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Well you can call me shlghdorsey and this is my first fanfic story ever so I hope u like it and reviews and advice is welcomed and wanted.
Chapter 1: What it's like to be me
Kags(POV)
Its been a sad day for Inuyasha. First, he fought Naraku but failed to kill him yet again. In the process Kikyo was wounded, and I was unable to save her. Now I have to sit here and watch him like this. In a way I want to be happy because the girl that was between us is gone but I can't. not with him like this.
Inuyasha sits in the grass looking into the sun with a blank expression.
Inu(POV)
I know the others must think I am weak for this. Just sitting here like this, and Kagome, she must be upset considering how much attention I have given to Kikyo over the past few days. I loved her. What am I supposed to do? Pretend I didn't care? Just go on like nothing happened?
Kagome approaches him. "Inuyasha?"
He turns around and looks. His eye's are full of sadness and pain. His ears were drooped and his face was expressionless. "Come and sit with me." She quietly walked over and sat down next to him.
"Inuyasha I wanted to apologize for not being able to save Kikyo…I know how much she meant to you…". He had stopped listening.
"Stop there is no reason for you to apologize".
She continued to say, " But I need to say this…I know how much she meant to you…and it hurts me to see you like this. To see you in such pain and know that I could have prevented it…I couldn't live with myself if I didn't apologize".
Kagome had started to cry.
"Please…don't cry…don't cry for me…I knew it was going to come down to something like this to split us up. I couldn't have done it on my own. She is finally at peace and she cant be harmed by Naraku or anyone else for that matter any more. "I guess in a way I am kind of glad".
Kagome had not expected to hear this when she sat down. In fact she didn't expect to hear anything but silence.
"I am just glad that your going to be ok Inuyasha". She blushed.
"Feh, I'll be fine. I always am."
Kagome was actually glad to hear his rude comment. It was a sign that he was really going to be ok. He was starting to sound like his normal rude self again.
"I know I am gonna be ok as long as you are still here with me."
She looked at him and just laid her head on his shoulder. It was moments like this that Kagome learned to treasure. It was rare that they had time to sit and enjoy the company of each other like this without interruption. Kagome had started to shiver it was after all winter and the snow had begun to fall.
"Lets go inside with the others your starting to shiver and you get sick way too easy".
The snow had stared to come down steady so Inuyasha placed his red robe over Kagome.
"Here…where this…we don't need you getting sick…"
That was his way of saying I don't want you leaving going back to your time because you have caught a cold. She thanked him as the small village came into view. As they approached the little village Kagome could see something headed straight for them. In an instant she knew who it was by the blue bow that stood out against the white snow.
"KAGOME!…It sure took you long enough to come back. That Inuyasha is a stubborn one."
'Shippo…now is not a time to play with Inuyasha he is still kind of upset about Kikyo"
Kagome knew that the whole Kikyo situation was still bothering him when he didn't take the opportunity to hit Shippo after the comment he made about him being stubborn.
"Don't talk about me like I cant hear you." Inuyasha had heard them talking outside the Kaede's house.
"Well sure seems like he is ok…rude like normal"
Kagome walked inside to see Songo and Moroku sitting by the fire but all eyes were on Inuyasha. All of their observing did not go unnoticed.
"WHAT??…you all act like you have never seen a half demon before…quit watching me!!"
"Seems to be just fine if you ask me" said Song.
"Yes", said Moroku, "I must agree with Songo he sounds just fine".
Inuyasha sat in the corner with his usual frown on his face.
"I wanna leave…tomorrow!"
Songo turned and looked at Inuyasha with a look of surprise on her face.
"Are you sure you wanna leave so soon?"
"Never been so sure in my life…and why are you all still looking at me like that?"
"Look Inuyasha, we just want to make sure your ok…that's what friends do for each other".
Inuyasha was starting to get irritated. " I'M FINE!!"
Kagome could sense where this conversation was going so she decided to interrupt.
"Well while were here I need to go back for a few days. I want to see my mom and I need to get some more medical supplies…more food…"
"Fine leave…you got two days…then I am coming after ya".
"Well I don't think its gonna take that long Inuyasha…I'll be back before the sun sets tomorrow."
Song had to agree that one more day of rest would be nice.
"Walk me to the well Inuyasha?"
"Fine…I'll be right back"
He disappears out of the door as Kagome says goodbye to Songo and Moroku. She quickly catches up to Inuyasha.
"I'll only be gone for a day you know."
"Oh yeah??…well you always manage to get into some kind of trouble when your gone."
"I promise…one day….no trouble"
"Yeah sure…whatever…believe it when I see it."
"Lets try to make this goodbye a peaceful one…lets not argue."
"If you gotta go Kagome…can you at least bring back some ramen?"
"Yeah I guess".
The well was now in clear view. Inuyasha had always hated this part. Watching her as she climbed into the well and disappeared to reappear on the other side. "See ya Inuyasha", she said. She was gone.
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"MOM!", she said, "I am home!"
"Welcome back sweet heart, How long are you planning to stay this time?"
"Not to long…actually only today…I gotta go back tomorrow…I need more food, more medical supplies and a good nights sleep would be nice."
"Well I'll go and pick up what you need tomorrow morning"
Kagome thanks her mother and heads straight for her well missed bedroom. She throws herself onto the bed.
Kags(POV)
I am glad to be home I wonder what my friends have been up to while I was gone. I know I am gonna have a load of homework to catch up on. I haven't been keeping up with any of my classes.
Kagome's phone rings. She is sure no one knows she is home but she figures she better hurry up and answer before her grandfather does. Phone calls that come in for Kagome are just another reason for her grandfather to create some new illness.
"Hello?'
"Hey Kagome, you feeling better?"
"Oh hey Yuka…Yeah I feel ok…so what's up?"
"Eri, Ayumi, and myself wanted to know what you were doing tomorrow?"
"Oh nothing…you want to come over?"
"Yeah sure that sounds great!…and Hojo wants to come too…"
"Well I guess that will be ok…fine see you tomorrow."
After speaking with Yuka, Kagome figures she needs to buckle down and get some work done.
"And know…its time to do some homework!"
She sits down at her desk determined to do some home work but falls asleep after about five minutes. She actually stays sleep through the entire night not realizing that she had come home on a Friday…She wakes up in a panic.
"Aw man!…you have got to be kidding me…I am late again"
She rushes to put on her school clothes, runs down stairs and grabs an orange is almost out the front door when…
"Hey sis!…where are you off to so early?"
"Can't talk…late for school"
"School?…but it's Saturday"
She drops her things right where she is standing.
"You can't be serious…you mean to tell me that I rushed down stairs…didn't even bother to take a shower this morning to come down here and find out that today is Saturday?"
"Yup…today is Saturday sis…wow you sure have lost track of time."
For some reason that comment made her unusually upset. She should be allowed to forget once and a while. She is after all human.
"IT ISN'T EASY KEEPING TIME HERE AND ON THE OTHER SIDE TOO YOU KNOW!!"
With that being said, Kagome stormed back upstairs leaving her things and her brother by the front door.
Kags(POV)
I am sure Sota and mom and even Gramps must think it's easy being me. Going and coming as I please. THEY DON'T KNOW A THING ABOUT MY LIFE!…It's a lot harder than it looks.
She changes back into her pajamas and attempts to go back to sleep. She has never found it easy to sleep while being upset.
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"Where is Inuyasha?…He's been gone all day…It's not even close to the time for Kagome to return."
"Ah…my dear Songo…we all know how he is when she is gone…he can't sit still until she is back in his sight."
"I am going to go and look for him"
"Better not…bothering him when Kagome is not around might not be such a good idea. He is never in a good mood when she is gone."
But before Moroku could finish, Songo had already left the hut.
Songo walks towards what looks like a red blob in in the distance. Upon closer inspection she finds that the red blob is Inuyasha sitting up in his favorite tree. He was upset as Moroku had said he would be.
"Inuyasha?…Inuyasha?"
"What KNOW?…this better be important"
"Why don't you come down and come inside…get some sleep?"
"PFF…Please…I don't need sleep"
"Even you…the mighty Inuyasha needs sleep…plus Kagome won't be back until later today anyway."
"look women…If I come down and go inside…will you leave me alone?"
"yeah…I guess…deal"
"FINE!"
He jumps down out of the tree and lands most gracefully only to follow Songo back to Kaede's house with his usual, "Kagome's not here", grimace on his face.
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"I hear movement upstairs", said Kagome's mother. "You all may go upstairs if you like"
Kagome's friends had finally arrived at the house. Kagome had just woken up from her nap and was in a better mood than usual which was perfect timing for her friends. She was not to pleasant about two hours ago. All at once the three of her friends seem to fall through her bedroom door and land directly in front of her.
Eri is the first of the three to speak. "Hey Kagome!…how are you feeling?"
Then Ayumi chimed in saying, "Yeah heard you were in the hospital this time…"
"Really?…well yeah I was." Kagome always found keeping up with the stories her grandfather came up with difficult. He always seemed to manage to create a new one for her that she could not explain.
"Your Granddad said that it was pretty bad…said you had a fever and went into a comma; although I don't remember what he called it. It was something with an M." said Yuka.
Kagome just held her head and sighed. As if Kagome wasn't already discouraged enough by her grandfathers strange selection of ailments; Eri made it much worst when she said
"Have you been studying?…we have a major test coming up…"
"TEST!?!?"
Kagome had begun to slide down out of her chair onto the floor in a state of depression. This last time she was in the feudal era, she found it hard to study. They had come so close to killing Naraku and the whole situation with Kikyo. She found it hard to study for her classes.
Ayumi went on to say, "Heard it was something that helps to determine what high school your going to next year."
"All of you guys have got to help me study. I haven't been doing as much on my own as I should have been."
Ayumi was the first one who agreed to help Kagome study but Yuka was not as willing at first.
"You know even thought your sick all the time…you gotta make some time to study on your own…you'll never make it high school with the rest of us at this rate"
Yuka accidentally let this slip. She hadn't meant for Kagome to hear it.
"You're the second person today that has said something like that to me. About the being sick thing and keeping up. I am doing the best that I can. Trust me when I say you guys have know idea what it's like to be me." "Please just help me?…"
So her friends agreed and for the next four hours Kagome took in all the math, English, and social studies that she possibly could.
"Thanks you guys but I can't take anymore…I think I at least have a chance at passing the exam."
They started packing up their things and got ready to leave. Kagome came to realize that all this time Hojo was no where to be found.
"Hey guys I thought that Hojo was supposed to be coming with you guys"
They all stared to giggle and look at each other. Kagome knew that this couldn't be a good sign. Eri was the first to speak up.
"Hojo is coming….he just didn't come with us."
"Well who is he coming with?"
"Hojo said that he wanted to have some alone time with you"
Kagome just sighed at the thought of her and Hojo having time "ALONE" together.
She was running out of excuses to not see him. She figured that the best thing was to just get ready and to see him. That way he would be satisfied for a while and wouldn't mind so much the next time she blew him off. Kagome tells her friends goodbye and then heads back up stairs to get ready to do whatever it was Hojo wanted to do. Her main concern was to have it done before sun down. She had promised Inuyasha that she would be back by sun down.
"Kagome?…you have a friend here to see you." Her mother had greeted Hojo and taken his gifts for Kagome into the kitchen.
"Ok mom be right down." In order to quickly get whatever this was going to be over with quickly Kagome attempted to run down the stairs, but as usual tripped and would have fallen if Hojo had not been there to catch her.
"You know Kagome you should be more careful"
"Oh…I do that all the time thanks thought"
Hojo could sense that she was kind of in a rush. He was right because after about two seconds of standing there Kagome pulled him by the arm out the front door. After getting into his car Kagome attempted to find out where he was taking her.
"So where are we going tonight?"
"I was able to get some special movie passes for the both of us."
Kags(POV)
OH MAN!… come on…can anything else go wrong tonight?…At least if we stayed here Inuyasha wouldn't have to follow my scent all the way out to the movies. I thought we were going to hang out here for the night. I really hope this doesn't take too long. This is just great….
"Are you ok?…you look a little sick" Hojo had noticed the uneasy look on Kagome's face. The thought of her breaking a promise and a promise made to Inuyasha of all people was giving her a stomach ache.
"No…I am fine…and I'm sure the move will the movie will be great"
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Inu(POV)
It's dark and she isn't back yet. Could she have forgotten?…that Kagome can make me so mad some times. She might be in trouble…I guess I better go and get her.
"THAT'S IT!!…the sun is down and I am going after her!" Realizing that Inuyasha is upset bye Kagome's tardiness, Songo tries to take up for Kagome. She knows how upset she can get when Inuyasha comes to get her and she is caught off guard.
"Maybe she just got held up Inuyasha…" Taking Songo's comment into considerations Inuyasha decides to give Kagome an extra five minutes.
"Ok…that's long enough"
Not being able to wait any longer he plunges into the well head first. Seeing the other side coming into view, he climbs out of the well and opens the doors to see Kagome's house in the distance. He looks up at her window. The lights are off. Is she sleeping? He heads for the closest tree. He sits and he waits.