I refuse to write anymore disclaimers. If you haven't figured it out
already I DON"T own Inuyasha. Why would I? I have no creativity. Now then
please enjoy this chapter and review. I need ideas and stuff!!!!
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"Your books, you dropped your books." An impassive voice stated from in front of Kagome, apparently the object she'd run into.
Kagome whipped her head up quickly and stumbled back onto her butt looking upon the eyes she was forced to drown in. They were amber accented by their owner's elusive silvery white hair. It was him, it was.INUYASHA!
Staring blankly, shades of red flushed into her usually healthy vibrant cheeks, anger ensuing. Flashes of past events rung in her head as the throbbing pain of reality was intensified by the blow she'd received from his stoic form. Gritting her teeth irately Kagome propped herself up on her knees and looked up to face the emotionless contender before her only to find him staring down at her with a glint of disdain and then a snap back into impassiveness.
Mustering all her controlled nerve Kagome slowly managed to lift herself completely off the ground and stand on shaking legs after which she mumble a barely audible "Thank you."
"Sango, get up will ya? It wasn't that bad a hit." Kagome managed to force out through the throbbing pain then realized that, unlike her; Sango had actually run into a wall and was thoroughly battered. Turning back to her inexpressive challenger Kagome was wordless to find him already gone. Inuyasha hadn't even said a word of closure or depart.
"Ka-Kagome, where are you?" Sango's unsteady voice inquired as she slowly stood up trying to make out her surroundings.
"I'm right in front of you Sango. Come on, I'm gonna take you to the nurse. You hit that wall pretty hard." Kagome replied placing her hands on Sango's shoulder and elbow to push her in the direction of the nurse's office, Sango mentioning something about feeling a little dizzy.
As they made their way through the wide opened corridors they called halls Kagome was struck with an odd feeling of uneasiness, almost like the feeling of an apparition. Turning slightly Kagome was taken aback to find a pale looking girl about her age with long dark hair and cold distant eyes staring attentively at her.
"Hey Kagome, we're at the nurse's office. You gonna let go of me now?" Sango interrupted jarring Kagome out of the sudden trance the girl's eyes had laid on her. Sighing heavily and trying to ignore a spiritually forceful pull to look back at the sullen girl Kagome nodded apprehensively and walked Sango into the nurse's office laying her down on a row of cold plastic chairs all the while still looking to the door as if expecting the strange girl to enter at any moment.
"If you could please pry your eyes away from that door and tell me what's wrong with this girl I can have you all to class in no time at all." The nurse disrupted Kagome in an annoyed accent.
Turning swiftly Kagome nodded and began to explain Sango's dizziness and head throbs.
"You seem out of it now. Did I miss somethin' back there?" Sango inquired after the nurse headed off to check another ailing child's condition leaving her and Kagome alone to rest.
"It's just, well; you saw who I ran into. Inuyasha was like a cold piece of steel when I bumped into him and then the way he told me my books were scattered. It was like some sort of scene from a movie about an autistic child. He spoke with so little emotion and yet I sensed a searing desire in him to hit me, you know, like I'd done something so foul and below him that it was deserved. I dunno though. I guess I just didn't expect 'im to be the sullen quiet type. He just says one word an every emotion in his mind comes out full force, like a blast." Kagome explained eyes facing the floor too embarrassed at her own lack of retaliation in that very scene.
Sighing knowingly Sango placed her elbow on her knee and stated flatly "Everyone knows he's got no heart. Don't look so surprised either. He never shows emotion and yet he does through those single words, like you said. I guess it's just his way of expressing himself. It's just the way he's always done it."
"Don't read too much into it though." Sango added cheerfully then jumped up all gung-ho like and smiled mischievously. "What do ya say we steal some Tylenol and mints off the desk and sneak on outta here?"
"Sure."
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"What'd you say you had next Gome?" Sango inquired happily as she bounced about the hallway next to a sweat dropping Kagome.
"Uh.Second period is Spanish IV." Kagome said as she twitched nervously too afraid to calm an ever so happy Sango down. 'Where does she find the energy?'
"Well my class is in another hallway so I have to go this way. Do you want me to take you to class or can you get there on your own?" Sango inquired pointing her finger in the direction of her next class.
"No, I can get there on my own. Thank anyways. See ya later." Kagome replied then walked off down the hall to her class.
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"Hola, Senorita Kagome Higurashi, and welcome to Grand Mason Academy's Spanish IV. I know we met earlier and were introduced, but it is a custom of ours here in this class to allow our new students to choose seats and then we'll spend the entire class introducing you to all your classmates." Senora Ritz explained happily then added, "I'm sure you'd like to place your things down now. Please, go select your seat."
'Right.a seat. Where to look? Maybe over.no, that kid looks like he just got done smokin' mary.j. How 'bout over.nope, she keeps lookin' at me like I've got the plague or somethin'. Oooooo, that seat looks promising.he's got STUPIDITY written all over him. What about.'
Kagome paused in her unsuccessful quest for a chair when her eyes fell upon the empty chair next to him, the notorious contender himself. It was Inuyasha.
'Damn.this day just keeps getting' more and more interesting. Next thing you know I'mma see the freaky weird girl from the hall and she'll have an empty seat next to her and.' no sooner had Kagome started her last thought when she was struck with that odd presence again and was forced to leave her thoughts to trail off.
Turning abruptly her eyes fell upon the very girl from before, eyes still heartless and cold as ever. A seat stood empty accompanied by an ugly cream desk of battered plastic to match the rest of the class desks next to the girl.a most eerie occurrence. Slowly making her way over to the desk she was struck by another shocking feeling, only this was one of warning. Not surprised Kagome became aware that it was Inuyasha sending her a fiercely forewarned look and yet also urging her with his eyes to take a seat away from him as well. Ignoring the distant pang of apprehension Kagome continued until she was right in front of the solemn looking female whose head remained down even upon noticing Kagome's presence.
"Th-there's a seat.right next to you." Kagome stammered jarring the girl out of her thought and causing her to look up sharply still with little emotion. The class seemed to grow quiet at Kagome's sudden boldness and all eyes were focused solely on the two.
"So it would seem." Was the only answer Kagome received. Acting as if she didn't understand the girl's tone to be a warning to sit else where Kagome seated her self next to the girl who looked to her as one might see a person looking at a nude streaker on the side of the pavement.
"Hi, I'm Kagome. You are.?" Kagome inquired painting on her most believable poker-face. 'If she's gonna act like that I'mma act like that too!'
Eyes still coolly lit the girl finally gave in with a silently whispered "Kikyo."
"Nice to meet you." 'So her name's Kikyo. Interesting. Hey why are all these people still staring at us?'
Before Kagome could speak to Kikyo about this morning she was forced to introduce herself to the class half listening to other students who came up to her to introduce themselves. The only time she was stirred from her thoughts was when she noticed the ever impassive Inuyasha sitting silently by himself in the back of the class seemingly trying to ignore the commotion. Only once or twice was he ever approached by anyone and it was usually just some giddy female student who was sent away by a firm glare that said 'I'm not interested'.
As the class came to an end Kagome was struck with a determined ardor. She had to speak with Kikyo even if Kikyo wouldn't speak to her.
Turning abruptly she was shocked to see Kikyo smiling at her with mischievous eyes.
"Wh-why are you smiling? And why did you look at me like that this morning in the hall?" Kagome managed to blurt out as the bell to release classes finally rang.
"I was just surprised is all. Just surprised.Kagome." Kikyo said softly as she stood up slowly picking up her books in the process and exiting the classroom Kagome stumbling behind trying to catch up and asking as loud as she could "But why? Why were you surprised?"
"You should just leave well enough alone." An impassive voice rang in behind Kagome's distraught and perplexed figure. With out even realizing it Kagome turned around punching her challenger in the face with her strongest left hook leaving ..dun dun dun.INUYASHA sprawled helplessly on the floor.
"Leave me alone." Kagome spat out and ran down the hallway anger and determination alight in her eyes.
'I can't believe I just did that. I just hit him. I hit the bastard right in the face. Okay, so he deserved it. But still I actually hit 'im. This is the greatest day of my life. Now all I gotta do is go rob a liquor store.Wait, why am I feeling all nervous. I'm not gonna let his reputation get to me. I've already established that as a Higurashi I hate him and his family. That's not true, it's not 'cause I'mma Higurashi.this is for my Dad.'
"Kagome, wait up." Sango yelled as Kagome passed her without noticing.
Slowing Kagome refused to face Sango only looking even more determined to find Kikyo and to stop thinkin' about her Dad. It only pissed her off even more. 'Wait a sec.Sango's gone here for years. She'll know a little about Kikyo.'
Stopping abruptly Kagome placed her hands on a confused Sango inquiring excitingly "You know Kikyo?"
"Well, yes, but-"
"Good. Then you can tell me what I wanna know about her."
"You're scaring me Kagome."
"That's great. Now talk. Who is she?"
Just as Kagome had started to get agitated a few boys ran by screaming "Some punk hit Inuyasha." Shrinking back Kagome began to pull Sango towards another hall trying to escape the riot of new boys and girls spilling into the hallway. Sango's suspicion only rose.
"Kagome.." Sango said in that strict what-did-you-do-? voice.
"What? He had it comin'. His face just happened to get in the way of my hand." Kagome complained.
"What's goin' on here? I think I just heard somethin' 'bout you, Higurashi, hittin' Inuyasha. You got somethin' to say?" a stern voice inquired from behind. Both girls turned to find themselves surrounded by a group of fuming males and distressed girls sobbing all over the place. 'Jeez, it's not like I killed 'im!'
"So what if I did? What do you care?" Kagome replied relaxing into a slacked kind of position. She wasn't goin' down with out a fight.
"Ya getting smart, Higurashi? Don't 'cause I'll personally hurt you n' that's no lie. All you freaks been comin' to this school for years trashin' Inuyasha's family. Don't know one want ya around and we can make ya disappear." One boy exclaimed as he stepped forward and away from the rest of the crowd.
"You'll have to excuse my cousin.she's a bit new to all this and she hasn't quite learned her place. But don't worry. I can make sure this never happens again. She's sorry.right, Kagome?" Sango intervened.
"No, I'm not, Sango. Why are you actin' like a punk? Don't let that guy scare you." Kagome stated angrily as she turned to Sango who had turned beat red and was staring at the ground in desperation.
"Yeah, well, a person can get that way when they've been told specifically to stay the fuck outta another person's way. We thought you'd all leave or at least quit bitchin' after Sesshomaru beat your other cousin Kikyo up and told her to stay the fuck away from Inuyasha. But you guys always gotta go start shit up and now I'mma have to mess ya up." The yelled riling the crowd up and stunning Kagome.
'Kikyo's my cousin? But why didn't they tell me I had another cousin?'
Suddenly a hand reached out and grabbed Kagome's arm causing her to lurched forward and stumble into the boy who'd been yelling at her. Turning to see who it was she was caught off guard when the boy she'd fallen on began punching her side trying to free himself and not upset the crowd.
With a look of hot vengeance and painless fear Kagome rose quickly still being punched repeatedly and kicked the boy down with a high kick to the side of his shocked face. Turning roughly to watch him fall she raised her normally soft brown eyes to a stunned crowd and grinned evilly, accepting all challengers.
"Anybody else wanna try?" she inquired acting rather bored and unmoved even though she was clutching her throbbing side and wincing in between pangs of pain. Sango surfaced out of the silent crowd, a teacher gasping behind her at the appalling scene she was witnessing.
"Higurashi, was it? You will march straight to the nurse's office and then to the principles. I will not allow this fight to go unpunished. Now march." The teacher screamed turning the unconscious boy over to find a large bruise gracing his delicate features. 'Don't think he'll be getting' any dates soon.'
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"I can't help it if he hit my foot with his face. I mean what kind of an idiot does that? It's his own fault and I still maintain that Inuyasha punched himself in the face." Kagome exclaimed as she sat back in a taut leather chair in the principle's office.
"That is enough Miss Higurashi. I do believe I've heard enough of your..BULLSHIT.for one day. Please leave this office immediately. Your mother has sent to have you picked up and I've not the energy to scold you right now."
"What ever." Kagome mumbled as she stood up angrily and stalked out of the office slamming the door loud enough to attract the attention of all the outer offices inhabitants.
"That was very brave of you, Higurashi, but next time you might not be quit so lucky." An all too familiar inexpressive voice called out to her from behind the secretary's counter. It was Kikyo.
"You mean I might end up like you, don't you, Kikyo? I might end up washed up, emotionless, and alone just because I happen to let my feelings get the best of me. Well, I don't give a damn about what happened to you and how you got this way. Just 'cause I let them get to me and don't ignore the crowds or the .rumors doesn't make me the next potential zombie and slave around here. I won't let my life be ruled by the pathetic taunts of an adolescent pretty boy who can't hold his own in a fight and just because your past experiences have made you a bitter whore doesn't mean I'mma fall down and start whaling 'cause I'm doomed to suffer a similar fate." Kagome yelled grabbing Kikyo by the collar of her neatly pressed shirt.
"That may very well be true, but Inuyasha and his family have done worse things that beat and torment me. You may find yourself parentless or homeless even, but don't say I didn't warn you because this is what it's all about." Kikyo stated flatly as Kagome released her.
"You've only just experienced a small taste of what they can do to you. Knowing Sesshomaru, when he finds out about this you may just have to go into hiding. He never did tolerate insolence." Kikyo added as her head fell to the ground. She was sad and Kagome could finally see that. When the boy had said Kikyo was her cousin and this Sesshomaru character had beat her into submission Kagome's mind had whirled with a thousand questions, questions that remained unanswered. 'Until now.'
"Tell me, Kikyo. Please tell me all this. I wanna know who you are to my family and what happened because this whole thing is diggin' me deeper into the ground."
"Can we find some where to sit? I need to sit now." Kikyo replied over tear filled eyes and a reddened nose. This was the most emotional Kagome had seen the cold girl and it seemed to be of reason.
After leading the shaking girl to a small bench outside the office she was struck with an odd sense of compassion and sympathy. 'Kikyo has suffered so much. It would seem she had the worst end of this family feud.'
"Now that you know we're related I suppose you're wondering why no one has ever told you about me." Kikyo exclaimed head still bent down but that cold impassiveness returning to her voice.
"I suppose they wouldn't tell anyone about the little black sheep who'd made the mistake of falling in love with the enemy."
'What the-'
"That's right. Little Kikyo Komodo fell in love with Inuyasha Takashi." Kikyo repeated then turned to Kagome and said as if she, too, was still in shock, "Me! How could I, a Komodo, fall in love with a Takashi? Well, where do I begin?
I guess it all began in 9th grade when I'd just moved back here after several years over seas in the Americas. I'd been rambunctious and kind. Full of dreams and so very naïve. Of course I knew I'd have enemies, but everyone loved me.until Inuyasha changed that. I saw him and thought he was so very beautiful, but everyone told me he was my enemy and it would be wrong. Then I met Inuyasha and everything changed. He was sweet and kind. He'd talk to me and treat me like an equal, but whenever Sesshomaru was around he'd become colder than ice water and just brush me off.
I was hurt because he'd really gotten to me and I don't know why, but I was in love with him. When I told him he just smiled. Later that day I found out why he was smiling.
He came up to me with his bother, Sesshomaru, and some other friends of theirs and they beat me until I cried and they left me curled up in a corner of the east halls crying. I thought it was alright because Inuyasha hadn't been the one hitting me. He was in a corner by himself staring lifelessly, but he never helped. I thought he'd help, but he didn't." Kikyo explained, head raising to look up at her stunned cousin even though she smiled knowingly to Kagome.
"Don't look so surprised. I was young, and stupid. But I paid dearly and I don't regret it. That just knocked me back into reality. Oh but that wasn't enough." Kikyo went back into her own world. "No, no. They had to just ruin what little courage and strength I had left. When I came home one day from school about three weeks later I found my parents.dead. Their throats had been cut and they'd bled all over the carpet in my living room. Like a bunch of swine." Kikyo continued as she began to cry again. "They didn't deserve that. Not even for me."
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, Kikyo. I had no idea and I-"
"Save it. It's not your fault. I put that ghost to rest 3 years ago. And I can live with it. So what. I went into seclusion. Not literally but in my heart. I never want to feel those things again. I tried to go live with some of our extended family but they were too disgraced by me.word had reached them of why my parents had died. They couldn't even look at me. I was too ashamed to ask Aunt Sakura, your mom, for help even though I new she'd help. It was too much for me. I decided to live with a close family friend and I've been there ever since." Kikyo interrupted placing a hand on Kagome's shoulder.
"I put this behind me and I asked for them to be forgiven for their sins, but I can't help you like I wish I'd had help back then. All I can do is tell you not to screw up and guide you based on my experiences. I don't think you deserve this. None of us did. At least every generation of Komodo and Takashi has lost someone to this 'war' and I happened to experience it head on. What I can do is just direct now, help from the side lines, and pray my guidance is worthy of the cause."
"I'm not a fool, Kikyo. And I'm sure as hell not in love with a Takashi, but I will look out now. I will have justice for my family. I've lost too many people and I've know too few because of the Takashi family. I'm sick of my family living in fear of theirs. I can't promise I won't fight back, but I'll distance myself from it and not give them the satisfaction of my pain and my anger." Kagome supplied as she rose abruptly, determination flashing in her eyes.
'This is only the beginning. I won't let them get away with this.'
Yeah. I did another one. So what do ya all think? I know this is a slow movin' story but I have to add all the details to get to my good parts. That's the mystery. A light note: In the next few chapters you'll find out if the Takashi's are responsible for all the deaths and if so why.if not who? Yes ^_^ I am evil. Please continue to read and wait for my next chapter.
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"Your books, you dropped your books." An impassive voice stated from in front of Kagome, apparently the object she'd run into.
Kagome whipped her head up quickly and stumbled back onto her butt looking upon the eyes she was forced to drown in. They were amber accented by their owner's elusive silvery white hair. It was him, it was.INUYASHA!
Staring blankly, shades of red flushed into her usually healthy vibrant cheeks, anger ensuing. Flashes of past events rung in her head as the throbbing pain of reality was intensified by the blow she'd received from his stoic form. Gritting her teeth irately Kagome propped herself up on her knees and looked up to face the emotionless contender before her only to find him staring down at her with a glint of disdain and then a snap back into impassiveness.
Mustering all her controlled nerve Kagome slowly managed to lift herself completely off the ground and stand on shaking legs after which she mumble a barely audible "Thank you."
"Sango, get up will ya? It wasn't that bad a hit." Kagome managed to force out through the throbbing pain then realized that, unlike her; Sango had actually run into a wall and was thoroughly battered. Turning back to her inexpressive challenger Kagome was wordless to find him already gone. Inuyasha hadn't even said a word of closure or depart.
"Ka-Kagome, where are you?" Sango's unsteady voice inquired as she slowly stood up trying to make out her surroundings.
"I'm right in front of you Sango. Come on, I'm gonna take you to the nurse. You hit that wall pretty hard." Kagome replied placing her hands on Sango's shoulder and elbow to push her in the direction of the nurse's office, Sango mentioning something about feeling a little dizzy.
As they made their way through the wide opened corridors they called halls Kagome was struck with an odd feeling of uneasiness, almost like the feeling of an apparition. Turning slightly Kagome was taken aback to find a pale looking girl about her age with long dark hair and cold distant eyes staring attentively at her.
"Hey Kagome, we're at the nurse's office. You gonna let go of me now?" Sango interrupted jarring Kagome out of the sudden trance the girl's eyes had laid on her. Sighing heavily and trying to ignore a spiritually forceful pull to look back at the sullen girl Kagome nodded apprehensively and walked Sango into the nurse's office laying her down on a row of cold plastic chairs all the while still looking to the door as if expecting the strange girl to enter at any moment.
"If you could please pry your eyes away from that door and tell me what's wrong with this girl I can have you all to class in no time at all." The nurse disrupted Kagome in an annoyed accent.
Turning swiftly Kagome nodded and began to explain Sango's dizziness and head throbs.
"You seem out of it now. Did I miss somethin' back there?" Sango inquired after the nurse headed off to check another ailing child's condition leaving her and Kagome alone to rest.
"It's just, well; you saw who I ran into. Inuyasha was like a cold piece of steel when I bumped into him and then the way he told me my books were scattered. It was like some sort of scene from a movie about an autistic child. He spoke with so little emotion and yet I sensed a searing desire in him to hit me, you know, like I'd done something so foul and below him that it was deserved. I dunno though. I guess I just didn't expect 'im to be the sullen quiet type. He just says one word an every emotion in his mind comes out full force, like a blast." Kagome explained eyes facing the floor too embarrassed at her own lack of retaliation in that very scene.
Sighing knowingly Sango placed her elbow on her knee and stated flatly "Everyone knows he's got no heart. Don't look so surprised either. He never shows emotion and yet he does through those single words, like you said. I guess it's just his way of expressing himself. It's just the way he's always done it."
"Don't read too much into it though." Sango added cheerfully then jumped up all gung-ho like and smiled mischievously. "What do ya say we steal some Tylenol and mints off the desk and sneak on outta here?"
"Sure."
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"What'd you say you had next Gome?" Sango inquired happily as she bounced about the hallway next to a sweat dropping Kagome.
"Uh.Second period is Spanish IV." Kagome said as she twitched nervously too afraid to calm an ever so happy Sango down. 'Where does she find the energy?'
"Well my class is in another hallway so I have to go this way. Do you want me to take you to class or can you get there on your own?" Sango inquired pointing her finger in the direction of her next class.
"No, I can get there on my own. Thank anyways. See ya later." Kagome replied then walked off down the hall to her class.
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"Hola, Senorita Kagome Higurashi, and welcome to Grand Mason Academy's Spanish IV. I know we met earlier and were introduced, but it is a custom of ours here in this class to allow our new students to choose seats and then we'll spend the entire class introducing you to all your classmates." Senora Ritz explained happily then added, "I'm sure you'd like to place your things down now. Please, go select your seat."
'Right.a seat. Where to look? Maybe over.no, that kid looks like he just got done smokin' mary.j. How 'bout over.nope, she keeps lookin' at me like I've got the plague or somethin'. Oooooo, that seat looks promising.he's got STUPIDITY written all over him. What about.'
Kagome paused in her unsuccessful quest for a chair when her eyes fell upon the empty chair next to him, the notorious contender himself. It was Inuyasha.
'Damn.this day just keeps getting' more and more interesting. Next thing you know I'mma see the freaky weird girl from the hall and she'll have an empty seat next to her and.' no sooner had Kagome started her last thought when she was struck with that odd presence again and was forced to leave her thoughts to trail off.
Turning abruptly her eyes fell upon the very girl from before, eyes still heartless and cold as ever. A seat stood empty accompanied by an ugly cream desk of battered plastic to match the rest of the class desks next to the girl.a most eerie occurrence. Slowly making her way over to the desk she was struck by another shocking feeling, only this was one of warning. Not surprised Kagome became aware that it was Inuyasha sending her a fiercely forewarned look and yet also urging her with his eyes to take a seat away from him as well. Ignoring the distant pang of apprehension Kagome continued until she was right in front of the solemn looking female whose head remained down even upon noticing Kagome's presence.
"Th-there's a seat.right next to you." Kagome stammered jarring the girl out of her thought and causing her to look up sharply still with little emotion. The class seemed to grow quiet at Kagome's sudden boldness and all eyes were focused solely on the two.
"So it would seem." Was the only answer Kagome received. Acting as if she didn't understand the girl's tone to be a warning to sit else where Kagome seated her self next to the girl who looked to her as one might see a person looking at a nude streaker on the side of the pavement.
"Hi, I'm Kagome. You are.?" Kagome inquired painting on her most believable poker-face. 'If she's gonna act like that I'mma act like that too!'
Eyes still coolly lit the girl finally gave in with a silently whispered "Kikyo."
"Nice to meet you." 'So her name's Kikyo. Interesting. Hey why are all these people still staring at us?'
Before Kagome could speak to Kikyo about this morning she was forced to introduce herself to the class half listening to other students who came up to her to introduce themselves. The only time she was stirred from her thoughts was when she noticed the ever impassive Inuyasha sitting silently by himself in the back of the class seemingly trying to ignore the commotion. Only once or twice was he ever approached by anyone and it was usually just some giddy female student who was sent away by a firm glare that said 'I'm not interested'.
As the class came to an end Kagome was struck with a determined ardor. She had to speak with Kikyo even if Kikyo wouldn't speak to her.
Turning abruptly she was shocked to see Kikyo smiling at her with mischievous eyes.
"Wh-why are you smiling? And why did you look at me like that this morning in the hall?" Kagome managed to blurt out as the bell to release classes finally rang.
"I was just surprised is all. Just surprised.Kagome." Kikyo said softly as she stood up slowly picking up her books in the process and exiting the classroom Kagome stumbling behind trying to catch up and asking as loud as she could "But why? Why were you surprised?"
"You should just leave well enough alone." An impassive voice rang in behind Kagome's distraught and perplexed figure. With out even realizing it Kagome turned around punching her challenger in the face with her strongest left hook leaving ..dun dun dun.INUYASHA sprawled helplessly on the floor.
"Leave me alone." Kagome spat out and ran down the hallway anger and determination alight in her eyes.
'I can't believe I just did that. I just hit him. I hit the bastard right in the face. Okay, so he deserved it. But still I actually hit 'im. This is the greatest day of my life. Now all I gotta do is go rob a liquor store.Wait, why am I feeling all nervous. I'm not gonna let his reputation get to me. I've already established that as a Higurashi I hate him and his family. That's not true, it's not 'cause I'mma Higurashi.this is for my Dad.'
"Kagome, wait up." Sango yelled as Kagome passed her without noticing.
Slowing Kagome refused to face Sango only looking even more determined to find Kikyo and to stop thinkin' about her Dad. It only pissed her off even more. 'Wait a sec.Sango's gone here for years. She'll know a little about Kikyo.'
Stopping abruptly Kagome placed her hands on a confused Sango inquiring excitingly "You know Kikyo?"
"Well, yes, but-"
"Good. Then you can tell me what I wanna know about her."
"You're scaring me Kagome."
"That's great. Now talk. Who is she?"
Just as Kagome had started to get agitated a few boys ran by screaming "Some punk hit Inuyasha." Shrinking back Kagome began to pull Sango towards another hall trying to escape the riot of new boys and girls spilling into the hallway. Sango's suspicion only rose.
"Kagome.." Sango said in that strict what-did-you-do-? voice.
"What? He had it comin'. His face just happened to get in the way of my hand." Kagome complained.
"What's goin' on here? I think I just heard somethin' 'bout you, Higurashi, hittin' Inuyasha. You got somethin' to say?" a stern voice inquired from behind. Both girls turned to find themselves surrounded by a group of fuming males and distressed girls sobbing all over the place. 'Jeez, it's not like I killed 'im!'
"So what if I did? What do you care?" Kagome replied relaxing into a slacked kind of position. She wasn't goin' down with out a fight.
"Ya getting smart, Higurashi? Don't 'cause I'll personally hurt you n' that's no lie. All you freaks been comin' to this school for years trashin' Inuyasha's family. Don't know one want ya around and we can make ya disappear." One boy exclaimed as he stepped forward and away from the rest of the crowd.
"You'll have to excuse my cousin.she's a bit new to all this and she hasn't quite learned her place. But don't worry. I can make sure this never happens again. She's sorry.right, Kagome?" Sango intervened.
"No, I'm not, Sango. Why are you actin' like a punk? Don't let that guy scare you." Kagome stated angrily as she turned to Sango who had turned beat red and was staring at the ground in desperation.
"Yeah, well, a person can get that way when they've been told specifically to stay the fuck outta another person's way. We thought you'd all leave or at least quit bitchin' after Sesshomaru beat your other cousin Kikyo up and told her to stay the fuck away from Inuyasha. But you guys always gotta go start shit up and now I'mma have to mess ya up." The yelled riling the crowd up and stunning Kagome.
'Kikyo's my cousin? But why didn't they tell me I had another cousin?'
Suddenly a hand reached out and grabbed Kagome's arm causing her to lurched forward and stumble into the boy who'd been yelling at her. Turning to see who it was she was caught off guard when the boy she'd fallen on began punching her side trying to free himself and not upset the crowd.
With a look of hot vengeance and painless fear Kagome rose quickly still being punched repeatedly and kicked the boy down with a high kick to the side of his shocked face. Turning roughly to watch him fall she raised her normally soft brown eyes to a stunned crowd and grinned evilly, accepting all challengers.
"Anybody else wanna try?" she inquired acting rather bored and unmoved even though she was clutching her throbbing side and wincing in between pangs of pain. Sango surfaced out of the silent crowd, a teacher gasping behind her at the appalling scene she was witnessing.
"Higurashi, was it? You will march straight to the nurse's office and then to the principles. I will not allow this fight to go unpunished. Now march." The teacher screamed turning the unconscious boy over to find a large bruise gracing his delicate features. 'Don't think he'll be getting' any dates soon.'
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"I can't help it if he hit my foot with his face. I mean what kind of an idiot does that? It's his own fault and I still maintain that Inuyasha punched himself in the face." Kagome exclaimed as she sat back in a taut leather chair in the principle's office.
"That is enough Miss Higurashi. I do believe I've heard enough of your..BULLSHIT.for one day. Please leave this office immediately. Your mother has sent to have you picked up and I've not the energy to scold you right now."
"What ever." Kagome mumbled as she stood up angrily and stalked out of the office slamming the door loud enough to attract the attention of all the outer offices inhabitants.
"That was very brave of you, Higurashi, but next time you might not be quit so lucky." An all too familiar inexpressive voice called out to her from behind the secretary's counter. It was Kikyo.
"You mean I might end up like you, don't you, Kikyo? I might end up washed up, emotionless, and alone just because I happen to let my feelings get the best of me. Well, I don't give a damn about what happened to you and how you got this way. Just 'cause I let them get to me and don't ignore the crowds or the .rumors doesn't make me the next potential zombie and slave around here. I won't let my life be ruled by the pathetic taunts of an adolescent pretty boy who can't hold his own in a fight and just because your past experiences have made you a bitter whore doesn't mean I'mma fall down and start whaling 'cause I'm doomed to suffer a similar fate." Kagome yelled grabbing Kikyo by the collar of her neatly pressed shirt.
"That may very well be true, but Inuyasha and his family have done worse things that beat and torment me. You may find yourself parentless or homeless even, but don't say I didn't warn you because this is what it's all about." Kikyo stated flatly as Kagome released her.
"You've only just experienced a small taste of what they can do to you. Knowing Sesshomaru, when he finds out about this you may just have to go into hiding. He never did tolerate insolence." Kikyo added as her head fell to the ground. She was sad and Kagome could finally see that. When the boy had said Kikyo was her cousin and this Sesshomaru character had beat her into submission Kagome's mind had whirled with a thousand questions, questions that remained unanswered. 'Until now.'
"Tell me, Kikyo. Please tell me all this. I wanna know who you are to my family and what happened because this whole thing is diggin' me deeper into the ground."
"Can we find some where to sit? I need to sit now." Kikyo replied over tear filled eyes and a reddened nose. This was the most emotional Kagome had seen the cold girl and it seemed to be of reason.
After leading the shaking girl to a small bench outside the office she was struck with an odd sense of compassion and sympathy. 'Kikyo has suffered so much. It would seem she had the worst end of this family feud.'
"Now that you know we're related I suppose you're wondering why no one has ever told you about me." Kikyo exclaimed head still bent down but that cold impassiveness returning to her voice.
"I suppose they wouldn't tell anyone about the little black sheep who'd made the mistake of falling in love with the enemy."
'What the-'
"That's right. Little Kikyo Komodo fell in love with Inuyasha Takashi." Kikyo repeated then turned to Kagome and said as if she, too, was still in shock, "Me! How could I, a Komodo, fall in love with a Takashi? Well, where do I begin?
I guess it all began in 9th grade when I'd just moved back here after several years over seas in the Americas. I'd been rambunctious and kind. Full of dreams and so very naïve. Of course I knew I'd have enemies, but everyone loved me.until Inuyasha changed that. I saw him and thought he was so very beautiful, but everyone told me he was my enemy and it would be wrong. Then I met Inuyasha and everything changed. He was sweet and kind. He'd talk to me and treat me like an equal, but whenever Sesshomaru was around he'd become colder than ice water and just brush me off.
I was hurt because he'd really gotten to me and I don't know why, but I was in love with him. When I told him he just smiled. Later that day I found out why he was smiling.
He came up to me with his bother, Sesshomaru, and some other friends of theirs and they beat me until I cried and they left me curled up in a corner of the east halls crying. I thought it was alright because Inuyasha hadn't been the one hitting me. He was in a corner by himself staring lifelessly, but he never helped. I thought he'd help, but he didn't." Kikyo explained, head raising to look up at her stunned cousin even though she smiled knowingly to Kagome.
"Don't look so surprised. I was young, and stupid. But I paid dearly and I don't regret it. That just knocked me back into reality. Oh but that wasn't enough." Kikyo went back into her own world. "No, no. They had to just ruin what little courage and strength I had left. When I came home one day from school about three weeks later I found my parents.dead. Their throats had been cut and they'd bled all over the carpet in my living room. Like a bunch of swine." Kikyo continued as she began to cry again. "They didn't deserve that. Not even for me."
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, Kikyo. I had no idea and I-"
"Save it. It's not your fault. I put that ghost to rest 3 years ago. And I can live with it. So what. I went into seclusion. Not literally but in my heart. I never want to feel those things again. I tried to go live with some of our extended family but they were too disgraced by me.word had reached them of why my parents had died. They couldn't even look at me. I was too ashamed to ask Aunt Sakura, your mom, for help even though I new she'd help. It was too much for me. I decided to live with a close family friend and I've been there ever since." Kikyo interrupted placing a hand on Kagome's shoulder.
"I put this behind me and I asked for them to be forgiven for their sins, but I can't help you like I wish I'd had help back then. All I can do is tell you not to screw up and guide you based on my experiences. I don't think you deserve this. None of us did. At least every generation of Komodo and Takashi has lost someone to this 'war' and I happened to experience it head on. What I can do is just direct now, help from the side lines, and pray my guidance is worthy of the cause."
"I'm not a fool, Kikyo. And I'm sure as hell not in love with a Takashi, but I will look out now. I will have justice for my family. I've lost too many people and I've know too few because of the Takashi family. I'm sick of my family living in fear of theirs. I can't promise I won't fight back, but I'll distance myself from it and not give them the satisfaction of my pain and my anger." Kagome supplied as she rose abruptly, determination flashing in her eyes.
'This is only the beginning. I won't let them get away with this.'
Yeah. I did another one. So what do ya all think? I know this is a slow movin' story but I have to add all the details to get to my good parts. That's the mystery. A light note: In the next few chapters you'll find out if the Takashi's are responsible for all the deaths and if so why.if not who? Yes ^_^ I am evil. Please continue to read and wait for my next chapter.