InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ From Dreams to Reality ❯ Chapter 8: Testing the Waters ( Chapter 8 )

The bell rang and Haily was set free from homeroom. Since it was a switch day, she had first period with Kate. This meant that they had Mr. Felice's eastern civilization class first thing and they could torment one of their two favorite teachers.

As she walked into the hall and went to her locker, Haily tried to look for Kate so they could walk together, but was having a difficult time of finding her. A smirk appeared on Haily's features as she realized that Kate had been flirting with Rob again. She would have to mention that to Kate later. Shaking her head and sighing, Haily started down the stairs and went into their classroom by herself, leaving Kate to catch up in a few minutes.

Taking advantage of the few minutes she had alone, Haily took her seat and reflected on her thoughts. She was confused and had no idea what was going to happen. Her entire world had been turned upside down in a day. She honestly didn't think that anything else could confuse her beyond the point that she was at now. In under 24 hours she found out that youkai existed, Sesshoumaru was real, she shared a mental link with him, and they needed to discuss things. She was starting to give herself a headache, and put her head on her desk in defeat.

"Mr. Felice…"

"Yes Haily?"

"Can I go to the nurse?"

"Why?"

"I have a headache."

"But 1st period hasn't even started yet."

"I know, but can I please go and get some Advil?"

"Alright, but make it quick."

"Thanks Mr. Felice."

"Just sign out and take the pass."

Haily trudged into the nurse's office and plopped down in one of the chairs. She waited for the nurse, and was glad that Advil existed because her headache was turning into a migraine.

When the nurse came back in she took one look at Haily and said, "Hunny are you ok? You look awful…what do you need?"

"I'm ok, I didn't sleep much last night and I've had a lot on my mind. Right now though I could use some Advil, I have a migraine."

"Sure, no problem, I think you should lie down for a while too, you don't look that great."

"Alright, but only for a little while."

Haily lied down on the bed in the back room of the nurse's office and closed her eyes. For a while she just laid there meditating, but soon fell into a peaceful sleep. She had been through so much that she was completely drained, and welcomed the sleep that came. The nurse sent a note to Mr. Felice explaining that she had told Haily she needed to rest for a while. Haily woke up about 45 minutes later right before the bell rang. The nurse explained that she had let Mr. Felice know what had happened, and that Haily could come back again later if she needed to.

The bell rang and Haily made her way to 2nd period. She sat down in her seat and stretched.

"Mmm, I feel so much better now. My migraine is almost gone, and that sleep really helped. But, I have a feeling that Kate is going to be asking some questions later."

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*Later in the day*

Haily made it through most of her schedule and was now making her way to 7th period. For the most part, she zoned out during her classes and thanked the powers that be that she didn't have any tests to take. She must have looked like a zombie, staring off into space, but she didn't care. She was starting to become a little more comfortable with her newly gained knowledge, and was wondering where Sesshoumaru was going to take her. She started pulling her thoughts back in and tried to center her mind for the coming bombardment of questions from Kate. She put a smile on her face and walked into 7th period English with Mr. Walsh. Fortunately, Mr. Walsh was Kate and Haily's

other favorite teacher. He was lenient as long as you knew what was going on. Haily walked to the other side of the room and took her seat, which happened to be right behind Kate.

Kate wasted no time and immediately turned around.

"Omg, Haily are you ok? What happened in homeroom? Why weren't you in 1st period? You look wiped, how much sleep did you get? Did anything happen?…"

"Kate, hold on a minute, chill!!" Haily interrupted before Kate had a chance to ask any more questions.

Kate took a deep breath and replied, "Ok, I was just really worried about you."

"It's ok Kate. Now to start answering your questions…nothing happened in homeroom, I was just thinking about something. I had a migraine and went to the nurse 1st period and she let me sleep. I didn't sleep to well last night. And once again, no nothing happened I'm fine."

"Ok…I was just really worried about you. I thought something had happened. By the way, what happened with that strange feeling you were getting?"

Haily went into panic for a moment. She had totally forgotten that Kate knew, and wasn't prepared to answer the question. And telling her about Sesshoumaru was completely out of the question. She thought about what the best possible answer was to tell her best friend that always knows when she's lying. She finally decided on a suitable answer and hoped that Kate bought it.

"You know Kate, I think it was just my imagination…I was so exhausted that I think my brain was somewhere else."

Haily prayed that her friend bought it, and was relieved when she heard her friend reply, "Yea being really tired can make you have hallucinations."

Mr. Walsh started the class and the girls stopped talking to listen to the lesson. Well… Haily at least listened to it until her forehead started tingling. This time she knew what it meant and waited for Sesshoumaru to say something.

"How are you doing my dear? Is everything going well?"

Haily replied instantly, "Oh yes Sesshoumaru, everything is fine."

The perky tone of her voice surprised Sesshoumaru and he couldn't help but make a comment, "You are sounding much better than when we talked earlier."

Haily laughed and sent back, "Yea I had some time to think and I'm understanding some things better now, and am feeling more comfortable with them."

"Well I am glad to hear that you are doing better. I just wanted to make sure that you had not worsened, so I will leave you be for now."

"Ok Sesshoumaru, I'll see you later?"

"Hai you will."

After her conversation with Sesshoumaru, Haily didn't feel like listening to Mr. Walsh talk, so she once again zoned out. When the bell rang it surprised her because the period seemingly flew by. She was glad that she had study last today because she was really drained.

"Well they might not be the most comfortable seats in the world, but I can still sleep. And luckily it's a `free period', well for me at least. I'm going to spend it sleeping, I'm still tired and I have a feeling that tonight is going to be a long night."

Haily took the opportunity to sleep straight through study, Channel 1, and announcements, it was the bell that woke her up. She went upstairs to her locker and got her stuff. Her mom picked her up and she rode her horse, and spent a little extra time with him afterwards. She got home and, for once in 4 and a half years she did her homework. She had dinner with her family and went online for a while.

Haily kept looking at the clock as it was getting later and had to take deep breaths to calm herself. She couldn't figure out why she was so nervous, but guessed it was a natural reaction.

As soon as her parents went to bed, Haily raced into her room. She changed, and pulled down her bed, but kept the lights on. When she was sure her parents were asleep, she crept back into her room and turned the lights out. She sat on her bed and waited.

A few moments later Sesshoumaru once again stepped out of the shadows and greeted her, "Haily, my dear, are you ready to go?"

Haily gulped, he was so much more handsome and unbelievably perfect in real life then one could ever possibly hope to imagine. She nodded her head and replied, "Hai Sesshoumaru I am ready."

He walked over to her bed and swiftly scooped her up bridal style (which surprised Haily for a moment) and made a portal in the wall through which they could leave the house. It closed behind them, and he carried her off into the darkness to a place she did not know. She gazed up into the beautiful clear night sky and smiled, "How ironic, tonight is the crescent moon."