A/N: Ok, so here is the third chapter! It's actually up. Yes, I said i wasn't going to post until i get 10 reviews, but i just had too. Sooooo...here is the third chapter! Oh, and yes, once again, very short. But maybe as I keep going then the chapters will keep getting bigger...i hope. OH! And I also changed the title, for reasons that I will explain later on in the story!
Disclaimer: I do...NOT...own Inuyasha...sadly.
Life Without Love Is No Life At All
Chapter 3: Enduring the Pain Part 1
"Kagome! Kagome! Over here!" Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi ran over to Kagome's desk. School was about to be in session.
"Hey Kagome! Glad to see your in school again. How's that illness?" All three girls huddled around Kagome, looking deep into her eyes.
"Um, i'm fine, thanks." Kagome looked questionably at her friends, hoping they'd give her some clue of what excuse her grandpa made up this time.
"Yeah, when we called your house, your grandpa said you were out cold with diphtheria." Yuka responded to Kagome's unspoken question. All three friends had pity looks on their faces.
"Oh...yeah...i'm better now." Jeeze gramps! Maybe a younger disease like chickenpox! Then again, he probably already had to use that one.
"Well?" Eri was peering at Kagome.
"Well what?"Kagome was puzzled. Uh-oh, I don't like where this is going.
"Well? I heard that another girl asked Hojo out to the movies this weekend!" The girls looked overwhelmed with excitement, hoping to get some jealousy out of Kagome.
"Oh, well, isn't that nice?" Kagome wasn't at all interested in Hojo. Eri, Yuka and Ayumi always tried to get them involved somehow. If not for them, then Hojo himself would always ask Kagome to do something over the weekend. She turned him down everytime. He was a nice boy, but Kagome just didn't like him that way. Everytime she went somewhere with Hojo, it always ended up back to him Kagome started to drift off into the world of her own.
"...hello..." a faint voice seemed to be calling to Kagome. She payed no mind.
"...hello...someone...you there..." it continued to beckon towards her. Kagome still payed no attention. She had her thoughts, her mind, fixed on Inuyasha. How could she have forgotten? They got in a horrible argument. It was Inuyasha's fault anyway! But, it was her fault that he was never coming back for her.
"HELLO! SOMEONE? YOU THERE? KAGOME!" Eri was practically screaming at Kagome's face, until she finally noticed.
"Oh, hmm, what?" Kagome was dazed. All she could think about was Inuyasha.
"Jeeze! Come out of there and talk to us! Lover boy coming straight this way!" Yuka was trying so hard to get Kagome's attention. If they only knew...
"Hey Kagome! Long time no see! How's that sickness?" Hojo's eyes glazed over with pity.
"Oh, hi Hojo. I'm fine, really. So how--"
"I've brought some stuff for you! Here are some fruit. You can never get enough Vitamin C! And here's some tea. It should help you relax. And here is some ointmint that you can put on those sore spots. Those are never any fun. And here--" Kagome was amazed. Never, in her entire lifetime, had she seen so much stuff taken out of such a little bag. She might need a backbrace for when her back gives out carrying all this home!
"And finally, this!" Hojo proudfully held out two tickets. Kagome didn't know what they were, but she was a little worried that it would be those tickets. The tickets for that day coming up soon. Tickets for--
"The school dance! Would you like to go?" Kagome's heart sunk. How was she going to say no? She can't just blow him off. She did that way too much. She had to take them. Besides, Inuyasha wasn't coming back anytime soon.
Inuyasha. What have I done? Will you ever return? Oh, I just wish he didn't take me seriously. He could see that I was mad. I don't want him to go to hell with Kikyo! That would be horrible! I need him here with me! But, will he come to get me? Should I go back there? No, I should wait for him to come. But he might not. But he might. If he really wants to then he will. But you told him to leave! But he can't leave! I need him here! I..I..I love him!
Kagome continued to argue with herself as Hojo and the girls watched her.
"Yes, of course she'll go with you Hojo!" All three girls chimed in unison. At that very moment, Kagome's bickering with herself snapped as she realized what had just happened.
"Great! The dance is on Saturday, two weeks from now, so on that night, I'll pick you up around 8! See you later, Higurashi!" Hojo pranced back to his class. Kagome sighed.
"What did you guys do that for?" Kagome wanted to yell.
"Well you were taking so darn long that we just did it for ya! Plus, you would have said yes anyway. If you didn't, he would go with that girl!" Eri, Yuka and Ayumi started to talk amongst themselves as Kagome wandered to the window. She stared outside.
Well, I have nothing better to do that night, so I might as well. Ughhh...does everything I say and do have to lead me back to him? What will happen when the jewel...the jewel! I still have jewel shards in my room! Oh great, now I have to go back! No I don't! Inuyasha will be so caught up in collecting the rest, he has to come back for me! Yes! But...when he goes with Kikyo, will he really still need the jewel? Then, that means...he's not coming back.
Kagome started to find tears welling up in her eyes. No, not at school. She couldn't cry at school. And when people ask her what's wrong, she can't say that she fell in love with a half-dog demon from the Feudal Era. They would think she was crazy. She would just have to make it through the day without thoughts of him roaming in her mind.
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Kagome was slowly taking her time walking home. She didn't want to get there just yet. The cool breeze felt nice. It reminded her of always being outside in the Feudal Era.
Oh, how I wish I could go back there. It would be awkward to just show up, considering the size of the argument me and Inuyasha got in.
Kagome felt terrible. Although he was the one that started it, she can't forgive herself for what she said. She's seen them together before, it's not like it's anything new. But for some reason, this time it hurt the most.
Maybe it's because this time...this time i realize..that...I...love him. Yes, I love him. I know that for sure now. Before I thought it was just an excuse. But now...now it's true. I love him, and that's why I need him here with me!
Kagome started to run home. She ran faster and faster until she came to the steps to her house. She was hoping that when she got there, then Inuyasha would be waiting in her room, like always. Kagome got excited. Maybe he's really here! Kagome got to her door, past her kitchen, up her stairs, past the bathroom when she finally reached her door. She paused. Is he in there? I don't hear anything? Kagome took a deep breath and quickly swung open her door.
"Hey Kagome. What's up?"
A/N: HAHAHAH! CLIFFY! Oh i love to leave people in suspense. Oh, yes. I do. Yeah, well not a lot of people are reading this, and i'm only getting a couple reviews, but oh well. I couldn't help myself! I just needed to post this up! So, if people could PLEASE r&r,I really want you to!