InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I'm On The Outside ❯ Sometimes I Think About You And I Remember All The Things We Went Through ( Chapter 1 )

AN: Okay so I'm having a little trouble making them seem realistic as children, mostly because I haven't been this age for almost 15 years. I promise that if the chapters don't seem up to par with the rest of my writing, it is only for this reason and I swear that things will get better!!!!

 

The title of this chapter came from a song called “Fallin' In Love” By Faith Evans, it just seemed fitting for this chapter.

 

Okay now when you reach the end of this chapter you will see two names, well the reason for these names is simply because I was starting to get annoyed with always typing: Mrs. Higurashi and Inuyasha's mother, so I looked up some Japanese names and found these two: Akina (Kagome's mothers name) and Kohana (I know that his mother's name is Izayoi, but I started writing this before I found that out). I will call the two women by these names for the rest of the story, but I will remind you of them as I go along.

 

As always I don't own any of the characters. But the storyline and any original characters of THIS story are mine!

 

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Age 7:

 

Kagome was missing from school and Inuyasha stared longingly at the seat beside him. Once again they had ended up in the same class and were sat together. He and Kagome had been inseparable from the day he started school last year. He spent all of his free time with her, either at the shrine where she and her family lived or at his house.

 

In fact earlier in the summer her dad had gotten really sick and was in the hospital. She stayed at his house all the time back then. He was happier with her around, even though she was really quiet most of the time.

 

Inuyasha sat on his bed staring out the window. There was rain pounding heavily against his window, which seemed fitting. Kagome's mom had just left after telling her that her father had died. She then asked Inuyasha's mother if it would be alright for Kagome to continue staying with them for a few more days while she got things arranged for the funeral.

 

Inuyasha had sat outside Kagome's room listening to her sob as his mother tried to console the heartbroken girl. He had tried to go into her room but his mother only shooed him away. So he had gone to his room and sat on his bed.

 

He turned away from the window when he heard his door open. Kagome stood in the doorway, her eyes swollen and red, her hair dishevelled. She walked over to his bed and hopped up onto it, resting her head against his shoulder as she wrapped her arms around his waist.

 

Inuyasha sighed in mock annoyance and pressed his cheek to the top of her head. “How are you feeling?”

 

Kagome sniffled and Inuyasha could feel her tears soaking through his shirt. “This is horrible!” She sobbed. “Is this how you felt when your dad died?”

 

Inuyasha shrugged. “I don't remember, I was just a baby.”

 

Kagome sniffled again and tightened her grip on him, almost as if she was afraid that if she let go he would disappear. “You're my best friend Inuyasha.”

 

Inuyasha sighed and turned back to face the front of the room. There was only twenty minutes left in the school day, and then he could ask his mother to stop at the Shrine so he could see Kagome.

 

It seemed to take forever for the bell to ring and with a quick goodbye to the others he ran outside. He ran for the spot where his mother always picked him up and slid to a stop when he spotted Kagome. She was standing next to his mom and even from where he was standing he could see the large smile on her face.

 

“Inuyasha!” She yelled, running for him. She almost knocked him over as she ran into his arms at full speed. She hugged him tightly as he staggered a bit under the force of her weight hitting him. “I'm a big sister!”

 

Inuyasha stared at her. “You mean your mom had her baby?”

 

Kagome nodded, her smile growing even wider. Inuyasha hadn't seen her look this happy in a long time. “Yes, I have a baby brother, come on we're going to go see him!”

 

She tugged on his arm and all but dragged him to his mother's car. She was telling him all about her baby brother Souta and how she would be the best big sister in the world. Inuyasha's mother watched the two of them in amusement through the rear-view mirror.

 

“Kagome, your mother wants me to keep on eye on you so when we leave the hospital we're going to stop by the shrine to get you some clothes. You're going to spend the next few days at our house.” Inuyasha's mother told her.

 

“Okay!” Kagome said excitedly.

 

They pulled up to the hospital and Kagome tugged impatiently at the door handle, which had the child safety lock on. She was about to roll down the window and climb out that way when Inuyasha's mother opened the door on her son's side. Kagome climbed over him in her eagerness to get out and ended up poking her friend in the eye.

 

Inuyasha didn't say anything but climbed out rubbing his watering eye. “Inuyasha what's wrong?” Kagome asked looking over at him as they entered the hospital.

 

“You poked me in the eye!” He exclaimed.

 

“Well I didn't mean to!” She told him.

 

“Yeah, but if you weren't acting so weird you wouldn't have poked me!” Inuyasha pouted.

 

“I can't help that I'm happy!” Kagome said, glaring at him.

 

Inuyasha's mother walked behind the two of them, trying desperately to hold back her laughter. She had seen them argue before, but nothing to this extent. Something told her that if their arguing was this bad while they were still young, it would only grow in intensity as they aged.

 

“You're mean!” Inuyasha said, turning away and pouting.

 

Kagome sighed heavily and turned her face away from him. “Yeah, well you're mean too!”

 

Inuyasha's mother shook her head as they entered Mrs. Higurashi's room. “How are you feeling Akina?” Inuyasha's mother asked as they stepped closer to her bed.

 

“Oh Kohana, I forgot how much pain is involved, but I wouldn't change it for the world!” Akina said, looking over at her daughter. “What's wrong with Kagome?”

 

Kohana smiled and shook her head. “Oh it's nothing to worry about, they just had a bit of a spat.”

 

The two women stared at their children who were purposely looking anywhere but at each other. The two of them hid their grins when Inuyasha's ears twitched and the movement made Kagome look at him out of the corner of her eye. When their eyes made contact they both made small noises and looked away again.

 

“Mama, when can I hold Souta again?” Kagome asked, finally looking at her mother.

 

“When I bring him home Kagome.” Akina told her daughter. “But maybe Kohana will be kind enough to take you to the viewing window, then at least you can show Inuyasha what your baby brother looks like.”

 

The argument between the two of them seemed forgotten as Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand and dragged him after his mother to the viewing window. “Those two are going to be so much trouble when they're older.” Akina muttered happily to herself.