The spy who saved me

Inukag16

Chapter 7: nobody's home

NOTE (CONCERNS THE CHAPTER): Finally the long awaited chapter is finally here! I guess I don't have any real excuses as to why I posted it so late, except that I was suffering from severe writers block. You know I would just really like to say that this story is a mix of lot things. It's a mix of humor, action –adventure, mystery, romance, and drama. Its supposed to have an exciting plot with a hint of seriousness. So in this chapter you'll notice its not just fun and games like some of the previous ones. It's a mix so a touch of everything is everywhere. So if it goes on a serious note this chapter it will probably be humorous and adventurous in the next one. Please give this story a chance. Even if you don't like this chapter please just give it a chance…it's my first fic and I'm still learning. This is harder than I expected. One reason I didn't post this chapter cuz I was afraid it wasn't written well. I finally have the courage to do it thanks to a friend. Tell me honestly what you like and what you don't like so I can think about it and learn from it. PLEASE LEAVE REVIEWS……

Nobody's Home

She walked down the halls wearing flared jeans with a sleeveless top, in a blur. The temperature increased considerably and she wasn't in the mood to play Barbie. Cheer leaders were gossiping twirling their hair around their fingers staring at the jocks and the popular guys, the popular guys and the jocks were all staring back and grinning at the cheerleaders, the school dorks were trying to manage pulling out their textbooks from their lockers without falling over one of them, and the gothic's were leaning against the lockers looking dead to the world. Kagome walked by and didn't notice any of this. The people, her surroundings, all the traffic and noise, students rushing to first period just seemed beyond her. There were more important things roaming around her mind like a bad nightmare. All these strangled thoughts kept floating around before her eyes no matter how many times she tried to evade them.

'What else was I supposed to do?' she questioned to herself

Kagome had brought home the little boy she and inuyasha saw at the balcony. The kid was starving, and no one was there to look out for him. What was she supposed to do? She saves the world from evil master minds, to make sure people don't worry about whether they will live to see the next day or not. She lives and does her job to protect people. So when she saw that boy she couldn't pretend she didn't see it, even if it wasn't part of the job.

'No one deserves to live like that at such a young age. No ONE……not if I can help it' she thought again in fury.

For some reason she felt attached to this kid. She knew that there was a chance he might get sent to an orphanage as a foster child or something like that, so it's not like he would be totally stranded. It's just that, it bothered her at the bottom of her stomach like acid, and she couldn't think of any logical reason why. She just knew that she couldn't do it. She couldn't let him go to an orphanage where kids never experience the joy of having a real family, or know that someone really loves them. The truth was, he reminded her of herself as a child and what she went through. Her job, her only lifeline and her family, her only motive. But what did the kid have to get though his rough moments...?

THUD. Kagome hit a soft chest and immediately stretched her hands out as means of protection, caught between her thoughts and the outside world.

"Oooh" she landed on the floor next to a girl with a few books on her leg. She stood up, brushing invisible specs of dust of her clothes. Bending down again to retrieve the other girl's books.

"I'm so sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going."

"It's okay. Just help me up already" said the girl on floor next to her.

Kagome took a close look at the girl still lying on the floor for the first time. She was almost as tall as her with short blond hair. She had a nice complexion, but for a pretty girl she didn't where designer clothes, like all the other rich kids in this school. She seemed nice enough to become friends with. She didn't seem overindulged in the opposite sex, nor did she seem like she had a brain the size of a peanut.

She put out a hand for the girl.

"Hi. My names Kate. Nice to meet you" Kagome put up the best smile she could muster.

"Natalie. You're the new girl that transferred a few days ago right? What, did you're your mom or dad get a new job or something?" she said

"No. actually my parents just past away. I came here to live with my aunt and uncle." She looked down with her eyes narrowed trying to play the part. This statement quickly melted anything Natalie was feeling for her at the time and replaced it with sympathy and kindness.

"Oh. I'm so sorry. I had no idea." She looked uncomfortable for a few seconds not looking at Kagome in the eye, feeling bad about her previous question.

"So where do you have first period?" Natalie asked.

"Ummm…..I think I have math in room 209" Kagome answered.

"Oh hey, that's right next to my English class in room 203. Why don't I walk you there?"

"Okay, sure. Thanks. I haven't gotten a chance to figure out where everything is exactly. Schools back in Japan were much smaller."

The two girls started walking down the hall, enduring an awkward silence. By the time Kagome reached Natalie's class, which was before Kagome's she felt that she wasn't playing her role for this mission. Okay, yea, she had a lot going on, but no way, no how could she jeopardize this mission because of one bad day.

"Thanks for walking with me to class", said Kagome more confidently with a face full of obvious appreciation.

"No problem, anytime."

Both girls stood outside of Natalie's classroom.

"You know, it was really nice of you to walk with me. I don't have any friends that go here, and it gets kind of lonely. You're the second person I met actually that has actually stepped aside to say hello."

"What are you talking about? I saw a whole bunch of senior guys trying to talk to you the first day you were here."

"Oh. Those guys? C'mon, you and I both know that there is only one reason they were talking to me. They weren't talking to me to get to know me; they were talking to me so they could find who I would rather go out with. That hardly counts as a conversation."

Natalie stated laughing. 'She's just a normal girl. I guess dads right, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. "

"Well I really got to get back to class. If you're having any trouble just look for me okay."

"Okay. got it. Natalie right. Is it okay if I sit with you at lunch? Kagome questioned.

"Natalie smiled. "Sure it's okay with me. I'll see you at lunch then."

Wow, she thought. 'And that's the highlight of my day. I made my first friend. Now I have to a study math I already learned two years ago. Why cant life ever be simple?' she thought before going back into class. She thought about Kouga. 'Actually, now that I think about it. Maybe she's the second friend so far". The thought brought a tiny smile to her face.

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Walking into the silent house, she slipped off her shoes and headed straight for her room. She opened the door and saw paper, crayons, toy cars, and little pieces of wrapper littering one small corner of her room. With a small child in her room all day, she figured he would have made a bigger mess with no one really watching over him. As she took her first steps the boy turned around and stared at her through pale blue eyes. She had no words to say. Nothing could be easily described. But fortunately for her, keeping a steady eye contact seemed just enough for the both of them at the moment. She started to sit down in front of him, and that's when she saw it. From the corner of her eyes she saw the tips of his mouth start to curl upward. She couldn't help it and broke into a smile as well.

"Hi…." He said in a careful whisper. As if, if he said it too loudly he would wake up from a dream and everything he saw today would disappear to be replaced with the trashy slums.

"Hey…" she said.

They looked at each other a little bit longer when Inuyasha came through the open doorway. Kagome turned around to face him. His face looked a tab bit serious, like he wasn't sure what to say. She looked at his face and before he had a chance to explain himself she followed him out side. She knew he wanted to finally talk.

Sango knew about him and understood why Kagome did what she did, and so did Miroku eventually. Inuyasha, even though he helped her out, hasn't really said anything about it yet.

She leaned against the back wall in the hall way and look down. For some reason, she did not know why, she had a bad feeling about what he was going to say next. It was hard for her to look up at his face. When she finally got the courage to do so a few seconds later she saw that he was looking right at her and that's when he decided to talk.

"How's the kid?" he asked

She saw his face twinge for the slightest second before he covered it up.

"You know that's not why you came to talk to me. Give me the real reason why you walked through that door."

"Well… okay. But I am warning you. You might not like what you hear."

'Okay. Calm down.'………'Who am I kidding? I knew this was going to happen. It's okay. You can handle this. You know you can. You're a spy. You made the right decision.' She told her self.

"I talked to Miles this morning. I'm sorry Kagome but I had to tell him. We're not following normal protocol. I had to do something. Miles has our backs. We could trust him to understand."

She didn't like what she was hearing, that was for sure. But she knew this was going to happen eventually so she just let it pass.

"I want to keep the kid. With me. Here. I don't want to send him to an orphanage. You saw where he's coming from. Ever since last night, I knew that I had to keep him. I just knew." Kagome gripped her stomach real hard. The last statement wasn't exactly easy for her to say. You see in the spy business? Things that don't benefit them especially without any logic or a valid reason to it don't stick well with supervisors, who would be Miles in this case. Rules are very strict, and everything was always dealt with a yes- no type of manner. No arguing. No rebelling. It didn't matter how old you were. You always followed orders. This wasn't a normal job, where you got to pick and chose what you wanted to do. Or if it got too much you could quit. Over here things worked a little differently. One wrong move and your life and maybe the life of others could hang in the balance.

Inuyasha's face suddenly turned hard. "I don't know how to tell you this, but…..you can't keep the kid Kagome. You just can't. And before you jump to conclusions, I didn't say this." His voice came out cold, incapable of emotion.

Kagome's skin ran cold, and she felt her heart beat real fast. She was afraid of this. Even though she knew this was a big possibility, she forced her mind to other wise. The moment he said that, she knew exactly what he meant and its consequences. What was she going to do now? She didn't think of another way because she knew there wasn't any. She thought about it over and over in school. There was no was of getting around without Miles knowing. He had to know. But she also knew that once he knew what the chances were…. 'What's wrong with me? I don't even know why I am acting like this. I don't even know the kid, so why is it bothering me so much'

"I'm so sorry. But these are Miles' orders. You know what you have to do, don't you?"

That just confirmed it. What inuyasha wasn't telling her was what he thought she should do about it. Did Inuyasha think she was wrong too? That she also made the wrong decision? Suddenly anger started pumping through her veins.

"Right." She spoke up in a steely voice. "I bring a kid home with me, and want him to stay because he doesn't have a real home. I should be punished because I committed such a crime."

"Kagome…"

"Sure. Fine. I don't care. Take the kid away. He had everything else taken away from him. Who am I to decide any way what should be done? Miles has been calling the shots ever since I was just a little kid. I can't believe I actually thought different now."

"Kagome. Stop."

"I have been making decisions, that most don't even make at the age 20, at the age of 12. I have gone through years of coordinated training, and the one time I do something drastic that wasn't assigned to me, I feel like...I... have… been…slapped." At this point her voice started breaking. Tears slowly formed at the edges of her eyes and were threatening to fall.

"Kagome…please. Don't make this any more difficult than it already is. Did you ever stop to think that may be this wasn't about you? That maybe it was bigger than that." His voice softened a little bit.

Inuyasha took a step closer. And then another. He was only a couple of inches from her; she could lift her hand and touch him if she wanted to,

"Look. Your only 17. You're not even going to stay here permanently. Your here for one reason and one reason only remember.

"What were you planning on doing once our missions over? And this mission can put your life in danger…what if Oshitawa finds out about the kid, and takes him as bait?"

"I won't let that happen….. We won't let that happen." She looked at him pleadingly. "You know we can do it. Besides this mission is for information only. We aren't really supposed to get too close to him in the first place."

"Kagome …I…" he started.

Sango came down the hall way. She looked a little worried, and walked down nervously.

"Miles is on line. He wants to talk to the both of you. …alone. I'll stay here with the boy. Both of you go down immediately. I'm sure you know what he wants to talk about." She gave them one more glance before she walked into Kagome's room where the boy way.

Inuyasha turned to see her state, which was a mess compared to her usual one. He nervously put his hand on her shoulder and gave it a squeeze. Kagome turned to look at him again and nodded before they walked down the stairs and into the basement to confront an angry supervisor.

Note: OK guys that's the end of the chapter and all the time I have to type. I need you guys to read the beginning note if you haven't read it already, and leave a review. I love this story a lot. I really do, but please let me know what you don't like about my writing or what needs improvement. I know this wasn't a great chapter but it was really needed. i don't think the story as a whole would be good with out it. please please please review. especally if you actually ended up liking it.

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