Begin chapter.
What are Sesshomaru and InuYasha doing here? Kikyo met them at the door, wearing shorts that are too short, and she was falling out of her top in all ways possible. "Hello boys. I didn't expect you here so soon."
"Kikyo, we said five-thirty. It's five-thirty. Why wouldn't you expect us?" Asked Sesshomaru in his stoic voice.
Her face faltered. "I didn't expect InuYasha to be with you though."
"I told you I'd come by with him today." Said InuYasha in a tone similar to Sesshomaru's. I gave a small smirk. In your face Kikyo, two boys don't want you.
Once they went inside, Nobanaga went inside and we went around the grounds.
The night was mainly boring. Although at one point I got to chase a Souleater. He was watching Kikyo sleep at one-thirty in the morning. At six, I was finally starting to feel fatigue, a feeling I didn't like. It made me weak, not my best.
There was a snap in the woods. Of course it would be now. I ran to go check it, and sure enough, the same Souleater from earlier. He saw me, but instead of running, he attacked me. I pulled a knife, but my work was beginning to become sloppy. When I stalled for a second, I slapped my cheek to wake myself up, and it worked.
He wrestled me to the ground, and was able to cut my arm, but I stabbed him in the gut.
Souleaters are not real people. They are demons.
Once his body was turned to dust, I radioed it in. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, just a small cut."
"How about you take off this last hour. You're here by choice so you can leave."
"No, I'll be good. They won't send another." We both radioed off, and I climbed a tree. Sure fricking enough, another Souleater showed up right under the tree I was in. I jumped down, knife in hand, and we fought each other. You must be wondering, 'you have a bow, why not use it?'. It's more fun to fight someone. He managed to bruise my thigh, but I killed him past my fatigue. I radioed it in again.
"Really? I'm sending Uma for you."
"I'll be fine dude."
I heard him sigh. "Fine. Only forty-five minutes left anyway."
"Okay, I'm out."
I waited until seven to return my weapons. Sango was right on time to pick me up, homework out on the seat, with some clothes for me. Blue jeans and a red graphic tee, cuter than InuYasha's though because I'm a girl. I got into those clothes, and put my other ones in Sango's car.
"Thank you so much!" I told her as I started on my homework.
"Here's a biscuit."
"Thanks, I'll get it later."
"What the hell happened to your arm!"
"Got cut by a Souleater." I was too focused on my homework to hear her. By the time we got to the school, I had all my homework done, even some notes on the Souleaters, but I didn't have time to eat or sleep. I'd do it in first.
Sango and I walked into the school together. "So, Sesshomaru and InuYasha were at Kikyo's house last night, but neither of them looked too happy about it."
"I wonder what that's about."
"Partner stuff in classes we don't have with them."
"That would explain it, wouldn't it."
"Yeah it would." Sango got her stuff out of her locker. "You feeling okay?"
I smiled. "Yeah, I'm good. I'm sure I'm fine, I will be fine. Let's go to class." I drug her back to Myoga's class, where Sesshomaru was looking very unhappy, and InuYasha was looking miserable. "What's your problem?" I asked to whichever one wanted to answer.
"We went over to Kikyo's house, and we both hate her." Said Sesshomaru.
"She's so slutty. I hate having a project with her." Said InuYasha. "She left the work for me and Sesshomaru. I mean, why does she think she can do that?"
"She's probably been told that she doesn't have to work because she's perfect. She's a cheerleader, calm down." I told InuYasha.
"She was on her cell phone the whole time, talking and trying to fall out of her top even more than she was." Sesshomaru shuddered while remembering it. "I couldn't help, though, feeling like someone was watching us. I thought I saw someone running by me when I was leaving." My phone buzzed.
It wasn't you, was it? –Sango.
No, I wasn't near them when they left, I don't even know when they left. They put me toward the back and left side the most. –Kagome.
Okay. Just checking. –Sango.
"So sorry, just a small issue being resolved, continue."
"There's nothing more to tell. Sadly, we took so long there, we didn't have time to come up with notes on the Souleaters."
"Don't worry, I did some of it. It isn't much, but it's a little something." I shrugged my shoulders and handed Sesshomaru the notes I took.
"This is impressive. How much time did you spend on this?"
"About ten minutes. Why?"
"This is astonishing for ten minutes."
"Now you've got him started. Why did she have to be so smart?" Said InuYasha.
"What?"
"I went on a research adventure once, just me and a library. This is as impressive if not more than what I did."
"Sesshomaru, I don't think she's ready to marry you. I don't think she wants to marry you. No one does."
I laughed a little. "That's mean."
"Have you met my half-brother yet?" Those two started playfully bickering together. Myoga walked in.
"I hope you started a little on your papers last night, because I want to see what you did. Everyone, pass up what you did." I walked up to Myoga with my paper and handed it to him. He looked at it and his eyes went wide. "Kagome, this is wonderful. Good job."
"Thank you, but it was Sesshomaru and InuYasha who helped me." I turned a little and winked.
"Well, I can't wait to read your paper." I nodded and went back to my desk.
"Thank you." Said Sesshomaru.
"Why did you do that?" Asked InuYasha.
"Just because I'm a fantastic person."
InuYasha rolled his eyes at me. I felt my phone go off, but I was going to wait to check it until after class.
I went with Sango to her locker. I almost fell over from sleep deprivation. I remembered to check my phone.
We need you to come from 5pm to 7am again. Sorry about this. Remember to get as much sleep as you can. –Ichijo.
"Damn." I wanted to sink to the ground but I didn't.
"What is it?" Asked Sango.
"My shift got changed to a fourteen-hour, five to seven."
"What? They can't do that, can they?"
"I had two run-ins with some Souleaters, so they want to make sure she's protected."
"But what happens when you're killed because of fatigue? You have to stop doing this to yourself. They can't do this."
"It's Ichijo, so it's okay."
"No, it isn't. I will not continue if you're hurt or killed."
I gave her a look. "Sango, who do you think you're talking to?"
She shrugged while putting her book in her locker and trading it for another. "Just in case. Not even you can outrun being tired and getting sloppy. Tonight, you will ignore homework and sleep, just like in seventh."
Whenever we talked about this stuff, we whisper. "Okay." I was going to sink to the ground, but Sango shut her locker and we left.
I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Are you okay? You seemed tired in first."
I turned to look at InuYasha. "Didn't get a lot of sleep last night. Doing homework. Physics, not Japanese." I smiled brightly to show him I wasn't tired.
He looked like he believed me. "Okay. Sleep tonight though."
I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. "Okay, will do."
He smiled at me. I looked over to Sango who was holding back from laughing. We arrived at physics, and I turned my homework in like we were supposed to, and the day went on until lunch.
I laid my head down on our table, which was in the back. I almost fell asleep until a hand slammed down next to my head. I shot my head up to face Kikyo.
"Stay away from my InuYasha and my Sesshomaru."
"No."
"Do it."
"What are you going to do if I don't, because I know that you know what I can do to you, don't you." She knows that I could let a Souleater in her room to kill her, and with Halloween coming up so soon she knows what danger she's in. I smirked. "You're not in a position to tell me what to do." I looked over at Sango who was rushing over here. "And Sango's coming now, so you'd better leave."
She turned around and slutted back to her table. "What was that about?"
"She wants me to stay away from InuYasha and Sesshomaru or else." We both laughed. Until Sango looked at the empty space in front of me.
"Kagome, you need to eat."
"Trust me, I need to sleep more than I need food." Laid my head back down and drifted off.
I gentle hand was rubbing my shoulder, a voice calling my name. "Kagome, wake up Kagome." I opened my eyes and became more alert to my surroundings. I don't snore or drool, I just sleep. I was met with InuYasha's golden eyes. "Good morning, sunshine. I knew you were tired, but I didn't know you were this tired. How late did you stay up last night?"
"A long time." I sat up. "What time is it?"
"The bell will ring in a few seconds." Sure enough, the bell rang right after he shut his mouth. I stood up, and he wrapped an arm around my shoulders. "Hey, be careful."
I rolled my eyes and shoved his arm off of me. "I just woke up from a nap, not a coma." I walked ahead to the class without Sango, which is fifth. One more class after that and I can take another nap.
Class went by and InuYasha and Sesshomaru and Miroku didn't stop asking me if I was okay. I kept telling them that I was. I can't wait to get into seventh and sleep.
I hate karma. I now cannot sleep in seventh. My history teacher gave us so much homework, I won't be able to do it all in the short time I have to do my homework, and then I have physics, which is killer, then my stupid math and psychology teachers loaded us too. Then I have to go for so long without sleep or food.
I started to feel bad. I could taste bile in the back of my throat. I asked my seventh period teacher if I could go to the bathroom, but I couldn't hear his response because I was out the door and in the girls' room, throwing up the lunch I didn't eat. I didn't throw much, but it still made me feel like crap. Sometimes when I think about my job and what comes with it, I throw up from the stress. I'm under the most of it, so Sango doesn't throw up because of it.
When I walked back in, my teacher came up to me. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, just my visit if you know what I mean."
"Okay. Take it easy okay. You seem pale."
"I will, thank you."
I went back to my seat next to Sango. "What happened." She said it as a statement. "Is it what I think it is?"
"Can I talk to you about it later?" She realized that it wasn't just Miroku listening anymore.
"Yeah. Hey, do you want to do what we did yesterday?"
"Sure."
"Okay, but could you ride in the car and not run this time?"
"It would be best if I ran. It increases my strength."
"Okay. Well, you should go to sleep then."
"I can't. Too much homework and I won't get it done."
"Ouch. I don't care. Sleep."
"I like my grade in the first two letters in the alphabet, thank you. I slept at lunch-"
"So you didn't eat."
I noticed Sesshomaru starting to pay more attention to us. "We'll talk about this later, okay. Just trust me, I know what I'm doing."
She gave me a look. "Okay, fine." She rolled her eyes at me. "You owe me."
"Don't start counting now. I already have math to do." I laughed and she did too. I got started on my homework and helped InuYasha a little on a history project, the one he has with Kikyo. I have the same one, but I'm doing it alone, so it helped me too.
"I owe you. This means I don't have to go over to Kikyo's house."
"That's nice, but I still have to go over tonight for a sociology thing." He looked to me with puppy eyes.
"No, no and no. I can't help you. I have enough to do tonight."
"Please! I will pay you."
I sighed. "Only ten minutes."
"With as much as you do in ten minutes and I do in ten minutes, we can do this and I won't have to go to Kikyo's house."
"Whatever. Give me your book." I was so used to going through books to find information about Souleaters, so I was used to going through faster than normal people. He told me about the subject and I found so much in ten minutes, Sesshomaru said that he could finish the project if he wanted to.
"I think I'll go over to Kikyo's tonight to trick her. Bring these notes, and then give her an ultimatum."
"Will she feel threatened?"
"I don't think so. Why?"
"Because I happen to know that her father keeps her heavily guarded, and one wrong move you could be dead. Not that you're not a fantastically strong demon and what not, but trust me."
He nodded. "Thank you for that. And thanks for the information on Kikyo." He winked at me and I rolled my eyes.
When the bell rang, I flew out of my chair and to my locker. I would be fine for patrolling tonight. I met Sango at my locker, gave her my book-bag and ran home like yesterday. When I got home, I took a quick shower, brushed my teeth, and changed into the same thing as last night, but it was a different set.
I ran back downstairs to see an expectant Sango. "What happened when you left?"
"I threw up in the bathroom. Not much, just a little, it's fine."
"And why didn't you eat at lunch?"
"I wanted to get more sleep, and it's a good thing I did. I can eat here, I can't sleep though." I went in the kitchen to make some more food. I texted my mom to tell her that I'd be gone by the time she got here, and I told her my schedule for tonight. She's not happy, but she understands.
"Do you know how many texts InuYasha and Sesshomaru have sent me, asking me if you're okay? InuYasha is really interested in you." Her phone buzzed. "I swear they hate me. You say you get too much action,-"
"Whoa, I do not get too much action."
"I don't get enough. They don't need me tonight."
"Yeah, because they have me, no offence to you, but to them." I started on some homework and downed a dose of 5-Hour Energy, along with some Monster brand coffee. Sango laughed at me.
"We need you to be awake for all the time, and not crash on duty please. I don't want you to die by Souleaters. Wait, Sesshomaru might get some useful information for that report." We both laughed at the joke.
"Funny Sango, really funny. But not as funny as your funny-looking face." We kept laughing.
"Will you pick me up and drop me off again? I will give you gas money."
"Keep your money, I want to make sure you're alright." She smiled at me.
"Okay, sis." We often thought of each other as sisters. "Let's get going then." The same thing went down this night as did last night. I killed two of the Souleaters again, but both of them cut me, one on the cheek.
The night went by without much else. I got into Sango's car after I brushed my teeth and changed. "What the hell happened to your face!"
"Nice to see you too, and I got cut by one of those blasted Souleaters. I hate those things." I wrote an equation down for my math homework.
"I can understand. And eat, I know you won't at lunch."
"I will. Besides, I don't have to go on duty tonight." My phone buzzed when we got into the school and Sango was at her locker. "No! I have to go again for another twelve-hour!" I started to sink to the floor but someone picked me up bridal style.
"Kagome!" I recognized InuYasha's voice.
I opened my eyes. "InuYasha, I'm fine."
"Then why were you passing out?" His voice was worried and hard at the same time.
"I wasn't, I was just sliding down the lockers." I noticed I was still above the ground. "Can you put me down please?"
He let me down. "Why're you sliding down the lockers?"
"I'm tired."
"Again? Do you have sleeping issues?"
"No, I have perfection homework is what my problem is. I spent a while working on math and history."
"Why would you torture yourself over homework? It's a grade."
"No, it's my grade, that's the difference."
"Wow, you care so much."
"I do care about my future."
"If you keep on doing this you won't have a future. When was the last time you ate?"
"Last night when she got home from school." Piped Sango.
"How do you know?"
"Because I was with her when she ate, duh."
"I knew that."
We were in the classroom by now. "Kagome, I did some research on the paper. With the time you saved me, I was able to get all the research we need for it."
"Thanks, I appreciate it more than you know."
"She's killing herself over homework."
"Better than you, who will kill homework by eating it."
"That was a dog joke, yo." Said Miroku.
Just then, Kikyo came in. "Hey Sesshomaru, InuYasha, you didn't come by for the project. What gives?"
"You wouldn't help us with it anyway, so Kagome helped us, and now we don't need you. We'll get good scores."
"Kagome helped you?" Sesshomaru, why would you say that.
"Yes. Without her, we couldn't have done it."
"No, no you could've done it alone, trust me."
"How nice of you Kagome." She looked at me with a look of hate.
She leaves the room, in five minutes, I get a text that says I'm patrolling tonight from four to seven.
When class lets out, I follow Sango. "That skank got her dad to get me on patrol for fifteen hours."
"What! Fifteen?"
"Yeah, from four to seven."
"That bitch. If I kill her now, you won't need to protect her will you?"
"No, and I can be normal. I'm going to sleep during lunch."
"Hey, do you want me to do some of your homework for you?"
"No, that would be cheating and I don't want that. I know someone who can help me with my problem." I left before Sango got her locker door shut. I then texted a drug dealer, Koga.
Hey, I need a favor. –Kagome.
What favor, babe? –Koga.
Stop calling me babe, and I need some of those pills that keep you awake, you got any? –Kagome.
That's some pretty serious stuff there, Kags, why do you need it? –Koga.
You got them or not? –Koga.
Depends, what will you give me for them? –Koga
What do you want? –Kagome.
A date. –Koga.
Where, when. –Kagome.
Saturday, the park, and around noon so I can make you food. –Koga.
I'm doing stuff on Saturday. Does today at lunch work at least a little? –Kagome.
Hey, I'll take what I can get, and yeah. –Koga.
When will you have the pills? –Kagome.
I can have them by four. –Koga.
Can you have them by 3:55? –Kagome.
Yeah. –Koga.
Bring them to my house by 3:55 latest please. –Kagome.
You got it Kags. What do you need them for? –Koga.
Let's just say I need more hours in the day to get stuff done. –Kagome.
Okay, I get the hint. I'll see you tonight. –Koga.
I owe you one Koga. –Kagome.
By the time I finished that conversation, class was almost over.
"Wow, Kagome texted through the whole thing." Said InuYasha
"I'll be able to catch up later." My voice was hard and cold. I know what I was doing, but I need to stay awake.
"You okay? You seem freaked out." Asked InuYasha.
"Yeah, I'm good."
"Who were you texting?" Asked Sango, even though she knew.
"Bankotsu, why?"
"Sure, Kagome, sure. You sure it wasn't Koga?"
"Of course it wasn't Koga. She'd never even look at that oaf." Said InuYasha.
"Then why is she having a lunch date with him."
"I am. Sorry."
"Why would you talk to him?" InuYasha asked me. "He's not a good person. He does drugs."
"He sells them, he doesn't do them. And I need a favor, and this is the only way he's do it."
"Fine, but I'm going to be the chaperone."
"No, InuYasha, you're not. I'll be fine."
"Can I spy?"
"Sure, why not. Doesn't matter what I say, you'd do it anyway."
He nodded his head and rose his eyebrows. "You have a point there. I can't help it, I'm addicted to helping you."
We all laughed. Class was over and we were headed to our third period class. "Thanks, but I think I can handle myself against Koga."
"Sure you can." Said InuYasha as he was turning a hallway for his next class.
"Really though, why do you need to talk to Koga?" Asked Sango when Sesshomaru went to talk to a girl named Rin.
"I need some sleeping pills to keep me awake, okay. It'll only be a one-time thing. I'll stop using them as soon as my schedule is less horrible, okay."
She looked worried. "Fine, but if it continues, I'm sending you to rehab or worse: I'll tell InuYasha."
"Please don't tell anyone about this, especially InuYasha, would you?"
"I won't, but why not just beat her up? Can I beat her up?"
"Beat who up, Sango?" Asked Kikyo from next to us. "Did you get father's text Kagome?"
"Yeah, I did, thank you for that."
"I can't help it. I just feel better knowing you're outside rather than Sango." Kikyo looked over at Sango with a look of disgust. "See you at four to seven Kagome." She smirked at me and started to walk away. I started to go after her, but someone wrapped an arm around my waist.
"Let's try not to get into a fight, shall we?" Asked Sesshomaru from behind me. I was too tired to argue. Into third we went. It was going to be a long day.
I have my lunch date with Koga now. He was sitting at a table next to mine. I gave him a funny look. "Why are you sitting so close to my table?"
"The mutt asked me to nicely, InuYasha that is. I've never heard him ask nice before, so I figured why not. So, how are you doing? You look really bad, no offence. Do you want to sleep?"
"I'll sleep later."
"Not with what I'm getting you. When will you sleep?"
"Seventh."
"If you need these pills as much as you say you do, then one period of rest won't be enough for you. You should sleep now."
"I told you that I'd be here on this date-thing with you, so here I am."
He smiled at me. "I may want to go on a date with you, but I care more for your safety then me talking to you. I need to make sure you're safe in order to talk to you. Come here." I stood and sat in the chair he pulled out for me. He turned me to where my back was facing his chest. "Try to sleep in this awkward position." I could hear the smile in his voice.
I feel bad that he's letting me sleep when he wanted a date. Either way I drifted off in no time.
I awoke to Koga shaking me awake. "Wake up. Bell's gonna ring soon. You're cute when you sleep, did you know that?" I giggled, but it was cut off by a growl from a table over. InuYasha was glaring at Koga.
"Calm down InuYasha. Thank you. So, I'll see you later, yes?"
He nodded and the bell rang. I hugged him and then was on my way to class. "The hell do you mean you'll see him later?" Yelled InuYasha.
"What I said, I'll see him later."
"Why. What does he have on you?"
"Nothing, I just called in a favor, that's all."
He gave me a funny look. "You're not doing drugs, are you?"
"No, why? Are you?"
"No, I just would like to know what this favor is of yours that you're calling in." He raised his eyebrows at me.
"It's nothing bad I promise." Cross my fingers.
"It had better not. I'm the bad one in this friendship."
"I don't think you know who I am at all if you think you're worse than I am. I'll make you cry so fast it'll make your head hurt."
"Well, doesn't crying make your head hurt?"
I laughed. "Nope. It all depends on how much you cry." I smiled a little as we walked to our fifth period.
I actually got to sleep in my free period today. Maybe I didn't need those pills after all. InuYasha made me sit on the floor. He sat against the wall and I sat in between his legs, my back facing his chest. It was more comfortable then with Koga, but Koga and I were in chairs. My hands were in front of me and InuYasha was holding them, his chin on the top of my head. I fell asleep before he finished saying 'goodnight'.
Again, for the second time that week, I woke up to InuYasha rubbing my shoulder. "Good morning sunshine. Sleep well?" His voice was soft.
"Mmhmm." I was warm. I hadn't been warm in such a long time. He got up from behind me and picked me up and sat me in a chair.
"Do you want a ride to your house or do you want to run?" Asked Sango.
"I think I'll run. I need to wake up." The bell ran and I ran to my locker. I handed my stuff off to Sango and ran home. It took me a little longer than normal, but I just woke up, and by the end, I'd all but woken up and gotten up to speed. I ran upstairs, did the same thing as yesterday, took a shower and brushed my teeth, and got dressed faster. At 3:54, Koga knocked on my door.
"Come up to my room." I led him upstairs to my room, got into my cash box and got him $100. "Whoa, Kagome, even if this were a street sale I wouldn't charge this much."
"Well, I owe you one, so here." I shoved the money in his hand and took the bottle from him. I didn't give him the opportunity to give the money back before I escorted him and Sango out and Sango took me. I took two pills which is what he said to do, even though the bottle says three. I felt awake and ready for anything, and I fought like I was ready for anything that night.
Five Souleaters came for her. Whenever they come I'm always on duty. Everyone else complains that they don't get to do anything, but they all come when I'm here. I killed all five, although one of them did knock me out for ten minutes. It was the third one, thank you.
When Sango picked me up she all but forced me to eat before she left. "So, how was it?"
"Got knocked out once by the third one that came, but I killed the other four with no scratch. I killed all five, but the third one knocked me out." I popped two more pills in my mouth.
"Kagome I think that's enough with the pills." She held her hand out.
"Sango, that's all he gave me. I only asked him for four. I took two before I left and two just now. I'll sleep tonight, and I can't wait."
"But it's Friday. You're supposed to party on Fridays girl."
"I will party, in my dreams." I worked on my homework for the rest of the ride there. We got into the school, and InuYasha came to me.
"How's the tired Kagome?"
"Not so tired, thank you very much."
He faked a look of shock. "Kagome isn't tired? What?" I stuck my tongue out at him. He ran at me and lifted me up by the waist and spun me around.
"Not the best idea in the world right now InuYasha. Please." He slowed and put me back down.
"You okay? What happened?"
"She just got knocked out last night for ten minutes." Said Sango matter-of-factly.
He looked at me. "What were you doing last night? And what did Koga want?"
"Again, Halloween."
He rolled his golden eyes. "Every time I ask you a question, it's always Halloween."
"Maybe if you would wait until Halloween, you'd find out."
We went to class and started working on the research paper. Some of the facts Sesshomaru found were inaccurate, and I asked him where he's gotten them from. He said a website and showed me.
"How do you know so much about this?"
"I know a lot about monsters."
"You're friends with him, how could you not." InuYasha was pointing at Miroku.
"Miroku is a perv, not a monster. And they don't just suck the soul, they breath the soul. Until the Chosen One comes along to grant them eternal life and blah, blah. Whatever."
"No, I didn't see anything about the chosen one on the internet, but I saw a little mention of it in a book I was reading."
"You see, the Chosen One's Soul must be pure and holy for the Souleaters to be granted immortality. If they choose the wrong person to sacrifice, the Souleaters that take part in the ceremony would die and the soul would be brought back to life. However, they have the gift to see who the Chosen One is, so they will never get it wrong. They are not easily manipulated, but organized."
"This is amazing. How do you know so much?" Asked a dumbfounded Sesshomaru.
"I told you; I have my sources."
"Could we take a look at these sources?"
"No. It is strictly forbidden."
"Then how come you can?" Asked InuYasha.
"My father used to bring the books home from his work and read them to me. I know about ghouls too."
"Yes, because a story about something that breathes your soul out of your body is a great bedtime story." Said InuYasha with sarcasm.
"Hey, she has more information on this than we could've come up with together, shut up."
"No, it's fine. He was crazy."
"We're thankful he did. We are so acing this paper." Said InuYasha while fist-bumping the air. After that we got working on the paper.
After class, I went with Sango to her locker. "Sesshomaru and InuYasha and I almost have the paper all the way done." My phone buzzed. Today was supposed to be a day off. "I hate Kikyo's father, or rather Kikyo. "They called me in for another twelve tonight."
Sango's mouth dropped open. "They did what? No, they can't do that! I was going to surprise you tonight with Miroku, InuYasha and Sesshomaru and a movie-marathon!"
"You were going to do what now?" My eyes nearly popped out of my head.
"You've done so much for those two, I knew they'd go. You deserve a night off tonight. I'll take it."
I sighed. "No, I need to do this. I'm not weak, I can handle it."
"Don't they need you on Saturday too?"
"Yeah, at night, so I'll sleep during the day."
Sango shook her head. "Remember, you told my mom that you'd help her set up for Saturday night?"
I turned around and banged my head against the wall of lockers. "Why?" A hand grabbed my neck. I chopped the hand off, grabbed the wrist and flipped InuYasha on the lockers. "Why is it whenever I get violent at school, it's always you?"
"Don't kill your brain cells, we need you."
"Oh, and thanks for telling me about your surprise visit tonight, which has been postponed just so you know."
I let him go and he turned around. "How did you know about that? Sango said your boss had been calling you in on ridiculous hours and that's how you were staying up all night with homework."
"Well, he's calling me in again tonight on less ridiculous hours.
"Even though the hours are still ridiculous."
"I didn't say they weren't, just less than the past two nights." I shrugged my shoulders. I needed to ask Koga for four more pills.
I texted him and asked him if he had four more and he said sure, but that I should really not take any. I told him that I'd be fine to take a few more. We weren't doing the same thing with lunch, but he was going to drop by tonight at six.
Wait! My shift started at seven and went to seven!
"Sango, my shift starts at seven."
Her eyes brightened up. "InuYasha, Miroku, Sesshomaru, we can still do it, but she has to leave at six-forty five. Do you guys want to do it?"
"I'm all in for it." Said InuYasha.
"Sure, why not." Said Miroku. Everyone was all in for going to my house tonight.
"Just so you guys know, Koga will be by at six to drop something off, but he's leaving right after."
InuYasha's eyes got hard. "What is he dropping off?"
"None of your business. Will it be a problem if he comes and leaves?"
He sighed. "I guess not." Miroku and Sesshomaru just nodded their heads to say they don't care. "Can I come over right after school?" Asked InuYasha.
"Sure, I don't see a problem with it. Everyone can come whenever."
"Okay, I'll stop by at home for a minute and then go." Said Miroku. Sango was coming right over and so was InuYasha, but Sesshomaru was going to go home for about thirty minutes, and Miroku was going to stop by his house for a minute and then coming over. I don't know what Sango's planning, and I almost don't want to.
"Sango, what is that smile for?" I asked.
"I had stuff planned and now I might have enough time to do it."
"What do you have planned?" Knowing Sango, I wasn't going to make it to patrolling tonight.
After school, I met Sango at the door and gave her my bag. "Hey Sango, could you take mine too?" Asked InuYasha. "I'd like to run with Kagome." InuYasha smirked at me.
"You mean you want to race Kagome." Said Sango.
"Yeah, I do want to race her." He rolled his eyes. "I would actually have to try in order to beat her."
"Thank you, InuYasha. Now what's the real reason you want to run with me?"
He shrugged. "You went in the street last time you ran."
He didn't lie there. "When was the last time you saw me run home?"
"Yesterday. Why don't you take gym, you'd be so good at it."
"I just don't like gym. I'm a junior so I don't have to take it. Are you taking gym?"
"No. I don't play well with others. You know, team games and crap." He shrugged nonchalantly.
I rolled my eyes at him. "Of course you don't."
When we got outside, InuYasha went to where I was the first time Sesshomaru pulled up next to me. "You wouldn't win this race. You have to follow me to get to my house."
"Nope. Sango told me where you live, and at nine last night, I stopped by and you weren't there."
"How do you know I wasn't there?"
"I smelled your scent there, but it was weak and not strong, so you left at around four." He shrugged again.
"That's a bit stalker, isn't it?"
InuYasha just laughed. "Let's do this." We both got into starting positions, and when we saw Sango look at us funny and roll her eyes at us, we took off running. I ran as fast as I could for a while and InuYasha looked like he was trying hard not to fall behind.
When we finally got to my house, we were both breathing hard. Sango pulled up five minutes later.
"Damn, you two could be track stars." She shook her head. "So, are you ready for this? I told your mom about tonight, but she says that she has to go to a dinner meeting so you won't see her until tomorrow."
"Whoa, tomorrow? You're leaving at six-thirty and you won't see your mom until tomorrow? What kind of work do you do? You don't sell your body, do you? Oh wait, then you'd have more money than me." He wiggled his eyebrows.
"Should I take that as a compliment or an insult? He called me a rich prostitute." I looked at Sango who was laughing.
"You could take it either way."
"How would you take it?"
"I think I'd take it as a compliment."
"Why! He would be calling you a whore!"
"But a rich whore. There's a difference. A poor whore is ugly, a wealthy whore is pretty, a rich whore is striking, but a whore that has more money than InuYasha is downright beautiful. So if InuYasha called me a whore that has more money than him I'd take it as a compliment."
"It could also mean you have more sex appeal." Said InuYasha knowingly and nodded his head.
"I'm no longer talking about being a whore with more money than InuYasha." I laughed and rolled my eyes.
"You should take that as a compliment then. It means you're beautiful. But Sango is the richest whore in all the world." Said Miroku.
"So you think I'm a whore?" Said Sango, who was becoming annoyed.
"But you said that-"
"It only works for InuYasha because Kagome laughed about it. You are a pervert so you can't pull it off." Sango looked like she was going to kill him.
"Sango, take it easy. Let's just go inside to see what evil you wanted me to do." I led her inside and went up to my room. I noticed something different.
My window was open. I didn't leave my window open before I left.
I got on the phone with my mom. "Hey mom, did you open my window last night?"
"No sweetie, why? Did something happen?"
"Hmm, no. Sango opened it before we left. Sorry about that. Love you bye." I didn't want my mom to think I was in danger. "Sango, how did my window get open?" I was starting to worry. Last year, close to Halloween, Souleaters broke into some of our guardians' homes.
"No. I thought you or your mom left it open."
"Search my room for anything out of place or anything that's missing. No wait, go downstairs and stall them. They'll get worried. I'll stay up here."
"Okay. Be careful." She turned and left and closed the door behind her and I tore my room apart. Or rather, just my bed. There was a note under my pillow. It was in a black envelope and the note's color was orange.
Dear Kagome,
Hello. You have impressed us with your ability to kill off so many of us. We know of your dislike, and the other girl Sango's dislike of Kikyo. We know all of you over there think she's spoiled.
Allow us to help the situation.
If you give her to us, you and Sango will never again have to put up with her. Just bring her to the clearing tonight at midnight. Please, we do not wish to harm you anymore than we already have.
Just think about it. You could have the man Kikyo wants, that InuYasha and Sesshomaru and not have her harass you about it. You two, whichever one you choose, could live together and love each other and never have to worry about her getting in the way.
We would also love to have you, Kagome, on our side. Knowing that you will show this letter to Sango and Ichijo, we know they will read this.
You are a brilliant fighter, even when you do not sleep or eat. Just know this: one day, you cannot be there with Kikyo at all times. You are their strongest, but they don't appreciate you.
We would. We would shower you with our affection. Please, hand over yourself and Kikyo. You can watch her die, and gain immortality.
Just something to think about.
From, Naraku.
Well shit. This isn't going to end up well with me. I took off down the stairs and tripped on the last six, but back-flipped and landed on my feet. "Sango! We need to talk outside. NOW."
We ran outside and I shoved the note at her. As she read, her eyes got wide. "Do they really think you'll do it?"
"Either way, if this Naraku person will be there tonight it's the perfect opportunity to take him down. Stay here with them while I go get Ichijo."
"What are you going to do? Kagome you are not going to use yourself as bait for them!"
"I'm not. Go, I need to go tell Ichijo about it. He needs all his good guardians tonight."
InuYasha came outside. "Everything okay out here? You're starting to make worry."
I took a second to calm my face. "Yeah, we're good. We're just trying to calm Sango down from the Miroku thing, nothing more." I smiled, but he didn't believe me.
"Okay. Well, Sesshomaru is here, so we can get started."
"Sure thing, we'll be in in a second." He nodded and went back inside. "I can't stay. Go in and I'll try to. I have some phone calls to make." She nodded and went back inside. I first called Koga.
"Can you be here in the next five minutes? Just you and six pills this time."
"Yeah. I'll be there soon. Do you mind if I run?"
"Yeah. Do you know where my backyard is?"
"I do, I'll be there soon."
"Thank you." I hung up and called Ichijo. "Hey, they left me a note under my pillow trying to get Kikyo and they want me to join them."
"I'll be in your backyard in two minutes." I hung up the phone, note in hand, ran upstairs past everyone's eyes, got more money out my box for Koga and jumped down my now open window into my backyard.
Ichijo and Koga got there at the same time. I handed Koga the money and he gave me the bottle. He tried to fight me, but I told him I was in a hurry this time. He gave me one last look, but left. I then handed the note off to Ichijo. He read it and remained calm.
"We need you to stay at Kikyo's tonight, do you understand. Do not go off tonight and try to handle this yourself."
"Here's the thing. They want me, I'll pass it off like I want to know them before anything else happens. Get your best tonight. I think Sango will be okay. I might be able to get some demons with Kikyo tonight. I have to do this."
"I cannot let you try this. You are like a daughter to me, Kagome. What if they try something?"
"Then I will too. You've trained me to the best of your ability. I can handle myself, okay. I got this, I know what I'm doing here."
He gave a sigh. "Fine, but I want Sango with you tonight when you go."
"No. They'll bring more people tonight and they'll know something's up if I bring her. You did not read that note, okay." I didn't take the note when he handed it back. "Keep the same number of people, but make them your best." He gave me a look. "Okay, so your second, third and fourth best." He nodded and turned.
"Tell Sango she is needed tonight. She will be inside with Kikyo." I nodded.
"I'll do it." I went back inside. "Sango, they need you tonight. InuYasha, Sesshomaru, can I talk to you guys?"
They didn't say anything as the followed me outside. I made sure my bottle was secured inside my pocket where it wouldn't make any noise. "Can you guys go to Kikyo's tonight after I leave? She just called me. She said something about having a draft of sorts ready."
Sesshomaru was the first to speak. "If she is willing to apologize then I will think about it."
InuYasha was next. "I'd rather spend that time cutting my eyes out and mailing them to Miroku." So he's a no.
"I'll ask her if she will apologize. I'm sure she will." He nodded and went back inside where Sango was going to kill Miroku if someone didn't step in. InuYasha stayed.
"Why do you want us to go to Kikyo's?"
"So she'll stop bugging me about you two. She wants in your pants most, InuYasha."
"So Sesshomaru will go. Hey, do you want a ride to where you're leaving me for?"
I rolled my eyes at him. "No, Sango's going tonight too, so I think I'll be good."
"Okay, if you're sure." I nodded. He kept looking at me funny. He stepped forward and pulled me into a bear hug. I hugged him back.
"InuYasha?"
"I know you're hiding something from me. I know you'll tell me about it later, but that doesn't mean I'm not scared for you."
"I'm fine, I can-"
"Do not say the phrase 'I can handle it', because Kagome you can get it done and get it done well, but you can't handle it. You look tired. I know you have pills in your pocket. I went spy and I saw Koga give you those pills. I don't know what they are, but I do know that he wasn't happy giving them to you. I'm not happy about you getting them."
"InuYasha, I know what I'm doing."
"Just tell me one thing. Are you an addict?"
"What? No. Are you?"
"Only making sure you're okay." He nuzzled his face into my hair. "Be careful. This job of yours seems unhealthy." He held me tighter.
"I always am." My phone rang. He loosened his hold on me so I could answer it. "Hello."
Kikyo's father wanted me there before my time. "That would look bad. I want you to ignore that thing and let me take care of it. Ichijo and I are fixing it as we speak. Has he told you the plan?"
"Yes, but I want my daughter protected and you're our best."
"Okay, so when I pass out from working twelve hours, doing homework, going to school, you know when I haven't had sleep, I can't do that the right way."
I heard him sigh. "I suppose you're right."
"Let me handle this. I know what I'm doing. Sango will be there too, so it'll be fine. Trust me." If you think InuYasha's hearing what Kikyo's dad is saying, he can't. My phone has an enchantment on it whenever someone from the elders calls me.
We hung up and I put my phone back into my pocket. "What was that about?"
"Work stuff. He wants me to come in earlier."
"Hell no you're not. You are going to stay here until you and Sango have to go and you're going to have a fucking good time too."
"Alright then, let's go. I'm going to change now so I don't have to leave you early." I smiled and went upstairs to change into my normal uniform.
I came back downstairs and Sango had changed into hers as well, her hair in a tight bun. "What happened to the Sango-Tail?"
"It didn't want to come out today." She smiled and shrugged. I laughed and sat on a free spot on my couch, leaving InuYasha. He made do though. Meaning he picked me up, sat in my spot and put me in his lap.
"Really?" I asked him. "Why?"
"There was nowhere else to sit, so I chose your spot."
"I was in my spot."
"Now we're both in your spot. Just shut up and let's watch this movie." I rolled my eyes and directed my eyes to the movie that Sango brought. She also had popcorn and InuYasha took a handful of it and crammed it in my mouth. I shoved his hand away from my mouth, and held the other wrist. "You either let me feed you this popcorn by hand or I'll feed you by mouth."
"Well I eat by my mouth, so yeah."
He rolled his eyes, got a Twizzler in his mouth, you know, a short one, and leaned in. I kept my mouth shut, but stupid Miroku next to me got both of my hands in one of his and opened my mouth and InuYasha got half of the little stick in my mouth and half in his smiling mouth. I heard laughing and a snap and saw a flash. Miroku closed my mouth on the twizzler, making my lips touch InuYasha's.
I wiggled my mouth back and forth and broke the Twizzler and ate the half he put in my mouth.
"Why did you do that InuYasha? And why the hell would you help him, Miroku!"
When Miroku could breathe, he spoke. "It was so funny to see you helpless. Do you know how hard it is to get you helpless? I had to do it. Plus you would've killed him."
"Now I'm going to kill both of you."
"You can't. It's time for you and Sango to go." I looked up at the clock, and sure enough, it was almost seven, about fifteen until seven.
"Waiting until I can't kill you. That's evil, brilliant, but evil." I got up and stretched with Sango, and we headed for the door, just like everyone else, because they're leaving my house, remember.
We were at my door, Sesshomaru already said goodbye and he was headed over to Kikyo's house. Miroku and Sango were saying goodbye, and that left…
"I don't know what you're going to do, but be careful, okay?" Said InuYasha.
I gave him a small smile. "I will, okay."
"Are you sure you don't want to ride with me?"
"You didn't drive here, how would you give me a ride?"
"My back, duh. Seriously, be safe. I want a Kagome to come back to." He smiled at me.
"I will, I promise, you have nothing to worry about."
"Just because you say I don't have anything to worry about doesn't mean I don't." He brought his hand up to my cheek and put it on the spot where a Souleater cut me with a knife. "What happened?" He asked in a teddy-bear-soft voice.
"It's just a small cut."
"I know. How did it get there?"
"Kagome, we've got to go!" Sango yelled for me.
"I have to go. Bye." I wrapped my hand around his on my cheek and put it back at his side. "I'll see you later." I smiled at him and turned and got two steps away from him before he grabbed my arm and pulled me into a hug.
"Be safe." He whispered in my ear.
I hugged him back. "I will, but I have to go now. I will see you later." I got away from him and into Sango's car and got talking to Sango.
"So, you and InuYasha made out."
"No we didn't, he made me eat a piece of candy using his mouth. Your boyfriend helped him do it."
"Miroku is not my boyfriend."
"That's not what he said to InuYasha. He told InuYasha that you two were dating."
"He. Did. WHAT?"
"Yeah, Miroku told InuYasha that you two were dating. Don't tell Miroku that you know though, because I might need a favor of Miroku one day, and if he says no, then I need something to blackmail him with."
"You are evil, Kagome Higurashi. You get that from me."
"Yeah, I do." I rolled my eyes and looked out the window.
We get there, and I talk to Ichijo about my plan for tonight. He didn't want to, but he relented.
"Thank you, I'll be safe."
"Your talkie will be on the whole time just in case you need us."
"Yes it will, but I won't need it."
"Take a sword with you."
"I can't, remember? They know I don't fight with a sword. They know a lot of stuff about me, and they know my fighting style. They know me Ichijo. I have to do treat this with normalcy."
He looked down. "I swear Kagome, you give me more grey hair than my own daughters did."
I smiled at him. "Yeah, you've told me that before." I skipped off to the sketchy black van.
End chapter.