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Q: Since there are the 'originals' and the reincarnations, shouldn't they be paired with their match?

A: Well, that's the big question of the story. That's why there is a story. It's all a matter of what the reader or writer thinks. I could answer your question based on what I believe, but I would rather just have you guys read it.

Q: How did you come up with such an awesome plot?

A: Well, thank you for the compliment. I just always felt bad for Inuyasha and Kikyo for what happened and I always felt bad for Kagome because she was stuck in between Inuyasha's feelings, so I thought 'What if Inuyasha had a reincarnation?' So that's how it came about.

I don't own Inuyasha

Chapter 12

"What do you mean she's sick?" Ikuto was grunting and could barely get his question out. "I know she's not sick!"

Grandpa just got angry at Ikuto and said "Respect your elders!"

"I do, I just don't think too much of the insane one's!"

"How dare you!"

"I know she went back in time to Inuyasha. I just wanted to know if she was back."

Grandpa gasped. "But how could you know something like that?"

"Because" Ikuto calmed down. "I went with her."

Grandpa was without words. Only Kagome and Inuyasha could travel back into time. Now this stranger could do it? He couldn't deny the truth any longer. "She hasn't come back yet."

"Grandpa!" Kagome yelled to them with Inuyasha by her side. She had been gone a week and Inuyasha had decided that it would be alright if they went back to her time. Kagome thought it was mostly because Inuyasha was going to become a human.

"Hello Kagome."

"Do you think you could tell mom I'm home?"

Grandpa could take the hint that she was giving and understood that she wanted to be alone. "I'll tell her, Kagome." He eyed Ikuto suspiciously, but left to go tell Kagome's mother the news.

"Ikuto" Inuyasha with a grunt.

"Hello Inuyasha." Ikuto replied with just as much anger as Inuyasha, but then decided to ignore him. "Kagome" Ikuto asked with a smile "Would you like to go on a date with me...tonight?"

Kagome almost chocked on air and immediately started coughing.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha and Ikuto said at the same time. They both rushed to her aid, but then glared at each other while she was trying to catch her breath. "I'm okay" she said with a red face. "Tonight, as in tonight?"

"Well, it doesn't have to be a date as in a real date, but" he shrugged his shoulders, not really knowing what to say "well, it's not really a date, I just wanted to know if you would like to go out, tonight, with me." He was blushing, as well as Kagome. Inuyasha was looking like and idiot. He had no idea what they were talking about.

"What's a date?"

Kagome didn't want to answer, and Ikuto decided to respond before Kagome answered his question. "Well, it's more like a family gathering. I shouldn't have even said date. There's a play tonight and Rina's got a small part in it and I'm going to support her and maybe we can get something to eat after."

"What's a date?" Inuyasha was screaming now. He didn't like how any of this was sounding. He wanted to spend the night with Kagome, but Ikuto was going to ruin it.

Kagome blushed. "It's not really a date; we're just going to spend some time together."

"So it's a yes."

"Kagome," Inuyasha grabbed her arm and smiled practically yelled "I wanted to talk to you, tonight! He has to go home!"

"No, Inuyasha!" Ikuto yelled. "You're the one who should go home! Go back to your own time! You wanted me to leave, and I left. You should be a good sport and leave, so go!"

"Now boys," Kagome said "calm down. I would really like to see Rina in the play. She is a really sweet girl."

"Good" Ikuto nearly yelled it with excitement "so it's settled."

"I want to see this play too!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Do you know what that is, Inuyasha?" Ikuto cocked an eyebrow and was ready to immediately start laughing at him when he said no.

"He knows what one is; I've even talked about it a couple of times with them. I told them about one that I saw when I was little."

"He just wants to get in the way!" Ikuto crossed his arms and turned his head away. "Besides, the whole demon thing might freak some people out. If people flip over a normal human like me, then they certainly will be freaked out by Inuyasha."

"He won't be a demon tonight." Kagome said. "There's one special day, which is the night of the new moon for Inuyasha, when a half demon becomes human." She smiled sweetly. "Yep, it would be okay, but..."

"I just don't like him!" Ikuto finally yelled. He had made his feelings clear, but no one seemed to understand how much he hated Inuyasha. "I don't want him to come!"

"Too bad!" Inuyasha barked.

Kagome was helpless and didn't know what to say or do. She always felt like she should be by Inuyasha's side when he became a human, but he wasn't exactly helpless in her time line. There were no enemies coming for his head, no one important finding out his secret, it was safe, but she still felt like she should be with him, although the thought of being alone with Ikuto for a normal teenage date seemed almost tempting. She almost went on one, but she said that something came up and joined Inuyasha once again. 'Should I have to make so many sacrifices? It's just one night.' She frowned. 'Inuyasha doesn't really want to go to the play. He just doesn't trust me or Ikuto. He doesn't want us to be alone.' "Inuyasha, you might be really bored if you went with us. What play is it, Ikuto?"

"Maybe he should go see it." He smiled, but it wasn't a real smile that takes place when you're happy. If he could take Inuyasha down, he would. He could probably outwit him, but Kagome wouldn't like that, so he tried to remain a good sport. "It's the Wizard of Oz, you know, a story about a girl, who goes to this other world, and all she really wants," he dropped his smile and began to yell in hatred towards Inuyasha "is to go home, to her own world with her own family and friends!"

"So what are you trying to say?" yelled Inuyasha, getting right in Ikuto's face.

Ikuto didn't back down, though. "I'm saying that maybe Kagome doesn't like to go back to your world as much as you make her!"

"I don't make her do anything!"

"Well" Kagome said "you do-"

"Stay out of this!" The both yelled at the same time. It seemed like the hated each other more than they liked Kagome, at least at the moment. They wanted to charge at each other, but Ikuto wasn't that stupid, and neither was Inuyasha. That would be one serious sit.

Kagome got in between the two of them and sighed. "I want you two to stop this right now! Inuyasha can come with us," she said to Ikuto "and you two are going to stop biting off each other's head. Is that clear?"

They folded their arms and looked away from each other. Ikuto wasn't happy that Inuyasha had won at all. "But he's going to make us look like fools! Even if he did become human, he's got on some weird clothes and no shoes. No one wants to stare at his ugly feet!"

Kagome rolled her eyes. "I guess you've got a point, Ikuto. Can't he borrow some of your clothes?"

"I'm not wearing his things!" Inuyasha barked. "I might catch a virus or something like that."

"I don't borrow," Ikuto said "I buy."

"So do you want to take him shopping?"

"No!" Ikuto barked. "He's a total freak."

"Oh" Inuyasha said "you've got some nerve."

'Stupid jerk' Ikuto thought 'he doesn't know what it's like to be me. I'll let him come with us and see how it feels.' "I'll bring him something. I'm not taking him anywhere and taking the chance of him scaring small children or something."

Inuyasha and Ikuto began growling at each other again, and Kagome just smacked her forehead in frustration. 'If I didn't know any better, I'd think they were both half demons. This is really ridiculous! Someone just shoot me!'

A couple of hours later, when sundown had just approached, Ikuto pulled up at Kagome's house with Rina. He was egger to see how human Inuyasha looked, even though common sense would have told him that Inuyasha would look exactly like him. "Stay in the car, runt."

"I'm gonna be late!" she yelled. "I'm supposed to be there in a little while! You're gonna make me miss my show! Daddy wouldn't want me to be late."

"Yeah, I'm well aware of how professional Suno is, but he can't come, and I'm sorry I have to take you."

She crossed her arms and pouted. She was upset that her father couldn't come and see her show, but he was too busy with work to go. Her mother would at least come.

Ikuto got out of the car with suit bag in his hand as well as a shoe box. When he entered the house, he was greeted by Kagome's loving smile. "Hey Kagome" He handed her the clothes carefully, trying to keep it from getting wrinkled. "This is for the dog."

"He's not one tonight."

"So I heard." He said flatly. "I thought he'd like to be comfortable, since he's always wearing that baggy thing and he's probably never worn shoes before." He then handed her the shoes and she went into Souta's room, where Inuyasha was waiting.

Ikuto looked around Kagome's house and thought it was a cozy environment. It wasn't as big as his, and couldn't compare in style, but Kagome's home had so much warmth. 'It must be nice for Kagome to grow up in a place like this.'

"Here he is!" Kagome yelled when Inuyasha came out of Souta's room. "What's the matter?" Kagome asked Inuyasha, who looked deathly uncomfortable. "Aren't you comfortable?"

Inuyasha was tugging on his red hoody, revealing the white wife beater under it and constantly moving his feet, trying to get used to the white gym shoes. "I hate this!" He said. "How can you stand to wear these…these shoes?"

Ikuto's breath was taken away. He could have sworn he was looking at a mirror. Inuyasha's long hair was now black, his claws and fangs were gone, and his he was dressed in modern clothes. It was strange to Ikuto. He was tempted to reach out and see it if was a reflection. 'This is insane. He looks…he looks exactly like me.' "I suppose it's acceptable." Ikuto tried to hide his true feelings and revealed his attitude instead.

"So" Kagome said "shouldn't we be going? We'll be late if we don't get going now." She wasn't honestly paying much attention Inuyasha. She would have been happy going out with Ikuto alone, but she didn't mind Inuyasha tagging along. She really wanted to spend time with Ikuto and Rina. She wanted to see his family. They were so familiar.

"Why can't I wear my clothes?" Inuyasha asked.

"Because they look hideous!" Ikuto yelled. "Shoes are necessary, and if you don't like them that much, then you could always just stay here." He smiled. "Just stay Inuyasha. That's all you've got to do."

Inuyasha grunted. "Keh, I'll go and I'll wear these stupid clothes."

"Then shut up already, and take off that stupid rosary!"

"I wish I could, stupid! I can't get it off because an old hag put a spell on me!"

"Well then you should have said something before!" Ikuto yelled.

"Come on guys!" Kagome said. "Can't we enjoy one quiet evening together? I'm friends with you two and I want you two to be friends."

Inuyasha and Ikuto avoided eye contact with each other both grabbed Kagome's arm. "Let's go!"

Ikuto's school was a lot like Kagome's, except it was smaller. The school mostly consisted of other rich kids or extremely gifted kids with amazing grade point averages. Ikuto was bright, but was in the school mostly because he had money. "Do you know where the dressing room is, Rina?"

She nodded and began to run off down the hallway and disappeared once she turned the corner. "She's so adorable!" Kagome said.

"If you only knew her for real, Kagome, you would be singing a different tune. She's only sweet to her parents. You should see her talk to Jamon."

"Jaken?" Inuyasha asked in confusion.

"No" Ikuto rolled his eyes. "Why don't you mind your own business, Inuyasha?" He crossed his arms. "And who is Jaken?"

Kagome shook her head. "Not tonight. I just want to enjoy tonight. No more fighting."

"Well" said Ikuto "I can agree with that, as long as Inuyasha backs off and-"

"Well, well, well," came a voice from down the hall "if it isn't Ikuto Kazasami?" Kagome's mouth dropped, while Inuyasha and Ikuto were growling and ready to fight once they saw who it was who called. "What are you doing here?" He was handsome and muscular with black hair that was pulled back into a very short pony tail.

"But it's impossible! How could he be here?"

"It's not him" Kagome said. "It's just someone who looks exactly like him." Although she said that, she couldn't believe it herself.

"What do you want, Koashu?" Ikuto crossed his arms and tried to remain calm.

"I came here to see the play, you idiot. What else would I be here for?" He looked away from Ikuto, as if his face disgusted him. "Honestly Ikuto, why is it impossible for you to use your brain?" Ikuto grunted and felt blood rushing to his head. He was ready to take that bozo down. There wasn't really anyone that he hated more than him. "So" he smiled "who is this?" he said looking at Kagome with a smile.

Inuyasha and Ikuto both pushed Kagome back and yelled "None of your business!" Inuyasha reached for his sword, but then remembered that he left it at Kagome's house like she and Ikuto commanded. Ikuto decided to answer with words rather than take the route that Inuyasha was going to take. "This is Kagome, and she's a friend of mine, so back off!"

"And who's the guy?" Koashu's eyes bucked, but then regained normal size. "He looks like you and I know this isn't your brother. Is he your cousin or something and if so, are you the only freak in your family?"

"He's…" Ikuto shrugged his shoulders. "He's a distant relative, one that doesn't want to be bothered by the likes of you!"

Koashu smiled and said "Well, he's not a freak like you" with that he walked away, but Ikuto did try to lung at Koashu, but Kagome held Ikuto's arm and kept him from hitting Koashu. "Stupid punk!" Ikuto yelled, and Koashu didn't even turn around. He just laughed with arrogance.

Ikuto growled. 'This isn't fair. Inuyasha gets treated normal and I'm a freak. He's nothing like me. He'd never understand. No one would.'

'Poor Ikuto' thought Kagome. 'He really is treated horribly by other people because his parents were different races.' "Forget about him" Kagome said with a smile "let's go watch the play."

Ikuto was having a hard time calming down. He hated Koashu, but he couldn't calm down mostly because Kagome and Inuyasha had to see him get talked about, and he did nothing about it. 'Inuyasha probably thinks I'm a punk.'

Inuyasha wasn't really thinking that at all. He was actually fascinated by what was going on. 'Maybe he is like me. I thought he was just some stupid rich brat. Maybe….maybe I was wrong.'

The play seemed to last forever. Rina had an incredibly small part, but she was acting like a star. She was a munchkin from the Lullaby Lee, but her mother was smiling proudly when she did her little dance. Inuyasha kept asking ridiculous questions to Kagome, which angered Ikuto for two reasons: one, he was talking during the play causing other people to shush them, and two, he was talking to Kagome. Inuyasha didn't really enjoy it at all. He kept thinking about what Ikuto had said earlier. 'Kagome doesn't feel that way. She comes by choice…most of the time. I told her to stay home a couple of times, and she always wanted to come back. That hasn't changed, and if it would, it certainly wouldn't be because Ikuto showed up.'

"Mommy!" Rina screamed when she saw her mother walk out of the auditorium. Rina was carrying a bouquet of roses in her hands.

"Where did you get those?"

"Daddy had them sent to me, and Dorothy was so jealous!"

Sarah smiled. "I'm glad." Ikuto, Inuyasha, and Kagome then walked out of the auditorium. "Where were you?" Sarah asked Ikuto. He was about to answer, but before he could, she gasped when she saw Inuyasha. "Oh my goodness, who's this?"

Ikuto rolled his eyes. "This is Inuyasha, he's one of Kagome's friends."

"My goodness!" Sarah yelled. "He looks just like you. He's like your twin! He looks more like you than your brother!"

"I know" Ikuto barked. "Well, you've got your runt now, so I'm going out. I'll be home later."

Sarah barely heard Ikuto. She was too busy looking at Inuyasha. It was truly amazing. "Wow, the only difference is the hair and the…" she drifted off and didn't say the skin color comment. "Isn't that something?"

Inuyasha could have sworn he had seen her before, but that was impossible. "Let's go" said Ikuto.

"Bye" Kagome said to Sarah and Rina.

As they were walking away, Inuyasha asked "Kagome, doesn't she look like the woman who-"

"What? Tried to steal your sword and give it to Sesshoumaru? Yeah, I figured that out a couple of days ago. She's married to Suno…Ikuto's brother."

"Half brother" Ikuto pointed out rudely. "Anyway Kagome, where would you like to eat?"

Kagome placed her hand on her chin and tried to think about where she would like to eat, but then smiled brightly and said "WacDonalds!"

Ikuto smacked his forehead and said "Are you kidding me? Kagome, that's a place where friends go to hang out, that's not a place where I take a girl on a…" he trailed of, stopping himself from saying date and said "well I'm not cheap, and I don't exactly want people to think I am, Kagome. How about somewhere more…"

"Somewhere more expensive? No one cares how big your wallet is, Ikuto. I just want a cheeseburger, and I want Inuyasha to try one!" The thought of Inuyasha trying one excited her. "It'll taste great, Inuyasha! Let's go Ikuto!"

Ikuto rolled his eyes. 'Well I told Suno she wasn't materialistic! What kind of a woman brushes of the chance to eat out anywhere no matter the price?'

"Kagome" Inuyasha said with pleading eyes "I need to talk to you, alone, as in no Ikuto with us ." 'This is my chance. I can't wait any longer. I've got to do it tonight.'

Kagome bit her lip and thought about what she should do. Ikuto didn't really want to be with Inuyasha another moment and Inuyasha didn't want to be with Ikuto. Kagome really wanted to hear what Inuyasha wanted to say. She didn't know why, though. He was just probably going to say something about how much he hated Ikuto and didn't want him around. "Well," she looked at Ikuto and then Inuyasha "it's getting late, and there is school tomorrow, and I would like to do there, for once. Maybe I…" she couldn't finish her sentence. She didn't want Ikuto to be upset, so she looked at Inuyasha. She didn't want to upset him either. She turned and looked at Ikuto again. "I…can we talk about this in the car?"

"Kagome!" They both yelled.

Kagome scratched her head, trying to think. "Okay," she stood on her tip toes and whispered something in Ikuto's ear, and by his reaction, Inuyasha didn't like what it was. Inuyasha felt especially uncomfortable when Ikuto had a full smile on his face.

"You've got a deal, Kagome. I'll take you home now."

"Why?" Inuyasha asked. "What's going on?" He was beginning to panic. 'What did she say? I should have ripped his face off when I had the chance!'

Kagome winked at Inuyasha. "It's a secret Inuyasha. Now we can talk."

"But what did you say to him?"

"Too bad you don't have your dog ears" Ikuto said with a chuckle.

Inuyasha growled and was ready to charge him. "That's enough" Kagome said "I wanna go home" she yawned.

Ikuto stuck his tongue out at Inuyasha when Kagome wasn't looking and Inuyasha reached out to strangle him, but Ikuto dodge him. "Not so fast as a human, Inuyasha. I'll take you on now." Ikuto started to laugh gently.

"You're not too bright, are you?" Inuyasha cracked his knuckles as if he still had claws. "Come on. If you want, we'll do it right now."

"With pleasure."

Kagome got in between the two of them before anyone threw a punch. "Stop it you two! What are you trying to prove! Stop this nonsense! We're all friends here, so just calm down."

"But that's the problem, Kagome." Ikuto said. "We're not friends. We never were, and we never will be." Ikuto laughed a little, thinking Kagome's comment was ridiculous. "I mean, he has to be dead before I can even exist. How exactly is that supposed make him feel?" He shook his head. "I don't get why you can't understand that Kagome. I don't know if he really hates me, but I really hate him."

Inuyasha had never really thought about the fact that he would have to be dead for Ikuto to be alive. He had never really thought about dying. He was always so busy trying to make sure Kagome lived. He thought himself to be invincible. Ikuto was right though. Inuyasha did hate Ikuto, and that wasn't going to change any time soon.

"Honestly" Ikuto said "do you like Kikyo, Kagome? I'm just curious, because I want to know if I'm the only reincarnation who hates the original."

Ikuto was curious for Kagome's answer, but Inuyasha feared it, even though he knew the answer. Kagome didn't say anything at all. It hurt her to think of how much she hated Kikyo. She didn't mean to hate her, but she did. She didn't like the fact that she had to fight for Inuyasha's love because of her. "Let's…let's go home."

She sounded sad and exhausted, and it broke Inuyasha's heart. Kagome walked away from the two of them towards the exit. Right before Ikuto and Inuyasha followed, Inuyasha said "Just so you know, I hate you too."

"That's fine." He shrugged his shoulders. "That's just the way the ball bounces." He placed a look of pure hatred on his face. "Now bounce back down that well and out of my life."

"I'd be glad to be out of yours, but I'd sooner be in Hell before I let you be with Kagome." Inuyasha hated him just as much, and maybe more.

"Don't worry, Inuyasha." The hatred was just overflowing out of the both of them, and Ikuto was disgusted with Inuyasha. "You will be."

When Ikuto dropped Kagome and Inuyasha off, he felt uneasy, but left. 'What did he want to say?'

Kagome was sad to see him go, but she would see him the next day, so she smiled. "Now" she said to Inuyasha, while walking with him to the sacred tree "what did you want to tell me?"

To be continued….

A/N: I'm evil! Hahahaha! Review!