A/N: I had written this story before, but it was for a story contest at my school called " Young Authors". I wanted people to read it, so I just changed the original characters' names from Trisha, James, Roy, and Mikey, to Kagome, InuYasha, Miroku, and Hojo. I hope you guys like it!!

Chapter 1

"...And then you'll turn it all around, and you'll come back to meeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Kagome and InuYasha finished the song loudly, screaming more than singing. They laughed and held their stomaches, Kagome holding the steering wheel with one hand. She looked over at InuYasha through watering eyes. He was still laughing, but slowly managed to silence himself. He sighed and sat up straight.

InuYasha flipped his long, straight, silver hair out of his face. His dark amber eyes were still a little red from laughing so hard, but they were clearing up. He unzipped his black jacket and threw it in the back seat of Kagome's Porsche 911 Turbo. The tight, lime-green shirt he wore clung to every part of his torso. His arms were scarred from every fall he ever made while " practicing" on his skateboard. His legs, also scarred, were covered with baggy tan shorts. On his feet were black and white Adios.

" C'mon, one more," InuYasha offered, holding up another CD. Kagome shook her head, making her dark brown curls fall from her black beanie, and cascade down her back. She tugged on the bottom of her tight purple tank top and smoothed it out. Her torn up jeans were rolled at the knees because of the heat in the car. She kicked off her Vans flats and reached down to pick them up.

" Are you crazy, Kag?" InuYasha said quickly. " Let me get those, you'll make us crash!"

" Okay, just hurry up," Kagome said sitting up straight. InuYasha leaned over the seat and across Kagome's legs. He took hold of the shoes and sat back up. " Throw 'em in the back."

InuYasha tossed the shoes over his shoulders, letting them pile on top of the mountain of trash and clothes. He stuck his head out the window and sighed.

" Are we almost there?" he asked. " I'm getting tired of sitting in this damn car."

" Calm down, it'll just be another hour," Kagome sighed. InuYasha looked at her in mock horror. He pretended to faint and flopped his head out the window. Kagome bit her lip to keep from laughing. She knew it would only encourage him. She had known InuYasha her entire life. He was her closest friend. That's why she brought him along on this last road trip she'd take as a teenager.

They weren't going to the same college. InuYasha had gotten into some art school in Nebraska, that he refused to name, and Kagome had gotten into New York University. There was no way they'd be able to see each other, not everyday, not like they did back home. Kagome would be too busy studying, InuYasha would be too busy doing whatever someone does in art school. Hopefully, this trip would make up for the time they wouldn't be able to spend together. Maybe Kagome would feel less guilty when she left. Maybe not.

She and InuYasha had known each other since they were two. They grew up on the same street, went to the same school, had the same friends. Kagome knew everything about InuYasha, and InuYasha knew everything about Kagome. They had done everything together. InuYasha joined the choir, just so he could go on out-of-state trips with Kagome. Kagome started to skate, just so she'd be able to hangout with InuYasha and their other skater friends at the park. Kagome was always there for InuYasha when he went through a bad break-up, and InuYasha had done the same for her. They were like family, only closer.

When Kagome's mother died, InuYasha had been there to comfort her. When InuYasha's parents divorced, Kagome was there to help him keep it together. Once, Kagome waited until the last minute to start her science fair project. InuYasha stayed up the entire night, helping her finish it, just so she wouldn't get an F. InuYasha wasn't exactly a straight A student either. That's why Kagome tutored him from sixth grade to their senior year in high school. They always looked out for each other. No matter what happened.

" An entire hour?" InuYasha groaned. " I don't think I'll make it ! Just kill me now, Lord! Please, end my misery!"

" Oh, stop it," Kagome chuckled. " Here, one more CD. Pop it in there."

InuYasha laughed and shook his head.

" Why is it everything you say sounds dirty?" he asked her, putting the CD he held into the CD player. Kagome rolled her eyes and started to bob her head to the beat of the music.

" Just shut up and sing," she ordered. InuYasha laughed again and saluted her sarcastically. He took in a deep breath and sat up straight.

" I got birds in my ears, and a devil on my shoulder, and a phone to the other and I can't get a hold of her. And what's a crush a to doooo? What's a crush to do-o when he can't get through? " they sang harmoniously. They sang, screaming at the tops of their lungs, making people next to them stare. They finished the song with Kagome holding her throat and wincing. She rolled down her window and laughed to herself. She and InuYasha were completely childish when they were alone. A bus drove by, that read: Russed ISD. Kagome watched it pass and frowned.

" I wish we could go back," she said to herself. InuYasha turned down the music and watched her drive. " You know, back to High School and start over. It feels like it ended too quickly. Doesn't it?"

" Yeah," InuYasha said sadly. " It feels like it was just yesterday when you were calling me at two in the morning, crying about how scared you were to be starting high school. Heh, those were the days..."

" Yeah, and it seems like just yesterday when you were coming to school, with your cute little coat and tie," Kagome said teasingly. " Remember? Your step mom thought it would be cute to slick your hair back your first day of high school."

" Yeah," InuYasha growled. " I only got shoved into my locker about five times that day."

"Hey, you looked like a dork," Kagome shrugged. " But the next day, no-one recognized you. That's a good thing, right?"

" Whatever," InuYasha said, crossing his arms like a four-year-old. He looked out across the dashboard. Kagome smiled and turned to look at the road. Suddenly, the bus that had passed them swerved and went off the road.

" Kagome, look out!" InuYasha screamed. He jumped over the seat and jerked the steering wheel. The car swerved to the left as the bus went rolling into a ditch to the right. Kagome screamed and closed her eyes. InuYasha put a hand on her head and pushed it down as he swerved the car onto the grass.

" Brake!" he shouted. Kagome stomped her foot down, but didn't look up. The car came to a stop. Kagome heard several car honks and a few tires screech. She was still trembling when InuYasha pulled her up. He held her face in his hands.

" Are you okay?" Kagome asked, her eyes still shut tight. InuYasha gave her a hug and laughed.

" I'm fine," he assured. " What about you?"

" Just give me a minute," Kagome breathed. Her heart thumped frantically in her chest. Her mind was giving her flashbacks from her mother's car accident. Her mother's voice echoed in her head.

" Kagome! Look out!"

Kagome had been drunk. Her mother was sitting in the passenger seat. Kagome had just picked her up from work. She had no idea that her daughter had been at a party, drinking. A truck had popped a tire, and went swerving onto their lane. Kagome would have been hit head-on if her mother hadn't grabbed the wheel and spun the car around. The entire passenger's side was crushed. Her mother had died on impact. Kagome made it out with a few scrapes, but nothing serious. Her father never forgave her...

" Kags, c'mon," InuYasha said soothingly. " Let's get going."

" Okay," Kagome gulped. She couldn't move. " I think you should drive."

" Alright," InuYasha said. He let her go as he climbed out of the car, walking around to open her door. Kagome sat up shakily and let InuYasha carry her to the passenger's seat. He closed the door then jogged back to the other side, closing the door behind him.

" I'm sorry I freaked out like that," Kagome said quietly. InuYasha shook his head and smiled, getting back onto the road.

" No worries," he smiled. "Just chill out for a while, I got this."

They sat in silence, the only noise was the sound of the wind rushing past the windows. Kagome tried her best to calm down, but her head just wouldn't let her. She sighed and pulled her feet up onto the seat. She rested her head on her knees and laughed at herself.

" You'd think after five years," she said softly. " I'd be over it, huh?"

" You've been through a lot, hon," InuYasha said gently. " It's okay to freak out now and then. This was a perfectly understandable time."

Kagome smiled. InuYasha was a good friend. Almost too good for her. She had to pay him back when they got to Naroda. She pulled her phone out of her pocket and stared at it for a second.

" Are the guys gonna meet us there, or not?" Kagome asked. Her other friends, Hojo and Miroku would be joining them in Naroda and they'd go with InuYasha and her to Tallahassee. InuYasha nodded and took the phone from her hands.

" They said they had already rented a hotel room," InuYasha said. "They called a while back when we were at that gas station."

" Oh," Kagome said. " So who am I gonna bunk with?"

" You have a choice between me and Miroku," InuYasha said awkwardly. " Hojo called dibs on the bed by the window."

" Then I'm sharing with you," Kagome said quickly. " Miroku's too touchy for me."

" Why do you think I didn't want to share with him?" InuYasha laughed. Kagome smiled at him and punched his shoulder softly.

" I'm gonna miss you," she said turning to look out the window.

" Yeah, I know," InuYasha said simply. Kagome chuckled and dozed off...

A/N: Whew, that was harder than I thought. I hope I got all the names right. Well, if you guys like it, I'll continue. I just wanna get one thing straight: This story is called " Ivory Skin" because it is about VAMPIRES. scary, i know. But, I want you guys to get the impression that all the names listed so far are human characters. Later, I'll add some vamps. So, please tell me if I should continue.

hugs and kisses, sesshylovr