This is just the beginning, but I have this entire story written. Have fun reading it and expect an update whenever I feel like it, or whenever I get bored, so they should be not too far in between. Prolly about a week.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
Kagome was a singer, and he was a big-rig driver. Even though she hadn't sung anything big and didn't have a record deal, Inuyasha always said she'd die famous. She sang at the local tournament games, but in their small town, it wasn't much. She made her money off the fanciest place in town, the restaurant called Shikon no Tama. Inuyasha played the guitar, but with him being gone most of the time, they never were really able to get any songs together.
Of course, she knew he had a girlfriend, so she had settled for 2nd place in his heart: best friend. They shared an apartment, when he was home, but he had never brought his girlfriend over. He knew it bugged her, and so he refused to let her come over to their place. Her name was Kikyo, and she was definitely one of Kagome's least favorite people. In a nutshell, Kikyo was a slut. Kagome knew that she had other boyfriends while Inuyasha was gone, but Inuyasha never really believed her. Instead, Kagome started making a list of the men she'd seen her with. Eventually, she'd show it to Inuyasha. Hopefully he'd believe her then.
When Inuyasha wasn't around, the only people left to talk to were her other friends; Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara. Sango and Kirara were definitely her favorites for girl-talk, and Shippo was the freshman in high school that Kagome helped with homework, and Miroku was always to one to talk to when she had troubles with Inuyasha. Kirara was Shippo's girlfriend, and also a freshman, but they'd been dating since the 6th grade. In Kagome's opinion, they were the cutest couple. She also thought that Sango and Miroku would as well. It was obvious that they liked each other, but Sango claimed that his lechery bypassed her liking for him.
Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara were all in their teens – young and stupid as they'd call themselves.
They had all gotten together at Kagome's house for a sleepover, and of course Kagome's sweet sixteenth birthday. Shippo had declared a tournament, and Kagome got out her blender and made smoothies. She passed them out to everyone. "Okay, rules. You have to use the straw and first one to a brain freeze wins. Go!" said Shippo. Everyone did their best to finish their milkshake first, but Kagome clutched her head first. "And Kag wins!" cried Shippo.
"Next round," groaned Kagome.
Shippo shuffled through his bag and pulled out a game of Twister. He grinned mischievously and set out the box. About a half hour later, they were tangled between legs and arms. Kagome was straddling Inuyasha's back, one leg on one side of him and one on the other, her hands both on one side of him. Sango was standing over Inuyasha. Miroku had an arm under Sango, his feet on either end of the board uncomfortably and one hand behind him.
"Kag, left hand blue," said Shippo with a snigger. She sent him a glare and leant down a little lower, doing her best not to put too much pressure on Inuyasha's back. She got her hand under him and on a blue spot and leant her forehead on the top of his back.
"Someone's tired," muttered Inuyasha. Kagome's head snapped back up and she glared at the back of his head.
"Yash, right foot green," Shippo cackled. Inuyasha moved his leg up and over Kagome's and rested his ankle gently on hers, his toes barely touching the green spot next to Kagome's foot.
"Sango, right hand blue," Shippo yawned. Sango just moved her hand over a row, next to Miroku's hand.
"Miro, left hand yellow," said Shippo. Miroku sent a malicious glare towards Shippo and reached over Kagome's ankles to reach his nearest blue spot. Inuyasha glared daggers at him, clearly warning him not to touch her in any unwanted way.
"Kag, left hand yellow," said Shippo. Kagome rolled her eyes and brought up her left hand, moving it over Inuyasha's back to his right and putting it next to her other hand.
"Yash, right hand red," Shippo grinned. Inuyasha picked up his right hand and reached for the corner, through Sango's legs, under Miroku and.... MISS!!! He fell to the ground with an 'oof,' and Kagome landed on top of him. Miroku took his leave and fell over, causing Sango to trip and fall.
"Okay, Yash loses," declared Shippo, "And Kag wins because she's the b-day girl!" Kagome grunted from under Sango's bottom.
Miroku tried to get up from under Sango, but it was hopeless. Inuyasha was on the bottom of the pile, grumbling to himself and tapping his fingers against the mat. Sango rolled off the pile with a groan, and then slapped Miroku for attempting to rub her butt, yet again.
The next round was going to be a race around the block. Inuyasha refused to participate because he was a half demon, and that might be cheating. So there were Miroku, Kagome, and Sango, lined up on the sidewalk. "On your mark!" cried Shippo, "Get set!" everyone tensed, "GO!"
Miroku pretended to start running, but the girls buzzed past him and he shrugged and started walking. Sango and Kagome were neck and neck all the way around the block, both of them huffing and puffing. They saw the house and Kagome willed her legs to go faster. Kagome pulled in front of Sango by a few centimeters and smacked Shippo's hand first. Shippo raised his left hand, "Kagome wins!" he shouted with a grin.
Kagome waved as Inuyasha drove off, Kikyo right next to her and blowing a kiss. She despised Kikyo, but only left her alone for Inuyasha's sake. Kikyo turned to Kagome as Inuyasha turned a corner and went out of view. "Listen, Inuyasha is only living with you because you both need the rent. But he's mine, so back off."
"I don't want him anyways." said Kagome tiredly, turning back towards home.
Four days later, Kagome was sitting on the couch, staring at Inuyasha's picture. Sighing, Kagome put down the picture and glanced towards the clock. There was still another four hours before Inuyasha was supposed to come back. She looked towards her stereo that was set for her local rock station. She smiled at it as she heard her absolute idol, Amy Lee, come onto the station singing Bring Me to Life. Hearing her cell phone ring, Kagome snatched it off of the table beside her and turned down the radio. She squealed to see who it was that was calling, and picked up.
"Hey you!" she said excitedly, bouncing in her seat.
"Hey yourself." said Inuyasha's voice over the phone.
Kagome could picture the smirk on his face, "How far off are you?"
"Eh, I think I've got about an hour to go instead of four. I'm making really good time and there's almost no traffic." said Inuyasha.
"Yay, I get to see you earlier. So how long are you going to stay this time?"
"About a week or two, I guess." He yawned, "Depends on when they need another trucker, remember?"
"Yeah..." she frowned. "You remember what tomorrow is, right?"
"Boxing Day?" he asked sarcastically.
"Inuyasha!"
He chuckled, "Your birthday, I know. I couldn't forget after you ingrained it into my head four years ago."
Smiling at the memory, Kagome responded, "So I'll see you in a few, right?"
Inuyasha nodded, "Yep, bye."
"Catch you on the flip side." She said with a smirk. Inuyasha laughed before hanging up. Kagome put down her phone giggling and stared up at the ceiling. She suspected that Inuyasha might be planning something for her birthday, but with him, she'd never know until it came.
Sighing some, she got up and went to get ready, taking her cell with her.
Kagome hummed as she walked down the dirt road in her faded blue jeans. She was wearing a t-shirt that Inuyasha had given her last Christmas that said 'My imaginary friend thinks you have serious problems.' Her cell phone was in her pocket, as usual. The restaurant called at least 4 times a week when someone drops out of their job or is fired, and they need back up. Her hair was up in a low ponytail, much like the one Miroku usually wore.
She saw the truck coming down the road and instantly broke into a grin. The truck stopped a couple feet away in the yard and Inuyasha got out. He grabbed his backpack and headed for Kagome. She threw her arms around his neck and pulled him tightly to her. He returned the embrace, grinning like a Cheshire cat.
"How've you been?" he asked, finally letting go of her. They started walking back down the road.
"Eh, keeping tabs on Kikyo, helping Shippo with homework, contemplating ways to screw the world over, working, not much more than that. You?"
Inuyasha sighed. She was keeping an eye on Kikyo, yet again. "You don't have to keep tabs on Kikyo all the time, y'know." Said Inuyasha for what seemed like the thousandth time.
"Why not? She cheats on you and you know it." said Kagome calmly. They'd had this conversation so many times that it was past boring.
"If she were cheating on me, I'd know it, okay? Remember, I am a hanyou. My nose would bust her ass so fast." said Inuyasha.
Kagome rolled her eyes, "She uses scent concealer."
Inuyasha gave her a tired stare, "If it makes you feel any better, then I'll ask Miro, Sango, Kira, and even Shippo."
"Ask about what?" said Kikyo, coming up behind them. Kagome groaned and turned around, but Inuyasha turned around and wrapped his arms around her.
"Nothing, muffin." he replied. Kagome narrowed her eyes.
"Well, I can see you two want to be left alone. I'll see you when you get home, Yash." said Kagome icily, throwing a freezing glare towards Kikyo before heading off.
Inuyasha must've missed the malicious smirk that passed Kikyo's face when Kagome stalked off, because he turned around with her and headed back out for dinner.
"Kikyo, would you ever cheat on me?" said Inuyasha casually.
Kikyo shook her head, "Of course not, babe."
Looking from the opposing end of the restaurant, a man frowned and stood. He strode over towards Kikyo and Inuyasha and listened to their conversation a bit before cutting in.
"Excuse me, but I believe you're eating dinner with my girlfriend." said the man with a glare towards Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked to him, "Your girlfriend? Sorry, but only in your dreams, man, I've been with Kikyo since ninth grade. Back off."
"Well then, I suppose the fact that she was in my bed last night doesn't change anything?" said the man.
Inuyasha growled; his nose working and finding Kikyo's scent all over him. He looked to Kikyo with a snarl, "Care to explain why he smells like you?"
Kikyo did her best to look innocent and on the verge of tears, "Baby, you know I wouldn't do that! I was forced!" she cried.
"Smells pretty willingly to me." he snarled, standing up and grabbing his bag off of the floor next to his chair. "Just because I'm not always here doesn't give you the right to screw other men, slut." he said, "We're through."
Inuyasha stalked out of the restaurant, headed for the apartment he shared with Kagome. Before he reached it, however, he saw two shadows in the window instead of Kagome's single head. He recognized one to be Sango. Stomping up the stairs to let them know he was there, he knocked on the door a couple times before opening the door. Kagome looked worried at his look.
Inuyasha was beyond pissed, "Where's the list of men you've seen Kikyo with?" he snarled, ears flat against his head and claws digging into his hands.
"On my desk, why?" she asked timidly.
"Because I'm going to rip all of their eyes out." he growled, heading for Kagome's room.
Kagome shot Sango a look before standing up and jogging after him. "Yash, you'll be put in jail if you do." she said.
"I don't care, if she's got the nerve to be with all of them, then she'll have the nerve to watch them all die." he responded icily.
Kagome cringed, "Inuyasha," she used his full name for more force, "this isn't like you." she said.
"Now it is. That slut has drawn the last straw with me. She's a fucking liar and a wench." he dug through the papers on Kagome's desk carefully and took out a sheet with men's names. He headed for the door.
"Yash!" cried Kagome, running in front of him and standing in front of the door and glaring at him.
"Let me go, Kag!" said Inuyasha, anger slowly dissipating into hurt and guilt.
"No, I won't let you do something that you WILL regret later." she said, holding her ground.
Inuyasha stared at her for a few silent minutes before crumpling to the ground with dry sobs. Kagome's face softened and she knelt next to him, putting a hand on his back and rubbing it gently. "Yash, it's okay," she cooed.
"No its not, she said she loved me, dammit! I loved her too, Kag, I really did." he said, tears just beginning to form in his eyes. "I don't get how she could do that." he sat up some, giving Kagome easier access to his face.
Kagome wiped some of his streaming tears with her thumb and took him by the shoulders, staring him in the eye. "I would say 'I told you so' but that would be mean and un-best-friendly-like." she said, "So, instead, I'll give you some advice. Kikyo isn't worth your time. She never was, and probably never will be. She made some really bad decisions, and it ended up with you getting hurt. But you know I'm always here to talk, 'kay?" she said, staring him in the eye and using a sympathetic tone.
Inuyasha nodded, taking a deep breath. He stood up with Kagome and headed for his room. "And Kag?" he said, stopping before going into his room.
Kagome looked to him, "Yeah?"
"Thanks."
So, good or no good?