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Summary- Inuyasha is a hanyou living in a human world. He doesn't fit in and no one likes him. Then a new girl named Kagome comes along. Everyone wants to know her but she only has eyes for one hanyou. InuXKag
A/N: Thanks for the reviews and the suggestions.
Disclaimer- I do not own Inuyasha.
Chapter 8
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"You should just go talk to him." Sango said to Kagome.
It had been three weeks since she found out about Inuyasha and Blair. And she hadn't spoken to either of them.
"I don't know if that's a good idea. He's still mad."
"Yeah, well make him not mad." Sango said leaving Kagome standing at Inuyasha's front door. Kagome waited until Sango shut her front door behind her before knocking.
Inuyasha answered and leaned against the door frame.
"Come out of hibernation?" She asked.
"I haven't seen you in awhile. It was a joke."
"If I recall you asked me to stay away from you."
Kagome looked down at her feet.
"I know, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let this bother me. I wasn't even here when it happened."
"No, you weren't. There were other things that happened that you didn't see."
"I know, and I owe you and Blair an apology."
"Blair?"
"Yes, even if you hate her, I was wrong on her part as well. She really is a good person."
Kagome looked back up to see Inuyasha smiling and shaking his head.
"Did you rehearse this?"
Kagome laughed. "Some of it."
And much to Inuyasha and her surprise she leaned up and kissed him gently on the cheek.
They both froze. What seemed like years past. Inuyasha leaned down and kissed her full on the lips.
They pulled apart after running out of air.
"Finally!"
They turned around to see Sango throwing her arms up in the air.
They all laughed and walked over to Kagome's. Inuyasha and Kagome hand in hand.
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Zarah approached Bankotsu when he was leaving his house.
"Ban, can we talk?"
"No."
"Please?"
Bankotsu opened the door to his car and then shut it without getting in.
"What? You got everything you wanted. Everyone knows who you are."
Zarah put her hands on his chest. "But I want you too Ban."
Bankotsu grabbed her hands and shoved them back at her.
"I thought that I really cared for you. Now I understand that I cared for who you pretended to be. You kept me away from Blair and that's not going to happen anymore."
"So you're with Blair now?"
"Why don't you ask Kikyo. She knows everything right?"
Zarah stomped her foot as Bankotsu got into his car and drove away. If Kikyo couldn't bring Blair down, then she would.
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Whispering broke out all over the school. No one had expected the beautiful Kagome to be with the stubborn hanyou Inuyasha. Especially, not Kikyo.
She was furious when she saw Kagome kiss his cheek before walking away. She stormed through the crowd and pushed Kagome into the lockers.
"What the hell do you think you are doing? Didn't I warn you to stay away from Inuyasha?"
Kagome pushed her back. "And I was supposed to listen?"
Kikyo pushed Kagome again. Kagome raised her fist but Sango came through the crowd and stopped her.
"It's not worth it Kagome."
"Maybe not for her, but for me it is."
Kikyo turned around to see who had spoken. Blair smiled and her fist made direct contact with Kikyo's right cheek.
Kikyo fell to the ground. Zarah came to her side and pulled her to her feet, dodging through the crowd to get away before a teacher came.
Everyone starred at Blair who just shrugged. "She had it coming."
Kagome hugged Blair. "That was awesome."
"You're not mad anymore?"
"I wasn't mad, I was just insecure. I'm over it now."
"Good, because now that I hit her, there's no telling what she'll do."
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"What can you tell me about her? I need to get her back!" Kikyo screamed.
"I don't know, I know she likes Bankotsu."
Kikyo stopped pacing her room.
"Bankotsu?"
"Yeah, she's crazy about him."
"Zarah, I do believe we can use this to our advantage."
"What about Kagome? We don't know anything about her past."
"No, but I have someone finding out about that already. Let's focus on Bankotsu and Blair first, then we'll get to Kagome."
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"Blair that was a very good punch." Bankotsu said draping his arm over her shoulders.
"Thanks, my hands a little swollen, but other than that it felt great. I finally stood up to her."
"Yeah, you did. What do you think she'll do now?"
"I have no idea, but I'm not really worried about it. All my secrets are out. She doesn't have anything to hold over me anymore."
"So, do you want to catch a movie later?"
"Yeah, just pick me up at around seven."
"Alright, cool."
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"Come on my dear Sango. Love is in the air."
"Miroku, just because Kagome and Inuyasha are together now, does no mean I want to be with you."
"I will not give up until you give me a chance."
"And I won't give you a chance until you stop groping me every chance you get!" Sango said hitting him upside the hand before he hand could reach it's destination.
"Well put."
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Kagome heard someone knock on her front door and ran down to answer it. Her family was out shopping, leaving her behind.
She opened the door.
"Hello Kagome."
"H-hojo?"
"Happy to see me?"
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"Hey Inuyasha, have you heard from Kagome today?"
"Um, earlier I did." Inuyasha answered.
Sango looked nervous. "She's not answering her phone or her door. I'm really worried about her. She's supposed to be going to the mall with me."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "I'll go talk to her."
"Thank you!"
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Inuyasha went to the tree near Kagome's window and climbed up. Her window was unlocked so he climbed in. She wasn't in her room, but he could hear movement downstairs.
"Kagome?"
She had been talking to someone but stopped. He heard her running up the stairs.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing here?" She asked trying to catch her breath.
"Sango sent me over. She was worried."
Kagome plastered on a fake smile. "I'm fine, there's nothing to worry about. But tell her I do have to take a rain check on the mall."
"What's going on? Who were you talking to?"
"Talking? Must be your imagination. Look, I'll call you later okay?" She said pushing him towards the window. Se kissed his cheek as he climbed out and then shut and locked her window.
"Well?" Sango asked waiting on his front porch.
"Something's up, but she threw me out before I could find out what."
"As long as she's okay, I guess it doesn't matter."
"Yeah, I guess so."
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Blair and Bankotsu walked along the streets of their neighborhood. They had just got back from the movie and didn't feel like staying indoors.
"That was fun." Blair said.
"Yeah, it's been a long time since it was just me and you."
"Yeah, it has."
Bankotsu stopped and Blair looked puzzled but stopped too.
"What's wro-" She was stopped when Bankotsu leaned over and kissed her.
Blair pushed him away and looked down at the ground.
"I'm sorry Ban, but I know you were with Zarah. Even if you were trying to hide it, I knew."
"But I'm not now."
"Yeah, but I know you cared a lot for her. It just hasn't been enough time. I'm sorry." She said walking away.
"Blair!"
"I'm sorry Ban!"
"Blair!" But it was too late. She was already in her house.
Bankotsu cursed under his breath and went to his own home.
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"Kagome, love, you seem nervous." Hojo said smirking. They were sitting in her bedroom. Well, Hojo was sitting while Kagome paced.
"Who told you where I was?" Kagome demanded stopping.
"I told you some new kid came to the neighborhood. He asked everyone a lot of questions about you. He said he had just moved from here."
Kagome shook her head. "Why did you come here? I told you to stay away from me."
Hojo stood and trailed his finger down her cheek. "I think that you might want to change your tone with me. How do you think your friends would feel if they knew the things you have done?"
Kagome glared. "You wouldn't."
"Of course not. That is as long as you break up with that boyfriend of yours and allow me to take his place."
"I told you we would never be together again!"
Hojo laughed. "You act brave Kagome, but I can see the fear in your eyes. You were sad to leave your old home, but you were glad too weren't you? You thought you would never have to face your past again."
"I will not leave Inuyasha for you. Tell them all what I did. I don't care."
"Alright, but it's your funeral." Hojo said leaving the room.
Kagome collapsed into her chair. What would everyone think when they found out the truth about her?
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Kagome wasn't at school. No one had heard from her in three days not even Inuyasha. All of them had called, they went to her house, they tried everything. Kagome's mother simply said she wasn't feeling well, but the way she said it told them she was lying.
"I'm out of ideas." Blair said sitting on Inuyasha's floor. Inuyasha's room had some how become their meeting place.
"Me too." Bankotsu said from the other side of the room. He and Blair hadn't been near each other alone since the movie.
"What do you think Inuyasha?" Sango asked.
"Feh, I don't know. Did you ever think that maybe she doesn't want to see us?" Inuyasha answered storming out of the room. Blair jumped to her feet and followed. Bankotsu's eyes following her until she left.
"Ahem, well that went well."
Sango rolled her eyes and threw a pillow at Miroku.
"Inuyasha!" Blair called out following him into his back yard.
Inuyasha stopped and turned. "What do you want?"
"Why are you so easily giving up? Kagome might really need us."
"Us?"
"Yes, her friends."
"You think simply because you are Kagome's friend that you are mine too?"
"No, I thought that since you were hanging out with all of us, that maybe you had moved on."
"Hanging out? I am not hanging out with an of you! Do you think I forgot how all of you used to treat me? I did it for Kagome. Because she was the only one that never treated me any differently."
Blair's eyes filled with tears. "We all regret not trying harder with you. Not that you made it very easy for Sango and Miroku. But I know I shouldn't have cared what everyone thought. We are not all as good as Kagome!"
"It has nothing to do with being good. It's standing up for what you believe in. You would know nothing about that! All you have ever done is follow what everyone else believed."
Bankotsu, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou all came out and stood a few feet from the two.
"I am not like that anymore!"
"Yes you are! You may have everyone else fooled, but not me. I know you are just like Kikyo and you will always be just like Kikyo."
Bankotsu ran and stood in front of Blair. "Don't you dare talk to her like that."
Blair moved him aside. "No, he every right to say whatever he wants to me. I deserve it all."
Shock was shinning on everyone's face. Even Inuyasha's.
"What? You don't deserve that." Bankotsu said facing her.
"From him I do. All I had to do was talk to him in the hallway and I didn't. Instead, I ended up helping Kikyo hurt him. He can say all that he needs to. He has been holding it back for a long time."
Everyone looked at Inuyasha expectantly, but he just turned to keep walking the other way.
"Excuse me?"
Everyone turned to where the voice had come from including Inuyasha.
"Who the hell are you?" Inuyasha asked walking past everyone and standing in front of the new comer.
"Ah, you must be Inuyasha. I have heard a lot about you." The man said smiling. Something in that smile sent shivers down all of their spines.
"I'll ask one more time before I punch your lights out. Who are you?"
"Where are my manners? I am Hojo. A very old friend of Kagome's."
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There was a soft knock on her door. Kagome just curled up further in her blankets. The room was dark and hot, but Kagome didn't feel the heat or notice the darkness.
"Honey?" She heard her mother's worried voice.
Kagome didn't answer. Did she even have a voice anymore?
Her mother came into the room and Kagome squinted her eyes against the light.
"Kagome, please talk to me." She said sitting on the edge of Kagome's bed.
"I can't mom. I just can't."
"Okay, then can you talk to one of your friends?"
"No."
"Kagome you've been acting very strange since Hojo came to visit. He left now, there's no reason to stay in hiding."
"I'm not hiding from him exactly."
"Then what is it?"
Kagome sat up. "He's going to tell everyone what I did."
"What you did?"
Kagome began to cry silently. Her mother pulled her close.
"Yes, remember when the p-police brought me home from that party?"
Kagome's mom nodded her head. "They said a girl had been hurt."
"She wasn't hurt. She was killed. It was all my fault."
"Kagome, I'm sure you didn't really do anything."
"Yes I did. It was me. I k-killed her."
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"So Hojo, what did you want to talk to us about? Is it about what's bothering Kagome?" Sango asked. They were all back in Inuyasha's room.
"Yes, actually, that is exactly the reason."
"So?" Inuyasha said impatiently.
"I guess I will have to start from the very beginning."
Flashback
Kagome jumped into Hojo's arms when she opened her front door. She wrapped her legs around him and kissed him passionately.
"Now Kagome, have you been drinking already?"
Kagome laughed. "Didn't you tell me I should never stop?"
"Have you finally taken my advice?"
"I think I have." She said kissing him again.
Hojo staggered to his truck with Kagome in his arms.
He opened the passenger door and set her in the seat. He buckled her in and shut the door. He went to the other side and got in himself.
"Ready love?" He asked her.
"Yes!' She yelled laughing.
Hojo turned on the radio as he drove down the street. Kagome's head began lolling to the side. Hojo reached into his back seat and pulled out a bottle of vodka.
"Here dear, this will keep you awake."
Kagome drank it greedily. When it was gone she threw it out the window.
"I feel much better now."
"Good." Hojo said smirking.
After awhile Hojo pulled up to the side of the curb in front of a very large house. There were cars and people everywhere.
"Look, it's Kagome and Hojo!" Someone yelled out.
Kagome unbuckled herself and stumbled out of the truck nearly falling. Hojo quickly jumped out and went to her aid. He wrapped his arm around her waist and steadied her as they walked towards the front door of the house.
"Hey, Hojo!" A guy yelled giving Hojo a thumbs up.
Hojo nodded in his direction and winked.
"Hojo, who's party is this? I forgot." Kagome said giggling.
Hojo stopped himself from rolling his eyes. He had never mentioned who's party it was.
"You'll see."
They stepped into the open door. Music was playing very loudly and there were bodies dancing everywhere.
"Hojo, the music is hurting my head." Kagome whined.
"How about I take you upstairs?"
"Okay."
He lead her up the stairs and down a long hall. The music faded into a distant sound as they entered a room.
Hojo shut the door and locked it. Kagome stumbled to the bed where another girl sat.
"Hello." Kagome said laying down on her back.
The girl glanced at Hojo who just gave a nod.
"Kagome, this is Holly. She is a very big fan of yours."
"Fan? Fan for what?"
Hojo sighed. "She thinks you are very pretty. She actually thinks you could be a movie star."
"Movie star?" Kagome asked excitedly.
"Oh, yeah. What would you say if we made our own little film right now?"
"Okay." Kagome said still not moving.
Hojo went to the closet and pulled out his equipment. He set everything up.
"Kagome could you sit up please?"
Kagome did as she was asked. She looked closely at Holly for the first time. The girl was wearing a white fluffy robe.
"Why is she dressed like that?" Kagome asked sobering up a little in her panic.
"Just relax Kagome. You said you wanted to do a movie. Go ahead Holly."
Holly leaned over and began to kiss Kagome. Kagome pushed her away with all her might and jumped to her feet.
"Hojo, what's going on here?"
Hojo became angry. "You said you wanted to do a movie."
"Not this kind of movie!"
"Holly." Hojo said through clenched teeth.
Holly pushed Kagome back on the bed and got on top of her.
Kagome began to thrash, but Holly was much stronger than she looked.
Kagome felt a warmth rising through her.
When Hojo saw her begin to glow pink he ran from the room.
Kagome hears Holly scream in pain but the light was too bright to see anything.
Finally the light faded. Kagome saw Holly had fallen to the ground. She kneeled down beside her and shook her to wake her up. Kagome screamed louder than she ever had before when she realized Holly would never wake up again.
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Kagome began to cry even harder now.
"Kagome, did you tell the police what you just told me?" Her mother asked.
"N-no. Hojo said that if I told they would put me in jail. So he made up a story where it came out to be all Holly's fault."
"Honey, we have to tell."
"I d-didn't mean to do it. I was so scared, mom."
"I know honey. What happened wasn't your fault. It was Hojo's and we need to make sure he gets put away before he hurts anyone else."
"I'm sorry I acted the way I did when I was with him. I know I treated all of you like you meant nothing. He just had a pull on me. Until that night, I never knew how to stop it."
"I don't think you really understood what you were doing. But you do now. The thing you need to do is stop blaming yourself."
"But he's going to tell everyone."
"You'll just have to have faith that they will understand it wasn't you."
"And if they don't?"
"Then you always have your family by your side."
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Well this was going to be split into two chapters but I decided to put it all in one, so hope you liked it!
