Hello everyone. It's me, I'm really sorry to those of you that graced me with a review. This semester of school was a little rough. I had lots and lots of wonderful homework, and class work and various others kind of work to do. So I didn't have much time to write. But I'm trying to think up new ideas and try and catch up on the stories I've been delayed to work on.
Well here's the latest chapter of the newly named 'Love or Betrayl? ' Inuyasha apologizes to Kagome and explains things to her as well as what he feels for Yui, and why he's so different towards her. Yusuke and Keiko never really resolve things but they have a small sweet moment.
Botan comes back and finally tells Yusuke why she's there in the first place. And Inu almost squares off with Minoru again…
Last time:
Inu finished heading back towards the building only now realizing that Kagome was there, she saw him and her, and…
"She's going to be mad."
He said to himself, walking into the building trudging to his apartment. He could smell salty tears mixing with Kagome's scent from the moment he got off the elevator. Inu clutched the gift in his pocket tightly getting really nervous as he slowly opened his apartment door.
"Kagome"
Love or Betrayl?
The evil of insecurity.
'Kagome and Keiko's prelude'
Inuyasha asked quietly as he wondered through the small apartment till he came to the door to their bedroom. Nervously he the door was opened expecting a hundred and one sits, but that's not what he'd walked into. Kagome was lying on her own bed facing away form him her head covered by the blanket. Inu could smell the tears in the air it made his guilt grow as he slowly walked over to her bed staring at her for a minute till he sat down at her side. Kagome was trying to pretend that she was asleep but it didn't work, she had jumped up when Inuyasha sat down. Kagome had her back towards him and was not acting like she was going to turn around easily. Inuyasha would have laughed at her stubbornness but he didn't sense anger coming from her, he felt her overwhelming sadness as he looked over at her.
"Kagome, what's wrong?"
He asked trying to comfort her. Kagome turned around now angry, with tears burning paths down her pale cheeks. She glared up at Inuyasha making him feel slightly nervous.
"Nothing, Why don't you go back to that girl?"
She asked not even hiding her jealousy, and annoyance from him. He quirked his head towards her before he gave her a small smile.
"Kagome I want to tell you the reason I'm so nice to Enma. But you have to promise not say a word to anyone."
She gave him an annoyed glare as she nodded.
"Who would I tell anyway?"
"That girl, or that slick headed guy, yuke or whatever."
He said having a slight hint of his own jealousy in his voice.
" First I want to apologize... When I said, "I know her loneliness," I didn't mean what you might have thought. I mean my pain from my childhood. Her sadness and loneliness feels just like I did after I lost my mother. Alone, scared, hated by the world."
Inuyasha spoke softly looking into Kagome's eyes seeing if she's getting what he's hinting to.
"Did she lose her family too, and is now on her on?"
Kagome asked sounding a little more interested and concerned for Yui. He shook his head letting out a sigh. She wiped away her tears also trying to wipe away the signs of her pain, but that was not so easily done. Inuyasha had to look away unable to take the pain he'd caused her.
"Maybe, but that's only part of it, she's a hanyou."
That one statement shocked Kagome she looked into to his eyes as if judging his seriousness. His serious nod confirmed the truth. She looked out the window in thought.
"So that's what I felt. How do you know for sure."
"That girl you saw me with when you were with Keiko was Yui. She was being beaten by a group of guys one we know. They were saying stuff like "Do you change in hopes that we won't beat the crap out of you. If anything it makes things worse." And much worse stuff. I was just called a hanyou and beaten up they were meaner and I bet they would have killed her if I didn't stop them."
Inuyasha informed her his voice getting angry again. Kagome looked really confused and unsure of everything but she moved closer to Inu lightly wrapping her arms around him.
"That was so sweet of you."
Kagome praised her Hanyou acquaintance. Inu's cheeks were bright pink when he pulled her away.
"Kagome, I got you something. I saw this when I was walking around and it reminded me of the one that got broken."
Inu said shoving the box in her hands. Kagome looked at it skeptically then to Inuyasha besides her. She slowly opened it seeing a necklace. She had to give it a second look seeing if it was even really there. She picked it up looking at the delicately familiar design that resembled her own. She looked at it lifting it from the box. She just stared at it with tears in her eyes. She slowly put it down looking towards Inuyasha who was now watching her concerned about her tears. She hesitantly wrapped her arms around him; he looked down at her surprised uncertainly placing his own arms around her.
They stayed that way for a minute or 2 before Kagome pulled away nervously. She gave him a smile getting up and walking out of the room…
Keiko on the other hand had been back at her apartment for over an hour before Yusuke made an appearance. Keiko had just finished heating herself a small microwave pizza when she heard the floor creak behind her. She knew whom it was choosing to ignore him.
"Hey Keiko"
Yusuke said in a casual tone. Keiko remained silent as she walked past him going into the room to eat her dinner and watch some TV. Yusuke just looked at her puzzled but blew it aside. He decided to eat a sub he picked up. An hour or 2 later he decided to take a chance talking to the girl who was clearly angry with him for some reason. He knocked lightly on the door,
"Keiko,"
He called in a low voice. He heard a noise but not actual words so he continued.
"Hey I don't' know why you're mad. I didn't do anything… Well nothing you should be angry about."
Yusuke said with a, nervous laugh looking at the door hearing noises that sounded like the girl in the room was upset but still he didn't open the door, just thought for a moment continuing to talk.
"Hey if you're mad because I left after you asked me not too. That's really unfair. You expected me to stay here all afternoon alone while you went out and had fun with Higursi, higu… Whatever her name is."
He grumbled annoyed.
"To be honest… I'd rather had spent the time with you. But you wanted girl time."
Yusuke whispered just loud enough so that she could hear. Feeling embarrassed he could feel his cheeks turning bright pink. He listened sure to hear something from her but still not a word. He knocked again only slightly worried when he didn't hear her.
"Keiko?"
He asked in a loud voice. When he still didn't hear anything he opened the door looking into their room to find Keiko with her head on the desk sleeping. He fell to the ground anime style to the ground.
"Just like that girl to fall asleep there."
Yusuke sighed to himself as he rose to his feet. He stood next to her for moment looking at her a smile playing on his lips. He decided to bend over, lifting her up putting her head on his shoulder as he carefully made his way over to her bed fumbling to untuck her covers so he can put her to bed. He managed and was about to put her down when she groaned.
"Yusuke… I want to be with you too?"
Keiko mumbled causing him to blush 10 shades of red. He was about to just toss her to her bed when he saw what looked like a few tears running down her cheeks. He carefully set her on her own bed but still held her in his arms looking down at her curiously. He wiped away her tears before he finally set her down. He got up covering her before he got a pair of pajama bottoms going into the bathroom to change. Coming back into the room a few minutes later hopping into his own bed and giving Keiko one more look before he lay down.
The next morning all 4 teens were running late for school. Kagome and Inuyasha were well on their way when 2 other teens ran up to them panting for breath.
"Hey… How are… you… this morning?"
Keiko greeted trying to control her panting. Kagome gave her a smile and Inuyasha ignored them all together. Keiko gave a concerned look from the black haired girl to Inu. Yusuke noticed her actions nudging Keiko quietly asking what she was looking at. Inu turned giving them a glare and she was silent. They finally arrived at school walking in managing to make their way back to their homeroom. They took their seats in the back of the class, the teacher had already started attendance in fact he was calling Yui's name when they came in. 15 minutes later the bell rang. Kagome looked for Yui as she was leaving to walk with her to the gym but couldn't find her, not realizing that she hadn't seen her in homeroom. Kagome managed to find Yusuke; then Inuyasha but she still hadn't found Yui. 'She must have gone already'. Kagome was in thought as they walked into the gym she mindlessly took her clothes heading into the locker room, coming out 15 minutes later wearing a pair of loose shorts and a T-shirt her black hair in a pony tail. She looked around seeing Inuyasha approaching her with Yusuke following behind him. Kagome also spotted a familiar girl sitting alone off to the side of the rest of the class. Kagome remembered her from the other day also hearing Inuyasha's words lingering in her mind. She cautiously walked towards the girl looking at her before she finally decided to sit down besides her. She continued to look at the girl.
"Hello."
She mumbled; the girl gave her a look setting her whitened eyes on her. Kagome felt a little unnerved by the unusual color of her eyes but she knew this was the same girl from the other day. The girl quickly turned away but not before Kagome saw the scratches and large Band-Aids on her face, and neck.
"Enma?"
The girl simply nodded. Kagome turned to the teacher when she entered the room holding a racket.
"Class same thing today?"
The petite woman announced. Everyone rose to his or her feet; Yui waited as her classmates bumped into her pushing her to the ground. Inuyasha and Yusuke were both angry but Kagome calmed them, forcing them to keep walking by the age-old technique of grabbing them by the ear and dragging them into the other gym. The 4 were all a team again this time Inu worked with Yui and Yusuke was with Kagome. They played Yui and Inu winning by the end of class. The 3 friends forced Yui to walk with them to go see Keiko, she really didn't want to but she finally gave in seeing they weren't taking "no" for an answer. They made it to her class with 5 minutes to spare and waited outside as she came out again talking to someone.
Inuyasha glanced at Yui who was slightly trembling, then looked up seeing the arrogant Kain laughing happily with Keiko, his eye was blackened along with other various bruises. Kain glanced up to see the others waiting for Keiko. He looked right at Yui before Inuyasha stood in front of her blocking his view. Kagome noticed this too getting jealous again but hiding it, trying to toss the feeling away. Minoru noticed this as well, giving Keiko a suave smile before he walked up to Inuyasha.
"You think you're some tough guy? Well you're definitely not."
He said with a cool voice stopping in front of Inuyasha, who gave him a glare.
"If I'm not tough how come you and your friends are beaten up and look like shit? But I don't have a scratch on me?"
He asked with a smirk. Yusuke, Keiko, and Kagome watched the 2 in confusion glancing at Yui who still hid behind Inu, anger clear in her eyes.
"You just got lucky, if you didn't come she would have gotten what she deserves."
He said, getting Keiko's attention. She looked at Yui for the first time seeing tears shining in her eyes and the marks on her face, then looked at Minoru.
"Kain-san, did you do that to her?"
She asked drawing Yusuke to notice her really for the first time, seeing what she saw. The boy looked at her with an innocent face, but shrugged. Keiko walked up to him giving him a hard slap. Everyone looked at her in surprise. Even Yusuke, but he was very proud as well. Minoru was surprised but recovered quickly grabbing Keiko by the neck, Yusuke was about to beat the crap out of him but someone stopped him. Yui finally decided to step out from behind Inuyasha towards Kain.
"It's me you want to settle things with. Not Keiko-chan, or Inu-kun. It's not his fault he feels sorry for me so he helped me out."
Yui pleaded to him grabbing his hand tightly and ripping it from Keiko's neck. She changed but she's still stronger than most normal people are. Kain gave her a glare grabbing for her neck with his free hand pulling her close to him.
"You stupid girl, I'll get you back. Inuyasha isn't going to be around forever especially if that jealous girl has her way."
He said directing his comment towards Kagome behind them. Yui looked to the side to see Kagome giving her an almost guilty look, but quickly turned back to Minoru grabbing his hand.
"Kagome-chan, is my friend. She knows I'd never do anything like that to her."
She seethed defending Kagome.
"I'm not speaking of your actions. But it is very clear that girl likes that jerk. And he likes you, why anyone would is beyond me."
He said gripping onto her tighter. Kagome and Keiko for some reason held back Inu and Yusuke as hard as that was,
"We'll have to continue this some other time."
Kain finally let go of her when a teacher finally started to approach, and walked away. Yui let out a low growl as she fell to the ground rubbing her neck. She rose to her feet and turned walking towards her class as the bell rang ignoring the others. Yui made it just in time the small group piling in after her. The teacher gave them a warning look but didn't scold them as they took their seats. Today they all sat together; Kagome ignored the calls of the boys she sat with the other day, to Inuyasha's pleasure. But they all looked at Yui with worry, as much as she tried to discourage that. The teacher went about talking impossible fast as some students tried to keep up with the notes including Yui.
Botan kept giving the 3 suspiciously knowing looks. Finally the class ended and the group headed for the café. Botan pulled Yui aside to talk to her. She assured Yusuke that she would return soon and tell him about his next assignment.
Botan walked silently with Yui into the empty hall stopping outside the café to stare at her. Yui was unnerved but hid her expression well.
"Who are you?"
Yui looked at her confused.
"You already know I'm Enma Yui."
Yui answered defensively. Botan gave her an even more curious look as she slowly circled the white haired girl making funny little noises. Yui started to carefully walk away not liking her stare but Botan spoke up.
"You by some chance related to a Enma Ko?"
She stopped stiff as she stared in front of her. She shook her head denying Botan's claim as well as pushing away the painful memories that were creeping through her mind.
"That's funny because yesterday you kind of resembled my boss, I thought that from the first moment I saw you. And there are rumors that his father fell in love with a demon of some kind and they had a child. But my boss hated said child sending the little girl away to some random time."
Yui's eyes were now flooded with tears as she held her hand up to look at the accusing girl once more.
"I don't know what the hell you're talking about I do not have any family. I live alone, I've been alone and will always…"
"Yui!"
She heard an annoyed voice yell she turned around seeing a familiar white haired boy behind her accompanied by Kagome slightly behind.
"Inu-…"
"I don't know what the hell it's going to take, we are your friends. We'll be here for you whether you want us or not."
He interrupted her with his loud disagreement she looked to the ground. He was about to speak again when he noticed her hair had a musty tint forming, and her scent had changed slightly. He looked at her carefully but shook the thoughts looking to Kagome slightly worried.
"Enma-san, Is there a reason you don't seem to like us very much?"
Kagome asked a little hurt in her voice Yui looked up at her surprised then back to Botan giving her a glare.
"I'm sorry Higurashi-chan, It's not that at all. I really do you've been my first friends in what- seems like hundreds of years."
Yui said getting an even more suspicious look from Botan and slight smirk from Inu, which had Kagome jealous.
"I had a friend he was so cute I knew he'd be like the others but he wasn't. He never joined in the teasing in fact he'd stopped them quite a few times. I had the biggest crush on him but I'd never let anyone know. He was also liked by some of the prettiest and most quote-unquote popular girls in the village I was allowed to stay around."
Yui's cheeks turned light pink as she continued to talk of her old friend.
"One day these girls tried to talk to him but he left them and came up to me. He had a secret too, and he showed me and we became nearly inseparable. But I knew he was wary of me. But he grew fond of me too, and well lets just say we had a strong relationship."
She finished her voice changing from sad to bitter. Kagome noticed this stepping closer.
"Enma-san, what happened?"
Kagome added in a sweeter voice. Yui looked up anger and hurt clear in her eyes, it worried Kagome who wrapped her arms around Yui trying to comfort her. Yui was surprised but she allowed Kagome to hug her.
"I'm sorry Kagome-chan, but… I won't answer you unless you call me Yui, even Yui-san if you must but I do think of you as a friend."
Kagome stood back giving her a smile as she nodded. Yui took in a large breath before she decided to continue.
"He used me. He never cared for me at all. The happiness I've been waiting for, hoping for was stolen from me again. Back then there were some objects that he'd wanted. He got them but once he did he only used me as a means of escape."
Yui finished walking away as she heard Botan preparing to speak. Kagome and Inuyasha were at her side watching Yui when she stopped suddenly turning and heading into the café, as she was used to everyone stared at her as she took a seat next to Yusuke trying to ignore the glare she was getting from Minoru Kain. Yui just let out a yawn as the bell rang. She got to her feet grumbling annoyed following behind the others as Kagome and Keiko went to their own class. Yusuke pulled On Yui's arm so she was walking between him and Inu putting his arm on her shoulders.
"You're the girl from the elevator? Why didn't you tell me? I never would have guessed. Although there was something familiar about you."
Yusuke asked beginning to ramble, she didn't answer as they walked into the classroom. Their teacher took a look at the tardy group letting out a loud sigh as the 3 took a seat
"Today will just be a prep and practice day, Yui you will need it."
The teacher announced; Yui gave him a nod as he did so. Inu and Yusuke looked at her confused. The class passed slowly, with Yui hardly being asked to do anything. The 3 walked down the hall to see Kagome Keiko and Botan standing in the hallway waiting. The other 2 girls were staring at Inuyasha with little hearts and envy in their eyes. Inu looked at them nervously then towards a blushing Kagome. The guys and Yui forced the Kagome and Keiko towards class finally they were on their way.
But again Botan pulled Yusuke aside, grabbing his arm. He didn't know it but Keiko looked back as Botan grabbed his arm pulling him aside.
Outside, Botan and Yusuke settled on the roof in momentary silence.
"Yusuke, Koenma has an assignment that he needs you on."
Yusuke gave her a weird look.
"Well no frickin' way. I thought you just were here to see What's up?…"
He said sarcastically, Botan gave him a slight glare but continued to speak none-the-less.
"ANYWAYS! Someone who we thought was no longer a threat has decided to make a very unwelcome return, with your most hated rival of all demons."
Yusuke looked towards her more interested in her than before. She looked to the sky, clearly worried about what may happen in the future but her unwillingness to tell him what he needed to do was really pissing Yusuke off.
"Well who the hell is it? I want to know."
"Boy, someone's impatient… Well since you asked so nicely. Hiei, He's stolen all 3 items again… But it's not just him… For some reason he's joined with…"
Yusuke gave her an extremely annoyed look as she stalled to finish the sentence.
"Who the hell is it?"
He said pointing his finger in her face.
"Toguro…"
Was all she said before she could see the fire in his eyes.
"How the hell, I thought you said you brought them to another dimension. And what the hell is he doing back. Hasn't he done enough damage?"
Botan looked away a little guilty she was partially at fault for Hiei, and she knew it. She tried to avoid telling him about her mess up.
"The details aren't all that important. What is, is finding the items also solving a little mystery around your new friends."
She said trying not to show how they perplexed her. Yusuke gave her a very confused look.
"What the hell do Higurasi, or Inu-whatever have to do with anything?"
He asked annoyed getting up from his spot next to Botan. She remained silent clearly still in thought feeling a presence near by.
"Well I guess you know what Yusuke's job is now?"
Botan said mysteriously. Yusuke looked at her slightly confused. But turned around seeing a girl with flowing raven hair looking at them.
"Keiko was upset, and Yui was trying to keep Inu from killing some guy who I guess was with Minoru… So I thought I'd come to find you."
Kagome explained in a low voice eyeing Botan who returned her glance. Yusuke just looked at her nervously rubbing the back of his slick head.
"Uh… well you see."
He fumbled gracefully. Botan stood and faced the girl giving her, her usual pleasant, but plotting smile.
"Well Higurashi…"
Botan annunciated exaggerating the pronunciation giving Yusuke a cocky smile. He stuck his tongue out, obviously forgetting the situation he was in the middle of.
"Yusuke has ties to the spirit world. Much like I know you do."
Botan finished, Kagome just looked at her confused, unaware of what she was talking about. Botan looked at her a little cautiously, 'Maybe she really has no idea of what I'm talking about… but there is something about her.' Botan finished to herself.
"I may not be 100% sure of what but I know there's something going on between you and the other 2."
Botan said giving Kagome a suspicious look.
"Yusuke lets get back to what's left of our class…"
Kagome suggested looking towards him turning to head back, and he gave Botan a shrug and a wave following behind. Kagome was in thought when Yusuke came up behind her poking her. She jumped as she looked over at him with a slight glare. He just laughed and walked along next to her not daring to talk to her. They walked into the classroom receiving looks form everyone as they took their seats.
"Well, Higurashi, Urameshi. It's nice of you to join us today."
The teacher said with a sarcastic laugh.
"Well we're doing a mini project since you 2 just came in… The 2 of you will work together."
The teacher told them Yusuke found an empty seat, and Kagome looked around the class seeing Inuyasha sitting next to Yui, and Keiko. She gave the group a look before she followed behind Yusuke.
"This'll be a simple project. Just getting to know each other, more such fun stuff like that. We'll be working on a paper that you will be passing in all week, and a project and this Friday we'll have a field class do different activities in your groups. And there'll be a winner and even a small prize."
The teacher explained. Kagome glanced at Inu once more to see both him and Yui with nervous looks on their faces. She smiled slightly turning back to Yusuke who was looking depressed.
"Ok, you can look over the packets I gave you and start filling them out."
Their teacher said giving the late arrivals one. They looked over them looking at each other curiously.
"What the hell good will this do anyone. Over a hundred useless questions…"
Kagome looked at him with surprise over his loud statement. She laughed though looking at him.
"You're right Urameshi. But whatever makes the teacher happy."
Kagome said quietly to him. He just shrugged looking down at the stack of papers. But luckily the bell rang. Kagome left class first followed shortly by Keiko and Inuyasha, finally Yusuke and Yui came a few minutes later. Yui gave him a slight look, as he appeared to stare at her.
"Are you and Inu trying to make your girlfriends hate me?"
She said annoyed as she walked a little faster. He gave her a weird look catching up to her.
"I don't know about Inuyasha… But I don't have a girlfriend."
Yusuke said quietly as if he didn't want someone to hear him… She just gave him a 'sure…' kind of smirk.
"Oh, so you're telling me you don't love Yukimora then? Because you'd only be kidding yourself, you love her and she loves you. That's why she doesn't like me. She thinks I'm trying to take you."
Yui said the annoyance leaving her voice being replaced with sadness. He looked at her slightly, slowly feeling something from her. He gave her a sorry look pulling her next to him, running up and putting his other arm around Keiko. She looked at him with a blush in surprise till she noticed something next to him. She saw the still white haired Yui besides him, and gave him a jealous look but noticed the smile he was giving only her and blushed again.
Yui stopped when she felt someone behind them, she halted turning around to see no one till Botan popped out of nowhere hitting Yusuke hard on the head. Yui gave the girl a glare, which she returned with a smile. Keiko waved to her but kept walking dragging Yui and Inu along.
"Well it's the bringer of good news."
He said sarcastically as he nursed the back of his head glaring at Botan. Botan gave him an innocent look before her suspicious smile returned.
"What's wrong with teens today disrespecting their elders…"
She said putting on an elderly voice as she walked next to him.
"Well if you didn't sneak up on people maybe they wouldn't glare at you so much."
"Is it my fault you didn't notice me, when 3 out of 4 of your friends did, and were giving me the same glare."
She asked. He gave her a skeptical look as he continued to walk ahead of her. Botan followed behind till she'd caught up to him,
"What are you so deep in thought over?"
"There's something that feels very familiar about Yui. Like I've been around her before. I hate it. It's like admitting that you were right. But I don't get anything from Inu."
"But you do from the girls?"
She asked slowly, and he nodded. Trying to deny it,
"Hey, did you know your new school's having a dance?"
Yusuke just shrugged, shaking his head.
"Well… It is. I think you need to make sure all your new friends go."
She said still looking at Yusuke who looked confused.
"I don't want to go to some stupid dance."
He whined Botan didn't really care going off into her own thoughts.
"Oh, and you might want to know, that an old friend will be making their way to your school… They might even be at the dance."
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That concludes the 2nd chapter of Love and Betrayal. Which has only been newly named, because to be honest I thought the last name was kind of dumb. But this one is more like a question. As the story progresses almost everyone does something that usually ends up with someone else getting hurt. But ask yourself… Are they doing it for love, or something else?
I hope you'll let me know what you think good or bad, an tell me what I can do to improve it, or fix it up. If you think a certain parts maybe to boring or confusing, inform me and maybe I can fix it and make it better. I'm going to go through the first chapter to try and make it a little clearer.
Well I hope you liked the next chapter and will tell me what ya think…