She's Lookin Through Me

Chapter Nine – Story Time

By Patche

Disclaimer – Inuyasha isn't mine… (Le sadness)

Summary – A girl who moves to a new school to be with her cousin, Utada Yuki. Yuki is the most popular boy in his whole school, so, thanks to him, Kagome is granted with that same luxury. In her new school, she has grabbed the attention of every boy... even our favorite hanyou. Rated-T for some cussing and minor limeyness?

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Kagome let out a deep sigh and looked at her best friend. "Well, I'm going to 'dump' Kouga… wish me luck." She said quietly. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.

"Why would you dump him? I thought you liked him…" He said teasing her. Kagome laughed and shoved him lightly.

"God, you're so weak, Kagome…" Inuyasha continued to jest with her.

"I am not!" She said, placing her hands at her hips. Inuyasha snickered and walked past her in the hallway.

"Whatever you say…" She said giving her the slightest glance. Kagome gasped. It could have just been the way the light was shining through the window on his silver hair… or the way his eyes glistened with his smile… but something hit Kagome hard right then and there as she turned the opposite way Inuyasha went.

Her heart wouldn't stop pounding in her chest. 'What's wrong with me?' She asked. Kagome had never fallen for anyone… ever. She'd barely ever even had a crush on anyone. She was so used to getting guys she didn't even want to begin with, but now… Inuyasha…

She sighed and shook the thought from her head. 'I don't like him…' She tried to tell herself. 'I don't like him one bit. He's mean and rude and stubborn and…'

'No he's not… he's sweet and caring…' Kagome softened her gaze and sighed.

'I can't fall for him… I can't. It won't work.' She kept arguing with herself and ended up bumping into some one since she wasn't paying any attention. She gasped watching the boy she bumped into fall to the floor.

"Ooh.. I'm sorry, Higurashi-sama. It was a complete accident. My apologies." He said collecting his books. Kagome smiled lightly and squatted down to help him pick them up.

She handed him the two math books she picked up just as he finished collecting the rest. "Here you go, Akitoki." She smiled warmly. It made his blood rush.

"Tha…thank you, Higurashi-sama. You are so kind." He stuttered. Kagome smiled and nodded, standing up again. "Umm Higurashi-sama!" Akitoki asked just before Kagome began walking. "Umm would you maybe like to go to the mall with me… sometime… since… you know… I dunno… never mind!" He shouted running off. Kagome chuckled a bit to herself.

'Akitoki's so sweet… just so quirky.' She thought to herself. 'He's nothing like Inuyasha…' She looked at the ground again. 'It's so weird…' She thought, disappearing into her classroom.

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That night, Kagome and Inuyasha went to his house. They had to study for the exam in their first class… history. Sadly to say, Kagome knew nothing of the Feudal era… even with a history-buff for a grandfather… she was completely clueless.

Inuyasha, however, was a genius when it came to Feudal Japan. So, after much bribery and pathetic begging… Kagome got him to reluctantly, agree to help her study for the test.

They sat on the couch, however… procrastinating. It was only a little after nine. The TV flickered while it played some Japanese game show. She sighed contently. Her eyes were beginning to grow heavy.

'How can I be so tired? We only studied a little bit…' She thought. 'Oh… man, but I can hardly keep my eyes open… I don't want to go home… Yuki's there. And since he's been suspended from school, he probably won't be in a good mood… ah… how can I even think when I'm this tired?'

"You look pretty tired." Inuyasha commented, stating the very obvious. Kagome gave him a drowsy look and smiled weakly.

"Yea…" She said rubbing her eyes. "I am…" She leaned her head back against the back of the sofa and closed her eyes. "Inuyasha…" She said softly. The half demon swung his head around to face her.

Though her eyes weren't open, Kagome knew he was paying attention. "Tell me a story…" Inuyasha looked bewildered.

"A story? What kind of story?" He asked. He really only knew children's' stories which he told to Rin every night. But he doubted Kagome would want to here about The Rabbit In The Moon.

"Yea…" Kagome let her head loll to the side. "A story about you… like something from your past." She opened her eyes. "I mean… I don't know hardly anything about your past." Inuyasha scoffed and crossed his arms.

"There's nothing to know…" He said softly. Kagome sighed.

"Tell me about your parents." She said. Inuyasha eyed her suspiciously. "How did they meet?" Inuyasha sighed. She was far too persistent for her own good.

"Well… they met way back at a carnival in high school… and my mom was trying to win a stuffed dog… and my dad walked up behind her and offered to win it for her, which he did successfully." Kagome was now awake and completely entranced in Inuyasha's story. "Well, they dated a little but one night… my dad took my mom to Lake Yamanaka… by Mount Fuji where he proposed to her." Kagome smiled and clapped her hands together.

"Yes!" She received an annoyed look from the hanyou. "Oh… sorry, go on." She said blushing. Inuyasha nodded.

"Well, my mom said yes, they got married… blah blah blah… I was born, yay, and then my dad died in a car accident when I was about two." He said squinting an eye to try and remember how old his mother told him he was. Kagome gasped.

"And your mom…" She said softly.

"I don't know what she was like before his death… but she was always so skinny and she cried a lot. She died too…" He said the last part with sadness. "I woke up one morning and… I just saw her dead. The doctors said that she overdosed on some painkillers…" Inuyasha stopped when he heard sniffling.

"K…Kagome?" He asked looking at her. She was crying. "Oh shit!" 'What did I do now?' He asked himself. "Ple…please don't cry. I'm sorry for whatever I did…" He tried frantically to calm her down but she wouldn't.

"It's just…" She looked at him through her tears. "I'm so sorry, Inuyasha." She lunged forward and wrapped her arms around his torso, crying into his chest. "I'm so sorry you had to go through everything you did. I wish I could take it away for you…" Her crying had subsided by now. "All the pain…" She said softly.

Inuyasha's eyes softened. 'She's crying… for me?' He thought. "Kagome…" He wrapped his arms around her. "It's okay. I'm not hurting anymore. I have you, now…" He smiled. He didn't care that he was coming off sappy. He couldn't believe she was crying for him. Kagome nodded, but didn't let go, and neither did Inuyasha. They sat there for what seemed to be a whole night, until Kagome had fallen asleep.

Inuyasha could feel she wasn't awake anymore. He sighed and picked her up, one arm under her knees and the other under her neck, as he carried her to his room. He pushed the door open with his back and lay her down in his bed, covering her up afterward. He just looked at her for a moment, before sitting down at the edge of the bed.

"Kagome… there's so much I wish I could tell you…" He looked at the ground. "I don't even want to think about how lost I was before I met you." He started to stand up when he felt a hand grab his.

'Shit! She's awake?!' He thought.

"Inuyasha…" She mumbled. "Stay…" Inuyasha sighed and nodded, sitting back down in his spot at the edge of his bed.

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Thank God it's Saturday!" Kagome said cheerfully after waking up from Inuyasha's bed. "You know how horribly I want to see anyone at school? I don't." She smiled as the half dead boy walked into the room.

"Did you even sleep, Inuyasha?" She asked. He shot her a death glare.

"I MIGHT HAVE IF YOU DIDN'T KICK ME ALL NIGHT LONG!" Kagome shivered.

"Don't have to get touchy. You're the one who put me in your bed." She said causing a 'keh' to leave Inuyasha's lips.

"And you're the one who wouldn't let me leave!" Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Jeez… good morning to you too." She grumbled. He sighed and grabbed his head.

"Sorry, it's just… tonight's the new moon…" He mumbled. Kagome turned to face him.

"So what, you're man-period is coming soon?" She asked him. Inuyasha laughed sarcastically.

"No…" He turned away from her. "It just puts me in a bad mood…"

AN – I hit 100 reviews! Woo! Thanks guys. You'll never guess what the next chapter's about lol. Umm well, anyway… I wanted to say that Akitoki is not based on the Houjo in Kagome's school. Instead, I'm referring to the character in episodes 137-140 and in the 2nd movie. I love him. He's so cute. And he makes for good Inuyasha squish. I'm not too sure when the next chapter will be up… I'm having issues because I have that 'romantic' chapter all planned out and I can't write it yet! GRR! Sorry.

Review please… even if it's about something I did wrong… I love reviews.

Love always,

Patche