Hidden Innoncence
Chapter 11: Confrontation Between Friends!
Kagome and the rest of the gang headed home, from the mall. Miroku, Sango and Kohaku left first. Miroku dropped them off to their house and then headed home himself. Then Inuyasha and Rin left, heading home themselves. Then only the five were left: Hakudoshi, Nazuna, Sai, Ayame, and Kagome.
"So Haku do you need a ride back to the hide out?" asked Kagome. Hakudoshi's eyes buldged out when he heard Kagome talk about the hide out right in front of Nazuna, someone that he thought knew nothing of the exhistant of the hide out.
"Kagome what are you doing!" He said to her.
"What I'm just asking you if you want a ride, if you don't need one then just say no," said Kagome a little confused.
"No not that!" yelled Hakudoshi.
"Then what, Haku?" asked Kagome now totally confused with the way that the conversation was going.
"She doesn't know about the hide out, does she?" asked Hakudoshi as he pointed to Nazuna. Kagome blinkd a few times as she let it register to her what Hakudoshi just asked completely forgetting that Hakudoshi didn't know Nazuna till today. It all made sense then, the conversation that is.
"Well duh I know, like come on my grad-dad works with Uncle Naraku and my cousin is one of his best plus she is Naraku's grand-daughter," said Nazuna as she stated the obvious. At that moment Kagome was proud to be who she was and all cause of a few words that her younger cousin said.
"Damn right Nazu knows, did you actually think I would talk about something like that if everyone present didn't know about it? And come on she is my closest cousin we are practically sisters!" said Kagome.
"Uh I guess not, it's just that well since I've never seen her there then I assumed that she didn't know," said Hakudoshi.
"Oh, well she knows all about it," said Kagome.
"Oh, well that's cool," said Hakudoshi as he looked at Nazuna. Nazuna was looking at Hakudoshi while he was speaking to Kagome and when he looked at her and their eyes met Nazuna looked down trying to hide the blush.
"Okay, so Haku do you want a ride?" asked Kagome, one more time.
"Uh I guess," said Hakudoshi.
"What about you Yame? Do you need a ride anywhere or are you taken care of?" said Kagome emphasizing the last part as she looked at Sai, who was standing behind her.
"Don't worry Kags, she is taken care of," said Sai as he wrapped his arms around Ayame's waist. Ayame blushed. The color of her face was almost identicle to her hair.
"Aw look at our Yame blushing in the arms of her lover," teased Kagome which just made Ayame's blush even darker.
"Oh shut up!" was all that Ayame was ablt to get out.
"Okay Kags i guess we'll head out now, but we'll be at your house tomorrow for sure," said Sai as he led his new girlfriend --more like first girl friend-- towards his car.
"Okay you love birds, I guess we should get going too," said Kagome as she walked past Hakudoshi and Nazuna and towards her precious Cadilac. The two teens looked at her until they realized that she called them lovebirds.
"Hey we are not love birds!" yelled both teens in unison. They then looked at each other and again a blush crept onto their faces. Kagome turned around to yell back, but then she seen that they were blushing. She just smiled and turned back around.
'Hmmm looks like another perfect match, aw and with my own cousin and my baby faced cutie Haku!' thought Kagome. They finally reached the car, all three got in quietly. Kagome turned up the radio to drain out the silence that had came in with them. They drove towards the hide out. Within 10 minutes they had reached their destination. Hakudoshi got out once the car was parked. Kagome cut the engine and then unbuckled her belt, getting out of the car as well. Nazuna looked at her a little confused.
"Uh Kags why are you geting out?" she asked.
"Oh I just wanted to go in to see if somthing is there, come on Nazuna you're coming inside too!" said Kagome.
"Uh hell no! Just cause I know about the place doesn't mean I have to go inside," protested Nazuna but it was a two against one battle that she was sure to lose.
"Please come, I can show you around, not that I know every single person there but I'll be there by your side," said Hakudoshi, which calmed Nazuna down a bit.
"Okay, fine I'll go inside," said Nazuan as she stepped out of the car.
"Good now lets go inside!" said Kagome as she led the two into the alley. The entrance to the hide out is hidden and can only be found if you already know where it is. Once they were inside Kagome turned around and looked at the other two.
"Okay I have to find someone so just show her around, introduce her to people, you know what to do right Haku?" asked Kagome.
"Yeah just uh how am I supposed to bring her back to you, well before you leave?" asked Hakudoshi.
"Well I'll probably be in the weight's room, so check in there if I'm noth there then check the sparing room, okay? Don't worry Nazu you're in good hands," said Kagome.
"Ye-yeah," Nazuna stuttered as she stood there with Hakudoshi.
"Uh okay Nazuna come, I'll show you around," said Hakudoshi ashe took her the opposite was that Kagome had left.
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The reason Kagome had gotten out of the car was so that she could hopefully find Kouga still inside the hide out. She wanted to, no, needed to talk to him. He was mad at her cause she decided to hang out with some of her other friends. The way he was acting it seemed as if he had no one else but Kagome and that wasn't true cause there are many people that he knows at the hide out and outside too. Just like Kagome. Kagome went into the weight's room. She thought for certain that he would be in there but she couldn't see him anywhere in the room. But she did see Hakaku at the other end of the room putting some of the weights away.
"Hakaku!" yelled Kagome. Hakaku turned around forgetting about the weights to see who was calling him. His face lighted up when he seen that it was Kagome.
"Hey sis!" he yelled back as he walked towards her. Once they were finally close enough to talk in an indoor voice they did their secret handshacke.
"So sis what's up?" asked Hakaku.
"Oh nothing, but I was wondering have you seen Kouga? I need to talke to him," asked Kagome.
"Yeah he was in here like five minutes ago," said Hakaku.
"Really? Do you konw where he is now?" asked Kagome.
"Uh I think he said something about the sparing room, he took Ginta so that's probably what he's doing," answered Hakaku.
"Thanks Hakaku!" said Kagome as she wrapped her arms around him, pecked him on the cheek and ran out of the room.
"Any time sis," said Hakaku as he stood there looking at Kagome's retreating figure. Kagome ran to the sparring room hoping to Kouga still in there training. Once she finally reached the room, she flung the doors open. All heads turned to the person at the door. Kagome just smiled at everyone and serveyed the room looking for Kouga.
She found him at the punching bag at the far end of the room. From the looks of it, Kouga was venting and the punching bag was what he was taking his anger out on, and Ginta being the person holding the bag go a bit of the punches. Ginta seen Kagome and gave her a look. He was mentally saying 'Help me!' to Kagome.
Kagome couldn't help but smile at her friend. She had met Ginta and Hakaku a few days after she had started training with Kouga and Ayame. The two--Ginta and Hakaku--were the hopeless cases. They weren't the greatest but they showed great potential. The five (Kouga, Ayame, Kagome, Hakaku, and Ginta) would train together occasionally but usually the hopeless ones would be trained with two higher up assassins to get a lot of one on one training. Now those two are quite a team. Yeah they aren't as good as Kouga, Ayame and Kagome but they are still better than most of the other assassins.
Kagome slowly walked towards the back where Kouga and Ginta were. Kouga's mind was clouded with anger that he didn't notice Kagome approaching.
"Who do they think they are ignoring the promis! What, are they trying to erase me from their new lives? Go I don't konw why I even care anymore," said Kouga letting out his pent up anger.
"Kou...ga?" Kagome's voice was quiet and sounded a little hurt. Kouga snapped out of his daze and looked at the girl before him. She looked so innocent, so pure, like she didn't belong to the life she was pushed into. She was wearing a black skirt and a white shirt that read "90 Angel, 10 Evil" She just didn't seem to fit tha role of an assassin since she started going to school. The wame went for Ayame.
"Ka..gome..." said Kouga as he approached Kagome. Kagome took a step back, her bangs covering her eyes.
"So that's what you think about us, about me?" said Kagome her voice holding no emotion.
"No Kagome let me ju--"
"--no Kouga I came here to talk, to solve this stupid wall that has been pu tup between up but to hear you say or even think that we would erase you from our lives! How could I even call you a friend anymore?"
"Kagome it's not like that!"
"Then what is it like? Huh Kouga, please enlighten me," said Kagome.
"I was just mad nothing more, nothing less," said Kouga
"Ha you expect me to believe that?" asked Kagome.
"Yes cause it's the truth," said Kouga as he took a step closer looking straight into Kagome's eyes. Kagome didn't falter, she just looked back into Kouga's crystal blue eyes. Their gaze was intense and Kagome searched for any trace of him lieing, but she couldn't find it. So he was telling the truth after all.
"Okay so you were telling me the truth, but why did you say those things? It hurt and ontop of that you think something like that about me and Yame?" asked Kagome.
"Well think about it for a second Kagome. It has always been the three of us and the occasional Ginta, Kaku, and Haku but now all these other people came into the picture. You and Yame spend your days with each other at school, while I'm here by myself training and you promised that you would come to the hide out after school everyday, so that we could hang out and train together. But then you decided that you are gonna hang out with your other friends, it made me feel like you two were dissappearing and I don't want that to happen," said Kouga.
"Kou...ga...I'm s-so sorry that we made you feel like that but I have kept my promise and I did offer for you to come hang with us," said Kagome.
"I don't care, it wouldn't have been the same," said Kouga.
"Oh, and how so?" asked Kagome.
"It wouldn't have been us three hanging out," said kouga with a sad smile.
"Oh Kouga do you really miss it that much after just one week?" asked Kagome, her voice softened. She then raised her arms and wrapped it around his torso. Kouga and Ginta (did you think I would for get about him? ) just watched her; Kagome never forgave people that quickly.
Kouga instinctively wrapped his arms around Kagome, pulling her closer to him. It felt so right to him, he just wished that Kagome felt the same way but he could tell that she just saw him as one of her best friends from childhood.
"I guess I do," said Kouga as he flashed her a grin. Kagome pulled away and smiled at him.
"Well since you miss us so much why don't you come hang out at my house tomorrow?" asked Kagome.
"Well I guess I can," said Kouga.
"Okay great!" said Kagome in her cheerful state. Then she turned her attention to Ginta. "What about you Ginta, would you and Kaku come too?" asked Kagome.
"Yeah sure we'll be there," said Ginta, " for a second there I thought you weren't gonna ask."
"Yeah like I would forget about you two," said Kagome as she went up to him and slung her arms around his shoulder " after all you are one of my best freinds."
"Well of course we are," said Hakaku as he finally came to the sparring room, only catching what Kagome said.
"Well duh!" said Kagome as she did the hand shake with Hakaku again.
"Okay well I should go Nazuna is in the hide out some where with Haku and well she probably wants to go home," said Kagome.
"Okay so we'll see you tomorrow," said Ginta.
"Yeah we'll see you tomorrow, wait whats happening tomorrow?" asked Hakaku.
"Going to chill at Kag's house," answered Ginta.
"See ya later Kags," said Kouga as he watched her walk out of the room, waving her hand as she left.
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Kagome went back inot the weight's room hoping to find Hakudoshi and Nazuna looking for her, but with no luck cause they weren't there. Then she went into the main lobby to see if they were waiting for here there, but again she wouldn't find them. Kagome started going through each room hoping to find either of them. As she was running out of the lunch area she bumped into someone falling backwards but never hitting the ground. She looked up to see her gramps holding her up.
"Oh hey there gramps, thanks for the catch," said Kagome in a cheeky voice.
"No problem Kagome but why are you running around everywhere?" asked Naraku curious to know.
"Well I brought Haku and Nazu here and sorta made Nazu come in here and I laft them while I went to go find Kouga. But now I can't seem to find them anywhere," said Kagome.
"Oh I see," said Naraku
"Gramps have you seen Haku or Nazu anywhere?" asked Kagome.
"Yes as a matter of fact I was just with them, I left them in my training room. I lefr them there so they could get to know each other. It would do Haku some good to know people who aren't in this profession. And Nazu would be the perfect one," said Naraku.
"Oh Gramps are you trying to be a match maker?" teased Kagome.
"Now Kagome what would give you that idea?" said Naraku playing along.
"Aw Gramps your so cute!" said Kagome as she jumped onto his back and pinched his cheeks.
"Okay Kagome could you please get off of me, I'm not a little kid," said Naraku.
"But I just couldn't resist," pouted Kagome. Some of the people around them stopped to watch as they seen Kagome and Naraku playing around. They all understood that Kagome is a very important part in Naraku's life and the resemblance to their now deceased comrade Kira, was uncanny.
Once the little show was over everyone went back to what ever they were doing.
"Well if you can't resist cute things then just go take a look at Nazu and Hakudoshi," said Naraku.
"Oh reall? Well maybe I will," said Kagome as she latched her arms with Naraku's and walked towards the training room.
"Kagome when I said you should go see it, I didn't mean you drag me along," said Naraku.
"Oh come on gramps just come," said Kagome. Naraku let out a sigh and let his grand-daughter pull him back to his personal training room.
Kagome being the stealthy assassin that she is, crept into the room with Naraku unnoticed. When tthey got in, they saw Hakudoshi and Nazuna talking as if they were best friends. The nervousness that was in their voices before was now gone. It looked like they were enjoying each others company. They decided to listen to the two.
Hakudoshi and Nazuna were sitting on a work out bench. Their arms touching but Kagome and Naraku couldn't see the bluch that was on both their faces. "So how long have you been training here?" asked Nazuna.
"Uh almost a year now, I think," said Hakudoshi thinking about it.
"REALLY!" yelled Nazuna.
"Yeah, why is that a bad thing?" asked Hakudoshi, confused.
"Oh no there's nothing wrong with that, it's just that Kags tells me everything and she never told me about you," said Nazuna.
"Oh I see well then Kags was probably just trying to keep me a secret," said Hakudoshi with a cute baby face.
"Hmm I wonder why," said Nazuna acting suspicious.
"Heh probably had a crush on me, and wanted me all to herself," said Hakudoshi in a smug voice.
"Pssh Kagome doesn't go for guys like you," said Nazuna playing around.
"Well what kind of guy does she go for, that Inuyasha guy? 'Mr. I'm-so-cool-and--all-that',"said Hakudoshi as he tried to look and act like Inuyasha.
"Hey don't make fun of Yashie! He's like a brother to me!" yelled Nazuna as she punched Hakudoshi on the arm.
"Ouch!" yelled Hakudoshi as he rubbed his arm.
"Well you deserve it," said Nazuna pouting.
"Damn are you sure you never trained here before?" asked Hakudoshi.
"Of course I'm sure, I ain't no prissy girl and I hate it when people think I am," said Nazuna.
"Hey I never said you were a priss," defended Hakudoshi.
"And you better not," said Nazuna giving him an evil glare.
Hakudoshi cowered in fear. "Uh Naz why are you staring at me like that?" he asked, his voice just a little shaky. Nazuna had become very still and very calm after Hakudoshi questioned her.
"Naz?" was the only thing Nazuna asked.
"Oh um yeah I'm sorry you probably don't like that name I guess it was jus--"
"--no it's okay, I kinda like the name," said Nazuna shyly, all signs of anger in her voice now gone.
"Okay then from now on I'll call you Naz!" said Hakudoshi giving her a huge smile.
"O-kay," said Nazuna a little shaky.
"Aw! You teo are just so cute!" squealed Kagome, not able to hold it in anymore. Both teens jumped as they turned to look at Kagome and Naraku standing behind them. Kagome looked all dreamy while Naraku just stood there, arms crossed and a small smile on his face. Both Hakudoshi and Nazuna were beet red.
"Uh Kagome, h-how long h-have you been st-standing there?" asked Nazuna stutteredin a little.
"Uh...just about the whole thing! Naz!" said Kagome teasing her a little.
"Shut up!" said Nazuna, her bluch even darker now.
"What ever, oh and nice impression of Yash, Haku it was priceless, BUT what did you mean I go for a guy like him? HUH?" asked Kagome, her dreamy look turning into one of pure evil.
"Uh he-he I didn't say something like that, did I?" asked Hakudoshi cowering behind Nazuna. Both girls just started laughing at Hakudoshi.
"Come on Haku do you have short term memory loss or something? Now tell me I wanna know!" said Kagome through her laughter.
"Hey no I don't!" yelled Hakudoshi.
The training room now became loud and full of laughter which was giving Naraku a headache, even though everything was really amusing. "Okay you guys pull yourselves together," said Naraku. "This isn't a circus it's my training room." All three quieted down after that.
"Now I want to konw who this Inuyasha guy is," said Naraku.
"Oh yeah gramps you know how you've been bugging me about having to meet with him," started Kagome.
"Yes."
"Well I sorta invited everyone over tomorrow, so you know , they'll be coming tomorrow," said Kagome.
"Oh, well good cause I need to meet the guy that you go for," said Naraku, teasing his grand-daughter.
"Gramps that's not even true!" yelled Kagome defending herself.
"Yeah...right," said both Nazuna and Hakudoshi.
"Man everyone is against me!" said Kagome.
"What we're just telling ther truth," said Nazuna.
"Yeah, yeah what ever, well I think we should get going. I'll see you at home gramps. Don't train too hard my two favourite boys!" said Kagome as she looked at her gramps and Hakudoshi.
"Yeah, yeah now get going," said Hakudoshi as he pushed Kagome towards the door.
"Okay I'm leaving, you don't have to be pushy!" said Kagome as she waved bye and walked out the room, with Nazuna following behind.
Kagome drove Nazuna home and then went home herself. She didn't get out of the car to go to Nazuna's house cause no one was home. They said their goodbye's and then Kagome was gone.
Once Kagome got home she went straight to her kitchen as always. She had gotten a little hungry, which would be expected. When she got into the kitchen she found Kaede busy cooking dinner. Kagome decided that she would just get a snack and then wait for dinner cause it smelled really yummy. Kaede looked up to see Kagome rummaging through the fridge.
"Kagome what are you up to? You do know that I am making dinner and it will be ready shortly," asked Kaede.
"Yeah I do but I'm kinda hungry so I'm just getting a snack," said Kagome as she pulled herself out of the fridge with an apple in her hand.
"Well don't go getting full or you won't be able to eat dinner," said Kaede.
"Don't worry Kaede, I won't stuff myself after all I can't, not eat dinner it smells really good!" said Kagome as she washed her apple.
"Okay Kagome, go and wash up and by then dinner should be ready," said Kaede.
"Okay," said Kagome as she hugged Kaede and then left. "Oh and Kaede tomorrow a bunch of my friends are gonna come over and uh well I guess there will be lots of people over, is that okay?"
"Oh friends are coming over! This is great! Do you want me to make food? Oh you haven't had any new people over in a while this is so exciting!" said Kaede with lots of excitment.
"You do what you want Kaede, I just thought I'd let you know," said Kagome as she walked out the room.
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Kagome was in her room busy with a magazine in her hands. She was listening to music and flipping through the pages barely looking through it properly. Kagura then walked in. Kagome's attention shifted towards the door where Kagura stood.
"Hi Gramma," said Kagome.
"Hi Kagome, so what is this I hear of friends coming over tomorrow?" asked Kagura.
"Oh yeah, I invited everyone over and a few of them are coming over, I hope its okay since gramps has been bugging me about meeting Inuyasha for a while now," said Kagome.
"Oh no it's totally fine I just was wondering," said Kagura.
"Okay!" said Kagome as she went back to her magazine.
"Well Dinner will be ready soon so wash up and come downstairs okay?" asked Kagura.
"Yeah, oh and gramma is gramps home yet?" asked Kagome.
"No, he is on his way," answered Kagura.
"Oh okay," said Kagome.
"And I think he is bringing someone with him," said Kagura.
Kagome graoned she hated it when Naraku brought home people from the hideout. Yeah sure she knew most of them but they were still annoying around gramps cause they would always try to be a nice subordinate. There were the few who didn't act idiotic because they were friends, but there were only like three people, and those people were Ayame and Kouga's dads and Sai's dad. And they diffinately were not coming over, what reason did they have to come over? Especially when they have a family of their own.
"So who is it that is coming with him?" asked Kagome.
"He didn't say, all he did say was that you would be surprised," said Kagura, which irked an interest in Kagome.
"Oh really?" said Kagome raising an eyebrow.
"Yes no come downstairs, it seems as if Kaede is done with dinner," said Kagura.
"Okay, okay I'm coming!" said Kagome as she jumped off her bed and followed Kagura downstairs. As the reached the bottom of the stairs the main entrance door swung open, and there stood Naraku and...Hakudoshi.
"HAKU?" said Kagome confused at what he was doing here, then she was excited for him to be over since he never came over to her house before.
"Hey Kagome," said Hakudoshi and he bowed curtly toward Kagome and then Kagura.
"What's with the formal stuff? That ain't like you," siad Kagome as she walked over to him and messed up his hair.
"Well unlike some people I show respect to the people older than me," said Hakudoshi.
"Wow what a well mannered young boy," said Kagura as she smiled. "We are glad to have such a cute and well mannered boy over."
Hakudoshi smiled at Kagura and bowed once agian. "Stop acting like that you are far from mannered!" said Kagome as she stuck her tounge out at him like a four year old child.
"Kagome stop acting like such a child, you are a 16 year old girl," scolded Naraku.
"But gramps you know as well as I do that he ain't mannered," said Kagome.
"Yeah I guess you are right but he does know the right time's when he should be unlike you," said Naraku, which caused Hakudoshi and Kagura to muffle their laughter.
"Hmph!" was all Kagome said for a while as they all entered the kitchen.
"I would just like to say thanks foryou letting me have dinner with you tonight," said Hakudoshi paying his respect.
"Oh there is no need to say thanks, you are more than welcome to come over again," said Kagura.
"Thank you," said Hakudoshi.
"So Haku why are you over anways?" asked Kagome witting across from him.
"Well he was by himself and I thought maybe he could come over tonight and maybe even spend the night since he is by himself at the hideout with a few others," answered Naraku.
"Oh I see," said Kagome. Then the food was served and once everyone was done eating they just sat there talking. Kagome leaned over to Naraku and whispered something into Naraku's ears. His face lightened up with what Kagome proposed.
"Thats a great Idea, Kagome!" he said with enthusiasm. Kagura and Hakudoshi looked at the two with a confused look on their faces.
"What's a great idea hunny?" asked Kagura trying to get information.
"Well Kagome just told me that we should let Hakudoshi live here with us, after all we are like his family anyways," said Naraku.
Hakudoshi was shocked. Where they really considering letting him stay with them at the huge mansion that they call a home?
"Well that is a great idea!" said Kagura as she smiled warmly towards Hakudoshi.
"Are you guys sure about this, I was more than happy where you guys let me live before, I don't need anything else from you," said Hakudoshi feeling like all he was doing is taking from them.
"Don't be stupidHaku, you are such a sweetie and you deserve to live in a home, and besides you could be like the little brother that I never had!" said Kagome really excited. "Come on just say yes."
"I guess, BUT only if it is okay with you guys!" said Hakudoshi.
"Yes it is totally fine with us," said Kagura.
"Okay so I guess I'm moving in," said Hakudoshi.
Kagome squealed with excitement, cause now Hakudoshi would be living with them.
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A/N: Okay first of all i know that I didn't update in like the longest time and second of all I know this is not the chapter meet the grand parents BUT I hope this was still an okay chapter. I decided to put another tiny twist into the story so the next chapter for sure will be the meet the grand parents! I promise I hope you enjoyed this chapter! please read and review!