InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Rock and Love ❯ Stuck ( Chapter 2 )

Rock and Love

Chapter 2

Stuck

I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
days when I still felt alive
we couldn't wait to get outside
the world was wide, too late to try
the tour was over, we'd survived
I couldn't wait till I got home
to pass the time in my room alone

Adam's song - Blink 182

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Knock. Knock. Knock.

"Kagome? Are you alive?" Came Souta from behind the door of her room.

"Uh…" She moaned. "What are you doing up so early?"

Souta opened her door, letting some light in, causing Kagome to retreat to under her covers.

"No, you're up late. Take a look at your clock."

Kagome peeked out from her covers and screamed. School started in 15 minutes and she lived 20 minutes away, while walking. She jumped from her bed and headed towards the bathroom.

"Souta, why didn't you wake me earlier! What have I ever done to you?" Kagome cried as she knocked over her brother on her way to her destination.

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It was silent and peaceful, dreaming of the times when he was happy. A young kid not caring about school and girls; no worries about grades and love, no worries except what mommy or daddy is going to take you to do that day. But it was all pulled from him as a loud thump sounded, waking him from the happier times. Inuyasha's eyes shot opened and found himself staring at his dark ceiling.

"What the fuck was that?" He cried as he glanced over at his alarm clock. It read 5:16. He was going back to sleep until school actually started.

"Inuyasha, wake up. School starts in 15 minutes, and if you keep this up it'll be 10. And I'm not driving you, or letting you drive." His older half brother, Sesshoumaru called to him.

"It's only quarter after 5 Sess! Wake me up when it's really time for school." Inuyasha moaned as he burrowed deeper into the covers. He had just closed his eyes when light was suddenly flooding through his doorway and his angry brother was standing there.

"You're clock brother dear has been broken for the longest time ever. You now have 13 minutes left. I suggest you use your time wisely." He said before turning around and going back to his previous tasks.

Inuyasha sprung out of bed at the reality that Sesshoumaru had just thrown in his face. Faster than anyone he'd ever known, he dashed into the bathroom with clothes under his arms.

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Kagome snatched a piece of toast off of her brother's plate as his attention was stuck to his game boy at the moment. She shoved it in her mouth before grabbing her necessities. She hugged her mom and then slipped on her shoes before she was out the door.

"Bye honey, have a nice day." Her mom said as the door slammed shut behind her in haste to get to school.

Kagome rushed over to the stairs before jumping three at a time. When she reached the last set she jumped down with her board, already on her way to school. She munched away at her toast, careful not to disrupt her clothing.

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He slid down the banister before he grabbed the keys to his bike lock. His one strap bag that had been covered with his own personal graffiti was slung over his back and he was practically running towards the garage door. He managed to look over his shoulder at his smirking brother to yell at him.

"You find this funny? Well fuck you!"

His brother kept the same emotionless face that he always kept and watched him shove his body into the slamming of the door.

"Don't be late now boy!" He called before going to get ready for work.

Inuyasha didn't talk back as he grabbed his BMX and threw open the side door to the garage. He hopped on it and started peddling furiously top get to school.

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Kagome only had a limited amount of time before the warning bell would ring and she would almost be late. And she was only half of the long way! She had just practically sprinted up the large and steep hill, but now she really had to pick up the pace. She put her board down and hopped on it to try and get to school without getting detention or a late slip.

She slowly saw the school come into view and she felt like jumping for joy. She glanced down at her phone that was clipped to her white belt with black writing on it that were holding up her green Dickies [pants]. Her dark red Etnies shirt was clinging to her figure tightly, revealing the amount of belly that she usually showed. On her left wrist she had on a black and red wristband, and on her right, she had multi-colored rubber bracelets, including much black.

She started to go faster-hopping onto the sidewalk-but still going really fast. She heard a noise behind her and looked back. There was a figure with silvery-white hair on a BMX that automatically reminded her of the guy from the other day who plowed her down. She turned back to her destination and saw none other than her principal waiting there. She smirked to herself before pulling on a fake face.

She stopped right in front of her and kicked up her board.

"Mornin' dude." She said saluting the man before she disappeared inside the school. Mr. Dimino-the principal of Windsor-was a short man, but he was scary when he was extremely angry. And Kagome and her friends had unfortunately experienced it, and they didn't like it one bit.

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He ignored the figure before him as he watched her disappear inside the school. He pulled his bike up to the closest bike rack and locked up his transportation. He glanced up at the short man who seemed to be rocking back and forth on his feet.

"This is going to be an interesting year, I can feel it." He said to himself as he stood up from his crouching position and patted his bike's seat as if it were his loyal steed. Obviously the man was waiting for him and he knew that he'd better to get it over with, but he wanted to enjoy his stay, just like he had at his previous schools.

"You must be Mr. Yakamoto. We-" He started before Inuyasha cut him off.

"You the man in charge of this dump?" He asked looking it over.

"Yes sir, Windsor Secondary."

"Call me by my last name again and you won't be expecting what I'll throw at you. You know my brother?"

"Yes Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru is very respected and he wishes for me to make your stay here very nice."

"That's a load of bull, he's a crack pot." The man gulped as Inuyasha started to walk past him.

"So do I get a tour or something?" He asked looking over the lobby. He was currently wearing a black RDS shirt and a pair of grey shorts. They rode down a bit so anyone could catch a glimpse of his deep red silk boxers. He had a pink and black Billabong wristband on his left, and a black leather ban on his right wrist. And as usual he had his earphones on with the wire leading under his shirt to his MP3 player.

"My apologies Inuyasha, I am Mr. Dimino, and I must welcome you to Windsor Secondary." He stuck his hand out, waiting for the young man to shake it in return, but he didn't. He looked down at it and then back to the man.

"And I don't like to be touched by anyone, I am like royalty. Or like those playboy bunnies in the magazines. You can look, but you can't touch." He said dusting invisible dust off of his leg.

"Yes sir. Right this way please."

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Kagome slammed her locker closed as the warning bell went off. She was lucky this time to have made it on time, unlike her other bad days. She chuckled to herself as she made her way to the gym when suddenly she got a shove from behind.

"What the fuck do you want?" Kagome asked as she turned around to almost face a mirror image of herself, only this one was put together differently. There she stood-her mortal enemy since elementary school-looking all smug and rich as she looked at her with a loathing in her eyes that no one could possibly match, unless you count Kagome herself.

"You should know by now, to go away. Leave schools; admit that I am the best. Or at least let me humiliate you like you so much want to do to me." Kikyou said with a disgusting smirk.

"Okay listen dude, you know how this usually ends up. So do yourself a favor and go away." Kagome said as she turned away and started to head back to her class. But Kikyou seemed to have different plans. Kagome jumped in time to keep herself from being knocked to the ground from Kikyou's foot sweeping the ground in a circle.

Kagome had to choice but to turn around and block Kikyou's blows before finally bringing her fist back and punching her ugly face. She automatically fell to the ground with a little blood seeping from her nose. Kagome spat on Kikyou before turning away.

"Don't quit your day job bitch." She froze when her gym teacher was looking at her with an angry face on.

"I know, I know, the office." Kagome said walking away to her doom.

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"Now Inuyasha, take a seat over there and then I'll find you a guide for your tour." The principal said to Inuyasha as he turned his back to him and started to talk with the secretary.

He sat down and was gazing around the office boredly before he looked over at the girl who was entering the office. He smiled slightly as he saw the same girl from the other day enter, except she seemed a little grouchy. She didn't notice him as she started to walk to the secretary, only suddenly noticing the principal. He looked over at her and gave her an odd look.

"What are you doing in here Kagome?" He asked curiously.

"Oh, I was walking by when," Kagome looked around the office, trying to find an excuse when her gaze landed on him. "I noticed Inuyasha sitting over there. And I knew that he would need a tour guide, so I personally volunteered myself to do it. So if it is alright with you."

"Oh yes, thank you. Glad to see that it was only that, I was starting to think that you and Kikyou had gotten into a fight again." He said with some sort of relieved look on his face.

"No more fighting sir, so if you'll excuse me. I'll start with it ASAP!" She said turning away from the principal and placing a look of relief as she walked over to him. "Let's go."

He got up off of his chair and followed her out of the office. When they were a good distance away from any eavesdroppers Inuyasha finally spoke.

"What were you in there for anyway?" She looked at him like he was accusing her of murder.

"You don't actually think that I was volunteering myself to give you a tour of our marvelous school?"

"No." She laughed at his simple answer.

"Actually I got in a fight with Kikyou, what he was talking about. I don't want to be suspended or I'll be grounded for life, and I can't have that. So a good little white lie won't hurt that many people." She said laughing slightly.

"Well looks like I'm not the only bad kid here."

"You got that right! Now for the tour. To break it down for you 500-top floor-science, English and computer classes. 400-floor beneath it-math, and languages. A-wing-off of the 400-socials, English and LC. 300-this floor-cafeteria, student services and the office. 200-the floor below us-tech, and some other unknown classes. And lastly the 100-bottom floor-my locker and the gyms. And somewhere is the shop classes and woodworking." She explained thinking carefully.

"A lot to remember don't you think?" He asked as they sat down in the cafeteria where not a soul was lingering.

"No, I've been here for almost 5 years so I think I should know." She looked over at the clock on the wall. "Okay we have roughly around 45 minutes to waste here. Tell me a little about yourself."

"Okay, well I'm a recovering alcoholic and I spent a few years in the institution with my brother." He joked, earning a slight shove from Kagome.

"No seriously."

"Okay then seriously. My parents are both dead, my father died three years ago after my mother was lost to cancer. I have no other family apart from my brother, or half brother, whatever. I like long walks on the beach and pretty young ladies such as yourself."

"Okay going off to the humor side again."

"What about you?"

"Well I have a mom and a brother, as well as a fat lazy cat. Though he seemed to have disappeared anyway, not sure whose room he's hiding in. My father died three years ago in an accident while on the road. He was a musician and he must have given me the talent." She said thinking back on memories. "My best friends, Sango and Miroku are pretty awesome and I guess I just broke up with my boyfriend, who also was one of my best friends. I'm in a band you see and he quit it, so-wait why am I telling you this?"

"Because I asked you a question about yourself."

"It's just complicated, and I don't really want to talk about it. So you been in a relationship lately?"

"Nah, too many sluts coming after me, weren't anyone's that caught my eye. You know? Not the right vibe between any of us, so maybe I'll find someone here." He said looking at her.

"I take it you're a prankster, mind telling me some of the stuff you pulled?" He glanced over at the clock where Kagome had looked.

"Get comfy because this might take a while."

"Alrighty then. I'm ready."

"Okay it first started off when I was 9…" He said.

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Kagome was laughing so hard that she had fallen off the bench. His past `pranks' were too much for her to handle. At the moment they were heading to her locker to her `necessities' for her next classes. Inuyasha followed her like a good puppy and waited beside her locker for her.

"Nice locker." He said as he observed the various pictures and posters covering the whole inside. There were many photo's of her and three others-most likely her friends-and a few of her family. Then there were small posters of skateboarders and bands of all sorts. One specific picture caught his eyes where two girls were standing on a beach in bikini's. Both fairly attractive, but one most likely Kagome.

"Which ones you?" He asked pointing to the picture. She stopped searching for her textbook and looked at the picture he was referring to.

"Oh the one is the red and black striped one is me, and the one in the green and black swirl one is one of my friends-Sango." She said before going back to her hunt.

`She looks pretty hot there, and you can definitely see what she looks like under all her clothes. Man she's like damn…but wait, woah. She's just you know some ugly, but funny chick who is just showing me around for the day or whatever. You know, not interested in her or her looks, she's just some normal wench that I see everyday.' Inuyasha thought to himself as his eyes drifted from the picture to her.

"Got any books?" She asked not looking up from trying to push a textbook into her bag.

"Uh-no?" He said not really thinking properly.

"Ok then, got binders?"

"Yeah, no textbooks." She looked up at him to see a completely confused and clueless face. She started laughing as she put her bag back on and shut her locker-with some difficulty.

"You can just look off of mine." She said struggling with the door. Before he could offer and help she launched herself at the door and it slammed closed. Down the hall sounds of locker mirrors falling down.

"Oops?" She said as she looked down the hallway.

"Well let's just get going, I've got, well more like we've got science on the 500."

"That's the…top floor right?"

"Wow, I'm so proud of you obe-wan. You've been taught well." She joked.

"Thank you master."

"May the force be with you!"

"Star Wars fan?"

"Watch a few movies with my little brother, but you know. If it amuses me then it's all good."

"I prefer my action movies, sci-fi ain't quite my taste. But there've been some good ones."

"Yeah, no sappy romance and chick flicks for me."

"Really now?" He said as they neared the stairs that they were bout to ascend. Kagome went on listing her favorite movies as they continued up the stairs-stopping at the very top of the last staircase. Inuyasha was still halfway up, and he was panting.

"Are you kidding me! That was nothing!" Kagome let out a victorious laugh.

"Well there weren't any stairs at my old school." He said looking up at her.

"Pussy." She said while shaking her head.

"What did you call me?" He asked narrowing her eyes.

"Uh…nothing." Kagome said suddenly realizing that doing that was a big mistake. She looked around her as she walked through into the hall-deserted. All the doors were closed and she was alone to face his wrath. She glanced back at the boy, who had made his way to the top of the stairs now. She gulped then dashed away down the long-and never-ending hall.

"You can't run, and you can't hide. What's the point?" Inuyasha laughed from beside her. She wasn't paying attention and tripped over her foot-sending her sprawling to the ground. She snapped her eyes closed, as she was ready to make contact with the floor. But what seemed strange was that the landing never came.

"You know you can open your eyes now. I don't bite." Inuyasha said in her ear. She opened her eyes and stared at the floor, only inches away. Then she felt him flip her over, so she was now looking at him. Too that she hadn't noticed him catch her as she was preparing for the pain.

"T-tha-nks." Kagome stuttered.

She looked up at his smirking face and couldn't help but do the same. They were examining each other's facial features when the bell rang and everyone-as if one que-came out to see them. They were in the dip position in the Tango. Inuyasha snapped his head up to see everyone coming out to look at them, and he immediately dropped Kagome with a loud thud. He looked down at her and blushed, remembering that he had dropped her right in the middle of the hallway.

He stuck his hand out for her to help her up and she quickly grasped onto his. He pulled her up and then they quickly made their way to the science classroom-at the end of that hall. But not before they heard "Ooooooh's" erupt from behind them. Inuyasha failed to notice the faint tint of pink on Kagome's cheeks as they walked into the science classroom.

Kagome walked up to the teacher and stood there until he noticed her presence.

"Yes Kagome?" He asked.

"Well Mr. Minn this here is Inuyasha, and he is new here. And I was asked by the principal to show him around and so I just had to come to science and so would you mind if he sat in your class?" Kagome asked in a sugar voice.

"Yes Kagome, you just had to come to my class. Very well then, just don't be disrupting my teaching." He said before motioning for them to take a seat.

Kagome directed Inuyasha to the far back where four empty stools sat. She took the one closest to the other two and let him take the one on her table. Kagome started to pull out her things when Kagome's name was called out. She looked up and saw her two best friends. She watched them make their way to the empty stools next to her.

"Where were you in gym Kag?" I had to be Kikyou's partner!" Sango said shuddering at the reminder. Today she had her hair straightened with a black toque with silver writing on. For clothing she had on a red and black ripped tee shirt with Emily on the front. She wore some old school suspenders that were rainbow and some grey plaid floods. She had on her red sneakers and black and white guitar earrings. On her wrists she had two bands of black with lime green letters in it-once again EXT.

"We had another run-in in the hall. And then you know." Kagome said shrugging.

"Did you get in trouble with D?" Sango asked.

"Nope, this guy over here gave me an excuse to be up there. I owe him I guess." Kagome said pointing over to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku. Sango and Miroku, Inuyasha." He nodded in greeting.

"So, tried the same stuff?" Miroku asked letting his hand drop from the desk where we was drumming silently.

"Yeah, Mss Predictable."

"And Mr. Predictable, you better keep your hands to yourself if you want to be able to grope again." Sango warned not looking at Miroku. His hand retreated back to join his other in the drumming.

"I'm not predictable, what are you on." Miroku mumbled innocently. He was wearing a simple white tee shirt with a large black and red symbol on the back with 182 in silver. He had on some jeans with little of his boxers showing as usual-purple boxers to be exact. He had on his DC's and a backwards Billabong hat. On his wrists he had a purple cloth and a rosary wrapped around his left hand-his trademark look.

"Yeah whatever `Roku." Kagome laughed as she turned her attention back towards the front of the class where Mr. Minn was trying to get their attention.

"Ok now that you're all finally listening to me, let's get straight into your workload for today." He said before flipping on the overhead.

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"I got a few people and numbers today for the auditions." Sango said staring mindlessly at her textbook.

"Right, I got calls, notes, the works. All shoved in my locker." Miroku said focussing on his tower of pens, pencils, erasers and anything else that he had to work with.

"I got none." Kagome said sighing as she continued to draw in her binder. "When's the try outs?"

"How about tomorrow after school at the usual place?" Sango asked dropping her head loudly on the desk.

"Sounds good to me." Kagome said adding the finishing touches to her work of art.

"Yeah." Miroku said who by now had his tongue out of his mouth in thought.

Kagome looked at her picture as she leaned back from bending over. It was a picture of three people-her, Sango and Miroku with their instruments-standing with the words EXT in the background. They were in cartoon, but they were extremely good. Inuyasha looked over from zoning out and almost had his jaw drop when he saw the picture.

"You drew that?" He asked stupefied.

"Yeah, just a little something I like to do in class." She said shading in her hair again.

"That's awesome, I mean beyond awesome!"

"Thanks." She said looking over at his shocked face.

"What does EXT stand for?"

"Nothing really, it's our band name though. We were thinking of just X but then we decided not to. So it's EXT."

"Cool, I take it your lead vocals?"

"Yeah but I share with Miroku over there. Sango's the back up, and Kouga-well not anymore, the drummer just rocks out mainly." She said closing her stuff up.

"Awesome, I play a little of the drums. Not that great thought. But I can drive my brother insane-so if you call that talent, then I got it." He said smirking at the thought of Sesshoumaru going bezerk from him.

"Well maybe I'll see you today at Sango's. 243 Shikon Ave." Kagome said glancing up at the clock. Suddenly a large bell sounded and everyone started to pack up for his or her next class.

"Alright, I got myself math. Let's go learn about numbers-or more like a new drawing for myself to draw." Kagome said waving to her friends.

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"Got a locker?" Kagome asked shoving her bag into her locker.

"Not as of yet." Inuyasha said as he watched many people give him looks as they passed.

"Give it here, I can shove it in for now. Then we can head over to the art class before I have English." Kagome said making room for his bag. He handed it to her and she just barely fit it under her own. She quickly locked it and they made their way to the cafeteria, where her friends were awaiting her.

"Got money?" She asked as she budged in line with one of her classmates.

"I don't need a mom thanks, I'm a big boy now." He said as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out some cash. Before they knew it they were carrying their food toward Sango and Miroku who they automatically spotted. Kagome was about to sit down when someone caught her eyes. Kouga watched her as did she as he walked by her. He was with his other friends now, he was history. She turned away and sat down across from Sango.

"God that line is way too long." Sango said as she snatched a few fries from her friend. "Her new dude, pop a squat."

Inuyasha sat down next to Kagome, but was looking around at the eyes that were following him.

"Don't worry about them, they always do that. They either envy you or hate you, so who the hell cares." Miroku said acknowledging all the stares directed towards them. Inuyasha nodded. "Anyway guys, I told people the time so we're good to go."

"I just have to finish my art project in my spare next then I have English to survive through. Great eh?" Kagome said as she munched on her fries.

"Who do you have?" Sango asked.

"None other than the tub of lard himself-Lewis." Kagome said rolling her eyes.

"Feel your pain. Got the man myself." Miroku said with a smirk.

Sango suddenly launched from her seat and grabbed Kagome.

"Come on Kag, I got to ask you something. Away from them." She said emphasizing on them. Kagome followed Sango obediently out the cafeteria doors to the back of the school. It was fairly warm outside so she didn't quite mind.

"Okay Kag, I've heard some things today. You and that new kid-people said that they saw you two in the hall getting a little personal this morning. Care to explain this to me?" She asked narrowing her eyes.

"Nothing was happening! I fell and he caught me, then they came out and got the wrong impression. Got it? I'm fulfilling my duty-and he isn't all that bad right?" She said clearing up the mess that her school had caused.

"Sorry Kag for jumping to conclusions. Got ahead of myself there, well okay." Sango said patting her friend on the arm before heading back inside.

"Oh my god! Can't you idiots keep your mouths shut?!" Kagome yelled. Some crows scattered from the trees and a dog looked at her. The old man who was walking it failed to notice and kept on his journey across the field. She smacked her forehead and then headed back inside before her freedom was snatched away from her.

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