(Author's Notes)

Hello again everybody. ^^ For those of you who have been waiting, thank you ever so much for being patient. I've been trying to keep myself occupied with my friends during the winter break so that I don't lose my mind to boredom before school starts again. But, I'm back in class (thank God!) and I'm gonna get back into my system of updating at least one story a day after class. That doesn't mean this story will get updated every day, just the days I feel like updating this one. Too many stories to keep up, and even more appearing in my head at what seems like every possible moment. ^^' But anyway…continuation!

(Story)

January had come around, the New Year was over, the Holidays were settling down…which meant back to school for the kids much to their disappointment, Rin included. However, Rin and Kagome had good enough reason to be excited to go back to school.

"Sooooo, how does it feel, being the strongest girl in the region?" Kagome playfully asked Sango as the gang sat at their usual lunch table. Sango sat there as she massaged her own forearms.

"Sore…very very sore!" Sango said with a smile as she continued to weave her fingers around her arms.

"Oh…" Kagome said with a slightly disappointed face. The others gave her a curious look.

"What?" Rin asked her sister.

"I figured that we could celebrate with just putting my speakers in the basement and just have a dancing night for us, but you're too sore to dance. No fair…" Kagome huffed as she crossed her arms.

"Well, how would you feel if we suggested a dancing night after you've had an archery club meeting?" Rin asked Kagome. She pondered is for a second, then shook her head in understanding.

"Hmmm, you have a point there. Still, I feel like we should do something. This is huge! It just means that you're on a way to a National Martial Arts Champion title!" Kagome exclaimed to the rest of the group. The sat in silence as they tried to think up of a way to celebrate Sango's victory. Surprisingly, Inuyasha was the one to have the first light bulb look on his face.

"V for Vendetta." Inuyasha exclaimed. The others looked at him with curious looks on their faces.

"What?" Sango asked. Inuyasha then turned her attention towards Sango.

"V for Vendetta. You told me in class once that it was your favorite movie. Why don't we have a movie night at my place, and play your favorite movie." Inuyasha suggested to Sango. Kagome then got a look of excitement on her face.

"Oh my God, yes! You've got that awesome movie theatre system in your basement! We haven't hung out at your place in a while!" Kagome exclaimed. Sango turned to Kagome with a look of shock on her face.

"Kagome…not all of us have missed Inuyasha's place! Rin hasn't even been there yet! She should hang out with us!" Sango said as she put her arms around Kagome in a playfully motherly fashion and looked at Inuyasha with puppy eyes. Inuyasha just shrugged his shoulders.

"Sure, she can come. Might as well since you're part of the gang now." Inuyasha said with his usual careless look on his face. Rin just smiled on the outside, but inside she was beaming with joy. Until now, she could never really go to any of the other's houses because she didn't have any reason to. But now that she was a bit older and had been hanging out with them more, getting an invitation from Inuyasha was a big deal for her. The other girls were excited too about her going over to his house.

"Oh my gosh, Rin you will love Inuyasha's basement! It's a perfect hangout place for us! His TV and sound system is absolutely amazing!" Kagome explained.

"And you will love this movie! It's the first political thriller I've ever taken an interest too! They talk about some really deep issues in it. And Evey and V are so wonderful together!" Sango said as she got starry eyed about her favorite movie. Rin tried to pay attention to both of the girls, but her imaginative mind couldn't help but wander.

She knew that Inuyasha lived in a luxurious home because his father was the owner of some major private company. She didn't know much of the details about Inuyasha's home life, nor did she want to. Kagome had told her once before the reason why Inuyasha valued them as friends so much was because despite his lifestyle, they didn't treat him like a prince. They treated him just like another one of the people, another friend. And that they didn't hesitate to smack him across the head if he did or said anything stupid.

As Rin continued to fantasize Kagome's version of Inuyasha's basement, she thought back to how Sesshomaru would feel about this. She never asked him about his own views of home. All she knew was he and Inuyasha were as brotherly rivaled as they could possibly be, and Sesshomaru seemed to avoid all of that by spending as much time at school or work as he possibly could. But Rin couldn't help but wonder if such a simple thing as sibling rivalry could drive someone out of their own home. She had two siblings to deal with at home, and she never wanted to leave. And despite her respect for him, Inuyasha seemed like the one more susceptible to leaving home over something like that. But, Rin was broken out of her trance, the girls out of their excitement, by two suddenly loud male voices.

"Why didn't you ever tell me that Sango's favorite movie was V for Vendetta? You could've at least told me to get the mask for her that time I asked you what I think she'd like for her birthday last year!" Miroku exclaimed to Inuyasha.

"You're the boyfriend, isn't it you're job to know?! Don't blame me for paying more attention to your girlfriend. Next time you talk to her, eyes on her face, not her ass!"

(Author's notes)

Ahhhhhhh, back to having a schedule, back in the groove, just…back to the busy me! ^^ I love it! The last few days of winter break was when I was really starting to feel like a lazy couch potato with nothing to do all day long. You appreciate it at the beginning of Winter Breaks, but it always seems to come back and bite me in the ass later. O.o Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed the update! As always, rate and review. I love reading your thoughts and comments. And for those of you who are in school and done with their winter breaks, welcome back and good luck! XD

OH, and for those who are wondering, V for Vendetta is my favorite movie. ^/^