Silent Reflection
Inuyasha is the most wanted male in all of his high school. The ladies crave him and the guys idolize him. They, however, do not know that he is dating the quietest of the students in Shikon High, Higurashi Kagome. In fact, nobody knows they're dating.
Disclaimer:Rumiko Takahashi owns Inuyasha, I hold no rights; they belong to the masterful mind that is Takahashi-san.
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The Sooner, The Better
The last piece to the puzzle…
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"Babe? Kagome, wake up…" Inuyasha shook his fiancée awake the next morning. They had two hours until school started and he wanted some alone time with her. For the past few weeks it had been hectic, revealing Kagome's haunted past and finding all this information that they had not known existed.
After last night, Kagome went into shock mode and wouldn't speak to anybody. Inuyasha had taken her to his bedroom and put her to sleep before going to speak to Souta. He instructed the little kid to come back to his house after school; Inuyasha would send a limousine.
"Awake…" Kagome whispered hoarsely as she slowly squinted her eyes open. Inuyasha was watching her as she rubbed her eyes, yawning pretty loudly.
"Good sleep?"
Kagome glared at Inuyasha. "Oh yeah, the best." She was being sarcastic. "How could I get a good night sleep with all the problems that are beginning to get solved?" Yeah, that was definitely the old Kagome. The whiney, loud, partially rude, and obnoxious woman that is, was, and always will be Inuyasha's Kagome.
Inuyasha shrugged. "I unno," he slurred out, "probably because your big, strong, sexy and comfortable boyfriend was beside you all night?"
Kagome snorted. "Yeah, I can see you're modest honey."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes as he straddled his girlfriend and nipped at her court mark. "I love you Kagome." He whispered in her ear as she brought her left hand up to caress his fuzzy ear.
"I love you too…" Kagome murmured as her boyfriend pressed his lips against hers as a good morning kiss. Just as the kiss was getting good, a loud banging came from outside of Inuyasha's door.
"STOP MAKING OUT! I SMELL YOUR DAMN AROUSAL INUYASHA!" Sesshomaru yelled from the other side of the door. Snarling in frustration, Inuyasha reluctantly climbed off of his girlfriend and yanked his door open, revealing his amused elder brother.
"Leave me and my mate," stress on the mate, "alone."
Sesshomaru snickered. "I would but Kikyo is over—apparently she has no ride to school? I asked her how she came here and she yelled at me saying it was none of my business… go tend to your little girlfriend hanyou." Sesshomaru concluded his message before turning around and stalking away from Inuyasha's room.
The half demon merely gaped at his elder brother as his girlfriend walked over to him, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Koinu?" She whispered as he looked down over at her, a strained expression on his face.
"Go get ready, we need to get rid of Kikyo."
Smiling, Kagome kissed Inuyasha's lips before heading to the bathroom to freshen up. Inuyasha could only watch in admiration as his girlfriend went to check up on Souta before going to the bathroom. She's gonna bring up the topic of that black book today… He silently told himself before grabbing his towel, heading to another bathroom to take his shower.
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"What's taking him so long?!" Kikyo demanded as she sat on the sofa, drinking a glass of orange juice that Sesshomaru so kindly provided for her. It was more like Kikyo demanding for a drink because she had walked to Inuyasha's house to get a ride to school. It was the worst story Sesshomaru had ever heard—they lived FARTHER than the school than Kikyo did. Between Inuyaha's house, Kagome's and Kikyo's… Kikyo had to be the closest to the school.
"He was sleeping." Sesshomaru snarled. "And you aren't the queen of this place so I suggest you shut your mouth and sit you ass down quietly. You are in our house and Inuyasha can take his sweet damn time." Sesshomaru drew a small smirk. "You aren't his main priority, or have you forgotten…"
Kikyo's eyes widened. "I so am-…" Kikyo was cut short when she saw Kagome walking down the stairs with dripping hair and her clothes already on. Shock rippled through her seeing her arch nemesis within the confinements of her soon-to-be boyfriend.
"Morning Sesshomaru," Kagome smiled as Sesshomaru returned the greeting.
"What's for breakfast?"
"Your choice, pancakes or cereal?"
Kagome tapped her chin before shaking her head. "I'll go make something myself—want?"
"What're you making?" It was as if Kikyo didn't exist any longer.
"Bacon and eggs."
"Yeah make me some too."
Nodding, Kagome disappeared off into the kitchen. She had purposely ignored Kikyo. A few moments after the smell of bacon floated into the living area, Inuyasha descended with Souta beside him.
"No runt, the two plus two is three." Inuyasha rolled his eyes dramatically as Souta crossed his arms.
"Are you dumb man?! It's four!"
"What's the shit about?" Sesshomaru looked up to see Souta glaring at Inuyasha.
"The idiot here thinks two plus two is three." Souta turned to Sesshomaru. "It's four, right? You learn that crap back in kindergarten!"
Sesshomaru looked at his brother and Inuyasha winked at him. The half demon was trying to get Souta's mind off of the black book and apparently it was working perfectly. Sesshomaru caught on to what Inuyasha was doing, though why he was doing it eluded the full demon.
"It's three." Sesshomaru concluded as Souta's eyes widened in surprise.
"Do demon genetics make you guys lose brain cells or something?! My sister is mated to an idiot and his family… lord above—oh hi… uh… Cheerio? Sorry I forget your name." Souta didn't sound too apologetic as he greeted Kikyo before running into the kitchen. Inuyasha was attempting not to laugh out loud.
"That brat!" Kikyo shrilled as she stood up. When her eyes came in contact with a shirtless Inuyasha, her frown disappeared and a smile replaced her feature. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru found it repulsive.
"What're you doing here?" Inuyasha commanded as Kikyo coyly walked up to him.
"I needed a ride to school, Inu-kins." Kikyo cooed as she moved to wrap her arm around Inuyasha's shoulder. The half-demon sidestepped out of her way, causing Kikyo to grasp air. Hiding her frown, Kikyo moved to hold him again and Inuyasha side stepped again.
Sesshomaru thought they looked like they were dancing.
Kagome stepped out of the kitchen with Souta behind her, munching on a fried bacon strip. "Breakfast is served—Inuyasha, I made extra bacon for you, Sesshomaru you have extra egg… Souta is having syrupy pancakes and me, regular food with a regular amount of bacon and egg."
Inuyasha laughed as he walked up to Kagome and wrapped his arm around her waist before kissing her mouth firmly.
Kikyo's eyes widened. She had inferred that Inuyasha and Kagome were putting up a show in class to get her to stay away from Inuyasha (playing hard to get, her thoughts) but the fact that they were truly together had never crossed her mind.
Kagome just didn't seem like the person to go out with outgoing, outrageous and popular Takahashi Inuyasha.
But here they were, kissing each other rather passionately in front of Hiromi Kikyo and that was, in all way, proof that they were together. Except for that utterance Souta did a little while ago: My sister is mated to an idiot and his family.
"Feels good." Kagome murmured as she broke away from Inuyasha's lips. Eyes widening, Kagome realized that Kikyo was in the room. Inuyasha had a dangerous smirk on his face and Kagome realized that Inuyasha did that on purpose. Frowning, Kagome pinched her boyfriend's stomach before smiling bitter-sweetly.
"Go eat breakfast, Koinu." She said in a deadly sweet voice. "We have school after."
Gulping, Inuyasha walked into the kitchen with a snickering Souta. Sesshomaru decided to stay outside of the doors to referee a possible wrestling match breaking out between Hiromi Kikyo and Higurashi Kagome. Cat-fights were sexy—but not between his future-sister-in-law and a stalker woman following his kid brother. No, this fight could get ugly, physically and verbally.
"So what are you doing here?" Kagome inquired, raising an eyebrow at the unwanted guest. Kikyo crossed her arms trying to keep her tough girl façade. She had come to Inuyasha's house under the pretense that Inuyasha and Kagome were faking a relationship but it was obvious they were not.
"Just because…" Kikyo muttered as Kagome frowned.
"Well come have some breakfast… we have enough. You too Sesshy." Kagome smiled over at her future-brother-in-law. Kikyo's eyes widened in amazement as the open invitation that the girl she hated for so long gave her. All the pain and suffering that Kikyo had caused in Kagome's life seemed to have been overlooked during the duration of the invitation.
Hesitantly, Kikyo walked into the kitchen, behind the tall and rather good looking brother of Inuyasha's.
"How's life?" Kagome asked as they all sat down around the breakfast table. Inutaisho and Izayoi hadn't come down yet so the kids decided to finish up their food.
Sesshomaru shrugged nonchalantly. "Okay?"
Inuyasha snickered. "Okay? Quite sad Sesshomaru—or are you ticked off that I, your hanyou younger brother have a mate and you do not."
"Don't tease him you wart!" Kagome ordered as Sesshomaru snickered.
"I have no woman to boss me around hanyou."
"Screw you." Inuyasha muttered as Souta burst out laughing. Kikyo watched in complete amazement at how the family interacted. Kagome, the, in normal terms, was Inuyasha's fiancée, making Sesshomaru her brother-in-law and Souta Inuyasha's brother-in-law.
They all seemed very tight-nit.
"Souta, I have a limousine ready for you." Inuyasha told the little kid. "You go to school and come back here, understood."
Souta nodded as he got up off his seat, a piece of pancake dangling from his mouth. Dropping the dish in the sink, where the cook immediately began washing it, Souta washed down his food with a glass of orange juice before kissing his sister's cheek and running out to the limousine pit in the basement floor of the Takahashi mansion.
Kagome smiled. "Kids…"
"Get up, we'll be late too." Inuyasha ordered as the cook took their plates. Wrapping an arm around Kagome's waist, he turned to Kikyo.
"I supposed you need a ride to school?"
Kikyo blushed in embarrassment as she nodded. Shaking his head, Inuyasha told her to get to his car just outside the door as he and Kagome brought their stuff out. Inuyasha still had to put on a shirt. Nodding, she got up and left. Biding Sesshomaru farewell, the two left as well, after Inuyasha put on his shirt.
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Kikyo, Kagome and Inuyasha entered their classroom just as the warning bell rang. Sango watched in amusement as the three climbed to the back of the classroom to take their seats. The school had accepted the fact that Inuyasha and Kagome were dating and didn't pay them much heed.
"Had fun last night friend?" Sango teased as Kagome playfully glared at her. Even Sango noticed little glimpses of the old Kagome resurfacing and it made her ecstatic.
"Loads of fun." Kagome muttered dryly. Sango laughed as she turned back to her useless doodles on her desk.
Kikyo watched the happy couple; Inuyasha staring out the window as Kagome wrote something on a piece of paper.
Their notes… She thought sadly to herself. She truly did have feelings for Inuyasha but she realized it now… after the morning at the Takahashi household, that Kagome and Inuyasha truly loved each other.
She had no chance.
She never had a chance.
Inuyasha jumped slightly as he saw a wad of paper land on his desk. He glanced at Kagome through the corner of his eyes and saw her lips curl into a smile. Snickering, Inuyasha moved to open the piece of paper when Naraku, Kagome's cousin, approached her.
He had an incestuous crush on Kagome way back when but it disappeared when Naraku was exposed to the world of pornography thanks to Miroku. Miroku thought it to be disgusting that Naraku harboured feeling for Kagome so he accidentally dropped a Playboy Japan magazine onto Naraku's desk and ever since, the baboon gave up on his cousin.
"Kagome," Naraku called as Kagome looked up at him.
"What?"
"Kagura and I are going out of town this weekend and we were thinking of Kanna can stay over at your place?"
Kagura, Kanna and Naraku were stepsiblings and Kagura normally went with her stepbrother to go visit Naraku's father twice every month. During those times Kanna usually stayed over at Kagome's place since Kagura didn't want her kid sister staying alone in a house with their parents. Kagura's father and Naraku's mother weren't really sane, per se.
"Can't," Kagome shook her head apologetically, "I'm staying at Inuyasha's house with Souta all week."
Naraku frowned. "Why??"
"What's it to you?" Inuyasha barked as Naraku glanced at Inuyasha. Ignoring him, Naraku turned back to his cousin.
"Are you sure you can't watch her?"
Kagome shook her head.
"So I have to take her with me?!?!"
"Let her meet your dad or something," Kagome never held anything sympathetic to Naraku, Kagura or Kanna. They weren't any commiseration for her when her mother died so she held resentment for that.
Scowling, Naraku went to sit down again and Kagome relaxed in her seat. Just then, the final bell rang and the students rose for the playing for their national anthem. During that moment, Inuyasha read the note Kagome dropped on his desk.
Time: Five minutes
before final bell
What I'm doing: Trying to stop thinking of the Murder book
What I wanna say: Wanna get that
thing and drop by my Dad's place today or something? It should be
enough proof to evict Akira and maybe jail him for murder and attempt
murder on me. Maybe then my real dad can get custody of Souta and me…
what do you say? Any problems? The sooner this thing is over the
better…
Inuyasha reread that last bit a few times before glancing at his girlfriend. Kagome was watching him expectantly.
After a few minutes of thinking what Kagome wrote, Inuyasha merely mouthed a simple okay.
Kagome smiled in relief as she turned over to Sango. Inuyasha smiled in admiration as he watched her.
The sooner we get this thing solved, he thought, the better.
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Uhm… a filler really, but it was a transition chapter… something that ties the chapters together XD Here's a little timeline of what's to come:
Next Chapter: Something is gonna happen
Chapter after: Something is gonna happen…
Chapter after that: END!!
There is probably another chapter within the last three or maybe I'm timing it wrong but yeah, expect the end to come within the next three chapters XD
(hearts)
