Sorry I haven't been able to update for a while. I have been majorly busy.
I've had Districts for basketball, and practice for Track. I have almost
no free time. Well, on with the chapter. P.S. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!
Disclaimer: I do not own that adorable hanyou! (Gotta love those ears.
^.^)
Rumors And Love
Chapter 3: Finding Inuyasha
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Kagome walked down the sidewalk with her books pressed to her chest. It was her first day back to school from summer vacation.
"Hey, Higurashi," said a cool voice beside her.
Kagome took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly. She knew exactly who it was. It was Hojo. He'd had a crush on her since the third grade. He just wouldn't leave her be. Sure he was nice, but he was so dull.
"What's up, Hojo?" she asked in a monotonous voice.
"Nothing much. I just saw you walking alone, and I figured you might want some company. So would you like a ride?" He tapped the side of his car with his knuckles.
"That's alright," she started. "I enjoy walking to school."
He shrugged. "Suit yourself, Higurashi. See ya at school." He drove off ahead of her.
'Honestly,' she thought to herself. 'He won't even call me by my first name.'
Kagome reached the front of the school, and she saw Eri, Yura, and Sango run up to her.
"Are you okay?" Yura asked. "These two told me about yesterday, and their stupid dare that got you hurt."
"Oh, I'm fine," Kagome assured. "I was more scared than anything. It was quite terrifying. It almost seemed like someone was watching me the whole time I was there."
Her friends were silent.
"But that would be ridiculous." Kagome waved her hand dismissively.
"Kagome," Sango said. "Did you see something besides in that house?"
"Huh?" Kagome stared at her blankly. "Don't be silly, Sango. There was nobody in there besides myself and that rat."
"Alright," Sango said almost disappointed.
"Why are you so sulky all of the sudden?" Kagome questioned.
"Well, I wanted to know if the rumors were true about Inuyasha. I mean, it would be pretty cool if you had seen him."
"Well Sango, I didn't."
"I know. That's why I'm disappointed."
The whole group sighed.
The bell rang, and they all went off to their classes.
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Kagome sat at her desk tapping her pencil on it. She kept looking at the clock every few minutes.
'I thought the first day of school was supposed to be fun. This is so not my idea of fun.'
She looked around the room. Everyone else looked just as bored as she did. Sango was dead asleep on her desk. That was typical Sango for you.
'I wonder when they're going to knock those houses down. I wonder if that boy already knows or not that his home is about to be destroyed. Maybe I should go after school to warn him.' She smiled to herself. 'Yeah, that's exactly what I'll do. I just hope he doesn't treat me like last time.'
The memory of him throwing her to the floor flooded her mind.
'He told me to never come back. I wonder why. I know I should probably take his warning seriously, but I can't just have him get killed if there's something I can do about it. Then it's settled. I'll go immediately after school.'
She glanced at the clock. It was 2:40. That meant only ten more minutes of school. She sat back in her desk comfortably, and waited patiently for the bell to ring. Finally, her patience was rewarded. The bell rang.
Sango's head was still down on her desk signifying she was obviously still sleeping.
Kagome rolled her eyes, and walked over to her. She poked Sango with her pencil. "Yo, Sango. Wake up!"
"Huh?! What?!" Sango turned to see a smiling Kagome. "Hey, Kagome. Is it time for school already?"
"No, just the opposite. It's time to go home." Sango jumped up from her desk.
Sango held her head with her hand. "Oh, why do I feel like a car just hit me?"
"Maybe falling asleep on your desk has something to do with it," Kagome pointed out.
"I did not fall asleep. I was just resting my eyes," she said defensively.
"Uh huh. That's why you didn't hear the bell."
"Well, it doesn't matter. I'm awake now, aren't I?"
"I don't have time for this." Kagome said. "I have to be somewhere."
"Where are you going? I'll go with you if you want. I have nothing else to do."
"It's nothing you'd be interested in." Kagome said.
"Try me."
"Well, you couldn't get in anyway."
"Why not?" Sango questioned with her eyebrows raised.
"It's a private club," Kagome stated. "Only people with passes can get in. So if you'll excuse me." She pushed past Sango, and out the classroom door.
'Stupid wealthy people and their stupid private clubs,' Sango thought to herself.
Kagome sprinted toward Jewel Street. The sign was in view. When she reached the street sign, she slowed herself down to a walk.
"Now which house was it again?"
She looked at all the houses carefully. "A ha. That's it." She pushed open the gate to enter the familiar yard.
As she stepped up onto the porch, her heart started to beat faster. She reached for the doorknob, and stopped. "Maybe this isn't such a good idea. Maybe I should come back later."
She stepped back from the door.
"Wait. What am I thinking? I came here to help that boy out, and that is precisely what I'm going to do." She swallowed hard, and stepped into the old house.
She looked around for any sign of the boy.
"Hello?! Are you here, boy? I need to speak with you for a moment!"
The house was dead silent.
"I'm not going to hurt you! The matter is very important. Please hear me out."
There was still no response.
'Maybe he didn't live here after all. Maybe he was just playing a prank on me. Probably no one lives here.' She sighed as she started for the exit.
'I must have been a fool to fall for one of those lame pranks. Stupid immature boys.'
She was stopped when she heard a thud behind her, and a rough voice began to speak. "What do you want now? I thought I told you to never come back."
Kagome spun around. She could only see the dark outline of a man. He was hidden again. "I-I-I"
"You what?" he asked dryly.
"I need to speak with you," she answered.
"I'm listening.....but not for long."
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Well, that's chapter 3! Now review! ^_^
Rumors And Love
Chapter 3: Finding Inuyasha
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Kagome walked down the sidewalk with her books pressed to her chest. It was her first day back to school from summer vacation.
"Hey, Higurashi," said a cool voice beside her.
Kagome took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly. She knew exactly who it was. It was Hojo. He'd had a crush on her since the third grade. He just wouldn't leave her be. Sure he was nice, but he was so dull.
"What's up, Hojo?" she asked in a monotonous voice.
"Nothing much. I just saw you walking alone, and I figured you might want some company. So would you like a ride?" He tapped the side of his car with his knuckles.
"That's alright," she started. "I enjoy walking to school."
He shrugged. "Suit yourself, Higurashi. See ya at school." He drove off ahead of her.
'Honestly,' she thought to herself. 'He won't even call me by my first name.'
Kagome reached the front of the school, and she saw Eri, Yura, and Sango run up to her.
"Are you okay?" Yura asked. "These two told me about yesterday, and their stupid dare that got you hurt."
"Oh, I'm fine," Kagome assured. "I was more scared than anything. It was quite terrifying. It almost seemed like someone was watching me the whole time I was there."
Her friends were silent.
"But that would be ridiculous." Kagome waved her hand dismissively.
"Kagome," Sango said. "Did you see something besides in that house?"
"Huh?" Kagome stared at her blankly. "Don't be silly, Sango. There was nobody in there besides myself and that rat."
"Alright," Sango said almost disappointed.
"Why are you so sulky all of the sudden?" Kagome questioned.
"Well, I wanted to know if the rumors were true about Inuyasha. I mean, it would be pretty cool if you had seen him."
"Well Sango, I didn't."
"I know. That's why I'm disappointed."
The whole group sighed.
The bell rang, and they all went off to their classes.
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Kagome sat at her desk tapping her pencil on it. She kept looking at the clock every few minutes.
'I thought the first day of school was supposed to be fun. This is so not my idea of fun.'
She looked around the room. Everyone else looked just as bored as she did. Sango was dead asleep on her desk. That was typical Sango for you.
'I wonder when they're going to knock those houses down. I wonder if that boy already knows or not that his home is about to be destroyed. Maybe I should go after school to warn him.' She smiled to herself. 'Yeah, that's exactly what I'll do. I just hope he doesn't treat me like last time.'
The memory of him throwing her to the floor flooded her mind.
'He told me to never come back. I wonder why. I know I should probably take his warning seriously, but I can't just have him get killed if there's something I can do about it. Then it's settled. I'll go immediately after school.'
She glanced at the clock. It was 2:40. That meant only ten more minutes of school. She sat back in her desk comfortably, and waited patiently for the bell to ring. Finally, her patience was rewarded. The bell rang.
Sango's head was still down on her desk signifying she was obviously still sleeping.
Kagome rolled her eyes, and walked over to her. She poked Sango with her pencil. "Yo, Sango. Wake up!"
"Huh?! What?!" Sango turned to see a smiling Kagome. "Hey, Kagome. Is it time for school already?"
"No, just the opposite. It's time to go home." Sango jumped up from her desk.
Sango held her head with her hand. "Oh, why do I feel like a car just hit me?"
"Maybe falling asleep on your desk has something to do with it," Kagome pointed out.
"I did not fall asleep. I was just resting my eyes," she said defensively.
"Uh huh. That's why you didn't hear the bell."
"Well, it doesn't matter. I'm awake now, aren't I?"
"I don't have time for this." Kagome said. "I have to be somewhere."
"Where are you going? I'll go with you if you want. I have nothing else to do."
"It's nothing you'd be interested in." Kagome said.
"Try me."
"Well, you couldn't get in anyway."
"Why not?" Sango questioned with her eyebrows raised.
"It's a private club," Kagome stated. "Only people with passes can get in. So if you'll excuse me." She pushed past Sango, and out the classroom door.
'Stupid wealthy people and their stupid private clubs,' Sango thought to herself.
Kagome sprinted toward Jewel Street. The sign was in view. When she reached the street sign, she slowed herself down to a walk.
"Now which house was it again?"
She looked at all the houses carefully. "A ha. That's it." She pushed open the gate to enter the familiar yard.
As she stepped up onto the porch, her heart started to beat faster. She reached for the doorknob, and stopped. "Maybe this isn't such a good idea. Maybe I should come back later."
She stepped back from the door.
"Wait. What am I thinking? I came here to help that boy out, and that is precisely what I'm going to do." She swallowed hard, and stepped into the old house.
She looked around for any sign of the boy.
"Hello?! Are you here, boy? I need to speak with you for a moment!"
The house was dead silent.
"I'm not going to hurt you! The matter is very important. Please hear me out."
There was still no response.
'Maybe he didn't live here after all. Maybe he was just playing a prank on me. Probably no one lives here.' She sighed as she started for the exit.
'I must have been a fool to fall for one of those lame pranks. Stupid immature boys.'
She was stopped when she heard a thud behind her, and a rough voice began to speak. "What do you want now? I thought I told you to never come back."
Kagome spun around. She could only see the dark outline of a man. He was hidden again. "I-I-I"
"You what?" he asked dryly.
"I need to speak with you," she answered.
"I'm listening.....but not for long."
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Well, that's chapter 3! Now review! ^_^