Crap. She had me all figured out.

How did she do that? I wonder as I put down the phone. She hadn't listened to my thoughts, had she? Was she psychic? Maybe, she was a witch, or a sorcerer.

I cringed at the thought of her voice. She was so much like Kikyo that it hurt to listen to her at all. Even through the messed-up wires of the landline phone, she sounded like her.

She was right. What was I doing, sitting here, moping around, pining for Kikyo, the most perfect girl ever. I should be out, doing other things and living.

The phone rang. "Inuyasha, can you get that?" Miroku yelled from the kitchen. I picked up the phone.

"Hello?" And with one word from that beautiful voice, my happy mood deflated and was replaced by a sense of dread most commonly described as longing.

"Inuyasha?" Said the sweet, melodic voice. "Is that you?"

"Yes," I said, sullenly. "How are you?" I was an idiot for asking. Why should I care?

"I'm doing fine!" She chuckled, and my heart almost stopped. "We're hitting the charts pretty high, huh?" She asked.

"Yeah," I breathed. Maybe I was sick. I should make up an excuse or something so I didn't have to talk on the phone.

"So how have you been?" She asked.

"Great," I breathed again. For weeks I had wanted her to call. Why was she doing this favor now?

"So I was wondering," She said, thoughtfully. "Could I come back and sing for the Band again next week? We're off on a break."

"Sure," I said without thinking. My heart lifted. She wanted to come back!

"Great. I'll be singing all week, right? Monday through Friday?"

"Yeah,"

"Same place as normal?"

"Yeah,"

"Super. I'll see you then," She said, and I could tell she was smiling. My heart soared. She was coming back. And then she hung up. No goodbye for me, not this time.

"Sango!" I called out, not believing what I had just done. Next week was the first week Kagome was supposed to start back. She was going to be so pissed…my head hurt. The room started to spin.

"Sango!" I called out again, but she didn't hear me until after everything had gone black.

Why was she coming back now?