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! ^_^'
Hi hi! Well… I know it's been really long. I didn't get as many reviews as last time, making me think that maybe people really don't like this fic? But that's ok… I don't care. At least somebody's reading it and that's cool with me…
But, seriously it's been maybe over a month since I last updated, yes? ^-^ But, that's ok, cuz well I wouldn't have even remembered to update this if I hadn't have gotten a review telling me "It's already Oct. 4th and you haven't updated!" My bad… I forgot all about this… but let's see… what to do, what to do in this chapter? I have no clue! . Wish me luck, and I hope this chapter turns out well!! .
-Princess Kai-
Kagome sighed as she pulled her hair up into a ponytail wondering if she should put it up or leave it down
She checked her reflection in the mirror and decided that she didn't look too grungy, but not dressy either. She looked very "casual" in her pink shorts and matching pink baby tee.
This was what she spent most of her time dwelling on since her date with Inuyasha two weeks ago. He had come by to her house almost every day after school.
Kagome was slightly annoyed that he insisted it was for homework help.
She couldn't decipher whether he wanted to just be friends… or something more.
"Whatever!" Kagome said as she let go of her hair, deciding on the ponytail. "Why should I bother with trying to do anything for him? What would I do if he were to ask me out? Sure I like him, he can be sweet at times and he's really cute but I've never had a boyfriend before! I wouldn't even know what to do… I just shouldn't rush myself."
"Talking to the all-powerful reflection in the mirror again, Kagome?" her kid brother, Souta, said as he stopped outside her open door. "I swear you need more friends."
Kagome growled in annoyance as she pitched her brush at him, missing as he ran for his room.
She glanced at her clock and noticed that it read 4:03.
"Inuyasha's supposed to be here at four but he's always late anyways." She said to herself as she strolled out of her room.
"What do you mean I'm always late? I've been waiting here since 3:57!" she heard a voice call to her from downstairs.
"What?!" Kagome said in surprise as she ran to the banister and looked downstairs.
Inuyasha was standing by her front door with his arms crossed over his chest, looking up at her.
"You've been standing there this whole time?" she asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah… your brother said he was going to get you." He explained.
"Thanks a lot Souta!" Kagome yelled angrily as she ran down the stairs.
"Sorry, sorry." She said to Inuyasha as she came to a halt in front of him.
Inuyasha shrugged.
"Whatever." He said as he pulled off his leather jacket.
"Got anything to eat?" he asked as he followed her into the kitchen where they usually studied.
"I always do. It seems like you eat more over here than you study." She said as she walked to a cupboard and started looking through it.
Inuyasha sat on one of the chairs at the kitchen tables and watched her.
Kagome was busying herself with trying to put together a meal and all he could think about was her body.
'Kagome's cute… true… but, what if all that stuff he said was true? Kagome wouldn't tell me something like that. We've only really know each other for a little over a week and it's not like we're that close. She would tell someone like Sango… but not me. Should I ask her? What does it matter anyway? I shouldn't be jealous or anything… I'm not her boyfriend.' He thought to himself.
He blinked as a pair of chopsticks and a steaming bowl was placed down in front of him.
He looked up to see that Kagome was looking at him strangely.
"Good. You're back. You were all spaced out. What were you thinking about?" she asked as he poked at the ramen with his chopsticks.
"Um… nothing. It's nothing important." He said as he looked away.
"Hey… are you not so hungry today? Cuz I was just giving you that to sate your hunger until I could cook up some stir-fry. But if you're not even going to eat the ramen then I won't make the stir-fry." Kagome said as she placed her hands on her hips.
"No, no! I'll eat it!" he said as he started to shovel the still boiling ramen into his mouth.
Kagome chuckled to herself as she turned away from him and stared setting up ingredients for her chicken stir-fry.
Kagome sighed as she turned on the stove.
She didn't feel annoyed, as she had always thought she would have, by cooking for Inuyasha. It was kind of fun and he always complimented her, in his weird reluctant little way, on her cooking.
But, she wondered, what had had him zoning out a few moments ago.
The kitchen was silent except for the sizzling of the contents of the wok.
Kagome hummed softly to herself and was startled when Inuyasha slammed his bowl down on the table.
Before Kagome could turn around, Inuyasha was on his feet.
"Is it true, Kagome?!" he barked at her.
Kagome placed a hand to her chest to still her rapidly beating heart.
"Is what true?! Damn, Inuyasha, do you have to be so melodramatic!? You almost gave me a heart attack!" Kagome yelled.
Inuyasha looked down as he say back in his seat.
"Well!?" Kagome asked irritably after a few moments had passed by.
'He can be such a loon sometimes.'
"Nothing… never mind. Just forget it." He grumbled.
"What?? You had better tell me! It seemed like you couldn't contain the question, so could you at least tell me what it's about?" she asked, trying to calm herself down.
"It's nothing… it's stupid. Never mind." He growled as he stared into his empty bowl.
Kagome was about to retort when she smelt something burning.
She quickly turned around and shrieked as she saw her "stir-fry" smoking.
She cursed as she moved it off the fire and turned off the stove.
"There goes our lunch." She grumbled as she emptied the contents into the garbage can.
She turned to Inuyasha and rolled her eyes as she saw him fiddling with his chopsticks, trying to avoid her eyes.
She sat down across from him and placed her hands on the table.
"Uh huh… I don't care if you're too chicken to ask me now, but I think an explanation is at least owed to me since this little charade caused me to burn my food." She said seriously.
He bit his lip as he looked up at her and Kagome almost let out an audible "awww" at how adorable he looked.
She shook her head and regained her serious façade.
"It's none of my business and you're gonna think I'm stupid for asking…" he mumbled.
"Inuyasha! I don't care if it's stupid! But, if you were going to be such a punk about asking it you shouldn't have brought it up!"
"I'm not scared, Kagome!" he said angrily.
"Then spill it." She said as she sat back.
They glared at each other until he looked away and looked down at his hands.
Kagome raised an eyebrow when she thought she saw his cheeks reddening.
"It's really none of my business… and I don't care either way, ok! But, today in the locker room I heard some guy talking about you. He said that you were his girlfriend and that you guys did… stuff… together. I really don't care if you're going out with a jackass like him anyways and I don't care about the shit you're doing with him… but you know, I just wanted to know if it was true because I don't think anyone should be talking bad about you, Kagome, that's all." He muttered.
He looked up at her and was surprised at her reaction.
Her face was pale and her mouth was hanging open.
"Wh-what?" she asked dumbfounded.
Then she got angry.
"Who the hell was the guy!! How dare he say something like that about me!! I want to know who he is right now!!" she screamed as she stood up from the table.
Inuyasha looked up at her with uneasiness, but by the way she was reacting he could tell that none of the accusations were true.
He sighed.
"Well! Are you gonna tell me or what??" she asked with annoyance.
"Why? What're you gonna do to him?" he asked with a smirk.
"None of your business! And don't think you're 100% innocent in this, you jerk! Even if he was my boyfriend or not, you should at least tell those jerks in the bathroom not to discuss me!" she said angrily.
Inuyasha faltered at that.
He hadn't thought about that.
Sure, he was pissed that the guy had been saying some pretty dirty things about Kagome but it never occurred to him to try and defend her.
'Keh, how am I supposed to know if she does that kind of stuff anyway? I'd look like a jackass saying she didn't if it really was true.' He told himself.
'But… you would be able to smell the guy on her if what he had been saying was true, you idiot.' His mind told him.
He growled to himself.
"Tell me who the guy is!!" Kagome said, getting angrier.
"Uh… some junior, Kouga." He said with distaste.
"Ewww… Kouga!!" Kagome said as she rolled her eyes.
"I take it that you know him?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yes! He's been asking me out and telling everyone that he's my boyfriend since like second grade!" Kagome said as she sat down.
"Oh." Inuyasha said quietly.
"But… I never thought he'd be such a jerk as to tell people that we were… well you know… with each other. I was always ok friends with him, but he gets on my nerves when he tries to claim me as his." Kagome said in annoyance.
'Well… I guess that makes sense. The bastard is a wolf demon but I guess Kagome doesn't know that.' Inuyasha thought to himself.
Kagome got to her feet and turned her back to Inuyasha so he couldn't see her face.
"Did… did you believe it? What he said, I mean?" she asked him quietly.
Inuyasha's eyes widened.
'Why is she asking me all these questions!? She's turning me into the bad guy and if I answer wrong she'll probably cry or something…' he told himself nervously.
"Well, Inuyasha??" Kagome asked.
"I didn't want to." He told her truthfully.
He saw her body stiffen.
"What I mean is… I would never think of you doing something like that Kagome, but I don't know you that well, and I didn't want to become too gullible. I dunno. Of course I would've been annoyed if you settled for a bastard like Kouga, but I can't do anything about your past or what you choose to do in the future." He said.
Kagome nodded and turned around, giving him a smile.
"Well, thanks for a truthful answer." She said as she sat next to him.
"You know what, Inuyasha." She said as she smiled at him.
"What?" he asked suspiciously.
"I know a lot more about you then you may think." She said as she looked into his eyes.
His heart stopped.
'She… she can't know! Who would've told her??' he asked himself in terror.
Kagome saw the fear in his eyes and her eyes softened.
"I know you don't like people knowing anything about you… you like to stay mysterious. But I know that you do want someone to be your friend, you know? I want to be your friend. A good friend." She said as she shrugged. "And you know what, it doesn't really matter what you say or what you do to push me away. I'll still be your friend and I'll be here for you even if you don't want me to. I'll stay with you and be by your side as long as I can, and I know you'll probably be angry with me for it. But I'm fine with that."
'And even if you don't want to be anything more than friends… I'm fine with that too. If only I can be with you.' She thought to herself as she smiled at him.
For some reason he made her heart feel at ease, even made her more comfortable in her own home.
Inuyasha, however, was not at ease. He was afraid now, more than ever, because Kagome had just opened her heart to him, telling him that she would always be his friend. No one had ever given themselves so fully to him and he felt he didn't deserve it. Besides, if he let her get too close, if he let her see the real him… she'd be in danger.
The next day, at school, Kagome spent her free period with Sango, in the gym, decorating it for a dance at the end of the week.
"So, are you serious? Kouga really said all that stuff about you? What an asshole!" Sango said as she fished through a box of colorful streamers, trying to choose the right assortment.
"Yes! Inuyasha told me himself! Boys are so disgusting. Girls don't talk all that shit in the locker rooms." Kagome grumbled to herself.
"That's true… but we're still pretty vicious." Sango said with a smirk.
"Sango! This isn't funny! I'm so embarrassed! I'm glad that Inuyasha doesn't believe it's true, but what about everyone else that was in there… Kouga's making me sound like such a slut." Kagome whined.
"Point there." Sango said as she thought to herself.
"I dunno what to do… maybe you should talk to Kouga. Tell him you don't appreciate the lies he's spreading about you." Sango said.
"Sure it'll be that easy. I can have a nice long mature conversation with him once he takes the time out to stop staring at my chest! He's such a creep, Sango! He can be nice, sure, and he's really protective, but when I talk about this "owning me" situation he gets so weird!" Kagome complained.
"Or… you could have Inuyasha talk to him." Sango suggested.
"He's not my lapdog, Sango. Besides, no one's supposed to know that I know about this. There's some kind of code of ethics with what's said in the locker room." Kagome said as she rolled her eyes.
"Well! What're you gonna do? I'm out of ideas here!" Sango said in exasperation.
"I don't know. I guess I'll have to think on it." Kagome said to herself.
"Well, while you're thinking, can you hand me that box of purple balloons?" Sango asked.
Kagome grumbled as she went to get the box.
"Wow! You seem really sympathetic about my plight here, Sango." Kagome said sarcastically as she handed the box to Sango.
"I am sympathetic, really I am, but I've given my advice. I'm all out. Besides, I didn't get you out of 6th period so you could stand here and mope! You promised to help, Kagome!" Sango scolded.
"Fine, fine… but I think this dance thing is stupid anyways." Kagome said under her breath.
But, not quietly enough for Sango not to hear.
"Oh! So, it's stupid now? When it's two days away?" Sango asked, raising an eyebrow. (A/n: did I mention that "today" is Wednesday, and that the dance is on Friday… pretty sure I didn't. Oh well…)
Kagome rolled her eyes again.
"By the way, Kagome, who's taking you to the dance anyways?" Sango asked nonchalantly.
Kagome looked at her best friend and sighed.
"You know I only like one guy, and there's no way that he's going to take me to this dance, so why does it matter?" Kagome asked.
"Oh…" Sango said with a slight smile.
"What?" Kagome asked suspiciously looking at the smiling Sango.
"You have a date already! Don't you??" she accused.
"Nope… I don't." Sango said as she turned back to the box of streamers.
"Then what's with the Cheshire Cat grin?" Kagome asked.
"I'm planning on asking a guy myself!" Sango said triumphantly.
Kagome looked at her in surprise.
"Uh… Miroku?" she asked.
"Yup!" Sango said. "He said he wasn't going to go, but I'm still gonna ask him. You can do the same for Inuyasha! Just ask him to go!"
"No way!! I can't ask him!!" Kagome said as she blushed.
"Don't be a coward…" Sango teased.
"I'm not!!" Kagome said as she placed her hands on her hips.
"What ever. All I know is that one of us will have a date by Friday and it won't be you since you're never gonna ask him." Sango said.
"Sango… he wouldn't say yes." Kagome muttered.
"Kagome, listen to me, Inuyasha's the kind of guy that thinks he's so macho but is too embarrassed to ask or say anything, so he'll never get what he really wants. He might really want to go to this thing with you but is too shy to ask. And I'm sure, that if you ask him he'll think you're a brave chick for it." Sango said.
Kagome smiled nervously at Sango.
"I guess I could… but no promises!" Kagome said as Sango hugged her and started jumping up and down.
Kagome grinned.
'It can't be that hard…' she thought to herself.
…After School that day… (A/n: ^_^' Heh heh, I kno I'm jumpin around but I'm pressed 4 time here…)
Miroku sighed as he watched Inuyasha trudge along the sidewalk as they made their way to the Senior Parking Lot.
"Hey man… what's with all the sighing? You sound like a lovesick girl or something." Miroku teased.
Inuyasha looked up at him and glared.
Miroku flinched.
"Hey! Don't take it so personally. What's up your ass lately? You've been so pissy today." Miroku complained.
"Why do you care?" Inuyasha grumbled as he shoved his hands into his pockets.
"I've got no reason to care, but who's to say that I can't if I want to?" Miroku asked as they got near Inuyasha's car.
Inuyasha looked at him with confusion.
Miroku rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Ok." He said as he slammed his hand on the roof of Inuyasha's car.
The hanyou glanced at the place his friend's hand was, angrily wondering if the impact had left a dent.
"Does any of this depressing mood have to do with Kagome-chan?" Miroku asked seriously.
Inuyasha looked at him, then averted his eyes.
"When did she become Kagome-chan?" Inuyasha asked, trying to change the subject.
"When I felt started feeling like calling her that. But, that aside, don't change the subject." Miroku scolded.
"I'm not… it's just that… something happened, well I think something happened between me and Kagome and I kinda feel bad for it. I mean… I uh," Inuyasha said as he looked at Miroku's expression and blushed, "I don't feel bad, I just feel weird."
"So…" Miroku said, lifting his eyebrows suggestively, "what kind of "something" happened?"
Inuyasha blushed and growled.
"Not that kind of "something", you hentai!" Inuyasha growled.
Miroku chuckled and patted Inuyasha on the back.
"Of course not that kind of something. I mean we are talking about you here." Miroku said shaking his head sadly.
Inuyasha growled and grabbed Miroku's collar.
"What the hell's that supposed to mean!?" He shouted.
"Calm down." Miroku said as he patted Inuyasha on the head causing him to growl louder.
"You let things get to you too easily." Miroku said as Inuyasha slowly let him go.
Inuyasha sighed and leaned against his car.
Miroku's smile faded.
"It's that bad is it?" Miroku asked as he took a spot next to Inuyasha.
"So… what happened?" he asked carefully, knowing Inuyasha wasn't one to "share feelings".
"Well, you know Koga, right?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yeah," Miroku said gruffly with a dark expression, "the scum of the junior class."
"That's the one." Inuyasha said with a nod.
"Well, one day in the locker room I heard him talking a whole bunch of nasty shit about Kagome." He said, starting to feel angry all over again. "Well, I was so pissed off with Kagome, because I didn't know if it was true or not. And… I don't even know why it bothered me so much! It's not like she's my girlfriend, so it's definitely not like she was cheating on me… but it got me so angry! Anyways… I told her what I had heard and she told me it was all a lie. That was all good, you know, but what she said afterwards is what's been sticking with me all day."
Miroku stood quietly, hoping Inuyasha would continue but he looked wrapped up in his thoughts.
"Well, what'd she say?" he prodded.
"She said… she said she'd stay with me forever." Inuyasha said quietly.
Miroku blinked, and looked at Inuyasha with uncertainty.
"What? Forever? You sure she said all that?" Miroku asked as he crossed his arms.
"Yeah… and it kind of scared me. Kagome's so nice. She hasn't even known me for a month, yet she trusts me and… and I think she cares about me. And the things she says. Kikyo and I were dating for almost two years, and yet Kikyo had never promised stuff like that to me. With Kagome it's different. She doesn't mind showing her feelings and everything she does is so good and innocent that it makes me feel bad knowing that being what I am… I'm too impure for her." Inuyasha muttered.
Miroku looked at him with wide eyes.
'Ok… this must really bother him if he'll tell me all this.'
"Inuyasha… don't doubt yourself. Don't worry about things like that. There's nothing wrong with you. Kagome's the kind of girl to love you for you. And when she finds out that you're a hanyou, and she will, don't be afraid. She'll accept you. I know she will." Miroku said as he slapped Inuyasha on the back.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, but took Miroku's words to heart.
They comforted him, at least for now.
"Let's get out of here before we get any more personal." Inuyasha said as he opened the door to his car.
Miroku laughed as he ran around to the passenger side.
"I think it's already too late for that, but I won't say anything if you won't." Miroku promised.
"Yeah, let's keep it like that." Inuyasha said as he turned the key in the ignition and drove towards home.
Hey… hey. So how was the chapter? Was it lacking? Did it confuse you? Hope it didn't… well, tell me what you think and all… ok? Also, I'm doing review thanks, and also a few review responses… so yeah, I'm responding cuz I just had to answer some questions.
Thank you: WaterGoddess9, Kaye (^-^ aww…), naitheas, lindy*girl, katy, starpower21, sleep walking chicken and HAP, Josie, Devidoo, Pkat, dog_demon_3258
Biganimefan1- thanks for the review and all… but you asked me why the story is rated R… well, I explained that at first. It may almost definitely have a lemon and it will have a lot of suggestive themes. I don't rate stories as they go along; I rate them as a whole. Again, thanks for the review!
To Sabrina-p: LOL… that's cute. I don't mind you telling me what you'd like to see in this fic, but some things I'm just not planning on doing. As you can see, Inu and Kagome haven't hooked up yet in this chapter (booo!), and I'm not going to have Sesshomaru hook up with Rin. I don't even know if she'll be in this fic… I wasn't planning on that. What else? Sango and Miroku… oh, don't even ask about them… I'm torn. LOL… P.s: You were the one that made me remember to update! ^-^ Go you!