AN: Hey! I hope you like this Chapter. I loved writing it! Thanks for the
reviews and once again, I wrote a few responses. Oh and please read my new
fic "Willingly Taken". I'm excited about writing it and I would really like
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Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
Apparently Not
Chapter 8: Winner and Dance Lessons
Inuyasha took his stance on the mat. He knew Naraku was strong so he needed to be extra careful. He watched as Naraku also took his stance. Tension began to build up in the air, causing the crowd to grow silent. Naraku had no adherence to the rules. He was ruthless and gave no sympathy, let alone mercy.
The coach's hand raised and lowered. Just as the coach left the mat, Naraku took off. Inuyasha was caught off guard as Naraku's fist collided with his lip. Stumbling backward Inuyasha regained his balance and blocked Naraku's kick, which was sent for his head.
Naraku smirked, "So you do have skill? That's surprising for a half breed!"
Inuyasha was stunned. 'He knows. But how?' Inuyasha blocked another attack and hit Naraku in the rib cage. Buying him some time to calculate his next move. 'That means.! He's a demon too!'
"Your slow mind figure it out yet?" Naraku snickered.
Inuyasha growled. "Shut up!" Naraku came at him with another attack. Inuyasha quickly blocked. He punched Naraku in the face, savoring each moment.
Naraku fell back but quickly got up. This time Inuyasha made the next move, running at full speed and kicking Naraku down. Naraku hurriedly regained his composure. 'He's stronger than I estimated. I guess he's not as lowly as I thought.' Inuyasha didn't see Naraku's quick comeback until it was too late. Naraku had kicked him, spinning around with a second kick, hitting its mark. Inuyasha fell to the ground. As he began to get up, Naraku kicked him in the stomach. Inuyasha fell once more in pain.
Naraku rolled him over with his foot. "You truly are pitiful! I'll make you a deal: You leave Kagome Higurashi alone and I'll spare you as much pain as you would have originally gotten." Naraku laughed.
Inuyasha aimed to kick Naraku but Naraku hopped backwards a distance from Inuyasha. Inuyasha got up but struggled to stay up. He could feel bruises beginning to form across his stomach.
Naraku smirked, "I guess that's a 'no'. Well, half-breed, you just made the most horrible choice. Your ass is going down!"
Naraku ran at him aiming for a punch. Inuyasha was barely able to block, but even though he did, Naraku had already made another attack. Inuyasha was kicked to the ground, rolling away from the force. His fury continued to rise, as he struggled to stand up again.
Inuyasha was angry. Why didn't he see it before? Naraku moved faster than the human eye could see! Only a demon could do that! Suddenly, he heard Kagome yell from the crowd, "Inuyasha, cool down! You can't beat him if you're angry. Stay calm! You can do it!!"
Inuyasha looked in Kagome's direction. For some reason, hearing Kagome's encouragement made him find a hidden power in him that he didn't know he had. His senses began to enhance in ability. He wasn't in his hanyou form but he could feel its power drawn to the human form he was in now. He no longer felt pain, straightening his posture.
Inuyasha began to block out everything, except Kagome and him. It appeared to only be them in the room with no one else there. Even from the distance he was in, he could see her eyes. They're dark, deep brown gave off tons of emotion. He could see concern, hope, and fear.
Kagome looked at him in the same sense. She couldn't find the reason why she was so drawn to him but she didn't resist the feeling. It felt like it was the right thing to do to get closer to him.
Naraku watched the entire scene. His anger and rage continued to build. Kagome was HIS!! He had decided that a long time ago and no prep was going to take her! His blood boiled. He ran full speed at Inuyasha. He yelled a cry of out rage as he ran. Inuyasha snapped from his reverie and turned quickly. Before Naraku could make his attack, Inuyasha used his newly found self to literally disappear and reappear in behind Naraku.
He planted a powerful kick to Naraku's back, sending him to the hard ground. Naraku howled in pain. Then Inuyasha said in a sneer, "I may be a half-breed, but at least I'm not a sick bastard like you!!!"
Naraku's eyes flashed a deeper red than his 'normal' eye color. He quickly got up, despite the large amount of pain that rose in his backside. 'How did he get so strong?!! What happened?'
Naraku didn't see the next move and so suffered Inuyasha's attack. He was punched over and over in the abdomen. The audience sat, watching the battle while each mouth seemed to hit the floor. Kagome simply smirked. She continued to cheer with the few who weren't stunned in shock.
When Inuyasha ceased his punches he wasn't even panting. Naraku had slid across the mat from all the blows, the bottom of his feet turned red from the friction of the mat and his skin. He tried to keep his balance. If he had slid any further he would've been off the mat. Not wanting to be disqualified, he stepped more closely to the midpoint of the mat, where Inuyasha stood.
Inuyasha was ready. He grinned as Naraku, who was panting and clutching his stomach in pain, wiped a small trickle of blood from his mouth. Naraku rushed at him again. Inuyasha ended the battle. He met Naraku half way and leaped into the air. He spun to gain more force as his foot kicked Naraku, sending him back and off the mat.
Everyone cheered as Inuyasha was declared winner. Kagome stood from her seat in the benches and ran over to Inuyasha.
"You did it! You did it! I knew you could!! And I bet you thought you would have lost! Ha!" She laughed as she hugged him.
Inuyasha couldn't help but feel the rush of joy and excitement as Kagome hugged him. He did do it! He beat the bastard and didn't feel any pain at all! What amazed him most was the fact that he had healed so quickly. 'It must have been Kagome.' He thought to himself.
He rapped his arms around Kagome's form and swung her around. Kikyou stood in the doorway, watching as Inuyasha swung Kagome in circles; happy to have won.it made Kikyou feel sick. 'That bitch!! I warned her to stay away from him!!' She glanced over at Naraku who seemed to have as much fury as she did with the situation. She smiled. Maybe there was a way to stop Kagome and Inuyasha from a relationship. She briskly walked away from the gym to her next class, planning to meet Naraku after school.
Inuyasha stopped his twirl with Kagome and both took places on the bench. Naraku glared at Inuyasha as he refused any help from the nurses. Inuyasha glared right back.
He felt someone beside him nudge him. He turned to see Kagome grinning at him.
"Are you ready to get beat?" She asked.
"What?"
She laughed. "Now that you beat Naraku, you going to have to beat me in order to win this tournament. But that won't happen." She smirked.
"You think your going to win?! Yeah, right! You're looking at the master!" He said.
They turned their attention to the announcer. "Ok, class!! Quiet down! We're going to have a quick break before we start the last and final match, which will be held between Kagome and Inuyasha. Everyone has a ten minute break to do what you wish."
Some people got up to restock on concession stand food. Others began to chat in groups. Quite a few people congratulated Inuyasha on his win in the battle of Naraku. Inuyasha and Kagome continued to good-naturedly bicker on who would win in the final battle.
Miroku pulled Sango aside from the crowds to a more secluded area after complimenting Inuyasha on his fight.
"Sango, I was wandering if you can do me a favor." Miroku asked.
"Yes?"
"Well, I think Inuyasha and Kagome would make a really good couple! So I was wandering if you would help me get them together?" Miroku asked.
"Of coarse! I think the same thing!! What do you have in mind?" Sango was lit up with excitement. It would be fun to get her friend with someone.
Both agreeing, they went back to the now resumed match. Both Kagome took stances on the mat. Kagome smirked. 'I can do this.' She thought.
Inuyasha grinned. 'This'll be too easy.'
The match began once the instructor's arm fell from its position in the air. Kagome took off. She decided to do the same attack she had used on Mathew. She ran toward him but suddenly stopped. She dropped the floor, prepared to kick his feet. She stopped noticing he was no longer there.
"Up here!" He laughed. Kagome looked up and dodged an attack from his foot. He rolled and stood immediately. She laughed. Inuyasha punched as she blocked and tried to kick. Both continued an on going number of attacks and blocks. They seemed to be almost invisible. Suddenly Inuyasha dropped and tried to kick. Kagome jumped back, flipping into a nice standing position a distance from him. He grinned as he dashed toward her.
He aimed to punch her in the shoulder but she avoided it by jumping at the last second in a flip over him She used his shoulders to push off, and land on his back. While in the air she had widened her legs to grip him around the waste. She positioned her arms to encircle his neck. She put him into a head-lock.
"Got you!" She said.
"You think so?" He asked, laughter evident in his voice. He took a large leap into the air. As gravity pulled them down, Inuyasha pulled Kagome off his back and underneath him. She napped out of her stupor and managed to pull herself over him instead of the other way around.
They hit the ground while Inuyasha was on his back. Kagome was about to stand but He had rolled to straddle her waste and hold her hands above her head. (A position similar to the one Miroku and Sango were in.) Kagome immediately tried high kneeing him. He shifted, successfully preventing that painful occurrence.
"I remember what you did to Kouga. You are not going to do it to me!" He said triumphantly.
Kagome struggled but to no avail then she got a clever idea. She lifted her head so that she was only a few centimeters away from his face. In the most seductive she had, she whispered, "Well, then, I guess I'll half to do something different." She barely closed the space between them, running the edge of her lip against his. Then kissing his cheek slowly.
Inuyasha was knocked off all senses except one.his youkai instincts wanting more. Before he could do anything, Kagome flipped their positions. Instead of locking him to the ground she quickly got off the ground and retook her ready stance, hiding her blush.
"Men really are all the same in one way." She smirked. She ignored the crowd who seemed to be paralyzed in shock.
Inuyasha quickly regained his composure and stance. "How's that?" He asked as they both set off into another battle of punches, kicks and blocks.
"They all like it when a girl flirts with them." She answered.
He smirked at her mistake in wording. "So you were flirting with me? Well to tell you the truth, I know girls like to be flirt with too." She let out a chuckle, as she turned red.
She took the chance to kick him in the chest but as he went down he grabbed her hand and they went down together. Both began to roll on the ground, each one trying to straddle the other. Finally, they both just rolled off the mat.
The instructor looked confused. No one was left in the ring. They would both be disqualified, but then they would have had fought all the way to the top with no winner. He blew the whistle.
"Ok, you two. Stop fighting! The match is over. I declare you both winner!" Once they stood he took each of their hands and raised them high above their head. The class broke out in cheer.
Inuyasha leaned over to Kagome and said, "I would have won this by myself if you hadn't distracted me that one time.
Kagome laughed. "Yea but you have to admit; you liked the distraction." Inuyasha blushed while laughing with her. He hadn't had so much fun in a long time.
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The next day, Inuyasha walked into class and found himself interested in a particular conversation between a few girls.
"Yea, I know. Kikyou is so jealous. Kagome and Inuyasha seem so perfect for each other. I just don't get why Kagome dress that way. It shows nothing for her curves." A brown haired girl said as she scrunched up her nose in disgust.
"No way! I like her clothing. It shows that she doesn't care about style, only her taste. I admire her for that. But I do agree. It does nothing for her figure. In the locker room, you can see that she's in shape and her figure is, like, gorgeous. I'm so jealous. I wish I had such a beautiful appearance." Another said.
"Whatever! I think she's a little fat." Said a girl with unnatural green hair.
"Oh your just jealous. Inuyasha totally likes her. You can tell by the way he looks at her." Said the first girl.
"And how do I look at her?" Inuyasha asked as he appeared behind her. The small group of three froze and turned to face him.
"Uh.." She laughed a little nervously. "Well, not to offend you but your eyes always glaze over and don't seem to be zoned in when you stare at her."
"Stares at who?" Kagome had just walked in as she heard the last part of the conversation.
The girl was about to answer when Inuyasha clomped his hand over her mouth.
"Nothing! Nothing at all!" He insisted.
Kagome raised an eyebrow but accepted the answer as she took her seat.
Inuyasha turned to the girls, releasing the brown head. "Please don't gossip about this." All three girls nodded their head. He turned but as he got a few feet away from them he could hear things like, "See I told you he like him.", "I know but do you think Kagome likes him?" and "Duh! Did you see the way he doesn't want to say his feelings and the way Kagome was looking at him?"
He sighed. Why did he even bother? As he made his way to his seat he found a flyer on the wall. It read, DANCE TONIGHT! COME AND JOIN THE PARTY. ONLY $5 ADMISSION. Inuyasha made a mental note to go. He needed to loosen up. He sat down and the teacher walked in. Class began.
An hour and thirty minutes later, class ended. Students stampeded out of the classroom. Inuyasha made his way to his locker; to find Kagome there putting her books away. He then remembered.they share a locker. He stopped to watch her for a little while.
She stretched her arm to put her books on the top shelf and shoved her bag in the locker too. She turned to the door where she kept a magnetic pad. She wrote down her assignment for her class on it. She started to do that when she forgot her homework the other day.
Then to his dislike, she left. He stepped up to his/her locker and reopened it. Inuyasha quickly stuffed his things into the bottom half of the locker. He shut and locked the door. He turned and quickened his pace. He hoped to catch up to Kagome. When he reached the cafeteria, he found Miroku and Sango at their table, but no Kagome.
He became worried. Kagome should have arrived earlier than him. Remembrance of what had happened last time struck him. He exited the cafeteria, searching the halls for Kagome. Inuyasha heard a pound come from one of the classes he neared. He without hesitation flung the door open.
The sight before him shocked Inuyasha. Naraku was on top of Kagome. His face was marinated with scratches and a few bruise. Kagome was on the ground with a small bruise forming on her left cheekbone. She was crying and her eyes flashed with hope when she saw him. He could smell her fear.
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Naraku's eyes widened. He could actually SEE power rolling off Inuyasha in waves. He released Kagome and got up. He stood tall, trying to keep from flinching while Inuyasha clenched his fist into tight balls.
Naraku stepped slightly back. But he glared at Inuyasha. "That's none of your business, you shit-whole." Naraku replied. There was a small quaver in his voice but it was unnoticeable.
Inuyasha growled deep within his throat. Naraku stepped in front of Kagome who was still on the ground but had managed to sit up and bring her legs toward her. She was shivering uncontrollably. Inuyasha momentarily glanced at her. He never saw her in such a state. What ever Naraku did to her must have been bad enough. He hadn't realized that now he was growling loudly.
More waves of energy came off him as Naraku summoned as much power as he could. He could tell that he wouldn't win this fight but he was no quitter, which was an unfortunate thing for him because Inuyasha had only one intention at the moment: To kick Naraku's ass! Naraku didn't even see the blow coming. He was sent back while his head hit a couple of desks. He got up quickly and aimed to kick Inuyasha in the head but Inuyasha caught his foot and spun him around. He then kicked Naraku in the back sending him into a wall. It was amazing that the wall had not suffered a hole at such an impact.
Naraku slid to the ground. He may be a hanyou but the kick and slam had knocked him out temporarily.
Inuyasha was about to advance further but he heard a set of small sobs come from behind him. Inuyasha calmed himself as his fury turned into that of deep concern.
"Kagome? Are you okay?" He asked as he kneeled to a position beside her. She continued to sob. Wanting to comfort her, he pulled her into a soft hug. She flinched slightly at his embrace but relaxed. Her eyes took in Naraku's form then turned to Inuyasha. Her eyes began to water even more. Inuyasha pulled her closer, not realizing that now she sat in his lap.
Through his mind he continued to think, 'That Bastard. That Bastard!'
They stayed in that position for a little while before Kagome pulled back. "I'm okay. I'm okay, now. Thank you." She whispered. Inuyasha sighed. He could hear her stomach growl a little. Wanting to lighten the moment, he laughed and asked, "Hungry? Let's go eat lunch."
She said, "Well of coarse you know I'm hungry! You heard my stomach didn't you?" She laughed.
He nodded. To his surprise she froze. Then she reached up and began to massage his ears. He, then, realized that in his fury he had changed into his hanyou form.
Her administrations soothed him and he couldn't help but begin to purr. She giggled. "They're so cute!" She whispered. He grabbed her hands to her shock. She looked into his eyes. His golden orbs were serious, which hardly EVER happened. It was almost unnerving.
"Aren't you afraid?" He asked.
"Of what?" What as she supposed to be afraid of?
"Well, I'm part demon. Doesn't that matter to you?" He was confused. Does she really not care?
"Of coarse. But it won't effect how I act around you. You may be part youkai but I don't care about that as much as I care about YOU.not WHAT you are." She said a-matter-o-factly. Without warning, she was pulled to his chest in a hard, crushing embrace. She didn't know what was going on but she didn't pull away. He hugged her tighter to his body.
Then Inuyasha whispered something that Kagome barely caught, "Thank you."
They got up, ignoring the unconscious body of Naraku and went to the remaining fifteen minutes of lunch.
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Inuyasha parked his car in the school parking lot as he made his way to the gym, where the dance was going to be held. He was dressed in his black tuxedo. He had tied his silver hair into a low pony-tail. Inuyasha walked into the large gymnasium. Decorations were hung over head while refreshment tables were set on each side of the gym. Over the heads of dancing students he could see a mini-stage with a hired band playing.
'I think there called the Shikons.' He thought. In spotted Miroku and Sango dancing. Miroku, being the pervert he is, was touching various parts of Sango who would scowl and slap his hand. Inuyasha laughed. His friends were so weird. He spotted Kikyou making her way over to him. He instantly turned wanting to go in another direction.
Unfortunately, Kikyou, having a much more slim body, made it through the crowd faster than he could get away.
"Inuyasha! Hey, Babe!" Kikyou yelled over the music, latching onto his arm.
"Don't call me that! Let go!" Inuyasha began to wave his arm trying to shake Kikyou off but to no avail. He stopped when he spotted Kagome. She was by the refreshments table taking to Kouga. She was wearing a slim black dress. It was simple but it only made he features more beautiful. She wore a little eye shadow and pink lip-gloss. His eyes concentrated on her lips for a brief second. A slight squeeze made his attention turn back to the nuisance on his arm.
Inuyasha glared at Kikyou. For once, she got the message and let go. Inuyasha made his way over to Kagome. He smiled. {Remember Kouga and Inuyasha are no longer hateful to each other because of that fight, they had.}
"Hey, Kagome! Hey, Kouga!" He called. Kagome smiled back. Kouga made a little wave and nodded in greeting. Kouga left a little while later to go find his date, Ayame.
Inuyasha turned to Kagome, "Do you want to dance?" Kagome blushed a little.
Then she began to stutter as she avoided eye contact with him, "Well.I- I.uh.I don't really.uh.know how to dance."
Inuyasha's eyes widened. "You don't?!" She shook her head, still blushing in embarrassment.
Inuyasha took her hand and led her to the dancing crowd. He stopped as a slow song began. "I'll teach you." He smirked.
Kagome only nodded.
He took her arms and put them around his neck, placing his own arms around her waist. She blushed but didn't pull away. He then led her in the steps to take. He whispered in her ear each direction. She caught on fast and hardly messed up. When she got it they just continued to dance, not noticing that they continued to get closer and closer to each other.
Kagome was so close that she laid her head on his shoulder while he rested his head in between the crook of her neck and shoulder.
Both were happy and didn't notice anything else around them. For both of them, they were the only ones who existed in the world right now.
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Apparently Not
Chapter 8: Winner and Dance Lessons
Inuyasha took his stance on the mat. He knew Naraku was strong so he needed to be extra careful. He watched as Naraku also took his stance. Tension began to build up in the air, causing the crowd to grow silent. Naraku had no adherence to the rules. He was ruthless and gave no sympathy, let alone mercy.
The coach's hand raised and lowered. Just as the coach left the mat, Naraku took off. Inuyasha was caught off guard as Naraku's fist collided with his lip. Stumbling backward Inuyasha regained his balance and blocked Naraku's kick, which was sent for his head.
Naraku smirked, "So you do have skill? That's surprising for a half breed!"
Inuyasha was stunned. 'He knows. But how?' Inuyasha blocked another attack and hit Naraku in the rib cage. Buying him some time to calculate his next move. 'That means.! He's a demon too!'
"Your slow mind figure it out yet?" Naraku snickered.
Inuyasha growled. "Shut up!" Naraku came at him with another attack. Inuyasha quickly blocked. He punched Naraku in the face, savoring each moment.
Naraku fell back but quickly got up. This time Inuyasha made the next move, running at full speed and kicking Naraku down. Naraku hurriedly regained his composure. 'He's stronger than I estimated. I guess he's not as lowly as I thought.' Inuyasha didn't see Naraku's quick comeback until it was too late. Naraku had kicked him, spinning around with a second kick, hitting its mark. Inuyasha fell to the ground. As he began to get up, Naraku kicked him in the stomach. Inuyasha fell once more in pain.
Naraku rolled him over with his foot. "You truly are pitiful! I'll make you a deal: You leave Kagome Higurashi alone and I'll spare you as much pain as you would have originally gotten." Naraku laughed.
Inuyasha aimed to kick Naraku but Naraku hopped backwards a distance from Inuyasha. Inuyasha got up but struggled to stay up. He could feel bruises beginning to form across his stomach.
Naraku smirked, "I guess that's a 'no'. Well, half-breed, you just made the most horrible choice. Your ass is going down!"
Naraku ran at him aiming for a punch. Inuyasha was barely able to block, but even though he did, Naraku had already made another attack. Inuyasha was kicked to the ground, rolling away from the force. His fury continued to rise, as he struggled to stand up again.
Inuyasha was angry. Why didn't he see it before? Naraku moved faster than the human eye could see! Only a demon could do that! Suddenly, he heard Kagome yell from the crowd, "Inuyasha, cool down! You can't beat him if you're angry. Stay calm! You can do it!!"
Inuyasha looked in Kagome's direction. For some reason, hearing Kagome's encouragement made him find a hidden power in him that he didn't know he had. His senses began to enhance in ability. He wasn't in his hanyou form but he could feel its power drawn to the human form he was in now. He no longer felt pain, straightening his posture.
Inuyasha began to block out everything, except Kagome and him. It appeared to only be them in the room with no one else there. Even from the distance he was in, he could see her eyes. They're dark, deep brown gave off tons of emotion. He could see concern, hope, and fear.
Kagome looked at him in the same sense. She couldn't find the reason why she was so drawn to him but she didn't resist the feeling. It felt like it was the right thing to do to get closer to him.
Naraku watched the entire scene. His anger and rage continued to build. Kagome was HIS!! He had decided that a long time ago and no prep was going to take her! His blood boiled. He ran full speed at Inuyasha. He yelled a cry of out rage as he ran. Inuyasha snapped from his reverie and turned quickly. Before Naraku could make his attack, Inuyasha used his newly found self to literally disappear and reappear in behind Naraku.
He planted a powerful kick to Naraku's back, sending him to the hard ground. Naraku howled in pain. Then Inuyasha said in a sneer, "I may be a half-breed, but at least I'm not a sick bastard like you!!!"
Naraku's eyes flashed a deeper red than his 'normal' eye color. He quickly got up, despite the large amount of pain that rose in his backside. 'How did he get so strong?!! What happened?'
Naraku didn't see the next move and so suffered Inuyasha's attack. He was punched over and over in the abdomen. The audience sat, watching the battle while each mouth seemed to hit the floor. Kagome simply smirked. She continued to cheer with the few who weren't stunned in shock.
When Inuyasha ceased his punches he wasn't even panting. Naraku had slid across the mat from all the blows, the bottom of his feet turned red from the friction of the mat and his skin. He tried to keep his balance. If he had slid any further he would've been off the mat. Not wanting to be disqualified, he stepped more closely to the midpoint of the mat, where Inuyasha stood.
Inuyasha was ready. He grinned as Naraku, who was panting and clutching his stomach in pain, wiped a small trickle of blood from his mouth. Naraku rushed at him again. Inuyasha ended the battle. He met Naraku half way and leaped into the air. He spun to gain more force as his foot kicked Naraku, sending him back and off the mat.
Everyone cheered as Inuyasha was declared winner. Kagome stood from her seat in the benches and ran over to Inuyasha.
"You did it! You did it! I knew you could!! And I bet you thought you would have lost! Ha!" She laughed as she hugged him.
Inuyasha couldn't help but feel the rush of joy and excitement as Kagome hugged him. He did do it! He beat the bastard and didn't feel any pain at all! What amazed him most was the fact that he had healed so quickly. 'It must have been Kagome.' He thought to himself.
He rapped his arms around Kagome's form and swung her around. Kikyou stood in the doorway, watching as Inuyasha swung Kagome in circles; happy to have won.it made Kikyou feel sick. 'That bitch!! I warned her to stay away from him!!' She glanced over at Naraku who seemed to have as much fury as she did with the situation. She smiled. Maybe there was a way to stop Kagome and Inuyasha from a relationship. She briskly walked away from the gym to her next class, planning to meet Naraku after school.
Inuyasha stopped his twirl with Kagome and both took places on the bench. Naraku glared at Inuyasha as he refused any help from the nurses. Inuyasha glared right back.
He felt someone beside him nudge him. He turned to see Kagome grinning at him.
"Are you ready to get beat?" She asked.
"What?"
She laughed. "Now that you beat Naraku, you going to have to beat me in order to win this tournament. But that won't happen." She smirked.
"You think your going to win?! Yeah, right! You're looking at the master!" He said.
They turned their attention to the announcer. "Ok, class!! Quiet down! We're going to have a quick break before we start the last and final match, which will be held between Kagome and Inuyasha. Everyone has a ten minute break to do what you wish."
Some people got up to restock on concession stand food. Others began to chat in groups. Quite a few people congratulated Inuyasha on his win in the battle of Naraku. Inuyasha and Kagome continued to good-naturedly bicker on who would win in the final battle.
Miroku pulled Sango aside from the crowds to a more secluded area after complimenting Inuyasha on his fight.
"Sango, I was wandering if you can do me a favor." Miroku asked.
"Yes?"
"Well, I think Inuyasha and Kagome would make a really good couple! So I was wandering if you would help me get them together?" Miroku asked.
"Of coarse! I think the same thing!! What do you have in mind?" Sango was lit up with excitement. It would be fun to get her friend with someone.
Both agreeing, they went back to the now resumed match. Both Kagome took stances on the mat. Kagome smirked. 'I can do this.' She thought.
Inuyasha grinned. 'This'll be too easy.'
The match began once the instructor's arm fell from its position in the air. Kagome took off. She decided to do the same attack she had used on Mathew. She ran toward him but suddenly stopped. She dropped the floor, prepared to kick his feet. She stopped noticing he was no longer there.
"Up here!" He laughed. Kagome looked up and dodged an attack from his foot. He rolled and stood immediately. She laughed. Inuyasha punched as she blocked and tried to kick. Both continued an on going number of attacks and blocks. They seemed to be almost invisible. Suddenly Inuyasha dropped and tried to kick. Kagome jumped back, flipping into a nice standing position a distance from him. He grinned as he dashed toward her.
He aimed to punch her in the shoulder but she avoided it by jumping at the last second in a flip over him She used his shoulders to push off, and land on his back. While in the air she had widened her legs to grip him around the waste. She positioned her arms to encircle his neck. She put him into a head-lock.
"Got you!" She said.
"You think so?" He asked, laughter evident in his voice. He took a large leap into the air. As gravity pulled them down, Inuyasha pulled Kagome off his back and underneath him. She napped out of her stupor and managed to pull herself over him instead of the other way around.
They hit the ground while Inuyasha was on his back. Kagome was about to stand but He had rolled to straddle her waste and hold her hands above her head. (A position similar to the one Miroku and Sango were in.) Kagome immediately tried high kneeing him. He shifted, successfully preventing that painful occurrence.
"I remember what you did to Kouga. You are not going to do it to me!" He said triumphantly.
Kagome struggled but to no avail then she got a clever idea. She lifted her head so that she was only a few centimeters away from his face. In the most seductive she had, she whispered, "Well, then, I guess I'll half to do something different." She barely closed the space between them, running the edge of her lip against his. Then kissing his cheek slowly.
Inuyasha was knocked off all senses except one.his youkai instincts wanting more. Before he could do anything, Kagome flipped their positions. Instead of locking him to the ground she quickly got off the ground and retook her ready stance, hiding her blush.
"Men really are all the same in one way." She smirked. She ignored the crowd who seemed to be paralyzed in shock.
Inuyasha quickly regained his composure and stance. "How's that?" He asked as they both set off into another battle of punches, kicks and blocks.
"They all like it when a girl flirts with them." She answered.
He smirked at her mistake in wording. "So you were flirting with me? Well to tell you the truth, I know girls like to be flirt with too." She let out a chuckle, as she turned red.
She took the chance to kick him in the chest but as he went down he grabbed her hand and they went down together. Both began to roll on the ground, each one trying to straddle the other. Finally, they both just rolled off the mat.
The instructor looked confused. No one was left in the ring. They would both be disqualified, but then they would have had fought all the way to the top with no winner. He blew the whistle.
"Ok, you two. Stop fighting! The match is over. I declare you both winner!" Once they stood he took each of their hands and raised them high above their head. The class broke out in cheer.
Inuyasha leaned over to Kagome and said, "I would have won this by myself if you hadn't distracted me that one time.
Kagome laughed. "Yea but you have to admit; you liked the distraction." Inuyasha blushed while laughing with her. He hadn't had so much fun in a long time.
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The next day, Inuyasha walked into class and found himself interested in a particular conversation between a few girls.
"Yea, I know. Kikyou is so jealous. Kagome and Inuyasha seem so perfect for each other. I just don't get why Kagome dress that way. It shows nothing for her curves." A brown haired girl said as she scrunched up her nose in disgust.
"No way! I like her clothing. It shows that she doesn't care about style, only her taste. I admire her for that. But I do agree. It does nothing for her figure. In the locker room, you can see that she's in shape and her figure is, like, gorgeous. I'm so jealous. I wish I had such a beautiful appearance." Another said.
"Whatever! I think she's a little fat." Said a girl with unnatural green hair.
"Oh your just jealous. Inuyasha totally likes her. You can tell by the way he looks at her." Said the first girl.
"And how do I look at her?" Inuyasha asked as he appeared behind her. The small group of three froze and turned to face him.
"Uh.." She laughed a little nervously. "Well, not to offend you but your eyes always glaze over and don't seem to be zoned in when you stare at her."
"Stares at who?" Kagome had just walked in as she heard the last part of the conversation.
The girl was about to answer when Inuyasha clomped his hand over her mouth.
"Nothing! Nothing at all!" He insisted.
Kagome raised an eyebrow but accepted the answer as she took her seat.
Inuyasha turned to the girls, releasing the brown head. "Please don't gossip about this." All three girls nodded their head. He turned but as he got a few feet away from them he could hear things like, "See I told you he like him.", "I know but do you think Kagome likes him?" and "Duh! Did you see the way he doesn't want to say his feelings and the way Kagome was looking at him?"
He sighed. Why did he even bother? As he made his way to his seat he found a flyer on the wall. It read, DANCE TONIGHT! COME AND JOIN THE PARTY. ONLY $5 ADMISSION. Inuyasha made a mental note to go. He needed to loosen up. He sat down and the teacher walked in. Class began.
An hour and thirty minutes later, class ended. Students stampeded out of the classroom. Inuyasha made his way to his locker; to find Kagome there putting her books away. He then remembered.they share a locker. He stopped to watch her for a little while.
She stretched her arm to put her books on the top shelf and shoved her bag in the locker too. She turned to the door where she kept a magnetic pad. She wrote down her assignment for her class on it. She started to do that when she forgot her homework the other day.
Then to his dislike, she left. He stepped up to his/her locker and reopened it. Inuyasha quickly stuffed his things into the bottom half of the locker. He shut and locked the door. He turned and quickened his pace. He hoped to catch up to Kagome. When he reached the cafeteria, he found Miroku and Sango at their table, but no Kagome.
He became worried. Kagome should have arrived earlier than him. Remembrance of what had happened last time struck him. He exited the cafeteria, searching the halls for Kagome. Inuyasha heard a pound come from one of the classes he neared. He without hesitation flung the door open.
The sight before him shocked Inuyasha. Naraku was on top of Kagome. His face was marinated with scratches and a few bruise. Kagome was on the ground with a small bruise forming on her left cheekbone. She was crying and her eyes flashed with hope when she saw him. He could smell her fear.
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Naraku's eyes widened. He could actually SEE power rolling off Inuyasha in waves. He released Kagome and got up. He stood tall, trying to keep from flinching while Inuyasha clenched his fist into tight balls.
Naraku stepped slightly back. But he glared at Inuyasha. "That's none of your business, you shit-whole." Naraku replied. There was a small quaver in his voice but it was unnoticeable.
Inuyasha growled deep within his throat. Naraku stepped in front of Kagome who was still on the ground but had managed to sit up and bring her legs toward her. She was shivering uncontrollably. Inuyasha momentarily glanced at her. He never saw her in such a state. What ever Naraku did to her must have been bad enough. He hadn't realized that now he was growling loudly.
More waves of energy came off him as Naraku summoned as much power as he could. He could tell that he wouldn't win this fight but he was no quitter, which was an unfortunate thing for him because Inuyasha had only one intention at the moment: To kick Naraku's ass! Naraku didn't even see the blow coming. He was sent back while his head hit a couple of desks. He got up quickly and aimed to kick Inuyasha in the head but Inuyasha caught his foot and spun him around. He then kicked Naraku in the back sending him into a wall. It was amazing that the wall had not suffered a hole at such an impact.
Naraku slid to the ground. He may be a hanyou but the kick and slam had knocked him out temporarily.
Inuyasha was about to advance further but he heard a set of small sobs come from behind him. Inuyasha calmed himself as his fury turned into that of deep concern.
"Kagome? Are you okay?" He asked as he kneeled to a position beside her. She continued to sob. Wanting to comfort her, he pulled her into a soft hug. She flinched slightly at his embrace but relaxed. Her eyes took in Naraku's form then turned to Inuyasha. Her eyes began to water even more. Inuyasha pulled her closer, not realizing that now she sat in his lap.
Through his mind he continued to think, 'That Bastard. That Bastard!'
They stayed in that position for a little while before Kagome pulled back. "I'm okay. I'm okay, now. Thank you." She whispered. Inuyasha sighed. He could hear her stomach growl a little. Wanting to lighten the moment, he laughed and asked, "Hungry? Let's go eat lunch."
She said, "Well of coarse you know I'm hungry! You heard my stomach didn't you?" She laughed.
He nodded. To his surprise she froze. Then she reached up and began to massage his ears. He, then, realized that in his fury he had changed into his hanyou form.
Her administrations soothed him and he couldn't help but begin to purr. She giggled. "They're so cute!" She whispered. He grabbed her hands to her shock. She looked into his eyes. His golden orbs were serious, which hardly EVER happened. It was almost unnerving.
"Aren't you afraid?" He asked.
"Of what?" What as she supposed to be afraid of?
"Well, I'm part demon. Doesn't that matter to you?" He was confused. Does she really not care?
"Of coarse. But it won't effect how I act around you. You may be part youkai but I don't care about that as much as I care about YOU.not WHAT you are." She said a-matter-o-factly. Without warning, she was pulled to his chest in a hard, crushing embrace. She didn't know what was going on but she didn't pull away. He hugged her tighter to his body.
Then Inuyasha whispered something that Kagome barely caught, "Thank you."
They got up, ignoring the unconscious body of Naraku and went to the remaining fifteen minutes of lunch.
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Inuyasha parked his car in the school parking lot as he made his way to the gym, where the dance was going to be held. He was dressed in his black tuxedo. He had tied his silver hair into a low pony-tail. Inuyasha walked into the large gymnasium. Decorations were hung over head while refreshment tables were set on each side of the gym. Over the heads of dancing students he could see a mini-stage with a hired band playing.
'I think there called the Shikons.' He thought. In spotted Miroku and Sango dancing. Miroku, being the pervert he is, was touching various parts of Sango who would scowl and slap his hand. Inuyasha laughed. His friends were so weird. He spotted Kikyou making her way over to him. He instantly turned wanting to go in another direction.
Unfortunately, Kikyou, having a much more slim body, made it through the crowd faster than he could get away.
"Inuyasha! Hey, Babe!" Kikyou yelled over the music, latching onto his arm.
"Don't call me that! Let go!" Inuyasha began to wave his arm trying to shake Kikyou off but to no avail. He stopped when he spotted Kagome. She was by the refreshments table taking to Kouga. She was wearing a slim black dress. It was simple but it only made he features more beautiful. She wore a little eye shadow and pink lip-gloss. His eyes concentrated on her lips for a brief second. A slight squeeze made his attention turn back to the nuisance on his arm.
Inuyasha glared at Kikyou. For once, she got the message and let go. Inuyasha made his way over to Kagome. He smiled. {Remember Kouga and Inuyasha are no longer hateful to each other because of that fight, they had.}
"Hey, Kagome! Hey, Kouga!" He called. Kagome smiled back. Kouga made a little wave and nodded in greeting. Kouga left a little while later to go find his date, Ayame.
Inuyasha turned to Kagome, "Do you want to dance?" Kagome blushed a little.
Then she began to stutter as she avoided eye contact with him, "Well.I- I.uh.I don't really.uh.know how to dance."
Inuyasha's eyes widened. "You don't?!" She shook her head, still blushing in embarrassment.
Inuyasha took her hand and led her to the dancing crowd. He stopped as a slow song began. "I'll teach you." He smirked.
Kagome only nodded.
He took her arms and put them around his neck, placing his own arms around her waist. She blushed but didn't pull away. He then led her in the steps to take. He whispered in her ear each direction. She caught on fast and hardly messed up. When she got it they just continued to dance, not noticing that they continued to get closer and closer to each other.
Kagome was so close that she laid her head on his shoulder while he rested his head in between the crook of her neck and shoulder.
Both were happy and didn't notice anything else around them. For both of them, they were the only ones who existed in the world right now.
AN: Ok. What did you think? I liked writing this chapter. I wanted to add even more fluff but I decided to save a few of my ideas for the project they have. I really hope you liked this. PLEASE READ MY NEW STORY: "Willingly Taken". I was inspired to write it by Peter Pan and Cinderella's stories. I promise it will be good. Just read it!
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