AN: Thanks to Tsuke Yume for the corrections on Kagome's friends' names. I'll rewrite them into the first chapter. Enjoy Chapter Two!
Chapter 2:
I Need To Know
At lunch later that day, Kagome sat with Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi, trying to eat her lunch, but also working up the nerve to talk to the blond guy from Domino. He was the only thing on her mind ever since the assembly. Not that she liked him or anything, she just wanted to welcome him and his gaming friends to the school. But even as she tried to use this as an excuse to talk to him, she couldn't forget they way his smile made her feel. Like that smile was for her, no one but her. But that was crazy. He probably had lots of girls following him around, making idiots of themselves.
"Kagome!"
"Huh? What?" said Kagome when she realized that Eri had been trying to get her attention for a while now. "What is it?"
"That cute friend of Yugi's is coming this way!"
"Everyone, look natural," added Yuka, as she straightened up, and all the other girls struck ridiculous poses that were anything but natural.
Kagome looked down at her tray, almost panicked that the guy she happened to be thinking about was coming over here! But why am I so scared, she thought. I've faced the creepiest, deadliest youkai on earth, and now I'm freaking out over some guy? How dumb! Yet, when he and his friends stopped at their table, she still jumped when she heard his Brooklyn accent say, "'Scuse us, but can we sit at this table?"
Kagome looked up, and it was indeed the same guy from the assembly. His eyes still caught her first. In fact, all she could say in response was, a rather sheepish, "Um….What?"
"The other tables are full, can we sit here?" he asked again, just a little louder than before.
Oh crap, Kagome thought, he must think I'm hard of hearing or something. "Su- Sure!," she said overeagerly, "Sure you guys can sit here." Why did I squack like that? He must think I'm an idiot.
The boy and his friends sat down, as he took the seat next to Kagome. This caused all of Kagome's friends to gasp, then recover when the guy's friends looked at them, and caused Kagome to blush even redder than before. He turned to her, put up his hand, and said, "I'm Joey, by the way. Thanks for lettin' us sit here. The place is super crowded with both our schools sharin' the same space."
"Yeah, I know," said Kagome, relaxing as she took Joey's hand. It made her feel better knowing that he was just as normal as she was, and probably as nervous, although he must only be feeling it from being in a totally different setting than what he was used to.
Then, they all went around, introducing themselves. "I'm Kagome," Kagome said, "and these are my friends, Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi."
"Cool," said Joey, "These are my buds, Yugi, Tristan, and Tea." After that moment, they all seemed to lighten up and started talking about the normal things, like movies, games, and music.
At the subject of music, Eri said, "Oh, we're taking Kagome to the dance club, Samba, to celebrate her getting over her paralysis."
"Paralysis?!" said Joey and his friends, as Kagome slumped down in her chair. How could her grandpa come up with that? Maybe cause they had used practically every
other medical disease in the universe, and would have to start using mental diseases soon. But why, oh why PARALYSIS??!!!
"Yeah," said Yuka. "She's been getting sick a lot for a while now, and we wanted to show her a good time before something else happens."
"Can we come," asked Tea, "I love dancing, and Domino hardly has any good places to go to."
"Yeah," added Tristan with a laugh, "and we need a tour of the big city, specially Joey. Right man?."
Then, for the first time, Joey blushed. Kagome thought it looked so cute! So, after being quiet for so long said "Sure you can. We'd love to have you guys join us."
"Uh….really?" said Joey, looking sheepishly over at Kagome.
"Yes, but we'll have to walk. None of us can drive yet."
"Hey no prob. Tristan's got a car, and I can take one of ya's on my bike. Course, you gotta have a helmet."
All of Kagome's friends 'awwed' and inwardly cursed, having given up their childish bicycles and helmets a short time ago. "I have a helmet," Kagome said as her spirits lifted, overjoyed that she would get to ride with Joey.
"Great!" exclaimed Joey. "I'll pick ya up at seven. Tristan'll get with you girls later. Where can I pick you up at, Kagome?"
"I live at the Sunset Shrine," Kagome replied.
"I think I know where that I. I passed it this mornin' on my way here."
"Great. So, I'll see you then?" Kagome said as she got up to put her tray up and return to class.
"Sure," said Joey, "can't wait."
Then Kagome and her friends got up and left the cafeteria. Kagome was so excited, she almost started skipping back to class.
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After Kagome and her friends walked away, Joey looked at Yugi and said, "Dude, THANK YOU!!! I still can't believe she said yes! Thanks for your advice man! This is the happiest day of my life!"
"It's ok, Joey. Anyone would have told you to just talked to her."
"Yeah, but I'd normally chicken out. If you hadn't seemed so cool about it, I wouldn't have even gotten to say hi."
"That, and Tristan threatened to give you a wedgie if you didn't," said Tea.
"Yeah, that too." said Joey. Soon, they also had to go to class, and as Joey walked to Algebra, his one thought was how much he couldn't wait to see Kagome again.
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The sun was beginning to set when the little blue sports car went passed the sign that said "Domino: next exit". Mai Valentine's lovely face didn't show it, but she was nervous. It had been four months since she'd last seen the young duelist, Joey Wheeler. Ever since those strange incidents at Battle City, she'd thought of him with every game she played. Sure, the last time she had spoken to the tough guy, she'd gotten angry that he didn't say how he felt about her, and there fore had turned him down. But she just couldn't shake the feeling she got when she saw how sad he was when she'd said, "Forget it. You're just a kid." He looked like he'd been…shattered.
She never spent so much time thinking about a guy. Especially one who was still a junior in high school. But when she'd heard that Domino High took a beating from last week's freak storm, she felt that she needed to see him. So she packed seven different suitcases, loaded up her car, and made the long trip to Domino. During that trip, she realized how she truly cared for him. She even thought that she just might be falling for him.
"This time," she said aloud to herself, "I'll give him a chance." Who knows, this might just be the real thing. I wonder what time it is….
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"Dang, it's ten till seven!" said Joey as he got on his favorite leather jacket and his best pair of faded jeans. "If I'm late for my first date with this girl, I'll be the biggest loser on earth!" He quickly brushed his teeth, got on his shoes, and ran out to his bike. He was soon speeding into Tokyo, faster than lightening. Then, He came to a screeching halt in front of the long flight of stairs that led to Kagome's home: The Sunset Shrine. As soon as he'd stopped, he checked his watch. 6:58. Perfect. He had time to spare. He ran a hand through his hair, checked his watch again, and waited for her to come walking down the steps…
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Kagome had forgone the alarm clock shopping to prepare for her…Date? Was it a date? No, just a group of kids going out dancing. Never mind that she and Joey would be going to the club, just the two of them. She had primped and preened as much as humanly possible in preparation. Her hair was held back with a rose clip, she wore a red tank top and a white skirt. She wanted to look her best, but still wanted to dance without hurting her feet, so she also wore a pair of flat sandals. After a mirror check, her mom came in, with a jacket, and looked at her daughter. Kagome didn't know, but her mother was glad her daughter was doing something normal for a change. Mrs. Higurashi handed Kagome the jacket, and said, "You look fine, sweety. Just go have fun."
"Thanks, Mom." Kagome said, as she accepted the jacket and hugged her mother. She tied around her waist, and headed off…
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Inu-Yasha grumbled as he climbed from the well this spring evening. Kagome had left two days ago, and still wasn't back yet. He hated when she was gone for so long. Yes, he knew she had school, and a life, here in her time, but he couldn't help it. He missed her. He was bringing her back this time, and nothing could stop him.
When he came out of the well house, he saw the last of Kagome's head going down the stairs. "Where is that girl going?" he said softly to himself. He climbed up into the trees, hid in the branches, and watched. She looked amazing! Her hair was nice, she was wearing a very bright, and somewhat revealing, outfit, her helmet was tucked underneath her arm, and he could smell her scent from where he stooped. What on earth could she be doing looking like that?
Then he saw. A guy on some weird version of a bicycle was at the bottom of the steps, looking at Kagome like she was…was… some pastry or something! Inu-Yasha's
Blood began to boil as he watched her get on this pretty boy's roaring bike. He was gonna kill this guy! But first he needed to get a disguise. He wanted to pound this creep into the ground, but he knew it wasn't safe to go around with his dog ears and Feudal-Era clothing.
"Wait until I get my claws into that woman stealing maggot!"
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Chapter 2:
I Need To Know
At lunch later that day, Kagome sat with Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi, trying to eat her lunch, but also working up the nerve to talk to the blond guy from Domino. He was the only thing on her mind ever since the assembly. Not that she liked him or anything, she just wanted to welcome him and his gaming friends to the school. But even as she tried to use this as an excuse to talk to him, she couldn't forget they way his smile made her feel. Like that smile was for her, no one but her. But that was crazy. He probably had lots of girls following him around, making idiots of themselves.
"Kagome!"
"Huh? What?" said Kagome when she realized that Eri had been trying to get her attention for a while now. "What is it?"
"That cute friend of Yugi's is coming this way!"
"Everyone, look natural," added Yuka, as she straightened up, and all the other girls struck ridiculous poses that were anything but natural.
Kagome looked down at her tray, almost panicked that the guy she happened to be thinking about was coming over here! But why am I so scared, she thought. I've faced the creepiest, deadliest youkai on earth, and now I'm freaking out over some guy? How dumb! Yet, when he and his friends stopped at their table, she still jumped when she heard his Brooklyn accent say, "'Scuse us, but can we sit at this table?"
Kagome looked up, and it was indeed the same guy from the assembly. His eyes still caught her first. In fact, all she could say in response was, a rather sheepish, "Um….What?"
"The other tables are full, can we sit here?" he asked again, just a little louder than before.
Oh crap, Kagome thought, he must think I'm hard of hearing or something. "Su- Sure!," she said overeagerly, "Sure you guys can sit here." Why did I squack like that? He must think I'm an idiot.
The boy and his friends sat down, as he took the seat next to Kagome. This caused all of Kagome's friends to gasp, then recover when the guy's friends looked at them, and caused Kagome to blush even redder than before. He turned to her, put up his hand, and said, "I'm Joey, by the way. Thanks for lettin' us sit here. The place is super crowded with both our schools sharin' the same space."
"Yeah, I know," said Kagome, relaxing as she took Joey's hand. It made her feel better knowing that he was just as normal as she was, and probably as nervous, although he must only be feeling it from being in a totally different setting than what he was used to.
Then, they all went around, introducing themselves. "I'm Kagome," Kagome said, "and these are my friends, Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi."
"Cool," said Joey, "These are my buds, Yugi, Tristan, and Tea." After that moment, they all seemed to lighten up and started talking about the normal things, like movies, games, and music.
At the subject of music, Eri said, "Oh, we're taking Kagome to the dance club, Samba, to celebrate her getting over her paralysis."
"Paralysis?!" said Joey and his friends, as Kagome slumped down in her chair. How could her grandpa come up with that? Maybe cause they had used practically every
other medical disease in the universe, and would have to start using mental diseases soon. But why, oh why PARALYSIS??!!!
"Yeah," said Yuka. "She's been getting sick a lot for a while now, and we wanted to show her a good time before something else happens."
"Can we come," asked Tea, "I love dancing, and Domino hardly has any good places to go to."
"Yeah," added Tristan with a laugh, "and we need a tour of the big city, specially Joey. Right man?."
Then, for the first time, Joey blushed. Kagome thought it looked so cute! So, after being quiet for so long said "Sure you can. We'd love to have you guys join us."
"Uh….really?" said Joey, looking sheepishly over at Kagome.
"Yes, but we'll have to walk. None of us can drive yet."
"Hey no prob. Tristan's got a car, and I can take one of ya's on my bike. Course, you gotta have a helmet."
All of Kagome's friends 'awwed' and inwardly cursed, having given up their childish bicycles and helmets a short time ago. "I have a helmet," Kagome said as her spirits lifted, overjoyed that she would get to ride with Joey.
"Great!" exclaimed Joey. "I'll pick ya up at seven. Tristan'll get with you girls later. Where can I pick you up at, Kagome?"
"I live at the Sunset Shrine," Kagome replied.
"I think I know where that I. I passed it this mornin' on my way here."
"Great. So, I'll see you then?" Kagome said as she got up to put her tray up and return to class.
"Sure," said Joey, "can't wait."
Then Kagome and her friends got up and left the cafeteria. Kagome was so excited, she almost started skipping back to class.
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After Kagome and her friends walked away, Joey looked at Yugi and said, "Dude, THANK YOU!!! I still can't believe she said yes! Thanks for your advice man! This is the happiest day of my life!"
"It's ok, Joey. Anyone would have told you to just talked to her."
"Yeah, but I'd normally chicken out. If you hadn't seemed so cool about it, I wouldn't have even gotten to say hi."
"That, and Tristan threatened to give you a wedgie if you didn't," said Tea.
"Yeah, that too." said Joey. Soon, they also had to go to class, and as Joey walked to Algebra, his one thought was how much he couldn't wait to see Kagome again.
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The sun was beginning to set when the little blue sports car went passed the sign that said "Domino: next exit". Mai Valentine's lovely face didn't show it, but she was nervous. It had been four months since she'd last seen the young duelist, Joey Wheeler. Ever since those strange incidents at Battle City, she'd thought of him with every game she played. Sure, the last time she had spoken to the tough guy, she'd gotten angry that he didn't say how he felt about her, and there fore had turned him down. But she just couldn't shake the feeling she got when she saw how sad he was when she'd said, "Forget it. You're just a kid." He looked like he'd been…shattered.
She never spent so much time thinking about a guy. Especially one who was still a junior in high school. But when she'd heard that Domino High took a beating from last week's freak storm, she felt that she needed to see him. So she packed seven different suitcases, loaded up her car, and made the long trip to Domino. During that trip, she realized how she truly cared for him. She even thought that she just might be falling for him.
"This time," she said aloud to herself, "I'll give him a chance." Who knows, this might just be the real thing. I wonder what time it is….
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"Dang, it's ten till seven!" said Joey as he got on his favorite leather jacket and his best pair of faded jeans. "If I'm late for my first date with this girl, I'll be the biggest loser on earth!" He quickly brushed his teeth, got on his shoes, and ran out to his bike. He was soon speeding into Tokyo, faster than lightening. Then, He came to a screeching halt in front of the long flight of stairs that led to Kagome's home: The Sunset Shrine. As soon as he'd stopped, he checked his watch. 6:58. Perfect. He had time to spare. He ran a hand through his hair, checked his watch again, and waited for her to come walking down the steps…
*******************************************************
Kagome had forgone the alarm clock shopping to prepare for her…Date? Was it a date? No, just a group of kids going out dancing. Never mind that she and Joey would be going to the club, just the two of them. She had primped and preened as much as humanly possible in preparation. Her hair was held back with a rose clip, she wore a red tank top and a white skirt. She wanted to look her best, but still wanted to dance without hurting her feet, so she also wore a pair of flat sandals. After a mirror check, her mom came in, with a jacket, and looked at her daughter. Kagome didn't know, but her mother was glad her daughter was doing something normal for a change. Mrs. Higurashi handed Kagome the jacket, and said, "You look fine, sweety. Just go have fun."
"Thanks, Mom." Kagome said, as she accepted the jacket and hugged her mother. She tied around her waist, and headed off…
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Inu-Yasha grumbled as he climbed from the well this spring evening. Kagome had left two days ago, and still wasn't back yet. He hated when she was gone for so long. Yes, he knew she had school, and a life, here in her time, but he couldn't help it. He missed her. He was bringing her back this time, and nothing could stop him.
When he came out of the well house, he saw the last of Kagome's head going down the stairs. "Where is that girl going?" he said softly to himself. He climbed up into the trees, hid in the branches, and watched. She looked amazing! Her hair was nice, she was wearing a very bright, and somewhat revealing, outfit, her helmet was tucked underneath her arm, and he could smell her scent from where he stooped. What on earth could she be doing looking like that?
Then he saw. A guy on some weird version of a bicycle was at the bottom of the steps, looking at Kagome like she was…was… some pastry or something! Inu-Yasha's
Blood began to boil as he watched her get on this pretty boy's roaring bike. He was gonna kill this guy! But first he needed to get a disguise. He wanted to pound this creep into the ground, but he knew it wasn't safe to go around with his dog ears and Feudal-Era clothing.
"Wait until I get my claws into that woman stealing maggot!"
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