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On that note, I've been thinking about changing the rating of this story to M and adding more adult situations later on in the story. But, I also want to keep you guys happy. So, when you review please please please include your opinion on this subject.

Well then. Onward with the story:

Talk it out

Ayame opened her eyes and immediately wish she hadn't, the world around her was way too bright, "mother fucker," she groaned.

Roxie whimpered at her head before a coarse tongue started licking at her face.

"Alright I get it, it is morning jog time. Give me a minute." She said as she stretched. She slowly opened her eyes and blinked against the light as they adjusted. She glanced at the clock on the DVR, "6:40 AM. Wow. Sun is up early today." She moved off the couch and down the stairs, Roxie on her heels.

Ayame made it to the guest bedroom in a jiff. She had already unpacked last night, before she and Kagome started drinking. God, they drank a lot. She stared at her reflection in the mirror. Her emerald eyes were shining and lined with puffy red lids, her hair was all over the place so wild it almost looked like she had an afro, she sighed, she was still wearing her usual jogging attire.

Well. This is a new day, and you're single now. You can have new jogging attire, she thought and sighed again. I don't want new jogging attire. I don't want to be single.

She pouted and shook her head. Turning to the dresser that held her clothing, she dug through its drawers. She pulled out a pair of shorts, her sports bra, and her favorite sweat shirt. She remembered why it was her favorite and nearly put it back, frustrated she grabbed it anyway.

She threw her hair up in a sloppy bun before changing her clothes and putting on her running shoes. She glanced at her engagement ring that rested on her right hand, the wrong hand; grudgingly she moved it back to her left. She sat there and stared at it, tears welling in her eyes. Clearing her throat, she grabbed her sunglasses and called for Roxie.

"Come on pup, let's go get some exercise."

Ayame didn't fully realize where she was until she noticed the black '76 Dodge Challenger sitting in the driveway. She cursed under her breath and looked at the wolf that had joined her on the jog.

"You could have warned me that we were on our way to his house." Roxie tilted her head to the side in response. Ayame sighed and turned around to start heading back to Kagome's, then the garage opened.

"Ayame?" He whispered, disbelief shining through.

She could ignore him, just start running and never look back. Good plan. Only problem was: she was frozen in place. Slowly, she looked back at him, "Yeah?" She answered her voice small.

"I expected to never see you again."

Her chest constricted when she looked at him. His hair was everywhere, his clothes were disheveled like he had slept in them, his eyelids were puffy and red, he'd been crying. "I-I didn't plan on ever speaking to you again. My subconscious seems to have a different idea." She brushed her hair out of her face.

"Ginta said you weren't wearing your ring last night." He said staring at her hand.

"No. I wasn't." She answered.

"But you're wearing it now." He pointed out.

Nodding she replied, "I want a break." He froze, and her heart nearly shattered all over again at the look on his face.

"It wasn't what it looked like, I swear it wasn't. " He explained.

"That doesn't change how I feel. Or that I can't trust you." She let no emotion show on her face.

"Ayame please. Please don't do this." He pleaded.

"No! You don't do this Koga!" She shouted, "I am so tired of having my heart broken because of you! I'm done. Just. Just leave me alone."

She ran off before he could even understand her words, Roxie hot on her heels.

Koga punched the wall, then kicked it, then punched it again, before collapsing against it tears streaming down his face.

He didn't know how long he had been sitting there crying, "God. She's turning me into a woman."

"Well. I don't know about the uh physical aspects of that statement, but I'd have to disagree otherwise. You need to just crawl your ass over to Kagome's while you've got the tears going." Inuyasha suggested.

"Pfft. That'll do absolutely nothing. She doesn't care. She was just here. She wants a break," Koga sneered, "Hand me one of those bottles over there." He stuck his hand out reaching for it from his spot.

"Wait. You talked to Ayame?" He asked.

"Oh not only did I talk to her. I begged her." Koga scoffed, "Now give me the bottle."

"Sorry, buddy, no can do. As your good friend, I care for your health, and becoming an alcoholic is not good for your health."

Koga growled, got up, grabbed a bottle himself, and opened it. He looked Inuyasha in the eye as he chugged half of it.

"Well fuck you too."

She didn't stop running until she reached Kagome's street, but that didn't stop the tears from rolling down her face. Her legs gave out from under her and she landed against the concrete with a sob. Roxie curled up next to her with a whimper, licking at her arm.

"I-I-I sh-should be hap-happy. I-I'm get-ting what I wa-want." She reminded herself. The hole in her chest just ached even more. She wrapped her arms around Roxie and cried.

Roxie licked at her tears, trying to comfort her master in any way.

Slowly, Ayame's tears slowed, and finally ceased when she remembered where she was. She lifted herself up off the ground, patted her wolf on the head, and started walking back to Kagome's.

Then she noticed a house. It was a tri-level like Kagome, Sango, and Rin's, but it was completely different, it had a more storybook homey feel to it. It was a light olive green with a white trim and a dark brown roof. It had a fireplace, and there were vines everywhere.

The moment she laid her eyes on it, she fell in love and to her joyous discovery it had a for-sale sign sitting in the front yard. She went to the sign, grabbed one of the fliers and ran to her friend's house which was just across the street.

"I can't believe I never noticed it before." She said as she walked through her friends' front door, glancing back at the house of her dreams.

"Never noticed what before?" Rin asked.

Ayame snapped her attention to Rin, her hand going to her throat, "Don't scare me like that!"

"You know, for a demon, you pay no attention to your surroundings." Rin chuckled.

"Yeah I'm beginning to notice that. Did you see that house across the street for sale? It's gorgeous, I want it. I just have to make sure I have enough to make a down payment."

"How big of a down payment do you want to make?"

"As much as I can afford, "Ayame confessed.

I know this is a pretty lame place to leave off..

But this chapter has just been sitting here at this spot for weeks because I can't come up with anything else to write for it.

My writing inspiration has left me.

Which honestly makes me feel somewhat empty.

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