InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Best Kind of Friend ❯ 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: Inuyasha is owned by Rumiko Takahashi and Co.

 

AN Someone asked a great question about Sesshomaru's age, he is about 5 or 6 years older than Kagome. Thanks for all of your reviews!

 

Chapter 2

 

The Monday following her birthday party Kagome was running a little late. She had neglected her homework all weekend and wound up having to pull an all-nighter Sunday. She rushed out of the house with a slice of toast in her mouth hefting her back pack over her shoulders. Quickly, she stopped to slip her shoes on and wave goodbye to her mother; then she was off.

 

She ran most of the way to school pushing her way through the crowds of people as they scampered along on the sidewalk. Didn't they know that she running late? With that thought she mentally slapped herself, she had been late to homeroom like 20 times that semester and she was going to be in huge trouble if she was late again. She really hoped her mom had called the school and gave them a good excuse.

 

She ran into the school and straight to the administration office to get her late pass. A hefty, grumpy, old woman greeted her at the front desk.

 

“Late again child?”

 

“Yah, Sorry Miss. I think my mom might have called.” Please let my mom have called!!!! Kagome mentally screamed to any God that would listen.

 

Once the old woman left to check the messages Kagome bent over resting her hands on her knees, trying to catch her breath. Looking to the side, she realized that she was not alone in the office. In the chairs along the wall was a boy. A cute boy. A cute hanyou boy with the most adorable ears she had ever seen.

 

He was sitting in one of the three office chairs with his arms crossed over his chest. She could barely see that his eyes were closed through his thick silver bangs. Kagome also noticed that he had the most annoyed look on his face. She pegged him as a student by the mandatory uniform he was wearing.

 

Had Kagome been a more refined person, or had any self-discipline at all for that matter, she may not have sat down next to the boy. If she had been the type of person previously mentioned, she might not have reached up and tweaked his ear. But, as it were Kagome was not that type of person and she did just that.

 

“Oi! What the fuck is your problem!?!?” the boy caught her arm and yelled at her baring his fangs and growling.

 

Kagome blushed a deep shade of red. What had she been thinking? She wasn't thinking; she just molested some stranger's ears. “I'm sorry. They looked soft?” She hoped that her reason would appease him.

 

He threw her hand back at her mumbling something about `stupid humans' and `girls always wanting to rub his ears'.

 

“Kagome.” The old woman called as she returned to her desk. “Your mother called, she told us about the car trouble so your excuse is valid. Here is your pass.”

 

Thank you Mamma! Kagome grabbed the pass and was about to leave when the woman called the hanyou boy who's ears she had molested.

 

“Inuyasha, here is your class schedule as well as a tardy pass so you can get into home room.”

 

“Yah, yah.” He mumbled as he grabbed the pass and schedule from the old woman's hand. He had barely turned around to leave when Kagome yanked the schedule out of his hands.

 

“Damnit bitch, leave already, will ya!” He growled at her.

 

Kagome, not at all intimidated by his growling, looked over his schedule quickly and handed it back to him.

 

He thought he was in the clear. That is, until she grabbed his hand and started dragging him out of the office.

 

“I'm Kagome. We are in the same core group so we have the same homeroom together and all the same core classes, like math, history, gym.” She ticked all the classes off on her fingers.

 

“Uh…” before he could say anything Kagome interrupted him

 

“You'll really like it here, this is a great school. Hey, what are your electives?”

 

He looked at his schedule, “Auto shop and weight lifting.”

 

Kagome stopped walking and looked back at him for a moment. She shook her head and laughed to herself before resuming the walk to homeroom. “How…male of you.”

 

“Keh, I didn't pick this shit, my brother must have. What are yours, sewing and baking?”

 

“Drama and chorus actually.”

 

He laughed at her, they may not be baking and sewing but those were definitely girl classes. “My name is…”

 

“Inuyasha, yah I know I was there in the office, remember?!”

 

“Well sorry for being…” he huffed.

 

“Were here!”

 

Kagome opened the door and dragged Inuyasha along with her to the teacher's desk.

 

“Miss Higirashi, you're late, again, you had better have a pass.” The teacher sat back in his desk and crossed his arms over his chest.

 

She slapped the pass on the desk in front of him and smiled, “Sorry, car trouble.”

 

The teacher looked at the note for a moment then shoved it into the attendance folder. “Fine, take your seat.”

 

Kagome let go of Inuyasha's hand and took her seat next to her friend Eri.

 

“And you must be Inuyasha. Welcome to this class, please take any seat you like and try not to be tardy again. Did you get a pass?”

 

“Yah.” Inuyahsa handed the teacher the pass and took the only seat available, the one right in front of Eri.

 

Kagome could see Eri's fingers twitching as they watched the morning school report.

 

“I wouldn't do that if I were you. I think he is a little sensitive about his ears.” Kagome whispered to Eri just as she started to reach for them.

 

“But, they look so soft!” Eri cooed.

 

“Oh they are too!” Kagome rested her head on her hands and watched the appendages in question as they twitched around with a dreamy look in her eyes.

 

“HEY!” Inuaysha slammed his hand down on her desk, effectively ending her day dreaming. “I'm sitting right here you know I can fucking hear you!”

 

“Well, excuuuuuuuuse me! I was just saying! You don't have to be so rude!” Kagome pushed his hand off of her desk.

 

“Rude…rude… talking about people when they are sitting right here is rude, grabbing peoples ears is rude, and your calling ME rude!” By the end of his speech Inuyasha was standing over Kagome's glaring down at her.

 

Kagome stood, meeting his challenge, and took it one step further by poking him in the chest. “You know what Dog Boy…”

 

“Kagome, Inuyasha sit down NOW, or you will both be here cleaning desks after school!”

 

Both teens plopped down with a huff.

 

~+~+~+~+~+~

 

Four more classes together and it was finally lunch time. Inuyasha had every intention of eating his lunch in peace, no ear grabbers, no annoying chatty girls, and no Kagome, when he found himself once again being led through the school by an annoying, chatty, ear grabber, named Kagome.

 

“What do you want? And stop fucking dragging me around, I can walk fine on my own!” He yanked his hand out of hers.

 

Kagome turned around to look at him, “Escorting.” She said, before grabbing his sleeve and resuming her progress toward the cafeteria.

 

“What?” The confused hanyou tried in vain to shake her off of his sleeve.

 

“I'm not dragging you I am escorting. Unless you know the school well enough to know where the caf. is in your own? What was that? No you don't, because you've never been here before. Oh, well ok, then that's why I am being a FRIEND and guiding you so that you don't get lost.”

 

“Keh, I can smell you know. I don't need your help”

 

“It doesn't matter; it's still nice to have friends you know.” Kagome turned back to him and smiled, a huge genuine smile that reflected in her big brown eyes, and Inuaysha knew he lost this battle.

 

With no more protest on Inuyasha's part, he allowed Kagome to lead him through the lunch line. He was actually grateful that she had because she was able to steer him away from anything that might have killed or poisoned him. Although, he would never tell her that.

 

Once they had their lunches they made their way outside and Kagome led them to the bleachers looking out onto the track field.

 

“So, Inuyasha, what brings you here in the middle of the year like this?” Kagome asked shoveling a bit of rice into her mouth.

 

“My mom- “

 

Before he could finish he lost Kagome's attention to another girl who had ran up to greet them.

 

“Kagome! I tried calling you Saturday after we left but you didn't answer. We have a meet on Friday and coach wants us on the field today after class to practice... Hey who are you?” the girl asked after taking a seat on the level below them so she could face Kagome and the new comer.

 

“Sango, this is Inuyasha. He's new; he was just telling me why he transferred when you came.” Kagome prodded again hoping that the addition of Sango wouldn't make him shy away. Despite his attitude he seemed like a shy guy.

 

“I wasn't going to tell you shit.” He huffed irritably.

 

“Yes you were!” Kagome yelled.

 

Sango, sensing this was about to turn into some kind of an argument chose to step in and mediate.

 

“So how did you two meet?” She hoped this would work, Kagome had quite a temper when provoked and this new kid seemed to have the type of attitude that would provoke her.

 

“I found him in the office and we became instant friends.” Kagome grabbed a fry off of his tray and shoved it in her mouth. “See, we share and everything. He even let me rub his ears.”

 

“You're a nut case. You've been dragging me around all day, I am not sharing with you,” He made a big show of grabbing a piece of food off of her plate and smacking loudly, “and I did not let you touch my ears you grabby little wench!” Inuyasha's eye started twitched in annoyance when she started laughing.

 

Kagome doubled over laughing. She laughed so hard that she had to hold onto Sango's shoulder to keep from falling off of the bleachers. “Oh… god… you're… so… easy….AYEEEEEEEEEEEEE”

 

SMACK

 

“Do forgive me Kagome, seeing you bent over in such a way was just too much for my poor hand to resist. I am but a man you know.” A boy with his black hair pulled into a pony tail at the base of his head and deep, almost purple, eyes spoke from behind Kagome, clutching his face where an angry red hand print was forming.

 

“You are but a pervert.” Kagome sat down all previous laughter forgotten when she felt the hand groping her butt.

 

“Sango, my love…” he took a seat next to Sango and wrapped his arm around her.

 

“Save it Miroku. I heard you gave Koharu a hand job during science under the table.” Sango shrugged him off of her.

 

“I did no such thing! We don't even sit at the same table. Plus Koharu prefers…”

 

“Ugh! Miroku! Keep it to yourself!” Kagome squealed. “Plus, Yuka said she was in the same class and you guys were sitting together today because both of your lab partners were out.”

 

“Miroku….” Sango seethed. The threat in her tone of voice was clear.

 

Miroku finally noticed the new addition to their little lunch group who was currently looking like he would rather be anywhere then near Sango, who looked ready to kill.

 

“Hello my friend. My name is Miroku, and you are?” he extended his hand to the hanyou.

 

Inuyasha looked at the hand, then Miroku, then the hand. There was no way in hell he was shaking that hand. He could smell the essence of a female all over it. He shook his head. “Inuyasha.” He said finally when Miroku dropped the refused hand.

 

“Don't try to change the subject you pervert.” Sango pulled his attention back to her.

 

“I wasn't I was simply being polite.” Miroku tried.

 

The two continued to argue while Kagome and Inuyasha observed and finished their lunches. No one took notice when yet another person joined the group.

 

Kagome flinched and choked a little on her food when a strong arm wrapped around her shoulders from behind, pulling her off of her seat and up trapping her between equally strong thighs.

 

“Hey babe. How was your birthday party? I didn't get a chance to give you your present last week. How `bout we run out to my car and I can give it to you there.” The last part he whispered in her ear after laying a sloppy kiss on her cheek.

 

“My party was fine thanks. And stop calling me that.” Kagome struggled to wipe the saliva off of her cheek and get out of his grasp.

 

 

“But babe…”

 

“Kouga can you let me go please?” Kagome tried the polite approach.

 

Inuyasha watched the interaction with keen interest. The wolf youkai was calling her `babe' and grabbing her like he had every right. Kagome on the other hand did not seem amused. When he saw her mouth `help me' to Sango he decided that he had seen enough.

 

“Her boyfriend?” he asked Sango and Miroku.

 

“NO!” “YES!” Kagome and Kouga replied in unison.

 

That was all Inuyasha needed to know. In the blink of an eye he pushed Kouga back and pulled Kagome away from him, placing her behind himself for safe keeping.

 

“Get your hands of my girl half-breed.” Kouga growled, advancing on the hanyou.

 

Inuyasha growled back at him, baring his fangs. “She said she's not your girl. Or are the tics in your mangy wolf ears getting in the way of your hearing?”

 

The two faced off, sizing one another up. They both growled and bared their fangs to one another in a plight to establish dominance. It was about to come to blows when the bell rang signaling that it was time to return to class.

 

“Hey Kagome, if you ever get sick of these fucking dogs you keep fooling around with give me a call. Remember a dog is just a wolf that's too stupid to feed it's self.” He winked and in a gust of wind Kouga was gone.

 

Kagome let out a sigh of relief. Kouga was really getting old. He had been at this since eight grade and Sesshomaru had already kicked his ass twice for over stepping his boundaries with her.

 

“Thanks Inuyasha. You're my hero.” She once again grabbed his hand and dragged him off to their next class.

~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~

 

The rest of the day went with out incident. Kagome arrived on the track field as requested as soon as her classes were over. The coach dismissed most of the team after a quick pep talk and reminding them to practice on their own for the meet on Friday.

 

By `practice on your own', most of the students figured it meant `go home and goof off', so they all quickly left. Kagome had not done well at the last meet so she decided to stay and do a few laps around the track. She was already in her track clothes so she figured she might as well.

 

Inuaysha's last few classes had not gone as well as Kagome's. He had to stay late in auto shop for “accidentally” hitting another kid in the knee with a wrench. It wasn't his fault that the stupid wolf was in his class. He didn't make him talk about Kagome way he was or insult his mother. He simply gave that asshole what he deserved.

 

He was walking to his car when he caught sight of a familiar dark haired girl running around the track. On an impulse, he decided to go have a look.

 

She was running for all she was worth, a look of sheer determination on her normally carefree, happy-go-lucky face. He was mildly surprised to see this side of the girl. He kind of had her pegged for a goofy little space cadet.

 

It wasn't in his plan to stay for long, he was just going to take a quick peek, but he found himself so hypnotized by her movements that he had to take a seat. He watched as the muscles in her long legs contracted and released with each graceful stride. He had to admit to himself that she really did have great legs. He did his best to shake off the images of them wrapped around his hips, but he was a male, a pubescent male at that, and one was allowed their share of fantasies, ne?

 

As she got closer to him he wondered if she would even see him. She was so into what she was doing it wouldn't be surprising of she ran right past him without a second glance. But, she did see him.

 

The look of concentration was quickly replaced with a radiant smile. She turned her head in his direction and waved, proving that that wonderful smile was for him.

 

The world suddenly halted in its rotation, stalling time completely. As she diverted her attention from her steps she tripped over an imaginary rock and skidded across the dirt track, landing in a miserable heap on the dirt track.

 

Inuaysha did his best not to laugh. It was a funny sight really, but the better part of him knew that she could be hurt. He bit the inside of his mouth to regain composure and made his way toward the short fence separating the track from the bleachers he was previously seated on.

 

“Kagome?” She was just laying there face down in the dirt. He could see her breathing, but she wasn't moving. He was pretty sure she didn't hit her head.

 

“Kagome?” He tried again.

 

When she continued to be unresponsive he started to panic. He jumped over the short fence in one leap and was by her side in two. Carefully he rolled her over to check her out.

 

She wasn't hurt, or unconscious, just horribly embarrassed. Kagome had hoped that if she just laid there and played dead he would give up and just leave her alone to die of mortification in peace. Kagome never was the lucky one.

 

Once he was on to her and her faking death act, she sat up on her own, groaning miserably into her hands. She just couldn't look at him!

 

“You're bleeding.” He poked at her elbow and she winced.

 

Her eyes filled with tears. Not only was she embarrassed, but she was hurt too. Out of all the times she skinned her knees and elbows as a kid it never hurt this bad. Maybe when you're a kid you do it so often it doesn't hurt anymore; she reasoned. But, all the reasoning in the world was helping to stop her crying. Now she was embarrassed and stupid!

 

Inuaysha watched her start crying and felt horrible; he couldn't stand to see females cry. Carefully he picked scooped her up and carried her over to the middle of the field where her bag was. He rummaged through the bag until he found what he needed. He pulled out a towel, a bottle of water, and a first aide kit. He didn't even want to begin to think about why anyone would carry a first aide kit around school with them, but he had a feeling that, maybe, she made she was a bit clumsy.

 

He doused a towel with water. Gently, he took her elbow and wiped away the bits of dirt and blood. Every now and then she would wince and suck in air sharply through her teeth.

 

“That was real stupid you know.” He was trying to lighten the mood, but only succeeded in making her cry a little more.

 

“Hey hey hey, calm down, I didn't mean it like that. Everyone falls now and then its ok; you don't have to be embarrassed.” He finished cleaning her wound and fished out and appropriately sized band aide. Once the band aide was secure, much to Kagome's surprise, he kissed it. “All better, ok, no more tears.”

 

Kagome sniffled a little and sucked up the last of her tears. He wasn't teasing her or being nasty; he was genuinely trying to help her out. “No more tears.” She repeated.

 

Inuyasha nodded and grabbed her bags as he stood, pulling her to her feet along with him. “Come on, I'll give you a ride home.”

 

Kagome nodded and followed along behind him. Once settled inside of the red Honda Civic Kagome looked herself over. Her once white shirt was covered in dirt, as well as her red shorts and skin. She laughed.

 

Inuaysha looked over at her confused by the sudden outburst. He raised an eyebrow in question.

 

“That was pretty stupid.” He joined her in her laughter and together they laughed all the way back to her house.