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Side note: "Normal parenthesis" means that someone is talking; parentheses 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 23: Love Only In Moderation

"Have you tried video-chatting with him yet?" Ayame asked as she sat down in the common room, opening up her textbooks and laptop.

"... um not yet… However, we've started talking to each other on Facebook.. It's not a huge step, but we're both making some progress. This way, we're communicating as each other and not using text messages."

"Yeah, you've seen each other's pictures on Facebook, right?"

"Yeah… Although it still seems weird to me. Like I'm on his Facebook! I don't want to turn into one of 'those' girls." I sat in the sofa opposite her, opening my laptop but not touching any of the programs on my computer.

"'Those' girls? What do you mean?"

"You know? The ones who snoop through their boyfriend's posts and phone? I want to give him privacy. And obviously I don't have his phone to snoop through anyways, but his Facebook posts are out there and in the open. Isn't it weird if I'm also the one going through them?"

"Not necessarily. He would have made those posts private or public anyway. Seeing them doesn't necessarily mean that you're snooping through his stuff." She started typing.

"Still… It's weird to see his posts in my news-feed. I just wonder whether or not I can read them." Whether or not it's appropriate for me to read them.

"I mean, it's your call. If you don't want to read the posts, then don't. If you do, then by all means, do it. Just because you guys are dating, it doesn't mean that you can't see the other's stuff."

Perhaps she was right. I mean, he did see my posts before..

"Yeah, ok. I can see where you're coming from.. On the other hand, what about Sesshomaru? What advice can we give him? I'm not exactly an expert on this subject yet."

"Well, I think that if he really likes her, he should break up with his current girlfriend. If it's just a temporary feeling on the other hand, then he has to learn how to let go and treasure his current girlfriend. And if he just doesn't know, he needs to break up with his girlfriend, and spend time, alone, to think about what he really wants. He's just hurting both girls by being indecisive."

Amazed, I slowly started clapping my hands. "Amazing! That's the expert in love right there.. Wow, how is it that you know exactly what to say, like every time?"

Smiling, she flipped her hair over her shoulder. "Thank you, thank you very much! I try."

Flipping my notes open, I paused to re-read a particular section.

"Les Deux Amanz"- The Two Lovers

This story is about a girl, who's father promised her hand in marriage to the one who could carry her over the mountain without taking a stop. The pair fall in love. The girl then devises a plan to have him drink a potion to increase his strength to win, but the boy refuses to drink it as he wants to win by his own strength. Ultimately making it to the top, the boy falls down dead due to his exhaustion and the girl dies of sadness.

Lesson: Love only in moderation..

I looked up from my notes on Marie de France. Love only in moderation? Didn't being a human being mean that we could have flaws and be imperfect? Yet, all of her stories usually ended tragically because the couple had no moderation, and selfish love always ended tragically..

Picking up my phone, I re-read Sesshomaru's last snapchat message.

"Kaguya"

"The junior?"

"Yes. I don't know what to do. Can I come over and talk to you about it?"

I didn't know what to say. He was asking the wrong person. I just felt.. Bad. For his girlfriend. To the guy who preached about loyalty in love.. This was… unexpected.

"You're asking the wrong person.. I don't know a thing about what to do.. Dunno if I can help you out. Take some time to think on it more. If you really decide you like her.. Break up with your girlfriend then.. It's only fair to her."

There was just such a fine line for cheating.

In the days to come, Sesshomaru would choose to break up his relationship for Kaguya.

"Thanks for your advice."

"I didn't really do anything.. But, as long as you're happy."

"Thanks, I truly am." Sesshomaru moved his spoon around his cereal as I spotted Kanna glancing over at me from across the dining hall.

"Don't look now. My old roommate is looking over here."

"Oh?" He turned around, as if someone famous had entered the building. "Where?"

"Hey! I said not to turn around.. Is it really ok?"

"What is?" He looked back at me.

"Hanging out with me, she'll hate you, you know?"

"Kanna?"

I nodded, looking down at my omelet.

"Then let her. I don't care."

Yeah, he was still the ever easy-going Sesshomaru that I knew. "Ok, you said so, don't regret it later." I said while ignoring Kanna's continued glances over at my direction.

Later that night..

"Hey."

"Hey."

"Wyd?"

I placed a bookmark to save my spot before texting back, "Studying. You?"

"Chilling."

"Are you ok?" I was suddenly reminded of the last time he was not feeling mentally there.

"Yeah *hugs your back* Why?"

"...Just thinking."

"Of?"

"What you said last time.. Of "honestly no" that you didn't care about how I felt that day.." Perhaps I was being too sensitive?

"...I'm sorry."

"If you really are.. Then promise you'll think of my feelings next time…?" I was hoping he would agree.. But I was anxious of his answer.

"Of course. I promise."

"Pinky swear? *holds out my pinkie*"

"*locks our pinkies* I promise. Did it hurt when I said that?"

"*nods* mhm. It's alright, I knew you were going through a tough time."

"It's not ok. Where? Where did it hurt?"

Deciding to be honest with him, I typed back, "*pats my chest* heart…"

"*kisses your chest* Anywhere else?"

He was being so incredibly sweet... Was he truly feeling better?

"*smiles, shaking my head* I'm fine now, really. Are you really ok?"

"*smiles* yes silly. *hugs you* we should cook together in the future."

"Eh? But I'm not that good of a cook…"

"Then I'll teach you how to cook."

I liked the sound of that. Images of us trying recipes and play fighting in the kitchen slowly popped into my mind. If we were cooking, we would stand side by side, tasting the food together and debating on the right amount of flavor. If we were handling flour, I would put some on his face. If we were washing the dishes, we would probably start a water war, splashing each other until we were drenched. On and on, the possibilities seemed endless.

"mhm. Sounds good." I said

"Double good."

"Triple good."

"Dunno what comes after that *yanks you into my arms*"

I laughed, he was just so cute! "*Is surprised* eh?"

"Do you hear that? The sound of my heart beating?"

"*nods* yeah?"

"It beats only for you. I only want you...its been like that..since i was way young remember?"

"*smiles, pressing my ear against you to hear it* really?" I asked, although I knew his answer.

"Yes, really. I love you."

"*smiles* I love you too."

It was finally time, my last exam.. I scribbled furiously away on the paper at why Marie de France's Loving In Moderation theory was too old-fashioned, so it would never work in the modern-day world. How couples now would probably reject her theory all together, if only just to be with each other in the moment.

Looking up from my desk, I got up to hand in the final exam of my college career. "Well.. I did it.. I'm now a senior one step closer to graduation.."

I walked out the door and down the stairs, leaving the building to hike back to my dorm room. Crossing the street, I noticed a red car that had just pulled into the lower level parking lot. Hmm.. It looks like they just finished their finals as well..

The passenger side door swung wide open, as a young man stepped out.

My mouth dropped, as my eyes became fixated on him. No.. It can't be.. It can't be him.. Inuyasha?

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