Whoa, quick update! For me, anyways. Heheh, that's what boredom does to you...
This is a pretty pointless chapter, but I hope you like it anyways...
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, so if you don't like this story then I suggest you complain to Rumiko Takahashi for not giving me good enough characters to abuse.
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"What happened, Kagome?" Sango asked softly. They were back at Sango's house. The trip back in the taxi had been completely silent. It seemed that the driver picked up on the mood, because he didn't ask the usual questions or try to start the usual chit-chat. The only words passed between them was when Sango told the man her address and then paid the fare when they reached their destination.
And so Kagome told them. Tears streamed down her face and she had to stop occasionally when a sob caught in her throat, but the whole story came out. Rin and Sango sat in silence, rubbing her back and nodding understandingly.
"Kouga, I hate him!" Rin hissed. Sure enough her eyes glinted with untold fury. "Don't worry, Kagz. We'll straighten all of this out at school on Friday. I'm sure that Fluffy wouldn't mind breaking a few of Kouga's limbs for you…"
"N-no!" Kagome interrupted loudly. Rin and Sango blinked at her, confused. "I m-mean; violence will only m-make it w-worse. I-it won't make A-Ayame understand w-what happened and sh-she'll most likely n-not want to listen." She explained between sniffs.
Sango and Rin glanced at each other. Sango nodded. "Okay Kagome, but you know we're here for you. We'll get Ayame to understand and if anyone needs beating up, we'll be more than happy to oblige."
Kagome giggled and gave a weak smile. "Thanks, you guys. I-it's really great t-to have friends like y-you guys."
Rin grinned back and hugged her friend. "Aw, that's okay. We all stick together; us and the guys. It's what makes us stronger than everyone else. Now come on, let's wash that make-up off. Boy, I think that next time you should go with waterproof stuff, Sango. Look at your face, Kagz! The mascara's practically dripping off!"
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Kagome woke the next morning to find Sango in her walk-in wardrobe (A/N: I want one of them!), pulling items from the shelves and scattering them across the already junk-covered floor. Rin was humming to herself and flicking through radio stations, looking for one that took her fancy.
"Oh, hey Kagz!" Rin exclaimed with a grin when she saw her friend was awake, "Did you have a nice sleep?"
Kagome nodded, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear. She hated her hair in the mornings; it was always impossibly frizzy and… well, everywhere.
"Well, now that you're awake, I have a proposition!" Sango declared. She was dressed in a fuchsia babydoll dress complimented by her signature eyeshadow with a long gold chain around her neck, holding a clump of beads and stuff (A/N: grr! I have no idea how to describe them, but hopefully you know what I mean. They're like just a bunch of beads and bits of chain and fancy stuff all hanging together off of one long chain).
"What?" Kagome asked warily. The mood had definitely changed since last night. Now Rin and Sango were both looking at her like hungry wolves staring at a piece of fresh meat… no! She really, really didn't want to think about wolves.
"Well, since last night didn't go very well, I propose that we all troop down to the mall and go shopping."
"And I second that motion!" Rin added.
"But Sango, I don't have any money-" Kagome began, but Sango rose her hand in a silencing gesture.
"Don't worry Kagz; I'll pay for everything. And don't start complaining! I don't want to hear it! I do have some conditions…"
Kagome stared at Sango for a moment. The glint in her eyes had returned and she was suddenly very wary again. "What kind of conditions?" she asked suspiciously.
"Firstly, I get to choose what to buy, no complaining on your part. Secondly, you must wear whatever I buy, because it's rude not to accept gifts."
Kagome bit her lip and thought for a moment. "Do I actually get a choice in the matter?" she asked.
"Nope." Rin and Sango replied simultaneously. Kagome sighed.
"Fine, I'll do it."
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Some time later, Kagome, Rin and Sango all stepped out of Sango's father's car.
"So I'll pick you up around 4:00?" her father asked.
Sango grinned. "Yup, you've got it."
Her father nodded. "All right; you girls have fun!" he drove off, leaving the three girls on the sidewalk outside the mall.
"I still can't believe you got me to wear heels." Kagome grumbled. Sango and Rin had both persuaded her into wearing open-toed, high-heeled black pumps; along with cuffed and cropped blue denim jeans and a black halter-neck top. Rin had had the time of her life curling her hair into cute little ringlets, framing her high cheekbones and heart-shaped face.
"Oh, suck it up." Rin replied with a grin. She was dressed in a teal coloured cotton voile top, ruched at the bust with a square neck, cuffed short sleeves and a small ribbon around the waist. Her skinny jeans accentuated her petite frame and her tiny feet were clad in cute nude Miu Miu leather ankle boots. Her hair, unlike Kagome's and Sango's, was up in a high ponytail.
"You'd better get used to them Kagz, coz guess where we're heading first?" Sango said, as they walked inside, Kagome wobbling and nearly tripping over her own feet several times. She pointed to a nearby shoe shop and Kagome groaned.
"Hey, we made a deal. And there is absolutely no way we're letting you traipse around in those sneakers of yours." Sango said defensively as she pulled Kagome inside the shoe shop.
Today is going to be a long day… Kagome thought with a sigh.
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An hour later and Kagome was already carrying three large bags. She didn't know how she was going to survive the remaining four hours; not if they continued shopping at Sango's pace.
Thankfully Rin and Sango agreed that they were hungry and that it was time for a quick food break. Sango and Kagome sat themselves and their purchases down at a table in the food court, while Rin ran off to order their lunch.
"So, you liking the day so far?" Sango asked cheerfully. Kagome smiled.
"It hasn't been as bad as I expected." She admitted. Sango's grin grew wider, if that was possible.
"See, what did I tell you?"
"I still can't believe your buying everything, though."
"Now don't start, Kagz. It's my choice and I want to pay for everything, so just let me."
"Here we go!" Rin said cheerfully as she sat down three large servings of wedges and two bowls, one for sour cream and the other for sweet chilli sauce, in the middle.
"Yum! I love wedges!" Sango exclaimed as she dug into her plate. Rin giggled.
"You act as though you're surprised I got wedges. We only get them every time we're down here." She said, rolling her eyes.
"Hey! There was that one time when we got hamburgers from that other shop!"
"Only because the wedge place was closed that day." Rin teased. Kagome couldn't help but laugh at them. It was impossible to be upset around Rin and Sango. They just had a way of putting a smile on her face.
As they talked, the conversation turned to guys.
"Far out; you never did tell us the details about how Miroku asked you out!" Rin exclaimed. Sango blushed and suddenly became very interested in her bowl of wedges.
"Well… there's not much really to tell…" she said quietly, her blush slowly growing bigger and bigger.
Rin snorted. "Sango, when Fluffy asked me out you threatened to throw a vegie knife at me if I didn't tell you everything."
"I did not!"
"You did! I remember; we were cutting up vegetables for pizza that night and you threw it at the wall! There's still a mark there where it hit!"
"…Oh…"
"Come on Sango, please?" Kagome begged. She too had joined in with the pleading; something she had never done before.
Eventually, Sango caved. "Okay, okay." She sighed.
Both Rin and Kagome stopped talking and looked to her intently.
"Weeell… he asked me to go to the library with him. I thought something was up and he wanted to tell me, coz Miroku never goes to the library," she rolled her eyes, "Anyway; when we got there, we went down one of the aisles so the librarian couldn't see us."
"And…?" Rin urged when Sango paused for a moment.
"Well, he did tonnes of stuttering and wouldn't spit it out, so I grabbed his shoulders and shook him. You know; I thought I could shake it out of him. Then he grabbed me by the arms and kissed me."
By now Sango had turned tomato red. She twisted a strand of hair around her finger. "Then I said 'what was that for?' and he said 'because I really like you Sango and I want to know if you'd go out with me' and I just stood there for ages, looking at him. Then I said yes and he kissed me again!"
Rin sighed dreamily. "That's so cute! When Fluffy asked me out I honestly didn't know if he was joking or not!"
"How did you guys meet, anyway?" Kagome asked curiously, "I mean, no offence, but you guys are so different!"
Rin giggled. "It's a pretty funny story, actually. I work in this little antique shop not too far from here. It's pretty boring, but the pay's good. Anyway, I was wandering around, looking for something to do, when I spotted Fluffy contemplating between these two porcelain tea sets. I only saw his back at first, so I went up to him and said, 'excuse me ma'am, but do you need some help?' and he turned and gave me the evilest glare!"
"You really thought he was a woman?" Kagome asked in disbelief. Rin nodded.
"Well, you would too if you worked there. Pretty much everyone who goes there is an old woman looking for something to add to her pottery collection. But anyway, he told me to buzz off and I got all huffy at him, told him I was only trying to help. I was practically yelling at him and he just stood there smirking at me. I stopped to take a breath and then he said 'so which of these would you suggest?' and I told him to take the dragon one because the manager's been trying to get rid of it for ages. I told him to pay for it and get lost, so that's what he did. The next day he came back and asked me out."
"And you accepted?" Kagome asked.
Rin smirked. "Nope, not at first. I was still really angry at him. Then he started sending all of these gifts to work. First there were these huge bouquets of roses, then fancy boxes of chocolates, then he got me this expensive necklace! Well; eventually I told him I'd go out with him if he stopped giving me all of the presents and he agreed. We've been going out ever since."
Kagome giggled. "That's pretty cute."
"Yup," Sango agreed, "Cute. Weird, but cute. Pretty much sums Rin up, don't you think?"
"Hey!"
"Anyways, onto more important subjects." Sango said, ignoring Rin's outburst.
"Like what?" Kagome asked, confused.
"Like you and Inuyasha."
"Wait, what?"
Rin grinned. "Oh come on, Kagz. You can't say you don't like him. I've seen the way you look at him."
"How? How do I look at him?"
"You go all distant and blushy, like you don't know anyone else is there." Sango explained with a smirk.
"And you're always really smiley whenever he's around." Rin added.
"Smiley…?"
"Admit it Kagz, you like him." Sango said. Kagome turned a deep shade of red.
"Wouldn't it be awesome if you guys got married?" Rin said dreamily, "And if Fluffy and I got married? Then we'd be sisters…"
"WHAT?!" Kagomoe shrieked. Everyone sitting nearby turned and gave her weird looks, but she didn't notice. She was still staring at Rin as though she had grown a second head.
"We could have a double wedding, and matching dresses, and Sango and Miroku's kid could be the flower girl… unless it's a boy, then it would have to be the flower boy…"
"RIN!!" it was Sango's turn to yell at her friend. She grabbed Rin by the arm and dragged her from the table.
"Sango, what are you doing?" Rin asked, confused.
"Come on Kagz, we're shopping again!" Sango called out as she continued walking to the exit. Kagome sighed and gathered her bags, following her friends out the door.
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The subject of Kagome and Inuyasha wasn't brought up again, but the memory of their conversation stayed with Kagome all while they browsed through the shops. She had an argument with Sango when she chose out a very revealing white bikini but, of course, Sango won.
By the time Sango's father arrived at 4:00 Kagome's feet were aching badly, but she had finally gotten the hang of walking around without tripping every few steps. They all piled into the car with their merchandises and drove off back to Sango's house. It was a quiet trip back; everyone was too tired to say much.
"Ow, Kagz," Rin said, wincing, "You're feet look sore."
Sure enough Kagome's feet were covered in blisters. "Yeah, they do kind of hurt." Kagome admitted. She tried rubbing one of them but stopped when the pain made her yelp.
Sango's cell phone rang. "Hello? Oh, hey Miroku! Yeah sorry, I left my phone at home while we went shopping."
Rin smirked and wiggled her eyebrows at Sango, making Kagome laugh. Sango threw a pillow at the smaller girl.
"Yep, we're all here. Kagome? Yeah, she's here. I said all of us, didn't I?"
There was a moment of silence as Miroku said something into the phone. Sango's eyes fell on Kagome and stayed there, a small smirk spreading across her face. "Oh, does he now? Sure, I'll hand the phone over."
She took the phone away from her ear and handed it to Kagome. "Someone wants to talk to you, Kagz."
Frowning, Kagome pressed the mobile against her ear. "Hello…?" she asked.
"Kagome?" a familiar voice asked.
"Oh, hi Inuyasha!" she said a little too happily. Rin and Sango were both giggling, staring at her like they were just witnessing the funniest thing alive.
"I just wanted to see how you're feeling. You know, after yesterday and all…"
"Yeah, I'm fine thanks. But… couldn't you have said that at school on Monday…?"
"…"
"Inuyasha, are you still there?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah sorry about that. Just got lost in thought. You know I'll get Kouga for what he did to you."
In front of her Rin and Sango were puckering their lips and making smooching noises. "Thanks, but I don't want anyone beaten up because of me."
"Well, I'd better go."
"Okay. Do you want me to hand the phone back to Sango?"
"Yep, okay. But before I go, do you want to catch up some time? There's this movie on next weekend that looks pretty cool and Miroku's… busy all of next week. What do you think?"
"Err…" Kagome suddenly lost interest in the mocking antics of her two friends and held the phone tighter.
"Not like a date or anything. Just you know; two friends hanging out, maybe getting something to eat afterwards…"
"Okay, sure."
"Great! I'll see you Monday, then."
"Yep. I'll hand you over to Sango."
"Bye, Kagz."
"See ya."
She handed the phone to Sango and reluctantly turned to Rin, who was bouncing up and down on the bed in anticipation.
"Well?" she demanded.
"He wanted to know if I would go and see movie with him next weekend." Kagome explained, blushing.
"What?!" Rin exclaimed. She stopped bouncing and grinned. "That's great! I knew you two would make a great couple!"
"As friends, Rin." Kagome said as calmly as possible.
"Oh, who cares? He's still taking you to the movies! And you still make a great couple!"
Kagome sighed and shook her head. She didn't even know why she bothered denying it. She liked Inuyasha. Still; she was afraid. She didn't want to ruin her new-found friendship, especially if her feelings were one-sided.
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"Okay, see ya, Sango." Miroku said, hanging up the phone. He grinned at Inuyasha and petted him on the head. "Good boy." He said mockingly.
Inuyasha scowled and swatted his hand away. "Oh, shut up."
Miroku sighed and shook his head. "Honestly, I don't see what the problem is. You like Kagome, don't you?"
"Well… yes, but-"
"And we have established that Kagome likes you."
"But-!"
"And now you're taking her on a date. So what's wrong?"
"I said we were going as friends. Not as a couple."
"Well, you'll just have to explain during the date."
"It's not that simple!"
"Actually Yash, it is. You're just making it a lot harder than it actually is."
Inuyasha growled in frustration. He liked Kagome, but telling Miroku was definitely a mistake. It was Miroku who got him into these situations. How was he supposed to tell Kagome how he felt now?
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Okay, I need advice. Do you guys think there should be KougaxAyame in this or not, coz I'm considering not having it. I will, but only if you guys want it. If not then I'll either pair them with other people or just keep them single.
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