Author's note: Compared to the first chapter this one may seem a bit slower. I promise you that this story will be good and that it will pick up! Please read to the end of this chapter…you'll be glad you did.

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha

As our love turns

Chapter 2

"Alright class, that's all the time we have for today. Have a good day!" The professor said as she erased the chalkboard she was writing on.

The young girl who was sitting towards the middle of the classroom stretched her arms out and then started to gather her things. Her friend was already at the door waiting for her.

"You're so slow Kagome...geeze!" The young man by the door teased as the girl walked up to him.

"Heh…at least I'm slow in moving and not slow in the head like you, Shippo." Kagome winked and walked out of the room. The guy grinned and followed her lead as they started walking down the hall.

Kagome and Shippo were good friends ever since they met the year before in their freshman English class. Now sophomores, the two are in the art program and desire to be graphic designers. Kagome was usually the one who was down on her herself and always had guy problems, while Shippo was more of the outgoing one with girls flocking to him from every direction. Because of their differences the two are able to coexist and help each other out.

"Man…I can't wait for this weekend! I get to teach the girls a new routine and I don't have to worry about any projects or tests for once." Kagome smiled and opened one of the many doors to go outside. When she opened it a gust of the warm autumn wind blew in her face, making her hair go every where.

"I'm going home and probably record some more songs. There's also this girl I've had my eye on and hoping to go on a date with her." Shippo commented back.

"Good luck with that! I'm sure she'll fall for you!" Kagome smiled as she walked next to Shippo. "I'll see you tomorrow bright and early!"

"See ya!"

The two both turned their opposite ways and walked on. Kagome still lives at home with her mom, brother and grandfather so she ends up driving to school everyday. Shippo on the other hand lives in an apartment with his friends near the school.

Kagome took in a deep breath of the warm air and sighed. Ever since the past summer she's been thinking more about guys and if any really like her for her and not just think she's pretty. This is because she had met a guy while on vacation and things totally hit off. He lived very far away and was going to school at a big name school. Needless to say things had to end. Luckily Kagome and the guy still talk on the phone and over the internet. So that made her happy.

"Hey there, beautiful! Wanna go out some time?" A guy said as he passed by Kagome.

Kagome stopped and looked at the man. He seemed very dirty and very sleazy. He wasn't in the best of shape either. "GO AWAY!" Kagome screamed and ran towards the parking deck that her car was at.

Out of breath, Kagome stopped at the entrance to the deck. She looked back and the freaky guy was no where in sight. She turned around to walk to her car and there was another guy standing in front of her. He was skinny and "geek-like" to her.

"Uh…can I…uh…have your number?" The guy asked nervously.

"Why?" Kagome raised an eyebrow.

"Because I think you're pretty."

Kagome rolled her eyes and walked away. "No. I'm sorry."

When Kagome arrived at her car, she unlocked it and sat down in the driver's seat. Once the door was shut Kagome screamed as loud as she could.

"Oh my gosh! Why do all the disgusting, geeky, creepy guys have to hit on me! Why do guys have to hit on me at all! At least let some hot guys hit on me if any guys are going to hit on me at all." Kagome shouted to herself.

Since school started out of no where random guys would come up to her, send email and messages online asking about going out and for her phone number. Lately it has been really getting to her…bad. Taking a few deep breaths to calm down, Kagome put the key into the ignition and started the car.

"Mom! I'm home!" Kagome yelled out as she threw off her shoes and ran into the kitchen. No one was there and she also didn't hear anyone move around. "Mom? Souta? Grandpa?"

Over on the kitchen table was a note that caught Kagome's attention.

Kagome dear,

Souta and I are at the grocery store and grandpa is as the shop. There's ramen in the cupboard and a little bit of milk left in the refrigerator. Love you! –Mom

Kagome set the note down and went up the steps and into her room. Her cat, Buyo, was asleep on her bed as usual. Actually, he didn't even move from that spot when Kagome left that morning. Kagome threw her book bag on the bed and made the cat jump up.

"Oh! Sorry Buyo!" Kagome blushed and picked up the frightened cat. She set him down and he lazily walked out of her bedroom.

Her next move was to her computer desk. Kagome turned on the computer and waited for it to boot up. Once it was up and running she checked to see if her summer fling was on. No sign. Kagome heavily sighed and moved onto her email. There were five new messages from when she checked in the morning before she left for school. Two were junk mail and the other three were from guys trying to either get a number or a date out of her.

Kagome screamed and threw herself onto the bed. She was really starting to get frustrated. I'm not popular, I'm not that pretty and yet all of these guys are hitting on me! They're always the weird ones too. Why me? Why can't I find a guy who's not creepy and who will like me for me? Kagome buried her face into a pillow as she continued to wallow in her misery and thoughts. Kagome was really tempted to suffocate herself with the pillow and rid herself of this agony. She couldn't bring herself to do it so she sat up and stared into space.

A few moments passed by and Kagome she finally threw the guy thing aside. She had more important things to do. Like making a new dance routine for the girls she instructs at her old high school. Placing a CD into the CD drive of the computer, she began to dance around and write down the moves to each count.

Early the next morning Kagome was rudely awakened by her alarm clock letting her know that her day is supposed to start. Today was her "early day" because her first class was at eight AM. Kagome never wanted such an early class but for some reason Shippo chose that one. Since they both wanted to be in the same classes Kagome just went along.

Slowly Kagome got out of her bed and walked into the bathroom. From then on she continued with her morning ritual of getting ready for school. Before leaving the house, Kagome picked up a piece of toast that her mom had set out for her to eat on the way.

"Have a good day dear!" Her mom said as she was fixing up breakfast for Souta and her grandfather.

"Thanks mom! Bye!" Kagome ran out the door and to her car. The morning air was very chilly. Summer was over and it made Kagome depressed because she hates the winter, which was soon coming.

The long haul to school always bugged Kagome. She desperately wanted to move out and to live in an apartment with her best friend, Sakura. No matter what Kagome wanted to do her mom always insisted that she should stay at home so she could save money when paying for college. Whatever the case, Kagome was desperate to find a way to move out.

Thirty minutes later she arrived at the university and walked over from the parking deck to the building in which her morning class was. It was an art lab class where they work on various projects and practice different styles of drawing, painting and what not.

Shippo was already sitting in his seat and was waiting for Kagome to arrive. "'Bout time you're here!"

"I'm ten minutes early!" Kagome responded. The two of them would always crack on each other and it made other people wonder how they got along. Kagome and Shippo didn't care because they knew each other and how they worked.

"Well…at least its Friday so we have the weekend to look forward to." Shippo smiled and sat back in his chair.

"Very true. But I gotta go to the high school football game tonight so that's my evening. Hey…go get our projects."

"Why should I?"

"Because you made me put them away last week!"

Shippo rolled his eyes and got up to get the paintings that they had been working on in class. Kagome quietly laughed to herself; Shippo was such a character. After Shippo returned with the paintings, the two began to work diligently on their projects while cracking jokes on each other at the same time.

"Well…I guess that's it!" Kagome said as she put the finishing touches on the painting. It was a picture of a young girl looking lonely while in a flower garden.

"That's nice Kagome! I like it." Shippo complimented. "Let me put mine away so we can get out of here." He was almost done with his painting and had to only add a couple more things.

Kagome nodded her head. She took her painting over to where her teacher was and waited by the door for Shippo. He finally caught up to her and they walked out of the room.

Luckily for the both of them that that class was the only one of the day, but unluckily for Kagome she had to work the rest of the day after the class. Sometimes she envied Shippo for only having the one class that day and then being able to sleep the rest of the day, but she'd rather work and get money.

"Gah…I don't want to go to work today!" Kagome whined as she followed through the door that Shippo had just opened.

"Well…sucks to be you. I get to go back home and sleep more." Shippo said while trying to make Kagome jealous. She just shot him a look.

"Well…I'll see you Monday then! Byes!" Kagome said as she turned towards the building her job was in.

"Byes. Have fun." Shippo kept on walking straight up towards where his apartment was.

Minutes later Kagome arrived at the university's budget department, where she worked. She didn't do much there. Just file and answer phones. But the people there were nice and great to work for; especially her boss. Kagome and her boss were like sisters, she could tell her boss anything and always went to her for advice.

"Hello Tsunade-sensei." Kagome greeted as she placed her book bag in the corner of her boss' office.

"Hello Kagome. You ok? You seem kind of down today." Tsunade asked while she was shuffling some papers and watching Kagome.

Kagome sighed and sat down in the chair next to the desk. "Guy troubles…again."

Tsunade gave a disgusted look. "Eh…don't you just hate that? Guys are so stupid. So what is it this time?"

Kagome paused for a moment. She wasn't sure of where to start and what to exactly talk about. She had been depressed for a long while now because of guys. "Nothing new really. Just all these weird guys just keep hitting on me. I hate it! And plus…I'm so lonely. I just want to find a guy who I can call my own and who will love me for me."

"That's some pretty heavy stuff there girl, don't let it get to you. You're beautiful, intelligent, and have a lot going for you. Sooner or later the right guy will come around and sweep you off your feet before you know it." Tsunade smiled as she tried to cheer up Kagome.

"I guess so. But I still feel like I won't find the 'one'…it's like I'm not good enough. When I do find a guy who seems to have everything I want in a guy he's either gay or taken. I HAVE NO LUCK WITH GUYS!" Kagome put her hands on her head and bent over.

"You're young! And you have potential. All the guys you had in the past weren't good enough for you…you deserve the best."

Kagome couldn't help but smile. Her boss always knew what to say. "Thanks!" Kagome got up and went to the smaller student's desk and started some filing.

It was now Saturday and everything was calm and cool as Kagome lay awake in her bed. It was seven thirty in the morning. Kagome screamed.

"WHY CAN'T I EVER SLEEP IN!" Kagome folded her arms and pouted. Buyo jumped up from the bed and then began to slowly walk out of the bedroom.

Kagome took in a deep breath and looked up at the ceiling and began to think. Her instructing with the girls last night went well. The high school football team won their game. Guys are still hitting on her. Kagome sighed and forced herself out of the bed.

"Good morning Kagome dear. Would you like some breakfast?" Kagome's mom asked as she was flipping some pancakes.

"Not yet. Maybe in a little bit." Kagome yawned and stretched as she walked outside to the backyard.

The air was crisp and chilly and the sun was out. Most of the once green leaves were now a bright shade of red, orange or yellow. Kagome took in a deep breath of the cold air and almost choked from it being cold. She ran back inside and went upstairs to get a shower.

"Oh my gosh am I so bored! I have no life…all I do is just stay around home." Kagome whined as she spun around in her computer chair. She had no homework, no one was online and all of her friends were either away at different colleges or working.

Kagome sighed and looked at her alarm clock. It was a quarter past two. The only thing she did that day was draw and take a nap. Kagome looked out the window and saw that the once clear sky was now overcast. That put a new damper on her mood.

She rolled over on her bed so she faced the door. Almost immediately the house phone rang. Kagome went to pick it up but it stopped ringing. She sighed in relief that she didn't have to move anymore.

"Kagome!" Her mom called.

"What?" Kagome yelled back.

"There's someone on the phone for you."

"Alright!" Kagome grunted as she stretched the rest of the way to pick up the phone. I hope its Mina or even Sakura. I wanna do something with them today! "Hello?" Kagome said as soon as she picked the phone up.

"Hey, Kagome?"

"Yes…"

"Know who this is?"

Kagome clenched her fist. It better not be another freak trying to hit on me. She tried to think of whom it could be if it WAS someone she knew. "Uh…no."

"It's InuYasha."