When Two Worlds Combine
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When Two Worlds Combine
Chapter 4: Unhappy Departure
Akai stared at the empty seat next to him. She had been gone for a week now, and he was starting to get nervous. He wanted badly to know where she was and why she was gone. And then the airheads came... "- And Kagome's not feeling well again! This time she has the chicken pox, but that shouldn't be possible because she's already had them!" "Eri, Souta assured me that she has them! He told us her immune system is all freaky because of when she had Lyme Disease, remember?" Akai overheard Kagome's friends talking, and he immediately looked up.
'Lyme Disease, Chicken pox... What? When Kagome comes back to school, she has a lot of explaining to do... In the meantime, I can always interrogate this 'Souta' character...' Akai resolved to confront whoever Souta was, and then get answers from the girl who plagued his thoughts. He was worried, and it was beginning to show.
A week later, Kagome returned to her time, two new slivers of Shikon no Kakkera in the vial around her neck. She hadn't thought about what she was going to tell Akai when she was in the Feudal Era, but now the thought rose to the surface of her subconscious. 'What am I going to do? What's more... What can I say?' "Kagome, you're back again!" Kagome smiled as her younger brother hugged her. "Oh yeah, some guy stopped by, asking about you!" Kagome froze, eyes widening a fraction. "What did he look like?" "He had silverish hair and gold eyes. In fact, he reminded me of Inuyasha!" But Kagome wasn't listening. A part of her warmed at the thought of Akai asking about her, but another part, more deeply seated, was fighting to make her cautious.
"Souta, what did you tell him?" "I told him you went out to get some medicine for your cold!" Kagome slapped her forehead. "Souta, you told me that you were going to tell them I had the chicken pox again!" Souta winced, looking slightly ashamed. "Oops..." 'I'm going to be in so much trouble... Well, maybe he doesn't know about the whole chicken pox thing! Then I can convince Eri and Yuka that Souta was just exaggerating, and everything will be okay!'
The next day, Kagome nervously approached her school, absently brushing non-existent lint off of her skirt. Since she had entered high school, the uniform had only changed slightly. Instead of green, the skirt and collar of the sailor shirt were a navy blue, and the skirt was a bit longer. And then she saw them. Kagome took a deep breath, and walked towards them
"Kagome, how are your chicken pox?" Kagome gave a short laugh, smiling at her friends. 'I should get an award for my acting skills…' "Souta took the symptoms way out of context! I only had the flu, not the chicken pox! You can only get the chicken pox once, you guys!" "So, you're back…" Kagome's friends grimaced and hurried off, leaving Kagome with the one person she desperately wanted to see, yet at the same time, couldn't face.
Kagome turned around to be met with cold amber eyes, piercing into her. "Uh, yeah! At least for a week or two… I'm sickness prone…" The way Akai was looking at Kagome began to irk her. "You seem quite sure about when you'll get sick…" "What is this, 20 questions?" Kagome asked, suddenly becoming defensive. "No, you just seem to know a little too well when you'll catch something…" Kagome hurriedly tried to come up with a response, but none came. Without another word, she disappeared into the crowd around them.
Akai caught up with Kagome after school had ended, and by the way she wasn't talking to him, he knew he had messed up somehow. 'I do not care anymore. Her business can stay a secret if only she will talk to me…' "Kagome, I am… I… I am sorry if I offended you in any way!" Though the apology was rushed, it was apparently what Kagome had been waiting to hear. "Promise you won't try to make fun of my illnesses again?" Akai sweatdropped. "I promise. So… How about that rain check?"
FIN
Blue: Apologies for the shortness, have to go soon… And wow… I really hate this chapter. I suppose it's because I made Akai act more like his incarnate than I wanted him to… I already have three versions of this chapter, and none of them seem up to par…
Cell: Yes, poor Blue has been working really hard to write this, and now it sucks… Upcoming chapters will be better! She'll probably rewrite this one again, though!
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