Review responses:

Wakadori Ramen - *evil grin* It's always fun to tease gullible people. I know Miroku seems like he doesn't care, but if you've watched the episode where a lord tells Sango that he loved her, right in front of Miroku, you would've seen the same expression. Miroku care, a lot, in his own heart, but he couldn't reveal it. No matter how much he likes Sango, he can't be selfish and tell her that. Because they might not destroy Naraku in time, and he could die any day. He doesn't want to be selfish and doesn't want to hurt Sango. That's why if Sango shows interest (not that she likes Yamato or anything), he'll support her, even if he's hurting on the inside.

Sizzlinghotcat - love your penname.

Amelle - *getting starry eyed because people like my story*

Hiei is mine forever - who's hiei?

Mandypanchan - yea, I updated really soon that time. But this time it took me a week. Slow updates, another effect of hunger.

Chiruken - hehe, sorry, now I know you're chiruken and not chicken, though I really really like chicken, my favorite meat in the world. Lol, I'm weird, I know. Kagome's mother, she doesn't know.

Lady Hawke2 - hehehehe. Read!

MingLay - you know, I had a dream that Inuyasha was my boyfriend, and he sang me to sleep. Hehehehe, can you imagine Inuyasha singing? Lakers rule!!!!!

Hinoke - Sorrrrrry!!!

Kenkaya - I wished I lived in LA so I can celebrate with lakers fanatics. And I'm a fanatic. I have their poster right next to my bed, and I have a Lakers cup, and a Lakers book bag. LOL. And if someone says anything bad about them, I really do try to kill them. But I live here, so most people like the Knicks (blegh). Loved your compliments, as usual. And you wrote those poems? Wow, talent.

Angel452 - read and find out.

Ever Happy - now you know how I felt. hehe, you liked the double update, eh? I went crazy last week.

Bluefuzzyelf - yea, I know. Inuyasha is supposed to surprise Toji as much as possible. *Montgomery Burns finger tap move* this is gonna be fun.

Three-Letter-Word - it's supposed to be weird. But if we like anime, why can't they?

Zonza - lol, give her a break. I'll try to change your mind later on about the Mikagi siblings.

Pia Bartolini- *gasp* You've watched Slam Dunk!!! *hugs* Lakers rule, Shohoku rules, Rukawa rules, Hanamichi rules!!! I love them all. O yea, Mitsui too!

Toku-chan - lol, read my reply to MingLay.

Celestia - aww, you called me Mizu-chan!!! I liked being called "chan".

Sarah - calm girl. It'll be okay, calm down.

YoukaiLover - Inuyasha... *sigh* if only he was real.

Sango14120 - I'm taking your suggestion. And so people should thank you for the fluff in the beginning of this chapter.

Dark Whispers - Anime and Basketball are my life. And since Rukawa is a combination of basketball and anie, he is also my life. Lol, yes, I have no life.

Pimmy-chan - I've chewed my way out of that straitjacket!!! Bwahahaha, fear me!!!

Michael - Ahh, sorry this chapter took so long. But don't worry, unless I die, this fic won't vanish.

MomyRogers - Inuyasha is such a dear when he wants to be.

Neko-sama2- I shall obey, Neko-sama, and here's the update.

D-chan2 - *groans* I was going to do that. Are you psychic as well?

Kitsune Hanyou - I couldn't update last weekend, but this weekend should do, how's school? I go back in a week.

Rogue Pryde - I can't believe ROGUE PRYDE reviewed my story! I have a thing for all the fic authors on iridescent-dreams. So thank you so much , rogue pryde, love your story. *starry eyed* And I'll say it again, anime and basketball are my life!!!

Princess Athelia - let this chapter relief you from your school pains.

Majel -hahaha, I have another crazed fan. Yup, life's good when readers beg you for updates.

Kagome-chan15 - omg, girl, sleep!!! Anyway, you must watch Slam Dunk. Even if you don't like basketball, I guaranteed you that you'll fall in love with basketball after you watch Slam Dunk!

LediShae - Of course I am. I never break a promise. And thank you so much for reading Lucky Seven!! It's my first fic, and it's not as good as this one. But I tried.

Celesta1- you've gotta give Sango a break. I mean, Miroku flirts with every woman from the age range of 11 to 40. Sango has a lot to put up with. And in this chapter, they have another fight. And the whole Sango/Miroku thing won't be fixed until much later. Don't kill me for it, I'm just trying to be as realistic as possible. here's not much meaning behind Sango's bracelet besides the fact that Miroku bought it for her. It's just a sweet gesture from the monk.

Kuroi Shinzou - lol, that was the simplest review ever, even though it was so long. God bless copy and paste.

Kagome-chan14 - I got a review from 15, and now from 14. Now where's Kagome- chan 13? And how many Kagome-chans are out there?

ME - if you're a Miroku fan, then I should get away from you. Please don't kill me after reading this chapter.

 
Anywayz, chapter 10!

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Chapter 10: "Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave"

The clock read 6.

Inuyasha's eyes opened slightly, a head of raven hair caught his attention. His entire body was sore from sitting up all night with no wall to support his back. Kagome lied in his arms, their rights hands still connected, and his left arm was wrapped around her stomach.

'What am I doing?' Inuyasha woke completely as Kagome's scent hit him full blow. 'Oh, right, she was having a nightmare. Damn, I fell asleep.'

It was impossible not to fall asleep. He had stayed awake earlier. Sango didn't mind him being in the room, and Kagome was finally at peace. He nodded off soon after one in the morning. Kagome's warmth pierced through his pajamas. The feeling of her soft skin made him drowsy. Her head fit perfectly in his neck. And so, without notice, Inuyasha fell asleep with his head on top of Kagome's.

'I gotta get out of here before she wakes.' Inuyasha attempted to shift Kagome, but his own body wasn't obeying. Mostly because he didn't wants to let go. 'How come Miroku didn't come get me?'

After a long time of trying, Inuyasha was finally able to move. As his feet reached the floor, his left arm propped up Kagome's upper body and laid her onto the bed. With a last look at the hand in his, Inuyasha let go reluctantly and fixed her bed covers.

'She's drooling.' Inuyasha grinned without realizing it. He swept away a strand of hair on Kagome's face. He tried to move away, but his feet were planted firmly into the floor. There's something else he must do.

'She looks so peaceful.' Inuyasha blushed at the thought of what he was about to do. 'She's my girlfriend now, right? A potential mate. Nothing to worry about.'

Inuyasha perked up his invisible ears for good measure. He bent down Kagome's sleeping body and planted a soft kiss on each of her eye lids. Kagome's body shivered at the sudden contact, and Inuyasha can hear her heart speeding up.

'O crap, she's waking up!' Inuyasha grabbed the two suitcases by the bed and made a quick yet silent dash for the door.

Kagome woke as soon as Inuyasha disappeared. She yawned and wiped away the water near her lips. 'I haven't drooled since I was little.' She amused herself and began to think back to her very odd dream. She had dreamed that the Mikagi siblings were after her again. It was more of a memory. They were cutting her again, and it had hurt so much.

'Then Inuyasha came and rescued me.' Inuyasha saved her from the demons in her nightmare. Kagome sighed at the thought and smiled. For some reason, she felt so warm, especially her back. Kagome snuggled into her pillow and closed her eyes. She didn't have to wake for another half an hour. And so she closed her eyes and hoped for the dream to continue.

^_~

Inuyasha sighed in relief as he shut the door behind him. He was back in Souta's room again. The little boy was snoring on his bed. Shippo was in his kitsune state to save space and was sleeping on top of Miroku's stomach. The hentai monk was snoring even louder.

'Hope they won't suspect.' Inuyasha tiptoed quietly over to his futon, lied down and closed his eyes. Kagome's lingering scent was all over him. Inuyasha inhaled deeply and allowed sleep to take over.

^_^

Kagome and Souta's alarm clocks rang at the same time. Everyone woke with a start, especially the hanyou.

Inuyasha opened his eye and saw purple and orange. 'What the...'

Looking down at Inuyasha were Shippo and Miroku. Actually, Shippo was standing on his head and Miroku was punching his stomach.

"Ow! Shippo, get off!" Inuyasha sat up and sent Shippo flying into a grinning monk's arms. "Miroku, what the hell?!"

Miroku just kept on grinning. Inuyasha stood up and ignored him. Just as he was about to walk out, Souta stopped him by standing between him and the door.

"What're you doing, brat?" Inuyasha growled slightly.

Souta stuck up his chest. "You've got to take responsibilities, Inu-no- niichan!"

"What the fuck are you talking about?!"

Miroku cut in. "Don't think we don't know, Inuyasha." He waved his index finger. "You must take responsibilities for whatever you were doing last night in Kagome-sama's room."

Inuyasha first blushed beet red, then he frowned and went into anger crimson. "Get a brain, bouzo, a clean one! And Sango was in there too! I wouldn't..."

Miroku shook his head and sighed. "You know how I feel for my sweet Sango. But I don't mind spoiled meat. If you allow me a spin on Kagome-sama, then we'll be even."

Inuyasha's eyes rolled over and he fainted on the spot.

Souta, Shippo and Miroku all crowded around him. Kagome's little brother started to laugh while pointing at Inuyasha's white eyes. "I can't believe he fainted!"

Miroku sighed again. "He was never the one to take a joke."

Souta went on laughing but Shippo seemed angry. "Miroku, how can you talk about Kagome like that?! And Souta, he was talking about your sister!"

This only made Souta laugh more. Miroku defended himself. "I was only joking. Besides, I know Inuyasha would never do anything like that. He must've had a reason for staying in Kagome-sama's room all night. I just wanted to see his reaction."

Miroku stood up and walked toward the door. "Well, I'll get dressed and washed up. Why don't you two stay here and try to wake him. We still have school."

Miroku opened the door with a grin, only to meet the face of a scowling Sango. "Ah, my dear..."

Sango slapped him, hard. "YOU PERVERT!!"

"Sango, how much did you hear?" Miroku's grin disappeared.

"SO I'M MEAT, HUH?!?!" Sango was fuming. She toned down a bit and slapped Miroku again. "You're just lucky that Kagome-chan is in the bathroom and can't hear what you said. 'Take a spin'?! Where did you learn that phrase?!"

Miroku was quite stunned. Sango wasn't just hitting him playfully like usual. She was really angry this time. He wasn't able to say anything for a long while. But Sango didn't stop there.

"YOU PERVERT, I HATE YOU!" Sango turned and opened the door to Kagome's room. Miroku's voice caught her just before she went in.

"Yes, Yamato-kun would suit you so much better." Miroku's voice was calm, and his face showed no emotions. It was a statement, a matter of fact. His words left Sango stunned. He turned around and went into Souta's room once more. The two didn't talk for the rest of the morning.

-_-'

It was just another school day. Girls followed the group on their way to school, in the shoe changing area, to their homerooms. But they all stopped as soon as Inuyasha joined the group for math. Word got out that he already had a girlfriend, and only the really brave (slutty) girls still went after him. Most kept their distance and admired him from afar.

Soon math was over and science class started. Miroku bid them goodbye and went to his third grade earth science classroom.

"Do we have to cut up worms again today?" Inuyasha leaned back so that only the two hind legs of his chair were on the ground.

Kagome had her body turned so she can face him. She smiled warmly at the hanyou and shook her head. "Nope, we're staying here. We only have lab once a week."

Next to Kagome, Sango kept to herself. She flipped through the pages of her biology book, but her eyes were distant. Miroku's words haunted her. Instead of staying mad at him, a sense of guilt caught up with her.

Kagome glanced at her best friend wearily. 'Something's up. Sango-chan hasn't smiled all morning. Neither has Miroku.'

"Oi, Inuyasha." Kagome whispered while cupping her mouth. She made sure that no human can hear her.

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her sudden change of attitude. But he heard her loud and clear.

"Did something happen between Sango-chan and Miroku?" Kagome continued to whisper.

Inuyasha growled softly, his mind flashed back to his little "conversation' with Miroku earlier that morning. He was still mad at the monk, but also knew that the monk liked to joke. But Sango? Inuyasha shrugged.

The bell finally rang, and Kouga/Tomoeda sensei entered carrying a projector and a giant biology book. Kagome turned around at his entrance. But Inuyasha remained in the same position. He scoffed at Kouga and folded his hands behind his head.

Koga smiled his way. Something about his smile sent chills down Inuyasha's spine. He set the projector down effortlessly and started his lecture immediately.

"Now, class," Kouga's announced, "we're finally done with the digestive system. Today, we're moving on to a new topic." He smiled at Inuyasha again. "I know normally, you wouldn't learn this until next year, but it's always good to get prepared." Kouga went around the room to close the shades and to dim the lights.

"Today," Kouga announced proudly. He pressed the on button and the projector lighted up. The entire class became silent as the picture of a naked woman and a naked man showed up on the white screen. "We learn abut the reproduction system!!"

In the back of the classroom, a loud crash was heard, along with a loud "fuck!". Everyone turned around and saw that Inuyasha had fallen onto the floor. Kouga chuckled and whispered to Inuyasha: "This is for insulting me yesterday afternoon".

Inuyasha got up in a hurry. His eyes went over the pictures of the naked people and blushed crimson. The entire class was looking at him, but he didn't care. Immediately his hands went to cover up Kagome's eyes.

"Kagome, don't look!" Inuyasha yelled in a panic. 'What kind of revenge is this?! Damn wolf, I'll kill him!'

Kagome struggled. Inuyasha's big hands not only covered her eyes, but also her nose. "Inuyasha, I can't breathe!" Kagome blushed as well, knowing that she was the center of attention again. 'This is ridiculous! Why is Kouga teaching us the reproduction system if he knows how the people from the past feel about this?'

Next to Kagome, Sango's distant eyes weren't so distant anymore. She was caught between staring at Inuyasha, and the naked body of a man on the white screen. A single thought flowed through her mind: 'kami-sama, we're lucky Houshi-sama isn't here!' Then she slapped herself mentally. 'Don't think about that bastard!'

Kouga is not done yet, but he shut off the machine temporarily.

Inuyasha stared into Kouga's eyes with menace as he slowly released Kagome. The girl sighed in relief. The entire class, with the exception of Inuyasha and a blushing Sango, were looking her way with amusement. Suddenly she had the urge to "sit" him.

Kouga cleared his throat and tried to prevent himself from laughing. "Taisho-kun, is there a problem with us learning the reproduction system?"

Inuyasha looked down at a fuming Kagome and gulped. He growled once more at Kouga, fixed his chair, and sat back down.

"I'll take that as a no." Kouga snickered in his head. "But the graphics can't be skipped. After all, this stuff isn't in your textbooks." Kouga enjoyed Inuyasha's blush as he turned the machine back on. Then he began to point at each *ahem* absent-mindedly.

The girls in the class were all blushing, some looked down, and others mentally replaced the male face with Inuyasha's. With Inuyasha as an exception, all the guys were snickering. An hour and a half in such a class, o joy (science is two periods).

Behind Kagome, Inuyasha was tense. Every time Kagome looked up from her notebook, he would growl and plan Kouga's untimely death. And he kept his eyes on her the whole time, completely oblivious to the looks he was getting from girls around the room.

'Just keep your eyes somewhere else, Kagome.' The young miko repeated in her head over and over. 'Hey, this picture of a flower looks nice, let's concentrate on this.' Kagome was trying not to look at the naked man. Because every time her eyes slip, images would pop up, images of a naked hanyou which she has seen many times before by accident.

Sango wasn't having an easy time either. One person's face was in her mind, it's been in there all day. His words haunted her, over and over. 'Was he jealous? No, he's never jealous, not even when that lord proposed to me (spoilers, this really happened, a lord really proposed to Sango, in front of Miroku. The monk acted like it was nothing to him, but inwardly, Miroku was happy that Sango said no.).' Sango frowned. 'He was only joking... right? But the words he used! He's supposed to be a monk!' Then another little voice in the back of her head questioned her: 'when has he ever acted like a monk?'

Sango sighed and rubbed her temples. It was going to be a long day.

The break between periods came. Kouga finally shut the projector off. He grinned for the last time at a red Inuyasha, and dashed to his office to get something. The class was silent for once, even though the hallway outside was noisy. Some girls were whispering to each other, their supposedly silent discussions made Inuyasha blush even more.

Kagome and Sango wouldn't turn around to face him, and he was glad for that. Suddenly the door opened and a girl walked toward his direction. Inuyasha grimaced, 'not another note!'

Instead, the girl only winked at him and leaned over Kagome's desk.

"Oh, hey, Yuka-chan!" Inuyasha turned his head away to watch the birds outside, but his invisible dog ears perked toward the girl in front him.

The girl called Yuka smiled at Kagome and greeted her. "Hi, Kagome-chan, Sango-chan, why is your room so quiet?"

Everyone heard Yuka's question, and most girls blushed again. Kagome and Sango blushed and faked a laugh.

"Anyway," Yuka's face suddenly turned serious, "Kagome-chan, where were you yesterday? You ditched us again."

Kagome was confused at first, then she suddenly groaned and slapped her forehead. "Oh, I forgot about WacDonald's. I was just..."

Yuka grinned evilly. "Oh, I get it, you were with your new boyfriend." Yuka winked at her friend and nodded her head toward the boy behind Kagome. "Taisho Inuyasha-kun, I presume, you reputation proceed you." She bowed slightly.

Kagome frowned at her friend's choice of words. But a "keh" from the boy behind her caught her attention.

Inuyasha looked at Yuka before slowly nodding his head, his equivalent of a bow. Yuka giggled at his reaction. She bent down next to Kagome's ear and whispered, thinking that Inuyasha couldn't hear: "I'm so glad you got rid of that violent and arrogant boyfriend. Taisho-kun is so cute!"

Inuyasha growled at the "cute" part. 'What's with girls these days? I'm not supposed to be cute!' It took him a while to register Yuka's words. 'Wait... what violent and arrogant boyfriend? She had a boyfriend before me!?!'

Kagome chuckled nervously in front of him. And he was about to explode. The idea of a secret past didn't sound appealing to the hanyou. The possessive part of him kicked in, and Inuyasha has always thought of Kagome as completely devoted to him and him only.

'She's got some explaining to do!'

The bell rang and Yuka left. Kouga came back in with his evil grin, ready to torture his class, mainly Inuyasha, once again. But Inuyasha paid him no attention this time. He was too pissed off to notice anything that was going around him.

^_~

Science ended and Inuyasha left with nothing except a growl to his friends. Kouga grinned some more at the hanyou's attitude and left too with a half apologetic smile to the girls.

Kagome and Sango took their time packing up, each with their own awkward thoughts in mind. The two girls walked out toward the boys' gym class together.

The class was already assembled. Kouga was taking attendance. Like usual, Mikagi Akiko was with her friends, observing her brother's class. Because of the activities from the day before, now every first grader is crowding around the field. Kagome and Sango arrived late, if it weren't for Yuka who saved them a spot up front, they wouldn't have been able to see anything at all.

Miroku didn't go up to greet them yesterday, and he was actually staying in one spot instead of walking around flirting with girls outside the fences. Sango gazed at him with a faraway expression.

Kouga/Tomoeda sensei blew his whistle to quiet down his class and the crowd around.

"We won't be continuing our Karate demonstrations due to certain... technicalities." Kouga said it loud enough so everyone around can hear him. A uniformed groan could be heard from the crowd, and some people even left.

"So today we'll be going back to regular activities." Kouga pointed to a wheel cart with a few basketballs on it, "We're going to play basketball." Kouga announced with an evil glint, a glint that was evident on his face during his little reproduction lesson.

"We'll be playing games, that means five on five. The team that reaches ten points first wins. And the winners will play with the next five. If some people won't get to play today, we'll continue tomorrow." Kouga reached for a ball behind him and spun it on his index finger like an expert. "I'll let you choose your own teams. Remember, five people per team."

It didn't take long for the students to divide themselves up. Toji was with some members of his gang, including Marusato. Nobody dared to invite Miroku or Inuyasha onto their teams, due to the fact that they probably angered Toji yesterday.

"Looks like we're not so popular with the males in this school, Inuyasha." Miroku joked as he and Inuyasha were the last two standing without teams.

"Keh, as if I..." Before Inuyasha can finish, a boy their age (well, not exactly their age) with dark skin ran up to them and stuck out his hand.

"Hi, I'm Yamaguchi Kappei*." The boy smiled. Miroku shook his hand with some mild surprise. The boy ignored it and went on talking. "We only have three people on our team, would Taisho-kun and Houshi-kun like to play on our team?"

Inuyasha "keh"ed again and turned his head away. Miroku smiled at the boy and nodded.

^_~

"Wow, Kappei is brave." Ayumi remarked as everyone saw Inuyasha and Miroku follow that boy to a corner of the field.

"You know that guy, Ayumi-chan?" Kagome snapped herself out of her daze. She was slightly hurt for Inuyasha when no one invited him to be on their team. Kagome looked at the short boy with the messy hair and a wrinkled smile. 'I have to thank that guy later.'

Ayumi nodded with an innocent smile. "He's my cousin. And he absolutely hates Mikagi Toji. I think he invited them to play with him to spite Toji. And he's a good guy."

^_~

Kouga was hesitant the day before about hurting his students. But basketball is not as dangerous. The former wolf prince grinned from ear to ear and yelled: "Let the first game begin! Yamaguchi-kun's team versus Mikagi-kun's team!"

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at Kouga. 'Does he want us to beat that bastard in a stupid game? How the hell would that hurt him?'

Kouga was still grinning. He felt Inuyasha's confusion and uncertainty. He whispered into the wind: "For a guy like that, hurt his pride is even better than actually hurting him."

Inuyasha grumbled a "whatever" and followed Yamaguchi to the center of the painted field. On the two opposite ends were basketball hoops in standard height. Toji's team was already in position. Marusato was center, and Toji played forward.

"Mikagi's guys are all pretty tall and fast," Yamaguchi and his friends huddled together to form a strategy. "I've seen them play before, they're practically pros."

"Don't matter," Miroku stated in a matter of fact kind of tone, "Inuyasha and I are good too."

Inuyasha snorted. 'Just because we've watched 4 hours of an anime about basketball doesn't make us good.'

Miroku nudged Inuyasha and winked. But Yamaguchi seemed delighted. He pointed to his other two friends. "I always play point-guard, I'm short and that actually helps. Takeru here is tall, and he can play small forward. Inuyasha-kun and Miroku-kun, you guys can handle forward. And Shuuichi is strong and can jump, let him play center."

Miroku shook his head. He pushed Inuyasha forward. "Inuyasha should play center. No one is as strong and can jump as high as this guy. Shuuichi-kun and I will handle forward."

The slightly bigger boy named Shuuichi looked at Inuyasha skeptically, "can you do it?"

"Keh." That said it all.

"Alright, let's do this!" Yamaguchi went to the sides and smiled at his teammates.

Inuyasha growled slightly as he went to the center of the field to stand right in front of Marusato. Just like Miroku, Inuyasha was only up to Marusato's chest. But Inuyasha didn't care, there was a more important thing to focus on at the moment. Like that former boyfriend Kagome's friend was talking about.

'How many boyfriends have she had?' Inuyasha was still thinking as the boy in front of his crack his knuckles. 'And why should I play center against this idiot? I wanna play forward like Rukawa and kick Toji's butt! And Kagome is watching too, hope she realizes that I'm so much better than her last boyfriend and ...'

Kouga has already blew his whistle and threw the ball upward. The sudden whistle threw Inuyasha off for a millisecond and Marusato has already jumped. The big oaf swatted the ball toward Toji, who was waiting for it.

'Crap!' Inuyasha snapped himself out of his daydream and cursed silently as Toji moved slightly to the right to catch the ball. 'Oh no, don't even think about it!'

But before Toji's hand made contact with the ball, Inuyasha used his hanyou speed and rushed to intercept it.

'Ha, got it!' The crowd gave a loud 'oohh' as Inuyasha caught the ball with his left hand. 'Now, the hoop.' Inuyasha smiled arrogantly and started to dribble toward the opponent's hoop. Toji and his team snapped into defense, and Yamaguchi was yelling something about passing.

Inuyasha darted forward with only air in hand. The crowd groaned and the hanyou looked down at his hand. "Fuck, where's the ball!"

Everyone was rushing toward the other direction by now. Among all the cheers and boos, Inuyasha could hear Yamaguchi ask Miroku: "Does Inuyasha- kun really know how to play? He can't even dribble."

Inuyasha growled. 'Of course I don't know how to dribble. How can I when I never even touched a basketball in my life before?!?'

"Inuyasha, hurry, defense!!" A frantic voice reached his ears. Inuyasha spun around and saw Kagome point to the other side, where Toji has stopped dribbling right outside the three-point line.

'Aww, crap!' Inuyasha cursed inwardly again and darted for the other side. 'Can't... let... it... go in!!!'

^_^

Mikagi Akiko watched the game with that same arrogant grin. Her smiled widened as Toji positioned himself for a three-pointer. 'Too easy,' she thought to herself, 'once my brother shoots, nobody can stop it.'

And that is why she almost fainted when she saw Inuyasha dash all the way from the other side of the field and swatted the ball toward his friend when the ball was in midair.

'Fast...' One word was in everyone's mind.

"How can he jump so high?"

"O kami sama, did you see that?"

"But he was all the way on the other side!"

People were whispering again.

^_^

Miroku grinned at Yamaguchi's shocked expression and passed the ball that he caught to Takeru, another boy with wide eyes. Takeru caught the ball in time and dribbled for the opposite side.

"Nice." Toji said to Inuyasha as he ran pass by, smile still intact. But the truth is, ever since Inuyasha intercepted the ball Marusato swatted to him, Toji has been nervous. No one has ever beaten he and his team at their favorite sport before, and Inuyasha was supporting his team all by himself. Yesterday Inuyasha was entertainment, today, he's a threat.

There's no way to guard someone who can jump so high and run so fast. 'Then I guess we'll just have to shoot more.' Toji grimaced slightly. 'But he doesn't seem to know how to play. He's just going by instinct. We can't score because he's blocking our shots. But they can't score either because he can't play.'

Lesson number one in basketball and any other sport: never underestimate your opponents.

Takeru dribble under the basket and went in for a close shot. But a giant wall blocked him. Just as the ball left his hands, Marusato swatted it downward. But they didn't have a chance to celebrate, for Yamaguchi caught the ball just in time.

"Inuyasha-kun!" Yamaguchi flung the ball toward the hoop. A silvery flash shot past Toji and jumped up.

Just as the ball was a few centimeters away from the basket, Inuyasha caught it in midair and slammed it down.

It was the most beautiful slam dunk Kagome has ever seen.

Inuyasha hung on the basket with on hand, and he gave Yamaguchi a thumb up with the other hand.

The crowd boomed.

Kouga blew the whistle to calm down everyone. But he was doing a victory dance in his head as well (A/N: can anyone imagine Kouga doing a victory dance?).

Toji, Marusato, and the rest of their team were now officially shocked. Toji's usual smile was gone, and Marusato no longer seemed threatening. Once the crowd calmed now, Inuyasha approached Toji, this time, with a smirk of his own.

"Beat that, you bastard." Inuyasha pointed his index finger at Toji's chest.

Toji blinked but soon caught his posture. "It's not nice to point fingers, Inuyasha-san." His smile was back. 'A challenge...'

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*Slam Dunk: A lot of you guys said you wanted to check into Slam Dunk, and you have to! It's a really old anime, it came out after Ranma ½, and that's old. It's really popular in Asia, but not as much in the Americas. Anyone who loves basketball, hot bishies, and humor should check into this anime. It's serious sometimes too. And the two main characters acts so much like Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, it's scary. And the voice character for Rukawa, the one I'm obsessed with, is the same voice character for Tamahome from Fushigi Yuugi. And Miroku's voice character had a part in Slam Dunk too.

*Detective (meitantei) Conan: Another wonderful anime. It's 6 years old now, and still running in Japan. I'll say something important about it the next update. But if you want to watch a good anime, this is it. It's nothing like those corny and stupidly easy detective shows. This is the real stuff. A criminal can commit perfect crimes if he/she follows the acts in this anime. And the main character is a 16 year old hottie trapped in a 6 year old's body. (there are 3 hotties in this anime, it's worth watching!)