Disclaimer: Inuyasha is not mine but I do own Liko, the girl who everyone seems to hate so much and all my original characters.
Thanks to my wonderful beta reader crazyredhead
From Hatred To Love
Chapter 45- Problem Solved
Inuyasha could feel the blood pumping through his veins as he ran to the class he was supposed to be in, science. He had ditched at the time thinking it was best to avoid Kagome at all costs. He was afraid that him simply being around her would hurt her even more.
He stopped when he arrived at a large window, which allowed him to see clearly into the classroom. Kagome was sitting in her usual seat. It seemed that the class was working on lab. The hanyou gritted his teeth when he saw his rival sitting next to her.
Although Kagome had explained to him that Kouga was no longer after her, Inuyasha refused to believe that the wolf's feelings for the miko had disappeared as soon as he had discovered Ayame. Inuyasha knew that the wolf youkai's feelings were most likely the same as before.
'Keh, he was probably lying to Kagome,' the hanyou thought as he could feel the jealously building up inside him.
It took almost all of Inuyasha's willpower to not go and smash something through the window so he could get Kagome's attention. The miko seemed to be completely focused on what she was doing and her attention was definitely not on Kouga.
The hanyou stepped closer not knowing what else to do. He couldn't interrupt the class by bursting in for he will have to pay for damage, which would tick off Sesshoumaru and he might be suspended. He knew the principal didn't like him anyway. The only reasonable option he had was to wait patiently until class was over.
Inuyasha leaped up into a nearby tree and sat on a very high branch so no passersby would see him. He shifted his body so he could still keep his eyes on Kagome and wolf boy. All he could do now was wait. He sighed contently and leaned back on the tree trunk, folding his arms behind his head so he could be more comfortable. The calmness of the school made him feel rather drowsy all of a sudden.
"I won't fall asleep," he told himself but it seemed that his body wasn't responding to what his mind told him to do. His eyes eventually slid close, his body relaxed and he slumped against the tree.
Kagome yawned when she finally arrived out of the classroom. She was relived that the morning session was finally over so she could eat something. Her stomach was growling rather loudly which had caused her minor embarrassment when some students had heard it.
She was also worried during her classes. Inuyasha had come to class at all. The only time that she had seen him was when he had arrived at school, before the bell had rung. She had saved the seat for him right next to her but unfortunately he never came giving her no choice but to give up the seat.
The miko looked around the hallway to find Sango and Miroku already waiting for her. Sango had on that fake smile while Miroku looked as if he was thinking of another perverted thought. Kagome jogged up to them and tried to return Sango's smile.
"So Kagome," Sango began a little too cheerfully, "How was your morning?"
"It was pretty good," Kagome responded. She avoided Sango's piercing look and looked over at Miroku. She noticed that his hand was slowly making its way down Sango's back. She giggled slightly waiting for Sango's reaction to come but instead the monk made an odd sound. Sango had somehow anticipated Miroku's action and had caught his hand before it reached its destination.
The monk yelped when Sango twisted his arm, glaring at him. "Not now Miroku, I'm talking."
Miroku tried to give her an innocent face but as usual Sango didn't fall for it. She never did.
"Well, Sango dear you see I wasn't conscious of what I was doing then. My hand must have fallen asleep so I could no longer control it."
Sango and Kagome both leered at the monk who seemed to have trouble explaining himself. Sango gripped Miroku's arm before he could go running off somewhere like he usually did when he was about to receive a beating from Sango.
"You're not going anywhere," she said dangerously low voice. The monk gulped and remained in place. Kagome smiled at the couple and tried not to laugh at their antics.
She looked around the hallway to find it rather empty. It usually had students and teachers running around everywhere, which almost always made it hard to move around. She scanned the area again and only saw about five students and they seemed to be making their way outside.
"Ano..." Sango and Miroku stopped their talking and looked over at Kagome "Why is here so empty?"
The couple now seemed to notice Kagome's observation and looked around the hallway suspiciously. Sango looked around and spotted one student who seemed to be heading outside. She made her way behind him and tapped him on his shoulder.
"Hai?" he said.
"I was wondering… do you know why no one is inside right now?"
The young boy raised one eyebrow and gave her a look that practically screamed out ' Are you really that stupid?' The exterminator gave the boy a sharp look and stood before him tapping her feet against the ground.
The teenager soon got the message and backed away slowly from the girl.
"Ahh… they found a body inside the school grounds. That's what everyone went to see," he blurted out and quickly dashed outside.
Sango was rather surprised by the news that she had received. 'A body? That means someone has been murdered here or maybe...'
"Sango did I hear wrong or did they really find?" Kagome didn't dare finish. The thought of a dead body on the school grounds terrified her and she knew it must have scared Sango and Miroku as well. They had never heard of anything like this before and their curiosity soon got the better of them.
Before any of them could really register what was going on they were all walking outside at a rather fast pace to see if the rumor was true or not.
Inuyasha woke up to the sound of loud chatter around him. He stretched and looked around trying his best to take in his surroundings. It was then when he remembered that he had hidden in the tree so he could keep an eye on Kagome.
His golden eyes traveled down to the window only to see that the class was empty. He swore under his breath and cursed himself for falling asleep. He leaped off the branch and easily landed on his feet.
It was rather crowded outside. Too crowded in the hanyou's opinion. During the lunch break the halls were crowded not outside. The hanyou pushed his way through the mass of students and managed to avoid some girls whom were desperately trying to get his attention.
He stopped immediately when his nose picked up the scent of blood, lots of blood. Inuyasha winched and covered his nose to try and block out the sickening stench. Just the smell made him feel to throw up. He stepped back. He simply couldn't take it. He continued his retreat backwards until he collided with something.
He whirled around quickly, ready to yell at the person who had bounced into him but saw Kagome. Inuyasha felt a strong feeling of déjà vu.
'This reminds me of the theme park,' Inuyasha thought and frowned at the memories from that day. He stretched out his hand to help the girl on the ground, and was elated when she took it.
With hardly any effort, he pulled her to her feet. Kagome was looking everywhere but him. She still felt horrible about her lack of trust in him.
"Kagome, I…."
The hanyou stopped when he noticed that their hands were still connected. Kagome blushed and shyly let got of his hand. She opened her mouth as if she was about to say something to him but then shut it. Her face was still red which made Inuyasha smirk at her nervousness around him.
"Arigato, Inuyasha. I just wanted to tell you…"
"Kagome. Inuyasha!"
The hanyou's ears twitched slightly as he heard familiar voices. Sango and Miroku were both coming their way. Sango was smiling at him while Miroku seemed to be occupied with trying to get his hand on his favorite spot.
"Hey you're back. What took you so long?" Sango asked playfully. Inuyasha scowled at her.
"I was busy doing stuff," he replied gruffly.
Sango rolled her eyes at his childlike response. Inuyasha indeed was amusing at times. Suddenly her body froze. Her eyes began twitching soon after. Her head whipped around to face her boyfriend.
"Miroku," she began in a soft and gentle tone, which shocked the monk. "You really shouldn't do that when I'm having a conversation, you know. It's really rude."
"I couldn't resist, my dear Sango. It was staring at me," Miroku replied quickly. Sango muttered something that none of the three friends could make out and gave her boyfriend a hard slap on the cheek.
"That was for touching my ass!" she said loudly. "I'm going to hurt you so bad for that last excuse!"
"I… I uh…. Oh my, my stomach is growling so loudly. Can you three hear it? I must find something to eat before I faint!" Miroku said disappeared into the crowd rather quickly considering the fact that it was hard to get through the mass of people.
Sango swore and took off after him. "You're going to pay for what you said, you perv!"
Both Inuyasha and Kagome stood rooted to the spot as they watched the very odd couple leave them. Kagome couldn't help but look at Inuyasha from the corner of her eye. One of his eyebrows was raised, giving his face a very comical look. The miko giggled softly but it was still loud enough for the inu-youkai to hear it.
He faced her suddenly with determination in his eyes. Kagome immediately saw his face and pretended that she was still looking in the direction where Sango and Miroku had gone.
"Kagome," he began slowly. "We need to talk."
Kagome lowered her eyes for a moment.
"Inuyasha, did I tell you how sorry I am. Cause I really am. I do trust you; it's just that I was so insecure about Kiko being around before. She seemed to like you a lot and I admit I was jealous and some crazy part of me thought that you cared about her too and…."
"Wait a second," Inuyasha cut off her rambling. He gripped her shoulders and turned her body so she could face him. Kagome attempted to look down but Inuyasha caught her chin. "You thought that I liked her?"
His amber eyes were wide with disbelief. Kagome again felt guilt. She once again tired to avoid his gaze but he had a good grip on her chin. This annoyed her. Why did he have to make her look at him when he knew that it was so hard for her to even glance into his eyes?
Her angry thoughts ended when she heard him sigh. He probably thought that she didn't trust him at all. She fisted her small hands and closed her eyes, so she wouldn't have to look at the hanyou before her.
"I'm sorry," Kagome breathed out, but kept her eyes closed, "I trust you, I really do."
She opened her eyes to stare into his golden ones. No words could describe how much to loved to look at them. She even liked their arguments, and although outwardly she would express her anger when he often turned his back on her, she really didn't care. It was just felt good to know that he was actually listening to what she had to say.
Tears suddenly spilled from Kagome's eyes. Inuyasha let go of her chin. He hadn't expected her to start crying so suddenly. He was even more surprised when the miko slid both arms around his waist hugging him rather tightly. His eyes softened.
"Forgive me, please," Kagome whispered.
For a moment, Inuyasha paused but slowly allowed his arms to encircle her tiny body.
"Stupid," the hanyou said and kissed the top of her head.
The couple's moment was ruined when they noticed the crowd was being pushed aside. Kagome clung onto Inuyasha but managed to look past him to see what the commotion was about. The miko almost threw up on the hanyou.
She knew what she had seen was a corpse. It was covered with a plain white sheet, but that didn't help to hide the blood that penetrated the material, and the pale hand that hung from the stretcher. The exposed skin that Kagome saw was rather scratched up and looked as if it were nearly cut off.
Inuyasha quickly turned Kagome away from the scene and rested his hand on her head, to keep her face buried in his chest. He knew from experience that Kagome had a weak stomach.
When they were thirteen, Kagome caught sight of a rotting dog at the side of the road, while they were on their way home. She let out all of her lunch, on him. His shirt was permanently stained that day.
When the hanyou was sure that the dead body had passed. He loosed his grip on Kagome and allowed her to look up at him. She stared up at him with scared eyes, and she looked slightly sick also.
"You okay?" he asked. Kagome nodded and lowered her head, before looking back at him again.
"I never thought, that I would see something like that before," Kagome mumbled.
"You don't feel sick or anything, right?"
"I'm fine."
Kagome brushed her lips against his for what seemed like a couple of seconds before she pulled away rather quickly. Inuyasha blinked a couple of times before he understood why Kagome had not continued to kiss him.
The principal was over the P.A. His loud, and rather annoying voice seemed to catch everyone's attention. The school was silent, except for the constant screeching coming from the mike.
"Students, today is a mournful day at this school. You all are gathered outside to most likely see what you would consider a good scene, but what has occurred that was estimated a few hours ago is no laughing matter…"
Inuyasha felt Kagome tense in his arms. He planted a kiss on her forehead and continued to listen to the announcement.
"We have just confirmed that a student of this school, Liko Tomoko, was found dead on the school grounds in a pool of her own blood…"
A/N; Dun, dun, dun… well as you see I did not really focus on the death here. I basically wanted to get Inuyasha and Kag, back together and now that story's gonna end very soon. Hope to get reviews.
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