School of Love

by Brijustme

Meet Inuyasha. When Kikyo dumps him after finding out his secret, he finds that a nobody named Kagome is going through the same thing. The twist? Since when did he have a fiancée? Since when did his life crumble? Why is her memory gone? ***COMPLETE***

35. Potato Chip Frenzy

School of Love- Chapter 35

Potato Chip Frenzy

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Morning- 9:23am

KNOCK. KNOCK.

"I'll get it!" Souta ran to the frontdoor that was being knocked on, and opened it. He paused at the people he saw. 'What's going on?' He said to himself, as he prayed someone else besides him were standing in the predicament he was in. "Hi..." he motioned, hoping to get the women before him to state why they had come to his humble home he'd become accustomed to.

The woman in the suit came down to his level; making him nervous. 'Mom! Help me!' His silent whimpers couldn't be heard, for his mother was in the kitchen drinking her usual morning coffee.

"Remember me? Auntie Kikyo?"

He cringed at the voice without realization. "Kagome's sick. She hasn't gotten any better, so mom's going to take her to the doctor today," he said with crossed arms. He was determined not to let anyone pass; especially anyone besides the two women infront of him. They didn't look like they were going to take no for an answer.

"Let me handle this," the other woman said, as Kikyo stood.

She smiled, and got down on one knee infront of Souta. She lifted her hand, and put it on his cheek. "Can we please talk to her for a second?" Ukyo asked. "It's very important."

"That depends," Souta retorted; not falling for Kikyo and Ukyo's scam. "What do you two really want? I know the girl with the black hair did something to Kagome that made her hate InuYasha!" He almost yelled. He didn't want to risk his mother hearing him. "It took two weeks for her to get back to normal!"

Ukyo slapped her hand over her face; letting out a pitiful cry of annoyance. "I'll give you however much I have in my pocket."

"How about that pretty white car?" Souta asked, while pointing his index finger to a beautiful white convertable in his driveway. The hood was down, letting the sun shed its rays on the leather. Bad idea.

"No, no, sweetie. That costs money!" Ukyo said, while putting her hands in the air. 'What do kids these days like?' She said to herself, as Kikyo socked her in the arm. "That kinda hurt," she said in a whiny tone. She rubbed the red spot on her tender skin, and sighed. She was still fairly tired of waiting all night for Kikyo to show up.

The plan was for them to sneak a 'potion' on Kagome over night. But, then the black haired girl went and changed the whole plan completely. Now, the brown haired girl didn't have a clue what was going on. All she knew, was that the boy before her was very persistant.

Just like his sister.

Kikyo was pretty much fed up with the sun messing with her. The suit she was wearing was the same as the one she'd worn the day before. She didn't have a chance to go home to change, for she had been with Naraku all night. One thing led to another, and...she ended up just not being able to go home.

"I can't let you see her," Souta tampered. "Do you have anything for me to tell her?"

"Enough is enough," Kikyo huffed under her breath. She grabbed Souta by the shirt, and threw him three feet infront of her; grinning at the sound of all the air being knocked out of him. "Hope you don't mind us, we won't be long."

Souta rubbed his aching rear, and said nothing. He watched with wide eyes as the two walked upstairs. He rolled his eyes at Ukyo who gave him a strange look. He could have sworn it looked concerning.

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"You sure he's gonna be okay?" Ukyo asked, as she jumped every two steps to keep up with the black haired girl. "I saw what you did to him," she warned. "You said yourself that we're only here for Higurashi; nothing more."

Kikyo rolled her eyes. "So what?" She said with a glare, as she tried to remember where Kagome's room was. "I think it's to the left," she said with a smirk. "Come along."

Ukyo chased after her. "What's the rush?" She asked, as she flipped her long hair to the side. "I don't see how this is gonna help us. With Kaguri out of the picture, there's still a problem," she concluded. "There will be two in the competition. Doesn't that sound bad at all to you?" She asked, as she pummeled Kikyo in the arm. "I always considered you a friend. Even if I've only known you for a few hours."

Kikyo stopped.

She said nothing.

'...a friend?' She said to herself, as she eyed the expression on Ukyo's face. She knew it, for she used it daily. "Tricking me won't work," she said with a pointed finger. "It's my specialty," she crossed her arms to prove her point. "As for who gets InuYasha...let the best woman win."

"So Higurashi's out of this now?" Ukyo asked, as she held her hand out. "Partner."

"Partners, not friends. Don't get the wrong idea about all this," Kikyo said under her breath, as she reached her hand towards Ukyo's. Right when she was about to shake it, she ran it threw her hair. "Do you think I'm an idiot?! Now's not the time to be playing tricks!" She said in a whisper, as she pointed to the brown haired girl's right hand. There was a hand shocker under it.

Ukyo sighed, and took it off. She slipped it into her pocket, and followed Kikyo down the long hall. "Are we there yet?" She asked, as she eyed the pictures on the walls. "I see Kaguri paints."

Kikyo nodded. "It's the only thing she and InuYasha have in common; art. And, before I take another step, her name's Kagome!" Kikyo hollered.

"Sheesh," Ukyo mumbled. She cut infront of the steaming vegetable, and wrapped her hand around the cold doorknob. "Relax, we're here. Let's just get this dirty deed over with," she said with a smile. With a swift push, the door opened. She giggled at the fat object in the bed; hidden under the covers. She could hear hard snoring. "She looks terrible."

Kikyo snickered. "Perfect timing."

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9:28am- InuYasha's Glory

SCRATCH. SCRATCH.

InuYasha groaned, and cursed hell when he realized he was waking up. He turned over, and hoped to get back to his peaceful dream about Kagome. God, how he wanted to see her. But, it seemed she was in the middle of something; an illness. Don't get him wrong, of course he wanted to be right next to her, reading a magazine and rubbing the back of her hand with his thumb.

SCRATCH. SCRATCH.

"Go away," InuYasha mumbled, as he flopped over on his stomach. Moving the stray strands of hair out of his face, he continued to let his eyes stay closed. By the looks of it, the thing scratching his left arm wasn't going to leave anytime soon; damn.

He pulled his dark blanket over his face. He smiled when he opened his eyes. Darkness.

He snuggled back into the position he'd been in before he was woken, and sighed. 'I wonder what Kagome's doing?' He said to himself, as a frown fell on his tired face. He was doing it again; acting concerned about things that didn't involve him. 'What's happening to me?' InuYasha asked himself for the second time. A girlfriend was a girlfriend...right?

No.

Kagome was more than that to him.

His family and friends were waiting for him to 'mark' her. The question was: how was he supposed to do it? And...did he even want to do it?

InuYasha wanted to ask his father, but after he said he knew Kagome was special to him, he dormanted out. He didn't want to consult about the conversation anymore, and left it at that. He calmly said a quick goodbye, and promised to call soon.

'Man, I feel like such a dumbass,' he said to himself, as his radio turned on for no conspicuous reason. He knew it wasn't his 'so called' alarm, for he didn't use it. He had a chip in his brain that magically told him when to wake. On the times when it wouldn't work, he'd stay in bed. Most of the time, it goes off, and he stays in bed anyways.

Such as this morning.

InuYasha groaned when whoever the person was turned up the radio. The music was messing with his brain. For some reason, he felt like he was drunk. Not that he got drunk often, but he felt like it. 'Was I at Kouga's last night?' He said to himself, as he tried to recall going anywhere. Nope. All he remembered was passing out in his bed after talking to his father.

InuYasha blocked the thoughts out of his mind, and noticed there was whispering coming from the comfortness of his room. Cursing hell when he instantly knew who the voices were, he shot up. "What the fuck do you guys want?!" He growled out. He rolled his eyes at the pale faces he got as an answer.

SCRATCH. SCRATCH.

He looked to his right, to come face to face with a...cat. So this feline was the thing scratching him?

"Oh no," Miroku said with a sigh. He put his hand on his forehead and waited for InuYasha to start screaming. Cats.

"Sorry about that," Sango said with a smile, as she tried reaching for Kirara. "I'm surprised she's not scared of you," she slightly laughed, and held her arms out. She waited patiently for InuYasha to hand her cat over that was in his arms.

InuYasha eyed the cat. It was supposed to be scared of him, not the other way around! Slightly grinning, he held it in his claws. He stared at it. The two tails that came on top of its head seconds later, made him gasp. "Hey Sango? What are you doing having a demon as a pet?" He asked, as he pointed to the tails.

Sango's face turned red. "That's exactly what Miroku said!" She said with a snarl, as she snatched Kirara. "She's a cat, so leave it at that!"

"Didn't your family come from thousands of years of great demon exterminators?" InuYasha asked with a laugh. "How the hell do you not know a demon when you see one?" More laughter left his body. His bad mood was slowly rising. If the day goes well like it was now, he might even pop in a visit to Kagome; if she was well enough to see him.

Sango rolled her eyes, and sat next to Miroku on her friend's bed. "This isn't about Kirara, it's about you!" She yelled, as she slammed her hand on the dismiss button on InuYasha's alarm clock. It was her who suggested the idea of waking him by force. But, little did she know, he was awake the whole time.

"What the hell's that supposed to mean?" InuYasha asked, as he noticed the silent Miroku for the first time. It wasn't like him to care, but he felt like doing something good to start his day. "What's on your mind?"

Miroku snapped out of his trance, and shook his head. 'I can sense something going on...but, what is it?' He said to himself, as he grabbed Sango's hand. 'I've got Sango, so whatever's going on has nothing to do with me.' He smiled and looked at his girlfriend. She was staring at him with a concerned look.

He only nodded at her; indicating he was fine. Giving his attention to InuYasha, he glared at him. "When do you intend on getting your ass out of bed and seeing your sick girlfriend?"

InuYasha's eyes widened. For a split second...he saw a flash of Sesshomaru in Miroku. "For your information, I was planning on seeing her today!" A small blush appeared on his cheeks. Folding his arms, he turned to the side.

Miroku and Sango blinked at eachother. "Really?" They both asked. "We were going to give you a big speech, but it doesn't seem like you need it," Sango said with a smile.

InuYasha nodded, and looked at Kirara. Sighing, he sat up strait. "How is she?" He asked in a whisper.

There was silence throughout the room. The demon tried not to make eye contact with the fuming Sango. She was a bestfriend of his, and even though they weren't dating or anything, he knew when she was having a mood swing. 'Damn.'

"Hello?!" Sango yelled; her face turning red again. "We're not your 'secret service', go see her yourself!" She hollered. She suddenly realized the harsh tone she'd just used. "InuYasha...I'm sorry. It's just that Kagome's sick—"

"And because she's sick, everybody's gotta blame someone," InuYasha finished for her. He really didn't mind what others had to say; that was where the expression, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all,' kicks in. "Every little thing that happens to her, all you idiots come charging at me with your pitchforks. It's damn annoying."

"It's not like—"

"Yes it is," InuYasha interrupted. He got out of bed, and casually made his way towards his bathroom to get a shower. "Don't worry about it. I promise I'll go see her. Happy now?" He put his claw on the doorknob, and squeezed it. 'Didn't say when though.'

Sango felt guilty. "Sorry—"

"No worries."

She smiled, and watched as the bathroom door opened and closed. "I think he's mad at me."

"Not just you," Miroku said with a grin. "He's mad at both of us. But, I'd say this little conversation went pretty well." He nudged Sango playfully to prove his useless point.

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A Possible Mistake- Ukyo's Foolishness

"Soooo...when do we start this?" Ukyo asked, as she watched Kagome's stomach lower and rise at every breath she took. She couldn't help but giggle. She had the power to kill the girl that very moment. But...she wasn't a killer. Was she?

Kikyo nodded, and walked towards the oak desk to Kagome's left. "I say, she needs to do some redecorating," she said under her breath. She set her suitcase on the wooden counter, and opened it. There, was a bottle with a cork. Inside, was a piece of glass.

It was unlike anyother shard/jewel piece, Ukyo had ever seen.

It was a pinkish color, with a shade of darker pink outlines. "What's that?" She asked in amazment, as she leaned over to touch the bottle. "Don't!" snapped her out of her trance. "Why shouldn't I? It's pink!"

"I don't care if it's striped, don't touch it," Kikyo held out a pair of gloves. "You have to train your hands to keep themselves in the gloves, got it?" She demanded. Even if she, herself, touched the shard, she'd become the victom. She hoped the gloves were strong enough to fight off the power of Menomaru's magic.

Ukyo scrambled to put the gloves on. "Done!" She happily said with a smile...twelve minutes later. "Let's get this thing over with before the boy tells his mother."

Nodding, Kikyo reached for a pair of tweezers from a compartment in her suitcase. "Beware of the magic," she warned. "I can't do anything if it happens to touch you."

"I know, damn! Just do it!" Ukyo yelled.

'Fine,' Kikyo said to herself, as she popped the cork off the bottle. Looking in with one eye closed, a drop of sweat fell down her face. This was it. She wished she had something precious to treasure the moment of. Maybe a picture? Shaking her head, she snapped the tweezers to get them into effect.

Using a shard of the original Sacred Jewel Shard that had been in her family for 500 years, was a risk. It was worth it for the price of InuYasha. What was even worse, was that she had broken all ten nails trying to pry a part of the great jewel off.

She slipped them in, and clasped onto the shard. She slowly, calmy, and light headedly, lifted it out of the depths of its bottle. "Now, all we need to do is put it inside her."

"Huh?" Ukyo said with wide eyes. "This doesn't sound right one bit! What are you doing Shikon?!" She demanded. She put her hands on her hips to let her partner know she was serious. "What are we doing, Kikyo?"

"Stop being so naïve," Kikyo said with a smile. "This shard will disintergrate into Higurashi's forehead. With my command, which is when she's with InuYasha, I'll have her kill him."

"What do you mean kill him?!"

"What I mean is...he'll just get hurt," Kikyo explained. "Don't worry, it won't be anything bad. All we have to do is make sure that we're around when he gets hurt. He'll love us, and hate Higurashi."

"I see," Ukyo said, while rubbing her chin. "What the hell are we waiting for?!" She gasped when an arm shot out of the the green covers. It laid down and squeezed the sheets beneath it.

Ukyo ran her fingers across the arm. It had many moles, and was wrinkled. "Kagome, what an old arm you have."

Kagome mumbled something in her sleeep.

"Oh my, what a deep voice you have," Ukyo said with shock. She flipped the covers back, and slapped her hands over her mouth; just in time to let out her screams of misunderstanding.

Kaede.

Kikyo turned to the side, and slipped the shard back into the bottle. Putting the cork back in, she closed the suitcase. She swung it back and forth in her hands, waiting for Ukyo to finish. "I guess we should have turned right."

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InuYasha's Issues- 9:58am

InuYasha stepped out of his shower, with a towel wrapped around his waist. He couldn't see well from the steam of taking a shower for almost thirty minutes. He walked to his mirror, and used the palm of his claw to wipe the steam away. Looking at himself in the mirror, he felt like socking himself in the face.

"Why am I such a bastard?" He asked himself, as his arms made it to the top of his head. His claws touched his ears. "Why do I have these damn things? Sesshomaru doesn't, Pop doesn't, and neither does anybody else on his side of the family. Why did InuYasha have to get them?!"

He growled when the door opened. "Go away, Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru glared down at him. After all, he was a foot taller. "No, I think I should stay," he said with a grin. Leaning against the bathroom wall, he grabbed InuYasha's hair and twisted it; squeezing the water out of it. "Why would your idiotic mind think such numskull things?" He asked, as he squeezed InuYasha's hair tight again; watching the water fall out of the silver strands.

"Have you never looked at me?" InuYasha asked in a whisper. He didn't know what Sesshomaru was doing, but he appreciated it. His father would always squeeze the water out of his hair when he was a child. "My ears change what people think about me..."

"Idiot. Have you not noticed yet that you're a half demon?" Sessomaru asked with a glare. "Have you not noticed that your father's a demon, and your mother's a human?" Was InuYasha really that stupid? "Have you not noticed that you're dating a human girl this very moment?"

InuYasha turned to face his brother; his hair falling from the tight grasp it was once in. He wasn't that stupid. "I know, it's just that...what if I married a demon? Atleast there's a chance that my kid gets more of her blood than mine."

"Are you saying you want your child to look more like a demon than yourself?" Sesshomaru questioned. "What if you stay with Kagome? Then what?" He knew very well what would happen for InuYasha to keep his relationship with Kagome. She'd produce a half demon...and InuYasha's blood would be dominant.

It would show.

"Better it than me," InuYasha stated in a somewhat serious tone. Without another word, he opened his bathroom door, and slipped out.

Sesshomaru watched the door close, as well as InuYasha's scent fade into his room. What was going on? 'I don't have a chance at anything at the moment...' he rubbed his temples and thought somemore. It was hard for him, taken he was standing in a steamy bathroom, and had to wait for InuYasha to leave his room until he could slip out.

He suddenly realized something

...he had to go see her.

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The Right Room- In the Process

Ukyo's face turned red. "What the hell are we doing in the hag's room?!" She said in a somewhat whisper. She didn't care at the moment that she was in Kaede's room instead of Kagome's. "Well?!"

"Like I said," Kikyo said, as she made her way towards the door, "I guess we should have turned right."

Ukyo rolled her eyes, and laid Kaede's tired arm back down on the blanket. Giving a look that tried to see where Kagome got her looks from, she made her way towards the door. 'InuYasha isn't as priceless as I thought he was...' she said to herself, as she opened the door Kikyo had closed.

She was alone.

"Kikyo?" She called. "Where are you?"

"Are you just stupid?!" Kikyo growled out, as she waved her hands in the air. She was standing outside a room with a large K on it. She assumed it was Kagome's room, since she knew for a fact her mother's name was Suki. There wasn't an S in right. "I think this is the right room."

"You think?" Ukyo echoed. She ran down the hall; hoping not to make too much noise. "Can we please just get this over with?! It feels like we're doing something wrong."

"That's because we are," Kikyo said with a smile, as she turned the doorknob. She peeked inside, and rolled her eyes. The Justin Timberlake postor to her left said it all: she was in Kagome's room alright.

Ukyo closed the door behind them. She ran infront of Kikyo, and looked down at the lifeless body beneath her. "Mother in law's right...she's not getting any better." She said in shock. "Kikyo...maybe we shouldn't do this. Atleast, let's wait until she's healthy. How do you know if your new master-mind plan goes wrong? It could do something to her, and I'd feel guilty."

Kikyo rolled her eyes. "Get used to it," she said with a glare. "Put your gloves back on. We have to hurry. I can sense motion downstairs. The boy didn't keep his mouth shut apparently."

Ukyo nodded, and dug into her pocket. She put the gloves back on. "Isn't this to hide the evidence that we were ever here?"

Kikyo let out a long sigh as if she were smoking. "No, and don't ask me to explain why again." She set her suitcase on the bed, and flicked the locks off. Lifting it, she smiled. The shard was still in effect; a lifeless effect. "Also, she should heal after this enters her."

Again, Ukyo nodded in somewhat understandance. "Let's get this over with."

Kikyo nodded, and looked down at the ill Kagome. She didn't look to be getting any better, and her face showed a deadly shade of white on it. Snickering, Kikyo moved the bangs out of her head. 'Here it goes,' she said to herself with hope, as she put the shard infront of her flesh.

She gasped, when it wouldn't go in. The shard was glowing a strange color. "She...she's...she's a—"

"Priestess?"

Kikyo's face turned as white as Kagome's. 'How is this possible?'

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The Guilt Feeling- Sango's Wondering

Sango stared down in the passengers seat of Miroku's car. It was a quiet morning, and not many people were outside. Patting Kirara on the head, she smiled. "Hey, Miroku?" She said with a sigh.

"Something on your mind?" Miroku asked, as he stopped at a red light. "I know I'm not Kagome, but it's fine to tell me. You want me to drop you off at her house?" Even if Sango chose not to tell him, he still had the right to question her. He didn't want to go threw the rest of the day getting blamed for things he didn't do. It'd happened in the past, and it never ended up pretty for him.

"No, I'm fine," Sango smiled at the way Miroku was concerned for her. It somewhat bothered her. She'd never had anyone care about her so much. It was like she had a fan. A fan that was perverted. But, Sango had noticed he had been working on his lechorous actions. She slapped him for groping her once a week now, instead of the usual millions. "Did you believe InuYasha?"

Miroku chuckled, and changed gears when the light turned green. "Of course. I saw the look in his face. Besides, if he doesn't...that's what you're for," he said with a grin.

Sango nodded. 'I'm still not fully convinced...'

Miroku noticed the way Sango had quickly become silent. Her back was almost to him, so he couldn't see the normal smile she always gave off after hearing something that made her cheerful. "You sure you don't want me to take you to Kagome's?" He asked again. Her house was coming up.

Sango shook her head. "Thanks for your concern, but I wanna wait for InuYasha to see her."

Miroku nodded in agreement, and quickened his speed. "We're paying someone a visit," he replied with a grin. "I have a few questions, and I think the person we're seeing knows the answers."

"Who is he/she?" Sango asked. "Do I know them?"

Miroku laughed. "You could say that." With those final words, he drove down the street. Making a left, he turned into the city. It greatly resembled San Francisco, but it was home. People and demons crowded the busy streets. Miroku suddenly realized he picked a bad day to drive. It would have been faster to walk at the rate his car was moving.

"How is Kagome?" He asked; hoping to start a topic. "Getting better, I hope?" He tried not to let Sango notice they'd been driving for twenty minutes and barely moved two feet. "Sango?" He noticed her pale complection when he asked his question.

"She's not gettting any better. She's supposed to see a doctor today," Sango said under her breath. She fell silent for many minutes; as if she wanted to savor the flavor. "I hate the way she makes me worry."

Miroku nodded like he understood. Deep down in his perverted mind, he didn't understand. Nothing ever happened to Sango; except when she was mad at him. Nothing ever happened to him, either; unless he got slapped.

Kagome...she was another story.

"Don't worry. Even when InuYasha's in a pissy mood, he cares about Kagome the most," he stated, hoping to cheer up his downhearted girlfriend. "She'll get better, soon. Okay?"

Sango looked out the window at all the people. She smiled at Miroku's words. "Got it."

Miroku stopped the car with a screeching halt. "Good, because we're here!" He said with a smile.

Sango looked around. She had never been this far into the city. "Just where are we, exactly?" She asked, as the lock to her door lifted. She opened the door, and got out. Stretching her arms, she reached back into the car for her purse. "I've never been here before." She took in her surroundings. It seemed like she was at a mall outside. People were everywhere. They looked rich.

"33rd street," Miroku replied. "We couldn't risk talking with the person near InuYasha. He'd pick up the conversation. Here, there are too many people for him to spy."

Sango nodded, and grabbed her boyfriend's hand. "Let's go." She had to remember 33rd street. The minute Kagome was better, it was time to bring out the green stuff and go shopping.

Miroku led the way threw all the people. The more they walked North, the more people disappeared. "Everything's more expensive up here, so less people come," he explained; Sango's future shopping spree crushing.

The girl started wondering who they were meeting. Did she know them? Did they know InuYasha? She knew one thing: the person was a demon. There wasn't a doubt about it from her great IQ. She looked down, when she felt something with furr touch her left hand. Smiling, she petted Kirara. 'Almost forgot you were here.'

Miroku stopped infront of a coffee shop. "Here we are," he entered, and smiled at the farmilar face that was waving at him. He pulled Sango to walk, and returned the wave. "See? I told you I could find this place!" He said with a glare. It wasn't that hard. He chose not to mention he had to look the place up on the internet.

"Why did you have to drag me this far into the city?" Sesshomaru asked with a sigh. He didn't know where he was, or what he was doing at Empire Setting's Coffee Shop. All he got was a phonecall from Miroku telling him to meet him at 33rd street.

Miroku and Sango sat across from him. "We'd like to ask you a few questions, if that's okay," Miroku said. Once he got a nod from Sesshomaru, he started. "When's InuYasha going to mark Kagome?"

"How would you expect me to know that?" Sesshomaru stated, while looking to the side.

"You're his brother," Miroku replied. "You're supposed to know these things."

Sesshomaru tried thinking. He remembered his conversation with InuYasha that morning. He seemed sad about something. Kagome was involved, no doubt. Was he thinking about ending the relationship? "It's obvious he's been thinking about it, but there are other things on his mind at the moment."

"Like what?" Miroku questioned.

Sango chose to stay quiet through the conversation. Taking Kirara out of her purse, she set the cat in her lap. 'Such idiots,' she said to herself, as she shook her head. "I'm gonna go get a coffee. Anyone want anything?"

"No thanks," both men said at the same time.

Sango nodded and left...leaving Kirara to spy on them.

Sesshomaru waited for Sango to leave. "Things that a person his age should be thinking about..." he said without a care. "I'm 28 years older than him, and I still think, too."

"Oh," Miroku nodded understandingly. "W-With Kagome?" he stuttered.

Sesshomaru glared at him. "Nooooo, with the girl down the street. Who do you think?"

"WHAT?!" Miroku yelled. "NOT WITH HER HE DOESN'T!" He suddenly realized his tone. He coughed and settled himself in his chair. "She's...she's...just to fragile."

"Your concern, and their one year age difference, have nothing to do with eachother," Sesshomaru pointed out. "Yes, she's frail, even InuYasha knows this," he said with crossed arms. "He still loves every part of her for her, though."

Miroku nodded. "I know that, but still—"

"What InuYasha does with her is none of our business," Sesshomaru said with a sigh. "No matter how interesting it is."

Miroku fell silent. 'He's right. It's none of our business what he does with Kagome. But, what if something bad happens to her?' He said to himself, as he started chewing his nails off. "What ever happened to Kikyo?"

"You mean before or after my idiot brother slept with her?" Sesshomaru questioned.

"Af-" Miroku stopped mid word, when Sango came back. She had a steaming cup of coffee in her hand.

She took a seat, and dug into her pocket. Pulling out a cookie, she fed it to her feline. She sipped her coffee; wondering why two pairs of eyes were staring at her. 'Did I do something?' She said to herself, as she cleared her throat. "What?"

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Seeing the Concerned- Kagome's Recovery

Kagome smiled as she scrambled eggs in a frying pan. It was still early, and she felt better than yesterday. Her eyes were alittle unfocused, but besides that little detail, she felt perfectly normal. Almost three days in bed had done alot to her.

She turned, when she heard footsteps coming downstairs. "Morning," she called out. She gave her attention back to her cooking. "Hungry?"

Souta's eyes widened. "What are you doing out of bed?!" He yelled. "Mom says you're not well enough!" He gasped when a bag was held up infront of him. Snatching it out of Kagome's grasp, he opened it. His mouth instantly began to water. "Thanks, sis!" He shoved a cookie into his mouth. "You're well all right."

Kagome nodded, and set a plate of food infront of the juvenile. "I had free time on my hands."

"You should have this 'free time' more often," Souta pointed out. He set the bag of cookies aside, and started eating. He recalled the way Kikyo and Ukyo stormed out of the house the day before. Kikyo looked tense, while Ukyo...she didn't look good. She looked like she was going to rip someone's head off. Of course, he didn't tell his mother about the incident.

"Going to see InuYasha anytime soon?" He asked threw a mouthfull of eggs. "Shippo says he's been worried like crazy!"

Kagome froze in place. 'Really?' She said to herself, as she shook her head. 'He's probally just waiting for a kiss or something,' she concluded. She started wondering if her thoughts were true. InuYasha wasn't like that, was he?

No.

"Come on, sis! Stop being so stingy!" Souta pouted to prove his point. He rolled his eyes at the laughing coming from the light-brown haired girl. She looked happy for once.

Kagome continued laughing. The pout was 100 percent InuYasha for ya. She covered her mouth and lightly coughed. "You know, I was thinking about going to his house today, actually." She rubbed her chin and thought of all the possible reasons for InuYasha to not come see her instead. Even if she had all the energy in the world, she didn't want to waste it.

That was just plain unnatural.

Besides, Sango was dragging her somewhere to go shopping, anyways.

Kagome cringed when she heard the dreaded tapping of a slipper. A certain pink, bunny slipper, to be specific. No doubt that it was her mother. Straightening her back, she put a smile on her face; holding out a cup of coffee. "Good morning," she brightly said. When the coffee left her hands, she avoided eye contact. She could tell her mother was waiting for some kind of nitwit excuse as to why she was out of bed. Shifting her body weight from one foot to the other, she sighed. "You want me in bed, right?"

Defeat was such a sad thing.

Mrs Higurashi giggled. "No. Actually, I just wanted coffee," taking a seat across from her adopted son, she smiled at him. "Well, aren't my kids looking chipper today."

"I am," Souta replied with a grin. "I don't know about Kagome. Everything I do seems to make her laugh."

"That's because you remind me of someone," Kagome retorted. She put some eggs on a plate and toasted her mother some toast. When it was all done, she put it infront of the woman. "Can I ask you a question?" She asked, as she sat in the middle of her small, but loveable, family.

Mrs Higurashi nodded. "Can Souta be here for you to ask it?" She reached across the table for a blank pad of paper. Grabbing a pencil behind her ear, she started jogging notes of things she had to do for the day; never once ignoring her daughter that was obviously curious about something.

"Oh, I can wait then," Kagome said under her breath. Grabbing the last plate of food, she ran upstairs to Kaede; before her mother could call her down for a talk.

As she ran upstairs, she started to wonder how Kaede was. She hadn't seen, or heard, of the woman for three days. She missed talking to someone who was old. She considered going to see her grandfather, but the leaves were falling. That meant sweeping them for her.

Kagome opened the woman's door, and tried to see what she was doing. "Can I come in?" She asked with a bow.

Kaede looked to her right. She had found the stamina to force herself to get dressed. She was wearing the clothes she had been wearing her whole life, you know, after growing up in a shrine. The red fire rat hakama's she always wore, and a white haroi. She smiled at Kagome. "Ye not need to bow."

Kagome gulped and nodded. Setting the plate of food infront of the woman, she sat next to her. "You're all better?"

"I have the need to get out of bed. I fell like I'm healing, though," Kaede noticed Kagome's trickle of concern. "Why are ye asking something like this?"

Kagome's face turned red. "Since when is it against the law to worry about the people I love?" She asked with cluched fists. "I've been out of this world for three days. All I'm trying to do is be nice!" A tear fell down her cheek. "InuYasha's been worrying about me to no end. I feel like I owe him something..."

"Ye should stop thinking such thoughts," Kaede wiped the stray tear away. "The more ye sit here and pester like the child ye are, the more ye heart aches." With a smile, she stood and left; closing the door behind her in the process.

Kagome watched as the door closed. "She's...right."

Thinking fast, she thought of the thing she knew InuYasha couldn't resist when he was mad at her.

...junk.

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Potato Chip Frenzy-

Kagome walked down the street, hoping to have a good explanation for InuYasha. When she couldn't think of one, she sighed. Using the excuse that she was sick, which she was, wasn't good enough. She was still supposed to give him his kiss, and she was still supposed to call him.

She terribly failed both.

Shaking her head, she crossed the almost emtpy street. She had to stop by the local gas station to get something. This something, was bought to solve the mess she'd caused. 'I hope he knows I'm sorry,' she said to herself with a sigh. Crossing the final street, Kagome stopped infront of the Tashio house. She expected someone to come out and greet her like someone in the house always did. InuYasha, Sesshomaru, and Shippo's noses could pick up her scent if they were inhaling the air for her.

Kagome took her hair out of its messy bun, and ran her fingers threw it. Looking at herself, she smiled. She was wearing a pair of simply navy hip huggers, and a tight shirt that suited her perfectly. A tight shirt that suited her perfectly...that happened to be red.

As her hand formed into a fist and knocked on the door, she considered running. Bribing her boyfriend wasn't something she liked to do; not that she'd never done it before, since she hadn't. When the door opened, she plastered one of her good ole' smiles on her face. "Hey, Shippo!" She didn't have to think twice when the kitsune jumped into her arms.

Shippo grabbed the base of Kagome's ear, and pulled her down to his level. "InuYasha's really mad at somebody, and is moping upstairs," when he got a nod in return, he pulled away. "So this means you'll do something about it?"

Kagome tried nodding. Instead, she set Shippo down. Putting her hand in her left pocket, she gripped the junk in her right one. "I'll try."

With little confidence, Shippo smiled at her. "Everybody's right, you are the best!" He said with a grin. He fell silent for a few seconds. "You need any pointers?"

"What do you mean?" Kagome asked, as she knelt down to him. She was...curious.

"You know, things to make InuYasha happy?" Shippo motioned. "I know alot of them."

Kagome ruffled his hair, and stood tall. "I think I know almost all of them," shaking the kit's hand, she was on her way. As she made her way upstairs, she thought of more things to talk to InuYasha about. "Okay...I guess I could start with an, 'I'm sorry'. No, he'd never believe that," she sighed at how hard it was to get to the tricky InuYasha.

The girl stopped infront of the half demon's room. Looking down, she gasped. Ukyo? "What are you doing?" She asked, as she cautiously wrapped her hand around the doorknob.

Ukyo's gaze fell on the her. "Why should you care?" She spat out. Looking to the side and crossing her arms, she sighed. "If you must know, InuYasha darling's not coming out at the moment. He's been locked inside like a hermit since yesterday."

Kagome nodded, and began twisting the knob. "DON'T," stopped her. "Why?" She asked, as she took her hand away.

"Because," Ukyo pointed out, "as soon as you walk in there, you'll sense the tension. It's frightening," she thretened. "I turned out twice when I tried putting one foot in."

Again, Kagome nodded. This time, she nodded as if she weren't listening. Turning the doorknob, she quickly slid inside. 'Please talk to me,' she pleaded to herself, as she closed the door. There wasn't an InuYasha in sight. Kagome's first reaction was screaming, but she caught herself just in time. Giving InuYasha a migraine wasn't something she planned on doing that day.

Tomorrow would be better.

"InuYasha?" Kagome called out, as she walked towards the window. It was open for some strange reason. Sticking her head out, she gasped and stuck it back in. It was him alright. Gulping, she stuck her head slowly out. 'He doesn't look so good!' Her stomach began hurting. She felt culpable again.

She took her body out of the window, and silently placed her feet on the roof tiles. She felt sea sick. She steadly made her way towards her boyfriend, the junk in hand.

Standing next to the sitting half demon, she held out the bag of potato chips. He looked at her with a confused expression on his soft features. She almost forgot; the apology. "I'm sorry," she said while looking to the side. She sat next to InuYasha, just as he took the fat-filled goods from her. "I really made you worry, huh?"

InuYasha, on the other hand, had nothing fondly to say. "Damn strait," he said with a glare. He never knew he could be so helpless. Here he was, thinking of nothing but Kagome for the past three days. What an idiot! She was sitting next to him, living, breathing, and staring at him. "What?" He asked, as he held out the bag of chips with his left claw.

As if on cue, Kagome's right hand grabbed the opposite side he had. Both forcefully pulled on the bag until it opened. She let go, and stared out into the horizon. There wasn't much of one, taken it was still morning. "I really am sorry," she said with a sigh. She wanted to know what had happened. Being depressed she could understand, but needing help opening a bag of chips? It wasn't like his right arm had gotten chopped off!

InuYasha shook his head, and ate a few chips. A grin formed on his lips. Was this a bribe? "Hey, Kagome?"

That made her snap. The coolness in his tone that she loved was back. Kagome faced him, to have a forehead clash against her own. "What is it?" She asked with a smile. Scooting herself closer to InuYasha, his arms automatically wrapping around her waist. A huff escaped her mouth as she was lifted into his lap.

InuYasha's eyes fluttered closed, as a small pout formed on his face. "I missed you," he mumbled against her lips. "Don't you ever get sick again."

Kagome thought atfirst his words formed into a threat, but she knew he was only being InuYasha. "I'll do my best." Who knew that four words would make her lips come centimeters away from InuYasha's? It was new to her, but she liked toying with him. She found it slightly fun...in a weird kind of way.

Neither knew how extremally close they were to eachother. They were so close, that you could slip a piece of paper inbetween them.

Kagome's right hand went to InuYasha's left cheek. Her other hand went to his silky hair. "Just what have you been doing for the past three days?" She curiously asked. "I hope you haven't been doing things I'd have to send you crashing for," she grinned when she felt her boyfriend cringe on top of her. "What kind of dog are you?" She questioned. "Aren't you supposed to scare people to death?"

For a second, InuYasha was at a loss of words. "No, I think I'm a pretty nice dog once people get to know me," he casually said with a smile. His eyes were still closed. Even with his eyesight gone, he could picture the dazzling smile on Kagome's face. The way her face lifted an inch, the way her teeth showed, the way she had small dimples, and the way her cheeks turned a gorgeous light pink color at the sound of her giggle.

God, he started realizing he spent way too much time with her.

Slowly opening his eyes, everything he knew and loved, was planted on Kagome's face. With a light kiss on her forehead, he put his chin on her head.

Suddenly, the moment was ruined. A low growl formed in the bottom of the half demon's throat. A scent filled the air. It was close. Close, as in the scent was close enough for him to slash his mouth at them to get the fuck away. It was like it was...in his room.

Hoping Kagome didn't notice the growl, his neck snapped to his window; just in time to see Ukyo's head disappear. 'Dammit all to hell.' Looking at Kagome who was nestled safely in his arms, he stood. He stared at the grass two stories down, then, he stared at Kagome in his arms. She resembled a newborn child. She was curled happily in his arms, with an ever so peaceful look on her face. "Hang on tight, okay?"

When he got a nod as a responce, he jumped. Landing on the grass, he expected to get the light's beaten out of him. But...he didn't. He had a pathetic look on his face, and his ears were smashed against his skull. He flinched when Kagome clutched his shirt. He looked to her, and relaxed. Her eyes remained closed, and she still had the smile on her face that she normally did. Damn, how she looked so unpredictable.

"You must really trust me, huh?" He asked, as he swung her onto his back. He needed his claws to eat the food he desperatly needed.

Kagome nodded into the small of his back. "Can we go, please?" Even with her body still weak and recovering, she could sense Ukyo's presence eversince she slid her body out of InuYasha's window six minutes before. She didn't like the fact of being spied on; no matter who it was spying on her.

Invasion of privacy, maybe?

"Sure thing," InuYasha said with a smile. He lifted Kagome higher onto his back, giving her enough time to wrap her arms around his neck. With a sigh of slight frustration of having to flee from his house, he began walking; eating the gift from Kagome in the process.

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For the Love of God-

"No way!" Ayame said with a gasp. Her mouth immediately dropped. "Are you sure?" She asked, as she didn't take her eyes off her friend for a split second. "Positive?!"

Sango nodded. "As it seems, the graduation dance is coming up!" She said with a squeal. "I can't wait for Miroku to find out!"

"How do you know about it?" Ayame asked, as she ate her ice cream. Meeting at the Dairy Queen at the mall was a good thing for her. She instantly realized something: twenty minutes on the treadmill. Since the dance was coming up, at the end of summer, she had gained a whole inch of fast-food fat.

Both women blinked at eachother.

Throwing their ice creams in the trash, they sighed. "Guess we both have to give things up for our men..."

Smiling, they both talked about anything that came to mind. "So, Ayame? Where have you been almost all summer?" Sango asked. "Kagome and I haven't seen you anywhere...why? Have you been with your boyfriend?"

Ayame blushed at the thought of being near Kouga. The truth was, she had been with him almost the whole summer; except when she went with her mother to visit some of her family members in Kyoko. Too bad it was two hours away, or she would have snuck back, just to be with her love. "Yes, and I was hoping he'd ask me to the dance..."

Sango laughed. "Same! But, Miroku's going to lose his mind when he sees all the girls dressed up!" Even as she laughed, her face tunred a dark shade of red. 'The lecher! He's got me, what else does he want?!' Forcing herself to settle, she had to remember to slap him for no aparent reason. "...he's getting better, he really is."

"I heard the news from Kouga," Ayame said with a smile. "He said Miroku went threw 28 hours without getting slapped. I, on the other hand, didn't believe it. Now, I think I do..." she fell silent after. 'Where's Kouga? He's late meeting us here—"

"Did you two miss me?"

Turning, she smiled. "Well, I did," she patted the seat next to her, and reached for Kouga's claw. Leaning on his shoulder, she inhaled the scent she had come to love. He was getting better as well; in his own strange way. The drinking had lightened, as well as the gang fights. It seemed, to her, that men were finally shaping up to be what they were supposed to be.

Loyal to their woman.

"Hey, Kouga," Sango said, as she checked her phone. She didn't have any missed calls. Calling Kagome dozens of times wasn't helping her at the moment. Especially, when there wasn't anyone there to answer. "Have you seen InuYasha and Kagome?" She asked with concern, as Miroku took a seat next to her. He was late as well.

Kouga shook his head. "What about you?" He said, while turning to Miroku.

The monk let out a long sigh. "Called five times, left three voicemails, and ten text messages," he said with a small smile. "Nobody should have to ask where he is."

"What do you mean?" Everybody asked.

Shaking his head, Miroku blushed. "Nevermind," he replied under his breath. "Why haven't you guys found him, yet? You do know that two of you are demons?"

"What if we don't wanna find him?" Kouga threatened. "I couldn't be happier." He rubbed his side when Ayame elbowed him. Mumbling that women weren't good for anything, he sighed. "He's in the mall."

Ayame nodded in agreement. "He's with Kagome, too."

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"Happy now?" Kagome coaxed, as she grabbed InuYasha's claw, pulling him to start walking. "Here, just like I promised," she said with a smile, as she gave him his french fries. The deal was that she would be able to go shopping, alone, for twenty minutes. The other part of the deal, was that she had to buy InuYasha his choice of food at the mall food court.

"Very," InuYasha mumbled in a finicky tone. His words were obvious to having a tint of either sarcasim of mockery in them. 'Where the hell is everybody today?'

Nodding, Kagome squeezed his claw tighter. "What if I said I had somewhere else to go without you?"

"Just don't die," InuYasha replied. He ate a few fries, and eyed Kagome's expression. It was like she was waiting for him to yell or something...talk about weird. 'Dammit! Where's a person when you need one!' Right then, he wanted someone to show up and take Kagome's gaze off him. She was somewhat scary. The half demon had started to think she was still sick.

"Got it," she smiled to let him know she understood him. Pulling him to the right, she leaned on his shoulder. "I can't remember if I've kissed you today."

A smirk formed on InuYasha's face. He stopped walking, and released Kagome's hand. Wrapping it, as well with the rest of his arm, around her waist, he stared into the pools of water he loved so much. "Neither can I."

"INUYASHA! KAGOME!"

Both quickly parted, and took time to catch their breath. InuYasha turned to the side, while Kagome blushed. The couple started to wonder what would have happened if they'd stayed in their previous position.

Sighing, InuYasha grabbed Kagome's hand. He started dragging her to where their friends were waiting for them. He knew exactly what would happen: Kagome'd get taken from him. That's how it always was when everyone was together all at once. The girls went somewhere, while the guys...they went somewhere as well.

Just like planned, he was toppled over to get what Sango and Ayame wanted, Kagome. Shaking his head, he gave his attention to his male friends. Kouga looked like he could careless, but, as for Miroku, he had a grin on his face. 'What'd I do now?'

"Might I have a word with you?" Miroku asked him; the grin still on his face.

InuYasha considered yelling, "Just go the fuck away," but resisted. He nodded, and sighed. From the looks of it, he had to wait until later throughout the day to find sometime alone with Kagome.

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8:12pm- Sango and Ayame's Curiousity

"Alright girls," Ayame said with a smile, "When do we tell the guys about the dance? I can't wait!" She said with a squeal. She had already picked out what color she was going to wear. Pink, of course.

Sango nodded in agreement. Stopping at a red light, she turned to face her silent bestfriend. "I don't know...what about you Kagome?" She asked with curiousity. "Planning on going with InuYasha? Hojo? Somebody I don't know?" She lightly giggled when Kagome flinched as a responce.

"Huh?"

Sango sighed in disappointment. "Nothing, Kagome," trying to hide her laughter, she changed gears when the light turned green. "What's going on between you and lover boy?"

Kagome's face turned red. "What do you mean?" Since when was InuYasha known as lover boy?

"Oh, come on!" Ayame turned to face her; taking the place of Sango who had to keep her eyes on the road. That, or they crash. "Something's been bothering him, and Kouga's noticed. Even though the demon hates his guts, he's got a soft side for him..." smiling, she sighed. "What's the matter with him? You're the first to ask, you know."

Kagome took in everything Ayame had to say. 'She's right. I should be on the phone with him right now...what was he going to do with me in the mall? It was a side of him I've never seen before. He looked so happy,' a grin formed on her features. "Still didn't get his kiss."

"What was that?"

She suddenly realized she'd said her last thought out loud. "Um, nothing," she said in a shaky tone. "Are you two going with Miroku and Kouga?" She rolled her eyes at the squeals coming from her friends. 'Okay, bad question Kagome!'

"Of course!" Both shouted over a ringing cell phone. "It's either they take us, or they don't go at all," Sango said with a red face. "I can't stand to see Miroku lap dancing with someone else besides me," she caught herself. Too bad, she'd already said her words. "Well...what I mean is-"

"Lap dancing?" Kagome said with a grin. "You and Miroku really do alot."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" Ayame yelled over the phone.

"..."

"Nothing, Kouga. It's only Sango. I'll be home in a minute!" She started to regret living with a demon that was concerned about her 24/7. But, that was Kouga.

"..."

"I love you, too."

"..."

Ayame nodded to herself, and turned to Kagome. "Hey, Kagome. Kouga says something's pissing InuYasha off. He says it's best you talk to him soon..."

"..."

"What do you mean?!" Ayame shouted. "I wasn't making it sound like she had to go see him! Besides, I know you don't want her to go see him, anyways! You like seeing InuYasha in his weak stage!"

"Toodles, Kagome-chan."

Kagome lifted her head off the cold window. She never realized the car had been parked outside her house. Smiling, she waved and got out; petting Kirara goodbye, and grabbing the only thing she bought that day. A beautiful halter top. Red, of course. She liked the feeling of knowing a certain something turned InuYasha on: red. It was something new she was learning to cope with. She thought she looked rather appealing in red, herself.

The halter top had golden sequence that was outrageously beautiful. It hugged her figure perfectly, as well.

As the car drove down the street, Kagome squeezed the bag. It was the thing she bought when Sango and Ayame went to a dress shop in the mall.

The prom was something everyone was going to, right? When you meant everyone, did that mean a certain amount of people? What if Kagome was scared out of her mind to do to this prom? 'No,' shaking her head, she lifted the door to the mailbox, 'I don't wanna disappoint InuYasha. It's the prom, after all.'

A letter fell out.

Again, it was addressed to her.

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InuYasha had just about had enough. Why were Miroku and Kouga staring at him?! It hadn't stopped eversince he'd parted with Kagome. "Can I help you bastards with something?" The half demon bickered. "It's annoying the way you two are staring," he pointed out. Even though he couldn't care a woot about himself at the moment, he still respected his personal space.

"Kouga, could you excuse us for a bit?" Miroku asked with a glare; right towards InuYasha. "I have to have a word with our friend."

InuYasha gave Kouga a silent plead. He didn't wish to be left alone with Miroku. He was a monk, and he'd seen the man purrify a dead frog in their life science class once in middle school. It was right after Sango had joined their little group. The two ended up getting RPC'd until further notice.

Word started speading that they were wizards...

Kouga ignored InuYasha's plead. Getting up from his spot in the booth at Arby's he was sitting in, he left for the bathroom. Of course he'd be listening; hoping not to get caught. He knew how tempermental InuYasha was. That also gave him some time to call Ayame again.

Miroku waited for the door to the men's restroom to close. "Alright," he instantly turned serious. "I don't know, nor do I care, what things you have in for Kagome. Just be aware that I'm watching you," he warned.

InuYasha's bottom lip quivered; obviously not hiding his anger. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" He shouted over the tons of voices around him. "Get one thing strait, monk. I'm not you!" Forcing himself to settle, he desperatly needed something with Kagome's scent on it. He needed himself to soothe and calm down. So far, glaring at Miroku across from him wasn't helping. "You act like I'm planning on fucking her!"

Miroku glared back at his bestfriend. "You're almost an adult, start acting like it!"

InuYasha rolled his eyes.

He hated metaphors.

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Bri Note- Kikyo and Ukyo are coming back...with alittle bit of a childish prank in store for Kagome since their first one didn't work. Thanks for the reviews (195)! Happy few days after spring! (I was late on an update) What's up with this dance? Why's it at the end of the year? What's in store for everyone's favorite couple? Did InuYasha and Miroku just break-up? Scared of a dance?

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