Chapter 29: The Saying Means It

Kagome's question made the entire room silent. The scene is one the most awkward moment of her life. From her perspective, it'd be as if they know a thing about the barrier source, but they don't want her to know about it just of yet. If they reveal such information, Kagome wouldn't be willing to really help this people out.

Inuyasha can sense how uncertain the room is and how it's affecting Kagome herself. Normally he can tell that they're really are hiding such secrecy. As such he'd force them to spill it but decided to hold off his rash actions. Even though he's a human in disguise, his keen scent of smell can detect that if they'd be able to lie, he can stop and force them to speak the real truth.

One of the members clears her throat to get their attention. "We happen to know a thing about the barrier." Miyuki spoke first. Sakura isn't liking where this is going. In her eyes, they're obviously telling her, 'Don't say anything about it.' They warn her. Miyuki glares back telling them, 'We have no choice but to do this.' They roll themselves. "Even though the Academy is inside of a barrier. The source isn't in this area." Miyuki said to them seriously. "Not in this area? Explain." Inuyasha demands them calmly, not to scare them away.

Sakura sighs, "It's not that easy to get to the source of the barrier. Like what Miyuki said to you, the source is actually unreachable." Kagome looks down hopelessly. "So I guess we can't escape after all." She murmurs to herself, but Inuyasha's hidden ears heard her loud and clear. "We didn't say anything about failing an escape. We're just giving you the details about its whearables. Even if we were to get to it, it's not that easy." Miyuki reassures them. "But where is the sourse?" Inuyasha glares at them.

One of the member goes towards one of their shelves and pulls out a scroll. He brings it to them and unrolls it to show what it looks like. The source is nothing but an object. "It's known as the defensive gem." The boy reads the description on the page. "That's some name." Kagome comments as she looks at it carefully. Inuyasha on the other hand can smell something odd coming from the scroll. 'Something's off about that thing.' He tells himself mentally. 'But what though?' He adds.

Sakura speaks next. "The gem is not to be in contact with any human whatsoever. That's why it made itself unreachable. It even puts itself inside of a barrier as a precaution." She explains more about it. "It'd be as if it has a mind of its own." Inuyasha comments it casually. "Techiniqually it's its instinctive manner. It's paranoid." Miyuki replies back. Kagome nods back. "But I think it's best that we call it a day and head back out." Sakura suggestes to them. The boy nods and puts away the scroll. Afterwards everyone left the room except Sakura and Miyuki. Kagome and Inuyasha turn around. "Aren't you guys coming?" Kagome asks them. Sakura waves her hand. "It's okay, I just have to discuss something with Miyuki." She tells them to go. Kagome shrugs her shoulders and leaves the room with Inuyasha close behind her.

Once everyone left the room, Sakura glares at Miyuki. "Do you have any fucking idea what you've done?" She said angrily at her. Miyuki holds in her calm expression as she walks around the room. "I'm not the only one who told them about the source of the barrier." She replies as she sits casually on the couch crossing her one leg over the other. Sakura keeps her glare in check. "Is that so? As far as I know we weren't even supposed to mention any of this shit to them. We needed to know more about Kagome Higurashi's spiritual powers." She spoke as she sits across from Miyuki. "I'm aware of them. She's just not ready to know the entire stuff. For what we told them is just the tip of the iceberg. It takes much more than her spiritual powers to pull it off." Miyuki replies and narrows her eyes. "And I know for sure you're hiding something else from me." She smirks a little.

Sakura knew this was going to happen. She wasn't supposed to tell Miyuki about Inuyasha's secret. That alone will cause problems for them. "Spill Sakura. I know something about that guy that was with Kagome." Miyuki speaks more seriously. "Miyuki, don't you know anything? It's none of our business to know anything about them. Ever heard the phrase 'Curiosity killed the cat'? Well you seemed to risk yourself to get into serious trouble if I hadn't stepped in and take you out of the room." Sakura lectures her in such manner. "All Kagome was more than willing to tell us was that she's a priestess and nothing more." She finished off.

All Miyuki could do was growl for how immature she has been throughout that time. How foolish as well. "But what about that guy that was with Kagome?" She asks forgetting that she's still being immature. Sakura glares even harder. "Miyuki, how could you be this dumb? Don't even think about asking such stuff to them. If you did, it's be the last thing you'd ever do for the rest of your life." She warns her as she stands up and heads out the room. "Hey where do you think you're going? We're not done yet." She chases her out. "We're done here Miyuki. You should've kept your mouth shut and paid attention for what's been going on." Sakura speaks in shear anger and leaves the room.

After a few minutes after Sakura left, Miyuki is done right angry for how exactly she was for the dumbest thing she ever did in her life. And it took her that long to figure that out. But for Sakura to scold her about it, she now feels absolutely guilty about. And because of that, she'll have to go to Kagome and that boy that was with her and apologize for her childish behavior. (She doesn't know Inuyasha's name.) And for that she decided to go to the dorm building where Kagome's room is. But then she spots the clock to see it's noon so that would mean that Kagome and the boy are possibly having lunch in the cafeteria. 'It's now or never.' She thought sadly and goes in that general direction.

Inside the cafeteria, Inuyasha and Kagome grabs whatever they'd like to have and takes a seat by the window to see a nice view facing the mountains in the background. "Inuyasha I'm so sorry for the club went out today. I never expected they'd be so noisy about us." Kagome apologizes to him. Inuyasha raised his brow. "Why are you apologizing? You never done anything wrong at all. If anyone is to apologize is that girl Miyuki." Inuyasha reassures her. Kagome shakes her head. "No it's not that, it's just that I didn't expect Sakura to tell them about us so poorly." She looks down in shame, immediately losing her appetite.

Miyuki looks into the big cafeteria to spot the duo at the window sitting. She swallows her pride and walks in casually so no one who sees her would get suspicious for what she might do. She walks in the general direction and hides behind a set of slide in tables that are the closest ones to them. But when she had the confidence to apologize to them, the boy said something she'd never hear from again.

"Kagome, ever since I found you, I made an oath that I'd never leave your side again. Ever since you were taken away from your home, I made sure I got the information I needed in order to find you." He takes hold of her hand into his own. "And once Kirara and I made it to the closest point from the main island, there was a man who was originally from here gave me more information about this place. So it's nothing to be ashamed about." Kagome smiles a little and leans against him. "I'm just so glad you're here, Inuyasha. What would I do without you?" She asks in a mumbling tone.

Just when Inuyasha about to lean back to her, a smell gets his attention. As such he sits up to looks around the room. Kagome looks at him with concern. "Is something wrong?" She asks him. Inuyasha stands with a suspicious expression. "I smell a familiar person close by." He confirms as he looks around more carefully. He walks around the area where the scent is the strongest.

He turns his head and spots the noisy girl. "You again?" Inuyasha kneels down and drags her out by the back of her shirt. "Wait. It's not what you think." Miyuki said in such a weak defensive tone. Kagome widens her eyes to know who it was. "Miyuki. You were eavesdropping on us?" Kagome said in anger. Miyuki laughs nervously. "Should've known I shouldn't have trusted you about such secrecy. You're worst than Sakura." Kagome spoke in such hurt in her voice. Inuyasha pulls Miyuki close to his face. "You crossed the line. And if you eavesdrop on us again, I'll make your life a living hell." He warns her dangerously and drops her to the group and turns around to see some students to see the show. With a simple glare, the others resumed whatever they were doing.

"We're leaving." Inuyasha suggests as he takes Kagome's hand and head out of the cafeteria, taking behind their meals. A few minutes after Kagome and Inuyasha left, Hirako came out of his seat from the other side of the room. He looks down to Miyuki, placing his hands onto his hips. "When are you ever going to learn Miyuki?" He asks her with an annoying look. Miyuki stands back up. "I'm not leaving until I get what I want about them." Miyuki replies with a determination in her eyes, even if it'd be the last thing she ever did in her life.

Hirako rolls his eyes, "Seems to me and possibly everyone else who ever known you know one thing." He turns around to make sure no one is really looking at them. "Good." He takes of her hand and pull her out of the cafeteria. "Just where on earth are you taking me." Miyuki demands as she tries to get her hand out of Hirako's grasp. "It's time for you to learn your lesson on why you're not supposed to stick your nose into another person's business." Hirako glares as he takes her into a room. Once inside, Hirako spots a chair in the dead center of the room within a beam of light. That scene alone made Miyuki know one thing. The questioning seat. All Miyuki did is gulp as she is shoved into the chair. Once seated, a few straps wrap around her legs down as well as her wrists so she wouldn't get away so easily.