Kagome smiled gently, feeling better about the whole thing between her and her cousin and her friends. Silently, she sat on her seat in Science, rummaging through her bag fro her things. She tied up her hair when Jimi entered the class and made his way over to her. Rhydian noticed this as soon as he walked in and growled slightly with jealousy.
"Hey." The Chinese boy greeted.
"Oh, hey, Jimi!" Kagome looked up and smiled at him. She moved a strand of hair behind her ear. "Thanks for letting me play yesterday."
"No problem." Jimi smirked down at her. Shannon watched small exchange, becoming a bit overprotective as she stalked over, Maddy, Tom Jana and Rhydian following her closely.
"Oi, you. Jimi, leave her alone." Shannon demanded, folding her arms. The two asians looked up to see the group standing there.
"Be nice, Shannon. Honestly." Kagome snapped. "Jimi here is a nice guy, leave him alone." She crossed her arms, sending a glare to match with Shannon's.
"Oh, really? Does he know you're obsessed with the monster on the moors?" Shannon asked. Jimi's friendly demeanour disappeared and he became hostile, looking at Kagome in disgust.
"Really? You believe in that stuff? What kind of psychotic weirdo are you? I'm outta here." Jimi turned and made his way away from her. Kagome's glare on Shannon strengthened and she could feel her chest tighten.
"Nice! I made a new friend but you destroyed this by telling him about me." She hissed angrily. Shannon reached over to hold onto her shoulder when Kagome slapped her hand away. "Don't even try." Shannon removed her hand, looking a bit rejected before her expression melted into one of determination.
"He's a bad guy! He's the worst here!" Shannon exclaimed.
"Yeah, thanks for messing up my life, Shannon." Kagome didn't believe her and turned away, glaring down the front. Shannon huffed and walked to her seat. Rhydian frowned and took his seat next to Kagome.
"Hey," He greeted, earning the cold shoulder from the small female. "You can't still be mad at me, can you? I'm sorry."
"Yes, I am. And 'sorry' won't cut it." Kagome said, her voice strained.
"Listen, I'm sorry but I'm trying to help y-"
"You don't know how you can help, Rhydian!" Kagome growled angrily at him, quiet enough so only they could hear. Maddy listened closely to their conversation. "It's all I've done the past few years! All my beliefs, and you're just telling me to throw them away! Well, I got news for you!" Kagome glared harshly, her face right in front of his. He unconsciously smelt the air and he took in her scent. Rhydian couldn't help it. It was surprisingly pleasant. And He liked it, which confused him. He snapped out of his daze when Kagome continued. "You don't control me or what I do. So, if you would kindly stop telling me what to do I might consider accepting your apology!" And with that, she turned back around to face the front, fuming. Rhydian felt hurt. He wasn't sure why but he felt as if his heart just broke. He sighed and rested his head on his arms, staring blankly at the front.
"Well," Jana sighed. "Looks like we're trying it my way."
Once it was break, Jana planned her attack. The hallways were empty once again and Jana pushed past her friends, walking over to Kagome who was standing, leaning against the lockers. She slammed her hands on each side of her head, making no room for escape. Kagome stared at her, unfazed and irritated. The others hurried over.
"Jana, stop-" Maddy tried to say but was cut off.
"Stop being an idiot and forget the monster of the moors." Jana snapped. Kagome looked bored as she continued. "Or else you won't survive long in this school. People will catch on and yo-"
"Are you trying to scare me? Because that's not going to work. And I've seen worse." And with a forceful shove, she pushed Jana away and against the wall on the other side. Shannon, Maddy, Tom and Rhydian stopped where they were, surprised at what was happening right in front of them. "I choose what I want to do, Jana. I'm going to prove I'm not crazy, even if it's the last thing I ever do." For once, Jana looked scared of a human girl. Kagome pushed away and walked off, shouldering her bag. Jana let out a sigh of relief, finally releasing the breath she didn't realise she was holding. As soon as Kagome went the small audience ran over to Jana,looking her over.
"Jana! Are you alright?" Rhydian questioned, making the red-head nod. Jana looked a bit embarrassed.
"See? I told you. And now look at what's happened." Shannon sighed. "What now?"
"We take the laptop and all information she has." Maddy said simply.
"No! She put a lot of work into that! It isn't fair on 'er!" Shannon yelled.
"It's one of the ways to try and make her forget!" Maddy yelled back. "Either that or me, my mam, my dad, Rhydian, we're all in danger!"
"I don't think it's a good idea." Rhydian said.
"Why not? It's perfect." Jana piped up, glancing at them all.
"..." Shannon groaned. "Fine. Tomorrow we steal everything and destroy it. Agreed?"
"Agreed." Everyone but Rhydian said. He felt unsure. He didn't want to hurt her feelings.
"Leave me alone, Jimi." They looked up to see Kagome walking backwards, Jimi, Sam and Liam following her menacingly.
"Oh, what are you going to do about it, weirdo?" He teased, pushing her up against the lockers.
"I said leave me alone, Jimi. You don't want to be hurt, do you?" Kagome's eyes narrowed dangerously. Rhydian growled lowly, feeling his inner wolf try and paw up to the surface as Jimi went to hurt her. In a flash, he was next to him, holding Jimi's wrist roughly.
"She said to leave her alone, Jimi. I think you should respect a lady's wishes." Rhydian glared. Kagome stared, eyes wide. Jimi growled at him, trying to pull out of his grasp.
"And what are you going to do about it, leek boy?" He hissed. Rhydian growled angrily, veins creeping up his arm and along his hand. Kagome grasped his shoulders and pushed him back, not noticing the veins spreading on his hands. Rhydian let go of Jimi and Kagome held Rhydian back from going for him.
"Calm down, Rhydian. I don't want you to get into trouble. Or get hurt! Please!" She begged. Rhydian looked down at her to see her chocolate-brown eyes filled with worry. He sighed and backed up a bit, pushing his wolf down. The veins retracted and Kagome turned to Jimi. "Leave me alone. I don't want to have to hurt you."
"Hurt us? Pfft, how would you hurt us?" Liam asked.
"You don't want to know." Kagome growled. Jimi glared furiously and stalked off with Liam and Sam on his tail. Kagome turned to Rhydian, a look of regret on her face. "Why did you do that? After those things I said to you..."
"What are friends for?" Rhydian asked, a smile on his face. Kagome looked up.
"Yeah. Thank you." She leaned up and placed a kiss on his cheek.
"Do I detect love in the air?" Tom joked as the group walked over.
"Oh, of course you do! How could you not notice? We're made for each other!" Kagome joked about with them. "Kadian. Sounds perfect." Maddy, Shannon, Tom and Jana laughed and Rhydian felt a blush creep up to his face at the odd ship name. Kagome's laughter died down and are turned to Jana. "I'm sorry about yelling and I'm sorry for hurting you, Jana." Kagome grabbed Jana's hand with a look of regret. "I hope you will forgive me."
"Of course I will." Jana smiled.
"And, Shannon. I'm sorry I wasn't a good cousin to you these past couple of days" Kagome bowed.
"It's alright, Kagome. No need to worry about it." Shannon smiled, making Kagome straighten up.
"I should have thanked you. Jimi's just one mean bully." Kagome rolled her eyes slightly.
Kagome was walking, going to her house after school. She hummed gently, thinking about when Rhydian stood up for her. He was so sweet. She blushed lightly. He was handsome, in many ways, too. His personality was handsome, his face was handsome, everything about him was handsome and sweet. It made butterflies flutter in her stomach and her heart gain rapid speed. She shook her head. No. She couldn't fall in love. Not after what happened with Inuyasha. That was what she wanted to tell Shannon about. Her adventures in the feudal era. Since Shannon no longer believed in the beasts then there was really no point telling her about her time travels. Kagome continued walking down the forest when suddenly-
"Ah!" Kagome yelped as her right leg went down a slightly deep hole. Pain shot up her leg and she cried out. Pulling her leg out and sitting down, she examined it. It looked like she may have stretched the muscles way too far. She could walk but it would be an absolute pain. She groaned and stood up. She continued her walk, limping along the way. Soon, the pain became irritable and she rested against a tree. Kagome raised her leg and brought her miko ki to her fingertips. She pressed her hand against her ankle and a warm sensation flooded though her until she stopped. Placing her foot down, she nodded in satisfaction when it wasn't painful. Standing up properly she began to walk.
"Kagome!" Kagome looked behind her to see Rhydian and Maddy following her. The two caught up with her.
"Hey, Maddy, Rhydian." Kagome smiled. "What are you two doing here?"
"Oh, Rhydian's coming to mine for dinner. I live somewhere near here. It's dangerous in here. What are you doing here in the first place?" Maddy asked.
"My house is on the other side of this forest, right on the edge. And don't worry about me. I'll be fine." Kagome smiled. "I'm strong enough to fend for myself." The sentence was followed by a calming silence.
"So, today's a nice day." Rhydian smiled.
"Yes. It's wonderful." Kagome nodded. "My brother and I were thinking of taking a walk around this forest, explore a bit."
"It's dangerous. Are you sure that's wise?" Maddy raised her eyebrow. Kagome nodded.
"Yes. I can protect him." Kagome insisted. "Let's just say I took many different lessons back in Japan."
"I see..." Maddy nodded. Soon enough, Kagome turned another way.
"I'm going this way. Nice talking to you." Kagome waved and continued her way down a different route. Maddy and Rhydian looked at each other. "Go with her. I don't like the thought of her being on her own." Maddy whispered. Rhydian nodded and ran over to Kagome, quickly catching up. Rhydian grasped her arm, making her turn back.
"How about I walk you home?" He asked, tilting his head. Kagome blinked and then smiled with a small laugh.
" What about Maddy?"
"She'll be fine. And I can get there myself." Rhydian shrugged, smiling back at her.
"Well... Thank you." The two continued their way across the forest. Kagome hummed gently, moving her hair out of her face. Soon enough they reached the other side and Kagome walked to the other side of the house that was resting on the edge. Rhydian looked at the lovely little cottage and heard Kagome's gasp.
"What? What is it?" He ran over and was greeted with a beautiful sight. He stared out above the trees to see a nice sunset. Kagome cleared her throat.
"Sorry about that. Why don't you come inside? I bet my family would like to meet you." She suggested.
"Oh, I don't want to impose."
"Nonsense! Come inside for a bit." She grabbed his hand and pulled him inside. Rhydian was really surprised at her strength and didn't try to stop her. She walked into the living room and made him sit down before going to get her mother. She returned with a woman following her.
"Oh, Kagome! Who's your friend?" The woman asked. Kagome looked at Rhydian as Buyo pawed at his pant leg.
"This is one of my newest friends. Rhydian." She smiled.
"Nice to meet you, Rhydian." Kun-loon held out her hand. Rhydian got up and took her hand, shaking it.
"Same to you, Mrs Higurashi." He nodded.
"Oh, please. Call me Kun-loon." Kun-loon insisted, grinning brightly and welcomingly.
"Okay, Kun-loon. Um, I should get going. Maddy and her parents will be wondering where I am." Rhydian turned to Kagome.
"Of course." She walked him to the door. "I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." He stepped out of the house and made his way to Maddy's. Kun-loon stood next to her daughter as they watched Rhydian walk off. Kagome sighed and turned around, walking up the stairs and towards her room. Kun-loon watched her go, sighing.
"Maybe...this'll be good for you, Kagome. He'll be good for you. Just try to forget what happened." She said. Kagome paused for a second and shook her head, entering her room.
