InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Jealous Much? ❯ Discoveries ( Chapter 6 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. That privilege goes to the ever so talented Rumiko Takahashi. But it would be freaking awesome if I did.

 

 

Chapter Six: Discoveries

 

School was pretty uneventful. Classes were boring. And Kagome merely dragged her feet throughout the entire day.

 

When classes were finally dismissed, she left as soon as possible, wanting to get home. But as soon as she left the room, she found Suzaku waiting for her. He smiled at the sight of her. “Hey Kagome. Would you like to get something to eat?” he asked.

 

“Uh, sure” she replied.

 

At lunch, Kagome thought that spending her time Suzaku would take her mind off Inuyasha. But despite her best efforts she couldn't. In fact, she probably thought about him even more. She felt guilty, not for kissing Inuyasha, but for enjoying it when she had a boyfriend. She had wanted to kiss him for so long but now…now she was once again second guessing everything.

 

Suzaku had been watching the emotional battle in her eyes, and set down his drink. “Is something wrong?”

 

She looked up at him. “No. There's nothing wrong.” She put on her best smile and took a drink of her own drink.

 

Suddenly, she sensed something. It was a shikon shard! `There must be a demon around' she thought to herself. Quickly she stood up. “I am so sorry Suzaku, but I really have to go.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Because I forgot my mom out with the shrine and I told her I would hurry home” she thought quickly.

 

She left no room for discussion, and ran out of the restaurant.

 

Following her senses, she ran down an alleyway. She ran down the entire length but found nothing. Turning around, her eyes rested on a large clump of dark goo lying against the wall. She walked towards it. This is what was emanating the sacred jewels aura. Unexpectedly the goo shook and Kagome had to jump to get out of the way when the goo shot straight at her.

 

It landed on a garbage can and Kagome's eyes widened as she saw the can melt away. `Damn' she thought, `just what I need. A ball of gooey acid.'

 

Kagome peered at the clump moving silently on the ground and saw the jewel shard stuck in the middle. `Okay, now how am I going to get that?' if she touched it, most likely her hand would be dissolved.

 

Suddenly the slimy mass attacked her once more, but Kagome wouldn't have been able to move away in time. Raising her hands out of reflex, a strange power radiated from her hands and the goo dissolved in mid air. The jewel shard fell soundlessly to the ground.

 

Kagome bent down to pick up the shard, purifying it instantly. She sighed and turned to walk back down the alleyway, and go home. However, when she looked down the alley, she saw a familiar figure standing at the entrance.

 

Suzaku!

 

He had a look of pure shock. Clearly he had seen everything. She walked towards him and grabbed his hand. Thankfully, he didn't flinch or push her away. He merely let her lead him away and back to her house.

 

The journey back was very silent. Neither one talked at all. Once at the shrine, Kagome sat down on one of the steps, and patted the spot next to her. Suzaku took the hint, and sat next to her. She didn't talk for a minute. How on earth was she supposed to do this? How was she supposed to explain to him about what that thing in the alley was, without telling him everything? Would he hate her, fear her, or worse tell everyone at school? Questions like these swam through her head. She just had to tell him and hope for the best.

 

“I'm guessing you saw what happened in the alley?” she asked him. maybe she wouldn't have to tell him everything if he only saw the last part.

 

“Yeah.”

 

“How much did you see?”

 

“From the part where the thing jumped you and melted a trash can instead.”

 

`So much for only seeing the last part' she thought disappointedly. She had to tell him everything.

 

 

She explained everything. About the jewel shards, about demons, about the well, and about Inuyasha, though she left a few things out. When she was finished, she sat silent and waited for his response. When she didn't get any, she couldn't sit quiet for long.

 

“Your not going to tell anyone, are you?” she asked, dreading what the answer might be.

 

Suzaku looked at her and smiled. “At first, all I wanted was to write a good story. I thought perhaps the truth about why you miss school so much would be promising. See, I want to be a journalist someday and thought this would be good for raising my abilities for nosing around in other people's business.” Kagome smiled at this. “But, then I got to know you, and I lost interest in the newspaper. I thought that I might hurt you if I found the truth. I didn't expect anything like this of course. I thought it might just be something embarrassing.” He grabbed her hands in his. “So, no Kagome, I won't tell anyone your secret.”

 

She squeezed his hands gently, “Thank you Suzaku.”

 

He let go and gave her a quick kiss. “No problem. I'll see you at school?” he asked, in case she was going back beyond the well. To his surprise, she nodded. He gave her one last smile, and left.