Honestly, even I'm surprised to be seeing this at the moment because I'm not the kind of person to update... at all... but OBSERVE! here is the chapter! and yes, again we should all thank the gracious mikki chan for the appearance of this chapter.
DISCLAIMER: Not only do I NOT own the Inuyasha characters. The characters are more than a little OOC this chapter ((as you would know if you read the summary in general)), this is a high school fic ((also stated in the summary)) and there is a little more than a bit of Kikyou bashing. If you have any problems with any of the above stated ((besides the obviousness of not owning Inuyasha and all his rites)), then I suggest you skip this chapter entirely and proceed with sending me horrible degrading flamers.

Thank you for your lack of attention. Just kidding. How about I shut up now, so you can go and read the chapter that I have lovingly produced from the corners of my mind for you readers of Fanfiction . net. ((My gosh, I rant a lot.))

Learning to Let Go

Just Ask and Go From There

Sango scrambled around the house. She had slice of pizza in on hand and a pink tank top in the other.

The young girl didn't know what to expect when she'd told Kagome about Inuyasha. But then again, Sango had gotten used to Kagome's spontaneous-ness after the first month of knowing her.

Sango put the tank top down on the bed. She popped the remainder of her Hawaiian slice in her mouth and wiped her hands off with a tissue. The pink tank top that she had just sat down and a pair of baggy, black pants would be her entire ensemble she's wear to dance the next three hours in. It wasn't as hard as a decision of clothing as Kagome's was, but Sango, quite frankly didn't give a shit about how other people saw her. She sighed, grabbed the clothes off the bed and headed to the bathroom to change.

Kagome waited outside the school doors, her patience slowly ebbing away. Sango was nowhere in sight. C'mon Sango, hurry it up, she thought. One more minute and I'm coming to get you.

As soon as Kagome finished that thought, Sango came into view, dressed as casual as casual could get.

"What are you wearing?" Kagome squealed, finally meeting up with her friend.

Sango looked down, assessing her outfit. "Um, last time I checked, I was wearing clothes." she replied simply.

"No, that's not what I meant." Kagome retorted. "It's so casual, even for a school dance."

Sango shrugged. "Can we just go in? I'm getting cold." Kagome sighed, obviously forfeiting the challenge of attire. The two girls entered the school and deposited their coats under the bleachers.

"I'm gonna be deaf after this!" Sango yelled, hopefully over Usher's 'Yeah', which was resonating around the large gymnasium.

"What?" Kagome yelled back.

Sango rolled her eyes, deciding not to repeat what she'd just said because she'd most likely be saying it ten more times after that. Instead, she took Kagome's arm and the two of them head onto the dance floor.

An hour and a half later, Sango and Kagome decide to take a break and try out some of the drinks the SRC was selling. Only then did Kagome notice the unmistakable white ears of Inuyasha.

"Uh, how about we rain check the break till the end?" Kagome suggested hopefully. Her brown gaze never left Inuyasha, trying to anticipate his next move.

Sango followed her friend's gaze and sighed. "Holy, take a deep breath. Just pretend you don't see him," she said, pulling Kagome towards the concession. "I'm tired and thirsty, WE are taking this break.

"B-but…but…" the other girl stammered, relenting. Moments later, both Kagome and Sango were sitting on multicoloured drama blocks, sipping strawberry smoothies.

"So, do you think he'll ask me?" Kagome asked.

Sango looked at her friend. "Did you notice the bitch girlfriend who presents Mr. Hanyou 2005 like a trophy?"

"Mr. Hanyou 2005?"

"Yes, Mr. Hanyou 2005."

"So, Kikyou's here, so what? That doesn't mean he can't ask me."

"Did I forget to throw in scarily possessive?" Sango said. "It would be better if you asked him."

Kagome finished her drink and threw her cup into the garbage. "Why would I want to do that?"

"It would take away the pride of HIM asking YOU. He is arrogant, that Mr. Hanyou 2005 is."

"He has a name, you know." Kagome stated.

Sango shrugged and a silence between the two followed. The Saskatchewan Pirate Song A.N/ Clearly, I am from Saskatchewan, Canada, and no good dance would be a good dance without it. could be heard through the walls. "Just ask him when Kikyou's off dancing with someone else."

Kagome looked as Sango with surprise. "Some…one else?"

"Yeah, my math teacher explained functions and relations like this: The x is the guy and can only have one girlfriend-slash-dance partner. The y is the girl, in this case Kikyou, and she can have as many boyfriends-slash-dance partners as her little heart desires."

Another silence passes as Kagome tried to take in what Sango had just said. "You pay attention in math?"

Sango smiled. "Only when the analogies are good. But that point is, you and I are y, thus we can dance with whomever comes to mind." She took a breath and continued. "Just ash him and go with the flow."

Kagome got up and she pulled Sango to her feet. "Okay, fine, I'll try it your way."

The girls went back into the gym with another hour and twenty minutes left to have the perfect dance.

"When should I ask him?" Kagome asked, hopefully over the music.

"What do you mean?" Sango asked back. "You see him almost every morning and pretty much everyday after school! Basically it doesn't matter!"

Kagome glared at her best friend. "Oh, thank you Sango. You have so much faith in me."

Sango nodded. "It's never ending. Ask him on the last dance then."

The other girl nodded in agreement. "Fine, but only if you dance with someone too."

Sango laughed and shook her head. "I'm too shy to ask anyone. And I'm pretty sure that no one would ask me."

Kagome patted her friend on the back. "Have some faith in yourself."

The other girl shrugged. "Whatever. I wouldn't hold your breath on that." Sango said, smiling. "But I'll see what I can do."

Kagome returned the smile. "Okay, that's settled then."

The songs played by and the two girls danced to each one. Everything from Maroon 5's 'This Love' to the Backstreet Boys' 'Backstreet's Back'. Every two or three songs, they would sit out, scanning the crowd, picking out Inuyasha and Kikyou, and bad mouthing her.

"God, what does he seen in her?" Kagome spat over the blaring music of 'Wannabe' by the Spice Girls.

Sango shrugged. "Dunno. But she always looks stoned."

"But look at her! I can't compare to that."

"Yes you can."

"No, I can't."

"Yes, you can."

"No."

"You have more to offer."
"Like?"

"You can show emotion without your face crumbling to nothing."

"But Kikyou's gorgeous."

"And dull, and possessive, and creepy, and psycho, and boring and stoned."

"But she's tall too."

"And possessive."

"She's talented."

"And did I mention, she's stoned?"

"But…"

"Look, the last song is coming up. Now, go ask him to dance."

The deejay came over the speaker system. "Ladies and gentlemen, as a request, your last song will be a slow song. So find your dance partner and get ready for Amazed by Lonestar."

Kagome hit her head with her hand. "Officially, the world hates me.

The song by the country group came over the speakers and one by one, the attendees paired up.

Sango started pushing Kagome in Inuyasha's direction. "Okay, last song." she said, pushing her friend the final two steps. "Make it a gooder."

Kagome stumbled between two couples, right in front of Inuyasha. Kikyou, as Sango had said was off dancing with someone else. "Um…I-Inuyasha?"

The inu-hanyou's golden eyes fell on the young girl. "Oh, hey Kagome." he said politely.

"D'you wanna dance?" she asked meekly.

Inuyasha shrugged, casting a final glance at his girlfriend. "Sure."

Kagome flushed red, and soon enough, she was able to have her dance with the doggy-eared hanyou.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the gym, Sango was searching for Kagome's and her coats.

"Uh…" came a boy's voice.

Sango turned around and found that it was Miroku, on of Inuyasha's friends.

"Wanna dance?" he continued.

The dark haired girl blinked a few times, trying to fathom that someone was asking HER to dance. "I…" She started, putting the coats back down. "Sure."

So we're even now, Kag… Sango thought. Better not tease me about this in my later life.

And this concludes another month or two of updating-ness...unless evil grin unless there is an overwhelming amount of reviews and such for me to update sooner.
That's all.

Bai bai...
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