InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ This Year Might Just Be A Little Bit Different ❯ Growing Relations and Badminton Accidents ( Chapter 3 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

By: Yami396

Chapter 3: Growing Relations and Badminton Accidents

Yami 396

Wow…Chapter 3…I feel so…special and stupid at the same time.

InuYasha: You're an idiot. It's only been three chapters.

Yami 396: Be quiet! No one asked your opinion! I can easily give you a real crappy part in this story. The readers won't like it, so I won't do it…but I can make you go through the worst fluff scene that I have ever written, so be careful!

InuYasha: I would love to see you try.

Yami 396: Damn you.

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha; it belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. I also don't own any other mangas or songs that I mention in this chapter.

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Sitting in the passenger seat of InuYasha's car, Kagome felt a little out of place and there was a strange fluttering feeling in her stomach. InuYasha glanced over at her.

“Hey, what's the matter with you? Usually you're yapping about something or other, but now you're staring off into space,” he said, ignoring the road for a few minutes.

“Keep your eyes on the road. I don't feel so good. I don't need your horrible driving to make me feel worse,” Kagome said, leaning against the door.

“Hey! Hey! Don't throw up in the car! I just had it cleaned!” he yelled, revving the motor.

“If you don't want me to throw up, then why are you going faster?” she moaned, opening the window. InuYasha smirked.

“Hey, it's making you talk to me, isn't it?” InuYasha said, without thinking. At the moment he realized he said that, he could have swallowed his tongue. “Why the hell did I say something like that for! I just met her! This wench really screws me up!” he thought to himself, shaking his head.

“Turn! Turn here!” Kagome yelled as InuYasha sped past the turn for the Higurashi Shrine. He quickly turned right, causing the car to skid several feet into the next lane and Kagome to fall onto his shoulder. They both blushed, and looked away. Kagome was the first to speak.

“I-I-If you didn't drive so fast, you wouldn't have nearly gotten us all killed!” she yelled, her face a beet red.

“Well excuse me! If you were paying attention to the road, then I wouldn't have had to turn so hard!” he yelled, equally if not redder than Kagome, because he wasn't at all used to girls falling on him.

“You're the one who's driving!” Kagome yelled back at him.

“I don't know where you live! You're supposed to tell me that!”

“You should drive slower!”

“I'll drive the way I want to!”

“Your driving is dangerous!”

“Don't start with me!” InuYasha yelled. At this time, his cell phone rang, loudly, causing Kagome to jump in her seat, and InuYasha to slam down on the brakes, cursing loudly. “What do you want you damn lecher!” he yelled into the phone. Kagome could almost see Miroku holding the phone away from his ear.

“InuYasha! Don't yell into the phone like that! Do you realize that your voice is louder over the phone?” Miroku yelled back. “I just wanted to know if you could pick up Sango-chan and I?”

“No! I'm already giving someone else a ride!” InuYasha said, rolling his eyes. To Kagome, he whispered, “He's never going to let me live this down, so don't you say a word.” She nodded yes.

“Whom are you giving a ride to? A girl maybe?” Miroku said slyly. “Kagome-san perhaps?”

“Wh-what makes you think that?” InuYasha asked, tried to keep his cool. He was failing miserably.

“The fact that your stuttering and the fact that one of Kagome-san's friend came running in yelling about how Kagome-san was so lucky to be able to get a ride from one of the new, I jest here on your case, `hotties' in the school,” Miroku said, sounding like he was trying not to laugh. InuYasha glared at the phone.

“I'm going to ignore that last comment, lecher. And what's it to you if I am giving her a ride?” InuYasha snapped. Miroku gave a triumphant laugh.

“So you are giving her a ride home, InuYasha, you naughty boy, you,” Miroku teased. “No one came running yelling anything. I knew you wouldn't tell me straight out, so I thought a few white lies wouldn't hurt anyone. Don't to anything I wouldn't do!”

“When I see you next, I'm going to kill you,” InuYasha snarled into the phone. Miroku only laughed and hung up.

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“Oh, he's so fun to tease!” Miroku said to Sango, after he had hung up.

“He's really driving her home?” Sango asked, her eyebrows raised. “I don't know whether or not to be worried. I can't tell if he's like you.”

“Sango-chan, you flatter me. Don't be worried. InuYasha may be rude, but he's not going to do anything to her. Now, do you want me to walk you home?” Miroku asked, smiling at her.

“Now I'm worried,” she said in answer. “I'll just call my father.”

“Please, Sango-chan!” Miroku begged. “I'll feel so much more better if I knew you where to arrive safely.

Sango was a bit shocked at his pleading. Though she knew that he was a bit of a player, she couldn't help feeling happy that a boy was trying to get her attention. Because she took karate, and she was willing to beat up any boy that laid hands on her, she had been dubbed dangerous and usually no boys would go any where near her. She felt special, and she didn't know what to do about it. “All right, you can walk me home, but only if you promise not to try anything funny!” she said, pointing a finger at his face. Miroku threw up his hands.

“Just say the words, and I won't do anything to you that you don't want me to,” he said, looking serious. Sango glared at him, and gave in.

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“I really hate that lecher. I don't know why I let him take a ride!” InuYasha groused, as he finally drove up to the shrine. Thanks to Miroku's teasing, InuYasha had mixed up his right and left when Kagome told him right, and they had gotten lost.

“If you hate him that much, then don't bother with him,” Kagome said, knowing full well that InuYasha was only embarrassed by what Miroku had said.

“Feh! Okay, we're here. Now get lost,” InuYasha said, unlocking the door.

“Can you be any more rude?” Kagome asked, jokingly. She was shocked when InuYasha got out of the car and opened her door for her.

“Well, are you going to sit there, gawking or are you going to get out of my car?” InuYasha, snapped, his face tinted red. Kagome flushed and climbed out. That is, she tried to climb out, but she tripped over her feet, and crashed into InuYasha. Being a half-demon, InuYasha easily caught her, holding her to support her weight. They stayed like that for a few seconds before jumping apart. Kagome looked away and InuYasha cleared his throat.

“Uh, well you're home now. Um, I'll see you tomorrow at school. Bye,” he said, all in one breath before jumping back into his car and tearing down the street. Kagome just stared into space for a few minutes before running up the hundreds of stairs that led to the shrine. About halfway up, she found Sota lurking there with a gig grin on his face. Kagome didn't like the looks of that smile.

“Hey Kagome! Who was that guy you were hugging?” Sota asked, smiling evilly at her. “Was that your new boyfriend?”

“Sota, I will give you a five second head start before I chase you to your death,” Kagome said between clenched teeth. Sota took off running.

“Mom, Grandpa! Kagome has a boyfriend! She was hugging him just now outside!” Sota yelled, running into the house.

“I was not!” Kagome yelled, running in a few seconds after him.

“No boyfriends!” her Grandpa yelled from the living room. Her mother just smiled.

“So Kagome, how was your first day of school?” her mother asked her. Kagome took a few minutes to say a prayer of thanks that her mother never asked that many questions and usually let her do what she wanted within reason.

“It was okay. I've got a lot of homework, so I should go get started on it,” Kagome said, heading up the stairs.

“Of course, dear,” her mother called to her. “If you need help, just ask me.”

“No boyfriends!” her grandfather yelled again from the living room.

“Yes, Grandpa,” Kagome said, rolling her eyes. “I guess he's the one who makes up for Mom's lack of rules,” she thought to herself. Once in her room, she tried to concentrate on her homework, but the scene with InuYasha kept replaying in her head. She got up from her desk and dramatically flopped down onto her bed. “Why am I getting so worked up about? It was just an accident! It wasn't as if he was actually hugging me! He just caught me!” she asked herself out loud, not expecting an answer.

“You fell into the arms of love!” Sota said from inside her doorway, laughing. Kagome jumped up and slammed her door shut.

“Stay out of my room, you pest!” she yelled. “Can't a girl have any privacy?”

“When you're talking to yourself out loud, anybody can hear you,” Sota reminded her from outside her door. Kagome locked the door, and swore to herself never to say anything out loud again if her little brother was around. Once again, she tried to concentrate on her homework, but she just didn't feel like doing it at the moment.

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Meanwhile, Sango and Miroku were having similar problems as InuYasha and Kagome were having. Sango made Miroku stay a few feet in front of her, so she could watch him.

“Now, Sango-chan, which way was is your house again?” Miroku asked her, sheepishly rubbing his head. Sango sighed. “This guy can't tell north from south. No wonder Kagome-chan wanted help showing them around.”

“Left here. No, that's right. Your other left,” Sango said, steering Miroku the right way. He grinned.

“When I was still in grade school, they never taught me left from right properly,” he said. Sango tried not to laugh.

“That's no excuse! If you you're as smart as you say you are, then you should have no problems telling your left from your right,” she said.

“It's not about smarts. It's about having common sense.”

“Then you must not have any.”

“How true!” Miroku said. Sango couldn't control herself anymore. She started laughing so hard, her sides started to hurt. Miroku looked at her.

“Why, Sango-chan! I do believe that this is the first time you've laughed in my presence. I don't know whether or not to feel happy or worried!” he said, joining in on the laughter.

“Why would you be worried?” Sango asked him, once she was done.

“I wouldn't know if you were sick or not,” Miroku said, smiling at her. Sango flushed. “Ah! Why am I blushing! It's not like I like him or anything! I've got to stop blushing!” she thought to herself. Unfortunately, Miroku decided to ruin the moment with a grope. Sango immediately turned a deeper red, but for a completely different reason.

“You pervert! You don't know when to stop do you!” she yelled.

“It's not me! It's the hand!” Miroku whined, a bright red mark in the shape of Sango's hand showing up on his face. “My hand is possessed! It does it on its own!”

“The only thing that's possessed is your mind, you lecher!” Sango snapped back.

“Please, my family comes down from a long line of monks. Therefore, that technically makes me one,” Miroku said. Sango rolled her eyes.

“Some monk you are! Just leave me here. I'll walk the rest of the way by myself,” Sango said. “And don't even think about following me!” Miroku only laughed and walked away. Sango felt slightly alone walking by herself, and she was still unsure about her feelings.

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Kagome had to wake up early the next day because she was too lazy to finish her homework the day before. She stared at her science homework. “I don't understand a word of this! Maybe I should have paid more attention during class! I'll just call Sango,” she thought to herself. Kagome knew that Sango was an early riser and therefore, would be an excellent help. She snuck downstairs to the phone. Sango answered on the third ring.

“Hello?” Sango asked, a bit of sleepiness hinted through her voice.

“Hi, Sango-chan! I didn't wake you up, did I?” Kagome asked, worried.

“Oh, it's you Kagome-chan. No, I was already awake; I'm just a little sleepy. Remember, I do have to teach the geometry class today,” Sango said, a hint of irritation in her voice. Kagome giggled. “Hey! It's not funny! You know I don't like talking in front of people!”

“I'm sorry, Sango-chan. Anyway, I called to ask you for help on my science homework. I don't get it.”

“But it's so easy, Kagome-chan!”

“Please Sango-chan! You're smart!” Kagome begged. Sango sighed and helped her. It took only a little while, and soon, Kagome was back in bed, getting her much needed sleep. Later, Sota woke her up again by yelling at her.

“Sis! You need to learn how to wake up to your alarm clock! You'll be late again!” he yelled, dodging pillows and the alarm clock.

All right! All right! I'm up! I'm almost ready!” she yelled, pulling her shirt and skirt on. In five minutes flat, she was running out the door.

“Wait, Kagome!” her grandfather yelled after her. “You forgot your lunch!”

“Thanks Grandpa! I owe you one!” Kagome yelled, running back to grab her lunch.

“Remember: No boyfriends!” he said to her retreating back.

“Yes Grandfather!” Kagome yelled, the order going in one ear and out the other. Strangely enough, as she was running, a very familiar looking car pulled up alongside her.

“Hey Higurashi! Do you like to run to school, or are you late again?” the rude voice of InuYasha reached her ears.

“Hello Toka. For your information, I'm not usually in such a rush,” she said, stopping to take a breath.

“Do you want another ride?” he asked suddenly. Kagome stared at him. “What?” he snapped.

“Nothing. Yeah, sure! I'd like another ride,” Kagome said, trying to fight the rising blush in her cheeks.

“Awww, isn't that sweet?” Miroku said form the front. “And here I was thinking InuYasha didn't like you.”

“Shut up,” InuYasha grumbled, his face turning slightly red.

“So, Miroku-kun. How was your walk home with Sango-chan?” Kagome asked, trying to divert the subject.

“Going was wonderful. Coming back was horrible,” he said, looking out the window.

“Why?” Kagome asked him.

“I got lost…” he answered.

“I found him wandering around back at the school, trying to figure out how he got there and how to get back home,” InuYasha said, trying to drive a bit slower for Kagome's sake. “Idiot.”

“It's not my fault that I lack common sense, as Sango-chan pointed out yesterday,” Miroku said, trying to sound upset. “Most geniuses lack common sense. That's why we're so misunderstood.”

“You are definitely not a genius,” InuYasha said. “If you're a genius then why did you fail your driving test three times? It was so easy.”

“I failed it three times because I kept getting lost!” Miroku tried to explain.

“Yeah, every time they said turn right you turned left. Trust me, I remember. I was stuck in the car with you,” InuYasha answered back, grimacing.

“Hey, Toka! Did you remember to look over the chapter in our geometry book?” Kagome said, once again trying to change the topic.

“I was supposed to do that today?” InuYasha asked her, turning around to see if she was serious.

“Eyes on the road! Eyes on the road! And, yes! You were supposed to help Sango-chan today,” Kagome said.

“Damn it! I'll have to look at it in homeroom!” he cursed loudly.

“Language, InuYasha. You need to expand you vocabulary,” Miroku said.

“Shut up,” InuYasha snapped. “You shouldn't talk. Always grouping women.”

“That doesn't have anything to do with your language problem,” Miroku pointed out.

“Be quiet or I'll hurt you,” InuYasha growled as they pulled up in front of the school. Sango greeted them.

“InuYasha, do you know what your going to do today in geometry?” she asked him. He shrugged.

“Don't bother, Sango-chan. He didn't even remember until I reminded him this morning,” Kagome said. Sango turned red.

“Then what are we supposed to do?” Sango yelled at InuYasha.

“Don't worry about geometry class,” a voice from behind answered. “My brother forgot about it. The whole morning, I had to listen to him go on about the speech he's going to make today.” It was Yuki.

“Hey, aren't you Yuki?” Kagome asked. “You're his brother, right?”

“Don't remind me,” he said. “I' just thought I'd tell you so you two didn't panic.”

“Thank you,” Sango said to him. After he left she said, “Boy, am I glad! All we have to do is not remind him and just listen to his speech!”

“I wonder what he'll talk about today,” Miroku said.

“Knowing that idiot after a day, I'd say nothing important,” InuYasha answered.

“Don't forget InuYasha, you have detention today,” Miroku reminded him.

“How could I forget that? I got reminded all last night from that bastard,” InuYasha snapped.

“I was just reminding you. No need to get all worked up over nothing,” Miroku said. “Really, your temper is out of control. Have you tried anger management yet?”

“Keep talking and see what happens to you,” was the threat he received as the bell rang. They all filed into homeroom.

“Settle down. I need to do attendance. Then you can run around and do whatever you want. Just don't kill each other,” Mayoku said, looking at her attendance sheet. “Okay, it seems like you're all here. Enjoy fifteen minutes of peace.”

“Why can't we have her as a teacher?” Sango asked. “She would be so much more better than some of our other teachers.” Kagome knew she was referring to Ayame and Shigure.

“It's okay Sango-chan. The year may be shape up to be better later,” Kagome said, trying to calm her friend.

“Miroku, what are you doing?” InuYasha asked.

“I'm telling fortunes to these lovely young ladies,” Miroku answered. A line of most of the female population of the class had formed in front of Miroku's desk, and he was reading their palms to tell them their fortunes. “Ah, I can see that you will have many children. Would you like to test that out?” The girl blushed and giggled. Another one ran up.

“But Houshi-kun! You said the same thing to me!” she said.

“Yes, I did. There's enough of me for both of you,” was the answer. Both girls giggled. InuYasha shook his head and checked his e-mail on his phone. Sango glared at him.

“Why do they like that? He is such a major pervert!” Sango complained. Miroku looked at her.

“Would you like me to read your palm, Sango-chan?” he asked, inching over to her.

“Why would I want you to do that? That line of yours doesn't seem to be getting any smaller,” Sango answered back, moving away. Miroku sighed and went back to the other girls. Kagome snickered.

“Hey Toka, do you think Sango-chan likes Miroku-kun?” she asked InuYasha.

“Why would she like that womanizing jerk?” he asked back. “He's got commitment issues.” Kagome burst into laughter.

“That's a good one!” Kagome said, trying to regain some composure. “But seriously, I've never seen Sango-chan look so jealous before. I think she may really like him.”

“Then I feel really bad for her. With his personality and the number of fan girls he has at this school and our old one, she's going to have one hell of a time,” InuYasha said, rolling his eyes. “I remember this one time at our old school, when a whole bunch of girls ransacked the boys' locker room. They made off with his gym clothes.” Kagome must have thought that was the most hilarious thing she ever heard because she almost fell on the floor in laughter.

“Don't laugh. Those gym clothes cost money! I had to buy a new set of them,” Miroku joined the conversation.

“Why didn't you ask for them back?” Kagome asked him.

“I would have, but the girls cut it up and distributed it among themselves,” he answered back. Even Sango had to join the laughter in that one.

“What's going on over here? What's so funny?” Yuka said coming over. Kagome answered her.

“We were just laughing at Miroku-kun's women trouble,” she said, trying to keep a straight face. Yuka opened her mouth to say something else, but the bell cut her off.

“Call me!” she yelled after Kagome as they went to their classes. Ayame greeted them at the door.

“I see you arrived here early just so you can all look at me for more than the allotted forty minutes,” he said. InuYasha gave him a look that read, `I can very easily kill you right now if I wanted to' and walked into the classroom. Soon, all the students were there and Ayame was ready.

“Now class, I hope you all have notebooks and something to write with because I expect you to take notes on my very important speech,” he said. Everyone in the class looked at each other, whispered, and got out a notebook. When Ayame saw that everyone was ready, he said, “Now I will tell you about the time yours truly saved the future of a few boys when I was in school.”

“Please make him stop,” Yuki moaned, putting his head in his desk. Ayame continued as if he didn't hear Yuki; odds are, he didn't.

“You see, I was the student body president and during one of our field trips…” he started out.

“He wants us to take notes on this?” InuYasha said, a pulsing anger mark appearing on his head. “What the hell does this have to do with anything?”

“Obviously he feels this is important,” Sango said. “Are you really going to take notes?”

“No, I'll die before I'll listen to this crap he's spewing,” he answered. Kagome looked at the clock.

“Only thirty-five more minutes to go,” she thought glumly to herself.

Thirty-three minutes later, Ayame ended his speech. “And that was how, I saved then from getting expelled. Any questions?” The red-haired Ayame raised her hand.

“How come you weren't expelled?” she asked looking a bit green. Actually, the whole class seemed a bit green.

“Well, Hari steeped in and said a few words; but I was the president until the end,” he answered. “Now before the bell rings, I'd like to say something else. The class froze, afraid to hear what he would say next. “I know you all enjoyed my speech because you enjoy my presence, and if any of you feel the need…Please direct your sexual desires to me!” The entire class fell out of their seats.

“I envy his forwardness,” Miroku said, picking himself off the floor. “He certainly has no shame.”

“He certainly has no brain, either!” Sango said, helping Kagome to her feet. “I can't believe he just said that! He can get fired for that!”

“I don't think he cares anyway. Odds are, he'll say the same thing to the board of education,” InuYasha said. “I wouldn't put it past him.”

“At least you didn't have to teach the class today,” Kagome said, trying to find some good from that day's `lesson.'

“That was the only good thing about this class,” Sango said back. The bell rang. The entire class made a rush for the door, and most of the boys pushed and shoved each other to get out first. InuYasha and the gang wormed their way out of there and headed towards gym. There, they were told that Shigure wouldn't be teaching that day because his editor had him tied to his chair so he could finish his manuscript.

“Some of you don't look that well. What's the matter?” Hatori asked, when he noticed that all the students from period one geometry still looked green.

“Our geometry teacher was telling us about when he was a student,” one if the boys said.

“He told you about the class trip, didn't he,” Hatori said. He nodded. “Just ignore him. Don't pay attention to his nonsense.”

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After school, Sango, Kagome, and Miroku waited outside for InuYasha. When he came out, Kagome asked him, “So how was it?”

“Feh, the bastard just lectured me, that's all,” he answered. It was clear that he wanted to change the subject.

“Hey, do you guys want to play badminton? We don't have that much homework, and Sango-chan doesn't have a karate lesson today,” she asked.

“That sounds like fun,” Miroku answered. “Now, how do you play?”

“You've never played badminton before?”

“We can teach you. It's not hard,” Sango said, running off to get rackets and a birdie. Kagome explained the rules while she was gone. When Sango came back, they found an empty court and split into teams.

“How about Sango-chan and I on one team, and Kagome-san and InuYasha on another?” Miroku suggested, walking over to where Sango was. Sango hit him with the racket.

“As long as you don't touch me!” she said. Miroku nodded and walked to the other side of the net. “Okay, look. Don't hit the birdie to hard. Just tap so that it goes over the net. Got it?”

“I think so,” he answered.

“All right. Let's play!” Sango said, hitting the birdie to InuYasha. Soon they were running around the court in an all out war. With Sango on one side and InuYasha on the other, it was a very competitive match. So far, Sango's side was ahead by three points.

“C'mon, we've got to beat them!” InuYasha said to Kagome. “Hit it!” Kagome did hit it, but it didn't go over the net. It hit her racket on an angle and came back to hit InuYasha square in the face. Kagome was torn between being worried and being amused.

“Point for us!” Miroku yelled.

“Aw, hell no!” InuYasha yelled back. “That counts for nothin'”

“Yes it does! It didn't go over the net,” Miroku answered back.

“It didn't hit the floor. It hit me!”

“It still counts, funny as it was.”

“I don't see what's so funny about it.”

“You're face when you saw it coming at you was priceless,” Sango intervened. “That's why I want a picture camera phone.”

“Shut up, both of you!” InuYasha yelled, turning red. His cell phone rang. When he looked at who was calling, he made a face. “It's that bastard again. Probably calling to see where I am.”

“It is getting late, maybe we should go home,” Kagome said, looking at the darkening sky.

“Yeah, my parents will start to worry if I'm not home soon,” Sango said, gathering the badminton equipment.

“Can I escort you home again, Sango-chan?” Miroku asked, helping her with the rackets. Sango nodded.

“Higurashi, do you want another ride?” InuYasha asked Kagome. She blushed and nodded, and he drove her home.

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“I'm telling you, Kagome's finally got a boyfriend!” Sota said at dinner.

“Be quiet you little twerp. What do you know?” Kagome said back.

“It was the same guy as yesterday. He better hope you don't scare him off!” Sota said. Kagome threw a pea at him.

“No boyfriends and no throwing food!” her grandfather said. “Now listen Sota, you need to start training for priesthood. We'll start tomorrow.”

“But I don't wanna be a priest! I wanna be a professional soccer player!”

“What could be better than being a priest?”

“I think it's wonderful that Kagome's got a boyfriend,” her mother said.

“I have such a strange family,” Kagome thought to herself. She was spared any more part of the conversation when the phone rang. Hello, Higurashi residence,” she answered.

“Kagome?” she heard Yuka's voice on the other line.

“Oh, hi Yuka. Sorry I didn't call you earlier. I was playing badminton,” Kagome said cheerfully.

“Were you playing with Toka?” Yuka asked.

“Yeah, why? Is there something wrong?” Kagome asked.

“Well, some of the other girls are talking. They say that Toka and Houshi are to good for you,” Yuka stated, her unease evident over the phone.

“Which girls?” Kagome asked. “Should've known,” she thought to herself.

“You know, Yura, Kagura, and the rest of them. The really popular ones. I don't think you should act so friendly with Toka and Houshi. They might cause some problems.”

“What can they do? Exclude me from society? They've already done that.”

“They can do a lot of things. They're sneaky and they have a lot of connections at school. I mean, Yura's really good at manipulating people and Kagura comes from a rich family. I wouldn't want to get on her bad side,” Yuka said, trying to make Kagome see where she was going with this.

“Yuka, don't worry about me. It doesn't matter. It's not like Toka's my boyfriend or anything,” Kagome said, trying to calm her friend down.

“Kagome, please try to be discreet. They say if you act any more friendly, they're going to do something about it. Yura, Kagura, and some other girls. They say that they're going to teach you a lesson.”

“Like what? I can't choose my friends without consulting them first?” Kagome said, mockingly.

“It's not funny Kagome, I'm serious. At least, stop taking rides from him.”

“I never asked for a ride. He offered it to me!”

“Yeah, and he hasn't offered it to any one else except for you and Houshi. The other girls are really jealous,” Yuka said. “Just don't come to school with him anymore.”

“Fine, fine, I'll leave early tomorrow and I won't take a ride from him. Jeez!” Kagome said, tired of having this conversation.

“Thanks, and you know, this is only for your own good. Goodbye,” Yuka hung up. Kagome stared at the phone.

“Who do they think they are!” she thought angrily, referring to Yura and Kagura. “It's not up to them who I hang out with. Besides, it's not like he's my boyfriend or anything.” A little voice answered back form within her mind. “But you want him to be…”

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Ohhhh, a cliff-hanger! Aren't I just evil? Anyway, the drama in this chapter! And don't forget the fluff. I almost killed myself writing it, I thought it was that horrible. Besides that, this chapter is over 5,000 words. I have hand cramps now. Here's a preview of what to come.

InuYasha: (Speaking in monotone) In the next chapter, there will be drama, laughs, and a showdown between Kagome and the cool girls. Stay tuned. P.S. Ayame is the greatest.

Yami 396: Hey! That's not what it says!

InuYasha: (Shows paper) Yes it does.

Yami 396: Ayame! Did you put that in there?

Ayame: Well there wasn't enough of my greatness in this chapter so I thought I'd put it in the preview. Ha, ha, ha!

Yami 396: Idiot…