Chapter Twelve: Monday Mornings
Monday morning came soon enough, which meant it was time to head back to school.
The alarm clock positioned on a table beside Kagome's bed beeped madly when it struck 6 a.m., throwing her out of her deep sleep. She sighed as she got up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes before heading out of her room to have a shower.
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Kagome starred bewilderedly at the shut door from where she stood in the bathroom, trying to figure out how to lock it. The brass knob was surrounded by little buttons and holes as well as a few switches and even what looked to her like a mini computer. 'Talk about wanting privacy.' She thought, as she attempted to try to secure the door without doing any permanent damage.
"Eeny meany minny mo… ok I'll press this one…" She continued with her "strategy" until she was satisfied with her somewhat weak effort, considering it was still in fact early in the morning. She undressed and hopped into the shower.
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Inuyasha awoke no more than ten minutes later. He yanked his alarm clock out of its socket and threw it across the room. A light smirk crossed his lips as it hit the wall with a satisfying crash, the noise emitting from it stopping almost immediately.
He climbed out of bed and stretched his tired muscles before heading out of his room to freshen up with a quick shower.
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"AHHHHH!"
"AHHHHHH!"
"HENTAI!"
"BITCH! LOCK THE FUCKING DOOR NEXT TIME WILL YA?!"
"GET OUT!"
"IT'S MY BATHROOM!"
"I'M USING IT!"
"I NEED TO USE IT!"
"WELL YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT NOW AREN'T YOU?"
"… I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU THINK YOU ARE BITCH, BUT HERE, WE LOCK THE FUCKING DOOR IF WE WANT SOME FUCKING PRIVACY!"
"WHO THE HELL KEEPS A FULL BLOWN SECURITY SYSTEM ON THEIR BATHROOM DOOR?!"
"WELL I… uh… OH FORGET IT! I'LL USE THE ONE IN SESSHOMARU'S ROOM!"
…
"GO!"
"FEH! I'M GOING! Frigin bitch using my bathroom…"
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Once Kagome had finished getting ready for school, she went to the kitchen to get something to eat. She noticed Inuyasha had already left, leaving nothing but a half empty glass of juice and a few crumbs of a bagel to prove he had occupied the area at all.
'::sigh:: What am I going to do?' Kagome thought, as she nibbled on her piece of toast silently. 'What is everyone going to think if they find out I'm staying with Inuyasha? Or worse yet, if they find out I've seen his butt and he's now "unintentionally" seen me completely naked?' Her already tinged pink cheeks went crimson simply at the memory of the moment. 'M-maybe they won't find out…? Yeah right… here? Gossip travels like the speed of light. I'm doomed.' Kagome sighed again as she glanced up at the clock just above the stove.
"CRAP!" Her eyes widened at the time. If she didn't hurry, she was going to be late! She quickly ran to her room, grabbed her already packed school bag from wear she had left it the previous night after unpacking, snatched the money she had looked out for lunch and ran back down the hall and out the front door.
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Kagome skidded to a halt outside the school, her hair windswept from running, and her breath coming out in pants. "Made it."
The bell rang just moments after and she rushed inside to get to her locker before class started. Someone purposely bumped into her shoulder hard as she past them. She looked around to see Kikyo, surrounded by her popular friends.
"Opps! Did I hurt the poor wittle baby?" Kikyo mocked as her friends giggled noisily behind her.
Kagome rolled her eyes at the tall, fair girl. She was too rushed to bother dealing with her this morning. "Oh go crawl under a rock and die Kikyo."
"Uh! Excuse me?!" Kikyo said in a preppy demanding tone. Kagome simply just walked away with her chin held high.
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Inuyasha's locker slammed shut seconds after he had pulled out his workbooks. He looked over to see the grinning face of his best friend Miroku.
"Hey Inuyasha. How you doing?" Inuyasha grunted in response.
"Ah, I see. Not in the mood to talk today? Well then I'll just get straight to my point then. What do you say about us having a little party at your place this weekend? You know to celebrate your birthday and all."
"A party?" Inuyasha asked sceptically.
"Yeah. Have a couple of people over. Play a few games…cough spinthebottle cough. It'll be fun."
"I don't know Miroku…" 'Kagome will probably still be staying at my apartment this weekend…So far nobody seems to know she is at the moment… I'd like to keep it that way.'
They walked down the hall towards their first class. Inuyasha stopped abruptly as a bright piece of paper pinned to the bulletin board they had just passed caught his eye. Miroku stopped, wondering why Inuyasha had halted. His eyes widened when he looked in the direction he was starring.
"Uh, Inuyasha… I can explain!"
"MIROKU!"
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"Inuyasha, Miroku, stop talking please. Kagome, stop looking at Inuyasha. Kikyo, stop glaring at Kagome." All the mentioned jumped at the sound of their names. "Honestly people. I know it's Monday but try to focus. Now as I was saying, a series circuit has only one path…"
Kagome's face remained a deep shade of red long after the teacher's accusations. The scattered laughter that had ran over her at the time had now died down to a few quiet giggles of people reminiscing of the moment, to her discomfort. It wasn't like she was starring at Inuyasha because of probably what some of her classmates were thinking; it was because… well because… all right so she didn't really have a logical explanation to why she was starring. She just was. Barely into the day and she had already managed to embarrass herself… twice.
Watching the teacher turn around to start writing things on the blackboard, Inuyasha and Miroku continued their previously interrupted conversation quietly.
"Ok," began Inuyasha. "So you made these flyers, posted them all around the school—"
"Community…" Miroku muttered under his breath.
"—to promote a party—
"Your birthday party…"
"—at my house, without my consent. What kind of a dumbass are you?"
"A dumbass who's your best friend?"
"Since when do you get the right to plan things at my house?"
"Since… I… became the dumbass who's your best friend?"
"When was I going to find out that you had already planned a party?"
"Well you weren't suppose to. I was counting on you to jump at the idea of a party, so I planned ahead."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "…you're a dumbass."
"Inuyasha! Miroku! Stop talking and pay attention!"
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As Kagome walked down the hall to get her things from her locker before going home, well to Inuyasha's home, she was abruptly stopped by a group of girls who cut across the hall to stand in front of her.
"Kagome! Is it true?!" Yuka practically screamed.
"How come you never told us?!" Eri asked.
"What's the deal?!" said Ayume.
Kagome was overwhelmed by the downpour of questions and having no idea what it was her friends were asking, she was very confused. She placed her hands up in a pushing gesture. "Woah, woah, woah… What?!"
Yuka sighed with frustration, obviously thinking her friend should know the subject of their questions. "Eri said that Hitomi said that Mina said that Tomomi said that Saki said that Tsuyu said that she saw you walk into that eloquent apartment down the street where Inuyasha lives in." Somehow she managed it all in one breath.
"Uh…umm so?" Kagome said trying to sound as if she were just going there for no important reason at all.
"Tsuyu said she saw you walk in there WITH INUYASHA!" Yuka continued.
"We want answers Kagome and we want 'em now!" demanded Ayume.
"Well, uh, you see… I—"
"Miss Higurashi? Could you come with me please?"
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