SCHOOL'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! v

*dances around like a munkee* (how do you dance like a monkey?)

But anyways, YES, I have finally updated and YES, you may rejoice. *lalalalalaa*

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Oh yeah, I've made another IY ficcy!!! ^_^ plz go read it and review!!! ^___^

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            "Inu Yasha..."

            His eyes fluttered open at his name. He blinked several times, fatigue clouding his mind.

            "Inu-kun!" a feminine voice called playfully.

            The voice struck a familiar memory. Her name floated up through his throat to his lips.

            "...Kikyou..."

Her small giggle echoed in reply.

            "I've been waiting for you, Inu-chan," she whispered.

            "Kiky-" A knot constricted in his throat. The lovely image of the beautiful girl named Kikyou was twisted inside and out. It stretched, contracted, pulled apart, and mended back together. Finally, it shattered, embedding its shards into Inu Yasha's skin. He cringed.

            The shards liquefied and oozed up to his face, gathering itself back into the image of a humanoid head. It was still recognizable as Kikyou, but her eyes were wide and bloodshot, her teeth bared in a grin, and her breath raspy.

            "So you remember..." she hissed.

            He reached out to shove the monster away from him, but his fingers passed through her face fruitlessly. She spoke again, with his hand still embedded within her cheek. He felt his insides twist as he grimaced.

            "It's no use," she grinned. She drew back a deadly hand, which glittered with demon-like claws.

            Plunging them forward, her hand met flesh. Inu Yasha gasped. Kneeling before him with a clawed hand protruding from the center of her shoulder blades was Kagome. Eyes glazed and face pale, she whispered his name.

            "Inu Yash-"

            Kikyou yanked her gory hand from Kagome chest and the raven-haired girl fell lifelessly to the ground, eyes still open; a crimson tear of blood crept down her cheek.

            "Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!" A shriek pierced the air. Inu Yasha sat up in bed, soaked in perspiration. His hair was drenched and stuck to his face and his lips were dry and cracked. He swallowed painfully and stumbled into the bathroom. Shoving his head into the sink, he let the cold water wash away his unsettled nerves. Slowly but steadily, his gasping coughs calmed to a steady inhale and exhale.

            Lifting his head out of the sink, he glanced at himself in the mirror; disheveled, pale, and petrified. A snort sounded from his throat. THE Inu Yasha woke up covered in sweat over a nightmare. He proceeded to undress himself, leaving his clothes in an unkempt pile on the floor. Stepping into the shower, he turned the water on to a cold mellow stream.

            Leaning against the tiled wall, he let the water envelope his body in a refreshing purification. He opened his eyes slightly, recalling the unnerving nightmare. He wasn't the superstitious type, but he felt that it meant something. Usually, dreams were too strange to have any possible relation to reality, but this dream was different. The images were so clear and detailed...he shuddered. But it was what he dreamt about that puzzled him: Kikyou.

            He closed his eyes once more. It was so long ago and yet the memory was so deeply burned into his brain. The bittersweet memories; more bitter than sweet. Kikyou...the beautiful and sweet girl. But in reality? No, that was a lie.

            Kikyou. She was a monster in reality. The vicious, snarling face of a crazed woman loomed over him. Inu Yasha cringed. He didn't want to remember the first time he witnessed her other side. Chaos, confusion, and screams; many screams. What had happened after that? He'd forgotten, or perhaps he didn't want to remember. Either way, he ended up moving to an entirely different school, attending faithfully for two years. It had been two years since the incident... he pushed it back into the corners of his mind, not wanting to relive any more. He mustn't let anyone know what he'd been through. It wasn't anyone's business, so he wouldn't let them know. He wouldn't even let them get close enough to know. 'I suppose that's how people started to avoid me at school,' he mused. 'Not that I didn't want it. It's better this way.'

            But only one person posed as a problem. "Kagome..." he whispered. She had stretched out her hand and reached the deepest part of his soul in only one day. He was so surprised he'd almost welcomed it. But reality had struck him and ordered him to push her away. And he did, as hard as he could. But it only made her come closer to him. Why? It made no sense and yet it was lying in front of his eyes. Did he...actually have affection for this girl?

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            Kagome walked down the steep bus steps and roughly onto the concrete, entering school grounds. Sleep was still ever so present and she walked lifelessly into the school hallways with heavy eyelids. She glanced around, once in a while spotting a lively group of friends or a shy, red-faced couple.

            She grimaced as the couple embraced each other tightly, sharing an intimate touch of lips. She quickened her pace as she passed by them. It was disgusting, and yet she knew those two people were having the time of their lives. Maybe she shouldn't have been so harsh in her opinion...but somehow she felt...jealous?

            Kagome's tracks slowed almost to a stop. 'Jealous? Of that? Me?' She pursed her lips in a disbelieving grin. 'I must be going crazy' Just then, she came into contact with something warm and soft, which grunted in return. Kagome, being lost in her thoughts, had kept her head lowered and thus, bumped into-

            "Yasha-kun!!" Kagome gasped, wide-eyed. The boy stared back with equal surprise. Kagome quickly bent down to gather the fallen books, brushing off the dirt some of them had collected. By the time Inu Yasha had kneeled down with her, she had already stacked them neatly on top of each other, offering them apologetically to him.

            "Gomen nasai!" Kagome stuttered, embarrassed. "I wasn't really watching where I was going..." she explained sheepishly.

            "Ah, um, it's ok," he replied. He wondered how she could be so friendly with him, after all he had done. He recalled that day; he had lost his temper, yes, and she'd seen him. It had hurt, to see the horrified expression on her face, like he was some sort of demon or monster. To make himself forget her, he had thoroughly rejected her from his presence; perhaps too thoroughly.

            "Um, Yasha-kun?"

            Startled, he answered, "Hn?"

            "Are you—are you still hurt from yesterday?" she asked innocently. He smiled and shook his head. She sighed in relief. Somehow, her concern lightened him, like the first time they'd met, his chest felt lighter than before.

            The school bell rang loudly, echoing slightly within the school halls. "Ah!" Kagome cried, "Oh my god! I'm late!" Rushing past a startled Inu Yasha, she yelled, "Bye!" and hurried off to her English class, praying her teacher would not be too harsh on her.

            Inu Yasha unable to hold his smile in any longer, grinned. She was an interesting girl. The brushing of shoes against concrete sounded behind him. Whipping his head around, Inu Yasha found himself facing a peeved Kouga.

            They stared at each other for a few slow moments. One face was annoyed, angry, and ruffled. The other expression was more confused rather than angry.

            As if finally gathering the right words to say, Kouga spoke up. "Why does she do that?" he growled.

            "What?" the amber-eyed boy asked.

            "Why does she treat you like that even after what you've done?" Kouga renounced more clearly.

            Inu Yasha's eyes widened slightly. 'Does he know? But, that's impossible!'

            "I wasn't there for the whole show but I saw enough of it to know how much you hurt her," Kouga said, voice low and dangerous. His teeth were hard set in his mouth and both of his hands were balled into fists at his sides.

            Inu Yasha was taken aback. He couldn't think of anything else to say except for "It's not what you think, Kouga."

            "What do you mean, 'it's not what you think'??" he snarled viciously, his temper flaring. "Do you even know how hard you hit her? The condition she was in, she was as good as dead!"

            Inu Yasha remained silent. Kouga continued.

            "And then some psycho bastard found her! He could have been—" Kouga stopped, not wishing to continue. In a softer voice, he whispered, "and that's when I got there."

            Inu Yasha was amazed, but something was missing.

            "How do you know all this?" Inu Yasha asked. A surprised Kouga looked up. His mouth was open, but no words came out.

            "You weren't really absent that day were you?" the amber-eyed boy continued.

            "D-don't you start making up stories!" he snarled.

            "Are you...attracted to her?"

            Kouga's mouth was paralyzed. His hands tightened then relaxed again. Stepping backward, he spun around and crashed through the doors of the science department building. Inu Yasha stood alone in the courtyard, pondering.

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AN: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Hi. Just felt like doing that. No reason. ^_^;;;;

Inuyasha: alright......o_O;;;;;;;

Me: but anyways, I'd like to thank everyone for helping this story become a mild success!!! *applause* to be honest, I thought this story sucked, but I think 100+ reviews makes me think otherwise! ^_^;;;;

Inuyasha: I still think it sux! ^____^ ::smile smile grin grin::

Me: gee thanks. ¬_¬;;;;;;;;;

Inuyasha: Anytime! Jv

Me: oh yeah since skool is over, I'll have mucho mucho time to work on my ficcy's ^___^ (I think) -_-;;;; if I don't, don't get mad at me!!! T__T I have summer skool (argh), volunteering, and I NEED to workout this summer. Please refrain from imagining a really obese person sitting here in front of the computer typing this. Cuz I'm NOT obese, just a bit plump. (everyone else: yeah right).

So anways, HAPPY SUMMER VACATION, MINNA-SAN!!!!!!

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Ja ne!

~meow-chan~