A/N: I'm gonna reply to the three reviews I have. Not much, but it's a start.

Babystigmata: Teehee. Yeah. You and me will get Steph to register. When she get's back from her "trip" that is. (More evil laughter)

Rachel: Thanks! I hope everyone else thinks so too.

La Mort Rouge: Aw, thanks. I'm planning to make the third chapter pretty long, but we'll see!

REVISED ON DEVEMBER 28, 2005 (on WordPad, though, so sorry for typos!)

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Bah.

Chapter Two: Getting Dates

"Kouga! It says Fahrenheit, not Celsius!" screamed a panicked Ayame.

"Oh. Really?"

"No, no, Kouga. See that little 'F' after the degrees symbol? Yeah, that really is a 'C.' THAT'S why the whole lab is singed!" shouted Ayame sarcastically.

"Well, uh, you should have warned me!" replied Kouga stupidly.

"I did! Eight times to be exact! You just don't listen!"

"Yes I do! You're the one who doesn't listen!"

"That doesn't even makes sense," said Ayame, somewhat calmly, crossing her arms.

"Yuh huh!"

"Uh uh!"

"Yuh –"

"AH! MY HAIR'S STILL ON FIRE! Ergh. Kouga, You're going to pay!"

Kouga, only hearing the half of what Ayame said, took the fire extinguisher and sprayed it in Ayame's hair - wait, no, face.

"Kouga! STOP! STOP!" Ayame spitted out just as Kouga dropped the exstinguisher onto his own foot.

"Ow ow ow!" Kouga yelped hopping on his left foot and hold his right.

Ayame laughed at the moron as she wiped the foamy substance off of her chin.

"AHEM!" fake-coughed Mrs. Aruchiro. This stopped Ayame's laughing, Kouga's hopping, and everyone else's talking, and turned all eyes onto herself.

"Well. I called the principal and he said that we will be doing class outside while the lab is being repaired from its damages." She glanced at Kouga who attempted an innocent smile, which really wasn't convincing.

"That will be until the end of school. After all, there is only a couple of weeks left," Mrs. Aruchiro said smiling by the time the bell rang.

"Um, Mrs. A?" Kouga asked walking up to the front where Mrs. Aruchiro stood as the last of his classmates filed out, with his hand on the back of his head. "Am I in trouble?"

"Of course not, Kouga. Accidents happen. Ye have a good day, now," Mrs. Aruchiro said patting Kouga on the shoulder, then walked behind her desk.

"You are soo lucky that she's nice," Ayame whispered to Kouga as they walked out the opened door. She had apparently been waiting for him.

"Yeah… Wait. Hey! Were you waiting for me? Why?"

"Because I wanted to ask you a couple of things," Ayame said casually looking at her fingernails.

"Shoot."

"Erm, do you have a date to the prom?"

"No…" Kouga responded suspiciously.

"Well, then… Since I don't have a date. And you don't have a date. Do you think we could go dateless together?"

"Sure, I gue – Did you just ask me out on a date?"

"Well, I wouldn't call it a date. Just two separate friends going alone to an anual school event... together." She looked down at her books held to her chest so that her bangs covered her eyes.

"Oh. Ok." Kouga said nodding. 'She thinks of me as a friend now?'

"Ok! Well, I can't wait!" Ayame said looking up, and then hurriedly ran down through the cafeteria doors.

Kouga was a bit confused about Ayame's behavior. 'I'm just glad that I have a date now. Kagome turned me down so… Oh well.'

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BRIIIIIIIIIING!

"Alright, Miss. Taijiya. Mr. Houshi. You may come in to collect your things," Said Ms. Kaze with a motion of her hand towards the door. Miroku and Sango slipped through the open door after making sure the crowd of their classmates were already out.

Miroku and Sango picked up their books and headed out the door. They were walking towards the lunchroom to meet their friends. But since their friends – Inuyasha and Kagome – absolutely hated each other, the two barely ever near each other unless they were in the same class... or there was slapping and yelling involved. But the two walking side by side without saying anything was a bit awkward.

"Sango?" asked Miroku breaking the silence, but without looking at the girl next to him.

"What do you want?" Sango answered, clearly still mad about the two gropes that morning.

"I was just wondering if you would go to the prom with me."

Sango nearly stopped in her tracks, so instead tripped over the perfectly flat carpet. "Oh, um, well I –"

He sighed. Had he just gotten his hopes up? "Sorry. A beautiful girl like you would probably already have a date. I'll just…" Miroku didn't finish his sentence

"Oh, no, no. I don't have a date. I wasn't planning to go at all, but I guess I'll go with you," Sango decided, only partly because he seemed so upset.

"Really?" Miroku's head suddenly popped up with a huge grin. A kind of perverted grin, really.

"Yes, but don't get any ideas," Sango replied a little scared.

"Of course! I would never..." he sighed again. "But does this mean that we're friends?"

"Uh, I suppose so. But JUST friends."

The two walked, but without the awkwardness.

The bell rang and Inuyasha walked out the door, with a raven-haired girl running behind him.

"Inuyashie poo, what time are you taking me to the prom?" asked Kikyo, the most popular girl in school. Her father owned a huge mansion on the outskirts of town along with nearly half the land.

"Never," Inuyasha, very annoyed, told the girl.

"What? But I'm your girlfriend! How could you not take me?"

"First of all, you WERE my girlfriend, but YOU cheated on ME with that damn what's-his-face-jock. Second of all, I… I… already have a date!" He said his second statement without thinking. 'Good job Inuyasha, now you'll have to find a date to prove to Kikyo! Ergh. I'll just ask the next girl I see. I mean,' he smirked in a self-satisfied way inside his head, 'who wouldn't want to go with me?'

"Oh? Who is this lucky girl you're taking? Maybe I can talk her out of it so I can go with you, honey."

"I am NOT your honey! And my date is… is…" Inuyasha glanced around the hall and saw a curtain of a good length of hair sweep past and around the corner. 'Must be a girl. She'll do.'

"It's her," Inuyasha said pulling the girl over towards him with his arm around her shoulders.

"Hey! What are you doing? Let go of me!" Kagome shrieked.

His eyes widened. He turned his head slowly to face the girl. "What the--! Err, yeah, Kagome. I was just telling Kikyo how you and I are going to the prom together..." He coughed in between every few words, smiling nervously. Inuyasha was so not expecting that to be her, but had to play it smooth.

"Aha, what did you just say? I am not your--"

"Yashie baby, your so-called date doesn't seem to want to go with you, why don't you dump her and take me instead?"

Inuyasha was only half listening to his ex since he was whispering to a struggling Kagome.

"Kagome. Please, just do this for me! I'll owe you. Just go to the prom with me," whispered Inuyasha out of the corner of his mouth.

"Why?" Kagome whispered back.

"Because I told her that you're my prom date to not go with her, so just play along!"

"Baby, are you listening to me?" Kikyo asked unaware of Inuyasha and Kagome's little conversation.

"Huh? Oh yeah, she was just acting like she didn't like me, weren't you Kagome?"

Kagome sighed. 'Yeah sure, whatever. Inuyasha, you so owe me for this. Ooh, maybe a shopping spree? A personal dog to carry my bags--' Kikyo tapped her foot impatiently, interrupting Kagome's musings on how to have Inuyasha's recent debt repaid.

"Uh, yes. I am Inuyasha's prom date." That was all Kagome could grit through her teeth about being the date of her worst enemy. She also had a fake smile put on.

"Yup! See, Kikyo? Now run along and try to find another date. Buh bye," Inuyasha said flicking his hand motioning Kikyo to go.

"Hmph! Fine!" Kikyo stomped away to the opposite direction…

"Phew." Inuyasha wiped his forehead. "Thanks for that Kagome."

"Yeeah. You owe me big time, mister. Now get your paws off me!"

"What? Oh! Right," Inuyasha said taking his arm from around Kagome's shoulders.

"Thank you." Kagome brushed her shoulder off with her hand. "Now, how long is this charade of me being your 'date' gonna go on?"

"Just until the end of the prom! I promise!"

"Wha--? Wait, I actually have to go to the prom with you?"

"Well, duh! Kikyo's gonna be there and if she sees me and you AREN'T my date, she'll know I was lying! Please, please, please, please?"

"Hm. I like the fact that you're begging me to do this. And I really do think that Kikyo shouldn't get everything she wants... So I guess..."

"Yes!"

"What are you 'yes' –ing about, huh dog-boy? You still owe me."

"Feh." Inuyasha said indifferently. 'Oh shit, now I have to do something for HER? I KNEW I shouldn't have said I owed her… I hate being in debt. Dammit!'

And with that they walked through the lunchroom doors and went opposite ways.

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Sango looked frantically for one of her friends to tell her good news to.

"Ayame!"

"Sango!"

"I have to tell you something!" They both exclaimed at the same time, then shook their heads.

"Ok, you go first," they both said again in unison.

"Oh, this is ridiculous! You go first, Ayame," Sango quickly said while Ayame took a breath to avoid any more 'mirror talking.'

"Ok, well, I finally had the guts to ask Kouga to the prom with me!"

"Oh! That is so great! I'm so happy for yo –" She caught herself, and gasped. She stood up and pointed an accusing finger at Ayame. "Wait! I knew it! YOU. LIKE. KOUGA!"

"Shh! Not so loud! We're just going as friends, okay? Just let it go," Ayame spoke in a hushed voice, taking Sango's wrist indicating to sit back down.

"Okay, okay, but does Kouga know? I mean, he seems to have a thing for you..."

"Hah, yeah right. I know we're just friends. He knows we're just friends. End of story," she insisted, but Sango could have sworn she heard a hint of sadness in the redhead's voice...

"Ok, well… Miroku asked me to the prom."

"THAT HENTAI HOUSHI?"

"Shh!"

"Oh. Sorry. Ahem. That hentai? You said no, didn't you?"

"Well, I couldn't. He looked so sad. And plus –"

"YOU. LIKE. HIM!" Ayame stood up suddenly, and pointed an accusing finger at her friend.

Sango rubbed her temples. "AYAME! Stop doing that!" She was implying the whole repetitiveness.

Ayame sat back down. "Sorry!"

"Hey guys! What are you talking about?" Kagome asked making her two friends jerk their heads around so fast; they thought their necks would break.

"Oh, uh, wegotdatestotheprom. So what's up with you?" Sango said quickly.

"You got dates to the prom? That's great! Well, I hope you like the guys your going with. I, unfortunately, have to go with Inuyasha.

"That's so great! Err, not the Inuyasha part, I mean! At least now we can all go together!" Ayame said cheerfully.

"Wait, did I hear correctly? You're going with Inuyasha? The guy you nearly killed this morning?

"Well, yeah, but it's for a good cause. I mean, I get to show up Kikyo AND I get to go to the prom! Even if it isn't with the perfect guy. Oh, and hey! You guys never told me who your dates are," said Kagome waiting for a response.

Sango mumbled a soft "Kikyo didn't used to be so bad, you know--" so that no one could hear.

"Uh, we'll talk about that later! I'm starving! Hey Ayame, let's go get our lunch!"

They rushed to the lunch line as Kagome just shrugged and took a sip of her bottled water, when she heard a shout.

Inuyasha and Kouga had already taken their lunches to their usual seats in the back of the cafeteria, and were discussing the monster trucks when Miroku strutted over.

"What'd you do, Miroku?" Kouga asked.

"Oh, nothing bad," the lecher replied.

"Then wipe that smirk off your face," Inuyasha commanded.

"I just asked a girl to the prom." He sat down placing his lunch in front of him. "And she said yes."

"Hey! Same with me! Well, actually, I did it to avoid Kikyo."

"What? You're using this girl to get rid of your ex? You're worse than me!" said a disgusted Miroku.

"Hey! I'm not worse than you, you lecher. She knows it's to get Kikyo off my back. She agreed, so it's fine," said Inuyasha nonchalantly.

"Well that makes it not bad," Kouga said with a roll of his eyes.

Inuyasha stuck out his tongue. "What do you know? I bet you don't have a date. No girl would wanna go out with you."

"Anyhow," Kouga added, shoving an open palm towards Inuyasha's face who ducked back to avoid it "I also have a date, but she's actually the one who asked me out."

"Really?" Miroku and Inuyasha asked at the same time. Inuyasha sounded shocked, while on the other hand, Miroku sounded, well… perverted.

"Yes, really. What's the big deal?"

"Well, not many girls ask the dudes out. And another thing –" Inuyasha was cut short by a certain hentai.

"Who is this girl? Girls that ask guys out kind of turn me on…" Miroku said with a cock of an eyebrow.

Inuyasha glared at Miroku. He didn't like being cut off. Especially by lechers.

"Don't try anything, Miroku. She's my date. And to answer your question, it's Ayame."

"Ah," he said in approval, then paused for a moment, looking into space, then added, "Nice one," with a perverted tone, nodding slightly.

Inuyasha glared some more. He barely even heard who Kouga's date was since he was too busy glaring and imagining himself strangling Miroku. He really didn't like being cut off. Some might say he's too overreactive, but who doesn't have pet peeves? He finished his beating-up-Miroku thoughts and took a sip of root beer.

"Riight. So who are your dates?"

"Sango Taijiya," Miroku answered with a smile, and yes, the smile was a perverted one.

Inuyasha spit out the soda he was drinking from astonishment. "Sango? The girl you always grope? The girl that always beats you up? The girl I thought would never say yes to you, ever?"

"Well how many other Sango Taijiyas do you know, huh Inuyasha?" Kouga asked disdainfully.

"Are you making fun of me, you wimpy wolf?" Inuyasha pretty much shouted suddenly standing up making the table move a slightly.

"Play nice, Inuyasha. You may threaten Kouga after you tell us who your prom date is." Miroku said calmly holding a hand in front of Inuyasha's face.

"Feh," Inuyasha grumbled as he sat down once again. "Etskagumay."

The two black-haired boys looked at each other. Then tried to figure out what Inuyasha had just said.

"What?" Miroku asked.

"Who?" asked Kouga.

A sigh came from Inuyasha's lungs. "Kagome Higurashi."

"WHA? KAGOME IS YOUR PROM DATE?" both Miroku and Kouga screamed so loud that probably the whole cafeteria could hear.

Inuyasha both punched them in the shoulder to shut up, but they continued to argue as if it was not possible.

"What are you doing, going around with my woman!"

"She rejected you coutless times, so I don't think that makes her your woman!"

"Oh my, Kagome Higurashi... Ayame... Sango... What luck has befallen us? We must go shopping... for lingerie..."

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Kikyo, who had just finish paying for her food -and did NOT want to be reminded of the fact that Inuyasha had a date that was not herself- had just heard a loud shout about the one thing she could really live with out about then. That Kagome Higurashi.

Kikyo walked over as quietly as she could behind the girl casually taking a drink of her water.

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A/N: Teehee. I have a grr-eat idea for the next chappie. Can't you guess it? Now to write it... Oh, and in case you didn't get the 'sequence,' then I shall explain it. The first three scenes, I call them, are all happening at about the same time. Then the last three are also happening at about the same time. You can hopefully get that with the clues (the bell ringing and Miroku and Kouga's little scream). Yeah. I wasn't sure if that was clear. Hm. Okay, now I'm off to write the next chapter. (Wow. With short chapters like these, I'll update every day! Bwuahaha.)