Chapter 7

Inuyasha's POV

Everybody at school were excited because the school year finally ended in one more week. Well, yeah I was pretty happy to spend my time on the sofa all summer, but I was so over flowed with glum, it made my stomach twist every time I thought of Kouga. By the way, I convinced myself that I would never see her again. She didn't deserve my friendship. I know I was never good enough to be her friend. She was too pure to fit in with a slacker like me…

Yeah, I was miserable without her, but I think it would be better for both of us if we breathed our own air for once. If I were in her shoes and she were in mine, I would have to admit, I would be so pissed at her that I wouldn't dare to even talk about her. Yeah that's harsh but I try not to let anybody mess with me.

I fiddled with my hands in class as I pretended to jot down notes from my Math book even though I was really thinking about what Kouga told me one week ago:

"I have something to tell you…I don't have any parents. My parents were…were murdered."

How horrible! I don't think I would ever make it without my family. And how hard it would be to tell someone one your deepest secrets. My eyes started to swell with tears but fortunately none saw me shed. As I sniffled weakly and wiped away drops from my eye, I heard the bell finally ring. I jolted up, gathered my stuff quickly and ran out of the classroom.

Why was she always on my mind? I mean, yeah I've been in this tragedy with her but it's not like it's entirely my business. Man, I need to stop thinking about her—It's making me want to see her more and more.

As usual, it was quiet at lunch time since I have nobody the sit with. I looked over beside me were Kouga usually sat, and it almost seemed like the chair was dusty with spider webs hanging off of it. Was she really gone for that long?

I heard some prep looking girls walk past me, giggling and gawking at rumors. But I happened to catch what they were talking about:

"I heard that Kiragi Kouga failed school and her parents were so disappointed with her that she got sent to military school!" A bright blond flipped her hair and hiccupped with perfection.

"Wow! Her parents are actually rich enough to afford that? Well I don't think that's true because I heard from one of my boyfriend's that she was too poor to attend school so she ditched without her parents even knowing!" Another girl nodded like she knew all and pulled a strand of hair behind her ear, her large ring shining along with it.

The last girl lifted her eyebrows high and shook her head in disbelief, "I heard that when she actually went to school, she spent most of her time in the back of the nurses office, taking pills to keep her from spazzing out. But she took so many that she went crazy and is now kept in a hospital for psychos. Her parents won't even come to visit her anymore because they think that she will strangle them."

Well apparently, that girl's story was so believable, that all the others covered their mouths in terror, "Ooooh." They said all together, finally giggling off.

I focused back onto my personal life and realized my jaw had popped open from shock. That was total bullshit! I can't believe they made something up like that! Why would they do such a thing to anyone?

All day I shook my head, still not getting over what people actually said about her! Sometimes I wonder if I ever get humiliated like that. Kouga has gone through so much stress, I wouldn't be surprised if she knew all these rumors. She was so aware of everybody else being happy, that she spaced out on her own. What did she ever do to deserve such pain!

School was finally over and I ran home quickly. Before my Pa left for work, I asked him if he could tell the hospital if Kouga could call me some time. He nodded his head quickly, making sure he jotted a reminder down so he would. I felt happier after that, and I hope that she would call…

The next morning I begged Pa-pa for me to stay home from school.

"Ple-ease Pa! I've done so much work lately and a got my grades caught up! There is only one week of school left, and you promised me you would call the hospital and tell her to call me! She may think I don't have school today. Pleeeease?" I literally fell over on my knees and pouted, wow I didn't know I had this much energy in the morning.

He glared at me with the death tone that every son hated. But then he looked away and shrugged, swinging his arms in front of himself, "Yeah, yeah su-ure. But you going to school tomorrow and the next day and the next day, got it!"

I nodded quickly and ran off, but where exactly was I going? I slammed my bedroom door behind me and watched all the imprisoned soldiers march their way to school. HA! Sucks for them! I suddenly turned to my night stand and stared at my phone. It was bright blue with an orange stripe down the middle of it…how strange. My heart beat against my ribs, my hope rising that she would call, but I stood there for 3 hours and nothing had happened yet.

"Well, maybe she does think I'm at school." I thought aloud, shaking away the negatives. I went back on focusing hard on the phone, whispering to myself that she would call!

I suddenly stopped as heard a slight tap on my door. My canine senses lead my over to the door, peaking an ear against it. I slammed my wrist as hard as I could on the door to shoo away the invader. Cough, cough, Sesshoumaru. I shook my head slightly and just continued keeping my hopes up.

About two hours from staring, I gave up and snuggled in my bed but when I finally got comfortable, the phone rang and a jolted up. "I GOT IT!" I screamed and struggled to pick up the phone and place it in my palm.

"Hello, Camuri residents." Yeah I wanted to be polite as possible since I wasn't too sure who it was yet.

A shaken voice whispered into the phone and I couldn't quite make it out.

"Nani?" I was too excited about who ever it was now, that I didn't care to be polite!

"Camuri?"

My voice hiccupped and my heart leaped with happiness, "KOUGA!" I jumped up and down my bed until I got tired and I ran around in circles, panting and panting and panting. I was so happy!

Kouga and I ended up talking on the phone for no end. I told her how boring it was without her and what the people who say about her and how I took a day off just to talk to her, she was amazed with all of it.

She told me that the food there was crap and how the nurses baby talk you and how much exercise you needed in a day, it was all hard to keep up! Kouga also told me when she was going to get out and live in foster care up for adoption and what middle school she was going to.

"I'm going to go to Kaigan Sekido Middle school. I heard that it's a really good school."

All she did was laugh, "I feel bad for you, one of my old friends used to go there and he hated it. Said that it changed his life. Kawa Subayai is supposedly a good school too but I'm not going to be picky much."

I sighed deeply, "I'm not that picky either but I don't want to change horribly."

Kouga seemed to sigh after me, "I'm sure you won't change, Camuri. You have too big of a soul to change."

I felt a smile coming from her to me but then I shook it away. I may have had a big soul, but not a pure soul as pure as Kouga's. A long and uncomfortable silence pasted between us until Kouga started up again.

"Maybe we can see each other sometime this weekend?" He voice had softened and seemed a little scared. I was perhaps scared also, I wasn't hoping she would say that.

"I can't."

"But, but why?"

"I can't see you anymore Kouga! Not now. Not yet!"

"I-I don't understand."

I hung up before I could get her more upset. I know she didn't understand but I wasn't worth her beautiful eyes to be shaken from me. Her life was already as hideous as it was and I know I have made it worse just by me standing there. She needed to settle down and so did I. I didn't need for her to understand because I finally understand perfectly.