Perfect

Authors' notes: Hey guys, it's me Mandy. Sorry I haven't updated in a long time but I haven't had time, but I promise I'll try to go faster. So enough
talk here's chapter 4.

Kagome enter the classroom with a handful of papers; her half of the report. She walked up to InuYasha slamming them on the desk in front of him. "Well here's my half, where's yours?" she said crossly "Well?" "Chill out." He said coolly. "Right here." he handed her two pieces of crumpled paper of his backpack. "There ya go." Kagome's eyes scanned the papers. "It's all wrong, it makes no sense!" for a moment she had thought he had finally decided to help her. "Hey, I did it didn't I." he said. Kagome's patience was wearing thin. "You are a lazy, inconsiderate jerk!" she yelled "You don't do anything for anyone but yourself, you..." Ms. Keade stood up from behind her desk. "That's quite enough Miss Higurashi." she said "I'd like to see you after class." She then sat back down and addressed the class. "Please pass your reports to the front of the classroom."

Kagome stayed in her seat until the rest of the class had left, she then approached her teacher's desk. "Ms. Keade I'm really sorry, it's just that InuYasha gets on my nerves. He doesn't do anything, if you'd only let me switch..." Ms. Keade interrupted her. "Do you know why I won't let you switch partners?" she asked. Kagome felt like saying, because you like to torture people, but didn't say anything. Kagome shrugged "Why?" "Because," her teacher replied. "Through out your entire life you will have to work with people you don't like. You might as well learn to deal with those sort of people now." she stopped and looked at Kagome, she smiled. "Give InuYasha a chance; you've been quite hostile towards him since the beginning. Only together will you pass this class; you may go now." she said. Kagome nodded and proceeded to her next class.

At lunch Kagome asked her friends their advice. "Maybe you could do the projects together so you could make sure he's doing his part." said Nami talking a sip of her soda. It was a good idea but Kagome could stand the thought of spending extra time with InuYasha didn't sound too exciting. "Speaking of studying, Sango how's your study time with Miroku coming?" Kagome asked. Sango paused before answering. "Fine." she answered blushing slightly. "Fine?" said Yuri leaning across the table studying Sango's face. "Judging by that look on your face it's got to be more than just fine." "Don't tell me you're falling for him." said Kara putting her face so close to Sango's Sango had to lean backwards.

"It's nothing." said Sango "It's really nothing. He's nice but..." "Good." said Kara cutting her off. "You with him wouldn't be right, not right at all. Besides, your popular you could have any guy in the school, so why would you waste your time with that loser." "Did someone mention me?" said a voice behind Kara who whirled around to see Miroku. He immediately looked at Sango who was blushing again. "So tomorrow's Saturday, I was wondering if you'd like to do something?" he asked. Sango started to speak then looked around the table. Kagome and Nami looked confused but Yuri and Kara glared and discreetly shook their heads. Sango closed he mouth then spoke. "I was under the impression I was your tutor not your girlfriend; and besides, I have plans for tomorrow." Miroku's smile immediately faded. "Fine." he said as he turned and walked away. Kara and Yuri smirked. "You told him off." they said "good job." Sango felt awful for what she had just said.

Sango knocked on Miroku's door an hour after school. "Miroku." she called. "Please open the door." Moments later the door swung open and Miroku stood looking at her with an angry hurt expression. "What?" he said. "Miroku I'm sorry, I really am, but my friends...I couldn't in front of them...do you understand?" Miroku was silent for a moment. "Of course I do, I understand that your just like them; a clone. No mind or thoughts of your own. I'm not stupid; they didn't want you to say yes so you didn't. You don't ever do anything your friends don't approve of, do you?" Sango stuttered. "I...its not that at all, its...well." "Maybe I am stupid." he said "I thought you weren't like that, but obviously I was wrong." "Please don't be angry with me." Sango said "Please..." "I've got to go." Miroku said shutting the door. Sango stood there for a moment then walked away.

On the way home she thought about what Miroku had said about her. "...your just like them; a clone. No mind or thoughts of your own." "You don't ever do anything your friends don't approve of, do you." Sango didn't want to admit it but he was right. She did everything her friends wanted her to do. But they had taken her in their group first year of high school and made her popular. They were her friends and they wouldn't make her do anything she didn't want to do, would they? She did what they always did because that's what friends do, right? And if she didn't listen to them they wouldn't abandon her, of course they wouldn't. But the more she thought about her friends the more she began to question their loyalty. She trusted Kagome with no doubts but what about Kara, Yuri, and Nami? Were they really her true friends?

Sango could barely concentrate on her homework that night. She looked at the phone on her nightstand and wondered if she should call Kagome and tell her about what she was thinking but then realized it was too late. The time had flown while she had sat at her desk trying to study. It was 12:30 and time to call it a night if she wanted to get up on time in the morning. Sango changed into her night clothes, turned off the light, and crawled into bed. I wish there was something I could do for Miroku to make up for what I did, she thought then fell asleep.

In the next house over Kagome was sitting in her bed. What can I do for InuYasha to get him to cooperate with me? She thought. There's got to be something I can do... Just then and idea popped into her head. Perfect, she thought. I'll do it tomorrow. Feeling relieved that she had found a solution to her problem Kagome turned out her light and went to sleep.