Broken Hearts

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Hey everyone! I hope that this chapter will be quite enjoyable. I have been busy and my mouse has been broken for the past few days and it was difficult for me to do anything online. I am so sorry! Well, here is the chapter. Don't forget to review and be nice.

Have fun and a lot of laughs.

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12- Back to school

Three days. That's how long it had been since he had said that to Miroku. Now, Inuyasha was reminiscing on the conversation that had came after those three short, simple words.

"You what?" Miroku had demanded.

"You heard me." Inuyasha had retorted.

"You love her? After all this time of planning and deciding and all of this sacrifice, you love her?" Miroku sounded almost disgusted, "Why?"

Inuyasha sighed in annoyed anger, "Because…she's, well, different from all the other girls." This was true. He had figured it out himself while he tried to reel her in by being nice to her and taking her places.

Miroku snorted, "Different how?" He sounded like he was sickened from Inuyasha's words, behavior, and change of heart.

"She isn't preppy and upbeat or popular. She doesn't try to get expensive clothing to impress anyone. And she is shy and quiet most of the time. She's really nice and caring. You remember when we all had that brawl? She was worried 'bout us and not just herself, wasn't she?" Inuyasha explained.

"Yeah…I guess you're right," Miroku admitted, "But why do you love her? I mean, she's said all of those things about you."

Inuyasha had thought back to when Kagome had told him to drop dead and how she would never talk to him or give him a chance…all because of the rumors she heard. Those rumors were true, too. "She meant it then because she knew how…my reputation was. But now, I'm sure she doesn't mean it." Or at least, he hoped she did not.

Miroku sighed, "All right, man," He paused, but continued, "You're just getting deeper and deeper into this mess. Your reputation as a player is at stake."

Inuyasha was silent for a moment, "I don't care about that anymore."

"Ok, your call." Miroku had replied. "Gotta go."

"Hey, wait," Inuyasha said, stopping Miroku from hanging the phone up, "Tell me something."

"Yeah? What?" Miroku was eagerly waiting for Inuyasha's question to arrive.

"Why are you trying to date Sango? I mean, she doesn't seem like the type to date…especially with you. You tryin' to break her heart, man?"

There was an uneasy silence that rung through their ears. "No. I 'ain't. I actually do like her…she's feisty."

Inuyasha laughed and said, "All right, see ya 'round."

"Yeah, man. Later." Miroku hung the phone up before Inuyasha did.

As Inuyasha thought back to these things, he realized that everything he had said was true. And that time when he was trying to get Kagome to go out with him, when he had told her to just give him a chance and all they had to do was go to the movies, nothing more, it was all a lie then. But suddenly, all of it--every last thing--was true to the core.

He suddenly felt guilty about lying to Kagome and trying to hurt her feelings. Just the thought of it made him feel sick and queasy. How could he have thought of such horrible things to do to sweet Kagome?

He only had one more day of suspension left and that was Wednesday. He dreaded going back to school, but in a way enjoyed it. Maybe he and Kagome could start walking hand-in-hand together down the sidewalk or down the halls. They could sit together at lunch or maybe make out when no one was watching. He shook his head in order to ward off the secret fantasies that danced around in his mind, plaguing him constantly.

Inuyasha sighed and sat up from where he lay on his bed. What could he do to pass the time? Go play football with Miroku? Or just go to sleep early? He glanced at the clock and saw that it was only eight o'clock.

He groaned and picked up the phone. He had to call her, to hear her voice again. To soothe him to the point where he could sleep. Punching in her number, he waited patiently as the phone rung, "Hello?" It was her, it was Kagome.

"Hey," Inuyasha replied, "What's up?"

"Oh, hey," She sounded just as happy to hear his voice as he was, "Nothing. What about with you?"

"Nothin," Inuyasha answered truthfully, "I was um…thinking since tomorrow is our last day away from school, would you like to go somewhere? The beach is nearby and we could drive up there with my bro's car."

Kagome sighed, clearly sad and disappointed, "I can't," She answered, "My mom came home yesterday and found out that I got suspended. I'm grounded for the rest of the week. I'm sorry."

"Oh," Inuyasha said sullenly, "It's ok."

"I have to go, see you at school Thursday." Kagome said, "Bye."

"Bye." He hung the phone up and lay back down on his soft bed. At least he had heard her voice. It had made him feel more tired and before he knew it, he had drifted off to sleep.

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Thursday had came back fast, but for Inuyasha, it felt like ages. He hadn't done almost anything other than played football with Miroku, tossing the ball back and forth. And he had watched TV and played games and took a few naps.

Other than that, he felt really bored and lonely. He was glad when he could go back to school because he could be with his friends again. And Kagome. At least that was the only place he could talk to her for the rest of the week due to her being grounded.

The day went by pretty slowly, too. He sat with Kagome at lunch, accompanied by Miroku. Sango didn't really want to associate with Miroku after he had asked her out. She was still a little nervous about answering his question.

But right when Kagome was about to go to her last class, Koga stepped up to her, "Hey," He grinned, "Where's your little boyfriend?"

Kagome glowered at him, then tried to walk past him and ignore him, but he jumped in front of her, "No, you aren't getting off that easy. Where's your little boyfriends?"

Oh great. So now it was boyfriends?

"Shut up and leave me alone, you jerk." Kagome said, as harshly as she possibly could. It only amused him more.

"Why should I? I mean, you're no better than Inuyasha and Miroku, those players," Koga said, "They're just playin' you like they have been all the others."

"Shut up," Kagome ordered.

"They don't like you, they only deal with your crap in order to try to get you to go out with them so they can dump you for the heck of it." He went on.

"Shut up." Kagome repeated.

"They're using you for amusement so they can joke and make fun of you later on. Better get out now before it's too late." He added, grinning mockingly.

"I said shut up!" Kagome screeched, turning and running to her next and last class. He just stood there, smiling slyly. Ginta, Hikaku, and Hiten had come up behind him.

"Man, what'd you say to her?" Ginta wanted to know as he watched Kagome run off.

Koga continued to sneer sneakily, "Oh, nothing. Come on guys, we're gonna be late for class if we don't hurry."

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