The Sure Thing
By. Seelin
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and Co.
Chapter Four:
Reconciliation
The alarm clock began to blare. Kagome, who had risen early, walked over to it and gently turned it off. She returned to her morning preparations for school. She had a towel on her head and was plugging in a hair dryer. She bent over and started to dry her hair with the damp towel, lessening the time spent with the hair dryer. She stood up straight and began to shake the lingering moistness from her hair. It still hung in wet clumps, dripping down her back and onto her shirt. She flipped her hair back over and began the slow process of drying her long raven hair.
When she had finished, she picked up a brush and tried to calm her thick locks. Finally, satisfied with her hairstyle, she opened her closet and pulled her school's uniform off of its hanger. She put the garments on and looked into her mirror one last time before dashing downstairs.
Mrs. Higurashi had prepared breakfast and it lay on the table, waiting to be consumed. Kagome greeted her mother with a kiss and sat down at the table. She picked at her breakfast and pondered about something that had been troubling her for some time.
'What to do? What to do? She thought. Maybe I could...no, that wouldn't work. It has to be something good. Something that jerk won't forget. I will not let him get away with egging my house.'
Kagome let out a sigh and her mom gave her a questioning look. "It's nothing."
Mrs. Higurashi set down another plate, presumably for her brother, on the table before she spoke. "Are you sure?" she asked.
Kagome stood up from the table, "Yeah, I'm just anxious for school to be out."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled, "Ok, but do me a quick favor. Go see what's keeping your brother and grandfather. Tell them that their breakfasts are getting cold."
Kagome nodded and walked out of the kitchen. She found both her brother and her grandfather in the living room. Sota had somehow convinced their grandfather to play a video game with him. Kagome laughed and relayed her mother's message.
She ran back upstairs to her room and grabbed her school things. She closed the door to her room and went back downstairs. She slipped on her shoes and headed out the door to school.
Her mom had to work that day and use the car, so Kagome was forced to walk to school. Kagome didn't mind walking so much. She used to do it all the time before she got her license. In a couple of blocks she would meet up with Sango and they would walk the last four blocks to school together.
Kagome turned a corner and met up with Sango, just as usual. They began to conspire against Inuyasha and his lackeys. Sango didn't care much for the letch Miroku, so she had just as much reason as Kagome to arrange a misfortunate mishap upon the boys.
Sango turned to her friend with an evil smile etched onto her face, "So? What ARE we going to do today?"
Kagome had a smug look on her face, "Well, so far, I've come up with..." Her smug look changed into a look of disappointment, "Actually, I can't think of anything good."
Sango's look of greatness also faded as she came into realization, "We're to nice for this."
Kagome nodded, "Yeah, I agree. Plus we'd have bad karma."
"Karma?" Sango said, stifling a laugh.
"It could happen," Kagome defended.
Sango nodded silently as she and her friend walked onto the school's grounds. They made their way into the building without confronting the jerk or the pervert. They both rounded a corner and made their way to Sango's locker. Kagome leaned back against a neighboring locker as Sango sorted through her things.
The halls were crowded, but that was normal. On occasion, people would glance over at the girl or nod their head and give a polite wave to acknowledge her. Kagome would smile and wave back. She thought that for not being so popular, she had plenty of friends.
Sango slammed her locker door close and spun the combination. They then started on their way to Kagome's locker, which was a distance off. Luckily they were not disturbed by anyone and the girl's day took off as it normally would. Kagome was convinced that Inuyasha would do something to get back at her but Sango shook her head and waved off Kagome's idea.
"How can you be so sure that he won't do anything?" Kagome pleaded.
Sango stopped in front of Kagome's locker, "Because. He's stupid. Stupid people are to stupid to do anything."
Kagome brushed aside Sango and began to twist her combination lock. She opened the locker and put in a book and pulled another out. "That's a stupid reason."
"Yeah well, he's not here. So there's nothing to worry about. So stop worrying," Sango said, rolling her eyes.
Inuyasha had to walk to school that morning. Sesshomaru had told him that he was to pay for the damages done to his vehicle. Inuyasha didn't have the money at the moment and so was forced to walk the dreaded two miles to school. He didn't seem to mind it as much today as he would any other day.
'I'll just make the best of it and use it as track practice. It's been awhile since I've run distance anyways,' Inuyasha thought. Luckily he didn't have any homework over the weekend and was free of the hindrance that his schoolbooks would give him.
It was a bright and crisp morning. Not to warm and not to cold either, just perfect for the light jog to school. It was a very enjoyable run. He saw details on houses and gardens that he would never have notice had he driven to school. He passed the houses more slowly, taking in everything the neighborhood had to offer.
He arrived at school a little later than usual. He didn't bother to go to his locker since he didn't care much for school, or the teachers, or even their schoolwork. He only maintained a GPA that kept him eligible to participate in track, which he figured would get him into a good college. Plus, his teachers usually let him slide by, not wanting to keep their best runner out of the competition. For that he was grateful.
Inuyasha walked into his class just as the late bell rang. The teacher gave him a look but soon turned his back to take attendance. Inuyasha had forgotten about Kagome. She was in the second row glaring daggers at him. He glared back, his eyes full of intensity. Kagome did not back down though, her gaze was enough to make a grown man cry. Inuyasha, however, did not give up either.
The teacher turned around. He was slightly amused to find Inuyasha still standing, gazing hatefully at Kagome. He cleared his throat, "You may take your seat now."
Inuyasha came back to the real world with a blush. He didn't realize that he had been standing there for so long. Some of the class began whispering about situation, but Inuyasha's sharp ears caught their words and he sent a glare to silence them. A few became quiet instantly while a few others snickered at the pathetic attempt to ensure silence.
He rolled his eyes and walked to the back of the room to his seat and sat down. He sat for the remainder of the class, half listening to the teacher. The teacher threw a few warning glances back his way but Inuyasha failed to notice them and continued to ignore the teacher. All he could think about was how he needed to pass his upcoming exams and about Kikyo. He pondered mostly about her, shoving his other concerns aside. He wondered what she was like and what she would think about him.
The bell soon interrupted his train of thoughts. He stood up but didn't stop thinking about her. He played the scene of their upcoming meeting over and over in his mind, changing his clothing and his greetings to her several times. Still in his daydream, Inuyasha made his way to his locker where his clique would be waiting for him.
Miroku was the first to greet him. "Hey. What took you so long in getting here?" he asked.
Inuyasha gave his friend a confused look, "Don't you remember? Sliced tires, no car."
Miroku nodded, "Oh yeah. That. Yeah, that would keep you from getting here on time."
Inuyasha sometimes doubted Miroku's intelligence level. He was pretty smart in school but had almost no common sense. 'I suppose he gets by on looks alone', Inuyasha said inwardly. He chuckled at the thought.
Miroku heard Inuyasha's chuckle and gave him a questioning look, "What?"
"Nothing," Inuyasha replied quickly.
Lunch began for Kagome in a quick blur. She had followed Sango to the lunchroom and sat down at an open table. Neither of the girls ate the cafeteria's pathetic excuse for food, so they used the hour to relax and finish homework for later periods. Kagome was always one to finish her homework at home, hence the name HOMEwork. Sango, on the other hand, seemed to have better things to do during her time spent at home. She sat at the table frantically trying to finish her math before moving on to her unfinished history.
Sango's eyes went back and forth, up and down, and diagonally trying to understand the math. She picked up the paper to examine it closer. Finally she threw her paper back onto the table and smashed her fist on the table, enraged.
"Erg! Why does math have to be so hard...and stupid?" she asked with a growl.
Kagome just sighed and picked up Sango's crinkled paper. "Well for starters, that number there," she said pointing to a place on the paper, "is a negative, not a positive. So you answer would be four and not two and five-sevenths."
Sango peered closer at the place Kagome had pointed out. "Oh. That makes sense."
Kagome set the paper back down onto the table while Sango corrected her errors. She glanced around the commons and her gaze happened to fall upon Inuyasha. He was surrounded by a group of people. He wasn't the most popular guy in school but he was up there. She also noticed a girl, Yumi, sitting on his lap playfully. She would make a joke and everyone around her would laugh. Inuyasha had his arms around her waist and he would say something and everyone around them would laugh. It seemed and endless process until Yumi turned around and whispered something into Inuyasha's ear. His eyes widened in surprise. Noticing his own shock, he gave a smug smile and shrugged.
Kagome turned away from the scene, rolling her eyes. 'Slut,' she said in her mind, knowing full well what Yumi had said, more like offered.
Sango gave a sigh of satisfaction and put her papers away. "Finally," she said, beaming with pride.
Kagome began to sort through her things in her moment of boredom. She came across her letter to Hojo and looked it over before it was suddenly snatched from her hands.
"What's this? A letter to Hojo I assume?" Sango asked teasingly.
Kagome snatched the letter back before answering, "Yeah. I got bored last night. I figure I'll mail it to him today after school."
She tucked the envelope back into her things before starting up a conversation with Sango. A moment later, Kaiya walked up to them, followed by Emi and Mika. Kaiya was on the archery team and were close friends with Kagome and Sango. Somehow, she managed to juggle archery and track on one plate. She was the girl's track MVP and not that bad of an archer either. She had long light brown hair and emerald green eyes. She was pretty enough but had decided long ago to not be judged by a herd of mindless sheep. Emi and Mika were identical twins and also track members. They both had medium jet-black hair and brown eyes. They all sat down at the table with Kagome and Sango.
Kaiya moved a piece of hair behind her ear, "Heard about what happened to your house. So what all happened?"
"Well, I slit Inuyasha's tires. So I suppose he felt the urge to retaliate and egged my house," Kagome answered.
Kaiya raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Yeah. But why?"
Kagome sighed and Sango took over by telling the curious girls about what had happened at the movie theatre. They nodded their understanding. Kaiya became very silent when Sango told them about Miroku's lecherous ways.
Sango suddenly stopped, "What's wrong Kaiya?"
Kaiya turned her head away so no one could see her. Emi stroked her friends back soothingly while Mika told Sango of Kaiya's predicament.
"It's Miroku. He got to her. He'd been going after her for a few months until she finally gave in and went out on a date with him. Unfortunately, she fell head over heels for his charm and good looks," she stated. Mika stopped and looked at her friend who still had her face turned away so that no one would see her tears. "They went on a couple of more dates. Finally, the bastard lured her to his bed."
Kaiya turned her head back to face her friends. She wiped the tears from her eyes. "That bastard! I...I thought that I..."she trailed off, new tears forming at the corners of her eyes. Emi comforted her distraught friend as best as she could.
Mika continued Kaiya's story, "The day after, he called her. He told her that it wasn't going to work out and so he broke it off with her."
Sango listened to Mika's words carefully, letting every thing sink in. "He's a bastard, a letch, a man whore, and a liar," Mika finished.
Kagome got up and walked over to Kaiya who had her head buried in her arms. She kneeled down and patted her back. "It's ok Kaiya. He's a jerk anyway. It's not your fault," she said soothingly.
The poor girl straightened herself. Hatred flooded her face as she sought out the man who had taken something very precious to her. She found him chasing after a young freshman that was utterly clueless of his lecherous ways. Turning back to her friends she smiled, "I'm not goin to let that asshole get to me. He may have taken away my innocence but he did not take away my pride. Besides, I don't plan on letting him get away with out punishment."
The girls laughed at Kaiya's statement. Sango told Kaiya that Miroku pursued her as well. Kaiya grabbed her by the arms and looked her straight in the eyes. "You can't let him win you over," she said straight out. Kaiya let go of Sango's arms and sat back in her seat. An idea lit up in her mind and displayed itself on her features.
Emi looked at her, "What are you up to?"
Kaiya looked at Sango. "You wanna help me get back at him, Sango? Teach him a lesson he'll never forget?" she asked hopefully.
An evil grin replaced the frown on Sango's face. "Yeah, but how?"
The girls all huddled closer together as Kaiya related her plans of revenge to them.
The bell rang and signaled the end of lunch. Kagome and the others gathered their things and headed off to their next classes. Kagome didn't notice that as she stood up, an envelope fell gently to the floor, being left behind for someone to find.
A hand reached down and picked up the letter that was addressed to Akimoto Hojo and from Higurashi Kagome.
Kouga had dragged Inuyasha to lunch that day, with Miroku on their heels. Kouga had said that he had a surprise for him. When they arrived at the commons Inuyasha was introduced to Yumi. Inuyasha gave his friend a cold look and Kouga winked at him.
Yumi smiled warmly at Inuyasha. He managed a fake smile in return. Kouga grabbed each of them by the arm and drew them closer together. While Kouga played cupid Miroku went off to find another victim.
Kouga let go of their arms and began the introduction. "Inuyasha, this is Yumi. She's a model. Yumi, this is Inuyasha, the 'track star'."
"Hey," Yumi said in a sultry voice.
Inuyasha grabbed Kouga and dragged him a few feet away, leaving Yumi behind and confused.
"What the hell do you think you're doing Kouga?" Inuyasha whispered harshly.
Kouga let out a guilty laugh. "Relax. It's just a one-nighter. You know, just to warm you up for Kikyo. Besides, you don't want to put the poor girl down. Would you?"
Inuyasha growled and walked back over to Yumi. She was a head shorter than he was. She had medium raven-black hair that had been layered and framed her face. She had dark blue eyes and a pale skin tone. Inuyasha found her attractive enough but couldn't compare to Kikyo's beauty. He found that he was infatuated with the girl in the picture. He returned his thoughts to Yumi. The way she wore her make-up and her clothes screamed slut but he had a reputation to withhold.
They walked over to their regular table followed by Kouga who had a pleased look on his face who was soon joined by another young girl. Inuyasha sat down among his friends. Yumi gave him a lusty smile and sat on his lap. Unprepared for this act, he squirmed beneath her a little. She weighed almost nothing, so he wasn't all that uncomfortable. He struck up a conversation about his little escapade during the previous weekend and tried to ignore the girl sitting on his lap. Just to make sure that he kept up his role he weaved his arms around her belly and sat there trying to look like he didn't have a care in the world.
Inuyasha was certainly not prepared for the next thing that hit him. Yumi turned around and whispered into his ear, "Let's go to my house tonight. We'll be alone."
Inuyasha was a little shocked with her offer but played it smooth and shrugged his shoulders, figuring that he would sort things out later.
The bell suddenly rang, interrupting Inuyasha's thoughts of how to get rid of Yumi. Yumi stood up and told him that she'd meet him at his locker after school. He nodded and waited for Miroku to join him to their next class. He was chasing after some freshman chick. Miroku was left with a stinging cheek before returning to Inuyasha's side. They started out of the commons before something caught Miroku's eye.
"Hey wait a minute. I found something," Miroku said.
Inuyasha, who was a couple of steps ahead, turned around to see what Miroku had discovered. It was a letter from Kagome! Inuyasha began to think about how to return her the favor of slicing his tires.
---That's the end of chapter four. Yay! I hope everybody likes it. It's longer like you all wanted. I'll be sure to make all of my upcoming chapters longer still. Thanks to everyone who reviewed chapter three and sorry it has taken me awhile to update. Please review and critique my work! Happy Reading!
By. Seelin
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and Co.
Chapter Four:
Reconciliation
The alarm clock began to blare. Kagome, who had risen early, walked over to it and gently turned it off. She returned to her morning preparations for school. She had a towel on her head and was plugging in a hair dryer. She bent over and started to dry her hair with the damp towel, lessening the time spent with the hair dryer. She stood up straight and began to shake the lingering moistness from her hair. It still hung in wet clumps, dripping down her back and onto her shirt. She flipped her hair back over and began the slow process of drying her long raven hair.
When she had finished, she picked up a brush and tried to calm her thick locks. Finally, satisfied with her hairstyle, she opened her closet and pulled her school's uniform off of its hanger. She put the garments on and looked into her mirror one last time before dashing downstairs.
Mrs. Higurashi had prepared breakfast and it lay on the table, waiting to be consumed. Kagome greeted her mother with a kiss and sat down at the table. She picked at her breakfast and pondered about something that had been troubling her for some time.
'What to do? What to do? She thought. Maybe I could...no, that wouldn't work. It has to be something good. Something that jerk won't forget. I will not let him get away with egging my house.'
Kagome let out a sigh and her mom gave her a questioning look. "It's nothing."
Mrs. Higurashi set down another plate, presumably for her brother, on the table before she spoke. "Are you sure?" she asked.
Kagome stood up from the table, "Yeah, I'm just anxious for school to be out."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled, "Ok, but do me a quick favor. Go see what's keeping your brother and grandfather. Tell them that their breakfasts are getting cold."
Kagome nodded and walked out of the kitchen. She found both her brother and her grandfather in the living room. Sota had somehow convinced their grandfather to play a video game with him. Kagome laughed and relayed her mother's message.
She ran back upstairs to her room and grabbed her school things. She closed the door to her room and went back downstairs. She slipped on her shoes and headed out the door to school.
Her mom had to work that day and use the car, so Kagome was forced to walk to school. Kagome didn't mind walking so much. She used to do it all the time before she got her license. In a couple of blocks she would meet up with Sango and they would walk the last four blocks to school together.
Kagome turned a corner and met up with Sango, just as usual. They began to conspire against Inuyasha and his lackeys. Sango didn't care much for the letch Miroku, so she had just as much reason as Kagome to arrange a misfortunate mishap upon the boys.
Sango turned to her friend with an evil smile etched onto her face, "So? What ARE we going to do today?"
Kagome had a smug look on her face, "Well, so far, I've come up with..." Her smug look changed into a look of disappointment, "Actually, I can't think of anything good."
Sango's look of greatness also faded as she came into realization, "We're to nice for this."
Kagome nodded, "Yeah, I agree. Plus we'd have bad karma."
"Karma?" Sango said, stifling a laugh.
"It could happen," Kagome defended.
Sango nodded silently as she and her friend walked onto the school's grounds. They made their way into the building without confronting the jerk or the pervert. They both rounded a corner and made their way to Sango's locker. Kagome leaned back against a neighboring locker as Sango sorted through her things.
The halls were crowded, but that was normal. On occasion, people would glance over at the girl or nod their head and give a polite wave to acknowledge her. Kagome would smile and wave back. She thought that for not being so popular, she had plenty of friends.
Sango slammed her locker door close and spun the combination. They then started on their way to Kagome's locker, which was a distance off. Luckily they were not disturbed by anyone and the girl's day took off as it normally would. Kagome was convinced that Inuyasha would do something to get back at her but Sango shook her head and waved off Kagome's idea.
"How can you be so sure that he won't do anything?" Kagome pleaded.
Sango stopped in front of Kagome's locker, "Because. He's stupid. Stupid people are to stupid to do anything."
Kagome brushed aside Sango and began to twist her combination lock. She opened the locker and put in a book and pulled another out. "That's a stupid reason."
"Yeah well, he's not here. So there's nothing to worry about. So stop worrying," Sango said, rolling her eyes.
Inuyasha had to walk to school that morning. Sesshomaru had told him that he was to pay for the damages done to his vehicle. Inuyasha didn't have the money at the moment and so was forced to walk the dreaded two miles to school. He didn't seem to mind it as much today as he would any other day.
'I'll just make the best of it and use it as track practice. It's been awhile since I've run distance anyways,' Inuyasha thought. Luckily he didn't have any homework over the weekend and was free of the hindrance that his schoolbooks would give him.
It was a bright and crisp morning. Not to warm and not to cold either, just perfect for the light jog to school. It was a very enjoyable run. He saw details on houses and gardens that he would never have notice had he driven to school. He passed the houses more slowly, taking in everything the neighborhood had to offer.
He arrived at school a little later than usual. He didn't bother to go to his locker since he didn't care much for school, or the teachers, or even their schoolwork. He only maintained a GPA that kept him eligible to participate in track, which he figured would get him into a good college. Plus, his teachers usually let him slide by, not wanting to keep their best runner out of the competition. For that he was grateful.
Inuyasha walked into his class just as the late bell rang. The teacher gave him a look but soon turned his back to take attendance. Inuyasha had forgotten about Kagome. She was in the second row glaring daggers at him. He glared back, his eyes full of intensity. Kagome did not back down though, her gaze was enough to make a grown man cry. Inuyasha, however, did not give up either.
The teacher turned around. He was slightly amused to find Inuyasha still standing, gazing hatefully at Kagome. He cleared his throat, "You may take your seat now."
Inuyasha came back to the real world with a blush. He didn't realize that he had been standing there for so long. Some of the class began whispering about situation, but Inuyasha's sharp ears caught their words and he sent a glare to silence them. A few became quiet instantly while a few others snickered at the pathetic attempt to ensure silence.
He rolled his eyes and walked to the back of the room to his seat and sat down. He sat for the remainder of the class, half listening to the teacher. The teacher threw a few warning glances back his way but Inuyasha failed to notice them and continued to ignore the teacher. All he could think about was how he needed to pass his upcoming exams and about Kikyo. He pondered mostly about her, shoving his other concerns aside. He wondered what she was like and what she would think about him.
The bell soon interrupted his train of thoughts. He stood up but didn't stop thinking about her. He played the scene of their upcoming meeting over and over in his mind, changing his clothing and his greetings to her several times. Still in his daydream, Inuyasha made his way to his locker where his clique would be waiting for him.
Miroku was the first to greet him. "Hey. What took you so long in getting here?" he asked.
Inuyasha gave his friend a confused look, "Don't you remember? Sliced tires, no car."
Miroku nodded, "Oh yeah. That. Yeah, that would keep you from getting here on time."
Inuyasha sometimes doubted Miroku's intelligence level. He was pretty smart in school but had almost no common sense. 'I suppose he gets by on looks alone', Inuyasha said inwardly. He chuckled at the thought.
Miroku heard Inuyasha's chuckle and gave him a questioning look, "What?"
"Nothing," Inuyasha replied quickly.
Lunch began for Kagome in a quick blur. She had followed Sango to the lunchroom and sat down at an open table. Neither of the girls ate the cafeteria's pathetic excuse for food, so they used the hour to relax and finish homework for later periods. Kagome was always one to finish her homework at home, hence the name HOMEwork. Sango, on the other hand, seemed to have better things to do during her time spent at home. She sat at the table frantically trying to finish her math before moving on to her unfinished history.
Sango's eyes went back and forth, up and down, and diagonally trying to understand the math. She picked up the paper to examine it closer. Finally she threw her paper back onto the table and smashed her fist on the table, enraged.
"Erg! Why does math have to be so hard...and stupid?" she asked with a growl.
Kagome just sighed and picked up Sango's crinkled paper. "Well for starters, that number there," she said pointing to a place on the paper, "is a negative, not a positive. So you answer would be four and not two and five-sevenths."
Sango peered closer at the place Kagome had pointed out. "Oh. That makes sense."
Kagome set the paper back down onto the table while Sango corrected her errors. She glanced around the commons and her gaze happened to fall upon Inuyasha. He was surrounded by a group of people. He wasn't the most popular guy in school but he was up there. She also noticed a girl, Yumi, sitting on his lap playfully. She would make a joke and everyone around her would laugh. Inuyasha had his arms around her waist and he would say something and everyone around them would laugh. It seemed and endless process until Yumi turned around and whispered something into Inuyasha's ear. His eyes widened in surprise. Noticing his own shock, he gave a smug smile and shrugged.
Kagome turned away from the scene, rolling her eyes. 'Slut,' she said in her mind, knowing full well what Yumi had said, more like offered.
Sango gave a sigh of satisfaction and put her papers away. "Finally," she said, beaming with pride.
Kagome began to sort through her things in her moment of boredom. She came across her letter to Hojo and looked it over before it was suddenly snatched from her hands.
"What's this? A letter to Hojo I assume?" Sango asked teasingly.
Kagome snatched the letter back before answering, "Yeah. I got bored last night. I figure I'll mail it to him today after school."
She tucked the envelope back into her things before starting up a conversation with Sango. A moment later, Kaiya walked up to them, followed by Emi and Mika. Kaiya was on the archery team and were close friends with Kagome and Sango. Somehow, she managed to juggle archery and track on one plate. She was the girl's track MVP and not that bad of an archer either. She had long light brown hair and emerald green eyes. She was pretty enough but had decided long ago to not be judged by a herd of mindless sheep. Emi and Mika were identical twins and also track members. They both had medium jet-black hair and brown eyes. They all sat down at the table with Kagome and Sango.
Kaiya moved a piece of hair behind her ear, "Heard about what happened to your house. So what all happened?"
"Well, I slit Inuyasha's tires. So I suppose he felt the urge to retaliate and egged my house," Kagome answered.
Kaiya raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Yeah. But why?"
Kagome sighed and Sango took over by telling the curious girls about what had happened at the movie theatre. They nodded their understanding. Kaiya became very silent when Sango told them about Miroku's lecherous ways.
Sango suddenly stopped, "What's wrong Kaiya?"
Kaiya turned her head away so no one could see her. Emi stroked her friends back soothingly while Mika told Sango of Kaiya's predicament.
"It's Miroku. He got to her. He'd been going after her for a few months until she finally gave in and went out on a date with him. Unfortunately, she fell head over heels for his charm and good looks," she stated. Mika stopped and looked at her friend who still had her face turned away so that no one would see her tears. "They went on a couple of more dates. Finally, the bastard lured her to his bed."
Kaiya turned her head back to face her friends. She wiped the tears from her eyes. "That bastard! I...I thought that I..."she trailed off, new tears forming at the corners of her eyes. Emi comforted her distraught friend as best as she could.
Mika continued Kaiya's story, "The day after, he called her. He told her that it wasn't going to work out and so he broke it off with her."
Sango listened to Mika's words carefully, letting every thing sink in. "He's a bastard, a letch, a man whore, and a liar," Mika finished.
Kagome got up and walked over to Kaiya who had her head buried in her arms. She kneeled down and patted her back. "It's ok Kaiya. He's a jerk anyway. It's not your fault," she said soothingly.
The poor girl straightened herself. Hatred flooded her face as she sought out the man who had taken something very precious to her. She found him chasing after a young freshman that was utterly clueless of his lecherous ways. Turning back to her friends she smiled, "I'm not goin to let that asshole get to me. He may have taken away my innocence but he did not take away my pride. Besides, I don't plan on letting him get away with out punishment."
The girls laughed at Kaiya's statement. Sango told Kaiya that Miroku pursued her as well. Kaiya grabbed her by the arms and looked her straight in the eyes. "You can't let him win you over," she said straight out. Kaiya let go of Sango's arms and sat back in her seat. An idea lit up in her mind and displayed itself on her features.
Emi looked at her, "What are you up to?"
Kaiya looked at Sango. "You wanna help me get back at him, Sango? Teach him a lesson he'll never forget?" she asked hopefully.
An evil grin replaced the frown on Sango's face. "Yeah, but how?"
The girls all huddled closer together as Kaiya related her plans of revenge to them.
The bell rang and signaled the end of lunch. Kagome and the others gathered their things and headed off to their next classes. Kagome didn't notice that as she stood up, an envelope fell gently to the floor, being left behind for someone to find.
A hand reached down and picked up the letter that was addressed to Akimoto Hojo and from Higurashi Kagome.
Kouga had dragged Inuyasha to lunch that day, with Miroku on their heels. Kouga had said that he had a surprise for him. When they arrived at the commons Inuyasha was introduced to Yumi. Inuyasha gave his friend a cold look and Kouga winked at him.
Yumi smiled warmly at Inuyasha. He managed a fake smile in return. Kouga grabbed each of them by the arm and drew them closer together. While Kouga played cupid Miroku went off to find another victim.
Kouga let go of their arms and began the introduction. "Inuyasha, this is Yumi. She's a model. Yumi, this is Inuyasha, the 'track star'."
"Hey," Yumi said in a sultry voice.
Inuyasha grabbed Kouga and dragged him a few feet away, leaving Yumi behind and confused.
"What the hell do you think you're doing Kouga?" Inuyasha whispered harshly.
Kouga let out a guilty laugh. "Relax. It's just a one-nighter. You know, just to warm you up for Kikyo. Besides, you don't want to put the poor girl down. Would you?"
Inuyasha growled and walked back over to Yumi. She was a head shorter than he was. She had medium raven-black hair that had been layered and framed her face. She had dark blue eyes and a pale skin tone. Inuyasha found her attractive enough but couldn't compare to Kikyo's beauty. He found that he was infatuated with the girl in the picture. He returned his thoughts to Yumi. The way she wore her make-up and her clothes screamed slut but he had a reputation to withhold.
They walked over to their regular table followed by Kouga who had a pleased look on his face who was soon joined by another young girl. Inuyasha sat down among his friends. Yumi gave him a lusty smile and sat on his lap. Unprepared for this act, he squirmed beneath her a little. She weighed almost nothing, so he wasn't all that uncomfortable. He struck up a conversation about his little escapade during the previous weekend and tried to ignore the girl sitting on his lap. Just to make sure that he kept up his role he weaved his arms around her belly and sat there trying to look like he didn't have a care in the world.
Inuyasha was certainly not prepared for the next thing that hit him. Yumi turned around and whispered into his ear, "Let's go to my house tonight. We'll be alone."
Inuyasha was a little shocked with her offer but played it smooth and shrugged his shoulders, figuring that he would sort things out later.
The bell suddenly rang, interrupting Inuyasha's thoughts of how to get rid of Yumi. Yumi stood up and told him that she'd meet him at his locker after school. He nodded and waited for Miroku to join him to their next class. He was chasing after some freshman chick. Miroku was left with a stinging cheek before returning to Inuyasha's side. They started out of the commons before something caught Miroku's eye.
"Hey wait a minute. I found something," Miroku said.
Inuyasha, who was a couple of steps ahead, turned around to see what Miroku had discovered. It was a letter from Kagome! Inuyasha began to think about how to return her the favor of slicing his tires.
---That's the end of chapter four. Yay! I hope everybody likes it. It's longer like you all wanted. I'll be sure to make all of my upcoming chapters longer still. Thanks to everyone who reviewed chapter three and sorry it has taken me awhile to update. Please review and critique my work! Happy Reading!