Disclaimer: See first chapter
AN: Here is the 4th chapter… I am going to go for a little humor in this chapter and a little drama. There is also going to be a fight scene in this chapter. I hope it everything turns out okay…
I am going to sketch a few scenes from this story out. (If school doesn't get in the way) You can find them on
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under the same name, if you are interested. (Yes you are!)
Onward to chapter 4!
Chapter 4: Problems…problems…PROBLEMS!
Kagome introduce herself to the classroom only to be met by opened mouth stares.
'This is a pleasure…'
At the sound of laughter she turned to face Jak and Hojo. She rolled her eyes.
'Nothings changed about those two.'
She turn to look at Ayame, who looked ecstatic to see her. She gave her a small smile, but then sent her a look that said you are still in trouble.
She gave a smirk when she turn to look at the four people sitting behind Ayame.
She gave Koga and Sango the look over and stop slightly to stare at Miroku. When she got to Inuyasha she gave him a look.
'So we meet again… after 3 years…'
"Cough cough" Kagome turned to look at Morimoto-sensei. Morimoto-sensei turned his head away from her and grunted a few times. Kagome raised an eyebrow, and gave a quick nod. (1)
"Okay… Higurashi-san I assume you want the seat in front of Li-san, so please take your seat."
Kagome nodded and walked towards her seat, well aware that every eyes followed her.
"Well now that the introductions are over with let try and get back to our lesson today." said Morimoto-sensei.
Lunchtime
Kagome, Hojo, Jak, and Ayame were all sitting at the lunch table. Kagome was pacing back and forth talking to Ayame, who was just sitting there listening intending, or so Kagome thought.
"Do you know how irresponsible your actions were? You had everyone in Kyoto worried sick, and your father… nearly had a heart attack when he heard you were missing. You know with that lunatic running around you were in great danger and… Ayame are you even listening?" Kagome asked when she looked at her.
Ayame gave her a happy nod and a big smile.
Jak place his head in his hand…"you know Kag; everything you are saying to her is going in one ear and out the other."
Hojo nodded his head in agreement. "She has been looking forward to your arrival. She is too happy that you are here that she can't pay attention to anything you are saying."
Kagome sighed, "I guess…" She sat down next to her, "but I am glad you are safe."
Ayame grabbed her arm and hugged it. "I am so glad you are here."
"Me too…"
"INUYAHSA! Calm down before you go talk to her!"
"Dammit, Muttface! Are you trying to scare her off again?"
"Shut up you stupid wolf! And will both of you get off me already!" Inuyasha shouted.
Kagome and everyone look ahead of them and saw Koga and Miroku trying to hold Inuyasha back as he march towards them.
"I see he hasn't change." she said to Hojo.
"You would be surprise at how much he changed, Kagome."
Kagome gave him an unbelievable look over her shoulder, "You don't say…?"
"Anata, you know Takahashi-kun?"
"More or less… unfortunately."
Ayame gave her a confuse look, "What do you mean? Takahashi-kun seems pretty nice." she said, looking at Inuyasha, only to see him throw Miroku off and punch Koga in the stomach. "Well most of the time…I guess…"
Kagome didn't take her eyes off of Inuyasha, who was getting real close to her, "Well… it is pretty complicated."
Huff huff "What the hell is going on?"
"Why Inuyasha, not even a hello after a 3 year hiatus?"
"Don't you get smart with me woman! You disappear for 3 years and then turn up wearing a male uniform with…" pointing to Ayame. "I believe I deserve an explanation!"
"You act like I just up and disappeared suddenly. We stopped talking for about a month before I moved, Hojo and the Teachers knew of my departure way before I actually left. So if you didn't know it is totally your fault and you have no one to blame but yourself."
"You know what I mean!" Inuyasha looked down and whisper, "You didn't say anything to me at all before you left."
Kagome lean back onto the lunch table, "didn't know that you cared then."
Inuyasha looked up, "Look I…I…"
Kagome gave him a 'please continue' look.
Inuyasha gave her a desperate look, "I was young… I didn't know what I was doing…and…"
Kagome quickly glance around, "whatever Takahashi…" Kagome said as she stood up, and completely missed the hurt look Inuyasha had when she called him by his sir name. Kagome slowly walked away, not before she made the signal for the rest of the group to stay. "I am back in Tokyo for business, so I would appreciate it if you keep your contact with me to a minimal. I don't need any distractions."
Everyone watched as she walked towards the middle of the field outside the school, and made a confuse look when she started to duck and move out of the way, of what seem to be nothing.
"I know that you are here… what is it that you want?" Kagome said when she got to the middle of the field.
Tsk tsk "Is that how you greet an old friend."
"I wouldn't exactly call you a friend. More like a pest, who I can get rid of."
"Hehe…interesting seeing how it was you, who came to Tokyo."
Inuyasha, Miroku, Koga, and Ayame gave each other a confuse look, wondering who Kagome is talking to. Then they all turned to Jak and Hojo who were sending each other 'it can't be' looks. There was a big gust of wind that blinded everyone for a second. When they turned to Kagome again they saw her staring at something in the sky, and when they followed her line of vision, they saw a scantily dress girl standing in mid-air.
"Yura, what did I do to be honored by your presences?"
"Nothing Kagome-chan…I just thought that maybe we can finish what we started back in Kyoto, is all."
"And where would that be?" asked Kagome.
Yura blushed, "surely you don't expect a lady to say, and in front of all these people no less."
"WHAT?" shouted Ayame as to turn towards to Jak and Hojo for answers. They were both shaking their heads indicating that they don't know what she is talking about.
Yura turn her head towards Ayame, who in return glared at her. "Surely she cannot be who you left me for, was it?"
"You say it like we had something going on,"
"Oh you wound me Kagome-chan. After all we have been through, how can you be so cruel?"
"If what you are talking about is you trying to chop off my head, then I believe I am not missing out on anything special."
"Oh…but we were having so much fun in the process though. Maybe we should start up again… beginning with me chopping off your pretty little wolf demon's head." Yura said as she shot out an invisible force towards Ayame.
"Your fight is with me!" shouted Kagome as she grabbed whatever Yura flung towards Ayame and gave it a hard tug causing Yura to lose her balance and fall to the ground. (2)
"How dare you treat a lady with such brute force." cried Yura, while she got off the ground. "You will…pay!" Yura flick her wrist towards Kagome.
Kagome quickly dodge the attacks and started to run towards Yura. Her finger tips started to glow and grow like claws. She slashed at Yura, cutting the front of her dress as she step back to dodge.
Yura frown and quickly jump into the air. "You will notice that I am not going to be easily beaten." Yura raised her right hand into the air and a sword materializes in her hand. "I will not underestimate you just because you are a human!" Yura smiled, "You might have many powers that make you formidable but you are still a human, and compassion will be your downfall."
"What?" said Kagome.
Yura gave her an evil smile and turn towards Ayame, and quickly threw the sword in her direction.
Ayame saw the sword coming towards her but was too shock to jump out of the way. She quickly closes her eyes preparing for impact, but nothing happen. She slowly opens her eyes, "Anata!"
Kagome was kneeling a few yards in front of her with the sword through her left shoulder.
"As predicted…you played hero." Yura said as she quickly pulled the sword back, Kagome still attached to it. She maneuvered it to pin Kagome to the school wall at her eye level. (Remember she is in the air) "You are growing soft. You know you shouldn't feel any compassion for anyone, especially in your field of work. People like myself might use it against you. And you won't be able to do anything about it."
Inuyasha and Miroku made a move to go save Kagome.
"No don't move!" cried Hojo.
"What! Are you blind! Kagome needs our help."
"Please… Kagome is fine." said Jak. "But if you want to be slice into little pieces go right ahead." everyone (besides Hojo) gave him a confused look. Jak sighed and hit the tree he was standing next to, hard, causing leaves to rain down on them. He looked up at the leaves, everyone else not knowing what to do following his lead.
"What the hell!" shouted Koga.
"The leaves are being sliced up?" asked Miroku.
"Yura is a hair demon." started Hojo, "she controlled millions strands of hair."
"There is a spell on them so no one can see them unless they have unusually high spiritual powers, like Kagome. So we are completely useless. It would be best if we stay in this one spot so Kagome has one less thing to worry about." said Jak. Hojo nodded in agreement.
"But Anata is hurt."
"Like I said Kagome is fine. She has sustain worst injures and walked away from it." said Jak.
"What the hell! Kagome doesn't like to fight so how can she get so injured?" asked Inuyasha.
Hojo looked at him, "Kagome has change a great deal since the last time you saw her, Takahashi."
Inuyasha huffed and turn back towards Kagome.
"Why did you choose to protect a demon? Usually isn't it the other way around? The demon protecting the human, and here you are protecting a female demon. It doesn't make any sense."
"I didn't ask you to get what I am doing. I asked you what you want."
"Nothing really…but you know money. A girl has to make a living. But I do like to enjoy myself while I work. Let see how you react when you see your beloved wolf demon being burn, ne?"
"What!"
Yura again turns towards Ayame and shot out five rows of fire towards her.
Ayame stared wide eyed at the fire, "Oh my…"Ayame was quickly pushed out of the way by Hojo.
Everyone watch in amazement as Hojo held out his hand the fire stopped moving and slowly dissipated.
Yura growled, "A pyro!"(3) Yura quickly turn towards Kagome. "You knew!"
Kagome smiled "of course I knew" she said. Kagome then started to float and phase through the sword.
Yura looked at Kagome wide eyed. "Wha…?"
"You're not the only one who learned a few new tricks." Kagome said now right in front of Yura, "1 year is a long time Yura…" Kagome's hand shot out and grabbed Yura neck. "Why are you doing this? If I remember correctly you said that you quit. So why then are you attacking me?"
Yura trying to pry Kagome's hand off, choke out something.
Kagome eyes widen a bit and she let go.
Yura started coughing, "This is the only way. The prize for your head can pay for it." Yura said as she got into another attack stance.
Hojo looked towards the three people who were demon decent. "Did any of you hear what she said?"
All three of them shook their head no.
"Is it important? I mean Anata is going to win right?"
"I dunno…" Jak said. "Whatever Yura said really affected Kagome. She is completely on the defense."
"You mean she isn't attacking Yura?" asked Miroku as he watch Kagome dodge another attack from Yura.
"Well she isn't, and she is totally capable of winning this fight hands down. Even though Yura said she got better, Kagome is still much stronger" said Hojo.
"Well… maybe she is toying with her." said Koga.
"No. Kagome isn't like that. She likes to finish a fight as fast as possible." said Jak. "What do you think she is doing? She is really taking a lot of unnecessary hits." Jak asked Hojo.
"I dunno… I hope she knows what she is doing. This is going to attract a lot of people."
"Don't worry! Anata always think things through. She knows exactly what she is doing! We just have to believe in her!"
Hojo smiled and whisper, "So optimistic…I remember when she was like that too…"
Jak, the only one who heard him, turn towards Hojo and patted his back in a comforting jester.
"What the hell am I going to do…?" Kagome thought to herself as she dodges other attack by Yura. "If I don't think of something quick…someone might see…"
"If you kill me isn't that a bit hypocritical of you? I mean the last time we met you said you are moving to Tokyo to start a new life… and here we are doing the same thing!"
"I don't care… I am not going to be alone again dammit! And your death is the only way that can happen."
"What makes you so sure he is going to pay you? He turned his back to you the first time I beat you, what makes you think he isn't going to do it again?"
"I dunno! Agh! Shut up and fight me dammit!" Yura scream unleashing a fiery of attacks.
"She isn't going to listen to reason, but I can't fight her now. Damn… she is right; compassion is going to be my downfall." Kagome thought to herself, while half-heartedly dodging Yura's attacks. "Think…there has got to be someway I can get her to stop and listen."
"ANATA!"
Kagome looked up, only to be caught and strung up by Yura's hair. "Shit…"
"You are not paying attention to me!" Yura said as she skewered Kagome. "I don't need your pity. I don't need you to die on purpose… I can kill you with my own skills."
Kagome cough up some blood, "who said anything about losing…" Kagome started to pull of the hair that was holding her up until they broke, and she landed on the ground. Kagome materialize a curve sword in each hand and got into a stance. "Ok… let's do this for real."
"Shit Kagome is going to pass out from the blood lose before she can finish the fight." said Miroku.
"Kagome is going to be fine, though I don't know what she is planning." said Jak.
"What do you mean she is fine? Can you see she was just stabbed again?" Inuyasha said.
"If you would think properly… a normal human would have probably passed out from the first stab. Physically Kagome is fine. What I am worried about is what she is planning." said Hojo.
"Okay I only have one shot at this… because she won't fall for in twice." Kagome thought as she stares at a spot over the school.
"I thought you said we were fighting for real!" cried Yura as she tried to tie Kagome up again with hair.
"I did…" Kagome quickly deflect the attack and flung an odufu at Yura, freezing her in mid-air. Kagome held the two handles of the sword together and it started to glow; when it was finish the swords now join together to form a bow. Kagome pulled back on the bow and a glowing string appeared. Kagome aim towards Yura and an arrow materialize in her hand. "This ends now." she said as she released the blue-glowing arrow.
The arrow sailed threw the air right towards Yura's head…
…only to fly over her head.
"SHE MISSED!" cried everyone.
"How the hell can she miss? She been studying archery since she was like 3!" cried Miroku.
"How did you know Hoshi-kun? Anata has never showed any outsiders before."
"Yeah even I didn't know." said Inuyasha.
"Uh…" Miroku began looking at Kagome. "…LOOK OUT! She is breaking through the odufu!"
"That was a really good trick. Using your miko powers like that. I always thought you left the miko thing to your sister. You always did use all the different demon energy you have absorbed into your body." Yura said as she broke threw the spell. "But you well regret missing your only chance to kill me!"
Kagome look up towards her and smiled. "Who said I missed?"
"What!" Yura looked over to where the arrow landed only to see her hair nest being melted and the invisibility spell for her hair broken. Yura looked over to Kagome. "YOU BTCH!"
"We can see the hair now." said Koga.
"Shit good thing we didn't move, we would have been sliced up into pieces." said Miroku looking at the hair caged around them.
"Why would Kagome break the invisibility spell? Does she want us to help?" ask Jak.
"No it can't be…if she did, she would have done it sooner. There has to be another reason." said Hojo.
"You will pay!" Yura cried as she charged towards an unmoving Kagome.
Kagome smiled and held up her right hand, and a red skull appeared in it.
Yura stopped dead in her tracks and looked at Kagome in horror. "Wh…What are you doing? How did you get that…give it back to me! That is…" Yura stopped in mid-sentence.
"…your life-force." finish Kagome. "I really don't like playing dirty but I have no choice." Kagome held up her left hand and a closed envelope appeared. "You are going to take this letter to #1 in Kyoto. You do remember #1 don't you?"
Yura nodded, "You are making me play messenger?"
"No…what you told me is kind of a soft spot for me, so I am going to make you a deal."
"What do you mean?"
"I understand what you are going through better then anyone, so you can say that I am helping."
"Why? I was just trying to kill you a moment ago why would you help?"
"Humf…I am not stupid. I am going to hold on to this." indicating to the skull. "And you are going to work for me."
"I beg your pardon?"
"Like I said, I will hold on to this until I feel that your debt is repaid, and then it will be return to you, unharmed. Of course you will work exclusively for me. You will take no orders from anyone else, including #1. Do we have a deal?"
"Why do I have to take that to #1 then?"
"In the current position and location that I am in, I can't make the arrangements needed, but naturally #1 can, so you have to take this to him and he will take care of everything."
"When will I start working then?"
"Immediately, but it will be awhile before I have anything for you to do." Kagome held out the letter. "So do we have a deal?"
Yura grabbed the letter. "You better keep that somewhere safe."
"I will." Kagome flick her wrist and the skull slowly disappeared in a swirled of sparkles. "No one will be able to touch it besides myself."
Yura nodded and gathered what was left of her hair and formed it into a ball of hair. "Well then I am off…Ja Ne Kagome-chan!"
Sango (bet you were wonder where she was huh?) ran outside towards the group, holding a large first aid kit. "Morimoto-sensei and I saw everything! He made sure no one else came and I brought a first aid kit. We need to bandage her up quickly and take her to the hospital!" Sango set the kit on the picnic table and ran towards Kagome.
Kagome stood there and watch Yura left until she felt someone violently tugging her right arm. "Tijia-san?" she asked as Sango dragged her to the table where everyone was watching.
When the got there Sango quickly unbutton Kagome's bloody outer jacket, and started to work on her collared shirt underneath.
"Wh…what the hell are you doing!" cried Kagome as she tried to stopped her, while everyone else watch dumbfounded.
"What does it look like! We have to get these wounds bandaged up and take you to the hospital!" Sango said not looking up, "UGH! This isn't working." Sango quickly stood up, "I'll just rip it off!"
"WHAT!" scream Kagome this time trying to push her away but it only helped in the process.
RRRRRIP!
Sango blinked a few times while holding the front of Kagome's shirt.
Kagome stood there wearing nothing but slacks and a bra, with her hands on her hips. In the background, Hojo, Jak, and Ayame started to snicker and soon it turn into full laugher, while Inuyasha and Koga stared at Kagome with their eyes wide open, and Miroku looking ever which way, as long as it wasn't at Kagome.
"Wh…where are your wounds?" Sango asked as she stared at Kagome's flawless body, which didn't have any scars, let alone large open wounds.
"They healed. Which is more then I can say for my uniform that you ripped apart." said Kagome.
Sango looked at the tattered jacket on the ground and the piece of shirt in her hand. She quickly hid the shirt behind her back and gave a nervous giggled "S…Sorry."
"Come on Anata…she was just trying to help."
"Well that is all good and well, but what am I going to wear for the rest of the day?" Kagome said, but then a jacket was draped over her shoulder.
"Y…you might catch a cold…and um… you can put on you sweater for PE…I am sure Morimoto-sensei would understand." Miroku said.
Kagome gave him a weird look, while Inuyasha, Koga, and Sango look at him with wide, unbelieving eyes. He just dressed a practically naked girl instead of groping her.
"Thanks…" Kagome started, "but this still doesn't change anything between us." Kagome pulled the jacket tighter over her body and started to walk towards the gym. Ayame pick up the forgotten blooded jacket off the floor and quickly bowed to the still shock gang followed Kagome. Hojo and Jak followed last but not before giving Miroku a looked.
Miroku stared after them as they disappear from sight.
"What the hell was that all about?" asked Sango.
"Yeah man usually you are asking girls to bare your child and shit, why the hell did you do that? It is so not like you." said Koga.
"It is complicated." Miroku said as she started to walk off.
Inuyasha quickly grabbed him and turn him around to face him. "What did she mean when she said, 'still doesn't change anything between us'? What are you to her!"
"None of you damn business!" Inuyasha started to growl at him. Miroku sighed "I am not trying to steal her away from you, even though you guys are not together. It is complicated. Just drop it ok…" Miroku then turned around and walked away.
"He is so depress. So different for him." said Sango.
Koga nodded and both of them walked after him. Inuyasha stayed a little longer. "When did things become so complicated?" he asked to the sky and walked after his friends.
TBC
Well here are the notes a plugged into the story
(1) Morimoto-sensei was talking to Kagome in Dragon-ese. He was asking her if she was ok. The reason why he said it is because he didn't what the rest of the class to know what he was saying since Kagome is the only person in the classroom that understands Dragon-ese. That is why she nodded.
(2) Yura shot out hair at Ayame. No one could see it but Kagome. The hair were still attach to Yura's hand that is why when Kagome pulled it, Yura fell.
(3) I made Hojo COOL! He is still human but he has special element power. He can control fire. If I remember correctly pyro means fire, but I could be mistaken.
Well that is it for this chapter. 13 pages!
Well there was the battle scene, and the funny shirt scene. Also what is Miroku's relationship with Kagome? And #1 is mention in chapter 1, he is the boss man.
Well until next time!
Fuienu-chan
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