InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Don't Promises Last Forever? ❯ 4 Pins, 2 Pizzas and Payback ( Chapter 5 )

4 Pins, 2 Pizzas and Payback

The rest of the day, and the next few weeks passed somewhat easily. Notice I said somewhat. Inuyasha became very comfortable around Kagome, meaning that he started using the words "wench," "bitch," and "baka" very often. Especially when referring to her. Not that she cared. She got that enough from Kikyo. Or at least wench and bitch. Baka was unique to Inuyasha. She thought it was funny. It was weird, because it was like the hate that they had for each other never existed. But it wasn't that. It was just that each had their own hidden agendas.

During gym, Inuyasha got a surprise from Kagome. They had a choice of wrestling or running around the track. Most of the girls chose running. And all of the boys chose wrestling. However, Kagome much preferred wrestling. And she was very good at it. Souta was almost 5 inches taller at this point, and she had no problem pinning him. She figured she might as well see what she could do against these guys.

When Inuyasha saw the girl walking towards the wrestling mat, in her short shorts and tank top that barely could contain her breasts, he almost fell down laughing. <I>Kagome?</I> <b>Wrestling??</b> He knew she was good at martial arts, but this was too much.

"Kagome, please don't tell me you plan on wrestling." Inuyasha said, trying his best to keep his composure together.

"Actually, I do." She said, very seriously. Even though she had her hands on her hips, showing exactly how annoyed she was at him not believing her, it only made Inuyasha laugh harder. "If you're so sure you can take me, why don't you come onto the mat and wrestle me?" And with that, she went to the teacher to ask if she could wrestle Inuyasha.

"You know, he's got at least 6 inches and probably 30 pounds on you." The teacher said, concerned.

"Oh, I'm fully aware. If I can take on Souta, I can take on him."

The teacher knew Souta, he was a freshman at the school. And Souta was also one of the best wrestlers in his class.

So the teacher shrugged and walked back to the mat with Kagome.

"Inuyasha, is it? Well, please come up here. Kagome has challenged you. Do you accept?"

Inuyasha's eyes sparked with malicious excitement. He could wait to put Kagome in her place.

"There will be 5 matches. Best 3 out of 5 wins. Good luck, both of you. Ready?"

The two bowed to each other, and took a ready stance.

"Go!"

**A/N: I know NOTHING of wrestling. Or at least not much. I dance and do gymnastics. I'll try my best though.**

The hanyou almost immediately took off after cue after her. She almost didn't have time to react. Almost. She grabbed him around the neck as he came at her and allowed his inertia to flip his body over her back. She followed, and sat on top of him, arms over his head. He stayed like that to the count of three, and the match was ended.

"You were just lucky, Kagome." Inuyasha said, as he got up. "I'm not going to go easy on you now just because you're a girl." He walked past her, and got back to his start position.

"Oh, really? You looked pretty determined last match" she said, mockingly.

"Go!"

Inuyasha decided that maybe, just maybe a direct attack wouldn't be the best idea. So he allowed her to attack first. When she did, he wound up pinning her. It was the same with the match after that.

"It looks like little Kagome is going to lose!" he said, making fun of her. "Just face it. I'm better than you."

"Go!"

Somehow, Kagome found herself with Inuyasha behind her and her hands pinned up at her shoulder's height, his arms holding her there. And he was strong enough that she couldn't move. Much like last time.

But as the count started, she was hit with an idea that hadn't come to her before. Using his arms as supports, she lifted her feet from the floor, and wrapped her legs back around the hanyou's legs. She then kicked him hard in the back of the knees, and the count stopped as he buckled down to the floor, also releasing his grip of Kagome slightly, at the unexpectedness of the attack.

She took advantage of the situation and pulled her arms toward her, spinning her body twice impressively in the air, before landing on Inuyasha, pinning him with his legs under him and unable to move.

"You know, dance and cheerleading camp always came in handy." She said, laughing at her victory. She had just tied up the match.

However, before they could finish the set, the bell rang.

"Oh, crap! I gotta go get changed!" Kagome said, and hurried off. It wasn't like Inuyasha cared himself, he just threw on his pants and top and hat, making sure his ears were securely hidden.

Kagome however, was very thankful she had the next period free. She had brought with her a spare change of clothes, so that she could turn herself `goddess' after gym.

She pulled down her hair from the messy bun and brushed it out, and then wound it up into a bun held in place with two chopsticks. She allowed her bangs to fall loosely in front of her eyes. She thought it made her look sexy. It did.

She washed her face and put on the usual foundation, cover up, toner, setting powder, eyeliner, mascara, blush and lipstick, and when she looked at the end result in the mirror, she was amazed to see that she looked just like herself, only perfect. She pulled on a pair of low-rider jeans and a white cami, and over her cami she put on a guy's dress shirt and tied it into a knot at her navel. She was very pleased with the outcome.

She stepped back to admire herself when she heard a familiar voice calling her.

"Come on, Kagome, I don't have all day, you know!" Under his breath he added, "miserable wench," but Kagome yelled back furious in response.

"I heard that last comment, dog-face!"

He was surprised at this comment; did she suspect him? He decided to think nothing of it.

"What?" he asked. He was pretty sure she was bluffing. He chuckled to himself when he got no response.

In the locker room, Kagome was putting her morning sweats into her locker and grabbed her purse. Her books were in her locker for use after lunch. She decided she was ready and walked out.

"I am <b>not</b> a miserable wench, got it?" she asked, pointing a finger to Inuyasha's chest. Inuyasha was stupefied, which she was starting to get used to. She had always found guys very funny.

Inuyasha hit himself many times in his head. He usually was quick with something to say about everything. But this girl kept catching him off guard. Since he came here, he was stunned stupid by her at least 10 times. Which he hated with a passion. He expected her to come out in sweats, and instead she came out in this amazing pair of jeans that showed off her long legs and shaped her ass perfectly. And the top, the dress shirt showed enough to see just her navel, and nothing more. It left some to the imagination. The effect on him was remarkable. He hated himself very much for this, as like every other time.

He realized what made her the school tease. She didn't even have to do anything. Just walking turned him on. And there was <I>nothing</I> he could do about it. Yep. He officially hated himself.

"Come on, silly. If you want, you can take a trip with me. I'm going to pick up some lunch for me, Miroku, Sango, and you, if you like. I promised those two food today."

"Ok, I guess." Inuyasha said coolly, snapping out of his trance. He didn't want to give off a vibe that he was affected by her. But she already knew.

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They arrived at the pizza parlor, the last place Inuyasha expected.

"Hey, can I get two pizzas, one half everything, no anchovies, half buffalo chicken, the other half white and…Inuyasha what do you what?" Kagome rattled this off expertly.

"Um…" he couldn't catch his thoughts. She said this so quickly he couldn't follow what she was saying.

"Inuyasha?"

"Oh, I'll get my half just cheese."

"Is that all you want? I'm paying." Kagome asked, she didn't want him to skimp out just because she was paying. She wanted him to enjoy himself. And eat well.

He nodded.

"Ok, then the other half of the second pizza will be plain. I expect that should take 20 minutes?"

The dude nodded, and walked off to place the order.

Kagome looked around and sighed contentedly. "I used to work here. It's amazing how much this place has changed in a few months."

"Used?" Inuyasha asked. He didn't know she worked, ever. She seemed like the type to scam off her daddy. He had forgotten her history for the moment.

"Yeah. I know work at a club three nights a week. I get to practice my dancing and my bartending. It's hard though, people are always buying me drinks. I used to come home absolutely bombed when a friend showed me a trick. Now I take a swig of a half-empty beer bottle and spit the shit back in so I don't wind up plastered by the end of the night. Although I can drink almost anyone under the table, it's not worth it"

Why was she telling him this? She didn't like people knowing that information - she was slightly ashamed of it, but it was the only way she could make good money without taking time from looking over Souta. She still didn't trust her step-dad. Kagome figured she told Inuyasha to prove to the asshole that she wasn't as much of a hopeless cause as he thought she was. But why was she worried about what he thought?

"Really now? Can you make a shipwrecked? They're my favorite." Inuyasha asked. This girl had more layers than an onion, but slowly he was getting to the core. She constantly had something new up her sleeve.

"I make `em better than anyone else. I'll make you one sometime, on one condition. If you can handle one of my brain tumors."

"What?" he asked, confused. He'd never heard of it before.

"It's a drink with bailey's Irish Cream, Peach Schnapps, and grenadine-when you mix it right, it looks like a brain. It's really funny. It's my favorite to make."

He nodded. He was definitely stopping by the club sometime.

The dude came up to them with their pizzas, and she paid the 30-something dollars for those and a 2-liter of soda and then the two left. By the time they got to the school, they found Sango and Miroku talking together, sitting rather closely. Kagome knew Sango and Miroku were made for each other, if they only admitted it. But that nice moment was abruptly ended.

"Ugh! Miroku!!" The sound of a slap resounded through the air. Sango got up and walked over to Kagome and Inuyasha, who were each carrying a pizza. Kagome was also skillfully balancing the two-liter on top of the pizza box, trying desperately not to crush the pizza.

"Good. You remembered." She said, grabbing the pizza out of Kagome's hands, after handing the soda to Inuyasha, and then briskly walked back to their table. Miroku had a handprint where Sango slapped him. It was quite funny. "Kagome! Hurry up! I have your pizza here! I want mine!" she yelled.

Kagome hurried to the table. Thanks to Miroku, and probably her Gov't teacher, she was <b>not</b> in the best of moods.

Sango ripped out two pieces for herself and started eating. Yep. She was in a bad mood. Kagome would ask about it later. She, herself was starving.

The four of them ate lunch happily. Although they had only known Inuyasha a short time, they all felt very comfortable around him. Or maybe it was the fact that Kagome wasn't so cold around him today. Even Kagome noticed that Inuyasha's usual demeanor of arrogant pride had vanished, if not just for that instant. She couldn't help liking it. A lot.

As I said, the rest of that day passed easily. Physics was the best though, all four of them in one class. That was great. When they parted their ways at the end of the day, all four of them were very happy in their own minds.

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As the weeks passed, Inuyasha and Kagome seemed to foster a rivalry that was centered around one-uping each other. And Sango learned of Kagome's plan, and Miroku of Inuyasha's.

There was only one thing threatening this group. Kikyo. She wanted Inuyasha. And was planning to thwart Kagome at stealing the boy from her. She didn't want to be second best anymore. If she could get this kid in particular, Kagome would be crushed. Because even if Kagome wouldn't admit it, Kikyo knew that Kagome liked Inuyasha. And she wouldn't let Kagome have another boy. Kikyo was getting her payback.