InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Screen Names ❯ Explanations ( Chapter 10 )

Explanations

 

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Kagome couldn't help but gape at InuYasha. What was he? He couldn't possibly be pure human. And why was his appearance so different? A million more questions buzzed in her mind, but she couldn't give a reasonable answer to any of them.

 

“So, what exactly are you?” she finally asked, and then blushed at the rudeness of the question. But InuYasha didn't seem to notice at all.

 

“I'm part demon, but I'm also part human too. I take on my human form every new moon.”

 

Kagome was in shock. No. Way. He's kidding. Demon? But InuYasha looked utterly serious, with no hint of a smile anywhere.

 

“But demons are only in fairy-tales and legends. How could you be demon?” InuYasha sighed and pulled his chair over. She sat down as he started to explain.

 

“First of all, and I don't wanna say this again, I'm a half-breed. Second of all, demons are real. It's just that they disguise themselves as humans. If you're a demon, or even a half-breed, like me, you'll notice that some people you come across have a strange inner energy. Those people have demonic powers, and their inner energy sticks out like a sore thumb when you're walking through a crowd of humans.

 

“Usually humans either fear or hate anything they don't understand, and since their population has grown, and they've created really powerful weapons, demons don't want to draw any unnecessary attention from them. Most often they dye their hair, file their claws, and wear color contacts or sunglasses. Sometimes they just have to stick out, and hope the humans don't notice. And in a country like this, where there are all these ethnicities, people can have red hair, and no one will be the wiser.

 

“It's only people like me, who can't get a hair dye, can't pass off their hair as a normal color, and can't wear contacts, who get the short end of the stick, and get teased and mocked for life. I have to make up all sorts of excuses, and I can't even hang out with the demons, `cause I'm also part human. It's enough to make me howl.” Kagome looked at the poor guy with sympathy. No wonder he had so few friends.

 

“Does Miroku know?” InuYasha nodded. He braced himself for the next question. I know she's going to ask if she can tell Sango.

 

“Can I ask you one more question, InuYasha?” He slowly nodded again.

 

“How did you become such a good writer?” He looked at her, surprise clearly showing. Then he grinned.

 

“You…you really like my work?” Kagome smiled and nodded her head eagerly. InuYasha's grin grew wider, and he talked with her for the next two hours, joking and teasing. He knew then that he had found himself a new friend.

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“You jerk!” Kagome yelled, screaming out her frustration at the equally frustrated InuYasha. Sango and Miroku merely went on eating their lunch. Ever since Kagome and InuYasha had become friends, they had fought over anything and everything. But the strangest thing was that it seemed that they liked fighting. To any casual observer they appeared to hate each other, but, in truth, they were very close friends, and talked constantly. Sango knew that they were close, even when they had first started fighting. After all, she and Miroku fought as well, and their fights usually ended with a slap from her. But no one could deny that they were happy with one another.

 

Today's argument involved Kagome asking if she could read and edit some of InuYasha's writing. Sango and Miroku watched as Kagome begged and pleaded, as InuYasha said no, Kagome insulted him, InuYasha denied everything, and Kagome finally appeared to be saddened and hurt, and InuYasha gave in.

 

“But you can't read anything until I do some editing.” Kagome nodded, happy at winning at least one fight. Sango rolled her eyes.

 

Then she froze, as she felt two pairs of eyes staring at them. Sango turned slowly in her seat, and so did the rest of the group.

 

Kikyo and Ayame were looking at them. Kikyo leaned over to Ayame and whispered something that made Ayame go into fits of giggles. Just when Ayame was going to whisper something back, she froze, and stared, open-mouthed, at someone approaching the table that Kagome was sitting at. Kagome spun around once more, to see Koga coming towards her.

 

He was quite an attractive guy, with long black hair that rivaled even Kagome's in length, and piercing, icy blue eyes. He was as tanned and muscular as InuYasha, only he walked tall, with an obvious swagger to his step, as if he owned everything.

 

“Hello there, Kagome. I was wondering why you haven't responded to my e-mails that I have been sending you the past few days.” Kagome stared at him with wide eyes.

 

“E-mails?” Kagome remembered with a jolt that she had forgotten all about her e-mail. What exactly did he write to me about? Kagome's surprise grew, as Koga pulled her up to stand beside him.

 

“My dear Kagome, I have greatly admired your beauty from afar. Would you see a movie with me this Saturday?” Kagome flat out stared at Koga. `Admired her beauty from afar'? It sounded like he was in some bad Shakespearean play. Had he been planning what he was going to say?

 

“Um, your offer is very kind, Koga, but I…”

“She's not interested in you, ya mangy wolf.” Kagome whirled to face InuYasha, standing behind her, his arms crossed, and his expression fiercer than any she had ever seen on him.

 

“InuYasha! You don't know that!” she turned back to Koga, trying to think of a legible excuse. Little did InuYasha realize that he had hit the nail on the head. She had no interest in Koga, and wanted to get out of this arrangement in any possible way. But her pride wouldn't let her agree with InuYasha's statement.

 

“You see Koga, I, um, promised my mom that I would baby-sit my little brother this weekend, and because I hadn't checked my e-mails, I thought that I wouldn't have plans.”

 

“Maybe next weekend then?”

 

Dang, he's persistent. Oh crap, I can't just make excuses for every weekend this year! He'll begin to suspect something. But Kagome was saved from answering when InuYasha butted in.

 

“Look, she has no interest, so scat, ya wimpy wolf!” InuYasha snapped at Koga, while growling low in his throat. He stood in front of Kagome, like a dog protecting it's favorite chew toy. Kagome silently thanked InuYasha, but wondered at his actions. Why was he so mad at Koga? And, more importantly, why was he shielding her from him?

 

“Back off, ya filthy mutt! Kagome doesn't need you to tell her who to date!” Koga was also growling, and he looked like he wanted to rip InuYasha's head right off of the neck. If Kagome hadn't been worried that a fistfight would break out, she would have laughed at the pair of them snarling at each other.

 

“Kagome,” said the still snarling InuYasha. “May I speak with you in private? There are certain things unneeded to be said in front of certain mangy, flea-bitten wolves.” Kagome raised an eyebrow at InuYasha, but nodded her head. Why is he calling Koga a wolf? InuYasha led Kagome off to an isolated spot near the teacher's table, which was currently totally empty of its usual occupants (it was said that the teacher's had just installed a spa and an all-you-can-eat buffet in the teacher's lounge, so they didn't need to eat the same crap that the students ate in the lunchroom anymore).

 

“Kagome, that guy's bad news just waiting to happen. He reeks of wolf demon, and wolf demons are dangerous. They're not exactly the trustworthiest, and they're stupid, selfish, and egotistical. They think they're better than everyone, and they don't even have good hygiene habits, like bathing for instance. Listen, don't go near him! Let me take care of him!” InuYasha cracked his knuckles, and gave her a confident grin.

 

“InuYasha, you can't just judge a person like that, even if he is wolf demon! Besides, it's not your decision! Last time I checked, I lived in America, land of the free, and I could date anyone I wanted to! Your not my mother, your not even my boyfriend, it's my decision, and I won't take any more crap from the likes of you!” Kagome turned heel, and ran from the lunchroom, leaving a very angry InuYasha behind her.