The next afternoon at Sango's

"And then she started crying on the phone!"

"Uggggh! Inuyasha, you idiot!" Sango growled out as she tackled him. "How could you hurt her like that!"

"Miroku, get her off of me!" Inuyasha shouted as he begged for mercy. "I didn't do it on purpose!"

Miroku laughed and pulled Sango away before she killed Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha, I suggest you give the young lady some time before you attempt to speak to her again."

"What if she doesn't wanna talk to me anymore?" He asked as his chest tightened at the thought.

"Hopefully she will accept the fact that you are seeing someone else and want to continue the friendship."

"And if she doesn't?" Sango questioned.

"Well then it's all Inuyasha's fault for not being straightforward."

Inuyasha leaned his head back on the couch and groaned loudly. "Why is it my fault? What was I supposed to say? Oh hey you like cheese fries? By the way, I have a girlfriend! What the fuck!"

Miroku sighed and shook his head. "Speaking of cheese fries, let's go to the mall."


Kagome was at the mall in the food court with her school friends Yuka, Eri and Ayumi.

"Well you can't be mad that he didn't tell you he has a girlfriend if you didn't tell him about Koga." Eri stated.

"I told you, I'm not mad at him. I just didn't want to smile in his face knowing his girlfriend is a cheater. And Koga is not my boyfriend! Not yet anyway."

"So you mean his girlfriend has been two timing him their entire relationship?" Yuka asked.

"That's terrible! You should tell him." Ayumi figured.

Kagome shook her head. "I can't tell him."

"Why not?" They all asked at once.

"Because Inuyasha won't believe me! Especially after I made it look like I was jealous of her."

"Well…are you jealous?" Eri questioned with an eyebrow raised.

Kagome sighed and shrugged her shoulders. "Dunno."

Kagome had no idea that Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku were also in the mall. Thanks to Inuyasha's incredible hearing, he was able to overhear their entire conversation from the other side of the food court. He recognized Kagome's voice and started listening harder when he heard his name being mentioned.

"So how did you find out about the two timing girlfriend?" Ayumi asked.

"Well, it was about two years ago when I first met her at Kanna's house."

"Sato Kanna? The one whose father is a…" Ayumi looked around to make sure no one was listening. "A drug lord?"

Kagome nodded. "That's the one and her father is the one Kikyo was with. Kikyo is probably only three or four years older than me but Kanna's father is nearly fifty!"

The girls all shuddered in disgust.

"Well if it was two years ago, how do you know she's two timing him?" Eri wondered.

"Inuyasha said they've been dating for a year and a half. I went to Kanna's house a lot until a year ago. Aside from that, I spoke to Kanna on Skype two months ago and she told me her father and his 'long time' girlfriend were getting married this year!"

"That's beyond two timing! Tell him!" Yuka ordered as she banged her fist on the table.

"I want to but…will he believe me?" Kagome sighed and took a sip of her soda.


Inuyasha's ears drooped upon hearing the disturbing information. Sometimes he hated his ears and now was one of those times.

Of course, he didn't believe Kagome. Maybe she was wrong, maybe it was just a girl that looked like Kikyo but he definitely did not believe what she was saying. Either that—or he didn't want to believe what he had heard.

"Inuyasha what's wrong?" Sango asked as she rubbed his shoulder. "Are you still upset about Kagome?"

Inuyasha just nodded and put his head down on the table.

"Inuyasha, try to remain calm for the time being. Enjoy your weekend with us." Miroku cajoled as he stroked Sango between her legs.

"WHAT'D I TELL YOU ABOUT DOING THAT IN PUBLIC!" She shouted as she gave him a slap that echoed through the food court.


Kagome and her friends heard a shouting voice and a harsh slap.

"I recognize that voice! Be right back you guys." She told her friends as she got up and walked to the other side of the food court. " I knew that was you, Sango!"

Sango's expression lightened up and she unclenched her fist. "Kagome? What are you doing here?"

"Just a little shopping. I stopped here to get some food with my friends from school."

"Oh, well...This is my boyfriend, Miroku." Sango introduced the guy holding his reddened cheek and shamefully looking down.

"Miroku. This is Kagome."

Miroku looked up at Kagome wide eyed. "Kagome?" He stood up, walked up to her and grasped her hands. "My, my. I've heard so much about you. It's nice to have a pretty face to match with a name."

Sango gave Miroku an ominous glare that he could feel without even looking at her. "Miroku if you don't sit back down, I will kill you."

Miroku quickly rushed back to his seat and rested his head on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, Sango I'm such a bad boy."

Inuyasha stared at Kagome and didn't even look away when her eyes met his.

Kagome gave him a half grin with sad eyes that said 'I want to talk to you, but I can't because I don't know what to say.'

"Well, I'll see you guys later. I don't want to leave my friends hanging. It was uh...nice meeting you, Miroku!" She waved as she walked away.

Sango glanced over at Inuyasha who looked more crushed than before. 'She didn't even say a word to him.' "Maybe we should go do something else."

Miroku agreed. He dragged Inuyasha out of his seat and they left the food court.