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"WHY THE HELL IS SHE TAKING SO LONG?!" Inuyasha bellowed as he poked his head into Kaede's hut.

Sango, currently rubbing a cloth almost lovingly along her boomerang, looked at him. "Calm down, Inuyasha. Whatever she has at home is just as important as what she does here, I'm sure."

"Feh!"

Miroku was leaning against the wall, pretending to be meditating but actually watching Sango go about her work.

Shippou grinned inwardly and stood tall, viewing the hanyou's anxiety as a beautifully simple opportunity to screw with him. "I think she's decided to stay home forever this time. I mean, lately you've been kind of a jerk, and she probably likes her own home better than this place."

Sango shot the monk a knowing grin as Inuyasha contemplated this proclamation, then paled and ran for the forest and well.

Miroku watched him go through eyes that appeared to be closed, grinned in satisfation, and continued watching Sango.

Pronoun...verb...adjective...conjunction...verb...wait, is that a verb or an adverb? Kagome thought as she stared down her English book. She flipped the page and took a sip of milk, placing her head in her hand tiredly. Aargh, this is so boring! Who even invented English? And why do I have to learn it? This is child abuse.

"Um...Kagome? C-can I...talk to you 'bout...somthing?" came a quiet voice from the doorway. The girl turned to see Sota standing just outside the door, red face staring at his feet.

Kagome frowned and shut her book, going to her obviously upset little brother. "Sure, whats up?"

He shifted and began poking at the carpet with his toe. "Well...I sort of...I kind of...um...where does Inuyasha take you for dates?" he blurted out quickly, his face changing shades.

Kagome reeled back as her expression become one of absolute horror. She stammered for a few moments before realizing the significance of the question. "Sota...are you going on a date?"

He chewed his lip and rubbed his hand through his hair. "Erm...well...there's this girl, and...I...I kind of...y'know...I sort of...kinda...l-like her...uh..."

His sister's face broke into a huge grin. "Aw, that's so awesome, Sota!" she grabbed his hand and dragged him into the room, placing her hands on her hips and staring down at the boy's moon-like face. "So...what do you need to know?"

"Er...well...where should I take her for a...a...date?" the last word was choked out, as if asking the question was killing the poor boy.

"A date? Well...does she like movies? Or dinner? Oh! Oh! Oh! You could take her to a movie and then a romantic, candlelit dinner out on a beach during the sunset, maybe with musicians and giants blimps that say you love her-"

"Sis! I can't do all that!"

Kagome blinked as the cute teenager dashed all of her beautifl fantasies to the ground. She stared at him, almost hurt, and placed her hands on her hips. "Oh? And why not?"

He blinked back. "Er...I don't have much money..."

"Oh, right, of course. Uh..." she placed her head in one hand and began tapping her foot on the carpet. "Well...how about a movie?"

"You think she'd like that?"

"Yeah, of course. A movie, and maybe give her some flowers when you ask her out."

Sota's face slowly broke into a relieved, if slightly uncomfortable, grin. "Is that what Inuyasha did for you?"

Kagome blinked rapidly and blushed, looking akwardly around the room. "Uh, no...we're not...I mean...go ask what's-her-name out!"

"But did Inuya-"

"Now! Hurry! Before she dumps you!"

The teenager jumped up and ran for the door in a panic, before stopping. "Wait..." his eyes tripled in size. "Can she dump me before we've gone out? Is that allowed?!"

His sister rapidly tried to think of something to say that would distract Sota from asking about Inuyasha again. "Er...well..."

Kagome nearly fainted when a bright red figure came bursting through her window. "Alright, look; maybe what you do here is kind of important, but just because you don't like our era doesn't mean that you can just decide to stop coming without even telling me! It was stupid to just ran off without telling us that you weren't gonna come back, so maybe you should just-" his voice had been steadily rising throughout the speech, and now his flushed face was darkening with both anger and...something else. Fear? Kagome couldn't help but wonder.

She interrupted him before he said something they would both regret. "Uh...what? I've only been here for a few hours, Inuyasha."

He opened his mouth, shut it, then opened it again. His face brightened with realization, then darkened with anger at Shippo's prank. "You...he...er..."

Sota interrupted, "Hey, Inuyasha, where'd you take Kagome for a date?"

The hanyou's face took on a terrified expression. "Wh-what?! A-are you insane?!"

Kagome blushed and darted out of the room before anything else could happen, only to run smack dab into a furry pelt-shirt, which was being comfortably worn on a muscular chest. She fell backwards and looked up, her mouth dropping open at the sight of a stunned wolf demon.