Chapter I

She Thought it was

Love…

"Kagome!" Inuyasha let his frustrations show in his voice. "What is your problem?! I said I was 'sorry'"

Kagome forced herself to stop running, and turned around slowly to look him in the eye. "You just don't get it do you?"

Inuyasha threw his hands up in exasperation. "Get what?"

"I'm not just your freaking shard detector! How do you think it makes me feel every time you say that? I'm never part of the group, am I? I'm just Kagome, I sense the shards, but other than that I'm useless." Kagome looked away, with a pained look on her face, "My word Inuyasha, I thought that I was your friend. I thought I meant more to you than that, but I guess I was wrong."

Inuyasha felt terouble for what he had said to her, but his damned pried put a barrier around his senses, and he continued to blame Kagome. "I said I was sorry, wench! How come your so quick to forgive Shippo when he's a brat or Miroku when he's being a lecher? But you take your sweet time forgiving me?"

Kagome turned to face him once again, anger blaring in her eye's. "Maybe when they screw up, it doesn't hurt that much!"

Inuyasha visibly flinched, he hated when he made her mad, and now it looked like she was about to cry. "Or maybe your just to sensitive!" As soon as he said it he wished he could take it back, the look of pain was evident in her eye's.

"Yeah" She said softly, her eye's hardening. "Stupid me, actually caring what you think of me." She turned and stomped towards the well.

Inuyasha wanted to follow her. With every fiber of his being, but he couldn't. He had said he was sorry! Wasn't that enough for her. He tried to ignore the echo in his mind, her words ringing over and over again, and the guilt that came with them.

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Kagome groaned as she forced herself to get out of bed and start her day. She did NOT feel like going to school today, but she had tests. Stifling a yawn, she forced herself out of bed. She methodically put on her school uniform and brushed her teeth and hair. Before she left, she checked her reflection in the mirror, its not like anyone important would see her.

Why did she care so much what Inuyasha thought? Why did HE matter so much? Sango, Miroku, and the others were never that rude to her, and yet every put down, every insult, every "If Kikyo were here" made her want to scream in frusteration. Or worse, sob uncontrolobley. If this was love than why couldn't she have fallen for someone who actually cared about her? She just had to fall in love with the guy in love with her incarnation, and had a major attitude problem.

Way to go Kagome.

After breakfast she walked to school, welcoming the excersize, knowing that it would probably help her endurance for her little 'adventures'. *I'm such a lap dog, so willing to please* She thought to herself most bitterly.

Since she had taken so little time getting ready for school that morning, she was early.