Chapter 31

"Okay dude, there she is."

Miroku whispered to me, Monday morning. We were at my locker and down the hall was Kagome. She was wearing black jeans and a tight red zip up sweater. Hojo was practically attached to her, his hand wrapped around hers as they chatted with some people.

"Man, she looks so pretty."

I groaned, not ever wanting to take my eyes off of her. Miroku smacked me across the head.

"Focus man! You're on a mission here. Just remember that she's just a girl who's with Hojo. And you're just a boy who doesn't give a shit about what she does. Don't make it seem like you want her. It'll make you look weak."

"Right…okay."

"You are InuYasha Kamaki. Player of the school. Every girl wants you but only one gets you. And that one girl-"

"Is not Kagome Higurashi."

"Right. Now,"

Miroku checked his watch then slapped me on the shoulder.

"Your girlfriend will be here in precisely-"

"Hey baby."

Miroku and I both turned around, and I just couldn't help but smile at what we saw.

"Hey babe."

Kikyo's smile stretched farther as I winked at her. She was decked out in a pair of tight low rode jeans and a black tank top that exposed her stomach. Miroku gave me a nudge.

"I'm going now. Remember what I told you."

Then he walked down the hall, leaving me alone with Kikyo.

"Hey, let's walk around for a bit. Okay?"

Kikyo nodded her head and we started making our way down the hall. Kagome and Hojo were only a short distance ahead of me so I got ready to launch the plan into action. I placed my arm around Kikyo's shoulder and tugged her closer to me. Her arm went behind my back and gripped my side. She looked up at me and smiled. I winked again. We were getting closer so I began with the plan.

"Babe, you just look so hot today. You know that?"

"Awe, you think so?"

We were officially in Kagome hearing range now, so I slowed the pace down but kept my eyes on Kikyo.

"Yeah, I really do."

"Well I'm sure you know that you look hot, as always."

"InuYasha?"

Kikyo and I both drew our heads up to find that we were right next to Kagome and Hojo. What a coincidence…

"Oh! Hey Kagome. What's up?"

She eyed Kikyo suspiciously, then looked at me again.

"…Nothing. Um, so you and Kikyo…?"

I grinned down at Kikyo, sliding my hand down from her shoulder to around her waist.

"Yeah. Kikyo and me. She's my first real girlfriend."

Kagome's eyes flashed with something that I couldn't quite place. Something…angry looking.

"Girlfriend?"

She asked, her voice flat and cold.

"She's your girlfriend?"

Was she jealous? Was that jealousy dripping from her ice-cold voice?

"Yeah. I am. Got a problem with that Higurashi?"

Kikyo snarled, a smirk gracing her lips. Kagome completely ignored Kikyo, keeping a steady gaze at me. After a while I started shifting uncomfortably from foot to foot. It felt like her eyes were drilling into my soul and I didn't like it one bit.

"Good for you."

She finally said, a smile coming to her lips. That caught me off guard completely.

"W-what?"

"Good for you. That's what I said. Isn't that what you wanted? My approval?"

Her eyebrow cocked up at me yet her smile stayed on her face. I don't know what to say.

"Uh…"

"He doesn't need the approval of some preppy little bitch."

Kikyo drawled, her eyes glinting with joy. She lived for this stuff. Kagome finally turned her attention to Kikyo, as if she just noticed she was there.

"Excuse me?"

"I think you heard me. Or are your panties in too much of a knot that you can't hear straight?"

Kagome's face stayed calm, placid. Yet somehow I could tell a fire was blazing inside her.

"Well at least I wear panties. Unlike you, Kikyo, who is too busy being a whore to even remember to put them back on."

Kikyo's smile dropped.

"Are you seriously insulting me because I'm not a scrawny little virgin like you? Don't you wonder why guys come to me for a good time instead of you?"

Kagome rolled her eyes up and exhaled deeply.

"Listen Kikyo, I'm not even going to waste my breath trying to explain to you why you're a whore. Let's just leave it as it is, alright?"

Kagome shot me a glance, then turned back to Hojo, who was nervously watching the catfight.

"You know Kagome, you really shouldn't be going on about how I'm such a whore. Weren't you the one who had a little sleepover at InuYasha's house a few weeks ago?"

I could see Kagome's whole body stiffen. She slowly turned back around.

"…What?"

"That's right. Don't think you were all discreet and secretive about it. I know that you lost your 'pureness' to InuYasha. Did you think he actually loved you?"

Kagome was silent; her eyes burning with anger and her mouth clenched shut. Kikyo cackled at the girl.

"Awe! You really did think that he loved you. Too bad, he's with me now."

Kagome looked at me. Tears were threatening to fall from her still burning eyes.

"You promised to not to say anything."

And then she pushed past us and rushed down the hall before I could even protest.

"Kagome!"

Hojo bellowed after her, reaching his hand out as if it could stop her.

"What a little pest."

Kikyo sneered, then pressed her body tightly against mine.

"But now that she's gone…"

And I just flipped.

"What the fuck is the matter with you?"

I yelled, pushing her away from me. She looked startled, but smiled anyway.

"What are you talking about? I thought she as annoying you?"

"No Kikyo, she wasn't annoying me! You're annoying me!"

Her smile dropped and she tried to get closer but I stepped back.

"Nothing happened between me and Kagome, for your information."

"B-but Yura saw her leaving your house that Saturday morning. Of course something happened! Why else would she have spent the night with you?"

"She needed a place to stay because her dad and her were in a fight."

"So…nothing happened?"

"Nothing happened."

Kikyo sneered and shook her head.

"Like I believe that. It's you InuYasha. You sleep with every girl."

"Stop making me sound like that Kikyo!"

I groaned, tugging at my hair.

"How many girls have I slept with this year, huh? Think about it…none. There has been no girls so far."

"So you and Kagome did nothing?"

"Nothing. I slept on the couch, completely away from her."

Kikyo was silent for a minute, then slowly strutted up to me.

"You know, I can change the fact you haven't slept with any girls this year…"

"Urg!"

I groaned loudly, squeezing my eyes shut.

"You are fucked up Kikyo."

I growled, shaking my head as I followed the path that Kagome had fled down. I just had to get her back. No way was I losing someone like her. No way in hell.