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Chapter three: That unforgettable girl
"Bookstore…" Illenna mumbled to herself while walking around trying to remember where it was. She hadn't been here in what, two, three months? I haven't been here in two fucking months and I already forgot where everything is!
Illenna stopped at the now familiar smell. Coffee, smoke… and… vanilla…! It was him. Inuyasha. Strangely, no one was bothered by the fact that there was a man with dog-ears walking around. Well, almost no one. Screw you, screw you, fuck you I fucking hate you, you fucking fucked up piece of shit! Illenna thought venomously as she glared at Inuyasha (Heh… Illenna's got a very colorful vocabulary...) Almost as if he could feel her anger, he turned around and locked eyes with her. What she saw was confusion, shock, and he had this stupid, incredulous look on his face…
Inuyasha simply stared at the girl across the store from him. She seemed about, thirteen, with the same kind of silver hair that he had. And the same amber eyes... no, they weren't the same… This girl's eyes… he saw hatred. Anger. Hurt. He had never seen or felt any emotions so strong until now. The expression on her face was almost like Kagome's when they had first met… Confident, cold, untrusting, distant… Could she be… this girl… she could be…No. She can't be. Could she…? Inuyasha thought to himself. Before he knew it, the girl he had just saw took off, sprinting away somewhere around the bookstore.
Inuyasha blinked. "That's strange…"
He shook his head, and walked out of the bookstore. He walked around the small park, thinking of what he could have been doing right then if he hadn't left Kagome and their baby… He looked over to the swing set, and saw her. The girl again. She was alone, looking at the sand, swinging slowly. He sat down on the swing beside her. Something about this girl kept his thoughts on her…
"Hello." He said smiling. She looked up at him. It was definitely her. She didn't smile. Her face held no expression, but her eyes were cold…
"Hello…" she said quietly.
"So, how are you…?"
"Listen. My mom taught me not to talk to strangers, and she told me, if they don't leave me alone, kick their ass and show no mercy. Kickboxing pays off." She said, her once expressionless face now changing to a "LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE" expression.
"Why are you by yourself? It's dangerous for a girl like you to be alone like this."
"Feh. I can take care of myself…" she said turning her gaze to the ground once again.
"Where's your mom?"
"With her boyfriend…"
"And your dad…?" Inuyasha asked, now getting nervous.
"Probably fucking rotting in fucking hell…" she said quietly. "I don't know, I don't know him… the fucking fucked up piece of shit…"
"Oh, I'm sorry."
The girl kicked the ground, making sand fly out in front of her. "Don't say sorry. It doesn't mean anything. Everyone assumes that it's so hard to be without a father, when it's really nothing. For me, it's normal not to have a father figure in my life. I highly recommend it, actually."
"Thank you. Remind me next time when I have a daughter, to just give her away." Inuyasha muttered sarcastically.
"There won't be a next time, because we won't meet again." The girl said kicking up sand again.
"By any chance, is your mother's name Kagome Higurashi?" Inuyasha asked unexpectedly. The girl looked up.
"I wouldn't tell my mother's name to a complete stranger." She said coldly. "Even if you say you know her, I want solid proof."
"I should get going…"
"You should, before my mom comes." She said looking straight at him now.
"Why? I can understand her being protective but-"
"She won't like you so get lost." She said venomously. "I don't want to get my mom angry so GO. AWAY."
Inuyasha shrugged and started to walk away. He turned around, and the girl was gone. What the fuck? Inuyasha thought, confused. He shook his head and continued to walk away.
Illenna watched from the shade of a nearby tree as Inuyasha walked away. She smirked. Confused, pathetic fool… I hope you die… Illenna said to herself silently as she ran off towards home again.
"Happy birthday Illenna!" Kagome said hugging her daughter.
Illenna's eyes widened slightly, then narrowed at the scent… That unwanted scent… She covered her nose. Why hadn't she noticed it earlier?
"MOM! THERE'S AN ASSHOLE IN THE HOUSE!" Illenna screamed.
Koga walked into the foyer with a sarcastic smile on his face. "Haha, very funny, Illi."
"It is when you're screaming in pain." Illenna replied coldly.
"Now, now. You two…" Kagome warned.
"Feh." Illenna said walking past the two.
Once she was in her room, she fell back on her bed and sighed. YOU RUINED MY BIRTHDAY, KOGA! She screamed silently as she glared at the ceiling. Illenna stormed off to the bathroom to brush her hair. (Dunno… I do this when I'm angry… it hurts though… I brush really hard when I'm angry…)
She looked in the mirror and screamed. Her hair was jet black, and her eyes which were once amber, were now bluish grey. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!
"Illenna-"
"EverythingisfinemomI'mgoingtoKohaku'sforabitseeyoulaterbye!"
Kagome barely had time to get up before she heard the door slam. Kagome blinked.
"Strange girl…"
"MIROKU! YOU FUCKING OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR RIGHT FUCKING NOW YOU PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN! OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR RIGHT FUCKING NOW!" Illenna screamed kicking the door. Miroku opened the door quickly, and grabbed Illenna by the hair then covered her mouth with his other hand. She then bit down on his hand. She tasted blood in her mouth… OH SHIT! I just bit Miroku!
"Illenna what the hell was that for!" Miroku demanded, rinsing off his hand.
"Sorry… reflex…"
"So what are you here for?" Miroku asked while he bandaged his hand.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME!"
"Well, now that the youkai blood running through you is awakened, you have to expect to turn human, sometimes. More often, than a hanyou would of course, but still. Expect it."
"So this is going to happen on a regular basis!" Illenna demanded. Miroku nodded. "Bullshit! All of this!"
Miroku sighed. "Mind you, your mom may not mind you swearing, but I do."
"Oh, right. Sorry…"
Sango came down the stairs and blinked. "Illenna…?"
"Is it really that easy to tell me apart from me when I'm not human?" Illenna asked burying her face in her hands.
"No, but you're the only one besides your mom and dad who would cuss at Miroku so loudly."
"Oh…"
"Well… I'm going to go meet your dad, so do you want to come…?"
"Okay…" Illenna stood up.
"Kohaku, get down here! We're going!" Sango shouted up the stairs.
"Coming mom!" Kohaku came running down the stairs, then stopped at the sight of the now human Illenna. "Uh, mom? Who is this?"
Sango grinned and looked at Illenna who was sitting on the couch trying to curl up into a ball and seeming like she wanted to disappear. "Illenna, if Kohaku can't tell who you are, your dad surely can't."
Illenna looked up. She didn't smile. She was starting to act like that Kanna girl she had met before… "You're forgetting the matter of scent…"
Sango's expression changed momentarily. "Well we'll fool him… He hardly had time to memorize the scent. Right?"
Illenna nodded slowly and rose to her feet. Kohaku simply stared at her, which made her flush red and she yelled;
"QUIT STARING AT ME!"
Kohaku quickly turned away and followed his mother out the door.
It was a very uncomfortable ride for Illenna. She noticed Kohaku kept glancing over at her, and when she caught him, she glared at him.
"If you've got something to say, say it already." Illenna snapped. "Well?"
"Nothing." Kohaku quickly turned his gaze to the window.
Sango sighed and shook her head from the driver's seat and said quietly; "Ah, puppy love. So strange it's those two though…"
"It's not love…" Illenna whispered to herself, "It's like… for now…"
Inuyasha paced back and forth in front of the phone. He had been doing this for the past hour. Ever since he had met that girl, he couldn't get Kagome off his mind. So, now, at home, he was debating weather he should phone her or not.
"What the hell. I've got nothing else to lose…" Inuyasha muttered as he dialed the phone number he had memorized so many years ago.
"Hello?"
Inuyasha couldn't believe it. It was her. Kagome. She still had the same phone number; she probably lived in the same house…. She sounded the same… A little tired, but nonetheless, the sweet voice he had loved hearing.
"Ka…gome…?" his couldn't find his voice anymore, so all that came out was a whisper.
"Who is this? How do you know my name! Hello!"
And then he hung up. For a long time, he just stared at the phone. He still couldn't believe that it was her… After thirteen years, she was still there…
Kagome stared at the receiver in her hand. "It couldn't have been him…could it?"
It must have been her imagination. It had to be. But then again…
Memories of being in Inuyasha's arms, hearing him whisper sweet nothings, declarations of his love for her in her ear… She had memorized his voice… She would always remember it…
Kagome shook her head, and hung up the phone. "It can't be him. He probably forgot about his baby… And me."
Okay. It is the sixteenth of October, so no updates for about a week or two…