Chapter 10

Truth Hurts

Kagome's POV

"How long will it be before they get here?" I asked Sango. as we sat on the couch. An hour had passed, and the butterflies in my stomach felt like they had began to fight to the death. My foot kept bouncing up and down and when it wasn't, I was in the kitchen opening the fridge, just to count the number of sodas.

"Shouldn't be too long when I called he said they were about to head out." She answered, her eyes glued to the TV.

I waited for her to say something to quell my nerves but instead she just kept her eyes on the screen. I turned away from her, and walked into my room and stood by the window looking out. I had this overwhelming urge to see him, I had felt the same thing before our date. Sometimes I wish I could slap some common sense into myself, but I'm pretty sure that's the kind of behavior that gets you put into an asylum. I looked up and noticed there was a shadow over me. I looked towards the sun, there were no clouds. I turned and jumped back when I saw Inuyasha standing behind me.

"Inuyasha? Good grief, you scared me." My hand flew to my chest.

I looked up at him and he just stood there, hands shoved down his pockets, looking past me. I could see there were bags under his eyes. I stepped a bit closer.

"Hey." His tone was flat. I had to wonder what kind of fight they hadto make him look like this.

"Is Miroku here as well?" I asked peeking around him.

" He's in the room with Sango." His voice was quiet and unsure

"Are you okay?"

"Define what you mean by okay." He half scoffed.

"Uh… do you want to sit down?" I gestured toward the chair in front of my computer.

He plopped down in the seat, his zombie stare still in place.

"What's wrong with you?"

He laughed sarcastically. "What isn't wrong with me?"

I had never seen him look like this before. I walked over to him, carefully beding down to his eye level

"Do you want to talk about it?"

He shook his head. "I don't need to be here." He stood up, making me stumble backwards. I felt confused.

"Then why'd you come here?"

"Miroku wouldn't shut up unless I got in the car."

I grabbed his arm.

"Talk to me." I gave a small smile.

"You don't care."He scoffed and jerked his hand away, taking a step away from me. I looked at hims, shell shocked. It had less to do with the fact that he tossed me aside and more to do with his expression. He looked like he was near tears. Guilt and sympathy punched me in the chest.

"If I didn't care I wouldn't have asked. Talk to me." I responded softly.

He huffed rubbed the lower half of his face, looking away from me. As he did I saw Sango, peek around the corner and gesture for me to come to her. I gave a curt nod and turned back to Inuyasha as she walked towards the kitchen.

"Just sit down for a second and I'll be right back okay?"

He flopped back into the chair like someone had pulled the strings on a puppet. I walked out of my room and scuttled to where she and Miroku were. They looked like they had delved deep into conversation, so I discreetly picked up a pillow and threw it at them. They half glared at me as I walked in.

"So anyone know why he's in there looking like someone killed his best friend?" I asked in a hushed voice, pointing back towards the room.

Miroku looked at me in alarm.

"Calm down, it's just a figure of speech." Sango assured him.

"So, what's going on?" I asked.

"You sure you're ready because this is some twisted stuff." Miroku answered.

"Well tell me, he's not talking to me. The guy's near tears in there."

"Seriously? Did you take a picture?" Sango joked.

Miroku and I gave her an evil look.

"I kid, I kid." She said defensively.

I rolled my eyes. "So?"

"Well they did break up, about a 4 months ago. You see, while we were in America we were living in San Diego California, and the company went on a trip, half business half pleasure. A few days before he left he and Kikyo had this huge fight after he caught Kikyo hanging around a bar without her ring, flirting with a bunch of guys."

"Oh Gosh."

"Yeah, it gets worse. They decided that it was something to settle after he came back from his trip, but agreed they needed a little space so Kikyo stayed behind while he went to LA. The deal was settled quicker than he anticipated, so he thought he would surprise her by coming back early, so they could patch things he got there, he was the one in for the real surprise. He caught her in their bed with two women."

"You can't be serious? So Kikyo's bisexual?" I asked my head turning from Sango to Miroku and back again

"More like Trysexual, she'll try anything once." Miroku scoffed.

Sango and I shook our heads. "Finish the story dingus." she insulted him giving him a side eye.

"Right then last night, Kikyo popped up on our doorstep and they argued a while before she finally told him she was pregnant."

I stood there speechless. Mr. Popularity's life wasn't so perfect anymore. I looked back towards the room. It was like karma had already done the work for me. I was beginning to feel like carrying out the plan would be like kicking a wounded dog while he's down.

"I guess Payback really is a bitch huh?" Miroku added.

"What?" I felt a bit lost.

"He destroyed you in high school and now Kikyo's destroyed him."

"That may be true but I wouldn't wish that kind of pain on anyone, I mean yeah, he ripped my freaking soul out, but this isn't what I wanted." I felt like I needed to sit down.

"Oh, Kagome." Sango cooed, hugging me.

"Kagome?" A male voice said from behind us.

Sango and I froze. She looked up, and she slowly stepped back. She looked like a teen caught while leaving a flaming bag of crap on a porch. I slowly turned around and saw Inuyasha.

"That's where I know you from." He muttered.

I had no clue what to say.

Inuyasha's POV

Kagome just stood there staring back at me. Miroku and Sango, tiptoed past me, leaving us alone.

"How much did you hear?" She asked.

"Enough, to know how petty you all are, trying to get me back for something that happened three years ago. Why don't you grow up and learn to let things go?"

She held up her hand and laughed.

"Let it go? Do I need to give you a recap on what you did?"

"No, thanks I was there. I stick with my earlier conclusion. You're petty!" I couldn't believe this. First Kikyo and now Kagome. Is every woman I've ever been with going to pop up this week? She stepped up to me.

"Why did you do it?" She crossed her arms, waiting.

"It was a bet, me and a bunch of guys made a wager that you were too smart to get seduced and humiliated by me. I didn't think you were dumb enough to actually fall for me, but it turns out it was easier that I thought."I let the words run out, feeling ashamed that I actually treated her like that. She was right about one thing, I owed her an apology, but she wouldn't be getting it right now.

She blinked. "So I was just some kind of game?"

"When you put it that way of course it sounds bad." I winced, feeling some of the anger subside.

"It doesn't matter how you PUT it, it still sounds bad!" She yelled.

She let out a sarcastic laugh. "You're right excuse me for being pissed off at the guy that pretended to love me, fucked me, then humiliated me at our graduation. A day, that was supposed to be one the happiest days of my life."She growled.

She pushed me unexpectedly, causing me to stumble backwards. It's official, Miroku is banned from setting up on dates, this girl was about to go Hulk on me.

"So what were you planning to do? Destroy me? Make me cry? You'll have to come better than a little, 'hidden identity' game" I spat.

"Okay I'll admit two wrongs don't make a right, but I never carried out my plan because, I have a heart, you're just an unfeeling bastard." She yelled getting on to my face again.

"No, you didn't carry out your plan, because you got caught!"I said, challenging her by getting even closer.

"You know what? My plan was dumb," She got closer, our faces mere centimeters away. "I don't know why I thought it work, to break a heart, there has to be one in place." She pushed me again, this time I was ready for it and stood my ground. She turned to walk away, but stopped and turned to me again.

" You know, I don't feel as bad anymore. If Payback's a bitch, and revenge is sweet, then Kikyo is one of the sweetest bitches I've ever known. Next time you see her, tell her after the baby's born I want to buy her a drink. Oh, and by the way I personally hope that you burn in hell while wearing gasoline boxers." She said through clenched teeth. She made a move like she was going to punch me but instead, growled in frustration and stormed out the front door.

I stared after her. I had always pictured seeing her again, but I can say with a hundred percent certainty, I never thought it would go this horribly wrong. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this. I was hoping to see her smile again, something right from all this fuckery. My head hurt, I was tired of arguing with people. I sighed, and leaned against the wall. I swear I'm a natural born fuck up.

End of Chapter 10