InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ From Friendship to Love ❯ A Universal Night pt 1 ( Chapter 14 )

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From Friendship to Love

Chapter Thirteen: A Universal Night Part 1

It had been her first day back, and probably the amusing day she had had in a while.

Kagome had been late for lunch, so her and Sango had gone in search of their tardy friend. As they headed in the direction of Kagome's second period class, they saw her get pulled into a storage closet. Curiosity getting the best of her especially after noting Inuyasha was not in lunch either, Rin had decided to interrupted whatever was taking place inside the closet.

Sure enough, Kagome and Inuyasha were in the small, dark room enjoying quite an intimate moment together. She couldn't resist, no matter how much her conscious told her it was wrong because they were her friends…she had to do it…

So…

"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?" she yelled as loud as she could.

It was priceless.

She had never seen two people jump apart so quickly. Their skin had instantly become a ghostly white as the flow of blood through their body stopped just as abruptly as their hearts had when she busted in the door.

She would not trade that memory for anything in the whole world. She by no means had laughed so hard in her entire life and by the looks of it neither had Sango. It took a good two minutes for the shock and panic to dim from Inuyasha and Kagome's features. And the second it did, their faces flared a cherry red as embarrassment sank it.

Then faster than Rin or Sango could register, Kagome dashed towards her friends. Sango and her had taken their cue and ran from the incredibly red tomato chasing them down the hall as Inuyasha continued to lunch avoiding any further humiliation.

Ultimately the chase ended when her, Sango, and Kagome received detentions for being out of lunch and running down the halls.

Rin bit back a giggle as her mind snapped back to reality. She could see Sesshoumaru staring at her out the corner of his eye.

Her little flashback had taken place a little less than two weeks ago and now presently she sat with Sesshoumaru, Miroku, Sango, Kagome, and Hojo at dinner before Prom. The restaurant was dimly lit and had a Victorian aura about it.

`French Victorian' Rin thought, `does a French restaurant and Victorian go together?'

As her eyes scanned those present at the table, she noted the gloomy air around her friend.

Kagome sat directly in front her looking as if she was about to cry an ocean at any given minute, Hojo completely oblivious to his date's odd depression sat next to her picking out the onions in his salad. She was still getting over the fact that Kagome finally accepted Hojo's offer and allowed him to be her date to prom. She knew Inuyasha was pissed when he found out, which she assumed was more than likely the reason why Kagome looked so miserable at the moment.

Rin let out a heavy sigh, Kagome should be happy; it was her senior prom, something that only comes around once. But no avail something was definitely bothering the poor girl.

"Are you alright?" Sesshoumaru's deep, cold voice asked as his gaze was directed completely towards her.

Rin gave him a bright smile before responding, `that's the first time he had chosen to speak to me since I threw his cell out the window of the limo on our way here.'

"Yes, I am fine." She answered.

Her smile only grew as he turned his hand palm up on the table, silently asking her to take it. She placed her hand in his, and his fingers curled around her tiny digits. Sesshoumaru had promised her that he would give up work for her, this single night. He had been successful up until his cell rang, and much to Rin annoyance he answered. Which was the reason why the small silver phone now lay smashed in the middle of the road somewhere.

Sesshoumaru shifted in his seat. She knew he would have been a little more comfortable if Inuyasha had been present at dinner. Miroku and Sessy got along, but there was still a level of uneasiness between them. When Rin asked Inuyasha and Kikyou to join them for dinner, Kikyou rejected the offer saying she refused to eat in the same restaurant as her let alone Kagome. Her train of thought was broken when Sango spoke up.

"So, Hojo are you escorting Kagome out to Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's beach house-mansion after prom? The entire senior class has been invited to the party." Sango asked the nervous boy before she took a sip of her water.

All eyes fell on Hojo. The boy tapped his napkin on his damp forehead before answering, "No, my mother wants me home right after prom."

Miroku bit his tongue to keep from laughing; Sango and Rin both mouthed silent `Oh's and returned to their meals, while Sesshoumaru stared emotionless at the boy wondering if he was a senior in high school or a junior high student.

Kagome had fought back tears most of the night. Her day had pretty much suck so far and the rest of the night was not looking any better. Murphy's law states `anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.' Prom was supposed to be an exciting time, a happy time. No. Everything had gone wrong. And Kagome came to the conclusion that Murphy was Satan. Especially since that damn evil law never seem to fail.

Hojo's voice was enough to crush the control she had over her tears and before anyone could see that the dam had broken she got up and headed outside the restaurant to regain her control.

Sesshoumaru, Miroku, and Hojo stood when Kagome did, like a gentleman ought to do when a lady leaves the table. The three males exchanged glances while the two females still sitting did the same. The second after the men had taken their seats, Sango and Rin quickly got up chasing after Kagome forcing Sesshoumaru, Miroku, and Hojo back to their feet.

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Kagome grasped at the railing in front of her. Her head hung as the tears dripped from her eyes onto the cement below. The wind blew gently pass her, rustling her dress a bit. Inuyasha had not been happy about her going to prom with Hojo even if it was only as friends. He had found out earlier in the day about her decision and came over to her house while she was getting ready to talk to her about it.

Talking?…They did not talk, it was more like arguing and yelling. Resulting in the worst fight her and Inuyasha had ever had.

She squeezed her eyes tighter together as a new wave of tears swam to her eyes. Her mind could remember every hurtful word they spoke to each other…

***Flashback***

Kagome was sitting on her bed, painting her fingernails a soft metallic purple, when Inuyasha came through her window. She noticed instantly he wasn't happy about something and she guessed he came over to relieve some tension and stress. She wasn't prepared for how right she was. He did not look at her when he entered the room nor did he speak.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Kagome asked breaking the silence. She got up and stood before him looking straight up into his almost emotionless face.

"Why are you going to prom with Hojo?" his eyes slowly moved from the picture on the wall to meet her confused face.

"Huh?" she didn't understand at first, and then it hit her like lightening.

"He likes you DAMN IT!" he barked out.

"C'mon, don't start this shit. Hojo is my friend, and ONLY my friend. What do you have against him? I could have gone with Kouga!" she spat out, feeling herself get angry.

"OVER MY DEAD BODY!" he turned and threw his arms in the air.

`Why is he being so possessive? Doesn't he trust me?' She thought as he turned back around to face her, his arms folding across his chest.

"PLEASE tell me what is so fucking wrong with going to prom with a friend, obviously you aren't available."

They stood there glaring at each other before Inuyasha answered.

"I don't like the pansy."

`Oh yeah that is a valid reason' she rolled her eyes.

"So just because you don't like him, I have to go to my senior prom by myself?"

"No, you can go to prom with someone just not him!"

"Right, you and I both know that you would have a problem with anybody I chose to go with except for you."

"No! Not if they have my approval!"

`You idiot, you are over reacting. Calm down and apologize before you make her mad.` he thought realizing his mistake.

"OH! So now I need your approval?!" she was fuming now.

"Kagome, I'm sorry…" he was cut off before he could finish.

"Have you forgotten that you are KIKYOU'S BOYFRIEND NOT MINE? You have no FUCKING RIGHT to tell me whom I can to prom with. WHO ARE YOU TO EVEN BRING THE TOPIC UP?"

"YOUR BEST FRIEND, AND I LOVE YOU."

"AS IF THAT MATTERS!"

`Oh Shit, I didn't mean it that way.' She thought as her hands shot up to cover her mouth.

Kagome watched in regret as his expression displayed pain before he covered it with an emotionless mask. She knew she had gone too far.

Silence stayed between for seemed like forever. His eyes stared straight though her, he stood right before her, yet he was farther away from her than he had ever been.

"You know," his voice was low, "you're right, I am not your boyfriend. And obviously what we share isn't important to you…"

"Inuyasha, I…" she could feel the tears swelling behind her eyes.

"No Kagome, I think you've said all that needed to be said. I guess loving you with all that I am isn't enough for you to see that it's hard for me to let you be with other guys. I apologized for over reacting, but I guess that doesn't matter because the truth is out now. Right?" his eyes fell to the ground.

"I am s…" her chin began to quiver when he cut her off.

"I don't want to hear it. I guess I should stop trying to counteract Naraku and just stay with Kikyou. According to you, it apparently doesn't matter if I love you or not, so why even bother?" he paused trying to collect himself because her words had stabbed through his heart like a knife.

He continued as he moved towards her window, "Yeah, well I am glad how you really feel is out in the open now, so I can save my brother a lot of wasted time. So okay, you win. Be with you ever you want. I'll stay with Kikyou, at least I matter to her."

With that said he left her room without a second thought. She stood there staring at the window trying to force her self to breath despite the fact that her shattered heart had punctured and collapsed her lungs.

*****End of Flashback*****

Kagome felt her body start to shiver from the cool breeze still blowing across her body. Her broken heart lay in pieces inside her chest as her sobs wash away her makeup. Kagome just wanted to go home, going to prom meant she would have to face him, and she didn't think she had enough strength to do so at the present time.

A gentle warm hand found its way to Kagome's bare shoulder, and instinctively pulled Kagome into a warm embrace. Sango stroked her friend's hair as she sobbed into her shoulder. Rin stood in front of Sango as they both silently questioned each other, wondering what had happened for Kagome to be in so much pain.

Rin moved closer to the embracing females and rested the side of her head on Kagome's shoulder.

"What is wrong, Kag?" she asked softly hoping she wouldn't send the girl into further hysterics.

Kagome broke from the embrace and stood before her two friends. Rin reached up to wipe away the trail of massacre that traveled down Kagome's cheek. They waited patiently for their friend's voice to return to her.

A few minutes later Kagome had composed her self enough to talk in full sentences. She proceeded to tell them everything that had transpired between herself and Inuyasha earlier that day. But again as she relived the painful fight, she found herself in tears again. It was Rin's turn to hold the sobbing girl.

"Honey, you have to understand that Inuyasha's is being possessive because he's afraid of losing you." Rin said rubbing her back.

Kagome lifted her head from Rin's shouldered and sapphire eyes met cinnamon eyes, "But he should know I would never leave him" she responded in a small shaky voice.

"He can't be sure of that. Like you pointed out to him, you are not his, at least not until he can break free from Kikyou. He loves you, Kagome but according to the world you're a beautiful, single woman, he's afraid someone will eventually come by and steal you away from him, that's why he gets so jealous." Rin smiled at her stroking away the water stains on Kagome's cheeks.

"How do you know?" Kagome asked, her voice still slightly quivering.

Sango answered, "You can see it in his face when he looks at you. There's love and happiness but you can also see fear, his fear of losing you to someone else."

"But…But…But he said he was going to stay with Kikyouuuu" Rin and Sango both sighed as Kagome gave away to tears again.

"He was upset. Trust me, its you he wants not that bitch." Rin told her.

"But…"

"Stop! No buts. If you want him, then go after him. I guarantee he wants you, more than you'll ever know." Rin smiled as Kagome nodded, seeing that she seemed to have found some peace for the time being.

The trio embraced as Kagome whispered "Thank you," to her friends.

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He walked into the ballroom with Kikyou on his arm. His eyes fell upon a room decorated like a Universal Night. They walked under an arch of two shooting stars about to collide. The room sparkled with stars hanging from the ceiling. The spherical tables around the dance floor were covered in silver cloth while in the center of those tables were fiber optic planets. Fog machines and colored lights caused the lower half of the ballroom to seem as if everyone were walking upon a nebula cloud.

He half-listened as Kikyou gawked about how beautiful the room looked. Prom was the last place he wanted to be at the moment. His fight with Kagome had plagued him every second since he walked out on her. His heart was shattered much like Kagome's necklace had been on Valentines Day.

Inuyasha was glad when Kikyou left his side to go with Sakura to the ladies room. He slowly made his way towards one of the empty tables. The fight had been his fault; he knew it. He should not have felt so threatened by that geek, Hojo. And being the idiot he was, he pissed her off and he got what he deserved even if he did apologize.

He sat down, his elbows rested on the table and his forehead on his fist. Kagome said it did not matter if he was her best friend or if he loved her. It hurt. It hurt like hell to hear those words come out of her mouth. So what did he do? He hurt her back. God he wished he could take his words back. But it was too late. Two wrongs don't make a right. Two hurts does not relieve the pain.

Because of his words, he feared he had lost the only person he had ever loved. She would never forgive him; it was inevitable…he…had…lost…her. Inuyasha barely noticed Kikyou's presence as the guilt and pain ate away at him. He ignored her nagging him to answer her. He did not want to move or to talk to her. For the first time in his life he felt like crying, but pride kept the tears behind his eyes. He had chased away and hurt the most important person in his life.

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Kagome walked with Hojo into the spacious ballroom. Her mind awed at how incredibly gorgeous it was decorated. They followed Rin and Sesshoumaru to an empty table. Hojo immediately took a seat. Sango and Miroku reached the table a few seconds later. The group scanned the area for people they knew or observed the galactic ornaments scattered throughout the room.

"Inuyasha!" everyone heard Kikyou all but scream.

Kagome turned completely around to find Kikyou hovering above a distraught silver haired man. He sat at the table with his head in his hands ignoring the screaming bitch above him. The pieces of her heart quivered inside her chest. He looked as miserable as she felt. Yes. She forgave him even if he did mean every word he said. She loved him too much not to forgive him. But she feared he would not forgive her. She had spoken before she thought and had hurt him, something she had never wanted to do. Sesshoumaru's movement towards his brother pulled Kagome from her guilt trip.

"Where are you going, Sess?" Rin asked in amusement even though she already he was going to save his little brother from the wicked witch of the east.

"To make sure my brother locked the family bedrooms at the mansion for the party tonight." He answered, `and to see if water would rid the world of Inuyasha's witch and save us all a lot of unnecessary trouble' He finished silently.

Sesshoumaru weaved between the scattered tables and chairs. The room was beginning to fill as more and more students arrived at prom. He hated crowds. He hated people. However, for Rin, he found himself doing all sorts of things he disliked just so she would never have a reason not to smile. As he moved closer to his brother, he watched Kikyou fume a bit more at Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha." He said in a deep, stoic voice.

Inuyasha jumped when Sesshoumaru's voice reached his eyes. He removed his head from his hands, stood and turned to face his brother. `

"Oh! So you'll respond to him?" Kikyou nagged.

"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked harshly, wincing from the sound Kikyou's newly found high-pitched voice.

Sesshoumaru raised eyebrow and was about to ask his question before he noticed Inuyasha's attention was not longer on him but on someone behind him.

His eyes fell upon her seconds after he got up. No matter what he did he could not force his eyes from her. A light that was used to illuminate the room shone behind her, causing the outline of her body to glow a soft white color. The light also reflected off the sparkles on her dress and in her hair looking almost as if the silver glitter were diamonds. To put it simply she looked like a goddess.

"Did you lock the doors to the family bedrooms, Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru asked his hypnotized sibling.

Inuyasha didn't respond but only continued to stare over his brother's shoulder.

"What is fucking with him today?" Kikyou spoke up.

Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed when there was no sign from his brother that he planned on responding to his question. His eyes darted over Inuyasha's irate female who stood beside her distraught boyfriend studying him as if she was trying to discover his secrets. When Kikyou's eyes moved to see what Inuyasha was so attentively staring at, Sesshoumaru spoke again before the girl could discover Inuyasha's object of desire.

"If you will excuse us, Kikyou, I need to speak with my brother alone for a moment." He said as Kikyou's gaze averted to him.

Sesshoumaru grabbed his brother's arm pulling him to the balcony through the large open doors to the right of them. Inuyasha was about to protest after he was abruptly torn from his thoughts and Kagome's image but Sesshoumaru's glare was enough to shut him up for the time being.

When they reached the outside balcony, Inuyasha shivered slightly from the cold night air. Sesshoumaru released his arm and stared firmly at his brother's confused face.

"You need to learn some fucking control." Sesshoumaru angrily whispered into Inuyasha's face.

"Huh?" was all Inuyasha's managed.

"You need to forget about her tonight and what ever is going on between the two of you. As hard as it may be to believe, Kikyou's not as stupid as she looks. And with you staring at Kagome and mopping about, it is going to get her suspicions up. Do you want to hurt Kikyou, Kagome, and our mother?" Sesshoumaru towered above his brother, and despite the anger in his voice his face and eyes were blank of the emotion.

"No." Inuyasha's eyes fell to the ground.

"Very well, then FORGET about the girl for the night." Sesshoumaru took a step a back as Inuyasha nodded avoiding his brother's harsh gaze.

Sesshoumaru stocked back inside the ballroom returning to Rin's side. Inuyasha stood in the doorway again, staring after his brother. Kagome stood next to a laughing Rin as a small sad smile played at her lips. Miroku was currently being beaten to a pulp by his girlfriend for grabbing her ass in public. Miroku had told him not told him not too long ago that Sango didn't mind it behind closed doors. Even a small smirk danced at his lips at the sight.

But his thoughts quickly returned to Kagome and what Sesshoumaru had told him. How could he forget about her even if it was for the night? She meant everything to him. But his brother was right, even if he did hate to admit it. Inuyasha knew he needed to pull his act together because he did not want his mother hurt or Kikyou, and he especially did not want to hurt his angel any more than he already had.

His eyes scanned the room leaving the sight of his friends, he recognized almost everybody in the room with the exception of those who brought dates from other schools. Eventually his gaze met very seductive pair eyes that belonged to a female in a two-piece tight fitted prom dress. Kikyou. Whether he liked it or not, he was Kikyou's boyfriend and needed to act accordingly even if his heart lie with someone else.

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow as he watched Kikyou's bring her hand close to her chin and her index finger begin to curl out then in towards her face, beckoning him to come to her. He gave her a knowing smirk in return and held his own index finger up telling her he'd be by her side in a moment.

The large room was fill up with students in various colors and types ball gowns or in stylish forms of men's formal attire. Inuyasha moved from his spot in the large doorway and began his tedious route towards the bar where a prom server was serving canned sodas. He had decided that if he was going to give Kikyou the attention she needed tonight, he had to let Kagome know he was sorry despite the fact that she probably would not believe him.

He reached the bar slightly peeved from the delay in his arrival due to the labyrinth of people he had to travel to reach his destination.

"What would you like?" a prom server asked Inuyasha as he approached the counter.

Inuyasha snapped from his mild fuming to look that the freshman who spoke him. He was small for his age looking more like an elementary student rather than a boy in his ninth year. The teenager was dressed in a silver astronaut suit, as was the attire for the prom servers, while his orange untamed hair stuck out of his matching sliver helmet. Inuyasha remembered meeting the boy earlier in the year and the name Shippo came to mind.

"No thanks, Shippo." Inuyasha answered leaning his arm against the counter.

The boy beamed at the fact that a senior had remembered his name.

"I was wondering if you would do me favor?" Inuyasha asked him hopefully.

Shippo's face faulted a bit, "As long as it has nothing to do with trash cans and placing me inside, I'll help you."

Inuyasha bit back a chuckle, `Poor Kid' he thought. The Silver haired senior made a mental note to keep the boy from any further destinies with trashcans since he was willing to help him.

"You wouldn't happen to have a pen and a napkin I could write on would you?" Inuyasha asked turning his body so that the front part of him faced directly in front of the boy.

"Sure!" Shippo cheerfully handed him the desired objects.

Inuyasha looked around him. Nobody was at the bar besides Shippo and him, and anyone who was close to bar were entirely too wrapped up in themselves and those around them. He then redirected his attention the note and he began to write to Kagome. Three minutes later he was finished; folded the napkin and handed the pen back to the server.

"Can I trust you?" Inuyasha questioned remembering that Shippo was a friend of Kagome.

"Ah Yeah?" Shippo responded not really understanding what the older boy's motives were.

"Good, then in a few minutes would you take this to your friend Kagome for me please?" Inuyasha passed Shippo the napkin.

"No. You are always mean to Kagome and I will not help you in hurting my friend." Shippo huffed.

Inuyasha sighed and mentally kicked himself for forgetting that everybody thinks he hates Kagome.

"Shippo, it's complicated. I promise that the contents of this note is not meant to hurt her or make her mad, I just need her to know something. Will you please just deliver it for me?" he pleaded.

Shippo nodded seeing that Inuyasha looked and sounded completely hopeless at the moment.

"Thank you. But nobody is to know its from me, Got it?"

Shippo nodded again; confused but still willing to help.

"Ok, thanks again Shippo, I owe you one." Inuyasha finished before he left the bar to join Kikyou out on the dance floor.

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Kagome sat next to Hojo at their table talking with Rin. Sango and Miroku were dancing. Hojo refused to dance to anything but a slow song. She knew that if Rin asked Sesshoumaru to dance he would. The man couldn't deny the girl anything she wanted. But Rin loved him enough not to ask such a thing of her entirely-too-serious fiancée. However, he would slow dance with her and that was enough to make Rin shine like the sun.

"If you will excuse me, Higurashi, I must relief myself." Hojo said as he got up from the table and began to make his way out of the ballroom before Kagome could respond.

"Yeah, Okay." She said the empty chair next to her.

Rin giggled before her attention was solely Sesshoumaru's when he asked her question.

Kagome soon found herself staring mindlessly into the crowded dance floor. Naturally her eyes sought out the only person who could make her life better at the moment. But life sucks sometimes, and Murphy truly hated her. Kagome could feel the jealousy boiling her blood as she watched Kikyou rub all up and over her Inuyasha. And not to forget the icing with the cake, Inuyasha seemed to be enjoying it.

`What do you expect? He's male.' A small voice in her head taunted her.

`Leave me alone. I don't Fucking need any of this.' She thought while she began to stand and get ready to leave and go home.

"Kagome." a prom server called out to the almost risen girl at the same time those present at the table looked at him.

"Hey Shippo, how are you?" Kagome managed to place a mask on to hide her frustration.

"I am good, Kagome. I have something for you." Shippo handed her the folded napkin.

Kagome stared at him for a moment slightly confused. Shippo's eyes darted in the direction of Inuyasha then back at her. The wires connected in her brain and she understood.

"Thank you." She smiled at him.

"No problem Kagome. But I need to get back to the bar. See ya." Shippo waved at her as he scurried through the hoards of students.

She looked at her friends who stared at her tentatively.

"What?" she questioned them.

"Oh nothing!" Rin gave her a mischievous grin while Sesshoumaru turned his gaze elsewhere.

Kagome unfolded the napkin in her hand and began to read the sloppy and lengthy note.

There is not a single thing in this world I could do tell express to you how sorry I am for saying what I said you earlier today. The entire thing was my fault and its been driving me crazy knowing that hurt you. I know you probably don't want to hear my apology after what I said and after me refusing your apology. I know you didn't mean what you said, and if it's any consolation I didn't mean what I said, either. I really hope one day you will be able to forgive me. I am such an ass. Just please remember this ass really does love you even though it may not seem like it at times. I am willing to accept any punishment your willing to bestow upon me if it will bring you any step closer to forgiving me. I hope you believe me when I say I am truly sorry.

With all my love,

~Inuyasha

Kagome smiled, she could feel the warm, wet sensation of a single tear sliding slowly down her cheek. Her eyes shot up to find him again but he was nowhere in sight. The music has begun to fade as the principle walked up on stage and took a microphone from the DJ. On both sides of the stage stood two large speakers. The DJ's `studio' was located just behind the left speaker. The stage was set to look like the surface of a moon and in the backdrop was a gigantic picture of a spiral galaxy.

"Class of 2002! Are you ready to find out who your Prom King and Queen are?" he asked in a loud, ecstatic voice.

The students crowded around the stage even as they cheered and yelled.

"Very well. Will the candidates for Prom King please take the stage." The principal continued.

Nerves began overwhelm Kagome. Her emotions had been like an out of control roller coaster all day and now the anxiety with what was about to happen next was enough to give her a stress headache. She watched, as Kouga was first the take the stage. It was the first she had seen of him all night and was slightly glad of it. Next Jake and Miroku took the stage followed by Inuyasha who locked eyes with her. He gave her a sad weak smile before the principle continued.

"Oooooookay Everybodyyyyyy! Your 2002 Prom King isssss…" he paused for affect while Kagome wondered if he had taken his daily medication.

The four men on stage each rolled their eyes wanting to get it over with, almost ninety-nine percent sure of who was going to win.

"INUYASHA!" he shouted.

The room began to shake with cheers. Miroku and Jake congratulated their friend before leaving the stage while Kouga walked off mumbling under his breath. After Inuyasha was crowned, the principle called the candidates for Prom Queen to the stage.

Kagome had not realized how nervous she was until her body began to shake slightly as she slowly walked towards the stages. She kept her eyes on the ground as she walked hoping no one would see her uneasiness. When she reached the foot of the stairs she looked up to see Kikyou kissing Inuyasha as if she had already won. Half the crowd awed while the other half applauded.

She managed to make it up the steps without tripping over her dress despite the fact that her knees felt like gelatin. Kagome took her place next to Kikyou who glared at her before lifting her chin and looking proudly out into the crowd. She ignored her rival and smiled hoping she would not faint on stage. It was the homecoming queen's duty to crown the king at homecoming the opposite occurred at prom. The room fell silent as Inuyasha was shone the card that would reveal the 2002 prom queen to him.

Kagome tried to read his face as he read the card. It was void of any emotion or reaction. She silently cursed Sesshoumaru; for Inuyasha mimicked him perfectly as he moved behind the girls and began slowly pacing back and forth, the tiara in his hands.

Just before the room exploded with anticipation, Inuyasha placed the crown upon the head of the Prom Queen.

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WHAT?

Yes of course I am leaving it there, did you expect me to do otherwise?

Who is gonna win??? Murphy doesn't seem to like Kagome right now! 0-0 I think ill flip a coin….heads Kikyou wins….tails Kagome wins!

And the winner is….Oh you'll just have to wait until I can get around to typing the next chappy out.

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