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Author's Note: Hola! It's time for chapter four! This one's really short, but it's mainly to introduce Sango, and diss Kikyo up big time! I loved writing that part! It made me soo happy.

Kikyo: I resent you.

SilverRose88: Yeah, well, back at you, witch!

Kikyo: You are absolutely insane.

SilverRose88: Why, thank you. At least I'm not a b. Now, get away out of my author's note! boots Kikyo off of the stage Okay! That was very satisfying. Anyway, here you go. Chapter four. Hope you all enjoy!

Chapter Four

"Excuse me, but is there a Kagome Higurashi who enrolled here recently?" Inuyasha said into the phone. "No? …Oh, okay…Yeah, thank you," He clicked off the phone and turned to Miroku. "Apparently she hasn't enrolled. I-I don't get it. Kagome's been dying to go to his school since junior high. Why would she suddenly just not decide to go?"

"Maybe…she changed her name and is running from the police!" Miroku suggested wildly.

"Baka!" Inuyasha said. "Kagome's no criminal! Will you think rationally?"

"Sorry," Miroku apologized. "Why's this such a big deal?"

Inuyasha glared deathly at him. "Kagome's my best friend. Nothing's changing that. I want to find her, talk to her, and drag her back. And, I've got to give her a piece of my mind. Running off like that, without saying goodbye…"

"Well, ask her friends. Someone must know," Miroku offered.

Inuyasha blinked. "But, we're her best friends. If she didn't tell us, why would she have told anyone else?"

"Just a thought. You never know," Miroku said with a shrug.

"Fine, I'll go look," Inuyasha said, taking off. He knew exactly who he needed to talk to. The bastard. "H-Hey, Hojo!" he called, when he found him walking out of the library.

Hojo looked surprised to see Inuyasha talk to him. "What?" he asked.

"It's about Kagome. Do you know where she went?"

"No," Hojo said.

"What do you mean, no? If you're lying, I'll-"

"I'm not lying. How would I know where she went if she dumped me?" Hojo said.

Inuyasha stared at him. "She dumped you?" he said, not bothering to hide his glee.

"Yeah. Four weeks ago, um, a week before she left," Hojo replied. "Now, if you don't mind, then I'm going." He left.

"Did you find anything out?" Miroku asked later in the day.

"Yeah. Kagome dumped Hojo!" Inuyasha said happily.

Miroku rolled his eyes. "I meant about where Kagome went!"

"Huh? Oh, nope, nothing about that," Inuyasha replied and Miroku shook his head.

"Hi, I'm looking for a job," Kagome said to a pretty girl with long black hair.

The girl smiled at her and said, "Hey. Well, if you want a job as a waitress, you'll have to fill out an application, and then have an interview. Here's the form,"

"Thanks," Kagome said, taking the application from her.

"I'm Sango, by the way," the girl said. "What's your name?"

"I'm Kagome," she replied. "I'm need a job for some college spending money,"

"Where are you going for classes?" Sango asked. Kagome named her school, and Sango smiled. "I go there, too! I'm going to be a sophomore this new school year,"

"I'm just a freshman," Kagome said.

"Well, if you ever need any help, just ask me," Sango said with another smile.

Kagome returned it, and said, "Thanks. I'll fill these out then," She left the counter and walked outside to a nearby park, settling on a bench to answer the questions. But even before she wrote her name on the paper, Kagome sighed and looked up at the ramen shop she was planning to work at. The restaurant reminded her of someone, and of what had happened. It had been a two months since she had left Tokyo. It was June now, and everyone back home had just graduated. Kagome had transferred schools when she moved in with her aunt, and had finished her senior year as valedictorian just a week ago.

Kagome liked living with her aunt, but she missed her family, and friends. Most of all, she missed Inuyasha. She knew it was wrong of her to just pick up and leave, without saying goodbye, but she knew that she wouldn't have been able to say goodbye face to face. It was better this way. Inuyasha could be with Kikyo, live his life the way he wanted, and-and Kagome could try to forget of her lost love and move on.

"Hey, do you want to go watch a movie with me?" Sango asked when Kagome returned after finishing her interview with the manager. "I get off in ten minutes, if you don't mind waiting,"

"No, that's fine. Sure, I'll go," Kagome said, eager to make a friend. Since she'd transferred high schools so late, she didn't make any friends. Not that Kagome really minded. She'd just kept to herself a lot, studying, and making good grades. But, now, since it was finally summer, Kagome didn't want to go through three months by herself. And, Sango seemed like a nice girl.

Sango smiled and said, "Great. Just wait for me here. I'll be off soon,"

Kagome nodded and took a seat at a table in the back.

"Come on, Inuyasha! You've been ignoring me for months!" Kikyo said, annoyed.

Inuyasha turned to his girlfriend and gave her a Don't bug me look. "Kikyo, I'm sorry, but I've got more important things on my mind than going out with you,"

Kikyo looked like she'd been slapped. She crossed her arms over her chest huffily, and said, "I just don't get you. You say you love me, but all you've been doing these last two months is look everywhere for Kagome. What's so great about that goody-two-shoes anyway?"

"There's a lot of things great about Kagome that could never be great about you," Inuyasha said angrily. (A/N: Ah! If only this was real…sob)

"Fine, whatever. I'm leaving," Kikyo said.

"Good riddens," Inuyasha said absently.

Kikyo looked at him, as if waiting for him to say anything else, but he didn't and she spun on her heel and walked out of his room. Inuyasha slumped onto his bed, and stared at the ceiling. Didn't she get it? Kagome was his best friend. He needed her around. He missed her. But, he was really really angry at her, too. He just couldn't believe that she'd just taken off like that, it wasn't like her. Inuyasha sighed. He knew he'd been a bit rude to Kikyo. He really does love her, and he didn't like snapping at her, but she couldn't possibly know how it felt to lose your best friend.

Inuyasha picked up the phone and dialed Kikyo's cell phone number. "Kikyo? Wait, don't hang up. Look, I'm sorry, okay?" he said. "Please don't be mad at me. I just miss her, okay? But, if you want to do something tonight, then I'll come get you at seven, all right? Good, okay. I love you, bye,"