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Chapter 16-Caught

Inuyasha turned around, and Kagome was standing there, tears streaming down her face.

"Kagome, I can ex-"

Before he got to finish his sentence, the girl had stomped off, heading towards the double doors and out to the parking lot. Inuyasha quickly took off after her.

The night was getting chilly, and even though you could tell that summer was on its way, the nights were still cold. Kagome shivered.

There were footsteps behind her. "Kagome, wait! I can explain!"

She turned around, glaring him. "What's there to explain? You went out of your way to ask me out for prom so you could embarrass me in front of everyone! Tell me! What's there to explain!"

"I, at first…I-"

"Exactly Inuyasha! I can't believe I was such a fool to think that we could actually be friends again! This whole entire thing, it's all just been a big game for you, huh! Well, I'm sorry mister, but this game is over!"

"Kagome, I swear, it's not like that!"

"Stop denying it Inuyasha because so far, I haven't heard a single word out of you to back it up!" Kagome said angrily. "Look, I'm a nerdy geeky freak, ok? I'm S-M-A-R-T! Do I suddenly look stupid to you?"

"Look, Kagome!"

"I don't want hear your fucking reasons, look if you're so into dares, I dare you to never talk to me again. I'm going home." Kagome screamed, tears pouring down her cheeks.

"I must look really beautiful right now, huh?" she laughed bitterly. "I'm leaving." The girl turned and started stomping off toward the direction of her house.

"Kagome, at least let me take you home!" he said, grabbing her shoulder to pull her back.

"Don't touch me!" she snapped at him, jerking away. She raised her hand with as much force as possible and slapped him across the face. "Stay away from me!"

"Just let me take you home!" Inuyasha insisted.

Thanks, but no." she yelled back. She suddenly stopped in her tracks and turned to face him. For Inuyasha, there was a glimmer of hope that she would come back. "Actually…no, you don't deserve a thanks, you jackass!" And the girl once again headed towards her home.

Inuyasha gave a defeated sigh. He should follow her to make sure nothing happened to her, like get kidnapped, mugged, or worse…raped.

He started up the car and turned the volume of his car stereo to low, so he could still hear the music but someone outside couldn't. He followed behind her, making sure he was close enough to see her but far enough so she couldn't hear his engine. She looked so dejected.

Seeing her heart shaped face so broken, it made Inuyasha feel lower than a bug under a rock. He couldn't stand to see a woman cry, specifically if it was Kagome…especially if he was the one who had made her cry.

Was it the pull of the moon now baby
That led to you to my door

You say the nights got you acting crazy
I think it's something more

A new song had started playing on the radio, one that Inuyasha had never heard before. And then he realized that the radio wasn't on the station he usually listened to. Now he remembered! Kagome had changed the station to some country station. They had argued about it for a long time.

Flashback

Inuyasha and Kagome were on the drive to the restaurant, and Inuyasha's radio was blaring loud rock music. Kagome suddenly switched the station to 107.9, the country station.

Inuyasha glared at her and changed it back.

Kagome humphed and switched it again.

"What're you doing!" Inuyasha exclaimed.

"Changing the station, duh!"

"But I don't want to listen to this!"

"Well, that's too bad."

Inuyasha shot one last glare at the girl and returned to his driving. "…So, do you listen to country a lot?"

The girl shrugged, tucking a stray hair behind her ear. "Not really."

"Then why are we listening to this?"

"Because…" Kagome said slowly, as if piecing her thoughts and opinions together, "Because if you never try something new, you'll never know if you're missing out on something extraordinary. And maybe you'll never know how much you like it until the influence of others has made you incapable of enjoying it…People care to much about what other people say…"

End of Flashback

I never felt the earth move honey
Until you shook my tree
Nobody runs from the law now baby
Of love and gravity so strong
Baby you gotta hold on

Inuyasha sighed. God, he felt awful. He watched Kagome walking slowly. But when he eyed her closely, he noticed that she was limping.

If I fall you're going down with me
You're going down with me baby if I fall
You can't take back every little chill you gave me
You're going down with me baby heart and all ooh yea

The girl stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and leaned against the wall. She didn't seem to notice Inuyasha's car. She sat down on the ground a moment to take off her four inch heels.

We're hanging right on the edge now baby
The wind is getting stronger
We're hanging by a thread now honey
We can't hold on much longer
It's a long way down but it's too late

Inuyasha stared at Kagome. He had made her suffer so much, in such little time. And now, he felt like he was suffering as well. It felt so foreign without Kagome sitting next to him, yapping on about anything and everything.

If I fall you're going down with me
You're going down with me baby if I fall
You can't take back every little chill you gave me
You're going down with me baby heart and all

Things just weren't the same without her.

Ooh baby I can't get any higher
This time I'm willing to dance on the wire
If I fall ...If I fall

He wished she was right here next to him, screaming her head off for betraying her like he did…because he knew he deserved it. But no, Kagome hadn't screamed in the car. She hadn't even taken his offer to take her home. She just stomped off in her four inch heels and decided to walk home, instead. And that felt even worse than her yelling at him.

'Cause if I fall you're going down with me
You're going down with me baby if I fall
You can't take back every little chill you gave me
You're going down with me baby heart and all

"…you'll never know if you're missing out on something extraordinary…"

"…People care to much about what other people say…"

If I fall...If I fall...oh yeah

Kagome opened the door and flung her shoes onto the floor.

"Stupid heels…" she muttered to herself.

The room was dark and she was glad she had taken her house keys with her. It seemed like nobody was home.

"We're going out to dinner and then a movie." Kagome's mom had said, "So we won't be back till later."

Kagome sighed. She was all alone in this darkened house. Kagome moved slowly to the bathroom, carrying some PJs to change into. She felt so cried out. She lit a few candles and then slowly removed her dress. She turned on the hot water and slipped into a bubble bath.

The girl pulled loose her hair and held her breath as she dipped her face under the water's calm surface, washing away all the makeup.

Kagome sat in the tub, not thinking of anything in particular. Not even thinking about tonight…or what Inuyasha had said. She really didn't WANT to think about it.

Kagome glanced at her knees, above the water's surface and stared at them for a long time. They looked so… so… fat, and disgusting. Or maybe it was her imagination? It couldn't be. Kagome looked away, repulsed by herself. As she lifted herself from the water, she noticed her hands…What once she thought as dainty fingers looked ugly and gross, they looked so short and stubby. Her whole body didn't seem to be right tonight. Her slender body looked so…ugly. And for once in her life, she didn't feel comfortable being herself. She looked in the mirror. She had taken off her contacts and put on her glasses. Kagome noticed how unattractive she looked. Her face was plain, and when she smiled, it seemed like she was putting to much effort into it.

Kagome glared at her reflection. Everything about her seemed so imperfect! It wasn't fair! Why did she have to look this way?

"No wonder Inuyasha doesn't like me." She whispered angrily, slipping on her pajamas. She whacked the mirror and huge shards of glass cracked and fell into the sink, some falling on Kagome's palms, making deep gashes on her hands.

The girl sunk to the floor, her wet hair falling over her eyes.

"But why do I care if Inuyasha likes me or not?"

"Why do I care so much...?"

Crystaltears: Woohhh………that is as much as I can get out. And that's about as angsty as I can get for today, ok? Ok…that's good