Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha.

The next day Inuyasha called and told me that he was going to take me out again today. I mentally groaned. It was obvious that he wasn't going to give up any day soon and if I didn't give him his week to prove to me that it wasn't him who hurt me, then he was going to be very persistent and very annoying and around even more.

Around 2 o'clock the door bell rang. Souta, who of course of was looking forward to seeing Inuyasha, answered the door to be greeted with the hanyou.

"Hey Inuyasha!" Souta greeted with a big smile.

"Hey squirt," Inuyasha said while ruffling his hair.

I watched the interaction from the top of the stairs. He treated my brother nicely unlike the other guys who I've had over who think he is just a waste of space.

"You here to see, Kagome?" Souta asked.

"Yup."

His eyes drifted from Souta to where I was standing. It was obvious that he knew I was there the whole time, but some part of me liked how he acknowledged Souta.

"You ready to go?" he asked me semi politely.

I nodded, smiling at my brother.

After we got a late lunch he took me to the park and we have been walking aimlessly ever since.

At this point he didn't seem like Inuyasha; he seemed more like…a friend. I just hope he wouldn't go screwing it up like he usually does with one of his jerkish remarks.

"So are you and Kouga going out now?" he asked me randomly.

"I'm thinking about it…"

He nodded.

"Did you ever think that we would still be friends in high school?" I asked him.

"I don't know," he admitted. "I never really thought about."

"Me neither. I never suspected that we would be total enemies like we are now, though."

"Nobody did."

"You know how people say things happen for a reason?" He nodded. "Well, we were pushed apart only to be pushed back together…Do you think we were meant to be…a couple?" I asked boldly.

"Everyone else sure thinks so."

"What do you think though? I mean we were friends, then a couple, then enemies, and now…this," I said waving my hands.

"I never knew something like this could be so complicated," he said.

"I don't think it was ever supposed to be. I think something got messed up, or something," I told him.

"So you believe me?" he asked hopefully.

"I'm…not sure," I paused. "If what you say happened really did happen, who would hate us being together enough to break us apart?"

"I don't know…Nobody really hates us," he said, thinking.

"Well, aren't you conceited?" I asked sarcastically.

He sent me a playful glare which I returned with a smile.

"I'm going to wipe that smile off your face," he declared.

"Oh yeah? I'd like to see you try," I challenged him.

The next moment went by so fast that if you blinked you would've missed it. One second I'm standing there and the next I'm running from the hanyou who I foolishly challenged. Sooner or later, though, he caught up to me and tackled me gently to the ground so that he was on top of me. He smirked. I smiled.

"I'm still smiling," I pointed out.

"We'll just have to fix that, won't we?" he asked as his face started getting closer to mine.

I could feel his breath on my face, and then his lips on mine. Time seemed to stop as he kissed me. It's like an epiphany went off in my head, and I realized that he was the same guy from all those years ago, and maybe we were supposed to get through all this to only make whatever is between us stronger.

When he eventually broke away, I was breathless, not because of the kiss, well some-what because of the kiss, but mostly because of what I've discovered.

"I believe you," I whispered.

"Believe what?"

"That you didn't say those things."

"You got that from me kissing you?" he asked.

I nodded in response.

"Maybe I should kiss you more often then," he suggested, smirking.

I rolled my eyes as he said this.

He got off of me and helped me up. Holding my hand, he walked me home since the sun was already sneaking behind the horizon.

The next day at about 12 o'clock, the door bell rang. I opened the door, curious as to whom it was. It was Kouga.

I gave him a confused expression as I let him in.

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

"I was just wondering if you would like to go to this party with me tonight."

"Sure," I said. "What time?"

"I'll pick you up at 7."

I nodded.

"See you then," he said before giving me a passionate kiss before leaving just as quickly as he arrived.

The party was fun. I danced with Kouga, listen to the music, and talked to some people from school. Around 11 o'clock the party was over since whoever's party this was, their parents were coming home soon.

I got into Kouga's car and he drove me home. When we got there he walked me up to the steps and I leaned against the door.

"I had fun."

"Me too," Kouga said as he wrapped his arms around me.

He began to place butterfly kisses all over my face before his lips met mine. Just as they did though, the door opened and everything froze. We broke away from our kiss to see Inuyasha standing there shaking his head at me with a disgusted face.

"Unbelievable," he muttered before storming away.

Kouga tried to kiss me again, just shrugging off the whole incident but I muttered an "I'm sorry," and ran after the furious hanyou.

"Inuyasha!" I yelled after him which made him just run faster.

After a while of running we were finally at his house and while he fumbled with his keys I caught up with him and blocked the door.

"What was that about?" I demanded.

"What was what about?" he spat at me.

"The whole storming away thing and the disgusted look."

"You should know damn well what."

"Well I don't so could you please enlighten me on why you are so mad at me?"

"Because you were with that wolf!" he yelled in my face.

"So! Kouga and I, we're dating know and people who are dating, they kiss!" I yelled back.

"Oh I get it, I'm just some rebound guy for when your precious wolf isn't around," he concluded.

"That's not it."

"Then what is it, Kagome?! One second you are kissing me then the next Kouga is all over you!"

"You know, I would've thought that you were the last person on Earth to do this to me, but I guess I was wrong," I said turning away, tears streaming down my face.

"Kagome," he growled grabbing my wrist.

"No. I was right not to trust you because right when I did, you threw it all back in my face and hurt me, again."

"You think that the whole world has to revolve around your pretty little ass!" he barked. "But there are other people out there with problems, Kagome, and we don't need a little princess coming in and messing it up!"

"Is that what you think?"

Inuyasha must've realized what he just said because his face paled.

"Kagome, I-"

"No, you said what you meant. It's good to know that is what you're really think so that I can stop pretending," I paused. "I wanted so badly to prove Kouga wrong, but he was right, you don't deserve me, and when I'm gone, you'll be satisfied to know that I'll be with Kouga all of the way," I said before storming off, going anywhere but home.