InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Future ❯ Cousins? ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter Three:

 

 

Meanwhile, back in the feudal era...

 

 

"Do you think it was right to place that barrier over the well?" Sango asked, shooting a glance at the monk.

 

 

"My dear Sango, have you not seen all the bickering they have been doing lately. You should trust me when I say it's for their own good," he said. (A/N: Please, do not question how Miroku's barrier can hold both Kagome and Inuyasha back. It just does. XD )

 

 

"I suppose you're right, just remember who has to put up with that rowdy half demon."

 

 

"If anybody can tame him, it's Lady Kagome."

 

 

"I just have one question," Sango said.

 

 

"And what might that be?" he asked, shifting his eyes to meet her own.

 

 

"How long do you intend to keep this up?"

 

 

 

 

 

Inuyasha groaned again and flopped onto the sofa. There was nothing to do! Sota had wanted him to play video games with him, but Inuyasha grew impatient too quickly and soon ended up breaking the controller...and the game...and the console...and the television...He didn't know What he would do if he was stuck there any longer, and it was only seven thirty in the morning!

 

 

 

Inuyasha's head turned at the sound of footsteps on the stairs. He craned his neck to see it was Kagome, who was now clad in a clean uniform. She had on shoes and held a small stack of books in her hands. She walked to the front door and pulled a sweater off of a "coat rack" as she called it, and opened the front door.

 

 

 

"Where are you going?" he asked, jumping off of the couch.

 

 

 

"Well, since we can't get back through the well, I figured I should probably take advantage of this time and maybe get a few hours of school in."

 

 

 

He frowned. If she went to this "school", who would be here to keep him company? He knew all to well that her grandfather was not to fond of him and her mother was just plain weird! And surely she couldn't expect him to spend the day with Sota! Oh, wait, Sota had school too. Desperate he asked, "Could I come with you?"

 

 

 

"Inuyasha, you're not enrolled here so you wouldn't be allowed inside and you know how people here are. They'd only make fun of you," she said with a small look of pity.

 

 

 

"Oh," he said and his ears lowered. "Well, what am I gonna do here?" he asked, giving her one of saddest looks he could muster.

 

 

 

"Inuyasha...don't give me that look! I have to study!" she said, trying extremely hard to avoid his eyes.

 

 

 

"I don't have to come in! Can't I just sit outside and wait for you?" he all but whined.

 

 

 

"You mean like a puppy?" she asked with bright eyes and a large smile.

 

 

 

He frowned. That would be sort of..."doggish". Way too much for his tastes.

 

 

 

"Never mind," he muttered, and walked back to the couch.

 

 

 

"After school we'll go out somewhere, Ok? And if you're good while I'm gone, I'll buy you some Ramen," she said, pulling the door open.

 

 

 

She knew she was talking to him like a child, but she also knew that if she bribed him with Ramen, he would be on his best behavior while she was gone. She absolutely hated to leave him, but she really needed to study. She made pretty good grades without being there, but she had promised herself long ago that if she never made it to college, she would at least finish high school.

 

 

 

After stepping out of the house and securely locking the door, she began her walk to her school, noting how nice a day it was.

 

 

 

There were a few things that hadn't occurred to her when she had decided to go, however. One was that she would have to face all her classmates and go along with whatever "disease" her family had concocted. The other was that she would have to face the one thing she loathed facing the most...Hojo. He was pretty dense if he couldn't see that she wasn't interested.

 

 

 

What really surprised her was that her friends hadn't informed him of her "boyfriend". She giggled childishly at the thought of Inuyasha as her boyfriend. The more she thought about it, the more she realized he sort of was her boyfriend. Well, unofficially anyway.

 

 

 

They might as well of been together. He acted like her boyfriend, that was for sure, especially when it came to certain wolf demons named Koga.

 

 

 

Even though he hadn't officially claimed her as his mate, he had that air that made you know that she belonged to him. Not that she was complaining, but he could act like he cared sometimes, sheesh. The boy...would man be the more appropriate word? He enjoyed picking fights with her. He was pretty childish at times, yet, she secretly adored it. Maybe him being stuck in her time wasn't such a bad thing. She would get to spend more time with him and maybe even get to catch up on her school work. She smiled and continued walking, almost looking forward to seeing her friends.

 

 

 

On the front walk in front of the school there was already a large crowd of people, talking and laughing happily. A hush fell over a crowd, however, as Kagome slowly made her way over to her three friends. They stared at her in surprise but soon recovered from their shock and surrounded her like the bunch of gossipers they were.

 

 

 

"Kagome, you've finally gotten over the Inumaru virus?" Eri asked.

 

 

 

"Yeah, your grandfather said it was very serious and that you had been

running a fever and were acting as if you were possessed by some kind of demon!"

 

 

 

'Way to go, gramps.' "Yes, I'm fine, really."

 

 

 

"How's your boyfriend?" the trio asked in unison.

 

 

 

"Huh?" Kagome asked, her face flushing a deep red.

 

 

 

"You must really love him if you're still with him," Ayume said with dreamy eyes.

 

 

 

"But, you do know Hojo is finally going to ask someone else out?" Yuka said, in a somewhat snide manner.

 

 

 

'Great, then I won't have to worry about feeling bad because I keep ditching him' Kagome thought.

 

 

 

"That's good, I'm really happy for him," she said with a smile. The three girls looked at her, their jaws nearly touching the floor.

 

 

 

"What?!" they asked.

 

 

 

"Well, you see, I never really liked hi-"

 

 

 

"Hi Kagome," came none other than Hojo's voice.

 

 

 

"Hi," she said in a "why-does-it-have-to-be-you" kind of way.

 

 

 

"I see you've gotten over your Inumaru virus, eh?" he asked with a hopeful smile.

 

 

 

"Yep. I hear you're going to be asking another girl out?" she all but pleaded.

 

 

 

"Oh, you heard that rumor too? Wow, somebody sure is doing a good job of spreading that around," he said with a nervous laugh.

 

 

 

Kagome shot her friends a questioning look, but they were already running off, leaving her alone with the most clueless boy in history.

 

 

 

"I'm only interested in you, Kagome," he said, flashing her that smile that would make any other girl faint.

 

 

 

'Well, how many times do I have to ditch you before you realize the feeling isn't mutual?!' she thought impatiently. But, Kagome wasn't one to be mean, well, at least not to Hojo. She gave a small smile, blushing a light pink. She didn't have feelings for Hojo, but even she had to admit, the attention was nice. Inuyasha wasn't one to flirt...

 

 

 

"Oh, we better get going before we miss the bell," he said suddenly, glancing down at the watch on his wrist.

 

 

 

"Yeah," Kagome said, and followed him to the door, which he held open for her with a grin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inuyasha looked up at the "clock" yet again and sighed. Though he couldn't read what it said, he knew the day was going by much too slowly. 'What's so important about this "school" anyways?' It wasn't as if she was going to need any of those skills when she was in his time.

 

 

 

He looked around the room. It was so boring here. He could go outside. No, Kagome had specifically told him to behave. She'd even said she'd bring him Ramen. But...she never said he couldn't go outside. It wasn't as if he'd actually go anywhere, right? 'I could just stay in front of the house. I just need a little fresh air.' he thought and walked over to the door.

 

 

 

Out in front of the shrine, the sun shone brightly, making it hard for him to see for a few moments. When his eyes did adjust, he looked around, wondering how in the world they could live in a place so uneventful. He sat crouched, on all fours (A/N: He looks so cute when he sits like that!) staring down at the grass.

 

 

 

His eyes crossed suddenly as he found himself staring down at a butterfly which had perched itself on his nose. He swatted at it and it flew off of him. He watched it flutter over to the left side of the yard and suddenly found himself being drawn to it. Before he realized what he was doing, he was running around..chasing the butterfly? He growled at a failed attempt to swat it with his hand. `Wait a minute, what am I doing?!'

 

 

 

"Feh, stupid instincts," he muttered, plopping onto the ground. He blushed as he thought about how Kagome would have reacted to that. `That dumb wench would have laughed. Feh, stupid girl.' At that moment, he was abruptly hit with an urge to see his "stupid girl".

 

 

 

How could she pass up an opportunity to be with him for this "school"?! Back in his time she always complained about how they had little time to relax. Now that they did she wanted to go and study. A thought occurred to him. `Didn't't she tell me that there was a guy there that was always "asking her out"? Hm...what if this bum's like Koga? I don't want her going somewhere where there's people trying to mate with her!'

 

 

 

He growled loudly and pushed himself up off the ground. He took a long sniff of the air. Her scent lingered still. Good; he would be able to follow it, and get to her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kagome looked up at the problem on the board. It made absolutely no sense what so ever. But of course, the teacher had to call on her to answer it.

 

 

 

"Um...negative three?" she guessed.

 

 

 

"That is correct," the teacher said and everyone gasped in shock.

 

 

 

"Wow, Higurashi, it seems your illnesses have not kept you down," the teacher said with a smile.

 

 

 

"Heh heh. guess not," Kagome said nervously.

 

 

 

Much to her relief, the final bell rang and everyone jumped up from their seats. Kagome grabbed her books and headed for the door to the hallway, desperate to get home. She only hoped Inuyasha had listened to her. The last thing she needed was him getting into something and breaking it. But of course, the world was against her. She was stopped in the hallway by none other than Hojo.

 

 

 

"Hey Kagome," he said.

 

 

 

"Uh, hey," she replied.

 

 

 

"Well, I was wondering if you would want to...maybe go out with me this weekend," he said. "I mean, unless you get sick again."

 

 

 

"Um..well..I don't think this weekend is good," she said, trying to end the conversation. Why did her have to like her?

 

 

 

"Maybe next weekend?"

 

 

 

"Um..why don't I get back to you?" she asked.

 

 

 

"Ok...," he said, a hint of sadness in his voice. "Let's just hope we can go out at least once before high school's over," he said, his voice full of hope.

 

 

 

"Yeah. I just want to make sure I don't get sick again, or that I don't pass anything onto you," she said and immediately, he brightened. `Great, what have I gotten myself into? Why can't I just be rude?'

 

 

 

"Oh, speaking of getting better, I picked this up for you," he said, reaching into his backpack and pulling out a small box. "It's a special herbal tea that helps fight infections. It also strengthens the bones and happens to taste very good.

 

 

 

"Um...thanks," Kagome said, taking the box. `I'm sure Buyou will love it'

 

 

 

He glanced down at his watch. "Well, I guess we better get going. Don't want you to be late getting home," he said with a smile.

 

 

 

"Yeah," Kagome said and followed him out the building.

 

 

 

Once outside, her attention was immediately grabbed by a large crowd of people to the left side of the school yard.

 

 

 

"I wonder what's going on," she said, standing on her tiptoes.

 

 

 

"Probably some nonsense, a fight or something," Hojo said, completely uninterested.

 

 

 

"I'm going to go and check it out," Kagome said, jogging over to the crowd. "S'cuse me," she squeaked, pushing her way through the crowd. She stepped on several pairs of feet in the process and muttered quick apologies.

 

 

 

Finally, she reached the center to find her three friends Ayume, Yuka, and Eri surrounding a red clad figure.

 

 

 

"Where is Kagome?" she heard a familiar voice growl out.

 

 

 

`Oh no', she thought. `That better not be-'

 

 

 

"There you are!" Inuyasha said hastily, his hand closing around her arm.

 

 

 

"Inuyasha, what are you doing here?" she hissed.

 

 

 

"Well, I got really bored at your house so-"

 

 

 

"Is this your boyfriend?" Yuka cut in.

 

 

 

"What?!" they asked in unison.

 

 

 

"Um..him? No, he's um, my cousin! Yes, this is my cousin, Inuyasha!" she said, flushing a dark shade of red.

 

 

 

"Aw, he's so cute," they gushed.

 

 

 

"Are those puppy ears?!" Ayume asked, reaching out for one.

 

 

 

"Don't touch him!`" Kagome shouted, and blushed even more so. She hadn't meant to say it so loudly. They stared at her a moment before going back into their "girly-crush" mode.

 

 

 

"Is that your real hair? It looks so soft!"

 

 

 

"How old are you?"

 

 

 

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

 

 

 

"What are you wearing?"

 

 

 

Tons of questions were thrown at the half demon as people from the crowd slowly began closing in on him.

 

 

 

"K-Kagome? Can we leave now?" he asked.

 

 

 

"Yeah, and hurry," she said and he stooped down somehow and she managed to climb onto his back.

 

 

 

In seconds, they were off, flying from tree to roof, back to the Higurashi shrine. When they reached it, he set her down on the ground and then sat on all fours, lowering his head, preparing himself for the scolding he knew he would receive.

 

 

 

"Inuyasha...why did you leave the house?" she asked, in a voice that

was a lot calmer than she felt.

 

 

 

He was silent for a moment before saying truthfully, "I didn't't want anybody to force you to be their mate."

 

 

 

Kagome nearly laughed and blushed suddenly. "Is that..all?" she asked.

 

 

 

He nodded slowly, doing a small countdown in his head for when the "sittings" would begin.

 

 

 

"You only went to the school, right?" she asked, hoping he hadn't't wrecked anything.

 

 

 

Again, he nodded.

 

 

 

"Ok, well, next time you decide to do that, at least change your clothes so no one suspects anything," she said with a smile.

 

 

 

He looked up at her. "You mean you're not mad?"

 

 

 

"Well, it was kinda my fault since I left you here alone with nothing

to do. And I guess I don't really have anything to be mad about since you didn't break anything," she said.

 

 

 

"Oh," he said. "...Can I still get Ramen?" he asked with a hopeful look.

 

 

 

She couldn't help but giggle. He was acting so much like a kid; it was cute.

 

 

 

"Yes, you can have your Ramen. And while we're out, we can pick you up a set of clothes for when you're here in my time, so nobody asks you about what you're wearing."

 

 

 

"Feh, I won't need clothes. I don't plan on spending any more time

here," he said.

 

 

 

"Well, we'll get some anyway, for other visits here," she said. `Just agree! It's not my fault I wonder what you look like in modern clothes!' she thought with a light blush.

 

 

 

"Do what you want. Can we get Ramen yet?" he asked.

 

 

 

"Yes, yes. Hold on, let me get my money," she said and then, they were off.