Kagome giggled with Ayame in the girls' locker room, both girls sitting across from one another on a bench in between lockers.
"I know it's bad! So bad!" Kagome giggled frantically, a light blush staining her cheeks.
"No it isn't!" Ayame sighed as she tied the hair band on her head, making a pigtail.
"Yes it is! I mean, it's only been about two months and a half and I feel…" Kagome made gestures with her hand.
"You feel…?" Ayame blushed and giggled as she placed her hands on her warm cheeks.
"Oh God! I think I love him!" Kagome squealed in delight towards her friend.
"That's great! I mean, c'mon, some people fall in love in days." Ayame chuckled.
"Yeah, in the Movies!" Both girls laughed once more.
"So, are you gonna tell him?" Ayame was glancing about, her hands working on the second pigtail on the other side of her head.
"I don't know. I didn't want to rush into things, you know?" Kagome nodded, brushing her hair.
"Yeah, but who knows, he might feel the same way." Ayame blinked.
"How do you know?" Kagome smiled warmly.
"I've seen you guys together, you look like you're both in love." Ayame smirked.
"I've seen you too, you know!" Kagome hit her friend playfully on the shoulder.
"We're talking about you and Kouga, not me!" Ayame giggled then quickly glanced around to see if they were alone while everyone else was taking a shower.
"Can I tell you something?" Kagome waved her off.
"Yeah, why?" Ayame looked a little serious, and Kagome felt like she had to really pay attention to whatever she was about to tell her.
"Kouga and I kiss all the time, and…I feel like I can't get enough of him. We study at each other's house and stuff, and when we're done, we just kind of…kiss." Kagome nodded, not really sure what the problem was.
"Okay, so what's wrong with that? Inuyasha and I kiss all the time." Ayame sighed and leaned in closer, trying to keep the conversation private.
"Haven't you ever felt…like you wanted to be closer? I mean, real close." Kagome tried not to blush and smiled.
"Well, yeah, sometimes." Ayame nodded as she continued.
"The past few couple of times, after we've studied…well…" Kagome leaned in, anxiety wanting to take over her.
"What?" Ayame sighed as she felt her cheeks rush with redness and heat.
"We started making out on my bed and…" Kagome's eyes widened.
"Uh-huh…" Ayame glanced away, trying to take control of her blush.
"We kinda' laid down and almost…" Kagome sucked in a breath.
"You almost?" Ayame nodded quickly.
"Yeah, but we stopped. Well, he stopped." Kagome shook her head.
"He did? Wow." Ayame lazily grinned.
"Yeah. Thing is, I don't think I would've stopped. But since then, every time we make-out, things get real intense, like we need to have sex or something."
"Oh…wow…" Ayame shook her head.
"Don't say that! Say something else." Kagome shook her head and held up her hands in defeat.
"What do you want me to say?" Ayame glanced to the floor, then back to Kagome.
"Have you ever…felt like that…with Inuyasha?" Kagome pressed her lips together while she thought.
'There was that one time…when he first kissed me. And then about a week ago, outside on his car. Then right after when we were outside my door.'
"Um…Yeah, I guess I have." Ayame let out a sigh of relief, realizing she wasn't the only one.
"That's good to hear. But anyways, I mean, how do you know if…that one person is the right one?" Kagome cleared her throat, her cheeks pinking in color.
"I-I don't know." Ayame glanced elsewhere as she tapped her chin with her finger.
"I mean, how does anyone know?" Kagome shook her head.
"I don't think you're supposed to know. I think it's like taking a risk or something." Ayame nodded.
"Do you think…you and Inuyasha…"Kagome blushed madly as she rubbed her cheeks with her hands, trying to calm down.
"Me? With Inuyasha like that! Oh, I don't know." Ayame giggled at her friend's distress.
"Do you plan to wait till you get married?" Kagome waved her hand.
"Waiting till' you're married is over-rated. But, it'd be nice though." Ayame smiled.
"Yeah, I guess it would."
The sound of the bell brought them to surprise as they hurried to get their things and leave for the next class.
For the rest of the day, Kagome felt she couldn't think about anything else other than Ayame's words.
'How does one know if he's the right one?'
She often thought about the whole scenario, too.
'Having…sex…with Inuyasha?'
She could vaguely picture it now…
Kagome was lying on a soft bed, His bed. Inuyasha was on top of her, kissing her slowly and passionately, in nothing but his boxers, while Kagome was still in her panties and bra. Inuyasha went to her neck, kissing her and whispering soft words to her.
"Kagome, I love you."
Kagome closed her eyes in blissful emotion. "I love you too, Inuyasha."
As if hearing glass being shattered, her dream was broken by that solid vision, its words stinging her heart with venom.
'Love? Don't they all say that to get in your pants?'
Kagome thought about her feelings, and the past.
'Takemaru said the same thing to Sango…'
Now that Kagome remembered, she had a guilty feeling that if she had acted upon something she had witnessed a long time ago, she could have maybe, prevented Sango's near rape incident.
Kagome was waiting for Sango to arrive from her class so they could meet for lunch with Takemaru and his friends. Kagome always waited by the door, occasionally looking through the halls to see if her friend was coming.
She happened to glance at Takemaru talking to his friends, while her friend Yuka spoke to him.
"You guys are such a cute couple! You really love her, don't you?" Takemaru smiled his famous smile, making Yuka blush.
"Sango's my girl, of course I love her."
Kagome hadn't missed his sudden glance to his friends, making them all chuckle when he had said the word 'love'.
Kagome shook her head lightly as she remembered the horrible memory.
'Why hadn't I said anything?'
Kagome felt tears threaten to fall from her eyes. She stopped walking and leaned against the wall, hugging her books to herself as she remembered Sango's cries as if they were yesterday.
"Kagome…!" Sango rushed to hug Kagome, practically crushing her.
"Sango? What's wrong?"
They headed up to Kagome's room, closing the door for privacy. Kagome and Sango sat on her bed, Sango was clutching a pillow, trembling.
"Sango, what happened?" Sango just shook her head lightly, her lips trembling and her eyes beginning to water.
Kagome had never seen her friend this way before, and it scared her to find out what happened.
"Sango?" Sango took a deep breath, trying to calm down.
"Takemaru…he…" Kagome sat closer to her friend, seemingly understanding.
"Did he break up with you?" Sango shook her head, tears falling from her face.
"N-no…" Kagome was really getting scared now. She had a feeling what it was, every young girl's nightmare.
"Sango, tell me, please." Sango began to sob, her tears falling freely as she yelled.
"He almost raped me!" Kagome gasped as her eyes widened in horror.
'No…!'
"He…what?" Sango was clutching the pillow for her dear life, her body shaking as she sobbed.
"We went to eat, then we went for a walk in the park…then he took me to his house to watch a movie…" Kagome paled, how could this of happened? Sango tried not to hiccup and stutter as her crying escalated.
"W-we started making-out…a-and he l-laid me down…" Kagome sat closer to her friend, hugging her tightly, not wanting for her to continue because she couldn't take it anymore.
"Don't Sango…you don't have to finish." Sango shook her head, throwing the pillow away as she hugged Kagome fiercely.
"He just wouldn't stop! A-and I got so s-scared!" Kagome closed her eyes shut, feeling her own tears begin to surface.
"Did you scream?" Sango nodded her head.
"H-his parents weren't home…and he held my hands up…he covered my mouth…he was too strong!" Kagome let out her breath, her lips trembling as her heart broke into pieces.
"Oh Sango…" Sango was still trembling.
"I-I-I don't know how he did it…he took his hand off my mouth and pushed his lips on me, not letting me open my mouth…I could hardly breathe…"
Kagome passed her hand on Sango's back, trying to calm her. Her own tears were falling, but she refused to cry out. Sango needed someone right now, and she was determined to stay strong for her.
"Oh God Kagome…! I felt his hand touching me all over…his knees were on my legs, I…I couldn't kick him off... his hand went inside…inside my pants a-and…"
Kagome couldn't help herself anymore, she let out a sob and instantly began crying with her friend.
'How could he do this? Why her? Why did he have to pick her!'
Sango was down to hiccups, her body was still trembling but she did her best not to cry anymore. She leaned away from Kagome as she stared at the sheets they sat on.
"I don't get it…why?" Kagome shook her head, trying to stop her tears.
"I don't know Sango…" Sango took a deep sigh as she tried to calm herself down.
"He said that if I loved him, I would. He said that he loved me so much, this was the best way he could show me..."Sango's brows rose in agony, her lips trembling as her puffy red eyes glazed with tears.
"Why Kagome? Why did he have to do this to me?" Kagome burst into tears as she felt anger and hurt consume her poor heart. Why, out of all the girls at school did he have to pick Sango? Why! She didn't get it.
"He's sick! He's just a stupid jock who thinks he can do whatever the hell he wants!" Sango nodded her head slowly, turning her head to glance at the wall.
Kagome looked to Sango, noticing something. She leaned in slowly and pointed.
"Sango, what's on your neck?"
By then, Sango explained he had left hickey's on her chest and one on her neck. They cried all night and Sango managed to gather her courage and go to school the next day. Everyone had given Sango the dirtiest looks ever. Some calling her easy, some calling her a whore and a slut, and a few guys even asked her to call them.
Kagome had spent the whole night and next day begging for Sango to say something to anyone, but Sango dismissed it. She had told Kagome never to tell a soul, and if she did, she would never speak to her again. Kagome felt a great weight on her shoulder's, but did as her friend had asked. Who would want to have to explain to your mother or father about what had happened?
Kagome found herself sniffing and weeping. She ran to her locker and threw her books in before running off, forgetting to go to practice, and meeting her friends afterwards.