Don't own Inuyasha... crys .o.o.

"talking"

'thinking'

After Kagome got out of the bath she felt much better, like the water washed away all the stress she was under; she only wished it could wash her problems completely away also. But sadly they couldn't, and she was met with a deep depression come seven that night when Hojo arrived at the house. His cheerful smile and high spirited excitement only dampened her mood; but she couldn't take it out on him, he was just happy she excepted his proposal to join him that night.

"So... a-are you ready Higurashi?"

"Yeah, we're going to the fair right?" Kagome tried to sound like she was interested in this date, when in reality all she could think about was the half demon man she loved on the other side of the well. She prayed to ever kami she could think of to keep him in his time and not decide to come here and apologize tonight; it would only make the situation between them worse if he saw her out with Hojo.

"Yes of course Higurashi, unless you wish to go somewhere else?"

"No... it's fine, shall we go?" 'Because the faster I get this over with the faster I can get home and figure out just what to do with Inuyasha; I'll be giving him a piece of my mind after I sit him to the center of the earth.'

One of the many gods Kagome prayed to must have hated her this week. An hour after the couple left the shrine grounds, the once tranquil silence was disturbed by the sliding of the well house door, and a creature dressed completely in red raced across the yard towards the house.

'That sneaky wench. Who gave her permission to come back here? No one that's who, she's going to get it when I see her!' With practiced ease on his part, Inuyasha picked the lock at her window and entered her room.

He expected her to be in bed, with those tests of hers finished for the time, she didn't need to be up cramming for them; but walking into the empty room was something he didn't count on. "Where the hell is she!?"

Even with her calming sense still present in the room didn't help his nerves at this point, his demon was trying to seek her out in the house. Her scent was strongest at the front door, Inuyasha released an animalistic growl when he found the scent of the rival human male mixed with his woman's. Their scents stayed intertwined as they left the house and even the grounds, causing the half demon to panic.

'Why didn't I sense this when I got here? What the hell is she doing with him!?' Inuyasha didn't have time to think rationally, he just flew down the steps and into the city in search of his woman.

"Did you see that Higurashi? I hit the bottle!"

"Yeah... good job," Kagome resisted the urge to roll her eyes at his over excitement about knocking over one root beer bottle at the carney game. 'Inuyasha could knock over all six with his eyes closed no problem. Kagome what are you doing, you are being unfair to Hojo. You can't compare him to Inuyasha's unnatural strength and talent, but compared to him... Hojo's so dull. What did I ever see in him?' Kagome was pulled from her thoughts when a small white plushie dog was brought into her line of vision.

"I know it's not that big but.."

"No Hojo, it's perfect thank you," Kagome pulled the toy to her chest, her mind immediately going to the girls back in the feudal era; she felt that by being here she was betraying them.

"Kagome are you okay?" She was shocked to hear him drop the respectful last name he normally used with her. And then he was bold enough to pull her into his arms; she didn't protest his advances, and so he decided to see how far she would let him go.

Inuyasha followed their scents to the park where the bright lights, and loud noises of the fair assaulted his senses.

'Damn, why the hell would she be in a place like this? The little prick must know I wouldn't be able to track them through all these smells... damn-it!' Inuyasha jumped into the trees that surrounded the chaos below, being above it all allowed him to breath in the slightly cleaner air. And it was the best idea because he was able to catch Kagome's scent easier; however, he also caught the slightly aroused scent of the male she was with.

'That bastard... I'll kill him if he's touched her.' Inuyasha growled and flew across the tree tops to where their scents were the strongest.

'What... what is he doing? Is he going to... to kiss me?' Kagome wasn't sure if that was what she wanted. A year ago, before falling down the well, this was all she dreamed about; Hojo was the god of all men at her school, and he was interested in her. But after meeting Inuyasha and having all the adventures, sharing everything with him, loving him, and finding out they are apart of each others lives in the future, changed her mind completely. The only man she ever wanted to touch her was that arrogant, rude, always opened his mouth before thinking half demon.

She came to that realization a little too late because the eager teenage boy had already closed the gap between them; and Kagome noticed another thing, this was the first kiss she had with him... and he was a really bad kisser. When that dawned on her, she pushed away quickly trying to get away from him.

"I'm sorry Higurashi, I didn't mean to."

"No... it's okay Hojo. I... I have to go, I promised me mother I wouldn't stay out late while she was away." Kagome turned and headed for the park exit, not bothering to wait for him to respond.

With that kiss she knew she shouldn't have been there, all night she could only think of Inuyasha; agreeing to the date was a big mistake, and she quickened her pace home to get back and set things straight with him.

Little did she know the man haunting her thoughts all night had taking off back to the well after witnessing the kiss she shared with the boy; only one thought was racing through his mind.

'I lost her.'

Note: Okay so who wasn't going to guess that Inuyasha wasn't going to catch them... now Kagome will be trying to get him back, but he'll be pushing her farther away and she won't know why... plus more surprise to come! And finally we have a time range, I decided this story would take place right after the anime stopped... I'm not even bothering to deal with the last of the manga stuff; even though I know how it ends, I'm changing how Naraku dies.

Thanks to:
inuyashaloves kagome4ever
Drama Kagome (Both chapters)
Emily-twilight (Both chapters)
Okay not as many as normal... I think everyone is asleep, but keep up the reviews!