Inuyasha followed what Kagome requested of him the day they last spoke to each other, even though he really didn't want to. Just collecting all of her belongings in his apartment was depressing. Every item he packed up brought up memories of when he and Kagome were happy...together. He was going through the closet and packing her clothes. He came across her red silk dress that she wore on Christmas.

Inuyasha POV:

I remember this dress. I remember that night. She looked so beautiful in this dress...absolutely stunning. That was the night I asked her to be my girlfriend. That night was perfect...that was also so long ago. I wouldn't be surprised if she had forgotten already. But me...I would never forget the night that I called her mine.

He clutched the dress to his chest, as if to embrace and cling onto the memory of Kagome in it. He sat there for minutes just losing himself in that beautiful memory, and when he returned to reality, he found himself crying.

It took all of his will power just to go through the rest of the house and pack her things. He tried to keep positive the whole time, by saying that he would at least get to see Kagome when he dropped off her things, but it didn't turn out the way he wanted it to.

On the way to Kagome's apartment, Inuyasha was very much looking forward to talk to Kagome when he saw her. But to his dismay, It was Sango who opened the door and not Kagome. Inuyasha was met with clear hostility. It was safe to say that Inuyasha wasn't Sango's favorite person at the time.

"Hey Sango," Inuyasha said almost apologetically. "Is Kagome home?"

Sango rolled her eyes. She was incredulous that he even had the nerve to ask to see her. "She's inside," she replied annoyed.

"Can I se-" Inuyasha was interrupted.

"But, she doesn't wanna see you. That's why I'm here dealing with you."

"Oh okay," Inuyasha said sadly.

Kagome was hidden in her room but the conversation happening at the door was just within earshot. She heard Sango's sharp tongue, and she even felt Inuyasha's sadness from where she was.

Kagome POV:

C'mon Sango, you don't have to be so mean. I wanna see him. I miss his face already. He thinks I hate him because of what you told me to do, Sango. Dammit. He sounds so sad. It seems like we're just ganging up on him.

I don't like this situation any more than you do, Inuyasha. But, you really have to make a choice. You can't have me and Kikyo. You have to pick between us...and hopefully you pick me. I still love you. That much hasn't changed.

"So, you here to drop some stuff off or what?" Sango said impatiently. She wanted him gone. That much was clear to Inuyasha.

"Oh yea, right here," he said pointing to two boxes. "Do you need me to bring them in?" he asked with a hopeful tone.

"No." she replied bluntly. "I can carry them myself. I'm not fucking crippled." She picked up up the boxes one by one and put them in the apartment, setting them aside for Kagome.

"Can you tell Kago-" Inuyasha was interrupted again. This time it wasn't Sango that interrupted him, but the door slamming in his face. Clearly, Inuyasha was hurt, but he bottled it up inside and just walked away.

Sango was looking through the door's peep hole just watching Inuyasha stand there. He finally turned and walked away after a few minutes. "I thought he'd never leave," she said as she turned towards the boxes. "Kagome! You're stuff's here. Come down and pick it up." she yelled. There was no response. "Kagome? Did you fall asleep?" There was still no response. Sango walked towards Kagome's room and heard the faint sound of her sister crying. Sango opened the door and saw Kagome on her bed hugging her over stuffed pillow. All she was wearing were her pink pajama bottoms and a white tank top. Her eyes were red from crying, and her hair was a mess. "Oh Kagome, what's wrong?"

"What do you think, Sango?" She said softly. "I miss him. I want to be with him again."

"I know you do. But right now he has no business being with you," Sango explained. "You should be mad at him. He kissed someone else. You shouldn't be missing him."

"I know I should be mad at him. I try to be, but I just can't. I can't deny that I still love him. I don't like this situation at all."

There was a long pause between them for a while. "Maybe you should stop thinking about him for a while. You know, just clear your head."

"Are you telling me to just forget about him?" There was some anger in Kagome's tone of voice.

"I mean yea, in a sense."

"How could you even say that?"

"Think about it, if you just forget about him the pain will disappear eventually" Sango suggested.

"I know that makes sense to you but I don't want to forget him. He's made me so happy, but I know he's the one making me sad now." Kagome explained. "The happiness he made me feel wants me to get back to him that much more." Sango just looked at her sister because what Kagome was saying wasn't making any sense to her. "I can't for get about him."

"Well if you feel that way, then I don't think you're gonna like what I'm going to suggest next."

"What are you gonna suggest?" Kagome asked with some acid in her words.

"Maybe...you should start seeing someone else." Kagome gave Sango an evil look. "I'm not saying date somebody seriously, because I know that you and Inuyasha are just on a break."

"If you know that, then why even suggest something so ridiculous!" she exclaimed.

"Don't get mad at me for making suggestions. It's not a bad idea. If anything you seeing somebody else might get Inuyasha jealous enough to make a fucking decision." Kagome thought about what Sango said and just kept quiet. She had to admit that it was worth a shot if it meant getting Inuyasha to act. "You're not saying anything because you know it's a good idea."

"I'm not saying it's a good idea, but It might work," Kagome replied quietly.

"Okay that's a start. So, do you have anyone in mind?" Sango asked. "What about that guy you were talking about the other day? What was his name?"

"You mean Koga?" Kagome replied.

"Yea what about him? You could go out with him."

"I don't know. I mean he was nice and charming and all but I just don't think I'm ready yet, Sango."

"So you don't wanna just try it?"

"No not really. I mean I've only ever had eyes on Inuyasha." Sango made a look of disgust. She didn't really like open displays of affection. "Oh c'mon Sango! You act like you're not totally head over heals in love with Miroku."

Sango didn't have an immediate verbal response to that. For a while all she did was sit there and blush at the thought of Miroku. But of course, she's woman with a lot of pride. She tried to control herself and act composed, but she was unsuccessful. "What are you talking about, Kagome? I'm not head over heals in love with him..."

"You say that but you're about as red as tomato right now," Kagome said with a sly grin on her face.

"No I'm not," she replied a little annoyed.

"You clearly are, Sango. I mean at least admit that you like him," Kagome said pressing the issue.

"I don't have to do anything," Sango replied grumpily as she walked out of the room. Kagome heard Sango's door open and close from her room.

"Still as stubborn as ever aren't you, Sango," she said to herself with a slight grin. Kagome didn't usually get the chance to tease Sango like that. She had to admit to herself that it was fun, and for a fleeting moment she felt happy inside. However, as the silence in her room settled in, she could hear Sango's words echo through her room. 'Maybe you should go start seeing someone else'. The words kept repeating themselves. And slowly but surely, dread crept into her heart. It was a risk that she thought might pay off, but if it didn't, both her and Inuyasha would lose something...each other. Tears started to trickle down her face. "I don't know what I should do...Should I go out with Koga just to see what its like?"

It was clear that Koga was not focused on his classes that day. All he could think about was that he finally found a girl good enough to test his mind control drugs on and how he couldn't wait to find her and proceed with the experimentation. He spent most of the day trying to remember her name but it wouldn't come to him. What he did remember was her beautiful body, her sexy face, and her gorgeous head of raven black hair. He kept thinking about how to approach her and to get close to her. He thought to himself it wouldn't be a problem, he always got the girl.

Right now he was on his way to the club and meet up with his group of friends, and see if they got anywhere with the "specimen" hunting. He walked through the doors and was greeted by the staff. Ayame stood there as if she was desperate for him to notice her. The establishment wanted to give off the impression of being classy, but a name like Pussy Palace makes it a bit hard to do that. Ayame was wearing her suit in an attempt to look professional. She did however make sure that her cleavage was the center of attention, and it worked.

"Hey, Ayame. Looking good as usual," he said replying to their greeting.

"Thanks sir," she replied in a reserved manner. She didn't want to sound too happy. She didn't want to seem desperate for his attention, but her blush gave her away.

"Are my friends up stairs?"

"Yes sir."

"Ok cool. I'll see you later then Ayame." He walked passed her while avoiding eye contact as if to play hard-to-get...at least that's what Ayame would like to think. She didn't like entertaining the idea that Koga was not interested in her. As Koga walked up the stairs to the VIP rooms, Ayame looked at his back longingly.

Koga walked into his personal lounge and saw that his friends were being "entertained" by the staff...who were all practically naked save for a few pieces of cloth...or is that leather? "Hey guys!" he half screamed to get their attention. All the guys looked over the strippers' shoulder to give their attention to Koga. "Can we talk about the experiment?" he asked.

"Um can we do this later? I'm kinda in the middle of something right now..." Bankotsu replied. Koga looked over to where Bankotsu was sitting. It was more accurate to say where he was being ridden. All Koga saw so was a fully naked stipper bouncing on what could only be Bankotsu's dick.

"Oh c'mon Bankotsu! Really? You're doing that right now? With everyone here?"

"Hey man, nature called," he said with a smirk on his face. "And she wanted it bad so I just gave it to her". It was a bit difficult hearing Bankotsu's voice over the music and the stripper's moaning but Koga got the message.

"Well then hurry up will you. We have shit to talk about."

"Yea yea I'm almost done just wait a second." And with one final thrust he finished without pulling out of the girl. "You can go now," he said coldly to her and just pushed her away without even giving her the chance to put on what little clothes she had. He zipped up his pants and turned towards his so-called friends. "Ok I'm ready now," he said with a smirk.

"Finally,"everyone in the room said with some relief.

"Ok down to business," Koga began the conversation. "Do you guys have your test subjects lined up?"

"Haha yea," Bankotsu chuckled. "These idiots went with me to bar last night and we just took some girls home. We just gave them the drugs last then."

"After we got the drugs in their system it was just too easy," Renkotsu chimed in. "They just did whatever I asked them to."

"Yea I asked my girl to make me a sandwich after I fucked her. Seemed like the right thing to ask for," Suikotsu said with a chuckle.

"What about you Koga? Do you have a girl yet?" Mukotsu asked.

"I'm working on it. I have my eyes set on this one girl from school. Don't remember her name but she's hot. I'll get her eventually," he replied with much confidence.

"Is she from your school?" Bankotsu asked.

"Yea. She seems like a bit of a prude, but those girls are always the most fun to break," he replied with an evil smirk on his face.

"So how much longer will it take you to get her?" Bankotsu asked.

"Give me until the end of next week and I'll have eating from the palm of my hand by then."

The next three days seemed to be the longest and loneliest for Kagome. Each moment that passed by was another moment of indecisiveness for Inuyasha, another moment where Kagome is left to wonder whether or not he still loved her. As these moments pass, the more pain and frustration gather in Kagome's heart. The longer she waits, the weaker her resolve gets. The longer this went on, the more reasonable Sango's decision became: "Maybe you should start seeing someone else". That sentence echoed over and over in her mind making the idea much more than just a ridiculous notion. It actually became a possibility.

Little did Kagome know...Inuyasha was getting closer to making a decision. The longer he and Kagome were apart the more he realized how much he truly loved her. He loved Kikyo before but to him, his relationship with Kagome was more fitting...it just felt right to be with her. And he wasn't about to let that slip through his fingers.

"I want her back." Inuyasha said to himself with great resolve. "I need her back."

Inuyasha was walking all over campus looking for Kagome with the intention of getting her back. He eventually found her sitting under the shade of a tree. She looked absolutely stunning. It was a long walk from where he spotted her, but he took it as a chance to muster up his courage.

"I can do this. All I have to do is convince her that I still love her and only her. I'll get on my knees and beg if I have to. It shouldn't be that hard...yea...not hard at all."

As Inuyasha got closer to where Kagome was sitting, he saw a guy approach her and sit next to her. He had dark hair and was very well dressed. You could tell that he was a very wealthy student. Inuyasha knew who he was. Koga. They talked.

"What does Koga want with Kagome? What are they talking about? Doesn't matter. All I have to do is convince her to talk with me alone. It shouldn't be too hard. It's not like those two have anything going on. Right?"

The longer Koga and Kagome sat there talking the more dreadful uneasiness crept into Inuyasha's heart. He wasn't sure why he was getting that feeling but he wanted to get to her as soon as possible to get rid of that uneasiness. He picked up the pace of his walking until he saw something that stopped him dead in his tracks...

Koga kissed her. And it looked like she was kissing back. Inuyasha was crushed. He turned around and just walked the other direction.

"Fuck this hurts. I didn't think she would move on so fast. What am I going to do now?"

To make matters worse, the rain started to pour. It was almost appropriate for the amount of pain he was feeling.

"Really? As if I'm not having a bad enough day already...at least no one will notice me crying my eyes out..."

Inuyusha just kept on walking wherever his legs would take him. He just walked with no particular destination in mind. He walked for what seemed like hours under the pouring rain until he just randomly decided to stop. When he looked around, he was surprised to find himself in a very familiar place. It was the same apartment that he visited over and over in the past. He walked up the stairs not caring that he was drenched and rang the doorbell. It only took a few moments for the door to open.

"Inuyasha," she said with a pleasant surprise.

"Hey," Inuyasha replied with a forced smile. "Can I come in, Kikyo?"

End of Chapter 25

I know its been a year but here it is. Sorry for the long wait and for any typos.

Enjoy!