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The car ride was awkward.

Awkward and quiet, except the dirrections I gave.

"Turn at the light," I said.

"Okay," was his reply.

The feeling was so awkward, I needed something. Noise. Talking. SOMETHING! Oh I've got!

"Hey, can I turn on the radio?"

"Yeah."

I reached over and presssed the on button.

"So we're looking for what the most awkward silence was. And wh-"

I turned it off quickly. Inuyasha glanced at me before looking back to the road.

"You know, I didn't really want to listen to the radio any way," I said, trying to play it off. As I looked through the window, I heard Inuyasha chuckle. I felt my cheeks heat up. "What?"

"You," he said with a chuckle.

"What did I do? And stop laughing."

"You're just so cute. Even that blush of yours." My face heated up more. He laughed in response.

I decided it would be better if I didn't say anything. So I didn't.

After a few minutes he finally stoped laughing at me.

We turned into my neighborhood.

"It's the shine at the end of here," I said.

"Okay."

He finally got to my house and parked right in front and turned off the car then turned to me. I bit my lip.

"So... um... thank you... for everything, I mean," I said.

"No problem, Kagome," he said. I, involunatrily shivered at him saying my name.

We sat in his car, just looking at eachother for a few more minutes.

"So..."

"So..."

I tried to think of something to say something, but I couldn't think of anything.

"Do you wanna go out on Satuday?" I blurted out. As soon as I said it I shut my mouth and mentally kicked myself. Stupid, stupid, stupid!

"Sure, whatever," he said nonchalantly.

"Really?"

"Yeah, why not? I don't have anything better to do," he said. I didn't know if I was supposed to take that offensively, so I just ignoreed it.

"Okay, come by here at eight and I'll give you directions when you come by. Okay?" I asked.

"Sure."

"Alright, I guess I'll see you then," I said.

"Yeah..."

"So... I'm going then...."

"Uh-huh..."

"Well... bye."

"Bye."

I opened the door and when I was going to get out the car, I couldn't. When I looked down, I noticed my seat-belt was still on. My face did an impressiion of a tomato then. "Um..."

Then I heard a laugh. I looked at Inuyasha, he was laughing, hysterically at me. "Honestly, you're too cute for your own good," he said. I felt my face flush.

I looked down, trying to get the damn thing to let me out. It didn't let me. Then I saw two larger hand push my hands out of the way. "Dummy, you're not pressing the button right," he said. He pressed it and it finally let me go.

"Thanks... again," I mummbled out.

He chuckled at me as I got out of the car and walked up the stairs to thhe shrine, I call home. Once I finally was at the top, I saw Grampa sweeping. He looked over at me, noticing that I was wearing what I had on when I went to Sakuras with Sango.

"I can explain..." I started, but he cut me off.

"In my time, people your age would come home at night..." Grampa started. I groaned as I knew where this was headed :a long speech about him when he was younger.

"... and two cents could pay for a loaf of bread..."

"Hey, Gramps, I... uh gotta go talk to mom, she just called," I lied.

"I didn't hear her call," he said.

"Oh, well maybe you should check out your hearing-aid," I said as I ran inside.

I let out a breath of relief and walked into the kitchen to see my mom making lunch. When she looked back at me she smiled. "Hello, Kagome. Have fun?"

This is what I loved about my mom, she never got upset over anything and I could talk to her about anything. "Yeah, it was okay. Me and Sango made a bet to see who gets the master bedroom in our house."

"What's the bet?"

"I've got to make a guy fall in love with me in a month."

"Aw, Kagome, don't break the poor boy's heart."

"I won't."

"I honestlly don't think you should go through with it. Someone's going to end up hurt."

"It'll be fine."

"Okay, but honey, be careful."

"Okay mom, I'm just going to take a shower then take a nap. Wake me up in time for dinner please."

"Okay, honey. Go rest."

I started walking towards the stairs. "Oh, honey?"

"Yes?"

"Are you okay, you have a bruise on the back of your arm?"

I froze for a second. I honestly forgot about that. "Can I tell you later? I-I just can't talk about it right now."

"... Okay, honey. But you know you can tell me anything."

"I know..." I said as I started for the stairs, but I stopped. "Mom?"

"Yes, honey?"

I turned around to face her. "I... I was almost raped by two guys, but the guy who Sango and I made a bet on saved me."

Mom dropped whatever she was holding and turned towards me. "Oh, honey."

I walked over to her and hugged her. "I was scared."

She wrapped her arms around me and stroked my hair back. "I know, I know, but you're safe now."

I sobbed into her chest. "I love you mom."

"I love you too, honey. Now go rest. You probably need it. I'll wake you up in time for dinner. Okay?"

"Okay."

I slowly detangled myself from my mom and walked up the stairs to my room. As soon as I was in there I shut my door and layed down on my pink bed and started thinking abput Inuyasha.

What if he wasn't there?

What if Naraku pulled the trigger?

What would happen to mom? To grampa? To Souta?

I rolled over to my side and brought my knees to my chest. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. I would forget about what almost happened. I would.

"Kagome. Honey, wake up," I heard a familliar voice say. I slowly opened my eyes to see my mom giving me a smile. "Honey, dinner's ready."

I closed my eyes and rolled over. "Not hungry," I mummbled.

"Come on, honey. You gotta eat something."

I sighed. I knew she wouldn't leave if I didn't get up.

I slowly opened my eyes and sat up.

"Go freshen up and come downstairs," she said as she left my room.

I got up out of my bed and walked to my bathroom. I looked in the mirror and to my surprise, I looked okay. Sure my eyes were a bit puffy, but I looked okay. I smilled to myself and started to freshen up.

After dinner mom and I were washing the dishes while Souta and grampa were watching something on TV.

"How are you feeling, honey?" my mom asked as she passed me a dish to wipe.

"I feel... okay," I said as I smiled at her.

"That's good," she said as she passed me another dish.

Once we were finished, we sat down. After a while, I decided to take a walk.

"Kagome... please be careful," my mom said for the fifteenth time.

"Okay, mom. I'll be careful. I have my phone on me," I said as I walked out.

I walked down the steps of my house and started walking towards my favorite café.

When I was about a block away I heard footsteps behind me. My heart started beating faster. I walked at the same pace, pretending not to be afraid. Then I felt a hand on my shoulder.

I started screaming thrashing. "Let go of me, I know tae kwon do!" I screamed. A hand clamped over my mouth and I was spun around to come face-to-face with Inuyasha.

"What the hell?" I screeched when his hand left my mouth.

"What are you talking about, I've been calling your name for five minutes and once I finally catch up to you, you start screaming," he said.

"You were calling my name?"

"Yeah, but I guess you weren't paying attention."

I looked down. "I'm sorry. Ever since that night... I've been... paranoid. I guess."

He picked up my chin and made me look at him. "It's okay. No one's gonna hurt you. I'll kick their ass first." He smiled.

I couldn't help but smile at him. Then I thought of an idea. "Hey, I'm going to a café about a block away from here. Do you want to join me?"

He let go of my chin and said, "Okay, why not?"

I smiled up at him and we started walking towards the café.

"So, what are you doing out here any way?" I asked him.

"I was at the hospital," he said, not looking at me.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, but Shippo's not."

"Shippo?"

"He's a five year old boy. I met him a year ago, when my mom was in the hospital. She had leukemia. I used to visit her everyday."

I stared at him, wide-eyed. I cautiously asked, "What happened?"

He looked me straight in the eye and said, "She died."

I didn't know what to say. "I'm so sorry."

He turned his head so he was looking forward. "It's fine. So, the day that she died, I was walking aimlessly in the hospital. I ended up over-hearing doctors talking about a four year old boy with leukemia. I ended up going into his room and just talking to him. Turns out he was born with it. And his parents are dead, so he has to stay in the hospital until he's eighteen. If he makes it to that age... Now, I end up seeing him everyday."

I was speechless. This guy, who growled at me, yelled at a waitress, is actually the sweetest thing in the world. I had tears in my eyes. "That... I mean... that's the sweetest thing I have ever heard."

He looked at me, but didn't say anything. We walked in silence for a few minutes. "So what were you doing out here?"

I thought about it for a second, before saying, "I was thinking of what happed when... you know. I ended up telling my mother and I felt better, but I just needed to think. So every time I need to think, I come to the café."

"Are you okay?"

"Actually... yeah. I mean, you'd think I'd be a mess, since I almost was raped, but after I told my mom, I was fine."

We ended up talking like that until we got to the café.

"Hello, welcome to the Bookworm Café, what can I get you?" a man behind the counter asked.

"Um... I'd like an ice coffe, Inuyasha?" I said as I looked up at him.

"I'll have the same except with a piece of chocolate bundt cake," he said.

"Okay, that will be $10.27," the man said, looking at me and winking. I looked away from him.

When I went into my pocket to take out my wallet, Inuyasha had already taken out a twenty and gave it to the man.

"You didn't have to do that, I could've payed," I said. Inuyasha just shrugged.

Then man gave Inuyasha the money and then looked at me. "Hey, honey. How you doing?"

I quirked an eyebrow. "Fine..."

"Hey, I get off in twenty minutes, how about ditching short, pale, and ugly over there and go out with me?"

"Um... how about not?"

"Come on, baby-" he started, but Inuyasha cut him off.

"You heard her, she said no, so stop being a jackass and give us our drinks and my cake!" he fumed.

The guy looked pissed, but he said nothing and gave us our drinks and Inuyasha's cake.

We sat down at a secluded table at the corner of the café.

"Inuyasha... you didn't have to yell at him," I said as I took a sip of my coffe.

"Yeah, but I did," he said as he took a bite out of the cake.

"Inu-" I started, but he cut me off by putting a forkfull of cake in my mouth.

"Shut up," he said.

I glared at him as I chewed the cake. It was really good. Once I swallowed, I said, "This is really good cake."

"Want some more?" he asked as he held up his fork that was full of he cake. I nodded and he reached over and fed me the cake then he ate some.

We ate the cake and sat in the café for about an hour before we headed to my house.

"You don't have to walk me, you know," I said.

"Too bad, I am already," he said as he flashed me a smile.

I though my heart had melted at that moment.

"You wanna play a game?" I asked.

"What game?" he asked, curiously.

"Would you rather."

"Oh, I know that game. Sure let's play."

"Okay, I'll start. Um... would you rather eat garbage or loose a fight?"

He thought for a second. "Eat garbage."

"Ew. Really? Loosing a fight isn't that bad."

"I'm a sore looser."

I laughed.

"Okay, would you rather go out with that guy who was hitting on you back there or me?"

I looked at him out of the corner of my eye and I could've sworn he was blushing. Time to mess with his ego. "Hm... well he was really cute..." He growled as I laughed. "You."

I saw him smirk.

"Okay would you rather..."

When we got to my house, we were still playing would you rather.

"Um... kiss the pig," I said.

He laughed at me. "You'd rather kiss a pig then kiss a guy who doesn't shower?" he asked.

"I have high standards."

"So pigs are in there somewhere?"

"Don't judge me."

He chuckled. "So I guess I'll see you on Saturday at eight?" he asked.

"Yeah..."

"Bye, Kagome," he said as he turned to leave, but I caught him by the back of his shirt. He turned and looked at me.

"One more would you rather?" I asked.

"Okay."

I took a deep breath and before I could change my mind I asked, "Would you rather kiss me now or leave?"

Inuyasha looked taken aback and before I knew what was happening her bent down and pressed his lips to mine. All too soon he broke the kiss. "Dose that answer your question?"

All I could do was nod. I didn't think he'd really kiss me. I though he would've said leave to mess with me, but I really didn't think he would kiss me.

He laughed, at my expression probably, and said, "Bye Kagome." He turned around and walked away.

All I could do was stand there like an idiot thinking, wow.

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