Oh kay people, Sorry I haven't updated in a while but my computer shut down and we could get it up so we got a new computer. So I'm REALLY sorry it's late but also the holidays got in the way. Well enough of my rambling..here's the next chappie. I also want to say thank you to those of you who have reviewed and I'm sorry I can't mention some of you specifically because all the emails with your names on it when you reviewed recently got deleted when my mom deleted everything off her computer but I promise that those of you who review this chapter I will mention you in the next chapter and I'll answer any questions anyone has.

Chapter 11

The Date

I looked up at who had caught me and to my surprise it was Koga.

" K-Koga....what a surprise, " I managed to studder out. He helped me up and I thanked him. Inuyasha stomped over.

" What the hell are you doing here?! " he demanded. Koga glared at him.

" This is the mall, it's a public place, I'm ALLOWED to be here. You don't own the place, Mutt. " he replied. Inuyasha's blood was starting to boil. He would have lunged at Koga if I hadn't stepped in front of him.

" Inuyasha, don't be starting a fight for no apparent reason. Unless you have a good reason too. " I told him with annoyance. He huffed, but listened to me. I turned to Koga and smiled sweetly.

" Was there anything you needed from me or was it all coincidential? " I asked. He smiled.

" Yes, in fact there is something I wanted. Though, I did hope to find you so I went here. I wanted your number so that I could call you sometime, " He replied with a large smile. I was a bit shocked and nervous about his reply.

" What are you going to do stalk her? No, she won't be giving you her number." Inuyasha declared. I stared at him in disbelief and Koga glared at him.

" Who died and made you her father? " he remarked. Tears started to form in my eyes. They both turned to me with confused looks on their faces. I was thrust back into a memory that was as painful now as it was five years ago.....

It was two years after Souta was born, it was a day late in August and the sky was gray with black rain clouds. My father had left earlier for a business trip. He was to be gone for at least two weeks. I didn't want him to, but he said he had to in order to support the family. I was ten so I understood. He kissed me, mom, and two year old Souta, good-bye. He hugged his coat close as the wind started to pick up. He ventured out into the storm waiting to happen. He quickly got in his car and waved good-bye to us. I quickly ran over to the car and he opened his window. I handed him a bracelett I made in school.

" I want you to have this so that you don't forget me, " I said. He smiled and took.

" Thank you, Sweetie, even though I couldn't forget you if I tried. Don't worry I'll only be gone for two weeks. " He smiled. I nodded. A tear slipped down my face, but you couldn't tell because the rain began to fall. He smiled and rolled up his window. I stepped back and he backed the car out of the driveway and drove off down the street. My father never had to go on business trips for more than three days. Actually, he was mostly home and had never really left for more than three days. This was a first. I looked up into the sky and saw that the sky was getting darker. Mother was holding Souta and ushered me back into the house. Katherine was waiting in the door way waiting for us. We all went in and had hot chocolate seeings how that always cheered us up when it was raining.

Storms always made me feel dreary and sad. It made shadows longer and made it seem that light would never come through again. We all sat around with out cups of cocoa watching T.V. About five hours after Daddy had left, the phone rang. Mother answered it. As she spoke I watched her face to see her emotions to try and guess who she was talking to and how she felt.

She talked for a minuted before she let out a small cry. Her hand rose to her mouth and tears started to flow down her face. She nodded as the speaker on the other line said something and then she cradled the phone. She saw that I was watchig her and she came over and kneeled in front of me. She pulled me into an embrace.

" Mommy, what's wrong? What happened? " I asked with concern. Mother never seemed to be sad or depressed. I knew it had to be really bad to upset her.

" You're father...he..he..got in a car accident because of the wet roads. " she explained. I shook my head to deny it, I knew what she was going to say, but I refused to believe it.

" He's okay right, Mother? " I said with hope. She shook her head slowly. Reality finally hit me. He was gone. My father whom I loved dearly, was gone. No more Father smiles, no more being held in his strong arms that made me feels safe, and worst of all....no more daddy. I bawled on my mother's shoulder. Katherine heard about it and somehow explained it to Souta who was two years old.

Mother had left that day to " identify Daddy " or so she said. She came back later with the bracelett I had given him. I took it. I held the plastic purple and white beads that were strung together to make a bracelett. I held it to my heart and vowed that I would always treasure it.

I didn't even realize that I was actually crying when I was done reliving the memory. I still have that bracelett to this day. I kept it in a special box in my room and it was one of the special things I had taken with me.

" Kagome, what's wrong? " Sango asked coming out of nowhere. I hadn't noticed that I had left Miroku and Sango behind as I was talking to Koga. I turned to her.

" Oh uh nothing...." I wiped the tears from my eyes and tried to smile.

" Bullshit, " Inuyasha said. I turned to him. " something is wrong otherwise you wouldn't be crying and don't say you were because I've been right here the whole time. " His voice had softened. I hung my head.

" Well when Koga made the remark " Who died and made you her father, " it brought back the memory of when my father died. He died about five years ago. That's all, that's why I was crying. I loved him very much and I know, Koga, that when you made that remark you weren't trying to be mean, " I explained. Everyone looked shocked.

" I had no idea, " Koga said softly. He walked over to me and embraced me. I was shocked and I felt myself blush. " I'm sorry, " he whispered in my ear. He let go of me and smiled before leaving. I stood there shocked at his actions.

" Well, now we know how much Koga cares for you, Kagome. Unlike someone I know, " Miroku commented. Inuyasha spun around to face him.

" What the hell do you mean by that! " he yelled at him. Miroku smiled.

" No need to get jealous over Koga, Inuyasha, " he remarked. Inuyasha looked like he was going to explode with anger.

" I'm not jealous, why would I be jealous!? " he continued to yell. Miroku, however, kept calm.

" Oh, because Koga is being really friendly with Kagome, who is your best friend, and you don't want him to take her away from you, " he explained. Sango giggled.

" I don't care what he does with her. I don't care. I have someone already! " he yelled back. Miroku and Sango sucked their breath in. Inuyasha, I could see, was starting to regret what he said. I was pissed.

" So you don't care if he is only being this way so that he could hit me later if we get in a relatonship or if he turns out to be horrible and rapes me? Oh now I get it you don't care. All this friendship was a lie eh? You are too much in love with Kikyo to pay any attention to your friends. I see how it is. Well I'm sorry I'm such a problem. " I spat at him in a cold tone. I bolted out of the mall and down the street to my home.

I bursted through the door and raced up the stairs to my room. I flung myself on my bed and cried my heart out. I felt like it had been broken. I kept telling myself that he was only a friend and that he was happy with his girlfriend. I tried to convince myself that I didn't love him that I didn't need him. Katherine came into my room and saw my puffy face and red eyes when I sat up. I told her everything even my feelings about Inuyasha. She hugged me tightly.

" Kagome, I am sooooo sorry. I can't believe he did that, " she said and continued to comfort me. The phone started to ring so she let go of me and went to anwer it. She came back into the room and told me it was for me. I recovered myself the best I could so that I didn't sound so sad on the phone. To my surprise it was Koga. I was wonder how he got my number and why he was calling me.

" Hello? " I asked.

" Yo, Kagome, " he replied.

" How did you get my number? "

" I was stupid and forget to check the phone book so yeah I got it from the phone book. " I had to laugh. He continued. " I wanted to ask you something. "

" What? " I asked, some what intrigued.

" Well, uh, I wanted to know if you'll go out with me on a date, seeings how you couldn't go to the dance with me the last time, " he replied. I was a bit shocked, but I thought that I needed to do something to get Inuyasha's hateful words out of my head.

" Sure why not. " I replied in a cheerful voice.

" Great, well seeings how tomorrow is Sunday, I'll see you tomorrow at seven, okay? " I smiled though he couldn't see it.

" Okay " I agreed. We both hung up and I sat on my bed smiling. "Maybe this will help me get over Inuyasha, " I thought or at least I hoped it would. Katherine came up a while later to see how I was doing. She was happy that I was going on a date, for, she knew that this was my first date even though I had been asked out many times.

" Maybe, this Koga dude, will make Inuyasha jealous, if you still care about him that is, " she smiled and I had to smile at her humor.

" But what I don't get is why Inuyasha doesn't like Koga so much. Miroku thinks he's jealous, because Koga asked me to the first dance, but Inuyasha told Koga I was going with him and Inuyasha didn't want Koga calling me, " I explained. She nodded.

" I think he's jealous already, maybe he thinks of you as more than a friend, but has too much pride to admit it, " she said. I shrugged. Katherine looked over at my clock and so did I : 8:57.

I couldn't believe that it was almost nine at night. I know I had left the mall at around dusk at about six thirty. Katherine suggested that we have a late dinner and I agreed. We hurried downstairs to prepare something to eat. In the end we just had hamburgers. We sat down to eat and discuss our issues in life.

" So, how's that guy of yours doing? " I asked with a smile. I hadn't heard Katherine talk about him much. She blushed.

" Well, uh, he gave me his number and so did I, " she admitted.

" Well, looks like you and this dude are moving steady, " I commented and giggled. " oh by the way what is this guy's name? "

" Tod, " she replied proudly. I giggled. She was in her thirties and yet she acted like a school girl at times.

" Well, I'm glad that you and Tod are going steady, " I remarked. She blushed again.

" We aren't going steady, we only have each other's number to talk as friends, " she explained. I waved my hand as to dismiss her.

" Right, right, okay if you say so, " I said and we both smiled. We finished dinner and did the dishes. The phone than rang. I looked at the clock on the wall it was a little after ten. I was wondering who would call at this hour. I zoomed over to the phone.

" Hello? " I waited a reply.

" Um, hello, " came a male's voice on the other end. " is Katherine there? " he asked. I smiled.

" Oh, you must be Tod, " I predicted. He went quiet for a moment before speaking again.

" How did you know? " he asked. He seemed a bit nervous for a man his age. At least I hope he was at least Katherine's age. He sounded it so I was still wondering why he was nervous. Must be the timid type. Katherine was waiting for me to hand the phone over to her.

" I'm Kagome, Katherine's roomate you could say, " I replied. I heard him let out a sigh of relief.

" Yes, now I know who you are, Kat has mentioned you a couple of times, I hope we get to meet personally, " he said.

" Yes, I do too...Kat? Is that like her nick name? " I asked.

" Yes, now can I please speak to her? " he politely asked. I handed the phone to Katherine and she went in the other room with it. I sat in the dining room for an hour before she came back. She told me that he was going to come over sometime during the week. I started to get tired and bid her good-night. She did the same and we parted to our rooms. I quickly dressed for bed. I slipped under my covers and thought about my date tomorrow. Would it help me forget? Did Inuyasha really mean what he said? He must have because he didn't call me to apologize or it could be his pride. Damn him for making me feel this way! I found relief from my thoughts in sleep.

Sunlight seeping through the space between my curtains, awoke me the next day. I blinked for a couple of minutes before the memories of yesterday came rushing back. I also remembered the date that I had today. I looked at my clock and it read : 3:35 . I found it hard to believe that I slept that long. It was already the afternoon. I quickly got out of bed and went to my dresser and pulled out a tank top and a pair of jeans and headed to the bathroom to take a shower. I emerged moments later. I hurried downstairs to have brunch.

" Morning, Sleeping Beauty, you slept for a while, " Katherine commented. I smiled.

" Yeah, " I stated simply. We both ate and Katherine's beeper started to go off just as we finshed the dishes.

" Damn, I've been called into work, I'll see you later and I hope your date goes well, " she explained and hugged me good-bye as she picked up her bag, that had her waitress uniform in it, and took off out the door. I sat down at the table to think. I still had a couple of hours until seven. I decided to call Sango. The phone rang a couple of minutes before she answered.

" Hello? "

" Hi, Sango, it's Kagome, " I answered. I heard her squeal in delight.

" Oh, Kagome, how have you been? I tried to call you last night, but the phone was busy than it was past my curfew. " she talked a mile a minute. I laughed.

" I'm fine, have you talked to Inuyasha? " I asked.

" No, I still can't believe what he said to you, though. Miroku and I left the mall shortly after you did. We were both furious with him, " she explained.

" Ah, I see. So did you and Miroku hang out then? " I asked and giggled.

" Well, we did hang out for a while but nothing happened, " she replied sternly.

" Okay, okay don't be so touchy, " I said in defense. I heard her laugh.

We started to chat about this and that and school. I told her good-bye when it was about five o'clock. I than called my mother whom I hadn't talked to in a while. I told her all about what was going on.

" Well, Honey, I wish you the best of luck, " she said in a sweet voice. I thanked her said good-bye. By the time I was done with my phone calls it was 6:30. I hurried to my room to get ready.

I decided to wear a spagetti strap dress. It was a blue velvet dress with a black rose design. I wore a dark blue shawl over my shoulders. My hair was put up in a bun on top of my head with dark blue baretts that had black roses on them. I a pearl necklace with matching earings and bracelett. I had low heal black shoes. I had light pink lipstick on and eyeliner. I decided not to wear eyeshadow though. I stood in front of my mirror and thought that I looked pretty nice. I hear the doorbell ring and slowly walked to it. Just to make him wait.

I opened the door to a smiling Koga. He had his hair pulled back into a low pony tail and he was wearing black pants and a black sports jacket with a dark gray shirt. His eyes grew wide when I opened the door. Compared to him, I dressed a bit too formal, but I didn't care. The way he looked like he was drinking me in. His eyes scanned me from head to toe. I smiled.

" You look wonderful, " he gasped. I closed the door behind me as I stood outside.

" Thank you, you look great, " I complimented. I couldn't help wondering what it would have been like if Inuyasha was taking me out or what he would have looked like. Koga offered his arm and I took it. He escorted me down the many stairs of the shrine and to his car. He opened the door for me and closed it. He sat down in the driver's seat and drove off.

" Where are we going? " I asked curiously. He smiled, but didn't take his eyes off the road.

" I was thinking about going to dinner and then a show, " he replied. " you know the same old same old date routine, " I nodded. This whole date was making me nervous because it was so, how do you say it? Plain. I mean I felt like I was going to stick out because of how formal my outfit seemed. I was just going to have to do the best I could to enjoy it. We arrived at a French restaurant moments later. Koga came around and opened my door and helped me out. I thanked him once more. He offered he arm again and we entered. Koga had obviously made reservations because we had no trouble getting a table. We sat down and looked at out menus quickly and ordered. We both decided on breadsticks and soup for the appetizers and the special entree for the main course. We talked in order to pass the time by.

" Kagome, about the yesterday, with the remark, I'm really sorry, " he said. I smiled.

" It's okay, Koga, I told you this already. You didn't know and plus you were just being sarcastic to Inuyasha, " I explained. He smiled.

" By the way, if you don't mind me asking, what do you think about Inuyasha anyways? " he asked. I thought for a moment.

" Well, he's arrogant, self-centered, an egomanic, but when he isn't holding his pride high, he's caring and nice. He's been my best friend since I was like five. I than moved and came back ten years later, so yeah the only problem is his girlfriend, Kikyo. She threatens me and shows off. Inuyasha doesn't have time for his buddies when she's around. Well, at least not enough time for me anyways , I don't know about Miroku. " I said sadly. "oops I'm sorry, I'm just babbling now, " I quickly apologized.

" No, it's okay, I don't mind, " he replied. The restaurant started to fill up. A girl with auburn hair in a pony tail sat by herself at a table next to us. Koga looked at her for a while, before saying, " that's Ayame, she goes to our school. " I nodded and our food then came. I was quiet, all the while Koga kept stealing glances at Ayame. I was starting to believe that he had a crush on her. Though if he did, then why was he taking me on a date? Or did he just now start to like her. My head was starting to hurt with all these unanswered questions. I didn't think that I could make it through the movie. I sighed, but Koga didn't notice. We left after we finished eating. Koga paid the bill, took another glance at Ayame, then lead me out the door. He opened my door again and we were off to the movies.

We were both quiet. I couldn't help, but think about Inuyasha and how Koga was putting me in a similar position that Inuyasha did at the dance. Inuyasha took me to the dance, but ran off with Kikyo. Koga took me on a date and his mind was on Ayame, I could tell. I sighed once more. This time, Koga did notice.

" Is something the matter, Kagome? " he asked.

" No, not really, " I lied " it's just that I'm starting to get a headache and I don't know if I can make it through the movie, " I lied again. He nodded.

" Would you like me to take you home? " he asked. There was no reluctance in his voice, which made me certain that his mind was on Ayame.

" Yes, please, but thank you for the wonderful night, " I said.

" Uh-huh, " he replied in a dull tone. He sounded like he was zoning out.

" Hello? " I asked. He didn't respond so I flicked him in the arm.

" Huh? What the? Why did you? " he asked. I rolled my eyes.

" You have your mind on, Ayame, don't you? " I accused. He opened his mouth, but no word came out. He than sighed and replied with a yes.

" You have a crush on her too, don't you? " I accused again. He looked at me this time and sighed.

" Yes, and I'm sorry that I'm thinking about her on our date, " he didn't look that sorry. I was starting to feel guilty because I kept thinking about Inuyasha, but Koga, he was zoning out on me so it was different.

" Then why did you ask me out? " I asked. He continued to not look at the road.

" To tell you the truth, it was to make Inuyasha jealous. I just can't stand him because he's all popular and I love to see how far his pride will go, " he explained. I stared at him wide eyed. So he was using me this whole time.

" You were using me!" I yelled. My anger was rising fast. He rolled his eyes.

" Yes, but I said I was sorry, but when I was talking to you it was for real, " he explained.

" You don't sound sorry and I don't think I can trust you now....how do I know that all that sweet talk wasn't real? Ugh. I feel so betreyed...twice! " I argued. He was about to say something, but the sound of a horn blaring stopped him and I. We both looked forwards a cars headlights heading straight for us! My eyes grew wide and I felt fear and panic. My heart was pounding so hard I thought it was going to explode. It kept coming at us not showing any sign of stopping.....

Oh kay I feel like being evil and stopping it here with another cliff hanger! ::dodges various objects being thrown at her and running away from the mob of angry readers :: Well if anyone has any questons you can email me or tell me in a review and I'll answer it in the next chapter. I'll try to get the next chapter up soon but I have to visit my cousins this Friday and I have to get started on my profolio for entering an art highschool for nineth grade so bare with me now. Oh kay REVEIW PUHLEEZ!! It's just a little button and all you have to say is that you like it. I won't tolerat flames or critisism I WILL allow Kikyo bashing though ::smiles:: cuz you know she sux and I hate her guts. Oh kay Later!

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