InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Irony ❯ Feelings ( Chapter 2 )

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Inuyasha was looking down the well once again, waiting to see if his precious Kagome would come back. He didn't even see her, but since he heard the command that she said often and was bound to the ground once again by her wrath, he figured that she didn't want to see him. Since the incident, he stuck close by the well, wondering if she would come back. It was now late in the afternoon, and there was still no sign of her.

"How long is he going to be like this?" asked Shippo looking with Miroku, Sango, and Kaede at a far distance from Inuyasha.

Miroku gave out a long sigh. "He left to get her, but then came back once again without her. Perhaps he and Kagome got into another dispute."

All four of them sighed, even Kaede. They had never really seen Kagome as angry as she was when Inuyasha insulted the cooking that they all loved. Kagome would sometimes stay in her world for quite a few days, but Inuyasha was going crazy from missing her so much.

'Oh Kagome' thought Inuyasha. 'I didn't mean to make you that angry.'

Present Time

Kagome packed her last item into her gigantic yellow back pack, filled with books, lunches, snacks, medicine, bandages, and anything else she could think to bring. Kagome walked outside, but then smacked her hand on her forehead when she realized she was leaving the most important thing. 'I can't believe I almost forgot the jewel shards.' Instead of carrying the giant bag inside, she left it out there with the company of her grandfather who was sweeping the leaves away off the walk way of the shrine.

"Hello, is Kagome here?" said Ikuto walking up the last step of many. Most people would have been out of breath, but for someone who worked out as much as Ikuto, it was no problem.

Kagome's grandfather stopped sweeping and stated stroking his beard. 'Now what's a good excuse for Kagome? I've used so many...' "She's not feeling well today."

"Really?" Ikuto said concerned. "She seemed fine yesterday. What's wrong with her?"

Grandpa coughed and then tired to be as serious and calm as possible. "She has a lip fungus."

Ikuto's eyes bucked and mouth slightly dropped. All of his attractions for Kagome started to slowly fade away with two words: lip fungus.

"Grandpa!" yelled Kagome storming out of the house with the bottle containing the jewel shards tightly in her grasp. "What are you doing?" Kagome usually would play off her sickness with a fake smile or a not very convincing laugh. This time it was completely different. She was never more embarrassed in her whole entire life. "I do not have lip fungus grandpa!"

A sweat drop rolled down grandpa's head and he began sweeping once again. "Well…I must have been mistaken."

Kagome-red as Inuyasha's fire rat cloth with embarrassment-ran to Ikuto and pulled him by his arm away from the ears of her grandfather. "I'm really sorry about that."

Attractions started to come back to Ikuto as he realized that Kagome having lip fungus was a just a fib. "So," he observed her closely and realized that she had a giant bag on her back, slightly hunching over because of how big and heavy the bag was. "Where are you going Kagome?"

"Uh…well I can't really talk about it." She scratched her head.

"Oh," he said with a smirk "you're one of those mysterious girls eh?"

His smirk made her smile and she began to blush. "I guess you could say that. I would rather not talk about it."

Ikuto smirk faded at the thought of her leaving. With all of her supplies packed away in her giant bag, he made an assumption that she would not be coming back soon. "Have a nice trip, Kagome."

Kagome looked at him sadly as he made his way towards the large amount of steps and on his way back down to his car. 'I guess I should go back to Inuyasha and the others. He probably thinks I'm still mad at him.'

Feudal Era

After being constantly watched and badgered by his comrades, he decided to watch the well from a tree in the forest. He hated everyone being in his business, especially when it came to him and Kagome. Sometimes the advice Sango offers helps the situation, although he would never admit it. Miroku's advice always got him in trouble with Kagome, like the time Miroku was giving him advice on how he could possibly have two women at once, which gave him one of his worst "sits" in his whole entire life. Shippo was just seen as a little kid who didn't know what he was talking about and should but out of his business.

Inuyasha's ears began to perk up and his nose started to twitch when he caught a whiff of one of the most pleasant things in the universe; Kagome's scent. He jumped out of the tree and ran to the well, but slowed down when he got to her, not wanting to seem desperate. "Kagome?"

Kagome smiled when she saw his face. "Hey Inuyasha," she became very excited and slightly jumped up and down. "You'll never guess who I just met! Come to the village and I'll tell you."

Inuyasha wasn't concerned about whom she had met, but was more concerned on why she was so calm all of the sudden. 'So she's not angry anymore?'

"Can you get my bag, Inuyasha?" Kagome didn't wait for a reply. She just quickly made her way into the village with a smile, wanting to desperately tell Miroku, Sango, and Shippo on her discovery.

Inuyasha watched her and a smile came to his face. 'I guess she's not mad at me.' He grabbed her heavy bad with on arm and walked towards the village a few feet behind Kagome and started to wonder what she could possibly have to tell.

Inside Kaede's home, Kagome smiled brightly as she said her hellos to everyone. She gave Shippo a new box of crayons and a coloring book filled with animals. She gave Sango and Miroku some lunches that she had packed and gave Inuyasha his favorite bag of munches.

"So" Sango said "what's this you have to tell us about?"

Kagome looked as if she was about to burst with excitement. "Well, I met a boy…"

Inuyasha's eyes widened. "W-what do you mean you met a boy?"

Everyone eyed Inuyasha with curiousness, wondering what the proud half demon would say. Inuyasha realized this, and put a scowl on his face. "Oh, so I suppose you're already his woman now, huh?"

Kagome would usually get angry at a comment like this, but she smiled brightly and said "No, no, it's not anything like that. He saved my life the other day. I was about to get hit by a truck…" She realized that everyone gave her a confused look when she mentioned such a contraption. "It's kind of like a giant wagon, only much faster and heavier. Anyway, I wasn't really paying attention to where I was going, and Ikuto pushed me out of the way."

"Ikuto huh?" replied the monk while eyeing Inuyasha, waiting for his reaction.

Inuyasha grunted and crossed his arms and pouted greatly, but didn't want to break Kagome's good mood. "Well, I'm glad you're safe."

"He hurt himself in the process, so I invited him over to my house and he called his brother and he was picked up."

"So what's this boy like?" asked Sango curiously.

"Well, he seems like a good guy, and he's really" Kagome blushed, almost telling everyone how good looking he was. She realized Inuyasha was having a hard time keeping his calm as she was talking about the situation. "Well, I was very grateful for him saving me. At first I thought Inuyasha had come and saved me."

Inuyasha's harsh gaze softened at the mention of him rescuing her. He would always be there for her to protect her and felt bad that he was not there to protect her from her world.

Kagome's pinkish color faded away and she was once again her normal skin tone. "I looked him closely and I think he's your reincarnation, Inuyasha."

Every one of them looked surprised, especially Inuyasha. "Well, I don't know Kagome. It's not like you can smell his scent or anything."

"He looks exactly like you Inuyasha. The resemblance is crazy! You two look alike more than me and Kikyo!"

"That's amazing" said Sango. "A reincarnation of Inuyasha; what are the odds?"

Shippo put his crayons down. "I bet he's stupid and mean just like Inuyasha, and if he's not, then it can't be his reincarnation." Shippo covered his head, instinctively getting ready for Inuyasha's hard fist, but felt nothing.

Inuyasha was busy wondering about how a reincarnation of him might be a plus and a really big negative. Kagome made it clear that she had feelings for him and would rather be by his side unhappy then away and unhappy, but how would he feel if she was with an Inuyasha that didn't love Kikyo? Would things change? Would he be alone without Kagome? The thoughts began to race at once, and he decided to leave before he would say something not needed to be said at all.

"Inuyasha, are you alright?" Miroku asked, shocked that Inuyasha didn't jump down the well and rip this new guy's face off.

Inuyasha turned his head and began to grumble. "Of course I'm fine Monk! Why wouldn't I be?"

Kagome realized that Inuyasha was surprised about the reincarnation, but not in the way she would have hoped. 'Why would he be happy?' she thought. 'If he gets jealous of nothing going on between me and Kouga, then he sure would get upset over me and Ikuto meeting.' Kagome stood to her feet and plastered a smile upon her face. "Well, I have a big test tomorrow and I'm going home to study some more."

Inuyasha stood up as well. "Uh….Kagome…" His ears lowered and his eyes saddened. "You're going back already?"

"Yeah, I just thought it would be nice if I brought some supplies and told you guys about Ikuto. I've really got a hard test to take tomorrow. I'm having the hardest time in geometry."

Inuyasha crossed his arms, but his ears would not raise up, indicating that he would still be upset. "Fine, go home to your stupid tests and new man!"

Kagome's mouth dropped, but when it closed, her body began to shake. "I told you that it wasn't like that! I thought you'd be happy that I wasn't dead! I just owe this guy my life you big dummy!"

"Whatever!"

Kagome began to storm off and Sango, Miroku, and Shippo sighed. "They at like children" stated Sango.

"No" Shippo replied "they're much worse the children."

"I second that" said the Miroku.

"Yay" Kaede said agreeably.

Within less of twenty minutes, Kagome was back in her time, in her house. No one was home, but she was able to get in with a key. When she got in, the phone was ringing, but Kagome didn't want to answer it. She couldn't believe that Inuyasha would suggest something such as her and Ikuto being together, when they haven't known each other more than a day. "That no good jerk Inuyasha takes things too far! Ikuto and I are…"

"Hi Kagome" said Ikuto's voice from an answer machine. "This is Ikuto…you know, the guy who saved your life and the guy the old man said you had lip fungus to. I, just wanted to ask you a favor, it's a really big one. We need someone to be a bridesmaid in my brother's wedding. My old girlfriend would have done it, but I decided it was better to break up with her."

Kagome grunted at the sound of 'old girlfriend.' 'Yeah, he's Inuyasha's reincarnation alright.'

"You don't have to if you don't want to. I gave you my address, so you could come by or call me."

Kagome was naive most of the time, but she could easily tell that Ikuto was blushing while he made the call. Kagome's feelings for Ikuto were not strong, but his were getting to that point, even though it had only been a day.

"Well, that's all. Hope to see you soon."

Kagome sighed and wondered if she should call him or drop by his house. She thought it was strange how fast things were going when it came to Ikuto, but she did want to stop by. She always wanted to go to a mansion such as his, but that wasn't the only reason why she was going. She wanted to see him. She wasn't sure why she wanted to, but she really did want to see him again.

'It's not like I like him or anything. I have feelings for Inuyasha. I just got to the point a little while ago, where I could say that. He's the only guy I care for.' She sighed. 'But he's taken...or at least that's what he thinks. Kikyo doesn't even care about him. She gave Naraku the large fragment of the jewel shard and he defends her still. He loves her, not me.'

She looked at a pad of paper by the phone. Ikuto's name, address, and phone number was on a yellow note pad where the messages where written down. 'Maybe I should call.'

She reached her hand towards the phone, but then pulled it away. 'He's not Inuyasha, Kagome, and you can't go to him just trying to get back at him. They're not the same.' Kagome pulled her hand to her chest and blushed. 'But if that's the case, then why was my heart pounding so much when I gazed into his beautiful eyes?'

She shook her head roughly. 'What am I saying? With my luck his old girlfriend will come back from the dead or across time, or where ever she's from!'

Kagome gulped and picked up the phone and slowly dialed the number, still wondering if she was making the right choice. 'I owe him anyway. He saved my life, I can at least cover for him. That's the only reason why I'm doing this for him.'

"Kazasami residence. Who may I ask is calling?"

"Uh..." with the sound of Ikuto's last name, Kagome seemed to forget her own. 'I forgot he was ridicuosly rich.' "Oh well my name is Kagome. I was asked by Ikuto to call."

The voice on the other line was of a woman's, a young one. "Oh, well are you the girl who he wants to take Lari's place in my wedding?"

Kagome hesitated, surprised at first. "That would depend if you're marrying Mr. Kazasami in a few days."

"Yeah, that would be me. Well, he has your address, so if you don't mind, I'll give you a ride. Is that okay with you?"

Kagome replied with a yes without hesitation. She was too trusting in most situations, but she didn't feel like she was placing herself in any danger. Besides, if something happened to her, Inuyasha wouldn't rest until she was safe, or avenged.

"I'll be there in a half hour."

"Thank you." Kagome hung up the phone and her stomach dropped. Thoughts of calling back and canceling everything came to her mind. She completely forgot about her big test the next day, but she couldn't call up the next biggest millionare of all time and say "Nevermind."

"Great, so I ditched all of my friends to study for a test that I'm not going to study for? How awful am I?"

Feudal Era

Inuyasha sighed, remembering the the first time he had met Kagome. She had awakened him from his slumber, a slumber meant to for eternity, a sleep that Kikyo and enforced on him. He tried to hate Kagome as much as possible, thinking that she was his old love. Even when he found out they were different, he still tried to hate her, since she was just like her. He then started to slightly show how he truely felt. On of the very first times was when he first was able to make his Tessaiga transform, trying to protect her. He really began to let things out when she saw him human for the first time, and he realized how compassionate she was, and told her that she "smelled kind of nice."

He really did care about Kagome. If things would have worked out different, then she wouldn't of had to compete with Kikyo, because the only way Inuyasha would choose Kagome over Kikyo, was if she was still dead. He still loved Kikyo, and nothing could change that.

Inuyasha chuckled. 'If it wasn't for Naraku, I'd be an old human man still embracing my dear Kikyo right now. Could I do the same with Kagome or am I just trying to convince myself so she won't leave me?' He grunted. 'Why did everything have to be so complicated? This is Naraku's fault! I was meant to be with Kikyo forever, even in the next life. That's why Kagome was created with the same soul as Kikyo's.' He took out his Tessaiga and made it transform and the windscar surrounded it. "One day Naraku, I'll have your head!" Inuyasha thrusted his sword toward the ground and his windscar wounded the forest, destroying the land and trees. Inuyasha didn't care. He would be hostile until things were back to normal. He would be hostile until Kagome was back with him, and only him.

"Kagome!"

Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were still spying from afar, waiting to see what he would do next. "Well, I guess he's angry" said Sango quietly, trying to make sure Inuyasha's doggy ears didn't pick up anything."

"Indeed" Miroku stated. "How would you feel if you were in his position?"

"I wouldn't be in his position, Miroku. He shouldn't be two timing Kagome and then expect her to consistantly be with him. I am glad that she is with us. We wouldn't get very far without Kagome, but that's not the point. Everytime she goes home, it's his fault. I fear that one day..." Sango sighed.

Miroku nodded. "I understand. You're worried that one day she'll be too angry to come back to us. Is that right Sango?"

Shippo began to whine. "Kagome will always come back to us. She wouldnt' leave us." Shippo's childish experssion turned cold. "I couldn't blame her for leaving Inuyasha though."

"How do you think this is going to work out? We need Kagome, just as much as you guys need me, you two, or even Inuyasha."

"What do you mean?" asked Shippo. "Nothing's going on. You heard Kagome."

Miroku shook his head. "No, I think things are about to get very complicated, especially if she's right about Inuyasha having a reincarnation."

"She won't leave us!" yelled Shippo.

No one replied to Shippo's statement. It would be nice to agree with Shippo, but there was no certain answer. She was from another time. Everything mostly depended on if they would defeat Naraku and everything else in between.

Present Time

Kagome began studying for her test while waiting for her ride, but the thought of going to Ikuto's house began to make her feel uneasy. The fact that he was a total stranger didn't really bother her that much. The thing that bothered her the most was that she was away from Inuyasha and the fact that she knew he was upset. 'Inuyasha, I'll be back soon. I promise I will be.'

To Be Continued....

A/N: Okay, same as last time. If I don't get at leat five reviews, I'm not updating. Thank you guys so much. Give advice if you want. Kind of need it!