Crystal: Ohmigod! I updated! I'm sorry it took so long, but school just started, so I've been extra busy.

Twilight Oracle: Hmph. Well, I updated. So you can't boil me in pickle juice! Ha! O.o;

AbsentAngel: Thank you for the compliment. :) What? Yusuke? Inuyasha's reincarnation? Where on earth did you get that idea? (Shifty eyes.)

Lady Akina: She can't remember because the Shikon no Tama and the incident in the well erased her memories, as well as the memories of all her friends and family about being in the Feudal Era. n.n; Hope that makes sense.

Inu-fluff-luvr/S. Weez: Here's your update!

Kawaiipnay:Yep, it's longer, at least by a little bit. xD All hail the glorious Word Count!

Gurlhushere13:Thank you for the compliment! n.n Inu will see her a couple chapters, don't worry. ;D

Now without further adieu...on with the story!

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Lunch n. A meal eaten in the middle of the day, especially a light meal that is not the main meal of the day.

A-T

Kagome gripped her lunch pail, her eyes scanning over the crowds of people sitting in the cafeteria. Knowing her luck, she'd probably end up sitting by herself again.

It was pretty unfortunate for Kagome that all her friends were in A lunch, not B lunch like herself. She wished that at least Houjou had lunch with her, even if he did make her uncomfortable at times. He was a really nice guy and all, but she just didn't like him like that. And it didn't help with her friends bugging her about him every two minutes.

I wonder what lunch Yusuke has...? she thought as her mind began to wander, then quickly scolded herself. Why do I care what lunch that jerk has? As if I would sit with him, anyway. Kagome could tell her words lacked conviction, but that wasn't what was on her mind at the moment.

Through a cafeteria window, she could see a familiar face right outside. That's Yusuke. But what is he doing out there? Well, there was only one way to find out, and it wasn't as if she was missing anything in the cafeteria. So she quietly slipped out the doors of the school dining hall, unnoticed by all her peers, continuing their conversations and eating their lunches.

Y-O-U

Yusuke strolled towards the school gates, excitement brewing up within him. Throughout the first two weeks he had been in school, he hadn't been able to cut class, not even once, and it was definitely starting to get to him. Well, today would be different.

It was the perfect opportunity to sneak out. Keiko was busy with one of her study sessions, council meetings, or whatever she did, and since he was leaving during lunch, he wouldn't be missed until next period, therefore no one could stop him from going.

"...Yusuke?"

"GAH!!" Yusuke blurted out in surprise, caught off-guard by the girl's sudden appearance. Maybe his plan had been a bit too perfect to ever actually work out. He whipped around, staring straight at Kagome, his eyebrows narrowed in irritation. "Shut up already! You didn't see me here, okay?!" If Keiko knew what he had been trying to do...he winced inwardly.

Kagome blinked and tilted her head, a bit taken aback by his shouting. "Yusuke, what are you...?" She straightened suddenly, and her eyebrows narrowed as well. "You weren't planning to sneak out, were you?" she demanded of him.

"Just forget it," Yusuke dismissed the subject with a dejected sigh.

"Why aren't you at lunch with everyone else?" Kagome inquired. Yusuke rolled his eyes. He was oh-so used to this kind of nagging, and yet...Kagome's words seem to hold a bit of concern, unlike the scorn of Keiko's.

"I don't even have a lunch, so there's no point."

Kagome blinked. "Why not? Did you forget it at home?"

"I guess you could say that," he muttered, taking a seat on a nearby bench.

He then almost forgot about Kagome's presence through her momentary silence, staring out at the sky and sulking over his sucky life. How he wished he could get out of school, but lately it seemed not only Keiko but Kagome was ruining all his chances. The stress was killing him, and he barely ever did any of the schoolwork, so what was the point of sitting there for hours on end anyway? Plus he was starving, he was reminded as his stomach let out a low growl.

"Here." He jerked his head to see Kagome sitting next to him, offering him a half of her sandwich. He blinked, unsure of what to say for a moment.

"Um...thanks," he said, taking the food and silently wondering if she some sort of secret motive. He'd never done anything for her, and she hadn't really seemed to like him much, so why was she acting kind towards him all of a sudden?

They ate in silence for a few moments, until Kagome finally spoke. "So, do you eat out here all the time?"

He shrugged. "I usually eat during class." At this, the girl facefaulted.

"Yusuke, you have to be the worst student I've ever met," she muttered with an eye roll.

"Yeah, so what?"

She shook her head. "Never mind."

A voice once again broke the awkward silence, but this time it was not Kagome's, but Yusuke's. "Why aren't you in there with everyone else?" he asked of her, his eyes not meeting hers.

"Well, it's not like I know anyone in there anyway," she answered, satisfying his curiosity enough that he didn't ask her anything more about the subject. However, Kagome wasn't quite done with it yet. "What about you? Why aren't you in there?"

He shrugged. "Same reason, I guess." It wasn't necessarily true, as Keiko had the same lunch schedule as himself, but she wasn't there today anyway.

"...Yusuke?" Both heads turned to see a small brunette girl clad in the same uniform as Kagome. She looked at Yusuke curiously, as if silently asking him who the girl was. Kagome didn't recognize her, but she seemed to know Yusuke.

"Hey Keiko, is–what are you glaring at me for?!" he protested mid-sentence, finally noticing Keiko's angry glower fixated upon himself.

At this point, the girl now identified as Keiko looked like she was at her boiling point. Her tiny hands were balled into fists, and she let out the scream, "YUSUKE, YOU JERK!" before storming off into the school building.

"Who was that?" Kagome asked cluelessly, slightly taken aback from what had just occurred. In response, Yusuke leaned back against the bench and sighed.

"That was Keiko. Sorry about that, she's a little overprotective."

Kagome knew what that meant, and she felt her cheeks reddening despite herself. "Your...girlfriend?"

"Basically, yeah."

The girl quietly stood up, brushing herself off, ready to make a hasty exit from the now awkward situation. "Well, I better get going, the class bell will ring any second now!" She looked back to Yusuke for a moment, flashing an apologetic smile. "Sorry for the trouble I caused. I didn't think..."

"It's not your fault," he said nonchalantly, though Kagome could detect a bit of irritation in his voice. "Well, ja."

Kagome nodded, and headed back into the main building.

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Crystal: Hooray for my pointless filler, not really fluffy, extremely OOC update. ox I hope I'm not making the romance go too rapidly, I hate stuff like that...I'll try to slow down a bit, 'kay? Well, thanks for reading, I'll try to update sooner! (Keyword is try! xD)