Disclaimer: The rightful owner of Inuyasha and Company is the fabulous Rumiko Takahashi! Unfortunately, I am not her. sob

Author's Note: Here we are with chapter two! I like this one a lot because there's some jealously going on, and it's pretty funny too!

Inuyasha: Of course you like the chapter! You wrote it!

SilverRose88: So what if I did? You're the one who's dating Kikyo!

Crowd: GASP!

Inuyasha: Well you made Kagome date Hojo!

Crowd: GASP!

SilverRose88: Don't blame me! I could kill you if I wanted to! But I won't because you're sooo cute! grabs Inuyasha and hugs him tight

Inuyasha: ARGH! Get off of me, woman! Let the readers read!

SilverRose88: still hugging Inuyasha Well, please read and review! Don't worry, this IS a InuKag fic. And for those of you wondering, Sango comes in later. I didn't forget her! Okay, READ ON! Later!

Chapter Two

"So, how was your date last night?" Kagome asked Inuyasha and Miroku Saturday night while they were over at Inuyasha's house.

"Absolutely wonderful!" Miroku said happily.

"Of course it was nice for you, Miroku," Kagome said with a laugh. "What about you?"

"Actually, it was pretty fun," Inuyasha replied.

Kagome looked away and nodded. "That's nice,"

"How was your date, Kagome?" Miroku asked slyly wiggling his eyebrows.

Kagome blushed. "D-Date? I wasn't on a date!"

"Sure you were! It was study date, right? You and Hojo," Miroku said.

"N-No, it wasn't!" Kagome repeated.

Inuyasha glared angrily at Miroku. "Leave her alone, Miroku!" he said.

"Fine, fine!" Miroku said, putting his hands up in defense. "Let's just start our Movie Night!"

"Yeah," Kagome said, leaning against the couch before the T.V. Every Saturday night for almost a year, the three of them had gotten together to watch movies. The tradition had started with just her and Inuyasha, but then Miroku began to join them. No matter what, the three of them never missed their movie nights. It was like part or their life to spend movie nights together. "Okay! I chose a good movie for tonight!"

"What? Another chick flick?" Miroku and Inuyasha both whined.

"Yes! What's so wrong with that?" Kagome said.

"They're just so chick-flicky…" Miroku said.

"Ooh, nice," Kagome said sarcastically. "Well, I need a good happy-go-lucky movie after watching your scary horror films!"

"How did you know we were bringing horror films?" Inuyasha asked.

"Because you always do," Kagome said.

"Oh, right," Miroku replied. "Well, Kagome, if you get frightened, you can always cuddle close to me. I'll protect you!"

Inuyasha growled at him. "No, you won't!" he said angrily.

"Why not? If she's scared, I can keep her safe!" Miroku said.

"That's not what you're after, you letch!" Inuyasha said. Then, under his breath he muttered, "If anyone will protect her, it'll be me…"

Miroku looked over at him and smirked. "Aww, ain't that so adorable?"

Inuyasha blushed. "What the-"

"Hey, Inuyasha, that reminds me…" Kagome said suddenly making Inuyasha stop attempting to strangle Miroku. "Hojo told me that you kind of glare off at guys who want to talk to me…"

Inuyasha blushed again. "What! I so do not do that!"

Miroku snorted. "Yes, you do!"

"You do!" Kagome questioned.

"No, I don't! Don't listen to him!"

"He's lying, Kagome! He does that all the time! Just a few days ago, some guy was going to come up to Kagome, but you just like narrowed your eyes out at him and he ran away." Miroku said. "And then, there was that one time…"

"Shut up!" Inuyasha said.

"You seriously do that!" Kagome said angrily. "I can't believe you!"

"W-Wait! What's so wrong with it?" Inuyasha said, confused.

"Why do you butt into my life!" Kagome said. "I can't believe you'd do that! I hate you!"

Hate you…hate you… Inuyasha stared sadly at her.

Miroku went into a fit of uncontrollable laughter. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! She hates you now!"

Inuyasha glared at him again and Miroku stopped laughing abruptly. He sat down next to Kagome and said, "Do you really hate me?"

She didn't answer.

"Hey, you're my best friend. I've got to protect you, don't I?" Inuyasha said.

"But don't you think you're a little extreme?" Kagome inquired.

He laughed. "Maybe. I'm sorry,"

Kagome turned to look at him and smiled. "I suppose it's okay. Just don't ever do that again!" she warned.

"Okay, fine," Inuyasha said.

Miroku had a bored expression on his face now. "You guys aren't no fun," he said childishly. "Where's the big fight? No blood and guts?"

"Shut up, Miroku," the two of them said.

"Come on, let's just start the movie," Kagome said. She hugged a pillow to her and waited as Miroku put the movie in and pressed play.

A few hours later

"Argh! Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled, trying to pry Kagome off of his arm. "Let me go!"

"No! No!" Kagome said.

"Kagome! The movie's over!" Inuyasha said, and he pulled his arm from her grasp. "Damn. My arm! It hurts like hell!" He rolled up his sleeves and found his arm completely red, with nail marks all along it. "Why didn't you just cut me up as well?" he asked Kagome.

"I-I'm sorry!" she said. "I told you I don't like horror films!"

"You got that right!" Inuyasha said. "God, I can't even feel my arm anymore,"

"Hmmph. It's your punishment for making me watch horror films," Kagome said. "If it hurts you that much, next time I'll hold onto Miroku instead,"

Inuyasha twitched and glanced over at Miroku who looked as though all his dreams had come true. "Feh. Fine. I don't care," he said, trying to be convincing.

Kagome stared at him. She crossed her arms over her chest and looked away. "Fine, I will," she said.

"Fine,"

"Fine,"

"Aww, a little lover's quarrel?" Miroku questioned from the floor, looking up between his two friends who both gave sudden involuntary movements and turned sharply to face each other and then him. "What?" Miroku said, obliviously, shrugging. "It sounds like a lover's quarrel to me,"

"We're not lovers!" Kagome and Inuyasha both yelled, blushing.

"Could of fooled me," Miroku said quietly. "L-Let's just start the next movie," he said hastily seeing their angry, almost bloodthirsty, faces. He put the movie Kagome had brought into the DVD player and pressed play.

Kagome and Inuyasha gave up on plotting Miroku's death, and turned to the screen as the movie began to start.

Another few hours later…

"Oh…that-that was so-so saad!" Kagome cried, wiping her tears on her sleeve. "Wasn't that so sad, guys? …Guys?" Kagome turned to Inuyasha and Miroku, who had both fallen asleep on either side of her. Kagome grinned mischievously. "WAKE UP!" she screamed loudly and the boys both jumped about a foot in the air, and looked around wildly for the source of the sudden noise. "Glad to see you aren't dead," Kagome said glaring at them.

"Heh, heh…" Miroku said. "Sorry for falling asleep, Kagome. That movie was just really…boring…"

"Like the one you two chose was any better," Kagome said. "I've got a rule. From now on, you actually have to watch the movies that I bring,"

"B-But!" Miroku complained.

"It's only fair. I watch yours, so you watch mine," Kagome said. She gave him a look that clearly said 'Don't even try to change my mind…'.

"O-O-Okay!" Miroku said. "Whatever you say goes, Kagome!"

"Good," she said.

"Hey, Kagome!" Hojo said Monday morning.

"Oh, hi, Hojo," Kagome greeted him. "How are you?"

"I'm fine. I just wanted to say that I had a good time studying with you on Friday. Would you like to study with me again sometime?" Hojo asked.

Kagome smiled. "Yeah, sure, that'll be nice."

"Great. I'll talk to you about it later!" Hojo waved and left.

Kagome turned to look for Inuyasha and found him talking to a girl that looked almost like her. Who is that? Kagome wondered. She shifted her backpack on her shoulder and walked over and said, "Hey, Inuyasha. Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?"

Inuyasha turned quickly and grinned. "Hey Kagome. What were you and Hojo talking about?" he asked, trying not to be angry.

"About another study session," Kagome replied.

"Study dates!" Miroku cut in as he passed by with his fan club stalking him.

"They're not dates!" Kagome and Inuyasha both yelled.

"Inuyasha…" the girl said, getting his attention.

"Oh, right," Inuyasha said. He put an arm around the girl's shoulders and turned her to face Kagome. "Kagome, this is Kikyo. She was my date from Friday,"

"Ahh," Kagome said with comprehension. She was trying not to let the fact that Inuyasha's arm was around the girl's shoulders.

"Yeah. Kikyo is just starting this school today," Inuyasha said.

"Oh, that's cool," Kagome said. "Come on, let's get to class! We're going to be late again!" Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's wrist and dragged him off to their first class.

Kikyo stared after them for a moment and then turned to some guy who was passing by. "Hey, you. Kagome and Inuyasha, they're friends, right?"

The guy laughed. "Friends? No way. Those two are the best of friends. They're practically inseparable."

"Ah, I see…" Kikyo said. Kikyo thanked the boy and walked off after Kagome and Inuyasha.

"Hey! You're in this class too, great!" Inuyasha said when he noticed Kikyo walk into their Literature class.

"Seems that way," she said and took the seat behind him. "We get to spend more time together. This is great,"

"That's for sure," Inuyasha said and she smiled at him. He felt his heart hammer. She really is pretty.

"Hey, you're in my seat," Kagome said to Kikyo.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Kikyo said, though she made no effort to move.

"No problem. I'll just sit here," she said, taking the seat next to Inuyasha.

Just then, their sensei walked in and began the class, "Today, we are going to talk about the most romantic play ever written, Romeo and Juliet. This play revolves around the love of two people. Let's see, Inuyasha, what is your opinion on love?"

Inuyasha looked up quickly with an absolute blank look on his face. "Love? I-I wouldn't know…" he said stupidly. (A/N: That's for sure. He knows nothing about love. .')

"Thanks a lot," Sensei said. "Um, Miroku, what about you?"

"Love is about girls!" Miroku said happily.

The teacher sweat dropped. "Ookay, then…Kagome! I can count on you, what do you think about love?"

Kagome looked up thoughtfully, and her eyes briefly glanced over at Inuyasha, who was slowly falling asleep. She smiled and said, "Love. I think love is friendship."

Inuyasha blinked and looked up sharply. He turned around to face Kagome, who was staring straight at their teacher.

"Yeah. I think that if I can't be friends with someone, then I can't love him." Kagome said. She realized that Inuyasha was staring at her, but dismissed it. "That good, sensei?"

"Perfect!" their teacher said and then continued on with the lecture.

Kagome looked back down at her notes and tried not to look at Inuyasha.

Love is friendship. Inuyasha thought. What does she mean by that? He snapped out of his thoughts when he felt someone tapping him on the shoulder. Turning around he saw Kikyo smiling at him.

"If love is friendship, is friendship love?" she said.

Inuyasha stared at her.

"Friends?" she asked.

Inuyasha grinned at her. "Friends," he said, and his heart started to hammer again as she smiled brightly.

"Hey, Kagome! What was with that whole, 'love is friendship' thing?" Miroku asked after school.

"What?" Kagome said, stuffing books into her backpack.

"Remember? Lit class?" Miroku questioned. "You surprised me. I thought you didn't love Inuyasha,"

"Who said I was talking about Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed, shutting her locker with a bang.

Miroku went unfazed. "Weren't you?" he asked.

"N-No," Kagome said truthfully, though she felt something in her heart that told her otherwise. "Of course I wasn't talking about Inuyasha. He's just my best friend. There's no way I could love him,"

"Mmmhmm," Miroku said, skeptically.

"Shut up!" Kagome said. "Like your answer was that great. 'Love is about girls!'. Have you no morals?"

"No, not really," Miroku said, shaking his head.

"Forget it," Kagome said with a sigh. "Where's Inuyasha?"

"Hmm? Didn't he tell you? He's taking Kikyo out for a little date," Miroku said.

"Another one? But they just met!" Kagome said.

"They did, indeed. Ahh, young love in bloom. He's moving fast now." Miroku said, placing a hand over his heart. "Ah, I feel so proud. I taught him everything I know-H-Hey, Kagome! Where are you going?" he called off after her.

"I'm going to find Hojo! Later!" Kagome replied.

"I heard that you and Kagome are really good friends," Kikyo said.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah." Inuyasha said looking up from a bowl of ramen. "Kagome and I go way back. We're best buds,"

"That's nice," Kikyo said.

"Why do you ask?" Inuyasha questioned.

"Just wondering," Kikyo said. "I remembered how you said her name when we first met,"

"Oh, right. At first glance you two look alike," Inuyasha said. "But, you are completely different from Kagome, and she's different from you,"

"Different, how?" Kikyo said.

"Well, it's hard to say," Inuyasha said. "Let's just say that I could never be out on a date with Kagome. But, I can with you," He smiled.

Kikyo returned the smile, but froze when the door to the noodle shop opened and Kagome entered. What is it with that girl? Is she always with Inuyasha?

"Kagome!" Inuyasha said, surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, hey," she said, smiling. "I didn't know you were here. On a date?"

"Yeah," he replied. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm also sort of on a date," Kagome replied.

"You are?" Inuyasha asked, suddenly angry. "With who?"

"Hojo," Kagome said. "He asked me if I wanted to get anything to eat before we went to the library to study. So I said yes,"

"I see," Inuyasha said.

Just then, Hojo walked in and he took Kagome's hand. Inuyasha seethed, glaring at Hojo as he led Kagome off to a table in the back. What does she see in that guy? All he does is study and then there's the fact that he's a complete health-nut. He's so…plain…

"Is something wrong?" Kikyo asked, bringing Inuyasha back to reality.

"Huh? Oh, no, nothing," he said, shaking his head and the feeling in his heart that said he was lying.

"But you'll be missing Movie Night!" Kagome exclaimed both angry and upset. "We never miss any of our Movie Nights. It's a rule,"

"I'm sorry, Kagome, but that's the only night Kikyo can go out this weekend," Inuyasha explained.

"Kikyo! Kikyo! Why do you always talk about her?" Kagome said. "The two of you have only been going out for like a week,"

"Actually this is our third week," Inuyasha corrected. "And what's the big deal? It's just a movie. Okay, what about this. Why don't I invite Kikyo to watch the movie with us? Then I'm not breaking the rules. Please?"

"B-But," Kagome started. She looked at him and he seemed so pathetic that she couldn't refuse, no matter how much she wanted to. "F-Fine. But if you have a date, then I'm inviting someone, too. Is that fair?"

Inuyasha tried to keep his temper down. "I-I suppose it is…so who are you going to ask?"

"Who do you think? Hojo, of course," Kagome said, getting to her feet. "I'm going to go look for him now. Talk to you later!" She headed inside the school.

"You seem depressed," Miroku said, appearing from behind the tree that Inuyasha was leaning against.

"Were you there the whole time? Eavesdropping?" Inuyasha said.

"Yup!" Miroku said. "So, she's going with Hojo. Is that okay with you?"

"Why wouldn't it be okay with me?" Inuyasha asked quickly.

"Well, you have that protective streak about you when it comes to Kagome," Miroku replied. "Does it bug you that she's actually got a boyfriend?"

"She doesn't have a boyfriend! H-Hojo's ju-just some guy…she's going out…with…" Inuyasha said, letting the end of his sentence evaporate pathetically.

"If Hojo's not her boyfriend, then I'm not a letch," Miroku said.

"But you are a letch," Inuyasha said bluntly.

"Then, Hojo's her boyfriend," Miroku said.

"Quit saying that!"

"But it's true,"

"No, it's not!"

"Yes, it is. Quit denying it. You've got a girlfriend, and Kagome's got a boyfriend," Miroku said.

"Hn," Inuyasha said. "Whatever,"

Miroku grinned.

"Stop grinning like that!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Not another scary movie!" Kagome exclaimed.

"Yes! Another one!" Miroku said.

"Did you pick scary one because you actually have a date who will clutch onto you?" Inuyasha inquired.

Miroku feigned a hurt expression. "How can you think that?" he said.

Kagome shook her head as the doorbell rang. "Oh, that's Hojo!" Kagome said and she went to let him in. "Okay, everyone's here! We can start,"

Miroku put the DVD into the player and sat down beside his date. Kikyo snuggled beside Inuyasha on the couch and Kagome sat next to Hojo on the floor in front of them.

Throughout the movie, Inuyasha was waiting for the painful jabs in his arms, but they never came. Kikyo just sat beside him, staring interestedly at the screen, and Inuyasha realized how different Kikyo really was from Kagome. He looked down and saw that Kagome was snuggled in Hojo's arms, her face in his chest. Inuyasha jerked angrily, and wanted to pry Kagome off of Hojo. Instead, he put an arm around Kikyo, and she smiled up at him, making his heart hammer.

"That was so scary!" Kagome exclaimed when the movie was over.

"Kagome, you had your eye's shut almost the entire movie," Hojo said with a laugh.

"B-But I heard the voices. It was scary!" Kagome said.

"All right, all right. Do you want something to drink?" Hojo asked, standing up.

"Yes, please," she said with a smile and he walked into the kitchen to get some juice.

Inuyasha stood up quickly. This is my chance. I'm going to tell that Hojo not to get too close to Kagome… "Hey, Kikyo, do you want anything?" he asked.

"Oh, yeah! Some water, please," she replied and Inuyasha nodded, walking to the kitchen.

"Hey," Inuyasha said stiffly to Hojo when he entered.

Hojo looked up and said, "Oh, hi. That was some movie, wasn't it?"

"Yeah. That's for sure," Inuyasha replied. Enough small talk. Just tell him. "Listen. You'd better not get too close to Kagome if you know what's good for you,"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Hojo said.

"I think you know what I mean," Inuyasha replied.

"Well, what will happen if I do get close to Kagome? Are you going to hurt me?" Hojo asked.

"It's always an option," Inuyasha said. "Kagome's my best friend and-"

"And, that's all. Just best friends. Technically, you have no say in who she goes out with or anything. I like Kagome and I don't plan to stop seeing her,"

"If you hurt Kagome…" Inuyasha began.

"Don't worry. I won't," Hojo said, heading back for the family room. At the doorway, he stopped and turned, and said, "Besides, don't you have your own date to worry about? Leave Kagome to me,"

Inuyasha stared angrily after his retreating back, wondering why he even cared so much.