Chapter 19

I couldn't sleep at all last night. I just laid in my bed, trying to push out the crying sound that came from Kagome's house. It bothered me so much that I couldn't even close my eyes because the sound was forming pictures in my head. I think I fell asleep for about an hour, but then it was time to get up for school.

"Dude you look tired."

Itsuki said, poking me in the head with his pencil. I didn't even have the strength to push him back. I just cuddled my head deeper into my desk, wishing the school would just blow up.

"InuYasha Kamaki? Am I boring you too much?"

My science teacher drawled from the front.

"Yes."

That might have pissed her off a little.

"Wake up."

She chucked a piece of chalk at my head, making me groan and sit up tiredly. I planned on watching the back of Kagome's head but she wasn't in her seat. In fact, she wasn't even in the class. Girls like Kagome don't just miss class.

"You're late."

I looked up from Kagome's empty desk and was happy to see her entering the classroom, apologizing to the teacher. She scurried over to her desk, head down.

"Hey Kagome, skipping class?"

She didn't even glance at me.

"Kagome?"

I whispered, leaning farther forward in my seat to get closer to her hearing range.

"Kagome!"

"InuYasha, shh."

She said quietly, throwing me a tiny glance. When I saw her face my mouth hung open slightly, but she whipped back around instantly before I could see more. On the left side of her face, right by her eye, she was sporting a huge bruise. Now I was fully awake. The rest of the class, I kept trying to sneak a peek at her bruise but she kept her head down low. Finally the bell rang and she sped to get all of her stuff and leave. I stopped that.

"What's with the bruise?"

I asked, standing directly in front of her. She looked shocked for a minute, then shook her head.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"What do you mean you don't know what I'm talking about? I'm talking about this huge bruise on your face."

I lifted my hand to her face but before I could touch her injury, she flinched back and winced. That made me very surprised.

"Did you…did you just flinch from me?"

I breathed, still slightly stung with shock.

"I-I have to go to class."

She moved around me and exited the room, but I followed her and spun her around.

"Why did you flinch Kagome? Are you scared of me?"

"InuYasha, don't. It's nothing."

"It's not nothing! Why are you so frightened? What did I do?"

"Nothing InuYasha! Leave me alone."

"Tell me Kagome! Why are you scared of me?"

"Stop!"

She yelled.

"I-I'm not scared of you."

"Then what are you scared of?"

I whispered, wishing the look of pure fear would disappear from her eyes.

"I'm scared of guys like you."

Then she turned around and began walking away, fading into the crowd of people.