InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Middle School Troubles ❯ Afternoon By The Pond ( Chapter 12 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Kagome or Miroku or Sango or … well you get the idea.

 

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When they had finally stopped walking, Inuyasha and Kagome had ended up at the park. They were currently standing at the edge of a rather deep and large pond. There were a few benches scattered around the outside of the body of water. Trees were randomly placed in no visible pattern throughout the whole park. Weeping willows bowed down beside the pond so that their limbs grazed the surface.

 

Kagome had informed him on the way there about the promise and from then on Inuyasha had done nothing but laugh his head off! Honestly, Kagome didn't find this promise that had obstructed her life to be in the least bit funny.

 

“Will you stop laughing now?! It isn't hilarious in the least.” Kagome seethed through a clenched jaw that did nothing to hide her irate tone of voice.

 

“Oh man, it hurts. I can't laugh anymore, my side is killing me!”

 

“That's not the only thing that feels like murdering.” Kagome mumbled under her breath.

 

Ignoring her comment—he was in too good a mood to retaliate—he calmed himself down just enough where he could be clearly understood when he spoke. “You are such an idiot. How could you think for one minute that my brother would fire your mom just because you got into a fight with me? Sesshomaru couldn't care any less about me than he does now. When he tells me to stay out of trouble it's just because he has mom breathing down his neck. So really, if you were to argue with me or something like that, your mom wouldn't get fired. Man, are you stupid.” With that his hysterical howling began anew.

 

“Geez Inuyasha, you're such a dog. Now for the other part of the bargain.” Kagome glared sternly at the boy who stopped his laughter abruptly and sent the girl a low growl for her wise crack at him.

 

“Ha, like I'll even think twice about keeping that stupid bargain.”

 

“Yeah, I figured that you would say that.”

 

“Wait, so that's it. You're not going to force me into doing it?”

 

“No I'm not going to force you. Just give you a little push in the right direction.” At the word push, Kagome shoved Inuyasha into the pond. He landed on his bottom and sat waist deep glaring angrily at the girl who had placed him in such a predicament.

 

Before he could speak, Kagome snatched the hat off his head. “My condition is that you give me this hat and never wear one again.” Giggling happily to herself, she placed the hat on top of her head with a playful wink and grin.

 

Inuyasha growled angrily at the girl as she squatted down eye level to him. “Well now that I know my mom won't get fired, you should suspect things like this.”

 

Inuyasha smirked pointedly at her. “Alright, but you should also suspect things like this.” Before she could move, Inuyasha grabbed her wrist and yanked her into the water beside him.

 

Sputtering pond water from her mouth, she let out an indignant cry. Both were now sitting waist deep in water and glaring forcefully at each other.

 

Kagome was the first to break eye contact with a splash of water sent in Inuyasha's direction. He retaliated with an even bigger wave of water and the battle escalated from there. Somewhere along the way, they stood up and were using both hands to deliver showers of liquid into the other's face.

 

Inuyasha was the first the break the cycle when he charged playfully at Kagome, causing her to fall backwards from the force of his impact. They both fell towards the more shallow water. When they landed, Inuyasha's hands were on either side of Kagome to keep from crushing her and his face hovering just inches above her own. Kagome was beginning to blush slightly at the closeness of their faces.

 

“Oh how I wish I was that young again! Kids these days.”

 

“Yes, the new generation sure is energetic.”

 

Kagome was mortified to see two old women staring at them from a park bench. Inuyasha, registering the situation, jumped away from her faster than the eye could follow.

 

He looked away from Kagome to hide the slowly surfacing blush his face was acquiring. He realized that she was still sitting dumbly in the water with a tomato-red face. Not looking her in the eyes, he stuck his hand out in front of her face and she stared at it for a moment before realizing its purpose.

 

Accepting Inuyasha's out stretched hand, she stood up and grabbed her newly obtained hat from the ground. Pulling it down with a tight, quick tug, she made sure it shaded her face enough so that the remnants of her brightly blushing cheeks could not be detected.

 

The two ladies, sensing the boy and girl's discomfort, tried to reconcile the situation. “We're terribly sorry, but you two reminded us of our younger days; being such a cute couple and all.”

 

“We're not a couple!” Both yelled simultaneously. These elderly women just didn't take no for an answer!

 

“Aw, isn't that cute. They're in denial.”

 

Kagome believed in the whole “respect your elders” concept, but this was just ridiculous. “Excuse me, but Inuyasha and I are not a couple!”

 

“I think you wouldn't try to deny it so much if you didn't like this boy, now would you?” A frustrated grunt and incoherent mumblings of “stupid old women” and an “I'll rip what little gray hair they've left clean off” later, Kagome had stormed off leaving Inuyasha alone to face the duo.

 

“My, you sure are cute. That girl must be delirious if she doesn't want to be yours. You're absolutely gorgeous.” She winked seductively at his too-stunned-for-words face. Did that old woman just hit on him? He shuddered at the thought. He was now scarred for life.

 

Inuyasha laughed nervously at the woman's words. “Yeah well, I have to be going now …” With lightning speed, he was out of the park in two seconds flat.

 

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Sango stared at the boy grinning wildly at her with blatant animosity. She could not believe what she had just heard escape his lips! “You want me to what?!”

 

“Come now Sango, it's a small price to pay so that I don't accidentally slip and tell Inuyasha about Kagome's secret love.”

 

“Is that all you think about. Just getting girls?”

 

“No, I also think about how hot girls are and—”

 

“That's not what I meant Miroku.” Sango's already irritable demeanor was worsened by his comment. “You are such a womanizer.”

 

“And you wound me to no end.”

 

“As for your little condition, there is no way in heck that I would even think about—what are you doing.”

 

“I need to go speak with Inuyasha about a certain matter.” Miroku smiled happily when she called out for him to wait. Turning around slowly, he casually asked what she needed.

 

“I'lldoit.”

 

“What was that? I couldn't quite hear you.”

 

“I said I would do it.” Sango spoke louder in a frustrated tone.

 

“Do what?”

 

“Miroku …” She said his name warningly, daring him to continue playing dumb.

 

Sango walked reluctantly over to the perverted boy and halted stiffly right in front of him. Slowly inching her face closer to Miroku's, she touched her lips to his before quickly pulling away with a new shade of red covering her face.

 

“There … now keep your mouth shut about how Kagome likes Inuyasha.” Sango had now come to dislike the usage of e-mail since it brought about scenarios like this.

 

“You know, Sango, I didn't say you had to kiss me on the lips. I just said you had to kiss me.” Miroku smiled smugly as her mouth opened and closed mechanically.

 

“Yeah, well … shut-up you pervert!” She turned her back to him and crossed her arms.

 

“In all seriousness, I have a question to ask you.”

 

“What is it,” she answered without turning around, “you going to ask me to have your children?”

 

“Actually, I was wondering if you would like to go on a date sometime—a real date. I hear there is a fair coming to town next weekend and I wanted to know if you'd like to come with me.” His voice was calm, yet hopeful.

 

Did this pervert actually think she would agree to terms such as—wait, did he say fair? She really did want to go to the fair … oh what a dilemma! She usually went with Kagome to these things, but Miroku did ask first. He was actually asking her on a real date too! Did she want to go through with it? Or should she just stick with Kagome … who may end up with Inuyasha anyway so it was better not to take chances with her. So it was decided then, she was going on a date with Miroku. Sango smiled despite herself … before realizing the darker side to this dream-come-true.

 

“Ok, I'll go to the fair with you. Oh, and if you so much as look at my butt—let alone touch me inappropriately—I'll throw you off one of the rides so fast you won't know what hit you until your head makes contact with the ground.”

 

“Oh come on, you can't be serious … can you?” He searched her eyes for any indication of an implied joke, but none appeared.

 

“Try me.” She stated simply with a hand resting on her hip to signify her truthfulness.

 

Gulping, Miroku smiled nervously at the girl. “We'll I guess I had better be leaving then, it's getting pretty late. I'll talk to you later about the more specific details.”

 

Sango nodded and offered to walk him to the door. Waving silently at his retreating back, she calmly closed the front door and calmly walked up to her room and shut the door calmly behind her. Then she not so calmly leaped around excitedly waving her hands in the air from the joy of going on a date with Miroku. She didn't know if she'd be able to wait until next weekend!

 

Halfway through a particularly high jump, realization dawned and she crashed to the floor. She was going on a date with the biggest pervert on the face of the planet! What was she thinking? Did she like him so much that she was willing to overlook that fatal flaw? Who knows, maybe he wouldn't try anything funny after the threat she had awarded him with. There was still one other thing that plagued her mind though. What … what was she going to wear!?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/N: Yay, I was soooooooooo excited about getting some reviews. THANKS so much to those who reviewed my story. You made me so happy. Sorry for taking so long to update but I had to get this chapter tweaked to how I desired it. I still don't know if it's the best I can do, but I don't want to keep you waiting any longer. I don't think his chapter is too bad, but it's up to the reader in the end.

 

 

Dang, this chapter has given me such trouble. I have posted it multiple times only to find a mistake and delete it once more! Ugh, this is very frustrating! Hopefully this won't happen again!

 

 

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