InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Shikon Youkai High ❯ 8 ( Chapter 8 )

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

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha! I do own Cathy, and the plot, and storyline... There. I said it. (sighs)
Chapter 8
Art and confrontation with Sesshomaru.
I entered my art class just as the bell rang.
Right after I sat down, Sesshomaru walked into the room and looking VERY pissed off.
I thought to myself 'Oh just great! Round two already...'
Sesshomaru stopped beside me looked me dead in the eye and commanded angrily, "We WILL speak immediately after class!"
I sighed heavily and nodded.
He walked over to and sat at his desk.
Mrs. L. instructed, "For today, you will paint a portrait of your choosing.
We all nodded and I set up my canvas and began painting.
I painted until the last 10 minutes of class.
My portrait was of a furious storm tearing across the lands violently.
You could just feel the fury of the storm as well as the rage as it sweeps across the land when you gazed at the portrait.
The sky was dark with tons of colors in it.
You could also feel the havoc being wreaked upon the once peaceful and serene land.
Mrs. L. walked by, looked at my painting and mentioned seriously, "Full of passion and feeling, A bit darker then your usuals, but very nicely done Cathy."
I nodded and mumbled, "Thanks."
She then moved off to inspect the other peoples paintings.
I went to rinse out my paint brushes and cleaned up after my self, then put my paints away.
After all that was done, I sat at my desk and laid my head down trying to calm myself down even more.
After a few minutes I felt a firm hand placed on my shoulder.
I looked up into a pair of worried and angry golden eyes.
I sighed heavily and sat up and faced Sesshomaru.
I decided it was better to get this over with here and now and stated, "Look I realize you guys are only trying to protect me, but you can't guard over me 24/7! Isn't that the reason you, Yash, Kouga, and Sango ALL taught me different forms of self defense in the first place?" as I held his gaze.
He nodded.
So I continued, "And didn't you yourself tell me just yesterday it was about time that I started standing up for myself?"
He nodded again and frowned.
I continued to reason with him and pleaded, "Then why won't you let me!? Sesshu, I know it's dangerous, I know the risks, and I know you all care about me and only want what's best for me! But I am NOT a baby Sesshu! I may be smart and all but I need this grade just as much as the rest of you. Can't you trust me just this once to take care of myself!?" my eyes pleaded with him for understanding.
He thought over everything I had said and mentioned, "Hn."
Then he sighed heavily and answered "Cathy, I do not like this! But as head of the family, I shall allow it this once! Next time though you had best find a better partner!" gazing into my eyes.
I said dryly, "You all are the ones that left me hung out to dry on that, it wasn't my choice to partner with him!" as I held his gaze with my own.
Sesshomaru replied, "Hn. I will make sure THAT doesn't happen again!"
I hugged him and exclaimed, "Thanks Sesshu!"
He looked at me with eyes full of concern and insisted seriously, "Just be careful! Alright? I don't trust that prick any more then I would Naraku or Yuske!"
I replied, "Neither do I, however I have no choice, it is this or fail."
Sesshomaru nodded and agreed seriously, "Very well then, you may do your project."
I nodded than queried, "What about Yash?"
Sesshomaru replied seriously, "I will handle him! BUT at 5pm on the dot, I am coming to get you myself!"
I smiled and nodded and exclaimed, "Thank you Sesshu!"
He sighed and mentioned, "Your point is valid, even though ours are as well. You are no longer a baby! It is just hard to accept that sometimes." as he looked at me with affection and a hint of sadness in his golden eyes.
I laughed and responded, "It was hard for me to do so with you both as well!"
Sesshomaru replied, "Hn."
We hugged each other tightly and just stood there hugging for a few minutes.
He pulled back and declared fiercely "I don't wan't you to be hurt again!"
I assured him, "Neither do I!"
Then reminded, "Besides I am A LOT tougher now then I was back then!"
Then we stepped back and released out hug.
The bell rang and I left the class.
I walked over to my locker and waited for Bankotsu.
After about 5 minutes Bankotsu walked out of his class and over to his locker then opened it, put his books away and closed it.
Then he walked over to me.
I looked at him and questioned, "So what did you want to talk about?"
Bankotsu replied amused, "First of all, Inuyasha pretty much tried to intimidate me this morning."
I held his gaze and admitted, "That's what I pretty much thought it was about."
Bankotsu continued, "Secondly, I think he was right about one thing."
I looked at him confused and asked, "What's that?"
He replied dryly, "Well, you and Kouga are very close! Even the new guy can see you two still love one another!"
I smiled and answered, "Yeah we do, and he still feels the need to defend me. But there is NOTHING romantic about me and Kouga! He is my best friend in the world and always will be! He mostly does it just to annoy me and at the same time to soothe me, ya know? That's his way of making sure I am truly alright."
Bankotsu nodded.
Then we started walking over to the cafeteria.
Lunch and a little heart to heart?
We entered the cafeteria and stood in line and got our lunch.
Then we payed for it and joined Inuyasha and the others at the table.
Bankotsu sat beside me this time.
We talked with the others as we ate our lunch.
After we were done eating, I threw my tray away and walked outside to the big tree and sat down under it again.
Bankotsu walked over and joined me under the tree.
Bankotsu looked at me and mentioned, "So, I was talking to Hojo today."
I looked into his blue eyes and questioned, "What about?"
He answered, "Oh all kinds of things, like the tutoring, Kagome, you..."
I blinked in surprise and asked, "What about me?"
He replied, "Well, according to Hojo even though you and Kouga are close and all, you are still pining over Yuske."
I laughed and stated "Are you serious!? I am NOT pining over that cretin!"
Bankotsu shrugged and said, "Hojo thinks you are."
I frowned and questioned, "Why would he think that?"
Bankotsu replied evenly, "According to Hojo, Kagome told him you are still hurting over what Yuske did to you and aren't ready to date again just yet."
I laughed and informed him, "That's absurd! I tolerate Kouga because I know he is trying to comfort me. But I am NOT pining over that ass wipe ex of mine! A LOT of guys get upset over the fact that Kouga and I are so close and all. Heiten is just being an ass when he does it!" conveying my sincerity with my eyes as I gazed into his mesmerizing sapphire eyes.
Bankotsu continued, "Well Hojo is under the impression you aren't willing to date again yet because you haven't dated anyone in almost 2 years."
I shook my head and said, "For a smart guy, he sure can be dumb!"
Bankotsu nodded and suggested, "So, I have an idea that may help you."
I queried, "What is that?"
He replied, "Like I said the other day, make him notice you by dating another guy."
I looked at him and informed him seriously, "It won't work!"
He asked, "Why not?"
I replied, "Because I tried it already. I started dressing in skirts and dresses and such just like Kags, and guys did notice me then, but not Hojo! I even tried flirting with other guys in front of him and that back fired as well!"
Bankotsu questioned, "What do you mean?" curiosity visible in his eyes.
I sighed and replied, "I started flirting with guys and Yuske was the only one that ever asked me out...Thinking it might FINALLY get Hojo to notice me, I agreed. Eventually I realized Hojo still didn't notice me, but by then I had fallen head over heels for Yuske and continued dating him anyways."
I took a deep breath and continued, "One night we went to a party. Inuyasha was there with his girlfriend of the time as well. After an hour or so Yuske and Inuyasha's girlfriend both wandered off to talk with some of their friends. So Yash and I sat talking together and then decided to go out to the garden for some fresh air. We were walking along silently, just enjoying the serenity of the night and the fresh air."
I took another deep breath and continued sadly this time, "We came to a group of bushes. Yash and I heard really loud giggling and moaning and such. Being the curious guy Yash is, he yanked my hand and dragged me along with him and peeked behind the bushes. What we found infuriated BOTH of us!"
I felt the old hurt welling up and continued, "His girlfriend and my boyfriend were in the middle of screwing each others brains out! I was devastated to say the least and Inuyasha was the maddest I had EVER seen him! He dropped my hand and stormed over to them then yanked them apart and beat the hell out of Yuske. Then he told Kikyo to NEVER come near him again! Then he walked over to me and picked me up and stormed off all the way home, carrying me because I was crying. The next day Yuske cornered me in the school and I broke up with him. Yash did the same with her."
After a few minutes of silence Bankotsu sat wide eyed and stated seriously, "No wonder, you were still so pissed! I don't blame you one damned bit!"
I looked up at him sadly and finished, "So you see now, why I say it won't work."
He nodded slowly.
I mentioned seriously, "You also now know exactly why I can't stand Kikyo either! Not just because of what she did with my ex-boyfriend, but because of what she did to Yash!"
Bankotsu gazed into my eyes and declared determinedly, "I would have killed them BOTH for that!"
I nodded and assured, "Trust me, we were BOTH tempted to do exactly that!"
Then I mentioned sadly, "About 6 months after that was when Naraku cornered me in the hallway of the school. It was during a pep rally and he tried to force his self on top of me. Luckily before he could do anything more than rip my shirt open and put rips in my jeans, Sesshomaru had come looking for me and saw what was happening. He yanked Naraku off of me, beat Naraku to a bloody pulp, walked over to me, picked me up, wrapped his jacket around me, and carried me home."
Bankotsu's eyes narrowed in anger as he guessed, "So that's why they can't stand each other and why you despise Naraku!"
I nodded and explained, "So as you can see, that's why I have been treated like a baby ever since then, regardless of the fact that both of them, Kouga, and Sango have ALL made damn sure I can defend myself since then!"
Bankotsu stated angrily, "I can sure as hell understand why!"
I sighed and stated, "I am not that weak helpless child anymore. So I wish they would stop acting like it." with frustration in my features.
Bankotsu mentioned, "I understand your feelings, as well as theirs!"
I agreed, "So do I."
Bankotsu stood up and gently pulled me to my feet.
I looked him dead in the eye and said, "Thanks, and thanks for listening too! I don't usually open up like that to ANYONE anymore, not even Kouga or Yash! And they are the two I am closest to."
He nodded and replied seriously, "Thanks for opening up to me!" while holding my gaze.
I smiled and informed him seriously, "I trust you! Which is very rare for me to do anymore."
He nodded.
Bankotsu looked deeply into my eyes, and I looked down feeling a little embarrassed.
Bankotsu's POV
I gazed deeply into her warm eyes and thought 'WOW! She is such a strong, and determined girl! It seems no matter what life throws her way, she is determined to fight back and ends up a stronger, better person for it! It's to bad she has such a lousy taste in guys!'
Normal POV
I looked up and saw Bankotsu still looking intently at me and asked, "What?"
He shook his head and answered, "Nothing, come on we should probably get to class."
We walked back in through the cafeteria and walked towards our home ec class.
Author's Note: Okay guys and gals there is chapter eight please remember to read and review thanks.