InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Nagataka ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 6 )

Nagataka

Chapter 5

He sat in the nurses office the rest of the day. He thought of what Kagome had told him, and what he was going to do. He also thought about how he was finding it harder adn harder to hate Kagome. She's was being nice to him, like a friend would be. He shook his head and thought, 'That still doesn't change what she did. I can never forgive her for that.'

"Hey, sweetie, you gotta go home now," the nurse told him, interrupting his thoughts. 'Oh crap, where am I gonna live now? Dad kicked me out,' he remembered. "Okay," he said, his voice very dead like, which startled the nurse.

"What's wrong?" She asked, somewhat worried.

"Nothing," he sighed, leaving. He raced to his car, hoping to get out of the parking lot, and away from the school as quickly as possible. Miroku and Kouga were sitting on the trunk, while Sango was lying on the hood. He ignored them and opened the door.

"Hey, what's up with you?" Asked Sango. He didn't reply. His mind was full of thoughts, none of them having the slightest thing to do with his friends. Miroku, along with Kouga, who'd hopped off the trunk as soon they'd seen their friend, opened the car door, only to have all of his stuff in the backseat fall out.

"Shit!" Inu Yasha yelled, pounding the dash with his fist. He got out and put all the stuff back in the car's backseat.

"What's wrong with you?" Kouga asked.

"Just leave me the hell alone at the moment," Inu Yasha growled. He got back in and started the car. Sango, who was still on the hood, hopped off. Leaving his friends behind, Inu Yasha speed off, hoping that if he went fast enough, he could escape all the thoughts that tormented his mind. He slowed down when he reached the highway, not wanting to get a ticket. No, a ticket was the last thing he needed at the moment. Parking in a store's lot, he sat, and soon, fell asleep.

"INU! INU! Wait up!" A young girl's voice drifted to his ears. A young boy with violet eyes adn black hair turned around and laughed. He found it entertaining to tease his best friend. He stopped and waited for his friends to catch up, though she would never wait for him.

"Ka, happy birthday!" He told her.

"Thanks Inu!" She squealed. She looked at the lumpy package he'd handed to her. She opened it and out dropped a small chain that was part of one of those Best Friends Forever necklaces. She squealed again adn this time, gave him a hug.

"No problem Ka," he shrugged, a small blush kissing his cheeks.

"Inu, I love you, and you know what, if you ever need me, just say so, okay?" She told him.

"Okay," he answered, an even darker blush on his face.

"Pinky promise?" She asked, holding out her right pinky.

"Pinky promise," he said, taking her pinky and shaking it with his left like one would shake hands. Just then a shadow loomed over the two.

"A nagataka? Interesting," the tall boy said.

"A nagawha?" Asked the girl.

"A nagataka, it means childhood obligation. That means, it's a promise that you make when your a kid and you keep it forever," Sesshoumaru explained.

"Cool!" Both kids chimed at once. The older boy rolled his eyes and walked off.

Kagome sat at home, bored. On a sudden inspiration, she decided she'd call Inu Yasha and se if he wanted to come over so that they could work on the project. She dialed his number, it still implanted in her mind even after so many years of not using it.

"Hello?" A gruff male voice said.

"Hello, can I speak with Inu Yasha?" She asked.

"He's not here," the voice said, hanging up. She looked at the phone confused.

"Mama, I'm going out for a walk, I'll be back in a bit," Kagome yelled, deciding to go over to the Akemi household.

"That's all you better be doing!" Her mother called back. Kagome sighed, but left, closing the door behind her as she walked across the street and down two houses to the left of her own. Giving a sigh, she knocked on the door. Almost instantly, it flew open to reveal a tall man with long black hair, and a powerful liquor stench hanging around him.

"Mr. Akemi?" She asked, biting her lip.

"Yes," sneered the man.

"Can I speak to Inu Yasha?" She asked.

"He doesn't live here anymore, and I would appreciate it if you would leave me alone," the man said to her.

"Do you know where he lives now?" Kagome asked, confused.

"No, and I really don't give a shit," he said, slamming the door in her face. She stood on the porch for several minutes in shock. 'What an asshole,' she thought. 'He was right, nobody does know what his home life is like, and now, it's got to be horrible. Was this why he was late to school this morning?' She thought as she walked home. She walked up to her room, homework forgotten as she thought. A phone ringing snapped her out of her thinking.

"Hello?" Kagome asked.

"We found dog boy, wanna come a torture him a little," it was Yuka on the phone.

"No, I don't feel well," she lied.

"Whatever, it's your loss," her friend said. The phone clicked and Kagome suddenly did fell sick. She took out a yearbook and looked for Kouga's picture. There it was, Kouga Watage. She pulled out a phonebook and looked for the last name Watage. She dialed the number after N. Watage, hoping it was Kouga' number.

"Hello?" A strange young voice answered the phone.

"Hello, is Kouga there?" Kagome asked.

"SHIPPO! GET AWAY FROM THE PHONE!" A voice roared.

"Yeah, he is," the cute little voice said. "Kouga, it's for you. It's a girl," he said. Kagome could practically see the scene at Kouga's house, there were times when Sota did things like what Shippo was doing to her.

"Hello?" Asked a familiar voice.

"Kouga, it's me, Kagome," Kagome told him.

"How'd you get this number?" He asked.

"Phone book," she shrugged, though he couldn't see it.

"Oh," Kouga replied.

"Is that your girlfriend your talking to?" Kagome could hear Shippo's voice say in the background.

"No," she heard Kouga reply.

"Kouga, do you know if Inu Yasha has a cell phone?" She asked.

"Yeah," Kouga's voice replied.

"Can I have his number?" She asked.

"Why?" Questioned Kouga.

"I can't reach him at his house," she lied.

"Oh, well, yeah," he said, giving her the number.

"Thank you, Kouga," she said after she'd gotten it.

"No problem, and hey can I ask you a question?" He asked.

"Well, technically, you already did ask me a question, but sure," she replied.

"Why are you so interested in Inu Yasha lately?" He asked.

"It's complicated. It has to do with the past," she answered truthfully.

"Oh, well bye and I guess I'll see you Monday at school," Kouga said, hanging up. Kagome looked at the clock and decided to call Inu Yasha in the morning.

Inu Yasha sat in his car, awake, having a very fitful sleep. He got out of his car to sit and look at the stars for a bit. It was then when he noticed seven teens circled around him.

"Look, it's dog boy," one snickered.

"Where's your bitch, doggie?" Asked one.

"Yeah, well the hell is that prostitute Kikyo?" Asked another. They stood around him, and he knew he was greatly out numbered. He just took the abuse, knowing that if he reacted, they'd just stick around longer. A swift kick to the gut and several punches later, they left, though leaving the teen with a few mementos of what had happened.

A/N: Well, there's another glimpse of the oh-so-mysterious past, and how this story gets it's title. Nagataka, it's a cool word, don't you think. Oh, and that's it's real meaning as well.

Oh, and to my AnimeSpiral reviewer who commented that you liked how Inu wasn't a bully, I agree. Why is it in AU's that Inu has to be either:

A. A really weird guy that is gorgeous and popular, and has all the girls but Kagome and sometimes Sango, fawning over him.

B. A cool guy that has Kagome fawning over him that cannot drive under the speed limit.

C. Hurts Kagome, but still has her love him, and is a bully.

Or D. All of the above, and/or a mix of all of the above.

No, not my story, Inu is the kid who gets picked on, has a harder life than most and just struggles to get by dealing with the circumstances he's dealt with. In other words, he's like most of us. Now there a few AU's that are exceptions to that rule(s) but not many.

This chapter is dedicated to Puppy Inu Yasha in hopes she'll update some of her stories soon, and for being, at least in my opinion, a friend here on ff.net. You guys really should read her work, her user name is PatrioticPuppy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha the anime, I'm just using it's characters names in my own original story, thus making my story an AU.