A/N: wow…it's been more then a month already! *Ducks behind a wall and waves a white flag* Mercy! I surrender! Don't kill me!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha

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Chapter 5: What Was Never Meant To Be  

            The restaurant was busy as couples sat and chatted with one another about the smallest things in life. A couple walked into the restaurant and was soon escorted by a waiter to a table for four.

            Kagome sat down on her seat right next to Inuyasha. It was a good thing that Hojou and his girlfriend were late; otherwise he would be witnessing Kagome in her most nervous state. Her hands clenched and unclenched as she thought of the many things that could happen to make this lunch date go completely wrong.

            "Stop." Inuyasha said as he placed a hand over hers. He shook his head and rolled his eyes. "There's nothing to be nervous about, I'm sure it will all go smoothly." He assured her and opened his menu.

            Kagome smiled and nodded at him before looking at her own menu. Inuyasha was right; there was certainly nothing to be nervous about, even if it is her first time ever lying to someone like this everything will go just fine.

            "Kagome?"

            Kagome turned around to see a young man with brown hair and brown eyes to match. Hanging on his right arm was a young woman about her age looking quite uncomfortable.

            For some reason seeing the young woman with Hojou didn't make her uncomfortable at all. She thought that it would be quite hard at first; after all he was her first love. But…somehow she was happy for him, glad that he finally found that perfect someone. As for her, her prince charming is out there somewhere; one day she'll find him.

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            "But Sango, please let me explain, I did not mean to touch you 'there' I was just trying to keep myself from falling. As a reflex I grabbed the first thing I could. It's not my fault that the thing I grabbed just so happened to be your rear." Miroku looked pitiful as he followed Sango around.

            Sango glared at the black haired man. Her stern gaze making her look more intimidating then ever. Miroku couldn't help but flinch.

 "You do not want to mess with me today, Houshi-sama I am not in a very good mood."

            "Oh…I understand my lovely Sango, it's normal for women to have such mood swings. How about I go buy you some Midol? Then we can go out for a cup of coffee perhaps?" Miroku wiggled his eyebrows at Sango.

            "Miroku…I have a better idea, I know how you can make me feel better." Sango moved closer to him with a grin on her face.

            "Oh…Sango you naughty girl, not here though, definitely not, how about we go back to my place?"

            "It's alright Miroku, it doesn't matter where we are."

            "It doesn't?" Miroku smile grew wider. 

            "Nope…because my dear Houshi-sama." Sango popped her knuckles. "It doesn't matter where we are for you to be my human punching bag." And she closed in on him.

            Shikon Inc was quiet until an awful shriek rang throughout the whole hall making everyone turn his or her heads in curiosity. After a couple of minutes of punching and smacking noises the clamor ended there. Everyone shrugged as they all got back to work.

            Miroku lay on the floor of Sango's office almost completely unconscious. Right before he slipped into unconsciousness one thought flashed through his mind. 'She wants me.'

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            "Kagome, this is Lina." Hojou said as he sat down Lina sitting next to him.

            Kagome smiled and said hi but she didn't miss the look of distaste on Lina's face. For some reason the girl didn't seem to like her that much, and they just met too. She didn't know why Lina's attitude towards her was so foul. However she wanted to keep the lunch as delightful as she can, even if it meant giving out fake smiles and being polite to people that didn't seem to like her.

            And now it was Kagome's turn to introduce her love interest. "Hojou, this is my boyfriend Inuyasha."

            Inuyasha merely looked up from the menu to observe the young man named as Hoho. He couldn't see why exactly Kagome like that Hoho guy. He didn't seem like her type. Bad sense of style, and way too jolly, at least that's what Inuyasha thought.

            Hojou's face turned from happy to disappointed in a matter of seconds. Lina's face however seemed to have lighted up as she looked at the handsome hanyou in interest.

            After everyone ordered their meals Hojou turned to Inuyasha. "So Inuyasha…what do you do for a living?"

            Kagome who was contently drinking a cup of orange juice spit out her drink. Why was it that Hojou had to sound like an overprotective brother?

            Inuyasha snorted and looked at the Hoho guy. "I'm co owner of Shikon Inc, have you ever heard of it?" He smiled smugly and crossed his arms across his chest when he saw the look of shock on Hojou's face.

            The statement Inuyasha made seemed to have caught Lina's interest even more. She perked up and smiled at him in a way that would have made other men melt. Inuyasha merely looked away in disgust. For some reason he now felt sorry for the Hoho kid, after all having your girlfriend try to flirt with other men in front of you would be a major blow to your ego. And yet, Hojou didn't seem to even notice.

            "Oh look the food is here." Kagome said suddenly breaking the silence spell weaved upon the group.

            Everyone began to eat as Kagome played around with the contents on her plate. She wasn't in the mood to eat, already Kagome could tell the lunch was not going very well. She noticed that Inuyasha's plate only consisted of steak and rice. Kagome scooped some of her vegetables and dumped it on Inuyasha's plate.

            Inuyasha looked over at Kagome questioningly.

            Kagome merely shrugged as she saw the look he was giving her. "Vegetables are good for you, you know you should eat more veggies." She merely said as she took a small bite of her food.

            "Feh, I'll eat whatever I please wench."

            This made both Hojou and Lina perk up from their meals. Before Hojou could say anything Kagome opened her mouth.

            "Eh…heh…it's a game we play it's not an insult, we think of it as a term of endearment, you know, Inuyasha calls me wench and I call him stupid jerk. It's no big deal. Right honey?" Kagome glared at him as if saying make one wrong move and you'll never hear the end of it from me.

            Inuyasha gulped. "That's, that's right."

            "Kagome…is it okay if I talk to you alone for a minute?" Hojou pleaded.

            "Uh…sure Hojou." Kagome turned and looked at Inuyasha seriously this time. "I'll be right back okay Inu?"

            "Yeah, yeah just go already." He huffed. Though inside he was worried about what would happen.

            Hojou led Kagome to an isolated area in the restaurant he turned around and looked her straight in the eye.

            "Kagome…I know that I can't compare with Inuyasha but…after seeing that little display of wench and stupid jerk back there, I know that he doesn't deserve you. How dense do you think I am Kagome? If he's treating you like that then he doesn't deserve your love. I can give you so much more Kagome." He placed his hands on her shoulders and spoke sincerely.

            Kagome was shocked, first he said he wanted to have lunch with her and introduce her to his girlfriend now he's declaring his love to her? What was wrong with this guy?

            "Hojou, Inuyasha is really nice when he wants to be, I've moved on Hojou, and so have you, why are you telling me these words when you have Lina? She'll be devastated if she ever found out."

            "I don't really want to be with Lina, she's just been after me since I started working at her father's company, I couldn't refuse her advances because I was afraid she would get me fired. But now it seems she's more interested in your boyfriend Inuyasha then she is in me."

            "She what?!" Kagome exclaimed. The thought of Lina being all over Inuyasha just made her mad for some reason.

            "Haven't you seen it? All throughout lunch she's been interested in him, her flirting is just too obvious."

            "I'm sorry Hojou…I really have moved on, the only thing that remains of our relationship are memories, I'm happy now, and you should go and find happiness too. We don't belong together, it took me a while to figure that out, but…it just isn't right." Kagome looked down at her feet sadly. Things weren't supposed to happen like this. He was supposed to be happy with his girlfriend.

            "I understand…I'm glad that at least you are pleased with your life, and I hope that things will always be good for you."

            "Thank you." Kagome whispered as she gave him a hug. He wrapped his arms around her for perhaps the last time.

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            Inuyasha looked around for any signs of Kagome. He was getting really worried. Whatever they were talking about that Hojou guy better bring back Kagome soon! Lina was starting to get on his nerves. The way she batted her eyelashes and scooted her chair next to him only made him more uncomfortable.

            Then he spotted Kagome as she walked behind Hojou. They both seemed sad for some reason. It didn't matter, he'll interrogate her about that later, as for now, first things first.

            As Kagome was about to sit down on her seat Inuyasha stood up and wrapped his arms around her waist. She gasped in surprise and raised and eyebrow at him as he sat down on his seat and made her sit on his lap.

            "Just go along with it." He whispered into her ear. "So are you ready to go yet baby?" He asked out loud as he kissed her on her cheek.

            Kagome blushed furiously as she sat on Inuyasha's lap. His arms holding onto her waist possessively as he looked up at her with a smug grin.

            Inuyasha couldn't help but grin as he saw the blush that grew on her cheeks. She looked so cute, and for some reason, it felt so right holding her in his arms in such a way. He would not usually show any signs of public affection like this, not even with Kikyou. But he really needed to get rid of that Lina girl. And you know what they say? Desperate times call for desperate measures.

            "Well…I think it's time we get back to work Inuyasha." Kagome managed to blurt out as she slowly got off of Inuyasha's lap.

            Inuyasha was disappointed and missed the warmth of her body pressed against his. But he merely got up and held Kagome's hand.

            "You're right, we should get back to work. Hojou, Lina, nice meeting you, maybe we could get together sometime in the future?" 'Not'

            "It was nice meeting you too Inuyasha, you're a very lucky guy." Hojou said as he looked over at Kagome.

            "Yes I'm sure I am." Inuyasha replied.

            "Let's go!" Lina pouted as she started walking out of the restaurant by herself. Inuyasha was not interested in her and neither was Hojou. What did that Kagome girl have that she didn't? She merely shook her head and concluded that men were fools.

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            Kagome strapped on her seatbelt and looked over at Inuyasha who was currently driving.

            "Thanks." She said as she smiled at him.

            "For what?"

            "For helping me out with the lunch date."

            "No problem. Kagome…what did Hojou talk to you about?" Inuyasha found himself asking her out of curiosity and nothing more or so he claimed.

            "It's nothing, he just wanted to congratulate me on finding happiness." It wasn't a total lie, she just didn't tell him the whole truth. Hojou and her were never meant to be, and that was the end no more discussion needed.

            "Oh." He was the last thing that was heard. The ride back to the company was a silent one. Neither knew what to say to one another. But both enjoyed just the mere presence of the other.

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Okay…there you go chapter five. I hope you all like it. Please Review.