InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Best Man Steals the Bride ❯ Nearing the End ( Chapter 20 )

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The Best Man Steals the Bride

By: Msmelanie (Now being known as Fondest Desire)

Chapter Twenty: Nearing the End

Day: Friday

Place: YumYum

Time: 11:33 A.M.

Inuyasha stopped sipping on his soda when he saw an angry Kouga come in. He watched as Kouga stomped his way right over to his and Kagome's table.

Kagome just smiled as she looked at Kouga. "Hey there." She greeted. "I didn't know you knew about this place too. Isn't it so nice?"

Kouga didn't reply as he stared at Inuyasha. "You low-life…cheating…geez, you're a backstabber!"

Inuyasha growled underneath his breath. "What are you talking about?"

Kouga looked over at Kagome. "Why Kagome? If you are marrying Hojo, why are you going on a date with this loser?"

Inuyasha nearly fell over. 'A date!' "I'm not on a date with her!" he defended himself as he stood up in his chair.

Kagome covered her face in embarrassment as she realized she was blushing. 'A date? I'm not on a date. I don't think of this as a date, so why am I blushing?'

Inuyasha felt like smacking Kouga. "How dare you, you 'wolf'! I would never date Hojo's fiancé behind his back!"

Kouga stared at Inuyasha as if he was a child that knew he had done something wrong, but didn't want to confess. "Oh?" he tried to ask calmly. "You are not here alone with her?"

Inuyasha huffed. "Yeah, but-"

"-and Hojo knows you are here with her right now?" Kouga interrupted.

Inuyasha huffed again. "Well no, but-!"

"-and you are telling me that Hojo KNOWS that you are someplace with HIS fiancé sipping on the same milkshake with her like some lovey dovey couple!" Kouga shouted.

Inuyasha didn't know what to say.

"Kouga, it's not like that." Kagome tried to reason. "We are out as friends. Just as friends, that's all."

"Sure." Kouga huffed as he grew red with anger as he looked at Inuyasha. "Friends go out to shops by themselves sipping on the same milkshake, without telling their fiancé's all the time." He said sarcastically.

Inuyasha didn't know what to say. He didn't even want to defend himself to this dumb 'wolf'. "Drop it, Kouga." Inuyasha smirked. "You know nothing's going on. You are just jealous."

Kagome's mouth went open. Oh, he didn't just say that to Kouga?

Kouga looked at Inuyasha with pure hatred. "Jealous? I'm not jealous, I just know Kagome can do a lot better than you, that's all. I'm looking after her!"

"Bullshit!" Inuyasha shouted. "You're secretly in love with her, aren't you!"

Before Kagome knew what had happened, Inuyasha had picked Kouga up by his collar.

"Admit it!" Inuyasha shouted as he shook Kouga. "Be a man for once!"

Kouga grabbed Inuyasha's hands. "You first, you hypocrite!"

"Please, do not fight in this establishment!" one of the waitresses scolded.

Kagome started to glow a bright red as she sunk deeper into her seat.

"I'm not a hypocrite!" Inuyasha yelled as he let go of Kouga.

Kouga fixed his collar as he caught his balance. "You idiot, it's so obvious! You fixed this up yourself too, didn't you!"

Inuyasha stammered for a second. "I-I'd never hurt Hojo like that!" Then, he forgot something else he should add. "And this isn't a date with Kagome!"

"If you don't leave now, we will call the cops!" One of the waitresses responded.

A thousand things were going through Kagome's head as she heard that. Arrested by the cops!

Inuyasha also didn't like the sound of that. "Fine, I'll stop." He muttered as he grabbed Kagome's hand. "Let's get out of here."

Kouga ran over and put his hand on top of Kagome's hand as well. "You don't need to grab her hand."

"I was helping her up." Inuyasha growled.

Kagome wiggled her hand away from both of them. "I can get up myself." She said quickly. "Let's just hurry and get out of here."

Kouga pointed outside. "Come with me Kagome. You can ride with me and tell me what's going on."

Inuyasha put his hand on Kagome's shoulder. "She rode here with me, and she is leaving with me."

Kagome frowned. These guys were acting so childish! She looked over at Kouga. "Kouga, I was brought here with Inuyasha, so I'm going to go back with him. I will talk to you about this later, but until then, please don't tell Hojo. Okay?"

Kouga crossed his arms. That's the first thing he wanted to do when he got back!

Kagome looked at Kouga as sweetly as she could. "Please Kougie? For me? I'll explain everything, I promise."

Kouga sighed, but he could never resist Kagome's pleas. "Fine, but you better explain this well." Kouga looked at Inuyasha. "What?"

Inuyasha had a strange look on his face. 'Kougie? Kagome calls him Kougie?' "Nothing Kougie, nevermind." He chuckled.

Kouga got angry. "Only Kagome, can call me that!"

"Settle down." Kagome said, trying to calm down Kouga. She didn't want the waitresses to still call the cops. She looked over at Inuyasha. "You be nice."

Inuyasha made no reply.

Kouga just growled. "Just you wait, you'll get your own."

Inuyasha watched as Kouga left the establishment. He looked over at Kagome. "What did he mean, I'd get my own?"

Kagome shrugged her shoulders as they left the establishment.

As they walked over to Inuyasha's car, he looked over at Kagome. "Sorry our lunch was ruined."

Kagome just shrugged her shoulders. "It's fine. I really enjoyed it before Kouga came. It was really good."

Inuyasha had a half-way smile on his face. He finally paid her back for the time in the bathroom. "Eh, it was alright I guess."

Kagome giggled as she saw the funny expression on his face. 'Aside from Kouga's disturbance, I thought it was great. Spending time with Inuyasha that didn't involve reading…' She stopped to think about it. 'Speaking of which…we'll be done soon.' She thought sadly as she looked at Inuyasha.

She had grown used to meeting with Inuyasha and talking to Inuyasha so much. But soon, the time would disappear…

Day: Wednesday, November 7, 2003.

Place: Kadowaki/ Kagome's dorm

Time: 6:00 P.M.

"Harry nodded. He somehow could not find words to tell them what it meant to him, to see them all arranged there, on his side…" Kagome sniffled. "Instead, he smiled, raised his hand in farewell, turned around, and led the way out of the station toward the sunlit street, with Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and Dudley…hurrying along in his wake." She smiled at Inuyasha. "That's the last one so far."

Inuyasha patted her shoulder. "Shit, that story was…" he turned his attention back to Kagome. "I really thought you were going to start bawling on me again."

Kagome wiped her eyes and laughed. "I would've if this was the first time I read it."

Inuyasha looked at the inside of the front of the book cover. "So, there's two more left that need to be brought out?"

Kagome shook her head yes.

Inuyasha smirked and looked over at Kagome. "Hey Kitten, when the next one comes out, ya wanna read 'em to each other? Ya know, for kicks?"

Kagome smiled at him brightly. "Yes, yes I'd really love that!"

Inuyasha ruffled her hair. "You done with all your papers now?"

"Yep." Kagome replied. "And you?"

Inuyasha beamed proudly. "Got everything but the last summary." He chuckled. "Everything'll be done before the end of the due date." He pointed at Kagome. "You turned me into a freaking school boy!"

Kagome chuckled. "Only in Lit, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha grunted. "Whatever." He looked back over at her. "So, you still gonna come over tomorrow night?"

"Wouldn't miss it for the world." She replied as she put her book away.

They went down the elevator together and said a quick goodbye.

Inuyasha walked over to his car, thinking. The books were actually done…and after tomorrow night, he wouldn't have to see Kitty every day.

Would they lose the steady friendship that they built?