Chapter 2. Asking Kagome to the dance

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Without any explaining to either Miroku or Sango what he was going to do he sped off down the street to buy some flowers and when he did he ran into someone unexpected…

"YASHIE! MY WHITTLE BABY! MHMMM GIVE MOMMY A KISS!"

Inuyasha felt someone grabbed him from behind and spin him around before he knew it he was face to face, or to be technical face to chest with his mother.

His mother was pretty tall for a human lady so Inuyasha was still shorter, but right now he felt as if he were being suffocated by a demon!

Izayoi rested her head upon Inuyasha's as she smiled and began giggling and recalling very fond, yet embarrassing memories.

"Ma' come on let me go! I've got uh…some place to be!"

Izayoi was completely oblivious to the fact that her son was being crushed from her embrace.

"OH Yashie! I remember when I used to hold you like this! After I caught you because you pulled your diaper off!"

Inuyasha began to blush, and he noticed some people were staring at them.

"Mom look can we talk about this later, people are staring!"

Inuyasha whispered the last part.

She still wasn't listening.

"I remember this is how I used to rock you too!"

And to prove her point she lifted him a little off the ground and Inuyasha began very awkwardly swaying back and forth, but to his horror he was actually getting sleepy, his mother knew this too but she wanted to see if this old trick still worked, apparently it did!

"Mom 'Yawn' please let me down!"

With that Izayoi let him down.

"What are you doing here anyway?"

Inuyasha said once he recollected his dignity.

"I'm just doing a little shopping why?"

'Oh yeah that's right we are low on Ramen after all!'

Izayoi watched as her son went into thought about what she had said and rolled her eyes knowing what he was thinking about.

"And I didn't come here just to buy RAMEN!"

Inuyasha gave her the puppy eyed stare and his mother could never refuse him, but he regretted it because she squeezed him again, as his mother kept saying how cute he still was and hadn't lost an ounce of it since he was a baby.

"Don't worry I'll buy a month's supply as usual. Happy?"

"I guess."

Izayoi noticed the crushed flowers in Inuyasha's hands.

"What'cha got there Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha completely forgot about the flowers in his hands, and stared down in horror at how terrible they looked.

"AWW MOM! Look what you did I was going to give these flowers to Kago…"

He stopped himself before he could continue but it was to late he saw the 'look' in his mother's eyes and knew to step back this time, because two seconds later his mother was literally prancing around happily chanting,

"MY YASHIE'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND, YASHIE'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND!"

"Ok OK MOTHER I GET THE POINT! WAIT A MINUTE…HEY SHE AIN'T MY GIRLFRIEND ALRIGHT?"

His mother stopped in disappointment but immediately became suspicious.

"If you aren't going out with Kagome then why are you buying her flowers?"

"She's sick."

That was part of the truth, and his mother wasn't dumb she knew there was more to it then that, she was aware of just how deep Inuyasha could be and knew better then to believe that 'she's sick' was the only reason.

"Really Inuyasha what is it?"

"That's it…really!"

Izayoi shook her head and crossed her arms, she knew this would always work.

"Ok ok I was hoping she'd also go to the dance with me this Friday, and I REALLY was giving these to her to make her feel better!"

Izayoi smiled and hugged her son but gently this time.

"Oh Inuyasha your finally growing up and becoming more and more like your father everyday!"

Inuyasha was grateful and surprised he wasn't being crushed by a hug.

"And if you ever have any questions just ask me ok?"

"Sure mom."

"Good, well I'll see you later and I hope everything goes good!"

"Thanks mom see you later!"

'That was easy I suppose. Now for the hard part.'

Inuyasha thought as he walked up to Kagome's front door.

DING DONG

Inuyasha saw a sick looking Kagome answer the door, but her face brightened when she saw who it was.

'I'll bet she thought it was Hojo!'

"Inuyasha what are you doing here?"

Kagome said after she happily invited Inuyasha in.

"You've been sick are you ok?"

Kagome blushed. 'Is that the reason he's here? Just to see me.?'

But then she noticed all the books in his hands, and sighed in disappointment, Inuyasha noticed and asked her what was wrong.

"Nothing, hey are those flowers for me?"

Inuyasha blushed and quickly handed them to her and looked at his shoes.

"Thank you! There so beautiful!"

Inuyasha was happy to hear her say that, Inuyasha only stood there with nothing else to say and for a few moments the two were silent until Inuyasha felt Kagome's hand touch his chin as she directed him to look at her.

"Inuyasha, was there something else you wanted to tell me?"

'Yes will you go to the dance with me?'

"Kagome…"

"Yes?"

"IF your feeling better and that is if it's ok with and if you want to, wouldyougotothedancewithme?"

"What?"

Inuyasha sighed in defeat.

"It's ok I knew you wouldn't want to…"

Inuyasha said as he made his way towards the door, but he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Wouldn't want to what? Sorry I didn't hear what you said."

He breathed in deeply,

"Would you go to the dance with me on Friday?"

For a second Kagome only looked at him, pondering what he had just said and wondering,

'Is he asking me out? No it's probably just strictly going as friends, but then why is he looking at me like that? Why did he appear so hesitant at first?'

Inuyasha was worried because it was taking so long for her to answer and she seemed shocked.

'Oh NO! What if someone's already asked her!'

Inuyasha looked down again but he missed Kagome's smile.

"Yes…Inuyasha I'll go with you!"

"Really? You mean it?"

"Yes Inuyasha I do."

Before he could embarrass himself further he simply ended it with,

"Ok pick you up at 7:00 ok? We can eat somewhere before."

"Ok sounds good to me."

"Ok."

"Ok."

Inuyasha saw the rest of the conversation was going nowhere.

"Alright then I'll see you later and I hope you feel better soon!"

"Thanks! Bye 'Yashie'!"

Inuyasha blushed and wondered where she got that name from he was so going to kill someone later.

"Uh…k' bye!"

With that he headed home, so relieved that it was finally over but his challenge was only beginning he wasn't quite out of the woods yet, and he realized this unfortunately while driving so he almost got his new car a paint job while on the road, what was he going to wear, what was he going to do if Kagome didn't want to dance, and was this the opportunity to finally tell Kagome his true love for her? He held off for years and he planned on telling her before graduation so why not then? What was stopping him?

Inuyasha was kind of in a grudged mood, his mother thought she rejected him and began comforting her son but he laughed and said she accepted his proposal but that he was worried about various other things.

A/N: This is high school phase is brief and will be over soon.