Vishia: Wellzers! Since I think this is such an AWESOME story.. I've decided to answer your questions and reply to your comments. Yes, no applause please.. Thank you. (Laughs) I'm so full of myself, no?
Jeanna Moon: …Okay. You know that Tony Hawk ProSkater game? That's where I got my ideas. You'll see them in use soon. And I don't know how to skate, though I can tell from a skater's point of veiw. (Smiles) I know whoyou are.. see you in school. ;D
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InuGhost: Oh, and due to the bloody virus on Vishia's computer, she may not be uploading stories until she changes the files and all that… uninteresting things. And that's all! Onto Chapter 2 of Forever, For Always, For You.
I don't need a heartache.
And crushes can be so fake.
Sooner than you know it
They change your world around.
You may think I'm crazy
When I don't want red roses.
I'd rather have you promise
To never let me down.
Oh, I don't wanna fall in love.
I try and try but then we get Emotional.
Oh, I don't need a hit and run.
Don't tell me we were only having fun..
- Mikaila - Emotional
"Finally! The end of the school day! And detention was served during my last class! Mr. Myoga let me off easy!" Kagome yelled, practically jumping at her locker. Sango laughed. "You sure are loud today, Kagome." Kagome turned to her friend and smiled. "Of course, Sango! I'm ready to spend the rest of my day with you and Miroku! A trio! Three Musketeers! Three for a key!" Kagome sounded really excited. Sango laughed again. Yes, they were three. Ever since grade school. Never to be parted, separated or torn from each other. Sure, there were arguments, but they always managed. "I hope nothing can ever change that.." Sango thought.
Kagome gathered all her things from her locker and shut it. As she turned around, she saw Miroku right in front of her. "Hi, Kagome!" he greeted happily. Kagome jumped a little. She was shocked to see him just appear like that. She then punched him gently. "Miroku! Don't sneak up on me like that!" Miroku gave a chuckle. "Whatever, Kagome." He moved his hands to his waist, extending his elbows to the girls. "Shall we?" Kagome and Sango exchanged looks and smiled. "We shall!" they shouted together, linking their arms with his as he walked them out the school.
Miroku led the girls to his Chevy with a bow. "Ladies. Your chariot awaits," he said and they parted to get into the car. Miroku opened the back door for Kagome. "Lady Kagome, here you are." Kagome smiled, curtsying to Miroku and giggled gently as she slid into the car. Then, Miroku moved to the front door for Sango. "You too, Lady Sango." Sango smiled and curtsied also. She laughed, getting into the car. Miroku moved to the driver's seat and placed his keys in the Chevy. "Where to, girls?" Miroku asked to them. They thought for a moment. Kagome smiled and looked to Sango. Sango returned the smile and laughed. "McDonalds!" they yelled together. Miroku rolled his eyes. "I should've known girls love to go to McDonalds after school.." he thought as he drove off.
As Miroku was driving, Kagome poked his shoulder. "Yes, Kagome?" he asked her. Kagome smiled and pointed to Shikon Jr. High. Miroku glanced at Kagome, confused. "What, Kagome?" Sango looked at Kagome and then the school. "Oh! Miroku! She needs to pick up that little boy from next door… What was his name? Oh, yeah! Shippo!" Sango explained. Kagome was responsible for making sure Shippo got home. Shippo's father takes him to school in the morning, but he can never pick Shippo up after school because he's still at work. And Shippo's mother passed away. Kagome thought this was a great way for her to earn responsibility to make sure he got home safely. Miroku nodded and turned into the school.
"I'll be back, you guys.." Kagome said softly while she crawled out the car. Kagome then ran into the school. Miroku smiled and turned to Sango. "Sango. Did we have any homework in Mr. Myoga's class?" he asked politely. Sango nodded and pulled out her algebra book. "Now, Miroku. These are easy two-step equations." Sango pointed to the questions as she said this. Miroku fainted dramatically. "Can you explain them to me, Sango?" Sango rolled her eyes. "Sure, dumb one. Now, this equation--.." Sango stopped. She felt something stroking her thigh gently. Her face turned a shade of red as she lifted her hand and slapped Miroku. "Miroku, you pervert!" Miroku sighed gently, rubbing the side of his face.
"Sango. I'm sorry. I was only having fun… I'm sincerely sorry." He leaned back in driver's seat with another sigh. Sango didn't feel any pity for him. "Miroku. If you really wanna move me, you gotta play it straight with my heart," she said, looking at the school. Miroku had a little faint spark of hope in his eyes as he grabbed her hand and gazed into her eyes. "Sango. There's no denying how I feel for you and only you." Sango stared at Miroku in surprise and snatched her hand away quickly when she saw Kagome coming back with Shippo. "Miroku. Don't be so emotional.." she said before they reached the car. Miroku sighed "Sango.." as he opened the door for Kagome and Shippo.
Shippo hopped in the car happily and waved to Sango and Miroku. Miroku gave a little smile while Sango gave him a little peace sign and wink. Kagome laughed and followed Shippo in the backseat. She then looked to Miroku. "Ready to go?" she asked him. Miroku looked to Sango and back to Kagome with a sigh. "Yeah, I guess." He took one more glance to Sango and started up the car. Sango slumped down in her seat, feeling a little guilty for Miroku's depression. "But.. I don't love him.. But. He gets so… emotional at times…" Sango thought.
Kagome, Miroku and Sango waved when Shippo got out the car and started heading toward his house. They watched as the little boy waved back to them, driving off. Sango crawled to the backseats with Kagome and took out a book. They started to read together a novel for their Language Arts class. Miroku kept driving while listening to them read so he can concentrate. Hey, he had the class too. Kagome looked out the window while Sango was reading. Of course, she was thinking about the challenge against Inuyasha Taishio. "What if he's really good? No! What am I thinking! I'm the kick-ass skater around here! Me, Miroku and Sango! It's us that can beat his 'gang'! Taishio, be afraid. Yes, very afraid.. I'm gonna scare you the hell out of—"
"We're here, Kagome!" Sango shouted happily. She busted Kagome from her thinking trance. Kagome looked out the window while her eyes met the big, yellow "M". She then laughed. She loved going to McDonalds. Just watching the children play on the playground, the smell of golden crisp fries.. Oh, yes. McDonalds is a heaven. They all came out the car. Miroku pulled out his keys and pushed a button. The car made a little "lock-up" sound. Miroku grinned and hugged his car. Sango and Kagome looked to each other, then back to him as they sweatdropped. "C'mon, you idiot!" Sango yelled. She grabbed him by the ear and pulled him into McDonalds. Kagome just giggled, following them.
Sango and Kagome sat at a table while Miroku got up to the counter, ordering "their usual". They've ordered the same thing for three straight years. This is where even some of the workers knew the three friends for three years. Kagome waved to Kendra, one of the workers she knew for a while. Kendra looked to Kagome and waved back with a laugh. Sango started fidgeting with the napkin holder. Kagome went back to her train of thoughts going through her mind. "I want him to suffer.. I want him to cry about losing to a girl. I want him to be my docile puppy on a leash. I really want him to suffer. I want him to be..afraid."
"Kagome. Don't have such malice thoughts. It's bad for your personality." A kind and gentle laugh followed her sentence right in front of Kagome. Kagome looked up and smiled to the little girl. "Hi, Kanna!" Kanna gave a small smile to Kagome's greeting. Kagome then reached into her pocket and took out a slip of folded paper. She then handed it to Kanna. Kagome knew Kanna since 5th grade. They were some pretty good friends--except for the part that Kanna can read your thoughts just by looking at your expression. Kanna read the paper. It was a small poem Kagome written for her, since she liked poetry so much.
Vishia: (Slides into the story, freeze-framing it) Okay. I know, I know. Kinda same plot for Kanna in Hidden Love, but I just LOVE that plot! Kanna writing poetry… Me writing poetry… yeah. It fits, no? Good.
Kanna read over the poem and laughed. She gave Kagome back the paper and gave thumbs up. "Nice job, Kagome. I'm going to go order now. Later, Kagome. Later, Sango." She then walked off to the line. Kagome laughed a little. Kanna was a sweet girl. Sango looked to Kagome and sighed a bit. "Kagome. I don't mean to start a dissertation," she said in a placid voice. "But Kagome, You just can't go around yelling 'Oh, Taishio! I'm going to kick your ass!' without informing us, Kagome. That's so…"
"Catastrophic." Miroku said, coming back with the trays of their food. Sango laughed. "Just the word I was looking for." She reached for the tray, taking her boxed Big Mac. Miroku handed out their favorite sodas. Kagome with lemonade. Sango with Coke. And Miroku, himself, with a mixture of so many sodas. He calls it his 'concoction'. Kagome took her chicken sandwich and sighed heavily. This was the life. Her best friends just eating McDonalds. Kagome stared down at one of Miroku's nuggets. She then giggled softly as she moved a hand to the small box and took a nugget. Miroku looked at her and smirked.
"Kagome. That's my nugget." Kagome then tossed the nugget in her mouth and chewed it up a bit. She then opened her mouth, sticking out her tongue of the not-yet-digested food. Sango laughed. "I guess you don't want that anymore." Sango said, stealing a french fry as Kagome did his nuggets. Miroku frowned and then laughed. Kagome looked out the window near her chair and gasped. Right outside, she saw a brand new skate shop! She looked up at the shop sign. It read "V-Boards." She took Sango by the arm and pointed outside the window. Sango gasped, too. Now they can buy new skate gear! Sango poked Miroku gently and he also looked out the window. Kagome smiled. Oh, yes. This was the time to rack up on skate gear. Kagome directed her friends to hurry as she bagged up their food and dragged them out McDonalds.
They all walked inside V-Boards together. Kagome laughed. She saw the colored lights bouncing off the walls, heard the loud rock music, smelled that new skateboard smell, and even felt a breeze of excitement while walking into the shop! She headed to the front with Miroku and Sango. A teenage girl then bounced up from under the counter. Kagome saw she was a worker at V-Boards because she saw a nametag on her that read "Seshin." Seshin laughed and then shook her head, maintaining a serious look. "Hi! Welcome to V-Boards! I'm Seshin! How may I help you?" Kagome looked at the boards hanging above Seshin. Her eyes then locked on a special one.
The board Kagome picked out had a picture of a preppy—but Goth nevertheless, girl on it. It was colored black, purple and blue. And to top it off, the skateboard had purple wheels, which it looked like glitter inside of it! Seshin looked at Kagome's expression and took down the skateboard for her to get a closer look. She then smiled. "Yeah! This is a hell of a great choice! Glitter inside the wheels… rolls within the wheel. And the paint job is magnificent, huh?" Kagome nodded. She couldn't agree more. Miroku and Sango also picked out some good boards. Miroku had a purple, white and black board with the word "Air" imprinted on it. Sango had a black and purple board with a skull on it.
"We'll take them!" they all said together. Seshin laughed and nodded, ringing up the prices on the cash register. A glass breaking sound was then heard beyond the "Employees Only" room. There then were sounds of yelling and arguing and even more glass shattering. A tall guy in glasses then ran out the room, jumped behind the counter and hid behind Seshin. "Vishia's trying to kill me!" he yelled to Seshin. Seshin rolled her eyes. "Again? InuGhost, you should really listen to the boss. I mean, the 'V' in V-Boards does stand for 'Vishia', ya know," she cautioned to him. She then turned back to Kagome. "That'll be $110." Kagome giggled a bit and thrust the money in her hand. InuGhost then turned to Kagome and gave his best smile.
"Miss. You and your friends have qualified for the 'Buy Three Skateboards, Get Free Personalized Gear' special," InuGhost said, taking her hand. Seshin made an angry face and nudged InuGhost in the stomach with her elbow. InuGhost dropped Kagome's hand and rubbed his stomach. "Ouch, Seshin... That actually hurt." Seshin smirked. "No flirting with the customers..." she said and took out a catalog of gear and handed it to Kagome and her friends. Kagome smiled to Sango as they flipped through the book to find the perfect outfits for themselves. Sango pointed to an outfit with a colored sweatshirt, the top shirt any color you'd like and what seemed to be like a sweatshirt under the shirt a gray color. Then, it came with a bandana any color you'd like and gray sweatpants. Kagome and Sango agreed that it was the perfect for them.
They decided to have the extra color purple, since all their skateboards were purple. Also, they got their names printed on their skateboards, gloves, pads (and other gear), and outfits in a black plastic-glittered cursive design. Kagome jumped up and down. They can now be a real skateboarding crew! Kagome, Miroku and Sango sat in the shop, cleaning their boards until two hours passed. "Excuse me! Whoo-hoo!" Seshin called to them. Kagome and her friends went over to the counter and gasped. Their outfits and gear.. Looked fantastic! Kagome looked at Sango, since she let Sango pick out their "gang" name. Sango pointed to the word "Emotional" in a purple glitter design. Kagome beamed a beautiful smile. Emotional! It was now their skateboarding crew's name! Kagome hugged Sango tightly. Sango hugged back and looked over to Miroku. Miroku's expression looked.. strange.
Miroku seemed happy that their skate gear looked great, but it was the name of their crew that ticked him off. "Does Sango really think I act.. emotional?" he thought. Kagome, Sango and Miroku waved, leaving the shop. InuGhost sneakily wrapped his arms around Seshin's waist and smirked. "Glad you enjoy them! Come back to V-Boards for all your skateboarding needs!" He called to them while burying his face on Seshin's shoulder. Seshin giggled until she heard the sound of glass shatter. Vishia then ran out the "Employees Only" room and immediately starting throwing light bulbs (the weapon of her choice) at InuGhost and Seshin.
"How many times do I have to tell you two! No fucking flirting on the job!" Vishia sounded infuriated as she quickly tied her violet hair in a ponytail. "Uh-oh.." Seshin and InuGhost said. They dove under the counter, trying to avoid her light bulbs. Vishia got tired and rapidly went into the management office and slammed the door. InuGhost and Seshin sighed and started to clean up the glass from the light bulbs. "Why do we have to listen to that little brat again!" InuGhost whispered sharply. "That's simple. She can take a month's pay off our checks." Seshin explained, positioning in a know-it-all pose. InuGhost sweatdropped.
Miroku drove to Kagome's house in his black Chevy. Kagome told her friends that they can come inside. She was certain that her mother wouldn't mind her best friends staying over for a while. Sango and Miroku followed Kagome inside of her house and bowed to Mrs. Higurashi. "Good evening, Mrs. Higurashi." Miroku said politely. "I'm sure you don't mind Miroku and I staying over for a while." Sango tuned in. Mrs. Higurashi laughed. "No need to be so formal, you two! You've been welcomed in my home for well over five years!" Sango and Miroku laughed also, thanking her. Kagome pulled her two friends inside her room and shut the door.
Kagome flopped on her bed with a long sigh. "So, Sango. What did you think about our first day of school?" she asked. Sango just laughed. "Great. Hey, how was chorus, though?" Kagome sighed gently. "We couldn't sing or anything today because the teacher was too busy telling us about herself and how she runs her classroom. And besides, most of the students were missing, trying to figure out where the chorus room was." Miroku laughed. "Newcomers." Sango and Kagome gave a nod of agreement. "Mm'hmm." Kagome moved herself off the bed and walked to her computer. She flung the mouse around, taking it off standby. "Hey, you guys! I pulled up this website today.. You have to see it!" Miroku stayed down. Knowing Kagome, he cautioned himself. Sango stood up and slid to the computer. When she saw what was on the screen, she fell back, laughing.
"Well..?" Miroku asked, wanting to at least know what was on the screen. Kagome motioned for Miroku to come. Miroku sighed and went to the computer. When he also saw the screen, he fell back laughing with Sango. Kagome giggled. On her computer screen were Inuyasha's bails from all his contests. He bailed on a simple Kickflip McTwist! Hah! Kagome laughed again, still looking at his bails. Sango tried to stop laughing as she said, "Maybe we can use this to see his weak spots in skating." Kagome smiled evilly. "That was my whole plan, Sango. My whole plan." Sango looked to Miroku as he looked back at her. Sango stood up. "Hey, Kagome. Miroku and me are going to go now. Pick you up for school in the morning, okay?" Kagome kept looking at the computer and nodded, giving a wave to her friends. "Later, guys." Miroku and Sango left Kagome's room, waving. "Now.. let's get down to business!" Kagome said, taking out a pen and some paper…
Miroku led Sango into the car. He looked at her and started the car, not saying a word. Allegedly, she didn't say anything back. She settled down in the seat and looked to her lap. She knew she was a little mean to Miroku rejecting his feelings like that, but it didn't matter. "He was emotional. It's all his fault. Not mine," she thought. Miroku sighed, keeping his eyes on the road. But somehow, he kept himself faced Sango, as if he were waiting for her to say something. Sango knew she had to say something. She opened her mouth, but the words just didn't come out. Miroku looked at her from the corner of his eye and shook his head gently. He whispered, "Sango…" but that was it. Nothing more after that. Sango cleared her throat. She felt something sour in her throat. As if she was going to cry. She looked out her window. Anything to keep her eyes from Miroku's hurt expression.
Miroku pulled into Sango's driveway, still being quiet. Sango got out the car, looking to Miroku one more time. "T-Thank you, Miroku." She said. God, at least it was something. Miroku didn't even to bother to look at Sango. He closed the passenger's door himself and drove off. Sango sighed and went into her house. But when Miroku was in the car, alone, he kept whispering to himself, "I love you, Sango.."
"Okay, class. Today we start singing." Mrs. Hikaru said to her chorus class. Kagome gave a silent cheer to herself as the class shouted out a "Yes!" or a "Finally!"
Vishia: (Peeks in from side of the story) Yes. Mrs. Hikaru is actually a person named after the real Utada Hikaru. You know? Simple and Clean? Yeah. That's her. Don't own her or any of her songs. - Sigh. - Oh, well.
Mrs. Hikaru passed out the music sheets. "Class. The song you will be singing is called 'At The Beginning.' This is a duet, so girls. Please partner up with a guy." Uh-oh. This was a small problem for Kagome. She had scared off most boys and they don't even want to touch or get near her. She sighed, staying in her seat. Mrs. Hikaru looked at Kagome. "Miss Higurashi. You don't have a partner? Well, you may have to stay out this first lesson." Kagome looked disappointed as she slumped down in her seat. Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the chorus room doors.
"Well, probably another lost student." Mrs. Hikaru said. She walked over to the door, talked to the person, and laughed. "Glad you've finally found the class. Come right in, sir." Kagome looked up hopefully. She had a partner, maybe! She smiled a bright smile as the person then came in. Her smile turned into a frown, and her eyes in a glare when she saw the person. Mrs. Hikaru smiled. "Class. This is Inuyasha Taishio." Inuyasha took one glance at the room and sighed. Boy, he didn't want to be here. But, due to his incredible talents, he was put in chorus. "Oh, shit! I don't want him to see me!" Kagome thought. She moved her book in front of her face. Mrs. Hikaru pointed to the seat—right next to Kagome! "Taishio. You may sit there and Kagome shall be your partner." Inuyasha's eyes widened. "You mean.. Higurashi! Hell no! We are NOT singing together!"
Kagome threw the book down from her face. She didn't have to take that from him! "Well listen, you stupid excuse for a fucking skater! I don't wanna sing with you for two reasons! One, you can't sing! Two, your face is so hideous, I'm not sure I want to even look at you while you're singing!" The class let out a "Ooooooh" to the situation. Mrs. Hikaru just sighed happily and let them continue their argument. Her students always did settle things out themselves. Inuyasha huffed out at her. "Listen to me now, you stupid excuse for a girl who 'wants' to be a pro skater! I'd rather I would be partnered with anyone besides you! Who said you can sing! My brother's dog can sing better then you!"
The class let out a few more "Ooooooh's" as Inuyasha and Kagome glared at each other in rising tension. Kagome stood up and walked to Inuyasha, obviously pissed. "You listen! I hate you and I will so kick your ass when the competition starts!" Kagome poked him in the chest with her finger. Mrs. Hikaru stood at this point. "Higurashi. Taishio. Please take your seats." Kagome and Inuyasha huffed, sitting down then moving their chairs away from each other. Mrs. Hikaru gave Inuyasha a lyrics sheet and walked off. "Damn. Not only I hate him, now I have to sing with him!" Kagome thought as she sunk in her chair. "Gosh, and it's a love song. Why couldn't this day be just a little nicer…?"
Vishia: Okay! It's over for now. I hope you like it! Drop a review! (Giggles) Wait for the next chapter! Hey, check out my other stories!