By: Patche
Disclaimer: Umm I do not own/am not in any way affiliated with… Inuyasha, the song "Stay" or any songs I think fit the story perfectly.
Close Encounters of
the Worst Kind
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For some reason, Monday had me blue. I was never upset on Monday. But… this Monday wasn't so great.
I also hated walking through the hallways by myself. I always felt to vulnerable… like some one could just reach out and punch me right in the jaw.
Inuyasha usually walked me from class to class. It was a weird little system he developed. Since English and Math classes are down the same hallway, he might as well not look like a loser walking to class all by himself. That's what he said.
I was starting to think… maybe things weren't just what they seemed with him. He was always trying to make up excuses for being beside me… but he never left.
Up until Friday night all these little hints I still would be completely oblivious to… but whenever he told me he always thought I was beautiful… it really touched me.
He got sick over Saturday. His cold only worsened Sunday, so he had to stay home from school today. I, however, had a plan to bring him a little something to make him feel better after school.
I pulled out a crochet octopus out of my purse. I don't know why, but I just felt like making something. And Inuyasha had told me before that if he could ever talk to any animal, it'd be an octopus.
I smiled to myself thinking of how he'd react. It'd either be one of those strange looks he usually gives me… or just a smile.
As I stopped at my locker to grab my backpack, some one… stopped by.
"Kagome."
It was Taro. I hadn't spoken to him since the day we broke up… I had no idea what he could have wanted.
"Huh?" I shut my locker door to see him standing there, smiling.
"I just wanted to see how you were doing…" He muttered.
I cocked my head to the side. "Ooh… umm… I'm fine…" For some reason, my heart wouldn't calm down. My blood was rushing through me.
I felt like my throat was packed full of cotton balls.
"Yea?" He asked, running a hand through my hair. My breath hitched.
"Umm… yea. How're you?" I managed to get out.
"Oh… I'm all right. Saiyuki dumped me… figures." He said looking to the side.
Served him right…
"Oh… well… that's too bad." I said still trying to sound collective. Inside I was screaming. I didn't even know why. What did I want? It felt like I either wanted him to go away… or to wrap me in his arms and tell me he loved me.
Even my instincts were confused.
Taro looked down and noticed the little octopus in my hand.
"Ooh. Did you make this?" He asked grabbing it from me.
"Uhh… yea… it's fro Inuyasha…" I saw a spark light from his eye.
"Oh, really?" He asked, tossing his back to me.
"Yea… so… I'm throwing a little celebration party this Friday… since uhh… you know, I'm single and all. I'd like it if you came."
Was he asking me… to come and be with him?
I looked away from him. What would Inuyasha say? I mean… he and I had grown so close… and… I know he isn't too fond of the idea of Taro and me but he's my friend. He should want me to be happy, right?
But for some reason… I would've rather had him proposing this… not Taro.
"I'd like to." I said all too quickly. Inuyasha would hate me.
"Sweet. I'll see you later then, babe." Taro said, smashing a tiny kiss on my lips before he left me weak-kneed and ready to die.
My whole body was numb… it was like some kind of… molestation…
I knew I was being used and I couldn't even avoid it… I just fell into his trap just like he wanted. It made him so happy to know he had me wrapped around his finger.
It made me sick.
I kicked my locker in anger and stormed out of the school… I had to see Inuyasha about all this…
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"Here." I said to Inuyasha, handing him the octopus doll I'd made for him.
"What the hell?" He asked in a raspy voice. He sat up from his bed and took it in his hands. "You made this?" He asked.
I nodded. "Yup! Remember, you said you'd wanted to talk to an octopus… and you didn't know why? So, I made you a fake one you could talk to." I said… leaving the smile off my face.
He nodded in approval. "Well… uhh…thanks." He said awkwardly as he set the stuffed octopus on his nightstand.
"Did you name him?" He asked me.
"Oh… well, I called him Bean, but I know it's stupid… I just… ya know." I shrugged not really knowing where that sentence was going.
"Bean shall be his name." Inuyasha smirked. But when he turned his attention to me, he frowned.
"Are you okay?" He asked me.
I just looked at him and shook myself out of whatever reverie I'd been flowing in and out of. "Oh… yea. I just ran into… some one today."
"Taro?" Inuyasha asked, reading my mind.
"Yea…" I said softly. "He… asked me to go to his party on Friday."
Inuyasha nodded. "Yea, he asked me, but I told him no…"
I looked up at him, a little stunned. "You did?"
Inuyasha shrugged. "Well, ya know… I'd have more fun with you anyway."
Now I felt horrible. I slumped down and hung my head. It was almost as if I could tell I was going to upset him by saying I was going.
"Well… I kind of said yes." I mumbled.
Inuyasha looked a little hurt… then looked down and back at me. "You still love him that much, Kagome? You know why he asked you to be there!" He said to me, getting a little too excited.
"Well… I mean, I just… this is my opportunity. I can get him back Inuyasha. That'll make me happy, why can't you be happy for me?" I could feel my nose start to sting… my eyes were getting watery.
He just let out a 'keh'. "You think he's going to take you back? Why didn't he ask you on a date, then? Kagome, don't be so naïve! You're going to a party… where you'll get drunk and he can take advantage of you, then leave you wherever you lie!"
I frowned. "How do you know what he'll do? You don't! I won't even drink… and he'll still…"
Inuyasha was glaring daggers into me.
"You're so stupid… just go, okay? Get your heart broken…again… get your pride stomped all over… again and just be his little toy like you want. But… you know… don't fucking expect me to be there to protect you! I won't!" He sighed.
Why was he acting like this… it was some simple little thing and he blew it up into something much bigger.
"If that's how you're going to act… then I don't care about what happens to you, Kagome…" Inuyasha said.
I took a breath and felt myself give up. I could feel that one tear fall down my cheek before I ran out of his room, his house… and his life.
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A/N: Ooh… it's really sad, I think… I wanted to cry while I wrote this. Anyway, thanks for the reviews. Much much more to come.
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