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Recap:
"I'm sure. I can't continuously worry each night with the false hopes that she'll come back and everything will be alright again…I have to stop being so naïve about it. I just want the feeling of emptiness to stop," she explained somberly, holding onto him tensely.
InuYasha pulled her closer, not wanting to make her cry.
"We can tell officer Shin after lunch, alright?" he cooed softly, giving her a gentle kiss.
"Okay," she said softly.
Broken Wings
Chapter 18
A Not So Secret Crush
"Did you here about the Higurashi girl? Poor thing, having lost her entire family and now her own mother is missing…how horrible," the secretary mourned at the faculty table. Hojo focused his attention on the conversation as he eavesdropped.
"Oh yeah, I heard about that," another secretary mused in this dire conversation. "I feel kinda bad for her. I hear she turned Goth when all this started happening. Where is she now?"
"I sent her home with her boyfriend…what was his name? He's a hanyou: white hair, fluffy dog ears, temper. Oh, InuYasha Takashi! That's it."
"I heard he got expelled. That girl of his is heading into trouble hanging around with him. On top of that she is severely depressed."
"He seemed like a nice enough fellow. He looked so sad seeing her that unhappy."
"Isn't he a Goth as well? He must be the root of her problems," she asked suspiciously.
"No, no, he was much too nice to be a rebel. But I'll agree that he is a boy that's taken a liking to black."
Hojo tuned out to the rest of their little private conversation, knowing that Kagome was home and with InuYasha.
'She's ditching school to be with that…gah! I thought that Koga would be enough to kick his rump but that stupid half-breed didn't even need to fight back. InuYasha didn't even punch me but Kagome sure did chew me up…that was beyond creepy...' he thought.
Poor Hojo's thoughts were interrupted by two looming figures stepping up behind him. He turned slowly to face them.
"We heard that you caused some trouble for Kagome and InuYasha…" said the Goth girl with the sharpest glare. He swallowed hard.
"M-me…?" he questioned timidly. A darkly dressed boy strutted up to Hojo and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.
"Yes you. You're starting to get on my nerves Mr. Homo. I'm warning you; don't mess with us Goths or you'll never see your balls again…" the boy finished off viciously.
The two then walked off, disappearing within the busy crowd.
'Why the hell is everyone after my damn balls!' Hojo whined in his head.
Kagome picked at her tofu stir-fry in the restaurant. InuYasha watched as his girlfriend repeatedly pick at a single noodle. He accidentally startled her by his quick actions when he put his hand out and held onto hers.
"Please eat," he begged, a little annoyed that her lack-of-eating habit was starting up.
"Sorry," she whispered out, pulling her hand away.
"Why are you so nervous? Do you think you'll get expelled or something?" he asked, frowning at the slight prick he felt in his pride.
"No. It's nothing like that…there's no way that's going to happen," Kagome said simply.
"Kagome…" InuYasha posed, thinking about what he could possibly say to make her confide in him. "Please tell me what's working you up," he commanded as bluntly as possible.
"Nothing really. I'm just feeling kinda sad that my mom is gone, okay?" she sighed.
"Kinda?" InuYasha commented.
Though 'kinda' was the perfect word to describe the unbalance of her flowing emotions. She could still feel InuYasha's kind presence before her and it gave her the most interesting feeling.
It was hard to describe and she didn't know how she came to this conclusion, but being around him just made her feel like she was being dipped in a warm, scented liquid. But she also felt as if she was drowning. Drowning in the loss of her mother and she didn't know what else. It was confusing; she felt so happy but so miserable.
"Yeah, kinda…" she replied again, looking down unfocusedly at her meal.
InuYasha watched as his love's eyes clouded over in deepened thought. It looked like she was turning off and tuning out the world.
Kagome then started to feel dizzy. Her eyes felt very heavy now. As an afterthought, she pushed her stir-fry out of the way incase her head would fall to the table.
Her breath started to stagger painfully. She griped her chest as the sharp pains hurt her even more. It felt like something was tugging at her heart. Her stare was blurring as the table before her started to spin.
In her equilibrium shift, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She moved her hazing gaze over to the white figure staring at her with much worry. Her ears could pick up verbal sounds but it sounded so garbled and low-toned that it didn't make sense.
InuYasha had run over to her side once he heard her breath become shallow. He could only scream her name out as her body went limp. He looked at her with widening eyes of shock. Her world went black.
When Kagome woke up she felt extremely lightheaded. In her wakening daze, she could comprehend that something heavy lay on her lap as she opened her eyes and sat up.
When the fog of a dead sleep passed away from her eyes, she could see InuYasha's head resting in her lap peacefully. She could feel tears of embarrassment gathering at the side of her eyes…he had stayed up another night looking after her safety.
She was feeling sad and bitter towards herself that she was becoming such a burden to this kind hanyou. She quickly wiped the tears away when she saw InuYasha begin to stir.
He looked up at her with his own groggy eyes; a smile grazing his soft lips.
"You sleep well, my Madden of Black?" he asked sleepily, looking at her kind face. She made a humble smile down at him.
"I don't know if I would call it well, Sir. Goth," she replied with a little giggle.
He yawned heavily and stretched his arms out, careful to not accidentally knock her in the face from his laying position.
"Well then, I'll just have to see what I can do to make it better," he chortled as he sat upright next to her.
She was starting to feel her emotions rise in affection, depleting her depression once more. The feeling of being dipped in that warm, scented liquid sensation hit her heavily again. His hands were rubbing up against her torso while his head rested on her shoulder to soothe her.
"Sango and Miroku are coming over here around lunchtime," he explained. "I told them about you and they were worried. They stopped by to see you last night and…" he trailed off, unable to tell her what he was thinking.
She stroked the top of his thigh in a comforting manner.
"And what…?" she prompted lightly, seeing how his face was becoming rosy with the beginnings of a blush.
"I was afraid," he admitted. "I was afraid that you weren't going to wake up again. What happened to you, Kagome?"
"I'd tell you, but I don't know exactly. I was just overwhelmed about how I feel…I feel happy and forget everything bad when I'm around you but when I'm alone I feel so horrible. I just want to be with you always because you're the only one who really understands me and makes me feel so good…" she inhaled the bitter air so she wouldn't cry. "I'm pathetic, I know."
"You're not pathetic," InuYasha consoled. "I feel the same way about you, too. And we still have Sango and Miroku as friends ya know."
She stopped rubbing his thigh as the truthful realization occurred to her.
"Yeah, they're like the family I never had," she mulled over.
Even though she hadn't known them very long, she felt like she could trust them with anything. Sango had easily become like a big sister to her and Miroku was like…well, he could be the annoying little brother that you couldn't quite get rid of; not like she would have wanted to. She chuckled at her thoughts.
"Thanks InuYasha. You always known just how to make me feel better," she exclaimed happily and gave him a peck on the lips.
"Maybe I deserve more than just one little kiss then?" he asked with a grin, leaning inward and hoping.
"Maybe you do," she agreed.
Miroku knocked on the door with Sango standing next to him. Miroku simply smiled at her cutely.
"What?" she asked awkwardly at his stare. "Is my bra strap showing or something?"
"No, I'm just looking at you. You look magnificent," he explained, a genuine smile caressing his lips. She turned away in a huff.
Sango was secretly flattered that he thought about her so kindly…she wasn't about to give him any ideas though. The door of the house opened up after much hesitation.
"Hey, so what are you guys up to?" came a slurred voice from the door.
The two looked over to see InuYasha; his hair was messy and he was occupying himself with the task of buttoning up his shirt.
Miroku grinned devilishly at him.
"Well hello to you, InuYasha. It's nice to see you have your pants on this time," Miroku greeted happily. InuYasha looked up from his shirt to give him a look of slight irritation, though the glare wasn't as harsh as usual. He looked uncharacteristically happy, even in annoyance.
"Nice to see you haven't been beaten up by harassed school girls today," InuYasha smiled back. Sango rolled her eyes as the boys started up their friendly bickering that passed for civil conversation.
"Is Kagome awake yet?" Sango interrupted. The boys looked up at her from their little private feud.
"Yes I am," the joyful voice called out from down the hall. Sango looked beyond the opened door where Kagome came into view. Sango smiled at Kagome's appearance; she wasn't as disorganized as InuYasha was but it did look like the two of them had just wrestled with each other.
"Well, it certainly seems like you two have been enjoying each other's company," Sango stated coyly, placing her hands upon her hips.
"Only a little bit," Kagome said with a wink.
"Since we're all here, I'll go make lunch. Gimme half an hour. Miroku, come help me," InuYasha commanded.
"Alright," he said with a sigh, following the hanyou's lead into the kitchen.
The girls sat down on the couch, talking about everything; mainly relationships.
"Is InuYasha being a good boyfriend?" Sango asked.
"Superb," Kagome said with genuine enthusiasm and a friendly smile.
"You know that this is his first relationship, right?"
"I wouldn't have known that from the way he kisses," Kagome blushed with a giggle. Sango joined the hearty laughter.
"That was a little too much information," she laughed out at Kagome's boldness.
"Sorry but it's the truth." She smiled warmly.
"I've never had a relationship where it involved so much romance like yours."
"Really? Is there someone you like?"
"No, not in that way," Sango lied coolly.
"What about Miroku? He seems to like you a lot," Kagome said as she heard the clattering of dishes.
"Miroku! But he's so immature; he's like a child. We are not made for one another," Sango said, waving her hands in front of her face to dismiss that possibility. She hoped the gesture would distract Kagome form the burning sensation she felt on her face.
"Well, InuYasha is different and we get along just fine," Kagome grinned. "You really like Miroku too, don't you?" she asked with that big smile of hers.
It was all too obvious to her that Sango really liked Miroku and was just having a problem admitting her feelings. She could understand that though, she had been very shy herself.
Before Sango could realize what she was doing, she had nodded her head quickly to Kagome's question. When she grasped what she did, she tried to defend her actions.
"Um…what I mean to say is…uh…" Sango couldn't compose a clear sentence.
"Don't be so stubborn with yourself. I mean, what's the worst that could happen if you said you liked him out loud?" question Kagome.
"Nothing, I suppose. But it would be so creepy. This is my first real crush sort of thing," Sango admitted, feeling her cheeks heat up.
"There's a first time for everything," Kagome chimed. Sango felt comforted by her friend's simple gestures and kind words. She felt it was okay to tell her what she was feeling.
"I think you're right Kagome; I can tell him I have feelings for him," Sango said, feeling triumphant over herself.
"Have feelings for who?" questioned the approaching hanyou. The boys stood at the entrance of the living room, confusion written in their eyes.
Sango looked over at Kagome, silently begging her not to tell who the 'mysterious' crush of hers was.
"It's just some girl-talk," Kagome covered, getting up from the couch to go and eat lunch.
"Whatever." InuYasha rolled his eyes but very glad that Kagome was still happy.
"You're gonna like the food I made," InuYasha beamed. "I made Chawanmushi (steamed egg custard that contains additional pieces of food such as chicken, shrimp or fish cake)."
"That sounds good!" Sango exclaimed as she raced her way to the dining room. The guys watched in confusion, not sure what kind of 'girl-talk' they were speaking of. Though, knowing the girls, it was better not to ask.
"I'm really hungry, so I'm just gonna go ahead and sit myself down; if you guys don't mind," Kagome said, making a 'move along' gesture with her hands. The boys got the message and followed her into the kitchen, taking their own seats.
InuYasha sat closely next to Kagome of course, playing footsy with her as they ate.
The dinner went without a hitch. Unannounced to the happy group, that wimp was once again conspiring against them.
"Hojo, did the cops get the ransom note yet?" asked the groggy voice from the other side of the line…it had a sleepy tint to it but still extremely vicious.
"No, but they did find her dead uncles. If they inspect the bodies right, they'll find it," Hojo said with glee.
"They'd better or your ass is on my wall!" With that last truthful threat, the phone was once again hung up on him.
'Great, so now they're after my butt and balls,' Hojo thought miserably.
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