InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prophocey of The Pheniox Dragon ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in Inuyasha.
They belong to Rumiko Takahashi. I do own Mark & Jess.



Chapter 2


Gary was sitting in his chair and finishing his art assignment.
He looked up for a moment and saw that Jess' head was down,
her shoulders were shaking as if she was supressing laughter.
Then he thought, ' or sobs.' He got up and walked over to Jess
to see if she was alright. When he got to her desk, he saw her
finished drawing and knew why she was crying. He knelt next to
her just to give her his comforting presence.


Jess looked next to her when she felt someone kneeling there,
and was releived that it was Gary. She looked at him with tears
streaming down her face. "Gary, why did my parents have to die?
Did I do something wrong?" To say that Gary was shocked
would be an understatement, he didn't know why she would think
that. Gary looked at Jess and noticed that she was serious, "Jess,
I don't know why your parents died but I do know that it's not your
fault. Why would you think that?" Jess didn't answer just shrugged
her shoulders. The teacher noticed that Gary and Jess were talking
instead of doing their work, so she decided to see what the problem
was. Gary noticed the teacher coming, so he stood next to Jess.
"Ms. Kumiko, and Mr. Hasegawa why are you not working on your
art projects?" No one spoke for a while then Gary replied, "I'm
finished Mrs. Nomera, and I just wanted to see how Jess was
doing." Gary hoped that this would get rid of the teacher, but
no such luck. The teacher turned to Jess to see if what he said
was true. When Jess looked up Mrs. Nomera saw that her eyes
were red from crying and tear tracks were on her cheeks. Before
Mrs. Nomera could say anything Jess Quietly asked if she could
go to the bathroom. The teacher just nodded her head, and Jess
got up and walked unhurridly to the girls washroom. Gary watched
Jess go with worry in his eyes and heart. He gave his and Jess'
art project to the teacher. When Mrs. Nomera saw the picture
she knew why Jess was crying, because all the teachers knew
that today was the anniversary of her parents death.


In the bathroom, Jess was thankful that she was alone.
She didn't want anyone to see the mess that her face was in.
When she looked in the mirror she was digusted at what was
staring back at her. Jess' eyes were red and puffy from crying
she looked like she just got out of bed. 'I've got to get myself
together if I'm going to survive the rest of the day, and pay my
respects at the shrine today. Maybe Gary will want to come
with us. I'll have to ask him at lunch.' With that thought in
her mind, Jess washed her face and hands and left for her next
class which was english. She had to grimce at the thought, she was
never any good at english. 'Oh, this is going to be fun,' she thought
sarcasticly. Jess walked to her class at an unhurried pace.


Jess' morning classes went very slow for her, when the bell
rang for lunch she nearly jumped for joy. But decided not to make a
scene. She left to the cafeteria to find Gary and ask him about coming
with her and Mark to the Shrine. She was looking for Gary for a good
ten minutes, then she remebered that they usually sit outside under
the big sakura tree. Jess got her food and went outside to see if
Gary was out there. Sure enough there he was sitting under the
tree and eating a sandwich. Jess sang out and waved to him, "Hey,
Gary." Gary looked up when he heard his name being called and
saw Jess making her way over to him. When she sat down Gary
asked, "How are you feeling?" Jess smiled at him, "I'm feeling
alot better now. I just hope that I can get through with paying my
respects at the shrine today." Gary layed a comforting hand on
her shoulder, "I know that you can get through it." Jess smiled
at the complement, they continued to eat in silence. After a few
more minutes Jess decided that now was a good time as any to
ask if he wanted to come to the Shrine with her. "Um... Gary,"
when she had his attention she continued, "I was wondering
if you would want to come to the Shrine with me and Mark."
Gary was a little suprised that she asked, but when he saw
the hopeful expression on her face he couldn't say no. He
smiled and said, "Sure I'll go, but only if Mark says that's okay."
Jess jumped on him and hugged him, "I'm sure that Mark won't
mind and thank - you for doing this, it means alot to me." Gary
just smiled and nodded his head. The rest of lunch was quiet
and very uneventful. When the bell rang to go back to class
Jess turned to Gary, "I'll meet you at the front gates after school.
That's were Mark is picking me up." Jess saw the worried look on
his face. "Don't worry I'm sure that once I explain to Mark he will
let you come with me. If not I will just knock him out and we can
throw him in the back and drive there ourselves." Gary looked at
her with a raised eyebrow and laughed at her little joke. They said
there goodbyes and went to their afternoon classes.


At 3:00 pm, Jess was the first one to the school's front gates.
She looked at her watch, ' hmm, Mark should be here in another
15 minutes or so. I wonder where Gary is.' Just as she thought of
him she could see Gary walking towards her. "Hey Gary, I was Just
thinking about you." Gary smirked, "I hope it wasn't anything bad."
Jess just rolled her eyes and motioned for them to sit on the sidewalk.
It was quite for a few moments, then Jess spoke, "I hope that I can get
through this day in one peice. I just miss them so much." "Why don't
you tell me what your parents were like?" asked Gary. Jess was
shocked a moment but smiled and began telling Gary about her parents
while they waited for Mark to come and pick them up.



TBC

a/n: Sorry it took so long to update my story. In the next chapter Jess will
meet Inuyasha and his gang.


Ja Ne.