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Chapter 18-What to do?

She couldn't believe it…it was Monday already. Kagome had fretted the whole weekend…what would happen, when school started? What would she do if she saw Inuyasha?

She would avoid him.

Yes. She nodded her head lightly…she couldn't face him again, not after all that happened. Most of all, she didn't want to face him, not after he made a fool of her…and by now, the whole school probably knew about what happened. They would probably stare at her and whisper.

She just hated the gossip. And it was sure that there would be…a lot of it. It would be a miracle if there was no gossip.

Kagome wished for a miracle.

The first bell had just rung. Kagome walked down the halls, her eyes darting everywhere, just to make sure she didn't run into Inuyasha.

As soon as she got to first period, she could already hear the whispers.

"I heard Inu played a huge prank on her…went to Prom with her and dumped her there! So THAT was the reason he asked such a nerd to go with him! I knew he was planning something big like that!"

Others just stared at her as she passed. But she knew they were all thinking the same thing.

The class period passed in such a blur. Kagome remembered almost nothing. She couldn't pay attention…

Who knew a guy could have such an effect on her entire life? And Inuyasha, no less.

All her classes passed just the same way. She couldn't concentrate, and everything the teacher say was just a bunch of nonsense and gibberish that wasn't registering into her mind. She could even ignore the whispers now.

At lunch, she saw Sango come rushing up to her. She almost didn't recognize her…she looked even worse than Kagome! Her face was pale, and her eyes were red and puffy, like she had been crying all weekend or something. She didn't have any makeup on, and her lips looked wind-burned. Not to mention her clothes were so disoriented and the colors didn't match at all. At least, Kagome didn't think a Christmas sweater with a teddy bear wearing a Santa hat sewn on it matched with Neon Orange-ish, blue-ish sweats…

"Sango! You look….terrible! What happened?"

"Oh, Kagome! I-I'm so so sorry…I would've told you if I'd know, but…Miroku, he-he…that, that stupid stupid bastard! I can't believe he-"

"Whoa, Sango! What are you talking about?"

"About In-Inuyasha! I can't believe he did that! As soon as I heard, I slapped Miroku and broke up with him! He was too good to be true…"

"I know, Inuyasha seemed, oh…so nice to me, Sango! I thought…well, never mind. But what does it have to do with Miroku?"

"Everything, Kagome. Miroku and Kouga were the ones who dared Inuyasha to…" Sango trailed off, "And, that's why this whole mess happened, I…that jerk, how could he! My best friend, and he knew about EVERYTHING, yet he didn't tell me anything…he acted as if everything would be ok. Oh Kagome, I'm sorry!"

"Sango…I know you're mad at him, but you really liked him. He was…your first boyfriend in a long time. Next to his perverted groping, he really didn't force you to do something physical, and that's rare. He was nice to you…and…Besides-"

"It's not an excuse Kagome. Why are you defending him like that! He dared Inuyasha to play with you. It was all just a game to him! He and his friends were just toying you're your feelings, and they didn't care how emotionally hurt you would be afterwards! How could you forgive him for something like that!"

"I don't think anyone can predict the future. Maybe they thought everything would be ok. Maybe they didn't think that anyone would get hurt. Maybe they didn't think that I would fall for Inuyasha…"

"You…?" Sango asked, and then gasped, "You are! I-I don't know what to say…"

"It's just that, these two weeks passed by so quickly, and I didn't even know it. But he did so much for me. Not just physically, but emotionally. I dunno…it's so hard to explain, but after this…I don't really want to see him. I don't want him to laugh. And I want to leave this relationship where it is…move on…you know? Like it's too hard lagging behind in this place in mind, yet I can't leave this memory behind. I can't pick the ones I want and discard the rest. Just like taking the good with the bad. It's the way life works. It's unfair, but it could never be fair."

"They should be fair for you…especially after your dad die-"

"No, Sango, it shouldn't be. I've had my share of good and my share of the bad. Some better and worse than other people would have. Like…well, it's weird, but life is as fair as it gets right now. If I got everything good in the world, then someone else would get all the bad…like…oh let's say auditioning for a part in a movie or play. You can't expect the same actress to get all the parts to everything she tries out for, or else…all the other people trying out for a movie wouldn't make it…you know? Well…anyways, I guess it's one of those many things in life that are hard to explain and understand."

"Still…"

"Hey, Sango, do you mind if we eat outside today? I don't want to be in the same cafeteria as Inuyasha, I'm not ready to face him yet."

"Of course, besides, I don't think I could even glance at Miroku without beating him to a pulp."

"What about Hojo? How're we going to tell him…?"

"He's in the library…again. I guess he's nervous about finals, or something."

"I guess."

"Hey, uh…..Miroku, Kouga….?" Inuyasha asked after paying for his plastic lunch tray.

"Huh?" Kouga asked, stuffing his face with a huge drumstick.

"Uh………can we sit outside today, with what happened…well, I just don't think Kagome would want to see me…She probably hates my guts…she probably wants to…wants to…well I dunno, she probably wants to do what girls do when this sort of thing happens…."

"But there's air conditioning in here!" Kouga whined.

"Actually, I think it's a good idea…Sango would probably beat me up if she saw me…"

"What? Why!" Inuyasha exclaimed. "What'd you do!"

"Well……..I issued the dare in the first place, not to mention…with my girlfriend's BEST FRIEND as the pawn, didn't tell the girlfriend about it, and then when she finds out, I kinda laugh it off in nervousness and tell her that it was no big deal………I really screwed up this time…"

"Fine…why do I always have to follow you guys."

There was no answer. It seemed Inuyasha and Miroku were both in their own little worlds, whacking themselves over the head for being such insensitive jerks.

The look in their eyes….was strange, one that had never been there before. You could tell that they both cared for these two girls more than they let on.

"So…what'd you do this weekend?" Sango asked, trying to lighten the mood.

"Oh……..I dunno…….I don't really want to talk about it…"

Kagome stared at her water bottle.

She didn't really feel like eating. Actually, she felt quite nauseous.

She opened the water bottle and gulped it down as if needing to wash away everything that had happened. Of course, it didn't work…

And then…

"Yeah, I want to tell her that…I'm sorry for being such a jerk…but, I just-"

Then he was facing her. Inuyasha was. Those same gold orbs she had looked into Prom night. The same gold orbs that she had fallen in love with…but she couldn't bear staring at them now.

She looked away from them, at the same time he looked away from her.

Sango was gripping her lunch tray with a death grip. If one group didn't get out of there, someone would probably end up in the hospital.

"Come on, Kagome. We don't want to be a bother to them." Sango said tugging at Kagome's arm and glaring at the whole group.

At that moment, it felt as if the rift between them had just been completely pulled apart.

Crystaltears: Does the last sentence make sense……srry, we're in a hurry, since we wanna get this chapter out before vacation