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Somewhere Only We Know
Tournament Part 2
The next morning everyone had gathered behind the mansion (which was literally 2 miles wide). It was near the crack the dawn so everyone was tired, but suddenly Inuyasha walked outside and everyone's eyes snapped wide-awake.
Izayoi came out a few minutes later and announced the next task. "Okay! The second round is 100 times easier than the other one so don't freak out! All you have to do is archery blindfolded!"
Everyone groaned at that, and this time Kikyou grinned. She stared at Inuyasha and he was sitting on the other side of the yard, leaning back as if he was asleep.
Everyone was given a new number and Kikyou was the first up and Kagome was the last one. They put the first five girls in a row and they were given 10 arrows and whoever got the most in the circle won.
Once Kikyou was blindfolded, she shot the first 5 arrows and they all landed perfect in the middle. The last 5, however, was outside the inner circle. Kikyou took off her blindfold and growled but then grinned when she saw the other four girls that didn't make one even close to the inner circle.
Kagome gulped. She was horrible at archery and she knew she was going to loose right then and there. Kagome walked up to Kikyou and high five her.
"Good thing one of us knows archery!" Kagome cheered.
Kikyou, on the other hand, walked away and didn't say anything to her. She sighed and knew something was up with her best friend, but couldn't put her finger on it. She looked over to Inuyasha who was now standing next to her mother (actually she had dragged him off his chair). Inuyasha glanced over and both their eyes met. Kagome's heart started beating faster by the second till she remembered what had happened the night before. She stuck out her tongue, which startled him, and he flipped her off and turned away from her.
When they called the last numbers, Kagome gulped and walked over to the line. She was given a blindfold and the bow. She stood there for a few seconds trying to figure out how to hold the bow. She heard a few people giggle as she felt someone help her and she could feel herself blushing madly.
She shot the first four arrows and knew she wasn't close to either one of them. She took a deep breath as her brother appeared into her mind and she kept that image as she shot the last six arrows.
When she took off the blindfold she saw four arrows on the floor, one arrow close to the inner circle and five lined up perfectly in the inner circle.
She smiled and let out a deep breath and Izayoi announced the final 5 winners. When Kikyou's and Kagome's name was called, they jumped up and Kagome ran over to her and hugged her. When she didn't hug back she looked at Kikyou who had her death glare from hell.
"Kikyou, What's the matter?" Kagome asked innocently.
Kikyou responded immediately, her voice angry and frustrated, "I'm thinking of this competition now for Inuyasha. I don't care about your brother and all I care about is becoming Inuyasha's bride."
That stung Kagome. "Why…would you say that? I thought we were…"
Kikyou laughed, "Honey, we are friends but I want Inuyasha. The next round is going to be competition and we're fighting for Inuyasha's heart."
"But you KNOW I'M NOT HERE FOR INUYASHA!" Kagome yelled.
She paused when she looked over and everyone was dead silent. A crowd had formed around them, seeing what they were going to do next.
"Let the best girl win." Kikyou said and walked away from Kagome.
"Bitch." Kagome whispered as she wiped her tears away from her cheeks.
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After lunch, the remaining five girls gathered at a nearby high school stadium where they found a huge crowd waiting for them.
They had given each girl a different kind of color sweat pants and a spaghetti strap shirt. Kikyou color was pink while Kagome's was red (a/n: I'm giving this for the guys, I'm making my brother read this and he needs to be entertained LOL).
They gathered in the middle and watched as Inuyasha, his mom, and Inuyasha's best friend, Miroku, come out. Inuyasha and his mom sat on the way top while Miroku headed down and grabbed the microphone.
"The last part of the tournament is about to began! Before we start, let me point out the five lovely ladies who are wearing…" A soda can hit him on the head and he glared over to Inuyasha. "As I was saying, this final round includes the lady with the most strength. Rules are no weapons aloud, no biting, and no pulling hair."
Kagome hated fighting, but now that she was on her own; she had to win.
First off were Kagome and Starla. Once the whistle was heard Kagome stepped back as Starla tried to punch her in the face. "Hey!" Kagome yelled then she remembered what she was doing.
Kagome tried to punch her but she blocked. At that moment Kagome kicked her knee and heard a crack.
Starla was now on the floor and being dragged off. "Oops." Kagome sweat dropped.
Claps were heard in the background and the next two opponents started.
(AN: I'm skipping a lot I know, but I just want this tournament to be over with!)
After everyone had fought, the last two remaining were Kagome and Kikyou.
Kikyou's face was pretty cut up and Kagome had a bruise on her left cheek.
"Let the best girl win?" Kagome whispered as she smiled.
"Yes." Kikyou said.
The two girls started fighting and Kikyou was the first one to make a move. Kikyou had kicked Kagome in the stomach and literally flew across the room.
A few "ouches" were heard, but Kagome ignored it. She jumped back up and quickly punched Kikyou I the jaw.
Kikyou wasted no time and started choking Kagome. She fell to the ground with Kikyou on top.
"Kikyou…" Kagome whispered, as her grip got tighter.
"Inuyasha is all mine now." Kikyou whispered in her ear.
Kagome shut her eyes and swung her fist with all her might.
When she opened her eyes she saw Kikyou's nose bleeding. Kikyou kicked Kagome in the stomach but Kagome wasn't affected this time. Kagome quickly threw punches and a few kicks till Kikyou fell to the ground covered in blood. Kagome's rage was blinding her, and she could of killed Kikyou if she wanted to but stopped when she realized what she was doing.
"I forfeit." Kagome said as she backed away from Kikyou.
Kikyou got up, which looked like it hurt, and smiled.
"Kagome has forfeited the match! This years winner is the bloody KIK…"
"Wait!" Inuyasha said through the crowd.
Inuyasha ran down and grabbed Kagome's hand, "She has showed a lot of courage for coming this far in the tournament, and I therefore announce Kagome as the winner of this years TOURNAMENT!"
Cheering roared and Kagome stood there, confused. Izayoi walked up to Kagome and hugged her. "I agree. You have proven yourself strong, not through your strength but with your heart. I heard what Kikyou said to you, and I'm glad you did what you had to do."
Kagome was still confused but forgot as Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's other hand and kneeled on one knee.
"Kagome…uh I don't know your last name…"
Kagome gasped as she realized what he was doing.
"Will you marry me?"
Kagome sweat dropped. He hated her 2 seconds ago and now asking this?
She looked over to the crowd and everyone was staring at her, waiting for an answer.
"I…I…no. I can't." Kagome said softly. "I don't know what you're doing, but I can't. I…need to go."
Kagome let go of Inuyasha's hands and ran off.
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I could stop here…but this chapter seems um…rushed…and plus I haven't updated so I'm going to keep going!
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The next day, Kagome awoke and found herself in her brother's hospital room again. That previous day was the weirdest day she had ever had. The news broke out on Inuyasha's 'rejected proposal' and she only could stay in her brother's hospital room to hide out.
Kikyou had betrayed her. She had always had ran to Kikyou for advice, but now who could she turn to?
She got the money, and her brother's operation was in a week. They had told her he still would have to go through chemotherapy after that…so it looked like she was going to have to drop out of school to take care of her brother.
She smiled as her brother woke up. The doctor came in to check on him and left.
"Can we watch tv?" Souta asked looking bored.
"Sure, here's the remote."
Souta took the remote and turned on the news.
"In other news, Higurashi Kagome is still no where to be found. No other reporter has had a chance to interview her and…"
"Change it." Kagome said.
Souta quickly changed it, "So! What did you think about yesterday's incident with Inuyasha? I heard he was having an affair with her when he was going out with…"
"OMG. Change it." Kagome yelled this time.
Souta turned off the television. "I'm sorry Kagome for putting you through this."
Kagome got up and grabbed her brothers hand, "It's not…I'll do anything for you and right now I want is for you to get better."
The door knocked and Kagome smiled at her brother one last time and opened the door.
"…In…Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered as she saw him with flowers.
"These are for...him." He said as he handed the flowers to her.
"Is that the guy who..." Souta said but was interrupted.
"Souta! This is Inuyasha…and we're going out the hall for a while! Bye…"
She pushed Inuyasha out the room and closed the door behind her.
"What are you doing here?" Kagome hissed.
"Okay you want to know the truth?" Inuyasha said.
"Yes…I do."
"Okay. My mom made me come. I need for you to fall in love with me RIGHT NOW."
Kagome scratched her head, "Um, no."
Inuyasha pushed Kagome against the door; "I'm not doing this for me. My father is dying and wants me to marry the perfect girl. Marry me till my father dies."
Kagome blushed, "Perfect girl?"
That was Inuyasha's turn to blush, "FEH. It was you or the bloody broken nose girl."
Kagome looked away, "That wasn't nice."
Inuyasha sweat dropped, "What? Oh I don't care. Look, I'm doing this for my dad and my mom has convinced him that you are the most perfect girl in Japan and he wants me to marry you. That's why I asked. Okay, I don't love you or anything…I'm doing this for a family member. I'm sure you are doing the same."
"Okay…so if I marry you, what do I get…hmmm?"
"I'll give you a better doctor for your brother and I will pay for your living expenses."
Kagome's eyes widened, "You can't do that! I mean that's a lot of…"
Inuyasha smirked, "I'm rich…remember?"
Kagome hit her head, "Duh. But still…I don't know…"
"DO IT!" a voice yelled from the other side of the door.
Kagome blushed.
Inuyasha cleared his throat and got down on one knee…the second proposal within two days. "I'm going to try this again Kagome…this time don't run off."
Kagome's heart sped up this time…
"Will you marry me?"
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Okay I'm ending it there…This chapter was really rushed, but I have a lot of things planned! I'm the biggest romance freak ever…don't forget!
Someone asked me about Sango, and yes she's coming! Don't worry!
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-Angel