The World is Not What It Seems

Chapter 8: The End Of Summer and High School Drama

Kagome's POV:

It's Friday!

The school dance is tonight, and I'm going with Koga!

Long story…


-Monday-

I close my locker to see Koga standing there.

"Oh hey Koga," I say, surprised that he randomly just showed up out of nowhere.

"Hey Kagome, listen, I need your help," he replies.

"With what?"

"I need to make this girl jealous, will you go to the school dance with me? Or did Inuyasha already ask you?"

"A girl? I guess so, no one asked me yet anyways."

"Great, see ya Friday," he says, then turns around and starts walking, waving to me.


-Back to Friday-

So yeah… I have a suspicion that it's Ayame, but I didn't know why it would be at the time.


-Tuesday at Lunch-

"H.E.L.P. M.E.!" Ayame squeals as soon as she sits down.

"What's up?" I ask.

"I THINK I'M CRUSHING AGAIN"

"On Koga?" Sango asks.

"No…"

"Then who?" I ask.

"This guy asked me to the End-Of-Summer dance this Friday!"

"Who?!" Sango asks.

"His name is Okami! And he's a wolf demon just like Koga!"

"Wait why'd he ask you out..?" Rin asks.

"I don't know, does it matter?!"


-Back to Friday-

So I'm going to the dance with Koga, Sango is going with Kuranosuke, Ayame is going with Okami, and who knows what other weird pairings are going together…

This is going to be the weirdest school dance ever…


At lunch, we sit together as usual.

"So, Rin," Sango begins. "You're going to the dance, right? With who?!"

"Huh? Um, no one…" Rin replies.

"You can't show up to a dance without a date!" I exclaim.

"I'm just going for the experience, besides, Kirara will be there, too!"

"Yeah, but Kirara's going because she and Ayumi are in charge of it," Ayame says.

"And to take pictures," Kirara adds.

"So? I'm sure there will be other people there without dates!"

"If only Sesshomaru was our age, right?" I ask Rin playfully.

She blushes. "Well then the girls would be all over him."


Sango, Ayame, and I are all walking to the dance together, even though we don't plan to stay together the whole time since we all have dates. They came over to my house to get ready, and soon we began walking to the dance. It's 6 o'clock, still light outside, and my mom told me to call her if she needs to pick me up when it's over.

When we get there, we kind of stick together until each of us find our dates. Ayame's first, and she sprints away as soon as she sees Okami.

Kuranosuke comes up to Sango when he sees her, and that leaves me to find Koga.

Which doesn't take long, of course, because when he sees me he walks over, smiling.

"Hey Koga…" I say.

"Hey Kagome," he replies.

This is kind of awkward…

Hey, I haven't heard from Inuyasha in a few days, I wonder if he's here?!

Although right now might not be the right time to wonder that since I promised to help Koga…

After standing there awkwardly for a few seconds, Koga takes my hand, surprising me. "Wanna dance?" he asks.

"Um, sure…" I reply, but kind of absent-mindedly since I don't exactly want Inuyasha to see me with Koga, they would probably end up fighting and then the whole dance would get ruined…

Then I see something, two somethings, actually: Naraku and Kikyo!


Sango's POV:

I half-heartedly talk to Kuranosuke about random stuff, nothing exciting.

I'm kind of distracted, and honestly don't care for Kuranosuke, I just said yes because… I don't even know why!

I suddenly realize that Miroku could be here with any random girl, and find myself looking around the gym and not listening to what Kuranosuke is saying.

"Sango? You in there?" Kuranosuke asks, waving a hand in front of my face.

"Huh? Oh, y-yeah, sorry…"

"Do you… even want to be here right now?"

"Huh?"

"You aren't really paying attention, and you don't seem to be having a good time. Tell me, why did you agree to this in the first place?"

"Well I… I honestly have no idea…"

"I thought so, but why would you say yes if you don't even like me?"

"Well… Um…"

Something catches my eye behind Kuranosuke.

Two somethings.

Miroku and Koharu.


Author's POV:

Kikyo and Naraku are standing together, talking.

"So, Naraku," Kikyo begins. "Why did you ask me to this?"

"Well because I wanted to, why else?"

Kikyo sighs. "Whatever…"

Kikyo sees something out of the corner of her eye, and turns to look at it: Kagome with Koga.

'If Kagome's not even here with Inuyasha, then why am I here with this idiot?!' she thinks.

Meanwhile, Kagura is leaning against a wall.

"Hey Kagura," Bankotsu says, walking up to her, Suikotsu next to him.

"What do you want?" Kagura asks.

"Nothin' much, just bored."

"Why did you come here in the first place if you're just going to be bored the whole time?"

"Why did you come?"

"And why is Suikotsu here?" Kagura asks.

"He's new, he needs to make some friends," Bankotsu replies.

"He's not much newer than the rest of us, shouldn't he have friends already?"

"He's not exactly the popular type…"

"Whatever…"

"Is that Kikyo?" Suikotsu asks.

"Yeah, why?"

"She looks beautiful…"

"Huh? You like Kikyo? Good luck with that, she's still stuck on that half-breed, Inuyasha," Kagura says.

"Still, she is pretty…"

"She's here with Naraku?" Bankotsu asks.

"Yeah, but she only wanted to make Inuyasha jealous," Kagura replies.

"Well then I have a chance?" Suikotsu asks.

"Do whatever you want, it's my fault what happens to ya."


Ayame's POV:

Wait, Koga's here with KAGOME?!

How'd that happen, I thought she was with Inuyasha?!

Right, I'm here with Okami, why am I thinking about Koga?!

But Okami kind of looks like Koga…


Kagome's POV:

While I'm dancing with Koga, we don't say much. He's kind of blushing, and I'm mostly thinking.

I'm not really looking at him, but I do, and he looks right at me.

Our eyes kind of lock and we're stuck staring at each other, unable to pull away.

"Um, Kagome..?" he begins.

"What?"

"I… Um…"

"What is it, spit it out already."

"Well you see I…" he doesn't seem able to finish his sentence, and he kisses me.

KOGA IS KISSING ME?!

Out of the corner of my eye I see a figure with long silver hair.

Oh no…

I pull away, quickly, but it's too late.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha rushes over to us.

"Hey mutt, what're you doin' here?" Koga asks.

"Why do you need to know, and what're you doing kissing Kagome!"

"It's not like she didn't like it!"

"What, did ya ask her?!"

"STOP IT!" I yell.

The two of them look at me questioningly.

"Look Koga, I only agreed to this because you said you needed me to help you make someone jealous, nothing more. And besides, how could I date you when I'm friends with Ayame?! And Inuyasha," I say, turning towards him. "YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME IN HERE AND START FIGHTING WITH KOGA WHEN I AM PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH THIS MYSELF!"

"Huh?! Kagome!" Inuyasha exclaims.

"That's enough! I'm going home!"


Sango's POV:

I am burning with rage as I watch Miroku and Koharu.

How could he just go and ask some random girl, and her of all people!

"Sango? You OK?" Kuranosuke asks. He looks in the direction I'm looking in, and then turns back to me.

"I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine. Why wouldn't I be?"

"Sango, do you expect me to believe that? I'll do whatever you want, even if it's to get another man. Do you want to make him jealous? I-"

"No. I have a feeling that's the cause of all this…"

Kagome was right.

Exactly right.

This is some serious drama, like something I would put in a fanfiction.

I'm not sure whether to go over there or not, but I don't have to, because Miroku turns around and sees me.

His face is of fear and surprise, with a hint of embarrassment.

"Uh, Sango," he says, taking a step towards me. "What's the problem..?"

"You know what the problem is!" I reply.

"Sorry Koharu just wouldn't leave me alone, she begged me to take her to this dance, forgive me Sango!"

"That's not exactly the issue here…"

"You're here with Kuranosuke, aren't you? He's in my science class," Miroku says.

Huh? They know each other?!

"Miroku!" Koharu yells, running up to us. "What are you doing?! You're here with me!"

"Koharu, you should probably go," Miroku says, to my surprise.

"Why?!" she asks.

"Because I shouldn't have come with you in the first place, you're too young! I already told you I can't date you, you shouldn't even be in high school."

"Fine! I'll call my mom to pick me up!" Koharu storms off.

"Well, I'll leave you two alone then," Kuranosuke says, winking at me, then walks away, leaving me with Miroku.

"Huh?! Wait Kuranosuke!" I blush, and look back at Miroku.

"Weren't you here with Kuranosuke?" Miroku asks me.

"Yeah but… I guess it's more complicated than that," I sigh. "Look, you didn't have to make Koharu leave, I'm sorry…"

"No, it's fine, and besides, I was scared that you were gonna murder me anyways…"

"Eh?!"

"I'm just kidding! Just kidding…"

"I should probably leave, I'm sorry this whole thing happened…"

"No, wait, Sango."

"What..?"

"Would you like to dance?"


Ayame's POV:

"You alright, Ayame?" Okami asks me.

"Yeah, fine…" I reply, turning back to him.

"Okay, you wanna dance?"

I smile. "Sure."

Okami is so dreamy, omg!

He has hair the same color as Koga's, but it's shoulder length, a bit longer than mine is now since I cut it.

But we haven't really had any good conversations…

I see Koga again, only this time he's… KISSING KAGOME?!

WTF?!

I pull slightly away from Okami.

"What's wrong?" Okami asks, looking in the direction I'm looking in. "You worried about that wolf-boy and your friend?"

"He has a name!" I exclaim. "And for your information, I'm not… worried about them… Nope, I'm perfectly fine! Can we just continue?"

He shrugs. "Fine by me."

But I can't help looking at Koga and Kagome one more time.

I see Kagome pull away from the kiss, blushing, and Inuyasha rush over. "Kagome!" he yells.

Koga and Inuyasha start arguing, and then Kagome starts yelling at them. I kind of pull away from Okami again while I'm watching this.

"Ayame, I thought you didn't care what those two're doin'," Okami says.

"I-I don't, it's just…"

"You obviously do, if you care about why bother with me?"

"No, but I-"

"Do whatever you want, you obviously don't wanna be here with me, later," he says, starting to walk away.

But I don't do anything, because he's right.

Grrr stupid Koga! Why is he so attractiveeeeeeee


Kagome's POV:

The two guys pretty much just stand there, scared to say anything more.

I am about to walk away when Ayame walks over.

"Ayame? What's up, I thought you were here with Okami," I ask.

"Well I kind of… Um… I-I saw you and Koga and I um…" she stutters.

"Well I'm leaving now, so you can do what you want. If you need a ride home or anything call me, my mom said she would drive all of us home if we don't have rides or whatever."

"Oh… Ok, thanks for the offer… I might be leaving now, too, since I don't have a date."

I smile. "Ok then, let's go."

I wonder where Sango is…?


Sango's POV:

"Eh? Dance…?"

"Well? Do you?"

"Um… Sure, I guess…"

I blush, and wonder what Kagome's doing right now…

Why does everything have to be so complicated all the time?!

Suddenly I feel something.

That hand again…

I slap Miroku, hard, and turn around so I'm not facing him.

"I think I'll just leave," I say, heading for the door.

"Wait! Sango!" Miroku says, rushing over to me. "Don't leave!"

"No, I think I've had enough of this dance, I just wanna go home. See ya in school Monday," I say, continuing to walk towards the door.

I see Kagome and Ayame about to leave, and hurry to catch up with them.

"Hey guys!" I say.

"Oh, hey Sango," Kagome says, smiling. "How was Kuranosuke?"

"Don't even ask. You?"

"Koga kissed me, and Inuyasha showed up," Kagome replies.

"Why didn't you tell me you were going with Koga?!" Ayame asks.

Kagome shrugs. "He told me he wanted to make some girl jealous. After you said you were going with Okami, I thought it might be you. But after he kissed me I realized he might have been lying…"

"How was Okami, anyways?" I ask Ayame.

"Turns out I still like Koga… When I saw him kiss Kagome I got distracted from my 'dream boy' and couldn't focus!"

"This was one heck of a school dance…" I say.

"Yeah, but I have a feeling this isn't the end of our high school drama," Kagome says, seeming to look at something in the distance.


ATTENTION: PLEASE READ BELOW:
I FINALLY FINISHED THE CHAPTER! I've been working on this chapter for a week (no wonder it's so long, right?) and I've finished it! YUSHHHHHHHHHHH
I've realized that some of you may not have read 'The World Can Be Very Strange,' which this is the sequel to… So you can read it, OR, since it's 39 chapters or so and you might not feel like reading it, here's a backstory for ya:
Kagome, a seventh grader, moved to a new part of Tokyo, also moving schools. She met Inuyasha, who she knew from 1st grade and had moved away from back then. Same with Miroku, but she and Inuyasha were best friends and she barely knew Miroku. She automatically became friends with Sango, Kirara, and Rin. Kirara and Rin are like ultra BFFs or whatever. Koga asked her out on the first day at her new school, and she agreed, but he seemed like an air head and she didn't really like him. Soon afterwards, Ayame came, and she had skipped two grades (not all at once) to catch up to Koga, claiming he had promised to marry her a few years back. Now she was in 6th grade. Koga refused to believe her, however. Sango, Kagome, Kirara, and Rin were all best friends. Sango's brother Kohaku was in a coma because of a car crash, which had killed Sango's parents. Ayame decided to make the school play the legend of the shikon jewel. Inuyasha and Kagome had a kiss scene in it. Somewhere around there, Rin got lost in the woods and ended up following Sesshomaru and Jaken around. Sesshomaru had thrown her phone in the river -.- Kagome later found out that Sesshomaru was Inuyasha's older brother. In 8th grade, Inuyasha was dared by his friends (Miroku to be exact) to ask Kagome out, and she said yes. Another date resulted in her getting hit by a car. Inuyasha had dated Kikyo before Kagome moved there, and the same thing had happened to her. She had survived however, and so did Kagome after a long trip to the hospital. After the party for Kagome coming home from the hospital, Koga and Inuyasha kept fighting, ended up chasing Miroku around, he hid behind the snack bar and actually fell asleep. After the rest of them had left, forgetting about Miroku entirely, Sango remembered and went back to the beach. When they were walking home, Miroku picked her up bridal style and ran to her house, then kissed her. Ayumi, the crazy dreamer photographer of the school newspaper caught a picture of them and it was later published in the school newspaper. On Sango's birthday, Kagome threw her a surprise party. Also, on that same day, Kohaku woke up from his coma and got to go home with Sango. The surprise party resulted in a game of truth or dare that involved kissing between InuKag and MirSan, and Kirara, a friend of the creepy Ayumi and also part of the school newspaper, took pictures. During the story many games of truth or dare were played, something really strange happened at the Halloween dance, and there was much embarrassment. If you wanna know the funny stuff and extra details, READ IT because this summary is already too long. Thanks for reading if you did, hope it helps you understand this story more. Bye.