All right. Someone asked if this was a Kageki/InuYasha fic or a Kagome/InuYasha fic. Just to let you all know, KAGOME AND KAGEKI ARE THE SAME PERSON!!!! THIS IS IMPORTANT! If you do not know that, the whole story will not make sense!!! And I'm really really sorry if it was confusing like that, but I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible. Sorry if anyone is confused! Also, someone asked how people can't tell that she's a girl, since most guys don't have breasts, haha. Well, to answer your question, Kagome binds her breasts, like in Mulan. She just takes a long strip of fabric and wraps it around her upper half tightly. Sorry I forgot to mention that. All right, that's all for now!
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Chapter 4: Girls Can Play Football
Somehow Kagome made it through all of her classes, although she hadn't really paid attention. All day her thoughts were drawn back to Naraku, the man who had murdered her family. Why would somebody do that? How could anyone be that evil? Kagome couldn't even imagine the pain and suffering that Kikyo, and the victims before her must have gone through.
"Hey Kageki!" a voice rang out, startling Kagome from her thoughts. Kagome snapped her head up and realized that the whole classroom was empty except for her and Sango. Kagome stumbled out of her seat and began gathering up her books.
"Oh, sorry. I guess I just drifted off there," Kagome mumbled.
Sango laughed. "Don't worry about it. It happens to the best of us. I just wanted to make sure that you made it to the football tryouts. They're happening today right? And you said you were interested, so…" Kagome gasped. She had forgotten all about the football tryouts.
"Thanks Sango!" said Kagome, as she rushed out into the hallway and towards the football field.
XxXKagome nervously changed into a spare football uniform that they had given her. She had worn boxers and an undershirt underneath her clothes, so that she looked no different from any of the other guys, especially since she had bound her breasts. Kagome pulled on the uniform nervously.
"Hey Chibi! Glad you could make it!" (A/N For those who don't know, chibi is the equivalent of 'shorty' in Japanese.) Kagome looked up to find Kouga grinning at her. "Just don't get beat up too bad, eh?" Kagome was just about to shout an insult back, when another voice broke through.
"Hey, Kouga!" Kagome looked up in surprise to find InuYasha speaking. "Don't laugh at him yet, when you haven't even seen him play." Kagome blinked then gave him a grateful smile, but InuYasha had already turned his back and had begun heading out towards the field. Kagome trotted after him out of the locker room.
"Hey InuYasha! Thanks for sticking up for me back there."
"Keh." InuYasha just kept walking, and Kagome fell into step easily beside him. "So how good are you at football?" Kagome shuffled her feet a bit, and looked at the ground.
"Well…I've never really tried before, so…"
"WHA-" InuYasha stopped and turned to face Kagome. "You've never played before? And I just defended you in there? Man, I'm never going to hear the end of this…"
"Hey!" Kagome broke in, "Just because I've never played before doesn't mean I can't be good. I mean, it can't be that hard, right?" Kagome's weak grinned wilted off her face as InuYasha looked at her, his face incredulous. Then he spun on his heel and continued towards the field, mumbling about football and crazy kids. Kagome gulped.
Maybe this wasn't such a good idea. I mean, who am I kidding? I've never held a football in my hands before in my life! I should just leave now… Kagome was just turning around to go when she saw Kouga walking towards the field. Kouga smirked when he saw her.
"You getting scared and running away, Chibi? Too bad, I was looking forward to making you eat dirt." Kagome glared at him.
"What…did…you…say?"
Kouga smirked. "I suppose now I don't have to go through the trouble of cleaning you off the field when we're done." Kagome narrowed her eyes.
"Oh, you're on now, pretty boy."
XxXThe coach, Myoga, split the group into two teams. Kagome ended up on Miroku's team, while Kouga and InuYasha were on the other. Kagome was starting to get nervous again. Her family had been a huge football fan, so Kagome had watched it all the time. She had grown up learning all the different plays, and since Souta was a boy, she had watched him practice all the time. Somehow, though, Kagome knew that playing the sport would be somewhat different from watching it. She'd just have to do her best, and hope it would turn out okay.
Kagome's team lined up down the field, waiting for the kickoff. The air was tense, and Kagome felt butterflies raging in her stomach. Then it began. InuYasha punted the ball from the other side of the field. Kagome heard the smack of his foot against the ball, and then it was airborne, spiraling through the air. For a split second, everything was silent, everyone's eyes following the dot of reddish brown against blue. Then Kagome's team burst forth like a dam had been broken. Kagome had planned to lag behind, just to get an idea of how it worked, but when she saw Kouga streaking down the field from the other side, Kagome kicked it into high gear. She darted ahead of the pack and reached the ball a split second ahead of Kouga, catching the ball neatly out of the air, and firing it off just as quickly to Miroku. It was just in time, too. As soon as the ball left Kagome's hands, she found herself on the ground, tackled sooner than she could blink. Instantly, the wind was knocked out of her, and Kagome knew that she'd be bruised on the ribs tomorrow. She now had mud and grass all over her new uniform, and already she was feeling sore.
Kagome jumped up happily, gasping for breath as she watched Miroku streak past yard after yard until he was finally tackled by InuYasha. "Let's do that again!"
Kouga picked himself up, disgruntled. "That was just beginner's luck, Chibi! You just wait. You're going down!"
Kagome grinned cheekily at Kouga. Now that she was more confident, she was going to show him what she could do! "Bring it on, wolf boy!"
XxXForty-five minutes later, Kagome's team had won by a touchdown. It had been a close game because really, Kouga and InuYasha's team was very good, and the players really like to play football. But once Miroku had registered just how fast Kagome was, and how easily she could dodge, he took advantage of it. Basically, Kagome got as far down the field as she could and wait for the ball. Then some of the more muscular guys would protect her from behind.
Myoga called everyone in and read off the names of all those who would be playing on the team this year. Miroku, Kouga, InuYasha, and Kagome had all made it onto the team. Kagome grinned happily, and high-fived all the guys as they walked into the locker room. She had always loved football, but she had never thought that she'd be playing it. Somehow, out there on the field, all her worries melted away, and the ball felt like it belonged in her hands. When she sprinted into score a touchdown, it felt like home, and that wasn't something she had felt in a long time.
Football, Kagome decided, Is something that I will miss when I go back to being a girl. Kagome was still laughing and teasing Kouga, when the guys began to undress. Suddenly all the color drained from Kagome's face.
"Hey Kageki, come one! Aren't you going to shower?"
Kagome started backing out of the locker room. "Um…you know what. I…forgot something I had to do! I have to go! I'll shower in a bit!" Kagome sprinted out the door and into the hallway outside. She took a deep breath. Sometimes being a guy was really hard.
Kagome wandered up towards her dorm room. She could take a shower in her room, and get all the sweat and dirt off. Since InuYasha wasn't there, she could even take a nice long one! Kagome sighed happily and began to unwind the long strip of fabric underneath her shirt as she walked up the stairs to her floor. It felt so good to finally get that off! Kagome gave a stretch, then turned the corner…only to run right into Sango. Kagome stumbled backwards, and Sango fell on top of her. Sango began to apologize, but her voice dried up midsentance as she looked at the sight in front of her. Kagome jumped up quickly, and spun around, but she wasn't fast enough.
"…Kageki?" At the sound of Sango's voice, Kagome stood frozen, ready to bolt.
"Ye…Yeah?" she stammered, her voice shaking. How had she allowed this to happen? How could she be this careless? Now she had put Souta in danger, and Sango, her first friend here, might hate her forever.
Suddenly Kagome found firm hands gripping her shoulders, and she was spun around before she knew what was happening. The tight undershirt that she was wearing hid nothing, and Sango stood looking at her with confused, but not hostile eyes.
"Who…who are you?
XxXAll right! Two chapters in one day! Can you believe it? That's a new record for me. Well, I hope you like the new chapter, although it's kind of a cliffhanger. Stay tuned for the next episode!