This is a story my friend wrote. She asked me to post it, so here it is.
Disclaimer: Neither one of us owns InuYasha. Rumiko Takahashi does.
Chapter One:
BEEEEP!BEEEEP! "Come on, Kagome. We're gonna be late!" came a call
from
outside the Higurashi Shrine. Inuyasha sat in his silver convertible
while
impatiently waiting for the said girl. Kagome Higurashi came running
down
the steps, waving goodbye to her family before jumping into the
passenger
side. She was sixteen, had long, raven-black hair, and warm chocolate
brown
eyes. She was wearing blue, jean shorts, a thin strapped, white tank
top,
and a green, plaid over shirt which she left unbuttoned. She tossed her
brown, leather backpack into the back seat and buckled her seatbelt as
Inuyasha peeled out of the driveway. He had long, silver hair which he
never
kept in a ponytail, dog ears at the top of his head, and gold eyes that
intimidated just about everyone except Kagome and his other close
friends,
Sango and Miroku. He wore baggy mechanics jeans with silver chains at
the
sides and a black shirt that said 'It's only funny until someone gets
hurt...then it's hilarious'.
Their small group of four had been together throughout eighth grade and
into
junior year of high school. But Kagome and Inuyasha had been best
friends
since kindergarten. Inuyasha had been labeled as an outcast because he
was a
hanyou, a half-demon. He never really fit in with anybody, and the
other
kids made sure he never did. Until that day when Kagome stuck up for
him in
front of the entire playground. They had been close ever since, and the
rest
didn't mind that they also had the name of outcasts, that meant less
people
to bother them.
"Thanks for picking me up, Inuyasha. My stupid car broke down again,"
Kagome
said as they pulled up to the school parking lot. He parked in the back
row
and reached for their packs.
"No prob, I still say you should burn the damn thing. You've got enough
got
to buy another car and still go to college." he said, climbing out of
the
car.
"I've been thinking about it." she said thoughtfully, as she took her
backpack from her friend. They headed towards their lockers which were
coincidentally, right next to each other. Even more strange, they had
all
the same classes. But they weren't about to question it. Kagome closed
the
door to her locker and leaned against the wall.
"So, what are you doing this weekend?" she asked. Inuyasha shrugged.
"I dunno. Somethin' will probably come up, just don't know what yet."
Five
minutes before the final bell, and the two headed towards the English
hall.
Suddenly the door's burst open.
"KAGOME! WHERE THE HECK WERE YOU?" came a voice from the figure inside
the
door.
"Huh?" Kagome asked, turning around. There stood Sango, eyes burning
with
anger as she stomped towards her friend, Miroku following close behind.
She
was wearing tan capries and a black t-shirt. Her hair was also black
and
pulled into a loose ponytail. Miroku had short black hair that was in a
small ponytail, and was wearing black jeans with silver chains and a
white
t-shirt.
"Oh, hey Sango. What's up?" Kagome asked nervously, not sure why her
friend's wrath was pointed in her direction.
"Don't what's up me! Where the heck were you this morning?" Sango
cried.
"What are talking abou..." Kagome paled suddenly, she started mumbling
softly. "Oh no, I knew I forgot something this morning." Inuyasha tried
to
hold in his laughter.
"That's right you forgot something! I had to hitch a ride with the
hentai
over here. Do you know what kind of cruel and unusual punishment that
is!"
"Your words hurt me deeply, my dear Sango," Miroku said, faking a hurt
look.
"I'm really sorry, Sango. I totally forgot. My car broke down again and
I
had to ask Inuyasha for a ride, I totally forgot about picking you up.
Don't
kill me!" Kagome yelled, hiding in fear behind Inuyasha. Sango calmed
down
instantly, and smiled at her cowering friend.
"Who said anything about killing you, Kag," she said sweetly. Kagome
sighed
and relief and stepped out from her sanctuary. "I just want to maim
you!"
Sango continued, preparing to strangle her neck.
"No!" Kagome shrieked as she sprinted down the hall, trying
desperately to
loose the hysterical girl. Inuyasha and Miroku burst out laughing as
the two
girls came flying back in their direction. Kagome rushed back to her
safe
spot behind Inuyasha crying 'save me, save me, save me'. Miroku grabbed
Sango by the arms and dragged her to their first period, which was
Calculus,
(A/N: Damn smart people) while Inuyasha and Kagome walked to their
English
Lit. class. She was relieved by the fact that they didn't see Sango
again
that day until fifth period, lunch, and then there would be too many
witnesses for a murder.
By fourth period, they were sitting in the Chemistry lab, trying hard
to
listen to the speech the professor was giving. He started talking about
labs
that would require partners, but soon they lost interest. Kagome was
staring
out the window when she felt something hit the side of her hand, it was
a
note:
Hey Kagome;
We gonna be partners again this year?
Inuyasha
She quickly scribbled down a reply and waited for the teacher to turn
his
back before flicking to his side of the table.
Inuyasha;
Yeah, if you want! Just don't explode anything this time, I'm still
trying
to get that green stuff out of my jeans!
Kagome
Inuyasha smirked and folded the note. The bell rang and the students
rushed
out of the room, leaving Kagome and Inuyasha in the dust. They took
their
time collecting their things and walking out the door down to the
cafeteria.
Kagome was still afraid that Sango was holding a grudge, but she
appeared to
have forgotten it, so death had decided to not pay her a visit that
afternoon. Well, almost, Sango did kick her under the table a few
times, but
other than that she had been forgiven. Lunch period ended quickly and
soon
PE rolled around, the last period of the day. That was one of the few
classes the four of them had together. Unfortunately they had the worse
course, swimming. Kagome and Sango didn't mind it so much, since they
were
on the school diving team, but lap swim and diving were two totally
different things. Inuyasha had red swim trunks and pulled his hair back
to
keep it out of his face. Miroku had black swim trunks. Sango wore the
school
water polo which was a blue two piece, the top being like a small tank
top
instead of a bikini top. Kagome wore the top of the school suit and
matching
board shorts with 'surfer girl' printed on the right side.
They had each swam their daily twenty laps, lap swim was a total blow
off
class, they hardly were even payed attention to. Sophomores were
required to
take swimming lessons, so they required more of the coach's time. The
lap
swim was made up of seven juniors and two seniors, three of them being
on
the swim team. Now that they were finished, they could spend time
goofing
off. Kagome and Sango practiced diving off the two diving boards while
Inuyasha and Miroku watched, occasionally doing flips and dives of
their
own. Sango was good, Inuyasha noticed, but Kagome was better. She was
more
flexible and was able to make the hardest moves seem natural, but she
was
very modest about it.
They had a dive meet almost every Saturday, and Inuyasha and Miroku
were
always there for support. Besides, they like to see their best friends
kick
other kids' butts from the prep schools whose only real talent getting
money
from their parents.
Finally the bell rang, Inuyasha and Miroku waited outside the locker
room
for the girls, Inuyasha making sure Miroku didn't get too close to the
door.
He never understood why Miroku was always being a pervert when he had a
perfectly good girlfriend like Sango. He new he liked her, heck he
might
even love her, but he didn't always make the best impression.
Kagome and Sango walked out of the locker a few minutes later and
headed
towards the parking lot. Sango left with Miroku, while Inuyasha drove
Kagome
to her house. He liked her family, they were very kind to him and
treated
him like a son since he was over there practically every day. Souta,
Kagome's little brother idolized the half-demon always saying that he
wanted
to be just like him when he went to high school. Mr. Higurashi,
Kagome's
grandfather was a little hard to please at times because he didn't
trust
most demons, but after a stern lecture from Kagome, he accepted
Inuyasha.
Mrs. Higurashi was a very happy woman, and very kind to both her
children.
Her husband had died in a car accident years ago, so they had all moved
into
the shrine with Mr. Higurashi. All in all, they were a very nice
family,
accept for one little problem. Inuyasha looked over at Kagome and saw
that
she was looking down at her hands which were folded in her lap, and she
was
very quiet.
"What's going on your family tonight?" he asked softly. Kagome sighed.
"He's coming for dinner and staying the night. He'll take Souta with
him for
the weekend after school tomorrow." she said. Inuyasha stared hard at
the
road. Mrs. Higurashi had once gotten involved with a man named Naraku
when
they were middle school. He had been very polite and seemed to love
Mrs.
Higurashi very much, they even got married a couple years later. The
family
had agreed that it would be better for Souta if he had a true father
figure,
so he adopted him when Kagome and Inuyasha were freshman in high
school,
Kagome was old enough to be fine with a step father. Then things
started to
change. Naraku started to take up drinking and he began talking down to
Kagome's mom and grandfather. It wasn't long before he started to treat
Kagome the same way, he was getting dangerous, violent. One night
Inuyasha
had come over to study for a history test with Kagome and Naraku had
entered
extremely drunk, and almost slapped Kagome across the face, but
Inuyasha
wouldn't let him. Mrs. Higurashi was horrified and divorced Naraku the
next
day. Unfortunately, Naraku cleaned up well, claiming to be very sorry
for
his actions, and still had joint custody over Souta. Every so often
Naraku
would come over to take Souta to his house for a weekend and would
sometimes
spend the night. Inuyasha snapped out of his thoughts as he pulled into
the
driveway of the shrine. He looked at Kagome.
"Go get your stuff," he said firmly but gently. Kagome sighed.
"Inuya-" she began but he grabbed her shoulder.
"Kag, we've been over this a thousand times. I don't want you in the
same
house as that guy. I don't trust him at all, and neither does anyone
else.
You're staying with me tonight, and your mother agrees. I'm not going to
let
him try to hurt you again. So go get your stuff." Kagome looked in his
eyes,
smiled softly, and gave him a hug.
"Thanks, Inu."
"Come on, kid. You know I care about you." he said. Kagome smiled and
left
to go pack her small duffle bag. He watched her disappear into the
house,
then sighed as he leaned back in the seat.
"If only you knew how much..." he whispered
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