InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Engaging Enemies ❯ Chapter 3 Commitment Since Birth ( Chapter 3 )

Hey, y'all. Sorry for the late update, but my internet's still down. What's a person gotta do to have a life on the internet if she can only access it at school and maybe the library? Also, I've been tied up in a really good fic called Torrent by Sueric. I finally finished it Saturday morning. Hey, reading 52 chapters and an epilogue takes a while for a person who all but speed reads.

Okay, I tried to upload this on MM.org but it seems screwed so sorry.

It has come to my attention by one of my friends, Starrilight Hotaru, which it seems that I have no compassion for Kikyou and just hate her right down to the clay bones. Well, I do hate her, which you could probably tell by this fic so far, but that doesn't mean that I don't feel compassionate and sympathetic towards her. We all know that Kikyou has actually suffered a terrible fate in which she died because of the hatred from the demons that created Naraku possessed for her. I feel sorry for her in that she was killed by someone who only wanted to move again so that he could love her, though in a weird and wrong way. I understand that she still loves Inuyasha and just wants to be with him forever, but taking him to hell and trying to kill Kagome just wasn't the way to do it. I do feel sorry for her, but she's dead. She's kinda like the undead walking among the living, only that she strives to live on by the anger and hatred that fuels her to keep going. I hate her but still feel remorse for her in return. It's not like she's truly evil, I just don't like her for trying to kill off my favorite couple. I mean I even said that my favorite episode with her in it would be Farewell, My Lovely Kikyou, but I only meant that because she would finally return to the afterlife, and also because then she couldn't try to kill off Inuyasha and Kagome. And also probably because I was PMSing that week and kind of hated a previous episode that I saw her in. I still despise her, but I do feel sad for her and her life before and after she died.

Well, on to Kagome's crisis. Itadakimasu! Er, I mean, Ikuyo! ^_^'

Chapter 3 Commitment since Birth

"I swear! I'm ready to take something and tear it to bits and then kill it! He is so annoying! I can't believe my luck, being stuck with that dumb jackass every single day at school for the rest of this trimester."

"Well, think about this. At least it's just for this trimester. You might not even see him next. This is just coincidence, not luck," Ayame tried saying to get Kagome to calm down.

"Oh, yes, it's just coincidence that I landed with Inuyasha in every single one of class. It's just coincidence that I have Kikyou with me in every class of mine. It's just coincidence that I have to sit next to a dumb mutt in class first thing in the morning just so I can have him poke at me relentlessly every goddamn morning in class for the first part of school. It's just coincidence that he'll happening to get his arm ripped off for bugging the shit out of me every fucking day! Yeah, it's just coincidence; luck has nothing to do with it. Not one piece of shitty luck has anything to do with this. Not one. Not one da…"

"Okay, we get it! You're hating your situation; you don't have to be so, so, so aggressive about it."

"Let's say you were in all of Miroku's classes. What would you say to that?"

"I'd tell him to fuck off and don't come near me or he'll regret it in a most painful and excruciating way."

"See? You're just as assertive about Miroku as I am with mine. So don't judge." Kagome gave Sango a serious look and then curled her lips evilly.

"What?"

"I wonder, out of all the times Miroku's harassed you, you've never been compelled to get a restraining order or tell the police or principal? You've always just hurt him in some physical way, only to let him return and grope you again. It makes me think you love getting groped and felt on."

"What the- Hell NO! Why would I- That's just wrong!"

"Am I sensing some denial? Or perhaps Sango really does like Miroku and his lecherous ways?" Rin taunted.

"NO! What about you, Miss `Sesshy-sama, don't leave me, please don't deny me'? Hm?"

"Leave me alone. At least I admit liking someone even if he doesn't pay attention. Hey, maybe I should ask Miroku if he wants to go out one night, alone."

"What the heck is wrong wi- er, ahem, I mean, go ahead. Not like I care."

Ayame, Kagome, and Rin started cracking up at Sango's blurt. "Haha! You slipped Sango. Now you have to pay the price for it."

"I'll get you for this," Sango mumbled under her breath. That's when an idea of hers came to mind. "Well, Kagome. Since you have me at your mercy, I have one request. Tell me why Inuyasha bothers you so much and I'll tell you what you want to hear."

Kagome's face colored a tiny bit but she held back her reaction to the question most adroitly. "Because he's a dumb jackass who doesn't know when to quit bugging and annoying me with his doggedly ignorance. Good enough for you?"

"No. I mean before you two started hating each other's guts. If I'm not mistaken, you two used to be inseparable before when you were best friends. And don't deny it. But one thing bothers me. Why is it that you never told us why you don't like Inuyasha so much other than him being a pompous jerk and dumb mutt, jackass?"

"What are you talking about? I already told you that I just hate because he doesn't concern other people's feelings and is a total asshole."

"Come on, Kagome. Spit it out!" Ayame pressed on.

"Yeah! You're holding out on us, aren't you?" Rin agreed.

Kagome stepped back from the compelled group of girls. "I don't know what you're talking about. You three are almost as bad as Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi." Kagome was almost backed into the corner when the first bell for last period rang. "Save by the bell. Sorry you guys, but gym's calling for me. Don't wanna be late. See ya!" Kagome slipped away before the girls could retort.

"Don't think you're getting off easily. We're all in gym together with you. We'll get it out of you!" Sango called towards Kagome.

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Kagome sighed. It was impossible. When she thought she had escaped one of her problems, another occurred. She managed to get away before the girls were able to pry out any answers from her because of Mrs. Miyayori. But that still didn't mean that she was able to runaway from the Inuyasha-Kikyou factor during gym.

Throughout the whole period, Inuyasha kept trying to outdo her at every single thing. Mrs. Miyayori decided that she was going to test everyone at what they could do so far. So basically, it was a sort of triathlon. Meanwhile, Kikyou kept trying to trip, slip, and all but not hurt her as she played her too sick routine. Miyayori didn't take it, seeing as she was fit to try to mess with Kagome, but Kikyou got what she deserved.

"Heh that little mud should clean up her act, and her hair," Kagome snickered to herself as Ayame, Rin, and Sango were trying all they could to not let themselves fall over on the track with a cramp from laughing so hard.

You see, Kikyou was still trying to get Kagome ticked off of the scale and go overboard so that she would do something brash and regret it. They were in the field right by the track about to do some hurdling when Kikyou hadn't paid attention to where she was going and stepped in some dog turd. (A/N Wonder where that came from…) It was enough as Kikyou tried to get her foot from the large pile of dung when she lost her balance and landed in a big puddle of mud that hadn't dried up yet from last weeks rain. Everyone except for her little whores cracked up.

Rin even jeered, "Hey, Kikyou, that look fits you better than that ugly slutty Kikyou costume you're always wearing!"

"Maybe you should make sure that's mud and not more dung before you put some more on," Sango added.

Kikyou, in blind rage stomped over to Rin and Sango with two handfuls of mud and threw them both at the two. Luckily, the girls saw it coming and ducked. Unfortunately, for Kikyou anyways, they hit Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru right smack in the face, sending the two inu-youkai brothers into a red fury of anger as Kikyou had suddenly disappeared from sight along with Kagura, Kaguya, and Yura.

After that, Kagome had been faced with Inuyasha's wrath since Kikyou wasn't there for him to take it out on her. Somehow, Kagome managed to escape without too much damage as her friends were there to help protect her from the ranting and fuming hanyou. She had been grateful when the dismissal bell rang and was set free from the first torturous day of senior year. She could escape from the people who tried to make her life as miserable as possible to the one place where they couldn't get her, Higurashi shrine, her home; but first, of course, she had to run away from the nosy friends, including Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi.

"Home, at last! Hello? Anyone here?" Were Kagome's first words as she slid shut the screen to the front hallway from the main doorway.

She was met with Buyo meowing to have food, but otherwise, silence. She went into the kitchen to get the cat food and saw a note on the table. It was from her mother; it said:

Kagome, dear, had to run to the grocery store for dinner and grandpa is over at a friend's house. There is some ice cream in the freezer and other snacks in the pantry. Please pick up Sota for me from school from his afternoon practice. Thanks.

Kagome sat down at the table chewing on a carrot as Buyo jumped into her lap, pawing for food as Kagome forgot about feeding him. "I guess I'm all alone for a while, eh, Buyo?" She smiled down at him and scratched his ear. After Buyo stopped purring from Kagome nonchalantly rubbing his ear as she daydreamed about something, he jumped down, seeing as he wasn't going to be fed anytime soon.

She finally snapped away from her thoughts and yawned loudly. "I think I'll have a nap before picking up Sota." She walked over to the couch and laid down, obviously tired from the day's events.

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Kagome woke in a very aggravating way. Something kept sticking her with sharp object. She brushed away the poking and tried to go back to sleep. It continued to annoy her. She couldn't take it and opened her eyes immediately to focus her vision in on a boy.

"She's alive!" He yelled throwing his hands in the air.

"Souta? What do you want?"

"You left me at school! Mom had to pick me up."

"Huh?" Kagome's mind was nothing but fuzz until she finally recognized the meaning of words. "Oh, no. I'm sorry. I had lain down to take a nap and must have overslept. Gomen ne!"

"You should be. I had to wait almost an hour before Mama came to pick me up. I can't trust you to do anything, can I? First, you don't even wake up on time to take me to school like you said you would. Then, you go to sleep leaving me at school for an hour more than I wanted to be there. You're hopeless!"

"Listen here, you little brat. I've had a long day as well, and high school has me stressed out enough as it is. I don't need a little kid to make it worse, you hear! So back off!"

Souta blew a raspberry at Kagome and mimicked her. "I'm Kagome, and I do nothing but sleep all day long, drool over Houjou, and complain about nothing important. Blah blah blah blah blah-dy blah…"

Kagome raised a threatening fist. "Why you little -GET BACK HERE!!!"

"Gotta catch me first!" Souta ran around the couch as Kagome was in hot pursuit. Souta tricked Kagome and managed to reach the head of the stairs as she got to the bottom. "And you know what else? I'm slower than a snail on fly paper," He said prancing on one foot at a time.

"Souta, stop making fun of your sister. She's had a long day. Kagome, stop trying to kill your brother." Kagome looked back in the direction of the kitchen where her mother's voice came from. Ignoring what her mother said, she looked back up the staircase and found that Souta had disappeared into his room with his door locked.

"You can't stay up there all night. You'll have to come down sooner or later!" Kagome marched into the kitchen and pulled out a chair to sit in as she moaned, trying to tell her mother that she wanted some attention and sympathy for herself. After noticing it didn't work, she placed her head in her arms.

"What's wrong, dear? You seem frustrated, and after you're little episode with Souta, it appears to be something big."

"My life has gotten worse."

"Oh, it can't be that bad. Tell Mama what's happening." Mrs. Higurashi sat down after wiping her hands from fixing part of dinner.

"It is. For the whole first trimester this year I have classes with Inuyasha and Kikyou."

"That's not so bad."

"No, you don't get it. I have ALL of my classes with them."

"Oh, dear. It's that bad?"

"Mom, this is Inuyasha and Kikyou we're talking about. Of course it's bad. Inuyasha is the most annoying pest in the world who always tries to get on my nerves and rack my brain. Kikyou is the snottiest slut in the world who's always trying to get me down and make me feel bad but it always backfires right in her face. Mom, where have you been all this time. I've told you about them a hundred times."

"Well, Kagome, I don't think you should judge people by how they act to just you. I'm friends with that annoying pest's parents," Came an old voice from the kitchen door.

"Oh, jii-chan! I didn't know you were here." Kagome turned around to see her grandfather and an old woman about the same age as him standing behind him. "Oh, hello, Old Lady Kanashii. I didn't know you were here. Don't take this the wrong way but your grandson is really starting to piss me off and won't leave me alone, at all."

Old Lady Kanashii smiled. "Don't worry, he does that to all of us."

"Tell me about," Kagome mumbled. "How is it that Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha look almost alike yet have different personalities? Sesshoumaru is quiet and reserved and Inuyasha is all about the place and doesn't know when to leave people alone and is annoying and loud and rambunctious and ignorant and arrogant and…"

"Okay, dear, we see your point."

"Oh, gomen ne. I guess I'm just tired out. I better go upstairs to my room to calm down." Kagome got up and left the table.

Mrs. Higurashi sighed. "I guess I better get back to cooking." She turned to go back to the stove as grandpa got an idea. He whispered to Old Lady Kanashii and they both snickered.

"That's great. It'll settle things," She nodded as she acknowledged the old man's proposal.

Mrs. Higurashi turned around to see the two elderly people snickering in delight. "What are you two doing now?"

"Oh, nothing dear. Just conversing on useless nonsense about the ancients. Go back to cooking and we'll leave you alone." They walked out to the shrine and discussed some more.

"The other two will never get along and their grandparents act foolish and conniving like they're young kids again. Our families are random picks out of the gene pool." She sighed and went back to chopping vegetables.

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"Hurry up, Kagome! We're gonna be late!" Mrs. Higurashi called up to Kagome in her room.

"I'm coming!" Kagome yelled as she pulled on another shirt and straightened her hair out. "Why do we have to come too?"

"Because your grandfather wants you to meet somebody. He said it was very urgent that you especially come; he says it's important."

"But couldn't this wait till later, when I'm actually not in a bad mood?"

"Well, from the way he said it, I'm guessing not. Now get your brother before we leave him."

"Souta, get down here, you little brat! We gotta go!"

"Don't rush me. Why are we going anyway?"

"To a friend of grandpa's." Kagome's mom grabbed her keys and opened the door. "Okay, time to go."

"Where are we going?"

"I don't know. He just told me to meet him at the park."

"The park?"

"Yes, so let's get going."

It was a short walk to the park as it was around the block from Kagome's old middle school. When the three arrived, they were greeted by jii-chan and Old Lady Kanashii.

Kagome became confused when she saw no one else. "Jii-chan, am I supposed to meet Old Lady Kanashii because I've already met and known her?"

"No, dear child. I simply wanted you to meet here with us. We're going somewhere else. Come along now."

They walked on some more before stopping in front of a mansion-size house. Kagome recognized the place and almost tripped. "Don't tell me I have to go in there. Nobody said anything about going to that flea-bitten mongrel's house!"

"Calm down child. Do not yell so much. That mongrel has ears and so does his brother and father. We do not wish to enrage them if they do not understand who you mean by. Now, please, all of you come inside. We have an important matter to discuss." Kanashii lead the Higurashi family through the front gates and to the front door. She knocked first then unlocked the door to show that she had arrived back.

"Oi! Ma, where have you be- What the hell? What's she doing here in my house?!" Inuyasha was walking down the stairs when he caught sight of Kagome and almost lost his balance.

"Stop your yelling. The Higurashi family is here on important family business. This will also include you, Inuyasha, so be a good host and show them to the family room."

Inuyasha grumbled something in which only Kanashii heard, but she brushed it off, not wanting to start anything. He walked as they followed to the middle of the house.

"Please, have a seat. This may take a while." She saw Inuyasha about to leave and stopped him. "Do not leave yet, my son. You sit as well for, as I've told you, will include you as well."

"Why am I involved with this bitch? She shouldn't even be in my house if I had it my way!"

"Well, I ain't enjoying this either so quit your yapping! I want to get this over with as soon as possible so I can leave this house and not come back."

"In fact, this includes the two of you."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"It involves the two of us? What do you mean?"

"Well, young Kagome, meet Inuyasha, your fiancée."

"WHAT?!!!" Both Inuyasha and Kagome yelled in unison. "FIANCÉE?!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN FIANCEE?!!!"

"You know fiancée as in engagement." Inuyasha and Kagome just stared at the old woman, mouths gaping open. "Fiancée, as in future husband and wife. Future marriage? Eternal matrimony and the like? Any of this ringing a bell?"

They both regained their voice and looked at each other. Then at the same time, "WHY WOULD I WANNA MARRY THAT… BITCH!"

"… BASTARD!"

They turned to each other after hearing what the other said. "LIKE I WOULD WANNA MARRY A… WENCH…"

"…MUTT… LIKE YOU!"

"WHO WOULD WANNA MARRY YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE?!!! STOP SAYING WHAT I'M SAYING!!! I AM NOT!!! YES, YOU ARE!!!" After tiring of hearing one saying the exact same thing as the other simultaneously, they turned face and crossed their arms.

Everyone else sighed, fortunate that the two hadn't started going for each other's throat. They turned back to Old Lady Kanashii, and Mrs. Higurashi was the first to speak. "So, when was this decided? I don't remember ever agreeing to anything of this sort."

"That is because we never told you before. This was a day or two after Kagome's birth. Mizumi and I decided that we wanted one of her grandsons and my granddaughter to carry on the Higurashi shrine."

"But wouldn't it have made more sense if you had chosen Souta and have asked me about it as well?"

"Why me?!"

"Well, we thought about the possible chance of you bearing a son, but Kagome seemed a better choice seeing as that would be a risky choice and Mizumi didn't have a granddaughter. Besides, we couldn't have anyway because we had already made the deal. We couldn't break something like that. That would make us against the code of our religion and faith to our family."

"Yeah, but couldn't you have at least made it to Sesshoumaru instead. That would make me feel a little better."

"So you're saying that I'm not good enough like my jackassy brother!"

"No, I'm saying anybody would have been better than you."

"Why you little bitchy…"

"Enough! This is going nowhere fast!"

"Why didn't you two tell all of us about this sooner?" Mrs. Higurashi asked hoping to get the two from yelling anymore, not wanting to disturb the rest of the house.

"Dear, child. We were planning on telling you all of this once these two were in high school seeing as they appeared too young to understand and were already good friends at the time."

"Like anyone actually likes for her to be their friend."

"What do you mean by that?!"

"What do you think I mean?" Sparks started flying from each other's eyes.

"What's going in here?" Izayoi, Inuyasha's mother, asked coming from the kitchen. "I could here you all the way from the other side of the house.

"Ma here is saying that I've gotta marry this bitch here because we've been engaged since birth -OW! Whatcha do that for?"

"Stop calling me bitch, baka!"

"You two are getting married? I feel so happy for you two. I see you've gotten over your issues, Inuyasha and Kagome."

"WE'RE NOT GETTING MARRIED!!!" They both exclaimed. "STOP DOING THAT!!! WHAT?! THAT!!! UGH!!!"

They faced the other way again as Izayoi looked confused. "Oh, dear. Then you're not getting married? But wait… You said you have to? What do you mean by that?"

"Grandmother told them that they've been engaged since Kagome was born and that it can't be undone." Everybody looked behind Izayoi and saw Sesshoumaru standing in the doorway.

"Oh, really. How do you know?"

"Because I could hear them from all the way up from my room."

"Of course."

"The bread's burning."

"Oh, no! I forgot about it. Well, I hope you all stay for dinner. I've made plenty." Then she rushed back to the kitchen.

"No, thanks. I'm going home so that I shut the world around me off. Thank you for the hospitality, good bye." Kagome bowed politely to Old Lady Kanashii and the old woman bowed back in return. Then Kagome headed for the door, already knowing exactly where she was going.

The other three got up and bowed to Kanashii. "I think we better be going as well. We'll call back to discuss this more when Kagome's calmed down. Hopefully, she and Inuyasha will peacefully agree to this," Mrs. Higurashi said, already taken note that Inuyasha had already left to lock himself in his room. "I hope to see you again under more compromising terms. Good day."

When they left, Sesshoumaru eyed at his grandmother carefully. "You are up to something, conniving, old woman."

"I know not of what you speak of, my dear grandson. I am only telling what is truth in your grandmother and her friend's minds.

"So you do not want to tell this Sesshoumaru. This Sesshoumaru will find out sooner or later." The old lady just gave him a young school girl's innocent smile and walked to the kitchen to help her daughter-in-law with dinner, sensing her hassle with preparation.

Okay, end of that for now. Since Friday was teachers' planning day I was able to type up some more of EE and LM. But you have to wait before both are posted up on MMorg because of the problem of uploading for me in which I must fix so… *~*'

Reviews, Reviews, Reviews:

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Starrilight-Hotaru- helloooooo. Yeah, that review was kinda out of the blue for me so sorry. And of course I haven't told people yet about ATTIC, yet.

angelica incarnate- okay as I've explained at the beginning of this chapter, I don't exactly hate Kikyou all the way to her dead soul. I hate the fact that she tries to kill off Kagome and wants to take to my, er, I mean, Kagome's Inu. Well, this story just expresses my hate for Kikyou in an unnecessary way, seeing as I've made it seem like Kikyou is a whore, slut, bitchy ass chick. That is a lot OOC and so is Kagome, with all the foul mouthed cursing that would even make Inuyasha blush and proud at the same time.

Okay, now to explain some things that won't be explained in the story. Old Lady Kanashii is Inutaisho's mom. Sesshoumaru wasn't born from Izayoi as we all know from the anime/manga. He was born from Inutaisho's first marriage. Izayoi is his second wife. About a month after Sesshoumaru was born, his mother was killed in a car crash and that just left Inutaisho and Sesshoumaru. Inutaisho met Izayoi from work because she was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. They married and had Inuyasha one year and two months after Sesshoumaru was born.

Kagome lives at Higurashi shrine and trains under her jujitsu sensei, who also has an immense spiritual prowess. Kagome possesses the sacred jewel, of course, because it's been in their family's possession since, oh I'd say about the warring ages. She also practices with bows and arrows and is a great shot. Her father died from a rare heart disease when she was in middle school.

Rin is a sixteen year-old genius that still retains her childhood innocence and infatuation but can still kick butt. She is part snow leopard demon, part human. So in other words, she can turn into a snow leopard and can control the power of ice. (I know, I know. She's human in the series/manga, but she had to have some kind of skill or powers other than just being really, really cute and getting her way as Sesshoumaru would agree with me.) (Sesshoumaru: Yes, this Sesshoumaru agrees but where is this Sesshoumaru's Rin?) (Ooookaaaayyyy.) She lives with her mom most of the time since her father is always off on business trips, except for special occasions, i.e. birthdays, Christmas, yada yada yada…

I will explain another two characters when they show up but they ain't gonna be in here for another few chapters. Gotta clear up a few things with IY and Kag.

Okay, I have absolutely no clue as to how the Japanese school calendar goes except that they have about 240 days of school, three trimesters a year, and the school year starts after spring break sometime in April. If anyone knows, please tell me; if not, I'll just pretend it goes kinda like the US (which sucks). I was hoping to get to Halloween with this story by Halloween but that's never gonna happen so you'll just have to wait till next year before this story gets that far b'cause I'm mean that way! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!