AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING!!!! BEEN REALLY BUSY WITH SCHOOL! AND VOLLEYBALL! AND DANCE! AND BABYSITTING!
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Chapter 6
The previous day at the café was…interesting, shall we say. Kagome had been introduced to someone new, Koga. And the whole time, he stared at her and was practically…overprotective of her. That creeped everyone out. In fact, one time it sounded as if he was her boyfriend.
So today at school, Kagome was attempting to avoid the guy. Sure she'd wondered who the admirer was ever since Sango told her, but…still.
She ran into Inuyasha on the way to biology. "Hey, Inuyasha!" she called running up beside him. "How are ya?"
Inuyasha gave her a blank stare. "…Hi?" he said confusedly.
"You ready for practice after school? I mean, of course you are, you're mister superstar athlete," Kagome babbled. "Then there's me, miss uncoordinated geeky Kagome." The girl sighed. She then realized there was no one next to her. Oh great…it looks like I'm talking to my self… Kagome was red, and saw a few of the curious glances she got from kids.
The…she saw HIM. The person she DIDN'T want to see.
"Hey, Kagome!" Koga shouted over the crowd. "What's happenin?" he asked putting his arm around her shoulder.
Kagome was suddenly nervous and embarrassed. "Nothing…" she said uncomfortably. "But listen," Kagome said sneaking out of the guys grip. "I have to get to class." The embarrassed girl quickly walked off to her room. Why is he suddenly paying so much attention to me? What did I ever do? He's not…no…he can't be…can he? Kagome shrugged it off and sat down in her desk.
There were about 5 minutes left before class started, so Kagome relaxed in her seat a little. She leaned back and watched what the other kids were doing.
What caught her attention the most was her super bestest friend, Kikyo sitting on Inuyasha's lap! The nerve of the girl! Kagome mentally yelled. Using him like he likes her…slut… Kagome thought.
"Kagome?!"
"Hm?" The girl snapped out of her little world. Sango was waving her hands in front of Kagome.
"Sheesh! I thought you were dead to the world there for a second!" Sango sat down in her desk in front of Kagome.
Kagome was still ignoring Sango. She was busy glaring death daggers at Kikyo. For what reason, she didn't know. But she somehow envied that girl. The way Inuyasha had his hands around her waist, the way people crowded around to hear her talk, the way she could smile at Inuyasha, and he'd just smirk back-like he was sarcastically trying to say "Leave me alone". But no matter what, those two were like…perfect to any one. The audience Kikyo had drawn to her was pretty much the whole class. They were saying some sort of joke, because everyone was laughing. The Kikyo looked at Kagome and stared long and hard at the girl eying her. That sent chills up and down Kagome's back.
The class's attention was averted to Ms. Singu, the teacher, spoke up. "Class. Sit down this instant. You have all been told day after day this should not happen.
"But let's begin, shall we?"
Kagome took a deep breath once she exited biology. Ms. Singu was certainly strict! Their homework pile sure wouldn't be going down too soon either.
The exhausted girl was about to turn the corner when she heard her name.
"…yea, Higurashi. That's her." Some boy said.
"Heh, isn't she geeky? I mean, have you seen her play basketball? She sucks!" another said.
"Yea, she's always doing homework too. I mean, have you ever seen her look up at something like, maybe the wall?" yet another one chimed in.
But the next voice was the one that hurt her…The one that made her heart turn…The one that caused a tear to form in the corner of her eye. "Geeze. She acts like I like her. It's annoying sometimes! I wish she'd leave me alone…" …Inuyasha. The one who'd saved her just days ago from the pushover, Naraku. The same one who'd been the only one brave enough to visit her in the hospital the few hours she was in there. How? Why? When had he become so black hearted towards a single girl?.
Kagome turned and ran. She didn't care now if she was late for class, or in that case, missed it in its entirety. Her own friend had just turned on her.
The girl landed in the bathroom. She narrowly missed a few girls coming out, but she didn't care. All she wanted was to get away from the world.
The previous week was going so well, too. She'd gone from no friends, to at least a few. But to hear just one say something like that was very hurtful.
Kagome didn't come out for the last bell. She heard talking and chattering go on just outside the stall door of her haven. She'd even heard a few of Kikyo's snide remarks.
"Yea, that girl has it coming. She's so annoying. And to think, she ran off when she heard her little friend talk about her."
"You mean, she's that low?" an accomplice to Kikyo said.
"Yea. *sigh* It's SO sad to say, isn't it? Come on, let's go." The leader said walking out, leaving the unknown girl silence to her self.
Kagome stood up and left the building. Practice was going to wait. Or she'd just quit. Not that she'd care what the coach would do to her. But Sango thought otherwise. "KAGOME!" The girl just kept on walking. "Kagome wait! Aren't you going to stay for practice?"
"I'm going home. I can't stand this school." Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, but the were never released.
"Please, just come to practice? For me?" Sango pleaded stopping them both in the middle of the parking lot.
Kagome processed the offer. "Fine. But only if I get to go home right afterwards."
"Thank you!" Sango dragged Kagome back into the building to get dressed for practice.
"Ok, sissy's. Free throw shooting. I want 10 before you leave." Coach Maru bellowed, tossing a ball in Inuyasha's direction. "Start us off, Yomitsu."
Inuyasha walked up the free throw line, and the rest of the two teams lined up at different baskets. Sure enough, Inuyasha had 10 for 10. Miroku was close with 10 for 12. Sango was right up there with the guys with 10 for 13. Even Koga wasn't looking too bad with 10 for 12.
…Then for Kagome…
"Higurashi, get your sorry hide over here!" Maru bellowed.
Kagome ran as fast as her aching body allowed her. "Yea?" She asked out of breath.
"…Look. I can see you try. But you're going to need some help in bringing out the athlete you want to be." Maru tried to give a reassuring smile, but only succeeded in scaring the life out of Kagome. "I'm going to have you practice on most days with…" The coach looked around for a suitable player… "Yomitsu there."
INUYASHA?! AS A PERSONAL COACH?!
The hanyou's ears twitched in the direction his name was said. He gave a groan, but ignored the two coaches. Just what he'd always wanted. To help a girl that didn't even know what a basketball was.
"Yomitsu's the best we got. Why, just last year, he took the team to the finals and won, leaving those other losers in the dust." Bumarotu explained. "Inuyasha!" he yelled, motion the half demon to come over.
Reluctantly, he came over. "What?" he asked really pissed off.
"You're going to be helping Higurashi here on her game. I expect you to do a good job?!" Bumarotu threatened.
"Fine. Whatever. Just don't make me practice with that wench in practice too. Out of this place is bad enough…" Inuyasha said going back to his game.
Bumarotu chuckled. "Yea, he'll open up. Trust me. I've seen it."
Maru spoke, "I've got hopes for you Higurashi! I see it in you!"
But deep down, Kagome knew, she was never destined to be a basketball player. She would find what she did best…and master it so well, it put all others who participated to shame. But what that was, she didn't know.
Kagome was showered after practice and dressed, leaving the locker rooms. She was about to walk out when a message across the school bulletin board caught her attention. The school sing and dance group. Now there's something I could try… Kagome thought, smiling as she left the building.
Kagome walked in the front doors of her house. "I'm home!" she called taking off her shoes and starting up the stairs, taking her homework with her.
"KAGOME HIGURASHI! YOU GET DOWN HERE THIS VERY INSTANT!" Her mother yelled.
Oh no…what did I do now? Kagome slowly made her way in to the living room, where her mother sat, but now stood up. "What?"
"Where have you been? I've been waiting 3 hours for you to get home!" the older woman screamed at her daughter.
"Basketball practice, like yesterday?" Kagome explained.
"You are supposed to tell me things like this young lady! Leave a worried mother at home! I'd at least expect a call to tell me where you are. You're grounded. And you won't leave your room for anything for the next 3 days! GOT THAT?"
"Mom! Chill! How am I supposed to go to school?" Kagome yelled, throwing her books down and stomping over to her mother.
"You aren't. You're suffering the punishment you deserve! Now go! Before I make it worse!" Miss Higurashi yelled, threatening with a hand to slap her daughter.
Kagome turned and ran up stairs. Great! Now what am I supposed to do?! If I leave, she'll kill me when I get home! I can't stay here! Kagome flung herself on her bed. "Why can't I do anything around here?" she cried into her pillow. "Stupid Sota gets everything. All the privileges, everything. He's the spoiled brat that's the lazy one, not me. So why am I the one who takes all the blame and punishment for what goes on around here?!"
The angry girl cried herself to sleep that night. She knew she wasn't going anywhere in the morning, and even if she tried to escape, when her mother found her, her life would go from a bad dream to a nightmare. So she just lay on her bed, with tear stained eyes, and an occasional sniff. The next few days of her life would be miserable, long, and torture.
But there were bright sides to it all. She wouldn't be directly at school. She would never have to see that arrogant jerk, Inuyasha for the next few days. And so many other blessings in disguise.
What the sleeping girl didn't know was she had a person right this second thinking about her. A certain boy at school…
Kagome, when I first met you…I knew you were meant for me. Sure I may have seemed like an idiot at first, even when we did start out on the wrong foot.
But you were meant to at least give me a chance. No matter what that jerk says about you. I won't play you, unlike what HE would do…all that jerk cares about is taking you for himself, but I wouldn't be that way. I'd treat you right…and protect you…
And I will ask you to the dance…somehow…I'll ask you before that moron does.
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A/N: LIKE I SAID! SORRY! BEEN TOO FRICKIN BUSY!
So, who is it?! Like der, you know…
And don't' worry! Things look hopeless for Kagome right now, but really, they'll get better, trust me!!!!!
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