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Chapter Twelve – Friendship on Fire
Ooo
"You're what?!"
Kagome had to pull the phone away from her ear to save it from the high shriek that was Sango's voice. She grinned at the out and out shock that was Sango's reaction, hadn't Sango been the first person to point out whatever was happening between Kagome and Inuyasha?
"Yea, he uh, well after school we came here to drop our stuff off before I went to see my brother and I told him I had had a surprisingly good first day, and he said he could make it better and he kissed me."
"Aww! See I always knew Inuyasha was into that sappy and cute crap. Yay! I am so happy for you guys! What happened next?"
Kagome laughed, shaking her head at Sango's enthusiasm. Trailing her hand through the water that filled the large bath tub where she was currently relaxing, she told Sango the events of the afternoon.
Sango cooed and awed some more at their antics, causing Kagome to blush but still the silly grin stayed on her lips. She was happy, and it was such a wonderful change that she would do anything she could to hold onto the feeling.
"Does his dad know?" Sango's voice pulled her back into reality and she made a face, although Sango couldn't see it.
"No, not yet. He is still at work. He text Inuyasha to say he would be home late, so I don't know if we will even see him tonight. I don't know how he will react though, he told Inuyasha this morning to be careful with me…like he knew before even we did that something was there. Hell, you know something was there before us too."
Sango laughed "I'm pretty awesome like that, and you will come to learn that Mr. Takashi knows literally everything, it's annoying and entertaining all at the same time."
Kagome nodded, focusing on her toe as it fiddled with the water faucet "I am starting to realize that, I'm just worried that he won't approve since we live together and everything."
Sango snorted "Bah, no he will be fine with it. I bet you he will love that you two are together, given how long Inuyasha has been alone and how nice you are and everything. Don't stress over that, you have worse things to worry about."
Kagome sat up a little straighter, a frown marring her face "Like what?"
"Kikyo,"
Kagome cursed under her breath, earning a chuckle from Sango, before saying "No, I don't. I refuse to let your cousin become a person involved in my relationship with Inuyasha. She has a boyfriend, she needs to get her own life. Don't tell her yet, Inuyasha and I haven't been able to discuss that particular facet yet but we will come up with a way to handle it." Kagome sighed and reached forward to pull the plug from her bath and stood up, letting the warm and sweet scented liquid drip from her body.
"Besides, what can she do? I already know she is crazy and how far she has gone to try to win over Inuyasha in the past, or at least try to sabotage his other relationships. It's just like you said, Inuyasha and I know all about the skeletons in each other's closets and are ok with them. To me, Kikyo is old news." Drying her body, she let her hair down before twisting it into a braid to keep it out of her way.
"I'm glad to hear you say that," Sango said, sounding happy "I won't tell her, but I am sure going to tell Miroku, if Inuyasha hasn't yet."
Kagome grinned as she slid on her bath robe "I don't know if he has yet or not, but I don't think he cares. But hey, I just got out of the tub and wanna throw some clothes on and finish up my homework, so I will see you tomorrow ok?"
"Yea sure thing, see ya in class. Oh and Kagome? Congratulations. I really am happy for both of you."
Kagome smiled brightly "Thanks Sango, bye."
"Later."
Hanging up her phone, Kagome checked the time. It was nearing 8pm. She yawned as she dressed for a relaxing evening in a pair of green and black cheer shorts and a loose-fitting, V-neck black t-shirt. Hanging her robe back up in the bathroom to dry out some more, Kagome decided she really needed to get her homework done, but needed a snack and something to drink in order to get there.
Heading down to the kitchen, she heard the TV on in the rec room at the end of the hall and went to see what Inuyasha was up to. He was laying on the couch watching some random TV show that Kagome didn't recognize. He perked up when he saw her, a bright smile touching his lips.
Kagome couldn't help but smile back, he seemed so happy any time he saw her. It made her feel really special.
"Whatcha watching?" Kagome asked, sitting down beside him.
"House. Medical drama, a super rude but brilliant doctor. I like it." He slid his arm around Kagome's shoulder as she leaned into his side and tucked her legs up next to her. It was so surreal, them cuddling on the couch as the "rude doctor" played the piano with a patient.
"I can't get sucked into this, I need to do my homework." Kagome said, attempting to stand up.
Inuyasha grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back down, but this time on his lap as they both laughed "Naw, homework is over rated."
Kagome smacked his hand "You are a bad influence on me Inuyasha Takashi!"
Laughing, Inuyasha nuzzled his nose into the back of Kagome's neck and said "Yea, I know…I just don't care."
Kagome shivered, but ended up pulling herself free and standing up "Have you done your homework yet?" She asked, facing him.
Inuyasha leaned back, kicking his feet up on the coffee table before him "Nope." He grinned at her.
Kagome leaned down and took his hand, pulling him to his feet "Come on, homework party."
Inuyasha sighed "Fine, fine. Let's get some drinks and whatnot first."
Kagome nodded and led the way to the kitchen where she went to the fridge, Inuyasha ended up at the snack pantry. By the time they left the kitchen, they were both balancing armfuls of drinks and random snacks and trying not to laugh.
Walking up the stairs Kagome asked "Your room or mine?" She was secretly hoping to go in his room, having not seen it yet.
Shrugging, Inuyasha replied "Either one works. My bed is bigger so we can spread all of our crap out easier?"
Kagome smiled and nodded her head "Sounds good to me." She let Inuyasha open his bedroom door before she followed him in.
His room was the mirror image of hers, and a mix of the colors her and her brother's rooms were. The floors were a polished cherry wood, much darker than her own but also much lighter than her brother's deep brown floors. His bed, which as a California King was much larger than hers, was set in the corner, angled to face the entire room and had a canopy set up, but only just. The pillars that adorned each corner were a foot thick, square but only went up about half as high as her own canopy poles went. There were no drapes hanging from the wood that matched the flooring. It looked very regal.
His bedding was black, red and white – swirled in an abstract pattern that Kagome was hypnotized by. It was like controlled chaos, very nice to look at. On either side of the bed, matching night stands were placed and each were topped with lamps boasting red shades.
Both his desk and dresser were cherry wood, but had streaks of bright red paint smudged along them. Instead of looking trashy, or diminishing the appearance of the nice wood it enhanced it. Modern and classic balanced perfectly.
Inuyasha was already at the bed, dropping his collection of snacks onto the comforter. He turned to see Kagome admiring his room "You like?"
Kagome smiled and nodded, coming to put her stuff on the bed as well "I do, it is really cool in here." She tucked a loose strand of hair that had escaped her braid behind her ear and said "I'm going to go grab my books and stuff." Turning she walked quickly out of his room and slipped into hers, leaving the doors open behind her. Grabbing her entire backpack she returned to Inuyasha's room, making sure both her and his doors were closed behind her as they normally were.
Inuyasha had just turned the stereo on and was making a comfortable space for them on the bed when she walked in. Joining him, they piled pillows against the headboard and took out their books.
As Inuyasha started on the math assignment, Kagome pulled out the notes Adam had given her for History and began to read through them to learn about the 20s in America.
"You know he likes you, right?" Inuyasha's voice startled Kagome as he reached over and took a can of Pepsi from the bed and cracked it open.
Kagome just blinked at him, confusion written all over her face "Eh…?"
Chuckling, Inuyasha took a sip of the Pepsi and said "Adam, he has a thing for you." He sounded smug, victorious. Yup, he totally was going to be a jealous boyfriend.
Rolling her eyes Kagome grabbed a bag of chips and unrolled it so she wouldn't have to comment before going back to her reading.
Inuyasha chuckled before pulling out his calculator and returning to his work. Kagome simply shook her head as she kicked back, crossing her feet at the ankles to get comfortable. She yawned, covering her mouth with the stack of papers.
Inuyasha held out his soda "Need some caffeine?"
Kagome laughed "Yes, please." She accepted the can and took a drink before passing it back to him.
"So, I told Sango." She said as she set down the notes and drew out the worksheet from Biology, since that was due the following day.
"Oh?" Inuyasha glanced her way as he punched in a few numbers on the calculator.
"Yup, she freaked out but wasn't surprised. Says she is happy for us, and is going to tell Miroku."
"Oh god, I bet he is going to be texting me any time now then with something to say about that."
Kagome grinned and began labeling the parts of the diagram on the page "I, uh asked her not to tell Kikyo about it yet. I wanted to discuss her with you."
That got Inuyasha's full attention. Setting his pencil down, he turned his whole body to face Kagome and asked "What is there to discuss?"
Kagome finished answering the current question she was on before looking to Inuyasha herself "She is going to try and cause problems, that much we know. I just want to know, I don't know maybe how to best handle it? It isn't like I am going to run scared from her – rather the opposite – I'm just unsure of how to proceed."
Inuyasha sighed, running his hand over his face "You're right, she is going to cause problems. Let's brainstorm how to handle her sure-to-be craziness before we go public with this ok? I want to be prepared for anything she comes at us with, because like I said I've never really had a girlfriend so this might cause a whole new level of crazy for her."
Kagome leaned forward to kiss Inuyasha "Ok, sounds like a plan."
Inuyasha smiled and the two teens went back to their work.
Kagome had just finished her biology homework and was massaging the cramps from her fingers when Inuyasha's phone went off, causing him to sigh "It's Miroku, of course."
Kagome giggled as she put her biology things away and began to read through the history notes again as Inuyasha read the text and replied in turn as he finished the math homework.
Kagome smiled over at Inuyasha as he started the biology homework, completing it much faster than he did the math "This is nice," She commented as she grabbed and opened her own drink, not wanting to take all of Inuyasha's.
Looking up at her with a smile, Inuyasha replied "What? Homework?" He grabbed for a bag of cookies and started munching on them.
Kagome shook her head "No, dork. This. Us. Just, hanging out and doing homework together." Feeling embarrassed, she shrugged and returned to her reading.
Inuyasha smiled, but didn't comment. Though, he did agree.
The stereo in the background played a low piano melody mixed with a heavy bass and low haunting lyrics. Kagome was impressed "What is this?" She asked, yawning again.
Inuyasha yawned in response and playfully glared at her "Stop yawning, it's contagious!" He laughed and then answered "This is Bloodstream by Stateless, you like it?"
Kagome nodded, going back to her reading with yet another yawn.
Inuyasha continued to work on his Biology paper for the next little bit, and when he finally finished he glanced at the clock on his night stand, and was surprised that it was already closing in on nine-thirty. Had they really been at it that long? Turning to Kagome he was surprised to see her head resting against the headboard and her eyes closed. Her chest was rising and falling slowly, she was sound asleep – the papers still on her lap.
Rubbing his face Inuyasha put his own school things back in his bag before putting said bag down on the floor. He then grabbed up all of the remaining snack stuff and took it back down to the kitchen. While he was putting all of the food away, his dad came in from the garage and smiled tiredly at his son "Hello, Inuyasha." He eyed the snack pile still on the counter and shook his head "Eyes bigger than your stomach?"
Inuyasha shook his head "Naw, Kagome and I loaded up on stuff to do our homework."
Inutashio looked around "Where is Kagome? I feel bad I wasn't able to come home sooner to talk to her about her first day, how did it go?"
Inuyasha had to turn away from his father to keep the large grin from being seen "It went great." He finished putting the last box away and turned to face his father, a victorious look still on his face.
Inutashio knew his son well "Great? Care to elaborate?"
Inuyasha looked down and chuckled "Teachers were cool to her, students were decent enough. Kikyo was only mildly annoying and when I asked Kagome out, she said yes."
Inutashio simply stared at his son for a moment, blinking in surprise "You…what?"
Leaning back against the counter and crossing his arms over his chest, the youth said "You heard me. I asked Kagome out, and she said yes. We went to Harmon's Grill for dinner tonight."
Inutashio sighed deeply and ran a hand over his face "Inuyasha…"
"Don't dad, seriously. Kagome and I understand each other. We both have skeletons in our closet and we both understand them, and don't judge because of them. I know you told me to be careful with her, and I am. I will be. But if she wants to be with me, and continues to give me every reason to want to be with her, then I am going to."
The older demon stared at his son for a moment in silence, surprised by the confidence in his voice and eventually nodded his head "Alright, I understand. Where is she?"
Inuyasha jerked his thumb upwards "My room, she fell asleep reading history notes. I was just cleaning up all this stuff and was gonna move her when I was done."
Inutashio nodded his head "That is very kind of you son. I'm going to go to bed now. Have a good night, I will see you in the morning."
Inuyasha nodded and watched his dad climb the steps to his room. Feeling relieved by his father's acceptance, Inuyasha got a glass of water and then headed to his own room.
Kagome and scooted down and rolled onto her side, curled up into a small ball while he was gone and Inuyasha had to admit that it was adorable. Setting his water down he gathered up her school things and put them in her bag before leaning down and lifting her into his arms.
She snuggled against his chest and he smiled, carrying her to her own bed. As he was laying her down her dark brown eyes fluttered open and she looked up at him confused.
"Inuyasha? Where-?" She looked around and saw she was in her own room. Grabbing her phone from where Inuyasha had set it on her night stand she checked the time and asked "Did I fall asleep doing homework?" She sounded really surprised.
Inuyasha sat beside her on the bed, reminded of the night she got a little too drunk, and replied "Yea, Adam's notes must really suck." He winked at her and she glared playfully back.
"Ha, ha." She said stretching out "I'm sorry, worst homework buddy ever."
Inuyasha shook his head "Its ok, you were tired. Oh, by the way my dad came home when I was downstairs putting stuff away, and I told him about us."
Kagome pushed herself up onto her elbows, her eyes wide "You did? What did he say?"
Inuyasha shrugged casually "Not much, he was fine with it though. Kinda surprised I think."
Kagome sighed, flopping back onto her pillows "Well, that's a relief."
Inuyasha chuckled "Mmhmm," He stroked her cheek gently "Get some sleep Kagome, I will see you in the morning for some water aerobics." He leaned down and kissed her on the lips.
Kagome hummed her appreciation as she kissed him back "'Kay, see you then. Good night."
Inuyasha stood up and covered her up "Good night." As he left her room, he turned the light off and shut the door.
Ooo
The next morning, Kagome woke up feeling very much so refreshed and beyond excited. She had a boyfriend! Resisting the urge to make a very girlish noise she quickly climbed out of bed to get ready for her morning swim. She braided her hair this morning, finding that it was more manageable during her swim if it was back.
Before she had even put her bath robe over her suit, she heard a knock on the door. Bouncing over to it as she slipped into her robe, she opened the door expecting Inuyasha.
She was not expecting to see his father.
Surprise colored her face, but she still smiled albeit a bit more shyly "Good morning Mr. Takashi. How are you doing?" She stepped back and opened the door so he could come in.
Nodding to her and coming in the man said "Good morning Kagome, I'm doing very well this morning. How are you?"
Kagome went and sat on the edge of her bed, leaving the desk chair or vanity chair for Inutashio. He sat and she smiled "Good, good. Slept really well."
"Good," The man looked around her room "It looks lovely in here, I love all of the color."
Kagome's smile was bright "Thank-you! I like it very much so myself."
Inutashio smiled softly at her "So, I apologize for my absence yesterday afternoon. I wanted to ask you, how did your first day go?"
Kagome sighed, but smiled "Really well actually. All of the teachers were really great, and the classes weren't too hard, which I was afraid of having been a grade lower. Even the other students were nice."
Inutashio nodded his head "Wonderful, wonderful." He cleared his throat and said, seeming a little embarrassed "Now, I uh spoke with Inuyasha last night. He informed me of the, uh, progression of your relationship together."
Kagome blushed, she was discussing this with him? Oh this was humiliating! "He told me that you two spoke together about it…" She said awkwardly, wondering what caused him to bring it up.
"Yes, well. I did see this as a very real possibility when you came to join our house hold. You are a beautiful and intelligent young woman, and quite honestly my son would be stupid not to be interested in you dear. Your parents raised you very well."
Kagome blushed and stammered her response "Th-thank you sir."
Inutashio smiled and continued "Now, please believe me when I say that I have no issue with you dating my son. I very much so approve of it. Now, though this has to be said…You are two young adults living directly beside one another. I was a 17 year old boy once…" He paused.
Kagome's cheeks were bright red and she dropped her face into her hands, he was really going to go there with her wasn't he? She cleared her throat and stopped him "Mr. Takashi, listen. My mother and I already had this conversation, um and I am sure it is as awkward for you as it is for me…so let me just say this. I have no intentions of sleeping with your son in the near future. I really care about him, and like being with him but I just met him less than a week ago. So no worries ok?"
Inutashio nodded his head, looking relieved and chuckled "Alright, well then. I will let you get to your swim. Have a great day Kagome." He stood and left her room.
Kagome flopped back on her bed and stared at the roof of the canopy and tried to cool her flaming cheeks "Oh my god…"
There was a knock at her door again, but a softer and more hesitant knock. She figured this time it really was Inuyasha so she said "Come in!"
The door opened and she glanced up to see Inuyasha coming in her room and shutting the door behind him. He was wearing his swim trunks and had a towel around his neck "Um, good morning." He said awkwardly.
Kagome let her head fall back onto the bed "Good morning. I'm going to assume you heard all that?"
Clearing his throat Inuyasha replied "Um, yea." He came and sat on the bed beside her and ended up laying back beside her "I'm sorry about that…"
Kagome giggled "You should have seen his face, I feel bad for him really more than anything." She shook her head and rolled onto her side to look at her boyfriend "His heart was in the right place thought, I mean that is a thing he should be concerned about…" She realized how her words came out and her eyes got wide "I mean, not like he has to but as a parent it would be bad if he didn't worry about it, I um…"
Inuyasha chuckled "Kagome, don't worry ok. I heard what you said, and you are right. We just met, let's enjoy where we are right now and not worry about anything else ok?"
Kagome nodded her head and sat up, Inuyasha following suit "So, swimming?" She asked getting off the bed and turning to face Inuyasha who was simply sitting on the edge of her bed and watching her.
Inuyasha nodded in agreement "Yea, but first..." He reached out and grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him.
Kagome giggled and draped her arms around his neck and looked down into his face. His arms looped around her waist and he smiled up at her. Before he could say or do anything Kagome ducked her head and kissed him, she felt like they had done nothing but kiss in the last 12 hours but she really didn't mind. It was nice.
Inuyasha's arms tightened around her middle, holding her closer as their lips moved together.
Kagome had the fleeting thought that it was a good thing he was holding her up, otherwise she might fall down her legs were shaking so bad.
When they finally broke the kiss both of them were breathing hard, but smiling. Kagome bit her lip and stepped out of his grip "Come on, let's get to the pool." She held a hand out to him and helped him to his feet when he took it.
They walked hand-in-hand down the stairs and out into the cold morning air, running quickly then to the warmth of the pool.
Like the previous morning, they abandoned their towels and just jumped into the deeper end of the pool. Surfacing, Kagome swam over to Inuyasha and he wrapped his arms around her. Their legs kicked around one another to keep them afloat.
Kagome giggled as Inuyasha leaned in and kissed her, his hands roaming up and down her back feeling the soft skin that wasn't covered by the bathing suit. Kagome ran her hands up Inuyasha's chest, shy but enjoying the smooth planes of his muscled abdomen.
Breaking the kiss she said "We're supposed to be swimming laps ya know." She didn't make a move to get away from him quite yet though.
Chuckling, Inuyasha nodded "Oh I know, since we decided not to go public about this yet…I figured I better get in all the kisses I can before we get to school."
Grinning, Kagome kissed him once more. After all, his logic was solid. Breaking away she slipped across the surface of the water and rolled so she could begin her laps, she heard Inuyasha follow.
They swam in a comfortable silence much like the day before, each letting the other's presence slip from their mind as they worked their bodies.
When Kagome's side began to ache lightly, she decided it was time to stop and get herself something to eat and some hot coffee. Catching sight of Inuyasha cutting smoothly through the water at the other end of the pool she took a deep breath and dove down deep until she lined up just below him.
His eyes were closed as he swam, so she was able to come up to him without him noticing. Grabbing his shoulders and letting her body stretch out mirroring his, she pulled him under the water. His reactions were fast. His eyes snapped open and he took a deep breath before she had pulled him under.
Kagome couldn't help but giggle as she pulled him below the surface of the water, her laughter escaping as silent bubbles. The water they swam in was from a natural underground spring piped up to the pool, so it was very easy on skin, hair and eyes.
Inuyasha grinned, wrapping his arms around her middle and letting them drift along under the surface of the water. Pulling her against his chest, his mouth found hers under the water and Kagome felt herself melt, this was easily the most romantic thing ever. How were they supposed to stay away from each other all day?
When the need to breathe became very strong, the pair broke through the surface of the water and untwined from one another, breathing hard but grinning. Inuyasha began to swim towards the shallow end and commented "I like swimming," He looked back at his girlfriend and winked at her.
Kagome giggled and followed him. Like before he grabbed her towel and robe for her and they both moved quickly back into the warmth of the laundry room.
Kagome rang her braid out into her towel and secured the tie on her robe before they went to the kitchen. Despite her only being there for a short time, they already were developing a rather pleasant routine. While Inuyasha started the coffee, Kagome opened the fridge and asked "Breakfast burritos today?"
Inuyasha perked up at mention of breakfast burritos and nodded his head "That sounds awesome, but do we have time?"
Kagome giggled "I can throw them together pretty quick, no worries." She grabbed the sausage from the fridge along with the eggs and a few other things. She set all of her ingredients on the counter and took to washing the potatoes and dicing them up into small cubes. Tossing them in a pan with some oil and a collection of seasonings she put a lid on the pan and let them brown.
She then turned her attention to the sausage, grabbing a second pan and setting them to roll around on it. While she let those two parts of the meal get a good head start, not wanting the eggs to finish too soon, she turned to smile at Inuyasha who was getting them both coffee.
Accepting her cup with a smile, she took a sip and sighed happily "You already know how I take my coffee? That is awesome."
Grinning behind his own cup Inuyasha replied "Of course, you take it the same way I do. It was easy to remember." He winked at her.
"So," Kagome began "today we are supposed to act like we aren't together until we can figure something out about Kikyo?" Kagome didn't particularly like this idea, but she agreed that, with Kikyo's level of crazy, it made sense.
Inuyasha sighed "I guess," He didn't sound any happier about it than she was, which made her feel a little better about it.
"It's gonna be hard, so can we figure something out soon?"
Inuyasha chuckled and nodded his head "I will talk to Miroku in shop, you talk to Sango in study hall and we can all brain storm a way to get her out of the picture for good."
Kagome nodded her head and went to flip her food and start the eggs. Ten minutes later they were rolling up large tortillas filled to the brim with all of the food she had prepared and drinking coffee.
"My god, this is delicious." Inuyasha mumbled around a mouthful causing Kagome to giggle.
Washing down a mouthful with some coffee she replied "Thanks, I like to cook. Do you?"
Inuyasha nodded, but didn't talk with a mouthful this time "Yea, I like to cook. I know the basics, nothing fancy or anything but I enjoy it well enough that I learned."
Kagome nodded "Do you think us living together is going to help, or hurt our relationship?"
Inuyasha shrugged "Don't know, either. Both probably. Always being together, I mean we even have all the same classes together. Sometimes that is going to rock, but I can guarantee we're gonna get sick of each other to that degree."
Kagome grinned, impressed by his honesty.
"Right now though," He added after a moment "I like it."
Kagome blushed, she liked it too.
Once their food was eaten and everything cleaned up, they both headed upstairs to get cleaned up and ready for a sure to be difficult day.
As Kagome climbed out of the shower she looked at herself in the mirror, she was smiling and looked a little healthier. The circles under her eyes had begun to diminish since her arrival to America and she had a healthy flush in her cheeks – Inuyasha's doing no doubt. Sighing, she grabbed her tooth brush and thought 'Oh mom, I hope I am making you proud.' She applied her concealer next, completely hiding those dark circles, and did a smudge of emerald eye liner and amethyst shadow just on her eye lids. It stood out on her ivory skin and she liked it. Some pale lip gloss was next, not wanting to overdo her make-up.
In her room she grabbed a pair of faded skinny jeans and put those on over her gray boy shorts. A black bra and then a red and white graffiti V-neck t-shirt, which she covered with a cropped black leather jacket that accentuated her narrow waist nicely. Her necklace was a long multi-strand silver chain and her earrings matched.
Returning to the bathroom she brushed out her hair and twisted it up before clipping it behind her head, letting it hang over itself in a messy, but controlled, look. Twirling a few strands down around her face, she smiled at the mirror, happy with the look of it all together.
Sitting on her bed she pulled on a pair of black suede strappy wedges, the straps were an inch and a half thick – covering almost all of her food but still giving her a very feminine look. Chewing on the inside of her lip, she worried they might be too much but shrugged – Inuyasha would like it she figured.
Grabbing her phone from the charger, she cursed at how close they were going to be cutting it. So breakfast burritos were a touch optimistic. Grabbing her gym clothes from her dresser she shoved them in her bag and went to find Inuyasha so they could go.
Knocking on his door she heard him call for her to come in, and so she did. He was sitting on the edge of his bed putting on his shoes and when he looked up at her his eyes got wide and he blinked a few times before he was able to speak "Wow, don't you look nice today.." He was trying to be silly, but his words came out a touch too breathlessly so she knew he really did like it.
She smiled as she joined him on the edge of the bed "You don't look half-bad yourself," And he didn't. Dark jeans with light wear in all the right places fit well with a black button-up shirt that was just tight enough that Kagome was able to see his physical prowess.
With his white shoes laced up, the half-demon leaned over and cupped her cheek before kissing her.
Before he could completely distract her, she pulled away saying "Mmm, we're gonna be late for school."
Inuyasha sighed very dramatically and stood up "Fine, fine. You are right, of course."
Kagome smiled, following suit, rolling her eyes at his dramatics as they left his room and headed for the first floor.
Standing near the door, where Inuyasha was grabbing his jacket, Kagome glanced around wondering where the patriarch of the family was.
As if knowing who she looked for Inuyasha commented, slipping into his jacket "Conference call, he's speaking French so we probably don't want to bother him."
Kagome nodded, wondering what difference Inutashio speaking French had, but trusting Inuyasha about it all the same.
On the drive to school, Kagome played with Inuyasha's iPod, flipping through the songs until she found one she liked. As he drove, Inuyasha kept one hand on Kagome's leg, rubbing it lightly with his thumb almost absently. Kagome appreciated the gesture.
When they finally reached the school, Inuyasha parked at the far back end of the lot – which Kagome thought was strange given that there were many spaces closer up. Turning, she arched an eyebrow at him.
Unbuckling his seat belt Inuyasha said "Despite the tinted windows, I wanted to be able to do this without being seen." He leaned over the center console for a kiss. Kagome smiled and met him half-way there, sighing as she kissed him. Pretending they weren't together all day was going to be hard.
She figured, given his thought that she was being hit on and his jealous tendencies, it would be harder for him but she didn't like it either.
The sound of the first bell rang out over the parking lot and Inuyasha broke the kiss, but continued to stroke her cheek and said softly "We don't have to hide today Kagome, we can just tell Kikyo to fuck off."
Kagome smiled wryly "I don't like it any more than you do, but we need to plan for her reaction. It won't be too long, I promise." She kissed him once more and then checked them both for lip-gloss. Wiping a smudge off his mouth with her thumb, she grinned and reapplied her own.
While she was putting the gloss away, Inuyasha opened her door and they walked quickly to the front doors and into the school. They were barely through the class room doors of the math room before the late bell rang and Kagome sighed in relief.
Mrs. Prescott glanced their way as they slid into the two empty seats near the back corner of the room. Kagome smiled sheepishly, mouthing an apology as she drew out her homework. The woman smiled at them and called the class to order, asking for the homework to be passed up.
As Kagome handed hers to the girl in front of her, she noticed the girl glare at her. That alone surprised Kagome for two reasons, one so far everyone in this school had been pretty nice to her and two she had no idea who this girl was. Hadn't seen her really, ever spoken to her or anything.
As class went on, Kagome tried to figure out why this random girl seemed so hostile. She wondered if maybe the girl was a friend of Kikyo's, but logic said the torn black pants showing fish-nets under neither and the bright blonde hair streaked with red and pink didn't factor in with Kikyo's cheerleader friends.
So what then?
Shaking her head, she focused on the lesson and tried not to worry about it.
When class was over, Kagome kept her eyes down as the blonde before her got up and walked out. She didn't want to deal with the glare-down again. Watching her head to the door through her lashes, Kagome saw her stop at Adam's desk when the man said something to her. The blonde's eyes softened a touch but she still looked pissed off and they seemed to have a 10 second argument before the girl stormed out.
"You ok?" Inuyasha asked, coming to stand next to her as she gathered her bag and stood.
"Yeah, the girl who was sitting in front of me…what was her name?"
"Jazz? Why?"
"Just curious, she seemed really…angry with me."
Inuyasha snorted "She is really angry with everyone, but as for why she might be with you. She is Adam's twin-sister."
Kagome's dumbfounded look caused Inuyasha to laugh as they walked out of the class room and into the halls heading to English "Seriously?"
Inuyasha nodded "Yea, they are a little different obviously. But she isn't too bad if you stay on her good side, which is hard to do. Trust me."
Kagome eyed him "Are you on her good side?"
Inuyasha shook his head "I'm on neutral ground with her, we don't really talk but I did let her borrow a pen once. So I think I am safe enough."
Kagome chuckled "Why would her being Adam's sister make her not like me? Adam likes me."
Inuyasha growled lightly in his throat "Oh I know…" Kagome rolled her eyes but didn't comment so Inuyasha continued "Maybe she can tell you aren't interested in him and that bothers her? I don't know I am more of an only child really so I don't understand sibling dynamics, and twin dynamics are even weirder."
Kagome shook her head "Well, maybe once we…" She glanced around and lowered her voice "We tell people about us, Adam will stop whatever he is doing and she will leave me alone."
Inuyasha shrugged and opened the door to their next class "Here's to hoping,"
They found Miroku at the back of the room and he grinned widely at the pair "Hello you two." His eyes were saying far more than his lips were.
Kagome stuck her tongue out at him "Don't start. Did you talk to Sango?"
Inuyasha snorted "Of course he did, or his greeting would have caught many more people's attention."
Miroku grinned, but nodded "My lips are sealed." He winked very broadly at the pair.
Kagome dropped her head on the table before her and Inuyasha glared, but was unable to respond because the bell had rang and they were being called to order.
Kagome sat up, propping her chin on her open palm as she listened to the teacher. Her other hand was dangling at her side idly. She jolted when she felt something touch it, but when she glanced down she saw it was only Inuyasha's hand. He brushed his fingers along hers softly for a moment, not even looking at her.
She smiled at him, and saw him smile in return though his eyes never left the front of the room. Paying attention to the teacher once more she curled her hand around his, unless someone ducked down below the level of the table and looked right back at them nobody would see their entwined hands.
Kagome had to bite down a giggle, they were being all sneaky and it was exciting.
Soon enough that class was over with and they were all leaving. As they met up with Sango the brunette female grinned broadly at them, but didn't say anything.
Inuyasha chuckled, shaking his head but Kagome slung her arm around Sango's shoulders "Study hall away? We have things to discuss, you too boys."
Inuyasha become more serious and nodded, Miroku frowned – unsure what they meant but Inuyasha simply tugged him along by his backpack saying "I'll explain in shop. See ya at lunch guys," His eyes lingered on Kagome for a moment longer than they needed to and she smiled.
As her and Sango walked the other way, Sango couldn't help the slightly girlish squeal as she hugged Kagome from the side. Kagome laughed at her antics and grinned at her new friend.
"How is it?" Sango asked as they walked along, obviously excited.
Kagome smiled again "Amazing. It's a first for me really. So I don't have anything to compare it with, but it is great."
Sango's eyes widened "First? Really?"
Kagome nodded shyly "So far, it hasn't been a problem. We're both kinda in the same boat there."
Sango nodded, understanding what she meant "I guess so, I mean he had a few…but nothing serious or steady."
Entering the study hall room, the girls took the same seat as the following day and Sango said – lowering her voice so any other kids in the room didn't overhear "So, what do we need to discuss?"
Kagome glanced around, many of the kids wore headphones so they could study in their own worlds but to be safe than sorry Kagome scooted her stool closer to Sango and said "Kikyo."
Sango made a face, realization dawning on her. They took out their school things, math homework for both of them today.
Sighing as she dated her paper, Sango said "I'm sorry."
Kagome shook her head "No, no way. Don't even start with that. We just aren't telling anyone until we come up with a plan because she is going to go postal. It isn't like we're keeping it a secret forever or anything."
Sango nodded, opening her book "I know, but she is my cousin and she is causing all this trouble."
Kagome rubbed Sango's back comfortingly "Don't worry about it, just help me come up with something. Inuyasha has never had a real girlfriend before he says, so that is gonna cause her to freak and then the fact that I live with him might amplify it all. We need to be prepared for anything."
Sango nodded "In the past she has thrown tantrums that normally scare other girls away, but you are aware of those so I don't know if that will be what she does. She is really conniving, she will start rumors and tell lies. People are going to be told everything from you are a guy, a lesbian, a drug addict, a whore – she will even try to tell you, Inuyasha, Miroku and I things to stir up trouble. Be ready for that."
Kagome put her pen down, taking a deep breath at the information she was getting. It was Sango's turn to offer a reassuring shoulder pat.
Resuming her homework Kagome nodded "I got it, I just can't believe any of what she says."
Sango was punching numbers into her calculator but commented softly "She is a really good liar, she may even attempt to turn certain people against you just out of spite."
Kagome focused on the numbers written before her, this was a lot to take in. Sango frowned, guilt eating at her but didn't say anything – simply worked on her math and let Kagome think it all through. More than anything she hoped Kagome wouldn't think the issues she were about face more than she wanted to deal with and break it off with Inuyasha.
Lunch was there before either of them knew it. Grabbing their things they headed out of the room and into the hall. Like the day before, not twenty feet down the hall Inuyasha appeared between them and slung an arm over either girl's shoulder.
Both of them smiled at him, though Sango's had a touch more humor in it. He was using her as a shield but really she didn't mind, they both looked so happy she was more than willing to do it.
"Have a good talk?" He asked looking at them both.
Kagome sighed deeply and said "It was informative,"
Inuyasha saw the concern in her eyes and squeezed her shoulder a little bit "You ok?"
Kagome's answering smile was so sweet that Inuyasha would do anything short of cutting off his own hand to make sure she kept looking at him like that "I'm fine, promise."
Inuyasha nodded "Good."
Sango glanced up at him "You guys come up with any solid plan?"
Inuyasha grinned "If it gets too crazy, we're gonna threaten to get her new boy toy involved. You guys?"
Sango shook her head "We had more of a 'this is what she is going to try to use against you' conversation."
Inuyasha nodded as they entered the cafeteria and he removed his arms from their shoulders. Miroku was once again already at the round table across the room, but his back was to them so they all just got in line.
Speeding through the lines, they didn't talk any more of their Kikyo situation. There were too many people to overhear them, and that wasn't a risk they wanted to take.
Kikyo was sitting at her own table once more, but when one of the other cheerleaders pointed to the trio as they headed to Miroku, she turned around and scowled.
By the time she was able to get over to the group, they were already sitting in their now-normal formation. Kikyo was effectively blocked out again.
So, she hung over Inuyasha's shoulder, blocking his view of Kagome instead "Hey there Inu, how was your evening?"
Smirking Inuyasha answered "Awesome." He didn't elaborate.
"How can it be so great when we weren't together?"
Miroku started choking on his food he was eating, laughter erupting from his vocal cords. Kikyo glared at him over Inuyasha's head.
Shrugging Inuyasha replied "Oh, it just was."
As he spoke Kagome felt his foot gently tap against hers. She ducked her head, smiling at the gesture.
Kikyo leaned up, frowning. Normally Inuyasha was brutish to her or snapped and rolled his eyes. Today he was calm, answered her questions and didn't seem that put off. She narrowed her eyes in suspicion.
"Kikyo, why don't you go back to your table and just leave us alone?" That was Sango, who had noticed the look Kikyo had given Inuyasha.
Kikyo pouted "Oh Sango, you are so mean. Fine, whatever." She turned on her heel and stomped off. That too worried Sango, Kikyo never gave up without a fight when it came to Inuyasha.
She cursed under her breath, causing her friends to all look at her. Kagome frowned "You ok Sango?"
"She knows something is up, Inuyasha was too nice to her." She stabbed her food with her fork with more anger than needed.
Inuyasha's eyebrows shot up "Me? Too nice?"
Miroku chimed in then "You weren't as standoff-ish, it's true."
Inuyasha grumbled under his breath, but glanced to Kagome and said with a smile "Guess I just have a really good reason to be in such a good mood."
Kagome blushed, looking back at her lunch.
"So Kagome, you get to join us in gym today?" Sango asked curiously as lunch was drawing to a close.
Kagome nodded brightly "Yup. I'm excited to not have to sit around and be lame," That earned her laughter from the group.
The bell rang then, so they all dumped their trash and walked to the gym.
They separated in the gym, the boys and Sango headed to the dressing rooms and Kagome went into Coach's office. Knocking on the open door she asked "Coach?"
The woman looked up from her papers and smiled brightly at the girl "Hello there Kagome, what can I do for you?"
Walking in, Kagome pulled her gym clothes from her bag and said "I just wanted to make sure these were ok?" She handed the woman her outfit.
Coach held the cheer shorts up and then glanced at the black muscle-shirt and nodded "This will work just fine Kagome, and please remember what I said yesterday. If you aren't up to something let me know."
Kagome smiled, nodding. As she accepted the clothing back she said "Inuyasha and I have been swimming laps every morning, my doctors said light work outs would actually speed up the healing process so hopefully I'm all better before we know it."
Coach nodded "That's good, very good. Inuyasha tells me he has quite the set-up at his house."
Giggling Kagome said "So far the pool is all I have used, I don't want to try too much yet."
The woman smiled "Good idea, now go get changed."
Kagome hurried from her office and down the steps into the girl's locker room. Sango was sitting on a bench in front of the lockers tying her shoes and smiled at Kagome "Hey, what took you so long?"
Kagome held up her clothes "Had to get these approved." She set her bag next to Sango and slipped out of her heels.
Sango picked up one of the shoes and said "You are so letting me borrow these,"
Kagome giggled, unbuttoning her jeans and pulling them off as well. She slipped her shorts on quickly.
Tossing her jacket on top of her growing pile of clothes she hesitated with her top and chewed her lip. Looking around she saw most other girls were either focusing on getting themselves ready, chatting with friends or heading up to the gym.
She quickly pulled her top off and unclipped her bra. As she put her sports bra on, Sango had opened her locker and was putting Kagome's clothes in there so they were a little more secure.
"Wow, that looks terrible." Kikyo's snarky voice sounded, causing both girls to turn.
Sango looked over at Kagome and saw the bruising around her collar-bone had turned a sort of green and yellow color, most of it was hidden under her sports bra though. Her bandage looked fine, no odd coloring or anything. Of course Kikyo would comment on it though.
Kagome just blinked at her and said "Well, yea." She said it like she was talking to someone not so bright "That is what happens when you are in a car accident. Terrible injuries. What's your point?"
Her voice was so even that even Kikyo didn't know how to respond. She narrowed her eyes and left the locker room, nothing else to say.
Sango waited until the door was shut behind Kikyo and her friends before turning to Kagome who was pulling her shirt on "Way to be!" She high-fived the other girl and laughed "You so just put her in her place!"
Kagome gave a half-smile "Thanks." She figured it was better now that Kikyo learned she was a force to be reckoned with, maybe then once it came out that she and Inuyasha were together Kikyo would think twice about doing battle with her at all.
Together Kagome and Sango went up into the gym where the guys were waiting for them. Coach was standing in the middle of the room taking roll. The four teens met up and started stretching while roll was happening. Once she verified who was there and who wasn't, Coach called "Alright all week we are going to be doing our Presidential Fitness prep, so when you are done getting changed I just want you to come up and get started. Got it?"
There were murmured agreements and the kids wandered around to the different areas to practice.
Sango leaned against Kagome's shoulder and asked "What do you think you can't do today?"
Kagome chewed her lip "Well, honestly a lot of it. My side is healing nicely but the crunches, pull-ups and stretching will tug my stitches and even if none of them pop it won't feel good. So I guess that leaves the running mostly."
Sango nodded "Ok, I will jog with you if you want?"
Kagome grinned and smiled at the boys "What are you guys going to do?"
Miroku sighed "Stretching I think, I need to be able to reach farther than I currently can. You Inuyasha?"
The half-demon shrugged "I fall into a weird category for being half-demon, they can't judge me on human standards but the demon standards are almost as unrealistic so I don't really know where I need work. Stretching too probably, I'm strong but I wouldn't say I'm very flexible."
As the girls went over to the half of the gym set up for laps, Kagome 'accidently' brushed against Inuyasha, her hand grazing his even though she was in conversation with Sango. Inuyasha looked down at the ground, but smiled. When he looked up to where he and Miroku were heading, he saw Kikyo glaring after Kagome. He cursed under his breath, they had thought they were being sneaky and maybe it was all for nothing.
He put it out of his head while he and Miroku made fools of themselves trying to reach past their toes. Any time he started to get distracted by a certain raven-haired beauty jogging by, Miroku would smack him and tell him to focus.
Easier said than done.
Once Coach released them to go and shower and change to regular clothes, Inuyasha decided a colder shower would do him some serious good.
As the girls entered the locker room, Sango said to Kagome "For someone with medical limitations, you kicked butt out there."
Kagome wiped her face off on her towel and said "Thanks, Inuyasha and I have been swimming laps every morning so I am building up my strength."
Sango smirked, a knowing twinkle in her eyes "Sounds fun,"
Kagome playfully narrowed her eyes at her but didn't comment.
Kikyo watched them through the mirror as she brushed out her hair, her eyes glaring daggers at Kagome. To Kikyo, Kagome was the ultimate competition; she was winning Inuyasha's affections and Sango's friendship, leaving no room for Kikyo anymore. She would have to deal with her sooner or later.
Kagome ran a towel across her skin and reapplied her deodorant before putting her street clothes back on. Taking the elastic out of her hair she sprayed it with some dry shampoo and brushed it to get the worst of the oil out. Reclipping it when she was all done she touched up her makeup and was ready for class when the bell rang.
The girls were chatting randomly as they left the locker room to meet up with the boys. Sango frowned when she saw Inuyasha "You took a shower? You never take a shower in gym?"
Inuyasha shrugged, touching his wet locks "I needed one today."
Sango eyed him, but shrugged and said "I'm off, see you guys in Bio."
Miroku headed off with her and Kagome just giggled at Inuyasha, he seemed so irritated by the slightly dripping locks "You want me to tie that back for you?"
Inuyasha frowned at her "What? No, I'm ok. It's irritating, but the pony-tail thing wouldn't work for me. My dad can pull it off because he is older and refined, Koga can pull it off because he is secretly gay and Miroku's is hardly a pony-tail."
Kagome had to stifle her laughter as she asked "You seem to have put some thought into this eh? Been asked about it before?"
Inuyasha smirked and playfully advanced on her, the gym was starting to clear out so he wasn't too worried. He was also starting to not care who saw them, or what they thought. She was his girlfriend damn it.
Kagome poked him in the chest "You don't scare me ya know."
Just then Inuyasha's ears flicked back and he frowned and stood up straight as Kikyo came up to them and said with a sinister look in her eyes "You know she has a huge thing for you right?" She smirked at Kagome, hoping to embarrass her.
Inuyasha rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled awkwardly, Kikyo gave a victorious smile but it faltered as he said "Well, I sure hope so otherwise this would be super awkward." Without hesitating, he looped an arm around Kagome's waist and pulled her against him. His mouth instantly found hers.
Kagome was surprised, but reacted naturally. Her arms slid up around his neck and her eyes fell closed as she kissed him. She could hear Kikyo making a very strangled and weird noise, but she didn't dare break away from him to see why.
Obviously though, Kikyo was not the only student left in the gym because Kagome also heard a few male cheers. That was when she and Inuyasha broke apart, she blushed, but Inuyasha kept his arm around her middle as he turned to look at Kikyo. The girl looked like she was going to be sick, and it didn't help matters when Inuyasha said dryly "Thank you Kikyo, for telling me my girlfriend has a thing for me."
With that he moved his arm so his hand could take Kagome's and he led her out of the gym.
Out in the hallway, Kagome looked up at Inuyasha and said "You just had to make a scene eh?" She chuckled as she said it and shook her head.
Inuyasha shook his head "She already knew something was up, and I wasn't about to let her sit there and already try to start stuff without at least knocking her down a few pegs." He stroked her cheek with his free hand, a feeling she was quickly learning to love, and said softly "I hope you didn't mind."
"Oh yes, I mind it terribly when my boyfriend kisses me." Kagome said grinning, happy yo actually say the word out loud.
Inuyasha chuckled "I suppose you are right, hmm. Kikyo has class with Sango next so we're going to be getting text messages I'm sure." He draped his arm over her shoulder and together they walked down the hall heading to history class.
"Of course now though, this is the one room where we don't get to sit next to each other." Inuyasha grumbled "You get to sit by Adam."
Kagome pulled him to a stop near the history room doors "Inuyasha, it doesn't matter if he has a thing for me, or if anyone else does. I'm with you. I take that very seriously, so you don't need to worry OK?" She stretched up and pressed a soft kiss to his mouth.
As they turned to walk into the room, they ran right into Adam who was standing there looking very crestfallen, but trying well to hide it.
Kagome smiled brightly at him, he was still nice and had been more than helpful in the classes. She figured he would make a great friend if he could get over the fact that she wasn't interested in him.
"H-hey Inuyasha, Kagome." His smile was strained.
Inuyasha smirked "What's up Adam?"
The blonde shrugged "Nothing really, just...class."
Kagome slipped out from under Inuyasha's arm, smiling at him before turning to Adam "Thank you so much again for those notes, they are really helping me. Reading back through the chapters would take twice as long, so those are great."
Adam's smile then was a little less strained, which she was glad to see "I'm glad I could help Kagome," He opened the door then and headed in to class.
Kagome beamed up at Inuyasha, feeling victorious for defusing an almost very awkward situation. He sighed, shook his head and pressed a kiss to her hair saying "You are too nice, do you know that?"
Kagome snorted "Just wait until you get to know me."
Laughing, the couple entered the room. As they parted ways for their own seats, Kagome instantly realized Kikyo was intent on the entire world knowing about she and Inuyasha, she received some looks from other students - mostly girls who had probably gotten texts right away from Kikyo.
Chewing her lip she felt shy for a moment, but then thought about it. So what if people knew about her and Inuyasha, they liked one another so they were together. That was the bottom line, and whatever anyone else thought about it was none of her concern.
Holding her head high, she went to her seat beside Adam and took out her book and notebook. Adam smiled softly at her, encouraging her. She frowned, did he know about Kikyo? He must, her crazy was probably impossible to keep secret.
Not ten minutes into class Kagome felt a subtle vibrate on her hip and pulled her phone out, it was Sango.
You guys are insane! Kikyo is going postal about your little make-out session in the gym! True story now please?
Kagome blushed, setting her phone on her lap she turned the page in her history book. Shaking her head, she wondered just what Kikyo was saying about them. Making sure her teacher wasn't watching, though she was sure he could hear her hitting the buttons on her phone, she replied to her friend.
She came up to us & tried to inform Inuyasha of this huge crush I have on him. Idk why, but she did. & Inuyasha was so great he told her 'I hope so otherwise this would be super awkward' & kissed me! Then told her 'Thanks for telling me my girlfriend has a crush on me'.
Not wanting to test her luck with the teacher, she put her phone back in her pocket and even when she felt it vibrate again she didn't check it. She focused on her school work until the bell released them.
Her and Adam were chatting as they collected their things, mostly about the class and the big projects. Comparing ideas. It was nice, she felt that now that he knew she was off the market he wouldn't try to flirt and could be a good friend and classmate.
Inuyasha waited for her by the door and together they walked down the hall towards their Biology lab. Kagome drew her phone out and read the response from Sango.
Oh my god, that is fantastic. I so wish I had stuck around to witness that!
Kagome giggled as she put her phone away "Kikyo is already running around freaking out about us." She sighed "Let the games begin."
Inuyasha draped his arm over her shoulder "Don't worry about it, we'll be fine. She doesn't have that hold over you that she did any other girl here, she'll learn that soon." He kissed her temple as they neared their last class of the day.
Miroku and Sango were already there, and already holding onto their four seats in the back of the room. Kagome grinned and the pair quickly joined them before Kikyo was able to show up.
Miroku was laughing as they sat down "Guess the cat is out of the bag now, eh?"
Inuyasha shrugged "Oh well," He reached over and took Kagome's hand on her desk, smiling at her.
Just then, Kikyo entered the classroom and zeroed in on the group in the back of the room, her eyes narrowed for a moment but she plastered on a sweet smile as she came to claim an empty seat near Sango.
She batted her eyelashes at the new couple, which set off warning bells for everyone "Good job Kagome, claiming such an eligible bachelor."
Kagome bristled at the implication that she was dating Inuyasha for his money, she herself owned part of his fathers company, she was rich enough in her own right! Calming herself she said "I'm just lucky I guess."
Kikyo pursed her lips but said "I have a brilliant idea!"
All of them looked at her warily, a good idea for Kikyo usually meant a terrible one for the rest of them. Or at least for Inuyasha.
Sango crossed her arms across her chest and said "Oh?"
Kikyo nodded "A triple date."
The rest of them just stared at her as if she had just grown three extra heads. Miroku cleared his throat "You uh, you taking some new kind of happy pill there Kikyo?"
Inuyasha chuckled, but Kikyo just narrowed her eyes and sighed "No, idiot. Obviously Kagome is here to stay, so I figure it would be good for all of us to get to know each other. The five of us, and I will of course bring Naraku. Dinner tomorrow night?"
Kagome could think of a million other things she would rather do the following night, like watch paint dry or count ceiling tiles. She was about to tell Kikyo off when Inuyasha surprised the whole group by saying "Sure, why not."
His friends now turned to him as if he had the extra heads and Kagome asked "Really?"
Inuyasha winked at her "Really."
Sensing her boyfriend had some sort of plan or idea in mind, she nodded her head slowly "Ok, dinner it is."
Miroku and Sango shrugged, deciding to just follow along and let it play out.
Kikyo grinned at them "Perfect, how about The Mona Lisa? Can't go wrong with some French cuisine."
Kagome, who had been to France chuckled "Oh yes, yes you can."
Sango laughed and kicked her friend in the foot "French food sounds good, I'm in. Miroku?"
The brunette male shrugged "Good food? Good company? How can I say no?"
Inuyasha nodded "The Mona Lisa it is, say 7 o'clock?"
They all nodded, each one wondering jut how the "triple date" would go, or more importantly why Kikyo would offer it up when she so obviously disliked Kagome. Kagome was mildly concerned, but only to a degree. Inuyasha would be there to keep her safe and Sango wouldn't let her cousin do anything over the top hopefully.
She sighed, squeezing Inuyasha's hand once more before releasing to pull out her Biology homework, complicated didn't even begin to describe their current situation.
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I figured since you guys had to wait so long to get the last chapter I would get this one churned out in double time! It was also just shy of 11,500 words so there ya go!
I can't promise my chapters will be done this quickly, I just had a great idea mapped out in my head for this one & I know most of the next chapter but still need to work through part of it, so we'll see how fast it goes.
Also, not all the chapters are going to be so day-in & day-out, wake-up/swimming/school kinda drabble. It will be more broken up to specific events and happenings and not as slice-of-life, AKA more interesting chapters with all the boring stuff cut out (most of the time)
Anyways, leave me a review telling me what you liked and what you didn't. Reviews make me happy & want to write faster, this is a scientifically proven fact!
Thanks!
E.A.