Rated M for: Language and sexual themes and lesbians (More prominent later on...).

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha and co. Rumiko Takahashi does. I do, however, own a Nintendo 64 becaues oldskool Nintendo is love.

Chapter 3: I'm Staying In

The sun gleamed relentlessly through a crack in my window curtain shining directly on my face. I smiled as I sat, awake. Odd behavior? Yes, and it would seem only more extreme when it was revealed that I was the one who had woken earlier in the morning the day of my arrival to my current residence to position the lighting on my face. The thing was; I was afraid that I wouldn't wake up again when I went to sleep at night. I was terrified of the possibility of me falling prey to my subconscious once again- of losing what I had gained through my days of being at home with my family.

After preparing myself for the day I was downstairs in a hurry to prepare breakfast; for my grandfather, mother, and brother. I smiled absentmindedly at the fact that I still remembered them. My retaining of memory was amazing. It scared me, even, to know that I could think back to things that had happened over the past week or two and have a high definition image in my mind. If I thought back to when I had last seen Sango and InuYasha I could recall every item of clothing on their body down to the number of eyelets in Yash's Converses, not including the two in the inside side of each red shoe. I could recall the small yellow jacket crawling on the wooden post just a few feet behind Sango. I could recall the deep look in her sad green eyes which was badly masked, may I say, with faux happiness.

I knew now what my intellect could produce and I understood why the doctors couldn't give me an estimate of time in which my memory would return. My mind was really a phenomenon and I could understand how its workings baffled them so. It baffled me as well and I took a seat in the kitchen after arranging the table for breakfast to think even harder and try to recall my bit of knowledge on the mind. I knew, due to the results of my just recently acquired SAT and ACT test results, that I still knew everything that had anything to do with what I had learned in school all those years back. Perfect scores, which were nearly impossible, had lay in my hands just the day before- results of the test that I had blown through just the week before. It made no sense that I couldn't recall my personal life- my family, my friends, my personal feelings towards people I reacted with…..

I really did try to figure it out. I searched my room through and through and racked what was left of my mind to figure out whether or not I had a diary. After leaving my room in shambles I lay on my bed with a terrifying headache.

"You have a photographic memory babe; why would you need to keep a diary?" she said with a crookedly playful smirk on her wonderfully perfect lips.

Sango had said that phrase. She was right in her teasing, probably the product of a stupid request for a diary or notebook of some kind.

That memory had surged out from nowhere and my headache had intensified. I was so worried that I brought it to the attention of my mom.

"Kagome?" said woman questioned as she stepped down the stairs.

I looked up with a questioning look, finding it odd to see her when I had just been thinking about her.

"Have you finished your packing?" she asked, looking a bit forlorn at the mention of my soon departure.

"Yeah mom. I don't think I've forgotten anything," I said, hoping she wouldn't think I was trying to make bad memory jokes.

"I'm glad that you got to spend time with us after returning," she smiled lightly, causing my heart to warm. I was a bit on the fence with the way she had phrased that sentence- she had made it sound like I had been on a trip. But I guess it could've been viewed that way- a journey into darkness.

"I'm glad too, mom. Just spending this last week here has brought back a lot of memories of you, grandpa and Sota."

"I suppose I should go wake him so he can help us move you into your new dorm," she said eying the food that sat patiently on the table.

"Wait," I said suddenly, frowning at the thought of me not. "Wasn't I supposed to be sharing a dorm with Sango?"

"Of course honey," she said chuckling lightly. "It's pretty much a new dorm for her as well, so I just thought I should call it such."

I let my eyes do a quick once over of her face. Every single thing was in place- I smiled.

"I'm going to miss staying here- but if I plan to start out on life, I'd better stay at school."

"You were always hungry for knowledge Kagome," she said with a proud smile. "Always."

Hours later, we were filled with breakfast and nearing the school. The familiarity of the campus made my heart pound wildly. Anticipation coursed through my body at an alarming rate. It was like starting college all over again; that's what it felt like for me. I could only let my eyes take in everything, sometimes randomly noticing changes like the height of a tree, or the color of a building. New buildings had popped up between some of the old. Yes, this campus was definitely in my memory- who could really forget it? The architecture was that of the Gothic period. Large, stone, castle-like buildings loomed over beautifully surrounded by thin brush making you yearn to just lie outside beneath a tall tree's shade.

"It's beautiful," I breathed lightly, amazed.

"Yes honey, it is," my mother agreed as she parked her car. "I remember when you had come back home from a trip to visit this university when you started your senior year in high school. The moment you got back home, you declared this was the school you'd be attending. It's a private school, so you know I was a bit wary about you attending. But you worked hard and you got yourself a full-ride scholarship- a scholarship that's waiting for you to finish up what you started."

I nodded lightly, letting her words sink in as Sota charged ahead, already knowing where my dorm was from helping Sango move in along with her little brother-his best friend- Kohaku. I silently followed my mom, carrying the largest of my bags as I followed her. It had been a while since I had last seen Sango and I was anxious to see her.

When I walked in I saw her relaxing on her bed. The dorm was so small despite the fact it was about two times bigger than my bedroom at home- I knew it would be truly interesting to be living in such a close relationship with Sango. Her bunk was lowered and she could comfortably swing her legs over to get down to the floor. Her side of the room had Sango written all over it. A black and pink theme not only covered her comforter, but her entire space. An array of volleyball posters were mixed in with posters depicting martial arts and a few rock bands. A small number books had claimed their rightful place on her bookshelf and I was curious to know what the pages contained.

My loft, however, was raised to the highest and it had a beautiful blue and purple design, matching the theme for my half of the dorm. One of my heroes, Lance Armstrong, had a poster on my wall along with many different rock bands. A study table was just beneath my loft and atop it laid a familiar laptop with a small array of books. A television was set up just atop of our shared bureau and a Nintendo Wii sat beside the VCR. I loved it.

"I set it up to be like how you had planned it to be for out first year," she said, finally looking up from her text book. "Hopefully, it might trigger some of your memories."

"I love it," I finally breathed, glad to know that she had put time and effort into making this perfect for me. "Thank you Sango."

"No problem," she said glancing around the room, looking at everything possible- just to not make eye contact with me.

My mother and Sota stayed for only about an hour to make sure I would get settled in well enough. When they were finally finished fussing over me they left, only after I promised to visit home anytime I could. After that, an awkward silence filled the room.

"Sango," I started hesitantly, gaining an acknowledging glance.

"Yeah?" she asked, urging me to continue.

"Do we have any classes together?"

She was silent for a bit, pulling her lower lip up into her mouth and nibbling on before releasing it. Heat stirred in my stomach and I felt a blush rush rapidly across my face. What she just did…. was so….. hot? I frowned suddenly, at the thought. I wasn't seriously thinking that was I? But I was, wasn't I? There was no denying the thundering of my heart and the sudden heat in my body just by watching her take her lip between her teeth.

"Kagome?"

I jumped, startled and praying with everything in my body that she wasn't one of those rare psychics. Hey, any freaky thing could happen- I mean, I have a photographic memory.

"Are you ok?" she asked with true concern swirling deep in her eyes as she hesitantly focused on me.

"Y-yeah… I just spaced out a bit," I mumbled, trying to relinquish some of her attention.

"Just making sure," she said with a voice as smooth as silk. "Anyways, I asked if you had your schedule from Student Relations and Placement."

"Yeah," I said jumping up and towards my desk in hopes of escaping her analyzing green eyes. I rummaged through the drawer, disappointed in already seeing it was starting to get messy. I made my way towards her bed and handed her my schedule just anxious to hear hers, because I already knew my schedule my heart.

She started to look over it then sighed and looked up towards me.

"Would you like to take a seat?" she patted a spot on her bed just next to her.

"Thanks," I said feeling that my legs were still very weak from my hibernation.

"Sure," she said, brushing it off as nothing.

I hopped up on the bed and slipped my legs off the side positioning myself very close to a cross-legged Sango accidentally. I was suddenly very aware of how short cut her shorts were revealing powerful thighs that looked wonderfully tanned next to my thin pale legs. The sweet scent of berries hit my nose and I knew it was her hair that I had caught a whiff of. Suddenly my palms felt damp and my breathing constricted. I knew my face was redder than it could possibly be. I glanced over, hoping with all my power that she wouldn't notice my current status or hear my racing heart.

"Well," she said, finally coming to a conclusion. "We only have Chemistry independent studies together in the afternoons, and you have several classes with InuYasha."

"O-oh," I stuttered, my emotions smothering me mercilessly. "W-where is InuYasha anyways?" I asked hoping to escape the small enclosure. He was the perfectly handsome guy to dissuade my mind from these sinful thoughts about my roommate. They just weren't right and they needed to be dispelled at once.

She looked up at me with a scrutinizing look. I looked away, not wanting to see the other emotions drowning in her deep green eyes.

"I can tell you where his dorm is," she offered, flopping back into a laying position the moment I stood form her bed.

"Aren't you coming?"

"You're kidding right Kags; it's Sunday- I'm staying in."

Author's Note:

I decided to update tonight instead of tomorrow becaue I'll be getting home way late due to a volleyball match. So, here's your update. This chapter seemed very rushed to me, for some reason despite it's length. I'm still trying to build the plot a little more and do more character development before I seriously focus on the problem. --As you see, Kagome doesn't really want to accept her obvious feelings for Sango because she doesn't understand them all too well. So basically, she's in denial.-----In the next chapter, Miroku will come into play and Kagome will start to gravitate towards InuYasha in a romantic kind of way. [ I know, 'tis sad. I have lots of ideas in my mind for the next few chapters already so please REVIEW! Seeing the little alerts in my inbox really does warm my heart in ways it hasn't been all too lately. Thank you for the inspiration. The next update will probably come around friday or saturday. So once again, REVIEW and I apologize for the slightly boring chapter.