WITH INUYASHA:

The two of them walked together towards his apartment, when they were across the street from it Inuyasha slipped into the bar again and grabbed a few random bottles. Kikyou looked at him as he slowly climbed the step to his apartment, "Where did you get the whiskey?" she asked.

He shrugged and stepped around her, going up to his room.

Kikyou was amazed at her luck and she had so many butterflies in her stomach she was about to puke. She, Kikyou, was about to be inside Inuyasha's apartment, she would see where he slept, and where he showered. She grinned and followed him into the apartment.

He walked into the apartment and gently pulled off his shirt. He looked at Kikyou, who was eyeing him like he was a juicy hamburger and she was starving. He grinned, half disgusted with her infatuation (he didn't like emotion) and half amused. "Want to help me out here?"

Kikyou looked at the jar of Vaseline he was holding out to her, she stopped herself before she grinned like an idiot, "Yeah, sure."

She dipped her fingers in the jar and pulled out some of the oily gel. She had always hated this stuff but she could deal with it for Inuyasha.

She watched him lay down on his futon bed thing and she smiled evilly while climbing up to sit on his ass, his great, firm, sexy ass. She flexed her thighs as she straddled him and started to gently rub the gel into his irritated skin.

Inuyasha gave a soft groan as the cold goop relaxed his enflamed skin… damn his own stupidity… he regretted the tattoo.

Kikyou took her time and, to her credit, she did get the gel well rubbed in and covered all the afflicted area.

WITH KAGOME:

When Kagome finally got home from school she dragged herself upstairs to her room and debated murdering Kikyou. She lay on her bed with all kinds of evil thoughts whisking through her brain and making her grin.

Then a certain hanyou popped into mind. Inuyasha, he hadn't been to school since their fight, maybe she had been too harsh and he couldn't get over it…

She bit her lip but couldn't stop her legs from starting the journey to his house.

She walked briskly, so she could get there and back by dark. She went over what would happen in her mind. She would apologize, demand an apology from him, maybe surprise him with a kiss and be on her way- so nothing would get out of hand. Then she smacked her forehead, I'm not supposed to be talking to him at all but I'm already planning on kissing him! Though he is a really good kisser…

People on the streets near Kagome looked at her like she was crazy as she swatted at the invisible bugs flying around her head.

Kagome stopped outside his apartment complex and looked up at where she assumed where his window was, trying to prepare herself.

She growled to herself as she saw a woman in the window she was looking at. Her eyes moved to another window and she saw an elderly man with his shirt off, she squealed and looked at another, this one contained a woman watering her flowers on a balcony.

Kagome sighed and started to walk up to Inuyasha's room.

WITH INUYASHA:

When he decided that Kikyou was done medicating his back and as now just touching him for fun he growled at her to get off and then sat up himself.

Kikyou took the Wild Turkey he was holding and took a swig from it before handing it back.

He looked at it and made a face, "Great, now I'm going to get mono."

Kikyou glared at him and flicked his ear.

Inuyasha turned to her with eyes misting with red, "Don't ever do that again."

Kikyou paled, "Did that hurt you? I'm sorry…" she trailed off as she reached up to comfort his ears.

He grabbed her arms at the wrists and dragged her to the door.

Kikyou squealed and writhed against him, "No, don't make me leave! I said I was sorry!"

Inuyasha opened the door of his apartment and shoved Kikyou out of it.

Kikyou gave him a pleading look, "Please," she moved forward to come back into the room.

Inuyasha caught her wrists again and this time moved forward until she was pinned on the wall across from his apartment door. "Only my mate can touch my ears…" he growled.

WITH KAGOME:

As Kagome finished climbing the stairs and turned the last corner, she happened on a surprising site.

He heart slammed into her throat as she saw Inuyasha pin Kikyou to the wall with her wrists held above her head. He was shirtless, and all of his muscles seemed to be bunched and ready for action.

WITH INUYASHA:

Kikyou pouted at him and pressed her body against his, "Inuyasha, I won't do it again…"

Inuyasha growled and bared his teeth at her.

Kikyou gave him her best puppy dog eyes and kissed him on the neck. She slid her tongue over one of the thick chords on his neck and grinded against him.

Inuyasha pulled his head away, but Kikyou caught his lips with hers surprising him with a kiss.

Inuyasha felt like dirt, his body and mind knew this wasn't right, knew she wasn't his mate; he kissed her back, trying to make Kagome disappear from his mind. She already had way to much control of him when she was around and know she was controlling his actions even when she wasn't.

He tried not to care for her and pressed his lips harder; he didn't want to care for her…he was afraid to care for her…

WITH KAGOME:

She stood frozen as the man she had been planning on surprising and kissing, kissed her slut of a sister.

She glared at them while the tears started to well up into her eyes. Some girls would walk over there and scream and tell both of them what she thought, and she almost wanted too. But she wasn't that type of a girl and she felt like, in her heart, she had known he would do something like this.

She hung her head, still not breathing, (since she couldn't) and ran back down the stairs.

WITH INUYASHA:

Inuyasha pulled away in disgust at the same time he smelt it. Kagome and tears…

He jerked his body away from Kikyou and looked down the hall just in time to catch a glimpse of raven black hair flying around the corner.

He didn't think about anything but her as he jumped away from Kikyou and started running full tilt down the hall.

He tripped just as she got in sight off him. He flew head over heels, did a full summersault, and hit the stairs still running.

He caught her shoulders just as she made it out of the front door of the building.

"Let me go!" she screamed at him as he turned her around.

Inuyasha was taken aback by the tears streaming down her cheeks.

WITH KAGOME:

Kagome didn't want him to see her tears; she wanted him to let her go so she could go crawl in a hole and shoot herself.

She didn't like being vulnerable either and that's all she could feel right now. Crying in front of him felt like she was standing naked in front of the world doing the hokey pokey while they silently judged her.

He gaze was full of concern and she hated it, "Damn you! Let me go! I have…homework to do!"

She struggled against his grasp but those sexy muscles she had always drooled over were now her worst enemy.

"Kagome, calm down… it's not what you think…" he sounded as weak as she felt.

"Oh no? You weren't just back there kissing my sister that has been trying to ruin my life since I was born?" she coughed as she cried, the tears closing up her throat and making it hard to breathe.

"Kagome, she doesn't mean anything!" he growled as he pulled her against him in a hug.

"NO!" she screamed and hit his chest with her small fist, "Don't you dare hug me after you just had that SLUT in your arms!"

WITH INUYASHA:

His throat constricted and he blinked to keep the tears from his eyes. He would not cry, he couldn't…

"Kagome, calm down and think!" he pleaded.

"I don't need to think! I know what I saw!" she cried and turned to him with a suddenly serious look.

Inuyasha blinked; she had changed, she looked grim and set… "Kagome…" he said softly, worriedly.

"DON'T!" she growled, cutting him off, "I don't even want you to say my name after you were probably in there moaning that whore's!"

Inuyasha sighed, "Kagome, I'm sorry…"

"I'm sorry too, for overreacting!" She laughed bitterly, "After all, we aren't even dating! You can fuck however the hell you want!"

Inuyasha flinched, "Kagome, I didn't screw your sister…"

"BULLSHIT!" she spat vehemently, "But it doesn't matter, WE ARENT DATING!"

"Kagome, I want to date you… just give me a chance!" he clenched his hands into fists to keep from groveling more.

"Go to hell Inuyasha!" she looked behind him, "Oh, I think your hoe is waiting for you…better not make her wait too long…"

She jerked out of his grasp and started to walk off down the street.

He didn't want it to end like that, but he didn't have the energy to chase her or the ego to withstand another tongue lashing. He sunk to the concrete and rested his head in his hands feeling like his heart had just been ripped out and stomped on.

Kikyou, who had seen all of this, stared at him in amazement. Inuyasha, her Inuyasha, was quite clearly in love with her bitch of a sister. She couldn't stop herself from hating the brat now; she had taken everything she had ever loved. Dad had always loved her more and now Inuyasha did too.

"I'll talk to you later Inuyasha" she mumbled and started to walk off.

"No you won't. Don't EVER talk to me again and don't ever come by my house or the bar… I swear, if I see your face again I'm going puke…" he growled.

Kikyou bit her lip the keep from crying. He was such an asshole…but that WAS why she liked him, right? She thought bitterly and immediately started to plan her revenge against the both of them as she walked towards home.

WITH KAGOME:

She couldn't bear to go home; she couldn't bear to see that BITCH again.

She ran straight to Sango's house and banged on the door.

Kohaku answered, "Hel-Kagome?"

"Don't ask!" she ordered and stomped past him towards Sango's room.

She threw the door open and immediately ran into Sango, whom had just gotten up to leave the room.

"Kagome…?" Sango asked as she saw her friends disheveled state, "honey, I know this might sound like a stupid question, but, are you okay?"

Kagome shook her head viciously back and forth and threw her arms around her best friend.

Sango squeezed her friend back and half walked half carried her over to her bed, "What happened? Did you go back to Inuyasha's or was your sister being a bitch?"

Kagome cried harder and nodded.

Sango frowned, "Hun, that wasn't a yes or no question, so what… oh my god. Were they together?"

Kagome nodded into her friend's pillow as her body shook in hard, jerky sobs.

Sango patted her, "Oh Kagome, I told you not to get to close to him, he wouldn't know how to be loyal even if he wanted to."

Kagome rubbed a fist across her now runny nose and tried to calm down; Sango had been right…and she had been so utterly stupid.

"Did he see you?" Sango asked while softly rubbing her friends back.

Kagome nodded then mumbled in a hoarse, choked voice, "I started crying in front of him…."

Sango frowned, "Honey, I hate to tell you this but you two aren't like going out. So really he didn't do anything wrong."

Kagome sat up in a jolt, glaring at her best friend. "Are you on their side or mine?"

Sango frowned, "I'm always on your side. I mean, I get that you had a crush on him and I know it hurts to see someone you like with someone else. But you hadn't told him that yet, so he really was just being an average horny guy."

Kagome cried, "I KNOW THAT!"

Sango sighed, "I have the cure for this."

Kagome pouted and fisted away her tears, seriously doubting that Sango actually did as Sango left the room.

A minute later she was back, in her arms was two tubs of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and a stack of movies.

Kagome smiled weakly as new tears started to spill from her eyes.

"Let's just relax for a while and act like the emotional teenagers we are supposed to be," Sango grinned and handed Kagome a spoon and a tub of ice cream.

Kagome wiped her eyes again, "I don't think I will be able to eat all this…"

Sango grinned as she popped in The Notebook, "I won't blame you if you do!"

Mere minutes later, both girls were watching the TV intently and shoveling ice cream into their mouths.

WITH INUYASHA:

After Kikyou had left, Inuyasha was at a loss for what to do. He felt…uneasy. Unconsciously he clenched and unclenched his jaw, he didn't want to admit it, but he knew Kagome was his mate. The only one that there would ever be. A demon version of the human soul mate.

He bit his lip, immediately drawing blood with his canines. He licked his lip and remembered licking Kagome's. He sighed, his demonic side knew in some deeply hidden way that she was his other half but his human side rebelled, believing that he didn't need anyone and never would.

He didn't like needing Kagome, so he tried to satisfy his mind by saying that he merely WANTED her. He could live without her, but he would be much, much better off if she would screw him one night and then stop talking to him.

His mind agreed blindly, wanting so bad to believe that this was merely a lust matter, but his heart trembled knowing the magnitude of his feelings.

An image of Kagome popped into his mind, she was grinning her sweet little grin, showing just a bit of teeth as a blush spread across her soft silky cheeks. Her eyes crinkled in the corners as she opened her mouth and laughed at something the dream him must've said.

He shook his head to rid himself of the image and starting stomping off towards Miroku's house.

Once there he knocked on the door only to have no one answer. He walked to the side of the small house, saw the empty driveway, and then he walked to the other side and saw a shadow move inside Miroku's bedroom through the window.

He growled something about Miroku being an idiot and pulled out his pocket knife. Then he slowly but surely slid the bade between the door and the frame next to the knob. Inuyasha grinned, thinking that locks were like women, every one of them had their flaws, and every one of them had a special something that just made them click.

He folded the knife back up and slid it in his pocket as he opened the now unlocked door and walked up towards Miroku's room.

He opened the door, finding the monk facing his computer, head phones cover his ears and music blaring from them loudly.

He walked over, grinning as he pulled his knife out again and flicked it open. He quietly moved closer until he was directly behind Miroku, then he leaned an arm around him and placed the sharp blade against Miroku's tender neck.

The monk froze and Inuyasha tugged off his head phones, "Oughta know better than to leave the door unlocked little boy…" Inuyasha grunted in a gruff voice.

"The door was locked…" Miroku trembled, "Wait a minute…"

He turned around and Inuyasha looked at the ceiling innocently as he put his knife back in his pocket.

Miroku growled, "Do you usually hold knives to your friend's necks?"

Inuyasha laughed, "Only when I'm in a good mood!" He roughly ruffled the monks hair.

Miroku sighed, "I'd hate to see you in a bad mood… So why are you in a good mood?"
Inuyasha shrugged, "I'm not."

Miroku rolled his eyes, "Man are you confusing or what, I can't decide if your super pissed, high, or so happy you can't think straight."

Inuyasha shrugged, "I got into a minor tiff with Kagome."

Miroku's eyebrows drew together in confusion, "Over what?"

"Me kissing her sister," Inuyasha mumbled.

Miroku's eyes grew huge, "I worry about your definition of minor. What happened?"

Inuyasha sighed as he flopped down on the bed, "Well, I kissed Kikyou in the hall outside my apartment, it wasn't even a good kiss, I was just trying to get Kagome off my mind…Anyways, Kagome walks up, sees, and runs out the door crying."

Miroku stared wide eyed and waited for him to continue.

"When I caught up with her she wouldn't even talk to me, she just cried and yelled about me and Kikyou having sex- which we didn't- and I told her that but she didn't believe me. Then she apologized."

Miroku didn't even blink, "Why?"

"For overreacting, because 'we weren't even dating and I can fuck who ever the hell I want to'—her exact words." Inuyasha sighed.

Miroku coughed, "Wow man, this shits exciting…we should write this down and make a book out of it! We could post it on the internet!"

Inuyasha glared at him, "As if."

Miroku shrugged innocently, "Fine, be that way. What are you going to do?"

Inuyasha looked at him; Miroku was asking him the same question he had been asking himself since he had watched Kagome running away down the street.

"I don't know." He whispered more to himself then his friend.

WITH KAGOME:

By the end of the movie both girls were crying their hearts out and blowing their noses, "THAT WAS SO SWEET!" Sango cried.

"I know! I wish I had a boyfriend that looks and acts like that!" Kagome whined back.

Both girls got up and put what was left of the ice cream into the freezer. Then Sango made popcorn and they jogged back up the stair to her room and prepared for another movie.

"I need to call my mom," Kagome mumbled, not wanting to have to talk to Kikyou, but feeling guilty about the last overnight excursion that had left her mother in tears.

Sango gave her a nod and handed Kagome her cell phone, "I'm going to the bathroom while you use the phone and then we can start the movie, okay?"

Kagome nodded even as the phone rang in her ear.

"Hello?" answered the timid voice that was her mother.

Kagome sighed with relief, "Hey mom, it's me."

"Oh dear, I'm so glad you called, I was worried sick about you and your sister. Is she with you?" her mother said.

Kagome bit her lip, had Inuyasha really went back into his apartment and screwed Kikyou again? Like seeing her cry hadn't been a big deal? Anger made her clench the phone.

"Honey? Are you still there?" her mother asked in a worried tone.

"Yeah- I am. I just called to tell you that I'm staying the night at Sango's. I'll be home after school tomorrow. Bye." Kagome said hurriedly.

"WAIT!" her mother cried, "What about your sister? Have you seen her?"

Kagome growled, "I'm not her keeper. Bye."

Her mother' voice was quieter now, so Kagome had to push the phone harder against her ear.

"I'm sorry honey, have a nice time." With that her mother hung up.

Kagome bit her lip as guilt washed over her. "DAMN HIM!" she growled, finding a root to all her problems that lead straight to Inuyasha.

"I guess you're talking about Inuyasha?" Sango said as she flopped onto the bed next to Kagome.

Kagome sighed, "I don't know."

Sango nodded, "Good enough for me!" She patted Kagome again and then put in Tristan and Isolde.

Both girls ate their popcorn and allowed themselves to yet again be sucked into someone else's story.

WITH INUYASHA:
Miroku sighed, "Well do you want to be with her or not?"

Inuyasha didn't like telling Miroku what he felt but he knew the guy was just trying to be good friend. "I don't know."

Miroku laughed, "Sure you do, don't think about your pants or your pride; think about her. What do you feel when you think of seeing her again? Are you happy or just average?"

Inuyasha sighed and tried not to think, "Every time I think about her, my heart starts pounding as if she were right next to me… I want her to smile or to laugh…or even be a little pissed; just as long as she is with me and talking to me."

Miroku tried not to react as his usually tightlipped friend spilled his romantic little guts. "Man, sounds like you got it bad."

Inuyasha nodded, "Yeah, but I don't want it."

Miroku suddenly frowned, "Dude, why? Being in love is great when it's not causing you excruciating pain… Ha, I mean, what's better then caring for someone and knowing that they care for you back?"

Inuyasha sighed, he hated being weak, "I don't need anybody."

Miroku frowned, "Dude, everyone needs someone, even you. So what are you afraid of?"

"I'm not afraid of SHIT!" he growled, but his hand trembled as he thought of losing Kagome as he had lost his parents. He was afraid of losing her… of getting too close…and being devastated when she was suddenly gone.

Miroku could the gears turning in Inuyasha's head as he developed as glazed look and his face tightened into a grim, tight, stare.

"Dude. Snap out of it. It's clear that Kagome feels something for you; otherwise she wouldn't have gotten so upset when she saw you and Kikyou together. You need to tell her how you feel." Miroku said as his friend watched him.

"I can't do that Miroku; I don't do feelings, I don't do caring." Inuyasha whispered under his breath.

Miroku frowned, "Then you don't DO Kagome. I don't mean to be dirty but if you can't do feelings then you can't get any closer to Kagome. Girls need feelings and they need you to tell them all that you feel." Miroku suddenly wished he could take his own advice… then he could be with Sango. But there was nothing that said that Sango felt for him the way Kagome did Inuyasha.

Inuyasha sighed and laid back on the bed, instantly remembering his tattoo and rolling over in a growl.

Miroku, still in psychiatrist mode, didn't notice. "You need to get past what happened to your parents, even though it will be hard, and then you will be ready for Kagome."

Inuyasha sighed, knowing that his stupid friend was probably right but not wanting to face any more emotions tonight, "Miroku, do you have any Vaseline?"

"I mean honestly, Kagome is hot, your totally lucky that she likes you… wait, what do you want Vaseline for? Oh my god, that's sick man, don't think that just because you are down on your luck that I will let you choke your chicken on MY bed!" Miroku started to make gagging noises.

Inuyasha sighed, "I'm not going to jack off on your bed dude, I'd probably catch something… I wanted it for my tattoo."

"TATTOO?" Miroku went wide eyed, "When did you get a tattoo?"

Inuyasha shrugged, "A couple of days ago. Now do you have any?"

Miroku nodded and reached under the bed and pulled out a jar.

Inuyasha made a puking noise, "I'm not going to ask…"

Miroku stuck his tongue out at him and raised an eyebrow as Inuyasha sat up and pulled off his shirt. "Oh baby…" Miroku mumbled as he rolled his eyes.

Inuyasha coughed, "Miroku, is there something you want to tell me?"

Miroku rolled his eyes, "Inuyasha, even if I were gay, you wouldn't be my type."

Inuyasha laughed, "Good. Then I can trust you to be a friend and put this on my back for me."

Miroku's mouth fell open as he saw how big the tattoo was… and what it was. He shivered, thinking of all the other things his friend must do without telling him…

He sat next to Inuyasha and started to rub the Vaseline on his back. He rubbed it on fast and was done quickly then he sat the jar down and grabbed Inuyasha's arm.

Inuyasha grunted and jerked the arm back, "Miroku, what the hell do you think you are doing?"

Miroku growled somewhat like Inuyasha, "I want to see your arms! Now hand it here."

Inuyasha sat up confusedly and held out an arm.

Miroku took it and looked at his inner elbow, then grabbed the other and repeated the process.

Inuyasha sighed, "Miroku, what are you doing?"

Miroku let go of the arms and looked at his friend, "I wanted to see if you had been doing drugs."

Inuyasha sighed, "You're such a dumb ass, I mean, people can shoot up in more than one place and you don't have to shoot up with ALL drugs. So technically I could be doing drugs and not shooting up. And all you had to do was ask."

Miroku's eyes widened, "Inuyasha, have you done ANY drugs?"

Inuyasha sighed, "Dude all I do is smoke pot. It's not that big of a deal and I quit all the really hard stuff."

Miroku glared at him, "You told me you would quit it all."

Inuyasha gave a guilty shrug, "Well it's not like I've been doing it for a while, I just started again like last week because Kagome pissed me off after a tutoring session."

Miroku looked away, "Inuyasha, you said that you believed me when I told you that that shit won't bring you anything but trouble."

Inuyasha clenched his fist, "I did believe you, and I still do, but at the time I WANTED trouble."

Miroku looked at him, locking eyes with the demon, "Inuyasha, you're going to lose everyone you love if you don't stop pushing us all away."

Inuyasha laughed bitterly, "Who do I LOVE Miroku? I don't have anyone! I have nothing to lose!"

Miroku grabbed him by the shoulders, "You have FRIENDS, Inuyasha. You don't want to lose me do you? Or Kagome- I mean, you love her right?"

Inuyasha growled, not liking the emotions he could feel welling up inside him. "Let go of me."

Miroku shook him, "No! I want you to wake up! That shits illegal! It might be okay to try it once, but to keep at it and get addicted, and possibly get some gory side-effects… You need to stop."

Inuyasha jerked out of his grasp and stood up next to the bed, "Miroku you're not my mom."

Miroku growled, "Somebody has to teach you something!"

Inuyasha stomped towards the door but Miroku beat him there and held the door shut.

"Get out of the way!" he growled as his eyes misted red.

"No! Face you problems! Face ME" Miroku pleaded.

Inuyasha hung his head and looked away.

"Tell me you will quit the weed and the excessive drinking." Miroku begged, grabbing Inuyasha by the shoulders.

Inuyasha looked away.

Miroku squeezed his shoulders tighter, "Tell me and mean it."

"I'll quit" Inuyasha growled under his breath.

"NO! MEAN IT!" Miroku growled.

"I said I'd quit!" Inuyasha growled back.

"But you didn't mean it! Now mean it, or leave. I can't be your friend and watch you fuck up your life further." Miroku said.

"I MEAN IT! I WILL FUCKING QUIT!" Inuyasha yelled, frustrated.

Miroku let go of him and nodded, "Well I'm glad that's out of the way. Let's watch some TV."

Inuyasha's jaw dropped, "You asshole."

Miroku shrugged, "I just wanted you to say you would quit and I'm glad you did. So now there is no reason to continue on depressed or anything. Ha- now you can even chase your woman better. Smoke tends to make the lungs weak, you know."

Inuyasha gave his friend a smack on the back of the head and took control of the remote.

Miroku laughed and sat down on the floor, with the bed serving as a backrest, "So, are you going to school tomorrow?"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Of course I'm fucking going to school! No one else can keep you in line!"

WITH KAGOME:

Sango smiled as the movie slowly came to an end.

Kagome was half asleep but awake enough to stand up and go brush her teeth and wash her face.

When she came back she slid into the bed with Sango.

"So," Sango whispered, "Are you going to school tomorrow?"

Kagome sighed, "Yeah, I mean, what are the chances of Inuyasha showing up?"

Sango nodded, "Yeah, you're probably right."