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Amethyst Amber


Dream I Do

You don't remember me, but I remember you. I lie awake and try so hard not to think of you. But who can decide what they dream? And dream I do…

(Evanescence - Fallen )


Coffee. The ice breaker. It could open all conversation, make the coldest people warm up to each other. It was so good, it was the perfect opener.

Too bad it wasn't needed now.

Inuyasha smiled, looking down at his hands. "I can't believe you're back in town, and I didn't know…"

Kagome grinned, not believing she had felt like crap just a few hours ago. Her best friend was sitting in front of her, looking as handsome as ever, perfectly fine…and so needed.

He was giving her support by just being here. She was so grateful, and thank heaven.

"Well, its been a little while, but I've just been so busy. I'm working at a hospital. Are you still working at Tetsusaiga?" He nodded, a distasteful frown coming on his mouth.

"Yeah, but its so boring. Nothing happens except paperwork, the occasional firing, scaring Myoga…" They both snickered, remembering their torments of the old family butler. Even when they'd told him they didn't need him to work for them, Myoga insisted on serving the Takahashi family, and took a certain liking to Inuyasha, even though he was a Shingetsu.

"Say, Inuyasha…?" He looked up at her, still smiling. She wanted to take back her words, because he just looked so happy, and she felt so happy.

"Yeah?"

Oh, gods.

"Whatever happened to…" She trailed off, and he looked confused. "…her…" she whispered.

His eyes lowered, and she immediately felt bad. Ever wanted to hit rewind? Yeah, she was wishing she had a remote that should could point at herself. Or maybe a hammer to hit herself with.

"Heh…that's why I was so upset earlier. Turns out she was using me. The lying…she used me!" His eyes flashed up to her, and she blinked under the anger, the grief, the…look of hopelessness.

"Inuyasha…" How could she help him…? She opened her mouth to offer some resemblance of consolation when he spoke first.

"I loved her 'Gome…" he said, looking down as he said her old nickname. Kagome's heart clenched in her chest, and she felt several sharp stabs through it, making her breath catch.

…strange. But she pushed it aside, trying to focus on helping her friend.

"What's wrong with me?" His words made her heart crack and she felt a rush of fury towards the woman who did this to her friend. She leaned forward, grabbing his chin and pulling it up to her face.

"Nothing, you dimwit! You're the best friend I ever had, you're sweet, kind, handsome, annoying sometimes, yes, but still the closest thing to a perfect man I've ever seen." Except for Koga…I thought…just…for a moment that he was…what I looked for.

And then it hit Kagome that throughout her relationship with Koga, she had unconsciously compared Koga to…Inuyasha.

Oh gods. No. Not again.

She shook her head, noticing he still had a downwards cast. Okay, time for another try.

"She was stupid to have betrayed you for anything! You're worth more than the world's weight in gold, Inuyasha. Anyone can see that."

Inuyasha's violet eyes flicked up to her, and she was pleased to see a bit of humor in them.

"Just the weight of the world?" he teased.

"Yes," she said, nodding her head to emphasize the point, "or else your head would become the size of the world."

"You wound me, my dearest 'Gome," Inuyasha said dramatically, faking mock hurt.

"Alas, it is my duty in life." Kagome smiled, and took a sip of her coffee, her eyes glancing outside. She could still distract him from his problems. Score one for Kagome. What a pretty night it was turning out to be. The stars (the few you could see in the city) were shining, people were walking by, Koga was heading straight towards them, and there was that old guy from the-

"CRAP!"

Inuyasha looked up at her, trying not to spill coffee on his clothes. He set his mug down quickly and looked worriedly at her.

"What is it?"

She stood up, reaching over to grab his hand and pull him to his feet. "Its Koga, my ex-boyfriend. He's coming, and I don't want to see him right now."

Inuyasha blinked, then realized she was trying to put his coat on for him. He chuckled and took it from her, looking over his shoulder at the man who was drawing nearer.

"What's wrong with seeing him now?" His face grew still, and then he turned to her with a dead serious look. "Did he do something to you?"

Kagome wasn't sure what to say. 'Yeah, he broke my heart into a million itty bitty pieces and then stomped all over them, making them into a fine power which then blew away in the wind.'

"Eh…"

"Kagome!" It seemed the blue eyed man finally caught up with them. Inuyasha moved so that Kagome was slightly behind him, taking her silence as a yes. Koga frowned at him, tilting his head to the side.

"Who's this, Kagome? Is he bothering you?"

Kagome came from behind Inuyasha, defiance and anger flashing in her stormy blue eyes.

"How dare you? You do something like that, and then question my best friend? How can you even look me in the face?"

Koga looked immediately sorry, and she felt remorse in her heart. She thought she loved him, but it was all so confusing…

…and what about that feeling she had when Inuyasha said he loved Kikyo? And…no, she couldn't do that again…

"Kagome, that's why I came. I've been looking all over town for you, and I must have called you a thousand times. I wanted to say sorry for the thing at the café. I'm sorry, I really am."

Kagome stared up at him, feeling a bit of her wanting to believe him. But most of her was too hurt, to angry to think about that.

"I don't know if that's good enough, Ookami Koga. I'm going now." She grabbed Inuyasha's hand and pulled him away.

She didn't see the cold eyed Inuyasha glaring over his shoulder at Koga, or the blue-eyed man's inaudible shiver.

'Who is he?'


"Inuyasha?" Kagome's voice echoed down the school halls, and she sighed as she looked for her friend. She had an after school class, and he said he would wait for her. Her heart pounded as she thought of him. Her best friend…the sweetest, cutest, and closest-to-perfection- boy of Sengoku High.

And the idiot she fell in love with.

He was oblivious, as most best friend crushes are. And she longed for nothing more than for him to know, to know that maybe he felt the same.

She rounded a corner, freezing up and retreating back around the corner before they noticed her.

'Inuyasha…'

There he stood, so beautiful. But he wasn't alone. SHE was there. That evil girl, the one who was said to be the most popular and prettiest girl of Sengoku High.

Kikyo.

Kagome hissed the name through her teeth, whispering it as she turned away.

They were talking about something, his eyes lighting up as he smiled, and her mouth turning downwards into a frown. Kagome couldn't hear what they were talking about, but she knew that Kikyo didn't like the topic. And so, Kikyo changed it.

She reached forward, grabbed Inuyasha's chin, and pulled his face forward to her lips. Kagome heart dropped to the floor, her mouth popped open, and tears sprung to her eyes.

No…

How dare that…that…wench kiss HER Inuyasha? She had no right to even see that face, that perfect, sweet face.

Inuyasha pulled back, a bit surprised from Kikyo's attack of his face. His face was flushed, and he bowed his head. A small sound caught his ears, and he watched the descent of a drop. He followed its path to the floor, and then traced its origin.

Oh, no. Kagome.

She stood there, in her uniform, hair disheveled from looking from him. Her wide blue eyes were red from her sudden tears, and her right hand went to her heart, clenching the fabric there.

And then she turned and ran.

And he followed, ignoring Kikyo's yell of protest.


Their friendship had been shaky after that, and Inuyasha ended up going out with Kikyo. They were said to be the perfect couple. Kagome wanted to gag now, even while she snuck glances at a sleeping Inuyasha in her passenger seat. Her reminiscing had taken a long time, and she sat in her driveway with him sleeping in her car.

No. She wouldn't let him do that to her again.

She wouldn't fall in love with Inuyasha again. No.

Her heart couldn't take being broken twice.

'I loved her, 'Gome…'

Kagome couldn't help it. She cried silently, sitting with her best friend in her car, watching him peacefully sleep. Finally, she turned away, her hand coming up to her heart again. She didn't notice that his violet eyes opened, and he watched sadly as her tears fell, so much like they had before…

'So much like before...'


AAHH! GOMEN GOMEN GOMEN! I updated sooo late! I hope this will help, but its kinda short! I'm working on another story, but I won't be posting it for a while...

Eh, I can't really put more in this chapter at the moment. I'm so tired. This is more of a filler, so they can get to know each other and their problems. Yay.

I want to thank everyone who reviewed, and my friend is going to start a story!

You all know Bri-chan, my muse for Assassin's Girl? She also goes by Angelic Crimes here on FF, and she's writing a Miroku/Sango story!

I'll be doing a side story for it, with Inu/Kag, since she's not going into their relationship much. Look out for it!