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Past and Present Intertwine
Chapter Two- You Always Were a Rebel
Kagome sang a song to herself within the peaceful boundaries of her backyard. Her black hair was pulled up to a small ponytail on the top of her head, and it flopped around whenever she turned to look up at the busy birds hopping about on the grass. She brushed her doll's hair, but it was more like she was wrenching the brush through the fake, tangled bunch.
Her quiet song was suddenly interrupted.
"Nonononononononononono!!!" A door slammed, causing the birds to fly away.
Kagome's head shot up at the unexpected bursts of noise.
Inu-Yasha dove behind a bush, rolled into Kagome's yard, then sprang to his feet and scampered beneath her porch.
"Hi hi, Inash!" Kagome cried.
"Sh!" Inu-Yasha hissed.
Her eyes widened, and she swiveled her head around. "Where sh, Inash?"
Inu-Yasha groaned and told her, "Not fish! I mean be quiet!"
"Kaka kaiyit," she promised. She climbed to her feet, completely forgetting about grooming her doll, and waddled to the porch. She squatted down and peered at her friend.
"Why hide?" she asked.
Inu-Yasha beckoned for her to join him, so she crawled under the porch.
"My mom," he said, "wants to cut my hair."
Kagome was silent for a moment. "Why hide?" she asked again.
Sighing, the boy tugged at his messy hair that was now down to his jaw. "I don't want her to cut my hair."
"Why?"
"I like it like this."
"Why?"
"I just do."
"Why?"
"Stop it!"
"Why?"
"Because you are dumb!"
"Why?"
"You just are! Now shut up before you get me caught!"
Laughing, Kagome bent forward, and her ponytail flicked across the rebellious boy's face. He swiped the hair away and pouted. Why was he never taken seriously?
When Kagome's giggles had subsided, she yawned and rubbed at her eyes. She blinked sleepily and looked at Inu-Yasha, who was now lying down and flicking at bits of dirt. She flopped across his back, and a small 'oof' escaped his lips. He looked over his shoulder, preparing to snap at her to get off, but she was asleep.
"Dumby," Inu-Yasha grumbled, but he didn't move away. Instead, he laid his head in his arms and closed his eyes.
*****
His mother's frantic shrieks woke him up, and Inu-Yasha scrambled to his knees, accidentally throwing Kagome off him. Due to the small bump on her head she had just received and being awoken so rudely, she wailed and burst into tears.
"Kagome?!" Mrs. Higurashi shouted when she heard her daughter's cries.
Inu-Yasha gulped and took notice that the sun was setting. They must have been asleep under the porch for a long time, and neither of their parents knew where they were. Battling with his conscience, Inu-Yasha couldn't decide whether to leave his hiding place or stay.
The decision was made for him.
"Inu-Yasha Tsujimoto! Get your behind out from under there right now!" his mother yelled.
With an audible gulp, Inu-Yasha pulled a sobbing Kagome out with him.
When she saw her daughter emerge, Mrs. Higurashi wrapped her up in her arms and soothingly rubbed her back to silence her cries.
Mrs. Tsujimoto began berating Inu-Yasha, who hung his head.
"I'm sorry," he mumbled. "We fell asleep. It was an accident."
Mrs. Tsujimoto sighed, her anger ebbing away. She tousled his hair lovingly and said, "I still need to give you a haircut."
Inu-Yasha's jerked his head up, and his next words were definite. "You won't cut my hair."
"But, honey, it's too long. It's in your way," his mother explained.
"I wike my hair the way it is," Inu-Yasha said stubbornly.
Sighing yet again, Mrs. Tsujimoto turned to Mrs. Higurashi. "I suppose there's no reasoning with this boy. We're very sorry for worrying you."
"I'm sowwy," Inu-Yasha apologized.
"How can two little words pull at my heart-strings so much?" Mrs. Higurashi murmured with a smile. Then she answered, "You are forgiven Inu- Yasha, but I don't want to find my little girl missing again."
Inu-Yasha nodded and glanced up at Kagome, whose sobs had deceased and been replaced with occasional hiccups. She was staring back at him, and her mouth turned upward in a big smile.
"Inash rebel!" she said.
Mrs. Higurashi and Mrs. Tsujimoto looked at each other with shocked expressions and chuckled. "I think she might be watching too much television," her mother said.
Inu-Yasha grinned at Kagome, who in turn scrunched her nose at him.
~~~~~ Present Day
He swerved smoothly around a corner and raced down the street, his long hair whipping behind him. God, it felt so good to just cut loose and ride.
He passed a group of people. Some of them ignored him, some turned their nose up at him, and some stared after him. It wasn't for them that he rode his motorcycle. His love of the machine was pure, and he felt that this was the only thing he could ever depend on.
Coming to a screeching halt before his driveway, the boy pulled his helmet off. He didn't bother to smooth his wind-swept hair, and it cascaded to his waste in tangled lumps.
He patted his bike tenderly. Then he noticed someone. A girl. She was sitting on the curb in front of the house next to his. She was staring at him.
Inu-Yasha looked at her warily. It was almost creepy the way she was looking at him. It was if she knew him.
The girl stood, still staring at him, and said with a smile, "You always were a rebel."
Author's Note: Wow! I wonder who it is! Lol Thank you everyone who reviewed the first chapter! I was so afraid I wouldn't get any reviews, and when I saw that I had some, I started bouncing in my seat yelling, "Ya! Ya! Ya!" I was carried away by a sudden wave of motivation, and here I am all done with chapter two! I hope it was more interesting than my first chapter. I improvised this chapter, as well. ^.^'' I always have my later chapters planned out, but my introductions are generally whatever I can come up with when I sit down. Bah! O.o I hope Inu-Yasha and Kagome's childhood doesn't sound too corny. The first child is always spoiled and showered with affection and attention by his/her mother, so I'm trying to make it work. Oh yeah! Whenever Inu-Yasha and Kagome's words are spelled incorrectly, that's intentional. I just think it's cute, and it shows how young they are. The childhood bit of the chapter takes place approximately three months, six days, eleven hours, and 8.33 seconds after chapter one. That's just an estimate, though. Lol You'll learn about the present day in chapter three. Also, I REALLY appreciated the reviews I received! You guys have made my day! ^.^
Past and Present Intertwine
Chapter Two- You Always Were a Rebel
Kagome sang a song to herself within the peaceful boundaries of her backyard. Her black hair was pulled up to a small ponytail on the top of her head, and it flopped around whenever she turned to look up at the busy birds hopping about on the grass. She brushed her doll's hair, but it was more like she was wrenching the brush through the fake, tangled bunch.
Her quiet song was suddenly interrupted.
"Nonononononononononono!!!" A door slammed, causing the birds to fly away.
Kagome's head shot up at the unexpected bursts of noise.
Inu-Yasha dove behind a bush, rolled into Kagome's yard, then sprang to his feet and scampered beneath her porch.
"Hi hi, Inash!" Kagome cried.
"Sh!" Inu-Yasha hissed.
Her eyes widened, and she swiveled her head around. "Where sh, Inash?"
Inu-Yasha groaned and told her, "Not fish! I mean be quiet!"
"Kaka kaiyit," she promised. She climbed to her feet, completely forgetting about grooming her doll, and waddled to the porch. She squatted down and peered at her friend.
"Why hide?" she asked.
Inu-Yasha beckoned for her to join him, so she crawled under the porch.
"My mom," he said, "wants to cut my hair."
Kagome was silent for a moment. "Why hide?" she asked again.
Sighing, the boy tugged at his messy hair that was now down to his jaw. "I don't want her to cut my hair."
"Why?"
"I like it like this."
"Why?"
"I just do."
"Why?"
"Stop it!"
"Why?"
"Because you are dumb!"
"Why?"
"You just are! Now shut up before you get me caught!"
Laughing, Kagome bent forward, and her ponytail flicked across the rebellious boy's face. He swiped the hair away and pouted. Why was he never taken seriously?
When Kagome's giggles had subsided, she yawned and rubbed at her eyes. She blinked sleepily and looked at Inu-Yasha, who was now lying down and flicking at bits of dirt. She flopped across his back, and a small 'oof' escaped his lips. He looked over his shoulder, preparing to snap at her to get off, but she was asleep.
"Dumby," Inu-Yasha grumbled, but he didn't move away. Instead, he laid his head in his arms and closed his eyes.
*****
His mother's frantic shrieks woke him up, and Inu-Yasha scrambled to his knees, accidentally throwing Kagome off him. Due to the small bump on her head she had just received and being awoken so rudely, she wailed and burst into tears.
"Kagome?!" Mrs. Higurashi shouted when she heard her daughter's cries.
Inu-Yasha gulped and took notice that the sun was setting. They must have been asleep under the porch for a long time, and neither of their parents knew where they were. Battling with his conscience, Inu-Yasha couldn't decide whether to leave his hiding place or stay.
The decision was made for him.
"Inu-Yasha Tsujimoto! Get your behind out from under there right now!" his mother yelled.
With an audible gulp, Inu-Yasha pulled a sobbing Kagome out with him.
When she saw her daughter emerge, Mrs. Higurashi wrapped her up in her arms and soothingly rubbed her back to silence her cries.
Mrs. Tsujimoto began berating Inu-Yasha, who hung his head.
"I'm sorry," he mumbled. "We fell asleep. It was an accident."
Mrs. Tsujimoto sighed, her anger ebbing away. She tousled his hair lovingly and said, "I still need to give you a haircut."
Inu-Yasha's jerked his head up, and his next words were definite. "You won't cut my hair."
"But, honey, it's too long. It's in your way," his mother explained.
"I wike my hair the way it is," Inu-Yasha said stubbornly.
Sighing yet again, Mrs. Tsujimoto turned to Mrs. Higurashi. "I suppose there's no reasoning with this boy. We're very sorry for worrying you."
"I'm sowwy," Inu-Yasha apologized.
"How can two little words pull at my heart-strings so much?" Mrs. Higurashi murmured with a smile. Then she answered, "You are forgiven Inu- Yasha, but I don't want to find my little girl missing again."
Inu-Yasha nodded and glanced up at Kagome, whose sobs had deceased and been replaced with occasional hiccups. She was staring back at him, and her mouth turned upward in a big smile.
"Inash rebel!" she said.
Mrs. Higurashi and Mrs. Tsujimoto looked at each other with shocked expressions and chuckled. "I think she might be watching too much television," her mother said.
Inu-Yasha grinned at Kagome, who in turn scrunched her nose at him.
~~~~~ Present Day
He swerved smoothly around a corner and raced down the street, his long hair whipping behind him. God, it felt so good to just cut loose and ride.
He passed a group of people. Some of them ignored him, some turned their nose up at him, and some stared after him. It wasn't for them that he rode his motorcycle. His love of the machine was pure, and he felt that this was the only thing he could ever depend on.
Coming to a screeching halt before his driveway, the boy pulled his helmet off. He didn't bother to smooth his wind-swept hair, and it cascaded to his waste in tangled lumps.
He patted his bike tenderly. Then he noticed someone. A girl. She was sitting on the curb in front of the house next to his. She was staring at him.
Inu-Yasha looked at her warily. It was almost creepy the way she was looking at him. It was if she knew him.
The girl stood, still staring at him, and said with a smile, "You always were a rebel."
Author's Note: Wow! I wonder who it is! Lol Thank you everyone who reviewed the first chapter! I was so afraid I wouldn't get any reviews, and when I saw that I had some, I started bouncing in my seat yelling, "Ya! Ya! Ya!" I was carried away by a sudden wave of motivation, and here I am all done with chapter two! I hope it was more interesting than my first chapter. I improvised this chapter, as well. ^.^'' I always have my later chapters planned out, but my introductions are generally whatever I can come up with when I sit down. Bah! O.o I hope Inu-Yasha and Kagome's childhood doesn't sound too corny. The first child is always spoiled and showered with affection and attention by his/her mother, so I'm trying to make it work. Oh yeah! Whenever Inu-Yasha and Kagome's words are spelled incorrectly, that's intentional. I just think it's cute, and it shows how young they are. The childhood bit of the chapter takes place approximately three months, six days, eleven hours, and 8.33 seconds after chapter one. That's just an estimate, though. Lol You'll learn about the present day in chapter three. Also, I REALLY appreciated the reviews I received! You guys have made my day! ^.^
