CHAPTER 21:
REASON TO HATE
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"Kohaku~!Have you seen the house key?" Sango shouted towards the stairs.
A boy around the age of eleven popped out of the door.He had black hair tied into a ponytail with freckles across his face."House key?No,I haven't seen it,sis!!"
"Oh!I found it!Never mind,Kohaku!!" shouted Sango again as she slips the key into her pocket.
Kohaku came down the stairs,"You're going to school already?You still have thirty-minutes extra time."
"I'm going over to Kagome-chan's house so we can go to school together,"said Sango as she opened the door,"You should worry about getting ready for school,Kohaku.Don't you have an exam today?"
"O..Okay,bye sis!"
Sango left her house and walked towards her friends house."Let's see...,Kagome-chan's house...."
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"Souta!!Hurry or you'll be late for school!" Mrs.Higurashi shouted.She was busy cooking breakfast for her children.
"Mo~m,have you seen my school bag?" Kagome came into the kitchen.Ms.Higurashi pointed to the chair behind her,"It's right there,dear."
"Mm~,Kanako,are you done with the breakfast yet?" said an old man from the living room.This is Higurashi Kogorou,Mrs.Higurashi's father and Kagome's grandfather.He usually stays in the house reading newspapers on weekdays.On the weekends,he works at the Higurashi temple nearby as a priest which their late ancestors have built centuries ago.
"Not yet,father."Ms.Higurashi said as she started frying eggs into the pan.Suddenly,she heard the doorbell rang and called to her daughter,"Can you get the door for me,Kagome?"
"Yes,yes..." said Kagome and walks over to the door.She was surprised to see Sango standing in front of it."..Sango-chan!"
"Ohayou,Kagome-chan!!"Sango smiled to her,"I just thought I'd come over so we could walk to school together."
"Really!?O..okay,can you wait?I gotta get my bag!!" said Kagome and ran into the house.Ms.Higurashi came and sees Sango.
"Oh my,you must be Kagome's friend.Come!Please do come in," she said as she welcomes her into the house.Sango bows and then comes in,"Ohayou Gozaimasu,Higurashi-san."
"Ohayou Gozaimasu....umm.."
"It's Sango.My name is Taijiya Sango."
"Okay,Sango-san.Please make yourself comfortable."smiled Ms.Higurashi and leads Sango into the living room."Father,this is Kagome's friend,Taijiya Sango-san."
"M-hm," Kogorou muttered as he glance at Sango and then goes back into reading the newspaper.
Kagome came bursting into the room with her schoolbag over her shoulders."Okay!I'm ready!!Let's go!!"
"Wait,Kagome,don't you want breakfast?"asked her mother.
"Umm.....well,..." Kagome looked over to Sango who smiled,"I guess we still have time.Let's eat!!!"
"Do you want some,dear?" Ms.Higurashi asked Sango who shook her head.
"Thank you but I'm already full." She laughs nervously.
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"What!!Naraku attacked you!!!?"
Kagome and Sango were on their way to school.Souta was beside them.
"Who's Naraku?" he asked.
"It's nothing you need to know,squirt," Kagome said to him."There's your school!Get going!Don't do anything stupid!!"
"Yes,nee-chan,"said Souta and was about to leave when he heard a voice calling him."Souta-ku~n!!"
A girl about the same age as him ran towards the three. "R...Rin-chan!!?"
The small girl ran up with a wide smile on her face,"Ohayou,Souta-kun!I was waiting for you!!"
"Y..you were!?" Souta's face turned red.
"Ohayou,Rin-chan." Kagome bent down to her height and patted her head.
"Ohayou Gozaimasu,Kagome-onee-chan!!"Rin smiled back to her.She looked up at Sango.
"Oh,"Kagome noticed her expression,"This is Taijiya Sango-chan,my friend.Sango-chan,this is Koji Rin-chan,Souta's crush."
"Wha...!!?" Souta blushed furiously,"She's not my crush!!"
Sango laughed and bent down to the girl that was making a confused expression,"Nice to meet you,Rin-chan."
Rin beamed at her,"Nice to meet you,....Sango-san!!"
She then takes Souta's hand which made him blush again,"Let's go,Souta- kun!We'll be late if we don't hurry!!"
"O..Okay,...bye sis!" He then was pulled away by Rin who started running.
"Bye,Souta!Bye,Rin-chan!!" Kagome waved at them.Sango too followed her.
They started walking forward again when Sango spoke up,"So Naraku attacked you?It's a good thing Inuyasha came by to save you."
"Umm,...about that.." Kagome muttered nervously.
"Eh?"
She whispered into Sango's ears."Ehhhhh~~~!!?Sesshoumaru!!Saved you!!?"
"Well,....I'm not..really sure if he did.Inuyasha doesn't seem to be the one who saved me,...and the only guy that has the same silver hair as him...is..."
"...Sesshoumaru," Sango finished for her.
"Yes.." Kagome sighed.
"Well,....never mind that.I just can't believe Naraku was still after you.I thought he went back to Kikyou now that she's back." Sango said as they turned the corner."Does that mean he really did forget about her?"
"Well..." Kagome remembered what happened yesterday,"He told me that he...likes me more than Kikyou.That he sees something in me that is different than what Kikyou has."
"Really?I wonder what he meant."Sango made a serious expression,"Do you have any idea,Kagome-chan?"
Kagome shook her head,"No..."
They arrived at the school to see Inuyasha standing near the gate."Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha noticed the two but stayed where he was.The two girls approached him,"What are you doing here?"
"I was..."
"Oh~~" Sango smiled mischievously,"I get it!You were waiting for Kagome- chan because you thought that Naraku might attack her again!You thought that if you wait here then you'll be able to protect Kagome-chan.Isn't that,right?"
"Wha..!!?" Inuyasha blushed and looks at Kagome who too was blushing.
"Inu.."
"Inuyasha~~~~~!!"
They turned around to see Kikyou running towards them.She sees Kagome and stops walking.".....?"
"Kikyou..." Inuyasha muttered.
Kagome's eyes sadden,"You were.....waiting for Kikyou,weren't you?"
Kikyou smiled and wrapped her arm around his,"Yes.Weren't you,Inuyasha?Now let's go."
Inuyasha looks at Kagome hesitantly but then walks away with Kikyou.Sango looks at Kagome to Inuyasha and places her hand on her shoulder,"..Kagome- chan.."
Kagome watches Inuyasha's back sadly,' What was I expecting?Inuyasha...doesn't... '
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Sesshoumaru was walking down the hallway with his textbook between his arms.He passes by a group of girls who wailed and screamed at him.
' Fools...' he thought.He had a thought that all girls were the same. Always wailing and screaming like they were some kind of a broken record.But....that thought was wrong.Until he met this Higurashi Kagome girl.She was somehow different from the other girls.
And just yesterday...
' Nevermind,...why am I thinking of this?I have better things to do.' He shook the thought of it.
"Oi!Sesshoumaru!!"
He stopped and turned around to see his HALF-brother standing behind him."What is it that you want?"
"I wanted to talk to you."
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Kagome was walking around the school looking for Sesshoumaru.She had to know the truth.She wanted to know if Sesshoumaru had really saved her.If he really did....
' Then I have to thank him....even if he is such a big jerk!!He still...saved me from that bastard Naraku!! ' she thought.
She was about to turn a corner when she heard a familiar voice.
"What is it that you want?"
This was Sesshoumaru's voice.The one person Kagome was looking all around the school.
' He seems to be talking with someone. ' she leaned closer to the wall so she wouldn't be seen and strained her ears.
"I wanted to talk to you."
'!!?' Kagome widens her eyes,' ...Inuyasha? '
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Sesshoumaru smirked,"You wanted to talk to me?It'd be a miracle if that was true.We don't even see each other at the house.It must be something important that you want to talk to me."
Inuyasha gritted his teeth.He desperately held the urge to punch him right in his face."I...I just came here to....ask you something."
Sesshoumaru leaned against the wall crossing his arms and looked at his brother boredly,"And what is that?"
"....Yesterday,....Kagome was...attacked by Naraku.Were...you the one that saved her?"Inuyasha said slowly but his face was furious.
Sesshoumaru's body twitched at those words but he held his expression-less face,"...What makes you think if that?"
Inuyasha held out something from his hand.It was the coat that was covering Kagome when he found her."This is yours,isn't it?"
They both were silent for a while.Students were passing by them but paid no attention to what they were talking about.Sesshoumaru smirked and sighed,"Yes,it is true.It was I that saved your mate from Naraku's hand."
Inuyasha lowered his hand that was holding the coat,"..and may I ask why did you do that?"
Sesshoumaru stares at him with his cold eyes,"Hmph,it was just a mere caprice..I was walking by and saw Naraku playing around with your mate.I'd thought that if I had saved her before you,then I was sure that I'll be able to get back at you with that.Poor Inuyasha,couldn't even save his own mate by himself."
Inuyasha angrily throws the coat to the floor,"Fuckin' bastard!!Kagome's not a tool!!I have no fuckin' idea why the heck you hate me but if you have somekind of grudge against me,then there's no reason for you to use Kagome!!You don't need to involve her into this piece of shit!!"
"Shut-up,fool!!"Sesshoumaru glared at him angrily,"You have no right to say that in front of me!"
"Coward bastard!!You don't have the guts to fight by yourself do ya!!?"shouted Inuyasha angrily.
Suddenly,he saw something coming towards him and hit him right in the stomach."Gahaa!!"
Sesshoumaru had kicked him.Inuyasha fell to the floor by the force and coughed blood.He stood up holding his stomach,his eyes wincing in pain."Damn you!"
He was kicked again and he fell flat on the floor.Sesshoumaru looked down to him with disgust,"Say that in front of my face again and I'll make sure you will wish that you'd never been born!!
He then turns to leave but looks back at Inuyasha again.Inuyasha noticed his stare looks up,"What!?You're gonna kick me again!?"
He looks at him in surprise at Sesshoumaru's expression.It's the same expression-less face he always puts on but this time it was a little different.It was a expression he'd never seen before.His eyes seem to be wavering by the light and though the stare looked cold and piercing it seem to have something else deep inside.
"Ses...shoumaru?"
"Hmph..," Sesshoumaru turned away as though try to hide his face," Don't show your filthy face in front of me ever again."
Inuyasha watches his brother walk away from him.The school bell rang signaling that 1st period had started."..shi...t.." He winced in pain as he wiped the blood dripping from his mouth."Dam..n,...tha..t guy..."
"Inuyasha!!"
He turned in surprise to see Kagome running towards him,"Ka...Kagome?"
"Are you okay?" she asked worriedly.She held a hand over his stomach and he winced in pain again."..It looks like you're not."
"I'm...fine!" He said and stood up but lost his balance.Kagome caught him before he fell to the floor.
"You need to go to the nurse.."
"I said I'm fine!!Leave me alone!!No one cares anyway!"
"I care!!"
Inuyasha looks at her in surprise,"Eh?"
"I do care about you,Inuyasha." Tears fall from Kagome's eyes,"I don't want to see you get hurt." Inuyasha stares into Kagome's eyes.
"....okay." He closed his eyes,"I'll go to the nurse.So stop crying."
"Unn." Kagome smiled.She looks at the direction Sesshoumaru had left off.' Those eyes that Sesshoumaru showed...... '
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"He'll be alright,it's a miracle none of his ribs have cracked,"said Ms.Otsuu.
"Thank you and I'm really sorry for always taking care of us,"Kagome bowed.
Ms.Otsuu smiled,"It's nothing.I was bored anyways.It's not like an everyday thing when someone comes into my office,you know?"
Ms.Otsuu then left the room.Inuyasha was peacefully sleeping on the bed.Kagome was sitting beside him.She reached out a hand to his face and brushed off some of his hairs.
".Arigatou,Inuyasha.."
She smiled and looked out the window.' But.....that eyes of Sesshoumaru.... '
She suddenly turned to see Inuyasha sitting up."Inuyasha!"
"Ah.....shit," Inuyasha winced in pain as he slowly woke up from the bed."That bastard..."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted,"You shouldn't be waking up yet!"
Inuyasha looked at Kagome,"I'm fine.Don't worry.I'm used to getting hurt.That bastard Sesshoumaru's been hitting me ever since anyways."
"Inuyasha..."
"I'm gonna kill that bastard someday!!"
Kagome looks at him sadly,"No..."
"Huh?"
"That's...not your real feelings.You don't want to kill him,....you don't really hate him...because...he's your only brother." Kagome muttered softly.
"Wha..!?Of course I hate him!He's the worst brother I ever had!!"
"But!!" Kagome shouted,"But that's not what you really think!You...In your heart,you really do actually care about him.Isn't that right,....Inuyasha?"
"Kagome..."
"You know,...I have a brother too.He can be such a jerk and annoying kid at times,...but,..but I still care about him.I still love him because....he's the only brother I have.I know that someday...he will help me when I need his help." Kagome said.She walks towards the window and looks out,"I'm sure that it's the same with you."
"Heh!" Inuyasha crossed his arms,"The only difference is that we're HALF- brothers!!Unlike you,who share the same blood."
"Does it make a difference even when you're half-brothers?"asked Kagome
"What'd you say?"
Kagome turns to Inuyasha,"Half-brothers or not,...you're still brothers.What difference does it make?"
Inuyasha looks down to the bed sheets,"....He wasn't...always mean to me.When I first moved into their house,...he was kind and took care of me.Even though our stupid step-dad hated every bit of me,....Sesshoumaru...,he always cared about me."
"Then...why?"
" I don't know.As I started to grow older,...he started acting cold towards me.He hits me every time he had the chance to.But,I never got to find out why he hates me until now." Inuyasha looked up at Kagome," If that guy hates me then I'll hate him too!I'll get stronger than him and beat him someday!Then in the end,....I thought that if I get strong enough...he'll start being kind to me again."
"Inuyasha..."
Tears poured fom his eyes," When I was a kid,I was a loner.Everyone at the house hated me.Everyone but Sesshoumaru.He'd played with me when he had the time too.He was always....kind towards me.But now......"
' It's the first time seeing Inuyasha's...tears. ' Kagome thought.She smiled and wrapped her arms around him,"It's okay,Inuyasha.It's okay."
"Damn it!!Why does this always happen to me!!?" Inuyasha cried into her arms.
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"Sesshoumaru!!"
Sesshoumaru turned around to find the girl he had saved yesterday standing.
"Yes?"
"Uh..umm..."
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Inuyasha was walking towards Sesshoumaru's class.He was directly going to ask him why the heck he hates him.
' Sesshoumaru is not the Sesshoumaru I used to know!That damn father of ours is the one that changed him! '
He saw Sesshoumaru and was about to go to him when he saw Kagome walking towards him.
' Ka..Kagome? ' He quickly hides behind the walls.' What does she want with Sesshoumaru? '
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"I came here...to thank you."
Kagome and Sesshoumaru stared at each other.
"Thank me?"
"Y..Yes," Kagome looks at him nervously,"I...I heard from Inuyasha that...that you were the one that saved me from that bastard.So,...I came here to thank you."
Sesshoumaru smirked,"I didn't do that to help you.I did it beca.."
"I know...you did that just to get back at Inuyasha."
"Hmph,.." Sesshoumaru turns to leave ,"If that's all you want to say then I'll leave.I am busy."
"Wait!"Kagome stopped him,"I was...I was wondering..why you hate him so much."
"Hate him?You mean Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru frowned to her,"It's none of your bussiness.I don't ever want you to talk about him in front of me again."
"I..I think..I know why you hate him." Kagome muttered softly.
"...And what is that?"
"You..."Kagome picks up her head,"You're jealous of him."
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REASON TO HATE
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"Kohaku~!Have you seen the house key?" Sango shouted towards the stairs.
A boy around the age of eleven popped out of the door.He had black hair tied into a ponytail with freckles across his face."House key?No,I haven't seen it,sis!!"
"Oh!I found it!Never mind,Kohaku!!" shouted Sango again as she slips the key into her pocket.
Kohaku came down the stairs,"You're going to school already?You still have thirty-minutes extra time."
"I'm going over to Kagome-chan's house so we can go to school together,"said Sango as she opened the door,"You should worry about getting ready for school,Kohaku.Don't you have an exam today?"
"O..Okay,bye sis!"
Sango left her house and walked towards her friends house."Let's see...,Kagome-chan's house...."
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"Souta!!Hurry or you'll be late for school!" Mrs.Higurashi shouted.She was busy cooking breakfast for her children.
"Mo~m,have you seen my school bag?" Kagome came into the kitchen.Ms.Higurashi pointed to the chair behind her,"It's right there,dear."
"Mm~,Kanako,are you done with the breakfast yet?" said an old man from the living room.This is Higurashi Kogorou,Mrs.Higurashi's father and Kagome's grandfather.He usually stays in the house reading newspapers on weekdays.On the weekends,he works at the Higurashi temple nearby as a priest which their late ancestors have built centuries ago.
"Not yet,father."Ms.Higurashi said as she started frying eggs into the pan.Suddenly,she heard the doorbell rang and called to her daughter,"Can you get the door for me,Kagome?"
"Yes,yes..." said Kagome and walks over to the door.She was surprised to see Sango standing in front of it."..Sango-chan!"
"Ohayou,Kagome-chan!!"Sango smiled to her,"I just thought I'd come over so we could walk to school together."
"Really!?O..okay,can you wait?I gotta get my bag!!" said Kagome and ran into the house.Ms.Higurashi came and sees Sango.
"Oh my,you must be Kagome's friend.Come!Please do come in," she said as she welcomes her into the house.Sango bows and then comes in,"Ohayou Gozaimasu,Higurashi-san."
"Ohayou Gozaimasu....umm.."
"It's Sango.My name is Taijiya Sango."
"Okay,Sango-san.Please make yourself comfortable."smiled Ms.Higurashi and leads Sango into the living room."Father,this is Kagome's friend,Taijiya Sango-san."
"M-hm," Kogorou muttered as he glance at Sango and then goes back into reading the newspaper.
Kagome came bursting into the room with her schoolbag over her shoulders."Okay!I'm ready!!Let's go!!"
"Wait,Kagome,don't you want breakfast?"asked her mother.
"Umm.....well,..." Kagome looked over to Sango who smiled,"I guess we still have time.Let's eat!!!"
"Do you want some,dear?" Ms.Higurashi asked Sango who shook her head.
"Thank you but I'm already full." She laughs nervously.
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"What!!Naraku attacked you!!!?"
Kagome and Sango were on their way to school.Souta was beside them.
"Who's Naraku?" he asked.
"It's nothing you need to know,squirt," Kagome said to him."There's your school!Get going!Don't do anything stupid!!"
"Yes,nee-chan,"said Souta and was about to leave when he heard a voice calling him."Souta-ku~n!!"
A girl about the same age as him ran towards the three. "R...Rin-chan!!?"
The small girl ran up with a wide smile on her face,"Ohayou,Souta-kun!I was waiting for you!!"
"Y..you were!?" Souta's face turned red.
"Ohayou,Rin-chan." Kagome bent down to her height and patted her head.
"Ohayou Gozaimasu,Kagome-onee-chan!!"Rin smiled back to her.She looked up at Sango.
"Oh,"Kagome noticed her expression,"This is Taijiya Sango-chan,my friend.Sango-chan,this is Koji Rin-chan,Souta's crush."
"Wha...!!?" Souta blushed furiously,"She's not my crush!!"
Sango laughed and bent down to the girl that was making a confused expression,"Nice to meet you,Rin-chan."
Rin beamed at her,"Nice to meet you,....Sango-san!!"
She then takes Souta's hand which made him blush again,"Let's go,Souta- kun!We'll be late if we don't hurry!!"
"O..Okay,...bye sis!" He then was pulled away by Rin who started running.
"Bye,Souta!Bye,Rin-chan!!" Kagome waved at them.Sango too followed her.
They started walking forward again when Sango spoke up,"So Naraku attacked you?It's a good thing Inuyasha came by to save you."
"Umm,...about that.." Kagome muttered nervously.
"Eh?"
She whispered into Sango's ears."Ehhhhh~~~!!?Sesshoumaru!!Saved you!!?"
"Well,....I'm not..really sure if he did.Inuyasha doesn't seem to be the one who saved me,...and the only guy that has the same silver hair as him...is..."
"...Sesshoumaru," Sango finished for her.
"Yes.." Kagome sighed.
"Well,....never mind that.I just can't believe Naraku was still after you.I thought he went back to Kikyou now that she's back." Sango said as they turned the corner."Does that mean he really did forget about her?"
"Well..." Kagome remembered what happened yesterday,"He told me that he...likes me more than Kikyou.That he sees something in me that is different than what Kikyou has."
"Really?I wonder what he meant."Sango made a serious expression,"Do you have any idea,Kagome-chan?"
Kagome shook her head,"No..."
They arrived at the school to see Inuyasha standing near the gate."Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha noticed the two but stayed where he was.The two girls approached him,"What are you doing here?"
"I was..."
"Oh~~" Sango smiled mischievously,"I get it!You were waiting for Kagome- chan because you thought that Naraku might attack her again!You thought that if you wait here then you'll be able to protect Kagome-chan.Isn't that,right?"
"Wha..!!?" Inuyasha blushed and looks at Kagome who too was blushing.
"Inu.."
"Inuyasha~~~~~!!"
They turned around to see Kikyou running towards them.She sees Kagome and stops walking.".....?"
"Kikyou..." Inuyasha muttered.
Kagome's eyes sadden,"You were.....waiting for Kikyou,weren't you?"
Kikyou smiled and wrapped her arm around his,"Yes.Weren't you,Inuyasha?Now let's go."
Inuyasha looks at Kagome hesitantly but then walks away with Kikyou.Sango looks at Kagome to Inuyasha and places her hand on her shoulder,"..Kagome- chan.."
Kagome watches Inuyasha's back sadly,' What was I expecting?Inuyasha...doesn't... '
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Sesshoumaru was walking down the hallway with his textbook between his arms.He passes by a group of girls who wailed and screamed at him.
' Fools...' he thought.He had a thought that all girls were the same. Always wailing and screaming like they were some kind of a broken record.But....that thought was wrong.Until he met this Higurashi Kagome girl.She was somehow different from the other girls.
And just yesterday...
' Nevermind,...why am I thinking of this?I have better things to do.' He shook the thought of it.
"Oi!Sesshoumaru!!"
He stopped and turned around to see his HALF-brother standing behind him."What is it that you want?"
"I wanted to talk to you."
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Kagome was walking around the school looking for Sesshoumaru.She had to know the truth.She wanted to know if Sesshoumaru had really saved her.If he really did....
' Then I have to thank him....even if he is such a big jerk!!He still...saved me from that bastard Naraku!! ' she thought.
She was about to turn a corner when she heard a familiar voice.
"What is it that you want?"
This was Sesshoumaru's voice.The one person Kagome was looking all around the school.
' He seems to be talking with someone. ' she leaned closer to the wall so she wouldn't be seen and strained her ears.
"I wanted to talk to you."
'!!?' Kagome widens her eyes,' ...Inuyasha? '
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Sesshoumaru smirked,"You wanted to talk to me?It'd be a miracle if that was true.We don't even see each other at the house.It must be something important that you want to talk to me."
Inuyasha gritted his teeth.He desperately held the urge to punch him right in his face."I...I just came here to....ask you something."
Sesshoumaru leaned against the wall crossing his arms and looked at his brother boredly,"And what is that?"
"....Yesterday,....Kagome was...attacked by Naraku.Were...you the one that saved her?"Inuyasha said slowly but his face was furious.
Sesshoumaru's body twitched at those words but he held his expression-less face,"...What makes you think if that?"
Inuyasha held out something from his hand.It was the coat that was covering Kagome when he found her."This is yours,isn't it?"
They both were silent for a while.Students were passing by them but paid no attention to what they were talking about.Sesshoumaru smirked and sighed,"Yes,it is true.It was I that saved your mate from Naraku's hand."
Inuyasha lowered his hand that was holding the coat,"..and may I ask why did you do that?"
Sesshoumaru stares at him with his cold eyes,"Hmph,it was just a mere caprice..I was walking by and saw Naraku playing around with your mate.I'd thought that if I had saved her before you,then I was sure that I'll be able to get back at you with that.Poor Inuyasha,couldn't even save his own mate by himself."
Inuyasha angrily throws the coat to the floor,"Fuckin' bastard!!Kagome's not a tool!!I have no fuckin' idea why the heck you hate me but if you have somekind of grudge against me,then there's no reason for you to use Kagome!!You don't need to involve her into this piece of shit!!"
"Shut-up,fool!!"Sesshoumaru glared at him angrily,"You have no right to say that in front of me!"
"Coward bastard!!You don't have the guts to fight by yourself do ya!!?"shouted Inuyasha angrily.
Suddenly,he saw something coming towards him and hit him right in the stomach."Gahaa!!"
Sesshoumaru had kicked him.Inuyasha fell to the floor by the force and coughed blood.He stood up holding his stomach,his eyes wincing in pain."Damn you!"
He was kicked again and he fell flat on the floor.Sesshoumaru looked down to him with disgust,"Say that in front of my face again and I'll make sure you will wish that you'd never been born!!
He then turns to leave but looks back at Inuyasha again.Inuyasha noticed his stare looks up,"What!?You're gonna kick me again!?"
He looks at him in surprise at Sesshoumaru's expression.It's the same expression-less face he always puts on but this time it was a little different.It was a expression he'd never seen before.His eyes seem to be wavering by the light and though the stare looked cold and piercing it seem to have something else deep inside.
"Ses...shoumaru?"
"Hmph..," Sesshoumaru turned away as though try to hide his face," Don't show your filthy face in front of me ever again."
Inuyasha watches his brother walk away from him.The school bell rang signaling that 1st period had started."..shi...t.." He winced in pain as he wiped the blood dripping from his mouth."Dam..n,...tha..t guy..."
"Inuyasha!!"
He turned in surprise to see Kagome running towards him,"Ka...Kagome?"
"Are you okay?" she asked worriedly.She held a hand over his stomach and he winced in pain again."..It looks like you're not."
"I'm...fine!" He said and stood up but lost his balance.Kagome caught him before he fell to the floor.
"You need to go to the nurse.."
"I said I'm fine!!Leave me alone!!No one cares anyway!"
"I care!!"
Inuyasha looks at her in surprise,"Eh?"
"I do care about you,Inuyasha." Tears fall from Kagome's eyes,"I don't want to see you get hurt." Inuyasha stares into Kagome's eyes.
"....okay." He closed his eyes,"I'll go to the nurse.So stop crying."
"Unn." Kagome smiled.She looks at the direction Sesshoumaru had left off.' Those eyes that Sesshoumaru showed...... '
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"He'll be alright,it's a miracle none of his ribs have cracked,"said Ms.Otsuu.
"Thank you and I'm really sorry for always taking care of us,"Kagome bowed.
Ms.Otsuu smiled,"It's nothing.I was bored anyways.It's not like an everyday thing when someone comes into my office,you know?"
Ms.Otsuu then left the room.Inuyasha was peacefully sleeping on the bed.Kagome was sitting beside him.She reached out a hand to his face and brushed off some of his hairs.
".Arigatou,Inuyasha.."
She smiled and looked out the window.' But.....that eyes of Sesshoumaru.... '
She suddenly turned to see Inuyasha sitting up."Inuyasha!"
"Ah.....shit," Inuyasha winced in pain as he slowly woke up from the bed."That bastard..."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted,"You shouldn't be waking up yet!"
Inuyasha looked at Kagome,"I'm fine.Don't worry.I'm used to getting hurt.That bastard Sesshoumaru's been hitting me ever since anyways."
"Inuyasha..."
"I'm gonna kill that bastard someday!!"
Kagome looks at him sadly,"No..."
"Huh?"
"That's...not your real feelings.You don't want to kill him,....you don't really hate him...because...he's your only brother." Kagome muttered softly.
"Wha..!?Of course I hate him!He's the worst brother I ever had!!"
"But!!" Kagome shouted,"But that's not what you really think!You...In your heart,you really do actually care about him.Isn't that right,....Inuyasha?"
"Kagome..."
"You know,...I have a brother too.He can be such a jerk and annoying kid at times,...but,..but I still care about him.I still love him because....he's the only brother I have.I know that someday...he will help me when I need his help." Kagome said.She walks towards the window and looks out,"I'm sure that it's the same with you."
"Heh!" Inuyasha crossed his arms,"The only difference is that we're HALF- brothers!!Unlike you,who share the same blood."
"Does it make a difference even when you're half-brothers?"asked Kagome
"What'd you say?"
Kagome turns to Inuyasha,"Half-brothers or not,...you're still brothers.What difference does it make?"
Inuyasha looks down to the bed sheets,"....He wasn't...always mean to me.When I first moved into their house,...he was kind and took care of me.Even though our stupid step-dad hated every bit of me,....Sesshoumaru...,he always cared about me."
"Then...why?"
" I don't know.As I started to grow older,...he started acting cold towards me.He hits me every time he had the chance to.But,I never got to find out why he hates me until now." Inuyasha looked up at Kagome," If that guy hates me then I'll hate him too!I'll get stronger than him and beat him someday!Then in the end,....I thought that if I get strong enough...he'll start being kind to me again."
"Inuyasha..."
Tears poured fom his eyes," When I was a kid,I was a loner.Everyone at the house hated me.Everyone but Sesshoumaru.He'd played with me when he had the time too.He was always....kind towards me.But now......"
' It's the first time seeing Inuyasha's...tears. ' Kagome thought.She smiled and wrapped her arms around him,"It's okay,Inuyasha.It's okay."
"Damn it!!Why does this always happen to me!!?" Inuyasha cried into her arms.
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"Sesshoumaru!!"
Sesshoumaru turned around to find the girl he had saved yesterday standing.
"Yes?"
"Uh..umm..."
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Inuyasha was walking towards Sesshoumaru's class.He was directly going to ask him why the heck he hates him.
' Sesshoumaru is not the Sesshoumaru I used to know!That damn father of ours is the one that changed him! '
He saw Sesshoumaru and was about to go to him when he saw Kagome walking towards him.
' Ka..Kagome? ' He quickly hides behind the walls.' What does she want with Sesshoumaru? '
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"I came here...to thank you."
Kagome and Sesshoumaru stared at each other.
"Thank me?"
"Y..Yes," Kagome looks at him nervously,"I...I heard from Inuyasha that...that you were the one that saved me from that bastard.So,...I came here to thank you."
Sesshoumaru smirked,"I didn't do that to help you.I did it beca.."
"I know...you did that just to get back at Inuyasha."
"Hmph,.." Sesshoumaru turns to leave ,"If that's all you want to say then I'll leave.I am busy."
"Wait!"Kagome stopped him,"I was...I was wondering..why you hate him so much."
"Hate him?You mean Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru frowned to her,"It's none of your bussiness.I don't ever want you to talk about him in front of me again."
"I..I think..I know why you hate him." Kagome muttered softly.
"...And what is that?"
"You..."Kagome picks up her head,"You're jealous of him."
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