InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Free of Pain, Lost from Love ❯ chapter two ( Chapter 2 )

Free of Pain, Lost from Love

Chapter two

By: opalshyne

 

 

 

Kagome sat on her bed, a sullen gray light filtering through the closed blinds, her crumpled pink comforter lay squished at the foot of her bed, she raked her hands through her hair as the smile of the silver haired boy flashed before her mind's eyes again and her heart began to beat rapidly.

She shook her head violently trying to shake the image from her mind and forget the strange boy who had haunted her dreams for two years. She clenched her teeth together and muttered an angry, "Go away!", to the image which still hung before her closed eyes.

"Kagome, hurry up and get ready, you'll be late for school!"

Her mother's caring voice reached her ears and her eyes flew open, temporarily abandoning her mission to forget her dream, and she stood from the edge of her bed and walked slowly into the bathroom where bright lights blinded her and she cringed from the sight of her hair, tangled and five times its normal size.

She quickly brushed her teeth and began to forcefully pull a brush through her hair before flipping it up into an oversized clip and rushing to her room and slipping on her new navy blue and gold uniform.

She looked at the clock, the red blinking numbers screaming at her that Hojo would be here in five minutes.

Kagome threw her hands up in the air and dug around her closet to find her shoes which she had stuffed in the back of her close three months ago when she had bought them at the beginning of summer.

She heard a knock on the door and her mother greeting Hojo and inviting him inside.

She ran downstairs, grabbing an apple from the fruit basket and grabbing Hojo by the hand, she yelled a quick goodbye to her family and dashed out the door, Hojo following behind her. They slid into his car and he started up the engine and looked over at Kagome who had her chin resting on her hand as she looked out the window and held the unbitten apple in her hand, "Kagome, I really wish you would eat that apple."

Hojo's voice jolted her out of her own somber thoughts, she looked down to the speckled red fruit in her hand and shook her head, "No, I'm not hungry."

Hojo frowned, he had watched her do this to herself, everyday for the past year, "Kagome-"

"Hojo! I'm not hungry…" her voice faded away as she looked back out the window.

Hojo sighed heavily and turned into the school parking lot, the two sat in silence until Kagome got out of the car and turned around, smiling brightly, "I'll see you at lunch?"

Hojo looked away from her, "Yeah."

"Okay," she turned back around and headed off to her first class of the day, pushing memories and dreams away from her thoughts.

 

 

"Kagome! Over here!"

Kagome looked up to see Yuka waving at her from across the yard, a diet Coke in one hand and a sandwich, a bite already taken out of it, in the other.

Kagome smiled and waved back at her friend since junior high, she tapped Hojo on the shoulder and motioned to Yuka, "You wanna join us?" she asked.

Hojo nodded slowly and stood up, carefully balancing his own food in one hand and his Calculus book in the other. Kagome jogged over to her friend and sat down next to her friend, "Oh Geez! I spilled my drink!"

Yuka threw her hands up in the air and rolled her eyes before grabbing a napkin and dabbing the dark blue skirt, Kagome smiled and looked across the yard halfway expecting to see a red blur flash in and out of view, proving that Inuyasha was checking in on her.

"Kagome, whatcha lookin' at?"

Kagome shook her head slightly and looked back to her friends, "Nothing really."

Yuka shrugged and took another bite of her sandwich.

Kagome looked away one more time before sighing and standing up, "I feel like crap, I'm going home."

Yuka frowned,"Awww, Kagome, you're always sick!"

Kagome ignored her friend and looked up when Hojo began to speak, "Kagome," concern was scrawled across his face and it overcame his voice, "take care."

She smiled out of habit, "I'll be fine."

She turned away from them and walked towards the white sidewalk that almost blinded her with their brightness. She buried her hands in her pockets and walked away from school heading home, knowing she would be able to be alone.

Her mother had left that morning for Okinawa where she would be all week taking care of her sister who had just been in a wreck.

Kagome walked up the steps to her house coming to a halt at the top so she could stare at the giant Goshinboku, the wind blew against her and chills spread over her skin and she closed her eyes. She could almost hear his voice, the way it was the last time she saw him.

Her breath caught in her throat and shook off the memory walking away from the tree and towards her house, she opened the door and let the cool air wash over her before stepping inside and walking upstairs.

The door to her room faced her now and she opened it slowly, almost cautiously as she had felt a presence in her house upon entering. Peeking her head around the door frame she looked around to make sure her room was empty and deciding she was just being paranoid.

She flopped down on her bed and pulled her comforter up around her shoulders and clamping her eyes shut, hoping to fall asleep just so she could perhaps dream again of Inuyasha. The sound of the ceiling fan clicking overhead seemed to put her in a trance and a soft feeling washed over her.

And then she saw him, silver hair, gold eyes, tall and majestic, his white robes seemed to cool her body which was rapidly warming due to the heavy comforter which covered her.

"Sesshoumaru-sama," her muddled voice caused him to turn sharply to the bed and look at her.

His stare made her shiver, what a strange dream.

Her mind slid in and out of consciousness as the youkai lord came closer to her, his eyes widening when he saw the red haori peeking out from under her pillow case, "You have his clothes…is he here?"

Her eyes widened enough for him to see the hazy expression in her eyes, "Who…Inuyasha? No, he faded away, he is gone," tears filled her eyes as she remembered her dream, "we'll never be married."

She turned over on her side and hid the few tears she allowed herself to shed from the youkai's sight.

"You will tell me where my mutt of a brother is, now."

Kagome shook her head slightly as she fell asleep, "He is in the past."