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Side note: "Normal parenthesis" means that someone is talking; "parenthesis italicized" means that it's a message- email and "parentheses italicized and underlined" is Kagome's thoughts during that moment or her reflecting back on that scene. As always, enjoy!

Part 5: Moving In

As time passed and I got busier with college, I started doing the inevitable. I put my online friends on hold to focus on my studies and college friends. In particular, I remember the first person I met during my freshman orientation. Her name? Kanna. Kanna was quiet, a very quiet girl ever since the day I met her. When everyone was excitedly viewing the campus, seeing the new dining halls, and forming cliques, Kanna was sitting alone. In my earliest memories, Kanna had her iPad out, idling her time away on it for hours on end. Deciding to approach her I said,

"Hey! My name is Kagome. What's yours?"

Looking up at me, her expression blank and emotionless she replied, "Kanna."

"Since we're both new.. Wanna be friends?"

Simply nodding, she returned to her iPad, clicking open the Akinator app. To this day, I'm still not sure why I did it, but I accompanied her throughout the summer orientation and became her new roommate.

Moving into the dorm room that hot summer day, I pushed my luggage up two flights of stairs, opened the door and continued my trek down the hallway to my room. The first thing I saw, that sent a cold sweat down my sweaty back was Kanna, standing in the doorway.

"Oh! My! Kanna? You scared me, haha." What was she doing there? Was she waiting? But how would she have known that I was coming now? Shaking away my thoughts, I smiled and walked up to the door, peering at the "200" hanging off the door.

"I knew you'd come. Wasn't it nice of me to open the door for you and.. " She trailed off, her eyes darting over to the people behind me.

"Oh! Um, this is my mother and my brother Souta. They're helping me move the luggage." Moving past Kanna into the room, I started moving my things onto the other unoccupied bed.

"I see."

"Kanna? Nice to meet you." Mother said, cupping Kanna's hands around hers. "Its Kagome's first time, please do treat her well."

Kanna looked down at mother's hands briefly, before slightly nodding. Mother then left with Souta to the car to get the other luggage cases. Noticing her gaze turn on me, I smiled over at Kanna.

"Nice room, huh?" I asked nervously.

"Hm." She moved to sit on her made bed, pulling out her iPad. And that was how I met my roommate. The whole of my freshman year would be spent with Kanna in the mornings and evenings. Sticking closely to my side, she would say things here and there. However I learned very fast that she didn't talk much. During the nights, I would briefly check my Priestess email to give quick replies to my online friends.

"How's college? You're not working yourself too hard are you? Although Mother is busy, I'm still worried."

"lol you worry too much Mother." Mother got busy when he found himself a second job, something that I knew he would do, being a workaholic and all.

"Priestess! Miroku asked me out today. I don't know what to say back! It's so awkward... We're supposed to be siblings!"

"Sango, you're siblings in the group, not in real life, silly xD. Accept him if you want to.. Reject if you don't want to. Don't keep the guy waiting." Not an expert in relationships, it was easy for me to give advice like these, with the vagueness unintentionally attached to it.

"Priestess, has Sango come up with a decision yet? She's all avoiding me, its hard to tell.. Can you tell her that I'm willing to wait for her?"

"Ok Miroku, will do. However, don't force my sister. If she says no, you'll back off, right?" Smiling, I couldn't believe that a couple was going to be formed in this group! A couple! And me, a new matchmaker. It has a good title, I thought.

"Of course, I respect her decision. Oh, by the way, Shippo and Kirara have been busy recently with high school. They may not respond for some time. "

"Understood, thanks Miroku. Honestly, I may fall under the same situation soon as college for freshmen is said to be tough.."

"Haha. You can do it Priestess. You've gotten this far!"

"Thanks! I'll try lol."

"What are you doing?"

Jumping in shock, I turned around, coming face to face with Kanna, who had been peering over my shoulder.

"Kanna! You scared me."

"Well?"

"Replying to friends" I said, pulling the screen on my laptop down and closing it.

"This time of night?"

"Yeah. They're from different places, so different time zones.. Weren't you sleeping?"

"... couldn't sleep." Turning, she walked back to her bed and sat down.

"Sorry to hear that.. Did you try warm milk?"

"No. Kagome, did you make any new friends in classes this week?"

"Ah yes! In my computer science class.. His name was.. Naraku? I believe?"

"Naraku? The man you were eating with this morning?"

Surprised, I said nothing for awhile. How did she know that? I thought she was in class? "Um, yes. That's right. That's him."

"Hm. Goodnight."

"Goodnight Kanna." Watching her turn over, I lifted the screen once again to check for messages. Miroku hasn't replied yet, huh? Oh, but there's an email that just came in from Inugami. Quickly opening it, it read:

"Hey. wyd?"

"Hey ^_^ Its nighttime over here so I'm replying to my emails before heading for bed."

"Oh. Can't you stay up?"

"Can't sorry, I have early classes."

"Yeah its understandable. Did anything exciting happen?"

"Besides my new roommate Kanna? Nothing."

"Kanna? What happened this time? haha"

"She just scared me. Thought she was asleep, but suddenly she was right behind me and asking me what I'm doing up. My god, I jumped out of my seat."

"Scaredy cat."

"Not funny lol. Oh! And I met a new friend this morning at breakfast."

"Oh?"

"Yes, his name was Naraku, I think. I noticed that he was in my computer science class and decided that I should introduce myself and become friends with him. Who knows? Perhaps he can even help with homework lol."

"Must be some kind of friend if you don't even remember his name haha."

"Ah, you're gonna laugh at me over that too? Geez its not funny. I just have a bad memory when it comes to names and numbers lol. I'll verify tomorrow. What about you? What did you do today? Anything exciting?"

"Not really, just went to school and then watched a movie with my girlfriend."

"Isn't it nighttime over there too? What're you still doing up?"

"Gaming."

"Gaming?"

"Madden."

"Oh lol. Well have fun with that, I'm heading to bed."

"Goodnight Priestess."

"Goodnight Inugami."

With the final email typed, I closed down my laptop and headed to bed. Reaching up to turn off the lights, I slipped beneath the bed sheets and fell fast asleep.

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