Chapter 4
Inuyasha smiled inwardly. She doesn't know where to go since this house is big. She will surely come back to ask directions.
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"Lead me to where we came from…but don't you dare touch me or even come near me okay! Just lead the way back to my mom." She said awkwardly.
He stood up with difficulty and said, "Fine." With a whisper that made his jaws scream in pain.
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Akira opened the door of their house and stepped in. "Why did you do that Kagome? Did he get angry?"
"No…how many times do I have to tell you, mom? It was an accident. I slipped so I hit him!" Kagome said exasperatedly.
"Okay, fine. Just next time, behave yourself." She said, but something kept nagging her in her mind. "Are you sure that's what really happened?"
"Mom…" Kagome said looking at her mother, clearly annoyed.
"Okay, okay. I believe you already." Akira finally said in a defeated voice, but she still feels her daughter is not telling her something.
"I wan to go to sleep already. I'm awfully tired." Kagome said, dragging herself upstairs.
"Dear…I want everything to work out between you two okay? I know a time will come when you will finally learn to love him." Akira said encouragingly to her daughter.
"Yeah. And that time is when I'm already in my grave." Kagome whispered to herself sarcastically.
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She awoke the next day because of the bright sunshine that passes through her window. She rubbed her eyes and looked around her. Everything is back to normal…Thank goodness.
She won't see that goon for a long, long time. As much as possible, she doesn't want to see him because she still wants to live long enough to enjoy life. And definitely, she wouldn't enjoy her life with that monster.
Kagome untangled herself from her sheets and stretched her arms. Only a week left and school will start again… she thought.
Getting her towel and dress for the day, she went to the bathroom to have her refreshing bath.
The girl came out a few minutes later with a towel wrapped around her body. She sat before her mirror and got her blower to dry her hair. She was in this process for several minutes then she got dressed.
Kagome was about to get out of her room when someone knocked on the door. Souta, her brother opened it and said, "Mom said you should come down now, nee-chan. Don't let your food get cold."
"I'm about to go down actually. C'mon." Kagome said, ushering her brother down the stairs with her.
"Kagome, Inuyasha called a while ago. He wanted to talk to you." Akira said as a greeting to her daughter.
Kagome winced at the name. The name really sounds disgusting to me…but why did he call? To say sorry?…Nah, that would be very out of character…he's arrogant and very annoying. The word sorry is not in his vocabulary. She said to herself firmly.
"Why does he want to talk to me?" she asked casually to her mother.
"I don't know. When I told him you were still sleeping and then asked him what the call was about, he just said he'd call you later." Mrs. Higurashi explained.
"Better be off." Kagome said, finding an escape so that she won't be able to talk to that pea brain. "Good morning, granpa!" she greeted as she stood up.
"No! You will sit down, eat breakfast and wait for him to call again. Understand?" her mother said firmly as she was pushed back down to her chair.
She just sighed inwardly. This engagement is a big mistake! It ruined my life totally! As in wrecked it piece by piece! Argh!
They ate their breakfast in silence, not looking at each other's eyes. The phone rang suddenly and all four of them jumped.
Kagome stayed at her place and looked at the phone murderously as if wanting it to explode that very moment.
"It may be Inuyasha nii-chan!" Souta shouted cheerfully.
The phone rang continuously but Kagome stayed at her place.
"Answer it Kagome." Akira said firmly, giving her a sarcastic smile. "It might be your fiancé.
Kagome noticed the stress given to the last word and gave her mother a fake smile. She forced herself to stand up and extend her hand to pick up the receiver.
"Oh…I remember the old days when I was courting your grandmother…" their grandfather said to Souta.
She feels like her head is going to explode. Finally, her finger touched the phone and lifted it.
"H—hello?" she muttered.
"Hello, Kagome?" the ever so familiar voice of Inuyasha said.
"Yeah, it's me pea brain." She said. After that statement, her mother pulled some hair on her head. "OUCH!"
"What?" Inuyasha asked.
"Nothing, it's my—Ouch!…okay, okay! I'll behave!" Kagome addressed to Akira.
"Tell me…are you being maltreated?" he queried of Kagome.
"It's none of your busi—I mean…no, of course not." She said in a false cheery voice after she has met her mother's glare. "So…umm…why bother to call…uhh…after what happened yesterday…I mean why bother to call this early in the morning?"
"Umm…I—I want to s—say sorry." He forced himself.
"Hey, are you sick or something? I never imagined you saying sorry to me…" she said thoughtfully.
"Yeah, and I'm saying this because I am forced—I mean, I say it willingly and it came from the bottom of my heart." Inuyasha said in a sarcastic kind of way.
"So if that's all, I've got many things to do. Bye!" Kagome hurriedly replied.
"No, wait! I—I want to ask y—you something…" he managed to say.
"Ooohh…the mister arrogant is stuttering…" she giggled.
"Will you fix what you say to him?" her mother whispered, murderously.
Kagome covered the mouthpart and said to her mother, "Okay, fine!"
"Mister arrogant! Are you trying to pull a fight m—" Inuyasha started. "Ow! Ouch! Okay! Stop it! OW!" he shouted at the end of the line.
"I hear…you're being maltreated too." She said, her lips forming a genuine smile.
"Yeah…I guess we really have to act formal with each other... whether we like it or not." He answered.
"So…what are you going to tell me?" she asked.
"Can I…can I ask you out…on a date?" Inuyasha said nervously.
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Hmmm…will this lead to something romantic?
Sorry if you waited for this chap. At least it proves something…you're patient! Well…anyway, I promise I'll try hard to update within this month but if I can't, please pardon me. I'm just squeezing this in my schedule. Please bear with me I've really got many things to do. Please review! Thanks!
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