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Chapter 12: Broken: Kikyou's POV
I glanced at my watch as I hurried to my dorm. It was already 1:30, and if I didn't get that letter mailed, he wouldn't get it by tomorrow. I could see the building clearly now; it was only a five minutes' walk away. What a time for the wind to pick up. I had been carrying a few various papers, and they were all scattered as the wind started to blow. If they hadn't been at all important, I would have left them and came back for them, providing no one had picked them up. "Oh great," I muttered under my breath and stooped to pick them up.
"Here, let me help you." A male voice said. I nodded without looking up and finished collecting everything. I stood and looked him squarely in the eye.
"Thank you." I took them from him and turned to leave when he stopped me.
"Do I know you?"
I had to admit that I knew exactly who he was, but that wasn't important at the moment. "Look, I really have something important to do."
He smirked quirkily. "You're Kikyou, right? I met you when you came with Miroku to our dorm."
"That's great," I said irritably. "I'd love to stay around and chat, but I really have to get going. I've got something important o take care of."
His face might've dropped, it might not have; but I wouldn't know because I didn't stick around to find out. It was only much later that I realized that I was missing a paper, and the most important one of all, too.
~*~*~*~
I stole a quick glance at my wristwatch as I made my way down the hall. "Good. 1:40; I've still got time to mail that letter." I twisted the doorknob and fumbled for my key at the same time, but I stopped looking when I noted that the door was open. "Kagome, when are you going to learn how to lock it?" I rolled my eyes. Kagome almost always left the door unlocked and it annoyed me to death.
I threw everything on the floor as I entered, but stood stock still as I realized what was going on around me. Kagome and her friend Sango were fighting to gain control of something, and meanwhile another girl was laughing at them. I stood there, waiting for them to realize I was even there. One of them finally turned their attention to me and stared at me like I was out of place.
Suddenly, Kagome stopped and shivered. She stopped squirming and turned to look into my hard stare. They immediately jumped up and tried to straighten everything out. "No." I interjected said flatly.
"But Kikyou, we ruined your stuff. It was wrong and we should've been paying attention. I'll-" She started but I cut her off rather sharply.
"It's fine." My voice was suddenly harsh. "It's just a bed, after all." My toned immediately softened as I had caught myself and smiled at them somewhat brightly. They all stared at one another as if there was any question of what to do next. So I stared back, waiting for them to leave. I got the impression that they were nervous so I decided to talk and help them on their way. "I'm sorry, I don't believe we've met." I said to the stranger one.
She seemed like she was in a stupor, but snapped out of her stupor and shook my hand. "I'm Rin, Sango's roommate."
I nodded formally and spoke my name as well. "Kikyou." We quickly released each other's hands. "Kagome," I said her name. She too seemed as if she had spaced out, but snapped back to attention. "I know this will be a little wrong of me to ask, but can I have some time alone?" I asked. I knew that if didn't, they would probably stay there.
Neither of them responded, either that or they were too shocked to. Kagome finally opened her mouth and said. "Sure," she gathered her things and they were out in a heartbeat.
"Good." I commented aloud. "I still have ten minutes before they take the mail." True, there was a post office in town, but I didn't have time, and they were incredibly slow, so my best bet was the mail service that specifically handled mail coming to and from the university.
I walked over to the bureau and shuffled some papers, looking for the letter. "Strange; it's not here." I murmured as I discovered that it wasn't where I thought I had left it. "Maybe I moved it." I walked briskly to my nightstand and looked through the stack of envelopes and papers there; but still, no letter. It was now 1:52, and if took me too long to find it, the post might leave before I could catch it. "Where did I.?" I tried to think when it hit me. I had moved it to our desk earlier that morning. I rushed over to it and moved all of Kagome's things, disregarding the fact that I had carelessly thrown them on the floor. All that mattered was that letter. "What the?!" It wasn't there. "OH great!" I threw my hands in the air and went to look through other piles of papers. "I've GOT to make that post."
~*~*~*~
I glanced around the room; books were everywhere, clothing and papers were all over the place, but still no letter. "Damnit!" I cursed under my breath. I had missed the post by an hour, but I still kept looking for it. "This is great!" I muttered bitterly and settled near my own backpack near the door. I looked around the room miserably and let out a frustrated sigh. "I've got nothing to do but my paper." I shook my head as I fished my research papers from under everything else. "Damn!" I cursed again as I realized that I was missing my key and most important paper. "What did I do with THAT?!" Suddenly, I remembered. "I must have forgotten about it when I dropped everything earlier. Well, there's no hope that it's still out there. Maybe Naraku has it." I had, in fact, remembered his name and I knew exactly who he was; Miroku-san's roommate. But at the moment, I hadn't really cared.
"I have to get that research back! Sesshoumaru-sama said it was important that no one knew about it!" I knew Sesshoumaru wouldn't allow me access to that information again. Nor would he be pleased that his former roommate and best friend might have it on my account. With that, I stood up and left the mess in my room to clean later; this was so much more important than anyone would realize.
~*~*~*~
"I think this is it." I stopped in front of the room I could only guess was Miroku-san's dorm. Knocking on the door, I put my ear close to the door to listen if anyone was in there. I couldn't hear anyone moving around or anything, so I knocked again, this time louder and seemingly more urgently; but still no one answered. "No one's there." I muttered as I banged my forehead against the door.
I glumly started back for my room when I saw Inuyasha and Miroku walking ahead of me. I started to call for them when someone tapped my shoulder. "Can I help you with something?"
"Naraku!" I cried in surprise as I saw him standing behind me. "I'm glad I caught you. I actually needed to know if you still had a research paper I really need."
He smiled strangely and nodded. "Yes; I have it. It's in my room." I followed him with a puzzled expression to his room. It smelled bad, but was otherwise clean, at least one half of the room was. I sat in a chair near the window as he retrieved my graph. "The Shikon no Tama?" I eyed him as he leaned against the wall opposite me.
"Yes. It's for my economics class."
"Really?" Naraku was, once again, wearing his peculiar smile. "It's interesting, is it not?"
I paused, searching for something to say. "How do you know about it?" I never tore away from him as moved closer to me.
"Sesshoumaru, of course. I know we have common friends."
"Ex-" I was quick to interject. His eyebrows rose and an unreadable look crossed his face. I fumbled with the ring on my finger uncomfortably. "Well, I have to go, so thank you for keeping this for me." I stood to leave, but he blocked my way.
"Would you care to join me for coffee?" he asked.
I was getting uncomfortable and I knew Naraku was the type of person who wouldn't take no for an answer. I plastered on my biggest smile and nodded. "I'd enjoy that very much." I said, coating my words with extra sugar. Just as I predicted, he moved as soon as those words were out of my mouth. "I'll call you later!" I lied through my teeth as I jogged down the hallway.
~*~*~*~
I suppose Kagome had been back because the door was unlocked when I got back. I rolled my eyes and started to pick everything up. Just about an hour later, someone knocked on the door. "Coming," I said as I fumbled the lock on the door. "Inuyasha!" I cried in surprise.
"Hey Kikyou." He said somewhat grimly.
"I'm sorry about not making it to the café earlier. I had really important research to do, and I sort of forgot to call you." I apologized for our missed lunch date.
"It's alright." He said dismissively.
"Is there anything wrong?" I asked with concern.
His eyes seemed dark and he turned to stare at me. "What do you say we go make up that lunch date?"
I was searched his eyes; something was wrong. I shook my head slowly with my mouth open. "I- I can't-"
"You owe me." he cut me off sternly. Something had changed about him. Without anymore time, he grabbed me and dragged me out the room before I could protest. Besides, I was too shocked to even speak.
~*~*~*~
"You don't know much about me, do you?" he asked after we had ordered coffee in a café and five-minute walk from campus.
I shook my head slowly, wondering why he would ask me something like that. "You don't really talk about it, I've noticed." I heard myself say.
"You don't talk about yours," he said.
My head shot up and I was at a loss for words. "Well, I- I have no reason to. I- I." was my weak response. Something was not right.
"Well, then I'll talk." He said forcedly. "My father is the head of multi- million dollar company. Did you know that?"
What was he getting at? "Well, yes. But I never paid that much attention." I murmured, trying to figure his angle before he caught me saying something I'd instantly regret.
"I've got no mother, she died of cancer three years ago." He continued on, his voice had a hint of bitterness now.
"Inuyasha, you really don't have to talk about it." I said comfortingly.
"No, I want you to know me, wholly. If we're going to have a good relationship, we need to be totally honest." I nodded in agreement. "I also have a half-brother. Do you know him?"
Now why would he ask me that? "How would I know him? I've never met anyone from your family." I said defensively.
I think he caught it. "He used to go to this college. He dropped out last year. He was a sophomore. He wanted to work in dad's company." He kept talking, but I was beginning to catch on to his game. "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
This question totally threw me off. "Oh, um. Iie." I shook my head.
This seemed to interest him. "Well, what about your parents?"
"They live in America." Then he was silent. He stopped talking and stopped asking me questions. We sat like that for a while, me sipping my coffee and him saying nothing, doing nothing; it was completely unnerving. "Inuyasha, I have an important paper to finish tonight." I excused clumsily. He pulled out of his reverie, but still said nothing. "Thank you for the coffee and for opening up to me." something faint flickered across his face.
Why did I have the feeling that I had just failed a test when I walked out that door?
~*~*~*~
Kagome-san and someone were leaving the dorm when I got there. I yelled out and caught her just before (for once), she locked the door. She was dressed in all black and looked as if she were going to a party.
Kagome looked confused for a minute then said "Hey Kikyou!"
I stared at them both as I neared. "Off on a date?" I said a bit more hostile than I would have liked. It seems that the conversation with Inuyasha had dampened my mood considerably.
"Um, we're just going to a party," she replied. "It's in Dorean Hall. Are you going?"
I didn't say anything immediately, thinking over the chances of Inuyasha being there. "Well, I hadn't heard about it, but maybe I'll go." I said, smiling a bit strangely.
"Okay then. See you-" but I had shut the door before she finished her sentence. Maybe it was on purpose, maybe not. But then I swung the door open and stuck my head out.
"I'm missing a letter to my cousin. Have you seen it?" I asked a little anxiously.
She sort of tensed at the question and clenched her fists. "No!" she said rather quickly. She looked nervous about something, and this sparked my suspicions instantly. I gave her one more look, then closed the door in their faces. I listened to them walking down the hall, and the moron's voice had started to drone on, and knowing Kagome-san; she wasn't listening.
"That little bitch." I muttered to myself. "I'll make sure she tells me everything she knows about it." I quickly dressed in all white and walked to Dorean Hall myself.
~*~*~*~*~
The place was absolutely swarming with students drinking beer and eating pizza. I stood on some steps and looked around for Inuyasha, but I couldn't find him anywhere. I sighed in frustration. "I was sure he'd be here!" I thought aloud.
"Who?" a voice said, which turned out to be Miroku.
"Miroku-san. Is Inuyasha here? Did he come here with you?" I asked anxiously.
"Yep!" he said brightly.
"Thank-you." But then, I felt a hand on my bottom. I turned slowly and saw just Miroku, smiling as if he weren't about to get hurt. Well he did, and it felt good to vent all my frustration.
After another fifteen minutes of searching, I finally found him, sitting by himself. "Any room for me?" I asked as I approached.
He looked up and nodded. "Yeah, you can sit down." He said, without mirth or even friendliness.
"Inuyasha, is something wrong? You've been acting really strange all day." I sat next to him and leaned into him.
He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and maneuvered my gaze to look him straight in the eye. "Kikyou, you know that we have to be totally honest with each other." he said. I nodded, once again lost. "I want us to have an honest relationship. So please, if there's anything I should know, tell me." he pleaded.
I had no idea what to say. "No," I said quietly.
Inuyasha's face fell considerably and he stood without another word, walking away, leaving me alone. My hand flew to my mouth and a single tear rolled down my cheek. That same feeling I had gotten leaving the café struck me hard. "Does he know?" I gasped. I
~*~*~*~
It was almost two-thirty, but the party was still going strong. I had barely moved since I got there. It was always the same; get a drink, go to the bathroom, sit back down. I had been thinking the entire night.
I finally stood, and unconsciously walked back to the dorm, lost in a sea of thoughts. I didn't pay attention to my surroundings. I ignored the fact that the halls were practically pitch-black. I ignored everything until I got to that room.
A horrible knot formed in the pit of my stomach as I unlocked it and turned the knob. I didn't know why at the time, but my instincts were yelling at me to go back to the party. But I insisted that I was tired and needed to get some rest, which was true but I knew damn well that I'd never get a wink of it tonight.
As I flipped on the lights, a very unwelcome sight greeted me. Higurashi- san was asleep in her bed, and Inuyasha had pulled up a chair to her bedside was fast asleep on the edge. My breaths came in quick gasps, and I shakily made my way over to them. However, I did notice what he had clutched firmly in his gasp.
I managed to wrench it out and made my way over to my bed, sitting on the edge of my bed. The paper was crumpled, but I was able to smooth most of it out. I flipped through the several pages that were there, confirming my worst fears. This was it. This was the letter.
I've been crying for fifteen minutes because I'm so lazy and don't want to write anymore. I swear, pleasing you people is real work.
So, as you can tell, I'm not in a good mood. So review and be happy. Feh. Oh wait, I just realized something! I've never made anyone say 'feh' at all. Not once these past twelve chapters! I've got to fix that!
Disclaimer: Me no own, so you no sue.
Chapter 12: Broken: Kikyou's POV
I glanced at my watch as I hurried to my dorm. It was already 1:30, and if I didn't get that letter mailed, he wouldn't get it by tomorrow. I could see the building clearly now; it was only a five minutes' walk away. What a time for the wind to pick up. I had been carrying a few various papers, and they were all scattered as the wind started to blow. If they hadn't been at all important, I would have left them and came back for them, providing no one had picked them up. "Oh great," I muttered under my breath and stooped to pick them up.
"Here, let me help you." A male voice said. I nodded without looking up and finished collecting everything. I stood and looked him squarely in the eye.
"Thank you." I took them from him and turned to leave when he stopped me.
"Do I know you?"
I had to admit that I knew exactly who he was, but that wasn't important at the moment. "Look, I really have something important to do."
He smirked quirkily. "You're Kikyou, right? I met you when you came with Miroku to our dorm."
"That's great," I said irritably. "I'd love to stay around and chat, but I really have to get going. I've got something important o take care of."
His face might've dropped, it might not have; but I wouldn't know because I didn't stick around to find out. It was only much later that I realized that I was missing a paper, and the most important one of all, too.
~*~*~*~
I stole a quick glance at my wristwatch as I made my way down the hall. "Good. 1:40; I've still got time to mail that letter." I twisted the doorknob and fumbled for my key at the same time, but I stopped looking when I noted that the door was open. "Kagome, when are you going to learn how to lock it?" I rolled my eyes. Kagome almost always left the door unlocked and it annoyed me to death.
I threw everything on the floor as I entered, but stood stock still as I realized what was going on around me. Kagome and her friend Sango were fighting to gain control of something, and meanwhile another girl was laughing at them. I stood there, waiting for them to realize I was even there. One of them finally turned their attention to me and stared at me like I was out of place.
Suddenly, Kagome stopped and shivered. She stopped squirming and turned to look into my hard stare. They immediately jumped up and tried to straighten everything out. "No." I interjected said flatly.
"But Kikyou, we ruined your stuff. It was wrong and we should've been paying attention. I'll-" She started but I cut her off rather sharply.
"It's fine." My voice was suddenly harsh. "It's just a bed, after all." My toned immediately softened as I had caught myself and smiled at them somewhat brightly. They all stared at one another as if there was any question of what to do next. So I stared back, waiting for them to leave. I got the impression that they were nervous so I decided to talk and help them on their way. "I'm sorry, I don't believe we've met." I said to the stranger one.
She seemed like she was in a stupor, but snapped out of her stupor and shook my hand. "I'm Rin, Sango's roommate."
I nodded formally and spoke my name as well. "Kikyou." We quickly released each other's hands. "Kagome," I said her name. She too seemed as if she had spaced out, but snapped back to attention. "I know this will be a little wrong of me to ask, but can I have some time alone?" I asked. I knew that if didn't, they would probably stay there.
Neither of them responded, either that or they were too shocked to. Kagome finally opened her mouth and said. "Sure," she gathered her things and they were out in a heartbeat.
"Good." I commented aloud. "I still have ten minutes before they take the mail." True, there was a post office in town, but I didn't have time, and they were incredibly slow, so my best bet was the mail service that specifically handled mail coming to and from the university.
I walked over to the bureau and shuffled some papers, looking for the letter. "Strange; it's not here." I murmured as I discovered that it wasn't where I thought I had left it. "Maybe I moved it." I walked briskly to my nightstand and looked through the stack of envelopes and papers there; but still, no letter. It was now 1:52, and if took me too long to find it, the post might leave before I could catch it. "Where did I.?" I tried to think when it hit me. I had moved it to our desk earlier that morning. I rushed over to it and moved all of Kagome's things, disregarding the fact that I had carelessly thrown them on the floor. All that mattered was that letter. "What the?!" It wasn't there. "OH great!" I threw my hands in the air and went to look through other piles of papers. "I've GOT to make that post."
~*~*~*~
I glanced around the room; books were everywhere, clothing and papers were all over the place, but still no letter. "Damnit!" I cursed under my breath. I had missed the post by an hour, but I still kept looking for it. "This is great!" I muttered bitterly and settled near my own backpack near the door. I looked around the room miserably and let out a frustrated sigh. "I've got nothing to do but my paper." I shook my head as I fished my research papers from under everything else. "Damn!" I cursed again as I realized that I was missing my key and most important paper. "What did I do with THAT?!" Suddenly, I remembered. "I must have forgotten about it when I dropped everything earlier. Well, there's no hope that it's still out there. Maybe Naraku has it." I had, in fact, remembered his name and I knew exactly who he was; Miroku-san's roommate. But at the moment, I hadn't really cared.
"I have to get that research back! Sesshoumaru-sama said it was important that no one knew about it!" I knew Sesshoumaru wouldn't allow me access to that information again. Nor would he be pleased that his former roommate and best friend might have it on my account. With that, I stood up and left the mess in my room to clean later; this was so much more important than anyone would realize.
~*~*~*~
"I think this is it." I stopped in front of the room I could only guess was Miroku-san's dorm. Knocking on the door, I put my ear close to the door to listen if anyone was in there. I couldn't hear anyone moving around or anything, so I knocked again, this time louder and seemingly more urgently; but still no one answered. "No one's there." I muttered as I banged my forehead against the door.
I glumly started back for my room when I saw Inuyasha and Miroku walking ahead of me. I started to call for them when someone tapped my shoulder. "Can I help you with something?"
"Naraku!" I cried in surprise as I saw him standing behind me. "I'm glad I caught you. I actually needed to know if you still had a research paper I really need."
He smiled strangely and nodded. "Yes; I have it. It's in my room." I followed him with a puzzled expression to his room. It smelled bad, but was otherwise clean, at least one half of the room was. I sat in a chair near the window as he retrieved my graph. "The Shikon no Tama?" I eyed him as he leaned against the wall opposite me.
"Yes. It's for my economics class."
"Really?" Naraku was, once again, wearing his peculiar smile. "It's interesting, is it not?"
I paused, searching for something to say. "How do you know about it?" I never tore away from him as moved closer to me.
"Sesshoumaru, of course. I know we have common friends."
"Ex-" I was quick to interject. His eyebrows rose and an unreadable look crossed his face. I fumbled with the ring on my finger uncomfortably. "Well, I have to go, so thank you for keeping this for me." I stood to leave, but he blocked my way.
"Would you care to join me for coffee?" he asked.
I was getting uncomfortable and I knew Naraku was the type of person who wouldn't take no for an answer. I plastered on my biggest smile and nodded. "I'd enjoy that very much." I said, coating my words with extra sugar. Just as I predicted, he moved as soon as those words were out of my mouth. "I'll call you later!" I lied through my teeth as I jogged down the hallway.
~*~*~*~
I suppose Kagome had been back because the door was unlocked when I got back. I rolled my eyes and started to pick everything up. Just about an hour later, someone knocked on the door. "Coming," I said as I fumbled the lock on the door. "Inuyasha!" I cried in surprise.
"Hey Kikyou." He said somewhat grimly.
"I'm sorry about not making it to the café earlier. I had really important research to do, and I sort of forgot to call you." I apologized for our missed lunch date.
"It's alright." He said dismissively.
"Is there anything wrong?" I asked with concern.
His eyes seemed dark and he turned to stare at me. "What do you say we go make up that lunch date?"
I was searched his eyes; something was wrong. I shook my head slowly with my mouth open. "I- I can't-"
"You owe me." he cut me off sternly. Something had changed about him. Without anymore time, he grabbed me and dragged me out the room before I could protest. Besides, I was too shocked to even speak.
~*~*~*~
"You don't know much about me, do you?" he asked after we had ordered coffee in a café and five-minute walk from campus.
I shook my head slowly, wondering why he would ask me something like that. "You don't really talk about it, I've noticed." I heard myself say.
"You don't talk about yours," he said.
My head shot up and I was at a loss for words. "Well, I- I have no reason to. I- I." was my weak response. Something was not right.
"Well, then I'll talk." He said forcedly. "My father is the head of multi- million dollar company. Did you know that?"
What was he getting at? "Well, yes. But I never paid that much attention." I murmured, trying to figure his angle before he caught me saying something I'd instantly regret.
"I've got no mother, she died of cancer three years ago." He continued on, his voice had a hint of bitterness now.
"Inuyasha, you really don't have to talk about it." I said comfortingly.
"No, I want you to know me, wholly. If we're going to have a good relationship, we need to be totally honest." I nodded in agreement. "I also have a half-brother. Do you know him?"
Now why would he ask me that? "How would I know him? I've never met anyone from your family." I said defensively.
I think he caught it. "He used to go to this college. He dropped out last year. He was a sophomore. He wanted to work in dad's company." He kept talking, but I was beginning to catch on to his game. "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
This question totally threw me off. "Oh, um. Iie." I shook my head.
This seemed to interest him. "Well, what about your parents?"
"They live in America." Then he was silent. He stopped talking and stopped asking me questions. We sat like that for a while, me sipping my coffee and him saying nothing, doing nothing; it was completely unnerving. "Inuyasha, I have an important paper to finish tonight." I excused clumsily. He pulled out of his reverie, but still said nothing. "Thank you for the coffee and for opening up to me." something faint flickered across his face.
Why did I have the feeling that I had just failed a test when I walked out that door?
~*~*~*~
Kagome-san and someone were leaving the dorm when I got there. I yelled out and caught her just before (for once), she locked the door. She was dressed in all black and looked as if she were going to a party.
Kagome looked confused for a minute then said "Hey Kikyou!"
I stared at them both as I neared. "Off on a date?" I said a bit more hostile than I would have liked. It seems that the conversation with Inuyasha had dampened my mood considerably.
"Um, we're just going to a party," she replied. "It's in Dorean Hall. Are you going?"
I didn't say anything immediately, thinking over the chances of Inuyasha being there. "Well, I hadn't heard about it, but maybe I'll go." I said, smiling a bit strangely.
"Okay then. See you-" but I had shut the door before she finished her sentence. Maybe it was on purpose, maybe not. But then I swung the door open and stuck my head out.
"I'm missing a letter to my cousin. Have you seen it?" I asked a little anxiously.
She sort of tensed at the question and clenched her fists. "No!" she said rather quickly. She looked nervous about something, and this sparked my suspicions instantly. I gave her one more look, then closed the door in their faces. I listened to them walking down the hall, and the moron's voice had started to drone on, and knowing Kagome-san; she wasn't listening.
"That little bitch." I muttered to myself. "I'll make sure she tells me everything she knows about it." I quickly dressed in all white and walked to Dorean Hall myself.
~*~*~*~*~
The place was absolutely swarming with students drinking beer and eating pizza. I stood on some steps and looked around for Inuyasha, but I couldn't find him anywhere. I sighed in frustration. "I was sure he'd be here!" I thought aloud.
"Who?" a voice said, which turned out to be Miroku.
"Miroku-san. Is Inuyasha here? Did he come here with you?" I asked anxiously.
"Yep!" he said brightly.
"Thank-you." But then, I felt a hand on my bottom. I turned slowly and saw just Miroku, smiling as if he weren't about to get hurt. Well he did, and it felt good to vent all my frustration.
After another fifteen minutes of searching, I finally found him, sitting by himself. "Any room for me?" I asked as I approached.
He looked up and nodded. "Yeah, you can sit down." He said, without mirth or even friendliness.
"Inuyasha, is something wrong? You've been acting really strange all day." I sat next to him and leaned into him.
He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and maneuvered my gaze to look him straight in the eye. "Kikyou, you know that we have to be totally honest with each other." he said. I nodded, once again lost. "I want us to have an honest relationship. So please, if there's anything I should know, tell me." he pleaded.
I had no idea what to say. "No," I said quietly.
Inuyasha's face fell considerably and he stood without another word, walking away, leaving me alone. My hand flew to my mouth and a single tear rolled down my cheek. That same feeling I had gotten leaving the café struck me hard. "Does he know?" I gasped. I
~*~*~*~
It was almost two-thirty, but the party was still going strong. I had barely moved since I got there. It was always the same; get a drink, go to the bathroom, sit back down. I had been thinking the entire night.
I finally stood, and unconsciously walked back to the dorm, lost in a sea of thoughts. I didn't pay attention to my surroundings. I ignored the fact that the halls were practically pitch-black. I ignored everything until I got to that room.
A horrible knot formed in the pit of my stomach as I unlocked it and turned the knob. I didn't know why at the time, but my instincts were yelling at me to go back to the party. But I insisted that I was tired and needed to get some rest, which was true but I knew damn well that I'd never get a wink of it tonight.
As I flipped on the lights, a very unwelcome sight greeted me. Higurashi- san was asleep in her bed, and Inuyasha had pulled up a chair to her bedside was fast asleep on the edge. My breaths came in quick gasps, and I shakily made my way over to them. However, I did notice what he had clutched firmly in his gasp.
I managed to wrench it out and made my way over to my bed, sitting on the edge of my bed. The paper was crumpled, but I was able to smooth most of it out. I flipped through the several pages that were there, confirming my worst fears. This was it. This was the letter.
I've been crying for fifteen minutes because I'm so lazy and don't want to write anymore. I swear, pleasing you people is real work.
So, as you can tell, I'm not in a good mood. So review and be happy. Feh. Oh wait, I just realized something! I've never made anyone say 'feh' at all. Not once these past twelve chapters! I've got to fix that!
