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Rumors and Love
Chapter 6: So We Meet Again
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Miroku stared at Kagome silently until he finally decided to speak. "Kagome, what you're saying is impossible. He is not alive, and I don't appreciate you toying with my feelings." Miroku turned away. "Later."
Kagome walked after him. "Miroku, listen to me."
He faced her again. "Why should I? So you can make me relive a painful past? I'll pass, thanks very much." He turned to walk again.
"But he is alive. He was alive all along, and not a soul knew about it."
"It's not true," Miroku said. "He died a long time ago."
"No, he didn't. He couldn't have died. He was at your house when it all happened."
Miroku winced.
"He was at your house. Both of you were in your tree house. You couldn't go inside, because your mother feared Inuyasha. When he went home, he found his parents dead. They had already been murdered, and the one responsible had fled. He did not die."
Miroku narrowed his eyes. "How do you know all of this?"
"He's at my house."
"What?"
"He's at my home right now. He talks about you, Miroku. You're his fondest memory." She took in a deep breath. "I want you to come with me."
"Kagome, I...."
"Please."
"Alright. I'll come. But I still think this is a load of bull."
"You may be surprised at what you find," Kagome stated. "Meet me out front after the bell rings. I'll be waiting."
"Sure."
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Back to Inuyasha:
Inuyasha handed his plate back to Mrs. Higurashi. "Thanks," he said simply.
"Why, you're very welcome." She took the plate, and placed it in the dishwasher.
"Mom?" came a whiny voice.
Mrs. Higurashi swiftly turned around. "Souta, what are you doing out of bed? You are sick."
"But Mom, I'm hungry," he whined.
"Well, I'll make you a sandwich, but you need to get some rest.
Souta turned his head toward Inuyasha. His eyes widened. "Wow!!!" he exclaimed.
Inuyasha frowned. "What?"
"Those..." he pointed toward Inuyasha's ears. "Those are so COOL!" Souta ran over to him. "Wow! Are they real?"
"Yeah," Inuyasha said uneasily. Inuyasha reached for one of his ears.
Souta's eyes got wider. "Wow! And you have claws!!"
"Yeah," Inuyasha said again.
"You are the coolest guy I know!!!!"
"Uh. Glad to hear it, kid."
Souta tackled Inuyasha to the floor with a hug.
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Back to Kagome:
The bell had rung, and Kagome was heading towards the front of the school.
'Oh, Inuyasha will be so happy to see Miroku again,' she thought gleefully.
"Hey, Kagome" came a voice from behind her.
Kagome saw it was Kouga. He was the guy she was unofficially 'seeing.' She'd liked him since the 8th grade, and he just started liking her this year, her senior year of highschool.
"Hey, Kouga. How are you?"
"I'm alright."
"That's good."
"What I wanted to talk about was tomorrow night. It's Friday, and I thought maybe you'd like to catch a movie."
"I'd love to!"
"Awesome. I'll meet you there at eight. Catch ya later."
"Wait, Kouga."
"What is it, Kag?"
"Do you think you can give me a ride home?"
"Sure I can. See ya tomorrow." He waved and walked off.
Kagome glanced at her watch. "I better hurry up, or Miroku will leave without ever coming." She made it to the front of the school, and caught sight of Miroku. She sighed. "I should have known. Miroku was there flirting with her friends.
"HENTAI!!" Sango screamed as she hit him over the head.
Miroku had a big bump on his head, and had swirly eyes.
Kagome walked over, took his hand, and started dragging him away.
"Aw, there you are, lady Kagome. I was waiting here with your friends."
"I can see that," she answered.
"Hey, where are you guys going?" Sango asked.
Kagome froze. "Umm, we were assigned to work on a project together. We have to go work on it at my house."
"No, we're no....." Miroku was cut off by Kagome who put her hand over his mouth.
"See you guys tomorrow!" She sped off down the street, dragging Miroku along.
"Why'd you lie?" Miroku asked.
"Because they can't know about Inuyasha," she hissed.
"Why?"
"He doesn't want anyone to know about him."
"Why?"
It was a good question, and she hadn't really thought about it. Why didn't he want anyone to know? Why had he posed being dead for so long? There were so many questions she had. There were so many things she just didn't understand about the mysterious hanyou.
"I don't know," she answered truthfully.
They arrived at her home, and opened the door.
"Mom, I'm home!"
Her mother was in the kitchen as usual. "Hello, dear." She looked towards Miroku. "Hello, Miroku. I haven't seen you in a while."
"Hello, Mrs. Higurashi. Yes, it has been quite a while."
"Well, you two have fun," she smiled. "Oh, and Kagome."
"Yes?"
"Your cute little friend is in Souta's room. Souta really does fancy him, you know."
"What?" Kagome asked.
"I'm just going to run to the grocery store for a moment. I'll be back soon. Can you watch Souta and your friends while I'm gone?"
"Sure thing, Mom."
Her mother walked out the door.
Miroku laughed. "And who is this 'cute little friend'?"
"That cute little friend is exactly what I brought you here to see," she answered. "This way." She motioned for him to follow.
She came to a room with a Pokemon poster on it, and cracked the door open. Souta was asleep, and Inuyasha was watching him.
Kagome looked toward Miroku. "Wait here a moment. I'll get him to come out. I don't want my brother to wake up."
"Whatever."
She stepped into the room. Inuyasha spoke without turning his head.
"Hey, wench."
"Inuyasha, please stop calling me that."
"Feh."
She sighed. "Inuyasha, there's something I have to show you."
"Alright." He got up, and suddenly stopped. He sniffed the air. "What's that smell? There's someone else here." He glared at Kagome. "I told you not to being anyone here."
"Inuyasha, please. This person is worth seeing."
"We had an agreement."
"You need to meet him, Inuyasha. I promise you won't regret it."
"No."
Souta stirred in his sleep.
"We're going to wake him. We need to leave this room," Kagome stated.
Inuyasha looked at Souta, and then at Kagome. "Kagome, I don't want anyone to see me."
Kagome's eyes widened. 'He just called me by my name.'
"I don't trust anyone."
"I know you'll trust him. Take a chance, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha gazed at the door. "Fine," he said barely above a whisper. He stood up and reached for the doorknob. When he opened it up, there stood a man with black hair and blue eyes. 'It can't be,' he thought. 'That scent. It is familiar. Could it be Miroku?'
Miroku was stunned. It really was him. It was Inuyasha. They were both silent. Kagome stepped out of her brother's room, and closed the door behind her.
"I believe you two know each other."
"Miroku?" Inuyasha asked.
Miroku smiled weakly. "What's up, Inuyasha? Long time no see." A tear dripped down Miroku's face. He couldn't believe it. His best friend was alive. Not only that, but he was standing right in front of him.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. (I'm getting tired of saying this. *sigh*)
Rumors and Love
Chapter 6: So We Meet Again
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Miroku stared at Kagome silently until he finally decided to speak. "Kagome, what you're saying is impossible. He is not alive, and I don't appreciate you toying with my feelings." Miroku turned away. "Later."
Kagome walked after him. "Miroku, listen to me."
He faced her again. "Why should I? So you can make me relive a painful past? I'll pass, thanks very much." He turned to walk again.
"But he is alive. He was alive all along, and not a soul knew about it."
"It's not true," Miroku said. "He died a long time ago."
"No, he didn't. He couldn't have died. He was at your house when it all happened."
Miroku winced.
"He was at your house. Both of you were in your tree house. You couldn't go inside, because your mother feared Inuyasha. When he went home, he found his parents dead. They had already been murdered, and the one responsible had fled. He did not die."
Miroku narrowed his eyes. "How do you know all of this?"
"He's at my house."
"What?"
"He's at my home right now. He talks about you, Miroku. You're his fondest memory." She took in a deep breath. "I want you to come with me."
"Kagome, I...."
"Please."
"Alright. I'll come. But I still think this is a load of bull."
"You may be surprised at what you find," Kagome stated. "Meet me out front after the bell rings. I'll be waiting."
"Sure."
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Back to Inuyasha:
Inuyasha handed his plate back to Mrs. Higurashi. "Thanks," he said simply.
"Why, you're very welcome." She took the plate, and placed it in the dishwasher.
"Mom?" came a whiny voice.
Mrs. Higurashi swiftly turned around. "Souta, what are you doing out of bed? You are sick."
"But Mom, I'm hungry," he whined.
"Well, I'll make you a sandwich, but you need to get some rest.
Souta turned his head toward Inuyasha. His eyes widened. "Wow!!!" he exclaimed.
Inuyasha frowned. "What?"
"Those..." he pointed toward Inuyasha's ears. "Those are so COOL!" Souta ran over to him. "Wow! Are they real?"
"Yeah," Inuyasha said uneasily. Inuyasha reached for one of his ears.
Souta's eyes got wider. "Wow! And you have claws!!"
"Yeah," Inuyasha said again.
"You are the coolest guy I know!!!!"
"Uh. Glad to hear it, kid."
Souta tackled Inuyasha to the floor with a hug.
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Back to Kagome:
The bell had rung, and Kagome was heading towards the front of the school.
'Oh, Inuyasha will be so happy to see Miroku again,' she thought gleefully.
"Hey, Kagome" came a voice from behind her.
Kagome saw it was Kouga. He was the guy she was unofficially 'seeing.' She'd liked him since the 8th grade, and he just started liking her this year, her senior year of highschool.
"Hey, Kouga. How are you?"
"I'm alright."
"That's good."
"What I wanted to talk about was tomorrow night. It's Friday, and I thought maybe you'd like to catch a movie."
"I'd love to!"
"Awesome. I'll meet you there at eight. Catch ya later."
"Wait, Kouga."
"What is it, Kag?"
"Do you think you can give me a ride home?"
"Sure I can. See ya tomorrow." He waved and walked off.
Kagome glanced at her watch. "I better hurry up, or Miroku will leave without ever coming." She made it to the front of the school, and caught sight of Miroku. She sighed. "I should have known. Miroku was there flirting with her friends.
"HENTAI!!" Sango screamed as she hit him over the head.
Miroku had a big bump on his head, and had swirly eyes.
Kagome walked over, took his hand, and started dragging him away.
"Aw, there you are, lady Kagome. I was waiting here with your friends."
"I can see that," she answered.
"Hey, where are you guys going?" Sango asked.
Kagome froze. "Umm, we were assigned to work on a project together. We have to go work on it at my house."
"No, we're no....." Miroku was cut off by Kagome who put her hand over his mouth.
"See you guys tomorrow!" She sped off down the street, dragging Miroku along.
"Why'd you lie?" Miroku asked.
"Because they can't know about Inuyasha," she hissed.
"Why?"
"He doesn't want anyone to know about him."
"Why?"
It was a good question, and she hadn't really thought about it. Why didn't he want anyone to know? Why had he posed being dead for so long? There were so many questions she had. There were so many things she just didn't understand about the mysterious hanyou.
"I don't know," she answered truthfully.
They arrived at her home, and opened the door.
"Mom, I'm home!"
Her mother was in the kitchen as usual. "Hello, dear." She looked towards Miroku. "Hello, Miroku. I haven't seen you in a while."
"Hello, Mrs. Higurashi. Yes, it has been quite a while."
"Well, you two have fun," she smiled. "Oh, and Kagome."
"Yes?"
"Your cute little friend is in Souta's room. Souta really does fancy him, you know."
"What?" Kagome asked.
"I'm just going to run to the grocery store for a moment. I'll be back soon. Can you watch Souta and your friends while I'm gone?"
"Sure thing, Mom."
Her mother walked out the door.
Miroku laughed. "And who is this 'cute little friend'?"
"That cute little friend is exactly what I brought you here to see," she answered. "This way." She motioned for him to follow.
She came to a room with a Pokemon poster on it, and cracked the door open. Souta was asleep, and Inuyasha was watching him.
Kagome looked toward Miroku. "Wait here a moment. I'll get him to come out. I don't want my brother to wake up."
"Whatever."
She stepped into the room. Inuyasha spoke without turning his head.
"Hey, wench."
"Inuyasha, please stop calling me that."
"Feh."
She sighed. "Inuyasha, there's something I have to show you."
"Alright." He got up, and suddenly stopped. He sniffed the air. "What's that smell? There's someone else here." He glared at Kagome. "I told you not to being anyone here."
"Inuyasha, please. This person is worth seeing."
"We had an agreement."
"You need to meet him, Inuyasha. I promise you won't regret it."
"No."
Souta stirred in his sleep.
"We're going to wake him. We need to leave this room," Kagome stated.
Inuyasha looked at Souta, and then at Kagome. "Kagome, I don't want anyone to see me."
Kagome's eyes widened. 'He just called me by my name.'
"I don't trust anyone."
"I know you'll trust him. Take a chance, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha gazed at the door. "Fine," he said barely above a whisper. He stood up and reached for the doorknob. When he opened it up, there stood a man with black hair and blue eyes. 'It can't be,' he thought. 'That scent. It is familiar. Could it be Miroku?'
Miroku was stunned. It really was him. It was Inuyasha. They were both silent. Kagome stepped out of her brother's room, and closed the door behind her.
"I believe you two know each other."
"Miroku?" Inuyasha asked.
Miroku smiled weakly. "What's up, Inuyasha? Long time no see." A tear dripped down Miroku's face. He couldn't believe it. His best friend was alive. Not only that, but he was standing right in front of him.
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