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Falling Star

Kagome turned to find Sango staring at her again. It was a peculiar stare, one mixed with confusion and amusement. It was also irritating.

"What is it?!" Kagome snapped causing Sango and Ayame to jump.

"It's just last night, you may have caused a bit of a misunderstanding," Sango replied.

Kagome blinked, "How so?"

"Well, what were you talking about when you called?" Sango inquired.

"I threw my phone out the window in an attempt to avoid a conversation," Kagome answered.

"About Hojo?" Sango sighed.

Kagome nodded.

"You need an indestructible phone," Ayame replied, "Or to answer it away from windows."

Kagome sighed in agreement. The she turned to Sango. "What did you think I was talking about?"

"What you've been talking about since the concert," Sango answered nonchalantly, "Inuyasha. Rather specifically a certain recurring incident between the two of you."

"And that would be...?" Kagome pressed.

Ayame and Sango shared a bemused, knowing expression. "Spit-swapping."

Kagome's face heated up. "Sp-sp-spit-swapping? It was only once."

Ayame and Sango stared at her skeptically.

"That last time didn't count. We didn't swap spit," Kagome snapped, "It was a peck on the lips."

"Talking about Hojo?" Yuka popped up along with Ayumi and Eri.

"No," Kagome answered plainly.

"Then who else could you have been pecking on the lips?" Ayumi blinked.

"Not Hojo," Kagome replied shrilly as Sango and Ayame coughed, "Yash."

Kagome turned to Sango and Ayame angrily as Ayumi, Eri and Yuka's eyes widened.

"They didn't say-"

"Oh...my...Jonas!" the three cried, "Yash?! You and Yash?!"

"Are not a couple!" Kagome cried, "He has a girlfriend."

"In Kyoto?" Eri replied skeptically.

"You know that argument sounds a little familiar," Ayumi replied.

Kagome, Ayame and Sango shared a nervous look.

"You should not use his girlfriend as an excuse not to go for it," Yuka declared.

Eri nodded, "Fictional or otherwise."

"She's real," Kagome cried defensively.

"Real fake," Eri muttered as Yuka rolled her eyes, "Yeah but she's all the way in Kyoto. Yash may be the closest thing to your dream date Inuyasha. Might as well try it instead of just giving up."

Ayame rose an eyebrow at Yuka. "Weren't you the one who said not to shoot for the stars?"

"Yash isn't a star, is he?" Yuka remarked.

"That doesn't change the fact that you told Kagome to give up on Inuyasha," Sango cut in, "Let her celebrity crush die. You can't be inconsistent like this."

Eri sighed, "We only want what's best for her. Her happiness. That's all."

"Going out with a guy with a girlfriend will not bring her happiness," Ayame replied sourly.

Kagome turned to Ayame almost hurt.

Ayame caught Kagome's look and quickly corrected herself. "Doesn't seem like Yash will have one much longer though. Sorry to be pessimistic but he royally screwed up."

"Inuyasha, too," Ayumi nodded, "You heard Kikyo on TV? She's never gonna forgive him."

"Never?" Kagome asked with a sad tone.

"Kagome?!" Everyone stared at her, Sango and Ayame especially.

"I want to be with him," Kagome answered in a low voice, "But not at the cost of his own happiness."

Ayame's eyes widened as she stared at Kagome.

It isn't fair. Kagome has all these guys swarming around her, all looking for her attention. Even the one guy she does like. It's not the same for me. I can't even get him to remember my name.

She remembered her own thoughts with a pang of guilt.

"What if being with the girl that he likes is at the cost of his own happiness?" Ayame bit her lip.

Everyone turned to her.

Yuka's eyes narrowed, "What are you talking about?"

"Well, not everything is about Kagome and Inuyasha, okay?" Ayame snapped then softened, "I was just wondering what to do if the guy you like likes someone else. But she's never gonna like him back and you know it."

"Why?" Eri asked suspicious.

"I have a cousin who messaged me with this problem," Ayame replied sharply, "She likes this guy who is dead set on a girl who is head over heels for this other guy. And the girl, let's call her Karin, actually seems to have a chance with the guy that she loves...Suke. But the guy that my cousin likes, Maru, is still set on her regardless of all the various signs that it's never supposed to happen."

"What has 'your cousin' be doing so far?" Sango asked.

"She's sorta supporting him but constantly reminding him that there really is no point," Ayame sighed, "And she starting to feel like he's not the only one with a hopeless love. It took forever for Maru to even remember her name. All he ever talks about is Karin and it's staring to make my cousin feel really depressed. Not to mention that it may cause some bad blood between my cousin and Karin, who is her friend."

"Tell your cousin to give up on Maru," Eri answered plainly, "He doesn't seem worth it."

"He doesn't seem worth it?" Ayame repeated heartbroken, "My cousin has been nearly obsessing over this guy for a year!"

"Yeah and he seems like a jerk," Yuka commented.

"He doesn't just seem like a jerk. He is one," Ayame replied, "But still-"

"Still what?" Yuka interjected, "I think you should spare your cousin the pain of this unrequited love. I know this isn't what she'd want to her but I think it's best for her. She shouldn't waste her time with this loser when there's bound to be plenty of other guys who'd steal the moon for her."

"What if she can't find any of those other guys?" Ayame's voice was steadily rising, "What if she's been fishing and fishing and fishing but it doesn't seem like she's the right bait? What if she's feels as though she's not meant to be loved? That this guy is her last chance and he's slipping away!"

"Ayame," Kagome placed a mollifying hand on Ayame's shoulder, "Just tell your cousin to wait it out, okay?"

"And broaden her horizons," Sango added.

"Grab the first chance she has," Yuka piped up.

"And if Karin hooks up with Suke and Maru doesn't get the hint," Eri continued, "For-get a-bout him."

"I really hope your cousin ends up happy," Ayumi smiled at Ayame, "She seems like she deserves that much."

Ayame looked at each of the girls then sighed, "She hasn't been getting what she deserves lately. That's all."

Just then Ayumi's stomach growled. "I'm hungry, can we eat now?"

Yep, another all girl chapter. Poor Ayame, will things get better for her?

Oh and...triple update!