Now to begin chapter 7 of Dateless! I can't believe how far I've gotten! I'm really happy with this fanfic it's doing the best out of my other 2. Although I haven't added any to my Spyro/InuYasha fanfic, and my Inu poems haven't gotten any new reviews. I okay about it. Besides, there are a lot of others out there that are most likely way better than my stuff. (Sniff)…Well…onwards!

Disclaimer: No matter how much I pray, I'll never own any of the InuYasha gang! I really want to own InuYasha. So cute! Just like Jakoutsu, I just wanna cut off his cute wittle doggy ears and keep them so I can pet them whenever I want! (And maybe use them as finger puppets)

Chapter 7: Pants

"What?" Kagome screeched. "Kikyou's coming too?" Geez, she's really determined about this double date thing. She keeps asking me all the time. Maybe now she'll stop.

"Yes. I invited her yesterday," Miroku continued to toss a small ball up and down in his hands.

"But Miroku you know I don't like her."

"That's why I invited her. You two used to be inseparable. What happened that made you hate her?"

"…I refuse to answer that," Kagome crossed her arms. "But why did you have to invite her? She ruins everything!"

"I have to disagree, she makes things interesting."

"Well I disagree," Kagome said mockingly. Miroku tossed the ball across the street.

"Why'd you do that?" Kagome asked, watching it roll across the road and under a car.

"No reason. Now," He looked at her as they neared home.

"What time do you need to be ready?" he asked her, going over their plans for that night.

"By the time you leave the house," Kagome rolled her eyes, having gone over this since the day he asked her to the double date.

"Where are we going to meet?"

"Dark Moon Club."

"Who are you going to bring?"

"My 'mate."

"What are you going to wear?"

Kagome mumbled, looking at the ground pouting her lips.

"What? I can't understand you."

Kagome mumbled a little louder, which sounded like: "Sewing war ants."

"A little louder please."

Kagome's face reddened in irritation. "I'm going to wear pants," she mumbled louder.

"That's a good girl. You're going to wear pants and not a skirt!" Miroku said happily, swatting Kagome on the back.

But Kagome was less than happy and she protested. "But I don't like pants!"

"Pants are way better than those things you wear, not that it matters to me, and I have to wear pants anyhow."

"Are you saying you'd like to wear a skirt?"

"No, never in my life would I want to. But pants allow you to do anything! Like hang upside down."

"Why would I hang upside down?"

"Sit on a stool on a stage," Miroku counted off his fingers.

"What would I be doing on a stage in the first place?"

"Run around."

"I don't like to run…much anyway."

"Sit without your legs crossed."

"What?"

"And you'd be able to go around outside on a windy day without playing peek-a-boo with passer bys."

"I'd never wear a skirt that short to do that!"

"Well what about that green pleated skirt you like so much?" Miroku asked as they went inside the house.

"I've never had problems with it," Kagome scowled as they went through the hallway to the stairwell.

"I've never been able to say anything up until now but…even without wind I've seen what I never wanted to see," Miroku blushed but not near enough as Kagome who shrieked.

"Miroku! Then why didn't you say anything about it?" Kagome, feeling extremely violated, held her skirt down as though Miroku had x-ray vision. They were at the top of the stairs and were heading to their rooms for homework. Miroku answered with a shrug. Kagome's face went redder (if that was possible).

"You pervert!" Kagome sped off the 3 feet to her room and slammed the door shut behind her, leaving Miroku with a small smirk on his face as he went to his room and silently shut his door.

Kagome paced the perimeters of her room, unsure of what to do. Most of her skirts were on her bed; she had a ruler in her hand and had just finished measuring the lengths of each skirt. Her green pleated skirt was in her other hand. She looked down at it then put it back on its hanger and put it away.

"I don't care what Miroku says, I'll wear a skirt. I'll wear whatever I want," she said to herself. "…" she spotted a pair of pants in the back of her shallow closet. Well he said it would only be for tonight…I guess I could. Kagome reached for the pants and pulled it out. It was the only pair she had and she had gotten them two Christmas' ago. A gift from Miroku, although he had given them to her privately.

"Here," Miroku handed Kagome a professionally looking wrapped package. It wasn't in a bag or a box, but paper tissue instead. Silver with white pine trees, it sparkled under the Christmas lights that lined the edges of the ceiling through out the house.

"What is it?" Kagome asked curiously, taking the package in awe at it's wrapping.

"That's a silly question to ask. It's a gift, you have to open it," Miroku chuckled.

"But I don't want to ruin the wrapping, it looks like it took you while to get so…perfect. It looks like you took a ruler and measured everything even the right angles."

Miroku rolled his eyes with a smile. "It's just tissue paper." Miroku waved it off. Kagome looked down at the gift in her hands.

"I better head downstairs, Ms. Higurashi wants me to help with the food and tree," Miroku said and walked downstairs.

"Hey! Wait a sec!" Kagome called out to him. Miroku stopped and looked up.

"You can call her mom you know. You've been here for 2 years," Kagome pointed out.

"I know, but she's not my permanent mom," Miroku shrugged and walked away.

Kagome held the pants out arms length. They were a dark blue with silver sparkles. They were low rise jeans and looked like they'd hug at her waist and thighs, but gradually flared at the knees. She looked at it at the sides and blushed. All the way up the leg on the sides was a slit that went all way up to the belt loops. The way it was held together was by two braided ribbons that wove around each other. He wants me to actually wear this? I'm not even sure it would fit! I was 13 years old when I got this.Kagome continued to study the pants. Making sure her door was shut and locked; she quickly pulled off her current skirt and put on the pants. It was a snug fit but they fit just fine. The pant legs met the floor and Kagome felt really...

"Weird…" Kagome breathed. That was the only word Kagome could come up with. She looked over at her body length on her wall. She walked over to it and looked at herself. She turned to her back and looked over her shoulder.

"I can see I have a butt…" Kagome said in awe. "A nice butt at that…" She turned sideways and looked at the slit going up her leg.

"I look…different. I feel taller and slender than ever…!" Kagome was wordless. The last time she wore pants was way beyond recalling. There was a knock at her door that caused Kagome to panic. No one has seen her in pants and she didn't want anyone to see her in the ones she was in.

"Who is it?" she asked quickly, grabbing her previous skirt.

"Miroku, who else?"

"Uh, just hold on a second!" Kagome hopped on one foot as she struggled to get the pants off, she bumped into the wall as she kicked them off.

"What are you doing?"

"Uh…just some cleaning!" Kagome zipped up her skirt and straightened it out. She unlocked the door and opened it.

"Er…" Miroku noticed the mess in Kagome's room before she could even say anything.

"Are you sure you were cleaning?" he asked quizzically. Kagome glanced over her shoulder then put on a fake smile.

"Uh-huh!" she nodded vigorously.

"Well…I was going to say I'll be leaving in about 10 minutes. Are you at all even a little bit ready?" Miroku asked. Kagome shifted her weight on her feet then stood up straight.

"Oh!" She looked down at herself in fake shock. "I'm not ready! I guess that means good-bye for you!" She ushered Miroku away from the doorway. "I'll see you later!" She shut the door in his face.

"Do I really have to go?" InuYasha asked Sango, who was putting a jacket on.

"InuYasha don't even start with me. I'll meet you at the club okay?" Sango waved goodbye and left her apartment, leaving InuYasha there all by himself for another 30 minutes. Whose idea was it to meet 30 minutes apart from each other? InuYasha sat on the couch and turned on the TV. Nothing good was on so he flipped through the channels hoping to land on something good. Despite hating her, InuYasha's brain kept turning to her. That stupid girl who loathed everything about him. He couldn't help it; she looked a lot like Kikyou. Taking a sideways glance at the phone on the other side of the couch he growled from the back of his throat. He sank deeper into the couch cushions and flipped the channel. He took a cigarette and lit it. He let out a ring of smoke and looked at the clock. He had 15 minutes until he had to leave. He wondered why Sango left him in her home and not made him go home. He guessed she was just being polite, but he knew Sango better than that and she usually left a message somewhere in her actions. Maybe she left a note somewhere for him to read? He got up and went to Sango's room where he found it was unusually clean. He looked around the room, it felt creepy that was he was in her room and she wasn't there. It was like he was looking around a dead person's home.

"Meow!" Kirara looked up from her spot on the bed. "Hey cat," InuYasha sat next to her. Kirara yawned and fell back asleep, as though to say "oh it's just you." Rolling his eyes, InuYasha got up and looked around at the pictures that filled up Sango's walls. Most pictures were of him and Sango, but a few were of him and Kikyou or just InuYasha alone. Looking at a picture of Kikyou he made a decision. He left the room, Kirara at his heels after he had woken her up, and picked up the phone. He dialed a phone number and waited for the receiver to pick up. And after a minute someone did.

"Hello, this is Kikyou."

"This is InuYasha," when he said his name he heard Kikyou sigh but he wasn't sure if it was of relief or annoyance.

"…"

"Do you know Higurashi's home number?"

"Why would you want to know her for?" Kikyou asked with a chuckle.

"Why's it any business of yours why I want it? Do you know it or not?"

There was a pause and InuYasha thought she was looking for the number or didn't hear him. He was about to ask again when Kikyou spoke up. "Sorry no, I don't."

"Thanks," InuYasha grumbled.

"Guess I'll talk to you soon. Bye," Kikyou hung up with a click.

"…" InuYasha put down the phone and looked at the clock above the TV. His 30 minutes were gone and he had to leave. He looked down at Kirara. "Well Kirara, go back to bed," InuYasha lightly pushed Kirara away from him with his foot. Kirara hissed at him and scampered off into the room. The hanyou left the apartment, making sure it was locked behind him.

Kagome sat in her living room watching TV. She was going to leave in 5 minutes and wanted to stay home so she wouldn't have to meet up with InuYasha. She was channel flipping and ignored the complaints coming from Souta. "Pick a channel and stick with it!"

"Deal with it Souta."

"You're leaving soon any way and there's a big soccer game right now!"

"Watch when I leave," Kagome flipped the channel.

"But it's us against England!"

"Wait for a re run."

"But Kagome there are no re-runs! It's just like wrestling! Everything's live!"

If Kagome was going to say anything, she stopped when there was a knock at the door. She shot a fierce look at Souta and tossed the remote at him. He caught it happily and instantly flipped the channel to soccer. Kagome got up and went to open the door. "Souta when I get back the TV is mine!" she called to him as she slid open the door. She gasped out of surprise to see InuYasha at her door. The shock didn't last long and her eyes narrowed. "What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Well why do you think I am? I am here to pick you up."

"But I thought I was taking myself there and you'd come in late."

"Well…um…Sango made…" InuYasha couldn't find an excuse.

"You actually came on your own free will?" Kagome asked.

InuYasha crossed his arms. "So? What of it?"

Kagome tried not to giggle. "Nothing. Well…we better get going right?" InuYasha only keh'd. Kagome turned around. "Hey! I'm leaving now! I may not get back until midnight!" she yelled through the hall and she shut the door and started to walk, InuYasha behind her.

"How are we going to get there?" Kagome asked, noticing there was no sign of transportation that InuYasha had taken.

"Walking," InuYasha answered simply as though it was no big deal.

"Why? We could just take a bus."

"I hate public transportation. It's unsafe."

Kagome pursed her lips. "Would've thought you liked it since you like to get into so much trouble."

"I do not like to get into trouble…Trouble likes me."

Kagome sighed sarcastically. "Sure it does. Then explain why you pick fights with people."

"Hey! They were asking for a beating!"

"Uh-huh…"

"…"

"…"

InuYasha glanced at her then looked back up, stuffing his hands into his pockets. "You're in pants." He said. Kagome looked down at her legs then blushed. "Yeah…"

"So why are you wearing them?"

"Well I can't go anywhere naked can I?"

"It's the first time I've seen you wear pants before."

"I thought you said you had been ignoring me for the past 3 years?"

"I can't completely. You're everywhere. Like an unwanted dog. It's like you follow me or something. Every time I look somewhere you're there in the scene."

"Maybe it's you who's following me."

"Once or twice I thought you were Kikyou."

"Why do you keep bringing that up? Do I really look that much like her?" Kagome put her hands in her pockets. It was getting a bit chilly and she shivered.

"Kikyou wannabe," InuYasha mumbled.

"Will you stop calling me that? It's not my fault I look like her! We're related!" Kagome stomped her foot. "What?" InuYasha looked at her surprisingly. "She's never mentioned you!"

"I'm not surprised."

"How are you two related?"

"My mom is her mom's sister."

"Oh. By the way, you look ridiculous in pants."

Kagome's face flushed. I should've worn a skirt… Kagome crossed her arms.

"You know, you wouldn't be so cold if you didn't have those slashes going down your legs."

"That's how they were made and I didn't know it'll make me cold." Kagome began to mentally wish for InuYasha's jacket he was wearing and wondered if he was going to offer it to her. She didn't bother to raise her hopes.

"Keh, your fault for weird clothes." InuYasha put his hands behind his head, and ruffled the top of his head like he had an afro.

"Humph, some boy friend you are." Kagome's teeth chattered as a cold chill went down her spine.

---------------With Sango and Miroku----------------

"When does your friend come?" Miroku asked as he and Sango sat at a table for two on a loft. They were at the dance club and they had been waiting for InuYasha and the others. The place was booming with music, colored lights covered them once and a while. Hundreds of teens were out on the dance the floor and the rest were on the sidelines watching or at a table talking with friends or hitting on some one.

"He's supposed to be here at 8. That's ten more minutes," Sango said over the crowd after she glanced at her watch. Miroku leaned on his hand and looked over the railing at the people dancing. "Kikyou and her date is going to be here soon then."

Sango looked over the railing too. "Wonder who her match is?"

"Well you don't have to wonder any more, she just came in. Look." Miroku pointed over to the entrance where Kikyou and her date had entered. "Should we go greet her?"

"Yeah," Sango got up the same time Miroku did and followed him down the spiral stair case and through the crowd. "Ouch!" Her foot got stepped on by a passing boy. "Watch it!" the boy snapped. Sango gave him a bitter stare and turned back to follow Miroku, but she couldn't find him. "Miroku!" Sango stood on her toes to see where he was, but she was too short.

"Kikyou, nice of you to join us," Miroku greeted Kikyou and her date.

"Hi," Kikyou hugged Miroku then put an arm around her date. "I'd like you to meet Sesshoumaru." Her date didn't smile or anything, but stared at him. Miroku was about to say something, but Kikyou spoke up before him. Her eyes widened in slight startlement and confusion. "Oh? Where's Sango?" she asked.

"She was right behind me," Miroku turned around to find Sango gone. "How about you two go find us a table and wait for us there. Go up on the loft, and see if you can find Sango." Miroku walked into the crowd, leaving Sesshoumaru and Kikyou to find a table on their own.

"Sango!" Miroku walked through the throng of dancing teens, being pushed every once and while.

"Do you see her anywhere?" Kikyou asked Sesshoumaru. She was leaning on the railing with him, her hand locked on his. Sesshoumaru looked around. "No."

"Do you know what she looks like?"

"Yes. I see her all the time with InuYasha."

"Oh how could I forget," Kikyou said with a hint of disdain as she leaned on her free hand. "I see her. She's about 5 feet from Miroku, but they can't see each other."

"So you want me to do something?"

"I don't know. It's sort of funny; seeing Sango unnerved like this."

"I've noticed that you have a level of envy with her."

"I do not."

"Yes you do, I noticed it when ever you come to visit InuYasha and she was there." He heard her snort, even with the music, his demon senses allowed him to hear everything she said clearly.

"That woman is always touching him." She said under her breath. She looked at Sesshoumaru. "Why should I envy her?"

"She has more boldness than you do. It took you a year before you kissed InuYasha."

"How do you know that?"

"He came home that night unnaturally happy. He announced he had his first kiss that night at dinner. It made me ill just to see that wretched half breed that way." Sesshoumaru made a face. Kikyou took her hand from Sesshoumaru and moved her hair from her face, but it fell back into place. "Wretched?" Kikyou echoed.

"Son of a human wench. Half-breeds are nothing but filth."

"How can you call him filth? He is your brother. Unless there are other things we don't know."

"I could tell you all his secrets if you wish. And we're only half brothers."

"Not right now. Maybe later. Sango and Miroku finally found each other."

At that moment, Sango and Miroku came looking uncomfortable and embarrassed at being separated and lost. "Hey," Sango waved, standing in front of them. The second she realized Sesshoumaru was Kikyou's date her mind went blank and couldn't stop her self from talking. "You're dating Kikyou? What the hell?" she chuckled. "Kikyou dogs must have a thing for you, you're attracting every breed!" she laughed. Miroku raised an eyebrow. Kikyou looked up at Sesshoumaru to see his reaction. He sneered at her.

"Nice to see you again Sango," he said, his voice filled with venom. "Kikyou," he turned to Kikyou, his arm around her shoulder. "I'll be back. Do you need anything to drink?" he asked.

Kikyou thought a moment. "Yes. May I have lemonade?" Sesshoumaru nodded and walked away.

Sango covered her mouth as though she was yawning. "May I have lemonade?" she mocked Kikyou in a snooty voice so she could only hear.

A/N: A little short, hope that's okay with you guys. Hope you like it! I'm running out of ideas. Please help me!

Snoochie: lol! I don't mind if you come by for really no reason. Nice to hear from you guys everyonce and a while. Well, expect a message from TheChanMan soon in his next review.He wanted to email you but seeing you aren't registered on he couldn't. So he'll see you next time in a review or something. I copied your recent review so he could read it. You really should've seen his reaction. Freakin' hilairious. ("Oh I'll bring it on!") Oh, and thanks for the cookies you gave me awhile back! Much love!

Kailie, Kiernan, and JJ: (hope you don't mind me calling you JJ) Thank you for the thank you card! But I wish I could've done more than sit there grinning with Chan. I feel bad not actually giving you anything. But hey, if I didn't agree to it, you wouldn't have Sesshoumaru. I paid for half of him. Lol! Oh, hey does my email address work? Josiah said he emailed me and I never got anything. Much love!

Little TinkerBell Girl: Well you're new! Well to tell you the truth I got the plot idea from an episode of Totally Spies. It stuck in my mind (as you can see-er...read.) Well other fanfics i've read have really long chapters. (like JJ's and TheChanMan's). I'm trying to make my chapters just as long, a small goal for me, and if i reach it I'll be all "yay!". But only for a little while.

Well…JA NE! (Poofs away in a puff of pink fluffy smoke)

LadyDragonStar