InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Trust ❯ A Little More Involved ( Chapter 8 )
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By: Anubis_Himura 
Ahh, romance? ne?
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Psychological / Romance / Angst | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.17.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.8K | Visits: 426 | Status: Completed
Ahh, romance? ne?
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Psychological / Romance / Angst | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.17.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.8K | Visits: 426 | Status: Completed
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Trust
Chapter 8: A Little More Involved
Anubis_himura
~*~*~*~ Kaggies POV ~*~*~*~*
I sat in my Creative Writing class. No one was in this class that I knew. We got put into pairs to talk about the piece Ms. Carson had handed out, and the girl I got paired with (Holly) was extremely nice. I realized she was in my Honors English class as well. We seemed to get along just fine. The bell rang and I scampered to advisory.
I was still having trouble with which class I would go to next, but I was getting better at knowing which general direction the room was in. I had Honors History, with Mr. Seanson, and that was right across the hall. I walked into class and was informed I could sit anywhere I liked. I sat in the center front - like the nerd I truly am. I saw Inuyasha walk in and I smiled to myself. I waved casually as he sat down beside me.
"Hey." he said.
Mr. Seanson collected our papers and as he did so he announced that they would not be for a formal grade, but for a warm up. I groaned at how much effort I put into it just so that it would be a 'warm up'. Most of my classes were pretty small. The largest one was Creative Writing with twenty three kids, I was used to having twenty or thirty kids in Honors classes. I looked around at the twelve people in my Honors History class.
The class was not as stimulating as I thought it would be. We started with World History but it sort of geared toward American history. I was slightly disappointed with the lecture. I discovered we would have to do a project, with a partner, about a specific time period. I smiled when Inuyasha looked to me and nodded. I agreed, silently, that we would be partners.
The bell rang and as we entered the hallway I saw Kikyou.
"Hey," I smiled.
"Hello Kagome. Inuyasha." She smiled with an air of importance. "I have Honors Chem. Don't you Kagome?"
"I do."
"Shall we then?" she began walking toward Mr. Bricks room.
"We shall." I began walking with her.
I noticed Inuyasha was following us and as we entered Mr. Bricks room so did he. I gave him a puzzled look and he smiled.
"You didn't ask if I had it." I smiled at his comment. Then he said, "But, I am starving so lets go to lunch eh?"
"Yes."
After dropping off our bags we ran down the main stairwell and to lunch. The lines were long and I didn't feel like waiting so I opted for a Granola Bar at the vending machine. I went to our usual table in the annex and waited for them. I saw Sango enter and I waved to her. She sat down next to me.
"I didn't know you were in this lunch." She said as she sat down.
"Likewise. Where is your shadow?" I, of course, was referring to Miroku.
"He has Gym so he has C lunch." She explained. I nodded, and saw Inuyasha and Kikyou enter, they were chattering about something. I felt that same twinge of something that I sometimes got when they were together. I couldn't explain it really.
"Oh, well if it Ain't Mr. Pompous himself." Sango was shooting daggers at . . . Kouga. Who I just realized walked in.
"Bite me trailer park." he shot back as he sat down.
"You are such an ass." Sango was seething, and I wanted to stop any fighting before it got to heavy.
"So, nice weather we've been having." I said, putting on my 'old man' voice, hoping to lighten the conversation.
"You are such a dork Kags." Sango laughed. Mission accomplished.
"So, you guys want to go to the movies this weekend?" Kikyou asked, finally having ended her conversation with Inuyasha. "I was thinking of trying to get a big group together, like we did before. It will be fun. We can go see Phantom of the Opera."
"I'm in." I said.
"Me too." Sango agreed.
"Whatever." That was Kouga code for okay.
"Can't. I have to work. Sorry." We all looked at Inuyasha. He shrugged and continued eating his chicken burger. At least, I hoped that's what is was. It's hard to tell with school meats.
~*~*~ Inus POV ~*~
I was not looking forward to going to Honors Chem. I wouldn't mind it . . . normally. However, this time, it just seemed a little tense.
As we took brief notes on the lab, life was dandy. Then Mr. Brick said those dreaded words. "Pick your lab partner. Not partners, not single, but partner." I briefly hoped that Kikyou and Kagome would pick each other and then I would find some other loner and be happy with life. No, life was not as kind.
Kagome gave me a sideways glance, silently asking me to be her partner - as we had done in History. Kagome did ask first, but as I was about to nod back, Kikyou leaned over, from behind Kagome, and made a similar motion asking me to be her partner. I nearly decided to say no to both of them and fend for myself in the sea of unknown faces. I was just not willing enough to do that.
Kagome realized that I was hesitating and turned around, seeing Kikyou looking at me. She sat back and as Mr. Brick called for us to begin our labs Kagome came up to me. "Go ahead, be with Kikyou. You guys have been here longer than I have anyway. It's no biggie." She smiled warmly to me. She always gave me a look of warmth and kindness.
"I-" I started to say something, but I didn't know what I wanted to say.
"Hi Holly? Want to be lab partners?" I watched as Holly nodded to Kagomes request.
"Goodie, shall we get to work Lab Partner?" Kikyou smiled, sitting cross-legged on the stool. I smiled and nodded, looking at Kagome and her lab partner. Kagome looked back and tilted her head to the side, smiling with all she had. That would be good enough for me.
~*~*~ Kagomes POV ~*~*~
I wanted to kill her. I wanted to rip her heart out and watch it pulse in my hand. Okay, that was gross never mind. But I wasn't happy. I realized Inuyashas dilemma when he hesitated to respond to my silent request. Then I saw Holly, sitting by herself at a nearby table. I saw a way out. I could be with a lab partner that was in a couple of my other classes, and Inuyasha could have his Kikyou. It was a foolproof plan. If it was foolproof, why did I feel like crap?
~*
Last block couldn't have come fast enough. I packed up the lab station and hurried out the door, hoping to avoid all contact with Kikyou and Inuyasha. I didn't know why, but I felt the desire not to speak to them for a few minutes. I walked quickly across the school, down the back stairwell and across the lawn to Mythology with Ms. Harmer.
I listened intently to everything Ms. Harmer said. We only talked of her class rules, and what the class itself would entertain. I had a wonderful time knowing that I would soon learn of the many tales in Mythology. The bell rang and I walked out to the parking lot. It was then that I realized I would have to ride home with Inuyasha. I waited by his car.
"Hey Kags." I saw Kouga walking up to me.
"Hey Kouga." I waved to him. The sun was beating down on my face and he was cast in a mystical shadow.
"Want a ride?" he asked, flashing his keys about as though I didn't believe he had a car.
"I couldn't put you out of your way like that." I responded. Which was true, it was a waste of his time.
"Humor me." He smiled, I think. As I said he was cast in shadow.
"Fine." I saw Inuyasha walking up just then. I called out to him. "I'm gonna take a ride with Kouga. I'll see you later 'kay?"
"Oh, okay. I have to stop by work anyway so that's perfect." I waved and he waved back. I got into Kougas car and we were off.
~*~*~ Inus POV ~*~*~
I wanted to kill him. I didn't know why. I just did. I wanted to rip his heart out and watch it pumping as he died. Okay, that was a little harsh. For some reason I just felt like I hated him. He had been my friend for years, we had always had our disagreements, issues we didn't see eye to eye on. I had never truly hated him though. Now, I felt like I did. I felt as though I were an archeologist who had discovered something amazing, that would award him with prizes and money and fame. But the rich, snooty archeologist who did none of the actual work stole it from me and claimed the fame and fortune for himself. Not to say Kagome was some kind of prize to be won. That is just how I felt. Why should I feel like that though? I didn't like her. I . . . she was just my tenant. Yes. A tenant.
Now I had to go somewhere for a few minutes so that she would think I had stopped by work.
"Inuyasha. Kouga bailed on me, can you give me a ride?" Kikyou looked at me helplessly. She was a great actress; but now I needed a reason to be ten or so minutes late.
"Sure." She smiled and hoped into the car.
"Thanks."
"Buckle."
~*~*~ Kags POV ~*~*~
"Mom? What are you doing home?" I tossed my bag on the floor by the couch.
"I wasn't feeling well so I left work around noonish." she explained, taking a sip of tea.
I walked over to her and sat down in the chair across from hers. "Do you need to see a doctor? Are you sure you're all right?" I looked her up and down.
"I am fine Kagome."
"You've been crying." I announced. I got a tissue from the living room and brought it to her.
"I don't need you to tell me what I have and have not been doing!" I flinched at the volume of her voice. I didn't know what was wrong, but it was something major.
"Mom, does this have to do with him?"
"No." she made a soft sound, as though a single sob came out of her delicate mouth. "Yes." she began sobbing more audibly.
"What happened mom?" I tried to comfort her, in any way I could.
"I miss him so much. I have you, but it's so hard to know there is another one and I can't be with him. And, oh do I hate myself. I . . . hate myself for missing him. What he did to us. What we did to him. We are horrible people Kagome. Not you. Him and I. We are horrible people to each other. And I love him." she began crying and allowed her head to collapse onto the table. I left her there, I knew she wanted me to. My mother didn't cry in front of people. I had only seen her cry three times in my entire life - excluding the current predicament. One time was when her Father died, I was six. The second, when my father did the most despicable thing to us and our family, and the third when we got him back for it.
My mother didn't cry often. But when she did - something was horribly, horribly wrong.
I retreated to my room. I did what little work I could think of for my classes the following day. There was no true homework yet, but it couldn't hurt to get a head start on the chapters. I saw Inuyasha pull in around three and I wondered where he had been for an hour. It was of course none of my business. I again went back to my work. For as long as I could completely remember, I had one saying.
If I keep busy it won't be as hard.
~*~
The weekend came and I was all too grateful. There was a homecoming dance at school in a week, I didn't want to tell the group that I wanted to go. If I did go though, I bet it would be with Kouga. Kouga was really putting the moves on. He had given me a ride home every day this week, while Inuyasha insisted he had to stop by work. One day I saw Kikyou getting into the car with him. I finally pieced two and two together. He was hooking back up with her and wanted some alone time with her.
I wasn't jealous. Not really. It would be selfish to be upset as he got close to another girl, but I could get close to Kouga.
Mother had been extra sad these passed few days. I think she was really beginning to miss my dad. It had been nine years, but I don't think she truly hated him when we left. I missed him more than words could say. I also missed him. I wasn't allowed to say who they are, even in my head. It seemed to be a taboo punishable by grounding. But I couldn't help how much I missed the other half of my family.
It was Friday so Inuyasha was at work, for real this time. I began doing my homework. I had nothing better to do. I could've called Sango but I didn't really feel like talking to anyone.
"Honors English, here I come."
~*
I watched as Inuyashas car pulled in the yard. He was running late. I don't know why I spent so much time watching him, and his house. I felt like a stalker. I wanted to ask him his opinion on Kouga; and maybe find out what was happening between him and Kikyou.
Hopefully mom didn't want to leave anytime soon. I was beginning to think Maine was a place I could be happy.
My cell phone rang and I looked at my caller ID before answering. My eyes went wide as I realized who it was. Hesitantly I pushed the green button.
"Hello?" I asked.
"~Kagome?~" the voice from the other line was crackly and I could barely hear him. He sounded a million miles away.
"Hi Daddy."
"~Hey Princess.~"
~*~*~*~*~
So there ya are. Chapter 8! WOO! Oh and in regards to the OOCness of Yash (and everyone else for that matter) well, if you notice in chap 3 I said he had black hair. That means he's human. There are no demons in this story *sorry to say* so I see his human side as more shy, loving, compassionate. That is why he is the way he is. Everyone else's OOC . . . blah! hehe I love you guys!
La dee da! Havin' a good time? I bet so! Okay, well I have nothing else to blab about so adios! *_-
Oh by the way . . . I know Phantom is already on DVD I just really like it a lot!!! ^_^
Trust
Chapter 8: A Little More Involved
Anubis_himura
~*~*~*~ Kaggies POV ~*~*~*~*
I sat in my Creative Writing class. No one was in this class that I knew. We got put into pairs to talk about the piece Ms. Carson had handed out, and the girl I got paired with (Holly) was extremely nice. I realized she was in my Honors English class as well. We seemed to get along just fine. The bell rang and I scampered to advisory.
I was still having trouble with which class I would go to next, but I was getting better at knowing which general direction the room was in. I had Honors History, with Mr. Seanson, and that was right across the hall. I walked into class and was informed I could sit anywhere I liked. I sat in the center front - like the nerd I truly am. I saw Inuyasha walk in and I smiled to myself. I waved casually as he sat down beside me.
"Hey." he said.
Mr. Seanson collected our papers and as he did so he announced that they would not be for a formal grade, but for a warm up. I groaned at how much effort I put into it just so that it would be a 'warm up'. Most of my classes were pretty small. The largest one was Creative Writing with twenty three kids, I was used to having twenty or thirty kids in Honors classes. I looked around at the twelve people in my Honors History class.
The class was not as stimulating as I thought it would be. We started with World History but it sort of geared toward American history. I was slightly disappointed with the lecture. I discovered we would have to do a project, with a partner, about a specific time period. I smiled when Inuyasha looked to me and nodded. I agreed, silently, that we would be partners.
The bell rang and as we entered the hallway I saw Kikyou.
"Hey," I smiled.
"Hello Kagome. Inuyasha." She smiled with an air of importance. "I have Honors Chem. Don't you Kagome?"
"I do."
"Shall we then?" she began walking toward Mr. Bricks room.
"We shall." I began walking with her.
I noticed Inuyasha was following us and as we entered Mr. Bricks room so did he. I gave him a puzzled look and he smiled.
"You didn't ask if I had it." I smiled at his comment. Then he said, "But, I am starving so lets go to lunch eh?"
"Yes."
After dropping off our bags we ran down the main stairwell and to lunch. The lines were long and I didn't feel like waiting so I opted for a Granola Bar at the vending machine. I went to our usual table in the annex and waited for them. I saw Sango enter and I waved to her. She sat down next to me.
"I didn't know you were in this lunch." She said as she sat down.
"Likewise. Where is your shadow?" I, of course, was referring to Miroku.
"He has Gym so he has C lunch." She explained. I nodded, and saw Inuyasha and Kikyou enter, they were chattering about something. I felt that same twinge of something that I sometimes got when they were together. I couldn't explain it really.
"Oh, well if it Ain't Mr. Pompous himself." Sango was shooting daggers at . . . Kouga. Who I just realized walked in.
"Bite me trailer park." he shot back as he sat down.
"You are such an ass." Sango was seething, and I wanted to stop any fighting before it got to heavy.
"So, nice weather we've been having." I said, putting on my 'old man' voice, hoping to lighten the conversation.
"You are such a dork Kags." Sango laughed. Mission accomplished.
"So, you guys want to go to the movies this weekend?" Kikyou asked, finally having ended her conversation with Inuyasha. "I was thinking of trying to get a big group together, like we did before. It will be fun. We can go see Phantom of the Opera."
"I'm in." I said.
"Me too." Sango agreed.
"Whatever." That was Kouga code for okay.
"Can't. I have to work. Sorry." We all looked at Inuyasha. He shrugged and continued eating his chicken burger. At least, I hoped that's what is was. It's hard to tell with school meats.
~*~*~ Inus POV ~*~
I was not looking forward to going to Honors Chem. I wouldn't mind it . . . normally. However, this time, it just seemed a little tense.
As we took brief notes on the lab, life was dandy. Then Mr. Brick said those dreaded words. "Pick your lab partner. Not partners, not single, but partner." I briefly hoped that Kikyou and Kagome would pick each other and then I would find some other loner and be happy with life. No, life was not as kind.
Kagome gave me a sideways glance, silently asking me to be her partner - as we had done in History. Kagome did ask first, but as I was about to nod back, Kikyou leaned over, from behind Kagome, and made a similar motion asking me to be her partner. I nearly decided to say no to both of them and fend for myself in the sea of unknown faces. I was just not willing enough to do that.
Kagome realized that I was hesitating and turned around, seeing Kikyou looking at me. She sat back and as Mr. Brick called for us to begin our labs Kagome came up to me. "Go ahead, be with Kikyou. You guys have been here longer than I have anyway. It's no biggie." She smiled warmly to me. She always gave me a look of warmth and kindness.
"I-" I started to say something, but I didn't know what I wanted to say.
"Hi Holly? Want to be lab partners?" I watched as Holly nodded to Kagomes request.
"Goodie, shall we get to work Lab Partner?" Kikyou smiled, sitting cross-legged on the stool. I smiled and nodded, looking at Kagome and her lab partner. Kagome looked back and tilted her head to the side, smiling with all she had. That would be good enough for me.
~*~*~ Kagomes POV ~*~*~
I wanted to kill her. I wanted to rip her heart out and watch it pulse in my hand. Okay, that was gross never mind. But I wasn't happy. I realized Inuyashas dilemma when he hesitated to respond to my silent request. Then I saw Holly, sitting by herself at a nearby table. I saw a way out. I could be with a lab partner that was in a couple of my other classes, and Inuyasha could have his Kikyou. It was a foolproof plan. If it was foolproof, why did I feel like crap?
~*
Last block couldn't have come fast enough. I packed up the lab station and hurried out the door, hoping to avoid all contact with Kikyou and Inuyasha. I didn't know why, but I felt the desire not to speak to them for a few minutes. I walked quickly across the school, down the back stairwell and across the lawn to Mythology with Ms. Harmer.
I listened intently to everything Ms. Harmer said. We only talked of her class rules, and what the class itself would entertain. I had a wonderful time knowing that I would soon learn of the many tales in Mythology. The bell rang and I walked out to the parking lot. It was then that I realized I would have to ride home with Inuyasha. I waited by his car.
"Hey Kags." I saw Kouga walking up to me.
"Hey Kouga." I waved to him. The sun was beating down on my face and he was cast in a mystical shadow.
"Want a ride?" he asked, flashing his keys about as though I didn't believe he had a car.
"I couldn't put you out of your way like that." I responded. Which was true, it was a waste of his time.
"Humor me." He smiled, I think. As I said he was cast in shadow.
"Fine." I saw Inuyasha walking up just then. I called out to him. "I'm gonna take a ride with Kouga. I'll see you later 'kay?"
"Oh, okay. I have to stop by work anyway so that's perfect." I waved and he waved back. I got into Kougas car and we were off.
~*~*~ Inus POV ~*~*~
I wanted to kill him. I didn't know why. I just did. I wanted to rip his heart out and watch it pumping as he died. Okay, that was a little harsh. For some reason I just felt like I hated him. He had been my friend for years, we had always had our disagreements, issues we didn't see eye to eye on. I had never truly hated him though. Now, I felt like I did. I felt as though I were an archeologist who had discovered something amazing, that would award him with prizes and money and fame. But the rich, snooty archeologist who did none of the actual work stole it from me and claimed the fame and fortune for himself. Not to say Kagome was some kind of prize to be won. That is just how I felt. Why should I feel like that though? I didn't like her. I . . . she was just my tenant. Yes. A tenant.
Now I had to go somewhere for a few minutes so that she would think I had stopped by work.
"Inuyasha. Kouga bailed on me, can you give me a ride?" Kikyou looked at me helplessly. She was a great actress; but now I needed a reason to be ten or so minutes late.
"Sure." She smiled and hoped into the car.
"Thanks."
"Buckle."
~*~*~ Kags POV ~*~*~
"Mom? What are you doing home?" I tossed my bag on the floor by the couch.
"I wasn't feeling well so I left work around noonish." she explained, taking a sip of tea.
I walked over to her and sat down in the chair across from hers. "Do you need to see a doctor? Are you sure you're all right?" I looked her up and down.
"I am fine Kagome."
"You've been crying." I announced. I got a tissue from the living room and brought it to her.
"I don't need you to tell me what I have and have not been doing!" I flinched at the volume of her voice. I didn't know what was wrong, but it was something major.
"Mom, does this have to do with him?"
"No." she made a soft sound, as though a single sob came out of her delicate mouth. "Yes." she began sobbing more audibly.
"What happened mom?" I tried to comfort her, in any way I could.
"I miss him so much. I have you, but it's so hard to know there is another one and I can't be with him. And, oh do I hate myself. I . . . hate myself for missing him. What he did to us. What we did to him. We are horrible people Kagome. Not you. Him and I. We are horrible people to each other. And I love him." she began crying and allowed her head to collapse onto the table. I left her there, I knew she wanted me to. My mother didn't cry in front of people. I had only seen her cry three times in my entire life - excluding the current predicament. One time was when her Father died, I was six. The second, when my father did the most despicable thing to us and our family, and the third when we got him back for it.
My mother didn't cry often. But when she did - something was horribly, horribly wrong.
I retreated to my room. I did what little work I could think of for my classes the following day. There was no true homework yet, but it couldn't hurt to get a head start on the chapters. I saw Inuyasha pull in around three and I wondered where he had been for an hour. It was of course none of my business. I again went back to my work. For as long as I could completely remember, I had one saying.
If I keep busy it won't be as hard.
~*~
The weekend came and I was all too grateful. There was a homecoming dance at school in a week, I didn't want to tell the group that I wanted to go. If I did go though, I bet it would be with Kouga. Kouga was really putting the moves on. He had given me a ride home every day this week, while Inuyasha insisted he had to stop by work. One day I saw Kikyou getting into the car with him. I finally pieced two and two together. He was hooking back up with her and wanted some alone time with her.
I wasn't jealous. Not really. It would be selfish to be upset as he got close to another girl, but I could get close to Kouga.
Mother had been extra sad these passed few days. I think she was really beginning to miss my dad. It had been nine years, but I don't think she truly hated him when we left. I missed him more than words could say. I also missed him. I wasn't allowed to say who they are, even in my head. It seemed to be a taboo punishable by grounding. But I couldn't help how much I missed the other half of my family.
It was Friday so Inuyasha was at work, for real this time. I began doing my homework. I had nothing better to do. I could've called Sango but I didn't really feel like talking to anyone.
"Honors English, here I come."
~*
I watched as Inuyashas car pulled in the yard. He was running late. I don't know why I spent so much time watching him, and his house. I felt like a stalker. I wanted to ask him his opinion on Kouga; and maybe find out what was happening between him and Kikyou.
Hopefully mom didn't want to leave anytime soon. I was beginning to think Maine was a place I could be happy.
My cell phone rang and I looked at my caller ID before answering. My eyes went wide as I realized who it was. Hesitantly I pushed the green button.
"Hello?" I asked.
"~Kagome?~" the voice from the other line was crackly and I could barely hear him. He sounded a million miles away.
"Hi Daddy."
"~Hey Princess.~"
~*~*~*~*~
So there ya are. Chapter 8! WOO! Oh and in regards to the OOCness of Yash (and everyone else for that matter) well, if you notice in chap 3 I said he had black hair. That means he's human. There are no demons in this story *sorry to say* so I see his human side as more shy, loving, compassionate. That is why he is the way he is. Everyone else's OOC . . . blah! hehe I love you guys!
La dee da! Havin' a good time? I bet so! Okay, well I have nothing else to blab about so adios! *_-
Oh by the way . . . I know Phantom is already on DVD I just really like it a lot!!! ^_^