Chapter 3

[ Disclaimer : Inuyasha is the property of Rumiko Takahashi ]

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'Alright, that's it! I'm going back you guys!' I got up from my seat, almost knocking the chair over, and stomped over to the exit.

'Hey, Kagome! Come back!' Sango raced up to me.

'No! I'm not going back in there unless that stupid jerk, Inuyasha isn't there anymore! How did you ever manage to go to class with him before? He is do irritating and thinks he is all that! Well, tell him he isn't! He is so idiotic! Thinks he's all that!' I said loud enough for the whole place to hear. It was packed from the students, popular, smart, nerdy, gangsters, and every one of them had heard her every word. I might have well just committed suicide with what I had just said. I may not have been to the university for very long, but long enough to learn that no one messed with the stupid popular, Inuyasha. And if you did, well... let's just say I've just gotten myself enemies, a lot of them.

'Fine then Kagome, I'm coming with you.' She turned around to Suki. 'We're going okay? You can stay if you want.' she said, bringing us out the door.

Immediately, Sango placed her hand over my forehead, undoubtedly checking to see if I had a fever, 'Are you crazy, Kagome? Any girl would die to get his attention, in a positive way. He has all the gals drooling over him! Haven't you learned even that yet?'

'Well ya? So why aren't you drooling over him?' I shot back at her. Naturally, I knew the answer: Sango liked this other guy by the name of Miroku.

We walked some, to see a fight in the distance. I heard Suki curse under her breath.

'What's wrong?' I asked.

Sango replied, 'The one in the black leather jacket is Naraku. You know, the gangster? And the one he's fighting him is Sesshomaru.'

The name rang a bell, but I couldn't quite place my finger on it. Where had I heard it from before? But before I could ask, Sango had run in to help. I thought to myself, how in god's name was she going to be able to take down Naraku and his stupid goons? But instead of answering, Sango just called out to me, telling me to help. Which side I didn't know but followed her lead, it was against Naraku.

And then suddenly, 'Let's go guys,' Naraku said, signaling to his buddies. I called after them as they left, I was in the heat of the fight, 'What are you, afraid?' This caused Naraku to turn around and Sango to whisper in my ear, 'What was that for you idiot!? Now you've done it!'

Naraku spoke, in a calm voice, as thought he hadn't been fighting for a while. 'No, I am not, I just don't think that it's fair to fight girls,' he emphasized the last word. He turned to Sesshomaru and snickered, 'Ha! You need to fight with girls to even think you can even beat me. Tsk tsk, don't you feel degraded to have to rely on female fools to help you? Especially one who is as weak as her,' he turned to me, 'Kagome.' He walked off with those words.

I stood there, in shock, who did he think he was? Picking fights with anyone. Did he have nothing else to do? And he was so vain, saying he was good.

But I had to admit, he was pretty good. I had received my black belt when I had been a little girl and I practiced all the time, regularly. And yet, he still managed to put me out of breath; he had put all three of us gasping for air. And yet, he walked away, as though the fight had been nothing compared to what he could actually do.

What really surprised me was why he knew my name. I hadn't been around a lot; I was always in my room studying. So how he got to know my name was beyond me.

I turned around and realized who it was, the same guy whom I thought was Inuyasha. 'Thanks, but I really didn't need the help. I could've managed on my own.' He started to walk off.

'So that's it? No thank-you's?' I asked him, a little hotly.

Sango put a calming hand on my shoulder, 'So, Sesshomaru, why the fight?'

I got the point that he was always like this, and I wanted to listen to his excuse for making us help him and in return, the ungratefulness.

He slowly turned around to face us. 'Have either of you seen Rin lately?'

Sango and I exchanged glances. Now that he mentioned it, I hadn't seen Rin for a while. She was always around when there was fun. We both shook our heads.

'Exactly. She went out with that Tachii guy the other night and ... well, she said she call me when she got back, which she promised would be before one. I waited for her call until two, just to make sure that she would call even if she was to be late. I never got the call and her cell wasn't on. It's not like her to be this irresponsible.'

What connection did this guy have with Rin anyway? I wanted to ask but I realized it wasn't going to be an opportune time to ask that now.

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I got home a little earlier because I was really pissed off at that stupid girl. Who did she think she was? She had no right to talk to me in that way! What was wrong with her? Any other girl would drop dead to have me even notice her. But she was different.

Then again, she was different in every aspect. She ignored me, a thing that made girls scream. But the funny thing was, she actually did it with ... this thing. And I wouldn't just ignore it and bug another person. I kept coming back to her.

And what else? She would stay out of my head. Every time I tried to push her to the back of my mind, she'd pop off at the most unexpected times.

I walked over to the window and opened it to let in some fresh air. That's when I heard it. 'So what happened?' I could here the shock in her voice. There were three people including her, my senses told me. Sango, and ... SESSHOMARU?! Why was she with him? Did she like him? More than me? She liked his company more than mine?

A phone rang. It was Sesshomaru's. There were a few words I couldn't catch.

'Who was that?' Kagome asked.

'The hospital,' was the reply she received. As if some secret message was received, they all fell silent and headed toward the place that was mentioned.

I decided to follow, just curius where that freak was bring kagome and I'd be there if he even dared lay a finger on her...

[ Inu's getting protective!!! Yeah!... AND an eavesdropper. Tsk Tsk Inu! Anyway, Review plz!!!! Thnx bunches! ]