InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Learn To Trust ❯ All in Stride ( Chapter 11 )

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Learn to Trust


Chapter 11

All in Stride


I decided to go to work an hour early and took the bus. I sat in the middle of the bus with my hair pulled over my shoulder so I won’t sit on it or it won’t get caught on anything. My hair laid down on my lap as I looked out the window thinking.

I can’t believe I kissed Kagome. This complicates things to a whole new level. Knowing her she’ll say it meant something a nd then try to tie herself to me. Then she’ll get more persistent on ‘helping’ me, more like cause trouble for me. Why can’t she just leave me alone, I did nothing to get her attention?

“No, you baka,” Miroku had said “not like as in liking you for just your looks. With her it’s deeper than that. I’d say she’s in love with you”

Kagome is in love with me? Well it would explain her closeness when ever we’re in the same classes. But still, she loves a dead man. Right now I’m not even planning on making it to my eighteenth birthday at the rate things are going with the old man. The bastard seems to have a lot of energy to burn since I heard that Naraku changed his supplier. Well what ever it is, the bastard seems to have decided to burn his energy on me.

Even if I wanted to get with her, I have nothing to offer her, my money’s going to bills as it is, I barely have enough to get me some new clothes once every two months. Food is another thing that I worry about; at least I’ll get to eat at work.

I have enough shit to worry about without having to worry about her trying to make her way into my life. She doesn’t understand the dangers she is putting herself in by trying to rescue me. As if I need to be fucking rescued, I can handle myself.

Will someone please tell me, why everyone feel the need to suddenly become a hero in my life. Why can’t I just be left alone? I only have one more year to be with the bastard and his wife and now everyone wants to start worrying about me? Where the fuck was everyone when I was going to school in crutches and shit? When I was scared to go home because I thought the bastard was going kill me. Where the fuck was everyone then?

Damn, shit is so fucking complicated. I’m getting to old for this shit. What am I going to do? Why am I going through all of this? I never did anything to anyone. I never asked to be born, I never asked for this life. What the hell did I do to deserve anything? Either God must really hate me, or the devil must really love me because I’m in hell here.

I need to think. Sitting here and complaining to myself isn’t going to solve my problems. I need to straighten out my thoughts and figure out a way to survive the rest of the year.

First, I need to get Kagome to off my back. That shouldn’t be too hard. Then find a way to distract the bastard from me. I may have to pay a visit to his supplier and get his trees changed. Naraku do owe me one, though he would probably end up trying to make me sell some shit for him in return. I can’t believe the shit I have to go through just to find damn peace in my life.

At least I got to share a kiss with Kagome, even if I can’t have anything else with her.


“Inu-love,” Someone yelled out interrupting my thoughts. I looked toward the door of the bus and Jakotsu climbed on board. He came and sat by me.

“Hey Jake,” I answered moving a little toward the window to make room for him. “Where are you going on a bus?”

“Bank needed the car for work and I need to go to Charley’s house.”

“Charley?” I questioned.

“My newest boy toy,” He answered, “he loves me.” He added with a bored look on his face. He shrugged his shoulders but then grabbed the end of my hair and started combing his fingers thru it.

“I take it you don’t feel the same way?” I asked, slowly pulling my hair out of his hands. In the car is one thing, but on a public bus, hell no, I ain’t gay.

“He’ll do for now, but I have my eyes set on this guy two floors down from me, tall, black, and handsome, with the pecks of a god.”

“Really how interesting,” I answered.

“No but seriously Inuyasha, I think I’m in love.” Now I knew Jake was serious, he only called me by my real name when he was, otherwise he’d dub me with a pet name.

“You talked to him yet?” I asked.

“Yeah, we talked a little bit, he asked me to come and watch a movie but I chickened out.”

“Wow it must be serious if you’re afraid of one date with the guy.” I chuckled.

“Tell me about it, what am I going to do about it Yashy-love?” He asked putting his forehead on my shoulder. I played the sympathy card and awkwardly patted his head trying to comfort him.

“Play it cool, and I’m sure he’ll come around.”

“Yeah well, if he doesn’t that offer for me and you hooking up is still open.” He said grasping my hand in his.

“Uh no.” I said pulling my hand away.

“Aw look at the lovely faggot couple.” Said someone from behind us, we turned around and glared at two idiots who sat two seats behind us.

“Aren’t they cute together.” Laughed one guy.

“I think their checking us out Grey.” said the first loser.

“I know we sexy, but we ain’t faggots.” Said the one named Grey, they both smiled cruelly at us.

I opened my mouth to say something but I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked at Jakotsu who had turned back around.

“Just ignore them Inuyasha. Shitheads like that don’t deserve our attention.”

“What the fuck did you call us, faggot.” The first one yelled out to us.

“You gonna let them talk shit about you like that.” I whispered to him.

“I’m used to shit like that Inu-babe.” He said with a blank face, “Thanks to my father.”

“Bitch, I believed that my friend asked you a fucking question.”

“Fuck off.” I yelled back as them and turned around. I glanced at my friend ignoring the looks we were getting from the other passengers on the bus.

“Who the fuck do you think you talking to Faggot. You fuck off, oh wait, you want that right, some other gay-ass faggot to fuck you fucking prick.”

“You know what Jake, let me tell you what I’m used thanks to my dear ole’ man.” I hissed at Jakotsu and stood up. “You fucking assholes got a fucking problem with me and my friend?” I asked them standing up. Jake tried to pull me down but I shrugged him off of me.


I was not having a good day and these jerk-offs, just found me a way work off some steam. I cracked my knuckles stalked over to them. I could take them both on, no sweat.

“Hey, you boys calm down.” yelled the bus driver pulling the bus to a stop. The driver could fuck off, he wasn’t trying to stop the boys from making fun of us, so as far as I am concerned he can sit his fat ass in that seat and drive. I glanced outside and saw that we were downtown where I was supposed to switch buses and go to work, but I was going to be an hour early to work. I have more than enough time to release some stress.

“So what if I do?” said the first jackass standing up.

“Then I suggest letting me readjust them for you.” I answered.

“Inu-babe,” Jake said standing up, I glanced at him. He had a smirk on his face and one appeared on mine. He made a hand movement by sliding his thumb with the rest of his hand in a fist, across his neck, the universal motion for dead meat.

Before anyone knew what happened, I turned back around; my fist flew right into the jerks jaw. The impact caused the guy to fell back on his friend and in an instant I was standing over him, throwing punches.

I ignored the shouts of everyone on the bus, and everyone scattering to get away from us. I just kept on punching with both of my fists and then every often kicking the bastard. I suddenly was pulled down by a yank of my hair. The bastard’s friend had grabbed my hair and yanked it.

“Motherfucker,” I cursed out, at the pain it caused me. I was going to get a headache from that.

“I am the only guy that gets to touch his hair, bastard.” Jake yelled out throwing a punch at Grey. I felt my hair loosen from its hold and threw a punch at Grey. The two of us punched Grey a couple of times before I switched back to the first bastard, whose was bloody and going unconscious. I then felt someone grab my wrist and out of reflex I turned to punch the person but stopped when I saw a girl hold out her hands trying to stop me.

“Wait, wait.” She said. I stopped and put my wrist down. “You guys need to go now; the driver is calling the police. Go before you’re arrested.” The said girl was a pretty Asian, and out of reflex I scanned her body, she was hot. But then her words hit me, the cops are coming.

I nodded at the girl and turned to Jake and went to pull him off. “We are leaving, Jakotsu.” I growled out, pushing my friend toward the side door exit. People cleared for him, as he left. I heard a groan behind me, and glared at in disgust and the two boys who seemed to be fighting unconsciousness. In a quick motion, I lifted my body with the railing overhead and stomped both guys out, before jumping down. I nodded to the girl in thanks and ran off the bus.

I looked around for Jake, but he found me first. He pulled my arm and dragged me down the street until I gained my balance and started running on my own. I heard shouts from behind me and took a chance to look to see who it was, of course the police.

“Shit, keep it moving Jakotsu.” I yelled out. We ran down another block, I followed Jake around a corner.

“There, the car.” Jake yelled out to me. The door opened and we literately dove in. We pulled the door closed and the car took off.

“Stay down.” The driver said, we stayed down for about five minutes, too worried about the police to even worry about who was driving us “Alright, it’s clear, you guys can come up.”

“They gone?” Jake asked as he sat up, I followed his example and sat up.

“Bankotsu,” I asked surprised. How the hell did I get from running from the police to sitting calmly in Bank’s car? I voiced my question.

“I just happened to see you guys on the bus, standing up, before you threw that punch. I pulled a u-turn tailed ya’ll, Jake saw me, I motioned for him to turn the corner, and then here you guys are. Just what happened on the bus?”

“Well...” I began. The two of us managed to tell what happened without contradicting each other too much. It didn’t take long for us to relate the story to Bank, who laughed through the whole thing.

“The nerves of that guy to think that he have the privilege to touch Inu-babe’s hair, much less pull at it.” Jake said petting the end of my hair like a pet. I sighed in my hands, shaking my head, while Bank laughed it up in the front seat.

I climbed up to the front seat, making sure my hair was pulled out of my way.

“Where you going to,” Bankotsu asked me.

“Work.”

“Sounds fun.”

“Yeah right.”

“What have you been up to though,” He asked nodding to my seatbelt, I sighed but buckled up anyway. “Haven’t seen you in a couple days.”

“Why? It’s not like we see each other every single day.” I pointed out.

The car was silent for a minute before it was broken.

“What did he do this time?” Bankotsu asked me.

I sighed, I should never have gotten so defensive, that’s a sure fire way to realize that the bastard and me when at it again.

“I dunno,” I muttered the truth, “I woke up sometime yesterday, last thing I remember is going into the house Monday night. I do know that my left side was practically numb. Not a lot of blood though.

“So you were out cold Tuesday?”

“Guess so.” I grumbled, but sighed happily when the KFC building came into view. He pulled into the parking lot, and I mumbled a goodbye to them. I went right into bathroom, and turned on the water. I washed the blood from my hands and rinsed my face off. I changed my clothes, and went in for work.

The day went by without too much anything going on. It was a normal, stressful, not-really-worth-it-but-the-money-is-good day. Had the normal amount of customer complaints, ran out of chicken only once, which compared to any other day, is good. I however didn’t have a make out session with Jennifer today, because I wasn’t in the mood for it, and Rachael didn’t work today. There was only Jennifer, Yuri, Ricky, Tony and me working.

The most exciting thing to happen in the store since I clocked in was when Yura called me. It was about seven o’clock.

“Hey, Yash.” yelled Yura from the front. I was in the office on the phone with a manager from another store; I walked out the office, phone to my ear and gave her a questionable look. “I need you to put in a coupon for her. You have to do an open coupon.”

The open coupon is when I myself have to go to the manager’s screen on the new touch screen register/computers. It can be annoying sometimes.

I held up a hand in motion for her to wait minute and finished up my conversation on the phone. I then walked out back to the front counter to help Yura who was packing the order.

“It’s for her.” Yura said, pointing to the customer at the counter. I looked up and a smile appeared on my face. It was the sexy girl who helped me and Jakotsu out, from the bus. She smiled back at me.

“It’s you.” We said together and then chuckled. She blushed when I gave her my famous smirk.

“Thanks for helping us get out of there.”
“No problem, I’m just glad you guys didn’t let those jerks get away with what they said.” She smiled up at me.

“Well, they got what they deserved.” I replied.

“Yeah, they got the shit beaten out of them on the bus.” She laughed.

“By who,” came nosey ass Jennifer from drive-thru.

“From what I heard, Inuyasha beat the shit out of some guys on the bus.” Yura volunteered the info.

“And we have yet heard of it?” Jennifer asked giving me an accusing look.

“Well it just happened this afternoon.” Sexy replied.

“I repeat we have yet heard of it?”

“Heard of what?” Rick asked with Tony trailing behind him.

“Yasha beat some dudes on the bus.” Jennifer answered, her gaze never wandering off of me.

“Don’t ya’ll got work to do?” I questioned them.

“That was you?” some customer from behind asked. “I heard about that yo.”

“My name ain’t yo.” I answered.

“I heard bout that too. I heard that two gay dudes beat some guys out cold.”

“I ain’t gay; get it straight my friend is. They weren’t saying a damn thing to me about shit, but they were hurting my friend, so I took care of them because he’s my boy.” I said seriously, folding my arms to add to my point.

“That was sweet of you.” Jennifer, Yura and Sexy said in unison.

“It really was, my best friend is gay, and he was on the bus too. When those guys were talking, he was shaking so much, out of anger and fear. That’s why I’m glad you did what, we both are. I’m glad to see you escaped the police.”

“Cops,” Questioned all my employees.

“And the surprise just keeps on coming Dog Boy.” Jennifer said, crossing her arms and standing in a defiance way.

“You have a customer, Jenn, get to them.” I replied; glad when our earpiece dinged telling us that there was a customer at the ordering machine. She sighed, mumbled underneath her breath about never getting to hear anything good, I chuckled after her.

“Ricky, the crispy chicken is done, go take care of it. Tony go put two trays of biscuits in the oven. Yura handle the next customer, I got her.”

“Serena.” Sexy said.

“Huh?”

“My name is Serena, not her.” Sexy, I mean Serena replied. “And from what I’m understanding yours is Inuyasha.”

“Yeah,” I replied, I motioned her to the employee’s door where I met her on the other side.

“What about my food, Inuyasha?” she asked me, leaning against the wall. I leaned next to her.

“Well seeing how I owe you one for getting me out of there, don’t worry about paying. I’ll personally make it for you.”

“How sweet,” she said playing with her blondish-brownish hair. “But I only got you away for now. They had a camera on it.”

I shrugged my shoulders, “So I’ll get arrested, won’t be the first time.”

“Aren’t you the bad boy.” She smiled, still fiddling with her hair.

I took her hair from her hands and pushed it behind her ears. “You got it wrong.”

“Do I?”

“Yeah,” I leaned in and whispered in her ear, “I’m not a boy.”

“My fault,” She chuckled, “Inuyasha.”

“You can call me Yash.” I said, my hands never left her hair. “So, you taken Serena?”

“Nah, I’m single if that’s what you asking.” She answered looking into my eyes; girls love my eyes, and love them even more when they find out its really dark violet and not contacts.

“You real pretty you know that?”

“It’s nice to be told.” was her answer. I smiled and pulled my hands down to my side. “So, do you have a girl?”

“Nah, I’m single.” She nodded. “So, if you don’t have a man, and I definitely don’t have a girl, maybe we can get together and fix that.”

“Sounds fun.” She said taking my hand in hers.

“It could be.” I rubbed my thumb against her hand. “So how about you give me your number and I’ll call you either tonight or tomorrow, which ever comes first.”

“Sure.” She said and dug threw her purse, she ripped off a paper and I gave her a pen, she wrote her name and number down. I pocketed the information and went back in to make her food.

After she left I went back in the office and sat down in the chair, urging the headache that I was getting to go away. That’s when all the employees of KFC came surrounding me in the office. They ganged me into telling them what happened on the bus; I complied and told them the events that took place on the bus. Afterward they all left to handle their work only Jennifer stayed.

She closed the door and sat on the desk in front of me. I already knew what she was going question me before she voiced anything. “What’s up with you and Serena?” Bingo!

“She just a girl who gave me her number.”

“You gonna call her?”

“I said I would.” I answered blankly.

“What’s the deal Dog Daemon?” Jenn asked nudging my leg with her foot when she realized I was barely paying attention to her. “Why you really talking to that girl. She cute and everything but...”

“But what?”

“You used that Mack Daddy shit on her. You only use that when you want ass.”

“I do, I ain’t gonna lie. She sexy as fuck, she looks like a good fuck...”

“But...”

“But I need a distraction from this other chick.”

“Who, Kagome?”

“How do you know her?” I asked my face forming into a frown.

“She came by yesterday looking for you, said she was worried.” Jenn looked around on the desk, found a piece of paper and held it out to me which I took. It just said that Kagome came by and what time she came.

How the hell did she know where I work? I then remembered seeing Sango come a few times; Kagome probably heard it from her. Kagome really was gaining too much access in my life. For my sake, she needed to go.

“She some sort of psycho or something?” Jenn asked seeing my frown.

“Or something,” I mumbled under my breath but shook my head. “She’s cool, she from school and probably the only person in the whole damn place that I can stand. She wants more from me than what I want to give her right now.”

“So you using Serena as an escape goat.”

“Pretty much,” I answered, shrugging my shoulders again. I stood up and walked up to Jenn. I stood between her legs and laid my head against her shoulder. My headache hitting me full force. “Hey Jenn”

“Hmm?” she asked messing with my braid.

“I think I’m going to get arrested between today and tomorrow.”

“Why’s that?”

“Because I hear they had a camera on the bus.”

“Poor baby.” She answered.

“My life sucks, and my father is going to kill me if he have to bail me out.” I chuckled. Jenn probably thought I was joking but I was serious as fuck. If the bastard have to bail me out, that mean money out of his weed and coke, I’m better off in jail.

“I’m sure he’ll understand if you explain to him what happened.” I just shrugged my shoulders. “Rachael may be a little steamed until you get out, but I doubt she’d fire you.”

“She won’t.” I said surely. We both heard the familiar ding in our ear that told us we have a customer. I moved away from Jenn and let her hop down of the desk. She moved toward the door, but I stopped her giving her chaste kiss, and muttering thanks for the talk, I’d rather talk to her than anyone else in the store about my personal life though I never told her.

Everyone good on they’re own for now. I opened a drawer on the desk and pulled out some Ibprophene, and took out three. I swallowed them with water and waited out the headache.

The rest of the day went by uneventful. We had fun throwing water on each other after we closed and then cleaned it up. I was out the store in time to catch the 12:15 bus. I made it home and without the cops and made it to bed without my father catching me.

The next morning was the same as the night before. Dad was still asleep on the couch with mom on the floor beside him. Truth be told I really don’t remember the last time they actually slept in their room. I did the usual morning routine, shower, got dressed; I tied my hair back though.

At school was when shit hit the fan again for me, but I took it all in stride. It was bound to happen, this morning and last night was all too livable. It was the calm before the storm, and the storm was a big one.

First, by the time I got to class Kagome and Sango was there. Sango gave me a dirty look; I guess she heard about the kiss and my escape. Kagome just looked down at her desk when I made my way to mine. I ignored her and she didn’t say anything to me. I just wish I hadn’t seen her tears when class ended.

“I hope you’re happy.” Sango hissed at me and followed her best friend out the door.

“Damn it.” I growled under my breath, but headed out. Along with that the whole school seemed to have heard about what happened on the bus yesterday. Everyone was talking about the fight, especially how I stomped them out, it was getting annoying, plus they were pointing.

During lunch I managed to escape from them and went up to the roof. I looked up at the sky smoking a cigarette that I got by not-intentionally scaring some lame guy. I asked him for one and he shakily gave me one. I think he was scared I may beat the shit out of him if he didn’t. I heard sirens coming from a block away and stood up to the edge. Police cars were turning a corner and now stopping in front of the school.

The idiots, if they didn’t want me to run they shouldn’t have put the sirens on. I wasn’t going to run because seeing how they came to my school, they knew who I was. Running would just cause more problems for me.

I sighed and blew out a puff of smoke. I put out the cigarette and walked back into the building. I walked right downstairs and to the office, where the police were waiting. I stopped outside the office until I heard one of them say my name, no use in going and getting arrest unless I know for sure they wanted me. When I heard my name, I entered the office in time to see the principal going over to the speakers.

“Someone looking for me,” I asked casually, everyone turned to look at me. Two officers, who I didn’t know, must be new, walked up to me.

“You’re Inuyasha Taisho?”

“So what if I am?” I asked smirking crossing my arms. “You’re the idiots here to arrest me right?”

“Inuyasha Taisho, you are under arrest on battery charges against one Grey Thompson and David Butler. You have the right to remain silent; any thing you say will be notified in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney if you can’t afford one, one will be assigned to you.”

“Keh,” I replied as he put handcuffs on my wrist.

“Inuyasha, go with them for now, we’ll get in touch with your parents.” Ms. Kaede said standing in front of them.

“No” I replied in haste, they looked at me in confusion. “I mean uh I’d rather tell them myself and explain what happened. If you call them, then that’s more trouble for me.”

“If that is what you wish, Inuyasha.” Kaede answered.

I nodded my thanks and then was pushed out the office. I was pushed out into the hall, where every student seemed to be at. Everything got quiet as I walked by, few whispers could be heard, but I ignored them all. I mostly kept my chin put and face foreword. For a minute I felt like I was on the death row walk, funny huh.

“Inuyasha,” I head a whisper of my name, I looked and stopped at the one person who if only asked for me to run I would. Kagome stared at me wide eyed, like she couldn’t believe this was happening. I mouthed the words, ‘Stay Away’ to her before I was pushed

I stepped outside and was pushed again almost falling down the steps, I grumbled something pushy ass cops and was all but shoved in the back seat and driven to the police station.



A/N:: Sorry for not updating in a while, had a small case of writers block and then was writing this other story, that I hope to finish soon. Should be up later on this month though, called Working for the Boss. Also I have nothing against gay people...I love them to death, plus i have family and friends who are gay so....sorry if i offended anyone.

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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, but I do own the story that I do.