Part 2

The next Monday morning, Kagome ignored InuYasha completely and just talked to Sango and Miroku. InuYasha was obviously hurt, for he stared out the windows during class, scowling. Miroku tried talking to him, but InuYasha snapped at him. Word quickly spread that Kikyou and InuYasha were seeing each other, and when he was asked why, he got defensive and didn't give a reasonable answer. When Hiroko Ono asked him how long they were together, InuYasha replied that he didn't know what she was talking about and that she should mind her own damn business.

At lunch, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and another sophomore named Ayame talked about some poems they've read, for Ayame had a poetry project coming up. Kagome kept glancing at Kikyou, who was talking with some friends at a bench nearby. Kagome wished she had laser vision so she could burn a hole through Kikyou's head. But why? She's not mad at Kikyou. She's mad at InuYasha for lying to her!

Kouga suddenly sat down by Kagome and put an arm around her. "Hey, there, Kagome, he said coolly. She grumbled a greeting, eyes locked on Kikyou. Ayame stared dreamily at Kouga. Sango giggled, bringing Kagome out of her trance. Kagome looked at Kouga. "Um…Kouga? Your arm is around me…"

"That's the point," Kouga said, smirking.

Ayame's face went red and she got up. "I have to go!" she quickly said, running off. Kouga watched her go, then turned his gaze back to Kagome. "Kagome, doing anything tonight? We could go out to eat or something."

"Sorry, can't, I have some plans already," Kagome said, thinking about her and InuYasha's study date after school.

"Oh, well, tomorrow night?"

"No, that's bad, too, cause…um…I-"

"Already have plans with me," Sango chimed in. "Maybe some other time, Kouga."

Kouga frowned. "This weekend-?"

"Other time," Sango said firmly.

Kouga went silent and got up, taking the hint. "I'll see you later, Kagome, Miroku, and She-Devil." He glared at Sango before storming off. Sango and Kagome giggled while Miroku looked bothered. "He really needs to learn some manners," Miroku grumbled.

"It's fine, Miroku," Sango said.

"Maybe for you. It wasn't his girlfriend he was talking about."

"Of course not, I'm not a lesbian or anything."

"I know. It's one of your flaws." Sango glared at Miroku as his smug smile spread across his face. Kagome shook her head at them and looked back at Kikyou, who was pointing Kagome out to her friends and laughing about her. Kagome stared down at her food and picked at it as Sango and Miroku bickered.

Kagome watched the second hand on the library clock, tapping impatiently on the table. InuYasha was supposed to be here a half hour ago. Where the hell is he! She gritted her teeth and got up, grabbing her things and storming out of the building. She stood on the sidewalk in front of the library and took out her cell. She dialed InuYasha's cell phone number and waited. She suddenly heard his phone ring…behind her. She turned around and looked around, straining her ears to hear where it was coming from. She walked to the side of the building the ringing getting louder. She finally heard InuYasha mutter "Stupid phone." It came from behind a bush.

Kagome looked behind the bush and gasped. Kikyou and InuYasha were lying on his jacket, leaning in for a kiss. Her gasp made them look at her, bewildered. "K-Kagome!" InuYasha stammered.

"Save it!" Kagome snapped. "You blew me off, InuYasha so you could go and make out with Kikyou!"

"It makes sense since we're dating," Kikyou cut in, rolling her eyes, obviously annoyed.

"Yes, but no one ever told me directly," Kagome retorted, shooting an icy glare at InuYasha, who just looked away.

Kikyou raised an eyebrow and looked at him. "You didn't tell her? But you told me you did, InuYasha. Why would you lie?"

"Well, um…" was all InuYasha could mutter.

"I can't believe you'd lie to me about this!" Kagome went on. "You always tell me everything. Why lie now?"

"Kagome," InuYasha said, still looking off at something else, "I didn't want to hurt you."

"Hurt me? Hurt me! You didn't want to hurt me, so you lie!"

"You would always say how me and Kikyou broke up for the best, and-"

"You guys did, and I still stand by that statement…no offense to you, of course, Kikyou." Kikyou grunted. "I'm like your best friend, InuYasha. If you want to go out with her, it's fine! I don't care! Just stop lying to me!" She turned to storm off when she heard InuYasha quickly stand up.

"I knew you'd be jealous," he said.

She laughed as she stormed off. "Me jealous? You're the one always fighting with Kouga, and not letting me talk to Hojo, and…" Her voice trailed off as she was further away from the building, tears building up. How could he do this to me? Why is he doing this to me? Is Kikyou making him lie to me so I'll leave them alone? Frustrated and upset, she ran the rest of the way home, hoping no one sees the tears that flowed from her eyes.

She slammed her room door and flopped on her bed, reaching right for the phone. She called Sango, but Kohaku answered the phone. Kagome asked him where his sister was, and he replied, "She's with Miroku over at his house." Kagome said thanks and hung up. She sighed and laid back, thinking of what to do. Jealous…He called me jealous, too! I'm not jealous, I'm just concerned about him. But he just throws it back in my face. That's the thanks I get? Well, then he has another thing coming! He calls me jealous? I'll make him realize he's the one reeking of envy. I'll just go out with someone at school, and we'll see who's jealous now!

Kagome giggled at her idea. It was ingenious! A perfect plan for revenge. But who could she go out with? She blinked a few times, thinking this over carefully. It had to be someone close…close enough that if they broke up suddenly, they could still be friends. She bit her lip. Hojo? Maybe…This has to be done quickly, though, and I don't have his number. Names of boys she knew ran through her head, but none of them were very close to her. She was about to go call up Yutaka Saito when she heard the doorbell ring. Kagome went to her room door and opened it. "Souta, answer the door!" she yelled down.

She went to her phone when Souta yelled, "Kagome, door!" She groaned and jogged down the stairs. It better be InuYasha to apologize, she thought as she went to the door, only to be met with Kouga holding out a daisy. "Kagome, hey, are you alright? I saw you run from the library today. I had a feeling you weren't okay," he said, smiling politely. Kagome stared at him for a second before a smile spread across her face. She took the flower, batting her eyelashes a little. "Thanks, Kouga, I'm fine now. Say, wanna see a movie tonight? My treat…"