Chapter 4
Inuyasha ran around the playground. Sango and Miroku were already sitting at the picnic table under the rare blue sakura tree. Kanna and Kagura were fighting over the slides, Sesshomaru was sitting in a swing, Inuyasha looked everywhere for Kagome but she wasn't anywhere. He turned to go inside and ran right into a small girl, eight years old, in Sesshomaru's class, Rin Tensaiga was a friend of Inuyasha's and Sesshomaru had a crush on her. Her black hair was fixed as usual, a small portion of it in a ponytail at the right side of her head. "Who are ya' lookin' for Inu-yasha? Miro-ku and San-go are oo-ver the-re." She pointed to the table and smiled at him. "Yeah that's nice...go away Rin I'm lookin' for a girl in my class." Rin wasn't happy about this. If her crush Inuyasha was looking for a girl maybe he had a new crush himself and he would forget about her! Her voice became a little less cheery and with a cold, short, "Oh." She walked off to swing with Sesshomaru.
After about 15 minutes recess bell rang, it was time to eat. The students pulled out their lunches and the yard was full of little blue and black girls and boys running back and forth, trading food anbd chatting. Inuyasha had joined Sango and Miroku at their table and he was sadly prodding his sandwich. Across the yard Kagome peeked her wet little face out the door, she looked around then she came outside. She sat down on the cold concrete steps and untied the blue with white bunny patterned napkin that was wrapped around her meal. Sango , who was sitting opposite the boysd and could clearly see the school building, spotted Kagome. She kicked Inuyasha under the table., he turned around, dsaw Kagome, and ran over to her. "Hey! Kagome where were you at recess?" She looked at her lunch, Inuyasha could smell her tears. He sat next to her, "Yashie...(Inuyasha flinched).. I'm sorry I breaked your special ring. I don't blame you for being mad. It was really pretty too..." He poked her in the arm softly. "Its not mine. I gave it to you remember? And I made my dad's friend Mr. Totosai fix it specially for me so I could give it back to you. See?" He held up the ring he'd given Kagome. It was now on a real gold chain that would never break, the ring was fixed but you could still see a tiny crack or two, other than that it was brand new and unbreakable. Kagome's eyes went wide and she squealed, the chain was really big so she just slipped it over her head. Inuyasha blushed and didn't know what to do next so he grabbed her hand and dragged her over to his table. He pulled out a sharp piece of metal from under a rock under the table and began carving on the table top. As he carved Kagome read some of the other notes. There was one from when Sango, Inuyasha, and Miroku first learned to read and write. There was also a picture of three stick figures standing under a Y-shaped tree, it was later labeled the day that the three of them met. Inuyasha finished and passed it on to Sango. Kagome read Inuyasha's chicken scratch:
Inuyasha
and
Kahgomay
best frens f'rever
Kagome smiled, she saw Sango pass it on to Miroku so she read Sango's nearly perfect message.
Sango and kagome met on the morning bus. Kagome is Sango's new friend.
Kagome laughed at how weird that morning had seemed. Miroku nudged her and handed her the scrap of metal, she read his correct but messy handwriting:
Miroku sees Kagome. wow. Miroku has a new friend.
Kagome laughed and began working on her own message. When she finished she hadn't spelled anything wrong at all!
Kagome's first notie.
Got ring from Yashie.
Friends are Sango and Miroku too.
I like like Yashie too.
Sango and Miroku read it and pointed, laughing at Kagome, she clushed crimson. "What's so funny?" Inuyasha looked to read what she wrote but the bell rang and Kagome shot inside, Inuyasha's natural instinct forced him to follow.