Chapter Nine
Inuyasha woke up at sunrise and it was now 10:00 when Miroku woke up to find Inuyasha at the kitchen table drinking a cappuccino. Miroku yawned, "What are you doing up?"
"Don't you know what time it is? You were supposed to be up 2 hours ago."
"It's 10:00?" Miroku rubbed his eyes.
"Yeah, and- oh well."
Miroku ran off to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready. Inuyasha went to his room to change. He came out with a pair of jeans and a loose, navy blue shirt. Miroku went ad got dressed in blue jeans and a purple t- shirt, and went to the restaurant.
At the girls' apartment, Kagome was sitting in the living room thinking about what she would do about her problem while waiting for Sango to get dressed. 'I mean I like him and all, but I'm not supposed, too, much less than begin to fall for him! And I can't tell Sango that because she thinks it's all an act that I'm being nice to him. ARGH! Why does it have to be so hard? Why did he have to be such a jerk in high school? Why did I even meet him and have a crush for him in high school?!'
Sango came out and then they went over to the restaurant. "Hi everyone, I can't stay long today. I have to pick up my little brother, Kohaku, from the nearby airport. "Sango said waiting for everyone else's reply.
"Well, I have to work at the department store today, but I'm going to quit the night of grand opening. So ja ne!" Miroku waved and left with Sango then went their separate ways.
"Well, I guess it's just us today." Inuyasha said and put his arm around Kagome's shoulders.
"Yeah, the tables and flowers should arrive today." Kagome said then let herself free from Inuyasha's arm and went over to sit at the bar.
"What's wrong, Kagome? I know something's troubling you. I have a way of telling."
"Oh, do you really? We've only known each other for 5 days and have been a couple for 4 days, and you think you can tell when something is upsetting me or not?"
"Yep. So what's wrong? I can tell if you're lying or not also."
"Sure you can."
"I can. So tell me, what's wrong."
"It's nothing, it's just that-" The door opened and Kikyo walked up to them.
"What do you want now, Kikyo? "Inuyasha said in an irritated way.
"Don't worry; I'm not here to make any trouble for you. Can I just talk to you alone?" Kikyo said waving her hand in a motion to show no matter.
"No, Kagome can-"
"It's ok Inuyasha, the tables are here. So I'll just go outside to leave you two alone to talk while I go check on the tables." Kagome objected and left with a clip board in her hand. She left them alone and tried to listen in but she couldn't, she could only see them.
"So what did you want to say to me?" Inuyasha said.
"I just realized where I had heard her name before," Kikyo took a yearbook out of her book bag and flipped to a page with Kagome's picture in it and pointed to it, "It's her, its Kaggie the caterpillar. Remember? We used to make fun of her all the time. Didn't you recognize her when you met her?"
Inuyasha held the yearbook and took a closer look. "It... is... her." He mouthed.
"Yeah, you see? Don't you just hate her now? Don't you want to come back to me?"
"Is this what it is all about!? Kikyo, I don't want to be with you!"
"Even after you know who she really is?"
"I don't care who she is! I'm even lucky that she gave me a second chance after what we did to her in high school!"
"But-"
"Ok, you know what? You can't come to the grand opening; you can't even be a part of my life anymore ok? So just leave."
Kagome turned around to look at the window and was shocked. She dropped everything and ran home. Inuyasha hugged Kikyo and Kagome got the wrong impression. She saw what didn't happen. Kikyo hugged Inuyasha and he had pushed away. Kagome didn't see that. She ran home in tears. 'Why do I even care?! Why do I care if Inuyasha's going to go back to Kikyo? It's not like I love him!' Kagome thought, 'Do I?' Sango was already home from the airport and before she went in, she dried her tears so that Sango didn't know how that she actually cared if Inuyasha still had feelings for Kikyo. Kagome slammed the door open.
"Shh, Kohaku's asleep in my room. What's wrong, Kagome?" Sango said.
"Nothing, I'm just going to go to the other side of town for a while, ok?"
"Ok, just be back for the grand opening."
"No, I'm not going."
"Why not?!"
"I'm just not, I have my reasons."
"Ok, if you're not going then neither am I."
"No, you go have fun."
"Well, I can't if you aren't there. Besides, I already set a babysitter for Kohaku so I have the night off."
"Well, I'll be gone for the rest of tonight, if you need me just reach me on my cell."
"Alright, I see you're upset about something. You go relax; I'll take care of things around here."
"Thanks Sango." Kagome said then left at 5:00 and walk toward the subway.
Inuyasha woke up at sunrise and it was now 10:00 when Miroku woke up to find Inuyasha at the kitchen table drinking a cappuccino. Miroku yawned, "What are you doing up?"
"Don't you know what time it is? You were supposed to be up 2 hours ago."
"It's 10:00?" Miroku rubbed his eyes.
"Yeah, and- oh well."
Miroku ran off to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready. Inuyasha went to his room to change. He came out with a pair of jeans and a loose, navy blue shirt. Miroku went ad got dressed in blue jeans and a purple t- shirt, and went to the restaurant.
At the girls' apartment, Kagome was sitting in the living room thinking about what she would do about her problem while waiting for Sango to get dressed. 'I mean I like him and all, but I'm not supposed, too, much less than begin to fall for him! And I can't tell Sango that because she thinks it's all an act that I'm being nice to him. ARGH! Why does it have to be so hard? Why did he have to be such a jerk in high school? Why did I even meet him and have a crush for him in high school?!'
Sango came out and then they went over to the restaurant. "Hi everyone, I can't stay long today. I have to pick up my little brother, Kohaku, from the nearby airport. "Sango said waiting for everyone else's reply.
"Well, I have to work at the department store today, but I'm going to quit the night of grand opening. So ja ne!" Miroku waved and left with Sango then went their separate ways.
"Well, I guess it's just us today." Inuyasha said and put his arm around Kagome's shoulders.
"Yeah, the tables and flowers should arrive today." Kagome said then let herself free from Inuyasha's arm and went over to sit at the bar.
"What's wrong, Kagome? I know something's troubling you. I have a way of telling."
"Oh, do you really? We've only known each other for 5 days and have been a couple for 4 days, and you think you can tell when something is upsetting me or not?"
"Yep. So what's wrong? I can tell if you're lying or not also."
"Sure you can."
"I can. So tell me, what's wrong."
"It's nothing, it's just that-" The door opened and Kikyo walked up to them.
"What do you want now, Kikyo? "Inuyasha said in an irritated way.
"Don't worry; I'm not here to make any trouble for you. Can I just talk to you alone?" Kikyo said waving her hand in a motion to show no matter.
"No, Kagome can-"
"It's ok Inuyasha, the tables are here. So I'll just go outside to leave you two alone to talk while I go check on the tables." Kagome objected and left with a clip board in her hand. She left them alone and tried to listen in but she couldn't, she could only see them.
"So what did you want to say to me?" Inuyasha said.
"I just realized where I had heard her name before," Kikyo took a yearbook out of her book bag and flipped to a page with Kagome's picture in it and pointed to it, "It's her, its Kaggie the caterpillar. Remember? We used to make fun of her all the time. Didn't you recognize her when you met her?"
Inuyasha held the yearbook and took a closer look. "It... is... her." He mouthed.
"Yeah, you see? Don't you just hate her now? Don't you want to come back to me?"
"Is this what it is all about!? Kikyo, I don't want to be with you!"
"Even after you know who she really is?"
"I don't care who she is! I'm even lucky that she gave me a second chance after what we did to her in high school!"
"But-"
"Ok, you know what? You can't come to the grand opening; you can't even be a part of my life anymore ok? So just leave."
Kagome turned around to look at the window and was shocked. She dropped everything and ran home. Inuyasha hugged Kikyo and Kagome got the wrong impression. She saw what didn't happen. Kikyo hugged Inuyasha and he had pushed away. Kagome didn't see that. She ran home in tears. 'Why do I even care?! Why do I care if Inuyasha's going to go back to Kikyo? It's not like I love him!' Kagome thought, 'Do I?' Sango was already home from the airport and before she went in, she dried her tears so that Sango didn't know how that she actually cared if Inuyasha still had feelings for Kikyo. Kagome slammed the door open.
"Shh, Kohaku's asleep in my room. What's wrong, Kagome?" Sango said.
"Nothing, I'm just going to go to the other side of town for a while, ok?"
"Ok, just be back for the grand opening."
"No, I'm not going."
"Why not?!"
"I'm just not, I have my reasons."
"Ok, if you're not going then neither am I."
"No, you go have fun."
"Well, I can't if you aren't there. Besides, I already set a babysitter for Kohaku so I have the night off."
"Well, I'll be gone for the rest of tonight, if you need me just reach me on my cell."
"Alright, I see you're upset about something. You go relax; I'll take care of things around here."
"Thanks Sango." Kagome said then left at 5:00 and walk toward the subway.