Well, school's almost over. Yipee! I've been studying like crazy for exams. Can't wait 'til this is all over with. I figured I'd take a break, and update.
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Rumors And Love
Chapter 12
Kagome slowly closed the door, and dragged her feet over to a beat up old rocking chair. She slunk down in it. As she did, the door opened again.
"So child, how is Inuyasha doing?"
Kagome's head was tilted down, so her bangs were covering her face. "He's gone," she replied barely over a whisper.
"Gone?" Kaede dropped her things by the door, and made her way to the girl. "What do you mean by that?"
"They took him," she said dryly.
She kneeled in front of Kagome and turned her up face to look at her. "Who took him?"
"The Police."
"What business did they have with him?"
"Koga's dead....and Inuyasha's responsible."
Kaede's aged eyes grew. "But ye said Koga left well and alive after he injured Inuyasha."
"He did. Inuyasha didn't do anything wrong." Some salty tears rolled down here cheeks. "They just don't appreciate him because he's different." She cried harder as she sunk to her knees on the floor next to Kaede. She grasped Kaede's white sleeve and buried her face in her shoulder.
Kaede rubbed her back soothingly.
Kagome lifted her face. "I'm so scared that they will harm or kill him. Oh Kaede, he's already gone through so much torture in his life. Can't they just let him alone?"
"Well, the world is full of cruel people. However, I do not think Inuyasha will die like this. He is too stubborn, and not to mention very strong."
"But I don't think physical injuries are the problem. I think they will attack his heart. I don't think he can hold out through something like that."
"Kagome, I...."
"Don't you understand?! He wanted everyone to think he was dead. There was a reason for that!" She quieted her voice. "His body is strong, but his heart is weak. They'll kill him." She stood up from the floor. "But I will do anything in my power to stop them."
"Well," Kaede got to her feet as well. "Well what are ye waiting for? Get going."
Kagome nodded. She opened the door, and stopped before she closed it. "Thanks for everything." She closed the door, and left Kaede.
"Your welcome, child."
"Now get in there!" Inuyasha was shoved into a dimly lit cell. He moved back into a corner and slid down against the wall until he met the cold floor.
"What's wrong doggy?" one of them laughed.
Inuyasha drew up his knees, and didn't respond.
"He's not going to talk to us." His sentence was followed by him spitting on the floor of Inuyasha's cell.
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. "Why am I here?"
"You know damn well why you're here. You murdered Koga."
"That's bull. I never murdered that mangy wolf! He's not worth my time."
"Well, that's not up to you to decide, doggy."
Just then the door barged open to reveal Kagome. "Release him!" she exclaimed. "He has committed no crime."
"Well, well, well. If it isn't that little fox from before." One of the men strolled up to her. "He has killed a man, and yet you say he has done nothing. That's interesting."
Kagome stood there while the man trailed a finger lightly around the curve of her jaw.
"Didn't I tell you before to keep your hands off of her?!" Inuyasha yelled as he took hold of the bars.
"Oh, Inuyasha." Kagome ran over to him. "Are you badly hurt?"
"I'm fine. But you..."
"You needn't worry about me. I promise you I will do anything I can to get you out of here safely. I couldn't bear to see anything happen to you. Even if it means I have to put up with these two men..."
"But I don't like it when they touch you. You shouldn't let them come near you." Inuyasha's eyes softened. "I just can't stand to see another man with you."
"Inuyasha?" she questioned weakly.
"Well, I've never seen this before. That is someone confessing their love to another from behind the bars of a cell."
Inuyasha growled. "Shut up you."
He ignored the angered hanyou and turned to the girl. "I think it's time that you left."
"I'm not leaving."
The man stopped in his tracks. "What did you say?"
Kagome gulped as he got in her face. "I'm not leaving," she repeated sternly. "I'm not leaving Inuyasha here with you."
"You're wasting your time, little missy. That thing is dangerous." He nodded toward the hanyou who had been listening and watching intently to everything. "It kills. Who knows. It could kill you next."
Kagome scowled. "Will you stop calling him an it? Secondly, he did not murder anyone! Koga is not dead, and I know it. He is well and alive. You never found his body did you?"
The man was silent.
"Did you?!"
"No."
"And do you know why?" she asked. "Because he's alive you fool. And you knew that before you arrested Inuyasha. You KNEW he was alive, and yet you still came after Inuyasha. It was just for your own personal reasons. You're disgusting," she spat. "You're more of a monster than this innocent boy could ever be."
The man held up his hand to smack her face.
"Go ahead and hit me," she said. "But you know the truth. You have failed, and I've won. No matter what you do to me, you will never..." He smacked her to the hard tile floor.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
She pushed herself up. "You will never forget the truth."
"Shut up, and get out!"
"I thought I told you before that I'm not leaving Inuyasha."
"It doesn't matter what you say. You have no right to be here. Now get out!" He pointed toward the exit to get his point across.
She got to her feet, walked over to a chair, and sat down. "I'm not going anywhere. You know what you have to do to get rid of me." She nodded toward Inuyasha. "You must release him, and never bother him again."
"Just le him go," the other begged. "She's right after all. We never did find a body. What if he is alive?"
"Well, he disappeared. He probably ate him after he shot him to the ground. And even if Koga was still alive, he hasn't been seen. Something happened to him, and he is our main suspect."
"But sir."
"No, we will not release him."
However, he did not listen. There was a jangling sound as he pulled out some keys, and walked over to the cell.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
He did not say a word as he opened the door to let the hanyou out. Kagome ran over to help him out.
The man with the keys turned to them. "Now listen. We will let him go back to his home. However, there may be further questioning in the future. If you receive a subpoena, you are to report to court. If you do not respond to this, he will be arrested. Understood?"
Kagome nodded. "Thank you so much."
Kagome walked out the door with Inuyasha still holding onto her as a result of his wound. The other cop just watched both stunned and angered.
Inuyasha smirked as they past him. "See ya later, tubby."
Kagome opened the door to her home and helped Inuyasha to the couch. She heard some stirring, and her mother came into the room.
"Where have you two been? I got so worried and..." She caught sight of Inuyasha and the dried blood on his shirt. "And what happened to him?"
"He and Koga got into a fight. I took him to Kaede to treat his wounds, and the police came claiming that he had killed Koga. I managed to get him free of custody, but he is still in bad shape." She removed a lock of white hair from his face. "I think he just needs to rest."
The hanyou's eyes were closed, and his breathing was steady signaling he was asleep.
"Alright then," her mother replied. "We'll see what we can do about all of this in the morning."
"Okay, good night Mom."
"Goodnight, sweetheart."
Kagome sat on the edge of the sofa next to Inuyasha's sleeping form. She closed her eyes, and felt something touch her face. She opened them to see two gold orbs staring back at her.
"Inuyasha, you should be resting."
"So should you."
"I suppose I should go to sleep. I'll see you tomorrow morning." She got up and walked toward the staircase. She stopped on the first stair. "Inuyasha?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think Koga is really dead?"
"Huh?" he questioned.
"Oh, not that I think you killed him," she answered quickly. "I just wonder if someone really did kill him. Do you think..."
"No."
"You don't get the slightest impression that he might have died?"
"There's no way."
"I hope not," she said quietly.
Inuyasha felt his heart squeeze. She couldn't possibly still have feelings for Koga could she? After all that had happened. After all that Inuyasha had said to her.
"I suppose you're right. He can't be dead." She continued walking up the stairs to her bedroom. "Good night, Inuyasha."
"Kagome, you can't still love him, can you?" He sighed. "I was such a fool thinking that someone like her would ever love something like me."
He got up from his spot on the couch, and headed toward the door. "I can't stay here any longer. This isn't where I belong. I need to go home."
He shut the door behind him and walked down the street, heading for the place he called his home.
So, watcha think? Well, gimme all your opinions! Thanks a bunch! InuLimbo
Fghdefgjbflb: Right back at ya, pal! All I can say is, don't review my stories if you're going to say something like that. I will NOT put up with it. I don't know why you're upset with me and my story, but I don't like your smart ass attitude. Have a nice day! :D
Rumors And Love
Chapter 12
Kagome slowly closed the door, and dragged her feet over to a beat up old rocking chair. She slunk down in it. As she did, the door opened again.
"So child, how is Inuyasha doing?"
Kagome's head was tilted down, so her bangs were covering her face. "He's gone," she replied barely over a whisper.
"Gone?" Kaede dropped her things by the door, and made her way to the girl. "What do you mean by that?"
"They took him," she said dryly.
She kneeled in front of Kagome and turned her up face to look at her. "Who took him?"
"The Police."
"What business did they have with him?"
"Koga's dead....and Inuyasha's responsible."
Kaede's aged eyes grew. "But ye said Koga left well and alive after he injured Inuyasha."
"He did. Inuyasha didn't do anything wrong." Some salty tears rolled down here cheeks. "They just don't appreciate him because he's different." She cried harder as she sunk to her knees on the floor next to Kaede. She grasped Kaede's white sleeve and buried her face in her shoulder.
Kaede rubbed her back soothingly.
Kagome lifted her face. "I'm so scared that they will harm or kill him. Oh Kaede, he's already gone through so much torture in his life. Can't they just let him alone?"
"Well, the world is full of cruel people. However, I do not think Inuyasha will die like this. He is too stubborn, and not to mention very strong."
"But I don't think physical injuries are the problem. I think they will attack his heart. I don't think he can hold out through something like that."
"Kagome, I...."
"Don't you understand?! He wanted everyone to think he was dead. There was a reason for that!" She quieted her voice. "His body is strong, but his heart is weak. They'll kill him." She stood up from the floor. "But I will do anything in my power to stop them."
"Well," Kaede got to her feet as well. "Well what are ye waiting for? Get going."
Kagome nodded. She opened the door, and stopped before she closed it. "Thanks for everything." She closed the door, and left Kaede.
"Your welcome, child."
"Now get in there!" Inuyasha was shoved into a dimly lit cell. He moved back into a corner and slid down against the wall until he met the cold floor.
"What's wrong doggy?" one of them laughed.
Inuyasha drew up his knees, and didn't respond.
"He's not going to talk to us." His sentence was followed by him spitting on the floor of Inuyasha's cell.
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. "Why am I here?"
"You know damn well why you're here. You murdered Koga."
"That's bull. I never murdered that mangy wolf! He's not worth my time."
"Well, that's not up to you to decide, doggy."
Just then the door barged open to reveal Kagome. "Release him!" she exclaimed. "He has committed no crime."
"Well, well, well. If it isn't that little fox from before." One of the men strolled up to her. "He has killed a man, and yet you say he has done nothing. That's interesting."
Kagome stood there while the man trailed a finger lightly around the curve of her jaw.
"Didn't I tell you before to keep your hands off of her?!" Inuyasha yelled as he took hold of the bars.
"Oh, Inuyasha." Kagome ran over to him. "Are you badly hurt?"
"I'm fine. But you..."
"You needn't worry about me. I promise you I will do anything I can to get you out of here safely. I couldn't bear to see anything happen to you. Even if it means I have to put up with these two men..."
"But I don't like it when they touch you. You shouldn't let them come near you." Inuyasha's eyes softened. "I just can't stand to see another man with you."
"Inuyasha?" she questioned weakly.
"Well, I've never seen this before. That is someone confessing their love to another from behind the bars of a cell."
Inuyasha growled. "Shut up you."
He ignored the angered hanyou and turned to the girl. "I think it's time that you left."
"I'm not leaving."
The man stopped in his tracks. "What did you say?"
Kagome gulped as he got in her face. "I'm not leaving," she repeated sternly. "I'm not leaving Inuyasha here with you."
"You're wasting your time, little missy. That thing is dangerous." He nodded toward the hanyou who had been listening and watching intently to everything. "It kills. Who knows. It could kill you next."
Kagome scowled. "Will you stop calling him an it? Secondly, he did not murder anyone! Koga is not dead, and I know it. He is well and alive. You never found his body did you?"
The man was silent.
"Did you?!"
"No."
"And do you know why?" she asked. "Because he's alive you fool. And you knew that before you arrested Inuyasha. You KNEW he was alive, and yet you still came after Inuyasha. It was just for your own personal reasons. You're disgusting," she spat. "You're more of a monster than this innocent boy could ever be."
The man held up his hand to smack her face.
"Go ahead and hit me," she said. "But you know the truth. You have failed, and I've won. No matter what you do to me, you will never..." He smacked her to the hard tile floor.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
She pushed herself up. "You will never forget the truth."
"Shut up, and get out!"
"I thought I told you before that I'm not leaving Inuyasha."
"It doesn't matter what you say. You have no right to be here. Now get out!" He pointed toward the exit to get his point across.
She got to her feet, walked over to a chair, and sat down. "I'm not going anywhere. You know what you have to do to get rid of me." She nodded toward Inuyasha. "You must release him, and never bother him again."
"Just le him go," the other begged. "She's right after all. We never did find a body. What if he is alive?"
"Well, he disappeared. He probably ate him after he shot him to the ground. And even if Koga was still alive, he hasn't been seen. Something happened to him, and he is our main suspect."
"But sir."
"No, we will not release him."
However, he did not listen. There was a jangling sound as he pulled out some keys, and walked over to the cell.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
He did not say a word as he opened the door to let the hanyou out. Kagome ran over to help him out.
The man with the keys turned to them. "Now listen. We will let him go back to his home. However, there may be further questioning in the future. If you receive a subpoena, you are to report to court. If you do not respond to this, he will be arrested. Understood?"
Kagome nodded. "Thank you so much."
Kagome walked out the door with Inuyasha still holding onto her as a result of his wound. The other cop just watched both stunned and angered.
Inuyasha smirked as they past him. "See ya later, tubby."
Kagome opened the door to her home and helped Inuyasha to the couch. She heard some stirring, and her mother came into the room.
"Where have you two been? I got so worried and..." She caught sight of Inuyasha and the dried blood on his shirt. "And what happened to him?"
"He and Koga got into a fight. I took him to Kaede to treat his wounds, and the police came claiming that he had killed Koga. I managed to get him free of custody, but he is still in bad shape." She removed a lock of white hair from his face. "I think he just needs to rest."
The hanyou's eyes were closed, and his breathing was steady signaling he was asleep.
"Alright then," her mother replied. "We'll see what we can do about all of this in the morning."
"Okay, good night Mom."
"Goodnight, sweetheart."
Kagome sat on the edge of the sofa next to Inuyasha's sleeping form. She closed her eyes, and felt something touch her face. She opened them to see two gold orbs staring back at her.
"Inuyasha, you should be resting."
"So should you."
"I suppose I should go to sleep. I'll see you tomorrow morning." She got up and walked toward the staircase. She stopped on the first stair. "Inuyasha?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think Koga is really dead?"
"Huh?" he questioned.
"Oh, not that I think you killed him," she answered quickly. "I just wonder if someone really did kill him. Do you think..."
"No."
"You don't get the slightest impression that he might have died?"
"There's no way."
"I hope not," she said quietly.
Inuyasha felt his heart squeeze. She couldn't possibly still have feelings for Koga could she? After all that had happened. After all that Inuyasha had said to her.
"I suppose you're right. He can't be dead." She continued walking up the stairs to her bedroom. "Good night, Inuyasha."
"Kagome, you can't still love him, can you?" He sighed. "I was such a fool thinking that someone like her would ever love something like me."
He got up from his spot on the couch, and headed toward the door. "I can't stay here any longer. This isn't where I belong. I need to go home."
He shut the door behind him and walked down the street, heading for the place he called his home.
So, watcha think? Well, gimme all your opinions! Thanks a bunch! InuLimbo