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Plans for the Evening

Kagome waked into the office and closed the door quietly behind her. Class had just let out, so her meeting with Naraku-sensei was about to begin. Who would have thought that she, quiet and unobtrusive, would be the next target for his perversion? God, she hated that man! Every look he gave her gave shivers down her spine. This time was no exception.

"How good of you to join me, Kagome-chan," he said with a smile.

Kagome gave a small start of surprise. 'Kagome-chan?' "Ummm… I'm sorry for talking in class, I just didn't understand the problem you were talking about, so I asked Sanzo, and then she made it so simple that I couldn't help but laugh at my own foolishness, and that's when I interrupted class, and I'm so sorry and I promise that it won't happen again," she blurted out, blushed a deep red at her own lie and took a steadying breath, hoping that he would give her a detention or something and send her out of his office. She reddened even more thinking of the things that rumor said happened on the desk in front of her.

Naraku chuckled darkly. "And you expect me to believe that, Kagome?" he asked silkily. She glanced up at him, fear dominating her mind. "I'm not as stupid as you seem to think me. I saw your friend's imitation of… "puppy eyes" you call them? And I just happened to overhear part of your conversation with her…" Kagome gave a small squeak at this revelation. He smirked down at her, lust etched in his eyes. "You were planning to go to a show, were you not?"

Kagome nodded guiltily. "I'm sorry, sensei, I know I shouldn't have been interrupting your class, I'm not even going to go to it-"

"Quite the contrary, Kagome-chan. You are most certainly attending the performance tonight."

"Excuse me, sir?"

"I have two tickets, and sadly only one of me," he clarified with feigned regret. "So I'd be delighted if you would… join me for the evening."

Kagome was so flustered that she didn't see the office door open a crack and close silently. "But sir, I have homework and-"

"On the contrary, my dear girl. You have been excused from all assignments until tomorrow."

"But it will get out late, and I don't want to interrupt my room mate's sleep. So I really shouldn't go out only to come back in the middle of the night," Kagome hastily thought up. Her roommates slept like logs, but he didn't have to know that.

"Oh, well that is a pity… Whatever shall we do?" Naraku put a finger to his chin in mock deliberation. "I know- you can spend the night in my rooms. I have plenty of space," he added with a grin, "and it does get lonely in there all by myself."

"Ummm…hah, thank you sensei, but I, ah, do want to get rest for tomorrow, seeing as it will be the, er, soccer championship and I wanted to go, so I'll, ummm, have to have a lot of energy to cheer Sango… on!" She excused herself lamely.

"Oh yes… Sango," Naraku breathed, new ideas forming in his mind. "She wanted to go, didn't she?" Kagome nodded uncertainly. "Well then, I'm sure she'd jump at the chance to get a free ticket. Besides, I've heard that they're all sold out already…"

"No!"

"Excuse me?"

"I mean, she already has a ticket!" Kagome lied once again. There was no way in the seven hells that she was going to let this pervert near her best friend.

"Oh… so you won't be going with her? So she'll be all alone… You do know how… sketchy… that area gets after dark, right? And with no one there to look after her. Well, I suppose that I could make sure no one hurts her…" Seeing Kagome's eyes widen, he smirked. Yes, he knew his well-earned reputation very well. "And I'm sure she'd love to see some of the nightlife… but then, she has that soccer championship game, doesn't she? Well then, I guess I could take her back to my place after the show; it's closed than your dorms are to the field…"

"Wait!" Kagome cried. "What if I change my mind? I mean, I'd love to go with you, after all, there will be other games, and only one show, so…"

"Are you saying that you're accepting my proposal? How delightful. I'll pick you up at six… we can go out to dinner beforehand, and then I'll show you a bit around town. I'm sure you don't get out much, you're so pale… all right then, until this evening!" He cooed, briskly ushering a stuttering Kagome out of his office before she could change her mind. "Fool," he smirked, closing the door. "Her dorm mates sleep like logs, the soccer championship, that her dear Sango isn't playing in, is next Thursday, and I get to spend the night with her… in my room with only one bed."

Kagome leaned back against the wall, legs weak and wobbling. What had she just agreed to? Realizing that she was still in his cabinet, she rushed out into the corridor and down the halls, out into the sunny fall day. Flinging herself behind a large tree, her favorite spot, she hugged her knees close to her, buried her face behind a veil of hair and wept.

"Little fool," came a cold voice. She looked up to see Kikyo towering above her, cold gray eyes filled with sparks. "Do you really think that you can replace me that easily?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Kagome choked.

"Oh, I'm sure you do," Kikyo hissed. "I overheard your little conversation with Naraku. Just because he's taking you to the show instead of me doesn't mean he likes you more. He just wants to play with the little mousie."

"So the rumors, they're true?"

"Of course they're true."

"But… I don't want to go with him!"

"Hah! Sure you don't. You're like all the other nerd sluts. All you want is his money."

"But isn't that all you want?" Kikyo gave no answer. Seeing this as progress, Kagome continued. "Please help me! I don't want to go with him tonight! Please!" she pleaded pathetically.

Kikyo looked down at her scrutinizingly. "You're not lying, are you?" she demanded. Kagome shook her head vigorously, eyes coming alive with hope. "All right. I'll help you," Kikyo decided. "Just because I can't have my reputation spoiled, not out of any sympathy for you. You understand that?" Kagome nodded, not at all put out by the mean exterior.

"Thank you so much!" she cried. "Thank you thank you thank you!"

"Stop it," Kikyo said smiling a little as she helped Kagome stand up. "You're cute, you know that?" Kagome blushed, brushing off her skirt. "But I really can't see what he saw in you…"

(((Scene Change)))

"Why did he want to see you?" Sango demanded worriedly as Kagome, eyes red but smiling, entered the room.

Kagome told her the conversation from Naraku's office as well as the plan she and Kikyo had thought up, causing Sango to burst out laughing.

"She'd really do that?" Sango asked.

"Yep."

"But why? I thought that she was a total bitch!"

"Well… she kind of is, but not really. She hates Naraku too, but she doesn't want her reputation ruined, you know? It's weird. But she was really nice to me."

"Kikyo… nice? I can't believe it."

"Well, she's coming over this afternoon so you'll get to see for yourself."

"I can't wait," was Sango's sarcastic reply.

"Be nice!"

"Only for the sake of the plan. It's so diabolical!" she grinned. "What can I help with?"

"Well, you'll have to do our cosmetics, and then…"

(((My Talk)))

Next Chapter: Gossip and Girl Talk. Also, you'll find out what the plan is, and finally meet Inuyasha and the gang. And if you want, I'll go into the evening. But you have to review to tell me! So please review! I hope you liked it!

Also, if you can, tell me what you want to happen to Kikyo. I have a plan for her, but I'm not sure if I want to use it. And is this a good length for a chapter or do you want them longer? It'll all up to you. So please review!!!!!