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I know that some people are ondering what xover this is and I kept on forgetting to say it so here it is now. This story is a Pretear/Inuyasha crossover.
Just Trying to Forget the Pain
Chapter 4
------Kagome------
"K-Kagome...?" Himeno stammered and I gave a small laugh, stepping back.
"Y-yes?" I replied timidly.
"Su... sugoi...!" a kid whispered in awe and I turned to see said kid. He had blueish gray hair and blue eyes.
"This isn't the time, Mannen..." the man with blonde hair and tanned skin stated.
"Oh, shut it, Kei! I know that you think that what just happened was cool too!" the kid, Mannen, argued.
"You call a random person making a demon larva turned to ash with some weird move cool?" the waiter asked.
"You're just jealous that you can't do it with your flame, Go!" Mannen retorted.
"Stupid kid..." Go growled out, clenching his hand in a fist.
"What did you do to the thing, Kagome...?" Himeno asked again and I looked at her. The argument stopped. Everyone wanted to hear my answer.
"What are you talking about?" I questioned, trying to act as if nothing ever happened.
"How did you kill the demon larva so easilly?" she clarified.
"Huh?" I stated, faking stupidity.
"Stop acting stupid. You know what we're talking about" Hayate demanded and I felt a vibrating in my backpack. This would be one of the few times that I would actually be excited about getting call while I was talking about important matters. If this could be counted as important, that is. Taking the cell phone out of my backpack, I held it up to my ear.
"Hello?" I answered. The looks they gave me made me feel uncertain and helpless.
"Kagome?" a voice answered and I felt my blood run cold.
"...why are you calling me...?" I whispered, shocked. How had he gotten my number?
"I was the one that got you transferred to where you are now. I'm also the one paying the bills for your house."
"...how very kind of you..." I growled and a small chuckle was heard on the other side. It wasn't happy.
"I have a favor I need to ask you so-"
"Hold on a sec." Looking up at the group I gave a small smile and waved. "This is a really important phone call so if you don't mind, I'll just be going home now..."
"Hey! Wait! You didn't answer my que...stion..." The last words trailed off as I raced into a nearby alleyway.
"Okay. What do you want with me?" I hissed and I felt a shiver run down my spine again.
"Demon to your right."
Glancing to my right, there was a small, wierd-looking shell type of thingy with a jewel in the middle. I purified it and felt the tense feeling immediately disappear. I continued running towards my home after that.
"Now that that's taken care of, what do you want with me? And how the hell do you know all of this crap?"
"Don't underestimate me, Kagome. I'm not like that stupid hanyou."
"That 'stupid hanyou' was your half-brother Sesshoumaru, or did you already forget?" I argued.
"I didn't forget. Now, back to the favor I need you to do."
"Why would the 'oh-so-powerful' Lord of the Western Lands need my help with anything?" I spat.
"Because I can't kill some of the things I want to."
"You? The ice prince? You've changed."
"Things change after 500 years, Kagome."
"Why are you calling me by me first name?"
"Because I know that it's the only way you'll listen to me."
"Ahhh, you've grown some brains."
"Do not test my patience, human."
"THERE'S the Sesshoumaru I know. Okay, what are you so desperate to ask of me, milord?" I teased as I burst into the sunlight and out of the dark alleyway.
"Woman, you-"
"I know, I know. I'll stop now. What do you want?"
"There are some people in the city you're in now that use some sort of magic to kill certain demons called demon larva. Those were the people that you just had a run-in with. I've given you some information on them and dropped it off at your house."
"What do you want me to do?"
"Help them and protect them. Wander the streets and I'll tell you where the seeds are."
"Seeds?"
"A demon seed is the form that a demon larva takes before evolving."
"Oh."
"I need you to destroy them."
"Why?"
"It will give me time to prepare for Fenrir's arrival."
"Fenrir...?"
"Nevermind, human. That information will come in the mail today. I expect to see you over here tomorrow morning. Skip school. Oh, by the way. I got your things moved in while you were in school."
"W-wait a minute, how will I know where you are?"
He already hung up by the time I finished asking. Letting out a low growl of distaste, I stopped once I reached the gates to my house. Unlocking them, I sighed and limped into the yard and into the house. I froze in shock when I shut the door behind me.
"...he really did move all of my things in..." Walking to a small table, I noticed a manila envelope on it. Picking it up, I slowly began to open it when a flash of red caught my eye. Setting the envelope back down, I walked over to a picture frame hanging on the wall and saw a picture of everyone and me in the feudal era. Everyone was smiling except for Inuyasha, how had his arms crossed and was pouting as he looked away from the camera. Gently touching it, I felt a lump rising in my throat. Forcing the lump away I moved back to the table and picked up the manila envelope again, tearing it open. Looking inside, there were lots of papers. I groaned. Paperwork. Taking it out, I saw a picture of Himeno on the front.
-----Himeno-----
"...something's not right here..." I mumbled as I watched Himeno leave. I looked at Sasame and he nodded, taking my hand. After we finished preting, I shut my eyes and listened for Kagome. She had already finished her phone conversation and was looking at a picture on te wal. I couldn't tell what it was, though. She then moved over and sat down by a small table, picking up a manila envelope. Ripping it open, she looked inside and groaned. The papers rustled as she took them out and she began to read.
"Himeno..." I read, "Age: 17... Hobbies: martial art, gardening... after mother's death, father remarried and she was thrust into high-class society... Pretear...? What the heck is that?"
"What...?" I whispered and Sasame quieted me so we could hear her better. She flipped to the second page.
"Hayate... Age: unknown... hobbies: unknown... Works part-time for Himeno's father... Leafe knight of wind... Weapon when fused with pretear: wind sword... OH! I get it now!!!" Flipping over to the next page again, she read it in silence.
Separating from Sasame, we told the others everything that we overheard.
"So nee-chan can't be trusted...?" Mannen whined and he let out a whimper. "I liked her... she was cool, too..."
"You're hiding something, Hayate..." Sasame murmured and Hayate looked at him.
"That girl... she had the same reaction to me as Himeno" Hayate stated.
"What do you mean?" I asked, slightly confused.
"When she touched my hand there was a bright flash of light and we were thrown away from eachother" he explained.
"Are you saying that she's another pretear?" Go questioned.
"I don't know what it means, but there should only be one pretear at a time. That means that either Himeno lost her abilities, which we know that she hasn't, or that girl is one of them."
"Them...?" I inquired. Hajime, Mannen, and Shin all asked the same.
"...She is either Fenrir or the gaurdian. But the guardian should've died long ago. The last anyone saw of her was 500 years ago, she couldn't have survived this long" Go commented.
"...but even Fenrir can't destroy a demon larva like that..." Kei mumbled.
I sat by, listening to their conversation in confusion. Just like the kids beside me, I was completely lost.
----Kagome----
"How am I supposed to protect them if I don't know a thing about them?!?!" I shouted in frustration and the phone rang. Running over to it, I picked it up. "Hello?" The color drained from my face and the phone dropped out of my hands just moments later. grabbing my keys, I raced out of the house and towards the train station. I had to get home!!!
After getting on the train, I sat impatiently, fidgeting, for four hours, and once I got to my spot I shot off the train and raced towards the hospital. Running to the front desk, I asked where Souta Higurashi was and she directed me to the proper room. Walking inside, I saw my enitre family on hospital beds.
"...what happened?" I whispered.
"Fenrir" a deep voice resounded behind me and I spun around with a gasp.
"S-shesshoumaru?" I stammered.
"They aren't dead, Kagome. You can still save them."
"How?"
"Easy. Once Fenrir is defeated, all the life that she stole returns to the boies that they came from. Kill Fenrir, save your family."
"...oh..."
"I expect to see you tomorrow morning. I'll send a car to your home in the morning to pick you up."
"What are you going to do to me...?" I asked and he turned around.
"We're going to train" he replied and I slowly nodded.
"...okay..."
"Don't worry, I'll use tenseiga so you won't die." With that, he walked out the door, leaving me to my thoughts.
'...what changed you so much, Sesshoumaru...? what happened while I was gone...?' Glancing back at my family, I let out a small sigh. 'Looks like I have no choice but to do what Sesshoumaru tells me to...'
To be Continued...
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I know this chapter kind of sucks compared to the others but I'M SORRY!!!