Story rating: T. For mild language.

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Chapter 7. How Far Could I Push You Until You Reached The Edge?

~INU POV~

Sesshomaru continued staring at me like I was a one eyed, one horned flying purple people eater."What?" I snapped, not liking how he was looking at me. It gave me the creeps.

He continued to stare, ignoring me. "Your..your in love?"

I rolled my eyes and shifted, suddenly uncomfortable in my own skin. "Well I think so. I'm not exactly sure. Thats why I wanted to talk to you."

He raised a curious eyebrow. "Who's the girl?"

I let my head fall into my hands, letting out a tired sigh. "Kagome Higurashi. This annoying little brat who always thinks she's never wrong, and who is always on everyone's tongue even though she doesn't seem to notice. She's as stubborn as an ox. Maybe even more stubborn then me." I admitted.

"Yes I remember. The wench you had a study date with at the library, correct?"

"Yea! And ever since then, my mind has always wondered its way back to her face. And its starting to fucking freak me out."

Sesshomaru smirked deviously, leaning back on the couch and crossing his long legs. "Ahhh yes. The symptoms."

I narrowed my eyes on him. "Symptoms?"

He nodded, a bored expression plastered onto his pale face. "Yes symptoms. The symptoms that you and your body," he made a face like he smelled something really bad "have found your mate. I imagine you have started to feel vary protective of her, and you feel like killing any guy who comes near her. You feel claustrophobic when you cant be with her and your heart rate also increases. It feels like you get a panic attack. And I would also imagine that your inner demon has been talking to you much more recently, all about Kagome. Your body is preparing itself for being around her all of the time. Thats why when you cant be around her, you feel like you cant breathe."

"How…how did you know that?" I asked, amazed that he knew all of this. He smirked again.

"Because thats how I felt when I first met Rin. She was involved with this guy at the time and I practically killed him just for looking at her."

"Yea but you were in love with her. I cant be in love with Kagome. Can I?" I felt one of my eyesbrow's twitch at the thought.

He nodded agin. "I believe you are little brother."

"But…but." I shook my head. "What am I supposed to do about it? Cant I just make it go away somehow?" He looked at me like I had gone crazy. Maybe I had in all reality. I mean I was asking advice from Sesshomaru. Maybe that proved it.

"InuYasha," He said, sighing like the mere thought of me was exhausting, "Did you eat an extra bowl of stupid this morning? " I clenched my teeth and fists, so I wouldn't beat him into next century for that comment. He just ignored me.

"You cant just make love go away. Just suck it up, be a man and be there for her right now. Maybe she will come around and love you to. Or If your desperate, by the time you and Kagome graduate, you can always mark her." He stated simply. "Then, no other demon will try to steal Kagome from you."

I sighed as I let this all sink in. I loved Kagome? This couldn't be happening. There was no way this could be happening. I needed a smoke…and a beer…

I looked back at my smug looking brother. "Ok so what do I do about this? How do I protect her? And I don't want anyone, especially her, finding out about this. So how an I keep all of this a secret?"

"Well first you need to protect her, or else you inner demon will chatter away until you go insane. Try to protect her, keep it at bay. I recommend being near her without her noticing, that should be good enough. And if you don't want anyone to find out, just act like normal. Act like the self absorbed, smart assed, smart mouthed, idiotic, reach, uncouth, dumb fool I have come to reside with."

I shook off what he said, mostly because I was to numb to do any thing else. He smirked a little as he stood and started to walk away. I stared blankly after him,suddenly thinking of something else. "Sesshomaru." He stopped walking but didn't turn to look at me.

"When can I talk to dad?" I asked.

He glanced down at the Rolex on his wrist. "His meeting should be complete by now."

I swallowed. "Can I speak with him?" Sesshomaru turned to stare at me. IT looked like he was contemplating telling me if I could or couldn't go see he seemed to make up his mind he gave me a curt nod. I stood and raced past him, heading up the stairs. I flew down the hallway to the main office, that I assumed dad was in judging by his scent that was wafting from that direction. I slowed my pace and stopped outside looming twin oak doors, trying to control my breathing. My ear twitched hearing the shuffling of papers from the inside.

I just stood there dumbly in front of the doors. I hadn't talked to dad since Rin's funeral. And I knew that dad and I had never really had the best father and son relationship. He'd never say it out loud, but I knew that Sesshomaru, his precious first born, was his favorite. Much like our father, Sesshomaru was business oriented. He was always focused on work.

I,on the other hand, was anything but business oriented. It was no wonder the family business would be passed down to Sesshomaru when the time came.

Probably hearing and smelling me, father suddenly called. "Come in, InuYasha."

I swallowed down my nurses and lightly pushed the one of the french doors open and poked my head inside.

Dads office was impressive. He had a L shaped desk placed horizontally agains't floor length windows that overlooked the two acre's of land he owned. A really long table for his meetings was set across the opposite wall. A flat screen Tv with a couch perched in front of it was positioned next to a bookcase.

Dad was sitting behind his desk, peering at some paper's over the rim of his glasses. His long silver hair was tied in a high topknot at the crown of his head. He was wearing a light tan business suit with a pale blue button up shirt underneath andI stared at him stupidly from the doorway. Id forgotten how much he looked like Sesshomaru.

He didn't look up from his paper work when he said, "What do you want Inuyasha? I can smell that you have something on your mind."

I suppressed the urge to growl. 'Yea hello to you do. Oh no no Im fine. Yea, life's been great ever since you left me here alone with only Sesshomaru and the butlers and maids to care for me. And how are you?' I thought sarcastically.

I made my way toward his desk, letting the door shut behind me. "Dad, I just had a talk with Sesshomaru and I- "

"You've been getting along with your brother? Thats surprising." He smirked at his paper work. I shook my head trying to regain my thoughts.

"Well not really. He's still a bastard, but thats not the point. See I think-"

"You know, you really should get along with him InuYasha. He's your brother, half or not. And when you join the company when you graduate you'll have to work beside him." He grunted, interrupting me again.

I clenched my fists in my anger as I tried speaking again. "Yea sure whatever, but see I -"

"InuYasha you need to accept the fact he's your brother and he works for the company. And so will you someday so -" This time I interrupted him. And I exploded with ferocity.

"DAD I DONT CARE ABOUT THE COMPANY RIGHT NOW! I JUST NEED TO FUCKING TALK TO YOU!" My vision was starting to become red and I knew my inner demon was just as angry at my father as I was. "CAN YOU PLEASE, FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE, PRETEND LIKE YOU CARE ABOUT ME? AND NOT ABOUT THE COMPANY? CAN YOU JUST BE MY FATHER AND NOT A CEO MANGER PERSON? PLEASE?"

I stood panting in front of him after my out burst trying to calm myself down. He slowly raised his head and gazed at me from behind his glasses and I felt like I was going to piss myself. I knew I had over done it. Id overdone it way to much.

My back tensed as I waited for him to raise his voice and shout back at me for yelling at him like that, but oddly, he didn't. He was shockingly quiet. He looked like he was seeing me for the first time. His face was hard and angry. He then let it became surprisingly soft. He suddenly smiled at me and I really thought I was going to piss myself.

After looking me over, he spoke. "You have my undivided attention, InuYasha. Speak freely about whatever is on your mind and I will listen intently." I swallowed hard and blinked a couple times, making sure I was awake and not dreaming.

"Um…alright then." He gestured for me to sit down in the chair in front of his desk and I did just that. I didn't want to push my luck.

"Alright. Tell me what it is you wish to speak to me about." He said, eyeing me from behind his spectacles.

I let out a huge sigh as everything Id been thinking about came to my mind. "Ok. Well there's this new girl in town…."

xXx

After what felt like decades, I pushed open dads office doors and walked out, my head held high. I let them shut tightly behind me and I inhaled and exhaled. Dad and I had talked about everything. And I mean everything. We'd talked about why I was mad at him for leaving me. How I didn't know If I wanted to join his company. We even talked about my mother. He never ever talks about her. Ever.

There was yelling, shouting and cursing involved with our conversation. Dad had even gotten so angry, he had smashed an expensive vase through the window of his office. 'Someones gunna have to clean that mess up.'

And most importantly we'd talked about Kagome. He explained to me about the things that were happening to me were vary normal, and that the same thing happened to him when he met my mother. He told me that it was vary natural, but could become dangerous if I wasn't around Kagome enough. I could end up hurting someone. Or even worse…

We'd made a plan of what I should do and say when I was around her, but also keep her safe from any harm.

I walked further down the hallway and into my bedroom. My bed was already made and the furniture had been dusted and cleaned, obviously the handy work of the maids. I ran forward and pounced onto my bed and relaxed into the black crisp duvet cover. I put my arms behind my head and I closed my eyes as I felt my body relax. I smiled to myself. My discussion with dad might not have been a world famous dad and son talk, but it had been a better conversation then we'd ever had.

I suddenly felt Sesshomaru's presence in my room but I didn't open my eyes. "How in the seven hells did you do that?" He asked, bewildered.

My smirk grew. "I have no clue. But damn, I wish I would have said something like that to him sooner." I only got a grunt in response before I heard him leave.

I crawled under the duvet and laid down on my blood red sheets. And within in five seconds, I was out like a baby.

xXx

I screeched 'Black beauty' to a stop in front of school the next morning, groaning in pure and utter annoyance. Not because I had to go to school, not because I didn't want to be here, and it wasn't because of Kagome. It was because my inner demon had been talking to me all fucking morning.

'Shut the hell up. Were here ok? She's near, I can smell her….' I growled mentally.

My demon hadn't shut the hell up since I'd woken up and gotten out of bed. I couldn't even pee or eat my breakfast in peace.

'Find our mate.'

I rolled my eyes inwardly. 'Im going to 'find our 'mate' so shut up already.'

Putting my keys into my back pocket, I grabbed my black backpack and walked sluggishly into my prison for the day. Demon's and teen's were running to their classes down the hallways, chattering noisily, forcing my ears down agains't my skull in annoyance. It was too early for this shit.

I walked quickly to my first period in hope's that Kagome was there. Because if she wasn't, my inner demon would make me go insane. I pulled out my desk chair and threw my bag on the floor near my feet. I was lazily looking outside, picking one of my fangs with my claws when I heard a signature laugh. My heart beat speed up.

'Mate.'

'Yea yea mate. Shut up.'

'Our mate is with another...'

I jerked forward, narrowing my eyes on the door. 'What?'

Kagome came walking through the class room door laughing with Koga. I eyed Koga in pure and utter disgust, digging my claws into the desk subconsciously, causing huge gashes to appear.

'Calm down idiot. Remember you don't want her to know."'I told myself, taking a few deep breath' all reality, I was just inhaling Kagome's scent to calm myself down.

"Ill see you at lunch Koga. We'll talk then. Ok?" I looked back over to see Koga holding Kagome around her waist. A growl escaped my bared teeth.

If Kagome was my mate, then I didn't want Koga's fucking arm around her waist.

"Sure thing." Koga murmured, kissing her cheek.

She giggled.

I hissed.

"Bye Kagome." Then the puny ass wolf disappeared from the threshold of the door, leaving Kagome to come practically skipping over to sit in front of me. She didn't turn around this time, to ask why I was 'acting weird' today. She was purposely ignoring me, and for good reason. Id acted like a asshole to her.

I cracked my knuckles and straitened my spine as I realized what I had to do. My plan; annoy Kagome until she rips her hair out, needed to start with me acting like a jackass.

I leaned forward in my chair, a smug, evil smile on my lips. I leant close into her back and feeling my presence, she tensed. I put my head right next to hear ear and \whispered in a low, seductively evil voice. "Well, well, well. You know, you two love birds should just go out already. All this tension gives me hives." I leaned back into my chair as she turned around to face me.

Her eyes were narrowed, her expression pinched. "What?" She looked a little pissed. Good. The plan was working.

"Well I was just saying you two should go out and become a couple. You guys do look adorable together." 'God, kill me now.' I wanted to vomit on my own words.

She looked taken back, like she hadn't excepted me to say such a thing. Trust me I really didn't want to.

Her eyebrows knit themselves together. "You..you think Koga and I would make a cute couple? I thought you hated Koga?"

I didn't let the smug look fall off my face as I nodded. "I do. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't be happy, princess. You like him right?"

She stared at the ground "Well I…he's.. I mean. Well I mean he's nice but …I don't know." Another small grin twitched at the corner of my mouth but I didn't smile.

She suddenly looked up at me with suspicion. "Wait a minute, why are you so concerned about me and my love life all of a sudden? Not that its any of your business anyway. I mean, yesterday you seemed like you wanted nothing to do with me. Now your interested in my love life? Did you hit your head?"

I snorted and folded my arms over my chest. "Good one princess. But no, I did not hit my head. I only care because I just want to see you happy." I continued, half sarcastically.

She node but her gaze was still suspicious, like she could totally tell I was bull-shitting her. "Right."

I nodded in agreement. "Right." She gave me another look before moving to turn around. Not wanting our conversation to end, I add, "Oh and by the way, your coming over to my house this saturday to study on our project."

She crossed her arms over her chest, glaring. "Actually I'm busy tomorrow. So no, I will not be coming over to your house this weekend."

I mocked her position, rising an amused eyebrow. "No, Im pretty sure you'll be coming over to my place, weather you like it or not." I could smell the annoyance starting to come off of her skin.

"Are you going to make me?" Her tone was was purely annoyed now.

"Oh no. Im pretty sure you'll come ever to my place willingly. Tell your precious little wolf boy that you're busy and that you'll have to cancel you plans with him this weekend."

She dropped her arms, her expression becoming confused. "How did you know I was meeting Koga?"

I leant back farther in my chair, placing both hands behind my head. I smirked. "Darlin'…" I said with a heavy drawl, "It wasn't that hard for me to tell who your 'date' was with this weekend."

Her mouth opened and closed like a fish out of wanter and Im tempted to laugh. But I don't. I know that wouldn't be the wisest thing to do at the moment. I want to make her mad, not put her into a state of burning, fiery rage.

Her eyes are smoldering and aggravated when they flicked back over to me. "We'll see about that."

I licked my lips, giving her a fanged grin. She rolled her deep brown eyes and turned back around and faced forward again, ignoring me. I watched as she placed a deathly grip onto her pencil, getting me to chuckle quietly.

The rest of class went by without any incident. Kagome pointedly ignored me and I stared at the back of her head, tracing her figure with my eyes for the whole thirty five minute's. When class ended, Kagome quickly stood up, grabbed her bag and brushed passed me, bumping into my chest as she shuffled off to her next class.

I smiled full heartedly as I walked out into the hallway and yelled over the chatter of other students "Bye princess!" I watched as her hips swayed back and forth. She made no move of turning around, and kept marching forward. Instead, she held a fist into the air and flipped me the bird.

Excellent. Phase one of 'annoy Kagome until she rips her hair out' was working beautifully. I smiled to myself, took one last inhale of Kagome's scent before heading off to my next class.

xXx

~KAG POV~

I gnawed thoughtfully on my bottom lip as I gripped my backpack strap. I shook my head, trying to come up with some kind of solution to why InuYasha was begin such an asshole this morning. I walked past the main doors on my way to lunch, looking down at my shoes as I went. 'Why was he acting that way? Whats wrong with him? What-

"Hey princess." I groaned at the feeling of a muscled arm being flung around my shoulder. 'Speak of the devil.'

"What do you want InuYasha? Im in a hurry because I'm meeting Koga for lunch." I glanced up, looking into his eyes, finding myself being lost in them.

"Ah no. Not today you aren't." He grinned stupidly, starring straight ahead. We kept walking down the hallway, passing large demons and other laughing teens on our way to the cafeteria.

I stared at him like he was nuts. "What do you mean Im not? Of course I am! We eat lunch together everyday." I said, waving my hands around.

His grin grew even wider, oddly reminding me of the Grinch. "Well you see, someone else will be sitting with that puny…I uh mean Koga today." InuYasha pushed his way through the cafeteria doors, guiding me toward his usual table. "Your sitting with me today. End of story." He said forcefully, permanently ending the conversation.

Glancing around, I noticed a few teens and demons staring at me, like they were waiting for a big show to begin.

"Who's siting with Koga today then?" I asked, searching the cafeteria for my wolfish friend.

"You'll see." He chuckled, folding his hands out in front of him on the table, turning his gaze to the door like he already knew what was going to happen. Moments later the cafeteria door came flying open by Koga who was being clung on to by a girl with fiery red pig tales. He ran forward, plopping himself down at his usual table with the redhead still clinging onto his neck.

"Ayame!" He shouted angrily, trying to pry her finger's off him. "Get off'a me! Im supposed to be sitting with Kagome!"

"No Koga! InuYasha told me you wanted to sit with me today! Besides, you know I love you more then that stupid human girl ever could."

I scowled. 'Stupid girl? Don't tell me she't talking about me.'

Koga glanced back to our table, catching InuYasha's stare immediately. InuYasha just smiled his smug smile, waving slightly. "Don't thank me." He mouthed.

"InuYasha!" Koga yelled angrily.

Glancing over at InuYasha I asked, "What did you do?"

He turned, giving me a very innocent look. "Who me? I didn't do anything. I had Ayame In my last class and I simply mentioned that Koga wanted to sit with her today."

I looked back at Koga and the girl, Ayame, who were now having a heated argument. Ayame was waving her hands around obnoxiously and Koga kept pointing his finger at her angrily.

Seeing my stare InuYasha chuckled. "Yea bout' that…Ayame is sort of in love with Koga. Whatever." He shrugged, and moved to stand. He offered his hand to me and I glared at him, tempted to smack it away.

"What? don't ya' want food?" I looked up at InuYasha, giving him a once over. He was wearing faded jeans with a ironic dog collar belt and his signature biker boots. His black zip up hoodie sleeves were folded at the elbows so I had a pretty good view of his arms. He saw me practically ogling him and his smirk grew. Fighting off a blush, I slowly slid my hand into his. It was warm, soft and comforting. It sent shivers up and down my spine that ended in my toes. He pulled lightly on my hand, helping me stand.

"There now. That wasn't so bad, was it?"

He was doing it again. He was being…cute. A little sexy almost. I hated it. I hated feeling…drawn to him. Almost like an invisible pull, pulling my closer to him.

Ignoring him and forcing away that feeling, I slipped my hand from his and made my way over the lunch line. Seriously, I needed to get ahold of myself. InuYasha and me? Together? Yeah right.

Grabbing a plastic red tray, I slid it down the metal counter, looking over different foods. I grabbed an apple and a turkey sandwich and, deciding that was good enough, I headed over to the cashier. I grabbed soda from one of the machines as I stood and waited for the kid in front of me to pay. Suddenly, I felt InuYasha towering inches behind my back. I could practically feel his breathing on my neck thats how close he was. I men seriously InuYasha? Can you take a few steps back, be polite of my personal space and keep your Darth Vador breathing to yourself?

Taking a good, deep calming breath myself, I tried not to pummel him to the ground. Once the kid in front of my finally paid, I handed the cashier my money and then I headed back to the table, only to stop in mid stride.

I watched Koga and Ayame fight, debating on weather or not I should go over there and stop it, until I felt a hand gentle pushing on the small of my back, urging me forward. Knowing who it was, I swatted InuYasha's hand away and kept walking back toward the table.

I plopped myself down and cracked open my soda, guzzling half of it down in the first gulp. The carbonation felt amazingly good on my parched throat. InuYasha eyed me confusedly as he slurped on his ramen noodles.

Suddenly noticing two bodies missing from the table, and seeing that it was only InuYasha and I, I glanced around the lunch room.

"Where's Sango and Miroku?" I asked InuYasha.

He flicked his hand absently behind me and I turned and saw Miroku and Sango sitting together at the lunch table behind us. They were both staring at InuYasha and I until they saw me looking their way. Then, they quickly turned back around in their seats and started to each their untouched food.

"Whats up with them?"

InuYasha's eyes became a bit wide before they quickly narrowed. "Oh uh nothing..they just wanted to eat alone today is all." Knowing that was probably lie, I watched as he suddenly became vary interested in his ramen.

"Uhuh. Ok tell me something Inu-Ya-Sha." I mumbled, enunciating the syllables in his name. "Why did you whisk me off and have me sit here with you today? It even seems like the whole Ayame thing was just a part of a plan. So tell me, whats up with you today?"

He glanced past me in the direction of Sango and Miroku were sitting, and I felt like they must have mouthed something to him because he sort of noded then flicked his gaze back to me. "Nothing wrong with me today. I'm perfectly fine, as usual. I just wanted to prank Koga a little bit. That's all. You were just part of the plan." I eyed him, giving him the stink glare that I gave to Souta sometimes when I knew he was lying. InuYasha gulped notably, making his adam's apple shake viably. InuYasha was a terrible liar and I could see right through him.

"A plan?" I asked skeptically. Nodding, he gave me another dumb grin and I nodded unbelievingly. "Sure it was Inuyasha. Sure it was."

'If you wanted to just sit with me, you could have just asked. I might not have said no…' I thought to myself as I took a huge bite out of my turkey sandwich.

xXx

I jogged around the rest of the indoor track, loving the way the feeling of being out of breath burned my lungs. I finished up the rest of my laps and collapsed into a curled up ball on the ground. I was panting and wheezing and trying to catch my breath when our coach yelled for us.

"Good job on the final run ladies and gentlemen. Now, everyone go and grab a bow and arrow and lets start the trimester evaluation."

I peeled myself off the ground and hobbled over to where the bows and arrows were placed. I grabbed the first one up and turned around to see Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango all staring at me. Kind of doing a limp/walk over to where they were standing, I smiled. "Hey." I wheezed, still out of breath.

Sango smiled at me. "Hey Kagome. Is it your turn for testing?"

Today was the day all the gym classes did our fitness testing. I was being tested on my running, agility and most importantly, my archery.

I smiled and wiped sweat off my eye brow with the back of my hand. "Yea. We just finished with running, and now I have to go and start the archery test. Have you guys all been tested already?"

Sango nodded her head and her pony tale went flying all over the place. "Yup. I finished with my leaps, jumps and my Hiraikotsu tests. InuYasha and Miroku finished to." I looked over to Inuyasha who was smug and I figured he did well with his testing.

"So can we watch you Kagome?" Miroku asked over Sango's shoulder.

I nodded, "Sure, but just let me concentrate." I saw Inuyasha's smirk get a bit bigger, but I ignored it. Then, Mrs. Nazuna called of us to go and line up for our testing. "Hey, guys I have to go. Ill see you after I'm done. Bye!"

I ran over to the line of people waiting for their turn for testing and joined the gourd. I watched as all of the teen in our gym class aimed and shot as best as their abilities would allow. Most of them had improved and Mrs. Nazuna seemed pretty impressed for the most part. Then It was Kikyo's turn. I watched her closely as she stored her way over to the first set of targets confidently. She rose her arm's up calmly, aimed and shot.

She did this with every single target and she had hit every single bullseye dead in the center. Kikyo had earned a perfect score.

After she hit the last bullseye she did a little mini dance, pranced her way over to her little circle of groupies and hive fixed them all. She then turned around to face InuYasha, gave him a coy smirk and waggled her finger's in a small wave. Surprisingly he returned the smile and waved back.

Ignoring both of them, I clenched my hand tightly around my bow and stepped up to the center line. This was completely ridiculous. I couldn't allow Kikyo and, of all people, InuYasha get to me while I was taking my test.

"Alright you can do this Kagome. I know you can." Mrs Nazuna cheered from behind me.

I breathed in and out as I brought up my bow, aimed and fired. The arrow flew through they air and smacked the target dead on. I half smirk appeared on my face, before I forced it away before I walked over to the next target. Acting as casual and nonchalant as I could, I aimed for the next target. This one was a pushed back farther then the last one, but it was still an easy mark. I aimed, shot and hit the bullseye again. Mrs. Nazuna clapped a little and said, "Good job Kagome. Keep it up."

Every single target. I had hit every single target easily, just like Kikyo had, and now I was on the last one. I could feel all eyes on me,Miroku's, Sango's, Kikyo's And InuYasha's, but I wan't nervous. If anything, I was confident. I waned them to watch as I easily hit the last mark. I new I was showing off and knew that I was being very conceited about it but I didn't care. So I was showboating. So what?

I made it to the last target which was the one placed the farthest away and I let out a breath, raised the bow into my alignment, closed me eyes and focused.

I told myself the exact thing dad had always told me when he first taught me how to use a bow. 'No ones else is around. Its just you and me now. Don't worry. Just focus on the arrow. Guide it and it won't ever let you miss.'

I opened my eyes and narrowed my gaze in a intense focus. Just as I was about to pull my finger's back and let the arrow go I heard a, "Don't miss princess!" being yelled behind me. My wrist twitched slightly and so did the bow, causing the arrow went sailing through the air and landed on the outskirts of the target. Id missed the target completely. I stared wide eyed after it and let my mouth drop open. To say I was shocked was a complete understatement. How in the world had I missed?

I twitched my head in the direction of whoever had shouted and found only pools of gold. A vary smug, evil smile plastered on his face. I griped the bow so hard, I thought I'd break it in half. 'Why that…that bastard!'

I threw the bow to the ground and went marching over to InuYasha who didn't flinch like I thought he would. "YOU!" I screeched. He put up his hands in defense in front of him as I swung my arms at him wildly. Miroku and Sango just watched with their mouths hanging open.

I kept punching and swinging my arms around hoping Id hit his smug ass face but all I kept hitting was air. I swung my right arm forward and only got a whisper of hist shirt. "You! Why? Why did you do that? I was so close! Why do you feel the need to ruin my life!?" I yelled furiously, gaining the attention of other teens who were also done with their testing.

InuYasha easily caught and held my wrists near his chest, brining his face closer to mine, sneering down at me. "Chill Princess." He said in this annoyingly smooth voice.

"NO! I will not Chill!" I was so mad, so infuriated and angry, my vision was becoming blurry.

"Thats enough Kagome. You can have a another shot." Mrs. Nazuna called from behind me. I tore my hands out of InuYasha's and whipped around, instantly forgetting about InuYasha.

"Really?" I asked, not believing her and she nodded. I smiled and let out a small squeal. "Thank you so much Mrs. Nazuna." I giggled and walked over, picked up my discarded bow. I was about ready to try the course again when Kikyo's hand shot up in the air.

"Yes Kikyo?" Mrs. Nazuna asked.

Kikyo's face was innocent, almost childlike, everything I knew her to not be. "Well see, I don't think that Kagome should be able to have an extra shot when everyone else doesn't. I don't think its fair for the rest of us."

I let my mouth drop open as I stared at her. That bitch. Mrs. Nazuna rubbed her chin as she started thinking over what Kikyo had said. I turned to glare at Kikyo who in turn winked at me, smiling happily behind Mrs. Nazuna's back when she wasn't looking. I bit the inside of my cheek so I wouldn't run over and rip all of her hair out of her head.

Then Mrs. Nazuna turned toward me, coming to her decision. "You Know Kagome, I think Kikyo is right, It just wouldn't be fair. Im sorry dear."

I let my bow tumble to the ground and I swallowed out a small sob. I bit my lip as my legs gave out beneath me and I fell to the found. I tucked my knee's up under my chin and began to pout.

Sango came running over and crouched down next to me on the ground. "Are you ok?" Her tone was so soothing and calm like my moms, that I almost wanted to cry. Almost. I wouldn't let either Kikyo or InuYasha get that satisfaction.

"Yea." I nodded. "Ill be fine. I just need to be away from InuYasha and Kikyo right now." Sango nodded before standing up and offering her hand to me.

"Why don't we go watch Koga run around the track and cheer him on?" She offered, winking.

I snorted and let out a small giggle. Leave it to Sango to make me feel a hell of a lot better. "Id like that." I said sniffing back tears. Sango put her arm around my shoulder and we headed toward the track.

I kept my chin held high as I walked right in front of InuYasha, sending him a vary deathly glare out of the corner of my eye. He seemed scared for a second -which, trust me, he should have- before he crossed his arms over his chest, returning me a glare in a silent dare.

"Where are you going?" He asked stubbornly.

Fighting the urge to strangle him, I ground out, "Not that its any of your fucking business, but Sango and I are going to go watch Koga run and cheer him on."

I started to walk past him but him grabbing onto my wrist stopped me. I whipped back around to face him, preparing to say something really nasty, but stopped when I saw his face. He looked like he was sad or something. Which is hysterical because I knew it couldn't have been about what he'd just down. Could it? His ears were even plastered against his head, like a puppy would if you yelled at them for being bad.

"InuYashaaaa!" Kikyo suddenly called from across the field.

I flicked my gaze at her over InuYasha;s shoulder before returning my gaze back to him. "Besides," I said in a low, harsh whisper, relishing in the way they mad eInuYasha visibly flinch, "it looks like someone else wants your attention."

I ripped my wrist out of his hand, spun around on my heel and headed off in the direction of the track, leaving InuYasha staring after me.

xXx

"Mom seriously? You couldn't have told me that this morning?" I rolled my eyes as I balanced my cellphone on my shoulder with my ear pressed tightly against it. I stood on the balls of my feet, trying to reach the top shelf of my locker to get my history book. Suddenly a hand reached over my head and grabbed the book Id been reaching for over five minuets. I turned around to see Koga smiling at me with that cute, caring smile of his. He handed me the book and I mouthed "Thank you." He nodded, obviously seeing that I was on the phone and and mouthed back "Your welcome."

"Im sorry Kagome, I didn't schedule Sota's dentist appointment until after you left for school this morning." My mother continued on the other end. "And your grandfather is out visiting an old shrine on the outskirts of the city, so he wont be able to pick you up. Im sorry but you'll just have to walk home."

I groaned out loud and Koga raised an eye brow. I shook my head and sighed. "Alright mom. Ill see you at home."

"Ok honey. I love you."

"Love you to mom. Bye." I hung up my phone and stuck it into my front pocket.

Koga leaned against the locker next to mine, staring at me with concern. "What was that all about?"

"Mom cant pick me up today so I have to walk home." I mumbled, slamming my locker shut and walking toward the front door. Koga easily fell in step next to me as we walked. He reached out and captured my hand in his and started rubbing circles onto my palm. I instantly relaxed.

"Id take you home myself but I have track practice I have to get to." He said.

I smiled at his kindness." Thanks Koga but its alright. I don't really mind walking. I guess Im just lazy." I chuckled.

"Well I hate to leave you but I have to go and start stretching for practice. Ill see you later?" he asked and I nodded immediately.

"Definitely. Bye Koga."

His hand slipped out of mine as we headed off into two different directions. I pushed my way out the front door of the school building and into the sunlight. The fresh afternoon air felt amazing in my lungs and the wind blowing lightly through my hair made me smile. It was so nice to be outside after being coped up inside all day.

I started walking down the sidewalk and waved to Sango as she ran past me and onto her bus. I made my way past the school and down about half a block when I heard the distant sound of a motorcycle engine roaring up from behind me. I didn't turn around. I kept looking straight forward as the engine kept coming closer and closer. I finally heard the bike slow down on the road, pulling up next to me.

I rolled my eyes. 'Cant he just leave me alone? Hasn't he done enough today?'

"Hey Kagome wait up." He hollered.

"No." I growled as I kept walking. I was in no mood to talk to InuYasha Takahashi for the rest of the day. Maybe even for the rest of the school year. No, for the rest of my life!

"Come on Kagome. Please stop being mad at me. Im sorry okay?" He said, letting his motorcycle crawl on the street next to me.

I stopped walking, whipping around to glare at him, picturing him bursting into flames. He jerked his motorcycle to stop out of surprise. "I don't care if you are sorry! Im still mad at you." I turned back around and started to walk away, picking up my pace. The sound of fallen leaves crunching beneath my feet as I kept marching forward.

"Kagome…come on. Get on and ill take you home." He stated.

"No. I don't want a ride from you." Snarkily I added, "Why don't you go give Kikyo a ride? I bet she'd loooove it if you did.."

I heard InuYasha scoff. "Awh come on princess. Im not interested in her and you know it. Now stop being so stubborn. Just let me drive you home. Come over here before I come over there and make you." His tone was light and teasing but I was in no mood for him today.

"No." I spat.

"Kagome…" he said softly and I had to stop walking and listen. "Please? I already feel like an asshole for doing what I did earlier. Don't make me feel any worse." I turned slowly, my hands still clenched into fists. His eyes were big and pleading as he leaned over his handle bars and rested his chin in his arms. He looked completely pathetic. Like a little puppy.

I groaned out loud and stomped my foot as I felt myself giving into him. A ride would be better then walking. Even if it was InuYasha giving me the ride. "Dammit all." I grumbled under my breath. I looked left and right before I ran out into the street over toward and flung myself on the back of his bike.

"Alright. Im only doing this because you said please." I said in a tone I hoped sounded angry. I could feel him becoming smug as I wrapped my arms around his torso before taking off down the roast toward my house.

It took InuYasha about ten minuets to drive me home. And when we finally made it, He stopped his motorcycle in front of the sidewalk by the front door. I swung my leg over the side of his bike and hopped off.

Knowing that I had absolutely nothing to say to him, I started to walk towerd the front door when he shouted a "Hey!" stoping me from moving.

I lolled my head back in his direction. "What is it Inuyasha?"

"You do know I am sorry right?" He asked, his face as innocent as ever.

I ground my teeth together. He was completely exhausting. Exhausting…but…sweet. I smiled al little, my cold exterior fading away almost instantly. "Yea I know."

"Do you forgive me?" He had his bottom lip sticking out slightly and the wind was nipping at the end of his hair, making him look like a puppy in a pound.

I snorted. "Your just a big boy scout underneath all of that heard nosed exterior, aren't you? "

He grinned. "You know it." I rolled my eyes and turned back around to leave when he yelled for me again. "Kagome?"

"Yes Inuyasha?" I asked, raising an eyebrow and placing my hands on my hips.

"Your coming over this weekend right?"

"Maybe." I said casually. I turned around and walked to my front door when Inuyasha yelled for me yet again."Kagome!"

"What inuYasha!? What do you want?" I whined pathetically.

"Geez calm down! I was just going to say that Ill text you later."

I narrowed my eyes on him. "You have my number?"

He let his bike come to life, a huge grin spreading on across his face. "No. You have my number. See you later princess." He said mysteriously before taking off down the street.

Shaking my head at what he'd said, I walked through the front door and let it slide shut behind me. Going into the kitchen I noticed that mom had baked a batch of brownies before she'd taken Souta to his dentist appointment. They were sitting out on the counter just begin me to take one. And who was I to decline? I eagerly grabbed one and popped it into my mouth, the chocolaty goodness was tantalizing. I was almost done chewing the first brownie, getting ready to pig out on another one, when my phone started buzzing in my pocket. The ringtone playing was 'Sexy and I know it' by LMFAO.

That was strange. I hadn't bought that ringtone. I stopped in mid-movement as I was reaching down to grab my phone. Only one person…no, excuse me. Only one half-person would ever program 'Sexy and I know it' as their ringtone. I grabbed my out phone and choked on the current brownie I was inhaling when I saw the caller ID.

Yep. I was right.

InuYasha Is a sexy beast' was texting me. The ID picture was of him smirking and flexing the rather large muscle in his forearm. I slid open my phone to read the text.

(Inuyasha, Kagome)

Hey. Do you think I'm sexy?

I almost laughed out loud at his stupidity. How in the world had he gotten his phone number programmed into my phone without me knowing it?

My finger's typed furiously in reply: No. But good try. How the hell did you do that to my phone?

Shutting my phone, I walked down to my 'private' part of the house and flopped down on the couch, turning on the Tv. 'Im sexy and I know it' started playing and I snatched my phone, making the song shut up.

Its my little secret ;P Anyway your coming over to my house tomorrow at noon.

"Oh really?" I asked out loud.

No I don't think so. But If you really want me….you'll have to come and get me xP

I knew that was a…slutty-ish thing to say, but come on. For the love of god he freaking programed 'Sexy and I know it' as his ringtone. I figured we were way past harmless and playful texts.

I was watching a guy and girl argue on spanish on the spanish cannel. I seriously needed to learn spanish, I had no idea what they were saying. I groaned and laughed out loud when "wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle YEA!" suddenly made me jump.

You reeeeaaaally shouldn't have said that. but we'll focus on that tomorrow ;) Anyway, how are you liking your new ringtone?

I smiled. its just fucking fantastic. thank you. But how in the hell do you make it stop?

A few minuets later I got a response. Oh your welcome. Im glad I could be of service And Oh no. Ill never ever tell.

I laughed out loud and rolled over on the couch and smashed my face in the pillow. How the hell did he do that? One minuet I was beyond pissed at him and the next…I wasn't. I sat back up and curled deeper into the couch, bringing my phone back up to my face.

Thanks a heap InuYasha.

I felt myself starting to drift asleep. My eye lids were getting heavier and heavier as I zoned out. Knowing I was going to fall asleep and figuring a little cap nap couldn't hurt, I rolled over on the couch cushions and curled up into a tiny ball.

My eyelids snapped open as I got another text message. "Girl look at that body. Ah. Girl look at that body. Ah. Girl look at that body. I-I-I work out!"

"ARGHH! I was almost asleep!" I moaned, groaning out loud. Snatching my phone once again, I rolled back over. Would InuYasha ever give me a moment's peace?

your welcome princess. Anytime. See you tomorrow ;)

No, I guess he wouldn't. I couldn't help but smile as I finally let myself fall into a deep, calming nap. Boy did I need it. Wouldn't you?

A/N: Ok so this chapter was posted late because a horse at the farm I ride at cut its leg yesterday and I had to stay and wait for the vet to come and bandage him up instead. But luckily he's all better now and this chapter is up :D Ill update by tuesday this week so keep yur eyes peeled.

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Updated 1/19/13