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"I'm so stupid! I'm so stupid! I'm so stupid!" Kagome chanted.

Her friends were looking at her like she's some kind of alien. They were pretending that they didn't know her.

But that's impossible.

"Uh... guys?" Sango asked.

"Yeah?" Ayame said.

"What is Kagome doing?"

"I have no idea." Rin said.

Then it went on for the whole lunch time. Kagome was chanting how stupid she is and what of a bitch she is. Her friends didn't have a chance to talk to her because of her increasing wildness.

She was scary.

She was fighting with herself until her next class and she was SO not herself.

"Okay class. Your teacher is not around." Kaede announced.

Then followed cheers.

"There is no available sub." She continued.

Wait for it.

"And I guess, this is free time."

Finally!

Kaede left the class and the girls were as usual, being the innocent girls they are. Some were playing chess, board games, chatting, practicing etc.

They are all so busy.

"You think we should talk to Kagome?" Rin asked.

Sango nodded, "There's no harm to it anyway."

"Yeah. But you know her." Ayame sighed.

The three girls went to Kagome and grabbed some chairs to surround her. Kagome didn't seem to notice them as she was staring into nothing.

"Kagome, we're your friends. Specifically, BEST friends." Rin started.

"And we all share about our problems even though it's just a teeny weeny thing." Ayame said.

Kagome looked at them as if they were the alien.

"Please tell us what's wrong. Is it about Inuyasha?" Sango asked.

Kagome nodded. "Just this morning."

"What happened this morning?"

"Okay I'll tell you."

xXxXxXxXx

"She loves you man!"

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at Miroku's comment.

"Say what you wanna say Inu. But all of us agree to the fact that she loves you!" Miroku continued.

Unfortunately, Inuyasha somehow managed to let the situation that morning to 'slip' from his mouth. After that, Miroku led his world to a downfall.

"Don't tell me you're still in love with Kikyo." Sesshy said.

Oops.

"Uhm, Sessh, You really shouldn't bring that up ya know." Kouga said.

"It's okay. Really I'm fine." Inuyasha said.

The boys looked at him like he was a dog.

Or is he?

"I'll go to my room." He said and went out of the room.

He was walking down the hallway of his big house I mean mansion. He's having an inner battle to whether he will believe Miroku's hypothesis or not. It's him after all.

He opened the door to his room and plopped down on the bed. Looking up the ceiling, he started to think.

"She loves me?"

xXxXxXxXx

It was a lovely Saturday and everyone seems to be so...

Sluggish.

"Mom, why do I have to wake up so early?" Kagome yawned.

Kagome was forced out of her bed so early just because of her mom mumbling about something.

"I'm sorry dear. It's just that, I got home and I've been wondering, I never saw you or had any reports that you made contact with Inuyasha. I'm just concerned with the two of you and your FRIENDLY relationship." Her mother sat beside her.

"Is this what she wanted from me? Oh, and correction, we're not THAT CLOSE." Kagome thought.

She sighed."Mom, it's not that important. Besides, we'll see each other later at the show."

"Kagome, you can always tell me your problem. I'm your mother."

"Look I-"

"Is it about Inuyasha?" Her mother suddenly asked.

"No mom. I-"

"Do you like him?"

Actually, the answer's very obvious.

Though, there are still some doubts. Very small doubts. Sure she likes him but not LIKE LIKE. There's something different between the two.

She didn't realize that her mother already went out of her room. Leaving her on her own.

She can't face him with a face like that.

Then her cell phone came into view.

"I guess..."

xXxXxXxXx

"WHAT? SHE'S NOT COMING?" Eri freaked out.

They were backstage and it was ONLY past three in the afternoon.

"She called me and she said she's not feeling well." Sango explained.

Eri was pacing back and forth, deciding on what to do. Sure she can just tell SKIM to perform for the girls but it's just not right. Considering that it is about being MODERN and new.

"Can't we just call Inuyasha?" Sango asked.

"That's the point! We can't just call them if it's only about this! I mean, you girls have practiced and prepared! While them, they haven't!" Eri shouted.

Then the room went silent. The girls were too scared to talk to a freaking manager. The same with Eri. She doesn't want to release her full force to the girls especially if it's because of her problems.

But it's not.

It's their entire problem.

xXxXxXxXx

"So you're telling me, that Ms. Kagome can't come?"

It was by six in the evening when the boys came with Naraku and Inuyasha's parents. Eri was talking to Inutaisho about Kagome and why can't they let Inuyasha and his group performs instead of the girls.

"I know what you mean. It can be considered as publicity for the boys instead of the girls getting some experience. The media might take it something big." Inutaisho said.

Meanwhile...

"It's fine by me if we do the performance." Miroku said.

The boys and the girls were talking by the dressing room. They only have two hours left to decide on what the heck they are going to do. It's either the boys perform and have a big scandal or the girls perform with no vocalist which is a big mistake.

"Yes I know you will say that but you know how it is in this showbiz place." Sango buried her face in her hands.

They were still chatting for an hour exchanging ideas on how they can do something. Inuyasha haven't said a word and all he did was stare at them.

He widened his eyes in realization.

"Guys, I know what to do."

xXxXxXxXx

Kagome sighed.

It's like a millionth time she'd done that. Sure she wasn't feeling well but she feels that she have to do something.

"It's not that I really don't like Inuyasha or something... Argh! This is so stupid!"

"Kagome dear!" Her mother barged into the room.

She sat up immediately. "Mother! I thought you have some work? Why so early?"

Visibly, her mother was panting. She concluded she ran from where God knows just to get to her daughter's room. But still, it has to be something important. Was it someone getting in trouble? Or was it about her mother's work?

No matter what it is, it's still obviously important.

When her mother seemed to have calmed, she began to speak.

"Kagome dear, something had happened with your friends before the show."

So it was important.

Puzzled, Kagome asked what she could manage. "What?"

"To be specific, it's about Inuyasha. They say he collapsed without a valid reason. They thought he was joking but Miroku came in and said that he was like lost for the past few days and he was spacing out a lot. They just considered that he is somewhat stressed from all the things about his career and personal life." Her mother explained.

"What? He can't be that stressed! But even though he is that stressed, he should've told me before! He's not that weak either! Besides, if I'm not there or even if his family and friends weren't there, there is always..." Kikyou. She thought.

"Always what dear?" Her mother pushed.

'It's Kikyou okay!' She can't really say that now can she.

"There is always something for him to do like write new songs for his new album if there is any." She sighed.

Her mother sighed. (Is it that contagious?) "Let's go to the studio. They might still be there considering it just happened."

Kagome could only manage a small smile.

A small and fake smile.

xXxXxXxXxXx

The ride to the studio was silent. Except for the innocence of the radio who kept blabbering.

When they have arrived, they went inside through the back door leading to the dressing room.

Not minding some manners, she opened up the door just to see the very sad faces of her girlfriends. Including Eri. She noticed that Inuyasha's parents and friends weren't there.

"Oh Kagome, you would not believe what happened." Sango finally spoke.

Ayame nodded. "Please take a seat first."

Okay. That was weird.

"Guys, what really happened here?" Kagome asked as she took a seat.

Silence followed but it didn't last for long as Rin spoke.

"Since you can't come," Kagome blushed. "The guys went to practice by the stage. Then suddenly, we heard many screams. We just saw Inuyasha by the floor." Rin, the cry baby of the four, was into tears.

Kagome suddenly felt guilty. It's like it's her fault on what just happened to him. She looked at the clock above the door and it read five minutes to eight.

The show is about to start.

"Aren't they gonna cancel the show?" Kagome asked.

Eri shook her head. "No. I suppose not. But since it's about to start, we'll sit by the front row in the audience."

Kagome was confused. "What do you mean?"

The girls didn't answer her but just dragged her out to the audience.

They made Kagome wear a jacket since she was not 'supposed' to be there in the first place. The show started without the audience or even the host noticing that she was there. She sat to Eri's right when the rest of the girls sat by her left to show that she's some kind of stranger.

Though, there was something bothering her at that moment.

Who's gonna perform?

Then it showed that the girls won the top rank again. 'I can't seem to understand on what's going on.' Kagome thought.

Then the host showed up. "Alright people. Since the girls can't perform because their vocalist Kagome isn't feeling well,"

Kagome winced.

"SKIM is here to perform!"

Sorry for the long delay... Again... -sigh- I don't want to go far so it will be an intriguing moment, for now at least.

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