Part I: Psyche
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Kagome hurtled towards the grocery store, her work-issued smock flying behind her like a cape. She had one minute before she was marked late and docked half her pay.
She ran through the doors and barreled headlong into a shopper. "Oh, I'm sor—"
Not a shopper. A classmate, coworker, and crush.
"Inuyasha! Sorry 'bout that…"
That devastating grin… "S'all good. Joining me for dinner break today?"
"Sure." Yes, please!
"Good." He promptly put his arms around her, tugging her into a tight embrace.
Kagome's mouth went dry. Does this mean…! "What are you—?"
He was tying her smock.