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Chapter 2 – you again!
Sunlight filtered through the blinds of her window, showering her sleeping features in its glory. Higurashi Kagome stirred slightly under the covers; she had been awake for a while and wished that she were dead. It was all very well to convince herself that last night's event had been a dream, a illusion of her mind, yet the proof was there – two identical marks that stood out against the pale skin on her shoulder.
Being attacked by a youkai on a mission was no news to her, the problem was that the bite was not forced, lying perfectly still as he moved in, she had allowed the youkai to bite her. No, She had wanted him to mark her. Kagome had welcomed the stinging sensation as the youkai drew blood and even felt a touch of regret as he jerked away.
What was going on? Kagome was a Hunter and it was in her nature to hate youkais. She wouldn't even bear the thought of breathing the same air as one, let alone permit one to touch her. "I must be losing it.." she thought out aloud, the stories of Hunters breaking under the pressure of youkai hunting was not uncommon, after all.
Kagome shook her head, trying to clear the thoughts from her mind. It was a normal day and she must go to a normal school where people think normal thoughts that didn't involve being bitten by a youkai. But how was she suppose to act normal after last night?!
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"So he escaped,"
Kagome nodded cautiously as she studied her friend's expression. Sango and Miroku were two of the elite Hunters and are amongst Kagome's closest friends. But even with them, she found herself unable to reveal the whole truth of last night. The youkai had somehow sensed her presence and had attacked her, but escaped leaving her unharmed. Kagome had warily left out the bit about him biting her.
"But you should have reported back straight away, it's not the first time you have been attacked.."
"Not for the last five years.." Kagome protested slightly, yet under the sympathetic gaze of Sango, she could only apologise. "Sorry, I guess I was stunned.."
"That's ok, everyone makes mistakes sometimes," Sango reassured with a look of concern. "Be careful next time."
Kagome nodded, glad that the conversation was over. She hated hiding from her friends; orphaned at a young age, Kagome had quickly became friends with Sango, who was a whole two year older than her; and between the two of them, nothing was considered a secret.
The classroom had begun to fill as Sango and Miroku left for their own classes. Kagome waved back in reply as a student greeted her, smiling. It was no longer a guarded smile but a natural one that revealed a mind at ease. In this room, she roleplayed a normal girl who lived a carefree life.
And she enjoyed it.
"Morning, Higurashi."
Defenses shot back up at that moment and she smiled the smile at the boy before her. "Good morning, Hojou." Kagome replied carefully. Hojou was kind to her, perhaps a little too kind that made Kagome believe he had been a youkai on her trail. Though after further investigation, a whole two month of spying revealed that he was in fact a normal human. "Boys can do that to girls they like," Miroku had explained after the event with his hand moving almost naturally to her backside. "And you are not a unattractive female."
"I tried ringing you last night, but I guess you weren't there."
"I must have fallen asleep, I..uh.. wasn't feeling too well last night." The lie came naturally and Kagome watched a concerned look appear on Hojou's face.
"I'm sorry to hear that," Hojou said. "Maybe we can see the movie some other time."
The movie! She had totally forgotten about the promise to Hojou to go to the movies last night, and it wasn't the first time, too. She looked up apologetically, yet all thoughts of the movie flew out the window when her eyes met a figure standing by the door.
A boy with golden eyes and silver hair that almost reached his back.
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Golden eyes scanned the room and Inuyasha scowled at rows and rows of human, all staring back at him with a look of interest. Simple minded weaklings, Inuyasha decided. The race of humans changed very little, if at all in the five hundred years he had roamed Japan.
"Uh.. your name.."
"What?!" Inuyasha barked back and the teacher who had addressed him shrank back slightly. He grabbed a piece of chalk and scribbled 'Inuyasha' on the blackboard. The procedure was the same, he guessed, it was like the last time he went to a 'school' during the end of Sengoku Jidai.
"Just 'Inuyasha'? No.. uh.. last name?" came the uneasy question.
"You have a problem with that?!"
"No.." the teacher evidently shark back a bit more, "not really."
His eyes swept the room again, most of the interested looks have changed to gapes of apprehension, Inuyasha couldn't help but smiling with satisfaction, until his eyes rested upon the ones of the Hunter.
Even as they held fury, her eyes still radiated the amazing beauty that attracted him to her like a magnet.. just like the old times when he had been madly in love with her. But it didn't matter, she would still be his, it was just a matter of time.
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The youkai was staring at her as though he was about to swallow her whole, and to her horror, she felt herself drawn to the stare as though her body was taken over. The nightmare of last night, she knew, was about to repeat itself, only in front of a class full of staring people.
No way! No way she was going to allow that to happen! Not on her life! Kagome bit down, hard onto her lower lip until she tasted the saltiness of her blood seep to her tongue. Pain was a powerful cure, she had learnt from experience, and soon, the charisma faded.
"There is a spare seat behind Higurash", she suddenly heard the teacher say. "Uh.. Inuyasha.."
And for a moment, she was sure a flash of bewilderment had crossed his eyes as though he, too had been snapped from a trance. "Feh!" Inuyasha muttered as she watched him walking towards her.
She knew too well that the pleasures of role-playing was quickly disappearing.
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For the first time in five years, Kagome's school lunch break was no longer enjoyable, as she closed in on the normal looking boy - if any one had considered yellow eyes norma,l at the back of the hall, away from prying eyes. "What are you doing here?" she demanded, ignoring the instinctive reaction and the genuine desire of pinning him against a wall with the sharp knife in her bag. Though deep down, she had hoped that the youkai wouldn't attack her in broad daylight, an assault from him would only mean that she must counter, what would normal people from her school think of her then?
"How did you know it was me?" He asked, sounding unconcerned.
"I could sense your jyaki from miles away." That, had been an over statement, but Kagome didn't really care at that very moment. The youkai looked the same as last night, though without the pair of dog ears on the top of his head. He was no longer wearing the red gi, instead, he had normal pants and shirt that were part of the school's uniform on. "So," she said with emphasis on each word. "Why?"
"Cause," He replied. "I marked you."
Oh, that, Kagome mentally added another reason why she must kill him. "But what does that have to do with you and my school?"
He gave her a look suggesting she was one clueless Hunter. "When a youkai marks someone," Inuyasha explained in a tone of boredom. "They are bonded and must protect that person until he dies."
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End of chapter 2 – You Again!
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AN: Firstly, I'd like to thank everyone who supported this story and because of that, this story will be continued.
koinu-no-ai: Nope, the last bit of chapter one (italics) was not a flash back, it's actually his action. Who's action? Well, you'll have to find out.
byebye!: this story is taken in Kagome's time, the present, not feudal Japan. It was from the idea of,
'what if Kagome never fell into the well, but instead met Inuyasha in her own time.'
A-Frozen-Heart-Seshumaro: I continued it, don't hurt me. *hides*
Tomo*223: Danke!
Jessi (Heartsfire): yep, I've read two or three books from the nightworld series (very good series). Now that you have mentioned it, there are a lot of similarities.. with the vampire hunters and the soulmate theory..^_^
Amethyst Hanyou: ^_^ you surprised me, I didn't think any 1 that read 'let souls link' would read this one.