A Tragic Love
Disclaimer: If I owed Inuyasha, I'd be a millionaire, but I'm not, so I don't own Inuyasha.
+Ch. 11: The Detention Bunch+
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"Kouga, stop talking like this!" Kagome screamed in confusion. She had watched as the two spat comebacks at each other, trying to out do the other. Kagome realized that these two had known each other before or know of each other. Now, here they were now, moral enemies forced to be in the same room because of her. She had caused this and she didn't even know what was happening.
"Kagome, stay out of this!" yelled Inuyasha, fixing his eyes squarely on Kouga.
"Don't talk to her like that, you piece of shit!"
"Kouga, please, I don't understand what is happening!" Kagome yelled in frustration.
Kouga quickly took his gaze away from Inuyasha and flashed Kagome a disheartening smile, "Don't tell me you don't know Kagome!"
Kagome shook her head and her body quivered from his piercing stare.
"What exactly is going on?" Sango asked.
Kagome had forgotten there were other people in the room. It was then that she realized the whole school had surrounded them, staring in curiosity and a hint of fear in their eyes. She made a weary smile but it soon faded when she noticed Kouga and Inuyasha were at it again.
"Miss Kagome, what is going on?" Hojo whispered from behind her. Kagome turned to the bewildered boy, who had placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"I actually don't know what is going on."
"I should throw myself in there and stop this insanity!" he cried. Kagome did not want the situation to turn bloody. She wasn't prepared to lose Hojo amidst the verbal sparring from inside the ringed circled that had formed of curious bystanders.
The center of the circle contained only Inuyasha and Kouga, while Sango and Kagome stood just a couple feet away, planting their feet firmly on the ground, unable to move from the shock.
"No Hojo. This doesn't involve us. We'd just get in the way."
He just nodded and then turned to the two. When Kagome had sensed they had finally calmed down, she approached them and stood in the middle. Inuyasha and Kouga stood back a foot or two and watched her.
"Kagome, what are you doing?"
"What am I doing? Why are you guys fighting? You guys don't even know each other!"
Kouga took a step forward so that he stood side by side with Kagome. "True, I haven't seen him before, but I know of his scum family."
"You take that back ass--"
"Inuyasha, please!" Kagome shouted. He closed his mouth and folded his arms.
"Kagome, I don't understand how you could date a guy that is---is the mortal enemy of your father!" Kouga yelled. Kagome could feel the fire from his voice. This was no joke, this was real and Kagome was in the middle of it all.
Inuyasha was about to speak, to tell Kouga that he had never dated Kagome and that she was not his girlfriend. But as soon as Inuyasha's lips parted to tell the truth, he suddenly caught the eye of Kagome, who looked at him with fear in her eyes. But how could he continue to pretend, especially now, knowing that she was indeed the Hiroshigi her father had hated. As a child he was told to hate them. But, how could he hate her? She was actually the only friend he had since he had transferred here.
"Gentlemen, let us calmly and rationally deal with--" Hojo proclaimed.
"Oh shove up your ass! This doesn't concern you, Hojo. This concerns this Chikara and me!" Inuyasha said with a twinkle of hate in his eye.
Hojo stepped back from inside the ring and emerged into the crowd.
"Bakemono, why did you come here? You know its Higarashi territory!"
"Excuse me, but it wasn't my idea. I didn't even know she was one of the Higarashis!!" blasted Inuyasha.
"How could you not know? Her last name is Higarashi!"
"Chikara shut your pie whole! There are a dozen Higarashis! I can't go hating every since one I see!"
Kagome, still stunned, looked up at Sango. It was weeks before she had stood by her and now as Sango turned to her, Kagome felt a feeling of warmth from her gaze. It was then that Kagome knew Sango had forgiven her. But, would there friendship be what it was? Kagome did not know, but she was glad Sango was there for her.
"Sango." Kagome began. Sango nodded and turned to the quarrel still taking place.
"It won't be long before Kaede breaks them up. Until then, just listen to them. Kagome, I don't think you know anything about your family. It looks like there are more secrets than you thought."
The image of Kikyo and Sesshamoru popped into her mind and Kagome nodded. There were indeed secrets Kagome needed to know about. She followed Sango and just listened to the two, hoping something would make sense.
"Bakemono, your family should move out now, before my family and the Higarashi family finds out about you!"
"Yeah, go make me!"
"I will! Don't worry about that! What you need to worry about is what will happen to you when Kagome's father finds out about you and her! He'll rip your head and--"
"Enough!" snapped an angered voice from the corner of the room.
The crowd, including the ringleaders, turned to see Ms. Kaede with both hands on her hips. Her mouth was pursed and her feet tapped the ground. She charged through the crowd, shoving and pushing anyone that got in her way.
"Gentlemen! I suggest ye better stop shouting before I rip ye heads! Now break up students before ye be put in detention!"
Like magic, the crowd instantly parted and dispersed on their separate ways but the shocking battle still lingered on their lips. Ms. Kaede emerged from the crowd and approached the center which consisted of Inuyasha, Kouga, Kagome, Sango, and Miroku.
"What in blue blazes was going on here?" she demanded. The five companions looked at each other, in hopes of finding an explanation concealed from within each other's eyes. But there was nothing there but confusion and lingering hatred from both Inuyasha and Kouga.
"I'm sorry Ms. Kaede," Kagome felt herself say. She was shocked she had spoken up but someone had too before the silence lingered for too long.
"Miss Kagome, I see ye are never far behind trouble. And my ye have brought your usual suspects," Ms. Kaede eyed Sango and Miroku curiously. "But I see there Mr. Bakemono has joined ye troublesome threesome. But who is this gentleman?" Ms. Kaede asked looking at the fuming Kouga, his right hand still in a fist.
"I don't think I have ever seen ye," Ms. Kaede said eyeing Kouga suspiciously.
"No, no you haven't."
"Who are ye?"
"Kouga Chikara."
"I see, well Mr. Chikara, ye will accompany your friends in detention. Now come, there is no time to waste!"
"But, I don't even go--"
"No buts Mr. Chikara. Come along and follow your friends," Ms. Kaede pressed her fingers onto Kouga's ear and dragged him along side of her as she signaled the rest to follow. Kouga tried to wiggle his way free but she was surprisingly strong for an old woman. And the more he wiggled, the more his ear reddened from the pain and pressure.
Detention, he muttered, what a bitch!
"Mr. Chikara, did you say something?" Ms. Kaede bellowed from in front of the line leading to room 56, a.k.a. "Detention Room," a.k.a. "Hell."
Leaning towards her to try and ease the pain, he whispered "no."
"Ms. Kaede, how about the remaining two periods?" Sango asked nervously.
"No need to worry. I will inform ye teachers that ye will be spending the remaining of the school day here and thus ye shall do both ye homework and the work ye missed!" Ms. Kaede said before closing the door and locking it.
"Oh great, I have to be stuck in here with a Bakemono!" Kouga yelled. He looked around and took a seat, prying off his leather jacket. He then lifted his right hand and rubbed his tortured ear.
"Oh go shit on yourself. I don't like staying here with you Chikara!"
"Would you guys stop? I'm getting a migraine from the yelling!" Kagome yelled.
"Yeah, what is up with you guys?" Sango demanded.
"I should have gone to the bathroom before the fight," Miroku whispered.
Inuyasha took a seat on the opposite side of the room and yawned. Kagome went to follow him but she felt Kouga's eye on her so she remained standing, not wanting to be with either of them.
"What's up? Why don't you go ask the cheapskate over there?" Kouga shouted, waving an annoyed hand in the air. The threesome turned their attention to Inuyasha, who was resting his head on his arms.
Kagome slowly walked towards him and sat by his side, crouching on the ground, so that their eyes meet. He looked at her and felt a weird feeling in his stomach. No, he thought, he couldn't feel this way, not towards her, not after finding out she was indeed the Hiroshigi he was born to hate.
Kouga stood up abruptly and looker over at the gazing couple. He felt his heart sink and his temperature boil. He made a fist and slumped back into his chair, twisting his head so that he could not see the two.
"Inuyasha, please tell me, what is going on," Kagome yelled.
Inuyasha sighed and said, "I guess, it depends on who you ask because every family has their own story. But Kagome."
"What?"
"Kagome, are families, they are mortal enemies."
"What does that mean? I mean, why?" Kagome questioned, a thousand thoughts spinning in her mind.
"I mean, if my family knew I was talking to you, they would have already disowned me."
Kagome didn't quite understand, but she tried to attentively listen to him without interruption.
"I don't know when it started, but I think it goes all the way since the time of our great grandfathers. I heard they were friends before, best friends actually. Then, you know how it is. Money got in the way of their friendship and the bitch it is, it consumed them. In the end, they proclaimed themselves mortal enemies."
"It's always about money," Sango spoke. Kagome looked up at her in a disheartened grin.
"Don't cut yourself short Bakemono!" Kouga yelled from across the room.
"What are you babbling about?" Inuyasha demanded.
Kouga, who had not spoken or looked at them until now, was now walking over. He placed his hands in his jeans and smiled, "I heard your great grandfather stole the Hiroshigi money!"
"How would you know, you aren't even a Higarashi!"
"No, I'm not. But, my family has been close allies with them and we know exactly what happened!"
"Sure you do, you just follow everything they say!"
"Inuyasha." Kagome whispered. He looked at her and shook his head.
"Kagome, I'm just saying that no one knows what really happened. But, it doesn't matter because now my father and yours are competitors. So, not only do they hate each other for the past but they hate each other because of the present. Kagome, if your father owns half of this country, my father owns the other half."
"But, why can't we be friends, we could just--"
"Kagome, friends between a Bakemono and a Higarashi or a Chikara just doesn't exist!"
"I don't understand! Who cares what happened in the past! Who cares--"
"I have to go pee!!" Miroku yelled.
The group turned and looked at the bouncing Miroku, whose legs were entangled, hoping to keep his bladder in check.
"Miroku! This isn't the time to talk about going to the bathroom!" Sango lectured.
"I wish you'd go to the bathroom, anywhere but here. You smell like crap!" Kouga shouted, fanning his nose from the unbearable smell that infiltrated his nose.
"But.I think I'm going to explode!" Miroku whined.
"Kagome, I'm sorry but you'll just have to let him go," Kouga said with satisfaction. He was grinning from ear to ear.
Kagome peered into Inuyasha's eyes and for that brief glance, they felt a connection.
"Kagome, Chikara is right. Let's pretend we never knew each other," Inuyasha said, his head buried in his arms.
"Inuyasha." Kagome began. Inuyasha's head tilted slightly, his left eye was exposed and staring out towards the girl kneeling before him. It was then that he felt as though he had known her before, sometime in the past, a time he could not recall but was certain it existed.
"Inuyasha, I think I."
The door violently swung open and the troublesome five turned their attention to Ms. Kaede. She peered inside and then began tugging on a figure that the group could not recognize. Soon the figure was in view and to the shock of everyone it was a girl dressed entirely in black.
"Get in, Ms. Ijiwaru. Don't make me give ye double detention. My word, making me drag ye in here like it was hell itself! Now sit down and make nice with ye troublemakers for the next two hours!" Ms. Kaede yelled. She glanced one last time at the confused bunch in the corner and grinned.
"What are ye doing in the corner?" she asked, slowly approaching the five. Abruptly, they stood up and greeted her.
"Nothing Ms. Kaede. Just talking, well actually, contemplating about what we did wrong! Shame on us!" Miroku said. Ms. Kaede nodded and was pleased. She turned and then slammed the door.
The odd bunch stared at each other and sighed. Miroku looked at the time-2 hours. Then his gaze shifted towards Kagura, whose gaze was also fixed on him. She smiled and approached the group in the corner. She placed a hand on a near by desk and yawned.
"My, my. What do we have here? I would never have expected the golden child to be here? Kagome, what did you do, cheat on a test?"
"No, I."
"And little Miss Perfect Sango, I never thought I'd see you here? How odd that after years of not talking to each other, here we are, in detention. I just love how life plays out like that."
"And Miroku.we meet again. Twice in one day, it must be fate," Kagura said, her hands slyly shifting from the desk to his arm. Sango watched her in envy and then pulled Miroku from her sight.
"Oh a little sensitive are we? Sorry I didn't know I couldn't touch."
It was then that the two rivals' eyes met and smoke fumed from their heads from the apparent jealousy they were both feeling.
Her face still focused on Kagura, Sango screamed, "Miroku, what is she talking about?"
Miroku (still smelling like a dead rat and practically pissing on himself) looked up and grimaced. He was in for it now, Miroku said to himself.
"Well, we actually met today before lunch."
"Is that why you smell like a pig?"
Miroku chuckled and then looked at his girlfriend who had freed her gaze from Kagura and was now staring at him, arms crossed and one foot tapping.
"Well, you know how things happen!" Miroku said, smiling like an idiot.
"BAKA!" Sango screamed and then slumped into a nearby chair.
Kagura's smile widened from the scene and then approached the morning Miroku, who had completely lost his need to pee. He was shaking his head and muttering to himself.
Kagura put a hand on his hand and sighed, "Poor Miroku."
Sango turned and stomped her feet. "Miroku! Get away from her before you get into more trouble!"
Miroku immediately stood up and slid past Kagura to sit by his fuming girlfriend, who was now shooting daggers at him with the intensity of her eyes.
Kagura loved the sight and sat down on a chair, plotting her next plan: Operation: Steal Miroku.
Meanwhile, Kouga, Kagome, and Inuyasha were still battling with their own problem. Kagome had moved from beside Inuyasha to a seat between the two enemies, in hopes of ceasing their shouting and fighting. However it was difficult to perform as peacemaker when Kagome could think about nothing except what she had just heard. All her life, everything had always been about money.
"I don't think this is right," Kagome muttered.
"Kagome, listen to yourself! It's like family law. You can't go against your family!"
"I know I can't." Kagome said but her mind had a different idea. Why shouldn't she go against her family? After all, when did they ever feel like family? Let's sum this up:
(Kagome's thoughts)
1). my mother: she treats me like a bitch, she is a bitch, and she doesn't care about anyone except her money, her social status, her wine, and of course my older daughter Kikyo. Then, there is the fact she tried to hook me up with Kouga. That's a big no no.
2). my father: he is never home, he forgets my birthday and he cheated on my mother (well, my mother is a bitch anyways, so that doesn't count for much but it's still horrible).
3). My sister: This one is an easy one-she's cruel, self-centered, conniving, vicious, and doesn't care about anything except her inheritance check and of course her marriage money. Not to mention she put dog shit in my lunch-pail when I was little and she tried to send me to China in a box.
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha without him knowing and stared at his profile for a second wondering whether he was worth it. They had only known each other for only two months and already she was feeling a connection with him she shared with few people, one of them being Sango. But here she was, practically telling him she-
"Kagome, are you okay?" Kouga asked, thus snapping her out of her trance.
"Yes, I am. Kouga, can I ask you something?" Kagome looked over at Kouga with sympathetic eyes.
He nodded and for the first time ever, he looked at Kagome with a seriousness and sincerity. Kagome felt a sense of comfort in his eyes and she leaned towards him.
"Kouga you have to promise me that you won't tell your family or mine about this! Can you do that?"
Kouga thought about that for a moment and suddenly his head nodded, "I will Kagome, for you." Kagome's heart softened and she smiled.
"Thank you Kouga."
He stood up and picked up his leather jacket. As he placed his glasses over his eyes, he smiled and waved.
"Kouga, where are you going?"
"Out of here. I don't go to school here so it won't matter if I leave this nuthouse. So, I'll see you guys."
"Kouga, the door is locked," Kagome said. She watched him cross over to the other side and peer out the window.
"I know that, that's why I'm going out through the window." He slowly lifted the handle that opened the window and began turning it until the window slowly creaked open. He then slid out, one leg at a time. Luckily he was lean enough to slide his body out the narrow window opening.
He turned, took one last look at the shocked Kagome and walked off.
"Kagome, since we are probably never going to talk to each other again, can we talk until detention is over?" Inuyasha asked, his head now facing her. Kagome felt her muscles tense into a smile. She could not help but admit that Inuyasha could be so cute at time.
Kagome looked at the clock which according to that time said they had an hour before their time was up. She looked back at Inuyasha and nodded.
"Sure."
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"Miroku, I am never going t o forgive you so you might as well go and ask someone else to the senior formal!" Sango said, still hurting from seeing Miroku with Kagura. She loved him so much that even the thought of another girl with his Miroku (even Kagura, who had no chance in hell) caused her to hyperventilate.
"Sango, you don't mean that!" Miroku said, bury his head in his hands. To Sango's surprise he was sincerely sad about what she had just told him. Usually he would just wave away her comments, but this time, it truly hurt him.
"Okay, I don't." Sango finally said. She pried his hands form his face and peered into his eyes. "Don't be stupid."
Miroku smiled and hugged her. "You do love me!" he said. He tightened his grip on his hold and squeezed her. Sango could feel the blood stop flowing but she did not stop him. That was until she felt something warm go down her skirt and on her shoes. She pushed him away and looked down. Her mouth opened in shock and she threw her hands up in the air, which sent her books flying. But, her books were the least of her troubles.
"Miroku, you.you." Sango muttered. She did not have the strength to speak. All she could do was look down at her skirt which was covered in her boyfriend's piss.
Miroku looked down at his own pants and sighed, sweat dropping from his cowering forehead. His own pants were covered in his urine which he did not feel. Well, he felt relieved but he thought that was the result of Sango's love for him.
He quickly ran behind a bush and cried, "Sango, go away. I don't want you seeing me like this!"
Sango sighed, "Miroku, its too late, I already saw it. So, come out of there. We can get cleaned up!"
"Together?" Miroku asked in glee. Sango was surprised Miroku could still manage to be a pervert even after he was hiding behind a bush with piss on his pants.
"Sango, what's happening?" asked Kagome, who had snuck up behind her.
"Oh Miroku had an accident." Sango turned to reveal the piss on her skirt and shoes. Kagome tried hard to suppress her giggles. But, she managed to keep a straight face despite seeing Miroku behind a bush crying from the humiliation.
"Sango, why'd you tell her?" he wept. He removed himself from behind the protection of the bush and placed his history book over the front of his pants.
"Miroku, now you smell like crap and piss," Kagome said giggling. She could not hide the laughter inside her, she let it out and upon seeing Kagome laughing, Sango could not resist but laugh herself, even though she smelled like piss and crap from being with Miroku.
"Come on, lets go to my house, I'll let you borrow my dad's sweat pants and Kikyo, you need another skirt."
The two followed Kagome home. On the way there, they continued to laugh at what happened. They also came across Shippo.
"Back from cram school?" Kagome asked.
Shippo nodded, "yeah, it was hell, but tell me what happened with Kouga and Inuyasha!"
"Yeah, where did you go.after you told Kouga he was Inuyasha," Kagome said sternly.
"Hey I didn't mean to, I didn't know that was Kouga. I never saw him before!"
Kagome smiled, "Okay fine. I forgive you."
"Luckily, I slipped out before the fight broke. When I saw Kouga jam that fist into Inuyasha--"
"Shippo! Don't you need to go home?" Kagome asked, although it sounded more like a demand.
"No."
"I think you do." Shippo looked up at Kagome and got the hint. He waved good-bye and hopped off.
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"Kagome, I don't think your father and me are the same size," Miroku yelled from the bathroom.
"Miroku, come on, he's not that fat!"
He opened the door ajar and peeked out, "I dare to believe differently!" Miroku said, his head shaking. He walked out and dragged his sweats on the floor, which were indeed too big for him. He had pulled the strings of the sweats so much that it hung just inches from the ground. Meanwhile, his sweats loomed over his socks so that his feet were no longer visible. But the worst part of it was that the sweats made his legs look three times its normal size.
"Kagome, I look like a thousand bees just stung my legs over and over again," he said flatly.
"Its-its not that bad. I think I can get use to it in time."
"No you won't because I am going to put on my piss stained pants. I refuse to walk home with these pants," he declared. He folded his arms in frustration which caused his sweats to fall down. Kagome looked at his naked legs in disbelief. Miroku covered his underwear, his face beat red.
"Miroku, I didn't know you wore tidy whities!" Kagome said between giggles.
"Ha-ha very funny," he said pulling up the sweats, "Now you see why I can't wear these?"
"Okay, okay I get it. I'll go wash your pants and you and can wait here until it is dry. Is that okay?"
Miroku nodded. He handed over his pants and Kagome turned to go to the laundry room.
"You know Miroku, I've see you with your underwear before," Kagome said, stopping at the second step down.
"When?" Miroku demanded, clutching his baggy sweats.
"My birthday party when I was turning seven. Remember, Sango pants-ed you!"
Miroku's head bobbed downward and he sighed, "Oh yeah, that."
Kagome giggled and ran down the spiral staircase. Miroku followed, dragging his sweats and hoping it wouldn't fall again. It had been awhile since he had remembered that. He shook his head. He had tried to hard to forget about that incident but Kagome just had to remind him. Suddenly his head stopped shaking and he looked up in happiness. Aw, yes, that was the day he discovered he loved Sango. He did hate her for awhile but the hate then turned into affection and then love. Ever since then he had pursued her until finally three months ago he got her. That was the happiest day of his life.
"Sango, I have to tell you something," Kagome said. She looked over at Sango who was fixing herself a sandwich and wearing Kagome's red skirt. Kagome smiled at the thought that Sango felt comfortable around her again. Even though they had not officially made up, they understood each other so well to know the other had forgiven. There were no words needed to end the fight. It was behind them now.
"Whaisit?" (Translation: what is it?) Sango asked between chomps of her BLT sandwich.
Kagome got up from her chair and paced the room a couple times. Sango sensed this was something serious. Kagome never paces the room unless it w as something critical. There were only three instances this happened that Sango was aware of:
When she saw her father with another woman When Kikyo said she was going to college on the other side of the country (she was pacing for pure and absolute happiness though) When Sango started dating Miroku and she thought she would lose her best friend
"Kagome, what's wrong?" Sango asked with deep concern in her face. She approached her slowly and touched her shoulder to keep her from pacing. It was giving Sango a headache.
Kagome looked around. "Did you check if anyone was home while I was up with Miroku?" she asked.
Sango nodded, "yeah, I checked everywhere like you asked. I even checked if the cars were here. The Jag is gone (mother's car) and the Porsche is gone (Kikyo's). It only leaves the Benz and the Beamer but your father isn't here, so obviously he couldn't po--"
"Kikyo is staging the wedding," Kagome whispered despite the fact Sango had confirmed no one was home besides the three of them.
Sango laughed, "Kagome, what are you smoking?"
"No, it's true. I heard her talking to Sesshamoru about just getting married so they'd get some money."
"Kagome, that's so ridiculous."
"It's true Sango. Why would I lie about something like this?" Kagome uttered, her voice was beginning to crack.
"Okay, I believe you. But, how would they get money from getting married?"
"I don't know. Kikyo was saying how if she married a Chikara she'd get some part of my father's millions. And Sesshamoru." Kagome looked up at Sango and shook her head.
"What about Sesshamoru?" Sango asked intrigued.
"He's being forced into marriage with Kikyo too; except he has a girlfriend and I think he really loved her."
"Why wouldn't his father let him get married to her?"
Kagome was very careful in choosing her words because what she was about to say may hurt Sango even though she had nothing to with this mess. But, Kagome knew now that she could relate to it.
"Because she's not as wealthy as the Chikara family," Kagome whispered, turning her head away.
Sango put a hand on her shoulder and Kagome turned to see Sango smiling, "Kagome, don't worry. I understand all about this. I mean if I decided to marry Miroku, his parents are going to have a fit!"
"You're planning to marry Miroku?" Kagome gasped.
"No! Kagome, pay attention. I'm trying to be serious here."
"Sorry."
"Okay say I was going to marry him; I don't think his parents would accept it. I mean they treat me alright now. But, they think its just some high school puppy dog romance, something that will pass eventually, but."
"But, you love him, don't you Sango?"
Sango didn't say a word, she just looked at Kagome and they peered into each other's eyes. She didn't need words to answer the question, the answer was written all over her face. Anyone could see it. Behind the constant screaming, arguing, beating, and teasing, there really was a love that Sango shared with Miroku. It was beautiful, thought Kagome.
Just then a figure loomed over the entrance to the kitchen, one hand on the door frame and the other supporting his drooping pants.
"Ladies, what are we talking about?" he inquired.
"None of your business. Besides, you haven't explained what happened with Kagura!" Sango snapped. Kagome shook her head, here we go again.
"Sango, I though you forgot about that?" Miroku whined, combing his wet hair with his free hand.
"Forgot? Please, hell will freeze over before I forget. So?" Sango asked.
Miroku sighed and wobbled over to the nearest seat. He slumped down and tightened the strings on his sweats.
"Sango, she cornered me at the lockers. So, I ran and hid in the dumpster until she left!" Miroku pleaded.
Sango thought about this and wrinkled her forehead. She was a jealous little bitch, wasn't she? And all this time she was thinking awful things like sex in a garbage can (if that was possible). She mentally hit herself over the head and smirked.
"Serves you right trying to seduce her," Sang huffed, refusing to give in to him.
"Seduce her? The queen of the underworld? I don't think so. Besides you're the only one for me, Sango, my love."
Sango's heart lightened and she ran over to hug him, "Thank God you took a bath."
Miroku just smiled and looked up at Kagome who was holding his washed pants, fresh from the dryer.
"Thanks Kagome!" he said, standing up to retrieve his pants.
"Miroku?"
"Yeah Sango?" he asked, holding his pants.
Just then Sango, with a quick and swift tug, she pulled his pants right off, revealing his infamous tidy whities. Miroku, still holding his pants, did not even feel his pants fall to the ground. He felt a draft and his eyes dropped to see his naked white legs exposed. He quickly picked up his baggy sweats and looked over at his girlfriend.
"Sango!" he cried, practically crying from the humiliation. This wasn't his day, he muttered. First he's harassed by Kagura, landed in a dumpster, got detention, pissed on himself and Sango, and now his pants fell down two times. Not once, but twice.
"Sorry, I couldn't resist. It isn't like I haven't seen you in your underwear before. Remember in the second grade when--"
"I remember Sango," he said annoyed. He clutched his pants, tightened the grip on his sweats and ran to the bathroom around the corner.
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A/N: History Summary-the Bakemono and Higarashi families have been duking it out for three generations because of a dispute over money. Now, present day, Kagome and Inuyasha become friends whose families are sworn enemies. The question is, will Kagome and Inuyasha remain friends or more despite the laws of the family?
Does that clear it up for anyone?? Anyhoo, wow I didn't think I actually finished another chapter bc I thought for sure school would keep me busy but luckily I'm on a roll so everything is just quickly moving along. Not to mention I didn't go home this weekend so I had more time to do stuff. Okay enough about me.
So next chapter: Let me just say Kagome and Inuyasha become closer even though it's all forbidden.that's all I'm going to say.entitled +Ch. 12: A War is a Brewing+
So REVIEW please! Thankies!
--co Tsukino
Disclaimer: If I owed Inuyasha, I'd be a millionaire, but I'm not, so I don't own Inuyasha.
+Ch. 11: The Detention Bunch+
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"Kouga, stop talking like this!" Kagome screamed in confusion. She had watched as the two spat comebacks at each other, trying to out do the other. Kagome realized that these two had known each other before or know of each other. Now, here they were now, moral enemies forced to be in the same room because of her. She had caused this and she didn't even know what was happening.
"Kagome, stay out of this!" yelled Inuyasha, fixing his eyes squarely on Kouga.
"Don't talk to her like that, you piece of shit!"
"Kouga, please, I don't understand what is happening!" Kagome yelled in frustration.
Kouga quickly took his gaze away from Inuyasha and flashed Kagome a disheartening smile, "Don't tell me you don't know Kagome!"
Kagome shook her head and her body quivered from his piercing stare.
"What exactly is going on?" Sango asked.
Kagome had forgotten there were other people in the room. It was then that she realized the whole school had surrounded them, staring in curiosity and a hint of fear in their eyes. She made a weary smile but it soon faded when she noticed Kouga and Inuyasha were at it again.
"Miss Kagome, what is going on?" Hojo whispered from behind her. Kagome turned to the bewildered boy, who had placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"I actually don't know what is going on."
"I should throw myself in there and stop this insanity!" he cried. Kagome did not want the situation to turn bloody. She wasn't prepared to lose Hojo amidst the verbal sparring from inside the ringed circled that had formed of curious bystanders.
The center of the circle contained only Inuyasha and Kouga, while Sango and Kagome stood just a couple feet away, planting their feet firmly on the ground, unable to move from the shock.
"No Hojo. This doesn't involve us. We'd just get in the way."
He just nodded and then turned to the two. When Kagome had sensed they had finally calmed down, she approached them and stood in the middle. Inuyasha and Kouga stood back a foot or two and watched her.
"Kagome, what are you doing?"
"What am I doing? Why are you guys fighting? You guys don't even know each other!"
Kouga took a step forward so that he stood side by side with Kagome. "True, I haven't seen him before, but I know of his scum family."
"You take that back ass--"
"Inuyasha, please!" Kagome shouted. He closed his mouth and folded his arms.
"Kagome, I don't understand how you could date a guy that is---is the mortal enemy of your father!" Kouga yelled. Kagome could feel the fire from his voice. This was no joke, this was real and Kagome was in the middle of it all.
Inuyasha was about to speak, to tell Kouga that he had never dated Kagome and that she was not his girlfriend. But as soon as Inuyasha's lips parted to tell the truth, he suddenly caught the eye of Kagome, who looked at him with fear in her eyes. But how could he continue to pretend, especially now, knowing that she was indeed the Hiroshigi her father had hated. As a child he was told to hate them. But, how could he hate her? She was actually the only friend he had since he had transferred here.
"Gentlemen, let us calmly and rationally deal with--" Hojo proclaimed.
"Oh shove up your ass! This doesn't concern you, Hojo. This concerns this Chikara and me!" Inuyasha said with a twinkle of hate in his eye.
Hojo stepped back from inside the ring and emerged into the crowd.
"Bakemono, why did you come here? You know its Higarashi territory!"
"Excuse me, but it wasn't my idea. I didn't even know she was one of the Higarashis!!" blasted Inuyasha.
"How could you not know? Her last name is Higarashi!"
"Chikara shut your pie whole! There are a dozen Higarashis! I can't go hating every since one I see!"
Kagome, still stunned, looked up at Sango. It was weeks before she had stood by her and now as Sango turned to her, Kagome felt a feeling of warmth from her gaze. It was then that Kagome knew Sango had forgiven her. But, would there friendship be what it was? Kagome did not know, but she was glad Sango was there for her.
"Sango." Kagome began. Sango nodded and turned to the quarrel still taking place.
"It won't be long before Kaede breaks them up. Until then, just listen to them. Kagome, I don't think you know anything about your family. It looks like there are more secrets than you thought."
The image of Kikyo and Sesshamoru popped into her mind and Kagome nodded. There were indeed secrets Kagome needed to know about. She followed Sango and just listened to the two, hoping something would make sense.
"Bakemono, your family should move out now, before my family and the Higarashi family finds out about you!"
"Yeah, go make me!"
"I will! Don't worry about that! What you need to worry about is what will happen to you when Kagome's father finds out about you and her! He'll rip your head and--"
"Enough!" snapped an angered voice from the corner of the room.
The crowd, including the ringleaders, turned to see Ms. Kaede with both hands on her hips. Her mouth was pursed and her feet tapped the ground. She charged through the crowd, shoving and pushing anyone that got in her way.
"Gentlemen! I suggest ye better stop shouting before I rip ye heads! Now break up students before ye be put in detention!"
Like magic, the crowd instantly parted and dispersed on their separate ways but the shocking battle still lingered on their lips. Ms. Kaede emerged from the crowd and approached the center which consisted of Inuyasha, Kouga, Kagome, Sango, and Miroku.
"What in blue blazes was going on here?" she demanded. The five companions looked at each other, in hopes of finding an explanation concealed from within each other's eyes. But there was nothing there but confusion and lingering hatred from both Inuyasha and Kouga.
"I'm sorry Ms. Kaede," Kagome felt herself say. She was shocked she had spoken up but someone had too before the silence lingered for too long.
"Miss Kagome, I see ye are never far behind trouble. And my ye have brought your usual suspects," Ms. Kaede eyed Sango and Miroku curiously. "But I see there Mr. Bakemono has joined ye troublesome threesome. But who is this gentleman?" Ms. Kaede asked looking at the fuming Kouga, his right hand still in a fist.
"I don't think I have ever seen ye," Ms. Kaede said eyeing Kouga suspiciously.
"No, no you haven't."
"Who are ye?"
"Kouga Chikara."
"I see, well Mr. Chikara, ye will accompany your friends in detention. Now come, there is no time to waste!"
"But, I don't even go--"
"No buts Mr. Chikara. Come along and follow your friends," Ms. Kaede pressed her fingers onto Kouga's ear and dragged him along side of her as she signaled the rest to follow. Kouga tried to wiggle his way free but she was surprisingly strong for an old woman. And the more he wiggled, the more his ear reddened from the pain and pressure.
Detention, he muttered, what a bitch!
"Mr. Chikara, did you say something?" Ms. Kaede bellowed from in front of the line leading to room 56, a.k.a. "Detention Room," a.k.a. "Hell."
Leaning towards her to try and ease the pain, he whispered "no."
"Ms. Kaede, how about the remaining two periods?" Sango asked nervously.
"No need to worry. I will inform ye teachers that ye will be spending the remaining of the school day here and thus ye shall do both ye homework and the work ye missed!" Ms. Kaede said before closing the door and locking it.
"Oh great, I have to be stuck in here with a Bakemono!" Kouga yelled. He looked around and took a seat, prying off his leather jacket. He then lifted his right hand and rubbed his tortured ear.
"Oh go shit on yourself. I don't like staying here with you Chikara!"
"Would you guys stop? I'm getting a migraine from the yelling!" Kagome yelled.
"Yeah, what is up with you guys?" Sango demanded.
"I should have gone to the bathroom before the fight," Miroku whispered.
Inuyasha took a seat on the opposite side of the room and yawned. Kagome went to follow him but she felt Kouga's eye on her so she remained standing, not wanting to be with either of them.
"What's up? Why don't you go ask the cheapskate over there?" Kouga shouted, waving an annoyed hand in the air. The threesome turned their attention to Inuyasha, who was resting his head on his arms.
Kagome slowly walked towards him and sat by his side, crouching on the ground, so that their eyes meet. He looked at her and felt a weird feeling in his stomach. No, he thought, he couldn't feel this way, not towards her, not after finding out she was indeed the Hiroshigi he was born to hate.
Kouga stood up abruptly and looker over at the gazing couple. He felt his heart sink and his temperature boil. He made a fist and slumped back into his chair, twisting his head so that he could not see the two.
"Inuyasha, please tell me, what is going on," Kagome yelled.
Inuyasha sighed and said, "I guess, it depends on who you ask because every family has their own story. But Kagome."
"What?"
"Kagome, are families, they are mortal enemies."
"What does that mean? I mean, why?" Kagome questioned, a thousand thoughts spinning in her mind.
"I mean, if my family knew I was talking to you, they would have already disowned me."
Kagome didn't quite understand, but she tried to attentively listen to him without interruption.
"I don't know when it started, but I think it goes all the way since the time of our great grandfathers. I heard they were friends before, best friends actually. Then, you know how it is. Money got in the way of their friendship and the bitch it is, it consumed them. In the end, they proclaimed themselves mortal enemies."
"It's always about money," Sango spoke. Kagome looked up at her in a disheartened grin.
"Don't cut yourself short Bakemono!" Kouga yelled from across the room.
"What are you babbling about?" Inuyasha demanded.
Kouga, who had not spoken or looked at them until now, was now walking over. He placed his hands in his jeans and smiled, "I heard your great grandfather stole the Hiroshigi money!"
"How would you know, you aren't even a Higarashi!"
"No, I'm not. But, my family has been close allies with them and we know exactly what happened!"
"Sure you do, you just follow everything they say!"
"Inuyasha." Kagome whispered. He looked at her and shook his head.
"Kagome, I'm just saying that no one knows what really happened. But, it doesn't matter because now my father and yours are competitors. So, not only do they hate each other for the past but they hate each other because of the present. Kagome, if your father owns half of this country, my father owns the other half."
"But, why can't we be friends, we could just--"
"Kagome, friends between a Bakemono and a Higarashi or a Chikara just doesn't exist!"
"I don't understand! Who cares what happened in the past! Who cares--"
"I have to go pee!!" Miroku yelled.
The group turned and looked at the bouncing Miroku, whose legs were entangled, hoping to keep his bladder in check.
"Miroku! This isn't the time to talk about going to the bathroom!" Sango lectured.
"I wish you'd go to the bathroom, anywhere but here. You smell like crap!" Kouga shouted, fanning his nose from the unbearable smell that infiltrated his nose.
"But.I think I'm going to explode!" Miroku whined.
"Kagome, I'm sorry but you'll just have to let him go," Kouga said with satisfaction. He was grinning from ear to ear.
Kagome peered into Inuyasha's eyes and for that brief glance, they felt a connection.
"Kagome, Chikara is right. Let's pretend we never knew each other," Inuyasha said, his head buried in his arms.
"Inuyasha." Kagome began. Inuyasha's head tilted slightly, his left eye was exposed and staring out towards the girl kneeling before him. It was then that he felt as though he had known her before, sometime in the past, a time he could not recall but was certain it existed.
"Inuyasha, I think I."
The door violently swung open and the troublesome five turned their attention to Ms. Kaede. She peered inside and then began tugging on a figure that the group could not recognize. Soon the figure was in view and to the shock of everyone it was a girl dressed entirely in black.
"Get in, Ms. Ijiwaru. Don't make me give ye double detention. My word, making me drag ye in here like it was hell itself! Now sit down and make nice with ye troublemakers for the next two hours!" Ms. Kaede yelled. She glanced one last time at the confused bunch in the corner and grinned.
"What are ye doing in the corner?" she asked, slowly approaching the five. Abruptly, they stood up and greeted her.
"Nothing Ms. Kaede. Just talking, well actually, contemplating about what we did wrong! Shame on us!" Miroku said. Ms. Kaede nodded and was pleased. She turned and then slammed the door.
The odd bunch stared at each other and sighed. Miroku looked at the time-2 hours. Then his gaze shifted towards Kagura, whose gaze was also fixed on him. She smiled and approached the group in the corner. She placed a hand on a near by desk and yawned.
"My, my. What do we have here? I would never have expected the golden child to be here? Kagome, what did you do, cheat on a test?"
"No, I."
"And little Miss Perfect Sango, I never thought I'd see you here? How odd that after years of not talking to each other, here we are, in detention. I just love how life plays out like that."
"And Miroku.we meet again. Twice in one day, it must be fate," Kagura said, her hands slyly shifting from the desk to his arm. Sango watched her in envy and then pulled Miroku from her sight.
"Oh a little sensitive are we? Sorry I didn't know I couldn't touch."
It was then that the two rivals' eyes met and smoke fumed from their heads from the apparent jealousy they were both feeling.
Her face still focused on Kagura, Sango screamed, "Miroku, what is she talking about?"
Miroku (still smelling like a dead rat and practically pissing on himself) looked up and grimaced. He was in for it now, Miroku said to himself.
"Well, we actually met today before lunch."
"Is that why you smell like a pig?"
Miroku chuckled and then looked at his girlfriend who had freed her gaze from Kagura and was now staring at him, arms crossed and one foot tapping.
"Well, you know how things happen!" Miroku said, smiling like an idiot.
"BAKA!" Sango screamed and then slumped into a nearby chair.
Kagura's smile widened from the scene and then approached the morning Miroku, who had completely lost his need to pee. He was shaking his head and muttering to himself.
Kagura put a hand on his hand and sighed, "Poor Miroku."
Sango turned and stomped her feet. "Miroku! Get away from her before you get into more trouble!"
Miroku immediately stood up and slid past Kagura to sit by his fuming girlfriend, who was now shooting daggers at him with the intensity of her eyes.
Kagura loved the sight and sat down on a chair, plotting her next plan: Operation: Steal Miroku.
Meanwhile, Kouga, Kagome, and Inuyasha were still battling with their own problem. Kagome had moved from beside Inuyasha to a seat between the two enemies, in hopes of ceasing their shouting and fighting. However it was difficult to perform as peacemaker when Kagome could think about nothing except what she had just heard. All her life, everything had always been about money.
"I don't think this is right," Kagome muttered.
"Kagome, listen to yourself! It's like family law. You can't go against your family!"
"I know I can't." Kagome said but her mind had a different idea. Why shouldn't she go against her family? After all, when did they ever feel like family? Let's sum this up:
(Kagome's thoughts)
1). my mother: she treats me like a bitch, she is a bitch, and she doesn't care about anyone except her money, her social status, her wine, and of course my older daughter Kikyo. Then, there is the fact she tried to hook me up with Kouga. That's a big no no.
2). my father: he is never home, he forgets my birthday and he cheated on my mother (well, my mother is a bitch anyways, so that doesn't count for much but it's still horrible).
3). My sister: This one is an easy one-she's cruel, self-centered, conniving, vicious, and doesn't care about anything except her inheritance check and of course her marriage money. Not to mention she put dog shit in my lunch-pail when I was little and she tried to send me to China in a box.
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha without him knowing and stared at his profile for a second wondering whether he was worth it. They had only known each other for only two months and already she was feeling a connection with him she shared with few people, one of them being Sango. But here she was, practically telling him she-
"Kagome, are you okay?" Kouga asked, thus snapping her out of her trance.
"Yes, I am. Kouga, can I ask you something?" Kagome looked over at Kouga with sympathetic eyes.
He nodded and for the first time ever, he looked at Kagome with a seriousness and sincerity. Kagome felt a sense of comfort in his eyes and she leaned towards him.
"Kouga you have to promise me that you won't tell your family or mine about this! Can you do that?"
Kouga thought about that for a moment and suddenly his head nodded, "I will Kagome, for you." Kagome's heart softened and she smiled.
"Thank you Kouga."
He stood up and picked up his leather jacket. As he placed his glasses over his eyes, he smiled and waved.
"Kouga, where are you going?"
"Out of here. I don't go to school here so it won't matter if I leave this nuthouse. So, I'll see you guys."
"Kouga, the door is locked," Kagome said. She watched him cross over to the other side and peer out the window.
"I know that, that's why I'm going out through the window." He slowly lifted the handle that opened the window and began turning it until the window slowly creaked open. He then slid out, one leg at a time. Luckily he was lean enough to slide his body out the narrow window opening.
He turned, took one last look at the shocked Kagome and walked off.
"Kagome, since we are probably never going to talk to each other again, can we talk until detention is over?" Inuyasha asked, his head now facing her. Kagome felt her muscles tense into a smile. She could not help but admit that Inuyasha could be so cute at time.
Kagome looked at the clock which according to that time said they had an hour before their time was up. She looked back at Inuyasha and nodded.
"Sure."
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"Miroku, I am never going t o forgive you so you might as well go and ask someone else to the senior formal!" Sango said, still hurting from seeing Miroku with Kagura. She loved him so much that even the thought of another girl with his Miroku (even Kagura, who had no chance in hell) caused her to hyperventilate.
"Sango, you don't mean that!" Miroku said, bury his head in his hands. To Sango's surprise he was sincerely sad about what she had just told him. Usually he would just wave away her comments, but this time, it truly hurt him.
"Okay, I don't." Sango finally said. She pried his hands form his face and peered into his eyes. "Don't be stupid."
Miroku smiled and hugged her. "You do love me!" he said. He tightened his grip on his hold and squeezed her. Sango could feel the blood stop flowing but she did not stop him. That was until she felt something warm go down her skirt and on her shoes. She pushed him away and looked down. Her mouth opened in shock and she threw her hands up in the air, which sent her books flying. But, her books were the least of her troubles.
"Miroku, you.you." Sango muttered. She did not have the strength to speak. All she could do was look down at her skirt which was covered in her boyfriend's piss.
Miroku looked down at his own pants and sighed, sweat dropping from his cowering forehead. His own pants were covered in his urine which he did not feel. Well, he felt relieved but he thought that was the result of Sango's love for him.
He quickly ran behind a bush and cried, "Sango, go away. I don't want you seeing me like this!"
Sango sighed, "Miroku, its too late, I already saw it. So, come out of there. We can get cleaned up!"
"Together?" Miroku asked in glee. Sango was surprised Miroku could still manage to be a pervert even after he was hiding behind a bush with piss on his pants.
"Sango, what's happening?" asked Kagome, who had snuck up behind her.
"Oh Miroku had an accident." Sango turned to reveal the piss on her skirt and shoes. Kagome tried hard to suppress her giggles. But, she managed to keep a straight face despite seeing Miroku behind a bush crying from the humiliation.
"Sango, why'd you tell her?" he wept. He removed himself from behind the protection of the bush and placed his history book over the front of his pants.
"Miroku, now you smell like crap and piss," Kagome said giggling. She could not hide the laughter inside her, she let it out and upon seeing Kagome laughing, Sango could not resist but laugh herself, even though she smelled like piss and crap from being with Miroku.
"Come on, lets go to my house, I'll let you borrow my dad's sweat pants and Kikyo, you need another skirt."
The two followed Kagome home. On the way there, they continued to laugh at what happened. They also came across Shippo.
"Back from cram school?" Kagome asked.
Shippo nodded, "yeah, it was hell, but tell me what happened with Kouga and Inuyasha!"
"Yeah, where did you go.after you told Kouga he was Inuyasha," Kagome said sternly.
"Hey I didn't mean to, I didn't know that was Kouga. I never saw him before!"
Kagome smiled, "Okay fine. I forgive you."
"Luckily, I slipped out before the fight broke. When I saw Kouga jam that fist into Inuyasha--"
"Shippo! Don't you need to go home?" Kagome asked, although it sounded more like a demand.
"No."
"I think you do." Shippo looked up at Kagome and got the hint. He waved good-bye and hopped off.
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"Kagome, I don't think your father and me are the same size," Miroku yelled from the bathroom.
"Miroku, come on, he's not that fat!"
He opened the door ajar and peeked out, "I dare to believe differently!" Miroku said, his head shaking. He walked out and dragged his sweats on the floor, which were indeed too big for him. He had pulled the strings of the sweats so much that it hung just inches from the ground. Meanwhile, his sweats loomed over his socks so that his feet were no longer visible. But the worst part of it was that the sweats made his legs look three times its normal size.
"Kagome, I look like a thousand bees just stung my legs over and over again," he said flatly.
"Its-its not that bad. I think I can get use to it in time."
"No you won't because I am going to put on my piss stained pants. I refuse to walk home with these pants," he declared. He folded his arms in frustration which caused his sweats to fall down. Kagome looked at his naked legs in disbelief. Miroku covered his underwear, his face beat red.
"Miroku, I didn't know you wore tidy whities!" Kagome said between giggles.
"Ha-ha very funny," he said pulling up the sweats, "Now you see why I can't wear these?"
"Okay, okay I get it. I'll go wash your pants and you and can wait here until it is dry. Is that okay?"
Miroku nodded. He handed over his pants and Kagome turned to go to the laundry room.
"You know Miroku, I've see you with your underwear before," Kagome said, stopping at the second step down.
"When?" Miroku demanded, clutching his baggy sweats.
"My birthday party when I was turning seven. Remember, Sango pants-ed you!"
Miroku's head bobbed downward and he sighed, "Oh yeah, that."
Kagome giggled and ran down the spiral staircase. Miroku followed, dragging his sweats and hoping it wouldn't fall again. It had been awhile since he had remembered that. He shook his head. He had tried to hard to forget about that incident but Kagome just had to remind him. Suddenly his head stopped shaking and he looked up in happiness. Aw, yes, that was the day he discovered he loved Sango. He did hate her for awhile but the hate then turned into affection and then love. Ever since then he had pursued her until finally three months ago he got her. That was the happiest day of his life.
"Sango, I have to tell you something," Kagome said. She looked over at Sango who was fixing herself a sandwich and wearing Kagome's red skirt. Kagome smiled at the thought that Sango felt comfortable around her again. Even though they had not officially made up, they understood each other so well to know the other had forgiven. There were no words needed to end the fight. It was behind them now.
"Whaisit?" (Translation: what is it?) Sango asked between chomps of her BLT sandwich.
Kagome got up from her chair and paced the room a couple times. Sango sensed this was something serious. Kagome never paces the room unless it w as something critical. There were only three instances this happened that Sango was aware of:
When she saw her father with another woman When Kikyo said she was going to college on the other side of the country (she was pacing for pure and absolute happiness though) When Sango started dating Miroku and she thought she would lose her best friend
"Kagome, what's wrong?" Sango asked with deep concern in her face. She approached her slowly and touched her shoulder to keep her from pacing. It was giving Sango a headache.
Kagome looked around. "Did you check if anyone was home while I was up with Miroku?" she asked.
Sango nodded, "yeah, I checked everywhere like you asked. I even checked if the cars were here. The Jag is gone (mother's car) and the Porsche is gone (Kikyo's). It only leaves the Benz and the Beamer but your father isn't here, so obviously he couldn't po--"
"Kikyo is staging the wedding," Kagome whispered despite the fact Sango had confirmed no one was home besides the three of them.
Sango laughed, "Kagome, what are you smoking?"
"No, it's true. I heard her talking to Sesshamoru about just getting married so they'd get some money."
"Kagome, that's so ridiculous."
"It's true Sango. Why would I lie about something like this?" Kagome uttered, her voice was beginning to crack.
"Okay, I believe you. But, how would they get money from getting married?"
"I don't know. Kikyo was saying how if she married a Chikara she'd get some part of my father's millions. And Sesshamoru." Kagome looked up at Sango and shook her head.
"What about Sesshamoru?" Sango asked intrigued.
"He's being forced into marriage with Kikyo too; except he has a girlfriend and I think he really loved her."
"Why wouldn't his father let him get married to her?"
Kagome was very careful in choosing her words because what she was about to say may hurt Sango even though she had nothing to with this mess. But, Kagome knew now that she could relate to it.
"Because she's not as wealthy as the Chikara family," Kagome whispered, turning her head away.
Sango put a hand on her shoulder and Kagome turned to see Sango smiling, "Kagome, don't worry. I understand all about this. I mean if I decided to marry Miroku, his parents are going to have a fit!"
"You're planning to marry Miroku?" Kagome gasped.
"No! Kagome, pay attention. I'm trying to be serious here."
"Sorry."
"Okay say I was going to marry him; I don't think his parents would accept it. I mean they treat me alright now. But, they think its just some high school puppy dog romance, something that will pass eventually, but."
"But, you love him, don't you Sango?"
Sango didn't say a word, she just looked at Kagome and they peered into each other's eyes. She didn't need words to answer the question, the answer was written all over her face. Anyone could see it. Behind the constant screaming, arguing, beating, and teasing, there really was a love that Sango shared with Miroku. It was beautiful, thought Kagome.
Just then a figure loomed over the entrance to the kitchen, one hand on the door frame and the other supporting his drooping pants.
"Ladies, what are we talking about?" he inquired.
"None of your business. Besides, you haven't explained what happened with Kagura!" Sango snapped. Kagome shook her head, here we go again.
"Sango, I though you forgot about that?" Miroku whined, combing his wet hair with his free hand.
"Forgot? Please, hell will freeze over before I forget. So?" Sango asked.
Miroku sighed and wobbled over to the nearest seat. He slumped down and tightened the strings on his sweats.
"Sango, she cornered me at the lockers. So, I ran and hid in the dumpster until she left!" Miroku pleaded.
Sango thought about this and wrinkled her forehead. She was a jealous little bitch, wasn't she? And all this time she was thinking awful things like sex in a garbage can (if that was possible). She mentally hit herself over the head and smirked.
"Serves you right trying to seduce her," Sang huffed, refusing to give in to him.
"Seduce her? The queen of the underworld? I don't think so. Besides you're the only one for me, Sango, my love."
Sango's heart lightened and she ran over to hug him, "Thank God you took a bath."
Miroku just smiled and looked up at Kagome who was holding his washed pants, fresh from the dryer.
"Thanks Kagome!" he said, standing up to retrieve his pants.
"Miroku?"
"Yeah Sango?" he asked, holding his pants.
Just then Sango, with a quick and swift tug, she pulled his pants right off, revealing his infamous tidy whities. Miroku, still holding his pants, did not even feel his pants fall to the ground. He felt a draft and his eyes dropped to see his naked white legs exposed. He quickly picked up his baggy sweats and looked over at his girlfriend.
"Sango!" he cried, practically crying from the humiliation. This wasn't his day, he muttered. First he's harassed by Kagura, landed in a dumpster, got detention, pissed on himself and Sango, and now his pants fell down two times. Not once, but twice.
"Sorry, I couldn't resist. It isn't like I haven't seen you in your underwear before. Remember in the second grade when--"
"I remember Sango," he said annoyed. He clutched his pants, tightened the grip on his sweats and ran to the bathroom around the corner.
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A/N: History Summary-the Bakemono and Higarashi families have been duking it out for three generations because of a dispute over money. Now, present day, Kagome and Inuyasha become friends whose families are sworn enemies. The question is, will Kagome and Inuyasha remain friends or more despite the laws of the family?
Does that clear it up for anyone?? Anyhoo, wow I didn't think I actually finished another chapter bc I thought for sure school would keep me busy but luckily I'm on a roll so everything is just quickly moving along. Not to mention I didn't go home this weekend so I had more time to do stuff. Okay enough about me.
So next chapter: Let me just say Kagome and Inuyasha become closer even though it's all forbidden.that's all I'm going to say.entitled +Ch. 12: A War is a Brewing+
So REVIEW please! Thankies!
--co Tsukino