FanFiction is giving me issues, so I almost wasn't able to upload this chapter. Lucky thing for you readers... Oh, school is about to start up (it may have started by the time this is posted), so my updates will slow down a bit. I can update fast in most cases, but know that I have the right to slow down!
Damn. I was updating this and nearly done with the chapter when this piece-of-shit computer refreshed the page on me. Arg!
Summary: Kagome used to be the popular and happy girl in school. Everyone loved her, until summer break. Now, returning to high school, no one regognizes her. Will someone be able to find out why she's vanished? Inuyasha's POV.
Rated M for the following: Cutting, mention of suicide, adult situations (Miroku's fault this had to be put in), and foul language... If these bother you, then suck it up and read, or leave.
Heart of Pain
Chapter Four: Weekend Gossip
Wait a minute. There's no way I can know her. She's one of those emo kids that cuts themselves in the bathroom and pretends she's in emotional pain. I don't hang out with those kids. Therefore, she doesn't know me. I don't know her. End of story.
If only I could convince myself that was true...
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Saturday is a wonderful day, isn't it? It's the first day of forgetting all school-related things. You get to watch Saturday-morning cartoons... Sesshoumaru still thinks that I should grow up and start watching the news. Just because I'm a senior in high school doesn't mean I should have to mature!
"Inuyasha, turn something else on. You're too old for this..." Sesshoumaru scolds me as he searches through the kitches. I glare at him from the living room before returning my attention on the TV.
"Just because you say that doesn't mean I have to listen." I reply. Sesshoumaru sits down next to me, his bowl of cereal in hand.
"You should. I've passed high school. You haven't. Give me the remote." He demands. I glare at him before moving away from him, with my precious remote. Sesshoumaru sets his bowl of cereal down then grabs it from me.
"You're immature." He mutters.
"So are you. Don't you think you're a bit big to be eating Lucky Charms?" I ask him, eyeing his bowl.
"I suppose you prefer I should eat waffles." He replies.
"Nah. Waffles are bland. You need that Shredded Wheat stuff!" I tell him. I shoot up to the kitchen, eager to begin eating food.
"I thought dad got that for himself. Old people eat that." He claims. I glare at him.
"Then, shouldn't you be eating it?" I ask him as I pour myself a bowl. I hear him growl at my insult, but I conveniently ignore it.
Later on, I go meet Sango and Miroku at the mall. Not at one of those girly stores, but at the food court. I watch as Sango talks about everyone in school. I don't know how she can do it without trying. If I try to gossip, it sounds stupid. Women seem to have a knack for this, even if they aren't trying.
"Oh, did you hear what happened to Kouga?" Sango questions. I straiten up, interested in anything that could go wrong with that stupid wolf demon. I hated him before he started chasing Kagome.
"What?" I ask curiously. Miroku seems interested to, which sort of surprises me.
"Kouga was asking some girls about Kagome yesterday. He asked one, and she began to beat him up... That girl was his girlfriend and heard him saying all these things about how much he's in love with Kagome..." Sango says, hardly able to contain her laughter. I widen my eyes then sigh. At least Kouga didn't get beaten up just for asking about her.
"I heard he had to go to the hospital for a few broken bones." Miroku adds.
"I feel bad for him." Sango comments. I glare at her, reminding her that she shouldn't be feeling bad for Kouga. She shouldn't like him since I don't... That sounds shallow.
"Don't feel bad for him, Sango. He's a demon. I'll bet his casts will only be on for a few days." I say. My nose twitches then I look up.
"Hey, dog breath. What are you doing, talking about me?" Kouga asks. I growl at him then stand up. I'm sure Sango and Miroku are tired of us fighting, but I have to beat the life out of him for even looking at Kagome. He'll hurt her and give her more than scars.
"Nothing, wolf meat. Just talking about how much people seem to hate you now." I reply smartly. He growls at me then aims a punch for my face. I dodge it, grinning.
"Aww? Is poor wolfy boy upset that he can't punch?" I ask tauntingly. Kouga clenches his teeth, and I know I've hitten some sort of weak spot.
"Shut up." He snaps.
"Kouga, did you really ask someone about Kagome?" Sango asks. I stop taunting him long enough to look at Sango and hear his answer.
"Yah, I did. So what?" He asks sharply.
"What'd you find out about her?" Miroku asks. I look at them, surprised that they can ask these questions in my place.
"Why would you want to know, pervert? No one knows what happened to her." He says. I sigh then sit down. That wasn't what I was hoping to hear. I guess I was just hoping he'd say something about where she is or how she's doing. Not seeing her for the entire first week of school bothered me. That emo girl was there though. She's new to the school, I can tell.
"I heard things, but I don't know if they're true." Sango says after Kouga leaves. I look at her, waiting for the rest of the news.
"What did you hear?" I ask hastily.
"I don't know if they're true. I don't want to embarass her by repeating them..." She says quietly. Before I can make her any more uncomfortable by asking again, Miroku interrupts.
"Lets go walk around the mall!" Miroku cheers. I glare at him then look at Sango. I guess I should follow suit. I stand up and join Miroku. Sango throws our mess away and we all walk aimlessly around the mall.
The only thing that's running through my mind is Kagome. Why is it that no one knows where she is this year? All her best friends last year are clueless, but they think she'll be coming back to school soon. I want to know why the emo kid was answering for her name. Kagome couldn't be the emo kid, since she's the opposite. She's always happy and kind, not dark and depressing. So... Where did Kagome go?
Next time on Heart of Pain...
Sango tells Inuyasha a few things about the girl he loves. He doesn't understand what she's talking about, since she seems rather reluctant to even be mentioning her name. What makes it so hard to mention anything about Kagome?
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I need 40 reviews before anyone can get the next chapter...
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