Hey guys! Good to be back :) I'm glad I got this up before I go on a two week vacation, so I hope you enjoy this chapter. It'll be the last one for a little while.

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"Maybe I was stupid for telling you goodbye. Maybe I was wrong for trying to pick a fight. I know that I've got issues, but you're pretty messed up too. Either way I've found out I'm nothing without you. 'Cause we belong to together now, yeah. Forever united here somehow, yeah. You've got a piece of me, and honestly, my life would suck without you."

-My Life Would Suck Without You, Kelly Clarkson

Kagome POV

"Dammit Kagome! Just back off for a minute would ya?!"

"What the hell do you mean Inuyasha? Huh? You want to go back to your slut-tastic ex?"

It's our first fight. And you know what? It freaking sucks. Why can't Inuyasha just see my side of this? How would you react if you saw your boyfriend's ex waving her boobs around in his face?

Flashback

After two hours of using the sweet-and-innocent-Kagome act (yes that still works even though I'm twenty. Yes, I still live with my dad because I can't afford to live anywhere else right now), I finally convinced Dad to let go out to dinner with Inuyasha. It would be our first official date, so I was pretty excited. Still, even though Inuyasha and I have done nothing more than heavy making out, Dad still doesn't trust him.

It's not the first time this has happened.

Anyway, long story short, I got to the restaurant I was supposed to meet Inuyasha at for me to only find Kikyo Yamata, the head cheerleader that hated me when we went to high school and, coincidentally, Inuyasha's ex sitting in my damn seat next to my boyfriend. She had her hand lightly touching his arm with a sweet smile on her face, as if she was trying to lure him into her bed. The worst part was, Inuyasha was smiling back. At her, miss slut-tastic.

Slowly, as if I was in a trance, i approached the booth. They looked like a perfect couple. Kikyo may be slut who opens her legs for anything that has something dangling between their legs, but she is incredibly beautiful. Her hair is long and sleek, with a certain shine that you only see on a model's hair. The darkness of it highly contrasts her light skin. Her nails are perfectly polished, unlike mine that are plain from helping Totosai out with yard work while Inuyasha was away. Her dark eyes, no matter how cold looking, could always lure any man with a single look.

The total opposite of me; plain old Kagome Higurashi.

I don't know when I stopped walking, all I remember is their surprised eyes looking up at me. Well, more Inuyasha than Kikyo. She looked smug as a bug in a rug.

That's a bug i would love to press under my heel and squish.

"Kagome..." Inuyasha eventually spoke.

"Hey Kagome! Long time no see huh? I was just back in town and I ran into Inuyasha here," Kikyo brought her hand up and placed it on his shoulder, "We were just talking about us and how much fun we had together."

I swallowed hard to keep my composure, "Fun huh?" I looked at Inuyasha with raised eyebrows, "We all know how much fun you are Kikyo. In fact every male in town knows."

"Kagome, don't-"

i didn't give him time to answer. I simply spun on my heel and got out of that place as fast as I could. I could faintly hear Inuyasha trying to call me back.

"Kagome! Kagome...dammit!"

If I would have known he would follow me out, I would have ran to the truck I borrowed from Dad so I wouldn't have to see his face.

He roughly grabbed me by the shoulder and spun me around, "Kagome what the hell is your problem? We were just talking!"

I slapped his hand away and push him with as much force as I can manage, "Talking? Does talking require her grimy hands all over you?"

End Flashback

"Dammit Kagome! Just back off for a minute would ya?!"

"What the hell do you mean Inuyasha? Huh? You want to go back to your slut-tastic ex? You really want me to back off?"

"Yes! You're overreacting!"

"Oh really? I know how Kikyo is Inuyasha! She went to my high school! So when I see that slut, your ex, waving her boobs around and her hands all over you, I have a damn good reason to overreact!"

If you don't know by now, you need to know it's bad when I curse.

Inuyasha relaxes his body and takes a step back from me, "You know what? i don't need someone who is going to be insecure and jealous if I talk to another woman. I don't need you, Kagome."

I wince at his harsh words, but as he walks away, I can't help but get my last word in, "Yeah? Well I don't need you either buddy! Go back to your slut-tastic girlfriend Kikyo!"

I sit in front of the fire with my knees hugged tight to my body. Dad sits behind me in his old, tan leather chair reading another John Grisham book. All I can do is think; think about my issues, and even some of Inuyasha's too.

I don't want to admit it, but he's right. I am insecure. But only when it comes to Kikyo. Throughout high school, I was pretty well-liked. I was also your typical nerd; head of student council, graduated valedictorian, and I even tried the debate team for a year.

I never won. That's why I said I "tried."

Everyone liked me pretty well, except Kikyo. She, of course, was your typical party girl. And have I mentioned slut?

Well she was that too.

She was the head cheerleader of our squad, and my own personal bully. I never thought myself ugly, but she always had the ability to make me feel like I wasn't worth anything. She would knock my books out of my arms and would chant as I walked past her down the hallway,

Kagome, Kagome, you are no more than a bird in a cage

Crane and turtle, gonna slip and fall

Who's behind you now are they big or small?

I hated that game as a kid, but Kikyo made it ten times worse.

So seeing her back in town after she moved away for some modeling job, and all over her Inuyasha, made me go ballistic and freak out. I love him, I don't want to loose him.

"...I don't need you..."

It's like a whisper in my head or In the flames of the fire, or the creaks of Dad's chair as he rocks back and forth.

Suddenly, I hear slow knocking at the door. I stand up and smooth my white nightgown out, "I'll get it Dad." If he hears me, he doesn't acknowledge it. Another knock sounds on the wood, "Coming!" I let out a breathy sigh as I walk down the entry way of my house and put my hair up in a sloppy ponytail. I unlock the deadbolt and throw he door open, "Hello..."

I trail off as I see who it is. Inuyasha stands there with his head down, hands in his pockets, and the guiltiest look on his face.

Well...can't say I don't feel satisfied with that.

"What do you want?" I say coldly.

He looks up at me, "I'm so sorry Kagome. For what I said."

I don't answer as I step out and close the door behind me. Crossing my arms, I take a minute to think over my reply. "How would you like it if you found one of my ecx's with a hand on my arm?"

"I would...be pretty pissed to be honest."

"Great. Glad you would know how it feels."

He shifts his feet, "I know what it must have looked like. But I don't want her anymore. I know she sleeps around; I broke up with her because of it. I have major anger issues Kagome. I just don't want you to leave me."

I relax my body and a small smile graces my lips, "I'm not going anywhere Inuyasha. And you're right; I am very insecure about Kikyo. I have to learn to trust you more. My life...it would suck without you."

He smiles and pulls me into a comforting embrace, "Mine too Kagome. We belong together."