Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Never Ending Dream ❯ Missed Calls and Some Crisis ( Chapter 5 )

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Missed Calls and Some Crisis

"…please leave a message after the beep," the answering machine stated in a monotone voice after several shrill rings, "beep." A masculine voice sighed in exasperation before recording his message.

"Hello Kiwi-sama, this is Agent Mango reporting the latest statistics. I report that the spider has not arrived, but his companions have. Be on high alert, the wind and the mirror are deadly and closing in for attack." Agent Mango reportedly announced before hanging up.

The empty dormitory was barely silent for three seconds before the phone rang once again. As before, the answering machine kicked into action.

"Hello, Kagome, why aren't you picking up the phone? This is your mother and you are in big trouble, young lady. I thought I told you to call me once you settled in. Okay, don't forget to call me back, dear. Click," Mrs. Higurashi scolded before abruptly slamming the phone back onto its cradle.

"…beep," the answering machine repeated the same line once again when no one answered the phone.

"Kagome, I hope you have settled into your new life and surroundings. Not that I find joy in your misery, but I will be sending Spinach over. I hope that you two will take this time to improve your relationship. I know you are fully capable of taking care of everything, but as the saying goes, two heads are better than one." a calm, masculine voice informed in a regal manner. "Both of you will be punished accordingly if I hear otherwise."

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"Shuichi-kun, I'm so happy we're together again." Maya whispered as she elegantly took a bite from her sushi roll. "I've been so lonely at this school. As you know, I'm really shy. I don't know how to make friends." Maya added in a timid voice while giving her boyfriend a sweet smile.

"You haven't changed a bit, Maya." Shuichi informed Maya, who began to blush a deep red under his intense gaze. "But we'll be spending a lot of time together, now that we have found each other. I'm not going to lose you like last time." Shuichi promised in a serious tone.

"Me too," Maya agreed as she gently wiped her lips with a spare napkin. "We might even be able to study together." she whispered excitedly as she locked her brown eyes with Shuichi's emerald ones.

Shuichi nodded his head as Maya continued to talk about homework and studies. "I have this distant feeling that I'm forgetting something…very important." Shuichi thought to himself while racking his brains for the answer.

"Hey, Shuichi, where is your dormitory?" Maya suddenly asked as a crimson blush spread like wildfire across her pale cheeks. "I mean, it's not that I'm going to barge in at the middle of the night…"

"Dormitory…Kagome," Shuichi murmured before quickly standing up.

"Shuichi-kun, I didn't mean to offend you or pry into your private life. I just…" Maya rambled on, startled by Shuichi's actions. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want too." Maya quickly added.

"Sorry Maya, it's not that." Shuichi replied without looking at his girlfriend while quickly paying the bills. "I forgot to do something very important. I'll make this up to you another time. Forgive me, Maya, for cutting our reunion short." Shuichi rushed an apology before running out of the sushi bar.

"Wait…Shuichi," Maya called softly, barely above a whisper. "Don't leave me again." Shuichi didn't hear Maya's whispered plea as he ran through the downpour towards the school.

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"Hey, don't get the floor wet!" Inuyasha growled, but it lost its usual edge when Kagome gave him a crossed-eyed glare. Taking a quick glance at her own dripping wet form, Kagome noticed that her white shirt was nearly transparent after running through the downpour. Kagome crossed her arms across her chest in a protective manner and clenched her teeth.

"Don't stand there, you pervert!" Kagome hissed through chattering teeth. "Get me something to wear! And just for your information, your dripping wet too." snorted Kagome before storming into the kitchen. Inuyasha huffed indignantly before stalking into his room to retrieve some dry clothes.

"Here," Inuyasha growled, shoving a towel, his boxer, and his shirt towards Kagome. Grabbing the dry clothing with her left hand, she muttered a small 'thank you'. "Troublesome wench," Inuyasha muttered under his breath.

"Where's the bathroom?" Kagome asked in irritation. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow in confusion at Kagome's huffy attitude after peeling his wet shirt over his body. "What? Do you plan for me to strip naked in front of you?" Kagome growled.

"Look wench, this is MY dormitory. What's wrong with you?" Inuyasha demanded while jabbing his thumb towards the bathroom. Kagome bit her tongue from lashing back as she stomped into the bathroom to change.

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"Maybe she returned to our dormitory," Shuichi murmured to himself after searching the school. Ignoring the fact that he'd probably catch pneumonia by running back and forth through a downpour, Shuichi quickly ran back towards his dormitory.

"Don't you just love the rain?" Krystal sighed happily while clutching her umbrella tightly to her body. "It brings me such a sense of peace…definitely a great time for match making."

"S-speak for yourself!" Mari growled as she tried to squeeze the water out of her hair (only to get soaked again - it's still pouring cats and dogs). "I-I d-don't have an umbrella!" Mari bit out in an annoyed tone. "Also, I absolutely HATE rainy…"

"Hey, isn't that Shuichi?" Krystal asked when a red-head ran pass them with speed that could break the world records.

"I think so…" Mari muttered, forgetting her drenched form for the moment.

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"Stupid good-for-nothing girl," Inuyasha hissed under his breath, before a hand connected with his skull. "Damn it, girl, have some gratitude!" Inuyasha growled as he rubbed his bruising head.

"I have a name, idiot." Kagome huffed as she seated herself on the couch opposite of Inuyasha.

"Well, I don't see you using my name, KAG-OM-E!" Inuyasha snorted with a satisfied smirk on his lips. "At least, I wasn't just dumped by my boyfriend." Inuyasha added as an afterthought.

"It's Ka-go-me." Kagome corrected. "And Inuyasha, I didn't know you had a boyfriend." Kagome laughed, purposely making it grating to the ears. "Is Kouga your supposed boyfriend?"

"Well, it doesn't surprise me that he doesn't like you, after all, you're disgusting." Inuyasha informed Kagome. "Wearing my gorgeous clothes only accentuates your ugliness."

"Listen here, mutt." Kagome growled, eyes flashing a dangerous, stormy blue.

"Who are you calling a mutt, miss I-am-so-ugly-that-Mr.-sissy-boy-disowned-me?" Inuyasha retorted. Taking a cautious, small half-step back, Inuyasha gulped. Kagome had her hands clenched tightly into fists, causing her knuckles to turn a translucent white.

"Inuyasha," Kagome whispered in a cold voice, her lips set in a thin, straight line.

"Y-Yes," Inuyasha asked, mentally berating himself for stuttering. "What do you want wench?" Inuyasha demanded warily.

"How about making us a cup of hot chocolate?" Kagome asked, relaxing considerably. Inuyasha nodded his head dumbly as he slowly ambled towards the kitchen, keeping one eye on Kagome. "Quit staring at me, I'm not going to attack you." Kagome smiled. "At least, not when your back is to me."

"Who's staring?" Inuyasha demanded as he took out two cups from the cupboard.

"Here, I'll make the hot chocolate." Kagome stated as she shoved Inuyasha back onto the couch.

"What's wrong with you?" Inuyasha muttered as Kagome made the hot chocolate in record time.

"You're going to slow," Kagome answered in an isn't-it-obvious tone. While handing Inuyasha his cup of hot chocolate, Kagome's thumb grazed the surface of the drink. "Not bad," Inuyasha muttered as he quickly downed the whole drink.

"I'm glad you like it," Kagome smiled cheerfully before taking a small sip of her own drink.

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"Kagome, are you here?" Shuichi asked as he flicked on the lights. Running his hand through his dripping wet, red locks, Shuichi checked their bedroom. Empty. "Kagome, are you here?" Shuichi asked as he walked into the kitchen. His eyes quickly landed on the phone which was flashing with new messages.

"You have three new messages." the phone announced in a monotone voice.

"Maybe one of them is from Kagome." Shuichi murmured to himself as he quickly listened to the first one.

"Hello Kiwi-sama, this is Agent Mango reporting the latest statistics. I report that the spider has not arrived, but his companions have. Be on high alert, the wind and the mirror are deadly and closing in for attack."

"What?" Shuichi asked in confusion. "Who's Kiwi-sama and Agent Mango? What's with the spiders and his companions? Last of all, how is the wind and mirror deadly and closing in for attack?" Shuichi murmured to himself as he clicked the delete button. "This must have been a prank call."

"Hello, Kagome, why aren't you picking up the phone? This is your mother and you are in big trouble, young lady. I thought I told you to call me once you settled in. Okay, don't forget to call me back, dear."

Shuichi quickly clicked the next button. "Kagome will want to hear this later on," he murmured to himself.

"Kagome, I hope you have settled into your new life and surroundings. Not that I find joy in your misery, but I will be sending Spinach over. I hope that you two will take this time to improve your relationship. I know you are fully capable of taking care of the situation, but as the saying goes, two heads are better than one. Both of you will be punished accordingly if I hear otherwise."

"Does Kagome hate spinach?" Shuichi asked. "Improve your relationship…what does that mean? How can Kagome improve her relationship with…Spinach? It must be another prank call." Shuichi murmured to himself. "People these days… Both of you will be punished…how can you punish spinach?"

"End of final message." the answering machine promptly announced.

"Kagome, where are you?" Shuichi murmured again before his eyes fell on the set of keys next to the phone. "Kagome," Shuichi whispered when he realized that the keys belonged to his roommate. Quickly grabbing both sets of keys, Shuichi quickly rushed out of the dormitory.

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Knock.

Knock.

"I'll get it," Kagome muttered as she swung the door open. "K-Kouga-kun," Kagome muttered as a wide grin spread over Kouga's features.

"Hey, my woman," Kouga greeted, "where you looking for me?" Kagome plastered on a fake smile but shook her head. Kouga's face faulted before he noticed Kagome's attire. "Did that mutt do something to you?" Kouga demanded.

"No," Kagome replied as she stepped aside to allow Kouga entrance to his own dormitory. "I'm locked out of my dormitory so Inuyasha offered for me to stay here. My clothes were wet, so I borrowed some from him."

"Why don't you borrow my clothes?" Kouga suggested, wrapping his arms around Kagome's waist.

"These are fine," Kagome replied, wiggling out of Kouga's grasp. "Eew, you got me all wet." Kagome growled while Kouga just smirked.

"You would look better in my…" Kouga trailed off when Inuyasha suddenly gasped. "What's wrong, mutt?" Kouga demanded when Inuyasha suddenly dropped to his knees while clutching his heart.

"I…" Inuyasha trailed off when his eyelids fluttered shut.

Crash.

"Kouga, get him to the nurse." Kagome quickly suggested, pushing Kouga towards Inuyasha.

"Anything for you, my love," Kouga smiled, hefting Inuyasha onto his back. Kagome made a gagging face before following Kouga to the nurses' office. "At least it stopped raining." Kouga muttered.

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"How is the mutt…I mean Inuyasha?" Kouga asked as Kagome calmly took a sip of her green herb tea.

"He'll be fine," one of the nurses replied. "All he needs is some rest. Though, it was pretty weird." she mused.

"What's weird?" Kagome asked, without much interest.

"Inuyasha was poisoned. But I have never encountered something quite like this in my whole life. It's not harmful, but it will keep him in bed for the next week." the nurse replied. Kouga looked slightly startled.

"He was…poisoned?" Kouga asked in slight awe.

"Poor Inu," Kagome sighed as she took another sip of her tea.

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TBC

I have no clue when I'll be able to update again, since school's starting (pout). While waiting, maybe you can try these questions for fun….

1. What is the meaning of the first message?

2. What does Kiwi, Agent Mango, spider, wind, and mirror refer to?

3. What is the meaning of the third message?

4. What does Spinach refer to?

5. How did Inuyasha get poisoned?