(Author's Notes)

I promise you, I did NOT abandon my stories, but college is a busy lifestyle. But now I'm on winter break so HA! NO college work for me for at least another weak! Watch me do absolutely NOTHING but fiddle around with my laptop for a while! My own sweet and simple rebellion and reward from all that hard work, getting back to my stories! XD

(Story)

It was the day before the Homecoming and everybody was excited about the big night. The guys were talking about what hot dates and cute girls they were going to bring to the dance, while girls talked about how they were going to make themselves hot and cute for their dates. Kagome, Sango, and Rin themselves were giggling about how they planned to impress the guys.

"So Sango, what hairstyle do you plan on sporting tomorrow. Might as well get straight to that since we know you're going to wear your usual pink!" Kagome exclaimed. Sango rolled her eyes, damning the fact that she always loved that color and wore it way too much.

"Hey, it's got a black sash around the bust this time, so it's not all pink!" Sango replied back.

"Besides, you're probably going to just go ahead with your usual green!" Sango playfully spat back as Kagome gave her a look of annoyance.

"…You got me there." Kagome gave in.

"Back to the hair, please." Rin interrupted with a sip of her soda from the straw, helping them get back into focus.

"All right, all right. Well, I'm thinking about going for something a little different this year. I want to just have a simple ribbon in my hair. But, I want to have it a few inches from the end of my hair. You think I can pull that off?" Sango asked her two companions. They both pondered it for a moment before Rin speaks out.

"Simple, but different; and you've got full enough hair to pull it off." Rin explained.

"Yeah, and with a spritz of hair spray to keep away hair strand, you can make it look clean too. I say go for it!" Kagome replied.

"Me too." Rin agreed as she took another sip from her soda. Sango gave a satisfied smile as her two friends encouraged her to try out this strange new hairstyle.

"Oh wow, thanks, I will! What about you Kagome? Anything special this year?" Sango asked.

"I think just a curly ponytail. You want to save the really fancy styles for prom!" Kagome replied. The two girls were juniors this year, meaning this would be their first time to prom this year. Rin smiled at the two girl's bubbliness.

"I can't wait to see what you guys are going to pull off when that time comes around." Rin said with a smile as she took another sip from her soda.

"We'll think of something. We always do!" Sango said as she wrapped her arm around Kagome in a playful matter.

"So, tell me, I already know about your pretty blue dress…" Sango exclaimed with a smile and Rin shot a playful look at Kagome, who replied with an innocent puppy eyed look.

"Now, what else do you plan to do for your first homecoming? Shoes, hair, anything?" Sango finished. Rin pondered for a moment as she sipped her soda.

"Hmmm…probably just a spray on conditioner to give my hair some shine in a curly side ponytail and simple black shoes. I don't want to go overboard in my first homecoming." Rin replied.

"Smart move. Remember our first Homecoming Sango?" Kagome replied as Sango heaved a sigh.

"Yeah, yeah, don't remind me. I went all out freshman year: hair salon trip, makeup tips from a local store and my first pair of high high heels…" Sango replied.

"I thought that was the famous Homecoming that you were at your prime and literally glowed?" Rin replied, having heard this story a thousand times already. Sango heaved a sarcastic laugh.

"Yeah, and the first time I caught Miroku's eye. God he was a pervert, even back then!" Sango replied.

"Aw, but you love the little pervert, don't you!" Kagome replied. Sango gave away a small smile as she thought back to that night.

"Yes I do, as long as he's my little pervert, I'm fine with that!" Sango replied, thinking back to how flirtatious Miroku was to other girls, even after they started dating. Sango then turned to Kagome.

"And, now that I think about it, you caught Inuyasha's eye shortly afterwards, didn't you?" Sango replied. Kagome blushed before she replied.

"Yes, shortly afterwards, and after many failed attempts, he finally got the guts to ask me out." Kagome replied, thinking about how many awkward situations with Inuyasha she had walked away from until the day he got brave and asked her out. Rin just kept on sipping her soda as the two girls continued to chit chat about their first dances and dates with the boys in what they considered 'the prime of their youth'. Rin just smiled as she began thinking about what her first homecoming will be like. Will she find another boy like Sango did, or will she remain single for a little while longer like Kagome did? And perhaps most importantly, would she be able to see Sesshomaru outside of his usual element? At the DJ stand just enjoying the music, relaxing? She thought about how sincere he was about his work and thought it would be good for a hard working person like him to just relax every once in a while.

As Rin continued to ponder about tomorrow night's possibilities, she was caught by surprise when she accidently swallowed air and coughed for a bit. The other two quickly turned to her and noticed and empty soda bottle.

"Geez Rin, how many sodas have you had already today Rin?" Kagome replied as she grabbed the empty bottle from her. Rin pondered for a moment and blushed a bit when she came to her conclusion.

"…Five." Rin quietly replied. The other two looked at each other and smiled before turning back to her, noting how much Rin tended to crave sugary drinks whenever she was nervous about something.

(Author's notes)

Like I said, I did NOT forget my stories, just…preoccupied. ^/^ Now, let's get back to work before I have to go back to…well, work! XD