Disclaimer: Life would be really good if I owned Inuyasha and Company. Too bad I don't.

Author's Note: Hey! I'm here with chapter nine. This chapter's sort of short, but I hope you still like it anyway.

Miroku: How can they like it if it's short? Readers hate short chapters.

SilverRose88: Yes, well, that's just too bad. They should be happy that I even updated!

Sango: That's not very nice. Next time you should make the chapter longer!

SilverRose88: Excuse me, but who writes this story?

Miroku and Sango: …You do…

SilverRose88: Exactly. And therefore, who calls all the shots?

Miroku and Sango: …sigh…You…

SilverRose88: Exactly! So, that is that. Don't disagree with the queen!

Miroku: What queen?

Sango: You're not a queen. You're just some lowly high school student who likes to ruin our lives.

SilverRose88: Shut up! No one asked you!

Miroku: Whatever. Well, readers, please enjoy the chapter below and the 'queen' would gladly appreciate more reviews as well.

Sango: Thank you, bye!

SilverRose88: Later!

Chapter Nine

"Nothing's going right, Sango. Everything's just falling apart. I don't know what to do," Kagome said, putting her face into her pillow. It was a week since Kagome had found out the truth between Inuyasha and Kikyo. She hadn't spoken to or seen her "best friend" since then, and she wasn't sure if she ever could. She could never stop loving him, and his words that day had hurt her immensely. Inuyasha hadn't called either, and Kagome was certain that he was still angry with her.

"Talk to him," Sango said.

Kagome snorted. "I tried that Sango, and look where I am,"

"You've never talked to him. You always argue. That's not talking. You argue, get mad at one another, and don't speak for a few days, then you go out, become friends again, and then the cycle starts all over again. Really try talking to him. I know and you know that you don't want to be enemies. And, I don't think he wants to either,"

"But, I don't think that'll work. He doesn't want to talk to him. He hates me so much because of everything,"

"I-I don't think he could ever hate you," Sango said. "I-I" she stopped abruptly as the phone rang noisily.

Kagome made no move to answer it, and Sango picked it up, moving into the other room to leave Kagome to think on her own. "Hello?" she said. "Oh! Miroku, hi,"

"Hi, Sango," Miroku said.

"To what do I owe this call?" Sango asked.

"Well…there's this beach party this weekend, and I wanted to invite you," Miroku said.

"A beach party, huh? That does sound sort of fun…"

"And, also like an opportunity to get the two together, right?" Miroku said, understanding her unspoken words.

"Right. Well, if I can persuade Kagome to come, then we'll I'll call you back. I think it'll be better if we don't tell either of them that the other is coming. Agree?" Sango said.

"Yep. That makes since. Neither of them will come, otherwise," Miroku said. "Well, just call me back when you figure everything out. Later, Sango,"

"Bye, Miroku," Sango said, and hung up.

"A beach party? Where'd you hear about this, Miroku?" Inuyasha said.

"Around. There are a lot of other college students who are looking for a good time. I heard from some that there's always a hot party. So, why not check it out?" Miroku said.

"Have you by any chance invited Kagome to this as well?" Inuyasha inquired, glancing at his friend from the corners of his eyes.

"Of course not," Miroku said, keeping his voice steady. "What do you take me for? I know you don't want to talk to her, so I wouldn't have invited her. Besides, if she came, the two of your would just end up ruining everything with your bickering,"

"Good. Well, then, I suppose we can go," Inuyasha said.

"Yahoo!" Miroku said.

"Wouldn't you rather go with Miroku?" Kagome asked.

"Come on! It'll be just us girls this one time," Sango said.

"But I think Koga was planning something this weekend."

"Koga can handle one night without you, Kagome,"

"Well…I guess…maybe…you definitely didn't invite Miroku, right? Because if he goes, then Inuyasha will be there, and I can't face him…"

"Don't worry. I haven't talked to Miroku for a long time," Sango lied.

"All right, then. We can go," Kagome said.

"Dang, it's crowded. There are so many people," Kagome noted as she and Sango shoved and budged their way through the mass of college students.

"Yeah. Who'd have thought that at a party, there would actually be people?" Sango said sarcastically, making Kagome glare at her. "Come on, there's got to be some place to buy something to drink."

"I think I saw one that way," Kagome said, pointing.

"All right, let's go," Sango said, following her friend. Sango had planned with Miroku to meet at the bar for drinks. Hopefully, he was already there with Inuyasha, so that they wouldn't have to wait. The two approached the counter, ordered and paid for their drinks. Sango kept an outlook for an signs of Miroku or Inuyasha, and was growing impatient as time passed by and either boy had shown up.

"No way…is that? Oh, shit!" Kagome suddenly exclaimed, staring wide-eyed at the two boys making their way through the crowd. "No! Why are they here?"

"Who?" Sango said, acting innocent. If Kagome found out that she'd planned this with Miroku, Kagome'd kill her. Kagome pointed to Inuyasha and Miroku. "Oh, damn. They're here, too. Come on, let's try to get away before it's too"

"Sango! Kagome! This is a surprise!" Miroku said excitedly.

"late. Crap,"

"H-H-Hi Miroku…" Kagome said quietly.

"How are you, Kagome? Haven't talked to you for awhile!" Miroku said.

"I'm good. What about you?" Kagome asked.

"Well. Hey, Sango, would you like to dance?" Miroku asked, turning to her.

"Umm, yeah, sure," she said, setting her drink back onto the counter and taking Miroku's hand.

"Sango!" Kagome hissed.

"What? I don't just want to stand here. Why don't you two go find us some place to sit. Bye!" she waved and left with Miroku.

"Ah! Wait! Take me with you!" Kagome exclaimed.

"That eager to get away from me, huh?" Inuyasha asked, staring at her intently.

Kagome froze and turned to him slowly. "What! No! No! It's just that…" she let her sentence evaporate pathetically.

"What?" Inuyasha inquired.

"Shut up! I don't know!"

He grinned. "That's so typical of you," he said.

"What does that mean?" Kagome asked.

"That it's so typical of you," he replied simply and Kagome glared at him. "Come on, they want us to find a place to sit," He grabbed her wrist and led her through the crowd.

Kagome blushed at the warmth of his hand, and tried to move it away, but his grip was too tight. She sighed and let him lead her through the throng of people. Off a way from the dance floor, Inuyasha and Kagome found a beach table for the four of them. The two sat down, and stared absently at those dancing or at the raging blue waves of the ocean.

Damn it! What am I supposed to say? Kagome wondered silently, staring at the waves. His words still hurt so much. And I hate that we're just sitting here. But, what can I say?

"Ah, Ka" Inuyasha began, but just then Kagome's cell phone went off.

She answered it and said, "Hello? Oh! Koga! H-Hi. Why are you calling?"

Inuyasha glared angrily at her cell phone. That bastard. He had to call right now. Kagome continued to talk to Koga, and each passing second made Inuyasha want to punch something really, really, really hard. No matter how much he denied it, he knew he had a protective streak when it came to Kagome, but this time he was much more pissed than ever, but he wasn't really sure why. Maybe it was because this time Kagome was actually engaged, then when she just had a boyfriend. But, whatever the reason, Inuyasha couldn't help but want to give that Koga bastard a piece of his mind, and fist.

"Yeah. Okay, bye, Koga," Kagome said, and hung up. She put her phone back into her purse, then looked up to see Inuyasha staring at her. "What?"

"Oh, nothing," he said, with a wave of his hand. "What did you two talk about?"

"Hmm, oh not much. He just wanted to talk because we were supposed to go out today, but Sango insisted to come here instead. He feels lonely," Kagome said with a slight smile that made Inuyasha cringe.

"Ah. I see," he said stiffly.

Kagome nodded, and then looked away. Inuyasha stared after her for a moment, then turned away as well.

"…Um…Kagome…?" Inuyasha said a while later, turning to look at her.

Kagome turned to him quickly. "Yeah?" she said, surprised. His voice was soft and almost apprehensive.

"Listen…um…about that other day…I'm sorry…"

Kagome blinked. Did he just apologize? "W-What?"

"I'm sorry. For-For snapping at you. And for not telling you the truth. Sorry," Inuyasha said, looking away.

Kagome smiled. "It's okay. And, I'm sorry too. I-I was going to tell you about me-me and Koga."

"Really, when?" Inuyasha asked.

"…Sometime…it's just that I didn't know how to tell you…" Kagome said.

"You can tell me everything, Kagome," Inuyasha said softly, staring directly at her with gentle brown eyes.

Kagome's eyes widened, and a soft blush crept onto her face. "Ah-Ah, um…" she stammered, and Inuyasha grinned.

Just then Sango and Miroku returned, and Kagome was spared to say something back to Inuyasha.

Sango flopped down beside Kagome and sighed. "Phew. That was fun," she said. "I'm so thirsty,"

"We'll go get something. Come on, Inuyasha," Miroku said.

"Why do I have to go?"

"Just come on!" Miroku said, dragging Inuyasha off to the bar.

"So, what did you and Inuyasha talk about?" Sango asked when the two boys were out of earshot.

"Nothing in particular. We just apologized and that's pretty much it," Kagome said.

"See! You had nothing to worry about," Sango said.

"Yeah…I suppose so…" Kagome said, smiling. She was glad that she and Inuyasha had apologized. Kagome hated being angry at him, and hated it even more when he was angry with her. It felt good to be on the same page, and not be annoyed with one another. Even though it hurt her heart to be around him, Kagome was glad to be able to see him again. She decided that she should make the best out of this chance.