Chapter 4 – Star-crossed lovers? No.
Kagome's School
Kagome sat in Literature staring at the book Romeo and Juliet Everyone around her sat quietly reading the book; now and then the sound of a girl's suppressed giggle hit the air. Kagome red on, Romeo was now at Juliet's window…had InuYasha been at her window last night? "Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thee Romeo, defy thy father and refuse thy name and I shall no longer be a Capulet." Why did InuYasha have to be that way…why didn't he wake her if he was there? She sighed and looked out the window. The sun was high up in the cornflower sky just in her view. Everything was so quiet and peaceful. The sun set slightly leaving the sky anew in colors of red, orange, yellow, and violet as though the sky were beautifully ablaze. How had that happened so fast? She looked around noticing she was outside. She looked ahead pondering and saw a scornful hanyou. He looked at her, spitefully and howled at her, "Heck no! Wench, you're staying here! We're too far behind. I'm not stopping just because you have junk to do." Words shouted from her mouth. They sounded so familiar…"It's not junk! I have school, chores, homework, and maybe JUST MAYBE INUYASHA I want to be with my family! You know the people that actually care about me and DON'T yell at me every five minutes while keeping me prisoner, unlike SOMEONE here! I'm going!" With this she stomped her foot down glaring at him through her fiery chocolate eyes. "Are you saying Kagome that I'm keeping you prisoner here? FINE! Go back home to your school and your family! Go! Have fun sleeping in your bed while we're working hard trying to do something worthwhile! I DON'T CARE! We don't need you here wench! There's no reason that I'd want you here if you couldn't detect my shards. But, we'll be JUST FINE! "InuYasha yelled this all harshly and when finished breathed quite gruffly and uneven. Kagome retorted, "That's all I am isn't it! I thought you finally were beginning to …OH NEVERMIND you STUPID DOG! MUTT! Oh…. SIT!" Tears filled her big eyes, as InuYasha was thrusted magically and powerfully into the dirt the taste of grass filling his mouth slightly. At this she ran away toward the Bone Eater's Well crying out cursing the horribly mean half inuyoukai. She jumped diligently into the well after swinging her legs over. The usual blue swarm engulfed her body as she floated. Quickly and suddenly her surroundings turned red and an evil laughter filling the air all around her as she screamed falling quickly.
Kagome's Nightmares and Talks
She jumped in her seat startled as she opened her eyes and looked around to find the classroom completely empty. She gasped and gathered her things to leave for the day.
A few minutes later
She was glad school was over. Now she walked home with her friends. Yumi was complaining about that "harsh" math test, "I couldn't stand it. It was like it was written in some alien language or something! What do you think Kagome?" Kagome's mind was warping in and out constantly. She sighed finally hearing her worried friend. "I barely got any time to study last night after all the crying…" The girls gasped and crowded around her. One of her friends worriedly pondered out loud, "Crying? Kagome why were you crying?" Her voice changed quickly. "Was it that bad boy you like from that other school?" Another exclaimed, "We warned you he would hurt you! Oh Kagome you need to break this off. I mean Hojo has been hitting on you forever and all you do is run away mid-way through your dates with him!" Kagome looked at her friends amazed at the reaction, "We just had a fight that's all. He wanted me to stay with him instead of coming home." "We told you he's gonna be a stalker! He's dangerous Kagome. You shouldn't let him control you like that!" Yumi quietly interjected, "It sure sounds like he likes you…just… you need to be careful o.k. Kagome." Kagome nodded and smiled at her cautious yet caring friend. They all went to eat at the mall afterwards, along with buying Kagome a vanilla milkshake- her favorite- to make her feel better, and then bid farewell to each other. The smiling, young miko ran home. She was happy to be there with Sota, her mother, and Jee-chan, but something seemed to be missing. The family sat in the living room listening to Sota tell about his day at school and then to Kagome. They had asked how the Feudal Era had been and then was lavished with her adventurous stories. Kagome sat on the floor, content, purring Moshee on her lap. Sota sat near clinging onto every word about his hanyou hero. Their mother sat on the couch smiling, now and then gasping and asking, " And then what happened honey?" Jee-can was on his large, comfy armchair listening happily and intently. He quietly said "Our girl doing all of this?" he raised a brow mockingly and smugly before continuing. "You've become quite strong Kagome. These stories… I could get WONDERFUL ideas from them to sell in the shop." Hey laughed at their grandfather's ways together and smiled in the glow from the fireplace and the warmth of the family all being together after a long while. Mrs. Higurashi then inquired, "So then Kagome dear, when will you be leaving us? Will you be staying here for a few days, a night, or simply until InuYasha comes to get you? I must say I am quite surprised he hasn't come yet." Kagome looked at her mother slightly frustrated, "I'm not quite sure, but I'll probably stay for a while." Thoughts filled her head, "As long as I can! I just need to be way from that jerk InuYasha for a while. I'm sure the rest are doing fine without me." At this thought she smiled and continued to enjoy the company of her family.