Wow! Finally, I got some inspiration for this fic. It's sure taken me long
enough! Okay here ya go!
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"Kagome! Wait up!" Sango wove through the crowds of students greeting their rides as she dashed after Kagome. She reached her friend just as her hand clasped the door handle.
"Yeah?" Kagome had to physically tear her eyes away from those of her creepy driver. Hiten was staring at her with such intensity she could feel it even after she met Sango's gaze.
"The guys and I are all going out for pizza or something, wanna come?"
Kagome was about to decline when Hiten rolled down his window and addressed Sango. "Miss Higurashi is not allowed to go anywhere but home."
She froze. "Oh whose orders?" Her voice was ice.
He smirked. "Your mother's consultant. Naraku."
She didn't even acknowledge him with a look. "Tell him I'm sick of his little games." She turned, meeting his hard gaze unflinchingly, speaking in a voice more fierce than any he had ever heard. "If he's gonna make all the rules than he can bet I'll break them." She turned without waiting for a response, Sango following.
Hiten watched her go, lifting the car phone off it's receiver and hitting speed dial. His eyes never left her retreating form.
"Yeah." The voice was deceivingly calm.
"We have a problem." Hiten was never one to mince words. "Miss Higurashi isn't with me."
"Where is she?" Naraku's voice was still calm, but to those who knew him, it was dangerously on edge.
"Getting pizza with friends." If his boss was surprised she had made friends at all he didn't say so.
"Follow her."
They both hung up, there being no further need for conversation. Slowly he eased out of the parking lot.
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"She actually came?" Inuyasha muttered, glaring darkly as Kagome and Sango made their way across the parking lot. "What happened to being anti- social?"
"Oh, you know you're happy." Miroku nudged his friend teasingly. "You and her, me and Sango, it's like a double date!" Inuyasha shot him a dangerous look. Miroku gulped. "Or not."
"Let's go!" Sango smiled brightly as they reached the group. "Inuyasha? Can we take your car? It's a lot cooler than mine and Miroku won't let anyone else drive his."
"What's that supposed to mean?" He peered at her, his face the picture of innocence.
"It means I don't want to scare her off." Sango answered sweetly.
Inuyasha snickered and Miroku flushed. "My driving's not that bad." He muttered.
"Yeah," Sango agreed, flashing Kagome a grin. "He's actually an okay driver, he just has a tendency to miss the road when a pretty girl walks by."
"But Sango," He widened his eyes, taking her hand in his. "You know there's no one else!" She yanked her hand away, curling it into a fist.
"My car's fine." Inuyasha interrupted, warding off the verbal fight that would have started.
"Wow." Kagome blinked, speaking for the first time since school had got over. "Inuyasha's playing the peacemaker. And here I thought he thrived on anarchy."
He shot her a look and she flashed him on of her own. "Be careful how you use big words princess," He sneered, unknowingly using her dad's old nickname for her, sending shivers up her spine. "Stupid poor people like me might not understand you."
She looked at him in disgust. "I got the same education as you. Would you just stop giving me a hard time over it? I didn't choose my family just as you didn't choose your pathetic excuse for one. Obviously they did a lousy job raising YOU."
"You know nothing about my family, wench!" He growled, leaning forward menacingly.
"And you know nothing about mine." She enunciated each word, speaking slowly and firmly.
"Everyone knows about your family." He mocked. "Perfect little you, always did well in school. Your brother, Souta was it? He's incredible with sports, and makes friends wherever he goes. And your mom? She's the 'strongest woman this world has ever seen' she's just survived so much!" His voice was loud and fake, as if mimicking the news reports.
She was so angry she was shaking. Part of her wanted to cry but the rest of her wouldn't give him the pleasure. She clenched her fists so tight the blood drained out of them leaving her knuckles a startling white. Before her brain registered what her body was doing, her hand flew into the air and struck him across the face.
After the contact, a small gasp escaped her lips. He just stared at her, a white mark spreading across his cheek. "Let's go." He said finally, turning and heading towards his car. "We're being stupid."
Everyone followed him to the car and piled in. Miroku took the front seat, and Kagome slid in the back next to Sango. From where she sat she could see Inuyasha's profile. He was silent, but didn't look particularly angry. She shivered involuntarily.
No one talked much on the ride, though Sango thumped Miroku on the head when he whistled at a pedestrian. Both of them were trying to lighten the mood, but it didn't initiate any conversation. Finally, they pulled in, got out of the car, and headed into the restaurant.
Miroku sped up a little to "save seats" and Sango hastily followed, muttering something about the poor waitress the stupid idiot would go after. Inuyasha and Kagome were left alone, as neither hastened to catch up to their friends.
They walked for awhile in silence, but just as they were about to enter, Kagome turned to him, eyes wide and apologetic. "I'm sorry." She said softly, not meeting his gaze.
"For what?" His voice was gruff. She gave him an incredulous look.
"For slapping you! What do you mean for what?" She had her hands on her hips now, suddenly afraid he was making fun of her.
"Don't worry about it." He shrugged, looking anywhere but at her face. "You're not that strong anyway."
She looked ready to retort, but swallowed her answer. This was probably Inuyasha's way of apologizing for the way he'd mocked her family. She didn't expect him to stop, but it meant a lot that he was willing to accept her retaliation, even if it was a bit too forceful. Still, she felt like she owed him an explanation.
"I just," She paused, twisting her hands together. "I know you don't care, but I really don't like it when people talk about my family. I know I said this earlier, but I mean it. You can hate me all you want, but just hate me because of what I do, okay?"
"Piece of cake." He shrugged again. "You're annoying enough I can hate you all on your own."
"Good." She sighed in relief, starting to follow him into the restaurant. She stopped short when the door came crashing into her face. "Inuyasha!"
"What?" He stuck his head out and blinked innocently. "You thought I was gonna open it for you?" She was about to reply scathingly when he interrupted her. "Isn't that your car?"
She turned around, and sure enough parked in the farthest corner of the lot was a dark car that was too long to be a regular vehicle. Roughly she pushed him inside. "Act like you didn't see it." She ordered, shutting the door behind her.
"Should I even ask why your driver is stalking you?" He nonchalantly followed her towards Miroku and Sango, who were waving at them from a table, doing his best to resist the temptation to peek out the window.
"Nope." She said the word in her 'end of discussion' voice. "Either you wouldn't believe me or you would. I'm not sure which would be worse."
He gave her a strange look. "You're really weird, do you know that?"
"Yes." She agreed doggedly. "Told you I wasn't perfect!"
They reached the table, and sat down. Kagome continued to ignore the odd look he was giving her. "Hey guys?" She picked up her menu. "When we leave, do you think we could take the back door?"
Sango and Miroku eyed her strangely, but Inuyasha glanced at her sharply. "I guess so." Sango answered slowly. "Can I ask why?"
"Because she's weird." Inuyasha spoke up, saving her from answering. "She won't tell me why either." She shot him an annoyed look.
"No!" She glared. "Because my driver decided to play baby sitter and it's really bugging me!"
"The guy that was at school?" Sango asked, shuddering when Kagome nodded her head. "He was creepy."
"Try living with him." Kagome muttered darkly.
It didn't take long for them to order, and as they waited for their food and ate, Kagome did her best to act what was considered normal. When she was here, with them, it was so easy to see herself as a normal teenager. But no matter how light-hearted their conversation got, every time she glanced out the window a dark chill ran down her spine.
Maybe running away from Hiten wasn't the smartest thing to do, but she was getting sick and tired of Naraku trying to run her life. She wasn't sure what the plan was, but there was no way she was going to be docile about anything. She'd meant it when she said she wouldn't play his games anymore.
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Okay, so that was a REALLY short chappie, and like, NOTHING happened, for which I'm very sorry, but I had NO inspiration! The next chapter will be better, I promise. I might redo this one though, cuz I'm really annoyed that it's not QUITE how I want it. We'll see. Let me know what u think!
Rogue Pryde
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"Kagome! Wait up!" Sango wove through the crowds of students greeting their rides as she dashed after Kagome. She reached her friend just as her hand clasped the door handle.
"Yeah?" Kagome had to physically tear her eyes away from those of her creepy driver. Hiten was staring at her with such intensity she could feel it even after she met Sango's gaze.
"The guys and I are all going out for pizza or something, wanna come?"
Kagome was about to decline when Hiten rolled down his window and addressed Sango. "Miss Higurashi is not allowed to go anywhere but home."
She froze. "Oh whose orders?" Her voice was ice.
He smirked. "Your mother's consultant. Naraku."
She didn't even acknowledge him with a look. "Tell him I'm sick of his little games." She turned, meeting his hard gaze unflinchingly, speaking in a voice more fierce than any he had ever heard. "If he's gonna make all the rules than he can bet I'll break them." She turned without waiting for a response, Sango following.
Hiten watched her go, lifting the car phone off it's receiver and hitting speed dial. His eyes never left her retreating form.
"Yeah." The voice was deceivingly calm.
"We have a problem." Hiten was never one to mince words. "Miss Higurashi isn't with me."
"Where is she?" Naraku's voice was still calm, but to those who knew him, it was dangerously on edge.
"Getting pizza with friends." If his boss was surprised she had made friends at all he didn't say so.
"Follow her."
They both hung up, there being no further need for conversation. Slowly he eased out of the parking lot.
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"She actually came?" Inuyasha muttered, glaring darkly as Kagome and Sango made their way across the parking lot. "What happened to being anti- social?"
"Oh, you know you're happy." Miroku nudged his friend teasingly. "You and her, me and Sango, it's like a double date!" Inuyasha shot him a dangerous look. Miroku gulped. "Or not."
"Let's go!" Sango smiled brightly as they reached the group. "Inuyasha? Can we take your car? It's a lot cooler than mine and Miroku won't let anyone else drive his."
"What's that supposed to mean?" He peered at her, his face the picture of innocence.
"It means I don't want to scare her off." Sango answered sweetly.
Inuyasha snickered and Miroku flushed. "My driving's not that bad." He muttered.
"Yeah," Sango agreed, flashing Kagome a grin. "He's actually an okay driver, he just has a tendency to miss the road when a pretty girl walks by."
"But Sango," He widened his eyes, taking her hand in his. "You know there's no one else!" She yanked her hand away, curling it into a fist.
"My car's fine." Inuyasha interrupted, warding off the verbal fight that would have started.
"Wow." Kagome blinked, speaking for the first time since school had got over. "Inuyasha's playing the peacemaker. And here I thought he thrived on anarchy."
He shot her a look and she flashed him on of her own. "Be careful how you use big words princess," He sneered, unknowingly using her dad's old nickname for her, sending shivers up her spine. "Stupid poor people like me might not understand you."
She looked at him in disgust. "I got the same education as you. Would you just stop giving me a hard time over it? I didn't choose my family just as you didn't choose your pathetic excuse for one. Obviously they did a lousy job raising YOU."
"You know nothing about my family, wench!" He growled, leaning forward menacingly.
"And you know nothing about mine." She enunciated each word, speaking slowly and firmly.
"Everyone knows about your family." He mocked. "Perfect little you, always did well in school. Your brother, Souta was it? He's incredible with sports, and makes friends wherever he goes. And your mom? She's the 'strongest woman this world has ever seen' she's just survived so much!" His voice was loud and fake, as if mimicking the news reports.
She was so angry she was shaking. Part of her wanted to cry but the rest of her wouldn't give him the pleasure. She clenched her fists so tight the blood drained out of them leaving her knuckles a startling white. Before her brain registered what her body was doing, her hand flew into the air and struck him across the face.
After the contact, a small gasp escaped her lips. He just stared at her, a white mark spreading across his cheek. "Let's go." He said finally, turning and heading towards his car. "We're being stupid."
Everyone followed him to the car and piled in. Miroku took the front seat, and Kagome slid in the back next to Sango. From where she sat she could see Inuyasha's profile. He was silent, but didn't look particularly angry. She shivered involuntarily.
No one talked much on the ride, though Sango thumped Miroku on the head when he whistled at a pedestrian. Both of them were trying to lighten the mood, but it didn't initiate any conversation. Finally, they pulled in, got out of the car, and headed into the restaurant.
Miroku sped up a little to "save seats" and Sango hastily followed, muttering something about the poor waitress the stupid idiot would go after. Inuyasha and Kagome were left alone, as neither hastened to catch up to their friends.
They walked for awhile in silence, but just as they were about to enter, Kagome turned to him, eyes wide and apologetic. "I'm sorry." She said softly, not meeting his gaze.
"For what?" His voice was gruff. She gave him an incredulous look.
"For slapping you! What do you mean for what?" She had her hands on her hips now, suddenly afraid he was making fun of her.
"Don't worry about it." He shrugged, looking anywhere but at her face. "You're not that strong anyway."
She looked ready to retort, but swallowed her answer. This was probably Inuyasha's way of apologizing for the way he'd mocked her family. She didn't expect him to stop, but it meant a lot that he was willing to accept her retaliation, even if it was a bit too forceful. Still, she felt like she owed him an explanation.
"I just," She paused, twisting her hands together. "I know you don't care, but I really don't like it when people talk about my family. I know I said this earlier, but I mean it. You can hate me all you want, but just hate me because of what I do, okay?"
"Piece of cake." He shrugged again. "You're annoying enough I can hate you all on your own."
"Good." She sighed in relief, starting to follow him into the restaurant. She stopped short when the door came crashing into her face. "Inuyasha!"
"What?" He stuck his head out and blinked innocently. "You thought I was gonna open it for you?" She was about to reply scathingly when he interrupted her. "Isn't that your car?"
She turned around, and sure enough parked in the farthest corner of the lot was a dark car that was too long to be a regular vehicle. Roughly she pushed him inside. "Act like you didn't see it." She ordered, shutting the door behind her.
"Should I even ask why your driver is stalking you?" He nonchalantly followed her towards Miroku and Sango, who were waving at them from a table, doing his best to resist the temptation to peek out the window.
"Nope." She said the word in her 'end of discussion' voice. "Either you wouldn't believe me or you would. I'm not sure which would be worse."
He gave her a strange look. "You're really weird, do you know that?"
"Yes." She agreed doggedly. "Told you I wasn't perfect!"
They reached the table, and sat down. Kagome continued to ignore the odd look he was giving her. "Hey guys?" She picked up her menu. "When we leave, do you think we could take the back door?"
Sango and Miroku eyed her strangely, but Inuyasha glanced at her sharply. "I guess so." Sango answered slowly. "Can I ask why?"
"Because she's weird." Inuyasha spoke up, saving her from answering. "She won't tell me why either." She shot him an annoyed look.
"No!" She glared. "Because my driver decided to play baby sitter and it's really bugging me!"
"The guy that was at school?" Sango asked, shuddering when Kagome nodded her head. "He was creepy."
"Try living with him." Kagome muttered darkly.
It didn't take long for them to order, and as they waited for their food and ate, Kagome did her best to act what was considered normal. When she was here, with them, it was so easy to see herself as a normal teenager. But no matter how light-hearted their conversation got, every time she glanced out the window a dark chill ran down her spine.
Maybe running away from Hiten wasn't the smartest thing to do, but she was getting sick and tired of Naraku trying to run her life. She wasn't sure what the plan was, but there was no way she was going to be docile about anything. She'd meant it when she said she wouldn't play his games anymore.
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Okay, so that was a REALLY short chappie, and like, NOTHING happened, for which I'm very sorry, but I had NO inspiration! The next chapter will be better, I promise. I might redo this one though, cuz I'm really annoyed that it's not QUITE how I want it. We'll see. Let me know what u think!
Rogue Pryde