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A/N: Urgh…I'm so sorry for not updating as fast as I usually do, but school's being a bitch. Second quarter's only begun and they said it'll only get harder…damn project quarter…so chyea. Please forgive and lots of love )
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Oh, and btw…Happy Halloween everyone!!!!!! My bad if I'm kinda late, but I live in Hawaii so we kinda celebrate last. Anyways, on to the damn story already…
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College Adversities: Ch. 3: Living Hell
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Inuyasha tapped his pen on his desk from time to time. It wasn't out of boredom. Its real purpose was to irritate and annoy the hell out of the girl sitting in the desk next to him.
"Would you cut it out?!" Kagome hissed.
"Not until you tell me your name." Inuyasha replied coolly, stopping his tapping parade for a moment. This was the seventy-eighth time…literally…that he asked for her name.
"I told you already!!" Kagome angrily whispered, still trying not to disturb the class. "It's none of your damned ass business! Hell no will I ever tell you…even in a million years when you're rotting in your coffin. So just get the clue. When I said no, I meant hell no and FUCK OFF!" she screamed.
"Excuse me? Unless you two want to get kicked out, I suggest you sit down and let me get on with my job." The professor said.
Kagome realized she was in a standing position and shaking her fist at the most infuriating man on earth! Blushing, she sat back down.
"See, babe? You shouldn't let your temper loose. It isn't good for you." Inuyasha taunted.
Kagome made no sign that she acknowledged him except by flicking him off. Inuyasha chuckled and feigned hurt. "You pain me, baby. Your actions just kill me. Why can't you love me?"
Kagome finally turned to face him. "You see this?" she hissed, waving her middle finger in front of his face. His eyes followed it back and forth for a moment before locking eyes with her. "This means I.HATE.YOU. Get it through your dense skull already. Or do I have to repeat myself?" Inuyasha just stared at her. "I…HATE…YOU." She spoke calmly and slowly as if to a mentally disabled child.
"Actually, honey…" Inuyasha finally spoke, gently taking hold of the hand still in front of his face. She tensed at the contact. "…this means, 'Fuck You.'"
Kagome's eyebrows scrunched slightly together. She was a bit confused. "Yeah…? And? That's exactly what I'm trying to say."
Inuyasha smirked. Mischief and evil were laced into those upturned lips. "Well, in that case…I happily oblige."
Kagome was now utterly confused. What the hell did this bozo going on about? "Huh?" she asked dumbly.
"You…don't get it?" Inuyasha asked back. Kagome slowly shook her head no, wondering if that was what she should've done. Inuyasha wanted to laugh. "Are you serious?!" he asked again incredulously. Okay…it was either this girl was really dense, or she was really innocent. He smiled charmingly, which somewhat threw Kagome off a bit. He tugged her closer so that he could whisper in her ear. She struggled and was about to protest when she heard him whisper,
"You told me fuck you…so I say…how hard?"
Realization finally caught up with Kagome. She tore her hand away from him, huffing. 'The nerve…that little…eww…he tainted me…' She got up from her seat and shuffled down the row over to the seat farthest away from him.
Inuyasha sighed. Another boy sitting nearby was staring at him and Kagome. Instead of getting mad, though, like he'd usually do, Inuyasha was in a happy mood and simply said to the boy, smirking.
"She wants me."
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Kagome sighed. Even if she was feet away from that sick pervert, she was completely and utterly distracted. She couldn't concentrate on smack. Actually, it was as if she couldn't even hear the professor's voice. As long as he was in the same room, she wouldn't ever be able to concentrate.
He kept staring at her with that annoying smirk plastered to his face and every time she took a quick glance at him, he'd wink at her.
'Urgh!!! That insufferable…' Kagome thought before giving up on him. She gave up on paying any further attention to the professor too. 'If I fail this class because of him, I'm gonna strangle that asshole and make him die a thousand deaths before I actually do kill him…'
Something about him just provoked the worst in her. '…this will be a long class…'
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The bell finally rung, signaling the end of class. Kagome almost cried tears of joy. 'OMG…I thought it'd never ring…I promise you bell…I'll never take you for granted again!!' Getting up from her seat, Kagome packed her stuff and turned to leave. She was stopped, however, by a smiling hanyou. She narrowed her eyes. "What do you want?" she asked, her words reacting like miasma.
"I just…wanted to walk you to wherever you were headed now." Inuyasha replied innocently, unfazed.
A girl then walked up to Inuyasha. "Hey you…" she said playfully. "I never got a hold of your number. You still want a little fun? My next class doesn't start for another two hours." She said seductively. Kagome just rolled her eyes.
"Not now, hon. But uh, you can have my number." Inuyasha leaned over her ear and whispered his digits to the girl. She giggled when he pulled away and he winked at her. Kagome wanted to barf. "Ugh. Get a room." she finally spoke, interrupting the two, disgust apparent on her face.
The girl only glared at her. Kagome scoffed and walked away. "Huhh…jealousy." The girl retorted as she grinned. But that grin was wiped off her face when Inuyasha swept past her and towards Kagome.
He stopped just in front of her, preventing her from going any further. Kagome blinked at him for a moment before putting on that irritated look on her face again. "What now?"
"Same reason." He shrugged.
Kagome hmpfed and side-stepped to walk away. "Like I was going to say before your little tramp toy interrupted us…no thanks."
Inuyasha didn't reply, but simply followed her with his hands in his pockets. Kagome heard his feet shuffling behind her. She sighed. "Stop stalking me."
She didn't get an answer as he continued following her out the door. They were in a crowded hallway now. His silence was beginning to unnerve her. Stopping abruptly, she pivoted to face him. "What is your problem?" she asked a little perturbed.
"What's yours?" he replied coolly.
"You!!"
"Well, I don't have a problem…I'm just escorting you."
"I said…NO THANKS. Do you not get it through your dense skull yet?!" she said, knocking on his head. Nothing. Seeing this, she tugged on his adorable ears.
"Oww, Bitch! Don't touch me!" he yelled, whacking away her hand and losing his cool.
Kagome smirked. Now she was getting somewhere. "Don't follow me."
"I'm ESCORTING YOU, you dumb WENCH!"
"I said…I don't need an ESCORT, you stupid DOG!!"
Inuyasha stammered a bit and his ears twitched. No girl was ever this challenging. But his amusement for her was slowly beginning to change to hate. For Kagome, she had to restrain herself from rubbing his ears when they moved.
"Are you always this ungrateful?"
"Only when I'm arguing with a dumb ass blockhead!"
The crowd was now watching the fighting couple with interest. But the two love birds were so absorbed in their arguing that they were completely oblivious to the staring eyes.
Inuyasha and Kagome now had their faces merely inches away. Insults were being thrown back and forth between the two, strung with a more colorful language than most.
"Stupid wench."
"Insensitive jerk."
"Smelly bitch."
"Stinky mutt."
"Disgusting whore."
"You're one to talk, insufferable cunt!"
"Oh yeah, chicken shit?"
"Yeah, asshole!!"
"Pussy!!"
"Dick!!"
"Ha! I knew you wanted it. Baby, you should've just said so."
That was it…that was the LAST straw. Kagome had enough. Taking her hand back as far as it could go, she swung it forward with elastic force, putting all her anger and pent up annoyance in one strike. The blow was hard enough to knock Inuyasha back a few feet.
The crowd around them stopped all action. Most of the girls didn't hesitate to talk a little gossip either.
"OMG…did you see that?!" one girl asked.
"Yeah, she just like…slapped Inuyasha!!"
"Stupid girl, who does she think she is?"
"Aww…poor Inu-baby." Another one said.
But the crowd and their comments didn't affect the seething human or hanyou one bit. Actually, the pair didn't notice them at all…of course, Inuyasha had heard what they said, but he paid absolutely no attention whatsoever to them. A bomb could've gone off and it still wouldn't have reached the two blockheads.
Kagome breathed heavily, glaring at him for all she was worth. Inuyasha stared back with equal intensity; but he stared back with unreadable eyes. He had a hand up to his stinging cheek.
The hushed crowd finally brought Inuyasha out of his reverie. He scanned the stunned faces of the crowd, wanting to yell at them to stop gawking like stupid idiots. Lowering his hand and roughly shoving it in his pocket, Inuyasha gave Kagome one more withering glare. She inwardly shivered. Without exchanging any more words, he turned and left.
'Hmpf. Good riddance. Finally! I thought he was never going to leave.' Kagome thought. She turned and headed the other direction. She was happy to be rid of him. No more insults flying around. No stupid-head to provoke her anger. No dumb ass to be slapped. And best of all, no more of this so-called player, Inuyasha.
Ha. She finally got to him that time. That slap must've delivered some blow. After all, she was irritated like hell. At the time, she felt like blowing up and exploding into a million pieces.
Yup. That's what you get for messing with Kagome Higurashi. Never ever do that. Not ever.
But…that look he gave her, that, scary, uncertain stare he sent her way earlier…it gave her chills up her spine. What he felt at that moment, Kagome could not decipher, what he was thinking, she couldn't even imagine. All she knew is that it made her somewhat uneasy. And what was up with the way he left…acting like Mr. Gangster...?
Frikk, you know what, enough about him. Kagome sighed and continued her leisurely pace back to her dorm. She smiled on her way, reveling in her triumph at what she had done to the supposedly "hottest boy" in school. She felt good and proud. Nothing could bring her down now. But then again, she couldn't help but feel that knot settle permanently in her stomach.
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"Fuck…I still can't fucking reach it."
"Takeru…" Rouki sighed. "You swear too damn much!"
Takeru grinned. "You're one to talk, Rou."
Rouki scoffed. He was never going to be able to stop Takeru from the inevitable, undying habit of swearing. Even in dire situations, he'd always be able to place in a swear word or two. Right now, he was standing on a ladder in the huge university library, reaching for a book that was still a little out of reach. The ladder was already tipping to the side, barely keeping balance. "How much do you wanna bet you're gonna fall off the ladder?"
"A hundred yen."
"Two."
"You're on."
Rouki was set on mildly shaking the ladder Takeru was on, while Takeru held the book case for balance. "Damnit, asshole! That's cheating."
"I never set any rules. I just said you'll fall off."
"So you want me to break my neck or crack my head and die?"
"Not like it didn't already happen."
"Shit face."
Their hushed voices just rose a little over library requirements. The librarian looked up at them and made a shushing sound to shut them up.
Kagome entered the library then. She needed to get a book for her second class, Algebra 3/Calculus 2. It's only the first day, but college is college…and damn math professor is so high strung…one math paper already due in two weeks. She entered the same aisle the two boys were in. They were arguing, and the one on the ladder dangerously looked like he was about to tip over and fall.
Kagome looked for the call number of the book. Skimming through the case to the given number, she found she was to the very right of the occupied ladder. She placed her finger on the books and ran it along the spines. 'Ah hah! Found you…'
She took out the book from the shelf and was just about to leave when another book suddenly dropped to the ground.
"Oops! Sorry!!" called the boy on the ladder. Kagome looked up…that book was less than half a foot away from dropping on her head.
"S'okay." Kagome replied, although her eyes held something close to irritation. Looking back down and eyeing the book for a second, she bent down and picked it up.
"Takeru…" the other boy on the ground who ceased his shaking growled. "…I told you to be careful!" he hissed before turning her attention on Kagome. "I'm sorry miss. My friend's kinda clumsy."
"Asshole…that was totally your fault." Takeru replied, coming down from the ladder. "I'm really, really sorry." He said again once he got down, his face contorted in apology. "That's two hundred yen." He said to Rouki before turning his attention back to Kagome.
"Like I said, it's alright." Kagome held out the book to him with a smile. "I've dealt with worst."
"Ha. Not as worst as Takeru here." Rouki teased.
"I resent that." Takeru replied.
"No, really. I've had worst. Inuyasha is an example." The two boys smirked, probably already knowing what Inuyasha's infamous status brought out in him.
"Haha. A little trouble with the pimp? You hooked on him or something?" Takeru asked.
Kagome scoffed. "Hell NO. That asshole can never get me sprung. What I meant earlier was his damn rotten attitude."
Silence. Kagome looked at them. They just stared at her like she was crazy. Finally, Takeru spoke up, breaking the awkward silence. "Wow. That's…the first." Rouki nodded his head in agreement. "So what'd you do about it?"
"I snapped at him and insulted him as much as I could. I even slapped him in the face today."
The two boys blanched out for a split second. It was quick, but Kagome didn't fail to notice it. "Why? What's…wrong?" she asked hesitantly.
Takeru nudged Rouki. "Well, you see…" Rouki started, unsure of how to put it into words. "…if you mess with a Takahashi, you mess with the whole school."
Kagome only made a face of question and confusion.
"Inuyasha Takahashi's father owns one of the biggest businesses here in Japan. You've heard of Takahashi Enterprise Corporation, right?"
Kagome was slightly surprised and nodded.
"Well, because the CEO of Takahashi Corp's sons attend this university, he puts in a lot of money into this school, making it a whole lot more powerful than most universities. Not to mention, it's in the capital. But anyway, with his dad financially supporting this school like it was giving some spare change to a hobo, Inuyasha and his brother, Sesshoumaru…practically own the school."
Kagome wanted to laugh. "So…that's his reason? That's his reason for playing girls like they're nothing? That's his reason for getting anything he wants? That's the reason you guys respect him so much? Well, to me…I think it's a bunch of bullshit. And if you guys know about all this, why don't you do anything about it?!"
Rouki only shook her head. "Like I was saying. With his dad acting like a main pillar of school, Inuyasha not only has influence, but power in this school. If I try some crazy shit, I'm out of here."
"Yeah." Takeru added in. "Two years ago, some idiot bad-mouthed Sesshoumaru, and the next day, he was expelled from this university. And last year, someone else tried some stupid shit with Inuyasha. He lasted two days before he was found beat up next to a river."
Kagome shivered. "What the hell? And they got away with all that?!"
The two boys only shrugged. "The power of money I guess." Takeru concluded.
"We're just warning you…don't mess with him no more if you don't wanna end up like everyone else who did." Rouki said. "Yeah…those boys we just told you about, they're not the only ones." Takeru added in. Kagome nodded again. 'Yeah right.' She thought.
"Well. We'll see you around…hopefully." And with that, the two boys walked off.
As soon as they were out of earshot distance, Kagome threw herself into a giggling fit. "Pshh…yeah RIGHT. As if I'd object to that bumbling idiot." She scoffed, walking to the circulation desk to check out her book on math history.
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"URGH!!" Damnit…another hole in the damn wall.
"Inuyasha…I swear, our school is going to go bankrupt after we fix up all the holes you make in this gym."
Inuyasha was there for his third period early. He was close to the conditioning professor, and without Miroku or the rest of his crew to ventilate to, Dr. Pang was the closest thing he had to a counselor. "I swear…how can that bitch even dare talk to me and treat me like that?! Not to mention, in front of everyone in the gosh-damned hallway!!"
Dr. Pang sighed. It was another one of those days. "Inuyasha, why don't you just forget and drop it? Alright? She's just a girl---"
"EXACTLY! No girl, I repeat, no girl has ever gotten away without tasting me…"
The professor cringed at that. "(Sigh) Inuyasha…not every girl will fall for you, you know. Some women take time."
"Don't give me that older-man talk, Pang. This girl's no different…just a little more challenging than most."
Dr. Pang rolled his eyes. "Right." His cell alarm went off, signaling that his class was about to start. "C'mon salty balls." He called over to Inuyasha, who huffed and grumpily followed.
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"Excuse me…where's the second gym for the Physical Conditioning class?" Kagome asked.
"Go down the hallway, make a right at the end, and then turn on your first left. There's a long path that'll lead to the gym." The girl directed.
"Thank you." Once again, Kagome was utterly lost. Damn university was huge. 'I hate first days!!'
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"Shit. At least I made it to this class on time…" Kagome said to herself, glancing around the number of people huddled in the corner of the gym for this specific class.
The doors of the gym suddenly opened and a very athletic looking guy walked in. "My…what do we have here?" he taunted. Kagome watched him from her spot on the bleachers, but then something else caught her eye. Following close behind the P.C professor, was none other than Inuyasha. Kagome made a strangled noise and ducked, hoping he didn't see her. 'Shit shit shit shit shit shit…SHIT!!!'
"Hi. My name's Dr. Pang. And this semester will be long and hard. I hope you know that when you all chose this class, you knew that it was going to be merciless, because unlike your past high school or elementary PE teachers, I will push you to the limit, and I will be heartless. I'm not going to slow down the whole class for you. Know that you do it my way…no highway option."
Everyone was silent, trying to comprehend if this guy was serious. Pang waited a moment to let it sink in to their brains before continuing. "Today, I'll be testing you all on your endurance and strength. You have your assigned lockers in the locker rooms, so get to it." He said and dismissed them. There was a quiet murmur going throughout the group of students.
Kagome tried desperately to hide behind the mass of people. Looking back to where the professor and Inuyasha stood, she noticed that he wasn't there. She relaxed and sighed. 'Good…I thought he was in this class. Maybe just a TA or something. Or maybe just a tag along. Who gives…? I'm saf----'
"Hey."
Kagome froze. 'SHIT.' Turning around to face the hanyou, Kagome faked a smile. "Hey." And with that she dashed off towards the gym's girl's locker room. Before she could reach it though, she was stopped as Inuyasha suddenly appeared in front of her.
He stepped towards her in the same manner he did when he first met her…predatorily. "What's the big rush, huh?"
For every step he took towards her, she took one back. 'Wait a minute. This mofo can't do shit to me! We're in class for crying out loud.' Kagome stopped in her tracks and held her head up high to him, contorting her face in defiance.
"Nothing. I just need to get to the locker room. The big man said so. So if you excuse me---" She said, walking pass him and trying to get around. Inuyasha grabbed her arm. He jerked her to face him. Her breathing hitched as he glared down at her. He could smell something close to fear, but she was still as stubborn as ever. Growling, he bent down to her face, his 5'11" figure over-towering her 5'4" body.
"Just so you know, you won't get away that easily. From this day forth, I swear to you…" he paused, snaking his other hand to the back of her neck, his claws lightly scraping her nape. "I'm going to make your life…a living hell." He finished with a menacing tone.
Letting her go, Inuyasha walked off to the men's locker room, leaving Kagome stunned and motionless. When she finally snapped out of her trance, Kagome felt more angry than scared. He was still walking to the locker room when she suddenly yelled out, "Fine! Bring it on, bastard!"
Inuyasha turned around to give her a death glare but found she was already stomping off. Despite himself, Inuyasha smirked.
If it's a challenge she wants…it's a challenge she'll get.