that she was pregnant to Hojo's face, and that she felt that her mental balance collapsed.

Inuyasha walked up next to Kagome. "Hey." He said.

Hojo looked at Inuyasha with confusion on his face.

"Back off." Inuyasha said.

"Excuse me?" Hojo asked.

"He's my friend, Hojo-kun." Kagome said. "And we have to go. Bye." She said as she began walking away.

"She ain't interested." Inuyasha said stubbornly as he turned to follow Kagome.

Kagome led Inuyasha to the food court where she sat down at a table. She looked at the card she still held in her hand. (How am I going to explain that?)

"Kagome." Inuyasha said as he sat down in front of her.

"Huh?" Kagome asked as she looked up.

"What's wrong?" Inuyasha asked.

"Nothing is wrong, exactly." Kagome said with slight stuttering. "Did the cashier in that store seem odd to you?"

"Odd?" Inuyasha asked.

"Different." Kagome said.

"Not really." Inuyasha said.

Kagome placed the card on the table. "She said she was 1/15 youkai, and for me to call her at nine."

Inuyasha seemed stunned. "Impossible."

"That's what I thought." Kagome mumbled.

"So are you going to call her?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome shrugged. "I don't know if I can trust her."

"How about we go?" Inuyasha suggested. "You can think about it on the way."

Kagome nodded, and stood up. Maybe she should think about it.