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But those are part of what make fanfics great, right?
Right.
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Chapter #14
Inuyasha stared at the wall of his room.
"You've already won."
Like he still cared about the bet.
"Can't you just leave me alone?"
She hadn't even let him explain.
"I hate you!"
Yeah, that one had hurt the most.
He had left the prom with Sango, Miroku, and Shippou.
He had gone home, ignored his brother, smiled at his parents, and announced that he wasn't going with them to Chicago this year.
They were surprised, but—after hearing Shippou's version of the story—figured it really couldn't hurt anything, so they agreed to let him stay at Miroku's
This could show her.
He didn't care about the stupid bet.
He cared about Kagome.
The girl who doodled cartoons during English.
The girl who hugged herself when she laughed.
The girl who thought it would be fun to take his little brother to the prom.
There was only one thing left to do, now that he had canceled plans. Inuyasha had already talked to Miroku (who was stilled thrilled about dating Sango), and had gotten absolutely no good advice.
"When in doubt, grope her out!" Miroku had told him cheerfully. "It's my motto, and it's always worked for me!"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes fondly.
The idiot.
All there was left to do now was go talk to Sango.
Who else knew Kagome inside and out?
I can still get her back, Inuyasha promised himself. I can still get her back...
Sunday, The Central Park Zoo
Sango was feeding the ducks and sighing.
The prom had been both the best and worst night of her life.
She had had an awsome time with a really great guy, but her best friend and her crush's best friends' hearts had been ripped out and squished.
Just squished.
Like a bug.
When she had gotten home, she had rushed to find Kagome.
At first she had been excited—Miroku had asked her out on another date!
But then she actually found Kagome crying in her bedroom.
After sobbing on Sango's shoulder for a while, Kagome had explained what had to be done.
Frankly, Sango knew what Kagome was going to do was for the best.
She knew that Kagome had the right idea, and knew that what she was about to do would make things easier on everyone.
But that didn't make it any less painful.
Why did Kikyo plant those stupid ideas about Inuyasha in their heads?
If they had seriously given him a chance to start with, things probably would be completely different.
Why didn't Inuyasha just suck it up and ask Kagome to the prom?
Why was the idea of her dating Sesshoumaru so horrible?
Why didn't Kagome let Inuyasha explain himself?
Sango sighed, and tossed a piece of bread to an especially fat duck.
"Yo Sango!" A familiar voice called urgently. "I need to talk to you."
Holding a piece of bread out to the boy, Sango said dryly, "Here Inuyasha. Pull up a bench, feed the ducks, and tell me what you want."
"I canceled my trip to Chicago," Inuyasha told her horridly. "I'm staying back from the game of the century, my brother thinks I'm gay, my parents are thinking about counseling, and Shippou wants to know when Kagome's coming back. I did that all for her." He looked at Sango expectantly.
"So?"
His stomach dropped to his sneakers. "Do you think Kagome will…I mean, after all that…what else could I do?...I love her."
Sango looked at him with an odd expression.
That frightened Inuyasha.
She looked like she pitied him.
At this point he'd almost have preferred anger.
"Don't you know?"
Inuyasha sat down heavily on a bench. "Know what?"
Sango smiled, but she didn't look happy.
"It's kind of funny. You gave up your trip to Chicago, but that's exactly where Kagome went." She peered into his face. "Inuyasha, she went home."
Awww...poor Inu.
What's he going to do without Kagome?
Keep reading and find out!
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