To kikiyo-basher 68 - You asked why Kagome is only talking to Inuyasha, and not his parents. Well, it is because she doesn't want to reveal yet that she can speak, but, Inuyasha has already heard her. Sing, anyways. But don't worry, just wait, and you'll see improvement! ^^
To everyone: Okay, for all the people who have asked if I got this idea from the movie, "Grave Of The Fireflies," the answer is no. This story is my own creation, and I just took the title, because, of the ending this story will have. You'll see what I mean later...
Okay, I would like to say one thing really quickly. Does anyone ever read profiles? Because, if you read mine, you would get all the latest insights on this story. I'm kind of fed up with questions like, "So, how many chapters?" "When will you update?" "Have you started writing the next one yet?" Let me make this clear.
I AM FINISHED WRITING THIS STORY. THERE ARE 18 SHOTS IN ALL.
NO EPILOUGE, NO SEQUEL. END.
Now, if anyone asks me, I will rip your head off, and strangle you to death. So, on with the story! *Cheerful smile*
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Inuyasha had heard her lights go out, so he went to go check on her that she was sleeping, and not trying to escape out of her window. He creaked open the door, and was about to shut it, when he saw the moon gleaming on something gold..
He snuck in, and lifted it up. It was a book. He knew he shouldn't be touching her stuff.. but it seemed like it was calling to him, so he opened it. It was her diary! Her first entry..he knew that this wasn't right now. But, she wouldn't tell him anything, so, he would have to find out himself. He figured he would come in here every night and read the newest entry, just to learn about her. What to do, what to say, what not to do, what not to say...
He began reading. His eye's grew a little tired, but he needed this information! He read, and read. He got pissed when he read that she wasn't going to tell why she was the way she was until later in the book, but he could wait, right?
Yeah. He kept reading, and he stopped.
".....But.. he still does have a soft side. I can tell. He was really nice to me at one point tonight.. he said he was sorry for being mean to me. I hugged him, and I could feel him hugging me back just a little..like he..wanted to.
I hope he shows that side to me more often."
...She did talk about him in the book like he thought she would. But, how could she know about him being a little bit of a softy? That wasn't something that wench needed to know! But.. it was sort of nice that she thought about him in that manner.
'Maybe, I will take the time and effort to be nice to her..' He shut the book, and left it on the night stand. He then shut the door, and went back on his own room, to get some sleep.
It was going to be a long day tomorrow.
School.
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Grave Of The Fireflies
Seventh Shot
Faith
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It was about 5:00 AM and Mr. Taishio came in Kagome's room and shook her lightly for her to wake up. Her eye's opened slowly, taking in the surroundings around her, and seeing him before her. She looked at him, and waited for him to speak to her.
"Kagome, today is Monday. You will be going to school." Kagome's breath caught in her throat. She has not been to school since she was twelve, and she will just educated at the orphanage. "Don't worry though, I got you set up in all Inuyasha's classes, so you won't be alone. Plus, you'll be with some of his friends, and Sango, she is really nice. I think you'll get along with her really well." He finished, reassuringly.
'Hm.. being stuck with Inuyasha. That's really nice.' She sneered at her own sarcasm. She just nodded her head to the kind man, and he put out a backpack in front of her. L.L. Bean Red Bag, with cherry blossoms as the design, and Kagome on the front, in a Comic Sans MS sort of font.
"I bought you books, and all the supplies you need, plus a little extra stuff that I thought looked cool, like calculators, a palm pilot, and here.." He pulled out something out of his pocket. "This is your's. I bought it for you, and if you have any problems, call me." He handed her a new Sony phone. It had email, photo printing, internet access.. and games.. all this awesome stuff!
"Awesome pens and pencils too, sorry, but I'm into that kind of stuff.." He smiled again. She smiled back, clearly excited.
"I wish you the best of luck of on your first day of school. And I hope Inuyasha doesn't bother you TOO much." Kagome kissed him on the cheek, and went downstairs for breakfast. Not any of his sons would ever kiss him when he did something nice.. maybe it would be nice to have a daughter like her around...
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Kagome went to the bathroom, and brushed her teeth, did her hair, took a quick shower that she had no idea how to use, so she came out frozen like a popsicle, but she forgot her change of clothes. And there was no towel in there.. 'Oh fuck it.' She cussed in her mind pissed off. She put her head to the door, and listened just to make sure no one was there... and she ran for her room, as fast as her legs would carry her.
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Inuyasha just woke up, and yawned loudly. You know, when you first wake up in the morning, you really have to go to the bathroom? Well, Inuyasha was no exception.
He opened the door, and walked a couple of steps, when he felt something hit him head first, and he fell over, weight on top of him.
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Kagome felt like she just hit the wall out of being in such a hurry. She rubbed her head, and looked down.
Inuyasha was right below her. He opened his eyes, and came face to face with a naked Kagome.
3...2...1...
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" She screamed as loud as she could, "PERVERT!" She grabbed a bandanna that was lying on the ground before him, and wrapped at around his eyes, and ran as fast as she could into her room. She slammed the door shut, and Inuyasha just sat there, well, lied there, the bandanna still covering his eyes.
His parents came rushing up to see what happened. Inuyasha just coughed and said, "Heh, you know those voice change's.. they make me sound like a girl.." He ran into the bathroom, and slammed the door shut before his parents could ask him anything more.
He slammed it shut, and fell down to his knees. "Woah.. that was a little too much Kagome for me to see in the morning.." He whipped his forehead and took a whiff of the air. It smelt like her. Kagome. Cherry Blossoms and Lavender.. he would learn to love that scent..
*Beep Beep Beep Beep BEEP*
He could hear his alarm clock going off in his room, so, he just got ready really fast, and put on his clothes. He was one of those punk rocker's in his school. You know, fighters, blood loving, sarcastic people? Yeah.
He just put on a black tight muscle shirt and baggy black pants that dragged on the floor, little strings hanging off the ends from being torn. You couldn't even notice if he was wearing shoes or not, but he still was. He realized, he still had that red bandanna in his hand, and it smelt like Kagome.
He stuck it in his hair, and gave one final check in the mirror, and he left, ready to get a quick pop-tart or cereal for breakfast.
***
Kagome was out of breath, and she was scared to death that Inuyasha might have seen her, "fully." Well, you can't change what already has been done. She put on her underclothes, and she just looked on her bed where his parents had bought her a pair of jeans and a shirt, and she put them on. It was a fairy loose, fairly tight shirt that said, "Billabong" and it was short-sleeved blue. It had flowers going up the side, and one big one in the middle. On the back it said, "Snow Demon." She put on the jeans, and they were just a dark denim color with faded legs. Nothing out of the ordinary.
There was a note next to it, it said, "Kagome, the school you go to requires that you have your hair up in a pony tail, or a tight bun."
She went and looked in the mirror of her room and put her long, straight, silky, raven hair, up in a tight bun, and she actually looked kind of nice. Maybe she should wear her hair like that more often..
She went downstairs with her new red backpack, with everything she needed in it, and smiled when she saw they already had prepared a meal for her.
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Inuyasha was already downstairs, and when she came down, he looked at her, and blushed madly. So did she. But, he was blushing for a different reason actually.
Well, for one, her shirt was apparently, see-through. Since she just got out of the shower. And, the way those clothes clung to her body was amazing. It hugged all her curves perfectly, accenting them off to the world. Her hair also looked good, up in a tight bun, with two little pieces hanging off in the front of her face.
Kagome sat next to Inuyasha, un-aware of what he was capable of seeing, and started eating her breakfast. Cereal, and two pieces of toast. She just sat there, like it was a good old day, and nothing was wrong. While Inuyasha was just having a problem swallowing something.
She smiled. 'Perfect..' "Its rude to stare, Inuyasha." She whispered lowly, and had the biggest grin on her face, it wasn't a surprise that her mouth didn't fall off.
His face went a bright red, "Don't be using my lines, wench."
"Don't be using your eyes to look at my see-through shirt, stupid." She added the stupid on for good measures, and her face went serious, when she was laughing on the in-side.
"FEH!" He got up from the table, and grabbed his backpack, and waiting for Kagome to finish. As soon as she did, he said, "Lets go. We walk to school because the bus doesn't come out here, and my parents are too busy getting ready for work."
"Okay.. let me just get my.. HEY!" She was going to get her backpack, when Inuyasha picked it up for her.
"I can't have you slowing me down, wench. So I'll carry this for you." He said, rudely.
"Fine!" He and Kagome walked out the door.
"School is only about fifteen minutes away, you can handle that, right?" He said, questioning her.
"Y-yeah.." She stuttered. Apparently, sometime while he was talking, Inuyasha had grabbed a hold of her hand, and she was looking at it with a questionable stare.
"Question, are you only going to be talking to me?" Inuyasha asked. He noticed she hasn't talked to anyone but him, only because he had heard her sing that one time.
"Yes. Only because your the only one who has heard me. No one else needs to know. If a teacher asks me to answer a question, can you just like, tell her for me I'm mute?" She asked, hoping he'd say yes.
"Sure." He laced his finger's with her's. She blushed a little bit more, but.. it seems as she could truly trust him. She had only known him for a day, or less, but.. she had faith in him. Faith she had never had for anyone else. Not ever her family.
She squeezed his hand back.
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AN: They are getting to like each other now. What obsticles will they
run into, though? But, will Kouga ruin it all? Maybe Miroku, or Sango?
Someone else?
Find out, next time!