Kagome tapped her pencil against the spine of her textbook absentmindedly,
wondering if Inu-Yasha would ever show up. Sure, she had arrived half an
hour early but... Her face perked up in alertness when he stormed into the
library, his rugged features twisted into a scowl. When he spotted her and
reached her table, he practically threw the chair back and slammed his
stuff onto the table. This time the librarians directed their malevolent
glares at him, Kagome being safe for the moment.
"Inu-Yasha? What-"
"Nothing's the matter, wench, and it's none of your business anyway," he snapped.
Kagome looked around to see the annoyance in the librarians' gazes had grown in intensity.
"Umm...maybe we should move this session outside. I don't think we'd be welcome in here much longer," she said warily.
"Whatever."
Kagome gathered her things and left the library with Inu-Yasha trailing after.
'I wonder what's eating him...'
Once outside, Kagome saw that the coveted area beneath a giant weeping willow was free for once, and walked quickly to claim it for the next two hours. Entering the delicious shade of the draping branches, Kagome hummed her happiness and sat down with a careless smile, which dimmed when she looked over at her student.
'How does he bring me down even when he doesn't say anything?!'
"Look, three chapters and a little research on Oda Nobunaga shouldn't be bad enough to get this kind of reaction."
"It's not about you, wench, I did the work."
"Oh did you now? Well then, tell me what you read about last night?"
Inu-Yasha gave her a snappy summary of the three chapters, covering the Heian War and origins of shogunate rule. Though satisfied that he had actually done the reading, Kagome was put off by his bitter attitude.
"Wonderful, you seem to have some capacity for learning, no matter what impression yesterday left. Now, instead of the Oda Nobunaga question, I'd like to know what's up with you today. People usually don't get pissed off for no reason."
"Who are you, my psychiatrist? My parents are paying you to tutor me, not to meddle with my life."
"And I can't tutor emotionally unstable teenagers with mood swings, so let's just get past this 'I hate the world' attitude so I can teach you properly. Besides, you'll feel a lot better if you do," Kagome said with a teasing smile. Inu-Yasha glared at her.
"I don't have to tell you anything. If you're not going to be tutoring me, then let me leave."
"Alright then, if that's how you feel. But before you go, just let me impart some wisdom. After all, I have to get paid for doing something. Here it is: It's never as bad as it seems."
"That is the corniest thing I have ever heard, wench," Inu-Yasha said bitingly, but he couldn't keep the corners of his mouth from quirking upward. Kagome saw and just smiled at him.
"Yes, I suppose it is. Well, what can I say; History is my strong point, not philosophy. So, are you leaving or what? I have nothing pressing to do for the next two hours, so you can always stay here and receive more fortune-cookie insights."
This girl just amused him even more. Isn't she going to throw a fit? Isn't she going to yell and throw a hissy fit demanding that he stay and be tutored? He decided to test if she was for real.
"Keh, why would I waste my precious time with you? If you're not going to be teaching me, I'm gone."
"Well, bye then. See you tomorrow I guess."
Inu-Yasha's inner self was astonished, though his exterior showed no sign of such a thing. Inside his mouth hung agape and eyes widened to dinner dish size in disbelief, while outside he donned a stoic mask and walked toward his car, all the time thinking: 'Wasn't she going to stop him? Does this girl care nothing about responsibility?!'
Halfway down the path he turned to look at her again, and saw that she hadn't moved from her place under the tree. No wait, she did move, but only enough to lean against the tree with her head lifted to the sky. She looked completely at ease, surrounded with an utter peace that he could never hope to have. For that moment of envy, he stomped back to her, taken with a ridiculous urge to destroy her tranquility.
'Three....two...'
"Hey! Why are you just sitting there sleeping?!"
'Shoot, I missed. He came back too soon.'
"I wasn't sleeping, I was enjoying the spring afternoon," Kagome said sweetly, turning to face him with a cool smile. "Inu-Yasha, I thought you didn't want to spend more time with me than was necessary."
"You're supposed to be my tutor, damn it! You're not supposed to just sit there and let me walk away!" Inu-Yasha exploded. Why was this girl so infuriating?
"Well, if you want to learn..."
"No, I don't want to learn!"
"Then what's the problem?"
"You're supposed to make me learn!"
"Where does it say that?"
Inu-Yasha snarled in irritation and plopped back onto the grass in front of her.
"You think you're going to get out of tutoring me? Well think again, girl! You're stuck with me for two hours and there's nothing you can do about it."
Kagome smiled.
"Ok then. Where do you want to pick up?"
Inu-Yasha looked at her smile with a trace of smugness in it, and thought about what just happened. His eyes widened and then narrowed as he growled at her. Why that sly, manipulative...
Kagome started laughing.
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The sun slanted down between the curtain of willow branches, and Kagome glanced at her watch.
"Oh! It's five thirty, our session is over."
Inu-Yasha leaned back from his notebook and sighed.
"About time. I was wondering when this would ever end."
Kagome grinned. "You were to one who insisted on staying."
"Only because you tricked me, bitch."
"Hey! Don't use that language with me."
"Try and stop me, you deserved it."
Kagome snorted. "Yeah, sure. Like you didn't come running back demanding I tutor you."
"Keh," Inu-Yasha shot back, getting up after packing his bag.
"Bye Inu-Yasha, for real this time."
"Yeah, whatever," he mumbled as he made his way back to his car. He turned around for a brief moment and saw that she had adopted her peaceful position again. He scowled, but the look softened until it hinted at wistfulness. To feel so purely content...
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"Why are you so happy all the time?"
"What makes you think I'm happy when I have to tutor dense boys like you? Concentrate on the book."
"I've been concentrating on the book for over an hour and I'm not going to absorb anymore material without a break. Loosen up, you slave driver."
Kagome sighed but conceded. "Fine, take your break. But I am NOT a slave driver! You want to pass that final, don't you? We don't have much time. A week has gone by and we're barely through half the book."
"Yeah, but that means there are two more weeks for me to study. Besides, half the book is plenty. Chill, wench."
Kagome and Inu-Yasha sat beneath the willow tree again. They decided to adopt that as their meeting place instead of the library since apparently they weren't well received there anymore. It was warmer than usual and Kagome had clipped her hair up, loose straggles waving in her face from an occasional breeze.
Leaning against the tree next to each other Inu-Yasha and Kagome shared a comfortable silence when Inu-Yasha spoke again.
"So, answer the question. Why are you so happy all the time?"
"I'm not."
"Yeah right. Every time I see you, you're smiling. There's something sickening about that positive attitude of yours that always seems to be hanging around."
"Well excuse me for enjoying life. This past week has been an unusually good week for me, despite your ever-pleasant demeanor. It seems like you just keep catching me at my best."
"I'd hate to see you at your worst then."
"Quiet, you, don't ruin this break for me."
"You didn't even want it in the first place!"
"Well who am I to argue against a good idea?"
"So it's a good thing I made us stop studying for a while."
"Mmm...no, I'm sure I would have come to this myself...eventually," she grinned.
"Yeah, sure." Inu-Yasha couldn't help smiling as well. Over the past week he noticed how much calmer everything seemed around this woman. Their tutoring sessions underneath the willow were a pleasant break from his persistently chaotic life. With Kagome, he forgot about his problems at school, forgot about Kikyo and social pressures. Contrary to his distant, gruff behavior with her, he came to value his time with her, and looked forward to these few hours a day where he wasn't judged and scrutinized. He breathed in the refreshing air and exhaled deeply, eyes sliding down of their own free will. But alas, this tranquil moment was not to last.
"Inu-Yasha."
Inu-Yasha shot up at the sound of her cold voice, piercing through his calm bubble. Kikyo stood, looming over them, ice hardening her eyes.
"Kikyo, what are you doing here?"
"I think the real question is what are YOU doing here, Inu-Yasha. All those times you accuse me of cheating on you and here you are with another woman?" The tension in her calm voice stretched so far it felt like it would snap and unleash a holy terror upon his head. But Inu-Yasha just looked up at her with the same masked expression.
"And I thought we went over this enough so you'd understand by now. She's my tutor, Kikyo. Perhaps I should have introduced you before you jumped to conclusions. Kagome, this is my girlfriend, Mikeshi Kikyo. Kikyo, this is my tutor, Higurashi Kagome." Inu-Yasha made the introductions in a tight voice, and Kagome thought it best not to make things difficult for him. She stood and bowed slightly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mikeshi-san. I hope I haven't caused any horrible difficulties being Inu-Yasha's tutor, but I can assure you that your boyfriend is being faithful." Kagome said the last as a playful banter, which was unfortunately lost on Kikyo.
"Hmph. You can be sure that the pleasure is all yours. Just be certain that there will be nothing between you two besides books. You would not like the consequences if otherwise." Kikyo's stiff tone sent shivers down Kagome's spine, and her face closed into a more serious expression.
"I hope you aren't implying that I am such a person who would strike up an affair with one of my students. I have more integrity than to hunt for dates with teenagers not yet out of high school." Kagome's eyes were blazing, a searing contrast to Kikyo's icy glare. Breaking off the eye contact, Kagome abruptly swept up her books and stood in fluid motions. Her face locked in a stern expression, Kagome addressed Inu-Yasha with short, clipped words.
"Our session is over for today, Fukashi-san. However, tomorrow I won't be available, so we'll have to lengthen one of our weekend meetings. I'll see you on Wednesday."
With that Kagome turned and walked away, more proper and professional than Inu-Yasha had ever seen her.
'Fukashi...san? She never called me that...'
Once Kagome was out of earshot, Inu-Yasha stood and rounded on Kikyo.
"Why did you have to go and overreact like that? You KNEW she was just my tutor," he hissed at her. Kikyo looked back at him coolly, completely unperturbed.
"She was acting too familiar with you. It was high time I stepped in and put her back in her place, away from my boyfriend. Or did you forget that, Inu-Yasha? Is that why you're defending her? Why you seemed so eager everyday to go to your 'tutoring' session?"
Inu-Yasha fumed. It wasn't because of being falsely accused, because on some level, he feared Kikyo was right. He was angry and afraid of the new feelings that surfaced during the past week.
"Only you can take a tutoring session the wrong way, Kikyo. I'm tired of your accusations that plainly aren't true."
"And what about your accusations about me? Is there any more truth in yours than mine? Inu-Yasha, my tolerance is wearing thin. You will either stop seeing this girl or stop seeing me."
Inu-Yasha snapped. Kikyo was getting out of hand and he couldn't take it anymore.
"YOU'RE fed up with me?! *You're* getting tired of me seeing my TUTOR?! You know what, Kikyo? I chose my tutor. *I'm* getting sick of you and your stupid claims when you're the one throwing yourself at every guy on a sports team."
Kikyo's eyes hardened and between clenched teeth she ground out, "You had no right to say that. It's obvious who doesn't listen in this relationship, and I for one am not going to stand for this treatment. We are over Inu- Yasha. Have fun with your dear tutor."
Kikyo whirled around and primly stomped away, tossing her head back vainly as she went. Inu-Yasha just stood there, half hidden by the shade of the tree. Stunned as he was, Inu-Yasha felt relieved, and then empty. He had just broken up with Kikyo.
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Aren't you Kikyo haters happy with this chapter? He broke up with her! I hadn't planned for him to do it so quickly (it's only the third chapter for crying out loud!) but one thing lead to another and it just happened. This story is starting to take a life of its own, I swear it is. I have a hunch it might be controlling me more than I control it. Spooky. Anyway, here are the review responses, though there aren't many questions to answer this time. It'll mostly be comments about your comments. ^^
XP-DarkAngel - Well, I'm sure you'd be happy. They broke up! And in this chapter, too...Am I rushing things?
Rai - I'll check out your stories as soon as I escape from the horror called school. ^^ And after I finish this story, I'll see if I'm inspired to write another. I'm so glad you like my story!
Japan T.M. - Don't worry, I won't make Kagome give up her entire paycheck. If I can't get a perfect on my History final, Inu-chan doesn't get to either! ^^
Snooptopian - And I give you more!
BabayBunny - Mmmm...cookies....=)
Divine-Heart - Eventually I want to have Inu-Yasha and Kagome together in a relationship. Besides, so what if Kagome's older than Inu-Yasha? As of now, he's 18 and she's 21, so it's perfectly legit, right? ^^ I hope that doesn't offend you if you think Kagome shouldn't be dating a teenager in high school.
MoonStar18 - I'm glad I was able to clear that up for you. And I'm also glad you didn't think my second chapter sucked. I'll try to get more Sango and Miroku in the next chapter. Then you'll really get to meet him. ^^
*is flustered* I'm sorry I can't personally reply to everyone's reviews, but I have limited time on the computer. I'll try to stay on top of things with the next chapter, so please keep reviewing! I appreciate every one.
Tiny Note: Any errors you see in this chapter are probably due to my rushed typing. *begs for forgiveness* I'll try harder to catch them in the next chapter!
"Inu-Yasha? What-"
"Nothing's the matter, wench, and it's none of your business anyway," he snapped.
Kagome looked around to see the annoyance in the librarians' gazes had grown in intensity.
"Umm...maybe we should move this session outside. I don't think we'd be welcome in here much longer," she said warily.
"Whatever."
Kagome gathered her things and left the library with Inu-Yasha trailing after.
'I wonder what's eating him...'
Once outside, Kagome saw that the coveted area beneath a giant weeping willow was free for once, and walked quickly to claim it for the next two hours. Entering the delicious shade of the draping branches, Kagome hummed her happiness and sat down with a careless smile, which dimmed when she looked over at her student.
'How does he bring me down even when he doesn't say anything?!'
"Look, three chapters and a little research on Oda Nobunaga shouldn't be bad enough to get this kind of reaction."
"It's not about you, wench, I did the work."
"Oh did you now? Well then, tell me what you read about last night?"
Inu-Yasha gave her a snappy summary of the three chapters, covering the Heian War and origins of shogunate rule. Though satisfied that he had actually done the reading, Kagome was put off by his bitter attitude.
"Wonderful, you seem to have some capacity for learning, no matter what impression yesterday left. Now, instead of the Oda Nobunaga question, I'd like to know what's up with you today. People usually don't get pissed off for no reason."
"Who are you, my psychiatrist? My parents are paying you to tutor me, not to meddle with my life."
"And I can't tutor emotionally unstable teenagers with mood swings, so let's just get past this 'I hate the world' attitude so I can teach you properly. Besides, you'll feel a lot better if you do," Kagome said with a teasing smile. Inu-Yasha glared at her.
"I don't have to tell you anything. If you're not going to be tutoring me, then let me leave."
"Alright then, if that's how you feel. But before you go, just let me impart some wisdom. After all, I have to get paid for doing something. Here it is: It's never as bad as it seems."
"That is the corniest thing I have ever heard, wench," Inu-Yasha said bitingly, but he couldn't keep the corners of his mouth from quirking upward. Kagome saw and just smiled at him.
"Yes, I suppose it is. Well, what can I say; History is my strong point, not philosophy. So, are you leaving or what? I have nothing pressing to do for the next two hours, so you can always stay here and receive more fortune-cookie insights."
This girl just amused him even more. Isn't she going to throw a fit? Isn't she going to yell and throw a hissy fit demanding that he stay and be tutored? He decided to test if she was for real.
"Keh, why would I waste my precious time with you? If you're not going to be teaching me, I'm gone."
"Well, bye then. See you tomorrow I guess."
Inu-Yasha's inner self was astonished, though his exterior showed no sign of such a thing. Inside his mouth hung agape and eyes widened to dinner dish size in disbelief, while outside he donned a stoic mask and walked toward his car, all the time thinking: 'Wasn't she going to stop him? Does this girl care nothing about responsibility?!'
Halfway down the path he turned to look at her again, and saw that she hadn't moved from her place under the tree. No wait, she did move, but only enough to lean against the tree with her head lifted to the sky. She looked completely at ease, surrounded with an utter peace that he could never hope to have. For that moment of envy, he stomped back to her, taken with a ridiculous urge to destroy her tranquility.
'Three....two...'
"Hey! Why are you just sitting there sleeping?!"
'Shoot, I missed. He came back too soon.'
"I wasn't sleeping, I was enjoying the spring afternoon," Kagome said sweetly, turning to face him with a cool smile. "Inu-Yasha, I thought you didn't want to spend more time with me than was necessary."
"You're supposed to be my tutor, damn it! You're not supposed to just sit there and let me walk away!" Inu-Yasha exploded. Why was this girl so infuriating?
"Well, if you want to learn..."
"No, I don't want to learn!"
"Then what's the problem?"
"You're supposed to make me learn!"
"Where does it say that?"
Inu-Yasha snarled in irritation and plopped back onto the grass in front of her.
"You think you're going to get out of tutoring me? Well think again, girl! You're stuck with me for two hours and there's nothing you can do about it."
Kagome smiled.
"Ok then. Where do you want to pick up?"
Inu-Yasha looked at her smile with a trace of smugness in it, and thought about what just happened. His eyes widened and then narrowed as he growled at her. Why that sly, manipulative...
Kagome started laughing.
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The sun slanted down between the curtain of willow branches, and Kagome glanced at her watch.
"Oh! It's five thirty, our session is over."
Inu-Yasha leaned back from his notebook and sighed.
"About time. I was wondering when this would ever end."
Kagome grinned. "You were to one who insisted on staying."
"Only because you tricked me, bitch."
"Hey! Don't use that language with me."
"Try and stop me, you deserved it."
Kagome snorted. "Yeah, sure. Like you didn't come running back demanding I tutor you."
"Keh," Inu-Yasha shot back, getting up after packing his bag.
"Bye Inu-Yasha, for real this time."
"Yeah, whatever," he mumbled as he made his way back to his car. He turned around for a brief moment and saw that she had adopted her peaceful position again. He scowled, but the look softened until it hinted at wistfulness. To feel so purely content...
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"Why are you so happy all the time?"
"What makes you think I'm happy when I have to tutor dense boys like you? Concentrate on the book."
"I've been concentrating on the book for over an hour and I'm not going to absorb anymore material without a break. Loosen up, you slave driver."
Kagome sighed but conceded. "Fine, take your break. But I am NOT a slave driver! You want to pass that final, don't you? We don't have much time. A week has gone by and we're barely through half the book."
"Yeah, but that means there are two more weeks for me to study. Besides, half the book is plenty. Chill, wench."
Kagome and Inu-Yasha sat beneath the willow tree again. They decided to adopt that as their meeting place instead of the library since apparently they weren't well received there anymore. It was warmer than usual and Kagome had clipped her hair up, loose straggles waving in her face from an occasional breeze.
Leaning against the tree next to each other Inu-Yasha and Kagome shared a comfortable silence when Inu-Yasha spoke again.
"So, answer the question. Why are you so happy all the time?"
"I'm not."
"Yeah right. Every time I see you, you're smiling. There's something sickening about that positive attitude of yours that always seems to be hanging around."
"Well excuse me for enjoying life. This past week has been an unusually good week for me, despite your ever-pleasant demeanor. It seems like you just keep catching me at my best."
"I'd hate to see you at your worst then."
"Quiet, you, don't ruin this break for me."
"You didn't even want it in the first place!"
"Well who am I to argue against a good idea?"
"So it's a good thing I made us stop studying for a while."
"Mmm...no, I'm sure I would have come to this myself...eventually," she grinned.
"Yeah, sure." Inu-Yasha couldn't help smiling as well. Over the past week he noticed how much calmer everything seemed around this woman. Their tutoring sessions underneath the willow were a pleasant break from his persistently chaotic life. With Kagome, he forgot about his problems at school, forgot about Kikyo and social pressures. Contrary to his distant, gruff behavior with her, he came to value his time with her, and looked forward to these few hours a day where he wasn't judged and scrutinized. He breathed in the refreshing air and exhaled deeply, eyes sliding down of their own free will. But alas, this tranquil moment was not to last.
"Inu-Yasha."
Inu-Yasha shot up at the sound of her cold voice, piercing through his calm bubble. Kikyo stood, looming over them, ice hardening her eyes.
"Kikyo, what are you doing here?"
"I think the real question is what are YOU doing here, Inu-Yasha. All those times you accuse me of cheating on you and here you are with another woman?" The tension in her calm voice stretched so far it felt like it would snap and unleash a holy terror upon his head. But Inu-Yasha just looked up at her with the same masked expression.
"And I thought we went over this enough so you'd understand by now. She's my tutor, Kikyo. Perhaps I should have introduced you before you jumped to conclusions. Kagome, this is my girlfriend, Mikeshi Kikyo. Kikyo, this is my tutor, Higurashi Kagome." Inu-Yasha made the introductions in a tight voice, and Kagome thought it best not to make things difficult for him. She stood and bowed slightly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mikeshi-san. I hope I haven't caused any horrible difficulties being Inu-Yasha's tutor, but I can assure you that your boyfriend is being faithful." Kagome said the last as a playful banter, which was unfortunately lost on Kikyo.
"Hmph. You can be sure that the pleasure is all yours. Just be certain that there will be nothing between you two besides books. You would not like the consequences if otherwise." Kikyo's stiff tone sent shivers down Kagome's spine, and her face closed into a more serious expression.
"I hope you aren't implying that I am such a person who would strike up an affair with one of my students. I have more integrity than to hunt for dates with teenagers not yet out of high school." Kagome's eyes were blazing, a searing contrast to Kikyo's icy glare. Breaking off the eye contact, Kagome abruptly swept up her books and stood in fluid motions. Her face locked in a stern expression, Kagome addressed Inu-Yasha with short, clipped words.
"Our session is over for today, Fukashi-san. However, tomorrow I won't be available, so we'll have to lengthen one of our weekend meetings. I'll see you on Wednesday."
With that Kagome turned and walked away, more proper and professional than Inu-Yasha had ever seen her.
'Fukashi...san? She never called me that...'
Once Kagome was out of earshot, Inu-Yasha stood and rounded on Kikyo.
"Why did you have to go and overreact like that? You KNEW she was just my tutor," he hissed at her. Kikyo looked back at him coolly, completely unperturbed.
"She was acting too familiar with you. It was high time I stepped in and put her back in her place, away from my boyfriend. Or did you forget that, Inu-Yasha? Is that why you're defending her? Why you seemed so eager everyday to go to your 'tutoring' session?"
Inu-Yasha fumed. It wasn't because of being falsely accused, because on some level, he feared Kikyo was right. He was angry and afraid of the new feelings that surfaced during the past week.
"Only you can take a tutoring session the wrong way, Kikyo. I'm tired of your accusations that plainly aren't true."
"And what about your accusations about me? Is there any more truth in yours than mine? Inu-Yasha, my tolerance is wearing thin. You will either stop seeing this girl or stop seeing me."
Inu-Yasha snapped. Kikyo was getting out of hand and he couldn't take it anymore.
"YOU'RE fed up with me?! *You're* getting tired of me seeing my TUTOR?! You know what, Kikyo? I chose my tutor. *I'm* getting sick of you and your stupid claims when you're the one throwing yourself at every guy on a sports team."
Kikyo's eyes hardened and between clenched teeth she ground out, "You had no right to say that. It's obvious who doesn't listen in this relationship, and I for one am not going to stand for this treatment. We are over Inu- Yasha. Have fun with your dear tutor."
Kikyo whirled around and primly stomped away, tossing her head back vainly as she went. Inu-Yasha just stood there, half hidden by the shade of the tree. Stunned as he was, Inu-Yasha felt relieved, and then empty. He had just broken up with Kikyo.
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Aren't you Kikyo haters happy with this chapter? He broke up with her! I hadn't planned for him to do it so quickly (it's only the third chapter for crying out loud!) but one thing lead to another and it just happened. This story is starting to take a life of its own, I swear it is. I have a hunch it might be controlling me more than I control it. Spooky. Anyway, here are the review responses, though there aren't many questions to answer this time. It'll mostly be comments about your comments. ^^
XP-DarkAngel - Well, I'm sure you'd be happy. They broke up! And in this chapter, too...Am I rushing things?
Rai - I'll check out your stories as soon as I escape from the horror called school. ^^ And after I finish this story, I'll see if I'm inspired to write another. I'm so glad you like my story!
Japan T.M. - Don't worry, I won't make Kagome give up her entire paycheck. If I can't get a perfect on my History final, Inu-chan doesn't get to either! ^^
Snooptopian - And I give you more!
BabayBunny - Mmmm...cookies....=)
Divine-Heart - Eventually I want to have Inu-Yasha and Kagome together in a relationship. Besides, so what if Kagome's older than Inu-Yasha? As of now, he's 18 and she's 21, so it's perfectly legit, right? ^^ I hope that doesn't offend you if you think Kagome shouldn't be dating a teenager in high school.
MoonStar18 - I'm glad I was able to clear that up for you. And I'm also glad you didn't think my second chapter sucked. I'll try to get more Sango and Miroku in the next chapter. Then you'll really get to meet him. ^^
*is flustered* I'm sorry I can't personally reply to everyone's reviews, but I have limited time on the computer. I'll try to stay on top of things with the next chapter, so please keep reviewing! I appreciate every one.
Tiny Note: Any errors you see in this chapter are probably due to my rushed typing. *begs for forgiveness* I'll try harder to catch them in the next chapter!