Disclaimer: The characters of Inuyasha are owned by Rumiko Takahashi, but this story belongs to me.

How to Flirt with a Dog Demon

"Well..." Kagome said to herself as she hoisted her yellow backpack over her shoulder and made her way from the well to her house, "I guess it would hurt to read one or two articles..."

Her attempts to flirt with Inuyasha had not gone well. She felt silly for trying since all she really remembered was to bat her eyes. All that did was make him feel her forehead and he ask if she felt well. On the other hand, he didn't fuss at her too much for saying it was time to go home for tests. Instead he mostly seemed worried she was coming down with something. It felt a little... deflating.

She probably did have tests, but what she really was coming back was for research. Flirting research.

Her family greeted her happily, and they all peered behind her, waiting for a certain silver haired dog demon to be close behind. But she was alone. Her mother had looked at her sympathetically and her grandfather looked a little deflated (she noticed he tried to hide the new paper 'wards'). Souta hadn't even pretended to not be disappointed.

"Awww man..." he complained, "I had a new game to show Inuyasha."

Kagome smiled at her brother and dropped her bag near the door and took off her shoes. After giving a quick kiss to her mother and hug for her grandfather, Kagome dashed up the stairs to her bedroom and shut the door.

It was time to prepare for war.

But first she needed a battle plan.

Kagome found an empty notebook and a pen while she rounded up every teen magazine she owned. Luckily every single one of them had at least ONE article for her research.

How to Flirt.

Inuyasha didn't stand a chance!

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Author's Note: Someone asked me the other day how to flirt, my response was, "I have no idea... let's look it up." So I did flirting research. As I was doing this research, I wondered if these tips would work for poor Kagome.

I guess we will have to find out!