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Bitter or Sweet?

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Chapter 3: Four-Eyes

Punch your lights out
Hit the pavement
That's what I call entertainment
Causin' problems makes you famous
All the violence makes a statement
Punch your lights out
Hit the pavement
That's what I call entertainment
Causin' problems makes you famous
ALL-THIS-VIOLENCE-MAKES-A-STATEMENT

~Mindless Self Indulgence: Light Out

INUYASHA'S POV

After Kagome leaves, I rummage through some of the boxes in my room and find a few old yearbooks from my elementary years and flip through the pages- looking for pictures of her.

No, you asses. I'm not looking for pictures of her so that I can stalk her or because I think she's pretty (which she's not!) or because I like her because I don't.

The reason I'm looking for her photos, my fellow idiots, is because she looks familiar, like a faint sense of déjà vu, and if she's really from the same elementary school like she says, why didn't I remember her name when I first saw her?

I find her profile:

Name: Kagome Higurashi

Nicknames: Kags, Kaggy, 'Gome

Hobbies: Swimming/splashing, eating hot dogs, reading

Dream Job: Nurse

Motto: "But Sango!"

Huh.

So she likes water, hot dogs, and reading. Not exactly the typical girl… I thought girls are always afraid of gaining weight so they can only eat vegetables or fruits. As for swimming… if she loves the water so much, how come she wasn't on the swimming team any year? I guess lots of girls like reading, though. Personally, I think it's boring as heck and a complete waste of time. But girls are strange like that.

So basically, Kagome's been a dork all her life… well, maybe 'dork' is too strong of a word to use. More like a "nobody"… I mean, not exactly a "nobody," but she wasn't a "somebody," that's for sure. And I'm pretty sure she's not one now because she's way to bubbly, naïve, and sensitive to be a popular girl.

Anyways, if I'm going to have to see her practically every day, I guess I should make something out of it. I just have to think of something good. Would she do my homework for me?

With her attitude? No.

Would she introduce me to some hot girls?

Uhh… let me see…. Not gonna happen.

Would she do my chores for me?

No way would she say yes.

So I guess there's not much he can do for me. I guess I'll just continue to bother her. Hey- don't give me a dirty look if you haven't tried it! It's not my fault her annoyance is my entertainment.

"Inuyasha, honey, you should really wake up!"

I groan. "Five more minutes!"

"Honey, you said that thirty minutes ago!" Mom calls. She opens the door to my room and comes in. "Inuyasha, you don't want to keep Kagome waiting, do you?"

"I do actually."

"Sweetie, please-"

I groan and roll over, purposely shutting my mother's voice out. I don't have to look at her to know that she's pursing her lips. When delicate, long fingers wrap around my ankles, I wrap my hands around the bed posts. That's when my mom begins to pull.

Damn- she's stronger than she looks.

After five minutes of tug-of-war, she gives up.

"Ugh! Alright, Inuyasha, do what you want but if you don't get up I'm going to give your share of the cookies I baked this morning to Kagome."

I sit up instantly and she smiles.

"I thought so."

Rolling my eyes, I walk into the bathroom and take a fast shower, then change into my uniform. Then I run downstairs with my backpack slung over my left shoulder and hungrily gulp down Mom's cookies. She laughs from behind this morning's newspaper. "Inuyasha, go on outside and walk Kagome to school alright? And if you don't-" She raises her hands to crack her knuckles, but I hold my own hand out.

"No need to do that, Mom. Don't want you getting rheumatism." Then I walk out, and sure enough, Kagome is waiting for me outside. But a bit reluctantly, I must add.

She has a baseball cap pushed onto her head, and her hair is all tucked inside.

"What's with the hat?" I ask her.

She shrugs. "Nothing, really. It's just really sunny outside."

I look up at the sky. "Kagome, I hate to break it to you, but it's winter. And there's no sun out right now."

She sticks her tongue out at me. "Whatever, Inuyasha. Let's get going. We're late."

So we do just that. And when we arrive at Shikon, we go our separate ways.

So everything's just peachy until drama class starts and I slump down in my chair as a hat is passed around.

"Alright, class," Mr. Myoga declares. "Today we are starting a very exciting project that I think many of you will enjoy. The people on one half of the class will pick a name from the hat that is going down the rows, and whoever he or she is, they will be your partner. Your assignment is to basically practice a skit, a duet, and etcetera and perform it in front of the class. Basically, you're getting a little freedom because I'm not telling you what you have to present. So have fun, everyone!"

When the hat reaches my desk, my put my hand inside and pull out a slip of paper. When I unfold it, it reads: Miroku Houshi.

Miroku Houshi?

Who the hell is Miroku Houshi?

Aw, why'd did I have to get a guy?

I look across the class to see Kagome (she must have taken this as an AP class), who'd already gotten together with her partner- Koga Ookami. Koga used to be one of my close pals when we were younger, and when I came back to this town, he'd talked to me during breaks. He'd always been popular, but never really dated. Looking closely, though, he seems really happy to be paired up with Kagome. Just a tad too happy.

"Hey, you're Inuyasha, right?"

I look up to see a guy with royal blue irises, a confident smile, and dark black hair messily pulled back into a small ponytail at the nape of his neck.

"Yeah. Who are you?"

"My name's Miroku. You know, your partner for this class?"

I raise an eyebrow. "How'd you know that?"

"Well, you're the only one left in the class still in his seat and nobody came up to me yet so I figured you were my partner… so, the famous Inuyasha Takahashi is my partner. That's exciting," he grins.

I shrug. "Not really."

He nods. "You're right- it's not really that exciting."

"Then why'd you tell me it was?"

"Because I figured you were an obnoxious narcissist who lived off of compliments and you're fans' love."

I start laughing, and then he laughs with me. "I may be obnoxious and a little bit of a narcissist but I do not- in any way- live off the 'love of my fans' as you put it."

"Glad to hear it."

Hmm. So finally there's a guy who won't pitifully try to be my friend to gain popularity. Maybe I'll actually enjoy working with him.

And I was right. Well, kind of right.

Miroku isn't like the other jocks who've tried to become my best friends. He's actually true to his personality and almost fun to be around. The bad thing is, he's a pervert. As in, he loves women and their bodies a lot. Not in a rapist way, but in a "May I touch your ass?" way.

At lunch I ask him, "So do you have a girlfriend?"

"Sort of."

"What do you mean by sort of?"

"It's an on-and-off thing."

I nod. "So who's the girl?"

"Sango Taijiya. Most beautiful girl you'll ever set eyes on… Fiery personality and loves sports. I really love her."

"So why's it an on-and-off relationship? And if you really love her, why are you a womanizer?"

He grins sheepishly. "It's a family curse," Miroku explains. "I can't really help it. And although she likes me a lot too, sometimes she just can't handle my… er, curse."

"So is it on right now, or off?"

Miroku's face falls. "Currently it's off… but we're still friends."

"Hey, Miroku!" a new voice calls. "Mind if we sit with you? All the other tables are taken already!"

When I look up, I meet the eyes of a red head with emerald-colored eyes who is standing next to a tan girl with long brown hair and brown eyes who's standing next to… Kagome.

"Oh, hey Ayame. Sure you can sit with us. Inuyasha, this is Ayame, Kagome, and Sango- the one I was telling you about. Ayame and Kagome are Sango's best friends."

Wow.

Funny how the world's smaller than you think, huh?

One of the girls sits down in the seat beside me, and I can tell immediately by her cherry blossom scent that it's Kagome. But something smells different today...

I turn around to see what it is, and my eyes widen when I see her hair. With the baseball cap gone, I can see how much shorter her hair became. Her black hair which once came to her waist now went only a little past her shoulders. She meets my gaze with sad eyes and smiles wistfully before looking away. I want to ask her what on earth happened, but Sango and Ayame shoot me glares in warning not to bring up the topic so I don't.

When the day ends and I walk onto the sidewalk to go home, Kagome's waiting for me again. We walk for five minutes in silence before she opens her mouth.

"So you want to know what happened to my hair, right?"

"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to," I answer.

"It's okay- it's not that big of a deal. Basically, my mom was trimming my hair yesterday and when Sota suddenly barged into the bathroom, my mom was startled and cut off a huge chunk of my hair. We had to even it out and in the end, Mom got it really nicely finished but even so, I lost my long hair that I'd worked so hard to grow." She sighs. "It may seem stupid to you 'cause you're not a girl, and I know my hair will eventually grow back, but I was really proud of my lengthy hair."

I take a better look at her. Her now medium-length hair was tucked behind her ears in a way that made her actually look a bit cute. A bit.

"Don't get fussy over hair," I tell her bluntly, and I can feel her anger rising up so I quickly continue, "because you look just as good with your hair now as you did before."

That shuts her up.

Damn it. That was seriously sappy and I sounded a hundred percent gay! "What I meant was: you look just as bad with your hair now as you did before."

Kagome simply laughs, obviously noting my lame cover-up. "Whatever, Inuyasha."

Right then, we arrive at our houses, so she quickly runs to her own house and steps in. Just before she closes the door, she says, "Thank you."

And I simply stand on the sidewalk.

What am I supposed to say to that?

Damnit.

Her misery and annoyance is supposed to be my entertainment!

Now I'm getting sappy just because she's self-conscious about how her hair looks?

Double damnit!

The days following that pass rather quickly and before I know it, it's Friday which is my favorite day of the week. It's the weekend, baby!

But then again, today's the day I have to go to Kagome's house.

So you can imagine my irritation when my mom calls me downstairs. "Inuyasha, I'm going with Kagome's mother to the cooking class now! Walk on over to their house right now!"

And as I walk into their house, Mrs. Higurashi walks out.

"Are you two going to do your homework together?" she asks me.

I shake my head. "I have the whole weekend ahead of me so, no."

She smiles. "Alright then. Feel free to watch any of the movies we have okay, dear? Bye now!"

And she leaves.

What's with moms and calling people 'dears', 'honeys', or 'sweeties'? Like seriously!

I walk up the stairs and walk into the only room with the lights on, which I'm guessing is Kagome's. It is. She's sitting at her desk, her new hair pulled into small pigtails, and… a pair of glasses resting on her nose while reading a book.

So now she wears glasses?

"What're you reading?" I ask suddenly, making her jump.

"Oh, hi. The book's called The Princess Bride. I'm re-reading it because it's one of my favorites." Kagome takes off the frames.

"Why didn't you tell me you wear glasses?" I ask her.

"Because I don't."

I roll my eyes at her. "I'm not blind you know."

She blinks innocently. "You aren't?"

"Kagome!"

"Okay, okay. Sheesh. But like I said, I don't wear glasses. I have perfect vision. The glasses I was wearing just now are simply reading glasses because I was born far-sighted."

A wicked smile takes my lips. "Reading glasses or not, they're still glasses… Four-eyes," I snicker.

Her eyes twitch. "Repeat that, would you?"

"Four-eyes," I repeat, smirking. "Mrs. Higurashi had a daughter. Ee ai ee ai o. And that daughter had four-eyes. Ee ai ee ai o. She had four eyes here and four eyes there. Four eyes, four eyes, everywhere she had four eyes. Mrs. Higurashi had a daughter. Ee ai ee ai o." I sing to the tune of Old McDonald had a farm but Kagome isn't impressed.

"You jerk!" she yells and lunges for me. I laugh and run away. "I told you they're reading glasses!"

Ah, nothing beats the fun of annoying Kagome.

AN: Arg I've been having writer's block- it's a deadly literary disturbance lol.

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~Nyony

(PS: please forgive Inuyasha's stereotyping)

Daichi: Of course I'm a fast beta reader! I have oodles amount of time! And it's true, anyone who has reviewed had been put on my good list. And if you haven't. . . well, even I don't want to think about it.