Chapter Eight
"Inu-YASHA!" Miroku screamed, enraged at Inuyasha's sudden arrival, "Haven't you heard of a term called knocking!" Inuyasha was taken aback at Miroku's sudden hostility and pulled his hands back in surprise as he rationalized his rudeness,
" What was I interrupting? I mean you guys have been at it like all night, and I'm assuming you guys didn't stop after dawn came." Sango drew back further into the wall, and held the blanket closer to her, blushing terribly at Inuyasha's mention of she and Miroku's sexual activity. Miroku looked back at Sango, and seeing her embarrassed face, grew very angry at Inuyasha,
"Still Inuyasha, you could've knocked!" he exclaimed as he wrapped a blanket around his waist and stood up, stretching. Sango sat there, still rather flabbergasted, and still with a pretty pink blush staining her cheeks.
"Well, I'm sorry! Geez! You don't have to be so snippy about it!" Inuyasha stated in his defense. This time it was Sango's turn to be angry,
"Honestly Inuyasha! You truly think this world does revolve around you don't you. No wonder Kagome couldn't stand it!" Inuyasha involuntarily twitched as he heard the mention of Kagome, Sango added,
"I mean if Miroku or I had walked in on what you and Kikyo ever did you would've been-" Inuyasha now rose at the mention of Kikyo,
" I knew you were cruel Sango, but to mention Kikyo-Feh! Fine I'll leave!" Inuyasha walked away and 'Feh'ed again before leaving the vicinity of the hut. Sango now looked wide-eyed, still clutching her the sheet around her chest.
"Hmm." she noted, " Maybe i shouldn't have mentioned Kikyo.." She finished, and Miroku was soon beside her and nodded as he gently massaged her shoulders.
" You look tired." He simply stated. Sango nodded, and said with a yawn,
" I guess I am, it has been awhile since we both slept." Miroku grinned at the thought of their previous form of sleeping, but resisted a giggle and said soothingly,
"Then we should get some sleep." Miroku gently lowered Sango down to the futon, and lay down beside her. His strong arms encircled Sango as she drifted into sleep.
"Good night Sango" He whispered and kissed her gently on the neck and soon fell prey to sleep himself.
"Feh." Inuyasha pouted as he felt his blood rise at Sango's below the belt comment even consuming his thoughts outside. He noticed Sesshoumaru's hut door was open and wondered who would be so careless to do that, Sesshoumaru was a full-blooded demon, and who knows what these villagers would do.
'Great, it's that Rin kid again.' He noted as he saw Rin curled up in the sleeping Sesshoumaru's arms. Silently, Inuyasha crept into the hut, positioned himself in the direction of Sesshoumaru's ears and yelled,
"Wake up you dumbass!" Sesshoumaru bolted up and damn near beheaded Inuyasha with his remaining claw.
"EEP!" Inuyasha exclaimed in surprise as Sesshoumaru sent him a cold glare and scolded,
"Do not say those words in front of Rin, Inuyasha!" Inuyasha stuck his tongue out and sat down shrugging his shoulders,
" Whatever Sesshoumaru, I need to talk to you, without the brat." Sesshoumaru glared evilly at Inuyasha then looked to Rin and commanded,
"Rin go out and play!" Rin happily leapt up from Sesshoumaru's lap, sharply turned and said,
"Hai, my lord!" But then broke into giggles and corrected herself cutely,
"I mean daddy!" and ran out of the hut. Inuyasha looked curiously and asked,
"So, what's with the tag along?" Sesshoumaru glared icily and demanded,
"Where's yours?" Inuyasha returned the icy glare, and 'fehed',
"Sesshoumaru, lets be civil at least." Sesshoumaru nodded and said politely,
"You did save me from Kagura, and I will forgive you for calling Rin a brat."
"How kind." Inuyasha retorted. Uneasy silence befell after Inuyasha's retort as Sesshoumaru pondered what exactly his brother meant by his harsh tone towards Rin much less himself.
'Well I have always treated him as if he was a lesser being than I was, I wonder if that bothered him?' he pondered momentarily before Inuyasha exclaimed,
"You know, we weren't always on the greatest terms. Was it because you were ashamed of me?" Sesshoumaru snorted haughtily, and stated matter of factly,
"Of course, you were a HALF-demon, and you only became one by means of cheating." Inuyasha growled, but suppressed his anger. He leaned back rigidly against the wall of the hut and half said, half thought,
" I'm so tired of that purity detail. It just makes me so depressed." Sesshoumaru sat silently in thought, not an expression flickered on his face as he said dully,
" It does make an awful bother of things." Inuyasha blinked once or twice.
" You mean, you don't think full demons are better than hybrid ones?" Sesshoumaru snorted and said,
"I do think they are better fool! Anyways, I just think it was stupid for father to have you with that human. I was so shamed by it." Inuyasha stared blankly,
"Well, maybe I shouldn't have helped you ingrate!" he retorted violently. Sesshoumaru replied haughtily,
" You think I enjoyed being rescued by you, a hybrid demon." Inuyasha now growled out loud and exclaimed,
" I am a full demon!" Sesshoumaru snorted and said quietly,
" You cheated."
Kagome sighed and poked at the life form known as Turkey Manhattan, and as far as she was concerned it wasn't turkey or Manhattan just varied live materials steaming on bread with gravy poured on top.
"What is so good about this stuff anyway?" she asked above a whisper, afraid to get a riot started by the poor fools who mercilessly hacked away at the bizarre food. She rolled her eyes, and simply sipped her milk.
'Lets just get this over with." She cautiously lowered her fork onto the mass of mysterious living objects, and dug it's prongs into the contents of the Turkey Manhattan. With her eyes tight shut she put the fork into her mouth and was surprised as the warmth and texture of the Turkey Manhattan won her over. Before she knew it, the turkey Manhattan was done. Still, the vast number of students cramped her and she slipped into the hallway.
Kagome sighed as she leaned her muscular back against the painted brick wall, and stood for a few moments in solitude. Oddly enough, she found herself missing the 'solitude' of feudal Japan. She could have hours to herself there, well sort of to herself at any rate. 'This is all to odd,' she thought, as she completely spaced out and gently shut her eyes. Her legs involuntary twitched as she remembered how it felt to be held close to Inuyasha, and how he gently bit into her flesh, in an attempt to claim here. Unconsciously, she ran her hand up and down her neck where she could still feel the scar he left. "Kagome, there you are!" the young and naïve Hojo exclaimed. Kagome about fainted as she mentally cursed, 'Damn your sneaky' but as usual she recovered gracefully and chirped,
"Hi Hojo I had a great time last night!" Hojo's grin widened as he said enthusiastically,
" You did I'm so happy! I thought your ailments would be bugging you. I see that wound on your neck isn't all healed yet. I'll get you some more ointment for it tomorrow. By the way, do you want to go out again tonight?" Kagome's head was buzzing with the questions, but after she sorted through all his statements and said,
"Sure Hojo that would be great!" And she and Hojo stood side by side,
'Maybe I will get to liking him, and he may even replace Inuyasha.' She thought as she clasped Hojo's hand. His head turned in surprise, and he gripped Kagome's as well.
Midday shone flawlessly, glorious rays of sunlight peeped, like small eyes of children through the screen in Feudal Japan. Miroku had woken up a few minutes earlier, and marveled at how the sunlight made Sango look more reverent and angelic. Her face was lightened but the sunlight that splashed generously on it, the corners of her mouth curved into a content smile as she shifted positions in Miroku's strong embrace.
'She is so beautiful, especially when she is happy. It has been so long since I have seen her smile light up the twinkle in her brown eyes. Now it even rests on her pure face in sleep. I am glad her dreams are no longer dark.' He thought as his lavender eyes traced her face, and his fingertips lightly tickled the nerves on her face when he drew fairy-like them across the hollow of her pink cheek. Sango leaned into his gentle touch, and seemingly purred. Slowly, her eyes opened, each one fluttering lightly until she could see Miroku's face above hers. He gazed desirously at the woman underneath him, and claimed Sango's lips in a sweet, delicate, and persuasive kiss. Minutes later, they both needed air and their lips parted slowly. Neither of them really wanting to end the kiss, exchanged glances, and then Sango said, her head dizzy from the joy she had found in Miroku, "I think I should get up." Miroku glanced playfully at the drowsy demon- huntress and teased, "You'll have get on top before you can get up, silly goose." Sango sighed and sat against the wall. Amazingly calm before she slapped Miroku yelling, " Hentai!!!!" Miroku bemoaned in his thoughts, 'I thought we were over this.'
Inuyasha looked around his small hut, and then at his brother Sesshoumaru, who he was not speaking to at the moment. There he was, his emotionless mouth drawn in a sarcastic frown, his haughty eyes quietly berating the simplicity of the small hut. ' Is that dumb brother of mine going to say anything?' Sesshoumaru thought. As he saw his idiotic brother, Inuyasha, sneering and unfocused, glancing around the room, apparently thinking, 'If he could.' Sesshoumaru added mentally. "Listen!" Both Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha demanded at the exact same time. "You first." Inuyasha said nervously as he drug his feet along the loose dirt from the floor. Sesshoumaru bowed his head and insisted, "No you." Inuyasha 'fehed' and retorted, "Fine, I'll go first," then Inuyasha paused; his tone was hushed as he said, " You really don't look that funny." Sesshoumaru stared at his half-brother in disbelief, and complained, "That was what you had to say?" Inuyasha nodded and Sesshoumaru continued, also in a hushed tone, "Well, you really don't make that bad of a demon, even if you did cheat." Inuyasha grinned and said apathetically,
"I'll take that as a compliment." Sesshoumaru also grinned and said in return,
"I'll take yours as a compliment as well." And in unison they both thought,
'Maybe he's not so bad.'
For Kagome, the circular clock, located above the blue metal door could not tick fast enough. Seventh period became unbearably long, as she tried to sort out the entire verb forms written on the green chalkboard in yellow chalk.
'Passive, Active, Perfect, Pluperfect, Past Perfect, Passive Perfect, Future Passive! There are so many of them! Damn verb tenses!' Kagome screamed as she felt her brain go on overload. The clock in above the door read 3:45, and in ten minutes she would be released into the world, but ten minutes last forever in the last period.
For a moment, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru looked at one another in a new light, for it was not the same anymore.
'Does this mean that he accepts me?' Inuyasha thought. Sesshoumaru's eyes searched the ceiling beams as if a thought rolled continuously around in his head.
"Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru said quietly, " If you have no objections, would you like to live at my palace in the western lands. It is obvious that human you were with is now gone. Nothing binds you here, you are now a full demon." He asked, Inuyasha's eyes widened in surprise,
"Huh! You mean your asking me if I want to join you? Well, it is true Kagome left me, and that I have nothing left here now the Miroku and Sango have each other, so I wouldn't mind that. When are you planning to leave?" Sesshoumaru momentarily thought and stated,
"By night fall I shall be healed. Then we shall leave." Inuyasha nodded and said matter of factly,
" I have some loose ends to take care of first." Sesshoumaru shrugged his shoulders and focused his energy back to healing. Inuyasha walked out of the hut, and toward Miroku and Sango's hut, making sure to knock.
BRIIIING!!! Sounded the dismissal bell, and Kagome rejoiced as she left all the verb tenses behind her and dashed out into the hallway, where Hojo awaited Kagome. "Hey Kagome!" Hojo exclaimed sp his intent to escort Kagome was not over looked. Kagome smiled cheerfully and said, "Hey Hojo! Want to walk home together!" Hojo nodded excitedly and they ran down the bland hallways of tan and white, dark, navy-blue stairs, and outside the glass doors. Conversation was sparse as the perfection of the day surrounded them. Both of the students were just happy to get out of class. Hand in hand they strode, each one relishing in the golden sunlight and clear blue skies. Finally they reached the stairs that led to Kagome's house. Hojo was reluctant to bid Kagome good-bye, and held fast onto her wrist as she attempted to bolt up the stairs, but Kagome, being strong from her journeys in Feudal Japan, easily pulled the surprised Hojo up the stairs. 'Dang.she's awfully strong for someone who is recovering from illness.'
Inuyasha knocked on Miroku and Sango's door, hoping they wouldn't later knock on his head. Instead a muffled voice yelled, "Come in!" Inuyasha noticed the half-naked Miroku sulking as he sat against the wall, with a red handprint on his cheek. "I thought you and Sango were over that." Inuyasha remarked, receiving a rather dirty glare from Sango who was polishing her boomerang. " Me too." Miroku said slightly irritated.
"Anyways, Miroku if Kagome comes around tell her I'm staying with my brother in the Western Lands." Miroku's eyes widened in shock, as did Sango's. " You mean-" "You're brother actually-" "Likes you now!" they said at relatively the same time, in a tone of amazement. Inuyasha sighed and said, "I don't know!" Sango stopped polishing her boomerang and asked, " Why can't you just tell her yourself?" Inuyasha became spastic and exclaimed, "Is she here!" Sango prepared to aim her boomerang at Inuyasha's huge white head, when Miroku stopped her, saying calmly, "Remember, she can't come unless you go to her yourself." Inuyasha stared absently at the ceiling for sometime and said, "Oh yeah! Well in that case I gotta go! Bye!" Inuyasha ran out and Sango stated, "Does he always have to be guided like that?"
"Hojo, I just can't bring myself to leave you in the dark like this." Hojo looked confused as Kagome sat on the bench underneath Goshikinbu Tree and motioned for Hojo to sit beside her. "What are you talking about, Kagome?" He asked, sitting rigid. Kagome lowered her eyes and said quietly, "It's about my illness'-" "Oh, Kagome! You mean your not well!" Hojo exclaimed as he grew worried for Kagome. Kagome sighed and said above a whisper, " No, I never was sick to begin with-you'll think this is dumb but, I was off in feudal Japan, killing demons and gathering jewel shards." Hojo grew wide-eyed and exclaimed, "YOUR HALUCINATING NOW! We have to get you to a doctor!" Again Kagome took a deep breath and soothed Hojo saying, "I'm being honest." Hojo nodded, and took her hands, he said comfortingly, " I believe you Kagome. Because you're a better person, I know you better than you think I do." Kagome was so moved. She glanced to the ground as a pink blush spread across her cheeks and she thought, ' He's so kind, so devoted, why not?' Kagome looked up, and brought her hand to Hojo's face, and caressed his cheek lightly, then hugged him tightly saying, "I'm so sorry!" Hojo brought his arm comfortingly around her and soothed Kagome when he whispered, "You did nothing wrong."
Inuyasha sprinted to the well, he whizzed past many trees, and in a matter of minutes he made it to the well and hopped in. As time flew about him he thought, 'I wonder what she is doing-what if she doesn't care about me?' Inuyasha dismissed all these thoughts as came into Kagome's time. He sniffed the air, and he smelled Kagome's scent with his keen nose, "It's Kagome!" Inuyasha grew excited and bounded enthusiastically out of the temple, to see Kagome bestow a kiss on Hojo. "Kagome," He said aloud. Kagome looked up to see who called her name, and saw no one but Inuyasha. "Inuyasha?" she questioned as she stood from Hojo's side, and looked at Inuyasha, who gazed dumbstruck at her.
"Inu-YASHA!" Miroku screamed, enraged at Inuyasha's sudden arrival, "Haven't you heard of a term called knocking!" Inuyasha was taken aback at Miroku's sudden hostility and pulled his hands back in surprise as he rationalized his rudeness,
" What was I interrupting? I mean you guys have been at it like all night, and I'm assuming you guys didn't stop after dawn came." Sango drew back further into the wall, and held the blanket closer to her, blushing terribly at Inuyasha's mention of she and Miroku's sexual activity. Miroku looked back at Sango, and seeing her embarrassed face, grew very angry at Inuyasha,
"Still Inuyasha, you could've knocked!" he exclaimed as he wrapped a blanket around his waist and stood up, stretching. Sango sat there, still rather flabbergasted, and still with a pretty pink blush staining her cheeks.
"Well, I'm sorry! Geez! You don't have to be so snippy about it!" Inuyasha stated in his defense. This time it was Sango's turn to be angry,
"Honestly Inuyasha! You truly think this world does revolve around you don't you. No wonder Kagome couldn't stand it!" Inuyasha involuntarily twitched as he heard the mention of Kagome, Sango added,
"I mean if Miroku or I had walked in on what you and Kikyo ever did you would've been-" Inuyasha now rose at the mention of Kikyo,
" I knew you were cruel Sango, but to mention Kikyo-Feh! Fine I'll leave!" Inuyasha walked away and 'Feh'ed again before leaving the vicinity of the hut. Sango now looked wide-eyed, still clutching her the sheet around her chest.
"Hmm." she noted, " Maybe i shouldn't have mentioned Kikyo.." She finished, and Miroku was soon beside her and nodded as he gently massaged her shoulders.
" You look tired." He simply stated. Sango nodded, and said with a yawn,
" I guess I am, it has been awhile since we both slept." Miroku grinned at the thought of their previous form of sleeping, but resisted a giggle and said soothingly,
"Then we should get some sleep." Miroku gently lowered Sango down to the futon, and lay down beside her. His strong arms encircled Sango as she drifted into sleep.
"Good night Sango" He whispered and kissed her gently on the neck and soon fell prey to sleep himself.
"Feh." Inuyasha pouted as he felt his blood rise at Sango's below the belt comment even consuming his thoughts outside. He noticed Sesshoumaru's hut door was open and wondered who would be so careless to do that, Sesshoumaru was a full-blooded demon, and who knows what these villagers would do.
'Great, it's that Rin kid again.' He noted as he saw Rin curled up in the sleeping Sesshoumaru's arms. Silently, Inuyasha crept into the hut, positioned himself in the direction of Sesshoumaru's ears and yelled,
"Wake up you dumbass!" Sesshoumaru bolted up and damn near beheaded Inuyasha with his remaining claw.
"EEP!" Inuyasha exclaimed in surprise as Sesshoumaru sent him a cold glare and scolded,
"Do not say those words in front of Rin, Inuyasha!" Inuyasha stuck his tongue out and sat down shrugging his shoulders,
" Whatever Sesshoumaru, I need to talk to you, without the brat." Sesshoumaru glared evilly at Inuyasha then looked to Rin and commanded,
"Rin go out and play!" Rin happily leapt up from Sesshoumaru's lap, sharply turned and said,
"Hai, my lord!" But then broke into giggles and corrected herself cutely,
"I mean daddy!" and ran out of the hut. Inuyasha looked curiously and asked,
"So, what's with the tag along?" Sesshoumaru glared icily and demanded,
"Where's yours?" Inuyasha returned the icy glare, and 'fehed',
"Sesshoumaru, lets be civil at least." Sesshoumaru nodded and said politely,
"You did save me from Kagura, and I will forgive you for calling Rin a brat."
"How kind." Inuyasha retorted. Uneasy silence befell after Inuyasha's retort as Sesshoumaru pondered what exactly his brother meant by his harsh tone towards Rin much less himself.
'Well I have always treated him as if he was a lesser being than I was, I wonder if that bothered him?' he pondered momentarily before Inuyasha exclaimed,
"You know, we weren't always on the greatest terms. Was it because you were ashamed of me?" Sesshoumaru snorted haughtily, and stated matter of factly,
"Of course, you were a HALF-demon, and you only became one by means of cheating." Inuyasha growled, but suppressed his anger. He leaned back rigidly against the wall of the hut and half said, half thought,
" I'm so tired of that purity detail. It just makes me so depressed." Sesshoumaru sat silently in thought, not an expression flickered on his face as he said dully,
" It does make an awful bother of things." Inuyasha blinked once or twice.
" You mean, you don't think full demons are better than hybrid ones?" Sesshoumaru snorted and said,
"I do think they are better fool! Anyways, I just think it was stupid for father to have you with that human. I was so shamed by it." Inuyasha stared blankly,
"Well, maybe I shouldn't have helped you ingrate!" he retorted violently. Sesshoumaru replied haughtily,
" You think I enjoyed being rescued by you, a hybrid demon." Inuyasha now growled out loud and exclaimed,
" I am a full demon!" Sesshoumaru snorted and said quietly,
" You cheated."
Kagome sighed and poked at the life form known as Turkey Manhattan, and as far as she was concerned it wasn't turkey or Manhattan just varied live materials steaming on bread with gravy poured on top.
"What is so good about this stuff anyway?" she asked above a whisper, afraid to get a riot started by the poor fools who mercilessly hacked away at the bizarre food. She rolled her eyes, and simply sipped her milk.
'Lets just get this over with." She cautiously lowered her fork onto the mass of mysterious living objects, and dug it's prongs into the contents of the Turkey Manhattan. With her eyes tight shut she put the fork into her mouth and was surprised as the warmth and texture of the Turkey Manhattan won her over. Before she knew it, the turkey Manhattan was done. Still, the vast number of students cramped her and she slipped into the hallway.
Kagome sighed as she leaned her muscular back against the painted brick wall, and stood for a few moments in solitude. Oddly enough, she found herself missing the 'solitude' of feudal Japan. She could have hours to herself there, well sort of to herself at any rate. 'This is all to odd,' she thought, as she completely spaced out and gently shut her eyes. Her legs involuntary twitched as she remembered how it felt to be held close to Inuyasha, and how he gently bit into her flesh, in an attempt to claim here. Unconsciously, she ran her hand up and down her neck where she could still feel the scar he left. "Kagome, there you are!" the young and naïve Hojo exclaimed. Kagome about fainted as she mentally cursed, 'Damn your sneaky' but as usual she recovered gracefully and chirped,
"Hi Hojo I had a great time last night!" Hojo's grin widened as he said enthusiastically,
" You did I'm so happy! I thought your ailments would be bugging you. I see that wound on your neck isn't all healed yet. I'll get you some more ointment for it tomorrow. By the way, do you want to go out again tonight?" Kagome's head was buzzing with the questions, but after she sorted through all his statements and said,
"Sure Hojo that would be great!" And she and Hojo stood side by side,
'Maybe I will get to liking him, and he may even replace Inuyasha.' She thought as she clasped Hojo's hand. His head turned in surprise, and he gripped Kagome's as well.
Midday shone flawlessly, glorious rays of sunlight peeped, like small eyes of children through the screen in Feudal Japan. Miroku had woken up a few minutes earlier, and marveled at how the sunlight made Sango look more reverent and angelic. Her face was lightened but the sunlight that splashed generously on it, the corners of her mouth curved into a content smile as she shifted positions in Miroku's strong embrace.
'She is so beautiful, especially when she is happy. It has been so long since I have seen her smile light up the twinkle in her brown eyes. Now it even rests on her pure face in sleep. I am glad her dreams are no longer dark.' He thought as his lavender eyes traced her face, and his fingertips lightly tickled the nerves on her face when he drew fairy-like them across the hollow of her pink cheek. Sango leaned into his gentle touch, and seemingly purred. Slowly, her eyes opened, each one fluttering lightly until she could see Miroku's face above hers. He gazed desirously at the woman underneath him, and claimed Sango's lips in a sweet, delicate, and persuasive kiss. Minutes later, they both needed air and their lips parted slowly. Neither of them really wanting to end the kiss, exchanged glances, and then Sango said, her head dizzy from the joy she had found in Miroku, "I think I should get up." Miroku glanced playfully at the drowsy demon- huntress and teased, "You'll have get on top before you can get up, silly goose." Sango sighed and sat against the wall. Amazingly calm before she slapped Miroku yelling, " Hentai!!!!" Miroku bemoaned in his thoughts, 'I thought we were over this.'
Inuyasha looked around his small hut, and then at his brother Sesshoumaru, who he was not speaking to at the moment. There he was, his emotionless mouth drawn in a sarcastic frown, his haughty eyes quietly berating the simplicity of the small hut. ' Is that dumb brother of mine going to say anything?' Sesshoumaru thought. As he saw his idiotic brother, Inuyasha, sneering and unfocused, glancing around the room, apparently thinking, 'If he could.' Sesshoumaru added mentally. "Listen!" Both Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha demanded at the exact same time. "You first." Inuyasha said nervously as he drug his feet along the loose dirt from the floor. Sesshoumaru bowed his head and insisted, "No you." Inuyasha 'fehed' and retorted, "Fine, I'll go first," then Inuyasha paused; his tone was hushed as he said, " You really don't look that funny." Sesshoumaru stared at his half-brother in disbelief, and complained, "That was what you had to say?" Inuyasha nodded and Sesshoumaru continued, also in a hushed tone, "Well, you really don't make that bad of a demon, even if you did cheat." Inuyasha grinned and said apathetically,
"I'll take that as a compliment." Sesshoumaru also grinned and said in return,
"I'll take yours as a compliment as well." And in unison they both thought,
'Maybe he's not so bad.'
For Kagome, the circular clock, located above the blue metal door could not tick fast enough. Seventh period became unbearably long, as she tried to sort out the entire verb forms written on the green chalkboard in yellow chalk.
'Passive, Active, Perfect, Pluperfect, Past Perfect, Passive Perfect, Future Passive! There are so many of them! Damn verb tenses!' Kagome screamed as she felt her brain go on overload. The clock in above the door read 3:45, and in ten minutes she would be released into the world, but ten minutes last forever in the last period.
For a moment, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru looked at one another in a new light, for it was not the same anymore.
'Does this mean that he accepts me?' Inuyasha thought. Sesshoumaru's eyes searched the ceiling beams as if a thought rolled continuously around in his head.
"Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru said quietly, " If you have no objections, would you like to live at my palace in the western lands. It is obvious that human you were with is now gone. Nothing binds you here, you are now a full demon." He asked, Inuyasha's eyes widened in surprise,
"Huh! You mean your asking me if I want to join you? Well, it is true Kagome left me, and that I have nothing left here now the Miroku and Sango have each other, so I wouldn't mind that. When are you planning to leave?" Sesshoumaru momentarily thought and stated,
"By night fall I shall be healed. Then we shall leave." Inuyasha nodded and said matter of factly,
" I have some loose ends to take care of first." Sesshoumaru shrugged his shoulders and focused his energy back to healing. Inuyasha walked out of the hut, and toward Miroku and Sango's hut, making sure to knock.
BRIIIING!!! Sounded the dismissal bell, and Kagome rejoiced as she left all the verb tenses behind her and dashed out into the hallway, where Hojo awaited Kagome. "Hey Kagome!" Hojo exclaimed sp his intent to escort Kagome was not over looked. Kagome smiled cheerfully and said, "Hey Hojo! Want to walk home together!" Hojo nodded excitedly and they ran down the bland hallways of tan and white, dark, navy-blue stairs, and outside the glass doors. Conversation was sparse as the perfection of the day surrounded them. Both of the students were just happy to get out of class. Hand in hand they strode, each one relishing in the golden sunlight and clear blue skies. Finally they reached the stairs that led to Kagome's house. Hojo was reluctant to bid Kagome good-bye, and held fast onto her wrist as she attempted to bolt up the stairs, but Kagome, being strong from her journeys in Feudal Japan, easily pulled the surprised Hojo up the stairs. 'Dang.she's awfully strong for someone who is recovering from illness.'
Inuyasha knocked on Miroku and Sango's door, hoping they wouldn't later knock on his head. Instead a muffled voice yelled, "Come in!" Inuyasha noticed the half-naked Miroku sulking as he sat against the wall, with a red handprint on his cheek. "I thought you and Sango were over that." Inuyasha remarked, receiving a rather dirty glare from Sango who was polishing her boomerang. " Me too." Miroku said slightly irritated.
"Anyways, Miroku if Kagome comes around tell her I'm staying with my brother in the Western Lands." Miroku's eyes widened in shock, as did Sango's. " You mean-" "You're brother actually-" "Likes you now!" they said at relatively the same time, in a tone of amazement. Inuyasha sighed and said, "I don't know!" Sango stopped polishing her boomerang and asked, " Why can't you just tell her yourself?" Inuyasha became spastic and exclaimed, "Is she here!" Sango prepared to aim her boomerang at Inuyasha's huge white head, when Miroku stopped her, saying calmly, "Remember, she can't come unless you go to her yourself." Inuyasha stared absently at the ceiling for sometime and said, "Oh yeah! Well in that case I gotta go! Bye!" Inuyasha ran out and Sango stated, "Does he always have to be guided like that?"
"Hojo, I just can't bring myself to leave you in the dark like this." Hojo looked confused as Kagome sat on the bench underneath Goshikinbu Tree and motioned for Hojo to sit beside her. "What are you talking about, Kagome?" He asked, sitting rigid. Kagome lowered her eyes and said quietly, "It's about my illness'-" "Oh, Kagome! You mean your not well!" Hojo exclaimed as he grew worried for Kagome. Kagome sighed and said above a whisper, " No, I never was sick to begin with-you'll think this is dumb but, I was off in feudal Japan, killing demons and gathering jewel shards." Hojo grew wide-eyed and exclaimed, "YOUR HALUCINATING NOW! We have to get you to a doctor!" Again Kagome took a deep breath and soothed Hojo saying, "I'm being honest." Hojo nodded, and took her hands, he said comfortingly, " I believe you Kagome. Because you're a better person, I know you better than you think I do." Kagome was so moved. She glanced to the ground as a pink blush spread across her cheeks and she thought, ' He's so kind, so devoted, why not?' Kagome looked up, and brought her hand to Hojo's face, and caressed his cheek lightly, then hugged him tightly saying, "I'm so sorry!" Hojo brought his arm comfortingly around her and soothed Kagome when he whispered, "You did nothing wrong."
Inuyasha sprinted to the well, he whizzed past many trees, and in a matter of minutes he made it to the well and hopped in. As time flew about him he thought, 'I wonder what she is doing-what if she doesn't care about me?' Inuyasha dismissed all these thoughts as came into Kagome's time. He sniffed the air, and he smelled Kagome's scent with his keen nose, "It's Kagome!" Inuyasha grew excited and bounded enthusiastically out of the temple, to see Kagome bestow a kiss on Hojo. "Kagome," He said aloud. Kagome looked up to see who called her name, and saw no one but Inuyasha. "Inuyasha?" she questioned as she stood from Hojo's side, and looked at Inuyasha, who gazed dumbstruck at her.