I need to check some dates...but I don't think it's been a whole month since I last updated! So I guess that means I've been typing more over the summer! Not that that counts for much... And page breaks aren't working AGAIN! I'm a try to use a line...
Oh! And the next chapter of Those Eyes is finished...just gotta send it to the beta!
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Anyways, here it is...
Chapter Sixteen: Temporarily
He wished she had been lying to him, but he found her words to be the truth. His leg was very soar, but not broken anymore, and he had a scar across his cheek. 'If only I was a full demon...my leg would have healed...and so would this scar.' He thought to himself as he changed into a pair of old jeans.
Just because Kagome was gone didn't mean he could miss school, or at least that's what Sesshoumaru told him. 'You can't miss school just because she's gone. You can save her soon, but don't miss class. Your future rides on your school performance, being a hero won't keep you off the streets when you're an adult, and I'm sure as hell not going to support you after high school.' Did his brother have to be so cruel about it? Inuyasha didn't argue with the youkai, he had a point. And besides, there was no telling how serious Naraku was anyway, what could he do?
Inuyasha shook his head and slipped on a black hoodie. 'I have to go to school to get my mind off of this. Dwelling on this subject isn't healthy for me. I can't help Kagome unless I'm in perfect condition.' He slid on his shoes and limped down the stairs.
He had stayed in his hanyou form all night so that his wounds would heal, but he wasn't strong enough. Only a full demon could heal so quickly.
He grabbed his bag which had been thrown by the couch a few days ago, and he headed out of the door. The wind was blowing lightly, causing his long ebony hair to fly about his face. 'Ugg...I hate the wind.' He thought cynically as he made his way down the porch steps. 'And why do we have stairs all over the place! They're hard to walk down!' He hopped off the last step and looked to his right.
'Kagome...' He looked towards her house, silent as usual. he wished she would be coming out of the door this morning, but he knew that was impossible. "It's all my fault." He whispered aloud to himself as he slowly made his way down to the bus stop. 'I've screwed this whole thing up so badly...'
"Inuyasha! What happened to you!" Came the squeal of Ayame as he stepped up into the bus. 'God damn stairs...'
"Don't worry about him Ayame, he probably got in a fight yesterday." Came the voice of Yura who was sitting right beside the surprised girl.
"You have no idea how right you are." Inuyasha agreed as he stumbled down the middle isle of the bus.
"Inuyasha?"
"What?" He asked turning to look across the isle at Miroku.
"What happened to you, man?" His friend asked, concerned.
"Nothing, just got a little scratched up." He laughed it off and patted his leg.
Miroku would have been convinced if Inuyasha hadn't winced as he touched his leg. "Man, I think you should go see a doctor."
"Why? It happens all the time." He brushed it off.
"No it doesn't. No one ever lays a hand on you when you fight with them." Miroku pointed out. And it was true, Inuyasha was pretty good at fighting even as a human. And you could expect someone with his aggressive nature to get into a nice number of fights...
"Well, I'm a little rusty." He commented, and then he turned to look out of the window. The two sat in silence a moment as the old bus made its way down the street.
'The newspaper office...' Miroku thought as they passed by. "Hey, Inuyasha, where were you?" He turned to face his friend, who was still looking out of the window.
"What do you mean?" He asked, still looking out. "When?" He turned to face his friend.
"At the Ball. I thought you would be there...but you weren't."
Inuyasha stared into his friend's curious eyes. 'What can I say..'
"Look, I know you didn't realize this might happen but, " Miroku leaned across the isle so that he could speak at a lower volume. "Kagome's been kidnapped."
Inuyasha tried his best to look surprised, tried his best to look like he was clueless.
"It's true, I swear. And...she's that girl in that warehouse."
"How do you know?"
"I...I was there." Miroku looked down guiltily. "I tried to help her, but I couldn't." He looked up at Inuyasha.
"Is she okay?"
"She was when I last saw her...but that doesn't mean anything..."
Did it show? Please tell me it shows!
She sat there in the dark corner of a strange room. She was holding her legs up to her body, holding as tightly as she could. 'He...he almost got to me...' Her eyes were wide with fright. It's not like this was the first time Naraku tried to hurt her, but this time there was no one to s top him. Her mother wouldn't be able to intervene. She felt a different kind of fear as he had approached her last night. There would be no one to save her here in this strange place. 'Miroku...Inuyasha...Dogman...someone! Someone please help me!' She screamed internally.
She didn't know who the person was that cause Miroku to stop yesterday, but she thanked God that the girl had been there to help her. She didn't want to know what could've happened to her otherwise.
She bit her lip as she stared at her bare knees. I can't believe that he's done this to me. At home I could get away...but here...how can I save myself? I don't know where I am and I have no clue how to get out. That and there are all those weird guys around this place...' She rested her head on her knees. "I...I can't do anything. He's going to hurt me, and I can't stop him!" She whimpered.
She took in a deep breath as she looked around the room in which she was confined in. So dark...she could only guess what the objects in the room were by their shape. 'This must be some kind of janitor's closet. It looks like a bunch of mops or something.'
She stood up, struggling because of the ties around her wrists which made it hard for her to balance. 'If I can just get out of here...I don't hear anyone on the other side of the door.'
There should be a line here!
He struggled to get out of the bus, slowly trudging after Miroku. "Are you sure you're okay?" He inquired as he waited for his friend to make his way down the steps.
"I'm fine, I swear." He answered gruffly. "Just because I can't walk doesn't mean I'm going to die or anything, so stop worrying. It's creepy." He sent his friend a sly look, trying to change the tone of the conversation.
"Sorry Inuyasha, it's just that with Kagome gone and all I don't want anything to happen to you. One friend in danger is more than enough." He looked down and for the first time the weight he was carrying on his shoulders was evident to Inuyasha.
"Hey man, it's okay. Kagome will be fine." Inuyasha patted his friend on the back.
"How do you know that, Inuyasha?" Miroku stood up straight, face to face with his friend. "You weren't even there. She was about to be hurt and all I could do was watch." He narrowed his eyes. "You couldn't even be there to help her! Don't tell me shell be okay!"
Inuyasha backed up, his expression changing into a hard glare. "Look, I'm sorry I wasn't there to help you, but I know she's gone! I've known the whole time. I didn't abandon her! I've been trying to help her too!" He turned defensive. 'I'm sorry Miroku, but that's the only way I can pout it with out giving myself away.'
'He knew...?" Miroku relaxed a but and stared at his friend. "You knew Inuyasha?"
"Miroku! I was there when he left the Ball! I followed you guys!" He raised his arms for emphasis. "And then...she kind of is my neighbor. Even if I didn't see her leave the dance., don't you think I would have noticed that she wasn't coming home?
"Oh, yea." Miroku slapped his head. "Look man, I'm sorry Inuyasha. I'm just a little stressed so I've been jumping to a lot of conclusions lately."
"It's okay man." Inuyasha smiled at him and turned around to the court yard. "Let's get to school."
"Hey, Inuyasha?"
"Yea?"
"Why is their a camera crew in front of out school?"
"I don't...know..."
This line better show...ugg...
And she was right, there wasn't anyone on the other side of the door. The only problem was that she couldn't open it. "God Dammit!" She punched the door as she fell to the ground, tears forming at her lashes. "There's no way I can get out of here...all I can do is wait for him to hurt me..." Her head dropped into her lad and she cried.
'How can I do this? Am I just supposed to wait for him to come here and hurt me? I just can't do that!' She hit the door again and looked at the room before her. 'What if I hide?' An idea popped inside her head. 'He can't do anything to me if he can't find me!' A smile fell across her face for the first time in a long time. 'That's it! I'll hide. And if he does find me...I can kick him, he'll be surprised, and I can run out of here! Yes!' She cheered at the thought.
'So...where do I hide?'
Oh God...if you guys can't see this I swear...
"What is this?" Inuyasha managed to ask as they walked up to the large crowd in front of the school.
"Just the news, they're interviewing Kagome's friends. Trying to figure out who could have kidnapped her." A voice offered.
"Who's that?" Miroku asked as he squinted his eyes, and looked in the direction of the voice.
"That would be me." Replied Kikyo as she walked out of the crowd.
"None of those are her friends..." Miroku began as he looked at the people talking to the camera crew. He was staring at Yura and Ayame in particular. The two were smiling brightly, playing with the hair in front of the camera, and taking the microphone from one of the reporters.
"And how would you know?" Kikyo slyly asked him.
"Because I know her, and I know them, and they hate her!" Miroku said, though he was still glaring at the flirtatious girls on the other side of the crowd.
"So? It's not like she has any friends, it would only look bad for her if no one walked up."
"What are you talking about? She has me and Inu...nu...no...no one just me." He twisted nervously as he caught the look Inuyasha was sending him.
'Don't say that in front of Kikyo! It will only cause me trouble!' Inuyasha thought desperately as he looked at his smiling girlfriend.
"Exactly, she has one friend, and that's as good as none."
Miroku swallowed the insult that flashed across in his mind as he looked helplessly at Inuyasha who could only shrug his shoulders.
"Miroku, would you mind if Inuyasha and I were to be alone for a moment?" Kikyo asked, more like told Miroku.
"Yea, whatever." He waved them off as he made his way towards the school. Watching the crowd would just piss him off if he stayed there. 'Not like I wanted to stay around you for that long anyway Kikyo.'
"So!" Kikyo turned around to face him.
"So?" Inuyasha asked nervously.
"About the Ball..."
"Look, I'm sorry Kikyo, please forgive me!" He pleaded with his wide eyes.
'Like I would just give you up...' "Fine, I'll forgive you, if you never talk to her again." She smiled up at him, looking the image of innocence.
"But Kikyo! She's my best fr-"
"You want to be with me or not? And besides, you have Miroku." She looked up at him, daring him to argue with her.
He inhaled deeply and nodded. "Alright." He managed to say.
There should be a line right about here...
'Kagome was kidnapped?' Sango's spoon fell into her cereal bowl, clattering. She stared at the television screen in front of her.
End of chapter!
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