InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Little Acts Of Kindness ❯ Chatper Three ( Chapter 3 )
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
By: damson rhee 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.16.2005 | Updated On: 08.16.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 248 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.16.2005 | Updated On: 08.16.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 248 | Status: Completed
A/N: This story has a moral that I hope gives a positive message to those who are reading. Rating just to be safe. This deals ith some issues that may not be for young readers (like those under, say, 10 years old) but I'm sure that it's nothing you haven't heard before
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Kagome looked out the window with tears in her eyes as she digested the information. Quickly thanking Miroku for his help, she hung up the phone and shut her eyes tightly. The tears were flowing steadily now, and they were as inexorable and inevitable as the flow of time. She cried a tear for every bit of pain that Inuyasha had felt; one tear drop for each of his sufferings. And when it was all over, she wiped each of her eyes with one hand and took a deep breath to calm herself.
‘Wow, I think I really needed that,’ she thought to herself; the traces of a smile playing on her lips.
She stood up shakily. Walking over to her window, she looked out over the city covered with rain. It had been raining all day and all night. ‘What’s with all this rain?'
Kagome flopped down onto her bed. The day's events had worn her out. Closing her eyes, she let sleep take her...
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Kagome woke up feeling as if she had slept for a month. She felt refreshed and invigorated; ready to take on the world!
‘Thank you, Kami-sama, for giving me the strength to face another day. I have a feeling it won’t be an easy one.’
The walk to school was uneventful. The streets were just as busy as usual, and the sidewalk was crowded. Kagome stayed on one side of the path to avoid any collisions. She looked up to the sky. The heavy deluge was still coming down. ‘The clouds are refusing to break,’ she thought. ‘It’s been raining for over a day and there’s no end in sight!’
Before long, thoughts of Inuyasha began to make their way through her mind; like the story Miroku had told her the previous night. She just couldn’t get the image of Inuyasha as a little boy being hit and bullied by his older brother. She could see his sad golden eyes looking up at her, asking - no, pleading - for help and...
“Kagome!”
The shrill voice sliced through her thoughts like a knife. Realizing she was already at school, Kagome turned around to see Sango standing behind her, tapping her foot impatiently.
“Kagome,” she repeated reproachfully, “I’ve called your name five times already and you just ignored me! What’s with you?”
“I’m sorry, Sango-chan!” Kagome apologized to her best friend. “I guess I was just caught up in another world for a moment.”
Kagome smiled sheepishly as the two began to walk towards their first class. They wrapped their arms around each other in a friendly manner.
“Well, you’re forgiven, I guess,” Sango said doubtfully, but the smile on her face showed that she was only teasing. “I wanted to tell you that I found those files on Inuyasha Daichi you wanted this morning...”
“Oh, thank you!” Kagome gushed before her friend could finish. “I didn’t expect you to be able to get them so soon though.”
Sango grinned mischievously. “Yeah, I had to come early today and I decided to stop by the office for a little bit. I found out some stuff...” she trailed off, the smile now gone completely.
“And?” Kagome asked hesitantly. ‘I’m not so sure I want to know. Whatever news Sango has, it can’t be good.’ Still, her curiosity got the better of her.
“Well, apparently both his parents are dead. They died in a car wreck when Inuyasha and his brother Sesshomaru were just little. Actually, they will have been dead for ten years tomorrow. I believe Inuyasha was just nine years old when they died, and his brother seventeen. His legal guardian became Sesshomaru after that.
“I tried to find some information on Sesshomaru, but there was nothing. I checked all the files I could think of, but...”
Kagome thanked Sango gently and quickly excused herself to the bathroom; more so because she needed to think than because she actually needed to use the washroom. But before she could leave, Sango cried out to her.
“Oh, Kagome-chan! I just remembered. Miroku-kun told me that Inuyasha had a girlfriend whose name is Kikyo. She goes to school here too. You should talk to her.”
Kagome nodded in accordance. “I will.”
“Good,” Sango said as Kagome disappeared around the corner of the long hall. A worried look appeared on her face. “Take care of yourself...”
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The day went by agonizingly slow for Kagome. The classes were boring. The teachers seemed to drone on and on and on for hours at a time. She found herself staring at the clock and counting the number of seconds until class would be over.
‘3652. 3651. 3650...’
Finally it was over. Kagome breathed a sigh of relief as she gathered up her books and put them into her bag. Lifting the bag onto her shoulders, she groaned. ‘Oof! It’s heavy!’
“May I help you with that, Lady Kagome?” a voice asked; a voice Kagome knew all too well.
“Yeah, Miroku-kun, that’d be great,” Kagome answered and hastily put the bag onto his shoulders. Miroku faltered slightly, but his charming grin remained as he struggled to carry his bag as well as hers. Kagome giggled. “Well, you asked for it!”
“Anything for you, my dearest Kagome,” was Miroku’s reply.
“Oh, knock it off, Miroku! Save it for Sango,” she added with a wink. But her tone grew serious as she asked, “Do you know where I can find this Kikyo?” The name sounded foreign on her lips.
He looked slightly taken aback, but said, “Kikyo could pass for your twin. You two look almost exactly alike. Actually, I think I see her right now.”
Miroku gestured across the hall towards a woman talking with some friends. Kagome gulped anxiously, but she knew she had to speak to Kikyo to find out more about Inuyasha. Miroku gave her an encouraging glance, but he knew that this was something she needed to do alone. He gave her back her backpack and let her go ahead.
She took a hesitant step in the right direction. ‘I don’t know why I’m so nervous. Where’s my “ready to take on the world” attitude now?’ Gathering all her courage, she walked over to Kikyo.
“Excuse me? I’m Higurashi Kagome. I was wondering if I could talk to you for a moment.”
Kikyo and the three other girls with her looked at Kagome skeptically. Kikyo faintly nodded. “Sure,” she uttered noncommittally.
Kagome studied the other carefully. Miroku was right. This woman looked remarkably like her; their hair, their eyes were exactly alike. The only difference was that Kikyo wore some make-up, while Kagome preferred none.
“Do you still talk to Inuyasha Daichi?” Kagome asked.
“No,” Kikyo replied coldly. “We haven’t spoken for a long, long time. Why do you ask?”
“I...ah...met him the other day, and I wanted to find out more about him. I heard that the two of you went out a while ago.”
“Yes, we did,” Kikyo said impassively. She was examining her fingernails. “It’ll have been a year tomorrow since we broke up for good. Of course, things weren’t going so well before that too. We were...”
But Kikyo’s words fell on deaf ears as Kagome realized something. ‘A year tomorrow? That’s the same day that Inuyasha’s parents died!’
“Higurashi? Higurashi, are you even listening to me?” Kikyo’s sullen voice interrupted her thoughts. “If you’re not even going to...”
“Yeah, I’m listening,” Kagome came back to her senses long enough to reply. “But that’s all I need to know. Thank you for your time.” Kagome smiled at Kikyo.
Kikyo’s face, if possible, seemed to get even more apathetic. She turned to leave, but suddenly whipped back around to face Kagome. “Listen carefully, wench. You keep away from Inuyasha. He’s bad news. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll stay away.”
With that, Kikyo went back to her little group of friends. Kagome stood in shock from the unexpected outburst from Inuyasha’s ex-girlfriend.
‘Inuyasha...’
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Well, I would write more, but my computer is screwing up on me. Please review!
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Kagome looked out the window with tears in her eyes as she digested the information. Quickly thanking Miroku for his help, she hung up the phone and shut her eyes tightly. The tears were flowing steadily now, and they were as inexorable and inevitable as the flow of time. She cried a tear for every bit of pain that Inuyasha had felt; one tear drop for each of his sufferings. And when it was all over, she wiped each of her eyes with one hand and took a deep breath to calm herself.
‘Wow, I think I really needed that,’ she thought to herself; the traces of a smile playing on her lips.
She stood up shakily. Walking over to her window, she looked out over the city covered with rain. It had been raining all day and all night. ‘What’s with all this rain?'
Kagome flopped down onto her bed. The day's events had worn her out. Closing her eyes, she let sleep take her...
x
Kagome woke up feeling as if she had slept for a month. She felt refreshed and invigorated; ready to take on the world!
‘Thank you, Kami-sama, for giving me the strength to face another day. I have a feeling it won’t be an easy one.’
The walk to school was uneventful. The streets were just as busy as usual, and the sidewalk was crowded. Kagome stayed on one side of the path to avoid any collisions. She looked up to the sky. The heavy deluge was still coming down. ‘The clouds are refusing to break,’ she thought. ‘It’s been raining for over a day and there’s no end in sight!’
Before long, thoughts of Inuyasha began to make their way through her mind; like the story Miroku had told her the previous night. She just couldn’t get the image of Inuyasha as a little boy being hit and bullied by his older brother. She could see his sad golden eyes looking up at her, asking - no, pleading - for help and...
“Kagome!”
The shrill voice sliced through her thoughts like a knife. Realizing she was already at school, Kagome turned around to see Sango standing behind her, tapping her foot impatiently.
“Kagome,” she repeated reproachfully, “I’ve called your name five times already and you just ignored me! What’s with you?”
“I’m sorry, Sango-chan!” Kagome apologized to her best friend. “I guess I was just caught up in another world for a moment.”
Kagome smiled sheepishly as the two began to walk towards their first class. They wrapped their arms around each other in a friendly manner.
“Well, you’re forgiven, I guess,” Sango said doubtfully, but the smile on her face showed that she was only teasing. “I wanted to tell you that I found those files on Inuyasha Daichi you wanted this morning...”
“Oh, thank you!” Kagome gushed before her friend could finish. “I didn’t expect you to be able to get them so soon though.”
Sango grinned mischievously. “Yeah, I had to come early today and I decided to stop by the office for a little bit. I found out some stuff...” she trailed off, the smile now gone completely.
“And?” Kagome asked hesitantly. ‘I’m not so sure I want to know. Whatever news Sango has, it can’t be good.’ Still, her curiosity got the better of her.
“Well, apparently both his parents are dead. They died in a car wreck when Inuyasha and his brother Sesshomaru were just little. Actually, they will have been dead for ten years tomorrow. I believe Inuyasha was just nine years old when they died, and his brother seventeen. His legal guardian became Sesshomaru after that.
“I tried to find some information on Sesshomaru, but there was nothing. I checked all the files I could think of, but...”
Kagome thanked Sango gently and quickly excused herself to the bathroom; more so because she needed to think than because she actually needed to use the washroom. But before she could leave, Sango cried out to her.
“Oh, Kagome-chan! I just remembered. Miroku-kun told me that Inuyasha had a girlfriend whose name is Kikyo. She goes to school here too. You should talk to her.”
Kagome nodded in accordance. “I will.”
“Good,” Sango said as Kagome disappeared around the corner of the long hall. A worried look appeared on her face. “Take care of yourself...”
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The day went by agonizingly slow for Kagome. The classes were boring. The teachers seemed to drone on and on and on for hours at a time. She found herself staring at the clock and counting the number of seconds until class would be over.
‘3652. 3651. 3650...’
Finally it was over. Kagome breathed a sigh of relief as she gathered up her books and put them into her bag. Lifting the bag onto her shoulders, she groaned. ‘Oof! It’s heavy!’
“May I help you with that, Lady Kagome?” a voice asked; a voice Kagome knew all too well.
“Yeah, Miroku-kun, that’d be great,” Kagome answered and hastily put the bag onto his shoulders. Miroku faltered slightly, but his charming grin remained as he struggled to carry his bag as well as hers. Kagome giggled. “Well, you asked for it!”
“Anything for you, my dearest Kagome,” was Miroku’s reply.
“Oh, knock it off, Miroku! Save it for Sango,” she added with a wink. But her tone grew serious as she asked, “Do you know where I can find this Kikyo?” The name sounded foreign on her lips.
He looked slightly taken aback, but said, “Kikyo could pass for your twin. You two look almost exactly alike. Actually, I think I see her right now.”
Miroku gestured across the hall towards a woman talking with some friends. Kagome gulped anxiously, but she knew she had to speak to Kikyo to find out more about Inuyasha. Miroku gave her an encouraging glance, but he knew that this was something she needed to do alone. He gave her back her backpack and let her go ahead.
She took a hesitant step in the right direction. ‘I don’t know why I’m so nervous. Where’s my “ready to take on the world” attitude now?’ Gathering all her courage, she walked over to Kikyo.
“Excuse me? I’m Higurashi Kagome. I was wondering if I could talk to you for a moment.”
Kikyo and the three other girls with her looked at Kagome skeptically. Kikyo faintly nodded. “Sure,” she uttered noncommittally.
Kagome studied the other carefully. Miroku was right. This woman looked remarkably like her; their hair, their eyes were exactly alike. The only difference was that Kikyo wore some make-up, while Kagome preferred none.
“Do you still talk to Inuyasha Daichi?” Kagome asked.
“No,” Kikyo replied coldly. “We haven’t spoken for a long, long time. Why do you ask?”
“I...ah...met him the other day, and I wanted to find out more about him. I heard that the two of you went out a while ago.”
“Yes, we did,” Kikyo said impassively. She was examining her fingernails. “It’ll have been a year tomorrow since we broke up for good. Of course, things weren’t going so well before that too. We were...”
But Kikyo’s words fell on deaf ears as Kagome realized something. ‘A year tomorrow? That’s the same day that Inuyasha’s parents died!’
“Higurashi? Higurashi, are you even listening to me?” Kikyo’s sullen voice interrupted her thoughts. “If you’re not even going to...”
“Yeah, I’m listening,” Kagome came back to her senses long enough to reply. “But that’s all I need to know. Thank you for your time.” Kagome smiled at Kikyo.
Kikyo’s face, if possible, seemed to get even more apathetic. She turned to leave, but suddenly whipped back around to face Kagome. “Listen carefully, wench. You keep away from Inuyasha. He’s bad news. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll stay away.”
With that, Kikyo went back to her little group of friends. Kagome stood in shock from the unexpected outburst from Inuyasha’s ex-girlfriend.
‘Inuyasha...’
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Well, I would write more, but my computer is screwing up on me. Please review!