Kouga and Kagome burst through the door at the same time, pretending that they didn't see one
another.
"You guys are still here in this same spot?" Kagome said.
"Well, duh. We're standing right in front of you aren't we?" Kikyou said sarcastically as she continued to wipe her shirt. It seemed to be a little bit cleaner now.
"Is the brat staying with us?" Kouga pointed to Rin.
Kagome instantly hit Kouga, hard. "Shut up, you dimwit! Don't you ever call her that again!"
"Thank you, Kagome. If you hadn't done that, then I was about to," Kohaku mumbled.
"Geez, sorry, it just slipped…"
"Well, watch what you say!" Kagome spat.
"Okay, okay…"
"Say, who wants to play a game outside?" Sango said nervously, sensing the extreme tension in the room.
Rin and Kohaku nodded.
"Sounds good to me!" Rin smiled.
All of them went outside, except for Inuyasha and Kikyou. Kikyou claimed she was too angry to play anything at this moment. Inuyasha stayed to comfort her.
"Here, let me help you." Inuyasha grabbed a wet towel and wiped Kikyou's sleeve.
"Um, thanks…" Kikyou said as she watched Inuyasha. 'He's so sweet to me… No wonder I like him so much.' She smiled, but he didn't notice.
"Why don't you just go up and change into another shirt? I'll wash this one for you."
"Oh, um…" Kikyou didn't know what to say. "I-I guess that would be a good idea. But you don't have to wash it for me. I can do it myself."
"No, I insist," Inuyasha smiled.
Kikyou began walking up the stairs towards her room, smiling to herself.
Inuyasha sat down and waited for Kikyou to come back.
Meanwhile, the others had gathered outside.
"So what are we doing out here?" Rin asked.
Sango shrugged. "I honestly just wanted to get those two out of the house before they blew up." She pointed at Kagome and Kouga.
"Why exactly are you pissed off at Kouga, Kagome?" Miroku asked.
"He called Rin a brat…" Kagome muttered.
"Well, like he said, he had just let it slip." Sango tried to lessen her anger.
Kagome was silent. Kouga looked a little annoyed.
"Anyways, let's put that behind us." Sango looked around at them all.
"What do you guys want to do?" Kohaku asked as he sat down.
The rest of them followed suit, except for Kouga. He walked away from them.
"That little… What's gotten into him?" Miroku glared.
"Whatever, just forget about him," Kagome turned her back to Kouga. "He's just a drama queen."
"Kagome, be nice," Sango said.
"I'd like to be, but he's just a jackass sometimes."
Ayame got up and followed Kouga.
"Now what's she doing?" Miroku's eyes followed Ayame until she disappeared around the corner.
Kagome couldn't help but feel a hint of jealousy well up inside her. She knew that Kouga used to have feelings for Ayame , and Ayame is crazy about Kouga.
Kikyou and Inuyasha came out after all of this.
"I thought you guys weren't coming out," Sango commented.
"Well, we decided that we can't let you guys have all the fun, right?" Inuyasha said playfully.
Everyone but Kagome laughed.
Kikyou and Sango noticed. Sango sat up, and the two of them went over to Kagome and dragged her by both arms over to a secluded area out of earshot of the rest of the group.
"Yes, I'm observant. I can tell when I see jealousy in a girl's eyes," Sango smirked.
Kikyou grinned. "And I can see it because you're too obvious."
"I-I don't know what you guys are talking about. You're crazy. Let me go." Kagome never once made eye contact with either of them.
"Don't feel jealous, Kagome. Ayame's not going to do anything. Kouga wants you." Kikyou snickered.
"Wha… I don't know what you're talking about." Again, Kagome didn't look up. She continued to stare at the ground.
"Fine, be that way." Kikyou scoffed. "If you're not going to admit to your feelings, then you're going to regret it one of these days." She walked back to the group, who were sitting in a circle on the grass. She chose a seat next to Inuyasha and plotted herself there.
"She's right, you know," Sango said. "If Miroku and I hadn't said anything, then we never would have gotten anywhere. I would have hated myself for it, and a lot of times I think about what would have happened."
"Bu—"
She, too, walked away and joined Kikyou in sitting with the group. She sat in between her and Miroku, but she kept her eye on Kagome.
Kagome kicked the ground angrily. She picked up a pinecone from the ground and threw it against the tree. It shattered into pieces.
'Those little… They have no idea about what I'm feeling right now!'
Kagome picked up a piece of the pinecone that had shattered and threw it as hard as she could into the darkness. She sighed.
'Yeah, so, I like him. So what? Does that mean I'm supposed to just tell him I like him like they did? Psh, no. What's the point. And what if it got out. What would everyone think? It's better this way. If I hold off long enough, he'll give up on me and go with someone else finally. But still… I wonder what he's doing with Ayame right now…'
Ayame was, in fact, scolding Kouga for not taking another step towards Kagome.
"I saw what happened through the window. I was up in my room and I saw—"
"You were spying on me?" Kouga asked angrily.
"No, I just happened to see you. I found it entertaining the way you were being chased by Kikyou. But that's beside the point."
"Then what's your point?"
"Well, if you stop interrupting me, then maybe I can tell you." Ayame sounded annoyed.
Kouga was annoyed as well, but he remained silent and allowed Ayame to continue.
"I saw what happened between you and Kagome."
At this statement, Kouga felt his face flush.
"And I saw your nervous reaction. I could tell what you had said to her."
"What? I didn't say anything," Kouga argued.
"Exactly."
Again, Kouga was silent.
"I saw an apology, but that was it. Why didn't you do something more? It was the perfect chance too! Kikyou had left, and it was just you two. You could have at least done something. Anything."
"I know, I know, already!" Kouga yelled. "Will you get out of my face! I know that I could have done something more, but I didn't okay? I know, I'm stupid for not doing it. Blah blah blah. Okay, now leave me alone!" He stormed off, stomping his feet angrily, causing more of a scene.
Ayame smiled sheepishly to herself. "Two of the most stubborn people in the world are drawn to each other. How ironic."
Kouga walked into the depth of the trees and found that he had somehow gotten lost. 'Damn. How do you get lost in your own backyard?' He sighed exasperatedly. 'You're thinking too much, Kouga. Just take a breath and clear your head and let it go.'
He continued to walk in circles until he saw someone else. He recognized the person at once. It was Kagome.
Kagome: Grr... I could just kill you guys! -glares at Kikyou and Sango-
Sango: Wh-What'd I do?
Kikyou: -innocent smile-
Kagome: Oh, you know what you did -glares more-
Sango: I was only trying to help. You didn't see me acting like this when you literally PUSHED me into Miroku!
Kagome: Oh, don't act like you didn't like it!
Kikyou: -thinking- This argument is amusing...
Kyo-chan: Hey, hey, girls! No fighting! Especially you two! -looks at Kagome and Sango-
Kagome and Sango: -points to each other- She started it.
Kyo-chan: -sighs- You're lucky that I need you two for the later chapters, otherwise I'd erase you right now -.-;;
Kagome and Sango: o.o;; -in a quiet voice- We'll be good...