The Two That Don't Belong
By tK
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Inu x Kik

A try for modern time. Made mostly by me, but there are occasional small ideas given to me by n00dle. Anyway, it's modern time (but in a world of youkai), and the whole gang except Shippo, Kohaku, Rin, and other young characters are in their sophomore year at high school.

En no bekarazu jika Inuyasha. (As far as I know, there's no rule saying that you can't write "I do not own Inuyasha" in Japanese! x3)

020202

Kikyo wanted desperately for Inuyasha to notice more of her. She knew Kagome liked her, and she wasn't usually a bad person—but Kagome liked Inuyasha and was his girlfriend for the wrong reasons. Kikyo knew Sango. Sango was Kagome's best friend. Of course Kikyo knew a lot about Kagome in that way. But she wasn't Sango's friend to be curious—Sango was a good person. But lately Kikyo had been getting followed by Sango, and she wondered why. Maybe because she never told Sango anything... Sango was always the one talking.

Kikyo also wanted to be understood. To not have people walk by her muttering inaudible words; ones she knew were full of hatred, and were no where near traveling to 'nice'. Why did people have to judge others? Kikyo thought that there were also probably a lot of other people being picked on for many other reasons. If only it would stop... but it would never. Until someone did something about it. And even then it wouldn't stop the whole population of the people doing crap like that.

She thought maybe one day it would change. Maybe not the whole population—but at least getting the message to some people would help. And it would spread. Like a disease if it came from somebody important.

020202

"Inuyasha!" Kagome called down the halls. The baka, not waiting for her like he did every morning at the front of the school. "Inuyasha!" She finally turned to face her with a smile on his face, twitching his ears oh-so-cutely. She caught up to him and wrapped herself around his arm, walking along with him. "Why didn't you wait for me?"

"Because I knew you could catch up," he replied.

"Oh... did you say hello to Kikyo today?"

"I do everyday," he said, "why?"

"Because today I was going to do it with you! But since you've already greeted her, I can't..." Kagome told him, "I just feel bad that everybody judges her like that for no reason. Like I've told you, I really think she's my long lost sister or something!"

"Kagome, I have to tell you something..."

"What is it?"

"Well, it's about Kikyo..."

"What about Kikyo?" Kagome asked. Usually she didn't care about Kikyo, because she wasn't a bad girl, but right now, Inuyasha was sounding serious. Very serious. Were they breaking up? Now of all times? What did this hanyou want! Hopefully it wouldn't turn out bad...

"She's... she's a nice girl, and... Kagome, I don't know how to put this..."

Kagome immediately took her arms to herself, freeing his. "I know exactly what you mean, Inuyasha," she replied, "Inuyasha, I can't date you if you like her too."

"Kagome, please don't be angry, please understand..."

"I understand alright! You don't like me!" she turned and started walked down the halls. Eventually running.

"Kagome, it's just that your dating me for the wrong reasons!"

"You say that like I care!"

Great. The hanyou had lost his girlfriend... at one point he was upset, that he'd lost her. On the other he wasn't. He was because she was an okay girl, and it's not like he could immediately start dating Kikyo now. He did because she was dating him for the wrong reasons, and that he did like Kikyo more. She was so misunderstood. Kagome was already a lucky girl—her life could go on. So could Kikyo's... but he felt even more for her...

020202

You say that like I care...

The same words ran through Kikyo's mind for a flat five minutes after Kagome stormed down the hall. A month of dating and they'd already broken up. It was now made definite: Kagome was dating Inuyasha for the wrong reasons. Or else that would not have happened.

But Kikyo's mind was still racing. The guy she'd wanted to be free from her "long lost sister" was finally free, and yet she couldn't do anything but lean up against her locker like always and listen to her heart beat within it's bloody depths within her torso.

Ka-thump. Ka-thump... talk to him, Kikyo.

But... I can't... he just broke up with her...

Go and try to comfort him. Even if he's not all that into her, he'll know you're trying.

Maybe you can be the one to soothe his soul. Maybe you can be the one to cage the youkai waiting inside of him.

What?

He is a hanyou, isn't he?

Yeah.

For every hanyou, there's a way to spark their true form as a youkai.

Soothe his soul... Kikyo pushed herself up from her locker and walked after Inuyasha, who stood in the same place in the middle of the hall, even after Kagome was long gone. She naturally didn't say anything, but she came up beside him, avoiding contact. Doing anything like that would not be good at this time.

"Kikyo...?" he asked, turning his head over to her. She remained silent, but it was not surprising to him. But what was surprising, was that she smiled at him. "I guess I'm... kind of weak..."

"You're not," she almost silently replied, "she was dating your for the completely wrong reasons. She's not a bad person... she just has some weird aspects." Inuyasha began walking down the hall, finally surrendering to losing Kagome. Kikyo obediently followed. "I guess I'm not much better..."

"Why not, Kikyo? You're great," he said to her.

"Because if it weren't for me, you two would still be together," she answered, "I saw it all."

"Kikyo, it's not necessarily a bad thing... I think it will teach her a lesson..."

"Maybe you're right. I hope it does. She... she needs one... kind of..."

020202

From then on they communicated more. Inuyasha seemed to perk up, as did Kikyo. A lot of people were amazed to see Kikyo in a non anti-everything kind of state. Kagome started hanging out with her best friend a lot more often. But they still made fun of her, there was no way they'd be proved wrong by anybody. That was just how the world worked. Kind of messed up, but it was how things were done.

But Inuyasha never saw Kikyo as his "girlfriend." She didn't see him as a boyfriend either, but she wished that they could be more than friends. Her loyalty to him every day and it was like it didn't even matter anymore. Back then when it was rare it seemed so much more romantic than as friends, because friends did those kinds of things. All the time. And all of those talks they'd had that seemed like they were going somewhere always ended with a: "Kikyo, you're a great friend."

A great friend. A great FRIEND. A GREAT FRIEND! She wanted more, but didn't show it. That would stop things in a heartbeat. She knew he was keeping things from her... what words could he not say to her? He would've brought up the youkai thing her subconscious mind had discussed with her earlier, except that could make her sound like a wacko. Like she talked to herself. That was another thing that she did not need. Like she needed most of the things she had now.

Then there was that one day. Where it didn't end in a: "Kikyo, you're a great friend." It ended in a: "Kikyo's the best person I've ever met." Okay, so it wasn't much farther. But she liked it, and this is how it went:

It started off with Kagome going up to Inuyasha, Kikyo right there, and apologizing. "I'm sorry for saying all that, Inuyasha... I understand-"

"Kagome, it's not just that. I've already forgave you for that much," the hanyou replied, "but you were still dating me for the wrong reasons. That's something you can't take back. Even if you said right this moment you really did love me for who I am, I'd know right away it wasn't true. Because I just know."

"Inuyasha..." She sounded like the was going to yell at him. but then she sucked in her breath, smiled, and said, "I hope we can still be friends."

"It's fine with me," he said back, "but Kikyo's the best person I've ever met."

And Kagome waved, then walked away, holding her dignity. She did not scream, shout, or run. She walked away calmly as a good person would do. This was Kikyo... this was the girl she knew who was not a bad person. This was not someone like that murderer always on TV, Naraku.

020202

Kikyo's and Kagome's views on Inuyasha were like comparing black to white. Opposites. Kagome liked him because she thought he was hot, thought he was hot, and thought he was hot. Kikyo liked him because he was a good person, cared about others, and... well, she couldn't just deny the fact that he was hot. But unlike Kagome, it wasn't the only reason she liked him. Kikyo only called him about once out of three days. Kagome called three times every day. But Kagome called to "just talk"... which Kikyo and loads of other people knew meant: "Please get back together with me!"

Kikyo called to say hi and talk. And talk just to talk, not get together with. As much as she wished they would get together, she wasn't about to (1) announce it, or (2) be like Kagome, and make it obvious. But that was just Kagome's way of doing things like this. The girl was perfection at being friends and being nice to others, but she really had a bad problem when it came to hot guys like Inuyasha.

Kikyo was just herself. She never tried to be perfect. Neither did Kagome—in friends, anyway. And being herself turned out to be the best thing she could do. She suspected that even though she and Inuyasha weren't "together," that if anything serious ever happened to her, he would help. If she was being hurt or bullied by someone in school, he would—most likely—almost chop their heads off!

And she was right, but the trouble began at her own home.

020202

History was where a lot of things started. As you know, I mean, who doesn't? But history was usually a class our gang hated, even Kikyo. That was until they began a certain story, and took place in the Sengoku Jidai. Every single character had something going on there, and it would totally change everybody's look on each other.

It would, or course, affect Inuyasha, Kikyo, and Kagome the most.

Why did Kagome go by the Kikyo back in time? Didn't she see that this Kikyo was different?

...Or was this Kikyo different? Sure, they were two different people—but they seemed alike. The only difference was that she started out with Inuyasha. But Kagome could swear that if she did start out with Inuyasha, things would be exactly the same.

Why did Sango and Miroku have the exact same kind of relationship? They must really be related to their old people... and who would've guessed the coincidence that all of them were together then as they are now. But who was Shippo...? That was Kikyo's question. She knew Kirara was Sango's pet cat.

And certainly, it looked like history would be a very important class this year.

020202

Oh yeah my Japanese disclaimer might be wrong. I don't know Japanese, I looked the words up xD

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