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Title: Love's Lies
Chapter One: Everything Has Consequences

- - A month later - -

Kagome woke up rather early in the morning. Glaring at her alarm clock that mocked her with its red numbers reading 5:00 a.m. She got out of her futon and went into her little bathroom. Today she had to go to work after she finished her classes at the college. She was going to major in ancient history and minor in modern history, while she worked in the Museum helping to classify ancient artifacts. It paid just enough for her to pay rent, buy food sometimes, and pay for classes.

Getting out of the bathroom, she made her way to the kitchen. She opened the mini fridge and realized that she needed to go shopping. Maybe next paycheck, if she was lucky. With a sad sigh, she left to get changed and put away her futon. Looking at her new way of dressing she felt a wave of nostalgia, remembering what she wore for so many years. The slightly shorter than knee length tan skirt was a far cry from her pleated green mini, and the black tank top was very different from her old white and green sailor blouse. Her new beige trench coat was the finishing piece to her new ensemble.

Glancing at her clock again, it reminded her just how early she was yet again. Yawning, she slipped on her black loafers and made her way out of her apartment. No harm in being early.

He was upset. Downright pissed, actually.

This day was starting off bad. First he woke up two minutes before his alarm: the two minutes that made the day just that much better. Then he got a call from his mother who thought it would be fun to set up her only son on a blind date with the friend of a friend's daughter. And now the stupid train was five minutes late, making him five minutes late. To top it all off, he was down to his last cigarette out of the pack he bought yesterday. And he swore that if Kuwabara made some stupid ass comment about his 'date,' he would kill him in a way to make Hiei proud. He was still thinking about how his mother had Kuwabara's phone number and how she could even mistake it for his, when the train finally came.

Waiting for the people to stop coming off was like hours to the impatient toushin. Finally able to squeeze in, he found only one seat open, which he quickly took. When the train started moving again, he was able to see who he was sitting next to. It was a young girl, wearing a blank tank top that was low enough for him to see her cleavage, since she was bent over her notebook. Finding it hard to tear his eyes away, he trailed his eyes down in hopes of being able to look elsewhere. However, he soon found that impossible when he discovered she was wearing a skirt that was trailing rather high up on her crossed legs, showing off her slender thighs. His eyes were fixated on the hem of her skirt, trying to will it higher because after all, he might develop telekinesis in that very moment.

"Enjoying the view?" her voice snapped his head up to look at her face, which was still trained on her notebook. "Is your tongue tied up, or perhaps the blood hasn't found its way to your head yet?"

She finally looked at him, and he couldn't help but see the teasing glint to her blue-grey eyes... Wait! Blue-grey!? "You're Shuuichi's ex!"

"Thank you Mr. Obvious," she said sarcastically to him as she put away her notebook.

An awkward silence passed. And Yusuke, not one for awkward silences, decided to break it. "So… I doubt your name is Kago, mind telling me your real name?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I do mind," came her smartass reply as she took his cigarette away from him. Obviously, someone wasn't paying attention to Shuuichi when he whispered out her name.

"I guess I'll take that as being able to call you whatever I want so...hmm…" she looked at him with mirth dancing in her eyes as she watched him think. "I've got it! I'll call you Am-Ow! What the hell was that for!?"

"If you don't want me to kick you again, you won't finish that word," she warned him as she kept her foot against his knee.

"I was going to say 'Ame' but if you didn't like it you could've just said so!" he shouted at her while she gave him a pointed look. "Oh fine! Have it your way... Ama," he whispered the last word so low that only a demon could hear it, but she did. And every action had a consequence.

So she made to kick him again as the train stopped, but he moved his legs out of kicking distance. She got up instead and put his cigarette out on his hand.

He watched her get off the train, thinking about how he'll get her back next time. When the train started moving again, he looked off to the side, feeling better than earlier, when something caught his eye. It was a small heart shaped, gold locket that had 'Jidai' engraved on the front. Curious, he opened it and saw a young version of 'Kago' with what appeared to be her mother, father and a little baby. It looked very old while the second picture looked newer, much newer. It had her, wearing a short green and white sailor fuku, hugging a boy with long black hair and violet eyes. Standing next to her was a woman with dark brown hair and brown eyes. Next to her was a slightly older man who appeared to be a monk. Everything appeared to be normal about them, except the fact that the woman had a giant boomerang on her back.

Closing it, he looked at the back, trying to find some clue to her name so he could give it back. He wasn't disappointed.

Kagome-
Aishiteru, to
matteiru koto
dake o
-Inuyasha

School had been literal hell. Whoever said college was easier than high school was lying. In her ancient Japanese history class, she had a report due on the wars between demons and humans due next Friday and then in her modern Japanese history class, she had another report due on the life and death of the famed Youko Kurama also due next Friday.

Now it was time for her to pour over ancient artifacts and writings and classify them. Oh, the joys of a normal life. 'Worrying about bad backs and eyes, if you'll finish reports on time, and if you'll see the cute guy on the bus again... Wait. Bad thought! Out! No thoughts about sexy, cocky demon males with deep eyes and that smirk… Gah!! I don't need this at work!!

'Deep breaths… Deep breaths… Okay, all better now… But where was I? Oh yeah!

'The life is the hardest thing to adjust to. I see why all those agents in the government get debriefed… Maybe that's what I should get, yeah… and then I'll be able to be happy with some boring life where I don't have to run for my life. Or be suspicious of everyone, or even know how to kill your best friends. Nope, this is just some adventure-less, dull life were the most exciting thing that'll happen is watching the plants grow.' Obviously, this life and she have one of those love/hate relationships.

'Hmm… Relationships.. Friends... Cute guy... Oh damn! Ayumi's blind date at the shrine tonight! She and Mama are going to kill me. No! I'm too young to be murdered with kitchen utensils!'

The day wasn't even over with and already he was thinking of ways to kill Kuwabara for his comments all day, and how he was going to take away all of his mother's alcohol for a month… Nah, a week, she wouldn't last a month, for agreeing to this blind date for him. He angrily made his way up the steps to the Higurashi shrine, thinking about a different girl. Kagome. Maybe he'd find someone here that could give her back her locket, since Higurashi, he thought, was her last name. He just never thought that she might be one of the people who set this all up.

"It's you!" that all too familiar voice shouted at him as the door opened.

"Holy shit! I didn't think you'd still lived here!" it was true, he didn't.

"Kagome-chan… who's at the door?" another feminine voice called out from behind her.

He saw an evil smirk pass her face, "Nobody important Ayumi-chan! Would you like to come in Urameshi-san?"

He now understood why she was smirking… She still wanted to continue their little game from this morning. And she already got the first point. "That reminds me; you dropped your locket on the train."

"But I wasn't wearing.. That's right, I left it in my coat pocket," she appeared thoughtful as she looked at the locket dangling in front of her. As she reached up to grab it, it was pulled out of her reach.

"If you want this back so bad, shouldn't I get something in return for finding it?" he asked her teasingly. He'll be damned if she won the second point.

"Why can't you just give it back!" she emphasized as she jumped up to grab the locket, but found it once again yanked out of her reach.

"Is a simple kiss too much to ask for?" he feigned innocence.

She crossed her arms and pouted at him, but slowly walked towards him, acting like she was going to kiss him. Instead, she kicked out his knee and grabbed her locket. "Like I would kiss my best friend's blind date, idiot." Kagome- two points. Yusuke- zero.

He rubbed his knee as he watched her walk away. 'And here I was thinking she was my date…' Another girl was pushed out of the kitchen. She had shoulder length, curly black hair that was held back with clips on either side of her head and dark brown eyes. She was wearing a simple pink-knee length dress that became pleated below her waist. She bowed low to him as he walked towards her. He couldn't help it, he bowed back slightly, and she seemed too nice. "I'm Hawasaki, Ayumi. It's nice to meet you."

"Yo. Urameshi, Yusuke," she smiled slightly at him, and looked about to say something.

"Dinner's ready!" another woman's voice called out from the kitchen. Yusuke followed Ayumi, thinking about how normal she seemed.

He was surprised to find so much good food and five places. He was stumped by the five different food trays when he saw Kagome's mother and a young fourteen year old boy. He soon the connection between the mother and him in their similar brown eyes. They each took their seats, with Kagome and Ayumi sitting next to each other, him sitting next to the boy and the mother sitting at the head of the table.

Everyone complimented Mrs. Higurashi for her delicious cooking, as they were given green tea and some pickled daikon and plums. He found this to be the best meal he had in a while with the gyudon, miso soup, fuyu, tempura, and gyoza. Still he had no idea how someone could cook everything to perfection, or be able to pay for some of the ingredients. Maybe they had more money than he first thought.

"They make a cute couple, ne?" she was smiling softly as she watched Yusuke and Ayumi talk in the courtyard.

Kagome put another dish away, "Yeah... Ayumi has, for some reason, always liked the bad boy types."

"And you, for some reason like to forget you were always crushing on the bad guy types!" Kagome's eyebrow ticked dangerously throughout Souta's little statement.

Mrs. Higurashi simply smiled as Kagome and Souta began a game of cat and mouse throughout the house. It lasted a total of two minutes, and at that time Yusuke came back inside. Only to find Souta with an arm wrapped around his neck, and hand tying up his arms. While his legs were trying to kick out Kagome's legs from underneath her, but he was failing miserably.

"Maa, maa. What have I told you about fighting in front of company?" her voice had the two siblings letting go of each other and looking at the ground shamefully.

Yusuke snickered slightly at the subdued expressions, and soon Kagome smacked the back of his head. "Kagome-chan! How many times do I have to tell you to not hit people?"

"It's alright Higurashi-san… I just came to say I'm leaving," he said as she came out into the living room.

"Come back any time Yusuke-kun, you're more than welcome here... Kagome-chan, please show him out," Kagome huffed at this, but went outside with him.

"Y'know, you hit pretty hard for a girl," she looked over at him.

"Good, you deserved it," she smiled slightly.

"I'm still waiting for that kiss I hope you know," and once again, the game is on.

Crossing her arms across her chest, she looked him over, "And why would I kiss you now, or ever?"

He held up her locket, "Because I still have this… And I'm not falling for your cheap tricks again."

"B, but… how did you," she felt around her neck where it had been. "Why yo-you thief!!"

"Pickpocket! Not thief!" he shouted back at her.

"Same difference!" she yelled at him as she tried to grab her locket from him again, but he kept it just out of her reach.

She stepped away from him and crossed her arms once again. "Look, give me back my locket, and I will give you one thing you want- except a kiss or anything of the sort."

He looked to be weighing his options, and took a glance at his watch. Cursing the time, but praising his luck, he brushed a quick kiss to her lips and quickly ran off. "I'll take your offer some other time!" he shouted over his shoulder. She didn't really hear him as she brought her hand up to her lips. And then realized that he still had her locket. Yusuke- two points. Kagome- three.

"That damn cocky, egotistical thief!!"

And just like Yusuke learned early today, she too learned that every action had a consequence. Especially when it concerned the matters of relationships. He would so pay the next time they ran into each other.