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AN/ I apologize ahead of time if the chapters seem too short or if you think the plot is going too slow but I am trying. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed and thanks for reading my story. Now on with it.
Chapter 4- Rivalry
Kagome started to trek up the stairs and after a couple minutes she finally reached the top. She glanced over to the left and noticed that her mother's car wasn't there and figured she may have run out to the grocery store since she wasn't starting her job until next Monday. Kagome stepped inside and kicked off her shoes at the front door before climbing up yet another set of stairs (she was getting really sick of stairs and it was only the first couple days).
She collapsed in her desk chair and switched her computer on. She still needed to set the thing up and download all her CDs onto it... she was way too lazy for this. She had just started to download her last CD when a wave of exhaustion swept over her. I guess the first day of school really takes a lot out of ya...
She glanced down at the dark house only to notice that her mom had still not come home. It didn't bother her too much, her mom probably just got a little lost down town. With another giant yawn she walked back to her bed collapsing onto it she was asleep within seconds.
Kagome woke up early the next morning (which probably meant the apocalypse was coming since she NEVER woke up early). At first she forgot where she was until she finally found her mind again and pushed herself out of the bed only to land hard onto the floor. She thanked Kami that the floor was a plush carpet and not wood or this woulda been a really horrible way to start out her second day of school.
Thinking about it yesterday really had been the most eventful school day she had probably ever had. I mean meeting Sango was a blessing since she now had a friend, or at least she hoped a soon-to-be friend, and that always made everything easier. Besides Sango also introduced her to Rin and she hoped they would get closer. She had been so scared that maybe she would have to go a couple weeks without having anyone to really talk to.
But then there was that Inuyasha guy... he had to be the strangest person she had ever met in her life. I mean he was such a... an egotistical, maniacal, asshole! Where did he get off calling her a wench? Plus he expected her to swoon when he did! The guy needed to get his facts straight... why would any normal girl even like that jerk...
'Cause he is amazingly hot.' Kagome furiously shook her head to get the traitorous thought out of her head. Where the hell did that come from? Sure he wasn't ugly but hot? No way not that arrogant asshole! She blew a random strand of hair that had found itself in her face. She just hoped today wouldn't be any worse then yesterday...
Slowly opening up her door she glanced down the hallway and the stairs to see if she could see any sign of life. Nothing... Shrugging she stepped back into her room and noticed the clock for the first time. It was 5 fucking a.m.! Ah what did she do to deserve this! Was Kami laughing down at her! 5 A.M. she had never even seen 5 A.M. on a clock before!
'Well I am already awake so might as well start to get ready. At least I won't be rushed today right?' She glanced out the window looking past the Goshinbuko tree and toward the city with all its flashing lights. She missed home...
Quickly brushing aside any negative thoughts she walked into her bathroom and started the shower (today she was smart and actually grabbed the right knob). She decided to take a nice long shower since she was up 2 hours earlier then normal. After hopping out of the shower and drying and brushing her hair until it practically sparkled she stepped out of her room. By now she could hear her mom cooking breakfast downstairs and smiled thinking she may actually have time to eat breakfast today.
Kagome threw open her closet-door and started to sift through the clothes there. She decided on a baby blue tank top with faded jeans. Slipping on some simple flip-flops and throwing on a bit of eyeliner, eye shadow, and lip-gloss she headed down stairs. By now it was already 7 o'clock but she didn't care much.
"Morning mom."
Korari turned around slightly startled at seeing her daughter up so early. "Good morning Kagome dear. Why I don't think I have ever seen you up and ready so early. Did you sleep well?"
Kagome just smiled at her mom giving her a little nod before digging into the plate of food that her mother had set in front of her. By the time she had finished with her food she still had about fifteen minutes before having to be at school but she decided to head out early anyway. Waving good-bye to her mom she headed out the front door.
Kagome looked ominously down at the stairs and started to imagine how long it would take to reach the bottom if someone fell. She figured that if she tripped she would be falling for an hour before reaching the bottom. She let out another nervous laugh before heading down the stairs making sure that she didn't trip over her own feet... she seemed to do that a lot.
Reaching the bottom she did a quick victory dance before looking around making sure that no one had seen it. Satisfied that she was alone she started to walk to school. Remembering the way it wasn't as hard as yesterday.
After a minute or two of walking she started to get really nervous. I mean she was used to walking by herself out in the country but in the middle of the city shouldn't there be other people? Maybe she was just over reacting but she wasn't getting the best vibe in the world right then. She started to walk a little faster and trying to keep her heart from beating too fast. She was over reacting that's it!
Well that's what she thought before two hands came out grabbing her rather roughly and pulling her off her feet and into the man. She tried to let out a little scream but one of his hands quickly covered her mouth.
"Well if it isn't the little girl that half-breed mutt seemed so intent on yesterday." She shivered a little at his voice. It was practically dripping with evil.
Kagome struggled against the man as much as she could but she couldn't dislodge him from her. Getting really freaked out now tears started to unwillingly leak out as she thought about if she had just left on time this wouldn't have happened. She heard the man laugh behind her as she started to cry.
"Naraku get your fucking hands off of her." Kagome heard Naraku let out an annoyed hiss before throwing her onto the ground. She whirled around to see what was going on. She saw the man that had her in his grip. His long black hair looked a little greasy and was unbound as it flowed down his back. His glowing red eyes were currently fixed on the man across from him. Kagome's eyes looked to see whom her savior were. It was Inuyasha.
She let out a little gasp when she noticed Inuyasha held a gun (hey she wasn't a gun expert but she knew what one looked like!) and was pointing it at Naraku looking completely capable of killing Naraku. She hadn't seen this serious of a face on him yesterday and it shocked her a bit.
Finally snapping back to Earth she fully realized what was going on. Inuyasha was about to shoot a man because he had been harassing her! Now she didn't know whether she should feel flattered, run for dear life away from all the crazy people here, or just stay there. Deciding running was the safest bet she grabbed her book bag that she had dropped when Naraku had grabbed her and bolted.
She heard Inuyasha yell out her name but she didn't really give a damn right then she just kept running. After a couple minutes she leaned against the fence outside of Hikage. She gasped for her breath when she faintly noticed Sango and Rin coming towards her.
Rin was the first one to speak "Oh Kagome what happened? You look like you just ran a marathon!"
"Yea, no kidding what's wrong?" Sango and Rin were looking at Kagome expectantly waiting for an answer.
"Well I left early this morning to get to school with a few minutes to spare when some nut case grabbed me and scarring the hell out of me. The Inuyasha showed up and pointed a gun at this guy telling him to let me go... I think he said his name was Naraku. I got freaked out cause... well an egotistical jerk that I had just slapped yesterday had a gun! So I ran away as fast as I could."
Sango and Rin shared a worried glance before Sango spoke up. "Are you sure Inuyasha said Naraku?" Sango's voice quivered slightly on Naraku's name as if even saying it was inviting evil.
Kagome nodded her head a little; she was positive that's what she heard.
"Well Kagome since you got mixed up in this I guess we better explain some things to you..." Rin nodded her head fervently agreeing with Sango. "Well remember when I said Inuyasha was in a gang (that's why he had a gun!)? This Naraku person is kinda like Inuyasha's rival I guess you could say. They are always getting into fights. But see Naraku doesn't really play by the rules. I guess he saw you and Inuyasha yesterday and thought that maybe you two had a thing for each other. So he tried to hurt you."
Kagome just starred at Sango like she was nuts. "So... so you're saying... THAT ARROGANT ASSHOLE IS GETTING ME IN EVEN MORE TROUBLE! WHEN I SEE HIM IN SCIENCE I AM POURING ACID ONTO HIS FACE!" Kagome stormed off in a little rage.
Rin and Sango just glanced at each other before laughing a little and ran to catch up to the furious Kagome before she could break any school property.
Kagome stormed into first period after remembering she had this class with Inuyasha as well. But to her utter disappointment he wasn't in there when she stepped inside. She noticed his friend... Miroku if she remembered correctly sitting there but there was no sign of Inuyasha.
Sango looked and also noticed Inuyasha's absence. "Hey Roku where is Yash?"
Miroku glanced up at Sango with his usual perverted grin. "Oh he is probably just being normal Inuyasha and skipping a class." Since Miroku seemed to think nothing was up Sango allowed herself to feel all right about it all too.
Kagome let out a frustrated groan. She had been looking for that jerk the whole day but didn't see him at all! 'The lousy jerk probably skipped school.'
'Or maybe he got hurt...' Kagome tried to push the thought out of her head but I mean if Inuyasha had a gun maybe the other guy did to! And Sango did say they were rivals... was he shot while she was running away like a coward!' These thoughts kept popping into her head and she got more and more worried. She wasn't able to concentrate on Sango ranting about how much of a pervert Miroku is since he grabbed her at least ten times in just PE.
"Sorry Sango but I'll call you later! I need to go check on something!" Kagome ran off leaving a very confused Sango in her wake. After running for about five minutes she rammed into someone and fell to the ground. She muttered a quick apology before jumping up again. Before she could start her mini marathon again the person grabbed onto her hand forcing her to turn and actually look at him.
"Tsk...tsk...tsk is that any way to treat someone you just rammed into?" She looked up into the mischievous gold eyes of non-other then Inuyasha. She starred at him for minute... he looked perfectly fine! What the hell? She had been freaking out for the whole time for nothing! The inconsiderate jerk! Pulling back her hand she slapped him once again very hard against the face before yanking her hand away from his and storming off.
Inuyasha ran his hand along his cheek where she had slapped him and allowed a playful smile to grace his lips. He jogged until he had caught up to her. "Hey what the hell was that for!"
Kagome turned around and glared at him. "I was so worried about you! I thought that you had been shot or something because of me and... and you had just decided to skip school!"
Kagome stormed off again leaving Inuyasha slightly stunned. 'She was worried about me? I knew she was in love with me.' With an arrogant smirk he once again caught up to her. "Aw, I'm touched Kagome. You actually care about me, I knew it."
She blushed slightly startled. "I... I don't care about you at all! I just wanted to yell at you for getting me into trouble with that guy this morning! I mean if you didn't follow me like yesterday like you are doing right now he would never have bothered me!"
Inuyasha felt a light twinge of guilt knowing she was right. "Well since he already thinks you are madly in love with me..." Inuyasha stepped in front of Kagome to stop her from walking ahead and force her to listen to him. "Why don't we just go out?"
Kagome looked at him like he had seriously gone mad. "What?"
He laughed a bit at her confused look. "Well think about it... he already thinks we are an item so he isn't going to leave you alone... besides I think he has a thing for you." He noticed Kagome visible cringe at that. He let out a soft laugh. "Besides you noticed yesterday how Kikyo was hanging off of me... if you're my girlfriend then she can finally get off my back! Come on it's a win-win situation..." He looked back at Kagome to see what she thought.
"No way in hell." With that said Kagome walked right past Inuyasha intent on getting home without another incident.
"Hey wait a minute! Why the hell not!"
"Because last time I checked you were an asshole and I am NOT gonna go out with you so just give up! Find some other girl to bother! Then Naraku will leave me alone and go after her and Kikyo will get off my back and my life will be simple again!" Kagome stormed off leaving a slightly stunned but stubborn Inuyasha behind her.
After Kagome had gone out of sight Inuyasha let out a small smirk. Oh he did love challenges and she was definitely a challenge. It was really simple though... all he had to do to get her to agree to go out with him was find her one weakness. Something that will just make her melt... or at least melt enough to agree to one date if nothing else. With a smile he turned on his heel not quite ready to go home yet. He needed to go to Sango's house to ask her a couple questions...
Kagome threw open the door so forcefully that she swore she put a hole in the wall where the door hit it. Her mother stepped out of the kitchen looking slightly worried at the ferocity that shone on her daughter's face.
"Kagome did something happen at school today?"
"Yes! On the way to school some asshole grabs me then another asshole from my class saves me but I hate him. Then he tries to get me to go out with him just so this really really really annoying girl will get off his back but I hate him and I am not going out with him!"
"Well that's nice dear, dinner will be at 7!" Kagome gave her mom a 'what the hell' look before deciding her mother hadn't heard a word she said and started to head upstairs.
Kagome was sitting at her desk writing in the journal she had recently unearthed from all the wreckage around her. She had had the journal for a couple years now; her father had given it to her for her 13th birthday.
She was startled out of her writing when her cell phone lying ignored on the bed started to ring. She had just gotten the cell phone and nobody except Sango and Rin knew the number yet.
"Hello this is Kagome."
"Hey Kags." Kagome gave the phone a weird look. That was definitely not Sango or Rin... yet the voice seemed familiar.
"Umm who is this?" She heard a little laugh from the other side and frowned slightly not finding the humor in it.
"Aww you forgot who I am already Kags? I am so hurt." Kagome froze she recognized the voice!
"Inuyasha how the hell did you get this number! Only Rin and Sango... ahhh Sango that traitor! She gave you the number didn't she!" Kagome frowned and started to think of ways to get back at Sango.
"Well what did you want?" Kagome knew she was being really rude but this guy was really starting to annoy her.
"I just wanted to talk to you baby."
"DON'T CALL ME BABY AND DON'T CALL ME AGAIN!" Kagome quickly hung up the phone and threw it to the other side of the room. How dare that little bastard...
Inuyasha looked down at his phone realizing she had hung up on him. He just laughed a little. You would think something like all this would annoy Inuyasha but he found it interesting. This was the first time he wanted a girl and she had said no to him. It only made him want her even more. But he was worried... After Kagome had run away that morning Naraku had said he 'wanted her' and it freaked Inuyasha out. I mean except for the string on curses she had said to him in the last couple days she seemed like a nice girl. Naraku would ruin her...
He leaned back on his bed starring up at the ceiling. Really it was a miracle he was able to get to his red and black silk bed. His room was so cluttered you couldn't even see the blood red plush carpet. It was buried under piles of clothes, mags, and other junk. He ran his hand through his hair.
He had been able to find out a little from Sango but she really didn't know that much about Kagome's past yet. She had told him her cell phone number, that she had moved here from a small town in the back-end of nowhere, and various other things but nothing he could really use to get her to like him.
"Inuyasha, you have to clean up this damn room already." Inuyasha's ears perked up as he flipped over to see his older brother starring at his room in what could only be described as disgust.
"Aw Fluffy does my room disgust you?" Inuyasha just chuckled a bit when Sesshomaru glared daggers at him for calling him Fluffy before he turned around and headed down to hall to him room.
He let out a sigh. School was getting annoying maybe he should skip again tomorrow... or he can go and annoy the hell out of his little fixation. He smirked and hopped out of his bed to go downstairs to watch TV or something along those lines.
"But Sango you actually gave him my phone number! You know how much he bothers me!" Kagome had decided to call Sango up right after getting off the phone with Inuyasha to complain.
"Calm down Kagome, he came to my house and asked me what I knew about you. I really didn't tell him that much at all!" If Sango hadn't been on the phone she probably woulda been laughing her ass off at Kagome.
"He's so annoying though! I mean he doesn't know how to back off or something!" Kagome let out a frustrated moan as she collapsed back onto her bed.
"Ok then I'm sorry I'm sorry! I won't tell him anything else! Better?"
"Yea I guess... he just annoys me so much." Kagome let out another sigh before she heard her mom yelling up to her that it was time for dinner. "Well Sango I got to go so I'll see you tomorrow. Bye."
"Yea, bye Kags." Sango heard a click coming from the other side telling her Kagome had hung up. She dropped the phone blowing a strand of hair from her face. School had gotten a little more hectic since Kagome had come she could imagine how much worse it could it.
Sango jumped a little when she heard the phone go off again. "Hello this is Sango."
"Hello my love will you bare my child?" Sango starred at the phone for a minute before just hanging up. 'Stupid Miroku...'
It was another normal morning. Kagome woke up ten minutes late, was running around like a headless chicken trying to get ready in time, ended up tripping on her shoe laces and rolling down the stairs into the kitchen, grabbed a piece of toast and ran out the door. She had almost reached the edge of the stairs when she heard something honk to the left of her.
"Hey babe want a ride?" Kagome just starred at Inuyasha not awake enough to comprehend what he had said.
"How did you get up here with a car?"
Inuyasha looked at her like she had lost her mind... well maybe she had. "Oh I don't know maybe the driveway right behind me."
Kagome glared at him. It was way too early to be dealing with him. "I don't need a ride from you!" She was about to head down the stairs.
"Fine then you can be late for school." Kagome's head snapped up at the comment 'oh shit I wasted too much time talking to him! I can't get to school if I walk now!' She sent him a glare before walking over to the car. He just smirked and opened up the passenger door for her and got into the driver's seat.
"Now come on I don't want to be late." Kagome was still glaring at him as she talked and he still had that annoying, arrogant, sexy smirk... wait sexy? Where the hell did that come from? It must be because she was still half-asleep... yea that was it.
"Sure thing princess." He stepped down on the gas pedal... hard.
Kagome choose to ignore the 'princess' comment due to the fact that she was holding onto the armrest and dashboard for dear life. When she told Inuyasha to hurry up she didn't mean for him to go 120 mph over the speed limit! By the time they pulled into the parking lot Kagome was mumbling every prayer she knew and praying to anyone up there that would listen that she survive the car ride.
Inuyasha glanced over at Kagome who had turned really pale and he could hear her whispering to Kami and everyone else. "Well you did tell me to go fast." Kagome opened up her eyes and looked at him like he was a madman sent to torture her. Inuyasha got out of the car and opened up the door for Kagome and held onto her arm as she tried to learn how to stand again.
"Thanks for the ride, now bye." Kagome started to walk off with Inuyasha trailing slightly behind her. Oh that girl hated him but he just wanted her more every time she blew him off.
Kagome was walking down the hall with Sango, Rin, and another girl named Ayame. She hadn't met Ayame before because she had been on a little vacation when she had first come here.
"So I heard a lot of gossip about you and Inuyasha." Ayame said offhandedly like it really wasn't a big deal. Well she hadn't thought it was a big deal until she practically saw fire come out of Kagome's eyes at the mention of Inuyasha's name.
Sango laughed at the enraged Kagome and the slightly terrified Ayame. "Oh yea didn't you hear? They are the new couple!" Rin and Sango started to laugh as Kagome glared at them.
"That is NOT true! I hate that egotistical, jackass, arrogant, bastard!"
"Yea it sounds like true love to me!" Rin had chirped only to earn a death glare by Kagome. If looks could kill Rin would be a pile of ashes. She laughed nervously but with Sango and Ayame in the background laughing their asses off she couldn't feel that threatened.
"What is this I hear about you and MY Inuyasha?" The group of friends looked up to see Kikyo flanked by her two little sidekicks again glaring at her. "I thought I told you that he was mine and you to back off!"
"Look I don't like him! If it was up to me I wouldn't ever see him again!" 'Well that's not true I mean he did save me from Naraku...' Kagome was snapped out of her thoughts by a couple gasps around her.
She looked up to see Kikyo's hand right in front of her looking like she was about to slap her but Inuyasha held onto her wrist stopping her in the act. He was glaring down at Kikyo who looked like she wanted to disappear. He threw down her hand and grabbed onto Kagome's. He started to pull her away from the scene and as they stepped off into a more deserted hallway she could hear them whispering about her.
"Thanks and all but I coulda handled that! You didn't need to interfere or anything..." She looked up at Inuyasha and noted that he looked a little worried.
"Well you didn't look like you were handling it! Kami have some gratitude I was just helping you out!"
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha knowing he was right. He had been trying to help her just then, this morning with the car ride and with Naraku and she was acting like he was the enemy. Letting out a little sigh she said "I'm sorry... thanks for helping me."
Inuyasha looked down at her startled. He really hadn't expected her to apologize. "Well we're going to be late to first period if we don't hurry up." He started to drag her to the class and even after she had walked a little faster to keep up with him he never let go of her hand.
AN/ So what did you think? Please review!
