DICLAIMER: Nope...I don't own Inuyasha for all you sue happy ppl out there.

Chapter 12

Faithful Friends

A very tired but excited Inuyasha arrived at Miroku's house in the early hours of Monday morning. He honestly was very excited to be spending some time with his best friend. In fact he hoped that it would help him to forget about Kagome. Inuyasha hadn't seen Miroku for about two summers now but from the looks of it he was doing ok. He had his own apartment(he stopped living with his parents a year ago), a job, and still managed to go to school. Anxiously Inuyasha waited outside of the door. He had knocked but there was no answer. Then he felt his friend throw his arms around him in excitement.

"The last time we saw each other...we were barely starting high school"Miroku said taking a minute to look Inuyasha up and down than looking over and seeing the car he was driving.

"We don't seem to be doing to bad"Inuyasha added.

"New car?...Nice"Miroku said. "Wish I could say the same for mine...but it gets me to where I need to go"he said with a sigh.

"Early grad gift from the parents...you know they always feel so guilty for never being around...they said they didn't want me out on my own with no way to get around"Inuyasha said while rolling his eyes.

"Still doing the eye rolling thing huh?...I guess somethings won't ever change"Miroku said as the two entered the house. The two sat down on the coach in the living room. It was time to play catch up.

"So where are they this time?...Europe..Asia?"Miroku said.

"I think one is in Spain...and well..I don't know...I never really have kept track"Inuyasha said thinking hard.

"How did your other friends take it?...I mean the move?"Miroku said making conversation.

"I actually just left them before I came here...two of them...watched me drive away"he said sadly.

"There sounds like there is a lot more to that story then what your telling me"Miroku said noticing Inuyasha's said tone.

"Yeah there is...but its another story for another day"he said wanting to leave the freshly sore subject alone.

"Uh...what about that girl...uh...What's her name..."Miroku said trying to remember.

"Kikyo?..."Inuyasha said trying to forget.

"...One word...STALKER!"he said with a little laugh.

"Stalker...what did you do to her?"Miroku said with a grin

"Nothing that you wouldn't do to her"Inuyasha said back. Miroku just looked out of shock..

"I'm just kidding Miroku...although I have no doubt that you would not have hesitated to touch her...I however...didn't lay so much as a hair on her"Inuyasha said seriously.

"So what exactly did she do to you?"Miroku said intently.

"You name it...she did it...from camping outside of my house...to calling...to following me around...following some of my friends around...one giant headache."Inuyasha said holding his head.

"Did you tell her off...that usually works...for you anyway"Miroku said back.

"Did I tell her off?...I SCREAMED HER TO HIGH HELL ONE DAY...AND SHE STILL SAT OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE!!"Inuyasha said loudly.

"She doesn't know your here does she?"Miroku said getting up to look out of the window.

"No...I don't think so...I haven't seen her lately...she disappeared one night after I yelled at her.."Inuyasha said laughing at Miroku's worried face.

"She must have gotten the message then"he said sitting back down.

"Message...doubt it...I wouldn't be surprised if she was sitting outside of my window right now...waiting..for me to come back"he said folding his arms. Miroku just shook his head at the fact that his best friend was being stalked. It never occurred to him that someone so close to him could be stalked...mostly because he was the one that usually did the stalking.

"Well look...there is an extra room in the back for you...but Its full of my junk right now"Miroku said pointing to the far back room.

"I took the other mattress and put it on the floor in my room...you can sleep in there with me if you want...if not you can sleep out here...by your self...with that girl on the loose"Miroku said. Inuyasha had freaked him out a little.

"It sounds like you'd feel safer if I stayed in your room with you"Inuyasha said sarcastically.

"Well...I wouldn't mind...you know...just in case she decides..she wants to visit for some odd reason"Miroku said checking the locks on the doors.

Inuyasha went back out to his car and got some of his things. What he couldn't carry tonight he would return to get in the morning. He had not shared a room with Miroku since he was back in middle school...and if he remembered correctly Miroku snored.

While in the bathroom and getting ready for bed Inuyasha's mind couldn't help but to wonder back to Kagome. He never had any regrets...but that was before he met her. He almost wished that he hadn't. Inuyasha told her before he left that one day they would see her again...he kinda felt like he was lying because even he knew that chances of see her again were slim to none..or at least that's what he thought. He finished in the bathroom and made his way to Miroku's room.

"So what do you do around here for fun?"Inuyasha said as he settled himself down on the floor.

"Nothing really...I work all the time...I meet some pretty interesting people in there...I work in a coffee shop"Miroku said starting to fall asleep.

"By interesting you mean...women..."Inuyasha said laughing to himself.

"...Yes...my weakness...one in particular though"Miroku said. "She catches my attention every time"he said as a smile spread across his face.

"hmm...sounds like you like her"Inuyasha said teasing.

"...Yes..I have come to that same conclusion..."Miroku said with a frown. "...It may truly be the end of my flirtatious ways"Miroku added picturing the the beautiful girl in his head.

"You...giving up your ways for a girl?...never thought I would see the day"Inuyasha said begining to fall asleep himself. Soon the two had finally stopped talking and fallen asleep. It wouldn't be long before the sun would come up signaling Miroku to get up and go to work and leaving Inuyasha to himself for the day.