Disclaimers: Why should I be doing this… the real owner is already on the manga… you people just want to lower my self-esteem more, don'tcha'? Well fine, I don't own Inu-Yasha.
Chapter Six: Shower Surprise Saturday
Inu-Yasha walked through the halls of Kikidou Valley Private School with a certain glow surrounding him. As Miroku smartly said it, he was a happy bastard. That's what he was, walking around with that stupid grin placed on his face.
"So are you ever going to tell me what's making you smile like no tomorrow?" Miroku asked as he suddenly appeared and draped an arm around Inu-Yasha's neck. "No wait… let me guess… you got laid last night!" Miroku exclaimed. When Inu-Yasha didn't answer, Miroku took the silence as a yes. "That's my boy!"
"Miroku… do you want to die?" Inu-Yasha asked in a low warning tone, cracking his knuckles to get his point across.
"That's not it?" Miroku got a confused expression on his face. "Then what is it?" But before Inu-Yasha could reply, a voice from behind interrupted them.
"Inu-Yasha…" A very sweet tone said, drawing out Inu-Yasha's name in a singsong way.
"Never-mind dude… let me guess. You hit Kagome with a great prank again," Miroku stated, rolling his eyes. 'And here I though the sucker got laid. Then again, if he looks like this just by pranking Kagome. Then what will he look like if he does get some.' Miroku thought stroking his chin.
Inu-Yasha's grin growing even wider was enough of an answer for Miroku.
"Let's see what you did this time," he drawled out in a tired tone. Miroku turned around and his jaw dropped at the sight before him. "I-I think yo-you out-out d-did your-yourself this ti-time Inu-Inu-Yasha," Miroku stuttered. Drool staring to leak from his open mouth.
"I know I did… bud…" Inu-Yasha's voice trailed off as he turned around. His jaw literally dropped at the sight before him. "Ka-ka-kagome?!"
"Yes Puppy," Kagome sneered, fluttering her eyes at his stunned form.
"Wh-wha…" Inu-Yasha began, but couldn't finish being struck dumb.
"Wh-wha-what Puppy? Is it that you are finally at a loss for words?" Kagome cooed softly. She was enjoying herself very much… she always loved to watch Inu-Yasha do a fish impression. Inu-Yasha shook his head to clear it after the little insult he received.
"What in the seven hells are you wearing?!" His voice boomed throughout the halls as he regained his composure.
"Clothes I believe," she said in a too sweet and innocent voice, blinking her eyes in curiosity. "Do you not know what clothes are Inu-Yasha?"
"Of course I know what clothes are!" Inu-Yasha shouted. "They're the fabric on your back," he pulled his shirt for emphasis. "But you barely have any fabric on you," he sneered, leering at her outfit. 'What the hell happened to that outfit I left her?'
Indeed, Kagome wasn't wearing the pajamas he had left her. But when Inu-Yasha looked closer he noticed that it was indeed the pair, except the wench had changed them. She made the outfit into two pieced. The bottoms were snug short-shorts that showed off her long legs and left little to the imagination. She had somehow dyed the fabric so that it became a jet black color, making the pure white cotton tail on her rear more noticeable.
The top was left alone from coloring and was still that baby pink with half a white oval on it. It was back less and held together by the fabric that tied in the back of her neck. The front was fairly low-cut and showed some cleavage while leaving the rest to the mind's eye, and cut off enough to show some of her flat stomach.
Kagome tried to spite Inu-Yasha more by also cutting off the bunny feet and making them like slippers, wearing them over her shoes. She also took the liberty to cut off the hood, mainly the bunny ears, and sewed them onto the hair-band that adorned the top of her head. It also looked like she had stuffed the ears so they would stank up somewhat.
"What are you trying to do… go for the playboy bunny look?" Inu-Yasha asked cockily. In reality he had no clue what to do. His perfect prank… the one to embarrass the hell out of her… had backfired on him, and badly. Inu-Yasha eyed her outfit more. 'Okay, maybe not too badly.'
"If you are, you're doing a very good job of it," Miroku said in a far-away tone.
"Miroku…" Kagome said softly, leaning forward.
"Yes…" Miroku eagerly replied. Thanking god for the moment. Her leaning forward had given easy access for him to look down Kagome's shirt.
"Wipe yourself, you're drooling," she cooed into his ear. "Well, I've got to get to class. Don't want to be late!" She cheered, straightening up. She threw Inu-Yasha one last look before walking down the hall, catching the eye of every guy.
"Dude… my man… why can't all your pranks be like that?" Miroku joked, clamping a hand onto his shoulder. Inu-Yasha just threw him a look that said shut-up, before walking off to class himself.
'Now I remember why I never wore outfits like this before.' Kagome thought, throwing wary looks to the leering guys. 'Perverts… every last one of them!' The school day passed by fairly well, with only two classes to go, well one, seeing how this class gave her a free period in the library.
"Come on Kagome!" Sango called from further on down the hallway. "Let's hurry up and find that damn book!"
"Coming!" Kagome called, walking at a brisk pace towards her.
"The sooner we find a book the sooner I have something to bash Miroku's head with," Sango growled.
"I guess you're getting a big book?" Kagome commented, tapping her chin thoughtfully.
"Yeah, maybe that latest Harry Potter book… but then again, with a smaller book I could swing it faster and get more air. Means more pain," Sango laughed. She tapped her fingertips together and began cackling evilly.
"Maybe I'll leave you to yourself and your fantasies," Kagome mumbled as she walked off to a random direction in the library.
Kagome wandered around the library and after quite some time wounded up in the fantasy area.
"Hm… what to get… what to get… oh Fairy Tale Lives. For some reason Kikyou always loved this book," Kagome muttered, pulling the book off the shelf. As she touched it, waves of memories hit her.
"Whatcha doing Kikyou?!" Kagome asked, full of energy.
"Reading…" Kikyou answered non-chalantly. Her eyes were glued onto the worn pages sewn to the hard cover.
"Is it fun?" Kagome peered over her shoulder to see what was happening.
"It is when I can actually do it without being bugged!" Kikyou spat, still looking down.
"Oh… I'm sorry," Kagome said in a disheartened tone, bowing her head down.
Kagome moved to sit next to her… and the two sat in a comfortable silence, Kagome was staring into space as Kikyou just kept reading.
"Look Kagome, I'm sorry…" Kikyou said out of no where.
"That's okay Kikyou! I know that sometimes people like to be left alone. My mama told me that I have an uncanny way of showing up when people don't like to be bugged. Inu-Yasha said that if I keep it up then he's gonna bop my head to knock some sense into me. I think it'd hurt to have my head bopped!" Kagome explained, covering her head and looking around everywhere as if any minute Inu-Yasha would appear and bop her head. "You know, I think I'll go look for Inu-Yasha and bug him since you're reading." Kagome started to stand as she spoke.
"Kagome… do you believe that princes are real, and one day one will save you?" Kikyou asked out of nowhere.
"Wha…" Kagome was startled by the sudden question. Especially one such as this one coming from Kikyou.
"Never-mind," Kikyou rushed out, bringing the book even higher to hide the red crawling across her cheeks.
"No… it was just a surprise. Do I believe in princes?" Kagome leaned her chin thoughtfully against her hand. "Yes I do… I believe there is a prince on a white horse just waiting to come along and rescue us from reality!" Kagome exclaimed with clasped hands.
"So it's all a fantasy to you?" Kikyou said bluntly. She still kept her face hidden within the pages of the book.
"No, that's not it at all!" Kagome said, shaking her head vigorously. "I believe in princes! They are real! I know they are!"
"How do you know?" Kikyou shot at her.
"Because… it's the man you are going to marry that will be your prince. He'll be the one to protect you, help you, and care for you. He'll be there through good or bad, and laugh and cry with you. You'll have kids with him and grow old with him. But most importantly, he'll love you for being you, and you him. He'll be everything to you, your prince," Kagome finished in a far away tone.
"Kagome… you were always such a helpless romantic," Kikyou mumbled, rolling her eyes from behind her book.
"But you believe that too, right Kikyou? That's why you asked… and that's why you read that book, right?" Kagome asked, pointing to the cover of Fairy Tale Lives.
"I read this book to help me keep in check with what's real and what's not… and I for one do not believe in princes coming on white horses to save the damsel in distress," Kikyou said in an all knowing voice. "Maybe you should read this book… bring your head down from the clouds."
"But I like my head in the clouds, and I know for a fact that when you meet the perfect guy you'll throw caution to the wind and believe in it all. Plus, you'll get to play the damsel," Kagome said with a wink.
"Jewel Detector, there is no such thing as the 'perfect' man. It's just some bogus lie mommy and daddies tell their girls so that they look forward to meeting a guy," Kikyou sneered in a disgusted tone.
"Let me guess, your parents failed with you," Kagome joked, playfully hitting Kikyou's arm.
"No, they opted to tell me the truth."
"Well they were wrong. You'll find one."
"Kagome! Kikyou!" A voice called from behind Kagome.
"Speak of the devil," Kagome joked even more. She spun around to greet Inu-Yasha, in turn, missing the pink hue Kikyou's face was turning.
"Maybe I should read this, and 'bring my head down from the clouds.' Perhaps it'll be fun to see everything just as other do." She held the book gently, and moved to go to the checkout counter when a particular title caught her attention. "Harry Potter: and the Order of the Phoenix… Sango will like this," she laughed. "Just like we did…"
"I'm Harry Potter!" Inu-Yasha exclaimed, throwing a fist clenched tight over a stick into the air.
"I'm Jack in the Beanstalk!" Kagome shouted, jumping up and down. Feeling the same familiar rush she had felt hours ago on the start of her first day in high school.
"Kagome…" Inu-Yasha said, starting to sweat from trying to keep his cool.
"Jewel Detector, I think we should all be Harry Potter characters," Kikyou's muffled voice came from behind her hand; she was trying to stifle the giggle that wanted to escape.
"Then I'm Draco Malfoy!" Kagome cheered, picking up a stick of her own. Then she lowered her cheerfulness and voice. "You shall die Potter," she proclaimed, pointing her wand at Inu-Yasha, doing a great British accent.
"The only one to die today Malfoy is you!" With that said, Inu-Yasha strode over to Kagome and rapped her head with the wand.
"Ow! No fair! Kikyou, Inu-Yasha's hitting me!" Kagome shouted to the girl.
"Maybe we should be the three friends," Kikyou suggested.
"Oh yeah! I'll be Ron and you can be Hermione," Kagome pointed out. Then she whacked Inu-Yasha with her wand.
"What was that for?!" Inu-Yasha shouted, rubbing the sore spot.
"Well mate, as the old saying goes, an eye for an eye," Kagome explained, wrapping an arm around Inu-Yasha's shoulders; giving Kikyou the victory sign behind her back.
"I'll give you a bloody eye for an eye," Inu-Yasha growled out before he lifted Kagome by the waist, and threw her onto his shoulder. He began to spin around in a circle.
"Kikyou… help… I'm…sick…" Kagome's incoherent words would come out every-so-often.
"You know," Kikyou began, giving herself an inward pat on the back as Inu-Yasha slowed down. "I think we're like the Harry Potter group."
"What, as in there is only one girl in the group?" Inu-Yasha questioned, sending Kagome an all knowing look.
"Inu-Yasha!" Kagome yelled, punching him on the back.
"No," Kikyou growled out. "As in we'll be friends forever."
Kagome stopped her pounding, and turned her body as best she could in Inu-Yasha's arms. She threw Kikyou an incredulous look when she faced her.
"What?!" Kikyou exclaimed, getting un-nerved from the look.
"Great Kikyou, not only did you jinx them, but you had to go and jinx us to!" Kagome proclaimed. Throwing her arms into the air in an exasperated way.
"What?" Kikyou was confused.
"Now I bet you five bucks this time next year we won't be friends and another five that the friends break up in the sixth Harry Potter book!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Tch… talk about jinxing Kagome," Inu-Yasha scowled, rolling his eyes. "You're the one wanting money for us to break-up."
"You can't jinx something anymore than it already is," Kagome retorted. "I might as well make some money out of the deal."
"Glad you have such faith in us," Inu-Yasha muttered.
"I guess I did jinx us," a soft voice came from behind Kagome.
"Ah!" Kagome yelped, dropping the book. "Kikyou!" She exclaimed as she turned around.
"Here," Kikyou said, holding out the book along with five dollars. "Now all I need to do is see the sixth Harry potter book and you get another five."
"I can't take this," Kagome protested, trying to hand back the five.
"No," Kikyou moved to hold her hands up in a defensive manner. "You made the bet, you should've been prepared to take your winnings."
"You mean I should've been prepared to take the consequences," Kagome retorted. She had an ugly expression come onto her face.
"Of course not Kagome… though um, what's with the out-fit?" Kikyou asked, trying to hide her amusement behind her hand.
"Inu-Yasha," Kagome answered bluntly.
"Ah… he stole your clothes and left evil pajamas?"
"How did you know?" Kagome threw her an incredulous look.
"Kagome, Inu-Yasha's been talking about pulling this trick for weeks," Kikyou laughed. "Though the hooker look would look better with heels."
"Why you…" Kagome growled, clenching her hand into a fist. Kagome moved to slap her, but Kikyou caught her wrist and moved forward.
"Hell shall return here very soon," she whispered before baking away.
Kagome wanted to question her, but a third voice stopped her.
"Kagome!" A familiar voice called from behind her.
"Sango," Kagome said softly, turning around herself to face the newcomer.
"Good-bye Kagome, and good luck with him," Kikyou waved, walking off in her baggy black pants and white tee with red stripes.
"Look Sango, I got you Harry Potter!" Kagome exclaimed, trying to hide the confusion Kikyou had placed in her.
"Cool," Sango said, grabbing the book. "So that's Kikyou?"
"Yeah… though that was the first time I saw her this year. She's not in any of my classes. I think Vice Principal Kaede had something to do with that," Kagome mused, placing on a thoughtful look, as she walked towards the checkout desk.
"Why would you say that?" Sango looked very confused as she followed her.
"Because she knows of last year… and other personal things… and she probably thought it would help me if I didn't have to face Kikyou," Kagome stated simply.
"I see." Some of the situations lighting up the confused spots in Sango's mind.
Kagome started to long walk home, pointedly keeping her head down to avoid the disapproving looks people were giving her. In Kagome's mind, this was all Inu-Yasha's fault. If he hadn't of stolen her clothes in the first place, then she never would've felt the need to retaliate. Thus, she wouldn't be walking home feeling like the whole world could see her body.
'Home sweet home.' Kagome thought happily as she neared the shrine steps. But as luck would have it, again, she would have to pass the Nosy Twins.
"My goodness Satsune, I always thought Jiro had such a nice granddaughter. Now look at her," Satsuki whispered behind her hand.
"I know Satsuki. First, yesterday her and that boyfriend of hers not being able to keep their hands off each other, and now she's walking around with barely any clothes on. Prostitutes these days… I thought they did their work on street corners… and at night!" Satsune said hurriedly in a voice a notch above a whisper. It was like she had wanted Kagome to hear and know of her disapproval of her clothes.
Kagome just bowed her crimson red face low and kept marching forward. A part of her wanted to stay and give those old hags a piece of her mind, while the other wanted her to crawl under a rock and die.
Kagome hurriedly climbed the steps of the shrine, glad to have reached salvation at last. But like always, something had to ruin her day… or more like someone.
"Hey Jewelly!" Inu-Yasha called from his lawn.
"What?!" Kagome hissed vehemently, snapping her head in his direction.
"Woah… what's got your undies in a bunch?" Inu-Yasha asked, holding his hands up in a defensive manner.
"You bastard! How dare you even ask that?" Kagome stomped over to the line of bushes that separated their yards.
"Simple. I just open my mouth and let the words flow out," Inu-Yasha smirked. But then his face took on a more serious look. "How were you allowed to wear that today?"
"Oh, well I was sent down to see Grandma Kaede, but she figured out what happened on her own and wrote a note to excuse my choosing of clothing… or lack there of," Kagome answered bluntly. "Now, what were you doing with those pajamas? I didn't know you were into those kind of stuff," Kagome sneered, eyeing him suspiciously.
"I'm not… but Rin got those for you last Christmas…" Inu-Yasha defended, giving her a hard glare.
'Rin… Rin… I've heard that name before.' But her easily distracted mind soon returned the glare back on. "Where are my clothes?"
"Did you check your room?" Inu-Yasha asked in an indifferent tone.
"Yes I checked my room!" Kagome screeched.
"Then you checked that secret compartment we made when we were eight… the one under your bed," Inu-Yasha said logically, pointing a finger in Kagome's face. Kagome paled visibly.
'Why hadn't I thought of that?!' Kagome cursed herself, wanting to slap herself for that over look. "You know Inu-Yasha, did you… um, well… er… forget it!" Kagome screamed, throwing her arms into the air in defeat, giving up on any way possible to save some of her dignity. She stomped towards the house, leaving a laughing Inu-Yasha behind.
'Oh man… why hadn't I thought of the stupid floorboard trick?!' Kagome scolded herself as she passed the entrance to the kitchen.
She stopped, did a double take and slowly moved backwards so she stood just at the entrance. As she glanced at the items in the room a plan began to formulate in her mind.
"I talked to Kagome today…" Kikyou said as she walked over to Inu-Yasha's waiting form.
"Did you now?" Inu-Yasha tried to sound like he didn't care, but Kikyou knew better. She could always see under his act… the act that he didn't care about Kagome anymore… that she was as significant as the dirt on the bottom of his shoe. Lies though, Kikyou knew they were lies.
"Yes I did…" Kikyou confirmed, then whispered quietly under her breath, "and it looks like she's finally going to read that book."
"What was that?" Inu-Yasha asked, giving her a curious glance.
"I saw her looking at a Harry Potter book… by the way, you owe her 5 dollars," Kikyou said covering herself up.
"Wha…" Inu-Yasha began until realization dawned on him. "Yeah… that." The two just stood in a comfortable silence.
"I miss her," Kikyou blurted out. Inu-Yasha faced her with an incredulous look.
"Why the hell would you miss her?!" Inu-Yasha boomed.
"Inu-Yasha… she… she was our friend," Kikyou explained, giving him a pleading look, trying to have him see her way.
"She was Kikyou! 'Was' being the key word here! She betrayed us!" Inu-Yasha shouted, look of cold fury crossing over his features.
"But Inu-Yasha you're wrong. In fact, it's us that betrayed her. We let her down once… but I won't let her down again," Kikyou mumbled in a far away tone. She seemed like she was in a trance.
"Kikyou, what are you talking about?" Inu-Yasha seemed to have cooled off and gave Kikyou a concerned look.
"Hell shall return here very soon…" Kikyou mumbled the same words she had said to Kagome earlier that day.
"Kikyou… what is that suppose to mean?" Inu-Yasha had mixed emotions filling him. He was feeling confusion and concern and some anxiousness. Kikyou had spoke like this before, though couldn't quite remember what it was about.
"Hell is returning Inu-Yasha… will you be there to save Kagome or will you watch form the sidelines again? Will we both be there or will we both be arrogant… unknowing…disbelieving… or just not wanting to believe the truth…face the truth?" Kikyou breathed in a mystic tone.
"What are you blabbing about there?" Inu-Yasha was truly baffled by Kikyou's strange behavior and wanted to get to the bottom of this. "Who or what is this 'hell' thing and more importantly, what does it want with Kagome?"
"Hell is hell Inu-Yasha… it's…"
Before Kikyou could say another word, her voice was interrupted by the sound of a passing car. When he turned his attention back to Kikyou, she was gone… as if she disappeared into thin air.
Suddenly, the surroundings of the school were gone, and were replaced with darkness. The only light was outlining the figure of a person. Inu-Yasha couldn't tell whether it belonged to a male or female. Soon, out of nowhere the quietness of the room was broken by a piercing scream.
"HEEELLLLLP!"
Inu-Yasha's eyes snapped open as he shot upright in the bed. He rubbed at him temple furiously, trying to rid himself of the ringing voice.
'What the hell was that about?' Inu-Yasha thought. 'While I'm at it, what the hell was Kikyou talking about?' Thinking of the conversation they had that afternoon that he just relived in his dreams.
He rose out of bed, deciding a good splash of water would help clear his mind. He slowly moved around the room and moved into the hallway to locate the restroom.
Once inside the tiled room he went to the sink and turned the cold tap so that ha nice flow of water was coming out of the faucet. After a few good splashes to the face, Inu-Yasha looked up to see an unfamiliar figure. Before him stood not the young-looking hanyou, but instead someone whose white mane was untidy and knotted. Black bags under the eyes making him seem twice his age and bloodshot eyes that seemed to point to the fact that this person didn't have a very good night's sleep… which he hadn't.
'What the hell was Kikyou talking about?!' He questioned himself again. 'I know she talked about something to this before… but what was it?!' Inu-Yasha tried to swift through the caverns of his mind, trying to remember. But he couldn't.
"Damn it all to hell!" He shouted, slamming his hands onto the sink. "Why do I want to remember so bad?" H e whispered to himself, staring back at the unknown person.
'Because you know that it's important, and you know that this holds all the answers to your questions.' The person seemed to answer.
"If it's so important, than why can't I remember?" He retorted to the mirror, feeling stupid about it afterwards.
"Will we both be there or will we both be arrogant…unknowing… disbelieving…or just not wanting to believe the truth… face the truth."
"I love Saturdays!" Kagome exclaimed, spreading her arms out wide. She was dressed in a long shirt and pair of loose fitting jeans. She had indeed found her clothes under the floorboard like Inu-Yasha said.
"That's probably because school is only half a day," Sango muttered, rolling her eyes.
"That, and sweet revenge!" That had Sango stopping in her track.
"Come on Kagome," Sango whined in a childish voice. "Can't you stop this stupid feu…" Sango's voice trailed off as a blood-curdling yell penetrated the air.
"KAGOME!" Emanated from the boy's locker room.
"That fool Inu-Yasha… just having to join the track team," Kagome taunted, waving her finger in a chiding manner.
"Great job in track!" Miroku congratulated, patting his back.
"Whatever," Inu-Yasha muttered, turning on the tap to the shower. Clad only in his boxers, Inu-Yasha turned briefly. As he turned around he was met with a blast of red.
"Is that blood?!" One guy exclaimed.
"My god!" Every guy ran out of the room in terror.
"O-kay," Miroku said in a daze, he shook his head and turned back to Inu-Yasha. "That isn't really blood… is it?" Miroku asked nervously, eyeing him warily.
"No idiot," he snapped, licking his lips. "It's food coloring," He scrunched up his face in disgust.
"I bet you know who did it too," Miroku commented with an all knowing look.
"KAGOME!" Was the only answer Miroku received as he scurried out of the room with what seemed to be the bad case of a sunburn.
"It's a monster!" One girl shouted.
"That devil is coming! The devil is coming!" Another shouted.
"Man… who got Inu-Yasha… I thought he was suppose to be the school's best fighter," someone commented.
"It'z a lobzter for ze cooking!" The French student told everyone.
To everyone, it seemed like Inu-Yasha didn't care about the snide comments or crude remarks. Oh, but he did, and with every word, the fire was fueled more. He couldn't wait to see Kagome and knock some sense into the wench. He walked towards a source of laughter, knowing exactly who it belonged to.
"Kagome…" He growled out when he reached her.
Kagome stopped her laughing long enough to sneak a peek at him before breaking down again. Inu-Yasha's hand twitched… itching to teach her a lesson. But watching her carefree form, he found he was powerless. Suddenly, Kikyou's words entered his mind.
"Face the truth…"
Inu-Yasha wasn't sure what it meant, but he knew Kikyou's words were part of a bigger picture. As he watched Kagome's carefree joy, the words and the fear they held seemed to slip like water through his fingers. He knew this is where he wanted to be… but his mind held firm to her first words.
"Hell is returning Inu-Yasha… will you be there to save Kagome or will you watch from the sidelines again?"
A/N: There's chapter six… took a while to write. Hope you all enjoyed! Let's give KonekoMiyabi our thanks for the shower scene! –Everyone claps for KonekoMiyabi- Well I'll try to get the next chapter out soon…but school is starting in a week… and this week is going to be hectic trying to get ready… but I shall try! Bye for now! Oh, and does anyone know a way where I can divide my scenes.....stupid thing won't let me!