Chapter 6
Kagome took her clothes and was walking over to change behind the Goshinboku, when she noticed Miroku was following her. Not even turning around, Kagome said, "Get lost, Miroku-sama," and he was promptly hit in the head with a very large boomerang.
She quickly changed into some comfortable clothes: her pale green tank top and some denim shorts. Inu-Yasha stared stupidly. 'She looks so natural; so beautiful.........' he shook his head. 'What am I thinking? She's just my shard detector.........'
Akane glanced at Inu-Yasha and saw the way he was looking at Kagome. She smiled for a second, thinking of playing matchmaker. 'Hmm, this should be interesting......... I'll need a plan first.' She thought, because she, unlike Ranma, wouldn't go into 'battle' without a strategy. A little light bulb formed above her head.
"You know, Kagome-san, I think I'll change my clothes too." Kasumi said.
"Me, too." Ukyo told them.
"You should all change at once; I can only hold him off for so long!" Sango said pointing to Miroku. The girls laughed.
"Sango-sama, shouldn't you change too?"
"I'll change once _he's_ taken care of." Sango replied. Soon, he was unconscious and considered safe, by Sango's standards.
All the girls wore casual summer clothes, but Akane (as part of her 'plan') wore a loose tank top that left her stomach open, and tight shorts. As she came out from behind the tree, she winked at Inu-Yasha (making Ranma jealous). Inu-Yasha stared at her, not like he stared at Kagome, but stared as if he was confused, which he obviously was, but Kagome took that the wrong way.
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'Why would she wink at _him_? She barely met him! And why was she wearing that revealing outfit, when she would yell 'pervert!' at the first guy that happened to look at her wrong!' Ranma was going crazy throughout the first half of the day, while Kagome had other things on her mind.
'That perverted- Ugh! He was _staring_ at her like some lecherous- like Miroku!'
Sango happened to notice the distress Kagome looked like she was in, and just before she was going to talk to her, Akane dragged her away. "Sango- sama, I have to ask a question. Now, you, coming from a village of demon exterminators, are probably very wise when it comes to decisions. I have to ask; don't you agree that jealousy is one of the most powerful emotions?"
"Yes........." Sango said suspiciously.
"Well, I've seen how Inu-Yasha looks at Kagome, and I know that they're both too stubborn to say anything without any motivation, and, well, don't you think jealousy would be motivation enough?"
"I don't know, I mean, Inu-Yasha can be _extremely_ stubborn."
"Well, I'd love to see Kagome and Inu-Yasha together, because they seem to love each other so much!"
"You're right. Do you have a plan?"
"Well, it's rather undeveloped, but simple enough. All I have to do is 'seduce' Inu-Yasha so Kagome will be jealous enough to act on it. After all, Shampoo is already helping me out with that. If that doesn't work, I'll get one of the guys' to charm their way into Kagome's heart. Not so that she'll fall in love, but so that she'll have to be polite, making Inu- Yasha jealous enough to say something."
"What if Kagome really falls for one of them, or Inu-Yasha falls for you or Shampoo?"
"Well, if that happens, I guess they didn't love each other enough in the first place."
"Although it seems risky and a little obvious, I guess that might work. I'll do what I can to help." Sango said.
'But I'm not sure I should be doing this if I'm not sure about my own love life.........'
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"Inu-san!" Akane yelled, catching up to the hanyou, who was leading the rather large group out of the thick forest they were in. His ears twitched upon hearing his new nickname. Shampoo, who was hugging Inu-Yasha's arm for dear life, glared at Akane, wondering what she was up to.
"Eh?"
"Inu-san, I was wondering if you were hot in that kimono, after all, it is summer." Akane asked, clinging on to his other arm. (Probably making the poor guy hotter!)
"Feh, I'm fine." He said, desperately trying to shake the two girls off of him. For a moment he felt as though someone was glaring at him from behind, but ignored it. It was Kagome, who was slightly peeved at how 'polite' Akane was being toward him. Shampoo clearly thought they were engaged, so Kagome wasn't quite as annoyed with her.
"Akane! Psst!" Kagome whispered from behind. She motioned for Akane to come, and Akane walked back to her.
"What is it?"
"Why are you being all 'friendly' with Inu-Yasha?"
"He seems nice enough. And besides, you never 'claimed' him! Didn't you say there was nothing between you two?"
"Well, yeah, but-!"
"Yes?"
"But I- I'm looking out for you because is a total jerk! And he's 'taken', right? Shampoo is engaged." Kagome said with her face completely flushed.
"Only looking out for me?" Kagome nodded furiously. 'Man, she's as stubborn as a mule.' She thought. "Don't worry. I think it'll be fine. Shampoo is nothing to worry about." Akane quickly flashed a toothy smile before running off to catch up with 'Inu-san.'
Akane knew Kagome was getting irritated, but she wasn't about to do anything anytime soon. 'It's time for Phase II.'
"Ryouga!" Akane called out.
"Yes, Akane?" he answered hopefully.
"I don't think you got a chance to properly meet Kagome." She said. His hopes were, once again, crushed. 'Does she want to set me up with someone so I'll stop pursuing her?' he asked himself, although Akane didn't even know he was pursuing in the first place.
"Oh, I haven't." he said, the energy drained from his voice.
"Great, I think you'll really hit it off!"
"Thanks." He responded.
"Kagome," Akane called out, "I don't think you two have met properly. This is Ryouga Hibiki." Kagome smiled politely and shook his hand. Suddenly, she caught the eye of Kuno.
"Ah, how did such a beauty escape my view?" Kuno asked smoothly.
"I'm flattered you think I'm beautiful."
"I shall allow you to date me!" Kuno reached to kiss her hand. 'This guy's no better than Kouga!' Kagome thought. She mentally rolled her eyes and shot Akane a pleading look.
"That's enough with the introductions!" Akane said, and motioned Kuno to 'shoo', but he wouldn't budge.
"Ah, my Akane, no need to be jealous!" he said arrogantly. Ranma, fed up with his superciliousness, kicked him.
"Sorry about that, he's like that with every girl!" Ranma said, cutting into their conversation.
"Saotome!" Kuno yelled. Ranma kicked him again. Inu-Yasha went to see what the commotion was about, but quickly forgot about it when he noticed what a large male crowd Kagome was attracting. 'What are those guys doing there?! Around _my_ Kagome!!!' He stamped his foot and slightly pouted, saying that they were slowing him down.
Akane noticed that Inu-Yasha was finally getting jealous, and rushed off to 'flirt' with him again.
Ranma glared at Inu-Yasha. He was making Akane act so different- like Shampoo! 'Like Shampoo... is this how she feels when the other girls act like this?' Ranma's eyes burned with envy. 'Two can play that game, Akane.'
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Kagome took her clothes and was walking over to change behind the Goshinboku, when she noticed Miroku was following her. Not even turning around, Kagome said, "Get lost, Miroku-sama," and he was promptly hit in the head with a very large boomerang.
She quickly changed into some comfortable clothes: her pale green tank top and some denim shorts. Inu-Yasha stared stupidly. 'She looks so natural; so beautiful.........' he shook his head. 'What am I thinking? She's just my shard detector.........'
Akane glanced at Inu-Yasha and saw the way he was looking at Kagome. She smiled for a second, thinking of playing matchmaker. 'Hmm, this should be interesting......... I'll need a plan first.' She thought, because she, unlike Ranma, wouldn't go into 'battle' without a strategy. A little light bulb formed above her head.
"You know, Kagome-san, I think I'll change my clothes too." Kasumi said.
"Me, too." Ukyo told them.
"You should all change at once; I can only hold him off for so long!" Sango said pointing to Miroku. The girls laughed.
"Sango-sama, shouldn't you change too?"
"I'll change once _he's_ taken care of." Sango replied. Soon, he was unconscious and considered safe, by Sango's standards.
All the girls wore casual summer clothes, but Akane (as part of her 'plan') wore a loose tank top that left her stomach open, and tight shorts. As she came out from behind the tree, she winked at Inu-Yasha (making Ranma jealous). Inu-Yasha stared at her, not like he stared at Kagome, but stared as if he was confused, which he obviously was, but Kagome took that the wrong way.
~~
'Why would she wink at _him_? She barely met him! And why was she wearing that revealing outfit, when she would yell 'pervert!' at the first guy that happened to look at her wrong!' Ranma was going crazy throughout the first half of the day, while Kagome had other things on her mind.
'That perverted- Ugh! He was _staring_ at her like some lecherous- like Miroku!'
Sango happened to notice the distress Kagome looked like she was in, and just before she was going to talk to her, Akane dragged her away. "Sango- sama, I have to ask a question. Now, you, coming from a village of demon exterminators, are probably very wise when it comes to decisions. I have to ask; don't you agree that jealousy is one of the most powerful emotions?"
"Yes........." Sango said suspiciously.
"Well, I've seen how Inu-Yasha looks at Kagome, and I know that they're both too stubborn to say anything without any motivation, and, well, don't you think jealousy would be motivation enough?"
"I don't know, I mean, Inu-Yasha can be _extremely_ stubborn."
"Well, I'd love to see Kagome and Inu-Yasha together, because they seem to love each other so much!"
"You're right. Do you have a plan?"
"Well, it's rather undeveloped, but simple enough. All I have to do is 'seduce' Inu-Yasha so Kagome will be jealous enough to act on it. After all, Shampoo is already helping me out with that. If that doesn't work, I'll get one of the guys' to charm their way into Kagome's heart. Not so that she'll fall in love, but so that she'll have to be polite, making Inu- Yasha jealous enough to say something."
"What if Kagome really falls for one of them, or Inu-Yasha falls for you or Shampoo?"
"Well, if that happens, I guess they didn't love each other enough in the first place."
"Although it seems risky and a little obvious, I guess that might work. I'll do what I can to help." Sango said.
'But I'm not sure I should be doing this if I'm not sure about my own love life.........'
~~
"Inu-san!" Akane yelled, catching up to the hanyou, who was leading the rather large group out of the thick forest they were in. His ears twitched upon hearing his new nickname. Shampoo, who was hugging Inu-Yasha's arm for dear life, glared at Akane, wondering what she was up to.
"Eh?"
"Inu-san, I was wondering if you were hot in that kimono, after all, it is summer." Akane asked, clinging on to his other arm. (Probably making the poor guy hotter!)
"Feh, I'm fine." He said, desperately trying to shake the two girls off of him. For a moment he felt as though someone was glaring at him from behind, but ignored it. It was Kagome, who was slightly peeved at how 'polite' Akane was being toward him. Shampoo clearly thought they were engaged, so Kagome wasn't quite as annoyed with her.
"Akane! Psst!" Kagome whispered from behind. She motioned for Akane to come, and Akane walked back to her.
"What is it?"
"Why are you being all 'friendly' with Inu-Yasha?"
"He seems nice enough. And besides, you never 'claimed' him! Didn't you say there was nothing between you two?"
"Well, yeah, but-!"
"Yes?"
"But I- I'm looking out for you because is a total jerk! And he's 'taken', right? Shampoo is engaged." Kagome said with her face completely flushed.
"Only looking out for me?" Kagome nodded furiously. 'Man, she's as stubborn as a mule.' She thought. "Don't worry. I think it'll be fine. Shampoo is nothing to worry about." Akane quickly flashed a toothy smile before running off to catch up with 'Inu-san.'
Akane knew Kagome was getting irritated, but she wasn't about to do anything anytime soon. 'It's time for Phase II.'
"Ryouga!" Akane called out.
"Yes, Akane?" he answered hopefully.
"I don't think you got a chance to properly meet Kagome." She said. His hopes were, once again, crushed. 'Does she want to set me up with someone so I'll stop pursuing her?' he asked himself, although Akane didn't even know he was pursuing in the first place.
"Oh, I haven't." he said, the energy drained from his voice.
"Great, I think you'll really hit it off!"
"Thanks." He responded.
"Kagome," Akane called out, "I don't think you two have met properly. This is Ryouga Hibiki." Kagome smiled politely and shook his hand. Suddenly, she caught the eye of Kuno.
"Ah, how did such a beauty escape my view?" Kuno asked smoothly.
"I'm flattered you think I'm beautiful."
"I shall allow you to date me!" Kuno reached to kiss her hand. 'This guy's no better than Kouga!' Kagome thought. She mentally rolled her eyes and shot Akane a pleading look.
"That's enough with the introductions!" Akane said, and motioned Kuno to 'shoo', but he wouldn't budge.
"Ah, my Akane, no need to be jealous!" he said arrogantly. Ranma, fed up with his superciliousness, kicked him.
"Sorry about that, he's like that with every girl!" Ranma said, cutting into their conversation.
"Saotome!" Kuno yelled. Ranma kicked him again. Inu-Yasha went to see what the commotion was about, but quickly forgot about it when he noticed what a large male crowd Kagome was attracting. 'What are those guys doing there?! Around _my_ Kagome!!!' He stamped his foot and slightly pouted, saying that they were slowing him down.
Akane noticed that Inu-Yasha was finally getting jealous, and rushed off to 'flirt' with him again.
Ranma glared at Inu-Yasha. He was making Akane act so different- like Shampoo! 'Like Shampoo... is this how she feels when the other girls act like this?' Ranma's eyes burned with envy. 'Two can play that game, Akane.'
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