A Tragic Love

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Inuyasha!!!

+Ch. 7: First Date Chaos and Chaos with Bullies+

6:45.Kouga was early.Kagome stood at the foot of the stairs and watched as her mother and future husband conversed about the life of the wealthy.oh what troubled lives they live.

Her mother's once harsh tone turned into bittersweet excitement upon seeing Kouga walk through their door. She graciously offered him some bubbly and after he refused, she led him to the receiving room. When she returned to the foyer, where Kagome sat, miserably biting her nails, she folded her arms and demanded her to get up.

Careful not to let Kouga hear, Kagome's mother harshly whispered, "Kagome Higarashi, I am telling you that you cannot screw this dinner up. One Chikara son is good but two is better. So, go in there and be as charming as you can be."

Kagome gulped and without saying a word, she stomped over to Kouga, who was busy combing his wild brown hair.

"Ahem." Kagome muttered from behind and he turned around and put his comb away.

"Miss Kagome, you look bootilicious!" he said with a widening grin across his face. Kagome looked down at her baby blue dress with matching shoes and sighed. She should have worn a potato sack.

"Shall we go then?" he asked, offering his hand, Kagome looked at it for a second and then regrettably took it.

Kagome watched as he began kissing up to her bitch of a mother. He kissed her hand and promised her Kagome would be back 10 minutes before her curfew at 10. Her mother blushed and they parted. Jesus, Kagome muttered, why doesn't he just date my mother?

Kouga escorted her to his parked Porsche. He turned to her and winked. "This is my baby." he said and then leaned against with his arms folded, "what do you think?"

Kagome stood there watching him glide his hand across the front and then circle around it a few times. "Look! No water stains!" he said and giggled like a little school girl. Kagome found this both very entertaining and a little disturbing.

After about ten minutes, he opened the door and signaled her in, "Kagome, allow me to open the door for you."

Kagome stomped forward and slid inside the luxury vehicle. The smell of the leather interior instantly engulfed her nostrils. Kouga jumped in and looked over at her; he picked up her hand and examined it. No, Kagome thought, don't kiss again.I didn't bring any anti-bacterial.

But instead of pressing his lips against it, Kagome watched him and he set it gently on the seat and smiled, "Good, no long nails. I didn't want you to scratch my leather!"

Kagome sighed and rested her weary head against the window. This was going to be a long night.

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Kagome and Kouga arrived at the restaurant thirty minutes late for their reservation. Of course, that wasn't the worst part.

Kagome stood next her date, soaked from her head down. She turned to Kouga and wished she had set him on fire.

Flashback:

"Kagome how was your day?" Kouga asked. Kagome stirred in her leather seat and turned to him. How nice it was for him to ask her, maybe he wasn't as bad as she labeled him as.

"Well, I had a rough week but you kn--"

"Well, my day was great! I got my car a good wax." he turned to his dashboard and patted it lightly and then whispered to it as though talking to a baby, "Didn't I, my little beautiful car? Yes I did, yes I did."

Kagome watched him in horror.oh my god, her brain screamed, I'm in the hands of a psycho. He was far worst than she thought. Her brain was yelling for her to just open that car door and jump out. It was better to die than continue sitting next to the psycho man. But, the other side of her was warning her to remain calm or else her mother would kill her. Kagome thought of that for a moment and shrugged, maybe it wouldn't be so bad if she was killed by the hands of her mother. She was prepared to battle it out with the expressway pavement when Kouga screamed, "MOTHER OF HELL!!!"

Kagome watched him scream profanities and insanities until his voice grew hoarse. He slammed the breaks in the middle of the road and Kagome just thanked God there was no one else around them. He zoomed over to the side and then parked.

Kagome, in complete shock and fear, sat there with her back pressed against the door and her hands on her head. It was too late; he was turning into the hulk. She had no where to go except in the mouth of the monster.

Kouga jumped out of his car and then threw off his tie. He circled the car and then stopped outside Kagome's window. Kagome turned and saw the face of an insane man. She slowly rolled down her window, her hands pressed firmly on the seat.

Kagome, we have an emergency!" he screamed. Kagome nodded in bewilderment and opened the car door. The instant she was in the clear, he took out a gallon of water from the car, some soap, and a scrub. Kagome ran up to him and tried to hold him down as he profusely started soaking the car with water.

Kagome finally got a hold of the water and was holding it in her hand. "Avian? You wash your car with drinking water?"

Kouga set down his scrub and shrugged, "You don't expect me to clean with tap water, do you?" he asked innocently. Kagome sighed and then hid the water behind her.

She gently patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Kouga, dear, why are you washing your car in the middle of our date?"

Kouga led her over to the windshield and pointed at it, "because of that!"

Kagome examined it closely and shrugged, "Kouga I don't see a thing?"

Kouga walked up to it and pressed his finger next to the bird poop that had landed on his car windshield. Kagome wanted to laugh but she knew she was dealing with a psycho. Any false moves and he might use her as a windshield wiper.

"Do you see? Now I have to scrub it down all over again!" he leaped forward and just attacked her, "give me my water!" he yelled.

"No Kouga, you are acting crazy!"

"Give it!"

"No!"

GIVE IT!"

Then it happened, it was all too fast and before anyone could stop it, they watched as the jug of water flew to the sky and then slowly fall to the ground.but of course it didn't exactly hit the ground.it had good aim.

Kagome stood there, awe struck as the gallon of Avian fell onto her beautiful baby blue dress and matching shoes. She wanted to scream.well what she really wanted to do was hit that slime-ball in the face. But, surprisingly, she stood there, calm and relaxed.

"Kagome, I am so sorry!"

She didn't utter a word.she was speechless.it was a first...she slowly turned, opened her door, and sat on his beautiful leather seat.

"Kagome, maybe we should put a plastic seat cov--"

Kagome turned to him and her eyes widened in frustration. He leaped back and then grinned. He slowly reached for the stick and pushed it to drive. Kagome sat here, soaked, irritated, and hungry.

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"Kagome, I really am SORRY I got you wet.I didn't mean to."

Kagome looked at him and felt a ting of sympathy. What was happening? Kagome cleared her throat and let out a weary smile.

"I can pay for your dry-cleaning!" he offered.

Kagome huffed and called for the waiter. She needed for soda; it was going to be a long night.

Their dinner had arrived and it was then that Kouga asked, "How about Inuyasha?"

Stunned, Kagome jumped up and looked around, "where?"

"No, I mean I thought you had a boyfriend!"

"Oh yeah, him.well, you know..." Kagome had forgotten about that.damn her again, she muttered to herself.

"I get it," he said. Surprised, Kagome muttered, "you do?"

"Yeah," he said. Kagome knew she would be caught at a lie.

"I get that." he snickered, "you are testing me, aren't you?"

"I am?" Kagome asked confused.

"Yes, you are. you are testing me if I'm one of those guys who steal other guys' girlfriends. Well, I am not. And I am going to show you that I can win you over without having to resort to petty deeds. You will see and you will become my woman."

Kagome shrugged, "sure, that's exactly what I was doing. oh Kouga, you are so-so smart."

"I know I am," he said and offered her part of his turkey leg. Kagome shook her head and picked away at her food.

"Come next week, I'll confront that Inuyasha of yours and we will see who gets you!"

Kagome watched him gnaw madly at his turkey leg, food flying from every direction. She sat there and wondered why she hadn't simple told Kouga she wasn't with Inuyasha. It would have made matters better.but she didn't. And she probably didn't because deep down inside she wanted to pretend she had a boyfriend.and maybe even see a bunch of guys fight over her.ha-ha.she thought, that would be so cool.

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"Kagome, wake up!!!" Patricia yelled from downstairs. How that woman could scream so loud was a complete mystery to Kagome. But, like a human alarm clock it woke her up and sent her wobbling over to the bathroom.

Kagome remembered her date with Kouga and almost laughed her self wet with piss. He was too surreal. She wondered what he was like as a child and how his parents put up with him.

Not long after changing, Kagome raced downstairs, but could not exit the house before seeing her sweet big sister. She came out of no where, armed with a spatula. She used it as a stop sign and Kagome made a sharp break, which set her books flying out of her open bag.

"Kagome, breakfast?"

Kagome dropped to the floor to pick up her books, all the while cussing under her breathe. The bitch, she swore.

"Excuse me?"

"Nothing, I'm not hungry and I'm late for school.again." Kagome dodged her right and almost made it out the door if it weren't for her sister's mysterious fast gliding abilities.what the hizzle??

"Kagome, you cannot go to school on an empty stomach!" Kikyo demanded, a small thread of hair slipped from her bun and onto her face.

"Yes, I can!" Kagome yelled. Fortunately, Kagome dodged her right and then left. Works every time.

On the way to school, Kagome was still glowing from her fast skills. Her sister was such a pain in the ass! She remembered growing up with her and always wishing she'd find a whole, jump into it, and be eaten by human- eating snakes the size of elephants. But, it never happened. Instead, she was forced to grow up with a bitch that squealed on her, beat her, and punked her. She was dealing with a monster.from hell.

She didn't much care if Kikyo got the spotlight: she won awards, got straight A's, followed their parents, and ate only kosher. Kagome wasn't a bad daughter, she was just average. And Kagome didn't mind, she aimed for average.

Consumed in her own thoughts, Kagome hadn't heard the screaming from down the street. But the yelling grew louder and soon even the distraught Kagome snapped out of her mindless chatter with herself and noticed the fearful screams just a few blocks away. Unable to just ignore it, Kagome followed the wailing and was led to a back alley where a little boy sat screaming for help.

"HELP!! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!"

Kagome stood just a few feet away frozen in complete fear. She didn't know what exactly she should do. Actually, she didn't know exactly why the little boy with chestnut brown hair was screaming in the first place. But then she noticed two emerging shadows stand just in front of the frightened boy. Because of their shadowed faces, Kagome couldn't make out who these two bullies were.

Every instinct left inside her was screaming get out of there dumbass! You're going to get killed! But she couldn't just let that little boy be beaten by a couple of idiots. So, she summed up all her courage and slowly a small squeaky "get away from him" emerged from her thawing mouth. Holy Buddha, she was going to die.

The boy ceased his screaming and turned to the brown haired girl still thawing from her fear that left her paralyzed. Kagome watched as the darkened figures too ceased their beating and turned to her. They looked at each other and snickered. Slowly they emerged from the shadows and light grazed their faces. Immediately, Kagome recognized the guy to the left.

It was Naraku Onigumo-the school punk.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here? A pretty little bun to butter." he signaled his friend forward and the two slowly made their way towards her, their hormones going a little out of control.

Kagome sensed their intensions and slowly moved back, but a strong hand met her shoulder and she was dragged forward, just inches inside the shadowed alley.

"I told you, get away from-from him." Kagome muttered. She felt the paralysis coming back and soon she would be powerless to stop their actions.

Just then the chestnut haired boy ran towards them and kicked Naraku on the leg. Naraku turned slightly and his devilish grin vanished, "Bobo, get rid of that monkey!"

The guy, whose name was apparently Bobo, took the little boy by the collar and sent him crashing on the back wall. Garbage fell everywhere. Kagome tried to gather as much courage as she could and then looked Naraku in the face, "You bastard! How can you beat up a little boy like that!"

"Well first I corner them in a little alley and then a beat the living shit out of them..," he smirked and dragged Kagome into the darkness. Kagome screamed but Naraku quickly covered it.

"Shut your pie-hole bitch!"

Bobo laughed and Naraku hit him over the head with his arm, "You shut your mouth too!"

Naraku pressed her against the wall and laughed, "I know you. You're the little rich kid! Tell me, if I let you go, will you give me a grand?"

Kagome nodded her head but Naraku continued laughing. Kagome turned to the little boy in the corner, who was unconscious from the throw.

Kagome felt her whole life flash before her eyes.the first grade, the time when Kagome put dog poop in her lunch box, her date with Kouga, and strangely even Inuyasha. She watched as Naraku stood just inches away from her petrified face.

She had no way out! Well, at least she didn't have to marry Kouga. What was she saying? She'd rather marry Kouga than be touched by Naraku and god even his sidekick Bobo.

But Naraku never got to touch Kagome and Bobo stopped laughing. Just then, a flash of light (or at least what Kagome thought was a flash of light) interrupted Naraku's ventures and sent him head first in the pavement. Next was Bobo, who was already pissing in his pants from the fear. He endured the same fate as the poor little boy.

Kagome watched and wondered who this mysterious "light" was. She pressed her body firmly on the wall and waited as he knocked down every last slime- ball.

He stood there, his face hidden from the darkness and looked at Kagome. Kagome, not afraid anymore, said, "Who are you?"

Slowly the mysterious hero emerged from the darkness and Kagome gasped in surprise. No way, she uttered to her self. He was the last person she thought would come to her rescue. But, she was intrigued.

"Inuyasha?"

He did not answer, just stood there looking at her.

"Are you okay?" he finally managed to say.

"Yes I am, but I should see if the little boy is."

Kagome ran to the little boy and cradled his head. He stirred slightly and then looked up and smiled, "Mommy, I didn't wet the bed, I promise," he whispered.

Kagome shrugged and looked at Inuyasha. He sat isolated from the two, still cooling off from his battle. Kagome cocked her head and looked at her rescuer.

"Little boy, are you going to be okay?" Kagome asked.

The little boy got up from her arms and nodded his head. Inuyasha turned to them and asked, "Why the hell were you guys in a dark and dingy alley with those creeps anyways?"

"I heard him screaming and came here?" Kagome turned to the boy, "but why were they after you?"

The little boy shrugged, "they wanted my lunch money." he muttered.

"Your lunch money? They were willing to beat you up over lunch money?"

The little boy nodded. Inuyasha walked up to them and smirked, "well they aren't going to be bugging you for a while."

The little boy stood up and walked up to the disgruntled Naraku. He kicked him slightly on the leg and turned to Inuyasha and Kagome.

"From now on, I am in your service."

Kagome and Inuyasha looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Nah, I'm okay."

But the little boy would hear no such thing. He walked up to Kagome's bag and books and carried it. "Well, you guys are going to be late for class!"

Kagome's brain screamed. Oh yeah, I forgot about school, she thought.

"Don't worry, the secretary and I have a mutual understanding."

Surprisingly, Inuyasha followed and stood by Kagome in their walk to school. Kagome swore she saw him look at her a couple times. Hmmm..

A/N: Don't worry Kagome and Inuyasha will get it on soon!! Until then, keep reading!! I'm working on ch.8 and 9 right now! So don't worry.anyways I hope u guys are enjoying it!

--also, sorry that Inuyasha is so mean ^.^! but don't worry he wont be all mean and cranky later on, I promise!

--oh yeah.and please REVIEW!! Thanks..