Catch Her With A Net
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A/N: Sorry the other one was so short. I was gonna wait til I finished the next three chapters to update, but I didn't want you all to kill me so I added it. Coz you all just needed to know what happened, didn't you ? heheh thanks for all the reviews !!
Chapter 8: Misconceptions
Inuyasha lay on his back on the bed. Kagome had made a lot of sense, much to his dismay. In a sense, he had abandoned her. Only because he thought she didn't want him. He could've been the happiest man alive, but he had let his stupid fears get to him. And she had his baby ?!! He felt even stupider, knowing that. But it explained why he never saw her. He rolled over and sighed. The rain beat against his window, and the flames on the candles danced to the rhythm.
After accepting the fact that he couldn't sleep, Inuyasha turned on the computer hoping that there was someone to talk to.
Chatroom: Feudal Japan
You have entered Chatroom: Feudal Japan
Private message between 2 guests.
lonelyxpriestess :: inuxtetsusaiga
inuxtetsusaiga: ur here !!
lonelyxpriestess: uhmm . . yeah
inuxtetsusaiga: wow, thank god. i really need sum1 to talk to
lonelyxpriestess: okay, well shoot
inuxtetsusaiga: it was crazy. okay well 1st off, kikyou was bullying kagome in the lunchroom. then i saved kagome and she totally flipped out on me. she said i abandoned her and she had always loved me and that she even had my kid !! but apparently, its too late for me to try and get her back coz she hates me, but she doesnt always act like it. i have no idea how to handle this !!
lonelyxpriestess: well why'd u abandon her ?
inuxtetsusaiga: i didnt !! i swear i didnt !! i just didnt think she'd want me for too long just coz . . well honestly, im half demon and i dont think she wants that kind of shame in her family.
lonelyxpriestess: how can you say that ?!! why would she be ashamed of it ?!!
inuxtetsusaiga: well, i just now noticed it, but im the only demonic person she's dated, and since then, she's stayed away from them
lonelyxpriestess: did u ever think that maybe u were special to her and thats the reason why ur the only "demonic person" she's dated AND why she's stayed away from other guys ? in case u havent noticed, not only has she stayed away from demons, but she's stayed away from humans as well
inuxtetsusaiga: thats stupid
lonelyxpriestess: no UR stupid. ur so hung up on ur self pity that u fail to recognize how precious u were and perhaps ARE to her. this conversation is over
lonelyxpriestess has been disconnected.
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Kagome sat on her bed, her brow furrowed. Her aura flared with animosity. What was his freakin' problem ? What a stupid excuse. He thought she didn't want him ? When had she ever given him that idea ? Ever ? She had given him everything she could and he still doubted her. She let out a frustrated yell, and then the door burst open.
"Kagome what's wrong ?!!" asked Jii-chan and her mother.
Letting out a sigh, she replied, "Nothing's wrong . . I'm just not having a good day."
Her mom kneeled before her bed and took her daughter into her arms. "I'm sorry dear," she said. "Would you like to go and do something ?"
Kagome stared at her mother. "Mama its almost one in the morning. There's nothing to do."
Her mother smiled and said "That's what you think. Jii-chan, would you start the car ?"
"Yes Daughter. Are we going where I think we're going ?"
"Hai. So Kagome, put some decent clothes on and lets go."
Kagome hopped into her own car wearing a red sweater and jeans. She had decided to take her own car since she didn't know where they were going and wasn't sure if she could take it, on account of her bad mood. She followed her mother for quite a while. She glanced at the clock, noting that they had been driving for over an hour. There was no way wherever they were going would still be open. She was about to call her mother's cell phone, when she noticed them turning into a parking lot.
There were lights everywhere, and Kagome looked on in amazement. It was absolutely breathtaking. The stringed lights shone brilliantly and the candles' flames danced before them. "Thank you Mama," she said, hugging her mother. "You're welcome dear. I know we've never taken you to a festival before, so I thought you might want to be here."
Kagome wandered through the rows with her family, taking in everything around her. Unfortunately she wasn't watching where she was going and bumped into someone. "Oh I'm so – oh its just you," she said, her voice going from apologetic to flat.
Inuyasha looked at the ground, unable to face the girl before him. No matter what she wore, he thought she always looked beautiful. She wasn't the kind of girl that stuck to one kind of fashion. One day she would be preppy, the next she'd wear athletic pants and a plain tanktop. She looked good in anything. "Yeah . . sorry Kagome-chan. I was just looking for my friend." Kagome sniffed. "I didn't ask for an explanation." She knew she sounded harsh, but it was all she could do to control her urge to run her hands through his silvery locks. He looked so cute standing there, in his plain white t shirt and his hands stuffed in his jeans pocket, looking at the ground. She found herself asking, "Why are you here so late anyway ?" He slowly looked up at her, his golden orbs burning into her own brown ones. "I . . I just needed to clear my head." He coughed. "I uhh, thought this would be a good place. So I called up my friend and . . " Kagome interrupted. "Oh then I won't keep you. Bye Inuyasha." He looked a bit hurt, but nodded his goodbye and turned and walked away.
Kagome found her mother and Souta at the goldfish station, laughing together. She smiled sadly. This is how it always was. Mama and Souta. Jii-chan and Souta. Jii-chan and Mama. Where did she fit in with this family ? Deciding to be bold, she went to go look for Inuyasha. She spotted his silver hair deep within the crowd and forged her way ahead. When she neared him, she noticed the girl beside him and she was gorgeous. She had dark brown hair and wide, angelic eyes. Her curvy feminine figure was clad in an orange kimono, and her hair was piled on top of her head, upon it an orange hibiscus. Kagome's heart sank. She couldn't compete with that. Her casual clothes did nothing for her figure, and her hair hung limply, framing her plain face. Or that's what SHE thought anyway. She continued to stare, tears welling up in her eyes, as another silver haired person joined them. Kagome blinked. The couple's new companion wrapped his arm around the girl's waist and the girl giggled. Standing tip toed, she gently gave the newcomer a soft kiss. 'Stupid, just stupid,' thought Kagome. 'I told Inuyasha that I hate him, and here I am pining for him, crying because I thought he had someone else. I'm pathetic.' She slowly turned and went to find her family.
Inuyasha saw Kagome's retreating figure, and said farewell to his brother Sesshomaru and his fiance Rin. As he raced after Kagome, he was glad his brother had finally found true love. Sesshomaru was a cold-hearted fucker before he met Rin. But her unrelenting, joyous personality had eroded all his hostility away, adn they were finally getting married. He reached out to catch Kagome's arm, and Miroku stepped quickly in front of him.
"What the hell are you doing ?!!" he snarled.
Miroku tilted his head."If I remember correctly, you invited me here."
Inuyasha nearly howled with frustration. "Forget it," he said. "I'm leaving."
"Are you kidding me ?!! You call me up at one in the morning and ask to drag me somewhere and HOUR away, and when I get here you wanna leave ?!! Do you have any idea how hard it was to convince my mom to let me even GO ?!! You are so fucking inconsiderate !! No wonder Kagome doesn't want you back !!"
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed at Miroku's last comment. "What did you just say ?" he growled dangerously.
Miroku signed in resignation. "I'm sorry man. It's just that I'm tired and apparently you asked me to come for nothing."
Inuyasha decided that losing his best friend wasn't really worth it, and let everything go. "Sorry Miro-kun. You wanna just spend the night ?"
"Yes !!" cried Miroku, punching his fist into the air.
"If you do that again, you won't have an arm to do it with anymore."
Rolling his eyes, Miroku followed Inuyasha back to the parking lot.
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Kagome had searched everywhere. She had looked throughout the entire fair. Where were they ?!! She started to panic. She had dialed her mother's mobile, but all she got was the voice mail. She searched frantically, then paused. 'I have my own car,' she thought, suddenly blushing at her own stupidity. She left a message on her mother's mobile, saying that she was now going home because she was tired.
She approached her car, but someone suddenly grabbed her from behind. Her scream was muffled with a gloved hand, but she quickly recovered, elbowing the offender in the stomach. She whirled around only to see Kouga. "What the hell are you doing ?!!" she screamed.
Kouga blushed. "I just wanted to surprise you . ."
"Then what's with the gloves ?" she asked, skeptical of his intention. Then she noticed he also was wearing a thick jacket and a scarf.
"It's cold," he said, shrugging.
