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Inuyasha: Professor at Shikon High
Chapter Twenty Eight: Misery Business
Disclaimer: NOOOO
Kagome's P.O.V
My head is still reeling from all the pieces I've just put together, but I'll sort it all out later.
Right now, I have to focus on trying to not get killed, which seems pretty hard, since Naraku's holding a sharp kitchen knife to my throat.
His hand is still over my mouth so I can't scream. I can't move. I can't do anything. Anger boils under my skin. This is all Koharu's fault! Just wait till I get my revenge!
"… so she's just a lonely soul after all. Kagome? Are you even listening to me? Kagome!" he snaps, slapping me harshly on my right cheek. What's with him and slapping, for God's sake? I would answer, but his hand is preventing me from saying anything! UGH!
"Anyways, Kagome, you're going to die now, so is there anything you'd like to tell me before I kill you?" he asks in a sickly sweet voice. "Oh, right, you can't talk! Tee hee, silly me!" Naraku giggles. "Alright, buh-bye Kaggy!"
I don't close my eyes as the knife draws closer.
I refuse to close my eyes.
Then, the barrel of a gun strikes Naraku hard on the skull, and his eyes widen before he collapses forward. Shrieking, I roll over so that I avoid his knife that goes down with him. Then I look up to my savior.
I was half expecting- and hoping- it to be Inuyasha, but I blink when I meet the eyes of Kagura, his assistant. You know, the one who drugged me and then almost killed me at the Carnival I went to with Inuyasha? She smirks when she sees my expression.
"Why look so surprised? Did you think I actually liked working for that bastard? By the way, I'm not going to hurt you so you don't have to act all cautious. I'm going to take care of Mr. Fashion-gone-wrong so just go ahead to your sweetheart."
This is all happening too fast for me.
"You're still here? Go on already."
"Yeah, but… why-"
"If I didn't work for him, he would have killed my younger sister, Kanna. But everything's taken care of so all you have to do now is get that Koharu girl in jail and then all will be peachy." Her tone is a bit sarcastic.
"Will you be okay by yourself to take care of Naraku?" I ask hesitantly, and she looks startled, and nods.
Then she hands me a small business card. "Give me a ring if you ever need anything," Kagura says with a small grin. I return the smile, receive the card, and take off.
"Thank you for saving me," I whisper, knowing she can't hear me, but hoping the wind will take my message to her.
The first thing I hear when I enter the house is sniffling.
I run into the kitchen, to find Rin and Mama in tears, with Gramps pacing. Sango, Miroku, Sesshomaru, Koga, Ayame, and Sota are all either sitting on a chair or sitting on the floor. I watch them, confused, and when they see me, relief crosses their faces.
"Kagome!" they all cry out at the same time.
I smile hesitantly. "Hi everyone... why are you all here?"
Sango clobbers me in a bear hug and Mama dries her eyes on a handkerchief.
"Inuyasha came to our house," she says slowly, "and told us about Koharu and Naraku. About you getting kidnapped, and about the girl Koharu being seen with him. So when you didn't come home, I called your professors, who called your friends, and they explained the rest. I wanted to phone the police after that, but Inuyasha said no- he would look for you himself. That's why he's not here. You'd better reach his cell phone and let him know you're safe."
"Kagome, you gave all of us a heart attack," Koga says, but not unkindly.
"We're so glad that you're not hurt," Rin whispers, holding my hand tightly.
I look at each and every one of them, my heart panging with guilt for making them all so worried. "I'm so sorry you had to go through all this everybody. But to be honest, I'm as relieved as you are that I'm fine. On the way home…" I launch into the story of my encounter with Naraku while Sesshomaru rings up Yash. It's a relief that everyone's on the same page now. It's as if a huge weight has been taken off my shoulders. But how did Inuyasha know about Koharu? How did he find out?
Five minutes later, Inuyasha barges into the building and that's when dizziness and nausea sweeps over me as I finally go into shock of what happened with Naraku. Inuyasha notices immediately and rushes to my side and supports my weight, holding on to my shoulders gently but firmly.
"I'll take her to her room," he says quietly, and then hitches me onto his back before heading up the stairs. Inuyasha puts me down on the bed, and sits beside me on the floor.
"I'm… sorry," I tell him. "You guys don't have to care about me so much."
He rolls his eyes. "Don't be stupid. Besides, I'm the one who should be apologizing."
"For what?" I ask as I close my eyes and begin to go under.
"For everything…" I hear him say. "I was on my way home, but I saw Koharu and Naraku together. I thought of going to my place first, but instantly thought of your mother. Kagome, I'm sorry about Koharu..." Right after that, I fall into a deep slumber, closing myself off from the rest of the world and letting darkness fall over me like a blanket.
When I wake up and head down for breakfast, groggy and tired, everyone is waiting for me. Everyone. As in, Mama, Sota, Gramps, Inuyasha, Sango, Rin, Ayame, Miroku, Koga, and Sesshomaru. Heck, that's a lot of people.
"We're going to talk to Kaedae this morning," Rin informs me. "And we're going to kick Koharu's ass out of our school and out of our lives."
"Hell, yeah," Ayame grins, and she and Koga high-five each other. Speaking of which, why isn't he asking her out? I mean, God, they freaking love each other!
Sesshomaru nods. "Not only that, but due to the numerous offenses she has performed, Koharu could technically be arrested." Then he mutters, "She deserves it, being the bitch she is. This next thing may sound immature, but I'll say it anyway: Inuyasha, in your face." A triumphant smirk takes his lips and he places his hands on his hips as if to say, "so there."
We all blink. If those words came out of Koga, Miroku, or Inuyasha, then that would have been normal. But to hear someone like Sesshomaru speak words so… so blunt, well, it's shocking. But it also gives me a good idea. "Hold on," I pipe. "Before anyone does anything, do you mind if I give a little presentation in the gym? As a gift of farewell to dearest Koharu." I smirk.
Everyone peers at me, confused, but the grin stays on my face and all the way to school.
Sure enough, the Professors manage to round up everybody into the gym, and I get myself ready backstage. Once I'm done with my preparations, I grab a microphone and walk to center stage. I spot Koharu in the front, and wink. She purses her lips with narrowed eyes. I turn on the mike.
"I'm not sure if Koharu- the new addition to our staff- told any of you this, but she is leaving our school."
Koharu arches a brow and taps her coral-colored nails against her elbow, ignoring the puzzled looks that everyone gives her.
"So I decided to give her a formal goodbye through song. This is for you, Koharu."
And then the music turns on, just like I expected. I give a thumbs-up to Asagi, who did it for me.
"I'm in the business of misery,
Let's take it from the top.
She's got a body like an hourglass it's ticking like a clock.
It's a matter of time before we all run out,
When I thought he was mine she caught him by the mouth. "
I waited eight long months,
She finally set him free.
I told him I couldn't lie he was the only one for me.
Two weeks and we caught on fire,
She's got it out for me,
But I wear the biggest smile.
Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
just steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
Cause I got him where I want him now.
And if you could then you know you would.
Cause God it just feels so,
It just feels so good.
Second chances they don't ever matter, people never change.
Once a whore you're nothing more, I'm sorry, that'll never change.
And about forgiveness, we're both supposed to have exchanged.
I'm sorry honey, but I'm passin' up, now look this way.
Well there's a million other girls who do it just like you.
Looking as innocent as possible to get to who,
They want and what they like it's easy if you do it right.
Well I refuse, I refuse, I refuse!
Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
just steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
Cause I got him where I want him right now.
And if you could then you know you would.
Cause God it just feels so,
It just feels so good.
I watched his wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving you
Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving.
Whoa, I never meant to brag,
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
just steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
Cause I got what I wanted now
And if you could then you know you would.
Cause God it just feels so,
It just feels so good."
From the crowd, I see my friends whistle and laugh. But the outraged look on Koharu's face is priceless. I can tell the students are seriously confused, but what matters is that Koharu's no longer going to stick around to ruin me or anyone else's happiness.
All the things that happen after that go by so fast, I can't thoroughly explain.
The moment I walk off the stage, Koharu lunges at me, but before she can even lay a finger, Koga and Miroku restrain her, while Sesshomaru rushes off to talk to Kaeade. Koga orders us to force the rest of the students back into their classes (which is rather funny, since we're only freshmen) and after much yelling and pushing, we manage to do so.
Then the police comes.
They take Koharu away.
There is no sound besides our heavy breathing.
It's over.
It's finally over.
Koharu is gone, and Sango, Ayame, Rin, and I will be able to go through high school while pursuing romance at the same time. But when Kaedae speaks with the professors in hushed whispers, the unmistakable solemn looks that they give us when they turn around confirm that there is bad news.
Inuyasha's P.O.V
"I apologize for all the drama that has happened to you," Kaedae told us. "And I hope for all of your lives to go back to normal. However… this incident that has happened with Koharu does not, sadly, change the fact that you all are still strictly forbidden to date your students."
Koga, Sesshomaru, and I exchange sober looks but Miroku doesn't meet our eyes.
After that, we soundless guide the girls back to whichever class they need to be in before returning to teach. I think the reason why they didn't ask us anything is because they can tell something is off with us.
And they're right.
At the end of the day, I walk into Miroku's classroom, to find him behind his desk, putting things into his bag to leave for home. Actually, he's putting a lot of things into his bag- so much that his desk looks practically empty.
"Hey, Miroku," I say, "what're you doing?"
He jumps. "Oh, hi there, Inuyasha. I didn't notice you… and to answer your question, I'm packing. I think that's pretty obvious." He gives me a sheepish grin.
My brows furrow, not quite understanding. Was he fired?
"Inuyasha… I'm retiring. Well, maybe not retiring from work per se, seeing as I'm so young, but I'm not going to teach here anymore. Sango means thousands times more to me than my job ever will, and so, I'm retiring. I thought about it the whole day, and this is the conclusion I've come up with. I've already told Sesshomaru and Koga, but I waited to tell you, because you're my closest friend. And to be honest, I think Koga's considering doing the same thing I am, because he's been meaning to ask out Ayame for a while now, and if he stays, that'll never get to happen."
For a while, I don't say anything and just take it all in. "You're… quitting your job?"
"Yeah."
"But what will you do?"
He tilts his head. "Actually, I don't know yet. Maybe I'll open up a restaurant or something. I've always enjoyed cooking, so that's a good possibility. Or maybe I'll simply teach at another school. There are many possibilities for me out there, so I'm not too worried."
At first, I don't know how to respond. "I wish you the best of luck, Miroku," I finally reply.
He grins and we clasp hands. "We'll still see each other, right? Don't look so gloomy, buddy."
I roll my eyes half-heartedly. "Anyways, did you tell Sango yet?"
"I'm heading over to her place to tell her in person right now. Actually, I'm kind of late. We'll talk later, okay?"
"Definitely," I smile weakly. "Bye, Miroku."
He smiles wistfully. "See ya, Inuyasha. And by the way: make the right choices. If you don't, you'll regret it when you look back at your decisions. You only get one shot at life, Yash."
Then he walks out, leaving me alone with my thoughts, my conflicts, and my churning emotions for Kagome.
AN: Some things I want to say:
1) yes… this chapter's a bit sloppy, I know. Curse writer's block! :-(
2) IPSH is coming to an end! ='( Only 3 or 4 chappies left~
3) the song Misery Business does not belong to me.
But I love listening to it! It's so awesome and matches Kagome, Koharu, and Inuyasha perfectly ;)
I'll talk to guys soon!
Luvs,
Nyony
