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You Promised Me Chapter 6 - Confession
Kagome started walking home with Atsutane, if they didn't start on their project soon, all that time would go to waste and Kagome would probably fail the grade.
Kagome insisted that her house had a lot of artifacts and old books for their history project, on the famous battles of east and western Japan. Her grandpa was bound to dig up some things for them.
"Mama, I'm home, Atsutane is here to work on our project!" Kagome yelled out as she stepped into her house.
Her mother came from the kitchen and stared at Atsutane, then Kagome. She didn't quite comprehend what was happening, but being a mother, knew better then saying anything.
"Hey Kagome! Inuyasha! You sure look different!" Souta exclaimed as he circled around Inuyasha, "So how long are you gonna stay -"
He was cut off by Kagome's mother, "Souta, don't you have some homework to do?"
He shook his head and tried to wriggle out of her grasp.
"Then go and watch some TV okay?" Kagome's mother told him, and forced him to nod.
Atsutane was utterly bewildered now, this sure was a strange family. And what is with the name Inuyasha? Kagome called him that at the library, but why? Was he the guy that she was reminded so much of?
* * *
Kagome's grandpa had came through with them. He found piles upon piles of old books for every subject they had to cover.
"Your grandpa has a lot of ancient texts, could I borrow some?" Atsutane asked as he started flipping through a book, "I've always been interested in the past."
"Sure, just ask him I guess." Kagome said without looking up from the book she was holding, "Oh look, I found some really good info., could you grab a pencil from the desk in my room, please?"
"Yea." He mumbled as he made his way to Kagome's desk. It was a mess from all the studying she did, how was he going to find a pencil in this crumble of papers?
He started opening and closing drawers looking under folders and papers.
Until he came across a picture. It was Kagome, a monk, a woman with a large boomerang. . .and. . .
"That's. . .um the person that you remind me so much about." Kagome said from her door, walking toward him and taking the picture and putting it back in its place.
"Who is he?"
"His name. . .was Inuyasha."
"Why are his clothes so old-fashioned, along with all the other people?"
"Do you want me to explain?"
He nodded.
"Promise me you won't think I'm lying or crazy, because it's the truth."
And so Kagome told them all about their adventures of the past. All the enemies they fought off side by side. However, she did not mention Kikyou, seeing that there was no need for that anyway. She had started vaguely about Inuyasha's background and moved onto more detail about the day that. . .
"His last words were a promise to me that. . .he'd. . .he'd come back to me someday." Kagome couldn't hold back the tears that were brimming since eternity, "And that's why it seems like I always want to be around you, because I couldn't tell you these things, and I didn't believe that you. . .you would believe"
Kagome cried freely and ended up in Atsutane's arms. This was for all those times, all those times that Inuyasha had broken her heart because of Kikyou, because of all the false hope he gave to her, and because his promise wasn't fulfilled as she had planned.
"I. . .I'm sorry!" she choked out as she realized that she was crying on him, "I don't care if you think I'm crazy, because you're here right now, and that's enough for me."
Atsutane was taken aback by all the information that she had just overloaded his mind with. And the weirdest thing was, that he believed everything that she had said. But he had a reason to believe her, a reason that he still hadn't told anybody.
"Don't worry, I believe you, really I do, I think that's all the studying we'll get in today." He smiled and laughed, "Why don't we go to my house on Friday, I'm sure I have a ton of books too."
Of course, this was the truth, but the real reason behind it is because he had to show Kagome who he really was.
* * *
Kagome and Atsutane had been the talk of the whole entire the school. The cute new boy and the quiet sick girl. They were practically a couple in everyone's eyes, they always talked between classes and managed to always get to school together.
But they were all just coincidences piled on to each other. Kagome was getting really sick of the rumors. None of them were true and it embarrassed her since people she didn't even know were starting to come up to her and ask to clarify a rumor.
"Atsutane! Help me up!" Kagome whispered harshly as an outstretched hand came down to pull her up, "We need to talk."
"Why?" he said lazily.
"Everyone thinks we're going out, the rumors are so wild, and it's ruining my social status!" she complained, leaning against the tree with her arms crossed.
"So let them believe it."
"But you don't understand, they're letting themselves believe all these things and ruining my reputation!"
"Then make them believe it."
"What do you mean. . .oh wait, are you. . .suggesting, oh no, that won't work"
"Why not? It'll explain why we're around each other that much anyway."
"Haha, Um. . .I think I'll have to think about it."
Kagome jumped out of the tree and ran as quick as she could to her locker.
'What the hell just happened there?' She thought as she replayed the words in her head.
'Maybe his promise wasn't that bad after all'
You Promised Me Chapter 6 - Confession
Kagome started walking home with Atsutane, if they didn't start on their project soon, all that time would go to waste and Kagome would probably fail the grade.
Kagome insisted that her house had a lot of artifacts and old books for their history project, on the famous battles of east and western Japan. Her grandpa was bound to dig up some things for them.
"Mama, I'm home, Atsutane is here to work on our project!" Kagome yelled out as she stepped into her house.
Her mother came from the kitchen and stared at Atsutane, then Kagome. She didn't quite comprehend what was happening, but being a mother, knew better then saying anything.
"Hey Kagome! Inuyasha! You sure look different!" Souta exclaimed as he circled around Inuyasha, "So how long are you gonna stay -"
He was cut off by Kagome's mother, "Souta, don't you have some homework to do?"
He shook his head and tried to wriggle out of her grasp.
"Then go and watch some TV okay?" Kagome's mother told him, and forced him to nod.
Atsutane was utterly bewildered now, this sure was a strange family. And what is with the name Inuyasha? Kagome called him that at the library, but why? Was he the guy that she was reminded so much of?
* * *
Kagome's grandpa had came through with them. He found piles upon piles of old books for every subject they had to cover.
"Your grandpa has a lot of ancient texts, could I borrow some?" Atsutane asked as he started flipping through a book, "I've always been interested in the past."
"Sure, just ask him I guess." Kagome said without looking up from the book she was holding, "Oh look, I found some really good info., could you grab a pencil from the desk in my room, please?"
"Yea." He mumbled as he made his way to Kagome's desk. It was a mess from all the studying she did, how was he going to find a pencil in this crumble of papers?
He started opening and closing drawers looking under folders and papers.
Until he came across a picture. It was Kagome, a monk, a woman with a large boomerang. . .and. . .
"That's. . .um the person that you remind me so much about." Kagome said from her door, walking toward him and taking the picture and putting it back in its place.
"Who is he?"
"His name. . .was Inuyasha."
"Why are his clothes so old-fashioned, along with all the other people?"
"Do you want me to explain?"
He nodded.
"Promise me you won't think I'm lying or crazy, because it's the truth."
And so Kagome told them all about their adventures of the past. All the enemies they fought off side by side. However, she did not mention Kikyou, seeing that there was no need for that anyway. She had started vaguely about Inuyasha's background and moved onto more detail about the day that. . .
"His last words were a promise to me that. . .he'd. . .he'd come back to me someday." Kagome couldn't hold back the tears that were brimming since eternity, "And that's why it seems like I always want to be around you, because I couldn't tell you these things, and I didn't believe that you. . .you would believe"
Kagome cried freely and ended up in Atsutane's arms. This was for all those times, all those times that Inuyasha had broken her heart because of Kikyou, because of all the false hope he gave to her, and because his promise wasn't fulfilled as she had planned.
"I. . .I'm sorry!" she choked out as she realized that she was crying on him, "I don't care if you think I'm crazy, because you're here right now, and that's enough for me."
Atsutane was taken aback by all the information that she had just overloaded his mind with. And the weirdest thing was, that he believed everything that she had said. But he had a reason to believe her, a reason that he still hadn't told anybody.
"Don't worry, I believe you, really I do, I think that's all the studying we'll get in today." He smiled and laughed, "Why don't we go to my house on Friday, I'm sure I have a ton of books too."
Of course, this was the truth, but the real reason behind it is because he had to show Kagome who he really was.
* * *
Kagome and Atsutane had been the talk of the whole entire the school. The cute new boy and the quiet sick girl. They were practically a couple in everyone's eyes, they always talked between classes and managed to always get to school together.
But they were all just coincidences piled on to each other. Kagome was getting really sick of the rumors. None of them were true and it embarrassed her since people she didn't even know were starting to come up to her and ask to clarify a rumor.
"Atsutane! Help me up!" Kagome whispered harshly as an outstretched hand came down to pull her up, "We need to talk."
"Why?" he said lazily.
"Everyone thinks we're going out, the rumors are so wild, and it's ruining my social status!" she complained, leaning against the tree with her arms crossed.
"So let them believe it."
"But you don't understand, they're letting themselves believe all these things and ruining my reputation!"
"Then make them believe it."
"What do you mean. . .oh wait, are you. . .suggesting, oh no, that won't work"
"Why not? It'll explain why we're around each other that much anyway."
"Haha, Um. . .I think I'll have to think about it."
Kagome jumped out of the tree and ran as quick as she could to her locker.
'What the hell just happened there?' She thought as she replayed the words in her head.
'Maybe his promise wasn't that bad after all'