Hellos and Good-Byes
Chapter 10
A/N: Thanks so much for the wonderful reviews! I'm glad to see I didn't lose much reviewers ^_^. And I got a few reviews saying my chapters are long which is ironic 'cause I always thought they would be too short if it wasn't ten or more pages o.O haha… I hope you guys like this chap! =D … And, am heading off to college next year since am a senior, and those exams are in three months after my break is over. So studying is equivalent to few updates? –((Sweat drops)) Am not saying I won't write completely now. I'll just be focusing a lot on studying since this is my last chance in high school, ne? ^^ … Don't worry though, I should get out some chaps here n there since I can't very well study all the time… I'd jus die! O.O
…Merry Christmas!! –This chap is my present to you all =)
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Sesshomaru pushed the 'Mythological Creatures' textbook away annoyingly with disgust, turning his back to the class as he wrote the heading 'Vampires and Dhampirs' on the board in bold, big letters.
When he turned back around, he glanced around emotionlessly at his students, noting Rin sitting at the front on the far end to his right smiling lazily while looking at that locket in her hands which made him crack a small, unnoticed smile. His eyes then traveled to his brother who was currently snoring lightly with his head thrown back and the textbook opened over his visage, turning Sesshomaru's small smile into a light scowl.
"This is your last assignment for the term." He spoke up, loud enough for everyone in the large classroom to hear. "It's worth 50% of your grade so I presume you'll take it seriously." He added, scrutinizing some fellow male students who seem to be having their own class at very back on his right hand side.
"Hence, you'll be put into groups of twos." He stated, holding up a notebook and scanning through the names of person in his class.
"Groups?" Rin asked softly, her hands raised as she spoke. "What kind of assignment it'll be, Sessh – I mean professor?"
If it were any other student who asked, Sesshomaru knew he wouldn't have answered them as politely as he did for Rin. "It'll be like a document of some sort." He replied, looking at her for a moment before catching himself and turning back to face straight ahead.
"You'll be group with…" He scanned the names before him again, thankful that Rin's friend, Virnette was in the same class. "Virnette, since you two seem to get along." No way was he ever letting Rin be grouped with any of those male students in his class.
It took him a total of ten minutes to group his students with the exception of four persons who included Kouga, Inuyasha, Hokkai and Kagome. Eyeing Kagome's name closely, Sesshomaru looked up to see her agitated features before looking at his still sleeping brother.
'So, that's his chosen one.'
Interesting…
"Inuyasha." Sesshomaru called, walking towards his brother who just snorted in response. "Inuyasha." He called again, a little louder but still he got no response apart from the continuous snorting every few seconds.
When Sesshomaru was finally in front of his brother, he slapped his hand on the text that was covering Inuyasha's face and then he called him once more.
Inuyasha jumped up with a start. "I swear I didn't shoot the sheriff!" He groaned out loudly, his eyes half-closed.
A few classmates erupted in giggles and chuckle while Inuyasha just glared fully at his brother in front of him. "I'm glad you didn't." He heard his brother's sarcastic reply.
"Fuck off Sessh-bitch." He grumbled, leaning back in the chair with his arms folded.
"Didn't your parents teach you any manners?"
"Ask them, aren't they your parents as well?" He shot back, shifting slightly in his chair to get comfortable.
"I'm putting the classes in groups." Sesshomaru stated, changing the subject before it got into the usual brother arguments like normal, which would probably make him look immature. He smirked slightly, making Inuyasha open an eye to look at him, as if he heard the smirk itself. Then Inuyasha watching as Sesshomaru's cognac colored eyes shifted slowly up at the back.
"Nope… I'll take a failing grade." He said, not even looking back to whom Sesshomaru was gazing at for he already knew what kind of prick he had for a brother.
"Higurashi…?"
Kagome looked from Sesshomaru then bore holes into Inuyasha's head with a glare his way. "Hai, professor?" If she was going to be grouped with Inuyasha, dear God so help her… -
"I'm warning you Sesshy…" She heard Inuyasha's threatening voice, and smile vaguely.
When Sesshomaru's eyes landed on her again, she turned her face from him, wiping off the smile that held her lips captive. She was sure Sesshomaru was smirking at her action, for even though they barely had much of an introduction, she knew he probably knew more about her than he'd let on.
Oh how right she was.
"I'll group you with Inuyasha." He declared plainly, turning his back on them the instant he voiced his statement as soon as both of them jumped to their feet.
"But, professor!"
"Hey, jack to the ass!"
They both rushed out, Kagome rushing down the steps from her seat while Inuyasha jumped on the table for more height.
"I very well know your circumstances." He began, his back still towards them. "But that has nothing to do with my class." He walked towards his desk, packing up his stuff as he sense the nearing of the end of his class. "I expect to see you regularly in the study room Ms. Higurashi."
"You don't understand, professor…" Kagome whispered almost pleadingly, now right in front of him.
Sesshomaru almost re-consider with the sad expression on her visage, coming to the conclusion that his brother was indeed a super idiot, like always. Although Sesshomaru was out of the house that night when what ever was exchanged between the both of them, he was present during the time of her tear shedding to the point where she had to leave.
"I'm sorry Kagome." He said softly, watching her with an emotionless expression. "But I'm not giving anyone any exceptions, because if I let you choose not to be in his group then the other students would want the same."
Looking at the clock behind him that read 7:15pm; he sighed softly before dismissing the class after telling the two remaining males that they're grouping together. As everyone rushed out, Sesshomaru busied himself with cleaning his desk while keeping a close eye on Rin.
He had to see her home safely like always.
"I'm telling you… I'm not doing it!"
Slapping his hands on the desk loudly while everyone flocked out of the classroom, Inuyasha kept his eyes glued on his brother, never once acknowledging the girl beside him.
"Listen Inu," Sighed Sesshomaru tiredly, definitely not in the mood for his brother's constant bitching. "I very well could care less about your grade, but this assignment is a two man work, and if you're not involved then I can't give Kagome a passing grade." He turned his amber orbs on the silent, almost terrified looking girl with a hint of understanding glazing over them. "I'm sure you don't want that, Ms. Higurashi."
"N-no…" She whispered in a defeated sigh. "I guess… I guess I have to cope with it, ne?" Her brilliant smile made him wonder what was wrong with his brother, as he watch her walked passed Inuyasha, never once looking at him, much less saying anything.
Before Inuyasha can open his mouth to refuse, Sesshomaru spoke up. "I will report father to you, and you know how he gets… especially since she's your chosen one."
Inuyasha's teeth were gritted in annoyance.
"About early today Kagome…" They both heard Kouga's faint voice, and Inuyasha suddenly remembered the both of them speaking during lunch break earlier that day, and he growled in his throat as his eyes turned a darker shade of amber.
"Maybe we can continue talking over a cup of coffee before I drop you home."
Smiling widely while hosting her one-strap bag on her shoulder, Kagome welcomed the idea since she felt down after hearing her partner would be Inuyasha; the very person she would rather avoid more than a speeding truck. "I don't have anything better at the moment so why not?"
In less than five minutes, the feel of someone grasping her arms firmly but not to harm her had her looking around in surprise for the culprit of that hand.
Her hair spun around her bright face like midnight silk before bouncing on her person and then settling about, and just then her face turned into a blank expression. "What the hell…?" She breathed out, her chocolate eyes clashing with steely amber.
"We're starting out assignment… now." Without waiting for a reply, Inuyasha started walking, knowing she was stumbling behind him for he hadn't released her arm.
No one oppose him, definitely not Kouga since he knew what was best for him. When they reached the parking lot for the college, Inuyasha offered her his helmet silently with his scowl as clearly in place as crystal.
"I… I don't need it." She said with a hint of firmness behind her words, walking off towards her car. "We can start tomorrow afternoon."
Kagome thought she was hallucinating because Inuyasha was in front of her as if it was within the blink of an eye. She was wrong wasn't she? He possibly couldn't move that fast, no human can move that fast so maybe she hadn't reach as far away from him as she had thought.
"Didn't I tell you not to talk to Kouga?" His voice sounded deadly, almost in a threatening manner, and Kagome had to take a double take at his sudden 'alpha' attitude.
"Are we even supposed to be talking?" Kagome begin dejectedly, jabbing a finger from Inuyasha to her in a rushed repeated manner. "I don't have to listen to anything you say anymore, and frankly…"
"You're still my toy." He cut in hurriedly, still gazing at her with his angry eyes.
Pausing in shock, she took a step back from him to look him over fully, pondering him over. He rejected her, made her feel like shit then stop speaking to her. She checked them off silently in her head, getting the definition of a total jackass.
"Are you delusional?" She shouted a little too loud, brushing passed him with a shake of her head, sending her midnight locks about her face.
"Why did you change your hair?"
She froze momentarily but recovered quickly under the full moon's gaze, gripping onto her bag tighter that her knuckled faded into a pale white color.
"I see no contacts." His booming voice made her want to knock his damn teeth out of his oversized head. "Face it, Kagome, you can't stay away from me." His confident voice was pulling away her control. "You just wanted me to notice you, didn't you?" He was now next to her ear, his hot breath puffing soothingly against her cool skin.
She whipped around, slapping him with her long tresses. "Oh sure, so I guess you did notice me huh?" Folding her arms in front of her, she looked him over with hard eyes. "At least am not some prissy fucker who runs from a simple kiss!"
Scoffing with an air of uneasiness, Inuyasha mirrored Kagome's action by folding his arms and glowering down at her. For the first time in his life, the bitch had him speechless. It wasn't that he ran from the thought out of fear, he actually did it because he was saving her from him. Right?
"Yea, I'd say you're speechless due to lip lock - but that's not the case." Kagome ran her tongue over her bottom lip in aggravation. "But wait…" She started, acting as if she was aiming to build up suspense for an oncoming thriller story. "While we're doing this assignment, I'll be sure to bring a mask, as not to scare you into thinking I want a kiss from you!"
When she turned her back to him suddenly, she failed to see the flash of red seeping into his eyes for a split second, before the earring took control. His vampire side was angry at his chosen one. She had no right to give him that kind of attitude from the start, and like always, she needed to be dealt with.
'Punish her!'
He shook his head roughly, trying to block out his vampire's voice as he watched Kagome dumbly while she fished out her car keys, now that she stood in front of her precious 'baby'. He rolled his eyes, jogging lightly towards her and grabbing the arm that held the car keys triumphantly.
"Hey hey…" He mumbled, a little too soothingly to his ears for his taste. He knew just arguing with her will get him nowhere and then she'd probably run off to that dickhead Kouga. Heh, that'd be the day!
Kagome know now not to relax when he showed her this 'nice' side of him with the way he just spoke. She admit that she had her foolish time when they first got acquainted, but as she jerked her arm away from his hold, she knew then that she'd already shed her foolish ways.
"I have to go, I'm tired!" She groaned out, pushing him away from her forcefully with her hip.
Inuyasha's eye twitched.
'Let her know who she belongs to!'
When she finally got the car door opened, she was jerked forward a little when it slammed back shut with Inuyasha's strong hand on the window. "Listen here bitch, I don't like this as much as you, but the sooner we get the assignment done with the sooner we can say good-bye for good." He grounded out through clenched teeth as he stared her down fiercely.
She was flabbergast at his decision but asked herself what she was expecting. Did she think he'd finally grow some balls and finally confess his undying love for her? That he'll tell her that he's sorry and how much of a jerk he was? Nar, it was just wishful thinking on her stupid behalf.
Huffing loudly, she pulled her arm from his hold, deciding on taking the short distance to the dorms instead of trying to get into her own car!
"Don't walk away from me!" She heard Inuyasha's defiant voice as his footsteps became louder. "Are you telling me that you're scared of being alone with me?!" She could practically taste the odor of potency in his voice.
Stopping in her tracks, she was pleased when he suddenly stopped as if she had the power to control his movements with her own. "Aren't I alone with you now?" She gritted out gradually, turning around just as slowly to look angrily at him with her deep chocolaty orbs. "What makes you so special for me to be scared?" She scoffed at him mockingly. "It was just a simple kiss! What? You thought it was something else?" She asked suddenly, trying to prove him wrong… Including herself the most. "I'm sorry, but a kiss like yours would need working on to make me scared of something like you."
'That bitch needs serious taming'Inuyasha had to agree with his vampire's side as he looked over the standpoint Kagome was in, a stance that bled fearlessness, a stance that he was suppose to have alone when with Kagome. She was after all his toy!
He took a big step towards her, coming face to face with her so that she had to raise her head to look him the eye. He smirked at her, grasping her arms suddenly then smiling widely as she showed an express that clearly stated that she was regretting what she had said.
"It meant nothing you say?" He grumbled, shifting his eyes from her lips to her orbs quickly. "The same kiss that had your heart racing?" He inched his face down a little, almost chuckling when she backed her head away from him. And she had the audacity to tell him that she wasn't scared?
He shook his head, pulling her closer to him to brush his lips dangerously close to her. "You were like an open book Kagome."
His sensitive ears told him that she had just gulped, and he was basking in her actions happily yet silently all the same.
"Kagome?!"
Inuyasha heard him before he spoke, sensed him before he made himself seen and he thought he was a nice middle aged man who'd walk along quietly and let a bunch of young people have their privacy.
But he thought wrong, and what made it even worst was the he knew Kagome! That old geezer knew Kagome?!
Inuyasha watched as Kagome whipped her head around quickly, surprised that her neck didn't break from the speed she turned her head.
"Shiin!!" Kagome gasped out, all but surprise to see this tall middle aged man with black short hair that had patches of gray in them. He had hair covering practically half of his face as he was displaying a wide grin that fell from his face when she called his name.
"Why do you insist on calling me that?" He pouted dejectedly and Kagome rolled her eyes, finally getting the strength to push Inuyasha away.
"What are you doing here Shiin!" She walked up to him, pushing her face in his, which made him cower from her actions. "I told you to stop bothering me!" She whispered harshly.
"I just want to talk Kaggie…" He whispered, rubbing her arm lightly before resting on her shoulder. "I'm not asking –…"
"Hey dude, don't touch her!" Inuyasha rushed towards them and pushed his hands off of Kagome. "She said she doesn't want to talk to you." He growled out.
Kagome rolled her eyes at him. "Shut up Inuyasha!" She shouted frustratingly while glaring at Shiin.
"Wha…?" His word fell from his lips with an unbelievable look on his visage. He was just trying to help…
"Who the hell are you?" Shiin asked. "Are you her boyfrie…" He stopped at looked at Kagome in surprise. "Are you…" He jabbed his thumb in Inuyasha's direction. "Are you dating him?"
"What if she is geezer?" Inuyasha didn't like the tone he had when asking Kagome that question. It was as if Inuyasha himself was something revolting to be considered a boyfriend.
"Zip it you snow white freak!"
"Real mature Shiin, real mature." Kagome drawled out, folding her arms in her position between the two males that made her blood boil with anger and hatred.
"I forbid you to call me that." He stated, looking down at the hotheaded female before him.
"Who's this old geezer Kagome?" He demanding, glaring down at Kagome as if mimicking Shiin's action.
"Yea Kagome. Tell him who I am." He smirked goofily at her while watching Inuyasha with an expression that read 'you'll be surprised,' which got a turn of Inuyasha's eyes in response.
"I think you should leave now, Shiin."
Shiin huffed exaggeratingly, dropping his arms to his side. "I'm hear for you Kagome, why won't you acknowledge that?!" He questioned desperately. "Stop shunning me out and stop calling me Shiin!"
"Its your name." She said flippantly.
"That's not the point."
"You always call me by my name." She continued on, looking intently at her nails. "And beside, when I need you the most, you was never there."
"I've changed."
She chuckled. "So have I. Noticed how much rebellion can change someone?"
"Damn you Kag - …"
"Here we go again." She sighed, closing her eyes as if to prepare herself for what was to come.
Inuyasha was just looking on intently; all but confused at their actions and eager to know what kind of relationship they held for each other. He listened as Shiin said something only for Kagome to answer within a blink of the eye as if she knew what he was going to say before he said it. Her expression read relaxed and composed while Shiin's was the complete opposite, his anger rising with every voiced word that left Kagome's mouth.
"I hate you're attitude!" He started, moving to grab her shoulders firmly but she dodged his hold and walked away hotly, effectively ending their conversation.
Shiin wasn't having any of that. "Don't you dare walk away from me young lady!"
"Why?" He heard her shout over her shoulder. "You taught me how to!" She turned at him with a hard stare, making one shudder to the core. "My wonderful… dad!"
Inuyasha's gaping mouth was all he could do. Dad was it? Was he hearing right?
"I thought you're dad died?" Inuyasha shouted at her retreating form.
"N-nani? She told you…" Shiin began voicing, looking at Inuyasha before remembering he hated him and then turned to Kagome. "You killed me?!" He was beyond shocked.
"If I could, I would have." Kagome said, now standing at a distance from the males.
"Alas… Here you are." She folded her arms n whipped around to continue her walk home.
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Miako sighed jubilantly, brushing her hair with a black and white brush slowly, looking into the mirror at her aged face. She sighed softly as she looked into the eyes looking back at her sadly.
This wasn't the life she had dreamt about and she never thought that she would bring so much her to her kids, especially Kagome.
"I'm so sorry." She whispered, running her fingers down her smooth neck and wetting her red plump lips slowly.
Her make-up was light yet it brought out the beauty in her brightly, not that make-up was needed to show that. When she was sober, she'd always be reminded of how beautiful she is, and where Kagome got her beauty because at times she had to wonder who she was.
Tamaki was the worst thing that has ever happened to her, and she felt sorry for not accepting that, always hoping that the more she loved and obeyed him, then he'd changed and acknowledge her as his love, his life through the good and the bad times.
That was never going to happen, and she'd now realize that.
"Kagome…Souta." She whispered, getting up cautiously while braising her arms on the dressing table. She winched when her hips brushed against the edge of the dressing table.
Tamaki came home drunk tonight, and he was furious that she didn't make it. She couldn't go with the cold she had now could she? She felt so awful to know that he came do her harm yet she couldn't get away from him for good.
Well that was all going to end.
She turned around, facing the small white gown that was on her bed. It was her wedding dress, a simple silk white dress that ending just below her knees and was sleeveless. She smiled softly at the memory that Tamaki had coated over his true personality. As she stripped slowly, she remembered how kind he was to her, how soothing his words were when she was down and needed someone.
Now in her dress, she placed the tiara on her head, smoothing back her silken hair behind her shoulders.
"You're so beautiful." She told the lady in the mirror. "Even though you're beauty is gradually fading, it still has a dim shine to it." She swirled around slowly, taking up her lipstick to write something on the mirror in capital letters.
Miako smiled softly, displaying her dimples as she stood up on shaky legs in the chair she was seated in just a few minutes ago.
"Tamaki!" She shouted, knowing that he wouldn't come quickly. That was just him, always taking his time. She pursed her lips, securing the rope that was around her neck with shaking hands, a single tear rushing down her cheek.
When Tamaki curses became louder as he neared the room, she took a deep breath. "Good-bye." She breathed out.
Then she jumped.
She didn't struggled, nor did her face held any hint of fright. And when Tamaki burst through the door, ready to curse her out, she smiled vaguely at his fear stricken expression.
It was the first time he looked so pathetic before her.
He was too frightened to move a muscle with his mouth hanging open in shock. His bulging drunken orbs shifted to the mirror where her now dead body swung hauntingly back and forth before the wordings.
"You made me do this."
He fell to his knees, a roar of agony leaving his lips as he shook with suppressed fright.
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A/N: OOT!! I'm finish! =D ((cuddle up under my covers)) Am sleepy now… Just leave your mark O.~ They are well appreciated =D but you all know that, right? x]
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