InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Happy Medium or Extreme Aggravation ❯ Beginning of the End ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimer: Once again, though it pains me to say it, I do not own InuYasha and Company. I feel like a knife is twisting in my heart. Oh wait a knife is twisting in my heart. Damn you Kikyou.

 

 

A/N: If you didn't read the summary then shame on you. But like I said before: this is my first fanfic so take that into consideration. Yet again, please be honest because I'm not that sensitive either. Anything to help me improve is great. <Flashes big shit-eating grin>, (InuYasha's mouth isn't the only thing this fanfic is rated for).

 

 

 

Chapter 1: Beginning of the End

 

 

The music bared its soul to the night, or rather to the roof of the large arena. The band “Bad Religion” was on stage and tearing it up. They were currently playing “Suffer”. InuYasha was in the crowd one arm circled around his girlfriend, Kikyou's, waist. They were running back and forth in the mosh pit colliding with anyone in the way. A huge grin was plastered on his face as he banged into a mohawked concert goer. Kikyou was singing, or rather shrieking, along to the song as she kicked someone in the knee unapologetically. They were obviously having a lot of fun.

 

As the song wound down, Kikyou decided she needed a drink. They extricated themselves from the crowd and went to the beer garden, flashed their fake id's and sauntered up to the bar where other sweaty punk-rocker types were drowning their inhibitions. InuYasha declined a drink but Kikyou ordered two beers.

 

“Hey Kikyou you should maybe slow down, you've already had like 4 beers and this is the first band on tonight.” InuYasha said with a mixture of concern and exasperation lacing his voice. Not that Kikyou was listening.

 

“Chill out Inu-baby it's not like I'm driving tonight or anything. That's what I got you for. Besides I'm having fun!” Kikyou slurred leaning heavily on InuYasha's shoulder as she had chugged both cups pretty fast.

 

Just then Bad Religion started a new song; Incomplete. It was a beautiful, loud and unforgettable song. (A/N: at least I think so). Kikyou had started to sway to the music and disentangled herself from InuYasha to twist and turn (AKA dancing). InuYasha stood rooted to the spot. He couldn't stop listening to the song, the chorus was digging its way into his head and he couldn't shake the feeling that he was supposed to learn something from it. Then it clicked. The words. . .

 

I'm a jump without a spring

Temple with no God

A jack without an ace

The tip of your tongue

I'm a promise and an un-mailed letter

An unfilled motor

Deck without a joker

A creeping grey memory

I AM

Incomplete, incomplete, incomplete, incomplete,

 

*I am incomplete* thought InuYasha. He was in a trance, he couldn't get away from the thoughts in his head. *What have I done with my life? I've partied a lot, that's about it. Well I am going to school I guess. But I feel so empty inside* He looks around at the crowd around him, at his girlfriend's writhing form, he felt alone. *I've been tired of this scene for a while now and I never even realized it. I love the music, always will I guess, but the people. I could certainly live without them. Feh, I could live without the constant fighting, drinking, and drugs. I'm tired of. . . *

 

His thoughts were interrupted by a hand roughly smacking his cheek. He looked down at Kikyou who had been trying to get his attention for about a minute now.

 

“What are you doing idiot?” she slurred, “I was talking to you and you spaced out. What's wrong with you?”

 

“Kikyou, I uh, I wanna get out of here. I wanna go home. Are you coming?” InuYasha already knew the answer to the question, he just asked to be polite.

 

“Nahhhhh, I'm having wayyyyyy too much FUNNNNN!” Kikyou was now swaying where she was standing, but not cuz she was trying to dance.

 

“Come on Kikyou I can't leave you like this. You're drunk.” InuYasha held her arm trying to pull her to the exit.

 

“InuYasha, lemmego.(sic). I wanna stay. I'll be fine. Go home ya baby. I can handle my li (hiccup) qour. It's not my fault you can't”

 

“Kikyou. . . “

 

Kikyou got a very nasty look in her eye. . . “Go home InuYasha. I don't wanna see you right now.” With that she turned around and stormed off into the crowd.

 

InuYasha stood there looking at her retreating form. He was torn, he wanted very badly to leave but it didn't seem right to leave Kikyou in the state that she was in. Finally he turned and left. She did say she didn't want to see him anymore tonight. She had enough money to take a cab home anyway.

 

He was thinking about his relationship with Kikyou on the way to the car. Sure he liked her a lot she was fun to hang out with when she wasn't drunk, but lately. . . He decided that the train of thinking he was on right now was just gonna make him angry. He lit a cigarette halfway to the car and was immediately accosted by a drunken scalper.

 

“Hey buddy, wanna buy a ticket to the show, primo seats man.”

 

“There aren't any seats in there dumbass. Leave me alone.”

 

“At least gimme a smoke man, I ran out.”

”Feh, whatever you drunken ass” InuYasha gave the man a cigarette, leaving him where he was.

 

Left to his thoughts again, he started musing about Kikyou. They'd been arguing a lot lately and he was tired of it. He figured it was time to end it. Besides sometimes he got the feeling that she wanted the same thing. For some reason he felt better after his decision. He finally reached his car and drove off into the night.

 

Earlier that evening at the SDSU library. . .

“Hey Kagome, I'm having trouble understanding the difference between the CR and the UR in instrumental conditioning versus classical conditioning. Um, Kagome. . . Kagome. . .”

 

“What?! Oh sorry Hojo, all of this studying is getting to me, I have an idea, why don't we skip this tonight and go grab some coffee at Starbucks or White Rhino” (A/N: I can't remember the name of the coffee kiosk on campus but their logo is a white rhino). Kagome looked at her boyfriend expectantly. They'd been in the library studying for their psych 100 midterm all day and it was only the third week of school. “Besides, the midterm isn't for a few weeks yet.”

 

“Kagome I don't think that that would be a very good idea. We should study as much as we can if we want to ace the midterm and get on the deans list. We'll go get some coffee after we're done with this chapter. Okay?” Hojo looked at Kagome sympathetically.

 

“I guess.” Sighed Kagome. *ugh, Hojo is so logical. He always has to do the right thing. Sometimes I wish that he would take more chances. He doesn't even try more than kissing me. I really don't feel like studying tonight. Geez what time is it anyway?* Kagome looked at her watch: 8:30 *the night is still young, I want to go to a club I've never been to one of those. Oh yeah I'm too young. Damnit all to hell. Oops did I just think that. What is wrong with me. . . * SIGH.

 

“Kagome, see here. You aren't even paying attention. What if you fail this midterm, they might take your scholarship away. Then you won't get a degree and you can't get a job without a degree.”

 

“Hojo, I'm bored.” Kagome whined.

 

“Look, we'll only be here a few more hours.” Hojo tried reasoning.

 

“What! A few more hours? Are you kidding me? Hojo we've been at it since 3 o'clock. I'm done for the night. If you don't agree then stay, I can't concentrate anymore.” Kagome grabbed her bag and left in a huff.

 

*For once in our relationship I just want to be spontaneous, just I don't know. . . young. This relationship makes me feel so old, like I'm an old married woman. . . oh crap, I don't want to be an old married woman yet. I'm only 18. This is bad. Why am I thinking this way? I know what will make me feel better. ICE CREAM!!! There's a Cold Stone Creamery not too far away. I'll take the bus.*

Half an hour later

 

*Ahhhhh, that's better. I love chocolate ice cream with strawberries and bananas* Kagome made her way from the counter and out the door when BAM, she hit a wall.

Well it wasn't really a wall.

 

“Watch where you're going stupid broad!” InuYasha yelled.

 

“Why don't you go suck on an egg, you chauvinist pig!” Retaliated Kagome.

 

*Why does that voice sound familiar?* they both thought (of course they didn't know that the other person was thinking the same thing that they were thinking cuz then they'd be psychic and that's just too weird even for my convoluted little brain. On with the story)

 

“Oh, hey Kagome. Sorry I didn't know it was you.” InuYasha offered his hand but Kagome refused it and got up on her own.

 

“Um, hey. Haven't seen you in a while.” Kagome said. Then followed with a strained voice, “Where's Kikyou?”

 

“Yeah, well about Kikyou. We were at a concert earlier and I felt like leaving but she was drunk and didn't wanna leave so I left her there. I hate fighting with her.” InuYasha had a strange face on, like he was upset and happy at the same time. I'm sure it hurt his face to try and pull itself into his expression.

 

“YOU DID WHAT?! You left your girlfriend *though I hate her guts* at a concert by herself when she was drunk? What is wrong with you? She could get hurt. *Would I really mind that much?. . . yeah I guess I would. Sigh, stupid predictable me* She could have gotten kidnapped. OMG what if she's dead * don't even think it Kagome, it would Not be a good thing.*” Kagome was also pulling a funny face. Kind of like she was trying to laugh and cry at the same time. Ouch.

 

InuYasha regained his composure enough to scream “HEY that's what she wanted okay. She told me she didn't want to see me for the rest of the night. And who the hell are you to tell me what to do with my life. Besides she's a tough girl she can take care of herself. Unlike some people I know” His pointing finger left no doubt as to who the “some people” was.

 

“What the heck is that supposed to mean jerk?”

 

“You need to pay attention to where you're going, ya pain in the ass!”

 

“Pain in the. . . what did you call me?” Kagome's voice was dangerously calm. Her eyes though, betrayed her heated temper.

 

*I could stare at those eyes all night. . . heh? I most certainly could not. She's a stupid girl I used to know and she's aggravating me.*

 

“Hey pig what are you staring at? I'm trying to yell at you, you know” Kagome's eyes had lost their feral quality but it just seemed to have migrated to her voice box.

 

“Feh, you have something on your face. . . oh wait, that IS your face.” InuYasha knew what might happen next, but he had to cover up for the staring.

 

“Why, you. . . insufferable, idiotic. . . I'm gonna kill. . . Oh forget it. Leave me alone!” Kagome had lost her appetite for ice cream by now and didn't know what to do with her delectable dessert. So she dumped it in the closest trash bin she could find, which also happened to be InuYasha's head.

 

As Kagome walked away, InuYasha stared after her. *Man she's really grown a lot. Her butt is cuter than I remember. Oh shit I did it again. Ooooh chocolate with strawberries and bananas, this is my favorite flavor.* and he proceeded to eat the delicious concoction thinking about Kagome.

 

*I really blew it didn't I. . . yup I did.*

 

(Author breaths deeply. Finally done. Three cigarettes and an InuYasha episode break later I have finally begun my masterpiece. I hope you guys like it. Please let me know what you think. And thank you to those who have already reviewed. I really appreciate the encouragement. Thanks to fluffyloverx3, jenfrog and kool-kcc. You guys rock. Now hopefully I can update another chapter tomorrow but its mine and my husband's only day off tomorrow so I'll do it while he's at school. XOXOXO [that was almost too girly for me]. Oh and if anyone is interested I have a homepage on myspace.com here's the link. http://blog.myspace.com/bulaklak

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