Disclaimers: You people really do want to lower my self-esteem.
Chapter Four: Getting to Know You
"I asked you who you were?!" The boy boomed, tightening his grip.
Kagome winced as she stared at the white-haired boy. In her opinion, this boy was where the word 'hot' originated. His god-like face with firm jaw-line and well dark tone, was more entrancing with the amber orbs that were glaring into her own chocolate brown ones. His well-toned chest bulging in the red shirt he wore told more that he was very strong and very capable of fighting if need be. The silver-coated mane looked soft to Kagome; like silk. Hidden among the features were the fangs baring at her and the claws, starting to bite into her skin.
All though, that went un-noticed by Kagome as stared at the two white triangles protruding out of his hair. Kagome saw them to be ears…dog-like to be exact. She was entranced by them and had a strong urge to touch the cute little things. But she was broken out of the spell by the harsh voice yelling at her.
"God damn it woman, answer me!" The stranger shouted, anger rising to the breaking point.
'Hanyou…' Once again ran through Kagome's mind.
She wasn't sure why, but she had this strong urge that this youkai wasn't full-fledged; just half. But it baffled her, for his description matched that of a youkai, yet he wasn't. It had to be the showing of youkai traits, Kagome concluded to herself. No youkai in their right mind would show their features. She gave him a blank stare as she sensed another yelling coming at her.
"Inu-Yasha! What the hell are you doing?!" Sango screeched, cutting this 'Inu-Yasha' short of another yelling raid.
"It's this wench's fault!" The man sputtered, clearly upset by the look Sango was throwing at him.
"You idiot! Can you get anymore stupid!?" Sango threw her arms into the air in exasperation. "Wait, don't answer that," Sango cut him off before he could say anything. "I'll just tell you one thing Inu-Yasha Hazuki, and it's that she can't answer you because she's mute!"
As if his hands were on fire, Inu-Yasha withdrew his grip off Kagome and backed away. Eyeing her like some alien from another planet.
"This is your room-mate?!" Inu-Yasha shouted, voice laced with disbelief. But before Sango could reply, the door leading from the bathroom opened, and as steam rose, out came Miroku.
"You guys were having a party and didn't invite me? I'm ashamed!" Miroku exclaimed, looking from face to face. "Besides, I thought you wouldn't be back until tomorrow Sango dearest." Sango pretended to gag at the name.
"Feh1 We weren't, but Sango here just couldn't leave her precious room-mate by herself any longer with, and I quote, 'that deranged pervert,' end quote." Inu-Yasha sounded rather annoyed as he did the quotation symbols with his hand.
"I'm hurt!' Miroku tried to sound shocked as he placed a dramatic hand over his heart.
"I bet you are," Sango retorted sarcastically. She threw him a glare that told him to shut-up… but Miroku was never good with subtleties.
"So I see you met our hanyou friend Inu-Yasha," Miroku stated more than asked, as he waved a hand in the direction of the silver haired god.
'So I was right.' Kagome thought, as fear rose in her. She stared wide-eyed at this hanyou in question… looking as if she was going to die any second. 'Hanyou… hanyou…'
"Idiot!" Inu-Yasha shouted as he punched Miroku on the side of the head. The sight only caused Kagome to have more fear well up.
"Inu-Yasha… you're scaring her," Miroku commented, looking nervously at Kagome.
Kagome herself just shook her head in denial as Inu-Yasha threw her a curious look. That seemed to just tick the angered hanyou off more as he had a scowl grow on his face.
"You shouldn't lie," Inu-Yasha spat as he glared at her. "I can smell it… along with your fear!"
'"Don't lie to me girl!" The voice boomed. "I can sense when someone is afraid or lying, and right now I sense both of those coming off of you."' The voice from Kagome's dream ringing in her head. 'No… he… what if… it can't…' Panic rose, and Kagome's thoughts scattered.
"You don't have to get angry Inu-Yasha, it's only doing good in scaring the girl more," Miroku commented, nodding his head at Kagome.
"I'm not angry!" Inu-Yasha shouted as he glared at Miroku.
"Yes you are… I can tell by your facial expression." After Miroku said that, a thoughtful look came onto his face before he spoke again. "You know… that's probably why I can tell what Kagome is thinking… she has the same looks you do," Miroku mused. "And yes, that's how I knew you were insulting me yesterday," he explained to the thinking Kagome.
"Wow! Only knew him for not even a couple of hours and you're already insulting him! What did you think!" Sango asked with excitement. Kagome just gave her a small smile, noting that she had said 'think' and not 'say.' "Oh, come on, write it down," Sango commanded, pushing Kagome's notebook and pen towards her.
Kagome nodded, a little frightened by Sango's sudden bossy attitude. She quickly wrote the ones she remembered and then placed the notebook back into Sango's waiting hands. Sango eagerly began reading it with Inu-Yasha and Miroku peering over her shoulder.
"Do not hit the clown," Sango finally spoke after quite some time. "Now… that's just mean," she commented, Miroku just nodding his head vigorously in agreement.
"Yeah, it's an insult to clowns everywhere," Inu-Yasha threw in his two cents. Sango and Miroku were nodding to that comment until the meaning sunk into Miroku.
"Hey! I resent that comment!" Miroku exclaimed, pointing a forefinger up in a declaring manner.
"I don't care," Inu-Yasha commented in an indifferent tone. "I'm only telling the truth."
Kagome watched the exchange with mild amusement, some fear ebbing away little by little.
'I wonder… do these people always act like this?' She thought, as she saw Miroku lunge at Inu-Yasha and the two began rolling on the floor; trading hits with one another.
"Break it up you sissies!" Sango shouted, back-handing the both of them on the side of the head.
"You… are so lucky that you're a girl!" Inu-Yasha shouted, as he backed away from Miroku.
"And you are so lucky that all I did was that. Do you want Kagome to think that you two just fight?!" Sango shouted.
"But… that is kind of what we do…" Inu-Yasha finished lamely.
"Ah, but Kagome doesn't need to know that until after at least three days," Miroku commented; giving Sango a lop-sided smile. "Isn't that right Sango dear?"
"Don't call me dear," Sango grounded out through clenched teeth, holding a fist in the air.
'So they do act like this all the time.' Kagome thought, smile wavering somewhat.
"Any ways," Sango said cheerily, turning a bright smile onto Kagome. "How about we all start to get to know one another. Have you guys ever played spin the bottle?"
'I don't want to get to know them that well!' Kagome thought with wide eyes; by the look on Inu-Yasha's face, she knew he was thinking the same thing.
"Why Sango dear. I didn't know you wanted to get to know me through that way. It is so refreshing to know that someone else feels the same way I do!" Miroku exclaimed in an excited tone.
"Pervert!" Sango exclaimed, slapping him across that cheek. "No one feels the same way you do! I meant as in a question answer type thing. As in whoever spins the bottle gets to ask a question of whoever the bottle lands on," Sango explained more thoroughly.
Everyone opened their mouths as if they were saying oh.
"But Sango… you, me, and Miroku already know everything about each other… that would just get boring," Inu-Yasha commented.
"Yeah, I guess you're right…" Sango slumped her shoulders as she spoke in a deflated tone.
"Why don't we do it, so that we each ask questions in turns. How does that sound?" Miroku suggested. He smiled as everyone nodded his or her head yes.
"Okay I'll start!" Sango clapped her hands together as she announced it. She completely ignored Miroku's objection and his comment on how he came up with the idea so he should get to go first. "Okay, let's begin with an easy one here… um…" Sango had a thoughtful expression come onto her face. "Oh, here we go! When was your first time…"
"Sango!" Miroku cut her off. "I can't believe you, and you say I should get my head out of the gutter!" He exclaimed, giving her a sly look.
"That's not what I meant and you know it! I meant what was your first time that you drove a car? My first time was really freaky, because I kept running over the cones, I was so nervous!"
Kagome laughed mentally as she wrote something down. When Sango read it, Kagome could've sworn that her eyes were going to pop out of her head.
"What do you mean you've never driven a car!? My god, you are a deprived child!" She exclaimed. But before she could rant on more, Miroku cut her off.
"So Kagome, when was your first time?" He asked, suggestively wiggling his eyebrows.
Kagome had a strong urge to slap him, but Inu-Yasha and Sango beat her to it. Inu-Yasha punched the side of Miroku's head, while Sango slapped him, muttering pervert.
"I guess I'll go before dumbass over there says another stupid comment," Inu-Yasha suggested; shooting Miroku a withering glare. "So, what are you doing at good old Shishimoto Valley?" He asked, leaning back against the wall; which his bed was pushed up against.
Kagome gave him a 'are-you-stupid' look before writing her answer down. She carefully handed it to him and watched with joy as he expression went from happy to curious, to confusion, and finally annoyance.
"I know you go here! But why the hell are you here?!" He snapped angrily. Kagome wanted to yell saying he asked more than one question, but as if she were able to read minds Sango butted in.
"Ah, Ah, Ah Inu-Yasha. That's more than one question," Sango scolded, wagging a playful finger at him. "Now your turn Kagome."
Kagome thought hard about what she wanted to ask. She looked around the room for inspiration before her eyes landed on Inu-Yasha. An idea hit her and she quickly wrote down her question.
"Give! Give!" Sango commanded, talking back the notebook. "Um… yes the school knows Inu-Yasha is a hanyou," she said in a strange voice, starting to look at Kagome weirdly; like she sprouted another head.
"Well, Kagome… the school is called Shishimoto Valley Boarding School for Special Children, for a reason. In fact… everyone here is involved… some way with demons. Over half the student population is made up of youkais. Sango herself is a youkai exterminator in training… and I am a monk who follow the benevolent Buddha," Miroku explained proudly.
"Tch… that and the fact you have a youkai curse in your left hand," Inu-Yasha muttered.
"It's noting big Kagome," Miroku intervened, upon seeing the look of horror coming onto Kagome's face. "Any ways, you must have something special right?"
Kagome shook her head in a daze as more questions entered her mind.
'What was Kikira thinking sending me to a place like this?' Kagome asked herself.
"What are you doing in this school then?" Miroku looked utterly confused, as did Inu-Yasha and Sango.
Before Kagome had a chance to answer, a knock at the door stopped them.
"Lights out!" A commanding voice boomed from the other side of the door.
'Thank goodness!' Kagome thought, beginning to thank every god out there for the interruption. 'I'm not sure if I'm ready to tell yet.'
"Guess we have to go," Sango said in a dejected tone. "Come on Kagome," she said, standing up and heading to the door. Suddenly she came to a halt and slapped a hand to her forehead. "That's right! Inu-Yasha, remember, we're going to the mall tomorrow!" She exclaimed.
"Since when did I decide to go to the mall with you bitch?" Inu-Yasha snapped. Sending Sango a challenge in his tone.
"Since…" Sango started to growl, rising up to the challenge. "I said so!" Her voice carrying off the walls.
"Now Sango, calm down. This isn't good for your blood pressure problem," Miroku commented mildly. "Don't worry…"
"I DON'T HAVE A DAMN BLOOD PRESSURE PROBLEM!" Sango cut him off. Her face turning red from anger and embarrassment, clearly ready to kill. Her anger was barely under control; her fists clenching and unclenching.
"Really, then I suggest you look into it, because I hear…" Again Sango cut him off; except this time it was by punching him out.
"Idiot," she muttered. Then she turned cold eyes onto Inu-Yasha who started to back away form the enraged girl. "Tomorrow, we are going to the mall Inu-Yasha. Understood!" She growled, making it more of a statement rather than question.
"Yeah, whatever you say Sango," Inu-Yasha stuttered, trying to escape the wrath of the angry youkai exterminator. 'Damn Miroku! You just had to anger the girl, didn't you?' Inu-Yasha thought; making silent plans to kill his roommate.
"Great! Meet us at the parking lot at seven!" Sango smiled brightly, suddenly becoming all cheery and happy. "Let's go Kagome," Sango commanded, latching onto Kagome's wrist. The two left the room and stood in the forest green hallway. When they were halfway down the hall, Inu-Yasha looked into the hall and called out to Sango.
"What do you want!?" Sango shouted, irritated by the interruption.
"Miroku is right! You should really check into some anger management sessions!"
A/N: That's all for now! Thank you reviewers! Yay, I got a hundred, now is the time to set a new goal. Rabidotaku22 you get a cookie for being the hundredth reviewer. Then again, it's not like you guys can control what review you are. So everyone gets a cookie! But rabidotaku22 gets two! Thank you for the reviews again, and whoopee, turning fifteen tomorrow, so I'm glad to have gotten this chapter out before then. Bye for now, and review!
