Chapter 10: Tracking Down the Owner of the Ribbon
After lunch break, Inuyasha and Miroku head back inside. Inuyasha grabs his bag, unnoticing that a new scent gets his attention. He digs inside and pulls out a hair ribbon. Taking a few sniffs of the fabric, he widens his eyes. But it's best he keeps this information to himself, because he knows fully well where this ribbon came from. As they get to the floor of their next class, Inuyasha and Miroku spot the girls who are heading the same way to their classroom. "Well, Well, looks like the girls are with us in art class." Miroku grins while elbowing Inuyasha in the stomach. Inuyasha on the other hand can't get out of his trance on Kagome who is far ahead of him. "Yeah." He only said and heads off with Miroku behind him.
Kagome and Sango head out to their assigned room for their Art class. Kagome goes into her bag to check out something. "Something missing?" Sango asks her as she observes Kagome curious look. They enter the room and took a seat at the corner of the room to have their privacy. "Yeah, It appears I'm missing one of my hair ribbons." Kagome confirms her search. Sango pulls out Kirara to take and see her taking a sniff of the other ribbon. She meows her master and looks to the entry.
Right on cue, Inuyasha and Miroku come in shortly after. "What is it, Kirara? Do you know who has my ribbon?" Kagome whispers to the cat. Kirara nods and runs up to the male duo.
Miroku and Inuyasha take a seat at another table of the classroom. "All I can say the owner is closer than I thought." Inuyasha said to him as they take out their drawing materials. A meow gets their attention. Miroku widens his eyes, "Oh no." He whimpers like a kid. Inuyasha turns around to see the cat coming to them. "It's that damn cat. What is she doing here?" Inuyasha widens his eyes as well. They know fully well what happened yesterday afternoon when they were about to leave the school. "What do you want?" Inuyasha bares his fangs at her.
Kirara rolls her eyes and hisses back him despite being in her kitten form. She's not allowed to transform into her sabre-toothed form. She jumps onto the table. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow to see what the cat will do next. "Kirara." Sango calls as she turns the corner to see where her companion has gone to.
Sango and Kagome go in the direction of Kirara. Right on sight the girls widens their eyes to see who is it that Kirara went to. "It's you." Kagome points her clawed hand to Inuyasha. Sango changes her expression to a suspicious look, as in keeping her guard after what happened yesterday. Kagome aims her eyes to see what Inuyasha has in his hand, "Hey that's mine. Where did you get it?" Kagome asks in quiet anger, so that she wouldn't get an attention in the class. She is about to grab it but Inuyasha stands up to get her ribbon out of her reach. "Ah I wouldn't do that if I were you." Inuyasha smirks at her. Kagome has never been so offended in her life except for yesterday's encounter. "If you want your so precious ribbon back, I recommend that you come alone after school on the roof." He tells her as he glares at Sango and Kirara, as well as Miroku. "If I were you, I'd go home and not interfere with this confrontation." He warns them as his eyes glow red.
Kagome looks around the room, knowing fully well that fighting is strictly forbidden inside of the building except for the gym, but that wouldn't be enough for them to do their business in there. Kagome sighs in defeat, "Fine. 3:00." She agrees and leaves with disappointment in her eyes. Sango stayed for a bit longer. She quickly turns to the boys and glares at them. "If I find out that Kagome injured in any way, I will hunt you down to the ends of the world." She gives her warning as Kirara keeps hissing at the boys.
When Sango and Kirara left the area Inuyasha and Miroku stare at each other, "Do you think I went to far?" Inuyasha asks him. Miroku shakes his head, "No I'm usually the one who does it. But I think you might have today. Let's just not let that happen again." He gives his idea as a precaution.
As the final bell rings, the students gather their belongs and head out the door. Sango and Kagome head to their own. "Are you sure you don't want me to be there for you?" Sango asks worryingly. Kagome sighs, as she pulls out the other ribbon she had with her today. "I have no choice, Sango. I wish I had you to back me up. But you heard what that guy told us. I'm to go to the roof alone. I can't have you involved in this despite how much you want to help out." She shuts the door. Sango softens her eyes, "All I can say that this could be a trap of some sort. I don't want your family to know about this." She said to her as she gets what she needs to bring home with her. Kagome leans her forehead onto the wall, "If I skip this, he'll come after me." She turns her gaze at Sango, "And I don't have a choice but to accept his meeting."
Sango and Kirara look at each other to come up with something to get Kagome out of this. Unfortunately there's nothing they can do about this, so might as well let Kagome go. "If you need me, I'll be close by." She offers her assurance. Kirara mews in agreement. Kagome stands up straight with a small smile, "Thanks, Sango, Kirara. I'll let you know when I do need you by my side." She hugs her. "Anytime, Kagome." Sango replies returning the hug, while Kirara nuzzles Kagome fondly on her head. Kagome and Sango break apart and go their separate ways.
It's 2:59 pm on the school clock and Kagome is already up on the roof. The wind blows calmly to wave her hair in a gentle manner. But such a gentle breeze isn't enough. The door opens up to reveal Inuyasha with his bag. "Thought, you wouldn't come." He said to her. Kagome turns her attention to the boy. "I was thinking the same thing." She replies as she leans onto the wall with her arms crossed and her one leg over her one ankle.
Inuyasha walks up to her casually and pulls out the ribbon from the bag. "I bet you're waiting for me to retrieve your ribbon." He said to her as he rubs his claw fingers on the fabric. Kagome keeps her gaze in cautious look. "What is it that you want from me?" She asks him in shear annoyance. "What makes you think that?" Inuyasha tilts his head to see a closer exception on the ribbon. Kagome narrows her eyes, "Don't take me as a fool, I know fully why you're here." Inuyasha turns his head with a serious look. "Let's just it has to do with something that we should know and yet we shouldn't know about it."
Kagome keeps her posture in check, "Like what?" She asks curious. Inuyasha sighs and gives the ribbon to her within hand's reach. "I recall from yesterday that you told me that you're a dog hanyou and a priestess. How is it that you possess such abilities?" Kagome looks down to the ribbon. "I thought you would've know about my heritage. All I know is that my mother is a priestess and my father was a dog youkai." She answers him, giving him what she knows about her life.