Hey guys :) bridal shower went well. Got some good stuff ;) haha! Can't wait to wear it all for my fiance after we get married. Anyways! Lots of great things are going to happen in the chapters to come, some good and some bad. So keep reading cuz it's about to get crraazzy :)

Chapter 13: You look like a princess

February slowly turned into March, and soon the weather started to get warmer and the snow begant to melt. Although it was still slightly chilly, Kagome was able to wear light jackets and not worry about grabbing a scarf before she left the house. The motorcycle rides to school were also less cold and she had stopped using a blanket to cover her knees.

The student council was in a frenzy, trying to get everything done for the dance at the end of the month. Everyone seemed to be excited about the theme, which Kagome still felt a little bit proud of thinking up, and they were announcing it to the rest of the students at the assembly on Friday.

As Kagome took her seat next to Rin at a Wednesday afternoon meeting, she noticed the girls glum expression.

"What's wrong?" she asked, concerned.

"Nothing," Rin mumbled, resting her head on her arms, which were folded on her desk. "It's just, I really want to go to the dance with Kohaku but he hasn't asked me. I don't think he's going to." She sighed.

Kagome put a hand on her arm. "Well, then he doesn't know what he's missing."

"I guess."

"You know, you could always ask him?"

"Girls aren't supposed to ask! That's so unromantic," Rin wrinkled her nose. "I don't wanna be like Yura or Tsubaki or any of those girls who just ask guys straight up. I want to be the one whose asked."

Kagome shrugged. "Understandable."

"Have you been asked yet?"

The raven haired girl leaned back in her desk and gave a slight nod. "By a couple guys I guess."

"Who?"

"It's not a big deal," Kagome said, trying to sound nonchalant. "Just this guy in my homeroom class, and Koga of course. But I turned them both down."

"I thought you liked Koga though? You guys went on a date and you gave him chocolates for Valentines Day."

"I know. But Ayame is really interested in him...so I told him to ask her to the dance instead. I think if he just gives her a chance he will like her too."

Rin rested her chin in her palm. "You shoulda just said yes. Ayame's been in love with Koga for years but he's never showed any interest in her."

Before Kagome could answer, the rest of the members filed in and Hojo called the meeting to order. Since most of the meetings lately were about the dance, he let Ginta and Hakkaku take the floor. Ginta grabbed a piece of chalk as Hakkaku examined a piece of paper he was holding.

Ginta wrote DANCE ROYALTY on the board and turned to face everyone. "Our discussion today will be about dance royalty. It's like homecoming court or prom court, and there's a prince and princess from each grade, as well as a king and queen, who are seniors. Actually, Koga was our Homecoming King this year."

He looked proudly at his friend, who gave a modest shrug and smiled.

"So after polling each grade we have our nominees. The 10th grade nominees are..." And he wrote down the names of three boys and three girls, all of which Kagome had never heard of before. Except one...

"No way!" she heard Rin whisper excitedly from beside her. "Kohaku got nominated!" Her excitement quickly turned to disappointment though. "And I didnt."

"It's okay," Kagome whispered back. "Being nominated is not all that great."

"And our 11th grade nominees are," Ginta was saying, reading from the paper that Hakkaku was showing him. "Yura Watari, Miroku Kojima, Sango Hanamara..."

"Sango's nominated!" Kagome squealed, feeling happy for her friend.

"...InuYasha Takahashi, and...oh! Our very own Hojo Nakamura and Kagome Higurashi!" Ginta turned to them and clapped, and the rest of the group joined in, congratulating them on being nominated.

Kagome stared at her name on the board in disbelief. She was nominated. Her? "There must be some mistake," she murmered, shaking her head.

"There's no mistake," Hakkaku told her, looking confused. "Your name is right here. I counted the nominations myself."

"Oh Kagome, I'm so happy for you!" Rin was saying, grinning at her. Kagome simply nodded, feeling overwhelmed. She was barely paying attention as Ginta wrote down the senior nominees, but the only one she recognized was Koga anyways.

After finishing up with the names, the two boys assigned everyone jobs and then took their seats. Kagome's job was to make posters and banners telling people to vote, so she set off to do that until the clock said 5:00. When she got back to the classroom, the only people left were Hojo and Ayame.

Kagome gathered up her books, waved to Hojo as he left the room, and was making her way to the door when she heard Ayame call, "Kagome, wait!"

She turned as Ayame came over to her and asked, "Got a minute?"

"Sure," Kagome replied. "What's up?"

The red headed girl leaned against an empty desk and crossed her arms. "I heard Koga asked you to the dance."

Kagome blinked at her for a second, trying to process what the girl had just stated. "Um...yes, he did, but I told him he should-"

"Ask me instead? Yeah, I heard that too."

Kagome looked around her, feeling awkward and out of place. "I don't know what you're trying to say..."

"I'm saying that I don't need you telling him to ask me." Ayame pushed herself away from the desk and faced Kagome, looking upset. "He would have eventually asked me anyways. He's only interested in you right now because your so new and different. Guys like that or something. But he will always come back to me."

Kagome gaped at her. "Look, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way when I told him he should ask you. I just thought if he got to know you better..."

"Koga does know me, he knows me better than anyone, and vice versa. We grew up together. When we were little, he even told me he would marry me one day."

At the expression on Kagome's face, Ayame looked at the floor. "Well, granted we were like, seven, but still!" She narrowed her eyes at Kagome. "Just back off k? He's mine." She turned to go but when she was at the door she stopped and glanced over her shoulder. "Oh and congrats on being nominated, your highness."

And then she left.

Kagome was so taken aback she could only stand there for a few minutes. First she was confused, then she was angry at Ayame for confronting her like that when all she was trying to do was help her out, then she felt a little sorry for her. She didn't just like Koga...she loved him. Their story even seemed similiar to the one she had with InuYasha. We grew up together. The words stuck with her as she headed out of the school and towards home.

xXxXx

Later that evening, when Kagome and InuYasha were eating dinner together, she sensed he was extremely tense. He hadn't said a word to her all night, and when she had called him to dinner he had simply walked in and sat at the table. He could be rude sometimes, but tonight was...different.

Finally, she couldn't take the tension anymore. She squared her shoulders and cleared her throat.

"How was your day InuYasha?" she asked sweetly, setting down her fork.

"Fine," he grumbled, cutting off another bite of steak and shoving it into his mouth.

"Anything exciting happen?"

"No."

"Go anywhere fun?"

"No."

"Do anything-"

"Will you quit it with the interogation!" he exploded, throwing down his fork with a clank. "I would have just ordered pizza and eaten alone if I'd known it was going to be like this."

Kagome looked at her lap. "Sorry," she said quietly. "I wasn't trying to interogate you. You just seem really upset about something and I don't know what it is."

InuYasha's expression softened and he sighed, looking away. "I...I'm the one that's sorry, okay? I'm just not in a good mood tonight."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Feh." He picked up his fork and knife and started slicing away at his steak again. "I just don't see why girls are so dumb. What's the big deal about this stupid dance anyway? They ask every guy they can like it's some kinda competition. What ever happened to guys asking girls? At least then I wouldn't be jumped every 5 minutes by a girl I've never even met." He grew more heated as he kept talking. "And Yura...she thinks just cuz we're both on court that we should go together! She won't leave me alone. You're on court too. Why don't we just go together!"

He shoveled more meat into his mouth and chewed aggresively, lost in his thoughts. Kagome stared at him, wondering if he knew what he had just suggested.

Why don't we just go together!

"Do you really think so?" Kagome asked hesitantly.

"Think what?"

"That we should?"

"Should what?"

"Go to the dance together!" Kagome said irritably. "You just said that."

"I did?" InuYasha looked surprised. "I was kind of just ranting. But hey, if you want to, why not?"

"Ugh," Kagome sighed, putting her face in her hands. He was so hopeless.

"Is that a yes or a no?"

Kagome peeked at him through her fingers and couldn't help but a smile a little. "Well, I don't have a date yet I guess."

"Alright, we'll go then." InuYasha took a big gulp a milk and grinned. "And at least I won't have to worry about picking you up on time."

"We're not taking your motorcycle though."

"Aw, come on."

"No way! Not in my dress," Kagome laughed, shoving his arm.

And just like that, she had a date to the dance. Who knew it would end up being InuYasha? She felt her stomach flutter with nervousness at the thought, and her anticipation for the dance grow.

xXxXx

"You're going with InuYasha?" Sango gasped, shaking Kagome's shoulders as Rin laughed at Sango's exasperation.

Kagome nodded and smiled slightly as she thought about it again. "We kind of just agreed to go together so people would stop asking us."

"That's such a lame excuse," Sango scoffed, taking a sip of her soda. "You know you're thrilled that he asked you."

The three girls were sitting at a restaurant after school the next day, and Kagome had just recanted to them that she was going to the dance with InuYasha. They had both been floored by the news.

"I think you two make a cute couple," Rin commented, placing a fry into her mouth. "It's obvious he likes you."

"No, it's not," Kagome said defensively.

"Well, now you just need a date Rin," Sango said, turning to her other friend. "My little brother's still available."

"He hasn't asked me," Rin blushed, looking out the window. "Plus, he's nominated for court. I'm sure he will go with someone else whose nominated."

"That's not true," Sango replied.

"Why? You and Miroku are both on court and you're going together."

"You're going with Miroku?" Kagome gasped, throwing some fries at Sango. "You never told me that!"

"He just asked me today," Sango shot back, her cheeks turning red. "And we are only going together for similiar reasons that you and InuYasha are going."

"Sure," Kagome said coyly.

"We need to go dress shopping," Sango told them, changing the subject. "I know a great place downtown we should we go."

"I'm free this weekend," Rin smiled.

"Me too," Kagome agreed.

"Alright, let's all meet here again on Saturday," Sango said excitedly, "around noon?"

xXxXx

On Saturday, the girls made their way downtown to a cute little dress shop tucked between a hair salon and game store. Kagome had never noticed it before but now she was awed by the many sparkly dresses of all different sizes and colors. She ran her fingers through the silky materials and smiled. She had never been to a dance with a boy before and she couldn't hide her excitement.

Finding a dress, however, proved to be a difficult task. All the dresses she seemed to try were either too expensive or not in her size. Rin found her dress almost immediately; a beautiful orange gown with a floral pattern. Sango wasn't having much luck either though. Around two o'clock she finally found her dress, a gorgeous light pink mermaid design.

Now they were just waiting on Kagome, who was about ready to call it a day and suggest they look somewhere else tomorrow. Just as she was about to tell them though, she noticed a rack of dresses towards the back. Making her way to them, one particular dress caught her eye and she reached out to touch the fabric.

It was a lavender ball gown, the kind that Cinderella would wear to meet Prince Charming. The skirt sparkled with delicate rhinestones and the bodice was made of a sheer lavender material. The back would be tied with a large bow and it had a sweetheart neckline. It was strapless and flowing and perfect.

"Can I try this one on?" Kagome asked the salesgirl, who nodded and unlocked a dressing room for her. She tore off her clothes for what seemed like the millionth time that day and slipped the gown over her head.

Turning to examine herself in the mirror, she was taken back by how beautiful she looked in it, like it was made for her.

She stepped out of the room to show her friends, who gasped when they saw her. Even the salesgirl looked awed.

"What do you think?" Kagome asked shyly, turning around for them to see the back.

"Kagome, you look like a princess," Rin said dreamily.

"You have to get it," Sango told her.

Kagome smiled widely and went back into the dressing room to change back into her clothes. She was amazed that the price was so reasonable, and as she went to the counter to pay, she realized she was even more excited than she thought. The dance was going to be unforgettable.

Little did she know how right she was...

xXxXx

So I'm thinking the dance will either be in the next chapter, or the one after that. I'm excited for you guys to read it! Hope you liked this chapter though :) Review please! I'm thinkin 130? :)