InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Screen Names ❯ Subduing Spells ( Chapter 13 )

 

Disclaimer: If I owned InuYasha, I would put him on a little leash, and he would sleep on my couch, and I would be able to “sit' him, and I would also have a trunk full of rosaries, for everyone I hate, and they would all have their own subduing words. Unfortunately, this is only in my dreams.

 

Subduing Spells

 

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The bright rays of the sun shone through the window, falling on Kagome's face.

 

“Mphh, go `way. Dang sun.” Kagome was not much of a morning person, and was often irritable when the sun rose majestically into the sky.

 

Kagome let out a grumble, as she pulled the blanket over her head. Might as well get out of bed… stupid pesky sun, bothering people on Saturday…

 

But as Kagome tried to rise from the bed, she felt a heavy weight around her middrift. Her eyes snapped open with a start, as she came to the realization that there was AN ARM ON HER WAIST! She looked down at her torso, and discovered a clawed hand lying within close proximity.

 

Needless to say, InuYasha felt that waking up to a girl's shrieks was not a pleasant way to start the day. His ears twitched painfully, and his whole body, which had been completely relaxed as he slept, went rigid.

 

“Oww, Kagome, what's with the screaming?” InuYasha inquired. His ears rang loudly, as if a large gong had gone off right beside them. He looked intently at the girl, looking for any injuries or anything else that could have caused such a loud yell of terror.

 

Kagome glared at him, her form radiating anger in waves. She glared for a few seconds, and then slapped him. Hard.

 

Before InuYasha could register what had happened, Kagome was yelling at him at the top of her lungs.

 

“YOU ARE SUCH A PERVERT! HOW DARE YOU SNEEK INTO THE SAME BED AS ME! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!!! YOU'RE EVEN WORSE THAN MIROKU!”

 

Oh. So she's not injured. She just hates my presence. Wonderful.

 

InuYasha opened his mouth, as if to say something, but Kagome was already stomping off, her mouth set in a straight line, her eyes focused on the floor.

 

Great job, dummy, you made her angry. Now she probably never wants to speak to me again, `cuz she thinks I'm a pervert. Just what I need; more people who hate my guts.

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Kagome ran up to her bedroom, and flopped on the bed.

 

Why do I always have to yell like that? I completely over-reacted! I should have listened to him; he was going to explain. But I just had to act like a total bitch. I bet he hates me.

 

Kagome looked at her computer, as if asking it for assistance. She decided to go on IM. Maybe demon'sclaws would be able to give her some good, solid advice.

 

shardetector: are u there, demon'sclaws?

 

Houshi: hello shardetector

 

Houshi: `member me? I'm demon'sclaws friend

 

shardetector: oh, hi

 

shardetector: do you know if demon'sclaws is on

 

Houshi: not really. sorry I can't be of more assistance

 

Houshi: why do you want to talk to him

 

shardetector: no reason. I just wanted to

 

shardetector: I was just signing off anyways. IM me if you hear from demon'sclaws soon

 

Houshi: no prob.

 

shardetector has signed off

 

Houshi has signed off

 

Kagome sighed as she leaned back in her computer chair. It seemed that demon'sclaws had been avoiding her lately. There was no trace of him on IM, and he hadn't even tried to contact her.

 

She pulled on her headphones and listened to “Headstrong”. The louder the music, the calmer she became. She listened to her favorite lines in the whole song:

 

Circling, you're circling, you're circlin' your head

Contemplating everything you ever said, now I see the truth I

Got a doubt

A different motive in your eyes and now I'm out, see you later

 

I see your fantasy, you wanna make it a reality paved in gold

See inside, inside of our heads yea, well now that's over

 

I see your motives inside, decisions to hide

 

AWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!

 

Back off I'll take you on

Headstrong to take on anyone

I know that you are wrong, headstrong, we're headstrong

Back off I'll take you on

Headstrong to take on anyone

I know that you are wrong, and this is not where you belong

 

I can't give everything away

I won't give everything away

 

Kagome felt calmer as the music played. She loved heavy metal and rock and roll. She thought about how she would face InuYasha on Monday.

 

On the one hand she could apologize to InuYasha, and would be quite polite and distant to him when he tried to talk to her, and to prove that she didn't like him in that way, she could go out with Koga. She smirked as she thought about how InuYasha would growl at Koga, and Koga would growl back, and Kagome would feel utterly miserable…again. No, that idea would never work.

 

She could just ignore InuYasha, but they had decided to work on a project together in first period, not to mention that he was her friend, and that she liked to talk to him. If she just ignored him Sango would know that something had happened.

 

Maybe things will just fall into place. I should just wait until Monday to figure things out. I should just relax for now.

 

So Kagome grabbed a book, and began to read. “Headstrong” kept repeating itself, as she read for the rest of the day, not knowing that InuYasha was feeling the same dread in the pit of his stomach.

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Monday was not a good day for Kagome. When she got out of bed, she just knew that the day was going to be terrible. Her mood didn't improve when she scraped her foot while trying to turn off her alarm clock, which was two steps away from her bed.

 

The bad mood worsened, and Kagome began to hate the day. She tripped while going down the steps, her favorite cereal was gone, so she had to eat her dad's Oat `n Wheat Flakes, which tasted like cardboard, and she realized that her bike was still at InuYasha's, so she had to ask her mom to drive her.

 

When Kagome arrived at school, things didn't get any better. She got splashed with water from a passing car in the carpool, so her jeans became soaked, and some girl that wasn't looking at where she was going pushed her.

 

“You COULD at least say sorry!!!” shouted Kagome from her spot on the ground.

 

“Looks like bitches fall hard.” A mocking voice said, as Kagome rose back to her feet. Kagome turned, only to see Kikyo and Ayame with their group of cronies.

 

“Takes a bitch to know a bitch.” She shot back. Okay, that sounds lame, even to me. My little brother could think of a better comeback.

 

Before Kagome could come up with something better, Kikyo had spotted a new target. Kagome looked up to see Kikyo smirking at InuYasha.

 

“Well, well, if it isn't skirt-boy.” InuYasha gave her a puzzled glance, which only made Kikyo's smirk grow.

 

“ `How do you know that?' you ask. Well let me tell you something InuYasha: pictures don't lie.” And Kikyo threw a picture at him, with an evil grin plastered on her face. InuYasha's eyes widened at the sight of the picture, and he glared at Kikyo.

 

“Calling you a bitch would be an insult to female dogs. And calling you a bastard would be an insult to illegitimate children. So here's a word that suits you perfectly. Fuck you, you fucking fucker!”

 

InuYasha made a rude gesture at both Kikyo and Ayame, then stomped off, the picture crumpled in his hand.

 

Kagome gaped at his retreating form. Part of her wanted to cheer for InuYasha, or go up to him and give him a high five, another part of her cursed herself for not thinking up something like that. But since Kagome didn't want to draw any attention towards herself, she just hurried into the school, silently cheering for InuYasha.

 

InuYasha was polite and distant to Kagome during first period, and never once mentioned anything other than the project to her. Kagome felt as if she should say something, but her mouth wouldn't form the words, and her head went blank.

 

But Kagome felt more than dread around InuYasha, she felt funny all over. Her face was flushed, her hands were trembling and she felt uncomfortable around him. She suddenly noticed that InuYasha was a BOY and it made her even more uncomfortable. She had always known that InuYasha was male, but, somehow, today that certain fact hit her mind hard, and sent her reeling.

 

First period ended at last, and Kagome almost ran from the classroom. She felt confused all over, and needed some good, hard schoolwork to set her mind straight. Yet Kagome knew that at the end of that schoolwork was lunch, and she and InuYasha would have to sit next to each other once again. She wanted to report to the nurse and go home, but she knew that she would just have to face InuYasha tomorrow.

 

Her other classes went by too fast, and she desperately wished that they would be longer. Time was not her friend today. Why did the school clocks hate her so?

 

She went through the lunch line, letting people cut in front of her, waiting patiently while everyone raced to get their food and get to their seats.

 

Kagome paid for her lunch, carefully sorting out the right change, and gave the lunch lady the wrong amount anyways. She searched around the lunchroom for a good, empty seat, only to find that her only option was the table InuYasha, Sango, and Miroku were sitting at. She accepted her fate, and went to sit down.

 

Kagome picked at her salad, Sango munched on her sandwich, InuYasha glared out the window at nothing, and Miroku looked between InuYasha and Kagome with a look of confusion on his face. Usually InuYasha and Kagome yakked their heads off. The awkward silence continued, and Sango even stopped munching noisily on her cucumber and tomato sandwich.

 

Finally Miroku could stand it no longer. He stood up and glared at InuYasha and Kagome.

 

“Okay, I've had enough! You two are friends, why can't you both get along? Is there something you're not telling us?!”

 

InuYasha stared out the window even harder.

 

“Keh, I ain't gonna talk to the wench. She can just rot in hell.” InuYasha's glare was so strong, that it could have broken two holes in the window.

 

Kagome looked shocked at his words, then broke out in tears. Miroku looked at InuYasha with anger. Then he grabbed the rosary around InuYasha's neck.

 

“What are you doing? Hey, let go!” But Miroku kept a firm grasp on the rosary, while muttering an indecipherable chant under his breath.

 

“There you go, Kagome. Now you can control InuYasha with a single word. The first word out of your mouth will subdue him.” Kagome's eyebrows rose in disbelief, but she thought of a word anyway. Suddenly she pictured the cute doggy ears that she had seen on InuYasha's head.

 

“Sit, boy!”