Nosuka chan: I AM SORRY, BUT I CAN'T GET THIS OFF MY MIND! EVEN IF I TRY, THERE'S NO ESCAPING THIS STORY! I'M SORRY TO ALL THE INUYASHA LOVERS THAT UNDOUBTEDLY HATE NARAKU, BUT I FEEL THAT EVERYONE DESERVES A HAPPY ENDING, EVEN IF I HATE THEM TOO.

Kiyoraka: Stop shouting you ditz!

Nosuka chan: I'm getting my point across, wench! Haven't you ever heard car commercials? THEY SHOUT A LOT SO THAT PEOPLES WILL COME AND BUY CARZ! THEY GET THEIR POINT ACROSS!

Kuroi: Please, Nosu-chan, stop shouting so loud, it's rather irritating.

Nosuka chan: Oh, ok, I'm sorry!

Kiyoraka: Oh, so you stop for him, but not for me, your blood relative?

Nosuka chan: 1: yes, 'cuz Kuro-chan is the awesomest out of all of us just 'cuz, and 2: we are NOT blood relatives, we're A.A.s, (check profile for reference) and we were created solely out of Madame S's imagination, and you're just plain stupid, 'cuz that would mean that Kuro-chan would be both of our blood relatives. And IF, out of some horrible twist of fate and extreme stupidity, we were related *shivers at the thought* I most likely would have killed myself by now.

Kuroi: You can't kill yourself! I would miss you too much!

Kiyoraka: YOU would miss that... that …THING!

Nosuka chan: Yes, he said plainly and simply that he would just a second ago, ditzy Dolly, and now, I shall begin my story! *grabs Kuroi's arm and hugs him, making him blush*

Disclaimer: Nosuka chan does not own Inuyasha. If she did, she would make Kagome fall in love with either Sesshomaru or Kouga, and Kikyo would have never existed in the first place.

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Naraku Onigumo was never good at anything. Except for math, science, world history, and literature. But none of that mattered, nothing mattered in Akuma Jueru* High unless it involved money, power, relationships, or sports. And unfortunately for Naraku, he only had money and power, yet he was still rejected because he was, simply stated, a dork. Nerd. Outcast. Whatever you choose to call it. Naraku had never been in a relationship with anyone. A jock? Two words; forget it. As if he could ever excel at sports.

Naraku had seen plenty of TV shows involving high schools to know one thing, which was later proven incorrect: money and brains was all you needed. Of course, Naraku hadn't realized that you would probably need to look handsome for that, but he hadn't done anything to make himself look 'handsome'. He only ever wore the school uniform in the correct fashion, and his long, black hair was never put into some kind of popular hairdo. He looked good enough to never be put down like some of the other people in Akuma high, though. Let's just say he was decent, not ugly, and not really handsome.

And that was why he wasn't going to have anyone show up for his 17th birthday party.

That was why he didn't have a date for prom.

Why he didn't ever get a date with a single girl.

Why he had never gotten to tell the girl he loved his feelings, or even hint them to her.

Don't get him wrong, he had talked to plenty of girls in his lifetime.

But of course he fell in love with the one he couldn't ever possibly have.

Or even get near anymore, for that matter.

Flashback

Naraku sat under a tree, eating his lunch, and studying for an upcoming science exam, though he already knew everything pretty much. He silently flipped the page, chewing on his onigiri*. He was rather comfortable, sitting in the nook of the roots of the large cherry tree. It had blossomed in the late winter, which was rather strange, but enjoyable all the same.

As he enjoyed his lunch and the information, he failed to notice someone walk up to him from the side and kneel beside him. It was only when he heard a small cough did he jump a little and snap his head in the direction of the voice, ready to send an annoyed comment when he noticed who it was kneeling beside him. He almost choked on his onigiri when realization hit him and he made sure he wasn't dreaming.

Kagome Higurashi, the most loved and popular girl in the entire school, was kneeling next to him. Her chocolate eyes were sparkling, and her raven colored hair shined brightly even though she was sitting in the shade.

And she did not look disgusted to be sitting next to him, the biggest dork in the entire school.

Naraku felt the color rise to his cheeks but he fiercely kept it down. He would NOT make a fool out of himself in front of the woman he secretly loved. Instead, he asked, blushing slightly, "uh, h-how may I help, y-you, err, Miss Higurashi?" he silently cursed himself for sounding like an idiot and talking to her so formally.

Kagome just giggled. Naraku started to blush, he couldn't keep it back forever.

"You don't have to call me 'Miss Higurashi', Naraku. You can call me Kagome. And," she paused, trying not to sound so nervous. She didn't usually ask for help with things, but what really bothered her was asking Naraku, whom she didn't know that well, and since she didn't know if he was the 'helping' type, or if he was like Sesshomaru , a 'go do it yourself', kind of person. "And I was wondering if you could possibly, I don't know, tutor me in a subject?" she asked politely. She was having trouble in science, and she knew that Naraku was, without a doubt, the smartest person in the school. She just hoped he would help her.

Naraku's heart skipped a beat when he first saw her next to him, but now he almost had a heart attack. Kagome Higurashi, a straight-A student since kindergarten (A.N. / they were in the same class but she never noticed him, he is not a stalker), was asking him, the dorkiest student in the whole school, for help! He nearly jumped for joy in happiness for the fact that she was actually talking to him, and now she was asking him for help! But there were some things that almost made him die of wonder in. Would he go to her house and study there with her? Would they go to the library, or even his house maybe? Would they get to know each other better and go on a date, even though Kagome had a boyfriend already (the whole school was aware of that when one day almost every boy in school looked depressed when Kagome came in, holding hands with Inuyasha Taisho)?

Amazingly, no emotion except for a slight blush showed on his face for the two seconds that the thoughts sped through his mind. Kagome sat in anticipation. What was he thinking right now? Would he decline her offer and make her go to Hojo for help? She almost shivered. Hojo Akitoki was extremely smart, only bested by Naraku. However, she found herself not comfortable in his presence, since she had known that he had un-announced feelings for her. She was glad that he had never voiced it, though she knew anyway. Hojo was definitely not the best-looking guy at her school and she found him all too happy to be uncomfortably close to her. Very uncomfortably close.

Naraku snapped back into reality to find Kagome staring at him, waiting for an answer. He involuntarily slipped a tiny bit more blush out, and quietly said what he wanted to scream.

"Sure, Kagome, I'll help you out."

Kagome almost gasped in delight. She did not want to look to Hojo for help, and he had been his only other answer besides Inuyasha's cold-hearted brother that did not like her very much, Sesshomaru. Quietly they discussed their plans, and that Naraku would meet Kagome at her house. And so, for the next week and a half, Naraku would meet Kagome at her family's jinja* and would walk with her to her house. That had been the happiest time of Naraku's life, and Kagome had found herself quite comfortable with Naraku. He seemed very nice in Kagome's opinion, just shy at first. All had gone well, until Inuyasha had come to Kagome's house one day to find that she was talking and laughing with Naraku. Inuyasha had yelled quite a bit at the sight of them together. He didn't like any man except his friends to be with his Kagome. Especially not alone in her house, alone in her kitchen. Naraku had had to leave quickly for fear of being beaten up by Inuyasha and Kagome hadn't been able to apologize.

End Flashback

Naraku sighed. It had been almost a week, and now whenever he passed Kagome in a hallway, she would always have Inuyasha and a couple of his friends with them, so he never bothered trying to confront Kagome. Naraku scoffed. Inuyasha's friends were all popular in some way, he didn't have any friends outside of the 'rich, or handsome' category. Kouga Ookami* was extremely strong. A bit light in the head, but also extremely popular with all the ladies, even though he has a girlfriend. Then there was Inuyasha's older brother, Sesshomaru Taisho. They didn't hang around a lot from what Naraku saw, but they were related. Then there was Miroku Shudo-shi*. He was a pervert to the extreme, and not a fighter, but still, extremely handsome. And there was Bankotsu Sento-ki* and his little 'Band of Seven' gang that helped Inuyasha and anyone looking for a fight.

Naraku sighed once again, plopping backwards onto his bed with a small 'fwump'. He would never get to talk to Kagome ever again, and Inuyasha had made sure of that.

Realizing sulking would get him nowhere; he decided to go pick up his little sister, Kanna, from daycare early.

Kagome was extremely angry with Inuyasha. He had just barged into her house, uninvited like he always was, and started screaming at her tutor and new friend, causing him to run for his life. She was rather disappointed, too. Naraku was a nice guy, someone she wouldn't mind spending time with, and he had just been scared away by her stupid boyfriend. Why did everything become so complicated ever since she said 'okay' to Inuyasha's question to be his girlfriend! She didn't need the constant and unexpected drop-ins from him, and she certainly did not enjoy herself with the jocks and their snooty girlfriends. Kouga's girlfriend, for example. Ayame was always in Kagome's business, always looking over her shoulder, making sure that she wasn't about to try and steal Kouga away. Kagome scoffed. As if she would ever go on a date with a guy that thought that women were just their 'mates' as he had called it.

Kagome gave up her anger. She wasn't going to get anywhere with it, she thought. So she called up her best friend, Sango* Nami*. Sango was Miroku's boyfriend, which helped Kagome get through the day, since she shared a lunch period with him.

The phone rang a few times, and then the other line was answered.

"Hello?" a voice asked. Kagome recognized it as Sango's little brother's voice, Kohaku's.

"It's me, Kagome. Can I talk to Sango?"

"Sure thing, Kags." Kagome smiled. She thought it was funny that Kohaku* had started calling her by the nick name that Sango had issued her, and waited a few moments before the other line was answered by a stronger and more feminine voice.

"Hi Kags! What's up? I haven't been able to get near you in a while!"

Kagome's anger burned a little. Not only had Inuyasha restricted her from seeing Naraku for tutoring, but he didn't let her see her other friends in school anymore!

"Yeah, I know. Inuyasha's having some sort of over-protective fit since he met the guy that was tutoring me." Kagome scoffed. 'Met the guy that was tutoring me' wasn't appropriate for the screaming of death threats. More like 'exploded at'.

"Wait, you're saying that the Kagome Higurashi, straight-A student and altogether bona-fide master mind needed tutoring? Are you sure we're talking about my best friend?" Sango feigned surprise. She knew that Kagome had been having some trouble in science, but had joked about it. Suddenly something hit Sango at full force. "Whoa whoa whoa, wait just one minute. The 'guy' that's tutoring me? Who is it?" If there was one thing Sango loved more than wrestling, paintball wars and big, destructive weapons, it was guys. She was already with Miroku, that bakana* pervert, but that didn't stop her from finding out who were the hottest picks for other girls, and Kagome knew that. She could almost hear Kagome's eyes rolling through the phone.

"Make that 'who was it', and he was no one you would probably know, but he was a nice guy. And before you question me any further, how about we go somewhere else, I don't like the thought of Inuyasha bugging my phone to see if I'm talking to my tutor without his highness's permission." Kagome could hear Sango laughing hard.

"Okay, where should we go?" Sango asked once she had finally calmed down.

"Um, how about the McDonalds (A.N. / disclaimer: I don't own McDonalds, or else I'd be rich!) down by the day care? We can go see little' Shippo Kitsune* while we're there." Kagome was happy that she would get to see Shippo again, the little boy was so adorable, and she loved to see his face when she gave him lollipops. She had met Shippo on a rainy day, when he was standing in the rain crying, saying something about a field trip from a day care. Kagome had managed to figure out that Shippo had gotten left behind on the field trip and that when the bus left he had tried to follow it but ended up getting lost, and that was why he was standing on the sidewalk in the pouring rain. She took him back to the daycare, and he had grown attached to Kagome, and made her promise that she would visit him, and she had kept that promise, numerous times.

"'Kay. Meet you there. Don't bring that stuck-up boyfriend of yours, though, he'll ruin the mood. He'd probably kill Shippo for hugging you." was the reply. Kagome said goodbye to her, thinking that Sango's last line was probably true.

Kagome quickly grabbed her coat and jogged towards the exit, then past the Jinja no ie*, which caused her little brother Souta, whom had been working in there, to look up at the sound of foot-steps.

"Where're ya goin, sis?" he asked.

Kagome slowed a little, "I'm going to meet up with a friend at McDonalds. Tell Gramps or mom, OK?"

Souta suddenly thought he knew what his sister was doing and grinned wide, like a cat. It was enough to cause Kagome to backup and see what was worth grinning so crazy about.

"What?"

"Oh, nothin" was his reply and he turned back to stacking boxes, thinking that she was going on a date with that guy he had seen with her. Not Inuyasha, but that guy with the black hair. What was his name? Oh yeah, Naraku.

Kagome shrugged to herself and jogged away, still wondering what was wrong with her little brother's head.

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Nosuka chan: Yes! The first chapter to my second fanfiction! SO HAPPY! *glomps Kuroi*

Kuroi: *blushes* Do you like hugging me that much?

Nosuka chan: Duh!

Kiyoraka: *is slowly grinding her teeth*

Nosuka chan: *to readers* PLZ REVIEW!

Translations;

Akuma Jueru-Demon Jewel

Onigiri-rice ball

Jinja—shrine

Ookami—wolf

Shudo-shi—monk

Sento-ki—fighter

Sango—coral

Nami—wave

Kohaku—amber

Bakana—idiotic

Kitsune—fox

Jinja no ie—shrine house

If you need anything translated into Japanese like this, just PM me and I'll translate it for ya ^^