InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Time After Time ❯ Weekend Escape ( Chapter 13 )

Time After Time

 

By RosieBird

 

Disclaimer: Inuyasha is not mine! I can't have him! He won't let me have him! ARGH!!!! Life is so unfair. Can I at least have Miroku?

 

On a personal note, I am going to do everything in my power to finish this story before Christmas. See, I'm going to be taking a new job and, quite frankly, writing is going to be much more difficult to do. So, my dear friends, you can expect this to be my last multi-part story. I'll still write short stories here and there (I've got dozens of stories in my head right now) but I don't think I can dedicate myself to another chapter story. Now, you never know…I may surprise even myself.

 

Chapter 13 - Weekend Escape

 

Kagome and her friends spent the remainder of the weekend at Miroku's house. At one point, Kagome called home to check in with her mom. Her mom was not worried at all.

 

“Your friend, Seiko called already and said you were staying at her house.” Mrs. Higurashi said. “I hope you're feeling okay.”

 

“Oh, I'm fine.” Kagome lied. Her head began to ache and she felt dizzy and sick having to lie to her mother. Her mother never knew have the things Kagome had gone through in the feudal era and felt sure that telling her now would be unwise. When Kagome hung up, she immediately had to sit down.

 

“Kagome?” Miroku came in and found Kagome nearly passed out. Gently lifting her up, he carried her back upstairs. Inuyasha came in a few minutes later with a cold cloth to lie on her forehead.

 

“Seiga said that you might have a small fever today.” Inuyasha said. “It's nothing to worry about. Try to sleep and we'll bring some soup up later.”

 

Kagome slept until late afternoon. She awoke feeling one hundred percent better. Inuyasha came in to find Kagome in the bathroom, checking on her uniform.

 

“It's all clean now.” Kagome said. “Just have to let it dry.”

 

They took it downstairs to where the laundry was done, having agreed it should be washed properly. For dinner was rice, grilled fish and Kagome's favorite: oden. The conversation was lively and animated. At one point, Shippo came in to see how Kagome was. He stayed for his own meal.

 

“So, what happens now?” Shippo asked.

 

“I don't know.” Kagome answered truthfully. “We have no idea what Shiho is up to or how to keep tabs on her. And now that she has Ayame, things are gonna be a great deal more complicated.”

 

“But Koga managed to get through to her.” Sango said. “If she still has a human enough heart to keep from being controlled totally, Shiho will need some time to work her over.”

 

“I think it's best if right now we go on the defense.” Inuyasha said. “True, if there's a wasp in the room, I'd like to know where it is. But we shouldn't start swinging wildly around.”

 

Kagome gave him a look that clearly showed her surprise.

 

“It's so unlike you to suggest something so insightful.” Kagome said.

 

Inuyasha snorted in annoyance but made no attempt to hide the smirk.

 

“Tomorrow is school.” Miroku said. “I'm sure that Ayame will be there, as Eri. We should do as little to provoke the wasp as possible.”

 

Dinner was finished with pleasant conversation. After dinner, everyone returned home. Miroku saw Shippo and Sango home, while Inuyasha and Kagome climbed onto his motorcycle and drove away. Inuyasha didn't fly this time, instead taking a leisurely speed on their way back. Kagome hadn't felt sure she wanted to wear the helmet with her head aching, but Inuyasha had insisted.

 

“I'm not having your brains splatter everywhere.” Inuyasha grumbled.

 

“You're not going fast enough for that to happen.” Kagome said, but she wore the helmet anyway. It did ache, but Inuyasha took it slow to ease the pain. Kagome held her hands tightly around his waist as they traveled through the twilight city to Kagome's home.

 

“Inuyasha, I want to ask you something.” Kagome said after a moment of silence.

 

“Yeah?” came his answer.

 

“What will you do if Ayame attempts something at school?” Kagome answered.

 

“Truthfully, I don't know.” Inuyasha said. “I'll keep you safe, for sure, but I'm pretty certain she won't try anything too wild at school. Somehow, I don't think Shiho is ready just yet to draw attention to herself.”

 

“But you can't be near me all the time.” Kagome said.

 

“Don't remind me.” Inuyasha growled and nothing more was said until they arrived at the shrine. Kagome opened the door and was met by her mother and brother.

 

“Welcome back.” Mrs. Higurashi said. “You look very tired. Why don't you go up to bed? Hello there Chiko.”

 

“Hi, is it okay if I help Kagome with her bag up to her room?” Inuyasha asked.

 

“Sure, go ahead.” Mama said. Sota waved from his place in the living room where he was finishing some math with his girlfriend Hitomi. Inuyasha escorted Kagome upstairs and set the bag down. Kagome strolled to the window and took a deep breath of cool air.

 

“It's a nice evening.” she said. “Summer will be here soon. Then we'll have a month of free time.”

 

“Maybe you will.” Inuyasha said. “The fencing team will be on the road for a couple weeks, so I'll have anything but free time. But I'll have a week in between each.”

 

Kagome was quiet. She hadn't ever seen Inuyasha fence, only his running with the track team.

 

“I wish I could go with you.” Kagome said quietly.

 

“Why can't you?” Inuyasha asked. “I'm allowed to have friends come along to matches. Actually, I'd love to have you there.”

 

Kagome turned around and found Inuyasha standing very close to her.

 

“Really?” she asked.

 

“Yeah, Miroku and Sango can come along too, if you'd like.” Inuyasha said, although she could clearly see his hope for some time alone with her.

 

“I think they'd like some time alone with each other.” Kagome said nervously. Her heart was beating almost painfully in her chest. Could Inuyasha hear it? Whether he could or not didn't matter as he folded his arms around her.

 

“I know the feeling.” Inuyasha whispered and pulled her against him. Kagome sighed and closed her eyes as she breathed him in.

 

“Kagome, I love you.” Inuyasha whispered. “And I promise you that I will always protect you. I won't ever leave you again.”

 

Kagome smiled. “I promise too. I love you Inuyasha.”

 

They shared a sweet goodnight kiss that seemed to last forever.

 

***

 

School the next day was unexciting. Classes came and went with little interruption and soon it was time for lunch. The four friends ate together, eventually joined by Koga.

 

“Kagome, how are you doing?” Koga asked. He looked again like Hojo and most of the valiant bravado of Koga had vanished from his face.

 

“Hello there.” Kagome said. “I'm doing well. How was your weekend?”

 

“I spent most of it looking for Ayame.” Koga said.

 

“Any luck?” Inuyasha asked. He seemed genuinely concerned for Koga now that he would no longer be pursuing Kagome. Koga eyed him suspiciously, but whether out of exhaustion or appreciation for Inuyasha's concern, he shook his head.

 

“No sign of her.” Koga said heavily. “I tried to sniff her out, but I guess I can't really do that anymore. So I did a little spying to see if anyone had seen or heard of her. Nothing.”

 

“I'm so sorry, Koga.” Kagome said. “I wish you'd come to find us. We've been trying to decide what to do if she shows up again.”

 

“I should really apologize to you, Kagome.” Koga said and took her hand. He squeezed it gently and tried to meet her eyes, but couldn't.

 

“If you'd been seriously injured, I don't know what I would have done.” he said with a meekness that seemed to fit him more than the cocky attitude ever had.

 

“We'll help you all we can Koga.” Miroku said. “But in the meantime, we've decided the best course of action is to go on the defensive.”

 

“I hate that approach.” Koga grumbled, “But I guess we have to.”

 

Lunch ended and Kagome walked to her remaining classes with Sango. They met up with Shippo who asked how Kagome was doing. The final class was a free period so Kagome took the time to relax and flip through some of her other class assignments.

 

“Kagome Higurashi?” Kagome looked up to see one of her classmates standing over her. She handed her a note.

 

“Some guy told me to give you this.” the girl said. “He said something about having a lead and wanted to tell you.”

 

The note said that she was to meet on the roof. Making sure she was able to leave quietly, Kagome hurried to the roof.

 

“Why couldn't Inuyasha wait to tell me until after school?” Kagome thought. She slowed her pace to a stop. “And how did he know that I didn't have class?” Resuming her trek up to the roof, she opened the door and glanced around.

 

“Hello? Inuya-I mean Chiko?” Kagome called. She was answered not by Inuyasha, but by a redheaded young girl with green eyes.

 

“Hello Kagome.” Ayame said. “Glad you could make it.”

 

Kagome felt her blood turn to ice as Ayame fingered the green-jeweled dagger and looked cunningly at her.

 

“We've got so much to catch up on.” Ayame said. “Where should we start?”

 

Kagome felt the jewel around her neck pulse at the presence of the evil power controlling the girl.

 

“Please.” Kagome thought. “Someone help me!”

 

To Be Continued

 

AH! What's gonna happen! Who can say for sure? Who knows? Well, I guess I do, so everyone else will have to keep reading. I think this is the longest chapter I've written so far. I hope you enjoyed it. Don't forget to R&R me so I know how I'm doing and I'll get the next chapter up as quickly as I can. I think I am going for 5 more chapters. I've also written a couple lemon chapters to go with this story, but since I'm trying to keep it a T, I don't know if I'll post them for sure. Let me know….maybe I'll have to post them separate.

 

Incidentally, I know I don't have all the aspects of the Japanese school system right. For example, I know the semesters are divided up starting in April with breaks in the spring and winter and a month off for summer before fall and winter semesters. But I don't have the teachers coming to the classrooms like they do in Japan. So, I guess my made up high school is the best of both worlds.

 

Keep reading and I hope to have chapter 14 up soon.

 

Stay cool minna! From here on in, this will be fun! ^_~