Dom: I had a bit of trouble of coming up a small plot for this Reason. There are many ways, and I tell you many, ways that this chapter can turn out, but I'm a bit picky you know? So while I was re-reading one of my fave Catoniss (sorry Everlark/Everthorne fans, I'm a Catoniss/Kato and Finniss/Everdair girl) story, it gave me an idea so hope you guys enjoy!

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Disclaimer: Don't own

Note: The Inuyasha characters are all childhood friends and they went into the same middle school before they went their separate ways in highschool.

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That bitch. Aomine thought furiously as he dribbled the ball across the court and made a harsh dunk. Sweat dripped from his forehead as he continued his game. A dark glare was painted on his features.

After everything they went through, she's going to drop him at the mention of her ex? Screw her. Screw her and that fucking bastard. Hell, they could screw each other for all he cares!

He paused at that thought and saw red for a moment. He let out a frustrated shout and threw the basketball in his hand as hard as he can. He was panting out of anger. Tiredness. He's not even sure anymore.

He clenched his fists at his sides. Of course, he doesn't want them screwing each other.

"Dai-kun?" Momoi's soft voice brought him out of his dark musings. "Are you okay?"

"Tch, leave me alone," despite the gruff tone, his voice was soft. It sounds like all of his fight were drained out of him, but he's still trying to be himself.

Aomine went over his sports bag and started packing his things.

"Have you talked?"

"No. Why the hell would I talk to that bitch?"

"Dai-kun!" Momoi admonished him, but it wasn't as harsh as it used to be. "Don't call Kagome-chan that!"

Aomine scoffed, "If you're here to lecture me, just leave. I'm not interested."

Momoi sighed, "You really should talk to her. She's really torn up about you guys' fight."

"Then maybe she should just find that Inutrasha guy. Maybe he'll give her the comfort she needs," he sneered.

"Tell that straight to my eyes and mean it," Momoi said seriously.

Aomine opened his mouth and was about to repeat what he said when he saw his friend staring at him, seriously, with her arms crossed.

"Well?"

"Fuck off," Aomine grumbled and slung his bag over his shoulder. He passed his friend without any glance and left the court.

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With his hands deep in his pockets, Aomine walked in the streets with a sullen silence around him. By chance, he looked up from the ground and his gaze landed on a shop window that has magazine displays. His eyes narrowed for a moment before he turned away and walked away from the shop.

On one of the magazines, his ex-current-whatever-the-fuck-Kagome-is-right-now was printed on the cover page. Telling her fans about what the sports prodigy has been up.

"Tch," Aomine clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Everywhere I go, all I see is you and that's not fair."

His fists clenched and unclenched as he remembered what their fight was about.

Flashback

"You are insufferable," Kagome had a deadpanned expression.

"Don't be like that neko-chan," Aomine pinched one of her cheeks in delight.

"Uruse bakayaro!"

"Awww!" Aomine was still laughing though it disappeared when he saw Kouga running towards them with harried expression. "Watanabe? What are you doing here?" he put a protective around his girl knowing the other boy used to like her.

Kouga just glanced at him before turning to the petite teen, "It's Inuyasha. He's been in an accident."

"What?" Kagome gasped.

"Well, not an accident really since he was asking for it, but anyway, there's this group of guys he beat up like a few weeks ago and they wanted revenge. Except this time, they had back up and they caught him off guard."

"Where is he then?"

"At the hospital. Everyone's there. They sent me to get you. Now, come on," Kouga took hold of her wrist and started dragging her towards the direction he came from.

"O-Oi!" Aomine called out. He sighed in irritation as he ran a hand through his hair. He followed after them, not taking a chance to leave his girlfriend alone with those guys.

However, deny as he felt, there was a pang in his chest when Kagome just left him, practically standing there, as she worries for her friend. Her ex-boyfriend. Almost seems like forgetting him.

Flashback Ends

And that's when it started going downhill.

When they arrived in the hospital, the rest of Kagome's middle school friends were already there. The same worried expressions glued on their faces.

His girlfriend was already asking the nurse if they have any information for one Taisho Inuyasha.

Fast forward, Inuyasha was, thankfully, stable. He lost a lot of blood, but thanks to his older brother (who does care about him), he's gonna be alright.

And as shit started going downhill, eventually it had to stop sometime, right? Well, it did and it hits the fan when Kagome refuses to go home. She wanted to stay with Inuyasha.

Aomine argued at first, but when he realized that his arguments wouldn't budge Kagome, he just gave up.

Sango, of course, noticed what her best friend is missing right in front of her eyes. She just squeezed his arm in support as she passed him out.

The basketball player just gritted his teeth as he saw the way Kagome looks at Inuyasha. Clenching his fists, he turned and left.

Aomine growled as he thought about their fight and shook his head. But it was no use. Once he started thinking about it, he can't stop. That's why he was playing. Practicing. Anything. Just to keep his mind distracted.

"I'm done."

"W-Wha… What are you talking about? Done with what?"

"With this. Everything. I'm done with this relationship."

"A-Are… Are you breaking up with me?"

"Yeah I am. I don't want to be your rebound guy."

"Who said anything about you being the rebound guy, Daiki? What the hell are you talking about?!"

"I'm talking about how you're just using me to fill the hole Inuyasha left you and I don't want that. I know I'm an asshole, alright? But I know my worth and I don't deserve this kind of shit!"

"What 'hole'?! I love you dammit. You're my fucking boyfriend!"

"Really?" he remembered chuckling that time. "Because these past couple weeks it's 'Inuyasha this', 'Inuyasha that'. I mean what the fuck, right? I shouldn't be worried when MY GIRLFRIEND was all over some guy. Not to mention, her ex, right?"

"You're insane! Geez, he's my friend too!"

"And I'm your boyfriend!"

"So what?! You're asking me choose you over my friend? Is that it?"

"No. I'm not asking you to choose anyone." He remembered taking a calming breath before telling her his feelings. "I'm just asking you to not make me feel like the second option, neko-chan. Because you know what, you're my first. And I thought I was yours too, but I guess I was wrong. Inuyasha would always be the priority, right?" He remembered feeling vulnerable that time. He remembered how his heart seems to break at every step he takes away from her. He remembered the sting in his eyes as he willed his tears to go back. He remembered the crushing feeling in his chest.

He remembered the pain he felt when he saw her pain being reflected in her eyes, mirroring his own.

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A familiar ringtone rang in the midst of the pouring rain, he took out his phone and saw a familiar name with a familiar grinning face.

He felt the familiar skip beat of his heart as well as the butterflies erupting in his stomach. But he also felt the heart break at the sight of her name and face appearing on his screen.

The way he feels when he sees her name on the caller ID after the just had a big fight.

He declined the call.

Aomine raced towards his home. It was raining cats and dogs and damn him, he forgot his umbrella. As he turned to the corner of his street, he stopped in his tracks when he saw his ex—current—argh, Kagome sitting on the sidewalk.

She was hugging her knees to her chest while her dull, blue eyes were looking over her arms, staring at the puddle ahead, blankly. Drenched from head to toe, she doesn't seem to care about the weather or her current state.

Huffing, he picked up his pace and and stood in front of her, "What are you doing out in this weather? You're gonna catch a cold."

Kagome blinked before looking up, "Daiki…?"

"Tch," Aomine huffed again before dragging her inside his house. He opened the door quickly before practically shoving her inside. He took hold of her wrist and guided her towards his bathroom. "Shower. I'm gonna lay some dry clothes for you on the bed. Leave your wet ones outside. I'll put them in the laundry." He didn't wait for any response and just closed the door. He went through his drawers and took a pair of boxer shorts from an unopened package and black shirt.

His back was turned from his bathroom door so he didn't see it open rather, he heard it. He heard the soft splat of Kagome's clothes. He took another set of clothes (for him this time) then laid the clothes Kagome would be using on the bed. Taking the wet clothes, he exited and popped them in the washer. He put his outer clothes too leaving him in his underwear.

After taking care of their clothes, he went to his parents' room and used their shower quickly. Returning to his room, he went over to the bathroom door and knocked, "Your clothes are on my bed. I'll be in the kitchen fixing us some hot drinks. Come down when you're done."

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"I don't have those teas that you like," Aomine commented over his shoulder when he finally heard her. "I only have hot chocolate," he was staring at the kettle.

"It's fine," Kagome replied softly. "Thank you for the generosity."

Aomine was about to make a smart remark, but then he remembered their standings so he asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to talk to you."

"About?"

"About you. And me. Inuyasha."

"Ah."

Silence.

"I… I didn't realize that I made you feel that way and I'm sorry."

"Yeah, well, sorry won't change anything, sweetheart. Sad to say."

The kettle whistled.

Aomine took the cups with the hot cocoa inside and poured the hot water. He stirred it before topping it with mini mallows. He turned around and was surprised when he saw Kagome's head bowed down with her shoulders trembling, her hands fists against her lap.

"I'm sorry," Kagome said through her silent cries. Tears were dropping down rapidly, hitting her bare skin. "I know it wouldn't be enough from what I've put through. I know how shitty that feels. I know how it feels being the second option and I'm sorry. You're right, sorry won't change anything, but it's the only thing I can offer you. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Daiki-kun," she sobbed.

Aomine put down the cups on the table and took her in his arms. He never really could resist her crying. "Neko-chan, sshh. It's okay. Calm down, stop crying. I'm here, okay? I'm here. We're okay," he rubbed her back comfortingly.

"No, we're not," she shook her head. "I'm a shitty girlfriend. A shitty friend and after what Inuyasha put me through, I told myself, I wouldn't do that to someone because no one deserves to feel that kind of pain. No one deserves to feel that way. And I did it anyway. I'm so sorry."

"Hey," he cupped her face. "It's okay. He's your first love. There will always be a part of you that will always love him. It hurts to know, but it's true and I understand that. It's fine."

"No, it's not—" Kagome was interrupted with a swift kiss to her mouth. She sighed and pulled him closer, closing her eyes in the process.

When they pulled away, they were centimeters apart. Aomine kissed her forehead, "I love you." He murmured lovingly.

"I love you too," Kagome hugged him tight, savoring the feel of his arms around her. "Let's not fight anymore."

The way she says "Let's not fight anymore," even though he knows an hour later…

"YOU SHRANK MY CLOTHES!"

"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!"

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Dom: Well, I hope you guys liked that. It was way overdue. Hahaha honestly, I was inspired to finish this chapter (not only bc I love Aomine) but I'm so excited to write Akashi's chapter bc I already have an idea and it's the sequel of my other oneshot so yeah. Thank Stydia guys. Bc of them I have found the perfect plot for Akashi and Kags. Anywhooooo, favorite scene? Lines? Moments? Hahahaha XD THANK YOU AGAIN AND HOPE I CAN UPDATE THIS THING SOON PRAY FOR ME

By the way, I'm really sorry if their making up is way too simple and fast for such a big issue, but, I kind of ran out things to write and I really don't know how to end it with incorporating the reasons, but I really hope you guys like it *bows* And to those waiting for Akashi's chapter, 5 more guys I think and my dear Letting Go readers, you will finally find out what happens with Kagome and Akashi. That would be all, thank you!