A/N:

Ahhhhhh look at me updating and shit! I know it's been so fucking long. I'm so sorry. I've really been struggling with a lot of personal things this last year. But I'm back, hopefully for a while this time. This is a short chapter, but I think I'm getting close to the end of this one. Hang tight guys, it's about to get real real soon!

"Have... have you ever wanted to know my name?"

A huge wave of panic washed over InuYasha. He breathed in deeply for several seconds, knowing she could surely hear him and hating himself for it. "H-have you?" He finally asked, his voice so quiet she had barely heard him.

"I mean, of course I have. I've just been so worried that you never wanted to move past what we have now that I was scared to bring it up," she admitted.

InuYasha sat up and pulled a deep breath into his lungs. "Kitty," he mentally slapped himself for using the silly sounding nickname he had been calling her in his head for months, "I've always wanted to know your name. Honestly, I wish I hadn't let you leave that night without seeing your face or knowing your name. I've regretted it everyday since. But I don't know if at this point it would be ok to just blurt out our names to eachother over the phone like this, ya know?"

Kagome nodded to herself for several seconds before she realized he couldn't see her and she spoke up. "Y-yeah I get that."

The silence permeated the air before InuYasha finally broke it. "Listen, when will you be back from break?"

Confused, Kagome stumbled a bit before answering, "Um, the 30th. Why?"

InuYasha sported the biggest shit eating grin on his face as he prepared to tell her his idea. "Kitty, my roommate is throwing this stupid party for New Year's on the 31st at the frat house. It's basically a repeat of the Halloween party, an excuse for these idiots to drink themselves stupid and make out with anything they see. But look, you know where the house is. I'll be here, though under high protest. If you want you can meet me here again that night and we can see if you still want to know my name."

Kagome's eyebrows curled in confusion at his obvious slight against himself, but she smiled nonetheless. Just before she was about to reply, something in what he'd said struck her. "How much like the Halloween party will this be?"

"Whatcha mean?"

"Like, costumes, yay or nay?"

"Most people will just be in normal clothes. Why?"

"You still have your fox mask?"

"Yeeeeeeea..." InuYasha spread the word out, obviously curious where she was taking this.

"How about I wear my cat mask, you wear your fox mask and we decide a place in the house to meet and we'll know it's the other person because of the masks."

InuYasha took a moment to absorb what she'd said. What she suggested actually seemed like a good idea. It protected them both if they decided to chicken out yet it was a definitive plan for meeting her again. He felt a sense of elation as he opened his mouth to respond, "Kitty, that sounds perfect. Where do you want to meet?"

"Um, to be honest I don't really remember the house too well. I know there's a front door... and stairs... and I remember your room and that's about it."

InuYasha chuckled. "Alright, how about this. I'll be waiting at the base of the stairs just before midnight with my mask on. If you still want to meet me, come find me there at midnight."

Kagome tapped her finger to her lips as she thought it over. His proposal seemed almost flawless in design, so she didn't see any reason why she couldn't agree. "Sure, Foxy. I'll be there."

InuYasha had to physically stop himself from whooping aloud in his elation. "Kitty, you've made my whole night."

Kagome smiled to herself as she responded, "Well good. I'm glad I could make you happy." She looked at the clock on her phone and realized she still had a whole chapter of her text to go through before her final tomorrow and it was already quite late. "But I'm afraid I'm gonna have to let you go now. I really need to study."

"That's ok, Kitty. I getcha. Can I... call you tomorrow?" He almost whispered the question.

"Of course. You can call me whenever you want, Foxy. Just not during class or work of course."

InuYasha snorted. "What, I can't distract you from the bitch and the brats?"

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Noooooo, you can't. Goodnight, Foxy."

"Goodnight, Kitty."

InuYasha tossed his phone on his nightstand and plopped back down on his bed, his hands resting on his chest. His mouth curled into the biggest grin he could remember having in recent memory. She wanted to meet him. He'd finally heard her voice again after all these months. And, she wanted to meet him. He couldn't believe how lucky he was that she'd agreed to such a stupid idea, but he wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth. He was still reeling from his new found fortune when his best friend and room mate entered the room, sporting his own wide grin.

Miroku stopped dead in his tracks upon seeing his normally grumpy friend simply beaming on his bed. "What's got you smiling like the cat who ate the canary?" He asked as he threw his bag onto his bed.

InuYasha sat up and shot his friend a dirty look. "Nuttin. Just... Kitty agreed to meet me," he said quietly.

Miroku froze and faced him. "Wait, you actually worked up the nerve to meet this girl? In the light of day?"

InuYasha rolled his eyes. "Well, sort of."

Narrowing his eyes, Miroku asked, "What do you mean, 'sort of'?"

Sheepishly, InuYasha responded, "She's coming to the New Year's party."

Miroku pumped his fist in the air and whooped aloud. "Bro, that's fucking awesome!"

InuYahsa interrupted his friend's celebration, "You didn't let me finish,"

Miroku's fist came crashing down to his side and he frowned. "What?"

"We're wearing our masks from the Halloween party. So if she decides she doesn't want me to know who she is she can still run."

Miroku sighed. "Dude, that's a real bummer, man."

InuYasha stood and shook his head at his best friend. "Nah. This way is better. Takes the pressure off both of us. She's gonna meet me at midnight. We'll decide then if we're gonna take off the masks."

Miroku shook his head at his friend. "Whatever, man. Atleast you two are actually gonna meet and we can all quit seeing you walk around here like someone has died all the time. It's a real buzz kill, ya know."

Scowling, InuYasha walked over and punched the smirking idiot in the shoulder on his way out of the room. "I'm gonna go grab some food from the dining hall before it closes. Want anything, ass munch?"

"Only your ever present cheerfulness and love, my dear InuYasha," he replied as he rubbed his arm where the half demon had hit him.

Rolling his eyes, InuYasha didn't respond to the stupid comment and simply left the room. Miroku took this opportunity to pull out his phone and message his own sweet girl.

M:

You'll never guess what I just found out

S:

What?

M:

They're gonna meet

S:

Who?

M:

What do you mean who? Our room mates you dense woman

S:

Call me dense again and see what happens.

They are? When?

M:
Apparently the new year's party

S:
For real?!

M:

Yep. There's a catch though...

S:

Oh jesus what?

M:

They're wearing they're halloween masks

S:

What? WHY?

M:

I guess so they can decide in person if they want to know who they are

S:
That's ludicrous

M:

Tell them that

S:

Oh I just might. Those 2 are obvs perfect for eachother

M:

I know. Preachin to the choir here

S:

Damnit. Why are they so dumb?

M:

Couldn't tell ya

S:

Fml. How the hell are we gonna fix this?

M:

Idk. Rip their masks off for them?

S:

Don't tempt me

M:

Oh I'll tempt you with something else instead ;)

S:

Pfft. Nice try. Not this week you won't. Too many finals. Speaking of I gotta go study. Ttyl babe

M:

3

Sango carelessly threw her phone down onto her bed and looked over towards her best friend. Sighing, she shook her head at the nit witted girl. She knew she shouldn't interfere but everything in her wanted to, if for no other reason than to see her truly happy again. The poor girl hadn't had much luck with men, having only had one boyfriend who dumped her as soon as high school was over because he "wanted to keep his options open." Sango resigned herself to staying out of it until she couldn't take it anymore and picked up her textbook for her final in the morning to begin the arduous process of cramming information into her brain.

Outside, peering in their window, the man with the dreadlocks sneered as he watched Kagome poring over her textbooks. Soon, my love. Very soon, you will be mine...

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