Kagome looked into the mirror. She'd remembered the whole 'conversation' in her head. Yes, she'd agreed to go with him. And she felt bad for not actually saying it. But he wasn't able to know that she was even able to talk, so he couldn't find out ever.

She liked this guy alot now, but not that much. She was always willing to sit with him at lunch or on the bus. Inuyasha seemed to always gaze into her eyes like he was looking for something-- possibly her heart, but she didn't even think she had one.

She wished she was thinner, though she was pretty fit like she needed to be. Still, she cared now that she looked nice, since she had Inuyasha to flirt with everyday.

Every moment she looked so much forward to that dance. She knew how much time she'd have to wait, but he made it sound so fun. Especially to be with someone through it.

Kagome got on the school bus the next day, excited to sit next to inuyasha and just relax and listen to him gossip and tell her good news and stuff like that. She clambered onto the school bus and cheerfully hopped in the seat next to inuyasha.

"Hi, Kaggi." Inuyasha said in a soft sad voice. She immediately wondered what was wrong, but she didn't ask.

"Sorry about my crappy mood." he said. "My pet just died."

She looked at him, exchanging a look of understanding support. She shook her head and closed her eyes. He nodded at her and smiled.

"But you're sort of a good help to me, since no one really cares much. They always say 'it was just a mouse.' But not you. What? You like mice?"

She shuddered a bit. She expected it to be a dog or something. She nodded, only to make him happier. He grinned.

"Anything new with you?"

She shook her head.

"Nothing's ever new for you. Same thing everyday." Inuyasha sighed. "You're very lucky not to live such a stressful life like i have to..."

She smiled and shrugged. She wasn't sure if they were dating... actually that thought never really crossed her mind. She only assumed them as friends. But inuyasha secretly wished for more. He was sure it was clear to her that he liked her, but she had no clue what he felt.

The two skipped 7th like almost always and hung around the stairs with Miroku and Sango. Sango seemed very jealous of Kagome since she was getting most of the attention.

"I can talk you know." Sango kept saying. "Why not talk to me? I can actually answer you guys." But they seemed more interested in Kagome than Sango's motor-mouth. She kept trying to look attractive, but this didn't get any attention. Not even from Miroku. Finally she gave up and lost it, storming back to class angrily.

"You're so easy to talk to." Miroku said rather quietly.

"That's what i said." Inuyasha said with a show-offy voice. Kagome blushed and smiled a cute 'thank you' to them. "She's so quiet you barely know she's there."

She felt like hugging inuyasha for all of his compliments, but she controlled herself, as much as she desired to. She smiled only at him, with shining teeth and perfectly shaped lips. He wanted to hug her as much as she wanted to hug him.

"Hey kagome, wanna go to the dance with me?" Miroku asked suddenly. Inuyasha noticed in a hurry.

"Uh-- sorry Miroku. She's going with me, but i promise you can take Sango." Inuyasha was so proud about his claim of a partner. He knew that Miroku wanted her, and he couldn't! Because she was taken!

Miroku shook it off. "So you wanna? Rather than this guy?"

She shrugged.

"Of course she doesn't! She wants to go with me." Inuyasha insisted with an arrogant tone. "Isn't that right? When i asked you you said yes."

She nodded. And she frowned a sorry at Miroku. Miroku got upset.

"That's cool... You don't like me, i'll go with Sango. Not that she even said yes."

These guys have to stop making me feel so guilty... I already feel like crap now.

Kagome knew she couldn't go with both. But she liked those boys so much. They were filled with humor and jokes and information, they were both her friends. But inuyasha was the one who had gotten those two to like her. And he did all the work to make her warm up to him, she wanted to go with him, even if she would make Miroku dateless. Inuyasha wouldn't like her anymore if she chose miroku, whose done nothing to get her to like him or feel comfortable. Inuyasha deserved to go with her, and she knew it.