InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Volition ❯ Meeting of the Minds ( Chapter 2 )

~*Volition~*

~~Chapter 2: Meeting of the Minds~~

 

 

“Kagome!”

 

Kagome blinked slowly as she turned around to see her three friends running towards her. She frowned slightly. Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi were out of breath when they reached her.

 

“Why didn't you wait for us, Kagome?” Eri asked, straightening her uniform top.

 

“Uh…” Kagome blinked. `Since when do I wait for them to come to school?'

 

“Don't worry Kagome!” Ayumi waved her hand, smiling at her. “Have you been having some troubles with Hojo?”

 

“W-With Hojo?” Kagome looked at them like they had lost their minds. “Hojo's my friend---”

 

Eri gasped. “Kagome! Don't be stupid, you've been with him for almost three years!” She threw her arms up in the air to emphasize her point.

 

Kagome frowned. “I-I have?” `Stupid! Don't say that to them!' “I mean, of course I have! Only…I haven't really let Hojo do much of anything, so I still mistaken him for a friend. I mean---errr….”

 

“It's okay, Kagome.” Yuka placed a hand on her shoulder. “We all have our off days.”

 

Kagome gave her a small smile. `You have no idea' The four of them started walking towards their school. Early in the morning, Kagome already knew her day would just stink. She had rolled down the stairs, even though she didn't remember, and ended up in the ancient shrine. She could have broke something. Her brother was rambling about a well…her falling in to it…her mother was acting strange…her head was starting to hurt…and she felt out of place.

 

`Why do I feel like I don't belong with them? Why do I feel like pieces of my heart are missing?' Kagome wondered as she stared at the ground. Her eyes fell to a little flower left on the street, a beautiful little lily that seemed so out of place by a trash can. She blinked.

 

`Just for you, Kagome.'

 

She gasped softly, took a step back. Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi stopped to look back at her. “Kagome, what's wrong?”

 

`Wh-Who's voice was that?' She wondered. That voice sounded so far away, so familiar, and yet she had never heard it before. She faked an overly bright smile at her friends. “I'm fine! Just fine! Let's go or we'll be late!” Kagome ran in front of them. The trio ran behind her. `School.' She slowed down as she reached the perimeter of her high school.

 

She stopped running when she saw Hojo coming towards her. He beeped the small horn on his bike and raised his hand to wave at them, the wind playing with his light brown hair. He smiled widely. Kagome drew her eyebrows together.

 

“Kagome.”

 

Hearing the soft voice behind her, Kagome turned around to see Aki, a new girl in the school. Long red hair held up in a ponytail with impossibly sapphire eyes that were warm. She glanced at her friends before slowly making her way to Aki.

 

“Aki, hello.” Kagome smiled at the girl. In a flash, Aki's hand caught her wrist. With one good tug, she pulled Kagome back. Kagome gasped as she tripped forward and caught herself. `Wh-What is she doing?'

 

The girl nervously looked around, playing with the hem of her green skirt. She ran her left hand through her bangs before slowly turning her striking eyes towards Kagome. She leaned in and almost whispering she said, “I'm Kouga and Ayame's daughter.”

 

Kagome blinked. `Kouga and Ayame? Umm...this girl is kinda crazy.' “O-Okay.” Kagome said in a way she hoped Aki would notice she didn't really know who her parents were, not that she really needed to know.

 

A look of shock crossed Aki's pretty face before her eye brows disappeared under her thick bangs. “Kouga and Ayame…Kagome, you know who they are. My father used to tail after you before he took Mother as his mate! Surely you remember. My uncle Yasha talks about how mad he got!”

 

It was Kagome's turn to look surprised as she looked at Aki like she was crazy. Aki blinked rapidly before drawing her eye brows together. Kagome chocked out a tiny chuckle. “Wh-What are you talking about? I-I don't know any `Kouga' or `Ayame'.”

 

Aki took a step back, laughing nervously as her left arm hit Kagome lightly on her shoulder. A wide smile spread across her face. “O-Oh! I-I'm so sorry, Kagome! I was just playing with you!” She laughed again, anxiously. “W-Well…g-goodbye!”

 

Just like that, Aki took off running at a speed Kagome didn't know someone could run at. Kagome looked at the space where Aki had been before whirling around to face her friends. Hojo was busy talking to the girls as Kagome made her way back.

 

“Hey Kagome, what did that girl want?” Yuka asked.

 

“N-Nothing important. Anyway!” Kagome plastered on a wide smile. “Hojo! How are you?”

 

Hojo leaned down, brushed a gentle kiss over her cheek. “I'm very good. How about you, Kagome?”

 

“I-I-I'm fine…” Kagome sighed. “Never better.”

 

Throughout the day, Aki seemed jumpy around her. If Kagome was within sight, Aki ran off. `What's with her? Not like I'm gonna bite her or anything'

 

“Kouga and Ayame…Kagome, you know who they are. My father used to tail after you before he took Mother as his mate! Surely you remember. My uncle Yasha talks about how mad he got!”

 

Kagome frowned, tapping her pencil lightly against her sheet of calculus problems. Her textbook was opened in front of her also, but Kagome ignored both. `Kouga and Ayame? Aki's crazy…I think I'd remember if I met a `Kouga' or an `Ayame'. She's…crazy…'

 

Still, the complete look of shock that had crossed Aki's face. It was like Aki was expecting Kagome to beam at the names. Then she had taken off like hell's hounds were after her.

 

Kagome sighed. `Today's just not my day, is it?'

 

She looked at her sheet of paper, seeing the calculus problems glaring at her. Kagome moaned softly. `Yep, beyond doubt…this is not my day.'

 

 

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“Mama, I'm home!” Kagome looked around the house and tossed her knapsack by where her shoes where. She looked around. “Mama? Grandpa? Souta?”

 

The house was very quiet as Kagome looked around. She frowned. She wasn't really that late. Maybe an hour or two, but not much, at least not by `Kagome' standards. Her fat cat was sleeping on the corner of the living room, curled by the small table. She walked in to the kitchen, seeing a little piece of white paper.

 

Kagome,

 

Grandpa scored on a game of bingo and took us for dinner. You were late so we went on ahead. After, we're going to visit my friend. Don't wait, we'll be out until late. Grandpa promised to make it up to you. Lock the doors and turn off lights you aren't using.

 

Love,

Mama

 

 

Kagome glared at the piece of paper, holding it between her index finger and her middle finger. `I can't believe they left!' She fumed as she tossed the paper on the table. She went o the kitchen, grabbed a bottle of water, and retreated to her room. She sighed. `Maybe a nice, hot bath will make this day a little better.' She decided as she strolled in to the bathroom. She filled the tub with hot water before dumping in a jasmine soap. After stripping down, she relaxed in her bath.

 

`Ohh, that feels so relaxing…' She closed her eyes, leaned her head back against the white tile on the bathroom.

 

In her estimation, she stayed in the bath for about an hour and a half. When she put on her pajamas, it was dark outside. She quickly locked all doors and left Buyo in the living room, making sure to refill the cat's water bowl. The only lights on where her room lights. She grabbed a brush and sat on the edge of her bed. Looking out the window, she smiled. She started to brush her hair slowly, getting all the tangles out. One done, she picked out the hairs left on the brush and deposited them in her trashcan. She stood up and smoothed her short-sleeved navy blue pajama top. She walked over to her window and lifted it up.

 

Looking up at the inky sky, she sighed. “What's wrong with me? Wh-Why do I feel like something's missing?” She mumbled. She looked at Goshinboku and only for a split-second did she think she saw a streak of silver on it. She blinked quickly before closing her window and shutting off her lights. Getting under her covers, she closed her eyes. It was Friday, she didn't have to worry about her homework tonight.

 

`Sleep well my beautiful Kagome.'

 

Kagome smiled at the sound of the voice.

 

 

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“Kagome, did you hear, we're having a guest lecturer on Monday.”

 

Kagome looked at the price tag of a long sleeve red shirt. “Are we?”

 

Ayumi nodded eagerly. “A music lecture. Right up your alley.”

 

Kagome laughed. “Design is right up my alley, not music.”

 

Ayumi rolled her dark brown eyes. “Anyway, it's supposed to be at ten in the morning.”

 

Kagome nodded. “You know who's lecturing?”

 

“Nope,” Ayumi shrugged. “Eri said that the head mistress' best friend offered her the guest speaker. And you know Jumoko-san!”

 

Kagome giggled, pushing some strands of her hair behind her ear. “She'll do anything for her best friend. I suppose it can't be bad. Music is always nice.”

 

Ayumi nodded eagerly. Kagome eyed the shirt before grabbing it. “I'm taking it. I like the color.”

 

“Red?”

 

Kagome nodded before smiling. “Are you getting anything?”

 

Ayumi shook her head. “No. I got something at the last store, no need for anything here.”

 

“Okay then, I guess we're done as soon as I pay.” Kagome went over to the register of the department store and set the red shirt down. The girl behind the counter smiled as she charged Kagome and wrapped the shirt in tissue paper before placing it in a black bag.

 

“Have a nice day, miss and thank you for shopping here.”

 

Kagome gave her a smile before leaving with Ayumi.

 

“Oh, Kagome! I can't keep my big mouth shut!” Ayumi squealed as the girls went in to the cafeteria of the mall.

 

“What's wrong?” Kagome asked as she set her bag down on a table near the fast food settlement they wanted to eat at.

 

“Hojo is going to propose to you!”

 

Kagome dropped her purse. It fell on to the floor with a `thud' and Kagome looked at Ayumi wide eyed. “What?”

 

Ayumi giggled wildly. “Yes, yes! He told Yuka and she told me. Oh I'm sorry, I just couldn't hold it in!”

 

Kagome bent over the chair to grab the fallen purse. “Will you accept?”

 

`No!' Kagome's mind screamed. “I-I don't know.”

 

“Don't you want to marry Hojo? You guys have been together for a long time and he's totally in love with you. He's like the perfect guy.”

 

`Never! Hojo and us? No!' Kagome pulled out some money and grimaced. “I-I don't know. He's nice---” `Don't forget `dull', sweetie.' “---but I don't know. I mean, I'm still young and I want my career to take off. I'm good at designing clothes.”

 

Ayumi sighed. “I know, but Kagome! You can be married to a future doctor. He's going to study medicine.”

 

“I know.”

 

“Yeah! Oh! Kagome the designer and Hojo the doctor. That's perfect, don't you think?”

 

`No…' “I-I suppose. B-But I don't know, Ayumi…Hojo's nice and everything, but I don't know…” `Scared to say `no' to Hojo?'

 

`Of course not!'

 

Ayumi shook her head before heaving herself up and taking the money Kagome offered her. “I want the American food for once.”

 

“Good choice.” Ayumi winked before going to the stand.

 

`Good choice?'

 

`Would Hojo be a `good' choice?'

 

`Of course! The man is smart…cute…considerate…loving…caring…sensitiv e. He'd take the best care of you.'

 

`Yeah, yeah, but he's also a little dull. We don't really have fun with him.'

 

Kagome sighed. `I want to be in love with my choice. I don't wanna get married just because he's a `good choice'. What's wrong with me?'

 

`Nothing…nothing at all.'

 

 

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“Can I please have your attention?”

 

Everyone turned their heads to the head-mistress of the school. The former military woman gave them a tiny smile before continuing. “This lecture is about music, so appreciate it. I'm happy to introduce, InuYasha Morikami.”

 

Kagome frowned. `Inu---dog?'

 

She didn't get much time to think on it because a tall, silver haired man stepped on to the stage and stopped besides the head-mistress. His golden eyes looked around as the woman left the stage.

 

`He's got…golden eyes.' Kagome couldn't tear her eyes off of him.

 

“G-Good morning.” He grabbed the microphone and adjusted it a little higher on the podium. “M-My name is InuYasha Morikami.”

 

His voice hypnotized her more. She stared, transfixed at him. She sat in the front row of the auditorium, gazing up at him. She wasn't the only one. Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi also stared at him dreamily. Hojo glanced at Kagome and grabbed her hand. She didn't notice, but she thought Morikami-san did. He glared in Hojo's direction before continuing.

 

“Music has a long and complex history. It may predate language is found in every known culture, past and present, varying wildly between times and places.” He took a sip of his water bottle before lowering back down.

 

Kagome took notice how his bangs would roll back the tiniest bit when he leaned his head back. She sighed.

 

“A culture's music is influenced by all other aspects of that culture, including social and economic organization, climate, and access to technology. The emotions and ideas that music expresses, the situations that music is played and listened to in, and the attitudes toward music players and composers all vary between regions and periods.`Music history' is the distinct subfield of musicology and history which studies music from a chronological perspective.”

 

His speech continued and Kagome sat back and enjoyed him talking. `Something about him…he-he's amazing.'

 

`One glance and you think he's `amazing'?'

 

`He's intelligent.'

 

`He could've done his research well is all.'

 

`I-I know he's amazing…'

 

`How so?'

 

`Call it instinct'

 

`Instinct? Pfft, my butt, Kags, my butt.'

 

Kagome rolled her eyes. She looked up at InuYasha again, only to see him staring straight at her as he spoke. After about an hour and many examples, InuYasha stopped speaking and left the stage for only a moment. He returned with a guitar in his arms. Kagome blinked. `He's going to play?'

 

He dragged out a chair before sitting on it and adjusting one microphone to reach his mouth and a smaller one to reach the guitar. “I composed this song a long time ago, for something I missed. Consider this the end of your lecture.”

 

He had turned his chair the slightest bit. He started to dance his fingers on the strings, the first few notes being high. He played the high notes for about half a minute before his voice sounded through the microphone.

 

“Sew this up with threads of reason and regret
So I will not forget…I will not forget
How this felt one year six months ago,
I know… I cannot forget

I cannot forget…

 

I'm falling into memories of you and things we used to do.
Follow me there,
A beautiful somewhere
A place that I can share with you”

 

He held the `you' for a moment before only the guitar sounded again. `He looks so sad…a-and, he's looking at me! Kami, he's staring at me…burning me with those eyes.' She gulped. Her eyes couldn't leave his golden stare as she stared at him right back.

 

“I can tell that you don't know me anymore.
It's easy to forget… sometimes we just forget.
And being on this road is anything but sure,
Maybe we'll forget, I hope we don't forget

 

I'm falling into memories of you and things we used to do.
Follow me there,
A beautiful somewhere
A place that I can share with you”

 

When he held the `you' again for a moment and the guitar was by itself, Kagome saw his eyes glaze over. `Did he mean `someone' instead of `something'? Oh…InuYasha, what happened to you?' His intense gaze landed on her again and she felt her breath hitch in her throat.

 

“So many nights, legs tangled tight.
Wrap me up in a dream with you.
Close up these eyes, try not to cry
All that I've got to pull me through, is memories of you
Memories of you…
Memories of you…
Memories of you..

 

I'm falling into memories of you and things we used to do.
Follow me there,
A beautiful somewhere
A place that we can share
Falling into memories of you… and things we used to do…”

 

 

The applause round came soon after. InuYasha cleared his throat. “D-Dismissed.” He rasped out. Everyone stood up and started to leave the auditorium. Hojo stood up and grabbed Kagome's hand. She pulled it back.

 

“G-Go ahead! I'll be right there.”

 

Hojo frowned, but left her. When everyone was out and only InuYasha was left, putting the microphones on the corner of the stage, Kagome wandered over to the edge. He stopped and looked at her.

 

“That was a very beautiful song, you know.” She commented. He gave her a shy smile.

 

“Yeah?”

 

Her brown eyes went up to meet his golden hue. “Yeah.” She extended her hand up to him, getting up n her toes so he could bend down to reach her from his perch on the stage. “My name is Kagome Higurashi.”

 

He grabbed her hand, his hand wrapping around her wrist before he heaved her up. She yelped as her feet left the floor and he set her back down when she was on the stage with him. “InuYasha, though you know that already.”

 

She gaped at him. “H-How you lift me up with one arm?”

 

He shrugged. “I'm strong, Kagome.”

 

“Y-Yeah, but---”

 

“Feh! Stop asking questions. I can lift you up easily…leave it at that.”

 

She nodded, playing with the hem of her long sleeve uniform top. “S-So for who did you write that for?”

 

He stopped putting his guitar in its case before turning around to see her. `You Kagome…I wrote it to release my pain from what you did.' “W-Who said I wrote it for someone?”

 

She shrugged. “It was sad, like you were sad when you wrote it. Heartbroken?”

 

`You have no idea.' He grinned. “Not for a while, not anymore.”

 

Her shoulders fell. “Oh.”

 

“Feh! I-It was a long time ago. Just a way to let go on some of the pain, I guess. It was stupid.”

 

She shook her head. “Nothing `stupid' about it.”

 

He gave her another grin before taking the packed guitar and slinging it over his shoulder. “Give me a hand with that stuff will you?”

 

She nodded and took the messenger bag he gave her. He gave her two folders also. She peeked in to a folder, finding a layout of a building with measurements. “Why do you have drawings in here?” She blurted out before she could stop herself.

 

He turned back to her. “Why are you peeking in my folder?”

 

She flushed. “I-I'm sorry.”

 

His laugh made her gasp softly. “I'm an architect. Well, more or less.”

 

She blinked. “An architect?”

 

He nodded. `Morikami? The Morikami is standing in front of me? Wow…' “I thought your name sounded familiar. Morikami, from Taishou Inc?”

 

He nodded. She grinned. “That's awesome. I-I draw to.”

 

“Come on, you can help me load that crap in my car.” He started to go down the small stairs to reach the floor. She hopped off the stage and followed him. “You draw also?”

 

She nodded. “Yes. I-I'm going to be a fashion designer.”

 

He looked surprised. “That's a hard industry. Are you good?”

 

“Of course I am!” She giggled. “I-I've been drawing for a while. I like it and I've won a few things for it.”

 

He smiled. “I-I'll write you a note or something so you can go back in.”

 

She shook her head. “No need. It's lunch anyway.”

 

He nodded. “Alright.”

 

She followed him two blocks away from the school. He stopped when they reached a black sports car. She raised her eyebrow. “Nice.”

 

He grinned and set he guitar in the back seat. He grabbed the messenger bag and took the folder. “Thank you, Kagome. Y-You need a ride anywhere?”

 

She shook her head. “N-No thank you. B-Bye, InuYasha.”

 

`This is just the beginning, Kagome.' He leaned forward, planted a sweet kiss on her cheek. She gasped, her face reddening. He chuckled. “I'll see you again?”

 

It was more of a question than a statement. Kagome felt herself nod. “I-I'd like that…”

 

“Feh,” His golden eyes softened. “Bye.”

 

She turned around and started to walk away.

 

`Only for you, my beautiful Kagome.'

 

She gasped and whirled around. His golden eyes were intense and solemn as he stared at her. She stared wide-eyed at him before he disappeared in to his car. Starting it up, he left the parking space and drove down the street.

 

`Oh Kami…' Kagome placed a hand over her heart. His name was InuYasha and he had just managed to sweep her off her feet, literally from when he swept her up on the stage.

 

`InuYasha…'

 

Kagome reached up to feel where he had kissed her. `Silver hair and golden eyes…it just had to be me, right?'

 

She grinned as she started to saunter down the street. `InuYasha Morikami…'

 

 

 

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~*Volition~*

 

Kagome mistakenly makes a wish on the jewel after Naraku's death. It forces the well to close and leave her second family behind. Now, InuYasha has waited 500 years to finally see Kagome again, but when he does see her, she is not the 'Kagome' he thought he'd face...

So how does a hanyou convince a miko to love him all over again?

 

One Year, Six Months

Artist: Yellowcard

Album: Ocean Avenue

Year: 2003

 

 

Volition- the act of making a choice or decision; a desire; a wish.

 

 

 

Disclaimer, I do not own InuYasha. All right belong to Rumiko Takahashi.