It was just a dare
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Summary- Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango have gotten to know one another at school, but they still have problems getting along. Inuyasha is known to NEVER turn down a dare, so, what happens when Miroku dares him to become Kagome's personal slave during the entire summer while her family is away at a family member's house?
Here it is. Enjoy.
Chapter 16 - Discussions
Kagome hadn't been able to sit still since she had gotten home from Miroku's. She constantly paced the length of the living room -- the room with the best view of Inuyasha's house -- and continually looked out the window for him. He had shocked her. That was it. He had flat out astonished her with what he had said. He had surprised her so much that she found herself thinking of that, and only that.
"And I enjoyed them all," was what he had said, talking about the kisses they had shared.
'Did he mean it?' She wondered, pausing in her pacing to look out the window. There was still no sign of him. 'Did he really enjoy them all?'
She began pacing again. "There's no way I heard him right," she said aloud to herself. "He's Inuyasha. There's no way he could have enjoyed kissing me."
As she was coming back around to pace toward the door, she cut off and went to the window. Still no sign of him.
"He doesn't like me, does he?" She glanced down at the floor, putting a stray piece of hair behind her ear. "If he does, it wasn't supposed to happen. He was just supposed to be my slave all summer, not my…boyfriend." Even as she said the words, they didn't sound right; fair. It sounded wrong to call Inuyasha her slave. However, it sounded somewhat right to call him her boyfriend…
"Kagome?" Inuyasha called, coming through the door. He shut it behind him and peered at her curiously. He had a duffle bag thrown over his broad shoulder. "Were you waiting for me?"
She only managed to nod. She was so astounded by his earlier confession that she couldn't even feel her sunburn anymore. It was that shocking. "Look," she felt her lips go numb. "We need to talk."
Inuyasha tossed his duffle bag onto the couch with a sigh. "Is this about not putting the milk in the fridge? Because I'm sorry about--"
"It's not that," she quickly cut in. Then she realized what he had said. "You what?" She demanded, going into the kitchen. Sure enough, there was a gallon of milk on the counter. She picked it up, popped off the top, and smelled. She nearly gagged and hurriedly poured the spoiled contents into the sink before throwing away the wasted carton. "Inuyasha!" She glanced in the fridge. "Why didn't you put it up?"
"I thought you were going to use it yesterday and that you would put it up when you were done." He replied, coming into the kitchen. "I swear, I would have put it up if I knew you didn't need it."
"It was the last one!" She cried, slamming the fridge door closed. "Now we have to go get more!"
"Well, jeez, I'm so sorry!" He said sarcastically. "But you said we had to talk. What about?"
"Oh," her anger simmered down quickly. "Well, um. What you said at Miroku's. Was it true?"
Inuyasha suddenly felt uncomfortable. He regretted having reminded her of the fact that they 'needed to talk' in the first place. "Let's go get that milk," he said hurriedly and raced out the front door.
Kagome stared after him. She wasn't sure if she should be laughing at how cute he was or sighing out of sadness. It wasn't true. But he was just so cute when he was trying to keep this fact from her. She slumped her shoulders and followed him outside. They walked down the sidewalk in silence. Kagome was done 'just talking.'
They arrived at the grocery store and they headed straight for the milk. However, as Kagome rounded a corner, she ran right into someone. "Oh, sorry!" She said quickly, looking up…
…Right into the eyes of Koga.
"Oh, hi, Koga." She said, trying to seem enthusiastic.
"Hey Kagome," he said in a friendly voice. "How are you?"
"Good," she said, feeling even more awkward by the minute, what with Inuyasha behind her, glaring daggers at the guy in front of her. "You?"
"I'm fine. Never been better." He smiled. "You know, I'm having a party tomorrow night. All night long. You're invited."
"Thanks, Koga." She risked a glance at Inuyasha. She knew he was growling deep within his chest. "I'll see what I can do."
"All right." He said. "See you." Then he walked away.
"That stinking wolf!" Inuyasha muttered under his breath.
"Inuyasha, he didn't do anything wrong," Kagome pointed out. "He just invited me to a party tomorrow night."
"Exactly!" He exclaimed indignantly. "You. He invited you not me."
"Well, I won't go." She said simply. "It's not that big of a deal."
Inuyasha stopped talking and it appeared as if he had nothing more to say. Then, after a moment of pondering, he said, "No. Go to the party. I don't want to ruin your fun."
"Inuyasha," she began, about to tell him that she doubted Koga's parties were anywhere close to fun, but he cut her off.
"No. Just go to that party and have fun. I'll stay at your house." He said sternly.
Kagome sighed. "All right." Then, it dawned on her. "Wait, you can't wait at home."
He gave her a quizzical look. "Why not?"
"That dare, remember?" She laughed. "You're not living with me because you want to, right? It's all because of that dare."
She noticed his ears fell backwards, flat, against his head. "Yeah, I don't want to." He popped his knuckles. "Well, what are we going to do, then?"
She thought for a moment and said, "You know, I think we'll both go. He won't get mad at me for bringing an extra friend." She smiled. "Besides, he thinks we're a couple. Why would I go to a party without my boyfriend tagging along?"
He shrugged. "If he doesn't get mad at you, he'll get mad at me."
"And?" She asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"Well, if he kicks my ass, it'll be all your fault." Inuyasha replied simply.
"My fault?" Kagome demanded. "You're saying that if Koga gets mad at you and beats you up, it'll be my fault?"
Inuyasha fall backwards a bit at her sudden harshness and glanced around sheepishly at the customers surrounding them. They had been looking at different food items, but had stopped when they heard Kagome's acrimoniously stentorian voice.
"Besides," she continued, "how do you know he will beat you up? Huh? I'm pretty sure you can whoop his butt any day!"
"Kagome," Inuyasha said softly, feeling the embarrassment crushing him.
"What?" She demanded, her voice loud.
"Can you save this for later?" He asked.
"Why?" She wanted to know. "I'm not done with you. I mean, how can you say that it'll be my fault when it was your stupid decision to take on this dare in the first place? You knew you'd have to stay with me all summer at all times. And yet, you still decided to do it!" She shook her head. "So don't even try to blame me for your decisions."
"People are staring," he hissed icily, grabbing her wrist and dragging her out of the grocery store. "God!" He comment once they were out of earshot of any nosey eavesdroppers. "Can't you control yourself?"
"Yes, I can!" She said, matter-of-factly.
"Well you're not doing a very good job of it!" Inuyasha retorted hotly.
"Well….you know what!" Kagome said, not comebacks coming to mind.
"What?" Inuyasha asked.
"We forgot to get milk." She stated, turning and going back into the store, cursing the nerve of Inuyasha while avoiding the stares of witnesses to her previous indignant outbreak. Once she had the milk paid for and in a bag, she marched outside and met up with Inuyasha on the sidewalk and they walked to her house in silence, both wondering what Koga's dance was going to be like.
Oh, and of course, if Inuyasha was going to get in a fight or not. Oh, and who would win, too.
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