Disclaimer: Anyone you recognize doesn't belong to me. Anyone you don't, does. Especially Kusaraku Fujii. He's my pride and joy.
Title: Body, Mind, and Soul
Chapter: Three - Misunderstanding
At lunchtime, Kagome saw Naraku/Kusaraku pick up his tray and head outside to eat. She picked up her own tray and followed him; she wasn't gonna let him out of her sight! If she did, he might do something sneaky to one of the other students when she wasn't watching, like somehow place him or her under his control and make them do something truly nasty.
Kusaraku sat down to eat under the same tree which Kagome had first seen him under earlier that day. Situating herself behind some bushes some ten or twelve feet away, Kagome arranged herself to eat.
Watching Kusaraku as she ate, not even tasting whatever it was that the school had served her (it might have been dirt and she probably would not have noticed, she was so preoccupied), Kagome was puzzled; honestly, she didn't see anything unusual that he was doing. The guy barely even noticed what he consumed, it seemed (rather like she was right now), eating with one hand as he held up a book to read with the other.
He looked to be, for all the world, a normal, bookish junior-high boy.
Kagome heard a tapping sound as her fork connected with tray a couple of times, and looked down in surprise; she'd eaten all of her food! What had been for lunch today? She had no idea. It might have seemed comical, but she had no time or attention for funny stuff right now…
Setting the fork down upon the tray, she returned her attention to Kusaraku, only to gasp.
He was gone.
His tray and book was still there, but he had gone!
"Why have you been watching me, Higurashi?"
When the cool voice sounded from beside her Kagome almost jumped out of her skin. She looked up to see Kusaraku standing over her.
Kagome gulped; this was not good! "Umm… ummm… I'm not sure exactly what you mean, Fujii."
His eyes narrowed. "You're not exactly a good liar. I know exactly why you've been watching me."
She scrambled to her feet. "Eh!"
"You're afraid."
She was about two seconds from running… If it came down to it, she had nothing to fight him with… no bow, no arrows, no nothing!
She started inching away from him, trying to keep her face calm, at least. "Should I be? Afraid, I mean. Let's drop the pretenses, alright? Why exactly are you here, Naraku?"
A flash of annoyance crossed his face. "I already told you, that's not my name. Honestly, Higurashi, you must have a very poor memory.
"Anyway, you're the one who's pretending… but you have no reason to be afraid. Your friend, Yumi, told me why you came to talk to me this morning. I don't know why you didn't get up the courage and just ask me, and honestly I don't really care… I'm just telling you that I'd have no problem with helping you study, if you really need it."
QS: How's that for a twist? He was just talking about tutoring her. Hehe.
Oh, BTW, two questions. 1: Would anyone out there like to try and draw a picture of Kusaraku for me? If not, than 2: does anyone have picture of Naraku that's at least from that hips or waist up? It could help me with drawing a Kusaraku pic of my own. Thanks!
PS: I don't know if I should throw some romance in this fic between Kagome and Kusaraku, or just give a friendship. Whatcha all think?