Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha.

All through the day, Inuyasha looked like he was deep in thought. Whenever he saw me with Kouga he would look at us with a determined grin.

Everyone had been talking about Kouga and I. We aren't officially a couple but we are close, and everyone is against it. Mostly because one of these unwritten rules is: Don't break the rules. By being with Kouga, I broke rule number one. These rules, they are like laws in high school. If you don't follow them, you will face consequences. Inuyasha and I have gotten away with not being together all these years because Inuyasha and I did date once, and people just settled for trying to get us together all though I'm not sure why.

"Kagome, you want me to walk you home?" Kouga asked me on our way out of school.

"Sure, if you want."

I smiled at him and it immediately turned into a blank expression as I saw right through him and all I saw was Inuyasha. He was just leaning against the wall, looking dead at me. He too, was wearing a blank expression. That was all our looks ever held; blankness.

Blankness is exactly what I felt for him. I didn't hate him anymore, but I won't ever consider him a friend.

"I like your bracelet," he mouthed while smirking.

I looked down at the bracelet I was currently wearing. I had totally forgotten about it because I was so busy during the day. The only thing that got me was that he noticed something as simple as a bracelet.

I nodded at him, not knowing exactly what to say or think.

"Let's go beautiful," Kouga said.

I adverted my attention away from Inuyasha as Kouga took my hand and we began heading towards my house.

"So what's been up with mutt face?" Kouga asked me.

"I don't know. Why would you ask me? Why not ask him?"

"Well because you guys have been hanging out a little more, doing god knows what."

"Well, that stopped after what you said. I'm never going to talk to him again," I told him.

"You deserve better anyway."

"That, I'm not totally sure about. I mean, everyone has been chewing our heads off, trying to get us together, and then now…now we are back to square one."

"They don't understand what you guys went through. Only you and him do because you were actually there. You guys have history, and that is what they aren't seeing," he explained to me as we approached my house.

I sighed, knowing that he was right…again.

"See you tomorrow," he said before kissing me deeply.

As he walked away, I was thinking. Kouga's kisses, they mean next to nothing to me. Before Inuyasha and I started going out in middle school, Sango told me that since I've been with Inuyasha my whole life, he's the one I'm going to compare other guys against. She said that I was going to find something wrong with them and think that Inuyasha was always perfect. I may not think that he is perfect, but even now, I compare guys against him.

"What's wrong Kagome?" Souta asked when I got in the house.

"Nothing," I stated simply.

"Who was that guy that was walking you home?"

"His name is Kouga."

"Are you guys going out?" he questioned further.

"Not yet."

"Do you want to go out with him?"

"I'm not sure," I replied truthfully.

"How come Inuyasha hasn't been over in….years?"

"What's up with all your questions?"

"You always dodge anything I ask if it has to do with Inuyasha. That's probably why you aren't going out with that Kouga guy yet, because of Inuyasha."

"Would you just stop talking?" I half shouted.

"If you really want to forget about him, think of all his flaws…even though he is like the coolest person alive."

Souta had always looked up to Inuyasha, kind of like a hero. When we went out, Souta kept talking about how cool it would be to have Inuyasha as a brother-in-law. When we stopped going out, Souta was just as disappointed in me as I was in Inuyasha. Sometimes, I wish I could see Inuyasha the way Souta does, but I don't think that is possible anymore.

I rolled my eyes and went up stares, thinking about what he said.

Flaws in Inuyasha? I thought. I could only think of way too many flaws in him.

Conceited, pig-headed, annoying, stubborn, ignorant, jerk, self-centered…

As I made the mental list, I wondered if there were any good things about Inuyasha.

He made a good boyfriend while it lasted, but then he turned into the jerk he is today.

My list of flaws beats the list of good things about Inuyasha.

"Kagome, Sango's here!" Souta announced as I heard Sango trudge up the stairs.

"Hey Kagz," she greeted. "What are you thinking about?" she asked, obviously seeing my off expression.

"Inuyasha's flaws compared to his non-flaws."

"And which is winning?" she asked, sitting down next to me on my bed.

"The flaws, big time," I told her blankly.

"You ever think that maybe you too busy seeing the flaws to see anything else?"

"No. Why?"

"Well, because it seems to me you guys are both pushing each other away and in doing that, you exclude all the good features and just see the bad."

"Like you could think of any good features of Inuyasha," I challenged.

"Loyal, protective, strong. That's three right there."

"He wasn't loyal to me, he wasn't protective of me, and he wasn't strong for me."

"What happened between you two?" she asked concerned. "You won't even let him try to get close to you anymore."

"It's a long story," I said looking away from her.

"That's what you always say, and now, I want to hear what happened."

"You're friends with him, and if I tell you, you will see him in a totally different way and I just can't do that to him or you," I explained trying to get off the topic.

"Just tell me," she pushed.

"Do you know how Inuyasha and I first met?" I asked her.

"No, I don't."

"When we were little, I was at the park, this one kid pushed me down and started laughing because I skinned my knee and it was bleeding," I paused. "Before I knew it, Inuyasha came up to the kid and punched him square in the nose and told him that he was to never touch me again. After that, he came up to me and helped me clean up. Since then he has always been there to help me in those situations and he promised to always be there for me no matter what."

I looked at Sango, she was happy, probably because I remembered something nice about Inuyasha.

"Since he was a hanyou, he got picked on all the time and I would always get them to stop. By the time we were in Kindergarten, everyone knew not to mess with either of us, but they all liked us too. As the years went on, we got closer and closer until the time we were inseparable. Our parents used to kid around about getting to be in-laws because they saw how Inuyasha and I acted around each other," I sighed. "You and Miroku eventually came into the picture but there is more to it than you guys know."

Sango was still listening intently, the story she always wanted to hear, finally being told.

"Inuyasha and I became a couple and our bond became bigger. On December 25th I found him kissing another girl, and so we broke up but still kept our friendship unlike most people, that was something we never wanted to lose. Ever since then, every Christmas we would meet and the part because for some reason we always needed to 'talk'," I stopped for a minute remembering the Christmas that just past.

"So what happened next?" she urged me on.

"Sooner or later he began to drift apart from me. He spent more time dating, and doing other guy stuff and at first, I thought nothing of it. I thought it was just him growing up and I accepted that, but I found out I was wrong in the worst way possible. On Valentine's Day, he always used to take me some place special whether we were friends or more than friends. On that day though he told me the worst thing possible. He told me that he never cared about me and only was around me out of pity. He said that he never wanted to talk to me again, or see my ugly face. I swear I wanted to kill him after that because he, just like the boy when we first met, pushed me down, but instead of skinning my knee, my leg hit metal post and I broke my leg," I said almost done with my story.

Sango was now holding an angry expression on her face.

"And after that, he quit being the guy I fell in love with, and it never ceases to amaze me when he breaks my heart time after time. I didn't want to get hurt anymore so I just don't let him into or near my heart anymore."

"Oh, Kagome, I'm so sorry! I never knew or I wouldn't have pushed you to be with him," she exclaimed hugging me.

"You're the first one besides Inuyasha and me, to know."

"I'm surprised you were able to be around him like you were with the whole getting Miroku and me together and the tutoring and all the other stuff."

"Well, I was opening up to him more, but after he kissed me I registered what was going on and didn't want a replay of what happened in the past so I cut off all ties, and Kouga just made that decision final."

"Wait, when did he kiss you?" she asked curiously.

"After the play, he told me to come over and when I entered he just…Kissed me."

"Did you kiss him back?"

"Yes," I said sheepishly.

She rolled her eyes.

"But if he broke off your friendship then why does he hate you?"

"I'm not complete sure," I shrugged not really wanting to dwell on this subject too much longer.

"Well, I've got to go now," Sango said standing up.

"Why?" I asked, confused.

"I got to go kill Inuyasha now that I know what he did to you."

"Sango, no!" I shouted. "You can't let anyone know that you know, not even Inuyasha," I told her strictly.

"Why not?"

"I don't want to be reminded of it anymore."

She nodded before leaving. No doubt she was going to treat him differently now, and it was all thanks to me.

"Sis?" Souta called about an hour after Sango left.

"What's up?" I called back.

"Inuyasha's here to see you!" he said excitedly.

"No," I whispered as I made my way down stairs.

I stared in awe at what I saw. I expected to see an Inuyasha who just got beat up or at least told by Sango, but instead I saw Inuyasha in a button up shirt and dress pants holding a pink rose.

"What are you doing here?" I asked breathlessly.

"I'm here to take you on a date," he said huskily

"What?" I asked in confusion.

"I'm here to take you on a date," he said again.

"No, I heard that but…Why?"

"Can't I do something nice without being questioned?"

"No."

"Just, please, give me a chance."

"What if you wasted all your seconded chances?" I questioned.

"Then give me a third chance."

"I-I don't know," I said cautiously.

"What's the worst that could happen?" he challenged.

"My heart getting wounded more than it already is. Me coming home crying because of something that you did. My life-"

"Just give me another chance," he begged.

"I can't."

"Why are you so scared?"

"Because you're you," I stated simply.

"Let me show you that I can change."

He held out his hand for me to take. I stared at it blankly. I only knew too well how he can change.

"Go on, Sis," Souta said from behind me. "Compare him to every other guy," he said smirking.

"I…"

I stood there weighing my choices.

I'm going to wind up regretting this.

"Just don't hurt me again," I said slowly taking his hand.

He smiled as he led me out to his car. I played with the rose that he gave me on our way to where ever he was taking me.

"Where are we going?" I asked, breaking the silence.

"You'll see."

"What made you do this?"

"I'll tell you after our little date," he promised.

"Just don't make me regret coming with you."

"I won't," he smirked, keeping his eyes on the road.

The only reason I was giving him another chance was because I'm me. I believe in second chances or in this case third chances and one day, that was going to kill me. I knew deep down I was going to regret taking his hand and letting him take me to where ever we are going, but the world was against me, so I gave in.

So what do you think made him take her on a date? I'd love to hear you guesses and the answer will most likely be in one of the next two chapters. Just to make this clear, Kagome is still single. She's not going out with Kouga nor Inuyasha. Inuyasha is just taking her on a date for some reason soon to be revealed.

Also I still need a Miroku, Inuyasha, Shesshomaru, Naraku, Kikyo and Kouga for the RPG. P.M. me for details

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