*The Torturer*
"What's up Inu-Chan?" Inu-Yasha looked up to see Kagome---the ever
bouncy girl that had haunted his every waking moment since he had met her.
He tried not to clench his fist. "Call me Inu-Chan one more time, and
I'll---"
"Is that any way to be?" She flipped part of his white hair, and he
had to restrain himself from killing the girl. "Keep in mind that I could
always tell Kikyo---"
"SHUT UP!" After this outburst, more than half of the other students
were staring at them.
"Trying to get attention huh?" Kagome's friend Sango had come to
stand by her. "You're not torturing him again, are you?"
Inu-Yasha mumbled to himself. 'So, maybe the "Shrine to Kikyo" that I
had in my notebook wasn't such a good idea after all.'
Miroku, Sango's boyfriend, sat down by him. "Don't feel bad. Sango's
been torturing me too. I haven't flirted with another girl in weeks." Sango
grinned and pulled out her heaviest textbook. "Oh shit!" he yelled,
starting to run. "The teacher may have taken away her boomerang bone, but
she gave her a book!" The chase around the cafeteria was at first comical,
but seeing Sango armed with anything hard or heavy and Miroku with the huge
bumps on his head had become a daily routine by now.
Kagome had taken a seat across from Inu-Yasha. Out of nowhere a small
boy with orange hair appeared next to her. "What did Miroku do this time?"
"Oh, the usual." She smiled at the fox-like child next to her. "So
how do you want to torture Inu-Chan today, Shippo?"
As soon as Kagome had said Inu-Chan, he opened a notebook to draw a
stick person to resemble Kagome. The picture he drew actually looked like
her. 'Damn, this has been one freakish day.' Then he decided that the
torture would be even better if the drawing resembled her. He thought of
several tortures and drew the girl undergoing each of these. He closed the
notebook and handed it across the table to Kagome.
Shippo looked over Kagome's shoulder at the pictures. He smiled
evilly. "Wouldn't Kikyo love to see these?"
"What do you mean?" Inu-Yasha asked. When he saw Kagome smiling, he
knew something must be wrong. Then he recognized the black cover with the
dragon. He saw the first page clearly in his mind---it said "Shrine to
Kikyo," and pictures of her were scattered throughout the notebook.
Miroku came up behind Kagome (still trying to get away from Sango)
and looked at the drawings. Inu-Yasha slammed his head against the table
until he noticed that Kikyo was walking towards them. "Oh damn!" He
snatched the notebook from Kagome and ran out of the room.
"What's wrong with him?" Kikyo asked.
Kagome had the same torturous grin as Shippo. "Can't say I know."
Kagome walked after Inu-Yasha (after all, she hadn't actually tortured him yet) and found him sitting next to a tree scribbling in another notebook. Inu-Yasha hadn't looked up but could tell she was there. "How are you going to make my life miserable today?" Kagome took on an innocent expression. "Who, me?" Inu-Yasha made a gesture that some people would consider inappropriate for a story like this. (for you bakas out there, it has to do with a certain finger) He closed the cover to the notebook and walked away. Kagome (STILL thirsty for torture) followed him. "Wait up, Inu-Chan!" Inu-Yasha gritted his teeth. "I will not kill, I will not kill." "You don't mean me, do you." Inu-Yasha stopped and turned around. "Listen you, I'm about this close to---" He didn't finish because Shippo, being as small as he was, had slipped up behind Inu-Yasha and grabbed the notebook. "You little---" It was too late; Shippo had already opened the cover and looked at the sketch Inu-Yasha had been working on. "Now this is different," the small boy said, looking at the drawing. "It's a picture of Kagome." "What are you talking about?" Inu-Yasha had started to flush. "It doesn't look anything like her." He attempted to take back the notebook, but Kagome grabbed it first. "Oh, how sweet, Inu-Chan. Can I keep it?" Inu-Yasha made the same gesture that he had earlier. (if you idiots STILL haven't figured it out, he flipped her off.) "You could've just said no." She closed the notebook and threw it on the ground. "Oh great. The stupid asses got dirt all over it." He picked it up and brushed off some of the dirt. As he turned around he saw Koga, one of his rivals, sitting where Kagome had begun her second round of torture. The large tree was in the center of the schoolyard, and Inu-Yasha was strangely attracted to it. He walked around to the side of the tree opposite where Koga was sitting, and tried to finish his picture. "Inu-Yasha? What do you think of Kagome?" Koga had come to sit by him and was looking at the picture instead of Inu-Yasha. "What, you like her or something?" When he saw Koga begin to blush, he knew the answer. 'What the hell can he see in her?!' "What do you think of her?" the boy repeated. "My personal opinion is that she is a bloodthirsty bitch," he said, still working on the sketch. "Well, why do you say that?" "Why do you think? She's made my life into a living hell!" "If you hate her so much, then why are you drawing a picture of her?" Inu-Yasha got up, about to kill Koga. "Why don't you listen up? If you want Kagome, ask her out. I ain't stopping you. If you don't want her, then cut all these questions and get the hell out of my face." He walked off to try to find someplace where he could finish his picture. Koga watched him walk off. "Touchy, touchy."
*Another Shrine* Miroku sat down by Inu-Yasha as he usually did at lunch. "Can I see your new notebook?" Inu-Yasha somewhat hesitantly handed the book to his friend. After a while, he started to wonder why Miroku was taking so long to look through it. He finally handed the notebook back to him. "Geez, Inu- Yasha. I never thought you'd have a crush on Kagome. I thought you'd like even Yura (yes, the freak with the hair) before you liked her." Inu-Yasha had learned one thing from Sango---heavy objects are your best friends. And, of course, he whacked Miroku with his biggest book. "What the hell was that for?!" "Oh, gee. What do you think?!" He was about ready to take another shot. "What in the hell made you think I liked Kagome?" "Oh, I dunno. Maybe the fact that your entire notebook is filled with sketches of her." He sighed. "What's next? Pictures of her naked?" Inu-Yasha once again took aim and hit Miroku with his book. "Alright you lecher, let's get one thing straight. Just because you draw pictures of Sango naked doesn't mean that I'm like that with Kagome! I don't even like the stupid witch!" "You must be softening up. Koga said you called her a bitch yesterday." "Dammit Miroku!" Inu-Yasha hit him so hard with the book that he fell off the bench. Miroku staggered to his feet and rubbed his head. "You wanna say anything else, pal?" Inu-Yasha still held the book ready. "Uh, I, eh, just remembered. I have to go see Sango." Miroku started to back away. "See you later." He ran across the room. Inu-Yasha jammed his notebook into his book bag as Kagome walked towards the table. "Hey Inu-Chan," she said with her ever torturous grin. Inu-Yasha took out another notebook and started to draw. 'Just ignore her, and maybe she'll disappear.' "What're you drawing Inu-Chan." Kagome struggled to see what it was. Inu-Yasha continued to sketch. 'Don't kill her now---the scream would make it sort of obvious.' "Come on, Inu-Chan! Let me see!" 'Just humor her. Later I can find out where she lives and just bomb her house.' He added a few details and handed her the picture. "Oh, you drew me? That's so sweet Inu-Chan." She handed the notebook back to him. 'The hell's going on?! She didn't make a scene.' Inu-Yasha picked up his book bag and left. "Wait Inu-Yasha!" He turned around to see Kagome running up to him. "You forgot your book." "Thanks." 'She's smiling? And she called me Inu-Yasha? I have a feeling hell just froze over.' She still hadn't vanished as Inu-Yasha had hoped. "So have you drawn any other pictures of me?" She actually looked happy for once. 'Damn, this is too freaky.' "Uh, yeah." "Well, are you gonna let me see them?" "O---kay." He pulled out his notebook and handed it to her. This one was dark blue with a silver dragon. For some reason, he liked stuff with dragons. "Those are great." She handed the notebook back to him, still smiling. "What kind of torture are you plotting this time? Whatever it is, I ain't buying it." "I thought we could call a truce." Inu-Yasha jumped back. "Okay, what the hell's going on here. What did you do to me?! Did you tell Kikyo, or do something to my hair? Did you poison my food?" (His stomach had started to feel sick) "What?!" "What makes you think I did something to you?" Inu-Yasha walked away, never taking his eyes from Kagome. Kikyo walked up to Kagome and watched Inu-Yasha leave. "So, what's up with him?" "He thinks I poisoned him." "Why would he think that?" "Maybe because I torture him eternally." "I won't ask."
Inu-Yasha had gone home as soon as school let out. He sat on the sofa in his living room, looking at a sketch of Kagome. His brother Sessho-Maru stood behind him. He had the same white hair as Inu-Yasha, but stood almost a foot taller. "Don't tell me. Another Shrine?" "Whaddya mean?" "Well you had that little "Shrine to Kikyo," didn't you?" 'Dammit Kagome! You told my brother too?!' "I dunno what you're talking about." "Oh, well then I guess you won't mind the fact that I looked through you're black notebook the other day. You know, the one with the gold dragon." "You bastard!" He went to hit his brother, but Sessho-Maru grabbed his arm and punched Inu-Yasha in the face. "I love you too, little brother." "Damn that bastard. I can't believe he's my brother." As he picked himself up the doorbell rang and he closed the notebook he had been looking in. When he went to answer the door, he saw Kagome standing out on the porch. "Don't I at least get a break from your torture at home?" Kagome stepped up to him and smiled. Inu-Yasha stepped back cautiously. 'She's smiling again. What is this, a sign of the apocalypse?!" "Hello, Inu-Yasha." Inu-Yasha took another step back. "Uh, hi." He was about to walk inside and shut the door, but someone shoved him back outside. He turned around just in time to see Sessho-Maru. "You shouldn't leave your little friend out here all by herself." And with that he locked Inu-Yasha out of his house---stuck with Kagome.
*The Unthinkable* Inu-Yasha turned around slowly to face his tormenter. "What's up?" Kagome was still smiling. "Oh, nothing. Just thought I'd say hi." "Well, you said it, so I guess you'll be leaving now." Inu-Yasha was already thinking of things to do to get back at his brother. "Actually, I was wondering if you'd go to the Cherry Blossom Festival with me." Inu-Yasha stared at the girl. "Isn't that supposed to be for, you know, people who like each other." Sessho-Maru leaned out of one of the windows. "Don't pay any attention to him. You're the only person he draws now, and he murmurs your name in his sleep. Kagome, isn't it?" "You lousy bastard!" Inu-Yasha ran to the window, but Sessho-Maru shut it before he got there. "I can tell you're brothers, the way you fight all the time." Kagome looked down. "I really would like to go to the festival with you." Inu-Yasha walked over by the girl. "Give me one reason why I should trust you after you've tortured me so much." Kagome shrugged her shoulders. "It's up to you if you wanna go with me. It's not like I'll force you to." "All right. I'll go with you to the festival." "Thank you!" Kagome jumped up and kissed Inu-Yasha on the cheek. She then ran down the stairs of his porch and back towards her house. "WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON HERE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"
Miroku and Inu-Yasha were walking to their lockers. "You heard my scream at your house? Seriously?" "Yeah. So what happened anyway?" Inu-Yasha put his hand on his cheek. "I'd rather not talk about it. But I still need to disinfect myself." He shuddered at the mere memory of Kagome kissing him. 'Why me? What've I ever done?' Kagome came up to Inu-Yasha at his locker. "We're still going to the festival together, right?" "Yeah, sure." Miroku stared at Inu-Yasha in disbelief. Kagome smiled. "I'll see you then." After Kagome left, Miroku stood in front of Inu-Yasha. "The Cherry Blossom Festival?" "Look, Sessho-Maru locked me out of the house! I was stuck outside with her!" "So that's what you screamed about." Inu-Yasha shuddered again. "I screamed about something worse than that." "Well, what could be worse than that?" Inu-Yasha whispered the unthinkable thing in Miroku's ear. "SHE KISSED YOU?!?!?!?!" Everyone in the hallway stopped talking and stared at them. "Miroku, give me the dictionary." Miroku looked up at Inu-Yasha. "No, please. I'm begging you, not the dictionary." "Miroku, give me the dictionary now." "Inu-Yasha, please. Sango just hit me a little while ago, I'm very vulnerable right now." "Give me the damn dictionary!" Miroku opened his locker and pulled out a hardcover book about three inches thick. He glared at the book, and handed it to Inu-Yasha. And, well, you know what happened next. Inu-Yasha put the dictionary back in Miroku's locker and slammed it closed. Everyone was still staring at them. "What the hell are you looking at?!?!?!" Miroku finally seemed to be able to stand again. "Some friend you are." "I'm just making you stronger!" With this Inu-Yasha slapped him on the back, and Miroku fell over again. "Something tells me it's not working."
"So is widdle Inu-Chan going to the festival with widdle Kagome?" Sessho-Maru lived to torture his younger brother. "Awwww, isn't that sweet." "Knock it off you bastard!" "Oh, are you cranky from being away from Kagome? Well don't worry. You'll see her at the festival tomorrow. Inu-Yasha grinned. "You wanna see cranky, you bastard?!" Once again Sessho-Maru caught his arm before he could hit him, but instead of hitting Inu-Yasha, he just observed his brother. Sessho-Maru lifted his arm so that Inu-Yasha was hanging in mid-air. He grinned at his brother's struggling. "What's the matter Inu-Yasha? Ever since Kagome kissed you, you just can't fight any more. What a shame." Inu-Yasha punched Sessho-Maru with his free hand. "The only reason she kissed me is because you locked me out of the house, you bastard. It's not like I wanted her to." Sessho-Maru grinned. "But it has been on your mind hasn't it?" Inu- Yasha remained silent, and Sessho-Maru threw him on the ground. "Have fun tomorrow night." Inu-Yasha got up and walked back to his room. He put his hand on his cheek and started to smile. Then he caught himself thinking about Kagome. "DAMN THAT BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
*The Cherry Blossom Festival* Inu-Yasha stood on Kagome's porch. It was the night of the Cherry Blossom Festival, and he was in the holiday spirit. 'I finally know where she lives! Now I'm just a nuclear bomb away from freedom!' He rang the doorbell and a young boy answered. "Hey, is Kagome ready?" "Ohhhhhh, so you're the one she tricked into going to the festival with her. Yeah, she's almost ready." The little boy walked into the house, and Inu-Yasha followed. "I'm Sota, Kagome's little brother. You must be Inu- Yasha." The boy sat down and turned on the TV. A stuffed lamb came on, singing, "This is the song that never ends." Inu-Yasha shuddered at the sound. 'Even her little brother likes to torment people,' he thought. Inu- Yasha then saw Kagome coming down the stairs. Sango was with her, apparently going to meet Miroku. Inu-Yasha knew this was the case because she had a hardcover book sticking out of her purse. "Hey Inu-Yasha." Kagome looked over at Sota. "Do you have to torture Inu-Yasha with that song?" "I happen to like this song." Inu-Yasha shuddered again. 'The horror.'
The three of them met Miroku at the festival, and then the two couples went off on their own. Inu-Yasha sighed. "So the torture begins," he muttered to himself. "Did you say something?" "No, no, nothing at all." He looked around. "So what do you wanna do?" Kagome was holding his hand, which sent chills down Inu-Yasha's spine at first. But after a while, he didn't mind it as much. "I don't know. Do you wanna catch some goldfish?" Inu-Yasha nodded and they went over to the little tank.
"So why are we doing this again?" Sango asked Miroku. They had been following Inu-Yasha and Kagome the whole time, making sure they didn't see them. "Because if we let them do this on their own, it'll take forever." "So what's your big plan?" "We've got to steer them towards the Ferris Wheel once the stars are out." "For what?" Miroku could tell that Inu-Yasha liked Kagome, the way he was humiliating himself to get a fish for her. "It's classic. We wait until they're at the very top, and then we get someone to stop the Ferris Wheel." "How are you going to convince them to do that?" "Tell them it's for romance. And if that doesn't work, I've got fifty bucks in my pocket." Sango looked at Inu-Yasha and Kagome. "Who would've thought?"
Inu-Yasha was soaked after trying to get the goldfish for Kagome. He pushed his damp white hair out of his face, and smiled when he thought of how happy she had been after he gave it to her. He then won her a stuffed dragon, and they ran into Miroku and Sango. Sango walked up first. "So have you two been having a good time?" "Yeah, I'm having a great time." Kagome seemed as bouncy as ever. Miroku then came up to Inu-Yasha. "There is a God and He loves me." Inu-Yasha laughed. "Let me guess, Sango hasn't hit you." "Not once! I've been injury free for over an hour!" Sango glared at him. "Are you saying that I hit you all the time?" "Uh, er, no, nothing like that. Anyway, Sango and I were about to go on the Ferris Wheel. You guys wanna come?" "You want to Inu-Yasha?" Kagome asked. Inu-Yasha nodded. "Sure. It sounds like fun."
As soon as Inu-Yasha and Kagome got on the Ferris Wheel, Miroku and Sango jumped out of line. Miroku ran over to the man by the controls. "Hey, could you do me a favor?" "Let me guess, you want me to stop the Ferris Wheel when your friends get to the very top, and you're gonna say I should do it because it's for romance. Am I right?" "Well, since you already said it for me, why don't I just give you fifty bucks?" "Deal." Sango looked up at Inu-Yasha and Kagome. "Let the romance begin."
Inu-Yasha sat next to Kagome in the Ferris Wheel, with his hand on top of hers. Kagome was leaning over the side, trying to see everything. Slowly they moved towards the top, and Inu-Yasha closed his eyes. Suddenly, the Ferris Wheel came to a creaking stop. Inu-Yasha opened his eyes to see Kagome looking down. "I have a feeling we'll be here for a while." Inu-Yasha sat up. "Yeah." "Inu-Yasha, I---I'm really having a good time." "Yeah, me too." "So what's your brother like?" Kagome rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes. "Well, when you're not torturing me at school, he tortures me at home." Kagome laughed. "Sounds like fun." Inu-Yasha found himself putting his arm around Kagome. He didn't know why, but he wanted to hold her. "I've never really had a date to the Cherry Blossom Festival before. I've always just gone with my friends." "What made you decide to come with me this year?" Inu-Yasha leaned back again and closed his eyes. "I like you. I don't know why, I just do." "You sure have an odd way of showing it." Kagome laughed again, and then they just sat there. There was a loud popping noise, and Kagome opened her eyes to see what it was. "Inu-Yasha! Look!" Inu-Yasha opened his eyes to see fireworks shooting into the sky. He smiled as he watched them burst and fall back down in colored streaks. "It's so beautiful." Kagome sighed as she watched the fireworks. "Yeah. Hey, do you get the feeling someone stopped the Ferris Wheel on purpose?" "What makes you think that?" "Well, it stopped as soon as we were at the very top, and the fireworks started right after we got stuck." "Well, since you put it that way. I don't mind it though." "Me neither." (Isn't it so sweet?) They watched the fireworks for a while, and then the Ferris Wheel started moving again. They got off again at the bottom, Kagome resting her head on Inu-Yasha's shoulder. Miroku and Sango waited by where they had met before. "You know Inu- Yasha's probably gonna kill you, right." Miroku smiled and shook his head. "He'll only kill me if it doesn't go well. But, I think they had a good time." Inu-Yasha and Kagome walked up together. "You guys ready to go?" Kagome yawned. "I nearly fell asleep in the Ferris Wheel." Sango nodded her head, and the four of them left.
*The Unthinkable-Part II* The two couples had been on their way home, when Sango looked at Miroku. "I think hell froze over again." "What do you mean?" "I haven't hit you all afternoon." "Whaddya know?" Sango then felt Miroku, well you know. And she hit him right in the face with her book. Miroku stumbled back to his feet slowly. "I should've known you couldn't go a day without being perverted." "I can't help it. It runs in my family." "Thank God you don't have any siblings." Miroku and Sango then left, since they lived in a different direction than Kagome and Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha held the things that he had won for Kagome, and Kagome held his arm and let her head rest on his shoulder. They walked slowly, but they at last came to Kagome's house. All of the lights were out except for the one on the porch. Kagome let go of his arm and walked up to the gate. "Thank you Inu-Yasha. How can I repay you?" Inu-Yasha walked up to her. "Don't worry about it." He handed her the little fish and stuffed toy, and then leaned over and kissed her. (Fluffy Moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) He then smiled at her and stepped back. Kagome walked up to her porch and, with a glance back, went into her house. Inu-Yasha then turned and walked back towards his own house, where he knew he would be infinitely questioned and tortured. He smiled when he thought of Kagome, and realized that he actually did like her. 'What if she doesn't like me though? What if she was just trying to humiliate he or something?' Inu-Yasha shrugged. "Oh well. As long as she never lets her brother sing that song around me.
Inu-Yasha walked in his house to find Sessho-Maru sitting on the sofa. "So, did widdle Inu-Chan have a good time with Kagome?" Inu-Yasha just smiled and walked up behind Sessho-Maru. "Actually, yeah. I did." He grabbed Sessho-Maru's white hair and pulled back his head. "And if you wanna bug me about that, you bastard, go right ahead, because I actually like her." He then punched Sessho-Maru and started to walk back to his room. Sessho-Maru smiled. "At least you can fight again."
Inu-Yasha went in his room and fell on the bed. 'I beat the crap out of Sessho-Maru because he was bugging me about Kagome.' He smiled. 'I gotta try that more often.' He saw that his knuckles were turning red where he had hit his brother. "Damn, Kagome. You sure mess me up."
Kagome was lying on her back in her room. "He---kissed me." She remembered how warm he had felt in the Ferris Wheel, and how he looked at her after he kissed her. "What the hell's the matter with me? I can't get him off my mind." 'It was so much fun torturing him,' she thought to herself. 'I guess I'll have to be nice to him now. Oh well.'
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Kagome: That is NOT what happened!!!!
Inu-Yasha: Bull shit! You were hanging all over me!
Sessho-Maru: I don't know little brother. You didn't hit me that hard. I would have beat the shit out of you.
Shippo: What about me?! I was barely in the damn thing!
Miroku: *has arm around Sango* Come now, could we stop the swearing. There are children here. *moves arm towards butt*
Sango: *hits Miroku with dictionary from before* Well then Kagome, why don't you tell us your side of the story?
Sessho-Maru: I do remember hanging out the window though. And beating the crap out of the half breed.
Inu-Yasha: What did you say, Fluffy?!
Sessho-Maru: You leave Rin out of this!!!!
Sango: Since I'm the only rational one here, I guess I should end the chapter.
Miroku: *still half-unconcious from the dictionary* eezy-sqweezy lemon peezy.
Sango: *sigh* *ends chapter*
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Kagome walked after Inu-Yasha (after all, she hadn't actually tortured him yet) and found him sitting next to a tree scribbling in another notebook. Inu-Yasha hadn't looked up but could tell she was there. "How are you going to make my life miserable today?" Kagome took on an innocent expression. "Who, me?" Inu-Yasha made a gesture that some people would consider inappropriate for a story like this. (for you bakas out there, it has to do with a certain finger) He closed the cover to the notebook and walked away. Kagome (STILL thirsty for torture) followed him. "Wait up, Inu-Chan!" Inu-Yasha gritted his teeth. "I will not kill, I will not kill." "You don't mean me, do you." Inu-Yasha stopped and turned around. "Listen you, I'm about this close to---" He didn't finish because Shippo, being as small as he was, had slipped up behind Inu-Yasha and grabbed the notebook. "You little---" It was too late; Shippo had already opened the cover and looked at the sketch Inu-Yasha had been working on. "Now this is different," the small boy said, looking at the drawing. "It's a picture of Kagome." "What are you talking about?" Inu-Yasha had started to flush. "It doesn't look anything like her." He attempted to take back the notebook, but Kagome grabbed it first. "Oh, how sweet, Inu-Chan. Can I keep it?" Inu-Yasha made the same gesture that he had earlier. (if you idiots STILL haven't figured it out, he flipped her off.) "You could've just said no." She closed the notebook and threw it on the ground. "Oh great. The stupid asses got dirt all over it." He picked it up and brushed off some of the dirt. As he turned around he saw Koga, one of his rivals, sitting where Kagome had begun her second round of torture. The large tree was in the center of the schoolyard, and Inu-Yasha was strangely attracted to it. He walked around to the side of the tree opposite where Koga was sitting, and tried to finish his picture. "Inu-Yasha? What do you think of Kagome?" Koga had come to sit by him and was looking at the picture instead of Inu-Yasha. "What, you like her or something?" When he saw Koga begin to blush, he knew the answer. 'What the hell can he see in her?!' "What do you think of her?" the boy repeated. "My personal opinion is that she is a bloodthirsty bitch," he said, still working on the sketch. "Well, why do you say that?" "Why do you think? She's made my life into a living hell!" "If you hate her so much, then why are you drawing a picture of her?" Inu-Yasha got up, about to kill Koga. "Why don't you listen up? If you want Kagome, ask her out. I ain't stopping you. If you don't want her, then cut all these questions and get the hell out of my face." He walked off to try to find someplace where he could finish his picture. Koga watched him walk off. "Touchy, touchy."
*Another Shrine* Miroku sat down by Inu-Yasha as he usually did at lunch. "Can I see your new notebook?" Inu-Yasha somewhat hesitantly handed the book to his friend. After a while, he started to wonder why Miroku was taking so long to look through it. He finally handed the notebook back to him. "Geez, Inu- Yasha. I never thought you'd have a crush on Kagome. I thought you'd like even Yura (yes, the freak with the hair) before you liked her." Inu-Yasha had learned one thing from Sango---heavy objects are your best friends. And, of course, he whacked Miroku with his biggest book. "What the hell was that for?!" "Oh, gee. What do you think?!" He was about ready to take another shot. "What in the hell made you think I liked Kagome?" "Oh, I dunno. Maybe the fact that your entire notebook is filled with sketches of her." He sighed. "What's next? Pictures of her naked?" Inu-Yasha once again took aim and hit Miroku with his book. "Alright you lecher, let's get one thing straight. Just because you draw pictures of Sango naked doesn't mean that I'm like that with Kagome! I don't even like the stupid witch!" "You must be softening up. Koga said you called her a bitch yesterday." "Dammit Miroku!" Inu-Yasha hit him so hard with the book that he fell off the bench. Miroku staggered to his feet and rubbed his head. "You wanna say anything else, pal?" Inu-Yasha still held the book ready. "Uh, I, eh, just remembered. I have to go see Sango." Miroku started to back away. "See you later." He ran across the room. Inu-Yasha jammed his notebook into his book bag as Kagome walked towards the table. "Hey Inu-Chan," she said with her ever torturous grin. Inu-Yasha took out another notebook and started to draw. 'Just ignore her, and maybe she'll disappear.' "What're you drawing Inu-Chan." Kagome struggled to see what it was. Inu-Yasha continued to sketch. 'Don't kill her now---the scream would make it sort of obvious.' "Come on, Inu-Chan! Let me see!" 'Just humor her. Later I can find out where she lives and just bomb her house.' He added a few details and handed her the picture. "Oh, you drew me? That's so sweet Inu-Chan." She handed the notebook back to him. 'The hell's going on?! She didn't make a scene.' Inu-Yasha picked up his book bag and left. "Wait Inu-Yasha!" He turned around to see Kagome running up to him. "You forgot your book." "Thanks." 'She's smiling? And she called me Inu-Yasha? I have a feeling hell just froze over.' She still hadn't vanished as Inu-Yasha had hoped. "So have you drawn any other pictures of me?" She actually looked happy for once. 'Damn, this is too freaky.' "Uh, yeah." "Well, are you gonna let me see them?" "O---kay." He pulled out his notebook and handed it to her. This one was dark blue with a silver dragon. For some reason, he liked stuff with dragons. "Those are great." She handed the notebook back to him, still smiling. "What kind of torture are you plotting this time? Whatever it is, I ain't buying it." "I thought we could call a truce." Inu-Yasha jumped back. "Okay, what the hell's going on here. What did you do to me?! Did you tell Kikyo, or do something to my hair? Did you poison my food?" (His stomach had started to feel sick) "What?!" "What makes you think I did something to you?" Inu-Yasha walked away, never taking his eyes from Kagome. Kikyo walked up to Kagome and watched Inu-Yasha leave. "So, what's up with him?" "He thinks I poisoned him." "Why would he think that?" "Maybe because I torture him eternally." "I won't ask."
Inu-Yasha had gone home as soon as school let out. He sat on the sofa in his living room, looking at a sketch of Kagome. His brother Sessho-Maru stood behind him. He had the same white hair as Inu-Yasha, but stood almost a foot taller. "Don't tell me. Another Shrine?" "Whaddya mean?" "Well you had that little "Shrine to Kikyo," didn't you?" 'Dammit Kagome! You told my brother too?!' "I dunno what you're talking about." "Oh, well then I guess you won't mind the fact that I looked through you're black notebook the other day. You know, the one with the gold dragon." "You bastard!" He went to hit his brother, but Sessho-Maru grabbed his arm and punched Inu-Yasha in the face. "I love you too, little brother." "Damn that bastard. I can't believe he's my brother." As he picked himself up the doorbell rang and he closed the notebook he had been looking in. When he went to answer the door, he saw Kagome standing out on the porch. "Don't I at least get a break from your torture at home?" Kagome stepped up to him and smiled. Inu-Yasha stepped back cautiously. 'She's smiling again. What is this, a sign of the apocalypse?!" "Hello, Inu-Yasha." Inu-Yasha took another step back. "Uh, hi." He was about to walk inside and shut the door, but someone shoved him back outside. He turned around just in time to see Sessho-Maru. "You shouldn't leave your little friend out here all by herself." And with that he locked Inu-Yasha out of his house---stuck with Kagome.
*The Unthinkable* Inu-Yasha turned around slowly to face his tormenter. "What's up?" Kagome was still smiling. "Oh, nothing. Just thought I'd say hi." "Well, you said it, so I guess you'll be leaving now." Inu-Yasha was already thinking of things to do to get back at his brother. "Actually, I was wondering if you'd go to the Cherry Blossom Festival with me." Inu-Yasha stared at the girl. "Isn't that supposed to be for, you know, people who like each other." Sessho-Maru leaned out of one of the windows. "Don't pay any attention to him. You're the only person he draws now, and he murmurs your name in his sleep. Kagome, isn't it?" "You lousy bastard!" Inu-Yasha ran to the window, but Sessho-Maru shut it before he got there. "I can tell you're brothers, the way you fight all the time." Kagome looked down. "I really would like to go to the festival with you." Inu-Yasha walked over by the girl. "Give me one reason why I should trust you after you've tortured me so much." Kagome shrugged her shoulders. "It's up to you if you wanna go with me. It's not like I'll force you to." "All right. I'll go with you to the festival." "Thank you!" Kagome jumped up and kissed Inu-Yasha on the cheek. She then ran down the stairs of his porch and back towards her house. "WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON HERE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"
Miroku and Inu-Yasha were walking to their lockers. "You heard my scream at your house? Seriously?" "Yeah. So what happened anyway?" Inu-Yasha put his hand on his cheek. "I'd rather not talk about it. But I still need to disinfect myself." He shuddered at the mere memory of Kagome kissing him. 'Why me? What've I ever done?' Kagome came up to Inu-Yasha at his locker. "We're still going to the festival together, right?" "Yeah, sure." Miroku stared at Inu-Yasha in disbelief. Kagome smiled. "I'll see you then." After Kagome left, Miroku stood in front of Inu-Yasha. "The Cherry Blossom Festival?" "Look, Sessho-Maru locked me out of the house! I was stuck outside with her!" "So that's what you screamed about." Inu-Yasha shuddered again. "I screamed about something worse than that." "Well, what could be worse than that?" Inu-Yasha whispered the unthinkable thing in Miroku's ear. "SHE KISSED YOU?!?!?!?!" Everyone in the hallway stopped talking and stared at them. "Miroku, give me the dictionary." Miroku looked up at Inu-Yasha. "No, please. I'm begging you, not the dictionary." "Miroku, give me the dictionary now." "Inu-Yasha, please. Sango just hit me a little while ago, I'm very vulnerable right now." "Give me the damn dictionary!" Miroku opened his locker and pulled out a hardcover book about three inches thick. He glared at the book, and handed it to Inu-Yasha. And, well, you know what happened next. Inu-Yasha put the dictionary back in Miroku's locker and slammed it closed. Everyone was still staring at them. "What the hell are you looking at?!?!?!" Miroku finally seemed to be able to stand again. "Some friend you are." "I'm just making you stronger!" With this Inu-Yasha slapped him on the back, and Miroku fell over again. "Something tells me it's not working."
"So is widdle Inu-Chan going to the festival with widdle Kagome?" Sessho-Maru lived to torture his younger brother. "Awwww, isn't that sweet." "Knock it off you bastard!" "Oh, are you cranky from being away from Kagome? Well don't worry. You'll see her at the festival tomorrow. Inu-Yasha grinned. "You wanna see cranky, you bastard?!" Once again Sessho-Maru caught his arm before he could hit him, but instead of hitting Inu-Yasha, he just observed his brother. Sessho-Maru lifted his arm so that Inu-Yasha was hanging in mid-air. He grinned at his brother's struggling. "What's the matter Inu-Yasha? Ever since Kagome kissed you, you just can't fight any more. What a shame." Inu-Yasha punched Sessho-Maru with his free hand. "The only reason she kissed me is because you locked me out of the house, you bastard. It's not like I wanted her to." Sessho-Maru grinned. "But it has been on your mind hasn't it?" Inu- Yasha remained silent, and Sessho-Maru threw him on the ground. "Have fun tomorrow night." Inu-Yasha got up and walked back to his room. He put his hand on his cheek and started to smile. Then he caught himself thinking about Kagome. "DAMN THAT BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
*The Cherry Blossom Festival* Inu-Yasha stood on Kagome's porch. It was the night of the Cherry Blossom Festival, and he was in the holiday spirit. 'I finally know where she lives! Now I'm just a nuclear bomb away from freedom!' He rang the doorbell and a young boy answered. "Hey, is Kagome ready?" "Ohhhhhh, so you're the one she tricked into going to the festival with her. Yeah, she's almost ready." The little boy walked into the house, and Inu-Yasha followed. "I'm Sota, Kagome's little brother. You must be Inu- Yasha." The boy sat down and turned on the TV. A stuffed lamb came on, singing, "This is the song that never ends." Inu-Yasha shuddered at the sound. 'Even her little brother likes to torment people,' he thought. Inu- Yasha then saw Kagome coming down the stairs. Sango was with her, apparently going to meet Miroku. Inu-Yasha knew this was the case because she had a hardcover book sticking out of her purse. "Hey Inu-Yasha." Kagome looked over at Sota. "Do you have to torture Inu-Yasha with that song?" "I happen to like this song." Inu-Yasha shuddered again. 'The horror.'
The three of them met Miroku at the festival, and then the two couples went off on their own. Inu-Yasha sighed. "So the torture begins," he muttered to himself. "Did you say something?" "No, no, nothing at all." He looked around. "So what do you wanna do?" Kagome was holding his hand, which sent chills down Inu-Yasha's spine at first. But after a while, he didn't mind it as much. "I don't know. Do you wanna catch some goldfish?" Inu-Yasha nodded and they went over to the little tank.
"So why are we doing this again?" Sango asked Miroku. They had been following Inu-Yasha and Kagome the whole time, making sure they didn't see them. "Because if we let them do this on their own, it'll take forever." "So what's your big plan?" "We've got to steer them towards the Ferris Wheel once the stars are out." "For what?" Miroku could tell that Inu-Yasha liked Kagome, the way he was humiliating himself to get a fish for her. "It's classic. We wait until they're at the very top, and then we get someone to stop the Ferris Wheel." "How are you going to convince them to do that?" "Tell them it's for romance. And if that doesn't work, I've got fifty bucks in my pocket." Sango looked at Inu-Yasha and Kagome. "Who would've thought?"
Inu-Yasha was soaked after trying to get the goldfish for Kagome. He pushed his damp white hair out of his face, and smiled when he thought of how happy she had been after he gave it to her. He then won her a stuffed dragon, and they ran into Miroku and Sango. Sango walked up first. "So have you two been having a good time?" "Yeah, I'm having a great time." Kagome seemed as bouncy as ever. Miroku then came up to Inu-Yasha. "There is a God and He loves me." Inu-Yasha laughed. "Let me guess, Sango hasn't hit you." "Not once! I've been injury free for over an hour!" Sango glared at him. "Are you saying that I hit you all the time?" "Uh, er, no, nothing like that. Anyway, Sango and I were about to go on the Ferris Wheel. You guys wanna come?" "You want to Inu-Yasha?" Kagome asked. Inu-Yasha nodded. "Sure. It sounds like fun."
As soon as Inu-Yasha and Kagome got on the Ferris Wheel, Miroku and Sango jumped out of line. Miroku ran over to the man by the controls. "Hey, could you do me a favor?" "Let me guess, you want me to stop the Ferris Wheel when your friends get to the very top, and you're gonna say I should do it because it's for romance. Am I right?" "Well, since you already said it for me, why don't I just give you fifty bucks?" "Deal." Sango looked up at Inu-Yasha and Kagome. "Let the romance begin."
Inu-Yasha sat next to Kagome in the Ferris Wheel, with his hand on top of hers. Kagome was leaning over the side, trying to see everything. Slowly they moved towards the top, and Inu-Yasha closed his eyes. Suddenly, the Ferris Wheel came to a creaking stop. Inu-Yasha opened his eyes to see Kagome looking down. "I have a feeling we'll be here for a while." Inu-Yasha sat up. "Yeah." "Inu-Yasha, I---I'm really having a good time." "Yeah, me too." "So what's your brother like?" Kagome rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes. "Well, when you're not torturing me at school, he tortures me at home." Kagome laughed. "Sounds like fun." Inu-Yasha found himself putting his arm around Kagome. He didn't know why, but he wanted to hold her. "I've never really had a date to the Cherry Blossom Festival before. I've always just gone with my friends." "What made you decide to come with me this year?" Inu-Yasha leaned back again and closed his eyes. "I like you. I don't know why, I just do." "You sure have an odd way of showing it." Kagome laughed again, and then they just sat there. There was a loud popping noise, and Kagome opened her eyes to see what it was. "Inu-Yasha! Look!" Inu-Yasha opened his eyes to see fireworks shooting into the sky. He smiled as he watched them burst and fall back down in colored streaks. "It's so beautiful." Kagome sighed as she watched the fireworks. "Yeah. Hey, do you get the feeling someone stopped the Ferris Wheel on purpose?" "What makes you think that?" "Well, it stopped as soon as we were at the very top, and the fireworks started right after we got stuck." "Well, since you put it that way. I don't mind it though." "Me neither." (Isn't it so sweet?) They watched the fireworks for a while, and then the Ferris Wheel started moving again. They got off again at the bottom, Kagome resting her head on Inu-Yasha's shoulder. Miroku and Sango waited by where they had met before. "You know Inu- Yasha's probably gonna kill you, right." Miroku smiled and shook his head. "He'll only kill me if it doesn't go well. But, I think they had a good time." Inu-Yasha and Kagome walked up together. "You guys ready to go?" Kagome yawned. "I nearly fell asleep in the Ferris Wheel." Sango nodded her head, and the four of them left.
*The Unthinkable-Part II* The two couples had been on their way home, when Sango looked at Miroku. "I think hell froze over again." "What do you mean?" "I haven't hit you all afternoon." "Whaddya know?" Sango then felt Miroku, well you know. And she hit him right in the face with her book. Miroku stumbled back to his feet slowly. "I should've known you couldn't go a day without being perverted." "I can't help it. It runs in my family." "Thank God you don't have any siblings." Miroku and Sango then left, since they lived in a different direction than Kagome and Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha held the things that he had won for Kagome, and Kagome held his arm and let her head rest on his shoulder. They walked slowly, but they at last came to Kagome's house. All of the lights were out except for the one on the porch. Kagome let go of his arm and walked up to the gate. "Thank you Inu-Yasha. How can I repay you?" Inu-Yasha walked up to her. "Don't worry about it." He handed her the little fish and stuffed toy, and then leaned over and kissed her. (Fluffy Moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) He then smiled at her and stepped back. Kagome walked up to her porch and, with a glance back, went into her house. Inu-Yasha then turned and walked back towards his own house, where he knew he would be infinitely questioned and tortured. He smiled when he thought of Kagome, and realized that he actually did like her. 'What if she doesn't like me though? What if she was just trying to humiliate he or something?' Inu-Yasha shrugged. "Oh well. As long as she never lets her brother sing that song around me.
Inu-Yasha walked in his house to find Sessho-Maru sitting on the sofa. "So, did widdle Inu-Chan have a good time with Kagome?" Inu-Yasha just smiled and walked up behind Sessho-Maru. "Actually, yeah. I did." He grabbed Sessho-Maru's white hair and pulled back his head. "And if you wanna bug me about that, you bastard, go right ahead, because I actually like her." He then punched Sessho-Maru and started to walk back to his room. Sessho-Maru smiled. "At least you can fight again."
Inu-Yasha went in his room and fell on the bed. 'I beat the crap out of Sessho-Maru because he was bugging me about Kagome.' He smiled. 'I gotta try that more often.' He saw that his knuckles were turning red where he had hit his brother. "Damn, Kagome. You sure mess me up."
Kagome was lying on her back in her room. "He---kissed me." She remembered how warm he had felt in the Ferris Wheel, and how he looked at her after he kissed her. "What the hell's the matter with me? I can't get him off my mind." 'It was so much fun torturing him,' she thought to herself. 'I guess I'll have to be nice to him now. Oh well.'
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Kagome: That is NOT what happened!!!!
Inu-Yasha: Bull shit! You were hanging all over me!
Sessho-Maru: I don't know little brother. You didn't hit me that hard. I would have beat the shit out of you.
Shippo: What about me?! I was barely in the damn thing!
Miroku: *has arm around Sango* Come now, could we stop the swearing. There are children here. *moves arm towards butt*
Sango: *hits Miroku with dictionary from before* Well then Kagome, why don't you tell us your side of the story?
Sessho-Maru: I do remember hanging out the window though. And beating the crap out of the half breed.
Inu-Yasha: What did you say, Fluffy?!
Sessho-Maru: You leave Rin out of this!!!!
Sango: Since I'm the only rational one here, I guess I should end the chapter.
Miroku: *still half-unconcious from the dictionary* eezy-sqweezy lemon peezy.
Sango: *sigh* *ends chapter*
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