Disclaimer - Do I look Japanese to you? No, I don't, so I'm pretty sure it's obvious I don't own InuYasha.
Summary: Kagome and Inuyasha get into a fight, which leaves Inuyasha hurt and angry, and Kagome feeling guilty. But before she has the chance to apologize, Inuyasha gets killed in a fight while trying to protect her. Grief-stricken, Kagome returns to her own time, vowing to never return to the feudal era. But only two years later, someone looking exactly like the human Inuyasha shows up at her school. Could it actually be him?
AN: I know, I know, it's been a while since my last update! I'm sorry. My mom recently had a major brain surgery, and I've been kind of busy, but I'm hoping my updates won't take as long. Sorry to keep you all waiting! In the last chapter, I was trying to introduce Katashi's character a little more, and give you some insight to his family life. And I promise, Kagome should be acting more like herself in this chapter (I hope!)
By the way, since my mother hasn't recovered yet, this chapter hasn't been edited (my mom is my personal editor). So if there are any glaring mistakes, please tell me and I'll fix it as soon as possible!
Chapter Seven.
They were sitting exactly three seats away from each other. Neither one was looking at the other, and each one was thankful for this.
One month had passed since Katashi Fukuda entered school, and after Kagome's crazy stalker period had died away, he had acknowledged her existence. Beyond that, there was no relationship between them.
Kagome was staring blankly at the teacher, pretending to absorb the boring facts of mathematics that he was droning on about. Out of the corner of her eye, she could tell that her friends were eagerly chatting. Her ears picked up the sound of Katashi's voice, along with some of his friends.
"Four pages!" one of the boys, Gorou, was saying. "I don't even know anything about that period of time! Wanna switch?"
"Oh no, there is absolutely no way you'll get me to write that paper for you."
"You should go to the library across from the market," Katashi suggested, his brown eyes twinkling mischievously. "It doesn't have a sign, but it has great books."
One of the other boys, Hiro, snickered loudly at this. But Gorou didn't notice the twinkle or the snicker, and was agreeing excitedly. "Alright, I will!"
Kagome grinned in amusement at the trick. The place across from the market-place with no sign was the home of an extremely grumpy old man who had at one point - at least, according to her parents - been a master chef, but retired after some freak accident. He didn't like kids very much, and always walked around with a broom. Well, that's what the rumors were anyway. Very few people knew of the place, but those who did always took advantage of them.
Kagome shook her head, wondering slightly how Katashi, who had only moved here a couple of months ago, knew about the place.
"Kagome! Earth to Kagome!"
"Huh?" Kagome swung around, startled at the sudden intrusion of her thoughts.
Eri was frowning at her, her had drawing back from where it had been waving in front of Kagome's face. "What's wrong with you?" she demanded, her eyes narrowing. "You're still obsessing over that Fukuda boy."
"I am not obsessing!" insisted Kagome, though her reddening cheeks said otherwise. "I'm simply...listening to a very...interesting conversation!"
Her friends quite obviously did not believe her.
"What is with you and that boy anyway?" asked Yuka a little too loudly. "You've never been this hung up on a boy you haven't known for very long before."
"Yeah, Kagome, what's different about Katashi?" Ayumi looked genuinely curious.
"It's just...he reminds me of Inuyasha, that's all."
"Inuyasha?" repeated Eri, perking up a bit. "That delinquent boyfriend who dumped you for no reason?"
Kagome ducked her head, muttering under her breath that she had a specific reason but her friends paid no attention. They were studying Katashi thoroughly.
"I do see the resemblance," conceded Yuka at last, after comparing Kagome's old boyfriend (who she had met once) and the new boy in her mind.
"Yuka!" exclaimed Ayumi. "If Katashi had white long hair instead of short black ones and his eyes were golden and not brown, they could be identical twins!"
"Oh come on, Ayumi! They don't look that alike!"
"Actually, I have to agree with Ayumi," murmured Eri.
"Thank you," huffed Ayumi, looking slightly miffed.
Eri sat down next to Kagome. "C'mon Kagome," she said softly, patting her friend's shoulder. "You should just forget about both Inuyasha and Katashi. I'm sure that Katashi is nothing like your old boyfriend, so he's nothing to get worked up over."
Kagome remained silent, but she looked over at Katashi out of the corner of her eye. Was it just her, or was his head cocked peculiarly in her direction?
The truth was, Katashi was like Inuyasha in so many ways. After following him around school all day, she had figured that out. He had a short temper, and managed to become insulted by the smallest thing. There were the odd little habits he had, that Kagome had come to distinguish as pure Inuyasha. There was the look in his eyes that he got whenever he did something he knew he was going to get in trouble for. The similarity between the two was so unbelievable, that it was impossible for Kagome to believe that Katashi was simply Katashi, and not Inuyasha.
"You probably don't want to talk about it, Kagome, but why did your old boyfriend break up with you?" Yuka was looking rather annoying but very interested as she turned in her seat to get a good look at Kagome.
Kagome shrugged. "He..." she averted her eyes, and once more glanced at Katashi. She would swear on her life that his head was leaning to far in her direction to be natural. "He just broke up with me. No reason whatsoever."
"Well, that's mean," frowned Yuka.
"I know," Ayumi agreed. "Why would he do that?"
"No, it's mean that Kagome would actually expect us to believe that." Yuka glared at Kagome, her brown eyes daring Kagome to say that what she said was the truth.
"I don't want to talk about it guys!" snapped Kagome angrily. Yuka snorted, but she didn't say anymore as she once more sat facing the front. Eri and Ayumi both fell away as well as the teacher called for silence. Class was beginning.
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Katashi leaned back in his chair, feeling a trifle smug as Gorou talked about how he would convince his mother to let him get out of the dishes that day so he could go to the 'bookstore.' Sometimes, it really paid to have a little sister who was too adventurous for her own good.
Hiro was also trying to hide his smirk as Gorou continued blabbering away. He and Katashi had really hit it off when they both discovered they were terrible at history and wanted nothing to do with the instruments their parents were trying to force them to play. They were very similar, and Hiro enjoyed showing Katashi around the city.
"What is with you and that boy anyway? You've never been this hung up on a boy you haven't known for very long before." Katashi's attention was gripped by the sound of a girl's voice. He glanced slyly over to where the voice came from. It was the annoying girl with the loud voice, Yuka. She was talking to Kagome Higurashi, and looking rather perturbed.
Ayumi also said something that was too quiet for Katashi to make out.
"It's just...he reminds me of Inuyasha, that's all." Katashi's eyebrow rose, and his ears gave a twitch. Inuyasha? That was who Kagome had mistaken him for!
"Inuyasha?" said Yuka suspiciously. "That delinquent boyfriend who dumped you for no reason?"
Boyfriend? Katashi's brow furrowed. He hadn't been expecting that. Kagome had mistaken him for her long-lost boyfriend who was supposedly a delinquent? Well, that certainly gave his ego a giant boost!
He noticed the girls were studying him in a disturbingly thorough manner.
"Well, I do see the resemblance," said Yuka at last.
"Yuka!" Ayumi called out rather loudly. "If Katashi had white long hair instead of short black ones and his eyes were golden and not brown, they could be identical twins!"
Long white hair? Golden eyes? What type of boyfriend did Kagome have? The conversation had quieted down slightly, but he could tell the girls were still discussing him.
Still, it didn't make much sense. From what he had heard, he looked extremely like this delinquent boyfriend who had broken Kagome's heart for no reason. And yet, when Kagome had seen him, she looked like she was seeing someone who she had thought was dead. What had happened to this Inuyasha person? Had he really dumped her like Kagome claimed? Or was it something different.
An image flashed through Inuyasha's mind. Red clothing, a large sword, white hair, golden eyes. But as soon as it appeared, the image was gone. Katashi shook his head.
"I don't want to talk about it guys!" Kagome ground out angrily. Her friends, seemingly upset, turned away from the girl who had become quite the enigma to Katashi.
As the teacher began class, Katashi continued staring at Kagome. This boyfriend of hers seemed very important to her, and from the way she had been acting, he hadn't just dumped her for no reason.
As Katashi returned to the lesson, he became determined to figure out the riddle that had been unexpectedly presented to him.
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Well, I hope you liked this chapter! Was it worth the wait! Please tell me! (Which means you have to review! Who knows, maybe it will inspire me to update sooner!)