Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Never Ending Dream ❯ Friendship Mending ( Chapter 7 )

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Uh, I hope this update isn't too late…

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Friendship Mending

"Damn, biology is next!" Inuyasha hissed angrily as he pulled his worn biology text book out of his locker. "Whoever invented biology should be hanged!" he muttered under his breath while stuffing his binders and text books into his backpack. "Hey, wen..." Kagome flashed Inuyasha a simmering glare, causing him to clamp his mouth tightly shut. "Hey Kagome, did we have any bio homework?"

"Not that I know of, at least, I hope we don't." Kagome absently replied as she swung her backpack over her shoulders. "Inuyasha, want to be my lab partner today?" she asked, keeping her eyes trained on the contents within her locker. Inuyasha blinked his golden eyes two times, afraid he had heard wrong.

"You're kidding, right?" Inuyasha asked skeptically. "You always pair yourself with that sissy boy."

"I did," Kagome replied, "as in the past tense. Anyway, if you don't want to be my partner, then just say so." she grumbled before slamming her locker tightly shut. Briskly walking towards her fourth period class, she didn't notice Inuyasha falling into step beside her.

"Sure," Inuyasha replied. This time, it was Kagome's turn to blink her eyes in confusion. "The biology lab thingy," Inuyasha reminded his companion with an exasperated sigh. "Your memory sucks. It's even worse than an old lady's. How did you even make it to high school?"

"Hey, don't insult my intelligence." Kagome admonished in a cheerful tone. Before the two even realized it, they were standing before the biology room. "After you," Kagome smiled pleasantly.

"No, no, ladies first," Inuyasha replied as he eyed the classroom with disdain.

"I insist," Kagome hissed through gritted teeth.

"No, I must insist." Inuyasha argued with a boyish grin. He, obviously, was enjoying this. A crowd was beginning to form around them. The other students were impatient to get inside the classroom, though Inuyasha and Kagome didn't know why anyone would want to go in there.

"Move it already!" complained one of the boys.

"Shut up!" retorted Inuyasha, causing his classmate to flinch backwards.

"Just go in." Kagome argued childishly.

"No, you go in!" Inuyasha grumbled back.

"Why don't you both enter at the same time?" Shuichi, who had just arrived at the scene, suggested. "That way, everyone else can enter before the bell rings."

"Whatever," Kagome snapped, surprising her classmates. "Come on Inuyasha, let's go." Before Inuyasha could comprehend what had just taken place, he felt himself being shoved forward. Unable to catch his balance, he toppled face flat onto the ground. Seconds later, he felt a foot crunch into his back, followed by a foot digging into the back of his skull.

Inuyasha quickly jumped up as soon as the weight removed itself from his body. He spotted Kagome grinning wildly, causing his blood to boil. "Damn you!" Inuyasha growled, clenching his fist.

"I insisted and you didn't listen." Kagome replied before settling into her assigned seat and pulling out her textbook, lab notebook, and binder. Throughout the first ten minutes of class, Kagome could feel the dirty looks Inuyasha threw at her every other second. "What a baby," she muttered under her breath.

"Grab a partner and begin dissecting this frog. It will be due at the end of the hour tomorrow. Remember to separate the skin first - in one piece. Then cut along the jaw line and stomach. Separate all the intestines and cut open the brain. Be able to identify all the parts with your partner by the end of tomorrow." the teacher lectured in a monotone voice.

"Come on, Inu-chan, you promised me to be my partner!" Kagome reminded in a sing-song voice, causing Inuyasha to growl low in his throat. "Oh, don't be a spoiled sport. I didn't hurt your feelings now, did I, Inu-chan?"

"Don't call me Inu-chan!" Inuyasha hissed angrily, causing a round of laughter to reverberate throughout the room.

"I'll go get our dissection materials. You go get the preserved frog." Kagome commanded. Before Inuyasha could complain about being ordered around like a slave, Kagome had already disappeared into the thong of students. As she was grabbing the knife and scissors, she caught sight of Shuichi.

Shuichi held Kagome's gaze with his own. He was obviously hurt that she was trying to ignore him, but Kagome couldn't bring herself to talk to him. Averting her gaze, Kagome was going to return to Inuyasha's side when Shuichi grabbed her right shoulder.

"Kagome," he whispered.

Turning her attention to her roommate, Kagome refused to lock eyes with him again. Shuichi opened his mouth to speak when a student accidentally shoved him forward, causing him to tumble onto Kagome. Everything seemed to go in slow motion for Kagome, who had been too surprised to do anything.

First, when she finally found her courage to look at Shuichi, she saw him falling towards her. The next second, Shuichi was on top of her! To make it worst, his lips were on hers! A blush began to form on both the participants faces as they realized their position.

"His lips are so soft," Kagome realized as her face blazed crimson red. Shuichi must have been thinking something along the same lines as well, because his cheeks soon flared a fair red that matched Kagome's. Neither of them moved, whether from shock or something else, no one knew.

Unbeknownst to either, Shuichi's girlfriend was just passing the biology class from her way back from the girl's bathroom when she noticed the commotion. Allowing her curiosity to take control, she took a quick peak. According to Maya, the sight that greeted her would scar her for life. She was both shocked and angered at the disposition of Kagome and Shuichi.

Shocked that such a thing even happened and angered that neither Kagome nor her boyfriend were removing themselves from each other. Before she could demand an explanation, someone else did it for her. "Hey, you two," Inuyasha jeered, "you going to get off one another any time this year?"

If it had been possible, both Kagome and Shuichi's face would have turned a darker shade red. "Sorry," Shuichi mumbled as he lent a hand to help Kagome to her feet. Accepting his offer, Kagome was soon on her feet again. Surprisingly, the biology teacher hadn't even noticed the exchange, for he was too engrossed in his new anatomy book.

Quietly, without drawing any attention, Maya slipped out of the room and back towards her classroom. Her face was soft and angelic as she regained her seat in her Geometry class, but angry and malicious thoughts were running rampant through her mind. "I'm never going to forgive that Higurashi!" she silently promised herself.

After an awkward biology class, where neither Kagome and Shuichi were paying much attention to their frog (causing them to mess up their assignment), they waited until everyone else had filed out of the class. "Inuyasha, go on ahead, I'll catch up with you later." Kagome smiled when she noticed Inuyasha lingering at the doorway.

"Feh, who said I was waiting for you?" Inuyasha asked defensively before disappearing out the door and down the hallway. Releasing a small giggle at Inuyasha's antics, she turned her attention back to Shuichi. This time, neither of them could stop the blush from spreading across their cheeks as they locked gazes.

"Um, sorry about earlier," Shuichi awkwardly apologized. "If you're not busy, do you want to hang out together after school? Of course, we can return to our dormitory to finish our homework first."

"Will your girlfriend be present?" Kagome asked, eluding both Shuichi and herself. "Why did I ask that question?" she berated herself.

"No, she will not." Shuichi replied, much to Kagome's relief. "So, does that sound good with you?" he asked. "I need to find out why she's avoiding me. Maybe we can discuss this topic over dinner." he thought to himself, involuntarily finding himself eyeing his roommate's lips. Realizing that he was staring, he quickly averted his gaze. "Um, let's go. Drama class is about to start."

"Yeah," Kagome lamely agreed.

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Maya was window shopping with some of her friends after finishing her homework. It was right after she had parted with her friends at 6:00 PM that she saw something that caused her blood to boil. Shuichi, her boyfriend, was opening the door for her archenemy, Kagome.

She watched with envy as they both disappeared into a fairly fancy restaurant wearing causal clothing. Deciding she couldn't ignore the obvious attraction between her boyfriend and her archenemy, she marched into the restaurant after them. Ordering a table close enough to theirs, but far away that she was out of sight, she eavesdropped on their conversation.

Throughout the first ten minutes of dinner, they talked and laughed (much to Maya's distaste). Obviously, for whatever reason Kagome was angry at Shuichi before, was forgiven. Twenty minutes later, when Maya could not keep herself concealed any longer while listening to her boyfriend enjoy his time with another girl, she prepared to reveal herself.

"Shuichi - Kagome!" a cheerful voice greeted, causing Maya to plop back into her seat - confidence deflated. "It's great to see you two together again." Krystal smiled, emphasizing the together part while nudging Mari in the ribs. Mari grumbled something unintelligent as she crossed her arms across her chest. She did not look pleased at Kagome and Shuichi's closeness.

"We'll leave you two lovebirds to your own devices. Come on Mari, let's eat somewhere else!" Krystal exclaimed, causing Kagome to quirk an eyebrow.

"You two don't have to leave. You can join us if you want." Kagome offered with the consent of Shuichi.

"That's great!" Mari started, but found herself being dragged out of the restaurant by Krystal.

"No, no, it's too crowded in here already. I prefer spacey area." Krystal replied as they disappeared from their view.

"That was…strange." Kagome whispered. Shuichi absently nodded his head as he gazed around the room. Only a few tables out of the many were occupied. If this was crowded, then he didn't know what Krystal meant by spacey.

After dinner, the duo walked towards the park in companionable silence. Neither noticed the girl trailing behind them, who was trying to get the nerve and voice to call out to them. Maya clenched her fists in anger at her own weakness. "This isn't over yet, Kagome Higurashi. Shuichi is mine and mine alone." she growled to herself before walking towards the opposite direction - to her dormitory. "This will require some planning…"

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By next morning, when Kagome, Shuichi, and Maya arrived at school (it was tense throughout the whole walk), people were congratulating the supposedly new couple. Not surprisingly, the incident that took place in biology yesterday had spread like wildfire among their peers.

Both Kagome and Shuichi blushed as student after student congratulated them. The situation wasn't helped at all by Krystal, who was telling everyone she met how she saw so much love shared between the new couple. When Shuichi turned around to explain the situation to his real girlfriend, he noticed that Maya was no longer with them.

"Congratulations," Inuyasha sneered, knowing he had struck a nerve.

"If I hear the word 'congratulations' one more time, I am going to tear down this school!" Kagome huffed furiously.

"There is nothing going on between us." Shuichi explained.

"We're just friends." Kagome firmly replied. "At least, I hope that's all we are. It would not bode well if I…I…love him. Boss would surely have my head." she thought to herself.

"Sure," Inuyasha dawdled.

"Come on Inu-chan, let's get to class." Kagome hissed as she tugged a struggling Inuyasha after her.

"Don't pull me along as if I'm a dog!" Inuyasha growled. "AND DON'T EVER CALL MY INU-CHAN!" he yelled the last part. As usual, he was ignored as he felt himself being literally dragged into his first period class by the collar of his shirt. Inuyasha's face was turning a pretty blue from the lack of oxygen, but Kagome was too deep in her thoughts to notice his strangled cries.

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TBC

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Finally, done with chapter 7! :)