Chapter 10

It was already close to the end of September. Her and Inuyasha FINALLY made progress at becoming friends, again. She still rather have talked to Shippo when he was there but today he wasn't and it was her and Inuyasha this hour. Hojo and Kikyo got back together again. What a surprise there, NOT! Naraku still kept following Kagome around like a lost puppy dog while she was only in the friend route with him. Miroku and Kagome was the best of buds yet again. For that brought a smile upon her face and then she couldn't help but think of other special friends like Ayame and Hiten. Those three were the only ones she had been friends with the longest at this school.

Miroku didn't really talk much to Ayame or Hiten but still Kagome found her way to hang out with her friends after school. She started taking Hiten home because he decided that riding the bus back home was stupid. Kagome offered him a ride everyday back home. She got to see Ayame after school because she was still going to night school. Then Naraku started joining their magical trip and Inuyasha followed suit... So...

"WHY IS IT WITH GUYS?" Kagome blurted out of nowhere. Everyone looked at her.

Inuyasha smirked then chuckled. "What are you talking about Kagome?"

"You, Naraku, Hiten! Why must it be guys I'm taking home? Sango and I don't talk that much! Ayame is a night schooler and... Well... OH M GEE! All my friends are just about guys! I need some girl time!" Kagome looked around. She forgot Shippo wasn't here and realized she had been wasting her time on Inuyasha.

"Oh well maybe I'll become your boyfriend. Ha Ha Ha."

"You're still on that episode? Inuyasha I just don't think we can be more then friends."

"You and Miroku were friends and became more! I'm starting to think you have a thing for Naraku! And... Shippo maybe? And..." He trailed off.

"For NO on Shippo. He is a year younger then me. I don't know if I would like that! Second Miroku and I have known each other for years and it was a no wonder that me and him finally decided to date. Three what if I did have a thing for Naraku? You going to stop me? No. Four I do not have to like just one guy! Keeping options open are better then none. Maybe you and Sango could hit it off!"

Inuyasha's eye twitched. "He's finally dating Sango."

"Last I heard Sango dumped him."

"Um... why?"

"I don't know you should go ask her since you two are buddy buddies!"

Inuyasha still wouldn't look away from her. "I don't care! I ... Like You Still!"

Kagome just dropped her jaw. Inuyasha had finally came out and said it. She turned away from him. I don't know if... If I like him anymore... I kind of moved on from him...

"Kagome?"

"Look Inuyasha. I think I have moved on from you and you should do the same."

RINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Kagome got up and left the room leaving an unhappy Inuyasha.

Naraku came to her side as always. "So Kagome were we gonna hang out again after school today?"

Kagome opened up her locker door transfered books and shut the door. She looked at Naraku. "Do you like me more then a friend? Or are you just going to use me like you did with the other girls. I've heard stories about you."

Naraku tilted his head and smiled. "Well I was hoping that maybe you might be the one for me. If you're not, well I guess that means I would have been using you."

"So you don't know until... It's finished."

"Practically. To answer your question though I do like you."

That's all Kagome needed to hear. She then walked off from Naraku and went to her next class. They didn't have much more time left to finish their conversation but Kagome will make sure of it that it was and is going to get finished.

Her second period class went by slowly but finally ended. She walked to her locker and transfered books. Kagome was walking to her next class when Inuyasha spotted her. He made his way towards her. She ducked her way into class before he could see where she went. It's a good thing Inuyasha's nose had an amazing sense of smell because he found her sitting next to Sango talking. He walked right up to her.

"Kagome."

Kagome looked up at him. "Yes Inuyasha?"

"I was wanting to talk to you."

"Okay what?"

"Umm... Naraku said that you asked him if that he liked you?"

"Yes I sure did Inuyasha."

"Oh." Then he walked off.

"What was that about?" Sango leaned over and whispered to her friend.

"I don't know. Inuyasha told me that he likes me, but I'm just not very fond of him anymore."

"Really? How about I take him off your hands for you?" Sango winked at Kagome.

"Be my guest. I plan on telling Naraku my feelings for him anyway."

"You like Naraku?" Sango blinked in surprise.

"Yeah I know you won't mind right?" Kagome smiled.

"No I don't." Sango smiled to her.

Luch time came rolling around. It seemed like Naraku had disappeared. Kagome was kind of disappointed but she kept on walking. Kagome decided to sit by her herself because she didn't feel like sitting with anyone. She was just picking at her lunch. Then someone roughly sat in front of her. Her first thought was Inuyasha because Naraku was much more graceful then that. She looked up to see Hojo...

"Hojo?" Kagome blinked in surprise.

"Yeah Kikyo ditched me to go hang out with some of her other friends. I saw you all alone so I figured I'd make an appearance!"

"Um actually I was sitting here alone on purpose."

"Oh well... I guess I'll go sit with Miroku, Inuyasha, and Bankotsu then." He got up and left her there. She went back to her eating once more.

Then Hiten came over. "Kagome seriously you're staring to scare me."

"I'm fine En En. I just wanted to sit by myself."

"You look upset."

"I'm fine I assure you!"

"Kagome I'm not your freind for nothing."

Kagome sighed. "There's this guy I like and he just seemed to magically disappear. Maybe I wasn't cut out to date the guy or ask him to be my boyfriend. I might have scared him away!"

"Oh well I'm still here."

Kagome looked up at confused. "Um...I wasn't meaning you?"

Hiten laughed. "You're always joking about our relationship and here I am joking with it. Ironic is it not?"

"No Hiten it isn't."

Then he looked at her more seriously like. "I guess I could say I might have been serious, Kagome."

Kagome looked at him like he was crazy. "Okay totally talking to myself here but did I just jynx myself saying when I had to have my options open or what?"

Hiten smiled at her. "You know as well as I know that I have known you finally started crushing on me somewhere in our 9th grade year."

Kagome blushed. "Um."

"And you still do. How about we date and youforget about Inuyasha, and the other guy you like."

"Um." Kagome was still in shock. She didn't think Hiten would come out and say it.

"You could just say yes or no."

"Do you even like me back?" Kagome was now puzzled.

"Sure I do or else I wouldn't mind being called En En by you Kagzy."

Kagome blushed even more. "Then Yes." Hiten just shook his head while smiling.

"Guess what Kaggzy?"

"Hnm?"

"I love you."

Kagome couldn't help but laugh. "I love you too but I'm not sure where your love stand point is at."

"It is the friend love you hoist at me that I'm hositing back at you."

The nthey both laughed.

Lunch ended on a good note. Kagome was happily smiling and skipping back to her next class. Then it was after school. Inuyasha was waiting for her at her locker like always and Hiten was at his locker which was a few feet over and Naraku still wasn't anywhere to be found.

"Hey Kagome!" Kagome turned to look and saw that Ayame was headed in her direction.

"Hey girlie what you doin?"

"Well what does it look like silly?"

"Um talking to me?"

They both started laughing. "Well I just wanted to say hi before class but I'll see you later."

"Bye!" Kagome waved her off. Kagome went to her locker and threw her books in and grabbed her lunbox.

"Man Kagome you're so slow." Hiten commented.

"Yeah well... I don't what but I'll think of something!"

Hiten just smirked. They started walking towards the doors to outside. Kagome spotted Naraku but she made no moves to go towards him. She just walked away from him.

"Hey Kagome!" Naraku ran up to her.

"Yeah?" She didn't even look at him.

"Sorry for not seeing you but hey I was going to sk you to be my girlfiend." Naraku was smiling.

Hiten then butted in, "Sorry pal but you're a little late on that. Kagome's with me." As he was saying this Hiten grabbed her hand and was holding it smiled.

"Oh sorry for bugging you then Kagome." And he slinked away towards his ride. He looked a little hurt but what was a girl to do?

She then heard running and saw Inuyasha running away and she could have sworn that tears had fallen ffrom his face. Kagome then looked at Hiten. He was smiling at her.

"Hiten."

Hiten leaned down to kiss her and then the world became okay for her then.

It was getting close to Halloween by the day. Actually it was already October 29th. Kagome was very much excited. Her, Naraku, Miroku, Sango, Inuyasha, Bankotsu, Hiten, Kikyo, Hojo, and Ayame.

The couples were as follows: Kagome and Hiten. Hojo and Ayame. Kikyo and Miroku. Inuyasha and Sango.

Naraku and Bankotsu were still looking for dates. They were to report it to Kagome. She was very much excited! Kagome was going to be dressing up as Dorothy while Kikyo was some slutty looking cat woman and Sango was dressing up as a princess. Ayame decided on looking like a vampire. Hiten was dressing as a werewolf. Inuyasha was just going as his doggie self. Hojo was dressing up as a monk... Miroku seemed offened by it but either way he was taking roll as looking like a hippie. Naraku was going as Superman. Bankotsu as a pirate.

Naraku finally came up to Kagome reporting to her that he had found a date. It was Kagura. She was deciding to dress up as a Bankotsu announced in their second period class that he was taking Yura, and that Yura was going to dress up as a witch.

Kagome nodded in approval and couldn't wait until it was Halloween. It was so good enough to be on a friday! Kagome couldn't wait...

Halloween day. Everyone had finally arrived at Miroku's house at midnight and was partying it up like crazy.

"WHOOOO!" They all were laughing and having a blast. Kagome and Hiten were having fun dancing around like crazy.

"ARGH KAGOME!" Bankotsu had came up to Kagome's side.

"Oh Toto I fear were not in Tokyo anymore!" They both started laughing.

"Kagome my this crazy pirate have a dance with ye?"

"Hiten do you mind?"

"I do not because I know I'm a werewolf and I'd be able to eat this pirate if he made any moves on ya." They started laughing again. Kagome and Bankotsu started dancing.

After that everyone and anyone had been dancing with each other. Kagome ended up with Inuyasha as her last dancing partner. Hiten had Kagura's fairyness twirling around. Naraku had gotten Kikyo swaying about. Miroku and Sango were doing some werid hippie dances. Ayame and Bankotsu were dancing about. While Hojo and Yura were doing some werid dancing ritual. Kagome was just a giggling up a storm about everyone.

"So Kagome you having fun?"

"Oh yeah Inuyasha you know it!"

"Well I'm glad. I'm even happier that I was going to be your last dance. I wanted to save this moment with you."

"Oh Inuyasha that's sweet but you and Sango are dating remember?"

"Hm? Oh yeah yeah I know but I still just wanted you to know."

"Inuyasha you're funny."

"Huh?"

"You couldn't have just dressed up as something?"

"No."

Kagome shook her head. The song was over. It was knocking at 4:30AM. Kagome was finally winding down and I think Miroku knew that everyone was getting there as well. He turned off the msuic finally.

"Alright people it's time for you to go home!" Miroku hollered. Everyone nodded their heads and started taking off. Kagome hunted down Hiten and spotted him.

"Hey Hiten."

"Oh Kagome." He smiled. Kagome's and Hiten's relationship was still more of a friend's type of relationship. They had ended their relationship about a week ago before this but they agreed to come to this party as a couple. They hadn't told anyone just yet about it because they didn't want people to know and people to try and making Kagome choose who she should go with so they hadn't said anything.

They planned on saying it when they got back at school Monday. "Well it's time to take you home. I bet you're glad I finally got a car, huh?" He was smirking at her.

"Yeah it's about time! Geez I mean making me waste my gas for you all the time!" Hiten took her hand and was smiling at her.

"Yeah Yeah Kaggzy!"

He took her home and she told him goodbye. She tried to be quiet when she entered the house. Souta and her mom were probably sleeping by now. Kagome crawled into bed and crashed out.

Kagome was a yawning up a storm while walking into school. "Man I sure am tired. I know I got enough sleep but it seems like that party really got to me, Miroku."

"I know I'm such a good party Host!"

"Are you gonna sit with Inuyasha and them today?"

"As always."

"Eh I think I'm going to sit over there with Sango, Kikyo, Kagura, and Yura today."

"Alrighty Kagome sweetness I'll see you at lunch then." He winked at her and she smiled.

She made her way towards the girls table. "Hello how fun was that party?"

"Yeah it was amazing! OOH! I heard you and Hiten broke up like about A WEEK AGO?" Sango was flailing her arms about.

"Yeah I didn't want any complications for finding a person for the party! So we decided to keep it a secret. How do you know? Did he go and ask someone out already?" Kagome chuckled. She knew better. She knew he was going to ask the girl he started forming a crush on out. The girl was the shy Enju.

"Yeah he asked Enju out!"

"Good for him!" Kagome was excited. All the girls looked at her like she was joking. "What? I am excited for him! He told me about it so I was able to move from him just fine."

"Okay whatever you say." Kikyo said.

"So anyway I think I like that Bankotsu boy." Kagura said.

All the girls giggled and talked until the bell rang for their first period class. Naraku made his way towards Kagome.

"So I heard you and Hiten have moved on to other people now." He smirked.

"Oh yeah he is already found someone actually."

"That's good you should do the same."

"I don't know. There's a lot of guys here but so little I'm interested in." Kagome said in a daze.

"Well if you're still into me how about you becoming my girlfriend still?"

Kagome looked up at Naraku. "Are you still serious about this?"

"I sure am Kagome darling."

Kagome blinked a few times and smiled. "Yes Naraku."

Naraku smiled even more. "Good... Now then my birthday is coming up..."

Kagome looked at him with an annoyed look on her face. "Oh is that so? You going to use me now?"

"I was only joking. Besides my birthday is November 4th while yours is November 21st. I figured that we could celebrate our birthdays on the 28th?"

"Why the 28th?"

"Duh gotta pass Thanksgiving by." He smirked. Kagome just shook her head.

"Thanksgiving is the 24th this year. Fine fine. So we're getting each other presents?"

"I'll give you a present alright. What would you like Kagome?"

"Houseshoes."

"Color. Size."

"Any, medium."

"Alright Kagome here's your stop."

"Okay see you later."

"Shippo!"

"KAGOME!"

"I've been missing you over the weekend!"

"I have too! Oh and I heard Hiten is cheating on you!"

"Hm? Oh no me and Hiten aren't together anymore."

"Oh that explains why you aren't so angry then."

"Oh yeah Shippo. Now I'm dating someone else."

"WHO IN THE WORLD COULD HAVE YOU POSSIBLY FOUND BY NOW?" Inuyasha screamed by hearing this. He was evesdropping as usual.

"Naraku."

Shippo's and Inuyasha's mouth fell open. "Seriously?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome turned to look at Inuyasha. "Seriously." Inuyasha turned away from looking at her.

Kagome turned back to Shippo. "Well Kagome... Good for you!"

Kagome giggled. "I know you don't like him but I do."

"It's fine yeah so uhhh... Tell me the break up between you and Hiten."

"Okay!"

It was already lunchtime once again.

"Oh Kagome!" The girls were calling to her. she walked over to them.

"Yes?"

"Naraku?"

"Eh?" Kagome looked around her but didn't see him. Well she saw him but he was in the lunch line... Then it clicked. "Yeah Yeah! Me and Naraku are an item!"

Kagura shook her head. Sango nodded her head in approvement. Kanna smiled while Yura and Kikyo had a disgusted look on their faces. Enju just gave her the thumps up.

Kagome just smiled at them all anyway. "Yeah well it's fine Kagome." Sango said. "Oh did you know me and Inuyasha broke up?"

"What? NO WAY!" Kagome sat down next to her.

"Yes way. We just kind of drifted apart. That's okay though! I had some mystery guy ask me out in this werid note in my locker."

"That is strange. Which reminds me. Kikyo you and Hojo still dating?"

"No I gave up on that loser. He's so stupid. I'm dating Jenji now."

"Poor guy you're going to corrupt him too!" Kanna implied.

"FORGET YOU!" Kikyo screamed at her.

"Kikyo just shut up. I don't even know why we have you here all the time." Sango said.

Kikyo rolled her eyes. "So Enju you and Hiten still dating?" Kagome chimed in.

"Oh yes we are! It's great, too." Enju sighed happily.

"Me and Bankotsu are dating now." Kagura said eagrly.

"Awesome!" Kagome cheered her on.

"OH MY GOSH! I'm not even suppose to be here! I told Miroku I was going to sit with them see you chickits later." Kagome waved and dashed off to the boy's table. "Miroku I'm sorry I forgot and..."

"Ah yes Kagome... You left me stranded here with these idiots. I have missed you dearly!"

"Miroku."

"Yes?"

"Would you mind getting your hand off my boob?"

"Oh why certaintly!" He removed his hand. "I just got carried away."

"Well that's dandy and all but I am dating Naraku now."

Miroku's eye twitched. "Yet I'm late again."

"What are you talking about?"

"Oh nothing Kagome!" Miroku smiled to her.

Naraku came and sat by Kagome. "Hello Sweetie."

Kagome blushed. "Hi." She said shyly.

Then lunch time was over after a few minutes. Then a couple more hours later Kgome was headed back home again. She walked through the door.

"Hey mom I'm home."

"Was school good today?"

"Yeah really awesome! Me nd Naraku are dating now."

"That's nice dear."

"You know what, Mom?"

"No I don't know, what sweetie?"

"These are the days of my youth! I've got to make them go while I can!"

Kagome and her Mother started smiling. Kagome ran to her room and instead of living her youth she decided to wait until tomorrow and slept the rest of the day...