For Better or For Worse
Chapter thirteen
"Kagome…"
Kagome stopped in her tracks and turned to see Inuyasha's face only a few inches in front of hers.
"Uh…Inuyasha…what is it…" she said flushing furiously.
Inuyasha placed a finger on her lips. Her blush increased.
"Shhh…someone has been following us."
Inuyasha whispered to the girl. He looked in back of him then in front of him and turned back to Kagome.
"Following us!" Kagome said even louder not paying attention to the warning of being quiet.
Inuyasha put his hand on her mouth causing her to squirm.
He looked for the closest class room near them in the hall way and grabbed the girl.
He made sure that he locked the door before letting go of Kagome.
"Hey mister! I don't know what you're thinking, but grabbing me like that isn't very nice!" screamed Kagome.
"Shh! I'm sorry, but you didn't shut up when I told you to be quiet!"
Inuyasha just yelled back in her face surprising her greatly.
Kagome took a step back from Inuyasha and started to calm down.
"Sorry, but who's following us?"
"I'm not sure, I couldn't get the direct smell…it was like the person was covered in a lot of perfumes or something, but it smelt a lot like that…what's her name….Kikyo girl."
Kagome didn't show any difference in her facial expressions. She had expected it to be her or Naraku.
Kagome sighed. "She's probably following us to make sure that nothing happens."
Inuyasha didn't understand at first, but then caught on to what she was saying.
"That bitch…" Inuyasha muttered to himself unaware that Kagome heard him.
"Uh…ya she is." Kagome then became quite sad.
This confused Inuyasha. Her moods would change ever minute and he didn't appreciate it.
He never knew what was wrong or happening in her head and he didn't like that fact.
"Kag…what's wrong?" Inuyasha said, surprising Kagome.
"You…you called me Kag again. Why? You usual call me wench or woman, never by my name or a nick name."
Kagome said in confusion of his sudden tenderness.
Inuyasha just stepped closer to the girl and brought her into a hug.
Kagome blushed furiously.
It was dark and in a room no one else was in and if someone were to catch them in this position, rumors would start.
"Uh…Inuyasha…"
"Kag…Kagome, I call you Kag because you are the first one to try to be a friend to me when I came in this school. Don't be sad because of that whore. She's a bitch, just ignore her please. I hate the look in your eyes when you're sad."
Kagome blinked in surprise to his openness.
Wow…
That was all that went through her mind as he continued.
"You're a good friend Kag. Thank you for everything. I will make it up to you by helping you when she's around, ok?"
He pushed her back a little to see her face, but still making sure she was in his grasp.
She just nodded not sure what to say to him at the moment.
"I promise to protect you."
He said and pulled her into the hug once again, but not as forcefully. It was more of a gentle, friendly, filled with love hug.
She hugged him back.
"Thank you Inuyasha. And I don't mind you calling me Kag. You're the first to ever do that, it just startled me is all." She smiled.
Inuyasha nodded and after a good long five minutes of enjoying each others hold, they let go and Kagome made her way to the door.
"Well, I better show you where the gym is before Kikyo can find us huh?" laughed Kagome.
"Ya I guess you should. Good to see you laughing Kag." Inuyasha laughed as he rubbed the back of his head with his right hand.
Inuyasha went to the door and Kagome grabbed his hand and the two made it to the gym.
It was still packed with people and basketballs hurling everywhere, whether it was to another, to the basket, or to the wall.
One head right for Kagome's head as they entered through the two gym doors, but Inuyasha grabbed it just two inches before it hit her.
"Oh, sorry about that Kagome! Nice catch Inuyasha!" apologized Keo as he ran to the two.
"It's ok Keo. No one's hurt right?" smiled Kagome.
Inuyasha grunted at his two friends and handed back Keo his ball.
"So Inuyasha are you coming to join the team?" asked Keo.
"Ya you bet man. Am I too late?"
"Nah. The coach just started paying attention."
"Good. Well I'm going to go get a ball."
"I'll meet you at the field after it's over!" screamed Kagome as Inuyasha went to the basketballs and Kagome out the doors towards the field.
For an hour and a half longer the two were busy practicing and trying out for a sport.
Aware, yet unaware of the one knowing their every move, every event, every second of this day.
Why? Why was someone as Kikyo spying on them today?
That was the question to the two of them, but to Kikyo it was quite simple.
She needed to know what they would be playing or trying out for.
She needed to know her competition and when they would be busy.
She needed to know the perfect times to ruin each one's lives, and to do so she needed to know their schedules.
She really was an evil bitch.
Did that bother her? Nah.
Kikyo laughed as she started to walk away from the field.
Darkness covered her last appearance of her shadow, leaving not another piece of her appearance.
After practice Inuyasha helped put the equipment away and went to meet Kagome.
She was still practicing by herself, training hard for the game.
Hitting the ball in the field and running around the bases as fast as she could. Then getting the ball, throwing it back to home plate and hitting it again.
He smiled at her determination.
He stood there against the fence and smiled.
Kagome wiped the sweat from her forehead and took a drink of water from her water bottle.
She then noticed the hanyou's stare and smiled at him.
"So how was practice?"
"I was about to ask you the same." Was his response to her question.
She laughed and then packed up her stuff.
They walked back to the front of the school.
"So which way is your house?" asked Kagome.
"Right. You?" answered Inuyasha.
"I go left. So I guess I'll just see you tomorrow…"
She said and then went into her bag and got a piece of paper and a pen.
"Or we can talk online later tonight! This is great! Here's my…email address." Kagome said and finished writing it on the paper and handed it to him.
He read it and laughed.
"Sacredbow91arrow huh?"
"Ya what about it? You going to laugh at mine all day or write yours down so I can email you?" Kagome pouted.
"Here's mine. It's DemonsGoldenEye65."
Inuyasha said as he wrote it down on paper to make it easier to remember.
"Thanks! I'll email you later tonight! See ya Inuyasha!"
Kagome said and walked the opposite way from Inuyasha waving.
"Bye Kagome!"
"Call me Kag!"
With that she was out of his sight.
He just laughed and started to walk home, waiting for later tonight.