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Sarah Hinkle // "Well, it's enough for me to at least try and continue something like this. And I know a lot of people would be yelling at me for the alternate universes but oh well … put up with it, it's not THAT bad… Sarah Hinkle, THANK you for reviewing ^_^"

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Passion In A Bowling Alley:

A Teen Love Fic

By ChibiKougaKun

DISCLAIMER: The characters involved in this story are not owned by myself. Don't bother complaining to me or try to sue me. They're owned by the wonderful, Rumiko Takahashi

Chapter 2: "Procrastination Sometimes, Is Worth Every Minute of Time"

"KAGOME WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT BOY!!!!"

Ms.Higurashi stormed out from the back door by the kitchen and outside, only to see the couple cuddled up on the bench. Kagome was sprawled up against InuYasha who had his arm draped over her and his head tilted onto hers which was leaning on his shoulder. "Kagome get away from that boy!!!!" The middle aged woman ran out to the bench and shook her daughter awake who started mumbling 'good morning okaasan' and InuYasha had opened his eyes and got up and crossed his arms. With InuYasha's height of 5'10'' Ms.Higurashi stopped hitting him frantically and pushed her daughter closer to the house.

"What are you doing with a stranger out here like this Kagome!?"

Kagome then rubbed the sleep from her heavy chocolate brown orbs and yawned followed by a large stretch which lifted her shirt up, just enough for InuYasha to take an unexpected peek at her stomach which left him a blush. Meanwhile Kagome being completely oblivious as to the eye candy she had just given InuYasha.

InuYasha stuck his hands in his pockets and yawned while digging for his car keys. Once he got those out of his pants pocket, he started to leave the property and out to his car. Kagome ran to him and pull on his arm which caused him to turn around. Kagome's mother called out to her and gave her the 'killer mother' look though her daughter just ignored the cold stare. "Arigatou InuYasha..-kun!" She smiled at him and shook his hand politely.

InuYasha smirked. "Anytime, I had fun last night. Maybe I'll teach you how to bowl better Sunday after the tournament games with Miroku." He twirled the key ring holding his car keys around his index finger and Kagome nodded. "A-alright!"

She smiled softly to herself, ignoring the frantic woman behind her worried for her daughter sleeping outside with strangers , as she listened to InuYasha rev his black 04 MG convertible and peel out into the streets in front of the family property. The sounds of the car's engine, fading ever so slowly. Once Kagome could no longer hear InuYasha's car, she turned around and walked closer to her mother. "Hai, mama! It's okay! He is a friend of Sango and Miroku so everything was okay! Really!"

Kagome walked inside and decided to look for something to eat while Ms.Higurashi followed, slightly not to worried anymore and closed the door behind her. Kagome dug out a glass of milk from the refrigerator and stole an English muffin from the toaster her mother had started for Souta before his usual Saturday morning soccer practice.

"Kagome dear, you know you've got plenty of time today to study if you plan on going out to that bowling game with your friends tomorrow!" Ms.Higurashi said, while sticking her hands in the kitchen faucet with a dishrag in hand and a plate in the other underneath hot water. "I know Okaasan!" Kagome mumbled between bites of her muffin. "Which is why I'm going to call Sango and let her know I won't be free today. Or until much much later."

Kagome took the rest of her breakfast and milk upstairs to her room, and cracked open the books. Meanwhile, Souta ran down to the kitchen, grabbed his sports duffle bag and bottle of Gatorade off the counter. "Mama! I'm gonna run up to the park! Kohaku's going to meet me up there and we're gonna go practice with the rest of the team!!"

Ms.Higurashi turned around to kiss her son on the forehead and wished him good luck and to have fun. Not to forget, also to behave.

Minutes later after Ms.Higurashi finished dishes from last nights meal and decided to finally take a break and rest in her well kept living room, the phone rang. Kagome picked it up from her room. "Moshi Moshi!" she said in a happy mood. "Hey Kago-chan! Did you have fun last night!?"

Kagome pushed her books to the back of her small working desk and placed her cordless phone between her neck and shoulders and pushed back her desk chair on wheels a few inches closer to her bed. "Yeah, Arigatou! Sango-chan!"

Sango giggled on the other line. "Nani Sango ?" Kagome asked, twirling a pencil between her four fingers and using her thumb to help. "Did you get along with InuYasha!?" She asked. Kagome blushed on her side of the line and nearly fell off her chair, quickly recapping what had happened. Well, I'd say we got along fine… we DID fall asleep on my porch bench… She thought to herself. "We got along just fine Sango. He's going to help me bowling tomorrow after his game with Miroku he said."

"That's great Kagome!" Sango exclaimed. "Ne, Kago-chan, how long will you be studying ?"

Kagome pushed herself closer to her desk and pulled her open algebra book closer to her and began to flip through several sections of the book. "Well I don't plan on studying until midnight Sango, geez.."

Sango laughed. "Good!! Because Miroku wants to go on a double date tonight after he gets home from work!"

Kagome sighed and placed her pencil in the open spine of the book. "Ne, Sango .. I don't have a date nor anyone I really like."

Sango, laying on her bed at home and twirling the phone wire along her finger, giggled again. "Baka! Miroku will asking someone for you. Maybe we can find Hojou-Kun and ask him!" Kagome and Sango giggled simultaneously.

"Sango-chan, thank you really but I don't know about a blind date…" Kagome took the phone in her hand and left it by her ear. "Well, please!? Kagome you really need to get out more often with your friends!"

Kagome sighed in defeat and shrugged her shoulders. Her hair fell from her shoulder blades down her back. "Hai, fine I'll go with you guys tonight. Just lemme at least put a few more hours into studying and then I'll get ready. You guys are picking me up right?" Kagome asked.

Sango nodded on her end. "Sure will! Miroku doesn't mind." Kagome smiled. "Arigatou Sango-chan!"

"No problem Kagome! Don't work to hard!!" Both giggled again and pled each other goodbye and then hung up their phones. Kagome put in hours of studying and by quarter of six that afternoon, apparently much had happened and though Kagome was in her own little world, it still made her miss the little things such as lunch, Souta coming home from practice, and Ms.Higurashi bickering with Kagome's grandfather. Kagome also failed to notice the note left on the kitchen table once Kagome jogged herself down the stairs for something to eat. Kagome, we'll be out at a friend of your grandfathers, and I didn't want to interrupt your study time. There is plenty of ramen in the shelves above the stove and sandwich meats in the refrigerator. Be back tomorrow! Love, Okaasan & Jiji!

"Well, at least I'll have a whole night to myself when I get home." Kagome said to herself while warming up an instant cup of ramen noodles all the while getting clothes for her blind date tonight ready, and ironed. Kagome took out her mothers ironing board and while eating her cooked noodles, ironed a crimson red skirt and a pearl white blouse and used a pair of black high heels that added a half inch to her height of not more than five foot six or seven.

With her clothes finally ironed, and her ramen finished, she ran up to the shower, got undressed and refreshed herself with plenty of hot water streaming over her entire body which was a nice 10 minute getaway from all that book work and study. After that short relaxation, she dried off and ran downstairs in her towel, only to retrieve her freshly pressed clothes and then back upstairs to get changed. She sat down on her bed, and laid her clothes down beside her. She took her towel off and let it fall to the floor, then stood up and threw on her personals. Black of course. And then her skirt, not much higher than knee's length and her white blouse.

She went back downstairs and put on her black high heels and made sure everything was put away and nice and neat. She checked the bathroom upstairs while brushing her hair straight and blowing drying it, and then making sure no clothes were left laying on the floors of the bathroom and her bedroom. In the kitchen, she set away the ironing board in a storage closet and then grabbed a small jacket from the same closet and then took a set of keys off a hook near the back door from the kitchen. She opened the door, put the keys in her jacket pocket, took a step outside, closet the door and locked it. Finally. A real day out with her friends. And a blind date even. I can't possibly study ALL night … that's just, crazy.. She thought to herself. Miroku and Sango were just on time as Kagome made it to the front of her large family shrine and she hopped in the backseat. Though it was too dark to see what they were wearing in the front seat, Kagome swore to herself that she'd make sure she'd at least see what Sango was wearing. I don't want to look too fancy…

"Hey there Kagome!" Miroku said while peeling out down one street and stopping at an intersection. "Hi Kago-chan!!" Sango said.

Kagome nodded and greeted them both at the same time. "Hey guys where are we going!?"

Miroku turned right and lead down that street like a civilized driver. "Well, I figured, that there is this nightclub I've been wanting to check out. And it's not really a nightclub but a real nice 'get together' kind of place and its open from six to two." Kagome raised an eyebrow and then nodded satisfied as she looked out her window, looking at all the street lights and passing by cars.

"So, Sango said you were asking someone to be my blind date… who is it !?" She asked impatiently. "Well I can't tell you or else it wouldn't be a blind date! And if it makes you feel better, he doesn't know who he's going out with tonight either!" Miroku laughed slightly. Sango rolled her eyes and Kagome just sat back in her seat and stuck her hands in her jacket pockets which all together complimented the red and white she was wearing. Miroku, minutes later and after turning a few streets and intersections again, parked in front of a black building with large print reading 'S.E.N.G.O.K.U J.I.D.A.I'

Miroku got out of his car and walked around to Sango's side and let her out, much like a gentlemen, and did the same for Kagome. Miroku had worn black slacks with black shoes, and a very classy violet faux suede button down shirt. Sango had worn a one piece, dark violet kimono type dress with black high heels about the same as Kagome with a different toe strap design. Finally, with all the doors closed, he remotely locked them with the special, small, efficient device on his key chain that worked controls on his Mitsubishi Eclipse. Miroku took Sango with his arm looped around hers looking quite classy. Kagome took a quick glance around and checked out all the nice looking cars, and well dressed people. Well I guess I didn't dress to fancy. And then she spotted his car…

Once seated in the dimly lit 'night club' in a booth near one of the corners of the room which looped around sort of like an 'U', Sango and Kagome sat in the middle while Miroku sat on one end. Though he stood up quickly and looked around the room. "I'm going to go look for him, I'll be right back." He leached around Sango's side and gave her a kiss on her cheek, and she smiled at him and then looked around the room to get a view of the atmosphere for herself. Kagome broke a sweat drop and that quickly fell from her forehead to the table in front of her. She shook slightly with a cold chill and looked at Sango. "Sango, what if this guy doesn't like me? .. I'll be to embarrassed if anyone pulls an episode in a place like this!!!" Kagome squirmed in her place as Sango laughed and let her hand rest on her raven haired friend. "Stop spazzing Kagome, you'll be fine!"

Minutes later and after ordering two iced waters, Miroku came back with a very attractive, very familiar fellow. He stood five foot ten, clad in black cargos, a short sleeved black shirt which clung to his well chiseled body and in Kagome's opinion quite nicely. His long and beautifully kept white hair was brushed back and brought into a perfect pony tail that hung half way down his back. The most distinct feature, was his golden amber eyes. He walked up to their booth with Miroku with his hands in his pockets. Not really being able to see him because of all his black clothes, even his black shoes. Miroku sat right next to Sango at the table and InuYasha slid into place right next to Kagome. Possibly just as nervous as well. "Kagome, I believe you two have met!" Miroku and Sango smiled as Kagome looked directly into InuYasha's amber orbs and nearly fell back into her own 'La-La Land'. InuYasha was also captivated and adored her features quite maturely. As another waitress walked by, Miroku ordered a diet pepsi with a slice of lemon and InuYasha bravely ordered a Corona with a small piece of lime stuck in the bottle. Miroku raised his eyebrows and looked at InuYasha who only got a shrug for an answer and Kagome looked quite surprised, though ignored it. When the drinks came, Miroku sipped his Pepsi, InuYasha, his Corona and the girls their water. Though when a few techno songs came out from the very expensive but very good stereo system from the ceiling and walls, Sango literally pushed Miroku on the floor and made him get up with her to the dance floor among the crowd of people. Sango turned back and winked to Kagome who in turn blushed and shooed her farther away.

"So, Kagome .. How old are you, if you don't really mind me asking?" InuYasha asked, with his hands wrapped around the beer bottle and his thumb slowly moving about the paper wrapping. "I'm turning seventeen in a month or so right after school finals.. How about you?" She had her arms propped on the table, holding her condensating glass of water with both hands, her finger intertwined.

"Eighteen next week.." He said quietly, still trying to keep calm and not act like a moron. She smiled lightly and tried to keep their conversation going on. "So you are still in school ?" She asked.

He looked up and then around to her and couldn't help but smile. "Yeah, I'm a senior at Shikon Highschool right here in town."

Her eyes immediately grew and she stared at him as if he were food and she hadn't eating in years. "You go to Shikon High!? ..I'm a junior there!!" She laughed slightly and then InuYasha's eyes grew bright and they hit it off immediately. Kagome finished her water and InuYasha his beer. Kagome scooted over closer to InuYasha who wrapped his arm around her and they kept talking for what seemed like forever though from Miroku and Sango's spot on the dance floor, it seemed like those two were quite happy. The lights dimmed even more, and Miroku, and Sango both slightly exhausted retreated back to their table. "Why don't you guys go take on a slow song!?" Sango asked, huffing slightly, catching her breath back.

Kagome looked back at InuYasha and raised her eyebrows. "Sure, I only do slow songs anyway!" InuYasha said. Sango and Kagome giggled and Miroku winked at InuYasha, who mumbled 'Hentai…' silently with a blank face. InuYasha led Kagome by the hand gently out to the dance floor and they took their stance, holding each other with one hand, and InuYasha's left arm wrapped around her waist gently. "So, are you having a good time tonight Kagome? Miroku must have begged you to come out here." He said with a slight laugh to his tone.

Kagome danced along with him and slowly, though oblivious to the fact, diminished the space between their bodies to the point where her chest was touching his and her head on his shoulder a minute or so into the song. "No, he didn't 'drag' me out here. Why do you say that ?"

InuYasha choked himself in the head for a second and tried to come up with an easy way out of the topic. "Well, it's nothing really, Miroku's always begging girls to go out with me though because I never really … go out with girls all that often, ya know?" He explained calmly and softly. She smiled and InuYasha tightened his grip around her waist a little and danced the rest of the song and the next in serene silence. After the second song finished, they let go of each other and went back to the booths who carried a very aroused Miroku and a tired Sango. Miroku had a large pink 'turkey' print on his face and Sango was rolling her eyes constantly.

Kagome laughed at her friends misfortune and they all got up to leave. InuYasha checked his watch curiously. Quarter past eleven ? .. Wow, didn't think I was going to stay this long.. He thought to himself. He held Kagome by the hand with their fingers intertwined and followed Miroku and Sango. Outside, Miroku opened the door for Sango, and at the same time asked InuYasha to drive Kagome home like a gentlemen.

"'Keh, Kisama.. What do I look like, a taxi for you?" .. He instantly shut up and looked at Kagome who sighed. He kicked himself in the ass mentally and tilted his head, gesturing to move to his car only five or six cars behind Miroku's. As Miroku drove off after Sango and Kagome said their goodbyes, and InuYasha and Miroku shook hands and hoped for a good tournament game the next morning against the 'Thunder Brothers'.

InuYasha opened Kagome's side door for her, and closed it gently after she sat in. He jogged around the car and dove in the drivers seat and stuck the key in the ignition. With a few rough hits of the gas pedal, he drove into first gear and led himself out into the street and maintained an easy thirty some-odd miles an hour for the entire trip, stopping when suppose to and letting pedestrians go. Kagome raised and eyebrow, slightly impressed with his effort to drive like a normal civilian instead of a Nascar race driver. When InuYasha pulled up in front of the family shrine, he retrieved his keys and led Kagome out of her side of the car by opening the door and locked the doors the same way Miroku did with his. Kami, I love these damn gadgets.. He thought to himself again while throwing his keys in his pocket. InuYasha again held Kagome by her hand with their fingers intertwined. At her back door, she took her out keys from her jacket pocket and opened the back door.

"Hai, InuYasha-kun, would you like a glass of water or something to drink ? .. Hehe my mom isn't home so she isn't going to bash your head in with a rolling pin!" Kagome giggled and walked in the house, and closed the door after the invited InuYasha stepped in and looked around with a turning head.

"Wow, this place is real easy to just …. Feel at home with.." InuYasha said with a slight amazement to his voice. He followed Kagome to the living room who took off her high heels and sat on the couch in front of the fifty two inch screen TV her grandfather had bought for her and Souta after winning $4,000 with a lottery ticket. InuYasha sat down next to her and then leaned his head back on the couch, yawned, and stretched all at once. Kagome giggled and poked InuYasha in the side. He squirmed and nearly choked while yawning and growled at her slightly.

"Hey ya know you could have waited for me to stop yawning!!!" He said. Kagome poked him again and then he poked her back and she jumped slightly. Minutes later, they were sprawled on the couch in a tickling fight with her yelling "That's not fair!!" and him retorting with "Oh yes it is!!!" and plenty of laughing from both ends.

After an hour of straight tickling, InuYasha rest with his elbows on either side of Kagome on the rather large couch. Kagome, on her back, stared directly up and into his eyes. They lay there, staring at each other for a few minutes before InuYasha shook his head and sat up straight. Kagome blushed slightly and then sat up straight and reached for the remote on the coffee table in front of them. With the TV on, Kagome got up to turn off all the lights and then sat back down. She handed InuYasha the remote. "Here ya go, I don't know what's on TV on a Saturday night so you can choose."

He took the remote and began flipping through channels. He passed a Stephen Siegal movie, and then stopped for a second when Kagome's eyes lit up on the Discovery Channel.

"And Archaeologist, Dr.Franz Hieschelkoff discovered the newest Egyptian Tomb known to this date! The body has been radio-carbon dated back to …"

He turned the TV back to the action movie, and she sighed a deep sigh. "InuYasha-kun!!! Go back!!!!!".

For a good twenty minutes, InuYasha teased her between the Discovery Channel special feature and the Stephen Siegal film. Being a nice guy, he finally settled on the Discovery Channel, apparently interested in the topic after awhile. After the program, InuYasha looked at the digital clock above the TV. 1:04.… I've gotta be up early tomorrow so it's best I get some…. "She's a sleep… 'heh.. Good night Kagome-chan…."

He chuckled silently to himself and wrapped his left arm over her and around her waist, bringing her closer to him, and smiled as the silently sleeping Kagome with her head on his shoulder, snuggled closer to him for warmth.

With almost a purr, Kagome muttered a 'good night Inu..Yasha-kun..'

InuYasha smiled softly and tilted his head onto hers. 'Good night Koi..' … Koi .. ? … since when… did I .. Oh boy…

Within 10 minutes, InuYasha and Kagome were fast asleep in each others company.