Well, here we go. Just got back from spending a week with our friend from London, Mal, and some people were a little crusty, to say the least. Anyway, I'm not in the mood to chat. BAH!!!

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Inuyasha: Grease'd

Chapter Five

Kagome plunked down into her seat, and pulled out her Latin books. She had toiled all through lunch, but had made little to no progress, even with the help of the dictionary in the back of her textbook. Sighing, she handed Mr. Myouga her paper as he collected them, well aware that she would fail the assignment.

The room filled up, students chatting and snacking as they took their seats. Mr Myouga was well-known for his indulgent behaviour, so no student was chastised for eating during his classes. He was of the opinion that if you were hungry, you should eat, as long as he got a bite, of course!

Inuyasha came through the door, and felt his pulse quicken at the sight of Kagome's down-trodden expression. Even when she was sad, she was beautiful. Sliding into his seat, he noticed Houjo was nowhere to be seen. This is my chance, he thought.

"Hi."

Kagome looked up, and managed to smile for him. "Hey."

He was a bit discouraged by her lack of interest, but thought maybe he could pique it. "How'd you do on the homework assignment?"

She turned her head away from him and buried it in her arms. "Terrible. I couldn't even finish it."

He looked at her sympathetically. "Doesn't your boyfriend help you?"

She snorted in contempt. "No. He can't help me; he's no better at language than I am. Besides, outside of work and school is basically the only time we see each other." She sighed.

He looked at the floor, unable to resist a long look at her legs. Now was his chance to get to know her. "If you like, I can tutor you."

Her head snapped up, a smile on her face, which faded instantly. "I can't afford to pay you."

He shook his head. "Don't even think about it. I don't need the money." Besides, I wouldn't dream of accepting money just to get close to you.

She hesitated, but finally agreed.

He smiled, and Kagome couldn't help but admire his molten gold eyes. For a geeky half-breed, she thought, he's not bad looking.

It had been Kagura's idea to dress him like a geek; she said that it would be more effective when Kagome finally saw how handsome he could really be. He'd never thought himself ugly, but he certainly wasn't as handsome as his brother or father. He considered himself more rugged, but still alright-looking.

Kagome found herself almost lamenting the fact that she was unavailable, but all it took to remind her that she had it good was the argyle sweater and the glasses perched on his nose. He only needed them for reading, but they repulsed her nonetheless: big, black-rimmed frames, that magnified his irises just the tiniest bit and stuck out like a sore thumb on his pale face. Forcing herself to forget about that, she held out her hand, and he took it. "Thanks, Inuyasha. I really appreciate this. How about tonight, after I'm done work?"

"No problem, Kagome. Tonight's fine." I'd wait an eternity for you.

Latin class that day only involved the students watching the movie Gladiator while Mr. Myouga marked their homework. When class was over, the movie stopped and the marked assignments re-distributed to their rightful owners, Mr Myouga reminded them to have a good weekend and to forget about Latin homework till next week.

When Kagome passed him on the way out, he pulled her aside. "Miss Higurashi, I've noticed that you're having a difficult time. Would you like me to arrange for a few private lessons with one of your classmates?"

Kagome smiled. "No thanks, Mr. Myouga. I've already taken care of it." She turned to look at Inuyasha, who was still at his desk, digging around in his pockets for his car keys, making sure he hadn't lost them. Tonight was his first night working at Chang's Gas Bar, and he didn't want to be late.

Mr. Myouga smiled, detecting a smattering of compatibility between the two. "Excellent choice, Miss Higurashi. Inuyasha is the most gifted student in this class.You will understand in no time, my dear."

Kagome shifted her bag and replied, "Thanks."

Leaving the room, she passed Ayame and Sango, who waved to her, but there was no sign of Rin. She frowned, and waited by the stairs, but when Rin didn't appear to be coming, she left for class.

That's odd. I could have sworn I saw Rin just before lunch. Huh.

Kagome was finishing her second lap around the track when Rin finally showed up. After Miss Yura had finished chewing her out, Rin joined the class on the track and Kagome fell in beside her, asking, "Where have you been?"

Rin had a dreamy look on her face, but after a moment she replied, "I think I'm in love."

Kagome made a face. "With who? Since when? Rin, what's going on?" Her curiosity was demanding to be assuaged. Rin's feet were always planted firmly on solid ground; it was strange now to see her head in the clouds.

"Sesshoumaru Takahashi, that's what's going on." She giggled, and looked to Kagome for her opinion.

Kagome nodded. "I've seen him around. He's cute! Way to go, Rin! I didn't think there was a guy in existence that could make you this happy."

Rin had a track record for dating players; they wanted nothing more than to add her to their butterfly collection, but she always seemed to end up getting hurt, even when she saw the break-up coming.

Rin replied, "Sesshoumaru's different. I don't know Kags, I just feel safe with him, you know? I barely know the guy, but he saved me from a nasty confrontation with Hakudoushi, walked me to class, then we kinda got side-tracked by each other," her cheeks turned a pretty pink, "but he was a complete gentleman, and didn't do anything I didn't want him to, and he wants me to meet him after school!"

Kagome lifted a brow, but not for long. Things seemed to be moving a little too fast in her opinion, but, she reflected, all of Rin's previous relationships had started off very slow, and all those guys had had to work for her affection, only to foolishly squander it when they thought they were going to get what they really wanted.

"Well, just be careful. I'd hate to see you get hurt again, Rin."

Rin smiled her sisterly smile. "Thanks for your concern, Kags. I'll keep my mind open."

Kagome grinned, then, linking her arm with Rin's, confided, "I got a Latin tutor."

Rin smiled. "Really? I didn't think you were doing that bad."

Kagome nodded, "I am. And the smartest guy in class is going to help me change that. He's a geek, but he's nice. I like him."

"Who is it?"

"Inuyasha Takahashi, Sesshoumaru's brother."

"Huh. Guess we've got the same taste in men!" Rin joked, and Kagome smiled impishly. "I don't think I'd ever date him," she confessed, "but I'd call him my friend."

Rin grinned, and thought of Kagura's plans for Inuyasha and Kagome. You'll call him boyfriend before the year is out, my friend.

"Well, if you'd dump that boyfriend of yours, you'd be free to play the field again."

Kagome sighed. "You know why I can't do that. Kouga was like my shadow before Houjo asked me out. Besides, Houjo's a good guy; he's just not always paying attention, that's all."

Rin shook her head in disappointment. "Sounds like another excuse if you ask me."

Kagome elbowed her playfully and snapped, "Well I'm not asking you, am I?"

Extracting her arm from Rin's, she moved over and thought,

Love, her inner voice whispered, but she didn't want to think about that. Houjo was alright when it came to making out, but lately she had been avoiding his attention. He tended to fall into a routine and she liked variety, but he had yet to complain.

Maybe it was time for a change.

Inu G'd

That afternoon, Kagura pushed open the glass doors of the back entrance to the school and headed down the steel stairs to the parking lot, where her car was parked in the far corner, away from the other cars. A yellow Mustang caught her eye as she passed it, Inuyasha's older brother sitting inside, busily writing on a piece of lined paper. He didn't notice her expression of admiration as she passed.

Unlocking her car door, she found a note on the driver's seat. Opening it, she read it, then sighed in exasperation. It was from her older brother, Naraku.

Kagura, quit skipping Marketing, or I'll have Mother cut off your allowance. Stay at home after school, I want to talk to you.
N.

She seethed inside. Naraku was so annoying, bossing her around like this. Their parents were never home, so why did he care if she -

A noise from the trees behind her startled her, and, creeping quietly, she peeked between the pine cones to get a better look. There, on a blanket, Houjo and Ayame Lee were making out, both of them minus a few articles of clothing. Kagura saw Houjo grab and squeeze Ayame's breast before she turned away, shocked at what she had just witnessed. She decided not to say anything for now; this knowledge would come in handy if Inuyasha didn't succeed in getting Kagome to dump Houjo on her own.

She smiled, and climbed into her car, spotting her purse on the floor. If memory served her correctly...

Reaching in, she pulled out her Polaroid camera, and her grin grew even wider. No harm in having a little photographic evidence to back up her testimony!

Sounds like a court drama, she thought fleetingly, before snapping off several pictures. She drove away a few minutes later, her irritation with her brother's summons forgotten.

Inu G'd

Kikyou Sakamoto felt a sharp pain shoot through the back of her head when it hit the glass, and she mumbled incoherently as Naraku took control of her mouth. She liked him a lot, more than she'd liked any other boy, but his make-out style was a tad rough.

She liked it that way.

She didn't know what it was that attracted her to him, be it his tendency to make her prove her devotion to him by pointing out other girls and their attributes, forcing her to remind him of what he had in her, or that he was out of school and had a full-time job, and wasn't afraid to spend his money, which was always a good thing, for she had expensive taste, depending on who she was dating. The richer the better, in her opinion. She didn't consider that he was older, and therefore more experienced. She had only ever dated boys before, but Naraku was a man. She was sure she could handle him.

He began to French kiss her when he suddenly pulled away, his attention drawn to a white Lamborghini that had pulled in a few spaces away. They were at the most popular Drive-In in the suburban district of Tokyo, Higurashi's. Kagome's mother ran it, and her whole family worked there; her grampa cooked the burgers, her mother wrapped them, and Kagome served them. Her younger brother, Sota, ran the dishwasher for their grampa.

Naraku abruptly let her go to roll down his window, and she readied herself to remind him of her better qualities, but to her surprise he didn't cat-call the girl who got out of the sleek sports car, he yelled at her.

"Kagura! Get your ass over here!"

The girl, Kagura, flipped him off and walked up to the counter to order her meal. Snarling, he undid his seatbelt with a curse.

"Who is she, babe? How do you know her?"

"She's my little sister, not that that's any of your damn business," he snarled as he slammed the door.

"Touchy, touchy," she commented, flipping down the sun visor to check her make-up.

Kagura braced herself for Naraku's onslaught. Gripping her arm tightly, he turned her to face him. "Why the hell do you keep doing that?" he demanded, drawing the attention of others in line.

"Doing what? Naraku, quit making a scene, for Christ's sake!"

"You know what I mean. You skip Marketing one more time, and I'm cutting you off, Kagura. Our mother left me in charge, and if she finds out that I've been letting you skip, she's going to cut us both off. So stop it before I kick your ass!"

Those who had been listening turned away now, disgust written on their faces. Kagura was embarrassed by his public outburst, but she hid it well. He was all talk, anyway.

"Whatever, Naraku. I have a job, and that's money you can't take from me. Maybe if you stopped lying to people about your full-time job, you wouldn't have this problem. You can't sponge off mother and dad forever, you know. So quit threatening me, because I could care less if they cut us off."

Naraku seethed, but he brought himself under control. He didn't like making a scene, but aside from dragging her back to his car and risking Kikyou overhearing Kagura's little speech, he had no choice but to confront her here. If he waited until they got home, she would just lock herself in her enormous room and he'd get nothing out of her, and he couldn't afford to piss off their parents, who would put an abrupt end to his unlimited funds, or Kikyou would leave him in a second, and he hated to lose the easiest girl he'd ever met, whose taste in variety in bed rivalled his own. That girl would do anything.

Accepting defeat, and none too gracefully either, he glared at her and swaggered back to his GTO, where Kikyou waited for him.

Getting in and slamming the door, he took one look at her before he nabbed her by the back of her head and began kissing her - hard, to vent his anger at Kagura.

That little bitch... he was going to remind her who was in charge.

Inu G'd

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