Puppy Love

5- I Like You

"Dude, seriously?" Miroku said with a chuckle. 

"Kagome is gonna be pissed," Sango added.

"I know! But I really want to tell him today," Koga said.

He finally found the courage to confide in his friends about his crush on Inuyasha (and the fact that he was gay, but that went way over their heads when Inuyasha's name came out of Koga's mouth). 

"Do you even know if he likes you back?" Sango asked. Koga sighed and leaned against the tree he was sitting nearby. The three decided to meet at the park, mostly because they all were going to the movies later, so they needed a nearby meetup spot.

"I'm not entirely sure, but I tried flirting with him, and he just blushed, looked away, and told me to shut up," Koga said. He figured that it was an out of the ordinary response for Inuyasha.

"Then I say go for it, the second he gets here!" Miroku said. "Speaking of which, I think I see him!" And with that, Miroku grabbed Sango, and they ducked behind a nearby bush.

Koga looked over. Sure enough, there was Inuyasha. He had his earbuds in as normal and seemed to be completely zoned as he walked, at least until he noticed Koga. He waved a little, and Koga swore he saw a smile on the boy's face. But if it was there, it was gone when Inuyasha arrived.

"Hey," Inuyasha said, "where's thing one and two?"

"They... uh... that's not important right now. I have something I need to tell you." That caused a small change in Inuyasha's facial expressions. One that Koga instantly recognized as worry. Koga took a deep breath and began. "I really don't want this to ruin our friendship if you say no, but I need to get this out. I... I really like you. More than a typical friend." It was at that point when Koga was losing his words. He didn't know what else to say. He was so afraid that Inuyasha was just going to walk away and never talk to him again.

"Wow..." That was the first time Inuyasha was at a loss for words. He never expected Koga to confess to him, much less look so terrified as he did so. So, Inuyasha swallowed his pride and did something that he hadn't done in a long time.

He placed his hand on Koga's cheek so he would look at him, causing both of their faces to erupt into a pink tint. 

"I get it if you-" Koga started, only to be cut off by Inuyasha pulling his head down and smashing their lips together. Once they pulled away, Koga was left stunned while Inuyasha spoke.

"You didn't let me finish my response. I like you too, dumbass."

Koga felt a sense of relief wash over him, smiling and gently placing a hand under Inuyasha's chin to kiss him again. But just before their lips could touch, they both were startled by the sound of squealing and whistling behind them.

Inuyasha's face turned as red as his flannel as he ran over to Miroku and Sango. "I swear I'm gonna bash your heads in!" 

Koga just stood back and chuckled, touching his lips with his fingertips. "Heh, he didn't seem like the type to wear cherry ChapStick."  

~☆~

The four teens loaded into Inuyasha's car, shocked when Inuyasha grabbed Koga's hand before beginning to drive.

"Nice car, Inuyasha," Sango said as she admired the interior.

"It's technically my brother's car, but I like to say it's mine when I borrow it. The bastard should just get me my own damn car at this point," Inuyasha said, letting go of Koga's hand for a quick moment as he passed him his phone and AUX cord. "You know what I want." Koga nodded.

Normally, Inuyasha listens to rock, but that's just with Koga in the car. He found a compromise when there are other people in the car who don't listen to rock. NEFFEX. He personally really liked it and knew that most people nowadays listened to rap at his school.

The movie theater wasn't too far away, but it was definitely too far to walk. Luckily, Sesshomaru had the day off and was more than willing to let Inuyasha borrow his car while he got some much-needed beauty sleep. 

"So what movie are you guys dragging me to?" Inuyasha asked, having had no prior explanation to anything. All Koga had told him was to meet him at the park and that they were going to the movies later.

"Some horror movie Sango wanted to see," Koga said, causing Miroku to instantly panic. He was the worst of the group with horror movies.

"You could've told me that, y'know! I don't need all the girls there to see me panic!" He said, crossing his arms and looking out the window. Everyone else laughed. He was such a womanizer, but he was also such a baby.

"It's fine, Miroku, I've heard it's not even that bad," Sango said.

Koga laughed, overjoyed when he looked over and saw Inuyasha laughing too. His tough demeanor was finally crumbling. He was slowly but surely getting to see the real Inuyasha, the one that he's only ever seen glimpses of.

Inuyasha took notice of his staring, but instead of pointing it out, he simply grabbed the other boy's hand, gently tracing his knuckles with his thumb as he kept his eyes fixed on the road.

Soon enough, they arrived at the movie theater, each paying for their own ticket before grabbing their snacks and taking their seats.

Inuyasha sat near the wall with Koga next to him, followed by Miroku, then Sango. Inuyasha was hesitant but slowly moved into a criss cross seated position, his favorite way to sit in chairs such as these. Koga had never seen it previously, as the only chairs they have ever sat in around each other were either school desks or the wooden chairs at Inuyasha's dining table. Even then, Koga was always seated across from him. Did Inuyasha always sit like that? It didn't really matter; Koga was just fascinated by every little thing Inuyasha did.

Both of them just felt an overwhelming sensation of joy, neither of their hands parting from the other throughout the entire movie. Even as they walked out laughing at Miroku when it was over. At that moment, every bad thought that Koga could ever have about this relationship disappeared. All that was on his mind was his boyfriend, Inuyasha.