****Author's note: Hold on, before you go all mob on me let me explain. It was extremely painful to write, and I want you guys to tell me what you guys think of it. This is based on the song 'Face Down' by the Red Jumpsuit Apperatus. If you've heard it you probably know how it will end. Thank you for your time and here is the first chapter...

FYI: I don't own Inuyasha, and never, ever, will.

Chapter 1

They just finished high school. It was several months into the summer. Kagome was moving into an apartment with her boyfriend, Koga. They had been going out for years now.

Inuyasha was helping Kagome move. She was packing her stuff into her car. Mrs. Higurashi was both worried and happy for her daughter as she watched her daughter and her best friend drive away.

In the car Inuyasha and Kagome were silent. Inuyasha broke the silence.

"So do you love him?" he asked.

"Yeah," she sighed. "Why would I move in with him if I didn't?"

"Maybe because you think you love him and are getting ahead of yourself," Inuyasha answered.

Kagome knew Inuyasha didn't like the idea that Kagome was moving in with Koga. She didn't know why he was so worried.

"Why are you so worried about me?" she asked.

"Kagome, I don't want you to do something you're unsure of, okay?" Inuyasha said, uncomfortable.

"Well, I'm sure of Koga, Inuyasha," Kagome answered pulling into the apartment building parking lot.

Koga was leaning on his car, waiting for Kagome. His eyes narrowed when he saw Inuyasha. Inuyasha glared back at Koga.

Kagome parked the car and got out. She opened the back door, pulling out a box. Inuyasha got out and saw her struggling to hold it. He walked over to her and took the box from her.

"Kagome, get a lighter box. I got the heavy ones," Inuyasha stated.

"Okay," Kagome said. "Thanks Inuyasha."

"No problem," he replied.

Koga held the doors open for them. Inuyasha set the box on the floor to the apartment in the living room.

"I'll go get the rest of the boxes," Inuyasha mumbled.

Hesitantly, Inuyasha left the wolf demon and his human best friend standing there.

After Inuyasha left, Koga hugged Kagome. He gently kissed her.

"I love you," Kagome whispered.

"I love you too," Koga replied.

Kagome pulled away and opened the box Inuyasha brought up. It was full of the statues she had collected over the years.

Koga walked over to her. Then Inuyasha came back in with the last two boxes. He set them down next to Kagome.

"I'm gonna call Miroku and go out with him now, so, I guess I'll see you later, Kagome," Inuyasha said.

"Okay," Kagome answered, getting up and walking around the boxes to hug him. "Thanks for your help. You know you can visit me anytime you want, right? You can even visit me at work, okay?"

Inuyasha put his arms around Kagome and hugged her. "Yeah, okay. I know."

Inuyasha smiled. Koga was glaring at him, and Inuyasha grinned back at him. Koga fought back a growl.

Koga hated it when Kagome hugged or touched Inuyasha. He hated it even more when Inuyasha hugged her back.

Inuyasha pulled away from Kagome. "Bye," he said, and walked out.

Kagome sighed. "Well, let's get unpacking."

Koga and Kagome started to unpack the boxes. They already had the furniture brought in the day before.

Inuyasha was walking down the stairs. He pulled out his cell phone from his pocket. He called Miroku. It rung only once.

He and Miroku were only hanging out. Jurou was with Amaterasu.

"Hey, Inuyasha. I'm on my way now," Miroku said, then hung up.

Inuyasha looked at his phone in surprise. "Wow, he's fast."

When Inuyasha was outside Miroku was already there. Inuyasha climbed into the car and looked back at the apartment.

"Why don't you just tell her, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.

"She loves Koga," Inuyasha sneered. "Not me, okay?"

"She loves you too, Inuyasha," Miroku stated.

"Not like Koga, Miroku," Inuyasha said, shaking his head.

"Just tell her, Inuyasha. I'm sure she'll take it fine," Miroku guessed.

"She won't take it fine. Then I'll just risk losing my best friend," Inuyasha argued.

Miroku sighed.

"And Koga makes her happy. I can't make her happy," Inuyasha mumbled.

"You make her happy, Inuyasha," Miroku argued. "Whenever she's with you, she smiles."

"How have you and Sango been doing lately? Have you been in any fights?" Inuyasha asked, changing the subject.

"Well, Sango's mad at me. She hasn't called me in a couple of days. I don't know why," Miroku sighed.

"I think I know," Inuyasha laughed. "You and your perverted remarks."

"Maybe I should call her, or go to her house. Maybe we could go see a movie," Miroku suggested.

"She's your girlfriend. I can't give you any advice," Inuyasha said. "Maybe Kagome can."

"Yeah, I'll have to talk to her sometime," Miroku stated.

"I wonder if Sango or Amaterasu talked to Kagome lately," Inuyasha stated.

"They probably have. They can't go one day without talking to each other," Miroku said.

"And speaking of Kagome," Miroku started. "What do you think about her moving in with Koga?"

"I think she's making a mistake. I think she's getting ahead of herself," Inuyasha answered quietly.

"You're really worried about her, aren't you?" Miroku asked.

"Miroku, I just don't want her to get hurt. What if they break up?" Inuyasha asked. Miroku didn't say anything and Inuyasha continued. "She'd be hurt and sad."

"You're acting like her mother or older brother," Miroku stated. Inuyasha glared at him. "I know you fell for her, and fell hard, and way before she met Koga too. But you didn't tell her and you lost your chance."

"Miroku," Inuyasha growled through clenched teeth.

"I seem to remember you starting to fall for her in freshman year," Miroku went on, ignoring Inuyasha.

"When this car stops, you are dead," Inuyasha warned.

"Okay, fine. Sorry," Miroku sighed.

It was quiet for several minutes.

"You're right," Inuyasha murmured, breaking the silence.

"About?"

"Losing my chance," Inuyasha he said quietly. "I should have told her. I'm so stupid!"

"She's not mated to Koga. You still have a chance," Miroku said.

"If she's happy, I won't ruin it for her," Inuyasha said.

"Whatever Inuyasha," Miroku said. "Do what you want to do."

Miroku pulled into Inuyasha's driveway. "I'll talk to you tomorrow," he said.

"Yeah," Inuyasha said as he got out.

Miroku sighed.

When Inuyasha got inside he was greeted by Shippo, who jumped on his shoulder.

"Inuyasha, when is Kagome coming over again?" he asked. Shippo had asked this for the last week. He thought of Kagome as his mother.

"I don't know, Shippo," Inuyasha whispered.

Shippo pouted, jutting out his lower lip, just like Kagome. He ran off.

Inuyasha sighed, hurrying up the stairs to his room. He decided tomorrow he would have Kagome come over, so Shippo would stop bugging him. He laid down in the middle of his bed, back up against the headboard.

There was a knock on the door. Rin opened it a moment later.

"Hey," she said. "Don't worry about her. She'll be fine," Rin assured him. "Koga loves her."

"I still don't trust him," Inuyasha growled. "If he hurts her in any way I'll kill the stupid flee bag."

Rin figured out that he was in love with Kagome two years earlier. Miroku figured it out at the beginning, like Jurou.

"She'll be fine. Maybe if you tell her, she'll choose you," Rin stated.

"No. She loves Koga too much," Inuyasha argued. He didn't want the same conversation he had with Miroku to come up with Rin. "So what's up with you and Sessh?"

"He's not telling me why he's mad," Rin sighed. She sat down on the bed, at the bottom.

"It's probably work related," Inuyasha stated. "It's probably nothing."

Rin sighed again. "I hope so. He's really worrying me."

Inuyasha smiled at her. "Let him cool off for a bit, okay Rin? He's never fun to be around when he's pissed about something or someone at work. He's never fun to be around when he's pissed about anything."

That made Rin smile a little. "Yeah, you're right." She patted his leg. "Now you just have to see that I am right about Kagome and Koga."

Inuyasha shook his head. "Alright Rin."

She smiled at him and got up. "What do you want to eat for dinner?"

He shrugged. "I don't care."

"I'll ask Sessh," she said, walking out of the room.

Kagome and Koga had gotten a lot of her boxes opened and emptied, and now they were sitting on the couch together watching the movie Titanic. Kagome was tightly pressed to him, with his arm around her shoulder. Kagome was falling asleep. She was so comfortable and warm and tired. It was around nine o'clock, and Koga and Kagome had a long day of unpacking. The lights were out and her eyes were heavy. She yawned.

"Are you getting tired?" Koga asked.

Kagome nodded against his side.

A moment later she felt herself being lifted gently and slowly. Then after she was carried a little ways she was set on her bed, and tucked in. She felt asleep seconds later.

Inuyasha was laying awake, looking at his dark ceiling. He was so worried and his gut told him that Kagome's decision to move in with Koga was not a good one. But everyone else thought that she'd be okay. He didn't know about Sango, Amaterasu, Jurou, or Sesshomaru. Did they worry about her like he did?

Of course he knew that Amaterasu and Sango would be waiting in line behind Inuyasha if Koga ever hurt Kagome at all. But he wondered if they felt the same thing he did. And he felt it wasn't a good thing.

He thought that maybe the jealously he felt was making him feel this way. He tried to tell himself that.

He had to deal with it though, because Kagome was living with Koga now, and she was in love with Koga, so there was nothing he could do to stop that.

He wished there was though. He wished he could make Kagome love him the way she loved Koga.

He wished he'd shown her his feelings sooner. He did sort of show it. He'd been jealous of Koga when she first started to date him. He'd shown he had been jealous too.

He wished she'd seen it. He wished a lot of things too that will most likely never happen. He just had to deal with it. He had to try to get over Kagome. Which he knew would never happen.

He fell asleep trying to think of some way to stay Kagome's best friend without telling her he loves her. Or showing it.

*****Author's note: hey, yeah, you probably all know what's gonna happen now. But don't stop reading it because I would never, ever in a million years make a story extremely painful for my readers or me. It gets better. Trust me. Thanks for reading and please review!!!