A/N: I'm going to really hate seeing this story end, but it wouldn't be as good if it didn't have a neat ending. At least, that's what I'm telling myself -- . Anyway, thank you for all the great suggestions and reviews, and hopefully new ideas can spring forth from all this. Keep reading! I have the feeling that I might surprise you guys.

Chapter Nine

"Sango," she heard a voice behind her. Sighing, she turned around to face Koga. 'You knew you going to have to do this when you made that decision.' She reminded herself sternly.

"We won! It was awesome! We're practically undefeated now!" Koga hugged her tightly. Sango, surprised, carefully pushed away from him.

He frowned, but asked in a concerned tone, "Is something wrong? You're happy we won right?"

"Yeah, of course I am." Sango nodded. Part of her just wanted to forget the confession. She looked behind her. Ayame had disappeared, a common occurrence when Koga arrived. She sighed; if she wanted to escape, and not admit it, no one would notice. 'Except for my own guilty conscience. Ayame is depending on me here.' She reminded herself sternly. She was never good at break ups, having only done it once, if ever.

"We need to talk, Koga." She began.

"I thought we were talking." Koga suddenly smiled and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Look, babe, if it's about ignoring you the past week; that's how it goes in football. We have a big game; we practice like the dogs we are. It's a fact of life. How about we go get something to drink?" He started steering her in the direction of the dorms. "I'll go get my car, and we'll go to a bar and celebrate victory."

"Koga, I-"

"Need money? Don't worry, I'll pay; you know how it goes."

Sango thought angrily, 'I almost swear he's doing this on purpose.' She cooled down, thinking, 'But perhaps the bar idea isn't so bad.'

"Why not?" she said aloud. "Let's go celebrate."

"That's my girl." Koga grinned.

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The bar Koga chose was fairly close to the college, and consequently, full of people celebrating the result of the game. Koga was subject to many group cheers and toasts, before he could sit down with Sango in a relatively quiet booth near the back of the bar.

Sango was having second thoughts about the breakup. She watched as he fell happily into the seat facing her, passing a beer across the table and gulping down his own. 'He's so happy right now; I don't want to be the bearer of bad news on his big night.' She heaved a sigh and stared at the beer glass.

"You know, you picked a good time for it." Koga mentioned casually, downing the rest of his glass.

"What?" Sango looked up, surprised.

"You know, the talk. Right now, I'm as carefree as I'm ever going to be, and I'll also be the most understanding." Koga leaned over the table and touched her cheek. "So why don't you start talking?"

'Okay,' Sango took a deep breath, "I want to break up, Koga."

He nodded, much to her astonishment. "I thought as much. But keep going; what's the reason?"

She was starting to have the feeling he knew already about all of this. "I'm in love with someone else, and…"

"And?" he raised an eyebrow.

"It wouldn't be fair to you or me to hide something like that. In the end, both of us would be unhappy. So I want to end this." Sango looked away.

"I'm glad you finally said it." Koga's soft voice pulled her head back to his. He seemed wistful, distant. "He's a lucky guy, you know."

"Who?" Sango asked, still shocked he was taking the news so well.

"The guy you're in love with. He's really lucky to have someone like you loving him." Koga nodded, as if to himself. "Well, time to take you home then. No doubt you'll need to save your strength for another confession to him."

"How do you know I haven't told him?" Sango asked before getting up.

"You don't seem the type to cheat like that. It must have been bad enough admitting that you had feelings for another." Koga rose, then gave her a hug. "Good luck, babe."

Sango nodded, feeling tears come to her eyes. He was really a nice guy. It was almost a pity she didn't like him. 'But I do know someone who does.' She thought suddenly.

"Say, Koga," she began as they left the bar, heading home, "I think there's someone you should talk to…"

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A/N: Don't you dare think this is the end…after some thought last night I came up with alittle issue…so there's two more chapters, I believe, after this one…might be three considering how this one ended…so stay tuned! They'll come fast!