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Chapter Eight
Kagome walked to school, her usual smile on her face. Her backpack draped over her shoulders lazily.
"Kagome!" Kagome turned her head in the direction of her name to see Sango running towards her. Kagome stopped to let Sango catch up with her for a moment. When Sango finally caught up with Kagome she had to stop and catch her breath for a moment.
"Hi, Sango." Kagome said in greeting to her friend. After a moment longer it seemed that Sango had successfully caught her breath.
"Hey." Sango responded, sounding somewhat out of breath, "I need to start running more." She commented under her breath as she and Kagome began walking again. At hearing this Kagome let out a small laugh.
"Your not the only one." Kagome said matter-of-factly, "I feel myself getting lazier by the day."
Sango was about to respond when she heard something. "Kagome! Sango!" The two girls turned around to see none other than Koga running towards them.
"Wow Kagome, you are just getting more and more popular by the day." Sango whispered in Kagome's ear. She gave a small nod. It was then that Koga caught up with them.
He immediately went in front of Kagome and clasped her hands in his. "How are you today, Kagome?" Koga asked, completely oblivious to the nervous and somewhat uncertain look on her face. Kagome gave a nervous smile.
"Fine, I guess." Kagome responded, uncertainty remaining in her voice. Sango stood off on the sidelines, looking as if she was quite enjoying the show. Kagome wouldn't have been surprised if a box of popcorn appeared from nowhere and into her hands.
"That is good." Koga said, as if that if she hadn't of been ok the word would of stopped turning "So, have you changed your mind about going to the dance with me?" Koga asked, a hopeful, but certain gleam in his voice.
A small sigh resounded in Kagome's mind. This was what she had been trying to avoid, but it seemed as if she could not avoid it any longer. She looked at Koga's certain face then stole a side glance at Sango's expectant one before looking back at Koga again. A small, almost unnoticeable frown crossed her lips.
"Listen Koga, you are really a great guy, but I am afraid my answer is the same as before." Kagome explained, "I am just not ready to go out with anyone yet." She continued. She looked at Koga's face and was amazed to find not sadness, but determination in his eyes.
"Let me guess, there is someone else, isn't there?" Koga questioned. Kagome shook her head.
"Of course not." Kagome said, "Like I said before I am just not ready." She stated
Koga seemed to look at her for what seemed to be an eternity. "Ok." He said after a moment's pause. He let go of Kagome's hands, which she had just remembered he had been holding, and began walking away, a determined smile on his face. "See you later Kagome!" He called as he walked away.
Sango walked back over to Kagome. "I thought he would never leave." She commented when he was out of earshot. Kagome nodded in agreement.
"This may sound weird, but I kept expecting someone to show up." Sango said after a moment's pause. Kagome nodded. She had felt the same way.
Sango then looked down at her watch. Her eyes grew wide as she grabbed Kagome's arm and began running.
"Why are we running?" Kagome asked as Sango was dragging her in the direction of the school.
"We're going to be late!"
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"That… was… close…" Kagome said, sounding very out of breath, after she and Sango had successfully made it to their seats just before the bell. Just looking at them you could tell they had run most of the way there, since both where still trying to catch their breath.
"Yeah" Sango agreed. It was then that Ms. Keade walked into the classroom and took her usual position at the front of the class. Fortunately, both Sango and Kagome had successfully caught their breath by now. Ms. Keade looked at her class before speaking.
"It seems you are all here." She commented as she made a small note on a piece of paper on her desk. The class nodded their heads obediently. Ms. Keade gave a small smile.
"I have decided that since you all have been working so hard recently, and you just got back from the weekend, you may have a free day today, but don't get too loud." Keade said, adding the last part for good measure.
The class broke out in hushed cheers, remembering to keep their voice down. After the cheering was over, people began to get into small groups and talk. Kagome smiled and turned her head to face Sango, who was sitting right next to her. From the smile on Sango's face, it seemed that she appeared happy about the free day as well.
"So… I take it these free days in Ms. Keade's class are rare?" Kagome asked, knowing that she hadn't been here long so she figured Sango would know. Sango nodded her head.
"She must be in a really good mood today." Sango commented, referring to Ms. Keade. Sango's eyes wandered around the class for a moment. "Everyone certainly seems happy," She stated as she brought her attention beck to Kagome. She nodded her head in agreement.
"Yeah." She replied, her eyes also traveling around the classroom to look at the other students. It was then her eyes landed on Miroku and Inuyasha. She was surprised to see them coming their way. Her eyes widened and she figured she should warn Sango.
"Sango, look who is coming." Kagome said as she gestured to Miroku and Inuyasha. Sango followed Kagome's gesture with her eyes. Her eyes widened considerably as she saw just whom Kagome was talking about. Sango cursed lightly under her breath.
"Hello Miss Sango, Miss Kagome." Miroku greeted with a smile as he came within earshot. Sango sighed, obviously not hiding her frustration.
"What do you want, Miroku?" Sango asked. Her voice suggested unhidden anger as she spoke that would make most people shiver. Even Kagome was a little freaked out by the voice. She had never heard Sango talk to someone like that. If Miroku noticed this, though, he made no gestures to show it.
"Actually, I was wondering if I could talk to Kagome in private for a moment." Miroku stated. Kagome and Sango looked shocked for a moment. It looked as if Sango was about to reply, but Kagome beat her to it.
"Okay I guess." Kagome said, uncertainty in her voice as she spoke. She stood up and followed to where Miroku had started walking after she agreed.
"You had better not try anything!" Sango threatened to Miroku as they walked away. Miroku just gave a wave of his hand, telling her he understood. Sango's eyes narrowed as she watched this. She then turned her attention to Inuyasha, who had been left behind as well.
"So…" Sango said, trying to think of something she could talk to him about. After all, it would get boring quick if she didn't have anyone to talk to.
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"What do you want to talk about, Miroku?" Kagome asked when they where out of earshot of the other students. Curiosity was ringing in her voice. After all, why would he want to talk to her?
"I heard what you and Sango where talking about at the café the other day." Miroku explained. As he said this, Kagome's face became somewhat angry.
"You where listening to us? What kind of weirdo are you?" Demanded an angry Kagome. Miroku looked scared for a moment before talking again, figuring he needed to explain himself before Kagome blew up at him.
"I just overheard what you where saying! I didn't mean to!" Miroku said, successfully defending himself. Kagome still looked a little mad, but then figured it was probably important. Also, she had a feeling she knew what it had to do with if it was about her conversation at the café.
"Fine. Continue." Kagome said, still a little bit of anger in her voice, but it had subsided a great deal. She crossed her arms as she listened to what he had to say.
"Its about the dreams you say you have been having." Miroku explained. Kagome sighed. It looked like she had been right about the topic of the conversation.
"Listen, I don't need you thinking I am going insane, too." Kagome said, still a little bit mad that she hadn't gotten Sango to completely believe her about the dreams. Miroku shook his head.
"No, that not it. You see, normally I would have just thought they where regular dreams if someone where to tell that to me, but the thing is, I can't seem to just brush them off as more than dreams. It is really weird. I keep thinking about it. I just have a feeling that there is more to the dreams than just being dreams." Miroku explained. Kagome eyed him with suspicion for a moment, then decided he was telling the truth.
"So, what do you want me to do?" Kagome asked, a little happy that someone actually believed her. Miroku gave sigh of relief as he saw that she actually trusted him.
"I was wondering if you could tell me more about the dreams." Miroku asked, hoping she would say yes. There was a silence for a moment before Kagome spoke again.
"It started out that I walked into this shrine. I think that I lived on a shrine, but I am still not sure. Then, I saw that my brother, Sota wanted to get our cat out from the shrine. The cat had supposedly fallen in the well or something like that, so I went in when suddenly I was yanked down that well by a demon…"
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I am very sorry! I know, I know, I haven't updated in a while. It is a long story that I don't really feel like getting into. Just know that one thing seemed to lead to another. Well, anyway, if the few people who actually read the story would please forgive me I would be very happy! I will try to get the next chapter out as soon as I can, but no promises, okay? Until next time….
Yushia-san