Let me warn you guys...this is a pretty sappy chapter. I'm sorry.

Disclaimer: If I did own Inuyasha, it wouldn't be PG-13 anymore...

I would like to thank Niklas (the Lament) for ideas and encouragement.

EDIT: Because my separating hyphens didn't work for some reason; it bugs me so.

Technical Problems

Chapter Five

She tapped her fingers on her desk. It gets boring here. Sure, she had work to do, but oh well.

"Come on, Houjou! You can do it! Just, ask her out and give her the flowers and chocolates!" Miroku urged him.

The said man gulped, and started to walk towards her.

"H-Higurashi? W-would...you like to go out with me this Saturday?" Houjou said in a rush, shoving the flowers and chocolate box in her hands.

Kagome was startled, she would have never thought that he would show that kind of interest in her.

"Uhh..." OH NOES! BRAIN CRAMP! IT HURTS!

She started looking around, frantically searching for an answer from the Gods.

Then she saw Miroku, mouthing 'Say yes! I'm getting paid for this!'.

Miroku wasn't a god. But Kagome's judgment was little...stupid...right then.

"...Um...yes..."

Houjou grinned, relief showing on his features and kissed her on the cheek. Which was pretty bold for him, you have to admit.

"See you Saturday then, Higurashi!"

She didn't reply, because blobs of jelly can't talk.

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...What had she done? She...just accepted a date from Houjou. Houjou.

It won't be so bad! He is nice after all! And rather handsome, she said to herself. He even gave her some chocolate and a whole bouquet of roses!

Kagome stared at the flowers on her desk.

Somehow, Inuyasha's was much prettier.

(A/N: Somehow? I know how! And I'm stupid! Jeez Kagome!)

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He grinned as he counted the money, and smelled it. His job didn't pay very well, so it was rare that he had some money right now.

"Hey-WOAH! MIROKU! YOU HAVE MONEY!" Inuyasha's mouth hung open, showing bits of chewed up doughnut. His half-eaten doughnut fell to the floor, and somewhere, made a janitor weep.

"Indeed, I do!"

"H-how..did you get it?...You aren't selling crack now, are you?"

"Nope! But, it might have some health risks...for him, I mean."

"Who?" He was curious now. Maybe he could get into this 'business'.

"Houjou. He wanted me to set him up with Kagome. So, I did." Miroku shrugged and started counting his money again.

"You...you...WHAT?"

"...Was that bad?"

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"Woah! Miroku! What mauled you?"

"A very angry Inuyasha." Miroku held the ice pack to his abused head.

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The calendar. It mocked her.

"SATURDAY IS TOMORROW!" It seemed to shout at her.

"I know, dammit! I KNOW!" Sango yelled, nearly tearing it to shreds.

She sighed and sat down on her wooden chair, blowing away a lock of her hair off her face.

"I'm going on the date...but I'm not going to get fixed up for that womanizer!"

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"S-SHORTS AND A T-SHIRT!" He yelled, looking her over.

"I dressed casually," she shrugged, hiding her shiver.

"Not that you don't have nice legs Sango-chan," She gave him a warning glance. "Uh...Miss Sango," He corrected himself. "But it's the middle of winter! It 22 degrees out!"

"...I...uh...didn't want...sweater...rash." What had she been thinking? She could have just dressed up in sweatpants and a hooded sweatshirt he would have gotten the message! And she would have been warm too! She mentally cursed.

"Here," Miroku unzipped his jacket and held it out, wrapping it around her so that it held both of them.

"What are you doing, you bastard!" She blushed. Miroku thought it was just because of the cold weather. So he wrapped it tighter around them.

"I don't want you to get a cold." He smiled at her, the streetlights outlining his features.

Sango blushed again and adjusted the jacket better, trying to make some space between them.

"...Thank you."

Maybe he wasn't as bad as she had thought.

Everyone had their faults.

But everyone had their pluses too.

And besides...

It was so much warmer in his jacket.

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GAH-Gets assulted by sugar gnomes- I PROMISE THAT IT WON'T BE THAT SUGAR-COATED NEXT CHAPTER -Cries-