Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns Inuyasha, and the last time I checked, I wasn't her.

Chapter 1: The Ring

She stared after them in shock.

Kikyo was giggling while he had an arm around her waist. They were talking and laughing, and having a really good time. Kikyo glanced back at her and smirked, making her feel sick inside.

When she first saw Kikyo her first thought was that she looked kind, but she was wrong. That day, she was in the hallway, when Kiyko dropped her books. She had offered to help her, but she just gave her a cold stare.

Now, she watched as Kikyo clung to her best friend's, arm and started walking down the hall towards her next period, her hands clenched in a tight fist.

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The teacher talked on and on about the history of Japan, but she hardly paid any attention. Her eyes were locked on Inuyasha and Kikyo, her arms still clenched in a tight fist.

Sango, from the other side of the room saw Kagome looking at Inuyasha and Kikyo, then gave out an deep sigh. She also, disapproved of Inuyasha being with Kikyo, but left Kagome to deal with it herself.

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Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and shippou walked down the hallway together. Usually, Inuyasha would be with them, complaining about how boring the class was, but these past few weeks, he was always with Kikyo.

"Cmon, lets go hang out at the mall", Kagome said without a trace of unhappiness. That's what they liked about her, no matter how hard it was for her, she always acted cheerful and happy.

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She dragged them into the mall, and soon forgot about inuyasha and kikyo. There were so many choices neatly organized on the shelves and on the racks that she had such a hard time to just find a place to start looking.

After about twenty minutes of dragging Sango and Miroku through the store, she let her gaze wander to the store across form the one she was in. She saw Inuyasha in a jewelry store, looking at Kikyo, who was beside him, and turning back to the diamond rings before him.

Her face fell. Inuyasha and Kikyo hadn't known eachother for that long, and they were planning on engaging?

They both stared at the ring from different sides of the mall, realizing this ring looked familiar.

Flashback

Kagome was staring at a single diamond ring, her stare so intense that Inuyasha had to laugh at her expression.

He knew Kagome could never be able to afford such a . .err . . expensive item, but it wasn't impossible for Him to get it and tease her with for about a month. No, it wasn't a problem at all.

A look of mischief came into his eyes as he dragged her out of the store.

"Inuyasha, why'd you drag me out of the store" Kagome whined. "Its not nice"

Inuyasha just smirked and chose to ignore her comment, walking ahead of her and ignoring everything she kept saying

End flashback

Inuyasha sighed, took Kikyo by the hand and led her to his car, his mind still on the flashback. Kikyo poked him, a confused expression on her face.

"Whats with the sullen expression" Kikyo said without a trace of concern for Inuyasha.

"It's nothing", He said with what he hoped was a reassuring smile.

He kept on driving while kikyo kept talking about the lastest fashion and how Inuyasha's sense of fashion was a bit off.

"Kikyo, can you give me FIVE minutes of peace," Inuyasha asked with a pleading expression on his face. He wondered why he like Kikyo in the first place, she had a big mouth, and she just couldn't keep it shut. Maybe it was because he pitied her . . . . .

He sighed, parked the car, and walked Kikyo the rest of the way to her house, and left her in front of her doorstep forgetting to say goodbye.

(A/N- I don't seem like the kind of person to be writing these fics, huh)

C'mon, just push that little button down there and write a few words to give an opinion . . . .It'll only take a few seconds puts on puppy dog eyes pwease?

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