Chapter Four
Monday Morning
"Hey Sango, what's the matter? You seem very quiet today," Kagome stated
putting her books in her locker. Sango sighed and gripped the combination
lock of her own locker.
"Oh, nothing really. I guess it's just, Homecoming is this weekend and Miroku..." Sango trailed off. Kagome smiled sadly.
"Still hasn't asked you?"
"No, and I'm beginning to wonder if he doesn't want to go with me."
"I wouldn't be too sure about that," Kagome said. Sango opened her locker
and gasped. Inside there was a white stuffed bear holding a rose in it's
paws. It wore a red T-shirt which read in white letter 'Will you go to
homecoming with me?'. Sango felt a tap on her shoulder and she turned to
find
Miroku grinning. Inuyasha and Kagome were beside them, watching for her reaction.
Sango smiled and hugged her boyfriend.
"Oh...Kodak moment," Kagome said.
"Thank you, Miroku." Sango said. Miroku shook his head.
"Kagome gave me the idea." he replied. Kagome only shrugged.
"Yes, only because she's never been asked herself," called a shrill voice
from down the hallway. Kikyo and a couple of her so called 'friends' came
towards the group. Kikyo shoved Kagome into a row of lockers and latched
herself onto Inuyasha's arm. She smiled seductively.
"So Yasha, are you gonna ask me to the
dance?" Inuyasha growled and yanked
his arm away. He rushed over to Kagome who was rubbing her shoulder.
"Are you okay?" he asked, concerned. She smiled softly.
"Oh, I'm alright. No big deal." Suddenly the
PA system cracked.
"KAGOME HIGURASHI,PLEASE REPORT TO THE DEAN'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY, THANK YOU!" Kagome raised an eyebrow.
"What? I haven't done anything yet," she muttered.
"Keyword being yet," Inuyasha said, laughing slightly.
"Shut it!" she snapped playfully before disappearing down the halls.
Inuyasha turned to Kikyo and growled again.
"I thought I told you to stay the hell away from her, slut. You ain't
got the right to talk to Kagome that way!" he snarled.
"Aww, did I make the little bitch cry again. She just can't except the
fact that no guy in their right mind would want her." Kikyo laughed.
"Shows a hell of a lot you know. FYI, Kagome's has been asked to the
dance, about a hundred times every year, more than you ever will be. She just
turns them all down. Now why don't you get lost before I break your face!"
Sango said, cracking her knuckles for emphasis. Kikyo snorted, snapped her
fingers, and stomped away with the two silent girls running behind her.
"Snob," Miroku muttered.
"Sango?" Inuyasha asked. She looked at him. "What did you mean Kagome
turned them down? She really has been asked by tons of other guys?" Sango's
eyes widened slightly and she looked at Miroku for help. He just shrugged. She sighed.
"Kagome's been getting invitations to be a homecoming date for the past
three weeks, I've lost count how many guys. She always just turns them
down, nicely of course, but rejects them the same. It's been this way every
time."
"Why would she do that?" Sango looked hesitant, as if trying to make a
very important decision.
"She's gonna kill
me, but you might as well know. Inuyasha, the reason
she never goes to the dance as someone's date is because she'd rather go
with particular person, even if it's only as friends," Inuyasha eyes
widened. "Yeah, she wants be with you. It's the same exact reason why you never
ask anyone yourself. Miroku and I both know that you care about Kagome a
lot. It may even go as far as loving her. What you don't know is how she feels,
right?" Inuyasha tensed, sighed, and nodded his head. There was no
sense in denying it.
"I can't tell you her true feelings, because I don't know for sure. She
has to do that on her own, the same for you. All I can say is that, someone
needs to make the first move, and I don't think it's gonna be her. If
you really want to get together, you gotta tell her. And you'd better do it quick." And with that Sango and Miroku walked toward their first period
class, leaving Inuyasha alone to battle with his thoughts.
I got an idea! But I gotta go talk to Kaede, he
thought.
After School Dive Meet
The scoreboard cleared and Kagome walked up to the high dive, pulling
her hair into a high ponytail. She was about to start up the ladder when
Coach Kaede's voice boomed over the announcer's mircophone.
"WE WILL CONTINUE THIS MEET IN A MOMENT BUT SOOMEONE VERY SPECIAL WOULD LIKE TO ASK MS. HIGURASHI A QUESTION BEFORE SHE BECOMES TOO DAMP!"
Kagome's eyes widened in confusion as she looked around, Inuyasha
appeared
at her side. He grabbed her by the shoulders and gently turned her
towards the scoreboard, which now instead of numbers flashed letters. 'WILL U
GO 2 HC WITH ME'. Kagome turned back to Inuyasha, shock written on her face.
He had
been nervous about this moment, ever since he had discussed with
Ms. Kaede his plan, he wasn't sure how she was going to react, he wasn't
even completely sure how he was going to ask her. But now that his eyes had
locked on her own, all the fear and doubt that had plagued his mind had
vanished, it was just her and his feelings towards her.
"Kagome, I've known you practically all my life. You're my best friend,
you're my family, and as time went on my feelings kept growing stronger
and stronger until I realized that I no longer thought of you as friend.
You mean so much to me, you're me life. Whenever I'm not near you, I'm
always worrying about you, you're always on my mind. I've felt this way for a
long time, I was just always too afraid to come out and say it, afraid that
you would turn me down. I still am a little afraid, but two very special
people told me that hiding wasn't the thing to do. And their right. So I'm
asking you now, will you be my date, and my girlfriend?" Kagome was certain
that if she didn't do something soon, she was gonna burst into tears. Instead,
she poured out her heart, just like he had.
"Inuyasha, I don't exactly know what to say except that the things that
you said are exactly identical to what my
feelings are for you. You're my
life too, all I care about is you. I've always depended on you to be there
for me when I needed someone, and you have. You've never let me down, and
don't think you ever will." Tears started to fall down her cheeks. "I don't
know what I'd do I you ever left. That's why I never had the courage to go
up and tell you. I was always afraid that if I did, you would laugh or go away
forever, and I couldn't bear to lose you over a stupid mistake like
that. You
mean the entire world to me." Inuyasha brought his hand up to her cheek and wiped away her tears.
"So... does that mean that you.." he started.
"Yes, I'll be your girlfriend." Inuyasha smiled and hugged Kagome tightly to his chest.
"I love you, Kagome." he whispered into her ear.
"I love you too, Inuyasha. With all my heart." she whispered in reply.
"With all my heart," he repeated and kissed her passionately. The crowd
clapped, whistled, and cheered, the loudest of all being Sango and
Miroku. Soon, Ms. Kaede's voice interrupted once again.
"SORRY
TO INTERRUPT YOUR FUN INUYASHA BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK
KAGOME TO CONTINUE HER EVENT SO WE CAN ALL GET HOME BEFORE MIDNIGHT!" The
crowd laughed as the new couple broke away, panting slightly. Inuyasha kissed her forehead.
"Good luck," he said and walked over to Sango and Miroku.
"Well, Inuyasha are you happy now that you've got the girl of your dreams?" Miroku asked. Inuyasha just watched as Kagome did a perfect reverse dive,
not even bothering to wipe the grin off his face that made him look
like a love-sick idiot, because that's exactly how he felt.
(A/N: (this is not K.A., this is my friend) Okay, I have confession of my own. I almost- ALMOST- cried while
I wrote that. Okay, I know that I made their confession a little too
early for some people's taste but you must understand, I am a total
Inuyasha/Kagome fan, they need to be together, I can not wait that long, I'm very
impatient.