Chapter Four
It seemed ages ago that Kagome recalled pushing Inu-Yasha down the well but it was only yesterday. It was surprisingly calm back with the group. They were still within Kaede's village and no one seemed to be stirring up any trouble. Kagome did not let her guard down though and was unusually alert when around Naraku but he never tried to take the jewel shards she possessed.
Sesshomaru was also calm. Kagome understood that the present condition that he, and everyone else was in, would not aid his desire to possess Tessaiga. He was after all in the body of a dead priestess, knowledge less of how to use her powers. Besides Tessaiga was in the other era with Inu-Yasha.
Kagome sighed as her eyes scanned the heavens. The only mischief that happened took place yesterday, as the night settled in and it was between Miroko and Sango.
The usual group of Kagome, Shippo, Miroko, and Sango were sitting around a camp fire a decent amount of distance from Kaede's hut due to the fact the she had a villager sleeping over from illness. The rest of the mixed souls hung near the village as well and were in their usual isolated groups, for the exception of Naraku and Kikyo who were always alone.
There was a nearby hot spring by the site that Kagome and the rest were sitting, appreciating the warm vapors that it provided.
"You know, it's weird seeing everyone here like this," Kagome said knowing it was a stupid remark but she just wanted to crack the silence that would not leave.
"We understand Kagome," Sango said.
"Whoa, never thought I'd hear those words come from Inu-Yasha," Shippo said sitting down with a soda cupped between both hands that he had salvaged from Kagome's backpack.
"Well actually it was Sango who said those words. So technically, you still haven't heard Inu-Yasha say those words," Miroko spoke.
Shippo made a face. "Ugh! This is all so confusing! I rather not think of it!"
Kagome laughed but even so with Naraku's voice box within her, it sounded evil and sinister. 'Man doesn't this guy have a life? No matter what I do, he's evil all over!'
"Well," Miroko said as he stood and stretched. "I guess a nice dip in the hot spring will not hurt before going to bed."
"Where do you think you're going, monk!" Sango hissed in Inu-Yasha's usual threatening style as he grasped Miroko by his even longer hair.
He turned toward Sango, hair still in her hand and gave her a weak smile while lifting his palms toward her in defense. "Geez Sango, you even sound just like Inu-Yasha!"
"Whoa!" Shippo yelled. "Did you see how fast Sango moved? I don't think even Inu-Yasha has ever moved that fast!"
"Come on Sango," Miroko said and then turning on his usual 'manly' charm added, "You wouldn't your beautiful body to get all dirty, now would you?"
Sango just narrowed her eyes. "Do you know how stupid -not to mention awkward- you sound and look saying that from my body?"
Miroko lowered his head in defeat. "I guess your right..."
Later on that night Kagome woke up to splashes and yells.
"Sango you wouldn't want to harm your own body, would you?!"
"Just watch me! Besides, you're the one that's gonna feel the pain not me!"
"Sango!"
SLAP!
Kagome turned over on her right side and sighed. 'I wonder what Inu-Yasha's doing...'
Inu-Yasha marveled at the metallic device he help between his fingers. "So this is a pen, huh? Souta said I had to use this during the test. I just hope that it won't take long. I have to go back to the past and bring things back to normal as soon as possible!"
"What was that Kagome?" a girl with black, slightly wavy shoulder length hair said.
Inu-Yasha blinked. "Kagome...? Oh yeah that's me!"
"Geez Kagome this test's got you more messed up than they usually do! What's wrong?" said another girl with a bandana in her black hair while another girl nodded.
"Uh, nothing..." Inu-Yasha said, digging his head in a book. 'Man, these girls haven't left me alone since I got here! Are they Kagome's friends? How does she stand them?'
"So Kagome, how is your boyfriend doing?" one of them spoke.
'Damn! Why don't they...What...? Did she say boyfriend?'
"Yeah," another said. "How has he been treating you lately?"
At that moment, Hojo entered the room and met eyes with Inu-Yasha. He smiled at waved before heading to his seat to sit down.
'Boyfriend? Do they mean him?' Inu-Yasha glared at Hojo through eyes that read death as he talked with his friends. 'Feh, what does he have? Kagome's too good for him. Stupid...'
"Hey! Kagome! I'm talking to you!" one of the annoying girls yelled.
Inu-Yasha flinched. "Ah! What?!"
"I said if your boyfriend has given you any trouble?"
"Trouble?"
"Yeah, has he tried to rule your life again?"
"Rule my life...?" Inu-Yasha pondered. 'I was right! That little brat is just trash. I bet Kagome never even wanted to go with him -thank god-!The nerve of him trying to take over Kagome's life like that! His little good boy routine is just an act. But, why does Kagome put up with it?' Inu-Yasha smirked a malicious grin rarely seen across Kagome's face. 'We'll just see about that later on today...'
Suddenly the bell for class to start rung causing Inu-Yasha to jump out of his seat.
"Take it easy Kagome, it's just a test," one of the girls said as she walked to her seat.
"Good luck, Kagome!"
Inu-Yasha turned to the source of the voice to see Hojo smiling at him. He glared at his handsome features with sinister thoughts running through his head but Hojo's smile only widened causing Inu-Yasha to grind his teeth in raging anger. His attention was soon shifted and his anger turned to confusement as the teacher placed a frightenly thick stapled booklet on her desk.
'Is this a test...?' Inu-Yasha thought as he pinched the top right corner of the booklet and lifted it up. He brought it up to his nose and smelled it causing strange stares to come from the surround students.'I thought it was some task or quest you had to do. This is all?' Another sly grin crossed Kagome's features. "No problem."
"Is there anything wrong?" a male voice spoke by Inu-Yasha's right side. He turned to come face to face with the teacher. Inu-Yasha offered a weak smile.
"Nuh-No..."
"Then put your book away and start the test."
"Yeah..."
The after school bell rang. Students poured out of the classroom as they gave the teacher their test booklets. Inu-Yasha looked like a tornado had tossed him out. Kagome's usual sleek and tidy hair was in a whirl of tangles caused by the frustrating twirls that it went through. Dark purple bags were present under her black eyes, making her look older than Kaede. heh. . by the way, I'm describing Kagome's body Inu-Yasha couldn't believe how a mere 'test' could leave any kind of person like he was now. But then again...what was contained within those pages was pure...evil. Naraku was nothing compared to it. Inu-Yasha would rather go through a million 'sits' than go through that again.
"Hey, Kagome!" Hojo greeted catching up with Inu-Yasha on his walk home.
Somehow renewed energy surged through Inu-Yasha, combing his hair and regaining his 'beauty'. 'Time to make you cry...heh...'
"So, what'd you think of the test today? Pretty easy, huh?"
'Pretty easy?! Is this guy crazy?! Oh no wait, he's stupid...'
Inu-Yasha opened his mouth to begin the devastating lash of words but he froze as he realized something. 'What's this guy's name again? Something with a "P"?'
Hojo was unaware of Inu-Yasha's head scratching as he struggled to remember his name. Hojo was lost in his own thoughts, trying to figure out how to tell the person he thought was Kagome how he felt about her.
'Jojo? No. What was it...? Damn! I'm no good at this!!!'
"Kagome?" Hojo broke Inu-Yasha's train of thought that really wasn't going anywhere.
Inu-Yasha turned toward him. 'Now what does he want?'
Hojo halted his pace and reached over to grab Inu-Yasha's hand, thinking it was Kagome's. Frozen at Hojo's action, Inu-Yasha only stared dumbly at Hojo's grip with a twitching eyebrow.'What the hell...!'
"Kagome..." Hojo spoke again.
Inu-Yasha tried to back away, more creeped out than actually angry though Hojo was unaware of Inu-Yasha's squirmings, lost in his own thoughts.
'Can't he get a hint that I want to get away from him? Let me go!!' Inu-Yasha hopelessly thought. 'He thinks I'm Kagome! Is he trying to ask her for forgiveness for trying to rule her life?' Suddenly Inu-Yasha paused.
He stared at Hojo with a death glare. Pulling his hand away, Inu-Yasha scowled at him and if he still had his fangs, he would have taken this opportunity to bare them.
"You bastard..." Inu-Yasha hissed. "You think that just like that you'll get away with what you do to me?"
The surprisement could not be hidden on Hojo's face. "Kagome, what are you talking about?"
This only added fuel to Inu-Yasha's rage. "You have no idea what I'm talking about? Feh, you must be real dense."
"Really," Hojo spoke with a pleading expression. "I have no idea what you're talking about!"
"Stop acting stupid!" Inu-Yasha yelled. 'The nerve of this guy to play with Kagome like that and then act innocent when confronted with it. If only I hadn't left Tessiaga back at the bottom of the well I would've like to drive it right through his-'
"Kagome please tell me what it is that I did wrong!?" Hojo further persisted with his puppy dog face.
Inu-Yasha could not believe this guy. His anger was indescribable and he would have drawn his claws through his hands if he was still in his own body. 'Bastard...!'
Then, Hojo bursted out laughing throwing off Inu-Yasha's rage. 'What the hell is wrong with him?'
"Kagome, why didn't you tell me that you were feeling sick? You didn't have to put this act just to get rid of me so you could go home. You must feel really sick for you to act this weird," Hojo smiled.
The anger drained out of Inu-Yasha as his face fell and his eye began to twitch again. "Uh...buh...you........Eh?...?"
"Come on Kagome," Hojo said reaching out again for Kagome's hand. "I'll take you home,"
"No thank you!" Inu-Yasha instantly reacted jerking his hand away.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah," and with that Inu-Yasha left straight to home. His home in the feudal area.
Standing by the well with Tessaiga in hand, Inu-Yasha peered down at the darkened, dry dirt before taking a hold of the roped ladder. "Man what a day..." he mumbled. "First I had to wake up early beyond all known reason to go to 'school' where I put up with these three annoying girls only later on to take a stupid test...and then I had to put up with that pretty boy idiot. I just had to deal with the test, not Kagome's social life. I'm going back now, no way am I waiting around for what'll come-"
The door to the well shrine opened with a bang, causing the figure standing before it to cast an oversized shadow on Inu-Yasha.
"...next..." Inu-Yasha finished his sentence with a moan.
heh, it's purple....n.n Yeah...thanks to Thanksgiving vacations, I was able to finish chapter four. I hope you like it....cuz I enjoy writing them. Well thanks for reading and please leave your throughts!