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I promise I'm not a bad person. My name is Kagome Higurashi. I'm 21 years old, attend Tokyo University which takes my life savings constantly and my family has supported me with since I decided to go into nursing, and I love my morbidly obese cat Buyo. Sometimes, I don't understand how he's still alive, but he somehow manages to amaze me every day.
I had a nice thing going for me. When I was little, my father died, so my mother and brother went to move in with my grandpa. My other half was my only real support. I had to be strong for Mama and Souta. The little squirt didn't understand what happened at the time, so crying in front of them just wasn't acceptable. But I'm not a rock. Houjo was the only one I could truly be myself around.
Houjo, my other half, is technically named H0J-0I4. He's kind of named like a license plate, but as a child, that's hard to remember, so we're allowed to name them, just as long as we get it approved by the government. Thus, Houjo Higurashi was born for my sole purpose. When I was little, right after Dad died, Houjo often resembled him.
Typically, when our government pairs you with an actual human mate, they allow you to know the name. Whether or not you meet them is up to the person, but it often helps with bills. A person's other half can't stray too far from its being. The rumored longest distance a being and his other half had been was said to only be ten miles. It's near suicide to leave them, because you've become so dependent on them. It's almost like your soul breaking away. Anyway, that's what my parents had done to help support Souta and me, just move in together. They were still in love more with their other halves than each other, but they were our true parents first and foremost. No one can replace that.
I grew up normal by our standards. Had my rebellious stage in high school. It's normal for kids around 16 to realize what the other halves are really for. You connect the dots that practically anyone you run into is wedded to theirs, so we attempt to run against the grain and just date anyone we can. This is also how a great deal of the population is formatted. Heaps of young pregnancies. Though, even by being that rebellious, they come to depend on that other half even more, cause 'no one understands them!' Boo-flippin-hoo. So it's just this endless cycle, basically.
I didn't quite get that far though. I dated one boy steadily, Kouga. He was a big family man, just what I liked. He treated me kindly, though I heard that he could be rather brash. I hadn't cared at the time, until I saw him flirting with another girl and that was the end of that. I'm not one to hold grudges though, so I just decided to accept my fate. Now, we still chat from time to time, but he keeps himself pretty busy being head of his clan.
Needless to say, I grew up like anyone else in my society. I wasn't anything special by any means. However, if I was aware of how drastically this was about to change, I'm fairly certain I would have changed majors long ago, just to avoid all of this.
But..
Who am I kidding? No, I wouldn't. I'd do this all over and over again.
As I look up in my jail cell, staring back at Houjo, and his consistent glare, I feel a bit of remorse. Except it's the kind of remorse you feel when you lose a friend. No, the remorse I feel the most is that of even thinking I could even for a second give Inuyasha up.
Inuyasha..
I think I could definitely relive how we even came together at all.
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It was a bright day at Tokyo University. And if by bright, you mean overcast, windy, and looking at any second that it was about to have a blizzard? Then sure, it was the brightest day all that winter!
At least, that's how I felt. I was so giddy, not even the fact that I ran out of my favorite cereal could bring me down.
Today is the first day that the nursing students get to touch a live subject. And this time, it wasn't going to be getting the blood pressure from a pig or something like that. No, this time, it was from another human. And I just couldn't wait.
Looking over mid-skip, I notice Houjo looking pretty ecstatic, as well. He must feel how excited I am, probably excited for me. He always was kind like that. He looked after me, especially after Dad died. I'd go to school and find gifts in my bag that he'd bought while I wasn't looking while we were at the store, or healthy snacks to help me think better. If I ever asked him about it, he simply said he wanted me to do my best. His smile would often mirror mine after he said that.
I tried not to expect anything out of him, especially on important days like this. But Houjo was always dependable. I'd even bet Sango five dollars he at least snuck something in my lunch. She'd never take the bet though, she's way too smart for that. And he's way too predictable. Hm.
Class was within eye-range, and it seemed fitting to jog the rest of the way. I was 10 minutes earlier than usual, but well… I just didn't want to wait any longer. Only about a few meters more to go until I had my first real nursing experience!
BAM.
"Feh. Watch where you're going, wench. You're clumsier than a dog wearing tin foil."
I looked up at the jerk that appeared right in front of me. It was more than obvious where I was going, what did he think he was? To make me fall and then blame me?
No. Today was going to be a good day. Not his fault he's a hot-headed asshole.
"Oh, um, sorry about that. I guess I just let my excitement get the better of me. And do you normally go about calling random strangers wenches? Just curious"
And that's when I actually looked up at him, my books now being back in order. All my life, I had always thought Houjo to be classically handsome. He had short, tussled chocolate hair, with deep brown eyes. Topped with a boy-ish looking face that you almost wanted to pinch. The typical prince charming.
But this stranger, well, he was just down-right attractive. No other way to get around that. He had the most gorgeous silver hair, which might have you thinking, how can you think an old man attractive?! But the piercing golden-amber eyes and that almost daring smirk, added along with the young, curved face. Well, it left no wonders about his age. He definitely wasn't old. Older than me, by maybe a year or two, but not an elder by any means. And then his ears… his ears were like a dogs.
Wait. Like a dogs?!
"Oh you're right, I only call the dumb one's wenches. Now if you'll stop wasting my ti—"
But I couldn't get the thought of his ears out of my mind. I so desperately wanted to know.
"You know, you don't have to be rude. If I do recall, I was going in a straight line, not like you couldn't see me coming. If anything, you ran into me. And I have a name. It's Kagome. Ka-go-me. Not wench. And why do you have dog ears?"
You see, it's not like I had actually planned on asking him. But I was already mid-tangent. You can't stop my verbal vomit sometimes, it's a curse.
But I sure didn't expect him to just dismiss me.
"Listen Miss I'm-going-to-stick-my-nose-in-everyone's-business, I don't have any reason to tell you my life story, so don't think you have any right to try and get to know me. It's bad enough I have to tell some other stupid wench about it today. So just stay out of it… wench"
Oh, that was it. He was surely going to get it. Maybe I could get Houjo to go beat him up or something—no, that wouldn't work, he's too nice. Maybe I could go get Sango to go beat him up!
But before I could fulfill my vengeful plans, he was gone. The stranger and his other half had disappeared in a matter of seconds.
Speaking of time, I was about to run out of it. Luckily, I was kind of a favorite of Myoga-sensei, so it's not like I was really going to get into too much trouble, especially when I tell him the story.
The examination room was nearly full with the students and their other halves, plus the 'patients' and their other halves. But my spot was still open, right between Sango and Shippo.
On top of my work station, and apparently on all the other students', there was a piece of paper lying upside down.
"Okay, to make this as fair as possible, I randomly gave each student a slip of paper with a number on it which is paired with another, and that is your test subject. Today you'll just be drawing blood, getting basic information to try and get to know your patient better, and each patient will be given a symptom and you will have to determine what they have. You have an hour and a half startiiiing- now!"
After Myoga-sensei finished his speech, there was an instant din within the examination room. Students trying to get their papers opened and paired with quickly so as not to waste any time. And I was right there along with them.
97. My pair was with number 97. Now if only I could find the other one. Ah! 97, there they were, this beautiful long black hair woman, with..
Crap. With a tall, attractive, silver-haired asshole.
Maybe that empty bowl of cereal really was a sign on how awful today was going to be.
"Alright, I don't really want you to be my partner, and judging by the look on your face, you don't want to be mine, so… Let's just hope this hour and a half flies by, okay?"
I was hoping that that would be enough to hold him at bay. I should really stop giving this guy the benefit of the doubt.
"Feh, I was right earlier. I am going to have to tell a wench too much information. I was hoping for a more attractive one though." That smirk of his was going to be smacked. Houjo picked that moment to give a discreet cough though, to remind me of my task at hand. He settled one of his hands atop of mine to get me to calm down.
"I'll save that discussion for when we have more time. As for now, may I have your name, your other half's government issued number, and the name you gave her?"
"Inuyasha Takahashi, K-one-K, space, Y-zero- one, and I named her Kikyo." He must have noticed the incredulous look I gave him at what an original name he gave her. Not that I'm one to talk, but he didn't need to know that.
"What?! Who said a three year old had to be creative. And I like the name, so it stuck." At this, he looked at her like I'd never seen anyone look at their other half. Not even my parents. Their looks always consisted of full and unabashed love. His, his was full of trust. It was almost refreshing to see someone that wasn't completely obsessed with their other half. Back to work though.
"Okay, Kikyo, I'm going to scan this instrument and make sure that you're in working condition. I'm going to have to ask if you two are sexually active, and if so, I'll need to take your samples."
It was my first time really asking that, so of course I was going to turn a slight shade of red. As I stated earlier, I'm not a rock. It isn't a question I normally go about asking people, but I will have to get used to it.
"Who would have guessed, the wench is a prude. But no, uh, we are not." The stranger- er- Inuyasha, replied for her with a slight tinge of red upon his cheeks. Talk about opportunity.
"And say, Inuyasha, do you enjoy the submissive type? I have yet to hear Kikyo answer anything for herself."
At this, he seemed to be taken back a bit. He opened his mouth a few times, closed it back up as if he wanted to retort, but nothing seemed smart enough to actually voice out loud. Oh, that's right. Probably nothing he would say would be smart enough. Win.
"Feh, fine. Kikyo, you can answer the girl, Ka-go-me."
I rolled my eyes at his childish behavior. I'll have to ask how old he is in a second, 2 or 20. First thing's first, though.
After the routine check-up upon a other half, I went back to Inuyasha. Now for the 'fun' part.
"Alright, Mr. Takahashi, can you state your age?"
He made that insufferable 'feh' noise again. How redundant.
"Can I? What, now you think I'm not mentally capable? And I'm 23, for your information. What are you scribbling down now?!"
I looked at my notes 'Irritable- high blood pressure.'
"Oh, just writing the information down, sir. May you describe your symptoms to me? What all brought you here today?" See, I was trying to play nice. I'm a good nurse, you know. Him? Not a good patient.
"What brought me here? Let's see, how about I read between the lines, why do I have these freak ears? Let's start out with my father—"
"Inuyasha."
"—who was a general in the government that decided, oh it'd be a great idea to try this risky experiment! He wanted to be a super soldier, and after being injected with this nameless concoction—"
"Inuyasha."
"—he almost died, but didn't. His other half did instead, she went insane. Having no one to depend on, he found my mother, told the government to butt out of his life for ruining his, didn't allow them to see the effects that miserable potion they gave him would have upon a fetus, and they created the beast that I am today. So now I'm another one of the governments play toys and they think they can send me wherever I want, that's why I'm here today."
"Inuyasha. I, uh, I really was just asking about the symptoms. You know, the ones you're supposed to feed me so that I can finish this mock treatment?" Though the story did fulfill my curiosity. Not that I was going to say that out loud. I could barely whisper that last sentence as it was.
Inuyasha just looked stunned for a second. At first I thought he was going to yell at me, call me a liar, try and test and see how cruel I was. But I think he could tell how truly awful I felt for him. No wonder he was such a prick sometimes, I would be too.
"Oh, right. Well, I'm thirsty all the time, not accountable for the diabetes, I've already been diagnosed with that. I have headaches, and it seems my kidney, lips, feet and hands are enlarged. Say, could you… could you not put that story in your symptoms box thing? I'd rather leave that part out. I've only really told about three people that story, I don't really want it getting around." He seemed rather gruff when he said it, but it was more the type of gruff that he wanted you to seem like he was being mean, but really he was just ashamed of it all. Damn my conscience. I can't be mean to him about this.
"I'm not a psychiatrist, so no worries there. I'm going to go ahead and diagnose you with acromegaly. Your pituitary gland is producing an excess of growth hormones. And at this point I'd get a doctor to give you the option of surgery versus medication. And uh, Inuyasha?"
"What do you want?"
He sure does make it hard to be nice to him. "I was just going to say if you needed anyone to talk to, I'd be willing to listen. I know we didn't start off great—"
"Let me just stop you here." He interrupted me as he jumped down off the examination counter. "I've gone my whole life with a handful of friends, and I've managed just well. So, thanks but no thanks. And I would say it's been a blast working with you, but really, it's been more like pulling teeth for me. So hope to never see you again, wench."
With that, he was gone. I went out of my way to try and make a nice gesture for him, and he just shoves me off?
Oh, hell no.
I drop off my chart to Myoga-sensei and dart off after this intolerable asshat. Why? I couldn't tell you. I'm normally the type of person to say my two cents, and if they wouldn't take it, I'd let them take their own path. But with Inuyasha, two cents wasn't enough. I had to keep feeding him, keep getting answers. They seemed to answer my questions well enough, but they didn't sedate me. I wanted, needed more.
Before I was even out the door though, Myoga-sensei called me back. And I couldn't just ignore him, I had to go back.
"Yes, sir, did I do something wrong?" I was fairly certain I'd gotten everything I needed.
"I specifically gave you this interesting case for a reason, Higurashi. How do you know for sure that his diagnoses was correct, given his circumstances?"
Well this made me think a second. What happened to the 'giving everyone a fair shot' schpeal. Proof again that I was his favorite. But…
"Why did you specifically give me his case, sir? And I know the diagnose is correct. With the chance that his blood was somehow manipulated by the special DNA he might have, it does not insinuate that his pituitary gland is not malfunctioned. He might be special in some ways, but his body works just as anyone else's."
Myoga-sensei's eyes had that twinkle in them, that twinkle that shows how proud he is of you for learning some type of moral or something. But I really just wanted to get out of here and ream Inuyasha a new hole.
"That a girl. You may leave now." Yeah, I noticed how he never answered my question, but I was being pressed for time. I can ask again later.
I ran out of the room, Houjo at my heels, but when I came in contact with the hallways, there was no one there. I was behind by only thirty seconds, but this jerk seemed to have as fast feet as he did a mouth.
Damn him.
"Houjo, do you see any sight of him?"
"No, Higurashi, I don't see the male anywhere. Perhaps we should check up on your friend, Taijiya."
Sigh, leave it to Houjo to be proper. There were three different ways in which to follow Inuyasha, but my chances of picking the way he went were slim. So I decided to follow his advice and just forget the boy. He was right anyway, I really hoped I never saw him again either. As much as I did feel bad for him.
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I
just can't take anymore
This life of solitude
I guess that I'm
out the door
And now I'm done with you
