Okay, I have officially decided that this will be the last chapter! I know it's a little short notice, but I can't think of a way to split this chapter, but still make it long enough for you guys to be happy… so yeah this will be the last chapter! Although I might make a short epilogue if you guys tell me so in a review!
So enjoy!
A Lovely Mix Up
Chapter 11: New Love and New Assignments
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or Breaking Benjamin, okay? Goddamn! Ha Ha! I want a jelly donut! You know what? Just ignore me as I go frolic in these flowers!BWHAHA!
"Kagome!"
Said girl turned towards the person who'd yelled her name. She stared at him, shocked for a moment.
"Taisho-kun? Why are you here?" Kagome asked the boy as he approached. He laughed and then smirked.
"Ah, come on Kagz! We have to be on a first name basis by now, right?" InuYasha smiled genuinely.
Kagome just stared at him, obviously startled by his question. She looked around her to see that they were alone in some place that she didn't recognize, and she blushed.
"I don't understand, uh InuYasha…" she gazed at him confusedly. He just smirked some more and enveloped her in his arms.
"It's so cute how you still blush, whenever I do this…' InuYasha sighed and rested his head on top of hers.
'Okay, now I am really confused…'
"What do you mean? You've never done this to me before…" Kagome stated firmly and pushed off his chest.
He raised one eyebrow in question, before laughing and wrapping her in his arms once more.
"Silly, Kagome, trying to act like you don't know anything. We're engaged silly! Remember?" Kagome just stared at him as if he was joking.
InuYasha smiled, flashing his unusually sharp canines, while rubbing her somewhat large stomach.
"You just told me you were pregnant." InuYasha stated softly, yet proud at the same time.
That's when she screamed.
"BUT WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE SEX YET!!!!!"
Kagome's entire family rushed into her room and asked what the heck she was screaming about. Kagome gasped for air and looked around herself. No InuYasha… She pulled back the blanket that was covering her abdomen and let out a breath of relief to see her stomach back to normal.
"Uh, never mind… I must have just dozed off… heh heh?" Kagome's mother looked disappointed and headed back down stairs, followed by her brother and grandfather. She laughed to herself and looked over at her calendar.
It was Thursday. One more day to go, before the school's get together with the Tessaiga Boys Academy. Miroku was going to be there (something Sango was looking forward to, though she'd never admit it) and so was Hojo.
Kagome picked up the love potion guidebook for a moment, scanning each page before randomly stopping on one.
The title was Side Effects.
She glanced down the page reading random parts.
Loss of appetite and/or memory can occur after use. Usually followed by a severe depression or mood swings.
Kagome sweat dropped and set the book down on top of her nightstand, gently knocking a CD case to the floor. She picked it up and glanced down at the front.
'Breaking Benjamin, huh? I've never heard of them… although it does sound like a band that he'd listen to…" she said to herself as she popped the CD into her stereo. She hopped back onto her bed and waited for the CD to start. She picked up the remote and switched it to random.
After listening to a couple songs, she tuned it out and went over her thoughts once more.
'I didn't see Taisho-kun today, so I didn't get a chance to ask him about… the uh thing. Maybe I can ask him tomorrow at the get together and finally confess my feelings. Yeah that is what I am going to do! But, Hojo-kun will be there also… and I think I might still like him also. Oh this is so confusing. I don't know what to do…' Kagome sighed, got up from her bed and slipped on her shoes.
"Kagome, dear, where are you going?" her mother called quizzically.
"Just going for a walk mom! I'll be back soon!" Kagome yelled as she ran out the door and down the shrine steps. She ran until she reached the small CD store that was a couple blocks from her shrine and walked inside hoping that it was still open.
She glanced around at all the CD's and bent down to look at couple when she felt an ominous presence behind her. She glanced over her shoulder slowly and was met with darkness.
"Hmm, I must be seeing things…" Kagome shrugged and went back to look through the stack of discs, when she felt the same feeling once more. Her eyes widened and she grabbed a disc, before hurling it at the person behind her.
"Ack!" the figure yelled as he fell to the ground with a thud. Kagome twisted around and was about to throw another round of CDs when she noticed who it was.
"Miroku? What the hell are you doing here? You scared the crap out of me!" Kagome asked panting.
Miroku groaned and rubbed the back of his head. "What do you mean "why am I here"? I work here! As for you, Lady Kagome, why have you come here in the middle of the night, with the store closed no less."
Kagome laughed nervously before holding up Breaking Benjamin's first album.
"Um, Taisho-kun lent me a CD and I was wondering if they had any others, because I actually kind of liked them." Miroku nodded and directed her to the purchase counter. He rubbed his head, where the CD had hit, as he rang her purchase.
"Lady Kagome. How have you and InuYasha been doing?" Miroku asked casually. Kagome was quiet for a moment, and Miroku took the hint.
"Ah, I see… he had been acting differently yesterday when I saw him." They both sat in an awkward silence, while Miroku put the album in a plastic bag.
"You know Kagome. I told you how InuYasha isn't the best when it comes to girls, right?," Kagome nodded and he laughed a little. "The last time he crushed on a girl he told her to meet him in front of this exact record store. When she didn't show, he moped in his room for the entire month, listening to Three Days Grace. Or maybe it was Buckcherry? I can never remember."
Kagome just smiled as he handed her the CD, and was about to reply when the door rang, signaling someone was entering the store.
"I thought you said you were closed." Kagome muttered quietly.
"I did…" Miroku replied confusedly. He walked towards the door and looked around. Not seeing anyone he shrugged and was about to go back when-
SMACK! A CD case was thrown, once again at his forehead. He groaned and flopped onto the ground, knocking over a shelf in the process, revealing the person who'd thrown the case.
"Ah! Sango-chan? What are you doing here?" Kagome exclaimed happily and ran over to help her friend up, completely forgetting the poor unconscious boy on the floor.
"Kagome? Um, I got an anonymous letter, saying I needed to meet someone here." Sango told her quickly, while brushing herself off and bending over Miroku. She sighed and smacked him on the head. He groaned and looked up smiling pervertedly, before moving his hand to her bottom, which Sango grabbed before it could meet its destination.
"Nice try lecher." Sango murmured and smacked him again. He just smiled and laughed nervously.
"My Lady Sango, it has been to long!" Miroku smiled and embraced the surprised teenager. She blushed and pushed herself away from him.
"Miroku…" Sango whispered, still blushing. He took advantage of her embarrassment by groping her once more.
"Agh! Damn, lecher!" Sango cried once more, before knocking him unconscious again. Kagome laughed as Sango stood up clapping her hands together.
"Why are you here Kagome?" she asked quizzically and Kagome pulled out her new CD. Sango caught her drift and smiled knowingly.
"InuYasha, I presume?" she asked, and Kagome blushed scarlet, and nodded. They both smiled awkwardly and sat on opposite sides of the perverted teen.
"So, the school, meeting is tomorrow. That should be fun…" Kagome said, trying to start a conversation.
"You need to tell, Taisho how you feel." Sango stated, changing the subject. Kagome grew warm and shook her head back and forth.
"I can't do that! He doesn't even like me remember? It was all the potion!" Kagome exclaimed loudly.
"You can do it tomorrow! At the school meeting! You can conquer both your fears of InuYasha and Hojo at the same time!" Sango grabbed her shoulders and shook her back and forth.
"It doesn't matter, you said that InuYasha tried to kiss you the other day, right? That has to mean something!" Sango yelled exasperatedly. Kagome just stared at her like she'd gone mad.
"But what if it doesn't Sango? What if he had just been trying to use my head to support him as he was getting up?" Kagome cried and ignored Sango's skeptical look. "What if…" she trailed off as tears began trailing down her cheeks.
"What if he doesn't love me?" With that she hiccupped and sprinted out the door, without another word. Sango watched her go silently and sighed.
"Sango…" she looked down to see the lecher had awoken, during their little rant.
"Sorry you had to listen to that. She's just really confused, she needs a little time to get things through that thick skull of hers. I think this is the first time she's actually ever loved anyone. Well, except for that Hojo guy, but I'm pretty sure that was a fluke. But there was also that Tomi Akakura in the 5th grade that she kind of liked and Hiromi Takushi when we were kids. Okay I'm rambling… feel free to cut in any time. Just say the word and I'll- Mmph!?"
Sango stopped talking when he sat up and pressed his hand to quiet her. He smiled and removed his hand, so she could breath.
"Would you like to go get some ice cream, my Lady Sango?" Miroku asked as he got to his feet and reached his hand out to help her up. She grabbed his hand gratefully and smirked.
"Okay, as long as there will be absolutely no- GAH! MIROKU YOU DAMN LECHER!"
"Sango, it's the hand! It's cursed I swear!"
"Yeah right!" SMACK!
Kagome sat on the steps in front of her house, trying to think things through. She knew that she loved InuYasha, but she wasn't sure if the feeling was mutual. She sighed sadly and buried her face into her arms.
"Would you happen to be Kagome Higurashi?"
Kagome screamed and jumped to her feet in fear, before settling down as she saw and older woman staring at her as if she was insane. She bared a striking resemblance to someone… she just couldn't quite put her finger on it.
"Oh my gosh! You scared me…" Kagome told her breathlessly and motioned for the older woman to sit down next to her. The woman smiled, showing a set of perfectly straight teeth and obliged to her request.
"How did you know my name?" Kagome asked the woman a little fearfully, and the woman just smiled at the schoolgirl.
"My younger sister, Kaede, spoke very fondly of you. She told me that I should come here and meet you in person." Kagome looked down at her feet and thought hard, 'Kaede, who is Kaede?' The woman saw her look of confusion and laughed.
"My younger sister, she gave you a potion not to long ago, did she not?" Kagome's head snapped up in realization and she turned her head to look at the woman once more.
'If she is Kaede's older sister… than why does she look so young?' Kagome pondered as the woman continued.
"My name is Kikyou. I created the potion that you received from Kaede. Tell me. Are you quite happy with the effects of it?" Kikyou asked bluntly.
Kagome answered right away. "I'm sorry, but no. I think your potion was a dud." This caused Kikyou to laugh, and Kagome soon joined.
"I see. Speaking of potions, I have written a novel recently about almost the exact same position, you yourself are in now. If you'd like, I'm sure that I have an extra copy stashed away somewhere. Why, don't you come by the tent tomorrow morning before school I'll give you a copy, and I might even autograph it for you." Kikyou winked and Kagome nodded.
"Well, it was very nice meeting you Kagome-san and I hope your romance will turn out in the end." Kikyou bowed and walked away, leaving the schoolgirl on the shrine steps waving goodbye.
'Well, she seemed nice enough. At least that'll give me a little more time to think about how I'm going to deal with tomorrow.'
Kagome sighed and stretched her arms way over her head.
Tomorrow's going to be a loooooong day…
"Kagome, I love you… I have loved you for as long as I can remember…"
"Oh, InuYasha…"
Kagome's eyes blinked open and she scowled. 'Damn, another dream.'
She yawned and stretched, before looking over at her clock, it blinked back almost as if it was mocking her.
9:15…
Kagome blinked once and again before it finally sunk in that thick skull of hers.
"Oh my gosh! The school meeting! I was supposed to be at school at 8:30! I am soooo late! Sango's going to kill me!" Kagome yelled and ran around her room, grabbing her clothes and throwing them on in a matter of seconds, not bothering to grab her uniform, seeing as they would hardly be inside the school anyway, grabbed her backpack and a granola bar before shooting out the door.
As she munched on her breakfast, she remembered Kikyou's invitation from the night before and groaned. She might as well, seeing as she was already late as it is and she didn't want to be rude. She turned back around and sprinted off to the tent, which started the entire mess she was now in.
She yawned when she reached the tent and was about to walk inside, when she heard the voice that she knew and loved all too much.
'What is InuYasha doing here with Kikyou and Kaede?' Kagome pulled back the tent flap a little to listen to the conversation that was happening inside.
"I really think that I should tell Kagome the truth." InuYasha told the two, as he tugged at his cross that he always wore around his neck.
"But, InuYasha," Kikyou glared "If that girl couldn't figure it out on her own, then why even bother, she isn't worth it."
Kagome watched questioningly as Kaede gave her opinion. "InuYasha, ye should do as your heart tells you. Kagome is a sweet girl, you are perfect for each other." Kikyou scoffed and looked away from her sister, completely disgusted.
InuYasha was silent for a moment, before he nodded. "Your right, old hag. The truth is I never thought Kagome'd fall for this love potion shit, I think I'll-"
InuYasha stopped abruptly and looked over his shoulder to where the tent sheet was now flapping back and forth. His eyes widened and he darted out of the tent onto the desolate street.
"Kagome!" When there was no answer he took off in the direction of the school as fast as he could.
"Dammit!"
'It was a lie! I was just a pawn in their little game! How could I have been so stupid?!' Kagome thought angrily, as she sprinted through the school's front gate with tears streaming down her face.
'I really thought I loved him, but it was all a lie. A ruse, a scam to make fun of me I bet.' Kagome growled low in her throat and covered her face with her hands. She stopped on the front steps of the school and sat down, sobbing to herself.
"I am so supid…" Kagome cried. She smiled sadly as she remembered thing's that had happened the week before.
"Ha Ha ha!! Hojo? What the hell you like him for? He's a total pansy!" InuYasha snorted.
"Well, he is a gentleman and he is smart. We make the perfect couple!" she yelled.
"Yeah a perfect couple of wusses…" he said under his breath.
InuYasha cleared his throat. "Eh-hem. Anyway… Continue please. You were about to ask him out. What happened? Did he say no?"
"Worse…"
"What could be worse?" he asked suspiciously.
"I uh- I kind of- um threw up on him…" she squatted down to the ground and covered her face.
"Heh. Damn that sucks." He chuckled a little, as he looked the cover of her book over "Deserved it though for not noticing you and all."
"Huh?"
Inuyasha shook his head.
Kagome laughed and dried her eyes with her sleeve. She looked around to see all the streamers had been put up around the school and a banner hung right above her head welcoming the Tessaiga Boys Academy. This brought up another memory of the last time she'd been putting up decorations.
"Ahh!" she squinted her eyes closed waiting for her inevitable demise.
Except instead of hitting a hard uneven surface, she fell in something soft and warm.
Kagome opened one eye to see two amber orbs staring back at her.
"Taisho-kun?" Kagome said blinking rapidly.
"Klutzy Wench. If I hadn't of been here you'd be dead right now." Inuyasha scoffed as he held her tight in his grasp.
Kagome blushed.
Kagome smiled and stood up thinking about all the humorous moments they'd shared together, then remembering they'd all been a lie and would tear up once more.
She smiled and began to scrub at the mess she had created. They sat in silence, only interrupted by InuYasha complaining if she rubbed to hard. Kagome finished and looked down at her handiwork, only to sweat drop and stare at the now blue tint in his once white hair.
"Kagome…"
She looked down confused as to why he called her name, only to be even more shocked when he placed his hand behind her head and brought her head down to his. They were only centimeters away when Kagome closed her eyes and-
"Hey you two! Stop making out, class is over! Go home already!"
"You know, a beautiful girl such as yourself shouldn't be crying all alone." Kagome looked up quickly, but her hope died as soon as she saw whom it was.
"H-Hojo-kun? Why are you here?" Kagome asked without thinking.
"We are having a school get together today, remember?" He asked laughing at how obvious it was, seeing as the banner right in front of her indicated this. Kagome blushed and looked down at her feet.
"I've seen you reading at the library for a long time now and I'd never gotten the nerve to talk to you, and the day that you uh, got sick. You stopped going to the library, so I never got to talk to you." Hojo smiled, almost smirking, and stepped closer.
"I'm r-really sorry about, uh that." Kagome apologized and Hojo just nodded.
"I was going to talk to you the day you came into the library, but you were with that punk slacker InuYasha. What was up with that? I mean you can do so much better." Hojo smirked and reached out a hand to stroke her hair and Kagome glared.
"You know, I always thought that you were amazing. How you read all those books, every day, and I knew that I would never be able to talk to you. I dreamed about being with you all the time." Kagome paused when he nodded and began stroking her cheek.
"But then I realized," Kagome pulled away from his touch and clenched her hands into fists "That all my dreams of you were just fake and worthless. I finally realized the reality of it all. The truth is that, punk slacker, is more man than you. So don't you dare call him that!"
Kagome yelled and backed away from Hojo who now held a surprised look on his face.
"I…" Kagome's eyes closed as tears leaked from them.
"I…!" Hojo cringed and began to back away from the "insane" girl.
"Yo! Hojo! What the hell are you doing to my girlfriend?!" Kagome's eyes snapped open as an arm draped around her shoulders.
InuYasha glared and wrapped his arm tighter around her. She sighed in relief and turned her face into his chest.
"If you lay another hand on her I swear I'll kick your little pansy ass." InuYasha threatened as Hojo nearly wet himself and ran out the front gate, yelling about "demons".
InuYasha panted and wrapped both his arms around the girl in his arms. He rested his head on top of hers and sighed. "Kagome…"
She looked up and, finally realizing what she was doing, backed out of his embrace, he stared at her as tears ran down her cheeks and she asked one question.
"Why?"
InuYasha contemplated how to answer before placing a hand over his eyes and began.
"I watched you every day in class. You were always so nice to everyone and you didn't judge people. You were even nice to me. Well, not really nice…" This caused Kagome to laugh a little.
"Then I saw you go to the library every morning on the way to school and I knew the reason you went there was because of him." InuYasha growled lowly.
"That was when I met the old hag."
"Are ye just going to stare at the lovely Kagome all day? If ye do Hojo will soon take her away from you." Kaede stated bluntly as she saw him staring at Kagome once more through the library window.
InuYasha just blushed and looked away in embarrassment. "Keh, what do you expect me to do about it?" Kaede pulled a small heart shaped bottle from her purse and held it out to him.
"A love potion?"
"That's when this whole thing began." InuYasha told her blushing. Kagome just smiled and her eyes watered again.
"So you see," InuYasha explained blushing harder "It was never the love potion. No potion could ever make me love you this much."
That was when the dam broke, and Kagome was bawling once more. InuYasha's eyes widened fearfully and he walked forward, trying to calm the sobbing girl down.
"Kagome! I'm sorry, okay? I told you I hate it when girls cry! I'm sorry!" InuYasha exclaimed as he waved his arms around frantically. Kagome just cried harder and mumbled something incoherently.
"I thought we already went over this. I still don't know how to speak whale." InuYasha muttered.
"N-no you idiot! I am just so happy, b-because I love you too, dammit!" Kagome cried even more and InuYasha gave her an unbelieving look. "Only you could use "I love you" and "dammit" in the same sentence." Kagome only cried louder and he groaned.
"Keh, then what the hell are you crying for then, wench? I just proclaimed my love to you what more could you want from me, woman?" InuYasha asked questioningly.
Kagome looked up, all traces of tears gone. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, making the Goth boy blush scarlet.
"This…" Then they kissed. It was short and sweet tasting of vanilla and cinnamon. They broke apart blushing and panting from the heated moment, and InuYasha smirked as Kagome put a finger to her lips.
"Don't worry, there's a lot more where that came from." He smirked and swooped down to capture her lips once more.
Kagome giggled and pushed him away from her frowning. "Okay, but I have one question."
"Shoot."
"If the whole love potion was fake then does that mean that last week were you just acting? Or do you always act like a total pansy around your girlfriends?" Kagome asked sarcastically.
InuYasha acted like he was actually thinking of an answer for her question before smirking and bringing his face down to hers.
"Well, you'll just have to find out, won't you wench?" He grinned toothily and closed the distance between their lips.
"Hmph, so they're just dismissing the potion." Kikyou glared as they watched the couple kiss once more. Kaede shrugged. "Whatever makes them happy…"
"Now, they probably think that we only make fake potions. Hah!" Kikyou laughed as she stroked her long black hair. "If that is true how do they explain me looking so young." Kikyou sneered "I am of course almost 100 years old now."
Kaede sighed and smiled at the new couple before turning away and walking back toward the tent. "Let's go, sister. We have many orders to fill." Kaede called and pulled out a list from her purse.
"Our next job is to make an anti-lecher potion, I wonder how that'll turn out."
FIN
It's over!
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