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Old Friendships

VI. Searching

Kagome, for as successful as she was in college, wondered about the fate of her old friends from the past. She had for the past six years. So when she had heard about the Makai and the Makai tournament through her brother's hacking skills, she had jumped at the chance to go.

And fast found herself awash in a crowd of unfamiliar youkai.

She could not sense anything, and, honestly, what did she expect? It was why she had not sensed the trouble until too late.

"Hey, Higurashi-san!"

She turned to face her lab partner and his friends. Youkai friends.

VII. Discovery

Kagome knew her lab partner had a high spiritual power as did others around them, so she had thought nothing of it. Obviously she should have if he was at a Makai tournament and on friendly terms with youkai.

She smiled. "Hello, Kuwabara-kun. I never expected to see you here."

He smiled sheepishly. "I went to the last one, too. Urameshi started the whole thing, so I figured I'd come to kick some sense in his head."

Her smile fell, and she knew all three had seen it.

"Is there something wrong, Higurashi-san?"

"Urameshi? You can't mean Urameshi Yuusuke, right?"

VIII. Remembrance

When they had said yes and asked about her connection to him, Kagome lost all ability to think. She had been looking for much older friends, not him. Not the guy she had flirted outrageously with, ruined a friendship over, and transferred because of.

She ignored their questions and worried looks in favor of standing on her tiptoes to look over the shoulder of the smallest of Kuwabara's friends for him. He had to be close by, and it had been years...

There he was, standing just meters away. He looked the same. Their eyes locked and everything came back.

IX. Awkward

He walked over with a pout and his hands stuffed in his pockets. And Kagome fell in love again. He did not even have to say anything; his eyes said it all.

"So, how do you two know each other?" the kitsune asked.

They broke eye contact and she could think again. "We're..." She paused and thought over her answer. It did not seem as if he had told them anything, and she did not want to embarrass him. "We're old friends."

"Old friends, huh." Yuusuke did not phrase it as a question. "I gotta warm up."

"Yuusuke-"

He walked away.

X. Helping Out

"So I take it you guys weren't just friends," Kuwabara said after Yuusuke was out of ear shot.

"Technically, we were," Kagome said. "I was his tutor four years ago as a favor to Keiko." Kurama repeated the time with a pensive look shared by Kuwabara and Hiei. "What? Did something else happen then?"

"No!-We were just thinking...that you should come cheer for him with us!"

Kagome bought it. "OK. It would be nice to talk to him again..."

"Did you have other plans?" Kurama asked.

She shook her head. "No... They weren't that important anyway."

I'm so glad you guys are enjoying this continuation so far. You all honestly make me smile. And all are still perfect drabbles: 100 words, no more, no less.