Defining the word 'friend'

Chapter 2: The girl next door

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Age 16

"Inuyasha, can you come down stairs for a minute?" Izayoi called from downstairs holding something in her hands,

No response.

"Inuyasha?"

No response.

'I'll just have to go upstairs myself...again.' Izayoi thought and went upstairs to his room.


Inuyasha's room...

When izayoi went inside his room, she saw him looking through the window as always. She didn't think it was weird, she just thought it was his way of getting into his own world, but what she found interesting about it was that he always looked at Kikyo's empty house. After her death, her family moved to another state, so it was empty for years.

"Inuyasha, I have something for you." Izayoi said cheerfully, but Inuyasha just stared out of the window. 'I hope he likes it!' Izayoi thought. "Here." and she showed Inuyasha a black book and Inuyasha turned his head and looked at the book. "Inuyasha, when you like something or if you're feeling depressed, I want you to draw what ever you want inside. It'll make you feel better and I hope it works." and she handed Inuyasha the book and left the room.


2 days later...

It was about 4 pm in the afternoon after school and Inuyasha was watching t.v in the living room. He left the book his mother gave him on his nightstand next to his bed and never touched it ever since.

'There's nothing to do today...as usual.' Inuyasha thought and headed upstairs, but was stopped by a loud sound outside. 'What the hell is that!' Inuyasha thought and looked through the window in the living room, but not without hiding himself under the curtains so he wouldn't get noticed and saw a moving truck next door.

"Inuyasha, can you come outside with me? I want to greet our new neighbors." Izayoi asked and Inuyasha nodded and they left outside.


Outside...

When he got outside, he saw a kid and an old man waiting in front of Kikyo's old house.

'So they're moving in that house... some family they are!' Inuyasha thought, but smelled a middle aged woman and a teen girl in the truck.

"Inuyasha, why don't we go over there?" Izayoi asked kindly and went over to the old man. A few moments later, Izayoi shouted,

"Inuyasha, can you come over here?" Inuyasha walked over to them, but every time he walked by the house, he had a weird feeling about it. When he got over there, his mom was now talking to a woman.

"Inuyasha, say hi to..."

"You can call me Sara" The woman said "and this is Souta," She pointed to the boy "I call him 'dad'," she pointed to the old man "and Kagome, can you be a dear and come here?" Sara called out and Inuyasha's eyes widen. A girl with a green and white school uniform came out of the back of the truck and she looked like Kikyo, but...different! Her skin color was well-toned, her hair was long and even, her body had curves in the right places, and her eyes were chocolate-brown and she smelled really nice.

"Kagome, say hi to Izayoi and Inuyasha." and Kagome gave a warm smile and a handshake to them.

"You're a half-demon, right?" Kagome asked curious and tilted her head and Inuyasha just nodded. "Cool! I've never seen a half-demon before!" Kagome said excited and had a big smile on her face, which surprised Inuyasha.

'She thinks my kind is...good!' Inuyasha thought remembering what Kikyo said about him.

"Are those real dog ears?" Kagome asked happily.

"If I'm a half-demon, what do you think!" Inuyasha barked.

"Sorry, I just got a little excited..." Kagome said while looking at her shoes.

'Feh, wench!' Inuyasha thought angrily and saw that Kagome was a little upset and he sighed. "Yes, they're real, happy!" Inuyasha confessed and saw her face lighten up a little.

"Yes, I am. Um...can I ask you a question?" Kagome asked shyly.

"What?" Inuyasha asked not caring.

'I hope he says yes!' Kagome thought "Um...can I..." She was cut off by her mother asking her,

"Kagome, can you help me with the furniture, please?" Sara asked from the truck.

"Ok, I'll be right there!" Kagome told her. "I guess I'll ask you another time." Kagome said and left to help her mother.

' I wonder what she wanted to ask me? Wait, why do I care anyways! Sure she smells nice and looks good and--' His thoughts were cut off from his mom's question,

"Inuyasha, why don't you help Kagome and her mother?" Izayoi asked politely.

"Why?" Inuyasha asked her.

"Kagome was very nice to you and maybe she can be your friend." Izayoi said.

'Friend...' Inuyasha thought. "Fine, I'll help her." Inuyasha sighed and left to help her.


About 2 and a half hours later...

They were done and it was about 6:47 pm, so it was almost time for dinner.

"Finally, we're done!" Sara said relieved in her new furnished home. Everybody was sitting on the couch, including Inuyasha, drinking a can of soda. Inuyasha finally noticed what he was doing, so he got up and started going home.

"Wait, Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted and chased after him outside. Inuyasha heard her and stopped halfway home. "Inuyasha, thank you for helping my family today" Kagome said and Inuyasha just stared at her blankly.

"Ok..." Inuyasha said and continued going home.

"And once again, thank you!" Kagome shouted and waved to him.

'She's kinda sweet and kind, but I can't let myself throw myself to her...just like Kikyo.' Inuyasha said and went inside and went to his room.

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Hi everyone. Here's another chapter to my 2nd fanfic. I'm trying not to make him fall for her too fast, but at the right time. Oh! And review because I want to see who's actually reading this story.