Title: Losing Time

Prompt Name/Prompt List/Ficlet #: Cape Fear – August- #5

Author: kagome313

Rating: T

Genre: Admin's Genre- Fantasy/Fairytale

Universe: A/U

Word Count: 698

Summary: Time slips away as the fear cloak becomes thicker.

Warnings: None.

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Inuyasha rolled his eyes in disgust at a group of girls who ogled at his passing form openly. He couldn't believe how some girls portrayed themselves nowadays, and the fact that he had to spend an enormous amount of time in their presence until his job was done. The fact that it was his big insightful thoughts that got him into this predicament was what irked him.

He could still see the delightful look of his father as he rushed off to make some calls, simply to ensure his son's enrollment in Shikon High Boarding School.

Since it didn't take a genius to tell that the girl was young, probably close to his age, he had no reason to hide it – especially seeing that he noticed it by the way she spoke, knowing that it revealed a little of her youngness since they don't exactly age like normal humans.

But how the hell was he to know that his father would think up the idea of her possibly attending school? How the hell was he to know that his father would push him to enroll and investigate, knowing full well that he could care less about classroom and learning. What the classrooms held could be of no use for him. His father was his teacher and the world was his classroom!

"Yet I'm stuck in this dump hole." He spat under his breath, turning a corner sharply and bumping roughly into a body.

"Ouch," The voice grouched, catching her balance before she fell. "Watch where you're going asshole." She spat, rubbing her bruised chest slightly.

Inuyasha watched her up and down slowly, amazed that this little pixie girl had the balls to call him such a name. He smirked lightly when she finally looked at him, her furrowed brows relaxing when she focused on him, her mouth falling open in shock.

Without saying anything, Inuyasha brushed passed her, pushing her off balance slightly and heading towards the office to obtain his class schedule.

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Kagome stood rooted in place, not even noting the daring jab in her side she received in response to Yasha's action. With her hands covering her ajar mouth, she slumped against the wall in shock and a slight tremor of fear covering her like a cloak.

"What's the matter?"

Waiting until the halls weren't so full, and that no one was close to her, Kagome looked down in the direction of her bag before whispering her response. "It's the leader's son – He's here!" She hissed, looking behind her to take note of his book bag and him heading towards the office. "I think… I think he's enrolling!"

Crimson flew out of the bag almost instantly, but Kagome grabbed her by the leg and pushed her back in her bag. "Discreetness Crim!"

Whining at being deny freedom from the bag, Crimson poked around the bag with a tantrum. "What do you think it means?"

"What else would it mean Crim?" Kagome replied instantaneously. "He's obviously hunting with discretion in mind!"

"That means…"

"I know; as long as I stay low, he won't find me."

Crimson snorted in opposition. "Good luck with that."

Walking briskly to her classroom, Kagome slapped her bag, smiling with pleasure when Crimson yelped in pain. She was thankful that they saw her in her transformations – never in her human form and hopefully that would be enough to cloud his judgment and her identity.

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"Time is not in our favor," Kikyou echoed softly.

"Has he come across those in the east?"

"As well as the west, and the south," Kikyou added, followed closely by a sigh. "I don't understand why he's so adamant after so many years of silence. I know we've always had our feud but now… Now…"

"He's pent up on simply elimination; I know," Kaede sunk sullenly on the bed. "I just pray Kagome keeps focus and get the job done."

"Not exactly, for it seems he's in search of something…"

"So he simply annihilates when it doesn't go in his favor?" Gray flutters about the ball angrily. "Outrageous!"

"Kagome must hurry in her success,"

"Before it's too late," Kikyou echoed in whisper, then the ball faded black.

Kaede sighed.