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chapter 12

Unhappy Ayame and an Infatuated Koga

You turned around. 'You're impressed now? Hm, I guess that's because you don't know how strong I am. Too bad. You'll just have to be impressed when your face is squashed into the dirt.' you say, taking fighting stance. He takes fighting stance as well, raising his fists menacingly.

Usotsuki threw the first punch. "Sorry girly, don't have an honor code like your lousy brother." This made you angry and you jumped in swinging. 'Don't -call -my- brother-lousy-you-piece -of -shit -fighter!' you yelled, punching him between each pause. His nose was leaking blood and his eye was swollen a bit. "Ha! That the best you got? Or has your precious little weakling Tom been teaching you how to fight?" he asked, punching you in the stomach and swinging his leg, tripping you up, so he thought. His punch had stung, but you kicked out and tripped him down, jumping up afterwards. /sorry, ya'll know I suck at fight scenes/ Usotsuki hit his head, but got up again. "You sorry bitch. I was going easy on you, since you're so puny. Oh well, hope your brother doesn't mind you coming home in pieces, that is, after our date." 'HA! Who said anything about me losing? And don't you dare say a thing about Tom, your half the man he'll ever be, IF that.' you say, punching him in the stomach. You exerted a bit of energy this time, and he gasped. "Good shot." he said, "But here's a better one." He punched you in the stomach very hard. This one HURT. It felt like one of Hiei's punches. While you catch your breath, Usotsuki takes the oppurtunity to kick you in the ribs. You fall to your knees. GET UP! You're head was screaming. Don't let this half wit get the better of you! You stand up and punch at him again. This time, you use your energy and he flies backwards. He rose up again, but shakily. "How'd you? Nevermind." he runs at you and you step to the side. "Oopsy, did you miss?" you say, kicking him where it counts. He howls in pain, then gets up shakily. "Y-you win." he stutters, then fell forward. 'Is this all you wanted?' you ask, bending down and popping a kiss on his cheek. 'Well there ya go. Just remeber our deal buddy, or we'll have to do this again.' Then, you get up and walk away. Unfortunately, you didn't notice the flash when you popped the kiss on Usotsuki's cheek.

Kara

(Ha, this serves the bitch right, stealing my Tom from me! Hmph!) Kara walked into the school paper office. "Hello Kara." said Mr. Iwamoto, who ran the paper. "I have something that might interest you Uncle." said Kara, grinning devilishly, holding up the picture. "Nice work. It looks front page to me." Kara nodded to her uncle, then left the office and went to rejoin her minions.

you

You walked through the door, a broad grin on your face. "I'm guessing you won since you aren't moping anymore." said Yusuke, who had been waiting for you. 'I kicked his ass to the Makai and back.' you say proudly, then skip up the steps. You go into your room and Hermione isn't there. must be in Ron's room you muse. Despite yourself, you feel oddly tired, and fall asleep.

Hermione

After she said goodbye to Ron, she went into her room and found you asleep. "Guess the fight went well." she said to herself, then turned away, since it was dinner time. She knew better, by now, not to wake you when you were asleep.

The next time you opened your eyes was the next morning when your alarm clock rang. You still felt weak and tired, but got up and got dressed in a t-shirt and jeans. You carelessly brushed your hair and teeth, then grabbed your bag and drumsticks then walked downstairs. As you walked, you tried to make it seem like you felt refreshed, but knew your eyes were probably drooping. When you entered the kitchen, there was the usual conversation and nobody said anything about your countenance, just figured that you weren't fully awake.

On the ride to school, you thought you were going to pass out from sheer exhaustion, but you kept yourself awake. You skipped 1st, 2nd and 3rd periods to sleep, praying Akashi didn't nail you for it later. You managed to drag yourself to band, and were distraught to find you had a surprise chair test. It was on a piece called 'Mosaics' /my band class is playing this- BTW, no drums no more, there never was. I play flute!!/. You played the best you could, but still only scraped 3rd chair. After band, Tom didn't meet up with you, but walked right past you, so you walked to lunch alone. You didn't notice everyone whispering and pointing at you, but went to sit with Yusuke, Kuwa, Kurama and Keiko. Tom never joined you.

"So he broke up with you?" asked Kurama when you sat down alone. 'Huh?' you asked, completely confused. "Didn't you see?" he asked. "Have you even GONE to any classes today Ari?" asked Keiko. 'Band.' you replied. "Are you ok? You don't look all that great." said Kuwa. 'I'm fine, just a bit bored, I didn't feel like going to classes so I didn't. As far as Tom, is he even here today? I didn't see him.' you say. Yusuke points over to Tom's table. He was sitting there with his friends, an angry look on his face. 'I'm confused, what's going on?' you ask, looking around. Keiko sighs, then thrusts a paper into your hands. On the cover was a big picture of you kissing Usotsuki and the headline read- "8th Grade Genius? Or 8th Grade Seducer?"

'What the hell? Who wrote this?' you ask angrily. "Just read it." said Keiko I irritably.

Ariana Carter, a 13 year old 8th grader at our fine school was seen kissing a 9th grader by the name of Usotsuki Takada. Takada had this to say. "She just came at me and demanded that I go out with her. I of course, would never go out with somebody younger than me, but she came onto me. I hope that she will be apprehended for these acts." The person who witnessed the kiss and snapped this evidential photograph was none other than 8th grader Kara Roland, a close friend of the accused . "I never could imagine why Ariana would do such a thing, but my camera does not lie." The accused in reality already has a boyfriend by the name of Thomas Himura, but when asked for questioning, had no comment. One wonders whether Mr. Himura will continue seeing Ms. Carter after this evidence of unfaithfulness. I myself hope that Mr. Himura will choose his girlfriends more wisely, rather than just by looks, grades and talent.- Mr. M Iwamoto /I dunno his initials/

'Why would somebody write this about me? I didn't even kiss him, I planted a virus on his cheek!' you cry, holding the paper at arms length. "Yes, but look who wrote it. Iwamoto." points out Yusuke. 'I know. This sucks ass.' you grumble. "Why don't you go and talk to Tom? He obviously hasn't heard you side of the story yet." suggests Kurama. 'Ok, I think I will. Thanks Shuichi.' you say, then get up and trudge over to his table. You were still tired, but you were determined to make Tom see that you were NOT cheating on him. Mark and Travis sneer at you as you walk up. 'Hey.' you say quietly. Tom turned around. "What do you want?" he asked angrily. 'To talk to you. You haven't heard how things played out on my side, have you? Besides, everyone knows Iwamoto has it out for me, as does Kara.' you point out desperately. "Really? Do they know? Or is this a cover up story? I'm sure you've tricked me for long enough." he said, then turned back around and started chatting with his friends again. That had been the last straw. You spun his seat around and slapped him. "I never should have stuck up for you. Usotsuki was right, you are a weakling, you can't even try and face your demons.' /no pun intended/ Tom glared down at you. Even sitting, he was a bit taller than you. "Listen, you have no idea what's going on with me, so back off. Go off with your precious Usotsuki, or better yet, that Inuyasha character, seems you're quite close to him." he said viciously. You glare up at him and slap him again. 'I wish I'd never met you.' you hiss, then storm out of the cafeteria. You walk out of the school and climb up a tree in the courtyard. You climb to the highest branch and sit down, staring at the sky. Why did I ever like him at all? I should've known, nobody wants to be seen with an ugly demon like me you think to yourself. He doesn't know you're a demon points out your brain. says who? you argue back, he could've known all along! whatever, Yusuke is coming Indeed, Yusuke came walking up a few moments later. "Hey!" he called up. "Now can I beat up the little snot rag?" 'Knock yourself out.' "Great, I've been waiting since the two of you started going out. 'Yusuke?' you ask. "Yeah?" 'Next time I act stupid and agree to date someone, stop me.' "You got it kid." 'Thanks.' You then jump down from the tree and go to your 6th period.

At the end of the day, you walked slowly out of your classroom and towards the car, since Kurama had driven that day. Soon after, Inuyasha jumped into the car. You had been dozing and when he jumped in, you shrieked and sprung up, hitting your head on the top of the car. 'Ow.' you mutter, rubbing your head. 'Why are you here?' you ask irritably. "I came to annoy you and to take you home. Yusuke and your brother got detention again and Kurama and Keiko have that thingy student council, so the called Botan and she volunteered me to get you, now let's go, that damned wolf is trying to convince Kagome that I suck and it's starting to piss me off, so I need to kick his ass." You nod, then climb out of the car. "We're running home. I'm not carrying you." he said, then started to run. You jogged after him, catching up in a matter of moments. He then picked up speed so you had to run to stay with his pace. Suddenly you felt really weak and your knees gave way. You fell forward, but instead of hitting the ground, you hit black. /ok I haven't had you pass out in a while, leave me alone!/

Inuyasha stopped running at the portal. "Hey shrimp, where are you?" he asked. There was no response. "Damn it." he muttered, then began to walk back, searching for you. After a while of walking Inuyasha trips over something and falls flat on his face. "Ow. Who did that?" he asked. /dense./ He looked down and saw you laying on the ground, face down. "This is starting to get old." he muttered, then picked you and your bag up and ran back and through the portal. He walked through the door, jumped up the steps and plopped you down on your bed. "Damn weak women." he muttered. Hermione walked up to him as he walked out of the room. "What were you doing in there?" she asked. "Putting the kid down, she's unconscious, I think." he replied, then continued on to his room. Hermione went back to her room faster and saw that Inuyasha had carelessly dropped you on the bed, your shoes still on and your head rolling over the side of the bed. "Stupid mutt." she muttered, taking off your shoes and pushes you all the way onto your bed. She then marches downstairs, and sees a person standing there. She has her hands on her hips and looks menacing. "Who the hell are you?" demands Hermione. "Ayame. Where's Kouga?" she growls. "He isn't here, what do you want with him?" "I want his head. Bastard left without saying where he was going." "Great, come with me NOW." said Hermione, then stormed down the hall towards Koenma's office.

Hermione, didn't bother knocking, but barged right in. "Koenma. Why is she here? She's looking for Kouga! She can't stay here Koenma! There is no more room." she ranted. "Hermione, I know that. Why don't you ask her where she is staying." suggested Koenma. "Ok fine. Do tell us... Ayame. Where Is it that you are staying?" asked Hermione. "I stay with the Eastern tribe. That is my home, but I cannot find my home." replied Ayame snarling. Just then, Kouga came in. "Ayame?" he asked, bewildered. "Yes my love!!!! I am here! Come back to me!" she said sweetly, jumping up and running at him. "Huh?" he said. "Come back to me my love! Forget the woes of heartbreak from the witch Kagome!! She is merely human!! You must come back! Or-or- or I'll kill myself!!' she shouted. "Great. I'll prepare the noose." said Kouga dryly. "FINE!! I'll kill your FRIENDS THEN!!!!!!!!" she shouted, racing out the door.

Well, I must say, that was an interesting chapter....... I ended it strangely, but hey, that's ok!!!! It really isn't a big deal, besides, how many of you people are evn reading this anymore?! Exactly my point. Why do I even keep writing this one? OOOOOOO well. Talk to you kiddos later. PLEASE read and review my story, considering I almost put this thing on hiatus!!!!!