A/N: Wow.. oki... sorry.. Guess who went to London and didn't really remember. That's where I've been for a week. Sorry about the lack of update. I'll make it up to you! I'm posting another Inu Yasha story and a Rurouni Kenshin story. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

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Chapter 6: Life goes on

          Sango and Kagome sat in precal class before it started. Kagome had seemed rather distant that day, even during lunch. Even the cheerful Shippo couldn't really get much of a reaction out of her! "Kagome.." Sango started, but the instructor walked in, and that interrupted Sagno's sentence. All the same, Sango wanted her answers and when she wanted her answers, she would get them. She scribbled on a piece of paper to her friend, the teacher didn't really have much of a will to teach to this class anyway. The last class of the day was always half assed. 'What's wrong with you?' Sango slid the note to her friend.


          Kagome opened the note and replied. She was usually a good student, but the last class of the day was always hard. 'Nothing really, I think I upset Inu Yasha last night though'
 notes back and fourth weren't exactly that stealth. Kagome yawned and stretched her arms over her head, dropping the folded piece of paper near Sango, 'oh yeah? What'd you do?'


         'Well he really doesn't like it if you play with his ears. Speaking of ears! Why didn't you tell he he's a hanyou?!' Kagome drew question marks around her next question.


          'So he let you see? Wow! I'm impressed! maybe he really likes ya ^_^! Kagome, petting a hanyou's ears is like.. petting a human guy's well you know.'


        Sango watched her friend this time; Sango could literally see Kagome's face get paler. Obviously, her friend had no idea. Kagome stayed pretty much in her frozen position until the teacher announced the class was dismissed. No wonder Inu Ysaha had reacted the way he did! He must have thought her as some kind of slut! She HAD to apologize.



          Before play practice, Miroku sought out Inu Yasha. Sango wouldn't tell him why Kagome had acted the way she did, but Sango did say to ask Inu Yasha about it. So Miroku found him were his friend usually was. He was of course, in the music building, though he sat in front of the piano, he didn't play it. Inu Yasha was obviously deep in thought; he hadn't even noticed Miroku slip in the room. Cap or no, his ears were still much better than any human's. Inu Yasha flipped through his songs as if he looked for something to play, though when he passed his favorite song, Miroku spoke up, "You've passed the Bowie? Alright, Inu, what's the matter?"


          Inu Yasha's face faulted for a minute, he couldn't believe he had let his guard down so much, though he didn't answer his friend. Instead, he merely started playing; he hadn't even regarded Miroku's presence. He was too busy thinking about last night and how much Kikyo had messed up any hope for a great relationship anytime soon. He simply couldn't get himself to trust. People always had a motive in his eyes. There was always something someone wanted; natural kindness didn't exist in his mind, "Could it have anything to do with Kagome?"


         At that name, Inu Yasha's fingers fumbled on the piano, right in the middle of a Bowie classic too. "Sango tell you what happened?"


           "Nope, but then again, I actually wanted to hear it from you." Miroku leaned back in his chair, and he combed his fingers though his hair as his gaze fixed on his friend.


          Inu Yasha closed the songbook and turned to his friend, "Well Kagome knows I'm a hanyou now. The whole purpose of last night was to get to know her better so she wouldn't be so damned afraid of me. Stupid wench though, she had to... well obviously she has no idea what touching a hanyou's ears means!"


         Once those words had fianlly sunk in, Miroku laughed a bit, "You actually said NO?! And let me guess, you scared her off didn't you?" At his friend's nod, he spoke again, "You know I'm not blind. You obviously feel something for the girl. Attraction at least" he rubbed his chin with his hand "not that I blame you, she does have quite a beautiful smile, oh and her bottom, one of the best I've ever fel..."


          Though his words were cut short by a smack to the head by Inu Yasha's hand of course, "Miroku, you ain't too swift are ya? Of course I'm attracted to the girl, but she looks to much like Kikyo!" he turned back to the piano once again before he muttered, "I just hope they're only likeness is in their looks is all."


          "Kagome and Kikyo are totally different." Miroku crossed his arms over his chest, a sneer formed on his face. Obviously, he hadn't liked Kikyo at all. She had made his friend suffer so much. "Kagome isn't like her at all. Kagome's so alive. Kagome's beautiful.. Kagome's..." he looked to his friend who shot him a warning scowl, "though, she's not for me, trust me" he waved his hands in front of himself in defense, "You know perfectly well I only have eyes for Sango"


         Inu Yasha huffed at Miroku's comment, "Like she can tell, you're always making moves at other girls!"


         All Miroku could think to do was gasp, his hand on his chest in a bit of a mocking gesture, "Well excuse me for being male. I can't help it if I've got all the charm and good looks you don't have. Though.. I'm not here to flatter myself" Miroku had never seen Inu Yasha so troubled. With Kikyo it was different, his friend his behind his shell rather well, but now, his emotion managed to break through, if even the slightest bit. "Well you know what you have to do"


          "Apologize?" Inu Yasha cast a sideways glance toward Miroku. At his friend's nod, Inu Yasha put his forehead down on the piano's keys. "I hate having to do that, you know I'm not great at all that stuff!"


          "Coward" Miroku crossed his arms over his chest.


          If anything would get to Inu Yasha, it was someone bruising his precious ego. "Excuse me...?" Inu Yasha turned slowly to Miroku, "Coward?! I'll show you! I'll find Kagome right now! well.. She's...got play practice with me in a few minutes! I'll show you Miroku" Inu Yasha slammed his songbook closed and stomped out of the room.


          If Inu Yasha had looked to Miroku now, he would have seen the proud smile on his face. His plan always worked, Sango was right.



         Around that time, Kagome was sitting outside the rehearsal hall thinking about a way to tell Inu Ysaha just how sorry she was. It's not like she had ever seen anyone with dog-ears before! She walked into the rehearsal hall to see Inu Yasha watching the others practicing. He hadn't seen her yet, but once she saw him, she knew exactly what to say to him. Kagome tiptoed over to Inu Yasha and motioned to him to follow her. He did so, being quiet as to not disrupt the rehearsal.


         She led him into the hallway, and the second the door closed, he looked at her. He too knew what he wanted to say, his mouth opened to say it, but she spoke before he did, "Inu Yasha, I'm sorry" He was obviously taken aback by her apology, it was his fault after all! He had yelled at her! "I didn't know what.. er.. petting your ears meant. Sango told me, and I don't want you to think of me as some type of.. er.. slut or something like that. Because I promise I'm not!"


         Kagome was talking fast again, she always did when she spoke passionately about something, he couldn't help but to smile to her. She looked to him only to see not the angry expression she had expected, but that sweet smile, "No, Kagome, I understand. You didn't know. I actually wanted to say.. that I'm.. s..sorry too. I didn't mean to yell at you like that. I was trying to get to know you better and I scared you away. I guess my plan sort of blew up in my face, or rather I blew up in yours" Relief swept over her. So Inu Yasha hadn't thought of her as a slut! He leaned close to her ear and whispered softly, "Actually.. I sorta liked it"


         At that, Kagome's face flushed a deep shade of red before he laughed lightly and went back into the rehearsal room. Her eyes followed him until the door shut, and once it did, she was positive, Inu Yasha was extremely attractive, and maybe.. hopefully in Kgome's case, thought she was too.

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A/N : short chapter I know, but the next one will be longer. please review ^____^!
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