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wk: Okay! Chapter two is READY! For time saving purposes, I will not be doing RoR until a bit later in the story. However, if there are questions asked or comments that need to be answered, I'll have them at the end. Thanks guys!

Chapter Two
First Dates

Kagome groaned as her alarm went off. She fumbled for the sleep button, found it, and went promptly back to sleep. It was the weekend, and she didn't want to be bothered. Five minutes later, the alarm clock went off again, and she only turned it off. She usually woke up early, but no. Not this time. She was going to sleep in, and it was going to be her rebellion for the week.

She growled as she heard kids shrieking outside and lawn mowers running. Who was up and playing and mowing lawns at—she glanced at the clock and blanched—at noon?

Oh my goodness, Kagome thought wildly to herself. She hurriedly put on clothes, throwing clothes in every which direction, and brushed her teeth and washed her face to try to look like a civil human being. She put on simple jean shorts that were a little frayed on the bottom and a tank top with a white, short-sleeved blouse over it. She was supposed to meet her new friends today! During the week at school, she had made quick friends among the staff, but the quickest group of friends to form had been Kagome, Ayami, Yuka, and Eri.

They were supposed to all go to the mall today, or at least meet there. Kagome wasn't late, but she was close to it. She was always punctual, and the sole fact that she had slept in until noon had her head still reeling.

When she arrived at the mall, she spotted two of her new friends at the water fountain, where they had decided to meet. Eri was late.

"Oh, this is so great? I thought that when I took the job that I would have to work with weird, old bozos that would hit on me every chance they got. Well, unless it was a woman." Yuka said. Kagome laughed.

"I was only thinking about the children, but yes, I do suppose it's very lucky that we all ended up meeting," Kagome said. Ayami grinned.

"Yeah. Who knew that I was going to spill coffee on myself while three of the women teachers lunged to get the napkins and the cup, and ended up butting heads and falling backwards onto the floor?"

"Who knew you could make friends that way?" Kagome added. They nodded, and Ayami waved as she stood.

"Eri!" she called. Eri grinned as she spotted them, and walked over, a smoothie in hand.

"Sorry I'm late," Eri said airily as she sat. Ayami snorted.

"No you're not," Ayami retorted, making Kagome blink. Ayami noticed her look of confusion. "You know," Ayami said, "we're really very comfortable with each other. Astonishing, really, if you look at the amount of time we've actually known each other.

"It's what I was just thinking about," Kagome said. She sat back in her chair, regarding each young woman carefully. "We don't really know anything about each other. So let's start talking."

Women were the best at talking, and Kagome and the group found themselves spending hours in the food court, eating and just listening to each other talk about their lives. It was fun, and Kagome found herself laughing a lot.

When they walked out of the mall, they had all agreed to meet again, possibly for a session of just grading things.

Kagome went home humming, and with one hand she punched in the numbers of the shrine. She took off her white blouse as the phone started to ring.

"Hello?" a gruff voice answered.

"Hi, Grandpa!' Kagome exclaimed. "Is Mama there?"

"No. She went out to go grocery shopping. Why? Is something the matter? I knew leaving wasn't such a good idea! You should return as soon as—"

"I'm perfectly fine, Grandpa. I was just saying hi, and that I was making new friends. Don't want you guys to worry too much about me," she said with a short laugh. Grandpa only grumbled and talked about disobedient children that were never taught any manners.

"All right. Mind yourself then, and I'll tell your mother that you called to say hello."

"Thanks bunches Grandpa." She blew a kiss over the phone, knowing how it consternated him. "Love ya lots!" She hung up the phone and gave the road her full attention. When she arrived home, the sun had started to set, and the pink tendrils reached across the sky to touch the night purple. She glanced at her neighbor's driveway, and secretly cheered to see that the beat up old car wasn't in the driveway. He was gone!

Making the most of his absence, she decided to open some of her windows, since it was going to be a hot, muggy night. She turned on her TV, grinning as channels that hadn't come on before showed up flawlessly. The cable guy had shown up sometime during the week (She had forgotten what day it was) and had fixed up her TV so that she was free from local TV. She raised the volume and moved to the kitchen. She didn't know if she had any edible food, and she looked at the poisonous canned foods with distaste.

Kagome had gone grocery shopping to fill at least half of her refrigerator, but she didn't know what she could actually eat. She decided to make a sandwich. She took out some ham and cheese, cheerfully singing to herself while she made her ham and cheese sandwich. She decided against mayonnaise, and grabbed for the mustard.

She was just about to squirt the mustard on the bread when, suddenly, there was a loud knock on her door. The mustard managed to miss the bread completely and went on the kitchen counter which incensed her. She set the bottle on the counter and went to the front door.

She opened the door, determined not to show her annoyance. Her annoyance came through, however, when she opened the door.

"Well, hello," she said through gritted teeth. She tried to ignore the fact that Inuyasha leaning against the side of the door with one arm was extremely attractive.

"Hi," he said, his own annoyance coming through, although she didn't know why. He was wearing jeans that went low on his hips, with a white shirt thrown over his torso.

There was a long pause in which they just stared at each other. Hesitantly, tentatively, Kagome said, "Yes?"

"You know…" He looked her up and down, and she felt self-conscious in her jean shorts. She felt her face heat. She wasn't used to such blatant, rude interest, but the thing was, she wanted to look him up and down too.

Oh to hell with it. Her own eyes roved up and down his figure to go back to his face and the amber eyes. "Nice," she said. He smiled.

"Not too shabby yourself," Inuyasha drawled. He tried to remind himself that he had decided that she wasn't good for him, and that he wasn't good for her. He tried to remind himself that he couldn't look at her slim thighs like candy. He was failing very, very badly.

"I'm glad you like what you see. Now, can you tell me why you knocked on my door in the first place?" Inuyasha tore his eyes away from those long legs and grinned.

"Well, I just wanted you to turn down your TV. It's pretty loud, and with these ears, I can hear it loud and clear through the walls of my house. Either that, or close your windows."

"I'll do that," Kagome said, about to shut the door. He stopped it with a hand.

"Forget your TV. Have dinner with me," Inuyasha blurted. Well, there went the idea of not dating your neighbor. Shit. This would be bad if she accepted. If they broke it off, an awkward neighbor would be almost as painful as eating a rotten sandwich everyday.

"No," she said so quickly that he instantly felt wounded male pride. Why the hell not? He had forgotten that just a moment ago he had wanted her to say no.

She had nearly closed the door on his astonished face before he pushed it open again. "Come on. You just moved in, and I wasn't exactly a gracious neighbor. My treat. I'll take you out."

Kagome hesitated. She was half done making a sandwich, but who wanted to eat a ham and cheese sandwich dinner?

"No funny stuff," she said as she left the door open and went to her bedroom to put the white blouse back on. Inuyasha took the open door as an invitation and came in. Taking off his sandals, he went to turn the loud TV off. He glanced in the kitchen, saw the smeared mustard on the counter, and laughed.

Kagome came out frowning and buttoning her blouse. He watched some of the smooth flesh disappear. "I'm warning you right now," Kagome said mildly as she watched him watching her, "No touching, groping, kissing, staring openly, doing anything mildly inappropriate—"

"How about extremely inappropriate?" Inuyasha asked, his smile growing as he watched her glare at him. She really was beautiful when she was angry. It made her glow with energy.

"Anything inappropriate is not allowed," Kagome finished. Inuyasha mock sighed, giving a helpless "Oh-well" shrug. She grabbed her keys, and looked at him. "I hope you weren't hoping to take your car, 'cause I've seen your car."

Inuyasha laughed freely in delight. He had invited her out to dinner, and she was the one to diss his car!

"No, that's the state's car. Mine's in the garage. You didn't think I would drive that heap around everyday, did you?"

"Well, I thought it fit the personality of the owner," Kagome said sweetly, smiling at him as she gestured for him to move out the door. He grimaced and rubbed the place on his chest over his heart as if it was stabbed from the inside.

They got into Kagome's car, and Inuyasha stated, "You have a nice personality too. If it's compared to a rabid bear's."

"Hm. Yeah. The bear's got nothing on me," Kagome said, starting the engine and smoothly moving out of her driveway.

"I'll agree with that full-heartedly," Inuyasha murmured as she began to speed down the neighborhood road. "You're going over the speed limit by like twenty."

"I don't see a cop around here," Kagome said as she smoothly turned. Inuyasha thought the car was going to tip on two wheels from how sharply she turned. It was amazing how she could turn so smoothly, and yet not tip over and kill them both.

"Actually, there is a cop around here," Inuyasha said tightly, making sure and double-checking that his seat belt was secured. He sighed in relief when she automatically slowed down at the mention of a cop.

"Where? Is he following me?" she asked sharply, checking her rearview mirror.

"Right here, babe," Inuyasha said, his knuckles still white from gripping the seat belt. "Keep your eyes on the road," he said mildly.

"You're a cop?" Kagome asked incredulously.

"Yes."

"Nuh-uh," Kagome said. Her mouth was open in astonishment.

"Watch the road."

"You can't give me a ticket if you asked me out," Kagome said as if it was a rule of dating. Inuyasha snorted.

"I can do whatever the hell I want," Inuyasha said, leaning back in his seat.

"No you can't."

"Yes I can."

"Not you can't."

"Yes I can."

"No you—"

"Dammit woman! I said keep your eyes on the road!"

"I am!" Kagome blew out a frustrated breath. "Look. This obviously isn't going to work out. I can turn around right now." Inuyasha thought about it seriously, but he was having too much damn fun to turn around now. But maybe this was the best thing—

She started to turn into a driveway, and before he could think, he reached over and straightened her wheel. "I'm good. The question is, are you?" Inuyasha asked, knowing that he was probably making a mistake. He made sure there was challenge in his eyes, his voice.

"I… I don't think this will work, but if there's still a free meal up for grabs…" She gave a shrug. "Then I'm okay with this one night. Look. None of the weird crap tomorrow, okay? I mean, just because this didn't work out doesn't mean we can't be friends, right? I mean, we're neighbors for—"

"You're rambling."

"I tend to do that when I'm covering up awkward silences."

"There was no awkward silence."

"Okay, so I tend to do that when I don't think I'm making a good decision."

"If you want to turn around—"

"I already said I want the free meal, so shut up and let me take you to a place that's expensive."

"Because I'm paying? Man, you're a real bitch." Kagome grinned.

"Like I said before. Rabid bear's got nothing on me."

They ended up at McDonald's.

"Ugh. This is just gross," Inuyasha said in disgust, his nose picking up the scent of oil, grease, and the sweat of the poor fast food workers.

"You said you were going to pay. You going back on your word, pooch?" Kagome asked.

"No. You can just eat by yourself. I'll watch." Kagome looked at him with a mildly amused look.

"We can go somewhere else if you want," Kagome said as she moved towards the front counter. She ordered one of the meals with the Big Mac, large fries, and large drink. Inuyasha moved towards the counter, pulling out his wallet, but was astonished when she paid for it herself.

"The point of me putting my life in danger in your car, and in this god-forbidden rat nest," he said lowly beside her ear so that no one would hear, "was so that I could pay for your dinner, no matter what it was."

"Maybe next time, pooch. I don't like people paying for me," Kagome said, smiling at the cashier.

Inuyasha growled lowly. He didn't like her paying for herself when he had offered. Usually, he would just shrug it off, but it seemed more important somehow that she take his money.

Kagome moved to another part of the counter to wait for her food. Inuyasha didn't know why he felt so violent. He shouldn't feel violent. Toward his women, he usually only showed the utmost courtesy. Well, courtesy for Inuyasha, anyway, which wasn't very courteous at all. No wonder they left as if they had entered the lion's den whenever they dated him. Well, he was sure that his firecracker would keep him more than occupied for at least a week, if not a month. So he got bored easily.

Still. He didn't like it that she felt as if she had to pay for herself.

They called Kagome's order, and she had it off the counter in a flash. She filled her cup up and grabbed a seat in a booth without waiting for Inuyasha.

Although annoyed, Inuyasha found her spirit enlightening and challenging. He felt as if his blood was boiling. Maybe it was just his demon side. God knew that his demon side was more than a little crazy. Although he had lived his entire life with both his demon side and human side, he had difficulty understanding both and interpreting the impulses still.

Inuyasha sat across from Kagome, and she must have sensed how annoyed he was. "Look, pooch, just because I paid for myself doesn't mean that I'm disrespecting your male pride in any way," she said with a roll of her eyes.

"Stop calling me pooch. It's demeaning," he stated before saying, "You didn't wound my pride. It's just… I don't know. I shouldn't be so bothered that you paid for yourself, but I am," he said truthfully. There was no reason to fib about that.

Kagome rolled her eyes again. "Well then, you can pay for my second Big Mac."

"You're going to eat another one of those disgusting abominations?" Inuyasha asked in disgust. She bit down with such relish on the greasy thing that he had to choke down the impulse to gag.

"Of course. You didn't think I would eat just one, did you?"

"Well, I kind of thought so, yes," Inuyasha said, getting up to get her a second burger.

She watched him walk to the front counter with the kind of grace that no cop should possess. That no man should possess. Especially one as rough and tough as him. She wondered what let down her guard with him. She had never agreed to a date so easily.

She had been scorned by her ex-boyfriends for being a "prude" and "frigid". Well. If they only knew what kind of thoughts about Inuyasha she was having now, they would not think she as a degree near frigid.

Inuyasha came back, holding a packaged burger. No doubt it held a greasy package of joy.

"Here you go, Slim."

"Happy you got to pay for something?" Kagome didn't wait for an answer. "Wanna fry?"

"No, thanks," Inuyasha said with unconcealed disgust. "Don't you want to go to a nicer restaurant?"

"No. Because then you will find a way to pay for me, and I don't want that." Kagome chewed her burger, smiling at him. "I'm an independent woman, and I don't want you to—"

"That's bullshit, Kagome. You don't want me to pay for your shit because you don't like me," Inuyasha said easily. Kagome shrugged.

"It's not that I don't like you. It's that I don't know you. And if I don't know you, then I don't want to spend your money. Well, that's not entirely true. I just don't like people buying things for me. That's why I don't tell anyone when my birthday is."

"You don't even celebrate the day you were born?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome shrugged.

"Well, I do, but only with family. So tell me, Mr. Cop. What exactly do you do?"

"I used to do the low-class, menial stuff, like writing speeding tickets and junk, but that was nearly a century ago. Now, I am in apprehending violent criminals."

"As in, you go cuff the boys that have guns?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah… Something like that."

"So… You worked there for almost a century, and you didn't get too far, huh?"

"I didn't want to get that far. The further you're promoted, the more desk work you're given. Do I look like the type of guy that would enjoy desk work, or any kind of paper work?" he asked. Kagome regarded him for a moment then shook her head.

"You look like the criminal sort. The ones that you yourself would probably arrest for illegal firearms or something."

"Uh… Thanks… I think…"

"No problem. Okay, your turn." Inuyasha blinked.

"My turn for what?"

"I asked you a question, and now you get to ask me a question."

"Ah. Okay. What do you do for a living?"

"I'm a kindergarten teacher," Kagome said. She finished off her first burger, and reached for the second one. Inuyasha gaped at her.

"With the temperament you have, I feel sorry for the children."

"Look who's talking," Kagome retorted, ripping off the wrapper on the burger before sinking her teeth into it.

"How are you so skinny?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome sighed.

"Fast metabolism. And of course, a healthy diet—" she indicated her burger, "—and exercise." She lifted the burger up and down with her elbow on the table, as if it was a weight that she was lifting. She swallowed the food in her mouth, and said, "Okay. That was two questions, so I get to ask you two questions now, too."

"What? I don't know the rules to this game," Inuyasha said, sitting back. Kagome shrugged.

"Too bad. And you have to tell the truth."

"I kinda already figured that."

"Good." Kagome finished off her second burger and sat back, gulping down some coke before taking a deep breath. "Why are you interested in me?"

Inuyasha thought about it a moment, and truthfully answered, "I don't know." Kagome rolled her eyes. "It's just how you're so fiery, I think. You're not really like any other females I've met, since most of them have more manners. I like your spirit."

Kagome gave an un-ladylike snort. "Here, pull this one, too," she said, stretching out a slim leg. He caught her calf in his palm, and his fingers lightly grasped her leg. She looked startled, and immediately pulled her leg away from his hand. He let his fingers trail down her skin, and saw her quick quiver of reaction before she suppressed it. She looked scared for a second, but that expression was replaced with a scowl in the space of a second.

"Look, pooch. I told you no funny business," Kagome said.

"I didn't do any funny business," Inuyasha said innocently, spreading his hands as he didn't know what she was talking about. Her gaze narrowed on his face.

"Well, I have one more question, then I have to go back home," Kagome said.

"Got something to do at home?"

"Yeah. Watch my cat lounge around on the arm of a sofa. And I'm also late for an appointment." She finished off her sandwich, licking her fingers which made Inuyasha shift uncomfortably in his seats.

"Yeah? With who?"

"With my bed." Inuyasha felt a completely unexplainable rush of jealousy hit him. He had to repress the urge to demand who she was going to see in her bed other than himself.

Jesus. He had to get a hold of himself. He wasn't allowed in her house nonetheless her bed.

"With whom in your bed?" he asked casually. Or tried to ask casually. It came out like a choked threat.

"Wow. 'Whom'? Never expected correct English from you, pooch. But anyways, not with whom… With my nap," Kagome clarified, and he found that his boiling blood cooled down. He nearly huffed and puffed out loud. There was no reason to have such a reaction over this girl.

"Stop calling me pooch," he said, distracting himself and her away from the subject. She undoubtedly noticed his jealousy. She wasn't stupid, after all. "I told you, it's demeaning."

"Okay," Kagome said. "I'll call you Tiger." Inuyasha groaned.

"I don't want some kid's name either. Just call me Inuyasha. 'Dog-demon' doesn't sound too shabby, and sounds appropriately intimidating," Inuyasha said. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"No. That's too boring. Tiger's fine."

"If I get killed and shredded by a tiger-demon, you're—"

Kagome waved the comment off. "I'm sure you can take care of yourself." Inuyasha sighed.

"Weren't you supposed to ask me one more question?"

Kagome immediately brightened. Sitting up a little straighter, she pointed a finger at him. He wanted to nip her finger.

"Hm… There's so many questions I would like to ask… Do you have any STD's?" Before he could answer, she cut him off. "No… I don't want to ask that…"

"Jesus, Slim. I'll answer it anyway. I give blood monthly, so I'm checked regularly. I'm healthy," Inuyasha said. Kagome nodded.

"That didn't count as my question though!" she said quickly. He merely nodded with a roll of his eyes. She contemplated her question for a few moments. Then suddenly, it seemed as if surprise struck her. She stared hard at him, then gave a little gasp.

"What?" he snapped, getting tired of feeling like as if he was a bug under a microscope by the way she was staring at him.

"You're Inuyasha!" Kagome said with wide eyes. Inuyasha raised a brow at this.

"Yes… I do believe we've gotten over that fact now…"

"You're Inuyasha Takahashi! Your father is—" Kagome was cut off by Inuyasha's hand. The loud exclamation caused more than a few heads to turn. Inuyasha gave a muttered curse under his breath, and dragged her out. "My tray!" she protested.

"They can clean it this one time," he snapped. He opened her door, and deposited her in the seat before going to the passenger side. When he was sure no one was even near the car, he turned to her. "How did you know?" he snapped.

"There was a picture of you when you were a child in a book I read for a high school report. I did a report on you, you know. Your family was the most powerful family in Japan, for the simple reason that a long, long time ago, your father was the Lord of the East and West. But the family disappeared," Kagome recited. "It wasn't a picture, exactly, so it could only be speculated as to what you really look like. But still, my guess was right, if your reaction was any indication."

Inuyasha nearly slapped himself on the forehead. "Demons won't betray your identity either, even if they can tell by your aura and your smell, because… Why?"

"They could, actually. I just have a spell on me to hide my smell," Inuyasha said with a sigh. And no one really asks, 'Hey, are you the Lord-of-all-youkai's son?'" Inuyasha said ruefully. "Except, apparently, women who eat like pigs and have a temperament of rabid bears."

"It's not my fault you weren't smart enough to hide your identity. All you had to say was 'No, I'm not' to get me off the track."

"It's not like humans pay much attention to demons either."

"Okay, so here's my last question," Kagome said. "Where is your family?"

"They're… somewhere that I'm not telling," Inuyasha said. "You might be my new neighbor, but that doesn't mean I have to trust you. You have to keep my identity a secret by the way. If anyone even had an idea that I was here, they could use me to get to my family. My dad would come out of hiding just to save me."

"So why are they in hiding?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha tsked.

"Only one question, remember Slim?" Kagome pouted.

"You can't just answer one more? It's related to my last question." Inuyasha sighed and shrugged.

"Why not? Maybe it'll get you off my back. My father is seen as weak, because he took a human as a wife—my mother—and there are some demons that would kill her for being human, or my father for taking a human. They went into hiding, because although many demons accept it, there are still demons determined enough to actually succeed in trying to kill my parents. And I'm in hiding because they could use me to get to my parents. Money is also a huge factor in this. With years of growing interest and just building and building, we have a monetary fortune in the banks," Inuyasha explained. "And being the son of the Inu no taisho and a weak human would make me impure as well."

"There are demons nowadays that take humans as their mates," Kagome said. Inuyasha smiled at her slightly.

"Yeah, but they're not the leaders of their race. And even the demons that take humans as their mates don't get accepted by other demons. By other humans, but not demons. And have you noticed the trend that some murders take? Most of them are demons with human spouses. That's why hanyous like me are so rare."

"Doesn't you being a hanyou make you more noticeable?" Inuyasha forgot that Kagome's question session should have ended long ago.

"Yes, but like I said, I have spells on me to guard my scent. To other demons, I smell like a full-demon. And I look like it enough to pass off as one." Kagome leaned back in her seat and started her engine.

"Smart," she mused.

"You're not going to tell anyone, are you?" Inuyasha asked quickly. It was amazing how quickly he had trusted her. "I only told you because you found out who I am. It's kind of stupid to say, 'No I'm not' now. So will you keep my secret?"

She looked startled. "Of course I will. Now don't get all tense on me, pooch."

"I'm not. Let's go watch a movie," he said. Kagome thought about it hard. Was it really practical to date the prince of demons? Seemed like asking for trouble right there.

That alone made up her mind. "Yeah, okay. Let's go!" She stepped on the gas, making Inuyasha wonder what he had gotten himself into as his knuckles turned white on his seatbelt again.

"Slow down," he said tightly. She ignored him.

"I'm wondering right now if I made the right decision in going on this date with you."

"Yeah, you and me both. Now slow down or else I will give you a ticket."

"I already told you, you can't do that!" she said, but automatically slowed down. "Anyways, as I was saying, I still don't think this is going to work out. So don't feel weird tomorrow, okay? I sincerely think we can have a good friendship going, and you making it awkward won't help me any."

Inuyasha didn't feel anything remotely friendly towards her at the moment. An animalistic craving for some skin on skin action hardly accounted towards being "friendly". "Yeah, okay," he said instead.

"Great."

When they got to the movie theaters, Inuyasha was again instantly incensed when she paid for her own movie ticket. She had practically shoved her money through the small slot before Inuyasha could even take out his money.

"Still don't like me, huh?" he said, a small growl escaping his throat. Kagome shrugged.

"Just because you're who you are doesn't mean I'm going to change my opinion of you."

Inuyasha sighed, paid for his own ticket, and followed her inside. Since she had just eaten, she skipped the concession stand, and to her surprise, he did as well.

"Suicide, eating with all that butter," he whispered to her when they passed a man making his popcorn practically swim in the melted butter. Kagome chuckled, and he was warmed by the sound.

When they got into the theater, they sat right in the middle of the theater. Kagome seemed to enjoy the movie, but he found himself nodding off in the middle of it. Yawning, he gave a bleary look at Kagome who only looked at him mildly in return.

He nodded off again, snapping his head up when he nearly tipped over. Giving up, he lifted the drink holder between Kagome and himself, and put his head on her shoulder. She stiffened, and she considered telling him to back off, but she could hear his breathing even out as soon as his head hit her shoulder.

Inuyasha wasn't fully asleep, because he didn't trust the public enough or even Kagome enough. Just because he was attracted to her didn't mean he trusted her.

Still, she smelled really good.

Without knowing it, he buried his nose into her neck and inhaled. "You smell really good," he said drowsily, and the loud sound of the movie drowned out his words except to Kagome's ears. He felt her shudder underneath him and he unconsciously frowned. Thinking she was cold, he slither his arm around her shoulders, and the other one lower around her waist.

Drawing her to him, it looked as if his whole head was trying to disappear under her hair. He had no idea that the old couple was staring at them disapprovingly, or even that Kagome was blushing with the public show of affection. Even if he didn't know it.

"Look, I know you're awake buddy! I told you no funny stuff!" Her demanding whispers didn't seem to have any effect on him, and neither did her small shoves against his chest. He was so close to her now that she couldn't get enough leverage away from his body to push him away hard like she wanted to. Or she thought she wanted to.

It was a little chilly in the theater. She left him, although she remained a bit stiff. She had the most absurd urge to snuggle closer, rub her cheek across his hair and caress his ears with her hand.

"I am not attracted to you," she told him firmly, and an inaudible murmur was his reply.

When the movie ended, she had gotten used to his presence. She gently shook him, albeit a bit awkwardly.

Inuyasha awoke quickly, and smiled a bit when he realized where he was and why Kagome was still stiff. Still acting like he was asleep, he moved his face so that his lips were touching her neck, and he began to murmur things, making sure his mouth moved against her skin. He was going to seduce her into his bed if it was the last thing he did.

To his astonishment, she started to squirm and to giggle a bit, which made him realize that she was ticklish. Damn, he thought. How was he supposed to get her into his bed if she only laughed at his attempts? Sure, it wasn't on purpose, but it was supposed to make her knees weak and her brain melt to mush.

He was also rudely surprised when she took a handful of his hair and yanked hard so that his head came up quickly. "Ow!" he hissed.

"I know you're awake," she said, smiling at him. "Now get off of me so we can go," Kagome said. Scowling, he lifted himself up, retracting his arms from around her. "By the way," she said from behind him as they started to go down the stairs, "I don't appreciate being pawed at."

"You didn't object."

"Yes I did."

"No you didn't."

"Yes I did!"

"No you didn't!"

It continued until they got to the parking lot.

"Yes I did!"

"No you—Aargh!" Inuyasha threw up his hands in the air in frustration. "You're impossible! It's like talking to a three year old!"

"Look who's talking," she retorted. Inuyasha looked at her with narrowed eyes, and the look was so intense that she took a step back.

"Did you really feel nothing when I waskissingyour neck?" Inuyasha asked.

"I'm ticklish. I felt tickled," she said. Inuyasha's eyes narrowed even further and he advanced on her with a predatory look. She nearly took another step back, but she held her ground. He turned her and pinned her against her own car. Determined, he pulled aside her hair, sweeping it all to one side. He didn't take a moment to admire the shine of her black hair in the moonlight, and brought his face down to her neck again.

She didn't move because a) she was too curious to move and b) she didn't think he would be able to get a reaction out of her.

However, this time, when he moved his mouth against her neck, it wasn't his lips only. He closed his mouth over her neck, suckling. Her gasp had his pride repairing itself again. His tongue moved over the soft flesh, and he forgot that he was trying to prove himself. The taste of her seemed to explode on his mind until all his brain cells were replace by Kagome cells.

Kagome tried to grip the car behind her, but there weren't really any handholds she could support herself with. When she felt as if she would fall when that skillful tongue of his drew patterns on her throat, her hands went up to grip his shoulders. She threw her head back in her first moment of wanton abandon, but the sharp crack as her head hit the roof of the car brought them both back to reality and jumping away from each other.

Inuyasha regarded her wearily. This was not good. If she could make him forget that they were in a public parking lot just from him licking her neck, that was really strong sexual chemistry. Not too good when he was thinking about taking her in the backseat of her car. Or on the roof of the car. It didn't really matter to him. It was only sex after all. But he did have a problem with giving a free show to innocent bystanders.

She felt the damp spot on her neck, but didn't bring up her hand to wipe it off or rub it. It seemed to be an immature act, and she was going to try to act like she was sophisticated. She was worldly. She was experienced and mature.

And she was shaking like a pile of bones on a roller coaster. Wordlessly, she watched him get into her car silently as if nothing had happened. How could he be so composed? She was shaken. It was the first time she had let a man so close to her. And it was a first date, no less!

Kagome got into the car without looking at him. She felt as if she looked at him, she would either tear out her eyes in embarrassment, jump his bones, or tear his eyes out for doing that to her. All of them seemed to be neither sophisticated nor mature.

Easily, as if it was an everyday occurrence (This was what pissed Kagome off), he said, "Wanna go to my place?"

"Tu casa es mi casa?" she snapped. "No. I don't want to go. Thanks for the offer, though."

Inuyasha gave a rough sort of bark of laughter. "Why not? You just proved that you at least liked me enough to be attracted to me, and frankly, I want to get you out of my system."

"Then do it some other way," Kagome bit out. "Take another girl and take out your frustrations with her," she snapped.

"Why are you mad?" Inuyasha asked.

"I'm not mad!" she snapped out again. She was mad because she didn't understand her own reactions, and she didn't want to see him with another woman which made her even madder. Still, he didn't have to know that.

"Yeah, I can tell," he said sarcastically. "I was just asking that's all. The offer's up for grabs whenever you want it."

She pulled into their neighborhood, and stopped in front of his house. "Trust me, I won't want it," she said as he exited the car. At her words, he turned and leaned down to look at her through the open doorway. She still didn't look at him.

"Trust me," Inuyasha drawled with an underlying heat that made her focus at a faraway point even harder, "you will."

"I doubt it," she yelled when he shut the door. She went into her own driveway, and waited until he went into his own house with a slam of the door before she jumped out of her car and ran up the steps to hurl herself into the safety of her home.


wk: Okay! End of chapter twoooo!

Thanks for the support... again... guys! Hope you'll continue to like it! I like kagome's attitude a lot better in this one, but I might change this chapter around. I'm not sure I like it.

Boy, I sure got really picky.