Teach Me Heartache
Chapter 5: behind backs
Standard disclaimers apply.
A/N: Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Oh my god! I can't believe how amazing you guys are! Over a hundred reviews already :jumps in joy: This is an honor I'd never thought would happen to me. Man, this is great. BTW, I have a few things to say. 1. Kagome's parents aren't divorced yet. 2. I haven't really written anything really rated R before, so please bear with me. And 3. Please keep on reviewing! I'd love to reach the 200 mark.
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A large group of people were crowded around something, murmuring and shaking their heads. Sango pushed forward, trying to get to the middle of the circle, curious to know what the fuss was about.
There was a cop, kneeling beside a bloody body. Sango stopped, staring down at the corpse in sadness.
"Poor girl, she was run over by a truck," the cop murmured sadly, shaking his head at the unfortunate loss. "Some people just are cruel."
It was dark, and there was too much blood on the body for Sango to see it clearly. Her heart was hammering wildly, her head throbbing and a sick feeling was rising in the pit of her stomach. Slowly, she leaned closer to the body, eyes wide with apprehension and fear.
"I wouldn't be doing that, girlie," the cop warned but Sango ignored him.
The dead girl's face was half covered in blood and Sango tentatively turned the face upwards and she wailed, recognizing the face.
"Nonononononono…"
Kagome!
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Sango gasped, eyes snapping open, breathing labored and drenched in sweat.
Beside her, Miroku stirred slightly.
She placed a hand on her damp forehead, trying to calm her racing heart. What an awful nightmare! She took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, not wanting to wake Miroku up. He slept like a baby.
But wait. What was the dream about? Sango really hated this. Whenever she had a nightmare, she wouldn't be able to remember the details only until a few hours or days later, but stuck with the awful feeling of dread in her mouth the dream left her.
Dammit! Sango strained to remember. The only thing she was sure of that it involved Kagome somehow. Of course, Sango had been very skeptical when she learned of her…talent since it was too ridiculous and Sango still didn't fully believe in it. After all, her nightmares could be the result of stress and fatigue.
She shifted and faced Miroku, who looked incredibly angelic in his sleep. He was half-covered in shadows, chest rising and falling evenly. A lock of dark hair tumbled across his forehead and he had an endearing smile on his face.
The torrent outside had eased into a gentle shower, the sound calming and somewhat melodic.
As she was studying him, a feeling of guilt swept through her. No doubt, Kagome must be worried about her by now since she didn't show up for school today (Miroku was absent too) and would certainly let her have it when they meet. But it had been so impromptu, their entire-day date, and so fun. Besides, Sango knew they didn't have anything important to do at school that day and had been more lax at breaking a few school rules ever since Miroku became her boyfriend.
A giggle escaped her lips softly. Miroku, my boyfriend. Who would've thought?
It also had been unplanned for her to stay the night at his apartment. She was curious. After all, Miroku was the only one she knew who lived in an apartment, all by himself with no parents. She promised herself to ask him about that someday. Still, even if they did end up sharing a bed (after much persuasion from Miroku) they didn't do anything other than snuggle comfortably. Sango trusted him.
The nightmare was fading from her mind, soothed by the becoming picture Miroku made, and soon she was falling asleep again, the same sweet smile on her face as Miroku's.
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The next day, Kagome wondered if she should play hard to get lest Inuyasha thought she was too easy. Then again, she already agreed to his proposition, so didn't that make her easy?
Whatever, Kagome thought and she exited the girl's bathroom with her head held high, walking like the composed, sophisticated and brave woman she was.
Suddenly, a big hand grasped her wrist firmly and brought her spinning around. She stumbled slightly and saw Inuyasha standing there, holding her hand nonchalantly and smirking.
Kagome tried to pull her hand away. "What are you doing, stupid?" she hissed angrily. "People might see us!"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Yeah right. The hall is so crowded with students at seven fifteen in the morning," he agreed mockingly, sarcasm dripping from his voice. "Look around, Kagome; we're practically the only ones here!"
She glared at him. "It still doesn't mean you can hold my hand. And while we're on the subject, why are you holding my hand?"
He just shrugged and let go. Kagome continued to glare at him, both her hands safely curled around her book bag.
Suddenly, they found themselves shrouded in an awkward silence.
They were both pretty early. Usually, both of them would at least show up ten minutes before the bell rang. But today, they were practically the first few students in school and the hallway they were in was disconcertingly empty.
"Boy, this is uncomfortable," Inuyasha said out loud, staring intently at Kagome. She lowered her eyes. His gaze was a little too bright to handle today.
To Kagome's sudden alarm, Inuyasha took a step forward. She looked up. "Um…hehe…you know, about yesterday…" Kagome mumbled nervously, not really knowing what to say. Inuyasha was going to kiss her, of course, and though her lips tingled at the knowledge, it made her stomach queasy. Kagome didn't exactly know what troubled her. No one was around. Even the teachers were still in their offices, preparing for the day. And the students wouldn't probably start arriving until a few minutes later.
She swallowed nervously, licking her dry lips. Inuyasha followed the action. The tension between them turned into something more passionate, more heated and definitely more dangerous.
Inuyasha leaned closer and his warm breath caressed her lips. Her eyes widened.
"Don't chicken out on me, Higurashi. The first day hasn't even begun yet," he murmured a bit haughtily.
Kagome's eyes flashed. She hated being called a coward. Steeling her reserve, she grasped the sides of his face and glared, book bag falling to the ground. "I'm not," she whispered, before pulling his face down to hers.
Their lips crushed, and the desire exploded. Inuyasha automatically encircled Kagome, deepening the kiss. His tongue traced her lower lip, fingers stroking her back encouragingly. Kagome hesitated before opening her mouth and his tongue swept in, tangling deliciously with hers. Kagome gasped in surprise. Her past boyfriends hadn't kissed her quite like this.
Inuyasha unceremoniously pushed Kagome against the lockers, though the impact wasn't so rough. His hands tangled in her hair, angling her head even higher to further deepen the kiss. Kagome was learning quick and responded just as fervently, hands sliding around his neck. Their lips slanted against the other, tongues battling for domination and Kagome arched upwards, suddenly caught in a thoughtless sweep of need. Their need for air was momentarily forgotten.
He was enjoying this immensely. Kagome kissed innocently, but there was something about the way she did it that seemed seductive. Inuyasha could feel the pressure in his pants rising and he gave a soft groan when Kagome unconsciously bit his lower lip.
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.
Both were too immersed in the kiss to notice the footsteps rapidly approaching them, echoing in the empty hall.
His hands roamed and cupped her breasts through the material of her blouse, making Kagome gasp against his mouth. Inuyasha found he quite liked the sound.
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.
Inuyasha's reddened ears perked at the sound, catching it at last.
Distracted, he pulled away and looked up, eyes glazed over with desire as Kagome tried to catch her breath.
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.
"Shit, someone's coming," Inuyasha cursed, furious at the interruption. He quickly pulled away from Kagome, feeling a quick stab of manly pride at seeing her so…ruffled in a good way. Her breathing was labored, her hair somewhat mussed and her lips lusciously swollen from his kisses. Inuyasha licked her lips, deciding that she tasted sweet.
The footsteps belonged to a lower-grade teacher, hurrying to her office. She gave the two teens curious looks – Kagome seemed a tad too flushed – as she passed them by and immediately disappeared around a corner.
Kagome only vaguely noticed the passing teacher. She was touching her lips, warm and gently bruised. Her heart was beating insanely and her mind was whirling with a hundred, no, a thousand questions, starting with, Whoa! What was that? But she couldn't quite speak yet. Even the greenhouse kiss seemed nowhere as passionate as this one. Of course, Inuyasha would obviously know how to kiss, judging by the long, long list of his past paramours.
Still, Kagome felt rather overwhelmed. She hadn't known she could kiss like that, and the desire still swirled around her, though she tried to contain it.
"It was a good start, doncha think?" Inuyasha asked, grinning cheekily. He wanted to ravage the girl right here and then, but remembering how stuffy she could get when pushed, decided to postpone that plan for later. Maybe with a nice, comfy bed next time…
Kagome straightened and raked a hand through her dark hair. "I guess," she agreed a bit grudgingly. Inuyasha could kiss, but he was still public enemy number one for her. Even sharing private, passionate kisses – and probably more later on – with him didn't mean they could be friends. Besides, as far as Kagome knew, friends don't even kiss.
Neither do enemies, Kagome reminded herself wryly. She glimpsed her book bag on the floor and bent to pick it up.
Another silence fell over them. Usually, when the two would meet and talk to each other, it'd always hold insults and curses. They've never encountered a moment where they were forced to make some sort of conversation and they weren't mad at the other, thus having no reasons to deliver some verbal abuse. Maybe they really were better off with actions than words. Who knew, they might start arguing.
It would seem extremely strange. One moment they were engaged in a heated lip-lock and the next, they'd be yelling vile epithets. Both were fidgeting on their feet, wanting to kiss again but hesitant since anyone could intrude in on them and find out their less than a day old secret.
There was another intruder. And if Kagome and Inuyasha had been kissing, that intruder would have been stupefied.
"Kagome-chan!" Sango greeted cheerfully, coming up to them quietly. Miroku was mysteriously not by her side.
She gave Inuyasha a weird look and noticed Kagome's reddened cheeks.
"Have you two been fighting again?" Sango demanded, plucking her hands on her hips. Ever since Miroku became her boyfriend about a month and two weeks ago (Kagome was still trying to get over it) she'd been a lot nicer to Inuyasha then, though she still doesn't like him that much.
Inuyasha just shrugged. Kagome was actually unsure of what to say to that one. She wasn't mad at him at the moment and vice versa.
But Sango didn't even let them answer. "Well, if you have been, then stop it. You'll probably get in trouble again." She glanced at both of them, a confused look on her face. "You two are awfully quiet." Pause. "And early."
"I thought that the school would still be Higurashi-virus free if I came early," Inuyasha smiled widely, "I guess I was wrong."
Kagome bristled, though she knew he was only putting on an act in case Sango suspects something. But really! His voice was one of those voices which sounded perpetually obnoxious and smug, and thus, even if what he said was the sweetest, most genuine compliment, it'd still seem conceited.
"Even if I hate to agree with anything this mutt-head says," she secretly snickered at the sudden annoyed twitch of his adorable ears, "I was thinking the same thing, only he's the deadly, incurable virus."
Sango shook her head, but secretly, she was relieved. It would have been too weird if Kagome and Inuyasha spent five minutes with each other and not fight. A bad, bad omen and enough to freak her. That was their permanent, steadfast roles to everyone – enemies before, enemies now, and enemies forever.
Inuyasha left the two girls alone – after a biting comment about how Kagome was the most infuriating girl alive – and Kagome quickly sighed, wiping at her lips.
"You okay?"
Kagome smiled faintly. "Yeah." Then a devilish look crossed her face as the girls walked towards their first class. "So, how was your date with Miroku yesterday? For one whole day too!"
Sango looked surprised, guilty, and then finally blushed. "How did you know? I mean, date? What date?"
The other girl rolled her eyes and linked arms with her best friend. "Please, I'm not stupid. We always hang out together so of course I noticed you weren't in school yesterday, as well as Miroku. So, spill girl, or I'll just keep on bugging you until you crack."
Sango brushed back an errant brunette lock that had escaped her long ponytail, eyes twinkling. "Oh, it was so fun! Wait till you hear what we did yesterday! Talk about romantic!"
"Yeah, and you just had to spend the night with him," Kagome grinned and said matter-of-factly. "But then again, your answering machine was so amusing I didn't even notice no one was picking up."
A sheepish look appeared on Sango's face. "Sorry. It rained all night late last night, remember? And his car was suddenly broken and we had no money for cab. Besides, I just slept over. We did nothing except sleep…though that was after I raided his fridge." They giggled.
They arrived at their classroom, which was empty, and went to their seats and gossiped some more.
Kagome opened her mouth to automatically tell Sango about her secret, checked herself and shut up. She was so used to telling Sango everything that she almost told about the bargain, which, however Kagome saw it through golden light, still sounded sluttish. (Word or not?)
"What? What were you going to say?" Sango angled her head, expectantly waiting for the reply.
She hesitated. "Uh, nothing, actually. Talkative reflex, you know." Kagome gave a fake laugh. How totally lame! Ugh!
Sango gave her a funny look but shrugged. "Oh. So, have any juicy secrets you haven't told me yet?"
Kagome chocked on her tongue (How does that happen!). "Huh! N-No! Nothing! Totally nothing, Sango!"
"Kagome, chill." An amused – though slightly suspicious – expression was on Sango's face. "It was just a question. I know we don't have secrets from each other. So really, relax."
But Kagome couldn't. She wanted to tell Sango about the bargain but couldn't. Not just because they agreed for it to be secret, but also since she wasn't exactly sure how Sango would accept it. And now she was supposed to lie and sneak around.
Kagome wasn't fine. She felt terrible!
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By recess, Kagome was half sure that the Insanity Bargain – as she dubbed it. And the Insanity Bargain was important enough to be capitalized – was wrong and should be terminated right away.
Now, if she could only find Inuyasha and convince him.
She was passing an empty and unused classroom (it was an old art classroom but nobody uses it anymore for unknown reasons) when suddenly, the door opened and a hand grabbed her (for the second time that morning alone!) and slipped her hurriedly inside.
"What the – "
Before Kagome could finish, she was shoved against the wall rather rudely and Inuyasha's mouth slanted against her, effectively silencing her protests. During her surprise, she had dropped her book bag.
Kagome's eyes widened but she quickly softened, opening her mouth for Inuyasha's questing tongue. Her hands gripped his broad shoulders, pulling him closer, fingers digging through the black material of his uniform. Her resolve was quickly forgotten, lost in the heated magic of Inuyasha's mouth and hands. Speaking of his hands, they were slipping beneath her school blouse, big hands searing her soft skin.
She squirmed and purred against his lips. This noise had a strange effect on Inuyasha. This made him kiss her even harder, hands rising until they were beneath the swell of her breasts, sending a thrill up her spine.
A few seconds later, they broke the kiss, surfacing for much needed air. They were panting heavily and wrapped in a daze of desire caused by much too active teen hormones.
"Inuyasha…I…" Her breath hitched when he suddenly pulled at her collar sideways, revealing most of her right shoulder. He then suddenly did something she never thought he would do.
Inuyasha licked at the curve of her neck and suddenly bit into it gently. Kagome winced at the slight sting and gasped. I'm being claimed! Kagome thought wildly, though excitement was still cursing through her. Inuyasha's body felt very big and very, very warm pressing against her softer one.
He pulled back and glanced down at his lovebite, smirking proudly at himself.
Kagome gaped up at him, still a bit shocked. What if someone saw the mark!
He leaned down and kissed her thoroughly once more, though this one was much quicker. He moved his head so his lips were skimming against her sensitive earlobes – to this, Kagome shivered – and whispered in a low voice, "Now you can't back out of our agreement, wench."
And after that, he was gone. Seriously. Before Kagome could blink, Inuyasha had let her go and slipped back out into the hall.
Kagome brought a shaky hand to her exposed shoulder, touching the tender lovebite. The two-canine mark wasn't deep enough to bleed, but definitely was deep enough to leave a reddish mark. Her breathing was still irregular, though in the process of slowing down. Her head was spinning, her hormones raging and fantasies going over the scale.
Of course, Kagome was a bit peeved that he had stolen three kisses from her already. Next time, Kagome vowed to herself as she steadied her composure, it'll be my turn to pull one over Inuyasha. And it'll be something he won't easily forget!
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