Running across the street, she quickly took out her keys and unlocked the school gate. Rushing inside, she checked her watch. 'Darnit, late again!' she thought. She headed straight for the stairs and dashed up to the fourth floor, where Kagome, Inuyasha, and Miroku were waiting. Also, Ikamu and Ayumi.
"Hey Sango! We have new recruits!" shouted Kagome from the long table.
"I see..." Sango replied, eyeing some room for her books and paper. She took a seat next to Ikamu and Miroku.
"We're going over chemistry," Ikamu whispered to Sango, helping her out. Sango smiled and nodded, flipping to the correct page.
"First of all, we should memorize the charts. I've made a chart, color-coded too. We can each memorize a certain color, and we'll rotate," Kagome announced. Ayumi raised her hand.
"I suggest learning the chemicals, and what it does first," Ayumi suggested. Kagome slapped herself.
"Of course, thank you Ayumi," she said they all started making flash-cards.
The study was done, and they all headed out of Kagome's dorm. Inuyasha stayed, Miroku and Ayumi chatted...preticullarly about Ikamu and Sango, and Sango and Ikamu chatted.
"What are you going to do now?" Sango asked. Ikamu shrugged.
"Sleep?" he suggested. The two chuckled.
"I'm gonna visit my family, wanna come along. It's been a long time since they've seen you," Sango stated, "And I doubt that Miroku's gonna give me a ride." Ikamu nodded and the two headed for the elevator.
"How's Kohaku?" Ikamu questioned.
"He's fine. He talks about your younger sister a lot. They're in the same classes," Sango answered. She punched the letter G and Ikamu punched the "close door" button.
Ikamu straightened his black jacket and glanced at Sango, "You sure that you don't need a jacket?"
Sango shook her head as the door opened. They walked to Ikamu's car and got in.
"How was your summer? Or middle school?" she inquired. Ikamu shrugged.
"Been at home a lot. Then Kaede's place...that's about it," Ikamu stated. Sango signaled to a right as they met the first traffic signal.
"Don't worry, I remember where you live. My mom used to take me there all the time when we were little," chuckled Ikamu. Sango smiled and looked around the car.
"Nice car," Sango murmured, "How'd you get the money?"
"I worked nice long hard shifts at Kaede's," Ikamu responded. Sango let out a "oh" and looked out the window.
"How often do you visit home?" Sango wondered.
"Whenever I feel like it. You?"
"Once every two weeks,"
"Well here we are," he said as they stopped infront of a white house. The two got out and Sango walked to the doorsteps and rang the door bell. They could both here a clatter from the second floor. Just then, someone opened the door.
"Sweety, I've missed you so much," said Sango's mom, hugging her.
"Mom, remember Ikamu?" Sango stated as she was released.
"Oh yeah! Ikamu! Haven't seen you lately. I've only seen your younger sister!" her mom said, giving him a friendly handshake before the two were lead inside the house. Sango inhaled the sent of her mom's famous cake, "The Cake," was what it was called by the neighbors.
"Hey mom, is your cake ready yet?" Sango asked.
"No. Almost. Why don't you take Ikamu up to Kohaku's room? He'll be glad to see him," suggested Sango's mom.
"Thank you Mrs. Kyori," Ikamu said and follwed Sango upstairs.
"You didn't need to say anything," Sango whispered to him as they walked up the stairs.
"I'm being polite," he said, "That IS her name right?"
"Yeah, her maiden name. She's out with this other boyfriend now. That's what Kohaku's been saying," she murmured back.
"Going smooth?" he questioned.
"From what Kohaku says...yeah..." she answered, both still whispering as they got to the second floor.
"You must trust your brother," he murmured to her.
"Yup," she answered as she knocked softly on Kohaku's door.
"WHO IS IT!" came a holler from inside.
"YOUR SISTER AND YOUR SUPRISE GUEST!" Sango hollered back in a louder voice. The door immediatly opened and Kohaku's suprised grin fell into a happy smile.
"IKAAMMUUU!" he yelled and gave him a quick hug.
"You gonna let us in now?" Ikamu asked. Kohaku dumbly opened the door wider as the two stepped in.
"I would've cleaned up if i knew you were coming. Your sister says you've been extremely busy. I was just gonna ask her to ask you if you could drop by one day," Kohaku blabbered out to him.
Sango let out a fake cough for attention. Kohaku smiled at his big sister.
"Ariagato(?) Sango-chan," Kohaku said in a little kids voice.
"Your welcome. Now go ahead and show Ikamu around, I'm gonna go downstairs and help mom," Sango announced and walked out of Kohaku's room. As she headed downstairs, she could hear her mom singing a celine dion song. Sango sighed as she ran down the stairs in eagerness.
"Hey mom!" Sango shouted.
"Hello Sango. You're gonna come to give me a hand? Or just frost?" her mom asked, eyes twikling in delight.
"Frosting! Of course," Sango said as she went to the cupboard to get some frosting.
"Buttercream," her mom quickly reminded her.
"Yeah, I know. Mind if I take some pieces of you cake to school?" Sango questioned. She took out a butterknife from the cabinet.
"Take 1/4 of it. We can't finish the whole thing," her mom stated as she washed the dishes from dinner.
"Thanks," Sango said. She jerked opened the cap and started frosting the cake.
"Gosh sweetie, I've been seeing this man, you know, after the other one that I dumped," her mom started.
"Uh huh..." Sango knew this was coming. Suprisingly, she was interested. I mean...it could mean a new dad.
"Well he's been awfully nice.Everytime I ask him about his family, he waves it off and says he'd answer me at a better time," her mom continued,"And I'm really interested in him."
"I suggest you go straight out and ask why he won't mention his family to you. If he replies with the same answer, just...wave it off. Try that for the next few dates, he's gotta spill soon. Before he proposes...and if he does," Sango made out easily.
"You really should take up phsycology," her mom complimentated with a "thank you" smile.
Sango nodded and continued frosting. She could here Ikamu and Kohaku upstairs fumbling around.
Carrying a plastic container in one and, she waved goodbye to Ikamu and thanked him for the ride and headed back to her dorm.