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Chapter 18:
[Kagome Point of View]
I sat at the lunch table, drumming my fingers on the table. Miroku, Sango and Inuyasha were all excused from class for the day to prep for the meet today. Koga had gone as well, so not even he could come by and sit with me.
I felt like a loner sitting alone. It sucks.
I sighed and sneakily checked my phone for the time. 12:55. I had five more minutes left till I could leave this class and at least be in a room where you're not asked to socialize.
Before I put my phone away, I saw that I had a new text message. I opened it up and read it, still trying to hide my phone from any teachers.
Hey Kagome :) Sango had texted. Hope to see you cheering for me ;) We can go hang out after we win!
I smiled and shut my phone before stuffing it back in my pocket. I sat for a few minutes drumming my fingers again. I groaned and checked my phone, not even a minute passing.
This was going to be a long day.
[Inuyasha Point of View]
I stretched on the grass as the coach counted out loud. When he got to ten, everyone mechanically leaned over and gripped the other foot.
We had all been excused from class for the day. It would be awesome except for the fact that we spent the whole time stretching. I mean, come on. After so many exercises, we're all going to be limp noodles.
And it was hard either way to concentrate. I couldn't get my mind off of worrying whether or not Kagome was coming. I wanted her to come so bad, it hurt. It could be the stretches though, who knows.
Sango had told me she had sent Kagome a message asking her to come watch her. I was sure that Kagome would come to support Sango, they were practically best friends. I had my hopes up that maybe while she was a t the meet for Sango, she'd stay and cheer me on as well.
Miroku was bragging to Sango on how he was going to beat everyone's asses at the meet. Usually his ranting would tick me off, but I was too busy thinking.
Whoa. That's a sentence I thought I'd never say.
"Alright everyone," Myouga called out. "All demons run 50 laps, humans run the stairs 10 times and track and field, do a few jumps until everyone else in finished."
Everyone stood up. I waved bye to Miroku and Sango before making my way over to the blob of demons forming at the starting line.
Myouga clap his hands and we all took off.
I pushed my way to the front, falling into perfect step with Kouga. We didn't make competition out a laps… not until the last one anyways.
I fell into a state of escapism and ran, my thoughts laced with pictures of Kagome.
[Kagome Point of View]
I ran my fingers through my hair as I sat in art class. I was sitting alone yet again.
Everyone was walking around the room, talking about the meet later today. I saw a few kids shaking hands, securing a bet. Three girls a few desks up from me where discussing how sexy Kouga looked when he ran.
"Oh, he's adorable!" The brunette squealed.
"Totally!" The black haired one agreed.
"Well, I don't know," the blonde said. "Inuyasha's pretty friggn hot."
"Ohmigosh, yes!" The brunette said. "He's yummy!"
I groaned and turned around trying to block out the girls. I glanced at the clock that hung on the far wall and saw that I only had five minutes left. I had decided to go to the meet, but just for Sango and Miroku's sake. The human meet was first, so I could easily watch theirs and then slip out before Inuyasha even noticed I was there.
I set my head down on my desk and waited for the five minutes to pass.
I was startled when I felt someone tap my shoulder. I looked up to see the three girls looking at me. The blonde one was all in my face, her blue eyes staring me down.
"Hey, You're Kagome Higurashi, right?" She asked. I nodded slowly.
"You and Inuyasha are, like, a thing right?" I shook my head slowly.
She pursed her lips in disappointment.
"Okay, just wanted to ask. You two hang out a lot, so I just assumed, well, you know."
"Yea, it's okay," I assured her, though I really wasn't. I wanted to call him mine, tell these girls that every bit of Inuyasha was mine, mine, mine.
But I couldn't.
After all, I was a mistake.
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I was sitting outside on the bleachers, waiting for Sango and Miroku's team to come out. I tapped my foot nervously, hoping I wouldn't be seen by Inuyasha who was sitting on the front row of the steps.
Yes, that was 20 rows down, but with him being half demon, you never know.
After a few moments, a man with a megaphone walked out and faced the crowd.
"Hello everyone, and welcome to the Championship Meet! Today, the top three schools around will compete for the championship title, a huge trophy, and most importantly, bragging rights." A few people in the crowd chuckled. I didn't see what was funny. "The three schools we have today will be Sakura High, Ryoko High, and Tokyo High. With that, let's have all 100 runners for the human section report to the line. All 100."
I leaned back to rest my back on the empty spot behind me. I could be waiting for awhile.
[Inuyasha Point of View]
We were winning by four points, Sakura High was in second. Miroku had come in first, and Sango had just finished coming in second.
The human meet was almost over, and I still hadn't seen Kagome.
My ears flattened against my head at the thought that she hadn't shown up.
The human team walked off of the field, some giving high-fives, others looking huffy and pissed off. Sango was one of them.
"I cannot believe that ass beat me! By an Inch!" She screamed, sitting down beside me. Miroku sat down beside her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"It's alright, dear Sango. You did fabulous."
"Thanks.."
The man with the megaphone came back and turned the megaphone on with a click.
"All Demon 100s please report to the line, all demon 100 report to the line."
I stood up and nodded to my friends, both of them wishing me luck.
I shook all thoughts of Kagome from my head. She wasn't here and I had to deal with that. I needed to focus on winning, and that alone.
[Kagome Point of View]
I was proud of both Sango and Miroku for placing in their events. Inuyasha was up now, and since he hadn't noticed me yet, I decided to stay for just this one, and then I would leave before he ever knew I was here.
I watched as he walked over to the starting line, a flare of confidence in his stride.
He got into place on the line and waited for the gun to go off. The smoke fired from the gun and he took off, making his way around the course. I was on the edge of my seat, praying he would win.
He crossed the line first and I jumped up with a few others to clap before reality hit me and I sat back down, my cheeks red.
I sat there and watched as the other heats ran, waiting for my chance to leave. When the man with the megaphone called for the 200s, I tried to slip out before Inuyasha could see me.
I was down maybe two steps when I looked up and saw Inuyasha, crossing the field in my general direction. Wondering what on earth he was doing, I stood there.
I got scared when he started running up the stairs towards me.
He came up to me and took both of my hands in his.
"You came!" He exclaimed.
"Yea, but Inuyasha, what are you doing? You'll be disqualified!"
"I'm doing something I should've done a long time ago."
I raised an eyebrow before I was captured in a passionate kiss, Inuyasha's arms snaking around my waist. I was startled at first before I gave in and wrapped my arms around his neck, smiling happily into the kiss.
After a few moments, he pulled away and stared at me, his golden eyes boring into me.
"Kagome, I'm sorry. I know I was an ass, and I know I hurt you. I know that I told you it was a mistake, but I didn't want to get hurt. If only I'd known then that being with you wasn't wrong, it was the most right thing I'll ever do in my life. I love you."
I was dumbfounded. Inuyasha said sorry. Inuyasha said he wanted to be with me. Inuyasha said he loved me!
He looked shocked suddenly and I noticed I was crying.
"Oh Kagome, I – I didn't mean too, see, I screwed this up to and I-"
I pulled my lips to his and kissed him again, melting. My grip on the collar of his shirt was the only thing keeping me up. I pulled away and he whimpered slightly.
"You talk too much," I said, smiling. "Oh and Inuyasha?"
"What?"
"I love you more."
We hugged each other tightly, when someone cleared their throat and we broke apart, turning to face the person.
A man in a dressy polo and jeans smiled at us. He had a clipboard in his hands.
"Mr. Takahashi?" The man said. Inuyasha nodded slowly.
"I'm a talent scout from Tokyo University. I came, looking for track stars worthy of scholarships to my college." He explained. "At first, I assumed you were just another track boy, but you showed me wrong. If you're willing to risk it all for something that means everything to you, I admire that. I want the kind of devoted spirit at my college. That's why I'm offering you a completely free education at Tokyo University, so long as you are in the track area offered."
"Are you serious?" Inuyasha asked and the man nodded. "Totally!"
The man smiled and shook hands with Inuyasha before leaving. I wrapped Inuyasha in a hug and cried a little bit more.
"Everything was perfect today," I heard him whisper. I smiled and kissed him, feeling him smile into the kiss as well.
"I love you Inuyasha, forever."
"I love you, Kagome. So, so much more."
This is not the end of my story… there's ONE MORE CHAPTER… Sorry for it taking forever to write. I had writer's block and then when I started typing this chapter up, I had to leave to go to the beach :/ R&R!