Stupid Cupid

Chapter 2: Inertia



Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN ANYTHING. But we already know this.

A/N: Kagome tries to teach the crew about Valentines day, yeah you know the story, you've been readying it so far, haven't you?

Dedication: To the people who made me watch the movie "Memento," if you haven't seen it, you should. It's really, really good.



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Miroku and Sango had long since given up, and with only two days til Valentines day, they were especially solemn because they knew that to keep her there, Inuyasha planned to ask her to be his Valentine. He hadn't slept since before she was taken, and he wasn't ready to stop yet.



There was a rustling noise coming from not to far off in the woods. "Hey, guys. Do you hear that?" Inuyasha called. He sniffed the air. "It smells like... like... KAGOME!" In less than a second later, he was on top of the trees going in the direction of the sound.



Miroku and Sango followed on foot, but took much longer. By the time they got there, all they saw was Inuyasha holding Kagome, and a large creature covered from head to toe, lying on the ground.



"So, Inuyasha, what happened?"



The masked creature began to get up, but was pushed back down my Inuyasha's foot.



"First, we're going to unmask this thing."



After a few minutes of preparing, he carefully pulled off the hat and mask.



"OH MY GOD!" Kagome yelped.



"Do we know him?" Sango and Miroku asked?



"Your that stupid half-breed that they all called Earth Boy, right?"



"Yeah." He said, bowing his head in shame.



"This doesn't make any sense. You wouldn't hurt an insect, so why would you take her?"



"Oh, well, you see."



"Wait, lets go back to Shippo and our stuff. This is the kind of story that you tell around a fire and with lots of food." Miroku suggested, so they all made their way over the bumpy forest.



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After they all sat down around a roaring fire, Earth Boy began his story. "When I was born-"



"We don't need you to go that far back." Inuyasha interjected.



"Right. Well, last week was the one month anniversary of when I first met Kagome and you. You two helped me by showing the towns folk that I didn't kill any of them. Kagome was the first person that I ever met who treated me like I was a person, not an animal or a freak. She made me feel special and was really nice, but I knew that after she left, I would never see her again, so I decided to follow her. I learned much from her when she spoke to you, and I even saw her jump in her magic well."



"Hold on a second. If you were following us, how come we never noticed you. I mean, no offence, but you stand out." Miroku asked.



"I was using an herbal mixture that conceals demon, and since I'm half demon, I looked like a normal human to everyone. Anyway. I've even tried jumping in the well, but nothing happened. So whenever she came back, I would continue following you. When she came back last time, she brought news of a holiday, Valentines day, she called it. Well, I figured that this would be the perfect opportunity for me to tell her how I really feel about her. I practiced him my head what I would say and how I would do it. I was just so nervous that when she stormed out, I stepped out of the trees to talk to her, but she didn't see me because she was running with her eyes shut in anger. He hit me and screamed, I guess she thought that I would hurt her . I dropped everything that I was holding when she hit me, and some of the herbs reacted with each other and became a gas that knocked her out."



"So that smell, that was you? And it was an accident?" Inuyasha asked, getting even more angry. "You mean to tell me, that you just walked in front of her, dropped a jar or two, and she fell into your arms?"



"Well, yeah."



"But there was blood on the ground, how do you explain that?"



"When the glass bottles fell, some of it cut me, and I was bear foot, so the bottoms of my feet got cut up."



"Okay, but how did you get away if your feet were cut up? We couldn't find any traces of you."



"Well, all my life I've dealt with pain, so moving with cut feet wasn't too bad. And I'm a pretty fast runner."



"What happened next?" Sango asked.



"Well, I got her back to my home, and I put her on my bed, but I didn't want her to wander around and fid out who I am until I could tell her why I did what I did, so I tied her down. When she woke up, I spoke with her a little for outside the doorway. I gave her what ever she needed and when she wanted, I would bring her to the woods to use the bathroom. The last time that she asked, I got dressed like this," he motioned to his current attire, "so she couldn't see me. We were in the woods, and she started to run away. Naturally, I went after her because I didn't want her to go away know knowing that it was me, and about how I feel. But, when you showed up, Inuyasha, I was so startled that I didn't pay attention to were I was going and fell over my clothing."



"Well," Miroku said. "Inuyasha? How do you want to punish him?"



"Actually, it was Kagome's clumsiness that caused the whole thing, so I think that we should punish her."



"What?" Kagome and Earth Boy said in unison.



"No," Earth Boy said, defensively. "I was my fault, please leave the lady alone. I didn't want you cause trouble."



"Inuyasha." Kagome whined. "Don't punish me. I'm going home tomorrow anyway."



"I have the perfect punishment!" Miroku cried. "Kagome, your punishment is that on Valentines day, you have to say here and be either this creature's Valentine, or Inuyasha's Valentine, or my Valentine."



"What? No!" She said.



"Well, why do you want to go home. You've said yourself that you don't like that Hojo guy. So why see him?"



"Its not that!" She pleaded. "Let me go home!"



Meanwhile, Earth Boy was so embarrassed that he was being used as a punishment, so he tried to sneak away, but Sango caught up with him first.



"Um... Mr. Earth Boy, I'm sorry on their behalf for how they treated you. You did nothing wrong, if you did take her, she would have been lying there, unconscious for hours. Actually, thank you."



"It was my pleasure," he assured her. And he was on his way.



"Kagome, fine. Miroku was being a moron, and since your lover boy is gone, and I guess that you don't want to stay with us, you can go home."



"Really?" He had never let her leave before.



"Yeah, because you don't want to be either of our Valentine, and why would we want you be your Valentine." Miroku said, trying to help but laying it on a little thick.



"Okay." She said cautiously. "I'm heading back to the well now."



"Yeah." Miroku said. "See if we care."



"Oh shut up, will you?" Inuyasha was annoyed.



They all walked her back to the well, and she lowered her self in, Inuyasha began mentally planning a trip of his own through the well.



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A/N: Hey~ does anyone know Earth Boy's real name? Does he have a real name? Whatever.

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