She's Lookin Through Me

Chapter Ten – Human

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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Inuyasha took in a deep breath. It was still daylight. Kagome, Sango, and Miroku all went to the mall with Akitoki as some double date. He decided against going for one, he didn't want to see Kagome and Akitoki and for two, he had to speak with Yuki.

'Just end it now and everything will be okay…' He thought. He slowly brought his fist up to the wooden door and pounded three times.

The door was soon opened with a woman standing in it's way. She looked just like 'My mother…' Inuyasha thought. He couldn't tear his eyes away. She smiled.

"Who are you here for?" She asked happily with a creepy smile haunting her face. Inuyasha cringed. 'Okay… definitely not my mother…'

"Yuki." He said simply. The woman nodded and walked off as Yuki came to the doorway.

"What the hell are you doing? What if Kagome were here?" He shouted, closing the door behind him. Inuyasha shook his head.

"I don't care, Yuki… I'm done." He couldn't believe he just ended it. "I'm not going to use your cousin as bait for my revenge… I just can't." Yuki scoffed.

"So you're just going to let her die by Naraku's hands? Just like Kikyou?" Yuki asked, smiling. He knew he'd hit a sensitive spot by saying that. Inuyasha growled and picked him up by his shirt collar, slamming him into the side of the house.

"Don't fucking talk like that! I didn't let her die and I'm sure as hell not going to let Kagome die!" He said. Yuki lost his confident smirk as Inuyasha let him go.

"So, what? You've got feelings for her now?" He asked with a bit of laughter after he heard no response. "Oh how perfect! The little half breed in love with my cousin… the pathetic waste of skin is in love with my cousin!" Inuyasha cringed. He'd heard all this before. It was common… but the more Yuki said it… the more he doubted Kagome could ever love him.

"Shut up." He said turning away. "I don't need your bribery anymore. I'm going to protect Kagome on my own…" Yuki snarled as Inuyasha walked away.

"Fine! But don't you dare go thinking you'll ever EVER end up with Kagome! She's WAY too good for you!" He shouted after him.

"Damnit…" Yuki thought slamming his fist into the concrete. 'Now I can't have anyone protect her… Kouga won't do it…' He sighed. "I don't have the strength…" He said aloud. "Kagome… I can't protect even you…" Yuki sighed and walked back inside.

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It was dusk out and the four were finally leaving the mall. Kagome had her hands full with bags as well as Sango, but the two boys were completely empty-handed. They had just begun parting their ways to the cars, when Sango remembered something.

"Hey, Kagome… how did it go with Kouga?" Kagome stopped in her tracks.

"Oh… he took it well, I guess…" She said nervously. "He got a little upset and walked off saying I shouldn't worry about upsetting Inuyasha with my love for him." She laughed nervously. "I'm not so sure if I'm exactly single yet." Sango shook her head.

"Well, goodnight you two!" She said as she and Miroku walked off to his car. Akitoki and Kagome both waved goodbye and walked to his.

"Well, this was really fun, Kagome. I hope we can do it again… maybe… sometime." She twiddled his thumbs. "I hope I'm not too forward with everything… I just really like you, Kagome and I really enjoy being around you." The blush on his face was brighter than the sun setting behind them.

"Aww, thankyou, Akitoki." She said smiling as they climbed into the car. Akitoki took a deep breath and grabbed Kagome's hand.

"Kagome, I don't care anymore. The risk of you rejecting me is worth it! Will you please be my girlfriend? I… I ll…love you!" He shouted. Kagome cocked her head to the side.

"You love me?" She asked making sure she heard right. Akitoki clenched his eyes shut and nodded. Kagome sighed.

'Akitoki is so sweet… and it's not like Inuyasha's said anything or… whatever…' Kagome nodded. 'It'll be harmless…' She thought to herself. Akitoki was a great guy. 'But… Inuyasha…' She sighed.

"I'm sorry, Akitoki. I've got a lot on my mind right now… maybe another time?" She asked. Akitoki nodded.

"Not to worry, I can wait forever for you, Kagome." She smiled nervously.

'That's not what I meant' She thought as Akitoki put the car in drive.

"Where to?" He asked. Kagome sighed. 'I still don't want to go home…' She thought.

"Umm Inuyasha's house?" Akitoki nodded and drove off in that direction. 'He'll be happy to see me… I think…' She thought again.

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Inuyasha plopped down on the couch. The sun had disappeared from the sky and so had his white hair. He was at least grateful that no one else was home but Rin. He didn't want people to see him like this… a human.

He realized he spoke too soon when the doorbell rang. He grumbled and called for Rin to answer it. A girl of about thirteen came trotting out of her bedroom.

"But, Inuyasha, I can't. I'm still in my nightclothes. You should answer it…" She said softly. Inuyasha sighed and stood up, looking out the peephole.

"Shit!" He cursed. Rin cocked her head to the side.

"What it is?" She asked.

"It's Kagome." He said fearfully. He looked around frantically for something to hide his hair. Rin threw a blanket at him and he quickly covered his head with it before opening the door.

Kagome just stood there shocked. She'd heard a girl's voice… and Inuyasha cussing…

'He has a girl over…' She thought. 'Well… that sucks…' She turned and saw Akitoki was gone. Just before she planned on walking home, the door opened slightly.

"Yea?" She heard Inuyasha ask through the crack, hiding his eyes and hair with a blanket.

"Can I come in?" She asked.

"Inuyasha! I want to go to bed!" She heard the girl's voice again.

"Okay! Go get in bed! I'll be in there soon…" He said to her, turning back to Kagome. The look on her face was so depressing. "Umm… actually… now's not the best time…" He said softly.

Kagome nodded feeling heartbroken. She watched as the door opened more, revealing a girl who was most definitely not her age standing next to Inuyasha.

"Hi! I'm Rin!" She said cheerfully. Kagome felt somewhat relieved knowing he didn't have a girl over. "Inuyasha's being mean. I want to go to sleep!" She said.

"Then go to sleep!" He shouted. Rin stuck her tongue out and ran off to her bedroom leaving just Inuyasha and Kagome.

"So, why's it a bad time?" She asked. Rin ran back up behind Inuyasha.

"Oh, I need my blanket." She said cluelessly as she pulled the blanket off his head revealing his black hair and brown eyes. His dog-ears were no where to be found.

Kagome gasped.

"Damnit Rin!" Inuyasha shouted to her.

"Oops…" She said softly.

"Inuyasha… you're human?" Kagome asked. He sighed and rolled his eyes.

AN – 123?! You guys are amazing. Seriously. Thank you all so much. I just wanted to let you know that I read each and every one of those reviews and appreciate them so much. So, a bit of a cliffie… ehh… I'll update either later today or tomorrow. I've got a 'date' tonight so… blah.

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

Love always,

Patche