InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Screen Names ❯ The Demon Wolf ( Chapter 14 )

A.N.: I have one message for my readers before I get on with the inevitable: Rumiko Takahashi RULES THE MANGA WORLD!!! Now, on to the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inu. For that matter I do not own Ranma, Lum, Ran, Rei, Sesshomaru, Koga, Ryoga, Akane, or any manga/anime characters that Ms. Takahashi created, although I'm thinking about making a shrine to them. They all rocky like pocky!!! And I do not own “Headstrong”, although I love listening to it. I also love listening to Linkin Park songs, but that's beside the point.

 

The Demon Wolf

 

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InuYasha's was introduced to Mr. Table, and Kagome began laughing right through her tears.

 

“Oh….my….god…Inu,” she gasped between bouts of laughter. “That is so funny!” She looked over at Sango, who was turning red from holding in her laughter, and Miroku, who was grinning like a maniac, and just laughed harder.

 

“WHAT IN THE SEVEN HELLS DID YOU DO TO IT, MIROKU?!!!?” bellowed InuYasha, once his face could be removed from the tabletop. He pulled frantically at the rosary, but it couldn't be removed. “IT WON'T FRIKKEN COME OFF! DAMN YOU!!!”

 

InuYasha launched himself at Miroku, but Kagome beat him to the chase.

 

“Sit, boy! Sit, sit, sit, and sit!!!” Kagome poured her frustration with her whole day into the sits, and InuYasha learned a valuable lesson about subduing spells: THEY HURT LIKE CRAP, MAN! He muttered something into the dented table.

 

“What was that, InuYasha?” InuYasha pulled his face from the table.

 

“I said, I'm sorry I yelled at you. Happy?” Kagome grinned.

 

 

“I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have slapped you.” Miroku raised an eyebrow.

 

“When did you slap him?” Kagome blushed a bright scarlet, as she realized that both Miroku and Sango were right next to her, and could hear every word. She opened her mouth to tell them, when InuYasha interrupted her.

 

“Keh, we met up on the way home on Friday, and we had an argument. Isn't that right, Kagome?” He gave her a look that begged her to play along.

 

“Yeah, sure, that's what happened alright.” Kagome gave her friends an innocent smile, and then hurried from the lunchroom, her face still red.

 

Sango looked at her friend's retreating back.

 

“I'll go and talk with her, to see what's wrong.”

 

InuYasha's eyes followed Kagome from the lunchroom, remembering the blush that had been on her face. He turned to eat his still untouched lunch, and was surprised to see Miroku right next to him.

 

“Okay, Inu, what REALLY happened? I know that you lied just now to me and Sango, so something else happened on Friday.”

 

“I don't know what you're talking about.”

 

“C'mon, I'm only going to assume the worst if you don't tell me. Sango went to get the truth out of Kagome, but I want to know it from you. Kagome's still a virgin, right?” InuYasha's face turned even redder then Kagome's had been.

 

“O-of c-c-course sh-she is! It's just that she injured herself on the way home, and I took her to my house to fix her up. She ended up staying the night, and I accidentally wound up in the same bed as her. In the morning she shrieked, and slapped me across the face. That's all.”

 

Might as well leave out the whole kissing thing. What he doesn't know won't hurt him.

 

But although InuYasha didn't mention the kiss, Miroku was grinning fiercely.

 

“Uh-huh, SURE it was an accident.” He said sarcastically. “You like her, don'tcha?”

 

InuYasha glared at his friend. Miroku was always trying to get InuYasha on the dating scene, and InuYasha always had to convince him to back off.

 

“Idiot, why would I like someone like that. Keh.” InuYasha finished off his lunch, then tossed his tray into the trash can, and exited the lunchroom.

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InuYasha pulled on his backpack, adjusting it so the straps wouldn't dig into his shoulders. The backpack weighed about a ton, and the straps were a constant annoyance to him. Finally he headed for the school exit, thinking of all the homework that was weighing him down.

 

“Hey! InuYasha! Wait up!” Kagome came running up behind him, her backpack slung over one shoulder.

 

Lucky Kagome! She hardly EVER has homework. And if she does, she finishes it during class. What DOES she haul around in that backpack anyways? She could fill that thing with food, and feed a whole state.

 

InuYasha looked at the giant neon yellow pack dangling on Kagome's arm. He paused for a few seconds so she could catch up.

 

“So, listen, InuYasha, I kinda forgot to bring it up earlier, but I left my bike at your house. Do you think I could go back there and get it?” Kagome gave him a shy grin, which InuYasha returned.

 

“Sure. Its not like I got anything better to do…would ya like to see the new mangas I got?”

 

“Would I ever!” Kagome squealed with delight, practically jumping for joy. Little did Kagome know that a certain someone was watching her.

 

“Hmm, so she's going over to his house. This is the perfect opportunity to spy on them. Then I can get some dirt on Kagome AND InuYasha. Hehehe, this is almost too good to be true. Wait `til I tell Kikyo.”

 

Kagome and InuYasha reached the exit, chatting about how evil their teachers were, and just talking.

 

“So, how are we going to get to your house?”

 

“We're going to leap.”

 

“Um, beg your pardon?”

 

“Here, I'll show you once we get outside.” Kagome nodded, but still looked slightly confused.

 

The spy followed them from a distance, and although she couldn't hear a word that had been said, she knew they would be headed towards InuYasha's house.

 

“Now I just have to follow them. This'll be a sheer gold mine of info. InuYasha's house…Hehehe, Kikyo will definitely be pleased.”

 

She rushed out of the building, only to find that Kagome and InuYasha had already disappeared.

 

“What the CRAP! They were here two seconds ago! Where could they have gone?”

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Kagome couldn't have been more surprised when InuYasha placed her on his back, and leapt off of the ground, with superhuman speed that was almost unheard of.

 

Soon she was soaring above the earth, too shocked to let out a scream, but after a while she grew used to the air whizzing past her ears.

 

It feels like we're flying! Wow, it's definitely better than being on an airplane. I feel so…free. No, I always was free…I feel like…there are no boundaries, no restraints. It's just…an endless sky.

 

But the ride was over too quickly, as InuYasha landed on the ground, softly, and took off running.

Kagome saw the world rush by in a dizzying blur. They were going faster than a car, faster than any object of transportation Kagome had ever been on.

 

She was beginning to feel queasy from the speed, and the bright colors and shapes going past her, and she was strongly reminded of that weird scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, where they're in the boat traveling through the tunnel. Finally InuYasha stopped, and Kagome could see her surroundings clearly again.

 

“Well, here we are. Sorry if the ride was a little bumpy back there, there was an accident on Main Street.” Kagome nodded, and tried to catch her breath.

 

“That was the craziest ride I've ever been on! How did you get used to that?” He shrugged his shoulders, and walked over to the shed that was in the backyard. She followed, wondering what he was trying to show her. He pulled the shed doors open, to reveal her bike. Kagome gasped.

 

The bike had been polished until it sparkled, and the ugly pink paint had been replaced with red. The uncomfortable seat had been replaced with a more cushioned one, and the old, ratty looking basket had been trashed for a newer looking one. It was the most beautiful bike in the world.

 

“OH MY GODS!!! InuYasha, did you do this?! It's…spectacular! Thank you soooo much!” Kagome was so happy, she pulled InuYasha into an embrace, and hugged him tight. InuYasha blushed, and gently pried Kagome off of him.

 

“Keh, it wasn't easy. Your bike was a wreck! The handlebars ended up all twisted when you banged your head on that sign, and the bike was already all rusted to begin with, so I had to replace a lot of the parts. I didn't know if you liked the color red, but that pink color was getting on my nerves as I fixed the bike, so I painted it something else.”

 

“But why did you fix it in the first place?”

 

“Well, I felt kinda guilty about making you angry, so I needed something else to occupy my thoughts. I thought it would be a good way to say sorry for everything.”

 

“Why DID you end up in the same bed as me?” InuYasha cringed.

 

“Um, well, I wanted to check up on you in the middle of the night, so I was kneeling next to the bed. Next thing I know, you've got my arm in a death grip, and I'm just trying to get free. I couldn't make myself comfortable on the floor while I was like that, so I thought it might be better if we shared the bed. I didn't mean to freak you out or anything! I just didn't know what else to do.” InuYasha nervously scratched the back of his head.

 

Kagome studied InuYasha, trying to tell if he was telling the truth. She briefly wondered why he was acting nice to her. He usually acted as if anything he did wrong was someone else's fault, and he never willingly took the blame, especially when the blame fell on someone else, namely her.

 

But InuYasha seemed to be telling the truth, so Kagome hugged him again.

 

“I accept your apology. Thank you so much for fixing my bike. It's way better then I deserve after how I reacted. I should have been more reasonable.”

 

InuYasha awkwardly hugged Kagome back, not exactly sure how to respond. He felt much more relieved, now that Kagome had forgiven him without any resentment.

 

Because InuYasha's thoughts were so wrapped up in Kagome, he never noticed the rustling in the bushes, and never heard the click of a camera.

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Kagome proudly rode her bike to school, feeling as if she had become the luckiest person in the world. She had a cool bike, InuYasha was her friend again, and all thoughts of Kikyo and Ayame were gone from her head.

 

She pulled her helmet from her head, and was just putting down the kickstand, when a muscular hand grabbed onto her silver handlebars.

 

“Kagome, is it true? You and Dog-shit were hugging yesterday?” The hand belonged to no one other then Koga.

 

“Who's dog-shit? Do you mean InuYasha?” Koga nodded, looking at her with a serious expression on his face.

 

“Yeah, I was hugging him. But only because he fixed up my bike for me. What's it to you?” And how did you find out. she wanted to add, but restrained herself.

 

Koga stared at Kagome, with a predatory look in his eyes that scared her something fierce. He pressed her up against the wall. Kagome gasped as her body was pinned to the brick building.

 

Koga began to kiss her, viciously, as if he were some type of animal. Kagome desperately tried to break the embrace, or do something, but he was too strong for her.

 

At last the kiss stopped, and Kagome was pushed away from him. She wanted to slap him, to wipe that triumphant smirk off his face, but she was too scared that he would hurt her, or, even worse, start kissing her again (his breath STANK!).

 

“I don't ever want to see you with that piece of crap again. You're MY woman, even if you don't know it yet. You'll know it soon enough.” And he stalked off.

 

Kagome leaned against the wall, trying to picture InuYasha pounding the ever-loving snot out of Koga. A shadow fell over her.

 

“Are you okay?” Kagome shook her head, her throat too tight to speak. InuYasha took a seat next to her.

 

“Can you tell me what happened?” His voice was filled with concern, and it was so filled with comfort for her, Kagome couldn't help but let a few tears leak from her eyes as she shook her head. He put his arm around her, in an effort to comfort her. Sobs came from her, as she cried into InuYasha's chest.

 

After a while she calmed herself. She wiped her wet eyes and face off on her sleeve, and stood up, with InuYasha following suit.

 

“We've got to get to class. We'll be late if we don't hurry.” Kagome said in a soft voice. InuYasha brushed some stray hairs from her face, and gave her a quick hug to make her feel a little better. He could smell Koga on her, but he brushed his worry away. He needed to be there for Kagome, and now was not the time to bring up such subjects.

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School was torturous for Kagome. What had started out as a fairly good day had been ruined for her. As the hours dragged on, she began to feel sick in her stomach. At lunch she would sit with InuYasha like always, and Koga would come over, and either he would beat the crap out of her, or he would beat the crap out of InuYasha. Either way, it would be disastrous. The teachers never paid any attention to violence anyway, so she was as good as dead.

 

She walked to lunch feeling as if the bottom of her stomach had dropped out. She didn't buy anything from the lunch line, what was the point, she was going to die anyway.

 

Surprisingly, nothing happened. Miroku, Sango, and InuYasha all sat down and began to eat and talk. Kagome stayed silent and kept an eye out for Koga, but he never came to terrorize her or her friends.

 

Kagome inwardly sighed a sigh of relief. So she was safe after all. Thank Kami!

 

“Hey Kagome, are you feeling well? You haven't had anything to eat. And you've been really quiet, too. Your not getting a fever, are you?”

 

“I'm okay Sango, really! I'm just a little worried about something. Nothing important though!”

 

InuYasha didn't look too convinced. But as he opened his mouth to voice his concern, the bell rang, signaling the end to lunch.

 

The rest of the day went by, with InuYasha trying to spot Kagome in the hallways so he could talk to her, and Kagome trying to keep an eye out for Koga, who had brought a new meaning to terror for her.

 

The last period came and went, and it was time for dismissal. Kagome opened her locker to grab her backpack and her jacket, when a note fell out.

 

Someone had figured out her combination! She searched through the locker, making sure that nothing had been stolen, but the only thing that was out of place was the note. Kagome opened it warily, as if it was a bomb that could go off at any moment.

 

Kagome,

You will never sit with that peice of shit again. This is your last warning. If you do not obay I shall be forced to punch his face in. If you continue I shall take away your virginitee. I think you understand my meaning and if you don't I will be happy to defin it for you.

 

The note had no signature, but Kagome knew that Koga had written it. If she hadn't been terrified out of her mind, she would have laughed at his stupid spelling errors. She knew that Koga was serious, and felt a wave of fear go through her.

 

What am I going to do?