Chapter 14: The Real Ones
After school, Sango and Kagome walk out of their last classroom. "So what is it that you have mind?" Kagome asks casually as she opens her locker to swap any items from inside. Sango copies Kagome as she grabs her stuff from inside of her locker. "I managed to make Miroku to come over to my place." Sango aswers as they walk out the door. Hearing that answer made Kagome raise her own brow. "Miroku is heading over to your place? What about your dad? Would he be mad at him?" Kagome ask the obvious questions.
Sango waves her hand. "Calm down. Yes, Miroku is coming over to my place. And no, my father is on board with Miroku. If you know what I mean." She winks at the end. Kagome sighs in relief. "That's good. I thought that your dad would be a pit overprotective of you. Is he like that whenever Inuyasha comes over as well?" Kagome her next question. Being the new kid, her first idea is to know as much as she can. Sango sadly smiles. "TO be honest, Inuyasha has never come to my house. Not once?" She admits to Kagome. That alone surprised her. "But you've know Miroku since you were a kid. And Inuyasha…" Sango stops her. "Inuyasha isn't too thrilled about my house and living situations." Sango states out to her.
Sango and Kagome are about to walk off the school grounds until a wandering hand touched the forbidden spot on Sango's body. Instantly Sango whips her body around and slaps the hand's owner. "Are you ever gonna get out of that habit you pervert." She growls at him. Miroku sighs in contentment. "Ah my dear Sango, you're just as feisty as ever." He smoothly replies as he rubs the slapped part of his face.
Kagome never expected this before. "So, you're heading over to Sango's place?" She asks obviously to Miroku. Miroku grabs his fallen bag. "I am. You should come too." He answers as well as suggested. Kagome glaces at Sango. "I'd like it if you come along, Kagome." Sango assures her. Kagome nods. "Sure, I'm on board." She smiles in the end of that. "Yo, what about me?" A familiar voice gets their attention. Kagome sees Inuyasha jumping down from the stone wall of the school. Sango raises her one brow. "Last time I've checked, you don't wanna come to my place because of what's there." She said to in a matter-of-fact tone. Inuyasha crossed his arms, "I don't recall being reminded of what stuff you have against me." He replies back in a defensive tone.
Kagome blinks her eyes, 'What stuff is he talking about?' She asks in her mind. "I'm coming and that's that." Inuyasha confirms as he leaves the yard first. "Hey, it's rude to invite yourself to someone's house." Kagome scolds him. Inuyasha turns his head. "It's not being rude, it's being able to train myself." He defended himself. Kagome is now confused. Miroku walks up ahead to walk and talk with Inuyasha. Sango takes hold of her shoulder. "Don't worry Kagome. Besides I've only known Inuyasha for only 2 years and he's a bit edgy when it comes to hang around at my place. I'll show you when we get there." She tells in a kind tone so it can get Kagome to understand what's going on.
The group arrive at Sango's house. "It hasn't changed at all." Miroku comments the structure of the building. Sango just rolls her eyes, "Enough with the sightseeing, we have things to discuss." Sango gets his attention as they head towards the back of the house. Inuyasha keeps his arms crossed, pretended that he doesn't have the slightest interest on what Sango is up to. Sango leads them to the dojo where Kagome come to the first time she's here. "Ah, Sango. I'm glad you made it home." Sango father greets her first. He spots Miroku and Inuyasha and giving a smile with that genuiene eye expression 'Do anything to my daughter, you're dead.'
"Hello, father." Sango hugs him to give him her assurance that everything is taking care of. "And I see you brought Kagome as well. Tell me Sango, do you guys have a project together?" Sango's father asks her. Sango holds her forehead, "You could say that." She replies back without any further embarassment. He nods back and walks towards wherever he came from. "Okay, guys this way." Sango gets their attention and gestures them to follow her.
The direction Sango is leading isn't the same way Kagome went to the last time she was here. It was a whole new place she has never been before. Sango opens up a sliding door to reveal whatever it is inside. Kagome widens her eyes. Never in her life would she seen something in her life. In that room is a complex obstacle course. It's not any other obstacle course she would thought.
This one is way crazier. "Relax, Kagome." Sango speaks to get her out of her trance. Kagome blinks her eyes. "Oh. Sorry. I just never seen this before." Kagome replies as she walks around to get every detail of the thing. "Don't worry. You don't have to participate in this. Only the guys are." Sango reassures her. Kagome turns her sight in a confused look. "Not me? Who is?" She asks Sango. Sango points with her thumb towards Miroku and Inuyasha. Kagome sees Inuyasha and Miroku stretching their bodies. "What is it that they're doing? Wait, don't tell me." Kagome looks back to Sango. Sango crossed her arms. "This ostacle course is only for them. This is where they place their real bets." Sango explains to her. Kagome still couldn't believe such a thing happens here. "So it's not at school?" She asks Sango. Sango shakes her head. "Those bets are just for practice. They don't want to get the unwanted attention from the staff. If such a thing were to happen, the only punishment is the suspension for a month." Sango warns her in the end.
"So guys, what are the bets on this round?" Sango shouts out to the boys as they get to the platforms. Mroku is in a purple muscle shirt and black gym shorts. Inuyasha is in a red t-shirt and blue gym shorts. Miroku grins, "If I win this, you have to go out with me." He declares his bet. Sango twitches her eyes. "Really, Miroku? Could you come up with something else other than going out?" Sango tries to change his mind. "Ah, Sango. You should know better that this is the only bet I love." Miroku wiggles his finger at her. Sango groans. "Fine. But if I win, I want you to cut off that little tail." She declares her bet. Hearing that made Miroku twitch his eye. "Are you backing down on that bet, Miroku?" Sango grins up to him in a cocky manner. Miroku groans to himself. "Fine."
"Kagome, got any ideas what you wanna bet against me?" Inuyasha gets Kagome's attention. Kagome thinks about it hard. She spots the watch on his wrist. "That's some watch you have there." She compliments the piece of jewelry. Inuyasha raised it up to look at it 'Is she onto me?' He asks in his mind. "If I win, I get the watch." Kagome shouts to him. Sango looks at her. "Are you out of your mind? Do you have any idea how much that watch means to him?" Sango asks her in a more dramatic tone. Kagome grins smugly. "Is it just me, or does that watch have a special property that is connected to Inuyasha?" She asks Sango. "Fine. But if I win, you have to make me dinner." Inuyasha responds with his own bet. Kagome gulps. Inuyasha grins as he kneels to down. "Did I hit a nerve? If I were to know any better. You can't cook." He laughs in the end. "Fine. You're on." Kagome shouts back. Inuyasha stands back up, "Good, because if I win, you have to make whatever I want for dinner." He reminds her. Kagome groans, 'What have I gotten myself into?' She thought in regret.