KONNICHIWA MINNA-SAN!!! I'm very very sorry for the long wait but I've been
VERY busy! I've got soooooooooo much homework and I still haven't started
this stupid piece of crap science project that's due in January.
I had fun writing this chapter. It was my little "unknown" excuse to stay up late writing it and now it's finally DONE! I'm now starting the next chapter and I hope it'll be about the same length. Enjoy!
JA NE!
~Kagome
Chapter 11 Back To School
********* LAST CHAPTER *********
"Kagome, I've always cared about you and I always will." Inuyasha said quietly. "I probably should've said this a long time ago; Kagome, I love you."
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Inuyasha thought he felt Kagome tense as he said those words, but she quickly relaxed and whispered, "I love you too, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha embraced her tightly. "I'm sorry for all the times I ever hurt you; I really am. I was just afraid that if I opened up to anyone that something bad would happen."
"I understand." Kagome said as she looked up at him and smiled. "You had a hard life. I'm willing to wait to tell people until you're ready."
"Thank you Kagome. Maybe we'll be able to tell them after we get back." Inuyasha said as he leaned down and kissed her gently.
Kagome returned the kiss happily and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Let's go have lunch."
Inuyasha nodded and quickly finished putting the bandages around Kagome's torso and they walked downstairs hand in hand.
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As Inuyasha and Kagome walked into the kitchen, Mrs. Higurashi was putting lunch on the table.
"Onee-san!" Souta cried when he saw Kagome walk into the room. "You're home!"
"Well, hello to you too Souta." Kagome said, ruffling her younger brother's hair.
"So Kagome, how long are you staying this time?" Jii-chan asked as he began eating his lunch.
"I don't know yet." Kagome replied, sitting down with Inuyasha. "I was thinking I would stay for at least a week."
"How long are you staying big-brother Inuyasha?" Souta asked eagerly.
"I'm staying for as long as Kagome is." Inuyasha said as he looked at a smiling Kagome.
"Cool!"
It was fairly quiet during lunch; no one knowing what to say at the moment. The only sound other than people eating was Inuyasha and Kagome talking quietly.
To break the silence, Kagome's mother started a conversation with her daughter.
"Kagome, do you have any plans with Inuyasha yet?"
"I think there's a school festival later this week, so maybe we'll go to that." Kagome said.
"That sounds nice." Mrs. Higurashi said cheerfully. "I hope you have fun if you do go."
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The rest of the day went by fairly quickly with nothing to do. Kagome was locked in her room trying to finish her homework for tomorrow and Inuyasha was in Souta's room playing video games.
Dinner was also a silent affair as it seemed that nobody had anything to say. Earlier that day, Kagome had spoken to her mother about what had happened the day she was attacked. Even though she told her mother everything she could remember, there was a part of her that thought something was missing. Luckily, her mother couldn't read her thoughts and told her to just forget it.
Kagome was already asleep in bed by the time Inuyasha came back to her room that night. Not wanting to disturb her, he leaned against her bed and tried to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~KAGOME DREAM SEQUENCE~*~*~*~*~
Kagome was running through a dark forest. It was raining and even though she was freezing, she knew she was being chased and needed to get away.
As she started running again, she felt whoever was chasing her catch up and shove her against a nearby tree.
Opening her eyes to see who it was, Kagome saw Kikyo standing in front of her holding a knife.
"Only one of us can live in this world." the image of Kikyo said, glarring daggers. "Once you're dead, I will have my soul and live once again." Kikyo then stabbed her reincarnation as Kagome screamed in pain.
As Kikyo walked away, a sobbing Kagome lay limp against the tree.
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Inuyasha had been unable to sleep so he settled for watching Kagome. When she started tossing and turning in her sleep, he started to think he should wake her, but decided against it, knowing he would probably be sat until his back broke. He became worried, however, when she started whimpering and fell limp against her pillow.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha said as he tried shaking her awake. "Kagome, wake up!"
She felt cold in his arms and her heartbeat had slowed dramatically. Frantic, he figured the only way he could help her was to keep her as warm as possible so he removed his haori and a few of her blankets from her bed and wrapped them tightly around her, holding her close. She had once told him that his aura was warm and comforting so he sat against the wall with a bundled up Kagome in his arms and hoped that it was enough to keep her warm before he fell asleep.
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The next morning, Mrs. Higurashi came upstairs to wake up Kagome. When she opened the door and looked inside, she saw Inuyasha sleeping with her in his arms.
"They look so cute together!" Mrs. Higurashi said to herself as she walked up to the couple. "Inuyasha, wake up."
Inuyasha's eyes opened and he jumped slightly at the sight of Kagome's mother.
"Good morning Inuyasha, dear." Mrs. Higurashi smiled cheerfully. "Could you wake up Kagome for me? Breakfast is almost ready." She smiled again and walked out of the room.
Inuyasha looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms. She had much more color in her face this morning and her breathing seemed fine.
"Kagome?" he asked unsurely.
Kagome groaned as she tried to sit up. "Inuyasha?"
"Are you alright Kagome?"
She shook her head in response. "My whole body aches; I feel like a ton of bricks fell on me and my head hurts." she said as she fell back in his arms.
"Your mom has breakfast made. Do you want to see if that will help any?"
She nodded and leaned her head against his chest.
"I'll carry you down, okay?"
Inuyasha removed the extra blankets, but let her keep his haori and carried her downstairs bridal style.
When they reached the kitchen, Mrs. Higurashi greeted them.
"Good morning!" she said cheerfully. "How do you feel this morning Kagome?"
"I'm okay." Kagome replied weakly.
"You don't sound fine, dear. Maybe you should stay home today."
"No. I'll be fine." Kagome said as Inuyasha put her down next to her chair. "I'll feel much better after a warm bath."
"Okay, but have some breakfast first."
Kagome had hardly touched her food when she went to get ready for school. Mrs. Higurashi watched as her daughter left the room before turning to Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha?" she said, pulling Inuyasha out of his trance.
"Yes?"
"Is something bothering Kagome?"
"I'm not sure. She was like this last night too."
Mrs. Higurashi nodded. "Could you please keep an eye on her for a while? She looked like she was ready to collapse."
"I will." he said and continued to eat his breakfast.
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"Kagome? Are you dressed yet?" her mother asked, knocking on Kagome's door.
When she didn't get an answer, she figured that Kagome had gone back to bed and went in to wake her up. Walking in, she saw Kagome fast asleep against the wall beside her bed.
"Kagome, wake up!" Mrs. Higurashi said. "You're going to be late for school."
Inuyasha walked in a few seconds later, just in time to see Mrs. Higurashi walk by him and Kagome trying to get up.
"Kagome don't get up; I have a better idea." He got down to her level and motioned for her to climb on his back. "Climb on. I'll take you to school."
"You don't have to do that." Kagome said as she climbed onto his back.
"Maybe I want to take you to school." Inuyasha said as he grabbed her bag and walked out the door. "Are you sure you're okay? You still look a little pale."
"I'm okay."
Inuyasha nodded. "Hey, aren't those your friends up ahead?"
Kagome looked up to where Inuyasha was pointing. "Yes. Can we walk with them?"
"Sure." Inuyasha caught up to Kagome's friends and let her down so that she could talk to them.
"Hi guys."
"Kagome!" Ayume pulled her friend into a hug. "Are you feeling any better?"
"Lots better." Kagome replied smiling. She knew she wasn't telling the truth; she actually felt tired and weak and she didn't know how she was going to make it through the whole day.
They continued walking to school and the the whole way, Inuyasha and Kagome held hands. Her friends noticed, but decided not to say anything until later.
When they reached the school, something seemed different about the students; they weren't wearing their uniforms.
"Oh yeah!" Yuka said, hitting herself in the head. "I forgot today we were supposed to have free dress!"
"It's okay. I probably would've forgotten anyway." Kagome laughed. Turning to Inuyasha, she gave him a quick kiss. "Thanks for walking me to school. Why don't you come eat with me durning lunch on the roof."
"Okay." Inuyasha smiled. "Why don't you keep my haori for today. I don't really need it."
Kagome smiled and nodded. "I'll see you at lunch!" She kissed him again and walked off with her giggling friends.
Inuyasha went to a nearby tree and jumped onto the highest branch he could find, making sure to keep out of sight.
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"So Kagome," Eri said teasingly, "what's going on with you and Inuyasha?"
Kagome blushed a furious shade of red, covering her face with the haori. "W- well......w-we're together now.........." she mumbled, going even redder.
Her friends smiled and looked at one another. "We knew you would tell him!" they yelled, making most of the class look at them like they were crazy. After that, they decided it would be best to keep it down.
A few minutes later, Hojo walked up to the group of giggling girls. "Hi Kagome!" he said cheerfully.
"H-hi Hojo......" Kagome didn't know what she was going to do. She already knew that he was there to ask her to the school festival, but she was already going with Inuyasha.
"The school festival is this friday; I was wondering if you would like to go with me." Hojo said.
"I'm sorry Hojo, but I'm already going with someone." Kagome replied simply.
"Oh." Hojo looked a little crestfallen, but he didn't leave. "May I ask who?"
"You wouldn't know him." Kagome said. "His name's Inuyasha; he's not from around here." 'Please let him leave.....' Kagome thought.
Satisfied, Hojo left and sat at his desk, which was one row away from Kagome's.
Kagome sighed and turned towards her friends again. "I'm glad that's over."
"I'm actually kinda glad too." Yuka said. "Inuyasha really is the perfect guy for you."
"Yeah. He really cares for you." Eri added, getting a dreamy look in her eyes.
"You have no idea." Kagome smiled as she remembered when he confessed that he loved her. "I really mean it when I say I love him. We've been through so much together. You guys may think I'm crazy, but I know I'm going to spend the rest of my life with him." Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka all got tears in their eyes and gave Kagome a back- breaking hug.
"Kagome, that was so sweet!" they all cried.
"I'm so jealous!" Yuka said smiling.
"Does he have a brother by any chance?" Eri asked eagerly.
"He does." Kagome said. "But Sesshomaru is NOTHING like Inuyasha. They hate each other. Inuyasha's only half-demon as you already know. Sesshomaru, on the other hand, is a full-blooded youkai who basically loathes all hanyous and humans. There's no way he would ever consider me family."
"That's too bad." Yuka said sadly.
"You guys better sit down, the bell is about to ring." Kagome said as she quickly got out her books.
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Lunch came quickly and just like she promised, Kagome went up to the roof to eat with Inuyasha.
Luckily, Inuyasha was already there waiting for her. "Hey Kagome." he greeted.
"Sorry to keep you waiting Inuyasha." Kagome said as she sat down beside him.
"That's alright; I haven't been waiting that long." he said, kissing her. Kagome giggled and put her head on his shoulder.
"Do you feel any better?" Inuyasha asked, wrapping his arm around her shoulder. "You looked really miserable this morning."
"I actually do feel quite a bit better." she replied. "What happened last night? All I remember is feeling very cold and waking up wrapped in all those blankets."
"I'm not sure myself." Inuyasha said. "I think you were having a nightmare because you were tossing in your sleep, but then you started to look like you were in a lot of pain and you got very pale and you just fell limp."
Kagome stayed silent. She had heard of people dying in their dreams, but she never thought the person could die in reality too.
"You really scared me Kagome. I thought I'd lost you."
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I'm just glad you're alright." Inuyasha said quietly.
Kagome looked up and him and smiled. "Let's have some lunch."
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As Kagome walked back into her class after lunch, her friends ran up to her and started bombarding her with questions.
"Woah! Hold on! Can I at least sit down?" Kagome walked over to her seat, hoping that her friends would leave her alone, but they didn't.
"Where were you during lunch?" Eri asked. "I thought you were going to come and eat with us outside."
"Sorry, I forgot to tell you that I would be eating with Inuyasha." Kagome replied.
"No you didn't." Yuka said. "You told us this morning. Eri just wasn't listening."
"That makes sense." Kagome said as she started thinking about what happened the night before.
"Kagome?" Ayumi said, waving her hand in front of Kagome's eyes. "Kagome, are you alright?"
"Sorry. I was just thinking......" Kagome said, breaking out of her trance.
"About what?" Yuka asked.
"Remember when you asked me how I was this morning?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah.....why?" Ayumi said.
"Well.......I wasn't fine at all."
Hojo had returned from lunch just after Kagome sat down and decided to listen to their conversation while pretending to read a book.
"What do you mean?" Ayumi asked, sitting down in a nearby desk chair.
"I actually felt very weak and ready to collapse. That's why Inuyasha took me to school. He told me during lunch that I had almost died in my sleep last night."
Her friends gasped. "Kagome, that's really serious! You shouldn't even be at school!" her friends yelled, causing heads to turn in their direction. Hojo had dropped his book when she said that, but pretended that he was just turning a page.
"It's okay!" Kagome said calmly. "I feel fine now. I'm not completely back to normal, but that's why I have Inuyasha's haori."
"Why do you have his haori?" Eri asked curiously.
"Because it's warm and I just feel very comfortable and at peace when I wear it."
"Oh......." Her friends decided that it was time to sit down so they could continue class.
Even though the teacher had been in the room the whole time, she didn't ask Kagome about anything until after class.
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"Kagome, could I please have a word with you?" her teacher asked as the rest of the class left for the day.
"Sure." Kagome walked up to the desk and waved to her friends. "Go on ahead. If you see Inuyasha, tell him that I'll be outside in a few minutes."
Her friends nodded and left.
"What is it Ms. Koyuki?"
"I overheard your conversation today after lunch; you siad you almost died in your sleep last night. Are you sure you're okay?" Ms. Koyuki asked.
"I'm fine. Inuyasha was able to keep me warm enough."
"Well, as long as you're alright."
"Thank you for worrying."
"You're welcome. See you tomorrow."
Kagome nodded and started for home.
When she walked outside, Inuyasha was there waiting for her.
"You ready to go home?" Inuyasha asked as they walked off holding hands.
"Yup." Kagome nodded. "It's been a long day. I think I'll take a nap when we get home."
Inuyasha smiled. "Well, let's go!"
As they walked, they recieved a few confused looks, but nothing that couldn't be ignored. Besides, this was going to be an interesting week.
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A/N: SOOOOOOOOOO? How was it? I hope you liked it because it was a pain in the ass to type up. It was 13 pages by the time I was completely finished.
I'm not sure when I'll have the next chapter up but I think it'll be a while. I don't get online much these days and if I do, I try and check at least 1 email (if any at all cries softly) I MISS TALKING TO MY FRIENDS!!!!!! cries very loudly I MISS TALKING TO THEM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH! I'VE BEEN BORED!! I can't talk to them in person or over the phone cause they live on the east coast and and and it's NOT FAIR!!! starts banging head on keyboard and then goes on a screaming rampage to relieve any and almost all frustration
I'm gonna go now.
Ja ne,
~Kagome
PS. Now that you've read this chapter, please review. The last chapter didn't get very many and I'm kinda wondering why... Anyways! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!!
PPS. The next chapter (chapter 12) is the school festival. I'm not sure how I'm gonna write it, but I do have some ideas. More ideas are welcome, just remember that if they don't get used it's because I didn't read your review. I don't get a lot of time to read my emails and check my reviews on ff.net. I wish I had time...BUT I DON'T UNFORTUNATLEY!
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO READ THE OTHER STORIES THAT I'VE POSTED.
I had fun writing this chapter. It was my little "unknown" excuse to stay up late writing it and now it's finally DONE! I'm now starting the next chapter and I hope it'll be about the same length. Enjoy!
JA NE!
~Kagome
Chapter 11 Back To School
********* LAST CHAPTER *********
"Kagome, I've always cared about you and I always will." Inuyasha said quietly. "I probably should've said this a long time ago; Kagome, I love you."
********* END *********
Inuyasha thought he felt Kagome tense as he said those words, but she quickly relaxed and whispered, "I love you too, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha embraced her tightly. "I'm sorry for all the times I ever hurt you; I really am. I was just afraid that if I opened up to anyone that something bad would happen."
"I understand." Kagome said as she looked up at him and smiled. "You had a hard life. I'm willing to wait to tell people until you're ready."
"Thank you Kagome. Maybe we'll be able to tell them after we get back." Inuyasha said as he leaned down and kissed her gently.
Kagome returned the kiss happily and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Let's go have lunch."
Inuyasha nodded and quickly finished putting the bandages around Kagome's torso and they walked downstairs hand in hand.
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As Inuyasha and Kagome walked into the kitchen, Mrs. Higurashi was putting lunch on the table.
"Onee-san!" Souta cried when he saw Kagome walk into the room. "You're home!"
"Well, hello to you too Souta." Kagome said, ruffling her younger brother's hair.
"So Kagome, how long are you staying this time?" Jii-chan asked as he began eating his lunch.
"I don't know yet." Kagome replied, sitting down with Inuyasha. "I was thinking I would stay for at least a week."
"How long are you staying big-brother Inuyasha?" Souta asked eagerly.
"I'm staying for as long as Kagome is." Inuyasha said as he looked at a smiling Kagome.
"Cool!"
It was fairly quiet during lunch; no one knowing what to say at the moment. The only sound other than people eating was Inuyasha and Kagome talking quietly.
To break the silence, Kagome's mother started a conversation with her daughter.
"Kagome, do you have any plans with Inuyasha yet?"
"I think there's a school festival later this week, so maybe we'll go to that." Kagome said.
"That sounds nice." Mrs. Higurashi said cheerfully. "I hope you have fun if you do go."
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The rest of the day went by fairly quickly with nothing to do. Kagome was locked in her room trying to finish her homework for tomorrow and Inuyasha was in Souta's room playing video games.
Dinner was also a silent affair as it seemed that nobody had anything to say. Earlier that day, Kagome had spoken to her mother about what had happened the day she was attacked. Even though she told her mother everything she could remember, there was a part of her that thought something was missing. Luckily, her mother couldn't read her thoughts and told her to just forget it.
Kagome was already asleep in bed by the time Inuyasha came back to her room that night. Not wanting to disturb her, he leaned against her bed and tried to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~KAGOME DREAM SEQUENCE~*~*~*~*~
Kagome was running through a dark forest. It was raining and even though she was freezing, she knew she was being chased and needed to get away.
As she started running again, she felt whoever was chasing her catch up and shove her against a nearby tree.
Opening her eyes to see who it was, Kagome saw Kikyo standing in front of her holding a knife.
"Only one of us can live in this world." the image of Kikyo said, glarring daggers. "Once you're dead, I will have my soul and live once again." Kikyo then stabbed her reincarnation as Kagome screamed in pain.
As Kikyo walked away, a sobbing Kagome lay limp against the tree.
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Inuyasha had been unable to sleep so he settled for watching Kagome. When she started tossing and turning in her sleep, he started to think he should wake her, but decided against it, knowing he would probably be sat until his back broke. He became worried, however, when she started whimpering and fell limp against her pillow.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha said as he tried shaking her awake. "Kagome, wake up!"
She felt cold in his arms and her heartbeat had slowed dramatically. Frantic, he figured the only way he could help her was to keep her as warm as possible so he removed his haori and a few of her blankets from her bed and wrapped them tightly around her, holding her close. She had once told him that his aura was warm and comforting so he sat against the wall with a bundled up Kagome in his arms and hoped that it was enough to keep her warm before he fell asleep.
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The next morning, Mrs. Higurashi came upstairs to wake up Kagome. When she opened the door and looked inside, she saw Inuyasha sleeping with her in his arms.
"They look so cute together!" Mrs. Higurashi said to herself as she walked up to the couple. "Inuyasha, wake up."
Inuyasha's eyes opened and he jumped slightly at the sight of Kagome's mother.
"Good morning Inuyasha, dear." Mrs. Higurashi smiled cheerfully. "Could you wake up Kagome for me? Breakfast is almost ready." She smiled again and walked out of the room.
Inuyasha looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms. She had much more color in her face this morning and her breathing seemed fine.
"Kagome?" he asked unsurely.
Kagome groaned as she tried to sit up. "Inuyasha?"
"Are you alright Kagome?"
She shook her head in response. "My whole body aches; I feel like a ton of bricks fell on me and my head hurts." she said as she fell back in his arms.
"Your mom has breakfast made. Do you want to see if that will help any?"
She nodded and leaned her head against his chest.
"I'll carry you down, okay?"
Inuyasha removed the extra blankets, but let her keep his haori and carried her downstairs bridal style.
When they reached the kitchen, Mrs. Higurashi greeted them.
"Good morning!" she said cheerfully. "How do you feel this morning Kagome?"
"I'm okay." Kagome replied weakly.
"You don't sound fine, dear. Maybe you should stay home today."
"No. I'll be fine." Kagome said as Inuyasha put her down next to her chair. "I'll feel much better after a warm bath."
"Okay, but have some breakfast first."
Kagome had hardly touched her food when she went to get ready for school. Mrs. Higurashi watched as her daughter left the room before turning to Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha?" she said, pulling Inuyasha out of his trance.
"Yes?"
"Is something bothering Kagome?"
"I'm not sure. She was like this last night too."
Mrs. Higurashi nodded. "Could you please keep an eye on her for a while? She looked like she was ready to collapse."
"I will." he said and continued to eat his breakfast.
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"Kagome? Are you dressed yet?" her mother asked, knocking on Kagome's door.
When she didn't get an answer, she figured that Kagome had gone back to bed and went in to wake her up. Walking in, she saw Kagome fast asleep against the wall beside her bed.
"Kagome, wake up!" Mrs. Higurashi said. "You're going to be late for school."
Inuyasha walked in a few seconds later, just in time to see Mrs. Higurashi walk by him and Kagome trying to get up.
"Kagome don't get up; I have a better idea." He got down to her level and motioned for her to climb on his back. "Climb on. I'll take you to school."
"You don't have to do that." Kagome said as she climbed onto his back.
"Maybe I want to take you to school." Inuyasha said as he grabbed her bag and walked out the door. "Are you sure you're okay? You still look a little pale."
"I'm okay."
Inuyasha nodded. "Hey, aren't those your friends up ahead?"
Kagome looked up to where Inuyasha was pointing. "Yes. Can we walk with them?"
"Sure." Inuyasha caught up to Kagome's friends and let her down so that she could talk to them.
"Hi guys."
"Kagome!" Ayume pulled her friend into a hug. "Are you feeling any better?"
"Lots better." Kagome replied smiling. She knew she wasn't telling the truth; she actually felt tired and weak and she didn't know how she was going to make it through the whole day.
They continued walking to school and the the whole way, Inuyasha and Kagome held hands. Her friends noticed, but decided not to say anything until later.
When they reached the school, something seemed different about the students; they weren't wearing their uniforms.
"Oh yeah!" Yuka said, hitting herself in the head. "I forgot today we were supposed to have free dress!"
"It's okay. I probably would've forgotten anyway." Kagome laughed. Turning to Inuyasha, she gave him a quick kiss. "Thanks for walking me to school. Why don't you come eat with me durning lunch on the roof."
"Okay." Inuyasha smiled. "Why don't you keep my haori for today. I don't really need it."
Kagome smiled and nodded. "I'll see you at lunch!" She kissed him again and walked off with her giggling friends.
Inuyasha went to a nearby tree and jumped onto the highest branch he could find, making sure to keep out of sight.
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"So Kagome," Eri said teasingly, "what's going on with you and Inuyasha?"
Kagome blushed a furious shade of red, covering her face with the haori. "W- well......w-we're together now.........." she mumbled, going even redder.
Her friends smiled and looked at one another. "We knew you would tell him!" they yelled, making most of the class look at them like they were crazy. After that, they decided it would be best to keep it down.
A few minutes later, Hojo walked up to the group of giggling girls. "Hi Kagome!" he said cheerfully.
"H-hi Hojo......" Kagome didn't know what she was going to do. She already knew that he was there to ask her to the school festival, but she was already going with Inuyasha.
"The school festival is this friday; I was wondering if you would like to go with me." Hojo said.
"I'm sorry Hojo, but I'm already going with someone." Kagome replied simply.
"Oh." Hojo looked a little crestfallen, but he didn't leave. "May I ask who?"
"You wouldn't know him." Kagome said. "His name's Inuyasha; he's not from around here." 'Please let him leave.....' Kagome thought.
Satisfied, Hojo left and sat at his desk, which was one row away from Kagome's.
Kagome sighed and turned towards her friends again. "I'm glad that's over."
"I'm actually kinda glad too." Yuka said. "Inuyasha really is the perfect guy for you."
"Yeah. He really cares for you." Eri added, getting a dreamy look in her eyes.
"You have no idea." Kagome smiled as she remembered when he confessed that he loved her. "I really mean it when I say I love him. We've been through so much together. You guys may think I'm crazy, but I know I'm going to spend the rest of my life with him." Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka all got tears in their eyes and gave Kagome a back- breaking hug.
"Kagome, that was so sweet!" they all cried.
"I'm so jealous!" Yuka said smiling.
"Does he have a brother by any chance?" Eri asked eagerly.
"He does." Kagome said. "But Sesshomaru is NOTHING like Inuyasha. They hate each other. Inuyasha's only half-demon as you already know. Sesshomaru, on the other hand, is a full-blooded youkai who basically loathes all hanyous and humans. There's no way he would ever consider me family."
"That's too bad." Yuka said sadly.
"You guys better sit down, the bell is about to ring." Kagome said as she quickly got out her books.
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Lunch came quickly and just like she promised, Kagome went up to the roof to eat with Inuyasha.
Luckily, Inuyasha was already there waiting for her. "Hey Kagome." he greeted.
"Sorry to keep you waiting Inuyasha." Kagome said as she sat down beside him.
"That's alright; I haven't been waiting that long." he said, kissing her. Kagome giggled and put her head on his shoulder.
"Do you feel any better?" Inuyasha asked, wrapping his arm around her shoulder. "You looked really miserable this morning."
"I actually do feel quite a bit better." she replied. "What happened last night? All I remember is feeling very cold and waking up wrapped in all those blankets."
"I'm not sure myself." Inuyasha said. "I think you were having a nightmare because you were tossing in your sleep, but then you started to look like you were in a lot of pain and you got very pale and you just fell limp."
Kagome stayed silent. She had heard of people dying in their dreams, but she never thought the person could die in reality too.
"You really scared me Kagome. I thought I'd lost you."
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I'm just glad you're alright." Inuyasha said quietly.
Kagome looked up and him and smiled. "Let's have some lunch."
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As Kagome walked back into her class after lunch, her friends ran up to her and started bombarding her with questions.
"Woah! Hold on! Can I at least sit down?" Kagome walked over to her seat, hoping that her friends would leave her alone, but they didn't.
"Where were you during lunch?" Eri asked. "I thought you were going to come and eat with us outside."
"Sorry, I forgot to tell you that I would be eating with Inuyasha." Kagome replied.
"No you didn't." Yuka said. "You told us this morning. Eri just wasn't listening."
"That makes sense." Kagome said as she started thinking about what happened the night before.
"Kagome?" Ayumi said, waving her hand in front of Kagome's eyes. "Kagome, are you alright?"
"Sorry. I was just thinking......" Kagome said, breaking out of her trance.
"About what?" Yuka asked.
"Remember when you asked me how I was this morning?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah.....why?" Ayumi said.
"Well.......I wasn't fine at all."
Hojo had returned from lunch just after Kagome sat down and decided to listen to their conversation while pretending to read a book.
"What do you mean?" Ayumi asked, sitting down in a nearby desk chair.
"I actually felt very weak and ready to collapse. That's why Inuyasha took me to school. He told me during lunch that I had almost died in my sleep last night."
Her friends gasped. "Kagome, that's really serious! You shouldn't even be at school!" her friends yelled, causing heads to turn in their direction. Hojo had dropped his book when she said that, but pretended that he was just turning a page.
"It's okay!" Kagome said calmly. "I feel fine now. I'm not completely back to normal, but that's why I have Inuyasha's haori."
"Why do you have his haori?" Eri asked curiously.
"Because it's warm and I just feel very comfortable and at peace when I wear it."
"Oh......." Her friends decided that it was time to sit down so they could continue class.
Even though the teacher had been in the room the whole time, she didn't ask Kagome about anything until after class.
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"Kagome, could I please have a word with you?" her teacher asked as the rest of the class left for the day.
"Sure." Kagome walked up to the desk and waved to her friends. "Go on ahead. If you see Inuyasha, tell him that I'll be outside in a few minutes."
Her friends nodded and left.
"What is it Ms. Koyuki?"
"I overheard your conversation today after lunch; you siad you almost died in your sleep last night. Are you sure you're okay?" Ms. Koyuki asked.
"I'm fine. Inuyasha was able to keep me warm enough."
"Well, as long as you're alright."
"Thank you for worrying."
"You're welcome. See you tomorrow."
Kagome nodded and started for home.
When she walked outside, Inuyasha was there waiting for her.
"You ready to go home?" Inuyasha asked as they walked off holding hands.
"Yup." Kagome nodded. "It's been a long day. I think I'll take a nap when we get home."
Inuyasha smiled. "Well, let's go!"
As they walked, they recieved a few confused looks, but nothing that couldn't be ignored. Besides, this was going to be an interesting week.
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A/N: SOOOOOOOOOO? How was it? I hope you liked it because it was a pain in the ass to type up. It was 13 pages by the time I was completely finished.
I'm not sure when I'll have the next chapter up but I think it'll be a while. I don't get online much these days and if I do, I try and check at least 1 email (if any at all cries softly) I MISS TALKING TO MY FRIENDS!!!!!! cries very loudly I MISS TALKING TO THEM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH! I'VE BEEN BORED!! I can't talk to them in person or over the phone cause they live on the east coast and and and it's NOT FAIR!!! starts banging head on keyboard and then goes on a screaming rampage to relieve any and almost all frustration
I'm gonna go now.
Ja ne,
~Kagome
PS. Now that you've read this chapter, please review. The last chapter didn't get very many and I'm kinda wondering why... Anyways! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!!
PPS. The next chapter (chapter 12) is the school festival. I'm not sure how I'm gonna write it, but I do have some ideas. More ideas are welcome, just remember that if they don't get used it's because I didn't read your review. I don't get a lot of time to read my emails and check my reviews on ff.net. I wish I had time...BUT I DON'T UNFORTUNATLEY!
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