Summary: Kagome hates Inu yasha in real life, but she falls in love with him online. What happens when they actually meet one another?
Chapter 4
Kagome couldn't wait for 3:30 that day. The school theater was going to hold the auditions for the coming play. She had practiced her lines all weekend and was confident with herself. She kept glancing at the clock in Mrs. Kaede's classroom. I'm not going to let anything or anyone get in my way today.
"Not even Inu yasha and Kikyo," she muttered.
"Did I just hear my name?" Inu yasha asked, leaning towards her.
Kagome jumped in her seat. "No. Now stop talking to me. I don't enjoy your company."
"Really? I thought—"
"Well, you thought wrong."
"Inu yasha, Kagome, what are you guys chattering about?" Mrs. Kaede voice boomed. "Please save the romance talk for break time. I told you many times before that if I catch you guys talking one more time, I will send you guys into the office."
Inu yasha rolled his eyes and slumped back into his chair. "Then can you please make this class more interesting? I'll have to fall asleep if you can't."
Mrs. Kaede stared at him hard. "If you have one more outburst, you'll be meeting the principal this afternoon for detention."
"Whatever," Inu yasha muttered.
Mrs. Kaede walked back to the front of the classroom. "You, too, Sango. Don't think I can't hear you giggling back there. And Miroku? Please read rule number 5 up on the board."
"Yes, Ma'am. Rule number 5, keep your hands to yourself."
"Exactly. Please do follow that rule." Mrs. Kaede cleared her throat. "So, as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted by Inu yasha, Kagome, Miroku and Sango, we will be doing a lab in here today. I have written the instructions up here on the board. All you and your partner have to do is to mix the chemicals and etc. as instructed, in order. Your grade for this lab is based on the outcome of it. You have 45 minutes to complete this assignment. Please begin."
Kagome groaned. Working with Inu yasha meant failing entirely.
Not even 5 minutes later, there was an explosion.
"Inu yasha!! I told you to pour in the red liquid, not the blue one!" Kagome sighed and began to clean up the mess.
"What do you mean? You told me to add in the blue!"
"No, I didn't………" Kagome said frustrated. She looked at Inu yasha. "Don't just stand there! The least you can do now is to help me clean this up."
"Yeah, whatever," Inu yasha said, grouchily.
The class suddenly came to end. Kagome was relieved that she and Inu yasha have been able to complete the lab even after the three other explosions. Of course, Kagome had done most of the work. She gathered her textbooks and supplies, and then walked out of the classroom.
Sango rushed up to Kagome in the crowded hallway. "You have your auditions today, don't you? Good luck with it." Together, they walked into the school cafeteria. They sat down at one of the tables, surrounded by their mob of friends. "I heard Inu yasha was called into the principal's office today."
"Suits him," Kagome said nonchalantly. "Anyway, lets not talk about him. Just talking about him makes me lose my appetite."
"Um……… Well, I know something that's going to be worse than talking about him because here he comes."
Kagome turned around hastily, saw him right away, and glared at him. She faced Sango. "Why does he always have to come and bug me?" she muttered. "It's bad enough that he embarrasses me everyday in class! ………and why ME? Of all people?"
"You're easy to annoy?" Sango suggested.
"That was a rhetorical question." Kagome sighed. She poked at her packed lunch, not in the mood to eat.
"Hey, girly," someone called from behind her, somewhat sarcastic.
"I could recognize that disgusting voice anywhere………" Kagome mumbled, definitely not happy. Back from the principal's office already?
"What did you say?" Inu yasha asked, plopping down onto the empty chair right next to her.
"I said, 'I could recognize that disgusting voice anywhere.'"
"Whatever you say, but other girls don't seem to think that way."
Kikyo and her group of cheerleaders sat a couple tables away, watching him curiously. Just then, a couple of freshmen walked by, glancing at Inu yasha quickly, and then retreating their eyes when he glanced back at them. "Looking good," he called out, checking them out, up and down.
He smirked at Kagome.
Kagome let out a frustrated groan, and then asked rudely, "How do you know nobody's sitting there, anyway? Don't you ever ask before you do anything? Get off and go away!"
"Aww, darling, why are you so mad at me? Is it because of what happened last night?" Inu yasha asked. Making sure that he had created quite a scene, he continued, "Since you couldn't make it over to my house last night, I called over the girl from the day before." He paused dramatically. "It went hot and heavy, but I know you could have done a lot better. You could come over on Friday night, so it wouldn't matter if you were so tired the next morning."
"What the hell are you talking about? You wish!! I'd prefer if you stayed at least 5 yards away from me."
Inu yasha looked at her surprised, but recovered quickly. He dropped his voice a bit, but knowing that the whole cafeteria could still here, he said, "Oh, sorry, Kagome. I forgot you told me you didn't want our relationship exposed yet."
"I see that a little visit to the principal's office didn't do you any good," Kagome said, gritting her teeth. She was on the verge of exploding.
Sango, who had been quiet all that time, finally spoke up and stated the obvious. "Inu yasha? I think you just made it worse………"
Inu yasha did not ruin my mood. He so did not. Kagome thought angrily, as she stomped off to her next class. Trying to push the negative thoughts about the creep aside, she tried to calm herself. Like I said, nobody's going to ruin my mood today. I am going to do well on the auditions.
Kagome felt butterflies flutter in her stomach. That's weird. I never get nervous when I audition. Pushing the door open, Kagome entered the auditorium and rushed up to her three drama friends. "Hey!"
"Hey, Kagome," Ayumi said, recognizing Kagome's voice. She kept her eyes pinned to the packet in front of her. Yuka and Eri both looked nowhere as worried as Ayumi did.
"Kagome!" Yuka cried out, giving her a big hug. "Good luck, although you don't really need any! I really hope you do get the part of Maria. I know you really want it."
Kagome forced herself to smile. "Thanks. I hope I do well." She unzipped her pack and pulled out the script. She had barely glanced at the packet when Hojo appeared. Kagome groaned inwardly. It wasn't like she didn't like him, it was just the fact that she didn't return the feelings he had for her.
"Hi, Kagome."
"Hey," Kagome replied, forcing herself to look at him. She gave him a smile. "Got all your lines down and ready to go?"
"Yeah. I'm trying out for Captain von Trapp. Why don't we practice our lines together?"
"Sure."
Half an hour, the drama teacher called, "Higurashi, Kagome." Ayumi, Yuka, Eri, and Hojo gave her encouraging smiles as she stepped up on stage.
A/N: Yay!! I finished this chapter.