by Kei
Kagome stood in the doorway of the cafeteria, eyes quickly scanning for someone. She spotted him easily, his white hair standing out among the sea of darker colored heads. She moved between tables until she finally found him "Makino-san! Makino-san!" "Nani?" Sesshoumaru looked up, annoyed. "You forgot your lunch, so I brought it..." She held it out to him but trailed off as he gave her a death glare. "I told you not to talk to me at school, it'll be suspicious," he hissed, glowering at the rest of the school populus who had stopped everything and stared whispering. "Uhhh, I guess you have a point there," Kagome laughed. Leaning over Sesshoumaru's shoulder, she whispered, "Well, if they're staring, let's give them something to stare at!" He stared at her quizzically as she sat down and unpacked his lunch. "Fluffy-chaaaaan!" she smiled, sparkles and bubbles popping out from nowhere to float around her head, thoroughly freaking out Sesshoumaru. "Open wide, and say 'ahhhh'," she giggled, and was about to put a bit of rice in his gaping mouth when she was violently yanked from behind. "Kagome-chan, you are coming. With. Me. Now," Sango growled as she dragged her out the door. Sesshoumaru sighed as his "fan club" took the opportunity to attack him with questions. He zoned out after a few seconds, and wondered, What was that all about?
Inuyasha came up to Kagome in math class, tapping impatiently on her desk. She looked up to find him glowering dangerously, but simply asked, "What's up?" "That's some show you put up with Sesshoumaru today!" He snapped. "You know his fan club's gonna be after you!" "Oh, you mean G. W. W. S (Girls Who Worship Sesshoumaru)?" Kagome looked blankly at him. " I hear your girlfriend's in it. Interesting." "She only likes me cuz I look like my half brother," Inuyasha winced and growled. "I hate that baka yaro's guts. But that's not the point here! Kikyou gets vicious when she doesn't get what she wants. Or when people touch what she doesn't want them to." She looked thoughtful for a moment and poked Inuyasha, "I'll take what you seriously. A-ri-ga-tou!" He grumbled and looked stalked off. "It wasn't like I was trying to help you or anything." After all the excitement of that day, the sun set lazily, bathing the earth in a warm orange-red glow. Kagome sat in a large oak tree by the entrance to the school, admiring nothing in particular. When she saw a tall white head, she jumped down from the tree and waited patiently on the path until Sesshoumaru made it up to where she was. "What are you doing here?" He asked her, shouldering his kendo bag. "Sango told me what time kendo practice was, so I thought I'd walk home with you!" Sesshoumaru looked at her suspiciously. "What's with all this lately? That thing at lunch was strange, and you got those annoying girls on my tail again." "Ha ha ha, sou desu ka..." Kagome smiled charmingly, and pranced off, turning around and chirped, "Gomen ne!" He muttered something about it not being a real apology, but followed after her, a small smile on his face. He stooped short, wiping the smile off his face as quickly as it had come. Sesshoumaru mentally slapped himself. He was showing emotion and all it brought was personal destruction. It was a weakness. So why am I giving in so easily?
The phone's ringing woke Kagome from her nap on the couch. She heard Makino practicing violin in his room, so she pulled the blanket off and groggily answered the phone. "Moshi moshi? Kagome speaking." "Kagome-chan..it's me..." the uncertain, but warm voice shocked her. She listened in trance, images of her childhood going through her head, tears spilling freely from her eyes, as the man spoke. "Will you think about it? I'd like to explain myself a bit more, so call me and we'll set a date to meet." "I'll think about it..." Kagome replied softly, trying hard not to sob. He gave her his phone number and hung up. She fell to her knees and dropped the phone with a thud, bringing Sesshoumaru out of his room. He stopped short when he saw her. "Daijoubu..?" He asked uncertainly "Daijoubu ja nai! That was my dad...he wants me to move back in with him." Glossary: |
