I felt sick. Shaking my head I walked over to the sofa and sat down. I could see her in my mind's eye, pointing at me with a smug smile on her face. God knows how bad I just want to take her hair and just swing her around and around. I couldn't believe this. There must have been some kind of reenactment of the worse day of my life, coming up and no one gave me the memo to run. I looked up at Sango.
"Kikyo? Is she with Inuyasha?" I suddenly felt the blood drain from my face.
Sango walked over and plopped down next to me, an unreadable look on her face.
"I'm not sure, Miroku was telling me what was up when he heard Inuyasha curse, he looked out the window and saw her getting out of a taxi." She rubbed her temples.
"Is he sure it was her, I mean, it could have been anyone right?." I said desperately wishing it was just some random female with the wrong address.
"Positive," Sango sighed and leaned back, propping her feet up."This puts a HUGE dent in our plans."
"Maybe I should go over there and make sure." I got up off of the sofa and headed for the door.
Sango was on my heels, and blocked my path.
"No way Missy, if you go over there and get caught, you're going to have to explain how you got there. Then he might mistake you for a stalker, which could really screw things up! Or what if Kikyo, sees you and actually recognizes you?" she shook her head "It's much too risky."
I pouted. She had a good point, the last thing I want to do is mess up the mission. Even more than that, I wanted to avoid Kikyo at all costs. I'd gone 22 years without a catfight, I wanted to keep the record. I crossed my arms, and walked away from the door. What was she doing there?
"How is the plan even going to work now with Kikyo gumming up the works. You know how that bitch is when it comes to him. If she finds out about me, and doesn't recognize me, she'd still try to ruin my life."
I stopped pacing long enough to see Sang eyeing me suspiciously.
"Did you just curse?"
"Eh… maybe. But that's not the point here!" I whined, stomping my foot.
"All right, all right calm down. Don't go all raging bull on me." She leaned against a wall and went into a thought induced trance.
I sat on the arm of the chair. Maybe if I just pushed her into a well everything would be fine. Wait, where would I find a well? Fail. Arsenic? I heard if you give it to people in small doses kills them without a trace. Oh God, Am I really getting that twisted right now? I shook away my homicidal thoughts to hear Sango's newest revelation.
"You had sex with Inuyasha in high school." She gasped.
I fell off the sofa. That's the conclusion she came to just from me cursing and stomping? She just made Sherlock Holmes look like an amateur. I got up off the floor and tried to breathe normally.
"W-What?" I stammered.
"I always had my suspicions, but I thought 'Oh, no, K.K is much to innocent for that. All this time and you never told me?"
"I- I ...di-didn't really...know how." I felt my entire face burn.
I always intended to tell her but I just couldn't find the moment, the words. Especially after what happened at graduation, I thought she'd think less of me, call me stupid. I sat down on the floor cross-legged, my eyes glued to the floor. She was the only real friend I've ever had, if she turned on me...
"Kagome? Oh, K.K." She got on the floor and crawled over to me. She threw her arms around me.
"You should never be afraid to tell me anything, you're my sister, not to mention my favorite nerd." She pulled back and smiled at me. I smiled back, and her smile twisted into something mischievous.
"Soooo... How was it?" she moved her eyebrows in a suggestive manner.
My face burned again "Sooooong!" I pushed her away, laughing.
"What? I just wanted to know was it 'Bow Chicka Wow' or 'Womp'. It helps the scheme of things you know." She laughed.
I just looked away from her, I was sure my face was going to spontaneously combust.
"That good huh?" She shook her head. "I always knew there was an underlying reason you were so hurt. If had just been a few dates you would have bounced back in no time, but this, is just on another scale. How could he do that to you?" Sango's face had turned serious, her tone dark.
"He's heartless." I responded flatly.
"You sure you want to stick with this idea?"
"Yeah, why?
"Well two big reasons: one, you got freaky with our target and Madame Forehead is back."
Sango went over to the sofa and sat down I kept my place on the floor. I mulled over everything that had happened. When an atomic bomb hit, it really does wipe out everything in it's path.
"Miroku said you definitely left your mark on him. It would be quite interesting if we played on Déjà vu." She said, looking over at me. "Maybe we could raise the stakes a little."
"What do you mean?" I crossed my legs and looked over at Sango, eyes wide like a kindergartner during story time.
"Do to him, what was done to you."
I looked at her confused, before finally I caught on. We both had devious smiles.
"Public Humiliation." We said in unison.
"It's perfect!" I responded
"I need to call Miroku….Oh crap I hung up in Miroku's face when we told me about Kikyo!" Sango jumped up frantically and ran into her room to get her phone.
I just laughed. I pulled my knees up to my chest and rested my head on them. I had that sinking feeling you get when you do something wrong, and know it's just a matter of time before you get caught. I tried to conjure up some that past anger and pain to counteract it, but it wouldn't come. It felt like I was still in high school. I was still that clumsy girl with untamed hair, and thick glasses. All this time had passed but I was still an outcast, still unloved. I rolled onto my side and covered my face with a pillow.
"Inuyasha, you really suck."
Inuyasha's POV
"Stupid Miroku and his damned ideas." I muttered angrily as I began unpacking boxes. I couldn't sleep after seeing Kikyo and that broad from the club was still stuck in my mind as well. I leaned up against a nearby wall and close my eyes and tried to breathe and erase her from my mind.
"I really like your eyes they remind me of a sunset…"
Who the hell says sappy shit like than anyway? I shouldn't be so stuck on her like this. I unpacked my clothes and began hanging them in the closet. And what the hell was Kikyo doing here? Last time I saw her she was clinging to arm, begging me not to leave. I might need to start using more fabric softener, because problems were beginning to cling to me like lint. It was only a matter of time before she showed up. I tossed the now empty box out of my room and started on my desk supplies, when the doorbell rang.
"Who the hell rings a doorbell at 1:30 in the morning." I grumbled, kicking the empty boxes out of my way. I swung the door open, already sure of who it was. As I saw her face, I felt every muscle in my body tighten.
End of Chapter 8