Here we go! The last update before I start tallying the votes/reviews! This
is your last chance to pick the order of the fic updates! *Whew!* It's hard
work to switch from story to story, but it's really fun. And you know what
*cough cough* there's like *cough cough* THREE more I want to start!!!!!
What is WRONG with me! One's a CIA one I'm gonna cowrite with a friend, and
another is one I just have a small idea about and the third is (what else)
a MAJOR angsty one called Soulless Perfection. I guess we'll see. Grrr..
MUST HAVE SELF CONTROL. DO NOT START ANY MORE FICS! Dude! Oh well, enjoy!
OH!
I almost forgot
I DID write the song in the last chapter. I'm so glad you liked it! I had thought of the line "do you see me when you look at my face" for something else, not an Inuyasha song, but it worked so well, I decided to modify it. Hehehe. Silent Screams is gonna have one I wrote too called "Empty Eyes" but it probably won't be for a couple more chapters.
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"Hey Kagome!" Jason appeared behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and resting his chin on her shoulder. The two had been meeting at school early on the days Kagome had told him she'd come no matter how 'sick' she was feeling.
"Hey Jason!" She turned, smiling. "Care to join me for breakfast?" She motioned towards the pack of powdered doughnuts resting on her backpack. "I didn't have time for a real one this morning. I slept in and it was breakfast or you. And I chose you!" She blushed as she said the words. He said things like that to her all the time, but for her to say them to him made her feel like a flirt even though he was her boyfriend.
"Doughnuts?" He wrinkled his nose. "They're really not the best for you, Kagome. Everybody eats them in America, which probably contributes to the overwhelming number of fat people there. Are you sure you want to do that to yourself?"
She stared at him. "Are you calling me fat?" She tried to sound outraged, but she couldn't hide the sudden rush of insecurities that overwhelmed her.
"Or course not. I love you just the way you are! But I want YOU to be happy, and I know you wouldn't be happy if you couldn't fit into your school uniform one morning." He looked at her with such concern. . . she couldn't be mad at him.
"What am I supposed to do about breakfast?" She asked. "The vending machine doesn't exactly have bacon and eggs."
He laughed. "I guess not. But you know, it's not a bad idea to skip one or two meals a day. My old girlfriend ate all the time, she didn't care what it did to her body." He hugged her tight. "You're so much better than her Kagome, sometimes I don't know what I ever saw in her." He whispered in her ear. "And I love you so much, I have to be honest with you. You're gorgeous now, but if you lost a few pounds, think how jealous everyone would be of me. You're already perfect, but it's always good to push the boundaries! And I know you can do it!"
Some part of her brain told her that he should NOT be telling her to lose weight, especially since she was skinnier than all of her friends, but that voice was drowned out with the sound of his words. *You're gorgeous. . . I love you so much. . . . You're already perfect. . . . I know you can do it!* Kagome pulled away slightly, and smiled up at him.
"Whatever it takes Jason, I'll make you proud!"
He laughed and kissed the top of her head. "You make me proud every time I see you, I don't see how I can stand to be any more proud, but I'm sure you'll make me."
She flushed in pleasure. "Are we still meeting for lunch?"
He groaned. "I can't! My stupid History teacher thinks I was cheating on a test, so I have to retake it during lunch."
"How annoying!" Kagome hastened to take his side. "I can't believe she would accuse you of that!"
He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, tell me about it. But I'll take you home after school, k?"
"Sure!" She blushed slightly as he leaned down to kiss her. "I'll wait for you in the front."
He waved. "Love you!"
She blushed again and waved back. He said it all the time, but it still made her heart flutter. But for some reason, she had never been able to say it back to him. She had never been able to force the words out of her mouth. Maybe she just needed more time.
*********~~~~~~~~~~~Lunch*************~~~~~~~~
"Kagome!" One of her friends squealed. "Look at what they're serving for lunch today!"
Obligingly, she glanced over at her friend's tray. "Looks great!" And it did. It looked really really great. But it also looked really really unhealthy. And hadn't Jason said one or TWO meals a day? She didn't want to settle for perfect, she wanted to push the boundaries, just like he'd said.
"Well, aren't you getting any?" Her friends all looked at her expectantly.
"Nah." She shrugged. "I'm not very hungry." That was a lie. She was starving.
They nodded sympathetically. "It's because you're always sick, isn't it? Are you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine, I just don't feel up to eating right now." She put on a brave smile for her friends. "You guys go ahead though."
They all began to eat, when one of them stopped suddenly. "Hey, where's Jason today? Doesn't he always eat with you?"
She shrugged. "Yeah, but he had to do something for teacher." He did, he had to retake a test for a teacher. It wasn't HER fault if the way she'd said it made him sound better.
"Which means I can talk to you today?" They all turned around to see Hojo standing behind Kagome's seat.
"What do you mean? You can always talk to me."
"Not according to your boyfriend." Hojo took a seat next to her.
"He knows I only like you as a friend, but he's just so protective." *Like Inuyasha* a small voice whispered, but she shrugged it off. Not like Inuyasha. Inuyasha protected her because she was a shard detector, not for any other reason. End of story.
"That's so sweet!" Her friends all swooned. Kagome and Hojo sweatdropped.
"Anyway, how have you been?" She turned her attention back to the boy next to her. "It's been a long time since we've talked."
"I'm good. Nothing interesting's happened. What about you?"
Her friends all jumped in. "She's feeling a little sick!"
"She's not eating lunch today!"
"She's nauseous!"
"And she looks so pale!"
"And-"
All it took was a twitching Kagome to shut them up.
"I'm fine." She insisted, smiling at Hojo. "Just a little queasiness. Nothing serious."
"It's not good to skip meals though, are you sure you can't eat anything?" He actually looked concerned.
"I'm fine." She repeated. "It's okay to skip one or two meals, ya know."
Everyone stared at her. Where had she gotten THAT ridiculous notion?
"Kagome." A low voice came from behind her. They all looked up to see a not so pleased Jason.
"Hey!" She smiled brightly, than frowned. "What's wrong?"
"Can I talk to you privately?" He gripped her arm painfully.
"Uh, yeah. Sure." She followed him, her friends watching in confusion. He didn't stop until they were in an empty hallway. "What's up?"
"What's up?" He demanded. "How can you ask that! I finish my test early, head to lunch, excited to get to eat with you, and I see you sitting next to another guy! I thought you loved me Kagome!"
"Jason! It wasn't like that! Hojo and I haven't talked in awhile, we just wanted to catch up!"
"How do you think that makes me feel? You're MY girlfriend. It hurts me to see you with other guys!" The grip on her arm tightened, and Kagome winced.
"Look, Jason, I'm sorry, okay! I didn't think it would hurt you so bad!"
"That's right, you didn't think!"
"I said I was sorry!" Her eyes softened. "I didn't eat lunch today." She smiled at him. "I know you want me to be better than that."
"Really?" He removed his hand from her bruising arm.
"Really!" She forced herself not to rub it until he was gone. "You're right, I should push the boundaries. Not because I'm great, but because I want you to be happy!"
He wrapped her in a tight hug. "I love you Kagome."
"I'm really sorry." She whispered into his shirt.
"It's okay, I forgive you."
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Okay, I'm ending it kinda early here. The next chapter will have Kagome back in the past, and what'll they think of her changes? And I think the "I forgive you" is ominous. It could just be me though. What do you guys think of Jason now? Lol. I'll update soon! Don't forget to review the ones you want to be updated!!! I'll be tallying them tonight or tomorrow!
;o)
OH!
I almost forgot
I DID write the song in the last chapter. I'm so glad you liked it! I had thought of the line "do you see me when you look at my face" for something else, not an Inuyasha song, but it worked so well, I decided to modify it. Hehehe. Silent Screams is gonna have one I wrote too called "Empty Eyes" but it probably won't be for a couple more chapters.
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"Hey Kagome!" Jason appeared behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and resting his chin on her shoulder. The two had been meeting at school early on the days Kagome had told him she'd come no matter how 'sick' she was feeling.
"Hey Jason!" She turned, smiling. "Care to join me for breakfast?" She motioned towards the pack of powdered doughnuts resting on her backpack. "I didn't have time for a real one this morning. I slept in and it was breakfast or you. And I chose you!" She blushed as she said the words. He said things like that to her all the time, but for her to say them to him made her feel like a flirt even though he was her boyfriend.
"Doughnuts?" He wrinkled his nose. "They're really not the best for you, Kagome. Everybody eats them in America, which probably contributes to the overwhelming number of fat people there. Are you sure you want to do that to yourself?"
She stared at him. "Are you calling me fat?" She tried to sound outraged, but she couldn't hide the sudden rush of insecurities that overwhelmed her.
"Or course not. I love you just the way you are! But I want YOU to be happy, and I know you wouldn't be happy if you couldn't fit into your school uniform one morning." He looked at her with such concern. . . she couldn't be mad at him.
"What am I supposed to do about breakfast?" She asked. "The vending machine doesn't exactly have bacon and eggs."
He laughed. "I guess not. But you know, it's not a bad idea to skip one or two meals a day. My old girlfriend ate all the time, she didn't care what it did to her body." He hugged her tight. "You're so much better than her Kagome, sometimes I don't know what I ever saw in her." He whispered in her ear. "And I love you so much, I have to be honest with you. You're gorgeous now, but if you lost a few pounds, think how jealous everyone would be of me. You're already perfect, but it's always good to push the boundaries! And I know you can do it!"
Some part of her brain told her that he should NOT be telling her to lose weight, especially since she was skinnier than all of her friends, but that voice was drowned out with the sound of his words. *You're gorgeous. . . I love you so much. . . . You're already perfect. . . . I know you can do it!* Kagome pulled away slightly, and smiled up at him.
"Whatever it takes Jason, I'll make you proud!"
He laughed and kissed the top of her head. "You make me proud every time I see you, I don't see how I can stand to be any more proud, but I'm sure you'll make me."
She flushed in pleasure. "Are we still meeting for lunch?"
He groaned. "I can't! My stupid History teacher thinks I was cheating on a test, so I have to retake it during lunch."
"How annoying!" Kagome hastened to take his side. "I can't believe she would accuse you of that!"
He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, tell me about it. But I'll take you home after school, k?"
"Sure!" She blushed slightly as he leaned down to kiss her. "I'll wait for you in the front."
He waved. "Love you!"
She blushed again and waved back. He said it all the time, but it still made her heart flutter. But for some reason, she had never been able to say it back to him. She had never been able to force the words out of her mouth. Maybe she just needed more time.
*********~~~~~~~~~~~Lunch*************~~~~~~~~
"Kagome!" One of her friends squealed. "Look at what they're serving for lunch today!"
Obligingly, she glanced over at her friend's tray. "Looks great!" And it did. It looked really really great. But it also looked really really unhealthy. And hadn't Jason said one or TWO meals a day? She didn't want to settle for perfect, she wanted to push the boundaries, just like he'd said.
"Well, aren't you getting any?" Her friends all looked at her expectantly.
"Nah." She shrugged. "I'm not very hungry." That was a lie. She was starving.
They nodded sympathetically. "It's because you're always sick, isn't it? Are you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine, I just don't feel up to eating right now." She put on a brave smile for her friends. "You guys go ahead though."
They all began to eat, when one of them stopped suddenly. "Hey, where's Jason today? Doesn't he always eat with you?"
She shrugged. "Yeah, but he had to do something for teacher." He did, he had to retake a test for a teacher. It wasn't HER fault if the way she'd said it made him sound better.
"Which means I can talk to you today?" They all turned around to see Hojo standing behind Kagome's seat.
"What do you mean? You can always talk to me."
"Not according to your boyfriend." Hojo took a seat next to her.
"He knows I only like you as a friend, but he's just so protective." *Like Inuyasha* a small voice whispered, but she shrugged it off. Not like Inuyasha. Inuyasha protected her because she was a shard detector, not for any other reason. End of story.
"That's so sweet!" Her friends all swooned. Kagome and Hojo sweatdropped.
"Anyway, how have you been?" She turned her attention back to the boy next to her. "It's been a long time since we've talked."
"I'm good. Nothing interesting's happened. What about you?"
Her friends all jumped in. "She's feeling a little sick!"
"She's not eating lunch today!"
"She's nauseous!"
"And she looks so pale!"
"And-"
All it took was a twitching Kagome to shut them up.
"I'm fine." She insisted, smiling at Hojo. "Just a little queasiness. Nothing serious."
"It's not good to skip meals though, are you sure you can't eat anything?" He actually looked concerned.
"I'm fine." She repeated. "It's okay to skip one or two meals, ya know."
Everyone stared at her. Where had she gotten THAT ridiculous notion?
"Kagome." A low voice came from behind her. They all looked up to see a not so pleased Jason.
"Hey!" She smiled brightly, than frowned. "What's wrong?"
"Can I talk to you privately?" He gripped her arm painfully.
"Uh, yeah. Sure." She followed him, her friends watching in confusion. He didn't stop until they were in an empty hallway. "What's up?"
"What's up?" He demanded. "How can you ask that! I finish my test early, head to lunch, excited to get to eat with you, and I see you sitting next to another guy! I thought you loved me Kagome!"
"Jason! It wasn't like that! Hojo and I haven't talked in awhile, we just wanted to catch up!"
"How do you think that makes me feel? You're MY girlfriend. It hurts me to see you with other guys!" The grip on her arm tightened, and Kagome winced.
"Look, Jason, I'm sorry, okay! I didn't think it would hurt you so bad!"
"That's right, you didn't think!"
"I said I was sorry!" Her eyes softened. "I didn't eat lunch today." She smiled at him. "I know you want me to be better than that."
"Really?" He removed his hand from her bruising arm.
"Really!" She forced herself not to rub it until he was gone. "You're right, I should push the boundaries. Not because I'm great, but because I want you to be happy!"
He wrapped her in a tight hug. "I love you Kagome."
"I'm really sorry." She whispered into his shirt.
"It's okay, I forgive you."
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Okay, I'm ending it kinda early here. The next chapter will have Kagome back in the past, and what'll they think of her changes? And I think the "I forgive you" is ominous. It could just be me though. What do you guys think of Jason now? Lol. I'll update soon! Don't forget to review the ones you want to be updated!!! I'll be tallying them tonight or tomorrow!
;o)