Chapter 16: Lovesick?

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"You're spacing out again."

I jolted when I heard Midorima-taichou's voice from the side. "A-Am I?" I was currently standing in the shooting area, my bow and arrow was left hanging so it's true that I was spacing out.

"How many days has it been since you became like that?"

"A week."

Rika-senpai answered for him, who walked beside him when she probably also saw me spacing out.

Yes. A week have passed since I was left thinking a lot of things. And it was also a week after that conversation with the Kasanoda father and son. Subconsciously, I glanced at the supposedly cousins—Ryuunosuke and Misaki who in truth are siblings and…half yokais. I didn't notice at all that they have demon bloods in their veins. How did they managed to do that? Yeah. My pride as a priestess was also trampled with. Also, I can't possibly asked them about it, about me knowing their real identity because I was afraid they might distance themselves from me.

"Kagome. You're doing it again." Midorima-taichou spoke again.

"H-Huh?"

"You need to focus on our goal. We must win the Spring Tournament. I won't accept anything other than Number 1. Am I clear?"

"H-Hai taichou!"

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"Let's go Kagome-kun!"

I just finished changing uniforms from my personal dressing area when Akanai-san called out to me. Yep. The boys provided me a personal dressing area, with long curtains and all that, which was located at the farthest corner of the boys' locker room when that day happened. The day where my innocent eyes have sinned. Anyway, just hearing Akanai-san calling out to me has become a nerve-wrecking occurrence to me for the past week. And the stares of Minami-san which was clearly interpreted as, 'You have something to ask, but you're scared by something' kind of look is adding to my nerves. He sure is sharp for a silent guy…and Akanai-san is very good at acting like she doesn't know anything about me. So they actually knows that I'm a girl dressed up as a boy, huh? I wonder how they thought of it. I hope they didn't think of me as a transvestite! That would be horrible!

"You're spacing out again Kagome-kun!"

I went back to reality when I saw the redhead's hands waiving in front of my face. I was daydreaming while walking. Good thing they are beside me or else, my face would've been plastered on a wall.

"Why are you always doing that these past few days? Everyone's talking about it behind your back!"

"W-What? What are they talking about behind my back?" Don't tell me they are planning to sabotage me again?!

"That maybe you are getting tired of Taichou and Rika-senpai pressuring you to win the Spring Tournament!" She gave me a stare that is asking me if it's true. But before I answered, the brunet joined the conversation—which was very rare.

"There is actually an interesting rumor spreading among the club."

"W-What rumor?" I have a bad feeling about this….

"That you were struck by this sickness that is commonly called as…"

He paused for awhile and I'm not sure if I was supposed to laugh by his expression because he's trying too hard to appear of having a nice conversation or what. But the anticipation is killing me so I unintentionally grabbed his shoulders—which earned me an unforeseen blush from his cheeks. Which I wanted to tease him about—but is not the right time! "Commonly called as what?!"

"A-A-As—"

Damn! The way he stuttered is cute! But then again, it's not the right time to tease him about it.

"—l-l-lovesickness!"

Dumbfounded is not the right word. It should be astonished beyond measure. And for some reason, how in the world—in hell!—is a certain megane-kun entered my mind when I heard 'lovesickness'?! It's impossible! Unbelievable! Preposterous! Okay I didn't know I have a "preposterous" in my vocabulary. Anyway! Why-o-why did he suddenly pop-up? Sure. These past week, he hasn't been calling me much and it's kinda making me lonely—but! It's absolutely not the reason why I'm spacing out, ooookaaay?!

"I am not—in every sense of the word in love with that—!"

She gasped, with her hands on her mouth, then grabbed my arm. "So you do have a lovesickness Kagome-kun?!"

My eyes were ready to bulge out of its sockets. "I-I-I-! NO!" Then without warning, I remembered a certain hanyou. "T-That was in the p-past…" I blurted out. I wonder why I was suddenly feeling guilty.

"Oh…so you had lovesickness before?" Asked by Akanai-san.

I have no choice but to continue what I started. "Yeah…I think that was it because I literally had a fever which made me bedridden for a few days. A-Anyway," I also had no choice but to change the subject. "let's not talk about it. I was spacing out for the past week because exam's coming up next week!" The dreadful examinations!

"Why are you worried about your grades? We all know you're on the top ten." Said Minami-san who slightly brushed my shoulder to passed through and enter the classroom first.

"Didn't he, too?" I asked the redhead.

"Barely made it. So I think he's kinda have a grudge on you because he always have a place on the top ten in middle school. Especially when there's also Haruhi-kun who's always on first place."

I can't help but to frown. It's not like I made it to the top ten with ease. I worked hard for it! Very hard! So that that big dog won't have anything to say about sponsoring me to school.

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"Kagome. You have a visitor." I jolted when I heard megane-senpai's voice. He's always like this for the past week, only talking to me when necessary. What the hell is his problem?

"Where?"

"He's still at the administrative building—"

'He'?

"—said there's someone he needed to greet first. He notified me just now and said he'll be here after a few minutes."

"Who is it?"

He fixed his eyeglasses first before crossing his arms. "You'll find out." Then he's gone, walked his way towards Haruhi's designated place.

Really. What in the world is his problem?!

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After a few minutes—like he said—I heard it. The ear-shattering scream of the girls inside the clubroom (except Haruhi and myself). And then I saw it. The flowing silver hair that was quite impossible to be blowing away considering we are indoors. Followed by that emotionless face which changed a little bit into something like teasing (but he's still wearing a blank face when perceived by others, I just know he's making fun of me) when he saw that I was looking at him.

The nerve! What the hell is he doing here? And during club-hours?!

He didn't go to my assigned place. Instead, he was ushered to the back-area by Ootori-senpai which was designated for VVIPs (because the customers are VIPs). I hurriedly made my way towards him. I didn't sit down on the provided chair adjacent to his, I just remained standing in front of him and looked down so he can feel more of my murderous intent—which I hope he did because I'm certainly brimming with rage.

"What the hell are you doing here Sesshomaru?" I asked him in a lower voice and of course, with venom.

And the bastard just gave me a smirk.

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Thank you for everything my dear readers. I hope I can finish this story. I really do. TT^TT