Ok well this is my new story, enjoy!
"When the river of flames died down on my soul I lost my sight of hope. The one star that showed in the night where I castled my dreams fell from the sky in a barrage of thunderous hate. A life not worth living, a soul not worth having, a hope not worth hoping. When destiny plans nothing for me. When life ceased to exist inside those screen doors. Hell found me..."
My name? Kagome. My life? A hell on earth. And my heart? What heart? I think you have me mistaken with someone else.
This isn't a story of happy moments and lost love, or maybe you think its about how I'll learn to live happily ever after? If your so curious what really happened to me. Read my story, look and the pages of guilt and loss that I faced in my years.
And tell me whether it has a happy ending.
"You ungrateful little-" Kagome didn't allow her mother to finish her sentence. She simply closed the door behind herself.
She knew she might get a beating when she got home, and for that she smiled to herself.
Knowing that pain was the only reminder she had left that she was still alive. At least…on the outside.
She slowly walked down the steps of her fairly large home and walked down the sidewalk. She had school today, it wasn't that she liked school, or that she had to go, but what was the point of having a brain and not being able to use it? She wanted to humiliate people's meager intelligence and for that she needed to have one.
But school was so hard, the work was easy enough, but the people that inhabited the hollow building reminded her of the cruel and heartless. Of course she herself was too, heartless. But only to those who mistreated her. And even then, sometimes she had trouble standing up for herself.
She hated being weak, but it was the only thing that suited her, after all, as her mother always said, she was useless.
Her mind deep in thoughts while crossing the road she hadn't noticed the car speeding towards her, the sound of burning rubber on the hard concrete pulled her back down to earth.
The driver had swerved to miss her. Kagome fell on her knees, all her books scattering out of her backpack. "Are you alright!" A boy about her age walked towards her after exiting his car.
The boy had reached down to help her up but she immediately jumped back. Wincing slightly and holding her stomach. Mom's beating…why does it still hurt? The boy looked at her strangely before trying to reach out at her again.
Kagome quickly got up, and as if it was a reflex she bowed deeply. Holding one of her books close to her chest she waited for impact. But while she stood there shaking with tears forming in her eyes, the hit never came.
Inuyasha watched her with curiosity and concern. She looked hurt, but he could have sworn he didn't hit her.
She was shaking all over, and bowing? Why? Why wasn't she yelling at him for almost running her over?
"Um-" Inuyasha stopped, she had flinched at the sound of his voice. He shook his head slightly and continued. "Are you ok?" He said uncertainly. You idiot, of course she isn't look at her! She looks like she's about to cry! Aw you stupid stupid- "Gomen nasai" She said very quietly, interrupting his metal guilt.
Why hasn't he hit me yet? Kagome thought inwardly.
Inuyasha didn't want to admit it, but he pitied her, she looked so weak and insecure compared to all the other teenagers he knew.
"Look, I'm sorry if I wasn't paying attention to where I was going, I just want to make sure your ok, do you need anything?" He said trying his best to be patient, as though afraid he might break her.
NEED anything? What I need is a new home, a loving mother, a caring father, you cant give me what I NEED. Kagome came up from her bow but kept her gaze on the ground. She shifted her book closer to her chest. "I don't understand." She said in her usual quiet voice.
"Understand?" Inuyasha said a hint of confusion in his voice.
"I can't recall what you are saying is an act of sympathy or mocking." Kagome said as if she was speaking to herself.
What was this girl? Mocking? She was hurt and she supposed he was mocking her? But what was he supposed to say? He did pity her. So was it really mocking? "It's not that I-- I mean your-- look I'm not saying--" Inuyasha couldn't figure out what to say. He huffed in frustration.
"I am sorry for my nuisance, I should be going." Kagome said in her fitting tone. "No wait." Inuyasha said before she turned away. And for the first time, Kagome had looked him strait in the face. But just as fast as there eyes met Kagome quickly looked back at the ground. "Gomen nasai." She said again.
She was apologizing for looking at him? Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her antics. It would have been amusing if not for the fact that she was hurt.
"Look, you seem hurt, come on, I think you go to the same school as me, I'll take you to the nurse." Inuyasha said.
"I don't need the nurse." Kagome said quietly, that if Inuyasha wasn't standing so close to her, he wouldn't have heard it at all.
"Bull shit! Come on." Inuyasha tried to grab her hand but she immediately pushed away. "Eh?" The small sound of confusion eluded his lips. "Please, j-just leave me alone." Kagome's shoulders shook lightly and tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Hey, come on now, don't start crying!" Inuyasha said in a panic stricken moment.
Kagome immediately stopped, pushing her hands on her mouth to stop from making her sobbing sounds.
"H-hey, don't force it on yourself, that's not what I meant." Inuyasha said soothingly.
"Go-gomen nasai." Kagome said wiping away her tears swiftly and bending down on her knees to pick up her neglected books.
To her surprise the new boy she met bent down and helped her. Once they stood up again Inuyasha looked at the books he held in his hands.
"Book of Shadows and Professor Drakes Outlook on Dragons?" Inuyasha said gaping at the books in his hands. "Interesting reading material." He handed her the books.
"Um, good day then." Kagome said giving a quick bow, but was again interrupted.
"Like I said, let me give you a ride to school." Inuyasha offered again. "I wouldn't want to impose." Kagome thought of the perfect excuse.
"It's alright, I'm new there anyway, you can show me around as payment." Kagome glanced up and could have sworn she had seen the most cockiest grin of her life time.
"No wonder." Kagome whispered, but Inuyasha rightfully heard her.
"No wonder what?" He asked taking her bookbag from her and putting it in the back seat of his car. "Nothing." Kagome said before quite hesitantly getting in the car herself.
"I'm such and idiot, I forgot to ask you your name." Inuyasha said as he buckled his seatbelt.
"It's…Kagome." At first Kagome had wondered whether to tell him or not, he seemed pleasant. But that would only last so long, after he would meet with Kikyo at school, she knew everything would change.
"Well, I'm Inuyasha by the way, oh, and don't forget to buckle up." He said before starting up his car. Kagome slightly tensed from her curiosity. Was he concerned? No, she shouldn't get her hopes up like that. Never in her life was anyone concerned for her. And they never would be.
"So what do you guys do at your school for fun?" Inuyasha asked trying his best to strike up a conversation.
"What's fun?" Kagome said, she hadn't remembered ever doing anything 'fun' in a very long time.
"Like, what sports and stuff do they have at your school?" Inuyasha said shrugging.
"Baseball." Was all Kagome said before turning to look out the window.
"Are you sure your ok, Kags? Kags?" Inuyasha voice drifted a little as she wasn't paying attention anymore. He honked his horn once and she jumped. "Gomen nasai!" She said quickly.
"Well at least I got your attention, I asked if you were ok?" Inuyasha said taking a quick glance at her before turning back to the road. "Why do you care?" Kagome mumbled to herself, unfortunately Inuyasha heard. "What do you mean, of course I care." He said.
But Kagome stayed silent, what would he say to make her cheer up he wondered.
"We're here." Inuyasha sighed as he pulled up in the school parking lot.
"Thank you for the ride, I must get going now." Kagome said quietly and tried to get out of the car, but the door automatically locked.
"Not so fast, your supposed to show me around remember?" There it was, that cocky grin again. Was he always like this she wondered.
"Alright." She said. Her hand still on the door handle.
"Good." He said before unlocking the door. Kagome got out, and much to her displeasure the door of his corvette went up like the other expensive cars she'd seen. So she had trouble trying to reach the handle to close it. Inuyasha, who was still in the car, watched in amusement as Kagome stretched to reach the handle.
But it didn't last long till he noticed her shirt had gone up a little, she had a nice waste he thought to himself. But that was just until he noticed the bruise located on her side. But was snapped out of his trance when Kagome shut the door, finally able to reach it.
Inuyasha got out of his car, should he ask her? But then he'd have to explain why he was even looking at her like that. And they had only met each other twenty minutes ago, what if she got freaked out and hit him?
That reminded him of Miroku. His old buddy and the notorious lecher.
Kagome led him into the building, but to his surprise instead of showing him around she led him to a crowd of people, apparently gawking at some girl.
Kagome cleared her throat, they all turned around and left. Inuyasha blinked, if she could do that by clearing her throat, what else could she do? "What is it wench?" Said the girl that the crowd was fawning over.
Kagome nodded her towards Inuyasha and turned to walk away.
"Hey wait, I thought you said you were gonna show me around?" Inuyasha said.
"Gomen nasai, miss Kikyo will show you around." Kagome said bowing. Waiting for Kikyo to make her self noticed.
"Hi, I'm Kikyo." Said the girl from behind him, Inuyasha turned around. I don't like her already. This Kikyo person was wearing the smallest clothes he had ever seen, and I mean EVER.
"Yeah….ok…sorry, gotta go." Inuyasha said. "Kags, mind telling me where the main office is?"
Kagome pointed down the hall and Inuyasha nodded. "Thanks, you coming?"
"Alright." Kagome said, anything to get away from Kikyo, her perfume was making Kagome really dizzy, and as if her wounds weren't enough, she had to deal with miss popular every day.
"Kagome what was up with that girl?" Inuyasha said as soon as they were out of earshot. "Nothing, she's perfect." Kagome said quietly. She HAD to praise Kikyo, otherwise her nightmare would only get worse.
"BS. That girl isn't right in the head." Inuyasha said making a swirling sign with his finger near his temple.
Kagome laughed a little, but immediately clasped her hands over her mouth. "Huh?" Inuyasha said. "Um, nothing." Kagome said quietly and turned to continue walking.
"Why do you always praise her, it's not like she's nice to you, like back there when she call you wench." Inuyasha said using his thumb to point behind them. "You wouldn't get it." Kagome said.
"Try me." Inuyasha glanced over to see Kikyo turn the corner.
"Quick hide!" Inuyasha opened the janitor's closet door and pushed Kagome in there and got in himself. He sighed in relief as Kikyo walked by without suspicion.
Did he just touch me? Kagome looked at Inuyasha while he saw him sigh when Kikyo walked past the closet they were hiding in, she on the other hand hiding by force. After all, she was PUSHED into the closet.
No he didn't touch me, he touched my backpack, that's how I didn't feel it. Kagome sighed in relief, but for a different reason. Ever since she was little, whenever a boy would touch her it'd burn, no mater what she did. It was like their skin was fire. Some kind of poison. But it wasn't, it was cursed.
"Aha!" Inuyasha said turning around and pointing at her with a triumphant grin on his face. That smirk that really did look cockier than usual. "Eh?" Kagome looked confused as to why he was so proud.
"You sighed the second she left, that means you don't like her either! Admit it!" Inuyasha said grinning from ear to ear.
"That's not it—I didn't—I wasn't—." Kagome sighed knowing she couldn't explain the reason for her relief.
"I win! Woo!" Inuyasha yelled getting out of the closet and putting his fist in the air to declare a full victory.
A couple students walked past wondering what they were doing in the closet that he was so proud of.
"But come on we still have to get to the office." Inuyasha said running down the hall.
"Hey wait!" Kagome ran after him and his cocky self.
Inuyasha stepped into the office and yelled "I win again!" "Since when-breath-was this-breath-a race?" Kagome said in between pants. Inuyasha only stuck his tongue out.
"Well what do we have here?" Said a oh too familiar voice for Kagome. She immediately went behind Inuyasha. Like a little kid who would grab their mother's skirt when they were shy.
"Huh?" Inuyasha said looking behind him to see Kagome, "Kags? What're you doing--?" Inuyasha was cut off by that oh too rude voice.
"Kagome dear I'm hurt, why are you hiding from me like that?" It was none other than Kouga.
"Kags why are you hiding?" Inuyasha whispered so only Kagome could hear. "I don't like him, can we please just go?" Kagome said.
"Um, alright, but where else can I get my schedule?" Inuyasha said.
"Guidance counselor." Kagome said quietly.
"Ok, let's go." Inuyasha said a little more louder than he had meant to. "Oh Kagome dear, your not planning on leaving so soon are you? I haven't even asked you out yet." Said Kouga in a pouty voice.
"Keep dreaming." Inuyasha said before grabbing the handle of Kagome's bookbag and shoving her out of the office. Oh well, at least he didn't touch me. Kagome said as Inuyasha let go of her bookbag handle as soon as they were outside of the office and in the hall.
"Ok, on to the guidance counselor." Inuyasha said, again with his cocky grin.
Kagome nodded, and they continued their little 'adventure'.
"Kags?" Inuyasha asked looking up at the ceiling. "Hm?" Kagome looked up from the ground and her thoughts. Probably wants to tell me to take him back to Kikyo…
"Well, I—er that is I—um, this morning—I saw a bruise on your side—where'd you get it?" Inuyasha stuttered. Kagome saw he was really embarrassed to ask a question like that. But the point was she needed to think of a good excuse. A really good one.
"I fell." She stated simply.
"But--?" Inuyasha's sentence was cut short.
"We're here." Kagome said quietly opening the door for him. Inside there was a young woman sitting at the front desk who sighed and looked up at Kagome. "Another injury?" She said as if this happened every day.
Kagome shook her head. "A new student." The young woman nodded and started typing something on her computer. After a minute or two something came out of the printer and she handed it to Inuyasha. "Here you go, you'll be following the gray schedule. Good luck!" She gave him a smile before continuing her work.
Kagome took the paper from Inuyasha looked through all the classes. Great, six of his seven classes are with me. And then next semester ALL his classes are with me. Kagome sighed regretfully and passed it back to Inuyasha, "your locker's this way."
Inuyasha's locker wasn't far from hers, two lockers down, course, they had the same schedule so it was obvious it would be. (lockers are organized by the schedule students follow)
"First period science." Kagome said after they both got there books. On the way to their class Kagome had told Inuyasha about their schedules, he had the most cockiest of all grins planted on his face that day.