A/N: hey guys. Here's chapter three. Enjoy! Thank you to all my wonderful reviewers! You guys keep me chugging!
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Sitsume High
Chapter Three
TaintedMunkeyz
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This place is a prison, and these people aren't your friends… welcome to Sitsume High
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Inuyasha blinked his eyes open and yawn, his jaw popping. He let his eyes adjust to the darkness of the room and blinked some more.
Then he sniffed, his ears twitching.
A familiar scent floated up to his nose and he smiled, instantly being comforted by it. He turned his head and looked at the raven-haired beauty sleeping next to him. 'Kagome?' his eyes widened and he jumped away from her, only for his legs to get tangled in the blankets he was sleeping under and he fell off the bed.
"Ow…" he sighed and rubbed his ear, making sure it was okay, before peaking over the edge of the bed. She had a smile on her face and she snuggled deeper into his pillows, breathing in his scent. He relaxed, only slightly, and thought back to what had happened.
After the big fight at school, and Kagome's passing out, Inuyasha had brought her back to his house. It didn't seem sensible to let Kagome go home, where he'd just have to explain to her mother what had happened. So he brought her to his house.
But it had only been a few hours. Right now it was 6:00, he noticed as he looked over at his digital clock, and it would be easy to come up with an excuse such as, they had been "studying". Hopefully her mom would believe her on that one.
Inuyasha sighed as he stood up and stretched out his tired muscles. Kagome would be awake anytime soon (he hoped), so he just walked out into the hall to go to the bathroom. When he got done however, he was startled when he heard the downstairs door slam, and the clattering of dishes in the kitchen. He rushed out of the bathroom and automatically went to his room to make sure Kagome was still asleep. When he finished checking on that he ran down the stairs and stopped at the kitchen's entrance.
"Inuyasha, you worthless hanyou. Where's my fucking dinner?" the man bellowed. Inuyasha looked at his foster father with a frown, before shifting his gaze to the bowl on the floor. "Answer me!" he yelled. Inuyasha flattened his ears against his head.
"It was in that bowl, sir. We haven't had any new groceries in a while, and all I could afford to make was that macaroni and cheese." He explained quietly.
"So you're saying it's my job to bring home food?" he yelled angrily, and stomped towards Inuyasha from across the kitchen.
Inuyasha braced himself.
He planted his feet on the floor and clenched his fists, and waited for the impact. But it never came.
"Is everything all right in here?" a soft voice floated to Inuyasha's ears and his eyes widened. He looked up into the eyes of his "father" and backed away.
"Everything's fine, Kagome." He whispered tensely
"Who is this, Inuyasha?" He dad asked, pointing to the dark-haired girl with a meaty finger. He guzzled down a beer while giving her a scrutinizing gaze. She cowered slightly and lowered her eyes.
"My name is Kagome Higurashi, sir. I'm a school friend of Inuyasha's." she said quietly. Inuyasha's father laughed.
"Inuyasha? Friends? Who are you really? Did he pay you to sleep with him?" he laughed as he drank more from his beer and Kagome looked up with wide angry eyes. Inuyasha growled.
"Excuse me? I'm not some street slut, you-" Inuyasha covered her mouth, giving her a warning glance and turned to his father, glaring.
"We're going out. Be back later." He grabbed Kagome's hand and hurriedly put on his shoes, grabbing his hoodie and hers and walked out the door.
"Inuyasha! My shoes!" she said, tugging her arm back, hopping on one foot to the other to try and avoid the coldness of the ground. He stopped and turned around. He looked back at the house, and glared. "I'll be right back. They're just in your room, I saw them." She got her hand free and ran back into the house, up the stairs and into his room. After slipping on her Converses she ran out of the room, and into somebody. "Oomph." She shook her head and stood up rubbing her bottom. But when she looked up she saw the one person she didn't want to be around.
She took two steps back.
"Inuyasha doesn't have friends for a reason, little missy. You might want to get away while you still can before he fucks you up." his face was contorted into a snarl and his hands were tightened at his side. Kagome froze and swallowed.
"I gotta go." She said quickly and maneuvered around him and down the stairs. When she got out the door she took her hoodie from Inuyasha willingly and zipped it up about half way.
Inuyasha didn't leave room for talking and pulled her down off the patio and onto the street walking briskly. When they got about two blocks away he let go of her hand and slowed down, shoving his hands in his pockets. Kagome caught up to him and breathed in deeply, giving a side-glance at Inuyasha from the corner of her eyes.
"Okay… so what was that about?" she asked quietly. They stopped at a crosswalk and Inuyasha avoided her question, pushing the button. "Bad relationship with your dad?"
"He's not my dad."
"And he speaks!" she yelled raising her hands above her head. People who were just walking by turned their heads and gave them weird looks. Inuyasha ducked his head. "Embarrassed to be seen with me?" she shrugged. "That's alright." She winked and skipped off when the light changed red, and their sign turned into a person walking indicating they could go. He smiled and shook his head following her.
The sky was dark - dark blue, dark gray and cloudy. It was the aftermath of the rainstorm. Stars were starting to twinkle here and there and he looked for the brightest one but couldn't seem to find it. He looked up suddenly when he heard the screech of tires, a car honk, and Kagome flipping off the driver.
"That's what you get for trying to run me over, asshole!" she yelled, then turned and skipped humming a pleasant tune. He shook his head again and soon found himself at the entrance to a park. Kagome had stopped skipping and was just walking, looking at her shoes, her hands in her pockets. He raised an eyebrow.
He just couldn't seem to figure her out. She was so different than all the girls he had ever known. They all weren't tough like her. They were pretty, but none compared to her beauty. She was crazy and interesting, but at the same time calm and collected. She had so many different layers, and he was sure she hadn't shown him all of them yet. He was curious to see where she took him next. He just felt like he should follow her.
No, not through the park…
…But in life… Right here and right now. He felt that he should just let her lead him to wherever she was going. But that scared him. Because he had never followed anyone before. He was his own person. He did his own thing. Sure he had Miroku, but he and Miroku just kind of went along with each other. Did things together. He could admit Miroku was his best friend. No one had ever really been there for him like Miroku had. They went through things together that he didn't think he could go through by himself. He was pretty much the first friend he ever had - his whole damn life. Inuyasha frowned. That was a different story.
He had girlfriends before, relationships that tended to only last for two months…
He would always get bored.
No one ever showed a different part of them. They were all the same. Which further lead his thoughts to his last girl friend. Kikyo.
That's right. Laugh it up. He went out with the bitch of the school. But she wasn't always like that. She used to be cool. She used to accept people for who they were. Then she met Naraku while Inuyasha and her were going out, and she changed. She cheated on him with Naraku. She said she loved him, but she would always go back to Naraku. And Inuyasha pretended not to know. He pretended with himself, that everything was okay with that. But then she got into drugs and alcohol and parties. Which then got Inuyasha hooked on drugs and alcohol and parties. She told him that she had to leave him, because he just wasn't whom she wanted. That he wasn't good for her.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes at that memory. She lied. The real reason was that she didn't want to be with a half-demon. But that confused him, because Naraku was a half-demon. He'd actually said that to her. And she said that at least he didn't have freaky weird ears. Inuyasha twitched his ears at that. And then frowned.
It hurt to think that something he'd always been ashamed of had ran her away. It made him sad that she didn't like him for that reason. Which lead to his next thought. That's why he was so surprised that first day of school when Kagome had said his ears were cute and that she wanted to touch them. People pretty much cowered away from him.
And so to hide his hurt, Inuyasha got mean, gruff, cold. He closed his heart. He didn't let anyone in. He made it so that nobody could hurt him. The only person he ever trusted enough to let his emotions through was Miroku. And it was funny how he just opened up his heart to Kagome within the first few moments of meeting her. Maybe it was because she accepted him within the first few moments of meeting him. Strange how things like that work…
"Inuyasha…" Kagome snapped in front of his glazed over eyes and tried to get him to come back to the real world. "Inuyasha!" she screamed in his ear with a smile. He jumped and blinked his eyes, the glaze leaving and sharpening, and looked around confused.
"Where are we?" he asked quietly, surveying the area. How could he just let himself go vulnerable like that? Was it because Kagome made him feel safe?
"The park, silly goose. You just got all caught up in your thoughts and I had to bring you back." She giggled. Then frowned. "Anything interesting up there?" she tilted her head curiously. He smirked at the cute look on her face.
"Not really." He said with a grunt.
"Liar." She pouted and walked over to the swing set and sat down, kicking her feet lightly in the sand, so she could sway. Inuyasha sat down next to her.
Inuyasha looked over at her, his face blank, but his eyes holding too many emotions. He shook his bangs from his eyes and bit his lip, playing with his hoop lip ring. Kagome looked up at him, startled by the quietness and blinked, a pretty blush painting her cheeks. His gaze was so intense.
"What?" she whispered.
"Kagome…" he frowned. How could he word it? It would seem strange to just come out and say it…
"What?" she cued for him to continue.
"Uh… it's not really that important." He said with a shrug and looked down at his feet, drawing something in the damp sand with the toe of his shoe.
"No… ask me. Please." She pushed sideways and bumped him with her swing.
"Why are you… so nice to me?" he asked quietly and now glared at his shoes. Kagome glanced up startled.
"Inuyasha! What do you mean?" she asked with wide eyes. To say she was surprised by the question was an understatement. No one had ever asked her that question before. She just accepted people for who they were and just tried to get along with everyone (unless they were sluts and decided to try and push her around). Kagome grimaced at that thought. 'Kikyo… what a bitch…'
"Why… are you nice to me? Why do you talk to me? Why do you… accept me?" he whispered the last question. Kagome's eyes softened as she looked at the confused boy in front of her. Her stomach did multiple flip-flops and she didn't think that it would die down any time soon. She hadn't even known this boy for a week, but so far, she was starting to like him. He was so nice, and funny and caring. He told her she was beautiful, even though she still doubted it. He went out of his way to care for her, even when he barely even knew her. She had to pay him back, and secure his insecurities.
Kagome got up off her swing and kneeled down in front of Inuyasha, her hands on his knees, peering up at him with her chocolate orbs. Inuyasha's eyes wavered as he connected gazes with her, his breath catching in his throat. Kagome's knees were starting to get damp from the sand, but she didn't care. She had to let Inuyasha know he was important.
"Kagome…"
"Listen. Just listen, okay?" she waited for him to nod and when he did, she continued with a smile. "Inuyasha. I'm nice to you because you're an awesome person. You've shown me a side of you that I'm sure you haven't shown too many other people. You've cared for me, and told me things that would make me happy and make me feel better about myself. I talk to you because you can hold a conversation, you aren't cocky - most of the time," she smiled wider. "And you're real. You're interested in me. You talk about things that are important. You use words other guys couldn't even imagine using, and know what they mean. Your words are amazing and beautiful when put together. You challenge me. You make me laugh," she trailed off quietly. Inuyasha gripped the chains holding up the swing and bit his lip. The whole time he had been holding Kagome's piercing gaze, but he looked away from her to catch his breath.
"Why do you accept me?" he whispered. Kagome's smile dropped and she frowned.
"Accept what part of you Inuyasha?"
"The fact that I'm a h-hanyou, Kagome." He spat 'hanyou', like it burned his tongue. He couldn't even be proud of what he was. Kagome's eyes watered.
Inuyasha still couldn't look at her.
"Look at me." she whispered. When Inuyasha ignored the command she said it louder, with more force. "Damnit! Look at me!" he snapped his head back quickly and looked her in the eyes. Kagome had to suppress the gasp that almost escaped her mouth. His face was stone cold, and it looked as it he was struggling to keep his eyes from holding too much emotion, but he was failing miserably. Every possible emotion was present. The air was tense. She could feel the static electricity surging between them.
But, at the same time, she felt as if she had to make him understand. She had to let him know that he was special and that he had a reason for being here. She couldn't stand the fact that he was upset about what he was.
She had to make him understand.
"Inuyasha…"
"Look, Kagome. You don't have to waste your breath trying to make me feel better. Whatever you're going to say, probably isn't true and you're just going to say it to be nice." He said quietly and stood up, walking over to a nearby tree and sitting down. Kagome craned her neck and gaped. 'He totally just blew me off!' she stood up from her crouched position on the playground and got out of the sand, running full speed ahead and tackling him to the grass.
"This time," she said as she straddled his waist and pinned down his wrists. "You're going to listen to me." Inuyasha looked up in shock at the girl on top of him. Then he frowned.
"Kagome… you don't have to do this." he sat up, making her fall to the ground on her bottom. She may be strong, but he was definitely stronger. He sat with his back against the tree, his head in his arms. Kagome's eyes softened once again as she got up and sat next to him. She nudged him with her shoulder and sighed.
"Hey…" she titled her head to try and catch his eyes. "Inuyasha…" he just shook his head and Kagome rested her chin on his arm, waiting for him to turn his head towards her. When he did, their faces were so close their noses were almost touching. She gazed into his eyes, a small smile lighting her face.
"You don't have to…" he whispered. Kagome shook her head.
"You're absolutely amazing." She replied quietly.
"Please don't," he whispered despondently, his eyes getting that familiar sting. It was painfully obvious that no one had ever accepted him for him. It was clear that he had been alone for as long as he could remember with no one to care about him. And it was evident that he wasn't quite sure if he could put his trust, and his heart in the hands of a stranger to take care of. It was easy to see that he didn't want to get his hopes up, and then have everything he loved snatched away. Because Kagome could tell it had happened before.
Kagome cupped his cheek to prevent him from turning away. He closed his eyes, his face in a pout, and moved into her hand more. He couldn't help it.
"You're wonderful. Everything about you is wonderful. You're normal Inuyasha. Save for a couple unique and special characteristics." Her gaze flickered to his ears, and back to his closed eyes. A small smile twitched at his lips, but he kept his eyes closed and just listened. "But, I think that that completes you. Those characteristics make you who you are, and it shows how beautiful you are, inside and out." she stopped and breathed in his scent, happy that it made her feel safe. "I accept you… because it would be a shame to pass you up like others do, and not give you the chance you deserve. I accept you because I want to. Being a hanyou isn't anything to be ashamed of, Inuyasha. You're you. You have to love yourself." She whispered. He opened his eyes and stared. She stared right back. "I accept every part of you Inuyasha. Everything about you, I accept."
"But I have problems. You probably wouldn't be so accepting if you knew what they were. You wouldn't be so accepting if you knew my past." He said with a puckered brow. He lowered his eyes to her lips, making his heartbeat quicken.
"Inuyasha… no one is perfect." He read her lips, trying to hear at the same time, but that didn't work out so he lifted his eyes back to hers.
"But-"
"Our faults make things more interesting." She hugged him around the waist and laid her head on his shoulder, happy just being. Inuyasha kissed the crown of her head.
"Thank you…"
(Sitsume High)
"So where did ya'll want to eat again?" Miroku asked as they walked around the mall, just hanging out. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon, and the four had decided that they wanted to hang out of school. So they all met at the mall.
"I don't care." Kagome said with a shrug and turned her head, glancing at the shops they walked by. Inuyasha threw an arm over her shoulders chummily.
"How about we just go for some smoothies?" he asked Miroku.
"But I want a burger." Sango and Miroku whined simultaneously. Then they looked at each other and blushed before looking away. Kagome and Inuyasha glanced at each other smugly.
Those two were definitely going to hook up soon.
"Fine, you two can go for a burger and we'll go for smoothies. Sound good?" Inuyasha asked the back of Sango and Miroku's heads and then looked down at Kagome for some sign of conformity. Sango and Miroku nodded their agreement and Kagome smiled.
"Sounds superb."
"Well that was lame." Sango said with a laugh and a roll of her eyes, as she dodged getting kicked in the butt by Kagome.
"Superb is a lame word." Miroku commented. Inuyasha smirked and glanced down at Kagome who had a pout on her face.
"It was lame in that awesomely rad way." He said with a wink. Kagome grinned and blushed prettily.
"Why thank you, Inuyasha," she said accentuating his name, while glaring playfully at Sango and Miroku.
"Burger shop!" Sango yelled out. Miroku laughed and grabbed Sango's hand pulling her towards it.
"Gotta love a girl with a good appetite!" he smiled and held Sango's hand tighter, thus causing her to blush more, and looked back over his shoulder at the other two. "You two, go get a table till we get back, then you can get your smoothies." He nodded and pulled Sango along in line before it got too long. Inuyasha sighed and searched for a table since he was tall, and found a booth a little ways away.
"Found one. Let's go." He led Kagome towards the booth since she had no idea where the indicated booth was and sat down, occupying it until Miroku and Sango got back. Kagome sat next to him in the plushy red booth and sighed.
"If you're hungry, I can go get our smoothies while Sango and Miroku are gone." Kagome offered with a shrug and tucked a piece of black hair behind her ear, revealing three hoop earrings (2 on the lobe and 1 at the top of her ear).
"Oh, that's ok. As a matter of fact, I'll go get them." He smiled brightly and slid out of the booth heading towards the smoothie shack on the far end of the food court. Kagome sighed. She was hungry anyways.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the bad ass wannabe who can't fight for shit." A feminine voice reached Kagome's ears and she bristled, glancing up from the table with a cold smirk.
"Kicked your ass, didn't I?" Kagome slid out of the booth and stood up, staring Kikyo straight in the eyes. A round of small chuckles flittered among the group she was with. Kikyo glanced back glaring at every one of them, making them instantly shut up, before turning back to Kagome.
"Don't get smart. I have connections, and I'll make your ass come down."
"Right… I forgot. You can't fight, so you send other people to do it," she raised a perfectly tweezed eyebrow and smirked wider. Kikyo was steaming.
"Don't make me take you right here." Kikyo whispered lowly, threateningly.
Kagome smiled.
"Like you did last time?" she tilted her head curiously and crossed her arms over her chest. Kikyo glared and snapped, and suddenly two people had Kagome from behind, holding her arms tightly. Kagome laughed, despite her current position. "Fucking bitch, can't even take me herself." She jumped up twisting her hips, guys still holding her arms, and kicked Kikyo across the face, before slipping out of their hold like butter. She did a handspring onto the booth's table and took fighting stance above them all, the condiments on the table shaking. Everyone at the surrounding tables around stood up and backed away.
"Something the matter here?" a cool and collected voice made all the members present snap their heads towards the said owner. Kagome breathed in deeply and looked down at Kikyo with hatred. She was currently angrily holding the side of her face where Kagome had kicked her.
"It's the half-breed." A murmur spread through the crowd and everyone backed up. Kagome frowned and looked with sad eyes at Inuyasha while his ears twitched, working to hear the whispers. She watched as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and glared, after setting the smoothies on the table.
"I think you should all leave." He said, his gaze shifting to Kikyo. Kikyo snorted and stood at her full height, which wasn't all that tall compared to Inuyasha.
"I think you should mind your business, half-breed." She hissed. The words stung, but Inuyasha ignored them, his exterior becoming cold and hard.
"When you mess with my people, it becomes my business." He titled his head; one eyebrow raised and regarded Kikyo with apathy. "Now leave." There was a fire in his eyes that told all not to mess. Kikyo snorted again.
"We're leaving. But not because you told us too." With the flick of her wrist, the group accompanying her left in a hurry and cleared out. Sango and Miroku walked over, the latter holding a tray of food, their heads turned in the direction of the group.
"Kagome, are you okay?" Sango asked as she walked up and helped Kagome down from the table.
"Peachy-keen." She smiled and patted her on the back before gesturing for them to slide into the booth. She slid in next to Inuyasha, slightly noting that he was still tense. She grabbed one of his hands and intertwined their fingers, sipping on her smoothie as she talked to Sango and Miroku. Inuyasha looked over at her from the corner of his eye and smiled slightly as he sighed and enjoyed his drink. He had to enjoy the here and now. Living in the past would bring nothing by trouble. But he had a small feeling that now that Kagome was here in his life… things would get all the more complicated.
A whole lot more complicated…
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A/N: hey. Well that was a good chapter. Here it is. Please R&R, and thank you for reading! Love you guys.
TaintedMunkeyz