*yawns* I'm SO bored!!! And I'm not getting many reviews... oh well. I'm sorry... I'm brain dead right now or something! So sorry... I did get my stories mixed up! Please forgive me! This is the real chapter! *scratches back of head nervously... yeah

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Chapter 8- The date and the afterglow

******Kag's POV**********

I went through the rest of the week trying my best to avoided Inu Yasha and failed miserably. It was Friday morning and I had yet to tell him my answer for tonight after Sango and Miroku's date. I mean, what's a girl to do? I walked into the school building and quickly walked to my locker.
" What's with the new clothes?" Inu Yasha asked walking up to me. I looked down at my outfit and blushed. I was wearing a black mini skirt and a blood red belly shirt. I was wearing my black combat boots that went to my knees that had buckles on them (think Underworld) and my hair was thrown up in a messy bun.
"Got dressed in the dark this morning I guess," I said as we walked to out first class.
"So, can you go tonight or not?" he asked as we entered the classroom.
"I have to wake up early for work," I complained as he gave me a puppy dog face, "don't do that."
"Why not? Can't you just take off?" he asked as study hall started.
" No, I've taken off too many days and I'm the only cook at the moment so unless you can find someone who can cook better than me and be a waitress then I can't go, besides, it will give you some alone time with her, hint hint," I said with a wink as he hit me.
"I just met her and besides, my heart belongs to another," he smirked causing me to blush.
"Interesting, indeed it is," I said running my chin as if a professor, "so, if your heart belongs to another, who is this person it belongs to?"
"Kag," he laughed hitting me in the arm as Sango and Miroku walked in. They sat down in front of us and turned around.
"Hey, where's Kurama?" Sango asked me.
"He had some things to take care of so he won't be here," I said as they nodded. Kikyo walked up to us as I moved over to Inu Yasha's lap and sat down.
"What are you doing?" he whispered in my ear.
"Do you want her gone or not? Play along," I whispered placing my back against his chest. He wrapped his arms around my waist and put his head on my shoulder.
" Ah... Inu-baby, what the fuck are you doing?" Kikyo questioned with a growl.
'She did it again!' I accused.
"Hanging out with my girlfriend of course, could you give us some space?" he asked turning his face to my neck inhaling my scent before he whispered in my ear, "you smell like a spirng rain storm."
"Thanks," I said as a small blush appeared on my cheeks that caused Kikyo to fume.
"Since when why you two been a couple?" Miroku questioned confused as I smirked at him.
"Around two days now, how come you didn't get the memo? I could have sworn I sent them out," I said scratching my head nervesly winking at them.
"I'll get you Higurashi," Kikyo yelled slapping me in the face before walking off.
"Happy? I stood up to Kikyo," I said about to get off Inu Yasha's lap but he held me tight.
"Thanks," he whispered in my ear turning me to face him. He captured my lips in a short kiss and then pulled away. I knew I had a massive blush on my face as I hid my face in his chest. He laughed a little and ran a hand through my hair.
"Can I get up now?" I whispered as he shook his head no, "stupid prep."
"Did you call me prep?" he asked surprised. I smirked as he loosened his hold around me and I took that time to wiggle out of his hold and back to my chair.
"Don't read too much into it, really," I said as the bell rang. Inu Yasha still sat there as I walked up to him, "I told you not to read too much into it."
I kissed his forehead and he looked up at me as I walked out of the room.
"I'll show you preppy on Monday," he growled walking to his next class. As I watched him I couldn't help but laugh on how he was dressed. I made my way to Home EC. And sat in my usual seat by the window. Sango came up and talked to me until the bell rang but then moved to her original seat. Everybody left me alone after that. Nobody talked to me or looked my way. I shouldn't have felt depressed or anything but I was and I didn't know why. I knew nobody here liked me, not even the group that had let me in, they all had secret motives behind why they wanted to hang out with me. They wouldn't have started talking to me after three years of treating me like dirt.
Well, the class was boring that for sure and it felt like five years had gone by before the bell finally rang. I darted out of the classroom to dodge any conversations with anyone and made my way to the roof. This place was my savior, my refuge. I walked to the railing and looked over the city. I started to think a lot about the past, before everything changed. Kurama and I met when I was 13 and he was 16. We got along great, even my real father liked him but then some things changed. Like my step- mother and my dad got divorced, he took my little brother with him. I had been living with my step-father Naraku so there was nothing I could do about it.
"Kagome?" I heard someone say as I turned around.
"Inu Yasha, what are you doing here?" I questioned.
"I came to inform you that lunch is over. What's wrong? I've been calling your name for five minutes and you never answered me," he stated as I shook my head.
"Nothing lets go," I said faking a smile as I grabbed his hand and we ran downstairs to class. The rest of the day seemed to fly by unlike this morning.
"Hey Kagome!" someone yelled from behind me and I whipped around to see Inu Yasha running towards me.
"What do you want?" I questioned as he made it to me.
"You want to do something before tonight?" he questioned as I shook my head no.
"I don't have time, Sango asked me to come over and help her get ready," I stated as he nodded.
"That's cool, I guess I'll see you later then," he said walking off. I rolled my eyes and walked to my car and got in. I drove to Sango's and met her at the door.
"Just in time!" She said grabbing me by the hand and dragging me up to her room. Once in her room I felt something furry run up against my leg and I looked down to see as a two tailed cat.
"Hey there," I smiled petting it.
'Your hanyou, are you not?' I heard someone ask as I looked down at the cat.
'Demon, am I right?' I questioned it as she smiled and purred. I shook my head and smiled. Sango came out of the bathroom wearing a pair of black dress pants and a sky blue shirt.
"What do you think?" she questioned as I walked over to her.
"Let me do your hair," I said as she took a seat by her mirror. I started to separate her hair and then started to French braid it. Once finished I twisted it up into a bun and clipped it up. I turned her towards the mirror and she gasped then hugged me.

"Thank you so much!" she squealed running over to her make-up bag. She applied some and then turned to me smirking.
"What's on your mind?" I questioned stepping back a little not liking the smirk she was giving me.
"Oh nothing," she said walking towards me. She grabbed me and set me in a chair.
"Just doing your make-up," she said as she did. I sighed as she turned me to the mirror. I had black eyeliner and mascara on and red eye shadow. She smiled and then looked at the clock, "the dates at 6, we have 30 minutes to get there."
"Where is your date at?" I questioned walking to the door.
"We are going to the place you work at, 'The Nikiski Inn'," she said with a smile.
"You sure Miroku has that kind of money?" I questioned as she nodded.
"I know, it's expensive, he has the money, don't worry; I heard that there is going to be a special performer tonight," she stated as I nodded.
"I believe it's going to be 'Do as Infinity'," I said as she entered her car. She drove off leaving me at her house. I followed after her about 15 minutes later and met Inu Yasha.
"So, where do we sit?" he questioned looking around.
"Come on, somewhere we can see them," I said referring to Sango and Miroku.
"You look nice," he smiled as we sat down.
"Thanks," I said as we watched the date. Miroku wasn't being a hentai and I was glad of that. As the date went on it just got better and better.
"You want to dance?" I heard Inu Yasha ask as I turned to him shocked.
"Sure," I said as we stood up. We made our way to the dance floor and I placed my head on his chest as we slowly moved to the music.
Pretty soon the date was over and I drove home without another word. When I got to Joe's I saw something I didn't expect to see, Naraku.
"Aw, my pet, did you think you could get away from me so easily?" he questioned walking up to me. I took steps back until I felt my car behind me.
"Stay away from me," I whispered frightened.
"You belong to me, you know your friends don't care about you," he spat as I looked up at him.
"They do so!" I argued as he took a step closer to me.
"Do they now? They why after three long years of you being tortured by not having anything but the memory of Kurama would they start to like you? Answer me that Kagome," he demanded continuing to inch closer to me.
"Because I changed the way I was," I stated truthfully.
"Did you want to change?" he asked stepping even closer. He reached his hand out and stroked my cheek.
"No," I whispered.
"Then are they truly your friends or do they just like you because they want to get in your pants?" he questioned as a tear slid down my face.
"The second one," I said looking up at him.
"You can make them pay you know, just tell them who you are, tell them to leave you alone or you will simply kill them," he said sternly.
"I can't do that," I stated firmly.
"I see, so you have fallen for the hanyou Inu Yasha is it?" he questioned as I placed my hand on the handle of my car.
"So what if I have, it's none of your concern," I spat opening the door as it hit him in the gut.
"Now now daughter, that's no way to treat your father," he scolded, " why would you like this Inu Yasha guy after everything he has done to you? What he did with Kikyo before you?"
"I-," my voice cracked and I couldn't think of anything to say.
"That's it; let it all out," he said wrapping his arms around me to comfort me as tears fell from my eyes. I changed into my hanyou form, my other one. I had two, the one that came from my original father and the one from Naraku. I now had black hair with blood red highlights as my black ears with red tips rested on my head. A simple black star showed on my forehead along with the strips on my face. My eyes which were once light blue were now blood red and filled with hate.
"Why am I so unloved?" I cried into his chest as he sat down cradling me in his arms.
"KAGOME!" I heard someone yell and I looked up to see Kurama running towards me, just like that night so long ago.

*********Flashback*************** ^_^...

"Come on Kagome, Kurama isn't really your friend, he already explained to you why he was your friend, it was because he wanted the Shikon No Tama, he never really liked you," Naraku whispered in my ear as I looked at Kurama being held by the vines of my step-father.
"How could you?" I yelled at Kurama, "I trusted you!"
"That's it; let it all out," Naraku said in my ear.
"Kagome, I told you that at first I wanted it but something changed, I only want to be your friend, please believe me! Break this spell Naraku has cast on you!" he ordered as I closed my eyes. I remembered the day he told me and I remember his explaining what had changed. I ran to him then.
"I don't think so," Naraku snapped chanting a spell. I blacked out then and didn't remember what happened until I saw the face of Kurama dead. How could he die on my birthday then I remembered, I had killed him, with these hands. The hands of a killer.

***********End*********** '^_^...

"He doesn't care about you either," he whispered as I pushed him away.
"Stop it! You're the one that doesn't care about me! Why do you want me to suffer so much? What did I do to you?" I yelled running into Kurama's waiting arms
"How dare you defy me like this, you should learn your place," Naraku snapped, "I will be back, you can count you that."
He vanished from sight and I started shaking in fear.
"Why is this happening again?" I questioned myself as Kurama changed into Youko.
"Don't worry, he can't hurt you with me here," he confirmed, "You need to calm down if you are going to turn back into your human form."
"I can't," I whispered as he sighed. He picked me up and went over to Inu Yasha's house and jumped into a tree by his window. He knocked on it and Inu Yasha came to the door as I fell unconscious.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Inu Yasha questioned opening his window.
"Please, I need you to watch my friend for me, I have something to take care of," Youko said jumping into the room.
"Who is she? I have to go meet someone," he said as Youko shot him a glare.
"She won't show up," he said placing me in Inu Yasha's bed.
"Why is that?" he asked as Youko pointed to me.
"This is she," he said as Inu Yasha sat on the corner of his bed.
"No it's not, she had pinkish purple hair," he said as Youko put his finger on my forehead drawing a crescent moon. He then leaned over and kissed where he had just drawn and my form changed to the one of my real fathers.
"She had a real father once but he left her, then she came along Naraku and they did the blood exchange, that is how she has two forms, or three if you count her human form," Youko explained standing up. He heard the door swing open and it reveled a really pissed off looking Sesshomaru.
"Youko," he snapped as Inu Yasha looked at the silver fox.
"You're Youko?" Inu Yasha asked confused as he walked over to Sesshomaru.
"What is your relationship to the young hanyou?" Sesshomaru questioned as Youko turned back into Kurama.
"It's you!" Inu Yasha yelled causing Sesshomaru and Kurama to look at him.
"My relationship to the young hanyou is simply this, she is my only friend, and yes, it is me," he said walking out the room and the house. He couldn't help but smirk at what he was doing, "if 'Gome won't tell Inu Yasha who she really is then I'll make him put two and two together, if he's smart enough to know that I only have one friend in Japan."
Inu Yasha looked down at me as he thought about what Kurama or Youko said to him.
"His only friend does that mean this is..." he trailed off when he saw my eyes start to open and he ran to my side.

Okay... I'm sorry I haven't updated in a long time... I just haven't really had the time to... and I still didn't get a lot of reviews... *sighs* oh well... hope this chapter makes the people who are reading this happy! – Tiffany ^_^