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Chapter 7: You still love her, don't you?

"What flavor would you like miss?"

Kagome looked up as the girl behind the counter peered at her questioningly and waited for an answer.

"Oh, um, peanut butter chocolate chip please," Kagome answered, pointing to her favorite flavor. The girl nodded and started to scoop it onto a cone.

Kagome had been lost in her thoughts. She and Sango had met up earlier and Sango had suggested they come get ice cream from a little parlor downtown. When they arrived, Kagome had been shocked to discover it was the same ice cream parlor she used to come to as a child. Some days after school she and InuYasha would come here and get their favorite ice cream. Hers had been peanut butter chocolate chip, his had been lime sherbert. They would sit in the corner and laugh and sometimes take bites of each others ice cream.

"Here you go miss."

Kagome tried to stay focused on her present situation and accepted the ice cream with a smile. Sango got hers and the girls left the ice cream shop and headed up the street.

"Are you okay? You were really spacing out in there," Sango commented, licking her vanilla swirl ice cream.

"Oh, it's nothing," Kagome replied, trying to smile. "What do you want to do now?"

Sango thought for a moment. "We should go to the park. The fountain's really pretty this time of day. Especially with all the snow." They had met up around 3, and now it was almost 4. It was gradually starting to snow, and Sango had joked about how crazy people would think they were for eating ice cream in the cold weather but they didn't care.

Kagome knew InuYasha had left for his date at the park a few hours ago, but what if they were there? She didn't want to run into him.

"I don't know. There's nothing really to do there. Besides, I want to go somewhere warm." She rubbed her palms together, wishing she had brought mittens.

"Oh, come on. Maybe we'll meet some cute guys." Sango linked arms with her friend and gave a cheerful smile.

"But InuYasha-" Kagome started, before stopping herself. She blushed and took a big bite of her ice cream. She wanted to say InuYasha was going to be there, but wouldn't Sango wonder how she knew that?

"InuYasha what?" Sango asked curiously, looking at her friend. "Why'd you bring him up?"

"Um...oh, alright, I overheard Shiori ask him to go on a date today at the park. Wouldn't it be weird if we saw them?" Kagome asked.

"Hmm, I guess so," Sango said. Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Hey! I've got a great idea! Why don't we go spy on them!" She giggled and tried to give an evil smile. "It would be great gossip. Half the girls in school are dying to know how the date's going!"

So more people knew about the date than I thought, Kagome thought to herself as Sango dragged her in the direction of the park.

When they got there, the two girls brushed some snow off a bench near the fountain and sat down. They were hidden from view by some trees but they had a good view of anyone sitting at the fountain. And sure enough, after a few minutes InuYasha and Shiori were walking down a small path to the fountain. They were both bundled up and carrying to-go boxes.

"Here they come!" Sango whispered excitedly, patting her cheeks to warm them up. Kagome only nodded nervously. This didn't feel right...

"That restaurant was delicious!" Shiori was saying as she sat down next to the fountain. "Thank you for taking me InuYasha."

InuYasha sat next to her and nodded. "Sure. I'm glad you liked it."

"And it's starting to snow. Isn't it beautiful? I've always loved the snow."

"Yeah, it's cool."

Shiori tugged at her scarf and swirled her index finger in a patch of snow beside her. "We should do this again sometime. I'm having a lot of fun..."

InuYasha leaned back against the fountain and shrugged. "Yeah."

Shiori continued with small talk, but eventually she just sat there and stared at her to-go box. Kagome was just about to tell Sango they should leave, when Shiori started to speak again.

"InuYasha...you still love her, don't you?" the girl asked hesitantly. It was almost like a statement rather than a question.

Kagome had to cover her mouth quickly before a small gasp could escape. Luckily, Sango was too engrossed in their conversation to even notice.

InuYasha's cheeks were red, but it was hard to tell if it was from embarassment or the cold. "What are you talking about?"

Shiori sighed and leaned back against the fountain as well. "Oh, come on. We all know why you go out with so many girls. You're trying to forget her, aren't you?" When he didn't reply, she gave a sad smile. "I thought so. You do still love her. Half the girls who ask you out think they can make you forget, and the other half don't even bother because they know you can't."

"Look, I-" InuYasha started, than stopped. He was looking at the fountain, and wouldn't meet Shiori's big, violet eyes.

"It's okay. I understand. I just wanted to see what it was like to have you to myself for one day." She stood and brushed snow flakes from her jacket. "I'm sorry for what she did to you InuYasha. I really am." She bent down and kissed him lightly on the cheek, then turned to go.

Before she left, however, she turned and said, "One day you're going to meet a girl who wants to heal you. But you better make sure you're ready to give her your whole heart, and not just half of it."

And she walked away, leaving InuYasha to watch her go.

For some reason Kagome felt like she was about to burst into tears, so she grabbed Sango and led her out of the park. Neither of them said anything until they were back on the main street, and cars and people were buzzing past them.

"Wow," Sango finally said, shaking her head. "I mean I thought he was still hung up on her, but..."

Kagome couldn't take it anymore. "Who was she? The girl InuYasha still loves?" The words felt stuck in her throat and she barely managed to say them.

Sango looked over at her. "You never heard? She was his girlfriend for a long time. Probably close to two years. She was one of those girls who was extremely popular, involved in everything. Actually," Sango paused and raised her eyebrows. "She was the previous vice president before you."

So that's why InuYasha looks so uncomfortable everytime I bring up the student council, Kagome told herself, suddenly thinking it made sense. "What was her name?"

"Kikyo. She actually kind of looked like you too. Long hair, big eyes, you know. They were like the schools golden couple. Everyone thought they were so in love until InuYasha found out Kikyo was cheating on him."

"What?" Kagome gasped, shocked.

"Yeah. It was horrible. It was over the summer so a lot of people didn't hear about it until school started. But by that time Kikyo was gone. No one knew where she went, whether she moved or changed schools or what. InuYasha never even found out who she cheated on him with." Sango sighed. "It was really sad. And ever since he's been going on date after date with different girls. Guess now we know why."

Kagome took a moment to let everything Sango was telling her sink in. She had no idea that had happened to InuYasha, and she wished she had known. She wouldn't have joined the student council if it was just going to hurt him.

"Sango, we shouldn't tell anyone about what we overheard," Kagome said quietly. "It was wrong to even listen."

"Yeah, you're right," Sango agreed, rubbing the back of her head. "It's not our business anyway."

An idea suddenly came to Kagome, and she started heading in the opposite direction. Sango called, "Hey! Where you going?"

"I need to do something!" Kagome yelled back. "I'll see you at school on Monday!"

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As soon as the front door slammed, Kagome blew out the match she had used to light the fire in the fireplace. She had gotten home a couple hours earlier after going shopping for a special dinner. She didn't know why, but she wanted to make something nice for InuYasha. His conversation with Shiori earlier had struck a cord in her heart.

"Hey, what smells so good?" InuYasha asked as he walked into the kitchen, setting his take-out box on the counter. He sniffed the air and peeked into the oven.

"Oh, it's just something I whipped up," Kagome said casually, biting her lip. It wasn't a total lie, because she had made it before. "It was one of my mom's best recipes. Poppyseed chicken."

"Hm, sounds good."

The oven dinged and Kagome pulled the dish out of the oven. It smelled delicious, and she told him it needed a few minutes to cool. InuYasha shrugged and grabbed a red bull from the fridge.

"So...how did it go today?" Kagome asked hesitantly, placing two plates and glasses on the table. "What restaurant did you go to?" She indicated the take-out box.

"Oh, um," InuYasha muttered, shoving the box into the back of the fridge. "It went fine I guess. We just went to some restaurant downtown, I forgot the name of it."

"Oh," Kagome replied. She finished setting the table and tried a bite of the casserole. "I think it's done now. We can eat."

They both scooped some onto their plates and sat at the table. Kagome had barely taken a few bites when she was surprised to hear InuYasha ask, "So...what did you do today? Did you hang out with that lech for long?"

She didn't know whether to be more surprised at the fact that he cared about her day or that he had just called his best friend a lech.

"No, I met Sango in town. Actually, guess where we went?" she asked cautiously, wondering if he would even still remember. "That ice cream parlor near our old elementary school. The one we went to almost everyday?"

InuYasha thought for a moment before his eyes registered something and it was like a lightbulb went off in his head. "Hey, yeah. I remember that. I always got lime sherbert. It was my favorite." He took a bite of chicken.

"You do remember?" Kagome exclaimed. "I was thinking you had probably forgotten. I would always tease you that your face would turn green from the sherbert." She laughed.

"Yeah, and then I would smear some on your nose," InuYasha couldn't help but laugh too, and they sat there laughing together at the memory for a moment. When it quieted down, neither of them said anything for a little while.

"So, what did you guys do after that?" InuYasha asked casually, taking a sip of his drink.

"Well, we went to the park and-" Kagome started before cutting herself off. He wasn't supposed to know that! She quickly shoved some casserole into her mouth and chewed rapidly.

"Which park?" InuYasha asked curiously, eyeing her.

"Oh, um," Kagome began, biting her thumb nail.

"Look, you always bite your thumb nail when your nervous. What's up?"

Kagome slowly removed her nail from her mouth. He remembered that too?

"Okay, I have to tell you something. Sango and I were at the park and we...we saw you and Shiori." She lowered her head.

"So?" InuYasha said, raising an eyebrow. "What's the big deal?" He took a sip of his red bull.

"We overheard you guys talking. About Kikyo."

InuYasha started coughing and red bull spewed all over the table. Kagome quickly jumped up to grab a rag and wipe up the mess. InuYasha was still sputtering as he said, "You what?"

"I'm sorry!" Kagome told him, meaning it. She felt awful about what she had heard. "We were walking by and we just...I don't know, we heard!" She sat back down in her seat and looked at her lap.

InuYasha finally stopped coughing and looked at the girl across from him. "So what all did you hear?"

Kagome couldn't meet his eyes. "Everything."

InuYasha sighed and leaned back in his chair. "There's not much to it. We dated, she cheated and left and that's that. End of story."

"But that's not 'end of story'," Kagome told him, looking up this time to meet his eyes. "She hurt you InuYasha. I can't imagine that kind of pain. I really am...sorry for what she did to you."

InuYasha stared at Kagome for a moment, as if processing her words. Had she been too foward?

"Well, thanks, but I'm doing just fine despite what everyone thinks," he finally said, standing up to take his dish to the sink. "She was just a bitch."

Kagome didn't feel like eating anymore either so she took her plate to the sink as well and washed it. InuYasha stood around waiting for her to finish before saying, "I just don't want you to feel sorry for me. It's what girls do, sleep around and leave."

Kagome put her hands on her hips and frowned. "That is not what girls do! Maybe some, but not all of us. I would never do that to you!" She quickly covered her mouth, and added, "I mean, I would never do that to any guy I loved. It's just wrong. She wasn't worth any sort of remorse."

"Yeah, figured that out," InuYasha muttered, walking towards the door. "Well...thanks for dinner. It was good. I'm going to bed."

"Okay," Kagome replied, fighting the urge to bite her thumb nail. "Night."

When he was gone, she slumped into a nearby chair. What had she just done? The words had just slipped right out of her mouth! He didn't seem to care though. Maybe there were other things on his mind.

Just when she was about to stand up, InuYasha poked his head back in. "Oh and...Kagome?" he asked hesitantly.

"Yes?" she replied, wondering what he had come back for.

"You make a way better VP then she ever did," he stated, before slipping back out again.

Kagome stared at the spot where his head had disappeared and couldn't help the smile that spread across her lips. InuYasha Takahashi had just complimented her. Now that was one for the record books.

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