The next day, Inuyasha quickly caught ahold of Kagome's scent wafting through the crowded halls. Hurrying to get to her before the bell rang, or worse, Kikyou sees him. He finally made it to her locker after pushing a few underclassmen out of his way and sighed in relief after realizing she was still there.
"Hey, Gome." Inuyasha smiled, leaning against the wall next to her.
"Oh hey, Inu. What's up?" She coudn't help but feel a slight blush form on her cheeks at his nickname for her. It had been two weeks since school started and Inuyasha and her have become closer than ever.
"Inu, huh?" Inuyasha looked at her questioningly even though he felt his heart soar at the sound of his new nickname.
"Of course. It's only right if you have a nickname for me, I should have one for you too." Almost struggling with her words while straining to reach her binder on the top shelf. Kagome was short, reaching only five foot one, she had to stand on the bottom of her locker to reach the top shelf. Finally grasping hold of the binder she realized it was stuck. She yanked and yanked when finally it broke free sending her backwards toward the floor. She braced herself for the rough landing but it never came. Instead she felt two strong arms wrap around her. Peeking her eyes open, she was engulfed by two molten amber eyes.
They stayed like that for what seemed like an eternity, until finally the bell rang to signal the beginning of the school day. Realizing where they were, Inuyasha quickly brought her to her feet and let her go. Looking away he mumbled a quick apology and ran to class. In a flash he was gone and Kagome was left alone in the hall.
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Inuyasha had yet again made his way to the shade tree without being spotted by Kikyou. Sitting down, he realized Kagome wasn't there. Sniffing the air, he located her scent. "That's strange. I smell her here but I don't see her anywhere." Looking around the base of the tree, she was nowhere to be found. That is until he decided to look up.
"How did she get up there?!" Inuyasha was dumbfounded by how a small human like Kagome could have made her way to the top branch of the tree.
Quietly, he jumped up to the branch next to her. Glancing over at her he noticed how she kept fiddling with the necklace around her neck. He studied it. It was nothing too extravagant. A thin gold chain with three decent sized diamonds hanging from it. The largest one attached to the chain with the next largest one attached to the first diamond and the third, being the smallest, attached to the second.
"How the hell did you get up here?" Inuyasha questioned her after realizing she still hadn't noticed him.
Nearly falling off of her branch, Kagome spun around to face him, releasing her hold on her necklace. "What is wrong with you?! You scared the shit out of me! I almost fell! You do realize it's a good one hundred foot fall right?!"
Not letting her get away with not answering his question, Inuyasha jumped to her branch landing in front of the fuming girl. "Answer my question, Kagome. I have never once seen any of the humans here get this high up. How did you get up here?" He saw her begin to fiddle with her necklace again before she looked up to finally answer him.
"I climbed." Was all she said before looking away once again. "He's so close to me. Just like before, I can feel his breath on my skin." She could feel chills run up her spine as he spoke. "There's a lot of trees around my house, I just have a lot of practice."
Inuyasha could tell that she as hiding something from him. Her answer just didn't fit. Sure, he's seen humans climb trees before but not this one. There were sometimes feet between one branch and the next, she couldn't possibly have made it this far up herself, yet he didn't smell anyone else around her.
Accepting that answer for now, he relaxed next to her on the branch. "So Kagome," He started, looking over at the goddess next to him, "I have a favor to ask you."
"Sure, what is it?" She asked, meeting his gaze.
"Well, Miroku came up to me last week and told me he needed my help asking a girl out, but he was afraid she'd reject him."
"Miroku?! Afraid to ask a girl out?! What is this?! Has Hell frozen over?!" Kagome couldn't help but laugh. Even though she has only known him for two weeks, she knew enough about him to know that he didn't get nervous asking girls out.
"That's what I thought! But he was serious. I can understand why though. I've sorta known he's liked her for a while now, but never thought he'd really make a move. He was always too afraid since they practically live together." He could see Kagome's eyes widen as she realized who Miroku wanted to ask out.
"Sango?!" Kagome practically fell off the branch before Inuyasha caught her. With his arm around her waist she felt content.
Realizing what he was doing, Inuyasha let go and nodded. Not able to form words just yet. He couldn't get enough of that feeling. Her in his arms was exhilarating.
"So, what do you need my help with?" Kagome asked, breaking the silence.
"Oh, uh, well, I thought maybe you could talk to Sango and try to convince her to agree to go on the date with him. I thought maybe it would be more comfortable for her if you went too."
"Me? You want me to third wheel with them? Oh boy, that'll be awkward." She noticed him look down, hiding his eyes under his bangs.
"Not third wheel. You'll have a date too."
"Who?" She noticed how tense he was getting. "Is he trying to ask me out?"
"Me."
"Like a double date? You and me? And Sango and Miroku? Aren't you dating Kikyou though?" She felt saddened having to remind him of his girlfriend, her worst nightmare.
"Well, sorta like a double date. We'll just be going as friends to make it more comfortable for them." It pained him to say that. He wanted to be so much more than just friends with her. But he couldn't let her know that, not yet.
"I think that's a great idea." Kagome smiled, even though she wished he would just break up with Kikyou already. "I'll talk to Sango after school before Miroku shows up."
Hearing the bell ring for the end of lunch, they gathered their things. Kagome packed everything into her book-bag and swung it over her shoulder, preparing for the trek back down. But before she realized it, Inuyasha had wrapped his arm around her waist and jumped, sending them barreling toward the ground until finally landing gracefully on his feet.
Kagome sighed in relief realizing they made it to the ground safely. Looking up she met his golden orbs again. "I'll let Miroku know and I'll see you later." She heard him say and saw him smile a big toothy grin before turning to walk back inside. She stood there a moment longer, taking in what just happened before making her way to class.
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Inuyasha laid in bed recapping the days events. Thinking back to after school, he convinced Miroku to go for it and ask Sango on a date. He knew Kagome could convince her, so he had no doubts in his mind.
They reached the entrance of the school and saw Kagome and Sango sitting on a bench talking. Using his demon hearing, he could make out Sango agreeing. Smiling, he led Miroku to them after noticing him frozen in place at the first sight of Sango.
Miroku had stuttered a few times but finally made out what he wanted from her. One date. And if she didn't want to have a second he would understand. She agreed and he saw Miroku's eyes light up at her answer. He smiled ear to ear. They agreed on Saturday at six.
Inuyasha couldn't help but feel butterflies in his stomach at the thought of going on a sort of date with Kagome. "She really is my soulmate. I can feel it." With that final thought, he closed his eyes and drifted to sleep.
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Kagome awoke feeling better than ever. It was finally Saturday and today was her sort of date with Inuyasha. She couldn't be more excited and nervous at the same time.
She was surprised by how refreshed she felt. Sitting up, she stretched her arms. She could feel the sun coming through her window, smell her mother cooking breakfast, and hear the city roaring with life.
Wait, she could hear people? Realization shot through her as her hand went flying to her throat. Her necklace, it wasn't there. Searching through her sheets she finally came upon it. The chain had snapped in her sleep and now it laid in her bed. Reaching for it, she noticed her claws. "No.. This can't be happening. Not today!" She slowly moved her hands up to her head, and there they were, her dog ears. She jumped out of bed, only to hear her alarm clock come crashing to the floor. "No. Even my tail reappeared!"
She raced down the stairs to her mother. "Mom! My seal broke! What am I going to do? He'll find me!" Kagome cried into her mothers chest. What were they going to do? They couldn't let Him find her.
"Kagome." Her mother tried to sooth her. "It'll be okay. We're far away from Him now. He can't find you." Even though she said that, in the back of her mind she knew they had to do something.
"No! Tonight I'm suppose to go out with Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku!" Kagome only wept harder. "What are they going to think when they see me like this?"
"Sweetie, I think you should go. They're your friends. I'm sure they'll understand. And that Inuyasha boy can protect you, right? You said he's half dog demon?" She knew Kagome didn't need protection but He was strong.
Kagome cried for a while longer, he mother holding her the whole time before she finally sat up. "I guess you're right." She sniffled. "They were bound to find out eventually." With that she peeled herself off her mother and slowly made her way upstairs. Closing the door, she sat on the bed with her head in her hands, fearing what her new friends would think of her now.
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Dear Readers,
Thank you all for the reviews! I wanted to apologize for that huge gap I took between the second and third chapters. I Just started a new job and finished up an online course I was taking for school. I hope you all are still enjoying my work. Please review to tell me what you think!
-PrincessJenRe
