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DREAMING DOWN THAT OLD, DIRT ROAD

Chapter 10

Kagome was walking home after school. The lazy trees were now active and alert with the wind.

Everything here was different. The houses, the streets, the traffic, and she hadn't seen a single summer kimono. Not one.

Seeing the different surroundings was making her miss a certain silver haired hanyou.

In her deep thoughts, she never noticed the road she was walking across and the bus heading straight for her.

What diverted her from her thoughts was the man that grabbed her and pulled her to the side of the road and out of the bus's path.

"Are you alright? You almost got hit by that bus!" The man shouted in horror.

"Did I really? Well, thanks, I guess," Kagome said in a bored, monotone voice.

Her eyes were unfocused and her face was emotionless, shocking the man who had just saved her life.

"My name is Vatch," He introduced himself. "Maybe I should take you back to the school and get you checked out by the nurse. You're kind of freaking me out,"

"No, I'm okay. I was just thinking about something, that's all," Kagome assured him.

"You're very beautiful. What is your name?" Vatch flirted.

Kagome glanced over at him when she heard the compliment, and began to blush at what she saw. A well built man with short black hair stared back at her, his brown eyes seeming to gaze deep within her soul.

"I'm Kagome," She croaked. "You know, I should get going. It's been nice to meet you,"

She then crossed the street and continued down the sidewalk, her mind set once again on Inuyasha and her life in the feudal era.

"Hey, Kagome," Someone shouted behind her.

She had stopped short upon hearing the familiar voice behind her, eyes beginning to water.

"Hey, Kagome," The voice rang again. This time, more quietly and this time, right behind her. That was when she felt a hand on her shoulder. There was no mistake it. That voice had to belong to one person.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried as she spun around and began to sob into his shirt. "Inuyasha, you found me! I thought...I'd never...see you...again," She managed between sobs.

Inuyasha felt his heart break and wanted to comfort her and tell her who he really was, but felt he couldn't.

"What are you talking about?" He spit out.

Confused, Kagome looked up and started to panic. It wasn't Inuyasha she was crying on, it was Ian. He did have a lot of the hanyou's features though.

"I'm sorry. I thought you were someone else," Kagome said, bowing in apology.

"That's okay. I just came to get my shirt back," He explained. "I'll walk you home if you'd like. Then you can give me my shirt there and save you some embarrassment,"

"Thanks," She replied and they continued walking down the street.

"You look so familiar," Kagome said as she stared and the hanyou.

"Oh yeah, how so?" Inuyasha's face began to burn.

"Everything. Your voice, your face, your...I don't know," Kagome replied. "You must think I'm crazy, huh?"

"Not really," He stated. "I left someone when I moved here. She was great company, and she was very beautiful, too. She was the best thing that ever happened to me and a hundred times better than my first girlfriend, but I told her I'd visit her all the time, so your situation can't be that bad. I bet you'll see him again,"

"I highly doubt that," She mumbled, but with the hanyou's hearing, he heard every word.

"No, really. Who knows? He could be standing in front of you and you wouldn't even know."

Kagome was confused. Did this guy that strangely looks identical to Inuyasha just admit that he was indeed Inuyasha? It would explain so much. The only differences there were was the short, dirty blonde hair compared to the long silver hair and the eye color. Nothing scissors, contacts and hair dye couldn't fix.

'Wishful thinking. Get a hold of yourself, Kagome. He's Ian, not Inuyasha.' Kagome thought sternly. 'I'll have to try later.'

They kept walking and Inuyasha was feeling somewhat uneasy for Kagome had not made a remark to his previous statement. He walked beside her, his head turned to her suspiciously. He stared deeply at her, trying to figure out what she was thinking.

"What are you up to?" He asked her.

"What do you mean?" She replied, glancing over at his hunched form.

"You're plotting something, aren't you?" He accused.

"Yes, I'm plotting revenge," Kagome remarked sarcastically." I'm just trying to find a way to get the zebra's and giraffes to attack the prime minister,"

"Huh?" He said with a lost expression.

"Never mind," She mumbled, rubbing her temples. "Wow, I haven't had a headache like this for a while,"

They continued to walk in silence until they reached Kagome's new home.

"So, this is your house?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yeah," Kagome replied. "It's not as roomy as my old house, though,"

They stood and stared at each other for a minute or two before Kagome acted.

"Oh! Sorry about that. I bet you need your shirt back," She apologized while removing the shirt from around her waist.

"Oh yeah, thanks," He said, excepting the shirt.

"Well, see you tomorrow," Kagome said as she started for the door.

While walking up the sidewalk, thoughts rushed through her head.

'Maybe I should ask him if he really is Inuyasha in disguise or maybe yell the 'sit command. Who am I kidding? It probably isn't even him and I'll just make myself look like an idiot.' She thought. 'Then again, if it isn't Inuyasha, then why would he be wearing rosary beads? Coincidence, I think not. That's it, I have to try.'

She spun around in front of the door and called out to the teenager who was now walking towards the crosswalk.

"Hey, Inuyasha?"

"Yea-" He began to say.

A large grin crossed her face at his slip. Before he could say anymore, Kagome ran down the sidewalk, mind lost of the rip in her skirt which was exposing a small majority of her underwear.

"Inuyasha," She shouted gleefully. "I knew it was you! You came to find me,"

"I came to bring you back. We need to find more jewel shards," He corrected flatly.

Kagome's face was suddenly cleared from the smile to be replaced by an enraged scowl. Inuyasha could almost see the flames of anger surrounding her.

"Inuyasha," She began. "Sit boy!"

The hanyou hit face first on the hard cement, causing it to crack from the impact. It was quiet for a few seconds until Inuyasha mumbled into the concrete.

"I deserved that,"

"You're damn right you did," Kagome exclaimed. "First you lie to me, making me think you're someone else, and then you have the nerve to try and drag me back so I can find jewel shards for you!"

"I admit to the identity part, but not about bringing you back! The jewel shards aren't going to collect themselves!" He shot back at her.

They glared at each other for what seemed to be forever, and then a thought approached Kagome.

"Your hair," She said aloud. "You cut it. Why?"

"I didn't want to be noticed, so I had it cut. It looked weird silver, so I dyed it too,"

He paused for a moment before he smiled and began to chuckle. "I really do hate the cut you know. It makes me look like that Homo guy,"

Kagome began to laugh as well. "You mean Hojo?"

"Yeah, that's the guy," He agreed. "What ever happened to him anyway?"

"Who knows," She said in remark.

They stood and laughed for at least five minutes before Kagome's mom exited the house and noticed the two on the corner.

"Oh, Kagome dear," She called out. "Would you like to come with me to the store?"

"Sure, hold on one sec." She replied before turning back to Inuyasha.

"I guess I'll see you tomorrow?" He assumed.

"Yeah, I guess," She replied. "Wouldn't miss it for the world,"

The two of them went their separate ways, both with the other on their minds. However, Kagome's daydream was cut short when her mother began fussing.

"Kagome, look at your new clothes! You've torn them already! I thought I told you to trade desks so it wouldn't snag anymore,"

"Sorry mom. It won't happen again," Kagome said.

"That's what you told my last time. How do I know it won't happen again?" She asked Kagome.

"Because I just know," Kagome said simply while walking cheerfully towards the door to change.

End Chapter 10

I didn't want to disappoint you peoples by just having them get together again. Not after I thought of the bus idea, so I put in a bit of both. So what if she never actually came in contact with the bus. If she did, she never would have found out Ian was Inuyasha in this chapter, or ever if she were to die...Bye-bye!