InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Nagataka ❯ Chapter 12 ( Chapter 13 )

Nagataka

Chapter 12

Inu Yasha sat in the hospital, bored. All his friends had left. For some reason, he was finding himself calling Sesshoumaru a friend as well. Maybe it was because all they had been through the last six years or so. They'd had so many ups and downs, so many deaths, arguments, and others emotions. He sighed, then flipped through the photo album, which they'd left with him.

'Wow, I can't believe how different we all look,' he thought when he saw a picture of himself, Kagome, and Sesshoumaru. It had been one of the days where he'd had to baby sit the two kids. Inu Yasha's chin length hair was in his face as he tickled a pigtailed Kagome. Sesshoumaru was clearly rolling his eyes, not really paying attention to the two kids, while he leaned against the fence. Underneath the photo were the words: The boys and Kagome. It was in his father's handwriting.

It was the first day of the eighth grade and Inu Yasha was nervous. Last year, he'd spent most of the time staying away from Kagome and her new friends, who seemed to take pleasure in hurting him, both physically, and mentally. This year, he wanted friends, he wanted people he could relate to.

"Where's the office?" A girl asked, tapping him on the shoulder. he turned around to see a girl his age, slightly shorter than himself, with waist length black hair.

"I'm going that way, so you can walk with me," he offered.

"Thanks, I'm new and I can't find Naraku," she replied.

"Naraku Tama? You know him?" Inu Yasha asked incredously.

"Yeah, he's my twin, but we don't get along," she told him.

"Wait a minute, aren't you new here?" Inu Yasha asked as they walked.

"Yeah, I just moved here," she replied.

"I'm confused," Inu Yasha answered her. She laughed and said, "Our parents are divorced, and I lived with our mom, while Kohaku and Naraku lived with our dad. Only, our mom died over the summer, so I have to live with my dad."

"Oh."

"By the way, my name's Sango, Sango Tama," she told him, extending her hand.

"Inu Yasha Akemi," he replied. "Well, here's the office."

"Thanks Inu Yasha," Sango replied. She walked into the office adn he finished walking to his class. At lunch, Inu Yasha sighed. He was sitting alone, and it seemed as though everyone but him had at least a few people sitting and talking to them. Taking his spork, he poked at the macaroni that the cafeteria deemed was a fine lunch for the students. Of course, that meant the food tasted like plastic. Just then a shadow loomed over him, adn a tray plopped down across form him.

"Hey Inu Yasha," Sango greeted him.

"Hey Sango," he replied, happy that he had someone to sit with.

"You weren't saving this table for some people were you?" Sango blurted out.

"No," He replied.

"Cool, then I'm not taking anyone's spot," she answered. She looked at the macaroni on her tray and made a face. "Betcha the tray tastes better than the macaroni."

"I agree, it probably does," he replied, adn the two laughed.

"Hey, what do you have next hour?" Sango asked. he looked at his schedule, which he had with him, and replied, "Math."

"Cool, I've Math next, too," Sango replied. "If there's not assigned seats, wanna sit together?"

"Sure," he replied. Just then, it was time to go, and the two walked to their lockers, getting whatever stuff they would need. The two met up in front of the math room, waiting for the teacher to arrive. They were joined by the other students, who were also waiting. Finally, as the bell rang for class to start, the teacher arrived. She unlocked the door, ad teh students went inside.

"Sit wherever you want," teh teacher told them. Inu Yasha looked at the room and saw that the desks were pushed into groups of four. Sitting down at one, he noticed Sango slipping in to sit beside him.

"Is this seat taken?" A boy their age asked. he had black hair as well, pulled back into a small ponytail.

"Nope, go ahead," Sango adn Inu Yasha said at the same time. He sat down across from Inu Yasha and said, "Miroku Botan's the name."

"Cool, my name's Sango, and he's Inu Yasha," Sango greeted the newcomer. Just then the teacher called roll, and Inu Yasha tried hard to suppress a groan when the teacher called Kagome's name. By the time class was over, Inu Yasha knew more about Miroku adn Sango then he probably ever needed to know. As he walked to his next class, he felt a pair of hands tap him on teh shoulder. He turned around and saw Miroku.

"Yes?" Inu Yasha asked.

"Your heading to History, right?" Miroku asked.

"Yeah," Inu Yasha responded.

"That's my next class," Miroku replied. They walked together to their next class. This time, they had assigned seats, in alphabetical order. Inu Yasha was the only A, and so, was in the very front, while Miroku ended up behind him, being the first B. The rest of the day followed as thus. By teh end of the day, Inu Yasha was practically skipping, knowing he had two friends. Miroku had promised to call them with his three way calling that night, adn Inu Yasha waited expectantly for the call.

About halfway through the year, a new student named Kouga Watage entered their ranks, making them a foursome. It was about that time when Inu Yasha met Kikyo Hiro and the two started dating, on and off.

Kagome sighed, she couldn't concentrate on her homework. She looked at the calendar, adn sighed again. Today marked the seventh year anniversary her father had left them. It was also her seventeenth birthday. That day, seven years ago, she had been so joyful, but when she walked downstairs and heard her mother crying, she was curious.

"Mama, why are you crying?" A ten year old Kagome asked.

"Your father left us, for another woman," her mother sobbed. Kagome sat down and was shocked.

"But I thought Daddy loved you Mama," she said.

"Well, so did I. I guess we were wrong," her mother said angrily. Just then, Kagome noticed that the TV was on. Going into the living room, she found Sota and her grandpa watching cartoons. Going back up to her room, her changed into some clothes. She looked at the dress she was going to wear, but decided against it. Putting on some jeans and a t-shirt, she went outside and cried. They never celebrated her birthday that year, and so, it passed as a milestone for her, one she'd never forget.

She sighed again, and grabbed her car keys. "I'm going out for a little bit!" She yelled as she walked out the door. Getting in her car, she drove to the post office. Going in, she went over to the families PO Box.

"Bill, bill, magazine for mama, bill, another bill, junk, junk, bill, more junk, Sota, junk," she muttered to herself. It was just as she was about to close the door when she noticed a yellow slip. Taking it, she walked into the office, and handed it to the worker inside, telling them her box number.

"Here you go," the woman said, handing Kagome a small package. She put it under the other stuff, and walked out to her car. Sitting the other stuff, she looked at the package. It was addressed to her. Opening it, the first thing she noticed was a card. Opening the card, she gasped. It read:

Dear Kagome,

It's been seven years. I'm sorry I left on your birthday, but your mother was scaring me, and I had to leave. Believe me, if I could, I would have waited until school was out, and told you with plenty of time so we could have said good bye. I've missed you and Sota, but he probably doesn't remember me. But I didn't write to you to talk about Sota. I want to see him as well, but for now, I just want to see my Kaboom. I'll invite him another time, but at the moment, I want to get to know you again. I have written to you because I want you to come and visit me over Christmas vacation. I want you to be at my wedding. Yes, your dear old dad's getting married again. It would mean a lot to me if you were to come and be there. I can understand if you say no, but I would miss you so much, more than you could believe. In the box, you'll find your birthday present. Call me if you are interested in coming to my wedding, Kaboom, my number's 889-867-5309.

Love,

Your dear old dad

P.S. I miss you! Please come!

Kagome chocked back a sob. This was the best birthday present she could have gotten, her father. Opening the box, she let out a little cry, as she found inside was a plane ticket. Looking at it, she found it was for the O'Hara airport in Chicago. A far cry form her small town in Colorado. She couldn't get home fast enough now.

"Mama! Come here!" Kagome yelled, as soon as she got into the house. Her mother came walking into the room.

"What?" Asked her mother.

"It's a birthday present form dad!" Kagome squealed excitedly. That got her mother's eyes to shot open. "He wants me to come visit him during Christmas vacation," she told her mother.

"What about your brother?" Her mother asked.

"He says that he'll invite Sota another time, but for now, he just wants to get to know me," she answered her mother. Her mother sighed and said, "I'll think about it."

A/N: Hmm, well here's teh last chapter. I will do a sequel, but not until I finish Humans, which was neglected. At the moment, I will also be trying to work on Camp Let's Ruin Gohan's Life, which is a DBZ fic I adopted from Kioko. So far, I've written a chapter and a half! You should check it out, but first you should check out Substitutes which is the prequel to it. If your not a fan of DBZ fics, then I suggest reading my Final Fantasy 8 fic, A Not So Simple Trip. My friend, who has never played the game, told me that she could understand the story and relate to it.

Wow, I never thought this fic would be so popular. I think it's a load of junk, adn reading back on the chapters, I kept cringing due to all the grammar errors and misspellings. Also, it was supposed to be Yugi's girl, not Yami's Girl, sorry! I hope I've answered some of your questions along the way. Sorry there wasn't enough fluff for the fluff lovers, and same goes to the angst lovers. Even though it's only been a short while since the prologue came out, I feel like I'm a better writer. I was surprised to find I had so many reviews, adn not one flame. Well, one good thing is that my inbox won't be spammed anymore, or at least until I write the sequel! Ja, see ya in either another fic of mine, or the sequel!

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.