Who I am Hates Who I've Been

By: Painted Angel Wings

Section: Inuyasha

Type: AU, On-going

Couple: Inuyasha x Kagome

Rating: T (rating may change)

A:N: Hey again guys! Its Angel Wings again, with the third chapter in hand! –waves fic document-

Thanks again for the wonderful reviews, they inspire me so much! ) I'm gonna try to be quicker with updates for now on. If you want them to be quicker, send in your reviews to tell me that you really love the fic! ;)

Anyway, heres the next chapter! Enjoy!

Song Playing: 'Jenny was a Friend of Mine' by: The Killers

The first moments of being locked out of school were rather awkward at first for Kagome and Inuyasha. Both of them didn't say a word; they just sat on the opposite sides of the stone stairway rails, avoiding each other's glance by staring to the right or left, depending on what side they were on.

Occasionally though, Kagome would stare at the strange boy for just a moment, her brown eyes filled with curiosity.

I've never seen or heard of this guy..."Inuyasha"… before. Who is he anyway? He doesn't look all that bad. I just wished he would say something! I mean, I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels awkward here, right?

She pratically jumped out of her skin when Inuyasha's silver head suddenly snapped in her direction, golden eyes narrowed into an annoyed glare.

"What is it, girl! Is there some reason you MUST keep staring!" Even though he sounded annoyed, and rather angry, a small, thin layer of red was slowly creeping up on his cheeks.

Kagome, sadly, did not catch his blush.

"Well, excuse me, Mr.Macho!" Kagome clenched her fist in front of her face in anger, standing up impulsively. "You have no right to talk yourself! I saw you steal a couple glances at me!"

Inuyasha growled nastily through his teeth, and stood up, glaring at her defiantly.

"So what if I did, you whiny brat!" He demanded teeth clenched roughly, pointing his finger accusingly at Kagome. "You need to learn to shut your moth and be quiet!"

Shocked by these words, Kagome opened her mouth to fire back his insult, but shock quickly choked her words.

No one has ever told her to be quiet… or talked back to her… ever. Yet here was this weird dude with long white hair who was firing insults at her like a loaded cannon.

OK, they weren't insults… but they were insulting enough in Kagome's view.

Inuyasha smirked in triumphant at her stunned silence. "Heh… I win!" He plopped back down on the hard cold stairs, the hardness not wiping the smug smirk on his features.

Kagome put her hands on her hips, eyes narrowed in annoyance. Enough was enough. She was getting REALLY sick of this Inuyasha.

"What was that, a contest!" Kagome unnecessarily started to shout at Inuyasha, who raised an eyebrow at her sudden out burst.

"WHY DON'T YOU JUST GROW UP LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD?" She started to pace in anxiety, arms flying everyone, making exaggerated gestures. Although it was demand, it seemed like she was just yelling at herself.

"OH NO, I FORGOT! YOUR TOO COOL TO GROW UP! JUST LIKE THAT LITTLE BRAT, OTHER WISE KNOWN AS MY BROTHER! I SWEAR IF I…."

"Hey. Just calm down, will ya?"

Kagome stopped abruptly, the angry intensity fading from her eyes slightly as they focused on Inuyasha, his strong glare pierced into her painfully.

"Why do you always talk like you know everything?" Inuyasha snarled, getting up from his spot, fists clenched. "In fact, you talk like your thirty years old or something."

Kagome gave a small gasp of surprise of what she was hearing. Once again, these words were never spoken to her; not even by her own mother.

"So, I would appreciate if you would just keep your big and annoying mouth shut, before you get the crap beaten out of you."

Kagome's angry demeanor returned, pointing an accusing, slender finger at the punk. Though she dind't know it, this was a duplication of Inuyasha's stance.

"OH! So are you threatening me now!" Kagome stood her ground, despite the fact she was pushing her luck.

"I didn't say that did I !" Inuyasha growled, getting irritated strongly by her sudden outbursts.

"Then what did you mean!" Kagome fired back, placing a clenched fist on her hip, eyes a blaze.

Inuyasha just shrugged, and kicked a rock shyly, his posture slouched and terrible. His amber eyes were downcast, focused on the ground, though there was nothing down there that was even slightly interesting or fascinating.

"I dunno…I think… that mouth of yours could get you in trouble in one day… that's all."

And it was the truth. Inuyasha saw countless people who worked under Naraku that asked a million questions, always talking back, and never did what they were supposed to do, or ordered to do.

Naraku couldn't stand people of that sort. He always disposed of them… in a rather cruel ways. But then again, Inuyasha seriously doubted that this loud-mouthed brat would get involved into shady things like drug dealing.

She was annoying, but she seemed like she was a good girl, avoiding the shady places, and not poisoning her body with drugs. Inuyasha just hoped that she wouldn't make the same mistakes as he did.

Mistakes…. All because….

"I'm sorry…"

Inuyasha looked up from the ground, and saw Kagome's eyes alsodowncast, exceptin shame and not in shyness, her smile small and fragile, laced with sadness. This threwhim off course.

"I'm always so bossy and annoying… I'm already aware it will get me in trouble one day." She looked up at Inuyasha; her eyes were filled with sadness and guilt, just like her smile. It was as if she was hiding a dreadfully painful and horrible secret behind those bright chocolate colored eyes, though it may not have been the case.

Either way, Inuyasha felt a tinge of sympathy for her.

"I've always been like this… because it was the only way to protect my brother," Kagome's smile grew slightly in warmth, the thought of her pestering brother dancing inside her mind. "The little brat…"

With that, Kagome poured her heart out to a startled Inuyasha, telling him everything about her daily life.

About how her mother is never home because of her high maintenance job, Sota, her constant feelings of being ignored, the responsibility of running her own house weighing her down … just pretty everything that was locked away inside of her heart for as long as she can remember.

It took two long hours, but for those long two hours, Inuyasha listened.

Llistened, just listened about family and love, two things he never even remembered having. He laughed at the stories of Kagome and Sota's constant arguments, pitied the story of her father, and was completely silent as she yelled out her frustration towards her far away mother.

When she was finally finished, Kagome took a deep, long inhale, and exhale at the same slow pace.

"I'm sorry about ranting to you like that… I just needed someone to finally listen to me."

Kagome looked at Inuyasha and smiled kindly. "Thank you. I feel like I can trust you now…I know that probably freaks you out…"

"It doesn't…" Inuyasha interrupted softly, looking at her in obvious surprise, awed that she gave him her trust so quickly.

Kagome giggled pleasantly, which caused another thin layer of red to creep across Inuyasha's cheeks.

"Well, I'm glad it doesn't," Kagome replied, smiling once again at Inuyasha. "And hope you can trust me as well."

Inuyasha just nodded dumbly, mentally slapping himself for acting so stupid.

Before the two could say anything else, the agonizing screech of the lunch bell echoed throughout the school grounds, signaling that their time of being locked out was over.

"It's finally lunch time!" Kagome exclaimed cheerfully, getting up and stretching her stiff limbs. Once she was done, she turned to Inuaysha and smiled brightly, like the morning sun.

"Wanna eat lunch together? I think I packed a little too much, so we can share!"

Inuyasha blinked in surprise at her spontaneous kindness. Never before has anyone asked to spend time with him, let alone have lunch with him.

However, this didn't bother him, for a small smile was returned to Kagome.

"Yeah…sure…" With that, Inuyasha followed a cheerful Kagome to the courtyard.

A:N: YAY! Its finally completed! Without the cheesy ending! –confetti- WOOT! This calls for liquor… heh heh.. not really… -sweatdrops and takes out Juicy Juice-

Well, I hope y'all enjoyed this! I'm off for Easter break ((Ah, the beauty of Catholic schools!)), so I might be able to update some time this week or sometime like that, depending if the cursed writer's block stays outta my way… -stomps foot-

Anyway, please review! They inspire this crazy authoress! Heh heh.. Once again, anonymous reviews are accepted!

Song playing: 'My Sharona (The Knack)' by: The Number 12 looks like you ((Strange band name, isn't it? XDD))