The Social Ladder
Chichiri4488: Me no own the series, manga, merchandise, etc, etc, etc..................
Shippo: Baka...............
"HOW COULD YOU!? HOW DARE YOU!? WHY!? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS DOES TO ME!?"
"CALM DOWN KIKYO!" shouted Naraku. She slapped him. Hard too. Ouch, I almost pity the quarterback. And I don't even know what he did.
"YOU'RE AN IDIOT! A SELFISH IDIOT!" she yelled. "I'M BREAKING UP WITH YOU!"
"I JUST BROKE UP WITH YOU MORON!"
"BECAUSE YOU'RE GAY!"
Now my full attention is on them, as well as every one in the cafeteria. Some other members of the football team started giving him weird looks, as the cheerleaders backed away.
"So what if I am gay?" he said before walking away. "Oh and Kikyo?" He turned towards her.
"What?" she scowled at him heavily.
"Those shoes so do not match with that outfit," he said before walking out of the cafeteria. Many of the other cheerleaders started giggling, and pointing to Naraku.
Most of the students were still getting over the entire shock of the outburst. Kouga was even shocked at the situation. He walked over to the table and sat next to me.
"Good vacation Kag?" he asked.
"Yeah sure," I said staring at my sandwich.
"So you're ready to be my girl now then?"
Now I'm ready to kill someone. Only if Inuyasha doesn't do it first.
"She's my girl Kouga, back off," said Inuyasha. He put his arm around my shoulders and kissed my cheek.
"I was joking dog-boy," said Kouga. "But I do need your help Kag."
"With what?" I asked.
He rubbed the back of his head uncomfortably.
"Kouga, there's nothing I can do if I don't know the problem," I said.
"Well..............." he muttered.
"Spit it out jock," said Sango.
"There's this girl on the volleyball team........." he blushed.
"Wait a sec. You need my help because.........?"
"She doesn't like me! She's like you, but not as non-social like," said Kouga.
My goodness, Kouga has a way with words.
"Can you hook me up with her Kag? Please? She's really nice and pretty. Please?"
"I'll try Kouga."
What am I getting myself into?
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"Good luck Kag," said Sango.
"Yeah, good luck getting Kouga a girl," snickered Shippo.
"Whoa now! You guys are helping me right?" I said. "Do you honestly think I can pull this off on my own?"
Sango and Shippo glanced at each other.
"She has a point," he said.
"Yeah, and she might put us on a guilt trip if we don't agree."
"The fact that we're all friends and help each other is a nice factor there too," I said. They nodded to me. "We'll help," they muttered.
"Aww! Thanks guys, you didn't have to though."
"Sure we didn't," Shippo muttered. I started walking towards the gym doors and pushed them slightly open. My eyes peered inside to the volleyball team smacking the balls to the other side of the net.
"Where are you going!?" said Shippo.
"Kouga said she was on the volleyball team, and she'd be here after school," I said.
"Yes, now carefully think who else is on the volleyball team," said Shippo.
"Who?"
"Kag, Kikyo is on the volleyball team," said Sango.
"You don't think Kouga wants to date Kikyo do you?" I asked.
"Well now that Naraku's gay, and quit all the sports teams, Kouga is definitely jock of the year," said Sango.
"Kouga and Kikyo?" muttered Shippo. He stuck out his tongue and shook his head. "How on earth are we supposed to play matchmaker for them!? Kikyo despises us!"
"We'll have to tell Kouga we can't do it," said Sango.
"No kiddin. There's no chance we could even get Kikyo to consider anything we suggest.
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We had to tell Kouga we couldn't get him on a date with Kikyo.
He didn't seem as unhappy as we predicted.
"I don't want to date Kikyo!" he said.
"What?" I said. "But the girl on the volleyball team-"
"I forgot to tell you her name yesterday. It's Kagura on the team I like."
"Her name would have been greatly appreciated dingo brain," said Shippo.
"You wanna fight a little runt? I'll knock you into next Tuesday," said Kouga.
"Both of you be quiet!" said Sango.
"Kouga, why don't you just win this Kagura girl's feelings on your own."
"Cause she hates me!" said Kouga. "Since Kag dumped me, my self confidence has dropped by nearly 65%!"
"You calculated?" asked Miroku.
"I hired some nerd in my calculus class," said Kouga. "So can you help me Kag?"
"I guess we'll try again," I said.
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"Kag?"
"Yeah Shippo?"
"Why are we helping Kouga?"
"Because you know deep down he's a good guy, and I'll feel really bad if we don't help him."
"I have a feeling there's another reason............" said Sango.
"Maybe............"
"Whgat is it?" asked Sango.
"Well, lets just say if Shippo asks, then Kouga owes him a favor."
"Enlighten me later," glared Shippo going into the gym.
"You think he can pull this off?" asked Sango as we watched him through the gym windows. Shippo dodged behind the stands and jumped into the trashcan close by.
Part one complete.
We turned our heads to where the girl's volleyball team were practicing. I spotted the girl Kagura jump and spike the ball. She was good but I like it even better when the ball smacked Kikyo in the face.
"Nice Kagura! Very nice!" yelled the coach with a huge grin. "Go put some ice on that bloody nose Kikyo. Very nice work ladies, you can change and go home."
The girls eventually came out of the locker rooms and left through the doors. Kagura came out last heading across the gym floor.
"Do you remember why Shippo got into the trashcan for our plan?" asked Sango.
"Honestly, no."
Kagura came out of the door.
"Hi!" we said. She looked at us strangely.
"Hi........." she said.
"How are you?" asked Sango.
"Fine......... do you need something?"
I'm sick of beating around the bush. It's blunt time.
"The guy Kouga likes you a lot, and wants to know if you'll go out with him, cause he's too shy to come tell you himself afraid he won't like you."
Sango and Kagura gave me strange looks.
"Ok," Kagura said.
"That's it? Just ok?" asked Sango.
"Was I supposed to say something else?"
"He said you hated him though. We figured you might not want too," I said.
"I laughed at him because he walked into a pole. But I don't hate him, he's a sweet guy, especially with little kids."
"Kids?" I asked.
"He's an only child, but we both do community service at the Children's Hospital."
"Do you talk to him there?" I asked.
"Not really."
"Why not?" asked Sango.
"Cause he never talks to me........." said Kagura. "I don't like starting conversations."
Oh. That makes sense then.
"Thank you for your time!" I said.
"No problem. See ya," said Kagura as she walked down the hall.
Sango and I smiled. Mission complete.
We got to the parking lot and into my car. We even got halfway home too.
"Sango?"
"Yeah Kag?"
"Where's Shippo?"
"Crap," she sighed.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"They left me in a trashcan!" Shippo ranted. Miroku and Inuyasha kept laughing through the whole story.
"We said sorry," I said.
"I forgive you," said Shippo. "But I still smell like garbage."
"Hi guys!"
We turned to see Naraku standing by the table.
We all went quiet.
And just stared at him.
"Uhh............ hi Naraku. What can we do for you?" I said.
"Can I sit with you guys?" he asked.
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Chichiri4488: Yes Naraku is gay in this story.
Shippo: I knew it............
Chichiri4488: Yes well then......... I really don't have anything to say except thank you to the people who reviewed. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! And the cookies go to............ MoonLightWolf, Communist Penguin, and Crimson Pooka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crimson Pooka: ummm............... sorry?
MoonLightWolf: Shippo's hyperness is kind of mirrored off me, at a slightly larger scale, if that tells you anything. But I can get VERY hyper.
Shippo: One more chapter done. More to go.
Chichiri4488: YAY! Nap time...............
Chichiri4488: Me no own the series, manga, merchandise, etc, etc, etc..................
Shippo: Baka...............
"HOW COULD YOU!? HOW DARE YOU!? WHY!? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS DOES TO ME!?"
"CALM DOWN KIKYO!" shouted Naraku. She slapped him. Hard too. Ouch, I almost pity the quarterback. And I don't even know what he did.
"YOU'RE AN IDIOT! A SELFISH IDIOT!" she yelled. "I'M BREAKING UP WITH YOU!"
"I JUST BROKE UP WITH YOU MORON!"
"BECAUSE YOU'RE GAY!"
Now my full attention is on them, as well as every one in the cafeteria. Some other members of the football team started giving him weird looks, as the cheerleaders backed away.
"So what if I am gay?" he said before walking away. "Oh and Kikyo?" He turned towards her.
"What?" she scowled at him heavily.
"Those shoes so do not match with that outfit," he said before walking out of the cafeteria. Many of the other cheerleaders started giggling, and pointing to Naraku.
Most of the students were still getting over the entire shock of the outburst. Kouga was even shocked at the situation. He walked over to the table and sat next to me.
"Good vacation Kag?" he asked.
"Yeah sure," I said staring at my sandwich.
"So you're ready to be my girl now then?"
Now I'm ready to kill someone. Only if Inuyasha doesn't do it first.
"She's my girl Kouga, back off," said Inuyasha. He put his arm around my shoulders and kissed my cheek.
"I was joking dog-boy," said Kouga. "But I do need your help Kag."
"With what?" I asked.
He rubbed the back of his head uncomfortably.
"Kouga, there's nothing I can do if I don't know the problem," I said.
"Well..............." he muttered.
"Spit it out jock," said Sango.
"There's this girl on the volleyball team........." he blushed.
"Wait a sec. You need my help because.........?"
"She doesn't like me! She's like you, but not as non-social like," said Kouga.
My goodness, Kouga has a way with words.
"Can you hook me up with her Kag? Please? She's really nice and pretty. Please?"
"I'll try Kouga."
What am I getting myself into?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Good luck Kag," said Sango.
"Yeah, good luck getting Kouga a girl," snickered Shippo.
"Whoa now! You guys are helping me right?" I said. "Do you honestly think I can pull this off on my own?"
Sango and Shippo glanced at each other.
"She has a point," he said.
"Yeah, and she might put us on a guilt trip if we don't agree."
"The fact that we're all friends and help each other is a nice factor there too," I said. They nodded to me. "We'll help," they muttered.
"Aww! Thanks guys, you didn't have to though."
"Sure we didn't," Shippo muttered. I started walking towards the gym doors and pushed them slightly open. My eyes peered inside to the volleyball team smacking the balls to the other side of the net.
"Where are you going!?" said Shippo.
"Kouga said she was on the volleyball team, and she'd be here after school," I said.
"Yes, now carefully think who else is on the volleyball team," said Shippo.
"Who?"
"Kag, Kikyo is on the volleyball team," said Sango.
"You don't think Kouga wants to date Kikyo do you?" I asked.
"Well now that Naraku's gay, and quit all the sports teams, Kouga is definitely jock of the year," said Sango.
"Kouga and Kikyo?" muttered Shippo. He stuck out his tongue and shook his head. "How on earth are we supposed to play matchmaker for them!? Kikyo despises us!"
"We'll have to tell Kouga we can't do it," said Sango.
"No kiddin. There's no chance we could even get Kikyo to consider anything we suggest.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
We had to tell Kouga we couldn't get him on a date with Kikyo.
He didn't seem as unhappy as we predicted.
"I don't want to date Kikyo!" he said.
"What?" I said. "But the girl on the volleyball team-"
"I forgot to tell you her name yesterday. It's Kagura on the team I like."
"Her name would have been greatly appreciated dingo brain," said Shippo.
"You wanna fight a little runt? I'll knock you into next Tuesday," said Kouga.
"Both of you be quiet!" said Sango.
"Kouga, why don't you just win this Kagura girl's feelings on your own."
"Cause she hates me!" said Kouga. "Since Kag dumped me, my self confidence has dropped by nearly 65%!"
"You calculated?" asked Miroku.
"I hired some nerd in my calculus class," said Kouga. "So can you help me Kag?"
"I guess we'll try again," I said.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Kag?"
"Yeah Shippo?"
"Why are we helping Kouga?"
"Because you know deep down he's a good guy, and I'll feel really bad if we don't help him."
"I have a feeling there's another reason............" said Sango.
"Maybe............"
"Whgat is it?" asked Sango.
"Well, lets just say if Shippo asks, then Kouga owes him a favor."
"Enlighten me later," glared Shippo going into the gym.
"You think he can pull this off?" asked Sango as we watched him through the gym windows. Shippo dodged behind the stands and jumped into the trashcan close by.
Part one complete.
We turned our heads to where the girl's volleyball team were practicing. I spotted the girl Kagura jump and spike the ball. She was good but I like it even better when the ball smacked Kikyo in the face.
"Nice Kagura! Very nice!" yelled the coach with a huge grin. "Go put some ice on that bloody nose Kikyo. Very nice work ladies, you can change and go home."
The girls eventually came out of the locker rooms and left through the doors. Kagura came out last heading across the gym floor.
"Do you remember why Shippo got into the trashcan for our plan?" asked Sango.
"Honestly, no."
Kagura came out of the door.
"Hi!" we said. She looked at us strangely.
"Hi........." she said.
"How are you?" asked Sango.
"Fine......... do you need something?"
I'm sick of beating around the bush. It's blunt time.
"The guy Kouga likes you a lot, and wants to know if you'll go out with him, cause he's too shy to come tell you himself afraid he won't like you."
Sango and Kagura gave me strange looks.
"Ok," Kagura said.
"That's it? Just ok?" asked Sango.
"Was I supposed to say something else?"
"He said you hated him though. We figured you might not want too," I said.
"I laughed at him because he walked into a pole. But I don't hate him, he's a sweet guy, especially with little kids."
"Kids?" I asked.
"He's an only child, but we both do community service at the Children's Hospital."
"Do you talk to him there?" I asked.
"Not really."
"Why not?" asked Sango.
"Cause he never talks to me........." said Kagura. "I don't like starting conversations."
Oh. That makes sense then.
"Thank you for your time!" I said.
"No problem. See ya," said Kagura as she walked down the hall.
Sango and I smiled. Mission complete.
We got to the parking lot and into my car. We even got halfway home too.
"Sango?"
"Yeah Kag?"
"Where's Shippo?"
"Crap," she sighed.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"They left me in a trashcan!" Shippo ranted. Miroku and Inuyasha kept laughing through the whole story.
"We said sorry," I said.
"I forgive you," said Shippo. "But I still smell like garbage."
"Hi guys!"
We turned to see Naraku standing by the table.
We all went quiet.
And just stared at him.
"Uhh............ hi Naraku. What can we do for you?" I said.
"Can I sit with you guys?" he asked.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chichiri4488: Yes Naraku is gay in this story.
Shippo: I knew it............
Chichiri4488: Yes well then......... I really don't have anything to say except thank you to the people who reviewed. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! And the cookies go to............ MoonLightWolf, Communist Penguin, and Crimson Pooka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crimson Pooka: ummm............... sorry?
MoonLightWolf: Shippo's hyperness is kind of mirrored off me, at a slightly larger scale, if that tells you anything. But I can get VERY hyper.
Shippo: One more chapter done. More to go.
Chichiri4488: YAY! Nap time...............