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Brief: Cuteness, but then follows… drama?
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, but I can dream. :D
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Chapter 12: Distract
Kagome awoke from the irritating buzz that echoed off the alarm clock. She groaned and flipped over, lazily slamming her hand on the snooze button. She opened her eyes and stared at the green colored wall, confused. 'Wasn't I at Inuyasha's house?' she thought tiredly, her eyes still droopy.
She forced her mind to run over last nights events, where she came upon the memory of holding hands with Inuyasha. Her face softened as she remembered, pulling up her right hand, the feeling of his hand lingering on her own. She recalled linking her hand with his, looking down at his bigger hand. It was slightly calloused by his horseplay, but was nonetheless soft.
She looked at her bedside table, and saw a ripped piece of paper on it. On it was scribbled, rushed writing in a black pen. She picked it up and read it while still on her bed.
Hey Kagome!
Well, you're reading this, so I'm guessing you woke up already. You fell asleep yesterday while you were on the rooftop, so I brought you home and told your mom. Don't worry, she's not mad. See you tomorrow morning at school. :)
Inuyasha
Kagome looked up at the ceiling and sighed, thinking to herself.
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Kagome's POV
I've only seen Inuyasha for the first time in a while three days ago, yet I already know it's different somehow. It wasn't that bad kind of different, like we were going apart or anything. Actually, I believe it's more like we're getting closer… it scares me.
I've thought about it for a while yesterday night before I slept. Have you seen those stories, shows and movies about two best friends who turn out to be in love with each other? Well, some have happy endings; they get together, live happily ever after like some princess fairytale… like Cinderella and her Prince Charming. Others, however, confess and then it turns out awkward because the feelings are unrequited.
After seeing that, I really don't want it to happen. If I have to suck it up and stay in an only-as-a-friend relationship with Inuyasha to avoid ruining the friendship, then I will.
Because losing Inuyasha is worse than not having him love me back.
End POV
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Kagome got up reluctantly from the bed, going into the bathroom and doing "the drill". She went out and got dressed. She decided to go a bit wilder today from her usual outfits.
She took out a black t-shirt and slipped it over her head and onto her body. Flipping all the bottoms in her closet, she removed a short blue denim skirt that faded a bit on the thighs from the hanger, buttoning it on and then pulling up the zipper. She put on black leggings under her skirt, and then slipped on a pair of skull bone and star leg warmers from Hot Topic.
Kagome took out her pair of black Vans slip on shoes with pink penguins on them, and set them aside. She walked over to the bathroom and looked in the mirror, deciding the wear eyeliner today. She took her pencil eyeliner from the drawer, and put it on; it wasn't too heavy, but it wasn't very light either. She glossed her lips with a clear color, making them shine. Just for fun and to finish the look, she moved her bangs to the left side of her head (right side for other people's view) and clipped on a small bright pink bow near them.
She glanced at the full-sized mirror and approved of her outfit. 'Hm. It looks pretty nice. I guess it was a good idea to buy all this stuff from Hot Topic,' she thought, twirling around.
Walking out of the bathroom once more, she grabbed her shoes and black Jansport backpack and stepped down the stairs. She placed her shoes and backpack next to the front door, before going back into the kitchen to have her breakfast. She poured some of the Peanut Butter Toast Crunch out of the box and into her bowl, and then put some milk in. She dug in, feeling good. 'Mm, peanut butter. Sugar… it's a very good breakfast,' she thought happily. Her brother and mom, who had entered while she started eating, stared at her weirdly as she smiled and ate.
Kagome finished eating, and said her goodbyes to her mom and brother. "Bye mom, see you, squirt!" she said as she slipped on her shoes, grabbed her backpack and ran out the door, grinning.
"Hey! I told her not to call me squirt anymore!" Souta pouted, but quickly realized and removed it from his face. 'Men do not pout,' he thought, chanting it in his head as he held his chin up and crossed his arms, like a 'man'.
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Kagome walked to school with a smile on her face, before remembering her situation with Inuyasha. She slowed her walking, and halted her smile. She sighed.
'I guess I just have to ignore these feelings as best as I can…' she thought.
…Unless there are hints he feels the same way.
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Kagome arrived at school, seeing Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha under the Goshinboku. She went over to them with a small bounce in her steps, standing beside them. Sango was the first one to notice her, therefore started the squeals of delight.
"Oh my gosh, Kagome! Where'd you get these clothes? I so love them on you, it seriously fits you and…" Sango babbled on and on about Kagome's outfit, mouth going fifty miles per hour with a smile on it too. Kagome just nodded, not really listening to her chatter and instead staring off into the sky until Sango stopped.
Sango finally stopped talking, and took in a deep breath. "Okay, I stopped talking," she announced, and sat down back in her previous spot.
Miroku kneeled down in front of Kagome, and placed her hands in his as he did the first time here at this school. "Kagome, tell me…" he started. "Did it hurt?"
Kagome tilted her head to the side cutely. "Did what hurt?" she asked.
"Did it hurt when you fell down from heaven?" he asked, grinning.
Kagome laughed at him, and spoke. "That was such a cheesy pick up line, Miroku. Cheesy, but sweet… I guessed."
"Why of course!" Miroku let go of her hands, feeling an invisible fire burning behind him… from Inuyasha. As he let go of Kagome's hands, the fire went away. 'Phew,' Miroku thought, wiping an imaginary drop of sweat from his forehead.
Inuyasha was leaning back against the tree, watching everything with one eye open. Kagome stared as he stood in all his hot glory, wearing a red tee and baggy black jeans. He wore is beat up red Converse high tops. Kagome shook her head, willing herself not to stare at his body anymore. She ran over to him, and threw her arms around his neck, where as he automatically stood up straight and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Hi, 'Yashie!" she squealed, standing on her toes to press her cheek on his.
Inuyasha's face wore a soft smile, and he chuckled. She was so cute. "Hey, Kagome," he said, laughing a bit now.
She stood back at her normal height, a head shorter than Inuyasha. She looked in his eyes, and pouted. "Was there something so funny about me?" she asked.
Inuyasha let out a little laugh again, and smirked. "Nope, it's just that you're just like a little kid," he said, lightly pinching her cheeks as she smiled and shut her eyes.
"So… that's cute, right?" she grinned as she tilted her head to the side. Inuyasha swore that he would have squealed, if he wasn't a guy.
Inuyasha put his arms around her neck this time, placing her face into his chest. She looked up at him with her big blue eyes, looking even cuter. 'Maybe I shouldn't have done that… she's just too cute now,' he thought, mentally sweat dropping. "Yes, very cute."
Sango grinned. "Aww, total Kodak moment!" she shouted, forming her fingers into a pretend camera and Miroku making clicking sounds. Inuyasha rolled his eyes at them. "You think everything we do is a Kodak moment."
"Our point exactly. We know you two love each other!" Miroku taunted in a playful way. Kagome and Inuyasha stared at him as if he was dumb. He sighed. "No, not the friendly or sibling love, the boyfriend-girlfriend love!" he told them again.
This time, they both blushed and stuttered, looking the opposite direction from each other. The bell rang, signaling the time for homeroom. 'Saved by the bell,' Kagome and Inuyasha thought at the same time, running to Mr. Kumakura's classroom and leaving Sango and Miroku standing there.
"They obviously love each other," they said concurrently.
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Inuyasha's POV
Kagome and I ran to Mr. Kumakura's class; I don't know what her reason was, but I was getting away from Miroku. I mean, how did he know? Err, let me rephrase that—why did he think that? I didn't love Kagome that way… I mean maybe I liked her as a crush a bit, but… love? I'm not so sure.
We sat down in our seats in homeroom, and I saw Miroku and Sango come in with 'knowing' smiles on their faces. How I urge to just claw those smug looking things off their pretty fa—wait, never mind. Miroku doesn't have a pretty face.
I sighed and leaned back on my chair. I guess I obviously was in love with Kagome… but I don't want our friendship to end because of some stupid love confession. She wouldn't love some dirty half-breed like me. She may be my best friend, but that doesn't mean she would love me…
I have to get my mind off her. Date another girl, maybe? I've seen that girl… Kirei, was it? I caught her looking at me a few times, and she looks pretty nice… she could be some shy version of Kagome.
Yeah, I think, maybe, I'll ask her out…
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Three classes have passed, and it was lunch at the moment. The gang, minus Inuyasha, was sitting under the Goshinboku.
"Hm. I wonder where Inuyasha is," Miroku said, thoughtfully chewing on his peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It had been ten minutes and he still had not arrived.
"Yeah, it's not like Inuyasha to skip lunch," Sango added.
Kagome began to worry. She was right. "Hey, guys, I think I'm going to go look for him," she said, getting up from the grass and brushing off the remaining dirt off her legs.
Sango and Miroku nodded as she walked off, but remembered she wasn't looking at them. They shrugged and just went back their lunch.
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Kagome skipped across the hallways in search of Inuyasha, when she heard his voice. She turned to corner, ready to yell out his name, but stopped in her tracks and hid behind the lockers as she watched him talking to another girl… she believed her name was Kirei.
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Kagome's POV
I watched him and Kirei, confused. What was he doing with her? I've never seen them talking together. Or maybe, at least not around me. I strained my ears and listened into the conversation, hearing Inuyasha speak first.
"So, uh… Kirei. I was wondering…" Inuyasha sighed, and then scratched his head. Was he nervous about something?
"Yeah?" Kirei's voice sounded so cute, like a little girl's.
"Well, I was wondering if you'd like to go out with me…?" I heard him as that, and my heart just stopped right there. It stopped pounding, as the air caught in my lungs. He asked Kirei out? I mean, I wanted to ignore these feelings, but… this was too much. I'm so confused. I want to ignore the feelings I have for him, yet I don't want him with anybody else.
I felt the familiar stinging in my eyes as tears shot up, which I blinked as a desperate try to make them go away. It didn't help; more tears only went to my eyes. I couldn't help it, and I just ran. My flat bottomed shoes slammed onto the floor as I ran while covering my face. Again, I know I was trying to ignore the feelings, but then I felt betrayed somehow.
Footsteps followed me, and I resisted the urge to look back. I somehow already knew it was Inuyasha running after me. I could faintly hear him calling out my name, but not really. I could be deaf for all I care. I didn't want to hear that… and I didn't think that he meant for me to hear that either.
"Kagome, Kagome!" I heard him yelling out. I tripped and fell to my knees, and wiped away my tears. I didn't want him to see them.
"Kagome, why are you crying?" I could tell his voice sounded worried. I wondered if he really didn't know why I was crying… but maybe he truly didn't. He checked my knees, I guess to make sure they weren't scraped or bruised or something.
"Nothing…" I answered. I was not going to tell him the real reason… that's what I'm trying to ignore, for Pete's sake.
He frowned, and I could tell that he didn't believe me. "I know there's something wrong if you were crying. Do you not want me and Kirei together or something?"
I shook my head. "No, go and be happy with her, if you really like her. I don't mind… I'm not your master or anything," I told him.
Inuyasha sighed. "If you're sure…"
"I'm sure Inuyasha, I'm okay," I 'reassured' him.
"Okay…" he helped me up, and I left him there. I guess he probably went to Kirei, since I think he kind of left her there. I stopped and looked back as I saw him run. I chanted in my head, 'I am okay with this, I am okay with this…'
But, you want to know something?
I really wasn't okay.
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2371 words. Sort of short, but I wanted to end it there. XP
According to the Hot Topic size chart, my foot is the size of a child 6 – 7 years. XP Thanks for reading. Review:)
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