Sango's back went stiff, her soft brown eyes wide. On instinct she turned and slapped the offender one hard on the cheek. Her eyes burned, more of their red tint awakening near the pupil. She looked scary really. Her hands were resting on her hips and her fists were clenched so hard her short nails were biting into her skin. No doubt in the same places as her already scarred flesh. Kagome poked her hand over Sango's shoulder to look down at the man lying on his back between the back of the chairs in front of them and their own plastic seats. His mouth was open wide in a large smile in a comical expression that caused Kagome to cover her mouth to hide her bemused smile. His deep purple eyes were dazed and you could almost picture the birds and stars flying around his head.

Sango sent her a helpless and violated look. A hint of a blush, that rarely ever reared its head, was staining her friend's cheeks. Kagome shrugged and turned to look the man as he rose from his prostrated position on the laminate flooring. The unknown male rubbed his abused cheek that was now sporting a hearty red mark. Despite that however he had an ecstatic smile that showed up his straight, white teeth.

"Hello, ladies. My name is Miroku."

The man now known as Miroku had jet black hair that was pulled back into a rat tail at the nape of his neck. He had, as noted previously by Kagome's ever observant attention... well most of the time, deep violet eyes that had a navy tint. This was currently highlighting the outer ring of his iris. In one of his ears, were two identical gold hoop earrings that hugged the lobe closely. The pair was jostled with his every movement. He was nearly six inches taller than Sango despite her tall, femininely height. To put it all in perspective, Sango was half a head taller than Kagome. So what is drawn from all of Kagome's nonsense observations? Kagome is short.

"Hi, I'm Kagome."

"How nice to meet your acquaintance."

"Yea...you too."

Kagome eyed him warily, he was simply too charming.

"Milady, onegai, will you do me the honor of bearing my child?"

Mouths opened in the entire classroom with many of the seniors smirking at the sophomore as he grasped the gaping girl's hand. He then kneeled before her and placed a soft kiss on the back on her hand. Kagome huffed and pulled her hand back. She could feel Sango's ire behind her back and just as the second clobber of the morning was left unheard as class was dismissed. Miroku was once again knocked off his feet and his last conscious sight was the receding rear of the lovely female of whose name he had yet to learn.

"Hey, Sango wait up!"

Kagome was thoroughly ignored and had to jog after her friend while trying to balance the two new text books on her arm. She'd gotten all her texts yesterday that were needed for her classes and these two happened to be the biggest of all six. Yes- six! When Kagome caught up she could only wonder what the girl beside her was mumbling. Her face was red with anger and her eyebrows were knitted. Whatever she was saying. It was being muttered darkly under her breath. One would think she was cursing the young man, Miroku.

"Sango?"

"Nani?"

"Jeez, you don't have to be so snippy. Who has the crush now?"

"You're kidding me."

"Uh...well yea."

Sango shook her head as the two shared a laugh. Kagome tucked a stray strand of hair back behind her ear that was especially curled and in a rebellious mood this late morning. Her first class was ancient history followed by her, very similar, ancient techniques class. Sango's first class, which sucks for her, is advanced chemistry then in the same techniques class as Kagome. It was basically the only class they shared together. And this was because Kagome and she had decided to take the elective course together. It was a common interest they shared that no one was really aware of. The only downside was that the class had nothing really to do with either of their majors, seeing as how both dealt with science.

"Hey, you wanna go grab some lunch?"

"Sure, how about sushi?"

"Did you finally find a place?"

"Finally...on the corner of Keis and Isa. It's actually only a mile from the main campus."

"That close and you had no idea it's been there?"

"Well, after Kuyushi's went out of business..."

"Yea that was your favorite place wasn't it?"

"It was hard to find another good place. Mmm, Kuyushi's had the best fish, always fresh. "

"You're drooling again..."

"Hey!"

"Well, it's true."

It seemed like the two were always laughing when together. And really that isn't an exaggeration. They would joke and poke fun, but it was all harmless humor. Kagome was often thought of as the sensitive one, but really she was surprisingly sarcastic. Sango wasn't sensitive, but there were more tender spots than Kagome. And if you happened to hit one of those, even if by accident as the situation usually was, she would withdraw once again. The sushi place was bigger than Kuyushi's and was less likely to shut down if there was a drop in profit. There was a bar right up at the sushi counter where you could watch the food being made, but there were also more tables around the room. Near the window there were higher tables with stools. The lighting was dim, but there were many windows to allow the natural light in. Skylights were also placed randomly around the room and one was currently above Kagome and Sango's heads.

"This place is quaint."

"Isn't it? It still has that cozy atmosphere, yet won't shut down on me."

"Heaven forbid you go through withdraw again."

Sango's tone was dry and her face was bored. Kagome only smiled delightfully dragging a smirk onto Sango's rose petal lips. Kagome was known, by her friends, as a fish freak. It was then only meat, or what could be considered meat, that she would eat. She would find one place and absolutely fall in love with it. So much to the point that she would go there at least once a day. At the Kuyushi Sushi Stand, especially since it was so small, she knew every worker's name as well as the owner. She was their best and most loyal customer for the second and third years of her college life at Tokyo U.

"So who owns it? Are you best friends yet?"

"Oh yes, Sango, didn't you hear? I'm marrying the guy in two weeks!"

"Okay, okay, point taken."

"I've only been here three times so far."

"Ah."

Actually Kagome didn't know who owned it. All she knew was that some rather young entrepreneur named Takashi…or something…started it just this passed summer. Kagome probably would have tried it sooner, but she had gone home to help with the shrine over the summer break.

Of course...it's short, but two more chapters!