A/N: This is shortened. The rest of the chapters from here on are shortened chapters.
Oh My Gods! 9
"Please, please, please, please! I have to go to class! Please!"
"No."
"Sesshoumaru! You don't understand! I have to go!"
"Hn."
"I'll do anything you want! Just please let me go!"
"Go back to bed."
"Come on! My ten-page History report that took me all of Friday to finish is due in an hour and my crone of a teacher will take fifteen points off if it's not handed in at the beginning of class no matter what! I could be dying and she won't care!"
"...so?"
"What do you mean 'so'?! It's my grade!! And I have a Calculus test today!"
"I can care less."
"Ok...then you won't mind if I just..."
"Rin...put that down...now."
"If you don't let me go to class, then I'll just have to resort to Plan B. Do you think anyone will find your body when I'm through with you?"
"..."
"Exactly."
"Alright, what the hell is going on--WHAT THE FUCK?!?!"
"Move, Inuyasha! I want to see--AH! R-Rin...w-we can talk about this! Just put it down gently..."
Inuyasha and Kagome gaped at the scene before them--why was it that every time Rin and Sesshoumaru were left alone together, weird things happened? Or someone just happened to become psychotic...Either way, the two made sure to stay very far away from a certain obsidian-haired teenager and her fiancé, who was torn in ignoring the younger woman in hopes that she would calm down on her own--or at least randomly faint--and running away to save his own life. Of course, no one can protect themselves from...from...
...the Skillet of Doom...
Rin gripped the insanely large black skillet in her hands and aimed it towards her 'loving' and 'understanding' fiancé. Her cinnamon eyes contained a strange gleam in them, an evil gleam that promised death if things didn't go her way...She suddenly grinned like a child celebrating Christmas and shrugged her bare shoulders--she still hadn't changed into her uniform, not unlike the others, and was wearing a new yellow tank top.
"If you don't want to die...then I suggest you let me go to class. Do we have a deal, my dearest Sesshoumaru?" That innocent grin on her pretty face was what scared the others to death. Kagome fleetingly praised her friend's Skillet of Doom, which apparently worked better miracles than her Slipper of Death while Inuyasha hoped against hope that his fiancée wouldn't get any ideas from his brother's crazy bitch.
He knew that it was too late, though.
The silver-haired dog demon standing a few feet in front of Rin regretted ever trying to make breakfast using nothing other than a skillet. Note to self--keep Rin away from metal cookware... Why had he been making breakfast in the first place? Damn cooking urges... "Rin, listen to me. You had a blood transfusion yesterday. Your temperature was at 103 degrees Farenheight last night. Do you truly think you are fit to go to class, especially if you have a test?"
The teen blinked before answering without hesitation, "Yup!"
"I'm still not letting you go anywhere." Hn, I might have to lock her inside our room and tie her to the bed incase she tries to escape...curse these stubborn humans. Who was she to cause him all this trouble? All he was trying to do was a good deed, but nooo, she just had to throw his kindness back at his face! In the form of a skillet...Gods, this was why he never cared for anyone other than himself...
Rin groaned. "But I really, really have to! I promise the moment I start feeling dizzy I'll go to the nurse! Just please, Sessh--today is a really important day and I can't miss it!"
"Your important day means nothing to me."
"Idiot," Inuyasha muttered from his safe post behind the kitchen entrance, with Kagome standing beside him, occasionally peering into the room. "He should just let her go--it's not like that Meimori bastard is gonna come back for her." His older brother glared at him from across the kitchen after he mentioned their hated cousin's name.
"Hmm, he does have a point. Rin was sick all day yesterday and she's still a little weak from the transfusion." Kagome put a finger to her chin as she thought of the pros and cons of her friend going to class. Yes, grades are important, but isn't health even more so? She would feel much better if the teen stayed in bed and rested instead of stressing out over her--well, their Calculus test, or her due History report.
"Kagome! I thought you were on my side!" Rin exclaimed, surprised that she had been abandoned by her fellow human being. At least I have Inuyasha to support me... She smiled at that--he could argue with her fiancé all day if need be...
"Sorry, Rin, but he's right!" The miko sheepishly replied, now regretting her decision once the skillet pointed in her direction. Don't kill me, don't kill me, and once again--don't kill me!
"Would you rather believe your intelligent friend--" Inuyasha snorted incredulously at Sesshoumaru's statement while Kagome grinned, "--or would you rather pay heed to my incompetent, worthless half-breed brother?"
"Hey, bastard! This 'incompetent, worthless half-breed' can kick your ass any day!" He was ignored for the most part.
"I don't care what anyone says--I just want to complete my duties as a responsible student, keep my scholarship, and all in all have perfect attendance!"
"Go. Back. To. Bed. Now. ."
BAAAM!!
There went the skillet...
"Oh gods, please protect me from flying skillets, save me from psychotic bitches, and spare me the grief of a certain wench getting the same idea one day..." Inuyasha watched his fiancée out of the corners of his eyes; even if she had flinched when the oversized skillet banged into the wall, the stars in her eyes told him that she was anything but terrified like him... "On second thought...I think I'd just rather kill myself..."
Sesshoumaru's wide golden honey eyes gave away his shock. Sure, Rin had held a potentially dangerous weapon in her hand, but he hadn't really expected her to...to throw it...at him. That...that monstrous thing had only been a centimeter away from his head! He had felt it grazing his long locks of silver hair! Another note to self--erase former note. Refrain from purchasing any sort of cookware all together. I'll start fasting.
The happy grin was back on her face, as though she hadn't just thrown a twenty-inch wide skillet at her fiancé, who was still thanking the gods that her aim wasn't perfect. Nevertheless, the 'gorgeous' dent on the creamy kitchen wall told every bystander just what would have happened if Rin had perfect aim... "Am I going to class now?"
His fingers twitched. His eyes twitched. His hair twitched--wait, was that even possible? Who cared; it didn't change the fact that Sesshoumaru's pride was not going to be butchered by flying Skillets of Doom. He was not going to bow down to a mortal, no less. Yes, he was not going to succumb to the whim of a maniacal teenager. Twitch. Twitch.
He wasn't going to.
Twitch.
Nooo...
Twitch.
Damn her cocky grin!
Twitch.
"Like I said--I can care less." Yes, he managed to protect his pride and ego while still sounding like a demon god in control! Heh, as if a mortal could be dominant to him. That idea was completely and utterly ludicrous. The immortal smirked in triumph at the disbelieving stare Rin shot him. He totally won this match. Ah, the joy of being a victor.
Inuyasha shook his head, "It's like the bastard wants her to kill him."
"No kidding." Kagome could hardly speak past her shock. "Sesshoumaru is brave."
"Keh! I think you mean stupid. Damn asshole; he does have shit for brains!"
"It's sad..." The three people in the kitchen--or close to the kitchen, whatever--paid close attention to the dark-haired teenager when she spoke barely above a pained whisper, "...it's really, really sad when a demon I've never even seen before cares more about me than my own fiancé. It's really sad..."
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes in contempt once he deduced the 'demon' she was referring to. She had no right to speak of that bastard as if he was her long time lover or something! How dare she even mention the asinine fool who should be burning in hell instead of roaming the immortal realm! "I did not ask your opinion. I believe I gave you an order, and I will not repeat myself again."
"An order, eh? Yeah...so after we're married, you're probably going to 'order' a divorce, right? I mean, you'll be king--what would you need a lowly human like me for?" Even as she said this, Rin's expression betrayed the raging emotions threatening to overcome her. She seemed carefree as ever, smiling and giggling as well, but inside...she was being torn in half. Her façade--and the words she was uttering--caused Inuyasha to gulp and suddenly pale.
Kagome furrowed her thin eye brows when she noticed the change in the hanyou. "Is something wrong with you, Inuyasha? You're not going to keel over and die, right? I already picked out your casket if you do..."
The half-immortal decided to ignore the whole 'casket' thing. "Shit, tell me she did not overhear that conversation...oh fuck..."
"What conversation?" The miko was confused now. She glanced over at the couple in the kitchen, both facing each other, daring the other to continue a foolish argument. The smile on Rin's face was beyond forced, too, and Sesshoumaru looked like he wanted to kill someone. Not that it was something new for the immortal with the worst kind of temperament, though...she couldn't imagine how it would be if the dog demon was actually allowed to kill people who aggravated him.
Inuyasha slowly turned his head to face his fiancée. "Well..."
...Flashback to Last Night...
It was about midnight and a certain someone had trouble sleeping. Of course, with all the new information overwhelming his brain at the moment, it was a miracle that he was still able to function properly. Nonetheless, Inuyasha headed to the kitchen for a late night snack that would hopefully ease his mental stress. Err...forget that, Sesshoumaru was already in the kitchen.
And was that tea he was preparing?
What the hell? The hanyou blinked, standing by the kitchen entrance in complete shock since he was unable to move otherwise. I never knew Sesshoumaru could do menial stuff like make tea. He silently conceded that next time he watched Mrs. Higurashi prepare tea, he would memorize the process--there was no way he was going to be bested by his brother in anything.
"Are you going to stand there staring at me with your mouth portraying a cave the entire night?" The immortal never even turn his head to glance at the younger demon.
Inuyasha kehed and entered the kitchen, stopping at the white refrigerator to search for a good snack; thank gods he and Kagome had gone grocery shopping earlier. However, he still watched as his brother cut up slices of peaches and gently dropped them into a boiling kettle of water. It amazed him that his lordly, 'I will never get my hands dirty with servant work' brother was making tea.
He found nothing appetizing in the fridge, so he moved to one of the kitchen cabinets. Once he decided to feast on ramen--it was food fit for a demon god--the silver-haired hanyou turned towards his brother and asked, "Is that tea for Rin?" He received a nod in response. "How's her fever?"
"Gradually decreasing."
He continued to watch Sesshoumaru prepare the peach tea, which he learned was a favorite of Rin's, and cocked his head in mild confusion and curiosity. His brother would never do this type of work at midnight, no less, for a mere human--his inferior. Someone who should be his slave rather than his fiancée. And yet, here the young prince was, now mixing several sweet-smelling herbs into the floral kettle. Why was he doing this? For as long as the hanyou had known him, his brother would never...unless--no, he must have had ulterior motives...
"Is there something you'd like, half-breed?" Inuyasha scowled when he realized he had been openly staring at his half-brother for more than a few minutes.
"Keh! I just want to know something..."
Sesshoumaru shot him a passing glance. "What? You're wasting my time."
"Why are you doing this...for Rin, a human? Why are you taking care of her as if you actually give a damn?" It was true, though. The entire day, the older demon had spent his time tending to his fiancée's needs without any complaints; whether it was making her food, confining her to bed, checking her temperature--Sesshoumaru did it. It was so unlike him that his younger brother feared the end of the world was going to come soon.
"I do not have to explain myself to the likes of you." The immortal glared at his inferior before continuing to prepare Rin's tea. She needed it in order to take another aspirin that would hopefully lower her fever. Hmm...would she be hungry at this hour? Should he bring her some soda crackers? The doctor did say she would be intolerant of solid foods for a few days after her blood transfusion...
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Yeah, whatever. You don't have to lie, bastard; just say that you like her already."
"Like her? You must be insane."
"I'm right, though, aren't I?"
"The day I will like her is the day I will like you."
"...do you like me?"
"...no comment."
"Even if you don't like her," the hanyou began, leaning against the counter as he waited for his ramen's water to stop heating in the microwave thingy, "you're still taking care of her when she's sick. I won't stop bothering you until you tell me what your reason is."
"And why should you care?" Sesshoumaru countered once he closed the lid on the kettle to let the tea boil. "My affairs are none of your business--have I not made that clear?"
"Then I guess I'll have to go touch Rin again. I can already imagine what her female areas--"
"Father's will."
"Huh?" Inuyasha was confused. What does the will have to do with him taking care of Rin? I'm sure Dad wasn't so dense as to believe that he'd actually give a shit about a mortal.
"Are you truly so brainless? In order to attain my throne, I must marry Rin. If I do not marry Rin, then I do not get my throne. If Rin was to die before we married, would I get my throne?" That was the immortal's logic throughout this whole ordeal. So long as he told himself he was fussing over his fiancée to secure his throne, then he held no qualms and his pride was still intact. He would not allow himself to feel any different. He did not care. That's that. Yup.
How many more times would he have to tell himself that?
The hanyou finally understood what his brother was thinking and sighed in dismay. Damn, now I can't make fun of him. "I get it, asshole. So, if you only want her for your throne, what's gonna happen after that? Last night, you implied that you aren't going to mate her--is that true?"
Sesshoumaru suppressed the urge to laugh at his brother's stupidity. "As if I, a complete demon god with ultimate power, a birthright prince, would take a lowly mortal human as my mate. Listen, half-breed--my heirs will be immortal purebloods. Don't forget that."
"Hmph. Either you're going to wait until she grows old and dies, or you're going to divorce her, right?"
"Precisely."
Inuyasha shook his head, pouring the seething hot cup of water into his bowl of ramen. It fascinated him how quick the noodles cooked, and it still managed to taste good! He then sighed and turned to leave the kitchen. The hanyou was too busy inhaling his cup of ramen to notice the scent of lilies and salt water in the hallway...
...End Flashback...
"Oooooh, Sesshoumaru's in for it now..." Kagome's expression blanked at the new found revelation. She wondered what Rin was thinking in that pretty little head of hers...she couldn't imagine how it felt to overhear her own fiancé saying that he only wanted her for his throne. Sure, it's not like there was any love between them, but...the words still hurt, didn't they? It still hurt immensely that her fiancé was only waiting for the day she died or divorced him to get rid of her.
Some guys are assholes, the miko mentally sighed, glancing at the hanyou beside her, who was intensely observing Sesshoumaru and Rin's staring match, and if he turns out to be one, well, Rin's not the only one who's going to be throwing cookware... She smiled, somewhat evilly, at the thought of throwing a giant pot at her fiancé. He looks so cute when he's scared! Can anyone say psychotic?
Sesshoumaru suddenly called back his malicious smile, and the sadist in him reawakened. So what if she had heard him last night? Did he care? No. "Ah, so you admit to being an eavesdropper. Did you like what you overheard? It's the truth."
Rin's impassiveness remained--hell, she even threw in a giggle for the heck of it. "Of course, silly! You never lie--and who am I to go against your 'orders'? I can't wait until we're divorced! You know why? Because after we get divorced, I'll have someone waiting for me."
What?! The immortal tried very hard not to let possessive fury melt his icy indifference. Who the hell would take what belongs to me? He won't be waiting after I hunt him down... Err, he did not just think that. "Hn, I applaud you, then." Grr, wait until I get my hands on--
"Thanks, but you should be applauding him since he's your cousin."
Inuyasha fought the grin that desperately wanted to curve his lips. He tried, he really did try to will it back, but nothing worked, and so, he grinned. Widely. "Yes, finally someone's challenging him and winning! Ow! What was that for, wench?!"
Kagome shook her head and elbowed him again for good measure. "You're such a jerk! Shoot, I knew I never should've told her that Meimori was your cousin!" I don't think I should've said that out loud, either... She gulped at the death glare being sent her way by her future brother-in-law...if she could live to ever call him that...
"Keh." The hanyou just hoped he wouldn't be caught in the middle of the feud that would soon ignite...
Sesshoumaru directed his gaze back at his smug fiancée. It took all that he had not to pull her into his arms and kiss the life out of her--damn, the fact that she was going against him in anything made her all the more appealing. Unlike other humans, she didn't show fear for him, nor did she scramble to please him every second of the day. Gods, if he ever wanted a human mate, she would be his first choice.
The teen did, however, issue him a challenge, and he gladly accepted. Who knew humans were so bold? "My cousin, huh? The same bastard who nearly took your life?"
Rin grinned. "You got it, sir! Since you took so long to join us, we chit-chatted a little. And now I know that what he said is true. I am being wasted on someone who doesn't desire me when I can be with a guy who thinks I'm beautiful--a guy who actually cares about me."
So not only does he kiss her, he calls her beautiful as well? He was going to annihilate Meimori... "Are you blind? He does not care for you--he merely wanted your blood!"
It was very hard to keep the growl out of his smooth voice, but, in the end, he still sounded beyond furious. He was not going to be bested by this vexing human bitch and his insufferable cousin! And gods damn my annoying brother--let that wretched fool choke in his laughter and die already!
"Are you jealous, sir? You can have all the pureblood heirs you want; I don't care--I bet your mate will be the hugest whore alive either way. But me? I'll be happy with Meimori because he actually cares about me. And our hanyou, yes, hanyou children will have his mesmerizing eyes, and they'll be much stronger than your purebloods any day. I can see it now; Meimori and I will be together for eternity! Meimori--"
"Enough! Do not mention his name to me again. Do you understand?" His voice was so cold that it chilled everyone right down to their bones...well, everyone but a happy-go-lucky Rin. She stared her fiancé in the eye with no fear clouding her mind. She took a step towards him, and mustered up her most innocent smile.
"Why, sir? Because you know it's true? When Meimori pulled me close to him, I saw something sad in his eyes that...that confused me. But I understand it now. And when he kissed me, there was a passion there that confused me. But I understand it now. Meimori desires me. Meimori wants to be the person I marry. Meimori--"
"I said enough! You will never be his because you are only mine."
Inuyasha and Kagome gawked again in unison at what was occurring in front of them right about now. Not only did it happen in a split second, but it shocked the hanyou so much that he felt like he might pass out and slip into a coma...for the rest of his half-immortal life. Meanwhile, Kagome just wondered how Sesshoumaru could be so possessive over someone he had deemed a 'lowly mortal human'.
Apparently...since Rin wouldn't stop talking dreamily about his hated cousin, the dog demon took the initiative to shut her up and...well...he ended up grabbing her by the arms and forcing a bruising kiss on her lips. No matter how hard she tried to break free from him, she just couldn't fight his strength and what her heart secretly wanted. Soon enough, Rin yielded to her fiancé's attentions and once again found her hands fisted in his long silver hair...while his hands roamed, again...yeah... Was there a reason why she was being kissed much more often the past few days than in her whole life?
Anyway...
A certain hanyou and miko watched the couple aggressively make-out for five minutes.
The certain hanyou wondered if he was going to be able to eat in the kitchen anymore...
The certain miko stopped watching and tried to remember what she was forgetting...
At last, Sesshoumaru pulled away from Rin to allow her to breathe, and inwardly smirked. Her face was cutely flushed and she was gasping for air--he bet Meimori couldn't cause such a reaction from her. But he stopped thinking about that asshole before he got angry again and actually laid permanent claim on his fiancée...
However...
SLAP!
"Holy mother fucking shit!! Did you see that, Kagome?! That was fucking awesome! GO RIN!"
"Wow...oh my gods...and another wow..."
Sesshoumaru slowly raised a clawed hand to press against his aching cheek, which felt abnormally warm and sore. Of course...he had just been slapped, by none other than a human. He stared down at the panting--and angry--teen, whose blazing cinnamon eyes suddenly became warm and happy again. The beaming grin was back on her face, but he could care less about that--he had just been slapped! SLAPPED!
Rin flexed her right hand, smiling innocently as if she hadn't recently hit a demon god. She really had to stop being so bold around demons that could kill her... "Whoops! I am so sorry, Sesshoumaru! I didn't mean that! It was a mistake." Inuyasha was heard whooping from the other side of the kitchen, taking pleasure in the shocked expression on his brother's face.
"Rin--" She cut him off with a wave of her hand, and turned to leave the kitchen. Though, before she completely stepped out of the room--Inuyasha and Kagome immediately made way for the obviously pissed off seventeen-year old--she looked back at her fiancé from over her shoulder and tilted her head in a way that made her seem...devilish.
Yup, Rin could be more of a sadist than Sesshoumaru could ever strive to be.
"I assure you, that it will not occur again." Ah, she loved how he paled at her drawling out his quote, giving it the effect of poisonous venom. "Now, I'm going to get ready for class or I'll be late." And without another word, the teenager walked out of the kitchen. It was only then that Kagome remembered what she had been forgetting--school was today, but fortunately, they all still had about forty-five minutes to make the first bell.
Inuyasha stared after Rin's retreating form and faced his brother, who hadn't moved from his place in the center of the kitchen, still holding his rouged cheek. Yet, it was the curve of his lips that scared him... "Hey, what the hell are you smiling about?! You just got slapped!"
Kagome nodded in agreement. "If I were you, I'd be finding ways to apologize. Trust me; Rin isn't really nice when she's angry." Both of their comments were ignored. The two continued to stare at the immortal, waiting for some sign of life from him. Had he suddenly suffered a very bizarre and random heart attack? Did his pride explode and leave his insides in pieces?
Nah, unfortunately for Inuyasha.
"She's good...but not good enough." Sesshoumaru finally raised his head and stalked out of the kitchen with his usual calm and regal gait, appearing to be unfazed by the conspicuous redness of only one side of his cheek. Not one of the two remaining in the kitchen--or near it--understood the meaning of what he had said before he left.
"Hmph," Inuyasha crossed his arms before shaking his head, "those two definitely don't have a bond of mates..."
The miko practically paralyzed beside him abruptly came back to life at his grumbling, though she missed what he had said. "What did you just say?"
"Nothing important, wench."
"-sigh- Whatever you say. Well...do you want breakfast, Inuyasha?" Kagome at long last was able to walk into the kitchen without fearing for her life as her fiancé cautiously followed her in, willing out images of his brother and Rin...making out...again.
Of course, they had first waited for any signs of Sesshoumaru's return, but there were none. How strange was that? Neither of the two could guess what he had left to do, and especially when he had headed in the same direction as Rin...
...it wasn't their problem if he got slapped again.
"Hells yeah, wench! I'm starving!"
"As always."
"Why do I have to wear this piece of crap?! It itches!"
"Could you shut up for one moment?"
"No! Wait a second, wench--that choker-shit is coming no where near me!"
"Inuyasha, it's part of the uniform. And it's called a tie."
"Keh, as if I care what it's called. I'm not wearing it."
"You have to! Hey! Don't run away from me!"
"I'm not running, wench! I just...uhh...have to find my shoes!"
"They're at the entrance to the apartment, where they should be. Now, come here."
"No."
"Inuyasha..."
"Kagome..."
"I'll give you a puppy biscuit if you come..."
"..."
"Heel boy!"
"STOP TREATING ME LIKE A DOG!"
Kagome giggled and watched as Inuyasha literally fumed from the other side of their room, but she had to admit that the hanyou looked quite handsome in the academy's mandatory uniform for the high school students. Her chocolate eyes raked over his slender form, starting from his high-collared white shirt, to the navy blue blazer with the academy's emblem on its breast pocket covering it, and all the way down to the trim navy pants that completed his outfit. Oh, and she couldn't forget about his immortal necklace, which he refused to take off.
The only thing missing was the accompanying crimson red tie...
She sighed, shaking her head at the crazy idea of the half-immortal ever agreeing to wear something he deemed would choke him. But, she had on a similar tie, too--wasn't that a precedent for him? He's an idiot. A stubborn but hot idiot.
Who just so happened to kiss her only about an hour ago...
Inuyasha blinked at the blush that gradually bloomed in Kagome's cheeks, but decided not to comment on it. He scowled and glared down at his uniform, the damn thing that was itchy and uncomfortable and...and...itchy! Hell, he just hated all sorts of form-fitting clothes, and this damn uniform really outlined his lean physique. Either way...his golden eyes still shifted over to his embellished fiancée, and settled on the short, pleated navy skirt she wore... Fuck, I'm turning into a hentai... Now Kagome wasn't the only one blushing...
"Ok, Inuyasha," Kagome was finally able to speak after her blush died down, "it's really simple. The tie goes around your neck, but it won't choke you. See, is mine choking me?"
"Keh! I'm still not wearing it! I already have to deal with this crap!" The hanyou pointed to his high-collared white shirt, which was buttoned all the way up to his neck, and glared murderously at the tie in Kagome's hand. There was no way he was letting another thing make him feel as if his neck was being constricted. He never had to wear such horrendous, tight things unless it was part of his battle clothing.
The miko silently agreed that her fiancé looked...well, a little too groomed. There was just...something wild about Inuyasha, something free and unrefined, and the fact that he currently looked like an army lieutenant didn't sit well with that image. But he still needs to wear the tie or he'll be defying school regulations. Hmm... "Alright, I'll tell you what. If you wear the tie at least loosely around your neck, then you can unbutton your shirt enough so that you feel comfortable."
"Can I just not wear this damn uniform?" Why did he need to look like everyone else anyway? He shouldn't be forced to wear something he absolutely loathed!
His fiancée only grinned. "Nope. Now, is it a deal or not?"
One second passed by.
Then another...
Kagome's shoulders hunched as she clenched the crimson red tie in her hands, waiting impatiently for the hanyou to finally agree or not.
Inuyasha crossed his arms and deeply thought of a decision, making sure to take all the time he needed.
Five minutes later...
"We don't have all day! We need to get to class in ten minutes, and do you know how long it takes to get to the academic buildings?!" The raven-haired teenager finally exclaimed in exasperation, throwing her arms up into the air in a plea to retain her mental sanity. Why, oh why do I have to be stuck with dog demons? Why have you cursed me, gods?!
The hanyou's scowl deepened. "Fine, fine! But only if I can unbutton this jacket crap, too." It was all too tight on him! He was used to clothes that allowed him free movement, clothes that he could actually...fight in! In this uniform, he could hardly lift his arm!
"Argh! I admit defeat! Do whatever you want--it's your school record, anyway."
A few minutes and several warning growls later, Kagome stepped back and admired her work. Inuyasha had yet to stop sending her and anything he laid his eyes upon venomous death glares, but she could care less at the moment! The crimson tie was tucked loosely under his white shirt's collar, and the garment itself was unbuttoned enough to reveal his collarbone. Now he resembled the image of an unkempt bad boy! Though, he still looked unhappy about having to wear the uniform... Eh, he'll get used to it.
"Sooo...I think we should start heading to class. Our first period of the day is Literature!" And she looked enthused about it, too.
Inuyasha glowered at his fiancée for a good few seconds before he growled and grudgingly followed her example of picking up his black messenger bag. He took a moment to curiously peer inside it and smirked when he found his brand new blood red laptop, which he had semi learned to use last night. The hanyou found it fun to play with the built-in mouse...Maybe with that I won't have to pay attention in class...
Kagome caught the look of mischievous glee on his face when she glanced at him. She sighed and remarked, "I know what you're thinking and it won't work. The teachers always walk around to check if you're typing notes."
Damn. How does she know what I'm thinking? Is the wench secretly psychic? He sent her a suspicious glare--he just couldn't trust her these days. "Whatever. Are we leaving or what, wench?" Inuyasha and Kagome now stood in the middle of the hallway, with the hanyou merely following the younger teen's lead; however, the miko had suddenly stopped.
"Well...I was just wondering if we should wait for Rin. I mean, she and Sesshoumaru haven't come out of their room yet and they've already been in there for more than a half-hour. What could they be doing?" Inuyasha, personally, didn't want to find out, so he refrained from having an input in the conversation at all. Soon enough, Kagome consented that with those two, anything was possible...and her virgin mind would be tainted if she discovered the secrets of...darkness.
"Hey, wench..."
When is he going to permanently call me by my real name? Her eye twitched a couple of times before she mustered the will to respond. "What, jerk?"
Inuyasha was slightly surprised at what he guessed was his new nick name, but he shrugged it off. "Am I going to need that big ass book you handed me yesterday? The one with the weird table on it?"
Kagome struggled to remember which 'big ass' book he was talking about. "You mean the Calculus one? And it's not a table, it's a pi symbol."
"Same shit. Anyway, I didn't put it in my bag thing."
"But I told you to!"
"It was heavy!"
"So not only are you an idiotic dog, but you're a lazy one, too?!"
"Hey! If I recall correctly, you're the one who didn't want to make me breakfast when you freakin' offered!"
"That's because you broke the skillet! Who told you to file your claws on it?!"
"I wasn't filing my claws--I ain't Sesshoumaru! And I only broke it since you held it in a way that I thought you were going to throw it at me!"
"Why would I do that?! I'd rather throw a humungous pot at you!"
"See! You ARE a psychotic wench who got ideas from a certain psychotic bitch!"
Kagome resisted the urge to whip out her Slipper of Death. "Go get the book, Inuyasha. And hurry up!"
"Keh!" The hanyou then walked back into their room in search for the heavy book he had dumped somewhere. It wasn't his fault the huge crap hardly fit in his bag thing--he swore it was fatter than his bed's mattress!
Ding Dong!
"Great, now who could that be?" Kagome was not in the mood for visitors at the moment, and the sour expression on her face was proof enough.
Ding Dong! Ding Dong!
And she became even more annoyed when whoever was ringing the door bell was an impatient jerk like someone else she knew...who deemed it unnecessary to bring along a book only because it was heavy! Grr, if we wouldn't be late to class, I'd sit down and plan his extremely painful murder. Maybe I can get Rin's help since she's planning two at this moment in time...
Ding Dong! Ding Dong! Ding Dong!
"I heard it the first five million times! Please STOP now!" Mornings were starting to become chaotic for the raven-haired teen, and she had only been living in her new apartment with new people for a whopping three nights. Even a saintly miko like her could be driven to insanity...Inuyasha's rubbing off on me already... Besides the obvious rubbing his lips on her... Stupid blush! I'm going to kill Inuyasha now!
Kagome grumbled curses to herself as she made her way to the living room, and then she suddenly stopped in front of the door. Was it safe to open it? Who would be on the other side? Class was starting real soon; what student would still be hanging around the dormitories...if he or she wasn't a psychotic teen and/or a stubborn immortal jerk?
Ding--
The miko decided to put a lid on her hesitation, and with what sounded like a battle cry, she swung open the door. "WHAT DO YOU WANT?!"
--Dong!
"So Ayame was right--my woman is here!"
Oh crap! Oh no, no, no, no, no, no--a million times no! Go away, go away; ah! Die! Die! Die! Stupid, Kagome! This is why Mama said never to open the door to strangers!
Before she could speak past her shock, Kagome found herself enveloped into a tight embrace, with muscular arms clad in the school's high school uniform blazer wrapped around her waist. There was no way for her to escape, and she mentally berated herself again...geez, she had forgotten about the 'boring' life she had before Inuyasha and the others unceremoniously popped in. The same 'boring' life in which she had two lovesick admirers...Hopefully an immortal wizard kidnapped Inuyasha and forced him to go on a year-long quest to find the legendary Ramen Maker...
"Umm, well, you see..." Shoot! He's not listening! She was pressed so close to the student that she couldn't even catch a glimpse of his handsome face--heck, she was even talking into his chest rather than at him! She didn't have to guess who it was, though...
He buried his nose in the crook of her neck and inhaled her sweet, soothing sce--wait, what was that unfamiliar masculine tinge to her scent?! His woman was not supposed to smell like--! "What the hell?! Why does my woman smell like some damn mutt?!"
"And that damn mutt is gonna rip your fucking head off if you don't let go of Kagome, wolf shit. Now."
Is there supposed to be savage growling in the background? The miko figured there wasn't and soon sighed, musing if she tried hard enough, maybe a hole to hell in the ground will magically open up and swallow her. Of all the things happening to me recently--why does Kouga of all people have to suddenly appear out of nowhere?
Today was so not going to be her day...
...and she was completely right about that.
A/N: SHORTENED! PROCEED TO NEXT CHAPTER! :-D
