Forbidden Love Story
Hey everyone. It's me again, here with the next chapter. I hope you're enjoying my stories right now. Please read and review. I like to get feedback from my readers, it let's me know what I need to improve. Anyways, please ignore me and enjoy the chapter. ^_^
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"...."Speaking
'....'Thoughts
.....Kagome foreshadowing
Characters in this chapter;
Kagome- Bella Swan
Cohin
Houjo- Eric
Hachi- Mike Newton
Hana- Jessica
Ayumi- Angela
Inuyasha- Edward Cullen
Sesshomaru- Emmett Cullen (just has meaner personality)
Sango- Rosalie Cullen
Miroku
Shippo- Jasper Cullen
Rin- Alice Cullen
Kohaku
Souten
Mitsuki
Souta
Chapter Six- Getting To Know You Better
All morning I was dazed about what had happened with Inuyasha. I mean how can you go from hating someone one minute, to suddenly liking them the next? It was like he had a split personality. It also bothered me that he knew I was going to go to Tokyo when the only one who should have known was Ayumi. Houjo and Hachi talked animatedly about the dance, so I just drowned them out. Could it be that Inuyasha had dragged the answer out of Ayumi? Or did he dazzle it out of her? They both seemed possible. Unless I was the only girl who was dazzled by Inuyasha. I flushed at that thought. Hachi noticed this. "Hey Kagome? Are you alright?" he asked. This caused my blush to darken.
"Yeah." I answered to quickly. "I'll see you guys at lunch." with that I hurried down the hall. Right now was my spare so I went to the library to read my book in peace. Even for a school, this library didn't have a wide variety in books. I sat there reading my book while trying to drown my thoughts in my music. For about twenty minutes that worked until someone took my book from me. "Hey!" I shouted in a hushed whisper. Or at least what I thought was a whisper over my music. Looking up I saw Rin standing there, with a huge smile on her face. I stared at her in shock. Reaching forward, Rin pulled out one of my earphones.
"You were shouting." she whispered. I blushed and turned off my music. Rin smiled and turned her attention to my book. "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain." she said reading it aloud. Rin handed it back to me. "I see you enjoy the classics. I stared at her confused. By her appearance I could tell she was younger than me by a year or two, but by what she just said she sounded older.
"Uh...yeah." I replied. 'I sounded like an idiot!' I screamed at myself. 'Why can I never form a rational sentence around any of them?' Her smile only grew at my response.
"I'm Rin Ashaa, by the way." she stated, while sitting down across from me. I stared at her confused. Now she was interested in what I did? This was just to weird. They went from ignoring me to suddenly wanting to talk to me? Why did I have to be the one the took interest in? I mean, I was the most boring person on the planet!
"Right, I'm Kagome Higurashi." I answered to her introduction, though she obviously knew who I was. She smiled at how I was polite enough to introduce myself.
"So how many times have you read that book?" she asked suddenly.
"Huh?" I blinked in confusion.
"The book?" she repeated. "How many times have you read it. By the looks of the pages and spine, you've read it quite a few." I nodded.
"Thirteen." I answered. Looking down at the worn out book, I smiled. It was a birthday gift from my dad. It was a very thoughtful gift, you just wouldn't give this kind of book to a 6 year old. Rin smiled again. I could feel people staring at me again. Well, more like us. I guess The Blades really do keep to themselves. Now I wish I could just disappear. I hated being the center of attention.
"How's your head?" she asked. By the look on her face I could tell she knew I was uncomfortable and that she was just trying to be friendly. This made me smile a little. I thought for a moment.
"No permanent damage, thank you." I replied. To be honest all I had was a scar from where I had hit my head, other than that I was perfectly fine.
"Good." she said after a minute. "Inuyasha was really worried that he had hurt you badly when he pushed you out of the way." Rin explained. That made me think back to the day of the incident. There was no way Inuyasha was standing beside me. I had seen him next to his car in a heated conversation with Sesshomaru. I had seen his face in the sea of horrified expressions. So I knew for a fact that he hadn't been standing next to me! Somehow he had gotten over to me before the van and stopped it, and I was going to find out how.
"Yeah. It was a good thing he was there." I replied. Rin's smile returned, but I could see the worry in her eyes. Like there was something she didn't want me to know, and was afraid I had caught on to it. Inuyasha had the same look in his eyes as well. 'Wait a minute?" I looked at her eyes. That's when I noticed that they weren't a normal colour. They were almost a magenta purple. Never once in my life had I seen eyes that colour. Now that I thought about. I had never seen someone with gold eyes and silver hair before either. Nor someone with blue or green hair either.
"Is something wrong?" Rin asked, a frown on her face. This made me frown. She did not look as beautiful or cute with a frown on her face.
"No, it's nothing. It's just me getting lost in my thoughts again." I quickly answered, trying not to upset her further. She rolled her eyes.
"That's one reason he's hooked on you." she mumbled under her breath. I could tell I wasn't suppose to hear any of that, but it just made me more curious. 'Why who is hooked on me?'
"What?" I asked. Rin blinked and I could tell she was trying to compose herself. To think of something to say to cover up what she had mumbled.
"I said I'm sorry for d.....Sesshomaru's cold actions towards you." she said. I looked at her skeptically. Two slip ups in one minute. That's really strange. There was definitely something The Blades were trying to hide, and I was going to find out. Rin suddenly stood, an apologetic look on her face. "I'm sorry, but I have to go now." she stated. Before I could say anything she was gone. I blinked. Okay, that is really starting to bug me. I mean, that's the fourth time someone in the Takahashi family has disappeared or appeared to quickly. That wasn't normal either. For the rest of my spare I just sat there listening to my music. There were to many thoughts swirling in my head for me to continue reading my book. Suddenly the bell rang and I left to go to lunch, meeting Hana half way there.
Lunch
Hana and I walked into the cafeteria. I was frightened and anxious at the same time. To be honest Inuyasha was really starting to freak me out, but not in a bad way. I really wanted to know if I had really heard what I thought I heard this morning or if I just dreamed it up. When I looked at The Blades' table I saw everyone except him. Rin smiled at me, while Sango and Sesshomaru glared. Quickly averting my eyes I felt crushed. Had he really left or, was he ever here? I had lost all my appetite so I only got a bottle of V8, then began to head with Hana to our table. "Inuyasha is staring at you again. I wonder why he's sitting alone, instead of with his family." she stated. I looked up and followed her gaze to see Inuyasha smirking at me from a table far from the rest of his family. This confused me even more.
'Why is he over there?' He lifted one hand and waved at me to join him. I blushed and looked down. "Does he mean you?" Hana asked in amazement. A small smile played itself onto my face.
"I better go see what he wants." I answered quickly before heading off to join Inuyasha. Hana was watching me as I walked away from her, I could feel her eyes burning holes in the back of my head. I noticed Inuyasha smirked when I started to head his way. What was with him today? Where was the cold, cruel Inuyasha I had come to know over the course of the last two months? Not that I minded him being nice to me. It's just this sudden change was a little freaky. Finally I reached his table and I stood awkwardly behind the chair across from where he sat.
"Have a seat." he offered politely. I did as he asked and sat there, a light blush on my face. It took a minute to recompose myself.
"This is different." I finally got out. The most beautiful smirk appeared on his face and it took my breath away. It was hard to believe that someone like him was real. That someone like him could ever take an interest in me.
"Well......" He paused, searching for the right words. "I'm already going to hell so, why not do it having fun....." he paused again. "And already said that I was tired of staying away from you Kagome." he answered. I saw no sign of a joke in his eyes. He actually meant what he said.
"I'm not following." I said after a few minutes of silence. His words didn't make any sense. It was like there was another message behind his words. It was so confusing....but it also fascinated me. I had never felt this way before. About anyone, ever. His whole family interested me, it's just he caught my attention more than the others.
"Good." he replied. I frowned at his answer. 'What does he mean by that?' He changed the topic. "It seems I have upset your friends by stealing you." he stated. I shrugged. I'd much rather sit with him then them anyway. No offense to any of them, but Inuyasha just caught my attention too easily.
"They'll survive." I stated flatly. My answer seemed to please him. Like he wanted me to stay here with him.
"I may not give you back though." he returned. I stared at him in shock. He chuckled at my expression. "You look worried Kagome."
"No." I answered quickly. Inuyasha's smirk only grew. "So, um....what brought this on?"
"I told you...twice now. I'm tired of staying away from you. So, I'm giving up." he stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Now I was really confused.
"Giving up?" I repeated, trying to understand what he was saying.
"Yes, giving up trying to be good. I'm just going to do what I want, whenever I want, and let the chips of fate fall where the may." he explained, the smile disappearing and a hard edge in his voice. This confused me even more. He made it sound like it was a sin to be near me.
"You lost me again." I answered, a little bit of hurt in my voice. Why was I hurt? It's not like there was anything between Inuyasha and I. We hardly knew each other. And every time I try to learn something about him he just gives me a cryptic answer. That smirk that took my breath away re-appeared on his face.
"I always say to much when I'm with you. That's one of my problems." he replied. He's says too much?! More like he says hardly anything! I could feel someone's glare in the back of my head. Glancing over my shoulder I noticed Sesshomaru glaring deadly daggers at me.
"Idiot." Sango mouthed to me. I quickly turned my attention back to Inuyasha, who was glaring at Sesshomaru or Sango. That I really couldn't tell, but I wasn't going to check.
"Don't worry, I don't understand anything you're talking about." I said with heavy sarcasm.
"I'm counting on that." he retorted. There was only seriousness in his eyes. I didn't understand. What was he trying to hide from me? Sighing, I decided to try a new approach.
"So, in short, we're friends now?" I asked. There was an unbelievable amount of hope building up in my chest. I knew that if he said no that I would be crushed, but I just wouldn't let him see that. He looked thoughtful.
"Friends?" he repeated. I felt my stomach turn uneasily, filled with butterflies. I knew it. He wasn't interested in me in any way. That hurt more than my head had when I hit it on the ice.
"Or not." I murmured, starting to get up. Inuyasha quickly caught my hand. Which caught me by complete surprise. He quickly released it and smirked at me. It wasn't a happy smirk.
"We could try, but I'm warning you now, I'm not a good friend for you." he answered. The uneasy feeling went away, but for some reason his words still bothered me. 'Why do I hate the idea of only being friends? Did I really want more than that?' I quickly squashed the thought. Like he would want me in any way besides as a friend.
"You say that a lot." I pointed out. Hearing the warning in his voice.
"Yes, because you're not listening to me. I'm still waiting for you to believe it. If you're smart, you'll stay away from me." he explained. I glared at him.
"I think you've made your opinion on the subject of my intellect clear." I stated dryly. He smiled apologetically at me. "So as long as I'm 'not being smart', we'll try to be friends?"
"That sounds about right." he answered after a few minutes. I looked down at my hands and wrapped them around my bottle of V8, trying to put my thoughts together. I could hear my heart pounding in my chest, and wondered if he could too. I didn't understand how he could do this to me. This kind of thing had never happened to me before. "What are you thinking?" he asked suddenly, surprising me. Rin's words echoed in my head 'That's one of the reasons he's hooked on you.' Shaking my head, I looked up at him. His expression left me baffled and I unintentionally blurted out the truth.
"I'm trying to figure out what you are." I answered. It wasn't a complete lie. I did want to know why he was so different than everyone else. But I also wanted to know why he had such an effect on me. I noticed that his jaw had tightened and he was forcing his smile to stay in place, with a lot of effort.
"Are you having any luck with that?" he asked, true disgust in his voice, though he was trying to hide it. 'What does he have to be disgusted about?'
"Not very much." I replied, looking down at the bottle cap I was playing with. He chuckled, there was no humor to it what-so-ever.
"What are your theories?" he asked. This time however he sounded truly curious. But there was no way I was going to tell him what I came up with. It was too embrassing.
"Too embarrassing." I mumbled. I heard him growl.
"That's really frustrating you know." he complained. He thought me avoicing his questions was frustrating?! He hadn't answered a single one of mine so I could be as cryptic as I wanted. Not that I was very good at it with the way he dragged the truth from me.
"No. I can't imagine why that would be frustrating at all- just because someone won't answer your questions, or tell you what they're thinking. Like someone giving you cryptic answers that keep you guessing all the time and so that you can't think about anything else, wouldn't be frustrating at all." I started. I noticed that he flinched at my remark. 'Good, now he knows how I felt.'
"Or, even better," I continued. "That same person saving your life in an impossible situation and then avoiding you like a parasite and not explaining either, even when he promised he would. But no, that wouldn't be frustrating in the slightest way." With that I crossed my arms and looked away. It felt good to tell him what I thought of the way he had been treating me. He sat there staring intently at me.
"You've got a bit of an attitude, don't you?" he asked. I just sat there. There was heat rising to my cheeks.
"I don't like double standards." I answered truthfully, again. We stared at each other. Neither knowing what to say. Then he chuckled.
"It seems your boyfriend is debating whether or not to come over here and stop me from being cruel to you." he stated. I blinked in confusion. I didn't have a boyfriend.
"First off, I don't have a boyfriend." I started. "And secondly, I think you're wrong about that anyways."
"Okay. And I'm not wrong. I told you, most people are easy to read." he stated. I stared at him intently.
"Except for me." I replied. He frowned.
"Yes. Except for you." he repeated. I felt like a freak when he said that. How come I was so hard for him to read? Everyone back in Tokyo could read me like an open book. That's when he finally noticed that I only had a drink in my hands. "Aren't you hungry?"
"No." I replied, while still playing with the lid. He stared at me, as if trying to find some hidden meaning behind my words. "You?"
"No, I'm not." he answered a smirk on his face. Now that I thought about it. I hardly ever saw The Blades with food. Maybe once in awhile, but never like a full meal. There was still something I needed to ask of him.
"Can you promise me something?" I asked. He looked at me, debating.
"Depends." he finally answered. I noticed that he threw a quick glance at someone behind me.
"Next time you plan on avoiding me for my own good, can you give me a heads up so then I at least know what's going on?" I asked nervously.
"That sounds fair." he replied. I looked up at him and noticed he was trying not to laugh. So he thought my pain was funny? "Can I have one answer in return?"
"One." I said flatly. I had a pretty good idea what he was going to ask for, but I hoped I was wrong.
"Tell me one of your theories." he asked. I blushed. This seemed to amuse him further.
"No."
"Just one. I won't laugh."
"Yes, you will."
"No, I won't."
"Yes, you will."
"No, I won't."
"Yes, you will."
"No, I won't."
"We sound like children." I pointed out, trying to distract him.
"I don't care. I just want you to tell me one theory." he replied flatly.
"No." I said while crossing my arms. He looked at me with the most breath taking expression I had ever seen in my life.
"Please?" he asked again. My mind was in a thick fog.
"Er....What?" I asked, sounding like a complete idiot.
"Please tell me one theory." he pleaded. He was leaning in towards me, and I completely lost all my will to deny him.
"Bitten by a radioactive spider." I stated. As soon as the words left my mouth I wished I could suck them back in. Inuyasha stared at me blankly.
"That's not very creative." he replied. I shrugged.
"Sorry, but that's the best I've got." I answered. Inuyasha's smirk widened, and I could tell he was trying not to laugh.
"You're nowhere close." he finally stated, a mocking grin on his face. I sighed, since I was frustrated.
"Dang, and here I thought I was right on the dot." I replied with heavy sarcasm. He chuckled. "You're not suppose to laugh, remember?"
"Sorry." he said while struggling to compose his face.
"I'll figure it out eventually." I remarked. All the humor left his face. The seriousness back.
"I wish you wouldn't try." he warned. There was another emotion behind his voice, but I couldn't tell what it was. I once again got that feeling that he was trying to say something else with his words.
"Because?" I needed to know what he was trying to say. He looked as if he was debating with himself again.
"What if I'm not the hero?" he paused. The uneasy feeling returned in my stomach. "What if I'm.....the bad guy?" he asked me. I looked at him shocked. There was no way someone like him was a bad guy! I mean he had saved me from being crushed by a van when he didn't have to! What kind of bad guy did that?
"You're not." I stated. He glared at me. Though I knew I should have coward back from his cold glare it just made me more intrigued.
"Yes, I am." he answered. "You just don't see what I'm trying to say." he explained, a dark tone in his voice. That's when I noticed he had what looked like a sharp fang inside his mouth. It was way too sharp to be a normal canine tooth. I gulped.
"You're dangerous." I flatly remarked. This is where all his comments and warnings brought me to. Now I knew what he had been trying to say from the beginning. He was dangerous. But that wouldn't stop me from being near him. He may be dangerous but not bad. He just looked at me, eyes filled with an emotion I couldn't comprehend. "But not bad." I whispered. "I do not believe you're bad."
"You're wrong." I could barely hear him, his voice was so low. It sounded like he was disgusted with himself, though I couldn't see why. I mean he was just so breathtaking. While I was below average. He looked down, stealing my bottle cap from my small hands, and began to spin it on it's side between his fingers. I could tell he meant what he said and that he wanted me to heed his warnings, but I just wasn't afraid of him. I was anxious, on edge....more fascinated than anything else. But I was definitely not afraid. How could I be? The silence between us lasted until I noticed that the cafeteria was nearly empty. I quickly stood.
"We're going to be late!" I stated quickly. Inuyasha shrugged.
"I'm not going to class today." he replied. Twirling the lid so fast it was just a red blur between his fingers.
"Why not?" I asked, truly curious. He was no longer looking at me, but instead glaring at Sesshomaru, Sango, Mitsuki, and Rin from across the room. Like he was having a silent conversation with them or something.
"Ditching is healthy every once in awhile, Kagome." he answered. "You should try it some time." I saw the smirk re-appear on his face. He glanced at me from the corner of his eye.
"No thank you."
"Thought you'd say that." he said. I could hear the teasing in his voice.
"Well, I'm going." I said before turning to leave the room.
"I'll see you later then." he called after me. I blushed at his words.
"See I told you." I heard a female voice. Glancing behind me I saw that Sango, Mitsuki, Rin, and Sesshomaru were all at the table I was just sitting at.
"Shut up." Inuyasha replied icily. He was still twirling the bottle cap.
"Can I talk to her now?" Rin asked with a plea in her voice. Inuyasha glared at her.
"You already did." he stated. I couldn't hear anymore of the conversation since I had to run to get to class before the bell.
Biology
I sat in my seat dazed by what had just happened. It confused the hell out of me. I mean, how was anybody suppose to avoid someone like that when they just made themselves more interesting. I didn't get what was wrong with me. Never once in my life had I felt this way about anyone. Now suddenly I was hooked on the most mysterious guy in the world. The teacher continued to explain the lesson. I tried to listen but my head was else where. "Then I want you to gently prick your finger with the lancet...." I snapped out of my thoughts at once. I began to feel uneasy again, but not in a way I wanted to feel, at all. "Put one drop of blood on your slide." he said while demonstrating to everyone. I closed my eyes, trying to drown him out. He continued explaining the lesson while I just tried to keep myself from throwing up in front of the class. I had already gotten enough attention, I didn't need anymore. So to try and help myself I put my head against the table. I could hear the other students as they pricked their fingers and it just made things worse for me. "Miss Higurashi, are you alright?"
"I already know my blood type." was the only response I could give.
"Are you feeling faint?" he asked me alarmed.
"Yes sir." a simple answer again. I just wanted to get out of here. Now I wished I had skipped with Inuyasha, or at the very least skipped.
"Can someone take Miss Higurashi to the nurse please?" he asked the class.
"I'll do it." Houjo volunteered immediately. "Can you walk?" he asked once he was at my side. I just nodded, to sick to do anything else. He wrapped his arm around my waist and slung my arm over his shoulder, then lead me out of class. I could tell he was struggling with supporting my weight. Was he really that weak? When we were halfway across campus I knew I couldn't go any further.
"Just let me sit for a minute." I ordered. Houjo gently helped me down to the ground where I lied down and put my cheek against the cold cement. "And please keep your hand in your pocket." I could feel the light mist of rain on my face and hands but I really didn't care.
"You look green Kagome." Houjo stated. 'Well duh!' I wanted to scream. 'I hate blood.' the thought made me shudder. It had reminded me of that day. I shuddered again.
"Kagome!?" a familiar voice shouted from a distance. 'No! Anybody but him.' I thought in distress. Why did he have to appear now? Squeezing my eyes shut, I wished the ground would just suck me into it right now. "What's wrong with her?!" he sounded frantic. "Is she hurt?" his voice was so close now. 'Why him?'
"I think she fainted. I don't know what happened. She didn't even prick her finger." Houjo explained in an irritated voice. I heard Inuyasha chuckle. He knelt beside me.
"Kagome?" he asked, with a smile in his voice. "Can you hear me?"
"No." I answered in a whiny voice. "Go away." he chuckled again. Houjo cleared his throat, to try and regain some attention.
"I was taking her to the nurse. But she refused to go any further than this." Houjo explained again. 'Well duh! And besides you can't support my weight Houjo.' I so desperately wanted to say that, but I bit my tongue.
"I'll take her." he stated. "You can go back to class now."
"No. I'm suppose to do it." Houjo said in a very child like voice. Suddenly the sidewalk disappeared from beneath me. My eyes flew open and I glared at Inuyasha.
"Put me down!" I ordered in a weak voice. He was already walking away. The way he carried me made it seen like I was as light as a feather instead of over a hundred pounds.
"Hey!" Houjo screamed, his voice already trailing far behind.
"Put me down." I ordered again. I really, really, didn't want to vomit all over him, and his walking wasn't helping.
"No." he said with a smirk. I glared at him. "You look awful, by the way." I rolled my eyes.
"That's something that every girl loves to hear." I replied sarcastically, trying to ignore the feeling of his arms wrapped around me. Though I hated to admit it. I loved his arms being wrapped around me. It just felt so right.
"So you faint at the site of blood, huh?" he stated. I blushed, though it was hard to tell, because I was already a shade of green. "And not even your own." he continued. I just closed my eyes.
"You're enjoying this aren't you?" I whispered out. I could practically hear the smile in his voice.
"Maybe." he replied to my hushed question. I don't know how he managed to open the door with me still in his arms, but I knew we now inside since I was suddenly warm.
"Oh dear." I heard the secretary say as we walked in. Inuyasha didn't seemed fazed at all by her reaction.
"She fainted in Biology class." he answered. Inuyasha brought me into the nurse's office. Once in the room he gently placed me down on the bed and the nurse walked over.
"What seems to be the problem?" the nurse asked. Inuyasha was now leaning against the wall on the other side of the room, his eyes watching my every movement.
"She's just a little faint." he reassured the nurse. "They're blood typing in Biology." The nurse sighed.
"There's always one." she stated. I looked down embarrassed. Leave it to me to be that one. Inuyasha muffled a snicker by pretending to cough. I glared at him and he smirked in response. "Just lie down for a minute, honey. The sickness will pass."
"I know." I replied. Both the nurse and Inuyasha stared at me in surprise. What was their problem? It wasn't like this was the first time it had happened. If it was, then I would have puked a long time ago.
"Does this happen often?" the nurse asked. I noticed Inuyasha was staring at me intently. He, just like the nurse, was waiting for my answer.
"Only once in awhile." I admitted. It was so embarrassing for me to be here. I hated people taking care of me. It just made me feel so useless. Inuyasha coughed to hide another laugh. I glared at him. At the exact same moment the nurse turned to him.
"You can return to class now, Mr Takahashi." she offered sternly. Right then, all the humor and amusement left his eyes and was replaced by pure seriousness.
"I'm suppose to stay with her." he said with such authority. I looked at him in shock? Why the hell did he want to stay here? The nurse didn't argue any further and turned back to me.
"I'll go get you some ice." she said before disappearing from the small room. I had that queasy feeling again. Though a nurse's office wasn't the same as a hospital, it still freaked me out to be here.
"You were right." I stated as I leaned my head against the wall, with my eyes closed.
"I usually am." he hesitated. "About what are you referring to though?" he asked. Though he tried to hide it. I could hear the panic in his voice.
"Ditching is healthy." I replied. My breathing slowly evened out. It was silent in the small room for a fraction of a second before he spoke again.
"You know you had me worried for a second back there." he admitted. "I thought something horrible had happened to you. Like that Houjo kid had murdered you or something."
"Ha ha." I replied with fake amusement. He thought this was all funny. Well it wasn't! I couldn't stand the site of blood....and it had something to do with something I hated to remember but could never forget.
"Honestly." he said, pulling me from my thoughts. "I've seen corpses with better colour." I twitched at his words. "I thought I had to avenge your death."
"Poor Houjo. He wouldn't have stood a chance." I replied, a smile forming on my face at the thought of Houjo fighting.
"He hates me." Inuyasha stated cheerfully. I opened my eyes and looked over at him. How could anyone be happy with the thought of someone hating them? I know I definitely didn't like that thought.
"You don't know that." I answered with a weak voice. It reminded me of how I felt. The day we first met in Biology. I mean, I still couldn't figure out what had caused him to act like that around me.
"I saw his face." he continued. "I could tell." he sounded so sure of this fact. It was probably true though. Since apparently a lot of the students hated The Blades. But I couldn't think of any reason why. I mean, I had every right to hate Inuyasha for his cruel behavior towards me but I could never feel that way. I didn't understand why though. Just then something occurred to me.
"How did you see me?" I asked suddenly. Confusion appeared on his face. "I thought you were ditching." I felt almost fine now. The queasiness was almost gone, but I knew the colour would take some time to return to my face.
"I was in my car listening to a CD." he answered. He called that ditching? True he wasn't in class, but he was still on school property. Just then the nurse walked back in with a bag of ice.
"Here you go honey." she said in a warm voice. I took the bag, shuddering at the cold ice. "You look better."
"I think I'm fine." I replied honestly. The secretary opened the door.
"We got another one." she stated. A look of confusion appeared on my face. I got down from the bed since I didn't need it. Houjo came in with a another boy, who was using him as a support. I moved to the wall next to Inuyasha to give them space.
"Oh no." Inuyasha muttered. "Go out to the office Kagome." he ordered. I looked at him confused. "Trust me. Go." With that I quickly did as he said and went out the door. He was right behind me. We both stopped in the office. "You actually listened to me."
"Well it sounded urgent." I replied. I still had no idea what had caused that. "And also, I smelled the blood." I knew that both the boys in the other room had pricked their fingers. They weren't like me. I had a very weak stomach.
"Humans can't smell blood, Kagome." he retorted. I crossed my arms across my chest. 'Well, I'm not normal.'
"Well, I can. That's one of the reasons I get sick. It smells like rust." I explained. Inuyasha just stood there staring at me. Like I had suddenly grown two heads or something. It was making me uncomfortable. "What?"
"Nothing." he replied. Houjo came out of the nurse's office and walked over to me. Inuyasha backed away to leaned against the counter.
"You look better." he stated. I could suddenly feel the tension between the two boys. This confirmed what Inuyasha had told me. Houjo did hate him, though I didn't know why.
"Yeah. Just keep your hand in your pocket." I ordered. Both Inuyasha and Houjo looked at me confused. My stomach couldn't handle another blood sighting, that much I was sure of.
"It's not bleeding anymore." he replied. Houjo did put his hand in his pocket, obviously trying not to upset me. "So are you coming back to class?" He was an idiot! If I went I would never be able to survive.
"Are you kidding!?" I somewhat shouted. Getting a stern look from the secretary. "I would just have to turn around and come right back." he looked down. There was disappointment all over his face. Now I felt guilty.
"Yeah, I guess......so are you coming this weekend?" he asked. I smiled awkwardly. The group had planned at trip to the beach this Saturday, and beaches weren't really my thing. But Hana had made me feel guilty until I had no choice but to say yes.
"Sure. I said I was coming didn't I?" I responded. His smile widened. He flashed a glare at Inuyasha, who was still watching me.
"We're meeting at the bookstore at ten." he explained. 'Ha. Some book store.' I thought distantly.
"I'll be there." I said while looking down at the floor. I really didn't want to go, but I had already made the commitment, so there was no backing out now.
"Cool." he said, way to happily for my liking. "So I'll see you in gym." he continued before heading out the door. I waved.
"See you." I answered dullfuly. Once I was sure Houjo was out of hearing ranching I groaned. "Gym...forgot about that."
"I can take care of that." Inuyasha whispered into my ear. His hot breath causing me to shiver. I hadn't even noticed he had moved. "Go sit down and look pale." he ordered. I did as he asked without argument. If there was anyway out of gym I was willing to take it. I sat down in one of the chairs and leaned my head against the cold wall. I heard the quiet conversation of Inuyasha and the secretary but I wasn't really focusing on the words.
"Okay. It's all taken care of." she said. "Hope you feel better soon Kagome." she said to me. I nodded with a weak smile on my face. Inuyasha was already at my side before I could even blink.
"Can you walk, or do you need me to carry you again?" he asked. I glanced up and saw the sarcastic look on his face but the worry in his eyes. I stood.
"I'll walk." I answered heading towards the door. Inuyasha was right behind me. He was suddenly in front of me, holding the door open for me. I walked out into the light mist and it felt so nice on my heated skin. This was the first time I was happy for the constant rain from the sky. "Thanks." I said as he walked up beside me. "It was worth getting sick to miss gym."
"Anytime you need an excuse, " he said with a mocking tone. "I'm the man to come to." It was silent as we both just stood there.
"So, are you going to the beach this Saturday?" I asked before I could stop myself. I knew he would probably say no and it was not like he was the type to love the beach. Still, having the slightest bit of hope that he would come was the first real excitement I had for the trip.
"I wasn't invited." he replied.
"I just invited you." I stated. He shrugged at my response.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"Down to Tenjin Beach. Just north of Awara." I answered. He looked as if something troubled him after I said that.
"Wish I could," he started. "But I've already got plans. And let us not push poor Houjo to close to his breaking point." I saw his eyes dancing with amusement. He was enjoying that thought a lot more then he should.
"Houjo-Smoujo." I said dismissively, enjoying the thought of us a lot more than I should. We were nearing the parking lot and I turned to head towards my car when something caught the back of my jacket.
"Where do you think you're going?" he growled out. Why was he so mad all of a sudden? I was utterly confused. He was holding tightly onto the back of my jacket.
"I'm going home." I stated. "Where else would I be going?"
"Didn't you hear me promise to take you home safely?" he growled. I blushed at his words. "Do you think I'm going to let you drive home in your condition?" he then began to pull me towards his car.
"What condition!?" I yelled, trying to get out of his grasp. Why was he so strong? "And what about my car!?"
"I'll have Mitsuki drop it off after school." he said flatly. He was still pulling by my jacket, and we were almost at his car. I stumbled a couple of times.
"Let go!" I complained. Inuyasha completely ignored me. Once we reached his Volvo he released me and I stumbled into the passenger side door of the car. "You're so pushy, Inuyasha!"
"It's unlocked." was the only response he gave me before climbing into the driver's seat. I just leaned against the car, not caring that the rain was picking up.
"I can drive myself home!" I shouted. Inuyasha opened the automatic window and leaned closer to me.
"Get in the car Kagome." he ordered. I stood there ignoring him. Calculating whether or not I could make it to my car before he could catch me. But with my luck and how fast I had seen him move, or thought I'd seen him move, I knew my chances were bad. "I'll just drag you back." he threatened. Sighing in defeat I got into the car. With that he began the drive to my house, turning up the heat.
The Drive
We were silent as we drove down the street. I didn't want to talk to him at the moment. The music playing in the background caught my attention. "Teen Angel?" I asked in surprise. He looked at me confused.
"You know Mark Dinning?" he asked me? I smiled thinking of how I knew the song.
"Not much." I answered. "My mom's a huge fan of songs like this so she played them a lot. I just know my favourites." A warm smile spread across his face.
"Who would have thought we would have something in common?" he stated. He had a point. We were just so different from each other. Especially in appearance. I still didn't get what he found so interesting about me. I was so below average. "What's your mother like?" he asked suddenly.
"Well, she's a lot prettier than me. And she knows a lot more about family matters than I do." I started. "She's very kind and gentle. Also she's very brave and is always putting others before herself.....she's the complete opposite of me. I have too much of my dad in me." I explained. I could see the doubt in his eyes. Like he didn't believe what I was telling him. I smiled sadly. "She's very immature at times, but she's also my best friend." After that I knew I couldn't say anymore. It was just making me depressed.
"How old are you?" he pressed. He seemed frustrated for some unknown reason.
"I'm seventeen." I answered truthfully, of course. It was like I couldn't lie to him, even if I wanted to. But I was also a horrible lair. I noticed his face. "What?"
"You don't seem seventeen....You seem older." he stated. I giggled. "What?"
"I guess that's what happens when you have to raise your mom in a way and her husband..." I paused. I could tell he was waiting for me to continue. "And when your a suppressed bookworm." I whispered. My words seemed to upset him. So I decided to try and distract him. "You don't seem like a seventeen year old yourself." he flinched at my accusation.
"I guess that's just the way I was raised." He said too quickly for my liking. I could see he was trying to find a way to change the topic. "Why'd your mom marry Shana?"
"Because she's crazy about him. Even if he is really immature at times." I explained. Why did he want to know so much about my life? About me?
"Do you approve?" he pressed again. I shrugged.
"It's not really up to me." I started. "And it doesn't matter. I want her to be happy and he's the one who can give that to her. The one she wants to be with."
"That's very generous of you." He said astonished. "But I wonder?"
"What?"
"Would she be that generous for you? No matter who your choice was?" he asked. His question took me by surprise. Why did he want to know that? I could see the intensity in his eyes, he was gazing into mine. Like he was searching them for something.
"I think so. I mean, she wants me to be happy, but she does think I'm responsible enough to make my own decisions. But she is my mom so it is different." I explained. He sighed. That's when I noticed that we were going really fast, since everything was just a blend of colours.
"No one too scary or dangerous?" he asked.
"What do you mean by scary? Tattoos and piercings?" I questioned. For some reason when he mentioned the dangerous part I felt like he was talking about himself. But that was utterly absurd. Why would someone like him want someone like me?
"Something like that." he muttered. There was along silence. "Do you think I could be scary?"
"Yes...if you tried." I admitted. I have to say, when we met that day in Biology. He had scared me, but that was also the day he caught my interest at the same time.
"Do I scare you now?" he asked, nothing but seriousness on his face.
"No." I answered after thinking for a few minutes. He smiled at me. "Now tell me a little about your family."
"What do you want to know?" he questioned, caution on his face.
"Are you actually Dr Takahashi's son?" I asked.
"Yes." he answered. I waited for him to say something else but he didn't.
"You and Sesshomaru are brothers right?"
"Yes." he paused. "We're only half brothers though."
"Half?" I questioned. He sighed.
"We have different mothers. My mom is our dad's current m...wife." he answered. I noticed his small slip and that he cringed when it happened. "And speaking of my brother....I have to get back to school before I piss him off for being late." I hadn't even noticed we were at my house. That was to short for my liking.
"Oh sorry. I guess I should get inside so you can go." I said. For some reason I really didn't want to get out of the car. He had finally started answering some of my questions and I still had so many to ask.
"And you want your car back right? So then you don't have to tell your dad about what happened." he stated with a smirk. I rolled my eyes, reaching for the handle.
"He probably already knows, since news travels so fast around here." I muttered. He laughed at me, but it was not a happy laugh.
"Have fun at the beach." he said. I looked at him confused.
"Aren't you going to be at school tomorrow?" I couldn't keep the despair out of my voice when I asked the question. He shook his head.
"No. It is kind of a family outing tomorrow. We won't be back until way after school's out for the day." he admitted. I looked down.
"May I ask where you're going?" I asked, hoping I wasn't crossing a line. That he wouldn't get made at me.
"We're going hu...hiking in the mountains." he answered. Another slip up. It was obvious now more than ever that the Takahashi's were hiding something.
"Well, have fun then." I replied. Starting to open the door.
"Can you promise me something this weekend?" he asked. I looked back at him.
"Depends." I answered. He looked away for a moment.
"Please don't be offended, but try not to fall into the ocean or get run over by a car," he started. I shuddered. He obviously didn't notice this. "You just seem like someone who is like a magnet for trouble." he finished, waiting for my response. I could see the worry in his eyes.
"I'll do my best." I growled. Quickly I got out of the car and slammed the door as hard as I could. He drove off, leaving me there fuming in the rain. I went straight into the house.
Later That Day
I was in the basement, rehearsing one of my old dance routines. All together I had made thirty-four mistakes. I just couldn't focus. Inuyasha had just pissed me off. Okay, so maybe a lot of bad things did occur around me but he had no right to say it like that! I heard someone chuckle. Turning around I found Cohin and Souta standing there. "Hey." Souta said. I turned the music off.
"What?" I asked in an irritated voice.
"I've never seen you make so many mistakes before." Cohin said with a huge grin on his face. I glared daggers at him. 'I'm really not in the mood for this?' I thought bitterly.
"Shut up!" I hissed. Souta laughed.
"Haha.. Kagome's having boyfriend troubles." he chanted while pointing a finger at me. I glared at him.
"No I'M NOT!!" I screamed. Souta ran from the room, heading back upstairs. Cohin on the other hand just stared at me confused.
"Are you alright?" he asked. I began to head upstairs as well. "Kagome?"
"It's none of your business." I replied in an icy tone. I knew it was unfair for me to treat him this way but I was just to pissed off to care.
"It is when you're this upset." I was heading toward the stairs for my for when I froze.
"I said it's not." I was trying to keep my anger in check. Couldn't he just tell I wanted to be alone?
"Well, I'm just trying to help!" he shouted back. I turned to glare at him. He took a step back.
"Did you ever stop to think that maybe I don't want your help?! That maybe this is my problem that I want to deal with!?" I shouted. "I'm not like you Cohin! I can't always count on others to help me! I'm use to dealing with things on my own! SO stop trying to butt in!"
"Fine!" he screamed before storming off to do his homework. I growled in frustration. Grabbing my coat, shoes, hat, and a case I went outside into the cold breeze.
'Stupid Cohin....Stupid Inuyasha.' I thought before taking off down the street on my skateboard. I knew this was dangerous but I could care less about that right now. The only thing I wanted to do was clear my head. After about an hour I was calm enough to start to think things through. Since I was so use to riding on my board I didn't even realize I was doing different tricks.
That is, until I hit a rock while doing a grinde and lost control of my board. Before I knew what had happened I had collided into someone, and we both tumbled to the ground. The person protecting me from the impact of the fall. I blushed like a madman into the person's chest. I felt them tense, and the familiar feeling of electricity went through my body. My blushed deepened, but not only from embarrassment but alos anger. 'Please tell me it's not him.' I groaned in my head.
"Kagome?" the familiar voice asked. I flinched. It just had to be him. "What the hell are you trying to do?!" he yelled. I growled.
"It's called an accident!" I screamed back. He stood, pulling me up with him as if I were nothing, and put me on my feet. We glared at each other. That's when I realized how much taller he was compared to me. 'Not the right time to be thinking about that!' I screamed at myself. He released me as soon as I took as step back.
"Well, I guess I should have known that, since you always seem to get yourself into these kinds of situations!" he accused. I was fuming mad. He had no right to talk to me this way!
"Oh that's right!" I screamed. "I'm a magnet for trouble!" He flinched when I screamed that. "Sorry for being so much trouble for you." with that said I grabbed my board and began to storm off down the street.
"Wait!" he called after me. I ignored him and kept going. Suddenly he was right in front of me, blocking my path. Every time I tried to walk around him he would block my way again.
"Move." I ordered icily. I really didn't want to face him right now. He sighed in frustration.
"Look. I'm sorry that I yelled at you.....It's just you startled me and....well, I'm sorry." he mumbled. I looked at him in surprise for a second before rolling my eyes.
"Yeah, whatever." I retorted. Once again I tried to go around him but he cut me off. "Stop that!"
"Kagome, I didn't mean to offend you earlier." he stated.
"Yeah, well, you did." I replied. He flinched and I could feel my guilt start to build up. I had to get away from him. This time he let me walk around him.
"I'm sorry I hurt you." he muttered. I stopped and turned back to him.
"What?" I asked before I could stop myself. He didn't turn.
"I said I was sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. It's just that....I....." he trailed off. I walked back over to him.
"You what?" I asked, crossing my arms. He sighed in defeat.
"I don't want anything to happen to you." he stated in a whisper. I stared at him in shock. He didn't want anything to happen to me? Did he really care about me that much? I thought he was just trying to learn more about me. I couldn't believe that he could actually care. My breathing stopped as my heart raced. Inuyasha looked up at me startled. "Kagome?" he asked. I couldn't reply. I was too busy forgetting how to breath. "Kagome breath!" he ordered. As soon as the words let his mouth I was able to make my brain function again.
'Oh right! Breath.' I screamed at myself. With that I inhaled a deep breath and continue breathing. He sighed, rolling his eyes. "Now what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing." I whispered. I could tell he didn't believe me, but he let it go.
"Why are you out here anyways? I thought you hated the cold and wet." he asked/stated. I sighed.
"I was on a walk...well, ride if you want to get technical. But anyways, I was trying to clear my head, and get away from a frustrated big brother." I explained he chuckled. What the hell was so funny. "What?"
"I'm doing the same thing." he answered. "You know, taking a walk to get away from nagging family and to clear my head."
"Oh." was the only response I could give. He stood there staring at me. I couldn't think of anything to say.
"Do you want me to walk you home?" he asked suddenly. This time he was actually giving me the choice. Once again I was so shocked that I couldn't speak, so I just nodded instead. For about five minutes we were silent, until I decided I wanted to know more about him.
"So the others in your family were adopted?" I questioned. The caution re-appeared in his eyes and he looked straight ahead.
"Yes." he answered simply. That was getting really annoying. He was avoiding my questions and I didn't get why!
"Who's the eldest out of all of you?" I just couldn't help myself. He was so mysterious, intriguing. I need to know everything I could about him.
"That would be Mitsuki.." he answered with a low voice. "Though she can be a pain at times."
"Why is your hair silver? Did you dye it?" I questioned. Inuyasha flinched. It was like the question had offended him or something.
"No I didn't dye it. I was born with it." he replied with a growl. "Now can you stop answering questions!?" That made my anger rise. Stopping I turned on my heel to glare at him.
"So you're allowed to ask me any damn question you want, but I can't ask you any!?" I screamed. "And the ones I have asked you haven't answered!"
"I have so!" he shouted back.
"Have not!"
"Have so!"
"Have not!"
"So!"
"Not!"
"So!"
"Not!"
"So!"
"We sound like children again!" I pointed out. That's when I realized how close our faces were. There was only an inch between us. With a heavy blush on my face I took two steps back. Inuyasha continued to glare at me while I tried to calm my racing heart. Neither one of us noticed the rain was picking up and the blackening sky.
"I don't care if we 'sound like children'. And I have answered all your questions." he replied crossing his arms. There was a strange look in his eyes that I couldn't put my finger on. I rolled my eyes.
"Okay so you replied, but you haven't answered them!" I stated. "You only give me simple answers that are edited."
"I only edit when necessary." he answered. His eyes widened for a fraction of a second before he turned back to me. "You didn't hear that part."
"Yes I did." I answered. His teeth clenched together like he was in pain.
"It's for your own good." he replied before looking away. I stared at him in confusion. How was it for my own good?
"Inuyasha!" someone called. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and we both looked over to see Sesshomaru and Mitsuki, who was holding an umbrella over them both. Sesshomaru had an ice cold death glare on his face. It made me shiver in fear, his words ringing in my head. Mitsuki just stood there smiling.
"One minute." he answered. He turned back to me but I was already heading down the street. "Kagome!" he shouted after me. I picked up speed, not paying attention to where I was going. Right then I lost balance and began to fall, but Inuyasha caught me before I got anywhere near hitting the ground. "Do you enjoy giving me heart attacks?"
"Well excuse me for trying to get home!" I returned, my face beat red.
"I'm not done talking to you." he stated. I took a step back.
"Yes you are!" I shouted.
"No, I'm not!"
"Yes, you are!"
"No, I'm not!"
"Yes, you are!"
"No, I'm not!"
"Inuyasha!" Sesshomaru screamed in a dark voice. Inuyasha growled in response but kept his eyes on me.
"Just please be careful Saturday. Like I said, I don't want anything to happen to you." he whispered in my ear. His hot breath making me shiver. Once again I forgot how to talk, so I just stood there dazed. Inuyasha chuckled before disappearing into the rain with Sesshomaru, and Mitsuki. After a few minutes I blinked in confusion.
"What just happened?" I asked completely confused. With my mind still in a daze I turned and head towards my house, trying to make sense of what just happened.
Little did I know how drastically things were going to change between us in a matter of days.
Well there you have it. The sixth chapter of Forbidden Love Story. Things are starting to get intense with Kagome and Inuyasha, don't you think. I loved typing this chapter, and I hoped you enjoyed it. Please let me know what you think. And just so you people know. I will be updating my other stories soon, I just really wanted to post this chapter. Anyways, enough of my rambling. Until next time, byes ^_^