Kagome woke up five minutes before her alarm and turned it off so she wouldn't have to hear its annoying beeps. Thursday. 'History of the Culture of Tea in Japan'. Inuyasha.

Today was going to be a good day.

She jumped out of bed and ran downstairs to shower and get ready. When she was finished and stepped into the kitchen Sango was, of course, already there eating some cereal with her nose in a book.

"Homework?"

"Mhm." Sango nodded, mouth full, before swallowing. "I was so tired last night I didn't get it done. I want to have it all done so we can have some fun this weekend and not sit inside our first weekend of Senior year!"

Kagome nodded in encouragement. "Me too. I've been working hard to do that." She put a pan on the burner and cracked an egg into it. A nice over-easy egg and toast sounded good today.

"Isn't that, what did you say his name was, Inuyasha? In your class today?"

"Yep!" Kagome realized she sounded a bit too chipper about that and tuned it down. "Um, yep. And yes, it is Inuyasha. Whats the name of your guy? Think you will see him today?" Instantly Sango was distracted away from the topic of Inuyasha. "I don't think you ever told me his name, or I don't remember it."

Sango blushed and closed her book. "His name is Miroku and well, he isn't mine, per say. And no, I don't think I'll see him today. He wasn't in these classes on Monday. I'm hoping…"

"Hoping what?"

"That he is in my Friday class."

"Don't feel nervous Sango!" Sango stood up and stuffed her things into her bag to head off as Kagome brought her food to the table. "Your smart, your beautiful, your strong. He would be lucky to date you."

"Thanks Kagome." Sango sighed. "I'm just not sure its worth the trouble."

Kagome looked down at her phone as it buzzed.

Koga: {Can't wait to go to Kozue with you!}

Kagome sighed before noticing Sango peaking over her shoulder. She jumped and quickly exited out of the text message. But it was too late. She heard Sango gasp.

"Did that say what I thought it said? He is taking you to Kozue?"

"Um, yea. He told me last night."

"And you didn't tell me!" Sango grabbed Kagome's shoulders and shook her excitedly. "Aren't you excited?" She stopped, just noticing that Kagome seemed off.

"Honestly, I don't know."

Sango paused and stepped back. "Oh…" She glanced down at the clock. "Oh, snap, I have to go or I'll be late. We will talk about this later, ok?"

Kagome nodded as Sango ran out the door. There was no point in hiding her thoughts from her. Plus, maybe it would be good to say everything out loud. Help her figure this out. She had been with Koga for three years. She didn't want to throw all that time away. All that effort and love away. Her life was planned with him. She knew what would happen. Predictable. It would be a happy life. She had never doubted, well, not seriously doubted, until she saw those adorable doggy ears. She sighed as she finished getting ready and headed off for class. She couldn't help but me anxious to see Inuyasha. Was he the cause of her doubts? Or would she have doubted anyway? Was she supposed to follow down this path with Koga? He was so good to her after all… Or was that not enough? She didn't know.

When she walked into class she felt a tad of disappointment when the tea set was put away. No tea ceremony today. She sat down at her desk and glanced around the small room. No Inuyasha yet either. A few minutes later and most of the students came shuffling into the class and Inuyasha sat down next to her.

"Hey Ka-go-me." He smirked and her skin felt hot.

"Hey Inuyasha. Good morning."

His eyes flicked up to the front of the class where the Professor was almost ready to begin. "Guess no tea ceremony today, huh?" His head was quirked at an adorable angle, his ears turned toward her as he eagerly awaited an answer.

"I guess not." Kagome looked down at the desk and saw he held a notebook and pencil in his hands. "I see you remembered your things today."

"Keh." He smirked at her. He opened his mouth about to say something else when the Professor called everyone's attention to begin class.

Class went by quickly and Kagome managed to pay attention in class even though her nerves tingled from being so close to Inuyasha. She couldn't help but glance at him every now and then but he was never looking back at her. But, she did notice, only one ear was glued on the Professor. The other was on her. That made her blush. When the class ended Inuyasha walked out of the building by her side and into the courtyard once again.

Inuyasha coughed and cleared his throat. "Enjoying your classes?"

"Mostly. You?" She couldn't stand this small talk, but, she couldn't help but feel a thrill when he was talking to her. It felt new. It felt forbidden. It felt unpredictable. She liked it.

"Keh, they're alright I guess." He shoved his hands into his jacket pockets. He looked cute when he did that. He glanced around nervously. His ears flickering around. "I better go. Homework and stuff." Kagome knew what that stuff was. It was in the way he said it. Annoyed, yet loving. He was talking about that annoying girl, Kikyo. "But…" His face suddenly softened. "I'll see you tomorrow, alright?"

Kagome nodded up at him and smiled. He ran off and she went over to the usual tree and sat down to do homework until her next class. She managed to get a few stray things done, even including a bit of reading that wouldn't be assigned until next week, before she had to get up, brush off the dirt, and head to class. Class went smoothly but she was starving by the time she got out so she rushed to the food court. She bought a simple chicken salad, chocolate bar, and drink before joining Sango who was already at their table.

"How was seeing Inuyasha?" Sango wasn't wasting any time, she dove right in.

"It was fine." Kagome sat down and started eating. "He seems… Nice."

"Friend nice or more nice?"

Kagome looked up at her but didn't answer.

Sango's face scrunched up worryingly. "Kagome, what's going on?"

"I don't know!" Kagome nearly shouted. A few people stopped and stared so Kagome placed her head into her hand and lowered her voice. "I just… I don't know. I saw Inuyasha Monday and something snapped. Something changed deep inside me. I can't place it."

"Oh Kagome… What are you going to do? Koga?"

Kagome looked up and kept eating. "I love Koga. I really do."

"I know that but…"

"But nothing." Kagome snapped. "I love him. I do. We planned our lives. It's been three years. I know him. I can trust him. You know how important trust is to me."

Sango nodded.

"It will be a good life with Koga. He has a nice apartment, a good job. He won't care if I go to Graduate school. He would support me. Yea there is distance… But he is faithful. He is always there for me. He hasn't done anything wrong. He's going to propose next weekend…" She trailed off and ate some more food. "Maybe, maybe its just pre-engagement jitters you know?" Kagome looked up hopefully.

"Maybe?" Sango said with as much enthusiasm as she could muster. She liked Koga, she really did. But, if Kagome was feeling this way, maybe she wasn't supposed to be with him. After all, choosing to be with someone just because its comfortable, just because its predictable, isn't always the best path. Sango looked down at the time on her phone. "We better get going. We only have about ten minutes before our next classes start."

Kagome nodded up at her and they both put away their trays and headed off to their classes. Kagome tried to pay attention in 'Edo Literature' but she kept zoning in and out. They were only doing a class discussion of the reading she had finished. She just couldn't stop thinking about Koga and their relationship. How could doubts seemingly enter her mind so suddenly? Or, maybe even more terrifyingly, were they always there?

Class finished up and Kagome packed up her things to head home. Her head was downcast as she walked into the courtyard so she was surprised when a figure ran into her and then just kept going, nocking her down to the ground and sending her things flying. She looked up to see the back of Kikyo running away and a sad looking Inuyasha standing with his arm out, reaching for her.

It was heartbreaking to see.

It took until she was standing back up for him to notice she was there.

"Oh, hi Kagome. Sorry bout that." He glanced around and saw her stuff scattered and bent down to help her pick it up.

"It's ok. I should have been looking where I was going."

He looked up at her. "It wasn't your fa… Ok." He wasn't going to argue about it.

"Everything ok?" He handed her what he had picked up and she put them more severely into her bag.

"Yea she just, got some bad news."

"Did you two break-up?"

His ears perked up and his eyes looked confused. "How'd you know we were… Anyways, no, we didn't break up. I just won't do something she wants me to do. Not yet at least."

"Oh, okay then." Her heart felt heavy for some reason. And not because of Koga. For some reason, she couldn't help but be disappointed he was still with that look-a-like. "I better get going. Still a bit of homework to do before bed."

"I'll see you tomorrow, Kagome." He said her name softly before he turned around and left. She was frozen, not even able to mutter out a proper goodbye before he was gone.

"Bye, Inuyasha." She whispered. When she got home Sango was already there with food prepared. They ate and did their homework in near silence, the news on in the background. They liked having a bit of noise besides the click of a keyboard or the scratch of a pencil on paper and their own breathing.

Finally, Sango broke the silence as they prepared for bed. "You know Kagome. It's ok to have doubts before you get engaged. That is a series commitment. A rest-of-your-life serious commitment. It's no joke."

"Really? You think its ok?" Kagome felt tears build up in her eyes. Sango noticed and ran over and hugged her best friend just as Kagome started crying. "I love Koga, Sango, I do. But, why do I feel this way? Why?"

"It's ok. You're allowed to be confused. It's ok. It's ok." Sango led Kagome up into her room and helped her get into bed. Kagome still hadn't stopped crying. "Kagome. It's ok to doubt. It's ok to be confused. It's a serious decision. But, you still have a week and a half. But an engagement isn't marriage. You can break it if you need to. If you change your mind. It is allowed. You don't want to go down the wrong path." Sango tucked Kagome in and stood up to leave the room.

"Sango…" Kagome said through her tears that were now beginning to slow down. "Thank you."

Sango smiled softly at her. "Your welcome. See you in the morning."

Kagome shoved her face into her pillow and screamed softly. Sango was right though. Even if she did say yes to Koga and then changed her mind, she still could break the engagement. Just the thought of doing that though made her feel intense pain. But she just had to follow her heart. Too bad she didn't know what it was telling her…

Author's Note:

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~ FeudalAi