SUMMARY:

Kagome-centered oneshots or drabbles.

(Sasuke/Kagome/Sakura): Kagome tries to teach Sakura how she can get Sasuke to stop avoiding her…Lesson One – Don't approach an Uchiha so suddenly. Otherwise you might startle and scare him away. Sasuke/Kagome/Sakura.

DISCLAIMER: "Inuyasha" created by Rumiko Takahashi. "Naruto" by Kasashi Mishimoto.

RATING: K

A SHOT OF INDULGENCE

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5

Lesson One
Don't Act Like A Fangirl

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Kagome easily kept in stride with Sasuke, peering up at the irritated Uchiha.

Today was their first day of being a genin.

It was supposed to be a good day!

But no. Instead of the perfect vision that she had of what her first day of being an official Konoha shinobi would be – which included eating lunch with her team members while happily sharing their hopes and dreams – she was now trailing after Sasuke whose vein was twitching as he was scouring the village in search of one blonde ninja. A ninja who just happened to be their new teammate; a teammate who, a few minutes ago, had not only tackled Sasuke into the ground, bound his limbs together, but ran away pretending to be Sasuke.

She sighed unhappily.

The whole day was ruined.

Now, instead of eating her lunch, which took her an hour to prepare, she was following a fully pissed of Uchiha to make sure that he didn't kill Naruto.

"Sasuke-kun!"

Kagome watched as Sakura, yet another teammate, jumped off from the bench and started walking to Sasuke, happiness bubbling in her green eyes.

"Where's Naruto?" Sasuke asked, sparing a look at the pink-haired kunoichi.

Sakura grinned sheepishly, her hands clasped at her back. "Changing the subject again? Forget about Naruto. All he does is pick quarrels with you." She nodded, crossing her arms over her chest. "It's probably because he had such an irregular childhood."

Kagome raised a brow when Sakura kept on talking. Sasuke was obviously not even listening to her, seeing as how he was looking around for the blonde ninja.

"Oh yeah, you know how he doesn't have parents, right?"

Sasuke froze, his eyes narrowed dangerously at the pink-haired kunoichi. Uh-oh, Kagome thought, glancing nervously between the two teens. Parents tended to be a sore subject for the thirteen-year-old.

Apparently, Sakura didn't get the message as she continued to talk about how Naruto was always doing selfish things and how her parents would stop her if she were to do those things.

Kagome resisted the urge to palm her face as Sakura rambled on…and on…and on.

"If you're alone, your parents wouldn't get mad at you. That's why he's so selfish," she continued, oblivious to the fact that she had just inadvertently offended the guy that she was trying so hard to impress.

"Um...Sakura," Kagome interrupted, aware of the rising irritation of the Uchiha standing next to her.

"What is it?"

"The solitude. You can't even compare it to when your parents are mad at you…" he began. His voice was uneven and monotone, but the two girls could hear the edge underlying it. Kagome placed a hand on Sasuke's arm, silently trying to tell him to go easy on the other girl. She knew that Sakura hadn't meant to sound so mean about it.

"What's the matter, Sasuke?" Sakura asked, concerned.

"You annoy me."

Kagome could only look on sympathetically as the raven-haired teen turned his head to glare at Sakura. Poor Sakura, she thought. She could practically hear the girl's heart tear in two right in front of her.

"Tsk. Sasuke, don't be so mean," she quietly hissed out, sparing a glance at the girl frozen in front of them. Sakura's eyes were wide with surprise and glazed with hurt. She tried to apologize but instead fumbled her words. She turned away from Sasuke's glare, her face flushing.

"Hn."

The smaller girl could only frown in disapproval as Sasuke walked away, not even bothering to look back.

She sighed. It irritated her how he just seemed to be so careless with other people's feelings sometimes. Yes, she was fully aware of how fangirls irritated him but that didn't mean he had to be so cold with them.

"Ah, this is awkward," Kagome muttered, rubbing the back of her head. She knew she should try to comfort Sakura or…something. That is what she should do, right? Sakura was a girl and she was a girl so it shouldn't be that hard to have some "girl talk"…whatever that means.

"So…yeah, I mean, don't take it so personally Sakura," she said, trying to smile reassuringly, "Sasuke considers a lot of people annoying. Heck, we've been friends forever and he calls me that at least once a day!"

"S-sasuke called me annoying…Why-why would he do that? I don't even know what I did wrong…" Sakura pouted, looking like she was on the verge of tears.

Kagome sighed. She resisted the urge to slap Sakura so that she could realize how desperate she sounded. "Okay, look. I won't try to help you get with Sasuke but I will give you a tip if you're really serious about trying to flirt with him." She walked over to her, her hands settled on her hips.

She almost smirked when Sakura's head shot up.

"Why would you do that?" Her voice was tinted with suspicion as Sakura took in the other kunoichi. "Why should I trust what you have to say? You probably want Sasuke all to yourself!" She pointed dramatically.

Kagome blew out an exasperated breath. Was she being serious?

"Um…ew. Okay, no." She waved her hands as if in defense. "I've known Sasuke since we were babies and I know you and Ino and all the other girls think he's sooooo perfect," she added, grimacing, "but I know better. And believe me when I say that he is not perfect."

Sakura remained silent.

"Yes, he is good-looking and he has that 'cool genius' vibe going on but believe me, he's moody as hell and temperamental and he rarely says he's sorry even when it's obvious that he's in the wrong and he could be so insulting sometimes. I mean, seriously, it's not my fault that I'm not the strongest ninja around but does he have to rub it in my face everytime we do Taijutsu? And you know what else," she ranted on, her cobalt eyes glinting, "he never and I mean never admits when he gets beaten. I remember this one time, we were doing a race and I beat him and you know what he did-"

"Um, Kagome?"

"-expecting a congratulations or something but no, the great Uchiha Sasuke just couldn't believe he lost. And apparently, I cheated, that was the only reason why I actually beat his ass in a race, like I couldn't possibly be faster. I mean, can you believe that crap? Like I would cheat? Me?!"

"Kagome. I-" Sakura tilted her head, unsure of how to stop the other girl from going on with her tirade.

"And then there was this other time when he-"

"Kagome! Focus!"

"Huh? Oh yeah…wait, what was I talking about again?"

Sakura blinked, wondering if she should be frustrated or if she should be laughing.

"You said you were going to give me a tip about Sasuke."

"Oh right. Okie dokie." The shorter girl shook her head, brushing her bangs out her eyes. "So basically, if you want to get on Sasuke's good side, you have to stop all this." She said, waving her hand.

"You just gestured to all of me," Sakura frowned, feeling a little insulted.

"Well, yeah. If there's anything that really, really, really irritates the hell out of Sasuke, it's the clingy, shrieking fangirls. And no offense, Sakura," she added apologetically, "but you are kind of clingy and shrieky and I know you're really smart but you tend to go all fangirly whenever Sasuke comes into the picture. So tip number one, tone it down a little bit. Don't be all up on Sasuke's business, if you know what I mean."

Sakura looked like she was going to argue with her but between the two of them, they knew Kagome was right in her assessment. But still…

"Why are you telling me this, Kagome?"

Kagome bit her lip and shrugged, her eyes twinkling playfully. "Because we're on the same team and I really do want to be your friend."

Sakura couldn't help but smile at the sincerity of her words. Well, as long as she wasn't a rival for Sasuke's affections, then there shouldn't be a problem with being friends with the Higurashi girl.

"So I should try to stay away from him?"

"Nah, not stay away. More like, don't be so in his face." Kagome hummed trying to articulate it better. She snapped her fingers when she got it. "Okay, it's like this. You've seen the animals in the forest right?"

"…Yes?"

"Okay, well picture Sasuke as one of those wild animals in the forest. Like a deer…or a squirrel…or a bunny. That's right, picture Sasuke as one of those bunnies that are always wandering around in the forest."

She grinned as the two girls suddenly envisioned a raven-colored rabbit with a bored expression, munching lazily at the grass. Kagome almost giggled when she imagined the look on Sasuke's face if she told him she had compared him a cute and fluffy bunny. Ha, he would probably just give her one of those infamous Uchiha glares quickly followed by a cuff to the head.

"Um, where exactly are you going with this?" Sakura asked, rubbing the back of her head in confusion.

"Hush. I'm trying to make a point here," Kagome retorted. "Okay, so the rabbit could be the cutest thing you've ever seen in your life and I know that you'll probably want to hug it. But you know and I know that if you were to approach it in the wild, it would most likely run away and you would never see it again."

"…"

"So the lesson here is you don't go to Sasuke. You wait for him to come to you."

"But-"

"Trust me Sakura. I know him. He'll appreciate it if you stop trying to touch and grab him all the time. He has a little problem with people invading his personal bubble."

"Hmm. Okay, then. I'll try it your way, I guess. But I'm not making any promises!"

Kagome's grin widened at the look of determination on the other girl's face. Kami, she was really serious about trying to win over Sasuke. "Well, you gotta do what you gotta do." She looked at where Sasuke left and he was probably wondering where she disappeared to. "Anyways, I have to go Sakura! I'll see you later!" She only hoped Sasuke didn't get his hands on Naruto yet…

"Okay. Bye-" Sakura didn't even finish her sentence when the blue-eyed kunoichi vanished almost instantly. Wow, she really was fast.

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NEXT TIME:

Kakashi Hatake
"Endgame"

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