A/N: 'Sota's notes' 'Shippo's notes' "Kohaku's notes'
Chapter 12: The Incident
Sota's POV
It was Tuesday morning, and I looked at my clock. Any minute now, Kagome would be walking down the stairs and will be soaking wet. And I will be one dead little brother.
I heard Kagome's door creak open. Kagome still won't tell me what happened Saturday night. I just hope nothing bad happened.
Anyway, Kagome's door opened. "SOTA!!"
That wasn't Kagome's voice. It was InuYasha's. Boy was I screwed…
"InuYasha! Calm do—AHH! SOTA!!" Well, crap! I'm doubly screwed! That was Kagome.
I ran out of my room, back pack already on my shoulder, all dressed, and out to the living room, where Mama was smiling and shaking her head. I called, "Bye! See you later!" and I was out the door.
I didn't stop running till I was at Shippo's house. I knocked and Mrs. Kitsune opened the door. She said, "Sota…What did you do to Kagome this time?" She had a good natured twinkle in her eye as she let me in. Shippo's dad was into technology. Damn good at it to. Ooh, don't go telling me an 11 year old shouldn't cuss… Anyway, he made good money off of it. They refused to move into a bigger house up the hill. It was a small cozy home, three bedrooms, two baths.
I said, "Not, Kagome, Mrs. K. Her friend."
Mrs. Kitsune's smile widened. "Oh. Sango was it?"
I shook my head no. "InuYasha Takahashi."
That's when she broke out laughing. "What did you do to him?" she asked me after she stopped giggling long enough to make a coherent sentence.
I grinned as Shippo came out to the living room. "Do what to who?" he asked as we pounded fists.
I said, "OK. I was expecting Kagome to come down her stairs this morning. I had set it up so that when Kagome opened her door, she'd be soaked."
Shippo's grin was just as wide as mine. He could see where this was going. Well I'm gonna throw him a helluva curve ball. I continued. "I heard the door open but it wasn't Kagome who shouted at me, but InuYasha Takahashi."
Shippo's jaw dropped. "You're kidding. Why was he in Kagome's room in the first place?"
"Haven't you heard the Takahashi's shouting abut rotten grapes?"
They both nodded.
"He's been coming to sleep down in Kagome's room."
Mrs. Kitsune frowned at me. "So… Are they mated? I didn't think your mom would let Kagome be mated until she was married."
I shook my head. "InuYasha's too shy. And so is Kagome. And last I heard, InuYasha had just broken up with his girlfriend."
Shippo said, "So you might have the Takahashi's as in-laws? Cool!"
I shrugged. "I'm going to anyway. Haven't you heard about the Rin person who is to marry Sesshomaru?"
Mrs. K. nodded and gasped. "I thought she looked familiar! So Rin will marry Sesshomaru?"
I nodded. "Yup."
Mrs. Kitsune smiled. "Good. It's about time that boy settled down. I've known Sesshomaru and the Takahashi's for as long as Makoto has worked for them."
Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention, Shippo's dad is Inutaisho's top technology freak. Funny huh how everyone and everything is related.
Mrs. K. looked at the clock on the wall. "Goodness, boys! You'd better get to school! I'll drive you down. I have to get to work anyway."
Mrs. K works at a fancy salon. She always did Mama's hair.
Shippo and I piled into the back seat of his mother's Lexus. She dropped us off at the elementary down the hill. It was a tiny school: Only 86 kids. I was a big fish in a small pond. This years 8th graders looked up to me because Kagome was going to High School. I'm only in 5th grade, people! Sheesh!
Shippo and I walked down to Ritsuka-sensei's room, our teacher. The reason we knew Kohaku was there was…
"HENTAI!!"
Yep. Sango and Miroku were there… I sighed and Shippo said, "And they're going to their school dance together?"
Kohaku walked up behind us and said, "Yeah. They are. Sad, huh…?"
Shippo and I jumped a mile high when Kohaku did that. Apparently, our faces were priceless, because Kohaku doubled over in laughter. He said, "Oh, Kami…That was funny! Look at the ceiling!"
Shippo and I both did. There was nothing there. We both cracked our knuckles. "Kohaku…"
Kohaku stopped laughing seeing the looks on our faces. "Shippo…Sota… I didn't mean…"
Shippo growled, "Run, Kohaku Yue…Run…"
He did and we ran after him, me using my priest powers to keep up with Shippo. Hey. Who said Kagome and Rin were the only ones with spiritual powers?
We tackle Kohaku and started tickling him. It was one of his few weaknesses. Kohaku said, "Uncle! Uncle! You win!"
We stopped and let him up. We walked to class and Kohaku said, "Sot, you sounded worried Saturday night when we talked to you. You never did tell us why."
I shrugged. "InuYasha and Kagome were acting weird…"
Shippo broke out into laughter and I followed suit. Kohaku said, "I feel like I'm missing something…"
I nodded. "You…Are…"
We were sitting at our desks waiting for 8:00 to come so the torture known as school could end a little bit faster. I said, "OK…I wanted to play a prank on Kagome. I set it up, you know the old water on the door trick, right?"
Kohaku nodded. "Yeah…I can see where this is going…"
I said, "I expected Kagome to walk down her stairs and for me to be one dead little brother. But it wasn't Kagome who got soaked."
Kohaku's eyes widened. "Your mom?"
I shook my head. "Nope. InuYasha Takahashi."
Kohaku joined the laughter.
The bell rang and Hakudoshi Onigumo sat next to me and glared at me. I glared back as if to say, What punk?
He shrugged. Kanna sat down on Hakudoshi's left. Ritsuka-sensei said, "OK class…"
I drifted off as Ritsuka started explaining the science lesson.
Then a note landed on my desk. I turned around to look at Kohaku. He shrugged and went back to taking notes. Good. I could copy off him later.
I looked at Shippo and he mouthed, "Nope. Not me."
I opened it and read the note. It read as follows:
'Sota Higurashi…Watch your back…We'll get you…Soon…Maybe at lunch…'
It wasn't signed nor was it hand-written. It was typed. I frowned. I surreptitiously passed it, and a fresh sheet of paper, to Kohaku behind me. He read it and wrote on the fresh sheet, 'No clue…'
I handed both to Shippo and as he read it, I saw Hakudoshi whisper to Kanna. Shippo handed me the notes back and I read what Shippo wrote. 'No idea, man. Watch your back though…'
I passed it to Kohaku, who, after writing something, passed it back to Shippo. Shippo handed it to me. Kohaku had written 'We'll help though, won't we Shippo?' I smiled. I had really good friends.
Shippo had written back, 'Of course we will. You said Sesshomaru Takahashi and Rin are getting married, right?'
I wrote, 'Yeah. That's the plan. Don't know a date. I'm just glad Sess and Rin could keep her last name a secret or my family'd be screwed.'
Kohaku wrote and then Shippo did too. I read, 'Well you and Kags can come stay down at my place. Sango'd love that.'
Shippo wrote, 'Yeah she would. She and Kagome, I swear, are attached at the hip.'
I shook my head and wrote. 'Not so much anymore. They still talk non-stop but InuYasha sleeps over every night at my place IN KAGOME'S ROOM.'
The cycle happened again. 'Oh, yeah. I remember Sango having three fits and falling in them when she found out. It was funny to watch…'
'I bet it was hilarious. Sot, are you SURE they aren't mates?'
'Nope. Mama would kill them. Though…I did hear Izayoi and Mama talking about a prophecy…'
'A prophecy, huh? Sango was talking about a prophecy when she got home Saturday.'
'Sango and prophecy in the same sentence does not bode well…Especially for Miroku…If she's talking about his death that is.'
'Yeah…Kagome was about ready to kill InuYasha Saturday night when he got home. Something about him breaking his arm…'
'Ouch…That hurts. Sango's broke my arm in training before.'
'That's gotta hurt. I wouldn't know. Haven't broken an arm yet.'
I ended the note there. The lunch bell rang.
We lined up, Shippo the first, Kohaku second in line, me third, Hakudoshi forth, Kanna fifth. The class lined up behind us and our teacher, Ritsuka, led us to the cafeteria.
We ate lunch with a minor food fight started by yours truly.
At recess, Shippo, Kohaku and I were tossing a baseball around. Hakudoshi, bastard that he is, came over and tapped my shoulder.
I caught the ball flying at my head and said, "What?"
The asshole punched me! In the face! I managed to see Kohaku and Shippo lying on the ground motionless. What had Kanna done to them? Hakudoshi laughed. "Did you think we wouldn't act on that note?"
I pinched my nose to stanch the flow of blood. "Why are you doing this?"
Hakudoshi snorted. "I'm an Onigumo. My older brother wants your sister…Who am I to stop him?"
How stupid could I get?! Naraku Onigumo! Hakudoshi Onigumo! I'm a baka! Stupid! Idiot!
The last thing I remember was Hakudoshi's foot making contact with my shin bone and a loud crack.
Kagome's POV
I sat in Physical Science working on the rocket. Arisa-sensei called, "Kagome, InuYasha, Sango and Miroku are wanted in office now."
We looked at each other and started putting the glue away and packing up the rocket. Arisa said, "I'll do that. It's an emergency."
The four of us shrugged.
We walked down to the office, Miroku and Sango holding hands.
The first thing I saw was Mama crying with a office lady, Nazuna, saying, "Shh…Kyoko…It'll be ok…"
I was scared now as were the others. I said, "Mama?"
She turned and launched herself at me. I caught her and asked, "Mama? What's wrong?"
"S—Sota's in the hospital…"
Sota's POV
I woke up to see Kagome and InuYasha sitting in my room. Whoa…This ain't my room. Kagome was crying into InuYasha's chest. She was saying, "It's all my fault!"
InuYasha kissed the top of her head. "No it wasn't. How would you know that Onigumo's kid brother was going to beat up Sota. At least he isn't dead."
Kagome nodded. "Yeah…But he has a broken collar bone and his leg's broken in two spots!" I smirked as Kagome snuggled up to InuYasha. As always. I'm beginning to wonder if we will have a double wedding…
"He's not dead though."
I piped up. "I agree with Inu-nii. Unless you died too and you're angels."
InuYasha whipped his head around and Kagome tackled me. "Sota! You're OK! InuYasha! Go get Mama! And Shippo and Kohaku!"
InuYasha looked he didn't want to but obeyed anyway.
She said, "Sot? Are you OK? I am so sorry!"
She was holding my good hand, seeing as my right arm was in a sling. I squeezed her hand and said, "Inu-nii was right. It wasn't your fault. It was that bastard—"
It was my luck that Mama walked in then. "Sota! Language!"
I had the decency to look ashamed. "Sorry Mama…"
I heard, "Sot! You're OK!"
I grinned as Kagome moved out of the way to give my two best friends room to pounce on me. I said, "What happened to you guys?"
Kohaku shrugged and Shippo said, "Last thing I saw, Kanna was holding up that mirror she always carries around. It felt weird…"
"It did…"
A minute later Sango, Miroku, Izayoi, Inutaisho, Rin and Sesshomaru were in here also…Damn was it crowded!
I said, "Wow…Didn't think I was so popular."
Here's the funny thing. Mama was sitting, not a tear on her face and Izayoi was bawling her eyes out. I'd have expected the opposite.
Shippo said, "Hey, man, how's your arm?"
I gave him a look that said, What do you think? It's in a sling…
Kohaku shoved Shippo lightly. "Duh, it hurts him dummy."
I grinned as Shippo stuck his tongue out at Kohaku.
The nurse came in, making everyone get out. Kagome and InuYasha were the last ones out. InuYasha said, "You're not that bad of a kid, squirt."
I smirked his trademark smirk at him as he grinned and left. Kagome kissed my cheek and said, "Get well soon, kiddo. I need someone to pick on."
"Will do."
The nurse started doing random tests. My phone, which Mama had gotten me after the first Naraku incident this year, buzzed. ((A/N: Refer back to chapter 2)) I pulled out of the nurses grasp as she tried to take a blood sample.
I saw her roll her eyes and mutter, "Boys…"
The reason my phone had buzzed was Hitomi, my girlfriend, had texted me. I smiled slightly as I read her text. That reminded me. I hadn't seen her all day. Oh, damn she was probably pissed!
'Sota, how are you? I'm worried. It scared me when the nurse brought you in and you were covered in blood and bruises. Love, Hitomi.'
I sent her a message back.
'I'm fine Hitomi. I have a black eye, a broken collar bone and my leg is broken in two places. I'll be fine though. Inu-nii and Sesshy-nii probably won't let me out of their sight. Love, Sota.'
You ask how I know the black eye? Oh, simple. Now that everyone had cleared out, I could see the mirror.
The doctor came in and started asking questions. I sank back into the pillows and sighed. It was going to be a long day…
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