Here's Renegade chapter ten! I hope you all enjoy it and remember there is a poll on my profile asking about what story/one-shot you are most interested in! I'd really appreciate it if you guys took it if you haven't already. ^_^ I'll leave it up for one more week.

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Disclaimer: I DO NOT - I REPEAT NOT OWN INUYASHA.

~Chapter 10~

It was finally after school, and Kagome had headed to her home alone. She had managed to make it through the day without pulling her hair out from the constant whispers. 'Seriously…those people need lives,' she thought to herself as she waited at the bus stop.

She sighed and thought about Inuyasha—how he had pulled her aside after their English class and told her he had to go and take care of a few errands, but to meet him at a local Italian restaurant on her side of town.

Kagome wondered what those errands could have been in the back of her mind, but preferred to ignore it for the most part. She didn't want to assume anything about him anymore. He had already proven her wrong on so many levels.

Though she couldn't help pondering why he had rushed off so fast. Sure, he had errands, but he hadn't even bothered to say goodbye to her after school. Her eyes roamed to the surrounding trees as their leaves began to fall around her, the gentle breeze wrapping them in the wind's current and dancing them down the sidewalk. The wind's chill relaxed her a bit, calming her mind, to her surprise.

The brunette couldn't let her thoughts create false presumptions of what her new beau could be up to. She knew he wasn't the most innocent person that attended the school, as on more than one occasion she recalled seeing cigarettes in his backpack and the outline of a box about the size of a carton in his pockets.

Then again, if he smoked, who knew what else he did on the side when no one else was looking. She hugged her binder close to her chest, pursing her lips a bit and trying to figure out how she would be telling her mother that she was going out on date with the same young man she thought was "corrupting" her daughter.

'I guess I don't have to tell her…' she mused in her head, wondering how much her mother would freak if she randomly went out and didn't tell her where she was going.

—xxxxx—

He fumbled in his pocket for his keys, finding them and quickly letting himself into his apartment. Inuyasha slammed the door behind him in a rush and threw his backpack on the crude-looking couch before heading back to his bedroom.

He swiftly pulled off his sweatshirt and t-shirt along with it. The charcoaled-eyed male then began sifting through his closet, pulling out one of his only nice, black, button-down shirts. He continued his search, picking out a pair of black denim as well, and swiftly raced to his bathroom to change.

Inuyasha placed his clothes on his sink and looked up into the mirror— He stopped. He had on a smirk; not his usual one, but one as if he was actually…excited and maybe even anxious—the good kind. He took a deep breath, and then it hit him, the reason why he was so excited and actually feeling happy for once: it would be his first date. He had never seen the kind of look on his face that was currently there before.

As stupid and cheesy as he felt, he couldn't stop his natural reaction to something like this. Not wanting to stall any longer, he quickly got the water going in his shower. He ran a nervous hand through his hair, taking a deep breath. He hoped he'd be able to impress her; despite all his negative thoughts and feelings about whatever they could possibly end up being, he still held an ounce of hope deep down…

He was so preoccupied with what would be happening within a short time period, he failed to think about one important detail: Naraku.

—xxxxx—

Kagome drove up to the restaurant in the sleek, white compact car her mother owned (with the elder's permission, of course). She parked next to the curb and looked at herself once more in the rearview mirror. She made sure to not go over heavy on her mascara, eyeliner, or lip gloss; she kept it casual.

She smoothed out her strapless, red, mid-thigh cocktail dress—one of her favorites that she owned—and got out of the car, making sure to set the alarm. The young teen walked up to the entrance of the restaurant and began looking around for her date.

The thought of looking for her date made her smile like a preteen seeing their idol in concert. 'I think I'm actually getting butterflies…' she thought quietly to herself as she felt the faintest of flutters in her stomach.

The featherlike breeze of the autumn evening washed over Inuyasha as he approached the restaurant. From afar, he spotted her, looking as gorgeous as ever. He admired the way the scarlet gown flaunted her perfect figure, even the matching ankle-high, garnet strappy-heels. She was quite the enticing sight.

Her hair looked soft as ever as her natural, subtle waves splayed over her shoulders, a portion that was placed on the front of her shoulder nearly reaching the tops of her breasts. As he got closer, he realized she must have been looking for him. A grin appeared on his face as he stood a few feet behind her.

"You look beautiful," he said smoothly, his usual monotone having disappeared for the most part.

Kagome, startled by the sudden voice, turned quickly and smiled at him. "You scared me…but thank you. You clean up nice yourself," she complimented back.

She looked over what looked like a new Inuyasha. He had on a suave, button-down shirt, onyx black with black jeans. His smoldering, grey eyes almost burned their way into hers. His hair was neatly brushed back into a ponytail, exposing his two pierced ears that each held what looked like a small gold hoop.

"You ready to go inside?" he asked, holding out his hand for her. Kagome bit her lower lip and nodded, grabbing his hand and letting herself be led inside to the front desk.

After they were seated and had ordered their food, Kagome looked over at her date. "So, do you think the pasta will be good?"

"I've never been here before; I had assumed you had," Inuyasha commented back, shrugging. "But, yeah, it all looked good on the menu, and the food in the back smells delicious," he said with a soft chuckle.

It was one of the first times the brunette had heard such a sound from the male sitting next to her in the small booth that was secluded in the back of the restaurant. "It does smell good, and no, I've never been. I don't eat out much," she admitted, placing her elbow on the table and lightly placing her chin in her palm.

Inuyasha's eyes shifted, focusing on her lips. Kagome didn't seem to notice as she kept talking. "So, what do you do for fun? Other than read or draw," she asked, curious as to what the other teen did to keep himself busy on a regular day.

The smoky-eyed male shrugged, taking a sip of his water. "I sometimes go for a walk or something," he spoke, trying to keep details of what usually kept him busy a secret.

Kagome nodded, accepting the answer. "What about watching TV or playing video games?"

Inuyasha shook his head, taking another sip of his water. "I don't have a TV or any type of video game," he mumbled. His eyes turned towards hers once he placed his glass down.

"Oh, I'm sorry," she responded, growing quiet as she tried to think of something else to ask or say.

"I don't need an apology; I can get myself one. That's no problem. I just don't want one," he explained with a shrug of his shoulders, his grey eyes never leaving her dark russet ones.

She smiled a bit. "Oh, well, that's a bit different to hear. You make it sound as if you live on your own," she said jokingly at first, not realizing the truth about his personal life.

"I do. I live in an apartment," he bluntly stated, looking away from her and at the waiter who approached them, setting their pasta plates in front of them, wishing them a good meal, and politely walking away.

"Ah…I see. So, are you, like, emancipated from your parents or something?" Kagome inquired, curious as to why the teen would live alone.

"I'm nineteen, but I guess you could say that," he quietly said, not bothering to tell her that both of his parents were deceased. He watched her dip her fork into the creamy noodles and take a delicate bite and gazed upon her smile of delight as she tasted the food.

"This food is delicious… Sorry, off-topic, I know—but yeah, I know you're nineteen, but still, a majority of nineteen year olds who are in high school and, hell, even in college live with their parents…" She trailed off before clearing her throat. "You can tell me if I'm being nosy, you know," she said, not wanting to stray into any subject he didn't want to discuss.

"You're being nosy," he replied in a smart-alecky way, a light smirk gracing his lips as he took a bite of his pasta, agreeing with her earlier critique.

Kagome scooted closer to him in their small booth, and Inuyasha wrapped his left arm around her waist. She playfully stuck her tongue out at him for his comment about her being nosy and stayed quiet. "You're actually silent… Any other questions?" he wondered as they both took a bite of their food in unison.

The young brunette looked at him with bright eyes, obviously holding hundreds if not thousands of questions she wanted answered. "Well, I don't want this to be completely one-sided… Why don't you ask me some things?" she suggested, taking a sip of her soda.

Inuyasha looked back at her, thinking of the various questions he could ask her. "Have you ever had a boyfriend before?" he wondered in a monotone fashion.

Kagome almost coughed on her drink as her eyes turned back to him. "You just jump right into it, don't you?" she laughed softly. "But…no, not really. I've had like two kisses in my life, but that's it," Kagome responded, a bit embarrassed at her lack of experience.

"Nothing wrong with that…" He trailed off, thinking of his next question.

"What about you?" she inquired back.

"No, I've never had a boyfriend before, either," he sarcastically responded with a smirk, earning narrowed eyes and a smile in return.

"Oh, ha-ha. You're such a smartass," Kagome said, nudging him in his side gently before taking a few more bites of her pasta.

"My ass thanks you for acknowledging its intellect," Kagome heard him say back and accidentally laughed aloud.

"Wow, I've never heard that one before," she said, stopping her light chuckles. Before she said anything back, she felt his lips on hers, her eyes fluttered shut as she returned the small sign of affection. Her palm settled gently on the side of his face, pulling him closer in.

They broke the kiss after a few short seconds as to not draw attention to themselves. Kagome licked her lips once and raised an eyebrow towards him. "So what about you? Any past relationships?"

Inuyasha sighed softly and shook his head. "No. In all honesty…this is my first date," he mumbled, not sure as to why he had admitted that small detail about himself.

"Really? So, was I, like, your first kiss?" Kagome asked, extremely intrigued to find out this fact about her date.

"No, you weren't. But you're only the fourth girl I've ever kissed," he said. "Technically third, if you don't count the one I had when I was eight."

"Aw, that's cute. I was fourteen when I had my first kiss, so you beat me by several good years," she said, absentmindedly playing with the light stubble Inuyasha had on his chin. "Can you grown a beard or a mustache?" she asked, quickly changing subjects.

"You're like a goldfish with ADD; you know that, right?" he commented in his normal, near toneless voice.

Kagome laughed a bit as she continued to mess with the hairs on his chin. "Oh, whatever. I'm just keeping our conversation going."

"I wasn't expecting it to stop," he assumed. "And not really. I get a few hairs on my chin; that's about it. I meant to shave it off."

"Oh" was all she said back, stopping her movements and looking back at their food, her plate half-gone and his nearly full. "Am I keeping you from eating?" she worried.

Inuyasha shook his head in response. "I'm just not that hungry… I don't eat much to begin with," he explained, not wanting her to think he didn't like the food since that wasn't the case.

"Alright then. Any other things about me you want to know?" she questioned, not having anything to hide about herself.

Inuyasha shrugged, his eyes glued on her face as if he was committing it to memory. The feeling she got from the look in his eyes, though they lacked much emotion, almost gave her chills. She could sense there was something there lying deep down inside of him. She felt her cheeks grow hot, more than likely from blushing, and she couldn't help stop her next comment. "You have really pretty eyes…"

She wanted to slap herself for saying something in such a "fangirl" manner, as if she was a little kid talking to their very first crush.

Inuyasha grinned back. "Thank you. So do you."

They continued to talk about school, where they went to middle school, and their favorites in music, food, movies, and even color. Even when they had each finished what was on their plates, they carried on their conversations for at least an extra hour, jumping from topic to topic, going off on different stories depending on the subject (though more so on Kagome's part rather than Inuyasha's).

Kagome then looked at her phone, noticed it was nine o'clock, and sighed, not particularly caring about her curfew, but also not wanting to have her mother go on a rampage in town looking for her.

Inuyasha noticed the time on Kagome's cell and glanced at her. "You should get home; it's fairly late, and it's a school night," he said in a purposefully professional tone of voice, which made Kagome chuckle softly.

"I guess you're right. I'm surprised you don't want to keep me out all night," she said, playing once again with the few stray hairs on Inuyasha's chin.

He playfully made a small attempt to bite her fingers and looked at her. "I'm not going to keep you out on the first date. Maybe the second or third, though," he commented, only kidding.

Kagome bit her lower lip and looked back at him. "Alright, well, I brought my mom's car. Do you want me to drop you off at your apartment?"

Inuyasha's eyes widened for a short second before returning to normal. "No, that's not necessary…but I would like to see you home, and I can walk and take the bus from there."

"Oh, okay then. If you insist." She nodded and slid out from the booth, waiting for Inuyasha. He pulled out his wallet and threw a few twenties on the table before standing and joining Kagome, locking hands and walking out the restaurant.

"I could have paid if you wanted me to," she quietly spoke, not knowing if she had just said something offensive to him.

"If I wanted you to pay, I would have asked. I make sure I have some money on me," he remarked back to her.

Kagome didn't press as to where he had gotten the money, already hearing rumors around the school about his business in…"sales". They got into Kagome's car, and she drove off towards her house. It was a quick, but quiet ride back to her home.

As they got out of the car and walked up the driveway, Inuyasha turned her around and pulled her close to him. She felt her cheeks grow hot again. She began to wonder how a guy, as stoic and unemotional as Inuyasha seemed to be, could send such romantic chills through her body.

This time she pushed herself up on the tips of her toes and pressed their lips together. Inuyasha smiled a bit into the kiss and parted his lips slightly, the tip of his tongue delicately caressing the bottom line of her lower lip.

Kagome hummed softly, parting her own lips, obliging to the silent plea, and let his tongue slip into her mouth.

The tip of his tongue gracefully danced against and with hers as he pulled her closer, his arms wrapped around her even more.

Kagome knew her blush had to have overtaken the entirety of her features. She felt him draw her lower lip into his mouth, carefully nipping at it and running his tongue along the length of it. She let a soft moan escape her lips in the midst of the passionate kiss and pulled away after a few more short, but intense seconds.

This time when she looked at him, his eyes held something different inside of them. They weren't void or emotionless, but the brunette wasn't able to quite place her finger on what it was. As she opened her mouth to say something, the outside light began flicking on and off.

She rolled her eyes and looked at the taller and older male. "Well, that'll be my mom."

Inuyasha smiled a bit unsteadily. "Yeah…I'll see you tomorrow, princess."

Kagome nodded back, sighing. "See you tomorrow, Inuyasha. And my name is not princess," she replied in a matter-of-fact way. Though that didn't make a difference to the teen male.

He grinned and kissed her forehead once. "Kagome," he mumbled against her skin before turning and walking away from her property to head towards the bus stop down the street.

Kagome smiled and shook her head, turning away and heading into her house.

As Inuyasha walked towards the bench to await the bus, his smile faded. It was in that moment he remembered what he had neglected to take into account earlier…

And that was Naraku.

Alright well that does it for chapter 10 ^_^ I hope you all enjoyed it well enough and at least it wasn't too short! Let me know what you like/don't like in a review or else I'll never know! Haha. Until next time~

The next chapter will be up in a week.