A/N: Me: sorry, sorry. I had major writer’s block. If I remember correctly, last time, the gang when to Sakura’s place, am I right?

Inuyasha: yes, just get on with the story. You haven’t written in forever and now you’re yapping. Just get on with it.

Me: fine you meanie! Here is chapter 9.

Disclaimer: I no own Inuyasha

Chapter 9- Betrayal?

“NO WAY!” Kikyo’s shriek echoed through out the school. Other students looked up from there work and look around, cleaning out there ears.

“There is no way I’m going to wear that!”

“You wear it or you’re not in the play,” Sakura said firmly, crossing her arms over her chest.

“But why this?” Kikyo whined. “I mean, isn’t there anything else I could wear?”

“Nope. Its this or you where nothing at all and that’s illegal and I don’t want to get arrested. So it’s either this or you are out of the play.”

“And if you’re not in the play,” Kaede continued. “You will fail this class.”

“What?”

“It’s part of the class. You are part of the play production or you are out of the play.” Kikyo growled and looked at the costume again.

Stupid Kagome, Kikyo thought. This is all her fault. If she didn’t try out then I would have gotten Inuyasha and that costume. The girl glared at Kagome, who at this moment was being tickled by her boyfriend. Naraku, hurry up or our deal is off.

“Ok, everyone,” Sakura said, raising her voice above the dim. “We are going to do the last scene in the play so, everyone on stage.” Kikyo growled and grabbed her prop before walking onto stage. Sakura meanwhile, watched her from her seat in the audience, eyes slightly narrowed.

“Ok go!”

The narrator walked onto the stage.

“The next morning, the princess and her lover were gone, disappearing into the vast desert.” A cardboard cut out of rolling desert sand stood on the stage, where Inuyasha and Kagome were standing behind. “Pharaoh Kemdoom searched for answers to find the accomplices to the escape of the two lovers,” onstage, Shippo Fox, stood before his throne, ordering guards off the stage, “while mouring the lost of his beloved wife, who, after hearing of her only child’s disappearance, died of heartbreak, a hand over her heart and tears running down her cheeks even in death.”

“When the guards returned, Kemdoom was shocked to see the woman soilder and his high priest.” Guards walked on stage with Miroku and Sango in tow. “The two admitted to helping the princess escape. The pharaoh outrage. He banished the two into the desert and took Un’s position away from him, saying how he had disrespected the gods by being part of a traitorous deed. The two wondered into the desert, never to be heard from again.” Sango and Mirkou walked behind the cut out hand in hand while Shippo slumped down into his throne, his head in his hands.

“The pharaoh gave his crown to his nephew, Prince Alm, before lying beside his wife and traveling to the afterlife with her.” Shippo hands the crown on top of his head to John before the curtain fell.

“War struck Egypt,” said the narrator, walking in front of the curtain. The other kings were furious that their sons were not chosen as the next king attacked Alm’s palace and it fell. The war would continue until all records of this once great kingdom was gone before returning to there own lands. Pam ran for her life before being slaughtered by enemy guard who thought she was a spy. Her body was terribly mummified before buried with dead soldiers on the battle ground.

“King Kemdoom and Queen Danana were buried side by side in one of the most extravagant tombs ever found. On the walls was their story, the last remains of the great kingdom. As for the banished…” The narrator looked onto the other side of the stage. Kagome, Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango walked onto the stage with several children. Kagome carried on her hip, Inuyasha’s arm wrapped around her shoulder. “They lived happily with their children in a land where they were nothing but people, where they could love and not be judged. They lived together far from the land Egypt where their love was forbidden.” Narrator smiled over at the couples. Inuyasha captured Kagome’s lips and Miroku stole a kiss from Sango. All went well until…

“PERVERT!!”

SLAP!!

Sakura groaned, rubbing her temples as Sango began yelling at her costar. Kagome and Inuyasha shooed the small children off the stage before preventing Sango from killing Miroku and Miroku from running off stage.

“Every time, Sakura muttered. “Every STINKING TIME we try to do a scene with you Miroku and it also has Sango in it, you go all perverted on me. Can you hold it in until after the performance?”

“My hand has a mind o-”

“That’s --” People backstage covered the children’s ears as Sakura cursed. Three minutes later, they released them.

“I’m going home!” Sakura shouted, grabbing her coat and stomping out of the door.

“Is it just me or is Sakura in a bad mood today?” Miroku asked.

“She did seem kind of mad,” said Sango, who was still wide eyed from Sakura’s swearing episode.

“Hey have you guys seen Inuyasha?” Kagome asked, looking around.

“No, he was here a second ago.”

“Weird,” Kagome muttered. “Well, I got to go. See you guys later.”

Walking to her locker, Kagome continued to look for her boyfriend. Once she had reached her locker, she was generally worried. Inuyasha promised her a ride home and he had disappeared without a trace.

The halls were an eerie quiet that sent shivers up Kagome’s spine. She grabbed her jacket and rushed to the door only to pause in her tracks.

Down a dark hallway, sounds emerged. It sounded like Kikyo. Usually this wouldn’t bother her but there was another voice, a very familiar voice. Kagome quietly crept down the hallway and her eyes widened at what she saw.

Inuyasha and Kikyo. Her Inuyasha making out with Kikyo. Her Inuyasha pressing the other girl against the wall. Her Inuyasha running a hand under Kikyo’s shirt.

Kagome couldn’t take it anymore. She ran. She ran as if her life depended on it, tears running down her cheeks. She grabbed her cell phone and dialed a number as she ran outside. She paused, leaning up against a light pole.

RING

RING

RING

Please pick up.

RI-

“Hello?”

“S-Sakura?”

“Kagome? Kagome what’s wrong?”

“C-Can you p-pick me up?”

“Sure. What’s wrong?”

“I-I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Ok, I understand but you will have to tell me sooner or later, ok?” Kagome ‘uh hm’ed into the phone. “Good. I’ll be right there. Call your mom and tell her you are stay at house ok.” Kagome ‘uh hm’ed again, more tears falling down her cheeks. “Oh, Kagome, don’t cry. I’m almost there, just hang on ok?”

“’K-Kay.”

“Ok, I’ll be there in a minute. Bye.”

“Bye.” Kagome closed her phone, whipping her eyes. She left a message for her mom telling her where she was going to be. All was quiet until…

“Kagome!” Kagome stiffened and turned.

“Where were you? I’ve been looking everywhere fro you. What’s wrong?” Inuyasha stepped closer as Kagome backed away.

“Wh-What do you want?” Kagome asked coldly. “Or, more importantly, what are you doing here? Done with Kikyo already?”

“What? Kagome, what are you-?”

“You know damn well, what I’m taking about!” Kagome shouted. “I saw you!”

“Saw me what!?”

“Don’t play dumb!” Kagome shouted. “Just leave me alone!” Kagome began to turn away.

“Alright,” Inuyasha growled, grabbing Kagome’s wrist. “What the hell are you talking about?”

“Let me go!”

“Not until you tell me what you’re talking about.”

“You know damn well what I’m talking about! Now let me go!”

“No.”

“Let me go!”

“No.”

“Inuyasha Tashio, let me go or I’ll-”

“Or you’ll what?”

“Let Me GO!!”

“No!”

“HEY!” Inuyasha turned to be greeted by a fist. He fell backwards, letting go of Kagome in the process.

“What the hell?” Inuyasha looked up to see a furious Sakura and crying Kagome behind her.

“She said let go,” Sakura growled. Inuyasha stood up, clutching his nose.

“I think you broke my nose,” Inuyasha muttered. He smiled, thinking Sakura would laugh and smile back.

“That’s not the only thing I’m going to break if you don’t get out of here,” Sakura growling, a smile 1000 miles away. The looking in her eyes scared Inuyasha but he was determined to get an explanation. He stood up and walked toward Kagome. Sakura blocked him.

“Kagome, get in the car!” she ordered. “Push the purple button, it’s an auto pilot, it’ll take you back to my place.” Kagome nodded and scrambled into the car. The engine roared and the car took off.

“Wait, Kagome!” Inuyasha made to follow the car but he found his way blocked by Sakura.

“Move Sakura!”

“No.”

“I don’t want to fight you.”

“Then leave Kagome alone.”

“No until I get an explanation.”

“Too bad.”

“MOVE!”

“NO!!”

Inuyasha roared and charged at Sakura who easily dodged. The two lunged at each other, a fight underway.

The car pulled into a parking space. Kagome lunged out of the car and ran toward the apartment building. Mrs. James smiled but then her face fell.

“What’s wrong?” she asked, looking at Kagome’s tear stained face.

“I d-don’t want t-to talk about i-it,” Kagome cried.

“Ohh, honey,” the woman ran out from behind her desk and hugged Kagome who cried into her chest. They were like that for several minutes.

“Better?” Kagome nodded. “Good.” The woman invited the girl into her office for a cup of tea.

Almost an hour later, the front door opened. Mrs. James excused herself and exited the office. A moment later a gasp was heard. Kagome rushed out of the office and stared at the sight before her.

Sakura had cuts and burses allover her body. Her coat was ripped and her lip was bleeding. She had black eye forming and her hair was disheveled.

“Sakura dear, what happened?”

“Oh, nothing,” Sakura said trying to smile. She was missing two teeth. “I just had a disagreement. Mrs. James, could you make an extra key for my room?”

“Yes, of course.”

“Thank you.” She looked at Kagome. “Come on Kagome.” Kagome merely nodded. Together they walked to the elevator. Once they reached the top, Sakura opened the door.

“Make yourself at home,” Sakura said, tossing her torn coat on the floor and walking to the kitchen. Kagome watched as she pulled out a slab of steak.

“This was going to be my dinner,” she informed Kagome. “But…” She placed the meat on her eye. She sighed and closed the refrigerator. She walked over to the phone.

“Pizza ok with you?” she asked. Kagome nodded. “What toppings?”

“Mushroom, onions and extra cheese.”

“Mmmm, my fave.” Sakura pushed a button on the phone.

“Jack Pizza Parlor, how can I help you?” asked a bored teenage voice.

“Hey Henry,” Sakura said cheerily.

“Hey Sakura,” Henry said, his voice considerably lighter. “What can I get you?”

“I need three large pizza with mushrooms, onions and extra cheese, three orders of breadsticks and four litters of coke. Got that?”

“Yep,” said Henry. “Do you want three orders of the ice cream stuff?”

“You know it.”

“Right pick up or deliver?”

“What do you think?”

“Deliver.”

“Ding, ding, ding. Brownie points for the pizza guy.” The guy laughed.

“Speaking of brownies, do you have anymore of those fudgey brownies?”

“I might. Why do you want some?”

“…yes please.” Sakura laughed.

“Right, you deliver the food, I’ll give you a tip AND brownies.”

“Really? You’re the best Sakura.”

“I know. And don’t worry about the less than thirty minutes or its free thing, I want good pizza.”

“Sleep over?”

“Kind of. She you then ‘k?”

“’K. Later.”

“Later.” Sakura pushed a button on the phone before flipping the steak over to press the cool side to her face.

“Are you going to be ok Sakura?”

“Yeah, I’ll be fine. I’ll be in tip top shape by morning.” Sakura laughed at the look on Kagome’s face. “Do you want some tea?”

“Sure.” Sakura smiled. Her teeth were already staring to grow back.

An hour later Kagome and Sakura were playing video games and eating pizza, laughing and smiling as they raced down the track in little go-karts on the screen.

“So,” said Sakura, as the race ended, taking a bit of her pizza. “Are you ready to tell me?” Kagome nodded, sad eyes focused on the ground. She told Sakura everything.

“Kagome, I’m so sorry.” She hugged her friend. “I know how you feel.”

“You do?” Sakura nodded.

“When I was in high school, I was going out with this boy and, I thought I loved him. I would do anything for him. But I found out he was using me. One day I came to his house and I saw him in bed with his ex-girlfriend. Apparently they never broke up and he was using me to get stuff for her. I was so crushed. I beat the living daylight out of him and his girlfriend but I wasn’t happy for months. Around that time, I came up with the idea for ‘The Broken Locket’. Still in progress but it made me feel better. I wrote a song too. I really made me feel better.”

“Can I hear the song?” Kagome asked.

“Tomorrow, I promise. Your mom is calling you in sick an I have the day off so I can spend so time with you.”

“Thanks Sakura.”

“No prob.” Sakura’s cell phone began to ring.

“Hello? ... You! What are you doing calling me? ... No I’m not going to let you talk to her. … Just try. … George with kick your butt if you try. …Human he may be but I’ve seen him put full demons in the hospital. …Don’t call me again or I swear I will call the police.” Sakura hung up her cell phone. Walking over to the house phone, she pushed a button.

“Hello?” said Mrs. James voice.

“Mrs. James can you do me a favor?”

“Of course dear.”

“If a silver haired man with amber eyes and silver dog ears comes in looking for me, call George and then call the police, ok?”

“Is he a criminal?”

“No, he’s a stalker.”

“Is he stalking you dear?”

“No, he’s stalking Kagome.”

“Oh, dear. Yes if a man of that description comes I’ll call the police and tell George.”

“Thank you.”

“No problem dear. Bye now.”

“Bye.” Sakura sighed and walked over back to Kagome.

“Sakura.”

“Hm?”

“I don’t want to be Princess Mai.”

“What? Why?”

“I…I can’t face Inuyasha. Let Kikyo be Mai, I’ll work backstage.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah.”

“Ok.” Sakura pulled Kagome into a hug. “I’ll call Kaede. If you change your mind, tell me ok?”

“’K.” From a nearby window, Inuyasha let tears fall from his eyes, knowing he had lost Kagome and he didn’t know why. He looked away and ran into the night.

A/N: Me: bum, bum, bum. Let there be conflict!

Inuyasha: come on Kagome, talk to me.

Kagome: no

Me: all reviews are welcome and I’ll write again hopefully soon. And there is a poll on my page that you can vote on. Please do.

Inuyahsa: Hinata tell her it wasn’t me

Me: my lips are sealed.