Story rating: T. For language.

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Chapter 18. Drowning On Dry Land

~KAG POV~

Ok so maybe I lied. Just a little. I was just being a drama queen and it seemed like I would never see InuYasha again.

Two months ago InuYasha and I had had a huge fight with each other, causing us to not speak. We had stopped talking to each other, texting each other; basically ignoring each other at all cost.

When we saw each other in the hallway, we pretended like we didn't even see the other person. It was as if we had never spoken before. But every time we brushed past each other in the hallway or I caught his eyes looking at me, small, nervous jolts of energy would run up and down my body.

Over those few months several things happened. One was that Koga and my relationship had become pretty serious. He had been spending more time at my house, kissing me and spoiling me. We were becoming a pretty serious couple.

Another thing that happened is that it had been rumored around the school that InuYasha and Kikyo are getting pretty serious too. I heard they weren't dating but just 'fooling around' with each other. I wasn't sure what exactly is going on but Koga kept calling Kikyo InuYasha's fuck buddy. I cringed when whenever he'd say that.

InuYasha has been acting up in school and getting into fights more often too. He was suspend just a few days ago for fighting with a large green demon just because the demon called him a twerp for bumping into him in the hallway.

But he's back in school now. He's also upgraded from cigarets to weed and pot. He doesn't give a damn who's watching him when he does it either. He bad mouths in class and completely ignores teachers and staff. And his clothes have gone back to just one color; black. He's is the schools bad boy all over agin.

I don't know who he was anymore.

School had been..weird, to say the least. Miroku and Sango don't want to get in the middle of our fight so they have been staying away from both of us. I sit with Koga at lunch and not with InuYasha, Miroku and Sango. Kikyo's been sitting with them and Sango says she wants to hit Kikyo in the face with a brick.

I had been paying most of my attention to school and my boyfriend and it had been working so far…kind of. We had to try out for the play a few weeks ago and the outcome of the main cast had baffled all of us. I was cast as one of the main actresses. And guess who was my main love interest? Yea you guessed it; InuYasha. InuYasha was playing a half demon who steals a sacred jewel from his former lover whom he is betrayed; Kikyo. Kikyo's character shoots InuYasha with an arrow and pins him to tree for fifty years until I stumble upon him and brake the spell he's under. I was playing a girl who could travel through time to help him recover the jewel.

Naraku was the evil character that we were all fighting against. He thought he wouldn't be good at it at first but as soon as we started rehearsing, he got into the role.

I hated that I had to pretend I was in love with InuYasha while we were at rehearsals. And the worst part about it was he was really good at pretending. I guess it was digging the metaphorical knife in my chest deeper after what I had said to him. But I mean I wished he wouldn't be so good at it. Take todays rehearsal for instance.

We were all standing up on the stage waiting to go over the lighting and stage cues. Jakotsu was talking to the people who were fixing the lighting and had told us actors to take a break. I had been reciting the words I needed to say mentally when I looked over to the wings and noticed Kikyo and InuYasha necking. My nose scrunched up in disgust and I turned and huffed offstage in the opposite direction from their little make out session. As I continued to walk offstage, I saw Naraku watching their little tonsil hockey game from her perch in a theater seat placed in the back, with anger burning in his eyes He was watching their every move from one of the theater's seats in one of the back rows. But even from the distance seperating us, I could clearly see the anger burning in his eyes. He looked thoroughly pissed off. I shrugged, chalked up his anger to m own disgust and kept walking int he direction I knew Koga was.

Koga was the stage director and head of the stage crew. Sango was a costume designer which meant she picked out my clothes from the costume storage. Miroku was the choreographer which meant he directed where we would stand when we would say our lines and how we would move. Im just glad this wasn't a musical because Miroku would have had sango dressed up the girls like playboy bunny's and we'd be flouncing around the stage just for his enjoyment.

I walked back behind the large velvet stage curtains and saw Koga helping the stage crew with the backdrops.

"Yea hoist it up higher guys! Thats it! Keep going, keep going…" Koga was standing with his hands on his hips staring up into the rafters as some of our classmates were bringing up some of the backdrops. I smirked and walked over to where he was standing.

"Hey. Hows it going?" I asked. He turned and smiled.

"Hey babe." He leaned down, placed a hand on the small of my back and kissed my cheek. I giggled and he continued. "Im good. Were working on getting these up, "he nodded toward the backdrops, "and then were going to work on," he sighed and ran a hand over his head and narrowed his eyes at the stage crew working to make sure they were doing it the way he wanted it. "Finishing the stage props."

I a gave him a sympathetic grin. "Well at least you don't have to actually go out there," I gestured toward the stage were they were fixing the lighting, "and act in front of a huge audience."

He wrapped his arms around my torso and and our middles touched. I wrapped my arm around his neck. "But your going to be wonderful my little starlit." He pressed his forehead on mine and closed his eyes.

"Thanks." I whispered. "I needed a little encouragement."

"Your welcome." He whispered back.

"Hey Koga!" Koga popped his head up off my forehead and turned around. Ginta was staring at us from up in the rafters and waved Koga over to him. "Come here!" He yelled.

Ginta and Hakkaku, two wolf demons from Koga's tribe, had recently come down from the mountain's and were now attending school with us. Much to Koga's happiness.

"Sorry. I gata' go help these meat heads figure out how to raise a sheet." Koga rolled his eyes playfully and stole a quick kiss from my lips. He gave a fleeting smile and sprinted over to Ginta and Hakkaku and started yelling and waving his hands around.

"WADYA MEAN YOUR SCARED? GET YOUR ASSES UP THERE AND FIX THE BACKDROPS!" Koga yelled loudly, his face beginning to turn beat red. I snorted and turned and walked back on stage.

"Alright everybody can we take it from the first scene from the sixth act please?" Jakotsu called from the top of the auditorium seats.

I groaned. I hated all the things that happened in the sixth act. I swore someone up above loved to watch me suffer.

I sulked over to where I was supposed to stand and watched as InuYasha casually strode over to his spot next to mine. I stared straight ahead and pretended like I didn't see him. And for all I cared, InuYasha wasn't even in the theatre. He did the same to me. I knew it would be completely different in a few seconds because we would have to act like we 'loved' each other.

Miroku stood up from a theater seat and climbed up onto the stage. He walked over to where InuYasha and I were standing. "Ok guys, this is the major love scene between the two lovers. I want you two to feel the epic love thats in this part of the script. Just feel it. And just move how I instructed you yesterday. Okay?"

I nodded and InuYasha simply 'Keh'ed. Miorku hopped down from the stage and took a seat and Jakotsu nodded approvingly as we all got into position. "Aaaaaaand ACTION!" He yelled.

I turned dramatically to InuYasha and grabbed one of his hands. It sent sparks up and down my spine but I ignored them. "Yukio - InuYasha's stage name-," I whispered and stared into his eyes lovingly lovingly. He gazed down at me in the same fashion and even went as far as to rush a hand on my cheek longingly.

I cringed on the inside but continued. "We cant be together. It would never work! I don't belong here. I belong in my own era." I let go of his hand and stepped away from him, moving my body how Miroku had instructed.

"I need to go back to my own family," I continued. "And…and stay there. Besides, I know you love Manumi - Kikyo's stage name- more then you love me." I started to walk away offstage when InuYasha's hand stopped me from running, on cue.

I turned slowly to look at him and he stared at me intensely. "Please Rika -my stage name- don't leave me." He fake pleaded. "You know I need you. I need you here with me. Haven't you realized that yet?" He pulled his hand closer to his body and me along with it and wrapped his aroms around my body.

My breathing increased and I stared up at him. The heat radiating off of his body was so comforting, I almost forgot why were were not speaking to one another.

He lowered his head slightly but spoke with resounding clarity. "I…I love you." He said in a sinfully wonderful voice. My eyes widened slightly. It seemed like he really meant it. He didn't say it mockingly. He said it like he really meant it. And as I looked up onto his face, it was as if the world had slowly faded away and we were the only ones in our little universe that we had created for ourselves. I gazed into his eyes; his big beautiful, round eyes. His eyelashes fanned over his golden pools and made my breath leave my lungs and my heart twist.

"I….I love you too, Yukio." I found myself whispering. InuYasha's mouth seemed to twitch slightly as if he was fighting off a childish grin.

Suddenly he began to lower his head to mine and I tipped up my chin as I stared at him. Our faces inched closer and closer together until I could feel his hot, moist breath on my lips. He continued to lower his face closer to mine and closed his eyes. I licked my mouth in anticipation. Our lips were just about to merge together when someone yelled out, "CUT!"

We flinched away from each other spasmodically and InuYasha unwrapped his arms from around my torso and wiped his hands on the front of his black shirt like I had oozed slime all over his hands.

I clenched my hands and gnawed on my lower lip in anger as he continued to wipe 'me' off of him.

"That was vary good you two!" Jakotsu shouted from the top of the theater. "It was really believable. It was sooooooo romantic. I LOOOVED IT." He said in a sing-song voice.

InuYasha crossed his arms. "Keh'. Of course it was believable. I made It that way."

It was my turn to roll my eyes and scoff. "Oh please." I said without thinking. "If I wasn't here, you would've made the scene terrible. I made the scene." I said smugly.

My eyes widened suddenly and I felt like I heard everyone gasp. It seemed like everyone stopped and stared. They all knew InuYasha and I hadn't talked in months. It was the hottest gossip the was being rumored around in the school. I gulped noticeably as InuYasha began to chuckle darkly beside me.

"Oh is that so?" He asked, one of his dark eyebrows raising an inch.

A jolt of excitement raced up and down my body at the tone in his seductively dark voice. His voice hadn't been directed at me like that in so long. It was the first thing he had said to me in months. It was…nice hearing him speak to me, even though it had been a bit condescending and harsh.

I turned and faced him head on. He eyes were mocking and smug and slight smile was tugging on his slips but he still managed to be frowning somehow.

I crossed my arms and mocked his position. "Yea thats so," I confirmed with a determined nod of my head.

His smirk grew live evil wildfire and his body jerked forward as he started to walk toward me. His eyes unwavering as if no one else was watching. Which…they were. Of course. They were watching the show. How ironic that we were actually on a stage…

He stopped walking when he stood about a foot away from me and narrowed his eyes. He didn't say anything but just stared at me. My arms drifted back to my side, all of my confidence flying out the window, and I felt like I was cowering like a little mouse. His eyes flicked my face before landing on my eyes. It was if he was saying something through them, but I couldn't understand what exactly that was.

His eyes narrowed even further until they were tiny, slits. "As long as you're sure." He sneered. He made sure to put a lot of emphasis on the 'you're' part.

Feeling self conscious that I actually had to speak, I mubled unconvincingly. "I…..Im sure."

I mentally smacked myself in the forehead. 'Oh yea. Real smooth Kagome. Completely brilliant.'

He folded his arms and straightened his spine until he was at his full, towering height. "Well thank god for that huh?" He asked sarcastically before turning on his heel and walking away.

I watched entranced as his silver hair swayed behind him as he moved and I let go of a huge breath I hadn't realized I was holding. InuYasha breezed past Kikyo who pouted after him, and jumped down off the stage and continued toward one of the door's.

"InuYasha! Where do you think your going?" Jakotsu stomped his foot and crossed his arms.

InuYasha didn't bother to look at Jakotsu as he walked "Why the hell do you care? If you really wanna know," he stopped at the door and narrowed his eyes on him "Don't." He spat. InuYasha pushed open the theater door and left. Letting the door swing angrily after him.

Sango walked onto the stage and put her arm on my shoulder. I looked over at her and she gave me a sympathetic smile. "You ok?"

I shook my head and looked back at the door, visualizing InuYasha walking back in and smilling at me, and shook my head. "Nope." I smiled sadly at her. "But hopefully I will be."

xXx

~INU POV~

I slammed open the theater door and walked out into the main lobby and started pacing around, growling under my breath. A handful of scared cheerleaders that were making their way back from cheer practice looked at me like I was foaming at the mouth and quickly scurried away.

But I didn't care. I didn't care about anything except that I talked to her. I had actually talked to her. It had been months since her voice had been spoken to me. Hearing her voice, that sounded like the tinkling of bells, had sent me into a state of mind that I couldn't handle. Because I knew I couldn't have her. Not yet anyway…

I had rushed out of the theatre like my ass was on fire.

She was pulling me in again and I wasn't liking it. I had been so angry at her the day she yelled at me for absolutely no reason. And after that I had distanced myself from her and everyone else and became closer with Kikyo. Kikyo wasn't my girlfriend. Not by a looooooong shot. She was just…a stand in. I know that's completely selfish and makes me sound like an asswipe, but I needed something to numb the pain.

The pain being my inner asshole of a demon.

It hadn't shut the hell up when Kagome got mad at me. It had started out that it only just talked to me. It would try to reason with me and try to convince me to go make up with her. Then, when I refused to do that, it started to yell. It started getting progressively louder and louder. It yelled out that I was a dumbass for letting Kagome go. Even after she had apologized. Then when I really began to ignore it it...it began to howl. It was exactly like having someone screaming in your head twenty-four-seven.

It was so hard to walk down the hallway and see her with…that wolf. She seemed happy. And It killed me inside. It killed because I felt like she didn't need me. The only time I would get some release from my inner demon was when I had class with Kagome. I had every class with Kagome except for one. And I wasn't so weak that I couldn't make it one class.

When she was turned around in her seat not paying attention to anyone and was working on an assignment, I would inhale her scent like it was the summer breeze.

I had also been keeping my eyes on her from afar. And every time she walked home from school alone somedays, I would climb from tree to tree watching her from above. Just to make sure she would get home safe. Then I would run back to the school and drive Black Beauty home. There was one day that it was raining outside, and Kagome had gotten so upset because her mom wasn't picking her up after school. I was leaning up against the school smoking when I over heard the conversation.

My ears had twitched on top of my head to make sure they caught what she was saying. Sango and Miroku had told her they were both busy with their own crap and couldn't walk home with her. And Koga had to stay after school for track practice. So Kagome had to walk home alone in the rain. Luckily, I had brought my umbrella to school that day and I didn't need it. So I climbed ahead of Kagome without her noticing. And I placed the umbrella on the sidewalk for her to find. And then I hid where she couldn't see me.

She eventually found it sitting there in her path and she looked around to make sure it wasn't anyone else's, but then she opened it and walked home without getting more wet from the rain. I noticed that she came to school with a small cold the next day but it was just a sneeze and cough. It could've been a lot worse if she hadn't gotten the umbrella. I would have hated myself if she had gotten pneumonia or some other shit. She was driving me crazy and she didn't even know it.

And don't even get me started on our play's rehearsals. I was Kagome's lover. I mean fuck. Out of all the characters I had to get it was her lover? Wonderful. I would kill Jakotsu for giving me that role but I needed to have him give me the points I needed to pass and eventually graduate. Damn him.

I had become a social outcast again. Thee social outcast. I had started doing drugs and I was drinking more. But since I was a half demon it never affected me very much. Unless I drank my weight in beer which I hadn't done since the day Kagome yelled at me. I only did it because if I got so dunk, like piss ass drunk, then my inner demon would stop talking to me so goddamned much.

Sesshomaru had gotten surprisingly mad with me for drinking. He slapped me around a little and we even broke a few things while we fought. But eventually he had taken care of me. In his own fucked up brotherly way. While I was sleeping, he poured ice cold (and when I mean ice cold I mean there was actually ice in the water) water on me and my bed. I woke up screaming and yelling and cussing. He told me to get over myself and get the hell out of the house and do something productive with myself. And I did. Even though it didn't seem like I gave a flying fuck about the play, I did. Because Kagome cared about it a lot. And if she wanted to be happy, I would make her happy.

I didn't talk to anyone in school anymore, everyone thought I would kill them if they looked at me funny, and It was ridiculous because all I was waiting for was for her. My missing puzzle piece. Kagome needed to figure her shit out before I could properly 'woo' her as some weirdo's would call it. But she had to figure her self out before then. I would mate with Kagome if it was the last thing I did, but I really needed to have her brake up with Koga first.

Ever since I started watching over Kagome, I had been noticing how much boys ogled her. It was so annoying how much they would drool over her when she walked by. Naraku seemed to watch her more then anyone else. I watched as his eyes were usually trained on her for most of the day. He would stare at he from underneath his bangs as if people wouldn't see him watching that way. If he didn't think I didn't notice -oh I fucking noticed.

And the worst part of the whole thing was that my inner prick of a demon would say stupid shit like "My mate! How dare he think he could take my mate? MY MATE?" And "Who does that male think he is? Staring at whats mine! MY MATE!" And my personal favorite, "MY MATE! MY MATE! MY MATEE!"

Gee, do you think she's my mate?

But luckily Naraku hasn't made any moves on Kagome. Yet. Well any moves that would make me want to strangle the life out of him. I just wonder why he's been watching Kagome like a deranged hawk lately. Its been making me think about that day in the library.

I often wondered who really disguised themselves as me and told Kagome all those horrible things. And I wonder why they did it. What motive could they possibly have that would make them so mad at me that they would purposely attack Kagome?

In one of my more recent trips to Kaede's office, I had asked her who she though might have done something like that to Kagome. She said she would have to anyone she would suspect Naraku. Especially because of the past he has. You know..stealing boy's girlfriends. And if that was the case, I needed to be on my toes and make sure Naraku never hurt Kagome in some way. Ever.

I sat down on one of the benches in front of the main windows and looked outside. I heard the school bell ring and my whole class poured out of the theater and started walking toward their next class.

Kagome pushed open the theater door and stood waiting for Sango and Miroku. Miroku came waltzing out of the theater and put his arms around both of their necks. He said something - probably something perverted- and they threw back their heads and started laughing. Koga walked out of the theater and walked up to Kagome and slipped his hand into her's casually. She smiled at him and he kissed her temple.

A growl slipped past my lips and I stood up. I was about to storm away and go cuss out my frustrations in private when Kikyo bounced over to where I was standing.

"Inu-baby why'd you run away? You looked awful mad." When I didn't really acknowledge her, she ran her hands up my chest and onto my neck. She leaned into my ear and whispered, "I can take out some of your frustrations for you."

See this was the problem with Kikyo. She was to damn horny.

I fought the urge to roll my eyes and took her hands in mine and looked down to her with a expression that I hoped was condescending and not revolted. "Kikyo, Ive told you this a thousand times and a million more after that. You know I'm not going to have sex with you. I will never have sex with you. Got it?"

She sighed and took a small step away from my side. "You know your going to change you mind and I know your going to change your mind. So why don't we just go into one of the bathrooms and lock the door?" She ran a hand up and down my chest as she admired it. "Ill be quick."

It sounded like she was begging. And oh yes. A bathroom. How romantic.

I took her hand and started to walk toward our next class, blatantly ignoring her horny comments. "Come on."

She picked up her schoolbag and followed after me as I practically dragged her to class. When we finally stumbled into class, class had already started. Opps.

Everyone turned in their seats to stare at us. I felt Kagome's brown eyes on me. Our teacher looked over at us from his desk. He raised and eyebrow and pursed his lips. I rolled my eyes and threw on my 'I don't give a fuck' face. I threw my arm over Kikyo's shoulder and she giggled.

"Aaaahhh Mr. Takahashi and Mrs. Johnson. So good of you two to join the rest of us. May I ask what is is you why you are late?"

I raised an eyebrow and smirked at our teacher- Mr. Byakuya.

"Do you really wanna know?" I said in a knowing voice. That earned a few chuckles. Not from Byakuya of course. I walked Kikyo over to her seat and then walked to my own.

Mr. Byakuya put his hands on his desk. "Do you think your funny Mr. Takahashi?"

I shrugged nonchalantly. "Not particularly." I knew I was pushing it. But Mr. Byakuya and I didn't really see eye-to-eye, if you know what I mean.

He shuffled some papers on his immaculate and polished desk. By the looks of that sucker, Id say that he had been working off some serious, sexual frustrations. He looked around and grabbed a detention slip; for me of course.

I leaned back in my chair, tipping it on two legs and I rested my hands behind my head. "Did you polish it yourself?" I nodded toward the desk and he raised and eyebrow at me.

He began to nod slowly, he wasn't sure of what the hell I was talking about. "Yes. I did actually." He announced proudly.

I smirked. "That must take a lot of hand and wrist action huh?" The class bursted out into chuckles and snorts and I leaned back further into my chair. I saw Kagome stare at me out of the corner of my eye. She looked disappointed. I me. My confidence dropped.

Mr. Byakya stood up from his chair and held out the slip angrily. "Principals office. NOW!"

I put the chair back on two legs. "But-."

"NOW!" He roared. Everyone 'ooooed.'

I rolled my eyes and walked up to him and snatched the slip from his hands. I turned and my eyes flicked to Kagome for one moment before I left the classroom. She was staring at me sadly, like she felt bad for me. I took a deep breath and walked out into the cool hallway. I shrugged when the classroom door closed behind me. This is what I had become. The schools outcast.

I put a hand in my pocket and walked lazily down the hallway toward the principals office.

Again.

xXx

***KAG POV***

…"And then he just totally grabbed it. As if my butt belonged to him! Ugh, Kagome he's driving me crazy!"

"But you love him." I countered.

"Shut your flapper! I do not! I tolerate him. Thats all." She huffed.

I rolled my eyes and flipped the page. "Yea uhuh, sure. Whatever you say Sango."

Sango and I were sitting on the couch in my basement talking about Miroku. Again. She was totally in love with him, I could just tell. But she was to just afraid to admit it.

She popped another cheeto puff into her mouth. "I don't!"

I was reading 17 magazine on my stomach and I flipped another page, shaking my head at Sango's poor attempt to make it seem like she didn't care for him. "Sango you love the crap out of that boy and you know it. You put up with him because you looooove him. End of story."

Koga snorted and turned around from the Mrs. Pac-man machine and put his hands on his hips. "My beautiful girlfriend is right, Sango. Its painfully obvious you like him. I don't know why you two don't go out with each other. Then we could all double date."

I nodded my head and smiled. "Yea! How awesome would that be?"

Sango groaned and rested her chin into her palm. "Just fantastic. Those are great ideas really, but he's just to much of a womanizer. Its ridiculous."

I flipped the magazine closed and got up off the couch and started walking toward Sango's schoolbag. I unzipped the top and began to rummaged through it.

"What are you doing Kag's?"

I didn't answer her. She would thank me later for doing what Im about to do.

I smiled triumphantly when I found what I was looking for. "Ha! I found it!" I held up Sango's pink phone and flipped it open.

She frowned. "What are you doing?"

I scrolled through her contact list and ignored her.

She hopped up from the couch and started walking toward me. "Kagome Higurashi! What are you doing?"

I looked over to Koga who had his head slightly cocked to the side in a questioning manner. "Koga, can you hold on to her for me please?"

Sango's eyes grew wide. "WHAT? Kagome, what are you doing?" She repeated again. Koga grabbed Sango's hands behind her back and she struggled to get out of his grip but he's a demon. She was stuck.

I pressed send on the contact number I was looking for. It three times before someone answered. "Hello my darling Sango. What may I help you with?"

I snorted. "Cut the crap Miroku, its me."

Sango's eyes doubled in size and she began to struggle even more in Koga's grip. Koga on the other hand was laughing at my little scheme.

"Oh, hey Kagome. Whats up?" Miroku said casually.

"Wanna go on a date with Sango this friday?"

Sango stopped struggling and stared at me. "WHAT? Oh Kagome your a dead woman walking!" She threatened.

"I would love to take my lady love out on a date! Where would we go?" Miroku asked eagerly.

Hmmm. I hadn't thought about where he should take her. I just figured anywhere he wanted too. I thought about for a few seconds while Sango continued to fight my boyfriend in a losing battle. Then I got a great idea. "How about ice skating? Lots of physical contact." I laughed at that menacing face Sango scent me.

Sango started growling and throwing obscenities at me that oddly reminded me of a certain half-demon. Koga was staring down at her like she was possessed.

"I would LOVE too! Does this friday after school work for my darling?" I could practically hear the smile in Miroku's voice.

Sango shouted, "NO IT DOESNT!"

I smiled and continued to ignore her. "Friday works perfectly. She will see you then. Kay? Bye!" I flipped the phone shut and then began to examine my nails like it was no big deal and that I was the master of all little schemes.

Koga let Sango go and she came running over to me and pummeled me into the floor. I groaned as she flipped my over so I was lying on my back. She sat on my stomach and held my hands over my head, trapping me. "What did you do that for?"

I made a face. "Oh please Sango. You know you're happy that I just did what I did. You should be thanking me and moving on with your life."

Sango ripped her phone out of my hand and stood up off of me. She walked over to the couch and flopped down and crossed her arms and scowled. I grinned and walked over to the air hockey table and challenged Koga to a game.

Sango didn't think that while Koga was getting his ass kicked by his girlfriend, that I noticed the blush that creeped up on her cheeks and the small grin that tugged at the cornors of her lips.

I knew it. She would thank me later.

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Updated: [3/5/13]

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Chapter 18. Snow Ball Fights

~KAG POV~

I had just begun to notice how close Naraku and I had become recently. He was becoming one of those people that I talked to randomly, just because I wanted to. When I would see him in the hallway, he would smile and we would hug and chat for a little. He was really sweet and kind once you go to know him. It seemed like everyone was wrong about him.

Koga wasn't to fond of him, though I really didn't blame him. He was just being a protective boyfriend. I liked having him take good care of me.

I was sitting in french class listening to some french tapes on the computer as mental exercise. I could have partnered up with someone, but Inuyasha and I still weren't talking and I wasn't going to ask him to be my partner. I mean how awkward would that be? "I know I yelled at you that day, and I took out all my anger and frustration out on you for no reason. But do you want to help me with my french?" I mean that would be completely and utterly ridiculous.

So I sat alone at a computer screen, listening to a robot like voice teaching me some french. I typed in another word and listened to the robotic, monotone outcome when I felt a persons presence next to me. I was tapped on my shoulder and I glanced up and over my shoulder to see Naraku smiling at me. I smiled back and took off my headphones.

"Hey."

"Hello." He sat in the chair next to me. "Need help?" He gestured toward my french.

I nodded without thinking. It wasn't like I really needed the help. But it was better then being the loner girl sitting alone in the corner of the class. "Sure why not."

He pulled out his flash cards we made in class and held them out in front of me to see and hid the answers on the other side of the card. The first one read, "Puis-je emprunter vous, monsieur livre?"

I narrowed my eyes at the words and read them out loud slowly. Naraku nodded his head in approval and then asked "What does it mean?"

"It says may I borrow your book sir?"

He grinned. "Vary good. Okay maybe that was a little to easy for you huh? Alright, next one."

He flipped to the next card and held it up for me to see. It read,"Est-ce look banane drôle pour vous?"

I snorted and laughed at the question. Naraku chuckled a little. "Come on just read the question." I did as he said and read the question out loud. He raised and eyebrow. "Ok. Now what does it mean?"

I laughed. "It means 'does this banana look funny to you?'" We both started laughing loudly. "Alright. Did you do that on purpose?" I asked between giggles.

He nodded. "Yea I thought you'd get a kick out of that."

I rolled my eyes and snatched the note cards from his hands. "Ok. Your turn, chuckles." I teased while he smiled and nodded.

He looked over the first one and I read the answer on the back. He didn't hesitate as he said "Voulez-vous danser?"

"Ok. What does it mean?" I asked him.

"It means 'would you like to dance?'" He said.

I nodded my head in approval. "Good. Ok next one. What does this say?" I pointed to the next question.

He read over the question and then looked up at me. The intense and loving look he sent me was...

'Wow.' My breath hitched in my throat and I fumbled with the cards. He moistened his lips and then spoke in a low husky whisper, "Vous êtes la plus belle fille que j'ai jamais vu."

I gulped noticeably and my breath shook. "Th-thats not wha-what the card says." I spluttered, stuttering like a broken coffee machine.

He nodded. "I know. But its true." The bell suddenly rang and he stood up from his chair and grabbed his bag and headed for the door. "See you later Kagome." He said without glancing back at me.

I felt a blush tint my cheeks. His words rang out in my head over and over and over again. Vous êtes la plus belle fille que j'ai jamais vu. Translation: You are the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.

I somehow found the mental strength to find my bag and push away from the plastic chair I was sitting in. I turned to leave when I saw InuYasha still sitting at his desk. He was watching me with anger and fire behind his eyes and I realized he heard everything Naraku had said to me.

Knowing that I once again had nothing to say to him, I hoisted my backpack higher on my shoulder and turned away from InuYasha's burning gaze and walked out of the classroom.

I didn't dare look back.

xXx

"Vous êtes la plus belle fille que j'ai jamais vu Huh? Well how….romantic." Sango's snorted, her voice oozing sarcasm.

"Yupp. After french I went to broadcasting and started reviewing the tape thats going to air on friday and he acted as if it never happened! Like whats up with that?"

She shook her head. "Men.." She said dully.

"Tell me about it." I rolled my eyes. Why was Naraku acting so weird? I knew he knew I had a boyfriend so why flirt with me? Man if Koga found out he would kill him.

"So what did you think about Koga going over to Ayame's place last night to study?" Sango's asked casually, her question crushing into my thoughts.

I narrowed my eyes and paused, standing in the middle of the hallway. We were on our way to lunch but my growling stomach could wait.

"Wait. What? What are you talking about Sango?"

She stopped walking too and she shrugged. "You know. How after Koga left your place yesterday he went over to Ayame's place to work on a history project they have together…"

I shook my head and gazed at the ground, letting all of this new information flood into my brain.

Sango watched my expression and frowned. "Oh…you didn't know did you?"

I shook my head slowly.

No I didn't. I wasn't the jealous type. If Koga wanted to go over to a girls house and work on a project I trusted him but…but I just felt like something was wrong. Something was ringing false in my head. I knew it was wrong.

She waved her hands around frantically. "Oh Kagome Im sure it was nothing. You know how much he loves you. He wouldn't do anything like…like that." She gulped and I nodded as I thought over her words.

"No…no he…he wouldn't. Koga..loves me. I know it." I said as if to reassure myself. I raised my head and forced myself to smile.

Sango nodded and linked her arms into mine. "Yea. He wouldn't." I heard her voice try to sound positive, but it came out as her own private question to herself. Like she didn't believe her own words.

I shook it off and we walked into the cafeteria and my mouth dropped open slightly. Koga was talking to Ayame and she was laughing really hard. A feeling of jealousy and anger clenched and filled into my chest. She was talking his ear off and he was smiling at her with his fangs showing proudly.

I tried to control my breathing and I clenched my hands at my sides. Sango saw my reaction and rubbed my arm but I shrugged her hand off. I ripped my arm out of her's and walked over to where Koga and Ayame sat. It was to bad I wasn't a demon or I could go and sit at their table and hear what they were talking about.

Instead I stood at the edge of the barrier and folded my arms across my chest. Koga stopped laughing with her and stood up. He smiled and told her he would go over to her house after school.

He smiled at me and I put a fake smile onto my face for everyone else's pleasure. He walked over to the barrier and we sat down at our usual spots for lunch.

"So Kag's. I was thinking, this friday…"

I set my bag down onto the floor and looked into his eyes. I felt like for some strange reason he was a stranger. Like I didn't know his pale blue eyes as well as I thought I did. I didn't know the curve of his smile and the cute way his nose tweaked itself around as he talked. I didn't know them like I used to.

I shrugged. "What about friday?"

"Well I was wondering if you wanted to go ice skating with me. Along with Miroku and Sango. Do you want to? We haven't been on a date in a while."

Maybe I was acting completely insane. Koga wouldn't cheat on me! I was just being completely crazy. Maybe the reason he didn't tell me was for the same reason I didnt tell him about what Naraku said to me today. And how he kissed me that one day. I was jut being completely paranoid.

I nodded and smiled. "Sure Id love to! that sounds like so much fun!" I squealed.

He chuckled. "Im glad."

The rest of lunch was normal. Inuyasha had his arm slung over Kikyo's shoulder the whole lunch period - not that I was paying attention or anything- and Sango and Miroku were blushing at each other like naughty school children. It was so cute to watch them blush at each other.

Koga caught my longing stares at my old lunch table. "You can go sit with them if you want to. I can go sit with Ayame and we can…"

I snapped my head back to him so hard I thought I broke my neck. "NO! Don't!" I yelled frantically. Koga's eyebrows melted together and I blushed at my outburst. "Um I mean…no yea Im fine. I don't want to go over there anyway."

Koga smiled. "Good. I don't want you to leave." He took another bite of his very meaty sandwich.

"I won't leave Koga. Promise."

I looked down into my lap and fidgeted with my hands.

Im not going to go anywhere. I just hope you aren't either….

I walked into the theater with my hand slipped into Koga's. The whole class was sitting in the theater seats waiting for instructions on what we were going to do today from Jakotsu. I sat in one of the theater seats with Koga next to me. Sango sat next to me with Miroku sitting next to Koga. Naraku was sitting somewhat alone on the end of the isle. I looked over to him but he kept his head strait ahead with a blank stare on his face. Inuyasha and Kikyo came stumbling into the theater and sat directly behind me. I rolled eyes and rested my head on Koga's shoulder.

Jakotsu practically pranced into the theater and stood on the stage. He rubbed his hands together and smiled. "Okie dokey. Today were going to practice the fight scenes. I need my backdrop people to run over what they are going to do when the curtain goes up. And I need the lighting people to figure out what they think looks best for this scene and the costume designers to find out why they are going to dress the actors up as. I need my actors and Miroku to run over their lines to make sure it works for you guys.

And my lovely actresses don't have any scenes in this part so you guys can just sit and watch or do some homework. Sound good to everyone? Ok lets get to work kids!"

Everyone stood up and went to work while the girls that were acting -including myself and Kikyo- sat and watched. Inuyasha jumped up onto the stage and so did Naraku. Koga walked behind the curtain and I heard the sound of a saw working to cut into something like wood ad I figured he was working on the stage props. I reclined in my chair and watched as Inuyasha and Naraku grabbed their fake swords for the fight. They seemed like real metal or iron but they were actually vary pointed wood that was covered with a sheet that appeared to be metal. They would have more realistic swards for the show but for now they were wooden.

Inuyasha grabbed his sward and unsheathed it. Naraku stood about a foot away from him and did the same. Miroku walked over to the both of them and talked to them for a minuet, probably running over the fighting scene. Inuyasha and Naraku both nodded at way they were supposed to do and Miroku got down off of the stage and walked over and sat next to me. I smiled and him and he grinned at me.

Jakotsu yelled "ACTION!" once again and Naraku and Inuyasha both stood in a fighting stance. Inuyasha came charging forward and jammed his sword forward toward Naraku's body but Naraku dogged it and swung his sword into Inuyasha's sward. When the 'blades' came crashing into each other, instead of getting the normal sound of a clank of metal, it sounded like the thunk of wood hitting other wood.

Miroku leaned over toward me as we continued to watch the fight scene. "Hey by the way, thanks for getting me a date with Sango."

I smirked. "Your welcome. I know you like her and she likes you back. I was just helping the process along."

He looked at me and turned away from the fight that he was supposed to be watching. "Does she really like me? Like enough to date me?"

I shrugged. "I think she would date you if you weren't such a womanizer."

He ran a hand over his head and tugged on his small rat's tail. I noticed his discomfort and rested a hand on his shoulder. "Hey its ok Miroku," He looked up to me. "She likes you. She really does. Trust me."

He smiled at me with a grateful smile. "Thank you Kagome. I will listen to your advice." He turned back to the fight that was still happening on stage. Inuyasha was running toward Naraku again and he leapt into the air and his sword landed on Naraku's. Their blades rubbed and pressed up againts each others with pressure from each other trying to push the other person back.

Inuyasha snarled. "Give it up Mauzaki- Naraku's stage name- You will never win!" Inuyasha said with clarity.

Naraku laughed an evil and dark laugh. "Oh please. You think you can hurt me you half breed? Never again will I let you steal the woman I love!" Naraku took his blade and 'Stabbed' Inuyasha with it. Inuyasha staggered back and fell onto the floor, holding the spot where he had been 'stabbed'. This is the part in the play where I rush in and try and help save Inuyasha's character -which I do- but before I could become confused on what do do next Jakotsu yelled out "CUT!"

I sighed and relaxed into the cushiony theater seat more.

The rest of practice was a bore. Jakotsu told us to practice our lines for opening day which was next week on friday. After our theater class needed, Koga walked me to english and we worked on our book reports that were due in a few days. Miroku and Sango passed notes the whole time and it was funny to watch them flirt with each other. I leaned my cheek on my hand and stared down at my homework. As my mind drifted off homework and onto the play, I wondered if it was going to be any good. I wasn't nervous about the play but I wasn't exactly excited about it either. I hated getting up in front of everyone and talking. It was the worst feeling in the world to have people stare at you and wait for you to mess up. And god knows I'm the champion of that…

After english ended, I walked to my locker and grabbed my coat and headed outside. I was just walking past the cafeteria when Sango came running up to me. She was smiling.

"Kagome you have to come see this!" She grabbed my arm and started to pull me through the crowd of demons and teens who were trying to get home.

As soon as she pulled me through the front door, my mouth dropped open an my breath came out of my mouth if a puff of white air. Small white things were falling from the sky, and it suddenly dawned on me that it was snow! The world was blanketed in a sheet of it. It was on top of all the cars and streets and…everywhere. It was a beautiful white wonderland.

I grinned at Sango who was staring up at the sky, trying to catch the snow on her tongue. My grin turned devious as I leaned down and molded the snow into a ball. The snow was cold as it molded in my hands and my hands themselves started to turn a shade of pink from the bitter cold. As soon as I was positive she wasn't paying attention, I threw it at the back of her head.

She let out a gasp and whipped around. Her eyes narrowed on me and I opened my eyes wide. The vary picture of innocence. A small growl came out of her mouth and I bit my lip so I wouldn't laugh.

"Oh Kagome, your gonna regret that!" She leaned down and started to pick up the snow in her hands and I took that opportunity and started to run. I ran through the ankle deep snow trying to get away from her like she was a killer assassin. I heard her yell "get back here!"

I began to laugh as I ran, "NO way!" I shouted over my shoulder. I made my way to the back of the school where the football field was. I dropped my bag down by the side of the wall so I wouldn't have to carry it. Suddenly I saw Miroku walking out of the back door. He lifted his head and his eyes grew wide. I would imagine that he saw something like me running for my life and sango growling and charging at me with a hand full of snow.

I ran straight for him and just at the last moment I ducked and a the snowball went sailing over my head and directly into Miroku's face. I straitened myself up and put a hand over my mouth to cover my laughter. He wiped the snow from his face and Sango ran up to him.

"Oh Roku, Im so so sorry! I meant to hit Kagome's big fat head instead. Are you ok?" She helped him wipe off the snow and he turned to her and smiled deliriously.

"Of course I am my dear Sango. But you do realize that now I have to get you back right?" His smile turned into a evil grin and he ducked down and balled up some snow in his hand too.

Sango backed say slowly waving her hands into front of her frantically. "No-now Miroku, do-dont throw that at me!"

He only advanced closer to her, walking vary slowly as if anticipating her to start running. She backed slowly away from him and then, she turned and bolted like a startled deer.

I stood by the side of the building, watching as Miroku sprinted after her. I smiled as I watched them run around like chickens with their heads cut off in the middle of the field.

Sango kept zigzagging, running like her life depended on it. And Miroku merely tried to keep up with her.

He finally caught up with her and grabbed her arm, but didn't throw the snowball at her. Instead (to my utmost glee) he dropped the snowball to the ground and wrapped his arms around her torso. He talked to her quietly and I couldn't hear what he said. But it must have been something wonderful because just as he finished talking, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.

My mouth practically dropped to the cement and my eyes doubled in size.

I thought I heard someone murmer something I couldn't make out from somewhere behind me. I spun around and looked for the person who had spoken. I even looked up, but no one was there. I shrugged and I continued to watch Sango and Miroku's moment together.

I saw how passionate and careful they were with each other. It was sort of like watching a movie, only I was in the movie. It was too perfect. The snow was still falling down from the sky in big white flakes and it settled down around them.

I grinned as they continued to kiss each other. But my smile faded. I wish I could've had a moment with someone like that. I wanted to kiss someone like that. You know, with a load of passion. And as I stood there, watching my two best friends share a perfect moment together, I realized who I wanted my special moment to be with.

And it wasn't with Koga.

***INU POV***

She looked beautiful. She looked like a fallen angel. My fallen angel.

It had started to snow earlier in the day and the snow was about ankle deep. And by then end of the night it should be about half way up my calf it kept up falling at that rate.

I had been leaning on the side of the building, smoking a cigarette, when Kagome and Sango had walked out. When she had pushed her way out the door, Kagome's scent had hit my nose like a bag full of bricks.

She was wearing a blood red coat the accented the pink in her cheeks, her jet black hair and the milky white hue of her skin. She looked perfect.

My heart started to pound on my rib cage as if to say I love her so much it hurts.

Sango had started to stick her tongue out, trying to catch some snow. Kagome had smiled at her and grabbed some snow and chucked it at her head.

Clearly not liking the cold finger's of snow, Sango had become visibly pissed off. Though I could tell Kagome was trying to not to laugh in her face. I let out a small chuckle as Sango began to chase Kagome to the back of the school.

flicking my cigarette to the ground, I jumped up onto the roof and ran to the back of the building. Sango had chased Kagome right into Miroku. I guess Sango had chucked the snowball at Miroku because when I finally got to the back of the roof, Sango was helping Miroku wipe snow off his face. I snorted and crouched down so I could get a better look.

Miroku picked up some snow at his feet and began to chase Sango around the field. Sango tried the bobbing and weaving method, trying to get away from him. But he finally caught up with her in the middle of the football field.

I titled my head down so I could look at Kagome over the edge of the roof. She was smiling softly at them and a smile grew on my own face as I studied her gentle expression. Suddenly, she let out a surprised gasp and I looked up to see Miroku and Sango kissing. I scoffed silently and whispered, "Well Ill be damned. The pervert really does have some moves."

Kagome stiffened and began looking around when she heard my voice. I mentally cussed myself out and I backed away from the edge of the building just in case she looked up.

When I was sure she was done looking around, I went back to the edge of the building and gazed down to Kagome who was deep in thought. I could tell because she was biting her lip unconsciously.

I wanted to jump down off the building and wrap my arms around her. I wanted to kiss her until she couldn't walk straight, but I knew I couldn't dare. Even if I all I wanted in the world right then was to kiss her and hug her and love her with all the love I had in me, I couldn't.

Kagome hated me.

She finally sighed and picked up her bag, leaving the two new love birds to make out privately. She walked around the front of the building and moved out onto the sidewalk that she used to get home. Deciding that I had nothing better to do, I followed her. Kikyo had wanted me to drive her home after school. But I didn't care. She could have Tsubaki or Kagura take her home.

Kagome brought the collar of her jacket up higher around her neck to cover her ears. She shoved her hands deep in her pockets and continued to shuffle on. The crunch of the fresh snow could be heard underneath her shoes. I jumped and climbed into a nearby 'dead' tree and continued to follow her.

I had used to have the leaves as a cover when I would follow her home. But now that it was getting closer to being the middle of winter, I didn't have any foliage to hide behind. They had all fallen off and died. And if she ever found out I had been following her, my ass would be grass and she would be a lawnmower.

She continued to walk slowly through the snow and some stray flakes got caught in the wavy curls of her hair. I smiled softly to myself as I continued to follow her. I jumped silently into another tree but accidentally got my sweatshirt caught on a branch. I growled at my being stuck and pulled my arm from the branch only to have it snap and break. I froze like a rabbit does when whenever it senses danger. My eyes opened wide and I turned my head slowly to make sure she hadn't heard or seen me. I let out a huge breath when I saw her still walking.

When she'd made it to the end of the block, she turned down a corner and I jumped into the next tree and then another and then I rounded the corner and followed after her.

I was going to continue in into the next branch, my mouth dropped open and my eyebrows came together in confusion. "Huh?"

She was gone.

I gazed all around but she wasn't there. It was as if she had simply disappeared into thin air. I slowly climbed down from the tree and stood on the sidewalk where she had just been. I swallowed and I started walking cautiously down the sidewalk. I shoved my hands into my jeans.

'She couldn't have been abducted could she? No. I would have smelled the attackers scent. Then where the hell is she? She didn't…'

"I knew it. You have been following me."

I stopped dead in my tracks.

'Shit. Im in trouble.'

A/N: Ive decided I wanted to let you guys pick the next chapter name. If you guys want to take the time, please review and tell me which title you think is best.

*Chapter naming poll*

1) My silver haired stalker

2) Golden eyes and pure white snow

3) A creeping suspicion

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