Chapter 4

Never to Be Forgotten

"I wrote a new poem," Kagome said, slipping a paper onto her friend Sarafu's desk, "I don't remember where I got this inspiration but I haven't been remembering much lately," Kagome smiled.

Sarafu opened the paper and read:

That one time,

When I was hurt,

You took me in your arms and cared for me.

That one time,

When I was sad,

You took me in your arms and soothed me.

That one time,

When I was scared,

You took me in your arms and calmed me.

That one time,

When I was lonely,

You took me in your arms and whispered,

"You'll never be hurt,"

"You'll never be sad,"

"You'll never be scared,"

"You'll never be lonely,"

"As long as you are in my arms."

That one time,

When I thought you were gone,

I was hurt.

I was sad.

I was scared.

I was lonely.

But you took me into your arms,

And everything just disappeared.

When I'm in your arms...

I am never hurt.

I am never sad.

I am never scared.

I am never lonely.

"Wow Kagome!" Sarafu said once she was done, "Not bad."

"Thanks... I wrote it when I was in the hospital," Kagome glanced down at her arm.

BING!

BING!

BING!

The first bell rang, warning kids to get to their classes.

"Opps! Got to go!" Sarafu said, jumping from the seat and dashing out the classroom door. Chuckling, Kagome took out her book and realized that the poem was missing. Setting her book down she glanced around her trapper when a voice reached her.

"Looking for this?" said InuYasha, holding her poem.

"Oh! Yes! Thanks InuYasha..." Kagome said, taking the paper from him and praying to God that "Sammy" wouldn't come out.

"Where... where do you get ideas for poems like that?"

"Actually... I'm not sure. It's all I can remember from the accident. Strong, warm arms. So when I was lying in the hospital, bored, I wrote this. You like it?" Kagome looked up hopefully at him.

But all he did was shrug, "Yeah, its okay."

Kagome looked back at her book and sighed.

Oh InuYasha...

"Kagome! You mean you don't know what happened?" Anderea gasped as they sat eating their lunch a few hours later.

"No, I blacked out remember?" Kagome said, taking a sip of her chocolate milk.

"InuYasha carried you to the ambulance!"

The milk practically came gushing out of Kagome's nose, "WHAT!?" she cried.

"Yep," Anderea explained, "After you fell. Miss Konteenu freaked and blew the whistle. Everyone came rushing over. One girl even fainted at the sight of your blood! They took her in the ambulance too. Anyway, as you know, Miss Konteenu couldn't lift you and take you to the ambulance. And for some reason, they couldn't get the guys out onto the blacktop. Miss Canteen said, 'Some one, get her up! Take her to the ambulance!' So InuYasha just bent down and scooped you up like you were nothing. When he got back, his arms were covered in your blood. They made him get under a hose and they washed him down."

"No way!" Kagome cried, setting her milk jug down and glancing over to InuYasha's table, "Then that means..."

"Mean what?"

Kagome quickly pulled her poem out of her trapper and threw it into Anderea's hands, "Read it," She said quickly before getting up.

Kagome quickly went over to InuYasha's table. But suddenly, once a few feet away, she stopped. "Sammy" had awakened.

What am I going to say? I can't just walk up and thank him.... And he read my poem too! Oh, what do I do?

Suddenly, Anderea yanked her arm back to their table, "Come on Kagome!"

"What?"

"You can't say anything to him when he's surrounded by friends! Wait till you guys are at track practice! He's gotta be alone sometime!"

"You're right... I'll thank him then," Kagome said reluctantly, following Anderea's strain of her arm, "Careful! I'm not full healed yet!"

Unknown to Kagome (like always) InuYasha had seen her heading over, and knew exactly what she had planned to say. And he was glad Anderea had pulled her away. He didn't want anyone to hear her and at the moment, he didn't want to speak with her. Ever since the incident, people had come flocking to them both, asking if there was any special connection. InuYasha always just said, "No, I was just the strongest there and could get her to the ambulance quickly." While he had heard Kagome just say, "No, I don't like him. I don't know why he carried me. I was knocked out. I didn't pick him."

When lunch finally let out, InuYasha was glad to see Kagome stand and walk to gym without the use of her crutches. She had been using them for the past week because she couldn't stand on her injured leg.

Derenu had also been taken care of. InuYasha made sure that the past week was his worst. He switched his lock so he couldn't get into his locker, hid his pencil pouch, broke his glasses ("It was an accident I swear!"), hid his lunch, and many other things along the same lines. Derenu was smart enough to know it was InuYasha, but not stupid enough to tell anyone. After saying he accidentally hit Kagome, everyone knew he was a lying slime ball. Even the teachers believed that he had done it on purpose.

"See ya Anderea! Bye Sarafu!" Kagome called as she watched them each board their own buses at the end of the day. She slumped into a seat, waiting for her mom to come and pick her up. It was a nice day. The sun was out and there was a slight breeze. She couldn't wait for track practice. Not only could she unwind but she could thank InuYasha.

"Kagome..." a voice came from behind her. Spinning around, Kagome came face to face with InuYasha.

"InuYasha! Don't sneak up on me like that!" Kagome said, trying to act mad even though she was happy to see him.

"Kagome..." InuYasha said softly, standing behind her as she sat down on one of the school's, cold hard benches. She jumped before spinning around only to meet him face to face.

"InuYasha! Don't sneak up on me like that!" she said, not really mad but smiling. He smiled back at her. He loved her smile. Sitting down next to her he took out a sheet of paper.

"Could... could you copy down that poem of yours for me?" he asked, blushing slightly even though it couldn't be seen against his tanned skin.

"Could... could you copy down that poem of yours for me?" he asked, blushing slightly. Kagome smiled wider. Even though he had a nice tan from Spring Break, it was easy for Kagome to see his blush. Taking a pen from her backpack, she began to scribble down the poem. Once she was finished, she handed it to him and he rose.

"Thanks..." he murmured, taking in her cursive/print handwriting and the soft, sweet smell of her scent.

"You're welcome!" Kagome said happily, collecting her things and smiling happily. She stood before saying what sounded like a "See ya!" and she walked over to a white van and slipped inside. After the van zoomed off, InuYasha's own bus arrived.

Slipping onto his bus, InuYasha sat by himself and studied the poem. What Kagome said earlier that day wafted into his mind:

"Where... where do you get ideas for poems like that?"

"Actually... I'm not sure. It's all I can remember from the accident. Strong, warm arms. So when I was lying in the hospital, bored, I wrote this."

InuYasha smiled softly.

Kagome... I shall never forget what you said. Never...

A snide smile crept onto his face as he watched Kagome say good-bye to InuYasha then hop into her mother's van. InuYasha had stood there, staring after her before his bus had come and he left as well.

InuYasha... you have fallen in love with this girl have you not?

He smiled at the thought.

Well... get in the way, and I'll have to dispose of you as well. No one stops the tiger, from killing its prey.

Laughing evilly, he crept away from the school, hoping that the time to kill Kagome, would arrive soon.


Author's Note: Fun, fun, fun.

Weeeeeeee! 6 pages! Go me! Go me! How is it? Anderea, do you like? :) I had fun with this chapter. It took me a long time to figure out what should happen. :);;;; Anyway, 6 pages, 1465 words, and another great chapter by yours truly! See ya next time! ;)

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