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Chapter 4
The following morning, Kagome awoke to gentle sunrays that danced merrily across her bedspread, radiating soft warmth over her body. Stretching leisurely, Kagome closed her eyes and remembered the night before. Kouga. All she had been able to think about for the rest of the evening was him. She couldn't wait to see him again. With a childish giggle, she quickly hopped out of bed and padded over to her closet. Deciding on a pair of pink sweat pants and a white sweatshirt, she got dressed quickly and then proceeded to make her way down stairs.
Looking at the kitchen clock, and seeing as it was only eight o clock in the morning, she realized she was the only one awake in the house. Normally she would have slept in all day if she had wanted to, but she was just so excited that she couldn't sleep.
I don't know how I'll ever make it through this weekend without going insane. She thought to herself as she pulled out a box of Cheerios and a bowl. Settling down at the kitchen table, Kagome looked out the window and out into the beautiful sunny garden. Today everything just seemed to be more radiant and magnificent than Kagome had ever remembered.
After she finished her breakfast, Kagome went back up to her room and decided to call Sango. She picked up her pink cordless phone and dialed in her friend's number. After the third ring a very groggy young boy's voice answered. It was Sango's little brother Kohaku.
"Hey Kohaku." Kagome said cheerfully. "Is you sister awake yet?"
"Yeah. Hang on I'll go get her." As Kagome waited she heard a lot of shuffling in the background. A moment later there was a scream and then sounds of some one being smacked by something followed by a loud " OUCH!" Seconds later Sango's voice could be heard saying.
"Give me that!" There was a brief pause and then. "Hello?"
"Hey Sango, it's me Kagome."
"Oh hey! Man, you shouldn't call so early. Kohaku just came in here and dumped a pitcher of freezing cold water over my head. Sometimes I wonder why I love that little devil so much, and don't just pummel him for the tricks he plays on me." She said with a snort.
"Oh well. At least you're up now. Heh. I called to see if you wanted to hang out today. You could come over here, and then we could go shopping. How's that sound?"
"Oh that sounds great! What time do you want me to come over?"
"As soon as possible! We can just hang out over here for a while and then go shopping."
"Alright then. Let me go get dressed and eat some breakfast and then I'll come over. See you in a bit!"
"Bye!"
Kagome replaced the receiver on the hook and then sat back onto her bed. Looking over onto her nightstand, she saw the book she had been reading lately. "Ender's Shadow." The Sequel to "Ender's Game". Picking the worn book up, she flipped over onto her stomach, and busied herself with reading until Sango showed up.
~half an hour later~
"Hey Kagome." Sango said as her friend opened the door. Taking her red winter coat off, she hung it on one of the coat hooks, and then removed her shoes. The two then walked into the living room and plopped down onto the sofa to watch some Saturday morning cartoons.
"You know, no matter how old I get, I never get tired of watching this stuff." Kagome laughed.
"Yeah." Sango agreed. "Oh, I almost forgot to ask you. Who was that guy you were talking to in the diner last night? I've never seen him before. He's really hot!"
"Oh" Kagome said turning a very deep shade of crimson.
"Wow, Kag. Nice imitation of a raspberry there." Sango said snickered.
"Shut up and let me talk!" Kagome giggled and then continued. "I don't really know him, I just met him last night actually. You see, I slipped on this ketchup packet and I would have hit the floor, but he caught me right as I was falling. Then we started talking. Turns out he's in my English class. My god he's sooo cute!."Kagome squealed. "I can't wait to go back to school on Monday!"
Sango looked at her friend and smiled. "I haven't seen you so happy about a guy in ages. It's really great you've found a new obsession. So that means, you can take down your Chad Michael Murray shrine, and attempt to be with someone you actually have a chance with!"
"HEY!" Kagome screeched. " I stopped obsessing over him months ago!"
"Mmhhm. Right. But yea any ways. So you really like this guy Kouga huh? You know, maybe Miroku or Inu yasha know him. I could soo hook you two up!"
"Nah. I just met the guy any way. Plus remember... I can't date. Well, not until my grades improve that is, and at the rate I'm going right now, that wont be any time soon." Kagome said in a depressed tone.
Seeing her friend's upset expression, Sango decided to change the topic.
"Hey I know it's still early and all, but let's go to the mall now. I really want to get up and about. Plus I got my paycheck, and it's burning a hole in my pocket. So c'mon. Let's go!"
"Alright." Kagome agreed and followed her friend to the foyer, grabbing their coats and shoes, they went out to Sango's car.
~*~*~
"Well doesn't look like I have any more Christmas shopping to do." Sango said proudly looking at her enormous pile of boxes and bags that rested by her feet next to the small café table.
"Nope." Kagome said taking a small sip of her steaming cappuccino, and then looked down at her own pile of bags. " Hope you bought me something good!"
"Don't worry. You know I have great taste in gifts!." Sango said with a smile.
"You sure do." Kagome said, remembering nice gifts Sango had given her in the past. As she began to think about what she could get for Souta for Christmas, a familiar face caught her attention.
"Hey, Sango!." Kagome said in a loud whisper as she leaned forward so only Sango would hear her. "Look over there." Sango followed Kagome's gaze to a dark haired boy who was sitting at a table far across the café from them. "That's him! That's Kouga!" Kagome squealed.
"Well. I wouldn't get your hopes up too high, Kag. Look at the blonde next to him. They look pretty cozy."
Kagome glanced back over to the table to see Kouga smiling warmly at the girl, placing a hand over hers. Her smile faded a bit.
" Then again it could just be a friend." Kagome said to Sango, reassuring herself more so than Sango.
"Yeah. Maybe you're right, Kag." Sango said, not really wanting to pursue the topic any further, should it upset Kagome.
Feeling a little less exuberant than before, Kagome finished the last of her cappuccino and then gathered her bags.
"Come on. Let's go home."
~*~*~
Miroku sat nervously in front of his phone, a tense expression on his face. Ok. Come on now. It can't be that hard to ask a girl out...can it? But what if she says no?? Oh, well you'll never know unless you ask her you idiot! Come on just do it! GAH!
"Here goes nothing," Miroku said to himself as he nervously punched in a phone number.
The phone rang once, twice and then three times. Then he could hear the automated voice of Sango speaking the recorded message.
"Dammit!" He cursed as he slammed the phone down in exasperation. I had just worked up the nerve to ask her, and then she's not even home! DAMMIT!.Well, I know I'll never have the guts again later, so maybe I can just leave her a message. With that, he picked up the phone again and hit the redial button. Once again, the answering machine picked up, but then he began to speak.
"Hey Sango-It's me, Miroku I Jus-" He was suddenly cut off by the phone being picked up.
"Hey." Came Sango's voice.
Gulp.
"Hey Sango. How are ya?"
"I'm great, and yourself?"
"F-fine. Heh." He said with a nervous laugh.
"What's the matter? You sound sort of tense. Are you alright?"
"It's nothing I just. Oh hell! Sango, I don't think I can keep this to myself any longer." He gulped and cleared his throat before continuing. "Sango, we've known each other for a long time, right? And well, over the past few months, I've been thinking. Thinking how much.... How much I." He stopped. Unsure if he could bring himself to say what was on his mind.
"How much you what?" She questioned.
She heard him sigh.
"How much I like you, Sango. I mean it. Ever since we first met, I've been attracted to you. Everything about you. Your personality, your smile, the way your eyes light up when you laugh...everything."
"What are you trying to say?" Sango questioned, fully aware of what the nervous boy was trying to say, but decided to take advantage of the rare occasion of him being in an awkward position.
"What I want to say is...will you be my girlfriend?"
There was a brief silence on the other end of the line.
"Yes. I'd love to." She finally replied.
"You have no idea how happy this makes me, Sango."
"Hehe. Cool." Sango said cheerily. "You know, I've always had a crush on a you as well.
"Really? I could never tell!" Came Miroku's shocked reply.
"Heh. Well, it's the truth."
"You-you don't think this will ruin our friendship though, do you? I mean, if you think this is a bad idea.. then we don't have to, I mean I-"
"Miroku?" She interrupted.
"Huh?"
"Just shut up for once. I wanna be with you, there's no mistake about that. I don't think we'll have any regrets what so ever."
Miroku obliged, and pushed his doubts to the back of his mind to be forgotten.
"Heh. So when are ya gonna tell Kagome about this? Eh?" He chuckled.
"Probably tomorrow I suppose, since it's too late to call her house now."
"Cool."
"You know, speaking of relationships and such. Kagome has found herself a new crush. Did you know?"
"No, not at all. Who is it??"
"This guy named Kouga. Have you heard of him?"
"Yeah. Actually I have. He's the quarter back of the football team this year. He's a bit of a dopey guy if you ask me. But hey, whatever Kagome's into." He chuckled.
"Hmm. So yeah tomorrow's Sunday." He continued. "You wanna do something to celebrate our new relationship?"
"Sure!" Sango giggled, the plans she and Kagome had made earlier that day, completely slipping her mind.
"How about going out to lunch tomorrow?"
"It's a plan!"
~*~*~
The next morning Kagome sat at the breakfast table with Souta, busily munching on home made pancakes their mother had made. A light dusting of snow had fallen over night, giving the trees and bushes the appearance of being massive frosted cup cakes. Kagome smiled as the thought of building snowmen and having snowball fights with Souta and her friends crossed her mind. They were expected to get a lot of heavy snow in a week or so. Right in time for my birthday. She thought happily. It was only the fourteenth. And her Birthday fell on the twentieth. Right before Christmas. She hated having a birthday so close to Christmas. Everyone was just so busy then, and barely had time to spare to be with her on her birthday.
Finishing her meal, Kagome careened up the stairs and into her room, taking a flying leap and landing on her bed with a bounce. She reached over onto her night table, and picked up her phone. She dialed Sango's number and waited impatiently for someone to answer.
"Sango speaking"
"Hey Sango! What's up?"
"You'll never guess what happened last night." Sango squealed.
"Uh... you beat up Kohaku?" Kagome giggled.
"No, silly. Someone asked me out!"
"Oooh! Who?? Tell me!"
"Miroku believe it or not. I know what you're gonna say. But really, I had to give him a chance. I mean, we've known him all our lives almost. I think I know him pretty well, and aside from the occasional butt grabbing, he seems to be an ok guy. Don't you think?"
"Well. He certainly isn't my type of guy, but whatever floats your boat."
Sango chuckled.
"Hm. So yeah. I called to see if you'd still like to come over and hang out today like we agreed yesterday."
"Well um, actually." Sango began. " Miroku and I were going to spend the day together, to celebrate...if that's ok with you."
"Oh." Kagome said, trying to hide her disappointment." It's fine. Go on ahead. We'll just hang out another day then."
"Great!" Sango said, unaware of her friend's downcast voice. "Well, I've really got to be going now. Miroku said he'd come and get me at twelve, and it's eleven forty. I'm not even dressed yet!" She chuckled.
"Alright then. See you later."
Kagome hung up the phone and flopped back onto her bed. It wasn't fair that Sango picked Miroku over her. They had already made plans. Well, not that she could really blame her friend. She would have done the same in her situation had she gotten a new boyfriend. If only I could actually date. She thought jealously. Now it seems like everyone has a boyfriend except for me. I'm so pathetic! She sighed and got up, walked over to her computer.
A few moments later, she was seated at the computer and was logging into AIM. Not many people were online. She was just about to log off when she received a message acceptance prompt.
DeVilDoG Has sent you an Instant Message. Would you like to accept?
Her heart skipped a beat. Wasn't that Inu Yasha's screen name? How did he manage to get hers? She had only given it out to a few of her girl friends. What does he want from me any ways? He probably just wants to rag on me for some reason unbeknownst to me. Oh well, let's see what he has to say. I can always just block him if he becomes a problem. With that, she clicked 'Accept'
DeVilDoG: Hey
EbonyEnchantress: hi
DeVilDoG: You still have my sweatshirt you know.
Oh. So that's what he wanted. God. If he wanted it back so much he could have just asked for it on Friday!
EbonyEnchantress: yea, I'll bring it 2 u tomorrow.ok?
DeVilDoG: ok
DeVilDoG: Oh, one more thing.
Oh god. What have I done wrong NOW??
DeVilDoG: I think your math class is going to have a quiz. You might want to look over your notes.
Wow... that was nice of him to tell me.
EbonyEnchantress: thanks 4 telling me that!
EbonyEnchantress: Um. Do u think u could help me study for it?
DeVilDoG: How? We don't have school.
She paused for a moment. I'd have to invite him over here. Oh god this is going to be so awkward having him in my house.
Before she could respond however, she received a new message from him.
DeVilDoG: I suppose you could come over to my house.
EbonyEnchantress: Oh. Ok. What time?
DeVilDoG: Now's fine.
EbonyEnchantress: All right then. It takes me about ten minutes 2 walk 2 your house from mine, so I'll b there in about twenty minutes all right?
DeVilDoG: ok
EbonyEnchantress: Inu Yasha?
DeVilDoG: yeah?
EbonyEnchantress: Thanks for helping me out.
DeVilDoG: It's not like I care how you do in school. It's just that if you do badly in math, Mrs. Gidian will get on my case for not tutoring you properly. I don't need that crap.
Ugh. There he goes again. She though angrily as she read over what he said. So rude. Damn him! She signed off.
She walked slowly over to her dresser, and picked up a comb. Gently running it through the hair that encircled her face, she gazed at her pale reflection. She then walked over to her closet, and thought about what to wear. She finally decided on a black turtleneck and a pair of dark denim low-rise jeans.
Sighing, she gathered her math notebook, her book, and his sweatshirt and then proceeded to go downstairs into the coatroom. Picking her Aber Crombie and Fitch jacket up off of the hook, and slipping into her Birkenstocks, she let herself out of the house, locking the door behind her.
~*~*~
Twenty minutes later, Kagome found herself standing in front of the door to Inu Yasha's house. She was hesitant to ring the door bell, afraid that should she touch it, it might yell some kind of insult at her, just like the boy who lived inside normally would. Sighing to herself, she slowly reached up a hesitant hand and rang the door bell.
Inu Yasha heard the faint sound of the doorbell ringing from where he sat perched in his room, reading a book. Here she is. He thought to himself, as he let the book fall onto his bed. His heart began to beat with an unfamiliar quickness. He rushed into the bathroom, and looked at his reflection., checking to see if he was presentable.
He was clad in a red long sleeved shirt, and a pair of baggy faded blue jeans. The red in his shirt provided a nice contrast for his silvery locks, and brought out his eyes as well. Casting one last glance at his reflection, and seeing that nothing was out of place, he turned and sped down the stairs to the open the door.
God I'm so nervous. He thought, looking at his shaking hands as he reached for the handle to the door. Just calm down. It's just her. But... she's the problem. I can't seem to stop thinking about her. She's like a plague, slowly infecting my thoughts... and there's no cure. Shaking his head, he pulled the heavy front door open. His eyes fell onto the girl standing in front of him. She was dressed in a black turtleneck, which accentuated her slim waist and gave her a sophisticated appearance. His eyes traveled down to her lower half, which was clad in low-rise dark jeans, which hugged her long legs in all the right places. He then brought his eyes back up to her face and locked eyes with her.
Those eyes, those beautiful chocolate brown eyes...always so full of contempt. He sighed sadly. She's the most beautiful creature in the world, and yet I still treat her poorly. He shook himself mentally, and closed the door after her, dismissing these thoughts from his mind. No, she'd never give him a chance. No way.
"Hello, Inu Yasha." Kagome said softly from where she stood in the foyer.
"Hey, Kagome." For a moment, Kagome saw a strange thoughtful look flicker across his face, but before she could be sure, it faded away just as quickly as it had come. Weird.
"Um, here's your sweatshirt." She said, breaking the pregnant silence that had enveloped the two.
"Sorry I didn't give it back to you sooner." She said apologetically.
"It's not a problem." Inu Yasha replied, extending his arm out to receive the offered garment, his eyes lingering on her face for a moment, that strange look on his face again.
What's he looking like that for? She shrugged.
She just shook her head and followed him as he led her up the grand staircase. Her hand trailed along the glossy oak railing. She couldn't help but to let her eyes wander around the place. Everything was so beautiful. All throughout the woodworking were beautifully carved intricate designs, and the windowpanes were sectioned off like that of an English Tudor. Beautiful. She thought. Absolutely beautiful.
"Hey, you wont get any work done just standing around like that you know." Came a soft voice from behind her.
"Oh. Sorry" she said with a blush as she followed him again.
Wonder what she was thinking about. He pondered.
"Here's my room." He said opening the door for her, and then promptly following her inside.
"Nice room." Kagome said politely, as her gaze drifted across his room. It was plainly decorated but reeked of sophistication.
"Thanks." He muttered, not really sure what else to say to her, being that interior design wasn't one of his favourite topics. He watched as she silently settled herself on the floor, and began to pull out her material. She then looked up at him, catching his eye. She averted her eyes quickly, but he could have sworn he saw her cheeks take on a slight tinge of pink.
He settled himself on the floor next to her, and took her spiral notebook off of the floor and began flipping through it, searching for the section on matrices.
As she sat on the floor, with her long legs tucked comfortably underneath herself, she waited for Inu Yasha to finish looking through the material and give her problems to figure out. She glanced over towards the window, and saw that it had once again started to snow, the tiny crystal flakes beginning to plaster themselves up against the windowpanes as if trying to come inside to the warmth.
As she stared off into the distance, the events from that morning replayed in her mind. I can't believe sango really ditched me to hang out with Miroku. I mean, it's one thing if she wants to be with her new boyfriend, but we had already made plans. I hope that this wont be a common occurrence, I don't think I could stand to let Sango and I grow apart just because of a boyfriend.
Inu Yasha had begun talking through several review problems, explaining in depth how to come up with each solution.
"Do you see how this works?" He inquired without bringing his eyes off his work.
Completely lost in thought, Kagome didn't even notice he had spoken at all.
Realizing that he wasn't getting any response, Inu Yasha cast a furtive glance at the taciturn girl next to him. He was shocked as he saw the painful expression displayed across the pale contours of her face.
Setting down his pencil, he turned to look at her.
"You seem distracted today. Something bothering you?" He asked her in a soft tone she had never heard him use before. Looking first down at her hands clasped in her lap, and then back up to meet his gaze Kagome debated whether or not she should actually tell him what was the matter. As she looked into his eyes however, she saw nothing but genuine concern, and not a single trace of invidiousness.
She sighed and licked her lips before she began to speak.
"Well, it's just that..." She paused for a moment, wondering once again whether she could really take the chance of confiding in him. What if he made fun of her for it? Or went and told Miroku and Sango how jealous she was of them possibly taking away her time with her best friend. Her eyes quickly darted back to meet his, which still held that slightly perturbed look, urging her to continue on. She sighed, and decided she'd just have to take a risk.
"It's just that...Sango had promised me we'd hang out together today, but then she told Miroku she'd spend the day with him. I don't know why I'm getting so upset about this." She said , her eyes beginning to moisten with tears.
"I'm just afraid now that Sango has Miroku around...she wont have time for me anymore. I couldn't bear growing apart from her because of a boyfriend!" Her last words came out as a painful choke.
Tentatively placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, his heart wrenched at the sight of her so worked up.
"I know how you feel." He empathized. "I feel the say way about Miroku now having a girlfriend. All he has been able to talk about with me lately is 'Sango this, and Sango that.' It's been ages since we've just hung out as two friends would. I mean, I'm happy that he has found someone to be with, but I hope he wont neglect our friendship because of it."
Kagome sniffed, and reached a up a hand to wipe away her tears, but stopped when her hand came into contact with Inu Yasha's. Gently pushing her hand back down, he carefully wiped away a tear that had just formed underneath her left eye.
"Don't cry, Kagome." He said soothingly. It pained him so to see her beautiful face so distraught.
Sniffling a few more times, before wiping away the remaining tears with her sleeve, she turned away from Inu Yasha, feeling a little bit embarrassed.
"Thank you for understanding." She sighed and picked up the pencil that lay at her feet, preparing to shove her problems from her mind for the moment, and focus on studying. "I'm ok now."
Nodding his head, he reluctantly removed his hand from her shoulder, and turned back to their studying.
All throughout the rest of the study session they worked hard, but try as he might, Inu Yasha just couldn't stop thinking about her. The moment they had just shared had been unlike anything he had ever experienced with her, or any other girl for that matter. He usually tended to be so cold hearted, and unsympathetic. But it was different with her...she was special.
~*~*~
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Chapter 4
The following morning, Kagome awoke to gentle sunrays that danced merrily across her bedspread, radiating soft warmth over her body. Stretching leisurely, Kagome closed her eyes and remembered the night before. Kouga. All she had been able to think about for the rest of the evening was him. She couldn't wait to see him again. With a childish giggle, she quickly hopped out of bed and padded over to her closet. Deciding on a pair of pink sweat pants and a white sweatshirt, she got dressed quickly and then proceeded to make her way down stairs.
Looking at the kitchen clock, and seeing as it was only eight o clock in the morning, she realized she was the only one awake in the house. Normally she would have slept in all day if she had wanted to, but she was just so excited that she couldn't sleep.
I don't know how I'll ever make it through this weekend without going insane. She thought to herself as she pulled out a box of Cheerios and a bowl. Settling down at the kitchen table, Kagome looked out the window and out into the beautiful sunny garden. Today everything just seemed to be more radiant and magnificent than Kagome had ever remembered.
After she finished her breakfast, Kagome went back up to her room and decided to call Sango. She picked up her pink cordless phone and dialed in her friend's number. After the third ring a very groggy young boy's voice answered. It was Sango's little brother Kohaku.
"Hey Kohaku." Kagome said cheerfully. "Is you sister awake yet?"
"Yeah. Hang on I'll go get her." As Kagome waited she heard a lot of shuffling in the background. A moment later there was a scream and then sounds of some one being smacked by something followed by a loud " OUCH!" Seconds later Sango's voice could be heard saying.
"Give me that!" There was a brief pause and then. "Hello?"
"Hey Sango, it's me Kagome."
"Oh hey! Man, you shouldn't call so early. Kohaku just came in here and dumped a pitcher of freezing cold water over my head. Sometimes I wonder why I love that little devil so much, and don't just pummel him for the tricks he plays on me." She said with a snort.
"Oh well. At least you're up now. Heh. I called to see if you wanted to hang out today. You could come over here, and then we could go shopping. How's that sound?"
"Oh that sounds great! What time do you want me to come over?"
"As soon as possible! We can just hang out over here for a while and then go shopping."
"Alright then. Let me go get dressed and eat some breakfast and then I'll come over. See you in a bit!"
"Bye!"
Kagome replaced the receiver on the hook and then sat back onto her bed. Looking over onto her nightstand, she saw the book she had been reading lately. "Ender's Shadow." The Sequel to "Ender's Game". Picking the worn book up, she flipped over onto her stomach, and busied herself with reading until Sango showed up.
~half an hour later~
"Hey Kagome." Sango said as her friend opened the door. Taking her red winter coat off, she hung it on one of the coat hooks, and then removed her shoes. The two then walked into the living room and plopped down onto the sofa to watch some Saturday morning cartoons.
"You know, no matter how old I get, I never get tired of watching this stuff." Kagome laughed.
"Yeah." Sango agreed. "Oh, I almost forgot to ask you. Who was that guy you were talking to in the diner last night? I've never seen him before. He's really hot!"
"Oh" Kagome said turning a very deep shade of crimson.
"Wow, Kag. Nice imitation of a raspberry there." Sango said snickered.
"Shut up and let me talk!" Kagome giggled and then continued. "I don't really know him, I just met him last night actually. You see, I slipped on this ketchup packet and I would have hit the floor, but he caught me right as I was falling. Then we started talking. Turns out he's in my English class. My god he's sooo cute!."Kagome squealed. "I can't wait to go back to school on Monday!"
Sango looked at her friend and smiled. "I haven't seen you so happy about a guy in ages. It's really great you've found a new obsession. So that means, you can take down your Chad Michael Murray shrine, and attempt to be with someone you actually have a chance with!"
"HEY!" Kagome screeched. " I stopped obsessing over him months ago!"
"Mmhhm. Right. But yea any ways. So you really like this guy Kouga huh? You know, maybe Miroku or Inu yasha know him. I could soo hook you two up!"
"Nah. I just met the guy any way. Plus remember... I can't date. Well, not until my grades improve that is, and at the rate I'm going right now, that wont be any time soon." Kagome said in a depressed tone.
Seeing her friend's upset expression, Sango decided to change the topic.
"Hey I know it's still early and all, but let's go to the mall now. I really want to get up and about. Plus I got my paycheck, and it's burning a hole in my pocket. So c'mon. Let's go!"
"Alright." Kagome agreed and followed her friend to the foyer, grabbing their coats and shoes, they went out to Sango's car.
~*~*~
"Well doesn't look like I have any more Christmas shopping to do." Sango said proudly looking at her enormous pile of boxes and bags that rested by her feet next to the small café table.
"Nope." Kagome said taking a small sip of her steaming cappuccino, and then looked down at her own pile of bags. " Hope you bought me something good!"
"Don't worry. You know I have great taste in gifts!." Sango said with a smile.
"You sure do." Kagome said, remembering nice gifts Sango had given her in the past. As she began to think about what she could get for Souta for Christmas, a familiar face caught her attention.
"Hey, Sango!." Kagome said in a loud whisper as she leaned forward so only Sango would hear her. "Look over there." Sango followed Kagome's gaze to a dark haired boy who was sitting at a table far across the café from them. "That's him! That's Kouga!" Kagome squealed.
"Well. I wouldn't get your hopes up too high, Kag. Look at the blonde next to him. They look pretty cozy."
Kagome glanced back over to the table to see Kouga smiling warmly at the girl, placing a hand over hers. Her smile faded a bit.
" Then again it could just be a friend." Kagome said to Sango, reassuring herself more so than Sango.
"Yeah. Maybe you're right, Kag." Sango said, not really wanting to pursue the topic any further, should it upset Kagome.
Feeling a little less exuberant than before, Kagome finished the last of her cappuccino and then gathered her bags.
"Come on. Let's go home."
~*~*~
Miroku sat nervously in front of his phone, a tense expression on his face. Ok. Come on now. It can't be that hard to ask a girl out...can it? But what if she says no?? Oh, well you'll never know unless you ask her you idiot! Come on just do it! GAH!
"Here goes nothing," Miroku said to himself as he nervously punched in a phone number.
The phone rang once, twice and then three times. Then he could hear the automated voice of Sango speaking the recorded message.
"Dammit!" He cursed as he slammed the phone down in exasperation. I had just worked up the nerve to ask her, and then she's not even home! DAMMIT!.Well, I know I'll never have the guts again later, so maybe I can just leave her a message. With that, he picked up the phone again and hit the redial button. Once again, the answering machine picked up, but then he began to speak.
"Hey Sango-It's me, Miroku I Jus-" He was suddenly cut off by the phone being picked up.
"Hey." Came Sango's voice.
Gulp.
"Hey Sango. How are ya?"
"I'm great, and yourself?"
"F-fine. Heh." He said with a nervous laugh.
"What's the matter? You sound sort of tense. Are you alright?"
"It's nothing I just. Oh hell! Sango, I don't think I can keep this to myself any longer." He gulped and cleared his throat before continuing. "Sango, we've known each other for a long time, right? And well, over the past few months, I've been thinking. Thinking how much.... How much I." He stopped. Unsure if he could bring himself to say what was on his mind.
"How much you what?" She questioned.
She heard him sigh.
"How much I like you, Sango. I mean it. Ever since we first met, I've been attracted to you. Everything about you. Your personality, your smile, the way your eyes light up when you laugh...everything."
"What are you trying to say?" Sango questioned, fully aware of what the nervous boy was trying to say, but decided to take advantage of the rare occasion of him being in an awkward position.
"What I want to say is...will you be my girlfriend?"
There was a brief silence on the other end of the line.
"Yes. I'd love to." She finally replied.
"You have no idea how happy this makes me, Sango."
"Hehe. Cool." Sango said cheerily. "You know, I've always had a crush on a you as well.
"Really? I could never tell!" Came Miroku's shocked reply.
"Heh. Well, it's the truth."
"You-you don't think this will ruin our friendship though, do you? I mean, if you think this is a bad idea.. then we don't have to, I mean I-"
"Miroku?" She interrupted.
"Huh?"
"Just shut up for once. I wanna be with you, there's no mistake about that. I don't think we'll have any regrets what so ever."
Miroku obliged, and pushed his doubts to the back of his mind to be forgotten.
"Heh. So when are ya gonna tell Kagome about this? Eh?" He chuckled.
"Probably tomorrow I suppose, since it's too late to call her house now."
"Cool."
"You know, speaking of relationships and such. Kagome has found herself a new crush. Did you know?"
"No, not at all. Who is it??"
"This guy named Kouga. Have you heard of him?"
"Yeah. Actually I have. He's the quarter back of the football team this year. He's a bit of a dopey guy if you ask me. But hey, whatever Kagome's into." He chuckled.
"Hmm. So yeah tomorrow's Sunday." He continued. "You wanna do something to celebrate our new relationship?"
"Sure!" Sango giggled, the plans she and Kagome had made earlier that day, completely slipping her mind.
"How about going out to lunch tomorrow?"
"It's a plan!"
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The next morning Kagome sat at the breakfast table with Souta, busily munching on home made pancakes their mother had made. A light dusting of snow had fallen over night, giving the trees and bushes the appearance of being massive frosted cup cakes. Kagome smiled as the thought of building snowmen and having snowball fights with Souta and her friends crossed her mind. They were expected to get a lot of heavy snow in a week or so. Right in time for my birthday. She thought happily. It was only the fourteenth. And her Birthday fell on the twentieth. Right before Christmas. She hated having a birthday so close to Christmas. Everyone was just so busy then, and barely had time to spare to be with her on her birthday.
Finishing her meal, Kagome careened up the stairs and into her room, taking a flying leap and landing on her bed with a bounce. She reached over onto her night table, and picked up her phone. She dialed Sango's number and waited impatiently for someone to answer.
"Sango speaking"
"Hey Sango! What's up?"
"You'll never guess what happened last night." Sango squealed.
"Uh... you beat up Kohaku?" Kagome giggled.
"No, silly. Someone asked me out!"
"Oooh! Who?? Tell me!"
"Miroku believe it or not. I know what you're gonna say. But really, I had to give him a chance. I mean, we've known him all our lives almost. I think I know him pretty well, and aside from the occasional butt grabbing, he seems to be an ok guy. Don't you think?"
"Well. He certainly isn't my type of guy, but whatever floats your boat."
Sango chuckled.
"Hm. So yeah. I called to see if you'd still like to come over and hang out today like we agreed yesterday."
"Well um, actually." Sango began. " Miroku and I were going to spend the day together, to celebrate...if that's ok with you."
"Oh." Kagome said, trying to hide her disappointment." It's fine. Go on ahead. We'll just hang out another day then."
"Great!" Sango said, unaware of her friend's downcast voice. "Well, I've really got to be going now. Miroku said he'd come and get me at twelve, and it's eleven forty. I'm not even dressed yet!" She chuckled.
"Alright then. See you later."
Kagome hung up the phone and flopped back onto her bed. It wasn't fair that Sango picked Miroku over her. They had already made plans. Well, not that she could really blame her friend. She would have done the same in her situation had she gotten a new boyfriend. If only I could actually date. She thought jealously. Now it seems like everyone has a boyfriend except for me. I'm so pathetic! She sighed and got up, walked over to her computer.
A few moments later, she was seated at the computer and was logging into AIM. Not many people were online. She was just about to log off when she received a message acceptance prompt.
DeVilDoG Has sent you an Instant Message. Would you like to accept?
Her heart skipped a beat. Wasn't that Inu Yasha's screen name? How did he manage to get hers? She had only given it out to a few of her girl friends. What does he want from me any ways? He probably just wants to rag on me for some reason unbeknownst to me. Oh well, let's see what he has to say. I can always just block him if he becomes a problem. With that, she clicked 'Accept'
DeVilDoG: Hey
EbonyEnchantress: hi
DeVilDoG: You still have my sweatshirt you know.
Oh. So that's what he wanted. God. If he wanted it back so much he could have just asked for it on Friday!
EbonyEnchantress: yea, I'll bring it 2 u tomorrow.ok?
DeVilDoG: ok
DeVilDoG: Oh, one more thing.
Oh god. What have I done wrong NOW??
DeVilDoG: I think your math class is going to have a quiz. You might want to look over your notes.
Wow... that was nice of him to tell me.
EbonyEnchantress: thanks 4 telling me that!
EbonyEnchantress: Um. Do u think u could help me study for it?
DeVilDoG: How? We don't have school.
She paused for a moment. I'd have to invite him over here. Oh god this is going to be so awkward having him in my house.
Before she could respond however, she received a new message from him.
DeVilDoG: I suppose you could come over to my house.
EbonyEnchantress: Oh. Ok. What time?
DeVilDoG: Now's fine.
EbonyEnchantress: All right then. It takes me about ten minutes 2 walk 2 your house from mine, so I'll b there in about twenty minutes all right?
DeVilDoG: ok
EbonyEnchantress: Inu Yasha?
DeVilDoG: yeah?
EbonyEnchantress: Thanks for helping me out.
DeVilDoG: It's not like I care how you do in school. It's just that if you do badly in math, Mrs. Gidian will get on my case for not tutoring you properly. I don't need that crap.
Ugh. There he goes again. She though angrily as she read over what he said. So rude. Damn him! She signed off.
She walked slowly over to her dresser, and picked up a comb. Gently running it through the hair that encircled her face, she gazed at her pale reflection. She then walked over to her closet, and thought about what to wear. She finally decided on a black turtleneck and a pair of dark denim low-rise jeans.
Sighing, she gathered her math notebook, her book, and his sweatshirt and then proceeded to go downstairs into the coatroom. Picking her Aber Crombie and Fitch jacket up off of the hook, and slipping into her Birkenstocks, she let herself out of the house, locking the door behind her.
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Twenty minutes later, Kagome found herself standing in front of the door to Inu Yasha's house. She was hesitant to ring the door bell, afraid that should she touch it, it might yell some kind of insult at her, just like the boy who lived inside normally would. Sighing to herself, she slowly reached up a hesitant hand and rang the door bell.
Inu Yasha heard the faint sound of the doorbell ringing from where he sat perched in his room, reading a book. Here she is. He thought to himself, as he let the book fall onto his bed. His heart began to beat with an unfamiliar quickness. He rushed into the bathroom, and looked at his reflection., checking to see if he was presentable.
He was clad in a red long sleeved shirt, and a pair of baggy faded blue jeans. The red in his shirt provided a nice contrast for his silvery locks, and brought out his eyes as well. Casting one last glance at his reflection, and seeing that nothing was out of place, he turned and sped down the stairs to the open the door.
God I'm so nervous. He thought, looking at his shaking hands as he reached for the handle to the door. Just calm down. It's just her. But... she's the problem. I can't seem to stop thinking about her. She's like a plague, slowly infecting my thoughts... and there's no cure. Shaking his head, he pulled the heavy front door open. His eyes fell onto the girl standing in front of him. She was dressed in a black turtleneck, which accentuated her slim waist and gave her a sophisticated appearance. His eyes traveled down to her lower half, which was clad in low-rise dark jeans, which hugged her long legs in all the right places. He then brought his eyes back up to her face and locked eyes with her.
Those eyes, those beautiful chocolate brown eyes...always so full of contempt. He sighed sadly. She's the most beautiful creature in the world, and yet I still treat her poorly. He shook himself mentally, and closed the door after her, dismissing these thoughts from his mind. No, she'd never give him a chance. No way.
"Hello, Inu Yasha." Kagome said softly from where she stood in the foyer.
"Hey, Kagome." For a moment, Kagome saw a strange thoughtful look flicker across his face, but before she could be sure, it faded away just as quickly as it had come. Weird.
"Um, here's your sweatshirt." She said, breaking the pregnant silence that had enveloped the two.
"Sorry I didn't give it back to you sooner." She said apologetically.
"It's not a problem." Inu Yasha replied, extending his arm out to receive the offered garment, his eyes lingering on her face for a moment, that strange look on his face again.
What's he looking like that for? She shrugged.
She just shook her head and followed him as he led her up the grand staircase. Her hand trailed along the glossy oak railing. She couldn't help but to let her eyes wander around the place. Everything was so beautiful. All throughout the woodworking were beautifully carved intricate designs, and the windowpanes were sectioned off like that of an English Tudor. Beautiful. She thought. Absolutely beautiful.
"Hey, you wont get any work done just standing around like that you know." Came a soft voice from behind her.
"Oh. Sorry" she said with a blush as she followed him again.
Wonder what she was thinking about. He pondered.
"Here's my room." He said opening the door for her, and then promptly following her inside.
"Nice room." Kagome said politely, as her gaze drifted across his room. It was plainly decorated but reeked of sophistication.
"Thanks." He muttered, not really sure what else to say to her, being that interior design wasn't one of his favourite topics. He watched as she silently settled herself on the floor, and began to pull out her material. She then looked up at him, catching his eye. She averted her eyes quickly, but he could have sworn he saw her cheeks take on a slight tinge of pink.
He settled himself on the floor next to her, and took her spiral notebook off of the floor and began flipping through it, searching for the section on matrices.
As she sat on the floor, with her long legs tucked comfortably underneath herself, she waited for Inu Yasha to finish looking through the material and give her problems to figure out. She glanced over towards the window, and saw that it had once again started to snow, the tiny crystal flakes beginning to plaster themselves up against the windowpanes as if trying to come inside to the warmth.
As she stared off into the distance, the events from that morning replayed in her mind. I can't believe sango really ditched me to hang out with Miroku. I mean, it's one thing if she wants to be with her new boyfriend, but we had already made plans. I hope that this wont be a common occurrence, I don't think I could stand to let Sango and I grow apart just because of a boyfriend.
Inu Yasha had begun talking through several review problems, explaining in depth how to come up with each solution.
"Do you see how this works?" He inquired without bringing his eyes off his work.
Completely lost in thought, Kagome didn't even notice he had spoken at all.
Realizing that he wasn't getting any response, Inu Yasha cast a furtive glance at the taciturn girl next to him. He was shocked as he saw the painful expression displayed across the pale contours of her face.
Setting down his pencil, he turned to look at her.
"You seem distracted today. Something bothering you?" He asked her in a soft tone she had never heard him use before. Looking first down at her hands clasped in her lap, and then back up to meet his gaze Kagome debated whether or not she should actually tell him what was the matter. As she looked into his eyes however, she saw nothing but genuine concern, and not a single trace of invidiousness.
She sighed and licked her lips before she began to speak.
"Well, it's just that..." She paused for a moment, wondering once again whether she could really take the chance of confiding in him. What if he made fun of her for it? Or went and told Miroku and Sango how jealous she was of them possibly taking away her time with her best friend. Her eyes quickly darted back to meet his, which still held that slightly perturbed look, urging her to continue on. She sighed, and decided she'd just have to take a risk.
"It's just that...Sango had promised me we'd hang out together today, but then she told Miroku she'd spend the day with him. I don't know why I'm getting so upset about this." She said , her eyes beginning to moisten with tears.
"I'm just afraid now that Sango has Miroku around...she wont have time for me anymore. I couldn't bear growing apart from her because of a boyfriend!" Her last words came out as a painful choke.
Tentatively placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, his heart wrenched at the sight of her so worked up.
"I know how you feel." He empathized. "I feel the say way about Miroku now having a girlfriend. All he has been able to talk about with me lately is 'Sango this, and Sango that.' It's been ages since we've just hung out as two friends would. I mean, I'm happy that he has found someone to be with, but I hope he wont neglect our friendship because of it."
Kagome sniffed, and reached a up a hand to wipe away her tears, but stopped when her hand came into contact with Inu Yasha's. Gently pushing her hand back down, he carefully wiped away a tear that had just formed underneath her left eye.
"Don't cry, Kagome." He said soothingly. It pained him so to see her beautiful face so distraught.
Sniffling a few more times, before wiping away the remaining tears with her sleeve, she turned away from Inu Yasha, feeling a little bit embarrassed.
"Thank you for understanding." She sighed and picked up the pencil that lay at her feet, preparing to shove her problems from her mind for the moment, and focus on studying. "I'm ok now."
Nodding his head, he reluctantly removed his hand from her shoulder, and turned back to their studying.
All throughout the rest of the study session they worked hard, but try as he might, Inu Yasha just couldn't stop thinking about her. The moment they had just shared had been unlike anything he had ever experienced with her, or any other girl for that matter. He usually tended to be so cold hearted, and unsympathetic. But it was different with her...she was special.
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Well there's another chapter completed ^_^. Like the Inu+Kag fluff?.. ehh... I know it's a little crappy so far, coz Kagome doesn't like Inu. But, as I said... keep on reading and good things shall happen! Just be patient! ^_^
~Crazy Jaivy
