I Stole Your Soul
By: Patche
Disclaimer: I, Patche, do not own Inuyasha, any of its characters or the lyrics to "This Is Twice Now" by Lydia (which will never be used in the story, but were great inspiration for the story)
Chapter Twelve: Meeting the Demon
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Kagome lazily chewed her bubble gum as she listened to Kuwashima-sensei lecture on and on as she often did. She took a deep breath and glanced at Inuyasha out of the corner of her eye for what seemed to be the nine-thousandth time of the class. He had fallen asleep long before Kuwashima even began her lecture.
Kagome mentally groaned, turning her head away from him.
'What's wrong with me anyway?' She began tapping her foot impatiently. 'I just wish he'd wake up. This class would go by so much faster if he was conscious…' She rolled her eyes.
Kagome felt her head instinctively turning in his direction once more. 'Ugh, I'm such a stupid girl… I just can't stop thinking about him now… first the kiss, then the dance…'
'I'm hopeless…'
"So, everyone team up with your lab partner and you all can answer these questions I have on the board regarding the lecture…" Kuwashima spoke, gesturing to the ten questions she'd written on the board prior to class.
'Crap!'
Kagome scooted her chair beside Inuyasha and lightly cleared her throat, hoping it would wake him.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome said, nudging him with her elbow.
"Ow! What the hell, Kagome?!" Inuyasha barked at the rude awakening.
"Inuyasha… we have to work on these questions together…" Kagome started, gesturing to the board. Inuyasha took a moment to read them over, then raised an eyebrow.
"Umm… in case you didn't put the pieces together yourself, I was sleeping through this entire lecture… What do you expect me to do?"
Kagome sighed. "Well, I was spacing off." She looked at him guiltily. "We're done for…" She let out a huff and lay her head on the desk pitifully.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes at her dramatic display. "Well, it's your fault for spacing out. Maybe you should pay more attention. You can't depend on other people like that, you know…"
Kagome scoffed, preparing herself for the tongue-lashing she was about to bestow upon her half demon friend, but bit her tongue… and decided that maybe, for once, he had a point.
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"Well, we're done… we failed. Finito. It's all over…" Kagome sighed exasperatedly as she and Inuyasha left the classroom.
"You are such a drama queen, you know? It was a worksheet. It's probably worth like ten points tops! You'll be fine, trust me." Inuyasha crossed his arms over his chest as they began to walk to lunch together.
Kagome slumped her shoulders. "I guess you're right." She murmured, glancing at him from the corner of her eye.
"What's with you and admitting defeat all of the sudden? You're usually so spunky."
Kagome shrugged in response.
"Is it all because of that dance?"
She felt her face heat up at his question. Inuyasha had stopped and Kagome took a few more steps before coming to a halt as well and turning to face him. He was smirking so confidently. He had been dying to mention their moment the past weekend. She could just tell by the expression. He'd finally let it out…
"Um… no, it has nothing to do with that. I just feel like some arguments aren't even worth it with you." Kagome said, trying her best to hide her crimson face. Inuyasha's smirk only grew as he took steps toward her, slowly closing the distance between them.
Kagome looked up at him, her eyes filled with more emotion than he could even begin to recognize.
His smirk faded as he grabbed her chin to force her eyes on his. He opened his mouth to speak, but stopped himself, chewing on his lip for a moment as he tossed the thoughts around in his head.
Kagome's eyes remained locked on his, confusion setting in.
"Look, I kind of… need to tell you something…" He started, avoiding her gaze for half a second while he recollected his thoughts. "You're…"
"Hey mutt! Get your filthy half demon hands off Kagome!"
Inuyasha sighed, releasing his grip on Kagome's chin. "I should've figured this guy would show up again at some point…" He murmured, stepping away from the girl and walking toward Kouga.
"You have a problem, wolf?!" He shot dangerously.
Kouga chortled. "Yeah, I do. I'm here to get Kagome back. I can't really do that all too well with your disgusting hands all over her, now can I?" He asked, pushing past Inuyasha, taking long strides to Kagome.
Kagome glowered at the boy before her. "What do you mean, 'here to take me back?' Are you crazy, Kouga? I dumped you because you're too much of a prick for my liking!"
"I'm a prick?" Kouga asked incredulously. "You never even gave me a chance, Kagome! You never gave me a chance to show you what I was all about!"
Kagome scoffed. "Which was what? Your guitar? Your motorcycle? Going to the beach with your friends? What are you all about, Kouga?!" She shot back, crossing her arms over her chest.
Kouga scowled. "You know, I really gave a damn about you. You weren't going to be just another fuck!"
Kagome rolled her eyes. "How fortunate for me…"
Kouga growled, yanking Kagome's arm from her chest and pulling her closer to him.
"Kouga, just get away from her, okay? She obviously doesn't want to be around you right now…" Inuyasha intervened, deciding it had gone too far once he started grabbing at Kagome.
Kouga scoffed. "Why don't you just mind your own business, mutt? Kagome can make decisions all by herself and I'm pretty much positive neither she, nor any other sane woman on the planet would go for something as atrocious as yourself…" He placed his hands on his hips, feeling proud of himself.
"You jerk!" Kagome shrieked as a loud slap echoed through the hallway. Kouga held a hand to his reddened cheek, gawking at the girl before him.
Kouga and Inuyasha both turned to the girl, identically shocked expressions adorning their faces.
"Don't talk to Inuyasha like that!" Kagome sneered.
"Why you little bitch!" Kouga snarled, grabbing Kagome's arm. "What the hell gave you the right to slap me?!" Kagome strained to get out of his grasp, but failed. Inuyasha lunged at Kouga, attempting to punch the wolf. Kouga grabbed his forearm with his free hand and threw Inuyasha down to the ground. He turned his attentions back to Kagome noticing the half demon wasn't moving from his spot. Kouga whipped her around so she was pinned against the wall. She looked up at him with frightened eyes.
She heard a low growl coming from Inuyasha's direction and looked out to see he was standing again. The relief she felt was soon washed over with panic as she took sight of the boy. Inuyasha's face had completely transformed.
His eyes were no longer the soft amber orbs that they once were. Instead, his eyes were bloodshot, with thin teal slits for his pupils. His cheeks were now coated with two jagged purple stripes. His fangs and claws had grown at least half an inch.
He was far from himself.
"Get… away… from her…" He seethed in an eerie threat.
Kouga let out a chuckle. "Hah! Your face may have changed, Yasha, but you're still just as pathetic as before…" He said, tightening his hold on Kagome's wrists.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted.
Kouga let Kagome down from the wall and cracked his knuckles, his eyes glued to Inuyasha's. Inuyasha smirked and charged toward Kouga who eagerly accepted the challenge, but was caught off guard by the demon's tactics. Inuyasha headed for him, his claws ready to strike.
Kouga wasn't moving, however.
Kagome shrieked and without thinking, threw herself in between the two demons. She heard Kouga running off and mentally cursed him as she winced, preparing herself for an attack. She felt his claws graze over the skin of her face, before all force in the hand vanished. Kagome opened her eyes hesitantly and looked upon the face before her.
"Kagome?" She heard Inuyasha ask. His eyes had returned to their normal hue of gold and the stripes across his cheeks had disappeared.
"Inuyasha!" She shouted, wrapping her arms around him. Inuyasha stumbled back at the sudden weight, but returned the hug, reluctantly.
"Kagome… What are you still doing here?" She heard him ask.
Kagome blinked in confusion and pulled away from him. "What do you mean?"
Inuyasha chortled. "I could have killed you, you know! Why didn't you run away?!" His voice sounded accusing. He was upset with her.
"Because you wouldn't have…" She said softly, almost inaudibly so.
"Inuyasha… let's take a trip to the principal's office… shall we?"
The two of them turned their heads to find the assistant principal, Takemaru-sensei, glaring at the hanyou.
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He had been suspended from school for a week. A whole week of nothing.
Inuyasha huffed, sitting on his bed. This is what his life had dwindled down to over the past few days… sitting in his room, brooding over everything. Certainly, any normal child would take the time off from school as a blessing and have great fun on his few days off. Inuyasha's mother was punishing him as well, however. Though she understood how little control Inuyasha had over his demon self, she felt that is was necessary to keep him under close watch. He lay down, his head at the foot of his bed as he made shapes out of the grooves in his ceiling.
'Whatever… she's just pissed off because my deadline is approaching so rapidly…' He thought, rolling over onto his side. The time away from school honestly wouldn't have been so bad if only he'd gotten to still see Kagome every day.
But for her own safety, she wasn't allowed in the house. Kagome was kind enough to collect Inuyasha's assignments for him and bring them to him every day. Izayoi would pick them up from the front door, then bring them to Inuyasha later on.
This had to be the cruelest thing to ever happen to him…
Aloud growl interrupted his thoughts. He glanced down at his stomach and groaned in agony. 'Ugh… don't… want… to get… up….'
He reluctantly sat up and sniffed the air for any smells indicating that his dinner was ready. However, he smelled nothing. Inuyasha furrowed his brow and stood to leave his room. He headed to the kitchen and didn't miss the lack of sunlight pouring through the windows in the hallway. It was already dark out.
He had been cooped up in his room all through the day.
He noticed a small note on the counter as he made his way to the kitchen.
'Inuyasha, sweetie. There's ramen in the pantry that you can make for dinner. I was called in to work. I'll be back around midnight. Don't leave the house today, please.
Love Mom'
'She has abandoned me…'
Inuyasha sighed, opening the pantry and pulling out a pack of instant noodles. He set the pack on the counter before bending down to the cabinet under the sink to retrieve a pot.
His ears twitched in annoyance at the sounds of the pots clanging together, but he could still make out the soft knocking he heard from the front door.
Inuyasha set the pot on the stove and turned, heading for the front door.
'Who the hell would be coming around now?' He thought grumpily, throwing the door open to reveal the ebony-haired, wide-eyed classmate that had been on his mind for the past month, now.
"Kagome?" He asked, bewildered by her presence at his door.
Kagome raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Inuyasha? What are you doing answering your door? Where's Izayoi?" She asked, remembering her strict instructions to stay away from Inuyasha.
He shrugged. "She went into work, I guess." He saw Kagome shift uncomfortably in his doorway. "What do you need?" He asked, his voice sounding harsher than he'd intended.
Kagome nodded. "I just came to give you your homework. We have a project that's due for Zoology, but I figured I can do it and just say we did it together or something, no big deal…" She said, holding out a small stack of papers to him.
"Oh…" He started, grabbing for them. "You don't have to do that, you know? I'm bored stiff as it is around here anyway…"
Kagome smiled at him. "Well, I was actually hoping you'd say that. I brought most of the stuff with me so maybe we could work on it together."
Inuyasha felt himself regretting his words at her eager expression. 'I didn't really mean to say that…'
"Great…"
Kagome nodded.
"Well, come in, then. I was making some food, but I guess this project is a much bigger deal…" He trailed off, moving out of the doorway so Kagome could pass through.
"Well, go ahead and eat." Kagome walked through and set a bag she'd been carrying on the kitchen table. "We have time."
Inuyasha felt his eyebrow twitch. "What kind of project is this, exactly?",
"Well…" Kagome took a deep breath. "We have to create a three-dimensional model of a frog's internal organs from out memory. We have a list of the names of organs we need to be sure to replicate, but the positioning, color, size, and all that has to come from our noggins."
"Great…"
Kagome chuckled at his lack of enthusiasm. "Well, that's what I said. But you need not fear, Inuyasha! I have the majority of it all planned out. I remember what these organs looked like from our dissection and I've already got a good idea of how we can make the frog."
"How?" Inuyasha turned back to his pot and turned the sink on, filling it with water.
"Well, paper mache?" Kagome suggested. "My mom is really good with it!"
"Sounds fine to me…" He mumbled, putting the pot on the already lit stove. "So, what did you need from me?"
"We just need to draw up a frog and put the organs where they belong."
"Sounds simple enough." He mumbled again. Kagome nodded, taking out a sheet of paper from her notebook. "I'll just sketch one up…"
Inuyasha leaned his back against the counter, watching her carefully draw the outline of the frog. Her eyes were fixated on the sheet of paper before her, so much so, that she didn't notice his eyes boring into her. He felt himself slipping into a daze.
"I really miss you."
He blinked, releasing himself from his reverie at the words he'd heard escape from Kagome's lips. She was staring up at him from the table.
Inuyasha stumbled to find words to speak, but couldn't for quite some time.
"And it's not just because Zoology is boring, either." Kagome added, blushing softly.
She let out a soft laugh and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, avoiding his gaze as she spoke. "I know it seems weird, but my life just seems so dull without your rude remarks and horribly attitude. I was kind of crushed when Izayoi told me to stay away from you." She took a breath and paused. "I'm sorry. I'm rambling on like an idiot! I don't know what's going on…"
Inuyasha cleared his throat and turned to his pot of boiling water on the stove. He softly opened the pack of noodles and poured them in, noticing Kagome had gone silent.
"Kagome, you don't mean all that…"
Kagome scoffed. "Of course I do! Why wouldn't I mean it?"
"Because you don't understand anything! You're just latching onto me because you're all pissed off with Kouga. Don't go trying to convince me that you like me or something…" His voice trailed off.
Kagome stood up from the table and walked over to him. She opened her mouth to speak, but hesitated, and grabbed Inuyasha's hand, catching the hanyou off guard.
"I do miss you. It has nothing to do with Kouga, okay?" She took a deep breath. "Inuyasha, I care about you so much! I really do…" She gave him a smile and noticed his amber eyes softening at the gesture. "I know you care about me, too… as much as you hate to admit it…"
Inuyasha chortled. "Keh…" He started, but was shushed by the glare on Kagome's face.
"Could you not ruin this?" She asked, feeling pathetic that she even had to ask. She sighed, releasing his hand. "Where's the bathroom?" She asked, looking around.
"Oh, right down the hall…"
Kagome nodded, and took off in the direction he'd pointed to.
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She checked her reflection in the mirror once she'd finished.
'He doesn't like me, does he? What was I thinking?' She shook her head. 'Now he thinks I'm an idiot, probably…'
She ran a hand through her hair quickly, and turned out the light, leaving the bathroom. She heard Inuyasha noisily eating in the kitchen and was about to scold him for being so disgusting when she noticed a room to the right of the bathroom. She looked inside and saw the red comforter across the bed as well as a familiar poster that hung on the wall above it of Sankkon Tessou. She assumed this was InuKagome chuckled to herself. She'd never pictured Inuyasha was actually a fan of her father's music.
The sound of Inuyasha still loudly slurping noodles assured her that he wouldn't realize her absence as she carefully stepped into his room. As she walked through the doorway, she got a big wiff of Inuyasha running through her nostrils. His scent was never very strong until this moment. It was a nice smell, though, to her surprise. It was clean and reminded her of rain.
She trudged onward, taking in the sights of his room for the first time, but stopped once her eyes fell on a familiar object laying on his nightstand.
'My handkerchief…' She thought, noticing the faded blood stain in the middle of it. 'He tried to wash it out?' She thought, walking over to it.
"Well aren't you a nosy one?"
Kagome whipped her head around to find Inuyasha standing in the doorway.
"Inuyasha… I… I'm sorry, I was just… curious…" She stammered.
He scoffed. "Whatever. It's not like I forbade you from coming in here." He said, walking closer to her.
"You kept it…" Kagome said softly, holding the cloth in her hands.
Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah, I couldn't get the stains out, so I was just gonna buy you a new one."
Kagome sat down on his bed, placing the cloth on the nightstand once more. "You wouldn't have to. It's not like I ever needed it." She said as Inuyasha took a seat beside her.
"Well, I'd have to make it up to you somehow."
Kagome smiled. "No, I was happy to give it to you."
Inuyasha bit his lip, looking away from her.
Kagome turned her head back to the doorway and caught a glimpse of something hanging from the doorknob. It was a necklace.
She tilted her head to the side and peered out to get a better look at it. It seemed so familiar.
"Kagome! I brought you this… it's from Australia. Can you say Australia?"
Kagome smiled, grabbing at the necklace in her father's hands.
"Ah-ah… you have to say it." He teased.
"Au-swa-ya…" She forced out, grabbing at the necklace again.
"I guess that's good enough." He chuckled, placing the necklace around her neck. "It looks great on you!" He complimented the toddler, ruffling her hair.
"Inuyasha… what is that?" Kagome asked, a hint of worry underlying her question.
Inuyasha turned in the direction she was looking and felt his heart plummet to the bottom of his stomach. 'SHIT!'
Kagome stood from the bed and marched to the door, yanking the necklace off the doorknob and carefully inspecting it. It was her necklace… the one she'd given to the boy that saved her.
'That would mean, Inuyasha… was…' Her eyes widened. 'He must have been human that night…'
"Kagome…"
Kagome turned to him, waiting for an explanation.
"Why didn't you tell me?!" She snapped. "How could you…" She clenched the necklace in her hand. "You knew what he meant to me, Inuyasha!" She felt betrayed. Her eyes dared to well up with tears, but she stopped any from falling. Her only realy friend… didn't care about her… at all… "Why wouldn't you tell me?!"
Inuyasha stood from his bed, the words escaping his lips as he watched Kagome pull the door open.
"You really do hate me, then?" She closed her eyes as one tear drop fell down her cheek. "You couldn't tell me that you were the guy because… then… then I'd actually want to be with you or something, right?!" She sniffled and looked up at him.
"Kagome, you know that's not true!" Inuyasha shouted, finally finding his voice.
"Then what is true?" She asked. Inuyasha blinked, trying his best to open his mouth and explain himself without giving the fact that he was dying away. He couldn't tell her…
Kagome took his silence as an indicator that she was right and threw the necklace down on the ground, running as far away from him as she could get.
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AN: Sorry it took me a while… I had writer's block kind of… Not really, I just did not feel like writing at all… and I was busy making Inuyasha amvs with my sony vegas. I really love this bad boy. If y'all want, you should totally watch some of them. They're on my youtube. It's under PrincessPatche…
Anyway, enough spam for one update… Sooo Kagome knows… and she ran away… dun dun dun! I hope her reasoning for running away is clear enough…
Oh, also... I made a mistake in the last chapter and mized up Houjo's name. For the record, Houjo and Akitoki are the same person... Akitoki is just his first name. So sorry...
I've been trying to be really good about my updates, but I'm afraid I will be leaving you all for a week. My spring break begins in a few days and I'm going on vacation for a week. I haven't decided if I'm bringing my computer or not, but even if I do, I probably won't have time to update this story. So sorry, everyone. I might update again between now and then… but chances are slim. But I promise, I'll get to it as soon as I get back!
Please review! I love to know what you guys think!
Love Always,
Patche
