A/N: Hello, everyone! THANK YOU SO MUCH for the wonderful reviews! I'm very glad to hear that I'm doing a... uh... good job (?) on this fic. If I didn't… Well… I would just stop updating… or… I would just delete this fic.
Hm… Another thing… Somebody asked what I have in mind for Inu's clothes. Well, to tell you the truth, I haven't thought about that yet.
Um... Again... I would to thank the people who reviewed for my fic.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha and co. (But I really wish I did own them) long sigh How these disclaimers torture me so…
Chapter 4 – Uncertainties
Everything was in total darkness.
Everything was cold.
Feelings of sadness, regret and confusion swirled around in the empty and foreboding space.
Kagome was running. Alone. In a place she didn't know. In a place where darkness could overwhelm her and her very heart.
Inu Yasha… Inu Yasha… Where are you? Ta…su... ke... te...
She calls for help only to receive silence as the response to her call. She, then, began to panic, fear welling in that frail body of hers.
Tasukete!
I don't want to be alone! I don't want to be here! Please save me!
From a distance, a familiar voice called to her. It was faint and she could barely hear it… Nonetheless, it seemed to calm her nerves. It seemed to chase her fears away.
Wait for me, Kagome. I'm coming for you.
After hearing those words, she was suddenly brought back to reality.
She woke up to the sound of her alarm clock. It was time to go to school again.
She stood up from her bed and stretched her almost-numb limbs. She went to her closet to get her pink towel that was embroidered with pictures of white puppies.
At the sight of the little furred animals, a small smile could be seen from her beautiful face as she remembered somebody dear to her. But it was short lived though. She remembered the fact that would never see him again.
Her trance was soon broken when her mother's voice rang from downstairs.
"Kagome! Wake up, dear. You're going to be late for school" her mother yelled.
"What?"
She looked at the clock that was on top of her study table. It was 20 minutes before 7am!
"Oh no! How long have I been daydreaming? I'm going to be late!" she screamed while dashing out of her room and heading towards the bathroom.
She took a shower, combed her hair, dressed up and fixed her things all under 10 minutes. Uh… Did she really take a shower?
She headed to their kitchen to eat a fast breakfast.
She was chewing and swallowing her food at a fast rate that it caused her mother to worry.
"Kagome dear, you shouldn't eat so fast. You could choke if you continue doing that", her mother said, concern present in her voice. But she was still right.
Kagome began to choke her food!
She dropped her chopsticks and began to pound on her chest. Tears swelled out of the corner of her eyes when the food in her throat still couldn't come out. Her mother immediately fetched a glass of water and made Kagome drink it.
Fortunately, the food smoothly went down her throat when she drank some water.
"Are you, Kagome?" her mother asked.
"I'm okay now, mama", she assured her mother.
"Next time, be careful, dear"
"Hai"
Walking to the sink to deposit her used plates, she picked her toothbrush from its container and brushed her teeth right away.
After cleaning up, she walked back to their living room to retrieve her school bag. It was light compared to what she had to carry back when she still traveled between two worlds. Much has passed and she still wasn't used to living without traveling back to the Feudal Era and… without the annoying hanyou whom she still loved until now.
She misses and longs for him terribly.
Right now, it seemed as though moving on without him by her side would be quite a very difficult task. And it had been.
For the past three months, she was more or less like herself. At times, she would act very happy like nothing was wrong in the world. It's like all the terrible things were non-existent. She would laugh and smile about anything to the point that most people would think that she was insane. Then at times, she would be depressed. She wouldn't talk to anyone for a couple of days.
For the past months, she would occasionally wonder whether how she really felt inside. All those wonderings only ended with one conclusion, she truly couldn't feel anything at all.
Confusing as it seems, she doesn't know what to feel when different situations arise.
"Mama, I'm going now"
"Okay dear. Be careful on your way to school. If anything happens, just call me", her mother replied. Obviously, she noticed her daughter's change of behavior and she became very worried. All she could do was continue loving and supporting her daughter.
"I hope that, in time, you'll get better, my dear Kagome"
At Kagome's school…
"Kagome-chan!"
"Huh?"
Kagome looked around the school grounds. She saw someone waving at her. It was Eri, along with Yuka and Ayumi.
"Goodmorning, guys!" she said while walking towards their direction.
"How are you doing now?" Ayumi instantly asked as soon as Kagome was with them. They too noticed Kagome's sudden change in behavior. In their point of view, it was her "supposed-to-be-boyfriend's" fault. That jealous, obnoxious, two-timing jerk that broke Kagome's good heart.
"A little bit tired but I'm feeling fine now. I had to run to school otherwise I would be late again like last time!" She let out an exasperated sigh.
"No…" Eri breathed. "We mean… um… Are you feeling better now after your…" the words died on her before they could come out from her lips, fearing that they could hurt their friend.
Oh… They're talking about Inu Yasha… Kagome thought.
"Oh… That! I'm fine now!" she exclaimed while waving her hands in mid air.
"It would take more than that to make me feel down!" She assured them or so she thought. It was more like she was assuring herself.
It was Yuka's turn to speak.
"If you say so, Kagome-chan. Let's go inside then. Tanaka-sensei would surely pick on us if we're late."
With that, the group of friends went inside the school.
Unknowingly, they were watched by three pairs of eyes, those that were more interested in watching the girl with raven hair and chocolate-brown eyes.
"Oi, do you know that girl?" one of the owners of those eyes asked.
His companions only shook their heads in disagreement.
After exchanging few words, they too went inside the school.
"Attention!" shouted Yuka, who was the class president of Class 3-a, Kagome's class.
Kagome, including her classmates, stood up and looked at the teacher.
"Class bow!" commanded Yuka.
All of the students bowed while greeting the teacher, "Good morning, Tanaka-sensei! It's nice to see you!"
Mr. Tanaka bowed in return to his students.
"Good morning, everyone. Now, please take your seats. But before we start discussing today's topic, I would like to introduce you to three new students", Mr. Tanaka told his students.
His announcement was soon greeted by a lot of whispering from his students.
ehem Mr. Tanaka had to clear his throat to get his class' attention.
"Please come inside now."
After the signal, three persons came inside the room.
Everyone, that is except for Tanaka-sensei, let out an audible gasp as a cute girl with long pony-tailed, brown hair, a handsome guy with a small pony-tail sticking out at the back of his head and another guy with REALLY long black hair entered the room.
Kagome, who was sitting at the back, was now looking at the guy with long hair.
He… he looks like… No… he couldn't be… HIM… could he? Kagome thought. But she still continued looking at his direction.
Unbeknownst to her surroundings, some of the girls in the room were also looking at the same guy's direction.
He was really handsome. Emphasizing his beautiful face, his silky long black hair hung loosely behind his body which was, obviously very toned. It would seem unnoticeable at first, but if you look at it carefully, you could see the muscles covered by the school's black uniform.
His companions were good looking too.
They also caught the attention of some of Kagome's classmates. Uh… Correction. They were almost going to drool on their tables.
ehem Mr. Tanaka, noticing that his students were going goo-goo eyes on the new students, had to clear his throat for the second time.
"It's rude to stare, you know" Mr. Tanaka half-heartedly joked. He then continued after half of his class, Kagome included, blushed at his comment. "As I was saying earlier, I would like to introduce three new students. They are… Shizuno Sango…"
The new girl stepped up and waved at the class, sending the boys in instant heaven.
Mr. Tanaka continued, "Houshi Miroku…" the boy with the short pony-tail flashed a killer smile which caused the girls to stifle a scream and the one called Sango to glare daggers at him.
Lastly, Mr. Tanaka called on the boy with the long black hair. "…and Taisho Inu Yasha"
Inu Yasha waved his hand and gave a smirk to everyone in class. Because of that, all the girls in Mr. Tanaka's class, except Sango, screamed at his gesture.
Kagome, on the other hand, stared at him in disbelief.
No way… They couldn't be… They couldn't possibly be… Kagome chanted in her mind.
He… Looking at the boy named Inu Yasha, she thought. …couldn't be…
"Inu Yasha…" she murmured while she felt like her heart's going to unlatch itself from its position.
"… is that really you?"
A/N: AHHH! Cliffy! I hate myself. I, personally, dislike it when I cut something short. But I couldn't help it. I can't think of what to type next and my heart's hurting so much. I don't know why. Maybe because the similar thing happened to me or maybe it was because of my health problems. Ugh! Stupid me!
Oh... Before I forgot… It feels as though… The title of this chapter is not appropriate… IF anyone has an idea of a better chapter title, please let me know.
Okay now! Please review! They are greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Bye-bye for now!