Disclaimer: Inuyasha and all its characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi. The only thing I own (besides my PS2 and my games) is this story and any characters I might make up (which is unlikely). Please don't sue! ^_^'
Well… hello! What's going on?
I'm so sorry for the long long long wait! I'm very happy with the reviews I received for the last chapter! Yeah! But, even if I hadn't gotten any, I'm still not the type of author who would hold chapters hostage until I had a certain number of reviews… that's just cruel. . LOL!
Well, anyways, this chapter is Kagome and Inuyasha's date. I really didn't feel like writing this, but I guess I had to. ^-^
So, tell me what you think and everything!
-Princess Kai-
Chapter Three
"Oh wow, Kagome!" her mother exclaimed as she looked at Kagome in the mirror.
Kagome grinned sheepishly.
"Come on Mom… I don't think I look that good…" Kagome said as she rolled her eyes.
Her mom giggled.
"Well, I think you look pretty good. And you're super calm." Mrs. Higurashi said with a wink.
"Why shouldn't I be calm?" Kagome asked suspiciously.
"Well… it's just that this is your first date and all! Which reminds me! Don't do anything with that boy that you wouldn't do when you're with Souta!" Mrs. Higurashi warned.
"Ew… that's a gross way of getting a point across. I'm going on a date with Inuyasha, mom… not Souta. How can you compare the two?" Kagome asked in distress.
"Your mother's right! Don't let that boy try to coerce you into doing anything!!" Kagome's grandfather said as he shuffled into the room.
"Grandpa!!" Kagome said as she turned bright red. "I'm going to a movie and then a quick bite afterwards! We're not going to a hotel or anything! There'll be lots of people around!"
"Oh…" Mrs. Higurashi sniffled to herself. "My baby's growing up so fast. Already with her first date, soon she'll be going off to get married!!"
"Mom…" Kagome said as she tried to keep her anger in check. "I'm too young to get married and way too old for a first date!! It's so embarrassing…"
"That's not true." Her mother said as she wagged her finger at Kagome. "I didn't have my first date until I was 18!"
"That's because you had grandpa as a father…" Kagome muttered, gaining a chuckle from her mother.
"Come on, now, dear it's already seven. He should be here any minute. And remember I want you home by 10! 10:15 at the latest… no exceptions or I'll send grandpa out looking for you and I'm sure you won't like that!" Mrs. Higurashi warned.
"I know, I know mom." Kagome said as she pulled on a jeans jacket and made her way downstairs to wait for Inuyasha.
He sat outside her house in his car contemplating the day's earlier events in his head.
He was nervous now.
He hadn't been out with a girl in so long he was sure that he forgot what to do.
And… it didn't help that he had to sit through a talk with Sesshomaru.
flashback
Inuyasha pulled on his coat and hurried to the door. He knew he only had twenty minutes to get to Kagome's house. He didn't think he'd be late, but anything could happen and he wanted to give himself a few extra moments.
He was surprised when he felt something tug his back collar and pull him backwards.
"Where are you going? Someplace special I'm guessing since you decided to douse yourself in this foul smelling cologne." His brother said to him as he smirked.
Inuyasha shrugged out of Sesshomaru's grip and adjusted his clothes.
He glared at his brother.
"What do you want?" he asked angrily.
"Didn't I already ask you that, brat?" Sesshomaru asked, easily getting fed-up with the game.
"It never concerned you before where I went, why should it matter now??" Inuyasha asked.
Sesshomaru smirked.
"So, I guess my assumption was correct. My little brother has a date." Sesshomaru said in a mocking voice.
Inuyasha blushed.
"So, what if I do?" he asked, defiantly.
Sesshomaru scowled.
"With human trash, am I correct??" he asked.
"She's not trash, you bastard!" Inuyasha growled.
He suddenly felt himself pinned against the wall and felt his brother's claws sinking into the skin of his neck.
"When will you learn to look out for yourself, brat? You remember what happened with Kikyo? Don't you? Of course you do, how could you forget hurt and humiliation like that… Kikyo was a human, was she not?" Sesshomaru asked with a smirk.
Inuyasha remained silent and averted his eyes.
"She was. Yet, like the little puppy that you are, you'll run back to any human woman that beckons to you. You really must learn to control your urges. Then again, what can I expect from a dirty little hanyou like you. I guess you love the punishment, don't you? You really have no choice but to take it. You know that no human female will have you because you're not human… and none of the lovely youkai ladies will have you because you're not a youkai… so where does that leave poor Inuyasha? Stuck to suffer between both worlds, yet he can never enjoy the pleasure of either. So pitiful… Still, have some pride, half-breed. Humans are beneath youkai… even, beneath you although you have their blood in your veins. Don't lower yourself for these human women. I think it's the human side of you, your bitch mother's side, which makes you yearn for love. When will you learn, little brother, youkai don't love. We have mates, true, but that's it… there's no love there. If you think you can be with a human woman then there's something wrong with you… half-human or not, you can't fight the youkai blood when it chooses to arise." Sesshomaru said with a wicked smirk as he released Inuyasha.
Inuyasha gingerly rubbed his tender neck and kept his eyes on the floor.
He's such a bastard. He thought angrily.
"Are you done? I do have someplace to be." Inuyasha said curtly.
"Still going, I see? I can't dissuade you. Anyways, I'm happy to not have to spend another night with you in my house. Just a reminder, you had better not let me hear you come home whimpering tonight because she crushed your heart, like all of their kind are destined to do." Sesshomaru stated.
"Get a life, you bastard." Inuyasha growled as he pulled open the front door and walked out, making sure to slam it loudly behind him.
end flashback ^_^
Inuyasha chose to ignore what his brother had said, but he couldn't get over the fact that most of it sounded so true.
Sesshomaru always had a way of getting Inuyasha to believe almost anything he said.
Since they were little, Inuyasha had no choice but not to doubt Sesshomaru because he was older and seemed a lot smarter.
For some reason, Sesshomaru hated his brother.
Inuyasha knew it wasn't just because he was a hanyou, but it had been something else.
Maybe their differences were what had caused it.
Sesshomaru was almost 8 years older than him, and they had grown up most of their lives in different places.
Sesshomaru also hated Inuyasha's mother for making their father fall in love with her.
So many things added to the inu-youkai's hatred for his brother.
Inuyasha blinked rapidly, clearing his mind of his thoughts.
He looked at his clock and saw that it was already 7:08.
"Shit," he said as he hastily opened the door, "first date and I'm already late.
He quickly jogged up the steps to the shrine and made it to her front door in two minutes.
He hesitated before he rang the bell.
"This isn't really a… date," he told himself as he adjusted his clothes, "I made sure that Kagome didn't think we were going on a date, so how can I be thinking that this is a date. It's an innocent little thing between friends."
'It doesn't help that you think she's hot.' His mind scolded.
He growled and rang the doorbell.
He was almost surprised at how quickly the door had opened.
He was met with a lady that looked sort of like Kagome, only older.
"Hello! You must be Inuyasha! Aww, you're so adorable! Why don't you come in?" she offered as she held the door open.
Inuyasha blushed and hung his head.
He did not do well with meeting people, especially humans who liked to smother.
"Mom!" Kagome said as she wedged herself between her mother and Inuyasha. "We don't have time for this, leave him alone!"
"Oh, Kagome, I just want to meet him!" Mrs. Higurashi whined.
"Inuyasha, mom," Kagome said hastily, "Mom, Inuyasha. Bye!"
She then pushed her mom in the house and pulled the door shut.
"Uh…" Inuyasha said as he followed her down the stairs.
"A bit late, aren't you?" Kagome said once they leisurely strolled.
"Only a little. But, hey, girls always take their time, why can't guys?" he asked.
She smiled and nodded.
They made their way to his black car in silence.
Inuyasha began to panic, thinking maybe she was mad about his tardiness.
'Um… ok, what should I say to her?' he asked himself.
"Um, Kagome, you look nice tonight." Inuyasha muttered as he quickly glanced at her, then looked away.
Kagome stopped and glanced at him.
'A compliment? Over a jeans skirt, pink t-shirt, and jeans jacket?' she asked herself skeptically.
She smiled to herself and shrugged.
"Thanks!" she said as she grabbed his hand and walked the rest of the way to his car.
Inuyasha was surprised.
"Ok? So, our movie starts at 7:30, right? If we don't hurry we might be late." Kagome said as she let go of his hand long enough for him to open the door for her.
"Yeah, ok." Inuyasha said as he shut her door and rushed to his side of the car.
As soon as he was inside the car, he started the engine and they pulled away from the curb.
Kagome grinned as they walked into the movie theater. She hadn't even paid attention to what it was that they were supposed to be seeing. She knew it was some kind of chick flick with action and comedy. But, even if it weren't she wouldn't have cared because she was a little too interested in the guy next to her.
She shyly linked arms with him as they walked to the concession stand.
Inuyasha made sure not to show any outward emotions, but inside he was happy.
"What anything?" he asked her.
"No, that's ok." She said as she looked around for anyone she might know.
"You sure? It's my treat." He offered.
'Ok…' Kagome thought as she looked up at him with confusion, 'he insists that this is not a date and that we're only doing this 'as friends'. But, if I went to a movie with Sango I wouldn't offer to buy her anything. So, is it just as friends, or is this really a date?? Make up your mind, Inuyasha!'
"Um, well… I guess if you don't mind I'll have a medium Pepsi." She said as she smiled.
Inuyasha nodded .
Kagome watched as he ordered a jumbo-sized tub of popcorn, three different kinds of candy, a large Sprite, and her Pepsi.
She found his appetite amusing so she giggled softly.
Inuyasha looked at her and shrugged.
"I'm a growing boy. I need my strength."
"Come on," he said glancing at his watch. "We've got five minutes."
They made their way to theater seven and got there just as the previews started.
The theater was already dark so Inuyasha held Kagome's hand as they made their way into the aisle.
Kagome sighed as they sat down.
'Now… what do I do?' Kagome asked, recalling her conversation with Sango only a few hours earlier. 'She said don't act giggly and stupid. No need for him to know it's my first date! Also, don't be too clingy and don't give out your entire life story either! No need to bore him. Hmm… what else. Oh' she thought as she blushed 'if he decides to kiss you, close your eyes and relax.' Just thinking of Sango's little lecture and pep-talk made Kagome feel more relaxed.
She was brought out of her subconscious when the movie started loudly.
She glanced at Inuyasha who was already decimating the popcorn in front of her.
She grinned and leaned on his shoulder as she concentrated on the movie.
Inuyasha sighed to himself as he felt Kagome leaning on him.
'Feels so familiar… just that it's not Kikyo. And maybe it isn't that bad that it isn't Kikyo?' he thought to himself as he unconsciously let his arm wrap around her shoulder.
Kagome beamed as she felt his arm go around her.
'Definitely a date!' she thought happily.
It was 9:30 when they got out of the movie but they didn't even seem to notice the time.
Kagome was laughing hard as Inuyasha walked her to his car.
"That was so funny! I wasn't expecting that at the end!" she said with a grin as he opened the door for her.
"Yeah," he said with a smile, "it was pretty good, for a chick flick."
Kagome raised an eyebrow and smirked.
"If you don't like "chick flicks" we don't have to see them, Inuyasha. I'm offended that you think I'm only into that kind of stuff! If you want to show me a cool martial arts movie, action flick, or anything else with blood and gore in it, I'll be fine. I'm not the everyday prissy girl that gets disgusted easily… well, except by spiders, and bugs! But they're just so nasty!" She said as she got into the car.
Inuyasha chuckled.
'She's not the average girl… yet then again she is. Something about her is just so… different.' He thought as he jogged around the car to the other side, getting in.
"Ok! So, where do you wanna go to eat?" he asked as he started up the car.
"What? You're still hungry? Even after you inhaled all that food you bought?" she asked.
"Well… yeah, besides, you helped me finish off my popcorn and half a bag of Cookies and Crème Bites!" he said with a smirk.
Kagome blushed self-consciously.
"Well… you offered." She said.
He shrugged.
"I opt for pizza. Fine with you?" he asked.
"Uh huh!" she said happily as he pulled away from the curb.
(Sango/Miroku… cuz well, right now I think I've written too much of Inu/Kagome)
Sango sighed as she leaned on her computer desk staring dismally at the computer screen.
She was happy for Kagome since she was on her first date, but she was also jealous of her friend.
She couldn't believe it!
'Why do you have to be such a coward! You should ask out Miroku! Or at least hint that you like him!' her conscience told her. 'But he's so unserious that I never know what he's really feeling. And he flirts with a lot of girls! He's not the type to stay with just one. He'll just end up hurting me!' Sango berated herself.
She growled as she saw an AIM message box pop up. (I hate AIM! So annoying…)
"Miroku." She said through gritted teeth.
She had an urge to ignore him, or block him altogether. But, she decided to be genial.
'Maybe he has something important to say?' she thought as she clicked on it.
:Hey: she wrote.
Bad_ass_monk :Hi, my love!: was the response.
Tuff_n_sexi :Knock it off, you got a point?: was her reply
Bad_ass_monk :Brr… cold!:
Tuff_n_sexi :baka! . Don't piss me off!:
Bad_ass_monk :Sango… :(
Tuff_n_sexi : cut it out, you! What're you bothering me for?:
Bad_ass_monk : just wanted to ask if you had any word from Kagome about this "date".:
Tuff_n_sexi :no, guess she's having too much fun to give me a call…:
Bad_ass_monk : You sound so icy, Sango. R you maybe jealous?
Sango stared at the screen with agitation.
"You need to shut your damn mouth, Miroku!" she yelled at the screen.
She growled when she realized he couldn't even hear her.
She hadn't replied in a while so Miroku sent another message.
Bad_ass_monk : Are you there? I'm sorry!:
Sango frowned, barely believing him.
Tuff_n_sexi :Whatever! Can't blame you for being an insensitive jerk!:
Bad_ass_monk : O_o I am?:
Tuff_n_sexi :course you are! All guys are!: Sango typed as she smirked.
She spun around in her desk chair when she heard the phone by her bed ringing.
She rolled over to the phone and saw a strange number pop up.
She picked it up as she rolled back to her desk, reading Miroku's message.
Bad_ass_monk :Ever the sexist, Sango…
She chuckled.
"Hello?" she heard come from the other end of the phone.
"Oh yeah! Hi?" Sango asked as she thought the voice was familiar.
"Sango!" came from the other line.
"Kagome?! Hey! What're you doing calling me? Nothing's wrong, is it??" Sango asked worriedly as she began typing a message back to Miroku.
Tuff_n_sexi :baka, Kagome's on the phone now! I g2g! Call me later!: Sango sent and then logged off her computer.
"No, Sango, nothing's wrong." Kagome was saying.
Sango could hear a smile in her voice.
"Oh," Sango said, "everything's going real well then?"
She heard Kagome laugh.
"It's going perfect! It's so fun! And being with Inuyasha is just… I don't know how to describe it!" Kagome squealed happily from her side of the phone.
Sango smirked.
"Where is he anyways? I wouldn't expect you to be so bold as to say all this in front of him." Sango said.
"Well, I told him I was going to the bathroom and right now he's ordering the pizza for us. I just had to call you to keep you updated! The movie was so great! I felt like we were a couple, and to me now, this is officially a date." Kagome squealed.
Sango raised an eyebrow.
"What makes it now officially a date? You get kissed or something?" Sango asked.
"No… not anything like that yet. But, he put his arm around me in the theater!" Kagome said as she blushed just thinking about it.
"Aww! How cute!" Sango said.
"Well, I just wanted to let you know, Sango, ok? And thank you for all the tips you gave me! I should be getting back, though, before he gets suspicious." Kagome explained.
"Ok! Thanks for calling and good luck!" Sango cheered.
"All right bye!" Kagome said.
"Bye!" Sango responded, then hung up.
Sango sighed as she leaned back in her chair.
"I'm not jealous of her… I'm happy for her. I just want something like that for me." She said to herself as she tapped her desk thoughtfully.
Inuyasha glanced up when Kagome sat down at the window-seat table he had picked.
"Took ya a while." He said as he pushed a glass of Pepsi towards her.
"Long line." She said as she shrugged.
She leaned down to sip the drink and felt his eyes on her.
She looked up at him through her lashes causing him to blink and turn away.
She didn't let the blush on his face go unnoticed.
"So…" she said as she sat up. "how much longer for the pizza?"
"They said ten minutes." He reported as he looked over her shoulder.
Kagome turned around to see a waitress carrying a large pepperoni pie.
She smiled at them and placed it down on the table.
Kagome sucked in her breath when she realized that she knew the girl.
"Emi?" Kagome asked lightly.
The girl, who had been busy admiring Inuyasha, turned to look at Kagome.
Her eyes widened in recognition.
"Kagome!" she said with a grin, then her grin fell.
"You with him?" she asked in surprise.
Kagome glared up at the girl and puffed out her cheeks.
"What the hell's that supposed to mean??" Kagome asked, becoming offended.
Inuyasha chuckled watching the scene.
"Oh no no! Kagome I didn't mean it like that! I was just very surprised! He's a senior and all! I didn't mean anything by it!" Emi apologized profusely.
"I guess it's ok…" Kagome muttered.
"Ok! That's so great! Sorry again. See you in school on Monday and I hope you guys have a great date!" Emi said as she walked away.
Inuyasha glanced at Kagome who still looked pretty miffed, even though she had told the girl that it was ok.
"Don't get all offended. She just didn't expect it I guess." Inuyasha offered.
"How would you know? Girls can say things with just a slight bit of emphasis and they can have completely different meanings!" Kagome explained.
Inuyasha shrugged.
"It didn't seem that way to me." He said as he reached for a slice of pizza.
Kagome rolled her eyes.
"So, anyway Inuyasha," she said as he looked up from his slice of pizza, "I don't really know anything about you."
"There isn't much to know." He said around a mouthful of pizza.
"There must be something." She prodded as she helped herself to a slice.
"You're awfully nosy, you know that, Kagome." He said.
His voice sounded serious so she glanced up at him and noticed he was looking away.
"Um…" she said, starting to panic, "I'm sorry! It's rude of me to pry like that!"
"Don't worry about it. I'll tell you about me. I'm 17, a scorpio, favorite color's red. Your turn." He said with a grin.
Kagome grinned back.
"Ok… I'm 16, a libra, my favorite color's purple." She responded.
"Figures." He said teasingly.
"What?" she asked taking a small bite of pizza.
"Purple's such a girly color." He said.
"Red's such a plain color!" she said hotly.
"You'll even argue about colors. I like that, Kagome." He said.
Kagome blushed, making him laugh.
"You want to really know something about me?" he asked.
"Yes." She said, almost a little too enthusiastically.
"Ok… well, tell me more about…" Kagome started, then paused thinking of what she did know about him. "Oh! Tell me about your brother."
She watched with confusion as Inuyasha flinched and growled.
"Oooh… bad topic?" she asked.
"My half-brother, for starters." Inuyasha corrected. "We don't get along. Actually, I can't wait to become a legal adult and be done with him!"
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked as she placed her pizza on her plate and stared intently at him.
He sighed and looked out the window.
"Well… my brother's 26 and he's basically my legal guardian. Well, of course until I'm an adult." Inuyasha said as he sighed heavily.
Kagome gave him a worried look.
"W-why is he your guardian?" she asked carefully, hoping it wasn't for the reason she thought it was.
"Both my parents are dead, Kagome." He said flatly.
"Oh," she said as her face saddened, "I'm sorry."
"Don't be." Inuyasha said gruffly, locking eyes with her.
"Um, ok. So… why do you dislike your brother?" she asked.
"He's an arrogant bastard who thinks he's better than me just because he's a full-" he started, but cut himself off abruptly and looked away from her.
"A full what?" Kagome asked in confusion.
"Nothing… just forget about it. The pizza's getting cold and I'm starving." He said as he grabbed another slice.
'Was I really feeling that comfortable around her that I was just going to spill everything to her? Don't be an idiot!' he scolded himself.
Kagome looked at him curiously and then shrugged. 'When he's ready.' She thought as she smiled at him.
Inuyasha couldn't help but smile back.
Inuyasha pulled up outside the Higurashi shrine and glanced at Kagome.
She smiled at him, then glanced at her watch.
She
cursed softly as she noticed it was 10:10.
She had stayed out past curfew, but not late enough to get punished.
"What, your parents gonna get mad?" he asked her.
"Yeah, my mom isn't too psychotic but she listens to whatever my grandpa says and he thinks that all modern kids do is go out, get drunk, do drugs, and have sex." Kagome said with a nervous smile.
"Anyways, I guess it isn't good to make a habit out of being late. So… I'm gonna go. I had a great night, Inuyasha. Thanks!" she said as she reached for the door.
Inuyasha was overwhelmed with an urge to keep her there for a little while longer.
He grabbed her arm before she could get the door open and pulled her towards him.
Kagome let out a surprised gasp, before he pressed his lips softly to hers.
Kagome was surprised, no doubt, but she soon melted into the wonderful soft feeling.
'It feels too good.' She thought giddily as the kiss continued.
When he let her go and pulled back, he looked at her face.
She was slightly flushed and looking down at her hands.
At first he thought maybe she was upset that he had kissed her without asking or something because he knew some girls were like that, but then she looked up at him with a small smile.
He grinned.
Kagome blushed as she opened the door and let herself out.
"Goodnight, Inuyasha." She whispered to him before she shut the door.
Inuyasha stared after her as she walked up the stone steps to her house.
'That was awfully forward of you, baka.' He told himself after he had seen her walk inside. 'But her lips are so soft… and not like it was anything passionate, it was a simple, innocent kiss good night. I'm not making anything big of it, neither should she.'
As he drove off Inuyasha knew he would see her again.
Hey all… how'd you like the chapter… I'm not really good at writing stuff about dates cuz well… I haven't had my real "official" first date (oooh, the shame, the shame -_- but I'm still fairly young so maybe it isn't that bad?) so I didn't really know what to make them do… I feel bad for that!
Lol… but I think it was a semi-eventful chapter. Did you feel the brotherly hate between Inu and Sesshy?? I love it! LOL… ^-^
Oh, and I put near the beginning that Kagome's grandpa is her mom's dad… I dunno if he is or if he isn't… but it fit so sue me (no, don't do that) I'm exercising my right to poetic license, so there…
Also, I apologize again for the wait… I really didn't know what to do with this chapter, but I got inspired last night (had nothing better to do on a Saturday night… -_-) and I wrote! So yeah!
Chapter four shouldn't take as long as this one did to get out, but it will take a while, since I don't know what do in that chapter! Iiie… lol!
Hey there, ya'll (no, I'm not country… just like the way that word looks ^-^) . I was going to do review responses, I really was, but I figured they really took up way to much space! (And b/t/w I hate reading them in other fics…) I will, however, say thank you to all my fantabulous-o reviewers!!
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