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Chapter 4
"Inu-baby." Kikyou purred, sidling up to him in the hallway, "Happy two weeks." She smiled and touching his face reassuringly, she proceeded to kiss him fully and passionately, licking her lips when she was done, eliciting howls of appreciation from the students around them. She winked at Inuyasha and left for her class, swinging her hips as she walked. 'God that girl annoys me.' Inuyasha fumed all the way through the day. It had only been a couple weeks, but Kikyou was really getting on his nerves.
"Why isn't your house as big as mine Inuyasha? Why can't you buy me this big expensive and useless piece of jewelry that could feed a third world country, Inuyasha?" he mimicked her under his breath. He was sick of feeling like the dog toy in the relationship. There was no love, that he was sure, neither Kikyou nor he loved the other, it was plain to both of them.
Inuyasha laid his head on his arms, feeling low, as Kikyou always made him feel, when she flaunted her wealth in his face. In school she flaunted her popularity and sex appeal. Inuyasha wouldn't have minded if it weren't so clear it was all a show, and he was the main act. The gorgeous girl gallantly gives Dog Breath the Time Of Day. He named the show in his head and chuckled to himself. 'God, I'm crazy.'
"Hey Kikyou?" He asked after school a few days later, ready and willing to end it all with her.
"Yes?" She asked, busily fixing her already flawless make up in the mirror. Inuyasha shook his head, 'Why waste time on makeup? You use it to make you look perfect, but you spend so much time making IT perfect that it defeats the purpose.' He mused before getting back to his point.
"I don't think that we're working out. You and Me I mean." He pulled onto her street, as she stared at him speechless. "We gave it a try for awhile, and I really don't think we're going anywhere with this."
"Are you breaking up with me?" She queried, shocked to her dyed little roots.
"Yes." There was a few more minutes of silence before they pulled into her driveway. She picked up her things and glared at him, "No one breaks up with me, Inuyasha, especially not a lowly ungrateful shit like you." She slammed the car door and strolled up the steps to her house, and Inuyasha had a bad feeling in his stomach which he ignored and drove back home, to the person he belonged to.
Inuyasha knocked on the door one more time, giving the people inside the chance to get it like normal people do. It had been nearly a week and a half since Kagome climbed into his window, and although they were still friends, they hadn't been doing too much, what with hanging out with their respective partners.
Giving up on the door, he opened it. "Hey Souta? Kagome? Anyone home?" There were two backpacks on the floor by the door, but no answer. "I've got some pizza!" He set the food down on the table and took off his shoes, readying himself to seek out the two Higarashis.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha walked softly up the stairs, and tried her bedroom first. "Hello?"
He looked in to find Kagome sprawled on her bed, clothes and shoes still on, sobbing her heart out. In an instant Inuyasha was there, pulling her onto his lap and hugging her close, anything to get rid of the tears.
"Inu…" Kagome sobbed, unable to finish her sentence, her whole body shook with the force of her heartache.
"What's wrong?" Inuyasha wiped away her tears with his hand, like he always did.
"No-nothing." She clung to him, holding onto his shirt like he was trying to leave her.
"Shh shh." He rocked her gently, hoping to make her stop crying. "Kagome it'll be alright, just tell me what's wrong."
After a few more minutes of sobbing and calming words, she quieted enough to explain herself.
"It's just that…" she laughed at herself and crawled off his lap, sitting beside him. "Kouga is really jealous sometimes, and he gets real angry." Inuyasha growled inaudibly, not liking where the conversation was going despite Kagome's shaky smile. "I was talking to Hojo today in science, and we just walked to the next class together, our conversation wasn't finished yet, and I guess Kouga saw us because he was really upset with me on the ride home…"
The silence was terrible, Kagome tried to figure out what was wrong, "Are you mad at me?" Kouga just drove her home, pulling into the driveway without saying so much as two words to her. Her eyes started to tear up and she got out of the car. A hand shot out and grabbed onto her wrist painfully,
"You're mine Kagome," He sounded so hurt, "Am I not good enough or something? Why do you have to hurt me so bad?" His other hand clenched his chest as though his heart physically pained him. "Why?" He asked again, almost inaudibly, before letting her go and backing out of her driveway, leaving her guilt-ridden with the pain that she caused.
"That asshole!" Inuyasha stood up and angrily cracked his knuckles, walking to the door.
"No!" Kagome launched herself at him desperately, "Sit!" Her weight suddenly on his back dragged him down to the floor where she pinned him down so she could explain.
"You listen to me Inuyasha; you are not to touch Kouga." She warned him dangerously, "I know I messed up and I'll go apologize to him tomorrow, I love him and he loves me, and it was just a big mistake." Inuyasha flipped them over so now he was pinning her down.
"Now you listen to me Kagome." He flipped his hair out of his face, "What he did to you was wrong, you were perfectly right to go and talk to your friend, and you should never ever feel like you have to apologize for what you didn't do wrong. He's a jerk and an asshole for making you feel like that, and for hurting you. He's wrong Kagome, not you."
She shook her head and smiled up at him, "You're a great friend Inuyasha, and don't mind me while I disagree." He let her up and shook his head angrily, knowing fully well that he couldn't force her to do anything she didn't want to.
Inuyasha's stomach grumbled, reminding him of the large pizza he just left downstairs.
"Oh, yeah, there's pizza downstairs."
Kagome squealed and hugged her friend, "You're the bestest!" She ran downstairs to help herself to the pizza and to pick a movie to watch.
Inuyasha sighed to himself and looked at the photo of Kagome and Kouga laughing on her bed table before following his friend and love downstairs, determined not to sit through one more chick flick.
"Apparently not."
"Did you hear about Inuyasha?" The girl whispered to her friend, as they watched him pass in the hall. He gritted his teeth for the millionth time that day. 'It's only gossip,' He kept telling himself, 'It's only gossip. It's just Kikyou being jealous.'
The two girls started laughing down the hallway, and his resolve died.
"IT'S NOT TRUE!" He yelled at him, his fists clenching and unclenching, "KIKYOU IS JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE I BROKE IT OFF WITH HER, SHE'S A LYING BIT-"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome put her hand over his mouth, "That's enough." She grabbed his hand and shoved him into the nearest classroom forcefully; not checking to make sure it was empty.
"And Dr. King…" A plump man stared at the two teenagers along with the rest of his class through his black-rimmed glasses. Kagome covered her mouth while still holding Inuyasha's hand, and blushed. "I-I'm sorry." She abruptly left, and Inuyasha glared at the class before slamming the door. Mr. Myoga chuckled to himself, scaring the class. 'Ah young love.' He thought wistfully.
"Inuyasha." Kagome checked to make sure the classroom was indeed empty.
"Kagome." He replied sarcastically, putting both of his hands in the kangaroo pocket of his red sweatshirt.
"Hey don't get mad at me," She put her hands on her hips and glared up at the teenager, who looked away. "I didn't do anything to you."
"Humph."
"Speaking of which, you got to let gossip go in one ear and out the other." She sat up on a desk and swung her legs, "You can't let it bother you, Inuyasha, it will drive you crazy."
"Yeah, and what do you know?"
"Well, I just know."
"You sound like a mother, Kagome."
"Good! At least someone is sounding mature."
He glared at her, "Just leave me alone."
"You're a jerk!" She yelled, "I didn't do anything to you it was all Kikyou!"
"Did you not hear me?" He yelled into her face, "I said Leave. Me. Alone." He emphasized it for her.
"You know what?" Kagome's face turned a dangerous shade of angry, "I'm glad you're mom isn't here to see this, because you'd make her die of shame!" The moment it came out of her mouth she knew she shouldn't have said it, her anger making her lose the polite attitude she generally took towards life.
"Get away from me." Inuyasha growled at her, through slitted eyes, "Now." She didn't move at all, mouth covered as if she could keep those words inside, and keep them there.
"I-Inuyasha…"
"NOW!" he roared and threw the nearest thing to him towards her, the stapler hitting the wall as she ducked and ran out of the classroom.
'Oh my god, what do I do?' She heard another crash and ran towards the office, 'Inuyasha, forgive me.'
"She'd die of shame, die of shame, die of shame…." Inuyasha threw another chair across the room, hitting the blackboard with a satisfying crash.
"Did you hear about Inuyasha? Kikyou broke up with him because she found him in bed with another guy!" the giggles elevated his anger until he was seeing red.
"AARGH!" He picked up a desk and hurled it through the window, reveling in the sound the broken glass made, just like his heart. A tear fell down and he angrily jabbed at it, cutting his face.
"Oh!" Kagome stood in the doorway, Sesshomaru behind her, looking quite angry, Inuyasha glared at the both of them before stalking out of the classroom, roughly pushing by Kagome, her words still echoing in his head. He barely heard Sesshomaru assure the principal that all damage expenses would be paid for. He didn't hear Kagome's quiet sob as she realized her big mouth might have just cost her a lifelong friendship.
"Inuyasha, you can't do anything right can you?" Sesshomaru drove his angry brother home, fuming himself. "What were you thinking?" He shook his head, "I don't even want to know, just think of something to tell father when he gets home."
Inuyasha went upstairs to his room without comment, and made sure his door was shut and locked before he dared break. He fell onto his bed, and shoving his face into his pillow, screamed until his voice was hoarse, and then he began to sob.
When he thought his tears had gone, Inuyasha sat up and hugged the soaked pillow to his chest. He reached inside the drawer near his bed and took out the picture in the frame. A gorgeous woman smiled back at him candidly, her face over her shoulder as she swung on her swing in the backyard, where it still sat today, unused.
"Mom." Inuyasha stroked the frame as he did so often as a child, seeking some sort of comfort. "What would you do if you were still alive?" His eyes welled up and threatened to spill over again as he fought them back. "Would I still be so alone? So angry?" He buried his face in his arms, the back of the frame facing the room, 'Mom, though you be gone from the earth you shall never be forgotten' 1966-1997 was scrawled across the back in black magic marker.
"Mom I need you." He sighed, worn out, "Please…" he fell back onto his bed, picture still in one hand and fell into an uneasy sleep.
"Inuyasha?" Inutaishou asked, walking into his room unannounced, taking in the image of his son. "Inuyasha…" He came closer and noticed the picture lying beside him, and his tearstained face. He kissed the top of his head formally, unlike the usual gruff acknowledgement he gave the boy when he was awake. "Izayoi, help me with your son." He looked down at the sleeping boy, noting his own features in the teen's face, growing to maturity, his stubborn jaw striking a particular resemblance, "Our son," he amended, smiling slightly. He left his son in peace and quiet for the night, taking a nap himself, before retreating to the office early in the morning drowning himself in his business, as he'd done ever since his wife died, along with half of his heart.
Inuyasha woke up late, and glanced at the clock fitfully, 12 noon. "Christ!" He jumped up and ran downstairs to grab some food before getting to school. As he was shoving cereal into his mouth dry, alternately drinking right out of the milk bottle, Sesshomaru walked into the room, watching him with something akin to amusement.
"You realize that you are not going to school, correct?"
The surprised look on Inuyasha's face was enough for him, but he felt the need to tell Sesshomaru something, "Mmmhbmmnyhy?"
"Close your mouth." Inuyasha obediently closed the offending appendage.
"You're suspended until further notice from the school, you don't think that you're little temper tantrum went unnoticed?"
Inuyasha chewed thoughtfully and swallowed, opening his mouth to respond but Sesshomaru continued.
"Wait until father pays them off, then you may go back." Sesshomaru went back to his room, doing whatever fills his day.
Inuyasha went upstairs and took a long shower and got dressed appropriately before returning downstairs to watch TV. Losing himself in the shifting pictures and blaring sounds, an imitation life was all he needed.
The phone rang, jolting him out of his near-coma, "Sesshomaru, get it!" It rang again. "Sesshomaru!" The last ring called him to action, and he grabbed it right before the answering machine came on.
"Hello, this is Mrs. Yuri from Madera high school, in regards to Inuyasha Takahashi."
"This is he." Inuyasha shifted slightly, to make himself more comfortable.
"Inuyasha, until you are re admitted into your classes a Kagome Higarashi will be taking home your homework every night, please make plans with her to pick it up. Have a nice Evening." She hung up on him abruptly, not giving him a chance to respond.
"Was she a machine?" He asked the phone, beeping its dial tone before he put it down. "I never want to see Kagome ever again!" His vehemence lost its touch however, because his heart began to burst with the look on her face the last time he saw her, and the way she shrank away from him when he walked past her.
"This is going to suck." He turned off the TV and grabbed the last cookie from the box before walking out of his front door barefoot, preparing himself for what was in store.
"Hello?" He walked slowly into the house, going right up to Kagome's room, ignoring Souta in the living room, bouncing around psychotically to Dance Dance Revolution.
The sound of retching made him wince, but he followed it to her bathroom, pulling her hair back away from her face and gently holding it as she emptied her stomach of its smelly contents.
When she finished and flushed the toilet, she turned around, "Thanks mo-." She stopped in her tracks at the unexpected Inuyasha, and then continued on cleaning her face and washing out her mouth.
"I came for my homework." Inuyasha explained when she didn't say anything more, following her to her room. Where she wordlessly handed him a stack of papers, neatly labeled and paperclipped. She backed him out of her room and meeting his gaze with eyes that held such pain and hurt it made him tremble, she shut the door quietly in his face and locked it.
Inuyasha stared at the wood for a moment, and the handle, before sitting down with his back to it, "Kagome…I'm sorry," He whispered half to himself and half to the girl who was sitting on the other side of the door, listening unbeknownst to his every word.
"I think I love you."
Sorry this took so long to post! I think this is the last post of my vacation, but I'll try to get another one in sometime this week. Thanks so much to everyone who's been reviewing, I appreciate it so much. Have a very happy new year everyone!