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last chapter... * starts drooling * oh... Inu Yasha in red silk boxers... * cough
* sorry bout that... * wipes drool off keyboard *
"A Hanyou in the Heart" by Inu Faceness
Chapter Eight: The Formidable Question
Kagome work up early Friday morning. After being walked home by her biggest crush in the entire world, she was hardly able to sleep. She just stayed up half the night, reflecting on what he had looked like, what he wore, even what he smelled like. The scene would replay in her head. Stray hairs from his bangs and long flowing silver mane moving with the wind. The way his shirt would get tighter when the breeze came by. The way his lips...
"Whoa," Kagome said, trying to rid her mind of that last thought. 'No need going there.' She stood in front of her body length mirror her grandfather had given her for her seventeenth birthday. She straightened out her school uniform and smiled happily. "Ok, girl. This is the last day of the week, it's early out, and you are going to the mall tomorrow." She glanced at her watch. "And you're gonna be late walking with your friends!!" She grabbed her book bag from its spot beside her door. Kagome ran out of the house, saying goodbye to her mother, grandfather, and brother.
Kagome sat on the steps to her home, arching her back in a stretch. She looked at her watch. 'They're late...' she thought, standing. Her feet skipped every other step as she jogged down to the sidewalk. 'Where are they?' She threw her arms in the air, taking in a deep breath. What could Rin, Sango, and Miroku have to do on an early out Friday?
She continued down the street and came upon the schoolyard. She looked on as students from 'Student Council' taped up posters. Then, Kagome remembered. All three of them had joined 'STUCO celebration comity' this year. 'And,' she thought, walking up to a poster, 'looks like they are gonna be busy with graduation.' She put her hand on the paper, running a finger along the girl's dress. There was a dance right afterwards and this picture was advertising outfits.
The schoolgirl sighed heavily. Graduation was two months away, almost exactly to the day. She wanted to go with one guy...but she didn't have the courage to ask him. Kagome stopped her musings and headed toward the school.
~*~(Damn boring school... gonna cheat you guys out of it again. Sorry.)~*~
Inu Yasha lazily walked down the hallway to his locker. Kids rushed by, talking loudly and running into others. School just wasn't anyone's choice place (A/N: isn't that the truth!). He arrived at the metal door and spun the lock. Absentmindedly, the combination was put in and he opened the locker. He shoved all but his FST book in. 'Damn, that Ms. Tyler's the devil.' He shut his locker quietly and turned to leave when he heard a weak cough.
He slowly turned around, his hair casually falling past his shoulders. His dog-like ears perked over to the girls standing behind him. They all looked like juniors, maybe a few seniors, Inu Yasha didn't really care. There were five of them, a tall brunette girl in front of the rest, her dark eyes squarely on him. She smiled and started to talk.
"Hey, Inu Yasha."
"Hey," it took him a split second to remember this girl's name. His hesitation wasn't noticed in the least, "Merinch. Wassup?"
"I was just wondering if you'd," she sent a sparing glance to her fellow 'girlfriends' and continued, "like to go out with me tomorrow." This girl was well prepared for asking. She didn't stutter and kept most of her sight on him. Inu Yasha, however, had his sight lightly on a girl across the way.
"Hey, Merinch," he said, smiling down at her, "I like ya and all, but I just don't think we know each other enough to go out." He held his hand out. "Still friends though, right?"
Disappointment was evident on her face, but she was gland that he had made the gesture. Miroku walked up beside them as she nodded happily and shook his hand. She and all her friends walked away.
"What was that?" Miroku asked, watching them intently. Inu Yasha laughed lightly and hit Miroku on the shoulder.
"Oh, the Merinch girl wanted to ask me out. I said no." Inu Yasha's eyes were, again, on the girl across the way. Miroku smiled knowingly. Putting an arm around his friends shoulder, he pointed at the girl.
"And the reason?" Inu Yasha didn't reply. "So," Miroku continued with mischievous grin, "you got a thing for Kagome?" The man beside him blushed lightly. "I take that as a yes."
Inu Yasha wasn't listening anymore. His gaze was of pure hatred as he saw Koga standing by Kagome. She was leaning casually against the brick wall and he was an arms distance away. Although she had a smile on her face, she looked as bored as all Hell. 'Damn,' he thought. 'He was talking shit about her again. Now he's all over her. Damn.'
Miroku looked at his friend after seeing Koga. He remembered how, in the locker room, Inu Yasha had chewed Koga out for talking about Kagome. The whole thing ended with both injured; neither serious. That was his first hint that he liked Kagome. He smiled and pulled the hanyou over towards the other two.
Kagome's feet were impatiently tapping against the hard wood floor. Koga had pulled her away from her classroom just as the bell rang. He had been talking about the latest movie and how it was 'so action packed'. It had all started out nice and fun. But then Kagome lost interest. She had seen a crowd of girls around Inu Yasha and was wrapped up in that. Koga never noticed. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Inu Yasha and Miroku walk up. Her mood suddenly brightened.
"Hey, ya mangy wolf, beat it." Inu Yasha didn't bother hiding the growl in his throat. He was obviously still pissed about the locker room.
"Oh, shut up, dog shit. You need to learn to stay out of other people's business. Isn't that how you got the cut on your cheek?" Koga had decided that, as a drop of blood slid down the cheek of the hanyou, he'd gain the upper hand.
Inu Yasha merely smirked at him. "Yeah, any you got the bruised lip. Now beat it." A teacher walked past and Koga decided that school was not the place for another fight. He took Kagome's hands in his.
"Goodbye, Kagome. I shall see you Monday." He placed a gentle kiss on her slender fingers and walked away. Kagome let out a heavy sigh.
"I never thought he was gonna leave!" she said with a laugh. She looked up at the two boys at her side and saw Miroku had a slightly confused look on his face. "Well, he's my friend and everything, but he just comes on a little too strong sometimes. Now, if he were as polite as you two," she said sarcastically.
"Hey, I am polite! Don't give me that!" Miroku cried in his defense. Kagome merely laughed and linked her arms in both of theirs.
"Yes, you two are good to me aren't you? Hey, where are Sango and Rin?" She asked glancing around the emptying stretch of hallway. Both boys shrugged.
"I dunno. I think they said something about getting stuff for decorations for the graduation dance or something." Miroku said, holding one door open for Kagome while Inu Yasha went to the one after it. Kagome nodded thanks to both of them before turning to Miroku with a smile and her hands on her hips.
"You just don't know because you were too busy looking at her butt! Weren't you? Oh, wait!" she brought her hands to her mouth. "The oh so holy monk would never do that! His purified soul doesn't give way to temptations of the flesh, right, Miroku?" Inu Yasha had to contain his laughter and Kagome eyed Miroku.
"Oh, Lady Kagome, I am not a houshi yet," he had a sly grin on his face.
"Oh, I see. The rules don't apply to you yet. Anyway, lets go! My mom's cooking oden tonight and I don't wanna be late!" Kagome started to jog down the steps leading to the school. Inu Yasha and Miroku quickly walked after her.
Kagome closed her eyes and gracefully walked down the pavement. The weather was just right. It was hot for April, but the cool breeze mixed and evened it out. She spread her arms out to marvel in the feeling of going against the gentle wind. Her hair blew out around her like a cape. The sun bounced off the locks and made the strands sparkle and dance. She got lost in the moment, thinking of how she could stay all day like this, that she jumped when Miroku put his hand on her shoulder.
"Jumpy today, Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked from her right side. She smugly smiled at him and held her head high.
"Not at all. Just feeding your ego."
The three of them walked together. A house before what Inu Yasha recognized as Kagome's home shrine, they stopped. Kagome gave Miroku a hesitant hug, weary of what he might try. Surprisingly, he didn't do anything wrong, just hugged her back and walked to the wooden threshold and into the large yard. Kagome turned to Inu Yasha.
"Why do you come so far if your house is back that way?" She pointed in the direction they came from. He blushed slightly. They continued walking.
"I just like to make sure my friends get home safe, that's all," he lied. 'You just want to be with her,' a voice said. He quickly pushed the thought away. He saw Kagome smile at his answer. Kagome continued walking to her door and Inu Yasha stopped at the edge of her property. She turned and looked at him.
"You wanna come in and eat? I'm sure mama wont mind. She always makes too much." She was fully turned to him, hands behind her back, the fading light making her glow. He couldn't take her eyes off her innocent form. He gulped and nodded. She ran to him and took his hand. "Well then come on! I can smell it from the door!"
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
Aww... how sweet. Inu Yasha is so nice in this fic. That's a little OOC...isn't it? Sorry, every one. But later...he'll get to be slightly his old self, I think... * scratches top of head * Now then. I got a review asking why Inu Yasha calls Kagome wench. Well... I just decided to let some of his old self shine through. She doesn't mind, so it's all good. Well, hope you all like this chapter. The next one will be good, I think. Until then, JA NE!!
Inu Face
"A Hanyou in the Heart" by Inu Faceness
Chapter Eight: The Formidable Question
Kagome work up early Friday morning. After being walked home by her biggest crush in the entire world, she was hardly able to sleep. She just stayed up half the night, reflecting on what he had looked like, what he wore, even what he smelled like. The scene would replay in her head. Stray hairs from his bangs and long flowing silver mane moving with the wind. The way his shirt would get tighter when the breeze came by. The way his lips...
"Whoa," Kagome said, trying to rid her mind of that last thought. 'No need going there.' She stood in front of her body length mirror her grandfather had given her for her seventeenth birthday. She straightened out her school uniform and smiled happily. "Ok, girl. This is the last day of the week, it's early out, and you are going to the mall tomorrow." She glanced at her watch. "And you're gonna be late walking with your friends!!" She grabbed her book bag from its spot beside her door. Kagome ran out of the house, saying goodbye to her mother, grandfather, and brother.
Kagome sat on the steps to her home, arching her back in a stretch. She looked at her watch. 'They're late...' she thought, standing. Her feet skipped every other step as she jogged down to the sidewalk. 'Where are they?' She threw her arms in the air, taking in a deep breath. What could Rin, Sango, and Miroku have to do on an early out Friday?
She continued down the street and came upon the schoolyard. She looked on as students from 'Student Council' taped up posters. Then, Kagome remembered. All three of them had joined 'STUCO celebration comity' this year. 'And,' she thought, walking up to a poster, 'looks like they are gonna be busy with graduation.' She put her hand on the paper, running a finger along the girl's dress. There was a dance right afterwards and this picture was advertising outfits.
The schoolgirl sighed heavily. Graduation was two months away, almost exactly to the day. She wanted to go with one guy...but she didn't have the courage to ask him. Kagome stopped her musings and headed toward the school.
~*~(Damn boring school... gonna cheat you guys out of it again. Sorry.)~*~
Inu Yasha lazily walked down the hallway to his locker. Kids rushed by, talking loudly and running into others. School just wasn't anyone's choice place (A/N: isn't that the truth!). He arrived at the metal door and spun the lock. Absentmindedly, the combination was put in and he opened the locker. He shoved all but his FST book in. 'Damn, that Ms. Tyler's the devil.' He shut his locker quietly and turned to leave when he heard a weak cough.
He slowly turned around, his hair casually falling past his shoulders. His dog-like ears perked over to the girls standing behind him. They all looked like juniors, maybe a few seniors, Inu Yasha didn't really care. There were five of them, a tall brunette girl in front of the rest, her dark eyes squarely on him. She smiled and started to talk.
"Hey, Inu Yasha."
"Hey," it took him a split second to remember this girl's name. His hesitation wasn't noticed in the least, "Merinch. Wassup?"
"I was just wondering if you'd," she sent a sparing glance to her fellow 'girlfriends' and continued, "like to go out with me tomorrow." This girl was well prepared for asking. She didn't stutter and kept most of her sight on him. Inu Yasha, however, had his sight lightly on a girl across the way.
"Hey, Merinch," he said, smiling down at her, "I like ya and all, but I just don't think we know each other enough to go out." He held his hand out. "Still friends though, right?"
Disappointment was evident on her face, but she was gland that he had made the gesture. Miroku walked up beside them as she nodded happily and shook his hand. She and all her friends walked away.
"What was that?" Miroku asked, watching them intently. Inu Yasha laughed lightly and hit Miroku on the shoulder.
"Oh, the Merinch girl wanted to ask me out. I said no." Inu Yasha's eyes were, again, on the girl across the way. Miroku smiled knowingly. Putting an arm around his friends shoulder, he pointed at the girl.
"And the reason?" Inu Yasha didn't reply. "So," Miroku continued with mischievous grin, "you got a thing for Kagome?" The man beside him blushed lightly. "I take that as a yes."
Inu Yasha wasn't listening anymore. His gaze was of pure hatred as he saw Koga standing by Kagome. She was leaning casually against the brick wall and he was an arms distance away. Although she had a smile on her face, she looked as bored as all Hell. 'Damn,' he thought. 'He was talking shit about her again. Now he's all over her. Damn.'
Miroku looked at his friend after seeing Koga. He remembered how, in the locker room, Inu Yasha had chewed Koga out for talking about Kagome. The whole thing ended with both injured; neither serious. That was his first hint that he liked Kagome. He smiled and pulled the hanyou over towards the other two.
Kagome's feet were impatiently tapping against the hard wood floor. Koga had pulled her away from her classroom just as the bell rang. He had been talking about the latest movie and how it was 'so action packed'. It had all started out nice and fun. But then Kagome lost interest. She had seen a crowd of girls around Inu Yasha and was wrapped up in that. Koga never noticed. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Inu Yasha and Miroku walk up. Her mood suddenly brightened.
"Hey, ya mangy wolf, beat it." Inu Yasha didn't bother hiding the growl in his throat. He was obviously still pissed about the locker room.
"Oh, shut up, dog shit. You need to learn to stay out of other people's business. Isn't that how you got the cut on your cheek?" Koga had decided that, as a drop of blood slid down the cheek of the hanyou, he'd gain the upper hand.
Inu Yasha merely smirked at him. "Yeah, any you got the bruised lip. Now beat it." A teacher walked past and Koga decided that school was not the place for another fight. He took Kagome's hands in his.
"Goodbye, Kagome. I shall see you Monday." He placed a gentle kiss on her slender fingers and walked away. Kagome let out a heavy sigh.
"I never thought he was gonna leave!" she said with a laugh. She looked up at the two boys at her side and saw Miroku had a slightly confused look on his face. "Well, he's my friend and everything, but he just comes on a little too strong sometimes. Now, if he were as polite as you two," she said sarcastically.
"Hey, I am polite! Don't give me that!" Miroku cried in his defense. Kagome merely laughed and linked her arms in both of theirs.
"Yes, you two are good to me aren't you? Hey, where are Sango and Rin?" She asked glancing around the emptying stretch of hallway. Both boys shrugged.
"I dunno. I think they said something about getting stuff for decorations for the graduation dance or something." Miroku said, holding one door open for Kagome while Inu Yasha went to the one after it. Kagome nodded thanks to both of them before turning to Miroku with a smile and her hands on her hips.
"You just don't know because you were too busy looking at her butt! Weren't you? Oh, wait!" she brought her hands to her mouth. "The oh so holy monk would never do that! His purified soul doesn't give way to temptations of the flesh, right, Miroku?" Inu Yasha had to contain his laughter and Kagome eyed Miroku.
"Oh, Lady Kagome, I am not a houshi yet," he had a sly grin on his face.
"Oh, I see. The rules don't apply to you yet. Anyway, lets go! My mom's cooking oden tonight and I don't wanna be late!" Kagome started to jog down the steps leading to the school. Inu Yasha and Miroku quickly walked after her.
Kagome closed her eyes and gracefully walked down the pavement. The weather was just right. It was hot for April, but the cool breeze mixed and evened it out. She spread her arms out to marvel in the feeling of going against the gentle wind. Her hair blew out around her like a cape. The sun bounced off the locks and made the strands sparkle and dance. She got lost in the moment, thinking of how she could stay all day like this, that she jumped when Miroku put his hand on her shoulder.
"Jumpy today, Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked from her right side. She smugly smiled at him and held her head high.
"Not at all. Just feeding your ego."
The three of them walked together. A house before what Inu Yasha recognized as Kagome's home shrine, they stopped. Kagome gave Miroku a hesitant hug, weary of what he might try. Surprisingly, he didn't do anything wrong, just hugged her back and walked to the wooden threshold and into the large yard. Kagome turned to Inu Yasha.
"Why do you come so far if your house is back that way?" She pointed in the direction they came from. He blushed slightly. They continued walking.
"I just like to make sure my friends get home safe, that's all," he lied. 'You just want to be with her,' a voice said. He quickly pushed the thought away. He saw Kagome smile at his answer. Kagome continued walking to her door and Inu Yasha stopped at the edge of her property. She turned and looked at him.
"You wanna come in and eat? I'm sure mama wont mind. She always makes too much." She was fully turned to him, hands behind her back, the fading light making her glow. He couldn't take her eyes off her innocent form. He gulped and nodded. She ran to him and took his hand. "Well then come on! I can smell it from the door!"
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
Aww... how sweet. Inu Yasha is so nice in this fic. That's a little OOC...isn't it? Sorry, every one. But later...he'll get to be slightly his old self, I think... * scratches top of head * Now then. I got a review asking why Inu Yasha calls Kagome wench. Well... I just decided to let some of his old self shine through. She doesn't mind, so it's all good. Well, hope you all like this chapter. The next one will be good, I think. Until then, JA NE!!
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