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Rumors And Love
Chapter 5: My Best Friend
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Kagome walked into her mother's room. She stopped an old wooden dresser. She pulled out one of the drawers to reveal some masculine clothing.
Kagome was struck with pain. 'Dad,' she thought to herself. 'I wish you were still here.'
"Kagome, dear?"
Kagome turned around. "Yes, Mom?"
"What are you doing in here?"
"I was just getting some of Dad's old clothes for Inuyasha to wear. I didn't think he'd fit into any of Souta's clothes."
Mrs. Higurashi laughed. "No, I suppose not." She continued past the room.
Kagome took out a shirt and some pants. 'This will be fine,' she thought. She closed the drawers, and walked back to the bathroom. She tapped on the door waiting for a response.
"What?" asked an irritated voice.
"I'm setting some clean clothes down for you outside the door. You can get them once you're all finished with your shower."
"Whatever, wench."
Kagome clenched her fist. She was getting tired of him calling her wench, and anything else besides Kagome. Why would he ask her for her name, and then not even use it?
She sighed, "I'll just let it go." She walked away from the door, and went to her room to finish up her homework.
She mumbled to herself as she scribbled down work for her math homework. "This is impossible!" She slammed her head against her book.
"What are you doing?"
Kagome turned around in her chair to see Inuyasha standing in the doorway.
"I was just doing my math homework," she answered.
"I never thought slamming a book on your head was considered math," he said with a smirk.
"Well, I was having some trouble. I'm just getting too stressed out." She propped her forehead up with her hand.
Inuyasha walked over and looked at her work she had written. "Maybe I can help you."
"How can you help me? You've been sealed up in a deserted house for the past 10 years."
He shot her a glance. "It doesn't mean I'm stupid like you."
She narrowed her eyes. "What was that?"
"I'm not stupid like you," he repeated.
"Well, if you know math so well," she pointed toward her book. "By all means, show me."
"I will."
He picked up the book, and looked at the part she was having problems with. No sooner had he picked it up, he put it back down.
"Told you it was hard," Kagome said victoriously.
"Feh, you really are stupid," Inuyasha said.
"Huh?"
"This stuff is easy," he responded.
"Really?" she questioned. "Can you show me?"
"It's like this," he sat down on his knees next to her desk. They continued for an hour or so.
"Oh," Kagome said. "I never thought of doing it that way."
"It's pretty simple once you understand it," he stated.
"Yeah," she paused. "How did you know all of this anyway?"
"I don't know. I've always been a quick learner. I can pick things up right away. Probably has to do with me being a hanyou," he answered.
"Well, if being a hanyou means doing good in math, I'd be one without a second thought." She laughed.
"Well, if I had a choice, I'd be human."
"Why?" she asked. "I'd think it would be pretty cool."
"Not really," he responded. "I remember when I was younger. I only had one friend. Only one person accepted me besides my family. Everyone else would run from me. But hey, that's just how it is." He shrugged. "You see a guy with claws and fangs, and you run."
"Inuyasha...." She said slowly. "I'm not scared of you."
He laughed a little. "You should have seen your face when you saw me for the first time. You looked just like all of the others."
Kagome looked down.
"The only one who ever did accept me without ever looking at me as some carnival show was Miroku." Inuyasha closed his eyes. "I remember when I was introduced to his mother. She thought I was a beast. She grabbed Miroku away from me, and threatened me out of her home."
'I wonder if he's talking about the Miroku I know' she thought. 'Poor Inuyasha. He's been through so much.'
"She forbidded me to ever come back to her home again, or she'd call the police." He sighed heavily. "But Miroku still cam to visit me. I still remember the last time." He laughed a little, and looked at Kagome. "We vowed to be friends forever. No matter what happened, we'd see it through together. I was at his home that night. We were staying in his treehouse unknown to his mother. When I went home, I found...." He paused. "I found Mother and Father dead."
Kagome could see the hurt in his eyes. "Inuyasha, you know you don't have to talk about this."
He put on a fake smile. "Yeah. I don't know why I even told you what I did, wench."
She was going to let him call her that for this time only. Only because of the emotions he must have been feeling right then. She was afraid to yell at him in case he had a breakdown or something.
"Well," Kagome said. "It's pretty late. You should go to bed. I know I need to. I have school tomorrow." She yawned, and stretched her arms. "Come on, I'll show you where you'll be sleeping."
"Whatever," he responded.
She led him to a small bedroom. "It's all yours. Make yourself at home."
He sat down on the bed, and then laid back. "I think it will suit me."
"That's good to hear," she said. "Goodnight, Inuyasha." She slowly shut the door behind her.
"Goodnight, Kagome."
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At school the next day:
"So how was your rich person club?" Sango asked.
"Oh, shut up." Kagome responded.
"Oooo Kagome, did they have a steam room?" Eri asked.
"I love those," Yuri said.
Kagome wasn't really listening. She was just looking for one person at the moment.
"Kagome, did you hear me?"
"Huh?" Kagome asked.
Sango sighed. "I wanted to know what time we need to be at your house tomorrow."
"My house?" she asked.
"You don't remember?" Eri asked.
"Apparently not," Yura said.
"Kagome, you invited us over to your house to spend the night a while ago," Sango stated. "We need to know what time."
'Crap,' Kagome thought. 'They can't come over, because Inuyasha is there.' "My Mom is really sick, and I don't think it's a good time, guys. Maybe some other weekend." Then she spotted the very person she was looking for.
"But Kagome, your Mom was at the supermarket yesterday, and she seemed just fine...." Sango was cut off by Kagome.
"She caught it over night. Listen, I'll catch you guys later. I promise we can some other week." She sped off down a hall that she saw him walk down.
The three girls looked puzzled.
"She's been acting so weird lately," Sango said.
"Well, she can be at times," Yura stated.
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Back to Inuyasha:
Inuyasha woke up with sunlight shining in his eyes. He stretched his arms. 'Man, I haven't slept that good in a long time.'
He smelled a pleasant aroma coming from downstairs. He quickly got up and followed the smell.
"So you're finally up," Mrs. Higurashi said. "Would you like some bacon and eggs?"
"Uh, sure," he answered.
"Great." She got down a plate from the cupboard. "Well, Kagome should be back in a few hours. Maybe you two can go do something later, and get out of the house." She placed a plate in front of him.
"Maybe," he answered as he wolfed down the food.
'This boy needs to learn some manners,' she thought.
Inuyasha hit his chest, and burped.
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Back at school:
"Hey, Miroku! Wait up!" Kagome yelled down the hall.
"Hmm?" A boy with blue eyes, and black hair asked.
"Can I talk to you for a sec?" she asked.
"I'd be honored to, lady Kagome."
"Does the name Inuyasha Shikon mean anything to you?"
Miroku's jovial look turned serious. "Why are you asking me this?"
"Just answer the question."
"Yes. I used to be friends with him. But that was a long time ago. He's dead now, so what does it matter?"
"That's what I came to talk to you about. Miroku, your friend is not dead."
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Rumors And Love
Chapter 5: My Best Friend
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Kagome walked into her mother's room. She stopped an old wooden dresser. She pulled out one of the drawers to reveal some masculine clothing.
Kagome was struck with pain. 'Dad,' she thought to herself. 'I wish you were still here.'
"Kagome, dear?"
Kagome turned around. "Yes, Mom?"
"What are you doing in here?"
"I was just getting some of Dad's old clothes for Inuyasha to wear. I didn't think he'd fit into any of Souta's clothes."
Mrs. Higurashi laughed. "No, I suppose not." She continued past the room.
Kagome took out a shirt and some pants. 'This will be fine,' she thought. She closed the drawers, and walked back to the bathroom. She tapped on the door waiting for a response.
"What?" asked an irritated voice.
"I'm setting some clean clothes down for you outside the door. You can get them once you're all finished with your shower."
"Whatever, wench."
Kagome clenched her fist. She was getting tired of him calling her wench, and anything else besides Kagome. Why would he ask her for her name, and then not even use it?
She sighed, "I'll just let it go." She walked away from the door, and went to her room to finish up her homework.
She mumbled to herself as she scribbled down work for her math homework. "This is impossible!" She slammed her head against her book.
"What are you doing?"
Kagome turned around in her chair to see Inuyasha standing in the doorway.
"I was just doing my math homework," she answered.
"I never thought slamming a book on your head was considered math," he said with a smirk.
"Well, I was having some trouble. I'm just getting too stressed out." She propped her forehead up with her hand.
Inuyasha walked over and looked at her work she had written. "Maybe I can help you."
"How can you help me? You've been sealed up in a deserted house for the past 10 years."
He shot her a glance. "It doesn't mean I'm stupid like you."
She narrowed her eyes. "What was that?"
"I'm not stupid like you," he repeated.
"Well, if you know math so well," she pointed toward her book. "By all means, show me."
"I will."
He picked up the book, and looked at the part she was having problems with. No sooner had he picked it up, he put it back down.
"Told you it was hard," Kagome said victoriously.
"Feh, you really are stupid," Inuyasha said.
"Huh?"
"This stuff is easy," he responded.
"Really?" she questioned. "Can you show me?"
"It's like this," he sat down on his knees next to her desk. They continued for an hour or so.
"Oh," Kagome said. "I never thought of doing it that way."
"It's pretty simple once you understand it," he stated.
"Yeah," she paused. "How did you know all of this anyway?"
"I don't know. I've always been a quick learner. I can pick things up right away. Probably has to do with me being a hanyou," he answered.
"Well, if being a hanyou means doing good in math, I'd be one without a second thought." She laughed.
"Well, if I had a choice, I'd be human."
"Why?" she asked. "I'd think it would be pretty cool."
"Not really," he responded. "I remember when I was younger. I only had one friend. Only one person accepted me besides my family. Everyone else would run from me. But hey, that's just how it is." He shrugged. "You see a guy with claws and fangs, and you run."
"Inuyasha...." She said slowly. "I'm not scared of you."
He laughed a little. "You should have seen your face when you saw me for the first time. You looked just like all of the others."
Kagome looked down.
"The only one who ever did accept me without ever looking at me as some carnival show was Miroku." Inuyasha closed his eyes. "I remember when I was introduced to his mother. She thought I was a beast. She grabbed Miroku away from me, and threatened me out of her home."
'I wonder if he's talking about the Miroku I know' she thought. 'Poor Inuyasha. He's been through so much.'
"She forbidded me to ever come back to her home again, or she'd call the police." He sighed heavily. "But Miroku still cam to visit me. I still remember the last time." He laughed a little, and looked at Kagome. "We vowed to be friends forever. No matter what happened, we'd see it through together. I was at his home that night. We were staying in his treehouse unknown to his mother. When I went home, I found...." He paused. "I found Mother and Father dead."
Kagome could see the hurt in his eyes. "Inuyasha, you know you don't have to talk about this."
He put on a fake smile. "Yeah. I don't know why I even told you what I did, wench."
She was going to let him call her that for this time only. Only because of the emotions he must have been feeling right then. She was afraid to yell at him in case he had a breakdown or something.
"Well," Kagome said. "It's pretty late. You should go to bed. I know I need to. I have school tomorrow." She yawned, and stretched her arms. "Come on, I'll show you where you'll be sleeping."
"Whatever," he responded.
She led him to a small bedroom. "It's all yours. Make yourself at home."
He sat down on the bed, and then laid back. "I think it will suit me."
"That's good to hear," she said. "Goodnight, Inuyasha." She slowly shut the door behind her.
"Goodnight, Kagome."
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At school the next day:
"So how was your rich person club?" Sango asked.
"Oh, shut up." Kagome responded.
"Oooo Kagome, did they have a steam room?" Eri asked.
"I love those," Yuri said.
Kagome wasn't really listening. She was just looking for one person at the moment.
"Kagome, did you hear me?"
"Huh?" Kagome asked.
Sango sighed. "I wanted to know what time we need to be at your house tomorrow."
"My house?" she asked.
"You don't remember?" Eri asked.
"Apparently not," Yura said.
"Kagome, you invited us over to your house to spend the night a while ago," Sango stated. "We need to know what time."
'Crap,' Kagome thought. 'They can't come over, because Inuyasha is there.' "My Mom is really sick, and I don't think it's a good time, guys. Maybe some other weekend." Then she spotted the very person she was looking for.
"But Kagome, your Mom was at the supermarket yesterday, and she seemed just fine...." Sango was cut off by Kagome.
"She caught it over night. Listen, I'll catch you guys later. I promise we can some other week." She sped off down a hall that she saw him walk down.
The three girls looked puzzled.
"She's been acting so weird lately," Sango said.
"Well, she can be at times," Yura stated.
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Back to Inuyasha:
Inuyasha woke up with sunlight shining in his eyes. He stretched his arms. 'Man, I haven't slept that good in a long time.'
He smelled a pleasant aroma coming from downstairs. He quickly got up and followed the smell.
"So you're finally up," Mrs. Higurashi said. "Would you like some bacon and eggs?"
"Uh, sure," he answered.
"Great." She got down a plate from the cupboard. "Well, Kagome should be back in a few hours. Maybe you two can go do something later, and get out of the house." She placed a plate in front of him.
"Maybe," he answered as he wolfed down the food.
'This boy needs to learn some manners,' she thought.
Inuyasha hit his chest, and burped.
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Back at school:
"Hey, Miroku! Wait up!" Kagome yelled down the hall.
"Hmm?" A boy with blue eyes, and black hair asked.
"Can I talk to you for a sec?" she asked.
"I'd be honored to, lady Kagome."
"Does the name Inuyasha Shikon mean anything to you?"
Miroku's jovial look turned serious. "Why are you asking me this?"
"Just answer the question."
"Yes. I used to be friends with him. But that was a long time ago. He's dead now, so what does it matter?"
"That's what I came to talk to you about. Miroku, your friend is not dead."
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