Author's note: hey guys, hoped u liked the last two chappies. Btw this is a double update.

Chapter 3: The Way They Fell in Love

Inu Yasha and Kagome got ready to go back to the Sengoku Jidaii. Kagome kept quiet about the whole conversation she had overheard the night before.

"Hey Inu Yasha" she said slowly "in a few days I'll have to come back here."

"What why?" Inu Yasha said angrily.

"Will you calm down, it's on the same day that you have to come back" Kagome protested "I have a date."

"How did you know I had to come back?" Inu Yasha said suspiciously.

"Let's just say I might have better hearing abilities than you think" Kagome said with a smirk.

"You eavesdropped didn't you?" Inu Yasha said irritably.

"How could you promise Souta something like that anyway huh?" Kagome said.

"I won't actually fight them, I'll just scare them off" Inu Yasha said.

"Uh huh" Kagome said in a doubtful tone.

"Inu Yasha!" Souta called as the two were about to jump into the well "Matte! Onegai!"

"Huh?" Inu Yasha said as he and Kagome whirled around to see the young boy running as fast as he could "Doshite?"

"I want to learn how to defend myself" he said, panting heavily "for future reference."

"Finally" Inu Yasha smiled, jumping down from the well.

"What do you mean finally?" Kagome said as she too jumped down from the well.

"Sure I'll give you a few pointers" Inu Yasha grinned, putting an arm around Souta's shoulders.

"Great this is just great" Kagome said "Why don't we drain all emotion from Souta? Yeah I know, let's take a perfectly good kid and turn him into a tough-guy self-centered jerk. Hey, I know, let's turn Souta into Inu Yasha!"

"You can't expect miracles Kagome" Inu Yasha retorted.

Later on, in Souta's room, his first training lesson began.

"Okay now in order to be able to defend yourself" Inu Yasha said "you have to have a high threshold for pain."

"Got it" Souta said with a nod.

"Okay then, let's see how high yours is right now" Inu Yasha said, giving Souta a light but swift punch in the shoulder.

"Owie" Souta said, wincing.

"Owie?" Inu Yasha repeated "Okay, first of all, erase that word from your vocabulary. And get rid of mommy while you're at it. Now let's try it again."

He punched Souta swiftly in the shoulder once more. Again Souta winced, but this time he merely said "Thank you sir may I have another" in a gruff tone.

"Good" Inu Yasha said "Now, in rare cases, people may use the sucker punch."

"What's the sucker punch?" Souta asked.

"Hey Kagome" Inu Yasha said suddenly, looking up behind Souta.

"Hey sis" Souta started to say, turning to look at her as well, causing Inu Yasha to knock him in the stomach.

"I wasn't ready" Souta protested annoyed.

"That would make you the sucker" Inu Yasha replied "Now let's try this; I'm going to slap you on the right, now you duck and hit me on the left okay?"

"Okay" Souta agreed, fists at the ready.

"Okay" Inu Yasha said, raising his right hand "here we go." He slapped Souta, who hadn't even bothered to duck, right on the face.

"Why didn't you duck?" Inu Yasha said in an exasperated tone.

"I thought you were going to trick me" Souta said "I thought you were going to hit me on the left."

"Why would I do that?" Inu Yasha asked in confusion.

"Because secretly you want to hurt me" Souta said.

"You're pathetic" Inu Yasha said "how about we just leave it at the bait and switch for now."

"Bait and Switch?" Souta asked.

"You're the bait" Inu Yasha explained "and then we switch and I'll scare them off."

"Got it!" Souta said.

And so, Inu Yasha and Kagome went back to the feudal era to wait for the upcoming Sunday, the day of Souta's fight, and Kagome's date.

"I can't believe this!" Sango said, pulling at her hair in frustration.

"What's wrong?" Inu Yasha asked, coming into the hut.

"I'm supposed to be making a toasting speech for a friend's wedding but I can't think of anything and tonight is the rehearsal dinner!" she explained "If only I had some kind of connecting thread."

"Like a cute story of how they fell in love" Inu Yasha suggested.

"Well, it wasn't love at first sight" Sango said "In fact, they hated each other, always arguing. If it wasn't for that big storm that got them trapped in a guest hut for a day, they never would have married. In that fateful incubator, all their hate turned into passion."

"Well gee it's too bad you don't have a cute story" Inu Yasha said in a sarcastic tone.

"Like I said" Sango said dumbly "if only I had some connecting thread."

Inu Yasha shook his head and the ignorance of the demon slayer. "Hey Sango" Kagome said, coming into the hut.

"Don't rush me Kagome" she said "I said I would find you a boyfriend, I'm a matchmaker, not Speedy McSpeed."

"Uh huh" Kagome said slowly.

"Hey today's the day" Inu Yasha teased "you're big date."

"It's just a simple date over a cup of coke" she said "that's all"

"Really" Inu Yasha said "I'll bet you anything he'll be talking about his feelings the whole time."

"Well, not all guys are slaves to adrenaline rushes Inu Yasha" Kagome retorted.

"No you're right" Inu Yasha agreed "just the straight ones."

"So, today's Souta's big fight" Kagome said, changing the subject.

"Yeah" Inu Yasha smiled "it seems like just yesterday Souta was afraid of his own shadow."

"Yeah that was yesterday" Kagome said.

"Oh" Inu Yasha said.

"You know Inu Yasha, this is how people get hurt" Kagome said.

"No this is how people stay in one piece," Inu Yasha protested "with quick decisive action."

"You're such a bone head" Kagome said "you don't even realize that you're leading him down a road to…"

"To what, survival?" Inu Yasha argued "What's he supposed to do, invite the bullies over to share feelings over a cold cup of coke?"

"Look at them go" Sango said to Miroku "they're always fighting but they seem to like it. It's like…"

"Like opposites attract?" Miroku finished.

"Exactly" Sango agreed "you mark my words, oh doubtful one, they are meant for each other. All they need is a good cupid to make them realize it."

"You know if men were willing to share their feelings there would be no war" Kagome pointed out.

"No, there would be wars" Inu Yasha said "but we'd just be fighting twice as long because the caffeine would keep us up all night."

"You are so stupid." Kagome said.

"And you have it so backwards." Inu Yasha said.

"Yes," Sango said to herself "all they need is a good cupid."

Author's note: I loved the humor in this chapter. I laughed when I was writing it. Hope you guys will too. Don't forget to review onegai tou Arigato