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It Takes Two
Kikyo sighed, "Who would've ever though forehead girl would get my ex-boyfriend?"
An anime vein popped on the back of Kagome's head.
"You two. . .stop talking," the coach begged, "the game's still going."
"Always out of task, Kagome," Kikyo felt the soccer ball at her foot, and then resumed the game, whooshing by her with quick agility.
On the other side of the field, it appeared Sango and Yui were having an argument.
"I think we should take an hour break!"
"Yui. . .the game's almost over," Sango replied flatly.
"I don't like this sun. . .it's making my body sticky!"
Liza stuck out her tongue, "Yeah, mine too!"
Nori merely stayed in shelter. . .next to the gym building where there was shade. She sighed at the three.
"Yui! Heads up!" someone cried.
"Huh? AHH!" Yui ducked and dodged the ball by a hair.
"Pity," Sango muttered. "I wanted to see it hit her face."
"I heard that!" Yui dug her heel into Sangoi's ankle.
. . .Heel?
Sango instinctively bent down and covered her bleeding ankle. She hadn't noticed Yui was wearing high heels.
"What the ---" Sango stopped herself from cursing. "Why the. . .Why on earth are you wearing high heels at a soccer game?!"
"You'd think I'd look fashionable in those. . .sneakers?!"
She heard footsteps advancing towards her, "Sango-chan!"
The injured girl winced to look at Kagome and the referee. If only she could strangle the girl. If only. . .
"Why didn't you see that one comin'?" Inuyasha scratched the back of his head.
Sango sent him a glare. The game was nearly over, but it seemed it might be canceled early due the fact that heavy gray clouds were hanging over.
"If only I could play. . ." Sango told herself, watching Kagome on the field against Kikyo.
"I'll take you home," Miroku offered.
Her cheeks warmed. "Ahh. . .I don't trust being alone with y ---!"
Before she could finish, she had found herself propped in Miroku's strong arms.
"I can't do anything perverted if I carry you, right?" he grinned.
She nodded slowly, controlling her heart rate.
In the background, Yui fumed. "Why you ---!"
Drip.
"Rain?" Inuyasha looked up at the sky and shut his eyes as a drop landed between them.
"No! My make-up's going to smear. . ." Yui cried.
Sango rolled her eyes, "Oiy."
"Miroku, I can walk fine by myself, it's just a little scratch," Sango crossed her arms.
"No Sango, I insist I can take you home. . ."
She replied flatly, "I feel uncomfortable that people are looking at us."
"Oh, is that it?"
Sango closed her eyes irritably. "Let me down, or I'll hurt you."
He thought of the assault the first time they had met. He let her down.
"Do you want me to walk you home?"
"I need to think of some things, Miroku. Alone."
He watched her walk away.
"Damn it," she cursed.
Thunder erupted in a far away area, and rain had begun to drizzle down on her.
Kagome had her car now; Inuyasha and Miroku had walked to the field. Her house wasn't that far away, yet. . .
She felt empty.
"With everything going on, it feels like things are out to get me," she muttered.
Sango wiped the rain away from her face, only to be refreshed with new droplets. A car honked from behind, and as she turned to glance, it rushed by her with speed that murky water splashed on her. Vaguely she could tell that it was Yui and her two friends laughing at her.
Her eyes were sensitive. She stepped back, attempting to rub the soiled water away from her eyes. Unfortunately, her foot slipped against the grass, and roughly she fell back into a ditch.
Sango cried in pain. Her side scraped with a rock and her ankle appeared to be twisted.
"Help. . .Miroku. . .!"
Even though it was raining, Kikyo and Kagome were still playing. This time one on one.
"Kagome. . .give it up," Inuyasha sighed.
"I'll make it, this time," she told herself. She was running across the field, nearly there to the goal. The score had been tied, and it was her duty to break it.
"I don't think so," Kikyo called. She slid on her side and her foot scraped against Kagome's. The girl fell forward, into the mud.
Kikyo lied on her back exhausted. Kagome propped herself on her arms, the front of her body in mud now. She breathed heavily.
"I'm not going to give up yet. . ."
The other girl stood up slowly, panting as she looked down on Kagome. "You're pathetic."
"Takes one to know one," she replied, getting up.
Kikyo began to walk away, her damp hair swinging side to side. "You'll never learn."
Kagome stared at her back, the cold wind blowing fiercely against her skin. A sudden chill ran through her body, and she began to feel dizzy.
"You okay?" Inuyasha walked up to the girl.
"Inuyasha. . .I don't feel so good. . ." Kagome coughed.
"You were playing in the damn rain," he snapped. He sweatdropped as Kagome collapsed into his arms.
"She's weak like that," Kikyo called from afar, waving to Inuyasha. "I'll see you later."
"Mmph."
Kagome was oblivious to everything around her. Her head kept moving up and down.
But that was only because Inuyasha was drying her hair with a towel.
But you know, she doesn't know that. Anyway.
"You should really take care of yourself better," Inuyasha told her.
Kagome sat on her knees, her eyes staring at the ground. Her vision blurred, and then slowly she could make out the designs on the wooden floor. "Sorry, Inuyasha."
"Yeah."
She reached up and grabbed his wrists, stopping him from drying her hair further.
"What will happen while Kikyo's here?"
"I. . .don't know."
Kagome swallowed. "Will you leave me for her?"
"Things happen. . .I don't know if that will or won't." He removed his grip from the towel and it fell to the floor. His hands slid down her face and onto her shoulders.
She glanced up, and slowly his forehead touched hers.
"I can't promise anything, Kagome."
"I hate this," Sango mumbled. "At least it stopped raining."
The girl stumbled back onto the sidewalk. She wringed her hair dry, ignoring the pain from her side. Everything was wrong.
'Times like these I need my friends,' she thought, 'even though I should be independent. That's what mother taught me when she left me all alone. Miroku's always there for me, even though we were only pretending, and. . .'
Her heart beated heavily thinking of Miroku.
Sango came up to her house, opened the door to be welcome by Kirara.
"You know," she told her, "I think I might accept Miroku's offer. I really can't lie to myself anymore."
Three-Letter-Word- LoL. . .I don't understand why people dislike Kikyo. . .
Shichini Kiwi Kasa- You're right, Miroku would never choose Kikyo. :: Shudders ::
Zero27- Thanks a lot! Reviews like that make me happy. ^^
Naanaami- ^^ Glad you liked it! I'll check out your fic when I have time. . .::Buried under a pile of homework ::
SERENA71- I'm not that crazy. . .lol. I don't see anything wrong with Kikyo, really. . .Kagome annoys me sometimes with her voice. . .
Kyosnekozukigirl- Whaa? Nani? They rated it 16 + because they cussed? :: Sighs :: My friend thinks it's because of Ayame. . .lol.
Soli-chan- That's right, blame it on the sugar. Thanks, I think things are going okay so far. . .I will complain in my author's note later. . .hehe.
Sabril- Haha! Your review's so threatening. It's funny. ^_^;;
Kounetsu Yasha- I know! Nearly every fic makes Kikyo preppy, when she's the exact opposite!
DemonSlayerGirl- Heh, I know nothing about soccer either. I really want to learn it, though. I kinda watched Digimon Season 1 and 2 and thought of a few moves? I dunno, lol. Plus, Kikyo won't be that bad, I think. If all of you hate her. . .I'll probably like, torture her later or something. ^^?
Taijiya-sango88- I see. An Inu x Kag fan to the end! (I mean it in a good way).
Lil-strange-person- . . .I would name by cat like. . .I don't know. Lol. Anything BUT 'Duck'?
Queenizzay- Oh wow. . .you were surrounded by crazy people. I know how that feels. But you know, just whack them away. XD
Icecream0626- I know. . .I didn't do it intentionally. . .
Rain angst- Thanks!
Lunatic Pandora1- I guess not annoying, just a lil weird. ^^ Rin's kawaii.
LivEvil- Hn. . .I think it was a run on. It can't be helped! Plus you're right, people did vote for Kagome more. ~.~;; My grades are. . .well, you'll see in the author's note.
Kinkay-Vixen- Oh yeah, there are a few Kag x Fluffy fics out there these days. What's with that couple? I really don't see anything. . .
KC and IC- Thank you very much!
StoryWeaver1- Will it be good? Ahh. . .I'm not so good with drama. I'm afraid it'll end up so mushy that I'll puke. I want to learn how to write in a manner that would. . .affect people emotionally? I dunno. . .
My History teacher is evil. EVIL I tell you! She hates me. . .she gave me a 59 on my essay I worked hard on. . .;_; the six weeks ends this week. . .and I think the highest I can raise my average to is a 79.46. . .and even then I'll doubt she'll raise THAT to an 80. . .:: Sigh :: I need straight A's. . .I want to get into a good university. Or else. . .maybe just University of Houston? I heard that college is bad though. :\
My cousin got out of the hospital, she's walking. . .slowly, because her bones are still fractured in her back. But this one thing scares me, and it's that she can't remember anything that happened. She doesn't know how or why a car hit her. She doesn't even remember her friend's phone numbers! Dang. . .I'm gonna kill that car driver. The witnesses say she was jaywalking and didn't look both ways before crossing. But my friend saw it and said the opposite. This is so confuzzling!