Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated in a while but again other things came to my attention. Like school (my main killer), parents, and my brother being a moron. But also I should probably blame myself for having so many stories going on at once. I updated Kokoro again and I'm getting back to work on a chapter for Different. So if any of you want to read these two stories just go to fictionpress and look for kakgirl. Anyway let's get to the chapter.
Chapter 21: Asking Out is so HardWinter break came to end about 3 weeks ago and everyone was back at school, or in the teachers' case, back to work and the Snowball Dance was just two days away.
"So the Snowball Dance is this Saturday, eh?" Naraku asked as he leaned back on his chair while looking at his nephew, Onigumo.
Onigumo nodded, "Yes uncle, and this would be the perfect opportunity to test Kagome's relationship with that stupid hanyou, Inuyasha."
Naraku raised a brow, "Why the hell would I waste my time testing that stupid girl's love meter?"
"Well if you think about it…" Onigumo started to explain, "If it wasn't for the miko's love for the hanyou that go in your way, Kagome would have been long dead by now."
Naraku gave him a low dangerous growl, "Don't fucking remind me!"
Onigumo quickly put up his hands in defense, "I was just saying." He put them back down on his lap, "But after watching them for 4 months these two have a pretty strong bond. However, like in every relationship there is always a weak point." Onigumo smirked, "If we can find that weak point in Kagome's and that half-demon's relationship we can use that weak point to break them apart leaving the miko…completely defenseless, making it easy to get rid of her for good. And of course if you want…once the miko is gone we could probably also use that chance to kill off the hanyou as well."
Naraku smiled, "I like that idea, good work Onigumo."
Onigumo smiled at a job well done.
"Then I'll leave you in charge of this mission."
Onigumo nodded, "Yes Uncle."
It was the next day around 9:36am and second period had just let out.
"Jeez! Physical Science was so boring today!" Kagome whined out loudly as she stretched out her arms before bringing them back down at her sides.
Sango sighed, "Well it's school Kagome. What would you expect from this stupid prison?"
Kagome shrugged, "I don't know. I guess to have one class that isn't so…blah! You know what I mean?"
Sango let out a soft chuckle, "Yeah I get your meaning. But I seriously doubt that will never happen."
Kagome sighed, "A girl as a right to dream, can't she?"
Sango smiled, "I guess." Her head jerked a bit as something came across her mind.
She looked over at Kagome, "Have you asked Inuyasha yet?"
Kagome raised a brow, "About what?"
Sango rolled her eyes, "You know, to go to the dance with you?"
Kagome turned a light pink before moving her eyes away from Sango.
She hugged her books as she pulled them closer to her as she started to twirl a strand of her hair on her finger, "No…"
"Why the hell not!?" Sango asked, "I thought you said you were going to ask him out this week?"
Kagome sighed while looking at Sango again, "I know, but…" She gave her a weak smile, "I guess I'm just a big chicken."
Sango rose a brow, "What are you so scared about? This is Inuyasha we're talking about here! The guy you have known and have been crushing on since the 7th grade!"
"I…I know…" Kagome replied softly.
"So why are you so scared to ask him?" Sango asked.
"Easy." Kagome replied, "One, it's my first time asking anyone out, especially to a dance. Second, the whole thing with my grandfather is still on my mind…"
Sango sighed, "Just tell him you are only interested in Inuyasha and no one else."
Kagome sighed, "I tried, but you know how stubborn my grandpa is." She crossed her arms, "Once he sets a rule he makes sure that no one disobeys it." Kagome looked back at Sango, "And…I'm just scared that asking him out might ruin our friendship."
Sango raised a brow, "Why would that scare you?"
"Come on Sango, you've seen all the TV shows and movies where a man and a woman who are friends end up trying to be a couple and it ends up ruining the friendship they had." Kagome pointed out as slight fear shined in her eyes.
Sango shook her head, "But at the end they always made up and it made their relationship stronger by doing that."
Kagome blinked as Sango continued, "I mean Inuyasha was the main reason how and why you broke the curse. So the way I see it, you asking him out, could strengthen your relationship."
Kagome tilted her head a bit, "You really think so?"
Sango looked at her and smiled, "Only one way to find out."
Kagome sighed, "Easy for you to say." She then caught a glimpse of a silver haired boy from the corner of her eyes. Kagome looked forwards only to have her heart leap once she saw Inuyasha and Miroku walking down the hall.
'Inuyasha…' Kagome thought.
Sango smirked once she noticed them, "Speak of the devil."
She looked at Kagome to see her clenching her books while continuing to stare at their hanyou friend.
Sango sighed while scooting next to Kagome, "Come on Kagome go and…" She gently pushed Kagome down the hall getting Kagome to snap out of her daze to look back at Sango, "Ask the poor boy out."
Kagome softly gasped before turning around to face Inuyasha turning a light red.
She gulped, 'Okay…here goes nothing…' Kagome started to walk down the hall towards Inuyasha. As she walked with every step she took her heart started to pound louder and faster as she got closer and closer to Inuyasha. Kagome suddenly felt her throat go dry when she saw Inuyasha's eyes turn to meet hers' as a warm smile appeared on his handsome face.
Kagome gave him a warm, soft, confident smile, 'I can do this! I can do this!'
"Kagome!" Ayano suddenly shouted as she leaped in front of Kagome preventing her from going towards Inuyasha.
Kagome jumped back a bit when Ayano suddenly popped out of nowhere, "Ayano!?"
"I need to talk to you now!" Ayano said loudly grabbing Kagome's hand and dragged her into the girls' bathroom before Kagome had the chance to protest.
Sango lowered her shoulders as her mouth opened slightly as she watched the whole thing, "That…little bitch…" 'And Kagome was so close too!'
"Wonder what Ayano wanted?" She heard Miroku ask.
Sango sighed as she looked up at him while putting her hands on her hips, "Don't know, but didn't you find that a little rude how Ayano just appeared there out of nowhere and demanded to talk to Kagome?"
"Rude? I find it more like an intrusion!" Inuyasha replied while crossing his arms as he glared at the girls' bathroom door.
"How so?" Sango asked as she tilted her head.
Inuyasha sighed as he turned his attention back at Sango, "She came up right when I was about to ask Kagome to the dance."
"Really? You were planning to ask her out right then?" Sango asked slightly pointing her finger at him while raising a brow, 'How odd, because Kagome was about to do the same thing.'
"Yes!" Inuyasha replied loudly while narrowing his eyes, "Why is it so hard for you to believe!?"
"It's not." Sango replied while blinking at him, "I was just wondering if you were really planning to ask her out just then."
Inuyasha crossed his arms, "I was actually trying to ask her to the dance all this week but those stupid bitches, Ayano and them kept on appearing out of nowhere and dragging Kagome away preventing me from even talking to her!"
"What!? Are you serious!?" Sango asked now stunned that Kagome may have actually lied to her.
"Do you honestly think I would lie about something like this?" Inuyasha asked while narrowing his eyes at her.
"Yes, if it means proving to us that you didn't just chicken out." Miroku replied while crossing his arms.
Inuyasha glared at him, "Miroku you know I didn't chicken out! You were usually right by me when I was about to ask her when those three just pop in!"
'So…Kagome really wasn't afraid of asking him…or afraid of her grandfather…' Sango thought as she watched the boys slightly argue, 'It was Ayano and them that were the ones that were making her avoid him.'
"What the heck Ayano!?" Kagome shouted while glaring at the girl resisting the urge to punch her, "I was just about to talk to Inuyasha ya know!"
"Who cares!" Ayano replied loudly, "Right now I'm a friend in need of your advice!"
"Advice?" Kagome asked while crossing her arms, "What advice would you possibly want from me?"
Ayano sighed while looking at Kagome pretending to be dramatic, "I…I'm have boy troubles."
Kagome raised an eyebrow, "You having boy problems? Now this I gotta hear."
Ayano glared, "Okay, I'm going to ignore that comment and get right to the problem." Kagome just sighed signaling Ayano that she had her full attention.
Ayano sighed, "You see…there's this boy I like and I want to ask him to the dance…"
"Then why don't you just ask him?" Kagome asked tilting her head slightly, "You usually have no problems asking a boy out."
Ayano looked up at her, "But the problem is I'm not sure if this guy will accept my request."
"Has he given you any signs that he likes you the way you like him?" Kagome asked trying to be civil to the girl, I mean she is having a problem after all.
Ayano shook her head, "No, he hasn't. And I really, really like him."
"Well…what do you want me to do about it?" Kagome asked while raising a brow, "All I can tell ya is to just ask him and see what his answer is."
"Well…" Ayano smiled at her with a bright gleam in her eyes, "I was sorta hoping you would ask him for me."
"And why the hell would I do your work for you?" Kagome asked narrowing her eyes slightly, "It's not like I have any experience with asking boys out." 'Considering I'm having problems just asking out Inuyasha. And he's been my best friend for 3 years now.'
"Well, you do know the guy and…"
"Whoa, whoa!" Kagome said loudly while waving her hands signaling the girl to stop, she glared at her, "I…know the guy!?"
Ayano nodded, "Yes you do."
Kagome crossed her arms as her glare started to become slightly colder, "By any chance…who is this boy you wanna ask out?"
"Inuyasha of course." Ayano replied smiling like it was a no brainier.
"WHAT!?" Kagome asked as flames appeared around her form.
Ayano just smiled, "I mean who wouldn't ask him out? He is after all a huge hottie."
Kagome started to growl as she clenched her teeth, "No."
"What?" Ayano asked, "I…didn't hear you."
"No! No! No!" Kagome yelled while walking towards the door.
"No what Kagome!?" Ayano asked loudly as she narrowed her eyes, "You aren't making any sense."
Kagome glared back at her, "I will not help you ask out one of my friends!"
Ayano glared at her, "And why the hell not? I mean…we are friends, aren't we?"
Kagome just glared, "Maybe in your book we are! But in my book…we are not friends! And just for the record Ayano, even if I do ask Inuyasha for you…he'll just say no."
"How the hell would you know!?" Ayano yelled as she clenched her fists.
"Because he hates your guts!" Kagome yelled back making Ayano flinch a bit remembering Kagome's outburst in the 8th grade.
Kagome glared, "Ever since he first met you he hasn't liked you since then! And once you get on Inuyasha's hate list, there is no way of getting off it!"
"Hmph!" Ayano replied while flipping her hair like she was all that, "I can easily change that." She smiled at Kagome, "Once he takes on good glance at my charming good looks, he will forget all about this "list" of his and go out with me."
"Heh." Kagome grunted resisting the urge to laugh at Ayano's dumbness, "You honestly believe that Inuyasha, of all people, will look at you and change his mind about the whole, you being on his hate list thing?"
Ayano just blinked as Kagome continued while shaking her head, "Inuyasha doesn't fall for people just like that." She slightly glared, "He is also way too damn stubborn." 'And for once I'm actually glad he is stubborn.' "Once his mind is made up there is no way of getting him to change his mind."
"I'm sure I can change the boy's mind." Ayano replied while slightly whipping her head away from Kagome before glancing at her, "I can always find a way to change his mind."
Kagome let out a loud frustrated sigh, "What part of "stubborn" do you not comprehend!? Nothing will change the guy's mind! Nothing!!"
Ayano snorted, "Well…I'm just as stubborn as Inuyasha." She glanced at her, "And when it comes to me no one can resist me for long."
Kagome slapped her forehead while letting out a loud grunt, "ARGHHHH!" 'You are obviously stubborn considering you can't take a hint and the fact that no matter what you do Inuyasha will never go out with you!'
She sighed trying to keep herself calm, "Just trust me Ayano…" Kagome glared at her, "Inuyasha will not change his mind of whom he likes and whom he hates. So just quit while you are ahead or before you go and do something stupid."
Ayano glared, "And why am I getting the feeling that you are the one that doesn't want me to go out with him?"
Kagome blushed, 'OF COURSE YOU IDIOT!! I WANT TO ASK HIM OUT!!' She glared at her, "I'm just trying to save you from a worthless effort and the risk of getting completely embarrassed. Inuyasha will never go out with you!"
"Oh please Kagome!" Ayano begged as she ran up to Kagome shaking her fists together now sounding really desperate, "Pleassseeee! If you just do this one favor for me I will…do a favor for you!"
Kagome snorted, "Like any favor you offer will have me go do this stupid favor for you."
"What if…" Ayano started to say while moving her eyes to look at a stall pretending to think.
Kagome sighed, 'Why doesn't this girl just give up? There is no way I will let someone like her ask my Inuyasha out!'
Ayano smiled as she looked back at Kagome, "How about this?"
Kagome blinked.
"And that's what we are going to be doing in Animal Science." Miroku informed Sango.
"Whoa." Sango replied softly with her arms crossed, "How do you know these things?"
"I'm just smart." Miroku replied smiling brightly at her.
"Or…you probably just asked." Inuyasha cut in while looking at Miroku with dull eyes.
"Shh!" Miroku hushed, "Don't ruin my moment!"
"Keh! Some moment." Inuyasha grunted.
Sango sighed, "But anyway…the lab really doesn't sound that hard does it?"
Miroku looked back at her, "No, it really doesn't."
Inuyasha just sighed while crossing his arms and started to tap his foot impatiently, 'When the hell will those girls get out here!?' He narrowed his eyes at the ground, 'What the hell could Ayano want that would take them this long to come out!?'
"NO WAY IN HELL!"
Inuyasha's ears flinched as his body flinched as he heard Kagome yell, very, very loudly, "What the hell!?"
Sango, Inuyasha and Miroku along with the some of the students looked at the bathroom door just as Kagome came storming out of the bathroom.
"No! No! NO!" Kagome screamed out as she clenched her fists while stomping towards Inuyasha, 'I can't believe she would even suggest something like that!!'
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, "What happened?"
Kagome glared up at him making Inuyasha flinch a bit, 'Jeez I have never seen Kagome this mad in a long time.'
Kagome opened her mouth to answer Inuyasha's question, "Kagome!? What are you getting so upset about!?"
She started to growl as she turned her attention back to Ayano as she walked out of the bathroom, "I'm upset of what you just said!!"
"What?" Ayano asked slightly confused as she shrugged while raising a brow, "I really think you two would make a great couple."
"Cute?" Kagome snorted as her glare became harder before yelling out, "IN WHAT UNIVERSE!"
Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku all flinched.
"Kagome's scary when she's mad." Miroku said to Sango in slight fear.
"Ayano must have really done it this time." Sango replied.
"What ever gave you the impression that I would even consider going out with that jerk!?" Kagome yelled.
Those words made Inuyasha's ears twitch, he looked down at her, "What…"
"Maybe it was the fact that you use to like him!" Ayano pointed out loudly narrowing her eyes at the girl.
Kagome jerked a bit as her cheeks became a dark red, "Well…that was before I found out he was an asshole!"
"Would someone mind telling me what the hell is going on!?" Inuyasha yelled getting the girls to flinch and look up at him.
Kagome opened her mouth to answer.
Ayano sighed as she waved a hand towards Kagome, "Don't you think Kagome and Koga would make a cute couple?"
Uh oh, big mistake there.
Inuyasha flinched as he engulfed in flames while clenching his fists while giving Ayano a cold hard glare, "What…was that!?"
Miroku and Sango flinched a bit when they heard the hanyou growl, they looked at Ayano, 'She's a goner.'
Ayano grunted, "I mean come on, even you have to agree the do look go together."
'She shouldn't have said that.' Miroku thought while crossing his arms waiting for a certain hanyou to blow his top.
Veins popped out of Inuyasha's forehead, "If you say that one more time I'll…"
BBBRRRIINNNNNNGGGG!
They gasped, "SHIT!"
As soon as they said that they raced towards their classes totally forgetting about their argument with Ayano.
"So…how'd the talk with Kagome go?" Beniko asked Ayano while ignoring Mr. Popo's Spanish lesson.
Ayano sighed while leaning her arms on her desk, "Not all that well I'm afraid."
Beniko raised a brow, "What happened?"
"Well I did do what Onigumo asked me to do." Ayano replied, "I asked if she would ask Inuyasha out for me and she of course said no."
"Which verifies that she does like him more than just a friend, which was what Onigumo asked you to find out." Beniko pointed out.
"But even though I did that I really do want to go out with Inuyasha." Ayano replied before glaring at Beniko, "But of course according to Kagome he hates me. And I bet'cha it is all because of her!" Ayano started to growl, "If it wasn't for breaking that curse that Mr. Chan put on her she would have been long gone by now and Inuyasha would have been mine!"
"Well…there's not really much you can do about that." Beniko pointed out letting out a soft sigh, "Did you suggest Koga?"
Ayano let out a long sigh, "Yes I did and she completely snapped at me, saying there was no way in hell she would go out with him."
Beniko raised a brow, "Why not? I mean didn't Kagome have a crush on him when we were in elementary school?"
"Yeah, but according to her, once she found out he was an "asshole" her crush on him disappeared." Ayano replied in a snotty tone.
"Pff!" Beniko replied while waving a hand at her, "Sure she says that now. But I bet'cha once Koga asks her out she'll be all over him like crazy."
Ayano sighed softly as she shook her head, "I highly doubt that, Koga would even bother asking that slut out. But if he did I doubt she would considering Kagome looked pissed when I mention the whole thing with Koga. But when I mentioned it to Inuyasha…oh ho was he extremely pissed."
"Which also means that he likes her the way she likes him. Now we just have to tell Onigumo and he'll take care of the rest." Beniko pointed out while taking Mr. Popo's notes.
"Will you stop thinking about the mission and concentrate on me here!?" Ayano asked slightly glaring at her friend.
Beniko looked at her as Ayano continued, "I don't really care about the fricking mission! I just joined the gang so I could help them get rid of Kagome so I can have Inuyasha to myself. But I can't have him to myself if his feelings for Kagome keep screwing everything up."
"Which is why I'm using this time to test their relationship."
The girls gasped and whipped their heads up to find Onigumo glaring down at them with his arms crossed.
"Oh…heh…Onigumo…I didn't see you there." Ayano said softly while lightly chuckling.
"Did you get what I asked?" Onigumo asked with a low growl.
Ayano quickly nodded, "Yes…I did."
"Good." Onigumo smirked, "Then tell me what you found out and I'll see if I can get a guy to go for…our like miko friend. While one of you guys distract Inuyasha while two of you will help the guy out."
"Oh me and Chieka will handle that." Beniko volunteered, "If it's one thing me and Chieka know, when it comes to bringing down someone's confidence we are the ones to call."
Ayano smirked, "Of course, I mean that's what you guys have been doing all this week."
Beniko smiled.
BRRRIIINNNGGGG!
Inuyasha sighed as he walked out of his third hour class and walked towards the bubblier.
'Damn was Web design boring!' Inuyasha blankly thought as he took a drink out of the bubblier.
"Hey Mutt-Face!"
Inuyasha blinked as he picked his head up from the bubblier to find Koga marching towards not looking too happy.
He growled low and dangerously, "Koga!"
"What the hell do you want flea-bag!?" Inuyasha shouted as he narrowed his eyes while also catching some of the other students' attention.
Koga narrowed his eyes once he reached him and crossed his arms, "I hear that you are planning on asking Kagome to the dance tomorrow."
Inuyasha's glare hardened, "Yeah? What about it?"
Koga growled while pointing a finger at him, "You stay away from Kagome, ya hear me mutt!"
"And what will you do if I don't?" Inuyasha snarled not liking where this was going.
Ayano was panting as she ran down the halls, 'Man can that Koga run.'
She immediately stopped right in her tracks once Inuyasha and Koga came into her view.
Ayano smirked, "Good, now hopefully Koga can distract him long enough."
Kagome sighed as she opened her locker, "Ayano is such a jerk! I can't believe she wants to go out with Inuyasha and me to go out with Koga! How dumb can she be!?' Kagome shook her head, 'No I shouldn't be asking myself that. Ayano is already categorized on my list of really dumb people.'
"Hey Kagome!"
"Mm?" Kagome mumbled as she was snapped out of her thoughts. She looked past her locker to spot a human boy with light brown hair walking towards her.
She gave him a small, friendly smile, "Hey Hojo, what's up?"
Hojo returned her smile, "Oh nothing much. You?"
Kagome sighed while closing her locker, "Nothing too out of the ordinary. I'm just a little angry at Ayano right now."
Hojo tilted his head, "Why?
She glared up at him slightly, "Ayano wanted me to ask Inuyasha to go out with her!"
Hojo raised a brow, "And what's wrong with that?"
"What's…wrong with that!?" Kagome repeated almost getting ready to snap but quickly calmed herself down, 'What's his problem!? Can't he see that I want to go out with Inuyasha!?' "If you haven't noticed, Inuyasha truly hates Ayano's guts and would never dream of going out with her."
Hojo shrugged, "Hey things could change, and personally think they would make a cute couple."
"You're…joking, right?" Kagome asked slightly glaring at him as she raised a brow.
"Nope." Hojo said as he smiled, proud of what he just said, ignoring Kagome's glare.
He tilted his head still smiling, "But forget about them."
Kagome raised a brow, "For…get about them?"
Hojo nodded, "I need to ask you something."
"If it has anything to do with math…go ask someone else, because I have no idea how to do the stupid assignment." Kagome replied while hugging her books.
"Actually…it has nothing to do with math or…any other classes we have together." Hojo replied.
"Mm?" Kagome replied while blinking.
Koga glared at Inuyasha before punching him right in the face making him jerk backwards a bit.
The students that were watching either gasped or 'oooed' of what he just did.
Ayano's eyes went wide, "Whoa…didn't see that coming."
Inuyasha's glare went ice cold, "You bastard!"
Koga growled, "That's what I'll do if you don't stay away from my Kagome!"
"Your Kagome!?" Inuyasha repeated as veins started to pop out of his forehead, "Since when was she your Kagome and since when was she your property!?"
"She has been mine since I first met her!" Koga replied loudly and pointed a finger at him again, "So you better stay away from her or else you will regret it!"
"I will regret it!?" Inuyasha repeated with a snarl, "I think it's YOU who will regret it if you don't stay away from Kagome!" He started to crack his knuckles while growling, "Because if you don't I will personally send you to hell where you and that bastard Naraku and Onigumo belong!"
'WHAT!?' Ayano screamed in her mind, 'You mean…both of them…actually like Kagome!?' She narrowed her eyes, 'NO! This cannot be happening! I'm suppose to be the one that everyone is fighting over! Ohhh that Kagome is sooooo dead!'
Koga grunted, "Like a stupid half breed like you can take me down."
"NNAHHHH!" Inuyasha yelled moved towards Koga getting ready to claw him into pieces, "I'll show you want a half breed can do!"
Koga only grunted as he quickly jumped over Inuyasha and gracefully landed on the ground behind him.
Inuyasha whipped around as Koga smirked, "Jeez you're slow, so much for the all mighty half demon."
Inuyasha only glared as the students started to shout, "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!"
A thought suddenly popped into the hanyou's mind, 'No wait! I can't get into a fight!' He glared as he started to growl, 'Dammit! I want to finally shut this bastard up for good! But I can't! Not with the dance being tomorrow, I can't get into trouble, not when I want to go with Kagome!'
Inuyasha's head jerked once an idea popped into his head, 'Wait…but I can get the flea-bag in trouble.' Inuyasha smirked, 'Yeah…that's the ticket. If I can get him in trouble then I won't have to worry about the flea-bag until a week after the dance when I have asked Kagome out.'
"What are you afraid to make a move!?" He heard Koga yell getting him to snap back to reality to look at Koga.
Koga sighed, "I honestly do not get what Kagome even sees in you mutt." Koga looked at him with blank eyes, "Because all I see is a stupid, weak half breed!"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" Inuyasha shouted as he clenched his fists.
"You…are a stupid…weak half breed." Koga repeated nice and slowly, "Do…you understand me mutt?"
Inuyasha's growl became harsher, "YOU ASS!" Inuyasha was about to jump at him again but stopped himself remembering his plan, 'Dammit! This will be insanely hard to do if this bastard keeps getting on my nerves like this!'
Koga raised a brow, "What's the matter mutt?" Inuyasha looked up at him as Koga smirked again, "Afraid you are going to lose Kagome?"
Inuyasha grunted, "How would I lose Kagome? I will never lose her because I'm by her side whenever she needs me. I protect her, I keep her fighting, there are so many things that I do for her that you would never be able to do."
Koga glared, "I can so do any of that stuff."
"Doubt it." Inuyasha replied narrowing his eyes, "Especially when you couldn't even defend her not even once while you were in Kyoto with her."
Koga flinched.
Inuyasha glared, "While I, defended her, even if it meant loosing some of the friends that I had. All that matters and still matters to me is Kagome, and making sure she stays alive." He glared even harder at Koga, "I even helped her defeat the curse that was placed on her when she was 8, which was another thing that you were never able to do."
Koga narrowed his eyes.
Inuyasha crossed his arms, "So they way I see it, I won't lose Kagome because…" He smirked, "I stayed by her side, even when she told me not too, not wanting me to suffer, I still stayed. And that is what true strength is, not this whole body strength that you speak of."
Koga blinked as he continued, "And actually after hanging around her for 3 years I don't think Kagome really cares about, 'who's stronger', at least not in strength wise, but who's stronger in the mind and soul."
Koga just stared at him while the students looked at him with wide eyes, they have never heard Inuyasha say anything wise about anything, about anyone before in all their school years.
Inuyasha glared at him, "And you know what I mean by that flea-bag! Considering you weren't able to stay above the influence, which in mine and in Kagome's book means you are weak!"
Koga growled as he narrowed his eyes, "We'll see who's weak!" He then ran towards Inuyasha and started to throw punches at him not really caring where they went he just wanted to shut Inuyasha up before he said anything else.
Inuyasha just kept dodging trying hard not to make any sudden moves as he awaited the appearance of one of the teachers.
'Where are those fucking teachers when you need them!?' Inuyasha yelled in his mind.
"What is it?" Kagome asked waiting for Hojo's answer.
Hojo fiddled with his fingers as he turned a slight pink while looking at her, "Well…I have been meaning to ask you for some time now…"
Kagome tilted her head as he continued, he smiled, "Would you…go to the dance with me?"
Kagome's head jerked as she gasped, "Wha…"
"You know, you, me the dance tomorrow." Hojo replied.
"I know what you said." Kagome replied before sighing as she gave him an apologetic smile, "But…"
"Of course she'll go with you!"
"What!?" Kagome said loudly as Beniko and Chieka suddenly appeared next to her.
Chieka smiled, "Yes Hojo, Kagome would love to go with you."
"She would!" Hojo replied, as his smile became brighter.
"Of course she would." Beniko replied as she smiled at the boy, "Why wouldn't she?"
"Beniko!" Kagome hissed while glaring at the girl.
"Oh this will be so awesome!" She heard Hojo say making her whip her head to look at him.
"Wait Hojo…"
Hojo started to walk away while smiling as he waved, "See ya later Kagome!"
"Wait Hojo! Hold on a sec!" Kagome yelled, but the boy didn't hear her.
She clenched her fists as she growled softly, Kagome whipped her head around to glare at Chieka and Beniko, "Why the hell did you do that!?"
"What?" Beniko asked as she shrugged, "We did you a favor."
"What favor!?" Kagome yelled, "Because that was no favor!"
"Kagome you desperately need some fun in your life." Chieka pointed out while crossing her arms.
"But I didn't want to go with Hojo!" Kagome shouted catching the attention of the students that went by, "I wanted to go to the dance with someone else!"
"Pff! I think Hojo is more in you league." Beniko replied as she tilted her head high.
Kagome's glare went cold, "What!?"
"Face it Kagome." Beniko explained, "Whoever you were planning to ask would have been so out of your league."
Kagome flinched, 'Out of my league?'
"Kagome just give the poor guy a chance!" Chieka stepped in as she smiled at her pretending to be friendly.
Kagome blinked as she looked at Chieka.
"Yeah the finally built up the courage to ask you out…" Beniko narrowed her eyes, "And you want to say no to the poor guy?"
"Fore shame." Chieka said as she waved a finger at Kagome, "Especially when you hate it when people don't give you a chance. Though sometimes I can see why."
Kagome's glare softened as she groaned, 'Dammit! First they make me mad and now…they make me go down a guilt train!' Kagome let out a frustrated sigh as she lowered her head, "Fine! I'll go with him."
She heard the two gasp as they started to giggle acting happy that Kagome was finally going to a dance with someone.
Kagome just sighed as she glanced up at them.
"What's the matter mutt?" Koga shouted as he threw more punches Inuyasha's way while Inuyasha either jumped back or dodged to each side, "Are you afraid that you will lose!?"
Inuyasha glared as he started to growl again, 'Someone better come here quick or else someone will find Koga dead on the ground!'
"WHAT IN HEAVENS NAME IS GOING ON HERE!?"
Every student that were watching gasped as they looked to find Ms. Keade and two male teachers came into their views. Koga instantly stopped as he and Inuyasha moved their eyes to meet Ms. Keade's.
"Ms. Keade!?" Koga said loudly shocked that she was here.
Inuyasha smirked, 'Perfect.'
Ms. Keade narrowed her eyes, "What is going on here!?"
"Ms. Keade!" Ayano shouted as she ran in front of Koga, "Miss, Koga didn't start this fight." She pointed at Inuyasha, "Inuyasha was the one that started it!"
"What!?" Inuyasha yelled glaring at the girl, "I didn't do a damn thing! Koga was the one that decided to come up to me and punch me!"
"Heh, a likely story." Ayano snorted in a snotty way, "But I know Koga, he would never do such a thing."
Inuyasha growled, "Dumb bitch!" 'If Ms. Keade wasn't standing here I would punch her here and now!'
"Really?" They heard Ms. Keade ask in a way that signaled them that she wasn't buying what Ayano said.
They looked at her as she crossed her arms, "Then why was Koga the only one throwing punches while Inuyasha was dodging?"
Ayano pointed at Koga, "Koga was only defending himself!"
"Mmm?" Ms. Keade mumbled as she walked over towards Inuyasha causing them to raise their brows as she applied pressure on the hanyou's cheek.
Inuyasha slightly flinched as he slapped her hand away, "Don't do that hag!"
Ms. Keade sighed ignoring Inuyasha comment, "Just as I thought." She looked at Ayano and Koga, "His cheek is bruised, while Koga here has doesn't seem to have any injuries at all."
"How the hell would you know if someone is bruised by just one glance and touch!?" Ayano yelled while glaring at Ms. Keade.
"I took first aid classes in my youth," Ms. Keade explained, "So I can tell when someone is bruised and of course considering I felt Inuyasha flinch when I put pressure on his cheek."
Inuyasha turned a light red in embarrassment, "Keh! It didn't hurt!"
Ms. Keade rolled her eyes.
"So what!?" Ayano yelled getting Ms. Keade to look at her, "So what if he's bruised and Koga's not! That doesn't mean a damn thing! It could just mean that Koga dodged Inuyasha and you could have just caught him when he was getting back at Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha glared, 'Jeez! This girl is a total bitch!'
Ms. Keade shook her head as she started to walk away, "Koga and Ayano would you please follow me."
"Why should we!?" Ayano yelled as her glare became hard, "We didn't do a damn thing!"
Ms. Keade narrowed her eyes, "I was also sent an anonymous letter stating that you, Ayano, were setting up a fight with Koga and Inuyasha!"
Ayano flinched before yelling, "Who the hell told you that garbage!?"
"Does the word "anonymous" mean anything to you?" Inuyasha asked while glaring at her as he crossed his arms.
Ayano glared at him, "I know what the damn word means!"
"Ayano!" Ayano flinched as she slowly turned her head towards Ms. Keade, who glared at her, "Follow me now!"
Ayano was about to protest when the two male teachers grabbed her by the shoulders and started to drag her towards the office.
"AH! LET ME GOOOO!" Ayano screamed as she struggled out of their holds.
Koga just shook his head, 'Ayano…you are a bitch.'
Inuyasha shook his head while sighing, "The girl just doesn't know when she has lost."
Ena walked down the hall just as Ayano past her, she raised a brow, "What did you Ayano?"
Inuyasha blinked as he watched Ena talk to Ayano.
Ayano glared at her before whipping her head away, "Nothing!"
Once Ayano was out of Ena's view she smirked, 'You are finally getting what you deserve Ayano.'
She snickered as she turned to bump into someone. Ena looked up to be face to face with Inuyasha.
She flinched a bit but smile proudly, "Oh hey Inuyasha, I see you are doing well." Ena frowned, "So…what happened? Why is Ayano and Koga heading towards the office?"
"You know Ena…" Inuyasha crossed his arms, "You are a very bad liar."
Ena tilted her head as she smiled while starting to chuckle, "Uh oh, I'm found out."
Inuyasha raised a brow, "So you were the one that told Ms. Keade?"
Ena looked up at the ceiling still smiling, "Maybe."
"Ena you can stop trying to lie now." Inuyasha pointed out impatiently wanting the details.
Ena chuckled, "Well I gotta keep practicing. Considering I think Ayano bought my lie back there. I almost blew my cover back there." She smiled, "I almost smiled which would have given me away."
"So you were the anonymous writer!" Inuyasha replied now stunned that the quiet Ena would be this sneaky and would actually tell on someone.
Ena glared, "Well, she deserved it! Like Ms. Keade said she was the one that planned that whole fight with you and Koga."
Inuyasha narrowed her eyes, "So I'm guessing you know why she did that?"
Ena sighed, "Well…I don't know the full details but…" She looked up at him with a serious look, "I did hear her and Beniko talking to Onigumo in spanish last hour."
"WHAT!?" Inuyasha shouted, "What did they…"
"The only thing I heard was using Koga as a distraction for something." Ena informed, "I didn't hear anything else. But I did hear Ayano's plan. It was basically about getting Koga so mad at you that he would start a fight with you so you would be distracted."
"Wait!" Inuyasha said as his eyes went wide, "Distracted!?"
Ena nodded, "That's what I heard."
"From what?" Inuyasha asked loudly.
"Do I really need to tell you that?" Ena pointed out as she placed a hand on her hip.
Inuyasha gasped softly as he ran down the halls, 'Kagome!'
Kagome sulked as she dragged her feet towards Sango's locker, 'Man…this sucks! I don't want to go with Hojo but…I can't go with Inuyasha...he's far from my reach...'
"Hey Kagome."
Kagome looked up as Sango smiled, she sighed, "Hey…"
Sango raised a brow, "You okay? You don't look so good."
"No, I'm not okay! I'm pissed!" Kagome replied loudly as she glared at Sango.
"What happened?" Sango asked concerned for her friend.
Kagome opened her mouth to explain.
"Kagome!" She heard a certain hanyou yell.
Her and Sango raised a brow as they looked behind Kagome as Inuyasha slid around the corner of the hall and stopped when he saw Kagome standing there like how he saw her this morning.
'She…she's not hurt?' Inuyasha thought as he looked at her with wide eyes.
"Inuyasha?" He heard the girl ask snapping out of his thoughts.
He looked at Kagome as she raised a brow, "Why did you yell out my name like something happened?"
Inuyasha sighed in relief as he smirked, 'Ena got me all worried over nothing.' He shook his head, "It's nothing."
"Sure sounds like it's something." Sango pointed out as she crossed her arms.
Inuyasha shot her a quick glare, "It's nothing okay! So drop it!"
Sango rolled her eyes as she went back to her locker to get it open.
"Kagome?"
Kagome looked behind Inuyasha as Ena walked up, she smiled softly, "Hey Ena. How are you?"
Ena raised a brow, "I'm fine but…what about you?"
Kagome sighed, "I'm really not fine if that's what you're wondering."
Inuyasha and Ena raised a brow as they looked at each other before looking back at her.
"What happened?" Ena asked, 'I know something must have happened. Or why would Ayano even bother coming up with that fight.'
Kagome glanced at Inuyasha before looking at Ena, "Um…you know Hojo?"
"Yeah?" Inuyasha, Sango and Ena replied as they raised a brow.
"Yeah the guy who usually asks you or you ask him questions in math." Sango replied.
"Well…" Kagome glanced back up at Inuyasha before quickly looking away, "He asked me to the dance."
"WHAT!?" Inuyasha, Ena and Sango yelled.
'He what!?' Inuyasha yelled in his mind.
"Did you say no?" Sango asked, hoping she did.
Kagome looked at her, "I was about to but Chieka and Beniko suddenly appeared and took the liberty of answering for me." She glared as she leaned on the lockers, "So thanks to them I'm stuck going with Hojo."
Inuyasha felt his heart being torn.
"Why don't you just go up to Hojo and say that it was a big misunderstanding." Sango suggested knowing Kagome needed away out of this.
Kagome looked at her, "I would but I can't."
"Why the hell not!?" Inuyasha yelled as he glared at Kagome, "Those two were the ones that said yes not you!"
Kagome felt her own heart being torn, "I know but I have a feeling even if I try to break it off, those two along with Ayano will get me back with him." 'But in truth...I'm starting to think that Hojo really is the only guy I can reach.'
Inuyasha let out a low growl as veins popped out of his forehead as his eyes started to turn to flames.
Ena sighed, "Yeah…those three always have a way with getting you stuck with people you don't want to be stuck with."
Inuyasha's growl became louder, "I'll kill them!" The girls quickly looked up at him as he started to storm down the halls while cracking his knuckles, "They are so dead!"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled as she ran in front of him, "Don't!"
"Don't stop me Kagome!" Inuyasha replied loudly glaring at her, "Those two will regret ever setting you up with someone you don't even want to be with! If you can't break it off I'll make those girls break it off!"
"Inuyasha! That won't solve anything." Kagome replied.
"I don't know Kagome." Ena cut in making Kagome and Inuyasha look at her, "Maybe he could get them to break it off."
"But…" Kagome sighed, "That wouldn't be fair to Hojo."
"Who gives a damn about Hojo!?" Inuyasha yelled, 'I won't let you go out with him!'
"Inuyasha, Hojo is a nice guy and it would make me feel really guilty if I just cut him off." Kagome replied feeling her heart tar even more screaming at her to stop.
Inuyasha flinched, "Do you…actually wanna go with him?" He felt his heart rip apart more when he asked that.
Whoever you were planning to ask would have been so out of your league.
Kagome sighed as she lowered her head, 'Inuyasha is out of my reach.' She looked up at him, 'Why would a guy like him ever go out with a girl like me…especially with a girl who has had so many problems like me? Sure we may be friends but…I think that's the only thing we will ever be. I doubt that he even likes me like that anyway.'
"I guess…I'll go with him." Kagome said softly not realizing the effect it was having on a certain hanyou in front of her.
Inuyasha's eyes went wide, "What…?"
Ena and Sango gasped and looked at one another.
'Kagome what are you doing!?' Sango and Ena screamed in their minds.
Kagome tilted her head a bit as she sighed, "I mean…it's not like I accepted to go out with him or anything." She glanced up at Inuyasha, "Him and I are just going as…friends."
Inuyasha's heart was about to shatter but stopped when she said the last sentence, 'Just…as friends?'
He shook his head, "But Kagome…" He said her name so softly and gently that it almost sounded like he was about to…cry.
Kagome felt her eyes stein signaling her that tears are forming as she lowered her head, 'I'm sorry Inuyasha…I just…'
Sango opened her locker as a bunch of roses fell out of her locker, "Oh!"
Ena looked, "Whoa…" She looked at Sango, "Those are a lot of roses. I think there are about 30 roses."
Kagome and Inuyasha looked even though they weren't in good spirits.
"Yeah…" Sango mumbled as she looked at them with wide eyes.
Inuyasha glanced around looking for a certain raven-haired boy, he looked at Sango, "Say…"
They looked at him and frowned when they saw his eyes and knew he was hurt by Kagome's words, "Where's the pervert?"
Ena's eyes went wide as she looked at Sango, "Yeah come to think of it…I haven't seen him since 1st hour started."
Kagome walked up next to Ena before noticing a card, she pointed at it as she said softly, "There's a card."
Sango looked at her and looked down on one of the roses to see a red card. Curious she picked up the card and started to read it.
I have watched you from the distance, admiring you beauty and kindness.
I know things have been tense between use since…I should this habit of mine.
But I can make up for it tomorrow night, at the Snowball Dance.
Love,
Miroku
"What!? Miroku!?" Sango said loudly as she turned crimson red.
"What!?" Ena shouted, "Miroku sent you those roses!?"
"That I did."
Sango gasped as she turned slowly around to find her crush standing there smiling his oh so handsome smile at her.
Sango felt her heart pound, "Miroku…"
Miroku gave her a soft smile as he walked up to her, "I know I have been a pain in the ass a lot of the time, especially with my…you know."
Sango grunted, "You mean you being a pervert."
Miroku just smiled as he nodded, "Yes. Though I wish I could get rid of that habit, but…it's really not that easy, especially when I'm around someone as beautiful as you."
Sango turned a dark red as her heart pounded louder and faster, "Oh Miroku…"
"But I hope I can make it up to you." Miroku said softly, "That is…if you would accept my invitation and go to the dance with me."
A tear fell from Sango's eyes as she smiled, "Miroku…" She then leaped towards Miroku and wrapped her arms around his neck, "Yes! I will go with you!"
Miroku's eyes went wide not really expecting this reaction out of her but he smiled and returned her hug, "Sango you have no idea how happy you just made me."
Inuyasha glared at Miroku, 'Miroku makes it look so damn easy.' He glanced at Kagome.
Kagome grunted, 'At least they're happy.' She looked up at Inuyasha.
The two both realized and quickly turned their heads away from each other not wanting to look at one another.
Ena smiled but frowned as she looked back at Kagome and Inuyasha were had their heads turned away from each other.
She sighed as she stared at Kagome, 'Now I'm starting to see Ayano's plan crystal clear.'
END OF CHAPTER
HEY! PUT DOWN THAT BARREL OF FOOD! Believe me I really didn't want to end it this way. I wanted to add some other parts but…it would have been insanely long again it would probably be like more than 10,000 words like the last two chapters have been.But I promise I will get the next chapter up as soon as I can! And yes I know some parts were lame but I have been working on this for almost the whole damn week and I really want to get this chapter up tonight!
But…at least one good thing happened in this chapter…Miroku asked Sango. So please put down that barrel and just wait until the next chapter okay.
Okay I gotta go before I pass out from all this thinking. This chapter was so hard to figure out.
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