What's up? Your boy is back. Just came back from Virginia not too long ago. Nice military town though, and now I may have to save up for a trip to France. But I really want to visit Houston again... badly! Man, they weren't kidding about the saying "Things grows big in Texas." Enough said about that. Now back to the story, because I'm on a roll. I also need to read some fictions from time to time.

BelleDayNight: Once again, thanks for reviewing. Your support is highly welcomed and appreciated. Though working on this story is far harder than I originally thought I'm trying to hang in there, and not to forget to have fun in the process. The Kikyou/Kagome friendship is going to be another challenge as well. Damn! Hmm... Got to think a little more on that one. Something... as cute as episode ninety eight! Although I know for a fact that the two miko does not play on the other team like that, I can't help but notice that Kikyou's looking all defenseless and puerile. I wonder. Must of been a few character designers from AIC behind that episode...

AkRuEiX: What's up new reviewer? Thanks for the critique. Things are getting complicated here but I will pull on through.

Coed Sortilege

Chapter Five

Enter Kagome/ The Other Woman, Part Two

"Here's your Sky Blue sir." The female bartender chimed. "Enjoy your drink and don't forget to avoid the steering wheel after leaving tonight."

"Um... yeah." The customer replied uncertainly. "I'll keep that on my mind." He paid for his drink and saunter off to another part of the club.

Ayame sighed. "I can tell even by the look on his face that he will eventually forget the advice I offered him. Doesn't anyone pay attention to my precautions?" She propped her arms on the bar counter. "That was his third bottle of Blue Sky in less than a hour." She watches the scenery before her sharp wide eyes intently. Many people, male and female, of several different backgrounds heavily busing themselves in getting acquainted with one another. Whether they were just becoming friends with each other, or just going out to see new faces, Ayame were especially paying attention to the few young people that were seeking romance. She had an expression on her face akin to dismal.

She longed for amour of her own. The love of a close friend of hers. The affections of the older bartender that is almost like a brother to her.

Koga.

"Aye. Ayame!" The said person called. "We gotta get on the ball because tonight's a lot busier than ever." Said Koga as he approached the bar and leaned on the counter as well. "What's wrong? Did another guy tried to hit on you again?"

Ayame blushed a little. The wolf was actually concerned about her sexuality, although he was kind of oblivious about it. "Of course it's an overactive night, silly." She smiled. "It's the first college night of the new semester. And no, not another soul tried to woo me in the past hour. You call yourself protecting my honor or something?"

"Well, technically." Koga responded. "There's always that myth about two bartenders of different sex underneath the same roof gradually becomes attracted to one another."

Ayame gaped at him, awe stricken. He made it obviously clear to her that he thinks about her from time to time. Something that Ayame thought that never crosses his mind. Her blush became a ridiculous new shade of red. "Koga-kun..."

"That had been on my mind for a while now." He confessed as he turns around and head for the stairs. "Well, I'm off to go back to work."

She can tell that he had to practice that little confession. "Oh well... he tried..."

* * *

'Just wait until I find that big head girl...' Renkotsu thought in disdain as he emerged from the restroom after shaving all the facial hair. 'I am going to give that chick a piece of my mind." He soon stumbled into Miroku as he made his way down a corridor. "Hey Miroku, have you seen a suave chick around here whom is wearing their little sister's pants?"

Miroku gave Renkotsu's query some thought. "Hmm... I have to say that I had seen several damsels in here tonight that's doing that. Well, judging from the looks of their round derrieres..." He trailed off as a shapely coed walked passed him. Rudely, he allowed his eyes to gape at her sauntering form. "Little sister's pants huh?"

"Man, this kid with short dark hair was literally wearing her little sister's breeches." Renkotsu deepened the emphasis. "What comes to me as strange about her that she makes me think of cats." He frowned as Miroku gave him a look. "Don't ask why."

"This woman you speak of... I would like to see her with my very eyes." Miroku contemplated. "I'm highly interested about the 'little sister's breeches' part." Man boy, Miroku-- count on him to be the honest one. "What are you planning to do with her once you find her, Ren? Are you going to f**k her--"

"Up..." Renkotsu finished with an evil sneer as he cracked his knuckles.

"Why would you want to fight an attractive girl?" Miroku wondered. " I can understand it if she was ugly. Now that the thoughts on my head, is she really attractive?"

Renkotsu made a face and delayed his response. "She's... alright, but she's kind of annoying." He cleared. "That's why I have to see about her." Far away from the corridor, he caught the slight glimpse of a familiar girl from earlier. The same girl whom had clocked Miroku earlier today. "Hey, is that the kid that was supposed to be your study partner?" He pointed a finger in her direction.

Miroku immediately perked up his attention and skews his gaze to follow the direction in which Renkotsu was pointing at. There she was, Sangou Taijikina, relaxing herself at the bar looking like a completely content child-- at least that's how Miroku saw her as. "Ren, if you excuse me," he regarded his buddy, "but fate has it that I must get acquainted with that lovely siren over there. I'll see you later." Before Renkotsu knew it, Miroku was already at the bar and trying his best to woo the said girl.

"Damn shirt chaser..." Renkotsu muttered, and just as he was about to search for 'you-know-who' she suddenly walked passed him and thumped his chest in the process. "Hey you!"

"I'm listening." Yura replied slyly. "You shouldn't gossip about your friend there. There's nothing wrong with men if they like women a little too much..." She paused in thought. "Unless he's absolute sure know what he's doing."

"Shut up!" Renkotsu demanded. "Thanks to you, I have razor bumps all over my jaw line."

Yura turned around to fully face him. Upon seeing his face she grew concerned. "Aw, the beard and moustache was a little improvement you know. Then again, long sideburns are perfect for a guy like you."

"Shaving all that hair off my face didn't exactly tickle you know?" He retorted.

Yura fell to the floor, laughing.

"Yo, would you act your age instead of your pants and shoe sizes!?" He hollered.

Yura immediately pries herself off the floor and faced him. She seems to be a little offended by his last statement. "If you don't shut your mouth, you're going to feel my shoe size going up your ass." She crossed her arms akimbo over her chest and tilted her head with a 'hmph' gesture.

"I bet that's the last ass that your feet is going to kick." Renkotsu warned.

"Try me..." Yura reprimanded, sticking her tongue out at him childishly.

"I see now that you got all that head for nothing..." Renkotsu trailed. "Not much brains in that dome of yours isn't there?"

Yura became angry, the lone chair in the hallway looks pretty promising right about now. "For that little lame joke I aught to crush you upside your head with that chair." She delayed again. "On second though, I wouldn't want to hurt the chair like that."

Renkotsu realized that she was now talking about his head. "Why you crazy little big head heifer! Upon saying that, two dudes overheard him retorting that to Yura and they began laughing at her. One of them even pointed a finger at her.

Yura only smiled at this... only because she was quietly casting a spell on the three goons. "Aw geez... you really shouldn't pick on people you know. Bad things can happen every so often to malicious people... you can even feel it in the pit of your stomachs."

The three that was clowning on her felt their stomachs' grumbling... and even gurgling. Shortly Ren and the other two sprinted for the already over-occupied restroom. Yura grinned in victory. "That'll teach em'..."

* * *

"Inuyasha..." Sighed Kikyou.

"Are you still upset from earlier, Kikyou?" Inuyasha queried, noticing the downcast look on her features. He, for one, couldn't stand to see women cry-- especially Kikyou. That is... if he ever saw her cry before. That girl certainly knows how to suppress her emotions well at times. "I'd never meant to hurt you, Kikyou. That was never my intentions."

The long bangs of hair shadowed her eyes, giving her a haunting appearance. "Inuyasha..." She breathed again. In a moment, she went up and faced him sincerely...

And kissed him... deeply.

After about two minutes of her lips lock with his, Kikyou turned her back to him once more. She rested her hand on her left breast, feeling as though this was a heart felt moment. "Inuyasha... I'm not hurt at all..." She admitted. "It just came to me as a surprise. I mean, how can I judge you just because you followed you heart? I'm glad that you've moved on. Three years is a long time, you know?"

"You understand... I knew you would..."

"Do I always, Inuyasha?" She replied, this time in an out-of-character childish voice.

"Kikyou..."

'No...' She thought in reluctance. 'Please don't embrace me.'

"I am relieved." He stated as he approached her. "But Kikyou, are you alone now?"

"I'm fine, Inuyasha." Kikyou reassured. "Being all alone makes one strong, believe it or not." She hid a grimace, completely hoping that the hanyou wouldn't embrace her. 'Don't Inuyasha! If you embrace me again that makes it a lot more harder to accept the fact that you have another woman in your life.'

Well, the 'expected-unexpected' happened. Inuyasha embraced her from behind, wrapping his arms around her small waist and allowing his body to press against hers. "Kikyou..." He whispered once more. "Kagome... she's special to me, but you'll always have a place in my heart..."

Kagome... that names sounds sort of familiar, Kikyou thought. Afterwards, she realized what the half demon just said. 'What!!?' Her mind screamed in disbelief.

"I will always love you... Kikyou." He uttered, sincerely.

He got some nerves! 'I do not believe this! Why that two timing--'

Another unexpected move he made. He actually nuzzled on her neck, and, if she let him have his way, she'll definitely end up with hickeys. 'If he's in love with this so called Kagome-- then why is he still-- ah forget it! You're a bold dog, Inuyasha!' Then instinctively she accidently cast a magic spell on him. "INUYASHA!! OSUWARI!!!"

No she didn't!?

Immediately right after the magic word, Inuyasha mysteriously faced a bench nearby and gave it a fierce karate chop-- only with his head as he crashed through it to meet the ground-- face first at that! That's gotta hurt!! "Oww!!!"

Kikyou eyes widened in shock as she processed that she just cast a magic spell on the poor guy. "INUYASHA!!!" She rushed over to help him, scrutinizing him for any injury. Even if he is a hanyou, it was highly doubtful that he face didn't end up even in the least bit bruised. "Inuyasha please speak to me!!"

"SHIT!!" He swore vehemently. "THAT HURTS LIKE A MOTHER-FUCKER!!" Goofy tears began cascading down his face.

"Inuyasha, please forgive me!" Kikyou apologized as she kneeled over him. "I'm so sorry !!"

"INUYASHA!!" Shouted a mysterious female's voice.

"Ka... Kagome..." He muttered into the pavement.

Kikyou couldn't possibly missed those words that came from Inuyasha's lips. She was finally going to meet 'her.'

The other woman...

'At last...' Kikyou thought. 'I'm going to meet this Kagome and find out if she is truly capable of taking care of my Inuyasha...'

A/N: Uh oh... Well I'm back from my few days off in Norfolk. I had fun too, splendid Navy town.

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Clarifications, Ayumi's Heart, And Bankotsu's Charm