InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ That Ghost.... ❯ Kikyo steps in, and Kagome's Realization ( Chapter 10 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]
That Ghost…

Guess what? I still got a stack of questions in my head. To tell you the truth, I think it’s still the same from the night that I had told Inuyasha the whole story. Well, since that night me and Inuyasha have gotten, oh I don’t know how to say it… closer? Yeah, maybe that’s it. But, at the same time, we’ve also been feeling a bit awkward around each other. Not very much though.

Right now Inuyasha is at school. I’m getting so bored that I’m starting to consider just going over there again. I shrugged got up and went down stairs and through the door to his school. He was in hmm I think 3rd period by now? Maybe. I went to his 3rd period class and peeked in. He was sitting in the back chewing on a stick. I made sure I was transparent and went in. I heard a bell ring and then everyone rushed out right past me. While Inuyasha was gathering his stuff a girl who, really, she looked like me, tipped toed behind him and jumped on his back.

“Argh! Kikyo!” He yelled, struggling to push her off. She gave him a kiss on the cheek, which sent a wave of anger threw me. I clenched my hands.

“Get off!” He yelled at her.

“Aw, c’mon! Don’t be so mean! Gimme a kiss!” She stretched over his shoulder and tried to reach his lips. That was the last straw, I tried to make myself look as alive as I could, using most of my concentration, which was pretty hard when you were mad, and yelled “He said get OFF!” They both froze and then stared at me. Kikyo pursed her lips and jumped off. Inuyasha straitened up, glared at Kikyo and then stared at me bewildered.

“And who are you?” She asked, crossing her arms over her chest and pursing her blood red lips again, which had a bit to much of that lip-stick, while leaning back against a desk. She moved her lollypop to the other side of her mouth waiting for my response.

“His girlfriend.” I declared and then my eyes went wide. What had I just said? I looked at Inuyasha to see his expression. Pretty much as I thought. His eyes were practically bugging out of his head. Her lips were a tight line while she got off the desk and planted her hands on her hips.

“He said he didn’t have a girlfriend,” She said glaring at me. Oh great, I’m in trouble.

“He asked me yesterday.” I answered lamely, though the lies came out easily.

She moved her weight onto her other foot and glared back at me. “Well, not for long,” She mumbled and left. I sank to the floor and laid my head in my hands.

“What did I just say?” I asked myself, voice muffled by my hands.

I looked up at Inuyasha, who was still staring at me the same way. The corners of my mouth pulled down. And then he finally spoke, “Why are you here?” He asked me. “I… I got bored.” He startled me by chuckling, “That’s always your reason.” I stared up at him bewildered and then he walked up to me and grinned down at me, “Thanks for getting Kikyo off of me. But I wonder what’ll happen when she spreads that fake rumor around.” I felt a pang of sadness when he said “Fake rumor”. I shook it off, it WAS fake. Hell, I didn’t even got to this school.

“I’m sorry,” I said as I got up, “I didn’t mean to say that, it just accidentally came out,” I smiled sheepishly at him. “S’okay. That’ll keep her off for a while. But I’m still worried about the last thing she said.” I frowned, “Well, it doesn’t really matter since we aren’t… really going… out.” It hurt to say that, I didn’t know why. All I was feeling these days was hurt, hurt and oh! More hurt. Every time I saw Inuyasha and everyone else I noticed how much he belonged here. I noticed how different we were. And it always sent sadness threw my heart. I still can’t think of anything else but him. It seemed ever since he came here my cursed life revolved around his very being.

“Let’s go see Miroku and Sango.” He smiled at me and grabbed my hand dragging me to the cafeteria. They were sitting all the way in the back chatting away happily. Inuyasha told me they had gotten together. I was so happy for them. Though I already knew that would happen. At least there was ONE happy couple so far….

As we approached the table Miroku and Sango looked up and smiled at me. “Kagome it’s so nice to see you again.” Sango greeted while Miroku got up and walked to my side placing his hand on my lower back, and a little too low, and I jumped.

Everything happened in a flash, Sango had her fisted hand stuck in his eye socket and Inuyasha had hit him right upside his head. He fell to the floor without another word, twitching.

Inuyasha and Sango sat down both mumbling incoherent things, the only thing I could get out of what they were saying was “Stupid, good for nothing perv”. I giggled and sat next to Inuyasha. I talked with Sango for a while, stealing some side way glances at him, who sat there quietly.

Every time I looked he was staring at me. It would’ve made me blush, if I could’ve. Another wave of sadness washed through me, noticing another difference between us. Would the list ever cease to grow? Or would they keep going on like my questions? Oh look! Another question, no! TWO! I sighed low to myself, Inuyasha only catching it as his expression changed questioning and worrying. Worry? For what? What could possibly have him worrying?

Oh, how I wish I could read minds… It would be so helpful at the moment. To bad my little curse didn’t come with anything but sadness and despair. Of course, Naraku would never allow any happiness if he was trying to ruin my life. How much it annoyed me that he was succeeding at that, even after death. How much I would give to be human once more.


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I sat on the bench right outside the school doors waiting for Inuyasha, in his sixth period class, almost done for the day. I checked the clock inside, four minutes left, how slow time passed.

Finally the bell rang and everyone raced out the door. Five minutes later and Inuyasha didn’t come out. I walked to his sixth period class, holding the door for the person behind me and walking in after them. I stopped short, frozen in my spot. Inuyasha was in here all right… and Kikyo was all over him! She practically had her tongue down his throat!!! My surprise quickly turned to anger and betrayal. Anger, because he clearly had not wanted her this morning. Betrayal, because… I didn’t really know to tell the truth. He wasn’t mine to begin with. I shouldn’t feel betrayed. Though I ignored that, concentrating mostly on my anger now that was flaring.

Kikyo had opened one eye as she had noticed someone come in and when she had seen me she started rubbing herself up against him. My teeth clenched automatically, with a loud click. That caught Inuyasha’s attention, his ear twitching. He froze in place and pushed Kikyo off turning his head around slowly, possibly he already knew who it was, what with my deadly aura surrounding me and my heavy breathing.

When he saw me his face turned horrified.

He immediately pushed Kikyo off, sending her falling on top of the desk behind her. That sort of pleased me, seeing her get hurt. Because I wanted to do so much worse right now.

“I’ll be going now, since you two seem to be occupied.” I hissed through my teeth. I turned sharply and marched out.

“Kagome wai--” The rest of his sentence was muffled when the door closed behind me. Once I stepped out of the school, I ran. I ran faster then I’d ever have, even when I was human. I didn’t bother floating anymore. That was just to slow. I ran to the place in the house that I could be alone and cry all I wanted. The attic.

I curled up into a little ball hugging the picture of me and my family to my chest. I cried and cried until I had uncontrollable hiccups and was gasping so much I almost thought I’d choke.

That’s when the door down stairs flew open and hit the wall, shaking the worn house a little. It was Inuyasha no doubt. He hadn’t even bothered closing the door. He just ran up the stairs yelling my name. No one else was in the house.

While he ran around searching, I thought of the reasons why I was crying. Why I’d been thinking of him so much lately, why I had felt betrayed when I saw them kissing. Why I had felt weirdly pleased at lunch today that he was staring at me. That’s when I heard him running up the attic stairs, and saw the door fly open and hit the wall, again. He froze there, with his hand gripping the frame, and his other hand that had swung the door so hard, gripping the edge.

He stared at me horrified, the same expression that he’d had when he saw me standing in the class. His expression changed to regret, pain, agony. I had no idea why he was feeling this. Wasn’t I the one hurt? He stared at my tear streaked face, the picture in my arms, my wet dress, and finally my blood shot eyes. That’s when I finally understood. When I looked into those beautiful amber eyes of his, I finally understood what was wrong with me.

I had fallen in love with Inuyasha.



WOOT WOOT! Cliff hanger ;] ooohh yeeaah! I am SOOOO sorry for not updating sooner!!!! I got caught up in homework and all this stuff, middle school is a drag. Well I hoped you enjoyed this chapter ^_^. I actually think I’ve gotten MUCH better at writing, comment if you think so? Love you all!