Kagome's Voice and Inuyasha's Love
Ok, I am so sorry that I haven't updated in a couple of weeks or so, but I really had to study for my finals, plus my stupid computer kept screwing up my files and would let me open this one, and I had to re-save it twice, re type it, and re-save it again.that's why this chapter is called, 'Hekele, meet Inuyasha IV'. I apologize for keeping my loyal fans waiting.but this was a frustrating few weeks!!!
Disclaimer: I still don't own anything but Hekele.because she is the me that I wish I were.
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Chapter 3: Hekele, meet Inuyasha IV
At the Hirageshi Shrine:
"Inuyasha, you have to get out of here before my mom and Hekele get home, I don't think that Hekele is ready to meet a hanyou quite yet." Kagome said as she finished straightening up the house. Inuyasha looked hurt.
"So, you're ashamed of me being a hanyou? I didn't think you minded." he said, his eyes downcast. He didn't quite realize that he was actually showing off one of his rare emotional thoughts, but Kagome instantly caught the self-loathing tone in his voice and walked over and put her arms around him loosely from behind. Inuyasha blushed at her touch, he hadn't expected it, but he certainly didn't mind it. It reassured him.
"Inuyasha. I don't care who or what you are. really. I just don't think that after what she's been through that she can handle meeting someone out of the ordinary, and you, my dog eared friend, are out of the ordinary." Kagome said with an affectionate smile as she lightly gave one of his ears a slight tug to stretch her point.
Inuyasha smiled inwardly, *She always knows what's best in this time. why did I even argue? I should probably give her friend time to adjust. Maybe I'll come back and get Kagome in a few days. that should be long enough. * "Kagome?" he asked as calmly as he could, knowing that should she disagree that he would want to keep his famous temper at a minimal.
Kagome could tell by the control in his voice that he was expecting an argument. Was it about Kikyo? Or did it have to do with Hekele? She braced herself for a bombshell as she spoke, "Yes?"
"Your friend is probably going to need time to get used to life here. so, when are you coming back to the Feudal Era?" Inuyasha asked, thinking it would be better to see how she felt before pressing his own thoughts.
Kagome breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, I guess I can come back in a few days, after I get a chance to settle her in. and tell her about you and Sango and the others as well. Maybe 3 or 4 days?" she said as she sat down on the couch. Inuyasha followed and sat on the floor in front of her and faced the television, which was turned off. Kagome could tell, (with some amazement,) that Inuyasha was actually thinking about her proposal.
*She's only going to stay for a few days? I know that's what I want but I thought that she would surely want to stay longer. would it be fair to take her away from her friend, even for a while, when she's all she's got left? Maybe she should stay longer. * he thought sadly, knowing that it was only fair and right. "Maybe you should stay for a while longer. I mean, she isn't even used to this country yet, and you said she was from really far away, right? Would it be fair to just leave that soon? I mean, I'm all for getting those shards and killing Naraku, but would she be ok here without you?"
Kagome stared at him, astonished. She knew that Inuyasha had lost everything he loved, and then, fifty years ago, he had even lost Kikyo, and so he would understand her friend's feelings better than she could, but still, this was something to behold. Kagome smiled and took advantage of this chance to make him turn red. "Why Inuyasha. I didn't know you cared about something more than the jewel shards. and someone you haven't even met too. " she said. And boy did Inuyasha turn red.
"I-I-I d-don't k-k-know w-w-what y-y-you're t-t-talkin-" Inuyasha stuttered until Kagome interrupted him bye gently rubbing his left year, which made him unwittingly halt his stutter and begin to purr a little instead. Kagome smiled at this and smiled even more when he turned his head a little so that his other ear was accessible. Kagome then began massaging both of his ears. Inuyasha loved her touch and allowed her to continue. *Her hands feel so warm.* He almost didn't hear her when she began to speak.
"I think it's great that you are concerned about how she's going to get along here, and you're probably right too, but you need to trust me when I tell you that it will be fine. She's strong, and she won't mind so much once she knows how dire the situation is that we go. I promise." She whispered into one of his ears. It sent a shiver down his spine, and he kind of liked it. He pondered what Kagome had said for a few minutes before replying, wanting to enjoy his ear rub, which he would never admit to. He put on a face that sent the distinct I'm-only-letting-you-do-this- because-I-want-to-be-nice vibe into the air. To reinforce the vibe, Inuyasha twitched one of his ears away from her delicate fingers, but allowed her to continue a moment later.
"I'm going to come back for you in 5 days, no later, understand? But if that little kitsune of yours gets on my nerves, then I'm coming back sooner." he warned, trying desperately to sound annoyed. Kagome heard the fakeness in his voice and smiled.
"Yes Inuyasha. I understand. " she replied, trying to sound disappointed, but he saw though it just as she had seen through his act.
Inuyasha smiled. *So. she's toying with me eh? She certainly is in a good mood today, and no wonder, she's getting an addition to her already PERFECT family. * he thought some what venomously, but instantly berated himself for thinking such petty thoughts. "I should probably go huh? They're probably on their way. " he said sadly, not really wanting to go. He had the distinct urge to grab Kagome and drag her back to his time and spend some more time with her there, but he had already made up his mind not to. She needed to be here now, it wouldn't be right for her friend to arrive and have Kagome still gone.
Kagome nodded to Inuyasha's last comment, "Yes, I'm afraid so. but, I'll see you soon ok?" she added, as if to cheer both her and Inuyasha up. *I imagine he's going nuts since we haven't found any shards lately. that must be why he's upset. *
Inuyasha stood up, finally able to pull himself away from her gentle touch, and walked to the well house. Kagome followed him quietly. As Inuyasha was about to jump into the well, he realized that she was right behind him, as if to see him off until he passed through the barrier that separated their times. For some reason, this made his heart leap. *She cares enough to see me off like this?* Feeling the need to hear her voice again, even though it would only be a few days until he saw her, he spoke, "Bye. " and jumped into the well. He was about to cross the barrier when he heard her whisper.
"Bye Inuyasha."
It was music to his ears.
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5 min. later:
Kagome heard the car pull into the driveway and opened the door. There stood her mother, grandfather, brother, and her friend/sister, Hekele.
"Konnichiwa Hekele!" she said as she took one of Hekele's bags. Hekele smiled weakly.
"Konnichiwa and arigato Kagome-chan, these are heavy!" she thanked with false happiness. Having been hanging out with Inuyasha for so long, Kagome could tell when emotions were being faked, but she said nothing to Hekele.
"Welcome home!" was all she said as Hekele took off her shoes and followed her upstairs to their room.
When they got there, Hekele found a second bed and a clear side of the room for her and her things. She began to unpack with Kagome's help and was done in no time. She looked at the difference in decoration in the room and frowned a bit, finally coming out of her depressed rut for a while, and found that dark posters and dark bedspread really didn't belong in a pink room. Kagome seemed to notice as well but shrugged it off as if she didn't care. *Strike one for me. * thought Hekele, not buying the I-really-don't- care expression on her friend's face. She sat on her bed and looked at her side of the room and compared it to Kagome's. Poster of favorite rock band, poster of a fluffy bunny, picture of Hekele and her evil guinea pig Tai, picture of Kagome and her fat cat Buyo, drawing of a dark fairy with a staff, drawing of a cute little kitsune, one set of Sais and a sword clad in a black sheath, one bow and a quiver of old looking arrows. She wondered what on earth they were doing out in the open like that and why Kagome had them but shrugged it off. Kagome was probably thinking the same about her Sais and sword. Hekele then looked at their closet, which was open and bulging with clothes. Pink tee shirt, black, formfitting fishnet shirt with a black spaghetti-strapped shirt to go underneath, blue and green mini skirts, black and dark green cargo pants with and without chains attached. Oh yes, Hekele's things didn't quite belong there, but there they were. Kami Sama was she going to ruin this family's lives, she didn't deserve their kindness, and she barely knew them. Hekele began to shed tears slowly. *How am I suppose to act as though I don't owe them my life when I would be stuck in a stupid home if it weren't for them and I am already taking over poor Kagome's room and-*
Kagome walked over to her friend and, upon seeing her tears, sat next to her on the bed, "Hey, it'll be ok. we'll help you through this. we aren't going to let anything happen to you. " she said in the same soothing voice that she often spoke to Shippo in. She warmly embraced her friend. Hekele cried into her shoulder as Kagome comforted her.
By the time dinner was done and ready, Hekele had regained her composure and had redone her make-up so she never appeared to have been crying. She put up a very happy front before the rest of the family and even played video games with Souta for a few hours. When Souta started complaining that he hadn't won any of the rounds in the fighting games, Hekele backed off, feeling really bad that she had won. Souta was obviously used to winning, she would back off until he was as good as her, and then she would put more effort into it. She often went over to her guinea pig, Tai's, cage, (she had been permitted to bring him along and the Hirageshi family had welcomed him with open arms,) to play with him and she showed Souta and Kagome how to hold him. Hekele later was the first one to bed, followed by Kagome a few minutes later. Kagome knew that Hekele was faking her cheeriness, and wished desperately for a way to make her happier. Her thoughts went out to Inuyasha and her other friends in the Feudal Era. *Maybe they will be able to help me come up with something. * She quickly went to sleep, thinking how good it would feel to introduce Hekele to Inuyasha in a few days. Little did she know that a certain hanyou had been watching from his perch in The God Tree when Hekele had cried, and even now when the girl pretended to sleep.
*Kagome is going to have her hands full with her. I hope she comes around. Well, Kagome did help me, maybe she can help her too. * Inuyasha felt bad for not helping Kagome, but she was right, Hekele wasn't ready to meet him quite yet.
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Hekele woke up warm in her new bed. She looked around to find Kagome stretching as she too woke up. It was then that she saw what had awoken her - an alarm clock that Hekele swore was from hell as it's annoying buzz filled the room mercilessly. Kagome shut it off as if it was a daily routine and got up.
"Mornin' Hekele. Sleep well?" she asked as she gathered her clothes together. Hekele blinked the sleep out of her eyes and nodded mechanically. Kagome smiled. "We have school today, that's why I set the alarm so early. Your school uniform is over there." she said as she indicated towards the dresser. Hekele nodded and rubbed her eyes, still really sleepy.
*It had to be Monday didn't it? Why couldn't it be a Saturday?* Hekele thought to herself as she grabbed her uniform and headed towards the bathroom to change.
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"There is no way on heaven or earth that I am going into public wearing this extremely short skirt!" Hekele exclaimed as she examined herself in the mirror for the tenth time. That little skirt would not do, not at all.
"It's the school uniform though. you have to wear it. " Kagome said impatiently. Hekele still refrained from coming out of the bathroom. Ms. Hirageshi walked by and inquired as to what was going on. Kagome explained it to her and she just smiled.
"Hekele dear, you'll be late if you don't come out and eat breakfast. " she said warmly. Hekele slowly opened the door and stood there shyly. She did not like wearing such short skirts. in fact, she really didn't like skirts all that much to begin with. Ms. Hirageshi smiled again and nodded to the stairs so they could go and eat their breakfast.
"You look nice in the school uniform Hekele," she said kindly. Kagome nodded just as sweetly. Hekele just sighed.
"I still don't like wearing short skirts. " she said. All three laughed.
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Feudal Era:
"Inuyasha, when's Kagome coming back?"
"What's her friend like Inuyasha?"
"Did you even get to meet her?"
"Where were you last night?"
"Were you at Kagome's house?"
"Is she bringing me any candy when she comes back?"
Inuyasha's head was spinning and his ears were twitching like mad just as they had been for the past eight hours that he had been home from watching over Kagome and her friend secretly for the first few hours of the night. Miroku and Shippo had been asking questions non-stop. Inuyasha was about to, as Kagome would say, 'blow a fuse,' whatever that was. Sango had been quiet the whole time. thankfully.
"Would you two leave poor Inuyasha alone? You have been going on and on about Hekele and other random things since he got back!" she yelled, causing Miroku and Shippo to cringe and Inuyasha to smile triumphantly.
"Thank you Sango. " he rubbed his ears in relief of the sudden silence and actually thanked Sango for intervening. He was just that relieved.
"Umm, Inuyasha?" Sango asked slowly.
"Yeah? What?"
"Is Hekele nice? Is she fitting in ok over there? Where did she sleep? What did she think about having to wear those short skirts to Kagome's school? Kagome said that Hekele didn't like skirts too much. I hope she didn't get upset about it. When do we get to meet her? We haven't even met Kagome's mom, grandfather, and brother yet. but you have! Why is that Inuyasha?!? Do you think that Hekele will keep Kagome's secret about traveling through time?!? Kagome said she would, but I just-" Sango was cut off by a loud thump on the ground, which turned out to be a very upset hanyou who was dizzy from all the questions. Sango slowly backed away when he looked up at her with those piercing amber eyes in a glare that she swore could kill. She jumped behind Miroku for protection from the now seemingly enraged Inuyasha.
"Why Sango my dear. if I had known you wanted to get close. " Miroku said as he slyly put his arm around her and as his hand traveled a little to the south.
WHACK!!! THUD!!! CRASH!!! ~faint~
"HENTAI!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sango yelled as she repeatedly hit Miroku on the head with her giant boomerang until he fell unconscious. Shippo laughed as usual at the perverted monk and Inuyasha, who would usually enjoy watching Miroku get hit as well, simply rubbed his temples and decided to leave Kaede's hut before he lost his mind. He went outside and leaped into his favorite tree and took a nap.
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Present day Tokyo:
"So, when did you get here?"
"How long are you staying?"
"How do you know Kagome?"
"What's America like?"
"Where in America are you from again?" asked Kagome's three best friends at the exact same time, for the MILLIONTH time.
Hekele was about to explode from all the questions that she had been bombarded with since her arrival at the school. She wanted nothing more than to grab her katana and sais and cut those annoying girls to bits. She had, however, much more self control than that. "I got here last night, I'm staying forever, Kagome's my pen pal and is now my adoptive sister, America is like it is on the news; full of pigs, hicks, and assholes, and I'm from a nobody town in the state of Michigan. That clarify everything?" she said through gritted teeth. Kagome's friends nodded politely. Kagome herself was trying to get them to calm down for poor Hekele's sake. Her friends had been asking questions and talking more than usual, and even Kagome wanted them to put a sock in it. She was surprised that Hekele hadn't snapped, and silently laughed at what would happen if Miroku, Sango, and Shippo ever did that to Inuyasha. He would snap, no doubt about it.
(OC: ^_^! Sorry, I couldn't help it!)
Hekele said good-bye to Kagome's friends and walked up the shrine steps and into the house. Kagome was about to follow when her friends pulled her back.
"What's up?" she asked them.
Eri was the first to speak, "What's up with her? She looked like she was about to bite our heads off, and we didn't even do anything."
"She's dangerous, you can tell by looking at her and by how she acted in school today. I personally think that she might be as bad as your rude, obnoxious, and abusive boyfriend," Yuri added.
Kagome rolled her eyes at them. She had never said that the rude, obnoxious, and 'abusive', as her friends called it; guy in her life was her boyfriend. In fact, she had said he wasn't, but they never believed her. Besides, Inuyasha wasn't 'abusive' in the least at her, obnoxious and rude however, were another story. She was pleasantly surprised when Yuri hadn't mentioned him being a two-timer this time, as she and her other friends usually did. All Kagome said was that she kind of liked the guy but that he liked another girl, (damn Kikyo,) and they automatically started calling him a two-timer and tried harder to set her up with that thick headed but oh-so-sweet Hojo. At least they had let it sink in that he wasn't a two- timer.
"Don't forget two-timer Yuri!" yelled Eri and her other friend at the same time. Kagome rolled her eyes in disbelief and turned to leave again, but stopped when she heard them still whispering about Hekele.
"Listen guys, you have no idea what she has gone through! So what if she kept to herself today, she just got here yesterday for Christ's sake! She will need time to adjust! And so what if she kept darting her eyes at everyone, THE GUYS WERE ALL LOOKING AT HER IN A SHORT SKIRT!!! She doesn't even like skirts so she felt really uncomfortable in our school uniform; it's no big deal!!! Why must you always judge my friends before you get to know them?!?" she yelled at them angrily because of their lack of understanding yet again. The three girls looked at her in shock and disbelief at what they had heard. Yuri looked at Eri and whispered.
"See? The new girl's rubbing off on her already. " At this Kagome threw up her arms in submission and bid them farewell as she climbed the steps and went into her house. The whole day had been nuts for both her and Hekele, and her friends were making it worse. She found Hekele in their room looking out the window, looking a bit sad. Kagome walked over to her but before she could say anything Hekele spoke.
"Thanks for defending me. I know how hard it is to disagree with friends when you already feel distant from them. It's like if you don't act or think exactly the same as they do, they'll disown you. I should know, I feel the same way," she said truthfully.
Kagome smiled at her friend when she replied, "Well, they need to learn to stop judging people they don't take the time to learn from. You aren't violent, or mean, you just want to keep to yourself for a while, and they kept prying into your solitude when you made it clear you weren't ready for them to. There is nothing wrong with the way you reacted at all."
Hekele smirked for the first time as she responded to the, 'You aren't violent,' part of her friend's little speech, "Not violent? Kagome, I was about to run up here, grab my katana, and slice off their mouths!!! No offense or anything, but they are so annoying!!!" Kagome laughed at this as she too wished for an easy way to get them to shut up once in a while. But they were good friends in a sense that they cared about her well being, even if they knew nothing about what was best for her.
"You too? I have wanted to do that once in a while. not in a way that would be that messy. but just as effective," she smiled as Hekele genuinely laughed, "Hey, what do you want for dinner later? Souta is staying at a friend's house and Mom is going out of town for two days to visit my aunt with Grandpa. she did tell you right?" Kagome finished questioningly, knowing how they often forgot to mention things like that to her. She was relieved when Hekele nodded contently, as if she honestly didn't mind.
"Yeah, she mentioned it to me yesterday before we went to bed. and she apologized for it multiple times as well. I told her it was fine, but she insisted on apologizing anyway for leaving us by ourselves so soon after I got here. I guess she was trying to make sure I could handle myself alone first, but I'm truly ok here, besides, I've got you to look out for me," Hekele answered with a grin, which made Kagome laugh again. The two girls went downstairs and began picking through the cupboards and refrigerator for something sweet and sugary, seeing as neither felt like cooking an actual meal. Kagome settled for chocolate milk and cookies while Hekele took two huge scoops of ice cream and put them on a waffle cone. They put on some music and began dancing around as if they were having a sleep over with a bunch of their friends and didn't care how goofy they looked.
After half an hour they sat down with flushed faces as they tried to get their breath back. Kagome was happy to see Hekele having fun, knowing that it probably wouldn't last as long as she would like it to. And boy was she right. Just then, a huge thunk was heard in their bedroom, along with a lot of squeaking and yelping from Tai, who's cage had been moved up there the previous night when the girls had gone to bed. Kagome swore she heard a bit of cursing and knew instantly what was happening. Hekele, however, did not and rushed up the stairs to see what was the cause of the loud thump and her little friend's distress. Kagome knew that this was going to be trouble.
*Hekele. don't freak out. Inuyasha won't hurt anything that doesn't hurt him first. unless it really pisses him off. don't do anything I would do* she thought, knowing that whatever she did while Inuyasha was a little confused ended up in a huge argument and a lot of trouble.
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Upstairs:
Hekele reached the room only to find a boy in weird red clothing holding her guinea pig in one hand with a confused and angry look on his face. One look at his hand and she could tell that Tai had bitten him in the struggle. The boy had light, silverish hair and appeared to have two dog- ears on the top of his head of the same color. He also had piercing amber eyes. She would have called him cute, but she was too pissed at him for breaking into her and Kagome's room.
"Who the hell are you and what are you doing in this house!?" she yelled angrily. Kagome appeared behind her in an instant and the boy seemed slightly relieved somehow. Did he know her?
"They were driving me nuts Kagome! All they did was ask stupid questions even when I was trying to nap and Miroku even asked questions in his sleep when Sango knocked him out again! I can't take it! You have got to come back now! And what is this RAT thing that just bit me?!?!?!" the boy asked in a slightly yelling tone as he swung his hand up and down rapidly trying to get Tai off of it, but to no avail. Kagome rolled her eyes and cautiously walked over to the distressed hanyou as Hekele quietly made her way to the shelf, which held her katana. As Kagome peeled Tai off of the boy's hand Hekele lifted the katana and unsheathed it stealthily and silently, but not silently enough.
"Wench, put that katana down before you hurt yourself with it," the boy said to her mockingly as his ears twitched in her direction, forgetting to be nice to the new girl as he looked at the mark that her pet had made. Hekele fumed.
"How dare you call me that, AND tell me what to do when you broke into our room! Serves you right that Tai bit you! And, FYI, I can use this weapon quite effectively!" she yelled at him, readying her sword. The boy 'Feh'ed and watched intently as Kagome put his little assailant back in it's cage. Hekele, for some reason, wasn't surprised that he held no fear of her and her weapon. She studied him for a moment, noting how his ears were twitching from Kagome to her and back again repeatedly, as if he were listening to both of them for some sort of unexpected movement. Like preparing himself in case of a killing blow perhaps? She quickly concluded that the ears were real, despite the oddity of them. Seeing that her life was in no visible threat, Hekele lowered her weapon, but held it tightly, just in case. She made her way to Kagome and her pet, now in his cage.
She breathed deeply, as if calming herself, "Kagome," she said questioningly, "who the hell is this, and why is he in our room?" Kagome looked back at Hekele with a plastered smile on her face.
"Hekele, meet Inuyasha, he is a friend of mine. I promise that I will explain everything to you in a moment, but right now I need to speak with him, ALONE. Ok?" she said in a sugary tone that sent a chill down Inuyasha's spine. He knew he was in trouble, and, apparently, Hekele could tell as well, because she slowly calmed down and nodded to her friend with the same sugary smile as she cautiously left the room.
"If you need me, I'll be in the living room," she muttered and she shut the door. When she finally made it to and sat on the couch, she heard the most peculiar thing.
"SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!" and then a, 'THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!'
Concluding that it was Inuyasha's punishment, Hekele shrugged it off and decided to ask Kagome about it when she explained everything else to her later.
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Back Upstairs:
"What was that for?!?!?" Inuyasha yelled from his place embedded in the carpet.
"That was one 's-i-t' for every day that you were early coming here. Now that I've gotten even some what, why don't you explain a little more clearly, WHY you are here terrifying my friend and traumatizing her pet guinea pig?" Kagome replied. Inuyasha looked thoughtful.
"Oh, is that what that thing is, I thought it was a rat who got its tail chopped off or something. Why did it bite me? All I did was pick it up and try to figure out why the hell it was squeaking and squawking!" the hanyou asked, looking at the creature with an icy stare that could probably kill any other animal if thy had been present. All Tai did was stare back at Inuyasha, which made him feel unnerved slightly, considering the way Tai looked hungry. Kagome scooped the guinea pig up in her gentle hands and pet him repeatedly on the head, making Inuyasha a bit jealous in the process.
"You probably scared him, I don't think he is used to people jumping through a windowsill and landing two feet away from his cage, besides, he doesn't like to be picked up with one hand, he likes to be cradled, that's why he bit you. You kind of hurt him first." Kagome said knowingly as she nuzzled the little fuzz ball in her hands. When she handed him to Inuyasha, (who desperately tried to hold Tai correctly for fear of being bitten again,) Inuyasha ended up with three more bite marks on his clawed hands.
"Or, perhaps he just doesn't like you!" she laughed at the annoyed hanyou before her. Inuyasha just looked away. "So," she said, grabbing his attention once more, "what are you doing here so early?" Inuyasha rolled his eyes and rubbed his ears.
"The stupid monk, slayer, and kitsune were asking questions non-stop and I couldn't even think straight. They wouldn't let me sleep, eat, or even let me think without pestering me! Who knew three idiots could ask so many questions!"
Kagome rolled her eyes at his last comment but then caught something, "Wait a minute. why were they asking questions? They knew that you weren't going to meet Hekele for a while. " she asked accusingly, as though Inuyasha knew something that she didn't. Inuyasha froze at her tone, and at the guinea pig that was still staring at him from his place in her arms..
"*Oh crap! Why did I have to have such a huge mouth!* Uhh. I sort of came over last night and. *Oh well, might as well admit it* . checked up on you guys. so I knew what was going on. and stuff. " he muttered quietly as he looked away. Kagome smiled at him warmly.
"*And I thought curiosity killed the cat, not the dog. How sweet to be concerned about her. I only wish that he would show me that much consideration OFF the battlefield too. * So, you were worried about her? That's sweet Inuyasha. I really think that knocking on the door next time would be a little wiser though. She can really use that katana of hers, I'd hate to be caught off guard if she has it and is in a fighting stance. and mood," Kagome said in a brief lecture. Inuyasha scrunched up his nose.
"But I always come in through your window, why can't I come in through your window?" he asked in a sad-disguised-as-an annoyed tone.
Kagome smiled understandingly, "Well, you can, but she didn't know that you did, or even that you existed yet. I was going to tell her later about everything, but I didn't get a chance to yet because of a rough day at school. She was stressed out too and we had just wound down and relaxed when you made your little appearance. She thought that you had broken into our room and didn't stop to think before rushing in and confronting you. " she coo-ed sweetly. Inuyasha nodded absentmindedly as he continued to stare at the guinea pig, not wanting to anger it. Kagome noticed this and decided to let Tai run around on the floor, just for fun.
As soon as the guinea pig left her arms he made a beeline to Inuyasha's leg, which was conveniently located close in front of him. Inuyasha jumped up as it fastened its teeth in his leg and began to try to shake him off again. Kagome laughed and gently took Tai in her hands and put him back into his cage. Inuyasha sat down on the bed Indian-style, just in case 'it' knew how to get out. Kagome sat next to him and smiled at his actions, noting that he still never took his eyes off of his attacker.
Catching her smile, Inuyasha began to explain himself, "It's not that 'IT' hurt me, it's just that it's more persistent than half of Naraku's minions and is more than five times as small. also. it's pretty creepy the way it's staring at me. "
Kagome nodded, knowing for a fact that the little bites that Tai had given him could never hope to hurt him, being half demon and all, he could withstand getting gutted a couple of times before he was down and out for even a few hours.
"Maybe we should go downstairs and talk to Hekele, she probably thinks that you've kidnapped me and that we are half way to the country border by now!" Kagome said. Inuyasha nodded and followed her to her door. Kagome opened the door and Hekele came tumbling down onto the floor. Kagome laughed and Inuyasha fumed. Hekele smiled sheepishly.
"What? Was I supposed to leave you alone up here with the jolly-red biscuit?"
"Biscuit?" Kagome asked.
"I'll explain later..." she said with an extra innocent smile, having gotten over her anger and fear of the hanyou as quickly as it had come. Kagome caught on and blushed furiously. Inuyasha looked clueless.
"What? What's going on?" he asked stupidly. Hekele rolled her eyes and Kagome blushed more.
"Oh yeah, a total biscuit," she said to Kagome.
"Is she talking about me? 'Cuz, if she is, then I wanna know what she's saying!!!" Inuyasha asked warily, really wanting an explanation to the new nickname he had been given. Hekele and Kagome smiled, and walked down the stairs and into the living room. Inuyasha followed suit and sat down as well. Hekele took a deep breath and spoke.
"Ok, now that I know that you aren't going to kill me," she said, smiling at the now attentive hanyou, "will you guys please tell me what is going on?"
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Feudal Era:
The lord of the western lands watched the kitsune, demon slayer, and monk from his perch in a nearby tree with an evil grin.
"Now. who shall disappear. to flush my dear half brother from his hiding?" Sesshoumaru asked evilly as he watches the lecherous monk go for the demon slayer's behind with disgust.
"M'lord, why are you searching for the Tetsusaiga as of now? You already have its superior blade, the Tokijin," Jakken, his toad-like servant asked quietly.
(Bad SP on the swords' names .sorry, I haven't seen them spelled enough to remember it. )
"This, Sesshoumaru shall do for fun, as I have no need for his second rate blade any longer, I also wish to see his demon blood boil. I want to fight him at his best. when he is afraid of losing someone he cherishes and allows himself to transform. Jakken, return to camp and care for Rin, you know she dislikes being alone." Sesshoumaru said passively.
"M'lord, why do you keep such a weak human girl in your charge? She is of no value and importance, and is quite annoying." Jakken said absentmindedly. Sesshoumaru's eyes glowed red and his demonic features grew more threatening.
"You dare to question me when you cannot follow simple orders?!?" he glared threateningly at his servant. Jakken spilled a quick apology before jumping down the tree and running back to where the said girl was waiting at their camp. Sesshoumaru grinned at the scene before him. The kitsune was the only one remaining outside. He was pretending to be Sesshoumaru's half-brother.
"Kaze no Kizu!" he was heard yelling and swinging a stick like Inuyasha would his sword. He was hopping around attacking the air as though it were a hoard of demons out to get him and his friends. Sesshoumaru was mildly amused.
"Looks like this little runt sees more in my pathetic half-brother than just an annoying friend. he seems to idolize him. This and the fact that he views that pathetic miko as a mother could prove very useful. I'll take him now." Sesshoumaru jumped from his perch in the tree and grabbed Shippo, covering his lightly fanged mouth as he leapt away in the same instant. Shippo tried to yell for help and even tried to bite his assailant, but to no avail. Unnoticed to Sesshoumaru, Shippo dropped a seed that would sprout into a wailing mushroom in mere minutes, causing his friends to notice his disappearance sooner, and perhaps they could save him. If not, Shippo knew that Inuyasha and Kagome would, the problem was that Sesshoumaru wanted them to try and save the kit, and he would be waiting.
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*Me* So. how did you like it??? I really tried to update sooner but, like I said before, my computer kept screwing up. I think I have the situation under control now though. Ok, I really feel like dedicating my next chapter to someone. If you are interested, send me a review with one reason why I should dedicate it to you, as well as one comment about my story. Once I get at least three more reviews, I will pick the winner, 'kay? Ppl, please be civil, I will accept no threats as reasons to dedicate the chappi to you, so don't even try it! Oh yes, and if you are wondering about the whole 'biscuit' thing, Hekele was basically calling Inuyasha a hottie or a cutie. I got the term from a book I read and now I use it. and I love it. so yea. all it means is hottie and cutie.
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Ok, I am so sorry that I haven't updated in a couple of weeks or so, but I really had to study for my finals, plus my stupid computer kept screwing up my files and would let me open this one, and I had to re-save it twice, re type it, and re-save it again.that's why this chapter is called, 'Hekele, meet Inuyasha IV'. I apologize for keeping my loyal fans waiting.but this was a frustrating few weeks!!!
Disclaimer: I still don't own anything but Hekele.because she is the me that I wish I were.
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Chapter 3: Hekele, meet Inuyasha IV
At the Hirageshi Shrine:
"Inuyasha, you have to get out of here before my mom and Hekele get home, I don't think that Hekele is ready to meet a hanyou quite yet." Kagome said as she finished straightening up the house. Inuyasha looked hurt.
"So, you're ashamed of me being a hanyou? I didn't think you minded." he said, his eyes downcast. He didn't quite realize that he was actually showing off one of his rare emotional thoughts, but Kagome instantly caught the self-loathing tone in his voice and walked over and put her arms around him loosely from behind. Inuyasha blushed at her touch, he hadn't expected it, but he certainly didn't mind it. It reassured him.
"Inuyasha. I don't care who or what you are. really. I just don't think that after what she's been through that she can handle meeting someone out of the ordinary, and you, my dog eared friend, are out of the ordinary." Kagome said with an affectionate smile as she lightly gave one of his ears a slight tug to stretch her point.
Inuyasha smiled inwardly, *She always knows what's best in this time. why did I even argue? I should probably give her friend time to adjust. Maybe I'll come back and get Kagome in a few days. that should be long enough. * "Kagome?" he asked as calmly as he could, knowing that should she disagree that he would want to keep his famous temper at a minimal.
Kagome could tell by the control in his voice that he was expecting an argument. Was it about Kikyo? Or did it have to do with Hekele? She braced herself for a bombshell as she spoke, "Yes?"
"Your friend is probably going to need time to get used to life here. so, when are you coming back to the Feudal Era?" Inuyasha asked, thinking it would be better to see how she felt before pressing his own thoughts.
Kagome breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, I guess I can come back in a few days, after I get a chance to settle her in. and tell her about you and Sango and the others as well. Maybe 3 or 4 days?" she said as she sat down on the couch. Inuyasha followed and sat on the floor in front of her and faced the television, which was turned off. Kagome could tell, (with some amazement,) that Inuyasha was actually thinking about her proposal.
*She's only going to stay for a few days? I know that's what I want but I thought that she would surely want to stay longer. would it be fair to take her away from her friend, even for a while, when she's all she's got left? Maybe she should stay longer. * he thought sadly, knowing that it was only fair and right. "Maybe you should stay for a while longer. I mean, she isn't even used to this country yet, and you said she was from really far away, right? Would it be fair to just leave that soon? I mean, I'm all for getting those shards and killing Naraku, but would she be ok here without you?"
Kagome stared at him, astonished. She knew that Inuyasha had lost everything he loved, and then, fifty years ago, he had even lost Kikyo, and so he would understand her friend's feelings better than she could, but still, this was something to behold. Kagome smiled and took advantage of this chance to make him turn red. "Why Inuyasha. I didn't know you cared about something more than the jewel shards. and someone you haven't even met too. " she said. And boy did Inuyasha turn red.
"I-I-I d-don't k-k-know w-w-what y-y-you're t-t-talkin-" Inuyasha stuttered until Kagome interrupted him bye gently rubbing his left year, which made him unwittingly halt his stutter and begin to purr a little instead. Kagome smiled at this and smiled even more when he turned his head a little so that his other ear was accessible. Kagome then began massaging both of his ears. Inuyasha loved her touch and allowed her to continue. *Her hands feel so warm.* He almost didn't hear her when she began to speak.
"I think it's great that you are concerned about how she's going to get along here, and you're probably right too, but you need to trust me when I tell you that it will be fine. She's strong, and she won't mind so much once she knows how dire the situation is that we go. I promise." She whispered into one of his ears. It sent a shiver down his spine, and he kind of liked it. He pondered what Kagome had said for a few minutes before replying, wanting to enjoy his ear rub, which he would never admit to. He put on a face that sent the distinct I'm-only-letting-you-do-this- because-I-want-to-be-nice vibe into the air. To reinforce the vibe, Inuyasha twitched one of his ears away from her delicate fingers, but allowed her to continue a moment later.
"I'm going to come back for you in 5 days, no later, understand? But if that little kitsune of yours gets on my nerves, then I'm coming back sooner." he warned, trying desperately to sound annoyed. Kagome heard the fakeness in his voice and smiled.
"Yes Inuyasha. I understand. " she replied, trying to sound disappointed, but he saw though it just as she had seen through his act.
Inuyasha smiled. *So. she's toying with me eh? She certainly is in a good mood today, and no wonder, she's getting an addition to her already PERFECT family. * he thought some what venomously, but instantly berated himself for thinking such petty thoughts. "I should probably go huh? They're probably on their way. " he said sadly, not really wanting to go. He had the distinct urge to grab Kagome and drag her back to his time and spend some more time with her there, but he had already made up his mind not to. She needed to be here now, it wouldn't be right for her friend to arrive and have Kagome still gone.
Kagome nodded to Inuyasha's last comment, "Yes, I'm afraid so. but, I'll see you soon ok?" she added, as if to cheer both her and Inuyasha up. *I imagine he's going nuts since we haven't found any shards lately. that must be why he's upset. *
Inuyasha stood up, finally able to pull himself away from her gentle touch, and walked to the well house. Kagome followed him quietly. As Inuyasha was about to jump into the well, he realized that she was right behind him, as if to see him off until he passed through the barrier that separated their times. For some reason, this made his heart leap. *She cares enough to see me off like this?* Feeling the need to hear her voice again, even though it would only be a few days until he saw her, he spoke, "Bye. " and jumped into the well. He was about to cross the barrier when he heard her whisper.
"Bye Inuyasha."
It was music to his ears.
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5 min. later:
Kagome heard the car pull into the driveway and opened the door. There stood her mother, grandfather, brother, and her friend/sister, Hekele.
"Konnichiwa Hekele!" she said as she took one of Hekele's bags. Hekele smiled weakly.
"Konnichiwa and arigato Kagome-chan, these are heavy!" she thanked with false happiness. Having been hanging out with Inuyasha for so long, Kagome could tell when emotions were being faked, but she said nothing to Hekele.
"Welcome home!" was all she said as Hekele took off her shoes and followed her upstairs to their room.
When they got there, Hekele found a second bed and a clear side of the room for her and her things. She began to unpack with Kagome's help and was done in no time. She looked at the difference in decoration in the room and frowned a bit, finally coming out of her depressed rut for a while, and found that dark posters and dark bedspread really didn't belong in a pink room. Kagome seemed to notice as well but shrugged it off as if she didn't care. *Strike one for me. * thought Hekele, not buying the I-really-don't- care expression on her friend's face. She sat on her bed and looked at her side of the room and compared it to Kagome's. Poster of favorite rock band, poster of a fluffy bunny, picture of Hekele and her evil guinea pig Tai, picture of Kagome and her fat cat Buyo, drawing of a dark fairy with a staff, drawing of a cute little kitsune, one set of Sais and a sword clad in a black sheath, one bow and a quiver of old looking arrows. She wondered what on earth they were doing out in the open like that and why Kagome had them but shrugged it off. Kagome was probably thinking the same about her Sais and sword. Hekele then looked at their closet, which was open and bulging with clothes. Pink tee shirt, black, formfitting fishnet shirt with a black spaghetti-strapped shirt to go underneath, blue and green mini skirts, black and dark green cargo pants with and without chains attached. Oh yes, Hekele's things didn't quite belong there, but there they were. Kami Sama was she going to ruin this family's lives, she didn't deserve their kindness, and she barely knew them. Hekele began to shed tears slowly. *How am I suppose to act as though I don't owe them my life when I would be stuck in a stupid home if it weren't for them and I am already taking over poor Kagome's room and-*
Kagome walked over to her friend and, upon seeing her tears, sat next to her on the bed, "Hey, it'll be ok. we'll help you through this. we aren't going to let anything happen to you. " she said in the same soothing voice that she often spoke to Shippo in. She warmly embraced her friend. Hekele cried into her shoulder as Kagome comforted her.
By the time dinner was done and ready, Hekele had regained her composure and had redone her make-up so she never appeared to have been crying. She put up a very happy front before the rest of the family and even played video games with Souta for a few hours. When Souta started complaining that he hadn't won any of the rounds in the fighting games, Hekele backed off, feeling really bad that she had won. Souta was obviously used to winning, she would back off until he was as good as her, and then she would put more effort into it. She often went over to her guinea pig, Tai's, cage, (she had been permitted to bring him along and the Hirageshi family had welcomed him with open arms,) to play with him and she showed Souta and Kagome how to hold him. Hekele later was the first one to bed, followed by Kagome a few minutes later. Kagome knew that Hekele was faking her cheeriness, and wished desperately for a way to make her happier. Her thoughts went out to Inuyasha and her other friends in the Feudal Era. *Maybe they will be able to help me come up with something. * She quickly went to sleep, thinking how good it would feel to introduce Hekele to Inuyasha in a few days. Little did she know that a certain hanyou had been watching from his perch in The God Tree when Hekele had cried, and even now when the girl pretended to sleep.
*Kagome is going to have her hands full with her. I hope she comes around. Well, Kagome did help me, maybe she can help her too. * Inuyasha felt bad for not helping Kagome, but she was right, Hekele wasn't ready to meet him quite yet.
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Hekele woke up warm in her new bed. She looked around to find Kagome stretching as she too woke up. It was then that she saw what had awoken her - an alarm clock that Hekele swore was from hell as it's annoying buzz filled the room mercilessly. Kagome shut it off as if it was a daily routine and got up.
"Mornin' Hekele. Sleep well?" she asked as she gathered her clothes together. Hekele blinked the sleep out of her eyes and nodded mechanically. Kagome smiled. "We have school today, that's why I set the alarm so early. Your school uniform is over there." she said as she indicated towards the dresser. Hekele nodded and rubbed her eyes, still really sleepy.
*It had to be Monday didn't it? Why couldn't it be a Saturday?* Hekele thought to herself as she grabbed her uniform and headed towards the bathroom to change.
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"There is no way on heaven or earth that I am going into public wearing this extremely short skirt!" Hekele exclaimed as she examined herself in the mirror for the tenth time. That little skirt would not do, not at all.
"It's the school uniform though. you have to wear it. " Kagome said impatiently. Hekele still refrained from coming out of the bathroom. Ms. Hirageshi walked by and inquired as to what was going on. Kagome explained it to her and she just smiled.
"Hekele dear, you'll be late if you don't come out and eat breakfast. " she said warmly. Hekele slowly opened the door and stood there shyly. She did not like wearing such short skirts. in fact, she really didn't like skirts all that much to begin with. Ms. Hirageshi smiled again and nodded to the stairs so they could go and eat their breakfast.
"You look nice in the school uniform Hekele," she said kindly. Kagome nodded just as sweetly. Hekele just sighed.
"I still don't like wearing short skirts. " she said. All three laughed.
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Feudal Era:
"Inuyasha, when's Kagome coming back?"
"What's her friend like Inuyasha?"
"Did you even get to meet her?"
"Where were you last night?"
"Were you at Kagome's house?"
"Is she bringing me any candy when she comes back?"
Inuyasha's head was spinning and his ears were twitching like mad just as they had been for the past eight hours that he had been home from watching over Kagome and her friend secretly for the first few hours of the night. Miroku and Shippo had been asking questions non-stop. Inuyasha was about to, as Kagome would say, 'blow a fuse,' whatever that was. Sango had been quiet the whole time. thankfully.
"Would you two leave poor Inuyasha alone? You have been going on and on about Hekele and other random things since he got back!" she yelled, causing Miroku and Shippo to cringe and Inuyasha to smile triumphantly.
"Thank you Sango. " he rubbed his ears in relief of the sudden silence and actually thanked Sango for intervening. He was just that relieved.
"Umm, Inuyasha?" Sango asked slowly.
"Yeah? What?"
"Is Hekele nice? Is she fitting in ok over there? Where did she sleep? What did she think about having to wear those short skirts to Kagome's school? Kagome said that Hekele didn't like skirts too much. I hope she didn't get upset about it. When do we get to meet her? We haven't even met Kagome's mom, grandfather, and brother yet. but you have! Why is that Inuyasha?!? Do you think that Hekele will keep Kagome's secret about traveling through time?!? Kagome said she would, but I just-" Sango was cut off by a loud thump on the ground, which turned out to be a very upset hanyou who was dizzy from all the questions. Sango slowly backed away when he looked up at her with those piercing amber eyes in a glare that she swore could kill. She jumped behind Miroku for protection from the now seemingly enraged Inuyasha.
"Why Sango my dear. if I had known you wanted to get close. " Miroku said as he slyly put his arm around her and as his hand traveled a little to the south.
WHACK!!! THUD!!! CRASH!!! ~faint~
"HENTAI!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sango yelled as she repeatedly hit Miroku on the head with her giant boomerang until he fell unconscious. Shippo laughed as usual at the perverted monk and Inuyasha, who would usually enjoy watching Miroku get hit as well, simply rubbed his temples and decided to leave Kaede's hut before he lost his mind. He went outside and leaped into his favorite tree and took a nap.
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Present day Tokyo:
"So, when did you get here?"
"How long are you staying?"
"How do you know Kagome?"
"What's America like?"
"Where in America are you from again?" asked Kagome's three best friends at the exact same time, for the MILLIONTH time.
Hekele was about to explode from all the questions that she had been bombarded with since her arrival at the school. She wanted nothing more than to grab her katana and sais and cut those annoying girls to bits. She had, however, much more self control than that. "I got here last night, I'm staying forever, Kagome's my pen pal and is now my adoptive sister, America is like it is on the news; full of pigs, hicks, and assholes, and I'm from a nobody town in the state of Michigan. That clarify everything?" she said through gritted teeth. Kagome's friends nodded politely. Kagome herself was trying to get them to calm down for poor Hekele's sake. Her friends had been asking questions and talking more than usual, and even Kagome wanted them to put a sock in it. She was surprised that Hekele hadn't snapped, and silently laughed at what would happen if Miroku, Sango, and Shippo ever did that to Inuyasha. He would snap, no doubt about it.
(OC: ^_^! Sorry, I couldn't help it!)
Hekele said good-bye to Kagome's friends and walked up the shrine steps and into the house. Kagome was about to follow when her friends pulled her back.
"What's up?" she asked them.
Eri was the first to speak, "What's up with her? She looked like she was about to bite our heads off, and we didn't even do anything."
"She's dangerous, you can tell by looking at her and by how she acted in school today. I personally think that she might be as bad as your rude, obnoxious, and abusive boyfriend," Yuri added.
Kagome rolled her eyes at them. She had never said that the rude, obnoxious, and 'abusive', as her friends called it; guy in her life was her boyfriend. In fact, she had said he wasn't, but they never believed her. Besides, Inuyasha wasn't 'abusive' in the least at her, obnoxious and rude however, were another story. She was pleasantly surprised when Yuri hadn't mentioned him being a two-timer this time, as she and her other friends usually did. All Kagome said was that she kind of liked the guy but that he liked another girl, (damn Kikyo,) and they automatically started calling him a two-timer and tried harder to set her up with that thick headed but oh-so-sweet Hojo. At least they had let it sink in that he wasn't a two- timer.
"Don't forget two-timer Yuri!" yelled Eri and her other friend at the same time. Kagome rolled her eyes in disbelief and turned to leave again, but stopped when she heard them still whispering about Hekele.
"Listen guys, you have no idea what she has gone through! So what if she kept to herself today, she just got here yesterday for Christ's sake! She will need time to adjust! And so what if she kept darting her eyes at everyone, THE GUYS WERE ALL LOOKING AT HER IN A SHORT SKIRT!!! She doesn't even like skirts so she felt really uncomfortable in our school uniform; it's no big deal!!! Why must you always judge my friends before you get to know them?!?" she yelled at them angrily because of their lack of understanding yet again. The three girls looked at her in shock and disbelief at what they had heard. Yuri looked at Eri and whispered.
"See? The new girl's rubbing off on her already. " At this Kagome threw up her arms in submission and bid them farewell as she climbed the steps and went into her house. The whole day had been nuts for both her and Hekele, and her friends were making it worse. She found Hekele in their room looking out the window, looking a bit sad. Kagome walked over to her but before she could say anything Hekele spoke.
"Thanks for defending me. I know how hard it is to disagree with friends when you already feel distant from them. It's like if you don't act or think exactly the same as they do, they'll disown you. I should know, I feel the same way," she said truthfully.
Kagome smiled at her friend when she replied, "Well, they need to learn to stop judging people they don't take the time to learn from. You aren't violent, or mean, you just want to keep to yourself for a while, and they kept prying into your solitude when you made it clear you weren't ready for them to. There is nothing wrong with the way you reacted at all."
Hekele smirked for the first time as she responded to the, 'You aren't violent,' part of her friend's little speech, "Not violent? Kagome, I was about to run up here, grab my katana, and slice off their mouths!!! No offense or anything, but they are so annoying!!!" Kagome laughed at this as she too wished for an easy way to get them to shut up once in a while. But they were good friends in a sense that they cared about her well being, even if they knew nothing about what was best for her.
"You too? I have wanted to do that once in a while. not in a way that would be that messy. but just as effective," she smiled as Hekele genuinely laughed, "Hey, what do you want for dinner later? Souta is staying at a friend's house and Mom is going out of town for two days to visit my aunt with Grandpa. she did tell you right?" Kagome finished questioningly, knowing how they often forgot to mention things like that to her. She was relieved when Hekele nodded contently, as if she honestly didn't mind.
"Yeah, she mentioned it to me yesterday before we went to bed. and she apologized for it multiple times as well. I told her it was fine, but she insisted on apologizing anyway for leaving us by ourselves so soon after I got here. I guess she was trying to make sure I could handle myself alone first, but I'm truly ok here, besides, I've got you to look out for me," Hekele answered with a grin, which made Kagome laugh again. The two girls went downstairs and began picking through the cupboards and refrigerator for something sweet and sugary, seeing as neither felt like cooking an actual meal. Kagome settled for chocolate milk and cookies while Hekele took two huge scoops of ice cream and put them on a waffle cone. They put on some music and began dancing around as if they were having a sleep over with a bunch of their friends and didn't care how goofy they looked.
After half an hour they sat down with flushed faces as they tried to get their breath back. Kagome was happy to see Hekele having fun, knowing that it probably wouldn't last as long as she would like it to. And boy was she right. Just then, a huge thunk was heard in their bedroom, along with a lot of squeaking and yelping from Tai, who's cage had been moved up there the previous night when the girls had gone to bed. Kagome swore she heard a bit of cursing and knew instantly what was happening. Hekele, however, did not and rushed up the stairs to see what was the cause of the loud thump and her little friend's distress. Kagome knew that this was going to be trouble.
*Hekele. don't freak out. Inuyasha won't hurt anything that doesn't hurt him first. unless it really pisses him off. don't do anything I would do* she thought, knowing that whatever she did while Inuyasha was a little confused ended up in a huge argument and a lot of trouble.
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Upstairs:
Hekele reached the room only to find a boy in weird red clothing holding her guinea pig in one hand with a confused and angry look on his face. One look at his hand and she could tell that Tai had bitten him in the struggle. The boy had light, silverish hair and appeared to have two dog- ears on the top of his head of the same color. He also had piercing amber eyes. She would have called him cute, but she was too pissed at him for breaking into her and Kagome's room.
"Who the hell are you and what are you doing in this house!?" she yelled angrily. Kagome appeared behind her in an instant and the boy seemed slightly relieved somehow. Did he know her?
"They were driving me nuts Kagome! All they did was ask stupid questions even when I was trying to nap and Miroku even asked questions in his sleep when Sango knocked him out again! I can't take it! You have got to come back now! And what is this RAT thing that just bit me?!?!?!" the boy asked in a slightly yelling tone as he swung his hand up and down rapidly trying to get Tai off of it, but to no avail. Kagome rolled her eyes and cautiously walked over to the distressed hanyou as Hekele quietly made her way to the shelf, which held her katana. As Kagome peeled Tai off of the boy's hand Hekele lifted the katana and unsheathed it stealthily and silently, but not silently enough.
"Wench, put that katana down before you hurt yourself with it," the boy said to her mockingly as his ears twitched in her direction, forgetting to be nice to the new girl as he looked at the mark that her pet had made. Hekele fumed.
"How dare you call me that, AND tell me what to do when you broke into our room! Serves you right that Tai bit you! And, FYI, I can use this weapon quite effectively!" she yelled at him, readying her sword. The boy 'Feh'ed and watched intently as Kagome put his little assailant back in it's cage. Hekele, for some reason, wasn't surprised that he held no fear of her and her weapon. She studied him for a moment, noting how his ears were twitching from Kagome to her and back again repeatedly, as if he were listening to both of them for some sort of unexpected movement. Like preparing himself in case of a killing blow perhaps? She quickly concluded that the ears were real, despite the oddity of them. Seeing that her life was in no visible threat, Hekele lowered her weapon, but held it tightly, just in case. She made her way to Kagome and her pet, now in his cage.
She breathed deeply, as if calming herself, "Kagome," she said questioningly, "who the hell is this, and why is he in our room?" Kagome looked back at Hekele with a plastered smile on her face.
"Hekele, meet Inuyasha, he is a friend of mine. I promise that I will explain everything to you in a moment, but right now I need to speak with him, ALONE. Ok?" she said in a sugary tone that sent a chill down Inuyasha's spine. He knew he was in trouble, and, apparently, Hekele could tell as well, because she slowly calmed down and nodded to her friend with the same sugary smile as she cautiously left the room.
"If you need me, I'll be in the living room," she muttered and she shut the door. When she finally made it to and sat on the couch, she heard the most peculiar thing.
"SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!" and then a, 'THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!'
Concluding that it was Inuyasha's punishment, Hekele shrugged it off and decided to ask Kagome about it when she explained everything else to her later.
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Back Upstairs:
"What was that for?!?!?" Inuyasha yelled from his place embedded in the carpet.
"That was one 's-i-t' for every day that you were early coming here. Now that I've gotten even some what, why don't you explain a little more clearly, WHY you are here terrifying my friend and traumatizing her pet guinea pig?" Kagome replied. Inuyasha looked thoughtful.
"Oh, is that what that thing is, I thought it was a rat who got its tail chopped off or something. Why did it bite me? All I did was pick it up and try to figure out why the hell it was squeaking and squawking!" the hanyou asked, looking at the creature with an icy stare that could probably kill any other animal if thy had been present. All Tai did was stare back at Inuyasha, which made him feel unnerved slightly, considering the way Tai looked hungry. Kagome scooped the guinea pig up in her gentle hands and pet him repeatedly on the head, making Inuyasha a bit jealous in the process.
"You probably scared him, I don't think he is used to people jumping through a windowsill and landing two feet away from his cage, besides, he doesn't like to be picked up with one hand, he likes to be cradled, that's why he bit you. You kind of hurt him first." Kagome said knowingly as she nuzzled the little fuzz ball in her hands. When she handed him to Inuyasha, (who desperately tried to hold Tai correctly for fear of being bitten again,) Inuyasha ended up with three more bite marks on his clawed hands.
"Or, perhaps he just doesn't like you!" she laughed at the annoyed hanyou before her. Inuyasha just looked away. "So," she said, grabbing his attention once more, "what are you doing here so early?" Inuyasha rolled his eyes and rubbed his ears.
"The stupid monk, slayer, and kitsune were asking questions non-stop and I couldn't even think straight. They wouldn't let me sleep, eat, or even let me think without pestering me! Who knew three idiots could ask so many questions!"
Kagome rolled her eyes at his last comment but then caught something, "Wait a minute. why were they asking questions? They knew that you weren't going to meet Hekele for a while. " she asked accusingly, as though Inuyasha knew something that she didn't. Inuyasha froze at her tone, and at the guinea pig that was still staring at him from his place in her arms..
"*Oh crap! Why did I have to have such a huge mouth!* Uhh. I sort of came over last night and. *Oh well, might as well admit it* . checked up on you guys. so I knew what was going on. and stuff. " he muttered quietly as he looked away. Kagome smiled at him warmly.
"*And I thought curiosity killed the cat, not the dog. How sweet to be concerned about her. I only wish that he would show me that much consideration OFF the battlefield too. * So, you were worried about her? That's sweet Inuyasha. I really think that knocking on the door next time would be a little wiser though. She can really use that katana of hers, I'd hate to be caught off guard if she has it and is in a fighting stance. and mood," Kagome said in a brief lecture. Inuyasha scrunched up his nose.
"But I always come in through your window, why can't I come in through your window?" he asked in a sad-disguised-as-an annoyed tone.
Kagome smiled understandingly, "Well, you can, but she didn't know that you did, or even that you existed yet. I was going to tell her later about everything, but I didn't get a chance to yet because of a rough day at school. She was stressed out too and we had just wound down and relaxed when you made your little appearance. She thought that you had broken into our room and didn't stop to think before rushing in and confronting you. " she coo-ed sweetly. Inuyasha nodded absentmindedly as he continued to stare at the guinea pig, not wanting to anger it. Kagome noticed this and decided to let Tai run around on the floor, just for fun.
As soon as the guinea pig left her arms he made a beeline to Inuyasha's leg, which was conveniently located close in front of him. Inuyasha jumped up as it fastened its teeth in his leg and began to try to shake him off again. Kagome laughed and gently took Tai in her hands and put him back into his cage. Inuyasha sat down on the bed Indian-style, just in case 'it' knew how to get out. Kagome sat next to him and smiled at his actions, noting that he still never took his eyes off of his attacker.
Catching her smile, Inuyasha began to explain himself, "It's not that 'IT' hurt me, it's just that it's more persistent than half of Naraku's minions and is more than five times as small. also. it's pretty creepy the way it's staring at me. "
Kagome nodded, knowing for a fact that the little bites that Tai had given him could never hope to hurt him, being half demon and all, he could withstand getting gutted a couple of times before he was down and out for even a few hours.
"Maybe we should go downstairs and talk to Hekele, she probably thinks that you've kidnapped me and that we are half way to the country border by now!" Kagome said. Inuyasha nodded and followed her to her door. Kagome opened the door and Hekele came tumbling down onto the floor. Kagome laughed and Inuyasha fumed. Hekele smiled sheepishly.
"What? Was I supposed to leave you alone up here with the jolly-red biscuit?"
"Biscuit?" Kagome asked.
"I'll explain later..." she said with an extra innocent smile, having gotten over her anger and fear of the hanyou as quickly as it had come. Kagome caught on and blushed furiously. Inuyasha looked clueless.
"What? What's going on?" he asked stupidly. Hekele rolled her eyes and Kagome blushed more.
"Oh yeah, a total biscuit," she said to Kagome.
"Is she talking about me? 'Cuz, if she is, then I wanna know what she's saying!!!" Inuyasha asked warily, really wanting an explanation to the new nickname he had been given. Hekele and Kagome smiled, and walked down the stairs and into the living room. Inuyasha followed suit and sat down as well. Hekele took a deep breath and spoke.
"Ok, now that I know that you aren't going to kill me," she said, smiling at the now attentive hanyou, "will you guys please tell me what is going on?"
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Feudal Era:
The lord of the western lands watched the kitsune, demon slayer, and monk from his perch in a nearby tree with an evil grin.
"Now. who shall disappear. to flush my dear half brother from his hiding?" Sesshoumaru asked evilly as he watches the lecherous monk go for the demon slayer's behind with disgust.
"M'lord, why are you searching for the Tetsusaiga as of now? You already have its superior blade, the Tokijin," Jakken, his toad-like servant asked quietly.
(Bad SP on the swords' names .sorry, I haven't seen them spelled enough to remember it. )
"This, Sesshoumaru shall do for fun, as I have no need for his second rate blade any longer, I also wish to see his demon blood boil. I want to fight him at his best. when he is afraid of losing someone he cherishes and allows himself to transform. Jakken, return to camp and care for Rin, you know she dislikes being alone." Sesshoumaru said passively.
"M'lord, why do you keep such a weak human girl in your charge? She is of no value and importance, and is quite annoying." Jakken said absentmindedly. Sesshoumaru's eyes glowed red and his demonic features grew more threatening.
"You dare to question me when you cannot follow simple orders?!?" he glared threateningly at his servant. Jakken spilled a quick apology before jumping down the tree and running back to where the said girl was waiting at their camp. Sesshoumaru grinned at the scene before him. The kitsune was the only one remaining outside. He was pretending to be Sesshoumaru's half-brother.
"Kaze no Kizu!" he was heard yelling and swinging a stick like Inuyasha would his sword. He was hopping around attacking the air as though it were a hoard of demons out to get him and his friends. Sesshoumaru was mildly amused.
"Looks like this little runt sees more in my pathetic half-brother than just an annoying friend. he seems to idolize him. This and the fact that he views that pathetic miko as a mother could prove very useful. I'll take him now." Sesshoumaru jumped from his perch in the tree and grabbed Shippo, covering his lightly fanged mouth as he leapt away in the same instant. Shippo tried to yell for help and even tried to bite his assailant, but to no avail. Unnoticed to Sesshoumaru, Shippo dropped a seed that would sprout into a wailing mushroom in mere minutes, causing his friends to notice his disappearance sooner, and perhaps they could save him. If not, Shippo knew that Inuyasha and Kagome would, the problem was that Sesshoumaru wanted them to try and save the kit, and he would be waiting.
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*Me* So. how did you like it??? I really tried to update sooner but, like I said before, my computer kept screwing up. I think I have the situation under control now though. Ok, I really feel like dedicating my next chapter to someone. If you are interested, send me a review with one reason why I should dedicate it to you, as well as one comment about my story. Once I get at least three more reviews, I will pick the winner, 'kay? Ppl, please be civil, I will accept no threats as reasons to dedicate the chappi to you, so don't even try it! Oh yes, and if you are wondering about the whole 'biscuit' thing, Hekele was basically calling Inuyasha a hottie or a cutie. I got the term from a book I read and now I use it. and I love it. so yea. all it means is hottie and cutie.
Now, I saw this in Mysterious-Kitsune's stories. and I felt compelled to review, so here goes.
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