Chapter 2: "No Problem"
Inuyasha laughed. He didn't even bother to turn around. He recognized the voice. "Whoa!" He cried. "Don't touch me unless you love me."
Kagura let out an exasperated cry and pulled her hands from Inuyasha's shoulders. "Where were you last night?" She demanded angrily.
Inuyasha spun around to face her. His golden eyes flashed. He opened them wide and gave her his best, innocent, little boy expression. "Last night?"
Kagura tossed her dark, crimped hair in an angry gesture. Her round cheeks were bright red. She crossed her arms in front of her pale blue sweatshirt. "Yeah. Last night."
Inuyasha pretended to think about it.
"We had a date, remember?" Kagura said, her voice trembling. "You were coming over so we could study together. Then we were going to—"
"You look great." Inuyasha interrupted. "You're heading to cheerleader practice? Want a Coke or something later?"
Kagura let out another groan. She balled her hands into fist at her side. "Just answer my question, Inuyasha. I called your house last night, but you weren't there. Did you forget about me?"
"No way." Inuyasha replied, placing a hand on her shoulder.
She shoved it away.
"Actually." Inuyasha continued. "I got a better offer." He grinned at her.
Her mouth dropped open. No sound came out.
"Hey, Kagura, you wouldn't want me to lie, would you?"
Kagura glared at him. The anger faded from her eyes. Her expression turned hard and cold. "Inuyasha, you really are a dog." She said through clenched teeth.
Inuyasha snickered. "Yeah, I know."
"You're a dog." Kagura repeated. Then she began jogging quickly down the hall.
"Hey, Kagura—" Inuyasha called after her. "Should I call you later?"
She shouted a curse and disappeared around a corner.
Chuckling, Inuyasha stepped into the music room.
"Hey, Inuyasha."
"Get your guitar, man. You're late."
"Inuyasha nodded to Miroku and Koga, the two other members of his band. He went to the cabinet to get his guitar. The three of them had no room to practice at home. Mr. Myoga, the music teacher, had agreed to let them practice in the music room after school.
They had just changed the name of their group from The Demon Hunters to No Mercy. In the four months they'd been playing together, the band has changed its name at least once a week. Inuyasha said they spent more time thinking of names than practicing,
Koga, the keyboard player, tapped impatiently on the keys, waiting for Inuyasha. He had a surprisingly light touch on the keyboard, he was the hardest-working member of the band and took practice much more serious than Inuyasha or Miroku.
Miroku pounded the drums without much skill. The best thing anyone could say about Miroku's drumming was that he kept a steady beat. Most of the time. Miroku was in the band mainly because he is Inuyasha's best friend.
Inuyasha plugged his guitar into the small amp. The he turned up the volume until it squealed. He sat down on a folding chair in front of Miroku and Koga and started to tune each string.
Inuyasha loved his guitar. It was a white Fender Strat. "The kind Jimi Hendrix used." He told everyone. Miroku once said that Inuyasha loved that guitar almost as much as he loved himself.
Inuyasha had to react defensively. "Hey, man." He shouted. "Why shouldn't I love myself? I'm all I've got!"
"Very deep." Koga had muttered. "Inuyasha is sooo deep."
Inuyasha finished tuning. He bent down and reached into his guitar case for a pick.
"Let's get started." Koga urged. "I've got to leave earily to pick my mom up from work."
"Where are my picks?" Inuyasha asked, frowning. "I always leave them in the case. But—"
"Maybe you were picking your nose with them again." Miroku suggested. He started laughing, but no one else laughed. No one ever laughs at Miroku's jokes.
"Miroku, you are about as funny as a lecher from the principle on a bad day." Inuyasha muttered, still searching for a pick.
Koga groaned. "Did you forget that we're playing at an actual Friday night?" he demanded.
"Where were you last night?" Miroku asked Inuyasha, ignoring Koga's question. "Did you go out with Kagura?"
Inuyasha turned back to grin at him. "No. Ayame."
Miroku's eyes went wide. "I thought you had a study date with Kagura?"
"I did." Inuyasha replied. "But Ayame called, and — what can I tell you?" He shrugged. "I can't be at two places at once."
Miroku laughed. "You're bad. You are really bad."
"Kagura will get over it." Inuyasha said. He found a pick and ran it through the strings a few times.
"I'm surprised you didn't go out with both of them at once." Koga said dryly.
Inuyasha started to reply, but a movement at the door made him stop. "Hey!" He called out as two girls hesitantly entered the room.
He recognized the Higurashi twins at once. Everyone at Tokyo High knew about Kagome and Kikyo Higurashi. The twins had moved to Tokyo the year before. They had quickly assumed the reputation as the most beautiful girls in school.
Identical, they both had creamy smooth skin and long straight black hair. Perfect hair that shone like in shampoo commercials. They had round black eyes, high cheek bones, and warm, natural smiles.
Kagome was shy. She seldom spoke in class. Kikyo was more outgoing and lively. The girls had friends, but no close friends. They went out on dates, but neither of them had steady boyfriends.
Strumming the guitar softly, Inuyasha stared at them as they entered. Kagome lingered by the door. Kikyo stepped into the center of the room. They were dressed in faded jeans and striped shirts.
They are cool. Inuyasha thought. Earlier in the year, he had thought of about asking one of them out. But he just hadn't gotten around to it.
"Is Mr. Myoga here? We're looking for him." Kikyo said, her eyes on Inuyasha.
"We haven't seen him." Koga told them.
"He usually clears out when we start to play." Inuyasha smiled.
Kikyo just smiled back. Kagome had her hands jammed into her jean pockets. "Maybe he's in the teachers lounge." She suggested to her sister.
The twins start to leave. "Hey—stay and listen!" Inuyasha called out to them.
"We've got to find him." Kikyo replied.
Inuyasha studied them as they made their way back to the hall. Wow, what great bods! He thought.
"What do you want to play first." Koga asked. He was tapping all of his fingers on the edge of the keyboard.
"I WANT TO PLAY THEM!" Miroku declared, meaning the twins.
"They are hot!" Inuyasha agreed. "Did you see the way one of them was checking me out?"
"That's because your fly is unzipped." Miroku joked.
"I can't tell them apart." Koga offered. "Which one was Kagome, and which one was Kikyo?"
"What difference does it make?" Inuyasha demanded. "They are both totally hot!" He was silent for a moment. "Talk about dating two girls at once! What would it be like to go out with twins? Wow."
Koga shook his head. "Inuyasha, even you wouldn't do that."
"Sure he would." Miroku said enthusiastically.
"Sure I would." Inuyasha murmured thoughtfully. "I'd go out with one on Friday, and the other, on Saturday. Then make them swear not to tell the other."
"No way." Koga insisted.
"Why shouldn't I give each of them a break?" Inuyasha demanded, warming to the idea. "I mean, why not spread it around? Those two girls have been deprived for too long."
"At least he isn't conceited." Koga muttered dryly.
Inuyasha spun around to face his two friends. "You don't think I could do it, do you?"
"I think they'd tell each other." Koga replied. "And then they'd tell you to get lost."
"Want to bet?" Inuyasha demanded heatedly.
Miroku twirled a drumstick in his fingers. He studied Inuyasha's serious expression. "You really think you could date both Higurashi twins in one weekend?"
"No problem guys." Inuyasha boasted. "No problem at all."
To Be Continued
Will Inuyasha be able to pull it off? Well read and review to find out.