Crystal: Um...heh. n.n; I'm sure most of you thought I'd never write anymore... I did, but it sure took a while. I have one thing to say. SCHOOL IS HELL.

Twilight Oracle: Yesh, Inuyasha and Yusuke are the best. n.n I luff them both muchly.

Yesh, Yusuke/Kagome has always been one of my favored IY/YYH pairs. Kagome probably will find out about him being a Reikai Tantei, yes. I'm not going to spoil what Kagome chooses in the ending yet (though I think some of the things I've said have made it obvious anyway.) And Yusuke isn't necessarily on vacation, he just hasn't had many missions lately. It happens sometimes. Or, at least, I say it does. n.n

Silver-Shadow-Fox: Ah, yes, drama. n.n There will most likely be even more later, due to the triangle. Crystal luffs love triangles.

furubafan19: Wow, thank you so much. n.n I try to keep everyone in character, but I don't think I do it very well, so it's nice to hear that from someone.

CrimsonEyes7806: XD Yes, me too. Poor Kagome...and on that note, poor Yusuke, having some stranger come into his house and attempt to run away with his would-be girlfriend.

vicky, Yusuke's Angel, gurlhushere13, Itasuko-chan: Ack, thanks for putting up with me as I put off writing my chapters for so long. n.n; Here's your update!

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Conflict n. A disagreement or clash between ideas, principles, or people.

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It was a very vague feeling, as if she knew him somehow, but she couldn't remember where. All she knew was a name. Inuyasha.

He stepped towards her, hand slightly reaching out in her direction. "Kagome..." he said in an almost soft tone, as if saying it too loud would cause her to disappear somehow. Though he hadn't showed it, – not to Shippou, Sango, or Miroku – he had known inside that there was a good chance he may never see her again. Now that she was here, he wouldn't lose her again.

Just with his voice, memories came rushing back to her, of the same white-haired boy she had once envisioned herself in the library. She was suddenly filled with the realization that this "Yusuke's double" was not just a dream, or perhaps an illusion caused by the stress of studying too hard, but he was real. A real person whom she had once known.

Quickly regaining his composure, Inuyasha added on a snappy, "Where the hell have you been?"

"I..." Kagome was not able to say anymore, however, for she had passed out on the floor.

Y-O-U

The noise of her fall had not gone unnoticed, as it stirred a single sleeping boy awake. "Huh? Wha' was tha'?" he muttered, eyes half-open. Slowly opening them more, he looked around for the girl, only to see nowhere in the immediate vicinity. "Kagome?"

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Inuyasha was taken aback and her sudden loss of consciousness, but soon was on the floor himself, prodding her awake to no avail. "Kagome, wake up!" He scoffed; she was out cold.

Whatever. I'll just take Kagome and leave, he thought to himself, scooping up the schoolgirl in his arms and turning back towards the open window he had come from.

"Who are you and where the hell are you going with Kagome?"

Inuyasha looked over his shoulder to see his own face glaring back at him. "Wha...who are you?"

"Funny, that's what I was just about to ask you!"

Within a moment, Yusuke was in a flustered Inuyasha's face. This guy's not human! He can't be! Eyes narrowed, he held Kagome a bit closer to himself in a somewhat protective fashion. "What are you and how do you know Kagome?"

"We go to the same school. What's it to you?" replied an increasingly impatient Yusuke. However, he would not strike the guy, not as long as Kagome was in his hands. The last thing he wanted to do was cause her any harm. "Now put Kagome down and I won't hurt you too badly."

"Keh! Is that a challenge?" Inuyasha replied in his usual cocky tone, putting Kagome down on the floor gently and cracking his knuckles to prepare for a fight, when he realized he no longer had his claws. Damn. I almost forgot I'm human now.

Yusuke began to get his fists at the ready, then relaxed his body and let out what sounded almost like a sigh. "Look. You seem like just a normal human to me, so I don't want to waste my time fighting you. Why don't you just get out of here, and we'll forget this ever happened."

Inuyasha did not take to this well. "Are you mocking me?" he demanded, left eyebrow twitching ever so slightly.

"I just don't want to fight a human," Yusuke said in an exasperated tone, almost as if he was talking to a kid. "Now scram."

"Is that right?" Inuyasha asked with an edgy tone. "You look pretty human yourself."

Yusuke scoffed. "That shows how much you know. Now for the last time, get out now or I'll kick your ass without any further notice."

At this point, Inuyasha snapped. Powerless or not, Inuyasha's pride greatly outweighed his common sense. "I'll kill you, dammit!" he screamed, lunging to give Yusuke a good slugging.

Yusuke was able to barely dodge. He hadn't expected the guy to actually come out and attack him, so he had been caught off guard. However, now that he no longer had the element of surprise, Yusuke knew the boy would never be able to lay a finger on him.

Inuyasha attempted to strike again, but Yusuke dodged easily, way ahead of his actions now. However, being the stubborn idiot he was, the former hanyou wouldn't stop trying, but instead kept throwing even harder punches.

This guy is fast for a human...a lot better than any of the ones I fought, Yusuke thought, a slight frown on his face. Still nothing compared to me, though. A couple punches should knock him out cold... he mused, growing tired of dodging wild punches.

"St—stop it!"

Yusuke stopped, fist raised in mid-air, and turned to look at Kagome, as did Inuyasha. She had finally come to, and did not look very happy at all.

"What is wrong with you two? What are you fighting over?" she demanded as she began to push herself up off the ground. "O..."

"Um...Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, looking slightly worried.

"O..."

Now he looked downright panic-stricken. "Kagome, wait!"

"OSUWARI!"

The rosary beads around Inuyasha's neck glowed brightly and plummeted to the ground, pulling down the flustered Inuyasha with them.

"Um...is he okay?" Yusuke asked nervously, looking down at the face-planted boy.

"Don't worry about him. He's fine."

Yusuke's expression changed from a look of surprise to annoyance. "And why didn't you do that sooner?"

"I was unconscious, you jerk!"

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Crystal: I'm such a terrible person. I haven't updated in months, and now that I have it's uber short. This one was a bit hard to write... Excuse the OOCness...I mean, it's for the sake of the story right? (Sigh.) At least I finally got it out. Can't say how long it's going to take to do the next chapter. Um...I'm not even entirely sure what'll happen next chapter. O.o