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"Scram ya ass-wipes!"
Sighing with a roll of her eyes, Kagome watched as the trio of boys whizzed away hastily, her irritation increasing at Inuyasha's satisfied smirk.
"Kagome, you're encouraging them by responding." He chastised as he slanted his figure over her place against the wall.
Curling her hands into fists, she regarded him with pure annoyance, her eyes tapered in exasperation. "Inuyasha, they were just asking a couple questions. You act as if they were hitting on me."
"They were!" He protested, scowling.
"They were not! And besides, they're freshmen, it wouldn't matter even if they were trying to hit on me. They don't know any better." She returned the glare, accompanying it with a tiny pout and crossed arms.
"Whatever, I can't stand it when guys try to make passes at ya." He slung his backpack over his shoulder. "You already know that."
She only grunted in response. Yes, she was completely aware of his extreme distaste towards guys who attempted to 'get to know her better'. Honestly, who was he to bite and snarl at guys who flirted with her when he was constantly found gallivanting around with a mountain of women? Yet, she still couldn't deny that his unreasonable jealousy triggered something in her. Once upon a time, she was stupid enough to believe that it meant he actually felt something for her.
And his capricious behavior only fed that inkling of hope.
But now, she was entirely too sure that there was no chance for that to ever be possible. No, not when he had his beloved Kaguya now.
In fact, if Kaguya was here, he probably wouldn't even care about her well-being anymore. Nope, he'd be too wrapped up with his precious little cougar to even care about any flirty guys. Exactly, like the night he'd left her to dance with Kaguya and never came back.
"I'm leaving." She stepped aside, her eyes focused forward as she marched away.
Inuyasha jogged behind her. "Woah, woah, woah. Where you heading to?"
She had the strongest urge to tell him to fuck off and leave her alone. "Gonna go find Sango."
"But we haven't spent any time lately." His bottom lip protruded slightly, and his eyes shone like prismatic glass beneath the fluorescent lights.
Of course they haven't spent anytime lately, he was always too occupied fucking Kaguya's brains out. Atleast, that's what she assumed they were doing most of the time. Kaguya, his perfect little girlfriend.
She couldn't help it anymore, she hated the woman. There was no valid reason behind the resentment she felt for the woman, besides her – hopefully subtle – envy. She hated Kaguya for being so beautiful, and for bewitching her half demon so extensively. Ultimately, she hated Kaguya for swiping him so far out of her reach.
Wary ceruleans connected with brassy ambers. "I'll see you later." She mumbled, before continuing her trot away from him.
She just couldn't handle it anymore.
"I can't believe you Miroku!" Sango tugged at her hair, mahogany pools narrowed. Her glare alternated between Miroku and the – obviously fake – redhead in disdain. Until, finally the girl disentangled herself off of him, and scampered away in mortification.
Miroku smoothed the wrinkles off his uniform, already anticipating the forthcoming diatribe.
Sango was damn near livid. "You get all pissy about any guy who even tries to come on to me, but you're always shoving other girls in my face. Like fuck! What right do you have to get jealous when you're always flaunting all these girls? Huh Miroku?"
"What right do you have? It isn't like we're in a relationship." A moment passed before Miroku thoroughly registered his own words. Fuck.
It was too late to take it back.
Sango internally wilted, visibly recoiling at his casual indifference. "You know what? You're exactly right." Without even sparing him a glance, she whirled around and began sprinting away. She had to leave. Now. If the stinging of her eyes meant anything, she'd be in tears in a matter of seconds.
Shit. "Sango!"
She was already gone.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck!"
Maybe, Inuyasha wasn't the only idiot.
"He's such an ass!" Sango whined, cuddling even closer to her source of comfort.
"Sango," Kagome started, "cheer up. I'll be here for you as long as you need." She stroked Sango's freed hair with nimble fingers, a frown tugging on her lips. Miroku was a good guy at heart, but he was just as bad as her half demon when it came to girls. Still, she couldn't believe that he said something so crass towards Sango of all people.
"Guys are douches." The brunette sniffled, basking in her friend's compassion. She could always count on Kagome and her opulence of kindness "I hate guys."
Kagome giggled, her twined arms wrapping even tighter around the girl. "Who doesn't?"
"Shit man," Miroku groaned, "I fucked up."
Whistling low, Inuyasha shook his head, patting his buddy on the shoulder. "Ya sure did."
"Gee, thanks for the support." Miroku responded wryly. "I was in a bad mood, I didn't mean to say all that." He released a long breath, before spewing out a myriad of curses. Bad mood or not, Sango wasn't one to let go of grudges easily. Sure, she forgave him plenty of times. That is, after some sweet talking on his part, but things never slipped that girl's mind. Once you wronged her, you wronged her, and nothing could ever make her forget.
And he was afraid, that after one too many strikes, the day would come when he would not be able to win her back anymore.
"I'm sure you'll think of something Miroku. You always do." Inuyasha answered easily. It was true, Miroku was always ready to charm Sango into forgiveness. Although, this time would probably be a tad more challenging.
Miroku sighed, running a hand through his hair. That was just it though, maybe this time he pushed it too far. He knew her better than anyone. So well, that he was sure this time, he burned her more than usual. The thought brought another onslaught of curses.
"But hey, atleast I'm not the only one in the dog house." Miroku declared, flicking his fringe away to meet his friend's eyes. "How are you and Kags?"
"What do you mean by that?" The half demon snapped, his eyes narrowed into golden slits. "We're fine."
"Oh really?" Miroku's tone revealed his obvious disbelief. He knew Kagome almost as well as he knew Sango, and her displeasure towards the half demon lately was plain as Jane.
"Yes!" Inuyasha retorted. "Just fine." He wasn't nearly as brick headed as others may have thought, he knew that he was lying to himself. He knew that they weren't 'fine'. He knew that she could barely tolerate him nowadays. Thing was, he wasn't even sure what the hell he did. Was she just sick of him? The idea made his stomach twist. No, no, Kagome couldn't be sick of him. She was his bestfriend, and he was hers. Bestfriends weren't supposed to get sick of eachother.
"Hm." Miroku hummed, eyes twinkling in amusement. Was Inuyasha really that dense? "You honestly believe that?"
"Yes, dammit!" He huffed, crossing his arms, before his shoulders finally slumped in defeat. "Fine," he admitted, "I know, okay? I know that we're not all good and dandy right now either. I just – I just don't get it. I don't know what's going on between us. "
Miroku chuckled, this time, he was the one patting his friend on the shoulder. "I guess this is why we're friends Inuyasha. We're both idiots."
The half demon's brows knitted. "What?"
"Yup, we're just two peas in a pod," Miroku paused before adding, "let's just hope that I'm not as stupid as you."
Batting eyelashes and charming smiles enraptured the audience huddled around them.
"I'm surprised that Miroku and Inuyasha haven't chased us away yet." A guy commented.
"Yeah!" A couple others agreed, cautiously peeking over their shoulders for any traces of enraged teenage boys.
"You know, usually you two barely give any other guys the time of day."
Sango draped a leg over the other, unaware of the attention she drew from her hitching skirt. "Well, we shouldn't always be so rude, right Kagome?" She turned to face her friend with an airy wink.
Kagome winked in return. "Yup, we don't want to seem like snobs, after all."
"Nope, not at all." Sango supported, flashing another brilliant smile towards the swooning boy beside her. He was cute, in the meek, brainy way.
"Finally, tired of the mutt, huh Kagome?" The handsome wolf demon scooted closer to the sable haired girl, his hand now resting on her knee.
Kagome could only laugh uneasily. Kouga nabbed the title of being the most aggressive and blatant admirer years ago. He never failed to spark Inuyasha's anger or fight for her 'claim'.
"Oi! Paws off wolfie." Inuyasha entered the scene, shooting warning glares at the circle of males, before lingering a bit on Kagome's form, sitting far too close to the wolf. "Kagome, what the fuck is this?"
"Yeah, Sango. What is this?" Miroku gritted, just as furious as the half demon. He wasn't as easily provoked as Inuyasha, but he was just as possessive. Not as openly, but the jealousy was definitely still there in an ugly balloon of moss.
"I don't know Miroku," Sango shrugged nonchalantly as she returned his gaze, "you tell me." Her tone was sharp as knives, and borderline challenging.
There was no question about it, the brunette was still pissed.
Harrumphing, Sango directed a sweet smile towards the slightly nerdy cutie she was speaking to earlier. "Akitoki, right?"
He nodded as his cheeks bled scarlet. He couldn't believe that she even remembered his name.
"Well, Akitoki," she purred, only inciting the anger further from a certain boy with violet eyes. "Would you care to walk me to my next class? Lunch is ending soon."
The boy could only nod, still impossibly red, as his long time crush took hold of his hand to lead him away. He was completely oblivious to the fuming Miroku.
Kagome hardly noticed any of the happenings between Miroku and Sango. She was too occupied trying to keep the half demon and the wolf demon from shredding eachother to pieces. "Stop! Fuck!" She cursed, drawing the half demon's attention. He rarely ever heard Kagome curse, and he knew that it meant trouble when she did.
His fleeting attention was enough for Kouga to land a solid punch to the half demon's face.
The fight instantly commenced again.
"GAH!" Kagome shrilled in frustration, "You idiots go ahead and kill eachother! See if I care."
And with that said, she began stomping away from the crowd.
This was enough to snag Inuyasha's attention again. He hadn't went to find her just to incense her even further. He wanted to apologize, for whatever the hell he did. He just wanted his bestfriend again.
He just wanted Kagome again.
Spinning to place another kick on the wolf demon, Inuyasha didn't even wait for his opponent to peel himself off of the floor before he darted off to chase the girl.
"Kagome! Wait!" Inuyasha cried, having finally reached her. However, she made no indication that she even heard him. Which, she so obviously did. He was practically wailing at this point. She'd have to be deaf not to hear him.
"Kagome!" He pulled her into his arms, nuzzling his face into the crook of her neck. "I'm sorry." He murmured against her skin, pressing her even closer.
Kagome's resolve immediately crumbled.
She could never stay mad at him, but that didn't mean she couldn't be angry at herself for always being so ready to accept his apologies. Kagome inhaled his scent, shuddering at the familiarity before she turned to face him. She savored the closeness as her arms circled his torso.
"You're so stupid Inuyasha."
"Only for you."
Kagome tittered and the sound warmed his insides. "No, you're always stupid. For everyone."
He scoffed, happily accepting the jab at his intelligence. If it meant he'd continue to have the luxury of holding her, then he would gladly embrace all insults. "Hey," he coaxed, "my place tomorrow? We'll hang out, just the two of us."
Kagome smiled, her answer already clear as rain. She could never deny him. Besides, this was exactly what she needed.
She needed to have him all too herself, because she was greedy that way.
A/N: I really hated this chapter. It practically sat on my computer for weeks, and I kept trying to fix it, but it just wouldn't get any better. It was so frustrating, no matter how many times I played around with the chapter, and tweaked the wording around, it still stayed so blah. Hate, hate, hate this chapter so much. I just wanted to pulverize it. -_-
I felt awful for updating so late. It's been like... 2 weeks since the last update. So, I'm sorry for that.
I'm really going to try and update again, some point this week or atleast by the beginning of the next week.
Oh! And I am aware that many terms that were used in this chapter and this story in general probably aren't popular terms in Japan, but hey, cut me some slack. I live in Northern California, not Japan, after all. (X
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