Love Sucks.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. However, I do own Yoko, Shuroi and other characters, including Kasai.

Chapter 3. Classic dresses- classic girls

"What's that for?" Shuroi asked me after I put on the best dress I could find in our closets. Black with a touch of a real diamonds for the zipper on the back. The one from my daddy on my birthday last year that I could be thankful for now.

"For the school dance that Inuyasha is dragging me to. Man, I hate those boogie-body-wiggly gatherings of bulls and cows."

"Well, you would look like a panther among them, and he would be a dog."

I gave her a glare. "Was that supposed to be funny?"

"Anyways, did you talk to him yet?"

"I tried, but he would not listen."

I did not want to tell Shuroi the last thing Inuyasha had said. He had promised me a bunch of times that he would protect me no matter what, but how can I trust someone who I have not trusted for years and maybe years to come if he breaks that one?

"Watch your back, okay?"

"Yeah, thanks. Are you going?"

"No. Me and Sesshoumaru are going to stay here and play DDR."

"Boogie till you puke?" I grinned.

"You got it, girl friend."

"Do not call me that. This name gives me freaks, and I cannot tell for certain from just the sound of it if those two words are together or not."

Shuroi laughed, gave me a kiss, commented on my dress for a hundredth time, and left the room two minutes later. I was not allowed to be alone for long though. Right after she left, I heard a soft knock on the door, and then nothing happened.

"Come in, Inuyasha."

But it was not Inuyasha. I stood face to face with one of the 'popular' girls, and she was glaring at me.

"How did you get in here?"

"I have friends in this pitiful house."

"Make sure they do not hear you say that, Masha," male voice announced from outside of the room, and I quickly recognized it as Inuyasha's. "What do you want?"

"To teach your yet another bitch a lesson."

"I am afraid you will have to wait because I have not made her mine yet. Now, let one of your 'pitiful' friends show you to the door."

Masha glared at him but did what she was told to. Smart girl. But I was not thinking about that at the moment.

"You filthy dog," I yelled at him as he approached me, and lifted my hand to slap him. He caught it right before it reached his face.

"Harsh words."

"They are the only ones that seem to fit your attitude towards everyone. I am just another one of your bitches."

Inuyasha's face was blank as he wrapped his arms around me, and pressed his lips on mine. It is was a swift kiss, and then he let go as suddenly as he started it.

"No you are not."

"I do not care what you say. Since this morning, I have changed, and I didn't really intend to. Who the hell are you? Get out of my room. OUT! OUT!"

Inuyasha did what he was told. He walked out of the room, and closed the door behind his back. I dropped down on my bed as tears began to come out of my eyes, and that was the first time that I cried in a year.

"I am taking it as you do not want to go to the dance," I heard him say from the door.

"I do not want to go anywhere with you," I replied somberly, and stuffed my face into the pillow.

I felt his weight pressing down on my back, and I found it hard to push him off. The guy must have exercised like crazy to get such a perfect body shape.

"Come on, now. Masha and me have a bitter history, that's about it. Now, get your ass off, we are running late."

"Oh, so you care about your appearance, but not me."

"Never said that."

"You have implied it!" I shouted at him, and span around to realize that it was a big mistake. He was on top of me, his brow pressed against mine, and his eyes peering deep inside my soul. I gulped.

"Get off me," I rasped and slammed my fist on his chest. Honestly, if I had been thinking at that moment, I would have done something else. Something that could have hurt much more.

"As you wish. But before that…"

And he kissed me hard on the lips. His tongue played with mine, and I felt a chill ran through my entire body. Holy cow. I needed to return back to Earth before it was too late.

"Inuyasha, please, stop," I asked him when our lips parted, and I pushed him off me and sat down on the bed. "We are going to be late."

"Yeah, you are right. Come on," he grabbed my hand and led me out of the room, and into the parking lot after we exited the orphanage. He opened a door of his Chevy for me, and I got in. Fifteen minutes later we were at the dance floor.

"Am I to expect to see that girl again?" I asked him.

"Probably. She comes to every dance."

"What kind of bitter history do you two have, by the way?"

"I rather not talk about it."

"Seriously? I am curious."

"Not now, Yoko. You are ruining my mood," he replied and grabbed me by my waist, and led me to the dance floor. I smiled, and decided that to hell with everything. Maybe I should just enjoy myself in my black with diamonds and with Inuyasha by my side. No matter how much I hated him, I began to think that he was not that bad.

"Hey you," I heard someone say, and span my head around to see Masha in the arms of the gorgeous sophomore. "I will deal with you later."

"Put a sock in it, Masha," Inuyasha whispered, and led me away from the pair. I could feel Masha's gaze on me for the rest of the dance, and I must say, that maybe me very uncomfortable.

"Inuyasha, I do not feel good."

He gave me a look, and then came to his own conclusions.

"I told you that I would take care of you, did not I? Relax. There's only one dance left."

"Well, I will only stay if it a slow dance and if you will make those ears of yours disappear."
He grinned at me. "Can't do that. Genetic abnormality."

"What's with those scars on your brother's face and this moon thingy on the top of his head?"

"Protection."

"From what?"

"Girls like you. Wish I had some."

I laughed. "You are the one who started to dig the grave."

"If I die, I will take you with me."

"Is that a proposal?"

"Maybe."

"Well then, should you seal it somehow?"
"This is not a time or place for doing that. I would need you to completely give in to me, and you still burn with hatred toward my kind."

"Your kind?"

He pointed to his ears. "Do not like dogs much, do you?"

"I only like them when they are hot."

I don't know how I made it to bed after that, but I was tired like more than hell. I fell asleep with my dress on, and Shuroi teased me about it next morning.

"Oh shut up! I was tired, okay? Have you ever seen me going to the dance floor before?"

"Nope. Were you pretty?"

I threw my pillow at her, and grabbed my school uniform off the table and put it on. Shuroi was still smiling when we made it to the bus. Then, I remembered.

"Damn, I was supposed to meet Inuyasha in the parking lot," I said, and turned to leave when I noticed him walking towards the bus.

"Relax," Shuroi said. "He would be too tired to drive. Get in, girl."

I got into the bus, and looked for empty seats, and then I noticed Sesshoumaru wave at us, and headed towards him. There were three empty seats, and Shuroi and me took two in front of Sesshoumaru, and when Inuyasha walked in, he sat down beside his brother and just looked at me for the whole time. That really ticked me off.

"Inuyasha, stop staring at my back. Nothing exclusive, I assure you."

"I beg to differ. There's absolutely nothing wrong with your back."

Shuroi giggled, and I noted the look that passed between her and Inuyasha. Maybe if I knew more, I would have said something. But for the lack of better knowledge, I decided not to open my mouth and let Inuyasha observe me all he wanted. Again, one of my acts.

The day passed uneventfully. Oh, wait, that's wrong. The day decided to save all of the events till the end. Good for the last: you know the saying.

"Hey, you. A word with you, Yoko," I heard a female voice say just as I took a turn to the school parking lot. I swung around to come face to face with Inuyasha's ex and all the other girls. 'Oh, boy, that does not look good' movie line went through my head, and I walked backwards and stumbled over the tree root. Masha laughed.

"Oh, no. You are not getting away from me this time, you filthy little bitch. Think you can go around stealing my boyfriend?" and then she pushed my leg with her high heal. I wished I had one of those.

"He is not your boyfriend," I said through the clenched teeth, and realized that I have just made number three the worst mistake of my life. The first one was the stupid bet. The second one was spinning around on my bed.

"So you think his yours? Oh, hon, you are terribly mistaken. Now, you got my boy, I will get you," and with that, she began her punches. I tried my best to avoid them but considering my position, it was hard. All the other girls had joined in, and soon enough, I knew that there was no way for me to get off the ground and fight for my life. Even those karate moves that I have learned two years ago, and my black belt, suddenly vanished. I guess that this what happens when it comes to girl fights.

But mind that, I was in a no-way-out situation. Heals came, and soon I began tasting blood that came straight from my heart, went up my throat, up the larynx, and into my mouth. Some of it took path to my nose, and I began to choke. I knew by then that some other parts of my body were pouring blood on the ground as well. Girls, my advice: check with your boyfriend on their dating history first before you accept anything.

"That's enough for now, girls," I heard Masha say sweetly, but I was not thankful. The group departed, leaving me in the pool of red juice. How I wished that it was really something like that, but no, it was my own blood. I choked, and blood came out of my mouth. Damn it.

"Shit, Yoko," I heard Inuyasha's voice above me.

"You…fucking…bastard…" I managed to tear my lips apart and say that. Another mistake, making it a fourth one. Blood came out, and I begun to feel dizzy.

"Thanks for acknowledging that," he said sarcastically, and picked me up. If I could scream, the windows of the school would shutter. He carried me to his car, or so I think. It was a car, I think. I felt so dizzy that I did not really care what would happen to me next as I gave in to the unconsciousness.

Oh, man, I had such a headache when I woke up, it was not funny. And I do not think anyone was laughing. Shuroi was beside me, and I realized that she was pressing a wet cloth on my brow. I tried to look up at her with a smile but my muscles did not let me. Instead, a small groan came out of my mouth.

"Do not move, Yoko, you will only hurt yourself," my friend said, and then came around so I could see her. I could see from the look on her face that she was worried sick about me. I could see that there were people in the room, and one of them was Kasai. He frowned.

"Yoko, what the heck did you do?"

"Kasai, she can't talk right now," I heard Sesshoumaru say in the irritated tone, "Do you want her to die?"

"No, I don't. Her father will kick my ass. He would be kicking it now if he knew, so I do not want anyone to talk about it. That includes you, Inuyasha," Kasai said pointedly, and I tried to move my head so I could see the look on my 'boyfriend's' face. That was stupid and just hurt more.

"You like adding salt and pepper to the situation, don't you, Kasai?" the boy asked, and then stood up, and I heard the door close behind his back. So, he left the room. I wanted to scream.

"Can you guys go find something to do?" Shuroi asked in irritated tone. "I need to take care of my friend as I promised."

One by one, I heard footsteps depart and the door closed only once. I realized that I was in our room, and that Shuroi was going to take care of me. I began to feel better right there.