Author's Note: Thanks everyone who decided to follow this story. I was determined to get my voice out there, and now knowing that someone is listening, I will do my best to update as often as possible.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Any characters not featured in the original plot I do.

Chapter 3

Kagome and Sango had just sat down to lunch, when suddenly Sango jumped almost completely out of her chair. What came next, Kagome was not prepared for: a nice looking guy, around 6' tall, was being thrown over Sango's shoulder onto the table they were currently sitting. Across the guy's left cheek was a freshly engraved palm mark turning from bright red to a light purple. Standing in from of him glowering was a very upset Sango.

"MIROKU!" yelled a very upset Sango, "How DARE you grope me, knowing you have touched another? Have you no decency? I am this close," (holds up her hand, pressing her thumb and pointer finger together), "and I mean THIS CLOSE! to breaking up with you! You are entirely TOO perverted for your own good!" Miroku, sensing how upset Sango was, sank to his knees and bowed before her.

"Sango, no! Please! I can't possibly live without you! You're the only girl for me! Please don't leave me!" he said, now crawling toward Sango on his hands and knees.

"Tell that to your hands! I KNOW you groped Keiara, the wind demon, earlier this morning."

"No honey, that was a misunderstanding," said Miroku, now pleading with Sango. "My hand was open and she backed into it," cried Miroku. Sango stood there, shaking her head at her boyfriend. She knew that this was anything but an accident, but she couldn't help but love him. However, she was not going to continue to tolerate his lack of respecting other people's personal space.

Kagome just sat there, stunned. Wow, if this is what it takes to have a boyfriend in this school then I think I have no problem with being single she thought to herself. She sighed and continued, "Kagome, this is my lecherous boyfriend, Miroku. Miroku, this is my new friend Kagome. ," said Sango, introducing the two. "And Miroku," said Sango, spinning around and putting her finger in the center of Miroku's chest "If I find out that at any point in time that you even laid a finger on her, it's over between us. And I will also kill you," she added.

"Of course, my darling, anything you say," Said Miroku, hands raised in surrender.

After they settled down and began to unpack their lunch, and Miroku was certain that Sango had calmed down enough, he began a light conversation. "So Sango, has Inuyasha already came by here? I have some news that he might want to hear," he asked.

"Now that you mention it, I haven't seen him at all. I hope he's not in another fight," said Sango, still slightly annoyed from earlier and starting to worry about Inuyasha.

"I hope he's not either, my love. If his brother finds out that he got into another fight, he would kill him." Said Miroku.

"My brother wants to kill me whether I get into another fight or not. My getting into trouble again would only be an excuse to fuel his rage. The only reason I'm breathing now is because of his wife, Rin." Said Inuyasha, nonchalantly as he joined them from behind. Even though he knew his brother wouldn't actually kill him, he would come close sometimes. Maybe break a limb or two, scrape and bruise him up, but nothing to permanently maim, disfigure, or kill him. Besides, with his healing powers, most of his injuries are healed within a day or two.

"Oh, Inuyasha! I'm glad you're here. This is my new friend Kagome. She just transferred here from Stevonia. Kagome, this is Inuyasha." Said Sango, looking back and forth between the two.

Damn thought Inuyasha. Out of all of the places to see her, he never expected her to be sitting with his friends. He wasn't planning on seeing her again so soon. Just when he was getting over nearly dying from embarrassment from his debacle earlier, she was once again before him, torturing him with her scent and tormenting him with her beauty. She smelled of strawberries and lilac. Or was it lavender? He took a moment to sniff the air. It was definitely jasmine.

"You're doing it again asshole. Stop staring and say something you idiot!" thought Inuyasha, unaware he was speaking his last thoughts out loud.

"Idiot!? The only idiot here is you! And for the record, you stared at me first!" yelled Kagome, upset that he would even say such a thing, and embarrassed by the fact that she was in fact staring at him.

Oh, shit. I just fucked up big time, now she'll never like me, Inuyasha thought to himself. Well I might as well continue to screw things up; with any luck she'll either stay clear of me or will find someway to be friendly with me I guess. "Keh, whatever wench. You're in my seat."

"Wench? WENCH! For the record, my name is Kagome, KAH-GO-MAY! And secondly, I don't see your name marked anywhere. Especially where I'm sitting." yelled Kagome angrily.

"I don't have to mark it, it has my SCENT on it, that should be good enough. Now you can either move voluntarily, or involuntarily," growled Inuyasha.

"If you want me to move, then you'll have to move me by force," said Kagome, standing firmly and putting her hands on her hips.

"That can be arranged," said Inuyasha as he walk toward Kagome.

"Um, So, I take it you guys have already met before lunch?" asked Miroku nervously.

"Yes, this morning in history class, and he is as much of a jackass now as he was this morning," said Kagome, now standing toe to toe with Inuyasha, daring him with her eyes to move her.

Damn, she looks so tempting to me right now. I wonder how she would act if I kissed that smug look off of her face. She is driving me crazy, and the fact that I can smell her getting aroused by this argument isn't helping, Inuyasha thought to himself.

"Alright Kagome, you asked for it," smiled Inuyasha as he reached down and grabbed Kagome by her waist. He picked her up and brought her to his eye level, her 5'2 to his 6'3. He knew the moment he laid his hands on her he was doomed to fall for her. He was falling in love with her just from her scent alone. Everything about her was driving him wild, overwhelming his senses and stirring the youkai inside him, urging him to take her as his own.

"Hey, put me down!" he heard Kagome said, eyes lighting with fire.

Damn it! Thought Inuyasha, doing everything he could to keep from kissing her in this moment.

What is his problem? And why is he staring at me like that? He's looking at me as if I'm his dessert thought Kagome, as she began to blush, becoming increasing aware of how close they were and how intimate it seemed. She suddenly felt herself being quickly lowered to the ground, as if he was throwing her towards the ground.

"Thanks for seat, Kagome. And for the record, never sit in MY seat," said Inuyasha snidely.

"Fine," said Kagome, gathering her things "I'll sit somewhere else. Sango, thanks for the invite. Nice to meet you Miroku." Kagome shot one last look at Inuyasha before leaving to settle at another table across the courtyard. This was not how she expected her first day to go. It infuriated her how quickly Inuyasha got under her skin, but it also infuriated her how attracted she was to him. She knew she could not afford the luxury of even thinking of being attracted to someone knowing that her life mate will be chosen soon by the Council of the Shikon Jewel. And Inuyasha to her was like handing her ice cream and telling her she couldn't have it. Oh well, I guess I'll be a loner this year too, she thought as she found somewhere to put her things.