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Kagome's eyes widened, her heart pounding. Inuyasha sat on the ground, his eyes distant and clouded as Miroku and Sango laughed hysterically.
"This is great!" Sango smirked. "And remember, Inuyasha, you have to leave a mark on her!"
Kagome inched towards him and whispered, "Can't you just leave the mark? They'll think we did what we were supposed to, and we won't even have to."
Inuyasha looked up, a stern look on his face. "I can't." he muttered, his ears twitching. "It doesn't work that way."
"Why not?!" Kagome demanded, closing her eyes with dread.
Inuyasha shook his head, letting out a sigh. "Miroku knows exactly what a demon mating mark looks like, and he knows the shape and size of my fangs. If I were to place a fake one on you it would hurt like hell, not that the idea of causing you pain doesn't appeal to me…and it wouldn't look right."
"Fuck!" Kagome hissed, her eyes burning angrily. "Are you not upset at all about this?"
"Of coarse I am, it's just not as bad as your making it out to be. Its one damn night. Get the fuck over it."
"I'm supposed to fuck you?! After the way you've treated me? Forget it."
"Okay wench, what the fuck do you want me to do about it? We don't have a choice! So paint on a fucking smile and get over it!" Inuyasha growled, not looking up at her.
"How dare you treat me like this!" Kagome sobbed, collapsing to her knees with her face in her hands.
"Are…are you… Stop crying!" Inuyasha snarled, his ears twitching uncomfortably.
Kagome looked up at him, her eyes flashing blue as tears stained her cheeks.
'It did it again!' Inuyasha thought to himself, shaking his head. 'I really don't know what's going on, but I'm starting to loose it.'
"Kagome…" he started up, shifting his weight from side to side.
"What?" Kagome sniffled, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.
Inuyasha glanced at her suspiciously. "Are you not telling us something?"
Kagome ignored the hanyou's comment and continued to cry.
"Answer me dammit!" he snarled, grabbing her by the front of her shirt.
"Inuyasha, calm down!" Miroku screeched as he tried to pull Inuyasha back without victory.
Inuyasha's aggressiveness only caused Kagome's sobs to grow louder. She shook uncontrollably, not even trying to escape his grasp. Soon her tears went from shock and sadness to pain as Inuyasha started shaking her vigorously. She let out a wail of pain and it was only then when Inuyasha realized what he had done. He released her, turning away. Sango ran forward, catching Kagome as her head fell back.
"Oh my god! Kagome!" she gasped, turning towards the boys and shooting them a glare, signaling for them to leave the room while she checked the damage.
"Feh. She needs to learn to toughen up." Inuyasha snorted before walking out of the room with his arms crossed behind his head, dragging Miroku with him.
Sango removed Kagome's shirt, noticing a red mark appearing around her neck. She searched her arms and legs, then helped sit her up.
"Are you okay, Kagome?" Sango whispered as Kagome opened her eyes.
"I'm fine." Kagome coughed, rubbing around her neck.
"What did Inuyasha mean…? He asked you if you were hiding something."
Kagome shrugged, wiping the rest of the tears off her face. "I have not idea what he's talking about."
Sango smiled. "So, are you excited?"
Kagome looked at Sango strangely. "About what?"
"You know… you and Inu-"
Kagome shot Sango a glare. "If you finish that sentence I'll have your head."
Sango laughed, but stopped with a nervous smile when she realized Kagome wasn't kidding.
"I'm sorry… I've noticed the way you look at him, and I just thought-"
"-You thought I liked him? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard! Who would like a pig like him?" Kagome turned her head away from Sango, frowning.
Sango raised an eyebrow. "You do like him… don't you?"
"Never!" she hissed, shaking her head. "I could never like someone like him! Who could?"
"Who are you trying to convince?" Sango muttered an amused sparkle in her eye. "Don't fool yourself, Kagome. I know how you feel, I can tell. I see it in your eyes."
'It can't be…' Kagome thought to herself. 'Could it be possible I like him?'
For a moment Kagome and Sango sat in silence, Kagome's head rested on her hand. Their thought was broken by the sound of a door swinging open, crashing loudly as it collided with the wall.
"Is princess alright?" Inuyasha snorted, stomping into the room.
Kagome let out a shrill scream, covering her shirtless Chest with her arms although she still had a bra on. "Get the fuck out of here!"
Inuyasha ignored her. "Doesn't matter anyways. It's not like I've never seen it before. And besides, I'll be forced to see worse soon."
"You pig!" Kagome hissed taking off her left shoe and chucking it at him, her face flustered. "I said get out!"
Inuyasha raised his arm, blocking the shoe from hitting his face. "Is that the best you got? Doesn't leave much promise for tonight."
"Who the fuck says it's happening tonight? If it's even going to happen, I'll have to know you better first!"
"How cute, you're mad! And I don't think you're in any predicament to say it's not happening tonight. It could happen right here right now, you've already done part of the job for me." Inuyasha snickered, looking Kagome up and down.
Kagome grabbed her shirt, clenching it to her chest. "Get lost you perverted mutt!"
Inuyasha let out a growl. "Never call me mutt again, got it wench? Or I swear you'll live to regret it!"
Kagome's eyes widened in fury. "So now you're threatening me? What kind of man are you?"
Inuyasha smiled at her mockingly. "I'm one of a kind. And by the way, it's not a threat, it's a promise."
Kagome shot him a glare as sharp as an arrow.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm going, don't get your panties in a knot." starting to walk away he looked over his shoulder and growled, "Who'd want to see you anyways?"
Kagome clenched her fists, trying to refrain from loosing her patience.
"Later Sango. Later wench." He snorted before stalking off.
"UHH!!!!" Kagome screeched, laying back. "I hate him! He's such a jerk!"
'How could I possibly have feelings for that… that… beast?' She thought to herself as she slid her shirt on. Tears started to burn the back of her eyes, and she clenched the cloth of her shirt in her hands. 'I don't know what's gotten into me. Besides, he'd never feel the same about me.'
"Kagome, don't let him get to you." Sango was saying. After that Sango's words were lost to her. One thought kept echoing in her mind. 'He doesn't care about me… he never will.'
Next thing she knew she was once again wiping tears from her eyes.
"Kagome! What's wrong?" Sango whispered, standing up and placing her hand on her friend's shoulders. "…Oh…"
Kagome stood up, brushing her jeans off. She lifted her head with a sniff as Miroku came in. "hi." She muttered, looking at the ground.
Miroku let out a sigh as he walked over to her, wrapping his arms gently around her. "Sorry about Inuyasha's attitude, Kagome. He's never been fond of humans. He really got to you, didn't he?"
Kagome smiled, touched by Miroku's kindness. "Thanks Mir-"Kagome pushed him away, swinging her hand at his face, leaving a red hand print. "Pervert!" she screeched, protecting the area in which he had just groped.
Sango glared daggers at him. "Will you never fucking learn?" she sighed, not even bothering to raise her voice.
Miroku started laughing, holing the red mark. "I know!" he laughed, painfully smiling.
"Get out NOW!" Kagome hissed, chucking her shoe once again.
"Alright, Alright, I'm-OWW!" Miroku flinched as the shoe collided with his arm.
Quickly he dashed out of the room and away from Kagome, who was glaring at him the entire time.
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Inuyasha sat on the roof of the gym, his gold eyes starring down at the cars as they rolled past. His silver hair danced gently in the wind as his ears twitched. His eyes shifted backwards as Miroku came and sat by him, holding his arm tenderly.
Inuyasha smiled. "What did you do to Sango this time?"
Miroku gave him a nervous smile. "Actually, it was Kagome. I don't know what you said, but you really pissed her off."
Inuyasha glanced at him, then turned back toward the ground, frowning. 'Did I really make her that angry?' he thought to himself as a wave of guilt washed over him. 'Why am I feeling sorry for that wench?'
"Feh."
Miroku gave Inuyasha a curious look. "Is something wrong? You know it's just us here. You can tell me."
Inuyasha smiled slyly. "You do realize how gay you just sounded, right?"
Miroku raised an amused eyebrow, "Don't make fun of gay people, Inuyasha. They are people too. There's nothing wrong with them."
Inuyasha started to laugh. "So you don't deny it?"
"Inuyasha, I'm surprised, you of all people should know I'm not gay!"
"Well, you never know, maybe all that groping you do is just a cover-up."
Miroku narrowed his eyes, giving Inuyasha a hard shove sending him over the edge of the roof.
"Sonofa-"Inuyasha snarled, grabbing hold of the ledge quickly. "Miroku you bastard! I'm going to kill you!"
Miroku stood up calmly, backing away. "See you around, Inuyasha."
As he turned around to leave, Inuyasha threw himself back up onto the ledge, grabbing hold of Miroku and lifting him off the ground. He walked over to the ledge, then let go. Miroku let out a scream as he felt himself falling, closing his eyes tight. Suddenly he stopped falling. He looked up, Inuyasha was holding on to his shirt.
"Next time, I won't be so nice about it." He smiled, his eyes narrowed mockingly. "By the way, now I know you're gay. That scream was the most gay-sounding thing I've ever heard!"
Miroku crossed his arms, gritting his teeth as Inuyasha lifted him over the edge.
"So, what do we say?" Inuyasha said with a raised eyebrow.
"Nothing. I don't care. You could've let me fall, it wouldn't matter." Miroku lifted his nose in the air.
"Well, if that's what you want, I can always put you back out there."
"no, I'm good, thanks."
"Aww, is someone bitter?" Inuyasha laughed, scratching his ear.
Suddenly Miroku's anger turned into a sly smile. "Why are you wasting your time on me? Shouldn't you be busy with Kagome right now?"
Inuyasha flinched, and his eyes drifted to the ground.
"Ha. I hit a tender spot." Miroku's smile grew larger. "You like her, don't you? That's why you've been teasing her. I've never seen you do that to Sango."
Inuyasha didn't reply, but his ears twitched.
"You do! Oh, this is rich!" Miroku laughed, his brown eyes sparkling.
Inuyasha's fists clenched. "What do you know?! Why would I like that wench?" Inuyasha's eyes burned like flames. He didn't understand why he was being so defensive, and he knew that he had given away how he felt. 'Why do I like her?' he thought to himself.
Miroku didn't reply, only smiled and muttered, "mmhm."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Inuyasha snarled, grabbing him by the front of his shirt.
"Oh, nothing at all." Miroku replied with a grin.
"Wipe that smirk off your face, or I'll do it for you!" Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, lifting his claws so Miroku could see them.
"Now, now Inuyasha, d-don't be hasty…" Miroku muttered through a shaky voice.
"Feh." Inuyasha snorted, releasing Miroku and shoving him to the ground turning back to the sunset.
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Kagome and Sango stood up, stretching their legs.
"Where are Inuyasha and Miroku now?" Sango muttered, yawning.
"I really don't care." Kagome fumed, running her fingers through her hair.
"Still mad I see…" Sango sighed, shaking her head.
"How can I not be?!" Kagome hissed, shutting her eyes.
Sango gave her a sympathetic look. "It's alright… I know how you feel."
"You do?" Kagome's face reflected confusion.
"Yeah, I do." Sango muttered as her eyes drifted to the ground.
Kagome's eyes widened. "You mean Miroku?"
Sango nodded, her face starting to turn red.
Kagome smiled. "I guess it's hopeless for both of us."
Sango smiled weakly. "I guess your right. But at least the guy you like isn't a twisted pervert."
Kagome laughed. "Well, on the plus side, at least your guy isn't an obnoxious hanyou who only cares about himself."
Soon both the girls had forgotten their sadness and started making jokes at Inuyasha and Miroku's expense.
"Well, Inuyasha has those cute ears!" Sango laughed.
"Yeah, when I first saw him, I was tempted to touch them." Kagome grinned.
"Well, when you two are…well… you know… you'll have your chance."
Kagome's face turned red. "I just wish that this wasn't for some stupid dare. That's all he's going to think of it as."
Sango smiled. "I think you're wrong."
Kagome tilted her head to one side. "What do you mean?"
Sango leaned forward and whispered, "I heard Inuyasha and Miroku talking while we were working."
Kagome's eyes flared. "What did they say?" She clenched her fists in excitement.
"It sounds like he does like you, Kagome."
Kagome felt her heart jump. She shifted her eyes to the roof, and let out a sigh.
"I'm just surprised he took to you so quickly." Sango was saying. "It took me months for him to even consider me a friend."
Kagome sighed. "Then it's going to take forever for him to accept me as a friend…"
Sango nodded. "Maybe. But it may not take as long for him to accept you for more."
Kagome felt her face grow hot. "You think?" she stammered, starting to walk towards the exit.
Sango smiled. "I think so. Do you need a ride home?"
Kagome looked confused. "You didn't bring a car though…"
Sango whistled and soon the two-tailed cat Kirara came running in the door, letting out an adorable mew.
"I don't think she'll be able to carry us!" Kagome laughed, patting the little cat's head.
"You'd be surprised. Kirara, go!"
The little kitten backed away from Kagome, suddenly bursting into a ball of flames. Kagome looked horrified.
"Sango, quick! Where's the fire extinguisher?!"
Sango laughed. "It's alright! Look."
Kagome looked over to the tiny kitten. She wasn't very tiny anymore. She was about the size of a wolf, maybe a bit bigger, and had two long fangs down the sides of her mouth.
"Holy shit!" Kagome muttered, starring at the new Kirara with shock in her eyes.
"Come on." Sango muttered, climbing onto the saber-toothed cat. "The boys said they would be on the roof."
Kagome hesitated for a moment before climbing on. Slowly Kirara walked up the stairway leading to the roof. Sure enough, Miroku and Inuyasha were there. Miroku gave a friendly wave, Inuyasha turned around to look at them. As soon as he made eye-contact with Kagome, his eyes fell to the ground. 'Does he actually feel bad?' Kagome thought to herself.
The boys stood, and Kagome and Sango climbed off of Kirara so the boys could get on. Miroku got on first, then Sango. Inuyasha got on after, and Kagome took the end. Kagome's eyes shifted forward to the half demon in front of her, and she felt her face fluster when she realized he was staring right at her.
Kirara started to run towards the edge of the building, and Kagome screamed as she jumped. Soon she felt a warm breath at her ear and someone whispered, "Relax."
Kagome once again looked forward and noticed Inuyasha actually had a kind look on his face. She actually felt comforted. As soon as she looked down the feeling instantly left her. The Roof wasn't beneath Kirara's paws anymore. 'Oh my god I'm going to die!' Kagome thought, panic stricken.
Kagome leaned forward, wrapping her arms around the first thing that came to them for comfort. She opened her eyes, realizing she was holding on to Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked back and smiled at her, and her heart jumped again. "It's alright. Kirara can fly." he muttered.
Kagome looked down again and noticed Kirara's paws were engulfed in flames, and they weren't falling. Her eyes were wide with shock.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome muttered, her face tinting red. "I'm really not comfortable… I'm scared…"
Inuyasha looked over his shoulder. "It's alright. Don't be scared."
Kagome Smiled at him. 'Why is he being so nice?' She thought to herself.
She felt embarrassed when she realized she was still holding onto him.
"Oh!" She gasped, pulling her arms away. "I'm sorry…"
Inuyasha Shrugged. "Feh. If you're more comfortable like that, you can keep your arms there. It doesn't bother me."
Kagome blushed, cautiously placing her arms around him again.
Inuyasha breathed in, closing his eyes. He loved her perfume. And to tell the truth, he felt comfortable with her arms around him.
Kagome snuggled a bit closer to him, blushing when she noticed Inuyasha turn back and look at her. She shot him a nervous smile, and he closed his eyes.
Sango and Miroku glanced over their shoulders, smiling.
"How cute!" Sango teased under her breath so only Miroku could hear her.
Miroku shifted his eyes back to her. He smiled. Sango's cheeks flustered slightly when she realized he wanted her to hold on to him. She hesitated for a moment before placing her arms around him.
"If I stay like this, I will kill you if you grope me."
Miroku closed his eyes. "I won't… I promise."
Sango held him tighter and a smile slid onto her face.
Kagome glanced over to Sango and smiled. 'Maybe I was wrong.' She thought to herself. 'Maybe we do… have a chance after all.'
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Authors note: So how did you like chapter 3? Its longer than most of my others, sorry it took so long, I haven't had much time to work on it. Anyways, please review! Chaper four will be on its way!
