Sketch 7 – Envy
Upon going to class Kagome found out that she had placed top of the class, she was up there with flower boy with top scores. Kagome however had a sneaking suspicion it was the story going along with her pictures that was admired more than the actual artwork. This understandably gained her a bit of jealousy from her classmates who wanted to know how she placed top marks when she wasn't even there half the time, even flower boy attended more classes than she did. They were all excellent artists o course but they lacked that creative part of their mind that Kagome also didn't have. The only time she had to come up with a story was when she was asked by her peers how she had come up with such an action packed and entertaining idea.
She found herself put in an awkward situation, because she had always been horrible at telling lies. If she said it was her biography more or less they would think she was joking with them, but then they might dislike her for not being honest with them while they were already jealous, something that always sparked hate. She opened to a random picture of Inuyasha, "it is not completely my imagination," she admitted, "I draw my boyfriend. I met him not that long ago, he likes to do sword fighting," she said, turning to a picture of him with Tetsusaiga drawn. "I thought he looked so cool I asked him to model for me to draw.
"I can't really explain the dog ears and the claws," she said, "but he really does have golden eyes and he really does sit like a dog," she said pointing to his position in 'he's looking at you'. "My grandfather tells me all these stories about feudal Japan and demons roaming the earth the myths surrounding this gem called the jewel of four souls that gives the holder great power. So I decided to use this as inspiration, and I made Inuyasha a half dog demon hence the 'Inu' in his name. As for the traditional olden clothing, I got him to wear it while posing, apparently that is what they used to wear back then and I called it the robe of the fire rat because it was red and it just sound cool and it flowed on my tongue," she said lamely.
"What about the other characters," one of the girls pressed, pointing to Miroku, "is a friend of yours too?" And is he single?
"Miroku is a friend of mine, and he is a lecher with cursed hands, but no wind tunnel of course. Sango too is my friend, but she is not as tough as in the picture," she lied, "but she does love Miroku, and he loves her too, he just won't say it. Shippou is a child that Inuyasha took in because he was an orphan on the streets, sounds like something in stories, but he is a really good guy. Shippou hero worships Inuyasha so that is why he sits like him like so," she said pointing. "He really is that small, and can easily rid on your shoulder like shown, and though a bundle of energy and joy he is really mischievous so I decided to draw him as a kitsune."
"Who is this hottie?" The same girl questioned, pointing to Sesshoumaru.
"That's Inuyasha's older brother, he is pure evil, and not just in the story. He fights Inuyasha all the time and actually fights with swords and stuff, I don't mean like squabbling. That is why I made him a full demon; there is no humanity in that one. I drew this while they were fighting, neither of them knew I was there, I just came across them in a clearing and decided to draw it. Don't get me wrong, it is not as bad as it sounds; I mean if I tried to break them up while they were at it I would have probably been caught in the crossfire and killed. In fact, the only character purely of my own imagination is Myouga, even Kirara is an actual cat Sango has, but she can't really transform into a huge fiery beast, and only has one tail."
She gathered up her pictures and headed home, she wondered how she was going to cope for a couple of weeks with no inspiration to draw. Well, it was all part of the story; she guessed she would draw her mother and Souta and herself while she explained how she was steering clear of the feudal era due to Inuyasha mourning over his lost love. While at home she drew a quick sketch of Kikyou and her soul collectors to show just exactly what Inuyasha was mourning over but it was not all that good seeming as it lacked passion.
"Hey Kagome," flower boy asked her when she was in class the next day; he had not been there when she was talking about her 'boyfriend'. "I was wondering if you would like to go out sometime, we could go out for a meal or catch a movie." She looked up shocked, never did she think something like this was going to happen, he reminded her somewhat of Hojo. Damn, this means she is going to have to learn his name, Kyo, or something like that she thought. Seeming as she and Inuyasha were not official she smiled and nodded, this was exactly the sort of thing she needed to occupy her two weeks, maybe he would let her draw him, Kagome the character's life after all had just been proposed to by Kyotori.
The girls watched in amazement as she walked into class the next day holding hands with the most handsome boy in the school and turned green. Yes, envy me, she thought gleefully, wondering why she had always said no to Hojo, maybe because she grown to like Kyo a bit more. Envy me, you don't have to fight for your life every day against horrid demons. You do not have to raise a kid when you are barely more than a child yourself. You don't have to deal with an annoying hanyou who throws insults at you and it hurts because you love him.
Envy me.
