Chapter 4: Side Effects
After music class, Kagome's throat began to sore. Fearing that she wouldn't be able to speak, let alone sing, she decides to go to the office and inform them, that she must go home because of her condition. Sango followed not far behind. "I'll let Inuyasha and Miroku know." She said. Kagome nods and leaves the building.
During Lunch, Inuyasha could stop talking about Kagome's project. "You should've seen it Miroku. She really is good. Man I should've videotaped it to show you." He excitedly said. Miroku can imagine Sango playing piano for the song. "I agree, man I should've comment positive about them." He agrees with him. Soon Sango comes sit with them. "You said something positive about my project with Kagome this morning?" She asks raising her eyebrow. Miroku nervous chuckles, "Yeah." Sango smiles while shaking. "You already know my piano skills. Kagome really shocked and impressed the music teacher as well." Inuyasha smiles back, but then something bothers him Looking around the cafeteria, he can't find Kagome anywhere. Actually he can't find her throughout the building. "Hey, where's Kagome?" He asks her immediately. Sango swallows her food, "She went home because her throat has been killing her after we left Music Class." Inuyasha sighs, "I just wanted to know her even more." He said with disappointment. "Maybe after school, you could visit her. I know where she lives." Sango promised him. She wrote down the address of Kagome's house. Inuyasha takes the sheet and puts it in his pocket. "Thanks, leave it to me." He said. It wasn't long until after lunch that Inuyasha is being followed by Kikyo, just on the other side of the classes she had with him. "What is he up to?" She asks Kagura who is on her right. "I've heard her singing from the hallway on my way back to class." She answers her. Kikyo pouts, "Well it's no wonder Inuyasha's falling for her. I have a better voice than that brat." She proclaims her position, even though she's the most popular girl in the school.
After school Inuyasha grabs his stuff and gets into his Red Ford Mustang convertible. After strapping himself into his seatbelt, he looks up in his GPS and types Kagome's address. The dot shows which route is, pretty far than he thought. "So she lives out of town?" He asks himself as he drove the required path. A few minutes later he made it to the outskirts of the town. He finds himself is a very nice neighborhood. All the houses look newly built, not too long ago, and with street lights in a great detail pattern. He slows down to the speed limit of the area. "Destination is on the right." The GPS said to him. He stops in front of Kagome's house. "Wow, amazing." He compliments the house already. It's a beige color paneling, with an attached garage, and other house would have with windows, and a fancy door in the front. He turns off the car and walks up to the front. He straightens himself and rings the doorbell. The door opens to see a little boy about 9 years old. "Can I help you?" He asks shyly to him. "Is Kagome home?" Inuyasha politely asks. The boy smiles, "Oh you mean my big sister. Yeah come on in." He opens the door wider so Inuyasha could come in. "Son who is it?" An elderly voice calls from the back. "It's a boy about Kagome's age." The boy shouts back. The elder came. He's in a priest wardrobe and his hair is in a topknot. "Hello." Inuyasha waves his hand to him. "Ah demon, leave this place at once." The elder yells pulling out sutras from his robe. The paper touches Inuyasha, but no shocks effected him. "You're kidding me right?" Inuyasha raises an eyebrow as well pulled the paper off of himself. "Sorry, sir, he's senile." The boy whispers to him. "I'm Kagome's little brother Sota. That's gramps." Sota introduces himself and points to his grandfather. "Inuyasha Takahashi." Inuyasha said back to him. "I was wondering where Kagome could be?" He asks him. Sota smiles fondly, "She's upstairs, second door on the left." He leads Inuyasha to Kagome's bedroom.
Kagome's in her bed, coughing miserably. "How could this happen?" She mumbles to herself. A knock on her door gets her alerted. "Who is it?" She asks with her hardly audible voice. "Inuyasha." Inuyasha said from the other side. Kagome opens the door and lets him in. "What are you doing here? How did you know where I lived?" She quickly asks him. He just sits on her desk chair, "Sango told me." He answers her. Kagome nods and gets back into her bed. "Did I come a bad time?" He asks her with concern. She shakes her head, "No, I sometimes get a sore throat, and I might loose my voice for awhile. Luckily it's not this time." She explains her condition. Inuyasha places the back on his hand onto her forehead. "Well, you don't have a fever, which it good, but open your mouth." He suggests her. Kagome opens her mouth, "It's a little red. Has your mother been giving you any medicine?" He asks after she closes her mouth. "Just some day quil but that was it. And she suggests me to stay home tomorrow if my throat worsens." Kagome exclaims for her schedule. Inuyasha nods, "Okay, I just came by because I was worried about you." He reasons his visit. He goes to the door and looks back, "If you do stay home, I'll stop by to check up on you." He said before leaving her room. Kagome sighs. Never in her live did she ever had a friend who cared deeply about her. It's even weirder that it's from a student she met yesterday at school. "Sango must've sweet talked him into it." She said before getting more rest.
Inuyasha parks his car into the 4 car garage of the mansion. He locks the door from his key button and went inside. "I'm home." He calls out to whoever in particular. "In here son." A male voice said from beyond the halls. Inuyasha comes in to find his father, Inutaishou Takahashi, and his mother Izayoi Takahashi having quality time with his friends. "Welcome home, Inuyasha." Izayoi smiles to him. "I heard what happened at school." She adds as soon as Inuyasha sat in an empty sit. "What do you mean?" He asks as innocent as he can be. But his father can tell he's keeping a secret from them. "Inuyasha, we got the word that you went to the new student's house after school without telling us." Inuyasha stiffens. 'Great they're onto me.' He thought bitterly. "Yeah so. I was concerned. Nothing else." Inutaishou sighs. "Inuyasha did you even tell us about this new student? Your mother and I are just curious. No hard feelings right?" Inuyasha nods, "Yes. Her name is Kagome Higurashi. She's the one I went to visit after school today. Sango told me that she didn't feel well after her project in chorus, and I had to see for myself to make sure she was alright." He said to them honestly. Izayoi shows a reassuring smile. "I can see that you probably fond of her, even though she's new." Then it disappears, "Just make sure that Kikyo stays away from her. I don't want her to do anything bad to her, the same thing she did to you." She warns him. Inuyasha sighs deeply, "You have my word." Inutaishou can see that he had been in that situation. "Son I can sense something is effecting her voice, and she's using too much of it when she sings." He informs him. Inuyasha looks up to him. "What do you mean? All I found out that she just has a sore throat, nothing more." He gives out what he knows so far about her condition. Izayoi holds her chin thinking of something, "Have you found out more about her?" She asks him. Inuyasha looks up. "I only known her for two days. I have to get more out of her, as in I need more time." Inuyasha agrees in an understanding tone. She nods. "Okay, I just want to make sure she's up to her high potential." She said. Inuyasha nods and leaves the living room and goes upstairs.