Real Illusions
Ch. 4
by Badiyannu
Well, my faithful readers, thank you for the reviews. :D I feel loved; although, that's not what I normally get for 3 chapters. Heehee… but y'all rock my socks, anyways. And I must answer a few questions…
Some of you asked how Inuyasha didn't already know how to kiss because Kikyo kissed him and all that… shudder But, I hate Kikyo and I'd like to pretend it never happened. :D Mwahaha, I know that's not the best explanation, but I just had to make him lick her! It was unbearably cute! huggles Inuyasha
And I would like to bring Miroku and Sango into this story somehow, but I don't know what I'm going to do… If you have any ideas, please let me know in your review and if I use your suggestion, I will fully credit you. :)
"Oooh…"
"Who's that?"
"He's… cute!"
"Whatever, I bet I could beat him up in a second."
"Yeah, he looks scrawny."
"Oh shut up- you guys are just jealous!"
"Why does Kagome get all the hot guys?!"
Kagome blushed and pulled tighter on Inuyasha's arm, leading him down the crowded school hallway. She had stuck a baseball cap on his head, but that didn't hide his long silver hair; girls kept wooing at it, and it was making Kagome angry. Hadn't they seen a cute silver-haired boy before??? …Well, probably not…
"Kagome, how do you stand all these," Inuyasha muttered into her ear, "...humans... everyday?"
"Ha, thanks to you, I don't come to school everyday," the 15-year old replied, sardonically.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, but allowed a small smile. It really was his fault she had missed out on so many days at school; he'd come back for her every 3 days, so she wouldn't even have time to explain where she was to her classmates until she came back. And, according to Kagome, her grandfather would make up the most severe illness excuses. The hanyou noticed that no one seemed particularly keen to get near Kagome, except her three best friends.
"Ooh! We finally get to meet this mystery man!" Yuka squealed, immediately latching onto Inuyasha's other arm, much to his displease.
Ayume grinned up at him, and then took a glance behind him at his hair. "Wow... it's so beautiful!" She began to finger it enviously.
"Nice, Kagome..." Eri murmured, looking at the hanyou from head-to-toe, "Very nice."
Kagome just forced a laugh through gritted teeth. She didn't know why she was getting so worked up about this; Inuyasha wasn't REALLY her boyfriend. Yet, she had the strongest urge to push them all away and have Inuyasha for herself.
"Heh...you guys," Kagome smiled warily, and gently pried Inuyasha from them and into her arms, "This is my long-distance boyfriend, Inuyasha. from some country up in.... Switzerland... yeah..."
Inuyasha was blushing despite himself, when Kagome grabbed onto his waist possessively. He hated to admit it, but he liked it when Kagome was selfish with him; although, he'd like to be the domineering one in this "relationship"...
"Oh," Ayume started, and let go of his hair, "Kagome's told us SO much about you!"
"Yeah, every time she comes back to school after being sick, she's always got something to tell- somehow always involving you," Yuka said, slyly.
Inuyasha raised his eyebrows, "Oh, really...?"
He stared down at Kagome with a smug look on his handsome features. She just went red in the face, and looked away. At that moment, she appeared so extremely cute to Inuyasha that he had to put an arm around her and pull her close, forcing her to look up.
"I mean, I don't see how she could help herself," Inuyasha stated, arrogantly.
Eri laughed, "Well, it's mostly bad stuff..."
The hanyou facefaulted.
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THWACK
"Oww!"
"Please simmer down, class..."
Kagome frowned at the back at Mr. Terada's head, and then glared daggers at Inuyasha, not before glancing up at a girl in the front row with long brown hair who was rubbing her head.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome hissed, "I told you to stop throwing those! They are not weapons, and certainly not arrows!"
She snatched the rest of her pencils and pens from Inuyasha's claws, and he narrowed his eyes at her; she had confiscated his only form of entertainment.
"Feh, I don't see why not. What else are they used for??? With those pointy tips and soft grippy things- it can only be some form of miniature spear..."
The teenager rolled her eyes at his ignorance. She knew Inuyasha wouldn't know how things in her world worked, but still... it was annoying trying to explain everything to him. Like when they were in the lunch line about an hour ago, and Inuyasha asked Kagome if the lunchlady was a demon exterminator like Sango because she wore a facemask. Or when he bowed at the mounds of dirt on the baseball field because he thought there were dead people buried there.
Warily, Kagome glanced sideways at the hanyou. Inuyasha had now taken off his baseball cap, slicing small openings with his claws through the top of the hat. Kagome just raised her eyebrows in wonderment, and continued to watch him closely.
He didn't seem to notice her gaze, so Inuyasha fit the cap snugly back onto his shiny head of hair, and suddenly two furry dog ears emerged from it. They twitched happily, thankful for some freedom.
Kagome had to let out a small giggle at this; he was like a little puppy. And she wanted the puppy all for herself.
"Class is dismissed," Mr. Terada announced, straightening his tie, "...Besides, I've got to get to yoga class in time..."
The students arose talkatively, gathering books and writing utencils, while stuffing them in their bags and hurrying out the sliding classroom door.
"Mr. Terada does yoga?!" Ayume exclaimed, falling into step beside Eri, "Wow... what a man..."
"Ayume!" Kagome gasped just as Inuyasha took her hand, much to her pleasure, "You can't like a teacher! That's... that's... it's just wrong!"
Ayumi blushed and Eri and Yuka giggled uncontrollably. Inuyasha rolled his eyes at their immaturity, and dragged Kagome ahead by her hand. She smiled up at him, thankful that he was keeping a low profile- she glanced at his ears sticking up through the cap- well, a mediocre profile.
"Hold on, Inuyasha. I've got to stop at my locker for some things."
Kagome pulled her hand away from his, reluctantly, and began to work the combination on her locker. Opening it, she peered inside, moving books and papers, and even some clothes, out of the way. Where was it?
Inuyasha looked over her shoulder into the dingy locker. Although it smelled of rust and the school building, it contained Kagome's sweet scent, which Inuyasha had taken quite a liking to.
"Whatcha looking for now?"
"Hmm... my math book... I coulda sworn I had it in here..." Kagome replyed, searching aimlessly through her locker. She exasperatedly slammed the door shut, and turned to Inuyasha. "I guess I left it at home... This sucks- I have a textbook test today!"
"Kagome!"
A deep voice called out to her from down the hallway. Kagome peered down the row of lockers to find Hojo coming towards her in a run. He had something in his hand... most likely another remedy, which Kagome was really getting tired of.
"Inuyasha," she muttered through clenched teeth, "I really can't stand this guy Hojo anymore--"
"You want me to get rid of him?" Inuyasha said, almost excitedly.
"No!...I just want to... I don't know, make sure he knows I'm 'taken'." She winked up at him and he turned pink. "Hurry! He's getting closer. Umm, just put your arm around my shoulders or something..."
Kagome knew she was just begging for attention, but really- if it would keep Hojo away, so be it.
Tentatively, the hanyou wrapped an arm around her waist, sniffing the air. This guy was trouble; he wanted Kagome as a mate. Inuyasha could tell by his distinct smell this Hojo guy gave off unknowingly when he approached Kagome. He was not about to let that happen.
Roughly, Inuyasha put both arms around Kagome's waist, and pulled her tightly to his chest. She gasped, but willingly complied. He nuzzled his face into the side of her neck and Kagome melted inside. She never had a bigger urge for him to just kiss her than now. Kagome closed her eyes, and let Inuyasha move his face along side her neck- why wouldn't he just kiss her?! ...and why was he acting this way??
"Kagome!...Oh...I see you're busy," Hojo dejectedly said, staring at Inuyasha with envious eyes.
"Yeah," Inuyasha mumbled into Kagome's shoulder, "we are. So, could you give us some damn privacy?"
Hojo narrowed his eyes slightly, but put a sad look back on his face, and wondered away. Kagome had to admit- she felt bad for him... but nothing was better than Inuyasha holding her close and nuzzling her neck.
"Ah, what is this glorious provocative display of affection I am witnessing?"
Inuyasha spun around to face the owner of the voice and groaned.
"What the hell are YOU doing here?!"
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a.n: Poo... I didn't like this chapter very much... Sorry it's short (again) but I wanted to get it up quickly. Can you possibly guess the cliffy? Mwahahaha!
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