A/N: Next chapter!

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Crawling in the Dark

Chapter Six

Another turning point;
a fork stuck in the road.
Time grabs you by the wrist;
directs you where to go.
So make the best of this test
and don't ask why.
It's not a question
but a lesson learned in time.
It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

- Time of your Life by Green Day

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The sun was blazing in New York, summer came, and the spring was gone. One year was almost disappeared. Inuyasha and his roommates, Kouga and Shippo, were in their dorm, watching Red Sox against the Yankees. The match was intense, for all three disagreed on which team was going to win.

"C'mon!" yelled Kouga. His dream was to be a dentist. No matter how Inuyasha tried to talk him out of it, he stuck with it. What was so interesting about being a dentist? Stick your hands in people's mouths?

"What was that?" Inuyasha slammed his fist on the floor, spilling the popcorn all over the carpet. He sighed, while looking at the mess, "oh great. Shippo, can you get a vacuum for me?"

Shippo tried to ignore his question. "But I don't know where it is!" He complained with his eyes glued on the TV.

"It's in the cabinet." Inuyasha said sternly, not looking at him either.

"But I still don't know where it is!"

Inuyasha groaned. Ever since he met Shippo, he thought of him as a little brother, always complaining and whining. Inuyasha could not believe he was a college student, but he was okay with it, because he could boss Shippo around.

As for Kouga, since when did he want to be a dentist? Go through dental school and all that crap? Which, by the way, also involved tons of studying. He just did not think Kouga was ready for the commitment. In high school, Kouga was always the one copying homework everyday and not showing up when he felt like it. Could he really change himself for the job he wanted?

His watch started beeping. Inuyasha stared at the time.

"Damn it! I've got a date with Kikyo!" He quickly put on his jacket and grabbed his keys, "Tell me who won." With that, he ran out the door.

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"Hey Naraku, what time is it?" Kikyo giggled, as Naraku, the guy next door, placed kisses on her neck.

"Six o'clock babe," Naraku purred.

"Shit! You've better get out. My boyfriend, Inuyasha, will come any minute now." She tossed him his jacket. Kikyo and Naraku had been visiting each other since the beginning of the year. They found each other very entertaining.

"Alright, well, see you tomorrow?" he tried sounding happy, but truthfully, he was a little disappointed.

"You bet," Kikyo blew a kiss.

Naraku sighed while walking out the door, to the left, was his room. They were always so close to each other. At night, Naraku would always wonder what Kikyo was doing and touch the wall which separated the two. He loved Kikyo and she always told him that she loved him too, but for some reason, Kikyo didn't want to give up Inuyasha. He had not even seen what Inuyasha looked like, since he went to NYU. But who cared about that? He was obviously better than Inuyasha.

Kikyo quickly cleaned up some of the mess she and Naraku made, when they were together, they always played around, causing the room to be disordered. She just didn't want Inuyasha to suspect anything. Kikyo went to the bathroom to fix her hair and find a decent outfit. Then, right after that, she heard a knock on the door and went to open it, it was Inuyasha.

Kikyo smiled, "Inu!" They then quickly kissed.

"So, where are your friends?" he asked, while casually walking over to the couch. The dorm was smaller than the one he had at NYU, but it was comfortable and he had gotten used to it.

Kikyo laughed, "I just gave them some money to go to the movies. I mean, more alone time with you, right?"

Inuyasha smirked, "of course, like always. You sure know how to handle your money." Before Kikyo could respond, Inuyasha remembered why he was here, "Oh, by the way, what are you doing this summer?"

"I don't know, haven't really thought about it." Inside, Kikyo was hoping Inuyasha would invite her somewhere. If not, she would spend the summer with Naraku; he already invited her to the Bahamas, which wasn't bad at all. She won either way.

"Well, I was thinking we could maybe go to Hawaii?" He carelessly asked.

Kikyo gasped, it was her favorite place in the world. It was so romantic and peaceful. Plus, she could get the tan she always wanted. Just to make sure, she asked, "as in together?"

"Of course together, how else?"

Kikyo was so happy, she jumped onto him, "I love you so much!"

Inuyasha laughed, "I love you too."

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It was a starless night, the moon hid behind the dark, thick clouds. Inuyasha stayed with Kikyo for nearly five hours.

"It's getting late," Kikyo said, looking at her clock, "and there's school tomorrow, more interior designing classes."

"Oh, fun," Inuyasha waved his hands in the air sarcastically.

"What are you talking about? It is fun. When I get out of here, I'm gonna be the most famous designer, everyone will know my name. I will even have my own show!" Kikyo imagined.

Inuyasha laughed, "and I'm gonna be the most famous actor."

Kikyo walked Inuyasha to his car, even though Inuyasha insisted that she didn't have to. Right outside, they kissed each other deeply and passionately, never wanting to let each other go.

When Inuyasha left, Kikyo went into the building to visit Naraku. Before she even knocked, Naraku opened the door. He smirked.

"Haven't gotten tired of me yet, babe? Naraku asked playfully.

"Why would I ever get tired of you? You're so hot…"

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May 19,

Today's the first day of summer break! I'm so happy! What a year it's been!

Well, let me summarize this whole school year for you.

One of my friends is Ayame, she wants to be a violinist and I think that's great! I was so close with her, until about December, I found out her little secret. She had been reading my entries to my diary! I was so mad at her! Friends aren't supposed to do that! She then told me that she was actually trying to help me get over my high school years. So I screamed that I was already over it. We didn't talk for a whole week, which gave me time to think about what I had said to her. Then I realized that I was a little too harsh; I mean she's my friend. So I went to talk to her, she apologized and I forgave her.

As for Sango, we're friends now. Yes, I used to dislike her, but now, she's nice to me, I guess her bad side disappeared. It took us a while before we actually stopped fighting and started to talk. Then, after a few weeks, we actually enjoyed talking to each other. Sango wants to be a pianist and her boyfriend, Miroku, a pervert, wants to be a surgeon. Sure, being a surgeon is great, but that takes about ten more years of school after college! Miroku just doesn't seem like that type of person, but who knows…

In case you're wondering where Hojo went, well, he and I are still going out, it's been nine months. I like him a lot, and he likes me too. I hope this relationship will last forever. Whenever I'm with him, I feel like all my worries are gone, he's so caring, nice, and smart, everything I wanted in a boyfriend.

I changed a lot this year too. One of the biggest is shopping. In high school, I used to hate it; it was so boring, looking at the clothes for hours and hours. But now, I seem to enjoy it more, probably because of Ayame and Sango who love to shop. The three of us would hang out at the mall on weekends, it was fun. And not to sound like a stuck up person, but I actually dress nicer and I like it, it makes me feel better about myself.

I realize that I probably already mentioned all of this in detail, but I just felt like doing a summary of my whole year. It turned out pretty good.

As for you, this is the end of the diary. My freshman year took up all the room; I want my sophomore year to be different.

Bye.

"Kag, you writing again?" Ayame laughed, it was surprisingly unbelievable that Kagome loved writing so much. She would see Kagome on her bed, writing for hours, putting all her thoughts and emotions onto paper.

Kagome rolled her eyes, "I just finished." She closed her diary and put it under her pillow, Ayame wouldn't read it again and neither would Sango.

"Well, just telling you so you don't forget to call your mom about the summer thing."

"Wow, you're so excited," Kagome said.

"I am, "she then walked into the bathroom to take a shower.

Just then, Sango walked in the door.

"Hey guys, what's up?" She said casually.

"Hey Sango," Kagome said, "I was just gonna call my mom about the summer thing."

"Oh, go ahead." She turned on the TV, turned the volume down, and watched quietly.

Kagome dialed the numbers. The phone rang.

"Hello?" said a woman's voice on the other line.

"Mom?" Kagome asked carefully.

"Oh, hey honey! I haven't heard from you in ages!"

"Mom, it's only been one week since the last time I called." Kagome laughed, her mother was a good mom, but she was too good some time.

"So, when are you coming back? I miss you so much!" Her mom nearly screamed at the end of the line.

"Well, that's what I called you for. You see, I have a friend here, Ayame, I told you about her, do you remember?"

"Of course! I remember every single conversation we had!"

"Ok, well, her parents are really busy, so I was wondering if she could spend the summer with us."

"Oh! Of course! I would love to meet her; she seems like such a lovely girl."

"So that's a yes?"

"Yes! And feel free to invite as many friends over as you would like."

Kagome laughed, "Ok mom, well, I have to go now, Sango, Ayame, and I are going out to lunch…"

Her mom cut in, "Sango as in your high school friend?" Sango started laughing. Kagome never told her mom about her life in high school, the only person her mom knew from high school was Inuyasha.

"Yes mom, I've told you about her before, remember?"

"Of course I remember, just wondering."

"Well, I've got to go now, love you, bye!"

"I love you too honey, take care, bye!"

Kagome hung up and Ayame came out of the bathroom.

"So what'd she say?" Ayame asked curiously.

"She said yes."

Ayame jumped, "We're gonna have so much fun! You, me, and Sango."

Just then, the phone rang. Kagome laughed, "It's probably my mom worrying again, could you pick up for me? You should talk to her."

Sango rolled her eyes and picked up the phone, "Hello?"

"Hi, may I speak to Sango?"

"Yes, she's speaking, who is this?" Sango wondered at the almost familiar voice.

"Hey Sango, this is Inuyasha."

She froze.

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Wow, this chapter too forever to write and I was laughing the whole way because it was funny! I don't know why, it just was.

Sorry for the long delay, I have the next chapter pretty much planned out, so hopefully it'll come out soon.

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