Just Friends?
Disclaimer: Inuyasha is the copyright © of Rumiko Takahashi. Lucky person. Chapter 4The four went into the darkened cinema and found their seats, the girls sitting between the guys, Inuyasha beside Kagome and Sango beside Miroku. The previews started rolling.
"Mmm, popcorn! Let me at it Kagome." Inuyasha stretched out his right arm to grab some of the fluffy sweet stuff. Laughing, Kagome stuck out her tongue and shook her finger at him. "Uh uh, you ain't gonna get it!" And she proceeded to pass the container of popcorn to Sango, who caught on and passed it to Miroku, who quickly grabbed a large amount of popcorn before Sango could grab the container back. A tug-of war ensued between Kagome and Inuyasha for the popcorn, which, by then, had spilled on to the seats and over them. Inuyasha had a sneaky idea and stealthily moved his right arm forward, under the unfortunate container of popcorn, which now looked more oval in shape than circular and poked his finger into Kagome's side. Relaxing her hold on the popcorn to protect her weakness, Kagome chortled, " Why, you cheaterbug! Look out!" and aimed for Inuyasha's sides, at which Inuyasha just smirked. "Ha! I'm not ticklish!" He then proceeded on to tickle her some more. And all this happened when the previews were still rolling on the screen.
Rolling her eyes at the playful pair, Sango glanced at Miroku, who appeared to have dozed off. Pig But what a handsome pig he was, Sango mused. A handsome, perverted pig. Studying his profile, which was partly shadowed by the darkness in the cinema, Sango realized that she had never had the chance, or the proximity to look at him properly. Haiz. Sango suddenly had an urge to snuggle up to him, but what would he think? Too inappropriate, besides, she had to keep up appearances. After struggling with herself internally, Sango finally succumbed to the temptation and lightly stroked his smooth, chiseled cheek with her forefinger.
The movie began. The popcorn fight had finally ended when the lights completely darkened. Settling himself comfortably in the seat, Inuyasha was prepared to doze off. Hell, horror movies were not as scary as the producers would like to believe. He would have refused to come and watch this show had it not been for the sake of his friends. Folding his arms, Inuyasha was lulled into sleep by the supposedly haunting ring tone that was prevalent throughout the movie.
"AHHHHHHHH!"
Jerking up from his nap, Inuyasha opened irritated eyes and turned to glare at Kagome, who, with Sango, had shrieked. Just as he was about to go into combat and shoot visual daggers at Kagome, she suddenly turned her head to his shoulders. Her arms seemed to be seeking solace from his right. Inuyasha instinctively leaned closer to her and used his left arm to shield her head, as though protecting her, though he knew that was only the movie that she had screamed at.
Sango and Miroku looked over at the other pair and smirked. Inuyasha saw their grinning faces and quickly withdrew his hands from their position around Kagome. He folded his arms and growled at Miroku and Sango, who merely smirked again.
"Don't you think the movie was good, Sango? My throat's sore from screaming so much! Did you see that part when the train ran over the girl and she became a lump of gore on the rails? It was so disgusting!"
"Yes I did! Oh my god, it makes you wonder why people want to commit suicide by this method, it's so gross!" The two girls were chatting animatedly about the movie while the guys looked on in confusion, having slept through most of it. Shrugging, Miroku turned to Inuyasha and clapped Inuyasha on the shoulders. "Tell me, how does it feel to have Kagome in your arms?" Inuyasha could feel a slight blush creeping up his cheeks and scowled at the man whose, judging by the look on his face, mind was currently in the gutter. "Feh, none of your business and anyway, Kagome was not in my arms, she was only holding on to my arm!" Though it would be nice if Kagome, indeed, had hugged him. Miroku, the perverted guy as he was, seemed to be able to hear the unspoken words and grinned knowingly. It was high time those two got together.
It was already 11 when Kagome finally reached home after having dinner with the other three. Slumping onto her bed, Kagome thought about the way Inuyasha had put his arms around her when she felt scared, though obviously not scared enough to not appreciate the warmth and comfort he had provided. Sighing and hugging her knees to her body, Kagome finally admitted to herself. She was falling for the guy.