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From Hatred To Love
Chapter 21- Kikyou's Small Revenge
Shippo was sad. He was sitting, quietly on Kagome's bed, watching her as she packed her bag for school. It was Monday. He didn't really want this day to come, when Kagome would leave him at home for the day. He did like Mrs. Higurashi. She reminded him so much of Kagome, with her smile, her soothing words and the way she held him, made him feel so protected.
Kagome dropped her bag on the bed and slipped on her shoes and socks. She walked towards her desk and examined herself him the small mirror that she had. Brushing her hair quickly, she grabbed her bag and opened the door. Shippo jumped on to her leg before she could take another step.
"Kagome, do you have to go to school?" he asked and clutched on tighter to her leg. The miko knelt down and smiled at him. She gathered him in her arms and gently stroked his red hair.
"Yes Shippo, I do," she replied softly.
"Can't I come with you?" he begged and shut his eyes tightly.
"You'll be going to school soon. Mama said so," Kagome responded. "Don't worry, mama and Grandpa will take care of you. Souta has video games, so you would never get bored. I promise that I'll be home soon!"
"Ok," Shippo sighed and curled up closer to Kagome.
Kagome didn't let him go but instead, walked downstairs with him in her arms. She arrived him the kitchen to see Souta and Grandpa eating and Mrs. Higurashi sitting at the table reading.
"Morning everyone!" Kagome said cheerfully. The family greeted her and continued with what they were doing except for Mrs. Higurashi who looked at Shippou, curled up in Kagome's arms.
" What's wrong with Shippo?" she asked worriedly. Kagome's eyes softened as she walked towards her mother.
"He doesn't want me to leave him," Kagome replied. Mrs. Higurashi stood up from her chair and took Shippo into her arms before kissing his cheek.
"I'll take very good care of him. Don't worry Shippo, we'll have fun today, ok?"
Shippo nodded and cast one glance at Kagome was she opened the front door and left.
Kikyou shoved through the halls of her school. She had the worst possible week ever. First Dawn rejects her and leaves her, Inuyasha was still not hers and when she had asked Naraku to help her, he rejected her and told her how he had his eye on someone else. ' And it's all because of that Kagome Higurashi,' she thought grimly. ' Damn her.'
She gave an annoyed growl as she was shoved to the ground and fell onto the floor. Groaning in pain she looked up to see the person who had thrown her down. It was Dawn. Her face was covered with shock and regret. She hesitantly stretched out her hand to help the girl but Kikyou didn't take it. She helped herself up and glared daggers at her former friend.
"Gomen, Kikyou, I didn't mean to," Dawn said politely. Kikyou frowned.
"I'm sure you didn't," she said sarcastically. She gave her long raven hair a fling and continued. "Like how you didn't mean to become my enemy and like how you didn't mean to throw a real sliver, friendship bracelet on the ground and like how you didn't mean to become friends with Higurashi and like how-"
"Oh shut up!" Dawn snapped. "You're trying to make me feel bad. Guess what baka, it's not working! Try all you want to make me feel horrible but it's never going to work! I'm happy and you can't change that!"
Kikyou couldn't control her boiling anger. Without warning she began to glow blue and put her hand in front of Dawn with a murderous look on her face. Dawn couldn't help but feel afraid. He had no chance against Kikyou, none.
"Still happy now Dawn?" she asked and was about to shoot an energy beam at her when...
"Ahh!" the miko screamed as she was thrown once again to the ground. She moaned in pain at her aching back.
Dawn looked up cheerfully at her savior. It was her new group of friends. Sango was in a fighting stance, eyes focused on her opponent. Kagome rushed over to Dawn and asked her if she was okay. Dawn nodded dumbly.
Kikyou glared at Sango and was about to move but Sango kicked her in the stomach. Kikyou screamed in agony and griped on to Sango's leg, pulling her down to the ground with her.
"Inu," she said meekly and rolled over on her back before standing. "Help me please."
The hanyou snored and turned his head away. Kikyou turned to look at the fallen Sango. She didn't get to hurt the girl in anyway. Miroku gripped her by her shoulders.
"No way are you going to hit her," he whispered. The miko whirled around angrily, opened her mouth to reply but received a punch in the face from the monk leaving her unconscious.
"Arigato," Dawn said for the millionth time. They were all walking through the hall and talking silently. All Dawn could say was thank you and she did it over and over and over again. It was actually beginning to get really annoying.
"It's ok, Dawn!" Sango replied in a forced grin.
"We do stuff like that for each other all the time!" Kagome said cheerfully.
"Still, Arigato. No one has ever-"
The bell rang interrupting Dawn's small speech. All four were glad. Now Dawn would stop thanking them. They all said their goodbyes and headed off in different directions.
Kikyou didn't come to class for the first period. Kagome noticed this when twenty minutes had gone and still she didn't come in. It was not as if she was complaining or anything, the class was quite peaceful without Kikyou's presence. Well almost peaceful, Inuyasha slept during the class everyday and Kagome got slightly distracted by his snoring.
Mrs. Kilo had left the classroom to attend to business, leaving the class with assignments to do. Kagome rested down her pen and glanced over at the sleeping hanyou. ' He's always sleeping during class. If I could only tech him that sleeping while topics are being taught is wrong.'
She sighed and turned back to her book. Her eyes caught sight of her bag, laying a few inches away from her. An evil smile came upon her face. ' I'll teach him.'
She quickly dug into it, making sure little noise was heard. She looked at him and smiled. She took out a rosy red lipstick that Sango had given her recently, eye liner, blush and two large, pink bubbles.
She snickered slightly. Taking the lipstick, she applied some to his lips and made sure that it was perfectly done, no mistakes. She used the pink bubbles and pulled Inuyasha's long white hair into two high ponytails. She struggled slightly to get the large amount of hair in and pulled it tightly. Inuyasha stirred in his sleep. The miko leaped back thinking that he had awoken but he still slept. Giving a sigh of relief. She finished off. Applying a large amount of blush to his cheeks.
Giggling, she looked at her work. Just perfect. Inuyasha was going to a very interesting day. ' For a hanyou, he seems as if he could sleep through anything.' Kagome thought and continued with her work.
"COULD KAGOME HIGURASHI AND INUYASHA TAMA, PLEASE COME TO THE OFFICE, NOW. KAGOME HIGURASHI AND INUYASHA TAMA." The speaker boomed. Kagome's mouth was wide open what did they do?
This announcement woke up Inuyasha. His head sprang up and he gave a stifled yawn before looked over at Kagome in a confused manner. The miko shrugged and walked out the door with Inuyasha as the students in the class whispered.
Mr. Himinoko, the principal was sitting in his desk with Sango, Miroku Dawn and Kikyou facing him when Inuyasha and Kagome had arrived. Mr. Himinoko gave the two a stern look and then averted his eyes towards the chairs.
"Sit!" he demanded. The two immediately obeyed and sat in two vacant seats right next to Kikyou. The principal drummed his fingers on his desk silently for a while. The room was completely silent during that time. All the students looked down at their laps, except for Kikyou who was smiling brightly.
"Now," he said finally, breaking the tension. "Miss Kikyou has made a claim. She said that you five students had attacked her earlier today."
"Yes Mr. Hominoko," Kikyou agreed. She looked over at all the students and eyes stopped on Inuyasha and she looked at him a disgusted manner before her face turned into one of confusion.
"Except for my boyfriend, Inuyasha," the evil miko added. The hanyou growled and banged his fists on the desk.
"I am not your damn boyfriend!" he barked. Mr. Himinoko, took a good look at Inuyasha. His face too turned into confusion. Sango, Miroku and Dawn stared at him too. Miroku snickered, Sango stifled a laugh and Dawn clasped her hand over her mouth to prevent her from laughing.
"Sit down!" he snapped. "Please, try to control your temper or you'll be in more trouble than you already are!"
Inuyasha took his seat mumbling to himself. After Inuyasha had sat, Kikyou raised her hand and waved it continuously in the air.
"Yes," Mr. Himinoko said wearingly.
"Inuyasha can leave. He wasn't involved. The rest of them were," Kikyou said and looked evilly at Kagome in particular. " Sir if I might add."
"Go ahead."
"Kagome, here was the one who started this fight. She shot me with an energy beam, right in my back!" Kikyo complained. "The others just pulled me into a corner and watched Higurashi beat me up!" Kikyou said and held her face in her arms, sniffing. "She always picks on me!"
"That's not true!" Sango snapped and hopped to her feet. Her face was flaming red, hands curled into fists. "Kagome never touched her!"
"That's true!" Miroku added following the action of Sango. " All she lives for is to get us in trouble, especially Kagome!"
"She's lying, she always lies!" Inuyasha stated.
"Sit down all of you!" Mr. Himinoko snapped. His face was red with anger now that the students had never seen. "If anyone stands up without permission again you will be severely punished."
The three took their seats again. Kikyou smirked but kept her head in her palms still making crying sounds. Kagome looked on at the girl in pure disgust. How dare she lie and say that they started it, when it was the opposite way around.
"Tell me Kikyo, what do they do to you?" he asked calmly. She looked up slightly and sniffed.
"Well Higurashi is the one that hurts me the most. She steals form me, threatens me, insults me and even shoots me using her miko powers."
Inuyasha's mouth opened wide. Why did that line sound so familiar to him...?
Flashback
"Baby," said a younger version of Kikyou. She had her am hocked firmly with his. She was now frowning as Inuyasha looked at her in worry.
"What's wrong?" he asked. She tugged on his arm. Signaling him to follow her. Inuyasha obeyed this command and followed her into the science lab. It was after school hours and no one visited there at that time, not even the teachers.
Kikyou looked and him sadly and took a deep breath. Her eyes were clenched shut as she looked away. Inuyasha took her chin and brought her face to look at him.
"Tell me please," he begged. "I hate to see you sad."
Kikyou finally looked at him, eyes brimming with unshed tears.
"I... I have some thing to tell you. Hig- Kagome and I have tried to be friends. After alls she's your best friend and I'm your girlfriend. We're supposed to be on good terms."
"Yeah," Inuyasha said. He was beginning to get worried. What was wrong with the two of them?
"Kagome... isn't who you think she is." Inuyasha looked very worried now. Just what did Kikyou mean? "She hates me Inuyasha! She hates me! She does everything to make my life miserable."
Kikyou was crying now. She clutched onto Inuyasha's shirt as he patted her back.
"Kagome?" He said confused. "She would never hurt anyone!"
"She...she steals from me," Kikyou began in a muffled voice, staining his shirt with tears. "Threatens me...insults me and even shoots me using her miko powers."
Inuyasha sighed and hugged the weeping girl. Kagome wasn't the girl that he thought she was. He had to have a serious talk with her and he'd do it on Saturday.
End Of Flashback
Inuyasha shook with anger. It was all her fault. It was all Kikyo's fault that the two had hated each other. It was all her fault that he'd made Kagome cry when he insulted her, it was all her fault that they were put out in the corridor (Chap. 2) and her fault that Kagome had slapped him. It was all her fault. That they hated each other. If she didn't lie, everything would be okay. Inuyasha was snapped out of his thoughts when Mr. Himinoko spoke.
"You all may leave," he said. "Except for Higurashi and Kikyou."
"But sir," Sango argued.
"Leave," he ordered and gave them a stern look. The four left with their heads hanging. After the door had closed the principal looked at Kagome angrily.
"Now tell me Kikyou, exactly what does she do to you?"
Dawn, Miroku and Sango bust out laughing as they left the office. Inuyasha looked confuted. How could they laugh when Kagome was in deep trouble? He sighed and waited for them to stop.
"What the hell is it?" he asked rudely. This caused them to laugh louder. Miroku came up to his friend and toughed his shoulder.
"You...you even you don't know?" he asked through laughing. Inuyasha folded his arms. "Come on. I'll show you."
He led his friend to the boys' bathroom. Sango and Dawn stood outside trying to hold a strait face but they couldn't hold back when Inuyasha screamed out loud, startling a few other students who were walking by.
Kagome didn't come back until lunch break. Her head was down, bangs covering her eyes, hands curled into tight fists and everyone could see the frown on her face. The four watched silently as Kagome took a seat next to Inuyasha, head still bowed. Her body was shaking violently and her fists were beginning to turn blue as she squeezed them tighter.
"Oi, Kagome," Inuyasha began. "Are you ok?"
Kagome didn't respond. Everyone remained silent for a while.
"Kagome," Dawn began. "What happened? Is it bad?"
"Dawn!" Sango snapped. "Don't ask her until she's ready to talk." Sango whispered the last part so that Kagome couldn't hear.
"Are you hungry, Kagome?" Miroku asked. Kagome stiffened but didn't respond. Lunch was very quiet. No one spoke except for Sango who was continuously whispering to Dawn as they both tried to start conversation but it didn't get far.
After eating the group went to sit by the large oak tree, as they usually did when the weather was nice and warm. They would usually sit there talking, Kagome usually curled up next to Inuyasha and she would always fall asleep when she did with Inuyasha having to wake her when the bell rung.
Kagome however didn't do so today. She sat the whole time, knees pulled up to her chest and her chin resting on them. Her fingers played and twirled around the grass before her.
Inuyasha didn't like her being all sad and quiet. This was definitely not the Kagome he knew. She was so full of life and enthusiasm.
"Kagome," he began.
"Hm?" She didn't look at him but still kept playing with the grass as if it was some fascinating object. But Inuyasha was happy that she responded.
"I don't mean to ask... not like if I want to barge into your business. I just wanted to ask... I know that you may think-"
Inuyasha was cut off by Kagome's gentle words.
"You want to know what happened in the office," Kagome finished for him. She still wasn't looking at him.
"I... uh... yeah but I wanted to know if you are ok?"
"Fine," Kagome mumbled. Inuyasha knew she was lying. He opened his mouth to yell at her but Kagome continued. " This is the first time that I realized how much I hate her. First I thought she was nice. She seemed super sweet; at least when you were around but then she lied and tore us apart, made us enemies. That's when I started hating her, for a while I did, it didn't last long."
"Kagome," he said and rested a hand on her shoulder. Kagome looked at him sadly, a look that Inuyasha hated to see on her face.
"Then I thought she was bearable. You could handle her easily," Kagome said softly. She gave a huff. "But after today, I hate her more than anyone else. I wish she were dead. I have thoughts of killing her. She's out to get me... and ruin my life, just because I'm friends with you."
Kagome then rested her head on his shoulder. Inuyasha gave a slight blush. Inuyasha responded by wrapping one arm around her shoulder. Kagome gave contented sigh. Inuyasha liked it when Kagome cuddled up next to him; he would always feel a sense of peace. The miko wrapped her arms around his waist and grinned when he tightened his hold on her.
"What was your punishment?" Inuyasha asked.
"Mr. Himinoko believed every word that Kikyou said. He didn't listen to me," Kagome said and closed her eyes. "I got detention today and tomorrow for a fight that she stated and my mother has to come in school to settle the problem. He already called her."
"That sucks!" Inuyasha said. The miko gave another sigh.
"Mm-hm but my mom will believe me. Kikyou may have a rich father who could convinced anyone but my mother hates those kind of people and will not tolerate them."
The two remained silent for a while enjoying each other's comfort. Kagome then remembered something. She cracked on eye open and smiled mischievously.
"Inuyasha," she began. "I see that you have taken off that make-up."
"What," Inuyasha 's head popped up and stared at her. "It was you!"
Kagome pulled away from his embrace and gave an innocent smile. "Now you know not to sleep during science class anymore!" Kagome said cheerfully. Inuyasha growled.
"I'm gonna get you-"
His threat was cut off when the bell rung. Kagome bounced up for her seat smiling. "I don't have class with you again. See you later Inuyasha!" Kagome chirped and dashed off to her other class.
"I'm gonna get you, Kagome!" Inuyasha said and dashed after her.
Dawn, Sango and Miroku stood up and stared at the two as they ran quickly towards the school building.
"How long until they kiss?" Dawn asked. "They're taking forever!"
"We should set them up!" Sango said in a determined voice and held her fist in front of her face. She frowned when she felt something rubbing her backside gently. Sango turned around and gave Miroku a scary smile.
"Uh..I think I'll go to class now," Miroku said nervously. He shifted slightly to the side but still received a slap for an angry Sango. Sango turned on her heels and stomped off, Dawn following. Miroku touched his cheek and he smiled slightly. No matter how much times Sango hit him, it would never prevent him from giving her but a grope.
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