Well hello people. Its been a long, long time eh? Honestly don't know why I even happened to stop by
but your pleas touched me so I give you this. The last chapter that I wrote before I.
well, stopped writing. I know, it's terrible of me to do this to you people, you who have raised me to
become one of the most popular Inuyasha writers of my time. But, I'll be frank with you people. I don't
watch Inuyasha. I haven't seen anything past the 30th episode and I wasn't even watching when I started
writing the beloved (and horribly composed in terms of spelling and grammar) Time for a Change. The
only reason I've been writing so long was because I loved it. SO I give this to you, perhaps this will
signal my return, probably not. But I'm going to go finish a short fic that I had been writing as soon
as I post this (I can't even remember what this chapter is about its been so long)
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-I'll answer reviews though you guys probably don't remember your comments
Oh, btw, I'm still dating my girlfriend if you're wondering.
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-Inuchic515- Ehehe well thanks alot, though I guess I've let you all down now.
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-Smurf2005-That pocky is probably stale but I'll take it. And no Kagome didn't have anything to do with
starting the fight.
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-I am Sango-Lol I have no idea what allusion to school of rock you are talking about. Please show me, but
it wasn't intentional.
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-fuma-the-dragon-of-earth-Another school of rock comment. What is everyone talking about?
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-Inus lil Miko- er yeah he does, sorry I didn't catch it. It can be our little secret that nothing happened.
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"I'm very disappointed with you all." said Mr. Ishimaru as he paced up and down a very long line of
grime covered students, all with their eyes glued to the floor in customary respect. Facing the students was
a line of teachers, some covered in grime some not. Inuyasha was there as well, a pencil casually placed in
his mouth as he watched on with his arms crossed. Mr. Ishimaru rubbed his temples gently. His expression was one
of anger, accented by the red hue his face was gaining over time. His face wasn't the only thing with abnormal
color. He himself hadn't been spared from the battle. His suit was covered with various stains, the most
prominent around his belly, looking like it came from a grape juice of some kind. "You are all far too old for
something like this. What will people think if they hear that this school's students act like second graders"
he asked, raising his voice as he turned on his heel to pace the other direction. "You two!" he said, pointing
to the two students at the very center of the line. They were also the only two bruised. They flinched as he
pointed at them. "You are both suspended for the next two weeks. I expect a ten page report on why what you did
was wrong from each of you when you get back if you ever want a prayer of entering college. Before the boys
could protest, the principal turned his gaze on the rest of the students. "As for the rest of you..."
Mr. Ishimaru paused for a moment, letting the students wait in nervous anxiety to hear their sentence as he wiped the sweat accumulating on his brow with one food covered sleeve. The end result was a small streak of red sauce being left behind, but no one dared to even breathe, let alone laugh. "You will all receive an unexcused absense for the rest of your classes while you clean up the mess you made of the cafeteria. INCLUDING the lights Mr. Horoto." The boy mentioned winced and smiled sheepishly before a glare returned him to admiring the floor. "This will be put on all of your records, and a notice will be sent to all colleges that have previously accepted you or are otherwise affiliated with you. Pray that you won't lose your scholarships over this. You will also be serving two days of in school suspension." he said, making a sweeping motion to the row of students. He then scratched his head and surveyed the group. "However, the school is not prepared with the facilities for such a large group of perpertrators. Therefor, I will have to ask Mr. Shiro to watch you in the gym for the first four hours of the day for the next four days. You will return to your afternoon classes as normal. You will not be able to make up any work missed on the first two days nor will you receive credit for any work done, but any work missed on Friday and next Monday may be made up at your disgression."
The moment those words were out of his mouth a pencil lost its life a few yards away. A few seconds later Inuyasha might have lost his as well if several helpful teachers hadn't been around to give him a good patting on the back. The principal sighed and looked down at his clothing, pinching a bit and pulling it forward so he could see more clearly. "Now go get cleaned up in the showers, you'll be cleaning those as well once you are done." he then gave them a wave of dismissal, one they obeyed very rapidly, and turned to his faculty. "As for us, if you are clean please go to your next hour classes. The rest of you are dismissed to clean up, return when you are finished. If you are clean, please watch over teacherless classrooms as best as you can. We don't need another disaster today." The man then gave a glance at a wall clock partially covered in Jello. "It seems we've missed a class hour in all of the commotion. Adjust your schedules accordingly." And with that the poor man gave a nod and began to walk towards the cafeteria exit, muttering about board inquiries and other, less polite things.
A few hours later, the chase was on once again. The final bell had rung and the halls were quickly emptying as students were freed from the bondage of desks and pre-calculus quizes. The few that still lingered in the hallway payed to attention to a girl moving quickly through followed a few steps behind by a raven haired man. "Kagome, come back here." Inuyasha hissed as he chased after the girl, dodging several students that were in his way. "I can't, I have something to do. I'll see you in a minute." replied the girl hurridly, increasing the gait of her step. Inuyasha wasn't one to accept something as that and doggedly followed after. "Why are you walking away from me?" he asked as he reached for her arm, though failing to grab her because of a passing student forcing him to move around. "I'm not! I told you I just have something to do!" she answered, turning the corner. Up ahead a group of students were gathered near the teacher lounge. They were apparently waiting for one teacher or another. Kagome managed to squeeze through, but the students shifted so that there was no longer a gap. Inuyasha wasn't about to be stopped by this unsuspecting roadblock, and with a growl he plowed through them, causing the students to stumble in all directions.
It just so happened at that moment the door to the teacher's lounge opened and Mr. Ishimaru and Miss Sakata, both in new sets of clothing and carrying cups of coffee, stepped through, Mr. Ishimaru in front. "It took me an hour to get some of the food off my skin. Remind me to suggest we divert more funds to cafeteria food." said Mr. Ishimaru just as a black haired blur collided with a group of his students. One poor boy was pushed towards them and the principal had just enough time to widen their eyes before the student crashed into them, sending coffee everywhere. The three stood there in silence for a moment before the unlucky student pulled away, stammering apologies as he did. Mr. Ishimaru looked down at his shirt, which now sported a nice brown stain down it, and pulled at a bit of soggy cloth before shaking his head and sighing. He turned his head to Miss Sakata, who had been spared from the mess and had a hand over her mouth. Perhaps it was in shock but more likely it was to stifle the choked laughs. "I'm going home." he said in defeat.
Meanwhile, the race had made its way half way down the hall. Up ahead a group of students were clumped near the exit, chatting among themselves. "Stop being jealous over the damn teacher!" called Inuyasha as he approached to pounce. "This has nothing to do with Miss Sakata!" The group of students, and the exit, were now only yards away as they passed all but the farthest rooms in the hall. "Then what are you running for?" countered Inuyasha. All of the sudden, Kagome stopped abruptly in midstride. Inuyasha would have plowed in to her if it hadn't been for his innately quick reflexes, which allowed him to stop mere inches behind her. Slowly the schoolgirl turned around, fists clenched and face beat red. "BECAUSE I HAVE TO USE THE RESTROOM!" she hollared at the top of her lungs straight into his face. Had she been any louder and she would have blown his straight backwards by the sheer force of it. The students nearby stopped what they were doing to turn and stare at the two. Inuyasha's face was one of total dumbfoundedness while Kagome's was growing even redder as she shielded her face with one hand while dashing into the girls bathroom a few feet ahead and to the right. Inuyasha watched her enter and could only find the neurons to say a single word. "Oh."
"Yep, that's right! She said as long as I stayed till Christmas day we could spend the rest of the
vacation together." The sun had made its way about three quarters of the way across the sky. Despite the large
walls, the wind managed to blow against the upper branches of the substitute God Tree. A single golden leaf
broke away from its branch, floating down in long circles towards the grass where Inuyasha was sprawled out on
his stomach as he held his head in his hands. Silently it landed on the tip of one of his ears. He twitched it
absently as he watched Kagome talk on the phone with one of her friends, or perhaps all three at the same time
he didn't know, while she leaned against the front door with a portable phone in hand. The leaf had just begun
its renewed journey to the ground when a stray gust of wind managed to move over the walls and catch it in its
grasp, blowing it off on some new journey. "Yes, we talked and Mr. Shiro said we could stay up with him at his
cabin. There's room for all of us and mom wants some adult supervision up there anyways." There was another
pause before Kagome gave an exsasperated sigh and shook her head. "Yes, Shippo is going to be there." Shippo,
who was leading against the big tree in his normal form with a large book in hand, chuckled.
There was another pause as Kagome was asked a question. She turned towards Shippo. "How are we going to get up there Eri wants to know." Shippo thumbed the book as he searched for his place. "We'll take my car and rent a van or something to carry all of the luggage and whoever we can't fit. I'll take care of it this week sometime. Should be pretty easy to get a vehicle still." Kagome nodded and turned back to her original position. "He said he'll take care of it." A moment later she rolled her eyes. "No I'm not going to ask him that." Shippo shot her a questioning look and Kagome mouthed the word "Limo". Inuyasha snorted. "You should have been able to hear that, the phone's right there." Shippo shrugged. "I wasn't paying attention." The kitsune raised an eyebrow teasingly. "Unlike some people."
"All right, I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." Kagome pressed the button that ended the connection and set the phone in front of the door before pushed herself off the ground and walked over to where Inuyasha was laying with her hands on her hips. She bent over and pinched one of his ears. "You're listening in on my phone conversations Inuyasha?" she asked teasingly as she smiled at the hanyou. Inuyasha moved his ear out of her grasp. "You were right there. If you didn't want me to hear you should have gone inside." he said in defense of himself. Kagome's smile grew bigger and she sat down closely to him. "Hearing and listening are two different things." she countered. Before Inuyasha could continue the casual arguement, Kagome moved her arm to his other side and pulled herself over until she was laying back to back on top of him, using his hair as pillow. She absently reached back for one of his hands that was holding his head (and consequently hers as well) up and slide her hand inside, pulling it back until it was extended by their sides. Inuyasha shifted his other hand slightly to compensate but other than that they were both still. Shippo glanced at them with a smile before returning his attention to his book.
After a few minutes of listening to the rhythmic breathing and heart beat of her living bed in silence,
Kagome turned her head towards Shippo. "What are you reading Shippo?" she asked. Shippo looked up from his
novel and turned the cover towards her. "Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes. It's basically about a guy who
goes crazy and tries to become a knight. It's a comedy, but the humor is pretty dry. I'm sure it was a lot
funnier back in the century in which it was written." he replied casually. Kagome gave a little 'ah' and the
boy went back to his reading as Kagome settled back against Inuyasha. They were silent for another few minutes.
Inuyasha absently ran his thumb across her hand as they shared in the pleasure of physical contact. Eventually,
Kagome spoke up. "Tell me a story Inuyasha."
Kagome couldn't see his face, but she suspected he had a puzzled expression on his face. "A story?"
he asked. Kagome nodded. "About what happened after the well sealed. Neither of you has really said much
about it." Inuyasha stiffened ever so slightly, but Kagome didn't notice. Meanwhile, Shippo set down his book
and looked on in interest. For a while, Inuyasha said nothing and Kagome gave him a little jab in the side to
encourage him. "Well? Are you going to tell me?" she asked. "The villagers held a memorial for you and Kikyo.
Around the well." Inuyasha finally said. "They built a shelter around it to protect it. Miroku blessed it and
put ofudas on it. It got torn down later during a war, but some of the old villagers still remembered it and
eventually the whole grounds were concentrated and they built a shrine." Shippo added to Inuyasha's sparse
details.
"Miroku and Sango got married. After that Miroku stopped groping women besides Sango. Kaede lived for gods know how long and Miroku took over when she died. Shippo cried a lot." Inuyasha continued. Shippo gave a snort and ran a hand through his hair. "You cried more than I did." he grumbled. This time Kagome did feel Inuyasha tense underneath her, adding some weight to Shippo's statement. "Sh-shut up!" said Inuyasha as he began to detatch his hand from hers, probably to search for some blunt object to throw at Shippo, but Kagome squeezed tightly and after a moment Inuyasha relented. "Is that so?" asked Kagome, struggling not to smile about a subject that was obviously very touchy to Inuyasha. She turned herself so that she was more on her side and had a better view of the back of Inuyasha's head, detatching her hand from his so that she could use the arm for leverage. Seeing the two possible outcomes for this discussion and not wanting to be there for either, Shippo gave a cough. "I'd better go get that reservation." said Shippo, standing with his book and retreating to the house, picking up the phone as he entered.
Neither of the two made a response, the world around slowly fading out of focus to them as everything
centered on the small patch of ground where the were laying like a spot light in a dark theater. Inuyasha was
silent for a long time before he made a response. He reached out in front of himself with his now free hand,
extending a single finger out until it brushed against a blade of grass as he spoke. "That's the past." A
rather unsatisfying answer in Kagome's opinion. "The past is very important Inuyasha. What happens can affect
who we become." she argued as the hanyou gently moved his finger back and forth over the small, green plant.
Inuyasha made a soft keh sound. "More like what doesn't happen." he said softly, his eyes now solely fixed on
the piece of grass as he continued to stroke it with his finger. "You weren't there, for any of us. Gone." he
continued before she could inquire what he meant. Kagome turned herself fully onto his back and did her best
to hug him. "You know if I wanted to be there Inuyasha. You know I tried to get back to you.. all of you." she
whispered, stirring up some of his silver hair with her breath.
Inuyasha blinked, making another soft keh sound and sharply retracted his finger through the blade of grass as the spell the grass seemed to have over him was broken. It was such a quick and fluid movement that the blade didn't even move until a soft blast of wind blew the the severed tip away. "That's the past." repeated Inuyasha, slowly rolling to his side so he didn't alarm the girl and turning around to face her. Kagome sighed and let her arms fulling wrap around the hanyou. "I guess so" she said, looking up at him. The proximity of their faces caused a magnetic attration the quickly drew the two into a kiss. When they had drawn back, Kagome gave him a smile. "But at least we have a future." she said. In the air, the leaf and the piece of grass met, circling about eachother for a brief moment in the wind's current before returning onto their separate journeys.
So how was it? What was it about for that matter? Mind giving me a summary in your review :P