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Inus lil Miko
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The Kindness of a Stranger
It was a rainy, sullen day. The clouds overcast a shadow that forced the usually bustling city to become slow and dreary. The streets, wet with rain, lied humbly under the sky rocketing towers. The tall, gray, buildings loomed over all, and their powerful appearance would even make the most courageous man shudder at their intensity, height and number. There were a few scattered inhabitants skirting around with umbrellas to their destinations. Even the umbrellas were slick black only adding to the somber ambiance.
It was this day that the dripping wet Kagome found herself missing her bus to school.
'Crap, why today?' was all that the poor, weary girl thought as she ran frantic through the empty streets. Glancing at her watch, she decided she needed to pick up her already rapid pace.
'Almost there...' she thought, almost relieved. She splashed through seemly endless hidden puddles, and ran though the gusts of wind and rain. She was racing to her High School, where on that same day they were holding their final exams.
Kagome was a very serious and dedicated student, never failing a test or quiz. Nominated valedictorian in her class, she was easily voted 'most likely to succeed'. Why then is she so late to the most important test in her life? Kagome, ever studious, stayed up all night long cramming. So, the physically exhausted young woman did not hear the crucial wake up alarm the next morning. So what if she's late, right? Wrong. This high school is extremely disciplinary and has a nasty habit of locking all of its outside doors the very minute exams begin, to avoid cheating. So our feeble Kagome was distraught, and rightfully so.
Kagome rounded the final corner leading up to the doors of the school. Smiling weakly, she quickly glanced back at her watch, "Oh, no... about one minute left!" She knew her watch was exact. Picking up her speed once more, Kagome mustered all of her strength into one last final sprint.
'Even if I make it, I'm going to be too tired to take the exam,' she mused. She finally reached the steps, '40 seconds left!' Halfway up the stairs, 30 seconds. She tripped on the last step, falling and badly scraping her knee. 'Need to keep going...' A very determined girl indeed. 10 seconds.
"Oh No, Wait!" Kagome gasped as she saw a man jangling keys into the lock of the door. She slammed onto the now locked door, and again looked from her watch to the man with desperate eyes, "I have 5 seconds left!" she nearly cried with frustration. The janitorial looking man just stood confused as a frustrated Kagome franticly pointed to her watch. The man then smiled in what appeared to be understanding. He then gave her the thumbs up, a large grin, and simply walked away.
Kagome stared dumbstruck. Her watch began beeping a continuous alarm. The tests have begun. Was this really happening?
After some time, she slowly turned from the glass door. Walked out to the school steps, eyes downcast, sat down, knees to her chest, and began to cry. She cried over the missed exams, the hours of preparing, her exhaustion, and her scraped knee.
"Oi," a voice rang out, Kagome was too upset to notice. "Oi!" it rang out again, louder then before. She glanced up from the ground and found herself staring into a pair of golden eyes. She jumped back at the unexpected sight, while staring questionably at a tall handsome stranger, with long flowing silver hair, tan skin, and the most beautiful, breathtaking, golden eyes she has ever seen. He was wearing a red, long sleeve tee, with tight black jeans. 'Handsome' was the first thing that popped into Kagome's mind. Noticing her staring, the man raised an eyebrow at her, tilting his head slightly. Kagome realized she was rudely eyeballing him and shook off her daze and wiped her tear stricken face.
"Can I help you?" she asked politely.
"No," he returned, "but I can help you," he stretched out his hand offering her the umbrella that was keeping himself dry. It was a brilliant red color with a cute little snow-white puppy dog on top.
'Cute and gentlemanly' Kagome smiled, "No I can't possibly..."
"Take it," the man handed it roughly to her and started to walk away, already becoming damp from the downpour.
"Wait!" Kagome started to get up after him. While trying to stand, pain shot through her knee and forced her back to the ground with a cry. The man suddenly turned around at the noise, his eyes widened at the sight of her knee.
"You okay?" he bent down to examine her wound more closely.
"I'll be fine, I was running to get to school, but I slipped a little..." Kagome tried to pull off her most reassuring smile, but it shortly turned into a grimace as the man examined it."A little?" he asked, seeming to disagree, "I think you might need stitches, come on," He gave her his hand and helped her up, "Can you walk?" He wrapped his arm around Kagome's waist, as she held onto his shoulders with her arm, the umbrella in her other hand.
"Where are we going?" she asked alarmed.
"To the hospital."
"But I just met you!"
"Does that matter right now? You need to get that looked at." he was right, even though he did say it a little on the harsh side. 'I guess it's okay,' Kagome thought, trying to reassure herself. They both started to hobble up the street, arms locked, to the nearest hospital, not saying a word.
Kagome felt strangely better in the strangers arms. She felt that he would protect her, keep her safe and take care of her. She felt as if she knew him from long long ago, in some land she's only ever dreamed about. She felt all this, and didn't even know his name! 'Kagome, your ridiculous,' she reprimanded herself.
"Um... excuse me..." the silence broke, "If you don't mind me asking, what's your name?"
"Inuyasha," he stated flatly.
'Odd name,' Kagome thought.
"It's Japanese for Dog-demon," Inuyasha said noticing the quizzical look on her face.
'Those eyes,' Kagome contemplated, 'are they real? And that hair...' Some time passed before Inuyasha spoke, "What's yours?"
Kagome was to deep in a trance to hear the question, "Sorry, what?"
"Your name! Or would you have me just call you 'Limpy' the entire time?"
"Well, excuse me, 'Dog-demon,' you don't need to be rude!"
"I'm the one who's helping you out here!"
"Did I ask for it!" Kagome let go of his shoulders in a huff, but as soon as she did, she fell to the gravel with a thud. "Itai..." Kagome winced in pain.
Inuyasha sighed with frustration, "Look, let me just get you to the doctor, then you don't have to ever see me again." She looked up at him with a mix of thankfulness and disdain. He once again offered his hand, which she took skeptically. She noticed how rough and calloused his hands felt an immediate contrast to her soft and supple ones. They once again interlocked for Kagome's support and continued on their journey.
"Kagome."
Inuyasha blinked at her, "What?"
"My names, Kagome." she said finally calming down. She could've sworn she saw a slight smile dance across his face. 'He's still very good looking...'