Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Stronger ❯ The Clock Is Ticking ( Chapter 7 )

Kagome licked her lips as she brought her blade down on the lizard youkai that had attacked the small group looking for jewel shards. He shrieked horribly and she side stepped to avoid the green blood that originated from its mangled body. Flicking her wrist the green blood flew out into the air and the blade was free of its odd discolor. She wrinkled her nose as the smell lifted into the air and bent down to retrieve the jewel shard. It purified at her touch and she turned to look at her still friends. She smiled awkwardly and turned her head to the side so they wouldn’t see her blush.




I'm sadder, but I'm wiser too




Miroku shook his head as he grinned admiringly at Kagome. “ I don’t think I’ll ever get used to see you doing that Lady Kagome. It seems you’ll always be the little naïve girl that was in love with Inu-” he gave a sharp cry when Sango jabbed him in the side. Kagome was looking upward in an attempt to not show any of the tears glinting in her cerulean eyes. Sango gave Kagome a sympathetic look and Shippo looked at his adoptive mother worriedly.




I swore I'd never love again




“ Well I bet that if Kikyo knew how to use a sword she could do it better. Besides, Kagome didn’t even do it right. Swinging her sword as if it’s a bat.” At this Kagome rolled her head back into position and gave Inuyasha the smirk that seemed to appear anytime she talked to him. Putting her hands behind her back and saying mockingly,




I swore my heart would never mend



“ Now Inuyasha, you shouldn’t go and contradict yourself. It’s a bad habit that your going to have to break. And your intelligence needs some help too.” She looked over at the smiling kitsune beside her. “ I’m sure Shippo can help you. He’ll probably be a hard teacher but I’ll ask him to make it easy on you.” She gave the little kitsune a wink before jumping up into the air and then flipping backwards to land on a the flying Kilala who then swooped down to pick up Sango. The youkai exterminator laughed and relaxed as she let the wind blow through her long brown hair. Kagome laughed along with her before saying, “ I sense a jewel shard to the east. Hey that’s not far from the well so I can go home for a while.” The protest from Inuyasha was cut off. “ I wonder why Kikyo didn’t sense it?” The remark was said casually, almost absentmindedly, but it felt like cold water to the undead miko. Kagome set off with Shippo on Miroku and Kikyo on Inuyasha. It was time to go home.




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But then I hear it call my name




Sango climbed off Kilala just before the fire neko turned into her kitten form. She meowed pleasantly before jumping onto Kagome’s head. The girl giggled before turning to the woods. “ The jewel shard is that way. I’m sure you guys can get it without my help. Especially since you have Kikyo,” She said the last part softly before plastering on a painfully cheerful smile. “ Well, I’m on my way. Come on Kilala.” The fire neko opened her eyes into slits before jumping to Kagome’s shoulder. She grinned at the cat before saying her goodbyes to her friends and speeding off, wit her youkai speed, off to the well. When she got there she sighed deeply and looked up into the slowly approaching night sky. The scowl on her face was easily noticeable and she frowned tightly. Then she jumped into the well.



The trouble with love is





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Make your heart believe a lie






She silently crept into her room for she didn’t want her family to know she was there. Kilala jumped in after her and sat in Kagome lap. Kagome in turn stroked her fur softly and leaned back against the wall if her bed.




It's stronger than your pride




“ I don’t think I can do this anymore, Kilala,” she said after a moment. “I always think that maybe I’ll grow to stop but every new day I grow to love him more and more. And I can’t do anything to stop it.” She bit back the tremor in her voice. “ And there’s Kikyo. Kikyo the most powerful miko since Midiroku. Kikyo the most beautiful woman in the lands of Japan.” Dropping her voice to a whisper she said, “ Kikyo Inuyasha’s love.” She pulled Kilala closer to her as tears threatened to break through. Taking slow deep threats to choke down her sobs she laid down on her bed and tucked Kilala into her stomach where the small neko purred reassuringly and snuggled into Kagome’s warmth. They both fell asleep soon after.




The trouble with love is




Morning brought them both the rays of the shining, bright sun and the smell of breakfast being made downstairs. Kagome smiled sleepily and looked at her alarm clock and gasped. “ I’m going to be late! Late!” She hurriedly climbed out of bed, twisted her legs in her blanked, and bumped her head on her floor. Not even inspecting the new bruise she climbed to her feet before running into the bathroom to brush her teeth. “ I’m going to be late Souta,” she said to her brother on her way out of the bathroom. Her little brother stared at her in surprise.




It doesn't care how fast you fall




When did she get here, he thought still looking at her running into her room and shutting the door quite nosily.




And you can't refuse the call




Kagome dived into her closet head first as she looked for her knew school uniform. Kilala watched amusedly from her perch on Kagome’s bed as the girl through clothes out of her closet still looking for her uniform. She let out happy cry as she found the blue sailor outfit and quickly scrambled out of the closet to put it on. The blue skirt was about the same height of her old one and Kagome self consciously pulled it down but it snapped back into place. She frowned as she tied the red scarf on her shirt. She pulled on the white socks and quickly ran down stairs with Kilala following her.




See, you got no say at all




“ Mama,” she yelled as she toppled down the stairs, “ I’m going to be late. Can you French braid me hair?” The woman looked up from her study of the dishes in the sink and wiped the frown off her face and smiled when she saw her only daughter.




Every time I turn around




She pulled up a chair and said, “ Sure, honey. Sit down. If you don’t hurry now you’ll be late for your first day of school.” Kagome sat obediently and Kilala jumped to sit on her lap. The girl petted her absentmindedly. “ You do know where to go, right, Kagome?” She continued at her nod. “ I know this was sudden, Kagome, but your old school threatened to kick you out and I don’t think that would look good on your academic record.” Kagome nodded again and winced slightly when her mother pulled a little to tight. Soon the torturous braiding was over and Kagome grabbed a piece of toast as she ran out the door. Kilala watched her from the window of the kitchen before turning around to get the treat Mama Higurashi was giving her.




I think I've got it all figured out




Kagome jumped onto a building before quickly jumping to another. This way was faster than walking. She looked at the time. Well, running. She increased her speed to almost double of what she had been doing and jumped farther. Her long black braid sailed the wind, moving as if doing a deadly dance. She pulled her backpack straps tighter around her. She delicately sniffed the air and stepped back in surprise. One, no two, no three! Youkai aura’s were on the school grounds. What are youkai doing here? And at my school? She crouched down low trying to sense where it was coming from. Her eyes scanned carefully over the courtyard and tested every aura to make sure they were not youkai’s. Her search led her to a huge tree in where a bunch of kids were milling about. When she was about to check their aura’s also the energies she had been feeling disappeared. She let out a small gasp before trying again. But it was fruitless. Nothing was there. She let out a frustrated whine and pounded her fist on the concrete flooring.




My heart keeps calling' and I keep on fallen'




“ Hn, that’s what you get for not minding your own business.” She turned around at the almost deadly voice and was only greeted with a black blur. Her eyes blinked in confusion before they started to glare at everything it landed on. The squawking birds, the kids in the school yard, the huge clock on a nearby building showing that if she didn’t move now she would be late.




Over and over again




Her eyes widened. “ Eep, I’m going to be late.” And then she dropped down the side of the building. Curious crimson orbs watched her from above.





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Kagome shifted from one foot to the other as the teacher explained who she was to the class. She bit her lip in concentration as the teacher turned to her. “Now, why don’t you introduce yourself to the class, Kagome.” She cocked her head to the side.





The sad story always ends the same




“ Didn’t you already introduce me. I’m sure I heard you call my name before.” The teacher flushed red disembarrassment and the class erupted in laughter. She ducked her head to hide the small smile and the teacher channeled his embarrassment into anger. He glared at her and she just blinked innocently before walking gracefully to the seat appointed to her. It was in the back. She looked at the people around her seat as she sat down. There was a boy, clad in green, behind her that looked ready to kill someone who he thought was bothering him. And then the boy next to her, he also wasn’t in uniform, looked ready to kill someone…and enjoy it. She furrowed her brows in a frown, not afraid to let them see it, before looking out the near-by window. A bird was fluttering outside and Kagome smiled slightly before turning to her head; she completely ignored the teacher up front teaching math. It didn’t really matter to her anyway since she hated the subject. Why anyone invented it she could only guess. Suddenly a face was at the window completely scaring the organs out of her. She held her rapidly beating heart as Kilala’s face disappeared before reappearing again and then disappearing. It came to Kagome’s knowledge that the fire cat youkai was jumping; she giggled at the picture that made. She turned in her seat to face the teacher and raised her hand high. “ Mr. Takashi,” she said politely, “ May I please use the restroom.” The teacher looked at her suspiciously- Kagome rolled her eyes- before nodding a yes and Kagome walked down the aisle almost quickly with her long braid swaying after her.




Me standing' in the pouring' rain




She exited the school building a few minutes after that and looked around the school grounds hoping to find her youkai cat. The cat in question showed up after Kagome turned around a bend. “ What happened, Kilala? Is there a youkai around?” The neko meowed and shook her head no. “ Then what is it?” Kilala ran forward before turning to make sure Kagome was following her. The girl was and when they made it to a secured area Kilala turned into her huge form. Kagome climbed on with a smile and they were off into the sky.





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“ You’re right, Kilala, this is big.” Kagome congratulated the pride filled cat as she stood in front of a huge ball like silver structure. Half of it was embedded in the ground and a small blue flashing light was seen at the side of it. She traced the ball with her hands and felt warmth seep through. She blinked before setting her mouth in a frown and doing it again. The process repeated itself and she kept her hand on the spot that was warmest. She glanced around nervously before calling forth a small ball of energy from her hands and quickly throwing it at the huge ball. She covered her eyes a gust of dirt flew this way and that while Kilala jumped into her arms. When the dust and debris started to vanish she looked up…and not even a dent was seen. She bit her lip and massaged her temples gently with her eyes firmly closed. Today is just one of those aggravating days. The ones where you would just like to kill everyone that you see in sight.




It seems no matter what I do




She lifted her head and then a glint caught her eye. She jumped up onto the top of the ball gave out an aggravated sigh when she saw what had caught her attention. It was a silver keyhole. A really pretty one that you’d most likely see on big French Doors or huge mansions but the problem with this keyhole was…it didn’t have a freaking key. And my life just keeps getting better and better. She let out a string of curses that she unfortunately picked up from Inuyasha before jumping down to the ground below where Kilala was waiting in her big form to take her back to school. “ If I don’t have the key, how am I supposed to open the stupid thing? And when? I can’t just leave it here.”




It tears my heart in two




As she and Kilala flew away obsidian black eyes watched closely. “ Soon Kagome, very soon.” It answered her supposedly unanswered question before turning away with a sweep of its dark blue hair.





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Kagome milled through the hallway gingerly seeing as all the kids seemed to be staring at her, and discreetly either. She hid her smile behind her hand and relaxed slightly as she heard their whispers. She relaxed even more when she realized the kids in this school acted like the kids in her old one. Her locker came into view and a really tall boy was standing beside it opening his own locker. In a few steps she was next to him and opened her door carefully so as not to startle him but it was to no avail as he immediately turned around at the sound of her door creaking open. She smiled at him apologetically before sticking out her hand and introducing herself. It was at this time that she actually got a good look at him. His orange hair was done in a Elvis style and his blue uniform fit perfectly on his tall and muscled body. He was so much taller then her and she had to look up into his dark blue eyes. Ones that were currently staring at her as if she was about to suddenly sprout wings…She thought a little more on that analogy but was interrupted by the boy’s whisper of, “ It’s You.”




The trouble with love is




She blinked at him more then she could count and said, “ What?” By now he had put on a nervous smile and finally extended his hand out to her slightly tired one. His big hands completely covered her small one and she watched him suspiciously before passing off his slip for her always being the “ sick girl.” She put on a bright smile as he introduced himself as, “ Kazuma Kuwabara.” They chatted for a few minutes to which Kagome hoped to pass time and gain a new friend in the process. The fifth period bell rang suddenly and they were cut out of their conversations on cats.




The trouble with love, yeah



With a promise to see each other at lunch both went their own ways unnoticed that a certain female was watching them the whole time.






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