Disclaimer: I do not own the Inuyasha characters but the story plot belongs to me.

Friends and Schedules

Kagome had been in her room the rest of the day and all night trying to perfect her song. She finally finished about 2:30 in the morning.

When she looked up Kagome had to rub her eyes to make sure they weren't playing tricks on her. Is it really that time, she thought tiredly. In her head another, more sarcastic, thought came, Yes because your eyes would purposely tell your brain something that's not true just to screw with you.

Kagome couldn't help but laugh out loud at her own dark humor. She climbed into bed and set her alarm and drifted into a dreamless sleep.

*Bang*

Go away!

*Bang* *Bang*

"Come on Kagome! You need to get up sleepy head," yelled her roommate through the door.

For the second time that morning Kagome looked at the clock beside her. It was 7:00 am. She had set her clock for 7:30 am.

Yelling back the thought she had when she had when she first heard the rapping at her door, "Go away!"

"No! You need to get up we need to go get our schedules."

"Leave me alone! I set my alarm and I have 30 minutes. Besides the office doesn't open until 8," Kagome growled out loud enough for Sango to hear her before she rolled over and closed her eyes again.

Sango giggled a little. She knew Kagome had stayed up late last night perfecting the song. She had known her friend long enough to know that sometimes she didn't set her alarm after writing a song.

Going into the kitchen Sango looked at the coffee maker she had started a few minutes before she had knocked on Kagome's door to wake her up. I give her fifteen more minutes, she thought with a smile.

Sango looked at all the boxes in the kitchen. She sighed. I hate unpacking anything that doesn't belong in my room. When Kagome had gone to her room yesterday afternoon Sango had unloaded whatever was left from in the two cars but didn't unpack anything but what was in her room. Kagome had been so meticulous about packing that all the boxes had a label of which room each would go. Sango had thought it was so anal of Kagome at the time but now she was grateful that she didn't have to go through all the boxes to find only her stuff. The only reason she had dug through the kitchen boxes this morning was to find the coffee maker and the girls' two favorite coffee cups. Both of the girls really liked their coffee in the morning.

Sango went back into her room to get dressed. She picked out some skinny jeans that were faded but wasn't sure what shirt she wanted to wear with it. Maybe she should pick a shirt with a saying on it. That seemed right so she decided to pick a blue one that said 'I REJECT YOUR REALITY AND SUBSTITUTE MY OWN'. For shoes she put on her checkered converse. She decided to put her hair in a pony tail.

Sango went back out to the kitchen. Realizing that the coffee was almost done she swapped her cup for the coffee pot. She had gotten so good at it that she didn't spill any coffee. As her mug filled up she heard Kagome's door open. She looked at her watch before pouring her friend's cup up.

7:15. Do I know her or what? Sango thought not able to control her giggle.

"I hate you so very much," Kagome said grumpily as she took the cup from her friend.

Sango started laughing harder when she noticed what Kagome was wearing. Kagome was wearing some tight jeans with a wing design on the back pockets and a brown shirt with the saying 'INSTANT HUMAN' with a coffee cup below it with the saying continuing 'Just Add Coffee'. She had her hair up in a long braid down her back and was wearing her dark brown moccasin looking shoes.

"What?" Kagome asked thoroughly confused at what her roommate was laughing at.

Sango had stopped laughing long enough to tell her, "It's your shirt. Today it is quite appropriate." Again breaking out in giggles.

Kagome looked down at her shirt and realized what was funny about it. She started laughing as well. "I just threw this on, I didn't even look at it before hand," Kagome confessed.

When they had finished their first cup Sango said, "So tell me where the thermoses are in these boxes and then we can go get breakfast. I think that there is a donut and bagel shop near the office where we are suppose to get our schedules."

Kagome dug into the box where Sango had gotten the coffee maker and the mugs and brought out the thermoses. "But I thought that I packed some cereal into one of these boxes so why can't we eat here?"

"You need to drink more coffee because your brain isn't working yet," Sango said teasing her friend as she poured the rest of the coffee into the thermoses. She handed Kagome hers as she acted as if she were insulted. Sango continued, "We do have cereal but we didn't go shopping so we don't have any milk."

A look of understanding crossed Kagome's face. Then she grinned evilly and grabbed her purse walking to the front door. "Well then what is taking you so long, I'm starving. I'm tired of always waiting on you."

"Whatever, you don't wait on me and defiantly not today!" Sango cried out in mock anger.

Kagome laughed as Sango also grabbed her purse and followed her locking the door behind her.

Both girls were very thankful that they had gotten their apartment, it was in the perfect place. It was just a few blocks from campus and all the food places surrounding it.

It didn't take very long to get to the shop but by that time they had already finished the coffee in the thermoses. The shop smelled really good when the girls walked in. The smells of donuts, bagels, muffins and all the different coffees blended well together. Sango ordered a bagel with cream cheese with apple juice and Kagome got a blueberry muffin with orange juice. Both had thought that another cup of coffee would be too much.

They looked around for a place to sit after getting their order. Kagome spotted her cousin and said, "Why don't we go sit over there with Rin?"

"Sure," replied Sango. "But who is the girl with her?"

"I bet you five bucks it's her roommate," Kagome suggested.

"I may regret this but you're on. I think she's just a new friend," Sango countered.

When the two girls reached the table Kagome spoke, "Hey cuz. How are you?"

Rin stood up to hug her cousin. Rin Kato was a very sweet girl. She was the kind of girl that if she told you to go to hell, you would be happy to do it. Rin had hazel eyes and dark brown hair that came to her shoulders but today it was put up in a side pony tail. She was wearing a spaghetti strap sky blue dress that went a little past her knees. It was a comfortable fit until it got to her hips when it flared out a bit and on the right side of her dress it said 'BELIEVE IN MUSIC' and on her left side it had a guitar with a flower wrapped around it and had black slip on shoes. Sometimes Rin would help Kagome as a backup singer but Kagome knew that wasn't what she wanted to do with her life.

"Hi Kagome. I've been pretty good, I just moved into my dorm the other day. Let me introduce you guys to my roommate, Ayame Wolfe. Ayame this is my cousin Kagome Higurashi and my unbiological cousin Sango Tanaka," Rin said

Kagome smiled as she put her hand out to receive the money from Sango after she heard the word roommate. Sango sighed as she gave her friend what was owed. Rin looked at them knowingly but Ayame didn't see as she listened to her roommate.

Ayame had emerald green eyes with red hair that was placed into pig tails. She had a ruffled white t-shirt with a short skirt and a pair of black leggings that stopped mid thigh. It looked like she had the same shoes as Rin.

"Unbiological?" Ayame asked looking at Rin confused.

Kagome giggled as Rin explained, "Well Sango isn't related to our family by blood but she and Kagome are just like sisters."

Understanding came across her face but she said, "It's very nice to meet you both."

"Can we sit with you?" Sango asked.

Both the other girls nodded. They all seemed to click as they talked about just about everything. When they saw that it was almost time for the office to open up so the students could get their schedule, all the girls decided to go together. When they got there they saw that there was a long line and it was only 7 minutes past 8 am. They went to the end of the line. As they waited Kagome saw Miroku and Inuyasha coming from the front of the line.

"Look who's coming from the front. We should hail them and talk," Kagome said in a deceptively innocent voice.

"Don't you dare," Sango growled out too late. Kagome had already stuck up her hand and waved at the two boys. Miroku perked up as he saw them and waved back at them.

"I hate you for this Kagome," hissed Sango before the boys got to them. Kagome just smiled.

"Hello ladies," Miroku said as he walked up and bowed dramatically. Inuyasha just nodded at them.

"Hi," Sango said shortly.

"Funny running into you here Miroku. If you're not careful one might suspect you of following us," teased Kagome.

Miroku smiled. "Well as you ladies are so beautiful one can hardly blame us if we were."

Kagome laughed as she turned to the two he didn't know. "Miroku, Inuyasha this is my cousin Rin Kato and her roommate Ayame Wolfe. Rin, Ayame this is Miroku Oshiro and Inuyasha…" Kagome looked at Inuyasha and said, "I'm sorry but I don't remember if you told me your last name yesterday or not."

To Inuyasha it looked like Kagome was very upset that maybe she had forgotten it. In a need to rescue the girl from herself he said, "Just call me Inuyasha."

Kagome gave him a big smile that made him feel better and turned back to the two new girls with her.

Before anyone could do anything Miroku grabbed the new girls' hands, one in each of his own, and said seriously, "You ladies are so gorgeous. Would either of you young women like to bear my children?"

Both Rin's and Ayame's face turned very red. Kagome laughed as Sango hit him on the head. Inuyasha smirked as Kagome's laughter was so infectious.

Miroku slunk back to Inuyasha's side. "When will you ever learn monk?" sighed Inuyasha.

Kagome giggled again at Inuyasha's nickname for his friend. She looked at Miroku and then the hanyou and said, "Well I really want to know what classes you guys are taking."

"Will it even do you any good to see what we are taking if you don't have your schedule?" Inuyasha asked practically.

Kagome smiled and said, "You're right. I let my curiosity get the better of me. School starts in two days and I was just wondering how many classes I would actually have a friend in and since Miroku and I have the same major I thought it wouldn't be too bad if I saw what he was taking. You know, as an idea of what my schedule would look like."

"Inuyasha, don't let her fool you. She doesn't make new friends very well unless there is someone she knows with her. She can sing just fine to a group of strangers but just talking to them is another story." Sango said rolling her eyes.

"I didn't know you could sing Kagome," Miroku interjected. "Are you any good."

Kagome blushed and replied, "I'm not too bad, at least nobody has boo'd me off stage yet."

"Oh come off it Kagome." This time it was Rin who interrupted. "You are a wonderful singer plus you write your own songs."

"Speaking of songs are you going to sing us the new one that we had to run out on the guys for?" Sango asked.

"Is that why you girls left us?" inquired an intrigued Miroku.

Sango nodded before turning back to Kagome. Inuyasha could see the slight blush that all the attention and praise had given her. "Sometimes I get the words to songs in my head and I have to write them down right away before I lose them," came Kagome's explanation. She continued, "Normally I have a black notebook that I write the words down in but I forgot it yesterday. And you guys the song I wrote last night is quite a bit different than what I usually write."

"Who cares. Just sing it," Rin told her cousin.

Kagome shook her head and replied, "Not now but if I ever get a gig somewhere then I'll do it." She blushed again but saw that the line was moving and that they were near the front. "Come on girls lets go get our schedules."

With that the girls just got their class schedule and the boys left.

As the boys were walking home Inuyasha asked, "So she sings. Do you know if she is any good?"

"I have no idea," Miroku said seriously. "But that must be what is in her black book I saw her with contains, all her songs."

Inuyasha just thought, She must be fairly good if all her friends want her to sing.