Kagome's Voice and Inuyasha's Love
Thanks for the reviews everyone it's nice to know you like my story! Ok, this chapter may be more funny than fluffy, because Inuyasha gets a case of the hic- ups! But I promise, there will be some fluff. Well, here we go!!!
Disclaimer: No, I still don't own Inuyasha.or anything else that I write about, damn it! ************************************************************************ Chapter 2: Hic-ups and Hekele.
Inuyasha woke up the next morning only to find that he was alone in the
hut. Inuyasha looked around for a moment as if to confirm this and frowned.
*Where is everyone? I'm usually the first one up in the morning.Kaede-hag probably has them working in the garden or something.* he thought to himself as he got up and stretched. He remembered hearing Kagome sing to Shippo the previous night and smiled inwardly. He had had a good night's sleep for once, and was in a pretty decent mood too. Inuyasha made his way outside only to find Kagome talking to a very upset looking Sango. Kagome kept nodding to her friend, and then got a slightly annoyed look in her face, as did Sango.
The two glanced to their right and saw an unconscious Miroku with a really large handprint on his face, Inuyasha shook his head knowingly at what had happened. Kagome saw Inuyasha and smiled at him as she shrugged, guessing correctly at his unsaid question: Will Miroku ever learn? Shippo pounced on Inuyasha's head a moment later and was quite surprised when he didn't get hit in the head for it.
"Watch it runt," was all Inuyasha said. Inuyasha noticed the kitsune's confused look and sat him on the ground as he jumped into a tree.
Shippo stared at the hanyou for a moment and shrugged it off, thinking he was still too sleepy to want to hit anyone yet. Kagome walked over to the tree that Inuyasha had jumped into as Sango and the now conscious Miroku followed Shippo back into the hut, a bit confused themselves. Kagome, however, was a bit worried about Inuyasha; he never passed up a chance to get even with Shippo, ever.
"Inuyasha? Are you ok? You seem a bit...happy. What's up?" she asked him. Inuyasha stared at her for a moment, and then decided not to tell her about hearing her sing, for his dignity's sake.
"What wench? Can't I be nice to the whelp once in a while?!" he retorted. Upon seeing Kagome's face scrunch up at the word 'wench', Inuyasha quickly grabbed to the tree for dear life as she screamed at him.
"Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. When the dust cleared, there was a huge crater and a few broken branches where the tree had been. Inuyasha crawled out of the crater with a few twigs in his hair. Before he could say anything, howling could be heard along with a string of laughter.
"Mutt face, when will you learn to show MY woman some respect? Especially since she can take you down with a single word! Ha ha ha ha ha!" Koga howled with laughter at Inuyasha's appearance and stupidity.
"No one asked you flee-bag, and why do you keep calling Kagome YOUR woman, she doesn't like you!" Inuyasha growled, suddenly standing between Kagome and Koga, "What are you doing here anyway?!" he asked, not really caring 'why' as long as Koga left as soon as possible.
"Hello Koga, this certainly is a surprise, what brings you here?" Kagome asked politely. She really hadn't expected to see him, nor had she really wanted to, but she would put up with him for a bit. Koga ignored Inuyasha's comment and sped around him to Kagome, put his arm around her waist, and gave her a little squeeze, causing Inuyasha to get really mad.
"Since when did I need a reason to see my love? What kind of mate would I be if I left you alone with mutt-face for too long?" he said, nuzzling her cheek a bit, causing Kagome to blush and Inuyasha to boil.
"Who the hell to you think you are touching her like that?!? And she's not your mate!" he said, pulling Tetsuagia, (sp? sorry!) out of it's sheath. Kagome pulled away from Koga, who looked like a little lost puppy without her in his arms, and stared him in the eyes.
"Koga, for the millionth time, I am NOT your mate, and I'm sorry, but I don't love you back, so please stop coming around if all it is to do is try to make me love you." she said sternly, finally able to speak without blushing. Koga was sweet, but he seemed as dense as Hojo when it came down to it. Inuyasha wore a proud, victorious grin on his face which only Koga seemed to see, and it made him turn red with both anger and embarrassment that he'd been turned down yet again. He began to run to the forest as he spoke to Kagome.
"Kagome, my love, I will never lose hope that you will one day come to see your feelings for me. I will leave you in mutt-face's care for the time, but I will be back for you on-"
CRASH!!!
Kagome tried hard to stifle a laugh and Inuyasha rolled on the ground in fits of laughter as Koga tried to calmly climb out of the crater that Inuyasha had formed only moments before. Kagome lost it and openly laughed as Koga stumbled and fell back into the hole. Inuyasha had never laughed so hard in his life as his rival finally managed to get out of the hole and run into the forest, face flushed full of embarrassment.
Hearing Inuyasha's laughter, Shippo and Sango exited the hut to see what had happened. Upon seeing BOTH Inuyasha and Kagome laughing, they were very confused. If Kagome was laughing then Inuyasha was usually blushing like a madman because he did something stupid, and if Inuyasha was laughing then he got 'sat', so why were they both laughing? Noticing a crater where a tree used to be, Sango got worried.
*Why are they both laughing when Inuyasha was just 'sat'? He NEVER laughs about that.*
"Uhh, guys? What's so funny?" Sango asked worriedly, thinking that her friends may very well be under some sort of spell to act so.'humorous' all of a sudden.
"K-K-Koga.," Inuyasha managed to say between the laughter, he was now crying from laughing so hard.
This got Sango's attention, "Koga? You are both laughing at Koga? Did he put a spell on you or something, because this just doesn't fit."
"Yeah Kagome, why are you laughing at Koga? You never laugh at Koga, he's not that funny, just really stupid." Shippo said plainly. This made the two laugh harder.
"Exactly! Stupid flee-bag doesn't know to watch where he's going." Inuyasha said, finally able to calm down.
Sango took another look at the crater and noticed how it seemed like one end was a bit caved in. *Almost like someone fell in.Wait a minute.* "Did Koga fall in the hole?" she asked. This sent Kagome and Inuyasha off again. Sango smiled, no longer worried, she herself wished that she could've seen it. Shippo caught on as well and pouted, he also wanted to see Koga fall into the hole.
"That's what he gets for- *hic* Huh? What the- *hic-up*" Inuyasha held his chest in mild pain as he gasped for air, wondering what was happening to him. Kagome laughed at him for a moment, walked over and patted his back. She enjoyed the confused look on his face.
"Those are hic-ups! You get them when you laugh too hard or when you cry too much. They may hurt a bit, but they will go away eventually." she said, trying to comfort him. Inuyasha gave her a look of pure and utter agony, his chest was really starting to hurt from all these 'hic-ups'.
"Well, how do I *hic* get rid of *hic* these *hic* things?!? *hic* They *hic* hurt!" Inuyasha complained. Shippo took this opportunity to have some fun.
"Inuyasha's a baby, he can't even handle a few little hic-ups!!! Even I can take hic-ups!" he said teased. Shippo walked up to him and stuck his tongue out. Inuyasha was about to take a swipe at him when another fit of hic-ups took over. Inuyasha held his chest again in pain and Kagome began to feel sorry for him. Sango fought a small fit of laughter, picked up Shippo, and walked back towards the hut, winking at Inuyasha and Kagome meanwhile. They nodded in understanding, and Inuyasha was grateful.
"Come on Shippo, why don't you help me and Kaede cook breakfast? It would get done faster." she taunted, knowing that the kitsune's stomach would take over within seconds. Shippo nodded to her and allowed her to take him back into the hut.
Inuyasha's hic-ups continued and Kagome continued to pat his back as he gasped for air between them. Inuyasha wouldn't admit it, but he rather enjoyed it when she did that, the hic-ups, however, he could do without.
" *Hic* Kagome! *hic* How am I *hic* supposed to *hic* get rid of *hic* these *hic* things?! *hic* I can hardly *hic* breathe and they *hic* are really starting to *hic* hurt! *hic*," he complained. Kagome knowingly nodded her head, took his hand, and led him to the nearest stream. Inuyasha blushed at her touch and was happy when she didn't notice. He was almost brave enough to squeeze her hand back, but his 'sensible' side took over and he forced himself to look away from their clasped hands.
"Sometimes if you drink enough water, the hic-ups will go away. Let's try it!" she said cheerily.
"*hic* Feh.*hic*," Inuyasha said, but it's mean demeanor was ruined by his hic-ups. ************************ At the stream:
Inuyasha drank from the stream and happily enjoyed Kagome's company, (though he tried his damnedest not to show it,) until he realized that it wasn't working.
"Ka-*hic*-gome, this *hic* isn't *hic* working! Now what *hic* do I *hic* do?!?" the exasperated hanyou asked. Kagome thought for a moment.
"Maybe if we mix some sugar with the water, that always helps me." she said.
Inuyasha looked at her worriedly, *Kagome has *hic* had these before? *hic* How can she *hic* stand it, they *hic* hurt! And I'm the *hic* half demon, not *hic* her, if it hurts me then it must *hic* REALLY hurt *hic* her.* Kagome noticed the look in his eyes and was puzzled.
"What's wrong? Besides the obvious hic-up problem of course." she asked.
"You've *hic* had these *hic* before? Don't they *hic* hurt you?" he asked her quietly. Kagome caught on and smiled as she looked Inuyasha in the eyes.
"Not once you get used to them, I've been getting hic-ups since I was really little, because my mom would always tickle me and make me laugh, which is good. Of course they hurt when you get them really bad, but it always is fun and comical when someone gets the hic-ups, unlike you, most people only laugh harder because they find it funny." she said while still smiling at him. Inuyasha was relieved that they didn't cause her so much pain, her smile reassured him as well.
"Ok, so what *hic* is this *hic* 'shoogar' stuff?" he asked her. Kagome smiled at his attempt at the new word.
"Sugar, it's the stuff that makes chocolate sweet, and it's what makes Shippo bounce around after he's had some," she said with a grin, "Sugar is a wonderful thing to have when you want entertainment!" she said almost too happily. She grabbed Inuyasha's haori and proceeded to drag him to the well.
"We're going back to my time to get some, don't worry, we'll come back when we're rid of your hic-ups." She said as he got his balance and followed her obediently, wanting desperately to get rid of his hic-ups. ********************** Through the well:
"Inuyasha! Kagome! What a surprise! I didn't expect to see you two for at least a week!" Ms. Hirageshi, (shit..I forgot how to spell that fricken name again!!!!!!,) said happily.
"Hey mom, we're just here trying to cure Inuyasha's bad case of the hic- ups, do we have any sugar left?" Kagome asked. Her mother nodded and pointed to one of the cabinets near Kagome. Kagome opened it and grabbed the sugar, she proceeded to mix it with some ice-cold water until it dissolved.
"Drink up Inuyasha, if this doesn't work, I don't know what to do." Kagome said as the hanyou drank the mixture slowly, enjoying the sweet taste. When he was done, he was astounded as he spoke without hic-upping.
"Kagome! It worked! I'm cured! Take that you stupid *hic* ah damn it!" Inuyasha muttered as the hic-ups returned. Kagome and her mother were in fits of laughter as the hanyou helplessly looked at the bag of sugar and asked for more so that he could try again, (having really liked that method.) The doorbell rang and Kagome went to answer it, beckoning Inuyasha to stay with her mother in the kitchen. When she got to the door, Hojo was on the other side.
"*Oh shit.this is just great.* Hello Hojo, what brings you here?" she asked a bit quietly, making her voice sound hoarse. Inuyasha heard the boy's name and his ears twitched in the direction of the living room, listening to the conversation. Ms. Hirageshi left the room to go upstairs, leaving the door partially open. Inuyasha crouched and looked in the crack between the door and the wall so that he could watch the two and not be seen.
"Why Hirageshi, should you really be out of bed with your Lapringintitus? I just came to visit and brought you an herbal remedy." Hojo said happily. (Yes, Lapringintitus is a real illness, I should know, I had it last year, but it isn't serious. It is a throat thing, but Hojo doesn't know that now does he?)
Kagome sweat dropped, "Gee, thanks Hojo, that was really sweet of you." Kagome heard a faint hic-up and noticed a pair of amber eyes staring at her. She got annoyed with Inuyasha's curiosity. "Hojo, would you like to SIT down for a moment?" she asked calmly. A huge thump could be heard coming from the kitchen.
"What was that?" Hojo asked, getting back up. Kagome motioned for him to sit back down.
"Oh, that was just Buyo, he must have jumped off of one of the counters.you know how fat he is." Kagome said just as calmly. Hojo smiled and nodded, he sat back down along with Kagome. Inuyasha scowled at being caught but didn't abandon his post, he merely was more careful about his hic-ups and getting caught. Kagome and Hojo were having a nice conversation about their friends at school, (actually, Kagome was bored out of her wits, but Hojo didn't seem to notice.) Finally, Kagome had enough and decided to break free from the conversation.
"You know Hojo, I'm starting to feel a bit dizzy, maybe you should go." she said. Inuyasha breathed a silent sigh of relief as he sensed how bored she was with that 'Hobo' guy. Kagome walked Hojo to the door politely and was about to shut it in his face when he leaned in and gave her a swift kiss on the lips. Inuyasha's world seemed to crumble right before his eyes as he witnessed the scene.
*Kagome.* he thought sadly as his ears drooped.
Kagome was shocked at Hojo's actions and pulled away from him after what was happening registered in her brain, (which took about 3 seconds if you were wondering.)
"Hojo." she began, not wanting to hurt him but wanting to get her feelings across.
"What's wrong Hirageshi? Are you alright?" Hojo asked, concerned.
"No, why did you kiss me?" she asked, almost coldly.
"Why can't I kiss my girlfriend?" Hojo asked, looking hurt.
"Hojo, we haven't even gone out on a date.you have no right to call me your girlfriend.thank you for caring, but I just don't feel that way about you." Kagome said firmly. Inuyasha instantly perked up as he heard Kagome turn the boy down as she had done Koga.
*Maybe I still have a chance.* Inuyasha instantly caught himself and froze. *Who am I kidding, Kagome could never care for someone like me.and why do I care? I love Kikyo! Not Kagome! I..love Kagome too though.* he thought as he finally came to grips with what his senses had been screaming since the day he had met her, he loved her. Suddenly Inuyasha heard the front door close and peeked through the crack to see Kagome saying something to her mom, who had just come down the stairs. Kagome looked very uncomfortable and she kept crossing and uncrossing her arms. Her mother looked at her knowingly and gave her a slight squeeze while smiling. Inuyasha decided to give them a moment of privacy, seeing as that 'Hobo' guy had left. He walked across the room and sat in a chair. He even flattened his ears to be sure that he didn't overhear something he shouldn't. Kagome walked in a few moments later with an envelope in her hand. Inuyasha wondered what was inside, but before he asked, he muttered an apology.
"It's ok I guess, I just don't like people eaves-dropping, that's all." she said to him nervously. Inuyasha could smell her fear, and wondered what was causing it. Was it the kiss she hadn't wanted? Inuyasha decided not to ask, seeing as he shouldn't have seen it to begin with. Instead, he asked about the envelope.
"So, what's with that?" he asked. Kagome froze and smiled at him oddly, causing Inuyasha himself to get nervous, "What? What'd I do?" he asked.
"Inuyasha, your hic-ups are gone!!!" Kagome said happily. Inuyasha paused and noticed that his chest wasn't in any pain, and that she was indeed correct. He grinned a goofy grin.
"Now that I think of it.I haven't hic-upped since you 'sat' me. Those damned things are good for something I guess!" he said happily. He looked at the envelope again with growing interest, Kagome noticed this and held it up.
"It's a letter from my friend in America, a country really far away across a huge ocean," she said, trying to emphasize how far away it was. Inuyasha understood and nodded for her to go on, "and she is really nice, but has had some family problems recently and it sort of changed her a bit, she seems darker, but not evil, just, angry at everything and almost everyone." Kagome added as she opened the envelope and began to read the letter.
"Is she mad at you too?" Inuyasha asked her.
Kagome shook her head no, "She still writes to me and asks me for advice, but there isn't much I can help her with." Kagome trailed off and her eyes got sad and wide, as if in disbelief. Inuyasha questioned her about it.
"What's wrong? What did she write?" he asked. Kagome's eyes welled with tears as she answered him.
".She's got no one left.you can even tell she was crying when she wrote this." Kagome trailed off in her own thoughts. Inuyasha looked at her oddly.
"What do you mean 'she's got no one left'?" he asked. Kagome sighed.
"I mean that for the past year she's been losing the people she cares about.her family.all she had left were her mother and father, and they were divorced, like my parents, but she got to see both of them at different times.now it seems that her mother has been killed, and the police think that it was her father that did it." she said quietly. Inuyasha understood about police, Kagome had told him about the people who upheld the laws of this time, and he also knew that killing in this time was a major no-no.
"I thought it was against the law to kill here, so, does it say why he killed her?" he asked, quite perplexed that a man could willingly make his own family suffer so brutally, without caring. The only person he knew of that was that bad was Naraku himself, but Inuyasha had doubted that a human could be so evil, until now that is.
"No one knows that but him, but when the police catch him he's going to be in a world of trouble.that's for sure. And then my friend will be safe, but she shouldn't have to go to a foster home.it isn't fair." Kagome thought aloud. Inuyasha frowned.
"What's that?" he asked.
"It's a place where children who have no one to take care of them go until someone decides to take them in, she gave me the address of the place so that I could write to her still." she replied. Ms. Hirageshi walked in, having heard most of the conversation, and had made a decision. Kagome noted the distinct firmness and shine in her mother's eyes, and it gave away what she was going to say before she said it.
"Why not, Kagome, invite her to stay here? We could easily care for her, and I'm sure that she would rather stay with a friend than with a stranger. It is your choice though."
Kagome ran up to her mom and gave her a hug, "Thank you for being the best mom ever!" she said happily. Inuyasha smiled, Ms. Hirageshi never ceased to surprise him with her kindness. Ms. H. took the letter and decided to find the phone number by checking out the place's web site. Kagome was a mixture of happy and sad.
"Inuyasha, you are going to get along with her well.she has your personality plus a love for sharp steal weapons.You will REALLY get along with her.she's tough, but she can get really emotional at times too." she said, as if warning him. Inuyasha grinned.
"You know, this might not be a bad thing.if she's tough, then she can come back to the Feudal Era and-"
"Inuyasha SIT!!!!!! No way am I putting her in that sort of danger!" Kagome cut him off. The two argued for a few hours until they decided to go back and look for more shards. Ms. H. said that she would call the place in America and set up a trip so that she could talk to the girl's social worker and try her best to adopt her. Kagome was to come home in a week to await her mom's arrival with her friend/hopefully new sister.
When they got back to the Feudal Era Inuyasha and Kagome were bombarded with questions about how to get rid of hic-ups, seeing as Inuyasha no longer had his. They were told about Kagome's friend hopefully coming to live with her and the group understood. Sango took Kagome to the side after dinner that night to talk.
"So, are you sure that your friend would keep your secret about traveling back and forth through time? If she doesn't, it could be disastrous for you." she asked quietly.
"I have no doubt in my mind that she would keep my secret, hell, knowing her, she would try to follow me here for the sake of adventure. She wouldn't say a peep, she has told me more secrets than I can count and I have kept all of them, so I trust her." Kagome replied honestly. Sango nodded and asked one more question.
"What's your friend's name?"
Kagome answered proudly, "Hekele, her name is Hekele." ****************************** One week later:
A girl on an airplane stared through her small window at the clouds below. She hated heights but for some reason she felt safe with her friend's mother sitting next to her, with the promise of a new beginning at life. The girl, Hekele, looked at her CD player, which had her newest anthem, 'Unforgiven' by Fefe Dobson, on repeat. The song spoke of the singer's hate and despair caused by her father and Hekele knew just how she felt.
*You betrayed me.Why? All I did was love my family and just like everything else I loved they were made to disappear, why do you hate me so?* she wondered to herself. *And why do I feel like I'm only making things worse by running from you?*
Hekele knew that her past life wasn't over, and she knew that she would have to see him at least once more before her life was settled and picked up again. She wished she could just fall into a rabbit hole as Alice had and come out into a world in which she could find adventure and, unlike Alice, friendship too. She closed her eyes as the stewardess told everyone to put on their seat belts and prepare for the landing. Hekele obeyed and held onto her seat.
*Here's to a new start, and a new life.* she thought, trying to push the unhappy thoughts out of her head, with success for a change.
Little did she know, that her past would come back to haunt her, and that her wish for adventure would come true in little less than a few hours.
*Me* Well, how's my second chappie? Interesting? Good!
*Lawyers* (grumble, grumble, grumble)
*Me* What's wrong? Can't find anything illegal? BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
*Lawyers* (Eyes light up,) Yes we did! BUAHAHAHAHA!!!!
*Me* (Grins,) What then?
*Lawyers* You don't own Hekele!!! BUAHAHAHA!!!!!! WE WIN!!! YOU'RE GOING TO JUVEE, YOU'RE GOING TO JUVEE! BUAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Me* No, I'm not! Hekele is a character based on me, myself, and I!
I created her!!!
*Lawyers* (begin to cry because they can never win against the great
Hekele.)
*Kachie* What about me? Didn't I help create Hekele with the story I wrote?
*Lawyers* (suddenly have hope shining in their eyes.)
*Me* Well, You wrote the whole thing about me being a bounty hunter, (which ppl, is an awesome story,) but I have teen angst and hatred for my father and I feel like I can rely on no one but you and Ukemachi and I feel like I wanna turn goth and, as you know, I have pen pals all around the globe, so this version of me is based on the real me, except for the fact that I am a complete chicken when it comes to anything but dealing with stupid, no- brained lawyers.
*Lawyers* (Walk back to their desks and offices to sulk.)
*Kachie* Oh, ok, so long as we know who this version of you is based on the real you and partially the ass kicking you that I invented for my story.
*Me* Yup! So ppl, R&R and that's a wrap.for this chapter anyways.
Thanks for the reviews everyone it's nice to know you like my story! Ok, this chapter may be more funny than fluffy, because Inuyasha gets a case of the hic- ups! But I promise, there will be some fluff. Well, here we go!!!
Disclaimer: No, I still don't own Inuyasha.or anything else that I write about, damn it! ************************************************************************ Chapter 2: Hic-ups and Hekele.
Inuyasha woke up the next morning only to find that he was alone in the
hut. Inuyasha looked around for a moment as if to confirm this and frowned.
*Where is everyone? I'm usually the first one up in the morning.Kaede-hag probably has them working in the garden or something.* he thought to himself as he got up and stretched. He remembered hearing Kagome sing to Shippo the previous night and smiled inwardly. He had had a good night's sleep for once, and was in a pretty decent mood too. Inuyasha made his way outside only to find Kagome talking to a very upset looking Sango. Kagome kept nodding to her friend, and then got a slightly annoyed look in her face, as did Sango.
The two glanced to their right and saw an unconscious Miroku with a really large handprint on his face, Inuyasha shook his head knowingly at what had happened. Kagome saw Inuyasha and smiled at him as she shrugged, guessing correctly at his unsaid question: Will Miroku ever learn? Shippo pounced on Inuyasha's head a moment later and was quite surprised when he didn't get hit in the head for it.
"Watch it runt," was all Inuyasha said. Inuyasha noticed the kitsune's confused look and sat him on the ground as he jumped into a tree.
Shippo stared at the hanyou for a moment and shrugged it off, thinking he was still too sleepy to want to hit anyone yet. Kagome walked over to the tree that Inuyasha had jumped into as Sango and the now conscious Miroku followed Shippo back into the hut, a bit confused themselves. Kagome, however, was a bit worried about Inuyasha; he never passed up a chance to get even with Shippo, ever.
"Inuyasha? Are you ok? You seem a bit...happy. What's up?" she asked him. Inuyasha stared at her for a moment, and then decided not to tell her about hearing her sing, for his dignity's sake.
"What wench? Can't I be nice to the whelp once in a while?!" he retorted. Upon seeing Kagome's face scrunch up at the word 'wench', Inuyasha quickly grabbed to the tree for dear life as she screamed at him.
"Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. When the dust cleared, there was a huge crater and a few broken branches where the tree had been. Inuyasha crawled out of the crater with a few twigs in his hair. Before he could say anything, howling could be heard along with a string of laughter.
"Mutt face, when will you learn to show MY woman some respect? Especially since she can take you down with a single word! Ha ha ha ha ha!" Koga howled with laughter at Inuyasha's appearance and stupidity.
"No one asked you flee-bag, and why do you keep calling Kagome YOUR woman, she doesn't like you!" Inuyasha growled, suddenly standing between Kagome and Koga, "What are you doing here anyway?!" he asked, not really caring 'why' as long as Koga left as soon as possible.
"Hello Koga, this certainly is a surprise, what brings you here?" Kagome asked politely. She really hadn't expected to see him, nor had she really wanted to, but she would put up with him for a bit. Koga ignored Inuyasha's comment and sped around him to Kagome, put his arm around her waist, and gave her a little squeeze, causing Inuyasha to get really mad.
"Since when did I need a reason to see my love? What kind of mate would I be if I left you alone with mutt-face for too long?" he said, nuzzling her cheek a bit, causing Kagome to blush and Inuyasha to boil.
"Who the hell to you think you are touching her like that?!? And she's not your mate!" he said, pulling Tetsuagia, (sp? sorry!) out of it's sheath. Kagome pulled away from Koga, who looked like a little lost puppy without her in his arms, and stared him in the eyes.
"Koga, for the millionth time, I am NOT your mate, and I'm sorry, but I don't love you back, so please stop coming around if all it is to do is try to make me love you." she said sternly, finally able to speak without blushing. Koga was sweet, but he seemed as dense as Hojo when it came down to it. Inuyasha wore a proud, victorious grin on his face which only Koga seemed to see, and it made him turn red with both anger and embarrassment that he'd been turned down yet again. He began to run to the forest as he spoke to Kagome.
"Kagome, my love, I will never lose hope that you will one day come to see your feelings for me. I will leave you in mutt-face's care for the time, but I will be back for you on-"
CRASH!!!
Kagome tried hard to stifle a laugh and Inuyasha rolled on the ground in fits of laughter as Koga tried to calmly climb out of the crater that Inuyasha had formed only moments before. Kagome lost it and openly laughed as Koga stumbled and fell back into the hole. Inuyasha had never laughed so hard in his life as his rival finally managed to get out of the hole and run into the forest, face flushed full of embarrassment.
Hearing Inuyasha's laughter, Shippo and Sango exited the hut to see what had happened. Upon seeing BOTH Inuyasha and Kagome laughing, they were very confused. If Kagome was laughing then Inuyasha was usually blushing like a madman because he did something stupid, and if Inuyasha was laughing then he got 'sat', so why were they both laughing? Noticing a crater where a tree used to be, Sango got worried.
*Why are they both laughing when Inuyasha was just 'sat'? He NEVER laughs about that.*
"Uhh, guys? What's so funny?" Sango asked worriedly, thinking that her friends may very well be under some sort of spell to act so.'humorous' all of a sudden.
"K-K-Koga.," Inuyasha managed to say between the laughter, he was now crying from laughing so hard.
This got Sango's attention, "Koga? You are both laughing at Koga? Did he put a spell on you or something, because this just doesn't fit."
"Yeah Kagome, why are you laughing at Koga? You never laugh at Koga, he's not that funny, just really stupid." Shippo said plainly. This made the two laugh harder.
"Exactly! Stupid flee-bag doesn't know to watch where he's going." Inuyasha said, finally able to calm down.
Sango took another look at the crater and noticed how it seemed like one end was a bit caved in. *Almost like someone fell in.Wait a minute.* "Did Koga fall in the hole?" she asked. This sent Kagome and Inuyasha off again. Sango smiled, no longer worried, she herself wished that she could've seen it. Shippo caught on as well and pouted, he also wanted to see Koga fall into the hole.
"That's what he gets for- *hic* Huh? What the- *hic-up*" Inuyasha held his chest in mild pain as he gasped for air, wondering what was happening to him. Kagome laughed at him for a moment, walked over and patted his back. She enjoyed the confused look on his face.
"Those are hic-ups! You get them when you laugh too hard or when you cry too much. They may hurt a bit, but they will go away eventually." she said, trying to comfort him. Inuyasha gave her a look of pure and utter agony, his chest was really starting to hurt from all these 'hic-ups'.
"Well, how do I *hic* get rid of *hic* these *hic* things?!? *hic* They *hic* hurt!" Inuyasha complained. Shippo took this opportunity to have some fun.
"Inuyasha's a baby, he can't even handle a few little hic-ups!!! Even I can take hic-ups!" he said teased. Shippo walked up to him and stuck his tongue out. Inuyasha was about to take a swipe at him when another fit of hic-ups took over. Inuyasha held his chest again in pain and Kagome began to feel sorry for him. Sango fought a small fit of laughter, picked up Shippo, and walked back towards the hut, winking at Inuyasha and Kagome meanwhile. They nodded in understanding, and Inuyasha was grateful.
"Come on Shippo, why don't you help me and Kaede cook breakfast? It would get done faster." she taunted, knowing that the kitsune's stomach would take over within seconds. Shippo nodded to her and allowed her to take him back into the hut.
Inuyasha's hic-ups continued and Kagome continued to pat his back as he gasped for air between them. Inuyasha wouldn't admit it, but he rather enjoyed it when she did that, the hic-ups, however, he could do without.
" *Hic* Kagome! *hic* How am I *hic* supposed to *hic* get rid of *hic* these *hic* things?! *hic* I can hardly *hic* breathe and they *hic* are really starting to *hic* hurt! *hic*," he complained. Kagome knowingly nodded her head, took his hand, and led him to the nearest stream. Inuyasha blushed at her touch and was happy when she didn't notice. He was almost brave enough to squeeze her hand back, but his 'sensible' side took over and he forced himself to look away from their clasped hands.
"Sometimes if you drink enough water, the hic-ups will go away. Let's try it!" she said cheerily.
"*hic* Feh.*hic*," Inuyasha said, but it's mean demeanor was ruined by his hic-ups. ************************ At the stream:
Inuyasha drank from the stream and happily enjoyed Kagome's company, (though he tried his damnedest not to show it,) until he realized that it wasn't working.
"Ka-*hic*-gome, this *hic* isn't *hic* working! Now what *hic* do I *hic* do?!?" the exasperated hanyou asked. Kagome thought for a moment.
"Maybe if we mix some sugar with the water, that always helps me." she said.
Inuyasha looked at her worriedly, *Kagome has *hic* had these before? *hic* How can she *hic* stand it, they *hic* hurt! And I'm the *hic* half demon, not *hic* her, if it hurts me then it must *hic* REALLY hurt *hic* her.* Kagome noticed the look in his eyes and was puzzled.
"What's wrong? Besides the obvious hic-up problem of course." she asked.
"You've *hic* had these *hic* before? Don't they *hic* hurt you?" he asked her quietly. Kagome caught on and smiled as she looked Inuyasha in the eyes.
"Not once you get used to them, I've been getting hic-ups since I was really little, because my mom would always tickle me and make me laugh, which is good. Of course they hurt when you get them really bad, but it always is fun and comical when someone gets the hic-ups, unlike you, most people only laugh harder because they find it funny." she said while still smiling at him. Inuyasha was relieved that they didn't cause her so much pain, her smile reassured him as well.
"Ok, so what *hic* is this *hic* 'shoogar' stuff?" he asked her. Kagome smiled at his attempt at the new word.
"Sugar, it's the stuff that makes chocolate sweet, and it's what makes Shippo bounce around after he's had some," she said with a grin, "Sugar is a wonderful thing to have when you want entertainment!" she said almost too happily. She grabbed Inuyasha's haori and proceeded to drag him to the well.
"We're going back to my time to get some, don't worry, we'll come back when we're rid of your hic-ups." She said as he got his balance and followed her obediently, wanting desperately to get rid of his hic-ups. ********************** Through the well:
"Inuyasha! Kagome! What a surprise! I didn't expect to see you two for at least a week!" Ms. Hirageshi, (shit..I forgot how to spell that fricken name again!!!!!!,) said happily.
"Hey mom, we're just here trying to cure Inuyasha's bad case of the hic- ups, do we have any sugar left?" Kagome asked. Her mother nodded and pointed to one of the cabinets near Kagome. Kagome opened it and grabbed the sugar, she proceeded to mix it with some ice-cold water until it dissolved.
"Drink up Inuyasha, if this doesn't work, I don't know what to do." Kagome said as the hanyou drank the mixture slowly, enjoying the sweet taste. When he was done, he was astounded as he spoke without hic-upping.
"Kagome! It worked! I'm cured! Take that you stupid *hic* ah damn it!" Inuyasha muttered as the hic-ups returned. Kagome and her mother were in fits of laughter as the hanyou helplessly looked at the bag of sugar and asked for more so that he could try again, (having really liked that method.) The doorbell rang and Kagome went to answer it, beckoning Inuyasha to stay with her mother in the kitchen. When she got to the door, Hojo was on the other side.
"*Oh shit.this is just great.* Hello Hojo, what brings you here?" she asked a bit quietly, making her voice sound hoarse. Inuyasha heard the boy's name and his ears twitched in the direction of the living room, listening to the conversation. Ms. Hirageshi left the room to go upstairs, leaving the door partially open. Inuyasha crouched and looked in the crack between the door and the wall so that he could watch the two and not be seen.
"Why Hirageshi, should you really be out of bed with your Lapringintitus? I just came to visit and brought you an herbal remedy." Hojo said happily. (Yes, Lapringintitus is a real illness, I should know, I had it last year, but it isn't serious. It is a throat thing, but Hojo doesn't know that now does he?)
Kagome sweat dropped, "Gee, thanks Hojo, that was really sweet of you." Kagome heard a faint hic-up and noticed a pair of amber eyes staring at her. She got annoyed with Inuyasha's curiosity. "Hojo, would you like to SIT down for a moment?" she asked calmly. A huge thump could be heard coming from the kitchen.
"What was that?" Hojo asked, getting back up. Kagome motioned for him to sit back down.
"Oh, that was just Buyo, he must have jumped off of one of the counters.you know how fat he is." Kagome said just as calmly. Hojo smiled and nodded, he sat back down along with Kagome. Inuyasha scowled at being caught but didn't abandon his post, he merely was more careful about his hic-ups and getting caught. Kagome and Hojo were having a nice conversation about their friends at school, (actually, Kagome was bored out of her wits, but Hojo didn't seem to notice.) Finally, Kagome had enough and decided to break free from the conversation.
"You know Hojo, I'm starting to feel a bit dizzy, maybe you should go." she said. Inuyasha breathed a silent sigh of relief as he sensed how bored she was with that 'Hobo' guy. Kagome walked Hojo to the door politely and was about to shut it in his face when he leaned in and gave her a swift kiss on the lips. Inuyasha's world seemed to crumble right before his eyes as he witnessed the scene.
*Kagome.* he thought sadly as his ears drooped.
Kagome was shocked at Hojo's actions and pulled away from him after what was happening registered in her brain, (which took about 3 seconds if you were wondering.)
"Hojo." she began, not wanting to hurt him but wanting to get her feelings across.
"What's wrong Hirageshi? Are you alright?" Hojo asked, concerned.
"No, why did you kiss me?" she asked, almost coldly.
"Why can't I kiss my girlfriend?" Hojo asked, looking hurt.
"Hojo, we haven't even gone out on a date.you have no right to call me your girlfriend.thank you for caring, but I just don't feel that way about you." Kagome said firmly. Inuyasha instantly perked up as he heard Kagome turn the boy down as she had done Koga.
*Maybe I still have a chance.* Inuyasha instantly caught himself and froze. *Who am I kidding, Kagome could never care for someone like me.and why do I care? I love Kikyo! Not Kagome! I..love Kagome too though.* he thought as he finally came to grips with what his senses had been screaming since the day he had met her, he loved her. Suddenly Inuyasha heard the front door close and peeked through the crack to see Kagome saying something to her mom, who had just come down the stairs. Kagome looked very uncomfortable and she kept crossing and uncrossing her arms. Her mother looked at her knowingly and gave her a slight squeeze while smiling. Inuyasha decided to give them a moment of privacy, seeing as that 'Hobo' guy had left. He walked across the room and sat in a chair. He even flattened his ears to be sure that he didn't overhear something he shouldn't. Kagome walked in a few moments later with an envelope in her hand. Inuyasha wondered what was inside, but before he asked, he muttered an apology.
"It's ok I guess, I just don't like people eaves-dropping, that's all." she said to him nervously. Inuyasha could smell her fear, and wondered what was causing it. Was it the kiss she hadn't wanted? Inuyasha decided not to ask, seeing as he shouldn't have seen it to begin with. Instead, he asked about the envelope.
"So, what's with that?" he asked. Kagome froze and smiled at him oddly, causing Inuyasha himself to get nervous, "What? What'd I do?" he asked.
"Inuyasha, your hic-ups are gone!!!" Kagome said happily. Inuyasha paused and noticed that his chest wasn't in any pain, and that she was indeed correct. He grinned a goofy grin.
"Now that I think of it.I haven't hic-upped since you 'sat' me. Those damned things are good for something I guess!" he said happily. He looked at the envelope again with growing interest, Kagome noticed this and held it up.
"It's a letter from my friend in America, a country really far away across a huge ocean," she said, trying to emphasize how far away it was. Inuyasha understood and nodded for her to go on, "and she is really nice, but has had some family problems recently and it sort of changed her a bit, she seems darker, but not evil, just, angry at everything and almost everyone." Kagome added as she opened the envelope and began to read the letter.
"Is she mad at you too?" Inuyasha asked her.
Kagome shook her head no, "She still writes to me and asks me for advice, but there isn't much I can help her with." Kagome trailed off and her eyes got sad and wide, as if in disbelief. Inuyasha questioned her about it.
"What's wrong? What did she write?" he asked. Kagome's eyes welled with tears as she answered him.
".She's got no one left.you can even tell she was crying when she wrote this." Kagome trailed off in her own thoughts. Inuyasha looked at her oddly.
"What do you mean 'she's got no one left'?" he asked. Kagome sighed.
"I mean that for the past year she's been losing the people she cares about.her family.all she had left were her mother and father, and they were divorced, like my parents, but she got to see both of them at different times.now it seems that her mother has been killed, and the police think that it was her father that did it." she said quietly. Inuyasha understood about police, Kagome had told him about the people who upheld the laws of this time, and he also knew that killing in this time was a major no-no.
"I thought it was against the law to kill here, so, does it say why he killed her?" he asked, quite perplexed that a man could willingly make his own family suffer so brutally, without caring. The only person he knew of that was that bad was Naraku himself, but Inuyasha had doubted that a human could be so evil, until now that is.
"No one knows that but him, but when the police catch him he's going to be in a world of trouble.that's for sure. And then my friend will be safe, but she shouldn't have to go to a foster home.it isn't fair." Kagome thought aloud. Inuyasha frowned.
"What's that?" he asked.
"It's a place where children who have no one to take care of them go until someone decides to take them in, she gave me the address of the place so that I could write to her still." she replied. Ms. Hirageshi walked in, having heard most of the conversation, and had made a decision. Kagome noted the distinct firmness and shine in her mother's eyes, and it gave away what she was going to say before she said it.
"Why not, Kagome, invite her to stay here? We could easily care for her, and I'm sure that she would rather stay with a friend than with a stranger. It is your choice though."
Kagome ran up to her mom and gave her a hug, "Thank you for being the best mom ever!" she said happily. Inuyasha smiled, Ms. Hirageshi never ceased to surprise him with her kindness. Ms. H. took the letter and decided to find the phone number by checking out the place's web site. Kagome was a mixture of happy and sad.
"Inuyasha, you are going to get along with her well.she has your personality plus a love for sharp steal weapons.You will REALLY get along with her.she's tough, but she can get really emotional at times too." she said, as if warning him. Inuyasha grinned.
"You know, this might not be a bad thing.if she's tough, then she can come back to the Feudal Era and-"
"Inuyasha SIT!!!!!! No way am I putting her in that sort of danger!" Kagome cut him off. The two argued for a few hours until they decided to go back and look for more shards. Ms. H. said that she would call the place in America and set up a trip so that she could talk to the girl's social worker and try her best to adopt her. Kagome was to come home in a week to await her mom's arrival with her friend/hopefully new sister.
When they got back to the Feudal Era Inuyasha and Kagome were bombarded with questions about how to get rid of hic-ups, seeing as Inuyasha no longer had his. They were told about Kagome's friend hopefully coming to live with her and the group understood. Sango took Kagome to the side after dinner that night to talk.
"So, are you sure that your friend would keep your secret about traveling back and forth through time? If she doesn't, it could be disastrous for you." she asked quietly.
"I have no doubt in my mind that she would keep my secret, hell, knowing her, she would try to follow me here for the sake of adventure. She wouldn't say a peep, she has told me more secrets than I can count and I have kept all of them, so I trust her." Kagome replied honestly. Sango nodded and asked one more question.
"What's your friend's name?"
Kagome answered proudly, "Hekele, her name is Hekele." ****************************** One week later:
A girl on an airplane stared through her small window at the clouds below. She hated heights but for some reason she felt safe with her friend's mother sitting next to her, with the promise of a new beginning at life. The girl, Hekele, looked at her CD player, which had her newest anthem, 'Unforgiven' by Fefe Dobson, on repeat. The song spoke of the singer's hate and despair caused by her father and Hekele knew just how she felt.
*You betrayed me.Why? All I did was love my family and just like everything else I loved they were made to disappear, why do you hate me so?* she wondered to herself. *And why do I feel like I'm only making things worse by running from you?*
Hekele knew that her past life wasn't over, and she knew that she would have to see him at least once more before her life was settled and picked up again. She wished she could just fall into a rabbit hole as Alice had and come out into a world in which she could find adventure and, unlike Alice, friendship too. She closed her eyes as the stewardess told everyone to put on their seat belts and prepare for the landing. Hekele obeyed and held onto her seat.
*Here's to a new start, and a new life.* she thought, trying to push the unhappy thoughts out of her head, with success for a change.
Little did she know, that her past would come back to haunt her, and that her wish for adventure would come true in little less than a few hours.
*Me* Well, how's my second chappie? Interesting? Good!
*Lawyers* (grumble, grumble, grumble)
*Me* What's wrong? Can't find anything illegal? BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
*Lawyers* (Eyes light up,) Yes we did! BUAHAHAHAHA!!!!
*Me* (Grins,) What then?
*Lawyers* You don't own Hekele!!! BUAHAHAHA!!!!!! WE WIN!!! YOU'RE GOING TO JUVEE, YOU'RE GOING TO JUVEE! BUAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Me* No, I'm not! Hekele is a character based on me, myself, and I!
I created her!!!
*Lawyers* (begin to cry because they can never win against the great
Hekele.)
*Kachie* What about me? Didn't I help create Hekele with the story I wrote?
*Lawyers* (suddenly have hope shining in their eyes.)
*Me* Well, You wrote the whole thing about me being a bounty hunter, (which ppl, is an awesome story,) but I have teen angst and hatred for my father and I feel like I can rely on no one but you and Ukemachi and I feel like I wanna turn goth and, as you know, I have pen pals all around the globe, so this version of me is based on the real me, except for the fact that I am a complete chicken when it comes to anything but dealing with stupid, no- brained lawyers.
*Lawyers* (Walk back to their desks and offices to sulk.)
*Kachie* Oh, ok, so long as we know who this version of you is based on the real you and partially the ass kicking you that I invented for my story.
*Me* Yup! So ppl, R&R and that's a wrap.for this chapter anyways.