The Shikon Surf Angels

Ch. 6

Competition is Fierce

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Inuyasha tilted her head up again to look at her. This girl that he had only known for three days was doing something to him, and he couldn't figure out what it was. But he liked it and wanted more of it. Silencing both of their trains of thoughts he kissed her again.

Inuyasha I have no idea what I'm going to do, but for right now I just want to be like this…

Hours later Inuyasha sat alone in his apartment juggling the incidents that had occurred that day in his head.

Kagome…Kagome…Kagome. Why can't I stop thinking about you? Why do I already miss you when I only said goodbye to you mere hours ago.

Inuyasha closed his eyes and reenacted the day they had spent together in his mind. The her face had flushed when he had made the insinuation about the alley, the way her eyes had lit up when all the kids had crowded around her in excitement to learn, the carefree laugh she had released as they had dangled on the bungee cord, and finally he pictured the expression she had worn in the crevice as he had bent down to kiss her. He still hadn't been able to decipher what that expression was; it looked like a mix of confusion, anticipation, worry, and what Inuyasha liked to think, a bit of desire.

You're a mystery to me Kagome. I've known you for such little time and yet I feel like you've suddenly grasped something inside of me that no one else has been able to reach before. When I was dating Kikyou I never had such a strong erg to want to kiss her the way I kissed you tonight.

Wait Kikyou? Shit!!! Technically we're still dating

Inuyasha quickly snatched the phone off the nightstand next to the bed fumbling with the cord.

Inuyasha dialed Kikyou's cell number after seeking it out of the phone's memory banks. Whether it had been due to the fact he had had so many of them, or for the reason he just didn't care enough to memorize them, Inuyasha had never been able to remember any of his Girlfriends' numbers. Not even as he was dating them

When her answering machine had kicked in, Inuyasha realized he was going to have to end this over a voice mail…not that he was worried or anything Inuyasha was an expert at breaking up in person, through E-mail, over the phone, in a note, on an instant messenger, and occasionally on an answering machine.

After her voice was through and the beep had sounded, Inuyasha proceeded.

"Hey Kikyou…ummm ya it's Inuyasha. Listen baby I think its time we split up and start seeing other people, even though I kind of already am Inuyasha silently added to himself. Look it's been fun, but the truth is there's only one girl out there for me, and I just know that its not you."

He had gotten that part from a flick he had just seen called John Tucker Must Die.

"Anyways…hope we can still be friends, not that I really care, Bye." Inuyasha finished and then promptly hung up. Yawning Inuyasha folded his hands behind his head and stared at the ceiling until his eyes felt heavy and with that he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

The next day a woman with bone straight black hair sat in a salon chair while her feet soaked in a pedicure bath. She vainly looked at her reflection in the mirror, trying to find some fault in what the hairdresser had done with her hair, even though he had followed her directions to a T.

Feeling bored Kikyou decided to pull out her cell phone and call Inuyasha. She hadn't heard from him ever since the night he had walked out of her apartment after refusing her advances, and she wanted to know what the hell his problem was. Careful not to smudge her newly manicured nails Kikyou flicked her Cell phone on, and almost instantly the annoying tune that signals new voice messages sounded.

Still being cautious of her nails Kikyou punched in her password and put the phone up to her ear, and just before the message played, the mixture of the lotion the manicurist had used to massage her hands with, along with the awkward position which she was holding her phone caused the cell phone to slip out of her hands and fall into the bath her feet were soaking in.

"Shit", screamed Kikyou as she retrieved the cell phone out of the water effectively ruining her manicure. She screeched furiously as her phone failed to light up and turn on.

"This is all your fault." Kikyou screamed pointing a finger at the petite manicurist, who swallowed a lump in her throat, obviously in fear of the furious customer.

After her rants continued for a few more minutes a peeved customer marched over to Kikyou.

"What do you want?" Kikyou said glaring at the unwanted sight.

"For you to shut up!" Bellowed the angry customer, and then successfully knocked Kikyou's lights out sending her flying into the wall, which shelved the body wax heater that at the time did contain wax.

Kikyou moaned after gaining consciousness and instinctively clutched her now aching head, but rather than focusing on the pain Kikyou found herself concentrating on the gooey sensation she felt upon her locks of hair. She knew what it was instantly.

Seconds later a scream could be heard as far as 5 blocks down the street from the salon. People everywhere turned there heads in the direction of the scream but then turned back around and carried on with their normal lives.

The same day on the other side of town, Kagome sat inside the Surf Shack, waiting to go on her lunch break that hadn't happened yet because once again the new girl had failed to show up for her shift.

"Uggggh why me?" Complained the surfer girl who's stomach was protesting against her neglect.

With nothing to distract her attention Kagome sat on the stool behind the cashier counter, and let her mind drift to last night when Inuyasha had taken her home after their 'outing'. Kagome called it an outing because she didn't quite know what it had been exactly. It had started out as innocent as any day out with her buddies would have been, but it had ended with passion filled kisses and…well confusion.

She had asked him to walk her to her door after he had driven her home in hopes of getting him to say anything about what had transpired between them.

Kagome stood shyly on the top step of the shrine, making eye contact with Inuyasha as he stood one step lower directly in front of her.

"Ummmm thanks for um…driving me home." Kagome said shooting him a timid smile

"Thank you for showing me around, and for what do you call it?...oh yes practicing suicide with me" Inuyasha laughed out as Kagome swatted his shoulder playfully.

"Well I guess it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be…" Kagome said blushing.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha said in a somewhat husky voice.

"Hnn?" Kagome said while staring at her feet.

"You're blushing." He stated more than questioned.

"Am not!" She bit out knowing damn well that she was, but of course she wouldn't just admit that.

Inuyasha just chuckled. "Well then if you're not blushing then why are hiding behind a tomato?"

Kagome flashed him a mock glare. "Hahaha Inuyasha you should be a comedian."

Inuyasha smiled, but then him face became unreadable as he gazed down at her lips

"I want to kiss you again. Do you want to kiss me?"

Kagome bit her lip and surprised him by taking the initiative, pressing her lips firmly against his. He smiled into the kiss and locked his arms around her waist bringing them closer together, shielding her from the cold breeze that swept through the night air.

Kagome looked up as the store bell had sounded and her mouth fell agape at the sight. A woman with black boy cut hair and smudged nails entered the shop, sneering at the tacky wallpaper at the shop.

Oh my god what's Inuyasha's ex-girlfriend doing here!?!?!?

"Ca-Can I help you." I stuttered out, wondering why the hell she was here, and what the heck she had done with her hair.

"Uh ya you can help me by moving the hell outta my way so I can start my shift." Kikyou snapped back

Oh no. No way. Not happening. Kikyou was the new person I was supposed to train for the job. Oh Kami!!!

"Your late, you do realize that you were supposed to start two days ago", I ground out, forcing myself to sound semi-polite.

"Ya whatever I had things to do, so just show me what to do because the sooner I get started the sooner I can leave this tacky little junk hole."

So as requested Kagome reluctantly showed her around the 'tacky little junk hole' instructing her on how to restock the shelves, showing her what keys went to what cases, and finally teaching her how to organize the magazine and book shelf. Kagome was fuming by the end of it all, not missing one snide remark that Kikyou made towards her or the shop, but then the icing was really put on the cake.

They had almost finished taking the old magazines off the rack and putting the new ones up, when Kikyou let out a squeal. Of course Kagome had not been surprised, it hadn't been the first time she had squealed that day, she had squealed because the stocking shelves had had dust on them, she had squealed when Kagome had told her that she'd have to stay here to work from three to eight, she had squealed when she had been told that she would be starting on the minimum salary, and now she was squealing about Kami only knows what.

Kagome turned sharply spun around to 'assess' the 'problem', and rolled her eyes at the sight of Kikyou clutching a magazine to her like some star struck middle schooler. Kagome picked up another copy of the same magazine Kikyou was holding and gasped.

"Oh my God my Boyfriend's on the cover of a magazine!!!"

There on the cover of the latest issue of 'Tidal wave' was Inuyasha.

"Your boyfriend?" I said more to myself than to Kikyou.

Kikyou started blabbing on about how she and Inuyasha had met and how they had become inseparable, but I just tuned her out and pretended to listen to her when I was actually absorbed in my own thoughts.

Kikyou and Inuyasha are still dating, and yet he kissed me yesterday? How could you Inuyasha? I thought that we were...

"Oh I get it you're jealous 'cause I have a girlfriend, and you want me and can't stand watching me kiss her.".

He's a player.

"Look I'm not trying to come on to you 'cause as you know I have a girlfriend. I just want to become your friend so what do you say?

So what does that make me, the friend with benefits!?

She had done it she had really done it. She let herself like Inuyasha and let herself forget that he was a player, and for what to have the fact that he has a girlfriend be shoved into her face. No she had to put a stop this before she let herself fall for him.

Face it Kagome he's just not the guy you want him to be, and you can't change that, and plus he's competition, you should be concentrating on how to defeat him not befriending him.

Kikyou had stopped talking minutes ago after realizing that Kagome had in fact not been listening to a word she had said, and had went back to finishing up her job so she could leave early to go to T-Mobile to get a new cell phone. She couldn't go two days without having one. What if Inuyasha tried to call her?

"Kagome…Kagome." Kikyou said as she waved her hand in front of the unresponsive girl's face.

Kagome jerked her head up in response, embarrasses that she had been caught ignoring her.

"Ya I'm leaving." Kikyou said as she hurriedly reached for her purse and started out the door.

"Wait you can't leave! Your shift isn't over!" Kagome shouted to Kikyou who was already half way out the door, pretending not to have heard her.

An hour later Kagome locked the door to the surf shack, and promptly slammed it behind her muttering something about stupid bitches that don't know how to arrange things in alphabetical order. She was thoroughly exhausted from having to fix everything Kikyou had screwed up on and was just ready to go home and relax.

Oh shit Sango made me promise to go to that party tonight.

Kagome leaned against her love bug for a couple of minutes pondering what would be worse…going to a party to get hooked up with a guy you don't even know…or go home and face Sango's wrath tomorrow. Ya Sango's wrath would be much worse to have to put up with Kagome decided. Letting out a heavy sigh she unenthusiastically got in her car and headed to the scene.

Ah the beach. The perfect place for solitude where you can listen to the waves crash into the shore, and snuggle up close to somebody next to a bonfire…or it could be party central where a DJ blasted music while guys held Tequila shot contests, and girls owned the dance floor…or dance sand as it should be put. Ah yes tonight it was definitely the second of those two scenes.

"Kagomeeeeee you finally came," Shouted a tipsy Sango who had just emerged from the dance floor hands intertwined with a guy I assumed was Miroku.

"You must be Miroku", hi I'm Kagome." Kagome said, masking the fact that she actually didn't want to be there.

"It's a pleasure…Kagome." Miroku said, kissing the back of my hand. Sango who saw that act as a little too friendly gave Miroku a thump on the back of his head.

"Ouch Sango what did you do that for I was just introducing myself."

Okay what the hell kind of guy was Sango dating?

"So Kagome, Sango tells me that you're single."

Oh god here it comes…"Well I also have this friend who is single, and I bet you guys would get along great, want me to introduce you?"

"Well it just so happens that one of my pals is also single and I think you guys would get along great. In fact he's here tonight want me to introduce you?" Miroku offered.

NO! "Sure why not." Kagome said begrudgingly, but he didn't seem to catch her tone.

"Well let's see if I can track him down. Oh there he is over there." He said pulling me towards the tequila bar.

"Hey! " Miroku shouted to the person leaning against the counter facing the other direction. The man turned around, recognizing his friends voice.

No Kagome said to herself as she discovered exactly who Miroku was trying to introduce her to.

"Hey man this is the girl I was talking to you about. Kagome this is…"

"Inuyasha." Kagome finished for him

"You two have met?" Miroku questioned

"You could say that." Kagome said dully, and Inuyasha frowned a little at her slightly cold behavior.

"Well since you guys know each other I'll leave you alone to mingle." Miroku said noticing the tension, and went off to locate Sango.

"So how have you been?" Inuyasha said, breaking the silence.

"Just fine." Kagome said keeping my icy appearance

"Listen Kagome, I haven't stopped thinking about you since…"

"Look Inuyasha I think we should just forget about what happened yesterday." Kagome interrupted, hoping he wouldn't argue against her decision.

No such luck

"What the hell for?" Inuyasha retorted making Kagome faintly wince.

"I've just been thinking about what you said before we went out yesterday abut how you thought we should just be friends…"

"You sure as hell weren't mentioning anything about just being friends before or after you kissed me." Inuyasha barked throwing his hands up in frustration.

"What about your girlfriend Inuyasha? What about her?" Kagome said as tears of anger started to gather around her eyes.

"What about her? I broke up with her this morning."

"Not according to her you didn't." Kagome hollered turning her back on him to walk away.

Inuyasha grabbed her arm and pulled her to him before she could distance herself.

"What is that supposed to mean? What do you mean she told you different?"

"I meant exactly what I said Inuyasha, but lets face it you're a player you have to get caught sometimes right. So just quit playing your games I'm immune to them." Kagome said as she tried to extract herself from his arms.

"Listen to me! I'm not trying to…" His words were cut off by a palm that had connected with his face in a resounding smack.

"I don't want to hear it just leave me alone!" Kagome said weaving her way into the crowd.

Why Kagome? I thought we had been getting along so well…

Inuyasha watched her retreated form slip into the crowd, and decided to leave. He was going to find Kikyou and set the record straight.

Kagome watched him leave while hiding behind a tiki post and felt an unfamiliar pang hit her chest.

This is what I wanted isn't it. He can't just play me and get away with it. 'But he said he wasn't with Kikyou anymore' a voice from inside her nagged. Ya but that's exactly what a player would do deny it.

Kagome felt something warm and wet splash against one of her clenched fists.

Rain?

No she could feel it on her face as well. She lifted her hand to her eyes and wiped away any more tears that dared to fall.

No I won't cry. I can't cry.

"…Inuyasha…"she whimpered, reaching out to him although he was already out of sight.

"Now what's a beautiful girl doing all by herself here when she should be enjoying the party and dancing with me?"A voice called out from behind her.

She turned around and chocolate met sapphire.

"Hi I'm Kouga."

Hey Guys sorry I didn't get the update finished as soon as I had hoped I would, but alas I finally did finish. Hope you liked. PLEASE REVIEW it motivates me to update quicker lol

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