Chapter 5 Outside Looking In

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and all related characters are trademarks of the talented, witty Rumiko Takahashi. Author's note: I can't thank you enough for reviewing! I'd like to thank del-kaidin and That Nanda for giving me a good story to read, sky77, lunamoonkitty, and all my other reviewers! I feel like I've been nominated for a Grammy! PS, sky, I tried to email you but couldn't! Your email is firebreeze1027@yahoo.com, right?

Kagome sat and looked at Miroku and Sango. What had happened? Sango hadn't been speaking to Miroku, and now she was sharing a milkshake with him and giggling nonstop at his jokes. But what had irritated her the most was the way Sango looked at him. Wait, irritated? Could she possibly be jealous? No, she and Miroku were just friends. But why was Sango looking at him like that? Why did she care? What the hell was going on? This was so annoying! She wished Sango would stop giggling. She looked at Miroku, who had two fries stuck in his nose. He closed his eyes and stuck out his tongue. Sango laughed. He opened his eyes. They were gold! Kagome shook her head. The gold was still there! She blinked twice. The fries were replaced with fangs!
Oh my God, she thought. I'm going crazy! She looked at Sango.
Her brown eyes were now blue! What in all the hells was happening? She
looked at Miroku. Dog-ears? Oh no! Sango's ponytail was replaced
with familiar, wavy locks. Kagome gawked at them. What had happened?
Miroku had turned into Inuyasha, and Sango into... Kagome? No, wait! I'm
Kagome! she thought frantically. She watched them stupidly, unable to
free herself from this hallucination.
"Kagome!" said Inuyasha, only his lips didn't move. Was he speaking to her in her head? Could he see what she was seeing? "Kagome, snap out of it!" A loud smack sounded*, and she blinked. Miroku was himself, and all was well with Sango. Kagome looked to her right. Inuyasha had one hand pressed flatly on the table, and was looking at her. She shook her head.
"Inuyasha, is that you?" Inuyasha looked stunned.
"What the hell is wrong with you, woman?!" he yelled. You've been gawking at Miroku and Sango ever since we sat down!" She averted her gaze.
"I'm sorry," she said quietly. She stuffed a handful of fries into her mouth, and Inuyasha stared at her. Just then, a group of girls walked in. They looked around until their gazes settled on the table at which Inuyasha sat, and walked over. Inuyasha looked at Shippo.
"Care to explain?" he asked.
"Can't," said Shippo, rising. "Gotta go, dog-turd. He left the table, and the girls surrounded him like a flock of pigeons. Kagome watched him leave. She sighed.
"Hey," said Inuyasha. She looked at him. "You okay?" he looked almost concerned. She smiled, and he was taken aback. He opened his mouth to speak, but thought better of it, and smiled back. He watched her turn her head and look at the newly- formed couple.
Look at them, laughing and goofin' off, he thought. Feh. They look so dumb. He returned his gaze to Kagome. Why's she watching them like that? She smiled, similar to the smile she'd given Inuyasha, and then, he knew why she was staring.
"Inuyasha," she said, shaking him from his thoughts. The way she said his name sent chills down his spine. His face flared with color. "Inuyasha, do you think they're in love?" He started sweating.
"W-why do you c-care?" he stammered. He slammed his hand on the table again, disturbing Miroku and Sango. "Cut it out, you two." He gathered his things. "It's time to go."
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"Hey," said Inuyasha, greeting Kagome at the door of the school building. A couple sophomores eyed his ears warily, but walked past without a word. "Ready to go?"
"Hai," she replied. "Have you seen Sango and Miroku?" Inuyasha jabbed his thumb over his shoulder, and sure enough, behind him were Sango and Miroku, shamelessly flirting. "Oh." Inuyasha wondered about the bitterness in her voice.
"Inuyasha, Kagome," said a high-pitched voice. They turned their heads to see Shippo, surrounded by the usual flock of girls. "I can't walk home with you today, I'm going out." They shook their heads.
"Baka," muttered Inuyasha. He looked at Kagome, and chuckled. Her eyes were wide and her jaw had dropped. He turned around to see what had shocked Kagome, but his smile quickly disappeared as he witnessed Sango and Miroku kissing.

Author's note: *Inuyasha did NOT slap Kagome. He smacked the table.