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Chapter 3

Doubts

Inuyasha watched Kagome walk off. What the hell was that all about? Inuyasha thought. First, she leaves the restaurant without a word and now she gets mad at me just for seeing if she was hurt.

"What did you do to her, you stupid mutt?" Kouga snarled.

"Me!" Inuyasha shouted. "You were the one holding her!"

Kouga smirked. "And if you hadn't come when you did, I might have been able to get a kiss out of her," Kouga added. "She seemed so upset over something."

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, biting his tongue to stop himself from punching Kouga square in the jaw.

"Look wolf boy, stay away from Kagome," Inuyasha said, his voice shaking.

"Why? Clearly, she's mad at you, not me, and it looks like she would enjoy my company more than yours."

"Because she is my girl and in case you forgot, she broke up with you, so she must enjoy my company more than yours."

Inuyasha turned around and headed back to the restaurant to pay the bill. Kikyo must feel so stupid sitting in that restaurant all by herself, Inuyasha couldn't help thinking.

Kagome arrived back to her apartment, which she shared with her best friend Sango Kurata, around midnight. Sango was still out on a date with her boyfriend that she had been dating for a year – Miroku Sagami.

Kagome changed into her pyjamas then got the tub of ice cream from the freezer before sitting down on her bed and stuffing her face full of double chocolate chip ice cream while flipping through Cosmo.

Doesn't he love me? Kagome thought blinking back tears. He doesn't act jealous at all! What happened? Last week, a guy was checking me out and Inuyasha full on lashed out at him. Kouga danced with me, gave me a necklace, held me AND he's come so close that if I had moved a bit, I would have ended up kissing him.

Her thought were interrupted by the front door closing. A few seconds later Sango skipped in front of Kagome's door.

"Kagome! You won't believe what happened!" Sango squealed hiding her hands behind her back. "Miroku proposed! Miroku proposed! Miroku proposed! Miroku proposed! Miroku proposed! Miroku proposed!" Sango screamed jumping on Kagome's bead hysterically. "It was so amazing! You should have been there! Miroku and I were eating dinner when…"

Miroku and Sango have been dating for almost a year now! Inuyasha and I have been together for two years. Sango hates it when Miroku flirts with girls but he still pays attention to her on dates. And Miroku got jealous when Sango's friend, Kuronosuke, asked her to marry him. So…does Inuyasha still want me in his life?

"Kagome? Kagome!" Sango said a little louder. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Kagome said smiling brightly. It really is nothing until Inuyasha breaks up with me, Kagome reasoned wanted to tell her best friend all her problems. Besides, Sango is happy so I won't worry her with my problems till later. "Wow! You are so lucky Sango! Tomorrow, we shall celebrate! Manicures and pedicures, my treat," Kagome said.

"Thanks Kagome! You're the greatest…wow! I have to call everyone and tell them!"

Sango scurried from the room looking ecstatic. Kagome sighed and lay down on her pillows. She felt so confused right now.

She heard a faint ringing tune in the distance and realised it was her mobile. Diving for her purse, she grabbed her phone and pressed the answer button.

"Hello?" she half whispered into the tiny phone.

"Kagome?"

"Inuyasha?"

Kagome pulled the phone away and groaned silently. Why didn't she check the called ID before picking up? Oh well, she couldn't just hang up.

"Um…hi," Kagome squeaked.

"Are you OK?"

"Huh? Oh, my knee and elbow?" Kagome looked at her elbow where a large Mickey Mouse band aid was covering the graze (her knee had a Winnie the Pooh band aid). "They're fine, thought I can't say much for my shoes."

"Then I'll get straight to the point then."

Oh my God! He's going to break up with me! He's going to break up with me! He's going to break up with me! Whatever you do, don't cry! Don't give him the satisfaction that he got to you. Oh God…I feel like I'm about to cry!

"What the hell was that all about?"

"Huh?" Kagome asked.

She could hear Inuyasha sigh. "Outside the restaurant with Kouga? What the hell was that about?"

"I should be asking you that!" Kagome snapped remembering how Inuyasha ignored her throughout their date.

"Me! What is your problem?"

"What is your problem, Takahashi?"

"I'm just concerned because you seemed mad at me and I want to know why!"

"Wow, so now you're playing the concerned boyfriend?"

"I have always been concerned!" Inuyasha said, his voice rising.

"Oh really? You could have fooled me!" Kagome snapped, her voice rising as well.

"What the fuck is your problem? I'm just asking how you are! Do you want me to be concerned or ignore you all the time!"

"I want a boyfriend who would at least talk to me during our date!" Kagome shouted. "Kouga talked to me more than you did tonight! And I was with you the whole time!"

Inuyasha punched a pillow nearby (the same pillow he had been abusing ever since he got home). "I am the concerned boyfriend!"

"No you aren't!" Kagome shouted furiously.

Kagome heard someone knocking on her door. "Come in!" she shouted.

Sango walked in and tossed the phone on Kagome's bed before hastily making an exit. Obviously, now was not the right time to ask Kagome about her problems.

"I got a call, I'll talk to you later," Kagome said coldly before ending the call. She tossed her mobile viciously on the floor then grabbed the phone lying on her bed.

"Hello?" she asked trying to sound calm and cool.

"Hey Kags!"

"Oh. Hey Kouga," Kagome said trying to sound as enthusiastic as Kouga sounded.

"I just got a call from the Mr Myoga, he said that two reporters backed out of a story and he wants us both to fill in. I know this is short notice, but the flight is tomorrow afternoon."

"Oh…I um…well, I kinda made plans already," Kagome mumbled. "But I'll come…depending on where it is that is."

Kouga chuckled. "It's at the Gold Coast in Australia."

Just what I need – a long vacation away from Inuyasha till we can sort out what's going on between us, Kagome thought gleefully.

"All right Kouga."

"Great, I'll pick you up at one o'clock tomorrow."

"All right, see ya Kouga."

Kagome hung up and threw the cordless phone on the floor like she had done with her mobile. 5 days with Kouga in the Gold Coast…no Inuyasha…no worries.

Author's Note: Don't send me reviews with suggestions for upcoming chapters and sorry for the short chapters.