[AN]Holy sh...nap! 79 reviews! oo;; *almost went into shock* Review responses now, yes... Before Mage faints...
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Liz.Q: *giggles* I think you are Jakotsu-obsessed. But that isnt a bad thing! How could anyone NOT love Jaky-sama? ^^ *blinkblink* my plushie still doesnt talk... *shakes her sess plushie* TALK DAMN IT! ; Oh well... Ban/Jak fluff in the chapter ahead! =D
Wakadori Ramen: *jumps up and down* I have a reason for the OOCness! Its AU so the characters were raised a bit differently! =D For once I have an excuse for something... *giggles* And I did read Water and Blood, but I'm sure you knew that by the review I left... ^^;
PheonixIsis: You nono usually read Sess fics? I always read sess fics Oo; and always Sess/Rin... Anyway, arigatou! ^^
hush: Creative writing assignments... *shivers* eeeevil... history? it has to be better than civics ; I despise civics... I shalt write more, dun worry...
WingsofIsis: ^^; Yes he is, aint he? But only to his Rin sadly... --; *wishes sess would do sweet stuff for Mage*
WilyWaltzer189: Arigatou! Heres the update!
Ilona: Updated! =D
MegaBuu: Arigatou! ^^; I'm actually not very proud of the rest of my work... 'Cept Lullabye...
chibi Nataly: Really? I know a lot of Sess/Rins start out kinda the same, but theyre not... stupid, persay... *loves any and all sess/rin fics* Arigatou! Glad you like! I agree, Kikyo does get bashed a little too much... Even though I hate her, its true...
Naoko2: I posted twice? oo; I must be losing my mind then... Either that, or we live in different time zones or something cuz I usually post every morning before I go to school... Oo; Yes I'm evil, I know... Heh... Kagura isnt a BITCH persay, she's just... fucked up in the head. Oo; excuse my language... Sess is getting OOC? Damn... -- I cant change it though, or I'd have to re-write like... 10 chapters... Ooohhh thats a good suggestion... But Kagura gets whats comin to her this chapter. mwaha...
ElectricRain: Arigatou! ^^
DemonLady1: Thanks! Here's the update.
chibi-yukito: ^^
xoangelezox: Yes, hes such a sweetie. ^^; They are meant for each other, yes... SESS/RIN FOREVER! Anyway, thanks for your review!
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Mage: Mage thanks Mage's wonderful reviewers... Especially those that review often (Liz.Q, Naoko2, duckknight, hush... A few others I think, I'm just too lazy to go through my reviews and check x.x) Anyway, I'm glad its almost the weekend... I need the time to write...
Ashura: You could have been writing all day yesterday after school... --;
Mage: I WAS TALKING TO MY FRIENDS! ;
Ashura: Lazy ass...
Mage: shut up...
Ashura: Well I'm just saying, it would have been a better excuse to get out of civics homework than playing solitaire and talking to some people...
Mage: Meh...
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Early the next morning, Monday, Sesshoumaru left the hospital, after promising Rin he would be back after school, then drove home to change his clothes.
After changing into a pair of sweatpants and an over-large t-shirt for track practice, he packed a set of decent clothes into his bookbag and got into his jeep.
"OI! Sess! I need a ride. My car's in the shop." Inuyasha ran up, bag bouncing against his back. Sesshoumaru sighed. Stupid little brother, always needing SOMETHING...
"Fine, fine. Get in." Inuyasha gratefully climbed in on the passengers side, and Sesshoumaru drove down to the football field.
The two met Kouga, Miroku, Jakotsu, and Bankotsu off to the side, stretching. Inuyasha immediately went to talk with Miroku, who looked half-asleep. Kouga and Bankotsu were occupied with their stretching, and Jakotsu... looked hyper, as always.
"Hi Sesshou-chan!" Jakotsu beamed at the taller boy. Sess noticed that he was wearing LOTS of eyeliner today, even though it was probably going to wear off during practice.
"Hey Jakotsu." Sess sat on the cold, dewey grass and began to stretch.
"So how'd your date with Rin-chan go?" The smaller boy asked, giving the other a sly grin.
"How'd you find out about that?"
"Ban-kun and me spied on ya on Friday to see if you'd ask her out." He giggled a bit. Sess just sighed.
"I should have known... Anyway, it was awful." He muttered, knowing Jakotsu wouldnt leave him alone until he told.
"Awful? How so?" His sly grin turned to a look of confusion.
"It was going great until after the movie... We walked out to my car together, then I remembered that I had forgot my jacket so I went back to get it. Then I felt this sense of dread and Rin's name immediately popped into my mind... I ran out and heard a gunshot... Some lunatic had shot Rin from the bushes..." The silver-haired boy explained purposely leaving out the part about Rin being able to talk again. Jakotsu and the others would just have to find out for themselves.
Jakotsu gasped, his eyes widening with horror. "Someone shot Rin-chan?! Thats horrible! Who would do such a thing?!"
"Thats just it. No one knows..."
"Well, is she okay?" He looked worried, extremely worried. Rin had come to be his friend in just a few short days, probably because she didnt think anything of his being homosexual.
"She'll be fine... She just has to stay in the hospital for a week or so to heal... The wound wasnt fatal; she just lost a bit more blood than she should have."
"Oh, I'm glad she's okay... Ban-kun?" He poked his boyfriend in the shoulder, interrupting the conversation Bankotsu was having with Kouga.
"Hm?"
"Rin-chan's in the hospital... She got shot on her date with Sesshou-chan... Can we visit her after school today? Pleeeeeease?" He put on the puppy eyes he KNEW his boyfriend just couldnt resist. A look of worry crossed Bankotsu's face.
"Of course Ja-chan. Is Rin okay?"
"Sesshou-chan says she's going to be okay; she just needs a week to heal."
"Aa, thats good." He nodded solemnly. "We can ask Suikotsu if he wants to come too."
"Kay! Thankies Ban-kun!" Jakotsu leaned over and gave his boyfriend a sweet kiss on the lips.
"OI! YOU TWO! Save it for after school!" The track coach yelled at them, blowing his whistle.
After Bankotsu had managed to pry Jakotsu off him, though he did it reluctantly, practice started.
~*~
After practice had ended, and after changing into thier school clothes, Jakotsu, Bankotsu, and Sesshoumaru headed inside the building. Books were taken from lockers, and the three parted to go to class.
~*~
It seemed like an eternity passed until lunch came. Sesshoumaru took his lunch from his locker, briefly noticing that the paint on the metal was chipping in some places, and started down the hall.
As he pushed through the crowd of students, he heard whispers. Obviously the news about Rin was getting around. Shrugging it off, he headed outside onto the campus to find Jakotsu and Bankotsu.
He didnt get too far though, before he ran into... guess who? Yep, Kagura. There she was, standing amidst her crowd of 'popular' friends. 'Great...' He thought, mentally cursing.
"Hi Sessy-dear!"
Sess felt anger boiling inside him; he saw red before his eyes. Suppressing feelings of rage, he managed to calm himself down. Why couldnt she just take a hint?! He wasnt interested! And he HATED being called 'Sessy-dear'!
"Hello... Kagura..." He said coldly, his left eye twitching a bit. "If you'll excuse me, I have to go meet some friends now." Sess began to brush past her, but was blocked off by Yura, Tsubaki, and Tsuyu.
"You mean those gay freaks that always stalk you?" Kagura looked on in disgust. "I feel so sorry for you... Why dont you hang out with us? At least WE'RE not gay..." She spat out the last 'gay', making a face.
Kagura jumped when she felt a poke in her shoulder. There stood a VERY angry Jakotsu.
"What do *you* want? Shouldnt you be hitting on other guys?" Kagura glared at the boy, eyeing his choice of shirt - one of Bankotsu's Hot Topic tees - with distaste.
"For your information, I dont hit on guys other than Ban-kun. I'm not a slut who cheats on my boyfriend, unlike you and your little friends." Jakotsu retorted, madder than Sesshoumaru had EVER seen him.
"I have NEVER cheated on any of my boyfriends!" Kagura screeched in response.
"At least *I* can keep a steady boyfriend!"
"YOU BITCH!"
"WHORE!"
"QUEER!"
"PREP!"
Kagura glared and pulled her fist back. Jakotsu stumbled backwards, holding his now-split bottom lip.
"DONT YOU EVER TALK TO ME LIKE THAT YOU FRUIT!" She screamed, stomping a high-heeled foot on the grass. Bankotsu was suddenly in front of Kagura, dark eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Dont. You. Dare. Touch. My. Boyfriend." Bankotsu said slowly, venomously. In a flash, his fist smashed into Kagura's face, making her fall backwards. He continued to glare as her head hit the back of the maroon painted bench; Kagura cried out in pain, her right eye already starting to turn a nasty purple.
Bankotsu turned to Jakotsu just as several male teachers ran up to the group. Sesshoumaru stepped to the side, blinking. 'That was sure... interesting...'
"Jakotsu, Bankotsu, Kagura! WHAT in the name of Kami is going on?!" Mr. Takeda, the football coach and science teacher, yelled out in his gruff voice.
Bankotsu ignored the enraged teacher; he was too busy holding Jakotsu to his chest and gently stroking his hair in soothing motions. Kagura stood, one eye swelled shut. She summoned up some fake tears to make her story more believable, trying to get both boys suspended.
"He... He hit me f-for no reason... I was j-just talking with him and all of a sudden, he just... just punched me..." Kagura held her swollen eye, sniffling a bit for effect.
"Thats not true!" Bankotsu exclaimed angrily, holding Jakotsu tighter to his chest protectively. The slightly smaller boy put his arms around his boyfriend's waist.
"Yeah... She started it... She hit me first and Ban-kun hit her in return!" Jakotsu added, wiping a little blood off his lips with the back of his hand.
"Bankotsu, just WHY did you hit Kagura if she didnt do anything to you?" Mr. Takeda narrowed his eyes a bit. It was no secret that Kagura was one of his favorite students in the science classroom.
"No one hurts MY boyfriend and gets away with it!" Bankotsu growled low in his throat, stroking his boyfriend's hair some more. Jakotsu could have sworn he was going to be bald by the time this ordeal was over.
"I'm going to have to suspend BOTH of you boys." Mr. Takeda growled out, eyes narrowing to slits. "Ms. Kagura, you had better go to the office and get some ice for your eye."
"Yes, sir..." She said in a fake meek voice, and walked off with Yura, Tsuyu and Tsubaki following.
Sesshoumaru found himself growling. Kagura had started this whole mess and SHES the one who gets out of it without punishment?! 'Damn that Mr. Takeda!' He stepped forward, his height dwarfing the short, stocky man.
"Mr. Takeda, Kagura started this. She was talking bad about Jakotsu, AND she threw the first punch; Bankotsu was just protecting his boyfriend! KAGURA should be the one who gets suspended, not Jakotsu and Bankotsu." He stated coldly.
"Dont tell me how to do my job Iizuki! You're suspended too."
"WHAT?! THIS IS BULLSHIT!" Hey, Sess might as well cuss the teacher out since he was suspended anyway, right?
"SHUT UP AND GO TO THE PRINCIPALS OFFICE!"
By now a swarm of curious students had crowded around the three angry students and the yelling teacher, watching and commenting quietly to each other.
"Fine." Sess spat out; by now, he was so angry he was seeing red. He stalked off to the principal's office. Bankotsu and Jakotsu trailed behind.
After they had been officially suspended by the principal and their parents had been called, the three headed out to the parking lot.
"C'mon Bankotsu, Jakotsu. I'll give you guys a ride." Sess said. Bankotsu nodded, trying not to listen to the rumors already being spread by gossiping preps.
Sess climbed in on the drivers side and sighed; Bankotsu got in on the other side, pulling Jakotsu into his lap and closing the door with a loud thud.
"We need to get you some ice for that lip, Koibito..." The braided boy lovingly nuzzled his nose into his koibito's dark hair, which was left loose today.
"Lets go stop by a convenience store and get some drinks or something, and then we can go see Rin at the hospital. I dont really want to face my parents yet..." Sess stated, his anger slowly fading. 'At least I get to spend the rest of the week with her...' He smiled inwardly at the thought.
"That sounds good about now..." Jakotsu said, sighing. "I swear, Ban-kun, we should sue Mr. Takeda... That was discrimination..."
"Yeah... Maybe we can Ja-chan... Suikotsu's father's a lawyer, I bet he'd help us out..." Bankotsu placed a tender kiss upon his koibito's forehead as Sess drove down to the local Mr. Convenience store.
On the way, he glanced over at the two once or twice. Bankotsu was lovingly fussing over the other, placing kisses on his face and cuddling him. Jakotsu seemed content, though he was barely smiling; it kind of hurt his swollen lip to smile like that.
'Those two are so lucky... They're in love... I kinda wish I had someone to love like that... Someone to love me unconditionally... If I had someone like that, I'd never be truly lonely again...' He thought wistfully. Reaching the convenience store, he pulled into the parking lot and the three teenagers went inside.
~*~
Sess, Jakotsu, and Bankotsu got back in the car. Sesshoumaru placed his coke in the cup holder. Bankotsu held his, which he was sharing with Jakotsu. The other was holding a napkin with a few ice cubes wrapped in it to his swollen lip.
The drive to the hospital was made in silence, though it wasnt an awkward silence.
He pulled up and walked briskly inside to room 204, his two friends following. Slowly and quietly, Sess pushed open the door.
He saw Rin, laying in the bed, wide awake. She gently ran her fingertips over the petals of a rose for the millionth time today, marveling at how soft it was. She briefly wondered if Sesshoumaru's lips were soft like this and found herself blushing.
'What am I thinking?!'
She was startled out of her thoughts as the door pushed open fully and Sesshoumaru, Jakotsu, and Bankotsu stepped inside the tiny, white-walled room.
"Hi Rin-chan!" Jakotsu said happily, dark eyes sparkling. A smile spread upon Rin's face.
"Jakotsu-kun! Bankotsu-kun! Sess! Hi! What are you all doing in here so early? School isnt over yet, is it?" She said rather quickly, earning surprised looks from Jakotsu and his boyfriend.
"Holy sh...nap!" Blink blink. "Rin just said something!" Bankotsu blinkued more, brown eyes wide. Rin giggled.
"Hai Bankotsu-kun."
"OHHH RIN-CHAN! I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU!" Jakotsu leaned over the bed to hug Rin lightly, being careful not to move her too much. Rin hugged him back, smiling a bit wider at the friendly gesture.
"Thanks Jakotsu-kun..."
'Lucky freaking Jakotsu...' Sess pouted a little. 'Well, she DOES owe ME a hug... And I want a real hug... I guess I can wait...'
"Anyway, what happened? Why are you guys here so early?" Rin asked, looking from Bankotsu, to Jakotsu, to Sesshoumaru.
"Kagura said some really nasty things about Jakotsu, so he said some nasty stuff about her back. She punched him and split his lip, and Bankotsu punched HER as revenge. Her right eye was swollen shut! Anyway, we got suspended." Sesshoumaru said, taking his usual seat in the hard plastic chair beside her bed.
"Was Kagura suspended too?"
"No." Jakotsu muttered angrily. "She got off without the slightest punishment and WE get suspended because Mr. Takeda doesnt like us homosexual people..."
"Sess got suspended too, for 'telling him how to do his job.'" Bankotsu added hatefully. "I swear that guy is such an asshole..."
"Thats awful!" Rin's expression was a mixture of anger and concern for her friends.
"Yeah... Anyway, lets not talk about that..." Sesshoumaru suggested. He dreaded having to face his father about this... Ah well... He would stay with Rin until he absolutely HAD to go, and maybe his father would be in bed by then and he wouldnt have to listen to the man yell...
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[AN]Dude that was fun to write XD Anyway R&R please? Oh, and how about the new ep of Inuyasha last night? ^^ RINS SO CUTE! "Yes Milord!" That was soooo adorable... And "Master Jaken" just doesnt sound right Oo;; heh...[/AN]
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Liz.Q: *giggles* I think you are Jakotsu-obsessed. But that isnt a bad thing! How could anyone NOT love Jaky-sama? ^^ *blinkblink* my plushie still doesnt talk... *shakes her sess plushie* TALK DAMN IT! ; Oh well... Ban/Jak fluff in the chapter ahead! =D
Wakadori Ramen: *jumps up and down* I have a reason for the OOCness! Its AU so the characters were raised a bit differently! =D For once I have an excuse for something... *giggles* And I did read Water and Blood, but I'm sure you knew that by the review I left... ^^;
PheonixIsis: You nono usually read Sess fics? I always read sess fics Oo; and always Sess/Rin... Anyway, arigatou! ^^
hush: Creative writing assignments... *shivers* eeeevil... history? it has to be better than civics ; I despise civics... I shalt write more, dun worry...
WingsofIsis: ^^; Yes he is, aint he? But only to his Rin sadly... --; *wishes sess would do sweet stuff for Mage*
WilyWaltzer189: Arigatou! Heres the update!
Ilona: Updated! =D
MegaBuu: Arigatou! ^^; I'm actually not very proud of the rest of my work... 'Cept Lullabye...
chibi Nataly: Really? I know a lot of Sess/Rins start out kinda the same, but theyre not... stupid, persay... *loves any and all sess/rin fics* Arigatou! Glad you like! I agree, Kikyo does get bashed a little too much... Even though I hate her, its true...
Naoko2: I posted twice? oo; I must be losing my mind then... Either that, or we live in different time zones or something cuz I usually post every morning before I go to school... Oo; Yes I'm evil, I know... Heh... Kagura isnt a BITCH persay, she's just... fucked up in the head. Oo; excuse my language... Sess is getting OOC? Damn... -- I cant change it though, or I'd have to re-write like... 10 chapters... Ooohhh thats a good suggestion... But Kagura gets whats comin to her this chapter. mwaha...
ElectricRain: Arigatou! ^^
DemonLady1: Thanks! Here's the update.
chibi-yukito: ^^
xoangelezox: Yes, hes such a sweetie. ^^; They are meant for each other, yes... SESS/RIN FOREVER! Anyway, thanks for your review!
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Mage: Mage thanks Mage's wonderful reviewers... Especially those that review often (Liz.Q, Naoko2, duckknight, hush... A few others I think, I'm just too lazy to go through my reviews and check x.x) Anyway, I'm glad its almost the weekend... I need the time to write...
Ashura: You could have been writing all day yesterday after school... --;
Mage: I WAS TALKING TO MY FRIENDS! ;
Ashura: Lazy ass...
Mage: shut up...
Ashura: Well I'm just saying, it would have been a better excuse to get out of civics homework than playing solitaire and talking to some people...
Mage: Meh...
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Early the next morning, Monday, Sesshoumaru left the hospital, after promising Rin he would be back after school, then drove home to change his clothes.
After changing into a pair of sweatpants and an over-large t-shirt for track practice, he packed a set of decent clothes into his bookbag and got into his jeep.
"OI! Sess! I need a ride. My car's in the shop." Inuyasha ran up, bag bouncing against his back. Sesshoumaru sighed. Stupid little brother, always needing SOMETHING...
"Fine, fine. Get in." Inuyasha gratefully climbed in on the passengers side, and Sesshoumaru drove down to the football field.
The two met Kouga, Miroku, Jakotsu, and Bankotsu off to the side, stretching. Inuyasha immediately went to talk with Miroku, who looked half-asleep. Kouga and Bankotsu were occupied with their stretching, and Jakotsu... looked hyper, as always.
"Hi Sesshou-chan!" Jakotsu beamed at the taller boy. Sess noticed that he was wearing LOTS of eyeliner today, even though it was probably going to wear off during practice.
"Hey Jakotsu." Sess sat on the cold, dewey grass and began to stretch.
"So how'd your date with Rin-chan go?" The smaller boy asked, giving the other a sly grin.
"How'd you find out about that?"
"Ban-kun and me spied on ya on Friday to see if you'd ask her out." He giggled a bit. Sess just sighed.
"I should have known... Anyway, it was awful." He muttered, knowing Jakotsu wouldnt leave him alone until he told.
"Awful? How so?" His sly grin turned to a look of confusion.
"It was going great until after the movie... We walked out to my car together, then I remembered that I had forgot my jacket so I went back to get it. Then I felt this sense of dread and Rin's name immediately popped into my mind... I ran out and heard a gunshot... Some lunatic had shot Rin from the bushes..." The silver-haired boy explained purposely leaving out the part about Rin being able to talk again. Jakotsu and the others would just have to find out for themselves.
Jakotsu gasped, his eyes widening with horror. "Someone shot Rin-chan?! Thats horrible! Who would do such a thing?!"
"Thats just it. No one knows..."
"Well, is she okay?" He looked worried, extremely worried. Rin had come to be his friend in just a few short days, probably because she didnt think anything of his being homosexual.
"She'll be fine... She just has to stay in the hospital for a week or so to heal... The wound wasnt fatal; she just lost a bit more blood than she should have."
"Oh, I'm glad she's okay... Ban-kun?" He poked his boyfriend in the shoulder, interrupting the conversation Bankotsu was having with Kouga.
"Hm?"
"Rin-chan's in the hospital... She got shot on her date with Sesshou-chan... Can we visit her after school today? Pleeeeeease?" He put on the puppy eyes he KNEW his boyfriend just couldnt resist. A look of worry crossed Bankotsu's face.
"Of course Ja-chan. Is Rin okay?"
"Sesshou-chan says she's going to be okay; she just needs a week to heal."
"Aa, thats good." He nodded solemnly. "We can ask Suikotsu if he wants to come too."
"Kay! Thankies Ban-kun!" Jakotsu leaned over and gave his boyfriend a sweet kiss on the lips.
"OI! YOU TWO! Save it for after school!" The track coach yelled at them, blowing his whistle.
After Bankotsu had managed to pry Jakotsu off him, though he did it reluctantly, practice started.
~*~
After practice had ended, and after changing into thier school clothes, Jakotsu, Bankotsu, and Sesshoumaru headed inside the building. Books were taken from lockers, and the three parted to go to class.
~*~
It seemed like an eternity passed until lunch came. Sesshoumaru took his lunch from his locker, briefly noticing that the paint on the metal was chipping in some places, and started down the hall.
As he pushed through the crowd of students, he heard whispers. Obviously the news about Rin was getting around. Shrugging it off, he headed outside onto the campus to find Jakotsu and Bankotsu.
He didnt get too far though, before he ran into... guess who? Yep, Kagura. There she was, standing amidst her crowd of 'popular' friends. 'Great...' He thought, mentally cursing.
"Hi Sessy-dear!"
Sess felt anger boiling inside him; he saw red before his eyes. Suppressing feelings of rage, he managed to calm himself down. Why couldnt she just take a hint?! He wasnt interested! And he HATED being called 'Sessy-dear'!
"Hello... Kagura..." He said coldly, his left eye twitching a bit. "If you'll excuse me, I have to go meet some friends now." Sess began to brush past her, but was blocked off by Yura, Tsubaki, and Tsuyu.
"You mean those gay freaks that always stalk you?" Kagura looked on in disgust. "I feel so sorry for you... Why dont you hang out with us? At least WE'RE not gay..." She spat out the last 'gay', making a face.
Kagura jumped when she felt a poke in her shoulder. There stood a VERY angry Jakotsu.
"What do *you* want? Shouldnt you be hitting on other guys?" Kagura glared at the boy, eyeing his choice of shirt - one of Bankotsu's Hot Topic tees - with distaste.
"For your information, I dont hit on guys other than Ban-kun. I'm not a slut who cheats on my boyfriend, unlike you and your little friends." Jakotsu retorted, madder than Sesshoumaru had EVER seen him.
"I have NEVER cheated on any of my boyfriends!" Kagura screeched in response.
"At least *I* can keep a steady boyfriend!"
"YOU BITCH!"
"WHORE!"
"QUEER!"
"PREP!"
Kagura glared and pulled her fist back. Jakotsu stumbled backwards, holding his now-split bottom lip.
"DONT YOU EVER TALK TO ME LIKE THAT YOU FRUIT!" She screamed, stomping a high-heeled foot on the grass. Bankotsu was suddenly in front of Kagura, dark eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Dont. You. Dare. Touch. My. Boyfriend." Bankotsu said slowly, venomously. In a flash, his fist smashed into Kagura's face, making her fall backwards. He continued to glare as her head hit the back of the maroon painted bench; Kagura cried out in pain, her right eye already starting to turn a nasty purple.
Bankotsu turned to Jakotsu just as several male teachers ran up to the group. Sesshoumaru stepped to the side, blinking. 'That was sure... interesting...'
"Jakotsu, Bankotsu, Kagura! WHAT in the name of Kami is going on?!" Mr. Takeda, the football coach and science teacher, yelled out in his gruff voice.
Bankotsu ignored the enraged teacher; he was too busy holding Jakotsu to his chest and gently stroking his hair in soothing motions. Kagura stood, one eye swelled shut. She summoned up some fake tears to make her story more believable, trying to get both boys suspended.
"He... He hit me f-for no reason... I was j-just talking with him and all of a sudden, he just... just punched me..." Kagura held her swollen eye, sniffling a bit for effect.
"Thats not true!" Bankotsu exclaimed angrily, holding Jakotsu tighter to his chest protectively. The slightly smaller boy put his arms around his boyfriend's waist.
"Yeah... She started it... She hit me first and Ban-kun hit her in return!" Jakotsu added, wiping a little blood off his lips with the back of his hand.
"Bankotsu, just WHY did you hit Kagura if she didnt do anything to you?" Mr. Takeda narrowed his eyes a bit. It was no secret that Kagura was one of his favorite students in the science classroom.
"No one hurts MY boyfriend and gets away with it!" Bankotsu growled low in his throat, stroking his boyfriend's hair some more. Jakotsu could have sworn he was going to be bald by the time this ordeal was over.
"I'm going to have to suspend BOTH of you boys." Mr. Takeda growled out, eyes narrowing to slits. "Ms. Kagura, you had better go to the office and get some ice for your eye."
"Yes, sir..." She said in a fake meek voice, and walked off with Yura, Tsuyu and Tsubaki following.
Sesshoumaru found himself growling. Kagura had started this whole mess and SHES the one who gets out of it without punishment?! 'Damn that Mr. Takeda!' He stepped forward, his height dwarfing the short, stocky man.
"Mr. Takeda, Kagura started this. She was talking bad about Jakotsu, AND she threw the first punch; Bankotsu was just protecting his boyfriend! KAGURA should be the one who gets suspended, not Jakotsu and Bankotsu." He stated coldly.
"Dont tell me how to do my job Iizuki! You're suspended too."
"WHAT?! THIS IS BULLSHIT!" Hey, Sess might as well cuss the teacher out since he was suspended anyway, right?
"SHUT UP AND GO TO THE PRINCIPALS OFFICE!"
By now a swarm of curious students had crowded around the three angry students and the yelling teacher, watching and commenting quietly to each other.
"Fine." Sess spat out; by now, he was so angry he was seeing red. He stalked off to the principal's office. Bankotsu and Jakotsu trailed behind.
After they had been officially suspended by the principal and their parents had been called, the three headed out to the parking lot.
"C'mon Bankotsu, Jakotsu. I'll give you guys a ride." Sess said. Bankotsu nodded, trying not to listen to the rumors already being spread by gossiping preps.
Sess climbed in on the drivers side and sighed; Bankotsu got in on the other side, pulling Jakotsu into his lap and closing the door with a loud thud.
"We need to get you some ice for that lip, Koibito..." The braided boy lovingly nuzzled his nose into his koibito's dark hair, which was left loose today.
"Lets go stop by a convenience store and get some drinks or something, and then we can go see Rin at the hospital. I dont really want to face my parents yet..." Sess stated, his anger slowly fading. 'At least I get to spend the rest of the week with her...' He smiled inwardly at the thought.
"That sounds good about now..." Jakotsu said, sighing. "I swear, Ban-kun, we should sue Mr. Takeda... That was discrimination..."
"Yeah... Maybe we can Ja-chan... Suikotsu's father's a lawyer, I bet he'd help us out..." Bankotsu placed a tender kiss upon his koibito's forehead as Sess drove down to the local Mr. Convenience store.
On the way, he glanced over at the two once or twice. Bankotsu was lovingly fussing over the other, placing kisses on his face and cuddling him. Jakotsu seemed content, though he was barely smiling; it kind of hurt his swollen lip to smile like that.
'Those two are so lucky... They're in love... I kinda wish I had someone to love like that... Someone to love me unconditionally... If I had someone like that, I'd never be truly lonely again...' He thought wistfully. Reaching the convenience store, he pulled into the parking lot and the three teenagers went inside.
~*~
Sess, Jakotsu, and Bankotsu got back in the car. Sesshoumaru placed his coke in the cup holder. Bankotsu held his, which he was sharing with Jakotsu. The other was holding a napkin with a few ice cubes wrapped in it to his swollen lip.
The drive to the hospital was made in silence, though it wasnt an awkward silence.
He pulled up and walked briskly inside to room 204, his two friends following. Slowly and quietly, Sess pushed open the door.
He saw Rin, laying in the bed, wide awake. She gently ran her fingertips over the petals of a rose for the millionth time today, marveling at how soft it was. She briefly wondered if Sesshoumaru's lips were soft like this and found herself blushing.
'What am I thinking?!'
She was startled out of her thoughts as the door pushed open fully and Sesshoumaru, Jakotsu, and Bankotsu stepped inside the tiny, white-walled room.
"Hi Rin-chan!" Jakotsu said happily, dark eyes sparkling. A smile spread upon Rin's face.
"Jakotsu-kun! Bankotsu-kun! Sess! Hi! What are you all doing in here so early? School isnt over yet, is it?" She said rather quickly, earning surprised looks from Jakotsu and his boyfriend.
"Holy sh...nap!" Blink blink. "Rin just said something!" Bankotsu blinkued more, brown eyes wide. Rin giggled.
"Hai Bankotsu-kun."
"OHHH RIN-CHAN! I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU!" Jakotsu leaned over the bed to hug Rin lightly, being careful not to move her too much. Rin hugged him back, smiling a bit wider at the friendly gesture.
"Thanks Jakotsu-kun..."
'Lucky freaking Jakotsu...' Sess pouted a little. 'Well, she DOES owe ME a hug... And I want a real hug... I guess I can wait...'
"Anyway, what happened? Why are you guys here so early?" Rin asked, looking from Bankotsu, to Jakotsu, to Sesshoumaru.
"Kagura said some really nasty things about Jakotsu, so he said some nasty stuff about her back. She punched him and split his lip, and Bankotsu punched HER as revenge. Her right eye was swollen shut! Anyway, we got suspended." Sesshoumaru said, taking his usual seat in the hard plastic chair beside her bed.
"Was Kagura suspended too?"
"No." Jakotsu muttered angrily. "She got off without the slightest punishment and WE get suspended because Mr. Takeda doesnt like us homosexual people..."
"Sess got suspended too, for 'telling him how to do his job.'" Bankotsu added hatefully. "I swear that guy is such an asshole..."
"Thats awful!" Rin's expression was a mixture of anger and concern for her friends.
"Yeah... Anyway, lets not talk about that..." Sesshoumaru suggested. He dreaded having to face his father about this... Ah well... He would stay with Rin until he absolutely HAD to go, and maybe his father would be in bed by then and he wouldnt have to listen to the man yell...
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[AN]Dude that was fun to write XD Anyway R&R please? Oh, and how about the new ep of Inuyasha last night? ^^ RINS SO CUTE! "Yes Milord!" That was soooo adorable... And "Master Jaken" just doesnt sound right Oo;; heh...[/AN]