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Chapter 4: The Bet is Placed

"I can't believe you actually stayed behind to help out that nerd Hojo" Koga laughed along with the others. It was lunch time and Inu Yasha had just told them about his punishment.

"The guy cracked his head, what was I supposed to do?" Inu Yasha said.

"Leave him there" Kagura said "The cops would've found him there, but they wouldn't have found you and you wouldn't have been punished."

"I still can't believe Yamane (the principal) is making you help out in that dumb protest" Naraku said laughing.

"Yeah" Inu Yasha said as he glanced over to the table Kagome and her friends were sitting at. The whole group looked sad probably feeling bad for Hojo he thought.

"Will you look at Higurashi" Kikyo said looking at the table too "She's such a crybaby."

Inu Yasha looked at Kagome. Just as Kikyo said, she had her face buried in her hands and Sango was comforting her. But he was sure she wasn't crying because of Hojo. She was crying because she would have to spend more time with him. He sighed inwardly she must really hate me he thought.

"Hey Koga, did you complete that dare?" Naraku said suddenly.

"What?" Koga said confused "oh yeah the weekly dare, you bet I did it so everyone cough up the money!"

Everyone placed their bet money on the table. Every week, one person was dared and everyone placed a bet that they couldn't complete it. If they did, they would get all the bet money. "Okay Koga, choose someone for this week's dare" Miroku said.

"I choose…" Koga said, pausing for effect "Inu Yasha."

"Huh?" Inu Yasha said, looking from Kagome to his friends.

"You're next for this week's dare" Naraku explained "Anyone got a dare for him?"

"I can't believe I have to spend everyday with him after school!" Kagome wailed through her tears "As if seeing him everyday at school isn't hard enough, now I'll have to talk to him too!"

"You'll get through it" Sango said comfortingly.

"I mean, take this morning for example" Kagome said "I spend every night crying over how this guy betrayed me, and he has the nerve to act as though nothing happened!"

"I know" Sango said, putting her arm around her friend.

"How am I going to face him?" Kagome said "Especially now that I know what he did to Hojo!"

"You'll be okay, I know you will" Sango reassured.

"It hurts" Kagome said "I can feel my heart breaking and his punishment hasn't even started yet."

"Hey, isn't that Kagome president of the club you're being forced to join?" Naraku said.

"Yeah" Inu Yasha said "so?"

"Well then I think I've got a dare for you" Naraku said, smirking.

"Go on…" Inu Yasha said.

"Well, since you're going to be spending a lot more time with Kagome" said Naraku "here's your dare, you have to make her fall in love with you. But that's not all, once she confesses, you have to dump her."

Inu Yasha's eyes widened in surprise and uncertainty "Excuse us" Miroku said before Inu Yasha could agree, pulling him over. Miroku looked Inu Yasha straight in the eyes "say no!" he said firmly.

"But…I…I can't" Inu Yasha stammered.

"Why not!" Miroku said "If you do this, any chance you have of getting your friendship back is going to be eliminated!"

"But if I don't do this, any chance of keeping my reputation will be eliminated" Inu Yasha argued.

"Shut up with the god damn reputation already!" Miroku burst out "If it's so bloody important to you then fine! Hurt her feelings! Betray her again! I don't care anymore! But know this, when you see that hurt look in her eyes again, don't come to me for help!"

With this, Miroku stormed off. Inu Yasha could swear he was mumbling "stupid dumb ass Inu Yasha" as he walked. Inu Yasha felt bad, Miroku was right, doing this was going to hurt Kagome more than anything he had done in the past. But he had to do it, his pride wouldn't let him back out. So he turned to the table, where everyone was placing their betting money, slapped his hand down on it, and said "You're on!"

Inu Yasha was having second thoughts about the bet as he waited for Kagome by the front doors after school. Reputation, reputation, reputation he repeated in his head to keep him from breaking. Finally, after a few minutes of waiting, Kagome caught up with him. "Let's go" she said in a cold tone as they walked out together "The h.q. is just down the street"

"So" Inu Yasha said as they walked in silence "are you still mad at me…for…you know"

Kagome shot him a look that seemed to say what do you think? "I don't really want to talk about it" she said.

"I'm guessing that means yes" he continued "come on, you've got to move on Kag-Chan"

"Stop!" Kagome said "Don't act like nothing happened okay Inu Yasha? Don't act like we're still friends!"

"We're not?" Inu Yasha said, he hadn't expected her to say that.

"NO!" Kagome said as a few tears made their way down her cheeks "I can't believe you! You betrayed me, you haven't talked to me for years, and now you just expect me to act as though nothing's wrong?!? Your new friends changed you more than I had first thought you know that?"

She walked ahead of him as they came up to the tree huggers' society headquarters. She opened the door for Inu Yasha and then walked in herself. "You know, you're going to have to talk to me" Inu Yasha said "You're supposed to be teaching me about the club."

"Fine but that's the only time I'll talk to you" Kagome said coldly.

"Come on Kagome, I had a reputation to keep" Inu Yasha pleaded.

"Amazing, you've got being arrogant right down to an art" Kagome said as they went over to a table of paints and brushes. (a/n: no pun intended there)

"Look, if it will make you feel better, how about we do something tonight, you know like we used to" Inu Yasha suggested, thoughts of the bet suddenly springing to life inside his mind.

"Are you asking me out?" Kagome asked, stunned.

"Well, sort of" Inu Yasha said winking at her "how about it?"

Kagome shook her head and walked away from him "How can you expect me to just act like nothing's wrong."

"You're taking this too seriously Kagome" Inu Yasha said.

At this Kagome simply handed him a paint brush and pointed to some signs "I don't want to talk about this anymore okay?" she said "Just start painting 'stop deforestation' and 'save the trees' on those signs."

"Great idea" Inu Yasha said, smirking "protesting trees being cut down by making paper signs."

"Actually, it's canvas material" Kagome said "Like what painters use, you can still write on it and it's even stronger and more environmentally friendly than paper."

"Ingenious" Inu Yasha said impressed.

"Such is the brilliance of Kagome" Kagome said smiling proudly.

"You thought of that" Inu Yasha said smiling at her.

"Yeah" Kagome replied, smiling back. But it was seconds before she realized what she was doing and looked away "those signs are to be done in green paint" she said "and the others in red, we're trying to get an all season's look."

"I see" Inu Yasha said, nodding as the two of them grabbed paintbrushes and got to work.

"Sango! Wait up!" Inu Yasha called.

Sango turned to see Inu Yasha running up to her. She gave him a confused face before saying "Shouldn't you be with you're friends?"

"No time for that" Inu Yasha said quickly "How tight are you with Kagome?"

"What do you mean?" Sango asked.

"Are you good friends?" Inu Yasha asked "So good you would know what she's doing tonight?"

"I suppose" Sango said "she said she's going to her favourite hang out, natural disaster, it's open mike night and she's going to perform so she can cross it off her list."

"Her list?" Inu Yasha asked.

"Yup, her famous list of things she wants to do before she dies" Sango said, nodding "She's almost done too."

"Well, thanks Sango" Inu Yasha said with a smile "When is she going to be there?"

"Probably around 8:00 tonight" Sango said as Inu Yasha ran off.

Good Inu Yasha thought then at 8:00, I'll be at natural disaster.

Author's note: Another chappie done!!!! Yay! You guys like? Oh don't forget to check out my other stories too, Love Conquers All and As the Petals Fall.