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Enemies or Lovers

Chapter 14

On his way to his seat, Kouga looked at Kagome, making the girl shiver under his penetrating gaze.

"I don't like that guy…I don't like him at all." Inuyasha whispered to Miroku, looking at Kouga, then at his fiancée.

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The bell rang. A signal for the students to stand up and file out of their classroom.

Kagome and Sango stood up along with the others and retrieved their backs from their feet. Together, they went out of the classroom to the cafeteria.

"I'm really glad to have you here now! I mean, not too many girls want to talk to me because of that Kikyou." Kagome said cheerfully to Sango.

"That girl looks a nightmare for me. All that make-up?…No wonder she's insecure…maybe she's hiding some of her ugliness behind those smelly things." Sango said.

"And who might you be talking about?" said an awfully familiar voice.

Kagome turned to face her worst nightmare. "My dear Kikyou…isn't it obvious that we're talking privately about you. So, no eavesdropping please." Kagome answered sarcastically.

"I can eavesdrop whenever I want, especially if it's about me, silly." Kikyou said with the same sarcastic tone as Kagome along with a very forced smile.

"Oh really! And what can you do about what we said about you? Nothing really, right?" Kagome said courageously, already turning her back to continue on her way to the cafeteria.

"I can—" Kikyou started, raising her arm to do the kill.

"You really can't do anything to her, Kikyou. Because if you do, you'll pay dearly." Sango interrupted, her voice full of sweet venom as she took hold of Kikyou's wrist and threatened to twist it.

"Got yourself a bodyguard I see." Kikyou remarked, pulling her arm free from Sango's painful grasp.

"Oh no, I haven't. She's my friend you see?…that's why she helps me. I can make your life hell all by myself but Sango really wanted to join in the fun. Now, if you please, we're on our way to the cafeteria. A nice day to you." She said, both her voice and eyes full of malice.

"Same to you…" she answered, more to herself than to the two girls, her eyes narrowed in utter dislike.

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"I hate her guts, if you ask me." Sango answered after she swallowed some of her salad.

Kagome was still fuming when they entered the cafeteria a few minutes ago. And now, she doesn't seem to be in the mood to eat anything.

"Hey, someone coming our way." Sango warned uncomfortably.

Kagome looked up and saw the guy youkai that introduced himself earlier this day in class. The guy looking at her gave her the creeps.

"W—what—I mean…How can we help you?" Kagome stuttered.

"Don't have to be afraid of me really. I'm not going to eat you alive you know. I just want to ask if I can eat here with you…everywhere else is full." He said.

"Sure." Sango replied, relaxing, just a bit.

"I'm Kouga by the way. We're classmates in Science, right?" he said, extending a hand.

Both girls shook hands with him and introduced themselves. This little ceremony made them a little bit comfortable with the new guy.

"You're also a transferee here, aren't you?" Kouga said, marking a start of conversation.

"Yes, I told my parents to transfer me here because there's a problem in my school and I'm not liking the way they run things there and of course to be with my friend here." She replied.

"You know each other for a long time already?"

"Yeah." Now, it was Kagome's turn to speak. "Since primary school…we became very good friends after all those years."

"How long have you been studying here?" his blue eyes intently gazing at Kagome.

"I just started out last semester." She answered, getting completely uncomfortable under his stare.

Kouga diverted his eyes from Kagome to the table. "I'm sorry, Ms. Higurashi."

"Oh…no! It's okay. Just—just call me Kagome." She said, then smiled at him weakly.

"We got, yet again, another company…" Sango said, interrupting their apologies. She moved closer to Kagome, not looking at the two people approaching their table.

Kagome looked up and saw Inuyasha and Miroku walking to their direction. She stood up and waved her hand at them. Relief flooded her knowing that she won't talk to this Kouga any longer.

"What are you doing here?" Inuyasha said, narrowing his eyes at the wolf-youkai in front of him.

"I was just making friends. I believe I'm not breaking any school rules?" Kouga replied, matching Inuyasha's narrowed eyes.

"Maybe you have already introduced yourself to them and them to you. I think that's enough." He said, already taking the seat that is previously Kouga's.

"Inuyasha…ummm…stop it. Let's just eat…" Kagome said somewhat lamely. "Bye…" she said, facing Kouga but not looking at his face.

"Bye…I guess I'll have the chance to talk to you more tomorrow?" he asked uncertainly.

"I—" Kagome said, finding something to say.

"Any day is actually not good." Inuyasha said in false cheerful voice.

"Okay then. Bye…" said Kouga, now worming his way out of the cafeteria, scowling as he turned his back.

"I thought I was smelling a fight. I guess that guy, unlike you, Inuyasha, is a peaceful one." Miroku remarked.

A vein pulsed on Inuyasha's forehead and the next thing they know, the raven-haired boy has a big lump on his head.

"Why the heck did you do that?" he asked exasperatedly.

"Well, you asked for it…now just shut up." The hanyou said, his fist still clenched.

Kagome smiled silently as the scene played before her eyes. The two of them could really be jerks sometimes.

"Hey, where's your brother?" Kagome asked, finally touching her food.

"No idea." Was his short answer.

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"This morning."

"It's nothing."

Then, they were silent, unable to find anything to say at that moment. Instead, they watched the pair sitting right beside the both of them, as they smelled a fight brewing.

"Hi!" greeted Miroku, looking intently at Sango, his eyes quite dreamy.

"Don't you talk to me!" Sango whispered skeptically, pointing her fork at Miroku threateningly.

Amidst her threat, Miroku took hold of her hand and said, "Don't be like that, my precious. I won't do you harm."

Sango is stopping herself…hardly…from exploding on the spot. Her face red…from rage or anyone knows what.

"Take your hands off me!" she whispered savagely.

"Okay then…" and Miroku let go of Sango's hands. But, he still hasn't surrendered with her. "May I ask you on a date?"

"For goodness' sake… If you know what's good for you, don't ask me on any of your stupid dates anymore." Sango said, warning evident in her voice.

"Okay, okay…maybe I'll have to wait until your blood cools on me."

"My blood will not cool on you! And please leave me alone!" she said, standing up, her face very red at the second. "Kagome…I'll just go to the rest room. I'll see you later, during classes." She said heavily to her friend before she stomped out of sight.

"You made her very, very angry. I've never seen her act like that." Kagome said nonchalantly, as if all her energy was lost.

"Oh no, I did not." Miroku said confidently.

"Then what did you do?…made her do somersaults in the air? Come off it Miroku…" Inuyasha said, also standing up from the table.

"I know what her actions mean."

"What?" Kagome and Inuyasha said in unison, stopping in their preparation to leave the table.

"That's her way of showing affection to me…" Miroku said.

"Shut up…" chorused the two, leaving Miroku standing at the edge of the table.

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"Want to come home with us, Sango?" Kagome asked, fixing her books inside her bag.

"No. I don't want to disturb you two." She replied.

"Disturb? You won't disturb anything. We don't have anything between us, I promise." She insisted.

"Except being engaged?"

"That is perfectly out of our little hands. We already talked about it. We're just friends, we act civil to each other and we don't want to be married to each other. Maybe we'll be able to find a way to cancel this stupid engagement." Kagome explained.

"But still…I can't come with you. There's someone who's going to fetch me…next time, maybe." Sango said, now collecting her bag, ready to get out of the classroom.

Kagome stood up, swinging her bag on her shoulders. "Okay then…"

They walked together all the way out of the campus. And there, they saw, is the car that will bring Sango home.

They exchanged their goodbyes and Sango went inside the car.

Kagome, then made her way to Inuyasha's car and got in. She sighed heavily thinking of the homework all the teachers have given.

"How come you don't have a car?" Inuyasha suddenly asked out of nowhere.

"Well, mom doesn't like to buy until Souta is of age to drive one." She replied.

"No, I mean for you. You don't have a car…"

"Oh…the answer's simple…I don't know how to drive." Kagome said.

"…"

Without the heavy traffic in the streets, they were able to go to Kagome's house after a few minutes ride.

Kagome prepared to get out of the car but then hesitated, as if she forgot something. Then, she turned to face Inuyasha and gave him a peck on the cheek.

"I'm sorry again for what happened earlier and thanks because you saved me from the uncomfortable situation of talking to Kouga…Bye." After that, she got out of the car and headed to her house.

She certainly caught him off guard. He absent-mindedly touched the part where she kissed him.

His face heated up. 'This is stupid. I still don't like her…in that way. We're just friends and we act civil to each other. It's just that.' Trying to convince himself.

'And to think that she hates me with her life when we met…' he thought, feeling his face heat up even more.

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Yeah…a bit fluff in there and I don't think I made myself justice…Is it okay? Or is it corny? WAAH! I'm so nervous about what you think about it. So please, please review…

No flames please. .

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Avelyn Lauren- well yeah...but not actually best of friends...but i guess you could say that. Because, for them, they just act 'civil' to each other...and...yeah...like that.

captive24 - well...here it is! I promised myself to update as often as i can while i still have time. If i could, I'll finish this story before June cause i don't have time to update then. And i promised myself that i will study hard and no more distractions while the school year is going on...Another chapter on Monday i think. (if i'm not delayed)

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