(Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.)

(Italics is flashbacks.)

"Hey, you're Kagome right? You just moved from Kyoto?" A peer asked Kagome innocently, a grin on her face.

Kagome nodded and gave a slight smile. She saw someone turn around – the same guy who had just hurt her shoulder in fact. His jaw dropped as he stared. Amber eyes. Silver hair. Dog ears…

'Dog ears?' Kagome muttered under her breath.

"Inuyasha!"

"Kagome!" Inuyasha exclaimed, hearing the girl practically scream his name across the hallway. Dang, she was loud.

"The one and only." Kagome said, a slight mischievous smile.

"There are lots of Kagome's." Inuyasha said, a tad annoyed.

"The one and only you knew from your childhood." Kagome added helpfully.

Inuyasha offered a frown. "Yeah, so?" he asked, eyebrows raised.

"Yeah so we were best buds in Pre K." Kagome answered.

Inuyasha shrugged. "Cool."

Kagome sighed and waved her hand in the air signaling a good bye. "Ciao, I plan to see you around."

'Not quite the reunion I expected.'

"Who was she?" Miroku muttered, watching Kagome saunter off. He couldn't tell if she was unsure of herself or totally confident. A mystery.

"Someone I knew when I was six or seven or something." Inuyasha murmured. "She's a freakin' stalker if you ask me."

"She was…nice."

"Nice my ass."

Miroku just sighed and shook his head. The things he had to deal with.

The girl – the girl who had called Kagome's name only moments earlier offered another smile. "I'm Sango. You know him?" she asked, nodding her at in Inuyasha's direction.

Kagome smiled back. "Yes. From childhood."

"Wow, what are the chances?" Sango exclaimed. "Anyways, can I see your schedule, let's see what classes we have together…"

Kagome whipped a small white piece of paper out of her pocket on command.

"We have Math - homeroom, Science, English and Japanese together!" Sango cried in utter happiness. She seemed thrilled.

"Awesome! Someone I know! Thank god!" Kagome said, grinning ear to ear.

By lunchtime, Kagome found her energy totally gone out the window. Greetings, new names, new faces, new people…and work to top it all off. Finally, lunch. The greatest time of the day. Time to relax, eat and finally breathe. Inhale and exhale.

Kagome found the cafeteria to her liking – sunshine seemed to bounce off the walls. The faint pink glow of sakura blossoms echoed through the crisp white room. Everywhere people were laughing and talking. From her current angle, strands of white puffs were in her vision, as if the clouds had been dragged across the blue-gray sky. Kagome found herself at peace.

Kagome smoothed her skirt and sat down on a bench, right next to Sango, who Kagome found extremely kind – and talkative. Kagome found herself surveying the cafeteria quietly, not talking, only lifting her hands every so often to take a bite of food. Raising her soda to take a sip. She memorized all the different groups, from what she could tell there were at least a hundred different cliques. Kagome found herself gazing at Inuyasha dazedly. He was surrounded by girls, all laughing, whispering, chatting. Oh, how she envied them.

Wait a moment…envied them? Why would she? How could she…They had any right to flirt. Inuyasha could never be a boyfriend, crush…anything like that. He was a dear old friend. Nothing could change that.

'If I'm not jealous, then what's the feeling deep down inside me? Not jealously. It can't be. No. I don't like or love Inuyasha. I like him on a friend basis, but…not in that way. Surely not. No. He's a friend. He probably has a girlfriend. He would never got out with me. No, no, no.' Kagome thought as her mind raced.

Sango placed her head in her hands. "You want him." She cackled, smirking stupidly.

Kagome's eyes widened. "Who? I don't know what you're talking about." She said, nose stuck in the air.

"Inuyasha of course. Don't think I haven't seen you gazing at him."

"He's my friend. An old friend at that." Kagome noted.

"So?" Sango challenged.

"So what. It's out of the question." Kagome muttered, seething.

"Everyone likes him. Crap, have you seen his fan girls?"

Kagome just directed her attention to her rice, suddenly finding them particularly interesting.

"But you have something on them." Sango added quickly.

Kagome felt her cheeks get hotter by the moment "W-What?" she asked, stumbling on her words.

"Friendship. They've never taken the time to become his friend. See them swoon and flirt, all those girls. It's easy to see you're quite jealous. But they just want him as a boyfriend – you would have him as a friend. Maybe that will change how he looks at you. I mean, you're different – and who's to say different isn't good? Maybe it's what he wants. He doesn't have a girlfriend yet." Sango explained.

"Really?" Kagome asked, her voice full of hope.

"Really." Sango said smiling.

"Yes!" Kagome hissed softly.

"I knew it." Sango noted with a grin.

"Will you shut up?"

'I may not be willing to admit it, but there can be – and is – only one word for how I feel about Inuyasha right now…'

'Love.'

"Inuyasha." Kagome said, eyes full of wonder and curiosity.

"What do you want?" He asked, his voice a mere growl.

"Have you ever fallen in love?" Kagome asked, leaning back on his shoulder.

Inuyasha shook his head no.

"Oh." Kagome said, sighing.

"But it's supposed to feel like…like…total happiness, 'yknow? Like everything will be okay. At least that's what Sesshomaru says." Inuyasha noted, quoting his elder brother.

"I can't wait to fall in love." Kagome piped happily.

Inuyasha just gave a slight and rare smile.

But it was enough.

(AN: Of course I updated last week. You just didn't see it. I'll say it now: SORRY EVERYBODY, YOU MUST HATE MY GUTS. I promise to keep updating, okay? School is over super soon, next Wednesday, June 29th, so I'll update more. Anyways, something else too - I have a great idea for a new story. It's probably going to be an Inuyasha fic, but I might make it Card Captor Sakura just for the fun of it. Anyways, see ya next time!)