~*~More Than What She Seems~*~

A/N: Hello, and thank you to all reviewers! ^_^

Chapter 8: I Want To See Him

It was a cloudy and gray day.

Kagome slowly walked to school with an umbrella in hand, just in case it started raining.

"Kagome! Come on!" Sango yelled in the entrance courts when she reached the school gates.

"It might start raining!" Miroku added beside her. His hand wandered over to Sango's butt..

*SLAP*

"HENTAI!" she screamed and scowled endlessly at him.

"I'm coming!" Kagome exclaimed softly. She ran to her two friends, and together, they made their way to their first class.

Kagome looked around, 'Where's Inu Yasha?'

*****

Kagome frowned when she noticed that Inu Yasha's seat was still empty since first period.

'Is he late?' she thought with worry. 'Or is he sick?'

She blinked and then continued to write down notes as she listened to Ms. Kasumi.

*****

School ticked by quickly for a gloomy day.

Kagome gathered her things together and quickly went up to Miroku.

"Miroku?" she whispered. "Do you know why Inu Yasha isn't here today?"

"He just told me that he didn't want to come to school today," Miroku replied, recalling what happened to him earlier in the morning. He turned to look at her. "He's always absent at least once a month. Why do you ask?"

Kagome just looked away, "Oh, no reason."

With that, she strode off.

*****

"Where are you going Cousin Kag-chan?" Shippou squealed and leapt onto his cousin.

"I'm going to see visit a friend of mine," was his answer. Kagome carefully stuck her school notes into her backpack and slung it all over one shoulder.

"But it's raining!" Shippou protested.

"I'll use an umbrella," Kagome ruffled his hair with a smile. "Bye, Shippou- chan. Tell Grandma Kaede that I'll be back home by dinner."

"Okay.." he replied uncertainly.

Kagome, holding tightly onto her umbrella, closed the door shut behind her.

*****

"This is Inu Yasha's house?" Kagome blinked. She stood there for a moment, admiring the whole house. "It looks more like a mansion!"

She walked down the walkway and looked at the colorful flowers that were aligning it.

"They're beautiful.." she breathed. "Even in the rain."

'Speaking of rain..,' she thought. 'I should be inside..or else I'll catch a cold.'

Kagome walked up to the doorstep and rang the doorbell.

*DING* *DONG*

The door swung open.

"Oh! It's you! That girl..what was it? Oh, yes, Kagome!" Rin squealed. "Come in, come in! You'll catch a cold!"

Kagome politely wiped her shoes on the mat, took off her shoes and set them to the side of the doorway.

"How'd you know my name?" she asked.

"Inu Yasha talks about a certain girl named Kagome with raven hair and gray- blue eyes a lot at dinner now. I saw you at the café too. You two looked so adorable together up there on stage," Rin replied with a faint smile. "I take it you want to see him?"

"Yes," she nodded with a blush. Kagome looked around. "Do you live here?"

"Yes," Rin piped. "I moved in here since the day Sesshoumaru and I got engaged."

"That's very nice.."

An awkward silence passed between them.

"Kagome.." Rin said hesitantly. "I know you're a friend of Inu Yasha's, but..I don't think he'll want to see you..or you'll want to see him right now.."

Kagome blinked, "Why..what do you mean?"

"Well.." Rin murmured. "..it's just because he's in a really bad mood today."

"Then I'll go cheer him up," Kagome replied. "Where's his room?"

"Upstairs..the room to the right," Rin answered casually and then realized her mistake when Kagome started climbing up the staircase. "Wait..Kagome!"

Rin caught up to her.

"Kagome..seriously, I don't think you should see Inu Yasha today," she said with a straight face. "You can see him tomorrow. He'll go to school tomorrow..I'm positive about that."

"But I want to see him NOW," Kagome argued. She dashed up the rest of the stairs, turned to the right and stopped in front of a closed door.

"Kagome..I'm warning you," Rin quietly panted behind her with exhaustion. "Fine..I'll let you see him, but if he gets all angry with you..don't say that I didn't warn you!"

With that said, she slowly made her way back down the stairs.

Kagome stared at the door for a long moment before she had the courage to knock on the door.

KNOCK KNOCK

"Rin?" she heard Inu Yasha ask.

Kagome didn't answer. She turned the knob.

'It's open,' she thought with relief, slightly opening the door. Kagome stepped inside and closed the door slowly behind her.

All the lights in his room were off and when she closed the door, she was swallowed up by a room of blackness. The curtains to the window were also closed.

Kagome leaned against the door and waited for her eyes to adjust to the dark.

Finally, she whispered, "Inu Yasha?"

She could hear the rain pounding outside.

"Kagome.." she heard him say with surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to see you," she replied.

'Thank goodness it's dark..' Kagome turned her face away. 'Or else he would be seeing me blush now..'

"You..wanted to see..me?" he asked in a soft voice.

Kagome's vision finally adjusted and she could see his form. He was sitting on the ground, leaning his back against his bed, and had his knees drawn up.

"How'd you know where I live?" he inquired.

"I asked Sango," Kagome took a step towards him. "So she gave me your address."

She took another step..then another..and another.

"Why didn't you come to school today?" she asked.

"I just didn't want to go.." Inu Yasha's voice seemed miserable.

She reached him and kneeled down beside him.

"Is something wrong?" she put a hand on his arm. He flinched. She moved down her hand until hers met his and then stopped.

'He doesn't have his claws?' Kagome gasped to herself. Her eyes moved up to the top of his head and she squinted. 'And he doesn't have his dog ears..'

"Inu Yasha.." she breathed. "What happened to you? Why don't you have your dog ears and your claws?"

"I'll tell you why," he said bitterly. She saw his arm reach towards a lamp that was on a small closet beside his bed. He turned the switch on.

Kagome closed her eyes at the sudden brightness in the room and then slowly blinked them open.

"Inu Yasha.." she stared at him. "You're..you're.."

He looked away, "I'm fully human."

*****

Kagome couldn't believe her eyes.

Inu Yasha had black hair, normal human ears, normal human hands, and deep violet eyes.

"Let me guess.." he spat vulnerably . "You're going to make fun of me, like my brother does, right?"

Kagome shook her head, "No."

"If I went to school, everyone would act all weird," Inu Yasha growled. "And they'd say, 'What happened to you?' and all that crap..'

"So that's why Rin told me not to see you," Kagome finally understood. "Because you're a human today."

"Rin is the only one who understands," Inu Yasha's eyes closed. "Sesshoumaru mocks me every time I turn human during the new moon."

(A/N: I know he turns human during the NIGHT of the new moon..but in this fic, he's human all throughout the day ^_^)

"Well, guess what?" Kagome whispered. "I understand too."

Silence.

"I guess I should go.." Kagome turned her head away. She blinked and then remembered the reason why she came here in the first place. She took off her backpack and zipped it open.

Kagome pulled out a small stack off papers.

"These are copies that I made of my class notes," she explained and handed them over to Inu Yasha.

He raised an eyebrow, "What are you trying to do? Make me suffer even more?"

Kagome giggled, "No..I just don't want you to fall behind on anything."

"It's just one day," he assured her. His eyes flew over to the papers that he was holding. "These..were hand-copied?"

"Yup. All by me," she smiled.

His face softened, "Why are you doing all this for me?"

"Because I really like you," Kagome bit her lip. "Well..I should get going."

"Yeah.." Inu Yasha looked down at the notes again, his cheeks slightly red. "Thanks a lot."

"You're welcome," she sighed. Kagome began to stand up, but then kneeled back down next to him again. "Inu Yasha..I like you no matter what. Even if you're a human..and even if you're a hanyou. Keep that in mind."

Inu Yasha tore his gaze from the notes and looked at her, startled.

"I hope you'll feel better," Kagome smiled again. She moved her face closer to his and then gave him a quick peck on the lips.

Kagome stood up, holding her backpack and umbrella.

"Well, see you tomorrow," she said, avoiding his eyes. She walked to the door, opened it, went out, and closed the door behind her.

Inu Yasha stared at the door for a moment, "Yeah..tomorrow."

A/N: Aw! Kagome made the first move! Well, there's your fluff in this chapter..it's not going to really come until after a few more chapters. Please review! ^_^