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(AN: Yeah, once again I have forgotten to update before I left for Spring Break. *sigh* I'm a terrible author. Review Please… ^-^)

Life Isn't Fair

Chapter Six:

The Dates

At around seven in the evening, Kagome was getting ready. Her date with Kouga was at 8:30, and the truth be told, she didn't want to be alone with a very annoying youkai such as him. She just wanted to stay home, enjoy her computer or talk on the phone; anything other than Kouga.

Kouga. That name sent shivers down her spine. 'Man, am I that freaked out about this?' Kagome thought to herself while she looked at herself in the mirror. She hadn't dressed yet, for she was still taking care of her hair. The long pajama (that looked more like a dress which fell down to her knees) was still on her. She wasn't in the mood to take it off and get ready.

'Kouga said that he would take me somewhere special and expensive… He also said to dress fancy.'  She thought. Sighing she went to her closet to see what was 'fancy'. Looking through the tons of dresses that hung on hangers in her closet, Kagome couldn't decide on which one to pick.

"I hate having this problem" she grumbled to herself. Finally, narrowing down her choices, she laid two dresses on her bed. One was a dark blue, strapless dress. It reminded her of her eyes and so she loved it. But there was also another dress, a soft yellow long dress that was a spaghetti-strap. The material it was made of was pure silk, so when she tried it on, it felt like she was touching a cloud. She smiled and chose the soft yellow one.

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Inu Yasha was also getting ready, but he didn't need as much time to prepare himself. To really tell the truth, he really didn't feel like going out tonight. Something inside him was worried about something, but he couldn't quite pin point it. Shaking his head he dismissed that thought.

He went in the bathroom and brushed his teeth and his cute little fangs (Fangs… how pretty! ^-^). There was really no point in combing his hair, since he would just break the comb… like he did the last 20 times when he tried to. Inu Yasha figured that a girl wouldn't just run her hands through his hair, it would seem awkward.

'Miroku said that we were going to a bar. Dress casually,' He looked at the clothes laid out in front of him. 'Check'. Not being in the mood to go out is taking a lot out of Inu Yasha. He sat down on his bed and clasped his hands together on his legs and let out a sigh. Something was gnawing on the back of his mind, but he didn't know what it was. This was getting him frustrated. He got up and decided to get dressed.

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Kagome was almost done. It was 8:10 when she stared at the clock and let out an annoyed sigh. 'I don't know why I did this,' she confessed to herself. She sighed again. Deciding that her room wasn't the best place to stay in for much longer, she went downstairs to look at herself in the huge long mirrors made especially to see your reflection from head to toe.

Slowly she went down the stairs. Kagome didn't want to trip on her own dress and die from like a broken neck or something even worse, so she was better safe than sorry.

She reached the bottom of the stairs and thanked god that she didn't fall down and broke something. That would have been somewhat embarrassing if Inu Yasha saw her all bloody and whatnot. Kagome shivered at that thought. Turning her attention to the mirror she just stared at herself.

Her hair was neatly in a pony-tail high up on her head. The silk dress fitted her figure perfectly. The earrings she wore went faultless with the whole outfit she had on. But something was missing. Something was making her worry.

"Something's missing…" She murmured to herself, still looking at the mirror. She didn't expect anyone to be around, other than herself, but then a figure appeared from behind her. She looked at it in awe but then turned around to see Inu Yasha smiling at her. The kind of smile that would warm you up on a cold day when you don't think you have nothing else to live for. That was the effect he had on her.

Startled, she turned around and faced him. "Inu Yasha…" She said. "I didn't think anyone was down here." A pleasant smell saturated the air. It was Inu Yasha's cologne. Kagome took in a whiff of it and closed her eyes gently. It smelled so good.

Her thoughts were interrupted when he said something very softly, as if it was only for her ears to listen to. "You look beautiful."

Kagome blushed a little and turned around, back to facing the mirror. She looked up slowly and she noticed that Inu Yasha was still watching her. She smiled slightly and sighed. "Something's missing…" She commented. Kagome hoped Inu Yasha could fill in the missing piece.

Inu Yasha took a few steps forward and he leaned down next to Kagome's neck. Surprisingly he held a thin, gold necklace and on it was a pendant. The pendant matched exactly her earrings. Kagome could only smile and gap with surprise. "It's a present for you" he said. "I thought you'd might like it since it did go with those earrings you bought a couple of days ago." He was putting the necklace on Kagome and she could only touch it with the tips of her fingers. This necklace seemed so fragile that one false move and it would smash into a thousand pieces.

Kagome was so eager to thank Inu Yasha for the necklace that she didn't even notice how close they were. He was standing right behind her and she swung around and almost came on top of him because of her shoes. If it wasn't for his incredibly strong, yet gentle grip, she would have been on the floor. This was kind of awkward for the both of them and they both blushed slightly. Kagome and Inu Yasha did notice something thought… how close their lips were to each other.

Of course, both of them we're too in shock to even move an inch. Though, somehow (maybe by the force of gravity ^-^), their lips started to move towards each other…

Closer…

And closer…

Both of their heart rates went sky rocketing through the roof, although the only one who could actually hear it was Inu Yasha…

And almost so close that they could nearly touch…

But…

Something just had to mess up the moment. The doorbell rang and both of them were startled that they pulled back simultaneously. They both started to fix themselves, trying to act like if nothing happened between them. Kagome went towards the door and opened it. On the other side of it was Kouga.

"Kagome, my darling, you look beautiful this evening." Kouga commented as he took her hand and kissed it. Kagome slightly cringed at what he just said. Beautiful sounded a lot better when Inu Yasha said it than when Kouga said it.

Inu Yasha was in the background watching this little spectacle. Annoyance was clearly seen on his face, and then it hit him. 'This is what I'm worried about. Kagome.' He thought. He decided that enough was enough and he was going to break this couple up from kissing… Well, Kouga kissing Kagome that is…

"Ok you two…" Inu Yasha said coming in between them. Kouga looked at him with quite a surprise.

"What?" Inu Yasha asked.

"Oh, it's just that…" Kouga's voice trailed off. "I didn't know Kagome was living in the same house as you professor."

That hit Kagome; she completely forgot to tell Kouga that minor detail. 'Oh well, it didn't matter now.' She thought. "Well, we better be going." Kagome said, pushing Kouga through the door. "I'll call you later Inu Yasha, when I get home." Kagome said and quickly waved at him from outside the front door. Inu Yasha waved back and then closed the door. Now it was time for him to leave.

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It was about 10:00 and Kagome still hasn't called. Inu Yasha was with Miroku, Miroku's date, and his own 'blind date'. Trying to be nice, which wasn't always in his nature; Inu Yasha tried to leave the table several times. But there was always Miroku who was saying that he shouldn't go.

Their two dates decided to 'powder their nose' and left for the restroom. This was Inu Yasha chance now! The door was wide open! When he tried to make a run for it, Miroku just had to pull him by his hair.

"Oww! Stop pulling on my hair you stupid ass!" Inu Yasha cursed. Since it was kinda loud, almost no one at the bar heard him, except for this couple who was watching them very weirdly. Too bad Inu Yasha had such a keen sense of hearing that he caught what they said.

"I think we should leave the couple alone dear" The man said as he turned his back on Inu Yasha.

"I didn't know this was a gay bar." The woman replied.

"Me either." The man replied, quickly paid for their drinks and left the bar.

"I'm not gay damnit!" Inu Yasha yelled after the couple who left. "Come back here!" This just had to happen, Inu Yasha making a ruckus about people calling him gay.

"Inu Yasha calm down," Miroku said who was struggling to bring the Hanyou back to his seat. "What's gotten into you? You don't act like this!"

Inu Yasha grumbled a few curse words. "Nothing" he muttered under his breath. What had gotten under his skin was that Kagome still hasn't called him. "I want to leave." He said decisively. "I can't stand that woman! She's so annoying! I can't believe I ACTUALLY AGREED into coming on a date with you!"

That was Inu Yasha's mistake again, he kept saying what he shouldn't say out loud because then people would start to wonder. The last few words, he said it really loud. In an instant, the bar suddenly got quiet from all the talking, music, and various other stuff happening. Every single pair of eyes was glued to the table where Inu Yasha and Miroku were.

"WHAT?! CANT YOU SEE I'M ON A DATE HERE!" Inu Yasha bellowed. This made everyone nervous so they returned to what they were doing before. Of course, our little Hanyou had to get things very late. "WAIT! I'M NOT ON A DATE WITH HIM!" he pointed at Miroku. He just bowed his head and wanted someone to kill him with something. Inu Yasha got frustrated and decided to leave, whether or not Miroku liked it.

He grabbed his coat and went through the door and on his way home.

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Kagome was slightly on the same spot as where Inu Yasha was. The date with Kouga hadn't gone downhill… just yet. Of course he was being a gentleman and hasn't made any moves on her yet. Thought she just wanted to leave him and go back home.

Kouga took Kagome to an expensive restaurant in the heart of Tokyo. There was glamour everywhere and it made her slightly uncomfortable. She fidgeted in her seat all throughout dinner. She looked at her clock. It said 10:15 p.m. It made her worry a little that Inu Yasha might be worried over her. She sighed and turned her attention to the waiters. She watched as they came and went with plates and orders. Kouga was talking to her (or so she thought) she wasn't paying much attention to him anyways.

She was thinking about a way to get away from this dinner. She could fake being sick, but then it might backfire on her. She sighed. She didn't think much after that; all she thought about was how the waiters could carry so many plates with one hand…

She was abruptly brought out of her thoughts when her cell phone went off. She excused herself from Kouga and took the call outside.

"Hello?" Kagome asked with a shaky voice, it was cold outside and she completely forgot to take her coat with her.

"Where are you?" It was Inu Yasha who was checking up on her, he was calling her from his cell phone.

"I'm still here on my date with Kouga. Why? Aren't you still with Professor… I mean Miroku?"

"No, I left." was his blunt response. "When do you think it's going to end? Your date I mean?"

"I don't know. I don't know what he has planned after this. Why do you feel sick? Do you want me to come home?"

Inu Yasha thought about it. If he got sick, she would come home sooner. He wanted to answer yes to it, to all of it, but (being our little Hanyou ^-^) answered yes to only one question. "Yes I feel sick."

Kagome could have jumped for joy. She was getting out of this date with Kouga! It was just what she wanted. "I'll be home as soon as I can, Ok? I'll see you later. Bye" Kagome said. She closed her cell phone and went back inside. Kagome told Kouga the bad news and said she had to go home. He offered her a ride home and she agreed, since it was cold.

Both of them arrived at Kagome's house a little later. Kouga tried to kiss Kagome goodnight, but he only managed to get a kiss on her cheek. He had to accept what he got. He said goodnight and left. Kagome went inside the house and looked for Inu Yasha.

She found him by knocking on his door; he was inside his room watching television. It didn't serve him very good since he was very bored. "Hey" she said quietly.

Inu Yasha looked up at her and smiled, he greeted her the same way. They got to start talking about how their dates went. Kagome said hers was boring and Inu Yasha commented on everyone staring at him because they thought he was gay. Kagome started to laugh.

"You're not really sick are you?" she said.

Inu Yasha looked somewhere else. "Not really, although I did feel kind of queasy a while ago."

Kagome smiled. "Oh well…" she said, and then suddenly the phone rang. They just stared at each other, wondering who it could be. Finally, Kagome decided to pick up the phone. She left Inu Yasha's room and went downstairs. Inu Yasha decided to go with her, just incase.

"Hello?" Kagome said, wondering who it could be at midnight.

"Hello?" A female voice came through. "Is Inu Yasha there?"

"Yes, hold on please." Kagome said. She covered the phone and said quietly to Inu Yasha "It's for you".

She handed him the phone and he was a little startled. He only hoped that it wasn't the lady who he went out with earlier today. "Hello?" His gruff voice said.

"Inu Yasha" the female voice said, "It's me, Kikyou"

(AN: Yes, well, there you have it. Now, the real jealousy comes into play! *laughs evilly* Oh well, I think I messed up on the fluff part (is that even considered fluff?!)

Reviews:

Tiger Heart: I'll try to bring Inu Yasha's true character out into the open. I don't expect that happening anytime soon though, maybe in later chapters.

Mistress moonstream: Kikyou might make an appearance in like chapter eight or so, maybe even before, but I don't want complete chaos to come about anytime soon, so maybe I'll just stick with her calling Inu Yasha all the time.

Yuki Kitsu: I made Kagome 18 and Inu Yasha 23. I meant that there was a 5 year difference between both of them. Thanks for reviewing!

Dark Dragon of the Seven Hells: LOL. For real? That's pretty weird… I tried to mimic my schedule from last year, and some of this year but the only difference was that I don't take a chorus class ( I take Keyboarding -_-* not very good either)

Sthenno: No, as you could see, the woman Inu Yasha was dating wasn't Kikyou. Though I was thinking of doing just that; making Inu Yasha go out with Kikyou out of pure coincidence. ^-^

Higurashi Kagome: I am 16; I'm going to turn 17 in about 4 months. Yay!

Aejavu: I wish my teachers could be Inu Yasha and Miroku too… *sigh* If only…

Thanks for everyone who reviewed. They were greatly appreciated! ^-^