InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ LOVE LIFE ❯ Is the Sky Blue? ( Chapter 2 )

LOVE LIFE

By: Youkai Yume

Yume: (sigh) I know I should be updating my other fics…it's been well over a month!

CF: Yume! CF officially calls Yume lazy! (dramatic music)

Yume: (hangs head in shame) ….(sniffles) I try…{starts to cry} But it's never good enough! {bawls}

CF: {sighs} Yume…don't cry…

Yume: A little too late!

CF: {sniffles} Now CF wants to cry too….

Disclaimer: Each and every one of my tears goes out to the fact that Inuyasha isn't mine (resumes crying)

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Chapter 2: Is the Sky Blue?

The brisk, cold morning was beginning to turn warm with the first rays of the sun that peeked from the clouds. A pleasant breeze played with her raven tresses, swaying them to the wind and giving her a nice feeling on her skin.

However, this did nothing to lift her mood, and a soft sigh passed her lips at her sudden disappointment. `It's just been my first day, and already it's beginning to dampen…' She thought bitterly.

Indeed, she had first stepped foot on campus-in Tokyo, in hopes that it would be the beginning of a new life for her. She had high hopes that she would be able to come back and pick up the remaining pieces of her heart that she had left here so many years ago…to come back and see HIM.

Yes, Kagome had kept her promise…she never forgot it, and everyday of her life she thought of it and the one person she had sworn it to-Sesshomaru.

To make it worse, her hopes had been brought up to an all time high when she walked into that coffee shop and saw those cascading silver locks. How her breath had become caught in her throat and her heart seemed to skip a beat…

Kagome had found herself utterly excited…wondering if he would remember her, how he would react…

`It wasn't him…' Her heart ached.

At the time, she had to remind herself that as much of a chance that the silver man was Sesshomaru, there was also a chance that he wasn't. And yet, still she let her hopes soar, approaching as casually as she could and trying to keep herself calm.

`It wasn't him…'

When she had seated herself next to him…spoke to him…

Kagome shivered. Though he sounded like Sesshomaru, the man's voice was so cold, so utterly devoid of emotion and warmth that it had thrown her off. Not to mention the said person spoke with such arrogance, she had decided to label him in the jerk section. This couldn't possibly be HER Sesshomaru, could it?

Mind you, she had never even got the chance to see the stranger's face, but she was still pretty sure it wasn't HIM.

Afterall, the Sesshomaru she remembered spoke with unparalleled tenderness…low and husky, and his tone soft and gentle with her.

`It wasn't him…'

It was then that Kagome knew she had made a mistake. Her cheeks still burned from embarrassment, her eyes still stung with the prickling of unshed tears. It was a mistake, he wasn't Sesshomaru, and she was so sure. `Not to mention that guy probably thinks I'm the new University idiot…'

She bit her lower lip. `But then again, Sesshomaru wasn't always like that, he was…' Kagome shook her head again, `But he changed then,' She remembered, he melted from his icy façade…but, `What if he changed now?'

Letting out a heavy sigh, Kagome straightened herself as she walked with a lighter step. `What am I so depressed about? It's only the first day! I can't expect to run into him just like THAT!' With a resolved nod, she turned to her well-known optimistic thoughts and headed for the dormitories.

So far, all that she had been able to do was leave her stuff in her new dorm room. She also found out that she was sharing with someone, though her roommate was nowhere in sight when she came. `Either he/she's a real early bird, or they're lying drunk somewhere after a party.'

Well, judging from the messy state of the dorm, she had to conclude that her roommate was indeed a member of the male species. `The smell was kind of a dead giveaway too…'

It was only morning, but already Kagome felt tired. It didn't come as a surprise, she had spent all morning getting settled, and wanted some coffee to get her day started. `Didn't work too much though.' Now she was walking up the stairs hoping to get some quick rest before her class.

Needless to say, she was surprised when she had received the letter of acceptance to Tokyo University. Immediately she thought of Sesshomaru and the possibility that he was there. Afterall, he had told her that he had gotten in on a letter that he sent to her years ago.

How she had begged her mother for her to go back…and though Mrs. Higurashi was rather reluctant, for matters and reasons that Kagome felt extremely guilty for brushing off for her own selfish reasons, Her mother had agreed.

Shaking her head, she focused her attention back to the door in front of her-room 203, her dorm room. She fumbled for her keys and opened the door hastily, shutting it and practically throwing herself on the couch. Her baggage still lay in a heap in the middle of the dorm room floor, but at the moment, Kagome could care less.

As her eyes fell heavy, Kagome couldn't help but let her mind wander back to that silver-haired stranger, so like and yet unlike Sesshomaru. And it was then that she wondered…if only she could see his face…maybe, just maybe…

`It wasn't him…'

Kagome rolled onto her side, letting sleep claim her.

"But wouldn't it be nice if it was…" She mumbled, a small smiling curving her lips. `If only he wasn't such a big jerk.'

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"Agh…That's the last time I ever go to a party with Miroku…" He grumbled, brushing disheveled silver locks out of his red tainted amber eyes. His feet dragged lazily on the ground, not sure how he managed to get up the stairs and reach the welcome mat in front of his dorm room door.

"Man, wait till I get to bed…" Inuyasha mumbled to himself groggily. He dug his hand into his pockets, fishing for his keys, and when he finally got a hold of them he hastily jammed it into the slot.

But to his surprise, the door was already open. Shrugging, he guessed he must've been a little careless, and decided that if anything was missing from his living quarters, he'd go after the bastard that stole his stuff after he got sober.

He quickly stumbled into the room, not paying attention to the heaps of luggage that still lay in the middle of the floor.

"Ow! Mother Fudger!" He cursed when his foot slammed into the pile of bags. Grasping his foot, he glared down at the object of his pain. It took him a few seconds to realize that the said bags weren't his.

Inuyasha crouched down, finding himself suddenly wide awake as he examined them. Unable to contain his curiosity, he quickly unzipped the bags and started going through them.

"Whoa! Must be Miroku's!" He chuckled when he saw girl's undergarments mixed in with various other items. `That boy must be the biggest lecher in the history of forever…' Amber eyes turned to the soft sound of a moan, and his attention was fixated on the worn couch.

"What the…?" Leaving the heaps of luggage and now scattered belongings, he approached the coach carefully, narrowing intense amber depths as he came closer.

His eyes widened when he realized that it was a girl who was occupying his couch, and his eyes practically bugged from his sockets when he recognized the slender figure.

"K-Kagome?!"

The girl mumbled at the mention of her name, turning onto her side and muttering something he recognized to be "five more minutes, mom."

Unsure of what to do…or for the matter if the said girl was indeed Kagome, he did what his natural instincts told him to do; he started to poke her.

She cringed upon contact, and jumped up in surprise when he poked a particularly sensitive spot on her side.

"Ack! Don't molest me in my sleep!" She screamed, her eyes half open. Before Inuyasha could react, her hand had connected with his cheek and he fell backwards from the force. Landing with a sharp thump on his rear, he stared wide-eyed with shock at the girl who now was now fully awake on the couch.

Kagome blinked away the remainder of sleep from her sapphire eyes, her vision focusing as the blurs around her became identifiable objects.

She let out a gasp when a her eyes fell upon a very stunned boy sprawled on the ground, blinking in confusion and his hand went up to hold over a red handprint over his right cheek.

Instantly, Kagome's eyes lit up in excitement and nostalgia.

"INUYASHA!" She screamed in pure happiness, jumping over the couch and in the next moment, she had him in a death grip of a hug as he still sat stunned.

"Oh! I've missed you sooooo much!" She squealed, not slackening her hold. After a few moments, he too chuckled and returned the embrace, feeling the happiness flood him as well.

It was a reunion between best friends, and Inuyasha felt close to ecstatic at having the feel of being near Kagome gain.

"Missed you too, `Gome…" He muttered. Then as if he just remembered something, he pulled her back, and pointed angrily at his still red cheek.

"But did you really have to greet me with THIS?!" He growled. Kagome laughed nervously, scratching her head nervously.

"Uh…oops…Did I do that?" She smiled innocently at him, and his amber eyes softened. He could never stay mad at his best friend for long…not when they were back in high school and college made it no different.

"Ah…never mind that," He started on a brighter note. Standing up, he helped Kagome up to her feet and watched as she dusted herself off. "What the hell are you doing here anyway? I thought you were in Kyoto!"

Kagome giggled, and nodded, taking a seat on the couch once more and motioned for him to join her.

"Just moved back! And I just got accepted to Tokyo University, I go here now! Isn't that great?!" She gushed excitedly. He stared blankly at her for a while.

"Really? Here? You mean, you're a student here?!" A wide grin started on his boyishly handsome features, and his eyes began to sparkle. "That's awesome!" He scratched his head, his smile never leaving his face. Kagome couldn't help but giggle. In some ways he was still a child. "Wait, how did you find your way to my dorm room anyway?" He asked.

"They assigned it to me…" Sapphire irises widened. "Wait, YOUR dorm room?!" She exclaimed in surprise. "You mean YOU'RE my ROOMMATE?!" She was standing again, her finger pointed at him as if accusing him of something, and he only stared back in shock.

"You mean you're MY roommate?!" He repeated, not fully comprehending the coincidence of it all. "Man, small world…"

"I'll say…" Kagome plopped back down beside him, a small smile adorned her face. "So, this would mean that you got into Tokyo U as well, ne?" She peered at him, her eyes narrowing into slits. He glared back at her.

"What? Is it really all that hard to believe?" He grumbled, slightly offended. She didn't hide her honesty.

"Yes, for you it is." Inuyasha fell over, causing her t giggle. "Well, let's face it, Inu-chan! You were never known for your genius or brilliance in the classroom." He sighed, nodding and giving her a guilty smirk.

"You got me. Actually, my father pulled a couple of strings and well, here I am. I personally could care less if I got in or not…but you know how my dad is…" He muttered, standing up.

"Nothing but the best," She finished, grinning. Inuyasha chuckled, heading to the kitchen.

"Yup. Hey, you hungry? I can make breakfast if you want."

"You cook?" She asked, astonished.

"Hey, I know a thing or two! What do you think I am, some bum? Don't answer that…" He added hastily, shooting her his well-known cocky grin that she had grown to miss.

Kagome nodded vigorously, rousing from the couch as well, and entering the small kitchen with him. Watching him intently, she took the time to take in her surroundings as well. Her mind wandered briefly for a second before she decided to break the silence.

"Hey Inuyasha…" She started.

"Yeah?" He muttered, rummaging through the refrigerator.

"Does anyone else from our old school go here besides you?"

Inuyasha looked up from his search and scratched his head.

"Well, sure. There's Miroku…I just got back from a party he and went to the other night…man, don't EVER do that!" He warned, grinning when he heard her chucke.

"Wow, Miroku! Is he still a lecher?" Kagome asked, a spark glittering in her childish eyes.

"Is the sky blue?" He countered, sending Kagome into a fit of giggles again. "Yeah, but Sango sure does a good job of keeping him in check." He added.

"Sango too?" She smiled to herself. "Well, if Miroku could get in, I guess it must be a cinch for Sango." Inuyasha nodded absentmindedly, lost in his thoughts as he continued to peruse through his unkempt refrigerator.

"Yeah…They'd be real glad to see you. Especially Sesshomaru-" He froze when he realized he had touched upon a rather unsettling matter, and he immediately withdrew to search her sapphire depths.

Kagome's eyes became shadowed, and her smile had disappeared from her face, only to be replaced with a serious expression. Inuyasha bit his lower lip.

"Oh…Sorry…" He muttered. "I mean, I didn't mean to bring him up…"

"It's okay…" Kagome started quickly. "I mean, he DOES go here…So how is he?" She continued, trying to sound as calm as possible.

Inuyasha sighed in relief, but the tension hadn't lifted.

"He's doing fine…Still as ambitious about his goals as ever," he scoffed. "It's hell living in Sesshomaru's shadow, I was hoping to get away from all of that once I graduated." He joked casually, hoping to get Kagome to laugh. She only nodded slowly a wistful look coming over her face.

"Sounds like he's doing just great on his own…" Inuyasha looked up at her, wanting to comfort her as her voice noticeably became laced in sadness. "I bet he doesn't even miss me…" She mumbled.

"Aw, Kagome you don't know that…" Inuyasha attempted to comfort her. He did not meet her gaze when he said this, for the truth of the matter was, he wasn't sure himself if Sesshomaru missed Kagome either. `Especially since he didn't exactly refuse against that business arrangement that Father set up for him.'

Kagome gave him an inquiring look, her sapphire orbs flickering with concern.

"Inuyasha? Is something wrong?" He bit at his lower lip once more, at a loss of words at what he would say to her about it. `It would break her heart…' He thought sadly, and that was the last thing Inuyasha wanted to do to the poor girl.

Kagome sighed. Knowing full well that she wouldn't get anything else out of the boy. She shrugged it off, and the next thing he knew she was right beside him, looking into the contents of his freezer.

"Let's see what's edible!"

Inuyasha gave her a surprised look, but smiled all the same. He watched as she reached for a container on one of the shelves. Opening it, her nose scrunched up at first sight of what was inside.

"Uh…Inuyasha?"

"Yeah?"

"Is it supposed to be green and fuzzy like that, with all those black spots?" Kagome asked. He looked over her shoulder and peeked at it, then scrunched his nose as well.

"Um…I don't know, is that what lasagna is supposed to look like?"

Kagome shot him a disdainful look and shoved the container back into the refrigerator.

"Uh…what do you say we go out for breakfast?" She suggested, a hopeful gleam in her eye. Inuyasha suddenly looked hurt.

"Are you saying you don't like my cooking?"

"I have nothing against your cooking…I just want to eat something that you cooked that's more recent…"

"Feh." He scoffed, inwardly smiling when Kagome giggled at the resurfacing memories.

"I'd like to live to see my first class in college at least, Inyasha."

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It wasn't often that he went to see his younger brother. No, he preferred to spend as little time away from him as possible. But…well, after what happened in the coffeehouse, he had a sudden need to discuss it over with someone who was familiar with the girl who had left three years ago.

Sesshomaru knew that he and Inuyasha hadn't always gotten along, and arguments and heavy teasing usually came with their conversations. But he also knew that his brother would never take things less serious when it came to Kagome.

Golden eyes narrowed as he walked up the stairs that led to his dorm room. Perhaps he had some knowledge or had seen the girl that he had encountered in the coffeehouse that he had.

He mentally cursed himself when he had left the building, the photograph that the girl had dropped was tucked safely in his pocket. Sesshomaru found himself fingering it frequently…now that he was once more thinking about HER.

`Kagome…' He had been so close! And he felt like a fool for the first time in his life at letting her slip from his fingers. How long would it be now until he was given another opportunity?

Entering the hallway, his pace quickened when his brother's dorm room came into view. He never understood why Inuyasha wanted to live on campus. He himself opted to get an apartment outside of the University. He shook the thought out of his head.

Well, he and his brother were different, in almost every aspect except for maybe their silver hair.

Sesshomaru found himself frozen to the spot when he saw the scene that met his eyes. Inuyasha was leaving his dormitory, walking further down the opposite side of the halls with another person…girl…a girl that suspiciously looked like…

"Kagome…" He whispered, his heartbeat quickening.

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