Condemn me for Eternity
Chapter 2 – Paranoia
I acted like everything was normal and I stood up and dusted invisible dust off my shirt. "Well will you look at the time! I'm late to meet up with some people, if you'll excuse me. . ." I turned and tried to walk as quickly as I could to the back door but one of the people had grabbed my arm.
"You're that chick from yesterday aren't you?"
I smiled brightly, still not facing them. When in trouble, always deny. "Nope I have no idea who you are talking about. I wasn't here yesterday when this place got trashed by some giant, crazy spider thing and I don't have a large gash on my arm to prove it!" Ok so I'm not good a lying.
I was surprised when I felt the grip on my arm loosen, "Whatever, just get the hell out of here."
I'm not sure what possessed me to do it but I turned around to see what those people looked like up close. A gasp escaped my mouth. The guy who had been the one to grab me (which by his voice I figured was Inuyasha) had amber eyes, silver hair, and to top it off a pair of snowy white dog ears on the top of his head!
I blinked and almost immediately what I saw had vanished and the person before me looked like any normal person. Black hair, normal ears, and amazing violet eyes. I took another glance at him before looking at the others.
'Inuyasha' seemed to raise his eyebrow questioningly as to my gasp I had made while 'Miroku' seemed to have his eyes trained somewhere on my body which I decided to let go for now. Sango, and I know that the last person had to be Sango because she was the only female, wasn't even looking at me. Her gaze seemed to be glued angrily at 'Miroku'.
I couldn't help it, but after I finally took in what they all looked like, I reached my hand above 'Inuyasha's' head and swatted back and forth.
Inuyasha, now confirmed with his voice, scowled and took a step back. "What the hell are you doing?"
"But I saw them! They were there! I swear they were there!"
"What the hell are you babbling about?" He said sounding fairly annoyed.
I brought my hand down and rubbed my temples as I turned away, failing to miss the surprised look that the three had on their faces after what I said next, "I must be going crazy, I thought there were dog ears."
I adjusted my bag on my shoulder and turned to leave once more. "Well I'll just be going now before you all decided to send me to the loony bin or that you'll have to kill me," I paused for a moment before running as fast as I could out of the Café and out onto the main street. They couldn't do anything to me in public could they? No, they couldn't or at least, they better not be.
I skidded to a halt in front of the clothing store I was pretty sure that Yuka, Ayumi, and Eri had gone into and caught my breath. Wow, what an adrenaline rush. I usually don't get one of those until after I've had my third cup of coffee.
"Ayumi! Eri! Yuka!" I gasped out as I finally pulled myself into the store. They were standing over by a rack of clothing looking at me questioningly.
Eri then stormed over to me. "If the café was messed up like that yesterday you should've been able to come to my party!"
I looked at her blankly. My job was obviously gone and I had suddenly burst into a store like I was dying and she wanted to know why I hadn't shown up!?!?
Thankfully Ayumi and Yuka seemed to understand as I saw them heading toward me with worried looks.
"You ok? You look like a bus was chasing you down the street or something. I didn't know you were that out of shape."
"Yeah I thought you were probably the fittest out of the four of us."
So I was wrong.
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Here I was. Curled up on my couch with a blanket wrapped around me, in my apartment. . .paranoid and alone.
It turned out Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi didn't believe a thing I had told them about what had happened yesterday and they just HAD to make a joke that since I now knew who those people looked like that they were either going to hunt me down and kill me or sneak little cameras into my house and watch my every move.
Of course since I knew that it HAD all happened, the idea that they would get or monitor me was not something I was going to take lightly. Less movement means that they have less to watch. I still hadn't figured out how I was supposed to change, and use the washroom at all yet.
I was scared and frustrated. Job gone no rental payment living on the streets because I refuse to burden my family and crazy people may be after me, though it was almost 6 pm now and I hadn't seen or heard anything suspicious around me.
My stomach growled and I groaned. Today was suppose to be my day to buy more groceries but as you can probably tell; I never got around to actually buying any food. Not letting go of my blanket I slowly walked into my kitchen and searched my cupboards for any food whatsoever.
What did I find? A half eaten box of cereal, a squished granola bar, and a juice box that looked like it hadn't seen the light of day for. . . a very long time.
A knock on my front door startled me. I got a baseball bat that I had gotten when I was 14 and had a sticker of some boy band that at the time I had thought was the greatest singing group in the world and flung open the door. Standing there was none other then. . .my little brother.
I sighed in relief and put the bat down, "Souta don't scare me like that." Of course I failed to notice the terrified look he had since his sister had just opened a door and looked like she was going to clobber him with a bat.
I quickly pulled him in and shut the door.
"Kagome why are you acting so. . .weird?"
I glanced at him as I was now pulling him to sit on the couch with me. "Weird? I'm not acting weird. Why are you here in the first place?"
"Well I'm here because Mom and Grandpa are outside in the car waiting to know if you'd like to come to dinner with us and yes you are acting really weird."
What were my options? Stay here and eat stale cereal or go out and eat a nice warm dinner with my family while possibly endangering their lives from the crazy people.
My stomach growled.
Well, if I was being watched then those lunatics probably saw my family come in the car already endangering them so I might as well get one last warm meal in before my untimely demise. "Damn I'm too young to die!" I whined making Souta look at me skeptically.
"Kagome I think you should come with us and talk to mom."
"I'm not crazy Souta and I already decided to go with you," I said standing up and heading towards the door.
"That's great sis but aren't you a little old to be carrying a blanket around with you?"
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I continued to stuff my mouth as my Mom continued to talk about how they were doing back at home. I was on my third helping of Oden now and I was not going to stop. If I'm going to die, I'm going to die with a stomach full of the best food in the world.
"Kagome you should eat slower. It's not very healthy nor ladylike to eat like that." I heard my Grandpa comment.
"Since when was she a lady?"
I glared at Souta but slowed my pace down and didn't hold my bowl like it was attached to my mouth anymore. He snickered and I turned my head in the opposite direction as to not lose my temper.
That's when I swear I saw a flash of silver. I shook my head and turned my head to face my family once more, but my eyes drifted to where I had seen the silver.
Nope, no silver. Just two guys and some chick. . .
Oh shit!
I jumped up from my seat and rushed out of the little restaurant we were in, calling over my shoulder that I had just remembered that I hadn't finished a project for my next class that was due tomorrow and that I would pay them back for dinner next time I saw them. If I saw them again I thought sadly as I sprinted down the street in the direction of my apartment. I glanced over my shoulder to see that the three in the restaurant had stood up and were now heading to the exit that I had taken.
I quickly turned a corner and then dashed into the nearest alleyway and ducked in between a pair of garbage cans. I silently cursed myself for hiding like a chicken.
I heard footsteps and while two pairs seemed to continue down the street, the third had stopped and now seemed to be getting closer.
I had my eyes closed and the steps had now stopped. Unfortunately they just happened to stop in front of my hiding place.
I automatically recognized Inuyasha's voice, "Get up wench. I can see and smell you."
Oh yeah I was automatically offended. Not only did he call me wench but here I was sitting between a pair of garbage cans and he had said that he could smell me! I lifted my head to glare at him and slowly stood up.
He pressed a little button near his shirt, "Found her. She was in the alleyway two blocks away from the restaurant."
I raised my eyebrow. Ok, now that was something that I would've expected to hear in a spy movie.
Sango's voice seemed to reply out of thin air. "Okay we're coming. Keep her there."
"Yeah, yeah I know."
There was silence for a moment.
"You're going to kill me." I said and turned to look at the stars, "Damn I never got to eat at the new sushi bar yet either! I never got to ride a pony, or boat, or plane, or...ugh."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Shush!" I glared at Inuyasha, "I'm saying all the things I never got to do and regret doing before you kill me now. That reminds me, I regret the time I stuck a naked Barbie into Souta's lunchbox two years ago and the time I tried to auction off my Mom's car so I could buy a double scoop ice cream. . ."
"Who said I was going to kill you?"
I blinked and looked at him slightly curiously. "If you're not going to kill me, what do you want me for?" I back up against the wall and darted my eyes around, "You're not a rapist are you?! Get away from me! You might have STDs or AIDS! AHH RAAAAAAA-"
He covered my mouth with his hand, "Shut up! I am not a rapist you bitch. Now be quiet when I talk my hand off your mouth."
As he removed his hand I scuffed and looked at the ground, "That is what a rapist would say to trick someone into trusting them and then you'll go and take me, somehow drug me and have your way but since I know I stand no match in getting away it looks like I'm stuck here."
"I said I'm not a rapist!" he growled.
"Uh huh. Suuuuuuuuure you aren't."
"Stupid bitch. . ."
"Hey who are you calling a bitch you. . .stalking rapist!"
Miroku's voice interrupted our conversation, "Inuyasha I never knew!"
"I AM NOT A RAPIST DAMNIT!" he yelled as he punch the other side of the alley. I gaped at the hole that he had made. I am really glad I wasn't on the receiving end of that fist.
"Don't worry Inuyasha, I won't tell anyone."
I laughed and Miroku turned and smiled at me, "Why hello, you must be Kagome Higurashi."
I now remembered what the situation I was in and shut my mouth and glared at Miroku, "My name is of no business to you."
"Ah but it is, beautiful miko."
"Beautiful my ass," I heard Inuyasha snort but I just looked at Miroku confused.
"Yeah, it would really help if I knew what a miko was."
"Why the answer is simple," he replied, "It is what you are."
I raised my eyebrow, that had to be the vaguest answer I had every heard in my life. . .unless he was trying to say I was human which I'm pretty sure was not what he meant.
"Stupid bitch."
I glared at Inuyasha, "I am not stupid!"
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are!"
"No I'm not!"
"YES YOU ARE!"
"NO I'M NOT!"
"SHUT UP!"
We instantly went quiet and he turned to look at the wall while I turned to look at whoever had interrupted my argument.
The woman, Sango, stood there shaking her head but I could see a smile on her face.
"I am not stupid, I just don't know what a miko is!"
She looked at me, her eyes sparkling in laughter a bit. "A miko is a person with strong spiritual powers. It's kind of like a priestess but for your type, you need not be a virgin and your powers can be used for not only healing, but destruction as well."
I felt my cheeks heat up a bit but I stayed silent hoping that no one would notice.
"Miss. Higurashi, you are a virgin aren't you." I heard Miroku say beside me. I couldn't keep the blush from rising further.
"Will you do me a favor?"
I saw Sango get a little annoyed but I refused to see Inuyasha's reaction.
"What do you want?" I finally replied trying to keep the unease out of my voice.
He took my hands in his. "Will you bear my child?"
Silence. . .
WHAT THE HELL!?!?