Kagome. She was the friend of a friend. I would see her at birthday's, or whenever Sango and Miroku went out. She was gorgeous. Beautiful face, beautiful body, beautiful hair, but most of all, she had beautiful eyes. I didn't quite know how to describe how I felt about her - it was as if a light went on when she entered the room.

It was like without her, the whole world was empty for me. Without her, my life wasn't worth living anymore. But shyness and an absolute belief that I didn't stand a chance with her romantically stopped me from ever making a move. Instead, I would watch her and make her laugh, and yes, there was always more than a little yearning.

My name is Inuyasha, Inuyasha Takahashi. I am a twenty-four year old man, who has a crush on my best friend's girlfriend's best friend. I'd known her since pre-K. We were best friends, turned worst enemies, turned good friends. She was popular, and I was a social outcast in high school. I hated her and her ''In Crowd'', while she detested the way I separated myself from mankind. I thought I would never see her pretty face again after I received a scholarship to Juilliard. Turns out, she was going there too, and we were in the same dorm room. Our friendship was rekindled, and everyday I saw her, it seemed I fell for her more and more. However, because I was chicken, she met Koga, the supposed love of her life, and it was horrible. Every time he saw her, I knew he was using her. He was using her for his reputation, and to make his ex-girlfriend jealous. I could tell she disliked him, yet, she kept seeing him.

Then, I heard through the grapevine that she'd finally gotten rid of the asshole boyfriend, and I emailed her, expressing my congratulations, and she emailed me back. We did this for weeks, sending each other dozens of messages a day. She had absolutely no idea how I felt about her, I intended to keep it that way. But then, Miroku and Sango got married, and I watched them get their happily ever after, and I thought to myself, 'maybe me and Kagome could have that too. Maybe she feels the same way I feel about her'

So it was with that thought that one day, I sent her a message simply saying : I'm in Love With You.

Suddenly, the stakes were higher. What if she didn't like me? I was terrified of making the next move, certain she would laugh. After all, she was probably afraid of getting involved with someone so hot on the heels of her breakup. And then one night, after a day spent together with Miroku and Sango roaming a street fair, sitting in a park, talking and laughing, and almost but not quite touching, we were left standing alone, trembling in her hallway.

''You sent me an email the other day….'' she started.

''Yeah. I did. Look, I'm sorry if I scared you…. If you want, we could just pretend-'' I replied. But she cut me off before I could finish. She hugged me, and I hugged her back. We stayed like that, for what seemed like hours, standing outside her door and then she pulled me down for a kiss. I was stunned. She led me inside.

It was the most exciting night of my life period. It was the only exciting night of my life period.

Everything- from how she took off her shirt to how she kissed me - made me crazy. The fact that I'd had a crush on her for four years, and that we were already friends, gave us both an absurd combination of excitement and comfort. For the first time in my life, I was whole. Eight months later, I asked her to marry me. She said yes.

Now, I'm twenty-six, and going to be the father of a baby girl. I can't wait. She can't wait. The first thing I say to her now everyday is: I love you, and I want you to never forget it.