A/N: Yay! Someone finally reviewed my story! Thank you eddie! I hope this will suffice to your wonderings. It will be in the next chapter or the one after that you will find out who that person is.

**To deal with yen. (¥) I am not totally sure about the figuring's on yen. I'm using to elementary system that 1 yen (¥) equals 1 cent. Ok! Don't flame me about currency. You can flame me on other stuff though.

Chapter 5- Lies Won't Get You Anywhere

It was 12:30 and I was almost to Adrienne's. I hoped I wouldn't be late.

I walked in at about 12:34, 4 minutes late, but I knew that wasn't too bad. I looked at our table. No one sat there. I thought that maybe someone had been sitting there so Inuyasha just got another table. I looked around the little deli. No white hair anywhere. Inuyasha wasn't there.

I pulled out my cell phone. Maybe I had a message from him. Anything. No messages period.

I tried his house phone. No one picked up.

I then tried his cell phone. His voice mail didn't even pick up.

I was a little scared. I didn't know where he was. I was scared that something had happened to him. He never stood me up. He had never and I knew he never would.

"Miss?" I knew Inuyasha would come. But, what about his phone? "Miss?" I knew he would answer his phone. It wasn't like him at all. It was like something had- "MISS!?!?"

"Huh?"

"Miss," the boy behind the glass at the deli had been shouting at me, "what do you want?"

"Umm, I'll take a hot ham and swiss. Extra cheese."

"Anything else?"

"Umm, make it a combo."

"¥650"

I sat at our table and watched the town square. I hoped I would see his black Mitsubishi. I had my eyes so hooked on the window I didn't notice when Hojo came at sat down across from me.

"Waiting for someone?"

"Huh?" That was the second time today I was caught off guard. Come on Kagome, get your head out of the clouds.

"Oh, I'm waiting for Sango."

"Oh, and Miroku?"

"Uh, no. It's a girl's day out sort of thing."

"Oh, I thought I saw her and Miroku just a few minutes ago at the mall."

"I'm not expecting her until 1:30."

"You're here a little early then."

"I wanted to eat."

"Oh, so your not eating with her?" I swear this guy could get so annoying.

"No, she's eating with Miroku."

"Oh well, so do you mind if I eat with you?"

"No. Look, I'll be back in a minute."

"Alright."

I walked back to the bathroom. I was thankful that no one was in there and I locked the door.

I pulled out my cell phone and dialed Sango's number."

"Uh, hold on Miroku. Moshi Moshi?"

"Sango, it's me!"

"Kagome! I thought you had a date with Inuyasha today!"

"I did! Inuyasha hasn't showed up."

"He what?!"

"I know. Inuyasha would never stand me up. Listen Sango, can you do me a favor?"

"What?"

"Can you come down here?"

"To Adrienne's?"

"Ya."

"Well, I'm with Miroku right now…"

"Hojo's here."

"Oh!"

"And I told him you were going to meet me here at 1:30."

"Miroku! Henati! Sorry. I guess I'll meet you there in a minute. Hold on, what time is it?"

"It's 1:27."

"Oh great! I'm at the mall with Miroku."

"Tell Miroku to stay there. I told Hojo it was a girl's day out thing."

"Alright. I'll be there as quick as I can."

"Thanks Sango."

"Ja ne!"

I walked back over to Hojo. I didn't want to talk to this dense creep for 10 minutes, I was going to have to.

"There you are Kagome!"

"Hojo, so what were we talking about?" I wanted his eyes away from his watch.

"Umm, I don't remember. So, how was the party?"

"It was great. Really great."

"Good! I hoped everybody enjoyed it."

"So,"

"How is your boyfriend?"

"He's great. I just talked to him last night."

"Oh, will he be around soon?"

"No. He's still in Hokkaido on business."

"Oh. How is Inuyasha?"

"He's great. He really enjoyed your party too."

"Great. That's-"

"Sango!"

"Kagome! Konnichiwa, Hojo."

"Konnichiwa Sango."

"You ready Kagome?"

"Yeah. Sayonara Hojo!"

"Sayonara."

"Arigato." I whispered to Sango.

"No big deal."

"So where's Miroku?"

"He's at the food court in the mall."

"Stuffing his face?"

"Or giving exercise to his hands."

I tried to hold back a laugh.

"So what is this about Inuyasha?"

"He asked me last night after the party if I wanted to eat lunch with him at Adrienne's at 12:30 today."

"Then what?"

"I came here and I looked all around and he wasn't here. I called him and he wasn't at home and his cell phone didn't pick up."

"Oh. I hope something didn't happen."

"Do you think someone could have seen us? And you know, told Hojo?"

"I don't know. You had some pretty close encounters."

"Hai."

"I hope that didn't happen."

"I just found Inuyasha again, and now he is gone again." I was about to cry again, but I stopped myself.

"Miroku and I will help you Kagome. He's our friend too."

"Arigato Sango."

When we got to the mall, Miroku was just as we predicted.

After dragging him away from the food court and women, we told him what had happened.

"Inuyasha is missing?"

"Kagome? Do you have a key to his apartment?"

"Hai. I guess we should check there before we jump to any conclusions, eh?"

"Well, I still haven't eaten."

"Sango, you didn't eat."

"I was meeting Kagome when you ate Miroku."

"Oh, well, I guess, let's eat!"

"But Kagome, didn't you eat something already?"

"I still can want some ice cream right?"

"Yeah I guess." Sango smirked.

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"Alright, so this is Inuyasha's apartment?"

"Yep."

"Let's get started."

A/N: So anyway, I'm not sure what else I should do. I have the end figured out, but I don't know about some of the in-between's. I'm not really sure what to do.

Anyway,

~~~~Y.L.S.

Not M.S. or A.M.A.

It will never be them……