(Author's notes)

Ugh, I HATE the annoying allergies that you get from the changes in the season, especially from winter to spring when the pollen begins to emerge! Ugh, sore throat with flem in it and a stuffy nose...annoying little pests. Anyway, thank you for listening to my rant for today. Back to the story! ^_^

(Story)

Rin was sitting on her full-size bed, deep in thought about what she could possible write for the upcoming Young Author's Contest.

Should I write a sonnet? Or maybe a slam poem, or lyrical! Or I could do another deep thinking passage and turn that in as a short selection. Ok Rinny, don't try to think too far ahead. Let's just try to find some inspiration first.

Rin then heaved a sigh as she took a glance around her room, taking in the first things that met her eyes.

Ok, sky blue walls, pictures of flowers, butterfly decorations, a desk, books, laptop, red cell phone…OH HEY! I have a new text message!

Sure enough, Rin felt her bed vibrate a bit as her cell phone received a new text message. She flipped her phone opened to see who the text was from.

Kohaku!

With a click of a button Rin opened the message that she got from Kohaku.

Hey there! Just got back from the Swiss Mount. U wanna hang out 'n catch up sometime 2morrow!

Rin quickly responded to him.

Sorry. I have a meeting after school 2morror. Creative writing stuff.

I no. Sango told me 'bout that. Congrats on that! Can I at least buy us Homecoming tickets 2morrow?

If u insist. C u 2morror.

With that, Rin flipped her phone closed and stared as it for a few moments, lost in her thoughts.

He didn't call me…he always calls me when he's back from a trip like this! Something's still not right!

Rin heaved a sigh of frustration as she clenched her phone tightly. Finally, her frustration took over and she leapt off of her bed. The next thing she knew, she heaved her phone over at the bedroom door.

"God damnit, I can't be worried about this sort of crap right now! Son of a…!" Rin exclaimed. As soon as she started her rant, Kagome flung her door open with a look of worry and annoyance.

"Rin! What in God's name are you doing? Did you throw something in here? And why are you screaming all of a sudden!" Kagome exclaimed. Rin froze where she stood and widened her eyes in shock as Kagome surprised her.

"Oh nothing I just…had a moment there…." Rin said as she reached over and picked her phone up from the carpet floor. Kagome quickly inspected her sister and came up to a conclusion.

"Let me guess…boyfriend trouble?" Kagome asked.

"…Yeah…Kohaku has just been acting very strange lately, and very distant! I wish that I knew what was wrong but he just won't tell me! Kagome, what should I do?" Rin said as she fell back onto her bed, her face hidden beneath her hands. Kagome heaved a sigh and sat down on the bed. She stared down at her sister lying on the bed.

"Well for one thing, you can't just sit around and wait for things to get better. If you can tell that something's wrong then you need to confront him about this! And if things still don't get better and you're still unhappy with his attitude, then just don't deal with him! And, I know that Kohaku is Sango's little brother, but she loves you like her sister. I'm willing to bet that she'll tell you to do the same thing if things continue to go sour between you and him." Kagome explained to Rin as she kept her face buried in her hands. After a few moments, Rin combed her hair with his fingers before sitting up on the bed and looking at her sister.

"…Thanks Kagome. You and Sango always seem to know what to say!" Rin softly exclaimed to her. Kagome just smiled back and rubbed her sister's back for a few moments.

"Anyway, Mom says that dinner is ready and Dad wanted to know if you wanted to go with him to the marina to store the boats for the winter." Kagome said to her.

"Are you kidding me, Dad doesn't even need to ask me that! Of course I'll go with him!" Rin said as she jumped off of her bed and headed downstairs to dinner, Kagome following suit.

(Author's notes)

As always, feel free to comment and tell me what you think of the story. Until then, all you annual allergy sufferers, prepare for battle for the upcoming change in the seasons! XD