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As our love turns

Chapter 3

InuYasha sat and stared at his cell phone. It was ten after two. He hasn't talked to this person for a long time; almost two years to be exact. Who knew what would happen. InuYasha sat for a few more minutes and then finally built up the courage and dialed the number. I hope this is the same number she wrote in my year book. It's been so long. He thought to himself as he pressed the send button.

Not even one ring and the phone picked up. It was the mother. InuYasha asked for the girl and waited a few more seconds.

"Hello?" The person on the other end said.

"Hello, Kagome?" He asked nervously.

"Yes…"

"Know who this is?"

There was a long pause. A sweat drop ran down InuYasha's forehead.

"Uh…no." Kagome responded.

"It's InuYasha."

Kagome's mouth dropped. She couldn't believe who it was. InuYasha was an old friend from school that she used to hang out with. The last time Kagome saw him was at her open house after she graduated from high school. She was even surprised then to see him.

"Hello? You there?" InuYasha asked.

"Oh! Yeah yeah! Sorry! How's it going? I haven't talked to you in like forever!" There was more excitement in Kagome's voice now. But now she started wondering why InuYasha called her. Maybe he was like the other guys. Damn it! Not another guy hitting on me!

"It's going I guess. Yeah, it's been a long time. So how about you? How's life been treating you?"

"Good I guess. School is good and I'm sorta having guy troubles. No big though." Kagome started getting angered. She was convincing herself that InuYasha was trying to get something like a date out of her.

"That's good. Yeah, I'm having some problems too…with girls though, so that's why I called."

Kagome sighed in relief. Whew…he's not hitting on me after all. "Ok…what's up?"

"I'm having some girlfriend troubles but I want to talk about it in person, ya know what I mean? I just think it would be better."

Kagome was excited that he wasn't hitting on her, but for some reason her heart dropped a bit when he said "girlfriend". "Uh…sure. Where or what did you have in mind?"

"I was thinking that ramen shop we used to eat at when we were in the Anime Club together." InuYasha's voice was getting more chipper as the conversation went on.

"Sounds good to me. When did you want to go?"

"In about an hour. I'll meet you there, ok?"

"Sure!"

"Alright, I'll see ya then. It was nice talking to you. Bye!"

"You too. Bye."

Kagome hung up the phone and fell back onto her bed. She still couldn't believe who it was. It was kind of weird too that out of no where a person from her past just randomly calling her. Kagome rolled around her bed and started to squeal with joy. Not only because she was getting out of the house, but that she was going to see an old friend. Kagome stopped moving around and began to think of all the old memories that she had with InuYasha.

Kagome had first met him at the school's Anime Club. There weren't that many people in the club, but to her the club was really fun to go to. At the time she was a freshman and it was her first time going. None of her other friends were there so she was of course timid around everyone. InuYasha, a senior, was the first one to talk to her. He always teased Kagome about being short but would always say that he liked her because of it.

InuYasha and his two good friends, Miroku and Sauske, always had girls, especially younger ones, following them and swooning over them. The girls were referred to as the "groupies". Eventually Kagome became one but she wasn't like the rest of them. She liked InuYasha and talked with him, but she never obsessed like the others. Once a month the Anime Club would go to a ramen shop that wasn't far from the school and have their meeting there while, of course, eating ramen.

InuYasha was quite popular in the school but he wasn't conceited like most of the popular people were. He was just a great outgoing guy whom people loved to be around. A lot of the time Kagome felt that she didn't belong and that she didn't feel good enough to know him, but somehow InuYasha always thought of her and welcomed her in when no one else would.

The next year, Kagome was depressed since InuYasha graduated and wasn't there to make her laugh and feel accepted. No more fun times, fun memories, and fun friends. Luckily Kagome's best friend, at the time, lived down the street from InuYasha when he was still living at home. So whenever she would go to her friends' house, Kagome would always check to see if InuYasha was home.

Kagome sat up and looked at her clock. It was two thirty. Kagome had some spare time and the ramen shop was only about ten minutes away. She hopped off her bed and dug through one of her desk drawers. She pulled out her old yearbook from her freshman year. Kagome flipped through the pages and saw InuYasha's picture. He was very handsome and she hoped that he still looked the same. She then flipped to the back where the Anime Club page was and saw a picture with him and her in it. A warm feeling began to build inside her as she kept looking at the picture. Kagome studied the pages more and recalled more memories. As she went to close the book Kagome noticed a page with something written on it. It was InuYasha's message that he wrote Kagome in her yearbook when the year was over.

Kagome,

What a year it has been. I'm glad I got to know you this year. Anime Club was a blast. I'll be back to bug ya. I promise ;-). Good luck with the rest of your high school years. They go by really fast! So make the best of them and have a great summer!

InuYasha "01"

After reading and thinking for a moment, Kagome threw the yearbook onto her bed and grabbed a pair of shoes. She ran out of her room and down the stairs into the kitchen. Her mom was tidying up the countertops and doing some organizing.

"Who was that dear?" Kagome's mom asked when Kagome entered the room.

"It was InuYasha. He's an old friend from high school."

"What did he want?"

Kagome didn't want to spill every detail, but she also didn't want to lie. "He wanted to know if I wanted to go with him to the ramen shop by the school for lunch."

"Oh…um…isn't it a bit late for lunch?"

Kagome thought for a moment. Almost forty-five minutes passed since the phone conversation. "He just wanted to hang out. I mean, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Oh, alright. Have fun! Don't be too late."

"I won't mom! It's still the afternoon. Byes!" Kagome walked out of the kitchen and then outside where her car was.

The drive to the ramen shop was tense for Kagome. She was so nervous since she was finally going to see InuYasha again after all these years. Kagome had been with many different guys in the past but none were as nice and entertaining as InuYasha, though they never dated.

Kagome entered the ramen shop and searched around for InuYasha. She prayed and hoped that he still looked the same from when she last saw him a couple years ago. In high school InuYasha had long black hair and wore it in a low pony tail. His face was pleasant with seductive eyes and a charming smile. It's been years since high school for him and he could of easily changed his style and attitude.

Continuing to search, Kagome spotted someone in the corner with long hair. She moved closer and saw that it was InuYasha; still the same. His back was towards her so he didn't notice anything. Thoughts began to fill Kagome's mind again. How much has he changed? Is he the same guy I know from high school?

Just as Kagome was about the approach the table InuYasha got up. They were now facing each other; both speechless. Kagome was frozen where she was.

Damn. This girl got a lot more beautiful since I last saw her. InuYasha thought to himself.

Kagome blushed bright red and lowered her head. Man…I screwed up this time. I can't even say anything or enter the area right.

"Kagome!" InuYasha shouted as he grabbed Kagome and hugged her.

Kagome was utterly surprised by the hug and hugged InuYasha back after she finally realized what happened. "Hey! It's good to see you."

"Yeah, same to you." InuYasha said as he sat back down at the table. "I was just going to see if you were here yet and there you are!" He laughed.

"Yeah." Kagome laughed back. She took note of InuYasha's actions. Even though he said that he was having girlfriend problems, he sure didn't show it much. Kagome didn't want to assume anything since she didn't know what was going on.

"I hope you don't mind but I ordered already. I got you something too. I remember from Anime Club that you always got the barbeque pork ramen, I hope you still like it."

Kagome was flattered yet confused to why InuYasha ordered her meal for her. "Yeah, I do. Thanks!" Wow…this guy has a good memory. Especially for coming to me for help even though we haven't talked for years. I could've sworn he forgot about me just like everyone else.

It was quiet for a moment between the two. Sort of uneasy but calm at the same time. Kagome wanted to say something but was too nervous. She didn't want to mess anything up.

What am I so worried about? It's been years since we've last saw each other and we'll probably never talk after this. I've got nothing to lose. Kagome sighed and pondered to herself.

Kagome finally built up the courage to try and start the conversation. "We—"

Just when she was about to speak the waitress came with the ramen. "Here's your order! Enjoy."

"Itadakamasu." InuYasha and Kagome said at the same time.

"So…about what's going on…" InuYasha said after taking a bite of some of the noodles.

Kagome looked up from her bowl. "Hmm?" She was anxious to hear what InuYasha had to say. Who knew what was going on.

InuYasha stopped for a minute and took in a deep breath. He wasn't sure of what to say and where to start. Kagome saw his once extremely happy face turn miserable.

"It's ok if you don't want to talk about it, I understand." Kagome tried to comfort InuYasha. She was sure that something like what was going on with him wasn't an easy topic to talk about.

"No no…it's ok. I want to talk about it. I just don't know where to start." InuYasha cracked a smile and ate some more of his ramen. Miroku better be right about talking to someone from the outside.

Kagome giggled. "That's alright! Just start somewhere. I don't care."

The smile on InuYasha's face returned as he began to talk. "OK. I've been dating this girl, Kikyo, for a year and a half, more like close to two years. I love her dearly but things have been getting worse the past few weeks. Her drinking is getting worse and she tells me that she hates me whenever she's drunk, which has happened on several different occasions. She says she'll stop drinking but she never does. I just feel like I can't be myself around her now because of what's going on. I'm being hurt from what she's doing."

There was a pause and Kagome took the opportunity. But she wasn't sure what to say. "I'm sorry to hear that."

"It's ok. It's just, I feel myself slipping again."

"Again?"

"Most of my college years I drank a lot with my friends. My pal, Miroku, remember him?" Kagome nodded her head. "Anyway, Miroku and I would kill a twenty-four pack of beer each in one night. I was just depressed and felt alone. I was always at the bars too drinking hard liquor and shit like that. One night Kikyo was there at the bar with my friends. She saw how I was and saved my life. What happened was that I was drinking a lot that night and she was scared for me. She kept telling me to stop and eventually I did. Later that night I was talking to her online and I could barely type from being so drunk. She was telling me to go to bed and whatnot to take care of myself. I ended up puking most of the night but if it wasn't for her I probably would've been dead.

So about a couple days later we started hanging out and eventually I asked her out. I could tell her anything and I could be myself around her. She's also my first love and first real serious girlfriend. My life was changed thanks to her. But now, like I said, she's getting bad about drinking and I don't know what to do."

Kagome was silent. How was she to answer that? She wanted to tell InuYasha to lose the girl because she turned sour on him, but Kagome knew that wouldn't go over well. "Wow. I'm not sure how well or how much you're going to listen to me, but I really think you need to break up with her. This Kikyo girl is doing stuff behind your back and it also seems like she doesn't love you anymore."

"But she does love me! I know her and I know she does!" InuYasha stared getting defensive.

Kagome could feel the intensity in InuYasha's voice and knew that he was going to be stubborn. She had to firm herself up. "If she loves you, then why is she doing this to you? HELLO! If she DID love you she wouldn't do this."

"I don't know. It just hurts so much and I'm just confused right now."

"It's ok! I understand that it hurts, I'm your friend and I'm here for you. I mean, you called me up to talk about this, right?" Kagome sighed. "I just hope you'll take my advice or at least listen to what I have to say."

"I will and am, I just still want to be with her."

Kagome wanted to smack InuYasha silly. Gawd! What a stubborn guy! Is he that oblivious to what this chick is doing? "Ok, I know you still love her, but think about it, does she really love you back? I know you say she does love you, but she's doing all this shit to you and you're taking it all. Open your eyes and look around! You don't need this crap. I'm sorry if you don't want to hear it, but it's true. I don't know about what all happened during your relationship, but sometimes good things have to end. You need to break it off, it's ruining you."

InuYasha was quiet for a while. Kagome blushed red again. Did she say too much? "I…I'm sorry. I probably said too much. I'm not even a part of this so I have no right to say anything." Kagome apologized.

"It's ok! I'm just thinking. I told you that I wanted to talk to you about this. It's because I wanted advice and a different perspective about this. That's all." InuYasha explained. "Thanks though for listening."

Kagome now had a huge smile across her face. "Anytime. I'm always here to help."

InuYasha smiled too and ate the rest of his ramen. Kagome sighed and stared out the window of the place. InuYasha didn't really change much. He was still charming and pleasant to be around, but she did notice that he became more of an idiot. Kagome finished her ramen and sat back in her chair.

There was another gap of silence. This time it was a bit more pleasant.

The silence was broken when InuYasha spoke up again. "You wanna know something?"

Kagome looked up at him without saying anything.

"I've had feelings for you the past few years."